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July 17, 2014
The Honorable Eric Holder
Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
The Honorable Jeh Johnson
Secretary of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C. 20528
Dear Attorney General Holder and Secretary Johnson:
The influx of unaccompanied alien children on the southern border of the United States is a humanitarian crisis that we must rise to meet. While this exodus of child refugees from Central America is at the forefront of our minds, we must remember that, for the first time since World War II, there are now more than fifty million displaced people globally. This is not just a humanitarian crisis; this is a human crisis. These are mothers, fathers, children who have fled unspeakable violence, war, and extreme poverty.
The flight of these people is the fruit of many dark hostilities around the world which, unfortunately, have been pushing refugees and asylum-seekers from their homes to safer nations long before the crisis on our southern border. My state, Maine, is the new home for many of these people. As you know, refugees and asylees were often doctors, engineers, and lawyers in their home country and now must rely--for a transition period--on training and assistance from the government to begin their new lives.
Unfortunately, many asylum-seekers must wait years before their cases are heard and they receive work authorization. This puts an enormous strain on both the asylum-seekers and the municipalities in which they live. I am concerned that the humanitarian crisis at the southern border may draw resources away from the current case backlog. While Congress must provide more funding for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), current funding should not be redirected away from vulnerable populations.
Of particular concern to me are offices that have a "last in, first out" policy for interviewing applicants to make a decision on their cases before they become eligible for employment authorization. I have heard that recent applicants are waiting at least one or two years before their scheduled asylum interviews. I continue to hear from asylum applicants and community stakeholders in Maine regarding the burden this places on Maine asylum-seekers, service providers, and state and municipal governments. I am concerned that if resources are directed toward the crisis at the southern border, these wait times will only increase.
Delay in providing asylum applicants with timely decisions on their cases, as well as delaying work authorization, places a large burden on the applicants, their families, and their communities in Maine. Therefore, I would like to receive information from your offices regarding how possible reprogramming within EOIR and USCIS will adversely affect current asylum-seekers.
I trust that you will oversee any reprogramming with careful consideration for both current and future refugees, and that any reprogramming absolutely necessary to fulfill your responsibilities will be restored with any forthcoming emergency supplemental appropriations. In the meantime, I will do my part here in the Senate to act on the Administration's supplemental request so that you have adequate funding to address the southern border crisis without taking funding away from other vulnerable populations. Thank you and please have your staff contact Chris Rauscher in my office for follow up.
Source: http://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-urges-administration-to-maintain-funding-levels-for-current-refugee-asylum-seeking-populations


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By Susan McQuillan, published on May 1, 2009 - last reviewed on June 9, 2016
There you are at the food market, trying to put together a healthy diet for a week, which requires you to divine just what you'll be in the mood for a couple of days from now. The beets look good.There's a special on lamb chops. And the strawberries are calling your name. Exactly how much, and of what, do you need to buy—and eventually consume—to meet your nutrient requirements?
Start with vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin. The evidence is amassing that we need it not just for strong bones but for durable minds, healthy hearts, and to ward off many types of cancer. But where do we get it (besides sunshine)? And (this is the big question) exactly how are we supposed to know what the recommended daily allowance—expressed by the government and nutritionists in international units, anywhere from 200 to 600 of them—looks like in terms of actual food? And that's just one of 13 vitamins, 14 minerals, several types of fiber, and countless antioxidants and phytochemicals that help maintain health. How do you balance all of those needs in real food?
The foods you eat every day—fruits and veggies, meats and meat substitutes, dairy products and bread—all contain vital nutrients that contribute to a healthy diet. But some—particularly, deeply colored fruits and veggies—are superstars. Not only are such foods rich in nutrients needed in specific amounts, they also contain phytochemicals and other functional ingredients for which no minimum amount has yet been established.
Your best bet is to think: color. The natural color of a food can be a reliable indicator of the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients it supplies. For example, dark green veggies such as broccoli, spinach, and sugar snap peas are high in vitamin C. Red, yellow, and orange fruits and vegetables such as carrots, sweet peppers, and sweet potatoes are known for their high beta carotene, or vitamin A, content, but they can also be rich in vitamin C.
White fruits and veggies, like mushrooms, potatoes, and bananas, supply B vitamins and many minerals, while white dairy products—milk, yogurt,cheese—provide ample amounts of calcium (and are usually fortified with vitamin D).
Purplish-blue foods, like grapes and blueberries, are best known for their anticancer and heart-helping antioxidants. But like most other fruits and vegetables, they are also high in vitamin C and fiber.
Brown foods in the form of grains, nuts, and seeds supply vitamins E and B, which include folic acid. Brown and white foods like meat, fish, poultry, tofu, and legumes stand out as defining sources of protein and minerals like iron and zinc.
The more colors you toss into your shopping cart, the better chance you have of meeting all your nutritional needs. Choose a variety of superstars from every food group—mangoes and blueberries from the fruit group; spinach, broccoli, and potatoes from vegetables; oatmeal, wheat germ, and a multigrain roll from the grains; skim milk and yogurt from dairy; salmon and lentils from the protein group—all packed into a single day.
Approach your snacks just as wisely. Instead of grabbing a handful of pretzels or chips, fill the gaps between meals nutritiously. You can nibble on berries or other fresh fruits; pick away at almonds, walnuts, or sunflower seeds; savor low-fat yogurts and cheeses; or munch on whole-grain crackers. Not all at once, of course.
"You don't have to meet the daily requirement for every single nutrient every single day, and in fact, most people can't," says Susan Finn, CEO of the American Council for Fitness and Nutrition and former president of the American Dietetic Association. "Focus on choosing a wide variety of foods from every food group, every day, at every meal, include plenty of 'superstars,' and you'll get the nutrients you need."
To meet the nutritional needs of two people for a day, here's a rough guide to what to put in your shopping basket: 1 to 1 ½ pounds of meat, fish, poultry, or protein alternative like beans, tofu, or wheat gluten; ½ to 1 pound each of three or four different vegetables, including one starchy veggie such as potatoes, peas, or winter squash; two pieces of three or four different fruits, including berries; a quart of milk, two containers of yogurt, and one or two types of cheese; a high-fiber cereal such as oatmeal or raisin bran; walnuts, almonds, or sunflower seeds for snacking; a box of pasta or a bag of rice to substitute for starchy vegetables. Bon appetit.—Susan McQuillan
This sample meal plan, providing 1,800 to 2,000 calories, can serve as a template for planning healthful, well-balanced meals that provide the nutrients you need each day. To vary the menu, make sure your shopping list includes similar types of foods from the same food groups. Substitute cantaloupe or papaya for mango, and raspberries for blueberries; switch black bean soup for lentil, sirloin and sweet peppers for salmon and broccoli.
BONUS: 8-oz. wine or grape juice (antioxidants)

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With the stroke of President Barack Obama's pen on Monday, 240,000 acres (or the equivalent of 375 square miles) from the Rio Grande Gorge near Pilar to Ute Mountain near the Colorado border, were designated a national monument.
"This means not only do we get to enjoy it," said Jamie Tedesco, executive director of Taos Green Chamber of Commerce, "so will our children and grandchildren."
Named the Rio Grande del Norte, the new monument was made so by a proclamation signed by the president under the federal Antiquities Act.
The area is home to some of the state's most spectacular scenery and includes historical remnants ranging from petroglyphs to parts of El Camino Real. The Rio Grande Gorge, from its mouth near Pilar all the way to the Colorado border, is a wonder. Preserving the area's heritage – from the ancient Utes to Spanish settlers and, later, homesteaders – also is in the monument's management plan.
Outdoor recreation that ranges from hiking and biking to river-running, photo excursions and even herb-gathering have been enjoyed by locals and visitors alike for years. We asked some Taos locals who worked to make the monument a reality to share some of their favorite activities and spots:
<Basic_Paragraph>Our newest monument covers 375 square miles in northern N.M.
Max Trujillo
Sportsman organizer for New Mexico Wildlife Federation
Favorite activity in the area: Wildlife viewing on the plateau between Questa and the Colorado border. "The views of wintering elk are an amazing sight," he said. Large herds of elk funnel into the area during the colder months. There also is "spectacular" birding in the area, as well as bighorn sheep that frequent the canyons closer to the Rio Grande Gorge, he said.
Getting there: Take NM 522 from Taos through Questa and toward Colorado. Three miles north of Questa, a smaller road branches off to the west through the village of Cerro and into open land.
Favorite time to go: You can see elk herds in the winter months; birding year-round.
More information: The NMWF website is nmwildlife.org.
Stuart Wilde
Wild Earth Llama Adventures
Favorite activity in the area: "My favorite hike in the Rio Grande del Norte is the Big Arsenic/Little Arsenic Loop in the Rio Grande Gorge Wild Rivers recreation area near Questa," he said. The trail switches back for a mile down to the Rio Grande with a trail that follows the river along the canyon bottom. "For a real treat, follow the trail all the way to La Junta," he said.
Getting there: Take NM 68 north out of Taos for 7 miles, then take NM 522 to Questa; go 3 miles past the stoplight in Questa to NM 378. Then, turn left onto NM 378 and follow the signs.
Favorite time to go: Spring and fall.
More information: LlamaAdventures.com.
Pennie Herrera Wardlow
Native Tasoeña
Favorite activity in the area: Camping, fishing and hiking in the Wild Rivers Recreation Area and rafting the Rio Grande from John Dunn Bridge to Pilar. "Enjoying the petroglyphs along the way, stopping for lunch at beach-like places, enjoying the beauty and solitude," she said. "My long departed grandma's sister (Tia Lila Prando) would tell stories of (Arthur) Manby from the Manby hot springs, now the John Dunn bridge." Manby was a notorious con man whose decapitated body was found near the Taos Plaza in July 1929.
Getting there: Take NM 68 north from Taos, about 7 miles, then take NM 522 to Questa and proceed about 3 miles. Turn left onto NM 378 and follow the signs about 12 miles.
Favorite time to go: Anytime.
More information: Bureau of Land Management's website at blm.gov and search for "wild rivers."
Cisco Guevara
Los Rios River Runners
Favorite activity in the area: Rafting the Taos Box. While this adventure is not for beginners and is probably best experienced with a reputable river guide, the Rio Grande through the Taos Box offers dramatic scenery and world-class rapids.
"From the inaccessible steep-walled canyon to the raging rapids, it's an experience that is simply unmatched," Guevara said. And he's been running rivers for 46 years.
Getting there: Starts at John Dunn bridge 10 miles north of Taos near Arroyo Hondo and the takeout point is about 16 miles downstream at the Taos Junction Bridge.
Favorite time to go: "We don't get to do the box every year," as high water levels are needed, Guevara said. "We have it this year." He said being able to raft the Rio Grande is "cake" and the Taos Box certainly is "icing."
More information: On the web at losriosriverrunners.com.
Geraint Smith
Favorite activity in the area: Wildlife viewing and "taking in the scenery" in the Ute Mountain area. "There's so much there, not only in the natural beauty … the wildlife and birds but also in the old, abandoned farming communities.
"The fabulous thing about this (National Monument) designation is that these spectacular places I call home will be preserved," Smith said.
Getting there: Ute Mountain is 28 miles north of Taos near the Colorado border and can be accessed off NM 522. The turnoff is CR-B067/West Mascareñas Rd.
Favorite time to go: Year-round
More information: Smith offers photo tours and "safaris" in the Taos area year-round. His website is geraintsmith.com.


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As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across the country are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
The Safe Drinking Water Act is celebrating 40 years of working diligently to safeguard the quality of drinking water in the United States. The Safe Drinking Water Act is a federal law that went into effect in 1974, and it works through effectively setting health-based standards and regulations and overseeing drinking water suppliers. Amendments to the Act in 1986 and 1996 increased the effectiveness and protection of drinking water and drinking water sources.
Currently in the U.S., community water systems are required to monitor their drinking water multiple times per day to test for more than 90 contaminants and report any violations that may have occurred.
"It's important to applaud the accomplishments of the Safe Drinking Water Act which ensures that when the tap is turned on, safe and reliable water flows out," said AWWA Chief Executive Officer David LaFrance. "Thanks to the Safe Drinking Water Act, many enjoy pure and superb drinking water."
More information about the Safe Drinking Water Act is available on the U.S. EPA's website (http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/index.cfm).
About Drinking Water Week
For more than 35 years, AWWA and its members have celebrated Drinking Water Week – a unique opportunity for both water professionals and the communities they serve to join together to recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives. Additional information about Drinking Water Week, including free materials for download and celebration ideas, is available on the Drinking Water Week web page (http://www.awwa.org/resources-tools/public-affairs/public-affairs-events/drinking-water-week.aspx).
About The American Water Works Association
Established in 1881, the American Water Works Association is the largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water, the world's most important resource. With approximately 50,000 members, AWWA provides solutions to improve public health, protect the environment, strengthen the economy and enhance our quality of life.
SOURCE: The American Water Works Association


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Lincoln Yeoh <lyeoh(at)pop(dot)jaring(dot)my> writes: > Coz some things should not be rolled back. So you guys might come up with a > different keyword for it. > CONFIG: for non transactional stuff that can appear as SQL statements. > SET: for stuff that can be transactional. People keep suggesting this, and I keep asking for a concrete example where non-rollback is needed, and I keep not getting one. I can't see the value of investing work in creating an alternative behavior when we have no solid example to justify it. The "Oracle compatibility" argument would have some weight if we were making any concerted effort to be Oracle-compatible across the board; but I have not detected any enthusiasm for that. Given that it's not even the same syntax ("SET ..." vs "ALTER SESSION ...") I'm not sure why an Oracle user would expect it to behave exactly the same. > Practical example: Does doing an enable seqscan affect OTHER db connections > and transactions as well? There are no SET commands that affect other backends. (There are GUC variables with system-wide effects, but we don't allow them to be changed by SET; rollback or not won't affect that.) regards, tom lane
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A panel dubbed the "wall of idiots" uncovered in the office of a union representing French judges, containing a mishmash of photos of politicians, journalists and the fathers of murdered girls, has caused an uproar.
Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, interior minister Manuel Valls, prominent TV presenter David Pujadas and many other mostly right-wing figures are on the panel, filmed secretly inside the union headquarters.
Shots of the fathers of two girls who were murdered, including Jean-Pierre Escarfail, whose daughter was murdered and raped by a notorious serial killer Guy Georges, are also pinned onto the huge panel at the "Magistrates' Union".
The video of the panel, published on news website Atlantico earlier this week, has caused an uproar in France, drawing shock and condemnation from both right- and left-wing politicians.
"It's intolerable, because you have a certain image to give to people when you are invested with a task, particularly a task of justice," Claude Bartolone, the Socialist speaker of France's lower house said on Thursday.
"There are things that just aren't done. There are codes that must be respected," he said on RTL radio.
The union represents nearly a third of all judges in France, and is considered left-wing.
The panel, hung up on an office wall, is tagged with a sign that reads: "Before adding an idiot, check that he isn't there already."
Justice minister Christiane Taubira on Wednesday condemned an "unfortunate act" by the union, and said anyone was free to lodge a complaint over the issue. Several people who figure on the wall have already decided to do so.
The union, meanwhile, said the wall was put up when Sarkozy was president, when "judges were being attacked left, right and centre", adding that the panel was hung up in a private place not accessible to the public.
Judges had a highly conflictual relationship with Sarkozy when he was in power, and have criticised pressure on magistrates, a series of useless laws and badly done penal reforms during his time in office.
Escarfail, meanwhile, has been critical of the justice system after his daughter Pascale was killed by Georges in 1991 just days after he was freed from prison, where he was serving time for rape. - AFP


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Free Zone Investment announces media partnership with Jordanian Free Zones Corporation
Jordanian Free Zones Corporation has confirmed its participation in the forthcoming Free Zone Investment initiative, produced in association with the World Federation of Free Zones (FEMOZA).
Jordanian Free Zones Corporation has undertaken the venture in order to promote itself globally and to publicize its advantages to companies wishing to trade in the region.
Free zones are considered a key government tool for development in Jordan, with special laws and regulations applied differently from those applied in the remaining parts of the state, with exemptions and facilities qualifying it to be an investment attraction area and developing the export industries and international trade exchange.
The partnership will give Jordanian Free Zones Corporation access to promote themselves to 32,000 companies via a weekly email newsletter, as well as via a project website. The project will be geared around a bi-annual review to be published in February, which will comprehensively cover all issues and developments within the free zone arena, and advocate free trade opportunities, export promotion and international business development. — (menareport.com)
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" Address: Clay House / 5 Horninglow Street / Burton-upon-Trent DE14 1NG / Staffordshire "
*N.B - The head office is in Burton-Upon-Trent not the actual ground*
Things that are quintessentially English - tea and scones, fish and chips, bangers and mash, Ant and Dec, rainy days and of course that gentleman/womanly game of cricket. Today, cricket is all getting a bit commercialised with the likes of the IPL and big grounds like Lord's with their massive capacities, music blaring out, floodlights, military trained ground staff...not to mention cheerleaders frolicking about every time a boundary is scored - gone are the days of the gentle pace of village cricket. However, there is at least one ground that remains to this day that can still capture that old fashioned atmosphere of tranquillity with a noticeable absence of silly modern conveniences like floodlights and electronic scoreboards and that is the rather beautiful Wormsley Cricket Ground. Located in the village of Stokenchurch, near High Wycombe in the heart of the stunning Chiltern Hills, this cricket ground sprung to life from the imaginings of Sir Paul Getty, the famous British philanthropist and book collector who discovered a passion for cricket and decided to create a replica of the Oval in his Wormsley Park Estate where it has remained since 1992.
When functioning as a cricket ground, Wormsley hosts a handful of public and private games throughout the cricketing year (i.e. not the winter or during rainy months...oh wait...) including: lots of charity games where many famous cricketers pop by to play such as Darren Gough, Mark Butcher, Devon Malcolm to name but a few; international games e.g. the England Women XI versus the Indian Woman Xi which is the game I went to see; matches between the minor counties like Berkshire, and it also acts as one of many home grounds for the nomadic Unicorns cricket team (a collection of players without full-term contracts to any of the first-class counties). You can check the full events calendar for private and public events at: www.wormsleycricket.co.uk/pages/eventscalendar.html. The private events can only be bought en masse through either Sponsorship or Hospitality options ranging from £1,500 to potentially £10,000 and are clearly corporate events for wining and dining / networking so not for us average Joes.
The public events are much more reasonably priced with a maximum of between £5-£10 if bought in advance (including free parking) or £10-£15 if bought at the gate (having to pay another £5 for parking) with concessions paying half price - oh to be young again. You can also splash out extravagantly if you're feeling monetarily reckless on their hospitality packages where for the measly sum of between £40-£100 you could be entitled to a maximum of "a Champagne & Pimm's drinks reception on arrival, 3 course lunch, afternoon tea, complimentary copy of the Wormsley Yearbook, a tour of the family library, VIP parking and access to a pay bar all day" - good times. You can also buy an annual membership for £50 for adults, £30 for concessions and £125 for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 under 16s) which grants you free access to all public events plus free car parking, a dedicated Members area for refreshments during matches, discounted hospitality and charity tickets, a free copy of the Wormsley Yearbook and, rather excitingly, a free four-ball round of golf at Studley Wood Golf Club.
==My Day==
So, for the ladies' day on the 11th July 2012 my scrooge-like tendencies led me to book online via The Ticket Factory in advance to take advantage of the discount and free parking all for £10 which was outstanding value and my tickets were successfully delivered in the post. Getting to the ground is a doddle either by taxi from High Wycombe train station or from J5 of the M40 especially using SatNav or trusting the website's instructions involving bus laybys and thatched cottages - I was so happy to spot the thatched cottage that I drove straight past the entrance and had to do a U-turn so it does comes sooner than you think. From there you have a rather treacherous mile long journey down a single, winding and bumpy track with a chance of meeting head-on traffic but eventually you will reach the car park aka field for parking which looks like it fills up pretty sharpish so best avoid tardiness. The walk from the car park to the ground is about 30 seconds which is awesome for a lazy person such as myself and the view is obscured at first by some well-placed hillocks but once the ground finally comes in to view it is a stunning sight.
The pitch is set in a shallow bowl with raised grassy areas circumnavigating it providing space for the crowd to plonk themselves down on either blankets or folding chairs (there is no seating so you will need to make your own arrangements) to settle in the for the match - it certainly wasn't too busy when I visited so there was no risk of having an obscured view, but some events may be busier and it is a first come first served basis so again getting there early will guarantee prime location. Once settled you can fully take in the views which are simply divine - the pavilion has a wonderfully quaint thatched style as does the cute scoring hut at the other end which gives the ground such a fabulously old-fashioned feel to it, but the most amazing thing is that everywhere you look is beautiful greenery from the Chiltern Hills, even the car park is mostly obscured so there is nothing to be done but be bowled over (sorry) by the views. One thing I will say though, is the ground is teeming with wildlife and I spent a lot of my day swotting away flies and wasps, and shaking spiders and ants off me so I would advise against bringing open jars of honey. Apparently the ground is also famous for its Red Kites putting on air displays, but unfortunately I didn't spot any on the day so will have to take their word for it.
So the most important question is just how good is the pitch for watching cricket on? It is quite a small ground, but you are very close to the action so it is all very intimate and you are in hearing range of the players cries which adds to the atmosphere, but you are also in range of big 6s so be ready for catches or a cricket ball to land in your tea. On the day that I went it had been very rainy before, surprise surprise, but the ground staff had done an excellent job of getting it ready to start on time and the pitch played very well, with enough to keep the bowlers interested with both spin and seam movement, but plenty of boundaries and quick runs on offer to set up quite an exciting game between the England Women XI and the Indian Women XI. This was actually the finale of a 5 game series that was currently levelled at 2-2, so had a nice atmosphere to it already, and thankfully the England Women began to dominate early on with quick wickets which made for stress free viewing. Rather more unfortunately, the weather was tumultuous throughout the day with burning sunshine followed 10 minutes later by freezing windy conditions, rain then more sunshine on a repeating cycle. Fortunately there were only a few rain delays which the ground staff were great at dealing by getting the covers on quickly, so all in all they were a professional outfit and the cricket was kept fairly fluent throughout so a day of just laying back and relaxing in the "sun" was more than possible. There were not many places to hide however when the heavens opened so you will also have to bring adequate rain protection when coming here.
* Toilets are available at the pavilion and scoreboard ends of the ground, but unfortunately they are in the form of Port-a-Loos so are only as nice as can be expected for this form of public convenience.
* Picnics are welcome which is the option I went for, but you can also buy tea and coffee refreshments in the refreshment tent as well as a selection of hot and cold food to take away from "Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts" menu including such things as breakfast and veggie baps, beef burgers, chicken skewers, Caesar salads and some delicious sounding desserts like chocolate brownies, fruity scones and clotted cream, blueberry muffins and strawberries and cream all reasonably priced at a maximum of £7.50 for any item. Those that opted for the Hospitality packages would get the chance to sit down for their 3 course lunches.
* Wormsley also has several extra sights to see (alas, only available for private events and often by arrangement with the family so a real kafuffle to gain access to) which are firstly the Library made up of Sir Paul Getty's stunning collection including many medieval manuscripts, the first folio of Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies and many other works of great importance , secondly the Walled Garden which is a 2 acre "secret" garden which is undoubtedly beautiful and thirdly their extensive Art Collection with such names as Thomas Gainsborough, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and even Banksy. Information on how to visit these extra attractions is available on the website if any of these really take your fancy but it seems like it has to be part of a private event.
==Final Thoughts==
Wormsley Cricket Ground captures that old relaxed spirit of cricket wonderfully - it may not be overloaded with modern conveniences but there is such a peaceful and old-fashioned feel to it with absolutely stunning views all around that is the perfect place for a relaxing day just spent lolloping about enjoying some cricket (assuming it doesn't rain) or from a business perspective it is a create place for a corporate day or charity events. With very reasonable prices for entry and food you more than get your money's worth, even with the hospitality packages, it's just a shame that some of the more historically interesting sights like the library and art collections are only available down the corporate route. From a cricket fan that has been to many a ground, this is easily one of the nicest grounds I've ever been to and I would recommend it as a wonderful experience, even if there aren't many high profile games played here.


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Grand Opening of the ThinkGenealogy Store
Which books on the topics of genealogy, design, innovation, presentations, etc. would I recommend? Check out the ThinkGenealogy Store. I will only add products to the store that I have read, used, or otherwise feel comfortable recommending.
The store is hosted by Amazon which is a company I have used for years. Purchasing an item through the store does not cost you any more than from the main Amazon site. However, your purchase helps pay the costs of hosting the ThinkGenealogy site.
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Scientific Publications by FDA Staff
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Cancer Res 2007 Jun 15;67(12):5859-64
Intratumoral delivery and suppression of prostate tumor growth by attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium carrying plasmid-based small interfering RNAs.
Zhang L, Gao L, Zhao L, Guo B, Ji K, Tian Y, Wang J, Yu H, Hu J, Kalvakolanu DV, Kopecko DJ, Zhao X, Xu DQ
Zhao XJ (reprint author), Jilin Univ, Dept Pathophysiol, Sch Basic Med, Prostate Dis Prevent & Treatment Res Ctr, Xinmin St, Changchun 130021, Peoples R China Jilin Univ, Dept Pathophysiol, Sch Basic Med, Prostate Dis Prevent & Treatment Res Ctr, Changchun 130021, Peoples R China Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Program Mol Biol,Greenebaum Canc Ctr, College Pk, MD 20742 USA Univ Maryland, Dept Diagnost Sci & Pathol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA US FDA, Ctr Biol Evaluat & Res, Lab Enter & Sexually Transmitted Dis, Bethesda, MD USA
The facultative anaerobic, invasive Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium (S. typhimurium) has been shown to retard the growth of established tumors. We wondered if a more effective antitumor response could be achieved in vivo if these bacteria were used as tools for delivering specific molecular antitumor therapeutics. Constitutively activated transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) promotes the survival of a number of human tumors. In this study, we investigated the relative efficacies of attenuated S. typhimurium alone or combined with Stat3-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) in terms of tumor growth and metastasis. The bacteria preferentially homed into tumors over normal liver and spleen tissues in vivo. S. typhimurium expressing plasmid-based Stat3-specific siRNAs significantly inhibited tumor growth, reduced the number of metastastic organs, and extended the life time for C57BL6 mice bearing an implanted prostate tumor, versus bacterial treatment alone. These results suggest that attenuated S. typhimurium combined with an RNA interference approach might be more effective for the treatment of primary as well as metastatic cancer.
|Category: Journal Article
|PubMed ID: #17575154
|Includes FDA Authors from Scientific Area(s): Biologics
|Entry Created: 2011-10-04
|Entry Last Modified: 2012-08-29


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I have a small abscess under my toung due to trama, I started taking Amoxicillin 875 mg on 3/5/2012 and am to take for 7 days. I am having facelift surgery on 3/13/2012. Will this cause any problems?
It is Safe to Take Amoxicillin 875 Mg Week Before Facelift Surgery?
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Tongue Abscess and Facelift
Any residual infection should be completely treated prior to undergoing elective surgery. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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It is recommended to consult with your facelift surgeon who is performing your facelift surgery if taking any antibiotics, such as Amoxicillin, or supplements prior to your surgery. Every patient is unique, and so is every surgeon.
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Are antibiotics safe before a facelift?
Antibiotics do not pose any risk to a facelift procedure. The most important thing is that the infection that is being treated with the antibiotics has resolved prior to your surgery.
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The risk of antibiotics before a facelift
Antibiotics are not dangerous to take prior to surgery-- surgeons routinely prescribe them to reduce the risk of post-operative infection. However, if you have an active infection, particularly one that is very close to where your surgeon will be operating, you should definitely notify your surgeon in advance. It may be that the prudent thing would be to postpone the surgery until the infection clears, otherwise you may risk spreading the infection and compromising your surgical results.
Amoxicillin 875 Mg Week Before Facelift
Each situation is unique and only your surgeon knows the specific details of your procedure and should be the person commenting on questions such as this. The more important issue is whether your tongue abscess may cause any issues with the surgery or anesthesia
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Antibiotics and facelift surgery
Taking antibiotics, by itself , is not really the issue here. If you have an underlying infection that is not fully treated it is not generally a good idea to undergo elective surgery. Of course, there are always unique circumstances that may come in to play. You should discuss this with your Doctor.
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In order to maximize your outcome and reduce complications you should be healthy prior to surgery. Definetely let your doctor know this ahead of time.
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One Life at a Time: Changing One Life at a Time Through Generosity
As we look forward to the year ahead, we thank you for your generosity. We know that each day you offer up your life in service to Jesus Christ, as you live, love, and learn wherever you go. As God has given to you, so you also give. It is with abundant joy that we offer all that we are, and all that we have, to the mission of sharing the good news. God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, a steadfast love that changes lives.
Last year, we spoke about "Stepping Forward" in faith, by increasing our engagement in the ministry we share. That includes growth in giving, awareness of congregational life, and offering yourself to the vision we hold. Can you step forward to help change one life at a time with a growth in giving and generosity? Click below to see what a step forward might look like for you.
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The red carpet was rolled out in true Cannes style at the Lomography Gallery Store Toronto to celebrate the release of the new LomoKino MUBI Edition camera. We projected "Ashes," a film created with our very own LomoKino from renowned director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
The party goers enjoyed champagne and popcorn while they watched the special movie. The buzz over the new LomoKino and 35mm movie making created an electric atmosphere!
As the night went on, conversations about a new generation of film movie making were in the air. There were many new faces in the crowd and also many valued members of our Lomography community. All in attendance were poised and excited to see the highly anticipated film by Weerasethakul and our new LomoKino.
The party was a great success and left every visitor dreaming in Kino-vison. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled, and join us for our next special event at the Lomography Gallery Store Toronto!
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Men's Hoops Wins a Close One Against Rival LMU
Pepperdine didn't allow LMU to score in the final 3 1/2 minutes.
Feb. 14, 2013
The Waves (12-13, 4-8 WCC) swept the regular-season series from the Lions (8-17, 1-11 WCC) for the first time since 2009.
Pepperdine led 46-42 with 5:51 to play, but then LMU responded with an 8-0 run go ahead 50-46 with 3:31 left. The Waves turned things around, however, and didn't allow the Lions to score again.
With 2:54 left, sophomore guard Jordan Baker (Tempe, Ariz./Tempe HS) sank a jumper and was fouled. He finished the three-point play to pull the Waves within one point at 50-49. After an LMU miss, junior guard Nikolas Skouen (Bergen, Norway/Pratt CC) nailed a jumper from the left baseline that put Pepperdine ahead to stay. It was the 11th lead change of the game and it put the Waves ahead 51-50 with 1:42 to go.
The Waves forced another missed shot by the Lions, and then LMU missed a pair of free throws with 1:02 left. The Waves forced a turnover on the Lions' final possession, as senior guard Lorne Jackson (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS) came up with the ball near midcourt. A held ball was called, and the arrow favored the Waves with 2.8 seconds left.
After a foul with 2.1 seconds left, freshman forward Stacy Davis (Laveen, Ariz./Fairfax HS) made the first of two free throws and missed the second. A three-quarters-court heave by the Lions missed the mark.
"Our guys are starting to gain some mental toughness when teams are physical, especially late in games," Pepperdine Coach Marty Wilson said. "We're learning how to grind and push back when they push us. That's just growth.
"We struggled, especially in the first half. In the second half a couple of turnovers hurt us but we were able to take the lead. When it counted, our guys stepped up."
Baker led the Waves with 16 points, while Jackson scored 11 and Skouen added nine.
Pepperdine outshot LMU 45.9% to 33.3%, but the Lions kept things close due to offensive rebounds (14) and Pepperdine turnovers (16). Pepperdine had an edge at the foul line, going 17-for-25 to LMU's 9-for-12.
The Lions' Anthony Ireland scored a game-high 26 points on 10-for-22 shooting but no one else had more than eight points. With four assists, Ireland had a hand in 14 of LMU's 18 field goals.
Pepperdine handed LMU its ninth straight loss. It's the 14th time in the last 15 years the Waves have beaten the Lions in Firestone Fieldhouse.
The largest lead of the game for either team was six points. LMU's came right at the start when the Lions jumped out to a 6-0 lead. A 9-1 run would later put Pepperdine in front 18-13, but LMU would come back to take a 25-24 lead at halftime.
Pepperdine's biggest lead came in the second half when the Waves went ahead 39-33 with 12:09 left after a three-point play by Davis. LMU scored the next seven points, however, and that was followed by five straight points by Pepperdine, helping to set up the finish.
The Waves won the two games over the Lions by a total of five points (it was 60-57 at Gersten Pavilion on Jan. 24).
The Waves next head up the coast to play at Santa Clara on Saturday (Feb. 16) at 7 p.m. Fans can listen to Al Epstein's broadcast via WaveCasts and join an interactive live game blog/chat at www.pepperdinesports.com. WCC Digital will also produce a webcast.


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Serena Van der Woodsen may have a killer style on Gossip Girl, but Blake Lively gives her alter ego a run for her money in real life. She recently sported this gorgeous Christian Dior minidress, adding a pop of color to her otherwise black ensemble. Even Gossip Girl's costume director, Eric Daman, likens Ms. Lively's style to that of the Jackie-O of our time. Perhaps a bit overstated, but you can't deny her gorgeous glam looks are right on target.
You too can get a look like Blake's with these pops of color paired with some black heels:


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On the heels of a Service Bulletin, the FAA has issued Airworthiness Directive 2007-26-12 focusing on Robinson R22 and R44 main rotor blade delamination.
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Six days a week, the pizzaioli at Bella Luna Restaurant & Pizza knead and toss fresh dough that provides a crispy, chewy base for their signature pies. Decorated with classic toppings such as mozzarella, garlic, and tomatoes, pizzas are served alongside quick, hearty lunch fare such as chicken piccata and hot eggplant-parmesan subs. During dinner, chefs send out plates from a more extensive menu, whose signature dishes include thick slabs of lasagna and linguine sauteed with clams, olive oil, and a white garlic sauce.


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Walking into the Visual Arts Gallery last night unveiled an epic showing of abstractions entitled Magnetic Forms-1V by Art Konsult from the Siddhartha Tagore collection. Quiet, low profile and far away from the media eye Tagore is the philatelist – he stacks and stores and brings out works once in awhile to let it see the light of day.
To be excited by the prospect of a passably pure, toughly modest aestheticism that jettisoned the traditions of a figurative passover reflects the idea of the interior landscape of the human mind. Artists like the master Sohan Qadri who created sprightly geometric and free-form collages and reliefs, often composed by dipping dyes in colored paper dropped onto sheets of white paper. Here are a couple of artists who took comfort and delight in carefully radiating, morning-fresh ways of creating.
Abstraction, for these, was a haven and a test of character.A journey, an experience. The magnificent Achutan Kuddalurs in the show makes such humanly grounded sense, his appeal of the abundant flavors of an interior aesthetic binding colour, stroked locomotion, dense planar tectonics, darkened severity. There are two works by Deepak Tandon which barely summarize the phenomenon's fantastic variety. His deeply intuitive tresses of darkened spools of intervention gives us landscapes that brood with myriad moorings.
The invention and contrariety of an older age are seen in an evocative landscape of Satish Gupta –three recesses of a beach with a canoe give us cadences of clearer instincts of a time.
Music leads the way, in Shridhar Iyer's conclusions of staccato coloured leanings as if he creates a functional harmony born out of islands of colourative confluences.
Saba Hasan's paper and painted analogies create an evocative echo of time past and present and the embers of a passageway that speaks of darkened recesses.In that mood of smoky tints is an enchanting early Ram Kumar which speaks of his evolution from the logical stylistic developments in the field—at the time, mainly Cubism, which Picasso and Braque derived from suggestions in the work of Cézanne. Yet another work of great delight is the rice paper creation of Dashrath Patel.The intensity of a small cogent cohesion is what entices.
Shoba Broota's green and mandarin-colored congeries of arrowing lines and shaded planes, nudging in and out of shallow pictorial depth gives us a fertile plane of discoursive distinctions . Sometimes abstraction can create visible subject matter as in Nupur Kundu's incantations of colour that creep and crawl and drip into its own testimony of colded colourative zones.
Harshavardhan's tribal symbolism in rust tinted recessions create its won rhythms while Manish Pushkale's works remind of the minted moorings of a mantra.Perhaps in many ways it is golden ripples rhythm of Sayed Haider Raza's work that forms the abacus of this stunning saga of deepened depths of abstractions.
Picasso's words on abstraction swing into the corridors of this beautiful space at Visual Arts Gallery. Picasso reasoned that there can be no such thing as non-figuration. "All things appear to us in the form of figures," he said. "A person, an object, a circle are all figures; they act upon us more or less intensely.
This show aims to inform viewers about abstract art practices. A wonderful pair of Rajendra Dhawans give us his moody melancholic manner of taut horizontal and cloudy bands of primitive colors, all keyed to a physical sense of gravity.Then there is Kalicharan's material, lyrically gravity-defying paintings affirms him as the first among equals. The proof of any art's lasting value is a comprehensive emotional necessity: it's something that a person needed to do and which awakens and satisfies corresponding needs in us. This show portrays this so perfectly.


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The Marina City Council on Tuesday will consider ordering plans to upgrade its own chamber.
The video and audio communications equipment in the chamber are outdated and need to be improved for broadcasts to city residents, a council report says.
Moreover, the chamber's rest rooms, dais and other features should be revamped to make the building comply with requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the report says. The council chamber also needs better security and lighting, and a conference room, the report says.
While there is no estimated cost for all the proposed work, the report says the city has about $125,000 in dedicated money for improving the broadcast system.
The council will be asked to approve spending $7,500 for architectural plans and construction documents. The entire design phase would cost about $19,000.
Also Tuesday, the Marina council will consider:
•Whether to join Monterey County in pursuing a ban on single-use plastic bags in retail outlets. County supervisors last month voted to proceed on a bag ban in unincorporated areas after environmentalists urged them to take action before a less comprehensive statewide ban. The county is offering help to any local cities seeking to follow suit.
So far Salinas has taken up the county's offer and others are considering the issue, a council report says.
•Approving the early termination of a 10-year lease the city signed in March 2006 for offices at 3056 Del Monte Boulevard, which were financed by redevelopment and developer fees. But the state discontinued local redevelopment agencies in 2012, and the local oversight board overseeing the dissolution of Marina's agency questioned the ongoing expense.
The city will give notice May 1 and vacate the suite of offices by Nov. 1, a council report says. The cost of early termination will be about $70,500, but the city will save about $8,700 a month after the lease is ended.
Larry Parsons can be reached at 646-4379
What: Marina City Council
When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Council chamber, 211 Hillcrest Ave., Marina


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An Oceanside couple who enslaved their 12-year-old niece — making her cook, clean, babysit and have sex with her uncle and other men — were each sentenced to at least two decades in prison Monday.
Inez Martinez Garcia, 43, and Marcial Garcia Hernandez, 45, had been ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing in which the victim, now 24 and identified only as Isabel, tearfully testified about being beaten, forced to work, raped and sold for sex.
After that hearing, the couple plead guilty to felony charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child and lewd act on a child.
On Monday in Vista Superior Court, Hernandez was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison, and Martinez Garcia was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
"I was a young girl, and the things Inez and Marcial did to me have marked me for life. They took away my childhood," Isabel wrote in a statement that prosecutor David Uyar read aloud during the sentencing. "Today I can go out and be a mother, a wife, and I can sleep knowing that justice has been done."
Uyar said the plea agreement allowed the victim to move on from the court case and that the sentences were just.
Law-enforcement officials have called the case one of the worst examples of human trafficking they have seen in the region. The labor and sex trafficking took place during an 18-month period.
During the preliminary hearing, the victim testified that she was smuggled into the United States after Hernandez and Martinez Garcia promised her parents that they would give her a better life. Besides the home labor and physical and sexual abuse, Isabel was forced to work in a restaurant without getting to keep any of her wages.
The victim was rescued after she called the police following a particularly severe beating by her Martinez Garcia. At the time, she did not tell authorities about the abuse and was sent back to her parents in Mexico.
Seven years later, she returned to the United States and began experiencing flashbacks. She reported the trafficking to police after getting encouragement from friends, and the North County Human Trafficking Task Force arrested her aunt and uncle in December.
On Monday, defense attorney Alan Spears told the court on behalf of his client that Hernandez has expressed remorse toward the victim and would like to make a "sincere apology" to her. Spears also said the victim has suffered "irreparable damage" because of the abuse.
Martinez Garcia did not make any comments.
The couple, who are from Mexico, came to the United States legally but will face deportation upon completing their prison sentences. The U.S. can revoke residency rights for green-card holders convicted of certain crimes.
The sentencing is a victory for advocates and law enforcement officials fighting human trafficking. The crime, which ensnares millions each year, rivals drug trafficking as the second most profitable criminal enterprise behind the arms trade.
"In all aspects of this investigation, it was human trafficking — from domestic servitude to selling her for sex," said sheriff's Deputy George Crysler, the case investigator. "The victim is the reason we are where we are on this case. This young woman had the courage to speak."
It took three years since Isabel reported the atrocities she experienced at the hands of her aunt and uncle to receive justice. Crysler said the victim was critical to reaching this point. Her case, he said, provides hope to those who are working to eradicate trafficking and to those who are being victimized.
Human trafficking has come into the spotlight in recent years as national and global leaders began to provide resources to rescue victims, punish traffickers and raise awareness of the crime that impacts both foreign and domestic residents.
Deputy District Attorney Uyar said sex trafficking cases are becoming less of a rarity, both because of raised awareness and the work of the North County Human Trafficking Task Force in cases like Isabels, but also because of the willingness of street gangs to engage in trafficking by selling minors for sex.
"This case today is an unfortunate example is how modern-day slavery is happening and happening here, not someplace else," said Don Stump, executive director of North County Lifeline, which provides counseling and mental-health services to victims of trafficking.
Stump credits the North County Human Trafficking Task Force, made up of law enforcement agencies and those who provide support services, for successfully investigating and prosecuting the case. Isabel received help from multiple agencies including the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition, Catholic Charities, North County Lifeline, the Task Force and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.


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Paul Kougi asked: "...I was wondering if it was possible to use bits downloading (with the BITS software pushed out) on an NT4 PC using the legacy client?..."
BITS is only supported on Windows 2000 and higher. There are two clients, the Legacy client (which uses RPC communication only) and is supported for use on all Windows platforms and the Advanced client which can only be used on Windows 2000 and higher clients. The Advanced client is the only one that can leverage BITS. BITS is part of the reason why Software Update Services and Windows Update Services will only support Windows 2000 and higher aswell.....because it uses BITS support.
So the answer is No. WIndows NT 4.0 (and Win98) cannot use BITS and thus the Advanced client. Thats what the Legacy client is still for, to support these platforms.
Though I did mention that BITS 2.0 was coming....here it is!


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – As the U.S. Supreme Court heard historic arguments over same-sex marriage, a lead supporter signaled defeat Wednesday for the latest House of Delegates bid to add sexual orientation to West Virginia's anti-discrimination laws.
Delegate Stephen Skinner told colleagues that he asked the chairman of a committee assigned to the bill not to take it up ahead of a Friday procedural deadline. The Jefferson County Democrat cited concerns that the measure's proposed exemption for religious organizations would be amended so broadly as to make it meaningless.
"I believe that the wisest course of action today is to delay the battle in the House for another day," Skinner said in a floor speech.
West Virginia's first openly gay legislator, Skinner cited how hundreds of volunteers had lobbied for the bill through phone banks and other efforts. He thanked them along with fellow sponsors and lawmakers who had publicly sided in favor of the measure.
"To those of you who support the (bill) but feel you cannot vote for it, it is not my job to soothe your conscience," said Skinner, a freshman elected in November. "I will not give up on you, but I want you to explain to your children, your grandchildren, your brothers, sisters and friends, why you will not do so."
The bill seeks to add sexual orientation to the Human Rights Act, which prohibits workplace and public accommodation discrimination, and both orientation and age to the state's fair housing law. Senate President Jeff Kessler has proposed a similar measure along with other leaders in that chamber, but it also faces the same procedural deadline. Skinner said the Senate was awaiting action in the 100-delegate House, where such proposals have died in previous sessions.
Both Kessler and Senate Judiciary Chair Corey Palumbo, whose committee has that chamber's bill, said Skinner was correct. Each cited how the Senate has passed similar measures in recent years.
"If they can't get it out of the House, there's no reason for the Senate to pass it yet again," said Palumbo, D-Kanawha and a co-sponsor. "But I am the first to tell you that if the House passed it over to here, we would take it up."
The House measure defined orientation to include heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and "gender identity or expression." Skinner said he also objected to an apparent plan to remove transgender people from the bill entirely.
"I have to do what I think is best for the bill as the lead sponsor, and what is best for all of the LGBT community in West Virginia," Skinner told reporters.
Opponents include Delegate Kelli Sobonya. The Cabell County Republican said she objects to carving out classes of people for what she called extra protections.
"I've voted against other bills in the past that would elevate government workers such as myself," Sobonya said. She also said, "I just think that our constitution gives protection to all, and our constitution wants all to be equal, and we keep adding and adding and adding."
Sobonya said she represents a conservative district and has heard more from constituents opposed to such proposals.
"From what people I'm hearing from, it's their religious freedom," Sobonya said. "A lot of them who talk to me aren't giving a reason, they just want me to vote against it."
Skinner had cited the back-to-back cases before the U.S. Supreme Court involving gay marriage issues during his floor speech. He quoted the question during Tuesday's arguments from Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who asked whether, "Outside of the marriage context, can you think of any other rational basis, reason, for a state using sexual orientation as a factor in denying homosexuals benefits or imposing burdens on them?"
Kessler also contrasted the fate of the House bill with the landmark hearings, and the recent repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military
"I'm disappointed that once again, they couldn't even get it to a vote," Kessler said.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat and West Virginia's senior senator, announced Monday that he no longer supports the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act and considers it discriminatory.
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Let's do it again for the first time – here's the cover of Marvel's 2012 Point One, which will likely serve the same purpose as last year's Point One did – set the stage for 2013 by giving short chunks of backstory by a long list of creators to showcase all the new hotness going down. We've seen the teasers already telling us we've got some Nova, Star-Lord, Cable, and Young Avengers stuff to look forward to, but now here's what Marvel sent us today, focusing on Ant-Man.
Now that's tying into the Matt Fraction/Mike Allred FF book you may have heard about, but they certainly aren't the only creators involved – meaning more teasers are likely to come. Writers Brian Michael Bendis, Jeph Loeb, Nick Spencer, Kieron Gillen and Dennis Hopeless are also contributing, along with artists Steve McNiven, Ed McGuinness, Luke Ross, Jamie McKelvie and Gabriel Hernandez Walta. The issue will be out on October 17. Start your engines.
Although there's another bit of business the House of Ideas trotted out today, although with no accompanying art besides this logo:
Wait, what? Didn't they already announce Cable and X-Force? Yes, they did, but now, Sam Humphries of Ultimate Comics and Ron Garney of Wolverine are teaming up for a second (or is it the first, since it's got the same name as the current one?) X-Force title. Apparently, Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force is popular enough to warrant a second brand extension, although losing Remender himself may make that unsustainable. However, Humphries has plans for Remender's tortured Psylocke.
The synopsis blurb is thus:
After the shocking end to the previous group known as X-Force, the mutant known as Psylocke recruits her own clandestine group of operatives—Storm, Puck and Spiral—for missions so important—and so bloody—no one can know the truth. But when the time traveler known as Bishop returns to the present, he puts this new X-Force in his sights and won't rest till he finds them. But just why does this former ally of the X-Men now hunt his former teammates? The answer will leave you speechless.
First things first – PUCK gets to join a team that isn't Alpha Flight, and thus maybe has a chance at not getting canceled! Bonus! Secondly – Psylocke, Puck, Storm and Spiral are a team? Spiral?! The crazy quad-armed killer from Mojoworld? What's the deal with Psylocke being the one to continue the "bloody" missions, since she's the one having the moral qualms right now?
"Thanks to a strong tradition of formidable creators, Uncanny X-Force is a book with a unique identity — dark, dirty, morally sticky, edgy, bloody, sexy," says Humphries. "I wouldn't have it any other way. I feel right at home."
My initial response to that was to object to the characterization of a book based mostly around the notion of the morality of child killing as 'sexy,' but then I remembered there was a big underwear fight between Fantomex and Mystique recently, and the last issue had her cavorting with Victor Creed again.
So there's going to be two X-Force books come January. Which one will you be picking up? Can either one hold a candle to Remender's epic darkness? Will that be totally confusing?


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Metal Monday: 2011 In Metal Album Art
The metal world is a world saturated with pretty mediocre and often stereotypical artwork. Graphic satanic imagery, violent imagery, militaristic imagery, fantastical imagery, you get the point. Once you've seen enough album covers, you know how rare it is to find something that truly surprises or impresses you. This year seems to have had a really nice mix of fresh, interesting takes on album art as well as wonderfully executed standard-issue album art. This is not to say, however, that 2011 didn't have its fair share of stinkers. In fact, some of the worst metal album art to come out of the last decade very well may have been this year. We're going to count down the best and worst of the lot.
Metal Monday: Q&A With Jordan Rudess Of Dream Theater
Metal is one of those genres that sends only a few bands to towering fame and worldwide notoriety. Dream Theater is one of them. While the band occupies more of the progressive side of the genre, they do so with energy and originality. Two existing members attended Berklee College of Music and one went to Julliard. Needless to say, these guys have chops. The Julliard alum is none other than versatile keyboard player Jordan Rudess. His intricate, tasteful and passionate performances not only add to Dream Theater's arrangements, but he also pursues his own solo endeavors. He's a prominate solo keyboard player who has been featured in Keyboard magazine, he's developed a relationship with numerous tech companies (even designing some gear) and is also a strong advocate of music education. Check out our Q&A with Rudess to hear his take on all of his projects.
OS: You played Summer Sonic this year. How long had it been since you played a major festival and what are you looking forward to most about this one?
JR: We'd never played Summer Sonic. I get the feeling that it's very different than anything else. We played at a lot of festivals this summer. We did some very big ones with Iron Maiden which were very fun. We played a festival in Ottowa for like 70,000 people. It was ridiculous. We played something in Montreal and Toronto. We had some great big festival shows.
OS: Dream Theater songs are usually quite complex and technical. What is the rehearsal/arrangement process like?
JR: When Dream Theater gets ready to record an album, we record in a studio where we're able to set up all of our gear in a comfortable amount of space. It's usually pretty big because there are a lot of drums and a lot of gear. We just like to be in the room and hash things out all together.We'll bring in like seeds of ideas. There are three composers in the group: Myself, Petrucci and Portnoy. Together, we just make it happen. A lot of the notes and harmony are things that John and I will throw into the soup. Mike's talent is in the architectural realm. He's able to see how all these wild and crazy ideas can go together in an ingenious kind of way. It's a really cool system.
I'll throw in an idea, maybe 4 or 8 measures or something, and then we'll start playing it. Generally it'll lead to the next idea. Mike will say What if we put this riff behind it and play for another 8 bars while I turn around the rhythm. Rarely does anybody come up with something that's a full song.
OS: Being such a technically driven band, your songs are a great fit for their Rock Band/Guitar Hero placements. How do you feel about their translation into the games?
JR: I'm not a big game player, but I think it's really cool that the game thing is what it is in today's world. First of all, it's a great avenue for a band like Dream Theater to get out there. When commercial radio has changed so much, we're looking for new opportunities to get our music heard and enjoyed. From that point of view, it's really cool. In the old days, you could rely on people buying things just to listen to. Now, they have this way to play along and become the guitarist, drummer or even keyboardist.
It's not something we think about when writing music at all. Maybe we're old school, but we just want to make good music. I do think it's pretty cool though. I know we all enjoy the idea that our songs are being used in those games.
OS:Dream Theater toured with Iron Maiden earlier this year. What was it like being on the road with these guys?
JR: Well it was a really great tour, and great for Dream Theater to be on that tour. Although we're popular in North America, it's not our strongest market. This was an opportunity to go and play for really huge crowds. Iron Maiden still sells tons of tickets. In the summer when the touring business was down altogether, Dream Theater did amazingly well with Iron Maiden on the road. Every night was pretty much sold out.
OS: Yeah you guys are definitely a notable metal band too, but a different branch than Iron Maiden. Did you have a similar response?
JR: The response was really great. At times, you wouldn't even know that it was necessarily an Iron Maiden crowd. It's not a typical opening act scenario. It was cool. I think at times, we just had a lot of fans in the audience, but even if they were mostly Iron Maiden fans, it seemed they really liked Dream Theater. We played some of our most intense music, and were trying to deliver the goods in a small amount of time. So that's what we did. It went well, and the reaction was strong.
OS: Can you speak a little bit about the MorphWiz app that you developed for iPad and iPhone?
JR: My new app is called MorphWiz. It's an app for the i-OS- iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. My whole concept in creating it was to try and coordinate the worlds of audio and visual as one. It's based on the foundation of what I call a vertical grid, kind of like what I do with the continuum. You can play any scale, any amount of octaves on the screen, and each note is represented by a vertical line. So, you can get a lot of expression. For instance, you can start at the bottom of the line with virtually no volume, you can increase the amplitude by moving up the line. In that same way, you can control other parameters as well. Pitch is most often left to right. So you can have this really expressive interface.
The other thing that makes it cool is that it uses a kind of pitch intelligence that I've kind of developed over the years (starting by working with Liphol hawkin), which is a pitch-rounding system. Let's say you have a screen with a couple of different octaves, and you slide your finger on the screen, you get a smooth slide of notes. This system enables you to correct the pitch when you first touch the screen to the right note even if you're left or right of it. This can even happen once you stop your finger after the slide. This makes some very expressive styles of playing.
People think of the iPad or iPod as a fun toy, or a cheaper type of instrument. MorphWiz, I feel, is setting the foundation for the future of what we think of as electronic instruments. This whole idea of a touch screen as a means for new types of expression is really
OS: You often release educational DVDs and books. Does these teaching goals stem from your early, classical origins?
JR: Yeah I think that's definitely part of it. I come from a pretty formal education. I went to Julliard, I was there from the age of 9 until 19. It was a very unusual path. I was going to be a classical pianist. Then when I was 16-17, I started to really discover other choices. The classical thing wasn't really my interest. I was starting to get into synthesizers, but I didn't know how to apply my interests other than having fun. At some point I was like Well, this has been an unusual path, so I should let people see where I'm coming from. There's a bit of responsibility to share, because I wasn't very guided in my transition from classical to the more synthesizer stuff. There wasn't like a Berklee program like there is now. I feel like if there's some way I can share what I learned with other people then I'll do that.
OS: You have a huge presence in the gear community. Did this just occur naturally from all of your projects, or were these partnerships always important for you to include?
JR: I'm really interested in technology. When I left Julliard and I got involved with the Moog synth, it all started there. Now I'm constantly looking for ways to push the boundaries with music and visuals. Some people were like well why are you playing the iPhone, it can't possibly be ˜real'. I knew the second I saw the iPhone, there were going to be some really groundbreaking ideas to be fleshed out on the iPhone. I'm interested and I think there are some important things going on in that world. So, it leads me to a lot of gadgets, and things that make sounds.
The Microboards thing is an extension of what's going on with me. I have a G3 Disc Publisher at home. I can burn like 50 CD's at a time and they're all really well-printed. Just like I have a keyboard now that can make any sound you can imagine. I'm working on a concerto now and I'm trying to finish that. The relationship started a long time ago In this case, we needed a solution when Dream Theater was in the studio to make CD's for everyone during rehearsal. Recently, I got in touch with Aaron Pratt, and asked what they had to help me get the job done. So that's when the G3 came into play.
OS: Cool. So you're working on a concerto right now?
JR: Yeah, in November I'm heading off to Venezuela to premier my new concerto. It's not done yet, but it will be for keyboard and orchestra. That's like the main thing on my plate right now. My general plan is to make a piece of substantial length, and it should be interesting.
If you missed the Iron Maiden tour or Dream Theaters' Japanese dates, stay tuned for Rudess' keyboard concerto as well as an announcement for some 2011 Dream Theater dates.
Metal Monday: Metal Essentials – Progressive Metal
If a person is to consider themselves a metalhead, they had best know the roots"the basics. Be aware of all subgenres, who dominates them and know the albums that helped shape that subgenre. For the next few weeks, I'll be schooling you on some essential metal albums from metal's biggest subgenres; making sure you know the biggest and the best in the metal world while giving you some essential albums to add to your metal collection.
This week's topic seeks to stretch the genre boundaries of metal, and, quite literally, the length of songs. I'm referring to progressive metal.
Metal Monday: Great Metal Tours in 2010
'Tis the season to be… metal! Unlike many genres of music, winter is a popular touring season for metal bands. This year it seems some of the biggest and most highly- regarded acts are teaming up for mammoth tours. From death metal to progressive metal, there's something for everyone. If you're looking to see some metal veterans, there's some of that. If you're looking to see some of the metal rookies looking to make waves, there's lots of that too. Exodus, Scale the Summit, Revocation, Nile, Between the Buried and Me and many more are all hitting the road!
Check out the winter metal tours, as well as tour dates, after the jump…
Everyone knows that summertime is festival season, and whenever people think of music festivals, they think of events like SXSW and Bonnaroo. Unless they are metalheads. For hardcore rockers, popular summer festivals include Wacken and Hellfest. But, most of the time when music journalists or bloggers write about the summer touring and festival season, metal does not get its due. Sure, metal bands are in on some of these festivals, like Bonnaroo, but they certainly are not the focal point of the events. So, here is a nice summer festival overview for all you metal junkies out there:
Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
Arguably the most famous and premier event in the history of metal festivals, this past Wacken Open Air celebrated its 20th birthday. Mí¶torhead reportedly put on one of the best shows in recent memory, and all the other old school metal rockers followed suit. Among these great performances were the band formerly known as Black Sabbath (Heaven & Hell) as well as Saxon. Beyond the seasoned veteran bands, word is that doom metal troop Cathedral really won the crowd over (unsurprising, since the band is led by ex-Napalm Death vocalist Lee Dorrian).
Hellfest Open Air – Clisson, France
The second-most famous metal festival on the globe, Hellfest shared only a couple acts with Wacken this year"notably Heaven & Hell who again wowed the crowd. The fest's the buzz bands seemed to be Brutal Truth and the loudest band on Earth Manowar, with Manowar having a slight edge (despite reports that Brutal Truth could be heard over Manowar's set at times). Strangely, little was said about hometown giants Gojira, though there were sparse mentions of a solid set.
Bloodstock Open Air – Catton, UK
Rounding out the big three for metal festivals, this year's Bloodstock was fodder for great stories. None more awesome than the hilarious/horrible bottling of Cradle of Filth in which the band stopped their set and left the stage without finishing the set. Blind Guardian, Carcass, Amon Amarth and the thrash bands garnered the most props for absolutely bringing it on stage.
MetalCamp – Tolmin, Slovenia
As usual, the bands who headlined this festival are the same bands that headlined the other big festivals. That's just the way these things work. After scouring the ˜net for any opinions or reports of the festival, I only came to the conclusion that there was no real standout performances, though people were largely unenthusiastic about the lineup as a whole (Mind-boggling, really, since Amon Amarth, Blind Guardian, Dimmu Borgir, Satyricon and more were on the bill). The disappointment might have been due to the lack of great underground bands (beyond the huge names), as well as the completely unknown acts from the second stage"except Warbringer, who played before a band with only 1,000 MySpace friends. For shame.
Download Festival – Donington Park, UK
Download Festival, the least metal of all the summer metal festivals, was filled with the nu metal acts of yesteryear and all the things the kids dig today. So there was a huge variety of musical styles on this bill. No band got as much credit as Faith No More, who put on a performance referred to as brilliant by most attendees. Mí¶tley Crüe, Slipknot and Steel Panther also received favorable reviews. On the opposite side of things, a lot of festival goers hated Marilyn Manson, Limp Bizkit, Attack! Attack!, Pendulum and Parkway Drive. Unsurprisingly there was little said about the more extreme bands there like Suicide Silence, Meshuggah and God Forbid"the bill did not exactly cater to those fans. What is surprising is that I have found nothing about Opeth and Dream Theater's sets.
In case you did not make it out to any festivals this summer, or just want to know what is coming up for metal festivals in the near future, here are two of the bigger events on the list:
New England Deathfest – Providence, RI
While not the biggest metal festival, New England Deathfest is having some of the most legendary Death Metal bands headline this year: Neuraxis, Cephalic Carnage and Quo Vadis. Also on the bill is Revocation, touted by many as the next big thing in metal and recently signed to Relapse Records. If you're in the New England area, $50 for this weekend filled with death is well worth it.
Ilha Do Ermal Festival – Viera do Hinho, Portugal
Because I don't speak Portuguese, it is hard to say much about this festival other than the fact that Blind Guardian is headlining it, which is almost enough reason to go regardless of who else is playing. The fact that Sepultura, Obituary, Firewind, Textures and Hatesphere are also on the bill certainly does not hurt. At 60€ ($85.35), that is a great price for three days of pure metal goodness.
Twenty years is a long time. Two whole decades. Many things can change in that amount of time, but few styles of music went through as many changes as metal.
1989 was the tipping point that steered metal into the state we know it now. The thankful decline of the hair metal plague was in full-effect, death metal was on the rise and thrash metal was still going strong. This was the year of the infamous Jethro Tull upset over Metallica for the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in the first ever Heavy Metal Grammy (much to the dismay of the metal community and rightfully so"Jethro Tull is not even close to metal). Tipper Gore and her PMRC was bringing the hammer down on metal with their censorship threats, and Guns N' Roses had taken over the mainstream metal territory. Metal was under fire from all angles. For the greater good of metal, however, all of these things were ultimately great. The core die hard metal community decided they had enough, and were going to take a stand by pushing metal styles to the extreme.
Dream Theater, Stratovarius and Obituary are the most notable bands who released debut albums in 1989, all of which saw moderate success, and who later came to shape their genres for the next two decades. 1989 also saw the formation of many new bands, such as Dark Tranquillity and Cannibal Corpse, who helped shape the metal world over the last twenty years. Even with the huge successes these bands saw in the 90's, they were still not able to overcome the hip hop and grunge onslaught throughout the decade and break into the mainstream " unless you were Anthrax and did a collaboration with Public Enemy (which ultimately led to the rap metal fiasco of the late 90's). I'm not talking about the popular bastardized offshoots of metal (e.g. Limp Bizkit, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Disturbed, Deftones, etc.) that developed in the 90's. I'm talking the real metal of the 90's"Blind Guardian, At The Gates, In Flames, Symphony X, Suffocation"none of these bands got as much mainstream exposure in the 90's as they deserved. Instead, the less abrasive grunge style took over. The mainstream was tired of the aggression-fueled style that metal brought and grunge stepped up to the plate, switching the anger for angst which hit home for the flannel-clad teenagers of the 90s.
Ultimately, metal being a subterranean music style throughout the 90's was for the betterment of all metal genres. Everyone saw what happened in the 80's when metal broke into the mainstream (yes, hair metal). The same thing happens to most genres of music"evolution happens when the genre is not in the spotlight (which means grunge is directly responsible for the black sheep that is Nickleback). Without the 90's era of metal, we could still have things like the horrid pop-punk and boy bands of the early 2000's (we can actually thank hip hop for helping to rid of that nuisance). Slowly but surely, metal is making its way back into the mainstream. There are 14 metal albums in the Billboard Top 200 as I write this, one of which debuted at #6" Black Clouds & Silver Linings by our progressive pals Dream Theater. Metal is stronger than ever, and looks as though it is still on the rise. Lookout, mainstream media, we are storming your beaches, and about to take over your cities. Yes, those ones that were built on rock and roll.


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Lawmakers, business leaders react to Hbg. bankruptcy vote
Much to the chagrin of state lawmakers and the local business community, the Harrisburg City Council on Tuesday vote to file for Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy protection.
The majority of the council and city Controller Dan Miller, a bankruptcy advocate, said federal bankruptcy court now is the only place where real negotiations to solve the city's debt problem can happen.
"Right now, no debt is forgiven," Miller said. "(In bankruptcy court), Harrisburg has real leverage to make a good deal."
The council's vote to seek bankruptcy protection is illegal, state Sen. Jeffrey Piccola, R-Dauphin County, said in a statement today.
"It's illegal under Pennsylvania law which prohibits third-class cities from filing for bankruptcy," he said. "Rather than wasting precious time on illegal filings and engaging expensive attorneys, the majority of (the) City Council should be about working with the mayor and the commonwealth to resolve this crisis via the Act 47 process."
Piccola is referring to Senate Bill 907, an amendment to the state's fiscal code that passed in June as part of the 2011-12 budget process. That amendment adds the risk of losing state funding if a municipality files for bankruptcy protection.
The Senate next week is expected to take up Senate Bill 1151, which was proposed by Piccola and includes a recently approved amendment by Cumberland County Republican Rep. Glen Grell.
The bill is designed to give the state the power to put third-class cities in receivership for failing to act on Act 47 recovery plan. The governor has said he will sign the takeover legislation.
"I anticipate successful adoption of the bill moving us closer, unfortunately because of the reckless behavior of the majority of (the) City Council, to state receivership," Piccola said.
The majority members of council argued the proposed recovery plans crafted by a state-appointed Act 47 team and Mayor Linda Thompson would not do enough to solve the city's ballooning debt while protecting creditors. The primary concern was that receivership would lead to a full-scale sale of city assets, resulting in the loss of future revenue.
Through bankruptcy, Miller said, the city should be able to hold onto its assets, including the parking system and troubled incinerator. The incinerator debt is roughly $310 million, primarily due to a failed 2004 retrofit.
The four council members who voted for bankruptcy — Brad Koplinski, Eugenia Smith, Wanda Williams and Susan Brown-Wilson — want bond insurer Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., a primary backer of the city's of incinerator debt, to forgive at least $100 million of the debt.
They also want other revenue tools back on the table, including a commuter tax and a 1 percent county sales tax. Raising the city's earned-income tax to 2 percent from 1 percent would generate about $22 million annually between city residents and nonresidents who work in Harrisburg, Miller said.
That money could be used to pay down the city's debt service, he said.
Miller said he believes the commuter tax is more likely than a sales tax, which would require action by the General Assembly and the governor.
If approved, SB 1151 would take the commuter tax off the table for distressed third-class municipalities.
"I still can't understand what the majority of (the) council and Dan Miller believe the end game looks like in bankruptcy," said David Black, president and CEO of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic Development Corp. "Chapter 9 requires a plan and cannot force debt reduction, as I understand it. I think it is a bad thing for neighboring municipalities, and (it) doesn't instill confidence in the business community."
The council's action is nothing more than a "delay tactic to avoid making the tough decisions necessary to resolve the city's debt crisis," Dauphin County commissioners said in a statement.
"Based on our initial review, the filing by (the) City Council is not properly authorized under the law," the commissioners said.
The mayor is planning a 2:30 p.m. news conference to discuss the legality of the bankruptcy action, spokesman Robert Philbin said.


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