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Bay Harbor Podiatry Group Launches New Revolutionary Laser Treatment for Nail Fungus
LA's Premier South Bay Podiatrists Introduce the Most Effective Safe, Quick & Painless Treatment to Eliminate Stubborn Onychomycosis
"I've never been able to offer as powerful, effective and safe a treatment as this new laser technology. And the best part is there are no dangerous side effects, no pharmaceutical prescriptions, and it's achieved during a single office visit," said Dr. Marc G. Mittleman, founder and director of Bay Harbor Podiatry Group. "I've personally seen the embarrassment and shame brought on by this very common disease. Here at last is an effective treatment that allows everyone the chance to show their feet again with pride."
Dr. Mittleman and his physicians treat all toes on both feet with the laser regardless of infection to eliminate the possible spread of the fungus. Patients can expect to see healthy nails within 8 – 10 months.
Onychomycosis affects approximately 35 million people in the U.S. and almost 50% of the population over age 40. It's frequently transmitted in nail salons, gyms and other places where people go without shoes. No single or combined topical treatments have proven to be more than 25 percent effective. While some oral medications tout success rates as high as 65 percent, they require three months of treatment and carry a serious risk of liver damage and require frequent blood testing and monitoring throughout treatment.
With Bay Harbor Podiatry Group's new PinPointe laser treatment, as featured on Good Morning America, patients can resume physical activities and wear normal shoes or paint their nails immediately following the procedure. For more information, visit www.footcareone.com.
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About Bay Harbor Podiatry Group
Bay Harbor Podiatry Group has provided cutting-edge and personalized healthcare to residents of the South Bay area of Los Angeles for over 25 years. Founded and directed by Dr. Marc G. Mittleman, the practice is the first in the area to offer this revolutionary toenail fungus laser treatment. Dr. Mittleman, and his associates, Dr. Michael S. Bloch, and Dr. Roland J. Carroll, III, are certified Diplomats of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and treat all ailments of the foot and ankle. For more information, visit www.footcareone.com.
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How casting ruins a mystery: 'NCIS Los Angeles' edition
While watching a recent CBS's "NCIS: Los Angeles" (don't judge - ladies do love cool James), I witnessed what has to be one of the most egregious offenses on television crime dramas and it's posing a serious threat to my TV viewing (and by extension to anyone watching TV with me).
In an early scene from the aforementioned episode, Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah) and her partner Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) are heading down the garden path of a Beverly Hills mansion when they pass a gardener. He gives the agents a passing glance, but that look, that stealthy stare tells me instantly that the gardener is not just pruning the roses, he's the bad guy, the guilty party and the reason for the episode's murder and mayhem. »Read Full Article(1)
Autism and beer inspire brewery tour
This Kickstarter project is coming to a brewery near you. At least they hope so.
Lance Rice is a 55-year-old historian with an encyclopedic knowledge of beer. The Cleveland native has held a lifelong dream of touring the country's breweries and writing a book about the history and culture of American beer. The visits will be filmed for a documentary called "Lance's Brewery Tour," with Milwaukee stops scheduled for MillerCoors, the original Pabst Brewery, the Pabst Mansion and Minhas Brewing in Monroe and the National Brewery Museum in Potosi. »Read Full Article
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As I don't disagree, I made the short drive to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Sunday for the first of two performances of Wilder's play. Directed by Jim Butchart and featuring John McGivern as the stage manager, it is being produced as part of Whitewater's "Big Read," which is focused this year on Wilder. »Read Full Article(2)
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On Friday night (Oct. 26), CalArts held its 2012 Halloween Party, with the Main Gallery and adjoining halls decked out under the theme of Cyber Apocolypse. We've selected a few…Continue reading »
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Kelsey Upton, with her parents, Randy and Melissa Upton, said she is speaking publicly about the incident because, I dont want this to happen to anybody else.
High school junior Kelsey Upton was puzzled.
Why was a stranger from Iowa sending her a text message?
Her confusion turned to terror last fall when she learned that the person who had sent the message had plucked her personal information from a pornographic website.
Without her knowledge, someone had placed her name and phone number on the site next to a photo of a naked woman, in an explicit position, who somewhat resembled her.
How could that be?
Her father, a federal investigator who previously worked for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, traced the posting to a Citadel cadet, with the help of law enforcement officials.
But to their dismay, Upton and her father learned that no crime was committed.
Now Randy and Kelsey Upton, who live in Oxford, Ga., plan to meet with legislators and other public officials to try to make such actions a crime.
"I want him arrested," said Kelsey Upton, now 17. "But if that won't happen, I want a law about this so someone doesn't just get a slap on the wrist."
Randy Upton said he and his daughter traveled to Charleston on Monday to attend a meeting of the Commandant's Board, a group that will decide whether the cadet will receive disciplinary action.
Kelsey and her father read statements to the board about how the events had traumatized Kelsey and her family.
Then the cadet read an apology statement, Randy Upton said. To him, the cadet didn't sound sincere.
The Uptons have told their story to several media outlets, including CBS' "The Early Show." But they didn't release the name of the school where the website posting originated until Tuesday.
Randy Upton said he wanted to attend the Commandant's Board meeting before he released the name of the school.
Kelsey Upton said she knew the cadet because he is a friend of a friend. She learned about him posting her name and cell phone number on the website after receiving a text message from a 55-year-old man from Iowa.
The Post and Courier reached the cadet accused of posting her personal information Tuesday afternoon. The newspaper is not printing the cadet's name because he has not been charged with a crime.
He said he would have to call back, and that the call "might be a violation of my FERPA rights." He did not call back.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law places limits on the release of students' personal information. It does not prohibit the press from calling a student, or a student from talking with the press.
Jeff Perez, The Citadel's vice president for external affairs, confirmed that the cadet was a student at the school. But, he said, federal law prohibits the school from discussing disciplinary cases.
Kelsey Upton said that when she attended the Commandant's Board meeting, The Citadel gave her the option of using a different entrance to the room so she wouldn't come face to face with the cadet in the hallway.
She declined the offer and went on with the meeting. "It felt kind of good to stand there and look him in the eye and tell him how much he hurt me," she said.
Randy Upton said some people have asked him if the situation was embarrassing to him and his daughter. He said he told his daughter that she did nothing wrong and she has nothing to be ashamed of.
But, he said, he also told Kelsey that the image is now out in cyberspace, so it could come up again. That's why the family launched "an aggressive campaign" to get the word out about the incident.
"My daughter is strong enough to endure this," he said. "But if it happened to other girls, it could crush them."
Kelsey Upton said that's why she is speaking publicly about what happened to her. "I don't want this to happen to anybody else."
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Full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma had median, or 50th percentile, weekly earnings of $465 compared with $630 for high school graduates (no college). Workers with bachelor's degrees had earnings of $1,031, and those with advanced degrees, $1,332.
Earnings varied between men and women. Men without a high school diploma had median weekly earnings of $503, while women without a diploma had median weekly earnings of $387. For high school graduates, median weekly earnings of men were $714, for women, $550. Among workers with bachelor's degrees, men had median weekly earnings of $1,209, women, $882.
Among college graduates with advanced degrees (professional or master's degree and above), the highest earning 10 percent of male workers, those at the 90th percentile, made $3,434 or more per week, compared with $2,130 or more for their female counterparts.
These data are from the Current Population Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. More information can be found in "Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers: Second Quarter 2009" (HTML) (PDF) news release 09-0814.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Education and usual weekly earnings for women and men, second quarter 2009 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/jul/wk2/art05.htm (visited October 01, 2016).
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Sony Computer Entertainment Lair
- Gorgeous graphics, Amazing orchestral soundtrack, Dragon-based action has its moments.
- Six-axis only control scheme hurts more than it helps. Small design flaws cut into the game's potential
Bottom Line
Despite the faults, Lair still manages to be decent title that all PS3 owners should look into, but you may want to reserve your true excitement for the day when the other hotly anticipated PS3 titles like Heavenly Sword arrive.
Price$ 99.95 (AUD)
Although most of the negativity surrounding the PS3 has to do with its exorbitant price tag, it is, without a doubt, its anemic game library that is the system's true Achilles heel.
There's no denying that if the games were there, the price of the system wouldn't matter as much. Look ahead to the next few months and you'll see games like Heavenly Sword and Metal Gear Solid 4 waiting just on the horizon, but what the PS3 needs more than anything right now, at this very moment, is a triple-A title to come along and provide some lift for its massive black wings.
Lair is the first of the hotly anticipated and overly hyped PS3 games that could have and should have fit the bill, and although it flies in with a full head of steam, it ultimately comes in for an awkward landing.
The View
Before we get to the things it does wrong, let's look at the list of the things Lair does right. First, Sony fanboys will have a lot of fun crowing to 360 fanboys about the game's gorgeous graphics and rightly so, as Lair does a great job of showing off the graphical prowess of the PS3. It isn't the revolutionary leap over the 360 that the PS3 diehards will want it to be but it is proof positive that developers are finally beginning to get a firm grasp on the complexities of the hardware and it serves as an encouraging sign of what's to come.
Speaking of which, Lair plays great regardless of the setup: we played it on an old 480i set all the way up to a brand spanking new 1080p display and it looked impressive all the way through. Obviously you'll get better results with a true 1080p display, and if you have the equipment to take full advantage of the audio/visual buffet that Lair has to offer then you're definitely in for a treat, especially if you're equipped for 7.1 surround sound, as Lair's orchestral score is particularly strong.
The Air Up There
I also appreciated Lair's compelling and interesting story, even if it does have a few holes. The narrative revolves around two nations who were once united but were split during a cataclysmic time of upheaval. One nation, the Asylians, prospered while the other, the Mokai, did not. You play the role of Rohn, a member of Asylia's Sky Guard, who begins the game defending his country's borders against a Mokai invasion but is quickly embroiled in a growing conspiracy of betrayal.
While the story isn't going to win any originality awards, its element of theological warmongering is fascinating and has a lot of resonance with current cultural events. And despite a few plot holes, the story drives the action along and gives you enough excuses to ride out on your dragon and wreak havoc, which is, of course, the main draw of the game.
Dragon Your Tail
At its best, the dragon-based combat of Lair is pretty damn awesome. Soaring around majestically in the sky; raining hot fiery dragon-breath death upon your foes' heads; grappling with other dragons and clawing their eyes out; leaping onto an enemy dragon-rider's back and hacking at him with your weapon; swooping down onto the ground and rampaging around like Godzilla--there's no shortage of thrills to be had. Missions have a variety of objectives and you'll constantly be forced to change your tactical focus and point of attack.
While the game-play isn't revolutionary, it's solidly done, which is no surprise given developer Factor 5's track record with its Rogue Squadron titles. But here's where things get complicated: for all its pretty graphics and sweet dragon-on-dragon action, the game suffers from one colossal design flaw--it relies entirely on the Six-axis motion sensing controller.
Want your dragon to go left? Bank your controller left. Want it to swoop down? Tilt the controller forward. It sounds simple enough, but in practice ends up being more of a chore than it should be. To be fair, the motion sensing is pretty accurate but requiring you to constantly move your hands around while fiddling with buttons over the course of a fairly long game is asking too much. It's unfortunate that the game relies so heavily on a gimmicky feature that no one has been able to get a true grasp of (pun intended).
Tried And True
What's most confusing about all this is that there is no other control scheme available. Had Factor 5 simply put in an option to switch to an analogue-stick based scheme, the game would have fared much better. Six-axis doesn't ruin the game--spend enough time with it and you'll eventually get used to the controls--but being able to play with a traditional analogue stick scheme would have made the game more palatable and enjoyable.
If you factor in occasional goofs like stilted storytelling, frustrating missions that you will have to repeat multiple times to get right, an irritating lack of objective updates during battles and an unfriendly camera that works against you as much as it works with you, and you have a game that could have been great but isn't.
I should point out that we were playing an early review build and Factor 5 will probably make tweaks up to the moment the gold master goes off to the mastering lab, but the core gameplay mechanics are already in place and there's no denying that it's flawed. I expect many fans will be disappointed thanks to all of the hype that's built up around the game, but the inevitable complaints about the control scheme will no doubt be warranted.
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But looking good is subjective, especially in regard to style (as opposed to fit). If you heed Stitches advice, and you go read the last ten or twenty pages of this thread, it should be very clear to you what kind of looks currently get the most praise. I'm not saying that there isn't a variety to be found, just that you can see what the vocal majority usually finds appealing.
so if i'm understanding this right, we have "A" Style
So it stands to reason there there is "B" level style, right?
Then it falls that there is a C, D E...
And somewhere down in the recesses of fashion we get K Style?
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Bob McGinn 'Ultimate Super Bowl Book' chat transcript
Journal Sentinel beat writer Bob McGinn answered questions about the second edition of The Ultimate Super Bowl Book, which includes lengthy accounts of Super Bowls 44, 45 (Packers over Steelers) and 46.
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- Q: Eddie, Fort Myers, FL - Loved your book, Bob. I have a question about Superbowl XVIII, Redskins-Raiders. As I am sure you know, people have long speculated about the possibility of gambling interests infiltrating pro football and influencing outcomes. I have long thought that if anyone were to ask me about the single most suspicious play I have ever seen, I would say it was that funky screen Joe Theismann threw from his own goal line at the end of the first half that became an easy pick-6. Your thoughts? Do you know who called the play, Gibbs or Theismann? Who calls a screen from almost their own end zone with just a few ticks left in a half? The Redskins were DOMINANT that year, but that play basically ended their season. Call me crazy, but I thought I smelled something...
- A: Bob McGinn - Hi Eddie: Let's get started talking about the Super Bowl, the NFL championship game for 46 years since the NFL-AFL merger. The Packers have participated in five (winning four). Only teams that have been there more times were Dallas and Pittsburgh, each eight; New England, seven; and Denver, six. Green Bay is tied for fourth in SB titles with four. Before we begin, there will be occasion in which I refer to an individual game as the 43rd Super Bowl or the 15th Super Bowl rather than using roman numerals. Half the time, I don't think people even know what the roman numerals signify. I'm on the side of clarity and simplicity ... now to your question, Eddie. There were 12 seconds left in the first half when the Redskins took over at their 12. The Redskins were down, 14-3. Joe Gibbs called a screen to the left to Joe Washington, a play that had gained 67 yards (but to the right side) to set up a score in the Oct. 2 meeting between the two teams. Well, Raiders DC Charlie Sumner suddenly had a flashback to that Oct. 2 game. He sent in young ILB Jack Squirek from Illinois to replace Matt Millen, who was livid to be replaced like that. He told Squirek to go wherever Washington went. The rest is history. Joe Theismann flipped the ball over DE Lyle Alzado, who was in the process of peeling back because he smelled screen as well. It went right to Squirek at the 5, and he scored a back-breaking TD. As for whether the fix was in, I wish I had some news here but I don't. I didn't smell anything other than Sumner making probably the greatest spur-of-the-moment defensive call in SB history.
- Q: Joe, Madison, WI - What has been your most favorite Super Bowl? What has been the best single game performance by a player that you recall?
- A: Bob McGinn - Joe: I keep coming back to SB 42 when the Giants stunned the Patriots. Everyone was ready to anoint the 18-0 Patriots as the best team in NFL history. It had amazing drama. It had a last-second TD. It had Bill Belichick trying to win his fourth SB in seven years. It was relatively low-scoring (17-14), which I love. It had the catch by David Tyree. It had Tom Coughlin standing up for the integrity of the game in the regular-season finale against NE when there was nothing in it for his team in terms of the playoffs. It was the coming of age for a young QB, Eli Manning. And it was two cities on the East Coast, New York and Boston, that don't like each other very much. As for the best single-game performance, in the book I rank the 10 best for each position. I guess I'd go with the Raiders' Marcus Allen in SB 18 that Eddie reference previously. Packers President Mark Murphy was trying to tackle Allen that day as the free safety for the Redskins. I have asked him about that. He remembers what that was like.
- Q: Jeff, Madison - Bob, Often times superbowls can be a letdown in how they're played. Are there 2-3 superbowls that stick out in your reporting as the most competitive, and well played between the participants?
- A: Bob McGinn - Jeff: There was a string of terrible games from SB 18 to about SB 29. I remember those big, bold headlines in the newspapers of the day: SUPER BORE!!! And it was. Those were the days of NFC dominance with the 49ers, the Redskins, the Giants and the Cowboys. One of the games in which it started to turn was the 34th SB in Atlanta between the Rams and Titans. I happened to be seated in the auxiliary press box that night at the Georgia Dome, in the end zone away from where the Titans' final drive died. The Titans got the ball back at their 12 with 1:48 left and one timeout. Watching the late Steve McNair perform on that drive, which ended at the half-yard line, is something that I will never forget. The aux box is constructed by the NFL in what normally would be seats for fans. For once, I felt more like a fan than a detached observer seated in the main press box. McNair just wouldn't be tackled or denied ... until unheralded LB Mike Jones wrestled down WR Kevin Dyson as time expired. I've covered 27 of them, and the Tennessee game will live with me forever. The NY-NE game is right there, as is the Pitt-Ariz thriller in SB 43.
- Q: Bob, Waumandee - Some feel that Green Bay's most recent Super Bowl team was good, not great, except for the stellar play of the quarterback. How do you rank Aaron Rodgers' performance in the title game compared to other QBs?
- A: Bob McGinn - Hey Bob: I had to come to grips with that issue in the latest edition of the book. I ended up putting Rodgers No. 5 on that list. He is behind, in order, Joe Montana in SB 19, Montana in SB 24, Steve Young in SB 29 and Phil Simms in SB 21. He is ahead of, in order, Doug Williams in SB 22, Troy Aikman in SB 27, Montana in SB 23, Tom Brady in SB 38 and Terry Bradshaw in SB 10. There are at least half a dozen other single-game efforts by QBs that could be on this list. It's interesting to recall that three of the five passes dropped by GB receivers might well have been TDs.
- Q: Cheesehead Sports Nut, @CheeseheadSN - I really enjoyed the new chapters, let's hope the Packers win another one in the next few years so that we can get a 3rd edition. I would love a quick peak behind the scenes of putting together each chapter. How many interview do you conduct on average to put together each chapter? How long is the average interview?
- A: Bob McGinn - Hi CSN: Let's just talk about the three most recently played games. I started the process by watching the tape once from the perspective of one team and then from the perspective of the other team. That took two or three days. I charted the data and then decided on the people that I hoped to interview. As always happen, some of them I was unable to get. In the most recent games, I talked to about 10 people. Most of the interviews were extended. Sometimes the interview subjects had access to tape at their desks as they spoke. In some cases, the more they talked about this one game, the more they became engaged. The average interview probably lasted 45 minutes. Then I tried to write about 8,000 words on each game, focusing on the basic question: why the game was won.
- Q: Bob, Waumandee - With the long pre-game, extra TV timeouts and lengthy halftimes for the Super Bowl what are some things coaches/players do to stay focused on the task at hand?
- A: Bob McGinn - Bob: I have been told by numerous coaches and players that the extended halftimes were put to good use. During the regular season, it's 12 minutes. And there's no overage, either. The coaches sprint down from the press box (I've been run into by coaching bolting more than once) to the locker room. They meet together as an offensive and defensive staff, decide on an adjustment or three and quick deliver a few talking points when their players are called up. Then they sprint back upstairs. The SB halftime runs 25 to 30 minutes. The mood is relaxed, contemplative. Meaningful adjustments can be made. Scripts can be drawn up leisurely to start the third quarter. Some guys might get something to eat. I'm just glad the halftime is as brief as it is during the regular season. The average length of a game is around 3:15 as it is. The NFL doesn't need to become like college football and start moving towards 4 hours on a regular basis.
- Q: Ron, Brookfield - Why don't they play the Super Bowl on Saturday evening instead of Sunday? The game ends at 9:00 p.m. Sunday night and that is a quick turnaround with school and work. It seems there could be better Super Bowl parties and such if it was a Saturday night main event.
- A: Bob McGinn - Ron: Even though the game isn't played until Sunday, the Saturday night parties in the host city might be the highlight of the week for the rich and famous. If the NFL played on Saturday, it would lose one full day of the biggest sports weekend of the year. I'm guessing the TV ratings wouldn't be quite as good on a Saturday night as on a Sunday night.
- Q: Pam Kassner - Hi Bob -- I understand you'll be doing a book signing at talk at Schlitz Park on December 6. Tell us more about that and other opportunities to meet and have you personally sign your book. Will make a great gift for the football fan.
- A: Bob McGinn - Hi Pam: My wife, Pat, and I will be making two appearances in the Milwaukee area on Thursday, Dec. 6, to sign/personalize copies of The Ultimate Super Bowl Book. It's the second edition of the 416-page book, which is now in hardcover and covers all 46 Super Bowl games. We'll be at a gift fair at Schlitz Park, 1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. We can talk about the book, my job covering the Packers and the NFL for the Journal Sentinel and anything else that's on your mind. At 11:45 a.m., I'll be in the Schlitz auditorium to answer questions about the book, the team and the league. Later, we'll be at the Visitor Center in picturesque downtown Greendale from 3 to 6 p.m. We'll have a bunch of books with us and can sign them anyway you want for gift-giving. I'll also mention here that anyone can order a book mail order by emailing me at email@example.com. Pat, the ace marketing director, will provide details via email after that ... that should do it for today. Thanks for your questions and interest.//Bob McGinn


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Posted on 09/25/2011 5:32:09 AM PDT by raccoonradio
In last Thursdays Stark Country, we revealed that gold spins are on the rise for the Dixie Chicks eight and a half years after the incident that cost them their career. But even after all this time, a surprising number of country programmers say theyre still not playing the groups past hits. Even those who are playing them are doing so very cautiously, with the politics of each market still playing a deciding role. When asked if all had been forgiven and forgotten when it comes to the Chicks, one programmer responded, Are you kidding?
We asked programmers how much (if any) Chicks music theyre playing now in the their gold categories, and how much that has changed in recent years. We also asked what kind of reaction they do get when they play or test music from the group now.
Surprisingly, PDs say the listener hostility toward the band still hasnt abated, despite the more than eight years that have passed since lead singer Natalie Maines remarked at a London concert on the eve of the Iraq war that she was ashamed then President George Bush was from the groups home state of Texas.
WYCD Detroit was instrumental in the groups launch in 1997. But today, current OM/PD Tim Roberts says, We are still not playing them in rotation as a portion of our audience continues to push back on them in research and in a very vocal way (complaints). We actually did a phone topic on it a few months ago and the negatives still far outweighed any positive comments or support.
At WFRE Frederick, Md., PD Jess Wright reports, We only have one song by the Dixie Chicks in our rotation at the moment, and its the Star Spangled Banner (we play a version of it every day at noon) and Im not sure most people know its them. I have moved a song or two in and out of the light gold or fill categories a time or two because I genuinely like the way they sound on the radio, and thats more than my predecessor played, but Im always hesitant to play them during the daytime.
Even after all this time, there are people who will call or e-mail and tell us we are un-American for playing the Dixie Chicks, Wright says. Its a shame. While my personal politics may not line up with theirs (or more accurately, Natalies), they did make a radio station sound good, didnt they?
Its a similar situation in Richmond, Va., where WKHK PD Buddy Van Arsdale reports, We dont play any Dixie Chicks. Richmond tends to be conservative, and playing them just riles up a very vocal part of our audience. I would be willing to bet its a small percentage, but like the Tea Party members, they are loud!
To be fair, Van Arsdale continues, I have checked Dixie Chick songs in our research and some of their songs still test well.
But in this case his gut outweighs research. Asked if radio listeners have forgiven or at least forgotten about Maines comment, Van Arsdale says, Are you kidding? Look at whats going on in Washington right now. We cant get a jobs bill agreement, let alone forgiveness for the Dixie Chicks!
Ditto for KIXZ Spokane, Wash., PD/MD Paul Neumann, who reports, [I] havent played Chicks for years and I havent seen any national research either, so no airplay.
Theres better news for the band at KUPL Portland, Ore., where director of music programming Scott Mahalick reports he has five Chicks songs in rotation, and they generate no negative reaction. But, he adds, Portland is very liberal.
Interestingly, Mahalick is also ignoring his research, but in the opposite way as Van Arsdale. Our research shows we should not play any Dixie Chicks, he says. [They are] highly polarizing, so this [five songs in rotation] may be changing in the future.
Current KTTS Springfield, Mo., PD Mark Grantin has worked in three different markets since the Chicks backlash erupted, and he notes some interesting differences hes seen market to market.
At KTTS, he says, We are not playing any Dixie Chicks titles. Shortly after arriving at KTTS, I put several of their titles on a music test. I wanted to see if the country audience in this market had forgiven them, and if there was an appetite for their music. All titles in that test were scored by our listeners without naming the artists. Clearly our listeners told us that they dont consider them to be core artists or songs that they want to hear on KTTS. Scores were very low with huge hate numbers.
We saw similar results in Lexington, Ky., when I was there, Grantin continues. We did not play any of their titles for the same reasons: low overall scores and high negative scores.
By he had a different experience in Madison, Wis., prior to his departure from that market in 2007. We did continue to play some of their titles in Madison, he reports. The market was very different. I had just as many calls and e-mails from listeners indicating that they did not want me to censor their music [as] those who were very passionate about me removing their music. Ultimately, several of their titles scored well enough to continue to play, although all titles scored lower than prior to the [Maines] comments and controversy.
After last Thursdays story ran, Chris Mosser, host of The Roadhouse evening show on KVET Austin, Texas, reached out to offer his comments on the topic.
We came completely off the Dixie Chicks when the Bush thing happened, and it has stayed that way since, he says, but I sneak in a few Chicks songs on the Roadhouse show (our Texas-intensive evening daypart), Traveling Soldier and Godspeed primarily, typically late at night and only occasionally, frankly out of caution of a negative reaction. But I have, so far, not drawn any heat. Ive intentionally gone with Soldier due to its pro-military theme, which is difficult for even the angriest Chick-hater to object to. Plus, being a Bruce Robison song performed by Texas girls, it couldnt pass the regional test more convincingly.
Ill admit, I want to play the Chicks because the music is so good and Im a fan personally, Mosser continues, but I think there will always be some hesitation among country programmers about them. My feeling is that probably most of the audience is over it, but those who are not are really, really not. Austins a liberal town, but were still in Texas.
Townsquare Media VP/country Bob Moody says at his group of stations, Songs by the Dixie Chicks continue to test too poorly to qualify for our recommended gold list. Im not aware of any Townsquare Media country stations playing them enough recently to elicit a response.
The backlash against the group (and Natalie in particular) doesnt appear to have been due entirely to the incident, Moody adds. The FUTK stunt [in which Maines wore a t-shirt on a televised awards show with a thinly-veiled expletive aimed at her then nemesis, Toby Keith] and other offensive behavior may be factors as well.
WYCD creative director/production director Terry Phillips sent Stark Country a note after last Thursdays story ran with a reminder about some of the other behavior Moody is referencing.
You forget to mention they publicly called country listeners stupid and backward, he writes, recalling some blundering media statements the group made while attempting to mount a comeback in 2006.
Phillips also painfully recalls that when the group toured following the country radio backlash against them, They gave tickets and backstage passes to CHR stations, stiffing us Personally, I stood by them though almost it all, and I could forgive almost everything they said and did as personal opinion but those amazing, incredibly talented women treated a station that supported them like crud.
Meanwhile, WQHK Fort Wayne, Ind., OM Rob Kelley says hes still not playing any Chicks music, even though Ive seen our local testing come back a bit with better passion scores on Wide Open Spaces and Cowboy Take Me Away. However, both tracks still pack significant polarizing negatives The political landscape here in Northeast Indiana is very textbook Red State. Playing by the rule of You dont get hurt by what you dont play, there arent enough overall numbers give play to the Chicks.
And Kelley cites another key reason why the group is no longer a top contender for gold airplay. The Chicks have been gone for so long the young demo is virtually unfamiliar with them, he says.
In 8 1/2 years weve watched new superstars emerge. Some of those acts were not even signed 8 1/2 years ago. I would never fault anyone for sticking with their beliefs, but in the time passed does the public really care about the Chicks in general? Instead, weve seen 8 1/2 years of missed branding or re-branding, along with a bonding opportunity that was gobbled up by Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Taylor Swift.
Sirius XM Radio director, music programming Al Skop shares a similar thought. After seeing how well Pistol Annies are doing with [our] Highway [channel] listeners with their rootsy, gritty yet relatable and accessible melodies, he says, it gives me pause to wonder if the Chicks are thinking to themselves If only
They messed with Texas. Don't do that.
"I don't regret what I said about the President
And I will never say I'm sorry
(You know what they say?—Never say never, Natalie)
I will never apologize (we will)
I'll never make amends (we will)
(We'd like to sell some tickets in our own country again)
"(We can't play in our hometowns, we've been banned in the South. Come on people we can't help it if the little one has a big mouth)
Even though my words may have ruffled some feathers
The Dixie Chicks are gonna stick together
And there are more words inside of me that might stir up a little controversy
I'm here to say that there is no God
And I support the radical Islamic jihad
Maybe you think I've gone bezerka
But I say every woman should be wearing a burkha
"(Now we have to apologize, she never spoke for us
We're been waiting for the day to kick her off the tour bus
We'll re-form as a duo once we say our goodbyes
She won't bother us anymore once she's been lobotomized)"
I never could fault them for speaking their mind.
For those that haven't seen it:
Americans can be like elephants...
>>You forget to mention they publicly called country listeners stupid and backward
And it mentions that they gave show passes to the CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio/Top 40) stations, not the country
ones. They turned their back on country. Biting the hand that fed them.
Nor can I but you also can't fault listeners and programmers from speaking their minds either. It cuts both ways but the DC apparently didn't like that part.
Yes though they may have found out the hard way that free speech has consequences—in other words, it can provoke more free speech from those who disagree (..or agree...) with you.
When the Chicks controversy erupted there was the expected
"oh, this is censorship! They have freedom of speech!" remarks. Censorship is when the government bans something.
This is the free market in action.
A radio station that puts on a conservative or liberal talk host gets the host's opinions plus those of the callers.
When the ratings stink (as in liberal talk radio), the station has every right to can the host. Same with music.
If listeners object to content, the station can respond
by removing it. And if listeners wind up missing Chicks
songs, maybe they can tune to top 40 stations that may have
picked it up instead (they turned their back on country
radio/fans as it was).
Got an opinion? Great! But expect others to offer theirs
in response...
That is very true, free speech is a street that runs both ways.
I still remember them, not fondly, as the Blixie Chicks.
They have a right to say what they believe, but they don't have a right for people to accept it. Words can have consequences. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw almost joined them on the shun list, but they had the smarts to discontinue their foolishness.
Here in Boston there's only one country station, WKLB, which does do well in the ratings (but, no competition). At first they seemed to stick with the Chicks but the negative remarks they got caused the station to play them very infrequently
if it all...
Of course these girls not only put there foot, but there whole leg down their throats and to top it off told their cash paying customers to shut the hell up
I hope they are pariahs for a long, long, long time
Liberalism doesn't pay in to open market, only when it's gumbermint money feeding it...too bad they don't understand that dynamic
Ah, nice to know I am not the only one who still turns off the station when I hear the Vichy Chix.
Neither could I. But ultimately they must be aware of the commercial consequences of doing so. They're in the business of making country music. People who listen to country music tend to be socially and politically conservative. Therefore, it behooves them not to alienate their audience if they wish to be commercially successful. They want the free speech without the consequences to their careers. Too bad, it don't work that way.
'Blixie Chicks' Blame Conservative Web Site (That's us, folks)
From a free speech pov, no, but from a business perspective, yes. They were a business and their spokesperson acted in her own interests, not the interests of her company and its employees. I saw it as an incredibly selfish act, but one of the first things I learned about business is that it's not against the law to destroy your own business--you are just as free to fail as succeed.
Neither could I fault anyone for speaking their mind with their wallets or purses.
A sign they were connecting with liberals was when "Traveling Soldier" got picked up for airplay by the folk show at Kent State (WKSU), which a friend had sent me (cassette airchecks). The host of the show, Jim Blum, was on the day Clinton was impeached and referred to it as "this sad day in our nation's history".
I mentioned WKLB in Boston; it was interesting when they switched frequencies with longtime classical station WCRB
(which has since gone non-commercial and is owned by giant
Boston public TV/radio station WGBH). WKLB moved from one frequency to another by playing Rascal Flatts' rendition of the Star Spangled Banner (the last note or so went on the
new frequency). WCRB's program director took it tongue in cheek: the last song on the old freq. was Aaron Copeland's
"Rodeo", a fiddle-based tune heard on the old ads "Beef:
It's What's For Dinner". (Hallelujah Chorus first song
on the new spot on the dial)
The Chicksie Dicks.
(oops actually it was Ricochet who did the National Anthem rendition they played. The first song under the new
frequency was Rascal Flatts' "Life is a Highway" from
the Disney movie Cars)
Indeed though there are certainly some country artists who may lean left including Steve Earle and even maybe Merle
Haggard (who came out as anti-Iraq war I believe. "We don't
smoke marijuana in Baghdad..."?) But true, mostly
Rock artists like Pearl Jam do things like burn effigies
of Bush on stage. And let us not forget this gem from
Akron Ohio's Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders:
"Are we at war yet? Bring it on, I hope the Muslims win!
Down with the economic s-— this country represents!"
Visiting Akron recently, I had a great sausage pizza
at Luigi's and my friend there pointed out we were near
Chrissie's vegetarian restaurant. Glad I ate at Luigi's! :)
And since REM has split up I can mention that on MTV
(some awards ceremony or something) lead singer Michael Stipe had a bunch of T shirts on and each one had a politically correct statement on it. He read it as he took each shirt off...
I haven't listened to the Dykie Chicks since Natalie spoke her ugly mind. I can't even listen to anyone with a similar sound if it reminds me of them.
It's interesting how the radio stations are still trying to work them back in. Might say something about who's running them.
When you are in the entertainment business it doesn't make sense to piss of your audience.
That isn't entertaining it is just plain stupid.
When you are in the entertainment business it doesn't make sense to piss off your audience.
That isn't entertaining it is just plain stupid.
However, no one ASKED them for their opinion. And they chose an entirely inappropriate venue to give it. They forced it on people who had paid money to hear them perform, and in another country to boot.
True and thats why the radio station doesnt play them. The public is speaking their mind
funny vid. Interesting, the directors name is Bill O'Reilly.
Their first two albums (pre-Natalie, with much more of a bluegrass sound) are -great- and are still in my personal rotation.
I was ticked more when the lead singer wore that shirt for Toby Keith that read FUTK or TKFU not sure.
That was funny when it happened.
I guess they thought all that money came from liberals! LOL!
Long memories are a good thing.
Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines rips country music, fans - National Ledger
Maines says shes finished with the genre and is none too pleased with the fans, basically labeling them as redneck hicks. She tells Entertainment Weekly, the stereotype is true.
So Im pretty much done. Theyve shown their true colors. I like lots of country music, but as far as the industry and everything that happened I couldnt want to be farther away from that, Maines told EW.
Ah, but shes not done. Not only does she hate country music (the genre whose fans lined her pockets with money), she turns on the free market and democracy that made her rich as well.
The entire country is controlled by money. And I think thats what people feel, they dont their voice isnt heard. They dont have a say. Its corporate America. My friend made up the word corpocracy. I love that word.
"For me as a person, [The incident has] completely altered the course I was on," Maines tells Entertainment Weekly. "For me to be in country music to begin with was not who I was. I liked Martie and Emily's (the talented Dixie Chicks) playing, but I did not grow up liking country music."
"And I guess I was ignorant to the fact that the stereotypes behind country music were true and it was disappointing."
If I had a buck for every artist I've met who thinks the world owes him/her a living, I'd be a rich woman.
Judging by the response they received at the first of two Chicago concerts from a capacity audience, the Chicks will be clucking all the way to the bank for a few more years, at least. Nary a boo bird or a catcall was heard, and scattered signs of support were in evidence. One handmade poster simply read "1st Amendment."
Maines mentioned the "incident" only once, as if referring to an indelicate piece of surgery. But there was one bit of Chicks hokum, when the "incident" was linked to the Patty Griffin song "Truth No. 2." While video footage of civil rights marchers and suffragettes paraded across the screens overhanging the stage, Maines sang, "You don't like the sound of the truth/Coming from my mouth . . . I don't think that I'm afraid anymore, say that I would rather die trying." For the Chicks to equate their public-relations dust-up with the historic fight against discrimination takes the kind of hubris associated with out-of-touch rock stars, not down-home country acts.
Maines paws the stage like a filly with her black boots, and when she leans into "Long Time Gone" and laments that the music she hears on the radio "ain't got no soul," she could use some of her own songs as evidence.
It's interesting in that it is very clear that the audience has no interest in this group (whatever they put out) yet the stations are still trying to 'squeeze' a song in here or there.
If your business is target based and you have a product that has a negative response from a vast majority of your targeted base then why even look at the product?
The question then one asks is; whose running or whose is making the decisions for the business?
comment one of the Dixie Chicks made to Newsweek. One member stated, "Would Bruce do The View?" referring to Bruce Springsteen and his career path, which the Dixie Chicks hope to emulate. I'm not sure which is stranger to me, their attack on The View or that they actually think they're in the same league as Bruce Springsteen
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Taylor made tattoo: Miss Swift inks song lyrics down her arm
The line is a lyric which comes from Grammy-award winning Country Music Group , The Dixie Chicks, and their 2008 single titled, 'Favorite Year.'
In the past, Taylor has named the group as being one of her musical influences, crediting the women for the impact they have had by 'stretching boundaries.'
"I never could fault them for speaking their mind"
Me neither. I just never buy their CD's or listen to their music.
Remember Benedict Arnold? So does everyone else. But it's only been 230 years.
Well the NPR audience isn't exactly known for liking Country and Western music....:^)
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- The act of a man tucking his wang and sack between his legs and bending over so that it can be seen from behind resembling the head of a goat.
- Sometimes used in the Fag Game or the Nut Game.
- Sometimes used in the Fag Game or the Nut Game.
Tim is well endowed, he was able to pull off the goat!
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when the man (or transsexual person) tucks his penis and ballsack between his legs, closes his legs, and bends over, leaving his package hanging out the back of his legs for all to see. a dick trick that is used to creep out friends and (hopefully not) family members.
That asshole gave me the goat. I almost puked.
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when you tuck your balls and your dick between your legs and bend over as a form of a prank to show your friends
I bent over and gave the goat to my buddy Grant when he came through the apartment door.
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The neglected person because everyone rightfully takes that person for granted.
She was the goat because she had done so well in life.
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a term that been used on Clubvibes.com
Its a gang of members who worship The Goat. Ah wsntme i so fancy The Goat tonite.
Yes Zac lets get The Goat and ride it all nite
Yes Zac lets get The Goat and ride it all nite
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Also known as the "devil horns", "Satan horns", or "heavy metal hand".
Index and pinky finger fully extended, thumb accross middle fingernail.
Index and pinky finger fully extended, thumb accross middle fingernail.
That punk ass poseur doesn't even know how to throw the goat.
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Idahoans are paying $3.37 on average for a gallon of gas, that's almost ten-cents less than 2013. But how are those stats playing out on the roadways? AAA Spokesperson Dave Carlson said drivers confidence is up.
"We are getting use to higher gasoline prices, and the economy is mending a bit," said Carlson. "Actually right now our gasoline prices compared to two years prior are lower than they have been. And they're substantially lower in the U.S. and Idaho."
According to the Federal Highway Administration there were 18.1 billion additional miles traveled in 2013 compared to the year before.


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It's a blessing and a curse to be the first type of restaurant to come to a blossoming, dining-obsessed city like Lexington. Do what you do well and you could become the stuff of local legend. Then again, any slip-up will give anyone that follows in your footsteps the template for what NOT to do.
The Village Idiot is Lexington's first gastropub, and for any gastropubs that may open in Lexington in the future, I wish you the best of luck – 'cause you'll have a hard time topping this one.
The Village Idiot made a smart move by occupying the well-known location at 307 W. Short Street in August. It's the city's oldest surviving post office building and was formerly the popular dining hot spot Metropol.
Inspired by the popularity of gastropubs in cities like Chicago and San Diego, the owners of The Village Idiot decided that Lexington was due for one of its own. For the uninitiated, a gastropub focuses on offering independent, high quality craft brews (along with wine and spirits) and chef-driven pub grub.
The atmosphere of The Village Idiot is warm and welcoming, with two floors adorned with plenty of light-colored hardwood and oversized microbrew labels serving as the restaurant's artwork. Behind those bars you'll have one of 20 craft brews on tap to choose from that change with the seasons while the prices remain consistently reasonable.
When it comes to the menu, chef Andrew Suthers' dishes are rustic, simple, often inventive and always flavorful—prominently featuring local ingredients. It's perfect for a fine diner or a late-night snacker.
Instead of your usual appetizers or small plates, The Village Idiot's menu has "Bar Snacks" and a "To Share" section with some real gems on it. Your pint of brew will find a friend in dishes like a pot of pickles or popcorn with the culinary punch of truffle oil. Suthers' mild obsession with duck can be found in the fantastic Scotch eggs, given a twist by using a hard-boiled organic duck egg, house-made duck sausage and whole grain mustard aioli (pair it with a Goose Island Matilda for some complementary fruit notes). When it comes to items "to share," the baked Brie is insanely good. The rich, fatty cheese comes crusted with hazelnut and wrapped in phyllo dough with fig vinegar that can double as a dessert, or get your meal started, paired with the nuttiness of a Scotty Karate Scotch Ale.
Considering we're talking pub food here, The Village Idiot made sure to include some intriguing burgers, sandwiches and salads. However, the entrees, none of which top $19, are where you'll really get the most 'bang' for your buck.
The ham hock ragout is very tender and loaded with smoky flavor. The smoke finds its way into the rich ragout drizzled over spinach gnocchi and complemented with some crunch of sautéed broccolini. The Village Idiot's attitude towards food is best reflected in the duck and waffles. I've never had the classic chicken and waffle breakfast staple, but after having this dish, I'm not sure I'd want it any other way. The sweet and savory elements get upgraded thanks to a buttermilk-fried, Gunthorp Farms duck leg confit and a sweet corn and white cheddar waffle. This is the type of dish you could have with a cup of coffee, but you'd be better off going with the coffee notes and the alcoholic kick of a Founders Breakfast Stout.
The restaurant only has one dessert, but it's a good one. Utilizing day-old pretzel buns, the bread pudding is loaded with custard and topped with bourbon-laced, salted caramel and homemade whipped cream. You'll be hard pressed to find a flaw.
During my visit, Suthers summed up The Village Idiot by saying it's "what you want while you're drinking, before you're drinking and after you're drinking." I couldn't agree more. This is one "Idiot" I'll be making a point to hang out with more often.
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Four flights, 44 hours of flying, and one day trip to Ethiopian Airlines headquarters in Addis Ababa later, we've gathered quite a story about one of Africa's fastest-growing carriers.
It has long been obvious that, short of a miraculous reduction in its labor and debt costs and an increase in revenue, American Airlines needed to restructure its costs in Chapter 11 like every other US legacy carrier had before them.
AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, announced on Tuesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Boeing will send its new 787 Dreamliner to at least four countries on two continents during a six month world tour, the company announced this week.
Though unofficial until December 1st, JetBlue and WestJet appear to be the winners of an auction giving them rights to add flights at LaGuardia and Reagan National Airports. Edward Russell reports.
Several US airlines now offer customers a Premium Economy option with more legroom and amenities. Do passengers think it's a good value? And is it effective for the airlines' bottom line? Columnist Edward Russell investigates.
In the presence of U.S. President Barack Obama, Indonesia's Lion Air and Boeing on Friday signed the largest aircraft order commitment in the history of commercial aviation, both in the number of planes and its financial terms.
JetBlue on Wednesday launched flights to two new Latin American cities from their hub at New York's JFK International Airport: Liberia, Costa Rica and La Romana, Dominican Republic.
Hawaiian Airlines announced Wednesday that it would launch daily nonstop service between Honolulu and New York's JFK International Airport in June 2012.
Bombardier has received a letter of intent from AtlasJet to purchase 10 CS300 aircraft, with options to receive five more of the jets, the companies announced today. The deal is valued at up to $1.18 billion for all 15 aircraft based on list prices.
Oman Air and Boeing announced Monday at the Dubai Airshow that the airline had purchased order rights for six 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft from the leasing company ALAFCO.
Emirates, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has ordered 50 Boeing 777s in a deal valued at some $18 billion at list prices, the companies announced on Sunday, the opening day of the 2011 Dubai Airshow.
SAS Group said it has entered an agreement with Sunrise Asset Management, an affiliate of Allegiant Air, to sell thirteen McDonnell Douglas MD-82, MD-83 and MD-87 aircraft, as well as 12 spare engines.
New video reveals the damage suffered by the landing gear-less LOT Polish Airlines 767-300ER that landed in Warsaw last week.
A Vietnam Airlines flight was delayed for more than two hours over the weekend when a passenger accidentally opened one of the emergency exits when trying to open a window.
Boeing on Thursday delivered the first 747-8 Freighter to Atlas Air, which will operate the new hauler—and four more—on behalf of British Airways World Cargo through a five year wet lease agreement.
Boeing on Monday delivered a 747-8 Freighter to Cathay Pacific Airways, the first for the Hong Kong-based airline.
JetBlue Airways Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster on Tuesday appeared in a company video apologizing for the airline's several stranded flights on Saturday, emphasizing that the airline was focused on safety.
Exchanges between the pilots of a stranded JetBlue airliner and air traffic controllers at Bradley International Airport reveal the desperation felt on the plane's flight deck and a sense that JetBlue management did little to help.
Transaero Airlines, Russia's second largest carrier, has ordered four Airbus A380s in a deal worth about $1.5 billion based on list prices.


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You might have thought that the indictment of the creator of a series of undercover videos smearing Planned Parenthood might have been a setback to Planned Parenthood's opponents. Instead, as Brian pointed out on Wednesday, anti-choice activists have simply moved on from lying about the content of the videos to lying about the circumstances of the indictment. A case in point was the interview that Lila Rose, the founder of Live Action and a mentor of indicted activist David Daleiden, gave to conservative radio host Eric Metaxas yesterday, in which she falsely claimed that a... MORE >
SUBMITTED BY: Miranda Blue, Thursday 10/22/2015, 12:17pm
This is the third in a series of posts about the upcoming World Congress of Families in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read our introduction to the World Congress of Families here and an exploration of WCF's anti-LGBT politics here. While the World Congress of Families has become well known in the U.S. for its anti-LGBT activism, that is just one part of its larger vision of promoting what it calls the "natural family" throughout the world. In fact, in keeping with the vision that Allan Carlson and Paul Mero laid out in their "natural family" manifesto, this year's... MORE >
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A couple of years ago, we heard about a new movie called "Birth Control: How Did We Get Here?" when its director, Kevin Peeples, appeared on the radio program of one of its stars, Kevin Swanson, and Swanson asserted that "wombs of women who have been on the birth control pill effectively have become graveyards for lots and lots of little babies." We stumbled on the movie again recently while researching the upcoming World Congress of Families in Salt Lake City, which will feature some of the activists who appeared in Peeples' film, including WCF founder Allan... MORE >
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SUBMITTED BY: Peter Montgomery, Wednesday 01/07/2015, 12:55pm
A new report from the Croatia-based Center for Education, Counseling and Research (CESI) examines the organized assault on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Europe from the Catholic hierarchy and its conservative allies. CESI was founded in 1997 to respond to violations of human rights, particularly women's and minority rights, as well as militarization and economic dislocation. "Neo-Conservative Threats to Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights in the European Union" examines the efforts of the Catholic hierarchy, its "satellite organizations,... MORE >
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Tashman, Tuesday 09/23/2014, 1:20pm
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Another thing I was concerned about:
I got my blood and urine analysis back and my Rubella Virus IGG EIA test shows POSITIVE. I haven't had the chance to talk to the doctor about this yet because my next appointment is next Friday but I got the test results online on my hospital's website. Did anyone else experience this? Is this a good or bad thing? I read in one of my baby books that this may mean that you have had it in the past or that you carry the antibodies against the disease meaning it may be a good thing. I sure hope it is!
Besides this, what other problems have people experienced when they got their blood/urine analysis done?
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Yeah, it is a good thing, it means you have been exposed and have the antibodies against rubella. That's what you want.
I never had the chicken pox but must have been exposed and developed antibodies against chicken pox and been asymptomatic.
You don't want to be negative and then develop rubella while pregnant.
mother to one girl born in 2005
EDD #2 2/3/2011 (will probably have scheduled c-section at 37 weeks or first week in January, 2011 though)
That's a good thing. Mine came back "borderline"...whatever that means, so I'm to be cautious around children who may seem to have Rubella, and then once the baby is born I will need to get the shot (again, as I did get it when I was a baby).
Ashley, married to Daniel (11/08)
Mommy to Daphne Aria (1/2011) And Delilah Avalynn (3/2012)
Baby #3 Due 9/2013!!
I am not immune! Apparently I need a booster... kinda worried me but my doc told me I will just need the booster shot after I deliver.
I am not immune either my doc said i will get the shot after the baby is born. They did say though that it isn't airborne and that you can only get it from skin to skin contact. Should be easy to avoid don't rub people with rashes I guess lol
DH Brian Married 07/28/2012 - DD Victoria Born 01/07/2011 & DD Becca Born 07/06/2013
I lost my immunity too - this is my third - first two I was immune....guess it wore off over the past 10 years....
My dr told me to wash my hands and get a new shot after the baby...
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Welcome and thank you for thinking about being a fabulous FOHI volunteer. Before you sign up, our volunteer brochure is a must read to learn what is expected of a volunteer. Also check out Volunteering at Hog Island to read about past volunteer experiences.
FOHI volunteers keep the camp humming and are an integral part of its continuing success. Our first camper session starts on May 29, 2016, but we have a pre-camp work session (May 21-27, 2016), when FOHI volunteers arrive early to open up the island and get it ready for campers. We look forward to your help, before, during, or after the main season. Think about staying for more than week! Or consider being a Turnover Tornado – arrive Friday morning to help clean and get ready for the next session, then stay overnight and leave on Saturday (about 5 hours of actual work).
Planning your trip
- General information – including lodging and dining
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- Driving directions – see also directions from Project Puffin
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Forms to complete
- FOHI Volunteer Contract 2016 (.doc)
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The Pallister government has revoked the appointments of Leslie Spillett and Angeline Ramkissoon from the Winnipeg Police Board.
It's a move that probably won't go over well with some in the aboriginal community, since Spillett, who had about a year left on her four-year term on the board, is well-respected among Indigenous leaders.
"Removing Leslie, with a huge amount of respect in (the) Indigenous community, is a step backwards in relationship," Wab Kinew, NDP MLA for Fort Rouge, wrote on Twitter Tuesday evening after I tweeted out the news. "And to replace Leslie with a failed PC candidate? Not a good move by Pallister."
Spillet and Ramkisson were replaced by Larry Licharson and Alicja Szarkiewicz, who ran and lost for the Tories in the Winnipeg riding of Logan in the spring election.
Leslie Spillett was appointed to the Winnipeg Police Board by the former NDP government in November 2012
Under the Police Services Act, the province appoints two members to Winnipeg's police board. The rest are appointed by city council. The term of appointment is usually four years. No member can serve more than eight years on the board. Spillett was appointed to the board by the former NDP government in November 2012 to a four-year term, although the board's inaugural year was 2013.
The appointments were revoked through a cabinet order dated July 6, which was recommended by Justice Minister Heather Stefanson.
Spillett has been an outspoken advocate for missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls. It's unclear why her appointment was revoked. It's common for new governments to replace previous political appointments on boards and commissions with new ones, usually people who are like-minded and/or loyal supporters of the party. Although this one will likely generate some criticism against the Tory government.
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Leslie Spillett dropped from Winnipeg Police BoardTom Brodbeck - July 12th, 2016
The Pallister government has revoked the appointments of Leslie Spillett and Angeline Ramkissoon from the Winnipeg Police Board.
Tories pay political staffer inflated salaryTom Brodbeck - July 5th, 2016
It's interesting that the Pallister government – the newly-minted administration supposedly very concerned about keeping costs down for taxpayers – would blow the bank to pay the inflated salary of one of its failed candidates from the April election.
I told you recently about former Tory candidate Audrey Gordon's new political position with the Pallister government as special assistant to Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen.
Gordon, who ran and lost in Fort Rouge against NDP contender Wab Kinew, is being paid the handsome sum of $98,096 by taxpayers to work for Goertzen, which was made public recently at a legislative committee during estimates. That's well above the salary range of $67,993 to $81,270 for an SA. Most special assistants hired by the Tories are being paid within the SA range, many close to the bottom of it.
But not Gordon. That's because she's actually an employee of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. You know, that bloated bureaucratic organization the Tories while in opposition used to complain about?
Gordon is a "business analyst" at the WRHA – whatever that is – and has been seconded to work as political staff for Goertzen. And she brings her large salary with her. In fact, the WRHA still pays her salary, which means the Tories are using health care money to pay for political staff. And she gets to keep her job at the WRHA.
Former Tory candidate Audrey Gordon now paid $98,096 as Tory political staff
Oh sure, the NDP did it too. But it doesn't make it right.
Gordon was paid $95,907 by the WRHA last year, according to the health authority's 2015 compensation disclosure report.
So instead of getting rid of bureaucratic costs like "business analysts" at the WRHA, the Tories just shift the job over to the legislature. At least one position, anyway.
It's not just the money, which is a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things. It's the principle of it.
Powerful statement on residential schools by MLA Judy KlassenTom Brodbeck - June 3rd, 2016
Liberal MLA Judy Klassen (Kewatinook) delivered a powerful address in the Manitoba legislature June 2, talking about the experiences of her friend's mother who regularly had her fingers broken as a five-year-old for speaking her native tongue – the only language she knew – while attending residential school. Klassen was responding to a ministerial statement on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
God Save the Queen – how MLAs end session before election callTom Brodbeck - March 15th, 2016
It's a little known fact but the Manitoba legislative assembly adjourns the house with an all-party rendition of "God Save the Queen" and "O Canada," as they did Tuesday March 15, 2016, the day before an expected election call. It's one of the few times MLAs lay down their arms, put their partisanship aside and in a show of Manitoba solidarity sing a couple of songs together.
The closing songs occur after the lieutenant-governor gives royal assent to bills passed by the legislative assembly. The LG and the premier then face the north doors of the chamber along with the sergeant-at-arms who carries the ceremonial mace and the singing begins. Lt.-Gov Janice Filmon is seen in this video standing beside Premier Greg Selinger.
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Politics and the new Louis Riel portrait at the Manitoba legislatureTom Brodbeck - March 10th, 2016
It didn't take long for government to act after my last blog post on why there was no decent portrait of Metis leader Louis Riel on display anywhere in the Manitoba legislature.
Two weeks after I lamented in this space that Riel was not figured prominently in the legislature, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Eric Robinson unveiled a new portrait of Riel outside the premier's office.
The portrait of Riel was added to the collection of Manitoba premiers that are on display in chronological order along the second-floor hallway. Riel was placed first right beside the premier's office door. The Metis leader was not a Manitoba premier. But he was the president of the legislative assembly of Assiniboia, the body which negotiated the terms of Manitoba's entry into Canada.
Portrait of Louis Riel now on display on second floor of Manitoba legislature
I wrote my piece about Riel missing from the legislature Feb. 16 to commemorate Louis Riel Day. On March 1, Robinson unveiled the framed portrait in a small ceremony with representatives from the Manitoba Metis Federation.
Now, this wasn't just about Robinson and the NDP honouring Riel. The MMF has been in a political feud with the Selinger government for some time. MMF president David Chartrand has more than once complained that the NDP government doesn't give the MMF the respect it deserves and refuses to recognize it as a legitimate aboriginal group (even though the Metis represent the largest group of aboriginal people in Winnipeg, about two-thirds of all aboriginals in the city).
In fact, in a scathing news release issued Nov. 16, 2015, the MMF said they have given up on Robinson's department of Aboriginal Affairs, complaining it only represents First Nations.
"This NDP Government continues to virtually ignore the Métis. The Métis are not high on the agenda of the Department of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs," MMF President David Chartrand said in the release. "Minister Robinson has never once reached out to the Métis of Manitoba and its governing body. In fact our government has never officially met one-on-one with this Minister. I suggest the NDP government change the name of the department to First Nation Affairs. It is becoming evident this department only represents First Nation interests and needs."
The MMF went on to say in its release that the NDP government didn't even have the decency to send a representative of government to attend the MMF's commemoration of the anniversary of Riel's execution last fall.
So, with an election looming and the fact there are so many Metis voters in Manitoba, and me pointing out there isn't even a portrait of Riel in the legislature, you can see why Robinson and the NDP scrambled to get a portrait up on the wall.
This was as much about appeasing an angry block of voters as it was about honouring Louis Riel.
Nevertheless, the fact a portrait of Riel went up is a positive development, regardless of the motivation.
Government should still do more, though, to honour the man who played such an important role in Manitoba's entry into Canada, not only to celebrate his life but also to help educate people about the incredible story of the Red River resistance. It's fantastic Canadian history that rarely gets the attention it deserves. There should, at the very least, be some type of display explaining what the Red River resistance was all about, what role Riel and his provisional government played in it and how it relates to some of the constitutional rights, including French language rights, that form our legal framework today. It's important stuff.
In the meantime, I'll enjoy the new portrait of the Metis leader. It was a long time coming.