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Health & Medicine
Midlife can put women's hormones in neutral
Gynecologists hear it every day from patients who are in the throes of midlife. "Doctor, I'm just not interested in sex anymore."
Sure, some decline in sex drive is a natural part of aging for both men and women. But for women it tends to happen sooner -- just about the time they hit menopause -- and well before they're ready to let go of sexual intimacy with their partners.
Many walk into their doctors' offices hoping that a dose of their waning hormones -- testosterone, in particular -- is all they need to find their lost libido. Testosterone has long been known to restore desire, and Intrinsa, the testosterone patch, is widely used in Europe for that very purpose. But experts say that testosterone is a powerful, potentially dangerous treatment when given inappropriately, and that sexual dysfunction in women is more often about life and love than hormones.
"It's the high-stress lives that we all live," said Dr. June LaValleur, a gynecologist and women's health specialist at the University of Minnesota. "And how satisfying is your sexual relationship? If you have a lousy lover, you can have a ton of testosterone and it won't be enough."
Three years ago, the Food and Drug Administration, still reeling from the revelations about the risks of hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women, declined to approve Intrinsa because of concerns about its long-term safety. Studies to assess its risks are now under way, but in the meantime testosterone is not approved to treat female sexual dysfunction in this country.
But women still ask for it. And because the hormone is used for other medical purposes, doctors can and do legally prescribe it for sexual dysfunction, an off-label use.
"It's become kind of a snake oil thing," said Dr. Diane Petersen, a gynecologist with Women's Health Consultants in Minneapolis. She and other women's health specialists said they sometimes see female patients who come in with all the signs of too much testosterone -- hair loss, acne, weight gain, high cholesterol or deepened voices.
Some women are getting dangerously high doses from testosterone pellets placed under their skin. Because it is not a regulated pharmaceutical product, it is most often provided by compounding-pharmacies that make up individual doses in cream and gel form that women apply to their arms and legs, doctors said.
But women need very low concentrations, and if not made by experts those creams can easily contain too much, they said.
"It's only as good as the person compounding it," said Dr. Jacqueline Thielen, a doctor at the Women's Health Clinic at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "More is not necessarily better."
Thielen and other women's health experts do prescribe it for some patients. But not often, and it's not the first thing they try.
Doctors said they usually give testosterone only to women who have abnormally low levels, and always in combination with estrogen. That means women who have had their uterus and ovaries removed get it most often because their bodies produce no testosterone.
Women who have reached menopause still produce testosterone for many years, though at lower levels than in their reproductive years.
The Intrinsa patch was tested in women whose ovaries had been removed. Those studies found that women who used the patch regularly for a year said their average number of satisfying sexual experiences increased from three to five per month. But those on a placebo had also had an average increase -- from three to four.
If it had been approved, the patch could have been prescribed off-label to any woman, which is what raised safety concerns at the FDA. Procter & Gamble, which makes Intrinsa, is now conducting safety trials, and is also looking at its effectiveness at increasing libido in post-menopausal women.
But for now, most healthy post-menopausal women are not candidates for testosterone treatment, doctors said. "I would have to say that the majority of the time I can get by without giving patients testosterone," Thielen said.
Even though testosterone is the hormone that contributes to sex drive, in women it often has no relationship to libido, doctors said. Usually it's something else altogether.
LaValleur had one patient who complained that she was disinterested in sex. But when asked about her relationship, she described how she would get nauseated when she came home and saw her husband's pickup truck in the driveway.
Another woman who was going to law school at night and taking care of two kids said her husband just couldn't understand why she wasn't interested in sex when he came home from his regular business trips.
"We have a way different sexual response cycle than men," she said.
Besides, she said, sex drive and the ability to be sexually aroused are two completely different things that relate to different hormones. Testosterone drives interest in sex. During their reproductive years, women's desires fluctuate during their cycles, along with testosterone levels.
But sexual arousal is dictated by estrogen. And even without libido or testosterone, women can be sexually intimate and achieve arousal and orgasm.
Estrogen declines with age, as well, making women's vaginas drier and less elastic. And it's hard to be interested in sex when it hurts. But that's easily treated with lubricants and even estrogen creams, doctors said.
And, of course, sex itself is part of the cure.


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The Reasons Why I Became a Professional Lifeguard
I always understood that there is a huge amount of freedom to be found in water, even for us humans who are not water-based animals. But, everyone knows that the moment when you enter a pool, a lake, a river or the sea, there is something very soothing and familiar with that feeling. It offers a chance to be transported into a new place, where the body, as well as the mind, is free from the shackles of the everyday reality.
There, in the cool deep blue, a person can let go and enter the void of movement, sights and sounds like nothing that can be found on the land. I think I became so fascinated with water very early on, so long that I might have even forgotten all about it if my life did not take a strange twist. I think that I remember standing on the edge of a small pool, with my mother and father in the water. I must have been three years old, or even younger. My parents were swimming and they were calling me to get into the pool with them.
I was afraid and at first, I did not want to enter
The water seemed strange and cold to me, so I was hesitant. But then my father told me that I should just leap in and think about this later on. For some reason, I took his advice sooner than he even expected and jumped right into the water. At first, the strange feeling came over me as the cold water touched my skin. But, as I sank to the bottom, I realized the full beauty of this incredible space.
As the water reflected the light, I saw colors and shapes like never before. I remembered that I smiled there while my dad took me to the surface and we started to learn how to stay afloat. To my parents, swimming was important as a physical activity, but for me, from that day on, water was more like an addiction; it gave me a sense of freedom like nothing ever did and I was certain I was not going to forget it anytime soon.
I began to go to a swim group as soon as I entered grade school. Here, I became better and better, with my stamina and technique becoming so good that I was the strongest swimmer in the class. At that point, I was almost becoming bored with swimming even though my classmates began calling me the Dolphin. But then, our school took us on a small trip to the seashore. There, one girl decided to take a swim while our teachers were not looking, doing it on a dare. She entered the rough waters and before we realized this, the current took her deep, away from the shore waters.
I realized almost immediately that she began to drown. Like with my dad, who for some reason came back to me at that moment, I did not think about it and I just jumped in and started swimming towards her. During those seconds, I truly was a dolphin and I swam perfectly, slicing through the current with power and force that was unstoppable. I reached her and somehow dragged her back to the shore, where the ambulance was already waiting for us. As I came out, I realized that this was the thing I wanted to do with my life.
Today, my nickname is still the Dolphin but I work on one of the busiest beaches in the world as a lifeguard. I swim every day and when I'm sick or have to miss out on the water, I feel terrible, really like a fish on dry land. My friends constantly tease me that I will soon grow a pair of gills because of the time I spend in the water, but that sense of serenity and relaxation is important to me.
I believe that I was blessed with a chance to do what I like and save people's lives in the same process. For me, there is no boundary between a profession and a hobby: for me, swimming is all of that. I would be a completely different person without the waters of the ocean. That is why, here and now, I adore my life and the time I spend next to the ocean or in it, working hard on keeping people safe and sound.
I know that my swimming prowess can help a person in danger, and this is the most important thing in the world for me. Because of all that, I love every second of my life as a lifeguard.

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Built in 1984 by Earl Sharer. This is a 1/25 scale model body of the 1983 #11 Chevy Monte Carlo sponsored by Pepsi and owned by Junior Johnson.
Powered by a Parma 16D. The chassis articulation consists of a plumber and droparm. The wheels are chrome Dynamic circa 1966.
Driver is a Lancer with a Cox head. Lap times on a king are around 7 seconds.


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And how to stay safe…
Want to come to Australia but feel afraid of all the things that might kill ya? I've put together an accurate list of the real risks cos while there are heaps of exciting and wild things to see and do here, most won't kill you! In reverse order of most likely to harm…
6. Tornado of Fire | Zero chance
A towering inferno of fire that whirls around the outback where you happen to be bushwalking does sound scary, but these events are so rare many Australian's don't even know about them. In fact Chris Tangey, who recorded one on September 11 2012, 80km East of Uluru Australia is a bit of a freak because not only was he in the right place at the right time — he had is camera setup and ready, as he explains on his Vimeo channel:
One appeared right in front of me when I was already set-up and filming something else.
A fire tornado, happens about 19 times a year. Photo credit: Chris Tangey
In fact Chris Tangey, who recorded one on September 11 2012, 80km East of Uluru Australia is a bit of a freak because not only was he in the right place at the right time — he had is camera setup and ready, as he explains on his Vimeo channel:
One appeared right in front of me when I was already set-up and filming something else.
How lucky is that? So while the footage is spectacular the risk of this actually hurting you is low. You have a better chance of dying from jumping off a waterfall — that has actually happened to quite a few tourists unfortunately.
5. Jumping off waterfalls or slipping from cliffs | 1 death pa
Unfortunately since that advent of social media and the never ending pursuit of the best photo of you on holidays these incidents on are on the rise in Australia. We have lots of stunning backdrops for Instagram fame and accidents happen.
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash
In 2015 Zoe Woolmer, 23, fell 15 metres to her death from a notorious photo spot in the Northern Territory. Despite the warning signs her tour guide instructed her to step down onto a ledge to take a prank photo. She slipped and fell and even though she was still alive when rangers arrived about 50 minutes later, died soon after.
This was just months after a man died jumping from Hanging Rock Falls in NSW. And in 2016 a British man died jumping from Josephine Falls in Queensland. In 2017 a Korean tourist died after leaping from rocks into the Swan River at Blackwall Reach in WA, a popular but dangerous cliff-jumping spot.
4. Snake Bikes | 2 deaths pa
Australia is home to 21 of the world's 25 deadliest snakes. About 300 people are bitten by snakes in Australia each year but only 2 of those die. The Eastern Brown is the most deadly — accounting for more than half of the deaths from snake bite.
Image credit: David Clode, Unsplash
In January this year a 24 year old man was bitten on the finger in country NSW and died within an hour. That's how venomous the Eastern Brown snake is. If you get bitten what you do next could be the difference between life and death.
How to stay safe?
Firstly, avoid being bitten in the first place by staying away from snakes. Wear boots and long pants, and stomp loudly if you must walk through bush where snakes are likely to be present.
If bitten:
- Bandage and immobolise the limb
- Stay calm, if in a safe place with someone who can help you, don't move at all
- Get help, call 000
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-23/what-not-to-do-if-you-find-a-snake-in-your-house/9473632
3. Crocodile Attacks | 3 deaths last year
Crocodile attacks are on the rise in Australia as the population is protected and growing bigger. In 2017 threepeople were killed by crocodiles:
- Anne Cameron, Port Douglas, Oct 2017
- Warren Hughes, Innisfail, Mar 2017
- John Doe (47-year-old man), Cahill's Crossing, Jan 2017
Image credit: David Clode Unsplash
And many more were injured. While most deaths are locals, in 2002 one of the most horrific attacks killed 23 year old German tourist Isabel von Jordan, who was swimming with her tour group which included her 21 year old sister.
They trusted their guy and swam there on the advice of their guide (who received a three-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to making a dangerous omission) despite signs warning not to swim due to crocodiles.
James Rothwell, 24, a British tourist in the group remembers the horror that followed:
We were about 10 yards out from the shore, all within sight and arm's length of each other…(then)…I felt a bang on my leg and seconds later heard a girl scream. And the girl went under the water….We got to the shore and shone torches on the water, (and) saw with the torches two red eyes going away from where the girl had just gone under.
The 4.5m 500kg crocodile that killed Isabel, From Shadow Reports
The next day Kakadu National Park Rangers located the 4.5 metre long, 500kg beast. Ranger Garry Lindner told the London Independent how they found it:
It was sitting in the water like a dog with a bone…time stood still for me. I watched it swim along with the girl in its mouth. It wouldn't let go.
Read more: https://shadowreports.com/2012/01/09/eaten-alive-five-killer-croc-attacks-part-five-an-occurrence-at-sandy-creek/
How to stay safe?
- Observe crocodile warning signs!
- If you're in an area where you know salties are present — or likely to be — such as in estuaries — don't swim. Especially at night.
- If you are camping — stay away from the water's edge and don't leave food waste around.
Read more: http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/crocodile-attacks.html
2. Drowning | 291 deaths last year
The Australian coast is beautiful and looks inviting. Most of it is pretty safe but there are lots of places where it simply isn't safe to swim. Fingal Head is one such death trap, where good, local swimmers drown while attempting to save visitors who are in trouble. These notoriously dangerous waters continue to attract swimmers despite the warning signs.
Fingal Beach — one of the most notorious beaches for drownings in Northern NSW. Photo Credit Zachary Staines | Unsplash
A 22-year-old tourist drowned at Fingal in February this year — swimming at the unpatrolled beach in rough surf. In 2017 a bodyboarder drowned there and two of the saddest recent rescues were there in 2016 and 2015 when good samaritans drowned while rescuing kids who got into trouble in the surf there. In March 2016 a 10-year-old tourist was caught in a rip and rescued by Ryan Martin, who then got into trouble in the water and drowned. In October 2015 Aggie Auelua drowned when trying to save a 9-year-old boy at the same spot.
Despite warning signs many visitors wade into dangerous waters and drown on Australian beaches and rivers. Every year almost 300 people drown. 75% of those who drown are men — who are more likely to be affected by alcohol or swim out further and less likely to ask for help until it is too late. Most of the people who drowned were aged between 25 and 34. 65 international visitors drowned here last year.
Rip currents are believed to have been a contributing factor in approximately a third of the coastal drowning deaths, almost four times higher than last year, with 58% of summer coastal drowning deaths occurring more than 1km from a lifesaving service.
Read more: Surf Life Saving Australia
How to stay safe?
- At the beach — if you don't know how to swim don't go into the water, if you do — only swim at a patrolled beach, between the red and yellow flags and obey the safety signs
- Wear a lifejacket while boating, rock fishing or paddling and don't drink alcohol
- Supervise children at all times in, on and around water — most toddler deaths are in backyard swimming pools.
1. Car accidents | 1000 deaths pa and many more seriously injured
The Great Ocean Road is one of the best places to experience a road trip in Australia but according to VicRoads, 21 per cent of crashes along it were caused by international drivers. More than 1000 people die each year on Australian roads and international visitors made up 65 of those last year, making this the biggest threat.
Royal National Park, Sydney — popular self-drive destination, Image Matthew Kane, Unsplash
According to Ms Henderson whose electorate includes the Great Ocean Road:
On a weekly basis, we are hearing of incidents involving international drivers on the wrong side of the road, stopping in the middle of the road taking photographs of koalas … [and] running through stop signs
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-02/tourists-should-prove-driving-skills-to-help-cut-road-toll:-mp/9297088


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The Way They See. An Overview of Hungarian Photography
Open to the public:
12. 06. - 10. 09. 2017
Warsaw National Museum
Curator: Gabriella Csizek
The Exhibition is a highlight event of the Hungarian Cultural Year in Poland 2016/2017.
Hungarian photography occupies a distinctive place in the world history of the genre as its 20th-century chapter cannot be written neglecting the Hungarian influence. It is not merely that there were a number of prominent and talented Hungarian artists active in this period; it was that the Hungarians determined and shaped the development of visual perception. An overview of the nation's photography at the beginning of the 21st century, therefore, is both a challenge and an obligation. On the one hand, the assessment of the Hungarian aesthetic challenges comprehensiveness: is it possible to provide a broad yet sharp analysis to a foreign audience? Does an attempt at an all-encompassing coverage benefit the understanding of Hungarian photography at all? Where should the balance lie when the world-renowned examples alone can speak of our treasured accomplishments in the genre? Such and similar questions provoke the obligation itself: reflecting on a rich past today provides the opportunity to represent the birth, the development, and the continued life of the Hungarian talent.
Our exhibition of over 350 images by over 100 artists, along with additional projected series, texts, and, not least, the catalog published jointly with essays by photo historians and expert authors, provides one kind of journey by drawing the personal stories of determining individuals and by thus learning about the influences that refined them and through which they affected their descendants.
The exhibition showcases the work of Brassaï (Halász, Gyula), André Kertész (Kertész, Andor), Robert Capa (Friedmann, Endre Ernő), Martin Munkácsi (Munkácsi, Márton), László Moholy-Nagy, Éva Besnyő, Lucien Hervé (Elkán, László) György Kepes, and more, and places these prominent artists into the – so far – less well-expounded contexts of their masters, contemporaries and peers. While following a relative chronology, the exhibition profoundly builds upon inter-visuality, the cross references of the images rooted in the shared, constantly changing experience of being Hungarian. From masterly cabinet portraits to structured modernist architectural photographs, neo-avant-garde concept art pieces and contemporary visual experiments, the image-experience is rather diverse, yet, it reflects the same Central European historical and cultural context, one way or another, providing a close and comprehensive overview of Hungarian photography.
The catalog essays delineate a much wider context, mapping the tendencies and endeavors within the distinct eras through multiple viewpoints. They provide an overview of their own, highlighting and also questioning the seminal currents by copiously elaborating on the history of Hungarian photography. Supplemented with images from the exhibition, the catalog thus presents and represents an extensive example of a take on the country's visual exposition.
The essay of Károly Kincses photo-museologist, author of multiple accounts on Hungarian photography, outlines the historic, classical period. With Daugerre's book published in Hungarian in 1940, his invention thus became available for general use in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, bringing about the emergence of a lively photographic scene. While at this time the process was mostly an aid for painters, providing a faster and cheaper way of capturing faces and landscapes, in about 20 years, there were already 14 studios in Pest and Buda, and even more within the borders of Hungary of that era. With a spectacular rise of industrial development, studio photographers, city and landscape photographers travelled freely and documented the changing society, culture and its settings.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, artistic photography as known today appeared, leading to the modern Hungarian photography of the 1920s. From a socio-historical point of view, much of the 20th-century Hungary existed in a constant flux: governments, uprisings, world wars, extreme ideologies followed one another letting and forcing artists and intellectuals to leave the country. After its defeat in World War I, Hungary lost more than 70 percent of its territory, the citizens dispersed among the neighboring countries. By the 1920s, however, photography had its own language, influenced by the period's Bauhaus and the new objectivity and formed by artists like László Moholy-Nagy, György Kepes, or photographers like Brassaï, André Kertész, Márton Munkácsi, or Robert Capa. They all emigrated – together with several hundreds of others – from Hungary, primarily for political reasons, or because of the danger of fascism. They moved to Berlin, Paris, London, or New York and created new names for themselves. Yet, many talented and noteworthy photographers remained in Hungary searching for opportunities to conduct modern and socially sensitive photography in a gradually closing country.
Developments after WWII are discussed by Klára Szarka photo-historian, observing how the expanding communist regime took control on photography by dragging it into the political struggle and how the emigration wave after 1956 Revolution resulted in the birth of morally and existentially concerned approaches. Kata Balázs art historian and Gabriella Csizek survey on the rise of the prevailing photojournalistic and social documentary trends stands as an indispensable supplement to the understanding of a particular Hungarian style as well as an implication to their enduring ubiety in Hungarian photographic expression.
The distinctive neo-avantgarde of the 1960s through the 1980s is engagingly expounded upon by Sándor Szilágyi, PhD, writer on photography. The prominent artists of the first generation of Hungarian neo-avant-garde emigrated to Western Europe and the United States not necessarily to fulfil their dreams. The later generations stayed, receiving opportunities and sometimes political support (and control at the same time). The photographers of the new wave of the 1980s and 1990s belonged to a generation born after 1956, their subjective documentary photography was an adequate answer to the reality of the gradually eliminating political power: they have created the visual language of the desired freedom.
Contemporary trends and artists after the change of regime in 1989 are reviewed by Gábor Pfisztner, art historian. With the fall of the Iron Curtain, there came an access to new techniques as well as to the world outside the borders, something that had not or hardly been available before. The political and social changes were realized in a – relatively – open economy and society raising new aspects of photography. With the implementation of international tendencies, artists translated them to individual preferences and local reflections, utilizing the photograph as a medium and crossing the boundaries of genres. In addition, yet due to causes other than their predecessors had, contemporary Hungarian photographers still find their ways to Berlin and New York, following their masters' paths.
To echo Robert Capa's famous saying, "If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough.", the exhibition invites its audience to take a step closer to the images and immerse themselves in the world of well-known authors now situated in a more profound correlation. Like an archive, it holds together the most diverse fragments of personal experiences and brings them together in one sequence of images, enabling the viewer to make their own curious discoveries. As photography is directly connected to reality by immediately reflecting on the current social environment and by creating a personal sense of reality, the images of the exhibition, contextualized by descriptions or quotes by the artists themselves or the assessment from historical perspectives, transfer an imprint of the living tissue of the Hungarian photographic experience – a creative, diverse, at times transitory, quietly subversive, but relentlessly present form of visual expression.
(Gabriella Csizek, curator)
Video from opening ceremony
An overview of Hungarian photo history by experts:
Hungarian photography from the beginnings to World War II by Károly Kincses
Hungarian photography from WWII to the 1970s by Klára Szarka
Appendix: photojournalism, social photography and documentary in the recent past of Hungarian photography by Kata Balázs – Gabriella Csizek
Hungarian Progressive Photography 1965–2000 by Sándor Szilágyi, PhD
Hungarian photography from the regime change to the present by Gábor Pfisztner
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directed by Dennis Shinners
Haircuts, hip-hop and homo-sex on the down-low. A Latino barber secretly falls in love with his handsome customer on a hot and sweaty afternoon in a macho Brooklyn hood.
directed by Erin Babbin
The lustful story of a chance flirtatious encounter that forces a woman to choose between her current beau and a sly temptress.
directed by Gabrielle Zilkha
A pair of lovers whose relationship is cooling try everything to heat it back up.
produced by Brian Cobb; written and directed by Boaz Stark
In the Opener of the current season, Jake and Mikey have to deal with the results of their HIV tests, Wilma has to face that fact that his mother will never approve of his drag persona, and other characters deal with their own problems.
produced by Brian Cobb; written and directed by Boaz Stark
This Australian Web Series has over 20 million views, is totally gay, and it's coming to America. In this episode, which ends Season 3, our two main characters, Jake and Mickey, go for a rapid result HIV test....
directed by Bryan Horch
After convincing his husband to retire their beloved, lumpy futon, Nelson is forced to come out in a spectacular way while shopping for a new bed.
One of the things we love about film is its ability to present adventure in the most unlikely places. A walk in the park turns dangerous; crashing with the perfect couple turns into a roller coaster ride; a young man goes to war; a family dinner is full of pitfalls; a janitor in a gay bar encounters magic; adventures in internet dating; spending a whole day with an ersatz Madonna; a young girl discovers things aren't always what they seem; and a man's visit to a mattress store turns into a trial by fire. Like love, ADVENTURE is where you find it.
directed by Teveta Lozanova
Fifteen-year-old school underdog Cindy Wei takes her first steps towards building up confidence and overcoming her lack of cultural identity by the discovery of her mysterious cousin Michael's well kept secret.
directed by Glenn Gaylord
To make his birthday special, she agreed to impersonate Madonna... all day long. Let's hope they live to tell.
WINNER OF JURY AWARD FOR BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE BY A WOMAN (Nadya Ginsburg)
directed by Jeremy La Londe
4:00 and 8:00 p.m. each day
CMG Mission Statement
California Men's Gatherings (CMG) fosters
a safe, supportive community
where men challenge themselves to develop their
emotional, spiritual, social, intellectual and physical lives -
with as much fun as possible along the way!
We encourage you to read CMG's Core Values Statement as well!
directed by Michael Saul
Visions of a past relationship leave Matthew broken and isolated until an intimate encounter at a porn arcade opens a peephole to unexpected possibilities.
directed by Alex Siow
The language of love does not need to be heard for these two young ladies to make a connection.
directed by Kellen Chatman
On a particularly difficult day, a very old man ruminates about some painful choices he made as a youth.
directed by Lauren Wolkstein
A 30-year old woman enters into a teenage party in the South of France. Some of the guests wonder who she is and what she's doing there.
directed by Brumby Boylston
Goofy? or profound? Watch this insane commercial parody and make up your own mind...
In a film story, wisdom is often conspicuous by its absence. This program begins with what should be the ultimate rejoinder to what was once a highly controversial film depiction of a gay subculture. Then a young man has to make a choice that may cost a friendship; a spurned lover finds wisdom about his ex; a daughter discovers something about her mom; a couple exhibit an utter lack of wisdom when their son's drawing sparks an intimate conversation; a young party crasher thinks she knows it all; an old man reflects on the unwise choices of his youth; two women on the prowl find out it's not always safe to speak in code; a man finds solace where most men only find sex; and it all boils down to a familiar bit of wisdom: you are what you eat.
directed by Wade Gasque
A hopeless romantic learns a thing or two about relationships when he gets too close to the "perfect couple."
directed by Rich Yap
Cruising in the park. Who is the pursuer and who is the pursued?
Acceptance -- others accept us, we accept others, we accept ourselves. And when the context is acceptance as the last of the five stages of grief, we accept the inevitable. In Surprise, a young man and his mother reveal difficult truths; then a woman accepts her shortcomings by engaging her own gay sidekick; in the acclaimed web series THE HORIZON, two men the audience has been following for three seasons finally go for their HIV test; then two amorous rabbits have to accept that some of the sexual frisson has gone from their relationship; a man has to sit and watch as a woman hijacks his intended conquest; a hair stylist thinks about -- but never voices -- his feelings for a customer; and the famous AA serenity prayer is given yet another test. A LAST FAREWELL presents the most painful aspect of acceptance; and in the end, all will be well as long as we remember to accept others in one big, happy family.
directed by David Dean Bottrell
Our "golden oldie" from 2006, when it won a slew of awards. A classic comedy of mistaken identity.
directed by Evan Roberts
Gabe is a late bloomer whose attempts to impress Shane, a more mature classmate, get him into a hairy situation.
directed by Christopher Stollery
The concerned father of a six-year old boy takes it the wrong way..
directed by Quentin Lee
A mother and daughter discover each other's secrets through a comedy of errors, and learn to accept themselves and each other.
directed by Eric Casaccio
Sometimes one must experience darkness to find a true authentic light. When Rob dumps Evan, Evan's downward spiral takes him to a place of truth, while Rob descends into his own midlife crisis.
directed by Daniel Flores
The friendship of two dancers is put to the test when Darren's sister objects to him starring in a ballet opposite Uriel, a trans girl.
directed by Chris Chew
When Darcy gets her heart broken, her friends concoct a plan to get revenge on the heartbreaker, and also to get Darcy fast hookups via online dating sites. Mayhem ensues.
directed by Wes Hurley
The Cinderella story, as you have never imagined it: in a gay bar. And OH! that glass slipper!
directed by Laurent Boileau; created by Attie Albertus
The annual dinner commemorating the death of Cornelius revives Samuel's memories. Tormented by regret and misunderstood by all, he never revealed his homosexuality to Cornelius's family. After they leave, Samuel retires to his room and becomes a Queen of the Night, in tribute to his lost love.
All proceeds of the CMG SHORT FILM FESTIVAL are donated to AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2014
This program is presented with the generous support of the City of West Hollywood through its Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission. For more information on the City's arts programs, please visit weho.org/arts and weho.org/pride.
directed by John Sobrack
A man pursued by the law finds more than refuge from the streets when he is mistaken for another man's online hookup.
directed by Brandy Silva
Sam is a genderfluid individual who confuses people on a daily basis. When Sam goes to a cafe and does something as simple as order coffee, they meet opposition. But Sam knows that sometimes the coffee has to dry in the sun.
SNAFU -- a World War II slang term meaning "Situation Normal, All Fucked Up" -- is still in use today, and refers to any ridiculously chaotic situation or (in the words of Wiktionary) a "major glitch or breakdown." Apt words for a boy entering puberty who goes to desperate lengths to speed up the process; an asian guy who tries to delve into the mysteries of "rice" and "potatoes;" a genderfluid individual who confounds bullies; a guy running from the police who is mistaken for a man's expected internet hookup; two hotties who get together for sex, only to discover they're both tops; a woman grieving for her not-so-departed child; and a Danish boy a few days shy of the age of consent. And in the classic Available Men, two sets of men who have appointments to meet a stranger, meet the wrong one, and never know it. The kind of stuff that happens every day, right? Let's hope not.
directed by Angie West
An enactment of Mark Bunyan's infamous Fruit Song starring Mark Bunyan as the grocer. Saucy musical romp featuring Mr. Bunyan's favorite, the Cox Apple.
directed by Jamison Hebert
In a magical family restaurant where the table items come to life at night, a grumpy toothpick dispenser learns a lesson in friendship.
directed by Casper Andreas
An aging author struggles with sorrow and grief while dealing with the death of his husband and moving forward with the strained relationship he has with his pregnant daughter.
directed by Austin Wong
When a gay Asian man notices that many gay men take a "no Asians" stance, he explores the issue with his friends and discovers that we all bring prejudices into the bedroom.
directed by Lasse Nielsen
In Denmark, where the age of consent is 15, life can be frustrating for a 14-year old boy.
directed by Hieu Tran
Two guys make it home for some hot sex, and only then discover that they're both tops! How will they determine which of them winds up in the driver's seat tonight?
directed by Michael Serrato
If you're not getting all you want out of life, maybe what you need is your own GPS -- not a Global Positioning System; a Gay Personal Sidekick! But do mind the cautions list.
directed by Leslie Bumgarner
A young man's mother has to work hard to give him some news he doesn't really want to hear.
directed by Wu Tsang
What if death gave you a second chance? Andrea, a grieving Chicana mother, confronts an uninvited family member before her Dia de los Muertos celebration. By night's end, death offers her a choice that she couldn't make in life. WINNER OF JURY AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE BY A WOMAN.
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directed by Justin Ross
A gay man attends his last AA meeting before becoming a woman.


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Airbrush is an amazing tool in a professional makeup artist's kit. The technique is a patented makeup application technique that utilizes compressed air through an airbrush and applies tiny drops of color to the face. It is so sought after is because of its seamless ability to cover up any imperfection. It is said to tickle a little bit when it is applied. The makeup feels lightweight on the skin regardless of the amount of coverage chosen.
You can select the coverage to be light similar to a tinted moisturizer or more coverage to diminish scars, redness, pigmentation and acne. It is usually waterproof and lasts all day. If you have tattoos that you would like to conceal for the big day, this will not leave a residue on your dress once it is dry. Airbrush makeup can be beautifully applied to women of all ages and skin conditions.
Bonus - Airbrush is included with the Bridal Makeup


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In my culinary world, not all dishes called "salads" have to consist of mainly leafy greens. Don't get me wrong, I love my baby romaine, mesculun, iceberg wedge, and butter lettuce salads just as much as the next person. But, to me, a salad can be as simple as composing fruits and/or vegetables together with a light dressing of some sort, creating a wonderful and tasty dish. Take, for example, "fruit salad" - you aren't going to find any leafy greens in that bowl - rather simply seasonal fruit tossed together.
Last fall, Fellow Foodie and I made Thomas Keller's Green Bean and Potato Salad, which was a delicious composition of green beans, figs, potatoes, and walnuts. Using its simplicity as inspiration, I decided to make a fresh, Spring-Summer composed salad using (again) green beans, but instead pair them with radishes, fava beans, and new potatoes garnished with pinenuts and chives. Lightly dressed with sherry vinaigrette, this salad was a hit with my Buttermilk Fried Chicken - the acidity from the sherry vinegar plays off the natural sweetness of the favas and green beans, while the radishes and potatoes add differential textures to the rest of the salad. Enjoy this dish as a side salad or add some goat cheese or cooked chicken to make it a full meal.
1 pound green beans (preferrably haricot verts), trimmed and washed
5-6 large pods of fava beans, shelled
3-4 radishes, very thinly sliced
4-5 small to medium red or yellow skinned potatoes (or fingerlings), sliced 1/8" thick
small handful/bunch of chives, finely chopped (for garnish)
1/3 C toasted pine nuts (for garnish)
1 small shallot, minced
1/4 C sherry wine vinegar
1/4 C red wine vinegar
1 C extra virgin olive oil
sea salt and pepper
|All of the components, prepped and ready to go!
For the potatoes: in a small pot, add cold water and the potatoes and set over medium-high heat; bring the water to a boil and add some sea salt; cook the potatoes until fork tender, about 10-12 minutes. Drain potatoes and run under cold water to cool them down to room temperature.
For the green beans: In a medium pot (or the one you used for the potatoes), add water and salt and bring to a boil; add the beans and blanch for 4-5 minutes, or until the beans turn a bright green and are still crisp but slightly pliable when bent. Drain beans and immediately place in an ice bath to shock the beans and stop cooking (or run under cold water to cool to room temperature).
|Blanching the green beans
|Boiling the favas
|Removing outer shell from favas
To compose: in a large bowl, add the green beans, favas, potatoes, and radishes; toss lightly with the dressing, enough to coat the vegetables but not drown them (you will have extra dressing). Plate the salad and sprinkle pine nuts and chives on top.


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There are many things to watch out for during the latter parts of pregnancy with Pre-eclampsia being one of those conditions that can have life-threatening consequences not only for you, but also for your unborn baby.
Your doctors and nurses understand the risks involved with Pre-eclampsia and should monitor you for any warning signs or symptoms and if detected be ready to act accordingly.
Sometimes mistakes and medical errors can occur, for example, failing to diagnose or miss-managing treatment or the monitoring of you and your baby. Whatever it is, you and your unborn child may have been put at risk due to poor care.
Pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome are life threatening conditions that occur during the later stages of pregnancy, or in the postpartum period, although it usually disappears shortly after birth.
It causes fluid retention and protein in the urine and is also characterised by a rapid rise in the mother's blood pressure which can lead to fits, stroke, multiple organ failure and in some cases can be fatal to both mother and baby. It can also cause growth problems in unborn babies.
Pre-eclampsia cannot be cured. But your doctor or midwife should arrange to see you more often to monitor the health of you and your baby. The check-ups will include blood tests and scans to monitor both your baby's growth and the blood flow from the placenta to your baby.
It's your medical team's job to try and control the symptoms by lowering your blood pressure and they will often advise strict bed rest which will allow your baby time to develop enough to survive a premature delivery. If you have not had your baby between 39 and 40 weeks gestation then it is highly likely that you will be advised to have your baby induced.
Pre-eclampsia is usually picked up by your doctor or midwife during routine antenatal checks by monitoring your blood pressure and testing your urine for protein.
In some cases there may have been a failure to recognise the symptoms of pre-eclampsia or a failure to appreciate the severity of the condition with catastrophic consequences.
If left untreated pre-eclampsia can result in fitting or premature birth and in some instances result in brain damage to your baby.
Our medical negligence team has a strong medical background including many former nurses who are now qualified as solicitors who are able to talk to you about your legal rights and options. Our team are here to help advise you through the medical claims process, helping you achieve a financial award to ensure you have access to medical and health related services that you and your child need in the future.


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it's probably not a secret that i greatly admire chef gabrielle hamilton. after reading blood, bones, and butter last year, i walked around constantly thinking about her approach to food, her words, the point blank way of eating. this is a chef who puts butter and sugar sandwiches on her menu. a chef who gets that you don't need to dress up butter and radishes. prune is sometimes said to not have a clear vision, to be an amalgamation of simply what hamilton likes to eat. i argue that this, conversely, is prune's point of view. she's taken everything that you indulge in throughout your life, from simple pleasures to complex ones, and put them on the menu - exactly as they should be.
this recipe reminds me of my father, the tinkerer. a man who could never let a recipe simply be but always had to add fleur de sel or honey butter, sesame seed buns or truffle-infused olive oil. in this recipe, chef hamilton has taken one of the chief pleasures of my childhood, glazed carrots, and has dressed them up in preserved lemon finery, something that adds so much complexity to the dish, i'm surprised no one else is doing it.
to this, i've tinkered further. the original recipe calls for honeycomb but it's pretty impractical to find unless you know a beekeeper - even here in new york. i've substituted an orange blossom honey instead to keep that fresh, clean flavor.
preserved lemon butter
1/2 lb softened butter
2 preserved lemon rinds
2 tbsp minced shallot
1 grated garlic clove
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped basil
combine all in a food processor. puree until smooth.
3 carrots of different colors (can't get rainbow carrots? no problem! orange will be just as delicious.)
2 tbsp honey (I used orange blossom honey)
2 oz water
1/4 oz minced fennel fronds
2 oz preserved lemon butter (see above)
Sea salt, to taste
heat butter, honey and water in a medium saute pan. add carrots and toss until fully covered. reduce heat to low and cover. cook for 15-20 minutes or until liquid is nearly dry and carrots are fork tender. toss with additional butter and honey to taste to serve.


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Cons: Many of the best games are getting pretty expensive these days
The SNES featured a 16-bit processor based on the 65c816. This chip operated at a maximum speed of 3.58 MHz and could perform block memory transfers thanks to it's direct memory access. The video was tile and sprite based, and was handled by the Picture Processing Unit (RP2C02) -- an efficient little chip that only had 64 kB of SRAM. It could display over 32k colors on the screen at once and had a normal resolution of 256x224 pixels. The audio was processed by an 8-bit SPC700 and an 8-channel Digital Signal Processor, which shared 64 kB of RAM and generated 16-bit wave table sound. The console also contained 128 kB of DRAM, as well as a regional lock-out mechanism so that you couldn't play games from one region on a SNES from another.
The console itself is about 8" wide by 9.5" deep and 3" tall. Nintendo dropped the front-loading cartridge slot that the NES used in favor of a top-loading slot for the SNES, and it seems to have really helped make the console more reliable. While I've owned 6 or 7 NES systems over the years, I've only ever owned 2 SNES consoles and they both still work perfectly.
On the back of the console is "multi out" port that you can use with standard composite/RCA jacks, an RF out port to hook up the console via a coaxial cable (and a channel selection switch to be used in conjunction), as well as a port to plug in the power adapter. The very first SNES we owned had to be hooked up with the RF adapter because our television didn't have RCA jacks at the time. I don't recall if the adapter originally came with the SNES or if we had to purchase it separately, but eventually we got a new television and started using the RCA jacks instead because they provided better picture quality. Setup is pretty self-explanatory, and any monkey could hook it up.
The power and reset buttons that were on the front of the NES were also changed, and were relocated to the top of the console. Instead of buttons, they were also turned into switches that slide back and forth. Between the switches and the cartridge slot being located on the top instead of in the front, this made the SNES less convenient to sit down in the entertainment center like a VCR, so it often found itself setup on the floor instead. Sure, it may have helped keep the vents more open so the console collected less dust, but I always felt it was partially done on purpose so that your SNES would more often be placed in a more visible location instead of being shoved down in the entertainment center like everything else.
Now the games available for the system is what really compels you to pick it up, and the SNES was no slouch in that department. There are literally hundreds of games available for the system, and they cover a broad range of genres. Fans of role-playing games will easily find this to be best system of its era, maybe even of all time (though the original PlayStation is probably tied here). Square alone brought games like Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, Breath of Fire, Chrono Trigger and the Final Fantasy series exclusively to the SNES.
Platformers were also well represented by Super Mario World, Mega Man X, Donkey Kong Country and Super Metroid. While the Genesis did have the Sonic games, as well as a few good exclusive titles of its own (Shining Force, Gunstar Heroes, the Phantasy Star games), it was still hard pressed to compete with so many quality titles on the SNES. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Mario Kart, F-Zero, Starfox... the SNES had no shortage of exclusive, quality titles. The Genesis did have an edge in sports games though, and the good exclusive titles it did have still made you want to own one.
The SNES did lose a little traction because of Nintendo's aggressive censorship policies at the time. This wasn't good for games like Mortal Kombat that relied heavily on the blood and gore as a main selling point, but Nintendo eventually stopped the practice.
The games all shipped on cartridges that were just over 5" wide, 3" tall and just under 1" deep. The cartridges can hold up to 64 Mbits of data, though I believe the biggest games like Star Ocean are only 48 Mbits. The most common size for SNES games is 8 Mbit, so there was plenty of room for larger and more complex games. These cartridges didn't seem to gunk up and need cleaned nearly as often as the old NES cartridges did, and in fact all of my original cartridges still work (though a couple have dead batteries, resulting in the SRAM being erased and my game saves no longer saving).
The SNES also supported enhancement chips inside of cartridges to act as co-processors. This was a huge boon for some games, as the relatively slow clocked SNES would not have been capable of playing some of them correctly and/or at full speed otherwise. The list of games that took advantage of this feature is not especially long, but a lot of them are really good games such as Starfox, Star Ocean, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Kart and Mega Man X2/X3.
The controller is pretty iconic, and helped to influence controller design for just about every console that came after it. The directional pad on the left, start and select buttons in the middle, the four round buttons in a cross on the right (A, B, X and Y in this case), and finally topped off with a shoulder button on each side. The PlayStation, Xbox, and just about every other console can thank the SNES for the inspiration. There were also a couple of additional controllers, such as the Super Scope gun (which doesn't work with modern LCD or plasma televisions) or the SNES Mouse (which I received with my copy of Mario Paint). These were supported by a few games, but were mostly pointless.
These days it's getting harder and harder to find working SNES games, and some seem to be all-but-impossible or extremely expensive if they were not produced in sufficient quantities. A lot of my games I picked up used from video stores when they quit renting out SNES games, but I've also had decent luck at flea markets and the occasional yard sale. I've picked up a few online that I really wanted, but usually people online have some idea as to what the games are worth so you don't find the occasional killer deals that you can find in person.
Overall the SNES is a great system, and being a huge RPG fan I absolutely have to keep one on hand at all times. A lot of SNES games have since been released for the Gameboy Advance, Nintendo DS or on the Wii's Virtual Console, but many have not. I've seen used/refurbished SNES consoles for sale for as low as $20, and many of the games are only a few dollars each as well. Unfortunately some of the best games, the ones you really want to own, are going to be upward of $50 these days. To replace my copy of EarthBound for example (dead battery, a little scared to risk breaking it to desolder and solder a new one in), I could expect to pay upward of $150.
The SNES is definitely still worth picking up, and a number of wonderful games can be had for $10 or so each. Just be careful what you're getting yourself into if you start picking up some of the more expensive classics or trying to collect every game for the system, because it's going to add up mighty fast.


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Old Town Clinic
Current patients of Old Town Clinic may use Extended Hours and Urgent Care services at 727 West Burnside, Portland: Monday through Friday, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed on all major holidays. Call 503-228-4533 to make an appointment.
Hours for the Central City Concern Pharmacy, located inside Old Town Clinic, are:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: Closed
People who have very low incomes or homelessness can have multiple medical problems and health issues including chronic conditions like diabetes
or asthma. Homelessness can exacerbate these problems making them more difficult to treat. Old Town Clinic provides compassionate health care
to people who might not otherwise get care, treating them with dignity and respect no matter how complex their care.
Old Town Clinic offers quality health care to everyone on a sliding fee scale. Located in the heart of the Burnside neighborhood, patients can often get all the care they need in a single location. Clinicians provide both primary and naturopathic care, perform preventive exams, treat injuries, perform minor procedures and can connect patients with mental health and chemical dependency services.
Old Town Clinic is known for its cost-effective and innovative care:
- OTC is recognized as a National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Tier 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home 2011. The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home 2011 standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication and patient involvement.
- OTC is a Federally Qualified Health Center and leverages federal and state dollars to provide a strong regimen of care. (View our various locations.)
- A broad network of specialists accepts referrals from OTC to help patients get the care they need.
- An award-winning, unique collaboration between OTC and Oregon Health Sciences University allows physicians in training to understand and address the social and public health issues that affect the OTC population.
- OTC is a demonstration site and model for delivering integrated health care and social services more effectively. Health care providers from around the country come to Portland to tour OTC.
- OTC is home to an Interdisciplinary Community Care Team, a five-member team of healthcare outreach workers who help complex patients strengthen usage of primary care clinics and other basic services that improve health.
- OTC is a member of the Coalition of Community Health Clinics.
- OTC was selected as one of 30 "exemplary clinics" in the United States by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2012 through the LEAP Project (Learning from Effective Ambulatory Practices). The lessons and models gathered from LEAP sites like OTC have been compiled into a resource (found at ImprovingPrimaryCare.org) to help primary care practices improve their quality of care and become patient-centered medical homes. The website also features several videos, one of which shows Old Town Clinic staff prominently (below).
Classes and Recent News Items
Central City Concern partners with Living Yoga to bring trauma-informed yoga to patients of the Old Town Clinic to foster healing and resilience. Download Old Town Clinic's Wellness Classes calendar (below) for a monthly schedule of classes.
Click here for the most recent calendar of Wellness Classes available to all patients of Old Town Clinic, Old Town Recovery Center, Community Engagement Program, and Eastside Concern.
Old Town Clinic provides quality health care for more than 42,000 medical visits (nearly 5,000 individuals) each year.
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Tinnitus affects over fifty million people in the U.S. Tinnitus is described as a nagging buzzing, whistling, whining, or screeching noise in head or ears that varies in intensity and can be intermittent or constant. The degree of loudness and even the type of sound is particular to each person. Some tinnitus sufferers describe the noise as being as piercing and sharp as the signal used in the emergency broadcast system. Tinnitus is a symptom, not a disease, which can accompany any type of hearing loss.
The precise cause of tinnitus is not fully understood, but tinnitus has been associated with:
If hearing loss is also present, a hearing aid can improve hearing and help alleviate the tinnitus by masking the noise. If no hearing loss is present, masking the tinnitus with background noise or a white noise generator can be useful.
Tinnitus sufferers should also:
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I recently ordered and received Dina Wakley's new MEDIA paints and brushes from Ranger and wanted to give them a try. So I did an ATC master board using her paints, and my stamps. Here are the results...
The paints come in 12 colors, and there are 4 different brushes. The paints are heavy body with a nice creamy consistency, and dry to a matte finish. I love the bright, sunny color palette. The brushes have long handles which makes them easy to use when working on a canvas on an easel, and they have stiff bristles that hold their shape nicely.
I used the paints with a brayer to create a nice blue/green background, and then added some of my scratchy shape stamps (EEV02) with archival ink to the background, then layered on some tissue collage with the dotty texture stamp (EEV06), and finished it off with the bold swirl/circle stamp (EEV01), the fine brush lines and fringe border stamps (EEV05).
I cut the master board down to ATC's and added a black border with an oil based black Sharpie paint pen. These will be used for future He[Art] Cards in my new program at work. Kick off starts this Friday!
Hope you're having a great week. See you soon.
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Continuing on from video blog eleven, I discuss the breaking news regarding the film: picture lock is complete! I also show off a lengthy excerpt from the original soundtrack.
Video Blog 12: Completed Picture Lock, Excerpt From OST
Nov 17, 2015 | Featured Vlog, News, Video Blog | 1 comment
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Raajkumar on November 28, 2015 at 4:09 am
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The Common Enemy
Spam was born in 1971, when an MIT engineer used his system-administrator privileges to send an antiwar message to his colleagues.
"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." The first spam message, sent in 1971, was very much of its time. It was born when Peter Bos, an engineer at MIT, used his privileges as a system administrator to urge a thousand fellow engineers—including some at the Pentagon—to oppose the Vietnam War.
The next spam crisis took place seven years later when a marketer working for the computer giant DEC abused the printed directory of all addresses on Arpanet—the most important computer network of the day—to advertise a...


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Michael Jackson asked people with characteristics he admired to donate sperm and eggs to create his three children, it has been claimed.
Michael Jackson genetically engineered his children, it has been claimed.
The late pop icon was reportedly not the biological father of Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, also known as 'Blanket', instead asking people with characteristics he admired to donate sperm and eggs.
A source said: "Michael is not the father of a single one of the children in the biological way, but in chemical terms he oversaw their creation as a dad.
"Michael wanted his kids to be the best in every possible way and that prompted him to take the laboratory route instead of leaving nature to take its course.
"He was adamant that the children should come from intelligent, respected and - most importantly - healthy genes.
"He feared passing on vitiligo - the hereditary skin condition that turned his skin from black to white.
"His drug problems also played a major role as he knew his sperm may be damaged."
Michael - who is believed to have been using prescription drugs at the time he died of a suspected cardiac arrest in June - is said to have confided the names of those he was interested in to his dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein.
The 'King of Pop' asked several friends to help him between 1994 and 1997, although he also called on anonymous donors.
The source told Britain's News of the World newspaper: "One friend he asked to donate sperm was a well-known Hollywood actor who now suspects he may be the father of Blanket. He had a unique bond with Michael."
Michael's ex-wife Debbie Rowe - who he met while she was working as a nurse with Arnold - carried his eldest two children, while Blanket was born by a Mexican nurse called Helena, who acted as a surrogate.
Mark Lester - who played Oliver Twist in 1968 Oscar-winning film 'Oliver!' and became friends with the 'Bad' singer after bonding over the fact they were both child stars - recently claimed he donated sperm to Michael, while Arnold has also hinted he may be the biological father of some of the children.
Michael's former maid Adrian McManus, who worked with him between 1990 and 1994, claims the singer was obsessed with ensuring his children had certain physical traits.
Adrian said: "He was obsessed with how children looked whenever they came to the house and had an unnatural interest in their appearances. He told me he wanted a family of 12, but I never saw him as a sexual human being.
"He stared for hours at videos of children playing. Some he called 'ideal looking', and he would say how he loved 'ruby red lips' and 'blonde hair'."
Michael's mother Katherine Jackson is the legal guardian of all three children.
Meanwhile, a selection of Michael Jackson memorabilia is to be displayed in a six-month tour which will start at London's O2 arena in October.
Among the items on show will be his trademark white gloves and a golf buggy which boasts a picture of Michael as Peter Pan.
Since no one will ever see the epic show, the next best thing is this...
Watch the trailer for Michael Jackson's This Is It. This Is It was planned to...


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Huskies Fall to Beavers, 73-65
Feb. 22, 2007
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Josh Tarver had 16 points and seven assists to lead Oregon State to a 73-65 win over Washington Thursday night.
Marcel Jones added 15 points for the Beavers (11-18, 3-13 Pac-10), whose previous conference wins had come against Arizona State. Wesley Washington had 14 points.
Spencer Hawes had 22 points for the Huskies(16-11, 6-9). Jon Brockman added 14 points and 14 rebounds and Quincy Pondexter had 13 points.
The Beavers entered the game two losses away from becoming the first Oregon State squad to lose 20 games since 2000-01. The Beavers had 14 steals, with four apiece from Tarver and Washington, and shot 42 free throws.
The Huskies, who entered the game second in the conference in scoring, behind Arizona, missed their season average by 13 points.
The Beavers led 9-2 and 14-8 before the Huskies made a run toward the end of the half, taking their first lead at 20-18 on back-to-back scores from Hawes. The Beavers led 24-22 at halftime after Tarver's buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
Oregon State made just 4 of 12 free throws in the first half and was outrebounded 23-12.
The Beavers' started quickly after the half. Oregon State's lead went to nine points on Jack McGillis' catch-and-shoot 3, 11 on an alley-oop from Tarver to Jones, and then 13 on McGillis' fast-break layup off a steal to make it 44-31 with 9:13 left.
Brockman made two free throws for the Huskies but Jones countered with a 3 to push the lead to 14.
That proved too big a deficit for Washington to recover from, and it got no closer than six points. The Huskies, who entered the game tied for seventh in the conference with California, have two of their final three regular-season games against ranked teams - No. 23 Oregon Saturday and fourth-ranked UCLA a week later.
McGillis had 11 points for the Beavers, who face No. 9 Washington State on Saturday.
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An abridged version of this article originally appeared in the May 19 issue of Weld.
Donna Edwards Todd can recall the months in 1964 when she pondered where she would attend high school. She had a few choices for where she would spend her next four years— nearby schools included West End High School and Wenonah High School, but her first choice was A.H. Parker High School. "I had cousins who went to Parker," she said.
Her mother, however, had a different idea: Ullman High School. And Todd's first choice took a back seat when she got an up-close look at the school on Seventh Avenue South.
"When I saw Ullman, it was just a breath of fresh air," she said.
Todd, who had to pay 10 cents a day to ride the bus to Ullman, said the choice to attend the high school was the right one because there the teachers pushed students to learn, work hard and go to college.
Now, Todd serves as the director of the Ullman High School Museum and Archives, which aims to preserve the history of the school that has roots dating back to 1937. The museum and archives is located inside the historic former school building now owned by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The museum shares space there with UAB athletic offices.
Back in 2013, UAB approved dedicated space for the museum and archives. Todd said talks continue with the university to use even more space in the building for the museum. Todd herself envisions a place where visitors can track the history of the high school through collected photos, documents and memorabilia. She would also like to see a traveling exhibit that she could take around to local schools to share with current students. "We want to tell the Ullman School story," she said.
Notable namesake, teachers and alumni
The Ullman School was built in 1901. It was initially an elementary school for whites only.
Todd said that in the early 1930's blacks in the city called for the opening of another high school and Samuel Ullman, a member of the city's school board, agreed. The school would become the namesake of Ullman, who had been born in Germany but moved to the state in 1884, before making many contributions to the city's educational landscape.
In 1937, according to the Ullman High School Alumni history, the school opened to black students in 9th grade. Black students were not satisfied with just one grade at the school, so additional grades were added over the years, along with more classes that ranged from mechanical drawing to sewing and cosmetology. By 1952 the high school saw its first graduating class.
Birmingham native Sadie Crews Jackson started Ullman High School the following year as a freshman. "I lived next door to what would become the band room," she said.
"I was fortunate to be zoned for the school," Jackson, 76, said, "We had teachers there who were concerned and cared about us being prepared for the future."
Jackson, who was in the choir and played clarinet, noted that W.W. Handy, nephew of jazz great W.C. Handy, served as a band teacher during her time at the school. Many of the city's most beloved educators spent time working at Ullman including George C. Bell, who served as the first principal at the school.
Civil rights pioneer Odessa Woolfolk, who was instrumental in the creation and operation of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, taught at the school along with Wesley Rice, father of Condoleeza Rice.
Jackson recalled another teacher, Cleopatra Goree, who taught English at Ullman before moving to Woodlawn High School just as it was being integrated, as another inspiration. Goree, like Woolfolk, was known to support student involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and motivated them to civic and academic work.
Jackson, who went on to attend Daniel Payne College and Alabama State University, said she wants to see the leaders and teachers at the school honored by the museum for the impact they made on the lives of the students.
Todd echoed Jackson's sentiments. She said the teachers pushed the students, even when many expected blacks to drop out of school in favor of work. Todd said students were encouraged to produce musicals and other shows. Todd, who was a part of the drama club and modern dance club, went on to graduate from Hampton University and the University of Illinois with degrees in dance.
"Everybody there expected you to go on and do great things," Todd said. "People left Ullman and did phenomenal things."
Todd pointed to Ullman alumnus Samuel J. Murray, a 1967 graduate who was drafted by the New York Knicks before he decided on a career in the U.S. Air Force.
Murray recalled his years at Ullman High School fondly. He too credited the teachers at the school with preparing him for a varied professional life that included a stint as a professional basketball player, a pilot of B-52 bombers and a pastor.
"I was instructed by some of the best teachers I have ever had at Ullman," Murray said, adding that the people who worked at the school deserve to recognized.
Murray said he was voted "Most Outstanding Athlete" in his graduating class. He played football and basketball and ran track and cross-country.
After graduating from Ullman, he went on to Tuskegee Institute — Now Tuskegee University — and in 1972 he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force. Murray recently loaned one of his flight suits to the Ullman High School Museum and Archives.
More contributions needed
Todd said along with financial contributions, the museum is in need of more artifacts that tell the Ullman story. She is appealing to the more than 800 graduates of Ullman High School to donate items to the museum and archive.
So far, Todd said, she has 50 photos, some school T-shirts, diplomas, a prom dress, majorette uniform, a dress a student made in one of the sewing classes at the school and Murray's flight suit. She said the items can be donated or loaned to the museum.
For information on the museum and ways to help, call Todd at 975-9993.


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Gateway laptops have standard DC Jacks that differ only on the size as well as the plug and pin topology. Here's how it looks when on the motherboard.
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This is a standard DC Jack with two wires that usually come in. The central pin is + and the surrounding pins and the jack casing is -. As mentioned already on this site, in some rare cases it is enough to just re-solder the pins to the motherboard. The jack can get loose from the motherboard because of the forces applied to it. In all other cases, it is necessary to take the old DC Jack out and solder a new one in.
For this purpose, a de-soldering gun such as the Hakko 808 can be used as a powerful iron and pump which can do the job. I have a guide on how to de-solder a DC Jack using a Hakko 808 de-soldering gun.
There is also the possibility that when the DC Jack gets damaged, one of the MOSFETs on the board will also get damaged. This usually happens with the MOSFET that is located next to the DC Jack. Sometimes, the MOSFET can get damaged even if the DC Jack is good. This might happen because of voltage spikes when we connect the power adaptor to the laptop.
We have had a few Gateway laptops that have had a damaged central pin. The pin was just broken. Sometimes, central pins can break even if they are made from a very thick wire. On some models, it can seem impossible to break the pin, but still it does.
One way to fix this problem is to replace the DC Jack. Previously, I had success by soldering a short piece of wire to join the central pin with the motherboard. But, soldering the two broken pieces together is not a very good idea because it can break again.
This type of fault is easy to diagnose and also, somewhat easy to repair.
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Every day feels like the end of the line. Each avenue leads to getting lost. Survival doesn't wait for callbacks or reviews. Life will throw you challenges without regard to your readiness.
New York will have to wait. When the money runs out, you've gotta go find some. Nobody's putting these books out for me. In fact, I'm putting them out for them. So, the paper chase it shall be. The quest for means finds me today in the city of Cleveland, which despite my desire to call it Leaveland soon, turns out to be a nicer place than I think every time I pass through.
The people here have midwest nice mixed with eastern swagger. They're generally pleasant but on the move. The architecture is a complex mix of colonial, victorian, and twentieth century that inspires one to aim for magnificent grandeur despite the constant toilet-smell of the Cuyahoga.
Luckily, the Cavaliers are out of town for this portion of the playoffs, so driving rideshare should be much easier through the lakefront vicinity. Ohio has always proven well for (faceless corporation who will terminate me if I name them on the web) driving. I plan to spend a few days here, make some dough for chapbooks and bills, and get myself closer to Milwaukee for the big show on May 23rd.
Speaking of chapbooks, I've given myself a personal goal of completing one per month, to be mailed out to VA subscribers along with their monthly full-length poetry selection. This ambitious objective is meant as a way to incentivize investment in the press as well as push me to keep my writing sharp. I already have two 24-page booklets finished, and am in the middle of a third. If you wish to keep up with this endeavor, you'll have to either subscribe to VA Press or see me at a reading. This shit is exclusive, yo!
Enough advertising, I've got a lot of books and a short reading tour to work on. I just wanted to drop a line to say that even though I thought Cleveland sucked for most of my life, it's actually an all right place. I wouldn't quite say it rocks, but I can certainly see why it's not empty.
Change Your Mind,
PS: At this moment, I'm hearing Frankie Cosmos in a Starbucks, so naturally, I will now have to burn america down. Stay punk!


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As you might have seen a couple weekends ago, I recently opened up a Society6 shop, which lets me get my designs onto more products besides prints and cards. It's pretty fun to see the different things that I can get my designs printed on. I love the mugs (although don't have enough cupboard space for more at the moment) and the pillows. I'm definitely going to have to get the new Gold Mountain Rose pillow ASAP, since I've given away the original canvas painting to some lovely friends.
Not only do I have stuff on Society6, but there's hundreds or thousands of other talented artists who also have their work on the products. I think that the tapestries are pretty cool... they make me want to head to the beach and lay out with friends!
Today there's free worldwide shipping available (through 4/26 at midnight PT) so I would definitely take up Society6 on this offer. Click on any of the photos in this post to take you to my shop products. And keep an eye out for more designs coming soon!


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As autumn deepens and it gets cooler, leaves change colour into bright red and yellow.
Wagashi of the Month in November is fallen Momiji, or Japanese maple leaves on the bottom of river.
Autumn colour from my album:
I'll add some more photos from a local autumn festival last month.
There are countless local festivals (Matsuri) in Japan because almost every shrine celebrates one of its own. Most festivals are held annually and celebrate the shrine's deity or a seasonal or historical event. Some festival are held over several days.
An important element of Japanese festivals are processions, in which the local shrine's Kami (Shinto deity) is carried through the town in Mikoshi (palanquins). It is the only time of the year when the Kami leaves the shrine to be carried around town.
(source: japan-guide.com)


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Jupiter Quartet, Sunday Concert
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Formed in 2001, the Jupiter Quartet first came to prominence as the winner of the Banff International String Quartet Competition and through its subsequent residency with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The quartet has played all over the world and has commissioned several new works. The Jupiter Quartet is currently the Quartet in Residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This program includes the first of Mozart's great set of quartets dedicated to Haydn, the m


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Raisin-Filled Cookie Recipe
Get a little fancy with your raisin cookies and try out this raisin-filled cookie recipe.
These fancy cookies have a naturally sweet filling.
Cookies:• 1/2 cup butter OR margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
Filling:• 1 1/2 cups raisins OR golden raisins
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
1. Combine butter, peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into butter mixture; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until firm.
3. Combine all filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens slightly; cool.
4. Heat oven to 350°F.
5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds with cookie cutter. Place a teaspoon of filling on center of half the dough rounds. Cut small circles from centers of remaining dough rounds; place on top of filled rounds. Press edges lightly together to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in upper third of oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets; cool on wire racks.
This recipe originally ran in the December 2006 edition of Heart of the Home.
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Dear Woodside... You're Free!/
"Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." (John 8:34–36, ESV)
Sin is no easy task master. It dominates and directs every step of our lives. No matter how much we like to believe we are independent and free to make our own choices, still our slavery in sin is overbearing and dominating. Unless we are freed!
Romans 6 came up again in my daily Bible reading this week and I find such encouragement and power there to help us be free from the dominating, overpowering slavery to sin. Romans 6 gives us a new identity that enables us to live in freedom from sin. Listen to what God's Word declares about those who are in Christ:
"We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus." (Romans 6:9–11, emphasis mine)
"For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace." (Romans 6:14, ESV)
"and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness." (Romans 6:18, ESV)
"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life." (Romans 6:22, ESV, emphasis mine)
Do you see the identity there? Christ has died and was raised to life again. We, by faith, have been unified with him in his death and resurrection and therefore are now dead to sin! Sin has no dominion over us who are in Christ. We are free from sin! Sin has no authority or dominion over every child of God.
Experientially, however, we know that we still struggle with sin. We aren't perfect and completely free of sin in the here-and-now, but the dominating power of sin over us is gone. Today, those who are in Christ, are free from the shackles and power of sin. I tell you these things to encourage you not to become weary or to give up in your daily life in pursuing holiness. Many times we can be confident that we aren't growing, that we aren't moving forward, and so the tendency is to just stop and give up. No! Keep struggling, fighting, aspiring, pressing on towards Christ.
Ray Ortlund describes it this way,
"What marks a Christian is not sinlessness but aspiration. When God's grace opens a window into the sin-darkened prison of your soul, a shaft of pure light falls on your uplifted face. You see everything in a new way, and you can never be the same again. Before God came, you just tried to make the best of your prison, pretty much the way everyone else does. You bought your pleasures there. You built your life there. You even cultivated your religion there. But when the life of God enters your soul through the Holy Spirit, you come to realize that there is more for you than anything this world can offer. Your soul opens up to a whole new world."
Friends, today, in Christ, we are free from sin - so let's continue to move forward and pursue the life of holiness. If so we will see "the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life" (Romans 6:22). We're free, kadima on to life!
Thank You!
Thank you to so many of you who came and served at our Work Day last Saturday. We got so much accomplished around our facility and have taken another step forward in making sure we care for the physical location that God has entrusted to us so that we can be effective in our mission to make disciples.
Also - thank you to the folks to served and helped make our Family Feast on Sunday a success and a time for community and relationships to be built. It was a great weekend together last week and I am grateful for the many hands that helped cook, clean, prepare, organize, and lead us for that day!
This Sunday
Sunday we are going to be looking at how we move forward in our faith from duty to desire. We will be looking closely at Hebrews 12:2 and seek to "kadima" together. As we praise God together in song we will be singing:
- Open Up The Heavens
- Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace)
- Jesus, I Come
- How Great Thou Art
- Great Are You Lord
The worship songs are posted on Spotify for you to hear and become familiar with before we sing together on Sunday. Also this Sunday we will be celebrating the Lord's Supper together as church family.
I look forward to continuing to grow with you and am keeping you in my heart and prayers. You're free in Christ to pursue righteousness - so let's move forward "upward and onward" in Christ together.
P.S. Go Broncos!