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Platysea evolves into Oceapus starting at level 26
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Various equity and commodity markets are testing some interesting support and resistance levels at the moment, so let's jump in and have a look.
In the US, the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials are pushing at their 2015 highs. The S&P Bank index is also approaching a significant barrier. The Dow Transportation index is once again testing the support that has been highlighted on numerous occasions and the Dow Utilities is in the vicinity of its 200DMA.
The Russell 2000 is holding above support after breaking out of a multi-month trading range earlier in the year -- so is the UK FTSE.
The VIX remains at the lower limits of its recent range.
The German equity market, as measured by the DAX, is drifting towards the October 2014 uptrend, but the Commerzbank index tested that uptrend last week. Action in the latter will give guidance in the week ahead.
The Toronto Composite index is also testing its 2014 uptrend.
The US T-Bond bounced off solid support last week.
The US T-Bond/S&P 500 ratio has drifted lower over the past month or so, after testing its major downtrend in late March. At the moment, the short-term downtrend that commenced in late March is still in place, but downward momentum is beginning to slow, so we need to be on the lookout for a possible short-term reversal in the ratio.
Copper is testing its 2011 downtrend.
I could go on, but as can you can see we are at an important juncture.
China is the odd one out here, as it begins to stall after the massive rally since mid-2014.
As for the Australian market, many of the major indices are now in close proximity to their 200DMAs. Those include the All Ords, the ASX 200, the ASX 20 Leaders, the ASX Financials and the ASX Insurance index. The ASX Midcap index is testing the October 2014 uptrend.
As in the US, while some indices are testing support, others are approaching resistance. The latter include the ASX Small Ordinaries, the ASX 100 Resources and the ASX Gold index. Those support and resistance levels are evident on the charts later in the report.
So what now? I think the odds marginally favour some near-term upside, both here and in the US. But let's just monitor the action over the coming week.


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The Asian Social Forum was a left-wing conference held by members of the alter-globalization movement (also known as the Global Justice Movement). It aims to allow social movements, trade unions, NGOs, refugees, peace and anti-imperialist groups, anti-racist movements, environmental movements, networks of the excluded and community campaigns mainly from the Asian region to come together and discuss themes linked to major Asian and global political issues. It emerged from the World Social Forum.
The conference was held between 2-7 January 2003 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was held at 90 or more venues. And was attended by 8,000 delegates.
From 2006, the World Social Forum is "polycentric," occurring in various parts of the world,[1] continuing the same concept but without the title "Asian Social Forum." The Karachi Social Forum was held between 24-29 March 2006.
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The Expanding Inclusive Total Equivalence Theory of Ridiculously Undetermined Equality
Everything is something.
Or is something nothing?
My general outlook on how nothing is really connected in life.
-The Expanding Inclusive Total Equivalence Theory of Ridiculously Undetermined Equality -
So what exactly is it that makes everyone so damn sure of everything?
I could be here right now, couldn't I?
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Or I could. Or maybe not.
Sure, apples can be green.
But hell, they can also be very red.
Blindingly red.
Or yellow, if you bite them.
Except for
When you
Leave them
Out on the counter,
Half Eaten
All alone.
They turn nasty brown.
Now, who says brown is nasty? (A lot of nice things are brown, like puppies and new corduroy pants and other nice things that are brown.)
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And that's fine.
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Say, aM i cOnfUSiNg yoU?
It's quite simple, really.
Blindingly simple, really.
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I got this idea.
When I was born,
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About everything.
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So this apple I have, say it's red.
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Say that my brown is your red and your red is Sally's green,
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Apples. Are. Fruit.
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In Reply to: RE: Speaking of domesticated Rachmaninoff: Oue's Symphonic Dances on Reference is the best digital recording I've heard yet posted by email@example.com on March 07, 2017 at 08:28:26
I have the LP and it is one of the best, if not the best, recording I have.
What gets me is the following: Professor Johnson clearly is the best recording engineer. Yet, nobody else seems to be able or willing to copy his techniques. We still continue to get sub par engineering. In this day of modern technology, one would think that we can at least copy what Johnson was doing, let alone better it.
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I've got fine sounding digital recordings from Boston, Chicago and San Francisco that I like better than any Reference Recordings I've ever heard.
I'm just not a fan of the RR Sound, which is rather too distant for me.
RR's Blues Recording of one of their regulars was awful, I actually threw out the HRX Disc, which wasn't cheap.
And the Age of Swing doesn't do it for me at ALL, too distant and room-boomy.
RR's new recordings with the Pittsburgh symphony are using a new engineering team and the sound is very close up. I think you would be really inpressed. Try the Beethoven 5 & 7
Thanks for the Recommendation, it's a DSD Recording I think.
Maybe double DSD causes tinnitus. Where's Teresa to investigate ??
Point taken, not tooooo loud.
Suite a bit exhausting, even as super-dooper DSD.
That said, I'll probably try his Dvorak 8th or the earlier Strauss Death and Transfiguration, which frightens me if close up recording: the climaxes are headache inducing enough in real life. : )
I'm glad you prefer close up, but for my tastes, and maybe my system, I prefer 20 seats back.
I don't want to see the whites of their eyes...
I would like to seat on stage with them
I prefer the multichannel made by the !fresh team from Sound/Mirror over KOJ's. Two channel is another matter.
Haven't heard the Beethoven 5 and 7 yet however.
Mac D 150 in Den System, and Sony Z1 in Living Room, 2 Ch happiness.
Whet your appetite for DSD Multi Channel.
You heard the Sony Z1 in the Living Room, but only in the background.
D150 replaces Mytek and Lampizator in the Den System, which I don't think you saw.
The Sony its too big/deep for the cabinet in the Den, or I'd have 2!
. . . I got the impression that, in his preparation for each recording he did, he was clearly of the "no one size fits all" persuasion. He talked about getting a lay of the land for each hall, how the orchestra was going to be seated, what piece they were going to record (and going over each score and checking where there might be possible problem areas), etc. - all these factors affected how he would set up for each recording. So I guess that with all these variables (and despite the fine consistency of Johnson's results), it might be easier said than done to copy his techniques?
Interesting, Chris. Sounds like a bit of an art.
Riddle me this: When I listen to many digital recordings, the background is super black. No sound at all. All digits are set to 0 (zero). This is not natural. The best recordings that I know (in my opinion) are those with great hall ambiance. My guess is that the digital recording engineer (or some setting they trigger during the engineering process) sets the background to "super black" and eliminates the wonderful hall ambiance. It this something you know about or experience as well?
IIRC KOJ would record room ambiance on the spaces between tracks (on lps at least) so that the sound would not disappear in the unnatural way that it ordinarily does.
This is not done. I know this is not true. If the miking is very close you will reduce hall sound.
How often does anyone hear orchestra music played full out live in an empty venue? That is just as unnatural as a studio recording, even if it does have more of the acoustic of the hall.
In concert, there is always a certain amount of low level noise due to people moving in their seats, breathing, etc. That's even in the quietest moments when no one coughs or unwraps candies. We can say that that very low level noise doesn't amount to much, but in a hall that seats 1,000-2,000, that sound is definitely a part of what one hears. There is no such thing as black in the audience during a live performance.
So, even recordings of live performances usually do not capture the audio that we hear sitting 12 rows center in orchestra, much less in loge.
Perhaps this is why I still prefer vinyl/analog for much of my home listening. Even a pristine LP will not plumb the depths of digital audio. As a result, to me, it has a more "natural" audio than most digital media.
There are no universals. Some digital recordings are really very good, and many analog recordings are not.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
It seems that many engineers are so afraid of getting ANY kind of audience noise into the mix at all that they go for the "forest of highly directional microphones" approach, which cuts out everything not directly in front of them. Again, this is not a problem with digital per se IMHO. That Strauss DVD-Audio which I posted about elsewhere in this thread is a beautiful corrective to this over-controlled approach to live recording.
I don't understand why noises from vinyl playback would satisfying one's craving for the natural ambiance of a concert - after all, they're not even the same kind of noises. We need candy-wrapper, cough, and cell phone random noise generators to REALLY get the proper ambiance of a concert! As I mentioned in another post, this a part of "the absolute sound" I could do without! ;-)
Who said anything about "noises from vinyl playback"? I specifically said pristine vinyl. No snap crackle pop, excellent analog audio.
I'm talking about the SNR. The best analog/vinyl pressings sound gorgeous, with visceral dynamic range and tactile presence and a sense of true natural audio. But vinyl cannot equal the SNR of digital. The digital crowd perceive this as an advantage of digital, because, you know, measured numbers are the whole story. But in reality, it is the key to the naturalness of analog audio. It just sounds more "real" than digital. (The neophytes call it "warmth" but it is not warmth, it is just closer to the real world experience.)
Once again, no universals.
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
But still, I don't agree with all of your assertions:
"But vinyl cannot equal the SNR of digital" - Very true!
"The digital crowd perceive this [i.e., vinyl's more restricted SNR] as an advantage of digital, because, you know, measured numbers are the whole story." - Nope. Hearing is believing! (You know, if it sounds good, it is good!)
"But in reality, it [the restricted SNR of vinyl] is the key to the naturalness of analog audio. It just sounds more "real" than digital." - I can't speak for others, but, surely you'll agree that how "real" something sounds is, at least in part, system dependent, whether analog or digital.
"The neophytes call it [the restricted SNR of vinyl] "warmth" but it is not warmth, it is just closer to the real world experience." - I don't think we have a common understanding of "warmth" here. My experience is that when most people talk about audio "warmth", they're referring to a slight elevation of the bass frequencies as well as a slight roll-off of the highs, as well as the "more pleasant" even-order harmonic distortions.
"Once again, no universals." - Once again, agreement! ;-)
Well, the argument between analog vs digital has gone on for decades now, and there are those who still; prefer the sound of analog and those who love digital. I'm really not interested in going into all that anymore.
Given the choice between a pristine LP and a CD/SACD/DVD-A/BluRay, I will buy the LP. Because too often, I buy a digital release of an LP that I own, thinking it might sound better. Sometimes it does, like if the LP was poorly engineered or poorly pressed. But usually I still gravitate back to the LP, because it just sounds more natural to me.
That's my ears and my system. Others are free to listen to whatever music they like in whatever format they prefer, and I'm perfectly okay with whatever they want to do -- MP3s thru earbuds, I really don't care.
Coincidentally, there is a new thread on Vinyl Forum that directly addresses my point.
Digital Recordings on Vinyl
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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There is also audience noise, sometimes excessive, including cellphones, bronchial explosions, foot-shuffling, program drops, whistling hearing aids. Once in a while, a quiet recording with a black background is a relief!
And you're right, a lot of recordings don't provide it, with the orchestra sounding as if it's been squeezed completely flat! My take on this problem is that it often results from primitive multi-microphoning, rather than from digital recording per se. I mean, there are a lot of digital recordings, even the earliest ones (I'm thinking of some of the Neumann/CzPO recordings on Denon) where I can hear the hall ambiance just fine. And, sometimes, you can hear hall ambiance even when the recording has been closely multi-microphoned (with the ambiance probably recorded separately and then mixed in). And even close microphoning allows for the capture of hall ambiance if done properly - those old Mercury recordings were miked VERY closely, and yet, one can always hear the hall ambiance on them (even if, as in the case of the Minneapolis Northrop Auditorium, the hall itself didn't seem to have much ambiance - LOL!) Also, I have found on certain recordings that, unless I'm playing it at the right loudness level, the ambiance doesn't come into focus as it should. I'm beginning to feel that, for each recording, there's perhaps a very narrow range of loudness levels which shows the engineering at its best - again, perhaps!
I know I've just been running on in a stream of consciousness manner, but the capture of hall ambiance now seems to be a more complex subject than I used to think.
Those early mercurys, rca's and Deccas all used omni directional mikes that picked up hall ambience
Of course, there ARE smaller enterprises which DO record that way, such as the original recordings offered by HDTT, which benefit from John Proffitt's purist approach to engineering. BTW, John's clear and insightful review of Gerd Schaller's completion of Bruckner's Ninth (originally appearing in The Bruckner Journal for the Bruckner Society of America) has been reposted today on the Music Web International site (link below). Also, I owe everyone a posting about HDTT's latest multi-channel offering (Strauss's Alpensinfonie coupled with Mozart's Wind Sinfonia Concertante) once again recorded by John in a beautifully purist fashion.
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I'm guessing that much like my friend, most artists these days evaluate their recordings while on the road using digital files downloaded onto their Ipads and other mobile devices. I'm guessing that they are listening for other aspects of the recording. The advantage of modeern multi miked recordings is they offer greater flexibility in post to adjust the sort of things the artists care about. we audiophiles who sit and listen to recordings in a dedicated lsietning room with a proper stereo or multi channel set up are the rare bread these days. we are the ones who notice hall ambience and actually care about it. I have talked about SQ with my musician friends many times and the typical audiophile things never ever come up. They talk about the wetness and dryness of the hall, the sound of musical instruments. The tone of certain msuicians, the sound of pianos, the talents of piano technitions etc etc.
I had the privilidge of going the Venezuala with Yuja when she recorded her concertos with Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Orchestra. I got to hang out with the last remaining staff producer at DG and the recording engineer. I picked their brains quite a bit. Things like hall ambience were clearly very very low on the list of priorities. In fact it was an undesirable. This hall sucked and the audiences were beyond noisy. The talk was much more about getting the wood winds to balance with the piano and the rest of the orchestra and getting the piano to sound good so Yuja could play the pieces the way she wanted to and with the sound she expects from a well built properly tweeked Steinway. The production team did a lot to get lemonaide out of a lemon for a concert hall and piano. A lot of that magic happened in post. You can't do nearly as much to please the interested parties using minimalist recording techniques. I think it's about priorities, flexibility and pleasing artists who are evaluating these things using ear buds.
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Remember Dolby NR? Of course we do. When engaged, Dolby NR would completely eliminate any high frequencies and hall ambiance. Any subtle queues from instruments, foot shuffling, turning of musical score sheets, etc. was completely removed.
When I listen to my best sounding LPs, most of them have either traffic or HVAC noise that can be heard. I even have one LP whereby someone is practicing their instrument in a room adjacent to the recording. You would think that someone would have thought about this in advance, but sure enough, you can hear that faint instrument in the background.
Back to Dolby NR, I think a similar technique applies in digital land. I am confident that there are software techniques (maybe hardware hi bypass filters) that allow an engineer to remove any signal below a certain threshold. This could certain give the black background and eliminate the hall ambiance. I just queried the web and there are many software packages that have a "background noise removal" feature. My guess is that the background noise removal feature is more likely the culprit than the microphone technique. Just a guess, but at least we know for certain that both are available in the engineer's toolkit.
I used Dolby A in our studio. It only eliminates noise added by the tape. It does not alter the incoming signal with proper dolby playback
I could be wrong though! ;-)
There's also the interesting question as to how "crisp" the background noise is - the crisper the better for me. There's an in-concert Strauss recording where the applause definition and other non-musical extraneous noises are so defined that I really rejoice in what I consider the truthfulness of this particular recording:
You are not wrong Chris
One of my favorite scores is Schnittke's Sonata No.2 for Violin and Piano "Quasi una Sonata. The music is very aggressive, with many points of silence in between notes. Just listen to the first 2 minutes. You will see what I mean.
I came across this youtube video, see below. When you listen to the first minute or so, you can hear that the background noise was clearly cut off after the piano strikes or the hard violin notes. It's a shame, because otherwise it is really something to behold.
This is caused by pumping do to heavy compression.
It is not a common practice in classical recordings but FM radio stations and TV stations typically do this
Please educate me, what is "pumping"?
Let us give an example. You send music to a compressor. You set it so it will lower the gain of the music (compress) by 10db.. Music plays and gain is reduced by 10db. When there is some silence the gain goes back up by 10db This going up and down of the gain is called pumping. If there is light noise in the background when the music stops the noise will come up 10db. That is pumping. You can here it on remote radio newscasts. When the newscaster stops speaking the background noise comes up
interesting. thanks.
. . . which in itself is surprising - that's to say, I'm SURPRISED that a classical recording would even be issued this way. And if I'm not mistaken, this pumping effect is more an artifact of analog compression, rather than digital compression?
It might be a part of you-tube. Don't know
Other recordings made there as well.
I listen exclusively to LPs and it's a disappointment when hall ambience isn't there.
Older classical recordings at Carnegie in New York and Orchestral hall in Chicago have subway sounds
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When Carnegie Hall and especially Zankel Hall were renovated, supposedly a major factor was eliminating or minimizing subway noise.
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NASA Involved In Malaysian Airliner Search
NASA is now involved for the search the missing Malaysian airliner. The space agency says it's using high-resolution cameras aboard satellites and the International Space Station to look at sites in the Indian Ocean where the plane may have crashed.
A NASA spokesman cautions that its satellites and space-based cameras are designed for long-term scientific data gathering and Earth observation, and they're really not meant to look for a missing airplane.
While NASA admits it is not a lead agency in the search, it wants to support it, if possible.
The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has widened.
Australian officials says the latest French satellite images reveal floating debris several hundred miles north of images previously captured by American and Chinese satellites.
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said the new lead is promising but the search in the southern Indian Ocean remains difficult. A total of ten planes are now looking for debris from the Boeing 777.
Crews on Monday are sweeping an area of over 42-thousand square miles.
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PHOTOS: Penguin-like bird in Pacific Grove
A bird was spotted at Lovers Point on Thursday that had some wondering if a penguin had waddled into Pacific Grove.PHOTO: Sonya Chang
Sonya Chang snapped photos of the cute black and white sea bird while it was hanging out on the Lovers Point pier.PHOTO: Sonya Chang
Monterey Peninsula bird experts confirmed that the bird was not a penguin. It was actually a common murre.PHOTO: Sonya Chang
Common murres live beyond the Monterey Bay out on the open ocean. They are not commonly seen because they rarely come to shore, and only show up on land if they are breeding or injured.
KSBW called the Monterey County SPCA and asked their wildlife rescuers to check on the common murre at Lovers Point and make sure it was OK.PHOTO: Sonya Chang
Rescuers determined that the young bird was dehydrated and tired, so they brought it back to the wildlife center for rehabilitation.
Brookehouser said common murres are migrating along the Central Coast right now, and the bird was likely exhausted from trying to migrate during Wednesday and Thursday's stormy weather.
An Monterey County SPCA wildlife rescuer bundles up the common murre after it was rescued from Lovers Point in Pacific Grove on Thursday.PHOTO: Monterey County SPCA
These are real Emperor Penguins, which live in Antarctica.


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Chapter One:
Sirius Black, the well known bad boy, and prankster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, lay sprawled over a warm, crimson arm chair in the Gryffindor Common Room. His dearest friends sat by him, respectively. Remuz John Lupin, the nerd of the group, sat on the couch closest to him, a book in his hands. The insanely popular, proud, and boastful, James Potter, who hadn't failed to say at least four times today, his amazing skill at Quidditch , was sitting beside Remus, yawning loudly in boredom. The pudgy, lumpy boy, known as Peter sat by the fire, listening intently to the other boys speak. "Hows your 'furry little problem' by the way Remus?" James asked suddenly, looking over at their werewolf friend. Remus instantly turned a bright shade of pink, as he usually did. Remus truly hated when James spoke of such things in public. "Fine, fine, Sirius, how are your girl friends?" Remus asked quickly, to change the subject. The attraction of the many girls in their year, had become a joke to the four Marauder's. Sirius's bad boy additude brought them in almost as fast as his long locks and cocky outlook. Sirius instantly smirked, fine with having the attention on him. "Fine, fine, of course, it would be better, if I cared about any of these prissy Doris girls, squeeling all the time, bloody rubbish if you ask me. Find me someone intresting, then I'll take a second look" Sirius laughed aloud, letting the whole common room hear.
The three Marauder's doubled over laughing, as they entered the Great Hall that evening. They had slipped outside after class, having a grand snowball fight in the newly fallen snow. They had even succeeded in putting snow down Snivelly's (Severus Snape's) robes, and making a few first year girls squeel from their animated snowmen. Brushing the snow off their robes, they clambered over to the Gryffindor table, sitting down to eat. "Mmmn, hot grub" Sirius said happily, sliding into a spot beside Remus, who had decided to stay inside and study. "Yeah, did you see Evan's though? Wow she looked gorgeous with the snow blowing around her red hair" James said, starting to load up his plate instantly, even before sitting down. "Stop gabbin' about that lady of yours, your not gonna get her unless you swallow a lake of Felix Felicis, I bet ya wont be jammy (lucky) enough then either" Sirius laughed loudly, throwing a dinner roll at James. Smiling contently, James easily catches the dinner roll, biting into it as he sits down beside Peter, who is already half way threw a delicious looking stew. "Hush you Slackers" Remus whispered angrily. Although both boys would usually act offended by this, they heard Remus' hurried tone. Remus turned, pointing to where the rest of the Great Hall was starring. Curious about the rucus, Sirius Black, stood up, to get a better veiw.
Estella Bardent, a pureblood Slytherin in Sirius' year, was on her feet. Her long light brown hair casaded down her back, ending near her thighs, as she stood to her full height. Although she was in her 6th year, she was only 5'2 and had to glare up at the younger man she was yelling at. Sirius instantly recognized, his younger brother, Regulus Arcturus Black. Sirius' eyes turning to slits with the heat of his glare, he listened. Both the girl, Estella and Regulus were on their feet, on different sides of the Slytherin table, screaming at each other. "YOUR A POMPOUS NUTTER REGULUS BLACK" the small girl screamed loudly, her face turning red with rage. "STOP YOUR INSANE BUMBLING YOU UGLY TOERAG" Regulus shrieked back, in a high pitched, feminem sounding voice. Everyone at the Slytherin table maybe an "ohhhh" sound and inched away from the two. It was one thing to insult an angry girl, but it was another to call them a 'toerag'. A toerag, basically means tramp. One of the worst things you could call a girl. Sirius heard girls at the Gryffindor table gasping at the word, and some of the guys chatting about it, but he was still far more intrested in the fight. "YOU THINK YOUR SO MUCH BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE, BECAUSE YOUR A PUREBLOOD. I THINK YOUR THE ONE WITH MUD IN YOUR BLOOD, NOT CHARLES" the girl screamed at the top of her lungs. The Slytherin closest to the couple inched away, at the sheer volume of her voice. Sirius wondered for a second who Clarles was, but didn't bother thinking about it to long. His little brother was speechless, his face white. The angry girl, grabbed up her things, shrieked "BURN IN HELL YOU UGLY WANKER" and stomped off, out of the great hall.
As soon as she left, the Great hall erupted into noicey chatter. Peter, who was still stuffing his face, turned to start talking with Remus. James turned to Sirius, begining to say "Sirius wasn't that your brother?". Before James had even got halfway through the sentance, Sirius was on his feet. Forgetting about his cloak and scarf, he broke into a run, racing out of the Great hall at full speed. Pulling out the Marauder's Map, which he nearly never used anymore, he searched the parchment, looking for anyone with the first name Estella. All he knew of the girl, was her first name, Estella. In the middle of one of the moving staircases, he noticed a small dot, with the name Estella Bardent above it. In the little speech bubble beside it, it read "Boo, hoo, hoo, hoo", which obviously meant she was crying. Shoving the map into his back pocket, he broke into a run. In barely 5 minutes, he was at the bottom of the staircase. She sat on in the very middle of the staircase, as it moved toward him, her head in her arms, her arms on her knees, sobbing. Sirius felt a strange jerk in his chest at this scene. As the staircase came to a stop in front of him, he waited a moment, before stepping on it. Walking up toward her, he stopped about 5 steps below the girl.
Sirius Black had never been in a situation like this before. None of the girls in his family had ever cried in front of him. Or at all, from what he knew. "Uh, you know, Regulus is a blooming bastard" he said softly, reaching up to run his fingers through his long dark hair. Continuing to sob, the girl slowly lifted her head, looking at Sirius through her tears. "Awe man, don't let that cheeky wanker, get you all gutted (really upset)" Sirius said awkwardly, trying to smile. The girl sighed softly, getting to her feet. She wiped at her eyes clumsily, brushing the tears off her cheeks. She didn't look at him, as she whispered "Your sound like Regulus, but deeper, and softer... who are you?". Sirius was shocked by this question. Most people in Hogwarts knew exactly who he was just by looking at him. "C...Can't you tell? I'm the incredibly handsome Sirius Black, the Hogwarts bad boy. Girls fawn over me all the time" he said, letting out an awkward chuckle. Only then did she set her eyes toward him. Her eyes were a startling blue, but the most shocking thing was that they had a white mist covering the blue. Which could only mean one thing, she was blind. Her angry grimance, told him, she had thought he was making fun of her. "I'm sure I would be too, if I could see, your just as horrible as your brother, get the bloody hell away from me" she snapped. Turning on her heel, she raced up the staircase, the heels of her shoes clicking as she did.
Sirius Black slowly made his way back to the common room. Throughly depressed. He walked into the common room, finding his friends waiting for him. He sighed softly, he didn't really want to talk to anyone. Only when he saw his scarf and cloak sitting on the side of the chair, did he remember he had forgot them. A small smile came to his lips at his stupidness. James was sitting in his favorite chair by the fireplace, the other chair was always left for Sirius, the way Remuz and Peter always took the couch. Smiling softly, he moved to his chair, slumping down into it with a sigh. Remus closed his book with a snap, turning his full attention on Sirius. Sirius instantly knew they were going to badger him with questions. "Why did you run out on dinner?" James demanded, curiously. "Since when do you get up and leave without eating?" murmured Peter quietly. "Did you go to bother Snape again? I told you to stop playing pranks" Remus frowned, pointing at Sirius with his book. Sirius chuckled, holding up his hands in defense against the mounting questions. "I followed that girl" he told them simply, as his hands slumped down once again. "Estella? Oh Sirius you didn't tease her about being blind, did you?" Remus exclaimed, heartbrokenly, as if he was the one who was hurt by it. Sirius frowned, hating how Remus knew instantly. "Well I didn't mean too. I didn't know she was blind" Sirius explained, actually upset. "Your a heartless bloke sometimes Sirius" Remus snapped, getting to his feet and stomping upstairs into the Gryffindor bedrooms. James sighed softly, scratching his head at the perdicament. "She is actually kind of cool when you think about it. She was allowed to stay here over the summer her first year, so she basically memorized everything, she knows the castle better than us I bet" James says with a laugh, trying to lighten things up. "I messed up didn't I James?" Sirius asked suddenly, looking over at his best friend. "Yeah you did Sirius" Peter said softly, getting to his feet and padding up to bed.


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BRAD PAISLEY: Talent Show Judge?
If Variety has it right, Brad Paisley may be soon be a judge on a talent competition on ABC...
The entertainment newspaper says that the network is negotiating a deal with Brad to work on Rising Star -- a show that has been popular in Israel and is being considered in markets internationally, including the U.S.
Brad has had a long-standing relationship with ABC through his work has co-host of theCMA Awards along with Carrie Underwood.
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To help heal some wounds, there are surgeons who have decided to revive a treatment born in ancient Egypt over 4,000 years ago. Although it is an old method for treating wounds, trials that used real people proved that it works.
Based on the studies, it is discovered that sugar is effective because it draws water out of the wound through osmosis therefore drying the wound bed, promoting growth of new tissue, and disinfecting the wound.
All these actions result to a faster healing wound.
Sugar for Wounds
Since the bacteria cannot thrive without water, they will die when they become dehydrated. This means they cannot reproduce and they will disappear completely. Infection is eliminated using sugar. For better results, sugar is mixed with honey, which can facilitate the healing process. Honey's viscosity improves the penetration of the substances into the wound. Plus, the sweetener also has antibacterial properties. Some people replace honey with cooking oil and petroleum jelly for treating wounds, which also work the same.
How to Use Sugar for Wounds
There are many ways to take advantage of sugar's ability to speed up wound healing, such as:
1. According to proponents of sugar for wound treatment, a simple salve applied directly to the wound and a loose cover around it can have the best effect. Make sure though that the wound has already stopped bleeding before applying sugar.
2. In emergency situations, simply sprinkling sugar granules all over the wound can help avoid serious infection. It is required to wash the wound with clean water before reapplying sugar, which is usually two to four times a day.
3. Create a paste by mixing sugar with 10% solution of povidone iodine. Apply the mixture directly onto the wound.
4. Mix two tablespoons of sugar and glycerin until you form a thick paste. Take your gauze and cover it with enough petroleum jelly. Cover the wound loosely with the gauze and place the sugar and glycerin combination over the wound. Cover the paste complete with a gauze and make sure that you change the dressing every two to four days.
Most wounds need to be covered after applying sugar onto them. However, if you're treating puncture wounds, it is advised that you leave them open to speed up the healing process. Sugar can help treat almost every kind of wound, but it will not be effective if you take it orally. Sugar can cause addiction and its negative effects to our health cannot be overstated.


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Leftist School Officials In Wisconsin Try To Intimidate Parents Into Shutting Down "Jesus Lunch" In Park (Video)
School Goes Ballistic Over 'Jesus Lunch' In Park – WorldNetDaily
School officials in Wisconsin were caught on video trying to intimidate parents into closing down a weekly "Jesus Lunch" for hungry kids in a local park, and now the police are involved.
Mothers in Middleton have been hosting a Jesus Lunch 16 times per year since 2014 in Fireman's Park. Students from Middleton High School, who may eat at local dining establishments, often choose a free lunch provided by the mothers. The religious message shared with meals was the catalyst for targeting the gathering, which has grown from a small handful of students to hundreds.
"We are asking you to allow our legal counsels to consider this together because this is certainly a question you contend is a First Amendment right," Donald Johnson, the superintendent of the Middleton-Cross Plains district, recently said to the mothers after blocking the park entrance with hazard cones. "We contend that this is really an issue of our ability to exercise our lease for the city. We think that cooperation is really the way to go."
Johnson was then presented with a letter from the group's lawyer, another from the City of Middleton, and a lease agreement to use the park, the education watchdog EAGnews.org reported last Friday.
"[Officials] coned up the parking lot, waited there and confronted my clients and told them to leave," Phillip Stamman, an attorney representing the moms, told the website. "[The parents] responded how I recommended. They walked right past them. The superintendent repeatedly tried to confront them. He was the first one. But they just moved on."
The video also shows the Johnson simultaneously lamenting the parents' lawyers while saying his desired resolution would entail their removal from the park.
"Fireman's Park – a public park owned by the city of Middleton – remains accessible to everyone in the public for the purposes of assembly and free speech," lunch organizer Beth Williams said in a statement. "By law, the lease agreement between the city and the school district of Middleton does not privatize the park."
The school district contends it has jurisdiction over the park because its lease applies to school hours.
"The District has understood over the past 16 years that this is a District responsibility, and that school rules and District policy must apply," Johnson wrote in an email to Cap Times April 16. "[Middleton-Cross Plains School District] is not interested in litigation, and is committed to working collaboratively to find a solution that meets the needs of all parties. We are interested in thoughtful and respectful dialogue. We do not intend to interfere with the Jesus Lunch, and we will continue to reach out to organizers to find an amicable resolution in the near future in the best interests of all of our students."
Middleton Police Department will now monitor Tuesday's Jesus Lunch due to heightened tensions in the town.
"Reasonable people differ over the interpretation of the wording of the lease," Police Chief Charles Foulke said April 15 on the department's Facebook page. "I'm not worried about reasonable people, but I am concerned about unreasonable people, people who are using this issue for their own purposes and who are beginning to threaten good people on either side of this issue. Unless something unforeseen happens, the 'Jesus Lunch' is going to happen this Tuesday and will probably continue until the end of the school year… Please do not assume that our presence in any way indicates a preference for any side in this issue other than to preserve the peace and allow people to exercise their 1st Amendment rights… I hope it is not the students who teach the adults how to act."
In addition to citing food-safety concerns, school officials sent an email to parents on April 12 saying, "We believe that religious or political events do not have a place in our school or on our campus, except when sponsored by a student group in accordance with our rules, which require prior approval," Fox News reported.
Principal Stephen Plank also attempted to denigrate the group by saying the Christians' message has resulted in some students "sitting in the hallway crying" or leaving school early, the network reported.
Stamman told Fox that no form of harassment will deter the parents from hosting Jesus Lunch in the future.
"These women will not be intimidated," Stamman said. "They are wholeheartedly committed to serving the students a free meal while sharing a Christian message."
Leftist Judge Rules That Texas Can't Outlaw Harboring Illegal Aliens
Federal Judge Says Texas Can't Outlaw Harboring Illegal Aliens – Breitbart
A federal district judge in San Antonio has issued an order stopping a Texas law criminalizing the harboring of illegal aliens, at least for now. The judge issued the preliminary injunction in MALDEF's (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) lawsuit challenging Texas House Bill 11, a law which open border advocates are fighting because they say it improperly targets illegal alien shelters and those who rent to illegal aliens.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are David Cruz of San Antonio and Valentin Reyes of Farmers Branch, Texas, and Jonathan Ryan. Cruz and Reyes are both landlords who do not check whether their tenants are legally in the country. Jonathan Ryan is the Executive Director of the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES).
The federal complaint states that "In his role as Executive Director of RAICES, Plaintiff Ryan provides shelter to immigrant women and children who are not authorized to be present in the U.S. and lack lawful immigration status. Many of the immigrant women and children sheltered by Plaintiff Ryan are asylum-seekers from East Africa and Central America who entered the U.S. without authorization and are in federal removal proceedings."
The plaintiffs brought the lawsuit on January 24 and sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety Steven C. McCraw, and members of the Texas Public Safety Commission.
The bi-partisan bill, signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on June 9, 2015, gives power to the Texas Department of Public Safety, relates to military and law enforcement training, and the investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention of these offenses, it increases a criminal penalty, and authorizes fees.
The harboring provisions are part of a $800 million border security effort by the Texas Governor and the Texas legislature.
Breitbart Texas attended the ceremony when Abbott signed into law the toughest and most comprehensive border security plan of any state in the United States of America. The Governor noted that the Texas-Mexico border can be a gateway to crimes committed in other parts of the U.S.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, the legislative package provided historic levels of funding to secure the border, established a child sex trafficking prevention unit, strengthened penalties for human traffickers, increased funding for the border protection unit, and seeks reimbursement from the federal government for Texas funds spent on border issues. The Governor declared the plan a legislative priority, and one of his emergency legislative items during his State of the State address.
"We are doing this because border security has turned out to be a real challenge for the people of this state, not just on the border region but across communities across the entire state of Texas," the Texas governor said at the ceremony. Because of the magnitude of the challenge, Abbott declared securing the border an emergency issue. He said Texas must respond to do what the federal government refused to do.
The bill became effective on September 1, 2015. The plaintiffs say the pertinent sections of the bill are unconstitutional because they violate the Supremacy Clause and attempt to regulate matters exclusively reserved to the federal government. They argue only the U.S. Congress has authority over these areas and the state law conflicts and interferes with the implementation and enforcement of federal laws and regulations.
The plaintiffs also claim that the law deprives the plaintiffs of liberty and property interests without due process of law and are "void for vagueness" in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Finally, they argue that the law deprives them of the equal protection of the laws in violation of the Equal Protection Clause. The plaintiffs ask for attorneys' fees and costs for bringing the lawsuit.
Texas officials assert that House Bill 11 was aimed at those who traffic humans and smuggle them into the country illegally for money. The law criminalizes harboring or shielding an illegal alien with the intent to obtain a pecuniary benefit, and harboring illegal aliens that are members of a street gang.
The penalty for a harboring violation is a third degree felony and carries a possible sentence from 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. If the harbored illegal alien is under the age of eighteen, or the harboring creates a substantial likelihood that the illegal alien will suffer serious bodily injury or death, the offense is a second degree felony that carries a possible prison sentence of life, or 2-20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. If the person becomes a sexual assault victim, or suffers other serious bodily injury or death, it is a first degree felony and the possible penalty is 5-99 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Governor Abbott responded to the news of the preliminary injunction by stating, "This is absurd." The governor of the Lone Star State said he would appeal the federal judge's order blocking the Texas law that criminalizes concealing illegal immigrants.
Leftist Judge Says Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturer Can Go Forward
Connecticut Judge: Sandy Hook Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturer Can Go Forward – The Blaze
A Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that a lawsuit against the maker of a rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings can go forward.
Under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, gun manufacturers are generally not able to be held liable for crimes committed with their products.
However, Judge Barbara Bellis ruled that the PLCAA does not prevent lawyers for the families of Sandy Hook victims from arguing that the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle is a military weapon and should not have been sold to civilians.
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The lawsuit accuses the Remington Arms Co. and other defendants of negligently selling to civilians a weapon the plaintiffs claim is suitable only for the military and law enforcement. At a hearing in February, Bridgeport lawyer Josh Koskoff argued against dismissing the case, saying the lawsuit's claim of "negligent entrustment" is an exception to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
Bellis agreed with the plaintiffs that she has the jurisdiction to continue with the case, but she did not rule whether or not the PLCAA actually blocks the plaintiffs and their attorneys from pursing their lawsuit.
"At this juncture, the court need not and will not consider the merits of the plaintiffs' negligent entrustment theory," Bellis wrote.
Koskoff, the plaintiffs' lead attorney, was happy with the decision.
"We are thrilled that the gun companies' motion to dismiss was denied," he said in a statement, according to Newsweek. "The families look forward to continuing their fight in court."
Fortunately for Koskoff, they won't have to wait long. The two sides are due back in court Tuesday.
Your Daley Gator Leftist Dumbassery Update
University Student Is Ordered Not To Put Her Hand Up To Ask A Question Because She Would Be Violating Her Classmates' 'Safe Space' – Daily Mail
A student was almost kicked out of a meeting after she violated a 'safe space' by raising her arm at Edinburgh University.
Imogen Wilson wanted to make a point at Thursday's student council session when she was told off by officials.
The vice-president for academic affairs at the university's Student Association was accused of failing disabled students by not responding to an open letter.
She immediately raised her arm to disagree but was made the subject of a 'ludicrous' complaint and told not to make the gesture again.
Imogen was also warned for shaking her head during the meeting as it again breached the 'safe space' which is part of the university's Student Association rules.
She told The Huffington Post: '…I raised my arms in disagreement, as we had contacted the writers of the letter and tried hard to organise a meeting. It was for that reason that a safe space complaint was made.'
Student Association policy says that council members should be respectful and considerate.
Section 6c of the safe space policy is defined as: 'Refraining from hand gestures which denote disagreement or in any other way indicating disagreement with a point or points being made. Disagreements should only be evident through the normal course of debate.'
A vote took place to decide whether Imogen should be removed from the meeting after she was accused of breaking the rules.
The vote was in her favour: with 18 people for removal and 33 supporting her staying.
Imogen added: 'I completely understand the importance of our safe space policy, and will defend it to the ground, but I did not think that was fair, and had it gone further I would have either left or argued against it.'
One student, a fourth-year, who wished to remain anonymous, said the complaint was 'ludicrous' and was an 'abuse of the entire intent of safe space'.
'We were having one of the most emotionally tense councils of the year, with the vote on the BDS [The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions] movement and people speaking who live in Palestine or are Israeli on both sides of the issue.
'There was ample risk of there being an actual safe space issue taking place – an anti-semitic or Islamophobic comment for instance – but the whole debate was actually remarkably civil despite how emotional it was.'
First-year Edinburgh student Charlie Peters tweeted against the safe space policy and set up a petition against it. By yesterday afternoon it had 1,000 signatures.
'Safe spaces now censor "inappropriate hand gestures" – my university is becoming pathetic,' he told his Twitter followers.
The EUSA have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.


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Natalia: CelebrationsMature
Life was fresh among the courtyard. Ladies in fanciful gowns gathered in clusters, smiling politely and talking with the wives of well known Earls, Dukes and soon-to-be Kings. A giant gazebo had been put up, covering at least 200 square feet, done up with ribbons in pastel shades: blues, lilacs and pinks.
From my spot in the bedroom, I could see Harry stood with his father, engaged in conversation with my own father. His eyes flickered up and met mine briefly before I looked away. Of course he'd show up today. I wasn't sure how I was going to face him, or what it'd be like, but there was no way I could stay holed up in my bedroom for the day.
It was the celebration of the Lady Isabella Hurston and Sir Robert Bray. They had announced a marriage, and my father instantly took it in his hands to organize some sort of recognition for this. It was completely extortionate and ostentatious but what else could be expected?
The memories from the previous night flickered through my mind and a wild smile crossed my lips. I could still feel his touch against my skin, the way he had whispered my name, his body moving against mine, the surge of pleasure coursing through both of us, the danger and excitement. But then the expression that had crossed his face at the end, when it was all over. It passed by far too quick for me to identify and discern properly, but I remember being slightly curious about it. He hadn't said much, just that he'd like to see me again. I also remember being described as 'exquisite'.
'Natalia?' My sister's voice came from outside the door. 'Are you in there?'
'Yes, come in.'
Madeline entered the room, looking young and fresh. She had a spot of color in her cheeks and her normally icy blue eyes looked rejuvenated and invigorated. She was wearing a purple cotton gown and had her ringlets pinned up, giving her the appearance of an angel, with a golden halo.
'Father wants us to mingle. We should be downstairs.'
'I'll be right down,' I told her, watching her leave the room again. I turned to the mirror, ran fingers through my hair once more and went outside to join my sister.
The first person that I came across upon entering the courtyard was, of course, Harry. I imagined his expression somewhat mirrored my own. His eyes widened almost imperceptibly, and he suddenly became a little uncomfortable.
'Natalia, Madeline. I imagine you've met the Earl of Wessex, and his son Mr Gatsby,' our father began.
'I do believe I have,' I smiled, looking him straight in the eye. 'He was very happy to help the night of the ball, Saturday I think it was.'
'Well sometimes my son is all too happy to help,' the Earl chipped in, completely oblivious. 'Just like his mother he was, far too soft.'
'Really?' I feigned surprise. I knew Harry had a little reputation among the ladies, but it was quite apparent that his father didn't know this.
'Well, my eldest daughter is soon to be wed.'
I heard Madeline's small exhale of breath beside me at our father's announcement, just like she always did whenever he brought it up in conversation.
'Oh lovely. Who is she to be wed to?'
'Tristan Browning.'
'The Duke of Kent's son? Oh what a noble choice. You are certainly lucky Miss Beaufort.'
'Yes,' she smiled sweetly. 'I am.'
My sister could be quite the actress sometimes.
'I have told my son many times he should be looking for a suitable wife.' The Earl's eyes flickered to my face for a moment, and I felt my heart drop, all the color drain from my face. I couldn't. I just couldn't do that. Harry apparently felt the same way, although he certainly composed his features better than I did.
'Father I am only seventeen,' he chuckled lightly. 'Must we talk of such things?'
'Maybe when they're older,' my father laughed. I wasn't sure if he was joking or not.
'They're beginning to look like their mother each day that passes.'
Our mother was a sensitive subject to us both. She was the reason we were now living in England. She had died of illness, shortly after I was born, and my father was forced to move back to his own home, taking us both with him. I never knew my mother personally, but I imagined she was incredibly beautiful. I sometimes imagined she was watching over me, guiding me to make the right choices, frowning when I made the wrong ones.
'Ah! Mr Ereon, do come over here, I have someone I wish for you to meet.' My father suddenly spoke, causing me to jump. I whipped my head in the direction he had spoken, and sure enough, Brink was on his way over, a modest smile on his lips.
He gave a little bow as he approached, keeping his head low.
'This is the Earl of Wessex, and Mr Harry Gatsby, his son. This is Mr Ereon, the new guard for the castle. He will also be watching over my daughters, to make sure no harm comes to them.'
I had the sudden urge to laugh, but I bit my lip and kept my eyes fixed on the ground.
'It is a pleasure to meet you,' Brink's voice was a perfect facade.
When I glanced up, I saw Harry was speculating Brink with intense curiosity. I could have imagined it, but it looked as though a spot of jealousy also crossed his features.
'We should not all stand here,' the Earl said. 'We must go and congratulate Lady Isabella and Sir Robert on their upcoming nuptials.'
All I could think about as we all dispersed, was the way Harry had looked at Brink. Surely he couldn't be opposed to the idea of Brink guarding us could he? Unless...unless he had feelings? For me?
I watched his dark head disappear, alongside his fathers. It looked as though things were going to get very complicated.


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Now that the victim was on his way to the morgue, I could start asking questions.
"OK, so what's the victims' name?"
"Chris Cringle" said George smiling.
"Very funny" I said, not amused. "Really, what's his name?"
"Well, he goes by many names. Pere Noel... Babbo Natale... Father Christmas..."
"George!" I snapped. "I'm really not in the mood. Did you find any ID on our victim?"
"Nope. We checked the body and his locker... nothing. I've got an officer checking with the store manager for employment records now."
"OK, then what else do we know about him?" I said rubbing my eyes. I could feel a migraine coming on.
"Well, the beard is real. His boots and gloves are real leather, probably set him back a couple hundred, and the Santa suite is not your typical department store issue."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Most low end Santa suites, like the ones malls and department stores buy to keep costs down, are made of red flannel. The one our victim is wearing is much more substantial. I'm guessing wool or some other heavy winter fabric. Again, not cheep. The tag looked custom, Tindalini Tailors... sounds Italian."
"You sure seem to know a lot about Santa suites." I said while taking notes.
"Let's just say I have much respect for the men in red." said George with a lump in his throat. "Every winter, thousands of men answer the call and volunteer to bring joy and happiness to children around the world. These brave souls sacrifice…"
"Right… well, thanks for the info." I said interrupting. "Keep me updated if you find out anything else."
"Yes" said George, stumbling off of his soap box. "Will do!"
Realizing we couldn't get much done here, Lacey and I decided to let the CSI techs do their job and we headed to the station.


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Former Astro and Rice baseball player Lance Berkman has spoken out against and urged Houstonians to vote no on Proposition 1, also known as the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), which will be on the city ballot for the general election on Nov. 3.
Berkman gave his name and voice to Campaign for Houston, an anti-HERO cause, in a public service announcement that was released Thursday. Berkman's message for Campaign for Houston is one minute long and was recorded for local radio.
"Proposition 1 would allow troubled men who claim to be women to enter women's bathrooms, showers and locker rooms," Berkman said in the recording. "It's better to prevent this danger by closing women's restrooms to men rather than waiting for a crime to happen. Join me to stop the violation of privacy and discrimination against women."
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