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High seas and strong winds associated with Hurricane Alex brought the effort to mop up oil in the Gulf of Mexico to a halt Wednesday, and the cleanup effort was expected to remain on hold for at least another day until weather conditions improved.
While Hurricane Alex wasn't expected to tear through the spill site in the Gulf of Mexico as it made landfall in northern Mexico, the storm kicked up waves and winds Wednesday strong enough to force the suspension of oil skimming and burning as well as aerial dispersent usage, the three methods currently used to battle oil on the water's surface, according to Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft.
The storm also displaced the boom used to protect the shoreline, raising the prospect that areas along the Louisiana coast that had not been sullied with oil soon might.
Officials announced earlier this week that the storm's strong waves had also delayed plans to ramp up the oil containment effort at the well head.
"We've been held hostage here for the last two days by the prevailing weather," Zukunft said. "The weather has really impeded our effort to make a steadily aggressive recovery effort."
Winds were at 25 knots Wednesday and waves were as high as 10 feet, Zukunft said.
Skimmers, the vessels being used to gather oil on the water's surface, can't operate efficiently in seas higher than about three feet, Zukunft said. When the water gets rougher the vessels collect more water than oil. Similarly, surface burns were suspended because the waves made it impossible to gather enough oil in one area to burn, Zukunft said.
Officials also decided to suspend use of aerial dispersant, chemicals that have been used to dilute the oil and speed up its disintegration. High winds have made that option unavailable because it's more difficult to target the spray.
With those efforts suspended Zukunft said he was concerned that oil would move into areas where boom and skimmers had previously been able to keep it from, particularly Barataria Bay. Before weather conditions worsened oil had been traveling toward Panama City, Fla., but southeasterly winds have shifted the oil more west.
"As we get these higher-sea states what it does is it causes some of that boom to break apart," Zukunft said. "As soon as the weather subsides, we will have a number of personnel out there to re-establish that boom."
While surface efforts to battle the oil flow were stymied, oil collection from the well site and the drilling of relief wells, the latter designed as the ultimate solution for stopping the oil flow, continued Wednesday without interruption.
Zukunft said relief well drilling could continue in seas of up to 15 feet.
Meanwhile, the current containment system captured 17,025 barrels of oil and flared 8,195 barrels Tuesday. The system to collect oil directly from the well consists of two vessels, the Discoverer Enterprise connected to a cap at the top of the well opening and the Q4000 connected to a hose attached to the blowout preventer.
The plan to add a third vessel and containment system has been pushed back until July 7, Zukunft said. The vessel, called the Helix Producer, had been scheduled to be hooked up and collecting oil Wednesday. But engineers are unable to connect it to a floating riser pipe installed on the sea floor because of the waves from Hurricane Alex.
It has the capacity to collect as much as 25,000 barrels of oil per day, double the amount of oil now being corralled before it spills into the sea. The addition of the vessel would increase oil collection capacity to as much as 53,000 barrels each day.
An estimated 35,000 to 60,000 barrels each day are leaking from the well.
A group of senior White House administration officials met with BP officials and a team of scientists Wednesday to discuss ongoing plans to increase oil containment at efforts. .
The meeting included Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, White House advisor Carol Browner and National Incident Commander Thad Allen.
The group is trying to decide whether the benefit of increasing oil collection to as much as 80,000 barrels by upgrading the cap blowout preventer with a tighter-fitting model is worth the risk of having thousands of barrels of oil escape from the well unrestricted during the transition period.
"We're going to have to, at some point, remove the current cap, unbolt that short stubby piece of pipe and put a new cap on," Allen said, referring to the jagged piece of riser pipe left behind after the pipe was cut to make room for the current cap. "During that time, there will be unfettered access from the well bore of oil for some period of time. We want to make sure we know the implications of that, the risks and the trade-offs associated with that and the potential we have to increase production and redundancy moving forward."
Results of the meeting were not announced Wednesday, but representatives from the group are scheduled to meet with President Obama today to review the situation and discuss plans.
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How Grandmothers Are Helping the AIDS Epidemic
Andrea Beal | Posted 02.04.2013 | Canada
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In sub-Saharan Africa, fewer than half of the people who need them have access to treatment medications. Children are still being born HIV positive. And their parents are still dying of the disease, leaving them to be raised by their aging and grieving grandmothers. These strong, resourceful women are literally saving the continent.


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The Human Rights Commission, under the Division of Human Rights, promotes equal opportunity by helping administer the South Dakota Human Relations Act of 1972. The Human Rights Commission may begin the complaint and investigation process when they have reason to believe a person is violating South Dakota laws regarding discrimination. The Commission holds public hearings on justified complaints when voluntary settlement is not successful. When the Commission finds a violation of the law as a result of the hearing, it issues final orders to correct any discriminatory practices and to prevent them happening again.
Arlene Ham-Burr
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|June 19, 2014
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WALTHAM -- Finally, Terrence Williams knows his role. Though he never used to fashion himself a point guard, he's taking ownership of the position the Boston Celtics coaching staff wants him to play.
He hears Doc Rivers' voice every day now, encouraging him to use force, imploring him to run the offense, telling him to use every inch and pound of his size. Williams is a point guard now, he understands, and with that realization can begin the process of actually learning the position.
Before, he wasn't sure what coaches wanted, even going so far as to say he "never really had a style of play" before landing in Boston. According to Williams, coaches just asked him to make things happen without ever actually defining what he was expected to provide.
It's a claim Rivers can't fathom.
"That surprises me. Whenever a player says that, I don't actually believe that. You can't tell me no coach has ever given you a role," Rivers said. "That shocked me, quite honestly."
In Boston, Rivers likes to shape his players into the team concept. He wants them to know a precise outline of what they should look to accomplish on the court. He spent years trying to corral Glen Davis into understanding his place, used so many hours trying to reel in Nate Robinson, appreciates players like Jason Collins, those he can trust will provide something specific every time they step on the floor.
"I've been hard on the role with (Williams) every day. I tell him exactly who he is, exactly what he should do, and maybe we're doing a better job of defining the role," Rivers said. "And I think that's important with all our players. We do that with all our players. And he enjoys that, which is nice. He wants to be told exactly, and then go out and play in that framework."
Monday night in Minnesota, Williams scored a season-high 14 points including two 3-pointers, a rarity for someone who entered that game with only three triples on the season. He says he's working on his shot, says he even hits the gym after games for extra repetitions, will even point out that he hasn't missed many threes either. But that performance was above and beyond what people expect from him scoring the basketball. Most observers would have considered it Williams' finest game in a Celtics jersey, but he also remembered something else.
"I had a lot of defensive mistakes that I need to work on," he said.
Williams followed that Minnesota game with two points, three assists and four rebounds against Detroit on Wednesday. The Pistons cut him prior to the season, but he said he possesses no hard feelings -- or really any feelings at all -- for the organization. He's friends with Will Bynum, Rodney Stuckey and Corey Maggette, says he "loves" both Joe Dumars and Lawrence Frank. But still Williams didn't have the game circled on his calendar. In fact, he said he didn't even realize the Celtics were meeting Detroit until someone told him the morning of the game.
"I don't have any ties to the Pistons. I wore No. 9 there, I think that's all I remember," he said.
Things worked out, anyway. Williams said playing in China earlier this season helped him with motivation, maturity and his basketball skill level. He could have been floundering toward the end of a rough season with Detroit, but instead he's looking forward to his first NBA postseason. Basketball has been fun. He's learning a new position. He has a role.
After that Detroit game, Rivers said Williams "is just playing terrific basketball for us right now. He's kind of taken hold of his position. He understands that he's a point guard, maybe for the first time in his life, and he wants to be that, and it's been good for us."
The guard has even gotten a chance to watch his former college program reach the Final Four. Like almost everybody else, his stomach dropped upon seeing Kevin Ware's gruesome injury. But unlike most people, he knows Ware personally.
"It's definitely devastating to a great kid. I know him, so I spoke to him. We all should pray for the best," Williams said. Explaining his relationship with Ware, Williams added: "I went to Louisville. I know anybody that goes to Louisville. Any kid that will go to Louisville, I'm going to meet him or I'm going to speak to him. That's something I do. I go to Louisville every summer. Whether I work out with them or just see them at my camp, I definitely make sure I meet every guy."
Clearly proud of his Louisville ties, Williams doesn't believe the school's run will end Saturday in the Final Four.
"Louisville's going to the championship. Who do they play, Somebody State?"
Wichita State, he was told.
"Yeah, I don't even know who that is. I've never heard of them. So (Louisville) will definitely be in the championship, and they're definitely going to win it."
A dislocated finger for Williams required X-rays at halftime against Detroit, but they came back negative and he said it would take cutting off his finger for him to stay out of the lineup. He finally knows his role. Now, mangled finger and all, he continues the journey to improve within it.


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I have 1/8" olive drab dacron line which I favor. For longer term installations, I also have some 1/4" o.d. dacron. Have used both with a low profile carolina windom here in NJ. I bought some 1/8" kevlar line, black, as well, but find that's a bit stiff and heavier than the dacron. As a result, it's harder to get launched. My technique is to use a fishing arrow and game-tracker system. The game tracker string is 15 lb test. Depending on tree height, this may get you a direct from game tracker to 1/8" dacron transition... for taller trees, you may need to use some intermediate string... and I bought a reel of mason's string from Home Depot for $5 which serves that purpose. Based on experience, I've settled on #12 insulated flexweave wire as my standard, and have run up to 1.2 kw without end insulators, by simply tying a loop in the wire, and another in the dacron line. One caveat: When working with pine trees, the sap will glue the rope to the tree, resulting in real stress on the antenna. It will be nearly impossible to pull the line from the tree, if you want to take the antenna down. Thus, in this situation, I would favor use of pullies. Up in VT, I had a 160m windom held up by 1/4" o.d. dacron, between two 140' pine trees. Came time to bring it down for some maintenance. I wound up having to tie a turning block to a line at the base of the tree, and run a line down to my jeep, 100' away. I backed down the driveway a reasonable distance, heavily tensioning the line. Then, suddenly, it went slack.. as a branch came down from on top, 4" in diameter! The damned dacron rope was embedded in the thing by almost 1/2", and glued fast with sap. The mass of that branch coming down from 100' would have killed anyone under the tree. Appropriate caution is advised. N2EA _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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Guest blogger Jody Wright is a research analyst who lives in Flushing Township.
You know what's odd to me about politics these days? I don't even get what "conservative" or "liberal" means anymore.
I thought conservatives were the people who, you know, conserved things. To me, that would mean conserving our habitat, conservation of energy, and fiscal restraint. None of these things has been particularly evident in the "conservative" administrations of the last several years.
And I thought liberals were supposed to be the people all about accepting everyone and having "freedoms" -- yet these are the people who bring us seat belt and helmet laws? Do I really need a nanny?
So basically, it's all mixed up these days. I can't figure out whom I agree with on what anymore.
And that's where George Will comes in. For years, I hated what he had to say. That is, until recently, when he made an appearance on The Daily Show.
George Will is never angry. He's a rationalist. He can sway you with logical points that cannot be denied.
And then he explained it all to me so very simply.
True "conservatives" are interested in the success of the INDIVIDUAL. They believe society has no business helping you or stopping you with rules. "Liberals" think that society has a responsibility toward all its members, as a GROUP.
Thanks to George Will, I no longer feel so torn. If you strip all the religious and cultural issues out of modern politics, I'm left with thoughts about the world and how it works, not bitterness about the partisan agenda put forth by both sides.
And that's why George Will is the first conservative I've ever loved.


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Dartmouth College houses transfer and exchange students in all of it's upperclass clusters.
The majority of students arriving at Dartmouth are assigned to double and triple rooms while a few are assigned to single rooms.
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SPRINGFIELD – A Hampden Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday the prosecution in the murder trial of Napoleon Ray Sivley cannot show jurors a photograph of Joshua Laporte's heart after it was removed from his body at an autopsy.
Assistant District Attorney James C. Orenstein told Judge Richard J. Carey he wants to show jurors the photo so they can see exactly where a knife entered Laporte's torso, causing a fatal wound.
"A key issue in this case will be the use of force, whether force was justifiable, whether it was excessive," Orenstein said.
He said he wants jurors to see that picture because the type of wound, including it's depth, is "an indication of one's intent" and shows Sivley's mental state relating to malice and intent to kill.
Defense lawyer Calvin C. Carr, who had filed a motion to bar photographs of the victim and autopsy as too graphic and inflammatory, said "to show a photograph like this to the jury" goes "to the heart of my motion."
"It's unnecessary. It goes over the edge," he said.
Jury selection is to begin Wednesday in the trial of Sivley, 40, charged with murder in the stabbing death of Laporte, 27, of Springfield, on June 25, 2009, at Sivley's 183 Woodside Terrace apartment.
A major focus of the trial is expected to be exactly where the fatal stabbing took place – whether it was inside Sivley's apartment, on the threshold or in the hall. Once jurors are selected, they will be brought by bus to view the scene of the stabbing.
Carr said the issue in the trial is whether Laporte forced himself into the apartment and was stabbed by Sivley in self-defense.
Laporte, of Springfield, was one of a group of people who had been drinking with Sivley inside the apartment but left.
Sivley had asked his guests to leave after a conflict occurred while they were drinking.
According to Carr, Laporte left but then came back up the stairs, kicking the door and yelling for Sivley to open it.
In another pre-trial ruling, Carey said he would allow Jennifer Preisig of the State Police crime laboratory to testify about her opinion, after she saw the crime scene, of how Laporte's blood got on the inside of Sivley's apartment door.
The judge barred her from testifying about an experiment she did later to try to determine how the blood might have gotten there.


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Until recently, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) analyst Kian Abouhossein rated both Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS ) "neutral" (i.e., a "hold"). But this week, his view on the two investment-banking heavyweights diverged: He now rates Morgan Stanley "overweight" (i.e., a "buy") and Goldman Sachs "underweight" (i.e., a "sell").
Is he right? Senior analyst Anand Chokkavelu thinks the numbers favor Morgan Stanley and reputation favors Goldman Sachs. However, Anand isn't particularly interested in either of them because there are many better risk-reward bets in banking -- including the company rating the two.
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Fort Drum, NY -- The Army's vice chief of staff will visit Fort Drum today as part of a fact-finding tour looking for ways to reduce an increasing rate of soldier suicides.
Gen. Peter Chiarelli is hearing from soldiers and their families at the Army post outside Watertown to learn what the Army should be doing, and how Army leaders can ease the stress on the all-volunteer force.
Chiarelli toured Fort Campbell in Kentucky and Fort Bragg in North Carolina last week.
The Army had 140 suspected suicides among active duty troops during 2008, an all-time high. There were another 42 suspected suicides through the first two months of 2009. A Fort Drum spokeswoman says Fort Drum had only one reported suicide last year.


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LANSING, MI -- An elderly woman died early Sunday after sustaining burns in a Saturday evening fire.
Lansing Fire Department Capt. Maggie Murphy said crews were dispatched to a blaze at a house divided into two apartments at 609 S. Pine St. about 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Neighbors in the area reported smoke seen billowing form the second floor of the house.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and found flames coming from a second story living room window, Murphy said.
The victim, who was in her late 60s or early 70s, lived in the upstairs apartment, Murphy said. She was found on an outside stairwell by downstairs tenants, who were her relatives, and was taken out of the house.
Murphy said the victim sustained second- and third-degree burns from the chest down. She was transported to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing then later airlifted to the University of Michigan Hospital, where she died.
The Lansing Fire Department has not yet released the victim's name. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Lost: Tennis Club Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
By Margaret Foster | Online Only | Feb. 7, 2008
Weeks after a Chicago-based developer announced plans to redevelop its 1950s apartment complex, the company demolished the complex's 1959 tennis club, designed by Gertrude Lempp Kerbis, the first female architect in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's Chicago office.
Draper and Kramer began demolishing the Prairie-style Lake Meadows Tennis Club last week.
"There was a private restaurant on the site that was abandoned for 20 years. The structure had deteriorated to the point of being unrepairable and an agreement was reached with the City to demolish the structure," according to an e-mail from Kim Dooley, Draper and Kramer spokeswoman.
Draper and Kramer, which built the Lake Meadows apartments on the razed site of a run-down neighborhood, wants to clear the 100-acre site again over the next decade, tearing down almost all of the 10- and 20-story towers and replacing them with new, higher-density housing.
Lisa DiChiera, director of advocacy at Landmarks Illinois, says Draper and Kramer has an outstanding track record. In fact, last fall, Landmarks Illinois presented Draper and Kramer with its annual Real Estate and Building Industries Council award for its restoration of Chicago's Palmolive Building.
"The historic significance of the [Lake Meadows] development lies more in the original planning of the site," DiChiera says. "What was really unique about it was the amount of green space laid out … and, from a social standpoint, the fact that it was an early housing development that targeted integration and middle-income families."
The company is meeting with tenants later this month to alert them of the redvelopment, Dooley says.
"This is a 20-year project, and we don't plan on doing anything for three to five years," Dooley says. "They're still going to be maintaining the existing buildings [in the meantime]."
Landmarks Illinois plans to meet with Draper and Kramer officials in the coming months to discuss plans for Lake Meadows.
Meanwhile, architecture buffs are mourning the loss of the hipped-roof Tennis Club. "This structure was perhaps the most overt homage to Frank Lloyd Wright in Kerbis's early career," according to Grahm Balkany, a member of Preservation Chicago, who is working to document Lake Meadows' history.
"It's a real shame when we lose a great building like that," says Jonathan Fine, executive director of Preservation Chicago. "This really speaks to the issue of the lack of respect for mid-century modern architecture."
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Looks exactly as pictured. Size is as described. Arrived in perfect condition. It is very heavy and it appears to be lightweight. It looks beautiful on my wall and I am happy every time I look at it. I visited Italy for 2 weeks and this has the design remenescent of the giglio in Florence.
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Just beautiful....very happy with it. Saints fan living in southern Cal.
I like this piece very much. It is avery elegant piece and looks beautiful over the door frame.
Just Wonderful at the right price-very elegant looking sitting (Or should I say hanging) in the middle of two other art works on a two story high family room wall - adds so much to the otherwise bare empty wall. You don't find such pieces any where except at Touch of Class
Item came broken; however, not as I imagined. Would not have fit into my area design.
this item is very heavy and bulky looking. the picture is deceiving--I expected much finer quality.
looks great on my wall ...nice size and color....


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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth affects new demand for transportation services. The third quarter of 2001 was the first quarter since the first quarter of 1993 in which GDP did not grow in real terms. However, the downturn was not protracted as there was a slight increase the fourth quarter of 2001 for both current GDP and real GDP. The real GDP increased more than the current GDP due to a mild decrease in the chain-type price index (NIPA table 7.1).
GDP is the net output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States. Real GDP is expressed in chained 1996 dollars.
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NOTES: Quarterly GDP data are presented at an annual rate.
Chained 1996 dollars are calculated using chain-type indices, rather than constant dollars, to measure real GDP. The chain-type method first calculates the real changes between adjacent years. Annual rates of real changes are then chained (multiplied) together to obtain the rate of real changes between nonadjacent years. Chained dollars are preferable to constant dollars, which merely reflect overall price inflation, because chained dollars capture the effect of changes in the components of GDP.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; National Income and Product Accounts data, Tables 1.1 and 1.2; Feb. 28, 2002; available at: http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/AllTables.asp?Selected=N#S1; based on Survey of Current Business.


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The Human and Social Aspects of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
April 30, 2012
The National Research Council's committee on "The Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico" met in Mobile, Alabama on April 25-27 to continue its work. The first day of the meeting, April 25, was held at NOAA's new Disaster Response Center, a state-of-the-art training center, communications center, and stronghold against category 5 hurricanes and force 5 tornados (at least in the vaulted restrooms with IT support). The focus of this public session was to gather input from representatives of various social communities on the effects of the oil spill on their livelihood, way of life and outlook for the future.
The topics included:
Louisiana's Finest Ingredients; the Bayou Communities, Shrimping, Crabbing, Oyster Harvesting, and Charter fishing; Natalie Bergeron, Community Advocate
United Houma Nation Before and After; Maryal Mewherter, United Houma the BP Oil Spill Nation
Cultural Impacts of the BP Oil Spill on Vietnamese Fishermen in the Gulf; Khai Nguyen, MQVN Community Development Corporation, Inc.
What is not Known; Jackie Antalan, Operation Homecare
Identifying Social Impacts of the BP Disaster: The Tension between Good Measurement and Important Impacts; Shirley Laska, University of New Orleans, Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology
Each speaker brought new insights and details to the committee regarding the human conditions of the coastal communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico through continued natural hazards of hurricanes, continued coastal landscape loss, loss of fishery income from commercial and recreational fishing, volatility of the fishing industry, contaminants in areas near communities, cultural losses, and the additional stress of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Nancy Rabalais, LUMCON, and a member of the committee was especially pleased to have the input of Natalie Bergeron, who also is the U.S. Postal Service mail carrier to LUMCON and all homes and businesses south of mid-Chauvin down to Cocodrie. Ms. Bergeron has been engaged in the recovery of the communities from disasters by assisting in the rebuilding of families and homes through nonprofits and faith-based organizations. She is the Executive Director of Project Learn-LaTerre, a nonprofit providing community-based education services to adults on five bayous. Bergeron is a member of Houma Rotary, a Board member for the Terrebonne Parish Council on Aging and a member of the Class of 2012 for Terrebonne Leadership. Ms. Bergeron's presentation truly engaged essential elements of the bayou communities. She is a tireless supporter of local citizens and communities in their efforts to maintain a way-of-life and thrive in a changing landscape of coastal Louisiana and economic times. So, next time you hear Natalie yell "MAIL!" from the LUMCON Marine Center lobby upon delivery, remember she is carrying many more messages than the ones in the mail container.


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20 posts tagged with hiv by roomthreeseventeen.
Displaying 1 through 20 of 20.
Even the word had power for me. Quilts.
Twenty-nine years ago, the AIDS Memorial Quilt was unfolded on the Mall for the first time, with 1,920 panels. Today, it has grown to more than 49,000.
Yesterday marked the 35th anniversary of the founding of what would become known as the the Gay Men's Health Crisis. On August 11, 1981, Nathan Fain, Larry Kramer, Lawrence Mass, Paul Popham, Paul Rapoport, and Edmund White met with Dr. Alvin Friedman-Kien and discussed the "gay cancer" that was affecting their friends and lovers. "In 1983 Larry Kramer, one of the founders of Gay Men's Health Crisis, was kicked out of the organization he helped create, due to his loud and often controversial methods of raising public awareness about the AIDS epidemic." Today, GMHC serves more than 10,000 people per year. [more inside]
The AIDS Activist and the Banker
Peter Staley was a 24 year-old banker at J.P. Morgan when he was diagnosed with AIDS in 1985. His brother, Jes, worked there as well. In a Q&A with Fortune, they discuss how their paths diverged,
Bryn Kelly
Bryn Kelly, writer, performance artist, voice behind The Hussy, activist in the transgender and PLW HIV/AIDS communities, hairstylist and Lambda Literary fellow, died on Wednesday.
The State of the HIV Epidemic
"This summer will mark 35 years since the first reports of AIDS. Additionally, two decades have now passed since combination antiretroviral treatment began to transform a health crisis into a more manageable public health concern. " [more inside]
A Black Body On Trial: The Conviction of HIV Positive "Tiger Mandingo"
"In his final arguments to the jurors, Groenweghe called Johnson's accusers "promiscuous." Hands in his pockets, eyes downcast, he told the members of the jury that these young gay men "have a lifestyle I don't understand, that many of us don't understand. But, he said that HIV criminalization laws weren't put on the books by legislators just to protect them, but to protect the public health — including the health of the jurors." [more inside]
Dying Words Project
How to Survive a Footnote: AIDS activism in the "after years"
"When protease inhibitors arrived, one era of the AIDS crisis was over. Many stories of the plague years in America end with this victory. Sometimes a coda is appended to acknowledge that the crisis itself isn't over, referencing ongoing epidemics in Africa and, less often, in black and brown populations in America. What's often missing from these analyses is an era that I've come to think of as the "footnote years" of AIDS activism: a sliver of about five years, from 1996 to 2001, in which a specific urban, queer-identified American activism played a role in changing the global response to HIV, and sought, less successfully, to use this work as a jumping-off point for a broader quest for justice."
"Rock Hudson Dying of AIDS."
Buzzfeed reports on Rock Hudson's last days, and the Reagan administration's response.
"Something amazing and enlightening and terrible and haunting happened"
Today is the 20th anniversary of the death of Pedro Zamora, the cast member of MTV's The Real World: San Francisco who was openly gay and lived with HIV. [more inside]
How We F*** Now
BuzzFeed LGBT editor Saeed Jones joins journalists Steven Thrasher and Dave Tuller to discuss sex, gay men, and what we are (and aren't) doing. (SL Buzzfeed)
National Gay Blood Drive
Today is the National Gay Blood Drive, a campaign dedicated to bringing attention to the fact that the FDA still bans any men who have had sex with other men (MSM), at any time since 1977 from becoming blood donors.
This month, the US Public Health Service released (PDF) the first comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) which outlines the criteria for determining a person's HIV risk and indications for PrEP use. (PrEP FAQ) The CDC states, "When taken consistently, PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection in people who are at high risk by up to 92%. PrEP is much less effective if it is not taken consistently." The FDA's approved drug — Truvada — that was previously approved for H.I.V. treatment in 2004, is now approved it for prevention of HIV transmission. (Truvada previously) [more inside]
"Randy hated the idea. It took me almost a week to argue him into it."
To those who have read Randy Shilts' "And the Band Played On", or seen the 1993 movie, French-Canadian airline steward Gaetan Dugas is known as Patient Zero. It has been only in the past few years that the full truth about how the "Patient Zero" narrative was crafted has come out.
"His crime: having sex without first disclosing he had HIV."
BuzzFeed and ProPublica report: How An HIV-Positive Man Was Sent To Prison For Having Sex — With A Condom [more inside]
Fun, laughs, good time
The men of "King Kong: The Musical" perform "Big Spender" The song was performed at a performance of Twisted Broadway: Melbourne. Twisted Broadway is a charity fundraising organization based on New York's 'Broadway Backwards', an annual charity every raising money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS; Twisted Broadway will continue to raise money for research and developmental programs for people living with HIV/AIDS through Oz Showbiz Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. [more inside]
We look forward to a timely response to our request
Senators Mike Quigley, Tammy Baldwin, Mike Enzi, Elizabeth Warren, Barbara Lee, along with thirteen other senators and 64 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter last Thursday asking the Department of Health and Human Services asking for an end to the ban on blood donation of all gay men who have had sex with other men since 1977. [more inside]
"By nature, I'm an optimistic person. No one believes it, but I am."
Tony Award winner Larry Kramer, author of The Normal Heart, Reports from the Holocaust, screenwriter of Women in Love, and founder of ACT UP and Gay Men's Health Crisis, has gotten married. [more inside]
Two weeks ago, Lee Thompson ("Uncle Poodle" of Honey Boo Boo fame) gave an interview stating that he had successfully prosecuted his ex-boyfriend for transmitting HIV to him. Now, one blogger has come out saying that Uncle Poodle might actually be lying. [more inside]
Good HIV/AIDS news
Just as the 19th Annual International AIDS Conference is set to convene in Washington DC (the first IAC in the United States since 1987, when a travel ban was instituted and not lifted until 2009), President Obama has announced that his administration has invested $80 million in new grants for HIV/AIDS services, essentially eliminating the AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting lists, which currently hold the names of 2,030 Americans waiting for access to HIV-related health care.
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Springfield Falcons lose at home to Portland Pirates
SPRINGFIELD – The Atlantic Division standings are much like the New England weather – they can change on a daily basis. Just ask the Springfield Falcons, who begin the week three points out of first place and ended it tied for last. So it goes in the ever-changing American Hockey League, where the Falcons dropped a 3-2 decision to the Portland Pirates Sunday afternoon before 2,472 fans at the MassMutual Center. "We had to work hard to beat a team that is missing some of their premier players," Portland coach Kevin Dineen said. Help may be on the way soon to the Falcons (on a 0-3-1 slide) from the parent Edmonton Oilers. "We had been getting points in most of their games," Falcons coach Rob Daum said. "The key is not to go on a long streak without getting points." Not looking weary when they were playing the final 20 minutes of a four games in four nights stretch, the Falcons outshot the Pirates 17-5 in the last period. But goalie Jhonas Enroth came up big during the third period. He made 17 saves and was at his best in the waning seconds when the Falcons pulled goalie Aaron Sorochan and applied heavy pressure. The Falcons are 10-9-3-2, tied for last, but only seven points from first. "Every team's going through this where they work hard and have nothing to show for it," Daum said. "The key is to not get discouraged." Felix Schutz took advantage of a Springfield breakdown late in the second period to score the go-ahead goal. Three Falcon players, Bryan Lerg and defensemen Bryan Young and Jake Taylor were all behind the net, but somehow, Brad Larsen was able to gain control. Larsen delivered a pass from behind to an all-alone Schutz, who picked his spot and beat Sorochan at 14:50 to provide the Pirates with a 3-2 lead. That goal came a little more than two minutes after the Falcons tied the game at two apiece. Theo Peckham started the play when he hit a streaking Liam Reddox with a lead pass. Reddox, just back from a nine-game stint in the NHL with the parent Edmonton Oilers, raced in. He used his speed to move around defenseman Mike Weber and fire a wrist shot past Jhonas Enroth. The Pirates dominated the first period. Schulz scored the game's first goal 38 seconds into the game to give the Pirates an early boost. After Sorochan stopped a shot by Marc-Andre Gragani, Schultz seized the rebound and scored to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead. The Pirates held the Falcons to one shot on goal during a full, two-minute power play caused by a too-many-men-on-the-ice call and a slashing infraction to Brad Larsen. Paul Byron gave the Pirates a 2-0 edge when he scored during a power play at 15:32 of the first period. But it took the Falcons only 15 seconds to answer the goal. Cody Wild hit Colton Fretter with a pass from the right side and Fretter fired a slap shot past Enroth. FALCON FODDER: The Falcons lost Geoff Paukovich to a dislocated shoulder in the second period. Reddox was back with the Falcons because had he played his 10th game in Edmonton, he would have needed to clear NHL waivers before the Oilers could sent him back to the AHL ... His replacement, Colin McDonald, scored his first NHL goal Saturday night against Vancouver. That's more than his father, Gerry, who a former North Adams State defenseman, had in eight NHL games with the Hartford Whalers. Devan Dubnyk also saw action in that game.


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By Steve Hamm, IBM Writer
With its warm, wet climate and vast expanse of 2.7 million square miles of land, the Amazon River basin has the potential to become one of the world's most productive agricultural regions—essential for feeding a global population that's fast-approaching eight billion.
Yet, at the same time, the Amazon rainforest is an invaluable—and imperiled–natural resource. According to The Nature Conservancy, no other place is more critical to human survival. The basin, which is about the size of the United States and touches eight countries, harbors one-third of the planet's biodiversity, produces one-fourth of the fresh water and plays a key role in warding off the worst effects of climate change.
In the past 40 years, nearly 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been cut down, according to Brazil's government, and deforestation continues. So it's critically important for a large portion of the remaining forest to be preserved.
That's why TNC, the world's largest environmental organization, has launched programs aimed at preserving rainforest and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. And that's why IBM's Corporate Services Corps is helping TNC with one of its most critical projects—an effort to make it easier for municipalities in the Brazilian Amazon to establish land-ownership records, monitor land use and, potentially, stop illegal deforestation in its tracks.
TNC's Municipal Environmental Portal (PAM) has been used by a handful of Brazilian municipalities in a pilot phase to track land ownership. Now the organization wants to expand its capabilities and broaden its use—potentially to more than 100 municipalities in Brazil's Amazon region.
As part of IBM's non-profit Corporate Service Corps, 10 IBMers from around the world will help advance the PAM technology and develop a plan for encouraging its adoption throughout the region. They're on the ground in Belém, Brazil, from Aug. 22 to Sept. 20, collaborating with TNC staffers and other stakeholders to contribute in ways that align with local strategies and goals.
"We can't solve these big problems unless we have governments working with business, working with NGOs. It takes all three to be successful," says Henry M. Paulson Jr., the former US Treasury secretary and co-chairman of the Latin American Conservation Council, which works with TNC to help design and fund its programs. IBM CEO Virginia M. Rometty is a member of the Conservation Council.
Says Stanley S. Litow, vice-president for IBM Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs: "This partnership with The Nature Conservancy provides an opportunity for IBM to exert environmental leadership on the ground that will balance the need for economic growth with the need to provide sustainable performance in the environmental space."
IBM and TNC have taken the unusual step of inviting anyone who is interested in saving the rainforest to contribute ideas through a crowd-sourcing forum—based within this Web site. We're looking for ideas that help improve PAM and make it more useful and compelling for municipalities, land owners, farmers, loggers and environmental groups. But, in addition, we're open to other ideas that have the potential to preserve the rainforest, improve the economy of the Amazon region and that make agriculture more sustainable there.
Can you suggest technologies, farming methods, regulations or policies that could help provide solutions to the region's problems, and, at the same time, help it fulfill its economic potential? If so, please contribute to the discussion early and often. And even if you don't have ideas to offer, return to the web site and its crowd-sourcing forum to view the latest suggestions and get frequent updates on the TNC's programs and the IBM team's progress.
The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's natural wonders. It belongs to Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. But it also belongs to the rest of us. So, please, do your part and help save the planet.
Visit the IBM and The Nature Conservancy site for daily updates and insights to the project.
And follow us on twitter: #HelpCSCBrazil, #ibmcsc @ibmcsc
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Leonard Riggio, the founder and chairman of Barnes & Noble disclosed he wants to purchase Barnes & Noble's retail stores and website. (Huffington Post)
Poet Wang Ping has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Macalester, the Minnesota college where she has taught creative writing since 1999. (Minneapolis City Pages)
Searching archives, family papers, and even a New York City home renovation, scholar Thomas Pinney discovered fifty unpublished poems by Rudyard Kipling. (Guardian)
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I've got to just let them speak for themselves.
There is much furor over plans by a Georgia man to build a Muslim worship center in Hoover at the intersection of Al Seier Road and Sulphur Springs Road. The developer would lease the building to Ismailis already worshipping in Hoover. I've written about it a couple of times, and people feel, ur, strongly.
Here is a good, bad and ugly cross-section of email comments I received during the first part of the week. I have removed the names to protect the stupid, the unwary and those who might not want to suffer the spamming I've gotten. Enjoy, and keep 'em coming. As long as we still have a Bill of Rights to protect us.
So here are the letters:
Mr. Archibald,
Your commitment to diversity and political correctness has resulted in cognitive dissonance. Islam has declared war on the Jews and the Christians. They have clearly declared their mission of destruction of Europe and the USA as it now is. Islamic clerics the world over, everyday declare their aim of the elimination of the Jews. Mosque the world over including those in the USA preach to the faithful the mission of death to the Jews and Christians. Islam's actions have been consistent with it's rhetoric.
In spite of these realities you occupy your mind with the labeling Americans use for this conflict. Why?
Polls taken in Muslim lands indicate an agreement with the goals of Bin Laden, namely Islamic domination.
Since you cannot see the difference between a lethal Muslim and one who is not what should we do?
For you to rely on parroting slogans from the past is not helpful. For those concerned about the Muslim threat, all you offer is name calling. American will have a more difficult time fighting this enemy with people like yourself involved.
I suppose if you had lived during WW II, you would have advocated the opening of Nazi youth clubs here in the name of diversity. Thanks God our forefathers were not as big a fool as you.
I was watching a program a few nights ago concerning the war in the Pacific.
7,000 of our fine Marines during the war on Iwo Jimo made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free. Many americans today do not know or understand what this means. Japanese pilots that flew their aircraft into our ships loaded with explosives in order to kill Americans were no different than the terrorists of today. Somehow we have forgotten what we face as a nation. May GOD help us to wake up before it is too late. I think that explosions in NEW YORK, CHICAGO,and LOS ANGELES at one time will be the wake-up call---too late for thousands of Americans. ARE WE THAT STUPID?????. I think so---we prefer to be loyal democrats and republicans. WHAT A SHAME AND Disgrace.
"Not a student of history."
Well, neither are you.
The "Christian-related violence" in Ireland is political, not religious in nature. The native Irish, who are mostly Catholic, have long been at odds with the British loyalists, who are mostly Protestant, that settled that forcibly occupied the north of Ireland centuries ago. It has absolutely nothing to do with religion.
But your more egregious error lies in failing to notice that the other instances of non-Muslim terrorism have one thing in common: none has the imprimatur of a legitimate, major religion, organization, or government as does Muslim terrorism. All were denounced soundly even by the groups or religions that the "terrorists" claimed to be a part of. One, the 16th Street bombing, so sickened the entire nation that even hard-core racists said "enough" and so brought about major changes in race relations. On the contrary, Muslim acts of terror are met with open admiration, weak and ineffectual protests, or tacit approval.
To equate the organized, worldwide reign of terror that Islam is waging against civilization with the work of the handful of nuts you cited is preposterous.
It seems the common belief in this country is that Islam is a tolerant and peaceful religion. Their Quran does not support that conclusion. It may be that a radical element causes most of the violence that we are seeing but the Quran has many instructions of what to do about unbelievers and some of it is not good. In no way could it be interpreted as tolerant of other religions.
In countries where Muslims are in control, only "people of the Book", as they refer to Christians and Jews, are allowed to practice their religion and then only under controlled conditions such as where the church can be located. Public displays outside the church are prohibited. Members have sometimes been required to wear something that distinguishes them from Muslims so that they will be seen as inferior.
Your quote of George Washington: "......and that every person may here worship God according to the dictates of his own heart" is fine for those who believe in our constitution and secular form of government. Muslims believe government should be by clerical authority.
Islam is not a religion that says please join us if you will or leave us alone if you won't. It says join us or else.
Congrats on another great article. However, surely your beautiful broad mind is wide enough to equally consider the opinions of those who cannot spell along with those of the well- educated brilliant folks. That was a really cheap shot. Have you ever considered Dearborn Michigan. You could get a really up-close and personal view of what happens to an American city when the Muslims take it over. Have a really blessed day.
Dear Mr. Archibald,
I am a Birmingham News subscriber, and a fan of your columns.
You forgot to mention a few other home grown White Christian Terrorists. The "boys" that burned down all of those churches, for one. The Eagle Scouts that took down the black child on his bike, the same day the Four Little Girls were murdered, for another, just not so recent. Those nice young men making their own hand grenades. The Mountain Brook child that took an automatic weapon to his high school, and not for show and tell...
I am not surprised at the responses you received. In Monday's article you spoke of history. Study the history of the Muslims and what happens to a country when they dominate. Then go to one of these countries and try to build a Methodist Church. I do not have a lot of answers but I do have a lot of fear of the Muslims and their attempt at world DOMINATION.
Thank God for people like Joe W. Andrews and Mike Strayer who realize what the agenda of Muslims are and, amazingly, are willing to speak out in spite of our "wonderfully informed" media. I agree with them whole heartedly. Perhaps the day will come when you will too. I just hope it isn't too late for our wonderful country which was founded on the belief of the only true God - not their substitute.
Do your homework--------
I all Muslims countries--They forbid Christian Churches -- No execptions
Yet Muslims want it their way in America ,They want a place to prey here.
And thry are not preying to Jesus Christ.
Their plan is to take the World over
Do YOU not Understand this?
I think that You should EDUCATE YOURSELF before they someday take over
the Whole World.
When will THEY next ATTACK here.
I suppose that You will Vote for Obama --He is a Muslim acting as if He is a
Christian inorder to win the Democratic Nomination for President.
He will get All of the Black vote and many of the uneducated vote and he could
wind up President of the United States. Are YOU taking part of that?
Mr. Archibald,
I wanted to thank you for your great insight and opinion you shared in your July 3 article in the Birmingham News. As a seven year resident of Hoover and 2007 graduate of Hoover High School, I was exposed to the diverse people and religions that the population of Hoover has to offer, and I greatly appreciate the opportunity to become friends with so many different types of people including Muslims.
Many times, adults are not as willing to except change and the negative perception of change is evident in the reactions of people such as Joe W. Andrews. Others who object the worship center say it is due to fears of increased traffic. However, the area is already zoned for a neighborhood shopping district according to a July 4 article in the Hoover News section of the Birmingham News.
If we do not allow perfectly law abiding citizens to practice a belief simply because it does not comply with the majority of citizens in the area, I can only be afraid that I or anyone else could be a potential victim because I am Pentecostal, African American, female, or even something as shallow as my favorite color.
The only reason Hoover has survived the past 40 years and thrived as it has is because of the growing demographics in the area. I had hoped to return from college in 6 years and settle down with my own family in Hoover, but disputes such as this one would greatly discourage me from raising a family in Hoover. Hoover has to continue to embrace diversity and change if it hopes to continue to succeed.
Mr. Archibald,
I am an avid reader of your articles and fear that you are 180 degrees wrong and misleading readers in general in your recent article "Muslims see fear, distrust in Hoover". Obviously you are unaware of much of the history involving Muslims. Let me start off by saying that Mr. Joe W. Andrews and Mr. Strayer are correct in their fears and that much more should be known about this Ismaili group along with Mr. Passarella, from Georgia, before any decision is made to allow them to build a Jamatkhana in Hoover.
My grave concern regarding the Moslem situation in this country I fear will only be realized in years to come. As I recall there was a Persian sect formed by the Old Man of the Mountain, a branch of the Ismaili who in turn was a branch of the Shiite, one of the great divisions among the followers of Mohammed. As I recall from things that I have read, around 1071 a Persian, Hassan ibn al Sabbah, a class mate of Omar Khayyam, the scholar, mathematician and poet, fell on the outs with the Persian Ruler and went into the remote corner of the Elburz Mountains to the Fortress of Alamut. Here he formed what was to be known as the Valley of the Assassins and became the first Grand Master. Their assassins were feared for over 200 years by all Arabs and into central Europe. In the 13th century the Mongol General Hulagu surrounded the area and killed most of its inhabitants. A small group managed to escape and went into the eastern mountains of Pakistan and was headed by their Imam, known as the Aga Kahn, who supposedly was the successor to the Old Man of the Mountain. One of his descendant Aga Khans married Rita Hayworth shortly after WWII. All Arabs are well aware of the history of the Old Man of the Mountain and much that we see happening today throughout the Arab countries, Europe and all Christian countries seems to be following the very fear tactics used by their assassins centuries ago. If I am correct in my analysis our leaders at state and federal level need a wake-up call.
have u heard this one john boy....................one nation under GOD......................
I read your piece. I know you get some or many stupid emails in responses. I do have to mention these items which are valid and not stupid.
1. Regarding muslims: Have you read the their bible the Quarn in it's entirety ?
2. Did you know when you become a muslim by conversion or child to adult training you become immediately a soldier in the army of Islam as stated in the Quarn ?
3. The sole purpose of the army of Islam is to destroy the infidels who in the Quarn are anyone who does not believe in Islam.
The people in Hoover have every right to be seriously concerned. An Iranian lady cuts my hair in Hoover. She and her family are legal Americans. I asked her about the muslim thing. She told me they are nuts! That is why they left Iran and became Americans. I think you need to read their bible.
I suppose when in doubt its more pc to side with the minority biggots?
As usual, in the press the minorities trump the majority!
Safe article!
Dear Mr. Archibald,
Let me begin by saying that I often read your column. I do not always agree with your views, but I do enjoy the sometimes provocative perspectives that you present.
I live in Hoover not far from where the proposed Islamic mosque is to be built.
It is my opinion that a mosque should not be built in this or any other non-Islamic neighborhood due to the following:
1. The 9/11 attacks were not carried out by Baptists, Methodist, Catholics or any other "recognized religions". The attacks were carried out by Islamic terrorists (albeit extremists).
2. The purpose of a neighborhood not to want this type of facility placed in its area should not be considered racist by any stretch. It should be left up to a local community to decide whether it wants a mosque, store, mall, grocery store, etc. in their own neighborhood.
3. Whether we like it or not, mosques are routinely used as gathering places for select individuals who eventually carry out acts of violence. We should not expose our neighborhoods (and our children) to individuals/groups that could possibly attract a violent populace.
4. As we see in the news each day, it does not matter whether or not the mosque is Shiite, Sunni, or other splinter groups of Islam, no house of worship (mosque) is safe from attacks by other followers of the Islamic faith itself. Shiites attack Sunnis and vice/versa. A mosque could invite outside groups to perform acts of terrorism within our own backyards.
In closing, I do not believe that any 1st Amendment rights are being violated. The rights of this group of Moslems should not over ride the wishes of the owners of homesteads. It seems to me that a community is saying that we just do not want what you are offering in our neighborhood. I can not help but believe that there are numerous other locations that would be more that happy and willing to accept and provide a place for this Islamic group.
Unless more information is presented about the Sect - their views especially on "people of the book " - keep them out. It's those damn Fatwas in the end brother that matter.
Two teams agree to play a game of football, your team has to play by College rules my team doesn't have to abide by any rules. Who is going to win.?? Still wanna play the Muslim team??? "I DON'T THINK SO".
Thank you for your column today John.
As a resident of Highland Crest in Hoover, my first reaction to the early rumblings of dissention to the Muslim Worship Center was, "you're kidding right?" Now that the vocal minority is on a tear, I'm embarrassed and ashamed. Not only is Hoover big enough to embrace diversity, we owe it to our children and their children to make sure we do.
Ignorance is the best friend of hate. The only way to overcome ignorance is to learn and understand what we don't know ... or at least be open minded enough to realize that difference isn't necessarily evil, it's just different. I hope that Louis Passarella will be successful in helping the Ismaili introduce themselves to those of us who want to know more about them and their Worship Center. My home is available for the meeting.
Maybe you've seen this before but I'm forwarding you this information after my concerns with your column of 7/3/07. I think you'll agree that this is very well written and does an excellent job of explaining the agenda of Muslim Radicals in America and the world. All Muslims are not terrorists, but ALL terrorists are Muslim. "There are those that find fault with our country, but it is obvious to anyone who truly thinks through this, that we must UNITE, share our concerns and hold the blind accountable for misleading the masses! " Please don't be "blind".
I read your article about Hoover residents being anxious over the Muslim worship center. My family lives in the Preserve so I would imagine that we could
be affected by all of this. As a longtime resident of Bluff Park since 1960, I have seen many changes and growth. I would like to see the growth begin to
slow but understand that is probably not going to happen. I would prefer that nothing be built at that intersection but I also know that is probably not an
option. I see no reason to speak out for the reasons you listed. We are a free society where we are free to practice our religion and have our places
of worship. I do understand some of my neighbors concerns but I see the bigger picture of living free in this country. I also understand that even though
we do practice freedom of religion we must be careful not to have our heads in the sand. As far as I know, the Muslim religion is the only religion that
practices conversion, submission or death. I have not heard even the moderate Muslims dispute this. We might all feel a little better if we could believe
that our Muslim brothers and sisters just want to live a peaceful and productive life.


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Nowadays, when it comes to salsa, no list of ingredients is too weird. A large portion of the supermarket shelf is packed with all sorts of plain and designer salsa — mango, watermelon, cranberry, black bean, avocado, strawberry — you name it. It also comes in varying degrees of heat (mild, medium, hot, and you-are-in-hell-hot). It's the obligatory appetizer at most Mexican restaurants along with corn chips.
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When it was suggested that I try cooking a vegan dish like this I imagined myself in a beach house on a hot, sandy island while cooking this and sipping a margarita. Looking outside at the drifts of snow, however, I realized that I needed to put on my down coat, scarf, boots and hat and find tropical ingredients at the supermarket.
As it turned out, the tomatoes, though ripe, were just a ghost of fresh summer tomatoes fresh from the Greenmarket at the height of the summer. Perhaps I should have used canned. But nobody likes a revisionist, so real tomatoes it was.
After mixing the salsa together, I had to use my food processor to blend it just a little. I had diced them, but the flavors needed what I'll refer to as a "meld-down."
As it turned out, a human a taster, my friend Rita, stopped over at my house, tasted it and said, "It's a great thing to eat on a desert island — in the summer, that is."
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For the marinade:
14 ounce package of firm tofu
¼ cup apple juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon hot sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
For the salsa:
2 ripe tomatoes, diced
¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro leaves
1 cup fresh pineapple, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
½ cup fresh green pepper, diced
½ teaspoon salt
Nonstick spray
Drain the tofu by wrapping it in a dishtowel and placing it in a colander. Set a weight on top, like a pot full of water, for 45 minutes. When the tofu is drained, cut it into ½ inches slices.
In a medium-sized, microwave-safe bowl, mix together the juice, lemon juice, sugar, soy sauce, black pepper, cinnamon, hot sauce and garlic. In the microwave, heat the marinade for 45 seconds on high in the microwave. Add tofu. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 45 minutes, up to 2 hours.
Meanwhile, in separate bowl, combine the dice the tomatoes, the green pepper, cilantro leaves, pineapple, and garlic. Add salt; refrigerate for up to 1 day.
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By Eva Paterson
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On August 13, the Equal Justice Society, the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and the Haas Diversity Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of 13 of the country's leading social scientists in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, urging the Court to uphold modest race-conscious admissions policies.
The brief cites studies, provided to the Supreme Court for the first time, showing that race-conscious admissions policies such as those used by the University of Texas at Austin result in a more diverse student body, which is essential to produce leaders able to compete in the 21st century global marketplace. The brief also explains how structural barriers inhibit educational opportunity.
Social science research offers a deeper understanding of why diversity is even more crucial to academic achievement and civic engagement than previously understood. Studies show how diversity improves academic performance, reduces prejudice, lowers stress and psychological barriers, and has broad positive effects on workforce development.
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Among the research demonstrating how diversity improves workforce development, one study shows that diversity leads to innovation because groups collaborate more when they recognize that alternative perspectives exist, leading to novel insights and solutions. This was among the findings in a study led by Dr. Katherine W. Phillips, the Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School. The inclusion of diverse viewpoints in decision-making leads to creativity and efficiency in how group members work together.
Another study reveals that when people of color are part of a multiracial group, it can lead to divergent thinking, more creativity, and more accurate judgments. Diverse environments can also lead White individuals to "exhibit more thorough information processing," found a study led by Dr. Samuel R. Sommers, Associate Professor of Psychology at Tufts University.
Research by Dr. Patricia Gurin at the University of Michigan concludes that extensive and meaningful interracial interaction enhances education outcomes. Her study showed higher levels of intellectual engagement and academic skills for White, Black, Latino, and Asian students, based on data collected from more than 11,000 students across 184 institutions.
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After Fisher filed her lawsuit in 2008, a federal judge ruled against her in 2009. On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5thCircuit last year unanimously ruled against Fisher and upheld the constitutionality of UT's admissions policy, saying it is consistent with the Supreme Court's Grutter decision that diversity is a compelling interest for public universities and that race can be used as a factor in admissions. Fisher appealed to the Supreme Court, which will hear arguments in October 2012.
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Civil rights attorney Eva Paterson is President of the Equal Justice Society.
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I am an old man. I remember being in Alabama in the 50s and seeing the black and the white bathrooms. I remember the poll taxes and the out and out discrimination. Any person of reasonable compasion could look at that and fully understand the inherent evil of it.
However, civil rights today has morphed into a totally different beast. Today, civil rights is a spoil system in which government allocates spoils based upon skin color. When a minority is given a position not because of their character or achievement but because of their skin color they are replacing someone else. Someone else is paying a price for that affirmative action program. This is evil, too. Perhaps not as evil, but it is wrong. Most of the time, today, affirmative action is really hurting the kid of asian descent. But, is that any better? I think not.
So, I have reached the point where I am generally against all affirmative action programs. I do this out of moral principle.
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FLINT, MI – Flint's Afro-American Police League said it is endorsing the city's proposed public safety millage for police and fire services.
City officials said if voters on Tuesday approve the millage, it would stabilize staffing levels and make the police and fire departments less dependent on funding from outside grants.
"Our endorsement was because we care about the citizens of the city of Flint," League President Karl Petrich said. "To have this millage voted down and possibly have officers laid off because of it is detrimental to what we believe."
The 6-mill property tax increase should raise about $5.3 million in the first year, "solely for police and fire services."
The league's endorsement comes on the heels of an endorsement from the Flint Firefighters Local 352.
The Afro-American Police League has about 50 members.
Petrich, who is a sergeant in the homicide division, said things are moving in the right direction at the police department.
"We finally got the jail open, we finally have a place to put people we arrest for warrants and nuisance crimes," he said. "Now is not the time to be laying off police officers."
"It's a no-brainer," Petrich said of the endorsement from the Afro-American Police League. "We're either No. 1 or 3 in the country in homicides. We're just as high as arsons. Our department is already at bare bones."
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