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Hilarie Burton Speaks on One Tree Hill ExitSteve Marsi at . Comments
After six years of angst, heartache, more angst, cheesy One Tree Hill quotes and even more angst, the lovely Hilarie Burton (along with co-star Chad Michael Murray) will make her final appearance as Peyton Sawyer on Monday's season finale of One Tree Hill.
On the eve of her swan song, the one-time TRL hostess is setting the record straight about the reason behind their controversial departure, the "hurtful" rumors that precipitated it, and a certain video that left many of her fans scratching their heads.
Here's Hilarie's revealing interview with EW's Michael Ausiello, which may contain spoilers for tomorrow night's season six finale. Consider yourself forewarned ...
Q: There are a lot of rumors flying about why you're leaving. What's the truth?
Hilarie Burton: There really wasn't a lot of turmoil. It was a fabulous six-year run, which is how long my contract was for, and I feel really lucky to have been a part of the show. So when I hear that there's turmoil or negotiations based on money it kind of hurts my feelings, because it's not what's been going on at all. I think my fan base in particular knows that money isn't necessarily a big motivator for me, that's why I work in the world of independent film.
Q: How long have you known that you were leaving?
Hilarie Burton: I've known for a little while. For me, it was definitely an emotional decision. And a professional decision as well. I got really, really lucky. One Tree Hill was my very first television audition; it was a fairytale. I feel really lucky to have that level of success right out of the gate.
Q: Just so I'm clear, it was your decision to leave, not the other way around?
Hilarie Burton: I think everyone was kind of agreeable about the situation. There were a lot of really wonderful conversations. It wasn't a rash decision; a lot of thought, emotion, and kindness was put into it. I would hope that that's the story that gets out - that it was a bunch of adults being good to each other and being kind about the decision-making process.Q: Did The Powers That Be make a concerted effort to get you to re-sign?
Hilarie Burton: The conversations that they had with me were very compassionate and very sweet. They told me that they valued me, and that meant a lot. And they also wanted me to be happy and challenged and excited. There was some confusion for a little bit as to what was going on, but I think everybody's in a good place now.
Q: Talk to me about the video message you made for your fans back in February. It seemed like you were maybe saying good-bye. What point were you trying to get across?
Hilarie Burton: The purpose of that video was to dispel the rumors that were being circulated. I was on your end of it for a very long time when I worked at MTV, and I understand how the rumor mill works. Everybody wants a sensational story. People even back then were blaming it on money, and [on me] being high maintenance ... Those rumors were really hurtful. Of anybody on the show, I was the one who was very excited about doing all the extracurricular stuff - the mall tours, the radio tours, going to the upfronts ... I loved my involvement with this show, and I really just wanted my fan base to know that I wasn't turning my nose up at this wonderful opportunity I've had for the last six years. There's an ugly trend where actors think they've surpassed the show that made them or the film that made them and badmouth it. I will never say a bad word about One Tree Hill. The entire shape of my world changed because of that show, so I'll always be very affectionate toward it.
Q: Have you spoken to Chad recently?
Hilarie Burton: I was in L.A. last week and we talked. Chad and I are good friends. I won't speak for him, but it was not a rash decision on either of our parts. He's very compassionate toward the show and the fans. It's not an easy decision, but we've got to be grown-ups sometimes. [CMM's rep declined an interview request, saying, "Chad is no longer on the show and has no comment regarding the new season."]
Q: What was your last day on the set like?
Hilarie Burton: We wrapped together. We were the last two in the last scene, and we opened up a tab across the street for our crew to say thank you and cried a bunch.
Q: Lucas and Peyton don't really get an official sendoff in the season six finale. Is that disappointing?
Hilarie Burton: It's like when you leave for college but you know your parents still have your bedroom set up. You never know if you're going to have to come home... I got really lucky with my character; I got a full-circle story. It was, "Lucas and Peyton: Are they going to be together? Are they not going to be together?" And as we saw in this week's episode, my character got everything she ever wanted.
Q: Might you make the occasional guest appearance?
Hilarie Burton: Never say never. They didn't kill us. There's nothing vengeful about it, and I think that's because as much as we love them, they love us back.
Q: What are you going to do now?
Hilarie Burton: One Tree Hill was a great learning opportunity for me, and I'm excited to go and apply that elsewhere and see where I end up. I'm hoping the fans support whatever my next endeavor is. I'm actually curious what they want me to do... On the blog that I have for my production company, we're producing a web series that we're going to start shooting on Memorial Day. We've also got a television show that we're turning into a graphic novel, and we've got a film we're raising money for. I'm busy. And I'm keeping my business down in North Carolina. I'm still going to be in the neighborhood; it'll just be in a different capacity.
Q: Last question, and it's a biggie: What happens to Peyton's record company?
Hilarie Burton: Who knows? Maybe she'll take it with her. I get to be a fan of the show now, which is cool. I get to sit back and be a fan. I'm personally very excited to see where it goes. I understand they're introducing some new characters... I have no doubt they will come up with something to reinvent the show yet again.
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.


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The Summer Olympics are beginning in London, but here on Mt Hood, our minds are stuck on winter sports. We are incredibly stoked to have 2014 Winter Olympic contenders skiing and snowboarding in our park, training, and having fun.
A handful of US Snowboard Slopestyle Team riders are training in our lane this week and the US Snowboard Halfpipe Team is rolling in throughout the next couple of days. The US Freeski Slopestyle and Halfpipe Teams are here training, as well. Three out of these four disciplines are debuting in Sochi in 2014, and we're excited and honored to welcome these world class athletes to our on hill facilities!
Windells campers have the chance to ride mini, medium and big features alongside US Olympic athletes. Who knows, some of these kids might just be the next Olympians themselves!
Sage Kostenburg training and having fun in the Windells park.
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It has been said that the cat park is the Internet, but maybe it's also the gallery. Once again, cats are invading the art world, and this time it's happening in Los Angeles. After a season of New York exhibitions themed on the furry felines, including "The Cat Show" at White Columns and "Balthus: Cats and Girls" at the Met, the kitty craze is headed West.
On Jan. 23, 2014, an exhibition titled "Cat" (what else?) will go on view at a pop-up location that has yet to be unveiled. The show, which casts the cat as the artist's muse, will feature work by Tracey Emin, Barry McGee, FAILE, Nir Hod, Steve Schapiro, Shepard Fairey, and more. Part of the proceeds from "Cat" will go to the Stray Cat Alliance.
Curator Susan Michals described the facets of a cat's personality to ARTINFO, "First, they are forever unpredictable; you can never second-guess a cat, and they have the ultimate poker face. Secondly, their adroit physicality is a constant source of amazement; from their sinewy lines as they lie in the sun, to their calculated, methodically prowler moves as they prepare to pounce."
She goes onto talk about her favorite animal's demeanor, "Then there's the attitude, a catch-22 in the truest sense, in that we love them for all their cuddliness; but at the same time for their unmistakable inclination of superiority. They can be aloof and affectionate, but always have their own agenda—and unlike our canine friends, they will not buckle under the threat of a guilt trip." We want to see this show right meow.
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As the country teeters at the brink of default at the 11th hour, if this deal should fall apart, it could have traumatic impacts on both the domestic and international economies, and severely impact seniors and other vulnerable people.
The immediate impact of a default on the country's debt would mean the drying up of Social Security payments possibly within the first few weeks. This is an outcome that is entirely possible and also entirely unacceptable.
Of elderly Social Security beneficiaries, 23 percent of married couples and about 46 percent of unmarried recipients rely on Social Security for 90 percent or more of their income. For millions more, Social Security is more than half their income. This would put many seniors in dire straits when it comes to paying their bills, for food and for medical treatment. This is not to mention the multitude of other services that are in serious jeopardy should the government default on its loans, such as meal programs, personal care services and other things on which they rely. These same services have already been threatened and even limited by the government shutdown.
Time has simply run out. We urge Congress to do two things: pass an immediate fix to open the government and raise the debt ceiling, and avoid a similar debacle when these short-term fixes end. Defaulting would be an unprecedented disaster, one that is sure to hurt millions of Americans, especially seniors, and should not be treated as political football.


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In July 2007 John Stott spoke at the Keswick Convention in England for what was billed as the veteran preacher's "final sermon." Now 88 years old, he chose to speak on God's ultimate purpose for His people.
Stott began by taking note of the famous first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism ("What is the chief end of man?" Answer: "to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever") and of the statement, "Love God, love your neighbor." Neither of these, Stott said, totally satisfied him in describing God's ultimate purpose for His people. Stott then proceeded to share "where my mind has come to rest" on this issue.
His answer: Christ-likeness. He referred to three texts: Romans 8:29, which he called God's eternal purpose; 2 Corinthians 3:18, God's historic purpose for us here below; and 1 John 3:2, God's final or eschatological purpose for us.
I have always assumed that you cannot improve on the Shorter Catechism's opening question and answer. But I do not see how anybody could contradict Stott's thesis. For Christ-likeness is surely the best way one can glorify God—both here on earth and in heaven, since we are commanded to be like Jesus now and certainly will be like Him then.
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Kieron Williamson: First art to be hung at Holt Festival
Child art prodigy Kieron Williamson is to put his first ever paintings on show during a retrospective exhibition in Norfolk.
The landscapes of Cornwall, never before seen by the public, will be displayed in the Holt Festival in July.
The two pictures of coastal scenes, created at the age of five, mark the first "significant" moments of his art career, according to mother Michelle.
The nine-year-old will also sell 24 new paintings during a six-day residency.
Many more unseen artworks that Kieron has created for journalists, in order to prove his talent, will also be hung at Picturecraft Gallery from 20 to 25 July.
Kieron shot to international fame in 2010 when his first ever art sale at the age of seven fetched £150,000 in half an hour.
Another sale in his former home town of Holt in November brought in £105,000 in just 10 minutes.
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During the new exhibition, mother Michelle said the north Norfolk artist may also undertake a ticket-only painting demonstration and will launch his first book Coming to Light, which details his journey in art so far.
"It all stems from our Cornish holiday back in May 2008. We hope to be able to show those two very first pictures that he achieved during that time, which was so significant for his interest in art," said Mrs Williamson, who with Kieron and the family lives in Ludham on the Norfolk Broads.
"Because Kieron has progressed so far in the last four years we wanted to celebrate his earlier work, because there's such a level of maturity to his paintings now.
"He's being compared to other adult artists that we all know and love. This childhood element to his work is not going to feature in future work, so it's about celebrating this period of time for him."
Mrs Williamson said a percentage of takings from the new art sale would go to charities Help for Heroes and Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
The Holt Festival fully starts on 22 July and runs for seven days. The lineup for the fourth arts and literature event is expected to be announced in May.


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The Golden Filter's new video for "Kill Me" features a mother's love for her son veer into some pretty twisted places. NSFW for blood and some other somewhat graphic sequences. I Googled "reverse Oedipus complex" and came up with "Jocasta complex," so, yeah, it's dark! Watch the High5Collective-directed clip below.
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'Black Sunset' rises at Sundance
Psychological horror film set up at Queen Nefertari
The pulpy low-budget auteurs -- actual names: Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores -- have written and will direct the psychological horror feature "Black Sunset" for Queen Nefertari, which will package and finance. Altieri and Flores are about to let loose their latest horror exploitation effort, "The Violent Kind," at the Sundance Film Festival, which will premiere the film Monday as part of the genre-focused Park City at Midnight section.
"Sunset" will follow seven friends on a surf trip to Mexico that turns into something that these jaunts often tend to in horror films: a gory, betrayal-filled nightmare. In "Violent Kind," second-generation outlaw bikers retire to a secluded cabin to party only to end up on a drug-and-death bender.
Jeremy Platt and Andy Gould will produce "Black Sunset," which is scheduled to start production in the summer. Stafford and Queen Nefertari execs Lanre Idewu and Jeff Kalligheri will be executive producers on the project.
"The project immediately piqued my interest as soon as we read the screenplay," said Stafford, Queen Nefertari CEO. "Our goal is to build a strong slate of commercially viable feature films written and directed by smart filmmakers, and we look forward to embarking on this journey with two of the most talked about directors at Sundance."
The Butchers, repped by Gersh and Spectacle Entertainment Group, also wrote and directed the 2006 After Dark Films release "The Hamiltons."
Queen Nefertari, which works from a $30 million film fund repped by Gersh's Jay Cohen, has several other projects in development: the Hollywood Farms comedy "Adrenaline," the Hyde Park drama "Risen" and the Media 8 supernatural thriller "Undying." The company produced the indie films "Polish Bar" and "The Gathering."


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Talking about birds, I bought a Bokashi bin for meat, fat and bone waste (lamb chops). I threw out bacon rind one day and watched as the local rooks and crows stuffed their beaks and flew away within seconds. The bin is stll in use but I have to add vegetable matter to fill it now.
Are rooks localised to specific areas? Where I live there was an old castle and maybe the rooks have been in the area since that time.
Your blog is a great effort.
Hi John,
Ah, bacon rind – the birds love it, don't they? Our feathered friends feasted on some today as well.
I don't know about the habitat of rooks, but some rookeries are believed to be centuries old because they nest communally – they use the same nests year after year. I guess they know alot about the 3 R's 😀
mrs G x
Hi Mrs Green,
Rooks are funny birds, with attitude. The way one of them grabbed several large scraps put me in mind of Emu of Rod Hull & Emu. The same over filled beak and sneer were displayed.
they sure do have attitude 😀
The magpies have a certain 'character' as well, especially when they clear out my gutter next to our bedroom window at around 6am. That's some alarm system………..
Mrs G x
Hi Mrs Green,
Magpies are active everywhere in the garden. Seagulls are more recent refugees from the coast. Being so large, they must find a lot of food to sustain themselves. They have to compete with local birds for scraps and their longterm future must be in doubt.
Hi again John,
You seem to know quite a bit about wildlife? Do you know anything about polar bears? Little Miss Green read something in a kids newspaper yesterday about the plight of polar bears. She asked me what their 'role' in the animal world was and what the consequences of their extinction would be on other animals and humans.
Do you know what I might tell her about that?
Why would the seagulls long term future be in doubt? I'm not very up on my animal issues I'm afraid.
mrs g x
Hi Mrs Green and Little Miss Green,
I am purely a backdoor bird watcher. One seagull in particular uses my chimney stack as a perch. A quick blast of fumes from my gasfire changes its mind. Gulls are large ungainly birds, so landing in small gardens must be awkward for them compared to rooks etc. Animals are not a passion for me either except as interesting neighbours.
Polar bears' 'habitat is shrinking with the loss of ice fields in the Arctic. They are the top predator in the Arctic ice. Similar to lions, crocodiles and sharks in their specific environments. Their loss would be the loss of a beautiful animal from the world forever. That would be very sad.
Oh goodness – we had a crows nest in our chimney once; you wouldn't believe how long it took us to get it down (It came in complete with dead bird which landed in the fire place 🙁 )
Thanks for the polar bear info; I didn't realise they were top predator – that would make a lot of difference then if they die out. I'll do more research.
Mrs g x
Hi Mrs Green,
I chase the gulls to prevent nest building.
Polar bears are also swimmers and may come across killer whales but I do not know of any incidents. On the ice they are massive animals, a pack of wolves would be a possibility but the cold is severe.
You home educate Little Miss Green, do you find it a difficult thing to do?
Hi John,
You ask about whether home education is a difficult thing. Well, we all know that a child never listens to his or her parents LOL!
But it's fine. Fortunately she is a bookworm – she'll read, through choice, for a good 3-4 hours a night. She's self driven and motivated and we go through phases of her wanting to learn a lot and other times when she would rather play.
My take is that an hour a day of 1-2-1 attention is probably worth more than 6 hours spent in a classroom vying for attention from the teacher……
I do find it hard at times because I'm quite a solitary person, so getting ME time can be a challenge.
We check every month or so whether Little miss Green would rather be at school and so far we have a resounding No. This is her journey though and we'll be guided by that.
Mrs G x
Hi Mrs Green,
I am unmarried and have no children, but am part of a large extended family. One nephew has problems with attention defecit and his schooling is troubled. He is however a very bright child and I am sure will be a success at something. It seems to be a widespread problem, with food additives the latest culprit.
Sorry to be a bit over serious.
Ack! Please don't start me on the nutrition / ADD thing – I could be a long time writing. 😀
I hope things work out for your nephew and that he finds the support he needs to unlock his natural learning gifts.
Mrs G x


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Philips has just announced their latest mobile phone namely the Philips Xenium X713. The Xenium X713 is designed with a candybar form factor and the first Philips mobile phone with integrated GPS. Philips Xenium X713 is Dual SIM Phone, so you can insert two SIM in this phone and you can acces to GPS by simply tapping one-touch button.
The Philips Xenium X713 is boasts a 3.2-inch resistive touchscreen display with resolution of 240 x 400 pixels (WQVGA), an inbuilt camera of 3.2 Mega Pixels with features of digital zoom ,autofocus, flash, and Video Recording, 47MB of internal memory, MicroSD/MicroSDHC card slot up to 32GB, and 1530 mAH battery provides talk time Up to 12 hours with stand by time is Up to 720 hours. Xenium X713 Dual SIM mobile phone support multimedia experience with Games ,MP3 Ringtones, Supports MP4, & H.263 video formats, an FM radio and can store 1000 phonebook entries including received calls, missed calls, and dialed calls.
Philips Xenium X713 is offers Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, GPRS Class 12, miniUSB v2.0, WAP 2.0/xHTML browser, A-GPS support, 3.5 mm audio jack, MIDP 2.0 Java, supports USB charging and works on GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 for SIM 1 and SIM 2. Dimension of Xenium X713 are 54.8 x 113.3 x 14.5 mm and weight 126.5 g. There is no information about price, but the Philips Xenium X713 Dual SIM phone is expected will be available in first quarter in this year with black and brown color options.


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Being initiated into this hobby , perhaps by your friend or teacher , you may be dumbstruck by the truckload of information you'd need to swallow down upon googling about fountain pens. Talk about a mouthful. (Gulp)
Don't fret , here's an all-in-one guide just for people like you and me. Let's begin!
The PEN
Ah , of course we'd start here. It's what brought you into this hobby , yes? As of now , 2015 , there are many , many companies that produces fountain pens. Mont Blanc , Pilot , Platinum , Sailor , Sheaffer... and the list goes on. You get the point. With that great list of manufacturers , naturally , there would be a wide variety of fountain pens available on the market. As a general rule , Japanese nibs run finer than European nibs. For example : A Japanese Fine would be the European Extra-Fine equivalent.
Fountain pens come in all sizes and prices , which can range from a mere dollar to well over a thousand bucks. How do you determine which pen to start with? It would definitely depend on your preference. For most beginners (and students) , i'd suggest getting the Pilot Kakuno. Why skip the Platinum Preppy? Although the preppy is much cheaper , it definitely is not as durable as the kakuno , with it being susceptible to cracks on its barrel. You're in luck , my dear Singaporean readers , for the pen mentioned above is easily obtainable from local retailers like Straits Pen and also retail stores like NBC and Tokyu Hands ($16.10).
Fountain pens , unlike conventional pens that most people use nowadays (eg. a Uniball Signo DX 0.38) , have many parts. This means extra care! Here is a little snippet into the parts found in a typical M800 from Pelikan :
The INK
Ink , ink and more ink. One can never get enough of ink. We may typically think of the 7 colours of the rainbow when we hear of "coloured" ink , but not in the case for fountain pen ink. Identifying a blue to get in the FP world is simply diving into the deep abyss , literally. That being said , my job here is to make your life simpler so here are the qualities we look out for , in inks.
*Paper plays a HUGE role in these qualities as well.
Drying Time : As implied from the name , we look at how fast or slow an ink dries up on the sheet of paper.
Feathering : Thinking of a feather? You're on the right track. Feathering on (poor quality) paper looks something like this -
Showthrough : This quality considers how visible the ink is from the next page or the other face of the paper.
Bleedthrough : Somewhat similar to showthrough , but instead of just being visible , the ink "leaks" to the other side. (Adele , anyone ?)
Sheen : This is my favourite quality amongst them all. Inks with sheening qualities are able to create a "shimmering" aura at the edges of where the ink has pooled , sometimes producing a colour that would seem impossible to create from that colour.
Now , you might be wondering : "Since there are so many inks to choose from , and the qualities seem so daunting , what should I get?" To that , here's some inks that I often recommend to my friends.
- Pilot Blue-Black
- Pelikan 4001 inks
- J.Herbin inks
DOs and DONTs for Fountain Pens
- Make sure to wipe the pen gripping section and nib clean enough after inking your pen up - you wouldn't want inky fingers! (or do you?)
- **NEVER** leave your pen uncapped for long periods of time. It can cause the ink to dry up in the nib , which can cause flow complications.
- Keep your pens away from the table's edge. Definitely a bad idea.
- Always choose fountain pen ink. Other "drawing inks" like Winson and Newton's **will** clog your pen for eternity.
- Treat your fountain pen like a baby. Use light pressure when writing with one , too much pressure may cause the nib tines to spread considerably , which could potentially render the pen unusable. (cue [sad music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_swcgBPug))
- Without proper research , *do not* temper with the nib or the pen itself. This can cause the pen's warranty to be voided (if any) , damage to the pen and/or make the pen unusable.
If you have any more questions about fountain pens , comment below and i'll be more than happy to answer them.
'Till next time , keep writing!
This is part of a series for the basics to the Fountain Pen. Stay tuned for other installments for this series!


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Vanessa Perroncel, the ex-partner of Terry's England and former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge, is at the heart of a media bidding war and has been offered £250,000 to tell her side of the story.
But Mr Clifford said the underwear model was unhappy about the impact the affair could be having on Terry's wife Toni and on Bridge.
''I know that she was speaking to Wayne - she speaks to Wayne all the time and obviously she is upset because he is upset,'' he told GMTV.
''She's obviously upset because of the kind of way that Toni must be feeling and she's not happy really that the fact that a close friend of hers, possibly - I'm hoping today to find out who it was - has betrayed her nationally in such a horrible way.
''So she's not feeling particularly happy about all of this and of course if this had been down to Vanessa, none of this would have been in the public domain.''
He also brushed off allegations relating to any further misdemeanours.
''It's the first I've heard of it but never let the truth worry or spoil a good story.
''In view of the discussions we've had over the last two or three days, I think if that had been the case she might have mentioned it to me so I would be astonished if that is true.''
And he denied suggestions that the model had received a ''counter offer'' from Terry to dissuade her from speaking to a national newspaper.
A final decision on whether she will sell her story is yet to be made, but the bidding offers could rise beyond the £250,000 mark, Mr Clifford said.
He confirmed discussions had taken place with at least six media outlets bidding for her take on the events.
He has so far refused to be drawn on the veracity of the alleged affair but has insisted some press claims were incorrect.
And he said Ms Perroncel had to consider the welfare of her four-year-old son before she made a decision.


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© 2001, Humboldt State University
Love and sex provide a fertile ground for philosophical inquiry, both conceptual analysis of the nature of love and sex and discussion of the many ethical issues that they raise. Moral issues arising from love include the permissibility of romantically loving more than one person at the same time (assuming that this is even possible) and the moral value of romantic love and friendship. Moral issues arising from sex vary from the most fundamental question—the one addressed by Alan Soble in his paper in this issue—of whether sex can be reconciled with respect for persons, to questions about the permissibility of sex in particular circumstances. Much current work in philosophy of love and sex concerns precisely such issues in applied ethics, for instance the topics addressed by the authors of four more papers in this collection—homosexuality, prostitution, relationships that cross power lines in academia, and the wrongness of rape and other sexual misdeeds. Other ethical issues about sex include the morality of casual sex, adultery and open marriage, sadomasochism, and pornography.
Recommended Citation
Dixon, Nicholas (2001) "Introduction to "The Philosophy of Love and Sex"," Essays in Philosophy: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 13.


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Source: WSJ
Posted on 17 Jan 2011
Ending the central bank's involvement in the affairs of the giant insurer and positioning it to begin exiting U.S. ownership in the coming months, American International Group Inc. (AIG) repaid all its obligations to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday.
As part of the closing of AIG's "recapitalization" agreement on Friday, the New York Fed received $47 billion from AIG and terminated the credit line it first provided the company in its September 2008 bailout.
Of the sum repaid, $27 billion came from proceeds of AIG's recent asset sales, while $20 billion was drawn from the Treasury Department, which is expected to recoup that money when AIG completes sales of other assets that it has earmarked as noncore.
Treasury separately exchanged $49 billion in preferred shares in AIG for common shares representing a 92.1% ownership stake that it intends to sell down over time. If Treasury can sell its AIG shares above $28.70 apiece, it stands to reap a profit on its AIG investment.
Also this week, the company and Treasury intend to name one or more Wall Street banks as lead underwriters of their first stock offering in March or May, according to people familiar with the matter. The sale has been touted by bankers as the "Re-IPO" of AIG, so called because it will be a large offering that will mark the reintroduction of the restructured company to the stock market after an absence of over two years.
"Today truly marks a new beginning," AIG Chief Executive Robert Benmosche said in a statement. "We recognize that we have to stand on our own and meet the expectations of the marketplace."
Mr. Benmosche, who was in Washington on Friday and had lunch with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, said in an interview that AIG is still a large, diversified insurance company after selling most of its overseas life insurance businesses to repay taxpayers. "Our performance has improved, we've pulled out of the crisis, and you will see AIG continue to grow as it did before," Mr. Benmosche said.
He also responded to recent criticism from AIG's former CEO Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg that the firm was weaker after selling off its crown-jewel assets.
"We sold off businesses where we could get the highest amount of money, but we did not sell off all the great parts of AIG," Mr. Benmosche said. "We think we have a very strong and investable company." AIG's core businesses now include a global property and casualty insurer and a U.S.life-insurance and retirement-services business.
It could be at least another year or two before U.S. taxpayers recover all the funds that were deployed in the AIG bailout. As of Friday, roughly $94 billion in federal assistance remained outstanding, down from over $120 billion previously. The $94 billion figure includes $26 billion that the New York Fed used to buy mortgage securities that had caused AIG to bleed cash, which is to be recouped from the securities themselves.
The Fed first bailed out the insurer in September 2008 with an $85 billion loan, which was reduced and restructured several times as some of the company's obligations were shifted to the U.S. Treasury. As AIG's largest creditor for the last two-plus years, the New York Fed was deeply involved in the company's restructuring, with officials attending the company's board meetings and receiving regular updates on its plans.
The New York Fed also led a controversial plan in late 2008 to help AIG cancel over $60 billion in mortgage derivatives with U.S. and European banks by paying the banks in full for their contracts with AIG. The regional Fed bank still has to recoup about $26 billion from loans it provided in 2008 to purchase mortgage securities previously linked to AIG. The insurer isn't on the hook for that money, as the securities are now on the Fed's balance sheet.
In a statement Friday, New York Fed president William Dudley said the repayment by AIG "concludes an important effort by the Federal Reserve to stabilize the financial system in order to protect the U.S. economy."
Treasury said Friday that it expects to exit its AIG investments over time, "subject to market conditions." Mr. Geithner said in a statement that the government "remains optimistic that taxpayers will get back every dollar of their investment in AIG.
Paving the way for share sales that could eventually enable the insurer to repay its government debt, American International Group Inc. said it expects to close an agreement with the U.S. government on Friday.
American International Group Inc.'s CEO Robert Benmosche, who took over the reins of the troubled insurer in August of 2009, doubled shareholders' money in his first 17 months as chief executive officer. Now as the company is preparing to pay back the government, he may be called on by new investors to show his firm is prepared to pick a successor.
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ANNAN ATHLETIC consolidated their mid-table position with a superb victory over East Stirlingshire at Galabank.
It was a vintage performance from the home side, played on a difficult surface, and the margin of victory fully justified the gulf between the teams on the day.
East Stirling looked a shadow of the in-form team which has seen them motor up the league and push for one of the promotion play-off slots.
Annan, on the other hand, on the evidence of this performance will no doubt be a thorn in the side for many of the teams looking to move out of the bottom rung of the Scottish Football League.
Graeme Bell opened Annan's account in the 27th minute. Jamie Dunbar combined with Steven Sloan down the right and Sloan's inviting near post cross was headed into the net by Bell.
It was an excellent goal, perfectly anticipated by Bell.
At the other end, Brian Graham's header was confidently saved by Summersgill.
Annan, however, were in control of the match and efforts fom Bell and Jack tested keeper Mark Peat.
East Stirling had a let-off in the 32nd minute when Jamie Dunbar's excellent strike crashed off the base of the upright.
It only seemed a matter of time before Annan would increase their lead. In the 43rd minute Mike Jack was upended by Craig Tulley and referee Steven McClean immediately awarded Annan a penalty which Jack converted.
Jim McInally, in an effort to combat Annan's superiority, introduced Colin Cramb and Mark McKenzie at the expense of Brian Graham and Dean Richardson in the 57th minute. The introduction improved the performance of East Stirling but it was Annan who had the cutting edge about them.
Mark Peat pulled off an important save to deny Jack in the 58th minute and minutes later Peter Watson's header, from a Lee Hoolickin cross, crashed off the crossbar.
Summersgill then pulled off a confident save from a good Colin Cramb effort.
Annan then had strong claims for a penalty brushed aside in the 61st minute.
Andy Rodgers hit a vicious shot in the 67th minute but Summersgill once again pulled off a confident save.
Annan put the match beyond the reach of the visitors in the 81st minute when Scott Anson was sent clear down the left and the on-loan striker homed in on goal to finish with a clinical shot into the corner of the net.
East Stirling's misery was completed in the final minute. The goal was the icing on the cake of an excellent Annan team performance.
Jack picked the ball up and his run across the 18-yard line finished with a superb left foot shot into the top corner of the net.
East Stirling manager Jim McInally offered no excuses for his team's performance.
He said: "I pick the team and take the blame for that performance. I feel sorry for the supporters who made the trip down, they deserve better, that was not acceptable.
"At the end of the day Annan played everything better than us – they mastered the conditions played the right balls at the right time, they had more quality and more desire.
"We must put this performance behind us and move on."
Annan manager Harry Cairney was delighted with his team's performance. He said: "It was pleasing once again to keep a clean sheet and to win so convincingly was testament to the attitude of the players.
"We looked fit on a stamina-absorbing pitch and our performance merited a good win."
Annan Athletic: C Summersgill, P Watson, L Hoolickin, D Townsley, K Neilson, M Jack, S Sloan,S Anson, G Bell ( R Adamson 74 min), J Dunbar, B Gilfillan ( C Jardine 88 min ). Substitutes not used: A Muirhead, P Storey and D Calder.
East Stirlingshire: M Peat, P Hay, D Dunn, Eddie Forest ( J O'Neil 62 minutes ), M Bolochowecky, C Tulley, C Donaldson, G Kelly, B Graham ( C Cramb ), D Richardson ( M McKenzie 55 min ), A Rodgers. Substitutes not used: S Anderson and J Newman.
Referee: Steven McClean.
Crowd: 714.


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Madison will be clad in cardinal this weekend at the Badger Homecoming Parade on Friday and the big UW football game against Minnesota on Saturday. The rest of the calendar is likewise going for the win, and includes: Bodies: The Exhibition at Hilldale; Kids in the Rotunda at Overture and Talking Spirits XII at Forest Hill Cemetery; productions of A Year With Frog and Toad, Ding Dong the Diva's Dead, and The Velvet Sky; performances by Kate Corby & Dancers and Dance Wisconsin; concerts by the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Ancora String Quartet, and Frank Glazer; and, more live music from Stars, Joan Baez, Bobby Bare Jr. with Blue Giant, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Grupo Candela, Faun Fables, Collections of Colonies of Bees, Peter Wolf Crier, Knuckel Drager, and Suzanne Vega.
Friday 10.8
BIRTHDAYS: Emmy-winning former Saturday Night Live star Chevy Chase, 1943; actress/Alien slayer Sigourney Weaver, 1949.
Gilman and State streets, 6 pm
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be, but that won't prevent UW alumni from coming together for the annual frenzy of football and reminiscing. The parade is followed by a pep rally and fireworks at Memorial Union. We've got spirit. Yes, we do.
Overture Center's Promenade Hall, 7 pm. Also Thursday (7 pm) & Saturday (2 & 7 pm), Oct. 7 & 9
Local theater-for-kids group MadCAP mounts a stage production featuring characters from Arnold Lobel's much-loved series of books. Frog and Toad carry the banner for inter-species friendships everywhere.
Overture Center's Playhouse, 7:30 pm. Also Saturday, Oct. 9, 7:30 pm
The scrappy local musical group Fresco Opera Theatre brings an irreverent sensibility to opera, and for proof of that look no further than tonight's program. It places famous death sequences from operas in settings inspired by famous horror movies.
UW Lathrop Hall's H'Doubler Performance Space, 8 pm. Also Thursday & Saturday, Oct. 7 & 9, 8 pm
This program, called Manifold, features pieces choreographed by UW dance prof Corby, as well as Madison's Collette Stewart; Riverside, Calif.'s Julie Mayo; and New York's David Parker and Denise Posnak. Corby's "Feeling Into" and "Brute" are part of her larger project exploring human violence.
Barrymore Theatre, 8 pm
The band's close affiliation with Canadian supergroup Broken Social Scene has won them lots of fans, but their amalgam of indie rock and pop has earned its own following as well. Their latest album, The Five Ghosts, a collection of synth-pop-laced ghost stories, is particularly well suited for an October show. With Wild Nothing.
Bartell Theatre, 8 pm. Also Saturday & Thursday, Oct. 9 & 14, 8 pm
Mercury Players Theatre presents Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's macabre play about a boy who, with his dad, flees to New York City to escape his delusional mother. Aguirre-Sacasa has written for HBO's Big Love series.
Overture Center's Capitol Theater, 8 pm
The group's first Masterworks concert of the season features guest violinist Linda Wang, who performs on Vivaldi's familiar Four Seasons. Also on the program: Michael Daugherty's Strut (1989), inspired by Paul Robeson; and Beethoven's Eighth Symphony.
Wisconsin Union Theater, 8:30 pm
The legendary folksinger and activist returns to Madison to show off her powerhouse soprano and magnificent vibrato, as well as her most recent studio album, 2008's Day After Tomorrow. It was produced by outlaw country hero Steve Earle.
Frequency, 10 pm
He has a famous name, but the son's brand of country is more alt-rock than that of the "Detroit City" father. Bare Jr.'s latest album, A Storm a Tree My Mother's Head, takes its name from an event that really did involve his mother, a storm and a tree.
Saturday 10.9
NOTEWORTHY: Latino revolutionary icon Che Guevara executed in Bolivia, 1967.
Overture Center's Rotunda Stage, 9:30 & 11 am and 1 pm
Comedy and juggling are the watchword at this performance of the Wild Rumpus World Circus, the Mazomanie-born troupe that has taken its shtick to far-flung locales in the Middle East and Europe.
Hilldale Shopping Center, 10 am-10 pm. Also Sunday-Thursday, 10 am-8 pm. Through Feb. 6
Not to be confused with the similar "Body Worlds," this show features carefully preserved human remains in various stages of dismemberment. Check out a smoke-ravaged lung, then bodies arranged in athletic poses.
First Unitarian Society, 7:30 pm
The meeting house's resident foursome performs Beethoven's "Harp" quartet, No. 10 in E-Flat Major, and, with pianist Myung Hee Chung, Brahms' Piano Quintet in F-Minor.
Madison College-Truax's Mitby Theater, 7:30 pm The troupe kicks off its season with Expressions, which features dance works in ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz and tap styles. Artistic director JoJean Retrum choreographs, as do Chelsey Dahm, Ashley Dahm and a host of others.
Farley's House of Pianos, 7:30 pm
Born in Chester, Wis., in 1915 and raised in Milwaukee, Glazer made his New York debut at Town Hall in 1936, had a Milwaukee TV show in the 1950s and taught at the Eastman School of Music and Bates College. Tonight he plays music of Chopin, Schubert, Haydn and Ravel.
Overture Center's Capitol Theater, 8 pm
Though Franti was known as an angry young rapper early in his career, his newest album, The Sound of Sunshine, is full of feel-good melodies and celebrations of love and community. Check out the live rendition for an infusion of positive vibes. With Tamarama.
Majestic Theatre, 8 pm
The local Latin ensemble celebrates five years of saucy salsas, luscious merengues and spicy bachatas with an event that will feature cake, dance lessons and lots of treats for your ears. Learn more about the group and the event in this week's music column. With DJ Rumba.
Frequency, 9 pm
Bandleader Dawn "The Faun" McCarthy channels the spellbinding presence of Polish "sung poetry" icon Ewa Demarczyk -- and, at times, Bjork -- in her theatrical performances of psych-folk and experimental music. Bandmate Nils Frykdahl (of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum fame) will provide guitar, flutes and an extra helping of avant-garde awesomeness. With Stephanie Rearick.
Collections of Colonies of Bees
UW Memorial Union Rathskeller, 9:30 pm
Fans of Explosions in the Sky will dig the instrumental post-rock of this Milwaukee-based six-piece that includes members of Madison-area groups Volcano Choir and All Tiny Creatures. With Male.
High Noon Saloon, 9:30 pm
The Minneapolis-via-Eau Claire duo make folk-pop that's more M. Ward than John Denver. During this visit to town, they'll highlight their enchanting, understated new release, Inter-Be. With Jeremiah Nelson and Conrad Plymouth.
Sunday 10.10
BIRTHDAYS: Rock caricature David Lee Roth, 1955; aging former Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre, 1969.
Forest Hill Cemetery, noon-4 pm
Local actors don period dress and perform as Civil War-era Madisonians buried in the west-side graveyard. Example: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Harnden, who led the detachment that captured Confederate president Jefferson Davis in 1865.
Lisa Link Peace Park, noon
As part of a worldwide effort, groups working to help the environment march up State Street to the Capitol Square. Root them on -- the parade starts at 1 pm -- and check out the booths at the Sustainability Fair, which goes on till 4 pm.
Stoughton Opera House, 7:30 pm
The creator of '80s faves "Luka" and "Tom's Diner" will unveil the second volume of her Close Up album, which features new, minimal arrangements of both of these hits, plus 11 other selections from her vast catalogue.


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California's Head Shliach Rabbi Shlomo Cunin wrote a letter to Shluchim which is very much written as a lively farbrengen.
ום ט"ז כסלו וימי הבהיר י"ט כסלו וימי חנוכה ה'תשע"ח
Tayere Shluchim שיחיו,
I write to you in the days preceding the incredible Yom Tov of י"ט כסלו, the ראש השנה לחסידות. And just like ראש השנה, the שערי שמים are open during ימי י"ט כסלו. So let us do what we can to make an end of this galus immediately and let us use the power we have of חג הגאולה and bring about מסמך גאולה לגאולה.
Attached please find a letter from Rabbi Yehuda Krinksy in the name of Agudas Chasidei Chabad regarding the Seforim of the Rebbe. The war for their liberation is in full swing. Much thanks to Rabbis Yosef Nissan and Chaim Nochum Cunin and Rabbi Yosef Aharonov for their tireless efforts in this war. It is very important, during these days of liberation, that we gave Tzedaka and buy seforim to merit גאולת הספרים/גאולת האמיתית והשלמה
It is important to keep all the תקנות of י"ט כסלו, including making and participating in farbrengens, organizing and taking part in חלוקת הש"ס, etc.
On י"ט כסלו , as the Alter Rebbe (whose name שניאור, reflects the two lights of Torah, the revealed and concealed) was saying the posuk in Tehillim of ואני אבטח בך, he was informed of his release, פדה בשלום נפשי and that the קיטרוג against him was defeated.
This is a message we can apply to ourselves in these last difficult days of this bitter galus, that ואני אבטח בך, our simple Bitachon with Simcha will carry us through the travels and travails we go through on a moment to moment basis.
Many years ago, in these days, when the situation was very bad and it seemed impossible to go forward; we received the special message from the Rebbe of כלים ריקים אל תמעיטי, to create Kelim.
I started listing various ideas and for each one I heard an audible "neh." Finally, I said: I have two healthy feet and I will go with Emunah, Simcha and Bitachon until I find the miracle - at that I heard the Rebbe say "oh-ho, oh-ho!".
We knocked on door after door with Emunah, Simcha and Bitachon, which resulted in a $21 million settlement of the Hermine Weinberg estate, the biggest financial ness of the Rebbe's ongoing נשיאות and which the Rebbe said ואתה ובניך תחיו בנותר until the coming of Moshiach.
With this Bitachon, I went looking yesterday for my daily Tefillin customer, which Hashem helps me find, to fulfill the Rebbe's instructions of טוט אלץ וואס איר קענט צו ברענגען משיח.
I went to the local gas station and after many Sheva Mitzvos cards, I saw a man with two young boys, whom after asking, I ascertained was Jewish and that the older boy was soon to have his bar mitzvah.
I said to them come with me to my car and I will show you what a real bar mitzvah is. I then had a beautiful farbrengen with them explaining the Mitzva of Tefillin. The father put on the Tefillin with such Simcha and he promised he would start doing Tefillin at least once a week. He was so grateful and thanked me so profusely.
Quite interestingly, when I showed him my Tefillin bag and explained that the building on the bag is 770 the Rebbe's headquarters and that we have our own 770 replica here in Westwood, both boys piped up and said they know that building, that is where they went for the Matzah factory. ואתם תלוקטו לאחד אחד בני ישראל and the Rebbe shows his hand.
We are now in the final days of preparation for Chanukah. Let us see to place Chanukah Menorahs wherever we can, stores, malls, etc. and to arrange for as many public lightings as we can. הנרות הללו אינן בטלין לעולם. The Rebbe keeps our lights shining brightly so we can weather all the storms around us.
In these last moments of this bitter galus, we pray to Hashem that we should be בשמחה וטוב לבב מתוך בריאות הנכונה and we pray that Hashem grant בריאות הנכונה to all those that need a רפואה שלמה, and in particular to any Shliach or Shlucha, including my Rebbetzin אדל מרים בת בלומא לאה, that needs a רפואה שלמה. Again thank you all for your past and future Tefillos and Mivtzoim done in her merit and in the merit of all חולי ישראל.
With our Simcha and our incredible unity, we immediately demand from Hashem the Geulah now. May we be זוכה to our seeing the hand of the Rebbe immediately ונזכה זעהן זיך מיט׳ן רבי׳ן נשמה מלובש בגוף גשמי למטה מעשרה טפחים והוא יגאלנו. With the Rebbe taking us out of galus along with all the Rebbe's ספרים כתבים וחפצים and to be in the בית המקדש השלישי in ירושלים, where we will see מנורת זהב כלה וגלה על ראשה. And there we will be זוכה to farbreng together with the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin.
And all of this, in the words of the Rebbe, in a manner of לכתחלה אריבער און אריבער.
Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Eliyahu Cunin


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SOURCE: Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc.
January 24, 2013 14:53 ET
Bio-Matrix Subsidiary's Publication Is Scientific Basis for IND Submission Currently in Preparation
Bio-Matrix Subsidiary's Publication Is Scientific Basis for IND Submission Currently in Preparation
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2013) - Regen BioPharma, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BMSN), announced today publication in a peer reviewed medical journal the scientific basis for its HemaXellerate™ bone marrow failure product. The manuscript is available at http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/pdf/1479-5876-10-231.pdf. The publication is an overview of the Investigational New Drug (IND) application that the company plans to file for initiating clinical trials.
HemaXellerate™ is a cell therapy product developed by Regen BioPharma that uses fat derived from the patient as a source of "healing cells" to stimulate bone marrow production of blood cells. These "healing cells" are termed "endothelial cells" and are a critical component of the blood production machinery of the bone marrow that is damaged in patients with bone marrow failure.
Intellectual property covering the HemaXellerate™ product include US Provisional Patent applications 61/648898 - Acceleration of Hematopoietic Reconstitution by Placental Endothelial and Endothelial Progenitor Cells and 61/670791 - Treatment of Hematopoietic Disorders filed by Regen, as well as an option to exclusively license issued US Patent #6,821,513.
Currently, the only way to stimulate production of blood from bone marrow is through administration of growth factors. The overall market for growth factors is $18 billion per year. Unfortunately, growth factors require repeated administration, are expensive, and in many patients are ineffective.
"Treatments available today for patients with insufficient bone marrow function are a 'band-aid' solution that require repeated administration and do not address the underlying cause of bone marrow failure," said David Koos, Chairman and CEO of Bio-Matrix, and a co-author of the publication. "We believe that HemaXellerate™ offers the possibility to actually heal damage that has occurred to the bone marrow and thus more naturally treat the core of cause of bone marrow inactivity."
The publication contained data obtained from independent laboratories supporting the use of HemaXellerate™ as an alternative to growth factor therapy and was a co-authored by stem cell pioneers Dr. Amit Patel from University of Utah, and Dr. Michael Murphy from Indiana University. Additionally, the paper was co-authored by companies working in the field of stem cells including Cook Biotechnology and Medistem, Inc.
Regen BioPharma's first indication of HemaXellerate™ will be patients with aplastic anemia who are drug resistant and not eligible for bone marrow transplantation. Demonstration of efficacy in this patient population is anticipated to lead the way for entry into the $18 billion hematopoietic growth factor market which includes conditions such as anemia, thrombocytopenia, and chemotherapy associated leukopenia.
About Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. and Regen BioPharma, Inc.:
Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BMSN) is a biotechnology company developing regenerative medicine therapies. The Company is focused on human therapies that address unmet medical needs. Specifically, Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. is looking to increase the quality of life through therapies involving stem cell treatments. These treatments are focused in areas relating to cardiovascular, hematology, oncology and other indications.
Regen BioPharma, Inc., a subsidiary of Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BMSN), is a biotechnology company focused on identifying undervalued regenerative medicine patents in the stem cell space and rapidly advancing these technologies through pre-clinical and Phase I/ II clinical trials. To follow our development, visit us at www.regenbiopharma.com.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the effect of government regulation, competition and other material risks
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The OSHA website serves as a central hub for all information, data and activities of the organization. It allows anyone who feels that a business or employer is in violation of health or safety laws to file a formal complaint. This prompts OSHA to launch an investigation into the claim and take the appropriate actions. The site also features numerous educational sections that outline the rights afforded to all workers.
OSHA was first established on Dec. 29, 1970 by President Richard Nixon as part of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, according to Wikipedia. The goal of the agency was to guarantee a base level of safety and health standards for all working employees in the United States. To accomplish this task, OSHA set out to first create basic safety guidelines based on various jobs available at the time. Most notably, it sought to further improve safety and working conditions for those working in factories, as these have been historically unsafe environments.Learn more about Business Resources


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White House social media director Dan Scavino Jr. tweeted a video on Sunday he initially claimed showed a flooded Miami International Airport during Hurricane Irma.
In fact, the video didn't feature Miami's airport nor was it taken during Hurricane Irma.
The tweet has since been deleted, but Scavino wrote that he was "Sharing #HurricaneIrma on social media with President @realDonaldTrump and @VP Pence hourly. Here is Miami International Airport. Stay safe!!"
Several users on social media said it appeared to be a clip of Mexico City's airport during an earlier storm. Miami International Airport took to its own Twitter account to set the record straight:
This video is not from Miami International Airport.— Miami Int'l Airport (@iflymia) September 10, 2017
Scavino, who routinely blasts news organizations such as CNN and The New York Times for what he calls "fake news," deleted the tweet but did not apologize for his mistake. Instead, he blamed his error on the fact that he was receiving hundreds of videos.
Thank you. It was among 100s of videos/pics I am receiving re: Irma from public. In trying to notify all, I shared - have deleted. Be safe!— Dan Scavino Jr. (@Scavino45) September 10, 2017
The airport thanked Scavino for deleting the tweet. The public, however, was less forgiving:
You would hope that the "White House Director of Social Media" would know better about authenticating videos before sharing them with POTUS pic.twitter.com/TTourdnZuO— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) September 10, 2017
You have a duty to 'verify' before sharing. Literally your job. Your improperly punctuated Tweet skips over that. Not okay.— CindyWheeler (@cincity631) September 11, 2017
Might I suggest @MSNBC or @CNN for, you know, ACTUAL REAL NEWS. K? Thx! xox— -Bill- (@govierbill) September 10, 2017
Yeah, who would want to verify information was accurate before passing it on to the President?— John Maddening (@johnmaddening) September 10, 2017
Breaking: tour group stranded on deserted island off Florida's coast after their boat runs aground during #Irmapic.twitter.com/mWNvIfAuJG— K Doyle (@CalReason) September 10, 2017
Maybe research *before* sharing?— Kevin Binswanger (@Anusien) September 10, 2017
You're not very professional. Why do you have to "share" with POTUS and VP on social media anyway? Aren't they briefed on events?— Amazed in Brooklyn (@Brooklynwatch) September 10, 2017
.@Scavino45 hey man did you see this crazy picture of south beach???? Omg!! pic.twitter.com/iUNKc2wQK6— Rob Flaherty (@Rob_Flaherty) September 10, 2017
you didn't think to do proper due diligence before sharing a video during a disaster??— Megan R. Smith (@MeganRSmith83) September 10, 2017
your job isn't to effing crowdsource. You have legitimate sources of info ffs. Fire yourself.— Melissa Byrne (@mcbyrne) September 10, 2017
GIF of a ship sinking just off the coast from the bigly power of Irma. It broke records. pic.twitter.com/Cj1CKgA7HI— AltHomelandSecurity (@AltHomelandSec) September 10, 2017
Fake news eh? Watch CNN or Weather Channel for real news— Craig (@CraigNJ66) September 10, 2017
Try 'extreme vetting'— MTorres_Tx15 (@saenzmom) September 10, 2017
Fake news, Dan! Might want to vet your sources next time.— Ruby (@motherofshoes) September 10, 2017
Dan! Dan! Dan! Mar-a-Lago's under water! Please share!! pic.twitter.com/K647TgoC9A— SeriouslyUS? (@USseriously) September 10, 2017
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For the first time since attitudes began to be tracked, a majority of people in the United States say they now support making the use of marijuana legal, according to a new study.
Support for legalizing marijuana jumped higher for Latinos – 16 percent – since 2010 than it did in the general population, which saw a rise of 11 percent, according to the study, published by Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan research group.
More than half of Latinos – 51 percent – say that the use of marijuana should be made legal, slightly less than the 52 percent in the general population who said the same. But Hispanics were less likely – 34 percent – to say they have tried marijuana than blacks or whites, half of whom reported having tried it.
"People who say they have used marijuana in the past year did so both for medical reasons and 'just for fun,'" the study's authors wrote.
More than half, or 56 percent, of people between 18 and 29 years old said they have tried the drug. Men are more likely than women – 54 percent to 42 percent -- to say they have tried the drug.
A key for the increased support is that the perception of marijuana as leading to harder, more dangerous drugs has changed, the study said. In 1977, for example, 60 percent said that marijuana was a first step to harder drugs. But now, the percentage has plunged to 38 percent.
"Much of this shift is the result of generational change," the Pew study concluded. "Notably, boomers view this issue in about the same way as they did in 1977, when there was relatively broad support among this age cohort for legalization."
Also, the study noted, more people than ever – 77 percent to 16 percent -- see marijuana as having legitimate medical value.
Does political party affiliation color the view of marijuana as medically useful? Only modestly between the two major parties, the study found.
At 82 percent, independents had the highest percentage of respondents who think marijuana has a legitimate medical function. Democrats followed with 76 percent and Republicans with 72 percent.
Respondents who see marijuana use as "morally wrong" dropped significantly since 2006.
Roughly 32 percent said that smoking marijuana is a moral calamity, an 18-percent drop since 2006.
A vast majority, or 72 percent, of people who responded said that the government's enforcement of laws pertaining to marijuana "cost more than they are worth."
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Prior to that, Lawrence was Director of the International Food Policy Research Institute's Food Consumption and Nutrition Division and Lecturer in Development Economics at the University of Warwick. His field research has been in the Philippines, India and South Africa. He has a PhD from Stanford University. An economist, he was selected for the latest Who's Who in Economics (Elgar).
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Aid budgets face immense pressure - despite overseas aid being critical for poverty alleviation in developing countries and the explicit commitments of the world's industrialised countries to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More details
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People-centred M&E: Aligning Incentives So Agriculture Does More to Reduce HungerIDS Bulletin 41.6 (2010)
This seminal IDS Bulletin provide systematic evidence to lay open the widely shared secret among development practitioners that the cupboard of agricultural monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is bare. More details
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BLOG: The World Needs DFID. But DFID Also Needs the World.30 Mar 2014
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BLOG: The Double Burden of Malnutrition in SE Asia and Pacific06 Mar 2014
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BLOG: Catch up growth? Maybe, but what is catching up? Findings of a new paper25 Feb 2014
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Having an organized and stylish place to keep your weed that you can leave out in plain sight is an option any adult deserves.
All the cool girls (like you and Cat and Kate Moss) have these amazing hip-length kind of boxy fur coats this season, and I'm wondering if there are any faux-fur versions floating around that are cool enough to wear all winter, but would also look rockin' over a dress at night. My favorite color is black and I consistently ruin white clothes, so yeah...the darker the better.
Boxy is an understatement! The fur I live in during the winter is this disgusting fox from the 60s that's like four sizes too big and was bought out of desperation because I can't cope with being cold. I wanted this technicolor dream fur by Isabel Marant made from a million rare dead animals, but missed out when it went on sale at Barney's. I'm still not okay about it.
But enough about me and my cruelty coats, you're looking for a faux fur!
Like cubic zirconia and pleather, fake fur usually doesn't pass for the real thing, but if you style it the right way, it can. Think of your fake as a giant accessory and keep everything else streamlined and simple. Faux fur is totally a look, and depending upon where you live, it may even be a social necessity.
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Helene Berman Faux Fur Jacket, $190: This insanely luxe jacket is on the outnet right now, which means it won't be there for long, so MOVE before I snag it first! It looks like something a 19-year-old Russian model would wear with combat boots to a casting. Yum.
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An often-requested feature for VSTO add-ins is the ability to install an add-in for all users of a machine. Misha Shneerson had blogged about a workaround to enable this scenario here. This workaround is not recommended. Now, deploying an add-in to All Users is supported for both Microsoft Office 2007 (through a hotfix) and Microsoft Office 2010.
Office 2010
With Office 2010, it is possible to directly register a VSTO add-in under the HKLM Office add-ins registry hive such that the add-in gets installed machine wide for all users of the machine.
The registry keys under HKLM are very similar to the registry keys for the current user as described in this MSDN topic. Each Office application has its own node at the following location where it will try to load add-ins that are installed machine wide:
e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftOfficeapplication nameAddinsadd-in ID
These machine wide add-ins load and behave similar to add-ins that are installed per user, However, there are some important differences you should remember when deploying such add-ins.
1) You need administrative privilege on the machine in order to install an All User add-in.
End users running with current user privilege cannot install/uninstall or disable an add-in. This could potentially lead to a worst case scenario where an add-in fails unexpectedly resulting in the host Office application crashing, and the end user cannot do anything to stop the Office application from crashing because they cannot disable the add-in causing the crash. So, make sure your add-in is thoroughly tested before deploying to it to all users of a machine.
2) An all user add-in cannot be deployed through ClickOnce and must be deployed through a Windows Installer MSI.
Writing to HKLM requires administrative privileges, so you cannot use ClickOnce to deploy your add-in because ClickOnce only works with current user privileges. This means that you need to create your own MSI package that registers the add-in under HKLM and installs it for all users. This whitepaper and MSDN topic should give you the necessary background information to create a MSI package for your VSTO solution. The most important thing to remember while creating this all user installation is to always append a "|vstolocal" to the manifest registry value pointing to the add-ins deployment manifest location.
e.g. manifest = "C:Program FilesMyVSTOAddInMyVSTOAddIn.vsto|vstolocal"
Appending the "|vstolocal" tells VSTO to run the solution from the installation folder (like C:Program FilesMyVSTOAddIn) instead of installing and running it from the ClickOnce cache.
3) Trusting the Add-In for all users
To trust an add-in for all users of a machine, it must be signed with a Trusted Publisher's Certificate (See Authenticode Certificates in Granting Trust to Office Solutions and How to: Add a Trusted Publisher to a Client Computer for ClickOnce Applications for more information). If the add-in is not signed with a trusted publisher's certificate, each individual user sees the Microsoft Office Customization Installer dialog box (aka trust prompt) asking them whether they want to install the add-in the very first time the add-in is loaded for them. If they choose to install the add-in, the add-in will run and they will not be prompted again. However ,if they choose to not install the add-in, the add-in will not load and they will continue to see this trust prompt every time they open up the Office application and the add-in tries to load. If you are developing your solution with Visual Studio 2010 and targeting .NET 4, an alternative to signing with a Trusted Publisher certificate is to install the add-in into the machine Program Files location. This location also needs administrative privilege to write to and will be inherently trusted by VSTO, so there will be no trust prompt even if the solution is not signed with a Trusted Publisher certificate.
4) Installing on 64-bit Operating Systems
Unlike the HKCU registry hive, the HKLM registry hive for Office add-ins is redirected on a 64-bit Windows OS. So if you are trying to register an add-in with 32-bit version of Office running on a 64-bit OS, the add-ins registry will be under the WOW6432Node. The 32-bit Office running on 64-bit OS will always load the add-ins listed under this key.
e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftOfficeapplication nameAddinsadd-in ID
A 64-bit version of Office 2010 on 64-bit OS will always load the add-ins under this key:
e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftOfficeapplication nameAddinsadd-in ID
With the ability to directly register and load VSTO add-ins from the HKLM hive on Office 2010, you can easily deploy VSTO add-ins to all users of a machine and no longer need to follow the steps outlined in Misha's blog
Update for Office 2007
A recent hotfix (KB976811 available through KB976477) for Office 2007 also makes it possible to register and load VSTO add-ins under HKLM for Office 2007. The process works exactly like Office 2010 but to make this work for Office 2007 you will have to download and install the hotfix on every machine where you want to deploy the all user add-in.
In conclusion, you can install an Office2007 or Office 2010 add-in to All Users if you use Windows installer to deploy your add-in and the add-in is installed with administrative privileges. To secure your All Users add-in, sign your Office add-in with a certificate that is in the Trusted Publisher list or install the add-in to the Program Files directory.


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Robin is in the process of ordering wood sample finishes… she mentioned in her last email
P.S. if any customers would like to "quantify" what they are saving, I contacted a local painter who does Distressing for cabinets and the quote was anywhere from $3200 – $4500 for my project!! (I'm sure totally worth it, because Time is money, but…. that is why do-it-yourself rocks!!!)
I asked her (and will update this when she tells me) how many cabinet doors she had. As a professional finisher myself, when I give an estimate on a kitchen I start with a ballpark $50- 60 /door. Take this kitchen
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3 16 oz Toners 3 toners 18.50 each = $55.50
RECLAIM: approx $300
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1 quart of Reclaim Antiquing Glaze $39.95
You can do the math yourself – if you tackle your own kitchen you are looking at the cost for materials – in this case $300. You are your own laborer. Advantages? Cost savings. Can work at your own speed – kick it out in a couple days, or drag it out for two months…. who cares if your kitchen is 'in progress'? You take pride, having transformed your kitchen with your own hands. Disadvantages? Takes time. You mess your manicure up.
For Do It Yourselfing, I prefer the Caromal Colour refinishing paints for cabinets and vanities. I've worked with these paints for 2 1/2 years now and the quality finish is second to none. It does what claims – bonds to nearly any prefinished surface (bonds to raw too) with no prep of sanding/stripping/priming – the only requirement is that your surfaces and clean and grease/wax free. It is durable paint, the finish won't budge unless you go at it with a screw driver – that offers ease of mind that you won't be looking at a chipping disaster in 6 months. Best of all? It doesn't require a rocket scientist degree to apply.
However, not everyone is into doing things themselves. If you have money in the budget, and don't like to DIY, then hire a contractor. Make certain you hire a reputable one – no one wants to spend $3000+ for a kitchen redo and end up with a subpar finish. With that said, realize there are many factors that work into a contractors price – consults, travel time, overhead, behind the scenes prepwork… A $50-60 per door labor price isn't a gouge.
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Wow. I remember years ago when projectors were hulking pieces of equipment, the size of suitcases, and not very convenient portability department. But my how times have changed. Konica Minolta, makers of digital imaging products have apparently created a new projector so small that it is easily pocketable. In fact, it's about the size of your thumb.
This new projector uses lasers and vibrating mirrors in order to generate an image in XGA resolution, 21-inches in size. Speaking of size, this new projector is only 1.6-inches in length, 0.79-inches in width, and 0.3-inches in height. Unfortunately, other than Konica Minolta planning on marketing these ultra small projectors in 2-3 years, we can't tell you much else. There is no word on the price, how the projector gets it's power, how many lumens it has, or even how it connects to a video source. We imagine, however, KM will give us more details as the thumb-sized projector gets closer to the marketplace.
As far as technology goes, ever shrinking in size, my only concern is this. I have enough trouble misplacing a flash drive because it's so small. Now I have to start worrying about misplacing my projector as well?
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Justin Barnes and Andy Wallman of KW2I. It seems like everyone these days - from your grandmother to your next-door neighbor's new baby - has a profile on Facebook or a blog about their favorite chili recipes. Many companies and organizations do, too. Andy Wallman, president of Knupp & Watson & Wallman (KW2) and KW2's interactive technology director, Justin Barnes, take a look at social media spaces (like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn), how they're being used, and how social media can be successfully implemented by local and state governments, while keeping basic legal, human resources and IT security issues in mind.
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Robert Miller and Gio Savaglio of MNJ Technologies will provide information on virtualizing your desktops utilizing the Pano System from Pano Logics. The Pano System includes everything you need to deploy virtual desktops on top of your VMware virtual infrastructure. In one package and for one price you get both our unique award-winning zero client Pano Device and a unified management interface provided by Pano Manager that lets you easily deploy, monitor, and control your virtual desktops.
Duration: 1 hour and 18 minutes
Sensitive data exists in every environment. Whether the data holds health information, personally identifiable information, credit card information or incubation information that is not ready for release, knowing where the data resides in your environment and who has access to it is an almost impossible task for people. Applying the discovery capabilities of data loss prevention (DLP), you can find out where this sensitive information exists on file shares, sharepoint, databases and e-mail systems so you can apply your organizations' policies to protect the data. In this session you will learn how to apply DLP discovery capabilities to locate sensitive data and then apply policies to protect the data.
Duration: 1 hour and 16 minutes
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