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Looking for something that is unique and fun for all the girls? Take a pole dancing class or exotic dance lessons from an expert. We have collected the finest teachers nationwide to choose from to make your search easier! Carmen Electra made this new form of dance popular and fun as well as teaching you some moves for you to share with your partner after class!
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Actually get the buy-in - Find out how much the classes are as they are reasonably priced when you think it is bachelorette party entertainment and an actual dance instruction to be used later on the significant other of choice. Many of these dance instructors are famous dancers who have years of experience and know how to throw a fun and memorable night. Make sure to find out how much it will be per girl and have each girl pay their way early, while chipping in for the bachelorette herself (unless she gets the free lessons).
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Bring a change of clothes and make-up - Freshen up after the lesson and get sassy once again. We have a great bachelorette party checklist if you are going out of town or out on the town and need a list of essentials.
Strike a Pose - This is usually not a problem since everyone has an iPhone/digital camera. It will be a fun night and a great time for pictures.
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More than 1,000 test their endurance at Bizz Johnson Marathon
Billed as beautiful and fast, the annual Bizz Johnson Marathon is growing in popularity.
This year, the marathon, two half-marathons and associated 5K and 10K races attracted just over 1,000 participants to test their endurance on the scenic Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail between Westwood and Susanville in northeast California. Runners came from 47 states and three foreign countries (Great Britain, New Zealand and Canada) to complete. All events were sold out, according to the promoter, Redwood Trails, Inc.
Below, a pack of marathon runners leaves the start line near the west end of the Bizz JohnsonTrail. The race begins on a forested plateau with an elevation just over 5,000 feet on a section of the trail managed by the Lassen National Forest.
By mile 19, the starting pack had thinned and many runners found themselves alone with their thoughts and the dramatic scenery. Below, a runner crosses beneath a massive railroad trestle adorned with a Lassen Land and Trails Trust banner. The runner is crossing a timeworn bridge that once carried State Highway 36 over the Susan River.
More than three hours later runners traversed a final single track section of trail, below, into the Bureau of Land Management's Hobo Camp Picnic Area on the outskirts of Susanville. Completing the grueling event was cause for jubilation, second photo below.
The event relies heavily on local volunteers, such as BLM Hobo Camp Host Anita Lindberg, below. Volunteers came from local organizations and turned out individually to staff aid stations along the course, provide communication services and to provide other assistance.
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Democrats called it a coup. Republicans called it collaboration.
The Majority Coalition Caucus, comprised of 23 Republicans and two Democrats, seized control of the Washington state Senate today when its members changed Senate rules to allow the unorthodox coalition.
This shift in power moves four of the five Clark County senators – all Republicans – into the Senate majority.
The new Senate rules, proposed by the majority coalition, allow the coalition to appoint leaders of six Senate committees, and allow the remaining Democrats, now in the minority, to appoint another six committee chair positions. Three other committees will be co-chaired under the new Senate rules.
Though the coalition has not yet named a majority leader, Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Medina, is expected to assume the role. Tom and fellow coalition Republicans today voted Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, as Senate president pro tempore and vice-chair of the Rules Committee.
Sen. Paull Shin, D-Mukilteo, was sworn in as vice-president pro tempore after a unanimous vote by senators.
However, the new bipartisan alliance in the Senate sits on a precipice – if any one of the 23 members chooses to defect, it will upset the sliver of a majority the coalition holds in the 49-member Senate.
Before the Senate voted to approve the new rules that solidified the coalition's power, the Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to push their own rules through. Their proposal would have established co-chairs for each committee and split power equally, but failed in a 25-23 vote.
Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, said the Democrats' proposal was much more bipartisan than the majority coalition's.
"It seems to be, today, what we are faced with is a kind of false bipartisanship, a kind of show-trial bipartisanship." she said on the floor of the Senate. "We have proposed … an approach that is true bipartisanship, a true co-power-sharing approach with equal representation not just on a few hand-picked committees, but all committees."
The Senate often works together and compromises successfully, she said. Keiser said respect is a key component of this partnership.
"Sadly, I find respect sorely lacking today," she said. "It is clear the Republican majority's approach is to pursue a partnership on their terms and their terms only. We've lost trust, and I believe they've lost credibility. I think this is a sad day for the Senate."
Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, said the 25-24 split in the Senate is worrisome because it could negatively affect the Senate's productivity.
"We work very well together on many issues," he said. "But these rules give so much power to the majority in particular in the two committees that really bring the agenda here to the floor."
Conway is referring to the majority coalition's control of the leadership of both the Rules Committee and the Ways and Means Committee, which controls the budget.
"These rules do not reflect the correct balance between what we have here: 25 and 24," he said.
Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, said in a press release that he looks forward to collaborating with Democrats.
"I am proud to be a member of this group of lawmakers, which has stepped forward and committed to work together like never before," he said in the statement. "We have literally changed the rules when it comes to how the Senate operates. It's a momentous day."
Benton's hard-fought re-election to office in November against former Rep. Tim Probst, a Vancouver Democrat, allowed the formation of the new majority coalition. If Probst had won the 17th District (which he almost did), Senate Democrats may have been able to hold on to a slim majority.
Benton said he expects the new coalition to build on the Senate's recent bipartisanship. Last spring, three Democrats worked with Republicans to produce bipartisan Senate budget. And party members came together again late last year to work things out at the last minute.
But this time, Democrats – at least two – will be working with Republicans from the beginning.
"While I'm politically conservative, and I will bring that perspective to the committees on which I serve, I also realize good ideas can come from both sides of the aisle," Benton said.


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The state Superior Court late Wednesday granted an emergency plea by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to block, at least temporarily, the release of what the agency claims are sensitive and confidential documents to the six remaining defendants in the so-called turnpike "pay-to-play" scandal.
The commission took its last-minute plea to the Superior Court because, if the request hadn't been approved, the state Attorney General's Office would have been required to turn over the contested information by tomorrow to attorneys for ex-turnpike officials and others charged in the fraud case.
Turnpike leaders are asking that the release of the data at issue - up to 30 million documents, according to court filings - be deferred so that sensitive information that has no bearing on the criminal case can be removed.
They filed their petition with the Superior Court hours after Dauphin County Judge Richard A. Lewis, who is presiding over the pay to play case, refused a request to delay a deadline, which had been set for Thursday, for turning over the challenged documents to the defense.
Lewis noted that the trial in the pay to play case is scheduled for August, so a further delay in providing the documents could risk breaching the right of the defendants to a speedy trial. It would take a "herculean" and time-consuming effort by the AG's office to cull the documents to remove information the commission claims should be kept confidential, the judge found.
"The court cannot in good conscience sanction such an infringement upon the defendants' constitutional rights," Lewis wrote in his ruling.
Lewis' order barred the defense attorneys from using at trial any confidential information that does not bear directly on the criminal charges.
In granting a temporary delay of the document release, the Superior Court gave the attorney general's office and the pay-to-play case defendants until May 28 to file their own legal briefs on the matter.
The information at issue comes from computerized records the attorney general's office subpoenaed from the commission during a grand jury probe.
Last year, that investigation resulted in the arrests of former state Sen. Robert Mellow, ex-turnpike commission Chairman Mitchell Rubin, ex-CEO Joseph Brimmeier, former Chief Operating Officer George Hatalowich, other turnpike officials and two executives of private contractors that did business with the commission.
According to the commission, the records in dispute include full and partial Social Security numbers of commission employees, commission bank account information, records of discussions between its attorneys, access protocols for commission computer systems, reports on internal investigations, and even schedules for armored trucks to pick up cash at turnpike interchanges.
Employee home and cell phone numbers, disciplinary records, payroll and tax information are also included in the contested documents, along with information for E-Z Pass holders, the commission adds.
Such information "is not relevant to the pending criminal proceedings" and so should not be disclosed, the commission argues. It contends that only records which the attorney general's office should be required to purge of such confidential data should be given to the pay to play defendants.
The AG's office has had the documents for years and has had plenty of opportunity to edit them to remove the confidential sections, the commission claims. "Any crisis of review is the (attorney general's) own doing," the commission's petition states.
This is not the first time the turnpike commission has been embroiled in a legal battle over records used by prosecutors in the pay to play case.
In February, the state Supreme Court upheld another ruling by the judge who oversaw the investigative grand jury that required the commission to hand over documents outlining its communications with its lawyers.


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When Microsoft and Best Buy this week announced the forthcoming launch of 600 Windows Stores within its retail locations, much of the initial analysis centered around what this means for Microsoft's retail strategy. As fellow AllThingsD editor John Paczkowski explained , the partnership for Microsoft "is a savvy move — an easy way to dramatically increase its retail footprint via an established big-box player." But what about Best Buy, the retail giant looking hard for a turnaround, as it tries to fend off Amazon and other online-only electronics sellers? First, from a financial point of view, it seems to be a no-brainer. "If you offer a retailer some money, they typically will take it," Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at The NPD Group, said in an interview. The two companies did not release any financial details of the deal, but it's a safe bet that Microsoft is spending handsomely to help redesign Best Buy's PC departments into Windows Stores and train 1,200 Best Buy employees to man the new outlets. Second, the appearance of the new stores appears to be fresher, a bit of an upgrade from the current Best Buy experience. The devices sold within them might be the same, but new wrapping won't hurt
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Gay Soho priest sacked after propositioning gay men
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I don't care who you are, if you're in a position of trust and attempt to abuse that for sexual gratification you're stepping on thin ice.
But then we don't know the background to this story.
Why were they shagging in his house
its friggen gross, but a priest at my local church had propositioned what he thought to be a 12 year old girl online (it was the cops) and was only barred from working as a priest for only 4 months….
Well surprise, surprise.
And as for only being banned for two years, the catholic church is desperate for priests, so they won't bar him completely. Likewise your example Mello.
er… he's in the Anglican Church, not Catholic. Still bloody stupid, though.
Why were they shagging in his house?
Why shouldn't they? It wasn't a Cornish B&B! Doesn't mean he has an invite to a threesome. Silly man.
Exactly, they're a couple. They can shag wherever they please within reason.
WhatI'm saying is such delicate flowers who write complaints about harrasement may be a pair of prick teasers
Doh! He could have just listened from outside the door like all the other priests.
"WhatI'm saying is such delicate flowers who write complaints about harrasement may be a pair of prick teasers"
You think someone who has objections to another coming into your room at night and harassing is being "delicate flowers" and naturally conclude that the couple were "prick teasers"???
Are you drunk?
Inexcusable behaviour, of course, but it suggests sad desperation.
prick teasers?
Not quite the same, since I'm a girlie, but I've stayed over in spare bedroom of a gay couple i'm friends with and when i hear the bedsprings creak in the master bedroom, I certainly don't think of joining in. Should they want to come and stay at my house, they can shag to their heart's content in my spare room as long as they bear in mind that the guest bed is a futon that won't take too much in the way of horizontal gymnastics.
So long as the couple weren't making noise while having sex then they absolutely should not have been harassed by the priest.
Then again if they were screaming and moaning then maybe the priest thought it was an invitation to join in.
Apparently he tried to join them while they were shagging. Was he lurking outside their door.
Or were the couple being ignorant and stupid but making loads of noise?
We don't know.
2 ex army blokes cant sort out a preist something aint right. How did he know they were shagging and why did they accept his offer of a room
If a straight priest make inappropriate advances toward female parishioners or children (sic) he gets counselling and moved to another parish.
Is not the problem for this priest that the Church of England make gay priests live a celibate lifestyle. While his behaviour is wrong, I cant help but think the behaviour is a manifestation of all the repressed sexual feelings his religion forced him to keep pent up inside himself.
We are all sexual beings and those feeling repressed become problematic sexual behaviour.
oh yeah most definately helen, if you'll remember how difficult it was coming out to yourself celebacy is definately a destructive option, they delude themselves so badly, and then they turn to celebacy on a very very long term basis, its classic freudian repression and pretty much all of the above (dealing with freud trauma) on a case to case basis that eventuates to them going COMPLETELY NUTS. Particularly the (elusive) church pedophiles, being attracted to the church, which most likely means they have an attraction to innocence as a path to holyness most likely turn to children (among other factors) because they are easier to control then an adult (adults – who may very well go to the press and actually know their rights), children are in fact innocent and suggestable particularly when looking to a guiding figure. I find it funny in their views being raised with gay parents is extremely traumatising but having sex with the child is somehow understandable………im gonna have to call a WTF on that!
"Should they want to come and stay at my house, they can shag to their heart's content in my spare room as long as they bear in mind that the guest bed is a futon that won't take too much in the way of horizontal gymnastics."
Rose, you made my day, I had a good laugh at your comment.
Seriously, though, this priest obviously can't control his sexual urges and gives us a bad name as sexual predators, but his straight counterpart wouldn't be tarnished as much with the same brush. There is a double standard out there, one for straights, one for gays.
In America, from what I've read about these kinds of occurrences, when its a straight male, especially a politician, they're not demonised or denigrated but when its a gay person, then the media goes ballistic with slurs and other forms of dehumanisation and denigration because of his sexual orientation.
Interestingly, the catholic molestation scandal in America didn't garner much villification of the straight clerics who molested girls and because the majority of the victims were males, the media and the right wing religious nutters equated homosexuality with paedophilia but paid little attention to the straight violators. Truly amazing, the hypocrisy and bigotry of it all.
There is another angle on this,
The churches try to portray ALL homosexuals as promiscuous deviants incapable of having a monogamous relationship and on the constant prowl for meaningless sex with as many people as they can. This suits their agenda.
Here we have a confused priest, celibate (unmarried so I assume so) in close proximity to two of these homosexuals and makes a bad call based on ignorant information and probably intense unfulfilled sexual desperation/frustration.
While this in no way excuses or condones the priest actions you have to ask why he even thought this was remotely appropriate and some of it must track back to he way his church stereotypes particularly gay men.
I am not suggesting that there are not gay men like that, I know many (I also know a lot of heterosexual swingers and doggers) but there are plenty of gay men in long term committed monogamous relationships too.
Before anyone jumps on me I am not offering and excuse, just a perspective.
Come on…we are men of the world!…If Rev Gilmore was not a priest would they have said anything? Instead they have fuelled prejudice and stopped a good man from doing valuable work in Soho. They were soldiers afterall!!!
it was a honey trap
tattydog I understand your point but it is simply not right to just assume that because guests are having sex that it is an open invite to join in – it is a bad call but it is also predatory to some extent.
The man may do good work in the community but this does throw up questions about his being trustworthy.
It was a stupd thing to do and he should be forgiven if this is just a one off but he was in a position of power (being a reverend AND a host) and should not have abused that position.
Also, how many of you can honestly say that if your partner and you are staying with a friend or associate and start having sex only for them to walk in the room naked you wouldn't be at least a little freaked out.
"2 ex army blokes cant sort out a preist something aint right. How did he know they were shagging and why did they accept his offer of a room"
Oh, quite right. And I suppose women who are raped were asking for it too, hmmm?
Both issues you stated are irrelevant. As you do not have any further facts on the situation, you are assuming that the couple are at fault and the priest is somehow innocent, which is ludicrous. Begs the question why you are so desperate to absolve the priest of any wrong doing.
Will – 2 men trained to kill with their bear hands are shagging in a strangers house then complain when he wants a go too. The preist aint no saint and those 2 slappers who cant keep it in their pants for one night are no better. Why are you so quick to condem the preist who campaigned to keep a brothel open to keep women off the streets?
James? Are you serious?
1. People aren't trained to "kill people with their bare hands" in the army. They're trained in a whole variety of skills from cheffing to medical work.
2. It's indecent and unwanted and I'll bet that if someone wanted to 'have a go' with you that you may not be best pleased.
Danny If I was a guest at a strangers house I would not have a shag. Those guys acted like a pair of slappers and got treated accordingly
seeing as its an anglican vicar couldnt pinknews use an anglican picture instead of a catholic one? as a gay catholic i find it offensive that they use the same image for all christian related stories thinking it is all the same
Rev Gilmore is the victim. Fair enough he did wrong, but they were not women, underage or alone…it was a proposition and not attempted rape. If he was neither a priest or famous they would not have done this. I much prefer Rev Gilmore to Bishop Nasty Ali, he is a good man and devotes time to 'thieves and prostitutes' like Jesus, rather than sitting in a palace witchhunting gays.
If the Evening Standard is right, he doesn't sound enormously repressed to me. I suspect that a straight priest would get done in exactly similar circumstances. Turning up naked in someone's room who has already turned you down does seem very pushy:
Mr Gilmore, 40, who is gay, agreed to let two members of the Armed Forces stay at the rectory after a servicemen's gay rights conference in December 2009. The 30-year-old RAF member and a sailor aged 20, referred to as A and B, claimed Mr Gilmore plied them with wine and engaged in "lurid" conversations, including details of his sexual conquests. They told the panel he made it clear they "were not the first people he had tried to sexually lure, that he had never had a sailor before but soldiers were fun, and that he offered B to come and sleep with him in his bed".
I suggest that some of your readers might like to acquaint themselves with more of the facts of this case. All credit to the Church of England for making them available. You will find the full determination of the case at http://www.ecclaw.co.uk
The two fellas who reported him sound like sad fvckers to me. Two pathetic drama queens trying to make a fuss. It's stupid that he got sacked.
Why didn't they just tell him to piss off , why bother wih the complaints etc…
ar leat they appeared to have a free nights stay…
Don't know the details of this story but it all sounds over the top…and why get into the papers like this
Naked priest steps into my room in the middle of the night for a bit of slap and tickle…….all I can say is my prayers have been answered!
Are we talking of the vicar of Dibley here or the vicar of soho!
For heavens sake , we get a gay modern priest for Soho who tries it on with a couple of grown up guys and then he gets sacked for it! What a couple of vindictive pruds!
This whole situation sounds weird. Why would two gay men want to stay in a the home of a Catholic priest.
Call me crazy, but that's the last place I'd want to sleep with my lover.
…and when they were confronted by the nude priest they stayed the night and left "early" the next morning. Call me crazy twice, but I would have been out of there in a flash due to the "creepy" factor.
Was the priest allowed to give his version of what happened?
I'm not a religious person, more less a friend of the Catholic church, but I must say something here just doesn't make sense.
Have a look at the post from faithful, it links to the adjudication and evidence. From a church perspective treating his rectory like a darkroom is gross misconduct, that is why he was punished.
I withdraw my sympathetic perspective. If the guy being punished was the owner of a sex club I would have laughed at it and he would never been punished, but it appears this guy has form – from his own mouth and if he can't play by the churches rules then get out.
"Will – 2 men trained to kill with their bear hands are shagging in a strangers house then complain when he wants a go too."
So, they should have killed the priest, instead of doing the correct thing which is bring it to the authorities? Sure, much better option to kill him. And a couple having a shag in the privacy of their room is obviously an invitation to . You have some sick mind if you think that. Maybe if you lifted you sexual habits from the sewer, you'd see not all gay men think a couple having sex is an automatic invitation. Its people like you, with your degenerate view of what's permissible sexually, that let the catholic church away with child abuse for so long.
And you're reference to the couple as "2 slappers" shows there's something wrong with you, on a very intrinsic level.
"he is a good man and devotes time to 'thieves and prostitutes' like Jesus, rather than sitting in a palace witchhunting gays."
Now the poor, poor, priest, is compared to Jesus. Yes, a,logical comparison.
Oh, and for those that were thinking there was obviously something amiss when the two armed servicemen stayed at his place, take the time to read the Disciplinary Tribunal report:-
It was the Chaplin to the Royal Navy that set up this Equality Conference, and it was he who asked Rev Gilmore to accommodate people attending.
Now, to me, this is accommodation offered to people attending the conference on behalf of the Chaplin, not an obvious invitation to join a couple in bed and sexually harass them.
So, despite what some idiots here think, the priest was hardly innocent (and certainly not like the "Jesus" comparison that was stupidly mad here), he was using this opportunity for predatory behaviour in a place of work. The couple were not staying there as friends, so it was not a proposition as suggested.
The same applies to any person in a place of employment. To those that think otherwise, the 1960's are over, and sexual harassment is not permissible by law. To make a complaint about it is not reason to be branded "slappers" or "sad fvckers" as some degenerated here have refers to them.
And the man is a priest, for christ sake, if he can't follow the vows (and boy does it sounds liek he's doing his best NOT to follow them), get out.
Oh, and for those that were thinking there was obviously something amiss when the two armed servicemen stayed at his place, take the time to read the Disciplinary Tribunal report:-
It was the Chaplin to the Royal Navy that set up this Equality Conference, and it was he who asked Rev Gilmore to accommodate people attending.
Now, to me, this is accommodation offered to people attending the conference on behalf of the Chaplin, not an obvious invitation to join a couple in bed and sexually harass them.
So, despite what some erudite comments here say, the priest was hardly innocent (and certainly not like the "Jesus" comparison that was stupidly made here), he was using this opportunity for predatory behaviour in effectively his place of work. The couple were not staying there at friends, so it was not a proposition as suggested. They were offered this accommodation on behalf of the Chaplaincy of the Royal Forces, where they work.
From the Tribunal Statement, the priest masturbated in front of them, in their room and physically touched the groin the defendants. This is harassment, not a "proposition". The sexuality of the defendants is irrelevant, and its clear from the report that they had clearly told the priest his advances were not warranted.
The same applies to any person in a place of employment. To those that think otherwise, the 1960's are over, and sexual harassment is not permissible by law. To make a complaint about it is not reason to be branded "slappers" or "sad fvckers" as some degenerated here have refers to them.
And the man is a priest, for christ sake, if he can't follow the vows (and boy does it sounds like he's doing his best NOT to follow them), then get out. And to be honest, he's lucky he wasn't charged for this behaviour.
@ westcoastkid: he was an ANGLICAN, not Catholic, priest.
The two servicemen were being billeted for a conference. London's Soho in the middle of a December night is hardly the time or place to search for decent and/or affordable accommodation, I daresay they felt that had little choice but to stay till the morning.
Dirty pig. These holy joes make you sick, they're all the same it seems.
Will – you may want to increase the dose
"Will – you may want to increase the dose"
Given your erudite comments, you may want to start yours.
James:- "Will – you may want to increase the dose"
To James, next time come back with an intelligent response as others have done, you'll be thought less of an idiot I assure you for your stupid "slappers" remark.
Will, after reading your comment, I have read the link that Faithful provided. Initially I though the two serviceman were being overly sensitive, but after reading the report and seeing the bit about the Reverend masturbating in their bed room, I agree with you, if this was an office place the reverend would have been fired. No difference here.
Very hard to be a moral paragon 24/7….even vicars are human…..why didn't they just turn the other cheek?
why did they accept his offer
why did they stay there in central london you can find a room 24/7 cheaply
why after rejecting his advances did they feel sufficently aroused to have a shag knowing the man who harrased them was in the same building. I would have packed my bags and gone to the YMCA
Read the report yourself James, we're not here to school morons.
"why after rejecting his advances did they feel sufficently aroused to have a shag knowing the man who harrased them was in the same building"
Yeah, you're right. Anyone that had a priest wanking in their bedroom clearly deserved it. They were probably dressed provocatively, and when they said no, they really meant yes. The couple were probably just uptight, and were clearly of lose morals if they were engaging in sexual activity something in private and the priest was only watching. It probably thought them a thing or two about life, and sure no harm done, he's a priest after all and it was only wanking……
…….are you brain damaged James?
I read the report what a complete drunken mess they all played a part and no one is innocent
Linda I love the way you are so comfortable making disabled people the butt of your jokes. you cow
"Linda I love the way you are so comfortable making disabled people the butt of your jokes. you cow"
Yeah, but the difference is you seem to chose to be a complete fcuking idiot. Well done, moron.
"I read the report what a complete drunken mess they all played a part and no one is innocent"
The rest of us didn't come to that conclusion, thankfully. You're more obsessed with defending a priest than the truth. Maybe you're into that sort of this James, mayeb you like some old f***er tossing over your face uninvited and you think rejecting that sort of thing makes them a "pr*ck teaser". All it says to me is that you probably spend most of your time lurking around a park at night looking for that kind of fun because you equate gay with sordid voyeuristic behaviour and those that don't let you toss over their face are a obviously nothing more than a "honey trap". Not everyone suffers from repression. Not everyone is as vile as a dirty old fool like you…
I think I'm done here, its demeaning to me to discuss this with a vile creature like you. To be blunt James, you disgust me.
Not even an apology for making fun of a disability. Thats what brain injuries are you know. Brain damage is a very old medical term used by people who think disabled people are broken and need to be fixed. very classy Linda
DAvid get therapy you have a hang up about religion and you're projecting way too much
"Brain damage is a very old medical term used by people who think disabled people are broken and need to be fixed. very classy Linda"
Really? Lets look at it.
brain damage noun.
Injury to the brain that is caused by various conditions, such as head trauma, inadequate oxygen supply, infection, or intracranial haemorrhage, and that may be associated with a behavioural or functional abnormality.
Strange, you seem to meed the requirement of "behavioural or functional abnormality". Maybe you're just plain old stupid? Or just an idiot. Is that better, James?
I'm with David. You're a waste of time. You cannot string a logical coherent argument together. You clearly can't read (school in the 1940's must have been limiting). And you don't seem to have a clue that you're talking about. This is indeed demeaning to anyone with a brain as David said, so I'm done.
You can condone sexual harassment if you like, but thankfully the law has moved on from your hay day in the 1940's. So, really, how cares what a sad old dirtbag like you thinks, eh?
Maybe YOU should up your meds.
B o l l o c k s
LOL! Well, David, you were right.This is the best this low brow troglodyte can come up with. I am actually embarrassed for him, and especially for him to demonstrate such a lack of learning and civility in public for all to see…. ewww. How mortifying.
Whatever…..but it's not a law court…how dare they name and shame a man in this way and remain anonymous themselves….a really nasty trick and sooooo 'christian' of them,not.
Dave G –
I'll take exception to one point in your comment:
"The churches try to portray ALL homosexuals as promiscuous deviants incapable of having a monogamous relationship and on the constant prowl for meaningless sex with as many people as they can. This suits their agenda."
You've erred in this: not ALL churches portray ALL homosexuals in this way.
I understand the reason for the unintended sweeping generalization, but it ignores many churches (my frame of reference is American) who don't require LGBT clergy to be celibate, and who affirm and celebrate same-sex unions.
Off the top of my head: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), United Church of Christ (UCC), and Metropolitan Community Church (MCC).
Other mainstream American congregations are, increasingly, moving toward eliminating the "gay clergy must be celibate" strictures (though not yet ready to affirm same-sex unions). One such is the United Methodist Church.
All that said, I concur with the opinions of those who've read the full report – Dave G, David, Will, and Danny.
"how dare they name and shame a man in this way and remain anonymous themselves"
Yeah, they dare, sweetie. Get over it. And quote right too. Maybe if you get your arse out of the church and think for yourself you might be able to join us in the 21st century where this vile behaviour by a dirty old priest is no longer acceptable. Not everyone is "christian", and not everyone gives a toss what religious morons like you think, especially those like you who hold priests immune to sanction. The priest is lucky is ISN'T a court of law, or he'd end up fined or imprisoned for sexual harassment, and good enough for him too, the dirty old bastard.
WTF are you going on about linda? A court matter? for what, standing naked at a door in his own home. Get a grip you complete fcuking idiot.
Linda is a silly cow who thinks jokes about disabled people are funny dont waste your time
Rather rude of the good father to ASSume that because this couple was having at it in his home, they would welcome an addition. Not too surprising though. I have known some pretty tacky clergy in my day.
@Linda- You need anger management and counselling and English lessons…don't know where you get the idea that I'm religious, or why on earth you should attack me personally. Get a life..you are sad.
Two military personnel saw a willy? Oh pass me the smelling salts! I'm fainting!….my Granny had more balls!
"WTF are you going on about linda? A court matter? for what, standing naked at a door in his own home. Get a grip you complete fcuking idiot."
So, rape in your own home is not rape? Maybe yo a dirty old fool like you who thinks is a "prick tease" to refuse an advance, but not the law. Place of the crime is not impunity, you stupid, stupid, stupid person James.
Sounds like I know the real person who needs to get a grip. James, you are one of the most idiotic and stupid people I have seen in here in a while, and that is some achievement in here. Really, you're a disgrace. For the love of god read a bloody book sometime and spare us your retardation.
"don't know where you get the idea that I'm religious,"
Blind defence of priest. ergo… well figure it out for yourself. And I'll get a life when you get an education, okay? As for my English, have you read your own comments? Seriously. You write like an infant that watches too much Carry On films. And next time come up with a logical argument, not a lame attempt over one's grammar.
Nothing wrong with your grammar…just you don't seem to understand the language and make the wildest accusations.
Blind defence
Brain damage
Linda seems to have a problem with disabilities too
…and ooooh errrrr matron! Sorry for the carry on language, but I'm sick of rewriting messages because the word checker blocks them automatically.
Yeah, yeah James…. fcukoff back to your kennel, I'm sick of your ignorance.
Tattydog, I understand it perfectly. What I do not understand is your cheap smutty school yard comments about a serious breach of someone privacy, and the "poor priest" b*llox you come out with. I can only assume both you and James the village idiot are over 70 and come from a different world all together where some old fart tossing over your face uninvited is considered "fun".
I'm done here. I do not deliberate with fools.
Bye now!
@ Linda " So, rape in your own home is not rape?"
Rape? – did I miss something. Did the priest rape someone? Erm. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Please tell me Linda what the crime is? Cause all I can tell that he did was stand naked at a door. That's not a crime. If someone did that to me, I'd find it very funny, tell em to piss off, and laugh about it for months.
Linda. Time to take a deeeeeep breath. Anger management time. Now exhale. And inhale. And exhale. You've got some issues darlin. I don't know what they are, but sort your head out. Life's too short.
@ tattydog "my Granny had more balls!" LOL.
Oh No. Now Linda thinks the priest 'tossed over their faces'
I'm begining to think this Linda's comments are some weird fantasy.
Linda I defend the man because these 2 stitched him up nice and proper….he lost job, house, privacy for a silly mistake. I really think you are projecting your own exaggerated fear of men and sexual harassment on this case….grow up!
You pair of muppets still going on? For the love of your dignity, get a life gentlemen,
These two men were not raped by the priest, as some were suggesting. They were subject to an unwanted advance. They should have just told the priest to sod off and be done with it – a man has lost his job and home for nothing. OK, it sounds like the priest made a poor judgment here and embarrassed himself, but it's hardly something worth such a punishment.
Folks, there is a real tragedy here. This is a local priest to a tough and squalid inner city parish. He had hunmanity, see his sermons:
Gilmore may have been a damned fool and/or misread the signals. But there is a whiff of humbug around, as I have a feeling the public announcement when he was suspended was to do with him barring some community group from using the church; but they seem to have bundled him out of the way with gusto. Being a priest in a church must be a lonely job, and he seems to have paid a high price for his folly. He didn't rape anyone, all were adults, and nobody suffered anything except embarrassment. I am not a Christian but I feel a little bit of Christian charity might not be inappropriate.
Sorry! but I am kind of scratching my head on this one! Is Homosexuality banned in the Anglican church?
This guy was in his own home, The two guys were homosexual and having sex, and why shouldn't he offer to get involved if he was attracted to them?
And by the way I feel that I have the right to walk around naked in my own home,shouldn't he?
Doesn't Christ tell us all that he will accept us pretty much whatever?
What exactly has he really done wrong other than fancy his house guests?
I find their complaint quite sinister actually, and I am not gay.
What exactly where they trying to achieve?
This looks like a set-up, or something similar!
Come on people use your brains! I think someone wanted rid of this guy, maybe because he was a bit more open and forward thinking.
Christ goes everywhere and operates through people. This man had a good handle on Gay Soho and he was probably a great focal point for gay people.
By the way I don't know the guy from Adam.
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Now that he's become the first three-time winner of the Academy Award for best actor, even the most obscure items on Daniel Day-Lewis' résumé are being unearthed. Plenty of Oscar winners have embarrassing turkeys in their pasts, but this is Daniel Day Lewis we're talking about. Even the mildest of the three mid-1980s BBC films in this set rises to a level of engaging mediocrity.
The "Daniel Day-Lewis Triple Feature" should be viewed in chronological order for maximum impact. "How Many Miles to Babylon" (1982) is an undistinguished, but competently crafted, earnest bit of soft-focus pacifism. In his first lead role, Day-Lewis plays an upper-class Irish soldier in World War I who can't decide whether he should be fighting for or against Britain.
"Dangerous Corner," which aired the following year, doesn't break new ground either, but this drawing-room mystery-melodrama (literally, the whole thing takes place in one room) is a sparkling example of its type with a clever concluding conceit. A dozen or so aristocratic acquaintances begin to unravel the truth behind their friend's recent suicide, a process they eventually regret. Along the way, there are revelations, reversals and recriminations enough to power a season's worth of soap opera.
"The Insurance Man" was broadcast in 1986, after Day-Lewis' big-screen career began to take off with 1985's "My Beautiful Laundrette," and it's the actor's final TV work to date. In it, he plays a Jewish doctor named Kafka, who works in a labyrinthine medical facility in Nazi-occupied Prague. The screenplay, by celebrated scribe Alan Bennett ("The Madness of George III," "The History Boys"), details the frustrating efforts of a worker named Franz to obtain treatment and/or compensation for a disfiguring skin condition caused by his job in a dye factory.
Co-starring Jim Broadbent and directed by Richard Eyre (who reteamed for Broadbent's Oscar-winning turn in "Iris"), it's the only one of the three films worth seeking out on its own merits. "The Insurance Man" combines dark humor ("I'm sick from work," Franz tells one bureaucrat. "Well, we're all sick from work!" is the reply) and stylish, claustrophobic design for a cross between Dennis Potter and (of course) Franz Kafka.
Released separately ($24.98 DVD), the 1985 miniseries "My Brother Jonathan" gave Day-Lewis a big, prestige lead role as the older, but less favored son in an Edwardian-era Midlands family. It's a typical piece of BBC period melodrama, but, tellingly, Day-Lewis has more memorable moments on screen during his intermittent appearances in the 77-minute "Insurance Man" than he does in the four-hour "Jonathan"
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Inmates at the State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh were subjected to a pattern of sexual abuse and other mistreatment, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday that purported to cast new light on the suspensions of eight guards and the dismissals of four top officials this year.
The graphic allegations range from threatening inmates with physical or disciplinary actions if they did not provide guards or other inmates with sexual favors to deliberately contaminating inmate food with bodily fluids. They were met with silence by the state Department of Corrections, which is one of the named defendants.
The accusations of abuse committed prior to a May leadership change at the lock-up along the Ohio River warrant "a complete investigation of how this could occur without someone outside being aware of it," said Marion Damick, co-convenor of the Allegheny County chapter of the Pennsylvania Prison Society.
"It's certainly particularly egregious, yes," Ms. Damick said. "It's a situation where you can have very prejudiced [guards] who feel that they are able, without fear of discipline, to engage in whatever activities they want to." If true, the allegations "reflect very strongly on the management that oversaw the [guards] in the state institution."
"Inmates make accusations all the time," said David Mandella, local vice president of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association, which represents the guards. "As far as I'm concerned, 99.9 percent of the time, they're false."
He said an Allegheny County grand jury is investigating the matter and has interviewed four of the suspended officers, who have been sworn to secrecy.
"As far as I know, there's been no proof of any of these accusations, obviously, or obviously they would've charged my members," he said.
The civil lawsuit was written by attorneys Steven M. Barth and D. Aaron Rihn on behalf of an inmate identified only as John Doe. The inmate was at SCI Pittsburgh from March 2009 through July 2010, according the complaint, for a parole violation.
While there, the inmate encountered "a common plan and conspiracy to sexually abuse, physically abuse and mentally abuse inmates who were homosexual" as well as those who were transgender or convicted of sex crimes, it said.
The unnamed inmate was one victim, it said.
In January 2010, according to the complaint, the inmate known as John Doe was approached by correctional Officer Harry Nicoletti Jr. and given three choices: be anally raped, perform oral sex or touch the officer's genitals. He was threatened with "physical abuse" and the filing of "fraudulent misconducts" if he "did not [choose] how he was to be sexually assaulted that day," the complaint said.
"There is no truth to any of this whatsoever," said Mr. Nicoletti, who said he worked in the prison for 10 years. "It makes me sick to my stomach that someone can make accusations like that. It's totally false, and there's eight [correctional officers] out on the street with no pay, no benefits."
The complaint said other, similar assaults occurred in March and April 2010 and that Mr. Nicoletti on one occasion punched the inmate when he would not comply and on another occasion gave the inmate drugs he was not prescribed.
The inmate "was ordered to allow other inmates to fondle his genitalia while corrections officers watched," the complaint said. "Failure of any inmate to comply with this conduct ... resulted in further abuse and intimidation by officers on duty."
While at SCI Pittsburgh, the inmate witnessed officers "physically and sexually abuse inmates ... order inmates to defecate and urinate into inmate's food," among other practices, it said.
Department of Corrections spokeswoman Susan McNaughton declined comment.
In April, eight guards, including Mr. Nicoletti, were suspended.
"The Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association filed grievances on behalf of all eight officers because they should have their rights to due process," said Dave La Torre, a spokesman for the union. He said the union had not seen the civil lawsuit and could not comment.
"There's eight of us, and none of us have received any due process," Mr. Nicoletti said.
In May, four top SCI Pittsburgh officials were replaced. Ms. McNaughton said they are no longer employed by the department.
They were superintendent Melvin Lockett, superintendent for facility management Martin Kovacs, deputy superintendent for centralized services Janice Niemiec and major of the guard John Wiser. All are named defendants in the lawsuit.
Another former SCI Pittsburgh inmate, Rodger E. Williams, filed a pro se complaint two months ago, complaining of the treatment of transgender inmates like himself at the Woods Run prison and SCI Greene. Among them: that Mr. Nicoletti abused him and "doled [him] out to other corrections officers and a [prison] inmate into forcibly committing sexual acts."
In a recent addendum to the complaint, Mr. Williams, 32, wrote that he suffered "oral and anal rape" conducted by state corrections officers.
Mr. Williams' accusations were first reported by the Pittsburgh City Paper.
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"Achilles tendonitis..."
I turned in the direction of the voice.
Valentino, in a voice which seemed almost a laugh, said again, "Achilles tendonitis!"
"You?" I asked.
"Yeah, me. I suspected that's what was wrong. I could feel it when I got out of bed the past couple of mornings; all the popping noises and such."
"A sign we're getting old, man. Our breakfast cereal is supposed to make noise, not our body," I replied.
I'm not into schadenfreude, the concept of having joy at the misfortune of someone else, but it did seem a little bit ironic. Val's also a running coach; he specializes in sprints at the high school and Junior Olympic level. During my "autumn of pain," he would shout angrily at me when I would limp into the office the morning after my own track workouts -- workouts which had intensities or distances too much for my fifty-year-old (still-injured) tendons to endure. Now Val has appointments with the base medical clinic, the physical therapist, base pharmacy and the like. But he's going to keep running because he's stubborn...and he hates cross-training.
When most runners think about sports injuries and their treatment, most have heard the mnemonic R.I.C.E.: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. While this method works well to ease the discomfort of soft tissue injuries, it will not cure the injury, prevent re-injury, or be as effective when we consider the more common overuse injuries from which we runners suffer.
I like to use the same mnemonic, R.I.C.E., to explain what needs to be done to treat and prevent injuries like achilles tendinosis, plantar fasciitis, iliotibial band syndrome, patellar tendinosis, and the like.
Unlike R.I.C.E. for soft tissues, this R.I.C.E. stands for: Reflect, Identify, Correct, Evaluate.
Reflect - stop and think: Has there been a sudden change in the run/workout routine? Have I added distance, changed terrain, altered surface, or increased intensity? When did I purchase this pair of running shoes?
Identify - what are the most-likely causes for the damage? In the case of overuse injuries the culprit usually begins with "too:" Too much speed work. Too much added distance. Too little recovery. Too old shoes. Too many hills. Too many crowned or bad surfaces.
During the "identify" phase it is also time to identify what sort of exercise can replace running for the following (two to six) weeks; depending on the degree of injury. An injury which causes pain immediately following a run but doesn't affect running performance may only require a week...one which stops us literally in our tracks can take as long as six, and require the attention of "smart persons with initials following their names." You might lose some cardiovascular fitness during this period, but any exercise which does not aggravate the present damage allows blood to continue to flow to the injured area, and continues the healing process.
During this time, anti-inflammatory drugs can be taken (following prescribed doses and instructions) to ease swelling but shouldn't be taken to mask pain just so you can go out and run...remember the discomfort/pain is a message that something is injured and needs to heal.
Correct - what can you do to keep this injury from reoccurring? A lot of overuse injuries are the result of a musculoskeletal imbalance or a muscular weakness leading to compensation by a connecting part of the body which was most likely unable to handle or recover from the increased workload.
This is the time where it's great to have a good fitness trainer or physical therapist in your corner. If you can't afford a therapist, I recommend purchasing Jeff Dicharry's book "Anatomy for Runners," filled with very-readable information on how injuries occur, how healing occurs, tests to determine weaknesses and imbalances, and exercises to fix them.
Evaluate - is there really a need to train at the level which caused the injury in the first place? If the root cause of the injury is because of poor equipment I would recommend a gradual return to the point in training regimen where no pain existed. If terrain, mileage, intensity or surface changes were the cause, consider very conservative changes or increases; the body needed more time to recover and adjust to the new stress than it was given in the previous case. If the cause is too little recovery, then it's time to figure out a way to assist the recovery process either by modifying the training schedule to include days off, engaging in "active rest" or cross-training, or implementing modalities like self-massage, massage therapy, compression garments, stretching and the like.
When it comes to overuse injuries, the R.I.C.E. mnemonic is still correct, but it's a completely different form of R.I.C.E.: Reflect. Identify. Correct. Evaluate.
Michael Bowen is a training specialist/running coach who lives and trains in the Pensacola, FL area. He works with runners of all ability levels, remotely and in-person. He and his wife, Suzanne, travel regularly to New Orleans to participate in and support running events and triathlon. He also writes a blog, "If I Were Your Coach..."


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- Respond to all inquiries and requests from the program coordinator or other TSU administrative staff;
- Work full-time (40 or more hours) at their assigned position.
It is your responsibility and a program requirement to attend work, meetings, respond to requests and check in with the program coordinator. This not only helps us make sure you are doing well, but provides us with valuable feedback for the program. Please make every effort to cooperate and stay in touch both during and after your internship semester. In addition, your conduct, both in and out of the office should always represent Tarleton State University in the best light possible.
The internship experience is equivalent to professional employment. If you find it necessary to be absent from your internship responsibilities (e.g., illness, dental appointment), contact your employer in advance.
Congressional Internship Requirements
The following items will help end your internship semester on a good note and help you fulfill your internship requirements.
At the close of your internship, you still have several program requirements to complete. You must complete all course credit requirements as set by your department or professor.
The program requires the following items for successful completion of your internship:
- Submit a digital work portfolio to the program coordinator with copies of at least four letters, press releases, memos, or other written assignments etc., completed during the internship;
- Submit a minimum 2 pictures of the D.C. experience, in and out of the worksite;
- Turn in digital copies of any papers/portfolios or other course credit assignments;
- Upon returning to Tarleton, participate in a minimum of two recruiting events, from career days to speaking to classes, during the next recruiting cycle;
- Complete all papers, portfolios and other documentation as required for academic credit;
- Write a thank you letter to your benefactor, if any, and submit a copy to the program coordinator;
- Complete an "Internship Evaluation Sheet" and submit to the program coordinator.


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BRIDGEWATER — Food bank donations will be accepted at the county recycling center at 40 Polhemus Lane on Saturday, Feb. 4 and throughout 2012 as part of the county's first Saturday recycling drop-off day program.
The center is open 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on the following Saturdays: Feb. 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 14 (due to holiday), Aug. 4, Sept. 8 (due to holiday), Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1.
Acceptable recyclables include newspaper, magazines, junk mail and other paper, corrugated cardboard, phone books, plastic bottles and other plastics (#1-#7), microwave ovens, textiles, antifreeze, scrap metal, used motor oil and oil filters, glass bottles, empty (dry) paint cans, passenger tires (limit of eight, with or without rims), chipboard, electronics properly prepared rechargeable and button-cell batteries, and aluminum, steel and bi-metal cans.
Canned goods and non-perishable foods may be dropped off at the center during the same hours on first Saturdays.
Free recycling of consumer electronics is available from Newtech Recycling, Inc. in Somerset.
Call 732-469-3363 for details.


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HOMEWOOD, Alabama -- Those living and working in Homewood's Edgewood neighborhood have a new option for breakfast and burgers. JoJo's Diner recently opened next door to Monarch Cleaners on Broadway Street in the longtime location of the old Lag's Eatery, which more recently was briefly home to a catering business.
There are a few little tables under the striped awning out front, and a handful of booths inside the small, narrow space, as well as several lunch counter stools facing the exposed grill. Order and pay at the register, and the server will quickly deliver the food to your table.
JoJo's is a casual, old-timey, neighborhood grill. The walls are painted cement blocks, there is a television mounted in the corner and classic rock music plays in the background.
On the day of our visit, much of JoJo's lunch business seemed to consist of working folks stopping by and picking up burgers to go. We opted to dine in, however, and noticed the air conditioning, assuming there is one, did not seem to be keeping pace with the summer heat.
Breakfast is served all day long. One or two eggs are served with toast and grits for $2.99 and $3.99 respectively. Add bacon, housemade sausage or country ham for a few bucks more.
I enjoyed a delicious three-egg veggie omelette ($5.99), filled with baby spinach, mushrooms, red onion, tomato and sweet bell pepper. This was served with a generous bowl of piping hot, creamy, well-seasoned grits. The menu also mentioned toast, but it was not received. A well-browned, spicy patty of housemade sausage was exceptionally tasty, but for $2.49, I think there should have been two patties.
3 out of 5 stars
903 Broadway St., Homewood, 877-8058
Ambience: Small, casual, old-timey neighborhood grill
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m. until; Closed Sunday and Monday
Prices: Breakfast $2.49-6.99; hotdogs, burgers and sandwiches $1.99-7.99
Alcohol: No
Credit cards: Yes
Personal checks: Accepted with proper ID
Reservations: No
Health Department rating: 96
Other breakfast offerings include pancakes, breakfast sandwiches and hash browns served plain or loaded with a choice of onions, cheese, bacon, ham or sausage.
The JoJo ($5.49) is a quarter-pound cheeseburger made of 100 percent Black Angus beef, ground fresh daily. Served on a toasted bun and topped with red onion, dill pickle, lettuce, tomato and a creamy special sauce, this was a good, classic, messy burger.
A generous side of medium-cut, skin-on, seasoned fries ($2.49) was the perfect accompaniment. Other sides include potato salad, Lebanese slaw and fried green tomatoes.
The Big Joe ($7.99) is a double-pattie version of the burger, The Babs ($6.99) is topped with bacon and a fried egg, and The Bleu ($6.99) with blue cheese, caramelized red onion and housemade ranch dressing.
One diner raved about the B.L.T. ($2.99), featuring thick-cut bacon, lettuce and tomato on white bread toast. This sandwich can also be topped with a fried egg. Another taster gave a thumbs-up to the chicken fingers and fry basket ($4.99) — three thin-cut fingers, lightly breaded and fried, and served alongside the seasoned fries.
Other sandwiches include chicken salad, grilled chicken breast, the Broadway Dog and a slaw dog. House and Caesar salads are priced at $2.99 and $4.99. A slab of barbecue ribs, a recent menu addition, is $17.99.
Deeana Crider is a freelance restaurant critic for The Birmingham News.


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Hallmark Releases First-Ever Gay Father's Day Card
Hallmark's doing a lovely job of celebrating Pride Month: in addition to releasing some cute rainbowy animations, they just put out their first-ever two-dad Father's Day card.
They're the work of Kylie Wu, who writes, "I'm so proud to be the artist involved in making the first ever same-sex Hallmark eCard featuring two gay dads. And I'm proud of Hallmark for celebrating people's differences! It doesn't matter who's in it, LOVE makes a family."
It's been a long time coming. Hallmark only started offering wedding cards for gay couples in 2008 (!) and was the target of a petition last year. Kristiana Johnson set up a Change.org petition, asking the company to provide Mother's Day and Father's Day cards for folks who were raised by LGBT parents.
At the time, Hallmark said they didn't have any plans to do so (!!) and that if you wanted to send a card to your gay parents, you'd just have to buy a blank card and write it yourself. (!!!)
That was the same year that President Obama invited two gay dads to the White House for a Father's Day celebration.
But now, finally, Hallmark is getting with the times. They don't have a physical card just yet; this is online-only. But maybe before the decade is out they'll get around to updating their messages.
Father's Day is this Sunday, the 16th, by the way. Don't let it slip by without at least a call home to dad!
IT is an adorable card.
Is that Russell Tovey?
@Dxley: …and don lemon.
dating a black guy will help us get our angel wings. WE GET IT.
@masc4masc: Who's "us"?
VERY NICE! time to change my mind about "Hallmark".
Looks cute, but cards are still tacky.
Hallmark: for people too dumb or too lazy to come up with an original thought.


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Well This Isn't Going To Be Good For Chick-Fil-A's Brand
THE SHOT — Chick-fil-A's cow mascot, which usually encourages customers to "eat mor chikin," has been retooled to suggest passersby "hate mor gay people" around the campus of West Virginia University, which is set to open a restaurant in the coming weeks. Hmm, I thought we were supposed to eat mor chicks? UPDATE: Police have removed the signs. [via]
I go to WVU! This is an awesome story! I hope the chick-fil-a express here doesn't do well.
Haha! Perfect!
Our local aids org in their old location used to use them to cater to the monthly luncheons for pwas. They never could Understand why so many of us stopped going, even after we EXPLAINED it was because of their anti GLBT policies. 'Course, they only have one of us working there anymore…a Trans woman as receptionist.
Where can I buy some of these stickers?


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Designed by Painted Pony 'n Quilts owner,
Sherrie Thomas, this beautiful hand-cast sterling silver
necklace was specially designed and created as a tribute to all
The design features a Star-in-a-Star
quilt block on one side, and a lovely rounded heart-in-hand on
the other, with an applique leaf vine joining the two on both
sides. The bale is a replica of a tiny thimble. The clanger post
is a needle with a tiny spool of thread on the end. Last, but
not least, this little bell makes the sweetest sound!
Bell measures approx. 3/4" tall, and comes with a 22"
sterling silver box chain.
"Heart & Hand, the quilter's
symbol. From the heart & thru the hand, the quilter creates
a tangible expression of her love. The quilt becomes a cherished
legacy of the quilter's life, warmth, talent & artistry.
Like the quilt, the bell is a precious gift that can be shared
with generations to come."
Fabric license plate
Item #: SISplate
$5.95 ea
PPnQ Fabric license plate for 2016 Row X Row Experience
Fabric license plate 2016
This is our unique view on the Home Sweet Home theme this year.
It will make more sense when you see our row!
This is a novelty printed
panel that can be sewn into any project, tote, or quilt! A great
collectible, or a fun gift!
printed image area = approx. 7.25" x 3.5"
100% organic sateen cotton; washable in gentle cycle with mild
Price: $5.95 each
+ shipping (&
tax where applicable)
Row by Row
Event pins
PPnQ 2015 slogan pin:
"Saddle-Up N Sew"
Our first year to particpate
in the popular Row by Row event - our slogan reflects our Pony
name as well as our love of sewing!
It's the cutest little souvenir lapel pin, only
1 1/4" wide.
Price: NOW $3.95 each
+ shipping (&
tax where applicable)
Official "Row by Row" 2015
Limited Edition souvenir pin
(H2O theme)
approx. 1" diameter
Price: NOW
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"Quilts Happen" poster
Item #: QHposter
$16.95 ea
- State Art Posters
by Rick Vanderpool, photographer
Dress up your sewing room or office!
Or, a great gift for out-of-state friend!
"QUILTS HAPPEN" celebrates cotton, sewing, quilts, and all aspects
of quilt-making - most of the tools and "stuff" that
go into the making of quilts "from the field to fabric
and finished quilt."
The montage contains images
from several high-profile collections around the country including
the Texas Quilt Museum LaGrange, TX; National Quilt Museum
Paducah, KY; International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Lincoln, NE; Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Golden,
CO; The Quilters Hall of Fame Marion, IN; and others.
Quilts Happen appeals to quilters and quilt fans everywhere.
This beautiful fine-art print includes photos of the Star of
Texas. Printed on heavy gloss paper, this 18"x24" standard
poster-sized print is perfect for framing, and includes a legend
identifying where each Star lives.
Both posters come with a legend for
identifying photos included in the montage.
Price: $16.95 each
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Item #: GTBK
Price: $24.95
Book Kit
Great gift idea - give as a kit or
already made up!
Great for travel, classes, retreats & workshops! This little
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Kit includes instructions for assembling,
plus cutting mat, canvas boards, batting, sandpaper, tape. You
supply the fat quarter and glue for covering the book.
Price: $24.95 +
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NEW TOWN - Five people were rescued on Sunday morning after their boat sank in the Van Hook Arm area of Lake Sakakawea.
According to a statement from the Mountrail County Sheriff's Department, an individual made a 9-1-1 call at 4:20 pm. Sunday, stating that they picked up a woman and four-month-old baby on Gull Island, in the Van Hook Arm. The caller learned from the woman, who was identified as Barb Rogers, 48, that the boat she was on had sank and that three other occupants on the boat were out in the lake somewhere. The Van Hook Arm is located between New Town and Parshall, south of Highway 23.
The 9-1-1 dispatcher contacted the New Town Fire Department and Ambulance Service, advising them of the situation. Several boats were put into the waters to search for the stranded boaters. At 5:25 p.m., the three missing boaters - they were identified as Rick Rogers, 40, Nikki Engerbertson, 22, and a 17-year-old juvenile female - were located.
The boat's motor and bilge pump quit and the boat filled up with water and turned over. Barb Rogers took the infant and swam to Gull Island while the other three clung to a cooler in the water; they eventually washed in to shore, where they were found by the New Town Fire Chief. All occupants were wearing flotation devices.
The incident preceded a similar incident, in which a boat capsized on the Beulah Bay, also on Lake Sakakawea, on Tuesday. Unfortunetly, this incident caused the death of a 30-year-old Hazen man.
- James C. Falcon


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Hi All,
I have been developing reports using SSRS 2005 for some time now. Most of the reports are simple. I have made one new report, which is though simple, but because of the type of data coming in, I had to use many tables, lables and matrixes as the data we had was complex and difficult to retrieve in one constant dataset, which can be given to a table.
I just gave a background of the report, but my main problem is some formatting text which comes on the top of the delpoyed report. This formatting information which is visible on the top is the report body's information. I have deployed this report and have called the report server from my custom page using the report viewer control. This text is not shown in the report designer preview mode or in the report server. When I see the HTML output, I can see that the <div> tag is not closed, which may be the cause of the problem. The text displayed on top is like ".A2e22e3b81717404a9dc49d44ea4cadf61{border:1pt Solid Black;background-color:Transparent;background-repeat:Repeat;padding-left:0pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-right:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;}".
Please guide me, if any one has some information as how to get rid of this. I dont have any problem because of it, but its just annoying seeing this at the top.
Thanks in anticipation,
Could you prepare a test report that demonstrates the issue, zip it, and attach it to this thread? Does this issue happen when viewing the report in Report Manager?
Thanks a lot, but I got it solved. Actually there were a few extra fields which were interfering, which had got hidden behind other controls, which were causing this issue. I copied everything into a new report and then tried, which helped me to solve the problem.
And yes, it was working perfectly fine when running in the report manager.
Thanks anyways for offering to help.


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Two men are hospitalized after a shooting in north Baltimore Wednesday evening.
Officers were called around 6:50 p.m. to the 6000 block of Chinquapin Parkway for a report of gunshots. The officers didn't find anyone shot, but two men walked into area hospitals a short time later.
A 26-year-old man was shot multiple times and a 27-year-old man was shot in the stomach.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2455.


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E.G. Schmidt, C. Pantoja, M. Lebron (NAIC Arecibo Observatory)
A list of high velocity clouds (HVCs) and intermediate velocity clouds (IVCs) suitable for absorption-line observations was compiled. Using the Arecibo Standard Point Source Catalog and the Atlas of Galactic Neutral Hydrogen by Hartmann and Burton(1997), a final list of four HVCs and IVCs were located within ±1° of strong continuum sources (a total of 110 continuum sources were searched). Once the clouds were located, their peak emissions were found along with their approximate sizes, and central velocities. This information was then recorded in a table according to the flux density of the adjacent continuum source. This list will be used for a search of molecular lines. I would like to thank NAIC Arecibo Observatory for this opportunity.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 35#5
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February 21, 2012
A client has approached attorney, and without solicitation on attorney's part, has
proposed that attorney take on certain title litigation over real property for him. The nature of the litigation is most akin to a quiet title action. In return, he wishes to compensate attorney with an ownership portion of the land (33/1/3 percent) if the litigation is successful. If the litigation is not successful, there will be no legal fees.
Question Presented
May an attorney ethically provide for a contingent fee in a quiet title action in which the contingency consists of a partial ownership of the piece of land at issue in the action?
Summary of Opinion
A contingent fee payable to the lawyer as a partial ownership interest in real property with the client may be permissible subject to the contingency fee arrangement complying with the requirements of : Rule 1.8(a), regarding entering into business transactions with a client; Rule 1.8(i), regarding acquisition of a proprietary interest in the subject matter of litigation; Rule 1.5(c), regarding contingency fees; and Rule 1.5's reasonableness requirement. Contingent fees are allowed because they provide a means for individuals to gain access to justice regardless of their economic status. Money and real property both constitute property.
Rule 1.8(i) states:
"(i) A lawyer shall not acquire a proprietary interest in the cause of
action or subject matter of litigation the lawyer is conducting for a
client, except that the lawyer may:
(1) Acquire a lien authorized by law to secure the lawyer's
fee or expenses; and
(2) Contract with a client for a reasonable contingent fee in
a civil case."
Comment [17] provides in pertinent part:
"In addition, when the lawyer acquires an ownership interest in the subject of the representation, it will be more difficult for a client to discharge the lawyer if the client so desires. The Rule is subject to specific exceptions developed in decisional law and continued in these Rules. The exceptions for certain advances in the costs of litigation is set forth in paragraph (e). In addition, paragraph (i) sets forth exceptions for liens authorized by law to secure the lawyer's fees or expenses and contracts for reasonable contingent fees."
Rule 1.5, cmt. 4 specifically states that "[a] lawyer may accept property in payment for services, such as an ownership interest in an enterprise, providing it does not involve acquisition of a proprietary interest in the cause of action or subject matter of the litigation contrary to Rule 1.8(i)." As noted above, a contingent fee – in this particular case, a contingent ownership interest in property – is consistent with the exception set forth in Rule 1.8(i)(2).
Comment 4 goes on to say, however, that "a fee paid in property instead of money may be subject to the requirements of Rule 1.8(a) because such fees often have the essential qualities of a business transaction with a client." Here, if the action is successful, the result will be that the lawyer and his client remain in relationship as joint owners of the property with all the potential rights and privileges incident to such joint ownership, such as partition and transfer of the interest to others. Consequently, in entering into a contingent fee arrangement involving the acquisition of a joint interest in real property, a lawyer is advised to comply with the requirements specified in Rule 1.8(a) governing business transactions with clients.
The Lawyer must also comply with the written fee agreement requirements of Rule 1.5(c).
Finally, all fee agreements, including a contingent fee agreement involving the acquisition of a co-ownership interest with the client in real property, are subject to Rule 1.5(a)'s requirement of reasonableness under the circumstances. See also Rule 1.5, cmt. 3.