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Here's a list below of all of the questions asked in Wednesday's debate in the order asked:
This is Ernie Nardi from Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, New York, with a question for the ex-Mayor Giuliani. Under your administration, as well as others, New York City was operated as a sanctuary city, aiding and abetting illegal aliens. I would like to know, if you become president of the United States, will you continue to aid and abet the flight of illegal aliens into this country?
There are thousands of people in Canada and Mexico waiting to come to America legally. They want to become American citizens. They want to be part of the American dream. Yet, there are those in the Senate that want to grant amnesty for those that come here illegally.Will you pledge tonight, if elected president, to veto any immigration bill that involves amnesty for those that have come here illegally?
Hammered by competition with imports, our family- owned business struggles each year to find seasonal workers. We've been working with a seasonal guest-worker program, the H2B program, bringing in and sending home workers every year. But with Congress failing to enact a comprehensive immigration and guest worker bill, I want to know whether I'll have a job next year. What are you going to do to keep these guest workers coming to the U.S. to save our business?
Governor Huckabee, while governor of Arkansas, you gave a illegal aliens a discount for college in Arkansas by allow them to pay lower in-state tuition rates. However, we have thousands of military members currently serving our country in Iraq with children at home. If these children chose to move to Arkansas to attend college, they would have to pay three times the tuition rate that illegal aliens pay. Would you support a federal law which would require any state that gives these tuition rates to illegal aliens to give the same rates to the children of our military members?
This question is for Ron Paul. I've met a lot of your supporters online, but I've noticed that a good number of them seem to buy into this conspiracy theory regarding the Council of Foreign Relations, and some plan to make a North American union by merging the United States with Canada and Mexico. These supporters of yours seem to think that you also believe in this theory. So my question to you is: Do you really believe in all this, or are people just putting words in your mouth?
My name is Sarah Lederach. I'm 18 years old. I'm from Scarsdale, Pennsylvania. And I'm a student at Penn State University. Often, I've heard both politicians and voters express their concern with providing a better future for their children. A concern of my generation is the trillions of dollars of national debt and what kind of responsibility we will have for that in the future. My question for you all is, if elected, what measures will you take to tackle the national debt and control spending?
I am Emily and I am from Los Angeles. The Republican Party once stood for limited government, which meant reduce federal spending because it cost less and we spent less.
However, over the past decade, real discretionary federal spending has in fact increased 40 percent, more than half of which has been non-defense related. So my question is: What are the names of the top three federal programs you would reduce in size in order to decrease
My name is Ronald Lanham from Mobile, Alabama. And I want you to tell me, do you support the elimination of the federal income tax in favor of a national retail sales tax, also known as the fair tax?
President Bush made a commitment when he ran for president in 2000 an 2004 that he would oppose and veto any tax increase that Congress sent him. My question to each of the candidates is: Would you promise to the people watching this right now, that you will oppose and veto any efforts to raise taxes as long as you're president?
Mmmmmm, nothing says delicious like cheap corn subsidized by the American taxpayer. For a lot of Americans, however, a bitter taste is left in their mouth when they learned about how the U.S. taxpayer bankrolls billions of dollars in farm subsidies that mostly go to large item business interests. I'm curious which candidate could label themselves fiscally responsible, will endorse the elimination of farm subsidies if they are elected president in 2008.
This is to Mayor Giuliani. Politico broke a story a few hours ago questioning your accounting of taxpayer dollars as mayor. They say that as mayor, the report says you took trips to the Hamptons and expensed the cost of your police detail to obscure city offices. One, is that true? And, if so, was it appropriate?
My name is LeeAnn Anderson and I am from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and these are my kids Evan and May. Maya is from China and we adopted him to give her a better life. We never dreamed that she would that she'd be exposed to lead after leaving China, and now we find trains like this that are covered with lead in our home. My question for the candidates are, what are you going to do to make sure that these kind of toys don't make their way into our homes and that we have safe toys that are made in America again and we keep jobs in America?
I'm Jay Fox, lifetime member of the NRA. Now, I am from a small town and as in any small time, we like our big guns. My question to you is: What is your opinion of gun control? And don't worry, you can answer however you like.
Mr. Giuliani, at a recent NRA convention, you stated that it's every American's right to be secure. Yet, on March 21 of the year 2000, The Boston Globe quoted you as saying, "Anyone wanting to own a gun should have to pass a written exam." Considering the Constitution grants us the right to bear arms as a means of protection, why do you believe that citizens should be required to pass an exam in order to exercise their right to protect themselves and their families?
I'm Eric Bentson from Phoenix, Arizona. Got a quick question for all you candidates. Any of you all want to tell us about your gun collection, roughly how many you own, what your favorite make, model and caliber is, if any of them require a tax stamp?
Hi, this is me and my son Prentiss. We're from Atlanta. I want to ask you guys a question (inaudible) every year. But what about the war going on in our country, black on black crime? Two hundred to 400 black men die yearly in one city alone. What are you going to do about that war? It feels like the (inaudible) is right outside.
Hi. My name is Journey. I'm from Texas. And this question is for all pro-life candidates. In the event that abortion becomes illegal and a woman obtains an abortion anyway, what should she be charged with, and what should her punishment be? What about the doctor who performs the abortion?
Hello, my name is AJ. I'm from Millstone, New Jersey. I would all of the candidates to give an answer on this. If hypothetically, Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the Congress passed a federal ban on all abortions and it came to your desk, would you sign it? Yes or no?
Hi. This is Tyler Overman from Memphis, Tennessee. And I have a quick question for those of you who would call yourselves Christian conservatives. The death penalty, what would Jesus do?
I am Joseph. I am from Dallas, Texas, and how you answer this question will tell us everything we need to know about you. Do you believe every word of this book? Specifically, this book that I am holding in my hand, do you believe this book?
Good evening, gentlemen. My name is Yasmin and I hail from Huntsville, Alabama. My question has to do with the current crisis in Iraq, as well as the U.S. efforts in Afghanistan. After living abroad, personally, in the Middle East for a year, I realized just how much damage the Iraq war and the perception of invasion has done to the image of America. What would you do as president to repair the image of America in the eyes of the Muslim world?
Hello, gentlemen. I'm Andrew, and I'm a college student from Seattle, Washington. Recently, Senator McCain has come out strongly against using waterboarding as an instrument of interrogation. My question for the rest of you is, considering that Mr. McCain is the only one with any firsthand knowledge on the subject, how can those of you sharing the stage with him disagree with his position?
Hello. My name is Buzz Brockway from Lawrenceville, Georgia. All the talk about the war in Iraq centers around how quickly we can get out. I think that's the wrong question. We need to make a permanent or long-term military commitment to the region. By staying in Iraq, we provide long-term stability to the region, we provide support for our allies, and we act as a deterrent to the trouble-makers in the region. Which presidential candidate will make a permanent of long-term military commitment to the people of Iraq?
Hi. My name is Sam Garcia. I'm from Colorado Springs, Colorado. The following question is for Rudy Giuliani. Mr. Giuliani, a while back, a friend and I were having a discussion about you and some of the other Republican candidates.He blatantly made this statement somewhere along the line: Rudy Giuliani is using September 11, 2001, to propel himself into the White House. My question to you is: How do you respond to this accusation and other accusations similar to it?
[Nick Anderson as Dick Cheney cartoon character] Will you grant your vice president as much power and influence as I've had? And remember, before you answer, I'm watching you.
My name's Keith Kerr, from Santa Rosa, California. I'm a retired brigadier general with 43 years of service. And I'm a graduate of the Special Forces Officer Course, the Commanding General Staff Course and the Army War College. And I'm an openly gay man. I want to know why you think that American men and women in uniform are not professional enough to serve with gays and lesbians.
Hi, my name is David Cercone. I'd like to ask all the candidates if they accept the support of the Log Cabin Republicans, and why should the Log Cabin Republicans support their candidacy?
This is Adam Florzak of Illinois. The national debt is now growing so quickly it will have increased by over half- million dollars in just the time it takes to ask this question. Over the years, politicians have borrowed just under $2 trillion from the Social Security trust fund to cover these massive budget deficits, and now the retirements of our generation are at risk. What will you do as president to help repay this money and restore the trust?
My name is Steve Nielson. And this question comes to you from Denver, Colorado. JFK's vision put a man on the moon from a nonexistent space program in about seven years. The new vision for space exploration has provided about 15 years for that same feat. Meanwhile, Congress is pulling funding for human-to-Mars research altogether. Is there a candidate amongst you willing to take a pledge on behalf of the Mars Society of sending an American to the surface of Mars by 2020? If not, what is your vision for human space exploration?
Hi, my name is David McMillan, and I'm from Los Angeles, California. On a variety of specific issues -- gay marriage, taxes, the death penalty, immigration, faith-based initiatives, school vouchers, school prayer -- many African Americans hold fairly conservative views. And yet, we overwhelmingly vote Democrat in most elections. So my question to any of the Republican candidates here is, why don't we vote for you?
Hello, my name is Leroy Brooks. I am from Houston, Texas and my question is for all the candidates. Whether this flag right here represents the symbol of racism, a symbol of political ideology, a symbol of Southern heritage -- or, is it something completely different?
Good evening. My name is Dr. Hank Campbell. I'm in Lake Worth, Florida. My question is our infrastructure. It's been estimated that to fix the bridges, the tunnels, the power grids, the water delivery systems in this country will be in excess of $2 trillion -- that is "t" for "trillion" -- and it is plural.Who among the candidates here is willing to step forward and begin to articulate the very difficult sacrifices which we need to make in order to start repairing America? Thank you.
Mark Strauss, Davenport, Iowa. This question is for Ron Paul. Mr. Paul, I think we both know that the Republican party is never going to give you the nomination. But I'm hoping that you're crazy like a fox like that and you're using this exposure to propel yourself into an independent run. My question is for Ron Paul: Mr. Paul, are you going to let America down by not running as an independent?
Giuliani, can you explain why you being a lifelong Yankees fan, that this year, after the Yankees lost everything, you rooted for the Red Sox in the postseason? Can you explain that position for me?
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Civic leaders and media will gather Tuesday for an invitation-only grand opening of Devon Energy Center.
For Larry Nichols, executive chairman, the opening marks more than four decades since he and his father, John Nichols, started with a four-person office at Liberty Tower (now known as Chase Tower).
"It's a pretty historic moment," Nichols told The Oklahoman in a recent interview. "It's a delight to get all of the employees back in one building, to have a better sense of community where we can communicate effectively. It's a big difference in efficiency."
The opening comes on the heels of Devon announcing it is shutting down its operation in Houston and moving about 300 jobs to the new headquarters in Oklahoma City. Nichols said that thanks to not just the company's own investment, but also the investments made by city residents with the MAPS programs, the job of convincing employees to move to Oklahoma City is easier.
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Mathew Knowles Eyes Possible Destiny's Child TV Series
When Beyoncé fired Mathew Knowles as her manager, most assumed that she would never consider rekindling her business relationship with him. However, it seems that Mr. Knowles it still holding out hope of working with his über famous daughter and DC-3 again. In a recent interview with the Huffington Post, Knowles explained that he believes the trio will reunite for an album and tour at some point in the future.
"I am extremely hopeful that the ladies will come back with an album and a tour. I'm working on a few Destiny's Child projects right now," he said.
In addition to a reunion tour and album, Knowles—who still manages projects related to the group—also revealed his plans for a Destiny's Child biography and a potential television series.
"My second book will be the autobiography of Destiny's Child. I'm talking to the film and TV community right now, regarding a Destiny's Child movie or TV series of some sort. But I still manage the ladies — Destiny's Child — and I'm hopeful that within the next two to three years we'll see something major come from it."
Of course, Knowles isn't the only one cooking up potential projects based on the Destiny's Child story. As we reported in January, a former manager of the group also has a Destiny's Child biopic in the works.
Currently, the Music World Entertainment label head is gearing up for the release of his new book, The DNA of Achievers: 10 Traits of Highly Successful Professionals. In addition to offering business advice, Knowles says that he will provide tips for parents on assisting their children in reaching their goals.
"For parents the first thing has to be the dream and passion of the child. There's a difference between determination and passion, and sometimes people get that confused," he explained.
"The parents' role is to give those tools to give their support to whatever that dream is that a child has," he said. "So this book is to inspire and motivate folks to really dig deep to see if they're really living their passion every day."
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Destiny's Child Reunites For Stellar Awards
Destiny's Child fans around the world received the gift of a lifetime. The legendary singing group reunited onstage at the Stellar Awards. According to Rolling Stone,
Destiny's Child staged a surprise reunion at the 30th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Saturday night as Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams appeared together at Las Vegas' Orleans Arena to perform Williams' "Say Yes." Beyoncé and Rowland previously collaborated on the studio version of Williams' single, an EDM-inspired reimagining of the Nigerian gospel song "When Jesus Says Yes." "Say Yes" was nominated for three awards at the Stellar ceremony: Urban/Inspiration Single of the Year, Music Video of the Year and Song of the Year, with Williams picking up an extra nod in the Female Vocalist of the Year category for her gospel album Journey to Freedom.
This is the first time fans have seen the trio perform together since the 2013 Superbowl. The next time we will see the duo together is in the "Say Yes" music video. In the meantime, here are some clips from last night.
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Kandi Burruss Says "Bug A Boo" Almost Didn't Happen For Destiny's Child
It's always amusing to hear stories about artists who passed on (or almost passed on) hit songs. For example, Rihanna's "Umbrella" was turned down by Brittany Spears; B.O.B's "Nothin' on You" was turned down by Lupe Fiasco and Brittany Spears' "…Baby One More Time" was turned down by TLC. It's difficult to imagine that Destiny's Child's popular track, "Bug a Boo," may have become the hit of another '90s group, but according to Kandi Burruss, who helped pen the track, that's exactly what almost happened.
"When we first played the track 'Bug A Boo' to Destiny's Child, I remember, they were kinda looking like, 'Eh, I don't know about this,'" Burruss told Yahoo Music.
Burruss went on to say that the girls weren't really crazy about the tempo of the track.
"If you can remember what the track is like, it was like really fast. At the time people weren't really singing over those types of tracks. You'd look at it as something they'd rap over," she said.
Of course, queen Bey quickly called a group huddle and tried to get the ladies to be open with their feelings about the song.
"I remember Beyoncé was telling the rest of the girls, 'Y'all, if we really don't like this, maybe we should let him know.' Because [the producer] She'sphere had stepped out the room," The RHoA star recalled.
Thinking quickly, Kandi made a suggestion that ultimately won the teens over.
"I was like, 'Well, if you don't mind I could kinda like sing you the idea I was thinking, before you [decide],'" Kandi reflected. "They were like, 'OK.' At the time I think I only had like a verse and the hook kinda together. It wasn't all the way together. It was just like a little bit of where I thought it could go. And they were like, 'OK.' And then we finished it together."
The track wound up making the Top 40 list and Burruss credits her ability to speak up.
"So, it's funny because had I not spoken up and said, 'Hey,' then that song would never exist," she said.
Well, we're definitely glad that she decided to interject when she did.
For old times' sake…
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MN's All-Time Favorite Girl Group Albums Of The Last 25 Years
Girl groups are coming back with a vengeance (minus that whole Danity Kane fiasco last year). But Fifth Harmony is holding it down for girl groups in the US. Their highly-anticipated debut album, Reflection, dropped recently. And with more girl power coming in 2015, we reminisced about some of the best girl group pop albums of the last 25 years. Girl power still rules!
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Brother Of Deceased Destiny's Child Founder Speaks: "It Took A Couple Of Deaths To Bring About This Group"
Last week, we broke news about the two forthcoming Destiny's Child biopics, which are being put together by former Destiny's Child manager Brian K. Moore. Both films will be based on Moore's 2014 book, The Making of a Child of Destiny: The Andretta Tillman Story, which is about DC founder Andretta Tillman and her quest to create the ultimate girl group. We were able to catch up with Tillman's brother, Lornonda Brown, who discussed his feelings about the films, his personal dealings with Mathew Knowles and the pain and heartache that Destiny's Child was birthed from.
MN: Have you read Brian Moore's book about your sister, Andretta Tillman?
No, I haven't. Not entirely, no I haven't.
MN: He's working on two movies based on the book and the early days of Destiny's Child. Were you aware of that?
Yes, he spoke to me briefly about it.
MN: And what were your thoughts?
I think it's a great idea. I think that it's been a long time coming. I think it's a great story of how a person can go from rags to riches and all of the avenues that it took for them to get there. My sister was one of the avenues and quite a few people she actually touched. They were diamonds in the rough and I guess they're where they want to be at this point. They are up there with the stars.
MN: I noticed that when we first reported on Brian's movie projects and book, many people were negative about it and said that he was trying to ride Beyoncé's coattails. It was as if they felt Andretta's story being told was somehow going to take away from the legacy of Destiny's Child.
What I'd say is that is if it is a truth, then it is what it is. As long as nothing is fabricated, there are no lies and you can back up what you say with the facts, that's not riding anything. That's just making a statement. Even when we had the lawsuit against Music World/Sony, we weren't out to discourage, tear up or blemish the name. Beyoncé is a person who put in work and God bless her. That's great. All we're doing is telling a story of how it happened and the pain that was endured in its happening. Not to receive nothing from her or take anything from her, but if it's a true story to be told, it shouldn't hurt anybody by it being told—unless you got something to hide.
MN: Tell me about the lawsuit with Sony.
When my sister died, we owned half of Music World Management. In the state of Texas, if you set up any kind of business as a partnership and you license the name at a courthouse, if one person dies, the next heir in the family comes up front. Your partner's name doesn't just die in the partnership and that's what happened.
MN: What were your personal experiences like with Mathew Knowles?
Mathew Knowles and I, we were fine. We were good. It's just a matter of business that had to be taken care of. His morals are a little bit out there, but we all come short, as far as morals go. That's just being human. But when it comes to business and the law and you break a law in this great ole' USA, you got to stand and account for it; and it was a law he broke. I still say God bless him. I hope he's doing well. I can drink tea or coffee with him and it's not going bother me any. I've got no hard feelings. Really, I can't put him in heaven or hell; but he'll stand and account for everything he's done, just like I'll have to. I hope everything keeps going well for him and Beyoncé as well.
MN: Publicly, do you feel that Andretta has been given proper credit for the role that she played in the creation and development of Destiny's Child?
Well, no not really. I'll say it like this, when you do an interview, just tell the truth. Don't turn it into something that it's not and that's what happened in the start with all of these interviews and documentaries. Only recently, her name has been brought up. Now, when you look back at it and you see that someone put up $300,000 plus on you, you kind of need to just acknowledge it and say what happened. Nobody is going to get no big credit, but when you sit up and just act like it didn't exist–when you had her sons suffering and you're sitting back watching the lights and stuff get cut off every now and then. When you're behind on car notes and little stuff like that. $300,000 plus put somebody where they needed to be and you just forget all about them when you get out there on your documentaries? Sure, they said something on the first album or so, but then on the documentaries, when you're in front of the camera, and you don't acknowledge that this person was even there, that's just not good.
I want to tell you where Andretta got the money from. Andretta's husband, her two sons and her daughter were in a car and they were in Tyler for the weekend. A driver was speeding and as they were pulling out, the driver struck the car, killing her husband instantly. He lost his life instantly and her daughter lost her life in that car wreck. Her daughter died in my other sister's arms. They took all of them to the hospital and they released everyone. The police did not check the driver to see if he had alcohol in his system, but the hospital checked it. After everyone was released, the hospital told my sister that the driver had alcohol in his system. She pressed charges and she sued the City of Tyler for not pressing charges on the guy that killed her husband and her daughter. She won the lawsuit and the insurance money from her daughter—her husband's name was Dwight Tillman and her daughter's name was Shauna Tillman—and she came up with the name DwiShaun Management. Those are the monies that were used to start off the careers of the girls. It took a couple of deaths to bring about this group. There was a lot of pain that went into this deal. It wasn't just someone going to the bank pulling money.
MN: This was birthed from her pain.
Yes, and she did it all the way until her last breath. She was doing business from her hospital bed.
MN: That adds so much more to the story.
Yes, it does. So right now her son is setting up the Andretta Tillman Lupus Fund. She died of Lupus. In her last days, all of her main organs failed and she simply couldn't stay with us any longer.
I wish everyone the best. Mathew, Kelly, Beyoncé. I just wish the best for them. My sister is in another place right now, but whatever place she's in, she's still pushing the business from where she is, through us. In the decisions that we make in the businesses that we are in, in music and entertainment, we think about the decisions that she made and what she would say because true enough, quite a few of them that she touched, they're out there on the top. Those are the things we can actually learn from.
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Exclusive: Former Destiny's Child Manager Reveals Two Biopics Are In The Works
Mathew Knowles is frequently credited with founding Destiny's Child. However, as the true story goes, a woman by the name of Andretta Tillman actually played a major role in the foundation and success of the group. As we've learned over the years, back then they went by the name Girls Tyme. We were recently afforded the opportunity to speak with Brian K. Moore, who co-managed the group alongside Knowles and Tillman until she passed away. Moore, who authored a book setting the record straight about Destiny's Child's early days titled, The Making of a Child of Destiny: The Andretta Tillman Story, revealed that he is in the middle of producing two biopics about the supergroup, apart from the biopic Knowles has expressed interest in producing. Apparently, there's so much that has yet to be told. Check out our chat with Moore below.
MN: What was the nature of your relationship with Andretta Tillman?
"I was Andretta's [business] partner. We were co-managers of Destiny's Child along with Mathew Knowles."
MN: I realize that you're not working on just one Destiny's Child biopic, but two. How come?
"Well, after I was approached by several producers who read my book [The Making of a Child of Destiny: The Andretta Tillman Story] and they wanted to take an approach of doing one more focusing on the lives of Destiny's Child as kids and then another that focused more on Andretta and the management as well as the adult version of the story. So we decided to split it up into two."
MN: Have you spoken to any of the ladies of Destiny's Child since the release of your book?
"I've spoken with Latavia. I've also spoke with Nikki and Nina, two of the other girls who were in the original group, Girls Tyme. I haven't spoken with any [current] members of Destiny's Child after the release of the book, no I haven't."
MN: How do you believe that your movie will be received by past and present members of Destiny's Child?
"I think it will be greatly received. It's the true story of what really happened and how it all came to be. It's a story that only myself or one of the girls in the group could tell."
MN: What can you tell us about the late Andretta Tillman?
"Andretta was an incredible woman, very strong willed. There were some incidents that happened in her life that brought the onset of lupus. She battled that. She was on a mission with her husband to create a group. Going to the grave, she accomplished that. Following the loss of her husband and through her will, she was able to create Destiny's Child. I was able to be there and bear witness to her greatness and the creation of that group."
MN: What do you desire for viewers to walk away with after seeing your films?
"Well, I hope viewers walk away realizing the sacrifices that were made to put Destiny's Child together. There were so many sacrifices from all of the families—the parents, as well as the sacrifices that the girls made. It's such an incredible story of determination, will and a woman's drive in her dying breath to achieve something. I think viewers will walk away with the reality that Beyoncé didn't just 'wake up like this.' That was a journey. That was a struggle."
MN: Do you have an estimated timeline of how soon it will be before these projects come to fruition?
"Well on the timeline, we've been speaking with several movie companies. I've partnered with Brooklyn Media Group, which is led by James A. Pearson. James has done work with Oprah Winfrey and huge entertainment entities. He's a mainstay in the movie and entertainment business. We got with him to kind of expedite the review process and of course, selling the rights to the book and things of that nature. We're in the middle of those negotiations now. We were at CBS about two weeks ago and we met with several studios and film companies. We're just finalizing the two different screenplays. By the end of the year, hopefully we'll have something done and start filming one of the movies."
MN: I read in an article that Mathew wanted to manage Girls Tyme and in order to do so, he presented Andretta with an ultimatum to either make him co-manager or he would take Beyoncé out of the group. Is that true?
"Yeah, that's a true statement. When we were managing the group, success started to come. Andretta did an incredible job as far as getting the girls to 'Star Search' and where we needed to be in front of the movers and shakers of the industry and all of these wonderful things started to happen. Mathew did work his way into the management team by playing the card of removing Beyoncé."
MN: Would you say that Mathew took advantage of Mrs. Tillman at all?
"Well, I don't want to give the book and movie away. I said everything in the book where readers can go and find out. There are a lot of things that happened and I don't want to badger anybody, but readers can really find out in the book and the movies as well."
Mathew Knowles Discusses Plans For Possible Destiny's Child Biopic
One interesting thing that the Sony hacks revealed was that Mathew Knowles had been trying to put together a Destiny's Child biopic. Last week, the showbiz dad sat down with the Wall Street Journal to discuss his plans for the film and a possible Destiny's Child reunion album.
"Their story, which starts when they were nine or 10 years old in Houston, it's a story that really engages you. It talks about their challenges, their successes, their failures," he explained. "One of the great aspects of a Destiny's Child movie or a play is the empowerment of the songs and the empowerment that Destiny's Child has given to women."
In addition to saying that he would "absolutely have to have" creative control to move forward with the biopic, he also explained that he would really like for all of the ladies of Destiny's Child to partake in production of the film.
"I would also want the ladies of Destiny's Child to be involved and engaged with it and get their support. That would be important as well. That story is very special to us and we want to make sure and ensure that we get the right screenwriter, that we build the right team around it and that we have the right network."
Speaking of Destiny's Child, he also claimed that there could be another album from the group in the future, as he insists that they never actually "broke up."
"Most people don't know that I still officially manage Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child…some people use the words "broke up." Destiny's Child has never broken up officially. So don't be surprised one day if there's a new record or a tour because the group never officially broke up."
Knowles went on to insist that the ladies going solo was all part of his "strategy." While a new Destiny's Child album would be lovely, I certainly will not be holding my breath waiting for it.
Watch Mathew's full interview below. Thoughts?
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Guess Who Has A Destiny's Child Biopic In The Works
The highly publicized Sony email leak has finally revealed something useful other than corporate racism and greed. Apparently there is a Destiny's Child biopic in the works and you'll never guess who's behind it.
OK, well maybe you'll guess whose idea it was in the first place. According to The Daily Beast:
An email dated December 4, 2013, from Screen Gems honcho Clint Culpepper to Pascal and a team of Sony execs discusses how Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, went to him to try and set up a Destiny's Child biopic.
"Matthew Knowles, Beyonce's Father wants to make the film of Destiny's Child and came to me first," wrote Culpepper. "He's going to Universal next. Do we think it would be a successful film? They're on Sony label. I'm just not sure that it's not too soon."
While a Destiny's Child biopic sounds great — although we're giving Matthew the sideye because he knows he's not in the inner circle anymore — we have to agree with Culpepper that it's a bit too soon. Michelle, Kelly, and Beyonce still have much to accomplish and DC only split within the last 10 years. Unfortunately, Lifetime doesn't share that same opinion because The Daily Beast also revealed the network that brought us the Aaliyah story and soon "Whitney," already has a Destiny's Child biopic slated for February 2015! Yes, in just two months. Perhaps the network is taking a cue from the Aaliyah biopic and opting not to announce casting choices — or any other early details about the flick — for fear of an unprecedented amount of Twitter shade before the debut. Or else, they've just pushed the date back and we'll all be in for a potentially unpleasant surprise next year. We shall see.
Beyoncé's Publicist Spills The Tea On Destiny's Child's Early Days & Columbia Records' Low Expectations Of Them
Before Destiny's Child became the mega group we know them as today, they were simply a teen girl group that record executives didn't expect much from, so says their then-publicist Yvette Noel-Schure. Yvette, who still handles publicity for Beyoncé under her own PR firm Schure Media Group, revealed in an interview with The Jake Sasseville Show that during her stint of employment with Columbia Records, her boss pretty much wanted her to babysit the foursome until they either transferred to another label or went back home to Texas.
"I remember sitting at Columbia Records and Larry Jenkins, who I will praise to the day I die for giving me that opportunity, he said 'We just signed a girl group from Houston, you just came from Black Beat, you can get along with these teenagers, dah. You should take them, dah.' '" Yvette recalled.
She went on to note that at the time, due to the success of girl groups such as TLC and En Vogue, label execs simply expected the group being signed to Columbia to be nothing more than a learning experience for the teens.
"I knew in that moment that he did not know what the capacity for success would be for this girl group. TLC was so big, En Vogue a little older and killing it vocally and I don't know if the plan was to set in place. I believe in that moment, Larry said, 'If nothing comes of this, Yvette can teach them a few things and I don't know that he expected me to be a great publicist to this great group. I think he thought 'For as long as we have them on the label, Yvette can be a mother figure …"
Although Yvette says that while there wasn't a whole lot that she was able to teach the girls, she was able to mold them into the poised public figures we know them as today.
"I sat down with them [Destiny's Child] and did makeup lessons but they were pretty advanced in terms of beauty because Ms. Tina Knowles was such a central figure in the lives of the girls of Destiny's Child. Not just Beyoncé, but Kelly who was raised in her house, LaTavia and LeToya, the original two members, their friendship blossomed in that house. They understood about hair and how they wanted to look, it was the most incredible thing. But I knew in that moment that if Columbia Records trusted me with these young women, and if Tina Knowles and Matthew Knowles trusted me to leave a room and leave me with these young women and knew that if they walked out of a room, I wasn't going to be shooting up a needle or smoking a blunt or cursing. These were young girls. I knew the responsibility of that moment and I knew being a publicist was not what I needed to do. I needed to be a teacher, a guide and a mentor."
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"There wasn't a lot I could teach those girls, they could sing the 'ABC's' and make me look like … but it was about 'Here's how I live my life,' 'Here's how I come to work and I work really, really hard.' I can not teach you how to sing but I will tell you that when you enter the room, your interview has begun. Everything is on the record, what you say, what you did, if you were slumping in your chair — so don't slump in your chair because that's going to be part of the description in the interview."
"One of the things I know that Beyoncé probably appreciates about me, especially now that she has created her own family… is that I always said to the girls, at the end of everything, 'I'm going home to my babies.' It got to the point where the girls of Destiny's Child used to mouth it to me after the interviews or a press day and I would say 'I'm going to meet my babies' and they'd mouth 'She's going to meet her babies.'
I was making it very clear that the work is over now for me."
Listen to Yvette's full interview on the next page.
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Why Can't Girl Groups Keep It Together Anymore?
Destiny's Child.
En Vogue.
The '90s girl groups we all loved at one time have seemingly all disappeared. That era was overrun with women doing their thing, dominating the radio with break-up playlists, love making tunes and pre-game records. You can't talk about '90s R&B without giving a nod and some love to the ladies and gents who banded together to provide perfect harmonies for our ears to bump to.
In this new age where technology dominates and artists become stars courtesy of Vine, Instagram and YouTube, it's hard to miss that there are no reigning girl groups around. The industry has become saturated with solo artists all producing the same sound and looking the exact same, and the industry is also littered with failed reunion attempt after failed reunion attempt from folks who still can't seem to get along. What's changed?
In this new scope of music, it seems like the outlook is pretty grim. Can there be another TLC? Can there be another girl group with an impact thanks to songs that detail a little bit of everything, including the struggle of battling depression, calls for unity and even safe sex? With plenty of social injustices in the world, there is certainly a void for women to fill.
How about the records that made you feel s*xy and empowered at the same time? Xscape's "Tonight" vocalized women's desires without being crass, and the group maintained a sense of elegance – baggy clothing and all.
Even with Diddy's Making The Band, a group of talented young women who managed to top the charts couldn't foster a lucrative career as one unit. Danity Kane's early success appeared promising with their self-titled album, knocking pop veteran Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics album out of the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. But after touring and starring on a reality show, they couldn't get it and keep it together. Everyone wanted to do something different and animosity between members was crazy. Breaking up. Making Up. And now Danity Kane have broken up for good after a physical scuffle between Aubrey O'Day and Dawn Richard. At this point, their track record is almost synonymous to Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran's relationship–just unstable.
There is unfortunately no rule book or recipe to concoct the new millennium guide to success, but there is a market being ignored due to the lack of staying power from girl groups. The inability for women to remain and dominate as a band begs the question of whether or not the power in numbers has dissipated? Judging by Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle – all of whom have gone on and led prosperous lives post Destiny's Child – it appears the proof is in the pudding.
I miss having a group like 702 or En Vogue dazzle audiences with their powerful range and dance moves, and I hope that the historic revolving door in music allows for girl groups to shine and reign atop the charts once again. At this very moment, however, I'll continue to play oldies but goodies and live out the music I miss with the help of YouTube.


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Published by: En Masse Entertainment
Developed by: Bluehole Studio
Genre: Persistent Online RPG
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Arlington police were still investigating why the 21-year-old man behind the wheel of the 2005 BMW M5 was driving 90 miles per hour across the Key Bridge, ultimately losing control of the car and sending it flipping along the area of Lee Highway and Fort Myer Drive.
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|Melo shut it down. He wasn't resting for the all star game. It was a huge cooincidence that he took off the game before and got surgery two days after. Pablo Prigioni was traded and Alexey Shved joins the team. I don't think we should be asking 'will the Knicks win another game this season'. We should be asking 'will the Knicks cover the spread in any game for the rest of the season'.
|Last weeks Rank
|Galloway, Langston
|Langston ended his one game good shooting streak against the Cavs but got some rebounds and assists to kinda sorta make up for it. Good enough for the #1 spot.
|Calderon, Jose
|Seriously, no one on the team can string together two good games in a row. Jose looked good against Miami…on offense at least. Playing well on one end of the court for 1 game in a row is good enough for the #2 spot.
|Bargnani, Andrea
|Yup, the 3 best players this week were a d-leaguer, a guy who is 33 but plays like he's 38, and Bargnani. That dunk alone would have gotten Bargs into the top 3.
|Wear, Travis
|As predicted, Wear benefits from Melo shutting it down and made the most of it. A pretty solid week from Wear.
|Acy, Quincy
|Is that what I think it is? Yes! A Quincy Acy sighting. There were a whole bunch of random, not very good players that were unchained from the bench after the departure of Amare and Melo. Continue reading
An Open Letter to Amare Stoudemire
Dear Amare,
After witnessing Carmelo have one of the worst All-Star Game performances I have ever seen, in a game he probably shouldn't have even been playing in, I found out your Knicks tenure was coming to an end after you and Knicks had reached a buyout agreement. Initially, I was ecstatic, after a long 4 and a half years, I figured it was best for both parties to just move on. But later that night, I couldn't help to feel a little bit depressed; for the rest of my life, I'll always wonder, what could have been. You had a chance to be on the Mount Rushmore of Knicks big men, but unfortunately I'm not convinced you even crack the top 25 Knicks of all time. You will forever be associated to Allan Houston, another former Knick, who signed a $100 million contract, and failed to live up to expectations.
But unlike in 2001, when we were dumbfounded when Allan Houston signed his $100 million dollar contract, the majority of the Knick fan base (including myself) was openly excited when you signed your deal (even though it was uninsured) in the summer of 2010 and proclaimed, "The Knicks are back." Unlike Allan Houston, you had that it factor; I watched you go toe to toe with Tim Duncan, the greatest power forward to ever play, on several occasions in the playoffs. The fan base could sense the Knicks were heading in a positive direction. I still believe to this day you would have stayed in Phoenix had they offered you the same deal, but we were just glad to have a superstar, it had been almost a decade since Patrick Ewing was infamously traded to Seattle. We had to endure a long two years of horrendous basketball, waiting for this moment. I'll admit, you weren't our first choice; hell you weren't even the second or third choice for some people. Of course, we all wanted Lebron; others preferred, Chris Bosh, or Joe Johnson.
Although I knew there was diminutive chance we'd get Lebron I was still dejected when Lebron, Wade and Bosh decided to construct a potent trio in Miami, but I still maintained on to the idea that hopefully one day, we could form our own trio. Soon after you signed, to my satisfaction, I remember reading rumors about you, Melo, and Chris Paul, joining forces to form a new potent trio. I'll never forget your first season in a Knick uniform; you brought electricity back to the Garden, and was a legitimate MVP candidate. Your two and a half week stretch where you averaged 34 points, and 11 rebs, including nine straight 30-point games, was some of the most superb basketball I've ever seen by someone in a Knick uniform. When the Knicks acquired Melo later that year, your effectiveness was affected, but I was still on cloud nine because the Knicks had reached the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Continue reading
Episode 285 – Later Amare
Marc and Jay talk about the Amare buyout, all star weekend, Melo shutting it down, the Prigioni trade, all the trade deadline moves and almost 100 listener questions
2014/15 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 17
|Only one game last week because of the all star break. The big news is it was Amares last game as a Knick. He went 0-3 with 5 points, 4 rebounds, 4 fouls, and 3 turnovers. A sad ending for a guy who started out as an MVP candidate just 5 years ago.
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|Smith, Jason
|Can't ignore 25 and 7 on 10-16 shooting. Add in the zero assists and it was a very Melo-esque game.
|Calderon, Jose
|This may be the last week for Calderon in these rankings. Rumor has it the Knicks are trying to move him.
|Prigioni, Pablo
|The Knicks are reportedly also considering moving Pablo. It'll be a sad day in NY if the Knicks move one of their very few likeable players.
|Amundson, Lou
|This team is so bad a guy who had zero points makes it into the top 5.
|Galloway, Langston
|OK, Galloway is going to have to stop shooting like crap or I'm jumping off the bandwagon. Continue reading
Episode 284: Interview with Art Rondeau
In this episode we interview Art Rondeau who worked with Allan Houston and Chris Dudley in the late 90's. Since this is a story about working with the Knicks there is obviously drama involved because it's the Knicks.
Okafor, Melo, Harris, and Other Second Half Thoughts
Written by Nicholas McGowan
From twenty rows up in the upper deck of the student section I watched my Syracuse Orange go toe to toe with the Duke Blue Devils. It was quite the game. The final score was in Duke's favor, 80-72, but there was some good to take out of it. I was able to watch Jahlil Okafor play, and let me tell you, he is special. This 6-11, 260 pound freshman came into the Carrier Dome and just played. He went off for 23 points on 10 of 15 shooting, added 13 rebounds and a block. He shut down Syracuse's best player Rakeem Christmas or "Rak" as we students call him. Rak finished with just 11 points and 6 rebounds, well below his averages of 18 points and 9 rebounds. It was hard to watch as Okafor held Rak to 5-17 from the field. That game last night, only solidifies my stance that the Knicks need Okafor, we cannot settle for a Karl Anthony-Towns or an Emmanuel Mudiay because they are not on the same level. Every time Okafor touched the ball all I could do was think about how much I want him to be Knickerbocker.
While Okafor stated the other day that we would be happy staying in Durham for another year, the Knicks should be more focused on losing. The Lakers are 1-9 in their last ten games, pushing themselves to only 3 games ahead of the Knicks. The Sixers and T-Wolves sit at one and two games ahead of us respectively. While the Knicks should still be considered the frontrunners for finishing in last, there is some competition. Continue reading
2014/15 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 16
|If you're rooting for the Knicks to lose as many games as possible this was a good week as the Knicks went 0-4. They even had a close call at a win against the Nets. We also had the return of Bargs. What a week.
|Last weeks Rank
|Calderon, Jose
|Jose is looking like an NBA player again. Good timing, the Knicks only have 2 weeks to make a deal. Raise that trade value!
|Galloway, Langston
|I'm not ready to say Galloway can't shoot, but it's looking a lot like he can't shoot. But man can he rebound and his defense looks better than any other PG the Knicks have had in the past 5-10 years. Not that the bar was set very high.
|Smith, Jason
|Smith got a double double this week. I just realized it's been a while since we've seen that from a Knick. I'm not going to do the research but I'm going to say with 80% confidence that the Knicks have the least amount of double doubles in the league this year.
|Amundson, Lou
|Lou's hustle and energy make him a fun player to watch. Since we're a terrible mess of a team we have to focus on the few bright spots and Lou is one of them.
|Larkin, Shane
|Only on this team can a guy have a not good week and move up 3 spots. Continue reading
Episode 283: The Greatest Human Ever
Marc and Jay talk about the Knicks retaking first place in the race for the top draft pick, Amare considering a buyout, Melo resting for the all star game, lineups we'd like to see going forward, and much more
2014/15 Knicks Roster Power Rankings – Week 15
|The Knicks went 2-1 this week which is their 2nd winning week in a row. Great news if you like meaningless wins, not so great if you are rooting for a top 3 draft pick. One more week until the all-star game after which Melo will hopefully shut it down and the Knicks will get the tank back on track.
|Last weeks Rank
|Anthony, Carmelo
|Melo shot 52% against the Lakers. It's rare when Melo has a good shooting night but he was able to do that and hurt our draft position on the same day. What an awesome brand he's building!
|Calderon, Jose
|Look who learned to get assists again! A slightly less washed up looking PG makes a huge difference on this team.
|Amundson, Lou
|I wonder what the teams record would have been last year if everyone tried as hard as Lou does every night.
|Smith, Jason
|Smith has looked like an actual NBA player lately. I don't know what to make of that.
|Galloway, Langston
|The shooting is still bad and he doesn't assist very much, but the defense and rebounding is still solid. Continue reading
Episode 282: Shut it Down
Marc and Jay talk about the Knicks turnaround, interview with a crazy fan, ex Knicks starting on championship contenders, developing young players, revisiting our preseason predictions, tons of emails, facebook questions and more


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Incentive-based policies have been shown to be powerful in many areas of behavior, but have rarely been tested in the sexual domain. The Rewarding Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention and Control in Tanzania (RESPECT) study is a randomized controlled trial testing the hypothesis that a system of rapid feedback and positive reinforcement that uses cash as the primary incentive can be used to reduce risky sexual activity among young people, male and female, who are at high risk of HIV infection. ... See More + The study enrolled 2,399 participants in 10 villages in rural southwest Tanzania. The intervention arm received conditional cash transfers that depended on negative results of periodic screenings for sexually transmitted infections, an objectively measured marker for risky sexual behavior. The intervention arm was further divided into two subgroups, one receiving a high value payment of up to $60 over the course of the study ($20 payments every four months) and the other receiving a lower value payment of up to $30 ($10 payments every four months). At the end of the one year of intervention, the results showed a significant reduction in sexually transmitted infections in the group that was eligible for the $20 payments every four months, but no such reduction was found for the group receiving the $10 payments. The effects were stronger among the lower socioeconomic and higher risks groups. The results of a post-intervention follow-up survey conducted one year after discontinuing the intervention indicate a sustained effect among males, but not among females. See Less -
Policy Research Working Paper WPS7099 NOV 01, 2014
de Walque, Damien; Dow, William H.; Nathan, Rose
This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Incentivizing safe sex : a randomized trial of conditional cash transfers for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention in rural Tanzania, conducted between 2009 and 2010 in Tanzania. ... See More + The study observed the impact of conditional cash transfers as an HIV and STI prevention strategy to incentivize safe sex on the individual level. The main outcome indicator is relative risk (RR), the prevalence of STIs of the treatment group divided by the prevalence of STIs for the control group. The RR for the high value transfer was 0.8, but this is not statistically different than 0, but the adjusted RR did have a significant impact. While the unadjusted results are not significant for men and women, the results for just men are significant. The high-value treatment had a significantly greater impact than the low-value treatment. Funding for the study derived from the World Bank Research Committee, the Spanish Impact Evaluation Fund, the Knowledge for Change Program, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. See Less -
Brief 81378 AUG 14, 2013
de Walque, Damien; Dow, William; Nathan, Rose
Using behavior change to tackle human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the developing world is not easy. ... See More + For years, the global community has zeroed in on behavior change as a key to fighting the global HIV epidemic. But so far, the approach has brought only limited success in reducing HIV infections in developing countries. The frustrations are especially evident in sub-Saharan Africa, which has two-thirds of the worlds HIV infections. Women and girls, in particular, are at greater risk, partly because of the biological, social and economic challenges they face. A large randomized trial involving cash incentives is showing promise in reducing sexually-transmitted infections (STI) in Tanzania. The trial is modeled on conditional cash transfer programs, which use cash payments to encourage good behaviors, such as attending schools or getting basic health care. Conditional cash transfer programs complement current programs on behavior change. These programs can be introduced at a low marginal cost. See Less -
Brief 75718 MAR 01, 2013
de Walque, D.; Dow, W.; Nathan, R.
HIV-prevention strategies have yielded only limited success so far in slowing down the AIDS epidemic. This paper examines novel intervention strategies that use incentives to discourage risky sexual behaviors. ... See More + Widely-adopted conditional cash transfer programs that offer payments conditioning on easily monitored behaviors, such as well-child health care visits, have shown positive impact on health outcomes. Similarly, contingency management approaches have successfully used outcome-based rewards to encourage behaviors that are not easily monitored, such as stopping drug abuse. These strategies have not been used in the sexual domain, so this paper assesses how incentives can be used to reduce risky sexual behavior. After discussing theoretical pathways, it discusses the use of sexual-behavior incentives in the Tanzanian RESPECT trial. There, participants who tested negative for sexually transmitted infections are eligible for outcome-based cash rewards. The trial was well-received in the communities, with high enrollment rates and more than 90 percent of participants viewing the incentives favorably. After one year, 57 percent of enrollees in the low-value reward arm stated that the cash rewards very much motivated sexual behavioral change, rising to 79 percent in the high-value reward arm. Despite its controversial nature, the authors argue for further testing of such incentive-based approaches to encouraging reductions in risky sexual behavior. See Less -
Policy Research Working Paper WPS5973 FEB 01, 2012
de Walque, Damien; Dow, William H.; Medlin, Carol; Nathan, Rose
Malaria is still a devastating disease in sub Saharan Africa where it kills at least one million people every year (United Nations Childrens Fund, or UNICEF 2003). ... See More + Children are most vulnerable to malaria attacks, which kill more than 3,000 children every day, largely in Africa. At least 100 Tanzanian children die daily because of the disease. Another high-risk group is pregnant women. However, all other adults are also exposed to substantial risk of malaria. In Tanzania, control and care of malaria puts a huge burden on financial and economic costs both at micro and macro levels, thus translating into enormous poverty implications. As such, malaria has a potential in slowing down the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs) in countries where it is endemic as is the case in many parts of Tanzania. See Less -
Brief 35524 DEC 01, 2005
Nathan, Rose; Mponda, Hadji; Mshinda, et Hassan French
Malaria is still a devastating disease in sub Saharan Africa where it kills at least one million people every year (United Nations Childrens Fund, or UNICEF 2003). ... See More + Children are most vulnerable to malaria attacks, which kill more than 3,000 children every day, largely in Africa. At least 100 Tanzanian children die daily because of the disease. Another high-risk group is pregnant women. However, all other adults are also exposed to substantial risk of malaria. In Tanzania, control and care of malaria puts a huge burden on financial and economic costs both at micro and macro levels, thus translating into enormous poverty implications. As such, malaria has a potential in slowing down the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs) in countries where it is endemic as is the case in many parts of Tanzania. See Less -
Brief 35524 DEC 01, 2005
Nathan, Rose; Mponda, Hadji; Mshinda, et Hassan English
This development outreach newsletter includes some of the following headlines: special report: reaching the poor with health services. Vigilance, hope and hard work; by Abdo S. ... See More + Yaazbeck and Davidson R. Gwatkin. Health sector reform in Colombia; by Maria Luisa Escobar. PROGRESA for progress: Mexicos health, nutrition, and education program; by David P. Coady, Deon P. Filmer and Davidson R. Gwatkin. Do social funds reach the poor? By Laura B. Rawlings. Social marketing of bed-nets in Tanzania; by Rose Nathan, Hadji Mponda, and Hassan Mshinda. Community-based health insurance in Rwanda; by Francois Pathe Diop and Jean Damascene Butera. Contracting health care services for the rural poor: the case of Cambodia; by Indu Bhushan, Erik Bloom, Benjamin Loevinsohn, and J. Brad Schwartz. Overcoming barriers: health equity fund in Cambodia; by Bruno Meessen and Por Ir. Reproductive health services through mobile camps: SEWA experience in Gujarat; by M. Kent Ranson, Palak Joshi, Mittal Shah, and Yasmin Shaikh. Do participatory programs work? Improving reproductive health for disadvantaged youth in Nepal; by Anju Malhotra, Sanyukta Mathur, Rohini Pande, and Eva Roca. Voices from the field; by Emmanuel Koro. See Less -
Newsletter 33717 MAY 01, 2005
McNeil, Mary; Yazbeck, Abdo S.; Gwatkin, Davidson R.; Excobar, Maria Luisa; Coady, David P.; Filmer, Deon P.; Rawlings, Laura B.; Nathan, Rose; Mponda, Hadji; Mshinda, Hassan; Diop, Francois Pathe; Butera, Jean Damascene; Bhushan, Indu; Bloom, Erik; Loevinsohn, Benjamin; Schwartz, J. Brad; Meessen, Bruno; Ir, Por; Ranson, M. Kent; Joshi, Palak; Shah, Mittal; Shaikh, Yasmin; Malhotra, Anju; Mathur, Sanyukta; Pande, Rohini; Roca, Eva; Koro, Emmanuel
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|Rewarding safer sex : conditional cash transfers for HIV/STI prevention (English) See More +
|Policy Research Working Paper
|Incentivizing safe sex : a randomized trial of conditional cash transfers for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention in rural Tanzania (English) See More +
|Development impact evaluation initiative : the effects of conditional cash transfers on the prevention of STIs in Tanzania (English) See More +
|Stimulating demand for AIDS prevention : lessons from the RESPECT trial (English) See More +
|Policy Research Working Paper
|Social marketing of bednets in Tanzania (English) See More +
|Social marketing of bednets in Tanzania : Ventes subventionnees de moustiquaires en Tanzanie (French) See More +
|Development outreach 7 (2) : reaching the poor with health services (English) See More +


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To think that three years have actually passed since I first started Anime Viking. It has been a long journey coupled with both joy and sadness, but ultimately every second has been worth it. Being able to create something and be recognized for it, while also connecting with readers genuinely caring about you as a person, is a feeling difficult to describe in words.
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Anime Viking is No Longer on Crunchyroll
It has been a little over a year since I was first featured on Crunchyroll News, gushing over how GJ-bu charmed me to no ends. Being able to have my texts published on the largest English legal streaming website for anime made me incredibly happy. Continue reading
Anime Viking Gets its Own Domain
Happy first Advent, readers! The best time of the year is upon us: Christmas. It has snow, cold, red warm colors and a friendly atmosphere! In terms of blogging, this means more posts such as "12 Days of Christmas" and also yearly lists featuring the best anime of the year among other things!
In other news, I can happily announce that Anime Viking now has its own domain! Continue reading
Two Years of Anime Blogging and Having Fun
Today marks the day when Anime Viking has become two years old. Two years! It is hard to believe I was in my final year of high school when I started this blog. Certainly it does not feel like such a long time has passed. Continue reading
Anime Viking is (sort of) on Crunchyroll
Have you visited Crunchyroll these last few months and perhaps stumbled upon a news article that seemed awfully familiar? With three posts from Anime Viking now featured on Crunchyroll, I figured it was time to write a short notice about it.
So, long story short: Anime Viking is now (sort of) on Crunchyroll! Continue reading
100,000 Blog Views and an Apology
It has been a while, has it not? It has been roughly one month since I last posted here on Anime Viking and I apologize for that. I will talk more about this after the jump.
To share a little more happy news, I can gladly tell that Anime Viking has reached over 100,000 blog views as of 27th May 2013! This feels like a small, but nice, milestone and shows how long this blog has ventured since it first started. Time sure flies, does it not? Continue reading
100 Blog Posts and Counting
As crazy as this may sound, Anime Viking has now reached 100 posts! Or, rather, 101 counting this one, but nevertheless! Continue reading


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If You Want To Make Memorable Whoopie, You Gotta Get Your Head In The Game
I used to be a lame...rhymes with duck. No, really. It's true.
I used to be a lame...rhymes with duck. No, really. It's true.
You know what I'm talking about. That angry, "I could totally knock your head off your shoulders!" sex that reminds you you're alive and your partner is, too, and life is grand. I mean, seriously pissed off, ready to knock each other's teeth out, can't stop swearing at each other...and then suddenly you're kissing sex. One of you's against the wall, you're both pushing each other away, but your bodies just keep slamming back together sex.
Okay, so I know it's almost over, but guess what June is. No really. Guess.
A while back, I wrote about the importance of reacting to your partner. In the article, I went off on a short tangent about relationships being hard. That's no joke.
So, I'm sick. I went to bed with a migraine so sharp I almost asked M to take me to the hospital. If you know anything about me at all, you know that I'll avoid going to the doctor at all costs, so that, in and of itself, is proof I'm feeling pretty crappy. Add to that the facts that I'm ridiculously irritable, and all I've done all day since getting the things I had to do for work finished is lay on our giant beanbag with the kitten (I'm a workaholic), and you start to understand just how bad I feel.
So you and your lover are going to your parents house for summer vacation. Or maybe your going camping with friends. What ever the case, you're bummin because it means sex the entire week you're grabbing cocktails by the pool with whoever is practically out of the question. I mean, what if they hear you?
So since this here thing I do is all about sex and relationships, and those chick rags are just chock full of good headlines (if not content) for sex and relationship advice, I went to Cosmo to look for a topic for today's post. Figured I'd just spin it so it's relevant to girls and guys, and do it in a less 80s glam and more hardcore rocker way.
So, you're thinking about surprising your lady with something really special. Something you know she's gonna love, and will wrap her right around your … finger. You're driving to the mall when suddenly some girly advertisement comes on, and you've got it! You're gonna get her something stereotypically girly. Us girls LOVE that.
Everyone is always looking for a good way to save money. Well here are three ways to not only save money, but open up your schedule and help out Mother Nature too.
Mother's Day is not just a time for your own mother. There are at least hundreds of mothers in the world and they all deserve the love and appreciate as the one who brought you in to this world.
Humans, being animals, are competitive by nature. There's evidence to suggest that once we behaved as packs of wolves do, fighting amongst ourselves until an alpha emerged and established some semblance of order. The strongest led. The weakest fell in line or died.
So you're out somewhere with your partner. You've been there half a dozen times, and you always have a great time. But this time, something's off.