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IMF Approves US$18 Million PRGF Loan for Guinea-Bissau
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a three-year arrangement for Guinea-Bissau under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)1 in a total amount equivalent to SDR 14.20 million (about US$18 million) to support the government's 2000-03 economic program. The first annual loan, equivalent to SDR 8.12 million (about US$10 million), will be available in three installments, with the equivalent of SDR 5.08 million (about US$7 million) available immediately.
In commenting on the Executive Board's discussion, Shigemitsu Sugisaki, Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chairman of the Board, made the following statement:
"The Fund approved Guinea-Bissau's request for a three-year arrangement under the PRGF in an amount of SDR 14.2 million and the first disbursement thereunder. The efforts of the new authorities to resume the economic and structural reform program interrupted during 1998-99, which have been supported by the Fund through emergency post-conflict assistance are commended.
"The new three-year program provides a framework to restore economic growth, promote structural reform, and improve socioeconomic indicators. The program is based on an improvement of the fiscal and external situation, the removal of obstacles to economic development, and the implementation of a broadly-based strategy to reduce poverty. The program has been conceived within the context of increased regional integration under the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
"The basic macroeconomic objectives for 2000-03 include a real GDP growth target of 8-9 percent per year (permitting Guinea-Bissau to reach its pre-war real GDP level by 2003), the reduction of average annual inflation to a level consistent with Guinea-Bissau's membership in the CFA franc zone, and the containment of the current account deficit.
"The priorities of the first annual program focus on strengthening fiscal policy, in particular through the adoption of a budget structure for reducing poverty, the reinforcement of revenue collection, and improvement in overall governance. The programs for military demobilization and civil service reform are key anchors in the proposed fiscal policy framework. Structural reform is a major component of the authorities' program, specially in the important banking and energy sectors and in the area of privatization. The normalization of relations with external creditors, within the context of assistance under the HIPC Initiative, are also essential components of the authorities' program.
"The authorities' Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP), developed jointly with the country's civil society is welcome and is a sound basis for the Fund's concessional assistance. The I-PRSP is a serious initial effort to put together a comprehensive package to promote sustained growth and poverty reduction. The I-PRSP attaches key importance to improved governance and measures to reinforce the institutional capacity to assess and monitor the progress made in implementing a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy. The authorities are encouraged to continue their efforts to prepare a full PRSP, based on a broadening of the participatory process for the preparation of the I- PRSP," Mr. Sugisaki said.
Program Summary
Guinea-Bissau made significant progress in stabilizing its macroeconomic and financial situation under the 1995-98 Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF), which was implemented in a satisfactory manner.
The 2000-03 program's overall objectives are to ensure sustainable growth, reduce poverty and enhance access to social services, and achieve a sustainable external position.
The priorities of the first annual program (2001) focus on strengthening fiscal policy, in particular through the adoption of a pro-poor budget structure and the reinforcement of revenue collection. At the same time, the authorities place key emphasis on measures to enhance the budget process, improve transparency in the fiscal accounts, and monitor the use of fiscal resources (including improvements in treasury management, a reform of the budget procurement system, public expenditure reviews, the publication of semi-annual budget execution reports, and the adoption of WAEMU budget regulations). The programs for military demobilization and civil service reform also are key anchors in the proposed fiscal policy framework, which will allow the reallocation of expenditures toward poverty-reduction activities.
Structural reform is a major component of the authorities' program, especially in the important banking and energy sectors and in the area of privatization. The normalization of relations with external creditors and the application of all relevant monetary, regulatory, and supervisory policies of the BCEAO are also essential components. The proposed program is framed within the authorities' Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP).
Improving the delivery and quality of education and health services is a key component of the authorities' strategy to strengthen human development and reduce poverty. To meet its objectives, the government has decided to focus its policy actions on increasing the population's access to primary education and basic health care services. The government is committed to launching low-cost, income-generating initiatives specifically targeted at those most in need.
The government's I-PRSP that has been submitted to the IMF's Board describes the main policy objectives and discusses in detail the targets to measure progress toward achieving these objectives. A full PRSP is expected to be developed by end-2001.
Guinea-Bissau joined the IMF on March 24, 1977; its quota2 is SDR 14.20 million (about US$18 million). Guinea-Bissau's outstanding use of IMF resources totals SDR 13.89 million (about US$18 million).
1On November 22, 1999, the IMF's concessional facility for low-income countries, the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF), was renamed the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), and its purposes were redefined. It was intended that PRGF-supported programs will in time be based on country-owned poverty reduction strategies adopted in a participatory process involving civil society and development partners, and articulated in a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). This is intended to ensure that each PRGF-supported program is consistent with a comprehensive framework for macroeconomic, structural, and social policies to foster growth and reduce poverty. At this time for Guinea-Bissau, pending completion of a PRSP, a preliminary framework has been set out in an interim PRSP, and preparations for a participatory process are under way. It is understood that all policy undertakings in the interim PRSP beyond the first year are subject to reexamination and modification in line with the strategy that is to be elaborated in the PRSP. Once completed and broadly endorsed by the Executive Boards of the IMF and the World Bank, the PRSP will provide the policy framework for future reviews under this PRGF arrangement. PRGF loans carry an annual interest rate of 0.5 percent, and are repayable over 10 years with a 5 ½-year grace period on principal payments.
2A member's quota in the IMF determines, in particular, the amount of its subscriptions, its voting weight, its access to IMF financing, and its allocation of SDRs.


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A whopping 160 pages looking at the photographs of internationally acclaimed and award winning artist Nathan Pendlebury (www.erpenstudios.co.uk).
The book specifically looks at colour photographs produced between 2005 and 2009. It features eight chapters; 'Underscapes', 'Above and Beyond', 'Light Entertainement', 'Looking Down', 'Walls', 'Telephones', 'Across the Way', and 'Everybody People'. With a wide variety of more recent urban shots featuring people as well as abstract photography, a sideways glance, looking at light, urban decay, and abstract imagery (some of which can be viewed at http://www.erpenstudios.co.uk/nathanpendlebury/photography.htm
Editing and design is by the artist himself, with a foreword by Angela Di Bello (Director of the Agora Gallery, New York).
Thank you for looking and we hope you like what few pages you can see of this 160 page book.
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By John A. Huffman Jr.
Sunday, June 01, 2003
In my anguish I cried to the Lord,
and he answered by setting me free.
The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
Our theme today is "How To Overcome Discouragement." I was thinking of making the theme "How To Overcome Depression." However, I felt that because the word depression has taken on a much greater significance in our culture, with the medical and psychiatric diagnosis of clinical depression, I would not want to trivialize the depth of mental illness with words of a pastor that would be insufficient to deal with the pathology of clinical depression. We are talking about discouragement, and we are talking about that kind of depression, that melancholy, that malaise of life that captures us from time to time in its grips.
Do you know what I'm talking about? Have you been there? Have you been discouraged? Have you been depressed? Have you had to reach up to touch bottom? If so, you are not alone. Modern society has tremendous depressing-producing dynamics in it and much reason for us to be discouraged.
I, from time to time, receive advance copies of book manuscripts to read and to give a little jacket blurb. I received one a few days ago written by a Christian psychiatrist by the name of Dwight Carlson. Some of you know of his other writings. This book is yet untitled because it is unpublished. Let me read what he says. His theme is on the discouragements and the stresses of life that produce great discouragement. He talks about how it is in modern life and the pressures we have.
Several decades ago we thought that with all the modern conveniences our lives would slow down and there would be increasing free time to enjoy life. Instant e-mail, cell phones, computers, and palm display units were supposed to help us become more efficient. Somehow the opposite has occurred. Our work loads are heavier, our jobs are insecure, and generally a sense of loss of control hangs over our future. Leisure time has significantly decreased. A 45 percent increase in life stresses has occurred in the last 30 years." The industrialized nations have more color TVs, high-speed computers, luxury cars, and brand-name clothes than they did several decades ago, but we are no happier. "Meanwhile, the divorce rate has doubled, teen suicide tripled, violent crime nearly quadrupled . . . [and] depression rates have soared." During the week after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center 90 percent of the adults in the United States experienced some symptoms of stress, and 44 percent of all adults experienced symptoms of substantial stress. In a recent study in Great Britain, it was reported that one in ten believed that they would be better off if dead, one in four said they were unhappy in their jobs, while one in three felt exhausted, unappreciated, or underpaid.
Do you catch it? If you experience discouragement from time to time, you are not alone. It is a reality of life, common to everyone to a lesser or greater degree. Oh, occasionally, you see a person who seems to skate through life without discouragement. I'm sometimes inclined to want to scratch beneath the surface to see if that person is in touch with reality.


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Is it a good and/or frequent practice to sign a file (with your own private key) without encrypting it (with the intended recipient's public key?) I haven't really been able to find a direct answer to this question anywhere.
Such a signature is good for two things:
In email context, we usually encrypt when we sign, because if there is an attacker who is willing to modify the email contents, he is probably interested in reading the email as well, and you probably want to prevent that, too. A signed-but-not-encrypted email is still a rather common occurrence, for the side effect of making the recipient aware that you are using OpenPGP; some people systematically sign all the emails they send, even those that they cannot encrypt because the recipient owns no key whatsoever.
In other situations, signing without encryption can be common and good practice. The typical example is software distribution. In some Linux distributions such as Debian and Ubuntu, software packages are signed (indeed using the OpenPGP format), so that you can be sure that you are installing genuine packages without backdoors inserted by malicious third parties; but the packages are not encrypted because they are, ultimately, public data.
Note that a signature from you can, be essence, be used as proof against you. Therefore, from your point of view, signatures are good as long as they are signatures from other people when they send messages to you, and not the other way round.
EDIT: The answer below was based on the (mis)understanding that the question was about signing a message with a a recipient's public key.
Typically, you'd sign a message with your own private key, and the recipient can verify that it was you who signed the message, by using your public key.
The reverse doesn't quite make sense to me... Anybody can use the recipient's public key to sign any message they want. So what would you achieve by doing this?
Same goes to encrypted messages of course. Anybody can create one (which usually confuses people who are used to symmetric key crypto). But at least with encrypted messages, nobody can read their content but the recipient.


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Coulson: "The world needs us. Hydra is out there. We cannot let them win. We cannot let them define us."
"Providence" is tonight's (April 15) episode of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Warning: this article contains spoilers. "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." airs on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. central on ABC (KTRK).
There goes any hope you had for Ward's loyalty to Garrett being a fluke. This is not okay. What is great though is that the writers squash any doubts in this episode. Ward joined Coulson's team as a mission from Garrett. He even says there are two Agent Wards. He has definitely become a more interesting character now, and it is hard to picture him redeeming himself from this. Now that we've learned the Ward we know is an act, the writers need to show more of the real, Hail Hydra, Ward. How different do you think they really are?
I never thought I would enjoy Reina as much as I did during this episode. Her reactions are fantastic. Learning that the Clairvoyant is actually a normal man is heartbreaking for her. Her best moment is when she talks to Ward about Coulson. I love how she even respects Coulson a bit, and thinks he is a good man. She provides a way for the writers to have Ward explain how he did what he did, and to make him maybe question doing what he is doing to a group of people who would die to protect him.
The Hydra/Garrett agenda seems to be to chaos at this moment. They raid the Fridge and get a bunch of dangerous tech, and then release a bunch of people to keep Coulson busy. Reina is back on Centipede duty, and they hope to get her working on learning more about Coulson's mystery cure. Other than that, the writers don't present a clear long term goal or plan. It would help to learn more of Hydra's goals or at least Garrett's. Right now the most annoying and worrisome about this Hydra faction is how Ward is a part of it.
As for S.H.I.E.L.D., well things aren't going well. Surprisingly, Coulson and the team jet away. It would have been interesting to watch more of the rebuilding happen from the Hub. There is a lot of potential there, but hey, a cryptic message from Fury works too. It is great that Coulson knows, although it is surprising that May wasn't clued in on Fury's alive status, since she was his inside woman. Providence gives the team a new base location, although who knows how long they will stay there since Ward and Garrett now know about it.
The writers do a good job at showing how the downfall of S.H.I.E.L.D. is affecting everyone. May's reaction is interesting because she is more concerned about Coulson. It is hard to see how Hydra could be controlling him. May's concern about this seems a little farfetched. Speaking of Coulson, he unravels a little bit, but it is amazing to see. He is normally collected and calm, and if there is any time for him to lose it, it would be now. Plus, it shows that S.H.I.E.L.D. being dismantled is affecting everyone.
Any theories on how Ward's true allegiance will be made known to the team? I am hoping that Fitz punches him in the face. Do you think that erasing everyone's identities was a little drastic or the right thing to do? Leave me your thoughts in a comment below.
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Cytheris completed a €12 million (about $14.33 million) Series D financing. Proceeds will be used to accelerate development of the company's IL-7 clinical programs in HIV, HBV, HCV, and oncology.
"This financing provides us with the resources to aggressively advance CYT107 through clinical trials, particularly in the HIV and hepatitis markets," according to Michel Morre, president and CEO.
"After demonstrating the quality of IL-7 induced immune reconstitution in most patients treated in our HIV studies, we are now focusing these investigations on showing that repeated cycles of IL-7 can induce long-term or definitive immune restoration," adds Dr. Morre. "Our HCV and HBV studies are aimed at documenting the production of specific antiviral T cells, potentially offering long-term protection."
Clinical trials conducted on more than 140 patients in Europe, North America, and Taiwan have demonstrated a consistent safety and tolerability profile as well as the potential of IL-7 to expand and protect CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in various pathologic conditions.
Besides HIV and hepatitis indications, Phase I and II trials are ongoing in idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (sponsored by NIAID/NIH) and cancer. The latter program includes an NCI/NIH-sponsored study of IL-7 in combination with dendritic cell vaccines in a pilot study of tumor vaccination in children. It also includes a study designed to restore CD4+ and CD8+ counts following T-cell depletion due to bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant, which is being conducted at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
CYT107 is an immune-modulator for T-cell recovery and enhancement. As a growth factor and cytokine physiologically produced by marrow or thymic stromal cells and other epithelia, IL-7 has a critical and, at some steps, nonredundant stimulating effect on T lymphocyte development. The effect is seen notably on thymopoïesis and, downstream from the thymus, on homeostatic expansion of peripheral T cells.
"Cytheris has an outstanding team working on the new frontier of immunotherapy, one of the most exciting areas of current medical development," remarks Marie-Laure Garrigues, director of investments at CDC Entreprises, a new investor that participated in the Series D round. Garrigues will join the Cytheris board of directors as an observer.
Other investors included investors Bioam Gestion, Caisse de dépôt et Placement du Québec, CDC Innovation, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, and Forbion Capital Partners.
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It Will Be a Taxing Day Down At the Supreme Court
Things are getting really juicy down at One First Street, NE. Yesterday it was ERISA day at the Supreme Court, where the justices debated whether a 401(k) plan participant can sue an employer to recover losses for allegedly mishandling an individual account. Click here for a copy of the oral argument transcript, and here for the NYT story.
Today, the justices turn their attention to the Internal Revenue Code. And pay attention Law Blog readers, because we've got a major circuit split on our hands. One tax law professor calls the question at issue "one of the more controversial questions in tax law in recent memory": What is the meaning of section 67(e)?
The section allows trusts and estates to deduct on their income tax returns certain administrative expenses. But does it permit fees paid to financial advisors to be fully deducted on trust's and estate's income tax returns? The Sixth Circuit says those fees are fully deductible, but the Federal, Fourth and Second Circuits say their only partially deductible.
Here's a breakdown of the case from the TaxProf blog. Arguing the case for the taxpayer will be Georgetown Law professor Peter Rubin (pictured). Arguing for the IRS will be Eric Miller in the Solicitor General's office.


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Baseball Takes Two From La Salle
March 31, 2003
Game One Box Score
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Junior infielder Matt Reynolds (South Boston, Mass.) went five for nine with three doubles, four runs scored and two runs batted in, to lead the University of Massachusetts baseball team to a pair of wins at La Salle. The Minutemen won the first game (which was the conclusion of a contest started Saturday) 6-3, before claiming a 9-6 victory in the second game. UMass improves to 6-9 overall and 3-3 in Atlantic 10 Conference with the wins, while the Explorers fall to 5-11 overall and 4-2 in Atlantic 10 play.
In the first game, Reynolds went three for four with two doubles and two runs batted in, while senior first baseman Jeff Altieri (Whitinsville, Mass.) was two for two with a pair of walks. Sophomore lefthander Keith Doherty (Quincy, Mass.) earned his first win of the season, allowing only two runs on two hits in 4-2/3 innings before the game was suspended. Sophomore righthander Anthony Gallo (Peabody, Mass.) came on after the delay to pick up the save, giving up only one run on two hits in 2-1/3 innings.
In the second contest, Altieri and junior second baseman Cullan Maumus (New Orleans, La.) both went two for four with two runs batted in to lead the Minutemen. The biggest hit of the game was a two-run double by Maumus in the top of the seventh inning, to break a 6-6 tie. Junior righthander Eric Chown (Fall River, Mass.) picked up the victory despite allowing six runs on 12 hits in six innings, while sophomore lefthander Scott Ratliff (Helendale, Calif.) picked up his third save by throwing a scoreless inning in the bottom of the ninth.
The Minutemen will return to action tomorrow, April 1, when they play host to Sacred Heart at 3:00 p.m.
Massachusetts 6, La Salle 3 R H E Massachusetts 010 032 0 - 6 6 3 La Salle 200 001 0 - 3 4 4 UM: Keith Doherty, Anthony Gallo (5) and Tom Ellerbrook. LS: Anthony Boscaglia, J.P. Petrilla (5) and Brian Oakes. 2B: Matt Reynolds 2 (UM), Brian Oakes (LS). 3B: George Hudock (LS). HR: None. Win: Keith Doherty (1-2). Loss: Anthony Boscaglia (1-1). Save: Anthony Gallo (1).
Massachusetts 9, La Salle 6 R H E Massachusetts (6-9, 3-3 A-10) 000 311 310 - 9 11 1 La Salle (5-11, 4-2 A-10) 300 003 000 - 6 15 2 UM: Eric Chown, Jason Hickey (7), Scott Ratliff (9) and Tom Ellerbrook. LS: Chris Hughes, Scott Gehringer (7), Eric Ruhland (7) and Brian Oakes. 2B: Chris Morgan (UM), Jeff Altieri 2 (UM), Matt Reynolds (UM), Cullan Maumus (UM), Tom Ellerbrook (UM), John Snyder (LS). 3B: Ryan Parfitt (LS). HR: Brian Oakes 2 (LS). Win: Eric Chown (2-2). Loss: Scott Gehringer (1-3). Save: Scott Ratliff (3).
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South Korean electronics giants Samsung and LG have been having fisticuffs over their recent patent dispute, but it looks like they're both about to man up and settle their dispute, behind closed doors.
The report comes from the Yonhap News Agency, where shortly after LG employees were charged with stealing advanced OLED display technology from Samsung, the company very quickly filed a lawsuit. Samsung display big wig Kim Ki-nam said that the companies plan to "resolve the issue one by one", but didn't get any more specific than that.


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Claim to fame: In-N-Out has what's tantamount to a cult following because of its customizable burgers. Food bloggers have put this to the test, ordering variations on the burger. There's also the not-so-secret menu, which includes double meat (two beef patties instead of one), 3 x 3 (three beef patties and three slices of American cheese), 4 x 4 (four beef patties and four slices of American cheese) and grilled cheese (basically, two slices of American cheese, no patty).
In-N-Out prides itself on its consistent quality. "From the first bite of your burger to your last french fry, quality is the most important ingredient of all at In-N-Out Burger. We don't freeze. We don't pre-package. We don't overprocess. We just make things the old-fashioned way," Van Fleet said. "We still do things today pretty much the same way our founders did when they opened in 1948."
Did you know? The red palm trees on the beverage cups and food containers originated in 1972. They came from one of Snyder's favorite movies, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," which features characters racing to find treasure buried under four palm trees planted to resemble the letter W.


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Is there any way to disable these annoying tool-tips in adobe reader? They come up every time I open a document. I am using Adobe Reader X.
Is there any way to disable these annoying tool-tips in adobe reader? They come up every time I open a document. I am using Adobe Reader X.
Go to Edit > Preferences (Ctrl + K) and select the General category. Uncheck
And that should be it.
That should be it, and yet I still get the bubble that says:
I found the answer here and I quote:
That was it.
It has taken me ages to find out how to disable info bubble for all accounts under Win7 Pro; it worked as follows:
So far it worked for all Admin accounts but any standard user account in the machine continued showing the Tools info bubble when opening Reader XI.
As it seems, in addition to DWORDs indicated in Enterprise Admin Guide for HKCU\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\AVGeneral, another DWORD is required with name ´sInfoBubbleLastDisplayedTime´ (see http://forums.adobe.com/message/5049074) and with a hard to guess hex value; it worked for me to create a text file with .reg extension containing the text given in that forum as follows (sInfoBubbleLastDisplayedTime hex value all in one line):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\11.0\AVGeneral] "bReaderShowCPDFToolsPaneInfoBubble"=dword:00000000 "bReaderShouldShowInfoBubble"=dword:00000000 "bAppInitialized"=dword:00000001 "sInfoBubbleLastDisplayedTime"=hex:44,3a,32,30,31,33,30,32,30,35,31,31 ,33,34, 31,37,2d,30,36,27,30,30,27,00 "bReaderShowEPDFToolsPaneInfoBubble"=dword:00000000
then, while logged as standard user, clicking on the .reg file includes the values in the registry and does the trick.
I hope it helps someone as desperate as I was until I found this peculiar DWORD value.
This same problem began bugging me after a OS change, I found the easy way to disable them, just right clik over the toolbar and uncheck the "Show all tools comments"
Here is a link to the screen capture of the spanish versión, the order of the menú ítems should be the same on all other versions:


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The 9,742-TEU containership COSCO Shipping Panama began its historic passage through the expanded waterway, construction of which began back in 2007, Sunday morning.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking into how delays at ports and other loading and unloading facilities may be affecting driver compliance with hours-of-service rules designed to increase safety.
Union Pacific's failure to maintain its track and equipment resulted in broken and sheared lag bolts, which caused the June 3 derailment of a train near Mosier, Ore., according to a preliminary report from the Federal Railroad Administration.
Registration takes less than 1 minute.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 13 ocean transportation intermediary license applications and changes for review.
The freight forwarding arm of Danish shipping conglomerate AP Moller Maersk said it will provide weighing and data transmission services to help shippers comply with new SOLAS verified gross mass requirements.
A ship worker died Saturday afternoon after losing his balance and falling 50 feet onto a ship, according to a report from local media outlet Click2Houston.com.


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Celebrating heels & the women who wear them.
Chunky platforms are here to stay! Get inspired by these bold wedges from Luichiny. Angel Lina has a soft fuchsia upper with a black 1 1/2 inch platform. Finishing off this look at me style is a 5 1/2 inch hidden wedge and adjustable ankle strap.


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Right now I'm an engineer at Esper, an early stage startup in Palo Alto. We use OCaml on the backend, which is pretty neat.
I am always happy to chat: my email is email@example.com.
I am especially interested in questions and projects involving Haskell or interesting PL issues.
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come down…get dressed up!
new york and boston – you're next…
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Come to Seattle!! :D
Agreed! Please come to Seattle!
awh … how are us outa towners (read: country!) gonna get some stylin' tips?
Yes Yes! Seattle! :)
We need you here in Canada too! But that probably ain't gonna happen…so…maybe you could record and post your styling tips on this blog???
you need to bring a free people store to hawaii!!! pleeease!
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|The efficacy of a nerve muscle pedicle (NMP) graft in restoring upper airway function was evaluated in exercising horses with induced left laryngeal hemiplegia. The NMP graft was created from the first cervical nerve and the omohyoideus muscle and transplanted into the left cricoarytenoideus dorsalis muscle. Seven adult Standardbreds were trained to exercise on a treadmill inclined at 6.38 degrees. With the horses at rest and exercising at 4.2 and 7.0 m/s, the following variables were recorded: peak inspiratory and expiratory transupper airway pressures (defined as the pressure difference between a lateral tracheal catheter and a mask catheter), peak inspiratory and expiratory air flow, inspiratory and expiratory impedance, tidal volume, minute ventilation, heart rate, and respiratory frequency. Measurements were made before left recurrent laryngeal neurectomy (LRLN), 28 days after LRLN, and 12, 24, and 52 weeks after the NMP graft (n = 5) or sham operation (n = 2). Before LRLN, exercise increased inspiratory and expiratory air flow and transupper airway pressure, whereas the impedance was unchanged. After LRLN, transupper airway inspiratory pressure and impedance were significantly greater and inspiratory air flow was significantly less than baseline values at 7.0 m/s. The sham operation did not improve airway function. Twelve weeks after insertion of the NMP graft, inspiratory impedance and inspiratory air flow were significantly different (improved) from LRLN values. Twenty-four weeks after insertion of the NMP graft, inspiratory impedance was not significantly different from LRLN values.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Superman Lois Lane Rescue Fleischer Statue
Inspired by Fleischer Studio's animated shorts of the 1940s, this Superman Lois Lane Rescue Fleischer Statue captures a tender moment between Superman and Lois Lane.
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Cover date: June 2006
Writer: Joe Kelly
Story: Greg Rucka
Penciller: Ian Churchill
Inker: Norm Rapmund
"Candor" - Part Two
Reviewed by: Jeffrey Bridges
"Kal" and some of his minions set about torturing some of the citizens of Kandor, trying to learn of Kara's location (incidentally, this happens outside of a building that is probably supposed to say "Eat at Joe's" in Kryptonian, but instead for some reason says "Cat at Jac's").
We cut to Kara who's in the shower with a clear shot of her tattoo. She's feeling tortured over what she believes her father told her about sending her to Earth to kill the real Kal.
Power Girl arrives and tells Kara that she thinks she's "losing her", and that if she goes over the line and takes a life, she'll never let her leave Kandor. To which Kara replies that she hopes Power Girl would be strong enough to keep her there.
"Kal-El", meanwhile, has found the alien who gave Kara her tattoo, wherein he reveals that he survived "the crisis" and makes fairly unsubtle remarks that he's actually Ultraman, the ex-leader of a "syndicate", and his hate has been transferred to love.
He tortures the alien, and burns Kryptonian words into his skin at the request of "Holy Mother", who he seems to be in telepathic communication with.
Supergirl and Power Girl meet with some other members of the resistance, where Kara's motivations and beliefs are again called into question. Kara just wants to get to a fight, but the resistance fella tells her that all soldiers share a final desire to lay down arms, which Kara doesn't seem to share.
"Kal-El" (Ultraman) suddenly appears on a video screen with the burned and mutilated alien, calling out Nightwing and Flamebird and saying that "until they throw themselves on the mercy of the church of El," he will kill one hundred more aliens every ten minutes.
As he's about to kill the first batch, Supergirl and Power Girl arrive and carry them to safety. One of them either kills herself or was some sort of robot-bomb (it's unclear) and explodes, to which Ultraman replies that it's a pity because he wanted to "save" them.
Of course Supergirl and Power Girl aren't dead, and they gain the upper hand on Ultraman. Kara starts savagely beating him as Power Girl is occupied with his minions. Kara tells Ultraman that he's perverted the name "Kal-El", because the real Kal-El is a good man. She then flashes back to her father telling her to kill the baby Kal-El again, her confusion over her real purpose, and her telling Clark that she was leaving because if she didn't, she thought she'd kill him.
All of these thoughts and emotions bombard Kara at once as she seems about to kill Ultraman, when suddenly an apparent telepathic communication enters her thoughts and asks her if that's really what she wants to do.
It asks her if she wants to use her energy and passion simply to kill, and she says no. She takes her helmet off, astonishing all the gathered aliens that she's not one of them.
Ultraman then asks her what she wants from him that only Kal-El can give her. She asks him to save her and she kisses him as Power Girl looks on in horror.
Watching from high up on a balcony somewhere is a woman with long red hair and a planet with a ring around it on her chest, who says that she finally got what she wanted, which was a "good match" for her son.
Story - 3: This book's cover date is, AGAIN, a month behind the month it was actually released in. Not cool.
And... I am so, so confused.
First Kara's upset about Argo and thinks there's a way back to it through Kandor (Issue 6), and now that gets barely a one-line mention and she's suddenly tormented by thinking her father sent her back to kill Kal. Who she won't kill, because he's a good man, and she apparently wants to have inbred babies with him. Instead, she'll settle for Ultraman, deposited in Kandor due to Infinite Crisis, who has apparently been adopted by Saturn Queen from the "Superman/Batman" story arc, "Absolute Power". And we can thank Infinite Crisis for her involvement, too.
So... yeah. What the hell?
This book gives me what I've been longing for, character depth for Kara, but it doesn't jive with the depth Rucka established in issue 6. It's incongruous, which I'm sure is mostly attributed to having to change writers mid-story, but still.
The kiss at the end (while being questionable due to Ultraman's words implying that what Kara really wants from the real Kal-El, her cousin, is a romp in the sack) also seemed to come out of nowhere. I can buy that she's tormented over her father's words and not wanting to kill Kal. But I don't buy that she would suddenly decide that all of that made her want to have his superbabies.
Perhaps it's a ruse or something (which we'll find out in about, oh... three months when the next issue comes out) in which case I may have less of a problem with it. Perhaps during Saturn Queen's communication with her she picked up on her thoughts that Kara would be a good match for her "son" and so is playing along. I could buy that. But if it was supposed to be genuine as the result of confusion, I wouldn't buy that for a nickel.
Also odd was that Saturn Queen was talking, and Saturn Girl (the original Legion character that Saturn Queen is a bad alternate-reality version of) has never been able to. But perhaps she was talking back in the "Absolute Power" arc in "Superman/Batman", I don't remember. Either way, not a very big deal but I thought it worth a mention. She could have just as easily been thinking the words on the page instead of saying them, as she wasn't talking to anyone but herself.
So, the book is incongruous with the last and I can't help but think they could have tied it together a little better. Why was Kara looking for a way to Argo via Kandor? Why did she think it was still out there? I want these questions answered and not forgotten about.
I like the development, but now how it differs from the development of the last book which didn't mention Kara's father or the possibility of her being sent to kill Kal at all. It just doesn't seem to... flow, I guess.
I'm sure that's mostly the change in writers, and hopefully from here on out it'll get more cohesive. There's a good story here, actually, it's just this issue's execution of said story that I find problematic.
Art - 4: This is about as good as Churchill gets, in my opinion. Saturn Queen had a different face from Supergirl (hooray!) but Power Girl and some of Ultraman's minions didn't (boo!).
Adequate, but kind of like Kara, lacking in personality.
Well okay, Kara's got some personality now. What exactly that personality is just seems to change from issue to issue.
Still not really my cup of tea, though.
Cover Art - 4: Okay, I lied. THIS is as good as Churchill gets. It's an iconic cover with a great take on the shirt rip, and it kinda sorta happens in the issue (if you replace "shirt" with "helmet" and "rip" with "slowly remove"). If this exact cover were done by, say... Ed Benes, I'd give it a 5.
No, not a 5. A 6!
You watch, I would. And I'd blow it up to poster size and mount it to the ceiling above my bed so I could look at is as I fell asleep every night... you should probably forget you just read that.
Anyway! Good cover.
January 2006
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College Hockey:Notre Dame's Sheahan Leads Collegians in Mid-Term Draft Rankings
Four current college players are ranked in NHL Central Scouting's mid-term rankings for the 2010 entry draft.
Notre Dame center Riley Sheahan heads the list, released Monday, at fifth among North American skaters.
Minnesota State center Tyler Pitlick (21st), Harvard defenseman Danny Biega (31st) and Wisconsin defenseman John Ramage (187th) also appeared on the rankings.
In terms of players who are listed by recruiting analyst Chris Heisenberg as having committed to a school, Minnesota, Michigan and North Dakota each have six recruits in the rankings.
Sioux recruit Derek Forbort, a defenseman with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, is ranked 11th, one spot ahead of Minnesota recruit Nick Bjugstad, a center from Blaine (Minn.) High School.
Among goaltenders, North Dakota recruit Zane Gothberg is ranked fifth in North America, with Denver recruit Sam Brittain sixth.
Here is the full list of players with college ties — either playing in college or having committed to a school — in the mid-term rankings (click here to view at full size).
Rank Name Pos Current Team Committed To
5 Riley Sheahan C Notre Dame (CCHA)
11 Derek Forbort D U.S. NTDP North Dakota
12 Nick Bjugstad C Blaine (Minn. HS) Minnesota
17 Brock Nelson C Warroad (Minn. HS) North Dakota
18 Kevin Hayes RW Nobles (Mass. HS) Boston College
19 Charlie Coyle C,RW South Shore (EJHL) Boston University
20 Jonathon Merrill D U.S. NTDP Michigan
21 Tyler Pitlick C Minnesota State (WCHA)
28 Stephen Johns D U.S. NTDP Notre Dame
30 Billy Arnold C U.S. NTDP Boston College
31 Danny Biega D Harvard (ECAC)
32 Kevin Lind D Chicago (USHL) Notre Dame
36 Max Gardiner C Minnetonka (Minn. HS) Minnesota
37 Mark Alt D Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn. HS) Minnesota
39 Joe Basaraba RW Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn. HS) Minnesota-Duluth
40 Justin Faulk D U.S. NTDP Minnesota-Duluth
41 Jaden Schwartz C Tri-City (USHL) Colorado College
42 Jarred Tinordi D U.S. NTDP Notre Dame
48 Beau Bennett RW Penticton (BCHL) Denver
49 Connor Brickley C Des Moines (USHL) Vermont
50 Jacob Fallon C U.S. NTDP Michigan
54 Justin Holl D Minnetonka (Minn. HS) Minnesota
55 Jason Zucker LW U.S. NTDP Denver
60 Kevin Gravel D Sioux City (USHL) St. Cloud State
61 Julian Melchiori D Newmarket (CCHL) Mass.-Lowell
71 Michael Parks RW Cedar Rapids (USHL) North Dakota
75 Luke Moffatt C U.S. NTDP Michigan
76 Bryan Rust RW U.S. NTDP Notre Dame
77 Mike Pereira LW Avon Old Farms (Conn. HS) Massachusetts
79 Kenny Agostino LW Delbarton (N.J. HS) Yale
83 Yasin Cisse RW Des Moines (USHL) Boston University
86 Aaron Harstad D Green Bay (USHL) Colorado College
91 Brian Ward C Governor's Academy (Mass. HS) Dartmouth
95 Nick Mattson D Indiana (USHL) North Dakota
97 Casey Thrush LW Team Maryland AAA (USMAAAE) New Hampshire
98 Alex Guptill LW Orangeville (CCHL) Michigan
100 Caleb Herbert C Bloomington Jefferson (Minn. HS) Minnesota-Duluth
107 Eamonn Mcdermott D Fargo (USHL) Colorado College
109 Joe Faust D Bloomington Jefferson (Minn. HS) Princeton
110 Grayson Downing C Westside (BCHL) New Hampshire
112 Christian Isackson RW St. Thomas (Minn. HS) Minnesota
113 Luke Curadi D Penticton (BCHL) Rensselaer
119 Patrick Brown C Cranbrook Kingswood (Mich. HS) Boston College
122 Brian Ferlin RW Indiana (USHL) Cornell
126 Ryan Daugherty RW Omaha (USHL) Northern Michigan
130 Nick Sorkin LW Waterloo (USHL) New Hampshire
132 Kevin Clare D U.S. NTDP Michigan
133 Isaac Macleod D Penticton (BCHL) Boston College
136 Brett Stern D Centennial (Minn. HS) Minnesota State
144 Max Gaede RW Woodbury (Minn. HS) Minnesota State
147 James Polk RW Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn. HS) Nebraska-Omaha
148 Thomas O'Regan LW St. Sebastian (Mass. HS) Harvard
153 Colin Campbell LW Vaughan (OJAHL) Lake Superior
155 Andrew Prochno D Minnetonka (Minn. HS) St. Cloud State
159 Tim Daly D Langley (BCHL) St. Cloud State
170 Derek Deblois RW Cedar Rapids (USHL) Michigan
172 Alex Lippincott C Fargo (USHL) Ohio State
174 Scott Wamsganz LW Waterloo (USHL) Colorado College
175 Zach Hyman C Hamilton (CCHL) Princeton
177 Mathieu Brisson D Omaha (USHL) Cornell
178 Christopher Wagner RW South Shore (EJHL) Colgate
185 Garrett Hendrickson C Virginia (Minn. HS) St. Cloud State
187 John Ramage D Wisconsin (WCHA)
193 Andrew Huff LW Traverse City (NAHL) Ferris State
195 Brendan O'Donnell C Winnipeg South (MJHL) North Dakota
196 Chris Crane RW Green Bay (USHL) Ohio State
197 Dan Linell C;RW NY Bobcats (ATLH) Harvard
199 Adam Krause C Hermantown (Minn. HS) Minnesota-Duluth
201 Benjamin Marshall D Mahtomedi (Minn. HS) Minnesota
202 Rudy Sulmonte C NJ Rockets (ATLH) Mercyhurst
Lim Charles Orzetti LW New Jersey Hitmen (EJHL) Yale
Rank Name Pos Current Team Committed To
5 Zane Gothberg G Thief River Falls (Minn. HS) North Dakota
6 Sam Brittain G Canmore (AJHL) Denver
12 Willie Yanakeff G Sioux City (USHL) Michigan State
15 Jared Coreau G Lincoln (USHL) Northern Michigan
19 Clay Witt G Sioux Falls (USHL) Northeastern
21 Sean Bonar G Penticton (BCHL) Princeton
25 Brian Billett G Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) Boston College
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High School Sports: Cross country, basketball and softball.
High School Awards: Team captain for both the cross country and basketball teams ...member of the National Honor Society ...senior class vice president and student body president ...graduated fourth in her class ...section leader and drum major in band ...recipient of the Arion Award for most outstanding musicianship ... two-time all-conference selection in softball ... Recipient of the Marketplace, Greg Fey Memorial and Dayton's "Project Imagine" scholarships.
Major at Washington: English and Latin.
Husky Rowing Experience: 2005 (Junior) --Rowed all season in UW's varsity eight crew ... after rowing in the No. 5 seat in the season-opening Windermere Collegiate Classic, moved into the No. 4 position for the remaining seven regattas ... Opened the season with a 2-1 record with dual wins over Texas and Wisconsin at the Windermere Classic ... UW's top boat won duals against Washington State and Oregon State ... finished second to a powerful Czech Republic crew in the Windermere Cup ... UW's varsity eight finished fourth at the Pac-10 championships and sixth in the petite final at the NCAA championships. 2004 (Sophomore) --Rowed in the No. 5 seat on the junior varsity boat ... collected a bronze medal at the Pac-10 Championships in the junior varsity event ... helped the Huskies to a sixth-place finish in the junior varsity race at the NCAA Championships. 2003 (Freshman) --Member of the top novice boat, rowing in the No. 3 seat ...helped the JV crew win the Windermere Cup and Oregon State dual races ... UW finished third in the novice race at the Pac-10 Championships.
Personal: Daughter of Mary Martin and Dean Kalmoe ...mother is an attorney ...father is the Assistant Director for for the Department of Disability Services in Minnesota.
I chose Washington because: Its location in the beautiful, musical, diverse, bohemian city of Seattle.
The best thing about Seattle is: The weather.
My best race was: Women's four heat race No. 1 at 2005 U-23 World Championships in Amsterdam, Holland. After coming off the line dead last and being a length down to Canada (who called our bow ball at the 750-meter mark) we came back to win by a length of open water and qualify for the grand final.
After I graduate, I plan to: Get an English PhD, write a great American novel, move to South Africa and lead a fabulously worldly life.
If I could tell my incoming teammates one thing, it would be: Treat every practice, test, work out and race as a gift; to be able to do what we love every day is a blessing. Celebrate it!
Kalmoe says: "Watch out for buoys...and then door on `em."


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- 10 soft taco shells
- 2 c cooked, shredded chicken
- 2 c shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 3 T butter
- 3 T flour
- 2 c chicken broth
- 1 c sour cream
- 1 (4ozs.) can diced green chillies
Instructions:If you cook your chicken first (rather than using a rotisserie chicken,) you may want to add some spices to give it extra flavor. I tend to cook my chicken in the crock pot with some ground cumin, garlic powder, and ground black pepper.
The enchiladas may be frozen, but not the sauce. You can make this ahead and keep it in the fridge for 24 hours. Just put it in the oven and increase the time a bit. Make sure they are heated through.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 pan.
2. Mix chicken and 1 cup cheese. Roll up in tortillas and place in pan.
3. In a sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add broth and whisk until smooth. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly.
4. Stir in sour cream and chillies. Do not bring to boil; you don't want curdled sour cream.
5. Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.
6. Bake 22 min and then under high broil for 3 min to brown the cheese.
This recipe was submitted by one of our readers and has not been tested by our food editors. We are not responsible for errors in this recipe, but if you find one, please let us know.
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Anthony Dixon
6'1 | 233 pounds | RB | Mississippi State
Acceleration/Burst/Quickness: Has a quickness that many do not expect for a player his size. Ran many draws and counters at Miss. State, and proved he has the quick feet to change direction.
Ball Protection: Below average switching hands and carries the ball too freely. Has not learned when to give up on a play and does fumble late in plays.
Elusiveness/Feet/Agility: Poor at making defenders miss in the hole, in the backfield and in the open field. Is not elusive, nor does he try to be.
Pass Catching: Has better hands than expected. Was used in the Miss. State passing game over the middle and out of the backfield on swings. Does not have the speed to move past defenders, but is quick enough off the line to beat a press.
Pass Blocking: Inconsistent. Will dominate some plays, and whiff on others. Has the size and strength to be a very good blocker, but has not shown the effort to date.
Power: Can easily run through arm tackles. Low pad height, keeps his feet moving and uses his leverage to beat tacklers. Can be taken down if hit below the waist in the backfield. Once he gets rolling it is near impossible to bring him down head-on. Has a very powerful stiff-arm.
Size/Length/Hand Size: Very good size, especially his bulk. Very intimidating size when compared to linebackers and defensive backs.
Speed: Decent speed, but not a game breaker. Has a second gear and does get moving downhill when given momentum.
Vision/Balance/Running Instincts: Can pick through trash and get to openings, but is primarily a power runner on the inside. Lowers his shoulders and depends on running over tacklers instead of going around them. Gets extra yards after contact- falls forward after being hit. Is not the most patient runner, which keeps him from fitting zone schemes.
Final Word: Dixon was a stud high school runner who many thought would turn the poor fortunes of Miss. State football around. Dixon had an up and down career in Starkville. He set school records for rushing yards and touchdowns, but he was arrested for a DUI before his senior season.
Dixon is a workhorse, and has the tools to carry the load in the NFL. Not only is he a proven power back, but he is also a very capable receiver.


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Real estate blog Movoto has released an interactive map showing who the richest person in each state is. The map includes small pop-ups and links to information about each person, though many are well-known millionaires and billionaires anyway.
Not surprisingly, the Walton of Walmart fame shows up a few times, three states count one of the family members as their richest. Other famous names include Warren Buffett and Bill Gates for their home states. Many of the people on the map made their money from founding large companies in the retail, computer or financial services sector, though inheritance also played a large role for many.
49 of the 50 people are white, and of those 40 are males, most of whom are middle-aged or older. The only non-white member of the list is Pierre Omidyar, who is of Iranian descent. It's a stark reminder of who still runs this country, and it seems unlikely to change.
In fact, of the women on the list only one came into her money by any means other than inheritance. Of course, the map itself doesn't show any real statistical distributions of demographics of the wealthiest people in the nation, but it is rather striking when you see it laid out that way. For a demographic breakdown of the wealthiest people in the country you can look to the Forbes list of the top 400. Still really white, still really male.
For a more interactive version of the list, along with a brief bio of each, check this slideshow out. It's kind of interesting to see who has all the money in the nation, and how they got there. For example, Charles Ergin, CEO of DISH Network, got there by being just awful to employees, while people like Anita Zucker of The Hudson's Bay Company do nothing but good work and philanthropy with their spare time.
Like most groups of people, the list includes villains and heroes, it's just a shame that there isn't a bit more diversity among both on the lists.


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Welcome to Class Notes online—a space for you to post your news and read about your classmates' recent activities.
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News from your classmates
Donal Fox '78 performed in a special Gala concert of Opera and Song for the Videmas@25 Festival with many former MET singers including George Shirley, Leona Mitchell, Marquita Lister, and Patricia Miller, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His work "Variations on T.J.'s 'In Memoriam Sarah Bollinger'" was premiered. "The powerful music spoke of Fox's interest in music of all kinds and of the innovative approach to music he shares with several of his mentors. This was followed immediately by Schubert's famous "Der Tod und das Mädchen" and Brahms' "Die Trauernde" with mezzo-soprano Patricia Miller; the Schubert was electrifying in its impact - can there ever have been a more dramatic performance than this? Fox's group ended with his own Improvisations on the Brahms song; as this began, Miller ever so slowly left the stage, further adding to the power of this segment of the concert." To read more of John W. Lambert's review go here. Donal Fox currently resides in Boston. 2012-06-21
Scott Wheeler '78 M.M. has been named Composer of the Year by the Classical Recording Foundation for a recent Naxos recording of his songs featuring singers Susanna Phillips, Krista River, Joseph Kaiser and William Sharp with pianist Donald Berman '88 M.M. (to be released later this year). The award will be presented at the Foundation's Ninth Annual Awards Ceremony and Benefit at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. Scott studied at Amherst College, New England Conservatory, and Brandeis University (PhD 1984), studying with Lewis Spratlan and Arthur Berger. He pursued further study at the Tanglewood Music Center (with Olivier Messiaen), the Dartington School (with Peter Maxwell Davies), and privately with Virgil Thomson. He teaches at Emerson College in Boston, where he co-directs the BFA program in musical theatre. In 1975 he was co-founder of the new-music ensemble Dinosaur Annex. Scott is currently working on a co-commission from the Metropolitan Opera and Lincoln Center Theatre. 2010-09-23
Maureen Horgan '78, '79 (Trombone Performance, Music Education) premiered her third commissioned work, 11-Dimensional Supergravity for Flute, Trombone and Digital Media by composer Douglas O'Grady on March 10, 2009 at her faculty recital at Georgia College & State University. The program also included her previous commission from O'Grady, Moe's Bit o'Blues for Trombone and Digital Media (premiered April, 2008), and other works by living composers. She has been granted professional leave from GCSU in Spring 2010 to record these pieces and other works, including another previous commission, Passages for Trombone Quartet, by Perry Goldstein. 2009-08-14
In January, 2009 mezzo-soprano Penelope Bitzas '78 M.M. performed a recital of music by rarely-heard Greek composers. The concert featured works by late 19th century and early 20th century composers, modern arrangements of folk songs, selections from a Greek operetta, and a special performance of Mantzaros's Aria Greca. The performance took place at the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University. Penelope currently lives in Brookline, Mass. 2009-08-14
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Airport facilities
Money and Communications:
Facilities include a bureau de change and a post office in the central building. There is also an automatic currency exchange machine in Terminal 1. ATMs can be found throughout the airport. Wi-Fi is available in all public areas and there is a fax and photocopying machine at the main information point in the central hall, opposite the post office.
Eating and Drinking:
Bars are located in both terminals and restaurants in the central building.
Shops at the airport include a newsagents, a bookshop, a toy shop, a jewellers, a clothes shop and a shop selling regional produce. Duty-free is also available.
Trolleys are available. For lost and found items, enquire at the main information point in the central hall.
Other Facilities:
Mother and baby rooms are available in both terminals. There is a travel agent and chemist in the central building. A 24-hour medical centre is located on the ground floor of the central building. Showers are also available, ask at the main information point in the central hall.


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Airport Transportation (CKS International Airport)
Taxi is available at all times from the Chiang Kai-Shek (CKS) International Airport to Taipei City. Costs are approximately NT$1,200(US$34~35). There are 6 shuttle-bus companies that provide transportation between the CKS International Airport and the Taipei Train Main Station everyday in every 30 to 40 minutes. Costs are approximately NT$110~140 (US$4~5), takes about 60 to 90 minutes. Then take a taxi to hotel or venue.
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What is a Normal Bowel Function?
Because few people are willing to discuss their bowel movements with one another, most of us do not know what is normal. All folks are different; what is fine for one person may be cause for concern in another. Please remember that I am not a doctor. This is a just a general knowledge guideline, and is not intended to diagnose or treat any illness.
COLOR: The normal color for stool is generally dark butterscotch or brown, however, certain foods can change this. If the change in color is temporary, it is probably a reflection of your diet. For example, beets might make your stool red, lots of leafy greens will turn it green or black. Talk with your doctor about color changes if they persist over time.
When to Worry: If stool are consistently a pale creamy color it may be a sign of liver or gallbladder problems. Stools that have obvious blood are always a cause for concern (this doesn't mean they are inherently dangerous, but you will need to discuss it with your doctor to be sure). Another sign of bleeding in the intestinal tract — dark, tarry stools or dark stools that resemble coffee grinds. Be aware, taking bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) will turn your stool very black. Finally, if you see lots of mucus in your stools, it is time for a checkup.
CONSISTENCY: Bowel movements should be relatively easy to pass and have the consistency of a sausage or an unripe banana. If you put your thumb and figertips together and band the ends with a rubber band, that will give you a good idea of the usual diameter. If you pass 'pencil-thin' stools, you will need to tell your doctor because you might have a polyp or some other obstruction.
When to Worry: Constipation or diarrhea that doesn't go away is cause for concern. Constipation is defined as less than three stools a week, when combined with stools that are small and hard to pass. You may also feel bloated or flatulent. The most common causes are not enough fiber, water, or exercise. Making sure you have enough of all three to prevent constipation.
Diarrhea refers to loose, watery stools more than three times per day. It is usually temporary. Consult with a doctor if it lasts for more than three days, but in the meantime get plenty of fluids to stave off dehydration.
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It is Screener Season and Holiday Season and the perfect time to sequester yourself and screen some -- or go out to see some -- of the following movies that are up for awards consideration:
Nebraska: Slow-moving, bland, and too many 'hello, how are you' scenes. The writer doesn't build tension or develop rich characters that speak in anything other than awkward exposition, and the alleged drunk doesn't behave like a drunk (I'm from the Midwest, too, and the drunks I know, which is everyone, are pretty doggone moody and colorful); and the director has disdain for what little bit of character there is. The last 15% of the movie is the best. So, if you stick through to the end and patiently wait it out, like you might a blizzard or a tornado of nothingness, then the very end is where the payoff is. Though that payoff is small and not at all tornado-y. BLECH.
August: Osage County: Want to relive your dysfunctional childhood while you are hiding in a room somewhere in your childhood home over the holidays trying to avoid familial dysfunction? This movie is "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" meets "Crimes of the Heart" meets a whack in the head with something hard. But there are good performances, and because Meryl Streep, Sam Shepard and Julia Roberts are in it, and because the Pulitzer-winning playwright is also the screenwriter, this is perhaps a must-see. Just chase it afterward with James Gandolfini and Julia Louise-Dreyfus in "Enough Said." WELL, IF YOU YELL AT ME LIKE THAT, THEN, YAY.
Enough Said: A nice palate cleanser after "August: Osage County" because it is about interpersonal relationships that aren't limited to the terrible. This is NOT a good palate cleanser to follow, say, "Twelve Years a Slave," because it is just too tiny in scope to follow such a feat about such a topic. But this little movie about present-day, everyday people showcases good writing and great acting. Gandolfini and Louise-Dreyfus, at least, are perfect. A simple, low-budget-y delivery of a sweet story for folks over 40. YAY.
Twelve Years a Slave: Remarkable and necessary (and painful). Not a date movie, unless you want to cry with your date -- down to your bones -- and rage against injustice and realize that people have the capacity to be very, very, very, very cruel. YAY.
Lee Daniels' The Butler: More typical and mainstream than some others on this list. An interesting premise. Not as riveting as "Twelve Years a Slave" which deals with similar themes, but easier to watch. The acting from its leads (Oprah Winfrey, for one) is not as brilliant as one might expect. Important to see for socio-politico-historical reasons. Also, my friend Colman is in it. He's done a lot of theater, and he's super nice, so maybe he's your friend too? YAY.
Inside Llewyn Davis: Apparently, this is the year of the bleak, bleak and more bleak. This movie is a 'what about those folks who didn't get famous?' story exploring the missteps of a struggling folksinger whose life is luckily about as resilient as that of a nine-life cat. The best parts of this movie include the music (though not as wide-ranging or as pleasing to the senses as one would expect a folk-singing movie to be) and the cogitating on the symbolism of the cat. Because it's a Coen Brothers' movie and you live in LA, you should see it. But BLECH.
Dallas Buyers Club: Matthew McConaughey is astounding. So is Jared Leto. The story inspired me to research more on the history of AIDS drugs. There are some holes in the story -- places where you imagine omitted scenes on the figurative editing floor -- and some directorial goofs like the too-fast movement from total homophobia to 'sure, gay man in drag, let's play cards.' But otherwise this is an excellent movie. YAY.
O' Apóstolo: A stop-motion animation movie from Spain for adults more than for kids. It is dark, but not too dark. If you like stop-motion or claymation or animation or anything that takes eons, patience and skilled craftspeople to make, and if you like myths, legends and Spain, then you will very much enjoy this movie. YAY.
Blue Jasmine: Woody Allen's disdain for women arcs a bit during this movie and moves from loathing to loathing with a smidge of compassion, and Cate Blanchett is superb. She is more wild and all over the place and complicated than I have seen her. This movie might speak to those who have suffered recent economic hardship or lived with a con man or imagined dating Louis C.K., and it was shot in San Francisco, so there is much fun to be had in spotting familiar locales. YAY.
Philomena: Gorgeous, lovely, heart-breaking, moving and brilliantly executed on all fronts. A movie you can watch with your parents and not get into arguments afterward. Unless, of course, your parents have strong opinions about religion, abortion, adoption, homosexuality, Ireland, journalism, Republicanism, or Judi Dench, who is softer here than she usually is. YAY.
American Hustle: Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! YAY. YAY. YAY.


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Paula Abdul Links News Archive
News Articles about American Idol Judge Paula Abdul
Zap2It 2/8/12 'X Factor': Simon Cowell blames FOX for Paula Abdul firing, debunks Beyonce, Mariah Carey rumors
Daily Mail 2/8/12 Simon Cowell admits he would have kept Paula Abdul on X Factor judging panel... if he had a choice
Zap2It 2/7/12 FOX on Paula Abdul 'X Factor' firing: 'We decided to pull the Band-Aid off as quickly as possible'
Reality TV Magazine 2/1/12 Was Paula Abdul Fired From 'The X Factor' Or Did She Quit?
Digital Spy 2/1/12 'X Factor' Stacy Francis: 'Paula Abdul made us feel important, loved'
TMZ 1/31/12 Simon Cowell - I'm Not Finished With Paula Abdul
E!Online 1/31/12 X Factor Shakeup: Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger Speak Out
NY Daily News 1/31/12 'X Factor' shakeup: Paula Abdul was better fit for 'American Idol' than Simon C's more honest offshoot
BuddyTV 1/30/12 'The X Factor' Bloodbath: Steve Jones, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul Out
Hollywood Reporter 1/30/12 'X Factor' Shake-Up: How Simon Cowell Fired Paula Abdul, Steve Jones and Nicole Scherzinger
Zap2It 1/7/12 Paula Abdul and Her Boyfriend Call It Quits
Hollywood Reporter 12/15/11 Simon Reveals 'Sexual Tension' With Paula During 'American Idol' in Barbara Walters' ABC Special
Zap2It 12/7/11 'X Factor': Paula Abdul on lessons learned from Drew Ryniewicz's elimination
Digital Spy 11/24/11 'X Factor' USA Paula Abdul: 'Lakoda Rayne's journey only beginning'
Digital Spy 11/11/11 'X Factor' USA Paula Abdul: 'It was a tough night for every judge'
Hollywood Reporter 10/26/11 'X Factor' Showstopper: Paula Abdul Gets Cut Off by Host Steve Jones; Judges React
Digital Spy 10/26/11 'X Factor' USA Paula Abdul: 'Simon Cowell's group compliments weird'
Digital Spy 10/25/11 'X Factor' USA Paula Abdul: 'Groups have surpassed my expectations'
Digital Spy 10/17/11 'X Factor' USA Paula Abdul: 'I have the toughest category'
Digital Spy 10/11/11 'X Factor' Paula Abdul bought Simon Cowell a walker for his birthday
Digital Spy 10/11/11 'X Factor' judge Paula Abdul advises contestants to record experiences
Digital Spy 9/29/11 'X Factor' USA: LA Reid leans on Paula Abdul for judging advice
LA Times 9/18/11 Emmys 2011: Paula Abdul talks 'X Factor,' 'Idol'
Zap2It 9/15/11 'The X Factor': Paula Abdul on 'connection' and her reunion with Simon Cowell
Digital Spy 9/15/11 'X Factor' USA: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, LA Reid, Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Jones attend world premiere
Zap2It 9/14/11 Paula Abdul reveals secret to acing 'The X Factor'
TV Guide 9/13/11 Simon Cowell Sounds Off on X Factor and Paula Abdul
Zap2It 9/13/11 'X Factor's' Simon Cowell: Paula 'was like getting an old dog back from the rescue pound'
Digital Spy 9/1/11 'X Factor' USA: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul discuss judges' rivalry - video
US Magazine 8/11/11 Exclusive: Paula Abdul Demands Staffers Call Her "Warrior," "Gift"
Daily Mail 8/11/11 At 49, Paula still has the X Factor as she shows off her slender figure in a series of stunning new photographs
Extra 8/8/11 Paula Abdul on the Mariah Carey 'X Factor' Rumors
Digital Spy 8/8/11 Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger want Mariah Carey 'X Factor' role
People 8/6/11 Simon Cowell Feels Puppy Love for Paula Abdul
Daily Mail 7/10/11 It didn't have the Rex Factor: Simon Cowell chucks out Paula Abdul's chihuahua from U.S. talent show
US Magazine 6/30/11 Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul Haunted By Ghosts During X Factor Auditions
Daily Mail 6/17/11 X Factor judge Paula Abdul shows off her super skinny legs in skin-tight jeans
Daily Mail 6/10/11 New U.S. X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger cuddles up to Paula Abdul... but does their pose look familiar?
Zap2It 6/7/11 Paula Abdul on Cheryl Cole's 'X Factor' departure: 'We will continue to stay in touch'
RTE 5/28/11 Paula unaware of Cheryl's 'X Factor' drama
Daily Mail 5/27/11 The night I almost died after taking drugs at Paula Abdul's home, by Kara DioGuardi
Reality TV Fans 5/23/11 Paula Abdul Joins The X-Factor
Zap2It 5/20/11 'The X Factor': Promo featuring Paula Abdul and Cheryl Cole released
Digital Spy 5/19/11 Cheryl Cole, Paula Abdul 'to annoy Simon Cowell'
Daily Mail 5/13/11 Paula Abdul shows off her picture-perfect figure... as she 'cuts agency out of X Factor deal'
The Sun 5/11/11 Fury as Cheryl Cole's in Paula Abdul hot seat
Reality TV Calendar 5/9/11 Official, Paula Abdul Will Judge Beside Simon Again
Zap2It 5/9/11 'The X Factor's' Simon Cowell discusses Paula, 'The Voice' and more
LA Times 5/9/11 Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul together again
Zap2It 5/8/11 'The X Factor': Paula Abdul signs judge's contract, shows up for taping
Reality TV Magazine 4/25/11 X-Factor: Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Cheryl Cole Judging
Zap2It 4/25/11 'X Factor': Simon Cowell chooses Paula Abdul, Cheryl Cole as judges
Digital Spy 4/25/11 Simon Cowell backs Abdul for 'X Factor'
Hollywood Reporter 4/24/11 Despite Reports, 'X Factor' Judges Not Set; Paula Abdul Not Signed On
TV Guide 4/24/11 Simon Cowell: "There's a Good Chance" Paula Abdul Will Judge X Factor
Zap2It 3/3/11 Paula Abdul for 'The X Factor': Simon Cowell considers an 'American Idol' reunion
E!Online 3/3/11 Paula Abdul's Valentine's Date Ends in 911 Call
Examiner 2/15/11 Paula Abdul 'devastated' over 'Live to Dance' cancellation
Examiner 2/9/11 Paula Abdul dishes on Simon Cowell and 'X Factor'
People 2/4/11 Paula Abdul Picks the Ones to Beat on Live to Dance
Reality TV Magazine 1/29/11 Live To Dance Star Paula Abdul Reveals Her Idol
Reality TV Fans 1/21/11 Live to Dance: Paula Abdul Interview
Reality TV Magazine 1/20/11 Live To Dance: Paula Abdul Dishes On Former American Idol Co-Stars
Entertainment Weekly 1/11/11 Paula Abdul on 'Ellen': Simon is 'like a fungus'
Entertainment Weekly 1/5/11 Paula Abdul lost it on 'Live to Dance'
NY Daily News 1/2/11 Paula Abdul is back in the judge's chair, and kicks off a new career phase with 'Live to Dance'
Zap2It 1/2/11 Paula Abdul: 'I have a brain'
Extra 12/28/10 Rapid-Fire Quiz with Paula Abdul
Gather 12/26/10 Paula Abdul Dishes On Live To Dance & Simon Cowell
Gather 12/22/10 Live To Dance Preview Brings Paula Abdul Back To Television
TV Guide 12/22/10 Video: Paula Abdul Still Knows How to Bewilder Viewers on Live to Dance
Zap2It 12/22/10 Paula Abdul's 'Live to Dance': 'Right now is your moment'
TV Guide 12/22/10 Paula Abdul Talks Dance, Idol and Reteaming With Simon Cowell
TV Guide 12/8/10 First Look at Idol Auditions: Is Jennifer Lopez the Second Coming of Paula Abdul?
Gather 11/23/10 Paula Abdul Casting Site: Audition Booth Links Hollywood Scouts With Talent
BuddyTV 11/22/10 Life After 'Idol,' Paula Abdul Still Finding Talent
TV Guide 11/22/10 Paula Abdul Launches Casting Website
Zap2It 11/18/10 'Dancing With the Stars': Paula Abdul betting on Jennifer Grey
People 10/25/10 Paula Abdul Looking for 'Unique' Dancers for New Show
Digital Spy 10/22/10 Abdul: 'Idol will continue to be successful'
NY Daily News 10/15/10 Paula Abdul moves on from 'Idol' to judge a new talent on 'Live to Dance'
NY Post 10/15/10 Paula talks Simon
Extra 10/14/10 Paula Abdul Auditions Thousands for 'Live to Dance'
Reality TV Fans 9/28/10 Casting Call – New Paula Abdul Show – Live to Dance
Hartford Courant 9/23/10 Paula Abdul "Straight Up" About Life at Forum in Hartford
Zap2It 8/6/10 'American Idol': Paula Abdul talks Nigel's return, Randy's future
E!Online 8/6/10 Source: Paula Abdul Could "Get Sued Big-Time" for Returning to American Idol
MTV 8/5/10 Nigel Lythgoe Wants Paula Abdul Back On 'American Idol'
NY Daily News 8/5/10 Nigel Lythgoe returns to 'American Idol' and wants Paula Abdul to join him on Fox show
Zap2It 8/5/10 'American Idol's' Nigel Lythgoe would have Paula Abdul back 'in a heartbeat'
Zap2It 8/4/10 'Drop Dead Diva': Paula Abdul already in bed for Season 3
TV Guide 7/30/10 Poll Voters: Why Not Just Bring Back Paula to Idol?
Reality TV Magazine 7/8/10 American Idol: Paula Abdul To Play A Wedding Planner on 'Drop Dead Diva'
People 7/7/10 Paula Abdul to Play Wedding Planner on Drop Dead Diva Finale
Zap2It 6/14/10 'American Idol': Paula Abdul thinks Bret Michaels would be 'awesome'
Extra 6/3/10 Rapid Fire with Paula Abdul
Zap2It 5/28/10 Paula Abdul peek on 'Drop Dead Diva'
BuddyTV 5/24/10 Paula Abdul Returns for 'Idol' Finale
Reality TV Fans 5/24/10 Paula Abdul Named Executive Producer and Lead Judge for CBS Series "Got to Dance"
Gather 5/24/10 American Idol 2010 - Paula Abdul Has Got To Dance - Set For Idol Finale Appearance
NY Post 5/24/10 Paula Abdul picks the wrong show to judge
E!Online 5/23/10 Paula Abdul Returning to Reality TV
People 5/21/10 Will Paula Abdul Return for Idol Finale?
Extra 5/13/10 Paula Abdul's Life After 'Idol'
Gather 4/26/10 American Idol 2010 - Paula Abdul's Spa Day Interrupted By Paparazzi
E!Online 4/26/10 Paula Abdul's Paparazzi Predicament
Gather 4/24/10 American Idol 2010 - Former Producer Would Fire Everyone And Bring Back Paula Abdul
Reality TV Magazine 4/16/10 American Idol: Is Paula Abdul Returning?
Gather 4/15/10 American Idol 2010 - Producers Want Paula Abdul Back?
LA Times 3/28/10 Paula Abdul pokes fun at self, denies Broadway run, loves Siobhan
Access Hollywood 3/23/10 Source: Paula Abdul, NBC In Talks Over New Dance Show
E!Online 3/18/10 Paula Abdul's Star Search Deal Flames Out
TV Guide 3/18/10 Paula Abdul Not Joining Star Search Reboot
TMZ 3/17/10 Paula Abdul -- Searching for a Better Offer?
Entertainment Weekly 3/15/10 Exclusive: Paula Abdul in talks to headline 'Star Search' reboot for ABC
E!Online 3/15/10 Paula Abdul Lands on Star Search?
BuddyTV 3/1/10 Dancing with the Stars: Kate Gosselin In, Paula Abdul Out
TMZ 2/28/10 Paula Abdul Will Not Be Dancing With Any Stars
Zap2It 2/28/10 Paula Abdul won't go 'Dancing with the Stars'
Access Hollywood 2/23/10 Paula Abdul Not Heading To Oprah Winfrey's Cable Network
Reality TV Magazine 2/19/10 American Idol: Paula Abdul Confirms She's Returning to TV
NY Post 2/15/10 Paula Abdul hints that she'll join Simon on 'The X Factor'
TMZ 1/26/10 Paula Abdul -- 'Dancing' Is Lucrative
NY Daily News 1/18/10 Simon Cowell eyeing Paula Abdul, British 'X Factor' judge Cheryl Cole for U.S. version of show
Reality TV Calendar 1/13/10 Paula Regrets Leaving Idol And Friends Are Worried
Reality TV Magazine 1/11/10 American Idol 9: Judges Miss Paula Abdul At Denver Auditions
Zap2It 1/11/10 Could 'The X Factor' reunite Simon and Paula?
TMZ 1/11/10 Simon Cowell Courts Paula Abdul
TMZ 1/11/10 Paula Abdul -- XXX Factor
TMZ 1/4/10 Randy Jackson -- Simon's No Paula Abdul
Celeb Buzz 12/10/09 Paula Abdul's Paparazzi Portraits
Zap2It 11/27/09 'American Idol': Kara DioGuardi on Ellen, Paula
Access Hollywood 11/9/09 Arsenio Hall 'Not Involved Romantically' With Paula Abdul
BuddyTV 10/29/09 Paula Abdul Finds 'So You Think You Can Dance' Offer "Intriguing"
TV Guide 10/29/09 Paula Abdul: Nigel's Dance Offer Is "Intriguing"
Access Hollywood 10/28/09 Paula Abdul: Michael Jackson 'Punked Me With Bubbles The Chimp!'
TMZ 10/27/09 Lilo & Paula Support Each Other
MTV 10/14/09 Paula Abdul Says Simon Cowell Is Playing Coy About U.S. 'X Factor'
Digital Spy 10/9/09 Paula Abdul 'to launch record label'
Extra 10/7/09 Paula Reunites with Adam Lambert for AMAs
Reality TV Magazine 9/29/09 X Factor: Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul Reunited?
BuddyTV 9/25/09 Paula Abdul Says Yes to Nigel and 'So You Think You Can Dance'
NY Daily News 9/21/09 Former 'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul not laughing at Kathy Griffin's jokes at 'VH1 Divas'
TMZ 9/20/09 Paula Abdul Has Two Emmys
TMZ 9/18/09 Paula Single White Females Ellen
MTV 9/18/09 Paula Abdul Parodies Ellen DeGeneres On 'VH1 Divas'
Reality TV Magazine 9/17/09 American Idol: Paula Abdul Weighs In On Her Replacement
E!Online 9/17/09 Anything Ellen Can Do, Paula Can Do Better
Access Hollywood 9/17/09 Paula Abdul On 'Idol's' Ellen Future: 'It's Going To Be A Different Show'
RTE 9/11/09 Abdul wishes DeGeneres best of luck
Digital Spy 9/5/09 Simon Cowell: 'I miss Paula Abdul'
Digital Spy 9/4/09 Abdul 'wants to destroy American Idol'
E!Online 9/3/09 Speaking Into Microphone Confuses Paula Abdul
NY Post 9/2/09 Abdul Does Las Vegas
Digital Spy 9/2/09 Paula Abdul: 'I quit Idol on principle'
Reality TV Magazine 9/1/09 Paula Abdul Wants Her Own Talk Show
NY Post 9/1/09 Paula Wants A Talk Show
Digital Spy 9/1/09 Abdul: 'I want to do a talkshow'
Extra 8/31/09 Paula Talks 'Idol' and 'Divas'
People 8/31/09 Paula Abdul Says Leaving Idol Wasn't About Money
US Magazine 8/31/09 Paula Abdul: "I Definitely Want to Do a Talk Show"
Foxes On Idol 8/28/09 American Idol Without Paula Abdul – Foxes On Idol Writers Share Their Thoughts
NY Post 8/27/09 Paula in Talks for Vegas Gig
NY Daily News 8/26/09 Ex-'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul makes 'VH1 Divas' concert next gig
LA Times 8/25/09 Paula Abdul to host VH1's Divas concert. Will she feel right at home?
NY Daily News 8/25/09 Paula Abdul to host VH1 Divas concert, as 'Idol' winner Jordin Sparks joins Kelly Clarkson in lineup
E!Online 8/20/09 Paula Abdul: Blackballed?!
Entertainment Weekly 8/20/09 'Ugly Betty' scoop: Kristin Johnston in, Paula Abdul out
Digital Spy 8/20/09 Cowell: 'Abdul was the heart of Idol'
Digital Spy 8/20/09 Abdul manager plays down 'Idol' return
E!Online 8/19/09 Manager: Paula Isn't Sitting Idoly By
LA Times 8/19/09 Exclusive: Paula Abdul's manager: "There have been no discussions whatsoever about 'Idol'"
E!Online 8/19/09 Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Hot for Paula Abdul
NY Daily News 8/18/09 Paula Abdul negotiates a return to 'American Idol' while Shania Twain fills in as show's guest judge
TMZ 8/18/09 Paula Abdul -- I've Got Something Lined Up
E!Online 8/17/09 American Idol's Megan Joy Talks Paula Abdul, Adam Lambert & Road Work
Digital Spy 8/17/09 Abdul 'will not guest star on Betty'
E!Online 8/17/09 Paula Abdul: Will Dancing Come Calling?
Digital Spy 8/17/09 Simpson: 'I am not replacing Abdul'
Digital Spy 8/17/09 Murphy 'challenges Abdul to dance fight'
Celebrity Today 8/16/09 Paula Abdul Wants Idol Back
E!Online 8/16/09 Catfight! SYTYCD's Mary Murphy Digs Her Claws Into Paula Abdul
LA Times 8/16/09 No 'Betty' for Paula? Talks with ABC collapse
News.com.au 8/14/09 Paula Abdul hot tip to be our Australian Idol judge
E!Online 8/13/09 Pish Posh: Beckham Won't Replace Abdul on Idol
NY Daily News 8/12/09 Paula Abdul aims to spice up ABC's 'Ugly Betty,' in talks for 'Dancing With the Stars'
Digital Spy 8/12/09 Abdul 'felt disrespected by Idol producers'
MTV 8/12/09 Kelly Clarkson Thinks Paula Abdul's Departure Is 'Drama'
TMZ 8/12/09 Ruben Studdard -- I'd Give Paula $10 Million
TMZ 8/12/09 Paula Abdul -- Easy As ABC
BuddyTV 8/11/09 They Can Feel That Space Where Paula Used To Be
Reality TV Magazine 8/11/09 Will Paula Abdul Join Dancing With The Stars?
NY Times 8/11/09 How 'Idol' and Abdul Parted Ways
LA Times 8/11/09 Paula Abdul wastes no time: 'Ugly Betty' could be next on her horizon
Access Hollywood 8/11/09 Former 'Idol' Mentor Quentin Tarantino 'Sad' Over Paula Leaving Reality Show
MTV 8/11/09 Kris Allen Is 'Sad' Paula Abdul Is Leaving 'American Idol'
BuddyTV 8/10/09 Paula Abdul to Head to 'Dancing with the Stars'?
BuddyTV 8/10/09 Post-'American Idol' Paula Abdul Snags "Many Wonderful Offers"
Reality TV Magazine 8/10/09 American Idol: Simon Cowell Misses His Buddy
E!Online 8/10/09 Mark Ballas: Just Say No to Paula as Dancing Judge
Digital Spy 8/10/09 Lambert: 'Abdul made me feel loved'
Reality TV Magazine 8/9/09 American Idol: Victoria Beckham Dishes About Filling In For Paula Abdul
Celebrity Today 8/9/09 The Fight For Paula Abdul Begins
NY Daily News 8/9/09 With 'American Idol' in her past, Paula Abdul gets invitation to appear on 'Dancing With the Stars'
LA Times 8/8/09 Paula Abdul's 'Idol' colleagues talk about losing her
E!Online 8/8/09 ABC Joins the Fight for a Piece of Paula Abdul
TMZ 8/8/09 Paula Abdul -- $10 Million For Your Thoughts
LA Times 8/7/09 'Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi hopes Paula Abdul will 'reconsider' quitting
E!Online 8/8/09 Idol Thoughts: Top 9 Paula Abdul Video Moments
Deseret News 8/7/09 Yes, Paula Abdul is off 'Idol,' but who really cares?
MTV 8/7/09 Kara DioGuardi: 'I Never Was Here To Replace Paula Abdul'
NY Daily News 8/7/09 Devotion to Paula Abdul floors Constantine Maroulis in bar fight
BuddyTV 8/6/09 Nigel Gets Serious with the Paula Invite
Reality TV Magazine 8/6/09 American Idol: Paula Abdul Has Quit The Show
LA Times 8/6/09 Fox executives talk about their public breakup with Paula Abdul
NY Post 8/6/09 Kara Pulled 'All About Eve' On Paula
Digital Spy 8/6/09 Experts: 'Abdul exit won't affect Idol'
TMZ 8/6/09 What It Takes To Keep Paula on 'Idol'
LA Times 8/6/09 TCA Press Tour: Fox rebounds from its breakup with Paula Abdul
E!Online 8/6/09 Paula Abdul Already Replaced…by Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry?
Zap2It 8/6/09 Paula Abdul still has a job -- on Lifetime
Entertainment Weekly 8/6/09 Press Tour Diary: Abdul talk dominates 'So You Think You Can Dance' panel
Zap2It 8/6/09 Nigel Lythgoe: Paula Abdul may still 'renegotiate' with 'American Idol'
Entertainment Weekly 8/6/09 Paula Abdul: Relive six of her wildest moments!
Entertainment Weekly 8/6/09 Jay Leno on hiring Paula Abdul: She's too expensive!
Reality TV Fans 8/5/09 Paula Abdul Out of American Idol
E!Online 8/4/09 Paula Abdul: "I've Decided Not to Return to Idol"
Access Hollywood 7/30/09 Paula Abdul Will Only Return To 'Idol' If Deal Is 'Fair'
E!Online 7/22/09 How Much Is Paula Abdul Worth?
Extra 7/22/09 Abdul: Still No 'Idol' Deal
NY Daily News 7/21/09 Sign, Paula Abdul, sign! 'American Idol' judge may end up
idle, sitting home, if she won't ink deal
Digital Spy 7/20/09 Cowell, Seacrest discuss Abdul 'Idol' return
NY Daily News 7/20/09 Paula Abdul fans take case to the Web: outpouring of support for 'American Idol' judge on Twitter
Jam! 7/20/09 Abdul gets fan support with 'Idol' future in limbo; could the show go on without her?
NY Daily News 7/19/09 'Hurt' and 'angry' Paula Abdul may not return to 'American Idol' next season
LA Times 7/19/09 Paula Abdul is no $45-million Ryan Seacrest! Is she off 'American Idol'?
LA Times 7/19/09 Keep Paula: a grass-roots rebellion sweeps the Twitterverse
Access Hollywood 7/18/09 Manager: Paula Abdul 'Hurt,' 'Angry,' May Not Return To 'Idol'
LA Times 7/17/09 Paula Abdul's manager: She'll leave 'Idol' if 'rude' producers don't step up new deal
MTV 7/8/09 Nick Cannon, Paula Abdul, Others Tweet About Michael Jackson Memorial
Digital Spy 7/8/09 Abdul 'invited to stay on American Idol'
NY Daily News 7/7/09 Paula Abdul will return to 'American Idol' for season nine
USA Today 7/6/09 Abdul: Optimistic about returning to 'Idol'
Zap2It 7/2/09 'Drop Dead Diva' gets Paula Abdul to play ... a judge
People 7/1/09 Paula Abdul Will Drop In On Drop Dead Diva
Digital Spy 6/19/09 Seacrest 'confident' about judges' return
Reality TV Fans 5/7/09 Paula Abdul and Bo Bice Appear Tonight on American Idol Extra
Reality TV Calendar 4/15/09 The War Between Paula And Kara
Reality TV World 3/11/09 'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul returns to home near suicide site
TV Calendar 2/26/09 Kara DioGuardi Not Happy With Paula Abdul's Comments
Hilton 1/23/09 Paula
Loves Those Happy Pills
New York Daly News 12/16/08 Changes
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Mira Fong 房曼琪 is a free thinker and published writer in Taiwan and the U.S. on bioethics. Majored in philosophy and cinematography, she is currently a member of the Santa Fe Philosophy Society. This home page addresses current animal issues.
Jan. 5, 2015 Hippo death exposes Taiwan unregulated private zoo farms. Sign Petition
The True Spirit of Thanksgiving. Published by Albuquerque Journal, Nov. 21, 2014
The magnificent wild turkey Factory farmed turkeys-debeaked/Genetic modified
Find out how factory farming affects all of us: Food and water watch- http://www.factoryfarmmap.org/facts/
Write to your representatives-ban the intensive confinement of pigs in pork industries. http://www.mercyforanimals.org/pigabuse/take-action.aspx
Princeton professor Peter Singer on fish cruelty: Because "the nervous systems of fish are sufficiently similar to those of birds and mammals to suggest that they do".
Say No to Franken Salmon, May 15 2011, Santa Fe New Mexican
Update: A survey showed that 91 percent of Americans oppose the sale of transgenic salmon. Many retail stores have pledged not to sell these GE fish. In April 2013, approximately two million people backed by a coalition consisting 30 organizations including AAVS, Farm Sanctuary and other consumer, environmental and industry groups submitted their comments to the FDA, firmly opposing the agency's approval of GE fish. Data from research that FDA have reviewed, revealed that GE salmon have high rates of abnormalities and mortalities. (from AAVS 2013 report)
Jan. 2014 A proposal from a working group to end the use of chimpanzees in labs is likely to be accepted by the National Institute of Health. This means over 400 chimpanzees will be immediately and permanently retired from research. In addition, most federally funded research using chimpanzees are also likely to end.
The world population will reach 9 billion by 2050, so as the meat consumption expected to double by then. Bill Gates has a solution that can benefit animals, environment and people:
"The most intensive confinement system such as restrictive veal crates, hog gestation pens and battery cages for poultry, all prevent the animal from a normal range of movement and constitutes inhumane treatment." Dan Glickman, former US Agriculture Secretary.
Becoming a vegan: It's real simple, just make sure that you eat a variety of whole foods including grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits and greens, these are sufficient to meet your daily protein need. Please read "Diet for a Small Planet" by Frances Moore Lappe.
Tomatoes, cucumber, kale, Bell peppers, zucchini, lettuce and peaches...we do not have to kill animals to eat well.
Please support:
Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan: www.east.org.tw
Act Asia For Animals: www.actasia.org
Life Conservationist Association: www.lca.org.tw
Taiwan Animal Equality Association: www.taeanimal.org.tw
Animals Asia Foundation: www.animalsasia.org


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