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"It was literally just a feeling I had that I wanted something more rewarding, but at the time, had no idea what that would look like," she explains.
With this epiphany and a fresh start as a first-year student at the Johnson School, Goodman set out to discover her calling, knowing only that she wanted to do something more socially conscious.
Initially, she decided to look into microfinance. She interned in Kampala, Uganda for Kiva.org, a microfinance institute that lends funds to entrepreneurs to rebuild poor communities across the globe. Although she loved the experience, she felt that it wasn't a perfect fit. So, Goodman began exploring other options upon returning for her second year at the Johnson School. Still unsure of her future career path, she decided to follow a friend's advice and jet off to San Francisco for her fall break to attend the Social Capital Markets Conference.
"[What I learned at the conference] was akin to the light at the end of the tunnel - I just knew that this was a great way to align my social passions with a career," Goodman recalled.
After the conference, Goodman found herself wanting to know everything she could about impact investing, an industry focused on offering financial support to socially and environmentally responsible companies. "The more I learned about the field, the more motivated and excited I became about the opportunities that existed for change, and thus knew this was the path I wanted to take after business school," she said.
During her last year at the Johnson School, Goodman worked as director of community partnerships for BR MicroCapital (BRM), a student-run lending and advisory services initiative aimed at helping small-scale entrepreneurs. Goodman was delighted at the opportunity to venture into Ithaca, the home she has known throughout her Cornell experience, and give back. The BR MicroCapital team has since gained tremendous recognition in both the Cornell and Ithaca communities.
Now, Goodman is an impact investing manager at RSF Social Finance, which offers investing and lending services to individuals and enterprises committed to improving the society and the environment. Goodman manages three impact investing portfolios, and is involved in launching RSF's Program-Related Investing (PRI) fund.
Of the three investment groups she handles, Goodman finds the Transformation Portfolio particularly exciting. Its members come together as a learning group to discuss the types of investments they would like to make and learn from one another's passions for change. In this way, they decide how they want to deploy their assets for social impact and financial returns and thus, "co-create" an investment portfolio.
"At the most recent meeting, [we discussed] an investment in a gum-making co-op in Latin America that provides jobs," Goodman said. Although the co-op provides jobs for women and preserves the rainforest, the group ultimately decided that they did not want to support the creation of a "non-necessity," such as chewing gum. Goodman described this outcome as a difficult decision for the group - members have limited funds and cannot support every investment. Therefore, they must decide whether potential investments will have the impact they seek. "While there will be no 'right' answer, members come to a decision based on their values and choose the investment option that is best aligned [with those]," Goodman says.

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David J. Surgala joined Bucknell University as Acting Chief Financial Officer in December 2002 and was named vice president for finance and administration in July 2003.
A certified public accountant, Surgala most recently served as the chief financial officer of the JPM Co. in Lewisburg, Pa. He has extensive experience in cash and risk management, budgeting, financial analysis, auditing, and investor relations and previously held treasury and external reporting positions with Keithley Instruments, a Cleveland-based manufacturer of sophisticated test products for the semi-conductor and electronics industries.
He earned his B.S. in accounting from Cleveland State University and attended Cleveland Marshall School of Law for a year before embarking on his career.
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Fairfax resists Rinehart board push
Fairfax Media chairman Roger Corbett says the company is resisting giving mining magnate Gina Rinehart seats on the board because it is concerned about the interests of all shareholders.
Mr Corbett told the Fairfax annual general meeting today that he welcomed Ms Rinehart's presence as a major shareholder, but said the board could not find a way to accommodate her request for two board seats.
''We welcome very much her 14-plus per cent holding in this company. Mrs Rinehart has made a distinguished contribution to the resources of this country,'' Mr Corbett told the meeting in Melbourne. ''The board would like to find a way to accommodate the representation there and has worked very hard to do so.
''But arriving at this position the board needs to have regard for the rights, benefits and interests of shareholders. This has not been a Roger Corbett issue, it's been a board issue. The board is absolutely unanimous on this position.''
Mr Corbett said a representative for Mrs Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting chief development officer John Klepec, was expected to address the meeting.
Earlier, Fairfax chief financial officer Brian Cassell said the number of mastheads in Fairfax's 220-strong stable that had a zero valuation was ''in the tens'' but said there were no plans to sell them.
All options on the table
Mr Corbett said the troubled company was not ruling any options out when it comes to trying to turn around its business.
He said he and the board were acutely aware of anxiety about the slide in Fairfax shares to record low levels.
But, he said, the strategic review the company was undertaking would help it ride out tough trading conditions and the structural changes being made at Fairfax, publisher of this website.
''However, let there be no doubt, we will continue to examine all alternatives to optimise shareholder value, and we rule nothing out,'' he said. ''We remain opportunistic and flexible with respect to value-enhancing transactions.''
Mr Corbett echoed comments made on Tuesday by chief executive Greg Hywood about Fairfax having walked away from ideas like breaking up the company through asset sales and a demerger of the Metro Media business.
He said it was the wrong time to make such changes and the company instead had decided to focus on a major restructure that included cutting 1900 jobs and the closure of its major metropolitan printing presses.
That restructure was expected to reap annual savings of more than $235 million, he said.Fairfax has suffered a disastrous year in which it reported a $2.73 billion loss for 2011-12 as a result of massive value writedowns on its newspaper mastheads, and its share price has fallen to a record low of around 37.7 cents.
Mr Corbett said he understood how disappointed shareholders would have been by the $2.7 billion writedown of the value of the company's intangible assets.
He said there could be more impairment charges on the way, but added that some that were expected could also end up being reversed.
Remuneration report supported
On the issue of executive pay, Mr Corbett said 81 per cent of shareholder proxy votes received before the meeting supported the company's remuneration report.
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has said it plans to vote against the report, arguing that the board has ''presided over substantial destruction of shareholder value'', so board fees should be cut.
The ASA said Mr Corbett's pay of $432,730 for 2011-12 ''appears excessive, especially considering he only owns just under 100,000 shares in the company''.
Fairfax chief executive Greg Hywood gave up half of his $840,000 bonus for 2011-12, citing the problems facing the company, cutting his salary package for the year to $2.36 million.
Mr Corbett said directors were conscious of suggestions made in regards to executive pay at Fairfax and they would be considered when developing future remuneration packages.
Outlook starting to improve
Mr Hywood told shareholders there were signs that the downturn in revenues during the year to June 30, 2012, had begun to improve.
While revenues for the first six weeks of the 2012-13 financial year had been 10 per cent lower than the previous corresponding period, they had improved in September and October.
Revenues for those two months were 7.5 per cent behind the corresponding weeks in the previous financial year.
''It is impossible to make projections from here, but we will keep the market informed as the year unfolds,'' he said.
Mr Hywood said Fairfax had a clear strategy to negotiate its way through a ''perfect storm of cyclical weakness and structural change''.
''Let's not kid ourselves,'' he said. ''There are challenges ahead.''
But, he said, Fairfax would not ''hide behind a cloak of denial'' nor be too sentimental about the company's past when it came to transforming its operations to embrace digital media.
He said $235 million in costs were being stripped out of the business to help make Fairfax a 21st century multi-media platform company.
However, he said, print editions of newspapers, including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, would continue ''as long as there is profitable demand for them''.
Fairfax shares shot up on Mr Hywood's comments and were recently trading 7 per cent higher at 40.5 cents.
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FRANKFORT, KY (WAVE) - The final report on the audit of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and its former commissioner is complete and the news is not good for the former Commissioner of Agriculture.
The special examination of the Richie Farmer administration was released Monday morning by State Auditor Adam Edelen. In the report Edelen said he found a "toxic culture of entitlement and self-dealing at Kentucky taxpayers' expense."
Edelen had decided to perform the audit in January after a request from James Comer, the new KDA commissioner. Some KDA employees had come forward with disturbing allegations of misappropriations of money and alleged general wrong-doing by the former commissioner.
Seven professional auditors poured through thousands of documents, including emails, invoices and reports from 2004 through 2011. More than 50 people were interviewed, including current and former KDA staff. Auditors even attempted to interview Farmer, who declined.
The special examination found that in 2008 Farmer had hosted an extravagant conference for the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture. That event alone ended up costing Kentucky taxpayers an estimated $96,000.
Farmer was also found to have used state employees to perform personal work at his home as well as to drive the former commissioner on shopping and hunting trips. On one of those hunting trips, Farmer reportedly shot a deer from the state vehicle he was in, only to direct the driver to go out and bag it for him.
The report contains are numerous other accusations of misuse of state resources and employees by Farmer for his personal benefit.
The final report will be handed over to the Kentucky Attorney General along with the Executive Branch Ethics Commission, IRS, Kentucky Department of Revenue and other state officials.
To see the complete audit go here to the State's Auditor's site.
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Press Releases About: Athletics
June 16th 2016- IAAF STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO BBC'S PANORAMA
January 13th 2016- President Hansen calls for 'cultural revolution' against corruption in athletics
August 17th 2015- Seb Coe reaffirms key policies in final stretch of IAAF Presidency campaign
August 14th 2015- Another 15 Member Federations Pledge Support to Seb Coe
July 19th 2015- Seb Coe to Create Values Commission if Elected IAAF President
June 20th 2015- Seb Coe to Encourage Strong Regional Competitions
May 27th 2015- BUBKA BELIEVES DIGITAL INTEGRATION OFFERS ATHLETICS THE BEST WAY TO ENGAGE YOUTH
May 26th 2015- BUBKA CELEBRATES WORLD ATHLETICS DAY WITH VOW TO BUILD ATHLETICS APPEAL TO YOUTH
May 19th 2015- BUBKA PRAISES SUCCESS OF DIAMOND LEAGUE SHANGHAI MEETING
May 9th 2015- Seb Coe to Create IAAF Youth Communications and Marketing Division if Elected President
May 9th 2015- Greater support and synthetic track grants for National Foundations are key IAAF strategy, says Sergey Bubka
May 6th 2015- Sergey Bubka praises IAAF World Relays and urges expansion of competition format to attract youth
May 1st 2015- Seb Coe calls for Athletics to embrace innovation to promote the global growth of the sport
April 8th 2015- SERGEY BUBKA PLEDGES TO TAKE ATHLETICS TO NEW HEIGHTS DURING IAAF PRESIDENCY PROGRAM LAUNCH
July 23rd 2014- Buckner Sports Law: Lessons from Sports Arbitrations: Campbell-Brown v. JAAA & IAAF [World Sports Update (Third Quarter 2014)]
August 12th 2013- deltatre delivers official IAAF World Championships mobile apps
June 11th 2013- Awarded No. 1 by SGEPC for Highest Exports in Athletics Equipment (8th Award in a Row).
May 7th 2013- Young Japanese Sprint Star Emerges During "Golden Week"
April 27th 2012- MARATHONER LEE MERRIEN NAMED TO TEAM GB
April 19th 2012- IFPA9 2012 World Pinball Championship
January 25th 2012- High-School Sports Best Practices Alert: Administrative/Institutional Control, Part I
January 23rd 2012- EVENTSCOTLAND CONTINUES SPORTACCORD CONVENTION PARTNERSHIP
December 8th 2011- Sports Betting Community keeps Olympic Prospect's Dream Alive
November 28th 2011- Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie helps launch London 2012's International Inspiration programme in Ethiopia
November 11th 2011- BOA Delighted London Wins 2017 World Athletics Championships Bid
July 6th 2011- Double Olympic Bronze Medalist Walter Dix added to Halifax and Toronto NTL line-ups
July 4th 2011- Media Accreditation Details for 2011 Toronto International Track and Field Games
June 3rd 2011- The NCAA Investigation at Ohio State University: Strategies to Minimize the Occurrence of Similar Allegations on Your Campus
March 28th 2011- Reminder: NCAA Enforcement Process Webinar for Sports Journalists
March 17th 2011- Letters of Intent received for 2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
March 14th 2011- US$280,000 at stake in Punta Umbria - World Cross Country Champs
March 10th 2011- Qatar Olympic Committee to participate in SportAccord International Convention in London
March 3rd 2011- WEST HAM'S MOVE TO OLYMPIC STADIUM APPROVED
March 3rd 2011- Bolt to run in Monaco for Herculis' 25th anniversary - Samsung Diamond League
March 2nd 2011- European Athletics Indoor Championships set for around 150 hours of live TV coverage
January 31st 2011- Response to NCAA Investigations of USC and Michigan: Michael L. Buckner Law Firm's Launches Athletics Operational Review Service
January 19th 2011- FIRST OLYMPIC SELECTION POLICY RELEASED
January 14th 2011- ParalympicSport.TV to Broadcast Live Coverage of Athletics World Champs
January 12th 2011- AVIVA GB&NI COMBINED EVENTS TEAM
December 24th 2010- Brazilian Olympic Committee elects 2010 best athletes
December 9th 2010- Pistorius fears losing 100m crown to Singleton in Christchurch
December 6th 2010- TV audience of 368 million watches Barcelona 2010 European Athletics Championships
November 18th 2010- Stéphane Diagana joins the race for Annecy 2018
November 4th 2010- Flanagan, McGregor lead field at USA Women's Marathon Championship
November 3rd 2010- Media accreditation for 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships now open
November 3rd 2010- IPC: Young Talent Targeting Big Upsets in Christchurch
November 3rd 2010- Vaill named USATF Athlete of the Week
August 30th 2010- 5,000 marathon runners join to show support for PyeongChang 2018
August 23rd 2010- Mass participation sporting events held to show support for PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Bid
August 10th 2010- Premier Basketball League Announce National Tryout
July 28th 2010- Beyond marathons: ASICS to be Broadcast Sponsor of European Athletics Championships in Barcelona
May 26th 2010- NCAA Infractions Case on USC, Reggie Bush and O.J. Mayo Focus of Workshop on High-Profile Student-Athlete Issues and Infractions Decisions
May 8th 2010- USATF Foundation awards Elite Athlete Development Grants to 8 athletes
February 1st 2010- NCAA Investigation of USC, Reggie Bush and O.J. Mayo Focus of Workshop on High-Profile Student-Athlete Issues and Infractions Decisions
January 29th 2010- School and Youth - The driving force of the Athletics World Plan
January 21st 2010- UKA ANNOUNCES MITCHUM SPONSORSHIP
January 13th 2010- Clayton named Athlete of the Week
January 13th 2010- Top Americans to debut at USA Half Marathon Championships; Aramco Houston Half Marathon kicks-off 2010 championship season
December 14th 2009- World record ratified
December 6th 2009- USATF passes bylaw changes
December 6th 2009- Logan looks at running, society and USATF in closing remarks
November 18th 2009- Caster Semenya - Statement
November 17th 2009- World record ratified
November 10th 2009- 2009 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
October 27th 2009- Team USA set for 2009 International Chiba Ekiden
October 8th 2009- Keflezighi named Athlete of the Week
September 16th 2009- Jeter named Athlete of the Week
September 11th 2009- IAAF Statement on Caster Semenya
September 9th 2009- SPORTS EVENTS ON NBC September 9 – October 18, 2009
September 7th 2009- Event Category Previews available from today - IAAF / VTB BANK World Athletics Final
September 7th 2009- Gotcher, De Reuck win USA 20 km titles
September 1st 2009- Dathan Ritzenhein teleconference excerpts
August 29th 2009- Ritzenhein smashes Kennedy's 5,000m AR
August 24th 2009- Team USA Superlatives, 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
August 24th 2009- 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 9 Team USA quotes
August 22nd 2009- Drama, redemption and living history
August 22nd 2009- Saturday press conference with families of Jesse Owens, Luz Long
August 19th 2009- 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 5 Team USA evening quotes
August 19th 2009- Lagat wins 1,500m bronze in Berlin
August 19th 2009- Going "Off the Record" on Bernard Lagat, misbehaving mascots and neon "art"
August 18th 2009- GOLDEN MOMENT FOR IDOWU
August 14th 2009- Lagat headlines Team USA men's runners at World Outdoor Championships
August 14th 2009- RIO 2016 ANNOUNCES THAT PRESIDENT LULA WILL ATTEND IOC SESSION IN COPENHAGEN
August 13th 2009- BOLT & GAY HEADLINE NBC SPORTS LIVE COVERAGE OF WORLD TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM BERLIN BEGINNING SATURDAY
August 10th 2009- Athletics: Team USA throwers/decathletes ready to take on the world in Berlin
July 30th 2009- EUROPEAN MARATHON OPPORTUNITIES
July 22nd 2009- Americans looking to dominate at Pan American Junior Champs
July 22nd 2009- SPORTS EVENTS ON NBC July 22 – August 30, 2009
July 18th 2009- EUROPEAN UNDER-23 CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY THREE MORNING REPORT
July 18th 2009- U.S. stars to compete at World Masters Championships
July 17th 2009- USATF unveils 2008 Annual Report
July 11th 2009- Harvey smashes W60 world record in 800 meters
July 11th 2009- Crouser wins shot with championship record at World Youths
July 4th 2009- Madrid warms up for 2016 with international athletes
July 1st 2009- Harper named Athlete of the Week
June 30th 2009- 2012 PERFORMANCE CENTRES DIRECTORS NAMED
June 25th 2009- Past champions return to USA Junior Champs looking to repeat
June 24th 2009- Olympic medalists headline women's sprints and hurdles fields at USA Outdoor Champs
June 24th 2009- USATF and Flotrack partner to provide livewebcasts of 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 20th 2009- Phillips, Walker & Williams look to soar high and far at USA Outdoor Championships
June 8th 2009- NATIONAL EVENTS COACHES APPOINTED
June 7th 2009- Phillips, Barringer join all-time greats at 2009 Nike Prefontaine Classic
May 31st 2009- 2009 Reebok Grand Prix athlete quotes
May 29th 2009- LIVE TRACK AND FIELD THIS SATURDAY ON NBC SPORTS
May 28th 2009- LONG JUMP RIVALS SET FOR SUPER8 HEAD TO HEAD
May 21st 2009- SKY SPORTS COVERAGE FOR SUPER8
May 19th 2009- Claye named Athlete of the Week
May 18th 2009- Merritt and Felix shine brightest among the stars in LA
May 18th 2009- WELSH LEGENDS BACK SUPER8
May 17th 2009- 2009 adidas Track Classic
May 4th 2009- Universal Sports, NBC Sports, And IAAF Strike Long Term Partnership
May 4th 2009- IAAF agrees enhanced broadcast deal for the USA
April 28th 2009- Finley named Athlete of the Week
April 22nd 2009- Goucher named Athlete of the Week
April 21st 2009- UKA NATIONAL WALKS CENTRE FOR LEEDS
March 31st 2009- COMMISSIONER APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO STUDY OAKLAND SITUATION
March 7th 2009- USATF proposes USA-Jamaica dual meets in 2009
February 26th 2009- IAAF World Athletics Tour set to recommence next week
February 26th 2009- IAAF launches Berlin 2009 testing programme, releases 2008 statistics
February 26th 2009- Trio of Olympic medalists lead men\'s field at USA Indoor Champs
February 26th 2009- ENNIS RETURNS TO NATIONAL COMPETITION AT MCCAIN ICC
February 17th 2009- DUTCH TEST FOR AVIVA GB & NI TEAM
February 17th 2009- Rupp named Athlete of the Week
February 9th 2009- Bryan Clay featured on cereal boxes! - IAAF Online Diaries
February 9th 2009- Project 30 Task Force calls for revamping USATF High Performance programs
February 9th 2009- Logan blogs on Project 30 Task Force Report
February 9th 2009- Aufdemberge, De Reuck take USA Masters Half Marathon titles
February 8th 2009- Two American records, six world leaders at Reebok Boston Indoor Games
February 3rd 2009- Eaton named Athlete of the Week
January 27th 2009- Sprinter Andrew Muhlhan banned for two years following Australian Federal Court decision
January 27th 2009- 2012 ORGANISER JOINS UKA BOARD
January 5th 2009- Athletics "a commercial as well as sporting success"
December 23rd 2008- UK ATHLETICS APPOINT CHIEF PHYSIOTHERAPIST
December 23rd 2008- European Athletics Major Events 2009
December 18th 2008- ÅF Golden League Jackpot events confirmed for 2009
December 17th 2008- ERIKSSON APPOINTED FOR PARALYMPIC ROLE
December 15th 2008- GB WOMEN CLEAN SWEEP
December 12th 2008- GB & NI TARGETTING MEDAL RUSH
December 12th 2008- Record number of athletes and countries set for Brussels this weekend
November 23rd 2008- MODERN PENTATHLON CONGRESS 2008 Update
November 23rd 2008- adidas and IAAF Announce Ten Year Historic Partnership
November 23rd 2008- 2008 World Athletics Gala Awards
November 17th 2008- TWELL AND PURDUE AWARDED EUROPEAN SPOTS
November 12th 2008- Athletics - Semick named Athlete of the Week
November 4th 2008- UK ATHLETICS ANNOUNCES TOUGH NEW ATHLETE FUNDING CRITERIA
November 4th 2008- UK ATHLETICS ANNOUNCE IAU 100km WORLD CUP TEAM


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Something about washing sweaters is just extremely appealing to me right now! All this talk about lanolin and soft and fragrance and I want to get everything nice and clean. The temperatures have finally gotten up to freezing levels here, instead of single digit, sub-zero land and I think I have a pre-season attack of Spring Fever.
Last weekend, I washed all my curtains and windows and just glorified in the light and cleanliness. I hope to continue with bedding and rugs and such this weekend. To me it makes more sense to do *spring cleaning* when you're actually trapped indoors and can be refreshed by it then when in a season where you can actually romp outside ;p
And I'm going through my closet and armoire and dunking lots of stuff in the sudz.
Here's something that made it into a warm bath:
Actually, the Right Front and Back were washed THREE TIMES! They were significantly different in tone from the Left Front and it appears a lot of that shift was due to D.I.R.T. (and maybe spinning oil). Right after they were immersed in the sink, the water turned brown! This gave me HOPE!
Maybe I'd be spared from a frogfest? So I dunked again. And again. Rinsed well and rolled 'em all up in a towel.
And I think they are, as inspected in daylight, right about the same color, so, WOOhoo! I am not going to rip and re-knit! The one skein was definitely different; it seems very very slightly heavier. But this to me is A-OK!
Invoking the Galloping Horse Rule: "If you can't notice a mistake at 50 yards from the back of a galloping horse, there is no problem!" I'll be moving along now to the sleeves. Bonus: the fronts are separated by a button band as well, so there's more neutral vision breaking up any discrepancy.
More Clean-Up Squad: As a stone cold geek, I love to jump on the software upgrade wagon. Wave a version change in my direction, and I sit up, excited, paws padding air. Gimmee. N.O.W.
However, I was almost cured of the Early Adapter Virus back in the Summer of '07 when I tried (and failed miserably) to upgrade my blog with WordPress 2.5. Not only did this wipe out the version on my server, it totally hosed my RSS feeds so it appeared I disappeared.
This time I was ready. I backed everything up within an inch of its life (learning a lot in the process, like my web host has a copy of my site archived if needed in a worst case scenario and to burn a DVD with the entire thing, etc.). Then I followed their extended instructions line by line and prayed.
Apparently, last time around, my chief mistake was that I was sucked in by the rhetoric WordPress has on its site promising a trouble-free 5 minute pain-free installation experience! That could be true for perhaps a first time user of the platform with no archives, but for me, with usable database activity going back five (!) years, not so much.
Not only was it painful, it was time-consuming to fix it, ultimately taking days to sort out (weeks if you count the RSS feed thingie which still isn't right). So this time I was ready to try the upgrade and if it tanked, immediately whack the original files back on my server.
But YAY! It worked, with one minor glitch: I didn't delete a folder as I should, being confused by their instructions, which was easily fixed. So today, the blog sits all fat and sassy with their new Dashboard onboard (if you have not updated the address to ye olde blog, it's now http://chicknits.com/rambles/ and you can subscribe here.)


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Comments: Nora Draper (Nee: Draper) | | 1901-1920 | Comments: This picture had written on the back "Papa's cousin - Nora Draper (I think)." It was found in an album owned by Amos Filer.eee
This album was later inherited by his daughter Lillie Ellen Filer Johnson Zuvers, and later by her daughter Opal Larosa Johnson Ochoa.
The question is whose Papa? Did Lillie put this picture in her fathers album? Was Amos refering to his fathers cousin? His father was Jacob Filer.
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Mark Patton on Fighting the HIV Horror Show With Honesty
October 22, 2013
Are you in a relationship now?
I am in a relationship now, but that's the one thing I'm not going to talk about. I'm a public person because of my movies and the traveling I do, but my partner is a very private person from a very private family, and I've impinged on him and his family's life enough. I sort of leave them alone. [Laughs.]
OK, then, moving right along. You were living with your brother at the time of your diagnosis. Did you have to tell your parents? Did your parents come visit you at the hospital?
Yeah, my parents were alive. My entire family was alive. My mom died the year after my diagnosis. And then my dad recently died. I didn't actually tell my family. My brother told my family, because they had to come to the hospital to see me. My father, actually, said, "Absolutely not." He wasn't coming because I wasn't dying. When I was a little child, I was a borderline diabetic. The last time I saw my father before I was diagnosed, he took me aside and he said, "Have you had your blood sugar checked lately?" I said, "My blood sugar's fine." He said, "No, there's something wrong with you. I know it in my heart." And he had the same reaction to them telling me I was going to die -- saying, "No, he's not. I'm not going to see him, because he's not going to die." I think he thought, if I looked up and I saw him standing there, that it would be a signal to me that I should go ahead and die, and I just wasn't going any place. I knew in my head I wasn't dying. My entire family's been amazingly supportive, always.
How long had you been out to your parents when you were diagnosed?
Oh, I've been out since I was like 5. I officially came out to my parents when I was 19 and living in New York. I did have to go through that whole saying it out loud: "I am telling you I'm a homosexual." My father was a truck driver, my mother was a licensed practical nurse, and we were from a lower-income family -- it wasn't like my parents were awfully sophisticated people. We did have issues over the years that I would attribute to me being gay. My father would get mad at me for leaving home, and I'd say, "You know, that's what grown-ups do." And, if you're gay, where I came from at that time, you move away and live somewhere else -- San Francisco, etc. Not Kansas City.
So, you're from Kansas City.
Kansas City, Missouri.
You said you were from a lower-income area there. Do you know anything about Kansas City now? Do you know if there's support for people living with HIV in Kansas City now?
Oh, yeah. There's an amazing group of people now. The only problem with Kansas City: My residence is in New York, and those places are really geared towards if you make $50,000 a year, you qualify for assistance with your medications. Because my copays are really high, I live in Mexico, though. My medicine here is free, which shows you the big difference between the U.S. and Mexico. I own a business here, and they're happy that I'm here, and all my medications are free. And 99 percent of the country is insured. The thing is, Missouri and Kansas are both very conservative, and the threshold for money is very low. If you earn more than like $12,000 a year, you don't get any assistance towards any HIV medicines if you're uninsured, and you have to depend on Ryan White money. Well, the Ryan White money is gone three months into the year. You have to depend on yourself for your own meds, and coupons from drug companies. A lot of the people out there have to choose between eating and having medicine, and that's really what it comes down to.
I'm a free spirit, but if I found out I was HIV positive, I would get on a plane and fly to any coast I can get to. I would get out of the Midwest. I would get out of the South. We know, you know, what it's like in some places like Mississippi. If you earn more than $10 a day in Mississippi, you don't get any help. How are you going to pay for the medicine?
You own a business in Mexico? What do you do?
I own an art gallery and a store here in Mexico. And an interior design firm. I was an actor from the time that I was 18 until right after I made A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, so I stopped that in 1985 and then became an interior designer. I have an interior design firm. In my art gallery, everything's handmade. A lot of it is handmade by me. [Laughs.]
A lot of what we're discussing happens in your post-acting years, but can you talk about what it's like for actors who have to come out as gay or actors who are HIV positive?
Actually, my partner -- his name was Timothy Patrick Murphy -- he died of AIDS in 1988. He was very well known at the time. He was on the television show Dallas and he had been on soap operas his entire life. He was a strong working actor. He played the Michael Landon character in Sam's Son, which was directed by Michael Landon and loosely based on his life. When he died, the National Enquirer was at his funeral taking pictures of everybody. It was a horror show.
Now, for me, personally, when I reentered that world -- kind of through a back door a couple of years ago -- it was when they did a documentary on Nightmare on Elm Street called Never Sleep Again. It's very successful. Nightmare on Elm Street, obviously, is a worldwide franchise. And everybody knows Freddy Krueger. I'm the star of the second film, which is called the "gayest horror movie ever made." So, after this documentary, there was this whole brouhaha, because there had been Internet fodder for years, and I said, "Yes, the writer wrote it this way." And when I finished this documentary, they said, "Well, you know, they call you the Greta Garbo of horror." I said, "Oh, really?" And they said, "Yeah, everybody wants your autograph because you've been gone a long time and everybody's DVD is filled with signatures and they don't have yours. Do you want to go on tour?" And that's what I did.
I've been all over the world really. I've been to Germany a number of times -- London, Paris, you name it -- and all over the United States for horror conventions. I sign autographs for $20, $25. I travel with Robert Englund, who played Freddy Krueger. I travel with old movie stars or old rock-n-roll stars, basically, and we talk.
It turned out a lot of people did want my autograph. They started a Facebook page for me, and the next day we had 4,000 people. I thought, "What can I do with this?" I said, "For the first year on this tour, I'm going to talk about homophobia in Hollywood." And I would use this as a platform to talk about that. The second year I talked about bullying. And then I announced my HIV status the third year, because I wanted people to know me as a healthy person first. Because I'm talking to people that may have little to no contact with the gay community. They're all headbangers, except they're all just really sweet, dorky people who just look a little scary. There's this huge horror fan base.
When I announced I was HIV positive, I did it in The Advocate online magazine in partnership with HIV Plus magazine, and I'm on the cover this month; it got picked up by CNN, then CNN International, and it went viral. And I couldn't figure out why. You know, I put Freddy's clawed glove on, I say I'm HIV positive -- and then I went to my Wiki page, which they had changed. They have all those lists of "People from Kansas City," "Actors," etc. And now I was listed on "Notable People Living with HIV." I thought, "I'm going to hit this list and see who my compatriots are" -- you know, all the people that are out there talking in the world. There were 109 people on that list at the time. I thought there would be thousands and thousands. And I'm the only actor who's alive. I thought, "Oh my God, I know why CNN picked it up." I mean, obviously there's Greg Louganis or Magic Johnson who came out as HIV positive. Like, those are the 109 people in the world. It's now becoming "OK to be gay" in Hollywood -- in New York, certainly. But now, HIV is something that those who have public lives don't talk about.
I'm glad I got to be that person. It's fine for me; it's a good fit for me. So that's why I said at the beginning of this interview: I'm glad to answer any questions, because I want people to know that you can avoid this.
You said that you have an undetectable viral load and you've had one for about 13 years and that your T-cell count is 500. Do you see an HIV specialist doctor?
I do.
How did you find that doctor?
I live in Puerto Vallarta, which is basically the West Hollywood of Mexico. The boys come from everywhere to get here. We have a really great HIV clinic, as far as care goes. Mexico is so far ahead, in a weird way, of the United States. We'll be across the street from the Church of the Virgin of Guadalupe and there'll be women handing out condoms. There'll be a condom stand that's all brightly colored, and they're handing out condoms to people. We have parades and they're throwing out condoms into the streets. And when you're pregnant here, you're tested for HIV; it's just an automatic test. They catch a lot.
And there really is only one place to go in town, and everybody goes there, and so you know everyone in town who is HIV positive. Mexicanos have a real sense of privacy that is respected by each individual, so a lot of times you'll see people on the street and they'll pretend that they don't know you. That's just their way of keeping themselves private, and that's totally understandable. When you're there in the clinic, everybody's like, "Hey! How are you? Nice to see you!" But when you see them in the street, they might not know you. It took me a while to comprehend this, as a person from the North, but I grew to understand that it is cultural. When you grow up so close to people, your personal privacy becomes incredibly important. I can say anything I want about myself, but I have to respect my friends who I see on the street.
But my doctor is fabulous. He's wonderful. I also have a private doctor I utilize here, because I take an antidepressant, which I think a lot of HIV-positive people need. Because I think one of the first symptoms that I really had -- as I look in hindsight -- is when I was in New York, I had really bad depression, and I'm not a depressive-type person. I was going to a therapist, and they wanted me on an antidepressant, and everyone just wanted me to get over it. And I really think, honestly, that's when I was converting and the depression went along with the conversion. Because I remember having a fever, feeling flu-ish, and then I fell into this depression. A lot of my art at the time were like these little figures of these things trying to break through healthy people, and I think my subconscious was trying to tell me something.
My private doctor, if I'm a day late picking up my medicines -- which cost almost nothing -- will come knock on my door. "Hi, just coming to check on you!" Can you imagine that at home in the U.S.? [Laughs.] I'm very well cared for. If I were to fall into some serious medical situation, I really doubt that I'd return to the United States. I'd probably be treated here in Mexico. Even if I were to, say, re-investigate cancer, I would stay here. I'd feel the level of care was perfectly good for me, as good as I get in the U.S., and this is my home now. But, I'm a proud American -- I love America! I just love Mexico, too.
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An excellent interview with someone who has tremendous experience with the disease, both with his acquaintances and in his own life. The take away lessons are that testing is very important, and that HIV can be transmitted via oral sex.
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It's that time of year again – you know, the death watch for your favorite show.
The good news is, the list of shows that are already safe is pretty long for this time of year.
The bad news is, so is the list of shows that have already been cancelled.
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|2012-06-25, 21:39
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Damn, I really have a casual approach to sex...
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Anyway, venturing a bit afar from the topic, but all this to say that the properties of this particular genre seem fairly set in stone, whereas I still think "all girls anime" is a pretty vague descriptor that can cover a whole lot of different genres.
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Either way it's a great show, and pretty unique among it's kind for it's period setting and plot. As for those that deride it for being an all girls show - it's possible some of them are extrapolating bad experiences with lesser all girl's shows on it or something along that line. But personally I suspect a lot of it is either a) old school anime fans high on their own sense of superiority or b) guys who consider all girls shows anime "girly" and therefore beneath them. Really, the latter is one of the few things I think can account for the visceral, non-critical nature of some of the attacks on the genre I've encountered.
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He was one of the three big genius of the eroge market back a decade ago, along with Elf's Hiurta and Alicesoft's TADA.
These three were the cornerstones of the medium, and Kanno's work at Elf "YU-NO" is one of the best eroge novel ever made. If not THE best.
Alas, after his works in recent years were less than mediocre, and then he passed away, without even completing the detective series we never got to see the conclusion of....
Anyways, you're right that many of the leads do have strong personalities, and clearly not a simple avatar for projection of the player.
There were many mediocre eroge where they try to make the protagonist = player, but they are usually not popular enough to be made into anime anyways.
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Frankly, I can't project myself into most VNs either because the choices often suck. I'm sitting there saying, "what a jackass, NONE of these choices are what I'd do"
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I have that problem too with most of light novels, which may explain my dislike for Yuuji Everyleads, the most recent one being Narumi from Kami-sama Memochou. No wonder people mostly remember Alice because otherwise it would have been very forgetable.
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This isn't by any means trying to make a judgement call on people who like either sort of show; I've certainly appreciated both equally. But I think it's possible that some people's personality/nature may influence the sorts of shows they're drawn to.
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Its something you're *supposed* to grow out of as you mature - the simplistic 'macho-man' stereotype and the underlying insecurity/fear of being caught having more complex behavior. Its mostly in young people but as relentless notes - some "men" never grow out of it. :P
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I'd like to see how they'd handle Fist of the North Star. Their reaction to the amount of emotion the series has on "manliness" alone would be priceless.
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If it is blatant - as in the person going on about the anime they watch is superior to "moeshit" because of the baddassery and gore, I tend to assume the poster is immature.
Older fans tend to be more subtle about it and I doubt many of them consciously recognize that they tend to think of "girly" shows as inferior. But the sheer vitriol directed at all girls shows in general and the lack of such directed at even really crappy action shows isn't easily explained otherwise. These guys feel threatened by the by these "girly" shows because it doesn't fit with the image they've built up over the years of how cool their hobby is.
As for whether all girl's shows are actually the least girly because they play on male attraction, I would disagree. While there are exceptions, I tend to find the girls in most such shows far more endearing than attractive - hardly the hallmark of male attraction IMO.
(Of course, there's the whole theory of how these shows appease the "fatherhood gene" in older male otaku, but I'm not sure that's what you're getting at. Especially since it's not a theory I see discussed much in the west - personally, I think it explains some characters and shows very well but only a few.)
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Fair enough. I can see the distinction between endearing and attractive though I have the suspicion the dichotomy isn't a precise line.
(The fatherhood gene is definitely not the context I'm thinking of. It's less of the character being a daughter and instead takes the familial position one order higher than that.)
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Anyways, here's my version of that list... and I'm going to add in some criteria for what qualifies as a strong male lead (keep in mind this could degenerate, since my criteria may be different from others):
First off, the ideals of leads: Tenchi, Tsukune (Rosario + Vampire manga, the anime is pure FAIL), Touma* (ToAru), Sai Akuto (Daimou)... and I'm not sure whether or not to include Ayumu (Zombie desu ka), because of the fact that he is kinda forced to crossdress...
The criteria they pretty much fit:
-Although they tend to upset their girls, they generally don't just take the infamous punishment, but actually attempt to defend themselves/fight back
-Actually respond to the girls' feelings
*Touma is the only possible exception to this- he's definitely one of the most dense leads out there, but I think Mikoto is slowly getting to him (in the novels, at least)
-If shit starts to hit the fan, they are able to hold their own in a fight and not rely on the girls... and can protect the girls if need be
-Have their power through most of the series, and actively use it... not just gain and use it near the end of the series
-Aren't overshadowed by the girls for majority of the show
... there's probably more, but these are the ones off the top of my head. Note too that most of the harem stuff that I watch has at least an action plot in there somewhere as well
So here's my list for the past several years, and note that quite of bit of recent anime is missing, because even I haven't seen every single out out there:
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Those are some weak "ideal"s, IMO.
Tench annoyed the crap out of me 20 years ago, and still do now.
Ideal leads to me are like, Ataru from Urusei-Yatsura. He may not get his harem, but he'll die trying!
Or Captain Ohgami from Sakura Taisen games. Get dozens to fall in love wih you. Kill a monster in bare, walk out of explosion like nothing.
How about Banjo Haran from Daitarn 3? Bad-ass, rich, ladies man, and did I mention bad-ass? I mean, the dude's NAME basically means badassery.
All these sackless spineless twats in harem anime can go die in a pit of fire.
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Russell Allen Dillon went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 26, 2014 in his hometown of Walsh Colorado. Services will be held on Friday at the Walsh Baptist Church at 10 am. Russell was born on May 27, 1953 in Elkhart, Kansas. He lived in the Borger area and worked at the Phillips refinery. Russell is preceded in death by his wife, Diane Dillon, mother, Laura (Happy) Dillon, and a brother, James Michael Dillon. Survivors include his father, William (Bill) Dillon of Walsh, CO, his brother, Jerry Robert (Bob) Dillon of Satanta KS, his son, Shaun Dillon, daughter Chrystal Love and husband Hank of Borger TX, special nephews, Dirk Dillon and Sam Dillon and niece Amy Dillon, 2 grandchildren, Hank Jr and Alexis Love of Borger, as well as a host of other extended family.


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ALBIA — Scoring opportunities presented themselves early for Colfax-Mingo High's Tigerhawks Tuesday's Iowa Class 2A, District 12 semifinal action. Unfortunately, the Tigerhawks couldn't cash in and lost, 8-1, to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont High's Rockets.
"It's the way our season has gone all year. We make a couple of mistakes and it just opens up against us," said Tigerhawk head coach Steve Glenn. "We didn't get a bunt down in that early opportunity and we got thrown out stealing."
Colfax-Mingo saw its 2013 baseball season come to an end Tuesday. The Tigerhawks walked off the field at Albia with an 18-19 overall record. The Tigerhawks battled through having two starters go down with injuries in the regular season — seniors Chad McLain and Michael Brown — and yet got to the second round of the district.
"The guys battled and showed up every day. It was big losing Chad, who was leading the state in hits when he got hurt and top five in RBI and steals, and Michael, who was playing a good right field," Glenn said.
Colfax-Mingo had a good defensive start to the game when the Tigerhawks picked off EBF's Cory Archer between second and first. They tagged Archer out in a rundown. But the Rockets returned the favor in the bottom of the first inning when they threw out Connor Hainer trying to steal second.
The teams played three scoreless innings until the Rockets took off. Christian Bambrook doubled and scored on a single by Chance Wursta. Jevin Jensen's bunt was bobbled when the ball was thrown to second base on a fielder's choice.
Trevor Swartz beat out a bunt for a single to load the bases. It also prompted Glenn to make a pitching change. Starter Caleb Anderson switched places with third baseman Jake Alexander. A wild pitch allowed a Rocket to score and Lewis Winkleman's one-out fielder's choice drove in another run.
Colfax-Mingo faced a 3-0 deficit when the Tigerhawks came to bat in the bottom of the fourth. Anderson started a promising two-out rally by working a walk from Winkleman, the Rocket starting pitcher. Colin Lourens delivered a base hit but the Rockets got Jacob Buechrer to ground out to end the threat.
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont took advantage of a couple of bases--on balls, a hit batter and a passed ball to score a run in the fifth. The Rockets plated three runs in the sixth on three hits and two Tigerhawk errors.
"We call it the quicksand," Glenn said of the troubled innings by his team. "We get in the quicksand and we can't get out. We struggle and struggle but it just keeps pulling us down."
EBF had Winkleman work four innings then went to Swartz for two innings. Bambrook came on to pitch the seventh, retiring the Tigerhawks in order with two strikeouts and a groundout.
Glenn pointed out some highlights for the team in the game.
"It was nice to have our last defensive play being a shortstop-to-first throw. That was one of our biggest struggles all season — finding someone to make that throw from shortstop. Austin (Yoakum) was the fourth guy we tried there and he did a nice job.
"(Hyeongyeop Ayn) is our foreign exchange student from South Korea got into his first varsity game today."
Ayn went into the game as a pinch runner for Anderson in the sixth inning. Alexander had doubled down the right field line and with one out Anderson reached on an error. Alexander scored on the play.
Ayn said he hadn't played much baseball before coming to Colfax-Mingo this year.
"I had played a half of year but not much because there are no fields (like this) and hard to make friends to just play a game there," Ayn said. "This year was a real good experience."
Anderson pitched three innings for the Tigerhawks and was charged with three runs on five hits and one walk. Alexander pitched three innings, giving up four runs on five hits, six walks — several were intentional passes to set up possible defensive plays — and one hit batter. Alexander struck out two Rocket hitters.
Hainer worked the seventh inning for C-M. He allowed one run on two hits and one walk and had a strikeout.
Alexander connected for a single and a double. Hainer hit two singles and Lourens singled.
"It was a pretty good season for us. We had our ups and downs," Yoakum said. "We always battled back when we needed to but today, we faced a tough opponent. They beat us during season in the last inning. Today, they got on top of us early."
Yoakum, Hainer, Anderson, Alexander and Trent Pease were seniors who played their final game for Colfax-Mingo on Tuesday.


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Haha....his twatter followers must have jumped from about 225 to about 22,500 in the past 3 days.
Making fart and ghey jokes with your friends now frowned upon.
Newly acquired NY Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard tweets anti-gay slur
Newly acquired NY Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard tweets anti-gay slur
Syndergaard, 20, was acquired along with catcher Travis d'Arnaud in the deal that sent the Cy Young Award winner to the Blue Jays
By Andy Martino / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Righthanded pitcher Noah Syndergaard, 20, acquired along with catcher Travis d'Arnaud in the deal that sent the Cy Young Award winner to the Blue Jays, tweets from the account @Noahsyndergaard.
On Dec. 9, this tweet appeared from that account: "@DMarze89 nice crocs f-- lol"
The tweet no longer appears on the timeline for the account.
A Mets spokesman said that the team was looking into the matter. The full context of the tweet was not immediately clear; Syndergaard might be available on a conference call introducing him and d'Arnaud on Tuesday.
Syndergaard was a key piece in the Dickey trade, and was rated Toronto's top pitching prospect by Baseball America.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...#ixzz2FRkN7sgW
Haha....his twatter followers must have jumped from about 225 to about 22,500 in the past 3 days.
Making fart and ghey jokes with your friends now frowned upon.
So a 20 yr old kid called his buddy a f--? Oh the humanity!
He screwed up putting that on Twitter, and in the press conference yesterday, addressed it and handled it pretty well, admitting his error.
Entire Jets fan sites have been founded on calling each other f--s.
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A complete non-story. This young man gets it. Age 20 and opening with his statement, he is mature beyond his years. The anti-Aroid.
Brother Green's Mets obsession continues. But I do acknowledge that you had Youkilis going to the Yankees.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/...5Fuv9H2UOK1A9NNew Mets pitcher Syndergaard apologizes for anti-gay slur
By DON BURKE
Noah Syndergaard headed off any questions at the pass.
Asked to make an opening comment before answering any queries yesterday on the conference call in which he and catchers Travis dArnaud and John Buck were all introduced as the newest members of the Mets, the 20-year-old pitcher immediately apologized for an anti-gay remark he made on Twitter last week, calling it a poor attempt at humor.
Using the Twitter account @Noahsyndergaard, Syndergaard sent the following message on Dec. 9 to the Twitter account of fellow minor leaguer Dayton Marze: @DMarze89 nice crocs f-- lol.
Syndergaard, acquired on Monday along with dArnaud, Buck and minor league outfielder Wuilmer Becerra in the trade that sent NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey and catchers Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas to the Blue Jays, said he was just kidding with a friend.
I had a mishap on Twitter that was brought to my attention this morning, Syndergaard said. I apologize for anything that was said. My buddy and I were having some fun and it was a poor attempt at humor.
Im sorry for what I said. I hope I didnt offend anyone. Im also sorry my first introduction as a New York Met had to be like this.
The right-handed pitcher was the No. 3 rated prospect in the Blue Jays farm system last season, when he was 8-5 with a 2.60 ERA for Class A Lansing. He had 122 strikeouts in 103 2/3 innings.
Last season a member of the Blue Jays major league club, shortstop Yunel Escobar, wrote an anti-gay slur on his eye black for a game against the Red Sox, and has since been traded twice.
Who cares
Watch the episode on Arliss on gay guys in baseball. It was pretty right on. Baseball is still an old boys club where that sort of thing is very frowned on. Billy Beane explains it best in his book. He had a family just to keep his image up and hide the fact he was gay from his team.
Seriously it makes 32 happy, it makes me happy...
I'm glad for him and his pinstripers major youth movement with the addition of 34 year old youk
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The Phillies' Roy Halladay was named the National League Outstanding Pitcher today in the Players Choice Awards.
The announcement was made by the Major League Baseball Players Association on ESPN Radio this morning.
Halladay led all big-league pitchers in wins (21), shutouts (4), complete games (9) and innings pitched (250.2). The seven-time All Star finished second in the NL with 219 strikeouts and third with a 2.44 ERA – the second lowest ERA in his 13-year career (2.41 in 2005).
Halladay previously was named the NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News in a vote of players, general managers and league executives.
Tampa Bay's David Price was named the Outstanding Pitcher in the American League.
Halladay will receive $20,000 to donate to a charity through the MLB Players Trust, a charitable foundation created and run by the players themselves. The Players Trust raises funds and attention for issues affecting the needy and promotes community involvement.
Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was among the three winners of the Pride of Philly awards from the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
He joined the national championship Villanova football team and Boston College's Mark Herzlich, from Conestoga High.
Ruiz led the Phillies in hitting and played superbly behind the plate to help guide the pitching staff to a team ERA of 3.68.
Villanova went 14-1 record in 2009 and beat Montana for the FCS championship. Herzlich overcame Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, to return to the team for his senior year at BC.
The three honorees will be represented at the Hall's Class VII Induction Ceremonies on Nov. 11 at the Sheraton Society Hill.
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June 21, 2011 > Men - Don't Wait To Be as Healthy as You Can Be
Washington Hospital Physicians Encourage Regular Check Ups
June is National Men's Health Month. The annual, nationwide event encourages men to be aware of preventable health conditions and why it's important to identify and treat problems early. Heart disease continues to be the No. 1 killer of men in the U.S. Among other health-related problems of concern to men are cancer of the prostate, testicle or colon; benign prostate hyperplasia; and erectile dysfunction. Most of these conditions, if diagnosed early, can be treated effectively. To stay as healthy as possible, men should have an ongoing relationship with a primary care physician and should have regular medical exams and screenings."The key is to see your primary care physician for annual check ups, whether or not you are experiencing any symptoms or problems," says Albert Brooks, M.D., chief of Medical Services at Washington Hospital. "Don't wait for symptoms to appear before you start getting regular care."In September, Dr. Brooks will moderate a panel discussion during Washington Hospital's annual Men's Health Fair. (See the highlight box below for more details.)Prostate health, cancer and EDIn addition to heart disease, prostate cancer is a major concern for men. One in six men in the U.S. will get prostate cancer during their lifetime and one in 36 will die, according to the American Cancer Society. Men of African American descent or who have a father or brother who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer are at higher risk of getting the disease."With prostate cancer, if you wait for symptoms to appear, the disease may be more advanced," states Michael Bastasch, M.D., a board-certified radiation oncologist at the Washington Radiation Oncology Center. "By the time I see a patient for treatment, they are facing a serious, possibly life-threatening condition." Screening for prostate cancer consists of a blood test and a digital rectal examination by a physician. The American Urological Association recommends all men be screened annually starting at age 50. A man who is at higher risk should start screening at age 40. Men should also be screened for colon cancer. For those who are at average risk for getting colon cancer, screening should begin at age 50. Another common problem related to the prostate is benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland that is more common than cancer. "BPH will affect virtually every man," explains Mark Saleh, M.D., a board-certified urologist on the medical staff at Washington Hospital. "The prostate gland continues to grow throughout a man's life. Men may begin to experience symptoms for an enlarged prostate as early as age 40, while others don't have any trouble until they are in their 60s or 70s."Symptoms of BPH include a weak urinary stream, trouble emptying the bladder, dribbling at the end of urination, a more urgent or frequent need to urinate, or the need to urinate more often at night. Moderate or severe symptoms of BPH can be treated with medication. If medication is not effective or can't be tolerated by the patient, surgery can be performed to alleviate severe symptoms.Many men are also concerned about erectile dysfunction, or ED. "Men should know that ED is not a normal part of aging," says Dr. Saleh. "It can be caused by various health conditions, especially problems related to diabetes or heart disease. ED is more common as men get older, but it can be treated effectively."Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers in young men, who are at higher risk between the ages of 18 and 35. Dr. Saleh recommends that a man should perform a self-examination of their testicles once a month to check for swelling or abnormal lumps. If anything unusual is detected, he should report this to his doctor immediately."Testicular cancer is very treatable, even when it is advanced," reports Dr. Saleh.Eating right makes healthy differenceGout, a type of arthritis, is a condition that tends to be more common in men. People with gout experience sudden, severe attacks of joint pain and swelling."Maintaining a healthy diet and body weight through moderate daily exercise and control of fat and calorie intake may help lower your risk of having gout or experiencing future attacks," says Macaria Meyer, a Washington Hospital registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator.Lifestyle factors that can increase the risk of getting gout include excessive alcohol intake, obesity, crash dieting that leads to sudden weight loss, high blood pressure and the use of diuretics, or water pills. People with gout should follow a low purine diet, which means avoiding or limiting foods such as organ meats, beef, lamb, pork, bacon, game meats, sardines, herring, mackerel, scallops, gravy and beer. Good nutrition can also play a part in helping with another condition common in men - kidney stones. About 80 percent of people who have kidney stones are men, who tend to be at higher risk between ages 30 and 40."Depending on the type of kidney stone, a special diet may be helpful," says Meyer. "Important dietary recommendations for the most common type of stone, which contains calcium, are to restrict sodium and reduce protein intake. You should also drink more fluids, especially water."Men who have or are at risk of having kidney stones, should avoid caffeine, black tea, grapefruit juice and apple juice, Meyer recommends.Men's Health Fair: Take Charge of Your HealthThe Men's Health Fair will include presentations on prostate health, erectile dysfunction, kidney stones and good nutrition, followed by a panel Q&A discussion and a health fair. Several education booths staffed by Washington Hospital clinicians will also be featured. When: Saturday, September 10Time: Lectures: 9 to 11 a.m. Health Fair: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Where: Conrad E. Anderson M.D. Auditorium, Washington West, 2500 Mowry Avenue, FremontRegister: Register online at www.whhs.com or call (800) 963-7070.


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I like my outfit today! Dark wide-leg jeans with a bit of distressing, tight, thin gray turtleneck, black pointy heels, and my brand new tarnished-gold headband with a big blue jewel on it. I felt like lots of black eye liner today too, so I feel kinda exotic.
I'm wearing jeans. Again.
Quote from: Cathy on December 18, 2008, 11:57:40 AMI'm wearing jeans. Again. Me too. I practically live in jeans.
Another one of my ubiquitous knit dresses - I like this one, it's got a Japanese-looking print on a cream background. Neckline is kind of low, so I filled in with a camisole that picks up some of the aqua flowers in the dress. Black criss-cross Mary Jane flats. Freshwater pearl necklace that picks up on some of the green leaves in the dress.And my black coat. Because it's COLD IN HERE. (80 degrees outside, feels like about 67 in here.)I'm also wearing one of my favorite eyeshadows - Pistachio by Besame. It's a lovely golden green shade.
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Spin Master Ltd. has filed civil lawsuits against two Chinese manufacturers with the Shantou Intermediate People's Court. Spin Master seeks to recover damages and enjoin Shantou Chenghai Hui Ying Toy Factory (Hui Ying) and Shantou Chenghai Hua Cai Ke Yi Industry and Trade Co. Ltd. (Hua Cai) from further manufacturing what Spin Master alleges are knock-offs of Spin Master's best selling Flutterbye Flying Fairy.
The law suits claim infringement of both Spin Master's registered copyright and utility model patent. The alleged counterfeits are sold under the names Beautiful Flying Fairy/BaoNiu Flying Fairy and Flower Fairy.
Through online monitoring and administrative enforcement, Spin Master has been successful in shutting down more than 100 web sites that were attempting to sell knock-off versions of Flutterbye Flying Fairy into the global marketplace over the Internet. Many of these websites were found to be selling product manufactured by Hui Ying and Hua Cai.


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An iPod For Every Kid In Michigan 333
mikesd81 writes "Over at C|Net there is an article about Michigan spending $38 million to distribute an iPod to every kid, for learning purposes. From the article: 'On Thursday, House Democrats delivered a spending bill that includes the idea of putting $38 million worth of public funds toward outfitting every student with a digital music player.' The plan included measures to tax soda and satellite TV services to pay for it, among other things, to raise funds. If you recall, Duke University tried something like this with mixed results. How financially strained will Michigan residents feel about paying higher taxes to buy someone else's kid an iPod?"


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Dear Margo: A reader of yours recommended installing monitoring software on a spouse's computer. I am a computer tech, and I can tell you that installing monitoring software or key loggers on another person's computer without their knowledge or consent violates federal law and possibly state laws, as well. The federal government has enacted laws that make it illegal to covertly intercept electronic information. The United States Code, title 18, states that interception of wire and electronic communications is illegal. This means that using a key logger in order to spy on one's spouse is a violation of federal law. Furthermore, state regulations may carry additional penalties for those who use key loggers on unsuspecting people.
In order to install a monitoring application, you must be the owner of the computer, or obtain the consent of all the users of the monitored machine. Parents can legally install the software on their minor child's computer. (Covert computer monitoring of a child over the age of 18 is illegal.) When installed on a computer that does not meet the above criteria, monitoring software technically becomes spyware. Spyware is illegal. — Ken
Dear Ken: Thanks for the info. I do not mean to be a scofflaw, but if a woman catches her husband (or vice versa) getting up to no good on the computer (a not infrequent occurrence), my guess is that the spouse who's caught is not going to respond to this situation by bringing charges for employing spyware. Just sayin'. — Margo, intuitively
Judgmental Family Members
Dear Margo: I'm the oldest of three, all of us in our early to mid-30s. My brothers and I went through varying degrees of closeness growing up, but as adults, we didn't really stay friends. When I got married at 20, my husband enjoyed my brothers' company, and in fact, the three of them often ganged up on me, leaving me alone with our young kids.
Fast-forward 15 years: My husband and I were struggling in our marriage. There were plenty of issues, but the catalyst was when I had an affair. Finally, my husband decided he wanted to fix our marriage, but by this time I was emotionally done. We divorced, and although things were difficult at first, we developed an amicable relationship and are co-parenting our kids and doing fine. We're each dating someone else. (I am seeing the man I had the affair with, who also divorced).
My brothers stopped talking to me upon learning of my infidelity. Since then, one of them eased up a bit at Christmas, but refused to allow me in his home at Easter. My other brother responded to a written apology with a scathing response that made it clear that family doesn't come first. Even my ex is frustrated with them. He says he doesn't understand what exactly I did to them, and he's glad he has his family, who stand behind a member no matter what.
My parents are upset and trying to stay out of it, but I feel awful for them. I understand that what I did was wrong — believe me — and have dealt with the consequences. I didn't have enough of a relationship with the brothers before to make me really miss them now, but I want things to at least be civil at family gatherings. Suggestions? — RB
Dear R: Are your bothers Puritans, or Afghans? You really have done nothing to harm them, and their self-righteousness is deplorable. There is nothing for you to do except be a lady. At the next family gathering, be cordial, and if they make it uncomfortable for you, do consider seeing your parents at other times. I see no reason for you to wear the scarlet "A" in this day and age, and I think the brothers sound odd. If your parents can't shape them up, then make your friends your family. — Margo, forwardly
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Fines dished out at Foxwoods' Philadelphia project
Delays in the Foxwoods Casino Philadelphia project are now costing developers $2,000 a day - retroactive to Dec. 1.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board imposed the fine Wednesday, rejecting Philadelphia Entertainment and Development Partners' request for more time to submit documents detailing its plans to build a casino on the Delaware riverfront in South Philadelphia.
Through Wednesday, 58 days since Dec. 1, the fine amounted to $116,000, according to Doug Harbach, a spokesman for the gaming board, which met Wednesday in Harrisburg. The developers will incur an additional $2,000 each day they fail to file the required renderings and a time-line for completion of the project, Harbach said.
The gaming board also scheduled a March 3 hearing at which it could impose further sanctions up to and including the revocation of the casino license for the project, Harbach said. The hearing would not be held if the developers file the required documents before then, he said.
Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, which is seeking to restructure a debt load of more than $2 billion and whose Foxwoods Development Co. is a minority partner in the Philadelphia casino project, said the tribe remains committed to it. The tribe owns Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods.
"We respect the (gaming) board's position and will work with them," Butler said during a meeting with The Day's editorial board. "We still believe it's an amazing opportunity and an amazing project."
The developers had filed for an extension of the Dec. 1 deadline on Nov. 30.
In September, the gaming board granted a two-year extension of the casino license for the project, ordering that it be built as originally proposed at a site approved in 2006. Developers had since considered two other downtown sites. The extension called for a temporary facility with 1,500 slot machines to be up and running by May 2011. A new law legalizing table games at Pennsylvania's slot parlors contains a provision authorizing the gaming board to extend Foxwoods' deadline for opening to 2012. The developers have not said whether they would need the additional time.
Local investors in the project, who include New Jersey businessman Lewis Katz, developer Ron Rubin and Ed Snider, chairman of Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Philadelphia 76ers, have indicated they are close to announcing a deal with a major investor who has the wherewithal to build a larger, permanent facility.
The investors provided the gaming board with no additional information about the potential partner Wednesday, other than to say it was "an international gaming firm," Harbach said.
The investors did indicate they have lined up a builder for the project, Keating Construction, which has worked on a number of casino projects in Pennsylvania, including SugarHouse, which is under construction in Philadelphia, the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Harbach said.
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Coltrane's A Love Supreme: Live in Amsterdam reissue from the Branford Marsalis Quartet out now and available on vinyl for the very first time Read more »
Claudia Acuña Quintet at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago, 9/24-27
Born in Santiago and raised in Concepcion, Chile, Acuña began singing Chilean folk/pop, rock, fusion and opera, drawing inspiration from Chilean music pioneers Violeta Parra and Victor Jara. At the age of 15 she discovered her first "outside" musical model: Frank Sinatra. Acuña finally "felt at home" when she heard the voices of Sinatra, Erroll Garner and Sarah Vaughan.
Moving to Santiago in 1991, she immediately gravitated to the local musicians and soon made a name for herself on the jazz scene, being featured on the club's live radio broadcast while sitting in with visiting musicians Wynton Marsalis, Michel Petrucciani, Joe Lovano and Danilo Perez. In 1995 Acuña made the move to New York City to fulfill her dreams, where she immediately became a fixture at local jam sessions and stints at infamous New York haunts with pianist Harry Whitaker at Arturo's and guitarist Ron Affif at the Zinc Bar. It was at the Greenwich Village hotbed of up-and-coming talent, Small's, where Acuña befriended pianist Jason Lindner, her closest collaborator to this day.
Acuña was signed to Verve Records in 1999, and recorded her critically acclaimed debut WIND FROM THE SOUTH, followed by the much welcomed follow-up, RHYTHM OF LIFE. In 2004, MaxJazz recorded the beautiful LUNA, where, as noted by the Daily News, "Acuña transforms classics into something provocative and unexpected".
Chilean singer/songwriter/arranger Claudia Acuña will appear with her quintet at teh Jazz Showcase at Dearborn Station in Chicago on Thursday, September 24th through Sunday, September 27th. A pure, compelling and original voice hailed by the LA Times as an "instrument of wonder", Claudia Acuña draws upon the culture of her homeland by fusing Latin rhythms with her instinctive jazz sensibilities. Singing mostly in her mother tongue, Acuña makes it clear that music crosses all barriers - particularly when sung with her distinctive brand of authentic emotion. Legend and inspiration, Abbey Lincoln says, "Claudia sings in the tradition of the great ones. Her sound is her own."
Claudia has recorded, toured and performed with Tom Harrell, Billy Childs, George Benson, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride, Antonio Hart, Danilo Perez, Avishai Cohen, Avi Leibovich, Jeff Ballard, Guillermo Klein, Louis Vega/Masters at Work, Dana Leong, David Gilmore, Makoto Ozone, Arturo O'Farrill, Pablo Ziegler, Trio de Paz and was most recently featured on Amanecer, the latest release from Marsalis Music recording artist Joey Calderazzo.
Acuña was recently appointed a spokesperson for World Vision Chile, an international Christian relief and development organization, delivering assistance during humanitarian emergencies to areas where it operates child-focused development programs.
The Jazz Showcase is located at Dearborn Station, 809 S. Plymouth Court in Chicago. Check the Jazz Showcase website for updated information at www.jazzshowcase.com or call (312) 360-0234.
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Even the National Law Journal is now beating up on the Obama administration, and saying that the White House's talking point about having no choice but to defend DADT in court is utter bull. I hope someone sends all of these articles to Valerie Jarrett so she can see why everyone is eviscerating her for alleging, repeatedly, that DOJ simply must defend all laws. It's flat out untrue, as we've been saying for well over a year. Unfortunately, this article is behind a firewall, but the summary tells you all you need to know.
The Obama administration opposes "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," but it's still poised to defend the law all the way to the Supreme Court. Justice Department officials say they are duty-bound to defend an act of Congress. Yet history shows that this argument doesn't always apply. During the last six years, according to records maintained by the Senate, the Bush and Obama administrations told Congress 13 times that they were not defending a federal law in court.
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In 1992, back when Congress could occasionally agree on something, there was bipartisan anger over a beverage called Crazy Horse Malt Liquor because it insulted the memory of a Native American chief who happened to frown on alcohol.
Congress quickly passed a law barring federal approval of any beer label that displayed the words "Crazy Horse." The brewer promptly sued, and not surprisingly a federal judge found the law unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
When the question of whether to appeal the ruling in Hornell Brewing Co. v. Brady arose, then-Solicitor General Drew Days III decided it would be futile; the law was beyond rescue. "Congress seemed to accept the decision not to go forward," Days wrote later.
So much for the vaunted governmental "duty to defend" acts of Congress, which has been invoked often in recent weeks in connection with the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law barring gays from the military — a law that the Obama administration opposes but still is poised to defend. In cases much bigger than Crazy Horse — think Buckley v. Valeo and INS v. Chadha — SGs have been throwing provisions of federal laws under the bus for decades. And Senate records show that, 13 times in the past six years, during both the Bush and Obama administrations, the Justice Department has told Congress it is not defending an act of Congress.


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Post 28 falls in Game 2 10-8 on Thursday night in American Legion playoffs. Team looks to avoid elimination on Friday night.
CHAPIN -- Spartanburg will now just try to stay alive in the American Legion baseball state playoffs, down 2-0 in the best-of-five series against Irmo-Chapin.
Post 28 lost, 10-8, Thursday night as a late-innings rally came up short at Chapin High School. Spartanburg scored four runs in the eighth to make it a two-run game and had the tying run on base in the ninth but failed to score.
Irmo-Chapin, which won the opening game, 15-5 by mercy rule, will try to clinch a spot in the state championship tournament at 7 p.m. tonight at Duncan Park Stadium. Thursday's game was scheduled to be played there, but the field was left unplayable by the storm that postponed action Wednesday.
"With the way we ended up, making it a game and playing well, I think we will show up and play hard," Spartanburg head coach Barry Keith said. "The guys were frustrated with themselves and frustrated as a team because they were so close and felt like they could have won. I think they will be very competitive in the next game."
Ika Thalassinos drove in five runs for Spartanburg and went 3-for-5. Ian Metts and Taylor Gung had two hits each. Collin Morris started on the mound and was down only 3-2 heading into the fifth.
"He just pitched beautifully for four innings," Keith said. "Then they really started hitting. They crushed five balls in a row and he let me know that they were hitting everything. They were just hot and it didn't matter what he threw."
Irmo-Chapin (17-2) was the winner of League Eight, while Spartanburg (11-9) finished runner-up to Inman in League Six. Irmo-Chapin won the 2009 state championship.


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LAHAINA - KFC Hawaii closed its Lahaina restaurant at Old Lahaina Center on Jan. 13.
Kazi Foods of Hawaii, the franchise that operates both KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) Hawaii and Burger King Hawaii, reached the end of its lease agreement and decided not to renew.
All 15 full-time and part-time employees, including managers, cashiers and cooking staff, will have the option to relocate to KFC in Kahului.
"We'd like to give a big mahalo to all of our wonderful customers for their tremendous support and patronage over the years," said Marife Arconado, KFC Lahaina general manager.
"We can't thank all of our dedicated employees enough for all their hard work and commitment."
Kazi Foods plans to concentrate its efforts on strengthening its higher-traffic restaurants throughout the state. Recently, Kazi Foods also closed its Kihei restaurant.
Any vouchers for the Lahaina restaurant can be redeemed at any other KFC Hawaii restaurant.


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