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My research is primarily in the area of hermeneutic philosophy with strong links to the phenomenological method. My work centres on developing the notion of enkinaesthesia: the reciprocally affective neuro-muscular dynamical flows and muscle tensions that are felt and enfolded between co-participating agents, and felt, though not reciprocated, in our engagement with non-agential things. My aim is to revise metaphysics in light of this transcendental condition, enkinaesthesia, which must exist if conscious experience is to be possible. My work provides an alternative way of interpreting the world and doing science; thus, instead of using science to explain the world, the enkinaesthetic field of lived experience can be used to explain science and situate the grounds of our moral discourse
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- Chris Cassells: Agency, networks and movements for political change: the politics of digital communications technology
- Iraklis Ioannidis: Back to Basics: A Phenomenological Evaluation of Altruism as the Condition for Well-Being
- Katharine Woods: Lizzie Dripping and the Ladies from Sussex: Affective Presence in the Archive
- Gerry Brady: Phenomenology of Boxing
- Louise Boyd: Art, Sex, and Institutions: Defining, Collecting, and Displaying Shunga in the UK and Japan
- Matthew Barr: Pedagogy & Ludology: implicit learning in video-games
- Ruth Dunster: Autism, Metaphor and Theological Hermeneutics
- Lertchai Wasananikornkulchai: The Analysis of Archival Valuation: Current and Potential Methods
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- Delaina Sepko: The Impact of Technology on the Preservation of Music
- Bill Cameron: The Aetiology of Linguistic Content
- James Girdwood: A hermeneutics of the ontology of time and technology
- Hannah Little: Genealogy & the Archive
- Tony Ross: Correspondents Theory 1800/2000
- Eugene de Klerk: Lacan & Freire: Pedagogy & Psychoanalysis
- Louise Cameron: Time, Truth and Accountability in Information Control and Dissemination
- Cleodhna Nightshade: Mental Supervenience
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- Lindsey Short: Shattering the Silence: The Exclusion of Women from the Archive
- Anne Muldoon: The place of Virtue Ethics in Education
- Gerry Brady: The Ethics of Machine Consciousness
- George Welsh: Kant's Third Analogy
- Kant's Epistemology and Metaphysics (Senior Honours)
- Consciousness (Senior Honours)
- Introduction to Phenomenology (Postgraduate)
- Humanism and Transhumanism (Honours and Level 3)
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ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (21Alive) --The David Bisard trial continues Thursday.
Wednesday the jury heard testimony from Bisard's wife Lora.
She told the court she kissed her husband goodbye the morning of the crash. She also stated she did not notice any signs of impairment that morning, and she knew her husband consumed two vodkas and cokes before going to bed.
The defense could rest its case by the end of the week.
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The David Bisard trial will continue Monday. The prosecution is hoping the jury trusts the blood alcohol samples in this case.
The defense hopes jurors side with witnesses, who say they did not see any impaired behavior from Bisard the day of the fatal crash in 2010.
Allen County Superior Judge John Surbeck allowed contested blood alcohol evidence to be admitted as evidence.
Toxicology expert Dr. Alan Wayne Jones said that the equipment used to examine Bisard's blood returned a result that was 100% accurate.
Jones, who has more than 40 years experience in toxicology and the study of blood-alcohol, testified that he believes Bisard had consumed at least eight to ten drinks of vodka the night before the crash. He also believes that Bisard had at least two more drinks sometime before the crash to in order for him to have a blood-alcohol level of .19.
Dr. Alan Wayne Jones, a Toxicology Expert who works for a Swedish laboratory, testified that the alcohol level in a blood sample does not increase over time.
"Blood stored unrefrigerated would have a significantly lower alcohol content than it had at the time the sample was taken," Jones said. "Tampering with a blood vial would not be easy. It is not uncommon for physicians in Sweden to miss the signs of impairment in people whose blood tests showed they were impaired."
Jones said a person can be intoxicated but not show any signs, especially someone who drinks over a long period of time.
"There is a receptor in the brain that, over time, becomes less sensitive to alcohol," Jones said.
The prosecution looks to rest its case Monday and turn it over to the defense attorneys.
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Pinching is removing the stem tips of a young plant to promote branching. Doing this avoids the need for more severe pruning later on.
Thinning involves removing whole branches back to the trunk. This may be done to open up the interior of a plant to let more light in and to increase air circulation that can cut down on plant disease. The best way to begin thinning is to begin by removing dead or diseased wood.
Shearing is leveling the surface of a shrub using hand or electric shears. This is done to maintain the desired shape of a hedge or topiary.
Rejuvenating is removal of old branches or the overall reduction of the size of a shrub to restore its original form and size. It is recommended that you do not remove more than one third of a plant at a time. Remember to remove branches from the inside of the plant as well as the outside. When rejuvenating plants with canes, such as nandina, cut back canes at various heights so that plant will have a more natural look. Conditions : Bright Light for Houseplants Houseplants requiring bright light should be placed within 2 feet of an eastern or western exposure window or within 2 to 5 feet of a southern exposure window.
If the problem is only on the surface, it maybe diverted to a drainage ditch. If drainage is poor where water table is high, install an underground drainage system. You should contact a contractor for this. If underground drains already exist, check to see if they are blocked.
French drains are another option. French drains are ditches that have been filled with gravel. It is okay to plant sod on top of them. More obtrusive, but a good solution where looks aren't as important, think of the French drain as a ditch filled with gravel. Ditches should be 3 to 4 feet deep and have sloping sides.
A soakway is a gravel filled pit where water is diverted to via underground pipes. This works well on sites that have compacted soil. Your soakway should be about 6'wide and deep and filled with gravel or crushed stone, topped with sand and sodded or seeded.
Keep in mind that it is illegal to divert water onto other people's property. If you do not feel that you can implement a workable solution on your own, call a contractor. Conditions : Wet Houseplants Wet houseplants require constant moisture. Be sure to check moisture level daily and water pots thoroughly so that soil is completely saturated, but drains from holes in the bottom of the pot. Very few plants can tolerate these conditions. Because constant moisture is important, you may be able to get away with using a decorative pot that does not have holes in the bottom. Conditions : Normal Watering for Houseplants Houseplants that require normal watering should be watered so that soil is completely saturated and excess water runs out the bottom of the pot. Never water just a little bit; this allows mineral salts to build up in the soil. The key to normal watering is to allow the top inch or two of potting soil to dry out between waterings. Check frequently as certain times of the year may dictate that you water more frequently. Also, some plants that require normal watering during the growing season, may require less during the winter months when they are dormant. Conditions : Moist and Well Drained Moist and well drained means exactly what it sounds like. Soil is moist without being soggy because the texture of the soil allows excess moisture to drain away. Most plants like about 1 inch of water per week. Amending your soil with compost will help improve texture and water holding or draining capacity. A 3 inch layer of mulch will help to maintain soil moisture and studies have shown that mulched plants grow faster than non-mulched plants.
Prior to filling a container with soil, wet potting soil in the bag or place in a tub or wheelbarrow so that it is evenly moist. Fill container about halfway full or to a level that will allow plants, when planted, to be just below the rim of the pot. Rootballs should be level with soil line when project is complete. Water well. How-to : Planting Perennials Determine appropriate perennials for your garden by considering sun and shade through the day, exposure, water requirements, climate, soil makeup, seasonal color desired, and position of other garden plants and trees.
The best times to plant are spring and fall, when soil is workable and out of danger of frost. Fall plantings have the advantage that roots can develop and not have to compete with developing top growth as in the spring. Spring is more desirable for perennials that dislike wet conditions or for colder areas, allowing full establishment before first winter. Planting in summer or winter is not advisable for most plants, unless planting a more established sized plant.
To plant container-grown plants: Prepare planting holes with appropriate depth and space between. Water the plant thoroughly and let the excess water drain before carefully removing from the container. Carefully loosen the root ball and place the plant in the hole, working soil around the roots as you fill. If the plant is extremely root bound, separate roots with fingers. A few slits made with a pocket knife are okay, but should be kept to a minimum. Continue filling in soil and water thoroughly, protecting from direct sun until stable.
To plant bare-root plants: Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Prepare suitable planting holes, spread roots and work soil among roots as you fill in. Water well and protect from direct sun until stable.
To plant seedlings: A number of perennials produce self-sown seedlings that can be transplanted. You may also start your own seedling bed for transplanting. Prepare suitable planting holes, spacing appropriately for plant development. Gently lift the seedling and as much surrounding soil as possible with your garden trowel, and replant it immediately, firming soil with fingertips and water well. Shade from direct sun and water regularly until stable. How-to : Potting Indoor Plants Make sure that the plant you have chosen is suitable for the conditions you are able to provide it: that it will have enough light, space, and a temperature it will like. Remember that the area right next to a window will be colder than the rest of the room.
Indoor plants need to be transplanted into a larger container periodically, or they become pot/root-bound and their growth is retarded. Water the plant well before starting, so the soil will hold the root ball together when you remove it from the pot. If you have trouble getting the plant out of the pot, try running a blade around the edge of the pot, and gently whacking the sides to loosen the soil.
Always use fresh soil when transplanting your indoor plant. Fill around the plant gently with soil, being careful not to pack too tightly -- you want air to be able to get to the roots. After the plant is in the new pot, don't fertilize right away... this will encourage the roots to fill in their new home.
The size pot you choose is important too. Select one that is not more than about 1 inch greater in diameter. Remember, many plants prefer being somewhat pot bound. Always start with a clean pot!
Prevention and Control: Isolate infested plants from those that are not. Consult your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal insecticide/chemical recommendation. Encourage natural enemies such as lady beetles in the garden to help reduce population levels of mealy bugs.


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The annual Z-Pack It Up school supply giveaway and Zeta Sigma Project Vote will take place on Aug. 3 from 9 to 11 a.m. at St. Tammany Junior High School's gym, 701 Cleveland Ave. in Slidell. Each activity is part of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority's national program, Z-HOPE, Zetas Helping Other People Excel through Mind, Body and Spirit.
The Slidell chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, Tau Kappa Zeta Graduate Chapter; its auxiliary groups, Zeta Amicae of Slidell and Zeta Youth Academy; and members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity will co-sponsor the projects.
Zeta Sigma Project Vote will give unregistered voters the opportunity to get involved in the political arena by registering to vote on site. Any person who wishes to register to vote must bring a valid photo ID.
Tau Kappa Zeta, Zeta Amicae of Slidell and Zeta Youth Academy's Z-Pack It Up project provides free school supplies to help children prepare for the year ahead. Guardian and child must be present to receive supplies (please, one backpack per child). School supplies will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated is a non-profit, community service action oriented organization, serving communities worldwide since 1920. For more information about Zeta Phi Beta's visit http://www.zphib1920.org. To learn more about Tau Kappa Zeta, Zeta Amicae or view upcoming community service projects and events visit their website at www.zpb-tkz.org.
For more information about the Z-Pack It Up, contact Gayle Green at 985.789.3573 or Kathy Aultman at 985.201.5656.
For more information about the Zeta Sigma Project Vote 2011, please contact April B. Thompson-Ocana at 985.290.9506.


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A group of people sitting in their back yard on the 1800 block of Spencer Street at 4 a.m. this morning were robbed by two men who threatened them with a handgun and stole a car, according to Harrisburg police.
They described the robbers as black teenagers, one 5 feet 7 inches tall, skinny, with a dark complexion and wearing a baggy T-shirt. The other was about 6 feet tall, skinny, with a dark complexion, dreadlocks and a red T-shirt.
The victims called police about an hour later and said that someone took a car belonging to one of the victims. The missing car is said to be a 2001 Buick LeSabre, blue, and bearing Pennsylvania registration HLB-1802.
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HOLLAND -- You can't see stilt walkers, break dancers and a choral group singing '70s rock in one place every day.
But that's the scene on Thursdays, when the city's main drag becomes a stage for dozens of entertainers who come to show off their talents as part of the Downtown Street Performer Series.
Now in its fourth year, the series brings more than 1,000 people downtown on Thursday nights during the summer.
"The Street Performer Series has become so successful it creates traffic jams in downtown on Thursday night," said Mimi Fritz, marketing director for the Downtown Holland Principal Shopping District. "We have so many people walking Eighth Street, it looks like Saugatuck on a weekend."
Acts such as the Circle Junkeez Crew, a seven-person break dancing team, attract huge crowds when they go into their routines, which they've performed downtown for three years.
"I haven't seen break dancing like that since I was growing up in Holland in the 1980s," said Amy Southon, a Naperville, Ill., resident who brought her daughter Katie, 6, and her mother, Beverly Griffin, to town to catch the street performers.
"I think this is really great. It's something really wonderful to do for an evening. We just heard a blues singer up the street, and it was like being at the Chicago Blues Fest."
Fritz said her group, which does marketing for the downtown merchants association, came up with the concept in 2004 after the city approved an ordinance allowing street performers downtown.
"Since then, the series has become the most popular event in downtown Holland," said Fritz, adding that street performers from around the country now contact her office to get on the schedule.
From mid-June to Aug. 28, 18 to 20 performers and entertainment groups take up spots throughout downtown, giving 15- to 20-minute shows from 6-8 p.m. Thursdays.
Dan David and Gary Vruggink, who make up the duo Wildwood Folk, collect contributions from the crowds that stop to listen to them perform folk songs.
"We're not going to make a living doing this, but we like to sing and we like to perform for people, so this is an absolutely wonderful time for us," Vruggink said.
Performers have to audition for Fritz's organization before being selected for the series. They perform for free but accept tips.
The weekly lineup of singers, dancers, jugglers and balloon animal makers introduces new people to downtown stores, said Bob Schulze, owner of Globe Design and Vision.
"It definitely brings in new people to explore my store that might not come in otherwise," said Schulze, whose store sells designer eyeglass frames.
"Some people complain about the tie-ups from all the cars and people, but that's one of the outcomes of success."
"This is my first year in Holland and it is going very, very well," said Daniel Falicki, a Grand Rapids stilt walker who performs covered in greenery as the "Tree Man." "The people are receptive and give me a lot of positive feedback which is very important for a Tree Man."
Visitors to the city love the weekly shows said Sally Laukitis, executive director of the Holland Convention and Tourism Bureau.
"We just had some people in the office from South Bend (Ind.) that had driven up for the day and they were heading home when I told them about the street performers, and they decided to book a hotel and stay for the night," she said.
The Bank of Holland and Greenleaf Trust are sponsoring this summer's series. Promotion and costs for the weekly event are about $10,000 a summer.
"I try to come down as often as I can make it," resident Ann Harten said. "It's fun to bring the kids down and watch them enjoy the performances. They are very high quality acts and -- yes -- I tip the performers."
For details about the Downtown Street Performers Series and a list of performers, go to holland.org


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Shadows of the DAMNED is a collaboration between Electronic Arts and Killer7/No More Heroes creator Grasshopper Manufacture.
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1UP's Matt Leone and Jose Otero chime in on the effects of a couple big games - Child of Eden and Shadows of Damned - struggling at retail.July 18, 2011
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The creators at Grasshopper Manufacturer sit down for a final time to talk about some of the finer details in their upcoming shooter.June 20, 2011
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Suda 51's punk themed shooter arrives in stores June 21st with this launch trailer for Grasshopper Manufacturer's latest title.June 20, 2011
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Best Answer BearsFan , 27 July 2014 - 08:23 AM
There was a post up on the DirecTV forums last night with other saying the same as me; was still down as of late Saturday night/early Sunday morning.
This morning, I arose reading this email after I sent a message to D* support:
You recently requested assistance from DIRECTV. Below is a summary of your inquiry and our response.
Subject: For 24 hrs.: no iOS in-house streaming
Romelyn M. (ID 100513221) (07/27/2014 03:55 AM)
Dear Michael,
Thank you for writing.
I am sorry to learn that you are still experiencing streaming problems on your iPhone and iPad, even after the troubleshooting steps you were told to do. As one of our long-time customers, I know this is not the type of experience we want you to have. We truly value your time and want to make things right for you today. My name is Romelyn and I am an account specialist from DIRECTV. I appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you today. I am always happy to help.
After checking, I found that there was a reported issue on the error that customers in your area are experiencing when they tried to stream programming on our web site, Michael. I see that our Engineering Team worked to quickly resolve the known technical issue and this issue should have been corrected at this time.
Since you are still experiencing problems on this feature, please call us at 1-800-531-5000 and choose the option to speak to a technical assistant. Our Technical Support specialists are available 24 hours a day, and are highly trained to walk you through a number of troubleshooting steps which would be difficult via email. For rare instances like this, we have developed procedures intended to provide you with the best and quickest resolution to whatever technical issues that may arise.
It has been a pleasure assisting you today. We look forward to providing you excellent service that only DIRECTV can offer. Have a wonderful day, Michael!
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Primary election a turning point
Here is something for all of us to think about in this election year. These questions have bothered me and I hope they have the same effect on anyone that might read this.
It's time to get off the fence and chose one side or the other. You can no longer vote the status quo. You have to be willing to fight for what is yours and what you believe in. The fact that we as the voting public can make a change if we really want to is up to each individual.
So think of this as you read these questions: I am going to fight for my beliefs or am I just going to go along with everyone else and vote the status quo. Make a choice and take a chance to stand out and vote for what you believe in.
You all need to know that politicians are the only people in the world who create the problems and then they campaign against them. Have you ever wondered if both Democrats and the Republicans are against the deficit? Have you ever wondered if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes?
You have to know that you and I do not propose a federal budget. The president does. You have to know that you and I do not have the constitutional authority to vote on appropriations; that is what the House of Representatives does. And you and I do not set fiscal policies; this is what Congress does. Now you and I do not control the monetary policies of our government; that is what the Federal Reserve Bank does.
So why do we allow 100 Senators and 435 Congressmen, along with one President, and nine Supreme Court Justices, which equates to 545 human beings out of 300 million that directly and indirectly, legally, morally, and individually have responsibility for the domestic problems that plague this country?
Now those 545 human beings have been spending much of their energy convincing you that what they did was not their fault. They have cooperated in this common con regardless of the party. What separates a politician from normal people is the excessive amount of gall. No normal person would have the gall of a speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating the deficits. The only thing the President does is propose the current budget: he cannot force Congress to accept that budget; Congress is the one that has to do that. Our Constitution, which is the Supreme Law of the Land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes? Who is the Speaker of the House? Why, it's John Boehner. He is the leader of the majority party. He and fellow House members, not the President, can approve any budget they want. If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.
This is what scares me, and it inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted, the present fact, of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that cannot be traced back to those 545 people. Now when you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, and then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. If you think our tax code is unfair it's because they want it to be unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Army and Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they want them there. And if they do not receive Social Security, but are on some elite retirement plan that is not available to "We the People," it's because they want it that way.
So now that you have seen the inside of our government and how it really works you should not let these 545 people shift the blame to the bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power away. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists a disembodied mystical force like "the economy," "inflation" or "politics" that has prevented them from doing what they take an oath to do.
These 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They and they alone have the power to do or not do whatever they feel is necessary. They alone and only they should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses. So now you need to provide the voters to have the gumption to manage their employees. We should be the ones to vote them all out of office and clean up their mess, which is going to take time.
Our Constitution begins with "we the people," so are we just going to sit back again and let the few make the rule for us? Only you can answer that question for yourself.
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text: [Federal Register Volume 67, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 30779] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 02-11505] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 01-AGL-02] Modification of Class E Airspace; Greenville, MI AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Greenville, MI. Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP's) have been developed for Greenville Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain airspace executing these approaches. This action increases the radius of the existing controlled airspace for Greenville Municipal Airport. EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 13, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denis C. Burke, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: History On Monday, January 7, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Greenville, MI (67 FR 706). The proposal was to modify controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between the enroute and terminal environments. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to the proposal were received. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9J dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. The Rule This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at Greenville, MI, to accommodate airspace executing instrument flight procedures into and out of Greenville Municipal Airport. The area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this regulation--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). Adoption of the Amendment In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 95665, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, is amended as follows: * * * * * Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * AGL MI E5 Greenville, MI [Revised] Greenville Municipal Airport, MI (Lat. 43 deg. 08' 32"N., long 85 deg. 15' 14"W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.1-mile radius of the Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, MI. * * * * * Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on March 29, 2002. Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Great Lakes Region. [FR Doc. 02-11505 Filed 5-7-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M


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by Charles A. Monagan
Mar 5, 2012
12:57 PMOn Connecticut
The Other Side of Connecticut
I saw this recent story in the New London Day about how Hartford will be the setting for a new police drama that will be premiering on TV in the fall.
According to the article, reaction to the show "The Second Disrict" has been mixed. Some fear that it will showcase the issues our capital city has been having with crime and therefore hurt efforts of revitalizing the city. Others think that any publicity is good publicity, and being on TV will only raise Hartford's profile.
"The Second District" is the brainchild of Mark Manson, a 14-year veteran of the Hartford police force, and Felix Soto, a convicted criminal currently serving a federal prison sentence for bank robbery.
As anyone who even casually watches TV knows, there is no shortage of crime dramas on the air. It's a popular genre because it's usually pretty easy to follow: bad guy does something wrong, good guys try to stop them. Of course, the better cop shows, say like "NYPD Blue" or "The Shield," are so because the characters are shades of gray, and it's not always so easy to tell who is on which side of right and wrong.
Usually, however, the characters are the stars of the show, not the locale. Even in such location-specific dramas such as the aforementioned "NYPD Blue," "CSI: Miami," "The Streets of San Francisco" or even "Mayberry RFD," the eponymous city may give the show some flavor, but ultimately it's not the defining aspect of the show. You're more likely to remember David Caruso's sunglasses than any particular aspect of South Beach.
The interesting part of the story to me is that "The Second District" will show a side to Connecticut that many outside of the state don't get to see: The hardscrabble life of our inner cities. I know we're all familiar with the high-crime areas in big cities like Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport or Waterbury, but I'm always surprised at how many people who live in other parts of the country think that all of Connecticut is like Greenwich and the Gold Coast, and that we all spend our days at country clubs or on the golf course. And even if they don't believe that exact version of Connecticut, they believe the rest of the state is like Star Hollow, the cozy, fictional Connecticut small town that was home to "Gilmore Girls." I've had to tell those who have never actually been here that there are really very poor, rough-and-tumble communities that rival any poverty-stricken areas in the nation. It's hard for others to believe that such a supposedly affluent and well-off state could have such neighborhoods. But we do.
Coincidentally, this morning on Bing.com, an idyllic picture of the Hartford riverfront is featured, one probably closer to how the city would prefer outsiders to see it, and certainly one that we would love to be the reality for the entire state.
I hope that "The Second District" will show the rougher side of Hartford. I don't think it's a bad thing, especially when it's a real thing. Pretending like it doesn't exist won't help. Maybe exposing that other side of Connecticut will aid in the efforts to eradicate it.


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I am neither a disaster nor an inspiration. No resolution fits, really. I could lie and say I'm ready to let go of the 45 extra pounds padding my frame, but winter's cold and I don't feel equip to be beautiful, not yet. I could promise to serve the hungry after I clock out from the office, but I barely have the energy for mircowave popcorn some evenings. I could make it to the eighth or ninth, whittling down my debt by following some book discouraging my morning Americano, but really, why?
In 2011, a painful breakup and subsequent blog project led me into "The Perfectly Imperfect Year". As I grew more comfortable with failure, a funny thing happened, success became easier. I found a job I cared about, one that offers a 403(b) and encourages pantyhose and natural hair colors. I began to limit my circle of friends and seek relationships within my faith and social service communities. I demanded more for myself as I tried, and tried again. In 2012, there's not much left to resolve, except for honesty and consistency. Anais Nin wrote in her diary "One handles truths like dynamite. Literature is one vast hypocrisy, a giant deception, treachery. All writers have concealed more than they revealed."
Ignoring my training, for purposes of this blog, I am not a writer. I am Female, 25. This may be raw, naked, awkward. Thankfully, this blog is pretty low on Google search results for "naked 20something women". A self-indulgent chronicle of 2012, free therapy, a respite from facebook, this blog serves as a project ,in earnest,that 2012 is not the end of the world, but the beginning.
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"There is more to life than simply increasing its speed."
Mahatma Gandhi.
In the global sustainability crisis – this is certainly neither a surprise nor a secret – industries face increasingly challenges that are common across all sectors and reads like a list of déjà-vu: resource availability (read: scarcity); business models that are based on increase in throughput but can't cope even with the simplistic idea that requires 'growth of wealth' without 'growth of quantity'; social abuse, poverty. The list goes on.
And yet in many cases the answers to the challenges seem as simple as they seem radical. Only – who seriously takes the time to think 'it' all through, draw necessary conclusions and then act accordingly?
The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) event 'The Slow Revolution' tried to investigate this area: Would slowing down our rhythm of life actually help to speed up our effectiveness in solving these global challenges, just by giving us better, and more quality opportunity to 'think stuff through'?
Gervais Williams, a well renowned funds manager, and author of the book 'Slow Finance', neatly summarised what not only applies to the financial industry, but it essence to any other: The speed by which growth is created – artificially – not only will invariably trigger severe problems, but actually prevents every one participant to see opportunities that are a) simpler b) nearer (physically as well as conceptually) c) more profitable overall d) a lot less risk prone. Taking the time of properly consider options, opportunities and consequences is a skill that has been ignored on purpose for much too long.
The scary aspect here is that it happens consciously, because it is the simpler of 2 options. The alternative would be facing very critical and tough decisions, that do require not only a considerable amount of backbone to swim against the stream, but an air of 'unpopularity' that goes with it. At least initially.
While there have been repeated references to the 'Slow Food' movement that originated in Italy, I'm not entirely convinced that the comparison, or reference, is the most accurate possible.
Instead, I think, it was a conversation that circled around 'quality' and 'authenticity' in all its meanings and nuances:
-> Quality of goods, quality of sensations, quality time, quality of relationships, quality of results, quality of the process that produces a specific outcome (product, service, …).
-> Authenticity of persons, opinions, needs, actions, experiences and sensations.
The essence of the discussion can be summarised, again, in 2 quotes:
'Renounce and Enjoy.'
Mahatma Gandhi.
… and …
'There is the urgent, and the important' [The rest doesn't matter.]
Doug Richard
Note: This page will be updated shortly, and as soon as the Podcast of this event becomes available for readers to listen to it themselves.


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Opening night of 'One Direction: This is Us' in Metairie
Tuesday, September 03, 2013 12:22 PM
Members of the Bennett family, who have twice traveled to Houston for One Direction concerts wait in line for the first opening of the band's new movie 'This is Us' at Cleaview's AMC Theater. In the back row is grandmother Mel Guggenheim, Katie Bennett, her sister Abbey Bennett and their mother, Dana Bennett. In the center row is Katelynn Templet and her sister Hayley Templet. Erica D'Aquin is in the front.
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Lawrence M. 'Tippy' Knouse
MILLERSTOWN – Lawrence M. "Tippy" Knouse, 81, of Millerstown, entered into rest Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the Locust Grove Retirement Home, Mifflin.
He was the husband of Mary J. (Minium) Knouse, to whom he was married 56 years.
Lawrence was born April 17, 1933, in Lewistown, a son of the late John and Lilly (Feltman) Knouse.
He attended Quaker Run grammar schoolhouse. Lawrence was employed with PennDot from 1964 to 1972 and from 1972 he worked as a lumberjack for Lee Knouse Logging.
He was a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Richfield. Lawrence enjoyed hunting, fishing and tinkering around.
In addition to his wife, Lawrence is survived by: his two sons and daughters-in-law, Rickey L. and Patricia Knouse, of Mifflintown, and Ronnie R. and Brenda Knouse, of Millerstown; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Robin Chricos, a brother and a sister.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 1392 Dressler's Ridge Road, Richfield, with Pastor Ken Brown officiating. Burial will take place in the adjoining church cemetery.
Friends and family are invited to the viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, at George P. Garman Funeral Homes Inc., 9366 state Route 35, Mount Pleasant Mills, and again from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the church.
Memorial donations may be made in loving memory of Lawrence to the American Heart Association, 1019 Mumma Road, Leymone, PA 17043.


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From january 2013, around 50 young people from 16 slums in Montevideo will work together with TECHO Uruguay in skills training and personal, labor and business strengthening programs, in order to prepare them to get microcredit funds that can fortify sustainable entrepreneurship for their communities.
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In april this year, the announcement went out to all the continents and all the major sorting applications of each section were pre-selected. At the end UN-Habitat selected 41 initiatives from more than 5,000 proposals around the world, where TECHO was the only uruguayan project on the list.
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Girls just want to have fun at 'Mom Prom' event
It may have been only 54 degrees but that didn't stop women from flocking to Haywood's on the Green at The Clinton Country Club on April 20 for the second "Mom Prom."
The event was held to benefit The Life Center of Clinton County and to provide much needed funding for their many needs.
"We set the bar extremely high this year in hopes that we could help fund many of the immediate needs of the Life Center," said Tracie Christensen, Mom Prom chairwoman. "The Life Center serves a critical need for an at risk population and we are thrilled that our contribution can help keep families together and give them the help they need to become financially stable again."
When the numbers were totaled, The Women of Clinton County raised $10,000 for the Life Center this year.
"The generosity of our community is unbelievable and we received an incredible amount of contributions from other communities from Pennsdale to State College as well. We are fortunate to live in an area that doesn't hesitate to step forward and help," Christensen said.
The Mom Prom offered a night full of laughs and dancing courtesy of DJ Gemini Sound, Aron Agerton, Ron Fleeger and The Echo and Sway.
Although Mother Nature wouldn't cooperate with warm temperatures, that didn't deter the live musicians from entertaining on the patio.
The Clinton County Mom Prom was born when The Women of Clinton County's founder, Lori Gunsallus, recognized that an event like Mom Prom could make a major impact and help serve needy area organizations.
"We knew that the Life Center was working hard to open their doors and we wanted to help them get the extra funds they needed to make that happen" Gunsallus said. "I knew that I could gather a group of women with all of the skill sets necessary to host a successful Mom Prom."
Gunsallus set out to do just that. While chatting in Christensen's home one morning, they discussed what it would take and whom they could recruit to put the event together.
In a matter of weeks, a committee was formed and meeting regularly to plan the first Clinton County Mom Prom. The first event collected more than $6,200 and set the bar for future events.
Today seven women comprise the committee: Gunsallus, Christensen, Joni MacIntyre, Brooke Fravel, Mary Lins, Jackie Brown and Melissa Barr.
Every year in July the group starts planning the event. The theme is chosen, the details are addressed and the sponsors are obtained. Within nine months, The Mom Prom evolves from concept to reality. This year, with the help of key corporate sponsors, Rocco Rosamilia of Rosamilia and Brungard, RCC Mechanical, Lock Haven Hospital, Boulevard Laser Wash, Bill MacIntyre Chevrolet, Northwest Savings Bank, Central Storage and Mom's Inc., a top shelf event was created.
"It makes us so proud that we can host such an amazing event. At the end of the day, we are thrilled that women can attend Mom Prom and have a wonderful time and we can turn that enthusiasm and participation into financial support for the Life Center," said Christensen.
"Mom Prom has been such a huge success that there will no doubt be a third annual event. Every year we learn how to improve the event and build on the success of the prior year. We are already discussing how we can build and improve for next year's Prom," said, Gunsallus.
Plans already are underway for next year and The Women of Clinton County are busy tying up details and sending thank you letters to all of their donors and sponsors. "We are so thankful for the Life Center and their commitment to serve our community, we are thankful for each and every person that donated or sponsored, and we are extremely grateful for the opportunity we have to work together on this event and contribute back to our community," said Christensen.


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"Churchill's harrowing bioethics fable leaves us with a number of things to chew on." –Kris Vire, Time Out Chicago
"A Number confirms Churchill's status as the first dramatist of the 21st century. On the face of it, it is human cloning… Like all Churchill's best plays, A Number deals with both the essentials and the extremities of human experience… The questions this brilliant, harrowing play asks are almost unanswerable, which is why they must be asked." –Sunday Times
"Caryl Churchill's magnificent new play only last an hour but contains more drama, and more ideas, than most writers manage in a dozen full-length works." –Daily TelegraphCaryl Churchill has written for the stage, television and radio. A renowned and prolific playwright, her plays include Cloud Nine, Top Girls, Far Away, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, Bliss, Love and Information, Mad Forest and A Number. In 2002, she received the Obie Lifetime Achievement Award and 2010, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.


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"Leading Ladies" Review 6/18/08
Tony Curulla
Summertime theater often conjures images of over-the-top comedies, hummable musicals, or perhaps even "drama-lite" productions that, like a cold, sweet, frothy confection, are meant to just enjoy, guiltless, as an escape from the pedestrian.
Cortland Repertory Theatre's second seasonal offering, "Leading Ladies" by Ken Ludwig, and capably directed by Tony Capone, will delight those who long for light, comical entertainment with few demands put on the audience. Like other Ludwig creations ("Lend Me a Tenor", "Moon Over Buffalo", "Crazy for You"), "Ladies" boasts an overarching optimism about romantic relationships, seasoned with snappy dialogue and heaps of implausibility.
This comic recipe gets much of its flavor through adding a pinch of this and a dash of that to a basic plotline that involves two out-of-work Shakespearean actors, Leo Clark (Marc Goldhaber) and Jack Gable (Dominick Varney) who are out to bilk a dying woman of her fortune meant for her two long-lost relatives whom the two actors plan to impersonate.
Things get murky, however, when the two learn that the sought-after relatives are women. Of course, who better to take on the gender bending challenge than a pair of Shakespearean actors. Combine the films "Shakespeare in Love" with Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot", add some flavor via Mark Twain's Duke and Dauphin flim-flam characters ("Huckleberry Finn") , and you know where Ludwig is going. It's very predictable, but cleverly amusing entertainment.
Goldhaber and Varney are masters of the "put on" and "take off" as they wend their way through scads of costume and character changes as their original mission of cheating their way to fortune becomes derailed by parallel romantic interests.
Leo falls for Meg (Morgan Reis), the neice of the intended victim, and Jack goes head over heels for Audrey (Erin Baltsar), a ditsy, curvaceous blonde Britney Spears look-alike. Reis is right on the mark in her straight portrayal of Meg, who is soon to be wed to Duncan (Adam Belvo), an up-tight, compulsive minister who lacks the joie de vivre that Meg longs for.
Of course, like much of Shakespearean comedy, the whole premise of the play hinges on twin sets of false identities, rapid costume changes, and a liberal tolerance for whacky plotlines, confusing sequences, and convenient resolutions. During one interlude, several couples strut onto the stage, engaged in a tango sequence, which, seemingly, has little to do with propelling an already-too-long second act.
Details: Length of Performance: Two hours, twenty-five minutes, incl. a 15-minute intermission
Attendance: approx 200
Family Guide: Some sexual innuendo, Ok for high school age.


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WESTFIELD – Noble Hospital was among 11 area hospitals that participated Sunday in an exercise to test the federal National Disaster Medical System and provide area emergency management specialists an opportunity to hone their procedures.
From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., area hospitals tended to "victims" involved in a natural disaster and transported by U.S. Air Force medical airlift to a patient reception team at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, and to participating hospitals in all four Western Massachusetts counties.
At Noble, Bruce E. Bussiere, emergency management and security manager, said the drill reinforced the hospital's catastrophe policies and procedures and helped staff learn how to interact more efficiently with government personnel.
"This teaches us to be able to enact policy and strengthen and reinforce our bond with community partners and the government," he said.
In Sunday's scenario, an earthquake in Pennsylvania severely damaged a hospital there that required the evacuation of patients and the necessitated their transfer to alternate acute care facilities out of state.
Westover, Bussiere said, was the reception area of all patients, who were then transported for treatment to the 11 hospitals in Western Massachusetts.
Medical airlift aircraft arrived at Westover beginning at noon, and five "patients" arrived at Noble Hospital at about 2 p.m.
"The exercise will provide area emergency management specialists with an opportunity to test our procedures, hone our communication abilities with one another, and prepare as much as possible for a contingency operation involving medical assets in our region," said Roger Johnson, director of VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and the federal coordinating officer for the exercise.
"Our responsibilities as local, state and federal participants are to care for all patients needing our assistance as if they were our own neighbors," Johnson said.
Participants in this regional exercise also included the Department of Veterans Affairs, the City of Springfield Office of Emergency Preparedness, the Hampden County Medical Reserve Corps, American Red Cross, area emergency medical response units, and the Massachusetts National Guard.
Drill tests preparedness of Western Massachusetts hospitals, emergency agencies
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Saudi Arabian Airlines said it intends to purchase 15 new medium sized aircraft with a capacity of between 50 and 100 passengers for use on domestic flights.
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Freedom Cry, the single-player downloadable content story for Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, is now available for download. To celebrate its release, here's a new trailer that gives you a taste of what's in store.
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By GARRY BROWN
SPRINGFIELD - With some 120 candidates in North America competing for 34 jobs in the National Hockey League, it's a tough market for an aspiring linesman.
One such is Jim Briggs, who grew up in Springfield's East Forest Park neighborhood and now rates as a bright prospect in the specialized world of hockey officiating.
Briggs, 27, is working his seventh season as an American Hockey League
linesman. Because the 29-team AHL assigns officials on a regional basis, he often works home games of the Springfield Falcons at the MassMutual Center.
"It's nice to have a home base," he said. "It was a special feeling the first time I worked a game in my hometown. When I was growing up, my dad had season tickets."
Briggs played hockey for Central High School. He went on to UMass, but didn't play there because "the talent level was a little above me."
So he turned to officiating local hockey while still a student.
"I started it because it was a great way to make money on weekends. Then it just took off from there," he said.
Briggs might be considered a "wunderkind" of his profession, because he was only 20 years old when he broke in as an AHL linesman.
"I guess starting so young is kind of a rarity, especially around here," he said.
"It's very competitive. We're working in the second-best league in the world, and everyone's trying to get to the next level. The goal is the NHL, and you just have to work hard and hope that if the opportunity comes, you'll be ready."
Briggs has made considerable progress over the years, to the point of getting a positive "scouting report" from Kevin Collins, a Springfield native who serves as manager of NHL officials.
Collins moved into that role after an illustrious 28-year career as an NHL linesman. He spends most of his time supervising NHL officials, but also covers a number of AHL games.
"Jim is our top linesman prospect in the Northeast," Collins said. "We've been tracking him for four years, and he's gotten better over time. He's in great shape, he's worked on his skating, and he has very good game awareness."
Briggs agrees that he's in top physical condition, but said that's a given for hockey officials.
"You kind of have to be in shape and you have to be a good skater, because it's a physically demanding job," he said. "You never leave the ice when the game is on. You have to be mentally prepared as well. It's a 60-minute challenge and you can't take a break. You always have to be aware, to be in the right spot to make the right call."
Briggs credits Collins for being a positive influence on local talent in the officiating fraternity.
"It's nice to know that Kevin is there to help you learn. We're kind of a family, with four Western Mass. guys working in the AHL," he said.
The others are Frank Murphy of Lee, Dave Butova of Agawam and Rich Patri and Chris Low of East Longmeadow.
"It's a good feeling to be able to help," Collins said. "I know what it's like, because I had some great people helping me when I got started - guys like Fred Zanetti, Joe Buchholz, Joe Fawcette, Al Pinciak, Joe Calcasola, Gordie Anziano, Gary Dineen .¤.¤."
The AHL liked Briggs' work well enough to assign him to Games 3 and 4 of the Calder Cup finals last season.
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Public Sex, MSM and The End of The Culture Wars
During his post-scandal statement yesterday, Senator Larry Craig gave the media a perfect soundbyte, "I am not gay. I never have been gay." No doubt news heads have heard those nine words countless of times since yesterday afternoon. No doubt you will hear them again.
"I am not gay. I never have been gay." Those nine words will be etched as hard and as deep as former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey's famous five: "I am a gay American."
Craig's nine words will define the end of his culture warrior career. For once he may not by lying. And, by some twist of political fate, Craig may be helping so-called "sexual deviants".
Over an hour before Craig blasted the Idaho Newstatesman and again pleaded his heterosexuality, CNN's Kyra Phillips interviewed police office Darryl Tolleson. An Atlanta Major, Tolleson's arrested more the forty men fishing for sex in Atlanta's famously cruisey airport.
During her chat with Tolleson, Phillips touched upon an issue that's starting to be raised more and more: are public sex "offenders" necessarily gay. The gay media – including ourselves – have played up Craig's alleged queerness. In fact, the gay media – namely: Mike Rogers – started the ball rolling on this case. Craig's case, however, is not implicitly "gay". It's queer, to be sure, but not necessarily "gay".
I believe "I am a gay American" is five words. Don't knock the letter A, she's a word too.
Thanks for making this post. Obviously not everyone will agree with everything about it, but it's something that should be addressed.
I am not one to defend the DL, but sometimes I wonder if it's not homophobia alone (which definitely plays a big part) but also the polarity with which we view male sexuality that leads so many so-called family men to the restrooms/parks/glory holes. Lots of people, both gay and straight, tend to lump any and all men who have ever had an inkling of male-to-male sexual experience as unquestionably, irrevocably gay. I'm not so sure that that encourages men with a more middle-of-the-road Kinsey rating to be open about their feelings. There's nothing wrong with being gay, but forcing labels on someone who doesn't fit them is just as restrictive as forbidding someone else (or oneself) to claim the same label. Some of thoe men have never lied to themselves about their sexual identities a day in their lives–they just don't really know how they can be open about their inclinations.
And anyway, men (and women) of all orientations have cheated on their partners since the dawn of monogamy. It can't all be about repression.
And "men who have sex with men" is six words, not five. This is such an interesting piece, it's well-written, informative and covers many bases–just double-check the counting! Or hire an awesome lesbian college student who is obsessed with grammar and punctuation to edit posts! Like, um…Me!
Ash the anally retentive lesbian! See, one more example of how stereotypes just don't work anymore. The bottom line to this goes even further than sexuality.
I think the bigger issue isn't the sexuality binary, but rather gender binary. I read an article in New York Magazine titled, "The Science of Gaydar", and one of the principles discussed was that women seemed much more fluid in their sexuality than men. The author seemed to me to imply that men are hard wired in their attractions to either males or females, whereas women are predisposed to a less rigid sexuality. The more and more I see these scandals involving "family men" seeking out sex with men, the less and less inclined I am to believe that men and women are fundamentally different in terms of orientation. I would tend to believe that men are every bit as fluid as women in terms of orientation.
A great deal has been made about male privilege, but with any privilege comes certain expectations. In our culture it has always been expected that men identify as either gay or straight, that is one of the limiting curses of male privilege. Until we destroy the idea of privilege and its associated expectations, things like Allen, Haggard, Craig, et. al. are going to continue. Indeed, so long as we continue to live in these gender defined prisons people are going to continue to seek out unseemly ways to sate perfectly natural desires.
See, Heather, I think the sexuality binary is related directly to the gender binary–the notion that men have solid, definitive sexual orientations and women are just amorphously sexual. It's restrictive on BOTH sides, as it pigeonholes men into a "gay/straight either/or" while dismissing women's sexuality as not definitive. (There's nothing wrong with the fluidity of sexuality or gender, of course, but it so often gets set up side by side like this to show men=serious and women=unimportant.) I despise J. Michael Bailey's work for a lot of reasons, but every bit of his research on gender and sexuality seems to come back to binary opposition and biological essentialism. (Also, it is pretty much exclusively restricted to male-assigned people.) The point to my original post was that this way of thinking seems to carry over into public thought quite a bit, and it's problematic.
All of that to say, I agree with you about the fluidity of sexuality. The double standard therein (that there's no such thing as a bisexual man or a true lesbian) pisses me off to no end, because who are we to define the rest of the world?
Point well taken Mr.B, and I agree they are completely related. And I despise Bailey, because according to him I am either a gay man that is so fearful of being gay I chose to transition genders, or I am so obsessed with feminine sexuality that I am transitioning genders. It boggles my mind that scientists who spend their careers investigating an entire universe of possibilites with regards to their fields of study yet still want to come down to "either/or" answers.
As far as discounting female sexuality, that was not my intention at all. I think it is high time we dispense with labels like "straight" or "gay" and even labels for transgender people like me. The most important thing we can do is to stop exceptionalizing those of us who don't conform to the cultural majority. Until it isn't an item of interest that someone is gay or lesbian or trans none of us are really free or equal.
I think all these DL and MSM acronyms spell out one word–SHAME.
We all have friends who love to suck cock and eat ass, but are ashamed of the fact that they enjoy these activities. A friend of mine loves to bottom, but describes himself as "versatile" because he says he doesn't want to be labeled a bottom, "Like some bitch laying there waiting to get plowed."
Misogyny aside, today's men have spent so much time and effort convincing the world and ourselves that we're not nelly queens, but butch men, that the things we love doing in private embarrass us in the cold light of day. And I find that sad.
There's a line in a 70's porn film, Something-or-Other Drilling Company–where the star says during a fist fight with a gay basher who has just called him a cocksucker, "The only thing I love more than sucking cock, is kicking ass!" I have to ask; how many of todays GBQ's have the balls to say that with pride and really mean it?
I've seen the term "MSM" used in public health contexts (AIDS prevention, especially). I don't think it's "another category," as one of the speakers suggests; rather, it's a catch-all and hopefully politically neutral term that epidemiologists can use.
I'm still amazed that people are still arguing that gender and sexualtiy definitions are rigid rather than fluid. Any queer who has spent anytime in a non-Western culture can attest that our notions of gay/straight/bi are culturally-based and specific to the West.
But I actually came on here to make snarky comments about Broward County and how Naugle has it all wrong. It's not gays in those restrooms! It's straight Republican Senators! Ban them, and then tell me that your town is safe again for families.
Heh. One tiny example of the butch posturing you speak of, Paul–that constant use of "man," "bud," and "guy" by the "discreet, masculine" married guys on good old Craigslist. And that's not even thinking of the dreadful but favored "straight-acting."
So true about shame being at the core of it.
That '70s porn film–was it one of the Joe Gage/Tom Kincaid trilogies?
"I'm not gay, but I love sucking cock"
"I'm still amazed that people are still arguing that gender and sexualtiy definitions are rigid rather than fluid. Any queer who has spent anytime in a non-Western culture can attest that our notions of gay/straight/bi are culturally-based and specific to the West."
I am not amazed one bit, the good ole' US of A is one of the most ethnocentric places on the planet. In the era of McCarthyism it was "if you aren't with us you're a pinko commie", and in 2007 it is "you're either with us or with the terrorists". Meanwhile we teeter ever closer to the brink of facism, our healthcare is terrible, and our schools produce vapid twits like Ms. South Carolina. But hey, this is America, and we know best, after all we are the greatest Nation in the world.*
*Not intended to represent healthcare, education, poverty, literacy, unemployment, infant mortality, violent crime or personal freedom.
"that constant use of 'man,' 'bud,' and 'guy' by the 'discreet, masculine' married guys on good old Craigslist."
Actually, yes! It's as if they believe that referring to tricks, or lovers as "buds" they aren't REALLY gay, just buddies–fuck buddies 8^)
"And that's not even thinking of the dreadful but favored 'straight-acting.'"
A friend tells me he's straight acting all the time and the funny thing is, when he gets comfortable, or drunk, he turns into an adorable nelly queen.
I mean, is it just me, but I love effeminate men–I don't mean "flamboyant" men, I mean guys who are naturally femme. I love them to death.
"That '70s porn film–was it one of the Joe Gage/Tom Kincaid trilogies?"
Quite possibly. At the end of this film, the star and his lover finally get to a ranch he inherited and it turns out to be a useless dust bowl, until they discover they have an under ground spring and own the water rights.
As a side note, the porn from the 70's and 80's was much hotter than the stuff today. And I don't mean because of the barebacking. The sex just seemed hotter and the men just seemed to enjoy themselves more.
"I'm not gay, but I love sucking cock"
Wasn't there a T-shirt that read, "I'm not gay, but my boyfriend is"?
I was involved pretty much from the start with HIV/AIDS…in fact two of my first patients were diagnosed with "GRID,†the term that was being used before AIDS was coined. I worked with a few national (and later international) prevention and treatment projects, and presented on multicultural aspects of sexuality as well as gender identity. To my surprise, after my first presentations, I would have a few participants who came up to me, who said, "I never really felt I was gay, but I didn't know of any other place to go than the gay community.â€
I remember very well some of the quite bitter "fights†that were going on at that time. M2M or MSM were suggested because one of the most difficult subgroups of the population to reach are men who are sexually active with men, but don't identify as gay, since they won't pick up gay newspapers (lol—they won't pick up anything labeled as "gay†other than a gay man), or hit gay bars where condoms and prevention material would be available. This was one of the motivations for the creation of such terminology, along with "bisexual behavior,†even if there was no self-identification with bisexuality as an identity.
There is, for many, an "evolution†or developmental journey (i.e. the Cass Model) where one starts off knowing one is "different,†but not really knowing all that means, other than a general message "different is bad.†I suspect a lot of you didn't shout out your sexual orientation while in high school but "tried it on for size†so to speak, until you were comfortable with it. That's why at the University where I was teaching, there was a student support group entitled, "I don't think I'm gay, but I know I'm not straight…†To walk into a support group labeled GBTLQ means you've already accepted a label. Not everyone is there yet. One of the real "sea changes,†we're seeing is an increasingly younger average age for coming out, which according to a 2001 publication, is now 15. I feel there's a "generational†issue here of people like Craig, who became sexually active pre-internet (and pre-feminist, for that matter), where sexual initiation involved very specific, male only situations, such as rest rooms.
As I mentioned, I was surprised at the hostility I (and others) faced when we tried to explain to other researchers and prevention specialists, "gay†was not sufficient as a category in working within the "real world.†Many of the most vocal opponents were white gay men who had become active in the 1970s, for whom gay was a strived for identity that wasn't just about the gender of a sexual partner, but also included self-esteem, status, and a way of confronting earlier shame, both internal and societal. Any suggestion of expanding the categories of outreach were met with accusations of "denial,†and internalized homophobia about not being able to "accept†the "true†identity of being gay.
As someone who teaches cross-cultural sexuality, this response was frustrating (and very ethnocentric), but I also felt M2M or MSM was also too limiting. In a number of cultures, there's a concept of more than 2 genders, so asking a man, "Have you ever had sex with another man?†(MSM)—will not work well if the man being asked has had sex with someone his community does not identify as a "man.†In one article on Latino sexuality, the author suggested the answer would differ if you asked, "Have you ever had sex with a man who was not a man? A soft man? A man who was a woman?â€
The question determines the answer. In a study with African-American males in L.A., when asked if they had ever had sex with another man, the answer across the board was "No.†But when the same men were asked, "When was the last time you popped a sissy?†the response was very different.
Which, of course, leads us back to the actual definition of "sex.†When President Clinton said, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman,†we had done a research project with mid-western adults before the Clinton incident. The majority of those interviewed would have agreed with Clinton. They did not identify oral sex as "real sex.†Only penile/vaginal penetration was understood as "real sex.†This is why a few years ago, about one fourth of 10,000 adolescent females responding to an interview had engaged in oral sex, but nearly 80 percent of them considered themselves to be virgins. One of the reasons it's so hard to reach the married men at rest rooms and public parks doing the MSM thing, is the reality they don't classify what they are doing is "cheating†because it would only be "cheating†if they were "doing it†with a woman, and the belief what they are doing isn't "real sex,†because the only "real sex†involves a penis and a vagina.
Simply dismissing this as "denial†on the part of the individual doesn't make effective impact on HIV (or other STDs) from a public health level. It also doesn't recognize other cultures may use different categories. For example, in some non-Western cultures, the gender of your partner has no bearing on your sexual orientation. As long as you are in the "active†or "insertive†role, you (and your community) will still recognize you as heterosexual. This was the hardest thing to get across to people around a discussion table…if you're not from that community, frankly "you don't get to vote.†You can tell them they are "wrong, bad, stupid or crazy†to think the way they do, but frankly, they're used to being told that from the American Dominant Culture. A direct attack tends to make them hold even more tightly to their established belief system.
By the way—this is the reason reporters hate interviewing a lot of researchers and scientists who don't provide "neat†sound bites. Asking if Craig or the others are "really gay,†doesn't encourage an easy answer, because there isn't a consensus of what "gay†means. Even Freud referred to "homosexualities.†I think it's obvious that Craig and his brethren are in some sort of different classification than people who've posted on this topic who themselves identify as gay or queer, if nothing other than a category of "gay-impaired.â€
Hey eagledancer4444 – do you mind if I copy this (with credit)? I really like some of the points you raise.
Happy to oblige, hisurfer–
Did anyone notice that in his press conference, Larry Craig said, "Thank you all for coming out today…†He on the other hand did not come out:
See it for yourself:
Perhaps because in 70s/80s porn, the guys performing it actually enjoyed it, as opposed to the many, many money-grubbing straight muscleheads who are flooding the M2M porn industry now.


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Skip to comments.EDITORIAL: The hippie holiday--Humanity haters bemoan life on Earth Day
Posted on 04/20/2011 2:59:33 PM PDT by jazusamo
Tomorrow is Good Friday, the day on which Jesus Christ was crucified. More important to many is that its also Earth Day, the annual gala thats taken on the trappings of a pagan religious holiday. At some level, its good to celebrate Earth, the source of life and home of humanity. After all, we have to live somewhere. Environmentalists, however, seem divided between those who venerate the planet as a deity and those who think its so fragile that it must be saved from everyone but themselves.
Newsweek magazine dismissed the first Earth Day in 1970 as a bizarre nationwide rain dance. The only difference between then and now is that the rain dancers moved into the government and pushed their views on impressionable school children around the world. The Environmental Protection Agency website encourages kids to Join with other teens to green your energy scene, because nothing says cool quite like earning the EPAs coveted title of Climate Ambassador. Instead of a rain dance, kids can help save the planet by downloading a rap tune by bureaucrats with inspiring lyrics like:
The USA is where we are to kick a new trend and to raise the bar.
The climate is changing and thats a fact,
Bears dont know when to take a nap,
On top of that it wont be cool when the flood waters rise and mosquitoes rule.
Its time to get off the couch and start to move.
Honestly, the lame song keeps going like that for five minutes...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Ummm, tomorrow is Thursday, the day before Good Friday.
Tomorrow is NOT Good Friday, rather Holy Thursday.
Obamas America will end up like a giant "Hog Farm" like the one in Taos in the 60's. If anyone is old enough to remember. I wonder if LSD has somehow mutated genes that have passed down through the DNA chain?
Doesn't Good Friday usually fall on a Friday?
It's the way The Washingtion Times releases their editorials.
Not a coincidence.
Earth Day is Thursday, April 21. No way is it on Good Friday, April 22. This is an error, not an early editorial release.
Of course, the surreptitious nature of my celebration dictates that it be more of an Earth Wee Hours of the Morning.
LOL! If it does there's a lot of offspring from the hippies of the 60's that are in trouble. :-)
This is supposed to be tomorrows editorial.
LOL! Unless it falls on a Thursday, apparently. I'm not sure how that works. :)
My calendar says Earth Day is Friday.
Tomorrow is Good Friday, the day on which Jesus Christ was crucified. More important to many is that its also Earth Day
The author is stating that Good Friday = Earth Day, which is incorrect.
I guess if retailers can have Christmas in July sales, there can be a Good Friday on Thursday.
I will not tolerate this shoving of dirt-worship religion down my throat.
Earth Day always is the 22nd of April and this year it just happens to fall on Good Friday.
Ouch! Where can I get an eraser that will reach the part of my brain that absorbed that video?
The USA is where we are to kick a new trend and to drive a car.
Globull warming's a scam and thats a fact,
Everyone knows it's a load of crap,
On top of that it wont be cool when the taxes rise and democrats rule.
Its time to grow arugula... let's move !
If you really do this (which I doubt) then I hope you get caught - and you're lucky you're not doing it in the wetlands behind my property since that is where I hunt geese and ducks and I would hate to have an "accident" with my over-under. There is a huge difference between fighting the socialist's "green" policies and purposely defiling nature.
Good one bump!
Last year when I was shopping a young woman asked me if I knew what day the 4th of July was celebrated on.
Some people..........
Now that's a great depiction of Earth Day.
Earth Day. Right up there with Kwanzaa.
It's funny, even though it's apparently just an error. :)
If it was not for being so dry and having a fire ban, I would burn a tire for earth day.
There is a book called "Trees" written years ago. I don't even know if you can get a copy. It describes the early settlers and the problems they had living in so called pristine locations. The trees without enough sun caused deep depression among other problems.
I suggest all the people who love green go live in similar circumstances. They would not like it.
Besides, this is not what they are really about.
It's probably supposed to be in tomorrow's paper, but why take all the fun out of it? LOL
Antways, I'll be observing Good Friday, not dirt worship day. I'll continue to be a good steward of the land around me, because it's God's land (not some dirt god's land).
Will they kill themselves?
And maybe come back as moss?
We have almost 5 acres of land, which is mostly undisturbed. When we first moved here we cleared out a bunch of garbage. Bags of it. We have pileated woodpeckers, downy woodpeckers, goldfinches, cardinals, hawks, fisher cats, at least one bear, coyotes, a fox, deer and on and on. We love it. We see all of this beauty and wonder at the miracle God has given us all.
Nah...let them come back as toilet paper. We can always use more toilet paper.
I will NOT be celebrating Earth Day in any way that the leftists mandate. Instead I'll turn on every gas and electric appliance full blast.
And in my mind, this April 21st is much more important to Texans as the 175th anniversary of victory at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Earth Day Idiots Exposed
Thanks, those people really remind me of the idiot hippies of the 60's.
Don't forget to eat the fruit off the trees you've climbed bare footed to get the vital life source energy. :)
The Hog-Farm....I believe the hippie-in-charge was Wavy Gravy.
You got it. That is where we are going.
Good post. I hang around Yahoo Answers and try to insert a bit of common sense into the brainwashed public school kids who post warming nonsense. I was pleasantly surprised by home-schoolers who also post there. You parents who are home schooling should be proud. Good on you.
I read that book- I believe it is part of a trilogy by Conrad Richter: the trees, the forest, the fields ?
Anyway, the forest canopy, which kept out all direct sunlight, did cause people to go crazy.
And the work described in clearing a simple field is almost unbelievable. They were very strong people, those people who made the fields of America. They'd sure not think much of us today, I'm afraid.
A women in a parking lot outside the Super Walmart was upset and crying. I asked here if I could help. She told me she could not get into her car, the doors would not unlock. I took her key, inserted it into the driver door, opened the door and told her to change the batteries in her remote. True story.
You are right. They were strong; unlike the little green wimps of today.
Another related book is "Back from the Land: How Young Americans Went to Nature in the 1970s and Why They Came Back" by Eleanor Agnew - a woman who went with her family to the land, how it collapsed, and coming back to the real world, along with interviews of others in the same situation
So you and I have met the two stupidest people ever. I laughed at the girl when she asked me, but alas she was serious.
Wow, just wow.
I'm guessing the internet gets the Thursday print edition the night before.
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Countess Bathory sends her young cousin Nora to locate for her sexual pleasures noble maidens and pays her handsomely. But Nora is greedy and while the Countess occupies herself with her new pawns at another castle, Nora and her soldiers raid a village seeking a group of peasant women. Training them in noble ways she introduces one of them to the Countess as a Baroness. The Countess discovers the lie and Nora meets her fate.
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