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"Flip Wilson: Are you trying to tell me that down there, you've got flood lights, a tennis court and a swimming pool?
Oscar the Grouch: You'd be surprised what people throw away.
Oscar's trash can is the private domain of Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street. It is situated between the 123 Sesame Street stoop and Big Bird's nest. Like Doctor Who's TARDIS, the classic clown cars or Snoopy's doghouse, Oscar's trash can is considerably deeper than one would initially suspect. The seemingly bottomless domain houses a variety of diverse Grouch amenities and luxuries.
In the earliest episodes of the first season, the trash can was atop a big blue crate adjacent to a wooden crate at right, with a few more trash cans around; later on in the season until 1974, the base and the crate were replaced, the latter by a trunk, with a trash pail on top of another crate at left. In 1974, and for the remainder of the show's run, the perch was redesigned, with a big burlap crate replacing the trunk and a barrel as the base, and the rest of the area consisting of more crates, a garbage pail and a trash bag.
In one 1975 episode, Oscar installed an Olympic-size swimming pool inside his trash can.
The 1989 book What's in Oscar's Trash Can? and Other Good-Night Stories mentions the swimming pool as well as an ice-skating rink (which, on the series, has been used by Peggy Fleming) and a bowling alley. According to Sesame Street Unpaved other items include a piano, art gallery and hearth and a train set ("Grouch Central Station"). A 1970 article in Look Magazine also notes a pastry kitchen and a rococo staircase.[1] In the Elmo's World installment Farms Oscar gives Elmo a tour of his farm (shown in darkness with only the pair's eyes visible). As established on various occasions, the can also has a back door.
Oscar shares his trash can with many pets. This diverse menagerie includes goats, a horse, elephants (notably Fluffy), a dolphin, and his favorite pet, his beloved pet worm Slimey. Irvine, Grundgetta and other Grouch friends and relatives are frequent visitors.
For the most part, very few of the "nice" residents of Sesame Street dare venture into the bowels of the municipal waste container. In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel asked Grover if he has ever been in Oscar's trash can. Grover said, "No. No, no, no. I can not go anywhere ten feet within that thing." Kimmel asked, "Is anyone besides -- are Grouches only allowed in the trash can?" Grover responded, "Well, no, anybody is allowed, but... Who would want to go in there? Huh?"
Key exceptions have occurred over the years, however. While Big Bird was helping get ready for Miles' arrival on Sesame Street a lonely Snuffy entered to play catch with Fluffy in episode 2122. Wanda Cousteau sought refuge in the trash can in episode 3163 as a hiding place from the hungry Wolfgang. When Gina is studying to become a vet in episode 3787 she goes down into the trash can through the back door and successfully removes a splinter from Fluffy's foot with some elephants' tweezers. In a season 19 insert, Linda sat in the trash can when filling in for an "Ask Oscar" segment. In a season 12 segment (found in Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days) in which Oscar and Bruno go to the movies, the various humans (and Barkley) arrive from inside the trash can as well.
The inside of Oscar's trash can was depicted on-camera for the first time in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. Oscar has a door in his trash can to take people to Grouchland USA. Elmo enters in search of his blanket and later a rescue party follows suit, including Big Bird, Gordon, Maria, Telly, Cookie Monster and Zoe. Big Bird in particular has a hard time fitting inside the trash can's narrow opening.
The inside of Oscar's trash can was later shown in episode 3997, though this time, the inside was a lot more like the normal inside of a trash can.
In addition to being able to store a wide variety of items in his trash can, Oscar has also put holes into the bottom and has been able to walk with his legs outside of the bottom. He first walked like this in episode 0276. He has continued to travel like this for many years, though he has also frequently been seen outside of the trash can. Outside of the show Oscar has traveled with his legs sticking out of the bottom in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, the Sesame Street Live stage shows and Don't Eat the Pictures. This feature was also utilized in the opening dancer number in Julie on Sesame Street, where a series of dancing trash cans with fuzzy grouch legs danced with Julie Andrews.
In season 46, Oscar's trash can changed locations for the first time in the show's history, moving into a dumpster unit with a recycling bin in the low wall outside of 123 Sesame Street under Gordon and Susan's apartment.
- An octopus: episode 0335
- Bernie the piano tuner: episode 2107
- Mr. Snuffleupagus: episode 2122, episode 3806, episode 3960, (YouTube)
- Sonny Friendly: episode 3037
- Grundgetta: Episode 3103 & Episode 3121
- Wanda Cousteau: episode 3161
- Ruthie: Episode 3727
- Gina: episode 3787
- Olivia, David, Mr. Hooper, Buffy, Cody and Barkley in a Season 12 episode
- Natasha: Episode 3049
- Snuffy: Episode 3960
- Telly: Episode 4188
- Elmo: Episode 4064, Elmo's World: Farms, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
- Zoe: Episode 4064
- Miles and his band: episode 4079
- Leela: Episode 4409
- Abby Cadabby: Episode 4173
Behind the scenes
Oscar's can is a favorite photo op for celebrities and other visitors to the set.
- A stereo set: episode 0812
- "The Queen Muddy" - a toy boat: episode 3831
- A vacuum: episode 0871
- Lighting: episode 0666
- A pool: referenced on many occasions and in books, including "What's in Oscar's Trash Can?"; it's splash is seen in Lead Away!
- A trampoline: episode 4173
- A staircase, pig pen, a play pen and China cabinet: episode 3049
- A piano: episode 2107 and others
- Flood lights and a tennis court: The Flip Wilson Show
- A transit (bus) system: episode 0560
- "Oscar's Trash Can" appears as a property on the Monopoly: Sesame Street Edition game board in place of Ventnor Avenue.
- An animatronic Oscar in his trash can has previously been featured outside the Sesame Street General Store.
- There is a foot pedal on the set piece which helps lift the lid up, but Carroll Spinney has not used the foot pedal in 41 years.[3]
- ↑ Baer, Betty; "The Secrets of Sesame Street". Look Magazine, September 22, 1970
- ↑ (shooting for Episode 4231) Annie Evans, "Season 41 of Sesame Street", Sesame Family Robinson, 26 September 2010.
- ↑ Martin P. Robinson, "Inside Oscar's Trash Can", Sesame Family Robinson, 11 April 2011.


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I read the article in the New York Times on January 22nd with dismay.
No, this was not about the paper itself. It had nothing to do with a poorly-chosen photo, a misleading headline, or a lack of balance or context. Rather, it dealt with an all-too-familiar story being reported – the instinct for Jewish self-destructiveness.
Entitled "For Israelis, Mixed Feelings on Aid Effort," referring to the response to the earthquake in Haiti, the article was best summarized by the following excerpt:
"But Israelis have been watching with a range of emotions, as if the Haitian relief effort were a Rorschach test through which the nation examines itself. The left has always complained that there is no reason to travel thousands of miles to help those in need – Gaza is an hour away. The right has argued that those who accuse Israel of inhumanity should take note of its selfless efforts and achievements in Haiti."
Forgive me, but this is nuts.
Israel responded magnificently to the immense tragedy unfolding in Haiti. Both the governmental and non-governmental sectors were on the scene almost immediately. The Israeli field hospital, by all accounts, quickly became the finest medical unit in the country. Grateful Haitians even took to naming children born in the facility "Israel." Israeli rescue-and-relief teams found survivors in the rubble and restored them to life. Other Israeli units are providing a range of basic services to a population whose needs are almost impossible to grasp.
The Israeli effort far exceeds the nation's small size and dwarfs the response of many larger countries. Of course, some countries, most notably in the Arab world, shamefully sat on their hands, doing nothing in the face of a human calamity.
Cynics would suggest that Israel had some narrow, self-serving interest for helping, but there is none, other than a life-affirming desire to alleviate suffering. Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere, its voting record on Israel-related issues at the UN is nothing to write home about, and the Jewish community on the island is infinitesimal in size.
Israel's role in Haiti should be a source of national pride, not a trigger for a "Rorschach test."
In fact, Israel's quick action in Haiti is nothing new.
There is a long and proud record of Israel's response to international humanitarian crises, reflecting the state's core values.
I visited an entire prefabricated town that Israel built in Turkey after a devastating earthquake, in 1999, destroyed thousands of homes.
I saw the Israeli field hospital in Macedonia set up to assist Muslim refugees from neighboring Kosovo, who were driven out of their land by Slobodan Milosevic's ethnic-cleansing campaign.
I recall Israel's offer to assist Iran – yes, Iran – after a powerful earthquake hit Bam in 2003, when more than 25,000 people were killed. Tehran rejected the offer, presumably preferring some of its citizens to die rather than be rescued by Israelis.
And the list of Israel's lifesaving efforts goes on, at times in countries with which it had no formal diplomatic ties and where its initiatives, while welcomed by the beleaguered nation, nonetheless had to be kept below the radar.
Few countries react so quickly and consistently as does Israel when it comes to mobilizing emergency responders at a moment's notice.
Indeed, few countries react so quickly and consistently as does Israel when it comes to mobilizing emergency responders at a moment's notice. The volunteers arrive on the scene with no fanfare, go immediately to work, and set a standard for professionalism and courage.
Yet, according to the Times' story, all of this, at least for a few Israelis, is in the end rather meaningless as a source of national pride. Instead, the litmus test for Israel must be Gaza.
This is when self-reflection turns to the instinct for self-destruction.
Gaza has declared itself an enemy state. It is run by Hamas, whose goal is the annihilation of Israel. Anti-Semitism runs rampant throughout the Hamas Charter and the blood-curdling statements of its spokesmen. The smuggling of ever more lethal weapons into Gaza is a top priority. Iran is Gaza's foremost state patron.
Of course, it didn't have to turn out this way. In 2005, at great political risk, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon withdrew all Israeli soldiers and settlers from Gaza. The unilateral disengagement offered local residents their first chance in history for self-rule. Moreover, Jewish donors, as a gesture of peace and reconciliation, purchased the Israeli-built greenhouses in Gaza and presented them to the Palestinian Authority. These were meant to form part of a new foundation of economic and social development.
It was in Israel's vital national interest to see Gaza thrive as a society committed to construction and coexistence.
Alas, it was not to be. Hamas ousted the PA and seized power in a bloody civil war. Israel's brief re-entry into Gaza in December 2009 was an inevitable outcome of daily provocations that no sovereign nation could have long abided.
And yet today, bizarrely, there is, it seems, a convenient convergence between a consummate "blame culture" and at least a few notable representatives of a consummate "guilt culture."
While leaders of Gaza strikingly abdicate all responsibility and blame everyone but themselves for the misfortunes of their land, according to the Times, some in neighboring Israel anguish over Israel's purported responsibility for Gaza's travails.
One could argue that this is eloquent testimony to their ethical reflex, their desire to heal the world of Gaza. That might well be laudable but for the simple fact that Gaza is at war with Israel, a seemingly obvious proposition to all but those Israelis blinded by their own self-generated "guilt," which prevents them from confronting reality and those ultimately accountable for the facts on the ground.
Were circumstances different, would Israelis offer help in Gaza as they have in Haiti, Turkey, the Balkans, and elsewhere? I have no doubt. In fact, Israel would doubtless do far more, given the proximity and the stakes.
Meanwhile, no national self-examination is required. Rather, Israel should be immensely proud of its role in Haiti – and what it reveals about the national character. As a friend of Israel, I certainly am.


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2 Samuel 22:21-23:23 One of my joys in life is to rise before dawn and praise the Lord with all of His creatures at sunrise. There is a verse in Psalms that says, "You make the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice" (Ps. 65:8). Have you ever noticed how the birds sing the loudest at dawn and sunset? I try not to miss this morning and evening symphony of worship, and I love joining my voice to it. I also love to see the morning star in the sky, and I recall Jesus' description of Himself: "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the Bright and Morning Star" (Rev. 22:16).
In our reading today in 2 Samuel the last words of David are recorded. People's last words are always very important, and David's last words describe the Lord in many ways. His last words share how much the Lord meant to him throughout his lifetime. He says the Lord is the lamp who lights his darkness. He says the Lord is his buckler, rock, tower of salvation and his strength and power. The Lord is his teacher and meek instructor. David says the Lord's gentleness has made him great. The Lord is his security who helped him not to slip and is his deliverer from all adversaries, both physical and spiritual. David gives this beautiful description of the Lord that complements the Lord's words about Himself in Revelation 22:16: "And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, like the tender grass springing out of the earth, by clear shining after rain" (v. 4).
What a description of our Lord! Have you awakened to a cloudless sky after a stormy night and seen the tender grass shining after the rain? David is expressing descriptively the Lord's illuminating power, the clarity and brightness of His countenance, and the refreshing satiating personality of the Lord. He is the dawning of every day, the refreshing rain for my tender soul and the clarity of heart and mind I need for this day.
Who is like the Lord? There is no one exactly like the Lord. It is astonishing, however, that He has chosen to conform us to His very image.
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If weather conditions allow, the search for the body of Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott will resume this morning in the cold, tidal waters that swirl around Peirce Island, N.H.
Associate Attorney General Jane E. Young said yesterday afternoon conditions were the clearest they have been since the search for the University of New Hampshire student began Friday evening in the Peirce Island area.
Four New Hampshire Marine Patrol boats continued searching again yesterday morning before 6, Ms. Young said.
"They described the conditions … as excellent," Ms. Young said.
"They said they were able to get the clearest pictures below the surface they had in days and it was the lowest tide since they began the search."
Four boats — two with cameras, one with side sonar and another boat searching the shoreline — were still out early in the evening, she said. A state police helicopter is assisting Marine Patrol with visual searches of the ocean, she said.
"They can search a wider area at a quicker pace than a boat can," she said.
Tuesday, the waters were choppy, Ms. Young said, and the search was suspended.
"Searching was futile because there was no ability to see below," she said. "Part of the challenge is they have to continue to go over the same waterway because it is an ever-moving environment and they are following tidal channels."
Meanwhile, a memorial ceremony is scheduled to be held at 12:30 today at the University of New Hampshire.
On Monday, Ms. Marriott's accused killer, Seth Mazzaglia, 29, of Dover, N.H., was arraigned on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of the University of New Hampshire student from Westboro.
Authorities revealed that they believe Ms. Marriott, 19, was strangled or suffocated the evening of Oct. 9 in Mr. Mazzaglia's home at 1 Mill St., Apt. 341.
Ms. Young said the slaying was not random and Ms. Marriott and Ms. Mazzaglia knew each other.
Court documents in the case were sealed during Mr. Mazzaglia's arraignment, but the newspaper Foster's Daily Democrat reported yesterday that it had petitioned the court to release to the public police affidavits and other investigatory materials related to the case. A ruling on the motion is expected today or tomorrow.
Mr. Mazzaglia graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2006 with a degree in theater and was an actor and martial artist.
On Mr. Mazzaglia's OKCupid.com profile, where he goes by the username "DarkKaiser," he writes that he is a bit of a recluse, enigmatic and is interested in "everybody" between the ages 22 and 46 from anywhere for long-term and short-term dating, activity partners and casual sex.
"You should message me if … You want to talk. Seriously, no topic is taboo with me. I like conversation and I love ideas," he wrote in his profile.
In the circumstances surrounding the death, Ms. Young said Mr. Mazzaglia showed "extreme indifference to human life," but would not elaborate on what is known about the alleged murder.
Ms. Young said "credible information" investigators received led them to focus the search for her body at a lookout point on the 27-acre Peirce Island in Portsmouth, N.H. Ms. Marriott's 2001 Mazda Tribute was found at UNH on Friday evening, Ms. Young said. The prosecutor would not provide details as to how the car got there.


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TORONTO - A doctor who travelled to Canada after having contact with Florida's first MERS patient has tested negative for the virus, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday.
The unidentified man is being asked to stay in the country for several more days until officials feel confident he isn't infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome virus and that it is safe for him to travel. It can take as long as 14 to 16 days to develop MERS disease and the negative test, while a good sign, is not clear cut proof he isn't coming down with the infection.
The man travelled to Canada on vacation and who would prefer to go home, but is co-operating fully with Canadian health authorities, Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's deputy chief public health officer, said in an interview.
His location has not been disclosed to protect his privacy.
The man, who is isolating himself in his hotel room, is currently reporting no symptoms of illness. Taylor said the doctor had minimal contact with the Florida MERS case, and only learned of his exposure to the new virus after he arrived in Canada.
Taylor said if the man remains symptom-free it is unlikely he would be asked to stay in Canada for the full incubation period of the disease — the time from exposure to symptom onset. Authorities might think about letting him fly home — "if he wore a mask" — somewhere around Day 9, 10 or 11 after his May 8 exposure to the patient. That would be sometime over the upcoming holiday weekend.
"If the (test) swabs are all negative, if the person remains totally asymptomatic and has absolutely no issues whatsoever — and we're doing the swabs both at the provincial laboratory and our laboratory (in Winnipeg) just to be doubly sure — and if he agrees to wear a mask, we think the risk is extremely low for Canadians," Taylor said.
"So if it's Day 10 and all those are in order, I think we're going to say 'Yeah, it's OK for you to go.'"
On the other hand if he does develop symptoms, he will not be cleared to travel, Taylor said.
Taylor is not aware of the physician's citizenship, but does know he does not live in Canada. Taylor also did not know if the man was travelling alone.
The man is one of about 20 health-care workers from Florida who are being tested and monitored after they were exposed to a patient with Middle East respiratory syndrome on May 8 at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital in Orlando, Fla.
That patient, also a doctor, lives and works in Jidda, Saudi Arabia. The hospital where he works has treated MERS patients. He travelled to Orlando on April 30 and May 1 via London, Boston and Atlanta.
The World Health Organization says it has been notified of 571 laboratory confirmed MERS cases since the first known cases occurred in April 2012. The WHO's numbers lag those reported by countries. The country count now tops 600, with roughly 180 deaths.
On Wednesday the Geneva-based global health agency announced that its emergency committee on the MERS virus had concluded the outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health emergency.
The expert panel called for better infection control in hospitals, especially in affected countries, and highlighted the urgent need for studies into how people are becoming infected with the virus.


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Thursday afternoon before rehearsal, I had a delightful lunch with San Antoino Symphony guest pianist Stewart Goodyear and our Resident Conductor Ken-David Masur. They first met years ago as students at Tanglewood. Stewart is playing the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Symphony on Friday and Saturday at the Majestic Theatre. I thought one of the most interesting things I learned about Stewart is he spends only half his time performing. The rest of his time as a musician is spent as a composer. He is working on a new piano concerto right now. I asked him if he might play one of his own compositions as an encore and he said he'd consider it. The Grieg is a wonderful concerto and so I encourage everyone to applaud vigorously because I want to hear one of his compositions! One of his works for solo piano is called Variations on Eleanor Rigby.
Stewart has performed with many of the major orchestras of the world–including six separate appearances to date with the Philadelphia Orchestra, in addition to performances with the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the Bournemouth Symphony, the Montreal Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, and the Atlanta Symphony among others. Stewart has been noted for his innovation and is one of the rare classical musicians to always improvise his cadenzas when performing concertos from the classical period. He has been repeatedly praised for both the inspiring individuality and appreciation of the composer's own style that he clearly conveys in every performance. A native of Toronto, Stewart holds a Masters Degree from The Juilliard School of Music studying with Oxana Yablonskaya. He previously studied at The Curtis Institute of Music with Leon Fleisher, Gary Graffman and Claude Frank.
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The Maine Republican Party's state committee will meet early next month to choose one of two former lawmakers as the party's next chairman. Its choice could prove crucial to Republicans' immediate future, in the wake of widespread defeats on Election Day.
The candidates are Beth O'Connor, a one-term state representative from Berwick who lost her re-election bid on Nov. 6, and Rich Cebra of Naples, who served four terms in the House so could not run again.
A third candidate, David Jones, dropped out recently, say members of the party.
O'Connor or Cebra will replace Charlie Webster, who has endured a sometimes-rocky two-year term.
Webster was credited for recruiting strong candidates and raising a lot of money for the 2010 elections, in which Gov. Paul LePage was elected and Republicans took control of the Maine House and Senate for the first time in four decades. But just two years later, Democrats took back both chambers.
Webster was criticized for leading a charge against illegal voting in 2011 but failing to uncover any, then for appearing to side with Mitt Romney during Maine's presidential caucuses in February.
And last week, in an interview with WCSH-TV, Webster sparked outrage when he alleged that groups of unknown black people showed up to vote in rural Maine towns on Election Day. He later apologized.
Webster announced shortly after Election Day that he would not seek another term as chairman, which is a paid position.
By all accounts, the race to succeed him will be close.
On the conservative website As Maine Goes, support appears evenly split between O'Connor and Cebra.
Many commenters on the site also advocate for Bruce Poliquin, who will likely lose his job as state treasurer shortly after the 126th Legislature convenes. But he is not running.
O'Connor is the fresher face. She has libertarian and tea party credentials and, perhaps more importantly, she supported Ron Paul for president, which should curry favor with new members of the party's state committee who were Paul supporters.
Cebra is more the establishment candidate and is known for his conservative social views. He has been outspoken against the Affordable Care Act and even introduced a bill in the last session that would have criminalized its implementation.
Cebra initially planned to run for state Senate but withdrew in April.
He already has one high-profile endorsement. LePage sent a letter recently to members of the state committee, encouraging Republicans to back Cebra as the next chairman.
"Rich has a commitment to the grassroots, an understanding of the legislative process, a core belief in small business which drives Maine's economy and he strongly supports the principles which unite us," LePage wrote.
Two years ago, on his way into office, LePage angered some Republicans by trying to exert influence on the party's leadership.
LePage wanted Jason Savage, who had been a colleague at Marden's Surplus & Salvage and worked on the governor's campaign, to have a role. Webster, who was elected chairman, didn't think that was necessary.
Savage formed a nonprofit advocacy group called Maine People Before Politics with LePage's leftover campaign money.
Dan Demerritt, a Republican operative and LePage's former communications director, said he thinks the governor should be involved in choosing the party's leadership.
"The governor is the leader of the party for all intents and purposes. He should look to cooperate and coordinate with party leadership whenever possible," Demerritt said. "That's called party building."
Demerritt said the party missed opportunities because of the strained relationship between LePage and Webster.
Republicans don't expect that dynamic to continue.
O'Connor said she had no problem with LePage endorsing Cebra. She said she talked to the governor about it and he told her that she would have his support if she were elected.
LePage said as much in his letter.
"Elections come and go. What remains are the issues that bind us together. Liberty, free enterprise, a government which governs least truly governs best," he wrote. "Our party's beliefs are larger than one man or woman, one elected official or party elder."
Cebra did not return a call for comment Tuesday.
O'Connor said the party must make fiscal issues a priority. She said some of Webster's actions have hurt the party but most of his comments have been taken out of context.
Her goal is to unite the party. "I feel that the party has been divided in so many factions and I know people from all of them," she said. "I want to be a peacemaker."
But O'Connor has a reputation as a straight-talker, too.
"Everyone knows I'm honest, sometimes brutally so," she said.
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text: News Beach volleyball 24/08/2014 Pedro and Alvaro begin life together in golden style August 24, 2014 – Pedro Salgado and Alvaro Filho made a perfect start to life as a pair when they won the Stare Jablonki Grand Slam gold medal on Sunday. The Brazilians defeated reigning FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour champions Latvia's Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins 2-1 (15-21, 21-17, 15-12). Pedro and Alvaro started the stronger in the first set, but once Samoilovs and Smedins nudged ahead they controlled the set comfortably. It appeared to be going the same way in the second, but Pedro and Alvaro rallied before the first technical timeout and they maintained their momentum to the finish. "It is even more impressive because we didn't have any time to practice together," Pedro said. "We really wanted to play here and we really love this place, it is such a great tournament."Alvaro was a finalist here last year in the World Championships and I won here in 2009 and I wanted to come so badly, but we didn't expect to finish like that. It is great to win against the Latvians, so that makes it even better."Pedro and Alvaro only teamed up together recently and the Stare Jablonki Grand Slam is their first World Tour event as a pair and their first gold medals of 2014. There was an extra incentive for both players; Pedro and Bruno Schmidt were pipped to the 2013 World Title by Samoilovs and Smedins and a year ago Alvaro and Ricardo Santos won silver when the Polish venue hosted the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. "I was thinking about that yesterday," Alvaro said. "It was like a ghost in my mind and Pedro helped me fight against this ghost."For Samoilovs and Smedins the silver medal represents a return to form following a season in which they haven't quite hit the heights of 2013. Earlier in the season they won silver at the Shanghai Grand Slam and gold at the Puerto Vallarta Open, but were unable to reach the podium for the past eight tournaments.It is also Smedins second medal at Stare Jablonki; he and Martins Plavins won their first Grand Slam gold in 2012 a week after they had won bronze at London 2012. "It was our second (Grand Slam) final this year and another silver, maybe later I will be happy, but for now I'm not," Samoilovs said. "Pedro and Alvaro played great and they had an amazing sideout and we couldn't find the key to beat them."They deserve this win and I don't think we played badly; we played good, but they played great."Gibb and Patterson end wait for first medal of 2014Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson won their first medal of 2014 when they defeated Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst 2-0 (23-21, 21-18) in the bronze medal match. It capped a long week for the pair who began the tournament as number one seeds in the qualifying rounds and who lost a three-set thriller to Pedro and Alvaro in the semifinals. "It is huge; it is a huge win for us, it is a huge bronze medal and means the world to us," Gibb said. "We've been real close all year and losing close matches. It is crazy because we've been playing well, but to get the result now feels really good."Our confidence was there because we were playing well, it is just nice to get the result after all the training and we knew were playing well. If we were getting smashed and your confidence is down, that is one thing, but that isn't where we were."The double-gender US$800,000 FIVB Stare Jablonki Grand Slam ran from Tuesday August 19 until Sunday August 24 when the men's medal matches took place. It was the 13th event and the ninth Grand Slam on the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar that features 10 Grand Slams and nine Open tournaments.The 2014 World Tour began at the Fuzhou Open in China in April and concludes at the Durban Open in South Africa in December. Next up on the World Tour calendar is the Sao Paolo Grand Slam which runs from September 23-28. Print this Page News {{item.LocalShortDate}} {{item.Title}} All the News


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Windows Server 2012 packs so many new features large and small that any Microsoft shop looking to gain advantages in cost and functionality will have to seriously consider upgrading this year.
What's more, the product is winning high marks for its flexibility and support of cloud architectures, leading Microsoft to crown it the Cloud OS. When introducing that concept this year, the company's server chief Satya Nadella defined Cloud OS as a blend of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Azure cloud service, each optimized to support large data center infrastructures that embrace a combination of traditional corporate-run data centers, private clouds and public clouds.
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The result, Nadella says, is a more flexible environment that will make it possible to add and remove capacity as needed and take advantage of the economy of public clouds. The change would be transparent to end users; resources become available as summoned regardless of where they actually reside. And because of the variety of options where resources might be housed, businesses can make decisions about which option is best for which type of data and application.
All other things being equal they can choose, for example, the best method based on price.
While Microsoft itself is using Windows Server 2012 in its Azure cloud, other cloud service providers are also climbing onboard. Rackspace and Amazon Web Services have fired up services that include as many as 31 different Windows Server 2012 virtual images for customers to choose from.
Windows Server 2012 offers service providers and enterprise buyers alike a host of major advances, including:
* PowerShell: Microsoft has expanded the number of PowerShell commands 10-fold, making it possible to control just about all aspects of the server from command lines rather than the graphical user interface. The latest version also enables scheduling when jobs run, making it possible to batch them ahead of time to run later.
* Dynamic Access Control: This sets policies at the server that could, for example, deny access to a confidential file that is being accessed via remote desktop or even from a corporate laptop if it's connecting from a home network. In the past, access would be denied with no explanation, prompting help-desk calls. With a Windows 8 client the user is told why access is being denied rather than just being denied access.
* Storage Spaces: This scheme allows amassing all types of storage into a single body that can be subdivided and allocated to separate tasks, resulting in more efficient use of total storage. The collections of storage media are called storage pools from which virtual disks can be carved out. These virtual disks are called storage spaces. Storage spaces can allocate more space than the actual capacity of the pool. This is accomplished via thin provisioning, in which blocks of storage are only claimed from available pools when actually being used by virtual machines. Data is kept from overflowing virtual disks by freeing up capacity whenever files are deleted or an application decides that such capacity is no longer needed. Anything stored in a space is mirrored on a separate physical disk. Pools can be clustered across more than one node, and pools can fail over to another physical node within the cluster.
* Hyper-V Replica: This asynchronous replication of virtual machines in Microsoft's virtual environment enables replicating VMs in branch offices, say, to other branches or disaster recovery sites. Because it is asynchronous, these replications can be scheduled for low-traffic times or times when WAN costs are lowest. The replication also respects available bandwidth, limiting how much it uses in order to maintain performance of other traffic on the same connection.
* VDI without a server GPU: Formerly Windows Server required a graphical processing unit as part of the server hardware in order to support USB peripherals on the endpoint. Windows Server 2012 creates virtual GPUs from server CPUs, easing the hardware requirements.
* More live migration options: Within Hyper-V, virtual machines as well as data can be moved, but also VMs can be moved from server to server both within server clusters and among different clusters.
* Best practices analyzer: This tool regularly scans all servers for possible misconfigurations and advises on changes to make in order to keep them in line with best practices.
* Improved SMB: The network communication protocol used by the server - Server Message Block - has been streamlined to support faster transfers.
* Management: Server Manager within Windows Server 2012 can now handle more than one server at a time.
Using Windows Server 2012 with Windows 8 clients also offers some unique features. "There are areas where benefits and features light up between the two of them," says Jason Leznek - director of Product Marketing, Windows Server & Management. For instance, when used together they can eliminate the need for public-key infrastructure to make secure Direct Access connections, which reduces overhead. And when virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is used to support tablets, the server enables touch features, something that previous Windows Server versions did not.
The question is, how compelling are all these new features and capabilities? A large number of enterprises either just completed or are working on transitions from Windows XP to Windows 7 because support for XP ends in the spring of 2014. They may not be ready to tackle a server transition so soon after swapping out desktops, but the expanded support for virtualization could push many over the top, especially for those using VDI to support bring-your-own device programs.
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If you'd asked Emily Dickenson this question, she would have told you that "The brain is wider than the sky / For, put them side by side / The one the other will include / With ease, and you beside."
Boom. Case closed, right? Not exactly. Over on NPR, Robert Krulwich has complicated the whole Universe vs. brain debate with some damn compelling arguments from both camps. It's an exceptional piece — the kind of blog post Krulwich was born to write — and one that you should really read in full. We've included an excerpt of it here, but you'll want to head over to NPR for all the delicious, crispy cosmological bits.
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While I agree with Dickinson, the brain is formidable - does it get the crown?
Well, let's hear from the Universe; As critic Kathryn Schulz wrote recently, if you think of the cosmos the easy way, as a giant expanse with stars, planets and gas clouds, then yes, a mind can imagine all that ("and you beside"). But what if we make it a little harder, and consider the mysteries of dark energy, the space/time continuum, Higgs fields, teeny bits of energy popping up out of nowhere and then vanishing into the smallest imaginable spaces? What if I tell you that the faster you go, the bigger you get, until at the speed of light, your mass increases enormously?
"Many people think that this is silly," wrote astronomer Carl Sagan, "and every week or two I get a letter from someone who complains to me about it," but no matter how strange it seems, this happens to be true, experimentally, verifiably true. But truths like these aren't easy to take in. Our minds boggle.
"The universe is not only queerer than we suppose," said the biologist J.B.S. Haldane, "but queerer than we can suppose." In Haldane's view, the universe is bigger than the brain. There are things we just can't know, or even conjure with the brains we've got... So does the universe get the crown?
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I just wanted you to know that through the Covid pandemic, this station was a special blessing to sing with and meditate on the words, my heart was filled with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs singing and making melody in my heart to the Lord. My unemployment time was a haven of rest, your choices of music have always been a treasure to me but especially during these times. May the Lord continue to bless you for this very important service that you do!
I am currently deployed well over 8,000 miles from home in a very hate ravaged place. These past several years have been fraught with many horrific trials. In the midst of crying out to God, I found your website, and my heart has been touched deeply by these truly beautiful and inspired hymns, hymns which I grew up with many years ago. God has used your ministry to cause my heart to be able to dwell on the promises from God recorded in these hymns, that the 'Love of God' will never leave me nor forsake me.I can say, His eye is [truly] on the sparrow, His grace [is truly]greater than all my sin, and because He lives, I can face tomorrow. He knoweth the end of each path I take…Whatever my lot, though Satan should buffet, He has taught me to say, It Is Well With My Soul.
As a child, I remember sitting next to my mother in church and listening to her sing the old hymns of the faith. Also in the kitchen as I was waking in the mornings. That was over 80 years ago! Thanks for bringing them into my home and keeping them alive with your wonderful instrumental section!
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Thank you very much for your ministry to so many. Keep doing the Lord's work and spreading the gospel through music. You are reaching and encouraging many. God bless you.
I just wanted to let you know what a blessing you are to our family. We are currently serving in Southern Asia. This week is one of the two biggest Hindu festivals here. Crow worship day, dog worship day, goddess of wealth worship day, cow worship day, possessions worship day, and brother worship day… activities include everything from chants to cow urine consumption to literally bowing down to things (living or nonliving) while offering foods and delicacies and performing rituals. Yesterday a friend let me know you had finally added the Bluegrass station. How nice it is today to turn it on and drowned out the sounds of their worship music as the kids and I try to homeschool! Thank you for giving us a lifeline of God-honoring music. You are treasured!
I just wanted you to know that your station has blessed my soul! I listen on Apple TV all the way here in India where my husband and I are missionaries for nearly 14 years. We play the instrumental ALL day!!! Love it! Thank you for your ministry. I have introduced you to all of my family members in the USA as well. My great aunt and uncle are in their 80's and thought music like this didn't exist anymore. They play it all day as well!
I just wanted to say thank you for this website. This is a great blessing for me. I have spent so much time trying to find good quality instrumental versions of classic hymns for me and my family to enjoy. God Bless You.
I know I've already told you this, but I just can't help myself…….I LOVE your music. I love the quality, I love that it is all instrumental, enabling me to read and study while listening without the distraction of words. Your choices are excellent and there is no need for suggestions. Thank you SO much and may the Lord RICHLY bless you.
Thank you for your beautiful conservative Christian music. We only listen to God honoring music and your selections lift our hearts to our Savior as I have your station on all day! We are grateful to The Lord for people like you who will provide this lovely music. Thank you again and may The Lord continue to bless your ministry and all your efforts.
In a world of constant change, lacking faithful consistency to the Word, I have greatly appreciated this station and its Godly presentation of Christ honoring music! What a blessing to listen without being overly concerned about what is coming on next!!
Praise God, and keep up the faithful blessing of this work! Psalm 107:8
As I live and serve full-time in Europe, Abiding Radio-Sacred has been a rich and encouraging source of spiritual truth, praise, and worship. Through the various events of the days and weeks, my heart is reminded of the preeminence of Jesus Christ, and our goal of glorifying Him in all we say and do for these years He has granted us on earth. Thank you for so willingly creating this amazing station and sharing the great gift of Christ-honouring music.
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I would like to thank you for your ministry through abiding radio. It is such a blessing to listen to your Christ-honoring music. My husband plays it at his office keeping the atmosphere serene and pleasant. My daughter is a first year teacher and her first grade students enter the classroom in the morning to the sweet tones of abiding radio. And I listen as I do my housework and help take care of my parents. We are all grateful to you. May the Lord bless each of you as you labor to encourage and edify the saints.
Abiding radio is such a blessing and comfort to my life. There is such a great need for Godly music on the radio in this country.
In the area where we live there are no decent Christian radio stations (ie Truly Christian). I was told about your station and it is a real blessing. I listen to it softly while working in the computer. It is a real blessing. Keep up the good work.
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I was so exited when I noticed that you expanded your radio programs to include children's music!!! You play all of our favorites, including Patch the Pirate. Your radio station has been the such a blessing to me. We have no radio station such as yours here in Vermont. I thank the Lord for giving me such amazing music to minister to my soul.
Hooray for the SCRIPTURE songs heard on the KIDS channel–please keep it up!! That is just what kids (and adults) need. Thank you, thank you, thank you for what you are doing!
Thank you so much for the wonderful music. We are listening to your radio on our Apple TV with my wife. We like to let you know that we have been blessed by this wonderful ministry.
I just felt impressed to contact you and comment about your site. It's not often nowadays that something impresses me, but I have to commend you on a beautiful, uplifting, Christian internet radio station. My sister in Kentucky sent me a link to your station's website. Since the very first time I've listened, I'm hooked! That, my friends, is a compliment of the highest order!
Nowhere on the internet have I found such beautiful, uplifting, Christ centered music. Many, many times over the last few weeks have my eyes filled with tears of joy that I was lead to turn to your site to have a listen. Now, yours is the ONLY Christian music site I listen to. Whenever I'm home, your music is playing. I often think and feel that I'm in church listening to a sacred music concert. As often as I can, I pledge to send you contributions to help support your wonderful programming.
Thank you so much for the amazing instrumental worship radio station. I love to worship along with the music! It is such a blessing. I sit here in front of my Bible for hours in the past few months really seeking God and His amazing kingdom, and I am blown away by how wonderful one radio station can make those times of study and worship. It is awesome. I've just turned twenty, and I'm studying here at Hillsong in Australia. Thank you, and may God bless you as you help people like me worship Him, in the name of Jesus.
Greetings, Blessings and Grace upon Grace to you! I finally found what I was looking for among all the worldly, noisy, clanging, banging, etc, etc. Website stations. Paul describes the Greatest Gift very well when he wrote about the kind of Love that the Spirit has sealed us with. This is the Spirit I understand through the beautiful hymn selections you bless me with when I'm dealing with my bible study student prisoners, reviewing, grading and commenting, encouraging and discipling them in the Word of Truth that has set many free in Jesus name. Thank You for being and doing what the Lord has led you to do.
Hello my name is Tom, I just wanted to let you all know how much Abiding Radio is a blessing to me. Just this morning I was needing encouragement and ministered to, and one song after another spoke to me as if God wanted me to hear those songs in the order they were in! May the Lord continue to bless your work!
You guys are a very important part of my life. Every morning when I get up…I turn on your station to direct my mind and heart towards our Lord. My wife plays it most of the day. After a hard days work I love to come home and just sit and allow the music to again redirect my mind. Thank you so much for this ministry. It means so much to us. It helps me so much in my walk with the Lord.
THANK YOU so much for providing uplifting, Christian music that I can listen to as I go about my day. I am a Pastor's wife in central Kentucky. We currently do not have a conservative, Christian radio station to listen to, so I tune into you on a regular basis. Thank you for filling my home with Christ-centered music. You are a blessing to me!
I just want to thank you so much for airing such God-honoring music even through the internet. I don't have an available CD player and my computer won't play CD's. I have no way of listening to music and have been battling some serious spiritual issues. Because my dear friend told me about Abiding Radio, I've been able to listen to it on my computer through streaming. I can't express what a blessing it has been to my heart and soul! I love the music and am blessed every time I listen! 🙂
I just 'found' this site and am pleased that you are focusing on a kids program. We were led to homeschool through a change in my husband's job several years ago. Unfortunately, he has barely had any work in the past 3 years. We have been struggling just to pay bills and buy groceries, let alone have money left for curriculum. This is a wonderful 'extra' addition to our homeschool program for our children! Thank you! Keep up the good work; it is greatly appreciated as we are training our future leaders!
Greetings from Doha, Qatar! Since discovering this ministry, I have been able to listen to beautiful, encouraging, godly music anywhere I have internet access. The instrumental channel, in particular, lifts my spirits and nourishes my soul. It blesses so many people around the world! There are some arrangements of old favorites here that I've never heard before. As a result, I'm keeping a list of music from your site to acquire. The "view past 20 songs" is a helpful resource.
Thank you for your efforts in this ministry. Its blessings are reaching far and wide.


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The tools presented in this section provide a visual representation of historical periods of excessive global price volatility from 2000-present, as well as a daily volatility status. This status can alert policymakers when world markets are experiencing a period of excessive food price volatility; this information can then be used to determine appropriate country-level food security responses, such as the release of physical food stocks.
A time period of excessive price volatility: A period of time characterized by extreme price variation (volatility) is a period of time in which we observe alarge number of extreme positive returns. An extreme positive return is defined to be a return that exceeds a certain preestablished threshold. This threshold is normally taken to be a high order (95 or 99%) conditional quantile, (i.e. a value of return that is exceeded with low probability: 5 or 1%). In this model, we are using the 95% quantile and look at time in 60-day increments.
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A featherweight bout between Sam Sicilia (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Maximo Blanco (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been added to the TUF 17 Finale in April.
UFC officials late Tuesday announced the fight booking for the card at the same time it was made official that event headliner and flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was off the card and his title defense with John Moraga with an injury.
The TUF 17 Finale takes place April 13 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Sicilia, a cast member of "The Ultimate Fighter Live" a year ago, won his UFC debut at the TUF 15 Finale this past June with a second-round knockout of Cristiano Marcello. That fight was his debut at 145 pounds after competing at lightweight on the show.
But he followed that performance up with a second-round TKO loss to Rony "Jason" Bezerra at UFC 153 in October. That loss snapped his seven-fight win streak.
Blanco also will look to get back in the win column after a loss in his promotional debut at UFC 145 this past April. The split-decision setback to Marcus Brimage gave him two straight losses after a submission defeat to Pat Healy in his Strikeforce debut in September 2011. The Venezuelan hasn't won since a December 2010 victory in Japan that gave him a six-fight win streak.
The latest TUF 17 Finale card now includes:
- TBA vs. TBA – "TUF 17" tournament final
- Travis Browne vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
- Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano
- Cole Miller vs. Bart Palaszewski
- Justin Lawrence vs. Daniel Pineda
- Maximo Blanco vs. Sam Sicilia
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Maybe you have tested HIV-positive very recently; maybe you've known it for some time, but this is the first time you've reached out for information or support. You need to know that you are not alone. There are an estimated 1 million HIV-positive people in the United States.
Testing positive for HIV does not mean that you have AIDS, but HIV is probably the greatest threat to your life you have ever faced. This virus may remain inactive in your body for a long time, but it may not. If you are healthy now, you may still go on to develop some sort of health problems related to HIV. You may develop AIDS. There remain many uncertainties surrounding HIV, and though there is currently no "cure" for HIV infection, there are treatments. You need to learn what information is available and make informed choices about your health.
Many HIV-positive people now live fulfilling and happy lives. Many are healthy and show no symptoms of disease. Many choose to take treatments and drugs that promise to lengthen their lives. So, as serious as this is, there is hope. You do not have to look at testing HIV-positive as if you've been given a death sentence.
It's a good thing you found this out. As upsetting as testing positive may have been for you, you are better off knowing, so you can learn about HIV and decide what you want to do about it. The fact that you cared enough about yourself to get the HIV test and the fact that you are reading this magazine show that you are concerned about your health. So give yourself some credit. You have taken important first steps to take care of yourself, and you should be glad about it.
Years ago, those who tested HIV-positive had few places to turn for support. These people felt like they were hanging in limbo. Fortunately, much has changed. We know more about HIV now and many organizations have formed around the world to offer support and information to people living with this virus. Many have already faced the questions inherent in living with HIV, and many will follow. You don't have to face this by yourself. There are lots of hands reaching out to assist you.
Your Emotional Health
Finding out that you are infected is usually overwhelming. Even if you had suspected it for some time, learning that you are can be a very traumatic experience. Testing HIV-positive has led some people to quit their jobs, quickly write out their wills, and say goodbye to their friends and family, only to discover that they aren't sick and will probably live for many years to come. It's common to perceive these results as an immediate death sentence, but this is simply not true.
What you are feeling now is perfectly normal. Anger, fear, confusion, numbness, depression -- all are completely natural reactions to the kind of news you've heard. If you've known for even several weeks, you may find yourself having a normal day, then suddenly remember that you are HIV-positive. It's very common for this kind of realization to just "hit you in the face" out of nowhere over and over again. You are not going crazy if this happens to you. Your moods may swing from profound sadness one moment to extreme anger the next. That's normal, too.
The first step to getting through this emotional turmoil is to acknowledge what you are feeling. Don't be surprised to find yourself going through the day in a state of shock. Allow yourself to feel nothing. Your emotions will come rushing back in soon enough. This is merely a way that your mind "turns off" to allow you to cope with a problem.
If you are feeling angry, that's fine. You have every right to be angry and a lot to be angry about. This virus is threatening your very existence. It's okay to express this anger. If you're frightened, acknowledge your fears. You are thinking about things that would make anyone fearful. You are allowed to feel the way you do. Don't be hard on yourself or think you have to be strong. You don't have to be anything.
Fear of Sickness and Death
Almost everyone is afraid of getting sick and dying. If you're young, you may never have had to face the death of someone close to you. We often think of dying as something that happens only when we're old. You may never have really considered the reality of your own death before. Now, suddenly, you are HIV-positive and your mortality becomes very real. You may be afraid of pain, of hospitals, or of becoming unattractive to others through an illness.
Your reaction to the idea of getting sick or dying could go one of two ways. You may decide that you are definitely going to live and that there is no way that this virus is ever going to "get" you. This is a form of what's called denial -- refusing to face some of the possibilities of living with HIV. If you find yourself feeling this way, try to keep in mind that having hope to go on with your life is good. However, it can become dangerous if it keeps you from taking care of yourself.
The other way you might choose to deal with the subject is by deciding that you are absolutely going to die of this and there is nothing you can do about it. If you go this way, you may find yourself fantasizing about your own sickness and death. You have to keep in mind that there are many people who are HIV-positive who are living productive, happy lives, and you can be among them if you choose. It's good to face up to the possible consequences of this infection, but not to the point that living today becomes less important than your fear of the future. It helps to remind yourself that everyone will die, but that doesn't prevent most people from living today.
Starting Over
One of the truths of testing HIV-positive is that once you know, you can never not know again. For better or worse, your life will always be different now. You may be experiencing great feelings of loss about this. You may feel that certain areas of your life are now in the hands of doctors, insurance companies, or symptoms. This can make you feel as though you have less control over your own life and may cause you incredible anxiety.
Know this -- you do not have to give up control of your life. By arming yourself with information and deciding what is right for you, you will soon realize that you are still the same person you were. It is your life, your body, your health, and no matter how well-meaning your family, your friends, or your doctor may be, they have no right to take control of your life. Allow yourself to take time to decide what you want to do. Then go do it.
You may find that many of the priorities in your life change rapidly. If you are considering making major changes in your life, just make sure that you think them through carefully. Many HIV-positive people have made huge changes in the way they live. Many have broken bad habits, such as drinking too much or smoking. Some have gotten out of bad relationships or quit jobs they really hated. Facing the possibility of getting sick or dying has made many of our lives much better because it has made us take action in areas we have previously ignored or repeatedly put off. Mortality can be a great motivator.
Some people blame themselves for being HIV-positive. This kind of guilt and self-hate is very destructive. Regardless of how you were infected, you did not go somewhere or do something with the intention of infecting yourself -- so why beat yourself up about it? You are facing enough right now; you don't need to punish yourself for testing HIV-positive also.
Grief, or extreme sadness, is one of the emotions that most HIV-positive people face at some point. You may be grieving for yourself, facing the possibility of your own death. For many of us, the virus is not only affecting our lives, but the lives of those we love. Many have lost friends and loved ones to HIV, or have many people in their lives who are also HIV-positive. Allow yourself to express grief and fear in some way. Permit yourself to cry. These feelings are valuable and normal; ignoring them will not make them go away.
You may also feel that you are now damaged in some way -- that no one will want to touch you or love you or that you are less desirable because you are HIV-positive. You may feel that you will never be able to love again, that no one would want to be with you if they knew that you were HIV-positive. These feelings will pass. You are not "damaged goods." You are still a valuable person, as capable of giving and receiving love as ever. You can make your own decisions, relax, and enjoy each day. This may be a struggle and you may have to find new ways of coping with daily life, but it's worth it.
Getting Support
Many of us have been raised with the idea of "rugged individualism," that we must face things on our own, that this is what "strength" is all about. Asking for help or reaching out for support are often considered weaknesses. Consequently, a very common response to testing HIV-positive is withdrawal. We isolate ourselves, hiding the news of our status. This can be very painful.
Your life does not have to be doom and gloom. It is possible to have a very positive attitude as a person living with HIV -- millions are doing it right now -- but it is much more difficult to get on with your life and live happily if you're trying to do it alone.
There's no need for you to handle this by yourself, and it's probably a mistake even to try to do it. You are not the only person facing this. Learn who the others are and what they have to offer. Just hearing how someone else has adjusted to living with the virus can be enough to help you realize that life is still good, that you can still have love and laughter. And you may also be surprised to learn that your own sharing can help others. In sharing the issues that concern us, each of our voices lends strength to the others.
Support groups are a powerful means of learning to cope with this new beginning. There are support groups offered by HIV/AIDS organizations across the country. If you don't know of an HIV/AIDS organization in your area, call the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Healthline at 1-800-232-4636. If there's no support group in your area, you may be just the person to get one started. Just remember: those millions of people living successfully with HIV are people who've reached out to get the help they needed. Wherever you are, you can find support, or the means to create it. It just doesn't make sense for us to face the same issues without helping each other out. We are not alone. And neither are you.
Michael Slocum and Jim Lewis were editors of Body Positive_. HIV/AIDS organizations around the world have reprinted "You Are Not Alone" in their own languages._


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British police have released exiled Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain on bail following his arrest four days ago which sent Pakistan's largest city Karachi into lockdown amid fears of violence.
Hussain, 60, one of the most divisive and feared figures in Pakistan, was arrested on Tuesday at his north London home on suspicion of money laundering. Wanted in Pakistan in connection with a murder case, he has been living in self-imposed exile in Britain since the early 1990s.
Police did not identify him at the time of his arrest, but the London office of his powerful Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) confirmed he had been detained. A police statement on Saturday said the man arrested on Tuesday had been released on bail.
The statement said the money laundering investigation continued and the man in question was to report back to police in July.
It also said two men, aged 72 and 44, were arrested in December as part of the same investigation and let out on bail pending further inquiries until early September.
Hussain effectively controls the sometimes violent port city of Karachi from his headquarters in a north London suburb and is known for his fiery addresses to his supporters through a loudspeaker connected to a telephone.
The MQM party's support base is millions of Muslim Urdu-speaking people whose families migrated to Karachi and nearby areas at the time of the 1947 partition of India.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association held a luncheon yesterday in Beverly Hills. You remember what Amy and Tina said of the HFPA at the Golden Globes?
"There is no known cure for the Hollywood Foreign Press."
I just watched their opening monologue again. God that James Cameron joke still lands even after at least a dozen viewings. Here, if you have 8 minutes to kill today. So worth it.
There were quite a few celebrities who showed up for the HFPA yesterday, including Eva Longoria who wants an invitation in January, and most notably, Nicole Kidman, who wants a nomination in January. Gran is starting early for Grace of Monaco in what looks to be a tight, tight field. And Vince Vaughn?
Interesting. Vaughn's in a movie called Delivery Man, adapted from a Canadian film called Starbuck (much better title) about a man who donates to a sperm bank and ends up fathering over 500 kids. Some of those kids are now suing to find out his identity. Delivery Man opens on November 22, one week before US Thanksgiving, a key box office release date. Remember, the Golden Globes divides its acting categories into drama and comedy musical. I know it sounds absurd but…does it? The Delivery Man trailer is below.
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I'm going to respectfully disagree with Jim Crawford's post over at PR Breakfast club (4 Reasons Why Journalists Still Make the Best PR People) that journalists make superior public relations people (compared to…?).
It's a great example of the distorted picture of public relations that the mainstream culture has of the profession because it myopically focuses on only a handful of public relations duties (or assumed duties): writing, media relations, client relations, and advertising.
To be sure, journalists are skilled communicators who bring a lot to the table when they become PR pros – but the vast majority of the duties associated with PR aren't ones that journalists would typically get hands-on experience with in the course of their work.
Specifically, there are some aspects of Crawford's analysis I'm not compelled by:
- Sorry to disappoint, but there's no shortage of PR people that fit the picture he paints of himself; brash, willing to tell the king he's wearing no clothes, and possessing an inclination to cut to the point. Conversely, there are journalists who are obedient, sycophantic, and prone to digressions and loquaciousness.
- In point of fact, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Code of Ethics demands that PR professionals "act in the best interests of the client or employer, even subordinating the member's personal interests" (which means telling them when their proposed course of action is unwise even if it means losing the contract).
- Journalists have a low BS threshhold? I wasn't aware of that. Neither is the American public; their trust in the news media is at record low levels according to Pew research. Moreover, journalists are the 9th most mistrusted category of professionals according to a recent Gallup Poll.
- "Non-News" is a staple of news coverage; particularly in television (as the Daily Show routinely demonstrates). Moreover, the majority of the public is rarely compelled by hard data when it comes to selling a point of view. "Non-news" like personal anecdotes and testimonials (regardless of their statistical significance) routinely shows up as more persuasive.
More generally, some of the areas that journalists may not be as versed in:
Advocacy: One need only glance at the studies done on public opinion in the U.S. to see that the news media are being gamed pretty hard by (unethical) PR people who exploit the conventions of journalism to create false equivalencies. Case in point: interests funded by the fossil fuel industry who have managed to convince an increasingly large segment of the U.S. public that the scientific jury is out on the human contributions to global climate change. Communicating effectively on behalf of someone is an important skill that is different from trying to give equal time to two or more sides of an issue.
Flexibility: Like a defense attorney, being a public relations pro sometimes means working for the best interests of a client you may not agree with (particularly in an agency setting). It's a different skill than trying to ensure the facts are presented and that all sides are fairly represented.
Transparency: Journalists by and large are required to conceal as much as possible about their opinions, and to abstain from public activities that might lend the appearance of bias to their work. From campaign donations to voting. Though I'll readily concede they're not always followed – the ethical codes that govern public relations demand transparency.
The "E" in "R.A.C.E."/"R.O.P.E.": Evaluation. What happens after a story is published? Are journalists analyzing its impact/ROI to see if public opinion has moved? In most cases, no – they're on to the next story. If anything, they're unfortunately assessed on how much revenue their ownership is able to bring in based on viewership which isn't exactly a barometer that produces the highest quality news gathering (see "Fox News").
Journalists can make fantastic PR pros, but the idea that they're de facto better PR people (than even those schooled/trained in PR) is bunk.