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Frederik Van Lierde Soars to First IRONMAN World Championship
Van Lierde has the race of his life to take the GoPro IRONMAN World Championship.
by Jennifer Ward Barber
Belgium's Frederick Van Lierde was crowned champion today at the 35th anniversary of triathlon's most respected event: the GoPro IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Toppling a six-year Australian winning streak, the hard-working, patient competitor benefited from unflinching patience that eventually delivered him into the lead over an incredibly competitive field—making his victory that much sweeter.
The island of Hawaii delivered a 35th anniversary gift to today's competitors—record-low temperatures, winds not seen by historians of the sport in over 30 years and even a pod of dolphins during the age-group swim. It was against this unspoiled canvas that the pro men began their swim and it didn't take long for the calm to translate to the first leg of their race.
With American Olympic swimmer Andy Potts pulling out of the race early this morning due to a nagging nerve injury, the field was wide open for Australian super-swimmers like defending champion Pete Jacobs and Clayton Fettell. Jacobs quickly and confidently took his place at the front of the pack, and thanks to what commentators called "easy water," swimmers of varying skills were able to draft off stronger feet. By the halfway point, the giant pod of men was still intact—the pace approximately a minute slower due to Potts' absence. Race-favorites, Germans Andreas Raelert and Sebastian Kienle, missed the group at the turnaround, but ended up only 45 seconds worse for wear.
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Jacobs jostled for the lead during the latter stages of the swim, and headed into T1 in third, behind Brandon Marsh (USA) and Clayton Fettell (AUS). (Swim times were only seconds apart, with Marsh clocking the fastest of the day, 50:51.) Jacobs headed onto the bike course first after a rookie blooper in T1 left Fettell searching for his bike. Jacobs' race-week confidence, however, would soon be tested.
Andrew Starykowicz (USA), whose 4:04 2012 IRONMAN Florida bike split holds the IRONMAN record, overtook Jacobs almost immediately, as if determined to set a course record here too. With 26 men within a minute and a half of each other going onto the bike, the men faced a tough decision on whether to try to push the pace to keep Starykowicz in check.
With the gentle push of a tailwind, the early stages of the bike delivered no obvious podium predictions. Competitors as diverse as Starykowicz, Faris Al-Sultan (DEU) and Jacobs were part of the lead group, with Craig Alexander, Ben Hoffman (USA), Frederik Van Lierde and Brandon Marsh (USA) all making confident moves towards the front of the group. By the turnaround at Hawi, however, the persistence of a few key players started to hint at what was to come: While Starykowicz was able to hold his lead for the majority of the bike, Australia's Luke McKenzie was zeroing in on him, as was running threat Frederk Van Lierde, and Kienle—who moved more steadily through the pack all day, but wasn't able to gain the time expected of him.
Cracks began to show around mile 70, as Starykowicz's lead on McKenzie and Kienle shrunk to 1:05. At mile 75, McKenzie, a veteran Kona competitor, overtook the American Kona rookie, and the rest of the bike became a cat and mouse game between the two strong cyclists. Starykowicz headed into T2 a minute ahead of McKenzie, clocking the fastest bike split of the day in 4:21:50. Kienle came into transition 3:53 back.
It was almost immediately evident on the run that McKenzie, a six-time IRONMAN champion, was much more comfortable than his closest contender. With relaxed shoulders and a quick turnover, McKenzie began to lay down what he'd later call the run he knew he was capable of on the Big Island. Strategy also made a statement: he and Kienle flew through the opening stages of the run, moving at a sub-2:40 marathon pace that showed smart pacing on the bike.
Showing a streak we've not seen on the island in the past, McKenzie held onto his lead until mile 17 of the run. Drama continued to develop behind him, however: Kienle and Van Lierde's pace was starting to cut into his lead, and pre-race favorites Jacobs, Alexander and Raelert had fallen out of contention well into the bike.
Just after the Energy Lab, Van Lierde overtook the Australian, who suffered what he later called "a bad spot for about three or four miles." But the day was not over for McKenzie, who used his strength and newly lean physique to stave off fading, keep up his pace, and not lose too much time to the Belgian.
As the clock struck 8:12:29, a smiling, fist-pumping Van Lierde came across the finish line for the 2013 GoPro IRONMAN World Championship win—bringing the title back into European hands. With none of the fastest splits of the day, he showed a consistent effort and skill across all three, putting together a 51:02 swim, 4:25:37 bike, and 2:51:18 marathon to claim the win and the banner performance of his career.
"I tried to be smart, and it worked out," said the second Belgian to win this event (his coach Luc Van Lierde—no relation—took the title twice). "After last year I believed I could do it," he said at the finish line. "I worked hard this year—I've never worked this hard. I've never had such a feeling. It's the best I could have hoped for."
In a breakthrough performance, Luke McKenzie crossed the finish line three minutes later in 8:15:19.
The six-time IRONMAN champion remarked at the finish line that it had been a dream to lead this race for as long as he did. "I'm a bit disappointed not to hold on for the win, but, seriously, second? I'll take that. That was the best day of my life." For someone who's been dreaming of this day since volunteering at IRONMAN Australia as a young boy, McKenzie will hold on to this victory with a tight grasp.
"I saw what I was capable of today," McKenzie said after the race. "Everyone who's had a win here has also had a second here, and I can see how one day I can win it now."
Kienle had a tough day, but managed a strong 2:58 marathon to move up one spot on the podium compared to last year.
Top 10 Men
1. Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) 00:51:02, 4:25:37, 2:51:18, 8:12:29
2. Luke McKenzie (AUS) 00:51:17, 4:22:27, 2:57:20, 8:15:19
3. Sebastian Kienle (GER) 00:54:13, 4:22:35, 2:58:38, 8:19:24
4. James Cunnama (RSA) 00:51:13, 4:34:22, 2:52:39, 8:21:46
5. Tim O'Donnell (USA) 00:51:04, 4:35:39, 2:51:07, 8:22:25
6. Ivan Rana (ESP) 00:51:06, 4:40:36. 2:47:54, 8:23:43
7. Tyler Butterfield (BER) 00:51:24, 4:30:12, 2:58:22, 8:24:09
8. Bart Aernouts (BEL) 00:57:26, 4:39:48, 2:44:03, 8:25:38
9. Timo Bracht (GER) 00:51:21, 4:34:47, 2:56:07, 8:26:32
10 Faris Al-Sultan (GER) 00:51:19, 4:29:58, 3:05:46, 8:31:13
Full results here.
GoPro IRONMAN World Championship finisher merchandise available on the IRONMAN Store.


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I loved Starr on the race. She proved she is a strog personal and will beat this. All of us here at RFF are with you Starr!
I am hopeful that she'll do as well as Survivor's Ethan Zohn did when he had cancer a few years ago. (FYI Ethan is the winner of the third edition of Survivor, in Africa back in 2002.)
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Sex offenders can appeal against having to register with police for life from Saturday, despite concerns raised by a children's charity that they must "always be considered a risk".
Thousands of sex offenders will be able to apply to have their names removed after the Supreme Court ruled it was a breach of offenders' human rights to be put on the register for life with no review.
The Government has already expressed concern about the plans, with Home Secretary Theresa May saying "the minimum possible changes to the law" would be made.
Currently prisoners have to wait 15 years after being released from jail to be able to apply to be removed from the register. Saturday marks 15 years since sex offenders were first required to register with police.
Chief executive of the NSPCC Andrew Flanagan said: "This is a concerning day for our justice system. Sadly, we are told this legal ruling cannot be overturned but the NSPCC's view remains that paedophiles who have been put on the sex offender register for life must remain there as we can never be sure their behaviour will change.
"There is no proven or recognised 'cure' for adult sex offenders who abuse children and they must therefore always be considered a risk. We can only try to control and contain their behaviour through a combination of treatment and monitoring by the authorities if they are released back into the community.
"Physical and emotional harm caused by sexual abuse can damage children's lives. We will monitor the appeals process closely and will raise concerns if we believe the civil liberties of convicted sex offenders are being put before the protection of children."
The maximum number of sex offenders eligible for a review each year was estimated at 1,200 by the Government. Individual police forces will consider applications.
Plans were outlined by Mrs May last year to toughen up registration requirements for sex offenders after the Supreme Court ruling. They included having to tell authorities before travelling abroad even for a day, reporting if they were living with children and tightening rules to stop offenders avoiding registering after changing their name.
A Home Office spokesman said: "We are doing everything we can to protect the public from predatory sex offenders. That is why we have taken action to strengthen the law and close loopholes. The review process for offenders is robust and puts public protection first. It also prevents sex offenders from wasting taxpayers' money by repeatedly challenging our laws. Sex offenders who continue to pose a risk will remain on the register for life."


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Tracie's long-held dream of attending college and getting a good education became a reality through support from a big-hearted benefactor. This much-needed scholarship ultimately paved the way for her to gain skills that led to Tracie securing a job at Shell. Keen to help others benefit from education, Tracie became a volunteer teacher. This out of hours work in the classroom is important for Tracie who wants to 'pay it forward' to inspire children to inquire and learn. It's also helping improve the skills she applies in her job at Shell.
For as long as she can remember, Tracie Teodoro has been passionate about education. She also understood that getting a good education and becoming a university graduate, was an expensive exercise: a luxury out of the reach of some people in the Philippines. Sadly, her hopes to enter college became uncertain with the passing away of her father, the family breadwinner, the year before she might have started her tertiary education.
"The thought of not being able to go to college was just unimaginable. Thankfully, there was someone who took a leap of faith in my capability to make the most of my degree. Without the support of that scholarship, I wouldn't know where my mom and I would get the funding for my degree," Tracie said.
This support not only changed Tracie's life, it's had a flow on effect that's benefitted many others.
"When I finished at college, I was determined to 'pay it forward'," she said.
"I wanted to do this for two really good reasons. One: for the people who believed in me and invested in my education. Two: for children who, like me, needed someone big-hearted enough to fuel the leaps and bounds they could take with a quality education."
So Tracie, who is a Recruitment Advisor for Shell Business Operations in Manila Philippines, started volunteering as a teacher at Angels Here Abound Learning Centre (A-HA ). A-HA is a non-profit, non-government organisation providing free tutorial services to underprivileged public school children through its Centre in Makati City, Metro Manila.


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As we roll towards Cape Spear, the most eastern point in North America, there is a lot going through my mind. It seems so long ago Dad and I dipped our tires in the Pacific Ocean to start our journey, yet so many of the days are still fresh in my memory as if they just happened. Even as I write this final recap, it's tough to sum up the entire trip. We've seen so much, met so many people and pushed our bodies and minds to an entirely new level, leaving the task of getting it all written down and doing every moment justice is near impossible.
When I think back even further to all the things that happened to our family to lead us to this point, it's truly overwhelming. That line from Forrest Gump keeps replaying in my mind, "You've got to put the past behind you before you can move on," and for each of us who are part of this ride that phrase takes on its own meaning. Whether it was the financial and physical hardships we had to overcome, or the changing personal relationships with the people we left at home, we put a lot of miles between us and the past. We set a monumental goal and we are only miles from achieving it. Surely each one of us has changed on some level, I'm just not sure I know quite how just yet.
One of the most common questions we've got along the way is, "What has been the best place you've seen?" Seems easy enough but I assure you, there is no easy answer. How do you compare the pure bliss of riding through the desert in the sunshine on 5A towards Kamloops with the sense of accomplishment you get summiting Roger's Pass? Can one possibly rank the feeling of a perfect descent with a sweeping view of Lake Superior going into Montreal River versus the awe inspiring scenery of Gros Morne National park in Newfoundland? For every diverse climate we've ridden through in our glorious country, there is a day that could be listed among our best. Here's my best attempt, in no particular order, at a list of our top rides
· *Merrit to Kamloops – riding along the quiet highway 5A was the day I truly fell in love with my new Trek 5.2 Madone. Rolling hills through the desert climate with beautiful lakes along side us brought back the pure joy of riding a bike.
· *Rogers Pass – Pat and Dad climbed one of the toughest passes in the Rockies bordered by head high snow banks and rain and wet snow falling from the sky. Just witnessing this incredible riding by those two makes this a highlight for me.
· *Riding into Calgary – Nothing makes you feel like a big shot more than having the Calgary police block an entire lane of the Trans Canada Highway including every on and off ramp so you can ride your bike into town with 30 supporters. The reception we received at the Boys and Girls club was an unforgettable moment. I only wish every person could experience that to understand how truly special the Boys and Girls club is.
· *Riding into Brandon – The prairies were supposed to be boring but in reality they were anything but that. The vast open skies inspire a sense of awe and wonder and with the wind at our back we covered a massive 360km in no time at all.
· *Lake Superior Provincial Park to Sault Ste. Marie Just like the prairies, we hadn't heard too many positive things about Northern Ontario. To our pleasant surprise, riding along Lake Superior was both challenging and beautiful. With rolling hills that added up to enough elevation gain to rival the Rockies and unbelievable views of the largest of the Great Lakes, this ride was one of my most difficult and favorite rides of the trip.
· *Ontario Small Towns – I've driven the 401 between Ottawa and Toronto hundreds of times but until this ride most of the small towns were nothing but names on a highway road sign. Discovering how beautiful these towns was like finding a small treasure in my own backyard.
· *Kingston Parade – Seeing a town come together to support a cause like Kingston did for us was one of the most special moments of the trip. Huge thanks to Rick Smith and everybody who arranged a full parade into town complete with military band, fire trucks, local hockey players, mounted police, war veterans and hundreds of people.
· *Ottawa Reception – Coming home is always special but riding right onto centre ice at Scotiabank Place to the incredible reception the Senators put on was amazing. The plaque signifying June 4th, 2012, as "Brad Marsh Day" will always have a special spot in the Marsh household.
· *Highway 132 to Riviere-du-Loup – This place is almost indescribable. The majestic St Lawrence River winding alongside me as I rolled through beautiful French Canadian towns will never leave my memory. That road seemed to be made just for me, and might be the best cycling road in Canada.
· *Epic Day – When Dad set out for "Epic Day" from Truro, Nova Scotia towards North Sydney, I was fast asleep. He started as the sun came up and we rode well into the dark of night. Our first major day with all 5 of our riders and three support cars. It was a new personal longest ride for almost all of us and even with that, our totals were still over 100km short of Dad's ride. As our friend and support car driver, Johnny Barrett said, "I can't believe what I just witnessed, that's absolutely incredible."
· *Gros Morne National Park – Riding in Newfoundland you truly get the feeling that you are discovering another world. All we needed was Dr. Allen Grant there and I would've believed we were entering Jurassic Park. The climbing here is incredibly difficult and the boys pushed hard to conquer the overwhelming landscape. The Viking Trail gets Pat's vote for the best cycling road in Canada.
Obviously, I could go on for days about the incredible rides we've had all across Canada. All I can say is that our country has so much to offer and every person needs to see as much of it as they possibly can. As we approach the end (surely another day I'll never forget, no matter how many celebratory beers we have on George Street), I turn my thoughts again to how I've changed. This trip has been every bit as challenging for me mentally as it has been physically and it is still hard to put it all in perspective. When I get back will things be the same? Do I want them to be the same as they were? Part of me worries that I won't be able to fit back into my former lifestyle, flawed as it may have been. It may not be a bad thing but after all this transient living, I'm hoping I can settle back into a little bit of normalcy. For personal reasons, I'm not sure that it will be possible but after this trip but I know I can handle anything thrown my way. As much as our journey is coming to an end, it is only one chapter in our lives. We'll all get home and keep on going. The next challenge will be set and the next goal will be in our sights. Life keeps on going, 90 days at a time.
Erik Marsh (co-pilot and son)


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Husband and wife, Jeff and Laura McCarthy Louden, equally share ownership and operation of the business. Bringing essential ingredients and individual talents to the table, both are integral players to keeping the farm and business rolling.
Jeff and Laura McCarthy Louden
Where is this Cobbler Mountain farm and how did it begin?
Cobbler Mountain Cellars is a licensed operating vineyard and farm winery with a visitor tasting room nestled on Big Cobbler Mountain in Northern Fauquier County, Delaplane, Virginia. The property, owned by Jeff and Laura McCarthy Louden, is located 45 miles West of Washington, D.C. and 20 miles North-West of the county seat, Warrenton.
Located in Delaplane, VA.
Starting from scratch after 40 years of vacancy, Jeff, Laura & the children have restored the family farm, bringing farming & life back to the Mountain. After years of patience, the farm is seeing its rewards, including award-winning wines and the invitation to serve eight of the wines to the Department of State, Office of Protocol in Washington D.C.
Cobbler Mountain Cellars is a wine producer, making classic vaeritals that do very well in Virginia, such as Chardonnay, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Merlot, Vidal Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, as well as a red blend that quite impressive.
They are also a Cidery, making Hard cider, some with hop, some with blackberry, some with maple syrup, some with Cinnamon or Pumpkin. Quite a wide selection to please everyone.
Laura McCarthy Louden's father, Lawrence Daniel McCarthy, purchased the farm in 1959. Leaving Washington, D.C., a writing post with the Associated Press and a sold houseboat in the harbor ~ he searched for open space with land and a farm school to take his writing into the classroom. He made a handshake deal with the farmer ready to retire from Cobbler Mountain and settled on $100 an acre, plus the cow and chickens.
Next, McCarthy acquired a new teaching job in the little town of nearby Marshall. The brick building still stands currently as the local library and community center. He was quickly known for his connection to students, especially those with special needs and disabilities. The farm became a learning center for all ~ even though many peers didn't understand his patience for wobbler walkers and wheelchairs on fieldtrips to his farm or the Blue Ridge Parkway ... or the importance of describing to a blind child the wilderness "seen" before them.
One school in Greeneville-Spartanburg, SC wrote asking he be at their helm, offering a full Directorship. After recently marrying and making plans to start a family on the farm ...this new offer came with a pause ... followed by acceptance to start a new venture down South in 1967 ...with plans to return. The old farmhouse was filled by tenants during the years the couple began their "mission" with the Southern school. Upon arrival to his new job, McCarthy was dismayed over the conditions of the school ... housed in an old building. There was asbestos, dark halls, few teachers, parent-only volunteers (not the Volunteer Corps found in America today) ... yet a determined leader. He sought out others to form a "working committee" to delve into a year-long Federal grant proposal seeking funds for a new state-of-the art facility. It was filed and the committee was full of anticipation. While waiting, McCarthy was anxious to prepare for what he felt was coming. Without official orders, he integrated the two segregated schools in the region ... hauling desks, chairs, supplies ... all for the sake of giving the SAME opportunity to both races.
Many say, "He was working before his time." The move happened peacefully with no riots. Shortly afterwards though, his life ended at the young age of 42 from sudden heart failure. That morning at the table of breakfast laid out by his wife he said to her, "I still feel like I haven't done enough'. They did not know his grant had been accepted and that Laura was on the way. She was born, raised and educated in SC, yet was introduced to the farm through visits in the summer to see the O'Malley & McCarthy relatives in the Washington area. Keeping tenants for a handful of years after his death, turned burdensome. The neighboring cattle farmer offered to keep watch and create pasture for his herd on the farm to keep the land in use. His seasonal bush-hogging kept the fields of hay mowed, yet many, many years later meant a washed away road, a fallen bridge, a house in need of repair and fields wanting attention.
Laura loved the farm as a little girl. The breezy fields, the fresh stream, the wild mountain ... all full of life and full of seasons. For her, it was a dream to have the wildlife as your neighbors and the excitement of the big city a close drive away. Not to mention the lively Irish kin in surrounding pockets ... whose gatherings were always filled with music and joy. This notion stayed in the back of her mind for years. It didn't seem possible, especially after so many, many, many trips to the property with her mother and sister while growing up ... just to "check on the farm". Hiking to the hilltop knoll to look out at the mountain view and valley was a tradition. Parking the car on the main road was the only way in (Laura's mother wouldn't allow them to swing the big cattle gate open for fear of letting loose prime black angus). "Oh, Mother! They are only a MILE back!!" she'd hear from the girls miserably hoisting their teenage figures in their 1980s fashion jeans over the rusty fence. Several hours later, covered in ticks and occasional cow patties, the deed was done for them. Mother had seen her farm once again. Laid eyes on the crumbling farmhouse. Counted the failed pine seedlings once hopeful for tree farming. She had dreamed of the long-ago-dream, now impossible for reaching. It was all too overwhelming and too complicated to request the county for an equal divide of land for two daughters .... once again sending her back to SC with a tail between her legs.
With all of this tucked far, far in the back of Laura's mind .... land once loved by Laura's father ... transferred to a love of the farm by Laura's mother ... now had become a love of her own. When asked to describe "how she came about this land"... to this day ... this story is told because without the Irish writer-teacher-lover of the wild ..... there would be no connection and there would be no history to share and pass down. So if you have truly been reading this timeline and are truly interested in meeting a young couple determined to finish the dream that started a generation ago ... in hopes to share with future generations ... then you have opened up the right book. We will be happy to tell you the rest and hopefully share many, many more chapters with you to come.
LAURA McCARTHY LOUDEN
Over the years, Laura's attachment to the land grew stronger and stronger. The turning point was her introduction of the farm to her new husband, Jeff, on trips to Cobbler Mountain during the years 2000 - 2005.
Forty-plus years later, with a new generation on board, the farm had a plan.
Phase One: Formulated an LLC and established climate stations throughout the farm in 2005.
Phase Two: In 2006, Jeff & Laura relocated to the area to begin a long process of restoration and preparation for plantings of the first 2 acre block of vineyard: Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc.
Phase Three: Performed new surveys, land transfers, developed infrastructure including new road, bridge and power in 2007.
Phase Four: Searched for builders of integrity, researched & designed house plans & finally retained loan for construction.
Phase Five: In 2009, built the house with start-up cellar space for the business. A Farm Awakening occurred October 19th, filling the land with music, family, laughter and harmony ~ 50 years after the original purchase date.
The address of the new house 5909 Long Fall Lane represents these monumental years: (1959 – 2009).
The first grape vines were established in Spring of 2006 including two acres of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Winery production began in Fall of 2010 after the Farm Winery License was in place. In the Spring of 2011, one acre of Viognier was planted on Earth Day. In addition to estate-grown varietals, additional crops were co-farmed in several regions where partnerships were established. Upon opening, handcrafted wines on the tasting menu included Chardonnay, Hard Apple Cider, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and the popular Meritage blend.
"GOLD in the category Best Cidery Northern Region"
- Virginia Wine Lover Magazine


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Editor's note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is a political comedian and frequent commentator on various TV networks including CNN. He is the editor of the politics blog The Dean's Report and co-host of a new CNN podcast "The Big Three" that looks at the top three stories of the week. Follow him on Twitter @deanofcomedy.
(CNN) -- What do you think of Edward Snowden? By leaking classified documents to the media and revealing that the National Security Agency has been monitoring our phone and Internet usage, is he a traitor or a hero? Could he simply be a narcissist looking to get famous? Or do you not care about either him or the NSA surveillance programs?
Chris Cuomo, co-host of the new CNN morning show, "New Day," joined us to discuss the top issues in this week's episode of "The Big Three" podcast. (Be sure to tune in to "New Day," which premieres on Monday June 17 at 6 a.m. ET.)
I must note that while I disagreed with Cuomo's view on Snowden, as a fellow graduate of Fordham Law School, his logic and comedy chops were impeccable. It's something we share and that distinguishes me from my co-hosts Margaret Hoover and John Avlon. (At least that's what I keep telling myself.)
Back to Edward Snowden. A poll this week found that 31% of Americans consider him a patriot while 23% view him as a traitor. But a whopping 46% say they don't know. Is it because these 46% simply aren't following the story or because they have accepted government surveillance as the price for security?
The Snowden Index: A glance at opinions about the NSA leaker
As Cuomo pointed out, Americans have "matured" since 9/11 over the issue of government surveillance. Consequently, he believes that many do accept increased monitoring if it means that we can prevent another 9/11 or Boston Marathon bombing.
But to me, "we the people" have a right to know when our government is spying on us, especially when officials like James Clapper, the director of National Intelligence, denied such a program existed when asked about it under oath by Congress just a few months ago. How else can we hold our government accountable if we aren't informed of its actions?
To listen to this week's podcast, click on the Soundcloud audio player on this page or find us on iTunes.
The second issue we discuss this week will hopefully outrage and disgust you as much as it did us. There are few things that unite the left and right in America (or Margaret, John and I for that matter) but charities taking advantage of the sympathy and good will of Americans did just that.
CNN teamed up with The Tampa Bay Times to reveal the 50 worst charities in America. Anyone considering donating money to a charity needs to first check out this list.
These charities have raised millions of dollars pulling on the heartstrings of Americans by claiming to help children dying of cancer, disabled veterans, the less fortunate and others in need. What are they really doing? Only giving pennies on the dollar to those they purport to assist while keeping 80% to 90% of the money raised for administrative costs -- such as paying their officers.
We also highlighted some of the best charities in America, including the YMCA, Goodwill and the new "Dean Obeidallah charity," where I pledge to use 100% of the money raised to help me, Dean Obeidallah.
Finally, we turned to erotic books and the CIA. No, the CIA hasn't started secretly spying on people who read erotica or investigating whether the "Letters to Penthouse" are real. As the Daily Beast reported, the CIA's new No. 2 person, Avril Danica Haines, once co-owned a bookstore where she featured "Erotica nights" during which she and her guests would read aloud racy portions of books.
John and Margaret applauded this as showing a human side to Haines as well as making the point that women in power can also be sexual beings. However, my view is that this type of story typifies why it's so difficult for women to navigate up the government and corporate ladder.
Those are our views. More importantly, we would love to hear your views on the three issues featured in this week's episode of "The Big Three." Plus, follow us on Twitter, we are all needy -- me especially.
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• HP on laptop design similarities with Apple's: it's a struggle as we drive to simplicity – HP's head of notebook design says function often dictates form, which is why HP's ultrabooks look similar to the MacBook Air.
• Two weeks of smartphone charging in your pocket – Brookstone will soon sell a fuel cell that can provide multiple charges for your smartphone.
• Are Smart Phones Spreading Faster than Any Technology in Human History? – Interesting comparison of adoption rates. Smartphones are being adopted quickly, but tablets appear be moving fastest.
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• How Hewlett-Packard lost its way – Fortune takes an in-depth look at the travails of the tech giant.
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• Twitter resists subpoena to release user's data without warrant – It's a New York case involving a Occupy Wall Street protester. Twitter argues demanding information about the user without a warrant is unconstitutional.
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• Google and Oracle Enter Round Two of Heavyweight Legal Fight – The trial has moved to the phase in which the jury will decide whether Google infringed Oracle's patents.
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• Smoked by Windows Phone by the numbers (and new ads!) – Microsoft claims 50,000 users have pitted their smartphones against Windows Phone, and only 638 have prevailed.
• Samsung Galaxy S III confirmed as official Olympic phone, delivering NFC payWave payments to athletes
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You'll find nine shapes at Blue Nile (other than the traditional round brilliant cut), referred to as "fancy" shaped diamonds. Some you might recognize: emerald, oval, pear, heart—and each has its own charms. The 4Cs involve grades, scales, and weight, but choosing the shape of your diamond is purely a matter of personal taste.
The most important thing to realize about fancy-shaped diamonds is that they are generally less expensive than an equivalent round diamond. Additionally, fancy shapes can appear larger than their carat size, especially when placed in a halo setting.
Which one shines the brightest to your eyes?
The classic cut and by far our most popular shape, round diamonds contain 57 mirror-like facets that reflect light though the diamond and into the eye. This diamond shape was developed in the early 1900s by a man named Marcel Tolkowsky, who created mathematical models for the right proportions in order to produce more sparkle, fire, and brilliance in round diamonds than ever before in history. Celebrity style: Miranda Kerr
Square in shape, the princess cut is our most popular non-round, or fancy-shaped, diamond. The shape's beautiful, brilliant facets and crisp edges make it a stellar choice for engagement rings. You don't have to be royalty to wear it, but it does go well with caviar and horse-drawn carriages. Celebrity style: Kate Bosworth
Bearing none of the bold color of Oz, the emerald diamond is actually so-named for its distinctive shape. The rectilinear, step cut facets switches focus from brilliance to clarity, creating a clean, open look. Fill your friends with envy and confusion by alternately referring to your stone as a diamond and an emerald. A sophisticated choice. Celebrity style: Beyonce
Introduced to the world in 1902 by its creators, the Asscher brothers, this diamond is a step-cut, like the emerald cut, but it's square rather than rectangular. This is your diamond if you like things to be clear, straightforward, and symmetrical. Celebrity style: Pippa Middleton
The marquise takes its name from French nobility and its shape from American football. The slender profile and tapered tips allow this diamond to carry its weight well, making the diamond appear larger than its carat weight might suggest. Celebrity style: Portia de Rossi
Because it's basically a modified round brilliant cut, oval diamonds appear bright and lively. Similar to the marquise cut, this oblong shape carries carat weight well, giving the appearance of a larger diamond. Celebrity style: Blake Lively.
Faceted like a princess, yet often rectangular like an emerald, the radiant-cut diamond distinguishes itself with trimmed, or flat, corners. The radiant is a very versatile choice and looks equally beautiful in a setting with baguette or round side diamonds. Celebrity style: Jennifer Aniston
For having such a unique shape, the pear is surprisingly versatile. This brilliant-cut diamond is shaped like a teardrop, with a rounded end tapering into a single point. The elongated length is an excellent alternative to a round-cut in a solitaire setting. Celebrity style: Victoria Beckham
Cupid's favorite diamond. A stone that manages to be both a sparkly diamond and an "I love you" card at the same time. A surefire choice if you or the intended recipient is a romantic at heart. Suggestion: have it set in a bracelet, letting everyone know that you wear your heart on your sleeve. Celebrity style: Lady Gaga
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Monday, October 5, 2009
Yay! my badge works, Boo! no time for Perl
Yay! I am a bronze man. Also, all of my projects either on hold or are going to progress very slowly for the next few months. My wife has been in and out of the hospital for the last few months, the last time via an ambulance. I have been force to make lifestyle changes such as fixed times to go to bed at night (2200 ET versus somewhere between 2000 ET and 0600 ET) and get up in the morning (0630 ET vs somewhere between 0900 ET and 1100 ET) and the careful cooking of all of our meals (did you know there was a meal called breakfast that didn't entail just grabbing a soda on the way out the door?), so I don't have nearly as much discretionary time as I once did. Hopefully in a couple months she will be strong enough to start helping with things again and I will get some time back for Perl.
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Most of us feel the most alive when we're driving, which is why we occasionally pause before getting into cars that look somewhat less-than-safe. Of course, we're no strangers to waving off life-flight helicopters, so our perception of safety may be different from that of than others. Any car can be unsafe if not properly maintained or intelligently driven, but some cars just seem deadlier than others. Among cars remembered as death traps are the Ford Pinto, Chevy Corvair and the Bridgestone tire-equipped Ford Exploder.
But there are some cars that are perhaps worse, though less known. You wouldn't want to get rear-ended in a certain generation of Ford Police Interceptor, and you wouldn't want to be the passenger in a beaten-up Hertz Mustang in the hands of the inexperienced. What car do you consider to be the quickest path to cashing in your life insurance?


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_mick_ necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 71 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
we would like to invite all of you to help creating us a new webpage. We are a new Start up in Switzerland in the pharmaceutical industry and provide our clients with specific education for pharma Sales and Key Accounts. Therefore our focus lays in education for companies which decide to send their Sales/Key Accounts to further education. We offer a preperation training for one specific exam from the University of Bern because in this field the market is not very competitive...So our main business is clearly in education, right now for pharma only but that may be change one day.
We would like to have a fresh, cool & clean design for our page; attached you can see a link to our logo for your first impression; it should lead in that direction... We think we need around 7 or 8 menu items; all in all we would like a modern cool page. We have very good experience with 99 designs because we made the logo here as well. So have fun, be creative and enjoy this process as much as we do!!
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Vega getting ready for exploitation
ESA PR 30 2011 - The Vega launch vehicle programme has recently taken several major steps towards operation: the decision has been made to start the qualification launch campaign; ESA and Arianespace have ordered four new launchers; studies for the launch of the LISA Pathfinder mission have started.
Launch campaign kickoff
The Flight Readiness Review (FFR) for the Vega launcher was held in Frascati, Italy on 13 and 14 October. Based on this review, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) decided to start the Vega qualification launch campaign, with Arianespace's operating staff providing their support for this campaign. The stages for the qualification launcher arrived in Kourou on 24 October, and the launch campaign will start on 7 November 2011 with the transfer of the first stage to the launch pad. The first launch is scheduled for the end of January 2012.
ESA and Arianespace have ordered four new Vega launchers
ESA, Arianespace and ELV, the launcher production prime, signed a contract in September for the production of four new Vega operational launchers. This contract complements the purchase of a first launcher in an agreement signed last year within the framework of the Verta contract, covering the five launches that follow Vega's qualification flight.
Studies under way for the LISA Pathfinder mission
The studies for the launch of the LISA Pathfinder scientific satellite of ESA, using a Vega launcher from the Verta batch, started at the end of September. The mission is scheduled for a launch window from October 2013 to September 2014.
A small launcher for Europe
Vega is Europe's new, small launcher. Its performance will perfectly complement that of the heavy Ariane 5 and medium Soyuz rockets. It is designed to cope with a wide range of missions and payload configurations in order to respond to different market opportunities.
In particular, it offers configurations able to handle payloads ranging from a single satellite up to one main satellite plus six microsatellites.
Vega is compatible with payload masses ranging from 300 kg to 2500 kg, depending on the type and altitude of the orbit required by the customers. The benchmark is for 1500 kg into a 700 km-altitude polar orbit.
Vega is an ESA programme funded by Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden.
The industrial prime contractor is ELV SpA, 70% of which is owned by Avio SpA and 30% by ASI. ELV is responsible for the development and production of the launcher and for its delivery and integration at the launch site.
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I would disagree on the safety level of this city. Living there for 8 months now I'd say from my experience that Barcelona streets aren't safe at all. Many robberies, physical and sexual agressions are frequently occurring mostly due to drug issues in some central neighborhoods. I agree on the perfect weather great food and tech scene too on the positive side.🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 25° 77° 24° 75°AQI 210$3,322 / mo38Mbps×
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Ohio clinic to halt surgical abortions due to 2013 state law
A suburban Cincinnati clinic will stop performing surgical abortions as a result of a 2013 state law that bars agreements to move women needing emergency care to public hospitals, an attorney for the clinic said on Wednesday.
The Ohio Department of Health had ordered Women's Med in Sharonville, also known as Lebanon Road Surgery Center, closed after it could not procure a required transfer agreement with a non-publicly financed hospital.
Hamilton County Judge Jerome Metz stayed the order in January, but ruled last week he did not have jurisdiction to continue his stay. The clinic decided not to appeal, according to clinic attorney Dorothea Langsam.
Langsam said the clinic will still provide other women's health services, and is considering the option of medical abortions, in which drugs rather than surgery end a pregnancy.
Women's Med is the only clinic within 100 miles that provided abortions between 18 and 22 weeks of pregnancy, which often address fetal anomalies and high-risk pregnancies, clinic spokeswoman Valerie Haskell said in a statement.
"This fight has everything to do with politics and absolutely nothing to do with patient safety or care," Haskell said.
Ohio abortion clinics are required to have hospital transfer agreements so patients can be admitted in case of complications.
Last year, Ohio became the first state in the country to block taxpayer-financed public hospitals from forming transfer agreements with abortion providers. Clinics must have arrangements with private hospitals, or doctors with privileges at such hospitals.
A push by conservative Republicans to put fresh restrictions on abortion at the state level has resulted in a rash of new legislation over the past three years.
"If a facility fails to ensure that they are operating at the legally required health and safety standards to protect women then certainly they should close," said Michael Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life, an anti-abortion group.
Four other Ohio abortion clinics have chosen to close since the beginning of 2013, according to Kellie Copeland, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio. Three licenses for clinics in Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo are pending with the health department.
Copeland said she believes Republican Governor John Kasich wants to close the remaining Cincinnati clinic, which would leave the largest metropolitan area in America without an abortion provider.


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A Prospective Study of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Planned and Unplanned Pregnancies in Natural Family Planning Users Bitto, Adenike; Gray, Ronald H.; Simpson, Joe L.; Queenan, John T.; Kambic, Robert T.; Perez, Alfredo; Mena, Patricio; Barbato, Michele; Li, Chuanjun; Jennings, Victoria (Hopkins Population Center, 1996)Objectives. To prospectively determine whether unplanned pregnancies are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes among users of natural family planning (NFP). Methods. Women who became pregnant while using NFP ...


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The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Bethesda, Md., has published the tenth volume of its growing series of National Electrical Installation Standards. NECA 101-2001, "Standard for Installing Steel Conduits," describes installation procedures for three common types of tubular steel raceways: rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, and electrical metallic tubing.
Procedures described in the standard include threading and bending steel conduits and special considerations for installing PVC-coated steel conduit. The standard also contains an appendix dealing with the use of steel conduits as grounding electrode conductors for electrical feeders and branch circuits.
NECA 101-2001 was developed in partnership with the Steel Tubing Institute of North America, based in Mentor, Ohio.
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NFL teams such as the Dallas Cowboys have been working feverishly to get under the salary-cap limit by the start of the new league year on March 12.
The good news is most teams will have more wiggle room than expected. The NFL announced to all 32 teams that the salary cap will jump from $120.6 million last year to $123 million in 2013, sources tell NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. There also is a per team minimum salary benefit of $900,000, setting total player compensation at $123.9M per team.
While the Cowboys and Washington Redskins are dealing with a cap penalty, other teams will have extra space carried over from last year.
The extra $2.4 million isn't going to make the difference in landing a high-profile free agent, but it will help teams in assigning restricted free-agent tenders and locking up draft picks later this offseason.Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling.


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'All in one' free Windows performance utilities updated
There are several excellent "all in one" Windows system cleaners available. These system cleaners might be able to improve system performance by cleaning the hard drive, managing the startup, tweaking internal Windows settings, cleaning and optimizing the registry, improving Internet speeds, and performing a host of other system maintenance functions.
What might be the most widely used free comprehensive system cleaner is IObit's Advanced System Care Free, whose website claims that 130 million copies have been downloaded. IObit recently announced the release of a new Version 6 of its popular Advanced System Care line. While the free version of Advanced System Care is adequate for most users, some will appreciate the increased functionality and features of the commercial version. The new version 6 will uninstall any previous versions. The opening window displays the current health of the machine, an option to select "Quick Settings," "Smart Scan" or "Expert Mode." The "Quick Settings" mode offers a wide selection of security, performance and cleaning options, as well as a selection of automatic options. The "Security - Full Detection" setting allows the user to perform a security scan and remove malware from the computer, as well as provides some protection from future infections. Also under "Security" is an option that will provide substantial security while surfing the Web, a major vector for malware infections. The "Performance" group provides system performance monitoring, active optimization, intelligent drive optimization (defragmentation), and an "Ultimate TuneUp," which optimizes Windows performance and maximizes Internet speed by implementing revised browser settings. The cleaning choices include "Deep Cleaning" of the registry (some users do not recommend cleaning the registry), and secure file deletion. The "Automatic" settings will provide the selected services anytime that the computer is idle, remove privacy threats, and keep Advanced System Care updated.
The "Smart Scan" button will invoke a series of scans, including malware detection and removal, registry repair and cleaning, a privacy sweep (removes tracking cookies and other privacy threats), deletes junk files from the hard drive freeing up space, boosts the Internet speed, and repairs any broken shortcuts. My personal choice is to implement the "Expert Mode," which includes all of the basic cleaning functions already listed, as well as a "Toolbox" with more than two dozen helpful utilities, and a "Turbo Boost" function that will optimize and speed up the computer.
Slim Cleaner (slimcleaner.com) is a well-regarded system cleaner, a comprehensive cleaning and optimization utility that offers features in one program that are competitive with the combined features of several other programs. One of the Slim Cleaner features includes virtually all of the cleaning capabilities of CCleaner, the world's most widely used hard drive cleaner. Under the "Optimize" menu is an excellent startup manager that uses cloud computing and community ratings to indicate which programs are necessary in startup, which are optional, and which should be removed from the startup in order to speed the boot process and improve overall performance. If a suspicious program is found in the startup (or other optimize functions), clicking on the "View Results" will display the risk factors using Cloud AV (anti-virus); if a program in startup is not determined as malware by Cloud AV, it will be marked with a green check. Optimize – Services displays the services (programs and Windows components) that are currently running, their risk as determined by Cloud AV, and includes the ability to control which systems are running, another performance and security benefit.
Other menu selections in Slim Cleaner include "Software," which displays the community rating of all programs installed on the computer, publisher information, and an uninstall link for each program. The "Browsers" menu displays information on the Internet browsers installed on the computer such as Internet Explorer. Clicking on the browser displays information on the startup page, extensions and plugins, as well as the community ratings for each item displayed. The "Disk Tools" menu includes several hard drive utilities such as a smart defragmentation utility, disk analyzer, disk wiper, file shredder (securely deletes files), and a duplicate file finder to free up hard drive space. "Windows Tools" offers 15 system utilities, as well as a speedometer type display that shows CPU usage and RAM utilization. The "Hijack Log" is a strong competitor to the industry leading "Hijack This" from EmsiSoft, which is used to determine if any running programs or other items are malware. The Hijack Log displays all of the items in the startup, browser toolbars, browser helpers (BHO), and Active X, along with the community ratings for each, the Cloud AV results, the path, and the publisher of the item. In summary, Slim Cleaner is well deserved of its "Spectacular" rating from CNET.
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Go-go dancing
Go-go dancers are dancers who are employed to entertain crowds at nightclubs[1] or other venues where music is played. Go-go dancing originated in the early 1960s, by some accounts when women at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City began to get up on tables and dance the twist.[2] Some[who?] claim that go-go dancing originated at, and was named after, the very popular Los Angeles rock club Whisky a Go Go which opened in January 1964, but the opposite may be true – the club chose the name to reflect the already popular craze of go-go dancing.[3] Many 1960s-era clubgoers wore miniskirts and knee-high, high-heeled boots, which eventually came to be called go-go boots. Night club promoters in the mid‑1960s then conceived the idea of hiring women dressed in these outfits to entertain patrons.
The term go-go derives from the phrase "go-go-go" for a high-energy person,[4] and was influenced by the French expression à gogo, meaning "in abundance, galore",[5] which is in turn derived from the ancient French word la gogue for "joy, happiness".[6]
In the 1960sEdit
On 19 June 1964, Carol Doda began go-go dancing topless at the Condor Club on Broadway and Columbus in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. She became the world's most famous go-go dancer, dancing at the Condor for 22 years.
Go-go dancers began to be hired on a regular basis at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood in the Los Angeles area in July 1965. The Whisky a Go Go was also the first go-go club to have go-go cages suspended from the ceiling (they were there from the very beginning in 1965), and thus the profession of cage dancer was born.
The phrase go-go was adopted by bars in the 1960s in Tokyo, Japan. It was of lesser reputation until it was abandoned by a majority of clubs and appropriated by burlesque and striptease establishments, which in turn became known as go-go bars and the women working there known as go-go dancers. During the Vietnam War there were many go-go bars in Saigon, South Vietnam, to entertain U.S. troops. A synonym used in Vietnam for go-go dancing is "table dancing".
Television and mediaEdit
Hullabaloo was a musical variety series that ran on NBC from 12 January 1965 – 29 August 1966. The Hullabaloo Dancers—a team of four men and six women—appeared on a regular basis. Another female dancer, model/actress Lada Edmund, Jr., was best known as the caged "go-go girl" dancer in the Hullabaloo A-Go-Go segment near the closing sequence of the show. Other dance TV shows during this period such as ABC's Shindig! (16 September 1964 – 8 January 1966) also featured go-go dancers in cages. Sometimes these cages were made of clear plastic with lights strung inside of them; sometimes the lights were synchronized to go on and off with the music. Shivaree (syndicated, 1965-1966), another music show, usually put go-go dancers on scaffolding and on a platform behind the band which was performing. Each show of the period had a particular method of bringing the go-go dancers into camera view.
The tradition of go-go dancers on TV music shows continues around the world, such as the Viva Hotbabes and SexBomb Girls in the Philippines. However, while American shows of the 1960s featured dancers highly trained in the various choreography used in each show, many modern dancers are not so closely choreographed.
In gay clubsEdit
Many gay clubs had male go-go dancers, often called go-go boys, from 1965 to 1968, after which few gay clubs had go-go dancers until 1988, when go-go dancing again became fashionable at gay clubs (and has remained so ever since). Nowadays, gay male go-go dancers are a lot more popular and common in American culture, especially in bigger cities such as Los Angeles and New York. In fact, there are more gay go-go dancers than female go-go dancers in today's club scene, a big turnaround from the 1960s.[7][8]
In the 1970s and afterEdit
There were many go-go bars in Thailand during the Vietnam War and they continued (on a smaller scale) after the war ended. By the 1980s, Thailand was a leading center for the sex industry and this industry has become a Thailand tourist attraction for males.[citation needed] Many go-go bars are located in Patpong and Soi Cowboy streets of Bangkok.[citation needed]
Not very many nightclubs had go-go dancers in the 1970s. However, in the late 1970s, there was a nightclub at 128 West 45th Street (the same location where the Peppermint Lounge had been) in Manhattan, New York City, called G.G. Barnum's Room, patronized mostly by transsexuals, that had male go-go dancers who danced on trapezes above a net over the dance floor.[9][10] In 1978, the Xenon night club in Manhattan became the first night club to provide go-go boxes for amateur go-go dancers to dance on.[11]
In the early 1980s go-go dancing again became popular in New York City clubs inspired by the music of Madonna. Madonna included go-go dancers in her MTV music videos. By the late 1980s, go-go dancing had spread once more to nightclubs throughout the Western world and East Asia.[citation needed]
Today, go-go dancing has also found an outlet in mass media. Horrorpops, a Danish band, is known for featuring go-go dancers in their live performances and their music videos. The music video for "Horrorbeach" was dedicated entirely to the band's go-go dancers. Go-go dancers can be employed to enhance a band's performance,or a DJ's music mix.
In Russia, in the 2013 elections the Civilian Power party put forward four female go-go dancers as candidates for deputies.[12][13]
Holidays and celebrationsEdit
Currently, the City of West Hollywood celebrates the history and culture of go-go dancing by hosting an annual "Go-Go Boy Appreciation Day" that includes a street festival and competition.[14]
Performance art dancersEdit
Go-go dancers that are hired to dance at night clubs, special parties, festivals, circuit parties or rave dances in bright, colorful costumes are called performance art dancers.[15] Their costumes often include accessories such as glow sticks, light chasers, toy ray guns that light up, go-go shorts embedded with battery-operated fiber optic tubes in various colors, strings of battery-operated colored lights in plastic tubes, fire sticks, a musical instrument, or an animal (usually a snake). In the early to mid‑1980s, the performance art dancer John Sex, who performed with a python, played a role in making go-go dancing popular once again at gay and bisexual night clubs along with his life partner Sebastian Kwok.[citation needed]
See alsoEdit
- Fictional depictions
- ^ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachusetts, 1984--Merriam-Webster Page 525
- ^ Video, The Twist (A film by Ron Mann) 1993
- ^ "Showtime! The 10 Greatest Rock Venues of All Time". Gibson.com. 1962-07-12. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ "agog - alphaDictionary * Free English On-line Dictionary". Alphadictionary.com. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ "A-go-go | Definition of a-go-go by Merriam-Webster". Merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ Le Petit Robert: GOGO (À), 1440; de l'a. fr. gogue "réjouissance"
- ^ "Going to a Go Go: Up Close with the Dancers and the Dance" Bay Area Reporter Thursday, May 2, 1991, "Arts and Entertainment" section Page 29
- ^ "Going to a Go Go: Up Close with the Dancers and the Dance" Bay Area Reporter Thursday, May 2, 1991, "Arts and Entertainment" section Page 30
- ^ Miezitis, Vida Night Dancin' New York:1980 Ballantine (Photography by Bill Bernstein) "G.G. Barnum's Room" Pages 94-102--Has pictures of male go-go dancers go-go dancing on trapezes above a net over the dance floor
- ^ "Identify these NYC Clubs". Disco-disco.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ Anthony Haden-Guest The Last Party: Studio 54, Disco, and the Culture of the Night New York:1997 William Morrow Co. See numerous references to Xenon in the index
- ^ Privolnov, Sergey. "Из go-go в депутаты Тольятти: продолжение" [From go-go to deputies of Tolyatti: continued] (in Russian). Arriva.ru. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ ЗАО ИД «Комсомольская правда». "В тольяттинскую гордуму баллотируются go-go танцовщицы". Samara.kp.ru. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ "West Hollywood Starts Voting For Go-Go Dancer Appreciation Day". CBS Los Angeles. 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ^ "A Revival of Go-Go Dancers". San Francisco Chronicle July 12, 1991, People section page B3
External linksEdit
|Look up go-go in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.


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I read two books recently from Chicago Review Press that deal with international issues of human rights. Both were inspiring, powerful reads about women who are made the victims of their culture. The first is a memoir of Asia Bibi from Pakistan; the woman "sentenced to death over a cup of water."
You may have heard of Asia Bibi a few years ago when her plight became national news. She is a Christian woman in the predominantly Muslim country of Pakistan. When working in the fields with other Pakistani women, she dared to drink from a shared well, making the water unclean for Muslims to drink. She attempted to defend her faith from the other women as they harassed her about it, but the women accused her of blasphemy. The next time she went to work in the fields, a group of Muslims detained her, beat her, dragged her to the village imam and had her arrested.
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The most powerful aspect of this memoir is not the injustice of the Pakistani legal system but Asia Bibi herself. She describes her situation with such openness and vulnerability that I would not be shocked if she spent the entire time moaning about her fate. Instead she manages to find joy in small things like a familiar black fly and a busy spider. Most impressive is her respect of Islam and Muhammad in spite of the charges against her. Of course, we also get a vivid glimpse into the life of prisoner: we feel her despair and boredom, feel her deteriorating health, but we also feel her hope and perseverence.


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The Parkman Dexter Howe Library is comprised of thousands of books and manuscripts by New England authors and contains many early New England books. The Parkman Dexter Howe Library is one of the finest collections of its kind and is documented in a 10-part catalog produced by noted bibliographers such as Roger Stoddard, Michael Winship, and Thomas Tanselle. Among its holdings are many of importance to American literature, among them Anne Bradstreet's poems, the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Greenleaf Whittier, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many others. The collection is particularly strong in holdings of nineteenth century authors.
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