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25. Koichi Matsumoto (Entrepreneur)
Innovation and creativity can be found in every industry. It's not just art or science, it's also sex toys. TENGA founder Koichi Matsumoto used to be a mechanic that worked on Lamborghinis and Ferraris. But when there wasn't enough money coming in, he decided to set his sights on something more lubricative, I mean, lucrative. Since then, he's revolutionized the adult toy, from disposable cups to reusable eggs (you can bone an egg!) that have sold roughly 19 million units. In 2012, the Tenga 3D received the Red Dot Award for Product Design in Germany. Tenga also collaborated with brands like Huf, Married to the Mob, and Opening Ceremony for the "Respect Yourself Collection" to raise AIDS prevention awareness. If critics have anything to say about his product, Matsumoto would probably say 'fuck them', literally. –Dave
24. Robin Li (Entrepreneur)
In a country like China where labor is cheap and plenty, there's a tendency to see people as expendable. Robin Li, Baidu CEO and 2nd richest man in China, doesn't see it that way. He dedicates a third of his time in training individuals at Baidu, develops training systems, and is always on the lookout for recruits on school campuses. These practices are why Baidu is as successful as it is, and other business leaders are taking notes. Other achievements from the year include a new smartphone and being named Forbes China's Best CEO for the year 2012. –Dave
23. Hideaki Anno (Director / Artist)
Neon Genesis Evangelion might be the greatest anime series of all time. So you can imagine how much fanboy-ing went down when it was announced that they would be retelling the story with a four-part film series called Rebuild of Evangelion a few years back. Up until this year, the response has been mostly positive, even with the inevitable loss of character development when you try to squeeze 26 episodes into four movies. In 2012, the film Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo dropped and earned the highest weekend box office. But it's also the film that's starting to confuse and sometimes upset fans and critics. If you've seen the ending to the original anime series, you know creator Hideaki Anno is prone to messing with fans deeply invested in the story, whether it's intentional or not. Salute or do the Shinji 'curl up into a ball and cry' out of respect for Anno for always sticking to his guns and telling the story he wants to tell. –Dave
22. Jeff Yang (Writer)
Living in America as an Asian can make you feel different sometimes but at least we got our Professor X. As the writer for The Wall Street Journal's Tao Jones column, Yang covers all the big Asian interest stories, whether it's PSY's curious ascent or the Red Dawn-inspired racism on Twitter. But his articles are never anger-driven, just laden with mushroom-cloud-sized truth bombs about Asian America that would justify the dropping of microphones before exiting stages. Along with his articles, Yang also curated two exhibits at the Museum of Chinese in America and put together Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology (with Parry Shen, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma) to address and shatter them shits like the title suggests. So when you about to go Wolverine over some racist shit, keep calm, read Jeff Yang. –Dave
21. Yu Darvish (Baseball Player)
We've seen Japanese imports in baseball captivate an entire city (Hideo Nomo), frustrate everyone (Daisuke Matzusaka), and generally not work out (Kei Igawa). So excuse myself and every baseball fan for the skepticism when everyone spent last off-season fawning over Yu Darvish.
The Texas Rangers were not deterred, they did their homework, and committed millions to Darvish, adding him to a rotation on a World Series contending team.
Darvish did not run over the league, but as a rookie adjusting to a new country and a whole different level of competition, he more than held his own, going for 16 wins with a 221 strikeouts and a respectable ERA of 3.90.
He was selected to the All-Star team and earned the trust of his manager by the end of the year that he was tabbed to start the play-in game against Baltimore. He pitched well enough to win, but the team's offense struggled and we didn't get to see Darvish in the post-season in his rookie year.
There was nothing flashy or controversial about Darvish's rookie season, and maybe that's what made him so great, how he quietly blended in and became one of the most effective starting pitchers in the majors; a smooth transition indeed.
20. Imran Khan (Politician)
Imran Khan is a Pakistani national hero for leading the nation to victory at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He was also an international playboy, getting with actresses all over the world. Nowadays, Khan is recognizable as ever but for different reasons. As leader of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) or PTI for short, Khan aims to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister. The likelihood of Khan becoming PM in the next election or achieving his goal to end corruption in 19 days and terrorism in 90 is debatable. But the message of hope for the future of his country and influence he has on the young people of Pakistan is real. –Dave
19. Nonito Donaire (Boxer)
Is Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire the new face of boxing? Going undefeated in 2012, he won his last fight against Jorge Arce by way of a 3rd round KO improving his record to 31-1-0. He is regarded by the Ring and Bleacher Report as the #5 pound for pound boxer in the world as well as front runner for Fighter of the Year honors. After attaining the WBO Super Bantam Weight title this year, Donaire also became a champion in 4 separate weight classes, joining a group of elite boxers including Roy Jones Jr., Floyd Mayweather Jr., and "Sugar" Ray Leonard. The heir apparent to the incumbent Pacquiao's Filipino Boxing throne, Nonito Donaire is, in all likelihood, the future of boxing as a whole. Taking reign of the fanaticism that Filipino fans have previously reserved for Pacquiao, Donaire looks to further cement his place in boxing by taking on the undefeated Abner Mares or Guillermo Rigondeaux. –MUG
18. Eiichiro Oda (Manga Artist)
In an interview with the Weekly One Piece Newspaper, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda says he wakes up at 5:00 am and works until 2:00 am, and repeats that cycle. It ain't easy running the most popular, best-selling manga series of all time (280 million volumes)! This year, the franchise put out a video game (One Piece: Pirate Warriors) and the 12th One Piece film (One Piece Film Z), which Oda oversaw. Those are major accomplishments, but Oda gets a big salute for doing it for the kids. In another interview this year, Oda felt One Piece was the best way for him to help children through the Japanese earthquake. And in the One Piece world, he's been tackling subjects like racism and drug abuse. True nakama. –Dave
17. Erik Spolestra (Coach)
When LeBron James and Chris Bosh decided to join Dwayne Wade in Miami, their roster seemed set to dominate for an entire decade, and questions quickly turned to Erik Spolestra, the still young head coach who many thought would be too raw and inexperienced to handle the pressures of managing his stars.
Early on in the 2011 season, it looked that way. The team was playing .500 ball, and LeBron was brushing shoulders with him during timeouts. The team would turn it around, but fell short in the Finals. The seat was getting hotter for Spolestra.
But instead of wilting under the pressure, he came back last season with a new approach: to build the team around LeBron's strengths. His approach ended with the team winning the NBA title, and Spolestra was more than happy to return to his home in the Philippines with the championship trophy.
He used to be the first Filipino-American coach in all of North American sports. Now, he's just one of the brightest minds in all of basketball, no racial classification required. –Alex
16. Shigeru Miyamoto (VIdeo Game Designer)
No matter which gaming console you're loyal to, there's no denying Nintendo's role as a leader. They were the first to usher in motion sensor gaming and this year, they're the first to introduce a new generation of consoles, the Wii U. OG Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto is the mastermind behind the new console and gamepad combination, and he hopes to revolutionize the gaming system's role in the living room. Reviews are positive so far, noting a lot of potential for gameplay, including something for the more hardcore gamer. But the biggest win might be never having to pause a game to go to the bathroom. Revolutionary. –Dave
15. Jackie Chan (Actor)
101 movies. Jackie Chan has been in 101 movies! He's done more than his share for the kung fu genre, pioneering the action comedy genre, and wow'ing audiences with death-defying stunts and bugged out concepts like the rollerblade suite in this year's Chinese Zodiac. So nobody blamed him for announcing his retirement from action films at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. But we knew it wasn't over. The 58-year-old legend clarified the statement later on his Facebook page saying he would only slow up the stunts a bit to take better care of his body. This month, he confirmed he'd be joining Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables 3 and mentioned the possibility of a new Christ Tucker flick. Nah, it ain't over and as long as he's making movies, we'll be watching. –Dave
14. Ang Lee (Director)
From gay cowboys and flying ninjas, to green men with anger-management issues, Ang Lee's covered a lot in his 20 year career. After heading back east for 2007's Lust, Caution, and losing his footing a few years later with the half-baked Taking Woodstock, the Taiwanese-born director returned to widespread acclaim with this month's Life of Pi. Deciding to adapt the magical-realist tale of one boy and his tiger adrift at sea was a shrewd move perfectly suited to Lee's talents, and with Oscar-buzz already overflowing, be sure to see this man's name on next year's list. –Giacomo
13. Jose Antonio Vargas (Journalist)
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas is a dreamer. After revealing himself as an undocumented immigrant in 2011, Vargas has become a leading advocate for the Dream Act. If it passes, it would allow all undocumented immigrants under 30 the opportunity to attain work permits and remain in the US legally. In June of 2012, Vargas was featured on the cover of TIME magazine and his accompanying cover story incited President Obama to announce that all deportations of those qualifying for the Dream Act would cease. Despite a recent arrest for driving without a valid license, Vargas has been able to avoid deportation by ICE officials and forward his advocacy for all undocumented immigrants working in the US. Since then, he has founded Define American, a charity group geared towards raising awareness to US immigration policies, and was named San Francisco State University's alumnus of the year in 2012. –MUG
12. Jiro Ono (Chef)
The rest of the world got to know Jiro Ono in 2012 when his critically acclaimed documentary, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, spread to film festivals and Netflix boxes everywhere. That unrelenting stubbornness for his craft that made him the most renowned sushi chef in the world was all on display and people found their new life coach in the senior citizen.
Jiro's tiny restaurant is rated three Michelin stars and operates out of the basement of a subway station; that's like Michelangelo painting the ceiling in your apartment. His twenty piece sushi symphony will run you a light four hundred dollars – but watch the documentary and convince us you'll never eat a meal prepared by a chef whose only purpose in life is the perfection of his cuisine (damn right we're being dramatic). At 86, Jiro has no plans to slow down or change up. Ask Jiro himself, and he'll tell you he hasn't even mastered his art yet. But as long as there's still fresh fish, and air in his lungs, he'll be on that never-ending quest. –Charlie
11. Steve Yeun (Actor)
No matter how bloody it gets on The Walking Dead you're rooting for Steven Yuen. Best know for his role as Glenn on the wildly successful AMC zombie thriller, Yuen's road to the small screen stardom has the archetypical features that would probably hinder most Asian-Americans from pursuing their bohemian dream: immigrant parents with traditional values and medical school wishes. Of course, he did the unimaginable and broke into the American mainstream under the auspiciousness of a TV series based on a hit comic book. With part 2 of season 3 on the horizons, Yuen embodies the underdog having to survive in a zombie-eat-dog world where the only thing left to rely on are instincts, common sense and a will to survive–what more could you possibly root for? – Jordan


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Featured during the event staged at the Bloomfield venue will be The Capris, an oldies group who originated in the borough of Queens in the summer of 1957, when its members were just teen-agers, singing on the streets of Ozone Park, honing their skills.
By 1958, the group began gaining experience and popularity by performing at local venues, school dances and churches. They attracted the attention of independent record producers.
Later that year, The Capris recorded what would be their biggest hit, "There's a Moon Out Tonight," at Bell Sound Studios in Manhattan. The song was released by Planet Studios in early 1959. Without a good response from the recording, however, the group disbanded.
But in 1960, Jerry Greene, a record collector, heard the tune, fell in love with it and managed to get it played on Allen Fredericks' "Night Train" radio show. After a good response, Jerry helped to get the song reissued on Lost Night Records.
Eventually, "There's a Moon Out Tonight" ended up in the hands of legendary disc jockey Murray the K at 1010 Wins on a show called "Rate the Record," where five records would compete against the other.
The Capris won that night but came in second in the weekly contest to "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," a song that went on to become a major hit for The Shirelles.
A week later, with Old Town Records now involved, the record hit the charts in early 1961 and stayed there for 14 weeks.
The group appeared at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, the Brooklyn Fox Theatre and a number of other major venues across the country. But after they released a few more songs with only minor response, the original lead singer/songwriter, Nick Santo, quit.
Frank Reina, second tenor of the group, took over as lead singer and The Capris continued to tour with Clay Cole's Twisterama Revue, which included The Ronettes. Without a current hit, however, gigs subsided and the group disbanded once again.
In 1982, Santo rejoined, resurrected the group and recorded a new album, "There's a Moon Out Again," for the Ambient Sound record label. Besides doing covers of some doo wop classics, The Capris included original songs written by Santo — one of which was "Morse Code of Love," a song most thought was an overlooked oldie recorded in the 1950s.
After hearing that tune, The Manhattan Transfer, the well-known pop and jazz group, covered that song and called it "Baby Come Back to Me."
In 2007, Santo left the group because of health reasons. Today's group consists of Frank Reina, second tenor, lead singer and original member; Tony Sergi, first tenor, lead singer and drummer; Lou Esposito, baritone, lead singer and guitarist; John Monforte, bass singer, and the newest member Wayne Smith, lead singer and background vocals.
The Capris are back on track with exhilarating performances and their classic 1950s sound that will forever touch the hearts of their listeners and continue to evoke the spirit of a time when life was so much simpler and much more fun.
Word comes from Kristen Finn, director of communications and fund development, that chairpersons for the fundraiser are Joanne Cook, chair of the Staten Island YMCA Strong Kids Campaign and a member of the Staten Island YMCA Board of Managers, and Betsy Brown, chair of the Broadway Y's Strong Kids Campaign and a member of the Staten Island YMCA Broadway Branch Committee of Management.
To purchase tickets at $100 per person or to make a donation, contact Debra Carbone at the Staten Island YMCA at 718-227-4000 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Reservations should be received as soon as possible.
Happy birthday today to Frances Kuch and to Jennifer Sammartino.
Happy wedding anniversary to Roseann and Mike Pollock.
Happy birthday tomorrow to Carmen DeCristofaro Jr., who's now all of 1 year-old, Joan Coogan, Michael Costa and Catherine Vanger.
And happy wedding anniversary to Patricia and Bill Asley.

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[Update: As previously suspected, this has been confirmed to be a fake.]
Take this with a grain of salt of course, but VG leaks is reporting that a new Sonic title for Wii U, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 is currently under development. The alleged titles in consideration for the game are Sonic Thunderstorm or Sonic Blue Thunder. According to this source, the game will be announced on May 1st, 2014. There's no concrete details and at this point it's 100% hearsay since we have no official confirmation, but there are supposedly several details about the new game to be leaked.
According to the source, this game is for multi-platform release after the three exclusive Nintendo titles. Given the expected release date of May 1st if this happens to be true, does this mean Super Smash Bros. is considered the third Nintendo exclusive? Hmmm. Here's what the leaker says the game will have, but we're pretty skeptical:
- A new hedgehog character will be named Static the Hedgehog.
- A new hedgehog will be a teenage clone of Sonic.
- Knuckles, Rouge and Eggman will have teenage clones, like Sonic. Knuckles' teenage clone will be male and be named Slash the Echidna.
- Rouge's teenage clone will be female and be named Debra the Bat.
- Dr Eggman's teenage clone will be male and be named Eggman.Jr.
- Sonic, Knuckles and Rouge's teenage clones will have robot partners.
- Sonic, Shadow, Silver, Static will be playable.
- Tails, Knuckles, Rogue, Omega, Blaze, Amy, Slash and Debra will also be playable.
- Dr.Eggman, Eggman Jr, Cream, Team Chaotix and Marine will be non-playable.
- Static, Slash and Debra will be inspired by Super Sentai.
- Characters will return, including Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big, Shadow, Rouge, E-123 Omega, Cream, Team Chaotix, Blaze, Silver and Marine
- This game will feature 29 levels, objects, a return of old small animals and Chaos Drives with new animals, also the return of Chao Garden.
- This gameplay will change characters like in Sonic Heroes.
- Hedgehog Engine will return to work on this game like it worked on Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Generations.
- This game will be similar to Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors, Sonic Generations and Sonic Lost World.
- Color Powers will not return in this game, except Orbot and Cubot with a new female counterpart.
- Static's robot partner will be a wolf-type with a motorcycle form.
- Slash's robot partner will be a bear-type with a selfish mood.
- Debra's robot partner will be a kitten-type with smarts.
- Static the Hedgehog's element will be Lightning.
- Slash the Echidna's element will be Earth.
- Debra the Bat's element will be Love.
- Eggman Jr will be the main antagonist while Dr. Eggman will be a secondary antagonist.
- Chaos Emeralds will return.
- A new Chao Garden will have past gardens and new gardens.
- Black Market will return, also past fruits and masks and colorful Chao eggs from SA2B and SADX.
- Static, Slash and Debra's levels will be inspired by Sonic the Werehog's levels, also they will have gadgets.
- This game will be inspired by Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic 2006.
- This game will set to release next year.
- This game will follow 4 story modes.
- Wi-fi will transfer Chao data.
- Tiny Chao Garden will be DLC and will be on PSVITA And 3DS.
One thing that makes this a skeptical release is that it seems to combine everything every Sonic fan would want into one game. The return of Chaos Emeralds, Chao Garden, all playable characters from the cartoon series, and changeable characters similar to Sonic Heroes. It's hard to see Sega mashing all of these together into one game, considering each Sonic release has been specifically streamlined around a particular concept and Sonic Lost World is following the same formula.
What do you think of this rumor?
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DORR - Some Dorr Township residents are questioning Allegan County's policy of adding a $25 recycling charge to winter tax bills in participating communities.
The questions are being raised by Bernard Schumaker, and also Patty Senneker, who is a township trustee.
"Who gave the county the right to put that (charge) on the parcels? We the people did not vote on that," Senneker said. "This recycle charge on everyone's winter tax bills needs to be explained."
"It has nothing to do with the amount, it has to do with how this process is being instituted. There is a very big difference," Schumaker said.
"No taxpayer should ever be billed for any taxes without a millage vote of the people or by a statute that gives a municipality the authority to add those taxes."
Dorr Township has participated in the recycling program since 1991, according to Ben Williams, administrator of the Allegan County Resource Recovery program.
Act 138 of the Public Acts of 1989, part of the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, establishes an agreement between Allegan County and a local governmental unit, (LGU), to fund a recycling program to reduce the amount of solid waste entering the landfills.
According to Williams, this agreement allows a voluntary surcharge of up to $25 per household, per year, on all residential homes within the LGU to fund a recycling program.
Currently there are 20 governmental units in the county that participate. A charge of $25 is added to each household's winter tax bill, whether or not they recycle.
Residents are allowed to opt out of the program, but they must submit an "opt out" form to their local treasurer by Aug. 1 in order to have the charge removed the following winter.
"People should not have to do any work to 'opt out,'" Schumaker said. "They should always be given a choice to participate or 'opt in' if they so choose to do so."A few years ago, Senneker said, she noticed the $25 charge on the tax bills of some of the parcels that she and her husband own.
Since they don't participate in the township's curbside recycling program, Senneker questioned the charges. It was too late to change the bill for that year, but the treasurer explained how to opt out of the program for the future.Senneker said two years went by without a recycling charge, but when she went to pay her winter tax bills again this year, she noticed that the $25 charge had been reinstated on two of her parcels - both vacant land.
According to Williams, that was a mistake.
"It should not go on vacant land ... it clearly states 'residential,'" Williams said. He said a clerical error might have led to the extra charges.
"I'm almost definite it doesn't happen a whole lot," he said.
Senneker also should probably not have been charged a fee for the commercial property she owns on 142nd Ave., as businesses are not supposed to participate in the recycling program, according to Williams.
Although the program is voluntary, Williams said residents may want to reconsider before opting out. They may not use use curbside recycling, but they might want to take part in drop-off events, including those for hazardous materials and for old tires. Those events are limited to those who have paid their $25 recycling charge.
In an e-mail to Senneker, Dorr Township Treasurer James Martin stated, "What we have no way of knowing is how many actually use the program and how many who pay the surcharge don't use it."
Wayland City Manager Mike Selden explained his city's policy.
"Yes, the surcharge is voluntary in a way. The charge is included automatically with the taxes unless the property owner opts out. The only way we will provide recycling service is if you pay the fee with your taxes, but residents do have the option to opt out if they would like," he said.
"I'm not sure if it has ever been advertised as such, but if people question the charge or question the recycling we always let them know they can opt out if they don't want it."


text: Cherry Valley residents should make sure to lock their car doors and windows after a series of thefts in the last few days. Thieves have been entering vehicles and stealing anything that isn't nailed down. Several of my neighbors have had purses, change and iPod's stolen after leaving their doors unlocked. Hopefully Montgomery Police will catch the culprits soon.


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"Whenever you dig a hole [in Lecce], centuries of history come out"
In 2000, Luciano Faggiano wanted to open a trattoria in Lecce, in the "boot-heel" of Italy. He bought what looked to be a modern building, but he had to open the floors in 2001 to find a leaking sewer pipes that were causing continuous humidity problems. He didn't find pipes, but a subterranean world tracing back before the birth of Jesus: a Messapian tomb, a Roman granary, a Franciscan chapel and even etchings from the Knights Templar. Instead of opening a restaurant, his family has a museum, which is also available to virtually tour on Google Maps.
Panoramic Virtual Tour of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Take a Panoramic Virtual Tour of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Available as a full-screen virtual tour starting entry rotunda and navigating from there, or jump to individual rooms.
Virtual Caving under Nottingham
The Nottingham Cave Survey is active program that is recording all of Nottingham's 450+ sandstone caves, using a laser scanner to capture 3D details of the caves. So far, there are over 100 clips on YouTube, most of them flythroughs into the caves. Many clips are short, some clocking under a minute, while others run over 10 minutes, such as the tour of the private Peel Street Caves (Rouse's Sand Mine [PDF]).
NYC From Above
Aerial Virtual Tour of New York City -- navigate with your arrow keys (or the embedded controls). Change views on the lower left. [via Gothamist]
Virtual Tour of a Nepalese Village
'I am Mahabir Pun. I would like to take you on a tour of my village (Nangi), and my country (Nepal and the Himalayas). I would like you to learn about our High School in Nangi Village, Nepal. Some people from abroad have visited and worked in Nangi and have interesting stories to tell you of their time here. '
Psychophysical spaces
Psychophysical spaces - the tuberculosis sanatorium of Paimio, Finland from the beginning of thirties. Explore Alvar Aalto's soothing Scandinavian functionalism on a detailed virtual tour.
Nasher Sculpture Garden
Tour the Nasher Sculpture Garden. Can't make it to Dallas. Big D is now home to the one of the first institutions in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture with a collection of global significance as its foundation. The Nasher Sculpture Center is further distinguished by a groundbreaking facility and landscaped garden specifically designed for the indoor and outdoor display of sculpture - not to mention the "designer dirt". (flash)
Decorators Grudge match: 10 Downing Street versus the White House
Pick your poison: highbrow (virtual tour of 10 Downing Street), or lowbrow (virtual tour of the White House). Hint: one of these is funny.
sydney opera house virtual tour
Inside the House : A virtual tour of the Sydney Opera House. [Note: Flash]
Tour Egypt from the comfort of your home or office
Tour Egypt. "Egypt is an exciting country, both for its antiquities, and modern high culture. Tour Egypt is an Egypt guide with over 10,000 pages of information about every aspect of travel, ancient and modern Egypt." Two of my favorite links are the Hieroglyph Converter and Ikhernofret's Description of the Osiris Passion Play at Abydos. The current feature is about the Monastery of Jeremiah at Saqqara . Actually, quite a nice resource.
The Virtual Tour of Edo
The Virtual Tour of Edo allows you explore the city that would one day become Tokyo, Japan. Classical images illustrate short descriptions of life in this 18th century metropolis. Although modern Tokyo may look very "Western" on the surface, in its heart the spirit of Edo still lives on!
The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona is a breathtaking masterpiece. Most of the pictures are worth clicking to see the full view. (And the virtual tour with IPIX is pretty cool. Make sure you pan around.)
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The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is using federal stimulus money to help developers jump-start construction on 13 affordable housing projects, including four in Northeast Ohio.
The quasi-public agency approved today more than $53 million in funding, most of which is coming from the Tax Credit Exchange and Tax Credit Assistance programs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Both programs offer developers a way to start their projects now, instead of waiting for the economy to improve.
Developers of affordable housing rely on federal housing tax credits, which they can sell to investors to fund their projects. But in a down economy, fewer investors are buying the credits, and many projects have been delayed.
The Tax Credit Exchange program lets the Ohio Housing Finance Agency convert some of those credits into grant dollars, giving developers access to money now. The Tax Credit Assistance program uses U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds to support the federal housing tax credit program.
In Northeast Ohio, the funding announced today will support four projects:
Emerald Alliance V: 70 apartments for the homeless, at 7515 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland. The project, proposed by Cleveland Housing Network, will receive more than $4.6 million from the stimulus programs.
Independence Place: Apartments to house women who have aged out of the foster care system. The project, a partnership between the YWCA and Cleveland Housing Network, will occupy the second floor of the YWCA building on Prospect Avenue near East 40th Street. Independence Place will receive $1.5 million through the Tax Credit Assistance Program and nearly $1.2 million through OHFA's Housing Development Assistance Program.
James R. Williams Tower: A senior-housing renovation project in Akron, on Channelwood Circle. The ten-story building will receive nearly $5 million through the stimulus programs.
Library Court Senior Housing: A senior-housing development in Shaker Heights, on the north side of Chagrin Boulevard across from Chelton Road. The project, a three-story building with 44 apartments, will receive more than $4.8 million through the stimulus programs.


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Since 2010, Ramify has published scholarly and creative work that reflects the unique intellectual atmosphere of the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts. Today, the editors of Ramify are pleased to announce that with our fifth volume, the journal will be moving exclusively online. Ramify 5.1 will be published over the course of this March and April and will include scholarly, poetic, and artistic works by Braniff graduate students, as well as articles by Eric Salem, a member of the faculty at St. John's College, and our own Leo Paul de Alvarez, Professor Emeritus of Politics. Also this spring, we will publish Ramify 5.2, with selected papers from the inaugural Braniff Conference on the Liberal Arts, held at the University of Dallas on January 30–31st, 2015.
We are proud to present the first article from Volume 5.1—Eric Salem's "The Night Watchmen, or, By the Dawn's Early Light". Salem's article elucidates the central, but not immediately apparent place of philosophy in the city founded in the Laws, Plato's longest and arguably most political dialogue. Each week over the next two months, Ramify will release another article, poem, or work of art from the current issue on ramify.org. We invite you to visit this website and our social media pages, Ramify's Facebook Page and Ramify's Twitter Feed, to find the latest from Volume 5.1 as well as our previous four volumes. And we encourage you to share whatever you find intriguing, illuminating, or incisive in our pages, and thereby advance the journal's mission: to foster the involvement of scholars, teachers, and students in the ongoing dialogue within the Western tradition.
Adam Cooper, Editor-in-Chief, March 9th, 2015


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Wrestling's second season begins Friday night and triggers three weeks of fever-pitched competition that will separate the best wrestlers in the state from the rest.
The goal for most wrestlers is to eventually secure a berth in the NJSIAA tournament and earn a medal for a top-eight finish in the state, which is akin to earning All-State recognition.
But first, it starts Friday night with preliminary and quarterfinal round bouts in the 14 weight classes at the 32 district tournaments around the state.
Videos below: Bob Behre and Tom Bergeron discuss Phillipsburg, Long Branch, and High Point and their claims to the No. 1 spot, while also debating whether there should be co-champions.
|Wrestling: Could Phillipsburg be the number one team in the state?
|Wrestling: Could Long Branch be the number one team?
|Wrestling: Could High Point be the number one team?
|Wrestling: Who is the number one team in New Jersey?
Districts range in size from eight to 12 schools but there is no shortage of outstanding head-to-head bouts, most of which will occur Saturday when the semifinals, third-place consolations and championship bouts will be held at each district to determine the top three wrestlers who will advance from each weight class to the next stage -- the region tournaments.
The eight regions begin Tuesday, continue next Friday and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 28. The season culminates with the three-day NJSIAA tournament from March 6-8 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
But this portion of the postseason is all about the present, wrestling for today and worrying about tomorrow when it arrives. So, the discussion steers to some outstanding collisions this weekend in the district tournaments.
Kodie Silvestri of Wallkill Valley, the state tournament runner-up last year at 130 pounds, potentially will have to deal with Tyler Forbeck of High Point in the District 3 final at 135 at Kittatinny. Forbeck, eighth in the state tournament last year at 125 pounds, fell to Silvestri, 12-5, on Jan. 29, but, nine days later, Forbeck scored a 6-2 victory over Hank Stinson of Eastern, the state champion at 135 last season.
A feisty encounter will be re-ignited at District 9 in Morristown where Eric Fajardo of Boonton and Dave Standridge of Parsippany square off at 125 pounds. Fajardo decked Standridge in the District 9 final last year at 119 pounds but managed just a 5-4 decision in the Morris County Tournament final at 125 last month.
All eyes at District 23 in Long Branch will focus on a pair of finals that are state-final caliber. Jordan Beverly of Point Pleasant Boro, the top-ranked wrestler at 130 pounds in The Star-Ledger's individual rankings, is on course to encounter third-ranked Mike Morales of Brick Memorial. Beverly placed fifth in the state last year at 125 and Morales was fourth in the state at 119.
At heavyweight, District 23 will savor a final that should pit third-ranked Jeff Keffer of Point Pleasant Boro and fourth-ranked Ameer Washington of Long Branch. Washington was second at Region 6 last year after winning District 23. Keffer was third in the district but never met Washington there before falling in the first round of the region.
An intriguing rematch is in the cards at District 32 at Absegami. Mac Mancuso of Holy Spirit, the state champion in 2007 at 189 pounds, lost to Leon White of St. Augustine in a regular-season match a year ago. But Mancuso was injured and missed the post-season last year. He finally avenged that loss to White, 3-1, on Jan. 21. The pair is expected to go for round three, Saturday, at 189 pounds.
White was picked off in the preliminary round of the state tournament last year at 171 pounds by Khusen Taramov of Brearley.
A pair of 2008 District 24 runners-up, red-hot Franklin Miele of Southern Regional and Justin Molzon of Toms River East, are steaming along toward a big match at 152 pounds. Miele, No. 5 at 152 pounds, has bumped up the rankings by defeating two wrestlers who had been ranked ahead of him, Matt Spataro of Bergen Catholic, now No. 6, and Jackson Brady of Eastern, now No. 7.
Molzon was third at Region 6 last year at 152 and Miele was second at District 24 at 145 but did not medal at Region 6. The two did not meet this year when Southern defeated Toms River East in two dual meets. Miele's elevation in the rankings at 152 actually caused Molzon to drop out.


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An eyesore of a building owned by City of Bremerton is no more
Last month, without much fanfare, Bremerton's parks department tore down a listing and dilapidated storage shed on Lebo Boulevard across from its headquarters.
The building, whose roof was either covered with moss or had holes exposing its insides to the elements, had been an eyesore for years and had not gone unnoticed by residents, building inspectors and code compliance officers.
Prior to the Dec. 10-11 demolition, Jeannie Vaughn, a building code expert with the city, said she and city code enforcement expert Janet Lunceford, were both worried about the structure.
"It is a building of concern," Vaughn said shortly before it was torn down. "Janet and I have both been to that building. I think I've been to it three or four years ago and it was in pretty bad shape then."
Bremerton Parks Director Wyn Birkenthal said that the building had been used to store fertilizer, planting soil, sand, tractor attachments and some small watercraft.
"The older building was not weatherproof and in poor structural shape, as it sits on waterfront park property that will eventually will have a higher and better use (than storage)," said Birkenthal. "I wanted to demolish it rather than repair it."
All of the stuff that was previously kept in the building has now been moved to the ground floor of the staff headquarters of Public Works on Oyster Bay. The new home for the equipment and materials used to be a garage, so the ceiling height made conversion back to storage low cost.
The old storage shed was taken down by parks crews and while final figures are being worked out, Birkenthal estimates it cost between $15,000 and $20,000. Getting the job done included obtaining a demolition and asbestos inspection; dump fees; reconstruction of a fence to secure the yard; and the rental of a pallet jack.
"The old shed had two canoes and a kayak once used for small craft skills recreation programs," Birkenthal said. "Two are in the basement of Sheridan Center, one is stored at the pool and can be used by the YMCA for safety classes. The Parks motor boat used to install buoys and docks has been moved from the old shed to the covered storage yard at Oyster Bay."
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently stated that last year saw nearly six million fraud and cyber crimes take place in 2015, in the UK. What is more, these crimes impact everyone in some way. Take insurance fraud for instance; personal premiums may rise as insurance providers seek to recover the money lost. Ultimately, this is a problem which needs tackling from the ground up.
Severalnines, a database performance management provider, announced its latest customer, StreamAMG (Advanced Media Group), a UK-based pioneer in the field of bespoke online video streaming and content management.
DevOps couldn't be hotter. To cope with modern customer demands, applications need to be developed, tested and put into production swiftly. Industry experts have been preaching about DevOps for faster, more reliable software development. Gartner expects this development approach will go mainstream by the end of 2016.
Award-winning database management platform scores deal with continent's largest online video solutions provider: Severalnines, Europe's leading database performance management provider, today announced its latest customer, StreamAMG (Advanced Media Group), a UK-based pioneer in the field of bespoke online video streaming and content management.
A combination of a buoyant private funding market and the various burdensome factors attached to going public means that a number of the UK's newest and most valuable tech companies are choosing to stay private. With quotes by Severalnines' Vinay Joosery.
Fast, thorough database technology helps IIL handle over 100 million transactions a day. "ClusterControl gives us detailed insight into our database clusters in an intuitive format." Read the story.
Online services have become an integral part of consumer culture. Customers want instant reach to the companies they buy from, and adoption of digital advances in retail, music and banking confirm that customers yearn for more advanced ways of interaction.
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The UK's top data leaders and influencers were honoured at a glittering awards ceremony in London and Severalnines' Vinay Joosery wins with 4 others in the category 'Database'. Read the story.
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MARSHALL - Marshall High School senior Kiley Maki has gotten perfect scores on tests before, but when he went online to find out the results of his ACT test and realized that he had earned a top composite score of 36, he was astonished.
"I was in disbelief," Maki said. "But it felt pretty good."
With the perfect mark, Maki joins an elite group who represent roughly one-tenth of 1 percent of test takers nationally who score a 36. In the high school graduating class of 2010, only 588 of nearly 1.6 million students did.
"A perfect score of 36 on the ACT is not only an indicator of academic skill, but a reflection of his hard work, dedication and a commitment to excellence," Marshall Superintendent Klint Willert said in a press release. "Clearly, Kiley's performance is among the best. I am truly delighted for Kiley as well as the many educators that have supported him along the way."
To prepare for the ACT, Maki said he didn't go out and buy the study books, but felt that he was ready.
"I just looked over some stuff," he said. "I've always done alright in school. My classes have definitely helped."
Maki challenged himself by taking a number of Advanced Placement (AP) classes during his high school career.
"One of the things I appreciate about Kiley is he's accomplished what he's done by taking a rigorous course schedule in high school," MHS Principal Brian Jones said. "He's continually taking math, continually taking science and continuing taking our top level language arts classes to try and challenge himself."
The ACT is comprised of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, with each test scored on a scale of 1-36. The student's composite score is the average of the four test results. Math is Maki's favorite subject. If he had to choose his weakest area on the test, he'd select the reading and writing sections.
Since all major colleges in the United States accept ACT testing as a standard entrance qualification, the path to being accepted has been cleared for Maki. An exceptionally high score, or in Maki's case, a perfect one, is a huge indicator that a student is ready for the academic rigors that lie ahead in higher education. Despite the high ACT mark, Maki has no plans to "coast" through his senior year.
"He's not taking his senior year off," Jones said. "He's selected a very rigorous schedule for himself. He'll also stay busy in our various extra curricular activities. He's a very well-rounded student and kid. It's great to see he's having such great success, and what a great accomplishment he had."
Maki is currently in marching band, and he also plans to participate in hockey and winter drumline at during his senior year at MHS. After graduation, he sees himself in college, somewhere in Minnesota.
"I might go farther away for graduate school," Maki said. "I've sent applications off so far to Carleton College and the University of Minnesota. I'll probably go into computer science or something math-related."
A perfect ACT score also presents Maki with financial possibilities in the form of potential scholarship opportunities, which is monumental at a time when many institutions are raising tuition prices.
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NORTHAMPTON – Hampshire Superior Court Judge Bertha D. Josephson said she would rule soon on whether the Easthampton Planning Board's decision to approve the Stop & Shop project on Northampton Street was "arbitrary, capricious and contrary to law."â¨
After the 20-minute hearing Thursday, she said she would decide "as quickly as I can. I know how old this case is."
Cernak Buick, located across from the proposed market, filed suit in February 2010 against the Planning Board's approval of Stop & Shop's application to build a 45,000-square-foot grocery store and a 4,900-square-foot adjacent store at the location of the Tasty Top restaurant on Northampton Street.
The case has been through numerous hearings and in March, Judge C. Jeffrey Kinder ruled after a three-day trial that there was no due process violation during Planning Board proceedings.
Josephson had ruled in November 2010 that the board was not "arbitrary, capricious and contrary to law" when granting the permit but vacated that ruling so the issue of whether there was a due process violation could be considered.
Kinder set the new hearing anyway "in an abundance of caution."
But Mark Tanner, who represents Cernak, wants another trial so the court can rule on the issue of traffic, which he does not believe the board or court adequately addressed. He said three have filed affidavits attesting the project will impede the car dealership's ingress and egress.
Kevin O'Flaherty, the Boston-based lawyer for the supermarket chain, wants the judge to issue a summary judgment so the project can go forward and Josephson's initial ruling should be reinstated now that the due process issue has been resolved.
O'Flaherty said, "I think the court situation is a little like déjà vu all over again."
He said a traffic study and a peer review of that study were conducted, countering the idea the board acted in an arbitrary or capricious manner when approving the project. He said it would be arbitrary or capricious if the board simply put its finger up to "see which way the wind is blowing. That didn't happen. There was an abundance of evidence (to support the board ruling.)"
Tanner said the issue of traffic "needs to be resolved at trial and not in a summary judgment by a judge."


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RICHLAND, MI – The Gull Lake girls soccer team has yet to lose a game this season and sometimes has to dig deep to find a reason to be upset after a game.
The Blue Devils clinched at least a share of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East Division with a 6-1 win over visiting Loy Norrix Monday night, but they were put back on their heels when they found themselves tied with the Knights in the second half.
Gull Lake (11-0, 6-0 SMAC East) took a 1-0 lead with 1:34 first half when freshman Maddie Fouts placed a shot just over the head of Loy Norrix goaltender Magnificent Hanana from 20 yards away, but Loy Norrix's disciplined defense was doing everything it could to keep the game close.
The Knights (9-2, 3-2) then found pay dirt 4:53 into the second half when Grace Labadie found a streaking Mia Leibold in the middle of the field to tie the score at a goal apiece.
It was just the second goal Gull Lake has given up this season.
Gull Lake junior Tabitha Boze, who scored two goals and recorded an assist in the win, said the goal allowed was an eye-opener.
"We haven't lost a game yet, so I think having that game scored against us is actually good for us in the long run and it's going to wake us up and let us know we need to come to the field and play 100 percent every day," she said.
Leibold, one of four seniors on the Loy Norrix roster, said playing a team like Gull Lake as closely as the Knights will benefit them moving forward.
"I think it's great," she said. "Gull Lake is a very good team. Being able to compete with them and score against one of the better teams in the area is huge. I think with the teams we have coming up this is going to give us confidence going into the SMAC Tournament and state tournament. I think this encourages a lot of our players and our younger players."
Gull Lake coach Jeff Corstange said the team set high goals before the season started and he has demanded perfection from his players.
He said Monday's game against a tough Loy Norrix squad was a good test for his team.
"They were gunning for us," Corstange said. "They came out strong. Give them a lot of credit.
"Sometimes it's good to have a goal scored on you just to kind of show you something. We're solid defensively, but we had some miscommunication in the backfield and it was more of a mistimed ball and unfortunately they put the ball in the back of the net. Give them credit."
The Blue Devils broke the 1-1 tie when Sydney Nikitas took a nice feed from Boze and found the back of the net to give the Blue Devils a 2-1 lead with 29:15 left in the second half.
Rachel Fouts gave the Blue Devils a 3-1 lead with 23:30 left in the second half when Hanana seemed to lose track of her distance from the goal post and Fouts' low kick dribbled into the net.
Loy Norrix was disciplined defensively for more than 65 minutes of the game, but Gull Lake's constant pressure and a pair of Loy Norrix yellow cards were eventually enough to put the game out of reach.
Boze got behind Hanana on free kick and after a deflection she tapped in a goal to make the score 4-1 with 12:27 left on the clock.
The Blue Devils added two more goals over the next minute of play. Carley Rice tallied a goal with 12:02 left on the clock and Boze recorded her second goal with 11:27 left.
Loy Norrix coach John McKenzie said the final score didn't reflect the way his team battled like it has all season.
"I'm not worried about the final score," McKenzie said. "We had two very important players get yellow cards. When they came out (Gull Lake) took us apart and I'm not surprised they did.
"We've done a lot of good things this season. We've really stepped up. We're significantly better in a lot of areas than we have been in years past. We have a lot of good players and we have girls that are willing to put in the work."
Hanana finished with 15 saves for Loy Norrix. Gull Lake goalie Maggie Harma made three saves in the win.


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'Gay' executions imminent in Iran, claims Amnesty
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Doubtless all those "moderate" Muslims supporting the Arch Druid in his call for Sharia in the UK will remain silent on this story.Indeed, they remain silent on just about every vile cruelty inflicted by Islamic nations using Sharia, UNLESS its a case where the wicked west is perecuting Muslims!Muslims of all variety, I'm afraid to say, suffer from schizophrenia when dealing with their own crimes against humanity.
I look forward to the day when Iranian trade unionists, revolutionaries, GLBT folks, women and others overthrow the superstition guided Ayatollahs. What will hopefully follow in the great traditions of the American, French, Russian and Cuban revolutions is that these murdering ayatollahs will be given fair trials and have their brains blown out. (Or guillotined, it'll save on bullets in case they're attacked by oil pirates.) I hope that's not too 'over the top' for religion lovers. I just think that it's healthy for a revolutionary government to wreak revenge on the worst cases and to make it crystal clear what will happen if their crimes are repeated.
The Home Office and State Minister, Yes, you are correct in saying that the Islamic Republic of Iran is safe for Homosexuals, which you regularly deport.By sending homosexuals back you and the British government is no better tan putting the nose or bag over the unfortunate souls who ultimately are killed for their sexuality.Iran always trumps up charges to justify the execution, despite non-substantiated statements by "victims" that their "confessions" were made under duress and harassment/ torture. The method of execution is reserved for homosexuals as it causes the most pain and how can the rest of the civilized worlds population and especially the gay community sit back and condone such barbaric actions and executions.I only pray that some will finally make a stand and let their respective governments and legal representatives (MPs and Congressmen) see and hear their disgust and make their feelings heard.
THIS IS HOMOSEXUALITY IRANIAN STYLE:The Islamic Republic of Iran is persecuting homosexuals, dissidents and free thinkers, and carrying out political crimes towards them. Homosexual relationships in Iran are considered a crime liable to sadistic corporal punishment and the death sentence. On January 23rd, 2008, Hamzeh Chavi and Loghman Hamzehpour, two homosexual young men of 18 and 19, were arrested in Sardasht, in Iranian Azerbaijan. The authorities use physical and psychological torture to obtain confessions from people who fall into their hands, and the two young men admitted to being in love and having a relationship. Their confession was enough for the Islamic court to commit them to trial with two very serious charges: Mohareb, the crime of those who are "enemies of Allah" and Lavat, sodomy. Iranian criminal law envisages the gallows for homosexuals, who are considered "enemies of Allah". Nevertheless, there are many moderate political and religious figures in Iran who would like to change things and prevent the loss of so many innocent lives. On December 5th, 2007 an innocent Iranian boy was martyred by the Teheran regime and then murdered on the scaffold. From all over the world, in answer to the campaign for the life of Makwan Moloudzadeh – promoted by EveryOne Group – thousands of believers and non-believers sent red and white flowers to President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian judges: red, in an attempt to avoid the spilling of innocent blood; white to implore his executioners to spare the life of yet another blameless condemned man. This vast international campaign served only to delay an execution, which had already been decided. Today Makwan is the symbol of the martyrdom of the many innocent victims of a ruthless regime. Let us also remember Pegah Emambakhsh, the Iranian lesbian woman who is still waiting for the result of her appeal in the United Kingdom, and who risks being deported to Iran, where torture and stoning await her. EveryOne has received worrying news from the United Kingdom, where the Court of Appeal does not appear inclined to grant Pegah political asylum – in defiance of all the international conventions. Pegah is crushed by the attitude of the British Government and has told us she is tired of fighting, she is reluctant to appear in the newspapers and no longer believes in what Anne Frank defined as "man's inner goodness".We have to be ready to raise a chorus of protest, throughout the world, in order to stop the hand of the executioner and his accomplices.That is why we are asking you to devote a few minutes of your time to this petition; add your signature and send a protest to all the addresses listed below, because many human lives, the concept of justice itself and the value of human rights are at stake here..Thanks to xXEspirituXx for the main part of this video about Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni homicide.We can all sit back and do nothing, or make a difference. The choice and power to save fellow homosexuals from fates such as these are in your hands.
Omar, I'm frequently emailing MPs and Congressmen alike about the awful situation in Iran and elsewhere. Sadly, the majority of western Gays do nothing and some don't care, they express shock and anger but other than that, they sit back like the rest of the straights because it doesn't affect them directly. Stonewall is no different, a classic example of indifference. One day, its going to catch up with them in some form or other. Karma has an odd way at coming back at us.
"I just think that it's healthy for a revolutionary government to wreak revenge on the worst cases and to make it crystal clear what will happen if their crimes are repeated."So this is your tolerance, is it? A revolution with results in beheading. I have no love of intolerant religious leaders, but be damned I will sink to this level of spouting murder simply because they spout it.Bill and his demands for equality…. obtained by preaching the murder those who object to our rights. Sounds familiar. You wouldn't be an Ayatollah, now, would you Bill?You, Bill, are a classic example of the oppressed becoming the oppressors, and I hope the majority of the LGBT community are more based in reality than you distasteful remarks of murder.
Robert, ex-pat Brit in regards to your comment of 02.08.08 – 6:17 pm , it is good to see others also standing up for the rights and physical wellbeing of fellow human beings and homosexuals who are not as fortunate as us or have the laws of the land to fall back upon. It is true, that sadly, a large proportion of the gay community ignores the plights of others, especially in foreign countries, as it does not directly affect them, other than in shock value, personally. There are no major organisations that make a stand, and if you belong to Gays without borders, you shall have noticed this (the Iran issue) had been brought up some time ago. In regards to Stonewall, though they do an excellent job, in what they chose to do, in the last decade they have become more and more selective in what they deal with and which subject or individuals plights that they are prepared to support. One wonders if this is not to upset their political standing and kudos that they seem to have achieved with the government, and I personally find it alarming that they are now being classified and represented as the voice of the majority of gay individuals and what we seem to want and desire. Which in fact is far from the truth. It is alarming also that Ben, who is a member of the EUCH has not demanded that the chairman, due to his religious and homophobic beliefs has not resigned. Furthermore since its establishment they have not tackled a single gay issue or supported any that clearly breaches national and international standards, by choosing to either keep silent or ignore multiple requests and communications, from the complainants Karma does have a way of biting or rather coming back, and the days when the majority of homosexuals and individuals were prepared to keep quite, accept the crumbs thrown at us, or not stand up for our rights are far from over. There are too many individuals, groups and activists that are no longer prepared to sit at the back of the bus, but stand up and be counted for our beliefs, and kill the monopoly that seems to exist at present, where our voices are not heard.It is refreshing to see that you too constantly be a thorn in the side of MP's and Congressmen, ( and if you do not mind, copy me these,)as sometimes numbers and multiple requests and comments draw an more positive response, via my official email address. Ps. Has anyone got any ideas of how to run or organise appeal/ drive to get obsolete laptops (that basically have internet and word program access, irrespective of the processors,) as we need / feel that it would be beneficial to provide clients with these so that they may keep in touch, with us and other organisations?
an appeal:'Gay' executions imminent in Iran, claims AmnestyAmnesty International has warned that two men may soon be executed by being thrown off a cliff, an Islamic punishment for homosexual sex. Tayyeb Karimi and Yazdan (surname unknown) were sentenced to death by the judge, who stipulated they be thrown from a height."Iran's Penal Code states in Article 109 that both men involved in same-sex penetrative (anal) or non-penetrative sex will be punished," PLEASE APPEAL TO SAVE THESE POOR UNFORTUNATE HOMOSEXUAL MENS LIVES AS EVERY PROTEST CAN AND DOES COUNT.APPEALS TO:Head of the JudiciaryAyatollah Mahmoud Hashemi ShahroudiMinistry of Justice,Ministry of Justice Building,Panzdah-Khordad Square,Tehran,Islamic Republic of IranEmail: email@example.com (In the subject line write: FAOAyatollah Shahroudi)Salutation: Your ExcellencyCOPIES TO:Leader of the Islamic RepublicHis Excellency Ayatollah Sayed`Ali KhameneiThe Office of the Supreme LeaderIslamic Republic Street -Shahid Keshvar Doust Street,Tehran,IslamicRepublic of IranEmail: email@example.com: Your ExcellencyGovernor of Fars provinceSeyyed Mohammad Reza RezazadeGovernorate of Fars (Ostandari-ye Ostan-e Fars)Emam Khomeini SquareShiraz, 71348-58888, Islamic Republic of IranEmail: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com: Dear GovernorAnd also to diplomatic representatives of Iran accredited to yourcountry. PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. The British Government and the Home Office regularly returns and send back Asylum seekers from Iran stating that they can live a discreet safe life, which is far from the truth as has been demonstrated time and time again, and is to be proved again.Those who live in The UK please send a copy to your local MP and also to the Home Secretary (email@example.com, email@example.com) and firstname.lastname@example.com, The Foreign Minister of State, email@example.com. and the Prime minister (10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA) Please state and show your disgust that Britain still allows and condones such actions, especially to homosexuals, who are no more than kids and that such actions are against International Law.I implore you to please do this now, and save a fellow human beings life, including the link to: 2X_mWEqsFor it is merely by chance that you yourself were not born in their shoes and suffering a similar fate.
Omar, we copied the information as soon as it appeared on the Gays Without Borders site to some of the larger blog sites here. Some of them had picked it up on their own from Gays Without Borders,Doug Ireland or your site. The problem is the news of this latest round of murders came on short notice and there really hasn't been time to mount much of a campaign. These murdering ayatollahs seem to be ramping up their campaign to murder GLBT folk, trade unionists, students and women.
Being gay is an abomination in Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The penalty is death in all of the above religions. If someone wants to putt from the rough then they should just stay out of these countries. If you want people to respect homosexuality, then respect cultures that throw homosexuals off of cliffs by not living there. If you're gay and living in Iran – move.Seriously, how hard is this to understand?
Here, this is no different than what US Soldiers think of cute puppies. Why don't we all write some appeals to George Bush about this:
Thank you for raising the level of debate there Robert.
There is one Jewish country in the world, Israel, and gays have rights there comparable with Western Europe.In notionally Christain Western Europe, the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and many other countries, the separation of Church and State allows gays to live freely.In every islamic country (bar Turkey), there is no separation between mosque and State and gays are persecuted far worse there than with Christianity and Judaism (both of which seem to have grown up and discaded the more stupid bits of their religious books).Gays in islamic countries may not have the option of emigrating somewhere safe. Those that do should ditch the intolerant ideology that caused them to flee in the first place. The West gave sanctuary to those seeking political asylum from Communist countries during the Cold War. The difference is, those ex-communists did not immediately start propagating Communism in their new homeland and threatening all and sundry if anyone dared criticise the intolerant, backward ideology from which they had fled!Of course, there are some idiots (who have never lived under Communism) who view the whole thing through rose tinted spectacles and would like to impose a Marxist ideology where it is not wanted. Bizarrely, none of the ones in the West seem to want to emigrate to a Marxist utopia and prefer to whine about the evils of capitalism from a capitalist country.It's simple. People are welcome to live in the West if they are willing to embrace it's values. If you want Marxism, please feel free to go to North Korea, but don't complain when there's no social security, no freedom of speech and no food on the table. Oh and no gay rights either. If you want islam, there are 56 islamic states to choose from. Take your pick. But if you're gay, don't complain when the ideology which is so dear to you, stones you to death.
Hi OmarDo you have a website for the organisation you work with? That might act as a useful point for people to make contact and offer assistance and support. I want to get involved in campaigning on the issue of gay rights abroad, but I don't know quite how to do that.I have seen the YouTube video you linked to, and it is unimaginable the terror those young men experienced in the last few hours and minutes of their lives.I think that the first thing that needs to happen is to raise awareness in the gay community itself. I doubt if many are aware of the brutality that is happening in these countries. We are witnessing a holocaust here, and it's not being reported.
The only thing we need to know about the zionist apartheid state is what Desmond Tutu says about it. Tutu, no stranger to the fight for minority rights, is one of the few genuine supporters of the GLBT struggle for equality among religious leaders. In addition he's fearless in his denunciation of islamophobic zionists and their apartheid state. In a BBC interview Tutu accused Israel of using apartheid policies against Palestinians. Tutu said he was "very deeply distressed" by a visit to Palestine because "it reminded me so much of what happened to us black people in South Africa". In a Boston speech Tutu said he saw "the humiliation of the Palestinians at checkpoints and roadblocks, suffering like us when young white police officers prevented us from moving about". Tutu said that the zionists "never get true security and safety through oppressing another people" and denied that he was anti-Semitic because he opposed zionist apartheid policies, knowing that shrieking islamophobes would accuse him of just that. Decades of murderous and brutal treatment of Palestinians by racist, islamophobic zionists, supported by the US and many EU member states created the desperation and hatred that led to 9-11 and other ferocious and unwarranted attacks on civilians by Al Qaida. Al Qaida, imitating the terrorist butchery of WWII bombings attacks on cities thought they could strike back by murdering innocent civilians. The result of Al Qaida's stupidity and criminality can be seen in the genocidal carnage in Iraq. When GLBT refugees apply for asylum in England they're given the cold shoulder by Conservative racists. Conservative MEP Roger Helmer, got the following appeal. "I am writing to you about a young Iranian student who is gay. He fled to the Netherlands because he was going to be deported by the Home Office back to Iran, where he would be executed for being gay, (his partner in Iran named him, and as a result I guess was executed). The Netherlands government is now going to deport him back to the UK where I am sure the Home Office will deport him. Everyone knows that gay men are executed in Iran and it is difficult seeing a case like this and, as an ordinary citizen, being powerless to do anything, I have e-mailed the appropriate office in the Netherlands – please can any of you do anything to help this young man? Is Britain's acceptance of equality for gay men nothing more than a sham?"Helmer replied: "Dear Terry, the logic of your position is that all homosexuals from Iran, and from other strict Islamic countries, should be free to come to the UK and settle here. I am not sure that that is practical politics. There are a lot of tragic situations around the world: we cannot take responsibility for all of them. Best regards. ROGER HELMER"You can be sure that if conservative gay bashers and murderers like Mugabe fled to England with will their stolen millions to escape prosecution that Helmer and other Conservatives would welcome him with open arms. Not so surprising. Helmer is a typical islamophobic hater and like all Conservatives a hand puppet who take his cues from US Republicans. He recently met US conservatives and said "I have heard more about conservative values in one hour in Philadelphia than I have heard in years…".
Oh…that sounds just like Bangor, Maine. Except in Bangor, they throw the gay men off of bridges. And also – 2 men who killed this gay man:…DID happen 2 get 2 years in jail before they were released.And in 2006 a gay man was murdered UNDER a bridge in Bangor, Maine. They were apparently too lazy to carry him to the top of the bridge, so they just doused him with gasoline and set him on fire.Funny, you can't even Google that up anymore.(It was only a homeless gay guy, you know…)Before people start poo-poo-ing other countries, I think they ought to take a good look at what goes on right in their own nasty back yards.
Excuse me for a moment, UK.A year after man's burning body found: 'We'll get this one solved'Mar 06 2007 Bangor Daily NewsSo that 34-year-old Trevor Paul Sprague doesn't get forgotten.It was not easy to locate this information.More topical, an additional YouTube vid from Iraq: And the Iraqi-LGBT (UK) blog is located at: While I'm discriminating hard against collaborators with and supportors of the worldwide war criminal George W. ("The Wuss") Bush – even if they are gay – I love gays, no matter where we live, and I'm fairly sure I will always be able to find ways to do a little bit to help, even if it is only to record their murder.
Bill Perdue, you can call Israel a Zionist Apartheid all you want and the fact will still remain that there are no gays being hanged in Israel, so why even bring that country up in this discussion? Desmond Tutu also spoke against suicide bombings and by no means declared that a state of Israel should not exist, but that Israel should "strive for peace based on justice, based on withdrawal from all the occupied territories, and the establishment of a viable Palestinian state on those territories side by side with Israel, both with secure borders,". Anyway, the problem is that Muslim countries view the West as a threat, it's people as infidels and our world view as opposing theirs. I really don't care if they feel that way rightly so, as one could argue. What I know is that while things are far from perfect for minorities in Western societies, I certainly don't want to live, as a lesbian woman, in a society with the mindset Muslim countries have nowadays, especially in regards to their views on women and homosexuality. It's time for Westerners to stop making excuses for the behavior of Muslim nations.
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Yankees left fielder Johnny Damon has left Game 6 of the World Series after the third inning because of a strained right calf.
Damon walked with one out in the third Wednesday night and scored from second base on Hideki Matsui's two-run single. Damon appeared to be favoring his leg as he ran down the third-base line and crossed the plate standing up to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead over Philadelphia.
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From Ben Cannon (or read it as a webpage)...
Hi friends,
As an elected representative facing an economic crisis on a scale we haven't seen for generations, and a looming environmental crisis that will profoundly shape the lives of generations yet to come, I believe that we must adhere to two core principles:
• That the solutions we propose to address our economic and environmental problems be bold, far-reaching, and mutually intertwined
• That ordinary citizens be involved in the process of shaping these solutions to the greatest extent possible
In this spirit, I'm excited to invite you to two upcoming events in which I'll be participating.
This Friday, I hope you'll join me, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Mayor Sam Adams, County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, State Representative Jules Bailey, and Senator Jeff Merkley's state director at the Portland Focus the Nation Town Hall Meeting on Climate Change
When: Friday, April 17th from 6 PM to 9 PM
Where: Portland State University, Hoffmann Hall (click here for directions)
This is a chance to hear how elected leaders at all levels of government are working to confront the challenge of climate change, and, more importantly, a chance for you to ask us questions, share your ideas, and hold us accountable for our commitments.
For more information on Focus the Nation, and their nationwide series of climate change town hall meetings, visit www.focusthenation.org.
Next Tuesday, the State Legislature is bringing the Capitol to you.
As we face an enormous state budget deficit and difficult choices to be made around balancing the budget, the Ways and Means Committee (the group of Representatives and Senators who put together the budget proposal I'll be voting on) will hit the road for a series of public hearings across the State.
When: Tuesday, April 21st from 6 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Portland Community College - Cascade Campus, Moriority Auditorium (click here for directions)
In addition to providing an opportunity to hear public input on budgeting priorities, the Committee will supply a worksheet to help citizens get acquainted with the budget figures we're wrestling with, and enable you to share your views on proposed revenue increases and service cuts.
P.S. Can't make it down to Portland State this Friday to the Focus the Nation town hall? We're working with the organizers to stream the event live over the internet. Visit www.focusthenation.org on Friday for the webcast link.


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Small town life; the return of a lost pet
The return of a lost dog is hardly front page news. But as I considered the part I played in the return of a frightened Yorkshire terrier to her grateful owner this week, I felt compelled to write about it. In fact, this might be the most important story of my year.
As I pulled out of the driveway to take my son to school, a teenager flagged me down. He asked if I could find the owners of the lost dog he held in his arms so he could get to class on time. He said it should be easy, pointing to the dog's collar that held practically the dog's weight in tags. I agreed.
My son and I laughed as the teenager passed this creature smaller and lighter than my cats through the driver's window. The dog was shaking with fear.
My son and I assured her, "Don't worry, we'll find your owner."
I dropped my son off, and headed home to do just that. I offered the dog food and water, and she seemed to understand I had good intentions. Elvira, my own lab, even contributed to the rescue by not eating our guest.
I looked though the lost dog's tags. None contained the dog's name, or the owner's name or number. The only leads I had after five calls were the dog's name, the owner's first name and an off-Island local phone number that had been disconnected. I assumed that the owner recently moved to the Island, and in the confusion the dog was lost.
I tried to think like someone who had lost a dog. The vet! They might call the vet. I called the first vet in the phone book and explained that I had a lost lap dog and I was trying to find her owner. I expected the vet employee, Debbie, to take my name and pass my number along should the owner call.
Debbie had a different plan. "I'll call the owners of all the dogs in our practice with the lost dog's name," she suggested. Sure enough, she found the owner, who was within a block of my house. I was treated to the owner's look of joy as the little dog returned to her rightful place in her owner's arms.
This happy outcome was the result of the combined efforts of strangers. The teenager could have walked right by this dog without noticing it was lost; he could have headed off to school, assuming that someone else would take the responsibility for finding its owner. The vet employee could have just taken my name and waited for the owner to call her. Both of these people jumped in to help a stranger and a lost dog because they knew how much it mattered.
My own small part in this reunion offered a moment of revelation communicated, in part, by the timing. This week I mark the two-year anniversary of my house fire. This lost dog helped me understand how far I've come since this a life-altering event.
The first year after the fire felt like a time of crisis management. By the end of the year, I was back in my rebuilt house that was filling with replacements for items lost in the fire. I spent this past year settling back into my life and making my house a home. If the theme of the first year after the fire were picking up the physical pieces, this past year it would be picking up the emotional pieces. Surprisingly, the second year after the fire spent rebuilding relationships and recapturing lost professional momentum was harder than the first.
I have come to this point of recovery by receiving the help of many generous people. The more I settle back in, the more time and energy I have to invest in efforts not directly tied to my family's basic physical and emotional needs and the most compelling business tasks.
The lost dog's story brought me to a dramatic realization. I had healed enough to begin to give to others outside of my immediate personal and professional circles.
The little lost dog reminded me of a basic truth that I have come to understand more deeply over these past two years: We're surrounded with open-hearted people who quietly reach out to others and make the world a better place.
Not everyone can make a difference in a big, bold newsworthy way. However, anyone can stop and notice the pain of others, as this teenager did when he noticed the lost dog. Everyone can take a small step, like asking for the help of a stranger to solve a problem. When you do, you will undoubtedly uncover the generosity of those eager to help, like the vet employee who made her phone calls.
As I look back over these past few years, I see that sometimes the smallest efforts made the biggest difference. I remember days when a smile from a stranger helped me get through the next moment or the next hour.
That's the lesson from this little lost dog.You can contribute to the healing of the world. Sometimes all it takes is a smile or a phone call.
Yes, indeed, this is quite a story.
Vicki Rackner M.D. can be reached at www.Dr.Vicki.org.
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Flyers hang onto fourth and final playoff berth despite being swept by Caribous
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Linesman Brian Lambert gets ready to drop the puck for a face-off between Western Royals centre Michael Hynes, left, and Robert Slaney of the Eastlink CeeBee Stars during the Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 Newfoundland Senior Hockey League game in Harbour Grace.
HARBOUR GRACE — The Western Royals improved to .500 hockey and secured third place in the standings with a sweep of the Eastlink CeeBee Stars.
Ryan Sparling scored two goals to lead the Royals to a 4-3 triumph over the cellar-dwelling CeeBee Stars Sunday afternoon in Harbour Grace to give the Royals a weekend sweep in the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. The Royals, like they did on Sunday, had to hold on for dear life to claim a 4-3 win Saturday night as the CeeBee Stars pressed for the equalizer as puckstopper Bryan Gillis held the fort under intense pressure from the desperate hometown squad.
Darren Langdon and Jake Easton also scored for the Royals in support of winning goaltender Bryan Gillis.
Chris Hulit, Terry Ryan and Keith Delaney scored for the last-place Harbour Grace squad.
"It was a solid effort all around," Royals coach Ed Kearsey said following Sunday's win. "We played hard, we got some scoring from other guys that we needed to produce and Gillis was outstanding again."
Sparling opened the scoring with a short-handed marker at 16:33 of the first period on a setup from Steve North and Ryan Penney.
The Royals took a 2-0 lead into the final stanza when Sparling recorded his second of the game, a solo effort at 17:15 of the middle stanza.
The Royals took a 3-0 lead when Langdon scored on the power play at 3:48 with assists going to North and Mark Robinson.
Hulit broke the goose egg as Gillis was gunning for his first shutout of the year, at 6:38 of the third period on a setup from Robert Slaney, and Terry Ryan erased the deficit to a single marker with his goal from Ray Dalton at 9:45 as the Royals appeared to run out of gas in the later stages for a second-straight game.
Easton scored a short-handed marker from Sparling at 12:41 of the third period to restore a two-goal cushion.
Delaney scored for the CeeBee Stars with just 10 seconds left in regulation time, but Gillis stood his ground during the intense barrage as the hometown squad tried desperately to force a shootout to ensure a point for their effort.
It wasn't meant to be. However, the good news for the CeeBee Stars is that the Gander Flyers lost both games in a two-game showdown against the second-seed Clarenville Caribous at the Gander Community Centre over the weekend. The Flyers lead the CeeBee Stars by a mere point in the battle for the fourth and final playoff berth.
Meanwhile, Michael Hynes was the top gun for the Royals with a two-goal performance in Saturday's contest, including a power-play marker at 12:13 of the opening stanza with import Jordan Bonneville picking up the only assist for his first point since being signed before the deadline.
Darren Langdon and Ryan Penney, with a goal and an assist, rounded out the scoring for the Royals with second-period goals on the power play.
Ray Dalton, Robert Slaney and Keith Delaney scored for the cellar-dwelling CeeBee Stars.
The Royals held a comfortable 4-1 advantage heading into the final stanza, but it got too close for any kind of comfort in the third as the CeeBee Stars poured on the pressure in the later stages and got rewarded with Slaney's power-play goal at 17:24 of the third period and Delaney's marker with just 97 seconds left in regulation time.
Royals import puckstopper Bryan Gillis made 38 saves to preserve the win against counterpart Mark Yetman, who made 24 saves in a losing effort.
The following is a look at how things unfolded between the Clarenville Caribous and Gander Flyers two-game weekend set at the Gander Community Centre:
Caribous, 8 Flyers 3 (Sunday afternoon)
Dustin Russell notched a hat trick to lead the Caribous to an 8-3 win over the Flyers Sunday to earn another weekend sweep.
Blake Gallagher (2), Mitch Oake, Andrew Sweetland and Ryan Desrosiers also scored for the second-seeded Caribous, who appear destined for a first-round playoff matchup with the third-seed Western Royals unless the Caribous fall apart down the stretch with a handful of games left in the regular season.
Brad Slaney, Chad Locke and Grant Donovan replied for the Flyers.
Caribous 6, Flyers 4 (Saturday night)
Ryan Desrosiers and Dale Sullivan scored two goals apiece to lead the Caribous past the Flyers Saturday night in Gander.
Andrew Sweetland and Mike Stevens rounded out the scoring parade for the herd.
Sean Wadden (2), Chad Locke and Grant Donovan lit the lamp for the Flyers.


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Mandeville vs. Northshore Girls Basketball
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ELLIS LUCIA / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Mandeville's kate Wynne (white, on the floor) and Hannah Tracey (right) struggle for control of the ball with Northshore's Haley Haddad and Tai Abram. The Mandeville High School Skippers hosts the Northshore High School Panthers in a girls basketball playoff game Monday, February 21, 2011.