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2013-14 SEASON: Scored a career-high 40 points and drained eight three-pointers at PHI (3/1)...Had 25 points on 10-of-13 from the field vs. MIA (4/14)...Scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. PHX (1/24)...Had 23 points, 14 rebounds and five steals vs. HOU (1/11)...Scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds at NOP (1/8)...Had 15 points, 11 rebounds, six steals and four assists at DET (12/30)...Scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds at BOS (12/21)...Missed five games (11/16-11/23) due to a strained right hamstring suffered at SAS (11/13). PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2012-13: Averaged 9.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 56 games (15 starts)…Had four games of 20+ points…Posted two double-doubles on the season…Averaged 11.7 points and 5.2 rebounds while shooting .415 from three-point range in 22 games after the All-Star break…Surpassed the 5,000 career-point mark vs. CHI (4/2)…Scored a season-high 26 points to go along with 10 rebounds vs. CHA (3/9)…Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds at ATL (11/21)…Scored 25 points and nailed a career-high seven three-pointers at LAL (3/22)…Missed 26 games due to injury/illness; 17 games due to a left calf strain (12/4-/16); one due to a sore left knee (3/16); three games due to the flu (3/23-3/27); five due to a sore left knee (4/9-4/17). 2011-12: Averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 41 games…Led the Hornets in scoring six times, rebounding four times and assists three times…Recorded five 20-plus games, and recorded double-digit points 20 times…Was the only Hornet to start every game in which he played…Had 20 points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals at SAC (3/7)…Totaled 21 points, six rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block at IND (2/21)…Scored 25 points to go along with eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks at NYK (2/17), becoming just the second Hornet in franchise history to record those totals in a game…Recorded a season-high 46 minutes played while leading the team with 23 points and nine rebounds and also contributing five assists and two steals vs. POR (2/10)…Poured in 26 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals at DET (2/4)…Had 18 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals in first game back from injury vs. MEM (1/18)…Missed 15 games due to injury (eight due to a groin strain, five due to sore right ankle and two with an illness), and 10 games due to coach's decision. 2010-11: Averaged 11.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 34.4 minutes over 75 games for the Hornets (all starts)…Ranked ninth in the NBA in steals per game…Scored in double figures in 47 games, had 20-plus points three times and had three double-doubles on the season…Scored 21 points with eight rebounds and three steals vs. PHX (4/8)…Had 19 points and six steals vs. HOU (4/6)…Had 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. GSW (1/5)…Missed seven games due to injury (three for right medial ankle sprain, two for strained left adbuctor and one for tendinitis, right ankle). 2009-10: In his only season with the Rockets, averaged career highs of 14.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.75 steals in 72 games (71 starts)…Also made a career-high 136 three-pointers (.334, 136-407 3FG)… Joined Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook (+2.6) and teammate Aaron Brooks (+2.3) as the only qualifying players in the NBA with an increase of two assists per game from 2008-09 (1.8) to 2009-10 (3.8)…Finished sixth in the NBA in steals per game (1.75), which included 42 multi-steal outings…Nabbed at least one steal in 19 straight appearances (11/6-12/16)…Recorded 12 20-point games, including the first two 30-point efforts of his career…Reached double-digit scoring in a season-best 13 straight contests (12/26-1/22)…Had six double-doubles, including the first triple-double of his career with 26 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds vs. NOR (4/14)…Netted a career-high 33 points vs. Portland (10/31), including a 16-point first quarter and a 21-point first half…Served a one-game NBA suspension (12/15/09)…NWT for one game (2/9/10) due to a left hip pointer…On the Inactive List for seven games (2/24/10-3/7/10) with a severe left hip pointer…Originally suffered the injury in the fourth quarter vs. Philadelphia (2/6/10) and re-aggravated the hip vs. IND on 2/20…DND for one game (4/2) due to flu-like symptoms. 2008-09: Appeared in a career-high 82 games (20 starts) with the Los Angeles Lakers, averaging 8.9 points 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.67 steals…Ranked ninth in the NBA in steals per game (1.67) and second in the league in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.57, 137 steals, 87 turnovers)…Scored in double figures 39 times, including one 20-point outing. 2007-08: Played in 35 total games (three starts) and averaged 5.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists with the Magic and Lakers…Acquired by the Lakers from Orlando on (11/20)…Averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11 games with the Magic…In 24 contests with the Lakers (three starts), averaged 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.08 steals…Missed the final 44 games of the regular season due to a fractured right foot (1/21-4/15)…Scored in double-figures eight times overall (six with the Lakers). 2006-07: Appeared in 57 games (seven starts) for the Magic and averaged 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.04 steals per game…In his seven starts, averaged 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.71 steals in 29.0 minutes…On the Inactive List for a total of 24 games, missing five contests (11/1-11/8) due to a sore right foot and 19 games (1/12-2/21) due to a sprained MCL (right knee)…Was a DNP-CD one game (2/23)…scored in double figures 24 times, including a pair of 20-point performances…Registered one double-double with 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds (12/30) vs. MIA. 2005-06: Appeared in 57 contests with both New York and Orlando and averaged 4.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game…Was a DNP (CD) 12 times (eight with Orlando)…On the inactive list 12 games, including two outings (1/30-1/31) due to back spasms…Began the season with the Knicks and averaging 4.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.19 steals in 36 games (10 starts)…In 21 games with the Magic, averaged 4.7 points and 3.9 rebounds…Scored in double figures seven times (four with Orlando). 2004-05: Played in 80 games during his rookie campaign with New York and averaged 5.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game…At the time, became the youngest player to ever wear a Knicks uniform (19 years, four months and four days old)…His 80 games and 1,382 minutes were the most played by a Knicks rookie since Greg Anthony (82 GP in 1991-92). CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New York in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft…Traded by New York along with Anfernee Hardaway to Orlando in exchange for Steve Francis on Feb. 22, 2006…Re-signed as a free agent with the Magic (7/27/06)…Acquired by the L.A. Lakers from the Magic in exchange for Brian Cook and Maurice Evans (11/20/07)…Signed by Houston as a free agent (7/8/09)…Traded to New Orleans in a four-team trade that sent James Posey and Darren Collison to Indiana, Courtney Lee from New Jersey to Houston, and Troy Murphy from Indiana to New Jersey (8/11/10)…Acquired by Washington along with Emeka Okafor in exchange for Rashard Lewis and a 2012 second-round pick (46th overall) (6/20/12). COLLEGE: Declared for the NBA Draft following his freshman campaign at UCLA…Played in 25 games (23 starts) in his lone season with the Bruins…Averaged 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.7 steals in 2003-04 during his freshman season…Earned All-Pac 10 Freshman Team honors. PERSONAL: Born Trevor Anthony Ariza on June 30, 1985, in Miami, Fla….Has a son, Tajh…Named a Parade Second-Team All-American after prep career at Westchester High School in Los Angeles…Had jersey #4 retired by Westchester…Draws inspiration from the memory of his younger brother, Tajh, who died in a 1996 accident…Founded The Trevor Ariza Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support, information, education and advocacy of asthma disease…Primary goal of foundation is to increase awareness and educate patients and the general public about factors contributing to health problems in allergic and non-allergic asthmatic athletes and children…Served food to senior citizens at the Senior Luncheon in December of 2011…Met with students of the Most Valuable Pupils program presented by Chevron prior to the January 16, 2012, contest vs. POR…Volunteered to help rebuild a house with Habitat for Humanity in February of 2012…Participated in a Reading Timeout to stress the importance of reading at Woodland West Elementary.


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These are the words of Reverend Howard Finster--self-proclaimed "Man of Visions" and "Stranger from Another World." I want you to think about that last sentence. OK, don't just think about it. Go and write it down in your journal or put it on a sticky note and hang it in your studio. Why? Because those are words to live by, to create by, and to be inspired by.
I've been a huge fan of outsider art for many years, but I never had the chance to view Finster's work in person until this exhibit. I took my watercolor Moleskine with me, and filled a number of pages with images from some of his paintings along with bits of text and quotes. Howard numbered each piece of art he made, so I included the number in my sketchbook as well.
One of the reasons I'm so drawn to Howard's work is because almost every piece is covered in text. I don't think Howard stopped to worry about whether his art was good enough, or important enough, or whether the words were spelled correctly. He was, after all, just doing what God told him to do.
If you like folk art, outsider art, religious art, art with text, or just need a big dose of inspiration, I strongly encourage you to visit this or any other exhibit of Howard Finster's art whenever or wherever you have the opportunity. Sometimes it's not just the art, but the story behind the art that can move us, touch us, or have a profound effect on us. Thank you Howard for reminding me that I don't have to be a perfect artist to work in art. From now on I'm going to think of you as my "garding" angel.

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Tips to Donate Safely
It seems like Colorado has had more than its fair share of disasters and tragedies in 2012. It's wonderful how people have supported the victims and the emergency responders. And it's maddening to see the fraudulent groups that sprang up to take advantage of that spirit.
I like these recommendations by the Federal Trade Commission on how to avoid being taken:
Be skeptical of charities that pop up overnight. Even if they're legit (a big "if") they may not have the infrastructure to get assistance to the affected people.
Ask lots of questions…
…especially of phone solicitors. Where are you calling from? Are you a paid fundraiser? How much of the donation will go to the victims? Can you mail me information? If you don't like the answers or if the caller seems impatient or uninformed, trust your judgment.
Watch out for fraudulent email solicitations
Be wary of emails that appear to come from a charity organization. It's better to be safe than sorry and not open them or click on the attachments. You can always make a note of their name and then do some online or phone research. And remember that spammers are getting really good at making an email look like it's from a legitimate organization.
Don't send cash
When you decide to contribute, use a credit card so you have a payment record.
You can check out an organization through the BBB Wise Giving Alliance at bbb.org, charitynavigator.org, or justgive.org.
To file a complaint, contact the Colorado Attorney General or the Federal Trade Commission.
Let's all do our part to help those in need and also shut down the scams!


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The Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley presented a special event with Ruth Reichl, Gourmet's Editor-in-Chief, in Palo Alto yesterday. I couldn't miss it. The event was structured as an interview, and was actually streamed live on the radio as well. Here are my thoughts about the event.
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PARIS, Sept. 2 - A law banning Islamic head scarves and other religious symbols from French public schools took effect peacefully on Thursday, transforming the first day of school into a nationwide show of defiance of a demand by the kidnappers of two French journalists in Iraq that the law be rescinded.
Most Muslim schoolgirls arrived bareheaded at the country's 70,000 elementary and high schools, and most of those who had swathed their heads in varying pieces of fabric removed them on request.
Instead of dividing the country, as perhaps the kidnappers had hoped, intellectuals, journalists, religious leaders -- even France's Muslims -- joined forces with the center-right government to tell the captors of the two journalists, Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot, to stay out of France's affairs.
"Today we have to worry about the fate of the two hostages," said Muhammad Bechari, vice president of the French Council for the Muslim Religion, before heading to Baghdad as part of a delegation to win the two men's release. "The political battle, a purely French one, for religious freedom will resume later on."
France, he added, "is not at war with the Islamic faith."
Although the ban on "conspicuous" religious symbols also applies to Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses, there was never any doubt that it was primarily aimed at France's five million Muslims and what is widely perceived as creeping fundamentalism in their midst.
The education minister, François Fillon, toured a number of schools with large numbers of Muslim students on the outskirts of Paris on Thursday, saying at one of them that opening day was "marked by fraternity, the idea that all children are treated fairly and equally."
The seizure of the two French journalists has stunned France and exposed the complexity of the country's struggle to integrate its growing Muslim population at home as it tests the strength of its longstanding network of alliances and personal friendships with Arab leaders.
The government mounted a relentless campaign to free the hostages by wooing the far corners of the Muslim world and enlisting its political, religious and intelligence allies to serve as intermediaries with the kidnappers. Hope that the two journalists might be freed soon was raised by reports late on Thursday that the kidnappers had turned the men over to another group that favored their release.
Many of the intermediaries have portrayed France as a friend of the Arabs that, because it opposed the war in Iraq, should not be punished.
At the same time, France is determined to enforce its tradition of strict secularism by banning the Muslim head scarf from its public schools -- even if this alienates Muslims around the world.
Paradoxically, for the first time, French Muslims have united on a major political issue and rallied behind the French government. They essentially told the hostage-takers that they should stay out of France's affairs.
"We have seen an extraordinary display of national unity by the Muslim community here saying, 'First, we are French,"' said Olivier Roy, a leading French scholar of Islam. "They may disagree on the law of the veil but they are saying, 'This is our fight and don't interfere.' This is a pivotal moment."
Even some of the most outspoken critics of the law, including the Geneva-based author and philosophy professor Tariq Ramadan, shifted course and told students to comply.
Still, much of the Muslim world remains convinced that the new law is an unfortunate affront to Islam. Arguments by French officials since the law was passed in March, to explain it as a desirable way to preserve France's republican values, have not been understood.
Even the interior minister, Dominique de Villepin, who was foreign minister when the bill was passed, argued against it, predicting rightly that it would be seen as an act against veils rather one for secularism.
"The Muslim world simply doesn't understand the law," said Abderrahim Lamchichi, a political science professor at the University of Picardie in Amiens. "It is deplorable that even liberal Muslims think that the law is against Islam. It's absurd."
Similarly, in countries where multiculturalism is protected, even celebrated, like the United States and Britain, there has been little sympathy for the French position.
So the French government followed a two-pronged approach in dealing with the hostage crisis: focusing on the criminality of hostage-taking under Islam and explaining why the law should not be seen as anti-Islam.
Aside from purely humanitarian concerns, there are other reasons why the nation has been fixated on freeing the two men.
First, there was a need to highlight that France, too, is a victim of terrorism, despite its opposition to the American-led war in Iraq and its refusal to send troops as part of an occupation or training force.
French officials point to the threat broadcast in February by Ayman Zawahiri, the No. 2 figure in the Qaeda terrorist network, that criticized the scarf ban as an affront to decency, adding that such anti-Muslim acts by the West should be answered with tank shells and missiles.
Indeed, France has suffered more terrorist attacks and uncovered more plots by Arab or Muslim radicals in the past decade than any other European country. Since Sept. 11, 2001, 11 French technicians were killed by a bomb in Karachi, Pakistan, and a French tanker was attacked off the coast of Yemen, both apparently by Al Qaeda.
Second, there are strong memories here of French citizens being taken hostage by Islamic radicals in Lebanon in the mid-1980's and the intense negotiations they required with Syria and Iran.
Third, the hostages are journalists, whose profession enjoys much higher standing in France than in the United States.
"These are people who are exposed, who find themselves in wars as they seek the truth," said Bernard-Henri Lévy, author of the best-selling book, "Who Killed Daniel Pearl?" about the American journalist slain by Islamic radicals in Pakistan. "The journalist is a figure of modern heroism in France."
Mr. Chirac and Mr. de Villepin had predicted that the war in Iraq would unleash a new wave of terrorism and that no country would be immune.
They never said openly that fear of becoming a target of terrorism was one reason France had stayed out of the war, although many here believed that French citizens might be spared the wrath of hostage-takers in Iraq.
Amid the condemnations of the hostage-taking, there have been strains of schadenfreude.
A newspaper controlled by the party of Iraq's prime minister, Ayad Allawi, on Thursday blamed France for the kidnapping.
"Chirac, who wants to present himself as fair, must take his share of responsibility in the kidnapping of his two compatriots as he opposed all international resolutions aimed at restoring Iraqis' security," one editorial said. Another editorial complained that France had remained silent while "terrorist attacks were being carried out against the Iraqi people and infrastructure."
Even inside France, there are those who faulted the presumption of immunity from terrorism in Iraq.
"The French have fallen from their heights because they were sure they would be safe, thanks to Chirac's standing with the man on the street in the Middle East," said Mr. Lévy. "There was a perception that France's pro-Arab policy would protect us. But that was an illusion. Now the French are waking up and finding out that these people don't make any distinction."


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On May 2, 1946, the inaugural issue of The Malibu Times reported on several items. Locally, a truck driver was sentenced to 90 days in county jail for driving drunk. National news included mention of an electric window shade featured at the World Inventor's Expo in Chicago. And Judge John L. Webster, a community leader, heralded the newspaper with these words: "With the advent of the first issue of THE MALIBU TIMES, this western beach and mountain section of Los Angeles county is entering upon a new era. The development planned for Malibu will make it one of the finest, if not THE finest, coastal areas along the entire Pacific slope."
Pepperdine University Libraries are pleased to announce that the first five years of The Malibu Times are now available online and freely accessible through Pepperdine Digital Collections. Spanning the years 1946 to 1950, these early years of Malibu's longest-running newspaper are now available, for the first time, as full-text searchable documents. Readers have the option to flip through the paper via an online reader, download a complete PDF of an issue, or highlight a particular article for download or printing (article level segmentation). Click here to access the collection.
The Malibu Times, our coastal community's premier newspaper, includes sections on the community, Malibu life, news, sports, opinion, obituaries, and entertainment. The paper was founded in 1946 by two Malibu couples: Reeves and Eileen Templeman, and William and Marian Macfadyen. The Templemans carried the paper through the decades until Arnold and Karen York bought the newspaper in 1987. The Malibu Times, still going strong, remains under their ownership today.
Pepperdine University Libraries digitized the first five years of the newspaper as part of a pilot program, and we are actively seeking donations to help us digitize the full run of The Malibu Times. We have, in our Special Collections, the only complete run of this historical newspaper, and digitizing the paper and making it fully searchable online would be an invaluable service to the Malibu community. Click here if you would like to make a contribution.
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USDA has again slashed projected U.S. corn yield and production as dryness and heat in the Midwest continues, and in some places, worsens. USDA also lowered estimated U.S. soybean yield and production and raised cotton production and ending stocks from last month in its Aug. 10 Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
Corn production is forecast at 10.8 billion bushels, down 2.2 billion bushels from last monthand the lowest production since 2006.
Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, yields are expected to average 123.4 bushels per acre, down 22.6 bushels from last month. If realized, this will be the lowest average yield since 1995. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 87.4 million acres, down 2 percent from the June forecast but up 4 percent from 2011.
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Corn ending stocks for 2011-12 are projected 118 million bushels higher with lower expected exports, reduced corn use for ethanol and a small increase in imports. Total U.S. corn supplies for 2012-13 are projected down 2 billion bushels and at a nine-year low.
The biggest reduction again this month is for feed and residual use, projected down 725 million bushels. USDA projects a 400-million-bushel reduction in corn used to produce ethanol. Ending stocks for 2012-13 are projected at 650 million bushels, 533 million lower and the smallest carryout since 1995-96.
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Grain Sorghum
The U.S. sorghum yield is forecast 16.3 bushels lower at 48.6 bushels as drought stressed sorghum from the Central Plains to the Corn Belt. Sorghum harvested area is also lowered slightly.
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Soybean production is forecast at 2.69 billion bushels, down 12 percent from last year. Yields are expected to average 36.1 bushels per acre, down 5.4 bushels from last year and 4.4 bushels from last month. If realized, the average yield will be the lowest since 2003. Area for harvest is forecast at 74.6 million acres, down 1 percent from June but up 1 percent from 2011.
All cotton production is forecast at 17.7 million bales, up 13 percent from last year. Yield is expected to average 784 pounds per acre, down 6 pounds from last year. Upland cotton production is forecast at 17 million bales, up 15 percent from 2011. Pima production, forecast at 663,000 bales, is down 22 percent from last year.
USDA's projects U.S. rice production for 2012-13 at 190 million hundredweight, down 1 million from last month's projection, but up nearly 3 percent from the previous year. Average yield is forecast at 7,196 pounds per acre, down 39 pounds per acre from last month's projection, but up nearly 2 percent from last year. Long-grain production is forecast at 132.1 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from last month, while combined medium- and short-grain production is forecast at 57.9 million, up less than 1 percent from a month ago.


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I have a Bash script that automatically authenticates with a service using my username and password. The credentials are currently stored as plain text within the script.
What precautions should I take to most securely store these credentials while still allowing the script access?
Points of clarification:
- I understand that, if available, other methods of authentication should be used instead. I still want to know what to do in the case that password authentication is the only option.
- Not storing the password at all is not an acceptable answer here. I am asking about the case in which the script must have unattended access to the password.


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SM-Leather-Fetish educational and social organizations consider the cornerstone of SM activity to be the guidelines: "safe, sane, and consensual." While it is possible to do any activity in a reckless and dangerous manner, SM is no more dangerous than skiing or other thrilling activities.
Safe is being knowledgeable about the techniques and safety concerns involved in what you are doing, and acting in accordance with that knowledge. Safety includes the responsibility of protecting yourself and your partner from STD (sexually tranSMitted disease) infection including the HIV virus.
While the media often portrays the more extreme SM behaviors, the reality is that a lot of SM play never goes beyond a playful spanking. Just as there are ways to reduce the risk in activities such as scuba diving or driving a car, there are ways to reduce the risk and engage in SM behavior safely.
The organized SM community is active in promoting safety seminars and teaching the practitioners how to engage in these behaviors safely. The fact that SM practitioners are not clogging the emergency rooms every weekend, is an indication that these programs are working. If SM injuries were occurring, it seems obvious that the press would be highlighting this for the entertainment of its readers/viewers.
Sane is knowing the difference between fantasy and reality. Fictional accounts of SM are often distorted for fantasy sake, and are not representative of real situations and relationships.
Sane also distinguishes between mental illness and health. A real distinction between mental illness and health is when a behavior pattern causes problems in a person[base ']s life. Washing your hands until the skin is peeling off, or so frequently that you can not otherwise function is a sign mental illness. SM, like any other behavior, can be a sign of psychiatric problems. However the vast majority of its practitioners find that SM enriches and promotes functionality in the other areas of their life.
Consensual is respecting the limits imposed by each participant at all times.
Consent is the prime ingredient of SM. One difference between rape and heterosexual intercourse is consent. One difference between violence and SM is consent. The same behaviors that might be crimes without consent are life-enhancing with consent.
The type and parameters of control are agreed upon by the people involved, and the ongoing consent of all participants is required. Some practitioners use a safeword, which is a designated word that signals the scene must slow down or stop.
Rick Houlberg writes in "The Magazine of a Sadomasochism Club: The Tie That Binds":
"The only 'cardinal' rules which the Club's membership insists each member must uphold are that all SM activities must be consensual, nonexploitative, and safe. As children are not considered to be able to consent, all activities must be between adults. The consensual and safety rules of the Club are constantly being reinforced. Safety and etiquette issues, including restrictions on overt and heavy drug use, are strongly stressed at new-member orientations and in all written materials produced by the Club."
Rick Houlberg (1993). "The Magazine of a Sadomasochism Club: The Tie That Binds." Journal of Homosexuality 21 (1/2), Haworth Press: pg. 167-83.


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Sharon Osbourne posts nude photo in solidarity with Kim Kardashian Kim Kardashian's latest scandal involves a nude photo -- and celebrities are publicly taking both sides of the issue. Pink, Chloe Grace Moretz and Bette Midler are among the stars that have called Kardashian out for her photo, while celebrities like Abigail Breslin, Miley Cyrus and, now, Sharon Osbourne have issued support for the reality TV star. SEE ALSO: Amber Rose defends Kim Kardashian's nude photo, slams Pink: 'You sing while you're half naked' pre bonded hairObsourne, who is one of the hosts of "The Talk," took to Twitter on Wednesday so express her solidarity with Kardashian, saying, "@kimkardashian you inspired me! #liberated#thetalk." The 63-year-old posted a photo along with the message that mimics Kardashian's: It's a nude mirror selfie with her right hand grabbing her neck and black bars covering her body. See more photos of Sharon Osbourne through the years:
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: Sharon, Aimee and Ozzy Osbourne (Photo by The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - MARCH 01: Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne (Photo by The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1984: British rocker Ozzy Osbourne wife Sharon and daughter Aimee. (Photo by David McGough/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - MARCH 01: Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne (Photo by The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) remy hair extensionsSharon Osbourne, the wife of rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, at desk, looking over scrapbook of her husband's clippings at home. (Photo by Terry Smith/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images) (L-R) Rock musician Ozzy Osbourne and fiance, Sharon Arden. (Photo by David Mcgough/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 01: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne (Photo by The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne at home with his family, early 1990's. From left to right, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Amme Osbourne. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images) 381053 05: Singer Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon Arden pose for photographers at the premiere of New Line's 'Little Nicky' November 2, 2000 at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Chris Weeks/Liaison) HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 2: (L-R) Jack Osbourne, Aimee Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne attend the premiere of 'Little Nicky' on November 2, 2000 at Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman (Photo by KMazur/WireImage) Sharon Osbourne & Jack Osbourne during 2002 MTV Movie Awards - Arrivals at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage) KROCK DJ and Sharon Osbourne during KROCK 92.3 FM Radio New York - Dysfunctional Family Picnic VI - Show at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage) perruques cheveux naturelsSharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne during The Osbourne Family Visits MTV's 'TRL' - March 17, 2002 at MTV Studios -Times Square in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/WireImage) Musician Ozzy Osbourne (3R) and family, incl. wife Sharon (2L), daughter Kelly (C) and son Jack (R). (Photo by Mirek Towski/DMI/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) Sharon Osbourne, left, and Kelly Osbourne arrive at the 20th annual Race to Erase MS event "Love to Erase MS" at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Friday, May 3, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 23: (L-R) Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Aimee Osbourne and Jack Osbourne attend 42nd Annual Grammy Awards on February 23, 2000 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage) Rock performer Ozzy Osbourne, center, cast member of "Little Nicky," poses for photographers with his wife, Sharon, as fellow cast member Rodney Dangerfield looks on as they arrive at a screening of the film at Mann's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 2: (L-R) Jack Osbourne, Aimee Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne attend the premiere of 'Little Nicky' on November 2, 2000 at Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage) UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 22: Kelly, Sharon and Jack Osbourne (l. to r.) are on hand for a pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis in the Grand Ballroom of the Regent Wall St. Hotel. The bash celebrated the return of the Grammy Awards to New York City for the first time since 1998. (Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) DANCING WITH THE STARS - 'Episode 1703' - It was Hollywood night on 'Dancing with the Stars,' as 11 remaining couples took to the ballroom floor, on 'Dancing with the Stars,' MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on ABC. Featuring a spectacular opening number with the entire cast, each couple took on a dance style that they had not previously performed including the Quickstep, Foxtrot, Charleston, Cha Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive. (Photo by Adam Taylor/ABC via Getty Images) TOM BERGERON, JACK OSBOURNE, SHARON OSBOURNE, KELLY OSBOURNE UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 22: Kimberly Stewart (left), the daughter of rocker Rod Stewart, gets together with Kelly (center) and Sharon Osbourne, while Jack Osbourne stands in the background, during a pre-Grammy party in the Grand Ballroom of the Regent Wall St. Hotel. The bash celebrated the return of the Grammy Awards to New York City for the first time since 1998. (Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) 398992 08: ***EXCLUSIVE*** (ITALY OUT) Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, leaves a hotel with her family December 24, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Arnaldo Magnani/Getty Images) perruques cheveuxSurrounded by fans, Sharon Osbourne gives the peace sign at Ozzfest in Devore, Calif., Saturday, June 30, 2001. Osbourne, the wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne developed the concept of the daylong heavy metal festival that is touring the country. (AP Photo/Kim D. Johnson) From left, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne arrive at the 56th annual GRAMMY awards - salute to industry icons with Clive Davis, on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP) Ozzy Osbourne, left, Kelly Osbourne, center, and Sharon Osbourne arrive at the Scream Awards on Saturday Oct. 18, 2008 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) Sharon Osbourne, left, and her daughter Kelly arrive at the 25th annual Brit Music Awards in London, Wednesday Feb. 9, 2005. Pop and rock musicians gathered in London Wednesday for the 25th annual Brit Awards, industry-decided music awards. (AP Photo/John D McHugh) Sharon Osborne, right with her daughter Kelly and her husband Ozzy arrive at the home of Real Madrid and England soccer star David Beckham, in Sawbridgeworth England, 40 miles north of London for his eve of World Cup party, Sunday May 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
(Left to right) Kelly, Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne arrive at the 15th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation viewing party to celebrate the 79th Academy Awards, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas) (L-R) TV Personality Sharon Osbourne, actress Leah Remini, Kelly Osbourne and TV Personality Kim Kardashian attend the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. Kelly and Sharon Osbourne arrive at An Evening With Women: Celebrating Art, Music, & Equality at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 24, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. UNITED STATES - AUGUST 24: DANCING WITH THE STARS - KELLY OSBOURNE & LOUIS VAN AMSTEL -- A singer, actress and media personality, Kelly Osbourne's father is rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, and her mother is well-known TV personality Sharon Osbourne. Kelly got her start at the age of 16 in the first-ever 'celebrity reality' TV show, 'The Osbournes,' with her famous family, which garnered an Emmy Award (r) for Outstanding Reality Program in 2002. That same year, Kelly released her debut music album, 'Shut Up!,' which included a cover of Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach.' Her second album, 'Sleeping in Nothing,' was released in 2005 with its first single, 'One Word,' hitting No. 1 on all three Billboard Dance charts simultaneously. She made her dramatic acting debut in a starring role on the ABC series 'Life As We Know It'. In recent years Osbourne has worked primarily in the UK, where she's done theatre (including a successful run in 'Chicago' in London's West End in 2007), hosted her own weekly radio show on BBC Radio and presented numerous UK TV projects, including 'Project Catwalk,' the UK's version of 'Project Runway.' She teams up with LOUIS VAN AMSTEL, who returns for his fifth season. An all new cast of celebrities hits the dance floor on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' with the highly anticipated two-hour season premiere, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. (Photo by Harper Smith/ABC via Getty Images) lace front wigsDANCING WITH THE STARS - 'Episode 901A' - An all new cast of celebrities hit the dance floor on Monday night during the season premiere of ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars.' The next night, the women burned up the dance floor with their individual and group performances, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Adam Larkey/ABC via Getty Images) KELLY OSBOURNE, OZZY OSBOURNE, SHARON OSBOURNE BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 24: Kelly Osbourne (L) and Sharon Osbourne arrive to 'An Evening with Women: Celebrating Art, Music & Equality' presented by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 24, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic) Rocker Ozzy Osbourne left, and wife Sharon enjoy a light moment during a press conference for the Australia MTV awards in Sydney, Wednesday, March 2, 2005. Ozzy and his dysfunctional family including wife Sharon, daughter Kelly and son Jack will host the first MTV Australian Video Awards on Thursday, March 3, 2005.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith) The Osbourne family pose as they arrive at the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. From left are Kelly, Ozzy, Sharon, Robert Marcato and Jack. Marcato is an 18-year-old friend of Kelly's who recently moved in with the family after his mother died of the same type of cancer afflicting Sharon. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch) BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) TV personality Sharon Osbourne, husband recording artist Ozzy Osbourne, son Jack Osbourne and daughter-in-law Lisa Osbourne arrive at Brent Shapiro Foundation For Alcohol And Drug Awareness' Annual 'Summer Spectacular Under The Stars' - Arrivals on September 13, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Bezjian/WireImage)
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It was pointed out to me that it seems like every year for the past few years has been a three day chag. So, I took a look at how common they are, and made some plots.
This shows the day of the week on which the first day of Rosh Hashanah occurs from 1980 to 2040. Rosh Hashanah can fall on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday. The three day chag years are those which fall on Thursday, highlighted in red:
Looking at this, it's clear that there have indeed been an unusually high number of three day chag years recently. From 2010-2014, all but one year were three day chags. However, a large gap is coming up -- from 2015-2023, there will be only one. Interestingly, we are in the middle of a long gap of weekend chag years, in which the first day of Rosh Hashanah is Saturday. The last one was in 2009, and we don't have another until 2020.
What about the other chagim?
The same question can be asked of the other chagim. The first day of Pesach can be Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday. That means that the first days of Pesach can form a three day chag from either direction, i.e. after Shabbat or before Shabbat. The last days of Pesach cannot form a three day chag. Here is a similar plot to the one above, although slightly different -- here I am showing which chagim occur as a three day chag, for all of the two day chagim of the year. Light blue indicates a Thursday/Friday chag, while dark blue indicates a Sunday/Monday chag:


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In China acupuncture is the treatment of choice for stomach ulcers, and ulcers certainly do heal after acupuncture. Fortunately both types of stomach ulcer heal spontaneously and this creates a great deal of difficulty in assessing the curative effects of acupuncture as compared to natural remission; furthermore, there are now available some highly effective and relatively non-toxic drugs to cure ulcers.
Duodenal ulcers are associated with a high acid level in the stomach. It is unclear exactly how much this factor affects the development of duodenal ulcers, but it is fair to say that high acid levels are a factor in ulcer development. Research work by Chinese physiologists has shown, quite clearly, that acupuncture can reduce the acidity of the stomach and this may be one of the mechanisms by which acupuncture heals stomach ulcers and other digestive diseases.


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BOSTON, Mass. – For the first time in the Courtney Mattingly era women's basketball (8-17, 4-10 Little East) will be heading back to the Little East Conference tournament as the Beacons led by Teresa Pina's (Boston, Mass.) career-high 32 points defeated Eastern Connecticut State University (8-17, 4-10 Little East) by the final of 75-53 Saturday afternoon in the Clark Athletic Center.
With Saturday's win the Beacons swept the Warriors for the first time since 1993-94 season. The victory also marked the first time that UMass Boston qualified for the Little East Conference tournament under its courant format in which the top-6 teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the tournament.
From start to finish Pina could not miss in Saturday's contest. The junior was 13-for-19 from the field, 6-of-9 from behind the arc. In the first 20 minutes of play, Pina dropped in 17 points to lead all scorers in the half. On the glass she combined for 10 boards to post her second double-double of the year. She also handed out three assists and picked-up four steals in all 40 minutes of action.
Right behind her was Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.) who finished with 23 points and nine rebounds. Senior Elizabeth Down (Marshfield, Mass.) tallied eight rebounds and six points, while classmate Molly Rattigan (Dorchester, Mass.) finished with four points, three boards, and three steals in the final home game in the careers of both players.
For the Warriors they saw Shannon McCourt combine for 25 points in the conference loss. She also had eight rebounds as well. Kristina Forsman was next with 12 points, followed by Danyelle Rodriguez with 11. Jaymie Sommers led Eastern Connecticut on the glass with her team-high 10 boards.
As a team, the Beacons shot 45.6% from the floor on 31-of-68 shooting. From 3-point range they shot a season-high 52.6% on 10-of-19 shooting. They also held a +3 advantage in rebounds and forced a combined 18 Warrior turnovers, while only surrendering a season-low nine of their own.
After a semi-slow start in the opening minutes of Saturday's match-up the Beacons quickly took control and momentum away from Eastern Connecticut State. By the midway point of the half, they had extended their lead to as much as 16 points with Pina and Morrison leading the way. The duo would continue to push the Beacons throughout the final 10 minutes of the opening frame with UMass Boston eventually going into the locker room with a 40-28 lead. After the break the Beacons continued to pour it on as they could not miss. Just like the first half, the midway point of the second saw the Beacons jump out to their largest lead of the contest, which at that time was a 20-point difference (62-42). With less than five minutes to play Pina pushed the Beacons to their largest lead of the contest following her sixth and final three which made it 71-47.
The Beacons cruised through the closing minutes knowing that they had locked up a spot in this year's Little East Conference tournament.
UMass Boston will now travel to Keene State College who enters this year's tournament as the third seed. The Owls will host the Beacons on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Keene, N.H. The winner of that contest will face regular-season champions Rhode Island College on Friday with the Anchorwomen serving as the host school for the semi-final and championship round of this year's tournament.


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Video: 'Food Curated' Points Its Lens at Paulie Gee
Food Curated's Liza de Guia, whose work we love, points her lens at Paul "Paulie Gee" Giannone and gets the story behind his recently opened Greenpoint, Brooklyn, pizzeria Paulie Gee's.
If you're not familiar with Mr. Giannone's story of how he went from "computer geek" to pizza enthusiast to pizzeria owner, this will get you up to speed. I love how he talks about guarding the provenance of his canned tomatoes.
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The federal government is making noises about allowing the police to make random breathalyzer tests without cause. Now there's an abuse just waiting to happen.
The federal justice minister is considering a new law that would allow police to conduct random breathalyzer tests on drivers, regardless of whether they suspect motorists have been drinking.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson raised the prospect recently at a meeting of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, according to MADD chief executive Andrew Murie.
If random testing were to be adopted, it would be a major change to Canada's 40-year-old breathalyzer legislation, which stipulates that police may only administer a test if they suspect a driver has been drinking.
In June, a House of Commons parliamentary committee recommended changing the legislation to allow for random testing, arguing it is an effective deterrent.
B.C.'s chiefs want the freedom to pull over anyone, anywhere, at any time of day and ask them to take random breathalyzer tests. Currently, an officer requires cause to get a breath sample.
"The randomness of catching people who are drinking and driving is pretty key to lowering the death rate and sending a very clear message to people that break the law," Victoria Police Chief Jamie Graham told CTV News.
"If people know there are going to be officers out there — are not sure where they are — maybe the message will finally get through to those people who just don't get it."
If the police think it's a good idea then obviously our opposition party leaders, Michael Ignatieff and Jack Layton should be solidly behind it as well. At least that was their argument with the long gun registry: The police are in favour of it therefore we have to keep it.
We'll see what they have to say about random police stops.
But then again, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) is all for giving police those kind of invasive powers, so it might not be a long-shot to think that I & L would go along with the idea.
Random breath testing is a roadside breath screening test to detect impaired drivers. It is used mainly at stationary checkstops where every passing driver is required to stop and give a breath sample. Drivers remain in their cars, and the process is routine, quick and causes minimal delays for sober drivers.
However that isn't the way that the police see it working (see above).
I see the proposal as being the old slippery slope proposition. If the police can make the case that they need the ability to randomly stop citizens for drinking and driving offenses they can probably make the case for other situations.
Then there is the likelihood that some police officers will abuse that right by stopping people for reasons unrelated to drinking and driving while using the the breathalyzer test as their excuse.
An editorial in the Calgary Sun, while pointing out the possible benefits of such a law, also argues against the proposed law.
Drunk driving is a scourge. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada estimates that 1,239 people died due to impairment-related motor accidents in 2007 and a further 73,120 were injured. That's three deaths and 200 injuries per day.
In spite of these alarming figures, we take issue with Alberta Justice Minister Alison Redford's lock-step endorsement of federal Conservative suggestions to let police conduct random breathalyzer tests without cause, a move supported by Calgary police Chief Rick Hanson. If implemented, police would not need to determine if there is reasonable suspicion that a driver has been drinking, as is required even at Checkstops, where a driver's actions and demeanour must be assessed before a breath sample is demanded.
Richard Rosenberg of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association properly argues that random testing would be a violation of a person's right to protection against unreasonable search and seizure. "It has no real place in a democratic society," he said. "Giving police power to act on a whim is not something we want in an open democratic society."
Hopefully the federal government will rethink this foolishness.


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Holy shit, a Yankee's pitcher was flying the plane, things just keep going worse and worse for the Yankees, that really sucks. ESPN article http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2621860
|2006-10-11, 20:18
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You're going to hate me for saying this, but I'm not shedding any tears. When you're so filthy stinking rich in a profession in which you "get to retire and play with your six year old child" while everyone else is barely getting a good-paying position (if that), and on top of that, you decide to spend a ton of cash on learning to fly (of all things), when most people would never even DREAM of having such an expensive hobby, and on top of that, you go flying around in a city filled with HIGH-RISES, well...frankly, I really can't feel sorry for that. If an actor/actress or athlete dies from an accident at something so expensive that no normal person can afford it, that's not so much tragic as it is KARMIC.
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Watakushi wa heiki desu!
Actually it's not really all that expensive unless you get up into fancy newer planes. I was a aircraft technician for quite a few years working on private planes, and the guys who owned the planes I worked on were not rich by any means most were probably making close to the poverty level. It's not really any more expensive than having a boat. (Which around here on the great lakes allot of people have)
The thing that got me was how on TV they were all how dangerous it was for privet planes to be flying around New York, and how this was a terrible tragedy.
Well, for the people involved it was, but how many people die in car accidents around New York every year, I bet allot more than the 2 that died in this accident. The only 2 others in recent years were helicopters that set down in the river in '97 and '05. General aviation is a 100 times safer than driving in a car, but every time there is an accident the media and politicians start ranting how dangerous it is and how it should be baned.
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Yes, that's a heartless thing to say...
I hope you know, flying is not restricted to just the wealthy you know. Middle-class people can afford prop planes like the Cirrus SR20 that Lidle was flying. Prop planes like the Cirrus are like Ford Taurus... don't get confused with the luxary jets (Lear, Galaxy, etc) that cost multi-million dollars. Most of us probably will never come close to owning even a used LearJet plane, but a used prop plane is within our reach.
|2006-10-11, 22:10
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And they only start ranting about it because an athlete or some other high-profile individual that leeches off of "American values" eats it.
You don't see this whole hubbub about some random person dying in a car crash, but once it's a pitcher that few outside the baseball circle give a damn about, OH NOES!!!!
Pfeh, either way, doesn't really matter to me...
|2006-10-11, 22:50
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That's because a car crash is a rather common occurrence. When there's a private plane that crashes and people die (and when a building is set ablaze as a result), you can be damned sure it'll at least reach the local news (which, guess what, is the New York Times in this case). The fact that it was a pitcher from a local team only helps the newsworthiness of it. It doesn't define it.
|2006-10-11, 22:56
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Anyway, it's a good thing no one on the ground was killed.
|2006-10-11, 23:27
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I don't see what DG86 is on about. If they were two regular people, it still would have been news. The fact that the pilot was a celebrity just adds to it.
I'm beginning to wonder if the buildings in New York City are magnetic or something...
|2006-10-12, 01:51
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If you're posting here, chances are you are incredibly wealthy compared to a person with median income or purchasing power parity for the whole of humanity. Don't say that wealth devalues a life without first considering how wealthy you really are.
I'm annoyed by how much attention celebrities get, but that's the fault of consumers, not the celebrities themselves. Dying in an accident isn't karmic, it's a bad turn for them the same way it is for anyone else, yourself included.
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I'd like to point out that neither the thread title nor the original post even mention the fact that it was a NY Yankees pitcher, I brought that up, the reason why this was news was that it was a plane crashing into a high-rise in New York City. People are still a little twitchy about that whole 9/11 thing,
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How about you get off your fatass seat and try and gain better finanical success than what you're doing currently. Do you think everyone can throw a fastball at 100 mph? He worked extremely hard at it.
I'm not saying there aren't other reasons for people being poor, but to just criticize the rich is just rediculous.
Sorry but I really hate people that only blame the rich for their own shitty lives.
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Either way, Im a Yankee and overall baseball Fan, so its really sad to see an Athlete pass away by a tragic accident. And As You said, Planes crashing in Building in NY is freaky, and if anyone noticed, the plane crashed exactly one month after 9/11 10/11..So when I got to se the news I was a bit suspicious about that crash.
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I know Because minutes from Monir post I was already reading the Article posted, not to mention when the news flash were flying the airwaves the information about who were the passengers were still unknown.
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No, you do not, You just were misinformed. You would had looked like an ass if you have tried to say I was lying…
In fact it was confirmed it was Corey Lidle after the police found his Passport in the crash site. And the other passenger was just identified some moments ago:
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Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
Press Releases
Date: Jan. 31, 2012
Contact: Scott Allen or Rhonda Burke
Phone: (312) 353-6976 or 312-353-6976
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division
Release Number: 12-79-CHI
US Department of Labor fines Pick 'n Save in Sheboygan, Wis., $20,000 for allowing minors to operate paper balers in violation of child labor laws
Parent company agrees to institute training program after investigation
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Ultra Mart Foods, the operator of two Pick 'n Save grocery stores in Sheboygan, has agreed to pay $20,000 in civil money penalties for allowing eight minors to load and operate scrap paper balers in violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The penalties were assessed following an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division of stores located at 1317 N. 25th St. and 2213 Calumet Drive. The division cited Pick 'n Save for the same violation at a store in Madison in 2009.
Ultra Mart Foods is a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. In response to the investigation, Roundy's has signed a commitment letter with the department in which it agrees to institute training on child labor requirements at all five brands of retail grocery outlets that it operates in Wisconsin, the Twin Cities and the Greater Chicago area. There are more than 200 locations of Pick 'n Save, Copps, Rainbow, Metro Market and Mariano's Fresh Market stores. Roundy's will provide training on child labor restrictions to managers and every minor that it hires. The company also will require all minor employees, their parents and their managers to sign off on having read child labor materials provided by the Wage and Hour Division. Additionally, Roundy's has agreed to lock all scrap paper balers when not in use and to ensure that the keys to those machines are not accessible to employees younger than 18.
"Employers who hire young workers must comply with all federal and state regulations intended to keep our children safe on the job," said Terri Walls, director of the Wage and Hour Division's Minneapolis District Office. "A paper baler is a dangerous piece of equipment capable of causing serious injury, and minors should not be put at risk loading, operating or unloading such machinery. This situation is particularly disappointing, as Pick 'n Save previously was cited for the same violation. The penalties assessed illustrate that the Labor Department will use every available enforcement tool to ensure the safety of our working youth. But we are pleased that Roundy's Supermarkets is taking steps to comply with child labor laws at all of its locations."
The FLSA establishes a minimum age of 18 for workers in those nonagricultural occupations that the secretary of labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for 16- and 17-year-old workers, or detrimental to their health or well-being. Pick 'n Save was cited for violations of Hazardous Occupations Order No. 12, which generally prohibits workers under 18 from operating, loading or unloading paper balers or trash compactors. A listing of hazardous occupations prohibited for minors is available on the Wage and Hour Division's website at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/docs/haznonag.asp. Additional information on child labor rules can be found at http://www.youthrules.dol.gov/index.htm.
For more information on laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division, call its Milwaukee Area Office at 414-297-1590 or its toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Information also is available on the Internet at http://www.dol.gov/whd.
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Last month we invited those of you in higher education to apply to become a Royal Opera House Student Ambassador and we were swiftly deluged with hundreds of enthusiastic responses. We did our best to whittle down a shortlist for interview and since then have appointed our new Student Ambassadors for the 2013/14 Season.
A quick nod to last year's group – they came up with so many ideas and helped us reboot the Student offering in such a fantastic way that the bar has been set very high for our new Ambassadors. Two of our 2012/13 Ambassadors, Beth Baker-Wyse and Dave Wilson, particularly impressed us with the effort they put in and both won week's work experience at the Royal Opera House. Following the success of last year's scheme, three of last year's Ambassadors have stayed on with us to show the new ones the ropes.
Our new Ambassadors are (in no particular order): Ben Seward (Exeter), Celia Beecham (Royal Holloway), Cheryl Agyei (UWE), Eleanor Gribbin (Leeds), Emma Digby (Warwick), Francesca Secola (Birkbeck), Greg Link (Nottingham), Imogen Truphet (Oxford), Jacqueline Pittwood (Circus Space), Jamie Wright (Royal Academy of Music), Julia Thomson-Smith (Durham), Justyna Siodłowska (Goldsmiths), Laura Barker (Open University), Lydia Spencer (Liverpool), Zoe Landau (Manchester Met) and Rosah Fitzhowle (Brunel). With Joanne Evans (Guildhall), Kizzie Burkett (Cambridge) and Dave Wilson (Bath) joining us again from last year.
This new group will pick up the baton and continue to help us shape our student-focused events at Covent Garden, around the UK in cinemas and on their campuses, and make sure that the ROH Student Scheme allows access to students from all over the UK.
The creation of the Student Ambassador scheme is not just a way of helping us reach more people in UK universities, but opens a crucial dialogue between the Royal Opera House and our student audience. We want to hear what students have to say and to act upon it so we hope to implement some new ways of communicating with us and so you can pass ideas to the new Ambassadors. We might even make them wear ROH Student Ambassador t-shirts so you can identify them at the special Amphitheatre performances!
It can't go unsaid that we're sorry we couldn't take more of you on, as the hundreds of applications we received showed us how committed you all are to the Royal Opera House and its art forms and we are genuinely thrilled that so many of you put yourselves forward. In reality, if you are sharing your enthusiasm about opera or ballet, you are already an ROH Ambassador.
Our Student Standby scheme offers over 10,000 dedicated tickets to Students as well as £10 tickets for unsold performances to current students. Sign up to ROH Students.


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Recipe (Serves 2-3) :
Pineapple - 1 can (20 oz)
Salt - 1 1/2 tsp, divided
White pepper - a dash
Eggs - 1 medium, beaten
Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp, divided
Cooked white rice - 3 cups
Light soy sauce - 2 tbsp
Button mushrooms - 1/2 cup
Frozen peas - 1/2 cup, thawed
Green onions - 2, chopped with tops
In a medium bowl, add 1/2 tsp salt and the pepper to the eggs.
Heat a wok until very hot.
Add a tablespoon of oil and tilt to coat the sides of the wok.
Add the eggs and cook until the eggs are thickened throughout, but still moist.
Remove the eggs from the wok and set aside.
Wash and dry the wok thoroughly.
Make sure all the ingredients are dry before cooking.
Reheat the wok until very hot.
Add the remaining 1 tbsp vegetable oil and tilt to coat the sides of the wok.
Add the rice and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Reduce the heat if the rice starts to burn.
Stir in the soy sauce and continue stirring until the rice is mixed well with the soy sauce.
Stir in the eggs, mushrooms, peas and the remaining salt.
Stir fry for 2 minutes or until the entire mixture is hot.
Stir in the pineapple and green onions.
Serve warm.
Source: Everyday Chinese Cooking by Leeann Chin and Katie Chin.
- I used canned pineapple rings (20 oz) and chopped it up.
- Basmati rice was used for making the fried rice.
- I added about 4 cups of rice for the given proportion of other ingredients.
- I chopped up a small carrot for a splash of color and stir-fried it along with green peas and mushrooms.
- The suggested serving in the book is to serve the fried rice in a pineapple shell.
Once again I would like to mention two awards that I received yesterday. Trupti of Recipe Center passed me the "Yum-Yum Blog" award and Ranji of Ranji's Kitchen Corner passed me the "Friendship" award. I would like to pass these awards on to,
Sujatha of Spicy Khazana
Laavanya of Cookery Corner
Vandana Rajesh of Cooking up something nice
Easy Crafts of Simple Indian Cooking
Enjoy your awards and I hope you all enjoyed the post.
UPDATE: I am sending this to "Rice Mela" hosted by Srivalli of Cooking 4 all seasons.


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I'm apparently into darker outfits these days, and have been sporting lots of all black, something I usually rarely do. Either if it's dressing accordingly as days are getting darker or to minimise my growing silhouette, I don't know.
Anyway, here's what I wore the other day when I caught up with my sweet friend Martha for lunch at Sloane Square, before I later in the day jumped on a flight to Norway, now chilling at my mum's place mentally preparing to step out in -11 degrees. Happy chilly Sunday everyone!
Wool dress by IRO, new coat from Zara, scarf by Ralph Lauren, boots by Isabel Marant, bag by Proenza Schouler and Ray Ban's.


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MLB trade rumors: David Freese to Yankees?
The New York Yankees don't know whether Alex Rodriguez will be in uniform in 2014, so they are exploring other options for the hot corner.
According to the New York Daily News, the Yankees have talked to the St. Louis Cardinals about a possible trade for third baseman David Freese, the 2011 World Series MVP. The report says it's "unclear" what the Cardinals would want in return for Freese but speculates "it might not be much."
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After a big postseason in 2011 and an All-Star season in 2012, the 30-year-old Freese struggled in 2013, hitting .262/.340/.381 with nine homers in 138 games. He was worse in the postseason, hitting below .200 in 17 games.
Freese could be available because the Cardinals hope to move Matt Carpenter to third and plug elite prospect Kolten Wong in at second base.
Yankees president Randy Levine said Wednesday the team is operating on the assumption A-Rod will be its third baseman next season. But that's a pretty big assumption.
Rodriguez was given a 211-game suspension by the league on Aug. 5 for alleged violations of baseball's drug agreement and labor contract.
He is challenging the suspension.


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ARRA Outreach
SFSF Metrics
State Data Systems
Title I Regulations
New Appointments
Regional Teacher Initiative
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Upcoming Events
ARRA Outreach
On April 1, at Doswell E. Brooks Elementary School in suburban Maryland, Secretary Duncan announced the availability of $44 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). "Given our economic circumstances, it's critical that money go out quickly, but it's even more important that it be spent wisely," he said. "The first step toward real and lasting reform that will ensure our students' competitiveness begins with transparency and accountability in how we invest our dollars, educate our children, evaluate our teachers, and measure our success. We must be much more open and honest about what works in the classroom and what doesn't." The initial $44 billion consists of:
- $32.6 billion (67%) of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF). This includes $26.6 billion to save teacher jobs and improve K-12 and higher education and $6 billion to pay for public safety and other government services (which may also involve education, such as K-12 and higher education facility modernization, renovation, and repair). Funds in this first round will be released within two weeks of receipt of an approved application from the governor. A second round of funds will be released later this year.
- $5.0 billion (50%) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A grants to school districts.
- $5.7 billion (50%) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B grants to states.
- $200 million (50%) of the IDEA, Part B preschool grants.
- $250 million (50%) of the IDEA, Part C grants for infants and families.
- $270 million (50%) of vocational rehabilitation state grants.
- $18.2 million (100%) of independent living services state grants.
- $34.3 million (100%) of independent living services for older individuals who are blind.
Note: For each of these programs, the Department has published both a fact sheet and guidance. These documents will be modified as needed based on feedback from the field. Also, the agency has produced tables showing state allocations of all ARRA funding, state allocations of initial ARRA funding, and district allocations of Title I, Part A.
Two days later (April 3), the Secretary hosted more than 150 representatives from education and community groups at the Department for a briefing on the ARRA. "We see an extraordinary opportunity to change students' lives," he stated. "We want to push a dramatic reform agenda. We want to use an unprecedented investment in education to change outcomes and dramatically improve achievement." An archived webcast of this briefing is available online.
Moreover, the next "Education News Parents Can Use" broadcast (April 21, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) will continue the discussion from the previous show by highlighting the ARRA, its potential to save and create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and, critically, its promise for generating urgently needed reform in schools across the country. As mentioned previously, the law reserves $5 billion of the SFSF for the Secretary, with a $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" fund (for states moving forward with bold programs to improve student achievement) and a $650 million "Invest in What Works and Innovation" fund (for districts and non-profit organizations with strong track records of improving student achievement). Applications for these competitive programs will be posted this spring. (You can watch archived webcasts online.)
Note: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced new ARRA funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
SFSF Metrics
In an April 1 letter to governors, Secretary Duncan outlined a set of proposed metrics that states would use to report on their progress toward the education reforms spelled out in the ARRA. (Note: These metrics focus on the SFSF. Reporting requirements for other programs are detailed in their specific program guidance.) The Department will release these metrics for public comment in the Federal Register this month and then issue a final version. Specifically, the law requires states to show progress on four reform goals: developing college- and career-ready standards and high-quality assessments that are valid and reliable for all students; establishing preschool to college and career data systems that track growth and foster continuous improvement (see below); making improvements in teacher effectiveness and in the equitable distribution of qualified teachers for all students; and providing intensive support and positive interventions for the lowest-performing schools. While it is the Department's expectation that states can and should make progress on each of these metrics, states are not required to demonstrate progress in order to obtain the subsequent round of SFSF funding. The agency is simply asking states to ensure they have in place systems to report on metrics, so that parents, teachers, and policymakers have clear and consistent information about where schools and students stand. Progress will be rewarded through the "Race to the Top" and "Invest in What Works and Innovation" funds.
Also: the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) just issued the second installment of government-wide guidance for carrying out programs and activities under the ARRA. This new guidance supplements, amends, and clarifies the initial guidance issued by OMB on February 18. Updates to the guidance are based on input received from the field.
State Data Systems
Under the Department's regular appropriations, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has awarded grants to 27 states for the design and implementation of statewide longitudinal data systems. The multi-year value of individual state grants ranges from $2.5 million to $9 million for projects that will extend for three to five years; the full, multi-year value of all 27 state grants is $150 million. These systems are intended to enhance the ability of states to accurately and effectively manage, analyze, and utilize education data, including individual student records.
Also: IES has unveiled a new version of its National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Explorer. The new tool takes advantage of the latest technology to present users with a easier interface, enhanced analysis selections, and improved reporting options to aid researchers, policymakers, and the public in investigating the results from NAEP assessments. NAEP is commonly called the Nation's Report Card.
Title I Regulations
In an April 1 letter to Chief State School Officers, Secretary Duncan proposed some changes to the Title I regulations issued by the previous administration in October 2008. "On the whole, these regulations support the educational goals for which I will advocate as Secretarygreater transparency, particularly for parents; flexibility in return for accountability; improved assessment and data systems to better track the growth of students and improve instruction; and increased focus on high school graduation," he explained. "I have decided to propose changes [either by issuing new regulations or waivers] in a few of the regulations, while leaving the majority of these regulations in effect." For example, the Secretary is proposing a change to a 2002 regulation that bars states from approving a school or district that is identified in need of improvement, corrective action, or restructuring as a provider of supplemental educational services (SES). On the other hand, he called regulations related to the high school graduation rate an "important first step."
New Appointments
President Obama intends to nominate Martha Kanter as Under Secretary of Education and John Easton as Director of the Institute of Education Sciences. Kanter currently serves as Chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District in California, one of the largest such districts in the country with 44,000 students. Previously, she served as Vice President of Instruction and Student Services at San Jose City College, where she was once a teacher and created the school's first program for students with learning disabilities. She has also served as a Director, Dean, and Vice Chancellor for Policy and Research of the California Colleges Chancellor's Office. She earned her B.A. from Brandeis University, her M.Ed. from Harvard University, and her Ph.D. from the University of San Francisco. Easton currently serves as Executive Director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago, which conducts research to inform and assess policy and practice in the Chicago Public Schools. Over the years, he has held various positions in the Chicago Public Schools. He has also served as Director of Research at the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning at City Colleges of Chicago. He got his B.A. from Hobert College, his M.S. from Western Washington University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Regional Teacher Initiative
Four of the Department's Classroom Teaching Ambassadors (hailing from Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island) have launched a new effortthe New England Regional Teacher Leadership Initiativeto help teachers have a voice in policy development. The initiative encourages teachers within the region to network and learn more about educational policymaking on the federal, state, and local levels so that they can participate in shaping policies that work. The ambassadors, with the full support of the agency's Regional Office in Boston, held a one-day conference to discuss inclusion, building community partnerships, and developing teacher leaders. They were joined by approximately 25 teachers from New England, including state Teachers of the Year and other national award-winning teachers.
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"We understand that states across America face serious financial challenges, and we will work closely with you to meet them. But we also face enormous educational challenges that can only be met through our collective efforts to identify and address the educational needs of our students. We want to be as flexible as possible in our approach, while remaining united in our larger goal of producing the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. Our role is to be a partner and a resource to you as you work to balance your budget"while advancing these essential reforms in our nation's schools so that every child in America can receive a complete and competitive educationfrom cradle through career."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (4/1/09), in a letter to the nation's governors on the ARRA
Upcoming Events
U.S. Airways has joined with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) for a second year to celebrate the wonder of reading through the "Fly with US. Read with Kids." campaign. The effort (spanning April 1 to June 30) features an online "Read with Kids Challenge." Last year, more than 16,000 participants logged 3.8 million minutes of reading; this year, the goal is five million minutes of reading.
National Environmental Education Week (April 12-18) promotes understanding and protection of the natural world by actively engaging K-12 students and educators of all subjects in an inspired week of learning and serving before Earth Day. This year's theme is "Be Water Wise!" Registered partners gain access to a variety of free environmental education resources, including a school water auditing tool and water quality monitoring resources.
The Department-hosted National Charter Schools Teacher Institute (June 21, immediately preceding the National Charter Schools Conference) offers teachers a free opportunity to participate in high-quality professional development designed to provide the classroom support, technical assistance, and increased collaboration needed to assure academic success for all students.
Over the next two weeks, the Department will exhibit at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting in Washington, DC (April 22-25). If you are attending this event, please stop by the Department's booth.
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Finance & Development, December 1994
- What We Can Learn from the Soviet Collapse
- Unemployment in Eastern Europe
- Fiscal Policy in Transition Economies: A Major Challenge
- Social Protection During Russia's Economic Transformation
- Should Russia Adopt a New Incomes Policy?
- Mass Privatization in the Czech and Slovak Republics
- Farm Reform in the Transition Economies
- Multiple Exchange Rates: The Experience in Arab Countries
- The Hidden Government Deficit
- Sustainable Forestry: Can it Compete?
- The Changing Nature of Government Debt Markets
- A New Project Cycle for the World Bank?
- Listening to the Poor
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I really need to get round to reading that too, still haven't reread the first two though so I'll need to pick them up first. Although having said that I already have a lot to get through since I keep seeing stuff in charity shops and picking them up then not reading them very quickly. My reading list as it stands:Kriken wrote: Next I'm gonna get around to reading Beat of his Wings (Left Hand of God trilogy) I think.
The Taking; Icebound (Dean Koontz)
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
The Little Stranger (Sarah Waters)
The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams; Skeleton Crew; The Dark Tower 5-7 (Stephen King) (also been meaning to get hold of Salem's Lot before I start reading Wolves of the Calla)
The Dark (James Herbert)
Blackout (Chris Ryan)
The Talisman (Stephen King and Peter Straub)


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The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act is Federal legislation that addresses the unmet health needs of persons living with HIV disease (PLWH) by funding primary health care and support services that enhance access to and retention in care. First enacted by Congress in 1990, it was amended and reauthorized in 1996 and again in 2000. The CARE Act reaches over 500,000 individuals each year, making it the Federal Government's largest program specifically for people living with HIV disease.
Like many health problems, HIV disease disproportionately strikes people in poverty, racial/ethnic populations, and others who are underserved by healthcare and prevention systems. HIV often leads to poverty due to costly healthcare or an inability to work that is often accompanied by a loss of employer-related health insurance. CARE Act-funded programs are the "payer of last resort." They fill gaps in care not covered by other resources. Most likely users of CARE Act services include people with no other source of healthcare and those with Medicaid or private insurance whose care needs are not being met.
CARE Act services are intended to reduce the use of more costly inpatient care, increase access to care for underserved populations, and improve the quality of life for those affected by the epidemic. The CARE Act works toward these goals by funding local and State programs that provide primary medical care and support services; healthcare provider training; and technical assistance to help funded programs address implementation and emerging HIV care issues.
The CARE Act provides for significant local and State control of HIV/AIDS healthcare planning and service delivery. This has led to many innovative and practical approaches to the delivery of care for PLWH.


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'Big Ang' to Make Off-Broadway Debut in MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING, 3/9
"Big Ang" makes Off-Broadway debut on March 9th! My Big Gay Italian Wedding, by Anthony J. Wilkinson, will extend its recently posted limited run to April 13.
The original twelve shows of Christmas has already been scratched. With new celebrities continuing to join the cast and sold out performances, the show has been extended to every Saturday thru April 13th. "Big Ang" from the hit VH1 series Mob Wives as well as her own spin off on VH1 is the first of many to join the revised schedule."I've always wanted to be on Broadway, and this is my favorite show I've seen in five times!" Big Ang stated. "I am a huge supporter of the gay community and to perform a gay wedding will be easy for me. I'm excited to start to taking my acting to another level."
Presented by Bianco Productions, the production is helmed by Emmy Award-winning director Sonia Blangiardo ("One Life To Live, "As the World Turns") and features original music and lyrics by David James Boyd and original choreography by J. Austin Eyer. Wilkinson and Daniel Robinson (Hairspray) star as the respective grooms, Anthony Pinnunziato and Andrew Polinski, with recording artists Kim Sozzi ("Feel Your Love") and Judy Torres ("No Reason To Cry") alternating the role of Aunt Toniann.
My Big Gay Italian Wedding satirizes the controversy surrounding same-sex marriage while drawing on larger than life gay and Italian characters. Anthony Pinnunziato, a gay Italian-American from a large chaotic family, wants to marry his boyfriend Andrew Polinski in a traditional Italian ceremony. Anthony's overbearing mother won't give her blessing unless Andrew's estranged mother also gives her blessing and the ceremony is performed by a priest. Matters are further complicated by Andrew's ex-boyfriend, intent on breaking up the couple."
The cast also includes Brett Douglas as Maurizio, Donna Castellano as Angela, Joe Scanio as Joseph, Meridith Cullen as Maria, Justin Flexen as Gregorio, Liz Gerecitano as Lucia, Meagan Robar as Connie, Drew Little as Mario, Michael Gellert as Frankie, Erik Ransom as Rodney and Chad Kessler as Father Rosalia with ensemble members Paul Moon and Leah Gerstel.
The musical premiered at the Actor's Playhouse in November 2003. A revised and updated version played a benefit performance at the St. George Theatre in Staten Island in September 2009, and transferred to St. Luke's in May 2010 for a 16-month run.
My Big Gay Italian Wedding has played in El Paso, Omaha, Louisville and is scheduled to play five other major cities in 2013, including Los Angeles in January. Last spring, My Big Gay Italian Wedding played in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the Fringe Festival and in London for a six-week run. A U.K. tour began in France in May 2012, and the musical is scheduled to open in Hong Kong.
St. Luke's Theatre is located at 308 West 46th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). For tickets, call (212) 239-6200 or visit Telecharge.com. For more information, visit BigGayItalianWedding.com.


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