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As our production of The Magic Flute closes, we wanted to share some life-changing operatic moments our patrons have had with the great Mozart, and more! From The Marriage of Figaro to The Magic Flute, where would the opera world be without this masterful genius?
Our most memorable so far: The Magic Flute, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at the Vienna State Opera (Staatsoper) a few years ago. The music, acting and singing were superb. The costumes were fairly traditional: Papageno and Papagena in their usual feathered suits, Sarastro in a white flowing gown, and so on. The staging was unusual—the sets were almost surrealistic, but appropriate. For instance, the "cave" in the last act was a big cube box on a skewed angle, with entrance and exit on two opposing sides, flanked by sloping ramps on which the guards stood. Altogether, it was an inspiring and uplifting experience for the pair of us.
The first opera I ever attended was The Magic Flute in Vienna on my 20th birthday (in 1981) during a year-long, post-secondary European trek. I knew nothing about opera but was mesmerized by the Queen of the Night and the ensemble singing. I became an instant, life-long fan of Mozart's operas. When I moved to Toronto that same year to attend university my sister was working for the costume department at COC. Through her I was able to attend Jenůfa in 1982 which was staged in English (these were pre-SURTITLESTM days!) The opera spoke to me in a profound way. I became a devotee of opera in general and of the Eastern European composers in particular. I have been able to see Jenůfa at least one more time since then; it was just as powerful as I remembered it to be.
I have been attending COC productions ever since and am a subscriber now. Thanks for the opportunity to share my story.
Leandro Pinero
At 15 years old, I did not have too much of an idea what opera was. My friend from Catholic school played for me some beautiful arias, so at a Sunday matinee I got a stand-up ticket in the fourth ring. There were no subtitles at that time. It was The Marriage of Figaro with Victoria de Los Angeles and Christa Ludwig still singing in my mind.
The opera that stood my hair up was Turandot with Montserrat Caballé and Birgit Nilsson. After that I spent the rest of my teen years and youth at the theatre—on my feet. I also spent a few years studying classical dance with one of the maestros of this opera house. I can't live without music and am now taking vocal lessons at the age of 67—discovering my strong bass. I have been a COC subscriber for a long time.
Above: Montserrat Caballé singing "Signore ascolta" from Turandot during a 1975 concert at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Photo credits (top - bottom): Owen McCausland and Kirsten MacKinnon in The Magic Flute (COC, 2017), photo by Michael Cooper; Jacqueline Woodley and Joshua Hopkins in The Magic Flute (COC, 2017), photo by Michael Cooper; Ambur Braid in The Magic Flute (COC, 2017), photo by Gary Beechey.
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By Kristin McKinnon, Publicist & Publications Co-ordinator
This season marks the 65th anniversary of the COC's very first presentation of The Magic Flute. Since 1952, the COC has presented at least seven productions of Mozart's final and most popular opera, including an exclusive Ensemble Studio production and a school tour adaptation for young people. Join us for a trip down memory lane as we revisit some of the COC's most memorable Magic Flute moments.
The COC's first ever production of The Magic Flute took place in February 1952 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre as part of the company's third season, back when it was known as the Opera Festival Association of Toronto. Directed by the COC's co-founder and, later, artist director Herman Geiger-Torel, the opera was sung in English and starred Mary Morrison as Pamina, Robert Price as Tamino, and Lois Marshall as the Queen of the Night. Don Garrard, one of the high priests, would also go on to enjoy an international career.
Left: the Three Ladies played by (l-r) Jean MacPhail, Carol Anne Curry and Claudette Leblanc, were an imposing presence in the COC's 1977 production directed by Bliss Herbert. Right: Peter Barcza's Papageno in 1977 was especially bird-like, while Patricia Wells' Pamina radiated 1970s glamour. Both photos are by Robert C. Ragsdale.
Celebrated illustrator Maurice Sendak, best known for the classic children's story Where the Wild Things Are, co-created the whimsical set and costume designs for the COC's 1982 production. This production also marked Ben Heppner's COC debut, then a member of the Ensemble Studio, as the First Armed Man. Left: Claudia Cummings as the Queen of the Night and Costanza Cuccaro as Pamina. Right: Theodore Baerg as Papageno with Shawna Farrell as Papagena and the Three Spirits. Both photos are by Robert C. Ragsdale.
This COC production was directed by Lotfi Mansouri, the company's then-general director, with majestic sets and costumes designed by Thierry Bosquet. This photo is by Michael Cooper.
This 1993 incarnation, directed by Martha Clarke, proved to be one of the COC's more polarizing productions, but brought together two long-time COC favourites, then at the beginning of their careers: tenor Michael Schade and baritone Russell Braun (far left), playing Tamino and Papageno. Also pictured are (l-r) Tanya Parrish, Norine Burgess and Monica Whicher as the Three Ladies, and Valerie Gonzalez (background) as Papagena. This photo is by Michael Cooper.
The 2005 Ensemble Studio production, which commemorated the 25th anniversary of the prestigious training program, got a little wild with a lion-taming Tamino, played by tenor Victor Micallef (now one of the three "Tenors"). At the time, this was the program's largest production to-date. It was directed by Andrew Porter, and performed in the MacMillan Theatre at the University of Toronto. This photo is by Michael Cooper.
After the 1993 production, The Magic Flute was not seen on the mainstage again until 2011, with Michael Schade returning to reprise the role of Tamino in the company's new production by Diane Paulus, revived this season. It was the first Flute to grace the stage at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. This photo is by Michael Cooper.
The Magic Flute is on stage at the Four Seasons Centre until February 24, 2017. Click here for more information and tickets.
Banner photo: Owen McCausland as Tamino and Kirsten MacKinnon as Pamina in The Magic Flute (COC, 2017), photo by Michael Cooper.
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On February 13, the rising stars of the Ensemble Studio competed in the fourth biennial Christina and Louis Quilico Awards. The singers were accompanied by Ensemble Studio pianists/intern coaches Hyejin Kwon and Stéphane Mayer, and the evening was judged by COC General Director Alexander Neef, COC Chorus Master Sandra Horst, and internationally acclaimed soprano Adrianne Pieczonka. Mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo and soprano Danika Lorèn shared the top prize, taking home $4,000 each, while tenor Charles Sy won $2,000. The event took place in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts as a part of the Free Concert Series. Here are some of our favourite photos from the evening!
Emily D'Angelo – Mezzo-Soprano
Emily D'Angelo, accompanied here by Stéphane Mayer, sang "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola and "Coeur sans amour" from Massenet's Cendrillon.
Danika Lorèn, accompanied here by Hyejin Kwon, sang "Il primo ardor" from Handel's Ariodante and "Caro nome" from Verdi's Rigoletto.
Charles Sy, accompanied here by Stéphane Mayer, prepared "I must with speed amuse her" from Handel's Semele and "Ah! Lève-toi, soleil!" from Gounod's Roméo et Juliette.
Lauren Eberwein – Mezzo-soprano
Lauren Eberwein, accompanied here by Hyejin Kwon with Stéphane Mayer page-turning, prepared "Wie du warst" from Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier and "Sgombra è la sacra selva" from Bellini's Norma.
Bruno Roy sang "Oh! Oh! Qu'est-ce que c'est?" from Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande and "Lieben, Hassen, Hoffen, Zagen" from Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.
This year's competition was generously supported by Burgundy Asset Management and Gluskin Sheff Asset Management and was administered by the Ontario Arts Foundation.
Banner photo: (l-r) Ontario Arts Foundation Executive Director Alan Walker, Christina Petrowska Quilico, Charles Sy, COC Chorus Master Sandra Horst, Danika Lorèn and Emily D'Angelo, Adrianne Pieczonka, and COC General Director Alexander Neef. All photos by Chris Hutcheson.
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Sara Fulgoni in the COC production of Bluebeard's Castle. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2001


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For those of you who were with us last year, you might remember our Art of Manliness x Huckberry Holiday Store. It was such a big hit that we've brought it back again for another holiday season. But this time we've doubled the fun, and added a gift shop for women, as a service to our fellow men who have a hard time finding unique and cool gifts for the ladies in their lives.
The AoM x Huckberry Holiday Gift Shop is your one-stop Christmas resource for the fellow manly men in your life and the cool women who love them. Ready to get your Christmas shopping done in one fell swoop, as well as win something for yourself or a loved one? Keep reading.
Men's Holiday Gift Shop
For the Art of Manliness x Huckberry Gift shop I handpicked nearly 50 items that I thought an Art of Manliness man would enjoy seeing under the Christmas tree this December 25th, and the gents at Huckberry worked with many of the brands in order to offer AoM readers exclusive discounts on their products. Use the AoM x Huckberry store to do all your Christmas shopping for the men in your life and forward it along to your family so they know what to get you this year. My favorite items in this year's store? The K-bar USMC combat knife and the Sydney Hale candles. These are the only candles I've ever found that I will gladly buy again and again — fantastic, manly scents. There are tons of other incredible Made in America items, including a one-of-a-kind duffel backpack, Made in the USA combs, and handsome wallets made from vintage baseball leather (if you want one of those wallets, better act fast — they're selling like hotcakes!). To see the other items in the store, sign-up for Huckberry to gain access.
Women's Holiday Gift Shop
Every year when we put out our gift guides for men, I get a bunch of emails from guys who say, "Brett, it's easy for me to find things that I want to get for Christmas, but the hard part is finding a great gift for the women in my life. Can you help?" To be honest, because I'm immersed in all things manly most of the time, I was pretty lost when it came to finding cool gifts for the ladies too. So this year, Kate and I, along with the guys and gals at Huckberry, put our heads together to curate a shop that will make shopping for the special women in your life easy. No need to default to scented body lotion this year — in the shop you'll find a great selection of classy and useful gifts bound to delight your gal. Kate's picks from the store? "A hard copy of Darling Magazine — this website and magazine is the closest thing I've found to an Art of Manliness for women. And the Haptic Lab quilts — your gal will loving having a map of her favorite city stitched to a cozy quilt. There will also be some bracelets added next week that say, "I want to have adventures with you," and "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose," that I love and hope Brett gets for me. Hint, hint." To see the other items in the store, sign up for Huckberry to gain access.
The AoM x Huckberry holiday shops close on December 19th.
Shipping for items from either the men's or women's shops is free until 3 pm PST today!
AoM x Huckberry Men's and Women's Holiday Gift Shop Giveaway
To celebrate this season of giving, we want to give two very good AoM readers their pick of any item from the men's and women's holidays gift shops. Win something to give yourself (lucky you!) or to a loved one. To find out how to get on the nice list, read on.
The Prizes
Any one item from the men's and women's holiday gift shops.
How to Enter
Enter by simply leaving a comment sharing what you want to win from our two holiday stores. With this giveaway you can enter two (2) times! Leave one comment sharing what you want to win from the men's store and leave another comment sharing what you want to win from the women's store. Leave your men's store and women's store pick as two SEPARATE COMMENTS!
- Sign up for Huckberry to gain access to our exclusive stores. You have to sign up because the store and the discounted prices are not available to the public. Just so we're clear, if you sign up for Huckberry, you're opting into receiving weekly emails from Huckberry on their exclusive deals. You can unsubscribe anytime you want.
- Take a look around, pick one item you'd like Santa John Sullivan to bring you from the men's store, and leave one comment on this post sharing your selection. If you want to win something from the women's holiday store, leave another comment sharing what you want to win from that shop. (Suggested holiday Spotify playlist to listen to while you're browsing the stores: Time Life Christmas)
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Jaeger's Strawberry BBQ Bacon Burgers....it just sounds really good..........and a lot of people are making mention of it!
I managed to grab Jaeger Stoltz at the grill as he was cooking away. He's got some seriously finger-lickin' good burgers on the grill right now. Check it out:
Can you guess who's going to win the $100,000 yet?


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"It is a traditional style with a romantic feel. I am getting married in August of 2015 and these will be our first monogrammed cards for after the wedding thank you notes. I was able to use the emerald green for the font color to match my wedding color and it is perfect!"
"I liked everything about this card. It is not only nice looking but very thick and high in quality as well. I liked them so much I ordered them as a gift as well."
"The Vintage Floral design was the perfect match to set the festive tone for our bridal shower. Customer service was extremely helpful in line spacing beyond the computerized format online. Highly recommended for the avant guard bride who isn't shy to express herself. An excellent choice for themed weddings, engagement parties, bridal showers and celebrations of women coming of age."


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Josh Charnley destroyed Widnes almost single-handed with a five-try haul on his return from injury to help Wigan go top of the First Utility Super League for the first time since July last year.
The prolific 22-year-old missed 11 matches after damaging a knee in his side's Challenge Cup win at Dewsbury in April but it was as if he had never been away as he took his remarkable try tally for the club to 90 in just 81 Super League appearances.
The 48-4 win over a disappointing Widnes, in a round-two fixture postponed in February due to the Warriors' involvement in the World Club Challenge, completed a successful day's business for the reigning champions, who unveiled the re-signing of dual-code international Joel Tomkins at half-time to the delirious cheers of the 11,638 crowd.
Charnley's England team-mate Liam Farrell scored two tries and played for the first time alongside his 18-year-old brother Connor, who made a memorable try-scoring debut.
Wigan, who also gave a debut to 19-year-old hooker Callum Wright, had things very much their own way all night against a Widnes side who still looked to be in shock from their 56-6 hammering at home by Hull.
It was all very predictable from the moment third-choice full-back Dan Sarginson split the visitors' defence inside the first minute to get Farrell senior over for the game's first try.
Matty Smith kicked the first of his six goals to make it 6-0 but the Warriors were forced to defend after handling errors inside their own 20-metre area by Sarginson and Scott Taylor put them under pressure.
That paid off when Vikings winger Paddy Flynn took Danny Craven's inside pass and sidestepped his way past Joe Burgess for his side's only try.
It was only a minor irritation for the champions, however, as Charnley opened his account on 13 minutes following another break from the ever-threatening Sarginson and Burgess collected Sam Powell's kick to get skipper Sean O'Loughlin over 10 minutes later.
When Widnes second rower Danny Galea dropped the ball on his own 30-metre line, Charnley made him pay by going over for his second try and he completed his hat-trick on 34 minutes after out-jumping Patrick Ah Van to touch down Smith's high kick.
It was turning into a procession, with Sarginson carving out a fourth try for the England winger two minutes before the break, and centre Darrell Goulding sending him over for his fifth 14 minutes into the second half.
Widnes were without former Wigan stand-off Kevin Brown by then after he was withdrawn by coach Denis Betts, perhaps with an eye on the visit of Leeds on Sunday, while Wigan boss Shaun Wane took the opportunity to rest O'Loughlin with 25 minutes still to play.
Liam Farrell finished off a break by Burgess to score his second try before his brother got in on the act, dummying his way over for Wigan's ninth try six minutes from the end.


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A metaphor in which True Godliness attempts to win various characters in his way.
It's great to find this site, and Keach here as well. If you have access to Keach's Spiritual Melody, I would love to get a copy of that. As you may know, he played a large part in bringing the singing of hymns into Baptist churches. I haven't seen a copy of his hymnal, but I suspect it is much more doctrinally sound than today's modern hymnals.
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PEOPLE with hay fever have been suffering a particularly bad summer with more than twice as many people visiting their doctor this year with allergy symptoms.
Figures released by the Royal College of General Practitioners last week showed 11,873 people had visited GP surgeries in England and Wales with hay fever or allergy symptoms in the week beginning Monday, June 9 – compared with 5,560 in the same week last year.
Although figures were not available for Worcestershire, chief palynologist at the National Pollen and Aerobiology Unit Beverley Adams-Groom said a mixture of weather conditions was making the conditions worse than in previous years.
"Warm, sunny weather has coincided perfectly with the flowering of grasses, allowing their microscopic but potent allergenic pollen to become airborne in large amounts," she said.
"Day after day, since Thursday, June 5, we have been getting high or very high pollen counts across the region and much of the UK.
"Suitable conditions for good grass growth in the spring allowed plenty of pollen to be produced and now hay fever sufferers are really feeling the effects.
"The good news is that the grasses will become exhausted of pollen quicker than in an average, changeable summer and so the season should be in decline by mid-July."
Symptoms include sneezing, a runny nose and itchy eyes.
Children aged five to 14 years are most affected followed by people aged between 15 and 24-years-old.
Hay fever sufferers are advised to ask their doctor or pharmacist if they are taking the correct medication and to avoid going outside in the first half of the morning and between 5pm and 10pm – when readings are usually the highest – as well as keeping windows and doors closed if possible.
To check the latest pollen forecast, visit pollenforecast.org


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DIY Bridal Shower Favor Ideas
When planning a bridal shower, keeping everything running on budget is very important. Going the DIY route will not only give the bridal shower a personalized touch, but also make things easier on all the bridesmaids' wallets.
When planning a bridal shower, keeping everything running on budget is very important. Going the DIY route will not only give the bridal shower a personalized touch, but also make things easier on all the bridesmaids' wallets.
An easy way to DIY for your bridal shower is to create your own homemade favors. We've got plenty of cute and creative DIY bridal shower favor ideas to choose from that are easy to make.
Check out these DIY bridal shower favor ideas that you can create for the bride-to-be's fun day.
Make a Mason Jar Bridal Shower Favor
Mason jars continue to be all the rage in the crafting and party planning world. Use them for your bridal shower favors in this edible mason jar favor idea. Create this favor that includes ingredients for a delicious hot chocolate drink they can mix up.
Little Black Purse Favor
If the bride has a love for bags, she'll appreciate this little black purse party favor bag. Made with cardstock, create this bag to hold gourmet chocolate for everyone to enjoy.
Cupcake Favors That Everyone Will Love
Create these cupcake container favors that can hold gumballs or other candies. Using baking cups in the color of your theme, this cute idea can match any concept bridal shower you are thinking about planning.
Cookies Make for the Best Favors
Anything edible is always appreciated. We've got plenty of cookie favor ideas here that you can DIY yourself and give bridal shower guests. We love this favor that has a cookie tied to a bottle of ice coffee. Cute!
DIY Marini Glass Favor
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a popular bridal shower theme. If you are planning one, make this easy martini glass favor idea that is filled with candies of your choice.
Pretty DIY Favor Bags
United With Love created this tutorial to make these easy and pretty favor bags. Using treat bags, you can create this bag with hearts that capture the theme of love perfectly!
Recipe of Love
Wedding Bee featured this easy DIY bridal shower favor idea. Using simple brown bags and a pretty decorative flower, give party guests all the ingredients they need to make the bride's favorite recipe.
See how Dawn Sandomeno and Elizabeth Mascali elevate the every day with their fantastic recipes and ideas!Read More »


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Lt James Allen Shaw, B-25 Pilot, WWII KIA 4 Oct.'43
4 Oct.'43 — Italy
Lt James A Shaw, KIA 321st Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Squadron, B-25's in the Mediterranean Theatre out of N. Africa and Italy. Combat Missions as a B-25 Pilot, from August 1943, having completed about 10 Combat Missions before this CRASH out of Italy on 4 Oct. 1943.
Shaw, James Allen, 2Lt., Pilot, Enlistment Service # 14066807 Officer's Service # : O-797192
KILLED IN ACTION on 04 October 1943~Crashed on Take-Off for Bombing
Mission. Crash Due to Faulty, Smoking Engine~Died Of Wounds Received in Crash.
Died in Flight, En Route to Hospital in Catania, Sicily.
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James A. Shaw FL U.S. Army Air Forces ABMC Cemeteries
James A. Shaw ID: O-797192 Entered the Service From: Florida
Rank: Second Lieutenant Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 447th Bomber Squadron, 321st Bomber Group, Medium Died: Monday, October 04, 1943 Buried at: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Location: Nettuno, Italy Plot: C Row: 7 Grave: 25
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart. *****************************************
Born James Allen Shaw in 1923 (One census says 1925) in Tenn. to James H and Katharine R Shaw, who had their 1st child a son Lacy R and then daughter Blanche R and last James A Shaw. In 1930, the family was living in Florida. James was living at 6113 3rd Avenue South, Ft Lauderdale, Fla at enlistment.
Barbara Ennis Connolly, 321st Bomb Group historian and my Dad/T/Sgt Edward C Ennis was in that ship but survived with head injuries and broken ribs, etc and was returned to duty about a month later, having spent 3 weeks in an English Hospital in North Africa.
email@example.com 319th and 321st Bomb Group Historian in the 57th Bomb Wing and Historical Researcher for all of WWII.


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— By Richard Thiel
— November 2003
Livin' Large
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NauticBlue is the powerboat division of The Moorings, which has been chartering sailboats longer than anyone. More important, The Moorings has been selling boats to owners and then leasing them back for charter longer than anyone—35 years—and it's worked up a scheme for NauticBlue called The Advantage Program that's pretty darn enticing.
Essentially, you buy any of the boats in the fleet and then lease it back to NauticBlue, which charters it out of either its Virgin Islands or Abacos base. The term of the lease is generally four seasons, although the company may allow you to keep your boat in charter longer. At the end of the term you can either keep your boat or roll her over into a new one.
The most remarkable aspect of the program is that NauticBlue guarantees you a fixed monthly income that typically exceeds your mortgage payment, regardless of how often the boat is chartered. It also allows you up to eight weeks of personal use. And if you want to expand your cruising horizons, you can trade your time for time on someone else's yacht in a different location.
On top of all this, you pay no operating or maintenance expenses. NauticBlue picks up dockage, insurance, parts, labor, and such. And the company says it has a meticulous maintenance program to ensure your boat maintains its value, a claim borne out by my inspection of four other charter boats at the dock.
For specific figures on a particular boat, call the NauticBlue Advantage Program office (800) 416-1077 or (727) 524-3479. —R.T.
This article originally appeared in the October 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Pamela Overton Risoleo, a shareholder and co-chair of the Phoenix litigation practice of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, will be honored Feb. 23 by YWCA Maricopa County as its "2013 Tribute to Leadership – Community Service Corporate Leader." Overton's recognition is for her many years dedicated to philanthropic causes and for her passion for serving the Phoenix community including her pivotal role as co-founder of the nonprofit Fresh Start Women's Foundation. Established in 1992, the organization has supported a full-service women's resource center serving more than 2,500 women in need each month in Phoenix.
In addition to decades of fundraising and leadership positions, Overton Risoleo also supports a broad range of philanthropic causes, having raised millions for Phoenix-based charities, including The American Heart Association, Liberty Wildlife and Trends Charitable Fund. In 2008, AZ Woman named her "Woman of the Year." She is also an active fundraiser for the Phoenix Theatre and was recognized with the organization's "Women Who Care" award in 2011.
"Not only has Pam been a leader and mentor for many within our Phoenix office, she has also served as a role model in serving the community," said John E. Cummerford, Greenberg Traurig's co-managing shareholder in Phoenix. "We are pleased and proud she is being recognized for her outstanding work."
Overton Risoleo and 10 honorees in other leadership categories will be recognized at the YWCA Tribute to Leadership dinner event at the Phoenix Ritz-Carlton on Feb. 23. Others to be recognized include community leaders from PetSmart, Banner Health, Phoenix Theatre, Helios Education Foundation, Maricopa Medical Center, the U.S. Army Reserve, ONE Community Media, the Phoenix Mercury, the Arizona Centennial 2012 Foundation and the International Foundation for Education & Self-Help.
"To be recognized among this outstanding group is truly an honor," said Overton Risoleo. "I continue to be inspired by those who make a difference, but even more so by those who are determined to make the most of what they have for themselves and their families. I will always assist and encourage those in need and challenge my colleagues, family and friends to do the same. The rewards are so much greater than the effort required."
For the past 18 years YWCA Maricopa County, part of the oldest and largest multicultural organization in the world, has been honoring individuals who strive to eliminate discrimination against women in the community. Community service leader honorees were selected in areas of nonprofit, corporate, education, creative arts, advocacy, health and science, military, sports and racial justice. For more information on YWCA Maricopa County and the Tribute to Leadership event, visit ywcaaz.org or call (602) 258-0990.


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ROTHERHAM striker Daniel Nardiello has agreed to extend his loan deal at Bury until the end of the season, the club has confirmed.
The 31-year-old former Manchester United striker was due to return to the New York Stadium this week after scoring five goals in nine appearances for the Shakers.
But he will now be available for Saturday's trip to League Two title challengers Chesterfield.
"As many of the fans had hoped, Daniel Nardiello has now signed until the end of season," a club statement revealed.
"Since arriving on loan from Rotherham on 15 November, Danny has played a large part in turning around the Shakers fortunes and is an integral part of David Flitcroft's plans for the remainder of the season."


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HOUSTON - It may not be London, but we've got our own amazing athletes competing in the AAU Junior Olympics in the Bayou City.
"I'm all about gymnastics and sports," said Alexis Hampton, a Junior Olympian.
Fifteen-thousand little athletes from all over the nation are competing for gold at this year's Junior Olympic Games at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Local 2 met many gymnasts, who were happy to show off all of their medals.
"My dad said if I got first, second and third, I would get a hundred dollars, and I did," said junior Olympian Elizabeth Street.
They athletes said they loved watching the Fab Five win gold Tuesday night.
"I really like Gabby Douglas' performance," said Street. "She's my favorite."
These pint-sized gymnasts have big Olympic dreams.
"When I watch the Olympics, I picture myself being there," said Street. "I picture myself being there getting a gold medal."
Jaqueline Ondarroa and her parents also hope for gold.
"Yeah, yeah, I really dream that," said Ondarroa. "My parents say I will be in the Olympics one day."
The Junior Olympic Games will take place in Houston through Friday.
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It's Friday. Or maybe it's Saturday. Either way, you're having a dinner party. Normally that means friends or family, sometimes even both. But what if you could invite over one Cooking Channel chef or host for the evening? That's the question we posed to Cooking Channel fans last week.
From United Tastes of America host Jeffrey Saad to Debi and Gabriele from Extra Virgin, and Kelsey Nixon to the Two Fat Ladies, your 400+ responses spanned the entire gamut of Cooking Channel stars. After reading your list and checking it twice, we narrowed it down to the top 5 most dinner-worthy chefs. Who made the cut? Read on to find out.
Invite #1: Chuck Hughes (pictured above)
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Rico Brogna had an OPS+ of 158 in 138 plate appearances back in 1994. He'd never top 119 in his career. Carl Everett put up an .855 OPS from August 2 on back in 1995; his 1996 OPS was .633.
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Davis broke in back in 2010, and put up a respectable .791 OPS in his first full season. In 2011, he got off to a fantastic start, with an OPS of .925 before a collision with David Wright cost him his 2011 season.
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After years of feeling ashamed, Joseph Bernstein gets a much-needed lesson in self-acceptance
There's a photograph of me taken shortly before my problems began. By "my problems," I don't mean what happened in 1988, when my father died—that was a catastrophe, not a problem. But problems have a way of feeling much lonelier than catastrophes; catastrophes compel attention, articulation, action. No one cares about your problems. The date written in orange ink on the back of this picture reads June 1990, or 19 months after my father's death, and yet the image depicts a happy five-year-old at summer camp, on the skins team, chasing a soccer ball and wearing white high-tops and black acid-wash jean shorts with an elastic waistband that squeezes out just a bit of belly. When I look at my chest in this picture, I see a fullness behind each nipple, a padding that suggests soft pectoral muscles. This would be unremarkable, except there is another boy, also shirtless, in the picture. His is what a typical five-year-old chest looks like: flat and straight. There is a difference between us, but my younger self doesn't know and doesn't care. My problems loom right there on my body, but I am serene.
Like my problems themselves, my mortification grew gradually, a bud of a notion that swelled into something irrefutable, undeniable, factual. The first hard proof of my embarrassment can be found in the flimsy black-and-white 1995 yearbook from Camp Harlam, where I spent the summer after fourth grade. On the page dedicated to my bunk, there's a picture of us boys in the shallow end of a pool. I'm in the front, on my knees, with a single obfuscatory arm draped across my bosom in the coy manner of a swimsuit model. I'm not quite sure who I think I'm fooling, but clearly I've already developed the idea that I should be fooling someone.
By the time I returned from camp for the start of fifth grade, my chest was in full bloom. The breasts sat high on my chest, two protuberant, fleshy ovals, starting in folds around my armpits and culminating in conical pink puffs where small red studs should have been. In front of my bathroom mirror, I experimented with poses meant to obscure, or at least dull, the visual effect of my pert little 11-year-old breasts. My first strategy—to cross my arms up high, over my chest—covered much of the offensive flesh but produced a mortifying petit décolletage. Cupping my hands directly over each mound accomplished the task, but seemed to me ridiculously feminine, perhaps because of the famous 1993 Janet Jackson Rolling Stone cover stamped onto my boob-crazy, 11-year-old brain. I had to hide the bastards without showing that I had something to hide! One move I developed involved folding my hands behind my head so as to stretch the skin and lifting up my chin in a manner I hoped suggested the arrogant nonchalance of a young potentate. Instead, everyone asked why the hell I was walking around with my hands behind my head. At swim class, I walked the agonizing tile from locker room to pool by clasping my hands on opposite shoulders like a sleeping vampire. I must have appeared in a state of advanced preparedness for any unexpected trust-fall exercises. Or perhaps the coaches just thought I was a very, very cold young man.
The strange thing about having a shame is that you become just as ashamed of the feeling as you are of the object to which it's attached. Of course, to know the shame means to know the source, so to talk directly about the feelings that my child-breasts produced would have been as mortifying as talking about or displaying the items themselves. That is to say, I simply did not talk about it at all. I didn't want for concerned adults in my life, my mother the most caring of them all. But my inability to name the source of my anguish led to exchanges that I am quite sure would have embarrassed her had she known. In fifth grade, while she was measuring me for back-to-school shirts, she wrapped the tape around my chest and pulled it taut, then laughed. "Hee hee," she said. "You have little bosoms!"
No, this was not a problem to be talked about. Certainly not with a woman, who, I imagined, could not possibly understand the emotional ramifications of boy-breasts, who might even see them as unproblematic, cute imitations of the real thing. Little bosoms! What could I even say to make a woman understand? Imagine if you had a little, tiny dick. But I also couldn't speak to a man, who I knew would have no trouble comprehending the horror but who might cast me out, if not by word than by attitude, from the club of men I was so eager to join. In fact, I took it as a relief at the time that I didn't have a father to whom I might have to disclose the truth.
With honesty out of the question, I began to practice a new and subtle art of deceit. By late middle school, I'd learned to forecast and avoid shirtless situations. These included but were not limited to: trips to the water park, trips to the amusement park (because of the tendency of amusement-park guests to walk around shirtless), school camping trips, pool parties of every kind, summer playdates that could potentially involve a trip to the pool, summer camps that featured bodies of water, early attempts at strip poker, coed hot-tub experimentation parties, beach houses, river houses, lake houses, houses with pools, and the locker room. I coupled avoidance with a day-to-day concealment strategy that required the constant monitoring and instant elimination of any visual suggestion of breasts underneath my clothing, a feat I accomplished through a strict program of posture and costume. By seventh grade, I'd developed a standing pose—shoulders curved, back hunched—that ensured my shirt always hung slack. In case of wind or other accident, my left forefinger and thumb never strayed far from the front of my shirt, so that I could whisk the fabric away from my chest with the same motion as a chef dispensing a pinch of salt. I started to wear white Hanes undershirts two sizes too small, to flatten out and round off the monsters. I wore the shirts at all times, under everything. If I'd been allowed to see Boys Don't Cry, in theaters at the time, I might have attempted Brandon Teena–style Ace bandaging. For four years, I hid my breasts the way you hide a fugitive cousin in the attic: grudgingly, with no other choice, but also scrupulously, as if someone's life depended on it. And for four years, I succeeded.
I first encountered Akhenaton in my senior art-history seminar. The eighteenth-dynasty ruler, Tutankhamen's predecessor, was projected onto the wall, his arms folded over round, full breasts. "Dude's got tits," someone offered, followed by much laughter, including my own, but as the teacher began to lecture us about the introduction of naturalism into pharaonic portraiture, I couldn't stop staring at the busty pharaoh. His back was straight, his gaze untroubled, kingly. His wife, I knew, was Nefertiti, the legendary figure of Egyptian beauty whom we boys in the seminar had already deemed "über-hot." Yet why were his arms crossed over his chest in nearly every representation? Was this merely a trope, or did the pharaoh feel actual shame about his body? I could almost imagine Akhenaton shuffling to the royal bath, scepter in hand, arms crossed over divine breasts, as a gaggle of courtesans and guards looked on, too afraid to laugh. Did a man who ruled the New Kingdom actually share my suffering?
Years later I would read about the research of Irwin Braverman, a professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine, who attributes Akhenaton's mounds to familial gynecomastia, or "femalelike breasts." The condition, a result of excess estrogen, afflicts approximately 15 percent of adult men and is, as far as I can tell, the reason for the pale lumps that cursed my adolescence. Braverman scoured representations of Akhenaton's family and found evidence of man-boobs going back at least six generations—a dynasty of flabby-chested man-gods passing their shame down the family line. Braverman discovered what I'd intuited from the moment my problems started: the pharaoh's curse, like my own, haunted his genetic past.
No sooner had I developed my misfortune than I began to sift through my gene pool for someone to blame. My father's side had to be faultless. Though there aren't many pictures of my dad shirtless, the ones that float around the family photo drawer, such as the one of him camping on the Boundary Waters, show a thin, almost sunken, chest. And nowhere in the photographic record does there exist even a hint of protrusion from beneath his starched shirts. As for the women in his family, his mother once asked for a second opinion after an impolitic radiologist called her "small-breasted." My mother and her family were the obvious culprits. The Lebovitz line, from robust Litvak stock, has never, based on pictorial and anecdotal evidence, failed to produce women of impressive bust. This is treated as a matter of high comedy between my mother and her sister, my aunt, who refers to the family inheritance as buh-zooms. Whatever was causing such consistently imposing buh-zooms in the women of my family must have seized hold of the requisite base pairs and noodled its way into my unsuspecting genotype. This, I reasoned, was how the fleshy legacy of the Lebovitz bosom hung itself around my neck—and my life.
As the end of my high school senior year approached and even the most awkward of my friends managed to trip into intercourse, I desponded. The sad knowledge that I would matriculate as a virgin was underscored by a deeper despair—that even if I found myself on the precipice of manhood, I would probably lack the courage to remove my shirt. True, there had been the usual teenage fumblings, but I'd always managed to keep my top on, even when I was forced to explain to the person kindly administering my first blow job that I couldn't take off my hooded sweatshirt because yes, I was just that cold.
Then, in the month before graduation, H., a very lovely, very smart, very sophisticated classmate, expressed her interest in me. H. was the child of two anthropologists, spoke several languages, had lived in Paris and Pakistan, and had no business being interested in a sarcastic, uncultured gynecomast such as myself. But who was I to tell her that? When she informed me after several weeks of dating that I would need to make the necessary preparations for sex, I knew I had only one real preparation to make: finding a way to get through sex without exposing my chest. I resolved to wear a thin T-shirt (thin being my concession to the intimacy of the act), which I planned to keep on for the duration. But the next day, when H. tugged at the front of my shirt and said, "If my pants are off, you can take off your shirt," what could I do?
I walked into the bathroom and shut the door. I looked at myself in the mirror. I was naked from the waist down. I entered a thoughtless panic. My hands were trembling. My face was red. I removed my shirt. I walked back into the bedroom. None of the first-time worries—the condom, the vagaries of the penis, being too quick—were close to my thoughts, and because of this, none of them were problems. My only concern was whether I could hold myself high enough on my elbows that my breasts did not graze hers. Except for only one or two agonizingly soft exceptions, I was successful. Afterward, crammed next to her in my twin bed, I was exhilarated. H. had not laughed, averted her eyes, retracted her affections, or as far as I could tell, acknowledged whatsoever the presence of an extra pair of breasts in the room. Were the fleshy bulges sitting on my chest truly so unremarkable that my sexual partner didn't even notice them? When I made a self-deprecating joke, she turned her head to look at me. "What man-boobs?" she asked. She just hadn't noticed.
That afternoon was the beginning of the end for my great jiggly secret. As I spent more and more time shirtless with H., I came to the great realization: No one cares about your problems as much as you do. Certainly not H.; we never talked about my breasts again. Sorting back through the years of excuses and evasions and light-speed shirt-changings, I realized that for all my anxiety, no one—no one—had ever teased, disparaged, excluded, or otherwise shamed me for the two modest fat deposits on my chest. For the past half decade, the only person torturing me had been, well, me.
One afternoon soon after my college graduation, I was sitting with my mother having the same conversation we've been having since I was five, the conversation about the kind of guy my dad was. Despite their recurrence, sometimes I think to ask something I haven't asked before, something like, Did Dad have any scars?
"Oh yes," my mother said, excited to recall something that she hadn't told me before. "He had a scar on his chest because he had a breast reduction when he was a teenager. Did you know that?"
"Really," I said.
"Yep. It was just a little scar below his nipple."
"Did he talk about it a lot?"
"No, I don't think so. I don't really remember. I think it just bothered him, so he had it removed."
I changed the subject and made some excuse to go upstairs to my room. There I lay down on my bed, stared up at the skylight above my pillow, and produced a sound that was technically laughter but felt like it came from a different, weaker part of my stomach. And then, lying there, I started to ask myself some questions. When would he have noticed? Would I have fooled him? What would he have done, my father? Sat me down, showed me the old scar on his chest? Apologized for the inheritance? Shared his own stories of embarrassment and secrecy? Offered to find a doctor who could help? Rested his arm around my shoulders? Told me that I was his son, that I was like him, a Bernstein, that he loved me, that I should never be ashamed?


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I spent a couple of hours at the Chilcot inquiry yesterday where Hans Blix was talking.
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This cheesecake intrigued me.
Making a cheesecake gluten free is easy, just use gluten free cookie or cracker crumbs, or nuts for the crust.
And I have made many successful dairy free desserts (and more) with silken tofu.
But a vegan and raw cheesecake? No eggs, no baking? How do they do that?
Very well!
Vegetarian Times magazine Foodie Awards 2010 named it a winner in the Best Raw Goodies category.
The "cheese" part is made with soaked nuts, agave, flavorings of lemon, vanilla, and cinnamon. And fresh fruit for the fruit flavors. Ground nuts make an excellent crust. I've never met a nut I didn't like.
The filling was creamy and firm. The crust was crunchy. Our taste buds were happy, so was my tummy. And this is super important to me.
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We tried five flavors. All came individually packaged in recyclable clamshells.
Nutrition info on the back of the package states there are two servings per package. So we cut each piece in two. And it was a nice ending to a meal. Cheesecake is high calorie whether it is "regular" or vegan or raw. A little piece is just right. Each serving is just shy of 200 calories, around 15 grams of carbohydrates and 15 grams fat.
Earth Café uses organic ingredients whenever possible.
Which did we like best?
Frist up was Who's Your Daddy Carob Mousse Pie. This was my husband's favorite and a top seller according to the company. It was light brown, very smooth, and sweet. My husband said it tasted like maple. I found it too sweet, but most people like things sweeter than I do.
Rockin' Raspberry was my favorite. You can see how beautiful it is in the picture with the layer of whole berries in the middle. Fresh fruit is the first ingredient. You could smell it and taste it. It wasn't to sweet for me, and was sweet enough for my husband. A winner.
Find Your Thrill on Blueberry Hill flavor grabs you first with its beautiful color. Fresh Blueberries (first ingredient again) are pureed into the filling. It had blueberry scent and flavor. A hit with both of us again.
Cali Style Lemon had a bit of coconut aroma and tart lemon flavor. I don't know what Cali style is, but I love lemon. Cashews were the first ingredient here and the filling was beige. Perhaps adding a bit of turmeric could make it a more appealing pale yellow.
Though we would not turn a slice down, Strawberry Fields Forever flavor was our least favorite. Strawberries were the first ingredient again, but we couldn't taste or smell the berries. They were pureed into the filling, making it a lavender pink color.
You can visit Earth Café for five more flavors. They ship frozen whole cheesecakes in the U.S. for $34.99 plus shipping. Individual clamshells are available at select stores, with suggested retail of $5.29-5.99.
Leave a comment below by March 11 for a chance to win a free cheesecake. Two lucky winners will be randomly selected March 12, 2011.
Tell us which flavor you'd like to try. Will it be raspberry or Life is Sweet Potato Pie? Banana Cream or Cherry Dream?
My review policy is to only post about products I like, whether I purchase them or they are free. If I don't like the product, I simply don't write about it. Earth Café cheesecakes were sent to us free of charge.
Update 3/16/11. The giveaway is now closed. The lucky winners are Nina and Pat. Enjoy!


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I have a query which returns all PM's in the Trash Folder.
It is a UNION of Query #1 which returns "Deleted Incoming" messages, and Query #2 which returns "Deleted Sent" messages.
In Query #1, I have a column/alias called..
r.recipient_read_on AS read_on
In Query #2, there is no concept of a "Read Sent Message", so I stubbed it out like this...
-1 AS read_on
When I run the UNION Query, everything works great, but here is the catch...
Now I want to filter the record-set on whether there is a "-1" for "read_on" - which would tell me if it is a "Sent Message", but apparently I cannot use an Alias in the WHERE statement.
This fails...
WHERE pm.id = 90
AND pm.sender_id = 11
AND pm.sender_deleted_on IS NOT NULL
AND pm.sender_purged_on IS NULL
AND read_on = -1
How can I fix this issue?
you're right, you cannot use a column alias in the WHERE clause
but you have a UNION query, so the question becomes...
in which of the SELECTs is this read_on = -1 WHERE condition? it really can't be in the second one, can it, since you alrteady know that the second query produces nothing but -1 rows
and would it really be in the first query of the UNION? i don't think so either
so what's actually going on here?
any chance you can show the entire query?
Not to be stupid, but why use the UNION at all? If you're just looking for sent, why not just use the 2nd half of the union (which is where the read_on = -1 comes from)?
To be honest, my head is spinning with this Private Messaging module I took on, and I'm rather "gun shy" divulging too much after being berated by oddz the other day... (Apparently I have no clue of what I am doing.)
But you raise a valid point that makes me think I have to make more changes...
The short answer is that when a user goes to view a PM, the URL looks like this...
...where "90" is the $msgID. That combined with the $memberID yields two records when the Sender/Receiver of a PM are the same person. (All of the issues I am having relate to making sure my code works when that scenario happens. If the Sender and Reciver are different, it's easy.)
So I needed a way to figure out which record to grab, and so I was using the "-1" in the Sent Read On column to figure out which one to grab.
Not sure of any of this makes sense?!
In the second one which is the Deleted Sent.
Well, this query is like 60 lines, and contains a good portion of my schema so it's sorta sensitive.
Here is more though...
Query 1: Deleted IncomingQuery 2: Deleted Sent
SELECT pm.id, r.recipient_read_on AS read_on, pm.sender_id,...
WHERE pm.id = 90
AND read_on = -1
GROUP BY (pm.id)
SELECT pm.id, -1 AS read_on, pm.sender_id,...
WHERE pm.id = 90
AND pm.sender_id = 11
AND read_on = -1
GROUP BY (pm.id)
Originally I needed this UNION query, but have since figured a way to append an "s" or "i" onto the $msdID in the URL so I know whether the user wants to take action on the Sent or Incoming message.
I guess I could break this up into two separate queries...
Still, this is not an uncommon problem, so it would be interesting to know how to address it.
Not sure if any of this makes sense?! :-/
my brain just exploded
why would you write an app to allow someone to PM himself?
actually, you have it in both of the SELECTs
it is absolutely not needed in the second, because -1 is the only value it'll ever have there
and i doubt it's needed in the first, since you wouldn't have a valid -1 recipient id, would you
so i just made your alias problem disappear
Yeah, I know, I have been sent as your punishment...
I am treating my PM module more like E-mail.
You can e-mail yourself, right?
I do it all of the time...
FROM: DoubleDee
TO: r937
CC: DoubleDee
SUBJECT: Re: My query...
I don't follow you...
For a RECEIVED message, the "read_on" alias to the "r.recipient_read_on" column is either NULL or has a DATE.
For a SENT message, there is no concept of "read on", and I needed to slot things out so my UNION would work, so I assign a '-1' to a faux column called "read_on". (Ur, an alias called "read_on")
And I am trying to use that as a flag to tell me which of the two records returned I want.
Below is some sample data. Notice how there is no way to tell the Sent PM from the Received PM when the Sender/Receiver are the same Member.
In my URL, I pass "90", and in the Session, I have a $memberID = "11" (not shown), but that isn't enough info to figure out which record to grab?!
Does that matter? Originally I said, "No", but after looking closer, the Incoming PM is "important" while the Sent PM is not, so it does matter which record I return.
And I figured using my "read_on" alias was a way to get what I needed.
id read_on pm_important username_from subject created_on
--- -------- ------------- -------------- -------- -----------
90 2014-01-22 13:51:58 1 username1 TO: u1, FROM: u1 2014-01-21 21:40:49
90 -1 0 username1 TO: u1, FROM: u1 2014-01-21 21:40:49
just because you can, doesn't mean it makes a lot of sense
i personally do something different -- i make sure my mail program stores a copy of the email in the Sent folder
vwalah, so much simpler
allow me to point out that this here is your first SELECT in the UNION query --
SELECT pm.id, r.recipient_read_on AS read_on, pm.sender_id,...
WHERE pm.id = 90
AND read_on = -1
GROUP BY (pm.id)
so if the "read_on" alias to the "r.recipient_read_on" column is either NULL or has a DATE, why are you forcing it to be -1 ????
so if read_on in the second SELECT is always -1 because that's what you assign to it, then why do you need that WHERE Condition to check if it's -1 (hint: you don't)
so i just made your alias probelm disappear
And I "cc" myself, because I am more likely to see a message entitled "Re: Call Rudy @ 4:00pm Friday" if it is in my Inbox.
Likewise, it is easier to find things like "Re: Submittal to ACME Corp for Sr. BSA spot" if I "cc" myself and it is in my Inbox.
Hardly a sin?!
[quote="r937,post:11,topic:38809"]allow me to point out that this here is your first SELECT in the UNION query --
so if the "read_on" alias to the "r.recipient_read_on" column is either NULL or has a DATE, why are you forcing it to be -1 ????[/quote]
I guess to eliminate that record.
Since I have two records that are nearly identical (see earlier example), if I wanted the PM that was SENT, then the above code would eliminate it.
And the corresponding code for the second query should leave me with just the SENT PM.
I admit, that this is sorta loopy. (Dare I say, that I am somewhat regretting how I "normalized" my PM's...)
I think it is better - as David hinted to - that I have two queries for a Deleted Message: One if it is a Deleted incoming, and a second if it is a Deleted Sent.
Now that I am appending "s" or "i" to my query string, I have the ability to know whether the request is for one or the other, and so my UNION query is probably no longer needed.
But as I said above, if I needed to do what I asked in my OP, how could you do it?
Actually "I" made the problem go away because of how I appended the "s" or "i" onto "90" in the query string. (Although this still makes me feel "dirty"...)
Without know if the user wants to take action on the "Sent" or the "Incoming" version of the same PM, you would need so clue to help you figure out which record out of the two to return.
My workaround was the "-1" in the "read_on" alias.
I guess you and David got me to thinking which lead to a group solution.
Still feeling guilty about my Data Model and Queries...


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