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New Equinox more lithe, fuel-efficient and powerful
The compact crossover is one of the most popular models in every automaker's fleet, and for good reason. The compacts are roomy, ride comfortably, handle competently in bad weather and are capable of mild off-road travel. They may not be able to compete with the seating capacity and cargo-carrying capability of today's minivans, but they're more fun to drive, and certainly more stylish.
One of the best is the Chevrolet Equinox. Regular readers will remember we leased a car a year and a half ago, and a leftover 2015 Equinox was the runner-up to the Jeep Renegade. Things might have turned out differently if we'd waited until this year. The new Equinox, redesigned for 2018, is more lithe, fuel-efficient and powerful. We liked the 2015 model, but it fell short of the high standard Chevrolet has achieved with the new model.
Our test car, a top-of-the-line Premier with the 2.0-liter turbocharged Four, 9-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive, had a sticker price of $39,660. The base Equinox L, a special-order model that starts at $24,525, comes with a mild-mannered 170-horsepower, 1.5-liter turbocharged Four, 6-speed automatic gearbox and front-wheel drive. Also available is a 1.6-liter turbodiesel pumping out 137 horsepower, with 240 pound-feet of torque. It's rated at 39 mpg on the highway, compared with 28 to 30 in gasoline-powered Versions of the Equinox. Our Orange Burst Metallic test car's versatile transmission and powerful engine gave it a more refined personality than the 2015 model.
In terms of technology, road manners, utility and interior comfort, the Equinox is competitive with the class of the compact-crossover segment — the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and Mazda CX-5. Also worth a look are the Mitsubishi Outlander, Ford Escape, Kia Sorento and Hyundai Tucson. Most of these models have more maximum cargo room than the Equinox, and a few have third-row seats.
We liked the Equinox' MyLink infotainment system better than most. Sound quality was excellent, and the system encompassed satellite radio, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and navigation, as well as multiple UBS ports. The safety technology also is top-drawer. Our Equinox' standard-equipment list included front and rear warning systems as well as blind-spot monitoring. When backing up, the optional Surround Vision system gives a bird's-eye view of the car and its surroundings.
Equinox sales are surging — up nearly 85% in August 2017, compared with the corresponding month in 2016, and up nearly 17% for the year. Crash tests have not been completed on this redesigned model, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rated the Equinox a Top Safety Pick Plus through the 2016 model year.
Chevrolet's commitment to crossovers extends to the much smaller Trax and larger Traverse. Of the three, we have a strong preference for the Equinox, whose size seems "just right." It's easier to maneuver than the Traverse, more spacious and comfortable than the Trax, and roomy enough for most people-moving and cargo-carrying duties.
2018 Chevrolet Equinox Premier 2.0T
Price: $41,460
Engine: 2.0-liter inline turbocharged Four, 252 horsepower, 260 lb.-ft. torque
Transmission: shiftable 9-speed automatic
Drive: all-wheel
Ground clearance: 9.6 in.
Weight: 3,665 lb.
Suspension: MacPherson strut front, multi-link rear
Wheels: 19-in. polished alloy
Tires: P235/50R19 all-season
Seating capacity: 5
Luggage capacity: 29.9 cu. ft.
Maximum cargo capacity: 63.5 cu. ft.
Fuel capacity: 15.6 gal.
Fuel economy: 22 mpg city, 28 mpg highway
Fuel type: premium unleaded gasoline (recommended)


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Driver Killed, 4 Injured in Car-Tree Crash
Sioux Falls police say speed and alcohol were factors in a fatal crash Thursday night in which a vehicle struck a tree.
Lieutenant Jerome Miller says police, fire and ambulance crews were called at 10:11pm to the intersection of West Oak Street and South Holly Avenue, where they found a 2005 Mercury Montego with five people in it had struck a tree.
Information Officer Sam Clemens says witnesses told police the northbound vehicle was speeding at around 60 miles per hour when the driver missed the T-intersection at Oak Street.
Miller says two of the occupants had critical, life-threatening injuries and three others had serious injuries.
All five were taken to hospitals, but Miller says the driver died shortly after arriving. The other occupants remain hospitalized, with injuries ranging from serious to critical.
Clemens says one of the passengers, a 23-year-old Sioux Falls man, had been on parole and ran from the scene.
He was captured about a block-and-a-half away and was returned to the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
Lt. Miller says none of the five was wearing a seat belt, and he says police are still investigating.

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Monday, December 29, 2008
The Magic Words Part 4: The Big Picture
Sunday, November 02, 2008
The Magic Words Part 3: Using the 3 T's
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Oof, too much traveling and midterms have gotten me way behind on posts! So much has happened recently. Kristin Scherrer of the University of Michigan has published a paper: Coming to an Asexual Identity: Negotiating Identity, Negotiating Desire. Badass that she is, she's also breaking academic turf on asexual relationships by looking at asexual polyamory, where things get mighty interesting. "This research illuminates the complications of categorizing relationships as monogamous or polyamorous indicating that new language is needed to appropriately describe the wide array of relationships humans form outside of this binary." No shit. I'm kinda shocked that it doesn't exist already. Kristin: if you read this blog can I see that paper?
In other academic news, Brotto's study is about to be published. I got a sneak preview and there's some fantastic stuff in there, lots of useful information about the community that I didn't know and lots of stuff that will lay a foundation for studying asexuality in the future. She's following up with another study on physiology that's going to lay even better groundwork, all super exciting.
I also want to give a shout-out to pretzelboy's excellent research on the history of asexual identity.
Right, so where was I?
Last time I talked about how to describe relationships without relying on categories like friendship and romance. Personally, I describe relationships in terms of time (how much time you spend in the relationship and what you spend it doing), touch (how you feel about the relationship and how you express those feelings) and talk or trust (what you expect from the relationship and how you arrive at those expectations.) I personally find this system incredibly useful. Not only do they get me out of the romantic binary, they provide a pretty versatile and useful system for understanding the important things going on in my relationships.
Take my relationship with R. "Friend" could describe the relationship, but with a brush so broad it's almost useless. If I think of R as just a friend I can't describe a lot of power and potential that our relationship has. R and I hang out once or twice a week, we do political things together, have esoteric discussions and spend a lot of time happily working or thinking together in silence. We hug hello and goodbye, and almost always express feelings about the things that we do together. We also get slow, awkward, deeply sweet conversations every few months about how we feel about one another. At the end of those discussions we usually wind up making commitments to one another, and we usually wind up keeping them.
Understanding these three things about the relationship gives me a much clearer picture of what's going on than the word "friend" does. "Friend" tells me that this is someone who I value. The Three T's tell me that this is someone who I value because we create a quite, reflective space in oneanother's lives. They tell me that the way I should express that value is through well-spaced discussions on hikes in the woods, and they tell me that the way to feel secure in that value is to treat the little commitments that we've made to one another as sacred. Good stuff to know.
The Three T's also give me a way to explain the relationship to other people without relying too heavily on the romance/friendship binary.
I could say that R is my "friend" or my "close friend," but neither would give an accurate a picture (neither would "partner"). Instead I can say that R and I "are close" and drop a few tidbits from the paragraph above. The essential details can get packed into a single sentence. ("R and I spend a lot of time philosophizing, we're not too affectionate but there's a strong bond there.") This provides a quick, accurate way to describe relationships that are in that murky area between romance and friendship without needing to delve into binary-busting theory or use awkward terms like "lady friend."
Describing relationships this way also sets a standard for talking about relationships with more precise language, one that many people pick up on and copy instinctively. Say I describe my relationship with R to Z. I not only give Z an accurate picture of an important relationship in my life, I lay some important groundwork. Let's say that as Z and I hang out and talk about our love lives, I develop a little bit of a crush. I start thinking that it might be interesting if this relationship headed into that gray area between romance and friendship for someasexy good times. Normally there would run into a huge language problem here, I would struggle to express to Z that I was interested in cuddling and intimacy but not sex and Z would get confused. Not anymore. In talking about our love lives, Z and I have already gotten some practice in talking about relationships outside of the binary. Maybe I'll drop a few other examples of relationships closer to what my lecherous asexual brain has in mind: "K and I get together to dance really, really cheesily and support one another in our life's ambitions. We're super physically affectionate, say that we love on one another and have a plan for where our relationship is going over the next two years." I'll be able to subtly communicate that I'm interested while using context to give Z a rough idea of what I'm interested in. Right now Z and I talk about our love lives, play soccer and spend a lot of time laughing. Maybe from Z's perspective adding some cuddling and verbal affection to the mix might not seem like such a bad idea.
In my experience Z doesn't have to be asexual for this to work. Once we've got our soccer, laughing, cuddling and possibly low-level commitments going on there's absolutely no reason for Z to suddenly need sex to keep the relationship going. If anything, sexual people in Z's position tend to be titillated at the possibility of getting so much intimacy WITHOUT being railroaded into sexuality. Even die-hard sexuals need a little asexiness now and then.
Last but not least, I've found the Three T's very helpful when thinking about growing my relationships. I've found that they tend to build over time and work in a cycle. Touch follows time, talk follows touch, and time follows talk. Let's take my imaginary relationship with Z. I've got this crush on my soccer buddy, what do I do about it? I can't just say "I like you, let's be grey-area relationshippy friend/lovers" and reach for a cuddle, dumping that much talk and that much touch on the relationship would be incredibly awkward. If I use the Three T's I can push the relationship to grow more organically.
Touch follows time. If I want to be more affectionate in the relationship I should wait until we've done something that we both have feelings about and then express those feelings. I'll start small, maybe making a point of always saying what I feel about the soccer we play together. Once that becomes accepted I'll start expressing feelings about Z as a person ("I can't get over you're jokes, you're too much!") and eventually start in on my feelings about the relationship itself ("Z, I just want to say that I'm really glad that we're spending time together. It means a lot to me.") The more emotionally expressive the relationship is, the more organic it is to express affection through touch and body language. Maybe we'll start out hugging hello and goodbye, will move to comfortably leaning on one another during during jokes and will be full-fledged cuddlers by the time we're talking about our relationship. That's not to say that this is a formula to insert touch anywhere you please. As you build touch gradually, you'll have ample opportunity to see whether or not the other person reciprocates. Listen to how they express affection so that you can get a sense of what they want and how they emotionally communicate. If they're not interested in a lot of cuddling they'll let you know by not reciprocating affection beyond their comfort level.
So we've got love and cuddles in our life, what about dependability? In a world where friends are often thoughtlessly discarded for lovers, trust can be a big challenge. How do you ask someone to commit to you without coming across as needy? (Warning: some awkwardness completely unavoidable.) In my experience, talk follows touch. Remember how in my relationship with R we would always make commitments to one another after those awkward conversations about our feelings? That's not a coincidence. Once everyone's expressed their feelings it's natural to make commitments based on those feelings. When my relationship with Z starts out these commitments are small, possibly just arranging the next time that you get together. As the relationship grows we can start committing to seeing one another on a regular basis, then talking explicitly about how we want to be a part of one another's lives.
Of course, as I make more and more commitments with Z we'll spend more and more time together. Time follows talk. At first that time will just be soccer, jokes and gossip, but as we express more emotion and learn more about one another we can start exploring all sorts of other things to do. The more we do, the more feelings we'll have to express about it and the more commitments we'll make based on those feelings. If you think about it this time>touch>talk cycle shows up naturally in conversation. It's common to end an afternoon (time) by saying "this was fun! (touch) Let's do it again! (talk)." How about "I love you! (touch) Let's get married (talk) and spend the rest of our lives together (time)." Is it me, or does "Let's spend the rest of our lives together (time) and get married (talk). I love you! (touch)" seem a lot more awkward?
That's it for now. I hope that this system makes sense. I've found it's a powerful tool for taking relationships to their full potential. The next question is: should you? The fact that you can delve into the murky depths of nonsexual intimacy in any relationship in your life doesn't make it a good idea. All of that nonsexual intimacy takes time, and you're an asexual with shit to DO. If you've only got a few hours in your week which relationships should you spend them on? How can you spend those hours building relationships that will make you and those you are close to balanced and happy? Next post I'll take a shot at those questions by talking about the magical world of community organizing. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
The Magic Words Part 2: Time, Touch and Talk
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008
The Magic Words Part 1: Focus on Relationships
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Asexual Problem Part 2: Language
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Asexual Problem Part 1: Numbers
Thursday, August 28, 2008
What Asexual People Want
Wow, has it really been a month since my last post?
I just had a cool discussion with a researcher from down the bay, and we go into an interesting discussion about what asexual people, as a community, are out to accomplish. I broke it down into four categories, though I'd love people's thoughts on the issue.
Probably the biggest thing asexual people are looking for is a place to figure ourselves out and be supported in our identity. This is why most people bother to show up to the community, and is probably one of the things that we do best. It means offering an open, accepting environment that makes people feel safe and encourages them to explore themselves in whatever terms fit best. Even the way we that we talk about asexuality (it's just a word that you use to describe yourself) is geared to create a supportive atmosphere.
How we do it: AVEN discussion forums, other online communities, admod team, advisory team, meetup groups.
Most asexual people are peeved at how little asexuality gets talked about in our culture. More visibility is the first step to broader social acceptance, and many of us are tired of giving a 20 minute lecture every time we come out. Most importantly, visibility let's us make the great support systems that we've built available to people who might need them. All of us have knows how much it sucks to not have a community, and we know that there are tons of people out there going through the same struggle. Visibility lets us reach out to them.
How we do it: Media trainings, AVEN Media Guidebook, assisting reporters in finding interviewees for their stories, lectures, informational pamphlets.
The next step after visibility is getting other organizations to recognize us and incorporate us into what they do. To me that's meant getting LGBT and sex ed groups to start including asexuality in their materials, getting scientists to include us in discussions of sexuality and getting doctors to stop pathologizing us half the time. There are two powerful social institutions that we're courting (or at least I'm courting).
The first is the LGBT/sex positive movement (the two movements are pretty integrated at this point.) They make up a huge grassroots network that does education around sexuality and gender and advocates for legal rights. Making friends with them means that that huge grassroots network talking will add asexuality to the list of things that they talk about, which is huge. They tend to be interested in us as a social movement like they are. We gain their respect by talking about our personal stories, our political views, they way that we have emerged as a movement and the amount of people/resources that we are capable of mobilizing. We also have a little hiccup in dealing with this community. Because their politics are all about celebrating sexuality, it sometimes takes them a second to get how they share the same agenda with asexual people. I've been trying to smooth the transition by getting leaders in the sex positive movement, like Carol Queen, to go on record as saying that asexual people are cool.
How we do it: Show up/give talks at conferences, network with educators and organizers, participate in LGBT and sex positive communities, publicly affiliate with LGBT/sex positive leaders.
The second is the academic/medical world. They control not only classroom sex ed, but also the medical institutions which treat asexual people when we have problems. Getting them to see us as legitimate and healthy will mean inclusion in a bunch of classrooms and will make it much much easier for asexual people to go to the therapist (and for people who do might identify as asexual but don't to go to the therapist.) This community is a tougher nut to crack than the LGBT world, they care primarily about academic research and very little has been done on us. Current medical definitions of things like Hyposexual Desire Disorder and Sexual Aversion Disorder kind of graze the question of asexual pathology. An out-and-proud asexual probably wouldn't be considered pathological, but someone struggling to come to terms with their asexual identity probably would. The strategy here has been to encourage academic discourse. Get academics talkign about asexuality, make it known that we want them to research us and help them in any way that we can if they decide to do research. The more research gets done, the easier it will be for us to change the way that the academic and medcial world talks about us.
How we do it: Show up at conferences (we usually don't have the credentials to give talks), give talks on college campuses, assist anyone doing research on asexuality, network researchers together so that they can assist one another and begin to buil a professional community, AVEN DSM Task Force.
Once people get past the need for support, one of the biggest looming questions is around forming intimate relationships. We face some a pretty serious challenge here as a community one that I've spent so much time thinking about that I referr to it as just "The Asexual Problem":
Many asexual people want to form intimate relationships, and in our culture sex is what separates primary intimate relationships (dating and marriage) from secondary ones (friendships). That means that no matter how close I get to someone, that relationship is considered "just a friendship" in the eyes of our culture unless it involves sex. This creates big problems for us, since many of us want to be more than just friends with someone at some point in our lives. There isn't really a perfect solution to this problem, a lot of asexual people that I know are still struggling with it, but there are a few imperfect ones:
1) Just form friendships- This tends to be a matter of personal preference, but a lot of asexual people, mostly those who identify as aromantic are happy this way.
2) Date other asexual people- This can work really well. It's easy for two asexual people to get together, decide to form a primary intimate relationship and announce it to the world. A couple of happily married couples have already come out of AVEN this way. The problem is number. Even major metro area have, at best, a few dozen people actively identifying as asexual, which means that the likelihood of finding a good match is pretty low. For this reason most asexual-asexual couples meet online and eventually move long distances to be together. Since many people aren't interested in long distance online dating, this will probably only become a solution once local meetup groups have grown significantly.
3) Date sexual people- Though there are several examples out there of healthy sexual/asexual relationships, this remains a problematic option. Sexual and asexual people are fundamentally incompatible in something that our culture claims to be vital to an intimate relationship's emotional health. Making a sexual/asexual relationship work requires extensive communication. To make matters more complicated, most people see sexual compatibility as a precurser to an intimate relationship. That means that in order to start dating a sexual person an asexual person usually has to stay closeted, making the extensive communication that needs to take place evren trickier.
4) Create new models for intimate relationships- This is my personal favorite. If friendships don't work and traditional dating doesn't work, why not invent new words to describe the relationships that we want? I've had a lot of success with this method. It lets me form relationships with sexual people that are intimate, emotionally expressive and committed but that don't require sexual exclusivity. That means that I avoid the emotional ceiling of just forming friendships, the numbers problem of only dating asexual people and the incompatability problem of being monogomous with sexual people. I get to form close relationships with anyone I want, and there's no limit to how close those relationships can get. The only problems are around communication and jealousy. I have to be cool with my partner forming sexually and emotionally intimate relationships with others (which has never been an issue for me personally). I also have to communicate whatever hairbrained relationship model I've thought up to the other person clearly enough that they understand it, accept it, and get emotionally turned on by it. This is a lot easier in places that have are already accepting of sexual diversity, and could pose a real challenge in places where traditional dating is all that anyone has ever thought about.
How we do it: Discussions on AVEN, meetups, asexual dating sites, blogs discussing relationship issues.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Blurring the Desire Line
So I got an email from someone today who had some awesome comments about this blog and podcast. She was talking about the episode on having a crush and raised an interesting point:
"because the word crush is so sexualized I prefer using 'to be enthusiastic' about someone."
This is a completely legit way to approach things. For a lot of people keeping the line between sexuality and nonsexuality nice and clear is an important part of being A, and I can think of a lot of reasons why it would be a good idea.
I'd like to make a case for the opposite. I love my sexualized language. When I have connect with someone nonsexually, even if we don't touch, I'll sometimes talk about "hooking up" with them. I'll say that I need to get laid (want to cuddle with someone) I'll flirt and tease and can get downright raunchy on the dancefloor.
To me, the line between sexual stuff and nonsexual stuff is ultimately a line that holds us aces back. If my friends all get to "hook up" with people and all I get to do is hold stimulating conversations, then the things I have to gossip about will never seem quite as interesting as the things that they have to gossip about. That's a big deal. The phrase "hook up," while being fabulously ambiguous, bears a lot of social weight. It's an exclamation point. It says "pay attention to what's going on here, because what's happening here matters" and as asexual people one of our big challenges is to demonstrate that our relationships matter.
I like to think of it as sexual drag. Drag is all about blurring lines, messing with preconceived notions of what's male and what's female, which is why it's so fun. Sexual drag works the same way. Once someone knows I'm asexual, they expect me to exist purely in the social space that they have set aside for nonsexuality. I form only friendships, I experience no fiery passions, I have little or no relationship with my own body, yada yada. By breaking that expectation I can force people to reassess their expectations of me (which is handy) and also reassess what they think about sex. Is there a nonsexual reason to make flirty eye contact from across the room? Sure- if I know how to turn that flirtyness into a compelling nonsexual relationship (which ain't that hard.)
In a society where the word "desire" has a sexual connotation, it's tough to get people to realize that we have any. I know from experience that a huge part of forming close, healthy relationships is clearly articulating the things I want, which is tricky when the language for a lot of my nonsexual desires doesn't really exist. Talking about the things that I want in sexual terms makes those desires matter. It makes people say "wait, you're asexual, what do you mean 'hook up?'" and that gives me the opportunity that I need.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
#22- Interview With Carol Queen Part 2
As promised, here is the second installment of the interview with Carol Queen. Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
#21- Interview with Carol Queen
I got to interview Carol Queen, an icon in the sex positive world. She had some very interesting, very positive things to say about the overlap between sex positivism and asexuality!
Asexualest. Robot. Ever.
Even though Wall-E's hopelessly romantic and I'm hopelessly not, I was way way into the relationships in this movie. So cute! And falling for the girl with the laser cannon and tireless directive to save the world? Story of my life.
On the HSDD front, some promising news. It looks like there's a timeline of "a couple of months" (how many I'm finding out), and I've tracked down the recently-released list of working group members. A cool AVENite also updated the definition of HSDD on Wikipedia.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
How to hit on people
Sunday, June 08, 2008
At my housemate's insistance I rolled out to Sexicon, which was this kink art show at a leather store in SOMA (South of Market, an SF neighborhood.) There was all manner of sexually themed art on the walls, people in their cute little dominatrix clothes spanking one another and cages and erotica readings and whatever.
I was all set to have a ball, when I realized that ALL of my friends were event staff working the bar or the door or the coat check in their little corsets and wrestling outfits and the whatnot. Generally when I have no one to talk to I'm pretty adept at making friends, but here I felt a bit too disconnected.
This used to happen to me all the time. I'd show up somewhere that was drenched in sexuality and feel completely out of place. Sexuality is scary when everyone else is fixated on it and you don't have an internal reference point to understand what the frak is going on. What's a boy to do?
After pacing around the room for a minute my head started to hurt. Trying to make sense of all of this sexuality felt like high-order calculus, so I grabbed a pen and a cocktail napkin, found a corner and got to work.
Once both sides of the napkin had been filled with nerdy little notes a snap went off in my brain and I could get up and enjoy the party. The piont wasn't that this was an erotic party, the point was that it was a celebration. For the most part people weren't actively getting off, the event wasn't about sexual pleasure it was about sexual empowerment. It was a room full of people who had all had significant struggles in their lives to become sexually empowered getting together to celebrate and reinact that empowerment, it's the sexual equivalent of cake. And I may not be into the eroticism thing, but I can definitely relate to a good celebration.
Friday, June 06, 2008
At the table
So I roll up to 1325 Mass Ave, which happens to house not only the National Center for Transgender Equality but also the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and a shit-ton of other GLBT and sexuality related lobbying groups. (Mighty, mighty convenient.) I bumble my way past the building directory and into the elevator, and some compassionate guy there asks me where I'm going.
"The National Center for Transgender Equality." I proudly beam.
"Oh..." he says "are you David Jay?"
Holy shit. I am.
"I wrote a paper on you! You're awesome! Come on in!"
I wound up in a good 20 minute meeting with Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality and all-around badass. I gave a quick overview of asexuality, and she raised some excellent points that I haven't seen talked about recently:
1) It's apparently not too uncommon for trans people, especially trans women, to use the term "asexual" to describe themselves during parts of transition. It seemed like this is considered a disempowering thing. While it's tough to say how much overlap there is with the ways that the term is getting used on AVEN, it seems like thinking about nonsexual empowerment coming out of our community could be useful in parts of the trans community where we're not currently doing active outreach. I know that there's already significant overlap between the asexual and trans communities, but crafting a specific "asexuality for trans people" education message could be interesting and very cool.
2) So I'm all listening attentively and Mara Keisling is all assertively putting her hand on the table and she's like:
"Are you all doing anything with the DSM?"
"I'd love to, but I don't think we have the capacity to target someone like the APA right now."
"You'd be surprised. There are several committees getting together now to discuss the DSM V. We've obviously been targeting the Gender Identity Panel, but there is another one which deals with fetishes and sexual disorders that would be in a position to amend the definition of Hyposexual Desire Disorder." (Not an exact quote, but you get the idea.)
Holy Shit!! Apparently the DSM panels HAVE to talk to outside advisers, including community advocates (thank you thank you thank you radical gay rights movement for paving the way here!). That means that if we put forward advisers who can discuss asexuality then it's their job, at least in theory, to listen. I'm getting more info from Mara, but we can send a fistful of grad school AVENites and friendly academics their way and pray for the best.
She also introduced me to folks from the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, who do sexual freedom lobbying and coalition building, and sold me about a group called the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States that does sex positive sex ed work and generally is connected in the Sex Ed world. All good people to keep in mind moving forward, we've got everything to gain from being on coalitions (if the votes are there on AVEN) and getting in with the sex ed infrastructure is Money.
To top it all off, I got introduced to policy and organizing staffpeople from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, who do tons of grassroots organizing around gay rights around the country. They weren't really interested in us unless we could send people to their mobilizations, but if we can and it can get back up the chain it'll make us a serious player at the national gay rights table, which means that when we start having legislative things we want we'll be able to integrate them into the agendas of organizations with real money and muscle.
I am all a-twitter.
Hopefully AVEN chapters can get up and running and we'll get one in DC....
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
My work just flew me out to DC for a conference, so I am just atwitter with potential networking. I'm gonna try to pry my way into the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. That's right, they got their grubby paws on TheTaskForce.org, which pretty much makes them the Special Get Shit Done Commando Squad of Operation Gay. H.O.T. It also means that the they probably won't have time for the likes of my pissant sexual orientation, but oh wells. Here's the gameplan:
Step 1) Hang out with the awesome sounding interns at NCTE and get them to think I'm cool.
Step 2) Get them to introduce me to their Task Force friends, who apparently work one floor down, over lunch.
Step 3) See about hooking local AVEN groups into Task Force campaigns, which will give AVEN people an excuse to make friends, give them organizer training and get them hooked up with their local gaybourhood.
Step 4) Throw organizing love to the NCTE as a way to demonstrate solidarity between the communities and so that we have allies there, who will come in all sorts of handy over time.
Fingers crossed.
Speaking of lobbying, Carol Queen thinks we're beyond awesome, which is a good thing. Carol is the founding director of the Center for Sex and Culture, and has the love, respect and admiration of the sex positive everybody near as I can tell. If someone were to be elected President of Sex there's a good chance she'd take the ticket, and during our interview she gave a long list of ways that the asexual and sex positive movement could have a constructive dialogue. HOPEFULLY this means that we can soon drop business cards on sex positive folks without getting the evil eye, which would be a nice change of pace. (To be fair, I only get it half the time now.) We just need to get an "endorsed by Carol Queen" seal for AVEN.
The above pic is a shot I took of the white house, which featured a mysterious woman in coral. Ooohhh.


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Google+, the new guy on the social networking scene isn't doing too bad. After Google CEO Larry Page announced last week that Google+ had 10 million users in a mere two weeks, it appears they've added another 10 million users. Talk about being the hottest thing in town.
People said that Google couldn't build a social network that anybody would give two cents about, but somehow they've managed to do just that. According to an independent comScore report, the new Google+ social network has hit 20 million unique visitors in three weeks.
Google+ Growth is Through the Roof
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Some have called Google+ a Facebook ripoff. Some have joined simply to see what the buzz is all about, much like how everybody started Google Buzzing and Waving for a brief moment in time and then disappeared into oblivion. For now, none of that matters. Google+ is gaining more users everyday, and Google is sure to be super excited by all the signups.
ComScore's vice president of industry analysis, Andrew Lipsman said that Google+'s growth is shooting up so fast that the closest comparison isn't even one really one — Twitter saw the same growth spurt in 2009, but that spanned several months, not three weeks.
The huge uptick in unique visitors is happening despite Google+ being in beta and invite-only. I've only begun to mess with Google+ for a short time, but my feelings are mixed.
Hopping on the Bandwagon
On the one hand, I love the "Circles" idea that lets you share things with groups, rather than everybody as on Facebook (unless you manually block people), but on the other, I really don't like how the red and gray design puts me to sleep and how anybody can add me in their "Circles" without my approval. Strangers I don't even know are "associating" themselves with me...
An iPhone-only (no iPad and iPod Touch support yet) Google+ app released two days ago could have helped the social network's traffic spike up, but will the momentum stick?
When I look at my Circles list, 75 percent of the people have never posted anything, or hardly even bothered to set up a proper profile. This worries me, as this might indicate that Google+ is just worth a peek, but not worth a long stay.
20 million users in three weeks is a lot, and might be a great milestone for Google, but it's still small potatoes compared to Facebook's 700 million and Twitter's 200 million users. Google+ has a long road ahead. Can it win the marathon, instead of the sprint?
Tell us in the comments below how your Google+ experience has been. Like it? Hate it? We're all ears.
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Oprah Winfrey is speaking out for the first time since announcing on Friday that she will end "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011.
"I have no regrets," Oprah told best friend Gayle King on her Sirius XM radio show on Monday. "There was only one time I teared up about it…talking to the viewers. It's the viewers that choked me up about it."
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The talk show host revealed that her third phone call after telling her employees was to a fellow daytime host.
"When I told all my Harpo team, I was perfectly fine," the talk show maven said. "[Disney President/CEO] Bob Iger was the first call, then [CBS President/CEO] Les Moonves, then Ellen [DeGeneres.] That is the only time my voice cracked. I'm not tortured, I just had to tell my employees."
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Oprah reiterated how deep she felt the desire to end her show – along with how it felt good numerically.
"In my bones," she told Gayle about the desire to leave. "I love numbers… 2010, even number, or do I go to 25 years? How can I do it past 2011? I can't."
Oprah explained producing her show is a lot more tricky today compared to 25 years ago.
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"It's 100 percent harder to do the show now then when I first started," she told Gayle.
As for details on Oprah's new show and network – the talk show queen still doesn't know the specifics.
"What is next?" Oprah said of the tasks ahead when asked about the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). "And what is that show is going to look like?"
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 13 diseños de 2 diseñadores freelance.
We work with both individuals whose properties have been damaged by fire, flood, mould and need cleaning and reconstruction services and with representatives from Insurance companies.
We are technical experts at what we do and in our approach we focus on a friendly and trustworthy communication with our customers. We are a one stop shop combining professionals in all the relevant trades.
We assist and with our service help the insurance people – we are professional, provide fast action, we make their policyholder happy and we help the insurance in reducing claim costs.
But we help the policyholder in the same way– we are professional and we give him peace of mind. The message we send out is: We take care of all your problems - we exceed expectations. You are in good hands. No worries.
We are international experts and have all tools as do the big corporations – but we operate with a small homebased structure and we have local representatives
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• People who have experienced a disaster – Fire, Flood, Storm…
• The over 70 years old lady who's apartment had a water damage after a burst pipe and needs a plumber and a painter - a one stop shop…
• The family who has to move out because their home is soot damaged and they want it back to normal as soon as possible…
• The shop owner whose premises has been flooded and needs to re-open as soon as possible…
• The pub owner whose premises has been damaged by fire and needs the soot removed so he can open for customers at the weekend...
• People interested in referring business to us
• People interested in setting up a Recopro branch
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There is Front Panel (1), 3 inside panels or the full A4 page, (2,3,4) , one panel folded in (5) and the back panel (6)
Bottom on each panel you have the website http://www.recopro.ie and the phone number 1890930906.
Front panel: Logo, Mission Statement, Headlines and service and benefit listing.
The 3 inside panels will describe the services – with headline, testimonials and images.
The first panel which is folded in when you open the brochure will have a description of the entire process from the inspection to the finishing.
The Back panel will have an image, testimonials, listing of certifications and logo of the institution IICRC - see attached - and contact details
We also want 5 double sided inserts – size is 1/3 of A4 -and should fit into the brochure.
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Ron Paul Calls National Defense Authorization Act "Slip Into Tyranny"
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January 1, 2012
"A dictator enjoys unrestrained power over the people. The legislative and judicial branches voluntarily cede this power or it's taken by force. Most of the time, it's given up easily, out of fear in time of war and civil disturbances, and with support from the people, although the dictator will also accumulate more power with the use of force." Those prescient words of Republican presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) are taken from his book Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom. The tyrannical assumption of power by the President and the cession of unheralded power to him by the Congress has taken place precisely as Dr. Paul warned.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is an unprecedented, unconstitutional, and unchecked grant of dictatorial power to the President in the name of protecting the security of "the homeland." Ron Paul described the bill (soon to be signed into law by the President) as a "slip into tyranny," one that will almost certainly accelerate "our descent into totalitarianism."
What of the NDAA? Are there indeed provisions contained therein that so ferociously tear at the constitutional fabric of our Republic?
In a word — yes.
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month and today is World Diabetes Day. Food bloggers around the globe are celebrating by posting diabetic-friendly recipes. Many thanks to Carolyn of All Day I Dream About Food for organizing this event. Make sure you visit Carolyn's blog so you can enter to win a Kitchen Aid mixer in blue (the color of diabetes awareness) and see links to all of today's great recipes.
Did you know that 25.8 million people in the U.S. have diabetes? That's 8.3% of the population. The scary part is that 7 million of them don't know it. In addition, 79 million people have prediabetes.
In a strange way, I was lucky when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 14 years ago. My doctor caught it when I went in for my annual physical and immediately sent me to a Certified Diabetes Educator even though my blood glucose numbers weren't through the roof. I changed my eating habits and lost 30 pounds in the first year, which I've kept off to this day. If my doctor hadn't been proactive, who knows how many complications I would have suffered by now.
I'm celebrating World Diabetes Day with a most unusual companion – Brussels sprouts. It's not that I don't like them, I just don't cook them very often because the ones in my grocery store generally look pathetic. I was very excited to find some healthy-looking ones this week. This recipe satisfies the balsamic vinegar fiend in me while also exciting The Grillmaster's medjool date-loving taste buds.
If you think you don't like Brussels sprouts, I urge you to try roasting them and coating them with this sweet-tart glaze. If you do like Brussels sprouts, I'd love to hear your favorite way to serve them.
I think I'll go take a walk on the beach. How are you celebrating World Diabetes Day?
Date- and Balsamic-Glazed Brussels Sprouts
Adapted from Diabetic Living
1 pound fresh Brussels sprouts
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 pitted medjool dates, chopped
1/8 teaspoon Kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Trim stem ends from Brussels sprouts. Remove and discard outer leaves. Rinse and drain.
Cut Brussels sprouts in half lengthwise. Place in large bowl and toss with olive oil. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Spread Brussels sprouts in a single layer in the baking pan, cut side down.
Roast, stirring twice, until crisp, tender and browned, about 20 minutes.
While Brussels sprouts are in the oven, melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook about 30 seconds. Add balsamic vinegar, dates, salt and pepper. Cook until sauce has thickened and reduced, about 5 minutes.
Toss Brussels sprouts with sauce and serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings
Per serving: 117 calories, 3g fat (1g sat), 2mg cholesterol, 104mg sodium, 22g carb, 5g fiber, 12g sugar, 4g protein
Nutritional Analysis:
These brussels sprouts are very low in Cholesterol. They are also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Folate, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin C and Vitamin K. (Source: nutritiondata.com)


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The Kern Wheelmen Bicycle Club is a non-profit club dedicated to organizing cycling activities for all levels and ages of riders. We are a social club promoting cycling fun for all.
We have a beginner group to teach safety, bike care, nutrition and training. We have several intermediate groups for experienced cyclists. We can help you become the rider you want to be.
The Kern Wheelmen have weekly local rides from cruising the bike path to rides to the top of the mountain and back. We have special organized rides such as our Poker ride and the Spooktacular with hundreds of cyclists for all ages and levels. We support other groups such as Bike Bakersfield, Tehachapi Mountain Trails Association, All Action Racing (time trials), and donate annually to cycling-related causes and groups.
We have monthly meetings and club social rides open to all cyclists. You do not have to be a member to attend. Come to one of our meetings and find out all about us.
As a Club, we seek to offer support to the cyclists of Kern County. This support is provided in many ways:
- We are proud supporters of worthy health and bicycle-related causes and have donated yearly to this.
- Helping the community out and volunteering to work club events. Free t-shirts and other vendor provided items are often given to the volunteers.
- The Club hosts its annual Spooktacular Century each fall, attracting hundreds of riders seeking to challenge themselves on some of our fantastic cycling routes. There are group training rides leading up to the Spook to get you ready to ride the course of your choice.
Wanna go faster?? We have that covered too. Kern Wheelmen hosts our Kern River Duathlon every April. Many of our riders participate regularly in time trials and other events. If you like to train for endurance, such as a century or double century, Kern Wheelmen has the 200 Club to help you get the distance training you need.
We benefit from our Kern Wheelmen membership as well, and here are some of the ways:
- Wanna go your pace?? Check out our riding groups of all different speeds. Keep up that healthy and active lifestyle. Get motivation to ride by meeting with others and talking about training, rides, safety, bike maintenance, and bicycling in general
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- How about a deal? Your membership in KW will get you a 10% discount at some bike shops in town on bicycling purchases from Action Sports, Sniders Cyclery and Riverbend. You must present your KWM membership card prior to the purchase. Discounts do not apply to sale items or large cost items.
- Access to purchase Kern Wheelmen new club jerseys and cycling shorts.
- Your annual membership fee will cover you under our general insurance on all club rides.
- Our monthly club meetings are usually highlighted by a speaker or clinic. Want to hear how hard RAAM is? We have the 2- and 4-man record holders here in Bakersfield. Bike maintenance, health and nutrition; these are just some of the topics we cover.
- Look for our club rides.
- As a club we are represented by many types of riders and bikes. We are inclusive and strive to offer something for everyone regardless of how or what they ride. We work closely with the SSFTA, as many of us have mountain bikes. We also have many tandem riders, a few fixies and 1 or 2 recumbents. So run-what-ya-brung and join us!
We currently meet at Rusty's Pizza Parlor on SW corner of Ming & Ashe at 6:00pm. The meetings occur the first Monday of every month.
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It's the question all royal watchers are asking: Who will design Kate Middleton's wedding gown?
A Northern California designer put her name on the list and she not only got a response, she apparently caught the eye of the future royal herself.
Dress designer and seamstress Sylvia Guraydin worked for the royal family as a dressmaker in the in 1960s.
She now works with brides in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova.
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She said when she heard about Prince William's engagement she thought she had nothing to lose so she sent some sketches of a dress she designed for the occasion straight to Buckingham Palace.
"I wasn't expecting a response but I did get one," Guraydin said.
A letter marked private and confidential from St. James Palace, where the royals live, read:
Ms. Middleton was most interested in your work we very appreciated you taking the trouble to write.
While Guraydin she never heard anything further, she thinks she may have gotten the royals attention because her sister, who lives in England, said the press kept talking about an "anonymous English person" who they were thinking of having do the dress.
No one knows for sure whom the 29 year old will be wearing when she marries Prince William. When we asked if there was a piece of her that wonders if the minute Middleton walks out of that carriage, she will be wearing a Guraydin dress she answered, "No I don't think I am that foolish to think that, but you don't know because no one is going to say."


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Spring photos: Volume 3
More photos from around camp today. Enjoy.
First baseman Lyle Overbay fielding a ground ball during practice
Bench coach Brian Butterfield hitting a grounder during fielding drills
Infielder Kevin Millar during fielding drills
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Second baseman Aaron Hill in the batting cage
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JB-Great pictures. I think you missed your calling, but on the other hand you are a great reporter.
It looks like A-ROIDS supplier traveled with him in 07 anyone out there have any thoughts on this, you can read it on Fox sports news. This guy was and still is on roids.
I think A-Rod has been on the juice in one form or the other ever since 1996. I think he keeps changing what he takes to stay ahead of MLB testing.Right now he's probably taking HGH, since MLB does not test for it.
Anyone who thinks this guy is clean is joking with themselves.
I agree with Julia, great pics, I think you've missed your calling.
Great photos Jordan , thanks for all your hard work. They need to move you up in the " blog" competition . We need to work to get you into the top 10
great pictures. im really loving being able to see all the photos on a regular basis. makes me feel as if im there.
keep up the awesome work – i'm really enjoying it.
Overbay is still lazy on ground balls. Two hands clown boy! One thing that has ticked me off about Overbay besides his lack of production the last two years, is his nochalance about everything he does. It's like they say, "you practice like you play" and it shows with Overbay.
I'm looking forward to seeing some game action with some of the young guys in there. Specifically Snider, Arencibia and Cecil. Snider I've seen obviously but the other too only some clips on youtube.
If only it was spring in Saskatchewan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Here's the thing: With the likes of Zooey Deschanel and Lena Dunham dominating our telly time, it seems it's now the cool thing to be the
awkward quirky girl, so it's only natural that the fashion industry would respond.
Enter our go-to prints favorite, Tucker. Gaby Basora heard the cries of the eclectic and gave us her resort '12 collection. The lookbook is chock full of the familiar florals and abstracts we've come to expect from the line, but introduces some new prints, too — like doggies and female faces. Bringing us back to the '60s, Tucker has us swooning over turbans, high-waisted shorts, midi-skirts, and repurposed baseball tees — all of which she's convinced us we can actually wear. And with several beach-inspired patterns like Brighton Bell and White Sand Miles, we found ourselves mentally pairing some sunnies to go with our favorite pieces. Have we found our fashion primer?
Observe our heroine, the model who may or may not have crashed Lauren Moffatt's backyard party. Notice how she is photographed just before she's about to strike the perfect pose. See how she tries to sneak in a dye job halfway through. And most importantly, note that she attempts to Jolie (ahem, the leg moment) but ends up with dinosaur arms instead. Girl, we know.... but it works, somehow.
Are those pajamas made into a jumpsuit for maximum comfort? Is that a pair of wedges that won't make us look like Amazons? Where did the model's makeup disappear to? If Tucker's signature is "Every piece tells a story," then this lookbook gives us one heck of a plot. Check out the collection from our local legend.
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Carmol Taylor was best known as a honky-tonk songwriter, but he was also a talented performer. He was born in Brilliant, Alabama and began playing professionally in his early teens. When he was about 15, Taylor teamed up with Billy Sherrill to form Carmol Taylor and the Country Pals. The group stayed together for over 20 years, and between 1954 and 1974 played on a number of Southern radio stations. He launched his recording career in 1955, and in the early '60s he and the Pals began hosting a television show out of Columbus, Mississippi, where they performed for nine years.
Sherrill went on to become one of the most influential record producers in country music, and he helped Taylor break into professional songwriting by getting him a job at Al Gallico Music. In 1965, Charlie Walker had a Top Ten hit with Taylor's "Wild as a Wildcat." Soon after, Taylor began collaborating with Sherrill, Norro Wilson and George Richey. Together, they produced several major hits during the 1970s, including "He Loves Me All the Way," "My Man," "The Grand Tour," and "There's a Song on the Jukebox." Although he had been recording since the mid-'50s, Taylor didn't appear on the charts until the mid-'70s, with such songs as "Play the Saddest Song on the Jukebox" and "I Really Had a Ball Last Night." In 1980, Taylor himself became a producer, and in 1985, he and Gary Lumpkin provided George Jones and Lacy J. Dalton with a Top 20 hit, "Size Seven Round (Made of Gold)." Taylor died of lung cancer the following year.


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When I saw this snowman activity at Stir the Wonder, I knew I wanted to do something similar in my classroom. But I also thought it would be fun if the kids could make snowmen over and over again, and change things up each time! So I went to Jo-Ann Fabrics and bought three different sizes of styrofoam balls and a flat styrofoam base. I also picked out two small hats from the doll section that fit perfectly on the smallest styrofoam ball. (I glued on a paper flower to one of the hats.) Once I got to school, I went through all my craft supplies to find different things for the snowmen. I found buttons, star confetti, beads and wiggle eyes, but I wasn't sure how the kids would attach them to the balls. Remember, I wanted this to be a reusable activity, so no glue allowed! Then I thought of my brass fasteners. Perfect! I used a glue dot to attach the items to the ends of the fasteners!
This way the kids could stick them in the styrofoam and pull them right out again! I also made simple scarves from felt, used brown pipe cleaners for arms, and had long orange beads and orange pipe cleaners for noses. The kids used toothpicks to attach their first ball to the base and then to attach other balls on top. (Please note that toothpicks are sharp so supervision is a must with a younger group. My four- and five-year-olds did great and never poked themselves!)
The kids LOVED this activity! On Friday they were just as excited to go to this center as they were on Monday. They never grew tired of it! At first they all made traditional snowmen, with 3 balls, but by the end of the week they were getting a little more creative.
Amazon. You'll fall in love!) So I picked a child to be Sneezy and the rest of the kids were the other characters in the book. SO CUTE!


text: I love chai tea, as many of you already know. I am also a bit partial to Herb Companion, a fun herby magazine that is always a welcome arrival in my post box. It's trustworthy in terms of information and sources, and I'm honored to be an occasional guest blogger, something I wish I had time to do more often! In any case, I'm often tempted to share bits and pieces from Herb Companion with you, and their January edition was no edition. In these cold winter months, there is nothing more pleasurable than lovely Chai Tea blends. Check out Herb Companion's recipes for various chai blends below, including one that uses Holy Basil, my personal herb choice for 2010. There may be some surprises in the recipes below, depending on the regional variations of Chai. Kashmiri chai, for instance, includes blanched almonds and saffron, something you certainly won't get at Starbucks. Traditional Chai Teas almost always involve simmering the tea & spices in both water and milk, producing a nourishing wintertime beverage that is as warming to the soul as it is to the tummy.


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Hempstead principal fired over Spanish issue will appeal
Hempstead Middle School principal Amy Lacey, placed on administrative leave last year after requesting via intercom that students not speak Spanish, is fighting to get her job back.
Lacey received official notice on Monday that the Hempstead ISD school board had voted not to renew her contract.
Lacey plans to appeal, said her lawyer, Mark Robinett, and will request a hearing before the board.
"She won't file a lawsuit if they renew her contract," said Robinett. "If they don't, it will have to be looked at."
Lacey's dismissal, Robinett said, "appears to be retaliation against her because she made a statement which she had every right to say. Basically, it was, 'Look, kids, we want you to learn English.' "
Robinett disputed reports that Lacey banned Spanish everywhere on campus.
"There was no ban," he said. "There were no consequences for speaking Spanish in class. In fact, Ms. Lacey stated her respect for the Hispanic culture and language.
"What happened was, she encouraged students to speak English as much as possible - especially in class."
Hempstead Superintendent Delma Flores-Smith said her recommendation not to renew Lacey's contract was based on more than the intercom announcement.
"We've been getting calls," said Flores-Smith. " 'Why don't you want the kids to speak English?' Of course we want the kids to speak English!"
The school board's formal notice to Lacey listed eight reasons the contract would not be renewed. They included failure to fulfill her duties, incompetence or inefficiency, inability to maintain discipline, insubordination and failure to meet professional conduct standards.
Asked to give specific examples of such behavior, Flores-Smith declined.
Lacey, on her lawyer's advice, also declined to comment.


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In 2011, the world was witness to mass citizen mobilisation. From Tahrir square to the Puerta del Sol, from the streets of Tunis to the avenues of New Delhi, calls for more social and economic justice, political participation and openness have resounded. These aspirations for greater social cohesion, with fair chances for everybody in society, are rooted in profound global economic transformations that have taken place over the last two decades. The new geography of growth brings new financial resources to fast growing countries while at the same time uncovering new challenges which require action and long-term commitment from governments, underlining an opportunity that is too good to be missed.
How can governments best respond to these new expectations? What policy reforms can contribute to strengthening social cohesion? How can we learn from past experiences and existing practices? These are some of the questions that were raised on the occasion of the launch of the Perspectives on Global Development 2012.


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If you have used the FL Studio 9.6 Beta you will have noticed the Block Tracks seem to be missing from the Playlist. Well, they are still available from the 'F10 > General Settings > 'Enable legacy pattern blocks' option. However, moving forward the Playlist development will be Clip-tracks only and we won't show them by default. Are we crazy?
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Every time that I return from a research trip, I have new ideas and new places to look for family. However, after attending a conference I always have GOALS.
Here are my post-conference goals:
Use Cyndi's List.
Use Cyndi's List as a regular go-to when looking for an answer to a genealogical question. Cyndi Howells, creator and owner describes her list as "A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online." I typically use goggle, but after Cyndi's session, A Guided Tour of Cyndi's List 2.0, realized that I may save time by using Cyndi's List.
Learn more from my DNA.
The Family History and DNA: Genetic Genetic Genealogy in 2013 Conference was fabulous! Well known experts talked about DNA and genealogy. I want to learn more from my AncestryDNA results. My plans are to submit my AncestryDNA to FamilyTreeDNA and to learn to use third party tools. A mtDNA test is also in my future.
See more of the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress is an easy four hour drive from my home. And, I have family nearby. I have visited Library of Congress several times; however, have only looked at books. In Dr. John Philip Colletta's session, The Library of Congress: An Introduction and Overview, I learned that the LOC has 20 reading rooms and so much that can be used when looking for family. I plan to check out the newspaper collections next.
Cite my sources.
Throughout the conference this was emphasized. I have always "connected" sources to my research, but those sources have not always been formally identified.
Use the dining room table.
For about 355 days a year, my dining room table is empty. Denise May Levenick's session, Lessons from the Archive, was all about preserving family items. What to keep, what to throw away, AND how to sort. She started by explaining how to arrange items on the dining room table. This weekend, my dining room table will be covered with my husband's family's photos!
Howells, Cyndi. (2013, June). A Guided Tour of Cyndi's List 2.0. Session presented at the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, Burbank, CA.
Howells, Cyndi. (1996-2013). Cyndi's List. Retrieved June 20, 2013. From http://www.cyndislist.com/.
Levenick, Denise. (2013, June). Lessons from the Archive. Session presented at the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree, Burbank, CA.
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Objects and Client/Server Connections
This series, The Object-Oriented Thought Process, is intended for someone just learning an object-oriented language and who wants to understand the basic concepts before jumping into the code, or someone who wants to understand the infrastructure behind an object-oriented language he or she is already using. These concepts are part of the foundation that any programmer will need to make the paradigm shift from procedural programming to object-oriented programming.
Click here to start at the beginning of the series.
In keeping with the code examples used in the previous articles, Java will be the language used to implement the concepts in code. One of the reasons that I like to use Java is because you can download the Java compiler for personal use at the Sun Microsystems Web site http://java.sun.com/. You can download the standard edition, J2SE 5.0, at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp to compile and execute these applications. I often reference the Java J2SE 5.0 API documentation and I recommend that you explore the Java API further. Code listings are provided for all examples in this article as well as figures and output (when appropriate). See the first article in this series for detailed descriptions for compiling and running all the code examples.
In the previous column, we covered the basic Java technology required to construct a simple client/server example. The example illustrated how an object is constructed on one machine and then marshaled across a network to another machine. The process involves serializing the object so that it can be transferred across a wire and then reconstructed on the other side. In this article, we will further explore the process of moving an object across a client-server connection. Specifically, we will investigate what happens when the unexpected occurs. We will first review the client/server application that we began in the last column, and then we will throw in some wrinkles.
Running the Client/Server Example
First, lets review the code from the last column. The examples in this article extend this code, so it is important that you reach this baseline by compiling and running the simple client server example (if you have not read the previous column or would like to review it, please visit the following URL: http://www.developer.com/db/article.php/3597071).
There are 3 files in this example, Employee.java, Server.java and Client.java.
The basic concept is this:
- An Employee object is created
- Attributes in the Employee object are set
- The client sends Employee object is sent across a network
- The server accepts the Employee object
- The server changes the Employee objects attributes
- The server sends the Employee object back to the client
- The client verifies that the attributes were indeed altered
The complete code for the Employee class is shown in Listing 1.
import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class Employee implements Serializable { private int employeeNumber; private String employeeName; Employee(int num, String name) { employeeNumber = num; employeeName= name; } public int getEmployeeNumber() { return employeeNumber ; } public void setEmployeeNumber(int num) { employeeNumber = num; } public String getEmployeeName() { return employeeName ; } public void setEmployeeName(String name) { employeeName = name; } }
Listing 1: The Employee Object
The complete code for the Client class is shown in Listing 2.
import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class Client { public static void main(String[] arg) { try { Employee joe = new Employee(150, "Joe"); System.out.println("employeeNumber= " + joe .getEmployeeNumber()); System.out.println("employeeName= " + joe .getEmployeeName()); Socket socketConnection = new Socket("127.0.0.1", 11111); ObjectOutputStream clientOutputStream = new ObjectOutputStream(socketConnection .getOutputStream()); ObjectInputStream clientInputStream = new ObjectInputStream(socketConnection.getInputStream()); clientOutputStream.writeObject(joe); joe= (Employee)clientInputStream.readObject(); System.out.println("employeeNumber= " + joe .getEmployeeNumber()); System.out.println("employeeName= " + joe .getEmployeeName()); clientOutputStream.close(); clientInputStream.close(); } catch (Exception e) {System.out.println(e); } } }
Listing 2: The Client
The complete code for the Server class is shown in Listing 3.
import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class Server { public static void main(String[] arg) { Employee employee = null; try { ServerSocket socketConnection = new ServerSocket(11111); System.out.println("Server Waiting"); Socket pipe = socketConnection.accept(); ObjectInputStream serverInputStream = new ObjectInputStream(pipe.getInputStream()); ObjectOutputStream serverOutputStream = new ObjectOutputStream(pipe.getOutputStream()); employee = (Employee )serverInputStream.readObject(); employee .setEmployeeNumber(256); employee .setEmployeeName("John"); serverOutputStream.writeObject(employee); serverInputStream.close(); serverOutputStream.close(); } catch(Exception e) {System.out.println(e); } } }
Listing 3: The Server
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jayjayentertainment necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 116 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
Jay Jay
I am an Entertainer who specialises in Magic, Comedy and Pickpocketing.
I perform at private parties, corporate events, and the popular nightclub venues in Australia.
My current website is, http://www.JayJayEntertainment.com
Basically 'magician' to some is top hat, white rabbit and tuxedo. While this works for some, it does not work for me.
The personality/look/feel I am trying to get across for my clientele is 'magic is cool, sexy, hip, fun' for the 21st century.
The main thing when I perform is that people always have fun, they remember me, it's cool and always entertaining. They always want more.
The best words that describe me and what I do are:
Cool, Stylish, Sexy, Hip, Trendy, Fun, Entertaining, Classy.
I try and use the look and feel from people in the Rn'B business for the hip and coolness branding feel towards them.
This is what I would like for my look and brand.
Jay Jay.
The clientele I have but want more off are:
> 21-28 years old's (trendy, hip, cool scene)
> 35-50 year old's (corporate classier events)
Here are the places I would like to work at more:
Fancy Private Parties/Cocktail parties (VIP openings, Fashion events etc)
Corporate Events (working for popular companies such as McDonald's, Coca Cola, BMW etc)
New Nightclub Openings (where all the fun, cool people will be)
*Definitely not for children or general family feel* The look has to be for more classy clientele who want something unique and entertaining.
Logo for new 2010 website.
Here are a few ideas. Please feel free to be creative in design, but understand my market and feel with my service to get the most understanding for my design.
1. Black background always works well (keeps it mysterious and simple)
2. As 'Jay Jay' is me, an idea is to have my face or body in the logo (I have attached a few files to play around with) *I would still like to see it without a photo of me in the logo though* Feel free to use words magician, comedian & pickpocket throughout logo. and or stylish.sexy.smooth
3. Do not use dove, rabbits or top hats for logo
4. The focus of will be 'Jay Jay' but please experiment with a tag or slick saying underneath logo (refer to other1.jpg) to get idea
5. An Idea could be Jay Jay 'he's bringing magic back'
6. Font. I would like to see a stylish font but also a 'bold font' for the feel of entertainment/showbusiness.
7. Not 100% sure with colours but definitely something that stands out but not too much that it hurts your eyes to look at the logo. Maybe red, silver ex. Something that stands out but also is classy.
8. Feel free mix in a few card symbols, but remember no kids or cheap look
9. You can experiment with magic elements but not too clique.
10. Just to confirm, think cool and stylish, think RnB musicians of the smoothness/think magical but not clique magic.
Any questions email me :)
Jay Jay
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Accounts1 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 51 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Twinspectors Building and Pest Inspections
It's easy to become confused when researching Brisbane-area pest and building inspection companies. The main thing that makes Twinspectors stand out is reflected by our name - we use two-man teams to conduct all of our inspections. This novel approach allows us to be more thorough and accurate. In our experience, one-man inspections simply aren't as productive and accurate as two-man inspections.
Another important area of distinction concerns our termite detection dogs. In this part of Australia, termite inspections are a serious business. Termites cause millions of dollars of damage each and every year. At Twinspectors, we are willing to do whatever it takes to help our clients stay termite and pest free. When we heard about the introduction of termite detection dogs, we knew that we had to have one immediately. Today, our two highly trained dogs help us to provide the highest level of service to our customers.
In South East Queensland, you simply can't do better than to hire Twinspectors for all of your pest and building inspection needs. From cutting edge technology to a unique approach to conducting inspections, we have proven time and time again that we have the experience, expertise and skills to get the job done.
Purchasers of Residential and investment properities
We are building a new web site and wish to up date our current logo
the aim is a more modern and clean look to reflect professionalism
and accurately describe what we do.
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At first I was skeptical if the 2002 Spielberg film about the teenage con artist Frank Abagnale, Jr., would be able to successfully transplant to a musical, but I was wrong. I enjoyed it so much that I was clapping and tapping my feet along with many of the audience. I particularly enjoyed the song "Fly, Fly Away by Aubrey Mae Davis, which wowed the audience, as did "Butter Outta Cream" by Frank Sr and Jr., and "Doctor's Orders," by the nurses, but in fact all the music was great.
It's true that the teenage con stole over two million dollars, but even as a scoundrel, he was well-liked and later spent most of his adult years assisting the FBI in catching fraud and other cons.
Written by award winning Terrance McNally and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell with direction by Jack O'Brien, the play Catch Me If You Can is featured now at the Pantages theatre in Hollywood. The upbeat and energetic music was scored by Marc Sherman and Scott Wittman. Larry Blank supervised the music and Matthew Smedal was music director while Talitha Fehr and TL Music International coordinated the songs.
Staring Stephen Anthony as Frank Abagnale, Jr, who captures the essence of the boy thief with his great acting and fabulous voice.
He is joined by Dominic Fortuna as Frank Abagnale, Sr., and Caitlin Maloney as Paula (the mother.) Merritt David Janes plays Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent always on Frank's tail. The rest of the cast include Aubrey Mae Davis (Brenda Strong, the love interest), D. Scott Withers (Roger Strong) , Travis Mitchellas (Agent Branton), Ben Laxton (Agent Dollar), Derrick Parks (Agent Codd), Esther M Antoine, Amanda Braun, Ashley Chasteen Taylor Collins, Vanessa Dunleavy, Michael Graceffa, Collen Hayes, Mary Claire King, Trevor Leadergrand, Casey Renee Rogers. Daniel J Self, Allyson Tolbert, Nadia Vynnytsky, and Bradley Allan Zarr as the talented dancers and singers joining the crew.
The excellent scenic design and easy transitions were done by David Rockwell and superb costuming by William Ivey Long with lighting by Kenneth Posner. Sound design was by Peter McBoyle.
The orchestra included Stephen Boudreau, Dick Mitchell, John Yoakum, Adam Schroeder, John Fumo, Larry Hall, Andy Martin, Paul Viapiano, Cliffon Kellem, Christian Dionne, Dave Witham, with Brian Miller as the local contractor.
While it varies slightly from the movie, it's nevertheless and excellent entertainment investment.
The performances are held Tuesday through Friday 8 pm, Saturdays 2 and 8 pm, and Sundays at 1 and 6:30 pm. Orchestra tickets start at $25. The Pantages is located at 6233 Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles. The play only runs til March 24, 2013, so see if while it's still here. Call 800-982 2787.
For more information visit www.catchmeontour.com and www.HollywoodPantages.com


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A survey of more than 2,000 advisors by the Denver-based managed account provider Curian Capital found that more advisors are optimistic about the economy when compared with previous years, but are concerned with rising interest rates and tax burdens.
The "Curian Advisor Survey: 2013 Outlook for Advisor Priorities" found a "wide swing" over last year in the overall strength and direction of the economy, Mark Schoenbeck (right), Curian's senior vice president of marketing, told AdvisorOne on Wednesday.
"We've had four years of positive stock market returns, and it only took four years for advisor sentiment to catch up," he said.
However, Schoenbeck added that 95% of respondents were either "moderately or very concerned" about rising interest rates and their effect on their clients' fixed-income allocations.
"To have 95% of advisors say yes to anything means it is a major concern," he said.
Additionally, the survey, now in its sixth year, found only 6% of respondents use social media to gain new leads, which appeared to shed light on recent debate about whether the medium should be considered a marketing tool or a distribution channel.
"Part of this is the regulatory environment catching up with the technology," Schoenbeck said. "We're now starting to get guidance, as an industry, so those numbers should soon rise. I was just at a conference where one presenter noted that IT budgets specifically dedicated to social media marketing will soon eclipse IT budgets over all. "
Moving to product selection, the survey found 87% of advisors think the tax-efficiency or after-tax performance of their clients' portfolio is important, which Schoenbeck noted "is a little higher than normal."
"It fits, somewhat selfishly, with what we're doing as a firm from a strategic standpoint," he explained. "A big part of message focuses on fixed income and tax efficiency."
Alternative investments are another focus for the firm, as well as parent company Jackson National Life. While more than 30% of advisors said they currently had 10% or more of their assets under management allocated to alternative asset classes, more than 31% of respondents said they planned to increase their use of alternative investments by 5% to 10% this year.
Key findings of the survey include:
Economic outlook
While advisors were divided about their outlook on the financial crisis in the 2012 survey, respondents are now overwhelmingly positive. Nearly 54% of advisors reported they believe the economy will get better over the next year. Only one-fifth of respondents reported they believe the economic crisis will be long term. Unemployment topped the list of the economic issues that advisors believe are the biggest threats to their clients' wealth management plans at 23%, followed by government spending at 20%; 30% of respondents reported their clients also feel unemployment is the highest perceived threat to their retirement accounts, followed by market volatility at 14%.
Product selection and investment strategies
"Even as advisors become more confident in the stability of the economy, they are now faced with the aftermath of several turbulent years," said Chris Rosato, senior vice president of strategic development for Curian, in statement announcing the survey's release. "Advisors are challenged to decipher which products and solutions will help to mitigate the challenges facing investors today, including the impact of rising interest rates and taxes, which are primary concerns in planning for their clients' retirement income needs. Advisors are also increasing their utilization of alternative investments and separately managed accounts, which indicates a desire to diversify portfolios and create customizable solutions for their clients."
Despite interest rate and tax-efficiency concerns, 63% of advisors said they had access to, and actively used, tools and strategies to reduce the impact of taxes on clients' investment portfolios. However, more than 28% of respondents said while they had access to such tools and strategies, they did not actively use them.
Advisors ranked separately managed accounts as the product they planned to increase their usage of the most this year, while alternative investments continue to be popular in client portfolios.
Quality technology platforms remain important features to advisors when choosing a solutions provider—more than three-fourths of advisors said they valued the ease of use of the platform and technology as the most valuable service from their advisory solutions provider, closely followed by strong performance history (nearly 68%).
Practice Management
The Curian survey found a majority (56%) of advisors do not use social media within their practices. In addition, only 6% of respondents ranked social media as one of their top three sources of new leads. Apple iPads are the preferred mobile tablet device of more than 50% of advisors, while one-third of advisors don't use a tablet in their practices. When asked what type of mobile device advisors would like to see from an asset management firm, the response was split, with 49% saying they prefer apps that mimic a firm's primary website and 46% saying they prefer calculators or tools for business purposes.
"Time management has never been more critical for advisors, as they balance running their practices efficiently and navigating myriad investment choices to meet the needs of their clients," Schoenbeck said. "It's clear from the survey that providers need to continue to offer innovative and user-friendly products and technology to help address these concerns and simplify the investing process. The findings also reiterate that to be successful, modern mobile apps need to not only be intuitive and effective, but supported with comprehensive education and guidance tools."
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Chris Davis was one of the hottest hitters in baseball in the first week of the season, though he has cooled off over the past couple of games. Still, his historic four-game start to the season probably prompted casual sports fans across the country to ask themselves, "Who is this Chris Davis guy and where did he come from?"
Well, everyone here in Baltimore knows that the Orioles acquired him from the Texans Rangers before the trade deadline in 2011. But Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has shared some interesting details from the deal.
As it turns out, the Orioles more or less bought the slugging first baseman from the Rangers for $2 million.
Rosenthal chatted with former Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail, who made the savvy deal with the Rangers in his final months on the job back in 2011. MacPhail said the Rangers only wanted to give up pitcher Tommy Hunter for reliever Koji Uehara, but MacPhail was pushing for the Rangers to also throw in Davis, then a 25-year-old with power potential who kept getting shuttled from the big leagues to the minors.
"MacPhail said he had a plan to make it happen -- trade first baseman Derrek Lee to the Pittsburgh Pirates to save about $2 million, then include that money in the deal for Davis, who would replace Lee," Rosenthal wrote in his latest column for FOX Sports. "The deal, then, would be cash-neutral -- the Orioles also would send a small amount of cash to the Pirates, but save a small amount in the exchange of Uehara for Davis and Hunter."
It turns out that was enough to get the deal done.
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And in hindsight, the deal clearly favored the Orioles
Uehara made 22 appearances down the stretch for the Rangers and then pitched poorly in the playoffs that fall. But in 2012, Uehara pitched well for the Rangers, posting a 1.75 ERA in 37 games. He signed with the Boston Red Sox this past offseason.
Hunter, who is now 26, flopped as a starter last season, but he is starting to find a meaningful role in the bullpen. With a fastball that gets clocked in the upper 90s, he could become a nice asset there.
And then there is Davis, who was obviously the steal of the deal. He batted .270 with 33 home runs and 85 RBIs last season. This season, the 27-year-old started with four home runs and 16 RBIs in his first four games, setting an all-time record. For that, he was named the American League Player of the Week last week.
And to think, Davis might still be slugging in Texas if not for the two million bucks netted in the unremarkable Derrek Lee trade.