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Published: 2006/05/18
by John Patrick Gatta
Oteil Burbridge, True Believer
Despite a career that finds him entrenched within the jamband scene Oteil Burbridge mainly views his work as an extension of his wide range of influences from Ralph Stanley to Pancho Sanchez and beyond. "I grew up playing jazz, funk salsa, blues, reggae, all these different things. That's my mindset. I have the same mindset that I did when I was a teenager and there was no such thing as a jamband."
He moved from being a founding member of the Aquarium Rescue Unit in 1991 to hooking up with the Allman Brothers Band in 1997. Still, that wasn't enough for him. He kept busy with his own project, the Peacemakers, while recording and performing with a list that includes Gov't Mule, Vida Blue with Page McConnell, Bass Extremes with Victor Wooten and the Jaco Pastorius Big Band.
More determined than ever to pursue his own artistic ambitions, Believer, the latest release from Oteil and the Peacemakers, reflects his spiritual side. The music maintains the same mix of jazz and funk fusion heard on 2003's The Family Secret, with lyrics that are meant to offer insight to Burbridge's positive nature and, hopefully, spread that feeling to others.
We talked a couple weeks after he had a motorcycle accident, which landed him briefly in the hospital. Still battered from the incident, Burbridge was in great spirits as he conducted the interview while taking care of several errands in his Birmingham, Alabama hometown during some time off from playing live with the Peacemakers and the Allman Brothers.
JPG: How are you feeling? I put off calling you for awhile, not bother you while you recover.
OB: I had a gig over the weekend in Colorado. I've been pretty much mobile two days after the accident. I'm hanging in there. Banged up. Nothing major.
JPG: Maybe your head was still spinning from your 14 nights at the Beacon with the Allman Brothers Band? I'd like to hear your impression of this year's Beacon run.
OB: I thought this year the vibe was just so much better onstage. And the choice of people that we had sitting in was way better than normal. I really dug that part. But, it's always great. This was definitely a high. I thought it was better than usual.
JPG: With so many guests playing during the Beacon run, is there a lot of planning or is it off the cuff where a band member runs into somebody that day and next thing you know they're onstage that night.
OB: It works both ways. Some things you kind of prepare for ahead of time. Some people just show up and you have songs that you normally get people to sit in on like "One Way Out" or "Southbound." If a song's simple enough they'll just show it to me in the dressing room before we hit the stage. It could go any kind of way.
JPG: What was an example of one they showed you just before you got onstage?
OB: Actually, I don't know because I didn't know the song so I forgot it pretty much right after I played it. (laughs) It was when Gary Rossington sat in. It was a Lynyrd Skynyrd song that was just three chords. He showed me, but I don't remember what the name of it is. [Gary Rossington was on for Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man."]
JPG: When you're doing a Beacon run is it more relaxing and better for playing because you're in one spot for a period of time, almost like a day job kind of thing rather than drive hotel show drive hotel
OB: To play with Allman Brothers is never like a day job. (slight laugh) If it gets that way I'm gonna quit. It's easier not being on the road. In some ways I feel like I was more tired because there were so many people that I had to deal with. I just can't accommodate everybody.
JPG: As far as dealing with things, you're doing a set with the Peacemakers and also one with The Allman Brothers Band at the Wanee Festival. How do you get yourself set up mentally and physically for two completely different things?
OB: It's not really an adjustment. I've done both so much that you just get up and do it. It's not like I have to readjust for one or the other. I'm trying to think of an analogy. If you played pool with friends and then you went afterwards and played poker. It's not like you'd have to go through some sort of process to get ready to play poker. Just a different game and these are much more closely related.
JPG: As for yourself, you're out on the road supporting the new Peacemakers album Believer. I read that you just want to concentrate on the Allmans and the Peacemakers and not do any side projects because you see the Peacemakers as the main part of your life when at some point in the future the Allmans call it a day. What is it about the Peacemakers that feels so right to you?
OB: We write all the music ourselves so it's like a tailor-made suit. I don't know how anything on earth could fit me better than The Peacemakers. It would just be a miracle someone would be able to write some music that felt more comfortable for me to play than music that I wrote myself.
JPG: The Peacemakers have been an on again off again thing for a number of years. Why the change to give it so much attention?
OB: We just started doing more and more dates. The last two years, I've done more dates with the Peacemakers than I've done with The Allman Brothers. The more we did it the more it would grow, musically. We're doing this show in Atlanta where Jimmy Herring is going to play with us pretty much the whole night and I was going to make a CD of a bunch of live stuff that I have on my laptop to send to him and I realized that none of the stuff that I have on my laptop was from the last month we played. So, I couldn't send it to him because all of the tunes have evolved so much in the last two months. There's whole sections of the song that would be completely unfamiliar to him and some of these songs we've been playing for years, but they've just changed. Somebody'll do something amazing and we'll add it into the song and parts will get written around that without rehearsing or anything. Just doing it live and listening back to it.
I had to get my soundman to send something that was done from last tour. The more you play, the better it gets and things just start popping. I've realized that all these other projects that I was doing, as fun as they were, I found myself wishing that I was out on the road with my band. So, it's something I have control of. You just have to say, No.' I'm really glad.
JPG: Tough to say, No,' but sometimes…
OB: You just got to do it. I think the older you get a lot of times you realize what you say, No' to is as important, maybe more sometimes, than what you say, Yes' to. I'm 41 now and the road's not getting any easier. I'm like, Okay. What do I really want to do because this shit's making me tired? It's wearing me out. So, let's figure out exactly what I want to do because if I'm going to be this worn out, I gotta make it completely count.'
JPG: When you're younger you pretty much take whatever comes your way because you don't know if you'll remain busy.
OB: When I was 26 we were out on the road with the Aquarium Rescue Unit and we weren't making any money. So, I had to be out there a million dates a year just to make ends meet. When I started getting calls from all these different people I was in my early 30's and still had plenty of energy, and I wasn't going to turn down anything. I was like, Shit, man. I've been waiting for my phone to ring and waiting to be able to make some bread.' So, I took everything. Two years ago it just got so crazy, I went, Okay, now I'm 39 and looking ahead to my 40th year. I don't need the money right now for anything because of the Allman Brothers. So what do I really want to do?' It was obvious to me that I wanted to do The Peacemakers. So, I just said, You know, I think this is going to be it.' If I can have these two things going as good as they're going now life will be perfect. Aside from me not being able to ride my motorcycle, life is perfect.
JPG: Are people keeping you off or are you keeping yourself off?
OB: I can't ride because of my injuries, but I also made a deal with my wife that if I had a serious accident that I wouldn't ride anymore and she was stuck in traffic when the hospital called her. So, for 45 minutes they wouldn't tell her whether I was dead or alive or a quadriplegic or a vegetable. Nothing. Forty-five minutes is a long ass time, man. Really long time. That was her worst nightmare come true. I don't want to do that to her again.
It was nuts, man. Absolutely nuts. I think I've recovered from the accident more than she has. She's still really freaked out. Who could blame her? It's a bad spot to be in.
JPG: Let's go back to happier things. Are you more enthusiastic about the Peacemakers because the lineup has been consistent over the last few years?
OB: Absolutely! You cannot grow with different players all the time. Even Miles [Davis], who changed bands a lot when he had a band, he had it for a period of time and that band would do its thing. When he felt it was done with what it needed to do or he was ready to make a change, then he'd change it. I've had the same guys for three years now. This is our fourth year. You can tell the amazing amount of growth in just bonding together. It's like a ball team. It really has been so much fun and exciting to watch. It's just as exciting for us as anybody in the audience, probably more so in a way because we know what's going on better than they do. It really flips us out.
JPG: You've worked for years as a member of a band, how are you as a bandleader?
OB: I do not believe in democracy in any form for a country or a band (slight laugh) because I've always said that benevolent dictatorship is the way to go. Even in the Allman Brothers, things were so much easier when Duane was the leader because decisions get made. It's easier. Like in the ARU, it takes so long to make the simplest decisions. It's just so frustrating and I'm just like, You know, it's just better if one guy does it, for better or worse.' If I make the wrong decisions in the Peacemakers then I've got to take responsibility for it. If I make the right one great, but at least it gets done.
It streamlines things if there's one leader and that's it. It's not like I ignore what everybody wants in the band. They're my friends, for one thing. I care about them as people aside from the music. Obviously, I care about what makes them happy or unhappy musically or as far as being on the road. Some stuff I can't help until we start making $100,000 dollars a night (slight laugh). Then, whatever problem they have you just throw a little money at it and go, All right. You happy now?' (laughs) Right now, I'm not able to do that. You just got to suffer through something. Just the way it is.
JPG: You mentioned how much the music has evolved. How do you look at Believer now?
OB: Oh God, you'd be shocked. If I gave you a live tape of us playing all those exact same songs, and we did that last February, it all sounds so much better now. It's ridiculous. The actual parts of the songs have changed. I'd really love to do a live DVD right now. There are some tunes from the first album that we're still doing because they've evolved so much since 1998. I would drop the tune except it keeps changing and getting better. It's like a completely different song.
JPG: In regards to Believer and the Peacemakers sound, you came up with the term Fujospel' for funk, jazz and gospel. Is it fu' like funk or foo'?
OB: (laughs) Who knows? I get so sick of trying to classify stuff, man. It's a made up word. I guess you can pronounce it however you want to. To me it's just all different kinds of American Music thrown together. And I can't even say that cause a lot of rhythmic stuff that I hear comes from Africa, Cuba and a lot of the harmonic stuff comes from Europe, from classical composers like Stravinsky. I really get quite sick of trying to describe what it is to people (slight laugh) cause I can't. An exercise in futility.
JPG: Compared to The Family Secret, the previous album by the Peacemakers, there's a more pronounced attention towards spirituality this time. What brought about the change?
OB: I guess probably that I didn't give a shit what people thought (slight laugh). I got into this big thing with my producer on Family Secret over the song "Thank You." It got me starting to think about it and I was like, Did Bob Marley ever tone down his religion in his music?' No.' Do the Blind Boys of Alabama tone down their religion in their music?' Why should I have to?' I think it's bullshit. This is me. If you don't like it, no one's forcing you to buy the record.
I don't know why some people are so afraid of that, but I'm not. I didn't see any reason to change it because of other people's fears, my producer or whomever. This is America. You can believe what you want to believe. If you don't believe in that, on your record don't have it. I got no problem with that. I don't tell you what to do on your record.
JPG: Does it help that the jamband scene seems to be accepting of so many different types of music that having a spiritual side isn't frowned upon?
OB: I don't know cause we have more of the musician fans that are into jazz and fusion. We are starting to get more fans from the funk scene. Our fanbase is kind of all over the place. I think it's really the spirit in which you do things. That's something that everybody can relate to. A lot of people think that they don't consider themselves spiritual, but even if you're in court, which I would consider the opposite of a spiritual environment where people are trying to mess with loopholes and things like that they'll say, You're violating the spirit of the law.' Everybody knows when you're spirit's not right. Like, Hey man, that's messed up.' We know what the spirit of the law is. You're going against that. To me it's the same with music. If I go out and I play the music and it's in a positive spirit and a spirit of love, then it could be about Jesus or be about anything. People are not put off by it.
Earth Wind and Fire and Stevie Wonder were two other people besides Bob Marley that I really look to. You give [the listener] that incredible groove on a silver platter and you give em a positive message…I mean, I haven't had any complaints.
JPG: I read a quote of yours where you say that you have to face your fears in order to be open about your spirituality which allows you to be an artist rather merely a musician.
OB: There's two things for me. One is just honesty, and the other thing is I don't really know what else to write about. You have your own life experience to write about. I would have to try to not write about it, which would be dishonest and also be a lot more difficult. It's a lot easier for me to just say what's on my mind. My singer's dad is a preacher. Has been for 50 years. That's what he writes about. That's what his life has been.
We also do covers, some Hendrix stuff and "Green Eyed Lady" by Sugarloaf. We do instrumental stuff. It's not 100% religious music. It's about 90% though. (laughs)
JPG: You described your feelings of God as giving a sense of hope in life
OB: and of love. That's out of the Bible. It says God is the Spirit and God is Love. When I see stuff like, God, please protect me from your followers.' If they're really following God, then you don't need protection from em because they're following Love. But, that's my personal belief. I believe that God is Love so I would never need to be protected from God's followers.
JPG: At the same time, viewing God as hope and love and the idea that he brings joy, I was thinking how music brings joy. So, you're doubling up with the Peacemakers.
OB: Oh yeah. I mean I'm of that school of Christians that all good things come from God, whether they're Christian or not. To me when I hear Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sing and he's Sufi. I hear that unbelievable music. To me that's a gift from God. It doesn't matter what religion or if it's no religion. Anything good, sunshine, beautiful feelings that you share between people, obviously music, as long as we try to abide in love and spread love then we're doing God's work.
JPG: As far as the music's concerned with you not dealing with so many extra projects, should we expect more albums from the Peacemakers rather than once every two three years or more?
OB: I don't know. The writing process kind of happens when it happens. When I bought my motorcycle, man, I did not practice at all. I normally don't practice anyway. But, I didn't write. I was on the bike, man, and life is not all about music for me. Life is many-faceted. I know so many musicians that are just unbelievable and there are other parts of their life that are really neglected or nonexistent. I think they pay a price for that. Now, I could be a lot more amazing musician, but then again I got one lifeI want to get out on my bike. I want to spend time with my wife in Jamaica, in Prague or wherever. I want to do things besides music. Now, sometimes it just comes over me like a fever or a sickness where I can get consumed with writing. Then, I let it happen when it happens. I don't try to force it. That's the way. It may not be a good thing. Somebody else'll have to judge that. That's the way I am. If I didn't have my motorcycle wreck I'd be out on the bike right now.
JPG: Now that you can't ride, maybe you'll have to find a new hobby.
OB: Maybe it's time for me to write some more music (laughs). Maybe God was like, No. I want you to write music now.' I don't think God is that cruel but you know, now that I'm handicapped I'll probably write some more stuff and concentrate on that. I don't want to put out an album every three or four years. I would like to do one a year, but sometimes I don't have enough songs to do one a year. We'll see. It's something to shoot for.
JPG: "No More Doubt" on Believer connects your two bands. You should consider bringing up the number then next time you rehearse with the Allmans because it has that type of sound.
OB: When you think about it we did the exact same thing in 1969 that me and Paul [Henson of the Peacemakers] were doing in the late 80s and early 90s. They were mixing blues, rock, funk, jazz and country. When I was in the ARU we were mixing blues rock, funk, jazz and bluegrass and some Latin stuff, too. So, it's not surprising that there should be similarities because I feel The Peacemakers as just a 21st Century of what the Allman Brothers were doing in the late 60s and early 70s and are still doing now. It's just a more updated version.
I think the guys in the Peacemakers have a lot deeper background in jazz than the Allman Brothers did back then. Jaimoe really had this serious jazz background, was the one who turned Duane onto Miles and Coltrane, which is where a lot of the long jams came from cause Trane and Miles would have these really long solos. I wouldn't even call it a major difference. I would say the only difference. Martin [Kimbrell], my guitar player's dad is a legendary jazz keyboardist here in Birmingham and [drummer] Chris [Fryar] came up playing jazz and I came up playing jazz and my brother, Kofi and my keyboard player [Matt Slocum] had a strong background in jazz. We're all into the same stuff. We all listen to the same stuff.
That's why the writing will come out similar. Although, I will say I get schooled in R& B and Blues by Greg [Allman] and Butch [Trucks] and Jaimoe cause those guys… It's funny for a longhaired white guy with tattoos to know more about black music than I do, like old Soul music and Blues. Greg knows that stuff inside and out. I just started learning about the really old Blues and a lot of the old Soul music within the last 10-15 years.
JPG: Nearly 10 years of it being with Greg and the rest of the Allman Brothers.
OB: God, isn't that weird? I've been with em almost a decade. Wow.
JPG: Time flies.
OB: No kiddin'


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Anticipating crowd and traffic control problems, organizers announced Friday they moved tonight`s event from the beach pavilion on Ocean Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue to Miller Park on Southwest Fourth Avenue near Linton Boulevard. Party organizer Melinda Bird, daughter of Delray Beach City Council member Malcolm Bird, said publicity surrounding the event will attract more people than originally expected.
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City Manager James Pennington said he authorized the move Thursday afternoon. ``The young people called me and said they were concerned that, with the publicity, they may get more people than they were prepared for,`` Pennington said.
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The affair was billed by Melinda Bird, when she appeared before the council Tuesday night, as a party for 150 to 200 students from five south county high schools. Speaking on behalf of a loosely formed organization of high school students, Bird`s daughter persuaded the council to spend about $2,000 on the party, including $650 for a four-piece rock band and $400 for police protection.


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I'm wondering if you guys have any youtube links to hype videos that you guys really liked (I'm already going to show them the hype video on the main page). I've been hyping up Michigan to a lot of these kids and I was in the process of sending out some info on Michigan along with a couple of hype videos.
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Inasmuch as any of us seeks to tread lightly on the earth in our day-to-day life, it's usually just that: in our day-to-day life. But what about in our death?
Reading the July issue of National Geographic, I was stunned by some statistics about what gets buried along with the deceased in the U.S. each year: 30 million board-feet of casket wood, including some from exotic, possibly endangered, trees; 90,000 tons of steel, enough to rebuild the Golden Gate Bridge, and then some; 1.6 million tons of concrete (for burial vaults); and upwards of 800,000 gallons of embalming fluid, more than enough for an Olympic-size pool. Whatever happened to ashes to ashes, dust to dust?
As it happens, a movement exists that advocates for a return to simpler end-of-life practices. "The goal then and now is the same: to allow the body at death to rejoin the elements it sprang from, to use what remains of a life to regenerate new life," writes Mark Harris, author of Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial, in his blog.
Proponents of green burials are attracted to the idea of making their last act on the earth a sustainable one. Eco-friendly approaches conserve natural resources (decedents are lain to rest in shrouds or biodegradable caskets or crematory urns) and avoid the use of toxic embalming chemicals like formaldehyde (dry ice may be used to preserve bodies for memorial services). They also tend to cost much less than conventional burials.
But where it really gets interesting is interment location. The Green Burial Council has developed a certification program for cemeteries that emphasizes environmental stewardship and seeks to ensure that burial land remains burial land. To attain its highest-level certification, a cemetery must be owned or protected by a conservation easement held by a government agency and/or conservation-oriented nonprofit. Taking it a step further, the council has been meeting with land trusts and conservation groups to promote the use of burial as a conservation strategy. "Burial is another layer of protection," Green Burial Council executive director Joe Sehee explains in Grist. "It consecrates the land and offers another barrier to development."
Not that burials have to occur on land. Scattering ashes at sea has long been an established practice. There is even such a thing as a memorial reef, a structure that does double duty as a container for a loved one's ashes and an artificial reef to provide habitat for marine life.
But whether on land or on sea, the theme is the same: to seek harmony with the earth in death as in life.


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Chaos and upheaval were always a part Edwin Rosas' life. At age seven, he saw his "nice, caring, religious" mother handcuffed and jailed by INS officers. Two weeks later, she was deported to Mexico as a non-U.S. citizen. To add to the turmoil, she had just been diagnosed with kidney and lung cancer and had no health coverage.
The upheaval split up the struggling family as Edwin and his brother – both U.S. citizens – joined their mother in Mexico, while their father stayed in California to continue working as a manual laborer. In Mexico, Edwin often cried, worried that his mother was dying. To help pay her medical bills, he picked vegetables after school. When her cancer went into remission, Edwin felt like a "dark cloud had lifted."
During the two-and-half years in Mexico, Edwin's mother attempted to return to the United States and was finally allowed to join the family in California.
The family came to Minnesota but with limited English and few work skills, his father had trouble finding work. The family split again and Edwin stayed with relatives in Utah until his father found a job in Minnesota. All the moving affected Edwin's education and English skills, and made it hard to keep friends. His family's precarious economic situation often forced him to skip meals, sometimes for days.
Edwin says all the adversity has made him stronger and more appreciative of what he has. As his family slowly gained economic stability in Minnesota, he excelled in many areas.
Seeing children in poverty, he began to appreciate the importance of education and the opportunities it brings. Edwin graduated from Johnson H.S. near the top of his class with a 3.86 GPA. He was member of the National Honor Society, a captain of the soccer team and a letter winner in both track and cross country. An accomplished violinist, he was named to the Honors Orchestra and performed at the Ordway. He volunteered at his church and spent time tutoring local elementary students.
Edwin attends the University of Minnesota, where he is studying to be a math teacher.
"I want to help students who are struggling like I was," he said. "The Beat the Odds scholarship means I can focus more on my education, and less on paying for it."


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By Linda Harmon
On Jan. 22, a Ventura County Environmental Health inspection shut down a 12-year-old vendor, Ideal Seafood, at Ojai's Certified Farmers' Market and also threatened to close the market itself. Regulars at the Ojai Farmers' Market may have missed Alicia Tharp with her ready smile and coolers filled with fresh off-the-boat seafood during the past few weeks. What they may not have been aware of is the drama over the market itself. At January's inspection Cynthia Korman, who manages the market she established in 1991, was told


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Relevate Health Group
Formed last July when Healthcare Regional Marketing (HRM) and Spirit Health Group were joined under one roof — a corporate one, that is — Relevate Health Group ranks among the few companies that can accurately bill itself as a regional healthcare marketing powerhouse.
Spirit has long been renowned for the educational programs it crafts for hospitals and health systems. HRM, for its part, has "regional" in its moniker. So Relevate CEO Bill Goldberg isn't exaggerating when he touts the new company's local bona fides.
"We're able to understand differences in markets more than most," Goldberg says. "After all, most of healthcare is a local business."
The two Relevate agencies are quite distinct geographically. HRM is based in Cincinnati, while Spirit is located in Boca Raton, Florida (though about 40% of staff work from afar). Their first half year together proved a successful one, with 15% growth in headcount (to around 70 full-timers). Revenue for the new company in 2015 was an MM&M-estimated $16 million.
Goldberg is keen to sell pharma on Relevate's model and services mix. "We believe that leveraging local markets, but scaling them nationally — to move the big needle on a brand — is where we want to be," he explains. "Given the massive investments [in such brands as] Google and Facebook, local is extremely critical to the future of marketing. It's a place where we have been and it's a place where we decided to further invest."
HRM's data-modeling capabilities use a patented grouping routine to help pharma brand teams view their national market in the context of smaller groups and build marketing plans against those smaller groups. Spirit's approach to serving hospitals dovetails nicely, courtesy of a model centered around a subscription-based content self-service platform for hospitals.
It's a natural fit, as Spirit's provider focus broadens HRM's pharma-centric audience, and its on-the-ground approach is similar. "There's a component of Spirit's business that was related to pharma," Goldberg notes. Plus Spirit has targeted a large part of its messaging at women, whom it regards as the healthcare decision-maker for themselves, their families, and friends. Goldberg notes that women make 80% to 85% of all healthcare decisions.
Having like attitudes is ultimately what sealed the deal. "[The two companies have] a shared vision for the future of local-market strategies," Goldberg explains. "We call it relevancy in local markets and we work to bring that to life."
He adds that the post-merger integration process has proceeded quite smoothly. "We're pleased with the velocity of integration and the acceptance of integration into a new culture," Goldberg says. "It's pleasing how people have bought in to it."
The new Relevate, Goldberg adds, is defined by its people. "I know that the word 'culture' is overused, but we take it very seriously," he notes. "We spend money and time on it. Our people are pumped up."


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Domestic violence
Domestic violence as a category of crime was originally applied to wife-beating, but it grew to include any violent altercation between husband and wife. With the rise of unmarried couples living together, police began applying the term to boyfriends and girlfriends. In recent decades, the new tolerance for homosexuality has prompted several organizations to broaden their definitions.
Domestic violence occurs least often in a marriage, more often with an unmarried heterosexual couple living together, and most often among homosexual couples. See Homosexual Couples and Domestic Violence.
- Fifty-seven percent of homeless families identified domestic violence as a primary cause of homelessness.[1]
- Abusive husbands harass 74 percent of employed battered women at work, either in person or over the telephone. The costs of intimate partner violence against women exceed an estimated $5.8 billion.[2]
- The U.S. Department of Justice reported that 37 percent of all women who sought care in hospital emergency rooms for violence-related injuries were injured by a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend.[3]
- Boys who witness domestic violence in their own home are 33% more likely to become batterers.[4]
- Forty to sixty percent of men who abuse women also abuse children.[5] See also child abuse.
- Ninety to ninety-five percent of domestic violence victims are women.[6]
The degree that domestic violence is overwhelming against women is challenged by male advocacy groups, who also contend it neglects the impact of verbal abuse.[7][8]
- ↑ The United States Conference of Mayors, A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities: 1999, December 1999, p. 94
- ↑ Center for Disease Control, 2003
- ↑ Department of Justice, August 1997. Violence related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments. Michael R. Rand. Bureau of Justice Statistics
- ↑ Straus, M.A., Gelles, R.J. & Steinmetz, S. Behind Closed Doors. Doubleday, Anchor, 1980
- ↑ American Psychl. Ass'n, Violence and the Family: Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence and the Family (1996), p. 80
- ↑ A Report of the Violence against Women Research Strategic Planning Workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Justice in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995.
- ↑ http://www.batteredmen.com/gjdvdata.htm
- ↑ http://www.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm


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Kolkata Knight Riders is a cricket franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League and owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's company Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta from the Mehta Group. The team is currently captained by Gautam Gambhir and coached by Trevor Bayliss, a former Australian cricketer. The bowling legend, Wasim Akram is the team's bowling consultant and mentor. Sourav Ganguly, who was the team's Icon Player for the first three seasons, captained the side in the first and third seasons of the tournament while Brendon McCullum led the team in the intervening period. The team won its first title in 2012 by defeating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets at their home ground in Chennai. The leading run-scorer of the side is Gautam Gambhir, while the leading
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Most Unique & Quirky Hotels & Resorts in the World
Tired of staying in the same old hotels? Then our list of the most luxurious alternative lodging is the perfect cure to the ordinary. Pack some adventure and learn how to get off the beaten path without really roughing it at all. Get ready to swing from a rope to your own private tree house, wake up to exotic wildlife on an African reserve or cool off in a room made completely of ice!
Here are journeyPod's Top Picks:
Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resort (Fiji) – Offering beach bures, luxury beach huts or "Palapas" as some people call them is amazing in every way. A romantic paradise with pristine beach, journeyPod rates this experience as 6 stars. Jodi Foster and other celebs love the villas that come equipped with private pool and daybed overlooking the beach. Reserve their private island for that Survivor Fiji Castaway Tom Hanks kinda feel. But don't worry -it comes with a walkie-talkie so they can pick you up whenever you like. Listen to our behind the scenes podcast review of Cousteau.
The Overwater Bungalo
Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa (Bora Bora) – It's no wonder Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban all chose this private paradise to rekindle the romance. The ideal honeymoon destination, couples wake up to turquoise water surrounding their beach bungalow, colorful fish swimming atop the reef and the impressive view of Mount Otemanu piercing the sky. Enjoy a day of snorkeling in crystal-clear water, a Champagne sunset tour on the Catamaran or a rejuvenating spa treatment on the beach.
The Cave Dwelling
Kokopelli's Cave Bed & Breakfast (New Mexico) – "Luxury cliff dwelling" is what the locals call this unique bed and breakfast. 70 feet below the surface, guests walk down sloping paths and intermittent steps to reach this private facility. With an unparalleled view of the 'Four Corners' from the cave and cliff top – this is one trip you don't want to forget your camera!
The Ice Hotel
ICEHOTEL Jukkasjarvi (Sweden) – The world's first hotel made entirely of snow and ice (snice), guests can't help but be amazed by this architectual wonder. Every year about 150 wedding ceremonies take place in the Ice Chapel – guess "cold feet" has no meaning here. At the Absolut Ice Bar, drinks are served "in the rocks"instead of on them. Make sure to pack your best reindeer suit (or fake version), hat and thermal underwear (not the best attire for a romantic honeymoon) before retreating back to your comfy bed, or block of ice. Brrr…
The Safari Lodge
The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille (Kenya) – 6500 acres of grassy hills and deep valleys engulf you at this trendy reserve located on the Northern Frontier of Kenya. Safari adventurers might enjoy hopping on a helicopter to the nearby game reserve or camel riding through some of the most amazing scenery. Luxury travelers might opt for a spectacular spa treatment, ski-viewing from a GPS telescope or lounging around the infinity pool. Each of the private houses are fully staffed and serviced with a butler/cook, valet/housekeeper, driver/guide with vehicle and Askari (warrior). Nothing rough about this!
The Converted Jail
The Liberty Hotel (Boston) – "Bunking like an inmate" isn't really the way to describe this jail-turned-luxury hotel in the heart of Beacon Hill Boston. The once Charles Street Jail has become one of the Leading Hotels of the World. Dramatic features that have been preserved include the vestiges of jail cells within the hotel lobby bar and magnificent, oversize windows. Our travel girl, Meg Ryan enjoys staying at this trendy hotel during her stay as does rocker Mick Jagger. A close runner up is the Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam, where journeyPod had a chance to chat with the owner about this artsy hotel located within the walls of another former jail.
The Hotel in Motion
Hotel Everland (Paris) An exclusive roving hotel perched 30 meters above the Seine River on top of the Palais de Tokyo, Hotel Everland boasts a first-class view of the Eiffel Tower and shimmering city of Paris. When we say exclusive – we mean it – there is only one room at this ueber-modern facility and guests can only book a 1-night stay. Enjoy the lavish king-sized bed, mosaic-tiled bathrooms and elegant bubbly from the fully stocked mini-fridge.
The Ultimate Tree Houses
Namale Tree House (Fiji) – Tucked amongst lava pinnacles and lush jungle foliage, each "bure" – the Fijian word for home – is completely luxurious and utterly charming. Schedule a scuba diving trip, hike on their reef, reserve a private waterfall or enjoy lunch delivered to a beach daybed. It's no wonder Meg Ryan and Tom Selleck are amongst the many celeb fans! Check out our podcast from the Namale Hotel!
Canopy Tower Hotel (Panama) – No Homo-Sapiens neighbors will disrupt you here – instead, awaken to a tropical chorus of motmots, toucans and fruitcrows. At treetop level, guests are no more than 40 feet away from exotic Panamanian birds. Listen to the serene sounds of the rainforest from your canopy bed and enjoy hand-picked, colorful fresh fruit. Who would have thought that Martha Stewart and Jack Hanna were such adventurers – just two of the many celebrity guests that have stayed here.
The Wine Barrel Turned Hotel
Hotel De Vrouwe van Stavoren (Netherlands) 3,000 gallon wine barrels are turned into the perfect sleeping casks – fitting accommodation for the true winos out there that eat, sleep and dream about wine. Fully equiped with a bed (obviously), lamps, TV and bathroom – not everyone can brag that they've spent the night inside a wooden oak barrel! journeyPod recommends visiting this unique hotel during off season when prices average only $40 a night.
The Ranch
Spring Creek Ranch (Wyoming) -"Dude, where's my ranch?" It's in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Located on a wildlife sanctuary, cowboys and cowgirls enjoy the rustic view of the Teton Mountain Ranch, wildflower meadows or endless blue sky. Enjoy horseback riding out in the open, a snowshoe hike in the winter or venturing on a wildlife safari.
The Underwater Hotel
Jules Underwater Hotel (Florida) – Upon visiting the website, you are greeted with a question: "Have you slept underwater lately?" Well, have you? journeyPod had not and was excited about this aquatic accommodation! Don't bother straightening your hair before arrival as guests must scuba dive with all their belongings 21 feet below land to enter this cozy tank-style sleeper. Watch schools of fish swim by your bed, enjoy a pizza delivered to you via scuba diver or perhaps pop in "10,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Steven Tyler of Aerosmith was a recent underwater guest here. Stay tuned for Hydropolis to open in Dubai!
The Monastery
Hotel Monasterio An Orient-Express Luxury Hotel (Peru) – Your ears may pop upon ascending to the historic town of Cuzco, perched high up in the Andes. Built in 1592, this former monastery blends the Spanish and Inca culture with the best of modern. Voted "Best Hotel in South America" by Conde Nast Traveler, Hotel Monasterio is a unique and elegant accommodation worth taking the trip up the mountain. Spend the day sightseeing at Machu Piccho or enjoy authentic Peruvian cuisine.
The Token Castle
Château de Saint-Loup (France) – If you cannot own your own castle year round, then a short stay here is the next best thing. Complete with a water-filled moat, four-poster beds, manicured gardens and courtyards (perfect for an afternoon stroll), staying at the Chateau de Saint-Loup is a true vacation from the 21st century. Take in a hot air balloon ride over the French valley.


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(This is one of those situations where in any other part of my life, with any other guy, I would have been like "HECK NO I'm not buying those tickets! Isn't he supposed to be the one surprising me?" But this was so fun. I think it was just as much- if not more- fun for me to have this fun secret and surprise him.)
It was so hard to keep the secret from him! Friday night we went to dinner with my friend Jillian and her fiancé, Paul. We had a great time laughing and eating awesome food at Pinky's in Charlotte.
On Saturday afternoon we headed to the park for a picnic with one of my best friends, Kristen, and her fiancé/one of my other best friends, Madison. I hid the tickets for the show in Carson's sandwich. (Not IN his sandwich, but around the wrapper). I was so excited for him to open it.
He was very surprised and so happy we were going to see his favorite comedian. He immediately texted a few of his friends to tell them we'd be there.
The three of us headed to dinner where I saw long lost friend, Linda, then we were off to the show!
|On our way!
It's always hard saying goodbye, but it's only a few more weeks until he's back in Charlotte- for Jillian and Paul's wedding!
Now the weekend is winding down and I'm preparing myself for this next week of work. Next weekend I'll be heading off to Raleigh for one of Kristen's bridal showers! What a fun stage of life :)
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Hello everyone!
I'm here today with my inspirational creation, for our brand new Anything Goes Challenge over on the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog.
(If you're looking for the Thrifty Thursday images then please just click here.)
For my card, I have used Polka Dot Pals Victoria, as well as the fabulous Polka Dot Pals Add On Face set too. Oh my gosh I cannot tell you how much I love these PDP images and the Add On Faces! Smiles.
To bring her to life I used my Copics in these shades:-
Eyes & Ribbon.
Headband, Dress & Flip Flops.
Leaves & Flip Flops.
My doodles and sentiment are hand drawn with my 0.5pt fine line pen.
My design paper is Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid, which I got from Dies To Die For.
Thank you so much for stopping by today.
Hugs & Happy Crafting Everyone!
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The challenges I am entering into are:-
1. A Bit More Time To Craft – Anything Goes.
2. Digi Chooseday – Anything Goes.
3. Lemon Shortbread – Anything Goes.


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Fernando Torres
Working with Attic Productions and Gaby Martin we produced a 30 secs Pepsi TV ad & digital campaign. We designed the sets and delivered the project in under 2 weeks.
Face the Music
This award winning film highlights the disproportionate effect climate change has on people living in developing countries. The film played in cinemas and at major festivals.
Invisible Man
Sound Films teamed up with Attic in Spain and director Chino Moya to produce a series of humorous idents for NBC Universal which went on to be nominated for The Cannes Lions.
Menace To Society
Andy Gordon teamed up with Richard Sclater at Paramount Comedy to win a Silver Promax award with their TV promo and virals campaign to launch the new South Park series.
Black Magic
A series of virals to launch the website Quit Because which encourages teenagers to think again about smoking. 'Black Magic' was written & directed by John Williams.
Torres's Friends
A series of satirical virals produced with Attic Productions and Gaby Martin featuring Fernando Torres. The films played globally & won a Direct Bronze at The Cannes Lions.
Ali and The Lamp
Sound Films director Michael Yanny won an award to write and direct the comical short film 'Ali And The Lamp' a film that literally caused a riot.
John Williams short film 'Hibernation' developed and produced by Sound Films has played in over a thousand cinemas globally picking up over 15 major international awards including Best British and Best European Short Film Award.
1000 Miles of Parkour – Paris
Free runner Johnny Budden goes on a 50 day run and jump in aid of Motor Neurone Disease. Release date – Feb 2011.
Sound Films creates shorts and develops features.


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Sarasota Contemporary Dance 10th Anniversary Timeline
Leymis Bolanos Wilmott and Rachael Inman create their MFA dance project at FSU, described as "traditional and cutting edge"
November 2002 – The Red Tent, a dance concert
Aftermath: written following 9/11 and performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC
A Suite of Three: Rachael premiered her first aerial piece
Leymis: guest artist at FCC Jacksonville and performed at the Spring Dance Concert
Girl Power at Girls Inc.
May 2004: Faces of Women
New Grounds concert Tampa (also 2005, 2006)
Fuzión was incorporated and the Board formed
Janurary 2006: First Arts Day
Fuzión Dance Artists: One Breath, Sarasota/Bradenton's First Contemporary Dance Co.
June 2006: Linkage Florida Dance FestivalMiami Herald described it as a fast-paced high energy show
Arts Council of Manatee County
Just Girls - Momentum
SRQ Hot List Party special performance September 23, 2006
Arts Council Arts AwardsLinkage performance
Reverb Festival
Sarasota Arts Day
March: Historic Asolo Theater Winter Show – Premier ConcertSRQ's first contemporary dance
August: Upper Manhattan Arts Project – Stepping towards Peace and Contempo
Voices of Fuzión
Apollo Project
April: Dimension
March: Gala Latina
April: Every Child's Voice Inc.
Performance at the Institute for Public Policy and Leadership and End Genocide: Genocide in Darfur: Lessons From Rwanda and Uganda
June: Performance at the Dali Museum- Hello Dali
September: SRQ's Hot List Party
October: Behind the Curtain
November Preview: Leymis is honored as one of the 28 Most Powerful People in the Arts in Sarasota
iConcept : Art Meets Fashion
March: Dream Series Historic Asolo Theater
June: Tampa Dance Festival Dali's imagery brought to life
2011 Style Magazine in an interview Leymis is asked: "How long have you been dancing?" Leymis responds: "Since I was in my mother's womb."
January: Miles Project, ( a tribute to Miles Davis )St. PetersburgJazz Juvenocracy and Fuzion
June: Dancing Through the Eyes of Women, inspired by the art works of women
March: Wendy Perrone of Dance Magazine visits and her experience is written about in an article entitled "Sarasota's Growing Dance Scene"
July: A review in the Ticket (Herald Tribune) stated " A Dance in 48 Hours offers a peek into the creative process."
Art Slam: Downtown Bradenton
Community in Motion
13th Annual Arts and Cultural Alliance Awards – Opportunity Grant Recipient
December: Fuzión creates Joy on the Stage, a music/dance interplay
Community Involvement - Girls' Inc. , Longboat Key Education Center – Salsa Day, and the Cancer
Support Communityrenamed the Center for Building Hope. Also, Sarasota – Dance Alliance and Dancing with Jenkins
March: SRQ"Plays Well with Others"
West Coast Women: 'The Red Tent'
April: Ritmo Caliente
June: Women's Exchange scholarship
Art Slam Hits Riverwalk
Fall: Dance for Parkinson's
October: Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota Awards Ceremony
November: Chalk Festival performance
Dance Couture: Art Meets Dance
First Annual Voices concert
Guest appearances: Artist Series Concerts: Propel at the Van Wezel
New Music New College with NOW Ensemble – Dreamful
SRQ Hot List Soirée
March: Playing with the Boys – (first all- male piece)
7th Season Dance Concert
Celebration of All Things Dance
Dance Now series at the Art Center Sarasota
July: Editor's Pick In the Round, Best Bets for July 2013 in Living on the Suncoast Arts
August: Behind the Curtain series
Arts and Cultural Alliance
NOW Ensemble and Fuzión Dance Artists in the New College Series Dreamfall – a collaboration
September: Sarasota Opera House Blackbird, the Beatles
October: Propel with Dwayne Scheuneman
November: Sun Boxes with artist Craig Colorusso
December: In the Light Parkinson Place
December: Voices of Fuzión – Mélange
Arts Choreography, Leymis was asked: "What makes for a great choreographer?" Leymis: "It's the difference between a great technician and a true artist."
2014 February – Ice House- 7 sold out performances, inspired by Georgia O' Keefe & Stieglitz
8th Annual Concert – Jane B. Cook Theater
Leymis travels to Ramallah with dancer Dwayne Scheuneman, to led workshops in physically integrated dance and choreography.
July: Fuzión one-week summer intensive for adults-professionals
August: 2nd Annual "In the Round" performance, summer highlight, audience sits in the round at the
New College of Florida Black Box Theater
October: Fuzión Dance Artists receives the Arts & Health Leadership Award at the Van Wezel
December: 2nd Annual – Voices of Fuzión – Jane B. Cook Theater
Dali Museum commissioned Fuzión to present a production inspired by the Picasso & Dali exhibit, Fuzión invited artists Eliza Ladd to collaborate and guest performer Kristin O' Neal – sold out!
9th annual concert: 1st production that all pieces are of guest choreographers
Thread: presented Anjali Austin one women show about African American History
Out of town performances: Black Box Theater in Miami, by Sandra Portal, Duncan Theater in West Palm by The Dancers Space, New Grounds in Tampa by JoAnna Ursula, Florida Dance Festival in Tampa by the Florida Dance Festival.
2nd Annual Fuzión Summer One-Week Summer Dance Intensive, presented Bubble Dance and Behind the Curtain with dancer Stephanie Bastos.
3rd In the Round, popular summer performance.
September performed at Giving Challenge Lounge, raised approximately $25,000 during the Giving Challenge
September 18, 2015 – Fuzión Dance Artists renames itself as Sarasota Contemporary Dance
Leymis & dancer Stephanie who performs with the aid of prosthetic leg is traveling to Argentina to participate in a Latin American Physically Integrative festival.


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1. Dress codes
The law relating to dress codes in the context of sex discrimination is well established in general terms. Where staff are required to wear uniforms it is permissible for an employer to insist that male and female staff wear different uniforms.
There have been recent reports in the news that a sales assistant has been effectively forced to leave her job because she refused to abide by a dress code that required all female shop assistants to wear make-up. It is not yet known whether she will bring a tribunal claim. If she does, the decision of the tribunal is, however, likely to be of interest to many, particularly employers in the retail and hospitality sectors.
What should employers do?
Employers should ensure that when setting dress codes they take into account sex discrimination law. Employers should also bear in mind that other forms of discrimination may arise, for example on grounds of religion, race or transgender. Discrimination may also arise by reason of age where an employee is required to dress inappropriately or by reason of disability.
2. Employed or Self-Employed?
The Supreme Court has held that when deciding whether a person is employed or self-employed, the terms of any written agreement can be disregarded if they do not reflect what the parties have really agreed.
What does this mean?
Employers who try to circumvent employment law will not be able to rely on written contracts which state that their workers are self-employed if such contracts do not reflect the reality of the situation. This is the case even if Revenue and Customs have already agreed that such workers are 'self-employed'.
What should employers do?
There are some basic questions, the answers to which will 'indicate' whether or not a worker is employed or self-employed but this method is not conclusive. Therefore, businesses who are in doubt as to the status of their workers should take legal advice.
Link to http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/employment-status/index.htm#1
3. Preventing harassment in the workplace
The Employment Appeals Tribunal has held that an employer who seeks to rely on the defence that it took reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of one of its employees by another employee will only succeed if it can demonstrate that it took reasonable steps to prevent such conduct prior to the incident complained of.
What should employers do?
Employers should take reasonable steps to prevent harassment in the workplace. This may be by ensuring that clear written policies relating to sexual discrimination and harassment are in place, by providing staff with training in these areas and by promoting a culture of compliance with such policies.
Simply taking steps after the event to prevent the recurrence of harassment is not sufficient.
4. Equal pay
The Court of Appeal has held that in a claim for equal pay an employee is entitled to receive equal terms.
What does this mean?
When deciding an equal pay claim the Employment Tribunal will compare each individual term of the employment contracts which relates to remuneration. The fact that a female employee may be paid more than a male comparator overall, when all elements are totalled, is not relevant.
What should employers do?
Employers should ensure that female and male employees receive comparable pay in terms of basic and overtime pay unless there is a genuine material reason for a difference.
5. Amendments to the Agency Workers Regulations
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010, which are due to come into force on 1 October, have been amended by the Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
The amendments correct a number of drafting errors in the original regulations by widening the definition of an 'agency worker'; changing the circumstances in which an agency worker will not be entitled to be paid the same as other staff recruited directly by a hirer; and by changing the circumstances in which an agency will be liable for any failure on the part of a hirer to comply with their obligation to provide the same basic working and employment conditions to agency workers as they do to the staff they recruit directly.
6. Termination date in the case of summary dismissal during a notice period
The Employment Appeals Tribunal has held that where an employee is summarily dismissed (with immediate effect) during their notice period, the effective date of termination is brought forward from the date on which the notice is due to expire to the date on which the employee is summarily dismissed.
What does this mean?
Summarily dismissing an employee who is serving a notice period will in some cases prevent an employee from accruing one year's service, which is a prerequisite for an unfair dismissal claim. However, summary dismissal in such circumstances may be viewed as victimisation and thereby give rise to a claim of 'automatic' unfair dismissal for which no minimum length of service is required.
What should employers do?
Employers should always take specific legal advice before dismissing an employee.
7. The National Minimum Wage
The Employment Appeals Tribunal has held that when an employee is required to sleep on their employer's premises, the time spent sleeping does not count as 'work' for the purpose of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.
8. Religious discrimination
High profile cases relating to the religious discrimination of Christian workers are heading towards the European Court of Human Rights. The cases relate to i) the wearing of a cross on a necklace while at work, ii) the insistence that a Christian employee officiate at civil partnerships notwithstanding her wishing not to do so on religious grounds, and iii) the dismissal of a Christian relationship counsellor for refusing, on religious grounds, to provide help and counselling to same-sex couples.
What should employers do?
Rulings already made by the UK and European courts in relation to religious discrimination of Christians have created a body of contradictory and confusing case law. The Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) submits a report in reference to these cases this month, but until the law in this area is clarified there is little that employers can do other than 'play safe' and seek legal advice before making decisions that may upset staff with religious beliefs.
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Synopsis: Raised by a Vampire in a secret society of Witches, Shifters, and Elves, Charlotte finds that she is the freak in her world of magic and wonder. When she stands before an army of impossible obstacles, the likelihood of survival in this coming-of-age modern fairy tale is slim, resulting in a war between light and darkness.
Charlotte knows no other home than the one nestled deep in the woods of Eastern Europe, where Witches draw spells of enchantment, Shifters throw tea parties, and Elves are the closest in kin.
As genocide and war threatens her life and her home, Charlotte will not allow her one true love to be destroyed. Fighting for her adopted coven of rogue monsters, she will do whatever it takes to save them...and she'll do it before the sun comes up and light takes over forever!
Review: OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS begins with a vampire finding a human infant left by a fountain in Prague. Instead of his normal reaction, he takes the baby into his home and raises her as his own daughter. Now Charlotte is nineteen and she knows only The Occult City, where she and her guardian, the vampire Valek, live. Charlotte is mostly content with her life, until she realizes her childish love for Valek has transformed into a more adult version. Now the Light is threatening all Charlotte holds dear and she must find a way to save herself and her world. OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS uses a lot of the standard / traditional mythos regarding vampires, witches, and fae. With alternating points of view, it can be difficult at times to stick with the story, but the plot is definitely interesting. I was put off by the fact Charlotte was in love with the vampire who raised her, effectively creating a pseudo-incestuous feel to the story whether intentional or not. While OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS didn't leave me wanting to read the subsequent novels, it was compelling enough for me to finish.


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"I try to keep [my music] as honest and real as possible because if it's not real to me, it won't seem real to anyone else," the "Hide Away" singer says about the inspiration behind this song. "For this one, it's really about relationships."
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The methodology of the study of the history of political thought is an area of study which has occupied my interests for nearly a decade. I was introduced to the subject in University College, Swansea. My teachers there provided me with an excellent grounding in political studies. I am particularly indebted to Bruce Haddock, Peter Nicholson and W. H. Greenleaf. Professor Greenleaf was kind enough to supply me with a copy of his bibliography and copies of two of his unpublished papers. I continued to pursue my interest in methodology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. I am indebted to Ken Minogue and Robert Orr who taught me there. My greatest debt is to Dr. Joseph Femia ofthe University of Liverpool who devoted a great deal of time to considering the arguments presented here. His criticisms and suggestions for improvement proved to be invaluable. I would also like to thank Alan Ryan for his general comments and encouraging advice. It would be remiss of me if I neglected to express my gratitude to Dewi Beynon who was my first teacher of politics. The research for this project was carried out in the following places; The British Library of Political Science, London; The Sidney Jones Library, University of Liverpool; The National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh; The Main Library, University of Edinburgh; The Arts and Social Science Library, University College, Cardiff; and the Bodleian Library, Oxford.Pocock, a#39;Working on Ideas in Timea#39;, 161. A. O. Lovejoy, Essays in the History of Ideas (Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1948), xv. Pocock, Politics, Language and Time, 39, J. G. A. Pocock, a#39;Gibbona#39;s Decline and Fall and the Worldanbsp;...
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The Threat of Navigation Infrastructure on the Danube
What remains of the basin's integrity is under intense threat from shipping infrastructure developments.
Irreversible impact on river species
Vessel operations also create waves which disturb other water users. For example, young fish are directly affected by waves since their swimming capacity is already low. High traffic intensity leads to lowered zoobenthos (animals on the river bed) diversity.
Lastly, inadvertent species introductions, spills and ship collisions pollute and damage aquatic habitats in acute and chronic ways. Accidental pollution involves oil and in some cases hazardous substances including cadmium, lead, mercury, DDT, lindane and atrazine.
Navigation infrastructure projects pose a serious threat to the Danube. A new report by a Vienna-based consortium and 13 Danube countries identifies navigation as one of the primary causes of environmental degradation on the Danube, stemming from activities that deepen, dam, or straighten the river.
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The most important navigation threat to the Danube currently is the European Union's plan to develop the Trans-European Networks for Transport (TEN-T) "Corridor VII" along the Danube.
This project aims to 'remove bottlenecks' and improve inland navigation between eastern and western Europe through the construction of hydraulic modifications and canals.
According to plans, the Danube will serve as a pan-European transport route linking the North Sea with the Black Sea. Against the Danube Commission's (1988) recommendations that the total depth of free-flowing conditions should be a minimum of 2.5 m during 343 days per year, dredging will reach a minimum draught of 2.5 m (hence a total depth of 2.7 to 2.8 m) during all days along the entire length of the water course from the North Sea to the Black Sea.
Implementing this project would mean substantial modifications to at least 1,000 Km of the Danube, more than 1/3rd of its entire length, and significantly alter the last free-flowing, non-dammed stretches of the river.
The Danube-Oder-Elbe-Canal Plan
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Destroying migratory bird habitat in Ukraine
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By Alan R. Gaby, MD
Healthnotes Newswire (May 21, 2009)—We have always been taught that free radicals, caused by oxidation, can damage our bodies and promote disease development. A new study now suggests that the oxidative stress induced by exercise may actually be good for us, since it improves insulin sensitivity and increases the body's natural antioxidant defenses. Moreover, according to the researchers, taking antioxidants such as vitamins C and E may block some of the benefits of exercise by decreasing the amount of exercise-induced oxidative stress. However, concluding from these findings that exercise and antioxidants don't mix is premature, as that conclusion is contradicted by a wealth of other research.
To C or not to C (or E)?
In the new study, healthy young men underwent a four-week exercise training program, during which they were randomly assigned to take vitamin C (500 mg twice a day) and vitamin E (400 IU per day) or a placebo.
Insulin sensitivity was measured before and after four weeks of exercise. Insulin sensitivity is a measure of how efficiently the body responds to insulin. Impaired insulin sensitivity (insulin resistance) is a risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, and other conditions.
The levels of two of the body's natural antioxidant defenses (superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase) were also measured before and at the end of the exercise program. In the men who received the placebo, physical training resulted in an increase in both insulin sensitivity and the levels of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase. In contrast, none of these measures increased in response to exercise in people taking vitamins C and E.
Look before you leap…to conclusions
It might seem logical to conclude from this study that taking antioxidants could block the beneficial effect of exercise in preventing diabetes and heart disease. However, there are several reasons such a conclusion may not be correct.
First, the men in the study were all young, healthy, and not overweight, and therefore probably had normal insulin sensitivity. It is not clear whether increasing already-normal insulin sensitivity aids in preventing diabetes and heart disease. The study did not examine how antioxidants interact with exercise in people who are insulin-resistant (and therefore at increased risk for diabetes and heart disease). Previous studies have shown that supplementing with vitamin E helps reverse insulin resistance (although those studies did not investigate the influence of exercise).
Second, the fact that insulin sensitivity did not increase in response to exercise does not mean the exercise was not beneficial. The increase in insulin sensitivity that results from exercise training is a compensatory response that allows the body more efficiently to take up carbohydrates (glucose) into cells and burn them to produce energy. However, most of the energy produced during prolonged exercise comes not from burning carbohydrates, but from burning fat. Previous studies have shown that vitamin E levels in the blood rise after intensive exercise, possibly to mitigate the oxidative stress that results from increased burning of fat. If vitamin E somehow enhances the fat-burning response to exercise, such an improvement might eliminate the need to increase carbohydrate-burning, and thus no increase in insulin sensitivity would be necessary.
The bigger picture
Earlier research has found that supplementing with vitamins C and E improves immune function in joggers, but not in sedentary individuals, indicating a positive interaction between these vitamins and exercise. In addition, the combination of vitamin E supplementation and exercise improved heart and lung fitness in men living at high altitude (7,200 feet above sea level), whereas exercise alone or vitamin E alone had no effect. Moreover, supplementing with vitamin C has been reported to decrease muscle soreness after intense exercise.
The fact that antioxidant supplementation did not increase superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase levels in the new study is also not a cause for concern. Since extra vitamin C and vitamin E were available to counter exercise-induced oxidative stress, the body presumably had no need to manufacture more of its own antioxidants. There is no reason to believe that exercisers who have high levels of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase are any better off than exercisers who have high levels of vitamins C and E.
Clearly, the interactions between antioxidants, exercise, and health are complex, and the results of the new study do not provide convincing evidence that taking antioxidants blocks the beneficial effects of exercise.
(Proc Natl Acad Sci 2009 May 11; e-pub ahead of print)
An expert in nutritional therapies, Chief Medical Editor Alan R. Gaby, MD, is a former professor at Bastyr University of Natural Health Sciences, where he served as the Endowed Professor of Nutrition. He is past-president of the American Holistic Medical Association and gave expert testimony to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine on the cost-effectiveness of nutritional supplements. Dr. Gaby has conducted nutritional seminars for physicians and has collected over 30,000 scientific papers related to the field of nutritional and natural medicine. In addition to editing and contributing to The Natural Pharmacy (Three Rivers Press, 1999), and the A–Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions (Three Rivers Press, 1999), Dr. Gaby has authored Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis (Prima Lifestyles, 1995) and B6: The Natural Healer (Keats, 1987) and coauthored The Patient's Book of Natural Healing (Prima, 1999).
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Whether it's for a day out hunting or a military operation, humans rely on clothing and some design ingenuity for camouflage. But for many animals, they have camouflage built right in. Some, like the chameleon, can even change their tone and color to blend in perfectly with their surroundings. Still, just plain old fur patterns can provide wondrous disguises.
Can you see the snow leopard in this photo?
Nature photographer Inger Vandyke was lucky enough to have razor-sharp eyesight to capture these images of the snow leopard in its natural habitat.
Nestled among the Indian Himalayas, the snow leopard's spots are perfectly adapted to give it camouflage.
Often, their prey don't even see them until it's too late.
In the mountains above Ladakhi, India, the leopards roam largely unnoticed.
In an interview with GrindTV, the photographer admitted to often times not even seeing the animals: "When I look back at my photographs, I often wonder how many we might have walked past in the field and simply didn't see them."
"The Ladakhis are incredible in this way. Some of them spotted snow leopards.. it took us several minutes to train our vision to see them," she said.
In case you couldn't see the leopard in the first photo, here it is.
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