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Internet Advocacy 101: How To Use This Resource
This internet advocacy resource is intended to provide a linkable repository online. Frequently, as an advocate for human rights I would encounter hatred and bigotry on forums or social sites like Facebook, and I would answer their hatred and bigotry with quotes of scientific research and facts. The trouble is, you soon get tired of copy-pasting tracts of text, carrying huge files filled with urls/links etc… So I created the first version of this resource on my Blogger site in about 2009.
Then it was easier to find and reference the information online – instead of having to carry the file with me on a flash drive, I would just go to my blog site and copy-paste the links into my reply saying something like "You're talking BS – look here at what X, Y, and Z scientific research study says:" or something of that order.
Here is an example from an actual example of a debate on Facebook in which I engaged right-wing supporters and members of the ACDP in 2009:
"Bigot: "It is scientifically impossible for someone to be born a homosexual. It is something that is developed with time, often due to things like abuse etc. There is absolutley NO scientific evidence whatsoever proving that someone is "born gay". It is a disorder that can be treated…whether that is a politically correct statement or not, I do not care…it is the truth that can be backed up by fact, and that's what matters."
Respondent: "Excuse me, but credible scientists the world over – with educational degrees in their field – happen to disagree with you. Here is your evidence:
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4215427.stm Non sex genes linked to 'gay trait'
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050511_transfrm.htm Preliminary work, genetic link found in transsexuality
http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press_releases/releases/borngay.htm Dr Rahmann
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7456588.stm BBC NEWS Health Scans see 'gay brain differences'
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080617151845.htm Swedish study brain symmetry GLBT
The assertion that a person's sexuality is a "disorder" is offensive and degrading – and the opinion that it can be changed or "cured" woefully mistaken – in fact those quacks have been discredited and sidelined by the reputable medical profession.
"Ex-gay" is a fraud which does nothing but destroy lives and produce broken, depressed and dysfunctional gay people living with internalized homophobia promoted by organizations such as NARTH, Love Wins Out and other ex-gay torture camps promoting fallacies and using outdated methodologies and principles discredited 40 years ago.
To sum up, science disagrees that there is any choice in sexual orientation or gender identity, and it does definitely show that it is immutable – hence the immense failure rate of organizations such as those I mentioned. The ranks of those who survive the ex-gay fallacy swell with stories of the inhumanities gay and trans people face at the hands of those who will not accept the truth – or cease their hypocrisy.
Claiming something is a disease simply because you don't agree with it is a sign of ignorance, even gratuitous ignorance. Gay people aren't broke – stop trying to "fix" them.""
I found this method to be extremely effective and time-saving – and when bombarded with facts, most people spouting bigotry based on nothing more than their own feelings, would fall silent from embarrassment – and also, if lucky enough, find themselves a little education. Only the most hardened, brainwashed and hateful bigots would refuse to see reason, and reject solid scientific reason out of hand in favor of wilful ignorance and to indulge their own personal hatreds. Often I found these would dump shit-loads of Christian scripture (usually from Leviticus) into the debate – most of which had absolutely no bearing whatever on the issue at hand.
Another tactic they sometimes use is to refer to outdated and obsolete medical and scientific sources and practices which have been discontinued, updated or revised, in order to lend their bigoted argument some form of credibility. In other words, they refer to something that is no longer accepted fact simply because it fits their views and quite often their opponents might not have knowledge to counter this tactic, or to expose it.
For example:
Bigot: "As recently as 1972, the American Psychiatric Association treated homosexuality as a disorder deserving of treatment."
Response: Funny enough, the next year (1973) the very same organization removed homosexuality from its DSM (manual of mental diagnoses) and now opposes any attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity because of the harm this does to the individual. Since then, virtually every single psychiatric or psychological body has followed suit and include some form of condemnation of such practices, discrediting those who practice them.
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/therapeutic-response.pdf – Research on the Impacts of Reparative Therapy, Harms Caused by Societal Prejudice
http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/2009/08/3706/ – The APA Says 'No Evidence' In Support of Ex-Gay Therapy
Wow, how about that? I see you only like to tell half the truth, etc."
Some bigots persist and continue to claim that "science is flexible" or that science is "at best inconclusive". Many will try to sneak in biblical references and allude to Creationism v/s Evolution (though what this has to do with the topic of nature and science I have no idea). This kind of nutfuckery is easy enough to defuse and expose, as one need only point out that they "think they know better than scientists and academics" and by asking questions like: "Where did you get YOUR doctorate in anthropology, medicine, genetics, etc that you can dispute this actual study/lab result etc?"
"Studies" or "statistical facts" by quasi-scientists and unethical "researchers" (like Paul Cameron, Masters & Johnson etc) are often quoted or referenced by bigots in order to back up their prejudice and persecution and in order to justify dismissing LGBT rights as undeserving by right wingers – and this resource also contains links to material exposing these unethical and extremely biased "experts" as the charlatans and frauds they are for their quackery. Thus, by referring people to the facts exposing the foundations of their own argument as fraudulent, you also yank the foundations of their argument out from under them, exposing their argument as bigoted, hollow and without any scientific basis.
Bigot: "I read a report by a Dr Cameron, a psychiatrist in the USA who did studies on homosexuals, and he proved that gays spread disease, ingest faeces, live unhealthy lifestyles and their average life-span is 40 years, are pedophiles who molest children etc."
Respondent: "There's where you went wrong – you've referenced a quack who was tossed out of the psychological profession in 1983 because every single one of his alleged "studies" performed on gay people were done in an unethical fashion, or simply thumb-sucked in a pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey fashion.
Here is some more about that "reliable source" you refer to: "Paul Cameron, the chairman of the Family Research Institute, is a discredited Psychologist who has been kicked out of the American Psychological Association and condemed by the Nebraska Psychological Association and the American Socialogical Association. He has campaigned against the civil rights of homosexuals based on misrepresentations of science. In the past, he has advocated facial tattoes for AIDS victims and the castration, deportation to a former leper colony, and even extermination of homosexuals." – http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Paul_Cameron
My, but that's a reliable source you have there – I'm sure we can believe every one of those "statistics" and "studies" he produced, etc"
If that is not enough to just sink their source, you can do more by delivering an extra blow by providing some references to actual scientific and medical evidence which completely disproves the points of their arguments as well, so they cannot simply claim you are "playing the player instead of playing the ball". Sometimes it's also better to supply more than just one reference per point – because a) it will keep them busy, and b) a short response time to your comment will indicate whether or not the bigot has bothered to read your material.
Respondent: "Further, to disprove your claims wrt to gay people being pedophiles and a threat to children: "Some conservative groups have argued that scientific research strongly supports their claims that homosexuality and pedophilia are linked. The Family Research Council – run by Paul Cameron, incidentally – has produced what is perhaps the most extensive attempt to document this claim. It is an article by Timothy J. Dailey titled Homosexuality and Child Abuse. With 76 footnotes, many of them referring to papers in scientific journals, it appears at first glance to be a thorough and scholarly discussion of the issue. On further examination, however, its central argument – that "the evidence indicates that homosexual men molest boys at rates grossly disproportionate to the rates at which heterosexual men molest girls" – doesn't hold up." "In summary, the scientific sources cited by the FRC report do not support their argument. Most of the studies they referenced did not even assess the sexual orientation of abusers. Two studies explicitly concluded that sexual orientation and child molestation are unrelated. Notably, the FRC failed to cite the 1978 study by Groth and Birnbaum, which also contradicted their argument. Only one study (Erickson et al., 1988) might be interpreted as supporting the FRC argument, and it failed to detail its measurement procedures and did not differentiate bisexual from homosexual offenders." – http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html ; and
"In 1978 psychologist Nicholas Groth screened 175 men who had been convicted in Massachusetts of sexual molestation of children and referred by a court for psychological evaluation. He found not a single gay man in this sample. Every one of the perpetrators was either an exclusive heterosexual, a bisexual with a predominantly heterosexual orientation, or a fixated pedophile with no sexual interest in adults.[4] His conclusion? That "the adult heterosexual male constitutes a greater risk to the underage child than does the adult homosexual male." In the same year, researcher David Newton reviewed the scientific literature and found no reason to believe that anything other than a "random connection" existed between homosexual orientation and child molestation.[5] Later research has confirmed these findings: In 1988, renowned sex researcher Kurt Freund at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto studied two groups of paid volunteers and found that gay men responded no more to male child stimuli than heterosexual men responded to female child stimuli.[6] He later described as a "myth" the notion that gay men are more likely than straight men to be child molesters.[7] In 1992, alarmed over claims made during a campaign for an anti-gay state constitutional amendment in Colorado, two physicians reviewed every case of suspected child molestation evaluated at Children's Hospital in Denver over a one-year period. Of the 269 cases determined to involve molestation by an adult, only two of the perpetrators could be identified as gay or lesbian. The researchers concluded that the risk of child sexual abuse by an identifiably gay or lesbian person was between zero and 3.1%, and that the risk of such abuse by the heterosexual partner of a relative was over 100 times greater.[8]" – http://www.robincmiller.com/gayles4.htm"
There are also numerous links in the repository referring to positive and affirming religious resources to counter the overwhelming sort of hatred being peddled by many Christian leaders and churches and religious prejudice-fed groups around the world. This demonstrates how split mainstream religions are by the personal lives of people regardless of whether or not they are part of those religions. These resources are also very useful to refer to when encountering religious-fuelled hatred and bigotry, especially to demonstrate that hate is not the only, nor the "true" viewpoint of that religion.
Quotes which affirm people for who they are, or which demonstrate respect or tolerance for other people's beliefs go a long way to oppose violent and hateful examples of any particular religious grouping. Good examples include Christians such as Bishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Bishop (ret) George Irvine, and frankly, any other clerics who are quotable sources speaking out in compassion without encouraging judgemental attitudes and which provide a challenge to those of their own faiths who indulge in fanatical and frankly "opposite" behavior. I find that things which demonstrate how open to interpretation any viewpoint based on biblical scriptures is, are very helpful to the cause of human rights – once you show how a person's hatred is based upon their own misunderstandings or opinion based on something as riddled with duality as religious scriptures, their position can be eroded away.
Pictures, or images with captions are also literally worth a thousand words – even if they have a few words in them…
There is also plenty of room for what I call "common sense responses" – though sometimes you only calm down enough later to realize what your response could or should have been:
Bigot: "the ultimate purpose of relationships and marriage is for the reproduction of children. And until such time as homosexuals are able to do that, their orientation is not legitimate and worth being awarded marriage."
Respondent: "Did you forget the millions of heterosexual couples who cannot produce offspring because of medical infertility. Are their relationships (and marriages) also not "legitimate"? And then there is the fact (which you won't like I take it) that people don't need to get married to produce offspring. Another minor point of note is that many gay and transgender people already have at some point produced children in the course of previous relationships (including marriages) and …etc.
Over time of course, since I only posted the links and the basic subject of what the link was about, I didn't take into account that these news articles and even whole websites would vanish over time, or that the web-masters would reorganize the sites every decade or so, and the links I saved and organized meticulously, would be rendered virtually useless on their own.
This time round, I not only went through all the links to eliminate the dead ones, I added new ones to the resource, and I also copied quotes of the relevant information attached to each link into the site, so that should the sites or articles linked to vanish in future, the information would still be available to the user and could still be used – and after all, the resource itself can be linked to by the user.
Please feel free to use this resource and to link to it. Also, I welcome any input from the public – please send this to me via the contact form on this site.


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Garrett Temple thumbed through his phone Friday and landed on a particular app. He was unable to use said app. That app was Uber.
The Sacramento Kings forward and vice president of the National Basketball Players Association said he found out he was deactivated from his account two years ago without warning. So on Friday, he attempted to reactivate the account.
His attempt failed.
For some unknown reason @Uber deactivates my account without any warning about 2 yrs ago. When I tried to reactivite it today, they send me this lol. I have NO CLUE what I did or didn't do. @Lyft we gotta get y'all EVERYWHERE!!! #teamlyft pic.twitter.com/swaIG0RUXG
— Garrett Temple (@GTemp17) June 8, 2018
"For some unknown reason @Uber deactivates my account without any warning," Temple tweeted. "When I tried to reactivate it today, they send me this lol."
Temple said he had "no clue" what he did or did not do to deserve the deactivation. He also put his support behind Lyft.
This past year — his eighth season in the NBA — the 32-year-old averaged 8.4 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game. Not to mention, he served his second of a three-year term as National Basketball Players Association vice president.
Temple's involvement as a mentor for students at Sacramento High School helped him earn that honor. So, too, did awards like this past year's Oscar Robertson Triple-Double Award with the Sacramento Kings, an award given to the player who excels "both on and off the court influence in leadership, sportsmanship, all-round game, community service and family."
More from Yahoo Sports:
• Poll: Majority of voters don't deem kneeling unpatriotic
• World Cup ref resigns after being caught accepting bribe
• Trump doesn't plan to invite NBA champs to White House
• Minor leaguer retires immediately after he gave up 14 runs

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Politics & Government
'Bitter' hasn't bitten Obama so far in N.C.
ROCKY MOUNT - Sen. Barack Obama makes his first foray into Eastern North Carolina today, hoping to shore up support among rural and small-town voters.
But controversy over remarks he made last week could distract those very people.
Speaking about people who have seen companies and jobs leave their towns, he said, "It's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
The campaign of his opponent, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who also will be in North Carolina this week, has portrayed Obama's remarks as elitist and condescending. But polling and interviews at a party rally Tuesday night in Rocky Mount showed little apparent damage to Obama so far in North Carolina's May 6 Democratic presidential primary campaign.
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HS BOYS SOCCER: Lee wins President's Cup, MHS finishes strong
The Midland High boys soccer team didn't fare as well as it would have liked in this year's President's Cup.
But after dropping two close matches on Thursday and Friday, the Bulldogs (2-4) salvaged a convincing 3-0 victory against El Paso Eastwood on Saturday at Grande Communications Stadium and closed out their home tournament on a high note.
The Bulldogs' archrival, Lee, took home the President's Cup title with a 3-0 record over the weekend.
In a rematch against Eastwood, the team that knocked out MHS in the area round of last year's playoffs, senior midfielder Alex VonHolle put together a marquee performance, scoring a goal and assisting on two others in the Bulldogs' win.
"It (Saturday's win) felt good," said VonHolle who assisted on a Homero Vasquez goal that put MHS ahead 1-0 in the third minute. "We didn't come out that strong in the tournament -- I don't know why. But to finish like that, it really boosted our confidence and I'm looking forward to what the future has for us."
MHS took that 1-0 advantage into halftime, but struck again in the 50th minute on a goal by sophomore forward Brian Natividad. Again, VonHolle was involved on the play.
And in the 59th minute, VonHolle decided to score one for himself and hand his team a commanding 3-0 lead. Twenty-one minutes later, MHS had completed its second shutout of the young season.
MHS head coach Warren Cottle said he was proud of the way his team competed against a quality Eastland side even after losing the first two matches of the tournament.
Cottle, whose team has played a daunting schedule so far this season, said things could be starting to turn around for the Bulldogs.
"I'm really excited about the fact that the boys showed a lot of character and class (on Saturday)," Cottle said. "It's easy to take two losses in a row and leave it on the field and just mope and pout and cry. But you didn't see that (Saturday). You saw a set of warriors that knew they were going to go on and do big things. I'm super proud of them. I continue to be impressed with this team."
MHS will next take on Dallas Lincoln to open the Richland Tournament at 6:20 p.m. Friday.
With its 1-0 regulation win against North Crowley on Saturday at Grande Communications Stadium, the Lee boys took home the 2016 President's Cup title with a perfect 3-0 record over the three-day tournament.
The two sides battled to a draw after the first 40 minutes of play before senior forward Carlos Aranda scored the breakthrough for the Rebels in the 56th minute. He handled a pass down the far sideline, drove hard at an angle toward the net and tapped the ball past the Panthers' keeper for a 1-0 Lee lead.
The Rebel defense then held strong for the remaining 24 minutes. Lee's goalkeeping -- headlined by a monumental save from Brock Murry in the 77th minute on a North Crowley free kick from straight away -- also came up clutch when called upon.
Aranda said he and his teammates were pretty fired up after his deciding goal, especially after coming off of a thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 win against Amarillo Palo Duro on Friday.
Aranda said it's a particularly rejuvenating feeling to know his Rebels (3-3) are now on a three-game winning streak after dropping their first three matches of the season in the Coppell Showcase last weekend.
"It's unbelievable," said Aranda, who tallied three goals in the President's Cup. "This team put in the hard work, the dedication. Words can't explain how it feels, it's unbelievable. It feels great."
Lee head coach Scott Hicks shared his forward's excitement after dispatching North Crowley. He said he's starting to notice his players become a more confident group offensively.
"If we can get confidence that we can score goals, as I said, I think we can be a threat," Hicks said. "We can be somebody that people have to at least acknowledge and be a little concerned about. We got better this weekend. We've got another tournament next week and we've got to get better for that tournament."
The Rebels will next play in the Richardson Tournament beginning on Thursday.
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Thursday's scores
El Paso Eastwood 4, Odessa High 3
Amarillo High 1, Odessa Permian 0
El Paso Parkland 1, North Crowley 1
Lee 2, El Paso Jefferson 1
Amarillo Palo Duro 3, Midland High 2
Friday's scores
Odessa High 3, El Paso Parkland 2
Lee 4, Amarillo Palo Duro 3
El Paso Jefferson 2, Odessa Permian 0
El Paso Eastwood 1, Amarillo High 1
North Crowley 1, Midland High 0
Saturday's scores
Amarillo High 4, El Paso Parkland 0
Odessa Permian 1, Amarillo Palo Duro 0
El Paso Jefferson 3, Odessa High 1
Lee 1, North Crowley 0
Midland High 3, El Paso Eastwood 0


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Birgitta Jónsdottir will advocate for Freedom of Internet in Prague
The Pirate member of the Althing( the Icelandic national parliament), Birgitta Jónsdottir, is going to visit Prague on 24 January 2015 to deliver a message about freedom of the press and freedom on the Internet: The event is being organized by the Czech Pirate Party. We are therefore are very pleased to welcome Birgitta Jónsdóttir to Prague.
Who is Birgitta anyway?
She is a skilled activist that said no to the unhappy situation in Iceland in the last decade. Chairperson of various grassroot movements in Iceland. A person, that unveiled various failures of the US Army in both Iraq and Afghanistan. An experienced politician devoting her efforts to improve legal situation in Iceland. One of three Pirate Members of the Icelandic Parliament – Althing. So, having such a guest in Prague is clearly a great thing for us. Both the Pirate Group in the Prague Council and the International department of the Czech Pirate Party are trying to prepare the visit the best we can. There is already a working schedule that we will bring closer to reality as more and more people are involved. This will also involve various discussions and workshops and a nice post-event party lasting the entire evening. And besides all that – next day there will be a panel debate with Birgitta about the Icelandic constitution.
Still, one question remains: Why Prague? Well, it is perhaps a bit boastful to point out, but the Czech Pirates proved to be really successful in the recent elections. Having reached the best result in the European Parliament elections in May last year and by entering the Prague City Council, Czech Pirates proved to be an actual political force. Besides that, Prague is an antique city; a true heart of Europe, influenced by many cultures and many nations in its past. A city with a multicultural tradition backed by past eras of great empires, turbulent periods as well as times when the Czech Capital used to be one of the major cities in Europe.
Coming to Prague itself is a great idea. Many people from all around Europe already do, and that is why our capital belongs to the most visited cities on the continent. But meeting Czech Pirates as well as an Icelandic MP brings added interest to such an idea. If Prague is not far from you, consider visiting the event. All of you will be welcome. And besides – you do not get a lot of opportunities to have a beer with an Icelandic MP.
Wanna come as well? Contact Jan Loužek – firstname.lastname@example.com
This is a guest post by Jan Loužek
Jan Loužek (* 1986) is currently the secretary of the Pirate Group in Prague City Hall. In the past he was also an intern in the office of Amelia Andersdotter; where he provided international communicatoin with the rest of the Pirate community all over Europe. He also participated on various Pirate-related events like the election campaigns in Croatia, anti-ACTA demonstrations in Prague or Belgrade. He is also an active Wikimedian, an enthusiast of Slavic linguistics and an amateur photographer.
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Da Conch Shack
Blue Hills Beach
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
Last month, I was lucky enough to go to join the Caribbean Tourism Organization for the annual GObeach festival in Turks & Caicos. The islands are gorgeous, and it didn't hurt that I was surrounded by super cute volleyball players that knew all the good local spots. My favorite was Da Conch Shack, an outdoor eatery with a very low key vibe.
When I arrived at this outdoor restaurant my group and I decided to sit at one of the white picnic tables laid out on the beach. My new found friends knew exactly how to begin our meal and promptly ordered a pitcher of their signature rum punch. By my second glass I was definitely on "island" time, relaxing and listening to that night's local band. They won't tell you the secret ingredients in the popular punch, but it's delish! For food, we started off with the conch salad, similar to ceviche. It was very refreshing and had a nice amount of citrus flavor with the onions, peppers, and lime. We then moved on to a seafood platter of conch fritters, cracked conch, lobster, and curry chicken. The conch fritters were pretty good, although I favored the cracked conch, which is whole pieces of the lightly battered shellfish. The curry chicken had great flavor too. I'm usually not a big fan of curry, the seasoning was subtle and the chicken was very tender.
All things conch are the highlight of this spot. It may have something to do with the fact that they literally fish it from the ocean and crack it right in front of you when you order!


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Promoting cancer awareness, 'Flip or Flop' star reveals he had a testicular implant
HGTV star Tarek El Moussa didn't reveal until this year the whole story behind his 2013 cancer battle.
Followers of his show, "Flip or Flop," already knew the story of how one fan, a registered nurse, emailed the show's producers after noticing a lump on his neck. He went to the doctor and learned he had thyroid cancer.
But El Moussa did not reveal until February that he was also diagnosed with testicular cancer.
"Getting the thyroid cancer was hard enough, and then a few weeks later, learning I had testicular cancer, I literally thought I was gonna die," Tarek said on the "Today" show.
"I just didn't want to come out with it. It was more of a personal thing."
In March he posted a photo to Instagram taken while he was sick and described how the last three years "were the hardest of my life."
"I thought I would share this with everyone ... to truly understand how absolutely sick I was," he wrote. "Look at this photo and look at my eyes, I was a skeleton. This took a major toll on my physical and mental health. I know many of my fans have had similar struggles and can relate."
I thought I would share this with everyone... to truly understand how absolutely sick I was.. look at this photo and look at my eyes, I was a skeleton. This took a major toll on my physical and mental health. I know many of my fans have had similar struggles and can relate. The last 3 years were the hardest of my life, I look back and still wonder how I survived... I never quit although I wanted to thousands of times all day every day. This is from hurting my back after battling 2 cancers.. I had a 60 pound weight swing from my illnesses...I'm proud to say I didn't quit and I'm in the best shape of my life!! For everyone struggling right now from any situation.. remember... keep your head up and don't quit! There is light at the end of the tunnel, stay strong! T
This week El Moussa shared even more intimate details about how testicular cancer changed his life at the not-so-gentle-prodding of Bravo personality Andy Cohen.
On Wednesday El Moussa was a guest on Cohen's SiriusXM show, "Radio Andy." When they started talking about testicular cancer Cohen flat-out asked whether El Moussa had a testicle removed.
"Yes I did," El Moussa whispered.
Then, in a louder voice, he joked: "At least my friends call me 'The One Nut Wonder' now, so, I mean, I have a good nickname."
Cohen persisted, asking if doctors "put, like, a fake ball in."
El Moussa made a crack about the size and said, "it's like an implant. I can't tell the difference."
El Moussa, who is divorcing his wife and "Flip or Flop" co-star, Christina, said he doesn't hide the intimate detail from women he dates.
"I tell them anyways ... because I'm pretty much an open book," he said.
He told Entertainment Tonight he decided to reveal he had testicular cancer because his stepfather was diagnosed with it, too.
"For me, the main reason I'm coming out is to create awareness," he said. "I know that when I came out with thyroid cancer, a lot of people found out they also had thyroid cancer. So, I feel it's something I had to do."


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That night I finally made Buffalo Chicken Dip...sorta. Instead of mixing chicken into the dip, we made sandwiches with sliced breast meat, cheddar cheese, and crunchy lettuce on French bread, using the dip as a sandwich spread. Lordy, it was goooooooooood. I didn't take a picture because we were starving and ate the sandwiches right up. Although the sauce was spicy, even Eddie liked it!
Saturday morning baby Josh came over to hang out with us for a few hours while his parents did their taxes. We got a late start heading off to the train museum, so Dave asked if we could keep Josh for several hours instead of just a few. Surprise, surprise, his parents didn't mind!
First, we got corn dogs and fries near the museum and ate on a bench in the warm sunshine. Then we headed inside...which was a little tricky since the double BOB stroller doesn't fit through the regular entrance doors. Dave asked inside and they showed us a side double door to use.
Once inside, Eddie ran over to the gift shop entrance and played with the turn stile. It popped up and smacked him in the nose, making him cry and bleed a little. Hopefully that'll be the only time it happens.
Dave has taken Eddie to the museum several times but they've never gone upstairs to where the big Thomas and Friends play tables are. Since Josh can't walk very fast (he just learned), I figured playing upstairs would be good since he could hold onto the toy trains and the tables for support. I don't know what it is about playing up there, but EVERY SINGLE TIME we do, Eddie poops and I have to change him there. It doesn't bother me, but it is weird that this area makes him poop (and it isn't a "time of day" thing because we've gone to the museum at all hours of the day). This time, BOTH boys pooped (so it's not just MY child this happens to!). Dave and I each got to deal with one.
We got cones for us adults and a cup of chocolate for Eddie (Josh had a pear and about 10 million fishy crackers), which we ate while meandering over to the water. That side of the river is pretty ghetto and nasty but it was a nice change of scenery. We let Eddie run around a bit, careful to keep him away from the steep slope leading down to the gross water.
Sunday morning he installed lights on top of the bookcases and rigged them to some of those remote-controlled outlets so I can turn them on and off easily (from our holiday lights stash). I wanted more light in the living room so I can see more easily to fold laundry and knit while watching TV. With our TV now mounted up on the wall, the ceiling fixture reflection is smack in the middle of the screen. It is SO ANNOYING. And since I rarely do nothing while watching TV (like, just sit there and watch--I'm nearly always doing something else as well), I end up sitting in the dark. We had a pole light in there, but it wasn't enough for knitting (maybe THAT's why the cabled section of my legwarmers doesn't look right??). The light fixtures are ugly and the bulbs are bare (read: super bright when you look right at them) so Dave will cut and stain some wooden trim to put up on the bookcases to hide them. For now I am using the cardboard boxes the lights came in.
I still can't believe just how bright it is in there now--it's like daylight. And it brightens the kitchen considerably. We were going install 6 canister lights in there, but this is better since we can take the lights with us when we move (and they don't require a building permit).
That afternoon I took Eddie out front with me while I weeded the winter veggie garden bed (carrots, turnips, diakon radishes, and red cabbage). He was a good helper, emptying the buckets of weeds for me whenever I asked. It was sooooooo warm outside in the sun that we wore hats and I took off my sweatshirt. When Dave was done fixing the phone line in the backyard, he brought each of us a Popsicle. Yum!
brinjal (I added paneer cubes before serving), and veggie vindaloo, to which I added some lamb). I used up an acorn squash by making one new dish, which was super yummy. And of course I made naan, but tried using half whole wheat flour this time.


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#Shopping ♪ Collection of all climbing Items~ Ishii Yamasen @ Shinjuku BICQLO!
Gathering many professional items of climbing, outdoor activities
It seems casual outdoor sports getting popular recently today in Japan.
You can see many people walking on the street with their fashionable outfit of climbing/ outdoor wear, as well as a camera on the neck.
You know what?
In recent years, you might see a lot of people have been falling to the activities climbing!
Especially girl who gets interested in climbing, is called
"Yama Girl (literally means mountain girl, girl who likes climbing )"
Of course, you might find Japan is very supportive to the fashion of climbing and outdoor activities.
According to the changing of times, fashion and styling of outdoor sports has been changing from the past as well.
You definitely might know popular brands like
THE NORTH FACE and MILLET.
Nowadays, many of the outdoor sport players focus on both professional items and
the design and quality of the wears.
"Ishii Yamasen, " the specialty shop of professional outdoor sport items,
under the Japanese brand shop of sport fashion "ICI Ishii Sports."
So you might find anything related to climbing here!
We just recognize this shop when we shopped at Shinjuku.
It is on the 8th floor of Shinjuku BICQLO ( The building of UNIQLO and BIC CAMERA )
The hottest spot!!!
The biggest outdoor sports specialized shop in Tokyo (550tsubo = about 1818㎡ )If you are looking for items focusing on mountain-climbing in ICI Ishii Sports,
just come here!
Of course TAX FREE for all overseas tourists (excluding ART SPORTS)
Okay! Let's go to see the latest climbing fashion!
Ishii Yamasen
Location: Shinjuku BICQLO 8F from JR Shinjuku East Exit
Open Hour: 11:00-20:00
Look at their fashion!
Not only outfits for climbing but also good for travelling!^^
Practical and stylish! Feel free to express oneself.
Enjoy the fun of outdoor sports as well as fashion.
Look at the girls on the above pictures! There outfits are so-called the latest fashion "Yama Girl Style " in Japan. ^^
"Ishii Yamasen" at Shinjuku BICQLO 8F from JR Shinjuku East Exit
Specific camera for mountain climbing. It is a corner cooperated with FUJIFILM.
It is a corner of backpack!
Wow! The size of backpacks surprised us!
Of course, there are professional backpacks for climbing as well as the lightweight ones.
You can't miss these! Pursuit of practical function and fashionable design!
Wow!!! A lot of climbing shoes! It is hard to make decision.
In order for customers to find their ideal items for mountain climbing,
A set of small hill is prepared.
So that customers can try on the shoes and step on it to see if they are fit while walking on a slope.
Outdoor sports can be liked an adventure.
Just Enjoy the your lifestyle on outdoor leisure!
Of course, there is corner of hats and gloves for all seasons.
A variety of instant convenient food for camping and trip of mountain climbing.
In winter, no doubt the happiest time is to have a cup of hot coffee ... or soup!
A moment to keep our body warm and get away from fatigue. ^^
Beside soup, there are also some dried food! Just like a corner of a supermarket! ^^
Moving around to look for stylish items
The well-known brand of outdoor sports
Enjoy the highest quality of
This is Summit Series.
You can find the items limited to Japan, especially items cooperated with Ishi yamasen.
HELLY HANSEN, a Nordic Norway-born marine-wear brand, has history of 130 years.
A Nordic style of outdoor leisure series
British high quality of practical outdoor sport brand "Mountain Equipment."
One of the popular outdoor casual wear brands in Japan
The world's top outdoor sport wear brand
It is a popular brand as Columbia Sportswear.
Starting from the production of sleeping bag, it is also a brand as a sponsor in the Hollywood's movie of Clint Eastwood, "The Eiger Sanction."
It brings a new revolution of the material used in outdoor sports wear!
Nobody doesn't know it.
"Montura" Outdoor Leisure brand from Italy
The ultimate price and quality!
Feel the fashionable Italian style! ^^
Speaking of the prince of mountain climbing,
don't forget "SALOMON."
MILLET, well-known in Japan
Nordic style of "HAGLOFS"
a popular Japanese brand well-known by fishing-lovers
A variety of outdoor sport wears top brands from all around the world!
No doubt "Ishii Yamasen" is a place for all outdoor sport players.
A corner of ART SPORTS!
Unfortunately, it is not available for TAX FREE.
But many of items can only be found here!
Speaking of Outdoor activities,
you don't wanna miss "mont-bell." (Meaning: Beautiful mountains)
What is the most important thing are "casual" and "lightweight."
No matter you are going to the South Pole, the Himalayas, Alaska and other arctic area,
you would definitely prefer an only down jacket of 1000 fill power in the world.
mont-bell at Shinjuku South Exit is available for tax-free!
Not only its practical function, but the design definitely attracted a lady the most!
Limited item only available in Japan! Everything is in Asian sizes. ^^
A sharp colors coordination!
Oh!!! All these fashionable style makes us wanna go for outdoor sport right away.
Ginren card is welcomed to Chinese visitors.
Getting free stickers after shopping!
How excited in today's shopping!
Not only just the popular brands can be found.
But also good to look around!
And tax free is available,
much cheaper than other places!
Ishii Yamasen is specialized for outdoor sports lovers.
Spacious and comfortable shopping environment,
customers can feel free to look around the variety of brands and items.
As you know, now it is the big chance to visit Japan.
Because of the lower yen and the new deal of tax-free.
Also, it is the best season for winter sports.
For example, when you come to ski in Japan,
just grab some stylish outdoor fashion then.
Moreover, you don't wanna miss BICQLO, the hottest spot in Shinjuku.
Let make your trip in Tokyo more fun and exciting!
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Being a legal secretary is not exactly Jana Barrowman's dream job, so when recently widowed Alex Steadman contacts her about the résumé she sent in more than a year ago with a job offer for a creative consultant position, she puts some serious thought into accepting it. The problem is, if she takes the new job, she will have to move to another state and leave her mom and dad behind. But when Jana determines that the move can help her get away from Brad—the overly adoring man in her life who she really doesn't have any feelings for—she decides to go.
When Jana arrives for her new adventure, both Alex and his young daughter, Elise, are easily enamored with her— as is Jeff, the ward member who becomes Jana's first date in her new town. However, Jana is not so sure about her feelings for any of them. And as she works side by side with Alex to transform a shabby house into a charming boutique, it becomes clear to her that Alex wants more than a friendship. Though Jana resists, she knows she has to work out her confusion before she loses everything that is becoming so dear to her. Will she be able to come to terms with the fact that Alex's deceased wife, Vanessa, will always be a big part of his life, as well as Alex's and her differing religious convictions and so many other complications that might not fit at a table for two?
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Opening Statements: Wizards at Warriors, Game 71
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A party line is often presented with an unrealistic single-mindedness, a clarity that belies a more complicated reality that would be inappropriate for public-facing discourse. When a party leader takes the podium, followers take heed, but...
Opening Statements: Wizards vs Warriors, Game 57
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So it turns out all those roster holes from the off-season (3-point shooter; bench playmaker; perimeter defender; stretch-4) didn't disappear during the first half of the campaign. For all the (deserved)...
D.C. Council Opening Statements: Wizards at Warriors, Game 44
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Washington is in the Bay Area tonight to take on the Golden State Warriors. This contest begins the toughest stretch of the season for the Wizards. The next five games (at...
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If anything, the Washington Wizards try... But winning without talent can be just as difficult as winning with immature talent. This is how the Wizards-Warriors game went down...
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Erie House Plays Host to Chicago Foundation for Women Forum
February 23, 2015 | Chicago, IL
The Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) hosted Putting Your Passion Into Action, an interactive panel discussion exploring women in politics and other civic leadership positions, at Erie Neighborhood House's historic Templeton Hall in West Town on Thursday, February 19.
The event was organized by CFW's Young Women's Giving Council and moderated by Rebecca Sive, Academic Director of the Women in Public Leadership Executive Education Program for the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. Sive is also author of Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman's Guide to Winning Any Office from the PTA to the White House.
Panelists included Erie House Executive Director Celena Roldán-Moreno, Open Road Policy Founder and Principal Deanne Benos, Senate Democratic Victory Fund Finance Director Liz Nicholson and Ideaction Corps President and Founder Kelly O'Brien.
The panel discussed a spectrum of concerns facing women interested in positions of influence in the political and civic spheres, including barriers to entry and advancement. Sive, who emerged as a leader in the 1970s and has witnessed a seachange with regard to opportunities for women over the past several decades, knows firsthand that the road isn't always easy.
"I can say having been through the process, it was nothing but a fight," Sive remarked. She emphasized the solidarity and support women leaders can—and must—lend one another as they strive to succeed. "You will win when you are with women and for women," she said.
Each of the panelists brought unique perspectives and experiences into the conversation: Benos shared about the stereotypes she has faced as a policy expert focused on gun legislation and as the assistant director of the Illinois Department of Corrections; Nicholson discussed the challenges she has encountered at times in recruiting women to run for public office; and O'Brien talked about her transformation as she began living into her identity as founder and president of a consulting firm.
For her part, Roldán-Moreno reflected on her experience assuming executive-level leadership of a mid-sized nonprofit organization as a 33-year-old Puerto Rican woman. "When I became executive director at Erie House," she said, "I was the youngest person on my entire leadership team."
Roldán-Moreno also acknowledged the barriers that women of color face in ascending to positions of influence in politics. "I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge who isn't at the table, and in particular I'm talking about women of color," she told the audience. "30 percent of the city of Chicago is Latino, and we do not have a single Latina on the City Council—that is simply unacceptable."
Following the discussion, attendees enjoyed a networking session during which they were able to interact with one another and with the event's panelists.
The Young Women's Giving Council is one of three giving councils affiliated with the Chicago Foundation for Women, a grant-making organization whose mission is to increase resources and opportunities for women and girls in the greater Chicago area. For more information about the CFW, please visit www.cfw.org.


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An award ceremony to
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members of the Orange
Institution is due to take
place in Lisburn later this month.
The city's Island Arts Centre will host the 10th Orange Community Awards on Friday, January 30.
The annual awards recognise and reward excellence within the Loyal Order.
They also acknowledge the achievements of those in the marching bands' fraternity.
Among the prizes due to be presented at the much anticipated event include those of Best New Banner; Best Charity Fundraising Lodge; Individual and Lodge Community Involvement; Musician's Merit, as well as a new Sporting Achievement category.
Senior Orangeman Edward Stevenson will also confer the special Grand Master's Award.
Recipients in recent years of this title include Coleraine rower Alan Campbell and veteran broadcaster, Walter Love.
Dr David Hume, Grand Lodge Director of Services, said the awards ceremony continues to grow in stature since its inception in 2005.
He said: "It is hard to believe that the event has been running for 10 years.
"The first awards night was in Belfast.
"Since then the event has been throughout the Province, to locations such as Enniskillen, Carrickfergus, Bessbrook, Cookstown, Londonderry, Coleraine, and Newtownabbey.
"The aim of the awards is to recognise our members and friends for the efforts which they make in the wider community.
"Often good news does not travel and these awards give the opportunity for the Grand Lodge to recognise and to highlight the work which is carried out."
A full programme of entertainment on the night will include Mourne Young Defenders Flute Band, Milltown Accordion Band, Sticks of Fire and gospel duo The Thompson Brothers.
Tickets can be obtained for the awards ceremony by contacting the Island Arts Centre box office on 028 9250 9254 or book online via www.laganvalleyisland.co.uk/events.
Tickets cost £10 each.
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I've been thinking a lot this week about policy and support for creative and cultural industries. In Birmingham a lot of support for the sector, as well as for businesses generally and SMEs in particular, has come in the form of funded business interventions. A few weeks ago Nick Webber and I had a lively debate about these assists, which led us to wonder about the value that the sector and the region has had from all of these interventions in Birmingham.
Many of the assists offered to businesses in Birmingham and across the West Midlands across this decade came in the form of funding towards certain activities. The assists were typically given in small amounts of around £2,500 to £5,000. These were normally delivered by a consultant, sub-contracted to Business Link. Businesses within the CCI could often benefit from these assists in two ways: as recipients of the funded assists, and as suppliers of consultancy to Business Link.
Nick and I discussed the nature of these assists. As someone who had received and delivered assists, I explained to Nick that they were broadly split between three types:
- Training and development in key business skills e.g. cash flow, financial management, business planning, or sometimes sector specific skills such as software training.
- Consultancy and business advice e.g. a business and marketing plan.
- Tactical marketing material, most often a website (as the grants were not allowed to be spent on printing).
For me as both a former recipient and a deliverer of these assists, I have concerns about this process. I wonder how much value the end client got from "another website" and what the objective was behind "another business plan" beyond encouraging businesses to seek more funding for more growth. How is the agenda for growing all of our creative SMEs playing out now in a different set of economic circumstances?
This point led us to consider the value of these assists to SMEs: did these businesses get any real benefit from their funding? How has this made them more viable? What would businesses (in particular those in CCI) really value if they had any say in how this money could be spent? I put a simple question to my network on Twitter: "If I gave you £5k to spend on ANY business expense, what would you spend it on and why?".
JohnColby: Macs to the creative people. Benefit – make their work SO much easier.
deplorableworld: sxsw, heating, drobo, books + training on things we all knew nothing about, value new ideas and smarter working
podnosh: Shared thinking space. Possible somewhere warm and very cheerful. Value – clarity.
bounder: 500 blogs for brum postcodes
djeglin: probably a new 15″ MBP (because my little MacBook is struggling, bless it), maybe a good collection of stock photography, too…
IanDice: Camera, sound and lighting equipment with some editing software with the change please
craigfots: £5k would cover an album release on my label. Manufacture, Press. Distro costs. Or 3 x album releases with Manuf. only.
leerobert: I'd press our first vinyl record and take it from there.
This very unscientific survey suggests that the things that matter most to our existing CCI businesses are either much more tangible (and therefore not fundable under most schemes) or much less tangible but none the less valuable things. The responses also suggested that very few people wanted a marketing plan or a website. This raises some important questions:
- Is there a better way for us to help these businesses?
- Can we find a way to fund the things that matter to these businesses?
- Is the funding approach broadly correct?
- Is the problem instead with the businesses perceptions of what is needed?
- Should they accept that the funders know best and are giving them the correct assists in the most timely manner?
Interesting to note here that while Nick and I were having this debate AWM launched (and then promptly withdrew) an "emergency fund" for West Midlands Businesses to provide them with new business plans in the recession. The call for applications was publicised through Created in Birmingham and Media Talent Bank, but then withdrawn and the blog posts deleted. I'll end on this point with a Twitter comment from Robert Sharl:
Sharl: There may be almost nothing of value for £5k, long term.


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This session was inspired by a hat that I found at the Hartville Flea Market last summer. I also had driven by this old historic train station in Hartville many times wanting to photograph there. So I asked my beautiful friend Vanessa Penick to model for me and we had such a fun evening. We didn't think we would be able to photograph inside the train, but the owner John Tarzan at the Maple Street Gallery was incredibly kind and obliging. He let us use some of his antique luggage too. It was perfect!
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I am particularly taken with these because I made the recipe up as I went along. It could have turned out terribly. Instead, it seems I was channeling some hitherto unseen kitchen intuition. I wouldn't change a thing next time around. I think the magic ingredient was besan (chickpea) flour, which I suspect lends these patties their cake-like texture. Savoury cakes probably don't sound very nice, but I promise these work!
I used 2 cups of mushrooms in these, but if you don't like mushrooms, don't despair. You could probably substitute other vegetables instead, but you can't taste the mushrooms anyway. I also whizzed most of the ingredients together in a food processor, so there are no mushroom 'bits' to be detected. I kept sweetcorn back to stir in at the end though, and liked the contrast of corn pieces against the otherwise smooth texture.
These are enjoyable hot or cold and I liked them with a simple kale salad, drizzled with balsamic vinegar or tomato sauce or more tahini. They could be eaten in burger form too, or paired with quinoa and cooked vegetables. I even ate a few completely plain.
There is a little bit of preparation required for these, but not too much - and I do think they're worth it. The recipe also makes quite a large batch, so I froze half of mine (they defrost fine on low heat in the oven).
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Timeless Desire Blog Tour with H.C. Brown
I'm welcoming H.C. Brown today!
Hey there, H.C.! Let's get started, shall we?
Me: I see you've written another hot BDSM tale. What genres do you enjoy reading most?
HC: I enjoy audio books. I buy mostly Historical Romance and thrillers. I listen to books because I'm too tired to turn a page by the time I've finished writing.
Me: Why do you write and when did you start?
HC: Writing is a compulsion; it is something I need to do every day. I have stories lining up, my Muse supplies two or more before the last chapter of the previous story hits paper. I started writing stories—no I told stories from the time I could speak. I had an imaginary monkey at two years old so I guess the stories started around that time. Writing for publication started in 2006
Me: Much of your writing is rather erotic, though not all. I'm curious, what your family feels about your writing? Are they supportive?
HC: I write a broad spectrum of genres. All are erotic apart from my YA, which I write under the pen name Pia Moonglow. My daughter will not read any of my books—not one line and she is not supportive of my work at all, in fact, she is the opposite. My sons, daughter-in laws, my in-laws ALL support me fully. So do my friends, which is great.
One of my daughter in–laws, Veronica, is one of my readers. This girl is not afraid to tell me if I am falling off the path of storytelling. You must remember I write M/F, M/F/M and M/M erotic romance some of which also incorporates BDSM.
My husband—my rock—is very secure in his sexuality, and I can and do read every line to him. He keeps me on schedule, makes sure I eat and won't allow me to work until I drop. He tells me he is proud of me and as any author will tell you, we all need support and a few kind words go a very long way.
Me: What's the most interesting comment you've received from a reader?
HC: I quote: I downloaded your latest book from the internet—you know one of those free sites. When are you going to write the next in the series and will it be available for free as well?
Me: Wow. (Sorry to interrupt, but that's just… Wow.) On one hand it's great someone likes your writing. On the other, though, it's a shame sites like that exist and that potential buyers are being drawn to them.
Me: Writing can be a lonely venture. Sometimes, sacrifices are required in our lives. Are the sacrifices worth it? What are your continuing career goals?
HC: Lonely? Not for me, I LOVE to be in the story—hell, I dream the story. For me it is escapism at the highest degree. I think having a great critique partner helps a lot too; I need a good kick in the butt sometimes to keep me in the zone.
I continue to be optimistic about my writing career, I think we all want to reach the pinnacle of our chosen career and yes the brass ring looks good from here —reaching it? Well I guess time will tell.
Me: What did you eat for breakfast this morning?
HC: Yoghurt
Me: And how could I let you go without asking you at least ONE raunchy question? Hmm… What's your favorite position?
HC: LOL . . . for what Bryl? Let me see . . . ah yes, I sit down on the toilet— oh yeah, and I play left right out in basketball . . . or was that netball?
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Seth Bannock is living a lie. Nothing in his life is working out. He likes women . . . he respects women . . . but when he tries to kiss a woman and she does that tongue thing, he wants to spew.
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Realization that he has been on the wrong team all his life comes in the form of a six-foot-seven Adonis by the name of Matt Duffey. Instantly attracted to the leather-clad alpha male, Seth must leave his old life behind and embrace his newfound sexuality
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(Lanka-e-News - 04.April.2018, 2.00PM) Even before the debate on the no confidence motion that was propelled by the corrupt and the crooked to oust the prime minister (P.M.) could be taken for debate , the motion was defeated . This was confirmed yesterday night (03) .
This is following the 14 members of the TNA which was with the rainbow revolution on 2015-01-08 deciding yesterday night to extend unconditional support to prime minister (P.M.) Ranil Wickremesinghe ( during the debate today , the conditions will be known). This decision was reached after a discussion between 13 members of the TNA including its leader R. Sampanthan, and a group of the UNP which comprised Ranil , Kabir, Mangala, Malik, and Ravi . The 14 th member of the TNA who could not be present physically, via phone intimated his support .
At the same time , the SLMC of Rauff Hakeem as well as Rishad Badiudeen group have stated they would support Ranil.
The group of opportunists led by comedian president Pallewatte Gamarala who were anxiously waiting for Range Bandara to deliver his promise that he would come with 20 UNP members to join Gamarala's herd of buffaloes were disappointed as never before, for until yesterday evening , neither the 20 members nor Range Bandara the buffoon best known for tomfoolery appeared to cheer the buffaloes in the Gamarala race. Range Bandara was untraceable yesterday .Apparently Gamarala had swallowed the rope Range Bandara gave him to tie around his neck.
Though yesterday morning it was said the SLFP team of Gamarala was threatened to decide unanimously that the P.M. should resign , in the night when the same group met they could not decide on what stance they should take pertaining to the no confidence motion, and therefore had to postpone the meeting to the following day (03). This was because the TNA deciding to support the P.M , and Range Bandara doing the vanishing trick. Consequently ,the task of searching for Range Bandara had to be entrusted to a light foretelling goddess.
The UNP In response to the so called threat of the SLFP , convening an official media discussion yesterday (03) noon announced , 'those within the government who are against it , shall resign and go home'. Accordingly , it is now confirmed, today (04) is the D day for Gammanpila and Weerawansa led by Gamarala , as well as S.B., Susil, Thilanga , Dilan , and Lakshman Yapa the pinnadi ministers ( who became ministers by begging) who are taking refuge under them .
An SLFP stalwart and powerful parliamentarian speaking to Lanka e news said , if any rascal is trying to keep scoundrels like Thilanga and S.B in the ministerial posts still, it would become necessary for him to take clubs and go to parliament .
In the circumstances ,undoubtedly , a majority of shameless villains enjoying ministerial portfolios with the patronage of Gamarala is likely to flee without voting during tonight's no confidence motion .
It will be best if the JVP before it bathes itself with the 'no confidence shit bucket' of Rajapakse –Gamarala walks out of parliament , in which case they have a chance at least this time to escape from the stench and mudslinging against them that they are traitors because they have already fastened that label of traitors on themselves.
Doubtless , this no confidence motion will be permanently changing the composition of this government. At the same time following the defeat Pallewatte Gamarala will have to face , he will have to hang the impeachment motion against him in his own backyard , and take treatment for his loose motions . May be he will even have to hang himself. It is for Gamarala to decide when that impeachment motion is going to crash on his head.
Moreover , if he continues to act counter to the mandate of 2015-01-08 , and takes one step in the wrong direction , the speaker will be accepting the impeachment motion against Gamarala bearing signatures more than the number of signatures (over 50 %) in respect of today's no confidence motion which is going to be victorious for the P.M. Lanka e news had already reported on this , citing the two grave charges against Gamarala in that event. Those charges relate to appointing of two ministers on two occasions by Gamarala unconstitutionally.
Undoubtedly such unconstitutional actions of the president will be considered as serious violations by Supreme court (SC )during an impeachment motion .When that happens , the Rajapakses will have no grounds to hesitate to support an impeachment motion against Gamarala while they are aware there is going to be a presidential election in 3 months. In those circumstances , following the SC decision , a two third majority in parliament in the second round in favor of the impeachment motion will be no issue at all.
The company of a serpent that gobbles eggs is safer than the company of a serpent which gobbles hoppers !
Pallewatte Gamarala who ate hoppers ( hopper gobbling serpent) before turning enemy of the SLFP on the earlier occasion , later began to display his treacherous and deadly nature stemming from his innate traits of a snake under the grass , by ruthlessly turning hostile against the very group which installed him on the presidential throne . It therefore became very clear following his treacheries , hypocrisies and betrayals , that even a filthy fly that swarms over stinking excreta has better qualities than this two legged serpent . Sadly this realization dawned a trifle too late on those who trusted him implicitly.
Another opportunity will present itself to the people soon to gauge the amount of affinity of Gamarala for the revolution because the SC has now decided that a two third majority is needed for the proposed bill for establishment of special high courts to eliminate delays in the administration of justice , and to try the crooks and the corrupt expeditiously.
It is a well and widely known fact , Gamarala made loud and proud announcements that until the corrupt are jailed by him after the 10 th , and they are even driven to infernal hell beneath the earth , he will not relent or relax. Now it is the turn of the people to watch to decide for themselves whether Gamarala is going to fulfill his grandiose promises by mustering the two third majority necessary to establish the special courts against the corrupt scoundrels or going to resort to tricks and treacheries as usual.
Believe it or not famous political analyst Wimal Dheerasekera of Lanka e news made mention of Gamarala's lonely , selfish and disastrous journey in his article as far back as August last year. He forewarned that this uncivilized uncouth Gamarala who is accustomed to biting the hand that feeds , may bring a no confidence motion against his own P.M. , joining hands with the corrupt and crooked Rajapakses who were thrown out lock, stock and barrel by the people .
Amidst all these odds arrayed against Gamarala , he still has an opportunity to prove he has not missed the last bus even though he has missed the bus . That is by abolishing the executive presidency during the next few months which he promised solemnly and an umpteen number of times during the run up to the presidential elections. At least by that he can demonstrate , he is not any longer a zero but a hero , and he is not a masquerader but a ruler who is still able to fulfill promises even at this belated stage.
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Author: Robert A Heinlein
Series: Though not officially part of a series I was amazed at how much back story this volume filled in for other Heinlein books I had read.
Genre: Science fiction - in the space opera direction.
Setting: Mostly offplanet - a lot of the stories took place on Luna.
Reason for Reading: I read one new Heinlein every year, generally in the summer.
Finished In: Weeks.
Pages: 830
Copyright Date: 1967
Cover: Some planets against the Milky Way galaxy (or another that looks like it).
First line: "The chairman rapped loudly for order."
Themes: Space exploration, difficulty getting along with other humans, family, war of the sexes.
Favorite stories: "Delilah and the Space-Rigger," "We Also Walk Dogs," "...If This Goes On"
Least favorite: "Coventry." I had read several of the stories before; this was the only one I didn't like.
Imaginary Theme Song: "Up Up and Away"
Grade: B
Recommended for: Fans of Heinlein might not think to visit this collection but it's well worth it.
Related Reads: Time Enough for Love, To Sail Beyond the Sunset, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress.
I really enjoyed this anthology. In my teens I realized Heinlein had died and no more books would be forthcoming (though I was wrong about this) and decided to ration myself to one new Heinlein a year. Unfortunately he has not aged well; as I have gotten older I find his books less enjoyable on the whole. But I did like this one a lot and it included a number of stories I hadn't read before, as well as novellas I had read like Methusaleh's children.


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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
JB feat Lloyd & Young Joc - Get it Shawty Remix
JB..Your favorite rappers favorite rapper!
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Dipset: More Then Music Vol.2
DukeDaGod Presents
Dipset: More Then Music Vol.2
(Koch/Shock Records)
3 Stars
Dipset brought a lot of swagger back to the New York HipHop scene when they first surfaced. Several years down the track things are sounding tired and formulaic.
Don't get me wrong, More Then Music Vol.2 has some amazing 'Power Rock' style instrumentals on it, but I can only listen to rap about hustlin crack and rolling dice so many times.
To be fair when Jimmy, Juelz and Cam rap on street knowledge it's acceptable, those cats got style and they all know how to tell a good story. Regardless newer recruits 40Cal, J.R Writer and Hell Rell just don't flip it the same. Sure, they have probably done their time peddling product on the turf, but the feeling just isn't there.
More Then Music Vol.2 is best summed up by Cam'ron's contribution to the album 'Suga Duga', a personal ode to living life comfortably off past achievements.
Martyn Pepperell
UNK - Beat Yo Block Down
Beat Yo Block Down
(Koch/Shock Records)
3 Stars
Unk makes Crunk and Crunk sure isn't home listening music, it's music for riding cars and stripclubs. Unk would probably disagree with the first half of this statement and say his music is more then just Crunk or Snap Music. But most artists have a certain pretense or preciousness about their art form, and I don't eat deep fried chicken wings, so what the hell do I know?
Unk sprung up this year in the US with a song called "Walk it out" which is basically a hot dance number, Crunk is more or less about dancing, cutting loose and having fun. Thats why the music and lyrics are so simple and repetitive. A lot of people miss these points, but for fans of Little John and Dem Franchise Boys this could be a great cd to bang in your ride while heading to the club.
Chicken wings not included!
Martyn Pepperell
Box of Dub: Dubstep & Future Dub
Soul Jazz Records Presents:
Box of Dub: Dubstep & Future Dub
(Southbound Distribution)
Dubstep is something that is only just starting to make sense to me. I've always appreciated it's half-time jungle aesthetic and it's constant use of reggae/ragga samples and motiff's, but a small part of me has remained unconvinced. This was partially chipped away by seeing Mala from Digital Mystiks perform a DJ several months ago and even more chipped away by the sheer quality of this album.
Soul Jazz Records have always been on top of their reggae/dub game, so to see them embrace jungle and dubstep in recent months has been a beautiful thing. "Box of Dub" is a collection of reggae/dub styled dubstep tunes from prominent scene leaders such as Digital Mystiks, Kode9, Burial, Skream and more.
What really struck me about this cd (something you've probably already worked out) was the heavy heavy layering of dub/reggae elements, finally I felt like I was listening to a selection of dubstep cuts that truly represented a logical progression and evolution of UK dub. Unfortunately this gives rise to the question 'Is dubstep really a new sound, or is it merely a re branding of previous styles?'
Either way with brilliant cuts like 'I Wait' on board, fans of bass heavy dubby music won't really be complaining. I could see 'Box of Dub' as being a suitable release for home listening or dancefloor rocking satisfaction! Check it out!
Martyn Pepperell
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Bongo Chilli - Real Musician!
Bongo has and alway will be heat!
The legacy of UK ragga continues with his hot new cut "REAL MUSICIAN"
Check it out!
Mark Ronson - Version
Mark Ronson
(Sony BMG)
3 Stars
Mark Ronson is a english party dj turned producer/entrepreneur based in New York City.
Much is made of Ronson's credentials and connections in his press release, but my knowledge of him is limited which leads me to believe he is more of a regional sensation then anything else.
Version is his second album and sees him remaking some big contemporary pop material by artists such as Coldplay, Radiohead, Britney Spears, The Smith and more, in a Mowtown/Stax 70's era style and roping in guest vocalists like Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Robbie Williams and Old Dirty Bastard(RIP). Version does possess a certain something, an almost x-factor. But is dragged down by the overkill factor of so many guest artists and remakes of classic songs. Regardless I must applaud the Mark Ronson for making the effort to showcase remake/refix culture on such an epic scale.
Martyn Pepperell
James Brown - Dynamite X
James Brown
Dynamite X
(Couch Records/Universal Australia/Border Distribution)
3.5 Stars
James Brown was a pioneer of funk music and by a different stroke of the same brush the grandfather of hip-hop and breakbeat influenced dance music. From this point of view Dynamite X makes perfect sense. Take a select handful of international producers, dj's and musicians and let them loose with the layers to his many classic cuts.
The result is a mixed bag, but in this case it relates more to the perspective of the listener.
Dynamite X is a brilliant album for club dj's and dance music fans. For the home listener or closed minded funk purist it may all be a bit too much. Remix artists include Fantasista, Cornelius, Cay Taylan, Listen to Munro and more. Songs tackled include 'Funky Drummer', 'Call Me Superbad' and 'Sex Machine'. The 'Sex Machine' remix is a particular standout with it's funkier then funk punchy breakbeat loops. So damn fresh!
Martyn Pepperell


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Ardleigh and Dragon in Hornchurch, Romford is one of those restaurants you have to either know about, be told about, or stumble across to really appreciate the beauty and fresh flavours inspired by Thailand. Housed in a former pub that wasn't really the type of venue that attracted savoury types, Orchid Pubs and Dining took over the site over seven years ago and have done a sterling job of making it a fine pub and restaurant to visit.
What's that you say? It's a pub and a restaurant? Yes, that's right. When you arrive, that's made clear from the start, with "English pub" one one side of the building and "Thai Dining" on the other. Make no mistake that the Ardleigh & Dragon intends to give its customers an authentic Thai dining experience in an English pub, with an Oriental theme throughout.
To think I grew up less than five miles away from Ardleigh and Dragon and never visited is shocking. Why did I not know about this beauty? Continue reading


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If YOU were an agent, what would be on your wish list?
photo courtesy of the lovely and talented Jenny Kaczorowski
This is SO HARD.
I like so many different kinds of books. I can pretty much appreciate anything as long as it's well-written. But here's what I'd want to see if I were an agent...
- YA thriller: a super creepy one that makes it hard for me to be alone in my house.
- Adult Historical Romance: Um, because I always love historical romance. And I'm realizing at this very second that I've never read a YA historical romance. It exists, right? But....probably the things I like about adult historical romance would not be there in YA historical romance. Hmm....if you have a YA historical romance to recommend, let me know!
- YA romance: I'm a sucker for a good romance, but it's so hard for me to say exactly what kind of story I'd want. I don't know til I read it. Something with a guy who's got a weakness ONLY for his girl...I love guys like that- ones that you wouldn't expect to be so sweet/romantic until the right girl comes along. But that guy can exist in just about any story, I guess.
So....I'm looking back over my list and realizing that I wrote a YA fantasy but I don't have YA fantasy on my wish list. This probably says something profound about me or the market or something but I don't know what it is.
What about you? Post your answer on your blog and then share the link in the comments on today's YA misfits post! Can't wait to read your answers!


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Our sale starts on January, 2nd. All prices are half of the marked prices.
Plain and occasion hats in sumptous velour felts - or the lighter version with felt crowns and sinamay brims - feature as much as every day hats such as trilbies, Fedoras and berets
Velour felt stetson with feather band


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Give your look an edge with these full-color wolf cufflinks. These wolves are built with top level detail, and they're designed for that quality look you can be proud of. They have gleaming Swarovski crystal eyes that will look right into you. This set is light colored with colorful streaks that add to its complexity. Slip these about your wrists for an absolutely regal improvement to your outfit. The cufflinks make a fun gift as well and it's hard to ignore all the quality that went into the leather-wrapped gift box. Hand it over with pride, and you'll have to go out and buy a set for yourself as well.
I like the idea of a wolf shaped cuff link. They are large enough to clearly see as wolves, yet small enough to not be gaudy. Its a good idea for special events.


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Liverpool coach Colin Pascoe believes that Joe Allen will show his best form yet for the Reds, after the 23-year-old's weekend return from injury.
Allen was an unused substitute in Liverpool's disappointing 2-2 draw with Newcastle United at St James' Park on Saturday.
The midfielder is yet to replicate the form for Liverpool that made him such a wanted man at Swansea City, but Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists that the £15m signing will become an integral member of the side's midfield line-up.
Pascoe agrees with this analysis of Allen, arguing that he has the potential to become a great player for Liverpool.
He told Liverpoolfc.com: "Joe is a great talent, a great player. We haven't seen the best of Joe yet; he's had a couple of injuries.
"He had his shoulder last year, then a hamstring - he had to battle through that. I'm sure, when he has come through all these now, we'll see the best of Joe.
"He's a great manipulator of the ball. He always wants the ball, that's the thing; he always wants to get on the ball. He'll want to score and get goals for the team."
Allen will need to learn to adapt to playing alongside a host of new faces as Rodgers continued his overhaul of the Liverpool squad in the summer. The Wales international only managed two appearances this season before picking up his hamstring injury and Pascoe believes that he is versatile enough to cope with the manager's tactical experimentations.
"I wouldn't like to say if he's defensive or attacking - he can play in both positions," he explained. "When he first came to Liverpool, he played defensive of the three.
"Wherever you put Joe, he'll do his best and he's one of those players that are great to have in the team."