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One-On-One With Alexandra Billings
The Star of Stage and Screen Talks to PA About the Importance of Love, Humor, and her Chicago Roots
Should I call you Alex, or Alexandra -- which do you prefer?
Oh, please, call me Alex -- Alexandra has way too many syllables in it.
And can I ask how old you are, and how long you've been HIV-positive?
Sure, you can ask. Can I lie? I'm 26. Not really, I just turned 45. And I've been HIV-positive -- gosh, you'd think I'd know this -- for 20-something years.
Are you on any therapy?
Should I be? Do I sound like I need therapy?
Not that kind of therapy!
Okay, you scared me. Yes, I am, and I've only changed medications twice. But here's the interesting thing -- I was on one of the early clinical trials, a [placebo-controlled] study where everyone was on AZT. And they either gave you a sugar pill or Norvir, and I came to find out later I was [in the placebo group], so I was [basically on AZT mono-therapy].
So do you feel that living with HIV has given you any insight or unique perspective in your work as an actor, or the roles you've played on E.R. or Grey's Anatomy? [On both shows she guest-starred as a pre-operative transsexual, one with testicular cancer and the other with breast cancer.]
Well, that's an interesting question -- no one's ever asked me that before. It's not something that I consciously think about, but I'm certain that it has. When I was diagnosed, my wife was with me at the doctor's office when the doctor came in and told me, and at that time it was most assuredly a death sentence, there was no question about it. You had a certain time to live, and these medications, these brand new things that were coming out, they had no idea whether they were going to work, or what they were going to do to you in the long run, they still really don't know that. But at the time there was a huge question mark that we were living under. When I was twenty-something and diagnosed -- being told that my life was going to be cut short by a matter of half my lifetime sort of stays with you. But I think, in a roundabout answer to your question, absolutely it informs my acting in the sense that I was very young -- I'm still very, very young -- and having been told that you have a fatal illness, you don't ever forget that. So I think I understand more than actors who haven't been through that sort of situation what dire circumstances really are. I think in that way, yes. I don't necessarily go into any scene taking that with me. I try not to consciously do that, because I want to be present in the scene that I'm attempting to play. But I think I carry it with me all the time -- not only in my acting life, but in my [personal] life as well.
Have you ever encountered any stigma or discrimination when seeking roles, either as a transwoman or someone living with HIV?
You know, I really haven't. But here's the difference -- you know, it's funny, because people tend to think that show business is extremely different than any other kind of business. And it really kind of isn't, in the sense that when I go in for a job interview, it's not something that I talk about in the interview, which is basically an audition. So it's not something that I bring up. If I were asked, I certainly would, but it's never something that comes into play. Now, I have been on sets where I've talked to the crew, or even occasionally to other actors, just because most everyone now either knows someone or has someone close to them who is HIV-positive. And so inevitably in the artistic community, sometimes it comes up. And if I feel the situation is right I'll say something, but usually when I say something about my own HIV status, it's very rare that I'm faced with any opposition or negative feelings.
Now that's changed, because 16 years ago, it was a very touchy subject. I was still talking about it, because I have a big mouth, and I was in rehearsal for a play, and I was talking to a friend of mine about it, and another actor had overheard. And he was very social with me up until that point, and he literally, physically, steered away from me, and pretty much didn't talk to me through the run of the play. But it's different now, it's very different now. And I'll tell you, it's different in a good way, and it's different in a bad way. It's different in a good way because I think everybody is familiar in some way with it, sadly enough. But in a negative way, I think people tend to think we're cured. I think that people assume that these pills are magic bullets, and that everything's peachy. And thus, as I'm sure you're aware, the rate of infection is back up. They're having unsafe sex, and people think, especially the new generation that's coming up, they think, "Well, we're just taking pills, which is like aspirin, I can just pop these pills -- I mean, even if I get it -- it's fine." It's strange, it's a double-edged sword, I don't think people hear it very well, but I think the acceptance people feel is some kind of casual relation to the actual disease, which I think is the negative part of this -- attitude.
You and your wife Chrisanne [Blankenship] did a one-woman show together?
Yes, Chrisanne and I wrote a show called "Before I Disappear" which is an autobiographical piece that also had original music in it, and she not only helped develop the piece, but also wrote all the lyrics to the original songs. We did it in Chicago, Boston, off-Broadway, and in Hollywood.
How long have you been in your relationship with Chrisanne?
We met when I was 14. We were both in high school, and we've remained best friends ever since, so we've known each other 31 years. We've been married for 11 years, and we were engaged for a year.
I have read that you had a commitment ceremony, but are you legally married?
I love when people ask me this question, this is my favorite question. Well, see, here's the thing. No, we're not -- we can't be, because we're two females [Editor's note: This interview took place several weeks before the recent ruling on same sex marriage by the Supreme Court of California.]. Which is kind of astounding, when you think about it, because had we gotten married when we were both 19 or 20 years old, we would be legally married. So we're kind of the poster children for why this ban against gay marriage is absolutely ridiculous. Because if you say to us, "Well, you could be legally married at 19," and then you fast-forward five, six years, and all of a sudden you say, "No, we have to take your marriage license back, I'm sorry, you're female now." It makes no sense, we're still the same people. It literally makes absolutely no sense at all. What would they have done, revoke our license? It's not a fishing license, for heaven's sake, it doesn't expire -- it's crazy. It's absolutely insane.
It would be really interesting to have that tested at some point.
You know, we thought about this, we thought really hard about this. Because there was a time when it was legal in certain states. And then five, six years ago Bush was trying to make his amendment to the constitution, and all that crazy stuff. When you're transgender, they don't change the sex on your birth certificate -- that usually remains the same. So whatever it says on your birth certificate is what remains there. Now if I wanted to try and challenge the law, I could say to the state of California, which is where I was born, "Look, I was born male, I want to get married. So I want you to make my marriage license from the facts that you have on my birth certificate." Now this was before I got my name changed, of course. I could have, I think, said, "It says male, that's what I am, here's my wife, and we want to get married." And see if they would have actually married us. I don't know. But then, in a sense, it would be denying who we really are, because that's not who we are.
What are some of the things you credit for your success as an actor, for your long-term relationship, and your continued good health? Some of those things probably somehow tie together, I would imagine.
Oh, absolutely. You know, when you said that I was thinking: luck, and hard work -- and that's really it for all three of them. Show business is 80% luck, and a relationship is 80% luck, and the rest of it is hard work. Both of them take work. But in my view, they don't take as much work, as, you know, a little bit of magic dust, I think.
How important is humor to you?
You can't survive -- you can't be in this life -- and not have a sense of humor. I don't like people who don't have a sense of humor. And it's not necessarily about, "Oh, I find that thing funny." It's more about -- you have to be able to laugh at yourself. You have to. If you don't find parts of yourself funny, you need to get off the boat.
What qualities do you value most in other people?
A sense of humor, most definitely, that's the first one; honesty; and humility. I like people who are humble. Not false humility, because I've seen that, a lot. But true humility, where you realize your own gifts, but at the same time you don't take them so seriously that they bring you charging head first into the middle of the room screaming, "Look at me, I'm fantastic!" Those kinds of people drive me crazy.
What qualities do you dislike most in other people?
Ego. Negativity, I don't particularly like negative people. I don't mind realists, because I married a realist. But I don't like negative people. I don't like people who look at every situation and are, you know, like Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh? "We'll never make it." I don't know -- it doesn't solve anything as far as I'm concerned. You don't have to look at the bright side of everything, but I don't like negative people. And I don't like people who form an opinion before a situation has happened -- any kind of opinion. I like people who sort of wait until the situation happens, live in the situation, and then figure out the outcome as they go.
What advice would you give to other transgender individuals, especially younger folks, who may be struggling with their identity, or just coming out?
Be honest. Don't make up a past. Don't try and fit in to a world that you're making up in your own head. If you're a male to female transsexual, or a female to male transsexual, don't pretend you're something you're not. Don't lie to people. Don't say to them, I'm male, I was born male -- this is what I am. You're not. You're a transgender male, or you're a transgender female. And that's great. It doesn't mean you're not female, it doesn't mean you're not male. It just means you're a different kind of male, a different kind of female. And that is a gift, so accept that. Accept what you are, and think of it as a gift, think of it as a present somebody gave you, instead of this awful, terrible thing that you have to hide. It'll make life much easier, believe me -- and much more funny.
Can you tell us any projects you're currently working on?
I have a couple of things that I'm working on that, unfortunately, I can't really talk about.
Any feature films possibly in the works?
I'm sorry -- oh God, it sounds so secret, doesn't it? "I'm working on this experiment." You'd think I was doing something really important, like figuring out a cure for something, it's so not that important -- but legally, I can't.
Are any of the roles that you created on E.R. or Grey's Anatomy continuing roles? I only saw clips and wasn't able to view the entire episode to see if you died.
Yeah, wouldn't that be nice? No, unfortunately I died, in both of them. I'm dead. Unless they figure out a way to reanimate me, that'd be good.
Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
Oh dear, hopefully not getting any more Botox. This is going to sound so metaphysical and "new-agey" but, I try not to look ahead. I hope that I'm working, and that I'm happy, and that I'm well. If those three things are in play, I'm good to go. I really am. I'm fine. I have a terrible fear of being caught up in the youth-obsessed nature of this town [Los Angeles]. Every time I go out to dinner, I see women who have the exact same face -- do you know what I'm saying? The same lips, the same forehead, and I keep saying to myself, "Okay, don't get caught up in that, or you're going to end up looking like Mary Tyler Moore." And we don't want that to happen, do we?
No, we don't want that to happen.
No, we really don't, no.
Anything else you'd like our readers to know?
Yes, there is something. I have to tell you, when I was first diagnosed, I was a wreck. My life had literally fallen apart, and I mean by the seams. I don't mean something nasty had happened, I mean my world had turned upside down and split -- right at the seams. And Chrisanne and I had no idea about this disease, we had no idea what to do, we had no idea where to turn to, we were completely and utterly confused, and we assumed that I was dying.
And we went to TPAN [Test Positive Aware Network], and, I'll never forget this, we went to the Wednesday night beginners meeting. And, God, I'm getting choked up thinking about it. Sitting in that room, with all those newly diagnosed HIV-positive people -- with a doctor leading the meeting, who I assumed had volunteered his time -- saved my life. [Editor's note: That was Dr. Ron D'Amico, who faithfully volunteered his time every Wednesday for years. He is now working in New York City.] It truly saved my life. And I'm not exaggerating. I went to those meetings, I think, for a good two or three years when I was first diagnosed. And TPAN, and what they did, and what they stood for, was a lifeline for me. And so the only thing I want other people to know is how important, first of all, TPAN is, as a whole, as an organization; and second of all, is that when you're newly diagnosed, the first thing that you've got to do is reach out -- and talk about it.
Well, I got all choked up.
And I'm not kidding you, Jeff, honestly. There are times when I'm in [Chicago], I'll pass that building, and I'll start to well up. It was just extraordinary. And I'll be honest with you, I didn't know something like that existed -- none of us did. Ross Slotten was my doctor, my family doctor, for 15-something years -- and he's now, actually, a very good friend of mine, and a very good friend of the HIV community. I think if I remember correctly, and I could be wrong about this, but I think he was the one who suggested you guys.
Oh, really? Wow -- he's my doctor. Talk about six degrees of separation.
Is he really? Oh! He's terrific, isn't he? What a bedside manner, I tell ya. And you know, that's the other thing, too -- find a really good doctor. And shop around. We just got really lucky. I actually got Dr. Slotten from Chilli Pepper, from the Baton [Show Lounge]. Chilli Pepper said, "I have a great doctor, he's a great guy -- and he's a specialist for HIV too."
But TPAN saved my life, truly -- and my sanity.
Alexandra Billings currently lives in Los Angeles with her wife, Chrisanne, and their two kitties. For more information visit www.alexandrabillings.com.
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Fox News hosts and contributors continue to raise money for Republican candidates and causes using political action committees, 527 and 501(c)4 organizations.
SarahPAC -- over $2.5 million raised in 2010 election cycle
"SarahPAC believes the Republican Party is at the threshold of an historic renaissance that will build a better future for all." According to OpenSecrets.org, based on FEC filings, Fox News contributor and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's SarahPAC has raised $2,532,598 in the 2010 election cycle. SarahPAC has contributed $44,500 to federal candidates (89% to Republicans, 0% to Democrats).
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Gingrich's American Solutions for Winning the Future -- over $14 million raised in 2010 cycle
Gingrich's 527 "easily outpac[ed] the fundraising efforts" of Palin. Fox News contributor and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (GA) is chairman of 527 organization American Solutions for Winning the Future. Based on the group's filings with the IRS, OpenSecrets.org found that the American Solutions 527 has raised $14,494,782 in the 2010 election cycle.
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According to a report filed Friday night with the Internal Revenue Service, American Solutions relied on some huge donations to pull in $6,360,032 between July 1 and Dec. 31.
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Rove's American Crossroads 527 has reportedly already "received commitments of almost $30 million"
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From Stone's March 31 post on the National Journal's blog, Under the Influence:
Big time donors fretting about Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele's troubles are helping fuel early fundraising success for a new 527 group being promoted by GOP uber strategists Ed Gillespie and Karl Rove.
The duo, capitalizing on upbeat expectations about GOP congressional prospects this year, spent time in Texas about a month ago. They visited with several of the state's super rich political donors and came away with a sizeable pledge from Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons, who was a big bundler in 2008 for the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The new 527 group, American Crossroads, has been assembled quietly but is expected to play a big role in helping the GOP improve their fortunes in congressional contests this fall.
GOP operatives say that having Gillespie, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Rove, the ex political guru to the George W. Bush administration, pitching donors is a potent combo. "Ed's got the better rap and Karl's got the better rolodex," says a GOP lobbyist familiar with the new venture.
Gillespie has indicated that he won't be formally affiliated with the 527, but acknowledged that he's hitting up contributors for it. "I've supported the idea of a 527," Gillespie told National Journal. "I've encouraged people to support entities like American Crossroads." Rove did not return a phone call seeking comment about his efforts.
So far, the new soft-money group, American Crossroads, has received commitments of almost $30 million and is seeking to raise a total of some $60 million to help dozens of Senate and House incumbents and challengers this fall, say three sources familiar with the new 527. In contrast, at the start of January, the Republican National Committee had only $8.4 million in the bank compared with the $22.8 million it had on had a year earlier when Steele was elected chairman.
Dick Morris uses website and Fox News appearances for raising money to defeat Democrats
Fox News contributor and Republican pollster Dick Morris has frequently encouraged viewers to visit his website to learn how to effectively defeat Democrats and health care reform.
- Morris' website contains numerous fund solicitations for the League of American Voters, a conservative 501(c)4 group that employs Morris as a chief strategist.
- During the January 11 edition of Fox News' Hannity, Morris urged viewers to "go to DickMorris.com ... to help elect [Scott] Brown," because if "we win this fight, then there'll never be another victory for Obama." DickMorris.com also included a fundraising plea "to help us raise $300,000 for a last minute media buy to push Brown and the Republicans to victory." The fundraising link went to a contribution page for the League of American Voters.
- In a February 26 email to DickMorris.com subscribers, Morris wrote that the League of American Voters has "raised $200,000 in the past three days" to run ads in the districts of "marginal Democrats who voted for healthcare last time."
- Between October 27, 2008, and November 17, 2008, Morris mentioned GOPTrust.com during at least 13 Fox News appearances and asked viewers to "give funds to GOPTrust.com," the website of the National Republican Trust PAC, without disclosing that the organization had paid $24,000 to a company apparently connected to him.
Hannity has long history of raising money for right-wing candidates and causes
Amidst criticism, Fox News prevented host Sean Hannity from taping his April 15 show at a Cincinnati Tea Party event that charged admission and had "all proceeds" benefitting the organization. However, Hannity has a long history of raising money for Republican interests.
- Hannity reportedly has helped former Fox News host and current Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich raise money.
- Hannity was also the keynote speaker at a fundraising dinner for the National Republican Congressional Committee in March.
- Hannity helped raise money for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) 2008 presidential campaign.
- Hannity raised campaign money for Jeanine Pirro's 2006 U.S. Senate campaign in New York, pledging a "maximum" contribution to her bid and asking listeners to donate as well.
Santorum's America's Foundation -- over $1.2 million in 2010 election cycle
Santorum is chair of PAC that helps candidates and causes committed to "conservative principles." Fox News political analyst and former Sen. Rick Santorum is chairman of America's Foundation PAC, "the political action committee of former Senator Rick Santorum" that's "committed to helping candidates and causes who share Senator Santorum's commitment to conservative principles."
OpenSecrets.org found that, based on FEC filings, America's Foundation has raised $1,249,091 in the 2010 election cycle. America's Foundation has contributed $19,000 to Republican congressional candidates.*
On the February 16 edition of Fox News' On the Record, Santorum touted the prospects of Rep. Mark Kirk's (R-IL) Senate campaign and attacked his Democratic opponent. But Santorum did not note that America's Foundation has contributed to Kirk's campaign.
*An earlier version of this item said that America's Foundation had contributed $5,000 to the campaign of Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA). In fact, America's Foundation reported that Specter's campaign had returned $5,000 that the PAC previously donated.
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Adnan Oktar: Under the leadership of Turkey;The Turkish-Islamic Union will arise with the unity of the Turkish states and this unity will be constituted by the help of Turkish Union, Insha'Allah.This will happen under the leadership of Turkey and we are approaching to this step by step. Moreover; the most appropriate thing is the leadership of Turkey. Every country will be a separate state but there will be a spiritual union, like Europe Union Insha'Allah. Passports, visas will be lifted; countries will easily trade, deal with each other, they will become brothers. In order to constitute this; Azerbaijan will be the first stage. Also the Islamic country Syria will be another stage. Azerbaijan is not only a Turkish but also an Islamic country. Syria is our Muslim brother, too. We will be united with Syria as well, Insha'Allah. These will be the initial steps and it will progress as a process which will come consecutively. The development of the Turkish – Islamic Union will come true and it will be completed in ten or fifteen years Insha'Allah.
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Adnan Oktar: THE REUNINON OF SYRIA AND TURKEY IS CLOSE AT HAND. Syria wants it strongly, Syria wants the brotherhood of Turkey… Syria and Turkey are separate states , but they want the unity. This is really good, in the Turkish – Islamic Union brotherhood; we can't be apart. Turkey and Syria will be united Insha'Allah, this is sign of it. We will go to Syria without getting any passports and visas, and also Syrians will come and stay in Turkey however they want. We will become brothers Insha'Allah, those are the first signs of a nice association.
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Kirby Super Star Ultra re-imagines one of the most beloved Kirby games of all time. Kirby Super Star Ultra features new graphics and fully rendered animated cut scenes. With so many adventures waiting to be unlocked, there will never be a dull moment as Kirby runs, floats, copies enemies and uses Helpers to fight King Dedede and Meta Knight. New modes like Revenge of the King and Meta Knight Ultra await, along with classics like The Great Cave Offensive and Milky Way Wishes. On top of the main modes, there are also three new touch-screen-controlled mini-games that can be played with up to three friends via DS Download Play. Not only that, but players can go on Kirby adventures with a friend via local wireless as well.
How to progress through the game: Run, float and fight your way through the adventure games as Kirby®, gobbling up enemies as you go. Kirby can inhale enemies and spit them out as stars, but the main game play comes from swallowing foes and copying their abilities, then using the abilities to defeat other foes and advance past obstacles. In other games, you race King Dedede for food, compete in a punching contest or even adventure as Meta Knight.
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Jovie (previously called ktts in KDE <= 4.4) -- is a subsystem within the KDE desktop for conversion of text to audible speech. Jovie is currently under development and aims to become the standard subsystem for all KDE applications to provide speech output.
Applications send text they wish spoken to Jovie via D-Bus. For example, in a terminal window, you can type the following commands to start Jovie and speak "Hello World".
# Start Jovie (if not already running)
# Send "Hello World" to KTTSD for speaking in English.
qdbus org.kde.KSpeech /KSpeech say "Hello World" 0
The above example shows how to play with speech via command-line, but to use it inside your application you'll likely want to use the dbus interface programmatically. It's defined in kdelibs/interfaces/kspeech/org.kde.KSpeech.xml and can be used in your application by putting the following in your CMakeLists.txt:
qt4_add_dbus_interfaces(my_SRCS ${KDE4_DBUS_INTERFACES_DIR}/org.kde.KSpeech.xml)
Then in the source file you want to use speech in, #include <kspeech.h> to get some of the enumerations needed (i.e. KSpeech::soPlainText). Finally, define an object of type org::kde::KSpeech* and use it like so:
org::kde::KSpeech* kspeech = new org::kde::Kspeech("org.kde.kttsd", "/KSpeech", QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
kspeech->say("text to speak", KSpeech::soPlainText);
For a complete description of these and other commands, see the KDE Text-to-Speech API.
Jovie takes care of sending the text to speech-dispatcher. Jovie is not a speech synthesis engine itself. You must install one of the compatible speech engines. Speech-dispatcher is designed with a plugin architecture that makes it easy to write new plugins for other speech engines.
Jovie provides a common interface for all KDE applications to use for speaking. Programmers need not concern themselves with the details of the particular speech synthesis engine(s) used.
It is hoped that more programmers will begin adding speech capabilities to their KDE programs using Jovie.
Jovie actually consists of a few programs:
The KDE Text-to-Speech system, a system tray application that provides TTS support to KDE applications. Applications initiate TTS by making D-Bus calls to Jovie.
A KControl module for configuring the Text to Speech System. kcmkttsd runs in the KDE Control Center or start it with the command "kcmshell4 kcmkttsd" or by choosing "configure" from Jovie system tray icon's menu.
A plugin for the KDE Advanced Text Editor that permits you to speak an entire text file or any portion of a file.
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The Goessel High School Bluebirds will return half their starters from last year's team, and look to improve upon a 2-7 record from a year ago.
Head coach Garrett Hiebert enters his third season at the helm. After experiencing success in year one, his team struggled a year ago.
Led by quarterback Chase Flaming, who returns for his junior season, the Bluebird rushing attack will be back. Running backs sophomore Miguel Guerrero and senior Kellen Froese return 1,083 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns between them. Flaming adds another 385 yards and 10 touchdowns. Paving their way again this season will be senior Connor Davis. The rest of the offense will be new starters.
On defense, defensive backs Lucas Hiebert and Trevor Beisel return, along with Guerrero and Froese, who both played linebacker.
Hiebert touted freshman Jordan Griffin, a tight end, running back, and defensive lineman, as the team's "top newcomer." Griffin could give the Bluebirds an aerial threat.
Other players that could be looked at to step into prominent roles are juniors Luke Unruh and Matt Regier, and sophomores Kenny Hammond and Josh Schmidt.
After an 0-4 league campaign last year, Hiebert stressed the importance of early success .
"Early in the season, it will be important for us to experience success and build momentum for district play," he said.
"We will need to find the best player to fit in each position so that we will give ourselves the best chance to win."
With the running attack from last year returning strong, it will be the defense that will need to prove itself. Hiebert said he believes that's where his team's success will start.
"We need to stop the run and prevent big plays," he said. "We have a lot of young players who gained experience last year on defense, and I expect big improvement from them."
Goessel begins its season with a game at Peabody-Burns on Sept. 5. Hiebert said the team's goals for the season are to develop great team chemistry, work hard, and get better every day.
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Mars Single Cask Vintage Malt "Komagatake" 1992
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Mars Single Cask Vintage Malt 1992 46%
Nose: Soft notes of sandalwood, sherry, lavender, teak, leather and mollasses
Palate: Milk chocolate, sherry, walnuts, toffee, salt, nutmeg and wood spices.
Finish: Medium. Nicely balanced with wood spices, mollasses, leather and toffee.
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This has now developed a quite massive hit of of salt and white pepper on the nose, especially with a little water.
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Getting better and better. After half a bottle, a few points higher than when first opened.
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Cantor pledges health law repeal vote
The House will vote again in the "near future" on full repeal of Obamacare, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said in a memo to fellow Republicans Friday.
He said a timeline has not yet been set.
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The House has already voted dozens of times on bills to repeal all or part of the law but has not voted on any Obamacare-related bills this year. But conservatives, particularly freshmen, have been eager to hold another vote.
( Also on POLITICO: Roundtable: Does Obama have the juice?)
The announcement of a repeal vote comes after Cantor's failed efforts to pass a bill to elimination some of the health law's prevention funding to expand the law's high-risk insurance pools. The push resulted in complaints from the rank and file that Cantor was trying to expand Obama's health care law, not starve it.
That bill is likely to be brought up again, and aides say that leadership is eying tweaks to ensure that the high-risk pools are state-based, not federal, according to sources involved in the planning.
( Also on POLITICO: Dems fret over Obamacare)
House Republican insiders say that Cantor's move to vote again on repealing the law comes with risks. It looks, again, like the GOP that says it's trying to soften its image is stuck on repealing a law that has no chance of being taken down. It won't help much on the right, either: most conservative groups want House Speaker John Boehner, Cantor and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to defund the law through government funding bills and debt ceiling legislation — something they've been unwilling to do.
Cantor's memo outlined a "full legislative agenda" for May.
He said the House will vote on a bills pushing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, requiring the SEC to conduct cost-benefit analysis of rulemaking, allowing working parents to accrue paid time off, and prioritizing payments if the debt ceiling is hit. He also plans to hold a vote on a bill to fund pediatric research at the NIH by eliminating taxpayer funding of presidential campaigns and party conventions.
Later this summer, Cantor says the GOP plans to move spending bills "through an open appropriations process," pass the Defense Department authorization bill and "consider a Farm bill produced by the Agriculture Committee and Frank Lucas."
One issue that not included in Cantor's memo is immigration. Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte last month outlined a "step-by-step" approach to immigration reform and introduced two bills: One focusing on a temporary agricultural worker program that would allow up to 500,000 workers to stay and work in the United States for no more than 18 months, the other would require all U.S. employers to use the E-Verify program.
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TO: House Republicans
FR: Eric Cantor
DT: Friday, May 3, 2013
RE: May Legislative Agenda
In line with our underlying principles for legislation and our goal of helping make life work for American families and businesses, I expect the House to have a full legislative agenda in May. We will push the administration to finally approve the Keystone pipeline delivering much needed jobs and lower energy prices for families. We will ensure that working moms and dads in the private sector have the same freedoms and flexibility currently offered government employees. We will reform our student loan process and hold the SEC accountable so that business can be assured of more certainty and less red tape. We will put pediatric disease research ahead of politics to focus on finding cures. And we will guarantee our debt obligations are met under any circumstance so as not to burden our kids with unpaid bills. While we have not locked in the timing, I expect that the House will vote on full repeal of ObamaCare in the near future.


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Oracle's Hasan Rizvi used his appearance at the JavaOne 2012 keynote address to detail plans for the future of the Java platform. As executive vice president for Oracle Fusion Middleware and Java, Rizvi was joined on stage by AMD's Phil Rogers to discuss Project Sumatra, which was recently approved in the OpenJDK Community.
NOTE: Project Sumatra will explore how Java can be extended to support heterogeneous computing models for improved performance and power consumption. The primary goal of the project is to enable Java applications to take advantage of graphics processing units (GPUs) and accelerated processing units (APUs) — whether they are discrete devices or integrated with a CPU.
Oracle confirmed that plans for Java SE 8 are moving forward and the firm announced a revised roadmap for the release, with availability expected in late 2013.
"We will continue to provide the Java community with a transparent roadmap so that they can plan ahead for future updates and platform releases, and we will continue to collaborate with contributors throughout the community in the evolution of the platform," said Rizvi.
Oracle also confirms that it plans to propose Project Nashorn, a new JavaScript engine for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Plans will be submitted later this year in the OpenJDK Community. Oracle also expects to enhance Project Nashorn with the support of several other OpenJDK Community contributors, including IBM, Red Hat, and Twitter.
NOTE: Pronounced "naz-horn", Project Nashorn is dedicated to the development of a JavaScript engine Java Virtual Machine intended to make use of JVM libraries. This in turn will ultimately allow the firm to offer higher performance than the existing Rhino JavaScript engine.
As already reported news on Dr. Dobb's, there is news of Java Enterprise Edition (EE), which the company marks out as "hugely popular with increasing developer adoption" and over 50 million downloads of Java EE components, including Oracle GlassFish Server.
Java EE 7 is targeted for release in the second quarter of 2013, with new features that will help facilitate building scalable HTML5 applications, including support for non-blocking (event-driven) I/O Servlet 3.1 API, JCache, JSON-P, WebSockets, JAX-RS 2.0 Client API, JPA schema generation, and an improved security configuration, which Oracle says can "particularly benefit" applications deployed to cloud environments.


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I hate, hate HATE those companies that not only require a certain
number of characters, but refuse passwords that are recent repeats of
past passwords (like 20 passwords back, or won't allow consesequitive
letters, or common words, or anything at ALL easily memorable - no
wonder I can't ever get into the same place twice. What the heck do
they care if I get "hacked", that's *NY* problem, and besides, the
passwords I use and remember couldn't possibly be figured out by
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Sorry we were so rudely interrupted....
I am developing a password system that generates the password from the web
address of the internet page on which I am located at the time. IOW, if I am
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because it will be generated by the word, "wellsfargo" together with a
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the website. I may try to get around the word length problem by generating
an 8 character password to begin with, since thare are some sites that
require more than 6 characters, but I haven't come across one yet that
refuses to accept 8 characters. I will use the keyboard letter positions to
generate specal characters, since most "password advisors" insist on mixing
in some special characters, although I really can't understand why. They
only add about 10 characters to the standard 36 or so alpha-numeric set. But
the keyboard has them, so it will be easy for me to use it to generate them.
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Oh, to be young, carefree, living in sunny southern California ... and publicizing professional wrestling.
Well, it's not exactly the stereotypical beach bum lifestyle, but to Jeff Walton, it was just as much fun.
"I'm kind of the fan who ended up getting into the business," Walton told SLAM! Wrestling from his California home. "It's not your typical career path, but I really enjoyed it."
He's hoping others will enjoy it just as much. Walton's book, Richmond 9-5171, A Wrestling Story, is chock full of tales from his years of experience as a fan, publicist, promoter, anouncer, and manager, mostly in southern California.
Despite the urgings of son Scott, Walton initially balked at putting his reminiscences on paper. After all, he reasoned, he was not a big-name wrestler or top industry mogul.
But talks with his friends and family convinced him that a treasure trove of memories from what was one of the wrestling capitals of the world would be greeted warmly.
"I said, 'I think I'm going to do it because there's a lot of fans on the East Coast and other places who might get a chuckle out of these stories.' It was actually almost a two-year process getting it all together," he said.
"Wrestling fans want to know what the inside scoop is. I don't think I would have done it 10 or 15 years ago, but the business is not protected any more and you're not hurting anyone."
A fan as a kid, Walton's first one-on-one exposure to the business came after he and a friend heard wrestling star Freddie Blassie offhandedly mention on television in 1962 that he was traveling to Denver.
They dutifully drove to the airport, stood in the terminal, and awaited the appearance of the "Hollywood Fashion Plate." Far from the vile, flesh-gnarling villain he portrayed in the ring, Blassie was genuinely pleased by the attention.
Walton then started a fan club for Blassie, and kept Blassie's name in circulation after a kidney operation knocked him from wrestling superstar to car salesman. Blassie never forgot the favour, and, when he returned to wrestling in 1967, told Walton: "Thank you, you kept my name alive."
"He was larger than life," Walton said of Blassie, who died last June. "He really was not a great worker, but he was a great showman."
In his youth, Walton also wrote for wrestling magazines - an early piece was on a wrestling school run by the same Mae Young who "flashed" Chris Jericho on WWE Raw recently.
In May 1969, he hooked on with the Los Angeles territory, publicizing shows at the famed Olympic Auditorium and the rest of Mike LeBell's southern California circuit for $250 a week.
Over time, his role as publicity director expanded to the point that he was promoting shows in nearby El Monte and co-producing the live Saturday night television show that drove crowds to the house cards.
While it sounds like a wrestling fan's dream, Walton remembers that the positions came with their share of headaches.
"The publicity man is always the man in the middle because he has to be accountable to the matchmaker or the promoter and also be able to help the wrestler's career. So you were serving two or three masters," he said. "But I think everybody I met in the business, I enjoyed being with."
After the California territory disappeared in the early 1980s, Walton took a stab at managing, becoming the wicked, bleached-blond Tux Newman in the Jerry Jarrett-Jerry Lawler Tennessee promotion.
There, he hooked up with a young Randy Savage, among others, before growing weary of the long road trips, low payoffs, and time away from home.
He also worked briefly on the publication that would become WWF Magazine. But he left the industry when WWE owner Vince McMahon insisted that he relocate from California near the company's Connecticut headquarters.
Today, Walton, 57, is a civilian supervisor with the Santa Monica Police Department. He follows today's version of wrestling as a sports entertainment from a distance, but still maintains friendships and contact from his days with Blassie, LeBell, and others.
And he's astounded to see that four-page programs he wrote and designed as a young man often sell for big dollars at Internet auctions. "I can't believe some of the prices those old things get," he said. "But it's nice to know there's still a certain nostalgia for that time."
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As a child, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books transported me to a magical land or wondrous and terrifying characters. J.R.R.Tolkien's Middle Earth was so richly drawn that I tumbled through every glen in my imagination alongside the diminutive hobbits. Each hairy-toed step of Bilbo Baggins' trek from his darling home in the Shire to the desolate Lonely Mountains, and Frodo Baggins' subsequent journey to the treacherous Mordor, felt as real to me as though I accompanied them.
With trepidation I did go see Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Rings on the big screen when it was realised. I worried the celluloid version of Middle-earth would pale in comparison to my virtual setting. My fears were quickly dispelled. Jackson's decision to film in his native New Zealand was brilliant, as it contains varied landscapes perfectly suited to represent the barren wastelands, soaring mountain ranges and sun-dappled forests of Tolkien's work.
A decade after the first of the blockbuster trilogy was released, companies such as Red Carpet Tours still do bustling business offering "Ringers" 12 day tours with nationwide itineraries.
In my quest to follow in the footsteps of hobbits and see as many filming locations as possible in two weeks, I travelled with just the official Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook as my co-pilot. I naïvely believed I'd be able to literally follow some of the hobbit's route, quickly discovering that their route is no more than film trickery, with hundreds of locales used to create the seamless journey as depicted in the books.
My first stop was the hobbit hole at Woodlyn Park in Waitomo, New Zealand. This little home built into the ground was the perfect beginning to my quest to discover Tolkien's fantastic Middle-earth. The next day I visited the Hobbiton Movie Set, near the Waikato town of Matamata.
Concealed in the middle of a working 1,200-acre private sheep ranch is the 10-acre Shire Bilbo and Frodo Baggins called home. The film sets were temporary and were meant to be destroyed at the end of filming. Instead, the family that owned the property arranged to keep the Shire, but the deal came too late to save half of the facades, which had already been removed. Only The Party Tree, the Shire's lake and The Mill and Bilbo's house at Bag End remained, and have drawn hundreds of thousands of tourists over the years. Over the past two years, crews have been busy rebuilding Hobbiton for filming of The Hobbit, returning the Shire to its original lustre.
A few days later, more than 1,400 kilometres away, I held on for dear life in a four-wheel drive Jeep careening around a historic gold mining road. On a Nomad Safaris tour joined by an American family of LOTR fans, our driver was navigating boulders up the Arrow River, the location where Frodo made his last flight to cross the waters of the Bruinen to reach the safety of Elrond's home in Rivendell.
We had departed from picturesque Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island. Nestled around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu, the popular adventure tourism destination is overshadowed by the Remarkables mountain range on the lake's south-eastern shore, which featured prominently in the trilogy as the Misty Mountains, among others. We disembarked frequently to compare the stunning scenery with the still set photos in the location guidebook.
Though I didn't make it as far south as Wellington, fans say it's the perfect final leg of a Middle-earth journey. There I could have toured Peter Jackson's physical effects company Weta Workshop, and headed just north of the capital city to picnic by the river at Rivendell, temporary home of the elves in Middle-earth, located in Kaitoke Regional Park.
I wait patiently for my daughters to grow old enough to begin reading The Hobbit. I can't wait to tell them how their mother trekked The Hobbit's route, and even knocked on Bilbo Baggins' door, hoping for a second breakfast.


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Fruttare Ice Bars and Fruit & Milk Frozen Dessert Bars - This new line of freezy treats has us so excited for warm weather... The fresh 'n fruity ice bars come in Mango, Lime, Orange, and Strawberry, each with 60 - 70 calories, 0g fat, 0mg sodium, 15 - 18g carbs, 0 - <1g fiber, 11 - 14g sugars, and 0g protein (PointsPlus® value 2*). The sweet 'n creamy milk bars come in Strawberry, Peach, Coconut, and Banana. Each one has 110 - 140 calories, 3 - 5g fat, 45 - 65mg sodium, 20 - 22g carbs, 0 - <1g fiber, 16 - 18g sugars, and 1 - 2g protein (PointsPlus® value 3 - 4*). So cool, they're hot!
Dei Fratelli Truly Veggie Juices - When it comes to tomato products, Dei Fratelli has got it goin' on. (The sauces rock!) And these new not-from-concentrate juices are totally tasty. In both Tomato and Veggie, an 8-oz. serving has 40 - 45 calories, 0g fat, 450 - 480mg sodium, 10 - 11g carbs, <1 - 1g fiber, 9g sugars, and 2g protein (PointsPlus® value 1*). Find DF items in midwestern, central, and southeastern states, or just buy 'em online!
Chances are, at one point or another, you've found yourself wrestling with junk-food cravings once the sun goes down. Researchers set out to determine what causes this phenomenon, and the findings are very interesting. A person's internal clock (a.k.a. circadian system) actually increases both overall hunger and specific cravings for sweet, starchy, and salty foods in the evening. It also makes us more likely to skip breakfast and have a big dinner... which is apparently what Sumo wrestlers do to gain weight! Another factor? Artificial light often means we stay up later, leaving us vulnerable to those physiological cravings. And since our bodies store more energy (read: calories) in the evening than they do in the daytime, feeding the night cravings is tied to weight gain. Eeeks! So how do we fight our mean ol' circadian clocks? One doctor from the study suggests the following to sidestep those cravings and avoid weight gain: Eat larger, higher-calorie meals early in the day, and keep dinner lighter and lower in calories. Then turn off the lights, and get plenty of sleep! Click here for smart picks when you just can't resist those late-night cravings.
Malibu 70 Calories Island Spiced Rum - Are you a fan of spiced rum? There's a light option in town! Sweetened with a touch of Truvia, a 1.5-oz. shot has just 70 calories (PointsPlus® value of about 3*). It's a little coconutty with a bit of vanilla and cinnamon... Really good!
Smirnoff Sorbet Light Vodka - These sherbet-colored bottles of fruity libations come in three flavors: Mango Passion Fruit, Lemon, and Raspberry Pomegranate. Mmmmm! And each 1.5-oz. shot has a mere 78 calories (PointsPlus® value of about 3*). Bet these would be great with some Sprite Zero or Trop50!
Daily's Cocktails Light Frozen Mango Passion Fruit Daiquiri
- After sampling a few of Daily's new ready-to-drink frozen cocktails, this flavor emerged as the HANDS-DOWN favorite. A single-serving 10-oz. pouch has 180 fat-free calories. Pre-mixed, portion-controlled cocktails? Cool!
Bacardi Classic Cocktails Light Strawberry Daiquiri - Prefer your ready-made daiquiris on the rocks? Say no more! This low-calorie beverage has less than 95 calories for a 4-oz. serving. It joins Light Piña Colada and Light Mojito in Bacardi's lineup. Par-tay!
HG FYI: Since the PointsPlus® values for alcoholic beverages need to be specially calculated by Weight Watchers, we don't have official values for these brand-new products. We estimated the values for the straight-up spirits based on their relation to full-calorie liquors!
Look who's getting in on the HG dessert book action! Here's Lisa with pals Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande, of iCarly, Victorious, and (coming soon) Sam & Cat! SWEET!!!! ***Now available at Dairy Queen... Orange Julius Light Smoothies! They come in eight great flavors, and each small smoothie has 140 - 170 calories and no fat (PointsPlus® value 4 - 5*). We've got our eye on the Mango Pineapple... Just make sure you get a LIGHT one! ***HG REMINDER! The Hungry Girl 200 Under 200 Just Desserts book tour continues TONIGHT in NEW YORK CITY! Come hang out with Lisa (HG herself!) at the Barnes & Noble at 86th and Lex. Enjoy free treats, sweet prizes, and more. California, you're next! Click for details. ***Listen up, gum chewers: The FDA recently launched an investigation into the safety of caffeine-enhanced foods, and as a result, Wrigley has taken its new caffeinated gum, Alert, off the market for the time being. Respectable decision, Wrigley! There are quite a few snacks with caffeine boosts out there. We wonder if they'll follow suit... ***Ready for your weekly dose of nonsense? Prepare for sushi cats. You read that right. Sushi cats! Click and peruse pictures of cats atop pillows of rice, wrapped with strips of seaweed, as if they were... sushi. (Oh, don't worry! We're pretty sure these were Photoshopped.) Why is this a thing? Why does one have a Ping-Pong paddle on its back? Aah, the mysteries of the interweb. That's all we've got. HG out!
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TUNE-IN ALERT! Tomorrow, Tuesday, 5/14, HG Lisa returns to the TODAY show, where she'll be hanging with Kathie Lee and Hoda for the first time ever! She'll be dishing out desserts from the new book, like Yum Yum Red Velvet Brownie Muffins and White Chocolate Raspberry Crunchettes. It all happens during the 10 a.m. hour!
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Daintree Dreaming - Ngadiku Day Tour
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- • 2 hour coastal & mangrove walk learning to identify and catch land & sea bush tucker • Eat your catch of the day with homemade damper • 1.5 hour Aboriginal Guided Dreamtime Gorge Walk • Lunch at Mossman Gorge Centre • Return Hotel Transfers
- What to bring:
- Please bring hat sunscreen insect repellant swimmers town and bottle of water
- Fitness level required:
- Not specified
- Child policies:
- Child 4 -12 years
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- Cairns, Queensland
Port Douglas, Queensland
Palm Cove, Queensland
Cairns Beaches, Queensland
Trinity Beach, Queensland
Thala Beach, Queensland
Clifton Beach, Queensland
Kewarra Beach, Queensland
Holloways Beach, Queensland
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Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours:
You will be collected from your accommodation and travel north of Port Douglas to the beautiful Cooya Beach (Kuyu Kuyu).
This special place is a traditional fishing ground of the Kuku Yalanji people. Join one of the Kubirri Warra brothers Linc or Brandon on their beach, mudflat and mangrove walks.
This unique coastal place has three diverse ecosystems - beach, mangrove and coastal reef - that are connected to each other by the ever-changing mudflats and tidal lagoons. Here you will be introduced to traditional fishing and gathering techniques with the aim of finding your own tucker(food). Your catch may include crabs, mussels and fish, which are cooked up for everyone to share with homemade damper on the balcony of the family home.
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Wander into the lush rainforest of the World Heritage Listed Daintree National Park - Mossman Gorge, home of the Kuku Yalanji people. Experience one of the world's oldest and most beautiful rainforests with your Adventure North guide, an easy walk across boardwalks, tracks and bridges that protect the delicate ecosystem that adorns spectacular waterfalls and mountain ranges. Your guide will explain the rich flora, fauna and diverse ecosystem of this amazing rainforest.
Ensure you bring your bathers so you are able to make the most of the beautiful swimming hole that is encased by rainforest.
Enjoy a delicious lunch infused with the local flavours is served in the Mossman Gorge Centre at the edge of the rainforest. There is also time to explore the gallery, which is filled with artworks from prominent and emerging local artists of the area.
Ngadiku Indigenous guided Dreamtime Walk:
Your experienced Indigenous guide will demonstrate traditional plant use, identify bush food and traditions like making bush soaps and ochre paint. The walk meanders through stunning rainforest on private walking trails and takes in traditional huts or humpies while your guide provides an enchanting narrative of the rainforest and their special relationship with this unique tropical environment.
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A good place to get a sense of where the geographic information system (GIS) field is headed is Lattie F. Coor Hall at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. That's the home of the 30-credit-hour Masters of Advanced Study in GIS (MAS-GIS) Program within ASU's School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. Here, students are exposed to not only the latest GIS concepts but also ever-evolving technologies.
ASU's School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning offers additional options for GIS studies, including an undergraduate certificate and an undergraduate degree program that is in development. Like all master's programs, though, the MAS-GIS is designed to convey the most advanced concepts in its field.
The program was developed from 2002–2003 and launched in 2004 by Dr. Robert C. Balling, Jr., who had overseen ASU's Office of Climatology for 18 years. Balling—the associate program director—and several faculty associates—including Nik Smilovsky, MS, GISP, product specialist for Topcon Positioning Systems dealer RDO Integrated Controls in Phoenix—part of RDO Equipment Co.—teach a total of 10 courses in the program, which also includes an internship and capstone GIS project in the final semester. Typically, students start in the fall semester and complete their studies in 12 months.


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