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One of the biggest foreign born female celebrities in the world is HIV+
. Apparently she was diagnosed almost two decades ago and has been living with the disease since. She recently opened up to a group of people about living with it.
Not cool, bro
You won't out people, but this is OK? Way to draw the line
Whoever it is, good for her. There's a huge stigma, and if she can help dispell it, good on 'er. I have a friend that has been living with it for almost 20 years, some public backup would probably be welcomeReplyCancel
I have too much class to throw out random names of possible HIV infected starlets, seems wrong.
I'm classless enough to click the NOTIFY ME button and read YOURS. ((Drums fingers on table))ReplyCancel
Yes but people deserve a right to their privacy. We are talking HIV here. People also have a right to decide whether or not they want to become a champion for some issue. For example, if Bruce decides to come forward as a MTF, I will be delighted. If Bruce wants to be private about it, I'm sad about the missed opportunities this would afford, but I respect Bruce's privacy at this time. Bottom line: this person clearly hasn't come out as positive, and this is NOT Enty's right to post, nor ours to discuss. Nothing to see here, folks.ReplyCancel
the Queen of England obviously!ReplyCancel
Did anyone see The Dallas Buyers' Club? Excellent movie about an ordinary working class guy who got HIV – via straight sex, if it matters – and really made the best of the bad hand he'd been dealt. He did everything he could to find new treatment methods, wouldn't toe the medical establishment line about 'what was best for him', and then shared his new approaches (for a fee) with other ordinary people who were also HIV positive. Can highly recommend it, also on Netflix. It's the kind of movie you don't have to see on a big screen.ReplyCancel
@Nutty: GREAT movie. Not overall a big fan of Matthew M, but he nailed it in that movie.
Also, I found that book on the fashion industry very interesting. Thanks for the recommend.ReplyCancel
@OneEyeCharlie Happy to be of service! :=)ReplyCancel
Yes, Lady H, but aren't you helping to perpetuate the myth that HIV is a more shameful disease than say, cancer? People don't typically get shooed away from guessing on those blinds. People with HIV can have got it in a myriad of ways, and talking about it in a rational way, as a terminal illness with harrowing treatment plans, can only help.
Having said all that, I have no guess as I find all the illness blinds sad. I just think it's worth looking at why HIV is looked at so differently.ReplyCancel
Oh, I watched a TV show last night that was about this topic, oddly enough.
There was a mystery series called Chandler & Co (Peter Capaldi, Barbara Flynn) in the 90s on BBC1.
One episide dealt with AIDS/HIV.
The storyline–a vicar's daughter goes to college. Sheds her old bf, her glasses and blossoms into a smart, lovely looking woman. Falls in love with someone else. Not sexually experienced. First lover/love gives her HIV. She goes public and disappears.
Vicar hires the private detective (Flynn) to find out where is daughter is–he tells the detective she's missing. In reality, he wants her to find out who gave her the disease.
@Nutty, that was a great movie!ReplyCancel
@Blondie!: "Deluxe" by Dana ThomasReplyCancel
whatever!!!! I WANT TO KNOW, Cant be moss she has young kids.ReplyCancel
@katie, oh no there are no HIV+ actors in hollywood! Rock Hudson was the last one to get it.ReplyCancel
@Charlie–oh, I've read it. It's fascinating!
To think that they make the goods in China, have them sent back to Italy, rip out the "Made in China" tag, then replace it with the "Made in Italy" tag, then price it in the thousands, boggles my mind.
Or that companies claim that items are hand cut and the materials are cut with a laser etc., Love that book.
I heard that Thomas has been working on a new book, can't wait to read that one!
I'm not disagreeing with you at all
TTM. If I were this person, I personally would chose to use the illness as a way to bridge and educate. However, I respect that other people may feel differently and that is their choice, not mine.
A dear friend of mine is working on his PhD at UCSF and his research is on HIV and how it is so unique simple because of the complex social dimensions and stigmas that it carries. While a lot of his work was on epidemiology in the sense of studying how the SF gay community perceives HIV disclosure, he just shared a really interesting finding. The white men he interviewed, many of them refused to sleep with men of color until they became +. When asked further, it's quite horrifying how their admissions of being more racially inclusive were linked with narratives of contamination. As in, I'm now dirty because I have HIV, so I'm more open to dating other races, because they're also dirty…It's all very interesting but very sad about how we still continue to stigmatize those with HIVReplyCancel
What are all you "don't out her" complainers talking about???
I'll quote: She recently opened up to a group of people about living with it.
She is out, you numbskulls!ReplyCancel
I was talking to someone who is working on getting his masters in Philosphy. He was telling me that he wants to concentrate his work on how music and pop songs are a reflection of the cultural zeitgeist.
So I asked him how he would be able to explain the dichotomy of the dance music of the 80s; where they songs were talking about sex whilst the culture at the time was grappling with the rising AIDS epidemic.
He told me that he hadn't gotten t that yet.
Enty has outed Britney Spears for having it. But I don't understand why she is always talking about wanting more children?! That sounds dangerous for everyone involved.ReplyCancel
@Katie–kk I really had no clue about that sorta thing. My friend has it and she wanted to get a nose job but the surgeon she preferred to do the procedure refused her…ReplyCancel
i am thinking about the kylie minogue guess more and moreReplyCancel
All we know is she came out to a group of people. That could mean anything, like her family or close friends. I don't think that means a bunch of people on CDAN. I'm sorry you think I'm a numbskull but I just feel bad that this is even being speculated about.ReplyCancel
@Lady—don't listen to him-he is notorious for being arrogant and name calling! The only time I wanna hear from him is when they bring back To Catch a Predator and he is finally busted trying to get little girls to dress up like Emma Watson in Harry Potter!ReplyCancel
I will say that the odds of Enty actually outing someone as gay or "outing" someone with HIV are slim and none. Indirectly, like Britney Spears.ReplyCancel
@Lady–you're preaching to the choir here. I think that we're all with you on this.
Unless she goes public; sends out a press release, does a press conference, interview etc., she ought to be left alone.
For all we know this public event that Enty's talking about is that she just NOW told her family.
I do agree that if she goes public, she could help a lot of people. However, she might not as she might be terrified of Hollywood locking its doors in front of her.
Either way, until she's ready to announce it, we should respect her silence.
That's how the stigma goes away. I worked at a place where I did HIV/AIDS tests and it is just devastating when you see a positive, but I knew they were gonna be alright. I mean honestly, maybe it's because I know a lot about sex education, HIV isn't any different from herpes in terms of deadliness. It's like a pain you can't get rid of but you can live with it just fine. The stigmas need to stop!ReplyCancel
moss or Minogue
there have to be dozens in hw who have hiv. anyone know any?
I thought Farrah fawcet actually had hiv and just said cancer??
@Kels: I have heard of HIV being more like diabetes. Take your meds and you will live a long life. I have heard while on the meds, it will be undetectable that you have the bug. No clue if you can still pass it though.ReplyCancel
TTM- Hope you're right, but it just felt whack to see this blind pop up first thing in the am
Kels- Good for you and thank you for your service! I'm in no way saying that whoever this is should not be open about their status, I'm saying if respect it even if they chose not to. I'm not going through what they are, only they can decide what is best for themselves. And yes, we have come so far lately in terms of treatments as well as PREP. I hope that minds start to follow suit quicklyReplyCancel
And TTM, I'm not only against this post because it is regarding HIV, I would be equally against this post if the celebrity in question had cancer. Cancer is no different.ReplyCancel
I know, Lady H, but there definitely is a different tone when protesting HIV blinds. I'm just saying that the more it's talked about, the better informed everyone can be. I doubt very much there is ever a plan to out this person, unless someone outs themselves, at which point this would be revealed. Click baitReplyCancel
Fergie, Duchess of YorkReplyCancel
@ sugarbread, thiking rdj, frank langella, the old robocop guy, alton brown, van dammeReplyCancel
HIV is not like diabetes. Without proper medication it IS a death sentence, which is not true with some diabetics. HIV is definitely more comparable to cancer. You really, really don't want to get it.ReplyCancel
Raquel welch is in dm todayReplyCancel
tony geary, anderson cooperReplyCancel
I don't believe any of the blind items on this site. So hopefully there WILL be a 'reveal' and this site gets sued for spreading malicious lies.ReplyCancel
How is Enty outing when he doesn't say who it is?ReplyCancel
I'll take a guess on this if no one else wants to…
Foreign-born, one of the biggest stars in the world, been living with it for almost two decades so she's got to be older than 35 (hopefully, otherwise we're looking at rape)… Catherine Zeta Jones?ReplyCancel
Nutty – I saw DBC last week. Matthew M. reminded me of Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon. An amazing story. Sad how no major studio in Hollywood had the balls to finance it.ReplyCancel
not kylie,think she too young @ tyger, possibly someone in the 40-60 ageReplyCancel
People, being HIV positive IS a serious health problem. It's treatable. And saying, "Meh, it's like diabetes" is more than a bit naive. Even people who get the best possible care for diabetes often, over the long term, have some pretty bad side effects, or have regular health crises. Clearly, an HIV positive person who takes their meds and takes precautions and lives a healthy lifestyle can live a reasonably long and happy life, but it's not that easy. I worked a white-collar job in health care back in the 80s when HIV was a fast-track death sentence. I'm so happy every time I read about yet another advance in treatment. But please, it's still a very serious, life-changing illness.ReplyCancel
well enty did out it for Spears—Its not my responsibility to provide you with a link—can I get some back-up–anyone else remember this?ReplyCancel
Thing is, AIDS is considered a "sex disease", same as herpes, but even worse because it's a "gay sex" disease. Think about how sexuality is viewed in the US. A movie that shows some boobies gets an R rating, while a movie with multiple violent scenes – including decapitation – gets PG-13. How is violence better than boobies?
People are squeamish about things like this because it makes them think about squeamish things like sex and (GASP!) gay sex. Why do you think a third of the blinds on this site are about an actor being gay or an female celeb who makes out with women when she's drunk (ahem, Avril Lavigne reveal). It's just too clutch-my-pearls salacious to not use.ReplyCancel
Dont hink its an actor , enty usually distinguish them differentlyReplyCancel
Plus charlize was NEVER RAPED, she says its a rumour started when she formed an anti rape thing back homeReplyCancel
Yeah. I remember it but am very lazy. The first blind said that an a+ singer disclosed to a physician that she was hiv+. The next day, the blind said that the reason for the physical was an abortion.
The abortion blind was revealed as britney. So I guess technically enty can say that he never technically outed her hiv status.ReplyCancel
I'm a RN. During the mid to late 80's I worked with a lot of patients who were HIV+ . No one except the medical staff were supposed to know about any medical condition. This was in a general medical or surgical ward. Their meals were always left outside of their rooms, & cleaners refused to enter the rooms. It was heartbreaking.
Don't tell us who this is please.
I was a pathology technician for 10 years. I would like to go over some facts re: HIV.
HIV is a lipid based virus, meaning it is not very strong out of its host. If a bit of blood is dried up, the HIV virus is dead. The risk of infection is dose related, meaning the more infected substance you get in your bloodstream the more likely you are to contract HIV. The good news is if you are a health professional & can get the anti-viral drugs straight after a needle stick injury, your chances of contracting the virus are tiny. There was a very bad needle stick injury to a nurse in a local hospital about 15-20 years ago & she didn't contract the virus as she was given anti-viral drugs immediately. Compare this information with the Hepatitis virus, which is a very strong virus & can last for 3 days on surfaces (the cleaning of laboratory benches with alcohol did not destroy the Hepatitis virus). This also explains why babies can be born to HIV positive mothers and not be infected if the appropriate treatment is given to. mother and baby throughout and after the pregnancy.
The reason certain groups have a higher rate of HIV infection due to sexual intercourse is merely a result of tissue strength. The anal tissue is more prone to tearing which allows the easier transmission of the virus into the blood stream. The vaginal tissue, while stronger than anal tissue, is still prone to tearing and that is why there is greater male to female transmission of the HIV virus during sexual intercourse than vice versa.
With all the education that we in the developed world have, the only two groups that I would expect to see with high transmission rates are intravenous drug users and sex addicts (and unfortunately rape victims). However, we live in the real world where bigotry, shame & complacency are killing us. If everyone could be open about their sexuality, without fear of judgement, we wouldn't have the down low issue which introduces HIV back into a wider percentage of the population. If we were honest with ourselves & accepted that anyone can become infected, we might practice safe sex and monogamy and be close to eradicating HIV/AIDS in a few generations.
We also seem to have become more conservative, which means a brilliant song like Let's Talk About Sex isn't getting played. Saw the film clip the other day & was again blown away by how brilliant it was at educating and entertaining.
Finally, you have different strains of HIV, so just because you are positive, and someone else is positive, doesn't mean you can have unprotected sex. If you have different strains you can infect each other with the different strain. Hope this was informative.
So sorry for your loss, Sherry. It is so unfortunate that patients get victimized first by the illness and then by misinformed and cruel people. Stay strongReplyCancel
The chances of transmission change depending on the viral load of the infected partner. A partner that is negative can further reduce the likelihood of becoming infected by using PREP drugs as another prophylactic measureReplyCancel
So very well said…ReplyCancel
Nice one @feraltart! I have many friends living with HIV, some for over 25 years and one who was one of the first ever diagnosed here in. Australia. It is not. A death sentence anymore due to the revolution in drugs, however I would not compare it diabetes either.
Anyone who wants to know more about the amazing, brave and hard won fight for the right drugs should watched the doco "How we survived a plague" about ACT UP. Simply stunning that humans can rally together and force the US government to speed up drug testing to help HIV sufferers. Without ACT UP it might still be a death sentence.
As a gay man I have ALWAYS been petrified of AIDS/HIV I am damn lucky I dont have it—but know a few people that do. I don't know much about it besides dont sleep around and if you do ALWAYS wear rubber—and dont use dirty needles etc. I completely agree with @Lady it is so stigmatized cause trash like *it took forever* consider it a gay disease.ReplyCancel
Like here is a story. I have a few about people I know that have it. The first time I ever met someone that told me they had HIV was at this lesbian bar in Toronto called Tangos. This guy kept tapping me on the shoulder and being annoying etc. I thought he was just a creep—but then I had to use the washroom and I ran into him—he was BLIND because he was sick from that horrible disease. I had no idea————-I thought he was just weird–but I became friends with him (he taped me on the shoulder cause he said he could hear my kind voice FTR) and a few years later I attended his funeral. My friend I was discussing had a hook-up with a guy that had it and was stupid enough not to consider using a condom.. A straight chick—very beautiful and never slept around. The guy was HOT so he could not possibly be sick. She worked with the guy and heard whispers behind her back about "does she know–?!" cause the guy with HIV worked there longer and let everyone in the free world know but her! After a co-worker was kind enough to chime her in about the scenerio-2 days later it was on the Toronto news station and in every newspaper that the guy slept with so many women and never told them! I was watching the news and knew everything and I just burst into tears for my friend.ReplyCancel
@Topper: So once you get cancer, you can take your anti cancer meds and be cancer free unless you stop?
@Lee: You fail reading comprehension too.ReplyCancel
Celine DionReplyCancel
Nicole Kidman.ReplyCancel
@Derek how is it still considered gay disease? where in my writing did you see that or because you saw all male names? am i to MAKEUP some woman's name to make you feel good? well here goes, mother theresa you feel better now! calling me thrash just shows your limited vocabulary, oh that must be a gay disease too?ReplyCancel
I am on your ass for life derek, notice you love to name call, then go missing for few days then come back, well lets rollReplyCancel
yeah ok—thats why you erased your posts? pffft.ReplyCancel
I have NEVER ERASED A POST < begining to think u a liarReplyCancel
Derek Harvey said…
thats what the world really needs a Fantasia sex tape. Aint nobody got tiiiiime for dat.
I saw an episode of her reality show and on that episode (I am NOT exaggerating or making this up) she attempted suicide!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This dumb bitch needs to go away. Trash.
I will drag you all night up in here. NEVER HAVE I ERASED A POST, NOW I SEE YOU FOR WHAT YOU AREReplyCancel
@DEREK guess anyone who you dont agree with is THRASHReplyCancel
Derek Harvey said…
really TTM? I was channel surfing—dont you tell me you would change that channel. and yes she is trashy. Bordering on Farah Abraham territory. She steals peoples husbands, go's bankrupt, parties like a 20 year old and the as mentioned above.
LOL cant believe this dude< i ERASED a post, lol why would i do that? am i afraid big bad derek will beat me for it.ReplyCancel
come out and play DEREK come out and play with"SHE WHO ERASES POSTS"ReplyCancel
DEREK: Girl, you in dangerReplyCancel
lol –I am going to bed—-night TTM! xo Go Canada!ReplyCancel
Don't forget to watch Keeping Up With The Kardashians tonight on E! Starts in 30 minutes on the East Coast!ReplyCancel
@Kim–I meant I am going to bed AFTER the Kardashians obviouslyReplyCancel
Now i know you a fraud dude. guess you had issues with Rach too. Dont go DEREK, let me see if i can find Rach posts.ReplyCancel
Thanks Derek! I can always count on your support!ReplyCancel
Derek Harvey said…
welp I don't like being a jerk but if shes gonna dish it out….
have a nice night everyone!
SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE I KNOW, <MODUS OPERANDIReplyCancel
Um, I wasn't going to post in here because it was such a serious post, but since it's gone a wee bit sideways:
OT Alert: Book Club Tonight at 6:30 MT on BI#2, see anyone / everyone there!ReplyCancel
*Sorry I meant to say I agree with Seven about the stigmatization of the disease..very good point! You write so well.ReplyCancel
@Derek, *I* was the one who said "gay disease", and I used quotes to emphasize the ridiculousness of the concept. It took forever was making a similar jab about how no one in Hollywood has had AIDS since Rock Hudson. It's not saying HIV/AIDS is solely a gay disease, it's pointing out that that is what scandalous gossip rags imply – if you're HIV+, it's because you're either gay or a slut.ReplyCancel
NO NEED FOR THAT @ SIERRA he just needs to practise what he preach.
Derek Harvey said…
Kym dont you have anything better to do than be mean to people you don't even know?
@seven–yeah yeah I know—my reading comprehension skills are better than my writing skills—and I agree–hence the compliment.
@J–I know it is gross—I have a strong suspicion these "everyones" are the same person! *pray for me*
I pray that people read properly and dont get one poster confused with another, i pray DEREK reads and comprehends fully what is written, after all its a blog <not Finnegans Wake by James JoyceReplyCancel
Chaos gives me wood. Not quite as much as tonight's episode of True Detective, but wood none the less. Keep sluggin it out CDAN posters.
2 non spoiler thoughts on True Detective:
1) The casting director picks some fine trim to go nude.
2) I think for the interrogation scenes, they just give Matt a doobie and bullet points. I think Rust is only a tiny bit farther out there than he is.ReplyCancel
I thought this was going to be a nice thread to educate people.
Anyway, a few years ago I had some surgery done and a resident stuck himself with one of the used needles. The next day my surgeon asked if I was willing to be tested for HIV because the resident was terrified. They were taking so much blood from me anyway so it didn't really matter. I felt so bad for the poor guy. I couldn't imagine what was going through his head, and also thinking about people who wouldn't allow themselves to be tested in that situation.ReplyCancel
Erin Andrews replacing Brooke Burke on DWTS. She is HOT! I feel bad that key hole video was done w/o her knowledge, but that broad got nuthin to be embarrassed about. She got rockin body.ReplyCancel
Claudia Schiffer.ReplyCancel
Thank you @feral tart.
This is a gossip blog, not the morality police. I had friends I lost in the 80s-early 90s. I think they'd be shocked at how little we discuss this.
Dallas Buyers Club is great. Matty Mc & Leto both should win Oscars.
This doesn't say actor. I'm guessing Kate Moss as well.ReplyCancel
Lesbians don't give other Lesbians HIV, so it is a heavily related male disease. It goes male/male, male/female, but not female/female.
Also, it is a HORRIFIC death sentence if you don't take care of yourself. You can't drink, drug or do anything that jacks with your immune system. You catch the flu and HIV can rise. It's an immune virus disorder. Please don't think it is benign just because it responds to treatment. It still kills, it's just not an automatic death sentence anymore.
By the way, knew someone who did the Dallas Buyer's Club thing too. That's def a true depiction of what happened.ReplyCancel
Setting up a blind and revealing/outing someone are 2 completely different things. It's always so amusing how commentors pick and choose what they want to get up on their high horse about.
And I agree Gina, there's always more drama in the comments than in the blog itself.ReplyCancel
my first thought was Gloria Estefan. I don't know why… she fits A+ for her musical past and her age would also fit.
She sings andproduces, did movies, wrote books and owns an hotel. Would fit 'celebrity' : she is not just a singer.


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Home List of Titles The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I: description and initial results
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- Title
- The survey for ionization in neutral gas galaxies I: description and initial results
- Author(s)
- Meurer, Gerhardt R.; Hanish, D. J.; Ferguson, Henry C.; Knezek, Patricia M.; Kilborn, Virginia A.; Putman, Mary E.; Smith, R. Chris; Koribalski, Barbel S.; Meyer, Michael J.; Oey, M. Sally; Ryan-Weber, Emma V.; Zwaan, Martin A.; Heckman, Timothy M.; Kennicutt Jr, Robert C.; Lee, J. C.; Webster, Rachel L.; Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan; Dopita, Michael A.; Freeman, Kenneth C.; Doyle, Marianne T.; Drinkwater, Michael J.; Staveley-Smith, Lister; Werk, Jessica K.
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- We introduce the Survey for Ionization in Neutral Gas Galaxies (SINGG), a census of star formation in HI-selected galaxies. The survey consists of H-alpha and R-band imaging of a sample of 468 galaxies selected from the HI Parkes All Sky Survey (HIPASS). The sample spans three decades in HI mass and is free of many of the biases that affect other star forming galaxy samples. We present the criteria for sample selection, list the entire sample, discuss our observational techniques, and describe the data reduction and calibration methods. This paper focuses on 93 SINGG targets whose observations have been fully reduced and analyzed to date. The majority of these show a single Emission Line Galaxy (ELG). We see multiple ELGs in 13 fields, with up to four ELGs in a single field. All of the targets in this sample are detected in H-alpha indicating that dormant (non-star forming) galaxies with M(HI) > ~3e7 M_sun are very rare. A database of the measured global properties of the ELGs is presented. The ELG sample spans four orders of magnitude in luminosity (H-alpha and R-band), and H-alpha surface brightness, nearly three orders of magnitude in R surface brightness and nearly two orders of magnitude in H-alpha equivalent width (EW). The surface brightness distribution of our sample is broader than that of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectroscopic sample, the (EW) distribution is broader than prism-selected samples, and the morphologies found include all common types of star forming galaxies (e.g. irregular, spiral, blue compact dwarf, starbursts, merging and colliding systems, and even residual star formation in S0 and Sa spirals).
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- Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Vol. 165, no. 1 (2006), p. 307-337
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- 2006
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- Galaxy evolution; Galaxies; ISM; H II regions; Stars; Formation; Surveys
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- University of Chicago Press
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New classes, workshops and camps begin in October at the Randolph County Community Arts Center.
– Christmas Craft and Card Workshop
Share the joy of the season with gifts from the heart in this five-week workshop for adults. Students will create at least one craft and card each week. Some of the card styles include: coffee cards, cut paper cards and watercolor cards. The class will meet on Mondays, beginning Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. This five-week course is open to adults and costs $75.
– After School Art Club
Diana Vera will offer a cornucopia of expressive arts: mixed media and movement; creative writing and song; drama and visual arts – all spiced with a global flavor! The After School Art Club will meet each Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct. 19. Buses from North, Midland and Third Ward elementary schools will drop students at the Arts Center. Students not riding the bus should arrive for class by 4:15 p.m. A member of the Arts Center staff will greet students at the bus. Each afternoon will begin with a short snack followed by an art activity. After School Art Club will begin its second session on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The cost is $300.
– Pottery: Hand and Wheel
This class is designed for beginning artists as well as experienced potters. This course is offered in three different six-week sessions: 1-4 p.m. for teens and adults 6 and up; 4-5:30 p.m. for teens ages 12-18; and 6-8 p.m. for teens and adults. The six-week course will begin Wednesday, Oct. 30. The cost is $100.
– Watercolor Workshops
Join artist Ken Waddell for an exploration of beginning and intermediate techniques in representational watercolor painting.The workshop will meet from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursdays, including today, Oct. 10, Oct. 17 and Oct. 24. The workshop is open to teens and adults. The cost is $40 per session.
– Intro to Screen Printing
Instructor Kevin Woodcock will guide students through the process of learning basic screen printing. Students will begin with an introduction followed with creating a stencil and perfecting the print to a finished product. The class will meet Thursdays, beginning Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m. The class is open to adults and costs $100.
– Fiber Arts Club
Artist Jennifer Wagoner will introduce tweens and teens to an array of fiber arts, from knitting to papermaking, stitching to basketry. Projects include papermaking, dip-dyed basketry, hand-stitched soft sculptures and more. This six-week course begins Thursday, Oct. 31, from 4-6 p.m. The class is open to middle and high school students. The cost is $70.
– Hollow Sculpture for Teens
Jennifer Wagoner will lead students in creating a single, large hollow sculpture in this class. This course will teach the design process, offer a "behind the scenes" look at ceramics and leave students with a portfolio-worthy piece. This six-week course begins Friday, Nov. 1 from 5-7 p.m. The class is open to teens and costs $100.
Bat Mobiles
Jennifer Wagoner will teach basic pattern and hand-stitching skills to create a fun, seasonal project. The end result is a dangling mobile full of spunky bats! The workshop is open to students ages 8 to 12 years old, and will be Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $35.
– Happy Birthday, Artist! Series
Artist Kadra Casseday continues celebrating the birthday of a famous artist in the month of October with her workshop on Saturday, Oct. 19. Kadra will cover a brief history of the artist and lead children through a multimedia project created in that particular theme. The workshop runs from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. The cost of the workshop is $20.
– Decorating Gourds: Baskets, Bowls and Birdhouses
Dried gourds make beautiful and unique baskets, bowls and birdhouses. Join artist and teacher Maggi Rhudy as she shows students how to create a one-of-a-kind container and birdhouses for decoration or practical use. The workshop runs from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one hour for lunch on Saturday, Oct. 26. The workshop is open to teens and adults, and the cost is $60.
– Fun with Polymer Clay
Students will learn caning techniques – how to create pictures and patterns with polymer clay from instructor Melinda Shafer. Join us either Oct. 19-26 from 10 a.m. to noon for this great tutorial on working with such a versatile medium! The workshop is open to tweens, teens and adults. The cost of the workshop is $25.


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Another Halifax lad at the Melbourne Storm?
Posted 20 January 2013 - 04:02 PM
Posted 20 January 2013 - 04:14 PM
Good on the lad, I hope he makes it and many more join him as it can only boost our chances of matching the Aussies and now kiwis with the more English players playing in the NRL.
A mate of mine who coached Zak Dewhirst at King Cross Park, told me Zak is on a 4 month trial at Melbourne Storm and staying with Gary Widdop (Gareths dad) and family. Dewhirst was at Warrington Wolves and has played for England Youth etc. Zak would then go in at Toyota Cup level with the U20s if he is signed up by the Storm. King Cross Park is also the junior club of Gareth Widdop. Melbourne are also going to play a game against Halifax of semi contact and train with them before the World Club Challenge against Leeds. Halifax and Melbourne have worked together in the past.
Posted 20 January 2013 - 04:19 PM
Posted 20 January 2013 - 05:07 PM
Don't let Parky see players coming from none Super League clubs
You beat me to it, Marauder. Widdop learned his early rugby in Halifax as well, I believe. Cumbria tends to support this RL heresy as well.
Posted 20 January 2013 - 06:31 PM
If you use "should of", "would of" or "could of", you are a moron.
On Odsal Top baht 'at.
Posted 20 January 2013 - 08:57 PM
Zak is still only 17 so he would be eligible to play SG Ball under 18 before progressing to Toyota Cup.
But the sun is eclipsed by the moon
Posted 22 January 2013 - 05:25 PM
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yes i posted the link cause if you read as usuall you lot think its haven fans making things up, when all this came from an article in the sun .Also if you read i also said i didn't think it would happen either, so how is that stirring anything,as for IS game well tomorrow is another day maybe the phone call worked
You are the one putting links on here putting two and two together to try and stir things up and you don't like it because Keith can see through it. Looks like its false so you'll have to try summat else - I know what about the IS game?!!?
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America's Military at the Crossroards: USNI/AFCEA West 2012
By UltimaRatioReg
This week in San Diego, USNI/AFCEA West 2012 will be examining the issues and challenges associated with a US Military that has reached a "crossroads".
As has happened so many times in the last century, the signposts to that crossroads are fiscal and not operational. Even with the drawdown in Iraq, and the war in Afghanistan employing just a small fraction (about 90,000) of the 1.44 million US servicemen and women, the driving forces for the coming cuts are budget shortfalls, and spiraling national debt.
Panel sessions include discussion of the future of the Navy-Marine Corps Team (which doubtless will encompass amphibious capabilities), information and INFOSEC requirements for Naval forces, the balance between the warfighting head and the logistics tail, and the looming question of our new Pacific orientation, China.
Speakers include former CJCS Admiral Mullen, Navy Undersecretary (and former Marine Artilleryman) Robert Work, David Hartman, and Medal of Honor Winner SFC Leroy Petry, USA.
As usual, USNI will have a reinforced fire team of bloggers to tell you about it. The unit symbol is below. We will begin in a wedge formation for all around security and flexibility, and then we will do whatever SWMBO tells us to.
If you are going to ask tough questions, and give tough answers, San Diego in January is a pretty good place to do it. The forecast in Vermont is for snow.
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Breakfast links: Death and near-death
WMATA's response in Rosslyn was inexcusable. By now WMATA should have most scenarios planned out. This was a foreseeable situation. It was an avoidable situation. WMATA should have stopped bring people into Rosslyn - it should have had staff working the escalators so that they were operated safely and not overloaded - and continued to operate.
Its not bad enough that WMATA keeps having problems; but WMATA's response to the problems that arise seems to be regularly problematic.
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It isn't McDonnell taking over the MWAA. It is Virginia getting more seats -- reflecting that all the assets of the airport authority are in one state. That it should be an interstate compact is silly.
Clarendon station was completely blocked off with police tape, and the entire Arlington County FD along with half of the police department seemed to be standing around, mostly directing traffic around all of the fire trucks and police cars.
But it didn't seem that WMATA had anyone stationed at the top of the escalators in Ballston. I also didn't notice any employees standing around the Virginia Square or Courthouse station entrances, and what I've read online suggests that it was the same sort of thing at Rosslyn.
Why on Earth is there no plan to put employees at the entrance, and have some big signs alerting everyone to the situation before they try to get into the station? Announcements over the intercom don't cut it, since the majority of people will never be able to understand those. Employees standing around waiting for people to ask them what's going on are also insufficient. How hard is this to figure out?
Also props to the Art bus 41 driver who helped a bunch of confused commuters with directions to the ballston metro from the stop. I was hoping to get on because its a local bus for me anyway but the bus was filled with people who had never seen arlington above ground.
Numerous WMATA engineers were walking through the doors, and in a few cases, down onto the tracks. However, we weren't allowed to exit onto the platforms, and were instead confined to the crowded platform.
Seems like this would be a fairly simple policy to change.
From there, squeezed onto a 38B to Farragut North. My normally 30 minute trip lasted nearly 90.
This illustrates the need for an additional Potomac Metro crossing. Come on Blue Line!
Yes, I'm sure I could've walked, but I also had a large item with me and try telling 50+ year olds to walk three miles at night in heels/dress shoes to Farragut. If I was expecting to walk, I would've brought sneakers...
While WMATA's behavior during standard crises like this is abysmal, it seems rather unprepared that you were not aware of the fact metro also runs a bus system. There are many buses from Arlington to DC. You could have taken any of them.
You could also have hopped on a Blue line in Rosslyn, gone to the Pentagon, hopped on a Yellow Line into DC, and then hopped on the Red line to Farragut North at the Gallery Place.
Furthermore, once in Rosslyn, you could have taken a CaBi and biked to Farragut. Or a cab.
Again, WMATA will not help you. But that's no surprise. And there many are other modes of transportation than metrotrains. There are buses, there are cabs, there are bikes and you can walk (assuming you are not injured or handicapped).
@ crin:Cantor is full of Santorum.
Let me add a link to that inappropriate comment for those who don't know what Santorum is...
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- Are public spaces really public when not everybody can use them?
- Cell service in tunnels, junking old rail cars, getting finances in order. Here's what's in Metro's Back2Good plan.
- If racial inequities didn't exist, DC would look like this...
- The DC reps on the WMATA board might veto late-night closures
- WMATA recommended express bus service along 14th Street NW four years ago. Is it time to make it happen?
- Metro now has an official plan for getting better in 2017. It's called Back2Good.
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DVD: "I'm So Excited!" "Finding Me: The Series," "Thanks For Sharing," & More!
Hello 2014, and with the new year comes a fresh batch of home entertainment!
Pedro Almodovar returns to his queer, campy roots with I'm So Excited, and cult/low budget auteur David DeCoteau is back with another homoerotic horror flick, 3 Wicked Witches.
Finding Me: The Series compiles dramatic webisodes about urban young queers of color, while Mark Ruffalo stars as a white male sex addict in Thanks For Sharing.
($40.99 Blu-ray; Sony)
Pedro Almodovar ramps up the camp and takes off with this fun, sassy comedy that harkens back to his early, super-queer works. When a plane's landing gear gets jammed up en route to Spain, its trio of gay flight attendants attempt to sedate the passengers before they freak out, yet a few — including an assassin and psychic — manage to stay awake and cause havoc. Frothy fun stuff! Extras include featurettes devoted to the film's making and promotion.
($29.99 DVD; Ome Productions LLC)
Sprung from the 2009 indie feature film and 2011 sequel about a young gay black man, Faybien, and his clique of Jersey City-based friends, this 13-episode, almost five-hour long web series continues their adventures — plus that of newcomer Omar, described as a "directionless thug" — in love, life, and self-discovery.
($14.95 DVD; Rapidheart)
Cougars and boyflesh and a killer clown puppet, Oh My! Prolific homoerotic director David DeCoteau is back with this tale of three cougars who exact revenge, via a "possessed clown doll," on a frat house full of frequently stripped down young hunks.
($24.99 Blu-ray, $19.98 DVD; Lionsgate)
Mark Ruffalo plays Adam, a (straight) sex addict surrounded by friends enduring similar struggles — including Pink, making an impressive dramatic debut. When Adam falls for a woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) sworn to avoid ex-addicts, can he make things work? Extras include a making-of, commentary track, gag reel and deleted scenes.
Inequality For All
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We Are What We Are
The Act of Killing
Too bad there's nothing like Finding Me: The Series. Oh, wait.
I'm So Excited is classic Almodovar – probably the best filmmaker working in cinema today.
It was deceptively simple, but in hindsight was about so much more than it appeared to be about.
It's so sad when some gay people complain about camp "stereotypes" – they're just types and those types exist in huge numbers in the gay community. The campyness, the overt drug use, and copious sexual antics on board the plane were some of the most subversive scenes I've watched in a movie in God knows how many years.
It was utterly joyous, dramatic, moving, hilarious, shocking and – as with all Almodovar – was a beautifully constructed and layered piece of cinematic storytelling.
There's nothing wrong with camp types. Almodovar clearly accentuated it and i think that was partly – and clearly successfully – to piss off this new breed of dreary conservative gay people who loathe anything camp and see it as a bad refelction on their new respectable, middle-class, humdrum, "normal" gay assimilation aspirations.
Subversive and pissing off the right people as ever.
Long may Almodovar continue… x
I've been watching Almodovar for decades and this is without doubt the very, very worst thing he's ever done. It's not so much about the "stereotypes" he delivers here but how shockingly acted they are. Sorry Lefty but I cannot imagine what moment in this appalling excuse for a film you could possibly have found "moving" or "joyous" or remotely "subversive".
The one "classic" element is how gay it all is and of course we've come to expect that from him but we've also been geared to expect sophistication, intelligence, and innovation from him, in the humour, in the drama, in the narrative. There is None of that here.
@Michael: But it's a light comedy (on the surface), so it was never going to be as emotionally deep as All About My Mother or Talk To Her, for example; nor was the acting going to be as realistic – it was broad, as were the gags and the themes.
However, I found a great deal of it moving and intelligent. Again, it was a broad and light comedy, so the kind of sophistication Almodovar began to incorporate into his films from the'90s isn't really going to work here.
Re the acting – I thought the three main gay characters were by far the best acted and they were superb. Javier Camara is one of the best actors in the world; he can do comedy as well as any of the greats and likewise straight acting. Of the three Almodovar films he's been in, this was the lightest, but although there was nothing in it as heart-wrenching as his final few scenes in Talk To Her, I did think the scene in I'm So Excited where he stands in the background crying as he listens to his boyfriend on the phone telling his wife and kids that he loves them incredibly moving. But as with all Almodovar films, it's the sheer humanity of them that's ultimately the most moving.
But the whole thing: overt campiness, the drug use, the way sex was used and shown, the blurred lines of sexuality – it felt very modern and anarchic in its attitude to what was going on and, as I say, in the current climate of sexual conservatism and gay assimilation (which I'm not criticising); all of the above felt very subversive and yet closer to the way people actually think and feel and behave.
There was also the subtext about the economic crash in Europe and the plane going round and round in circles, unable to land; the stuff about the Spanish monarchy which is very current and again subversive.
And underneath it all was this strange melancholy, which really stayed with me after I watched it.
It's the lightest, campest of comedies, but with a serious subtext and a feeling of sadness about the state of the world, I think.
It was a joy to watch and, like all Almodovar, repays repeated viewings…


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North Central College operates on a rolling admission basis in which completed applications are reviewed throughout the admission cycle. Students are advised to complete their application as early as possible to ensure timely consideration. Students can enroll four times a year: January, March, June, and September. Applications for admission should be received in the Office of Graduate Admission by the following preferred decision deadlines:
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Essay 1: Why this degree, at this time in your life, and at North Central? Explain your goals in seeking this degree, reveal your understanding of the demands of graduate study, and articulate your plan to be successful in this endeavor.
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3. Tell about an experience from within the last three years when you went beyond what was expected of you.
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Former Republican Senate candidate Mark Neumann is asking his supporters to make donations to the party's nominee Tommy Thompson, two days after Neumann asked for help paying off debt from his failed campaign.
Neumann sent an email on Monday asking for help to pay $152,000 in bills from his Senate campaign. He came in third in the August primary behind Thompson and Madison businessman Eric Hovde.
Neumann's plea came at the same time Thompson has said his campaign was broke following the primary and he's been forced to focus on raising money rather than actively campaigning against Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
Neumann on Wednesday issued a new request, this time asking his backers to send money to help Thompson. Gov. Scott Walker also sent out a fundraising plea for Thompson.


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You remember Richard Rodner, don't you, dear reader? He's the PR flack that censored and sanitized Bassam Frangieh's Wikipedia page. Today, he was probably let go or possibly fired. (It doesn't say he's retiring or going to a new company, so that's what I'm left to speculate.)
Anyways, I'm very pleased and I hope you are, too. He mismanaged CMC's PR for far too long.
Here's to hoping for a speedy transition.
Oh, and thanks for the help with the story that won me the Breindel award.
Initiatives launched under his leadership include CMC's new visual identity, the newly launched CMC Web site, CMCIQ, the new CUC collaborative satellite uplink broadcast studio, and the new look and editorial style of the award-winning CMC Magazine which continues to strengthen alumni, parent, and community engagement with our campus. Through these and other efforts, Richard helped to increase the visibility of our campus, promote the accomplishments and contributions of our faculty, students, staff, and alumni and enhance Claremont McKenna College's image and stature.
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Woman wakes from coma, discovers she's pregnant
Gemma Holmes was in a coma for 3 months after a scooter accident
A British woman recovering from a scooter accident awoke to discover she's four months pregnant.
Gemma Holmes, 26, collided with a parked car while riding her scooter in Hilperton, England, last September. The impact tossed her body across a busy street and into a lamp post, according to The Huffington Post.
In a coma with severe head injuries and a broken back, doctors didn't think she'd make it.
But Holmes woke up three months after the crash to find she was not only alive, but four months pregnant, the Wiltshire Times reported.
Suffering from amnesia, Holmes couldn't remember what had happened in the last three years, including the identity of her baby's father or how they met.
She decided to keep the baby, and gave birth to a boy named Rueben on May 2.
Holmes and the baby's father have reunited, but are not together romantically, according to The Daily Mail.
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Wedding and engagement photos are getting weird in Hong Kong, where many couples are posing ahead of the big day in front of surreal backdrops of giant cats or even pastries.
The more adventurous are opting for photo shoots that diverge from the standard scenes, and instead reflect something about their personalities, passions or the story of their love.
Wancy Wong had hoped to include her pet, Ah B, in her engagement photos but unfortunately it died before the shoot. Wedding planner Yvonne Ho convinced Wong that she could still use old images of the cat, photoshopped to include the happy couple.
Here, food-loving couple Daniel Chan and Kim Lee are superimposed on macaroons and Hong Kong pastry favorites -- egg tarts and pineapple buns.
Tang and Kok relied on scuba tanks to breathe underwater between shots.
Chan Wing Hung and Szeto Weng Ian go for street glamor in their shoot.
Kenny Tang and Olivia Kok wanted their engagement photos to reflect their active, sporty lifestyle. Over three days at a hotel swimming pool, the diving enthusiasts attempted to capture images of their love underwater.
The average couple in Hong Kong spends $2,700 on engagement photos, according to e-commerce website ESDlife. That is twice the amount they're willing to spend on a photographer for their wedding.
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There is an African saying from the Fang tribe: "When an old person dies we say a library has burnt down."
So it could be said for my uncle, Francis Dirig, who died just before Christmas, at the age of 86.
His obituary reads simply: "He was a logger and farmer all his life…" But within this spare line lies a whole world of life and work and knowledge that tells of a vanishing time and place.
Francis had a life that was lived chiefly outdoors—winter and summer in heat, and cold and mud. He was a life-long resident of French Woods, NY. When he started logging in the 1940s, he used work horses to skid the logs out of the woods.
Some of my earliest memories are of the wonderful things he brought home from the woods for us to see—wild comb pouring with honey, ginseng, exotic orange wood lilies and once a walking stick insect that he had found and stored in an old coffee can in the fridge. (It was a bit sluggish before it limbered up in the sun.)
I spent a good deal of time at his house—hanging around with my aunt and cousins. In winter we sat around the large "Jewel" woodstove that Francis had reputedly hauled home in a truck with the hot coals still in it. (He liked to tell that story.) On summer evenings my cousin would play the piano—Chopin's études or preludes or Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words," while Fran, exhausted from work, dozed on the sofa.
When I went away to college, he wrote me letters telling me about the crop of wild blackberries that season. When my parents' house burnt in the mid-1980s, we stayed with my uncle and aunt—it was typical of their generosity.
In recent years I helped to take care of Francis—mostly by driving him to doctors' appointments and unraveling his insurance claims. We went to the bank and to Peck's where he bought oatmeal and éclairs. We ate eggs at Lander's—where inevitably someone would come up to talk to Fran. Everyone seemed to know him and to love him—even though in recent years, as his memory failed, he might not remember them. Each time there were the same handshakes and kind words, and we had the same whispered conversations about who these people might be.
He used to like to show me the houses he had built and the places he had logged as we drove around. He pointed out the snakey hillsides and the route of the milk truck when he drove it. He showed me a place where the skidder had broken down. He looked for deer and turkeys. His continual lament was that he couldn't work like he used to, that he wasn't "allowed" to use a chain saw anymore. Or, on the other side of it, that he had missed seeing his kids grow up because he worked all the time. That he was so tired.
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It is possible that the main title of the report Keratoconus is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.
General Discussion
Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory eye (ocular) condition characterized by progressive changes of the shape of the cornea. The cornea is the thin-walled, "dome-shaped" transparent region forming the front of the eyeball; it serves as a protective covering and helps to focus or bend (refract) light waves onto the retina at the back of the eye. In those with Keratoconus, slowly progressive thinning of the cornea causes it to protrude forward in a conical shape, leading to blurry vision and other vision problems. Keratoconus often begins at puberty. Although the specific underlying cause of the condition is unknown, investigators indicate that genetic factors may play some role. In addition, in some cases, Keratoconus may occur in association with a variety of other disorders.
Supporting Organizations
Cornea Research Foundation of America
- 9002 North Meridian Street
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Corneal Dystrophy Foundation
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- Website: http://www.cornealdystrophyfoundation.org
Eye Bank Association of America
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- Suite 1010
- Washington, DC 20036
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- Tel: (301)251-4925
- Fax: (301)251-4911
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NIH/National Eye Institute
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- United States
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- Fax: (301)402-1065
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- Website: http://www.nei.nih.gov/
National Keratoconus Foundation
- 6222 Wilshire Blvd.
- Ste. 260
- Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Tel: (310)623-4466
- Fax: (310)623-1837
- Tel: (800)521-2524
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- Website: http://www.nkcf.org
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The recent Times Argus commentary concerning the future of the Vermont Republican Party by Rep. Heidi Scheuermann, of Stowe, is interesting but only partly accurate. Her candid observation that many Republicans often sound angry, idiotic and petty concerning legislation they disagree with is spot on. However, another problem still exists.
Until many Republicans stop using clichés such as non-invasive government, personal responsibility and individual liberty to thwart any progressive legislation to remedy shortcomings in the private sector, such as health care, they will continue to be a party of less and less significance. Its as if they have exclusive ownership of those terms, and that in itself is arrogance personified.
There also is a good amount of hypocrisy involved in such language. One example is the cliché non-invasive government. On one hand its apparently OK to have the government tell you whom to marry, or control reproductive decisions of women, or for the government to be pro-active and bail out corporate giants such as AIG, the owner of Stowe Mountain Resort, with $170 billion of public funds, but not OK to provide universal health care.
Unfortunately, the addiction to such meaningless political slogans continues. Now in Vermont there is an attempt by Republicans to derail Act 48 and the goal of a single-payer universal health care plan, with a new cliché and oxymoron, patient-centered/free-market health care whose terms are obviously mutually exclusive of one another.
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Among those indicted were Antonio Castro, 20; Felix Castro II, 60; and Felix Castro III, 30, all of George West. They were each indicted on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
According to the offense report, the altercation began with texting and name calling between two families.
About 8:30 p.m. on July 11, 2011, the situation escalated to a stabbing in the 900 block of Burleson Street in George West, according to the report.
George West Police Chief Ray Garcia said some weapons were recovered at the scene.
The victim, Justin Romero, was first taken to Christus Spohn in Beeville, then to Christus Spohn in Corpus Christi, according to the report.
The aggravated assault charges are second degree felonies.
A jury trial is scheduled Sept. 4 in the 156th District Court.
Castro III also was indicted on a charge of possession of marijuana in an amount of 5 pounds or less but more than 4 ounces. That arrest happened May 16, 2011, according to the offense report.
Each of the Castros are out on $25,000 bonds
Other indictments included the following:
James Loven Brown, 35, of George West, on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
Leeanne Cuevas, 28, of George West, on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
Brown and Cuevas are co-defendants out on bond.
Raul Guerrera, 36, of George West, on a charge of theft of property valued at between $1,500 and $20,000.
Rosario Ramos Hernandez on an enhanced charge of debit care abuse.
Holland Ray Holladay, 32, of Lubbock, on a charge of assualt-family member strangulation. Holladay's bond was set at $10,000.
Ervin Jospeh Ledet Jr., 47, of Chauvin, on a charge of driving while intoxicated, third offense. Ledet's bond was set at $5,000.
Joe Ray Perez, 49, of George West, on a charge of driving while intoxicated, third offense. Perez is out on an $8,000 bond.
Moriah Leigh Posso, 25, of Sandia, on a charge of burglary of a habitation. Posso is out on a $15,000 bond.
Samuel Troy Crawford, 38, of Crockett, was indicted on one count of aggravated assault and threat with a deadly weapon on a public servant, two counts of evading arrest in a motor vehicle. He is out on an enhanced $30,000 bond.
Mario Alberto Sanchez Elizondo, 31, of McAllen, on a charge of possession of marijuana in the amount between 50 to 2,000 pounds.
Albero Ezekuiel Martinez, 33, of McAllen, on a charge of possession of marijuana in the amount between 50 to 2,000 pounds.
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Seagate Technologies, the world's top maker of hard disk drives (HDDs) and a company that is especially skeptical about solid-state drives (SSDs), may be looking forward to take over flash-based devices maker SanDisk, according to market rumours.
The unofficial information, based on which Seagate is interested in buying all or part of SanDisk Corp., was spread at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, California, reports EETimes web-site. SanDisk is a platinum sponsor of the summit, whereas Seagate Technology does not participate.
Earlier this year rumours transpired that Seagate was interested in acquiring a stake in IM Flash company, a joint venture between Intel Corp. and Micron; in addition, Seagate is rumoured to be interested in flash memory manufacturing capacities of Hynix Semiconductor, which recently announced shut down of its facility in Eugene, Oregon.
Seagate earlier this year said that it would enter the business of flash memory-based SSDs in 2009. The company indicated that it plans to position its solid state drives for enterprise customers on the first place, but not consumers. Nevertheless, in the long term future SSDs may become more popular among consumers as well, which may mean a threat for Seagate's hard drive business.
Even though in the long term Seagate might be interested in securing its own manufacturing capacities on the flash market, making huge investments into risky flash business before even entering the market of SSDs may not be a way that the hard drive maker chooses.
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Boulder, CO, USA – A new volume published by the Geological Society of America brings together 29 landmark papers on the formation of continental crust. 4-D Framework of Continental Crust includes the dimension of time, detailing processes spanning Earth's history from the Archean to the present.
According to lead editor Robert D. Hatcher, Jr., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, the book is global in scope. Research addresses crustal processes on five continents with more than 50 international (i.e., non-U.S.) authors and co-authors contributing.
"All make important contributions toward our understanding of the plate tectonics and possibly pre-plate tectonics processes that form and modify continental crust through time," said Hatcher.
Major themes of the volume include:
*Accretionary mountain-building processes
*Pre-Cambrian crust-forming processes
*Paleozoic crust-forming processes
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Many of the papers originated at the 17th International Basement Tectonics Conference in Oak Ridge, TN, in 2004. The volume also includes a CD-ROM containing a new tectonic map of the southern and central Appalachians. Four years in the making, the map includes detail not available previously and can be printed as a wall-size map.
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PA) -- Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer
deaths in women, second only to lung cancer. According
to the American Cancer Society, approximately 192,200
women in the United States were found to have invasive
breast cancer in 2001, and about 39,600 women will die
from the disease this year alone. Although the breast
cancer death rate declined significantly from 1992 to
1996 - the battle is far from over.
In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
and to raise funds for breast cancer organizations across
the country, Saks Fifth Avenue in Bala Cynwyd is hosting
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charity shopping event on September 18-22. Two
percent of all sales from this event will be contributed
to the breast cancer programs at the Abramson Cancer
Center of the University of Pennsylvania and Living
Beyond Breast Cancer, a Philadelphia-area education
and support organization for women affected by breast
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC) is the United States
fashion industry's worldwide response to the devastating
impact of breast cancer. Launched in 1994, the national
campaign was chaired and guided by designer Ralph Lauren
and supported by the nation's leading retailers, fashion
publications, media, professional models, and members
of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
The success of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer in the
United States has inspired partnerships between the
CFDA and leading breast cancer organizations all around
the world.
The Fashion Targets Breast Cancer initiative entered
a new chapter in the United States in 1999 when Saks
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
and raise money in the fight against breast cancer.
The shopping event is one of Saks' largest fundraisers,
raising over $6 million thus far.
For the fourth consecutive year, Saks Fifth Avenue will
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The kick-off reception at the Saks Fifth Avenue Store
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20 and fashion shows on Saturday, September 21.
Honorary chair of the event is fashion designer Rena
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Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Her dedicated
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Connect, a community outreach program; the Young Survivors
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with breast cancer before age 45; and workshops for
health care providers. For more information call 610-645-4567
or go to LBBC's web site, http://www.lbbc.org.
About the Abramson Cancer Center at the University
of Pennsylvania
Throughout its history, the Abramson Cancer Center has
been continuously recognized regionally and nationally
for its contributions to patient care, research, professional
education, and patient and community outreach. The Cancer
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approved and designated by the National Cancer Institute.
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prestigious designation, and has maintained this status
continuously for twenty years. For more information
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About the Rena Rowan Breast Center at the Abramson
Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Through the support and vision of Rena Rowan Damone,
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region, including the organization and delivery of breast
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Japan- March 2011 The Fukushima Daiichi power plant's Unit 1 is seen in Okumamachi, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on March 11, 2011. In the aftermath of a massive earthquake that devastated Japan, the plant suffered an explosion that led to the release of large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere and the evacuation of residents with a 12-mile radius. The quake was reported to have interrupted the plant's cooling system. That led to a buildup of pressure to the point that it blew out the concrete walls surrounding the plant's nuclear reactor. In the immediate aftermath of the explosion, officials described the release of radioactive matter as small. Officials confirmed three people were exposed to radiation, but said they showed no ill effects.
3 Mile Island - 1979 The most serious nuclear accident in United States history occurred at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania on March 28, 1979. About 140,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes after a combination of equipment malfunctions, problems with the design of the reactor and human error led to a partial meltdown of the TMI 2 reactor core.
Windscale, Britian 1957 On 10 October 1957, an undetermined amount of contamination got released into the air after the graphite core of Britain's first nuclear reactor, a site at Windscale, Cumberland, caught fire. The incident, known as the Windscale fire, was the worst nuclear accident in England's history. Five decades later, medical researchers reported mortality and cancer rates for workers involved in the 1957 fire "does not reveal any measurable effect of the fire upon their health." (You can read the report of a British board of inquiry into the accident here. The former Windscale power station was shut down and decommissioned. Credit Wikipedia
Chernobyl 2000 In this Nov. 10, 2000 file photo, the control room with its damaged machinery is seen inside reactor No. 4 in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Geiger counters registered about 80,000 microroentgens an hour, 16,000 times the safe limit. Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, exploded on April 26, 1986, sending a cloud of radiation over much of Europe. Credit: Associated Press
Tokyo A fire and subsequent cover-up that sparked public anger led to a 14-year shutdown of the Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture, west of Tokyo. Some 278 people were affected by four successive leaks of radioactivity. The leaks, which also led to the widespread evacuation of local residents, resulted in fall-out levels equivalent to that of more than 200 atomic bombs of the type dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War 2. The official charged with investigating the cover-up would later commit suicide by jumping from the roof of a Tokyo hotel. He was not involved in the cover-up, but reports at the time said he was distressed by the evidence that came across his desk. Credit Getty
Siberia 1993 In April 1993, the Soviets reported an explosion at a secret nuclear reprocessing plant in Siberia near the town of Tomsk. The reactor was believed to have been involved in the production of weapons-grade nuclear fuel but authorities kept a tight lid on the release of information about the accident. The number of casualties is unknown. Despite the end of the Cold War, the area remains closed to non-residents, and visitors must present entry documents at checkpoints, such as the one in the accompanying photo. Credit: Wikipedia
Tokaimura, Japan 1999 The Japanese town of Tokaimura was the scene of the world's worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl reactor explosion. On September 30, 1999, an accident at the uranium processing plant killed two workers and more than 600 people got exposed to moderate levels of radiation. A subsequent investigation turned up evidence of fraud and safety lapses.
Mihama, Japan 2004 Steam rises at the no. 3 reactor of the Mihama nuclear plant on August 10, 2004 in Mihama, Japan. A steam leak killed four people and injured seven others. The explosion was traced to a corroded pipe that had not been inspected in 28 years. Japan's then minister of the economy, Shoichi Nakagawa, had this to say: "To put it bluntly, it was extremely thin, it looked terrible, even in the layman's view. Credit: Getty Images
Erwin, Tennessee 2006 On March 6, 2006, the nuclear plant at Erwin, Tenn., suffered a uranium leak which led to the contamination of 1,000 people.
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