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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Sharam Karo,Bhai.... Sharam Karo!
Amitabh Bachchan was gracious enough to make time for Aparna Velankar, even though it was a hectic day and the roads around 'Janak' ( his office) must have been jam packed , what with all the Ganesh pandals in the vicinity. But... and here's an important 'but'. Such is his attention to detail, he got the ever-efficient Rosy from his office, to re-schedule the original appointment, pointing out thoughtfully to Aparna that the roads would be even more crowded with Gauri-Ganpati visarjans that day. Meticulous would be an understatement to describe Mr. Bachchan's style of functioning.That's something to learn for all those ill-mannered movie brats who think nothing of keeping people waiting for hours and hours while they 'relax' in vanity vans and ping away during important interviews. After all that, the Big B also found the time to blog about the appointment and share the experience with his faithful followers.The topic I had in mind for him ( The power of 'sanskaars')is going to be the highlight of the Deepavali bumper issue I'm editing for Lokmat this year.
This appeared in Asian Age on saturday....
Sharam Karo, bhai, sharam karo….
Yup.It happened.The nineteenth terror attack on the Capital in fifteen years. So far, the body count is 12 deaths and 90 injured. By the time someone takes the trouble to total it all up, India will have moved on ( 24 hours later, most people already have), and those who don't live in Delhi will shrug and talk about 'intelligence failure', 'security lapses', 'crisis in leadership'. Out-of-work movie stars will tweet away, offering prayers and condolences, and television anchors with grim faces will attempt to grill the usual suspects, embarrass a few and reprimand the rest. There it shall remain. Manmohan Tauji will tut tut 'It's a long war' and beseech the 'People of India to stand united', remain 'calm' . Chidambaram Chhacha will issue some more somber sounding statements( does he just recycle them from a master list?). And that will take care of the situation… till the next blast… and the next. And till such time as every Wednesday will make Indians fear it may be another Black one. There is something called immunity. Just as cockroaches, dog ticks, certain strains of bacteria stop responding to powerful drugs and pest control chemicals, human beings too develop a resistance to acts of terrorism. How many times can we go 'Hai Hai' and beat our breasts? Those responsible for the safety and security of the nation count on just that. This ain't America , boss. Nor is it Australia. Or any other country that has declared zero tolerance for terrorists. Here, we keep those accused and convicted of terror attacks in conditions that are denied to a majority of God-fearing, law -abiding citizens. Even the Sri Lankan assassins of a former Prime Minister have been spared from the gallows so far. Afzal Guru? Let's not even go there! Ditto for Qasab. So long as we play these dangerous political games in a clumsy attempt to prove something dubious to the world (" Look guys! We are a democracy. Please be impressed.") we shall have to resign ourselves to living with terror. And slippery, weak politicians whose sole objective in life is to hang on to their kursis and make money.
What does the average Joe do in such a desperate situation? I received a really dumb email with a request to stand in silence and pray for the dead. Respecting the memory of those innocent people who were blown to bits on 7th September, is one thing. But the pointlessness of such chain mails makes me see red. There was another email which expressed outrage at the fact that not a single politician in the last 5 years was directly affected by terrorist attacks. It was as if the chattering classes would have felt a little better had a couple of netas lost their limbs or lives in similar attacks . This is just such a childish and churlish reaction!But one can understand where it's coming from. There is so much repressed rage against the ruling class right now, that it would somehow appease the masses if those lofty politicos enjoying z-category protection at tax payers expense were as vulnerable as that poor Pawan Jaswal from Gurgaon who had come to the HC to attend a hearing on his employer's case and was instantly killed.Increasingly, affected people are vociferously articulating their anger and contempt for leaders as was evident when Rahul Gandhi was heckled when he showed up at the RML Hospital. This is the bold writing on the wall that politicians need to pay close attention to. It indicates a shift in people's attitude towards those in power . So far, the high and mighty have been insulated from such outrage because the cowering masses have grown accustomed to treating VIPs like 'maap baap', bowing and scraping in their presence. But, watch out!Nobody is likely to be spared in future, least of all bechara Manmohan Singh, whose kamzor position at present is encouraging dissidents to shout him down, when he trots out platitudes like, "Co-operation, not accusation, is the need of the hour." Try saying that to 21-year-old victim Amanpreet Singh Jolly's grieving father. Or to the wife of 54-year-old Vinod Jaiswal, who was blissfully oblivious she'd been widowed till much after 4.30 p.m. when the sad news was finally broken to her by Ashok, Vinod's brother. Unfortunately, not too many people will remember these tragic stories even a week from now. Not even the media.
The government cannot hope to get away with alibis and excuses each time the nation is shattered by demonic acts of terror. The buck does stop with those in power. It is the primary duty of our elected representatives to protect lives of citizens.People don't care if it is the 'LeT hand', or Harkat, IM or some other terror group's 'foot' that's responsible for the HC attack. 68% of people polled blamed the blast on 'the lack of a political will to tackle terrorism.''
Sharam karo, bhai, sharam karo.The mood of the nation is belligerent.Public anger is as lethal, as dangerous as an IED. All that's required is a trigger. And such a symbolic blast can cause far greater damage than anything placed in an abandoned suitcase.
It's 'champi' time for politicians. The smart thing to do would be to keep shut and get to work. Oh yes - netas should definitely stay away from the RML Hospital – we don't need any more casualties there.
31 comments:
- चंद्रमौलेश्वर प्रसाद said...
Oophs! Lord Ganapathi has taken toll at Lalbagh :(
- September 11, 2011 at 9:39 PM
- manu said...
manachya antakarnatun lihilya sarkha watla... hi chid swabhavik aahe ani tumhi shekdo bharatiyanchya manatla ekdum achuk asa varnan kelat... vachun halka watata karan manat je aahe te vachla, pan mann bharunhi aala ki he kiti kaal ajun ani ka??
- September 11, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- Desi Babu said...
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- September 12, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- Desi Babu said...
Well written Mrs. De! I think you nicely sum up the frustration in the Indian masses as far as terrorism goes.
- September 12, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- *Aham* said...
o! de! though i love gods. i was completely bheetified when news channels showed how people fell off to their death from overcrowded-beyond-capacity balconies. so much frenzy over our beloved tusker.
o yes, big b is big b, while most others are poo and pee when it comes to etiquettes.
we are just a number de! 9 dead, 20 injured. another bomb. another city. another day.
just a number we are.
the best job now is that of a journalist or a speech-writer for chiddu, mannu s, or sonnu g. so less is their work. just one draft, one expression, one line after every blast.
with such an easy job...
... they must be having a blast....
(errrr!!! metaphorically)
you know, we have a song "chup-chup-baithe-ho-zaroor-koi-baat-hai" it became the anthem for sanitry pads.
now, it is the middle name of manmohan singh.
i do nothing but laugh when i hear ChumMohan comes on tv and says.. "INDIA CONDEMS THE TERROR ATTACK"
satirically, i had posted on twitter
... "Manmohan has condemned the blast... YAYYY!!!!"
- September 12, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- ROHAN KARKHANIS said...
Came across a quote by winston churchill
" Power will go to the hands of rascals, rogues and freebooters. All Indian leaders will be of low calibre and men of straw. They will have sweet tongues and silly hearts. They will fight amongst themselves for power and India will be lost in political squabbles"
65 years after independence i wonder if he was right all along!!!
- September 12, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- Latha said...
What did the PM say that day ? 1. They do this to terrorise us. (Oh, really ? We thought they tried to entertain us by these Diwali crackers).
2. We will not succumb to this. But PMji, already 11 + 45 people (dead & injured) had succumbed in this blast alone even while you were speaking. Oho, acha acha, politicians will not succumb. You will not install metal detectors, cctv, radars etc. No PMji, no succumbing. Never.
There was another pearl from you. 3. Nothing can justify terrorism. Too bad for you.
In every channel they said that Chids wanted to revive the police force (!) & breath new life in it but somebody thwarted his efforts. Who is this mysterious man in the Govt who thwarts every effort to spend the tax money for the people ? Or are there many men who stop the PM, HM, FM, etc ? Whom are we voting for ? Why are we voting ?
Let the lawyers & judges in the high court pool money according to their income & install metal detectors, cctvs, security men in uniforms & adjust the amount in their taxes. And we will all follow suit.
We don't want to pay taxes to get killed & lectured that they do this to terrorise us, this cannot be justified & that kind of 'jale main namak' bull.
- September 12, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- SIDDHU said...
Hi shobhaa...
You stress on a point that we move on ,leaving behind the impact and loss happened out of these trajic terror attacks... And thatz true..it even happened in my case(My worry n anger on the govt ,came down now after a week from the delhi high court incident)as i was not the one who list my limb or life in the attack.... So, as you raised this up, you should have some way to make this out ... Don't you ?
Should a seperate governing body be allotted for terrorism(As CAG works for Coruption)? should BJP like parties make tough anti-corruption laws(POTA)? Should we request Anna ji to fast putting this as an ajenda?Should all the victims of various terror attacks be brought together to make the voice bigger?
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- September 13, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- Latha said...
I was grieved to know about the passing away of your famous photographer brother today. I know how you must be feeling now. It'd be like you lost a part of yourself. Your photographs in the jackets of your books will not be the same anymore however good looking they be. Life goes on.....
I remember your having written a few days back that you couldn't attend a function ? felicitation ? that Gautam wanted you to.
May God give you solace to bear this irreplaceable loss. He might have gone to take photos in another world having taken enough of this world. May he have peace.
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- September 13, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- Pooja Rathore said...
As for the terorist blasts in Delhi its clear nothing constructive has been done to check terrorism .
As citizens its our right to know exactly what steps the Govt is taking or intend to take to check terrorism (we should take help from countries who have been successful in preventing terror attacks ,its clear we haved failed miserably if we continue with our old patterns the results will be deadly(they already are and if we dont do something it is going to get worse). you are right our country is a soft target and our approach towards the terrorists is also soft ,i wonder how has kasabs custody and keeping other terrorists alive has helped, simply put waste of our money we could have used the money for some constructive purpose,the money we pay as taxes should be used for our protection but now it is used not for protection but as balance that if we become victim of the blast the same can be used to save our lives...truly a shame!
I agree with the views expressed by you in the post.
Dear SD ,sorry to hear about your cousin Mr Gautam passing away.The man who stood by you during a tough phase of your life and you said u will never forget that.( i remember reading from - selective memory) i pray his soul rest in peace.
- September 13, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- Sameer said...
I know this might not be right place to say but didn't know any other way to connect with you...sorry to hear about loss of Gautam ji. I feel orphaned today. Don't know where to go to express my feeling of shock and sadness. He was a BIG BIG support to me and my partner. I know, he had supported you and loved you always. Anyway, just wanted to express my feelings somewhere since didn't know where to go....
- September 13, 2011 at 2:22 PM
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- September 13, 2011 at 5:56 PM
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- September 13, 2011 at 6:29 PM
- Uppal said...
Hi Shobhaa,thanks for voicing the collective anger of the people at the utter failure of the govt. to take stringent measures to bridle terrorist attacks.The ruling conglomerate is surely cocooned in an ivory tower with blinkers on so as to be so oblivious of what is happening to the citizenry who voted them to power.Empty platitudes of our leaders seem so fake and actually cause more resentment than anything else.The scourge of vote bank politics has brought our country to such a pass that nobody calls a spade a spade.The inertia of the rulers will damn us in the long run.Let's wake up NOW!!!
- September 13, 2011 at 8:52 PM
- Nirbhay said...
My condolences on the loss of your cousin Gautam. He was a greaat photographer.
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Mrs De, I loved the belligerence and the aggressiveness in your write up. Pl keep it up to awaken the kumbhkarans in indian politics
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When Dual Specs were first announced, I was pretty thrilled about the whole idea. I knew right off that I wasn't going to buy it for my mage because, well, ranged dps is ranged dps no matter what color your spells are.
I was pretty excited to get it going on my paladin though, being a hybrid class and all, so I got it set up on him right after he hit level 40. Lexington's dual spec happened quite a while ago, and I decided today that I would share with you what I have found with it so far.
First Attempt: Prot/Holy
My first dual spec was Prot and Holy. I knew for sure that I wanted to level as prot, but I also wanted to get a feel for paladin healing since my wife enjoyed it so much with her's. I had her tell me about the spec that she used, how she healed, what addons she found helpful, etc, etc.
I left that dual spec up for about 8 levels, never using the Holy spec once or even bothering to switch over to it to spend my talent points from those levels.
I realized that Holy probably would not happen very often since finding healers was very easy at the time and finding tanks was serious business. All I did was tank, so I figured the need to heal was worthless. Enter a respec.
Second Attempt: Prot/Ret
I knew that there were some cool abilities in Ret and that most paladins who played with that spec really enjoyed it a lot, so after finding that I would not be a healer I turned the dual spec over to Ret instead. I ran around a bit to get a feel for the new spells since I hadn't used any of them before, and then jumped back over to Prot and went back to leveling.
When the time came to move on over to Outlands, I found that I still had never bothered using the Ret spec nor had I bothered gearing for it at all. So when it came time to choose quest rewards in Outlands, I went ahead and picked up a few pieces for Ret and actually put it to use on one of the quests.
To be a bit more honest and clear on that, I should say I went into the fight as Ret, killed a single mob, and then switched back to Prot.
A few levels down the road I switched over to Ret and made myself do a couple of "kill X mobs" quests with it, and then I decided that Ret was not for me. Enter a respec.
Third Attempt: Prot/….nothing?
I found out that Ret was not the spec for me, and I knew that there were still plenty of healers in my level range if I needed them so there was no need to bother with a Holy spec. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with that second spec, so I paid for the respec and then didn't bother spending any of the points.
Outlands had come and gone and I was in Northrend. I started noticing that almost every stinking quest reward in those starting areas were either geared towards Ret more than Prot, or that they were downgrades from my existing Prot gear.
So, since I wasn't using it for anything else I decided to jump back over to Ret once again. I did a few quests with it, jumped over there to kill some stupid Gnome Death Knight a time or three, and got a pretty good feel for it. The problem was, Ret was slow and boring. Why in the world would I want to fight a one mob at a time when I knew I was capable of taking on so much more with Prot?
The answer didn't take long to arrive, and I set Ret back on the shelf. Several more levels passed by, and I eventually just gave up on that boring business all together. Enter a respec.
Fourth Attempt: Prot/Prot
So now I know that I don't care for Ret very much, and I know that not only do I not have the gear for Holy, but I also have no desire to heal as a paladin, and my wife has giving up on the paladin class all together after leveling two of them to 80 for healing.
So rather than trying to make the other specs work, I jumped over to a dual Prot spec. One is Prot/Ret which is what I use for questing and instances, and the other is Prot/Holy which I use for farming lower level instances so that I can have helpful benefits such as being immune to silence and reducing stun/slow times.
I find though, that even with this new spec I rarely bother actually switching over from one to the other. The only instance that I really even need to switch over to the farming spec at all is Stratholme right now, and I have such a large supply of the enchanting mats and cloth that I run it for that there's really not much of a point in me doing that either. The only reason I go now is to continue my fail streak at getting the Baron's mount.
But, screw all the respecs, I'm tired of changing.
Looking At Other Classes
So now we get down to me sharing my actual thoughts on dual specs rather that my experience with them.
As I mentioned before, I didn't want to dual spec a straight dps class because it really doesn't matter whether my mage is frost, fire, or arcane, it's still always the same thing with different colored spells. (I've got an 80 mage, and I've rocked every viable spec in the game. Excuse the generalization there, I know each spec is "different".)
But surely Hybrid classes would get more use out of a dual spec, right? As you can see in my case here, no we really don't. At least not in my experience. I think the problem with dual specs on a hybrid class is the fact that we're hybrids. To explain further, we're hybrids because we can fill multiple roles, and we can fill those multiple roles even when we aren't specced for them. So while dual specs seems like a good idea for a hybrid, what I found in my playing was that I never had a reason to bother with that second spec because I performed just fine in the other roles with my primary spec.
I thought long and hard about dual speccing my 47 Shaman to be either Enhancement/Resto or Enhancement/Elemental, but you know what I found in playing him? That's right, he performs both of those roles (dps/heals) just fine with his default Enhancement spec. So after thinking about it quite a bit, I am almost positive that I will not bother getting a dual spec for my shaman either. I don't need to switch between Enhancement and Elemental because dps is dps. Sure, having ranged vs melee is good in some cases but that doesn't make it necessary.
I find no reason to bother with a dual spec on my priest, hunter, or rogue either. I look around for who to buy it for, and where I might use it and constantly find myself drumming my fingers on the desk with almost every class failing to get me even remotely excited about it.
Yet there is one exception: Druid.
I am currently playing two druids. The first one you already know about, Beldinn (Tauren Druid 35). The second is a new addition named Ibewaffles (Tauren Druid 16), and is part of a twink guild that is spawning from some of our existing members of MOTiE where we are all named "I Be (breakfast food)".
What I have found, with both of these druids actually, is that the idea of dual specs works pretty well for them. Both of these druids already carry multiple sets of gear. Both of them fill their various roles on a frequent basis, even when leveling solo, and both of them could make solid use out of being able to change their spec on the fly.
Beldinn is running a Balance spec right now, and Ibewaffles is running Feral (he's going to be the FC, doubling as a healer when needed). While questing with them I keep them both in their casting gear and play them as Balance until I run out of mana. If I am in combat then I use the built-in gear manager to switch over to my dps or tanking gear and then finish the fight. If I run out of mana at the end of a fight then I either sit down and drink (which is hard on Beldinn since his mana pool is 60% larger than the best water he can get), or I swich gear and continue on as Feral while I wait for my mana to regen.
Looking Ahead
After looking at all of the different classes that I play, how I want to play them, where I want to play them, what goals I have for each both short and long term, I find that the druid class is the only one that I have any sincere desire to dual spec, and it's the only class that I personally see any true benefit coming out of.
On the one hand I could use Balance to burn through everything I need to until I run out of mana, then switch over to my Feral (dps) spec to continue on as a cat, and then I could switch back. But the problem there is that you lose all of your mana/energy/rage when you change your spec. So switching back to Balance would mean that I need to drink and restore my mana right after I made the switch, which would nullify the very reason for switching over to feral in the first place. At that point I might as well just stay as Feral until I am going back to town for some reason.
Will I bother with getting a dual spec for Beldinn? Possibly, but probably not. Having a decent set of great pretty well nullifies the need to bother with a second spec when you aren't at least in Outlands. If I do go ahead and get him a dual spec it will start off as Balance/Feral and then probably move to Balance/Restoration or Restoration/Feral once I get into either Outlands or Northrend.
I can see how dual specs will help people at end game, especially if they manage to farm the raids and by doing so are able to build two full sets of gear that they can use for their specs. But early on though, even at level 40 when you can first purchase it, there really isn't much of a need to bother with it.
Collecting multiple gear sets at lower levels is really a bit of a waste of time unless you plan to stay in the level bracket for battlegrounds. Otherwise you're better off just gearing for your primary spec and leveling on. Even though I have multiple sets of gear for Beldinn, most of his Feral gear is made of bits and pieces that came from his 19 and 29 twinking. It still works just fine for when I need it, but I'm not going to bother keeping all of that gear up to date when I have an option of upgrading my Balance gear instead.
If you are playing a hybrid class then you can handle (at least to some degree) the various roles that you can fill with your class with a single spec. A tank spec will not perform as well at healing or dps as one who was specced as such, but they can usually get by.
Looking ahead, I see Dual Specs becoming a thing of my past. Unless I decide to dual spec Beldinn and it turns out to be exceedingly useful then I do not see myself bothering with it again. If they chopped the price down dramatically, then I might look at it a bit more, but probably not even then unless it was about 10g.
Final Thoughts
Looking at various classes I have played, the only real reason I find to bother with dual specs for my own play style is to have one set up for PvE and another for PvP. But even then, I don't think that I can justify a 1,000g price tag for something that is not going to be used all that often. Even if I run PvP like nobody's business am I really ever going to make enough changes back and forth to justify that amount of gold? I seriously doubt it.
At this point in time I do not see myself purchasing a dual spec for any of my characters save for the possible exception made for Beldinn. Having run with a druid before on my paladin though, I know that a Balance druid can perform all the healing needed for two manning instances below average instance level well into the 50's. Will I dual spec at that point? Probably not.
I think with the introduction of the Gear Manager (even though addons already existed for such functionality previously, that the need for dual specs for anything other than raiding is limited. If you need to tank instead of dps, then it's not that hard to throw in your tanking gear and do the job. If you're supposed to be a dps caster, then it's not that hard to switch over to using your healing spells for a while instead. All it takes is two clicks of a button and you go from filling one role to another.
Are dual specs helpful? Sure, if you actually put them to use then they can be a real help. Do I feel that they are worth the money it costs to get them? No, I don't. Not even at level 80.


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Frequently asked questions
Circular Charts > Composite Charts
- What is a composite
The composite chart is calculated as an "average chart" from the natal charts of both partners. The composite Sun is exactly half-way between both natal Suns, the composite Moon is half-way between the two natal Moons, etc. So, if one of the partners has the Sun at the beginning of Aries and the other at the beginning of Gemini, the composite Sun is at the beginning of Taurus. This results in an chart that looks like an ordinary natal chart of a person, which contains information about the nature of the partnership or relationship.
More information on the interpretation of composite charts can be found in the AstroWiki
- What is the difference between
the different kinds of composite charts?
In the "Extended Chart Selection", there are two types of composite charts which only differ in the way the house system is calculated:
a) "Composite Chart, midpoint-method"
With this method the positions of the Ascendant, Midheaven and all the house cusps are calculated in the same way as the positions of the planets. This means that, for example, the composite Ascendant is on the midpoint between the two Ascendants of the partners.
b) "Composite Chart, reference place method"Apart from these two types, the "Extended Chart Selection" also lists a "Composite + Natals, midpoint-method". This is a chart drawing that shows the composite (type a) as well as the two natal charts.
With this method, first the composite MC is calculated as midpoint between the two natal MCs. Then from this MC (or rather from the corresponding natal sidereal time or ARMC) the Ascendent and house cusps are calculated for the geographical latitude of the reference place.
(The obliquity of the ecliptic is also calculated by using the mean value of the birth data.)
Special case of Venus and Mercury
When calculating a composite chart, it is possible that Mercury and Venus are almost in opposition to the Sun, a position which is impossible in reality. Some astrologers add 180° in these cases, so that the planet remains close to the Sun. Other astrologers don't do this. Thus it is possible that a composite chart which is calculated with the Astrodienst standard method, Venus is opposite the Sun; however, if it is calculated with the Huber method (also at Astrodienst), Venus is conjunct the Sun.
More information on the interpretation of composite charts can be found in the AstroWiki.
- Is there a way of adding a
composite chart to My Astro? I would like to use it like a
'normal' chart for synastry, astromaps, etc.
Unfortunately, there is no way of doing this. A composite chart cannot be used as a 'normal' chart, because it isn't one. It does not refer to real planetary constellations but is a mere mathematical construction. Therefore it cannot be used with many astrological techniques such as progressions, lunar or solar returns.
However, the extended chart selection offers composite charts that are based on the progressed charts of both partners further down the list:
a) "Progressed composite chart, midpoint method"
b) "Progressed composite chart, reference place"
Furthermore, we offer a "Progressed composite + progressed natals, midpoint method".
The methods of calculation are exactly the same as with the ordinary composite charts, except that the progressed charts of the partners are used instead of the natal charts.
- Can a composite chart contradict
the synastry chart?
Both of the techniques represent quite different perspectives, and of course this may result in contradictions.
The composite is a third chart that is calculated from two individual charts. It shows the dynamic of a the relationship as an independent (third) entity. Synastry compares two charts and shows what two people "trigger" in each other.
Just like people are contradictory in themselves, their relationships are not free of contradictions either.
You can find more information on synastry and composite charts in the AstroShop or in this article by Liz Greene on composite charts.
- What are multi-personal
composite charts (multi-composites) and how are they calculated?
A multi-composite chart is calculated as a "mean chart" for more than two people. Astrodienst allows multi-composite charts for up to 20 birth data.
Again, there are several different techniques:
a) "Multi-Composite, reference place"
b) "Multi-Composite, midpoint method"
c) "Multi-Composite, center of gravity method, with ref. place"
d) "Multi-Composite, center of gravity method, without ref. place"
Both techniques a) and b) work in a similar way to the ordinary composite charts.
This leaves us to explain what distinguishes the techniques a) and b) from c) and d).
With a) and b), a "balance point" between the natal planets of the people involved is found, a mean value of all birth positions.
With c) and d), however, the "center of gravity" is calculated towards which all the natal planets are drawn.
(For technical experts: With a) and b) the composite point is defined as to keep the standard deviation of the natal planets at a minimum. With c) and d), the composite point results from the addition of the positional vectors of the natal planets.)
You can find more detailed technical explanations on Multi-Composites in the article Multi-personal Composite Charts.More information on the interpretation of composite charts can be found in the AstroWiki


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Lol, how did the heck could my PM box get full so quickOriginally Posted by Cobra427
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Let's review the Cliff's Notes version of the Fred Hoiberg Story.
Born in Ames, Iowa. Was the quarterback of the football team, led the basketball team to the state championship, named Mr. Basketball in Iowa. Attended Iowa State, became an All-American, acquired the iconic nickname "The Mayor." Played 10 years in the NBA. Named Cyclones' head coach in 2010 … with no prior coaching experience. Iowa State has made NCAA Tournament each of the last two years.
Your Humble Correspondent would say, "OK, great story, great life so far. No need to push it, Fred."
But playing in a Coaches Vs. Cancer golf tournament Monday, Hoiberg made the first hole-in-one of his career. He aced a par-3 with a wedge from 135 yards.
Here's what The Mayor Tweeted: "Awesome day at coaches vs cancer. Got my 1st ever hole in 1 and more importantly raised over $120K for a gr8 cause!" His Tweet included the pictorial evidence of his ace, which can be seen to the right of this article.
Earlier this summer in Mexico, Hoiberg had a double eagle on a 555-yard par-5 when he holed a 3-wood. The United States Golf Association figures the odds of a double eagle to be one in 1 million. The odds of getting a hole-in-one are said to be 1 in 13,000. (YHC suggests to The Mayor this would be a good time to buy some lottery tickets.)
In 2011, Hoiberg won the Shots from the Heart free-throw shooting contest, a charity event pitting college head coaches. The Mayor missed just one of 253 free throws during the competition.
On behalf of the rest of us, YHC will mimic Wayne and Garth, "We are not worthy."


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25% more webserver power in the cluster! Can you tell!!?!? Yeah me either. Oh well.
Almost exciting. Maybe.
- Microsoft touch is getting
- Moon dust for
- New strong
- The electric mini is
As for the the videogame news around these parts:
- Max Payne movie makes some money
- Call of Duty: World at War PC open
- New Bungie game could hit PS3
- Midnight Club: LA launch trailer
- Sony to reward trophy winners
- Far Cry 2 Adult Swim trailer
- Recalled LBP copies on eBay
- Get early access to the Xbox 360
dashboard update
- Microsoft patents real-time
- Left 4 Dead is being advertised a
- EndWar heading to handhelds
- Unreal Tournament 3 expansion
- PCGA wants to make money on
- Left 4 Dead zombie screenshots
- Weekly PC games sales
- ESA spends money lobbying
- Muslim group pissy over LBP
- Sonic Unleashed trailer
- Old overcrowded E3 coming back.
Lastly, as most of you have probably noticed we have little game rating bars now on
game specific news items. What you may not realize though is that you are now allowed to
change your 'hype' level for a game once per week. So if the initial video kicks ass and
then you see that trailer that shows actual gameplay sucks ass you can rate the game as
such. This thing will be fun, really. So make sure to update your hype on
games when you see new info! We'll have the overhauled game library and tracking systems
to you as soon as we can.


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- Oct 22:
- Police: Definitive link between May abduction try and murder of Jessica Ridgeway
- Oct 20:
- Jogger choked 8-year-old boy near Ketner Lake in Westminster in May
- Westminster police: Cross could lead to Jessica Ridgeway's killer
- Oct 13:
- Investigators follow all leads to find Jessica Ridgeway's killer
- Crowd, purple balloons celebrate life of Jessica Ridgeway
- Oct 12:
- Police moved quickly in first hours of search for Jessica Ridgeway
- Boulder experts offer tips on talking to kids in aftermath of Jessica Ridgeway murder
- Officials: Body is that of missing Westminster child Jessica Ridgeway
- Long search ends: "Justice for Jessica" as hope turns to grief
- Oct 11:
- Jessica Ridgeway case makes Longmont parents think twice about letting kids walk to school alone
- Jessica Ridgeway search: Westminster police say body found is not intact
- Jessica Ridgeway search: FBI asks for help finding suspect who fits profile
- Oct 10:
- Maine police one of many agencies investigating Jessica Ridgeway tips
- Parents ruled out as suspects in search for Jessica Ridgeway
- Oct 9:
- Hundreds attend vigil for Jessica Ridgeway in Superior park
- Jessica Ridgeway's dad: I just want to find my daughter and bring her home
- Jessica Ridgeway search continues in Superior, Westminster today
- Oct 8:
- Jessica Ridgeway case: Neighbor noticed backpack on Superior street night before
- Dual prayer events to be held for Jessica Ridgeway in Superior, Westminster on Tuesday
- Jessica Ridgeway search expands to open space areas surrounding Superior
- Oct 7:
- Jessica Ridgeway search in Superior: 'We believe it is her backpack'
The search for 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway is widening with authorities now investigating whether there is a connection between her disappearance and the abduction of a Wyoming girl on Monday.
"We are not ruling anything out at this time. Both investigations are continuing," said FBI spokesman Dave Joly.
An 11-year-old girl and a friend were approached by a man in a white sports utility vehicle in Cody, Wyo., on Monday morning who asked for help finding his lost black labrador puppy, according to a Cody police department release.
One of the girls, told the man she would help him and " entered the front passenger side of the vehicle," according to the release.
The girl, 11, who was abducted at about 4:30 p.m., was spotted walking on a road just outside Cody at about 8:15 p.m. She told police that when she approached the vehicle the man flashed a pistol and told her to get into the front passenger seat.
"Upon her release by the suspect, she began walking down the road until she was picked up by a party of hunters," the release said.
"We are not ignoring the fact that we have somewhat similar situations in a short period of time," said Jefferson County Sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley. "Whether they are related or not, we cannot say one way or the other."
Ridgeway disappeared when after leaving her Westminster home for school Friday morning.
The Wyoming suspect is described as a white man, between 55 and 60 years old, 185 to 200 pounds with short, strawberry blonde or white hair, and a neatly trimmed strawberry blonde or white mustache or beard. He was wearing a brown shirt, blue jeans, and a tan baseball type cap.
Tom McGhee: 303-954-1671, email@example.com or twitter.com/dpmcghee


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Cheick Kongo
TRAINING: I train with the Wolfslair - we have a lot of big guys and train all aspects of MMA every day.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training when I was 5 years old and now I am at the peak of my career, it's my time!
What ranks and titles have you held? 2005 World Champion Federation King of the Rings
Do you have any heroes? My mother and my older brother
What is your favorite technique? To use whatever is necessary to defeat my opponent. I have several techniques.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's an honor for me as it's the "place to be"!
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Two years of college in France.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was a commercial agent for a French brand.
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Nominees are submitted by each Big 12 institution and selected, based on athletic performance, academic achievement and citizenship, by a media panel as well as fan voting conducted through the Big 12's social media outlets.
Ricketts garnered the 2013 Honda Cup as the nation's top female collegiate student-athlete after leading Oklahoma to the Women's College World Series title. She received the Honda Award for softball and was named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. During the WCWS, Ricketts went 4-0 in the circle with 39 strikeouts in 31 innings while hitting .412 to earn Most Outstanding Player honors. She hit two home runs and accumulated six RBI from the plate, including driving in all four runs in the Championship Series finale.
The winningest pitcher in OU history, Ricketts was the 2013 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and recognized on the All-Big 12 First Team and Defensive Team. She was a NFCA All-America first team selection and named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on five occasions as a senior. The dual threat started all 61 of the Sooners' games, 40 at pitcher and 21 as the designated player. Ricketts ranked second in the country in shutouts (16), third in wins (35), fifth in hits allowed per game (3.61), sixth in strikeouts (350) and eighth in ERA (1.23) and strikeouts per seven innings (10.3).
Ricketts graduated in four years with a degree in communication. She was a four-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and Sooner Scholar honoree. The San Jose, Calif., native assisted the Sooner softball team's efforts with tornado disaster relief efforts in the midst of OU's postseason drive in 2013. She took a special interest in a local youth team who had lost a teammate in the deadly storms - a young pitcher who had looked up to Ricketts.
Klein ended his career as the only quarterback from a Bowl Championship Series automatic qualifier school in the BCS era to rush for at least 20 touchdowns and pass for at least 10 in multiple seasons. He also set the FBS record for rushing touchdowns by a signal-caller in consecutive seasons, a mark that now stands at 50, and had a nation's-best 18 games with at least one passing and rushing touchdown since the beginning of the 2011 campaign.
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner was also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Manning Award. Klein was named a Second Team All-American by Walter Camp and the Associated Press. Conference coaches selected him the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team. He established K-State top 10 marks in 35 career, season or single-game categories, including eight school records.
A Loveland, Colo., native, Klein was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team and achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in the Fall of 2012 during football season. He was named to the AFCA Good Works Team and was a Senior CLASS Award and ARA Sportsmanship Award finalist. Klein also served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and participated in many community service projects including Read to Achieve, Adopt a Family, Special Olympics and local church and youth groups.
Other female candidates for Big 12 Athlete of the Year included Brittney Griner (Baylor), Betsy Saina (Iowa State), Maggie Hull (Kansas), Petra Niedermayerova (Kansas State), Natalja Piliusina (Oklahoma State), Lorraine Ugen (TCU), Haley Eckerman (Texas), Kim Kaufman (Texas Tech) and Amanda Nugent (West Virginia).
Male nominees were Nick Florence (Baylor), Scott Fernandez (Iowa State), Ben McLemore (Kansas), Kendric Maple (Oklahoma), Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State), Charles Silmon (TCU), Ryan Crouser (Texas), Kennedy Kithuka (Texas Tech) and Harrison Musgrave (West Virginia).
Big 12 Athletes of the Year
|Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma
|Collin Klein, Kansas State
|Brittney Griner, Baylor
|Robert Griffin III, Baylor
|Jessica Beard, Texas A&M
|Taylor Jungmann, Texas
|Lisa Koll, Iowa State
|Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
|Destinee Hooker, Texas
|Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
|Sarah Pavan, Nebraska
|Chase Daniel, Missouri
|Sarah Pavan, Nebraska
|Ben Askren, Missouri
|Cat Osterman, Texas
|Vince Young, Texas
|Cat Osterman, Texas
|Derrick Johnson, Texas
|Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State
|Jason White, Oklahoma
|Cat Osterman, Texas
|Nick Collison, Kansas
|Stacey Dales-Schuman, Oklahoma
|Cael Sanderson, Iowa State
|Greichaly Cepero, Nebraska
|Josh Heupel, Oklahoma
|Erin Aldrich, Texas
|Charles Howell, Oklahoma State
|Suziann Reid, Texas
|Ricky Williams, Texas
|Vera Ilyina, Texas
|Grant Wistrom, Nebraska
|Nanceen Perry, Texas
|Jacque Vaughn, Kansas


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Motorists are asked to avoid the area, nobody is allowed through. State Patrol, Canon Fire, AMR, and Fremont Sheriff's Office are on scene. It is unknown when the highway will re-open.
Colorado State Patrol has confirmed that both drivers were killed in crash, but has no information about their identies or the make and model of the vehicles.


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Foster Friess, Rick Santorum's billionaire supporter, drew some attention from his candidate Thursday with a comment about contraception that was, to say the least, unusual and surefire fodder for late-night TV comedians .
MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell asked Friess about the Republican presidential candidate's very conservative views on social issues and whether he had any worries that they could be disadvantageous to Santorum in the general election.
Friess not only didn't think so; he indicated he didn't see what all the fuss was about. And then he dispensed some advice about contraceptives:
MITCHELL: Do you have any concerns about some of his comments on social issues, contraception, about women in combat, and whether that would hurt his general election campaign would he be the nominee?
FRIESS: I get such a chuckle when these things come out. Here we have millions of our fellow Americans unemployed; we have jihadist camps being set up in Latin America, which Rick has been warning about; and people seem to be so preoccupied with sex. I think it says something about our culture. We maybe need a massive therapy session so we can concentrate on what the real issues are. And this contraceptive thing, my gosh, it's [so] inexpensive. Back in my day, they used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly.
MITCHELL: Excuse me, I'm just trying to catch my breath from that, Mr. Friess, frankly.
So according to Friess, before the pill there was another pill. Many of us consider aspirin a miracle drug, but this use was news to many of us who came of age in a later era than the 71-year-old Friess.
It's not often that you see Mitchell thrown for a loop by an interviewee's answer.
Friess pretty much ensured that on a day when Santorum would rather be talking about his plans for revitalizing U.S. manufacturing, he would instead be asked, and probably more than once, about Friess as well as the curious uses to which aspirin has been put.
Another obvious point: Anyone who thinks aspirin held between a woman's knees is an effective contraceptive or even a good abstinence joke definitely wouldn't get all the hubbub over reproductive rights.
OK, so while Rick Santorum is enjoying a lead in the Michigan polls, he did have to do some damage control last night after a comment made by a very important supporter. Foster Friess has contributed to hundreds of thousands of dollars to a superPAC that supports Santorum, and yesterday, Mr. Friess appeared on MSNBC. He weighed in on the debate over the new Obama administration rules for contraceptive health care coverage.
FOSTER FRIESS: And this contraceptive thing, my gosh, it's such inexpensive - you know, back in my days, they used Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn't that costly.
INSKEEP: Host Andrea Mitchell was speechless for several seconds. People on Twitter and Facebook were not speechless at all. Mr. Friess' remark prompted an avalanche of remarks about how people would never regard aspirin quite the same way again. Santorum went on Fox News later, where he called the comment a bad, off-color joke. And today, Foster Friess apologized in a blog post, asking forgiveness from those who found the remark offensive. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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In light of the sitcom's popularity and critical acclaim, it's no surprise that ABC is open to expanding the fictional world of "Modern Family." According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network is currently examining different possibilities for a spinoff.
In September "Modern Family" won its fourth consecutive Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series. Three days later, 11.7 million TV viewers tuned in for the show's fifth season premiere.
Eager to capitalize on this success, ABC is weighing its options regarding possible premises and title characters for a spinoff. One idea involves Gil Thorpe, the ruthlessly competitive real estate agent seen in two episodes last season and played by Rob Riggle.
If the spinoff goes into production, "Modern Family" co-creator and showrunner Steve Levitan will head up the project, leaving Chris Lloyd alone in charge of the original series.
ABC has turned to the spinoff concept several times to develop new shows in the past: "Private Practice," for example, followed a character from the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy." This season, on Oct. 10, the channel will premiere "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland," a spinoff of its "Once Upon a Time."
Cable channels are beginning to try out the concept with their own hit shows. This October, CW will introduce "The Originals," expanding upon the world of "The Vampire Diaries." AMC, meanwhile, is working on its "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul," starring Bob Odenkirk.


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14 year old Ashleigh Believes in Followong her
dreams and since she was only 5 years old that
dream was to be a professional singer and
actress!Ashleigh has been singing at local bars
such as , Rocco's Little Italy,Rockwellz,and
Gatto's since she was 9 years old. She has opened
up for ONS at The Majestic Theatre in Streator
Illinois and Shawn Gallaway at the
Mind,Body,Spirit, Fair in Orland Park, IL! Since
2009 has started Ashleigh has gotten the amazing
oppurtunity to have some of the songs she has
written produced by some extremely talented
producers, Richard Fink, out of New York Grammy
Award Winning producer Barry Goldstein out ofand
New York City! This Summer Ashleigh was a Decatur
finalist in The Colgate Country Showdown and was
the 1st place winner in both New Lenox Idol and
Orland Days Singing Competition!Ashleigh is a
member of The Nashvillle Spotlight Kid's Club and
has performed at The Nashville Palace 2 times this
Summer. As well as singing Ashleigh loves to act
and has been training at The Piven Theatre
Workshop in Evanston, IL for 6 years. There she is
a member of both the Advanced Teen Conservatory
and The Performance Project. Ashleigh was most
recently seen as the Frog Princess in The
Performance Projects production of "In a Fairytale
World". Ashleigh is at a very exciting point in
her career and is very excited to keep moving
forward with it!!! She hopes to someday inspire
others to follow their dreams!She may not know
what she's doing, but she sure knows where she
wants to go:)
In the summer of 2009, Fourteen year old Ashleigh
Jerkatis had the amazing opportunity to work with
Grammy Award Winning Producer Barry Goldstein from
New York City to bring to life just a few of her
many self written songs. Ashleigh believes in
following her dreams. Since she was only 5 years
old, that dream was to be a professional singer
and to let the world hear her voice! When
Ashleigh was 9 years old, she began singing in
many Chicago area restaurants. Ashleigh began
writing songs at the age of 10, that were years
beyond her experiences. Many times she would wake
up with a song coming to her and she would get out
of bed grab the guitar and begin writing. She
has self written nearly 100 songs to date. At the
age of 13, she began opening for various bands
including a 45 minute acoustic performance at The
Majestic Theatre in Streator, Illinois. Also in
the summer of 2009, Ashleigh traveled to
Rochester, New York to co-write the song "Break In
Two" with the amazingly talented Richard Fink IV
and Johnny Cummings at Castle Nine Entertainment.
Since 2009, Ashleigh was a Decatur Finalist in The
Colgate Country Showdown, and was the 1st place
winner in both New Lenox Idol and Orland Days
Singing Competitions in her home state of
Illinois! Ashleigh is a member of The Nashville
Spotlight Kid's Club and has performed at The
Nashville Palace many times. Ashleigh is very
excited to keep moving forward with her career!!!
She hopes to someday inspire others to follow
their dreams!
A message from Ashleigh:
My debut cd is called DEFY. The word "defy" means
to take a stand. The act of defying is a
celebration of power. Each of my songs carries an
example of a defying moment. In "So Long Baby" I
am celebrating the power that I have to walk away
and to be free. I am standing up for my rights.
In "This Love" I am celebrating the power that I
have to follow my heart. I am fearlessly walking
down the path to my dreams and not letting anyone
bring me down. "Late December" has a different
type of defy involved. I am celebrating the power
of defeat. I am demanding an answer to the
unknown. In "Break In Two" I am celebrating the
power of invincibility of the fact that no one can
break me. I am unstoppable!
Working on these songs was one of the greatest
experiences of my life and I will never forget it.
I got to travel to New York twice last summer! I
am so happy with the way my songs turned out, but
I could not have done this all by myself. I had a
vision for each and every one of these songs and
thanks to Barry Goldstein and Richard Fink...my
visions came to life! They both did an amazing
job collaborating with me! What began as just me
and my guitar, turned into something even better
than I had ever imagined! I would just like to
say THANK YOU for bringing these songs to life!
I would like to give a special thank you to Barry
Goldstein, for allowing me to use his song,
"There's An Angel Watching You" as a gift to help
me raise funds to complete a full length version
of this cd. I appreciate his kind gesture. I am
very excited about finishing this project!
A little bit about the songs...
The song "This Love" came through me. The song
describes a dream where a wise being comes to me
and tells me to follow my dreams, believe in
myself and to feel the LOVE! The song has an
infectious beat and leaves you feeling uplifted!
This song came to me very quickly...almost like my
hand was racing to write these lyrics down all by
itself. I feel like the wise being was my
grandfather, who I was very close to in life. The
song was actually written on May 7, 2009...my
grandfather's birthday! May 7th 2009, was also
the day that Barry Goldstein approached my parents
about producing my music!
"So Long Baby" is a catchy tune that inspires
people to reach for change and not to stay in
situations where they are being undervalued. It
is about getting rid of your baggage and fighting
for your rights. It is about taking action and
making change! The song was inspired by an event
in my own life. I am glad for the experience
because it gave birth to this amazing song.
"Late December" was written in November of 2008.
It is the emotional journey of a person who
suddenly finds them self alone and no longer feels
like they know who they are and where they fit in.
This song came to me, not being inspired by
anything personal.
"There's An Angel Watching You" was written by my
producer, the Grammy Award Winning Barry
Goldstein. This beautiful song is very
inspirational and moving. I am accompanied by
beautiful piano music.
"Break In Two" was co written by myself, Richard
Fink IV and Johnny Cummings. I would like to
dedicate this song to all the people who tried to
"Break me In Two" and stop me from achieving my
dream. This song was inspired by a song that I
wrote called "Break Me." Along my journey, many
people have told me that I need to be "practical"
and to not be such a dreamer. Including one of my
school teachers who said, "I doubt we will ever be
listening to Ashleigh J. on our IPods," on career
day. This song is about following your dreams and
not letting anyone or anything come between you
and what you were born to do. No matter what
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After I finished ITP in '97, my first big step was proposing and launching a New Media course at Hunter College - now a comprehensive digital media program, both undergrad and grad. I freelanced for some major companies, including Sonicnet (now MTVi), Image Group, Tape House Interactive and Edwin Schlossberg. I then started Ladno Communications (http://www.ladno.com) in Moscow - doing branding and PR for western corporations in Russia. Back in NYC, I consulted for various IT and PR firms, worked as a TV anchor, and taught PR at Hunter College. I am currently a Senior VP of Corporate Communications at DataArt (http://www.dataart.com). I write fiction and am the founder of Vica Miller Literary Salons.


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Noted scientist Evander Holyfield told a housemate on "UK Celebrity Big Brother" that being gay is like being handicapped and can be fixed by a doctor.
Apparently, someone doesn't watch "Duck Dynasty."
According to TMZ, the show's producers immediately scolded Holyfield — apparently they don't watch "Duck Dynasty" either — in a private room. The website said those same producers called Holyfield's comments "inappropriate" because they "aren't the views that are held by a large section of society."
I imagine somebody's email inbox has exploded by now.
Holyfield reportedly made the comments Sunday — during his first week on the show — when reality star Luisa Zissman asked him if there were any gay boxers.
Holyfield — said to be a deeply religious Christian — cited the bible, saying homosexuality isn't a choice, but rather something like a "handicap" that can be fixed.
Here's where I don't point out that we're seriously listening to a guy who used to get hit in the head for a living.
TMZ said Zissman respectfully disagreed with Holyfield and the pair were moving on when Holyfield was taken to a private room and scolded for expressing his beliefs. Right — someone decided to scold a guy who beat up Mike Tyson. The former heavyweight champ reportedly said he understood his comments could be considered offensive, but he didn't apologize.
"Big Brother" has a long history of cast members igniting controversy with remarks regarding minorities, gays, even the mentally handicapped.


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Literacy and school libraries: an inextricably team to ensure children will be prepared for the future.
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Article stressing the importance of school wide commitment to encouraging life long reading skills....to allow for choice and enjoyment as well as rigor.
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Everything is bigger in Texas, but does that include community organizing? Last week a few of us went down the Rio Grande Valley to visit our incredible activists who have been working on creating an educated and saavy group of Latin@s in colonias throughout the Valley. The Texas Rio Grande Valley is a place that is often times forgotten about by the rest of the United States. It is only recently that it has been placed on the map because of the work that our Latina Advocacy Network (LAN) has been doing around the Affordable Care Act and the destructive cuts to women's health services in Texas – our activists are truly incredible, and right when you think they have surpassed any expectations, they do something else to raise the bar, and really push their activists to the next level.
Our leaders hold "juntas comunitarias," (community meetings) in different colonias on a daily basis. Some of our more developed colonia leaders come to these meetings equipped with a neighbor or family member by their side to get them involved in the LAN; a pen and paper to write down any information they have learned in the meeting, or an assignment(s) they have taken for an event; and an open heart and mind.
Lucy Felix is our on the ground organizer who works closely with our leaders and activists and helps to coordinate our ground campaign. When speaking to women in new colonias, she always starts the conversation by asking them one simple question: "Who is the most important person in your life?" Think about it. Ask yourself that same question, and yell out the first thing that comes to mind. Did you say "me"? Did you say your family? Or perhaps your partner? It's interesting to hear one's response when someone poses a simple, yet complex question like that.
The first thing that came to my mind was my family, because well, I have been taught from a young age that I am nothing without my family, so I should live for them, just as my mom has, and her mom has, and so on. As I thought about my response and looked around the room to hear what other women responded, I felt at peace when it seemed like the majority of the women all responded the same way I did.
Then Lucy looked around, smiled and went on to tell these moms, daughters, Latin@s, that THEY should be the most important person in their life: "Tell me, who is the most important person in your life? It should be you! You tell me who is going to care for your kids if you are sick? IF you don't care about you, who will? We are taught to always put everyone else ahead of us, but what is going to happen if one day, heaven forbid, something were to happen to you? Who is going to take care of your kids, give them something to eat, be there for them when they come back from school? Some of us have partners, but nothing can replace the role that YOU have in your family. YOU are SPECIAL." And with that first opening statement, the minds and hearts of the people present at this junta comunitaria, in this new colonia, opened up and were ready to take the first step in learning how to love themselves and start to fight for the things they needed for themselves and the betterment of their family.
We visited three different colonias, who were at different stages of their development: a new colonia that just started meeting recently, one that has been meeting for the past few months, and one stellar colonia that has come together and has made substantial change in their community (as shown here in this video).
The cuts to women's health services have been completely detrimental to the lives of Latin@s in the colonias. Laura, one of our leaders has an incredible story of how these cuts have changed her life. Because of the cuts, clinics have closed in the area, and it is too expensive for her to pay $50 a month for contraception, when there are things that she has to budget for her family. As a result, Laura is now pregnant. Laura has spoken about the importance of restoring these funds to women's health services to local politicians, other LAN activists, neighbors, and anyone who asks her for information on why she is active in the LAN.
Transportation has been cut here because people aren't using the buses. But how can they use the bus, if the primary reason to get on the bus was to access a clinic that closed because of the cuts in women's health services?
June 27th our Texas LAN is hitting streets and holding what they are calling a "Mega Marcha." This march is to raise awareness of how these cuts are negatively impacting people all over Texas, and calling for these funds to be restored immediately. Our activists are on the move, and are not going to stop until they achieve their goal. In the meantime, we are going to continue to develop our leaders/activists, and even register eligible voters in the colonias to vote, and encourage them to vote on election day. We want to remind those people in our families and communities who have the privilege to vote, to vote for those of us who don't have that privilege, but still need our voices heard. Read some more about the Texas Women's Health Services funding battle here .
MI LOLA, our great LAN based out of Miami has hit the ground running. NLIRH's MI LOLA coordinator, Jersey Garcia is now working full-time on making Miami a force to be reckoned with. Our visit a month ago has proved to be exactly what MI LOLA needed in order to really make the change that Miami needs right now. Jersey is going to be holding several events in the next few months that focuses on how the Affordable Care Act benefits women — something she likes to call "MamaCare," instead of "Obamacare," as well as creating a space where organizations can start to communicate about Reproductive Justice, abortion access, and the importance of adding gender analysis to the work of social justice movements. Keep an eye out for future blogs about MI LOLA's great work and events. And even more, MI LOLA is working on a civic engagement campaign in Miami as well.
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The final poll released Sunday by the Pew Research Center ahead of Tuesday's election shows President Obama has a 3 percentage point lead over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney just two days before the general election.
Obama leads Romney 48 percent to 45 percent in the poll of 2,709 likely voters, which has a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points. The poll was conducted Oct. 31-Nov. 3.
Here's more from the Pew news release:
"The survey finds that Obama maintains his modest lead when the probable decisions of undecided voters are taken into account. Our final estimate of the national popular vote is Obama 50 percent and Romney 47 percent, when the undecided vote is allocated between the two candidates based on several indicators and opinions."
The results come just a week after a Pew poll showed the two candidates deadlocked at 47 percent among likely voters. That poll was conducted Oct. 24-28, before Superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast.
Pew president Andrew Kohut tells NPR's Guy Raz that the shift back toward Obama was partially because of his handling of the aftermath of the storm.
"Two-thirds of the likely voters we questioned said they approved of the way he handled it," Kohut says. "More importantly, 63 percent of the swing voters said they approved of Obama's dealing with this issue."
Though Obama has edged ahead, Kohut says it is just that — an edge.
"We still have 11 percent of the sample saying 'we could possibly change our mind,' " he says. "This is our projection, and our projections have been pretty good, but there's always the possibility things could change."
Among likely voters in the crucial battleground states that both candidates are vying for, the Pew poll found Obama leading 49 percent to 47 percent.
The poll adds, however, that voter turnout remains one of the GOP nominee's strengths. Romney's supporters are more engaged in the election and more committed to voting than are Obama's supporters, the poll found.
OK, let's go back to that poll I just mentioned. According to the Pew Research Center's final poll - released just a short time ago - President Obama has edged ahead of Mitt Romney, 50 percent to 47 percent.
Andy Kohut is Pew's president. He's with me now. And Andy, give us more details about your findings.
ANDREW KOHUT: Well, a week ago, among our sample of likely voters, we had 47 percent for Obama...
RAZ: Dead even.
KOHUT: ...47 percent for Romney. Dead even. Our survey of likely voters finds 48 percent for Obama, 45 percent for Romney - a statistically significant lead. And when we allocate the undecideds based upon a number of indicators in our models, we continue to get a three-point - 50 to 47 - edge for Obama. And that would be our projection of the popular vote, as best we can do it here two days before the election.
RAZ: What accounts for the change from last week, when it was a dead heat?
KOHUT: Well, part of it probably has to do with Obama's handling of the hurricane. Two-thirds of the likely voters we questioned, said they approved of the way he handled it; even a plurality of Republicans said so. And more importantly, 63 percent of the swing voters said they approved of Obama's dealing with this issue. So that's one thing.
Secondly, we've seen since early October - following that first debate - Obama gradually beginning to come back. He had drawn even by last weekend but now, he's edged ahead. And I want to put the emphasis on edge. We still have 11 percent of the sample saying, you know, we could possibly change our mind. And we know from the exit polls - which we'll be looking at Tuesday night - that many people do make up their minds at the last moment. So this is our projection, and our projections have been pretty good. But there's always the possibility that things could change.
RAZ: And we should mention: In 2008, you were exactly right.
KOHUT: We were exactly right in 2008. We were exactly right in 2004. And in terms of the popular vote for Congress, we were right in '06 and '10. So we have a pretty good record. This is a tougher election, though. People are conflicted about these candidates, and it's harder for the polls to come away with a consensus forecast of where this thing is going. But this is what we find.
RAZ: Andy, you guys were interviewing people up until last night; almost 3,000 people - you sampled for this poll. Talk a little bit about strength of support because according to your poll, Obama also leads Romney when it comes to the strength of those who support him.
KOHUT: Thirty-nine percent of Obama's supporters say they strongly support him. Only 32 percent of Romney supporters say they strongly support him. Now, in the last 12 national elections - going back to 1960 - in nine of the 12 elections, the candidate who has the most strong support wins the popular vote. The exceptions were Nixon, in 1960; Carter, who didn't win the strong contest but did win the election; and President Bush in 2000, who did not win the popular vote.
RAZ: Popular vote, yeah. Interestingly, when you asked voters who they think will win, 52 percent say Obama; just 32 percent say Romney.
KOHUT: Yes. That has been pretty consistent through this election. Obama is seen by average voters as the likely winner of the next election. That's another measure that's been a pretty good indicator of who will win the election; that is, the candidate that the electorate thinks will win, generally does win.
RAZ: Andy, what does the data tell us about who the Obama supporters are, and who the Romney supporters are?
KOHUT: Well, white voters are voting on balance for Romney. Men are voting for Romney. Older people are voting for Romney. But all of their demographic counterpoints - women, younger voters, non-whites - are voting for Barack Obama. Also, there's a difference by - on the basis of income. More-affluent people are voting for Romney; less-affluent people are voting for Barack Obama.
RAZ: That's Andy Kohut. He's president of the Pew Research Center. Their final pre-election poll shows President Obama leading Mitt Romney, 50 to 47 percent. Andy, thanks.
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If you think the exact verbiage of the constitution has anything to do with your life today, you're crazy.
I love the framers of the U.S. Constitution as much as anyone.
I have a degree in political science. I spent more than a little bit of time learning about this great document they wrote and how it helped create a matrix within which this nation rose to power and remained powerful – both difficult feats.
But if you think the exact verbiage of the constitution has anything to do with your life today, you're crazy. They could never have imagined how we live today.
That is what makes our founding document both amazingly relevant and, at the same time, irrelevant.
In the same sense that you have to understand how society in Biblical times worked to get the full effect of Bible stories, you have to look more at what the founding fathers meant than what they said.
When they wrote that we had a right to bear arms, they weren't talking about shooting deer in a tree stand the first weekend in November.
They were talking about the right to protect themselves against the country from whom they had very recently separated and anyone else who wanted to pick a fight.
They were talking about black powder rifles, muskets and single shot pistols. I would love to hear Thomas Jefferson and James Madison debate the legality of the AR-15.
The same goes for free speech. For the framers, a ballpoint pen would have been an incredible technological advancement.
Now we are using the First amendment to decide if a "like" on Facebook is free speech covered by the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. I'm sure when the framers debated this facet of the law, George Washington grabbed his iPhone and performed a Google search on Supreme Court rulings about free speech. Wait, there wasn't even a Supreme Court yet.
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that clicking "like" on Facebook is in fact constitutionally protected speech and is the 21st Century equivalent of a political yard sign.
The framers of the constitution didn't even have yard signs.
Some employees were fired for supporting the political opponent of Hampton Virginia's Sheriff. Their support was clearly demonstrated by choosing to like a page on Facebook.
According to the ACLU's Ben Wizner, "This ruling rightly recognizes that the First Amendment protects free speech regardless of the venue, whether a sentiment is expressed in the physical world or online. The Constitution doesn't distinguish between 'liking' a candidate on Facebook and supporting him in a town meeting or public rally."
How could the framers of the constitution have distinguished between online and physical speech. They didn't even have electricity for light bulbs yet.
I get so tired of the strict constructionist view of the constitution.
The framers were intelligent in what they said, but brilliant in what they did not say. Setting a base from which to operate has allowed our country to grow and develop and the constitution remains viable even today solely because they did not try to be too detailed.
Their generalization allows interpretation of ideals to span generations.
We have laws banning texting and driving. But in a few years, kids will start driving who have never heard of a text message because some new form of technology made the practice seem antiquated.
I believe in the constitution.
But I don't believe in it because Thomas Jefferson knew that Myspace would fade away and Facebook would take over before Twitter and Vine and Kik and who knows what I am missing made emails seem slow.
I believe that the framers knew what they didn't know.
So don't tell me the framers wanted to protect "likes" on Facebook any more than they wanted to allow AR-15s in every house or the right to kill our enemies with unmanned drones.
Is a like constitutionally protected speech? I think it is a form of communication so it should be. It fits under the umbrella of the First Amendment as well as a blog, a talking head on the radio or a bumper sticker.
None of these were around at the time the constitution was written, but because of what the framers didn't write, the concept still works.
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TRAINING: Mon, Wed, and Fri mornings at 6 is conditioning. Tues, Thurs is strength training, then Mon, Wed, and Fri nights are pad work and sparring. Tues, Thurs is wrestling, Sunday is cardio and jits.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started about five years ago when a good buddy of mine, Karl Kelly, thought I would be good at it, and I found out I was.
What ranks and titles have you held? Amsterdam Lightweight title, Phil Bricks Lightweight Title, Riverfront Lightweight Title, and Glory Lightweight title
Do you have any heroes? Superman
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? That everything is coming together and that I've finally made it to the big leagues.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No.
What was your job before you started fighting? I work for MJ Construction and Fabrication and do some side jobs
Ranks in any martial arts styles: TKD Black belt & American Kick Boxing
Favorite grappling technique: Knee bar
Favorite Striking technique: Overhand – either left or right
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WESTFORD -- Whole Foods Market announced Wednesday the company plans to open a 43,000-square-foot grocery store on Littleton Road in 2016, which could bring about 200 jobs to town and answer the wishes expressed by some residents.
The high-end grocery store will move into a space being vacated by Market Basket, according to Heather McCready, a spokeswoman for Whole Foods Markets.
Market Basket opened a store in Cornerstone Square, less than a mile away, late last year.
No one from Market Basket could be reached Wednesday night to comment on when the store in Westford Valley Marketplace will close.
Selectman Robert Jefferies said he hadn't heard about Whole Foods coming to Westford, but he wasn't surprised to hear Market Basket would be closing one of its stores.
"It always seemed odd that they were going to keep two locations open less than a mile apart," Jefferies said. "It didn't seem to make too much sense that they'd be in competition with themselves."
McCready said the property will be remodeled before Whole Foods moves in. Few details were available, though she said Whole Foods will keep residents informed of plans as they are made.
"In the not-too-distant future we'll be setting up a Facebook page for the store that will be updated with current information," McCready said.
The nearest Whole Foods Markets are in Bedford, Andover and Woburn. Another store is being planned in Nashua.
Kelly Ross, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said he hadn't heard the news either, though he welcomed it.
"I know a lot of people are interested in that and I think it will be exciting," Ross said. "It sounds like a positive development."
Jefferies also welcomed the news, especially since he has been concerned about what would serve as an "anchor store" in Westford Valley Marketplace if Market Basket did move out.
Whole Foods Market, based in Texas, has annual sales of more than $10 billion, and employs about 69,000 people worldwide. The company has been ranked as one of the "100 best companies to work for" by Fortune Magazine for 15 consecutive years.
The upscale chain focuses on selling organic foods at its more than 325 stores worldwide.
In a prepared statement, the company said the new store will employ about 200 people, occupying a space in the Westford Valley Marketplace at 160 Littleton Road.
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to open another Whole Foods Market location in the metro North area," said Laura Derba, president of Whole Foods Market's North Atlantic Region. "Westford is a great community and we are eager to open and to become partners with our new neighbors."


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