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A wonderful and talented artist and humble servant to our Lord. Love Gary's music. Every song he writes comes from the heart and shows thru his music. He's a blessing and inspiration!
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I would like to take this time out to say that Gary McCray is one of the best singer/songwriters out there. He has written many songs including "Eyes As Big As Dallas" for Wynn Stewart. If you are looking for real country music, look no further than Gary McCray.
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Wow, has it been too long!! Hi friends! I'm coming back after a three month hiatus to share some very special photos. Our little family of two grew by one this past February, and can I just say we are overfilling with love and joy. Both Shawn and I are completely obsessed with this little gal, safe to say she has us wrapped around her little fingers already! These last three months have been filled with ALL the emotions, long sleepless nights, and lots of laughs as our baby girl shows us more and more of her big personality. My heart can't take how precious she is, I can stare at her all day long! Without further ado, meet Leilani Melody, our beautiful girl.
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In my home Easter is a fun time! My children always request Easter egg decorating as an activity this time of year. They literally sit for hours perfecting their egg masterpieces while I snap images on my camera. After awhile though I begin to realize I've taken the same image over and over again just with a different egg. Ha, ha! Okay, I better mix things up! In situations like this where my children are still and engaged in an activity I like to add variety to my images by changing my perspective. This allows me to get several different captures out of a single photo shoot.
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Details are beautiful but so easily overlooked. I am making a more conscious effort to capture the details around me. You can certainly vary how you capture your details as well and use various different perspectives. Also, don't be afraid to shoot at a wide aperture which will draw attention to your subject and blur out your background.
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Bah Humbug! Tax Refund Delays Expected
As the holiday season nears an end, many of us dread the impending tax season that follows on its heels. At least some taxpayers can look forward to receiving their refund from the IRS. Money is generally good motivation to file early. Unfortunately, the upcoming tax season may be plagued by delays, and many could have to wait longer than accustomed for their tax refunds in 2017.[1] There are two primary culprits: First, a new law, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, requires the IRS to hold refunds until mid-February for those claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). To allow for more time for the agency to detect and prevent fraud, the new law requires the IRS to hold the entire refund--even the portion not associated with these credits--until at least February 15. In addition, it will take several days for these refunds to be released and processed through financial institutions once the funds leave the IRS. Factoring in weekends and the President's Day holiday, the IRS cautions that many affected taxpayers may not have actual access to their refunds until the week of February 27 at earliest. In short, taxpayers claiming these tax credits, and perhaps other credits as well, should expect a longer wait for refunds despite filing early.
Second, some tax returns and refunds will receive additional review related to identity theft and refund fraud safeguards put in place both by states and the IRS. In other words, some legitimate refunds will get delayed during the review process as the IRS attempts to combat identify theft and tax refund fraud through many processing filters. The IRS along with state tax agencies and industry partners[2] are finalizing plans on how to improve theft protections in 2017 for both individual and business taxpayers, and additional safeguards will be set in place for the upcoming 2017 filing season, which will cause processing delays. Thanks a lot, identity thieves.
While it is uncertain how long taxpayers may have to wait for a refund regardless of their claimed tax credits and other filings, the IRS remains confident its ultimate processing time once a refund is accepted will remain the same as in past years. According to the IRS, "most refunds will be issued within the normal timeframe: less than 21 days, after being accepted for processing by the IRS."[3] [4]
Needless to say—thanks to cybercriminals and other miscreants the need for vigilant fraud detection and prevention has never been greater. As a result, some taxpayers must say goodbye to early refunds. Those who look forward to their funds, especially after holiday spending, will just have to wait and see the severity of delay.[5] [6]
—By Keobopha Keopong, Esq., Barnes Law
Keo Keopong is an associate attorney with Barnes Law, licensed to practice law in California.
The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the firm, its clients, or any of its or their respective affiliates. This article is for general information purposes and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal advice.
[1] "As Holidays Approach, IRS Reminds Taxpayers of Refund Delays in 2017." IR-2016-152, Nov. 22, 2016; On December 9, 2016, the IRS announced that the nation's tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits to expect a longer wait for refunds. IR-2016-167, Dec. 9, 2016.
[2] "The IRS and its partners saw a marked improvement in the battle against identity theft in 2016. This is highlighted by the number of new people reporting stolen identities on federal tax returns falling by more than 50 percent, with nearly 275,000 fewer victims compared to a year ago." IR-2016-152, Nov. 22, 2016.
[3] "'These increased security screenings are invisible to most taxpayers,' Koskinen said. 'But we want people to be aware we are taking additional steps to protect taxpayers from identity theft, and that sometimes means the real taxpayers face a slight delay in their refunds.'" IR-2016-152, Nov. 22, 2016.
[4] "Choosing e-file and direct deposit for refunds remains the fastest and safest way to file an accurate income tax return and receive a refund. The IRS still anticipates issuing more than nine out of 10 refunds in less than 21 days, but there are some important factors to keep in mind for taxpayers."IR-2016-167, Dec. 9, 2016.
[5] For more steps planned for the 2017 tax season, see Security Summit.
[6] Sources for the information contained herein: IR-2016-152, Nov. 22, 2016; and IR-2016-167, Dec. 9, 2016.


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In Kenya, adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYPLHIV) account for approximately 20% (303,700) of all people living with HIV (Spectrum Estimates, 2015; Kenya HIV Estimates 2015 Report). AYPLHIV (aged 10-24 years) face especially complex challenges dealing with a chronic illness amidst the physical, emotional and psychological developmental changes of transitioning from childhood to adulthood. The Operation Triple Zero (OTZ) initiative engages AYPLHIV as active stakeholders and partners in their health by promoting a responsive service delivery model.
Viremia Clinics in Kenya: Enhanced Monitoring and Management of HIV-Positive Individuals on Antiretroviral Treatment with High Viral Load
The establishment of viremia clinics was an initiative to address the gaps and challenges in the monitoring and management of patients with high VL, and function as a form of differentiated care for unstable clients with high VL. Held at least one day a month, the viremia clinic utilizes a multidisciplinary team (MDT) model and focuses on enhanced case management and a patient-centered approach. This model is aimed at identifying patient-specific adherence barriers and tailoring interventions to address the patients' specific needs. Patients are empowered to make joint decisions with their providers to improve their ART adherence.
Improving Adherence & Retention: Community Adherence and Support Groups in Mozambique
Improving Access to HIV Treatment Services through Community Antiretroviral Therapy Distribution Points in Uganda
Because the majority of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services provided in resource-limited settings are done so in standardized yet inefficient ways, long-term ART adherence and retention is difficult. In Uganda, stable clients needed ways to access medications closer to their homes, which would reduce the cost and disruption of remaining adherent to ART.
Improving Patient Antiretroviral Therapy Retention through Community Adherence Groups in Zambia
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is frequently distributed via health facilities and their pharmacies. An increased volume of medically-stable patients at facilities reduces the time clinicians can spend with those who require acute care and also discourages patients from attaining care, due to long wait times. For medically-stable patients, going to a health facility for monthly refill pickup reduces the likelihood of retention on treatment for a variety of factors, including the transportation costs and financial losses of time missed at work incurred by a trip to the health facility . Importantly, retention on ART is vital to the health of HIV-positive individuals, but also to the well-being of the communities in which they live. Achieving higher rates of retention among HIV-positive patients, then, is crucial.
Bukoba Combination Prevention Evaluation: Effective Approaches to Linking People Living with HIV to Care and Treatment Services in Tanzania
The Bukoba Combination Prevention Evaluation (BCPE) in Tanzania has an innovative, peer-delivered, linkage-case-management (LCM) program for people 18-49 years old who are diagnosed in community and clinical settings. Through LCM, HIV-positive patients receive a package of peer-delivered linkage services recommended by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The standard set of linkage-to-care recommendations helps ensure all people living with HIV (PLHIV) enroll in care in a timely manner.
Improving Retention and Viral Load Suppression Rates: Scale-Up of Adherence Clubs for Stable Antiretroviral Patients in Cape Town, South Africa
The Western Cape Government Department of Health adopted the adherence club (AC) model for the Cape Metro district in January 2011. The ART-AC model provides patient-friendly access to ART for clinically stable patients, ART distribution, and care and support to groups of stable patients. ACs can reduce the burden that stable patients place on healthcare facilities, freeing healthcare workers to treat new and unstable patients.
CommLink: Linking People Living with HIV from Community-Based Settings to Care and Treatment Services in Eswatini
Through community-based testing, HIV-infected clients are provided baseline clinical care and a comprehensive package of peer-delivered linkage services recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CommLink mobile clinical and linkage services initiated at the point of HIV diagnosis are designed to help community clients "link" to a local facility for lifetime HIV, care, treatment, and support.
Zvandiri: Peer Counseling to Improve Adolescent Adherence to Treatment and Psychosocial Well-being in Zimbabwe
The Zvandiri program, run by Africaid, began in Zimbabwe in 2004 as a support group for adolescents living with HIV. Community Adolescent Treatment Supporters (CATS), HIV- positive people aged 18-24 years, work between health facilities and the homes of youth living with HIV (YLHIV) to increase uptake of testing, linkage, and retention in care, adherence, and services related to sexual and reproductive and mental health. Monthly community-based support groups, community outreach teams, and clinic-based Zvandiri Centers provide safe spaces for accessing clinical and social services and linking adolescents to other forms of assistance, while educating individuals on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and life skills. Through these interventions, the Zvandiri program builds mental, emotional, and physical resilience.


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4-7 Sudrey street is a brand new residential development o 6 flats located down this quiet street parallel to Southwark ridge Road, between Lant Street and Great Suffolk street. 3 minutes walk from Borough station, 6 minutes from Southwark, and 10 minutes from Both Waterloo and London Bridge. Mint street park is 1 minute away as are local bars shops, supermarkets and restaurants on Great Suffolk Street and Southwark Bridge Road. Borough Market and the river are also very close.
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Your fear of loss leads to a fallacy that in the business world is referred to as the sunk cost fallacy.
In Daniel Kahneman's book, Thinking Fast and Slow, he writes in detail about how he uncovered an imbalance between losses and gains we hold in our mind. Kahneman writes that since all decisions involve uncertainty about the future the brain we use to make decisions has evolved an unconscious system for judging how to proceed when a potential for loss arises. This is where sunken costs come into play.
Sunk costs are time or money we've invested and we can't get back. They are gone. But, we forget they are gone and we hold on tight to the fact we invested, either time or money. That's the fallacy.
Seth Godin has a great example of this. He saw a sign on his neighbour's front lawn promoting the company that was doing some masonry work on her house. The sign said: Quality Masenry. The most important word was spelled incorrectly!
Seth inquired with the contractor, "What's up with your misspelled sign?"
"I spent $1000 on the signs and I still have a few hundred of them left," the contractor replied.
Just because the guy spent a lot of money on the signs and still has a lot of them left over doesn't mean he shouldn't spend some extra money to get signs with his profession spelled correctly. The $1000 is a sunk cost. The amount he already sent is irrelevant. What actually matters, is the benefit of spelling 'masonry' correctly.
It doesn't matter that you spent 11 hours researching a family vacation to Puerto Rico and now, because of the hurricane you shouldn't go. Those 11 hours are gone. Your fear of loss leads you to worry about it, when you just need to move on to planning a trip to Cabo.
There's an imbalance between losses and gains in your mind. So over time, the prospect of losses has become a more powerful motivator on your behaviour than the promise of gains. Whenever possible, you try to avoid losses of any kind and when comparing losses to gains you don't treat them equally.
So, when it comes to having to make a choice between two options, say printing new signs or researching a new vacation destination, only consider what's going to happen in the future, not the investments you've made in the past. The past investments are over, lost, gone forever. They are irrelevant to the future. They are sunk costs.


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ATOMS The basic units of ordinary matter consist of one or more electrons circling a tiny, dense nucleus of protons and neutrons.
BOSONS Particles that can transmit forces between other particles, according to quantum theory, the lingua franca of modern physics. An example is the photon, which carries electromagnetism or light — and, of course, the bosons called Higgs, W and Z (see below).
DARK MATTER Invisible matter that seems to provide the gravitational glue to assemble galaxies and other large cosmic structures, according to astronomical measurements.
ELECTRONS Negatively charged particles that constitute electricity.
ELECTRON VOLT A unit of energy or mass (in Einstein's world, they are the same) equal to the energy gained when an electron passes through one volt of potential. An electron is, for example, 511,000 electron volts in mass, and a proton is 938,000,000 electron volts.
FERMIONS Particles that form the basis for what we normally think of as matter. Elementary fermions are divided into two categories, leptons and quarks (see below). Protons and neutrons are also fermions.
GLUONS Bosons (see above) that transmit the strong nuclear force.
HADRONS Particles made of more than one quark, like protons or neutrons, which have three, and mesons, which have two.
HIGGS BOSON The building block of the Higgs field, which imbues other elementary particles with mass.
HIGGS FIELD A field of energy said to permeate space and to imbue elementary particles with mass.
LARGE HADRON COLLIDER A particle accelerator at CERN, outside Geneva, that collides bulky hadrons like protons and lead ions.
LEPTONS Lightweight particles like the electrons that constitute electrical current and their relatives, and three kinds of neutrinos (see below).
NEUTRINOS Extremely light, almost massless, invisible particles produced in radioactive decays, they are part of the lepton family and come in three kinds.
NEUTRONS Electrically neutral particles found in the atomic nucleus along with protons. Like protons they are made of quarks.
PHOTONS Particles that transmit electromagnetic forces, or light.
PROTONS Positively charged particles that anchor the atomic nucleus.
QUARKS Entities that make up protons and neutrons. They come in six varieties — up, down, strange, charmed, bottom and top — and interact with each other by way of the strong force.
STANDARD MODEL A set of equations that describes forces of nature in terms of elementary particles, known as fermions, interacting by tossing blobs of energy called bosons at one another in a sort of cosmic game of catch. In this theory, matter has been further subdivided. Fermions are divided into six kinds of quarks and six kinds of lighter particles like electrons and neutrinos called leptons.
There are three forces of nature in the Standard Model: light, or electromagnetism, conveyed by the bosons called photons; the weak nuclear force, which causes some kinds of radioactive decay, conveyed by the W and Z bosons; and the strong nuclear force — sometimes called the color force — which binds quarks together into protons and neutrons. The strong force is transmitted by the colorfully named gluons.
SUPERSYMMETRY A hypothetical property of nature relating matter particles (fermions) and force particles (bosons). For each particle in one group, there would be a corresponding superpartner, as yet undiscovered, in the other group. The result would be to double the number of kinds of elementary particles in the universe.
W AND Z BOSONS Particles that transmit the weak nuclear force responsible for some types of radioactive decay.


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What is the difference between a standard air conditioner and an ENERGY STAR qualified central air conditioner? Energy Star qualified central air conditioners have a higher seasonal efficiency rating (SEER) than standard models, which makes them about 14% more efficient.
Remember, saving energy prevents pollution. By choosing ENERGY STAR and taking steps to optimize the performance of your cooling equipment, you are helping to prevent global warming and promoting cleaner air while enhancing the comfort of your home.
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Though these products can be more expensive to purchase up front, the cost difference will be paid back over time through lower energy bills.
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Achieve a Straighter, More Beautiful Smile with Invisalign
Dr. Andrew S. Paek has years of experience in cosmetic dentistry. PS Smile Dental is a preferred provider of Invisalign®, an orthodontic treatment that uses clear removable aligners to gently straighten teeth. In addition to the traditional system, the doctors also offer Invisalign Express and Invisalign Teen at our Englewood, NJ, practice. Using trays that are nearly undetectable during use, the treatment can allow patients to smile confidently and make a memorable first impression.
What is Invisalign?
Invisalign is an innovative orthodontic treatment that offers more flexibility and comfort than traditional braces. The treatment involves wearing clear plastic trays over your teeth for 20-22 hours each day. Approximately every two weeks, you will begin wearing a new tray to progressively shift your teeth into better alignment.
Invisalign is an innovative orthodontic treatment that offers more flexibility and comfort than traditional braces.
Dr. Paek offers Invisalign treatment in conjunction with Propel Orthodontics for even faster results. By creating tiny holes in the jaw bone, Propel stimulates bone remodeling. This allows the teeth to shift into alignment more quickly and easily. Your doctor will repeat the procedure at regular intervals throughout your Invisalign treatment.
Invisalign vs. Traditional Braces
Invisalign offers several advantages over traditional braces, including:
- Comfortable: The trays exert gentler pressure on the teeth than traditional metal braces, which decreases discomfort during treatment.
- Virtually Invisible: Invisalign offers a more discreet method of straightening the teeth.
- No Dietary Restrictions: Braces can be damaged by certain foods, but removable trays mean you can still eat all your favorite foods without any dietary restrictions.
- Improved Oral Health: There is no need for special flossing tools or methods, and you can continue with your normal oral hygiene routine. Without meticulous care, braces can place some patients at higher risk for decay or cavities.
Like braces and other types of orthodontics, Invisalign can help patients achieve better overall oral health by preventing or correcting dental health problems related to misalignment. In addition, straighter teeth evenly distribute pressure during chewing which can prevent issues like temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder.
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Invisalign is an appealing choice for teens and adults who want to improve their smiles discreetly rather than wearing traditional braces. Generally, candidates for Invisalign are patients with minor to moderate alignment issues such as:
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Patients considering Invisalign must also be committed to consistently wearing the trays and attending periodic check-ups with their doctor.
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When you visit us for your free consultation, your doctor will discuss your needs and goals along with thoroughly examining your teeth. He may also take digital x-rays to assess the underlying bone tissue. Some patients require preparatory procedures, such as tooth extractions to make room in a crowded mouth, which your doctor can perform prior to your orthodontic treatment.
If we determine that Invisalign is a good option for you, the doctor will take impressions of your teeth. These will be sent to our partner lab to fabricate your customized trays. A few weeks later, your first set of aligners will be ready and you can begin the process of improving your smile.
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The first of six nursery schools being constructed by the Maria Holder Memorial Trust opened this morning, providing additional opportunities for early childhood education for Barbadian children.
Government representatives joined officials of the Trust for the formal opening of the Maria Holder Nursery School in Gall Hill, Christ Church, a modern, state-of-the-art facility catering to up to 150 students between the ages of three and five.
The Gall Hill school is the largest of the six, with the other facilities expected to accommodate between 90 and 120 students.
The Trust's second school will open next Friday in Oldbury, St Philip, and will begin to welcome children at the end of this month.
Construction on schools at Government Hill, St Michael; Holders Hill, St James; Sayers Court, Christ Church and Deacons, St Michael will begin between "sometime this year" and next year, with the project set to be completed in 2020, Trust Chairman and co-founder Christopher Holder said.
"What this means . . . is that every child of nursery school [age] will have the ability to be educated. That is an achievement for this Government and we are delighted that the Maria Holder Memorial Trust is a part of that," Holder told the audience, which included Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, Minister of Education Ronald Jones and other Government ministers.
Holder added that by June this year the Trust would have trained about 75 nursery school teachers, including special needs teachers.
The trust chairman did not provide the cost for the buildings, being constructed in conjunction with the Ministry of Education. However, the estimated cost has been placed at approximately $2 million each.
Prime Minister Stuart expressed gratitude to the Trust for the construction of the learning institutions, saying the Government and people of Barbados were "blessed" by the charity's "warm generosity".
Stuart said there are currently 11 public nursery schools and 50 nursery units at 50 primary schools here, catering to approximately 2,200 students, in addition to "a large number of three to four-and-a-half year-olds [who] also access tuition at private nursery schools".
The Prime Minister pledged Government's continued commitment to the provision of early childhood education, while acknowledging the United Nation's World Declaration on Education for All, which affirms the expansion of early childhood care and education as its first goal.
"All over the world it is recognized that, while much is expected of governments by the people whom they serve, in order to meet the multiple needs of the populace, governments must be able to count on the support of the private sector and the benevolence of friends of the nation," Stuart said.
The Maria Holder Memorial Trust is expected to embark on the development of a nursery school in Antigua and Barbuda later this year, followed by more schools in other regional territories.


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Café Brasil. Photo by Vanessa Smith-Torres
Café Brasil opened in November of 1985 as a coffee shop and multi-purpose performance venue on New Orleans' Frenchmen Street. Owned and operated by Adgenor "Adé" Salgado, Café Brasil was a Frenchmen Street landmark for 20 years before closing its doors in 2006.
Adé Salgado operated a coffee shop, Until Waiting Fills, in the French Quarter in the 1970s and 1980s. Opening at 6:00pm on weekdays, Until Waiting Fills was more venue than coffee shop and would also have live music performances. In 1984, Salgado moved the coffee shop to the corner of Frenchmen and Chartres Streets.
The building at 2100 Chartres Street was the headquarters of a coffee roasting business (White, Timothy. "Latin Jazz& Funky Roll: The Allure of the Big Easy's Frenchmen Street." Billboard 8 June 1996: 1+. Google Books. Google. Web.) It was constructed out of fireproof concrete masonry units (CMU) and brick. A second story office and residences were added in the early 1900s. The second story was built using stick frame.
When Salgado purchased the building, he painted a signature bright blue and yellow and subdivided it. The subdivision allowed Salgado to operate a venue and rent out the adjacent spaces. Café Brasil occupied the corner lot at 2100 Chartres Street. The tenant businesses on 2106 Chartres Street and 525 Frenchmen Street have changed over the years.
"[Salgado] meant for Café Brasil to be an outlet for everybody and everything, whether it was a poetry slam, improve comedy, a one-act play, or a red-hot new funk group…" Most commonly referred to a music venue, the first performance at Café Brasil was a play. The Suicide Shoppe, by Luis F. Ortiz, opened on November 7, 1985 (The Times-Picayune [New Orleans] 1 Nov. 1985, Lagniappe sec.: 17. America's Historical Newspapers. Web.)
To attract a larger crowd, Salgado invited a local favorite band, Tribe Nunzio, to perform. Band member Treffinger recalls how loud the space was. Although not designed as a dance hall, Café Brasil echoed and reverberated. Bodies were needed to absorb the sound. Treffinger and Salgado agreed that in order to fill up the space, the coffee shop needed to start selling liquor ("Jeff Treffinger Interview Pt.2." Interview by Jonathan Freilich. Jonathan Freilich Presents. 26 Aug. 2011. Web.)
Salgado got a liquor license in the late 80s and Café Brasil transformed itself from coffee shop venue to nightclub. Tribe Nunzio continued to perform there regularly. They were joined by other local favorites such as Soul Rebels and Kermit Ruffins.
Despite its success as a music venue, Café Brasil did not lose sight of being a multipurpose venue. It hosted events such as the Nickel-a-Dance concert series and costume market. Starting in 1994 to celebrate Jazz Awareness Month, Nickel-a-Dance are free Sunday concerts that bring the traditional dance hall experience to Frenchmen Street. This includes the hiring of dance partners for the titular price of a nickel. ("Traditional Jazz to the Forefront in October." Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) 30 Sep. 1994, LAGNIAPPE: L9. NewsBank. Web. 8 Nov. 2012.) Costume sales started in 1991 with a number of local artists selling costumes for Carnival. The bazaar became a biannual event, occurring again in the fall for The Halloween Boo-tique (Kemp, Jon. "Boo-tique scares up permits for costume sale." The Times-Picayune [New Orleans] 20 Oct. 2011, New Orleans Picayune: B 04. NewsBank. Web.)
At the time that Café Brasil opened, Frenchmen Street boasted few nightclubs and music venues. Snug Harbor and Apple Barrel were interspersed among a number of antique shops. ("Jeff Treffinger Interview Pt.2." Interview by Jonathan Freilich. Jonathan Freilich Presents. 26 Aug. 2011. Web.) Over the years, Café Brasil and Frenchmen Street became anchors of New Orleans' musical culture. As the bars and nightclubs filled up, crowds spilled out into the street.
The doors to Café Brasil remain closed. Photo by Vanessa Smith-Torres
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Salgado ignored evacuation orders and stayed in the city. This allowed him to reopen Café Brasil as soon as possible after the storm. Café Brasil remained open for some time after Hurricane Katrina. Slowly, Salgado began to pull away from the bar industry and Café Brasil would only open for select shows or special occasions before closing for good in 2006. Salgado still owns and rents out the other venues in the space. Yuki currently occupies 525 Frenchmen Street. Melange Speakeasy Bar occupies 2106 Chartres Street. The corner lot of Café Brasil remains closed with no sign of being reopened or reoccupied.


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The Modern Feminist: A Balancing Act
It is no secret or myth that women find themselves pigeonholed into feminist stereotypes. Society has recently grown tremendously in favor of strong and empowered women. However, in a post-election Trump nation, some find it difficult to balance empowerment with stigma. Women are finding strength within themselves and each other more than ever. Women everywhere are stepping up to the plate and are ready to bat. To understand the complexity of feminism and gender equity in the present, it's critical we understand parts of the past and to look to the future and find balance individually as well as a modern society.
Pam Rayburn, M.S. Coordinator of the Women's and Gender Equity Center on campus shared her insight, advice and personal experience with feminism and gender inequality.
She says, "We don't always see women in charge or CEO's or CFO's and when I was growing up I didn't see that. I didn't see women in strong places; they were teachers, they were librarians, they were homemakers."
Rayburn's reflection on the past puts today's stance into perspective. Today, we have strong women leaders to look up to, mothers working in business, science and the medical fields. Mass media has opened up to the idea of strong leading women, an important step forward for an industry of gatekeepers who mold the ways women are portrayed and in turn treated.
Recently, it's the men in entertainment that have been the focus of attention. The Harvey Weinstein scandal sparked several women to come forward and further encouraged women everywhere to announce their personal experiences in similar situations. Social media blew up with stories and confessions, the media began to investigate and more men fell under scrutiny. Kevin Spacey headlined under assault, Matt Lauer was fired from NBC, Charlie Rose, a world renowned journalist was dropped from CBS and PBS after accusations of sexual misconduct from multiple women.
However, at which point does it go from women seeking justice to an influx of allegations, misrepresentation and a flooding of accusing men in power? How, as women, do we maintain strength and dignity without being pigeonholed as cry-baby feminists who are bringing up past injustices.
"I hope that it doesn't lose its power by maybe some women bringing forward claims that may not be legitimate," says Rayburn, "I also know that when women usually report these type of things it's a very small percentage of women who even lie about it, so I tend to say we need to believe these women because it probably happened. I think those doors to those skeletons in the closet have been opened and I think men will think twice before they engage in this type of behavior but I also know that we have to attack it on a social justice platform and bring men into the conversation."
Is it really the election of Donald Trump that has spurred such renaissance in the community of Women's rights? Or was it a boiling pot waiting to be tipped? Arguments are flying in every direction.
Somewhere during the second wave feminist movement, between the 1960s and 1980s, women lost the empowerment and strength and gained a side of feminism that tarnished years of hard work. Suddenly, the word "feminist" was being associated with women who were brash and independent, didn't shave their legs, and above everything, hated men. The term "feminazi" smeared women who had worked hard to make the feminist movement open, and inclusive to all, including men.
Gender equity intersects with feminism and relates in many ways. There's so much intersecting of rights with equality and feminist ideals and empowerment - all lacing together to create this complex societal view on women. It's just as important to understand the past and how it relates to our present. Rayburn offered a bit of her own personal experience as a child recalling, "I can remember just before I was going into junior high I was told the school policy is that you have to wear a skirt or a dress; I walked to school in the wintertime, I told my mom, 'Absolutely not' and I wasn't going to do it. Luckily for my mom, the policy changed right before I started junior high and we didn't have that fight. She was a teacher in the same school district and she was probably just pulling her hair out because she had to wear dresses too. I do remember distinctly one summer before that policy changed, she was sewing up a storm to make pant suits so that she could wear pants to work as a school teacher. And you don't think about that now because that's a privilege you have and nobody can tell you you cannot wear pants to work."
Gender equity includes more than the way men and women dress. More recently it's about closing the wage gap between men and women in the same positions. The focus on whether it exists should be turned to why it exists. Why is this happening and what can be done to fix it? Rayburn discussed the relation to the wage gap and the importance of including more women in politics. "Having policy changes, then maybe when we go to the next job interview and we're going out for the same position as a man we aren't going to be asked about our previous salary. If I go for a position, what I made previously shouldn't factor in."
It could be another 100 years before we see the gap close in wages. That's why having more women in political roles and in seats where they can affect change in areas like this, is so important. It's part of why women march and stand up to share their voices.
Last year, the Women's March broke records in attendance in cities all over the country. Millions of men, women and members from the LGBT community came together to march the streets and fiercely support the women's movement and many rights in response to Trump's harsh words regarding women during the election. Just as the conservatives found their voice in Trump, women found their voices in each other.
The election proved difficult to swallow for many as they realized the results might impede progress for women.
Rayburn adds, "For me, I think it was a wakeup call. I think if we thought the war on equality was over, I think we became acutely aware that it was not. I think that's why the Women's March came about and that's what it represented; we realized our complacency and we really needed to have our voices heard and we can't just stand by and let a man represent that."
Our political climate today continues to rage on with the storm that is Trump. Whether it's in entertainment, politics, the workforce or within the feminist movement itself, change is happening. Voices are being heard and women are stepping up to share their voices and make changes in these areas of society.
Rayburn sums up, "I think that we still have a lot of work to be done and I don't think it'll be easy. You have to put your feet on the ground everyday when you wake up and say 'What can I do to advance equity.' Every day we should wake up and think about how to make this place better."
The balancing act will forever be a part of being a woman. In the workplace, in government, in schools, social media and everyday life. Women will always face the dangers and rewards of calling themselves feminists. Just because we've taken five steps forward doesn't mean it ends here. It's our determination and strength in each other that will lead millions to a better future, as long as we stay on the path ahead..
For Rayburn it's simple, "I remember my grandmother always saying, 'You're either part of the problem or part of the solution, which do you want to be?' We all have that choice."


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The Power of a Letter to the Authorities from My Heart and Signed with My Real Name
(Minghui.org) My name is Fu Linguang. I am a Falun Gong practitioner in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province.
My younger sister, Fu Guangjun was arrested in Chongqing while distributing Falun Gong informational materials. She was sentenced to three years in prison on April 20, 2013, and incarcerated in the Chongqing Women's Prison. She was tortured and tormented for refusing to give up the practice.
In March 2014, I wrote a letter to the Chongqing Public Security Bureau to request my sister's release and to explain the facts about Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa. Ten days later, my sister was transferred to a less restrictive prison district. In August 2015, she was released, eight months before her term was up.
A Sign that I Should Rescue My Sister
One night in mid-March of 2014, I was in bed, but couldn't fall asleep. So, I switched on the light to continue reading the Minghui Weekly I had started reading earlier. I happened to turn to the page with an article about clarifying the truth about Falun Gong to save sentient beings. Suddenly, I saw sparks flying before my eyes. I felt it was encouragement from Master Li (the founder of Falun Gong), telling me to clarify the truth to the authorities and try to rescue my sister.
The next morning when I woke, sparks flew before my eyes again. I said to Master, "I will start writing letters to all relevant people right after breakfast." With this, the sparks were gone.
I started writing letters to the Dadukou District Procuratorate, the Court, and the Chongqing Women's Prison respectively. In the seven-page letter, I wrote truthfully and with dignity that I am also a Falun Gong practitioner. Then, I proceeded to use the rationale and wisdom Master granted me to clarify the truth.
I showed the letter to some fellow practitioners. Out of concern for my safety, they advised me not to use my real name.
I thought, "My sister is being persecuted. As her elder sister and a fellow practitioner, how can I be scared to use my real name? What impression will I be giving these ordinary people if I hide my identity? Isn't this tarnishing Dafa's reputation?"
I firmed up that thought and said to Master, "Master, I have finished writing my letters. I will mail them out tomorrow. Please send me a sign that I am doing the right thing."
The next day, while I was eating breakfast, sparks appeared before my eyes again. I knew Master was granting me approval. With Master's approval and protection, I succeeded to mail the letters out without any incident.
After about 10 days, my sister called her husband to let him know she had been transferred to a less restrictive prison district.
On August 21, 2015, my sister was released, eight months ahead of schedule.
The following day, she and her husband flew in to pay me a visit. During the reunion, we both felt deeply the power of Dafa.
Below is the letter I wrote to the authorities involved in my sister's imprisonment:
My Personal Story
My family is from the Yudongxi Town, Ba County, Chongqing. Before the Communist takeover, my father worked as a clerk to raise his family of seven children. Life was difficult. Later, he invested his carefully saved money and bought some shares in a match factory with 80 yuan.
When the Communist Party gained control of the country, Party leaders appointed my father as the deputy director of the factory. At one point, the Party secretary of the factory said to my father, "There is a vacancy in the quota of capitalists in the factory. You should be the one to fill in." My father refused.
The secretary said, "Even if you are a red capitalist, you can still join the Party and be a Party member." My father still adamantly refused. In the end, my honest, trusting father succumbed to the secretary's persistence and allowed himself to be persuaded.
Little did we know that that action and the 80-yuan shares would bring about near disaster to the family during one of the Party's political campaigns when my father was unjustly implicated.
As a result, my father was criticized and condemned as a capitalist. He was detained in the township office where he was forced to write a self-criticism statement. His detention was extended for several months.
Our family lost its source of income and had no money for food. Yet, every day, we had to take food to my father.
My mother was so distressed, she wanted to jump into the Yangtze River and end it all. Fortunately, my aunt was able to talk her out of it.
At the time, my elder brother was away serving in the army in the Tibet Military Region and I was in Chongqing attending a vocational school. My mother and younger siblings relied on the little bit of home grown vegetables for food and had to go up to the mountain to gather sticks and branches for firewood.
During the Great Cultural Revolution, my father was already 60 years old, but the Party still treated him as a capitalist and put him through rehabilitation with hard labor in the factory. He finally collapsed from continual overwork. When he regained consciousness, his first words were: "Long live Chairman Mao!" One can imagine what he had been put through!
Under the Communist warped policy of re-education for all high school students, my fourth younger sister, Fu Guangjun, was sent to work in the countryside and mountain area after graduating from high school. Later, these so-called "educated urban youths" were returned to wherever they came from, and my sister started working as a teacher at a high school in the city.
At that time, my third sister was married and moved far away and I was living in Guizhou, so the burden of taking care of the family fell on my fourth sister's shoulders.
The year my fourth sister gave birth to twins, not 10 days later, both my parents got sick at the same time, so she had to get out of bed to care for them as well as attend to her younger siblings and take over all household chores. The lack of sufficient recovery during her postpartum period became the root cause of her many latent sicknesses that popped up when she entered menopause.
She developed such problems as prolapsed uterine, heart disease, arthritis, colitis, and others. Her monthly medical expenses were in the thousands of yuan. She had even gone through three life-threatening incidents.
In 1997, someone recommended she try out Falun Gong. After a mere three days of practice, her body was purified the way the Master Li describes in the teachings. All her illnesses were gone
Since then, my fourth sister became completely disease-free, felt wonderful, performed her job more optimally, and saved herself and the country an unknown amount of medical expenses.
A Validation of Falun Dafa
Such a priceless cultivation practice should be the pride of the nation, something people could all delight in and benefit from.
At the 1993 Oriental Health Fair held in Beijing, Falun Gong stood out. Many people, including dignitaries and high officials, were cured of their diseases right on the spot. Master Li did not charge anyone, either in healing or teaching the exercises. In practicing Falun Gong, there is no coercion, nor is there any rule or regulation. One can come and go as one pleases.
From that point on, Falun Gong spread like wildfire throughout the country, just by word of mouth.
But, Jiang Zemin was jealous of Falun Gong's popularity, to the extent that he used his power and position to mobilize the Communist Party to launch a political campaign against Falun Gong, concocting all kinds of rumors and lies to defame this wonderful practice so as to justify persecuting its practitioners who follow Falun Gong's principles to be better people.
Through unrelenting bombardment by the government-controlled media who repeatedly and continuously broadcast or publish fabrication after fabrication about the so-called atrocities committed by Falun Gong practitioners, the nation was either duped or coerced into feeling hatred toward this group of good people.
As the ruling Party of a great nation, it would seem it should look at cherishing and protecting its people as its responsibility. How can the Communist Party use such harmful, deceitful tactics to deceive an entire nation and bring financial, psychological, and physical calamity to 100 million people (practitioners), committing them to prisons, brainwashing centers, psychiatric wards, and forced labor camps to undergo severe torture, leaving many good, innocent people maimed or even killed from such tortures?
That is truly beyond comprehension.
When they are under serious threats, practitioners continue to clarify the truth to people about Falun Gong and let people know how "Falun Dafa is good!" and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!" and that Falun Dafa is the righteous Buddha Law that is being persecuted by the Communist Party.
Falun Gong practitioners promote the practice so that people can enjoy health and become better people. They do that selflessly, peacefully, and rationally, without disrupting any public order or undermining any social stability, as the Party, under orders of Jiang Zemin, portrays.
What Falun Gong practitioners do is completely legal and in compliance with the freedom of speech stipulated by and protected under the Constitution.
In the world, people in over 100 countries and regions have embraced Falun Gong cultivation practice and no government has declared it illegal.
Falun Gong's founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, is the recipient of thousands of awards, citations, and letters of commendation from many international governments and communities for the practice's positive contribution to society in terms of health and morality.
Falun Gong's core principles are Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The practice is widely known for its remarkable healing effects and high moral standard.
Tuidang, commonly known as the "Three Withdrawals" is a legitimate movement started in the United States whereby Communist Party members and all who had joined the Party's other two affiliated organizations can, publicly, privately, or anonymously, renounce the Party and all its affiliates. The Tuidang movement is also legitimate under Chinese law.
Within the Party and its affiliates, their rules and regulations also allow members to enjoy the freedom of withdrawal, if they so wish.
Falun Gong has not violated any law. The Communist Party has no existing law that stipulates that Falun Gong has done anything illegal or criminal.
As a matter of fact, Article 35 of China's Constitution clearly states that citizens have the freedom of speech, publishing, assembly, parade, and demonstration.
It is the Communist Party and its gangster-style government under Jiang Zemin, which not only violate the country's domestic laws, but also international human rights laws by committing all manner of brutal crimes. Aren't they the ones who are "disrupting social order?"
The Communist regime deprives people their basic right to belief and independent thought. It persecutes people for their faith. It wants to forcibly alter people's minds. It uses forced labor camps, prisons, psychiatric wards, and brainwashing classes to break Falun Gong practitioners' will. It has gone so far as to harvest living Falun Gong practitioners' organ for profit.
As a result, the Party has led the nation to a downward spiral of corruption and immorality from the top down, completely destroying a great culture to the point of no return. People live their lives in greed and selfishness. Each is looking at the other with suspicion and enmity.
My Sincere Wish
Master Li Hongzhi teaches practitioners to be altruistic so as to one day become enlightened. Let me illustrate with an example of how Falun Gong practitioners behave, even in extreme circumstances.
A female practitioner was undergoing severe persecution in a forced labor camp. The police assigned to beat her was getting tired and sweaty. The practitioner took out her handkerchief and offered it to the officer, who took it gratefully and sheepishly. He stopped beating her after he wiped his brow, and left the room.
Other police present witnessed the genuine compassion of the practitioner. They could see that practitioners are good people. They didn't persecute Falun Gong anymore. They chose the right path for themselves and a bright future for their families.
This is my wish for all who have been duped by Jiang Zemin and his cohorts.
To continue to follow orders blindly to persecute Falun Gong will only bring harm to yourselves and your loved ones, because we all have to be responsible for our thoughts and actions, and there are corresponding consequences to such thoughts and actions.
After all these years, it is high time we all wake up to the truth about Falun Gong and about the evil Party who persecutes it.
You will only be hurting yourselves if you choose to follow the Party. You will end up being its sacrificial lambs to be destroyed and annihilated when it finally meets its demise.
Back to My Story
In 2013, my fourth sister Fu Guangjun was arrested in Chongqing and sentenced to three years in prison because she was distributing Falun Gong informational materials.
She is 70 years old with a husband about the same age. Because of Falun Gong practice, she is enjoying good health while her husband is riddled with all kinds of sicknesses and needs to spend 3,000 yuan every month on medical expenses.
They raised twin sons who graduated from Chongqing High School. One went to Beijing Renmin University and the other to the Central Institute of Finance and Economics. Both are gainfully employed; one as head of a bank in Shenzhen, the other as head of an insurance company in Chongqing.
When they got news of their mother's arrest and sentence, they did not go visit their mother, but stayed at their jobs because they didn't want to adversely affect you. They trust that the government will do the right thing, that you in the Public Security Bureau and the police will abide by the law, and that all will perform maximally at various positions.
I am a 77-year-old old woman. I feel very pained by what happened to my sister.
Falun Gong practitioners spread the information to help people to learn the facts. Those people include all of you. You should be grateful to them.
Please send my sister home to her husband who is grief-stricken and suffering physically. If anything bad happens to him because of my sister's incarceration, you will be the ones responsible.
Please stand on the side of righteousness and goodness. Stay far away from the Communist regime, renounce the evil Party, and withdraw from all its affiliated organizations, so that you will be safe.
If you have not participated in the persecution, please avoid getting involved. If you have been coerced into being accomplices, for your own good, I urge you to repent and no longer be involved in this crime against humanity.
Leave the darkness. Follow the brightness. Stop the persecution.
This is a sincere wish for you from me, Fu Linguang, a Falun Gong practitioner.


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This is a kind of autobiography, but instead of using my words, I drew pictures! Some are drawings from ideas I had long ago that are re-drawn or slightly reinvented, and some are brand new. Over the course of 10 months or so, I carefully focused on aspects of my personal life and my artistic growth. It took a fair amount of time and organization to pare it down into categories, but eventually I edited it into four sections: childhood, artistic influences, past paintings, and things I hold close to my heart. I feel that my drawings have a life of their own after I make them, so in that sense, I hope people can enjoy this collection of drawings as much as I enjoy working with them.
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For Lord of Illusions (1995), horror master Clive Barker required Johnson to create an organic-looking creature with skin that could pulse, move, and morph without the use of stop motion photography or other techniques such as mold-casting that were industry standards at the time. Thus Johnson innovated a monster-making technique with Bill Bryan that employed plastic bags, old yogurt containers, colored methyl cellulose "slime", and used gravity and liquid as a propellant. This technique is one that he modified time and again, such as for making slimy tentacles out of plastic and goop for the embryonic pods in Species (1995).


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