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According to the legend of the Shangaan, white lions are the messengers of the gods, but
it has been years since one has been seen in their remote African valley.
When a white lion is miraculously born into that valley, a young Shangaan named Gisani,
finds himself destined to protect this rare and magnificent creature at all costs.
This young lion, whom will be known as Letsatsi, is cast from his pride and forced to
embark upon a perilous journey of survival.
Close to starvation, Letsatsi befriends Nkulu, an older lion and together they learn how to
survive in the harsh African wilderness
Gisani, who is watching over Letsatsi, takes a job as a tracker with a local hunter, who has
his sights set on leading the hunt for this rare and magnificent white lion. Gisani, guided by
fate, believes that he must find a way to prevent this tragedy from happening.
When Nkulu is killed by a farmer, Letsatsi is forced once again to survive on his own. After
many trials and tribulations he finally learns to hunt by himself and grows into a
magnificent adult.
But before he can take over a pride of his own, Letsatsi and Gisani must face their
greatest challenge - the trophy hunter- for whom legends are worthless and rare skins
WHITE LION…home is a journey.
WHITE LION was shot on location, at The Kingdom of the White Lion, an enterprise 50 miles outside of the city of Johannesburg, along the Crocodile River, established especially for this film. This marks the first production – entirely about lions – starring 'real' lions from South Africa. "To date most lion pictures shot in South Africa, have seen the import of trained lions," says Producer and Lion Wrangler, Kevin Richardson. "Our lions look great… they're lean, mean and heroic – not spoiled, fat and lazy."
The picture is the long-time dream of one of the owners of the Johannesburg Lion Park, Rodney Fuhr, who served as Executive Producer alongside his wife Ilana. Fuhr independently funded the movie, and filming was approached in a fairly unconventional manner. Richardson recalled, "WHITE LION has been a long time coming and was Rodney's vision, dating back to the early eighties. His original idea was to follow a tawny (normal colored) male lion cub from infancy to adulthood. Since then, it has obviously progressed to the stage where we are following a white lion and his journey. We switched from a tawny - probably to make our lives a little bit more difficult and more challenging! But, such an exquisite beast certainly makes for a much more powerful story. For me, the beauty of this film is its reality component and inherent simplicity.
I love the fact that Rodney's story never allowed it to become too complicated and was always anchored in the realms of what could happen in the wilds of Africa. So although WHITE LION is a fictional feature film, and we have taken license on some issues, it is not beyond the scope of what could take place in the wild. The reality of what this little white lion endures, is quite real." "In recent times, films of this nature, which are basically fictional animal films, have enjoyed great success," observed Director/Cinematographer Michael Swan. "March of the Penguins is a good example of this, and our movie is very much of the same cloth, although not a documentary. WHITE LION also has a parallel human element, which is complimentary to the lions. It's about the life of a lion (Letsatsi) from birth to his final triumph. A story of conflict and how our hero, Letsatsi overcomes it, just as a human story would be, but in this instance, about lions. That's the challenge for us all, to tell a story without featuring too many people, with lions as the main characters. It's a classic tale, with similarities to Jean Jacques-Annaud's acclaimed The Bear. The parameters, set by Rodney Fuhr, were stringent and incredibly difficult to achieve. We had to represent authentic wild lion behavior and the challenge was to tell the story entirely through the action of the lions. It isn't The Lion King. No lips move and we aren't relying entirely on animatronics, puppets, or visual effects." Indeed, many people have suggested that WHITE LION is the real-life version of The Lion King.
WHITE LION features a minimum of human beings – criteria that was put in place to ensure the story was told entirely from the lions' perspective.
"What you see is virtually written and in a sense directed by the lions," continued Swan. "We allowed the lions to perform naturally, with guidance by the wranglers and although we had a script, scenes were not set in tablets of stone. Therefore some scenes had to be rewritten to accommodate the fantastic performances we were getting from the lions. Sometimes," he jested. "I think they knew what the audiences would respond to better than we did!"
WHITE LION is a family adventure story that follows the life of a white lion, Letsatsi, who is born into a tawny pride in the wilds of Africa. His color difference makes life very difficult for him, forcing him to find his own way in the world, amidst numerous obstacles.
"It's a film for all age groups," said Richardson, "with every ingredient to be a runaway hit. And the cubs will pull at the heart strings of the most seasoned moviegoer." Added Line Producer Carine Stander; "Simple films, such as this, are rarely made anymore, yet these are the films we adored as children, and the reason we fell in love with filmmaking. And aside from being a wonderful experience that the whole family can enjoy, a film such as WHITE LION affords an intimate view of these magnificent creatures, depicting them in a way that that has never before been captured on film."
Filmed on location at the Kingdom of the White Lion, SA Lion Park, Nash's Farm, Glen
Afric and Entabeni Game Reserve, photography on WHITE LION was completed in June
2008 with final post-production in December 2008 and is the first feature film from South
African-based company Peru Productions Pty. Ltd.
"As the original story was about a tawny lion, I had all my little tawnies, of all age-groups, lined-up, and then we got
the call saying, 'Hang on a moment what would you say if we cast the main hero as a white lion!' It made sense, but it also made my life a nightmare. We only had a few white
lions at the Lion Park, and our main hero white lion, an adult male, is probably the only completely workable one in the country. The two lions that we actually had to source, were
the lions needed to portray the teenage period of Letsatsi's life. The lions we finally used were 'Bruce' and 'Bravo' who were aged just fourteen-months at the time."
Richardson continued. "The difference between these lions and those in other movies or Hollywood productions, is that ours are not 'trained' lions; i.e. lions who can hit their
marks: stop there, sit down, lay, stay.
However, these lions will perform for two rewards; one is love and the second is meaty treats. Without those ingredients we wouldn't have
had workable lions on the film. So, amazingly, many of the complicated scenes - very big wide shots of this little lion walking a huge distance toward camera - are accomplished
mainly because the lion loves and respects us, and not only because of the treat that he gets at the end. Scenes that were less complicated, were achieved where the lion was
aware that if he does what he's asked, he's going to get a little cube of meat, and if you're a lion," jested Richardson, "that's very exciting!"
"With many other animal pictures produced," explained Director and Cinematographer, Michael Swan, "the animals aren't that tame and therefore not that easy to control.
However, with WHITE LION, all the lions we used were hand-reared and enjoyed a very good relationship with our three animal wranglers. They were very easy to work with, but it
was not always easy to persuade them do precisely what we wanted them to, which is the nature of anything involving animals or children!"
Ninety-eight percent of the lions on this production, except for 'Bruce' and 'Bravo', were either hand-reared by Kevin Richardson, or his two trainers. Richardson received Bruce
and Bravo at eight months; an age at which he would never usually start work with a lion. "But we had no choice," explained Richardson, "so the process involved intense discipline,
interaction combined with much of love and care. We had a daily regime and the lions
have subsequently performed beyond my wildest expectations."
The filmmakers employed both tawny and white lions of all ages to depict the phases the
film's four-legged characters go through, with the youngest aged from just a week to eightweeks.
Up to sixty lions were used to depict the various age groups of the key lions and
supporting lions that appear in the film. "The lions' ages were very specific to the story,"
explained Richardson, as we needed to illustrate the various phases of Letsatsi's life.
However, lions grow so quickly, that a lion, who may have been perfectly sized for
shooting one day, no longer was by the following week."
Rodney Fuhr is a wildlife fanatic in his mid 60's who has been deeply involved in
sponsoring lion research since the late 70's.
"People have always seen adult male lions as the 'king of the beasts' with a pretty good life
in the pride, with a harem of females and plenty of food for him to eat, but very few have
actually seen what it takes for a young male lion to become a success and take over a
pride of his own. It's a difficult journey and mortality of lion cubs can be as high as 80%. The ratio of males
to females born is 50:50. However, as one can see, the number of females in the bush far
outnumbers the males, which further illustrates just how treacherous the journey is for a
young male lion to become an adult. Add a further disadvantage like being white in color
and the odds of failure are compounded".
Rodney wanted this story told, and being a successful businessman, had the money to
finance the making of this film entirely by himself. It's been a movie almost thirty years in
the making, which has finally has come to the big screen in all its splendor and glory.
After graduating with a BSc in Anatomy and Physiology, Kevin began his career in postoperative
rehabilitation. He made a dramatic career switch when he met Rodney Fuhr and
started working at the Lion Park, ten years ago. Kevin spent two years filming for the Lion
Park and since then has made numerous commercials, 'wrangling' animals seen in
international commercials.
His feature film credits as an animal wrangler include Le Lion starring Alain Delon, and
Prey directed by Academy Award® nominee, Darrell Roodt (Yesterday). Kevin has also
executive produced and presented a number of documentaries distributed by National
Geographic; the two most recent being Dangerous Companions and Black Leopard – In
Search of a Legend. He has appeared on many news networks including CNN, SKY News, ABC News, NBC and has been featured in many prominent newspapers around
the world for his work and the extraordinarily close relationships he enjoys with animals.
Kevin's book, "Part of the Pride" has just been published, and available on his website www.lionwhisperer.co.za
Michael's career as a filmmaker spans more than twenty years. Today he is recognized as
one of South Africa's most acclaimed cinematographers and 2nd Unit Directors. Among his
notable motion picture credits are, Cry, The Beloved Country distributed by Miramax,
Dangerous Ground for New Line Cinema, Tarzan and Jane for Village Roadshow, Second
Skin for Alliance Atlantis, The Groomsmen for Sony Pictures, Pavement and Borderline for
MPCA/Apollo Media, and Prey for Videovision Entertainment/Distant Horizon.
Carine has been involved in the film industry for 10 years, on both local and international
features. She has worked in production on such films as Racing Stripes, Zulu Love Letter,
Jozi-H and Darrell Roodt's Faith's Corner & Prey.
Philip Miller is a South African composer who works, in film, video and live performance.
He has worked with some of the most innovative film makers to emerge from South Africa
in recent years, composing music for the soundtracks of many local and international films
and television productions, including the acclaimed and award –winning drama TV series
Yizo Yizo, directed by Oscar nominee Angus Gibson and Teboho Mahlatsi.
In 2004 and 2005, Miller completed the soundtracks to three new South African feature
films including Ian Gabriel's Forgiveness, Teddy Mattera's Max and Mona and Revel's
Fox's the Flyer, which has been shown at many international film festivals. For the film,
Forgiveness, he was awarded the Golden Horn for best soundtrack at the South African
Film and Television Awards. In 2006, Miller completed the soundtrack to the film Catch a Fire directed by the acclaimed
film director, Phillip Noyce released by Working Title Films.
Miller has worked with a wide range of video artists in South Africa. In particular, he has
collaborated extensively with the internationally acclaimed artist, William Kentridge
composing soundtracks to many of his animation films, which have screened around the
world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum, New York, and
the Serpentine Gallery and Tate Modern in London. Some of the films, Miller has worked
on, are: Felix in Exile (1994), Weighing and Wanting (1996), Stereoscope (1999),
Medicine Chest (2000), and Journey to the Moon (2003).
Dr. John Kani (born 1943) is a celebrated South African actor and playwright best known
for his numerous performances in protest theatre during the apartheid years, including
Sizwe Bansi is Dead, Master Harold and the Boys, Saturday Night at the Palace, The
Island and My Children! My Africa!. Kani was born in New Brighton, South Africa. He joined The Serpent Players (a group of
actors whose first performance was in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name) in
Port Elizabeth in 1965 and helped to create many plays that went unpublished but were
performed to a resounding reception.
These were followed by the more famous Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island, co-written
with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona, in the early 1970s. He also received an Olivier
nomination for his role in My Children, My Africa!
Kani's work has been widely performed around the world, including New York, where he
and Winston Ntshona won a Tony Award in 1975 for Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island.
These two plays were presented in repertory at the Edison Theatre for a total of fifty-two
Nothing but the Truth (2002) was his debut as sole playwright and was first performed at
Market Theatre in Johannesburg. This play takes place in post-apartheid South Africa and
does not concern the conflicts between whites and blacks, but the rift between blacks who stayed in South Africa to fight apartheid, and those who left only to return when the hated
regime folded.
It won the 2003 Fleur du Cap Awards for best actor and best new South African play. In
the same year he was also awarded a special OBIE Award for his extraordinary
contribution to theatre in the USA.
Kani is executive trustee of the Market Theatre Foundation, founder and director of the
Market Theatre Laboratory and chairman of the National Arts Council of SA.


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Congratulations to the Boston Bruins
Congratulations to the Boston Bruins on their victory in Game 7 tonight. I didn't think the Bruins had much of a chance going into this season and, on paper, their victory certainly seemed an impossibility once they lost one of their top line forwards, Nathan Horton, to injury for the series. But, games aren't played on paper, and the Bruins were able to get the Canucks so far out of their character that by the end of the series the Canucks looked like a shadow of the team that won the President's Trophy.
As a Tampa Bay Lightning fan, it makes the 1-0 Game 7 loss in the Eastern Conference Finals sting that much more. I'll probably go to my grave believing that with one more day's worth of rest the Lightning would've had enough in the tank to take the Bruins out. And, to see how poorly Vancouver played in this series, it's hard not to think the Lightning might very well have been the team lifting the Stanley Cup at the end of this series had they just had the chance to play for it. It's a thought that hurts badly, but it's also a thought that makes me anxious for next season and I suspect will motivate the Lightning's players returning for next year to know it was that close and to take care of the business that was left unfinished.
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WASHINGTON � Washington superlawyer Joseph Califano once passed a message to a client being grilled by a congressional committee that read: �Keep cool in Kabul.� That phrase has a certain piquancy now, but Califano simply wanted to calm the witness, slow the process a bit and get everyone to chill out.
The �keep cool� advice seems especially useful now that Washington�s latest set of scandals is entering the phase of congressional investigation, righteous political indignation and public penance. At times like this, people tend to repeat the old bromide, �sunlight is the best disinfectant.� But it can also be toxic under the wrong circumstances.
When you look at the various scandals entwined around leading national-security figures, they have a common feature, which is that they were all driven to the surface by the fear of political exposure. It�s worth considering for a moment the way in which politics � and the rush to get out ahead of anticipated disclosure � has driven this process and made it more damaging than it needed to be.
This political nexus was spotted by Jane Mayer of The New Yorker in a recent blog post. She noted that the dominoes began to fall when a self-appointed FBI whistleblower went to Republican members of Congress, first Dave Reichert of Washington and then Majority Leader Eric Cantor, to warn them of a possible cover-up of the Petraeus investigation. Cantor�s staff called the office of FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, and the fat was in the fire.
Knowing that the supersensitive investigation (which apparently was then winding down) had become a political football, Mueller�s deputy Sean Joyce called Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Nov. 6. Clapper summoned CIA Director David Petraeus, counseled him to resign, and informed the White House. Three days later, Petraeus was gone.
Fear of political blowback also triggered the revelation that Gen. John Allen, the U.S. commander in Kabul, had been exchanging possibly inappropriate emails with Jill Kelley, the Tampa socialite, military liaison and, judging from what we�ve read, all-around busybody. The FBI had already reviewed Allen�s emails as part of the Petraeus investigation, but last Sunday afternoon (Nov. 11), the FBI decided to inform the Pentagon and turn over 20,000 to 30,000 pages exchanged between Allen and Kelley. On Monday afternoon, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta decided to go public, open a Pentagon investigation of Allen and suspend his confirmation as the next U.S. commander in Europe.
Why did the Pentagon suddenly and publicly drop Allen into limbo? We still don�t know what is in the emails, beyond some �sweetheart� language. But Panetta clearly was worried about political fallout. Allen was due to testify before Congress on Thursday and, as a senior Pentagon official explained: �If you don�t inform Congress of the FBI referral, that becomes a problem.�
In the aftermath of the McCarthy investigations in the 1950s, when Americans wondered how responsible officials could have allowed such a reckless �witch hunt� that ruined reputations on the flimsiest evidence, Arthur Miller wrote a play called �The Crucible� about the Salem witch trials of 1692. The genius of the play was that it explained how sensible early Americans could have been swept up in a process of public shaming and destruction of character.
Amazingly, many members of Congress talk as if the real outrage here was that they weren�t informed earlier about the investigations of Petraeus and Allen. �We should have been told,� said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, last Sunday. To which an observer might respond vernacularly: Give me a break.
The idea seems to have developed that the CIA and the military work co-equally for Congress and the executive branch. They don�t. They work for the president, who is commander in chief. Congress appropriates the money, and has a legitimate role in overseeing how it�s spent. But the idea that these scandals demonstrate the need for greater congressional involvement in sensitive investigations is preposterous.
The day Petraeus resigned, I received an email from an Arab intelligence contact who expressed what surely has been going through the minds of many people around the world. I will quote it precisely, punctuation and all: �He needs to resign cause he has an affair? What da hell??? He is brilliant!!!! Why like this????�
Petraeus is gone, but the hunt for miscreants is still gathering force. For a reminder of why it�s dangerous, take a look at �The Crucible� and the lessons of history.
David Ignatius is a columnist for the Washington Post. Contact him by email address at email@example.com.


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The Whitesboro High School basketball teams both opened the 2013 Rock Island Conference Shootout with wins, but one of them was a nailbiter.In a battle of Bulldogs on Thursday in Kinta, Whitesboro handled Clayton 64-39. However, the Lady Bulldogs had to go double overtime to defeat Buffalo Valley 44-38 Thursday in Buffalo Valley.Both Whitesboro teams made it to the semifinals at their respective sites on Friday. The 'Dogs played the host Eagles in Kinta, while the Lady Bulldogs faced Red Oak in Buffalo Valley.The title games will be at 6:30 (girls) and 8 (boys) tonight at Wilburton High School, while the third-place games will be at 3:30 (girls) and 5 (boys) this afternoon at the Wilburton gym.The Leflore Savages came extremely close in knocking off Class B's second-ranked Red Oak Eagles on Thursday in Buffalo Valley. After leading for three quarters, the Eagles were able to fly past the Savages for a 43-34 victory, but Leflore held Red Oak to its season-lowest offensive output.The Savages played Buffalo Valley in Friday's consolation semifinals, and a win will put them into the consolation finals at 2 this afternoon in Wilburton.Leflore's girls suffered a 56-5 loss to the Red Oak Lady Eagles. However, due to an injury, the Lady Savages will have to forfeit out of the tournament due to lack of players.


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HOUSTON (AP) Taylor McHargue threw two touchdown passes and Chris Boswell kicked five field goals, three from longer than 50 yards, as Rice beat SMU 36-14 on Saturday.
McHargue, who finished with 297 yards passing, ran for another TD for the Owls (5-6, 3-4 Conference USA), who can qualify for a bowl bid by winning at UTEP next week. McHargue connected with Vance McDonald for a 19-yard TD and Donte Moore for a 7-yard score.
Boswell, a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award for the top college kicker, made field goals from 56, 51, 43, 53 and 28 yards. He missed from 44. The junior has five field goals of 50-plus yards this season and 10 in his career.
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Apple may have come out on top when a jury ruled that dozens of Samsung phones infringed on Apple patents and trade dress, but that doesn't mean Samsung and other Android OEMs will simply let the new iPhone 5 hit the market without a bit or resistance. There are at least a dozen Android powered devices being prepped to battle the iPhone 5 in the marketplace, but HTC and Samsung may be holding trump cards that could give them a legal edge to block the iPhone 5 from ever hitting store shelves.
It turns out that the iPhone 5 will be using the LTE radio standard for high-speed data transfer – a standard based on hundreds of different patents, some of which are held by HTC and Samsung. According to an industry source, "Samsung Electronics has decided to take immediate legal action against the Cupertino-based Apple. Countries in Europe and even the United States ― Apple's home-turf ― are our primary targets." Samsung has not taken any legal action yet, but we expect a patent infringement lawsuit to be filed in the following weeks.
On the HTC side, the legal battle is already under way. HTC has presented its patent claims before a US International Trade Commission Judge. The legal battle is still playing out, but Judge Thomas Pender has let Apple know that "Clear and convincing means something to me; I have to be pretty darn certain a US patent is invalid," when Apple lawyers disputed the validity of HTC's LTE patents. HTC has been on the forefront of LTE since it launched the HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon's LTE network in 2011 and has supplied LTE-enabled devices for all major LTE networks across the globe.
We doubt that the courts will move fast enough to issue a preliminary injunction against Apple, which would hinder the initial launch of the iPhone 5, but it does look like Apple will be on the defensive this time around. Apple has 434 LTE patents of its own, but all Samsung and HTC need is for Apple to infringe on one of their patents to justify a court ordered injunction against the iPhone 5.
While many of you would be thrilled to see Apple suffer at the hands of Samsung and HTC, we hope the parties involved will use this as an opportunity to settle their legal differences once and for all and set up cross-licensing agreements, so they can all compete with their products rather than spend millions of dollars on lawyers. We can all agree that the patent wars within the mobile space have gotten completely out of hand.
What do you think will happen if iPhone 5 sales are banned from the US and Europe?
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Mets GM Omar Minaya was in full defense mode last night on SNY, saying among other things, he still has full autonomy, but sometimes decisions are a collaborative effort and he doesn't care as long as the right decision is made.
Sounds good, but I didn't expect to hear anything other than that on that topic. Anything other than that is a sign of weakness.
Most curious was his stance on the pitching.
John Lackey was the only difference maker in the free agent market, and I don't believe the Mets were even in that game. Everything else in the market, he said, wasn't significantly better than what the Mets already have.
The Mets' three question marks – John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez – when healthy are as good as what was on the market. In theory, if you take the best years of those three, Minaya would be correct.
So, the Mets' pitching plans really were to hope they improve and stay healthy. Rarely, when a team has as many pitching questions as the Mets, that the answers all come up roses.
A significant key, and one I believe might be the most important this season, is the development of Pelfrey, who regressed after a good season in 2008. Even so, Pelfrey still managed double-digit victories.
"If we can get Mike Pelfrey to be the Mike Pelfrey of 2008," Minaya said. "There's upside there."
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OK, so here is the deal. My family is really, REALLY, religious (Southern Baptist) and I slowly separated myself from their beliefs for the past 5-6 years until about a year ago where I am a full blown anti-theist. As one might expect, this has caused tension with my family (they don't know that I no longer believe in god, they just think that I am a horrible Xtain). This came to a head about 8 months ago when I posted on facebook (oh wonderful facebook, the place to go for drama) that I support gay rights and that they should have the right to marry and such. While this got a lot of positive feed back from my friends, my two (lets call them Cain and Able lol) brothers started posting things such as its a mental illness and that god does not approve and such. Their posts of course received a lot of negative responses and while Cain backed off (to fight another, less public day), Able kept right at it, even going so far as to call my friends and myself some kinda ugly names (liberal crap head [lol], embarrassment to the family, dumb, unintelligent, etc) After the name calling started it got really ugly as one can imagine. Able is also a police officer and he also said things like how the police are anti-gay and other things that could really get one in trouble. Believe it or not, Able's facebook was then "hacked" and he had to delete his account.
All this led to a phone conversation I had with Able were he called me more names (little bitch being the most common) where he decided that we just weren't going to see each anymore. Time went by very peacefully for me, except for my father telling me that I needed for forgive Able and such and me ignoring him and telling him that if Able wants forgiveness then he has to call me and apologize. Anyway, a couple of weekends ago I come to find out that my aunt and uncle were up to see my step-mom graduate, I couldn't go to the graduation because it was mother's day and I didn't think that my mother would appreciate me going to see my step-mother on her day. They had a huge family dinner, and since my bother was up, I didn't find out about my relations even being in the state until after they had all left. I confronted my father about keeping me in the dark and basically lying to me and he said that it wasn't to hurt me, just to not cause drama.
I happen to feel that they are taking his side after all the shit he said about me and I am the one being punished, not him. Should I not be feeling this way? I am just...I don't know how to say what I am, just...empty...over this experience. I feel let down and abandoned by my family, I wanted to "come out" about my atheistic beliefs (I knew it would be a big deal and I would probably loose them, but I had hope that they would just love me anyway) but I feel that after this experience I really can't because then I really would be viewed as the worst person ever and they would shun me. And while I love my husband and his family (they are much more open minded, my husband is an atheist as well) I don't know if I could stand being cut off from everyone in my family.
So I guess, what do you think about this situation and is there any advice on how I should deal with them?
(Sorry for the book)
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I was thinking that Mrakovich was Russian.
It most likely is - I was being facetious --
So then your people are Texan? Ouch - that makes it even more difficult. Those people take their Christianity pretty seriously. My ex-mother-in-law (Texan) offered to blow my head off when she learned I was atheist. Talk about being between Iraq and a hard place!
Texan is the only language I know that turns one-syllable words into two-syllable words. "Jim" becomes, "Jee-um"!
Being from Texas is not a bad thing - being far from Texas is an even better thing.
Have you considered re-titling this discussion, "The Ties That Blind"?
Hey hey hey now ... I may not be from Texas, but I got here as fast as I could! I love the area. Of course, I live in Houston, which is considerably more socially liberal (for the most part) than most of the rural areas. We are the largest city in the US to have elected an openly lesbian mayor, also.
I got more surprise from revealing my non-heterosexuality than revealing my non-Christian side. Of course, I have a reasonable open-minded family (from what I can tell, at least).
Hey Davyd (sorry for the "David," I didn't notice the different spelling) - I don't consider any part of any state having a seacoast to have any connection to Texas. (dated a girl once in Galveston, and spent a week with another in a motel (Cody's) in Port Aransas - had dinner with the Mayor, who drove me to the airport - think he was trying to tell me something?) - I love coastal Texas.
"alcohol and ribs"? Add sex to that, and speaking from experience, no man could resist! (Face it, we're weak!!!!!)
Best of luck to you, Amanda. Please, let us know how it turns out.
Not to sound trite:
Above all else, to thine own self be true
--"...then it follows, as the night, the day, that thou canst not be false to any man."
Polonius, to his son, Laertes
As Gary suggested: To thine own self be true.
It is important for you to stand your ground and do that which keeps you at peace with yourself.
I always suggest that a 'coming out' atheist approach family members one on one or in very small numbers, otherwise they will usually gang up on you. I would avoid a religious debate and just express your fundamental reason(s) for becoming atheistic.
Finally, it is important to stress that you are the same person inside and still love your family very much but want them to respect your decision as an adult who thinks for herself. Love should not be conditional or predicated on one following the rules, regulations, and beliefs of others. I would consider it superficial and petty on their part to ostracize you from the family. In the end you must do that which provides YOU with self respect. Family harmony is not the key issue here. Remain resolved and hopefully they will come to accept your lack of belief.


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Everything was fine until I pasted the code for a Google Analytics plugin into my header. I followed instructions on the forum but nothing happened so I selected all and deleted all code from my header.
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Notre Dame star Manti Te'o just keeps winning.
The leader of the undefeated Fighting Irish found out Monday morning he had won the Butkus Award given to the nation's top linebacker. Then he accepted the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player later in the day.
He also picked up a trip to New York as one of the finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
The energetic senior linebacker from Hawaii helped put Notre Dame back on the national radar this season, leading the top-ranked Irish to a perfect regular season and a date with Alabama in the BCS championship game Jan. 7.
Te'o says being mentioned along with former Nagurski winners such as Charles Woodson, Terrell Suggs, Warren Sapp and Champ Bailey is "something very special to me."


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Poor Seth MacFarlane. Until Sunday night, hosting the Oscars must have seemed so easy. What did he have to do, really, to shine? Avoid inexplicable cross-dressing and increasingly slurred words à la James Franco, try not to pull a Ricky Gervais and openly offend half the nominees, and he'd be a hit. It's such an impossible task, hosting an awards show; the best you can hope for is not to bomb.
Then Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took the stage at this year's Golden Globes. Lovely, brilliant and utterly fearless, they made awards-show hosting an art form again, helming three hours of occasionally hilarious, occasionally emotional and surprisingly enjoyable TV.
The Golden Globes, man; who knew?
PHOTOS: Golden Globes 2013 red carpet
The show's opening dialogue had only one flaw — it had to end. Introducing the Globes as the only awards show in which "the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people of TV," Poehler and Fey, both nominated for actress in a comedy or musical series, never stopped smiling even as they confused the acronym for the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. with a disease and, within the first few minutes of the show, brought audible gasps from the audience by effectively ending the controversy regarding "Zero Dark Thirty."


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Timing, they say, is the key to marketing these colorful plants that have become icons of the Christmas Season.
"Our biggest challenge is to get the plants in top color by early December," Tom says. "Some of our customers push us to get them out sooner, but if we peak too early, the plants will begin to fade before the Holiday Season is over. We want them to last until after Christmas."
"It's a time-consuming, hands-on process," Bill says. "It's kind of like a dairy. It may not be as intense as growing Easter Lilies but it's harder than everything else."
They start in mid-August with rooted cuttings, four leaves. From then until the houses are empty, near Christmas, they stay on top of nutrition, water and disease prevention chores.
"We're committed to providing a high quality, colorful poinsettia," Tom says. "We got into the business to please our customers."
Rainey Farms has produced greenhouse plants, spring color, vegetables and hanging baskets, since 1958. "We started growing poinsettias 25 years ago because some of our customers asked us to supply them" Tom says. "Most production, 80 percent, are red poinsettias. Pink and white make up the rest."
They sell mostly retail, to feed stores, florists and some fund-raising organizations, all within a 75-mile radius from Denton.
Tom says location is an advantage. "We have some space inside the Denton City proper," he says. "But out here in the country, we don't have street lights and don't have to take extra steps to control light, which affects the flowering cycle."
Growers can push for color by blacking out the plants during daylight hours. "We don't need to do that here," Tom says. "We have enough short days and are away from synthetic lighting. Spreading black cloth over plants in 32 greenhouses requires a lot of work."
Bill says increased utility costs have limited profit potential the past few years. "But poinsettias have been a good addition to our business. And some years are better than others."
In addition to poinsettias, Rainey Farms also grows Boston ferns, spring color, and vegetable plants. "We've been growing mostly tomato and pepper plants since we started the business," Bill says. "We take those as far as Oklahoma City."
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Cat Deeley's one of those chicks with boundless energy, likeability in spades, and the right kind of risk-taking style. So, it seems only natural that so many peeps tune in to her show, So You Think You Can Dance, not just for the sweet moves, but to peep the British host's always-exciting costume changes.
When we met her at the construction site that is her new Benedict Canyon home, things were hectic (there's still no running water!), but she was all smiles and stellar attire. With contractors drilling away, the former model threw together luxe looks on the fly. Impressive, right? Take a gander at the on-air glamour-girl's foxy frocks and casual weekend wear, and find out how she manages to make all the madness seem like one wondrous walk in the park.


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It is calculated on a TTM basis.
EV/EBITDA is similar to - and often used in conjunction with - the PE Ratio to value a company but is arguably a better ratio for comparable multiples analysis. This is because EV is capital structure-neutral in that it includes debt.
Furthermore, EBITDA measures cash earnings without accrual accounting, cancelling tax-jurisdiction effects, and cancelling the effects of different capital structures. It is purely driven by the business operations of the company whereas the PE multiple can be impacted by non-business factors of a discretionary or non-recurring nature.


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QuarterBack Academy by Darin Slack
The "QuarterBack Academy" is looking to re brand. We need a logo with our name "Quarterback Academy by Darin Slack." It will be used on our web site, on business cards and on clothing. We are formerly known as the Darin Slack Quarterback Academy.
We provide Quarterback training through camps, private training and DVD's. We are a nationally known and respected brand across the United States.
We are looking for clean, simple and visually stimulating logo.
We are a young company in need of a professional, clean design. Our current demographic consists of teenaged athletes, parents of teenaged athletes and coaches.
Our Vision for this logo will be to be recognized as professional and trendy among athletes and their parents across the United States.
We are looking to redesign our entire website and rebrand with the new logo created from this competition. The new website will consists of a white or light color background and complete fresh new look.
Color Schemes include but not limited to or have to include...
Red BUT (does not have to include red)
(no Purple or Blue )
as far as websites are concerned
You can utilize our original "Darin Slack Quarterback Academy" logo to get an idea of what our previous look consisted of.
Our Vision for this logo will be to be recognized as professional and trendy among athletes and their parents.
Our competitors are
We want to appeal to the Teenagers initially while not turning off the parents, they will be the actual buyer.
1. The Logo must have Quarterback Academy by Darin Slack (the "by Darin Slack" will be his signature, file attached)
2. Emphasis on Q B A in QuarterBack Academy
3. Smaller on Darin Slack signature
Don't Want:
Clip Art!!!
Tacky vector images
ghetto letters
multiple bright/light colors
Top banner file is our old logo,
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Wikitravel Press
Today I have the pleasure of unveiling Wikitravel Press (WTP), an independent company that will publish printed guidebooks based on Wikitravel content.
The model is simple: text and images will be selected from Wikitravel, combined, abridged or changed by (paid) editors, published on demand and shipped anywhere in the world. This means that Wikitravel guidebooks will have up-to-date and reliable information, eliminating the infuriating years-long gap between research and publication that inspired Wikitravel itself.
Wikitravel Press is a commercial venture, owned and operated by Jani, Michele and Evan. Internet Brands has licensed the Wikitravel trademark to the company, but is not managing and does not own the company. Books will be sold at competitive prices (typically US$10-20 plus shipping and other fees), initially through the Web and later through other channels. Per the Wikitravel copyleft, the books themselves will also be subject to the same Creative Commons license as Wikitravel Web pages, so they can be copied and reused freely. Wikitravel Press will hire book editors to assemble relevant destination guides, abridge or expand them, and make final copy-editing and fact-checking tasks. Where this work coincides with the Wikitravel manual of style, they'll contribute that work directly back onto wikitravel.org.
Book editors may be existing Wikitravellers with exceptional domain knowledge and language and research skills; they may also be professional editors or freelance travel writers. Book editors will be held to a strict code of conduct in their interactions with other Wikitravel community members. They will not have any extra authority of any sort on the website. In particular, they don't get "final say" on any article.
On related Wikitravel destination guide pages, there will be non-intrusive links to the wikitravelpress.com site to buy a copy of the book that includes that guide. As usual, input from the community will be an important part of the process in determining the placement of these links.
Our expectation is to begin shipping the first titles in the Wikitravel Press travel guide series in Fall 2007. Our initial books will be pre-assembled; typical books will be city guidebooks, regional guidebooks, and country guidebooks. Our first books will be in English, but we hope to quickly provide guidebooks in other Wikitravel languages. In the future we hope to provide "ad hoc" books, so you can assemble a guidebook from several different destinations.
Our goal with this announcement is to solicit community feedback on the plan. What are your expectations for a guidebook based on Wikitravel content? What would you consider acceptable and unacceptable conduct by a Wikitravel Press book editor? What kind of guidebooks would you be interested in? Jpatokal 21:03, 2 August 2007 (EDT)
DerFussi -- thanks to the CC by-sa license, I can make a printed guidebook from Wikivoyage content, sell it and take all the money. Does that make you my slave? I'll answer my own question: no, it doesn't, because the whole point of open content is that it can be freely reused.
Of course we'd love to give away books for free, but printing physical books on paper costs money, print on demand is expensive and we just can't compete with Let's Rough Planet's 100,000-copy print runs on price. Instead, our advantage will be that we're much, much more up-to-date than "traditional" guidebooks.
Those Wikitravellers who opt/are chosen to be editors — and make no mistake, it will be a job — will get paid for their work, and a large part of any future profits from WTP will be plowed back into Wikitravel the website. I, personally, think that giving people the option to buy printed copies of guides they like is a much friendlier way of funding the site than advertisements or begging for donations. Jpatokal 05:23, 3 August 2007 (EDT)
DerFussi, you know that according to the license you can make and sell printed guides too, don't you? -- Mark 08:52, 3 August 2007 (EDT)


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Mint tea is almost a national drink of Morrocco.Moroccan style mint tea is served all over North Africa and has become a part of culture.It is made using the green tea powder available there or rather imported from China and it is also called the Chinese gunpowder.The preparation varies from region to region. Basically we require the Moroccan tea pot for doing this but it can be done using the normal tea pot or generally any pot .I always prefer milky tea and am no lover of black tea but I like green tea.Add to this the additional refreshing flavour of mint,the taste was a surprise for me.The mint and green tea balance each other perfectly.
Green Tea: 1 tsp
Boiling water: 1-1.5 cups
Mint:10-12 sprigs
Sugar: 1-2 tbsp
Boil water .Keep the tea pot ready.Add a little boiled water to the tea pot and swish it out.This is just to warm the teapot.This is optional though.
Add mint sprigs,green tea,sugar to the tea pot.
Pour boiling water onto this into the tea pot.
Let it sit for a a few minutes so that the tea is brewed and the flavours are absorbed.You can also stir with a spoon.
Let it sit for a a few minutes so that the tea is brewed and the flavours are absorbed.You can also stir with a spoon.
Pour the tea into a glass and then pour back in.Repeat it once more.Also make sure you pour from a little height.This pouring twice make sure the flavours are well blended and the sugar is dissolved and pouring from a height ensures foam on top of the glass and also cools it a little bit and this is the way it is supposed to be done in Morocco.
Pour into a serving cup through a strainer/seive so that only the liquid remains in the cup and the green tea and mint residue remain in the tea pot.Normally Moroccan tea pot have a strainer in the beak which ensures only the liquid is poured into the serving cup.
Garnish with mint and serve.
The recipe serves one.you can also substitute the sugar with honey or agave nectar.I used part honey and part sugar.For a video on this visit here.
I am a tea drinker and this way is slightly different from making the normal milky tea.Also the pouring from the height is almost a ritual related to coffee or atleast to me.Remember glass full of foaming decoction coffee served in SouthIndia or similar restaurants.This is a bit similar though I prefer it foamless.Anyway the simple yet refreshing Mint Tea is onway to JFI:Mint, an event by Indira of Mahandi and currently hosted by Ashwini of SpicyCuisine


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I have (I believe) correctly implemented a Java (JNDI) search control for the OpenLDAP Sync Replication control. When I use this to search my OpenLDAP 2.2.15 (on RedHat 3 ES) OR 2.2.26 (Cygwin on WinXP) servers (both with BDB) I get:
javax.naming.OperationNotSupportedException: [LDAP: error code 12 - control unavailable in context]
I also notice when browsing either directory using Softerra's LDAP Browser (quite nice if you've not used it) that I cannot see the Sync Request Control (18.104.22.168.4.1.4126.96.36.199.1) being offered under Properties -> LDAP Settings -> Advanced. This dialog displays the server controls available.
Did I need to compile something differently to see this control? Do I need to set something differently? I have the sessionlog statement in my slapd.conf and loaded my ldif using "slapadd -pw".
Yes, I've read both draft-zeilenga-ldup-sync-06.txt and section 14: LDAP Sync Replication from the 2.2 users guide at openldap.org.
My understanding is that I SHOULD be able to code to this control as a client application and that LDAP Sync Replication is generally applicable to client-side syncronization for a variety of applications, not just for OpenLDAP->OpenLDAP syncronization.
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Pimp My Coop: Cool Cribs For Backyard Chickens
You say you love your chickens, do ya? Well, the question is whether you love them as much as these owners, who have spared no expense and no amount of creativity in devising these decked out poultry palaces. Which one is your favorite?
1. This poultry playhouse is the home of four ol' girls named Mabel, Miley, Minnie, and Molly.
2. This coop is practically another wing of the house.
3. They really are domesticated birds, aren't they?
4. A full on Japanese Pagoda chicken house!
5. Maurice, the Car Chicken Coop
6. This bright yellow modern coop is home to five Bantam hens.
7. Roof tiles, blooming succulents, and colorful mosaics transformed this former aviary into a "palais de poulet."
8. Take note, chickens. You are not allowed to be depressed. Not when I've painted this coop hot pink.
9. A green roof for these little nesters.
10. Welcome to Chicken Village, where all your dreams come true.
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White House Plans To Overwhelm NRA With Rapid Victory
" House Democrats are moving ahead with their own plans as well. On Friday, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), chair of the newly created Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, announced the appointment of 12 vice chairs, including Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), the body's leading voice on gun control. According to a Democratic aide, the group plans to release its recommendations in early February and is already organizing public hearings on the issue.
Obama has personally identified an assault weapons ban and limits on ammunition magazine size as top priorities. Other possible reforms could include background check requirements for purchases at gun shows, a loophole that's helped create a huge market of off-record arms purchases."
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Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, Members of the Committee, I am pleased to discuss with you today the important role played by Federal advisory committees in achieving the missions assigned to the Executive Branch.
More than a quarter-century before the enactment of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) in 1972, the Government began to recognize the important role played by advisory committees in developing effective policies. While the use of citizen-advisors has its roots in the earliest efforts of the Nation's leaders to obtain objective and informed advice, it was not until after the end of World War II that advisory committees became institutionalized as a unique tool of democratic government. For example, it was an advisory committee, the Hoover Commission, whose work laid the foundation for the creation of the General Services Administration (GSA) in 1949.
As the influence and number of advisory committees grew, so did concerns within the Executive and Legislative Branches regarding their management, cost, and accountability. In 1962, President Kennedy issued Executive Order 11007 establishing guidelines for using such groups. These guidelines were expanded in 1964, with the issuance of the original Bureau of the Budget Circular A-63.
Federal information policy relating to the accessibility of government records was revised in 1966, following the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In 1972, similar openness policies were applied to the use of advisory committees through the enactment of FACA. Later in the 1970's, the two remaining cornerstones of Federal access policy, the Privacy Act (1974) and the Government in the Sunshine Act (1976) were enacted by the Congress.
The Congress enacted the Federal Advisory Committee Act in 1972 to accomplish two important objectives: (1) to establish the means for providing Congressional and Executive Branch oversight over the number and costs of advisory committees; and (2) to ensure that advisory committees operate in plain view of the public. Simply stated, the Act's purpose is to illuminate how agencies make decisions based upon advice and recommendations from individuals outside of Government, while also making sure that the costs to support advisory committees are commensurate with the benefits received. Since 1972, the Act's coverage has been extended to more than 4,000 advisory committees made up of an estimated 530,000 members.
Today, advisory committees are used by over 60 agencies to address issues that reflect the complex mandates undertaken by the Government. During fiscal year 2000, almost 50,000 committee members will serve on 1,000 committees and provide advice and recommendations on such matters as the safety of the Nation's blood supply, steps needed to address the management of natural resources and the country's national defense strategies.
Several important governmentwide roles and responsibilities are assigned by the Act to the Committee Management Secretariat which, taken together with those specific functions reserved for the Congress and Executive Branch Departments and agencies, are designed to improve the management and accountability of advisory committees. Among the statutory responsibilities assigned to the Secretariat are:
?nducting an annual comprehensive review covering the performance of, and need for, existing advisory committees (section 7(b));
?suing regulations, guidelines, and management controls of governmentwide applicability (section 7(c));
?oviding for adequate notice to the public regarding committee meetings (section 10(a)(2)(3));
?suing guidelines on committee member compensation in conjunction with the Office of Personnel Management (section 7(d));
?oviding for follow-up reports on public recommendations of Presidential advisory committees (section (6(b)); and
?suring that advisory committees are established in accordance with the Act's requirements (section 9).
Responsibilities assigned to agencies that sponsor advisory committees subject to FACA include:
?suing and maintaining uniform administrative guidelines and management controls (section 8(a));
?pointing a Committee Management Officer (CMO) to provide oversight of the agency's entire committee inventory (section 8(b));
?nsulting with the Secretariat regarding proposals to establish advisory committees (section 9(a)(2));
?ling Charters with the Congress prior to initiating committee activities (section 9(c));
?intaining records, minutes, and reports covering closed meetings (section 10(b)(c)(d));
?pointing a Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for each committee (section 10(e));
?intaining financial records (section 12(a));
?oviding support services (section 12(b)); and
?rminating advisory committees as appropriate, consistent with FACA (section 14(a)(1)(A)).
While FACA is generally recognized for its emphasis on justifying the number and costs of advisory committees, its provisions governing access to committee meetings and records are equally important. FACA's goal is to provide the broadest possible contemporaneous access to meetings of, and materials generated for or by, Federal advisory committees during their deliberations. In particular, Section 10 of the Act provides that:
?ch meeting of an advisory committee must be open to the public, except for those closed or partially-closed pursuant to specific exemptions contained in the Government in the Sunshine Act (section 10(a)(2));
?mely notice of each meeting must be published in the Federal Register (section 10(a)(1));
?terested persons may appear before , or file statements with , an advisory committee, subject to reasonable operating procedures established by an agency (section 10(a)(3));
?cuments prepared for or by, or otherwise made available to, an advisory committee must be accessible for public inspection and copying at a single location, subject to exclusions provided under the FOIA (section 10(b)); and
?nutes of each open or partially-open meeting must be kept and made available to the public (section 10(c)).
Agency CMOs are responsible for implementing FACA on behalf of the agency head. Each DFO must work with the CMO to implement the Act's requirements at the individual committee level. Together, the CMO and DFO are responsible for ensuring compliance with FACA, the agency's internal operating procedures, regulations issued by GSA, and any other applicable statutes or regulations, such as those issued by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Mr. Chairman, in your letter inviting GSA to testify before the Committee today, you asked that we address how FACA deals with issues relating to balancing an advisory committee's membership and conflict of interest issues relating to individual members.
The Act does not include provisions covering individual committee member conflicts of interest. The applicability of conflict of interest laws and various ethical requirements for members of advisory committees who serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs), are covered by other laws and regulations issued by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
The Act, however, does include two important provisions designed to promote the objectivity of advisory committee deliberations. First, sections 5(b)(2) and (c) require that "the membership of the advisory committee?fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed by the committee." Second, sections 5(b)(3) and (c) require "provisions to assure that the advice and recommendations will not be inappropriately influenced by the appointing authority or by any special interest, but will instead be the result of the advisory committee's independent judgment." Thus, while the Act stresses the importance of assuring an advisory committee's independent judgement, it also requires that the composition of advisory committees reflect the expertise and interests that are necessary to accomplish the committee's mission.
The Act does not define those factors that should be considered in achieving "balance." However, the Secretariat's regulations provide that, "?the selection of members for the committee, the agency will consider a cross-section of those directly affected, interested, and qualified, as appropriate to the nature and functions of the committee. Committees requiring technical expertise should include persons with demonstrated professional or personal qualifications and experience relevant to the functions and tasks to be performed." (41 CFR 101-6.1007(b)(2)(iii)) In their efforts to balance a committee's membership, agencies focus primarily on the subject matter to be addressed by the committee; nevertheless, other factors may be appropriate in relation to a committee's function, such as geographical representation; racial or ethnic diversity; occupational affiliation; or the need to consult with State, local, or tribal governments.
Similarly, FACA does not outline specific steps that must be taken to ensure that advice and recommendations offered by an advisory committee are free from inappropriate influence by the appointing authority or special interests. Accordingly, each agency is responsible for developing specific operating procedures, consistent with the Act and GSA's regulations to ensure an advisory committee's independence, and to promote a balanced committee membership.
Although the Act is quite detailed in the specific procedures agencies must follow with respect to the establishment of advisory committees, the conduct of meetings, and the availability of records, it provides substantial flexibility to agency heads in other areas, such as membership selection and tenure. GSA believes this is appropriate given the diverse needs of the Executive Branch and the necessity for agencies to quickly adopt new operating procedures where conditions warrant.
FACA also includes a variety of procedural safeguards to ensure that advice and recommendations tendered by an advisory committee are properly obtained by an agency through a public process prior to final agency action. In particular, the Act's provisions requiring open meetings and summaries of closed or partially-closed meetings, the ability of the public to provide written or oral statements to a committee, and access to committee minutes and records reinforce the Act's goals of maintaining committee independence and freedom from inappropriate influence of special interests. These "checks and balances," rooted firmly in the principle of government in the sunshine, have contributed to the success of advisory committees over the past twenty-eight years.
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, that concludes my prepared statement. I would be pleased to answer any questions you may have.


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Business is Brewing
Culture, commerce intersect in Texas craft beer movement
The craft beer craze is hopping its way into Southeast Texas. Events popping up like the Art of Beer exhibition at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, and beer tastings at Del Papa Industries and Winestyles, all in Beaumont, seem to show an interest among a rising number of folks in the area in exploring something different when it comes to a cold brew.
"(Beer) has a strong human element to it … the culture of beer has really taken off in Texas," says Brandon East, co-founder of Texasbrews.org and craft beer advocate. "Craft beer is a state of mind. There is a level of alchemy built into it. When somebody is crafting something, there is artistry and heavy science behind it. That is what spurs the American ingenuity and the excitement of brewing, something that can truly be unique."
"Brewing beer is an art," says Corey Nelson, owner and brewer at Cornell Brewing in Bevil Oaks.
Beer as a work of art might sound contradictive or even laughable. But to some in Southeast Texas, the crafting of beer is serious business.
Nelson, who brews his beer for distribution in kegs for sale at local bars such as Major League Grill and Madison's on Dowlen and has been brewing for 16 years, says not just anybody can buy a kit from a brew store, mix ingredients together and come up with the greatest beer ever made.
"You're laying down layers of hops," Nelson said. "You're laying down bitterness. You're laying down aromas in your beer. These are all added at separate times. You've got to know the times. … You've got to know when to add your hops … what grains to add. It's just not going and picking up a kit or reading a book. You've got to get together recipes and figure out which ones you like. You have to tweak recipes and know how to tweak them. You've got to get in there and just start brewing."
Craft brewers are small, independent and traditional, according to the American Brewers Association. Total annual production for craft brewers consists of 6 million barrels of beer or less. The Brewers Association further defines craft brewers as microbreweries, each with annual production of less than 15,000 U.S. barrels. There are 1,759 breweries in the United States; of this number, only 43 are not defined as craft brewers.
According to Texasbrews.org, as compared to the rest of the country, Texas is a latecomer to the craft beer movement. With a few notable exceptions – Shiner has been producing beer for more than a century now, and Saint Arnold bloomed along with the craft beer movement in 1994 – many smaller breweries didn't survive.
"A lot of brewpubs (an establishment selling beer brewed on the premises and often including a restaurant) opened in Houston during the micro boom of the '90s and failed— Houston Brewery, Village Brewery, Bank Draft, plus a couple in Galveston, Clear Lake and other surrounding areas," said Ronnie Crocker, author of "Houston Beer."
One example closer to home was the failed experiment by the Handlebar and Grill in Beaumont to attempt to brew and sell their own beer. The owner during the early '90s attempted to brew and sell his own beer at the location that is now Fuzzy's Taco Shop, but the idea failed miserably, according to Terry Humphrey, former manager of the bar at the time.
"The last few years that I was there the owner bought a microbrewery and had it installed," Humphrey said. "There was a lot of interest in it at first, but the sales fell off because the brewmaster wasn't into it. He made a few batches of beer, but some of them didn't come out right — they tasted funny. Instead of spending the time to make the beer come out right, (the owner) was just interested in selling the beer. He didn't want to put the hours into making good beer. Within six months of buying (the mircrobrewery) and operating it, it was closed down."
With stories of failure such as these, what inspires small-time brewers and beer evangelists like the Yeast Priests of Beaumont to continue to push for a craft beer movement and pursue their dream of one day selling the beer that they home brew?
"Starting out, originally, (we) wanted to start a craft beer movement in Beaumont and get out the idea that there are other beers that you can try besides Budweiser and Miller Lite," said Mike O'Pry, co-founder of the Yeast Priests. "We're starting to see that movement."
And when consumers choose beers brewed and bottled in Texas, their money stays in Texas.
Jude Messina, owner of Debbs Liquor in Beaumont, has noticed one Texas craft beer in particular leaping off the shelves.
"The Divine Reserve 12 from Saint Arnold was released today (Tuesday, July 31). … It is usually released about once a year. We got our allocation today, and it's almost gone already," Messina said.
O'Pry from the Yeast Priests highly recommends the beer, which is bottled in Houston.
"Every year it's exciting to see what will come next in the Divine Reserve series," O'Pry said. "DR12 is different than their previous barley wine styles and especially a change from the Pumpkinator. Make sure to let this one warm up to get the full flavor. I highly recommend buying at least a six pack; drink two now, two in the fall or winter and two at least a year from now."
In addition to encouraging a craft beer movement in Southeast Texas, the Yeast Priests also are pushing for more access to that craft beer and want stores in the area to start carrying growlers.
"(Growlers) are 64-ounce big bottles, in which you can go to a store that sells beer and wine only, and they'll fill it up for you to take it to go," O'Pry said. "You can share it with your friends, and you aren't subjected to buying a six pack. It's usually cheaper because there are no bottling fees. It's like getting beer on tap."
These guys aren't simply promoting more access to beer in the area; they are brewing it in their garage, as well.
"We use an all-grain method called mini mash brewing (involving base malts that must be mashed to convert the starches to sugars) and extract the sugar out of grain so we can create mash," O'Pry said.
The Yeast Priests use basic home brewing equipment they either built or purchased and usually produce around 5 gallons of beer per brewing.
"With a few hundred dollars, you can get started," said Randy Edwards, co-founder of the group.
But getting started as a manufacturer of beer isn't as simple, and the Yeast Priests know that in pursuing their dream of selling beer, they might meet some obstacles along the way.
"I think it's every home brewer's aspiration to make it to that next level," said O'Pry. He realizes, however, that the money and the legal paperwork will be barriers to overcome.
There's a lot of risk involved in the transition from backyard brewing to commercial brewing, according to Brandon East of Texasbrews.org. "Some brewers put their whole life savings into it," he said. "Equipment is not cheap and neither are ingredients. Startup costs can run as high as $200,000."
John and Tammy McKissack, owners of Texas Big Beer Brewery in Buna, said the move from home brewing to commercial wasn't an easy one.
"The three tank kettles cost $750 each, our three plastic fermenters were $500 each, and the bright tank was on sale for $2,600," John said. This doesn't count the pumps and hoses.
John priced a stainless steel bottler for $8,600 before deciding to make his own from wood instead for around $180. The McKissacks said it took them two years to get to the manufacturing level, and 14 months of that time involved the licensing process. After dealing with the federal level, they then had to deal with the state and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) and labeling laws.
"In Texas, it was against the law to have the word beer (on a label) if it had more than 4 percent alcohol by weight," John said. "So we couldn't even put the name of our brewery, Texas Big Beer Brewery (on the label). So we did a DBA (Doing Business As) with a spelling of beer as 'bier,' but about the time we submitted our application, the federal court said that it was unconstitutional to do that. The federal judge said, 'You can't say that they can't call a beer a beer. That's like saying you have a dairy cow and you can't call it dairy. You can only call something dairy that comes from a four-legged bird.'"
In addition to birdbrain labeling laws, Texas Big Beer has had to deal with problems from Mother Nature and the water district in Buna.
"We're having issues. … When it rains, the Water District adds chemicals to the water, which gives our beer an off flavor," John said. "I had to dump two fermenters full and we had guys pouring out bottles."
The McKissacks lost 12 barrels of beer.
To make sure the problem doesn't happen again, John decided to make his own water with a reverse osmosis water filtration system.
"We're adding all of our salts, calcium, magnesium and gypsum," John said. "We're making the water."
The McKissacks said they can create water at their brewery matching specifications from water found anywhere in the world.
"I've got profiles from London, Germany, Belgium, where different beers are made, he said." "This will give some of our beers a London style and will make it rich and malty."
"I'm not going to sell it if it's not perfect," said John McKissack, who is also known as Johnny Max not only because of his last name, but also because he likes to brew big, extreme beer and push it to the max.
"Texas Big Beer is producing these high octane bombers (large bottles, usually 22 U.S. fluid ounces), while also trying to make the beer accessible," East said.
Although Texas Big Beer is just getting started, East said he hopes local breweries like Texas Big Beer and Cornell Brewing will prosper.
"It's hard to find a good line between doing something for the masses and trying to make a beer that people can really appreciate when transitioning from macrobeers (such as Budweiser) into craft beers," he said.
East said Cornell Brewing has a different approach than Texas Big Beer when attempting to appeal to beer drinkers in Southeast Texas.
"(Cornell) is trying to (brew) something that has a thread of uniqueness but also is a good beer to transition into craft beer."
Sites like Texasbrews.org might help get the word out about craft beer brewed in Texas.
"We wanted to create something that is fun, educates, and has good video content," East said. "It's just a barebones craft beer advocacy site."
Another method of advocating craft beer in Southeast Texas is through beer tastings, similar to wine tastings. Rodney Norrell, brand development manager for craft beer at Del Papa, chooses the beer tasting lineup each month at an event put together by the Pint Jockeys, a group of craft beer lovers and Del Papa employees whose Web site, pintjockeys.com, caters to fellow beer aficionados.
"I get input and suggestions, but I'm the one that picks the brands," said Norrell, a Pint Jockeys member.
On the July 19 beer tasting, two of the beers used humorous sexual innuendo in their names — Rahr to Thee's Pecker Wrecker and Chatoe Rogue's OREgasmic Ale, which is, appropriately, produced in the state of Oregon.
"Sometimes we might have a little joke, I guess, but mainly I base (the lineup) on what's new and what's interesting," Norrell said. "If we pick up a new brewer, I'll do all their beers and nothing else, for example, or if there is a new seasonal or limited release that comes out, I'll try to include that to give people a chance to taste it."
The last tasting turned out around 80 beer lovers, and the next testing set for Aug. 16 beginning at 5:30 p.m. will likely feature a Saint Arnold limited Divine Reserve. The tasting is on the third Thursday of every month and is open to the public.
The next craft beer tasting at Winestyles, located at 4008 Dowlen Road, is set for Aug. 15.
"There are usually about five different beers that we taste," said Kandy Daniel, owner of Winestyles."
When choosing the beers for the tasting events, Daniel said she considers several factors.
"It depends on what's new and what's available," she said. "Whenever there is (beer) available that is local, I always include that. Texas Big Beer has been in my tasting before, and Johnny Max has attended my events."
It costs $6 to taste, but if you are a Winestyles Beer Club member, the tasting is free. The club membership fee is $34.99 a month and includes a 5 percent discount on any beer you buy from the store and a box of seven or eight beers, usually limited editions, with tasting notes offering written testimony about the aroma, taste identification, acidity, structure, texture and balance of the beer.
Evidence that craft beer is growing in popularity throughout Southeast Texas can be seen through the success of the Art of Beer event hosted by the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. According to Lynn Castle, executive director of the museum, when the event first launched in 2006, there were 50 people in attendance — last year there were 600.
"Part of the appeal is the number of different beers we serve … over 60 different types," Castle said. "But we also have really great food. … People get to try gourmet chocolates. There are German sausage with mustards that you can try. It's just a really good time."
Castle said the event was originally created was to attract a younger audience and garner interest in the museum, and has been successful in doing so. The Art of Beer takes place on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m., and there will also be live entertainment. In addition, the Yeast Priests will be in attendance to demonstrate to the public how to brew beer.
East says Southeast Texans should attend the event, let loose and try something new. Tickets are $60.
"Craft beer is not intimidating," East says. "Stepping outside your comfort zone, especially with beer, can be truly enlightening and empowering. Life is way too short to be complacent and not try new things. There is a great craft beer for everyone – be it hoppy, sour, sweet, light, crisp, roasty, floral or citrusy. I encourage Southeast Texans to go forth, explore, and have fun. Cheers!"


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No new sentencing date has been set for John E. Wise, 68, who had been set to appear Monday before Summit County Common Pleas Judge Margaret Rowlands.
A sentencing hearing has been postponed for a Massillon man convicted of aggravated murder for fatally shooting his hospitalized wife in 2012.
John E. Wise, 68, was to learn his fate Monday before Summit County Common Pleas Judge Margaret Rowlands.
No new sentencing date has been set, according to a statement by Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh's office.
Earlier this week, county prosecutors took the rare step of seeking a lesser sentence than the life term called for under Ohio law.
A jury last week convicted Wise of aggravated murder and others charges that bring a mandatory life sentence. He would have to serve 23 years to be eligible for parole.
Walsh filed a motion Thursday asking that Wise be sentenced for the lesser crime of manslaughter to avoid a life sentence.
Prosecutors proposed a six-year term — three years for manslaughter and three years on the firearm specification.
The prosecutor's office says both Wise and his attorney have agreed to the recommended sentence.
Barbara Wise, 65, was in the intensive care unit at Akron General Medical Center in August 2012 after suffering cerebral aneurysms that had left her unable to speak, a family friend has said. Wise admitted shooting her. He had pleaded insanity, claiming he couldn't stand to see his wife in pain in the hospital.


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The internal 'how to' thread... let's hope
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Re: The internal 'how to' thread... let's hope
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What is a way to "prove" you have internal power? If internal power is just subjective to peoples opinions it might not be a real thing at all.
It is only subjective to the extent that there are varying degrees of skill usage and abilities. Therefore, any attempt to prove or disprove one's ability to harness internal power is subject to one's ability to do such things at a similar level of skill and ability. Which can only be gauged in a hands-on setting.
What would you offer up as a proof of internal power? And could you find a video demonstration of it? And if this video demonstration can be duplicated is that proof that the duplicator has internal power, or would the person duplicating still have to meet the approval of others before we deemed him internally powerful?
Various videos pointing to such abilities have already been offered up - here and in other threads, most notably the baseline skills thread. What more proof do you need? It seems to me that more information and examples presented as evidence does not seem to be accepted as proof unless people first change their perceptions and beliefs. That such evidence may serve to influence one's perception is always a possibility, however, unless a paradigm shift occurs, that is unlikely to occur.
So, I don't think it is so much "the approval of others" as it is the ability to utilize one's body in ways that are considered internal... as opposed to external, and not so much the ability to "duplicate" such proof, but to approach such skills with some degree of ability and understanding.
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