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The season of music festivals and amphitheater tour stops is nearly upon us as a host of jam band heavyweights prepare to hit the road. Whether you plan on catching Furthur with Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Phish, Panic or moe. this summer, take a moment to reflect on the band that started it all, the Grateful Dead.
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Horse Riding near Eastbourne
Thanks for all the great things to do and Horse Riding near Eastbourne with kids you keep sending in.
Now we have the easter and summer holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find the best days out and as many fun things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, horse riding, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, outdoor play at the best local parks, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys with many historical and educational atractions listed
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't shown above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people visiting on holidays and all the other children in East Sussex can enjoy the great day out as well.
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As far as the scene goes….we
drew inspiration from our cafe and our fascination with Americana and
the comfort it conjures up for many. Evan and I also have a fixation
with the charming nature and hospitality of the American Southeast and
have always found its rich history fascinating. We knew the event was
going to take place on a farm and for a duration of three days so we
worked hard to create different environments throughout the property
so people really got to experience the beauty of the land. Aside from
the rolling fields, mountain views, the natural amphitheatre, and the
two finished barns, the horses, and the converted school bus, friends
were able to explore trails, lay out in hammocks, and mess around with
lawn games, everything from bocce ball to croquet and horseshoes. We
wanted an elegant event but we wanted people to feel have fun and enjoy
the space; to meet and visit with one another and make new friends,
sort of like camp for grownups.
The Pete Krebs Trio gained
three more members, all harmoniously sweet female vocalists who lent
their provocative sound to the dinner portion of the night. This sextet
when playing and touring together is known as the Stolen Sweets, and
they specialize in 1930's swing jazz music, popularized in America
during a truly dispiriting economic depression.
Simpatica was a natural choice for catering
given their firm commitment to working with farms and sourcing food
locally. They were extremely patient working with two foodies who insisted
upon having their hands in the entire design and concept of the menu.
In addition to our bicycle we brought out our green VW van, a vehicle
that was gifted to us by my dad. What once was a source of shame and
misery for me during my teenage and adolescent years has later become
a treasured family heirloom and consequently something we've camped
in many times. Considering we really weren't going away anywhere because
we were staying on the farm all three nights with our guests, we decided
to go for a ride after dinner and were lovingly accompanied by our friends
Whitney and Jesse from Our Labor of Love.
cocktail hour we passed plates of deviled eggs, onion and brie tarts
with thyme custard, mini crab cakes, wild shrimp on cheese grits toast,
and served Lynchburg lemonade and rosemary gin and tonics made with
local gin in mason jars. Dinner featured black truffle mac and cheese,
fried heirloom tomatoes, farm fresh green beans, sweet potato biscuits,
grilled corn, cedar plank salmon and flank steak with blue cheese butter.
Evan and I always knew we wanted
our get-away vehicle to be our red 1972 Shwinn Tandem bicycle….
Stay tuned for part II of Ali and Evan's AMAZING reception coming up next….
[Images c/o the incredible Our Labor of Love]


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Myrtle A. Schuehrer, 90, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at the Hospice House of the E.U.P. in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born January 1, 1924, in Elyria in Lorain County, to Emil and Cassie (Worcester) Smith.
Myrtle grew up in Ohio along with her 14 siblings. She graduated from Eaton High School and attended Elyria Business College. She married John Schuehrer on February 9, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. They made their home in Ohio until 1962, when they moved to Drummond Island. They built and Myrtle operated the resort, Birch Tree Cabins for 15 years. She also enjoyed working on the Election Board for many years.
Myrtle attended the Lighthouse Christian Church. She was an avid reader who read the newspaper daily and was always knowledgeable about current events. Myrtle also enjoyed gardening, both flowers and vegetables. She loved to make tomato juice from her home grown tomatoes, canning other vegetables, and making jelly.
Myrtle is survived by two sons, Daryl (Darla) Schuehrer and David Lee (fiancee Ruth Wise) Schuehrer, both of Drummond Island; three daughters, Sandra Allen of Holt, Michigan, June (Jim) McHenry of Franklin, Tennessee, and Barbara (John Easthope) Warner of Harrison Township, Michigan; 13 grandchildren, Dawn, John, Heather, Wendy, Wayne, Lisa, Charlie, Sarah, Jacob, Jessica, Jacqueline, Justin, and Carl; 13 great-grandchildren, Eddie, Tommy, Joe, Cody, Anthony, Smith, Devin, Jeremy, Hans, Morgan, Lauren, Lily, and Meade; and four great- great-grandchildren, Damien, Chase, Daphne, and Delilah.
Myrtle was preceded in death by her husband, John Schuehrer; and son-in-law, Jim Allen.
Services will be held Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Lighthouse Christian Church on Drummond Island. Visitation will be held from 12 Noon until 1 P.M., with the Funeral Service to begin at 1 P.M. Burial will follow the service in Drummond Island Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of the E.U.P., 308 W. 12th Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783.
Reamer Galer Funeral Home, 24549 S. M-129 in Pickford, Michigan is serving the family. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.reamergalerfuneralhome.com


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The Military Officers Association of America's (MOAA) has chosen Safeway to receive its 2014 Distinguished Service Award.
The annual award honors organizations as well as individuals for "their strong support of national defense and the uniformed service community."
Safeway, Inc. was one of the first companies to extend full company benefits to employees in the National Guard and Reservists who are called into active duty. They were also among the first, and continue today, to make up the pay differential when their employees are called to serve.
The nation's second largest grocery store chain actively pursues employment opportunities for returning veterans.
Additionally, Safeway has collected and donated nearly $3 million to the Wounded Warrior Project and other organizations that help veterans return to the workforce and recover from service-related injuries.
Safeway has hired nearly 3,600 veterans or members of the Guard and Reserve since 2012 and has committed to hiring at least another 1,500 veterans or members of the Guard and Reserve in 2014.
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- From: Dan <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:44:31 -0500
On 6/27/07 6:37 AM, Leonard Caillouet wrote:
"ninphan" <sjburke73@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1182881394.943419.293170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxNo, you can send a 480p signal to a television that will display the
480p signal.
Not all televisions have built in scaling.
One's that don't that have resolutions stated represent the
resolutions the television set is CAPABLE of displaying.
All Sony XBR HDTV's for example have upscaling in them. My friend's
61" Teshiba DLP does not. You can change the output of the PS3 from
1080i to 480p and see the difference in the menu on the screen.
Again, televisions do not automatically upconvert inputs to whatever
they are capable of displaying, they list the resolutions to show you
what signals they can accept.
Your friends Toshiba DLP does indeed upconvert everything it gets. The only sets that do convert scan rates to their native resolution are multiscan CRT based sets that can do more than one scan rate. Fixed pixel displays have a native resolution and everything that they display has to be scaled to that resolution. Period. You might check your fact before stating them like you know what you are talking about.
Of course upscaling a 480p signal will not look as good as native source 1080i signal! If it looked the same, then why bother having native 1080i sources?
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"This is what i do".........Melo
Can't wait to see a full year of Melo'.
And yes, this deserved it's own thread.
"This is what i do".........Melo
We all forget the obscene amount of rebounds he had as well. Damn!!!!! Dude is the man...if Amare can stay healthy and we get decent production from our bench Anthony is enough to win us a chip!
I just hope he dosen't get burnt out by D'ANt's suspect coaching. In one of the Knicks last game both Stat and Mello had ice packs on their knees...never a good sign for your best players.
I remember the last Ewing days...his knees were always mummified in bandages and ice. It's a miracle the man can still walk.
i was just watching this last night cause i miss watching basketball =/ i cant wait to watch em do that for a full year PLUS a deep playoff run. him and stat getting together soon to start working out together and that builds trust and more importantly chemistry, after an offseason and a training camp our team will be much better built for a playoff run similar to miamis and dallas'
Anthony is the opposite of LBJ....Anthony uses the 4th qtr for a lot of his pts and he's not afraid to take "The Shot".....could you imagine them playing together
Substitute Shawn Marion with Melo and Dallas is unbeatable.
Melo needs Dwight next to his side, I'll say it over and over again: Amar'e doesn't play defense.


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The pursuit of beauty is a path that has many twists and turns. It is incredible to know of the skin care obsession across the globe. It's amazing to see the lengths people go to for the perfect peach n' cream complexion. For some of us following a cleansing, toning, moisturizing and 'sunscreening ' routine is a task in itself, there are a lucky few who leave no stone unturned taking care of their skin. This time around, I'm penning down some funny but interesting skin care rituals from across the globe.
Japan– When we speak of great skin Japanese women come to my mind first. What I wanted to know was that what did these women do to have such amazing, glowing skin? Since the Orient has a holistic approach to almost everything skin care was no different. But Tai chi and a great diet aside, the Japanese women have one secret that gives them that edge- nightingale dropping! Since ancient times, Japanese women have used products made out of nightingale droppings to maintain their silky porcelain skin. The nightingale facial, which is popular in spas worldwide, uses these droppings to make sure that dull skin is taken care of completely.
Egypt- Another funny skin care ritual follows us from Cleopatra's land. All of us have heard of the legendary beauty, Cleopatra. Turns out, you have to pay quite a hefty price for such beauty. To begin with, start by soaking yourself in a tub full of goat milk and honey to feel like the Queen of the Nile. This soak is followed by a cleansing routine using natron (baking powder) and water.
Brazil– Spend a day on the sunny beaches of Brazil and you are left ogling at the shimmering Brazilian bodies. Apparently the secret behind the beauty of Brazilian women is beach sand and ground coffee. Coffee grounds work as great cellulite reducers. Beach sand when mixed with sun tan lotion works beautifully as a body scrub!
Spain– To get great conditioned skin and relieve stress I like what the Spaniards do. It's all in a simple bath soak that combines sesame oil, cloves, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf and lastly a dash of good old rum! A couple of drops of this heady concoction go into the bath and both your spirits and skin feel elevated.
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Contrary to popular belief peanut butter is not the only available nut butter on the market. While it remains a consumer favorite nut butters such as cashew, macadamia, and hazelnut just to name a few go highly unnoticed. What's even more surprising is how simple these nut butters are to make on your own, today we will focus on almond butter.
Almonds have a high amount of monounsaturated fats, which is a healthy fat that helps reduce the risk of heart disease. It also contains an insane amount of good vitamins that help with overall diet/health. To make almond butter it literally takes only 20 minutes but the essential part takes hours. Don't worry you don't have to do anything strenuous.
How to make Almond Butter:
1. Soak almonds for at least 8 hours (this is optional but yields a smoother butter)
2. Place soaked almonds in a high powered food blender or processor
3. Blend for 20 minutes
Sea salt, fine
Sweetner, such as maple syrup or coconut sugar
Overall, almond butter can be a tasty alternative if you may be tired from years of eating peanut butter. Again, it takes only 20 simple minutes to make. Pop some whole grain bread into the toaster and spread on smooth, rich, and extremely healthy almond butter


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I have a jquery slideshow with captions in div class "feature2". I've add a background image to div class "feature2" that spans 100% width of the screen but the problem is it is hiding my slideshow images - but not their captions?
Below is the page in question:
And this is an example of how I want it to look - http://www.signport.co.uk/test/asg_aston.html
If you disable the 'background-image url("Images/background.png")' with firebug it reveals the images behind.
How can I modify this so the image slideshow and captions sit in front of the hatched image?


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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was passed in March of 2010 filled the so-called prescription drug "donut hole." The expensive Medicare D drug program cost seniors from $750 to $3,600 per year. The first $750 of the drug purchase came from a $250 deductible phase, and $500 in the initial coverage limit, in which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) covered 75 percent of the next $2,000.)
According to new data released Tuesday, in Illinois alone, 114,749 seniors and people with disabilities saved $91,914,648, or an average of $801 per beneficiary, during the first 10 months of 2013. Overall, seniors in Illinois have saved $332,985,871 since passage of the Affordable Care Act. At the same time, these seniors will be free to use more of their Social Security benefit cost of living adjustment on what they choose because the Medicare Part B premium will not increase in 2014, thanks to the health care law's successful efforts to keep cost growth low.
Across the nation more than more than 7.3 million seniors and people with disabilities have saved a total $8.9 billion, according to new data released Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
In the first year of operation, there was a substantial reduction in out-of-pocket costs and a moderate increase in medication utilization among Medicare beneficiaries, although there was no evidence of improvement in emergency department use, hospitalizations, or preference-based health utility for those eligible for Part D.
The program was confusing and caused uproar among seniors and persons with disabilities.
During the 2008 campaign for President of the United States, then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama vowed to "fill" that donut on behalf of seniors.
Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted, more than 7.3 million seniors and people with disabilities who reached the donut hole in their Medicare Part D (Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage) plans have saved $8.9 billion on their prescription drugs, an average of $1,209 per person since the program began.
During the first 10 months of 2013, nearly 3.4 million people nationwide who reached the coverage gap -- known as the "donut hole" -- this year have saved $2.9 billion, an average of $866 per beneficiary. These figures are higher than at this same point last year, when 2.8 million beneficiaries had saved $1.8 billion for an average of $677 per beneficiary.
"Protecting seniors from the dreaded donut hole and high prescription drug costs is an important Affordable Care Act reform that Medicare beneficiaries have come to depend on," said CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. "Today's data shows that the law is already helping millions of seniors save billions of dollars off their needed medications."
For many people enrolled in Medicare Part D, the Medicare "donut hole" is the gap in the Medicare prescription drug benefit before catastrophic coverage for prescriptions takes effect. Without Affordable Care Act assistance, Medicare beneficiaries would pay out-of-pocket for the entire cost of prescription drugs once they hit the donut hole, until they reach catastrophic coverage.
But under the discount program in the Affordable Care Act, in 2010, anyone with a Medicare prescription drug plan who reached the prescription drug donut hole got a $250 rebate. In 2011, beneficiaries who landed in the donut hole began receiving discounts on covered brand-name drugs and savings on generic drugs.
Next year, Medicare Part D participants who fall into the donut hole will receive savings of about 53 percent on the cost of brand name drugs and 28 percent on the cost of generic drugs. These savings and Medicare coverage will gradually increase until 2020, when the donut hole will be closed.
News on the continued savings on prescription drugs comes on the heels of new information showing historically low levels of growth in Medicare spending. For example:
- CMS recently announced that the Medicare's Part B premium will not increase in 2014, and that the last five years have been among the slowest periods of average Part B premium growth in the program's history.
- The Part B deductible will also not increase, having decreased in 2014. The Part B premium and deductible for 2014 are 15 percent below what was projected in 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act was enacted.
- Also as a result of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans remain stable and strong. Earlier this year, CMS announced that the average Medicare Advantage (MA) premium in 2014 is projected to be $32.60. CMS also estimated that the average basic Medicare prescription drug plan premium in 2014 is projected to be $31 per month, holding steady for 4 years in a row. The deductible for standard Part D plans will decline by $15 in 2014, to $310. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, average MA premiums are down by 9.8 percent.
- Since enactment of the Affordable Care Act, the life of the Medicare trust fund has been extended by nearly ten years, till 2026.
The Annual Open Enrollment period for health and drug plans began on October 15 and ends on December 7.
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Fox's Stuart Varney: Raising The Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour Is "A Tragedy"
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On June 30, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that the Department of Defense would lift its ban on transgender individuals openly serving in the military. Some right-wing media figures were quick to attack the Defense Department's decision as an "insane PC" move that allows "men with mascara" to serve.
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Numerous editorial boards slammed the Supreme Court's "maddening" and "depressing" "nondecision" in United States v. Texas that upheld a federal court's decision to block President Obama's executive action on immigration that temporarily relieved millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. The editorial boards blamed the impasse -- which "condemned" millions to "live in the shadows" -- on congressional Republicans' obstruction of Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, as well as their failure to pass immigration reform.
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Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump used his June 22 campaign speech to parrot Fox News' lies about presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's response to the 2012 attack on diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya.
In his speech, Trump claimed Ambassador Chris Stevens was a "victim" of Clinton's actions while she served as secretary of state, claiming that she was asleep throughout the September 11, 2012, attack at the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi. He later claimed that "to cover her tracks," she "lied about" whether an anti-Islam YouTube video -- which led to widespread protests throughout the Middle East at the time -- inspired the attack.
DONALD TRUMP: Among the victims of our late Ambassador Chris Stevens, I mean, she, what she did with him was absolutely horrible. He was left helpless to die as Hillary Clinton soundly slept in her bed. That's right. When the phone rang, as per the commercial, at three o'clock in the morning, Hillary Clinton was sleeping. Ambassador Stevens and his staff in Libya made hundreds and hundreds of requests for security. They were desperate. They needed help. Hillary Clinton's State Department refused them all. She started the war that put them in Libya, denied him the security he asked for, then left him there to die. To cover her tracks, Hillary lied about the video being the cause of death, the famous video, all a lie, another Hillary lie.
Fox News has long pushed the myth that both Clinton and President Obama were not responsive during the attack. But the fact is, congressional testimony has confirmed that Clinton was in close contact with military officials and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon throughout the night of the attacks. The former deputy chief of mission in Libya testified in 2013 that Clinton called him during the attack to be briefed on developments. Clinton also testified in 2013 that she spoke with administration officials and President Obama from her office at the State Department throughout the night.
Fox also spent years denying the role the inflammatory anti-Islam YouTube video had in inspiring the attack and suggesting that administrations drawing such a link were politically motivated. But the intelligence community initially indicated that the video played a role in the attack, and interviews with some of the attackers revealed that the attack was "fueled in large part by anger" over the video. Fox News itself even reported -- the night that the attack occurred -- that the attack was "triggered by a movie produced in the United States that … is anti-Muslim."
The Supreme Court is expected to rule this month in the landmark abortion case centered around 2013 Texas law HB 2, a statute that was propelled by right-wing media myths and imposes unnecessarily restrictive requirements on the state's abortion providers. If the country's highest court allows the Texas law to stand, it will set a dangerous precedent, opening the door for similar restrictions in other states and putting women's health at dire risk.
Whole Woman's Health v Hellerstedt – "the most important Supreme Court abortion case in a generation," – will determine the fate of HB 2, the Texas law that has already forced nearly half of the state's abortion clinics to close by placing medically unnecessary requirements on providers. HB 2 "requires abortion doctors to be affiliated with nearby hospitals and also limits abortion to ambulatory surgical centers," under the guise of necessary women's health protections, but health experts overwhelmingly say those requirements are both dangerous and "medically unnecessary." Admitting privileges laws like Texas' HB 2 not only impose stricter requirements on abortion providers than on facilities that perform riskier procedures, but they also severly limit the number of abortion providers; most providers "cannot meet the number-of-admissions standard for gaining privileges because so few of their patients need hospital care."
In the March oral arguments, Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller relied on a common right-wing media myth to justify the restrictions, falsely claiming that they're necessary to prevent another "Kermit Gosnell" scandal in which illegal operations led to multiple deaths in Philadelphia. But Gosnell's crimes bear no resemblance to safe, legal abortions – such as those performed at the clinics targeted by HB 2 – and the Texas law, if allowed to stand, could actually make crimes like Gosnell's more likely given that his business model was to prey on low-income women who could not access legal abortions and "felt they had no alternative." The Texas lawmakers who pushed for this legislation echoed the right-wing media myth that women's health clinics were unsafe and required increased regulation, capitalizing on a lie that originated with anti-choice activists. Numerous reviews have concluded that abortion facilities nationwide are safe, routinely inspected, and subject to onerous regulation.
The Texas law has already forced more than half of the state's abortion clinics to close, and if the law is allowed by the Supreme Court to take full effect, another 10 of the 19 remaining clinics in the state could close – meaning that 75 percent of all of the clinics in the state will be shut down because of the law. The final remaining clinics would all be clustered in metropolitan areas. This means the average distance women must travel each way to reach a clinic would be 85 miles (the national average is 30 miles), with nearly 1 million women more than 150 miles from the nearest abortion provider, effectively ending "abortion access for low-income women in rural areas of the state, who are already having a hard time finding providers." Research conducted by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) demonstrated the law has "resulted in significant burdens for women" attempting to access abortion care, and the burdens would disproportionately impact low-income women, women of color, and Latinas in particular.
But it's not just Texan women's fates at stake in the Supreme Court ruling. The same medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers exist in at least 22 other states -- and dozens of additional abortion restrictions exist throughout the country.
As Refinery29's Lilli Petersen explained, "what's at stake in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt isn't actually the legal right to have an abortion, but what states are allowed to do to regulate the procedure." A "decision in favor" of HB 2, Petersen expounded, "would set a national precedent and open the door for other states to enact similar limitations on abortion."
If the Supreme Court finds in Texas' favor it's likely to have an immediate impact on neighboring state Louisiana, for example, which passed a similarly styled law in 2014. If allowed to stand, Louisiana's law would shutter three of the state's four abortion clinics. Just days after hearing oral arguments in Whole Woman's Health v Hellerstedt, the Supreme Court issued a brief order that reversed the Fifth Circuit, allowing the temporary closed clinics in Louisiana to reopen, but the law's ultimate fate is still in question. Likewise Alabama has also passed a similar bill that requires doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges. That law has been struck down by a federal court but its status could also be affected by the ruling in Whole Women's Health and reportedly "if the law is allowed to take effect, four of the state's five clinics would close, and the lone surviving clinic could never meet the demand for abortions in Alabama, which average around 9,000 a year."
If the impact in Texas is an indicator of what might happen elsewhere, the consequences of the Supreme Court upholding HB 2 are dire. Another TxPEP study predicted that if the Supreme Court fails to overturn HB 2, women in Texas will become increasingly more likely to self-induce abortion "as clinic-based care becomes more difficult to access." Incidents of self-induced abortions are most prevalent among women who reported facing significant obstacles to reproductive healthcare in the past, as is the case with Latina women living in a rural area of Texas that has seen several clinic closures.
In a New York Times article, economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz outlined how demand for self-induced abortion is concentrated in areas where abortion is most difficult to access, "reminiscent of the era before Roe v. Wade." Stephens-Davidowitz analyzed data based on Google searches for phrases like "how to miscarriage" and "how to self-abort," and found that the "state with the highest rate of Google searches for self-induced abortions is Mississippi, which now has one abortion clinic." Stephens-Davidowitz concluded: "there is an unambiguous fact in Google search data that the eight justices of the Supreme Court and everyone else should know. In some parts of the United States, demand for self-induced abortion has risen to a disturbing level."
As Dr. Daniel Grossman, co-author of the TxPEP study told reporters, "This is the latest body of evidence demonstrating the negative implications of laws like HB2 that pretend to protect women but in reality place them, and particularly women of color and economically disadvantaged women, at significant risk."
Medically unnecessary restrictive laws don't protect women and they don't curb the number of abortions. They actually tend to increase unsafe abortion, according to international evidence. As Taylor Crumpton wrote in Glamour magazine, "when providers are too far away, or waiting periods become untenably long, women look to cross the border to secure abortion-inducing medication or try to get abortion pills through the black market."
Unless the Supreme Court makes a binding rule striking down both restrictions in HB 2, the door to similar restrictions in other states will be left wide open. The outcome could also be negatively affected by the unprecedented GOP obstruction of the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Due to the empty seat, there's a chance the court could deadlock or postpone a decision, which could permit Texas HB 2 to stand, but wouldn't set a binding precedent, "leaving uncertainty for other states and highlighting more than ever the importance of the next Supreme Court appointment," as The New York Times reported. That uncertainty could weigh especially heavily on "states like Alabama, Mississippi and Wisconsin [as they] press to remove blocks on their admitting-privilege laws."
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Conservative pundits lashed out at the American Medical Association (AMA) for adopting a policy calling gun violence "a public health crisis," claiming the policy is "pseudoscientific" and telling the association to "shut up." But numerous public health and medical experts have previously noted that "gun violence is a public health issue that has reached epidemic proportions."
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A report from NPR's news program All Things Considered on the federal appeals court decision upholding federal rules on net neutrality gave false equivalence to critics' claims that net neutrality would "stifle innovation," even though numerous tech experts and telecom companies have said the opposite. Tech experts have said net neutrality not only promotes competition, but that it also has been the guiding principle behind internet innovation since its inception.
The U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, in a June 14 decision upheld regulations from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) classifying the internet as an essential utility that "should be available to all Americans" like telephone services, "rather than a luxury that does not need close government supervision." The ruling maintains FCC authority to curb potential abuses and to prevent internet providers from blocking or slowing down certain websites while favoring others.
In a report that same day, NPR All Things Considered co-host Kelly McEvers and NPR tech blogger Alina Selyukh engaged in a false equivalency, providing a platform for the views of net neutrality critics while leaving out certain facts. McEvers said, "Critics like Texas Senator Ted Cruz have called the rules Obamacare for the internet," and Selyukh detailed the telecom industry's argument that the FCC rules will "stifle innovation, and it will stop them from investing in these really important networks":
KELLY MCEVERS (HOST): A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., sided with the Obama administration today on its so-called net neutrality rules. They require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. Critics like Texas Senator Ted Cruz have called the rules "Obamacare for the internet." NPR's tech blogger, Alina Selyukh, has been following the story and she's with us now.
OK, so what were the arguments in court in this case?
ALINA SELYUKH: Well, as you can imagine, the telecom industry did not like this expansion of authority. Telecom, wireless, cable associations, and then AT&T, CenturyLink and a bunch of smaller broadband providers sued the FCC, arguing that it overstepped its authority. And one of the major arguments they make is that this approach is so outdated that it will stifle innovation and it will stop them from investing in these really important networks.
But neither McEvers nor Selyukh acknowledged that the prevailing opinion is that these arguments are false. Tech experts have called net neutrality the guiding principle that has made the internet successful, Google's director of communications has said the net neutrality rules would promote competition and help the economy, and the National Bureau of Economic Research reported that "there is unlikely to be any negative impact from such regulation on [internet service provider] investment." Furthermore, numerous telecom companies in 2014 told their investors they would continue to improve their networks even under the FCC regulations.


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1941 · 1 hr 59 min · b/w · HD Digital · USA · d: Orson Welles · IMDb · Reviews
Considered by some to be the greatest film in movie history, CITIZEN KANE returns to the big screen in this new Digital remaster. The film, about the rise and fall of a publishing tycoon, stars Welles along with an amazing ensemble cast, and features the cinematography of Gregg Toland and the music of Bernard Herrmann. This film is meant to be seen on the big screen.
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – UCLA senior linebacker Anthony Barr was named a Lott IMPACT Trophy finalist, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation announced Tuesday.
A National Voter Panel of more than 200 former college coaches, players, members of the media and past winners of the Lott IMPACT Trophy determined the finalists. The winner of the award will be announced at the annual banquet Dec. 8 at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach.
The school of the winner will receive $25,000 for its general scholarship fund with each of the runner-ups receiving $5,000 for their universities.
The four finalists were judged on both their performance on the field and their character off the field. IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott will be the keynote speaker at the banquet, which will be televised live by FOX Sports at 7 p.m. PT.
The Lott IMPACT Trophy Finalists
Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Georgia study has revealed that one of the body's most misunderstood organs, the parathyroid gland, plays a vital role in controlling the amount of calcium in the bodys blood system.
Led by Nancy Manley, a professor of genetics and chair of the interdepartmental developmental biology group at UGA, scientists have shown that the thymus, which had been proposed to serve as a backup source for parathyroid function, does not contribute to serum parathyroid hormone or PTH levels. They also have demonstrated that physiologically relevant thymic PTH comes from multiple small parathyroid clusters that form during the normal process of parathyroid gland development in an embryo.
Together the two findings, published recently online in the journal PloS Genetics, open the door for a new understanding of the role of these crucial glands in health.
Many people have been found to have these extra parathyroid glands, and before now, there was no clear source of origin for them, said lead author Manley. Due to the important role of PTH in the regulation of physiological activities and associated disease problems in humans, it is very important to understand where it is produced and how it is regulated. This new research gives us important new clues to how this all works.
Most people understand that the thyroid, the butterfly-shaped gland in the throat, controls how quickly the body makes proteins and uses energy. The parathyroid glands, however, primarily regulate calcium levels in the bloodstream through the production of PTH, and their embryonic development is closely linked to that of another important organ, the thymus. While researchers had long thought that the parathyroid glands were the sole source of PTH production and secretion, this developmental link had led, in part, to an earlier conclusion that in the absence of the parathyroid glands, the thymus could act as an auxiliary source for PTH. Since the parathyroid glands are removed surgically to treat certain parathyroid diseases, this finding had important clinical implications.
Instead, according to the Manley team, thymus-derived PTH comes from these small clusters of parathyroid cells that develop at the same time the thymus does but get separated from the main parathyroid glands during development.
Our data reveal two cellular sources of extra-parathyroid PTH, said Manley. The first source is these `misplaced parathyroid cells that arise during normal organ development. The second source is in medullary thymic epithelial cells or mTECs, but PTH from this source does not appear to have any endocrine function and probably serves as an internal control mechanism called a self-antigen that is important for preventing autoimmunity.
Complicating the understanding of PTH is the fact that the thymus does in fact produce some PTH, but none of it is secreted into the bloodstream, meaning it has no overall endocrine function.
Understanding the origin of PTH has clinical relevance, since it would be a natural candidate for stem cell therapy, Manley said. Since the parathyroids control the levels of calcium in the blood, they are also important in finding new therapies for osteoporosis.
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Satan's Face Seen in Eyjafjallajokull Volcano
As you know, last week God was forced to blow up a volcano in Iceland to burn them for considering the allow of gay marriage.
Nothing burns God's temper more than the thought of a man using his dingle dangle to dabble into another man's backsides! It makes God sick and angry! Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve sicko Iceland!
So with anger kindled, God let his fires of wrath explode and it resulted in the Eyjafjallajokull volcano igniting and destroying half of Iceland, as Ireported right in the heat of battle.
Now as we see God's wrath is blanketing all of Europe with an unprecedented cloud of smothering smoke, we are also getting time to review this image from up above with our satellite technology.
One image, right above the exploded image, stood out above the rest. It is a good one.
The image you are about to witness contains the tortured face of Satan. You can see he is screaming as God is searing him with the high heats of a volcano! The lava burns hotter than the core of Earth itself! It is searing the worst of demons, Satan, and God is just getting started. This is still God taking the fridge thermostat and having it on the ice cold setting, he is getting to make it MUCH hotter.
On this photograph you see Satan screams and begs for mercy, but God has turned deaf ears to his screams just like all of Europe who supported anti-Christian things and forgot their heritage in Christ! Warning: The following image contains the face of Satan. First, contact your local parish and pray before viewing, anointing your room with blessed holy oil. After praying, immediately order your wife and any children to leave the room and remain praying while you review this media and pass it to your parenting group.
Update: According to the National Weather Review, the fallout from this volcanic explosion is expected to last for one week. I shall pray for it to last ten days, so mark your calendars and behold God.
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North Carolina bans Gay Marriage and Civil Unions.
Read more HereNorth Carolina approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, becoming the latest state to effectively slam the door shut on same-sex marriages.
Obama Endorses Gay Marriage.
Read more Here.
In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, President Barack Obama declared that "same sex couples should be able to get married."
The president told ABC's Robin Roberts that his views on the issue of marriage equality had been "going through an evolution."
"I've always been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally," Obama explained. "I hesitated on gay marriage, in part, because I thought civil unions would be sufficient, that that was something that would give people hospital visitation rights and other elements that we take for granted, and I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs and so forth."
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Copyright Think Progress, Huffingtonpost & Rawstory.I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.


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This unusual twist to this salad by Chef Marco Zapien of cactus leaves and shrimp is the addition of prickly pear cactus fruit
PICO RIVERA, Calif. Oct. 2013—Chef Marco Zapien worked in the sports and entertainment industry before deciding to share the cooking style and family recipes of his family. Partnering with his father Jess, Zapien's Salsa Grill and Taqueria http://www.thesalsagrill.com/ was opened in 1994. Marco decided to develop his culinary skills so took the time to attend and graduate from the Los Angeles Culinary Institute. He then combined his interests by becoming sous chef at Edison International Field of Anaheim. He moved on to other stadiums and arenas before rejoining his father at Zapien's. He's also corporate chef in charge of Sports & Entertainment venues for Melissa's World Variety Produce. Melissa's, based in Los Angeles, distributes exotic fresh fruits and vegetables, Chefs on staff create recipes using ingredients such as cactus leaves and cactus fruit.
"I came up with the dish because I had done a shrimp salad with some nopales diced like a pico de gallo and it worked really well. So I came up with this salad using some of the same ingredients, adding the cactus fruit for color and texture, pine nuts and queso fresco for some crunch and additional flavor," says Chef Marco Zapien.
Both cactus leaves and cactus fruit made into 50 Best Plants on the Planet , giving the salad an elevated nutritional profile.
Recipe and photo courtesy Zapien's Salsa Grill and Taqueria in Pico Rivera and Melissa's World Variety Produce
Serves 4
1 lb large shrimp (16/20), peeled, shelled and deveined
2 T chopped garlic
1/4 C olive oil
4 cactus leaves (nopales)
4 prickly pear cactus fruit, peeled and diced
1/2 C pine nuts, toasted
1/4 C organic cilantro, chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste
Toss the shrimp with the garlic, half of the olive oil, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 1/2 hour. Heat a sautÈ pan and cook shrimp until just firm. Remove from heat and let cool. Trim cactus leaves around the outside edge and scrape the thorns from both sides with a potato peeler. Rinse under cold water to remove any excess "gooey stuff" (obviously a restaurant term). Rub with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill for about 2 minutes on each side, remove from heat and let cool. Cut into julienne pieces and rinse again to remove the remaining gooey stuff. Toss the shrimp, cactus, prickly pears, pine nuts, and cilantro together and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
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1/2 C blood brange juice
1/2 C rice wine vinegar
1 t chopped garlic
2 T honey
1 t Dijon mustard
2 C salad oil
Salt & pepper, to taste
In a blender, blend all ingredients except the salad oil. Slowly drizzle in the salad oil to emulsify. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
8 leaves butter lettuce, 1 to 2 heads
1/2 C queso fresco, to be used in plating
Arrange the leaves on the salad plate as shown and fill with the cactus and shrimp mixture. Crumble the queso fresco over each salad and drizzle with the vinaigrette.


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Erlang is a programming language used to build massively scalable soft
real-time systems with requirements on high availability. Some of its
uses are in telecoms, banking, e-commerce, computer telephony and
instant messaging. Erlang's runtime system has built-in support for
concurrency, distribution and fault tolerance.
This port contains a standalone runtime environment of Erlang R15
to be used during the development of OTP applications.
WWW: http://www.erlang.org/
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/lang/erlang-runtime15/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install erlang-runtime15
cd /usr/ports/lang/erlang-runtime15/ && make install clean
pkg install erlang-runtime15
PKGNAME: erlang-runtime15
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
This port is required by:
===> The following configuration options are available for erlang-runtime15-15.b.03.1_9:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
DTRACE=off: Enable DTrace support
GCC=off: Build with modern GCC (from ports)
GS=off: Enable GS application (deprecated)
HIPE=off: Build native HiPE compiler
JAVA=off: Java platform support
KQUEUE=on: Enable Kernel Poll (kqueue) support
ODBC=off: ODBC database backend
OPENSSL=on: SSL/TLS support via OpenSSL
SCTP=on: Enable SCTP support
SMP=on: Enable SMP support
THREADS=on: Threading support
WX=off: Enable WX application
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
gmake ncurses perl5
Number of commits found: 33
Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, categories h, i, j, k, and l.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
lang/erlang* (7 ports): USES+= ncurses
precoordinated with olgeni@ (maintainer)
Remove unnecessary empty directories from Erlang's plists.
Reduce diffs with lang/erlang-runtime18.
Add GCC_DESC to Mk/bsd.options.desc.mk. Use this in a number of ports
instead of their own respective settings.
Remove ansi version fo wxGTK 2.8 and only keep the unicode version
All applications in the ports tree works correctly with unicode version of wxGTK
Newer version of wxGTK are unicode only (3.0+)
Note that now WX_UNICODE macro is noop
Reduce diff with R18 ports:
- Exclude HIPE with OPTIONS_EXCLUDE_DragonFly
Sort option descriptions and remove unnecessary USES=autoreconf.
Remove $FreeBSD$ from patches files everywhere.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
Fix implementation of sendfile function on FreeBSD.
Also, replace USE_AUTOTOOLS with USES=autoreconf while I'm here.
Submitted by: Stefan Grundmann
Remove unused PATCH_SITES.
Fix with Perl 5.21.1+
With hat: perl@
Sponsored by: Absolight
lang/erlang* : Use OPTIONS_EXCLUDE_DragonFly to block SCTP option
DragonFly no longer has SCPT in base and when it did, it was ancient.
Approved by: DragonFly blanket
Check if dtraceall is actually loaded when DTRACE is enabled.
Do not disable the hipe application entirely, even if the HIPE
option is disabled. Dialyzer seems to need at least some beam files
from hipe to perform its job.
Sort OPTIONS_DEFINE and OPTIONS_DEFAULT.
Create SKIP files for applications disabled by port options.
Remove disabled applications from ${STAGEDIR}.
Set perl5 as a build-only dependency.
Reduce diff with the main Erlang port and unmute install commands.
Cleanup plist generation in Erlang runtime ports.
Do not forcibly disable SMP in erlc.
SMP used to crash some builds a long time ago, but now it seems safe.
Remove indefinite articles from COMMENT where I'm maintainer.
Fix unixODBC vs libiodbc conflicts
Always rely on unixODBC each time a port is looking for libodbc.so
Remove odbc compat from libiodbc
This allows to install both kde and gnome at the same time
While here:
- Convert libiodbc to USES=libtool
- Convert a bunch of libiodbc dependencies to USES=libtool
- Chase libiodbc.so shlib change
- Stagify some ports
- Convert some ports to USES=pgsql
Discussed with: rakuco (kde)
With hat: portmgr
Convert all :U to :tu and :L to :tl
Since FreeBSD 8.4 and FreeBSD 9.1 make(1) do support :tu and :tl as a
replacement for :U and :L (which has been marked as deprecated)
bmake which is the default on FreeBSD 10+ only support by default
:tu/:tl a hack has been added at the time to support :U and :L to ease
migration. This hack is now not necessary anymore
Note that this makes the ports tree incompatible with make(1) from
FreeBSD 8.3 or earlier
With hat: portmgr
- Convert to USES=tk
- Add staging support and simplify plist generation.
- Add LDFLAGS to unbreak the ODBC build.
- Remove unnecessary USE_CSTD (see r331232). [1]
- Change PKGNAMESUFFIX to avoid using LATEST_LINK. [2]
PR: ports/180017 [1]
Submitted by: Stefan Grundmann <firstname.lastname@example.com> [1]
Submitted by: tijl [2]
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
Convert to new perl framework
Convert from USE_GMAKE to USES=gmake
Replace USE_GCC=4.6+ and USE_GCC=4.4+ by USE_GCC=yes.
Right now this is a noop in the former case and a noop in the latter
case unless lang/gcc44 has been installed explicitly.
This puts a bit more emphasis on standardizing on a canonical version
"current" GCC and makes it easier to update that canonical version
by changing the default in Mk/bsd.gcc.mk and updating the lang/gcc port.
That is, USE_GCC=yes means "use a decent/modern version of GCC" without
having to worry about details.
Approved by: portmgr (bdrewery)
- Do not install extra PDF documentation
- Do not install epmd
- Replace more ERLANG_LIB occurrences in pkg-message
Noticed by: stas
Add ERLANG_LIB to SUB_LIST, and use it in pkg-message.
No PORTREVISION bump because the package stays the same.
Fix LATEST_LINK.
Replace /usr/local with %%LOCALBASE%%.
Add lang/erlang-runtime15.
This port is indented for developers and port maintainers. It is a
copy of lang/erlang with a few differences:
- Nothing is installed in $PREFIX/bin
- Libraries are installed in $PREFIX/lib/erlang15
- You have to change your PATH to actually use it
- Support for building PLTs is removed
- Other ports are not supposed to install anything inside this environment
What is this for:
- Building Erlang applications using the R15 runtime, once R16 is
committed (think Riak).
- Building Erlang applications when there are conflicts with modules
provided by other ports (for example, the RabbitMQ client libraries
conflict with the server code installed by net/rabbitmq).
- Testing new Erlang versions before the main port is upgraded.
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After trading off most of their assets last winter, the Oakland A's were left for dead.
They opened the season in Japan, slipped back into the country and, in near isolation – the home crowds at Oakland Coliseum qualify – they have actually gotten off to a winning start. Their unexpected 18-17 puts them in second place in the AL West as they arrive in Anaheim for a brief, two-game visit.
We checked in with beat writer Joe Stiglich who covers the A's for the Bay Area News Group to ask some Q's about these A's.
Click through the photos for a preview of the two-game series between the Angels and A's in Anaheim this week.
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Boxing – Quillin takes on Wright on June 2
Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (26-0, 20 KOs) steps into the ring on June 2 to fight four-time World Light Middleweight Champion Ronald "Winky" Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs), America's top middleweight will have the added inspiration of winning for his father, Pedro. Quillin-Wright is the 10-round Showtime co-feature at Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Thirty-two years to the day (June 2), Pedro left his native Cuba en route to Miami on boats with his fellow countrymen in look for of freedom.
"He ran off the boat so fast he left his shirt and shoes on the boat. They gave him flip-flops and he thought that they were high-end sandals because he was America." Quillin explained that his father had served 13 years in prison for unfairly selling beef. Pedro was a butcher and there was a strict food allotment in Cuba. He slaughtered cows and illegally sold meat in his neighborhood. Pedro stayed a few days in Miami before relocating in Wisconsin, lastly settling with family members in Chicago, where he worked as a butcher. Peter was born there in 1983.
"Many people gain success by overcoming adversity," Quillin said. "I was never given anything but I've stood on my own and now I'm close to fighting for the World Middleweight Championship. Beating 'Winky' Wright will get me closer to complete my dream. My father and brother, Chedrick, have been with me in Las Angeles during this training camp. They've motivated me. There's nothing more I'd like than to give them a big win against 'Winky' to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of my father's freedom."
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Sprint's Samsung M850 Dash approved by the FCC
It's been quite many months since we last heard about Sprint's Samsung Dash. But that doesn't mean the phone isn't comings soon to a Sprint store near you – because it probably will, as the FCC has just approved it.
The CDMA frequencies the M850 works on, as well as the model number (Sprint has the Samsung Instinct M800, the Instinct S30 M810 and possibly the InstinctQ M900) confirm the fact that this phone is headed for the third largest US carrier.
Moreover, the sketchy image made available by the FCC looks exactly like the Dash featured on that leaked Sprint roadmap.
We don't have too many details about the features of Samsung Dash M850, but the phone will certainly come with Ev-DO, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and MicroSD card support.
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Inspiration is everywhere and found in everything. Every blink is a lesson in living. The more we open our minds and hearts to the world around us, the better we know ourselves, the less we have to question, and hence, the more we know our lives are heading in the right direction.
What we call the Animal Rights Movement is, with greater reason, a Mixed Culture. This Mixed Culture is a mélange of caring and thinking people, so naturally the intellectual and compassionate architecture appeals to us and others like us.
The Language of the People is like speaking every known dialect. Our melting-pot family, spans the spectrum of thought and experience that translates into non-violent action. Undoubtedly, intellect, compassion, and kindness are the source of continually admirable heroic actions of communities and individuals.
Our individual struggle parallels our united struggle. We experience lows, in-betweens, and euphoria. We work, we have families, and we have equally important commitments to ourselves and loved ones as we do our devotion to the emancipation of non-human animals.
The fact of the matter is: we cannot do it alone. An individual is only the beginning, a spark, an idea. It takes a community - family - to lay a solid foundation and build a new future.
When Robbie Potter, a life-long vegetarian, discovered the horror of the dairy industry, he tried to go vegan, but lapsed. "I needed help," Robbie says, "so I enlisted many vegan friends and researched to make sure it would stick."
The tipping point for Robbie was his exposure to another appalling aspect of factory farming - the chicken industry. "By having contact with vegans, I had a support network in the opening month struggles," Robbie explains. "I made a better choice of foods with more knowledge and have never looked back."
Robbie is quite the creative soul. In addition to his poetry book, Side Winding Affection, and his two books, The Woman In The Painting and Regrettably Male, Robbie came up with the idea of Give 'Em The V's, an all-vegan ethical theatre and film production company.
Give 'Em The V's developed out of the unnecessary use of and harm to animals in media. As a fully ethical production company including actors, designers, and technicians, Give 'Em The V's exemplifies vegan living even if a particular production isn't ethically charged.
"We want to entertain people, make them think, and make a statement about veganism," Robbie says. "Art as activism has huge potential partly because the audience have sought it out, rather than a protest they happened to walk past. Immediately, there's a receptiveness by the audience's choice to come along."
Theatre art, Robbie believes, has an advantage when approached with artistic subtlety. "It is about being creative and clever, being thought provoking and emotive within the medium."
Robbie's scriptwriting techniques coax the audience in, making it their choice to lean in and to hear more. His plays with animal rights elements present the human-side as the main plot to allow the audience to identify with the characters first. The animal element is the sub-plot that develops over the established narrative, which in turn creates emotional engagement.
The recruitment process of finding volunteers committed and passionate vegan actors in London has been very difficult. While Robbie has a repertoire of theatrical animal rights scripts, he particularly lacks vegan male performers.
"I've had to write tailor-made pieces for a female cast," Robbie states. While Robbie continues to try and recruit vegan men, he is adapting some of his shorter plays into short films with a small cast. "The recruitment of a larger cast is currently the only thing holding Give 'Em The V's back from larger and vegan-themed productions."
From his experience and observations, Robby thinks the shortage of available male vegan actors is deeply rooted with conventionally prescribed masculine traits such as sexism and speciesism. Men who possess intellectual acumen along with emotional intelligence ignore society's programmed male mentality and are already heavily engaged in activism, thus the pool of male vegan actors is small.
"Give 'Em The V's will be built," Robbie says with absolute determination, "through saturation and slow development by a committed core that I hope can soon push on to the next stage and be out there provoking and engaging with our audience."
Click here to contact Robbie if you are interested in volunteering with Give 'Em The V's as an actor or theatrical technician. Production groups interested in using Robbie's scripts, such as his full length vegan themed play, Innocence Is a Chameleon, are also encouraged to contact Robbie.


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The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
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Character Role Analysis
Montoya, the Spanish hotel owner, is the Mr. Miyagi to Jake's Karate Kid. Montoya is an old school aficionado of bull-fighting; he's seen matadors come and go, and he knows the sport better than anyone else. Jake, a young aficionado, shares a true understanding of the sport with Montoya, as well as a genuine love for it.
Jake and Montoya have a real respect for each other because of their common passion for bull-fighting. In the end, though, the student betrays the master; Jake lets Montoya down by introducing Romero to Brett, thereby corrupting the talented young matador.


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Brad Shepik: The Water's Thirst
The Water's Thirst
Brad Shepik (guitar)
The Loan (Songlines 1518)
Brad Shepik (guitar), Peter Epstein (reeds), Tony Scherr (bass), Kenny Wollesen (drums),
Seido Salifoski (dumbek, percussion).
Composed by Brad Shepik.
Recorded: May, 1996 & April, 1997
Rating: 92/100 (learn more)
Brad Shepik is an underrated artist in the truest sense of the word. In the jazz scene, where it seems like 99% of all jazz musicians can and will be labeled as "underrated" at one time or another, Shepik's impressive resume and prodigious skills somehow sneak under the radar in even the most investigative of jazz circles. A glimpse into his musical world reveals one of the more fascinatingly conceived discographies in recent years.
A Seattle native who settled in New York to receive his Master's Degree in Jazz Performance/Composition from New York University, Shepik has performed with Joey Baron, Dave Douglas, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, and Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band, the latter of which he toured with for upwards of five years. He also maintains a healthy teaching schedule at New York University and the New England Conservatory, among others, and has released five albums as a leader.
On The Loan, Shepik's first recording as a leader in 1997, the guitarist reveals his true musical passion – combining the jazz tradition with his knowledge of world music styles and mastery of many stringed instruments. Alongside bassist Tony Scherr and drummer Kenny Wollesen (of both Sex Mob and Bill Frisell Trio fame), Shepik presents loose, folksy jazz that rarely really swings and often features more acoustic guitar than electric, as evidenced on "The Water's Thirst." This tune's easy sax/guitar melody slowly and beautifully unfolds with percussion layers, harmonic textures, and mini-stringed arrangements weaving in and out of each other. A striking track and record, from one of the few guitarists who shares many of Frisell's aesthetic choices but offers an truly original take on this brand of world-music infused jazz.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Tags: 1990s jazz · guitar
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Annual reductions in carbon emissions associated with improved florest management. (From Putz et al., PLoS Biology 6(7): e166 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060166)Many projects designed to reduce carbon emissions focus on reducing the rate of deforestation or on replanting of forests that were harvested in the past. In yesterday's PLoS Biology Jack ("Francis") Putz and his colleagues point out that following improved forest practices can also have a very large effectt. Specifically, by adopting practices associated with reduced impact logging in tropical forests (planning of log landings, planning of roads, construction of bridges and water culverts, planning of skid trails, marking of future crop trees, directional felling, and liana cutting) the authors estimate that carbon emissions could be reduced by 0.16 gigatons per year.
To put that in perspective, total CO2 emissions in 2005 were 28.2 gigatons. A reduction of 0.16 gigatons per year would make that an even 28 gigatons, a reduction of about about 0.7%. That may not sound like a lot, but consider this. During the 1990s ttopical deforestation was responsible for about 1.5 gigatons of CO2 emissions annually (source). A reduction of 0.16 gigatons would represent about 10% of the total emissions associated with tropical deforestation. Suppose we could reduce deforestation rates by 50% by 2050, the annual reduction in CO2 emissions would be about 0.5 gigatons.1 Now reduced impact logging is looking very promising. It would eliminate almost 1/3 as much CO2 as an ambitious program to reduce deforestation. Better yet, if we combined a 50% reduction in deforestation with reduced impact logging, the total annual savings would climb to 2/3 of a gigaton, or over 15% of the total reduction in CO2 emissions necessary to stabilize atmospheric concentrations at 450ppm.2
1The Gullison et al. paper in Science estimates a total of 50 gigatons over the 21st century. I get 0.5 gigatons per year by dividing 50 by 100.
2Here's how I get the "over 15%". Gullison et al. say that 50 gigatons is about 12% of the total needed. If 50 reduced impact logging adds 1/3 to that, the total reductions become 16%.


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Kenny: "You see plenty of ugly dudes with hot chicks."
Ragosa: "Thanks for the compliment."
"Coming Home" is the July 1 episode of "The Night Shift." Reminder: this article has spoilers, so read at your own risk. Be sure to check out the slideshow for more quotes from tonight's episode. "The Night Shift" airs Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. central on NBC.
My poor, poor heart. Drew and Rick took my heart on a crazy ride during this episode, and I loved every minute of it. Seeing Drew and Rick interact is fantastic. One thing that isn't too clear is Rick's views on coming out. He definitely pushes Drew to do it when Landry is there, and it doesn't seem like coming out would be a huge deal to Rick. We know Drew's feelings on the matter, and we even get a bit more when Krista prods him about the issue in this episode. Krista gave Drew the much needed push to go kiss Rick. If Drew hadn't, we would be having words about that.
The army is a big presence in this episode. It is great to see the comradery in the hospital, even though the guy with the eye patch was a jerk. Also, I did not need all those close ups when his eye freaked out. I couldn't look. Another heartbreaking storyline is Krista and PFC Wilson. I knew this would end badly. Krista and Wilson were just too adorable. It was practically impossible not to fall in love with them. Did you enjoy having the army in this episode?
Alright, we all knew it was coming. Scott versus TC. It's predictable, nothing too exciting. The highlight of all of this is Topher's conversation with TC about Jordan. It is fantastic to get Topher's perspective on this whole situation, and to have this friendship moment in the episode. We know Topher and TC served together, but their friendship doesn't often get to shine. Even though it seems unlikely, I would enjoy seeing Jordan talk about all of this with Landry. It's a complicated situation that Jordan is in.
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Feb. 25, 2011
Megan Langenfeld was honored as the Los Angeles Sportswoman of the Year on Thursday night at the Sixth Annual LA Sports Awards in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton. UCLA softball's 2010 NCAA Championship was selected as the #8 LA sports moment of last year, while the remembrance of John Wooden's life and legacy was the #2 moment.
The LA Sports Awards are presented annually by the Los Angeles Sports Council to celebrate the greatest moments of the year in sports in the Los Angeles/Orange County area.
Fox Sports West will televise the star-studded awards show on Friday, March 4 at 10:45 p.m.


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The British Embassy in Libya is temporarily withdrawing a small number of staff because of "ongoing political uncertainty".
18:46, UK, Friday 10 May 2013
The British Embassy has withdrawn a number of staff in the Libyan capital Tripoli on security grounds.
The Foreign Office (FCO) said the decision follows armed groups disrupting access to a number of government ministries in Tripoli.
A spokesman said: "Given the security implications of the ongoing political uncertainty, the British Embassy is temporarily withdrawing a small number of staff, mainly those who work in support of government ministries which have been affected by recent developments."
The mission in the capital remains "open as usual", including for consular and visa services, he added.
Official FCO travel advice warned of the potential for violent clashes in Tripoli on Friday.
It stated: "Armed groups are disrupting access to a number of government ministries in Tripoli.
"Demonstrations against these armed groups are planned for Friday, May 10.
"In light of this political volatility, there is a potential for violence and clashes between rival armed groups. Avoid any demonstrations or large gatherings of people."
The FCO has advised against all but essential travel to Tripoli, Zuwara, Az Zawiya, al Khums, Zlitan and Misrata, and to all coastal towns from Ras Lanuf to the Egyptian border except for Benghazi.
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Mark Amendola: Perseus House / Katrina Vincent: DevelopErie
Brighter Horizon's staff received this letter from a former client last month
Dear Brighter Horizons Staff:
I have been very happy where I am now. These foster parents are the best gift you guys provided for me. I can't thank you all enough. I am thankful for all the effort and hard work you did for me.
I hope all of you know that I see the world from a different angle then I once did before. I don't believe I really had…Read More »
Dr. DeGarmo Radio interview with Mark Amendola
Perseus House would like to thank the Educational
Improvement Tax Credit donors for:
- First National Bank
- Philadelphia INS
- MacDonald ILLG
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- PNC Investments
- Erie Insurance
- Northwest Bank
- First National Bank
- PNC Bank
- Curtze
- UPMC Health Plan
Perseus House is now using Prelude
Prelude is a group learning game that helps engage and motivate clients at the start of a term, or training program. Prelude uniquely complements and enhances ART® Programs.
Click here to learn more about Prelude »
Perseus House is comprised of Residential and Community Based interventions that serve Pennsylvania's youth and families to promote pro-social behavior and lifestyles.
Perseus House is committed to the Sanctuary® Model and we were officially certified October 2010. The Sanctuary® Model was developed over the last 20 years by Dr. Sandra Bloom for traumatized adults in inpatient hospital settings and now has been adapted for residential treatment, schools, group homes, foster care, outpatient and community based settings.
The goal is a deliberate shift in the understanding of how a traumatic life event or chronic stress affects our ability to relate to the world. So that when we confront a person who is struggling our approach changes from "what's wrong with you?" to "what's happened to you?" and "how can we help?" This approach changes the therapeutic relationship to offer communication and trust without judgment. Sanctuary is fluid and always focused in the present moment. By creating a safe environment which models this system we are thereby building steps for a successful future. We believe in the seven commitments of Sanctuary which are: Non Violence, Open Communication, Social Learning, Social Responsibility, Emotional Intelligence, Democracy, Growth and change. We value: respect, responsibility, integrity and personal growth.


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We are continuing our series of articles featuring the experts at ESCAPE Family Resource Center about parenting and showing our children love. The Houston Family Examiner recently had the opportunity to discuss family relationships and the importance of parents showing children love with ESCAPE Family Resource Center Chief Programs Officer Nicole Huff. Don't just wait for Valentine's Day to put a whole lot of love in your child's heart. Today's talk is about tweens ages 9-12 years old.
ESCAPE Chief Programs Officer Nicole Huff talks about tweens. She advises that the transition period before adolescence is filled with change and opportunity. Pre-teens learn where they belong, how they are doing and a sense of their own value first from their relationships with their parents. Making this a positive foundation will help them successfully navigate the world of their peers.
Recommendations include:
1) Spend time holding your pre-teen
2) Kiss and caress your pre-teen
Now is when it's going to get hard to show your tween you care. That kiss goodnight or as they leave for school may get you a turned head but it's important to continue to show them love appropriately.
3) Say, "I Love You" to your pre-teen
4) Compliment your pre-teen for his/her behavior or completing a task
5) Hug your pre-teen for no special reason
Remember now is when they are going to start being shy about being seen with mom and or dad, so try to keep the hugs for when they won't be embarrassed by it. They may even be happier about receiving it.
6) Express to your pre-teens what you love about them (e.g. "I feel so proud of you when I see you put all the dirty clothes in the laundry. You are such a responsible pre-teenl!)
7) Provide your pre-teen with opportunities to assist in daily chores and tasks such as meal preparations, cleaning, and grocery shopping
Consider a chore chart so everyone knows what is expected of them.
8) Schedule one-on-one time with your pre-teen (without cell phones, TV, or other distractions)
Oh so hard to do, but one of the best ways to lead is by example. Put the phone away, turn it off yourself. Don't leave it on vibrate. There's nothing that is going on that can't wait until you spend time with your children.
9) While driving your pre-teen to and from school, turn off the radio and talk to them freely without lecturing. Be willing to drive your pre-teen around-the car provides a great place to talk!
You might be amazed! Listening to the kids talk in the backseat between each other or with their friends can yield a wealthy of information about topics you may need to help your children explore or advice to give.
Related content: Getting your tween and teen to talk – to you
10) Surprise your pre-teen by taking them out to a favorite place (i.e. park or favorite place to eat)
11) Express your love in writing; write them a special note and place it in their room or lunch box
12) Prepare their favorite meals and snacks
13) Provide them with encouraging words when they feel sad, scared, frustrated, or angry
14) Try to share at least one meal together every day; if weekdays are not possible try weekends
15) Provide patience and understanding to your pre-teen's feelings, expressions, and privacy
16) Talk to them about the physical and emotional changes of puberty
17) Attend your pre-teen's school and extra-curricular events
18) Allow your pre-teen's friends to spend time at your house. This will also benefit you as you will get to know with whom your child spends time.
Related content: Coping with cliques: Tips for parents of tweens and teens
19) Help your pre-teen with their homework
20) Allow your child to exert independence in a safe way
21) Talk to your preteen, listen to his or her ideas and opinions, and do things together
Classes are available at ESCAPE for a variety of family situations including:
As children grow mom may be considering going back to work. The Empowerment for Motherhood class is focusing on mothers' personal growth and development and Building Confident Teens focuses on some of the parenting challenges with raising adolescents.
Subscribe to the Houston Family Examiner as we continue talking to ESCAPE to learn more ways to connect with our children and put a lot of love in their heart. Our next installment in this series will include ways to work with your teen child.
About ESCAPE
ESCAPE is committed, both locally and globally, to providing child abuse and neglect prevention programs, court-ordered and CPS-approved parenting classes, parenting support groups, parenting tips and professional training tools that anyone can use to develop positive parenting and co-parenting, appropriate discipline, anger management and conflict resolution skills.


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This week's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw did an average viewing audience of 4,317,667 viewers on the USA Network. Below is how the show broke down by hour:
Hour one – 4,391,000 viewers
Hour two – 4,511,000 viewers
Hour three – 4,051,000 viewers
The audience was down slightly from the week prior. TV by the Numbers has more data online at this link.


text: May 13, 2014 00:08 LSU says it's ready for Missouri, SEC softball tournament LSU says it's ready for Missouri, SEC softball tournament Advocate staff photo by CATHERINE THRELKELDLSU second baseman Allison Falcon fields a ball against Harvard earlier this season at Tiger Park. Falcon and the Tigers open play in the Southeastern Conference softball tournament against Missouri on Thursday in Columbia, S.C. BY MATTHEW HARRIS| email@example.com May 7, 2014; 8:26 p.m. Comments Two years later, Allison Falcon remembers the heat. Facing Missouri in a NCAA tournament, the temperatures were sweltering. On the field, upstart LSU dug deep against a national seed in a Sunday doubleheader that helped the program end an eight year absence from the Women's College World Series. "It was hot," Falcon said. "Literally and metaphorically." Now conditions may be primed at the Southeastern Conference tournament for the budding rivalry to kick up sparks when No. 23 LSU (34-21), which is seeded sixth, faces third seed and No. 13 Missouri (41-15) at 10 a.m. Thursday in Columbia, South Carolina, at Beckham Field. The roots are easy to trace back to the super regional opener. LSU touched up Mizzou ace Chelsea Thomas in a 6-1 victory, one in which the All-American struggled late. Afterward, Missouri coach Ehren Earleywine downplayed LSU's approach at the plate, pinning his pitcher's struggles on the heat, and confidently implied his team wouldn't be fazed by sweeping a Sunday doubleheader. On that Saturday, LSU fans razzed Thomas about her stamina in the circle. LSU made clear it wasn't intimated. Catcher Lauren Houston let a forearm go high and into the face of Mizzou's Brianna Corwin during a rundown. Next, reserve backstop Morgan Russell was pushed out of the way when she made a bid to take out Missouri shortstop Corwin Genovese. Afterward, it drew a complaint from Earleywine that officials let physical play get out of hand. "We are very, very different stylistically and the way we direct our programs," LSU coach Beth Torina said. "Anytime you do things at the polar ends of the spectrum, it's tough to have them meet on a level field without there being a difference of opinion. When we went up there, we were going to make sure we weren't going to get pushed around. And if we did, we were going to push back." And it doesn't help that Earleywine bears the reputation for using his comments to ruffle feathers. For example, he called Alabama's dogpile "bush league" after securing a SEC title at Missouri last week. "I have a ton of respect for Ehren," Torina said. "He doesn't do things how I would do them, but he is a fantastic coach, and he always brings a fantastic team to the field." Still, it was evident when Missouri visited Baton Rouge as a new member of the SEC that it hadn't put the memory of its super regional defeat to bed. "There was a little bit of animosity because of the past," LSU third baseman Tammy Wray said. "They probably wanted to beat us more than anyone else." So was it simply the environment? Or will the stakes stoke old grudges? Missouri, which sits No. 9 in the RPI, is a lock to host a regional but wants to sew up a national seed to secure another super regional. LSU has a remote chance at hosting a regional if it can make a deep run. Don't rule it out. "It's always in the back of our minds what went through and that there is a rivalry there," Torina said. "That there is that little bit extra emotion." Follow Matthew Harris on Twitter: @MHarrisAdvocate. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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KUWAIT CITY – Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Friday phoned Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah to enquire after the latter's health following a minor surgical procedure in the US.
During the conversation, the Kuwaiti emir expressed his gratitude to Gul for the gesture, the state-run KUNA news agency reported.
In a statement, Kuwait's royal court said Sheikh Sabah had undergone a "successful" surgery in the US.
It did not, however, specify what kind of surgery the emir underwent.
The 85-year-old leader traveled to the US last week for "routine medical checkups," according to earlier reports by KUNA.
Al-Sabah, who has ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006, underwent two major surgeries in 2000 and 2007.
He frequently undergoes medical checkups.
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TEA PARTY: The Documentary Film
Liberty's march has a new generation of patriots.
About The Film
The Tea Party movement of 2009 shocked the political establishment, the nation at large and left a big media machine dizzy in its wake. How did it happen? Where did it come from? Now, experience the story of the movement that's driving our national dialogue against big government spending and a Constitution under assault. "Tea Party: The Documentary Film" follows the struggles of five grassroots individuals and their transformation from home town rally goers and rally organizers to national activists in the 912 March on Washington. In the process, the film reveals what is at the heart of this nationwide surge of civic engagement - a return to and respect for a Constitutionally limited government, personal responsibility and fiscal restraint at the Federal level.
Goals for the Film
The film seeks to further the conversation about the principles of the movement among tea party activists and provide a compelling means to share the story with those on the outside who are looking to understand its true nature.
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100 Ideas That Changed Fashion
written by Harriet Worsley
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100 Ideas that Changed Fashion chronicles the most influential fashion ideas through which womenswear has evolved. Charting the movements, developments and ideas that transformed the way women dress, the book gives a unique perspective on the history of twentieth-century fashion. But rather than just documenting these changes in fashion, it crucially explains why they happened. From the invention of the bias cut and the stiletto heel to the designers who changed the way we think about clothes, the book will be entertaining, intelligent and a visual feast.