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University of Michigan dancers to explore theme of 'Translation'
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The dances come from three faculty members—Amy Chavasse, Jessica Fogel and Sandra Torijano—and from the internationally celebrated Bill T. Jones, part of whose 1989 "D-Man in the Waters" has been restaged for the students by former Jones company member Germaul Barnes. Taking on the theme of "Translation" that was the focus of many classes at U-M in fall 2012, the four dances run with it, doing their own personal translations: of words, of visual art, of emotional states and feelings.
"It's a very diverse show," said U-M dance faculty member Judy Rice, who is artistic director for the concert. "It always seems like we get lucky that way, but our faculty is so diverse, it's almost a given."
Fogel's "Hath Purest Wit: Anagrams for Eight Dancers and Thirteen Letters" kicks off the show. "It's very clever," said Artistic Director Rice. Get there early to catch it in two incarnations: first as a pre-show interactive lobby performance, and then for real on the Power stage to open the formal proceedings.
Fogel made the piece in 2011 for a U-M conference on "The Role of Art-Making and the Arts in a Research University," and the dance expresses a key neuro-cognitive element of the creative process — insight thinking. The dancers keep reconfiguring a set of letters to form and embody new phrases, solving puzzles that have many possible solutions. A narrator, played by Professor of Theatre & Drama Leigh Woods, comments on the dancers' actions throughout, quoting from Marcel Danesi's "The Puzzle Instinct" and Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass."
- Who: University Dance Company, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
- What: A concert of dances by faculty choreographers and by the celebrated modern dance choreographer Bill T. Jones, presented by this student company.
- Where: Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher St.
- When: Feb. 7-10: Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m..
- How much: $20 and $26; $10 for students with ID. At the Michigan League Ticket Office, (734) 764-2538, and online at www.music.umich.edu.
It was an article about a sideshow at the North Carolina State Fair that set choreographer Chavasse on the path to "Headless Woman," the 1998 dance she revisited and expanded in collaboration with her dancers this year. The article talked about the young woman who had signed up as the sideshow's headless woman attraction.
Said Chavasse, in U-M press materials: "It offered up an astounding collection of facts: She was originally from San Francisco, was a college graduate, read Nieztsche during her cigarette breaks, and she had taken the job on a lark—to see the world through a totally unfamiliar prism to see people who were unlike anyone she had encountered so far in her life. She also remarked on the bawdy, sexually tinted, and crude comments uttered by those who passed through the exhibit. I was intrigued and riveted by the possibilities for a dance/theater endeavor."
Composer/musician Andrew Hasenpflug created a new score for the dance, which also incorporates video by Chavasse's sister, Caroline Chavasse.
Chavasse is not the only choreographer on the bill to include a sibling's work in her dance. The set for Torijano's "Aria Vitale" features part of a sunflower mural by her brother, Eduardo Torijano, a painter and professor at the University of Costa Rica.
For choregrapher Torijano, the sunflower is a metaphor for "looking for the light in my life and inner strength," as she said in U-M press materials. And, indeed, in a dance that Artistic Director Rice describes as "rhapsodic and passionate," Torijano treats themes of love, humanity and farewell, all amplified by the music by Monteverdi, Villa-Lobos, J.S. Bach and Alberto Iglesias. As in the other U-M-created dances, set design is by Mrozewska, costumes by Young and lighting by Cole.
The ideas that Torijano treats in "Aria Vitale" are not dissimilar to the ones on Jones' mind in his glorious and moving "D-Man in the Waters." He made the dance shortly after the death of his partner, Arnie Zane, for the company that the two had together, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane and Company. It is dedicated to company dancer Demian Acquavella, who was battling AIDS-related illness during the creation of the work and passed away in 1990.
But the work—a beautiful and moving signature work for its MacArthur Award-winning choreographer—celebrates survival and the resilience of the human sprit; it is more about life than death, in many ways.
Barnes directs his own dance company, Viewsic Expressions Dance, these days. But he danced with Jones/Zane for 9 years. He has spent late January at U-M setting Part I of the dance, which uses the extraordinary music of the Mendelssohn Octet, on the U-M dancers.
"It's a very highly emotionally charged work for me, not only personally but for my friends who have passed away over the years," he said in a phone conversation. "But the work itself is about triumph and supporting one another, and about forming a community that supports each other. It's about community and an uplifting feeling."
It's also highly physical work: Barnes remembers his feelings part-way through the first movement: exhaustion coupled with the knowledge there were still three and a half movements to go. In some sense, that goes along with the dance's core idea that when life gets exceedingly tough, you have to push through, with help from friends, to make it to the other end.
In fact, Barnes said that one of the dance's lessons for its performers is to trust and to break down barriers.
"It challenges us as dancers," he said. "Usually, we concentrate on ourselves; we want to be the best performer, to have everything technically together. When you're in a work like this, it's time to use those techniques to support everyone around you, to be present with each other. This is a big discussion I have with the dancers every time I restage the work. It's not only my experience, but what is rooted in the work."
The U-M dancers have been a joy to work with, he said.
"I've been very impressed with the dancers here," said Barnes, who has set the dance at other universities since it was licensed for staging outside the Jones/Zane troupe three years ago.
"The University of Michgian has a reputation of producing intelligent artists," which is important to Jones, Barnes noted. "It's been a wonderful experience working with these dancers."
Concertgoes will see the dance with its original costumes by Liz Prince and lighting by Robert Wierzel. They'll also have a chance to discuss it in a post-performance Curtain Call chat on Friday or to attend a panel discussion devoted to "'D-Man in the Waters:' Then and Now" on Wednesday (Feb. 6). Participants include three dancers who danced it with Jones/Zane - Barnes, Janet Lilly and Arthur Aviles - plus the U-M's Peter Sparling and concert Artistic Director Judy Rice. The discussion takes place 12:10-1:10 p.m. in Studio A at the Dance Building, 1210 N. University Court on the U-M Central Campus. It is free and open to the public.


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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
I arrived in Seattle last Monday afternoon to attend PASS Summit 2011. I had really wanted to attend Gail Shaw's (blog|twitter) and Grant Fritchey's (blog|twitter) pre-conference seminar "All About Execution Plans" on Monday, but that would have meant flying out on Sunday which I couldn't do.
On Tuesday, I attended Allan Hirt's (blog|twitter) pre-conference seminar entitled "A Deep Dive into AlwaysOn: Failover Clustering and Availability Groups". Allan is a great speaker, and his seminar was packed with demos and information about AlwaysOn in SQL Server 2012. Unfortunately, I have lost my notes from this seminar and the presentation materials are only available on the pre-con DVD. Hmpf!
On Wednesday, I attended Gail Shaw's "Bad Plan! Sit!", Andrew Kelly's (blog|twitter) "SQL 2008 Query Statistics", Dan Jones' (blog|twitter) "Improving your PowerShell Productivity", and Brent Ozar's (blog|twitter) "BLITZ! The SQL – More One Hour SQL Server Takeovers".
In Gail's session, she went over how to fix bad plans and bad query patterns. Update your stale statistics!
She also went into "last resort" and "very last resort" options, but those are risky unless you know what you are doing. For the average Joe, she wouldn't recommend these. Examples are query hints and plan guides.
While I enjoyed Andrew's session, I didn't take any notes as it was familiar material. Andrew is a great speaker though, and I'd highly recommend attending his sessions in the future.
Next up was Dan's PowerShell session. I need to look into profiles, manifests, function modules, and function import scripts more as I just didn't quite grasp these concepts. I am attending a PowerShell training class at the end of November, so maybe that'll help clear it up. I really enjoyed the Excel integration demo. It was very cool watching PowerShell build the spreadsheet in real-time. I must look into this more! On a side note, I am jealous of Dan's hair. Fabulous hair!
Brent's session showed us how to quickly gather information about a server that you will be taking over database administration duties for. He wrote a script to do a fast health check and then later wrapped it into a stored procedure, sp_Blitz. I can't wait to use this at my work even on systems where I've been the primary DBA for years, maybe there's something I've overlooked. We are using EPM to help standardize our environment and uncover problems, but sp_Blitz will definitely still help us out. He even provides a cloud-based update feature, sp_BlitzUpdate, for sp_Blitz so you don't have to constantly update it when he makes a change. I think I'll utilize his update code for some other challenges that we face at my work.
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I will definitely be able to do my job better due to attending this conference. The return on investment is HUGE!
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Daniel Gillies plays formidable Elijah foe-turned-ally in Season 3 of "The Vampire Diaries." After being resurrected for the fourth time in the series, Gillies shares his insights on the show's star, Nina Dobrev, who plays small-town doppelganger Elena Gilbert, the future of the Original vampire clan and the classical nature of his character. But Elijah isn't Gillies' main focus — upcoming projects include the NBC medical drama "Saving Hope," with "Smallville's" Erica Durance and Michael Shanks, and a new film, "Broken Kingdom," with Rachel Leigh Cook that he wrote and directed. This is Part 2 of an interview with Nardine Saad; you can read Part 1 here.
NS: You say Elijah has been around for 1,000 years, yet he's still getting duped by "ludicrous nothings." Do you consider Elena a "nothing?"
DG: I'm certainly not calling Elena nothing. Yes, that instance with the lake [was a nothing]. But the fact [is] that he can't identify danger and yet he's supposed to be — like all of the Originals — this formidable adversary. For some reason, he drops his guard too much.
NS: Does that affect how you play him at all — this really tough guy, yet somehow he's still getting duped?
DG: I play him how they tell me to play him. [Laughs] That's not strictly true. I definitely try and bring humor to him when there isn't enough humor on the page. I'm always trying to bring humanity to him because, as historically and robotically as he can be written, I am always going to fight them and make him a person.
NS: In a recent episode, we saw Elijah going to Elena at the ball expecting her to give him intel about his mother. It seems like he believes they have this shared understanding of what his mother's intentions are? Where is this coming from?
DG: In a weird way, he feels that they have some kind of special connection, which he's not altogether incorrect about. They're sort of battling at being honest with one another. Both of them, because they've both betrayed one another. They both would aspire to be loyal to one another — and in another universe they might have succeeded — but they're failing miserably …. There is something deeper than romantic. I don't understand it with them. There is a magnetism.
NS: It seems like there's something going on there ….
DG: Maybe it's Nina and I. We're both colossal flirts! It's true, you know. I think we just enjoy being in scenes with each other and maybe that's what people are reading, they like flirting with each other, probably. I don't know.
NS: She's doing such a great job juggling all these different roles — Elena Gilbert and her predecessor, Katerina/Katherine.
DG: That's a great job, that girl. Can you imagine what she had to do last season playing Katherine too? I never saw that girl rest. She's like, what, 22? 23? It's not hard for me to play deep admiration of that girl when I do truly admire her because of the sheer quantity of work that she's doing and the way that she's taking it on. She's awesome. I'm always having fun with her. Even the other day we had to do some rough stuff, which I can't tell you about. I'm extremely grateful to be doing this role and being with these people. It's just a total blessing, you know.
NS: So if Elijah or the Originals ever had a spinoff show, what do you think it would be about?
DG: First of all, I think [showrunners] Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson would write the coolest show of all time. I can't remember who conceived of this fantasy, whether it was myself or Joseph Morgan, or actually it might have been Julie Plec who planted this seed when we were having beers one night, but I'm pretty sure someone said, "Yeah, why don't we get a corporate version of the Originals in New York that are white-collar criminals?" Every part of that sounds amazing. So I was thrilled by that idea and I've said it a multitude of times.
NS: It'd be neat to see them outside of Mystic Falls taking on more.
DG: Yeah, exactly. I mean there is a whole world out there and these guys seem globally threatening. [Laughs] Especially this family.
NS: Can you speak to the impact the Original witch will have on the rest of the season? This mother returning to forgive her family — she comes back to life touting forgiveness but she's bent on killing them via doppelganger and blood-laced champagne. Where is this going?
DG: I think in a sense she's going to use them quite a bit. That kind of a force — it's brilliant writing, to be honest, brilliant. I think she's going to do one of two things, she's either going to destroy us all or make us stronger.
NS: What about Alice Evans [who plays the Original witch mother], what has she been like to work with?
DG: I adore her, I thinks she's such a sweetheart. We have a lot of fun, she's a very, very funny lady. She's really generous and she's very thoughtful and she's a great big pro. I love actors who like to do really, really well. She just walks in and wants to give it everything she's got. I love actors who treat every scene like it's important, like it means something. You can get a little more flippant as you get older, especially because to a certain extent you do need to be sort of flippant to create a relaxation when you're acting. You do need to be physically and mentally relaxed, but she creates this kind of energy within the scene — you can see it in the scene and it's lovely and it reads really beautifully. I just really like her. She's also really fun to be on set with.
NS: Why do you think "The Vampire Diaries" has such a broad fan base? Besides being geared for a younger TV audience, what makes it different from other vampire shows and films?
DG: Look, there isn't a vampire show on TV that isn't popular. It's hard to say what's different …. I think it has to do with the fascination with immortality, it has to do with very, very beautiful young men and women — all these beautiful men and then there's me walking around. These kids are so pretty, it might be why people respond to Elijah, he looks a lot more human than the rest of them!
NS: Yes, they're all really stunning!
DG: The show endures because they make what I consider to be the most compelling show on television. Seriously, from moment to moment you're always going, "God, what's going to happen next?" And that's a skill! I don't understand how they do it. They really deliver that all the time and they really trust their audience with the complexity and myriad of rules in the universe they come up with every week making their own lives difficult and yet they still manage to adhere to the universe that they're creating and largely please the fans from week to week. There are real consequences in the world, too. People do die, people do get hurt and people do get lost. I think real consequences actually mean something. It's important when fans are watching the show; they know it's not like a sitcom and everything returns to normal the following week.
NS: You had a small role on "True Blood." That being a much more adult show, which one do you prefer?
DG: I just prefer one where I'm on a set where I feel love and respected. I don't even have to feel loved, I just have to feel respected and we're on an even playing field. The reason I took that role on "True Blood," which isn't something I'd necessarily take now, is that I'd just taken three years off of acting and I needed the work. Frankly, the show is just so damn good. I had a lot of fun doing that, but would I do it again? I'd taken three years off to make my own movie, "Broken Kingdom," and I needed to work so bad and — hell, yes — a hit show like "True Blood" comes along and they're saying, "Do you want to do a guest spot?" I was going to take it. I was going to do anything I could. Luckily things have sort of evened out a little more now largely due to "The Vampire Diaries." I think I can relax a little bit and perhaps be a little more selective and choose roles that have arcs. That's not to sound in any way disrespectful to "True Blood." I love the show and I admire the show and I think it's great and I had a lot of fun doing it. It's just that I couldn't really do a role that has two or three scenes anymore at the moment, no. I don't think it's beneficial for me as an actor right now to do that sort of stuff, but at the time I was doing it I needed everything I could get my hands on. Frankly, I was in debt and I spent three years away from doing what I love doing more than anything in the world.
NS: And "True Blood" requires a lot more nudity than "The Vampire Diaries." Would ….
DG: I'd do it! I would do it if I loved the role enough! I think that everything is really case specific.
NS: Can you tell us more about Tatia, Klaus and Elijah's shared love interest? There was a brief mention about her at their dinner party with Damon and Stefan. She was the Original Petrova that spawned all these doppelgangers, Katherine/Katerina and Elena, wasn't she?
DG: You know as much as I do. I'm not trying to be elusive here. What I said in the "Bringing Out the Dead" episode, she's basically like Elena and eventually I don't think it'll come out as a big surprise to the fans. When we saw Katerina when we went back a few centuries to visit her, we saw that there was already a bit of a contest for the woman, but certainly a mutual admiration. We seem to find a common ground for women, that's for sure.
NS: Since we're on the topic of love interests, can you talk about what's up with Klaus' fascination with Caroline? And will Elijah get a love interest anytime soon?
DG: I don't know if Elijah will be getting a love interest anytime soon; it's not something that I angle for, to be honest. It's a difficult one, really. Truthfully, when I see things like that it just looks to me like sort of a titillating flirtation with the fans when I see writing like that. It doesn't look like anyone sincerely wants to see them get together. Who knows, I could be wrong, maybe they do want to create some kind of union out of those two characters. I'm not really interested in who gets together with who. I'm much more interested in these Shakespearean machinations that Julie Plec seems to be laying out.
NS: Yeah, you have this brother vs. brother situation and now these siblings are back from the dead. Can you talk about what it means for these Originals to be running around Mystic Falls, practically running the town. What direction is this trajectory headed in?
DG: I don't know in which direction they're headed, necessarily. I don't know where Julie is taking us but I know that's she's got a plan, that's for sure. Again, she does a very artful thing of not letting the actors know and letting us be perhaps one or two steps ahead of you, the viewers. We're as surprised as you are, unfortunately, which makes ultimately horrific interviewees.
NS: Well, how soon do you get the scripts before you're acting it?
DG: Sometimes a day before.
NS: Really?
DG: I'm not kidding. Literally, we get it moments before. Tops, like, a week. Tops. But usually it's like three or four days before and sometimes as late as a day before we begin. So, really, we're in the dark. They're also juggling the huge jigsaw pieces. I think that also they don't want people to run off believing in one thing they see in a script when it actually might be kind of removed from the script in the following draft.
NS: Every project brings a new set of challenges and surprises. What were some of yours on "The Vampire Diaries"?
DG: Just how many times I've had to die has been really challenging. I've died four times, four resurrections. So that's been a little bit challenging because I think "I want to die a little bit differently this time" or "when I come back this time …. " You've got to bounce within the lines that they draw in the sand as the writers.
The surprises have been just how much I love being on this show with these people. It's such a wonderful surprise. I've never had a boss like Julie Plec, and Kevin Williamson has been absolutely charming as well, although I've had less to do with him. Just to be in an environment as an artist where you're heard and when you say something, it's taken into consideration. It's not just "oh, another actor putting in another idea here." Nobody's rolling their eyes, you know what I mean? [Laughs] Or if they are rolling their eyes, I'm not seeing it. The thing that people forget is that it is collaborative. The fact that these guys not only listen, but really listen and try and help you with your idea and try to collaborate with you, it's just, it's special, man. I can't say enough great things about that working environment. It's just a pleasure to go back to that set, it's always been a pleasure and that was the biggest surprise with me.
NS: OK, I have to know, if you had to pick one, would you choose Team Damon or Team Stefan?
DG: I choose neither! I choose Team Elijah or Team Klaus!
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Shonda Rhimes really knows how to keep viewers clutching our couches. In last night's (May 9) episode, "Any Questions?"–the last lead-up to the season finale–we (and Olivia's Gladiators) finally pinpoint the White House mole during a last-second reveal, VP Cyrus verbally pounds his partner James, President Fitz threatens not to run for a second term, and the First Lady sets out to hire a "fixer" of her own. Click through to check out the best Twitter reactions.


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Search for missing Tenn. hiker in Maine continues
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — The Maine Warden Service is looking for help from searchers affiliated with the Maine Association of Search and Rescue as they continue their search for a hiker missing on a rugged section of the Appalachian Trail.
Geraldine Largay of Brentwood, Tenn., has been missing for more than a week.
The warden service had said the logistical and physical challenges involved in scouring the remote terrain restricted its ability to use untrained volunteers. So they're asking members of the MASAR to call the organization's duty officer.
Officials said they are planning for a more intensified search as more resources become available.
The 66-year-old Largay, an experienced hiker, contacted her husband from the top of Saddleback Mountain on July 21 but failed to meet him as planned the following day.


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Superintendent of Schools George Tomyn presented his 2013-14 budget to the School Board on Tuesday, a streamlined plan that is 1.5 percent smaller than in 2012-13.
Superintendent of Schools George Tomyn presented his 2013-14 budget to the School Board on Tuesday, a streamlined plan that is 1.5 percent smaller than last year's budget.
The district's $456.8 million overall 2013-14 budget is $6.9 million less than the one for 2012-13.
The district budgeted $312.6 million for its general revenue fund in 2013-14 — $7 million more than in 2012-13 and $2.5 million more than Tomyn had estimated in May.
However, that extra money may have to be allocated for climbing health-care costs.
"We are in a real uncertain period (in terms of health-care costs) at the moment," School Board Chairman Ron Crawford said, fearing the Affordable Heath Act will push their costs even further in coming years.
Expecting the district would be facing a $29 million shortfall in 2013-14, Tomyn announced in May layoffs of 261 people, including all 160 first-year teachers.
In recent weeks, after learning how many teachers left the district over the summer due to retirement and resignation, 90 of the laid off teachers have since been reinstated to full-time positions.
All but 27 of the laid-off teachers have been contacted about returning. Four teachers let their certifications expire and could not be rehired, 32 declined offers, and six other offers were still pending.
Officials said as of Tuesday afternoon the district was still working on its final staffing, trying to determine how many slots it had for the remaining 27 laid-off teachers.
Tomyn had estimated in May the district would only receive $295 million in general funds — $310 million if mostly state-mandated reserve funds were included.
In other categories, the district budgeted $50.1 million in capital accounts and $89.1 million in other funds, such as debt service, internal service and other funds.
The 2013-14 budget includes a plan to save $7 million by not meeting the letter of the law of the class-size amendment.
Tomyn, who had once promised not to violate the intent of the class-size amendment, decided it was much cheaper to pay fines than to meet core class-size targets: 18 students in K-5; 22 in middle school; and 25 in high school.
The district has recommended a 2013-14 millage rate of 7.339, just under the 2012-13 rate of 7.671. That means in 2013-14, taxpayers will pay $733.90 per $100,000 of taxable property value — $33.20 less than in 2012-13.
On July 30, the board will hold a public hearing to officially set the proposed millage rate, even though districts around the state have limited jurisdiction to change them without a financial penalty from the state.
After the School Board holds two budget workshops, on Aug. 8 and on Aug. 22, the board will vote on the final budget on Sept. 10 at its regularly scheduled board meeting.
Here's how the millage rate breaks down:
The required local effort was set by the state at 5.066 mills for 2013-14, meaning the average property owner will pay $506.60 per every $100,000 in taxable property value.
Also, the 2013-14 funding adjustment millage was set at 0.250 mills, which works out to $25 per $100,000 of property value, up from $3.90 last year.
The state also set the district's discretionary millage at 0.748 mills, which works out to $74.80 per $100,000 of taxable property value, same as 2012-13.
The final component of the overall rate is the local capital improvement millage, which is primarily used to pay off debt. It remained the same at 1.5 mills, or $150 per every $100,000 in taxable property value.
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Squashing the "Super Bug"
An Open Letter to Gay and Bisexual Men
January/February 2005
In the United States, recent media attention about a multi-drug resistant HIV (the "super-bug") couldn't come at a worse time -- when HIV prevention efforts are both increasingly censored and under funded. Unfortunately, many public health officials are currently relying on a one-size-fits-all approach to preventing further transmission of HIV. Abstinence is promoted over more comprehensive sex education approaches that address contextual as well as individual level factors. There is plenty of research showing the strong link between important contextual factors -- HIV/AIDS stigma, homophobia, class, racism, community cohesion, depression, substance use, etc -- and individual level HIV risk.
ReflectionFear campaigns launched on the backs of gay men are not new in the 24-year history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. What remains crucial is that we retain control over our bodies and health during these times. Men who have sex with men, gay identified or not, must be supported in our efforts to live satisfying and healthy sex lives, which must include consistent employment of effective safer sex and risk reduction strategies. We must work to reinforce as social norms in our community both sex with the minimal exchange of bodily fluids and condom use whenever possible.
For those of us living with HIV, it is vital that we have access to and adhere to treatment. For those of us who are HIV negative, routine STI and HIV screening must be a part of our regular health care regimen.
Sex while under the influence of any substance greatly increases the chance of HIV transmission because a person's ability to negotiate safer sex may be impaired. We must support efforts by men to minimize or eliminate their use of alcohol and/or drugs especially before and during sex. Treatment of addictions must be viewed as integral to our STD and HIV prevention efforts.
DialogueDialogue is also critical during these times. Whether over a dinner table with friends and family or in bed with a boyfriend or trick, we must have the difficult conversations about why we should matter to ourselves, each other and the world. Here are some questions to get the discussion going:
ActionThere has never been room for complacency or resignation in our fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We must remain deliberate in our organizing efforts. Here are some organizing principles to be mindful about as we ready ourselves for the continued work which lies ahead:
Sadly, there is no cure for AIDS. Nor is there a magic bullet to prevent the transmission of HIV. If nothing else, the media attention about multi-drug resistant HIV reminds us about the seriousness of HIV/AIDS disease. We must move past the trivialization of HIV, because living with AIDS is neither glamorous nor easy. Now more than ever, we must re-affirm with dignity the many expressions of love and pride we extend to ourselves and to each other. We must continue to advocate for comprehensive and creative prevention approaches that are multi-pronged and sustained over time. In the current challenging political and fiscal environment, this will require our collective, unrelenting, and steady resolve.
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CHICAGO (AP) - Researchers said opportunities for young adults with autism are limited and the problem needs to be urgently addressed in the next decade as half a million autistic children reach adulthood.
A study published Monday in Pediatrics finds that 1 in 3 young adults with autism or 35 percent, have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation.
Those figures compare with 26 percent of mentally disabled young adults, 7 percent of young adults with speech and language problems, and 3 percent of those with learning disabilities.
Those with autism may fare worse because many also have each of the other disabilities studied.
And this study, based on data from 2007-08, was done before unemployment peaked from the recession. The situation today is tough even for young adults who don't have such limitations.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says looming automatic budget cuts will cause a "tumble downward" for the economy.
He acknowledges many people may not immediately notice the full impact of the so-called sequester cuts if they take effect Friday. But he says yanking $85 billion from the economy this year would be a "big hit" on a nation still trying to fully recover from a recession.
Speaking to business executives Wednesday, Obama acknowledged it will be difficult for lawmakers to reach a deal to offset the cuts by Friday. He says the logjam is not technical, "it's political.
The president wants Republicans to drop their opposition to using some new tax revenue to offset the cuts. And he says members of his own party must accept some changes to government entitlement programs.


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Poised to become secretary of state for an administration wrapping up a decade of war, Sen. John Kerry described in his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday a vision for greater trade and engagement with foreign partners to underline that "American foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone."
"We cannot allow the extraordinary good we do to save and change lives to be eclipsed entirely by the role we have had to play since Sept. 11, a role that was thrust upon us," Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which he's served for more than two decades.
A Senate vote on Kerry's nomination is expected within days. He's assured an easy confirmation, given the strong and vocal bipartisan support for the veteran Democrat. On Thursday, Kerry was introduced by a trio of high-profile allies: outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Kerry's home state of Massachusetts.
"John has built strong relationships with leaders in governments here and around the world, and he has experience in representing our country in fragile and unpredictable circumstances," Clinton said in her introductory remarks.
All three supporters told the committee that Kerry's quarter-century of public service and his experience as a veteran of the Vietnam War had groomed him for the Cabinet post. Warren noted Kerry's 90 overseas trips in his 28 years in the Senate. Clinton praised him as "the right choice" to advance the Obama administration's foreign policy goals. And McCain said Kerry showed "masterful" diplomacy as he led efforts to normalize relations with Vietnam after the war in which both men served as Navy officers.
When a woman in a pink hat interrupted the hearing with anti-war protests and shouts of, "I'm tired of my friends in the Middle East dying!" Kerry quickly defended her right to express her views and reminded the panel that he'd once testified before Congress as an anti-war protester in the Vietnam era.
"People measure what we do," Kerry told the committee. "And in a way that's a good exclamation point to my testimony."
Kerry's familiarity with world affairs was evident, as he gave in-depth answers, often with statistics or concrete examples, to questions on major policy issues he'll face.
A smooth U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan? Kerry said it hinges on the country holding credible elections and reconciliation talks with the Taliban. Iran's nuclear ambitions? Kerry said U.S. policy was not "containment of Iran," but he added that Tehran had to allow for intrusive inspections and prove that its program is peaceful. How to deal with the war in Syria? Kerry said the White House and the State Department were discussing new ways to support the Syrian opposition, but he stressed that policy changes had to be carefully weighed now that al Qaida elements have joined the rebel cause.
Kerry also said he wouldn't give up on burgeoning Arab democracies such as those in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, that he'd seek warmer relations with the Russians, and that potential successions in Venezuela and Cuba held promise for people in the "outliers" of Latin America.
For all the Obama administration's touting of a renewed focus on the Asia Pacific, there was little discussion of China and its neighbors. Kerry said he hoped that the new Chinese leadership shared the U.S. goal of closer bilateral ties, and he said that Americans should stop viewing the Chinese only as adversaries or competitors.
Throughout the testimony, there also were hints as to how big a behind-the-scenes role Kerry has played in foreign policy in recent years. Asides and anecdotes recounted at the hearing told of a screaming match Kerry had with former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, how Kerry had to coax Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept election results, and how he was the first American politician to meet with then-candidate Mohammed Morsi, who went on to become Egypt's first democratically elected president.
Republicans made it clear to Kerry that he'd be dealing with the legacy of the State Department's response to the deadly Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. posts in Benghazi, telling him they still had questions on what the administration knew and when. Senators from both parties sought his assurance that he'd continue implementing dozens of recommendations made by an independent investigating panel that found systemic problems in State Department bureaucracy that contributed to the chaotic aftermath of the attacks.
"We still haven't gotten the answers about what happened in Benghazi," McCain told Kerry.
The questions, while mostly thorough and serious, were hardly confrontational, underscoring how different the confirmation would've been had President Barack Obama been able to field his first choice, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. She withdrew from consideration amid mounting Republican opposition to her candidacy.
Some critics thought her abrasive personality was ill-suited for the diplomatic post, while others fumed over what they considered Rice's attempts to mislead the public with talk show appearances in which she said the Benghazi attacks were an offshoot of protests instead of what others in the administration already knew to be the pre-planned work of militants.
By contrast, even Republican senators on the committee greeted Kerry warmly, while Democrats practically fawned. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., concluded her questioning by saying she couldn't wait for the "privilege" of casting an aye vote to confirm Kerry.
Sen. Robert Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat who presided over the hearing, slipped up and prematurely called Kerry "Mr. Secretary," to which Kerry quipped that the confirmation was even quicker than expected.
"I'm clairvoyant," Menendez replied with a smile.
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The Chicago Fire return to league play Sunday, welcoming 2011 Eastern Conference champions the Houston Dynamo back to Toyota Park (TICKETS). Be sure to tweet your questions about the match using #FireTV for Dan Kelly and Evan Whitfield to answer during the pre-game shown beginning at 5:30pm CT on CSN Chicago. Kickoff is set for 6:00pm CT on CSN Chicago, Galavision (Channel Listing by Provider) or listen via ESPN Deportes Radio 97.5FM beginning at 6:00pm CT.
Below, five things Jeff Crandall thinks every Fire fan should know going into Sunday's Dynamo clash.
1) NYARKO A CENTURION… I've been on this one for a few weeks but coming off his re-signing with the club 10 days ago, Ghanaian attacker Patrick Nyarko will write his name among 13 other players past and present by making his 100th career regular season appearance for the Fire Sunday night vs. Houston. The timely milestone points to what a coup re-signing the five-year Fire veteran was.
Listen to what Patrick had to say on April 5 about what making his 100th appearance at home would mean via the All-In Podcast (April 5).
2) MISSIN' #5... The news that veteran Fire defender Cory Gibbs would be out four-to-six months following meniscus surgery on Friday came as a pretty big blow. Missing your previous season's Defender of the Year isn't happy news for anyone however the Fire have done reasonably well without Cory, going 3-1-6 in matches that Gibbs missed or played less than 45 minutes in last season and unbeaten at home (2-0-3) without the former U.S. international.
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3) ARNE'S #17… Actually he'll be wearing #23 for the Fire this year but that's not what this is about. Gibbs' injury absence will feel like less of a blow as veteran German center back Arne Friedrich looks ready to make his Fire debut Sunday night. If he takes the field, the veteran of two FIFA World Cups with Die Mannschaft will become the 17th Fire player past or present to have made a FIFA World Cup roster.
Can you name the other 16? Scroll to the bottom for the answer…
4) TAX DAY SUCCESS… With Tax Day falling on a Sunday, Fire fans have a few more days to file returns and extensions (remember to do so by Tuesday!). Even though it's not actually the day so many dread, the Fire have gone unbeaten, going 1-0-2 all-time on April 15.
Previous April 15 matches:
2000 - 1-0 win vs. Miami (Stoitchkov 48')
2006 - 1-1 draw at Columbus (Rolfe 49')
2007 - 1-1 draw at Colorado (Barrett 85')
5) DOM'S AN IRON MAN… Myself and Brendan Hannan found out this week just how fast Dominic Oduro is but with his former Dynamo team returning for another April match, we're all reminded of the trade that saw him come here in exchange for Calen Carr on March 23 last year. Both players went on to help their teams last season but Oduro's had slightly more individual success, scoring 14 goals and being the only Fire player to appear in every regular season match since the first week of the 2011 campaign. In all, Oduro's appeared in 36 straight games. I'm not exactly sure where this ranks, but I'm working on it…
#3 Answer: DaMarcus Beasley (2002, 2006, 2010; USA), Carlos Bocanegra (2006, 2010; USA) Cuauhtemoc Blanco (1998, 2002, 2010; Mexico), Jorge Campos (1994, 1998, 2002; Mexico), Frank Klopas (1994; USA), Lubos Kubik (1990; Czechoslovakia), Freddie Ljungberg (2002, 2006; Sweden), Brian McBride (1998, 2002, 2006; USA), Pavel Pardo (1998, 2006; Mexico), Tony Sanneh (2002; USA), Mike Sorber (1994; USA), Hristo Stoitchkov (1994, 1998; Bulgaria), Paulo Wanchope (2002, 2006; Costa Rica), Andy Williams (1998; Jamaica), Josh Wolff (2002, 2006; USA), Eric Wynalda (1990, 1994, 1998; USA)


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When the children get home from school, one of two things generally happen. They either start complaining about being hungry, or about having too much homework. So let's kill these two birds with one pretzel pop, shall we?!
I like to have these goodies made before my children get home, or I set out the ingredients and let them make them as soon as they walk in the door. You'll be one step ahead of the complaining and these snacks will hopefully prevent the complaining from happening in the first place. This fun snack will definitely fill up their tummies and give them the energy and brain boost they need to get through the rest of the afternoon.
How to make pretzel pops:
1. Take a pretzel rod, roll it in a soft natural peanut butter.
2. Provide a couple goodies such as: chopped peanuts, chopped almonds, chopped walnuts, mini chocolate chips, chopped chocolate candies, sprinkles, or other favorite small treats that will stick to peanut butter.
3. Dip the pretzel rod into the goodies.
4. If using a crunchy or thicker peanut butter, spoon it onto the pretzel and press the peanut butter around the rod with your fingers.
You can also make pretzel sandwiches with the waffle or mini pretzel twist varieties. Just add some peanut butter in between the pretzels and let a little of the peanut butter ooze out the sides of the pretzel sandwich. Then roll the peanut butter around in the suggested goodies and let them stick to the peanut butter. Or, place a thin slice of banana inside the pretzel-peanut butter sandwich.
Pretzel pops and pretzel sandwiches keeps mom happy because they are an easy way to provide children with protein and energy to fight the afternoon blues. And they keep children happy because they are fun and tasty treats!
What after school snacks do you give your children to keep them happy?
we make these all the time and we love them!!
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MAGAZINE MAKE BELIEVE: Now that Candace Bushnell's novel "Lipstick Jungle" has spawned a TV series — NBC revealed at its upfronts on Monday the soap would begin airing on Sunday nights early next year — the fictional magazine featured in the book is going to become real (sort of), too.
In the series, one of the three main characters is the editor in chief of fashion glossy Bonfire, and once "Lipstick Jungle" begins to air, NBC and iVillage will launch Bonfire as a "fully editorialized online publication," which, according to NBC's announcement, "will offer users fashion profiles, relationship advice, topical articles, quizzes and forums."
To make the real version of the fake magazine, NBC and iVillage will draw on their existing editorial staffs, said Vivi Zigler, executive vice president of NBC Digital Entertainment. "It's going to be both fact- and fiction-based," she said. NBC will craft features that chronicle the fictional lives of the show's characters, while the iVillage side will produce the factual editorial.
As for the actual show, the clips showed at Radio City Music Hall on Monday were terribly reminiscent of HBO's "Sex and the City": lots of scenes of Brooke Shields, who plays a film executive, talking over lunch with her two best friends about their sex lives with guys with nicknames like "The Bazillionaire," and dialogue such as, "I hate that you sent a jet for me — I hate that I love riding in it so much."
ABC is expected to announce at its upfronts on Tuesday that it has picked up its own glamour soap, "Cashmere Mafia," from "Sex and the City" producer Darren Star and starring Lucy Liu. — Gabriel Snyder
FOR YOU, ANYTHING: The trained eye might detect a very particular location for the photograph of Diane von Furstenberg in Vanity Fair's portion of the latest Condé Nast "Point of Passion" advertising campaign. Yes, that is the Edward Sorel mural, and that is a fairly choice table at Vanity Fair editor in chief Graydon Carter's side project, the Waverly Inn. New York Times critic Frank Bruni had noted in his review of the restaurant in January that it had denied press photography inside, marking the ad campaign as a kind of public debut. "The request came from the Condé Nast Media Group, and Graydon was fine with it," said a spokeswoman for the magazine. "People do call and request, and he'll consider it."
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The perpetual preview status has engendered a rather coy advertising technique — official indifference to the masses, but a near-ubiquity in the entire stable of Condé Nast magazines. This has so far included a story in Bon Appetit, interior party photographs and frequent mentions in several issues of Vogue, a biscuit recipe in GQ and mentions in Details and Gourmet. And, it should be noted for the sake of transparency, a story or two in WWD, also owned by Condé Nast. — Irin Carmon


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I wanted to quickly provide a review of some of the new content that I have experienced in Guild Wars 2's latest patch, Flame and Frost: Prelude. Specifically I want to talk about the new story elements added to the game. The Flame and Frost story promises to set off some exciting new story lines that will play out over the next couple months. I am excited about the contents of the story itself and the direction Arena Net is taking with content releases.
First off, I personally can not believe how large the patch is, especially after Colin down played its size, pre-release, on the forums. The size of this patch also gives me insight into what Colin was thinking when he said we should expect an "expansions worth of content" in February and March. Seeing how big January's "small patch" is makes me excited for what Arena Net has in store for us in the coming months. I now understand Colin's enthusiasm for the work his team is doing. I think I may be drinking the Arena Net Kool-aid because this patch makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
Arena Net has setup the release of the January story into parts to create a "Living Story". As Bobby Stein pointed out of the forums we will not see all the changes at once or even in one week. Instead subtle changes will slowly shape the land and the story. I, personally, love this idea. I liken this to the difference between a movie and a TV show. Up until now we have been getting a movie a month from Arena Net, and now it seems we will be getting a TV show once a week. I like this because I am a more active player and need something to help keep the game fresh between monthly patches. I hope the Living Story will do just that. Releasing the story in smaller doses also creates more chances for feedback on the story to reach Arena Net and for them to modify things and cater to the players. Imagine if the current story had been released in batches instead of all at once. Trahearne would have been killed off two episodes into his story arc due to bad ratings.
The Story, so far
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|Heralds, like this one, can be found across the
zones marked with the star icon on the map.
The new story line so far concerns some strange weather patterns and geologic events which have upset the populations of the northern territories. Thus far, this is hitting the Norn and Charr of Diessa Plateau and Wayfarer Foothills the hardest. Streams of refugees are flowing through these zones and it is the players job to help them make their way to Hoelbrak and the Black Citadel. In these cities refugee camps have been setup where we can question NPCs to learn more about these events. NPC's involved in the Living Story are marked on the map with a golden star.
If you speak with the Norn in Hoelbrak you get vague answers. "Terrible Storms" are brewing and "something" is attacking the refugees. The most we get out of the Norn is that "steam's been rupturing up from underground." This steam is causing the weather to go all wonky. What could be the cause? And what is attacking these refugee's? The Norn do not have the answers ... yet.
The story is similar in the Charr controlled lands. Hot air is escaping from beneath the earth and causing havoc with the weather. Although not all the Charr are in on the details of what is going on one Charr in the Black Citadel is more specific. He pretty much straight up blames the Fire Legion saying that a group of soldiers were "run out of their posts by Flame Legion." Is that who is behind this? Time will tell as the story evolves.
A mysterious dead body, that of a merchant, has appeared in the Northern reaches of Wayfarer Foothills near Solitude Waypoint. The body is "frozen and lifeless" and it is "difficult to tell how long ago death occurred". Examining the body further reveals burn marks and trails of blood coming from the ears. Other then that there are no other signs of trauma to the body. In my non-medical opinion it sounds like he was in an explosion. This body seems like a great seed for a story and am excited to see where it goes - CSI Tyria.
For now, players can busy themselves assisting the refugees along the long path they are marching along starting in the north of Wayfarer Foothills and trickling down in two paths to Hoelbrak via Wayfarer Foothills and the Black Citadel via Diessa Plateau. Both zones are low level and offer opportunities for almost every player. The new patch changed the way rewards are handled for scaled down players such that you are always rewarded for your level. That includes chests, loots drops (not crafting mats), and event rewards. It makes being a level 80 in these zones worth it.
Tasks to assist the refugees include, lighting camp fires, healing injured refugees, collecting mementoes from the dead, and completing events. If you finish 75 of these tasks you are rewarded with the completion of an achievement, the title, "Volunteer", and a drawing from a refugee child worth 5000 karma. I completed the tasks in about 30 minutes without any problems. There are three places that the events takes place. Dulfy has all the details up on her page but if you just go to the zones and stick the refugee trails you should encounter them. All the events are the same though and involve killing elementals taking the stones they drop and placing them into an active steam vent. The events can be easily completed solo (I did one my 80 Theif and two on my 20 Mesmer). So far, the events are rather dull but that is to be expected. Hopefully, it is part of the story pacing and not all of the events will be like this.
And lets not forget the stories that started in October and November. The Lion's Arch Fountain and Lighthouse have both seen changes, with the fountain now returned to its original glory.
|Work on the new Lighthouse continues.
Like I say, I am drinking the Arena Net kool aid. Overall, I like where they are going with the game and I am excited for the future of this story and for what is to come in February and March. I have a feeling this is just the tip of the ice berg in terms of what Anet has in store. The story, so far, has a ton of great seeds and I can see it taking a number of different paths. The other content is excellent and I hope to discuss it in the days to come.
What do you guys think of the story? Have you been going out into the world to track down every little tidbit you can? Have I missed anything? Let me know in the comments below.


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Who gets fluoride and who misses out?
UPDATE: HEALTH experts will press their cases with Toowoomba Regional Council before a final decision on whether to retain water fluoridation at Mt Kynoch is made on Tuesday.
"I would be surprised if the decision does change," water and waste portfolio leader Cr John Gouldson said.
"(But) we are bringing up (representatives from) Queensland Health on Monday to address council."
Renowned American anti-fluoride advocate Professor Paul Connett had also planned to have his say on
Saturday, but busy schedules meant councillors had to cancel the date.
One of the biggest issues for council has been mapping out exactly who gets fluoridated water and who misses out - and to what degree.
As it stands, 80 per cent of homes in Toowoomba receive the full recommended dosage.
The remaining 20 per cent receive varying degrees due to blending with untreated bore water.
"Houses in the City Central area rely 100 per cent on bore water, so they receive no fluoride," Cr Gouldson said.
"The problem we face is that we have to work out where the pipes are.
"Does it cut off at James St or Herries St?
"That is a concern and we will address that."
A report presented in City Hall has allayed fears that continuing to run the Mt Kynoch fluoridation program would not be cost-effective, costing only $10,000 a year in both chemicals and labour.
By opting not to extend the program to outer townships without existing infrastructure, council is eligible for a $143,000 reimbursement from the State Government.
Who gets it?
- Toowoomba (not city centre)
- Highfields
- Cabarlah
- Meringandan East
- Oakey
- Jondaryan
- Kingsthorpe
- Gowrie Junction
- Gowrie Mountain
- Meringandan West
- Goombungee
- Cotswold Hills
- Torrington
- Glenvale
- Charlton
- Wellcamp
- Westbrook
Who misses out?
- Toowoomba City centre
- Clifton
- Crows Nest
- Hodgson Vale
- Millmerran
- Pittsworth
- Wyreema
Mass medication concerns spark councillor opposition
Councillors who voted against the fluoridation of Toowoomba's water supply cited concerns over mass medication as the main reason for their opposition.
Councillors Bill Cahill, Anne Glasheen, Ros Scotney, Nancy Sommerfield and Mike Williams all argued that local goverment should not force medication on residents.
Those opposed found themselves in the minority when the issue was put to a vote, with council resolving to retain fluoridation by a vote of 6-5.
This is how those against explained their opposition:
Bill Cahill: "The guts of this issue for me ... is about allowing people to have freedom of choice. It is not council's job to mass medicate based on proposed health benefits.
"Council is not the health department. Aside from costs ... - and there is some conjecture in my belief around the continued costs - I think the crux of the matter is about allowing people to have a choice.
"Council's charter is to provide a safe water supply and that's it."
Anne Glasheen: "My beef with the whole exercise is that health is the State Government's responsibility.
"If the State Government wants to fluoridate our water, they will mandate and pay and tell us we have to do it.
"They have passed the buck to local government so that we cop the flak.
"With Mt Kynoch's water supply, I'm not supporting this motion because if we are doing something, we should be doing it properly.
"You say 80 per cent of town gets it. If we are going to fluoridate our water, we need to make sure that everybody gets the right dose."
Ros Scotney: "I feel I can speak with 23 years of knowledge in dental health. I'm not against fluoride for children by way of drops ... or tablets for expectant mothers and children from the suggested age of three to 13.
"It is true that it has a wonderful effect on their teeth. Fluoride in the water does concern me.
"One child may drink several glasses of water a day and others may drink very little. We, as adults, don't need fluoride.
"It is another chemical enforced on us and there is the possibility of machinery breakdown or overdoses of fluoride into the system."
Nancy Sommerfield: "There are such divided thoughts on the beneficial versus detrimental impacts on our bodies (that) it doesn't seem very democratic to me.
"We have freedom of speech, but our people don't get to choose whether they have fluoride in their drinking water or not. Some people have said to me, "Well, they don't have to drink it".
"My comment back to them is that not everyone can afford to buy water - it is dearer than petrol. Five other councils across Queensland - Cairns, Doomadgee, Tablelands, North Burnett and South Burnett - have taken the vote and have agreed to discontinue it.
"Please give my argument serious consideration when you take this informed vote today."
Mike Williams: "Water is different from salt or bread or any of those other things we put additives in, as we are the only supplier of water in our region.
"I'm a believer of choice and really believe people should have that choice.
"My core philosophy is that we should not have Big Brother dictating what is good for (us).
"I'm a believer that, as it is a commodity in which we are a monopoly, we should be giving people the opportunity to make up their own minds."
Those in favour of water fluoridation said they supported the initiative because of the long-term health benefits:
Paul Antonio: "My children had fluoride tablets when they were young and they have very good teeth. The recommendation of the Australian Dental Association is very clear.
"I will guarantee, in the broader aspect of Toowoomba, the young people who most need dental health are not getting it.
"For me, it is all about parental responsibility."
Sue Englart: "I was overjoyed to read the report because I did not know that we've had fluoride in our water from 2010. I'm quite excited about the fact that my teeth have improved in that time.
"I really believe that if we don't go ahead with this, it will be the poorer end of our community who will suffer - those who can't afford to have good dental checks.
"I would actually hang my head in shame if I thought $1 million of infrastructure that we have got from the State Government was left to die. It is their responsibility for public health, not local councils'.
"But we need this . . . it's something good for our community."
John Gouldson: "Like Cr Williams, my position has been backwards and forwards on this issue. I have come down on the side of voting for this motion because I believe the it is the best option.
"It is flawed. Part of me would like to see an amendment... (saying) we would take out an educational campaign, so at least our ratepayers each know individually what their dosage is.
"Professional people are in favour of it. The (Health) Minister himself is in favour and his department is basically in favour, despite the fact that they have washed their hands of it. I think that's a blessing.
"There are some things in government (in which) we want more say. We are going to have our say here today."
Geoff McDonald: "I'm very concerned about the process we're going through here. It has been mentioned on four occasions about the State Government... that we should have additional briefings on both sides.
"It has been mentioned that there is a general consensus from the community and... that we are taking the choice away from the community.
"I would much prefer between now and (our next meeting) to have Queensland Health here.
"I've heard anecdotal stories that the Minister is for it... but I would be making a decision ill-informed if we didn't have that."
Carol Taylor: "I agree with previous speakers that this is a State Government responsibility handed to Local Government, and I think that's a cop-out. As a councillor, I don't believe I'm qualified to asses the health benefits or otherwise...
"How do we, as representatives of this community, assess the views of the silent majority? That's the problem - we always hear the squeaky, noisy people for and against.
"Unlike Cr Glasheen, I've been overloaded by the people against and their scare tactics.
"In the interest of benefiting those who need it most ... I support the continuation of the fluoridation of the water system as it is at present, recognising the imperfections (for a) very small percentage of the community."
Chris Tait: "It is not a complete solution, but it is a partial solution. I believe it's the financially responsible thing to do. We've all been lobbied, particularly by the anti-fluoride people, and heard some comment about that.
"I believe there are positive health benefits, particularly for children who may not otherwise be exposed to fluoride. They're the ones that need it the most - underprivileged children, in particular.
"Fluoride is added in other states and has had a positive effect... We talk about putting an additive in water, but we put additives in other things.
"For instance, iodine in salt, folate... to bread. We do put chemicals in other things for positive effects.
"Therefore, this is no different. For the purpose of the public benefits, I support it."
YESTERDAY: A single vote has swung a decision for Toowoomba to continue its water fluoridation program at Mt Kynoch.
The resolution came down to the wire as each member of council's water and waste committee made a conscience vote on the issue yesterday.
Toowoomba dentist Dr Rob Sivertsen applauded the choice, but was shocked the treatment plant's existing $1.02 million fluoridation infrastructure came so close to abandonment.
"My main concern with those five against is that I'm not sure there was adequate consultation with recognised experts in the field," he said.
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The program's continuation means 80 per cent of Toowoomba residents will continue to receive the recommended dose, though none within the city centre.
Oddly enough, City Hall itself receives no fluoridated water as it relies on bores for its supply.
The decision will need ratification by a full meeting of council on Tuesday before it is set in stone.
Cr Sue Englart said scare tactics from anti-fluoride campaigners were rife throughout the decision process.
"We have many Luddites that continue to believe the world is flat... It still seems easier to peddle fear than it is to sell the truth," she said.
Dr Sivertsen met with four councillors prior to yesterday's vote - Mayor Paul Antonio, Cr Chris Tait, Cr John Gouldson and Cr Nancy Sommerfield.
"I (also) met with (Minister for Health) Lawrence Springborg on Saturday evening," he said.
"He is basically supportive of the maintenance of the status quo
"In other words, if there is existing water fluoridation, he doesn't want it removed."
Councillors voting on either side were exasperated that the decision was ever theirs to make.
Dr Sivertsen echoed the sentiment.
"Issues related to public health measures need to be delivered at either the Federal or State Government level," he said.
The cost of continuing the program at Mt Kynoch is estimated at $10,000 a year - $8000 for chemicals and $2000 for operations.
Fluoride will not be extended to outer districts where infrastructure is not already in place, saving an estimated $70,000 a year.
- Mayor Paul Antonio
- Cr Sue Englart
- Cr John Gouldson
- Cr Geoff McDonald
- Cr Carol Taylor
- Cr Chris Tait
- Cr Bill Cahill
- Cr Anne Glasheen
- Cr Ros Scotney
- Cr Nancy Sommerfield
- Cr Mike Williams
Fluoride is here to stay
MORE than 80 per cent of Toowoomba residents are set to continue receiving fluoride in their tap water after council's water and waste committee voted in favour of continuing the program.
The decision was always going to be down to the wire.
Six councillors voted to continue the program, outweighing the five votes to cease operations.
The votes will need to by ratified by a full meeting of council next Tuesday, but shows just how divisive the issue has become.
The decision would mean all operations at Mt Kynoch will continue.
Any plans to extend the program to any outer-lying areas that do not already have the necessary infrastructure in place would be annulled.
Voting for continuing the program:
- Mayor Paul Antonio
- Cr Sue Englart
- Cr John Gouldson
- Cr Geoff McDonald
- Cr Carol Taylor
- Cr Chris Tait
Voting against continuing the program:
- Cr Bill Cahill
- Cr Anne Glasheen
- Cr Ros Scotney
- Cr Nancy Sommerfield
- Cr Mike Williams


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6 Celeb Resolutions That Need to Be Kept in 2013
A new year means a new you. Did you resolve to workout every morning or finally kick that awful habit this year? Or maybe you're going to organize your life once and for all (For realsies this time)? Celebrities have their own flaws too. Here, we propose some resolutions for our favorite A-listers to kick off 2013.


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Page 130 of Sarah Stone's watercolours held by the Australian Museum Research Library. Fishhook from New Zealand and flywhisk from Rurutu.
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After a tumultuous week that included an appellate court flip-flop over a last-minute injunction, a $10 million land swap designed to secure a crucial right-of-way for the Jefferson Parkway finally went through Monday, paving the way for the building of the controversial tollway.
The land transfer, billed by the federal government as a deal to preserve open space, involves trading a 617-acre parcel near the southwestern corner of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge for a 300-foot-wide transportation right-of-way on the eastern edge of the site that runs parallel to Indiana Avenue.
The right-of-way is viewed as a critical piece of the proposed toll road, which proponents say will nearly complete a high-speed beltway around the Denver metro area. Opponents of the highway, though, contend that its construction could disturb plutonium-contaminated soil at the former nuclear weapons plant.
The transaction involves multiple local governments, including Boulder and Boulder County, as well as the Colorado State Land Board, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The deal's closing followed a week in which the town of Superior and environmental groups WildEarth Guardians and Rocky Mountain Wild filed a motion seeking an emergency injunction to block the transfer after a federal judge dismissed their lawsuit seeking to block the land swap.
A three-judge panel on the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction halting the transaction, but reversed the decision a day later after being swayed by the response from the U.S. Department of Justice.
'Still kind of reeling'
Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians' climate and energy program director, said the deal's closing Monday is certainly a setback, but that his organization will continue to seek ways to fight the tollway.
"Nothing's been built yet, and we're going to continue to use every option available to us," he said. "We're still kind of reeling from last week. It was a bit of a roller coaster. We got the injunction and then it was lifted and we're still assessing where that leaves us. We're trying to figure out how to make the best of a bad situation.
"We're just kind of waiting and assessing what other angles we have."
The original lawsuit was intended to block the deal -- and, by extension, the parkway -- on grounds including the lack of a comprehensive environmental assessment of its impacts. Opponents say building the road along the route currently proposed, which skirts the eastern edge of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, could turn up soil laced with dangerous levels of plutonium in the area, which was the longtime site of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant.
'Great urban park'
Proponents of the deal lauded the swap as a big step in creating the Rocky Mountain Greenway, an uninterrupted trail and open space network that seeks to connect hundreds of miles of trails in the Denver metro area.
"Today's action will significantly expand one of the cornerstones of Colorado's open space and trails network and will protect the Front Range's mountain backdrop as one of the state's crown jewels," Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said in a statement. "I applaud all the partners who have come together with the state and local communities to connect people to the great outdoors and to take this key step toward realizing the Rocky Mountain Greenway as America's next great urban park."
But Sandy Pennington, a member of the Superior board of trustees, said the focus should be on the danger of building the tollway.
"The issue should always have been the safety of building a four-lane highway on what we know to be plutonium-laden soil," she said. "We are definitely going to continue to discuss this and determine what we will do next."
The land deal's closing does not mean construction will begin immediately on the parkway. The next step is a meeting of the Jefferson Parkway Authority Board of Directors to see how they would prefer to proceed now that the land has been obtained.
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DNR to Research Dwindling Minnesota Moose Population
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources is launching a moose research project in northeastern Minnesota to determine why the state's population of the animal is declining.
DNR officials will hold a St. Paul news conference Friday to unveil what they're calling a first-of-its-kind project. They'll employ GPS and other technology to help track the animals.
As of last March, Minnesota's moose population was estimated at 4,230 - a 14 percent decline from the previous year's estimate, and less than half what it was in 2006. Wildlife managers have said reasons could include parasites, diseases and warmer weather.
They have said hunting is not to blame, and the DNR allowed a short moose hunting season last fall. The agency has not yet revealed if it will allow a moose hunt this year.
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