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President Obama has promised to get the anemic U.S. economy going again by boosting exports. Besides the export of billions of freshly printed U.S. dollars from the Federal Reserve, it is not clear exactly what the president has in mind.
The obvious export opportunity on the horizon for the U.S. is hydrocarbons—oil, gas and coal. But the economic benefits of American competitiveness in energy haven't been obvious to this administration.
Since becoming president, Mr. Obama has treated hydrocarbon production like an infectious disease to be eradicated. His administration had to commission a study to learn, as announced last week, that allowing American companies to export liquefied natural gas would be beneficial to the U.S. economy. Still, the Department of Energy says it can't make "final determinations" on export applications until it hears from those who object. So much for property rights.
If Mr. Obama is serious about exports, he will need to lose his stale ideas on energy, which date back to the 1970s. In a recent paper titled "Unleashing the North American Energy Colossus," Mark Mills, a resident scholar at the Manhattan Institute, describes the continent as "awash in hydrocarbon resources . . . more than four times greater than all the resources extant in the Middle East."
To tap that wealth, Washington should throw off the regulatory status quo "anchored in the idea of shortages and import dependence," Mr. Mills writes. "A complete reversal of thinking is needed to orient North America around hydrocarbon abundance—and exports."
Among the world's oil and gas producers, the U.S. is now growing the fastest. Even though the growth in U.S. demand for energy is slowing, the decline is offset by rising world demand. If North America's total productive capacity in hydrocarbons increases by just 3% per year over the next 20 years, Mr. Mills says, the continent will become the largest supplier to burgeoning world markets.
Canadian production also is expanding, thanks to smart government policies. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made resource development a key cog in the Canadian growth wheel. If the Obama administration continues to deny a permit for TransCanada's TRP.T -0.31%Keystone XL pipeline to U.S. refineries, Mr. Harper has said that Canadian product will be sold elsewhere. He has also warned American environmentalists that he won't allow them to treat Canada like a national park where development is verboten.
At a Manhattan Institute symposium last week, Canada's New York Consul-General John Prato cited estimates by the province of Alberta of an incredible 175 billion barrels of recoverable oil in its oil sands. He also noted that natural gas exploration is now migrating to surprising places like New Brunswick, where gas producer Southwest Energy owns 2.5 million acres of undeveloped land.
Mr. Mills's paper points out that the Carter administration put restrictions on the use of natural gas because it believed there was so little to be had. Today's bountiful oil and gas reserves, he notes, are "a function of technology, not of geology," which is why it is revolutionary. "Technology unleashes resources, resource wealth creates capital, and capital is reinvested in new technology that in turn unleashes resources." Market prices and the ability of investors to respond to supply and demand are crucial to this process.
A Mexican revolution in energy might be brewing too. Geologically the country is likely to have reserves similar to those of its North American neighbors. But it risks being left behind because of resource nationalism, enshrined in the constitution, which keeps private investment out. Without plentiful, cheap energy, Mexico will find it increasingly difficult to compete with its Nafta neighbors in manufacturing.
The state-owned oil company Pemex doesn't have the resources to drill in shale. One solution would be to open shale-gas development to private drillers. While the need for a constitutional amendment is a barrier, Mexican economist Luis de la Calle argues that resistance to the change might be overcome by making a case for treating shale exploration as mining, in which private investment is allowed. "The key is to establish a market that will provide the price signals necessary to guarantee the availability of natural gas in the country at the same terms (price, volume, reliability and length of contract) as in Texas," Mr. de la Calle wrote in Mexico's El Universal last week.
Three democracies, sitting on vast resources, each have their own comparative advantages to offer an integrated continental market that could lead the world. Greater North American energy supplies imply millions of new jobs, higher tax revenues, plentiful energy for continental manufacturing and the end of reliance on hostile producers like Venezuela. But to reach optimum potential, investors need the freedom to explore, exploit and refine hydrocarbons and move output at every stage of production throughout the continent. In other words, governments need to get out of the way.


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The 20" diameter wheel provides a large amount of clearance for big brake kits and has no problem fitting around factory 15" Brembo brakes. The Velgen wheel requires a metal hubcentric ring for installation. This ring is included with each wheel.
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GM Automotive Service Educational Program (GMASEP)
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Introduction of electronic controls into multiple systems in automobiles being manufactured in the mid-1970s created a transformational event within the automotive service industry. General Motors Corporation executives realized that highly skilled service technicians with electronic diagnostics as well as mechanical training would be needed to properly maintain and service these new high-tech products.
GM executive relationships with Michigan's Delta College and the League for Innovation led to identification of community colleges as the most appropriate venue to implement its General Motors Automotive Service Educational Program (GMASEP) because of its blend of technical training coupled with an associate degree experience that included courses in mathematics and communication and the development of critical thinking skills. The Dallas/Fort Worth area — with its high concentration of progressive GM dealerships — was selected, and Brookhaven College was the community college chosen in 1978 to respond to area dealer needs.
Brookhaven College administrators and faculty worked hand-in-hand with GM corporate representatives and local dealers to identify key competencies; develop necessary educational materials, curriculum patterns and teaching strategies; and identify and secure new-model vehicles and tools with which to train as well as provide faculty professional development related to this emerging technology.
At its inception, General Motors committed corporate executive-level leadership for curriculum development and GM-specific training for college faculty, identification of training components (vehicles as well as component parts), identification of local sponsoring dealers, and establishment of national meetings to identify and resolve program challenges and best practices.
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GM's Automotive Service Educational Program (GMASEP) is a two-year apprenticeship program designed to prepare individuals to work as automotive service technicians at a General Motors dealership. The curriculum for the
Dealership-Sponsored Technician Associate in Applied Sciences degree was designed by the General Motors Corporation and Brookhaven College.
ASEP students attend intensive 10-week sessions of classroom lecture and laboratory exercises at the college, followed by a 10-week cooperative work experience at the student's sponsoring General Motors dealership. This process allows the student to apply recent classroom activities in a professional dealership environment. The total program lasts about 90 weeks, with approximately 50 weeks spent at Brookhaven College and 40 weeks at the students' sponsoring dealership.
Since the program's inception, more than 450 A.A.S.-degreed service technicians have begun their careers at General Motors dealerships throughout North Texas. These students complete the program and enter the dealerships with multiple GM-authorized technician certifications, equipping them with specialized training that enables them to be immediately productive. Many of these graduates have assumed supervisory and managerial roles within their dealerships, served as mentors to newly sponsored students, or have pursued additional education and are currently in automotive engineering positions at regional or corporate levels.
" I have been involved with the ASEP program and Brookhaven College for more than 20 years. Your program has provided me with some of the best technicians I have in my service department and continues to provide me with future techs. ASEP focuses on General Motors training and is a huge benefit to my store. When a student graduates, he or she has so much of the required GM training completed that it literally saves me thousands of dollars in training expense and lost productivity.
One of the big differences between GMASEP and the 'mass production' tech schools is that when an ASEP student graduates, he or she is ready to be a fully commissioned, productive technician. If you are in a General Motors dealership, you should seriously consider ASEP for your future technician needs. "
" General Motors Corporation constantly strives to be a good corporate citizen by providing support for our dealers, our consumers and our communities. One of the many ways we can demonstrate this commitment is supporting programs like GMASEP. In my 19 years of working with Brookhaven College I have, on GM's behalf, been pleased to support this proven program with vehicle and equipment donations, manufacturer-specific professional development for faculty and participation in recruiting events.
Brookhaven College ASEP graduates come to our dealerships equipped with certified GM training, critical thinking skills needed to diagnose today's automobiles, the desire to take on new technology challenges, and career pathways that provide opportunities within management. With ever-evolving product comes the need for progressive training for future technicians. Working together, we can continue to provide excellent entry-level dealership service technicians for today and the future. "
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Miley Cyrus Covers Cosmo for Second Time This Year
Miley Cyrus nabbed the March 2013 cover of Cosmopolitan and she reprised it with the December 2013 cover, pretty much bookending her unforgettable year with appearances on the cover the women's bible. She looked smashing in a Forever Unique bejeweled dress, nibbling on her pinky and flashing a Cheshire cat-like grin.
Cyrus acknowledged the sweeping changes in her life since her spring cover with little-to-no modesty, saying, "I'm just having the best time ever and everything's falling into place like it's supposed to."
She continued, "Even people who want to hate on me, they can't even shut down the fact that I'm literally what everyone is talking about. I don't want to say that I'm on top right now – I feel like I'm kind of an underdog in a cool way. It's almost punk rock to like me because it's not the right thing to do. Like, society wants to shut me down."
The singer addressed the celebs who were critics of her still-discussed VMAs performance back in August. "I don't really care. I think everyone would have given anything to be me at that moment, because I was being one hundred percent true to myself…and not many people can say that," she said. She also says she never throws shade so others should not wind up and toss it her way, either.
Besides, her supporters are pretty major. Like Katy Perry and Kanye West. "It's easy for Kanye to support me because we're in totally separate lanes of competition, but for Katy to say that she appreciates what I'm really doing for the pop industry, that keeps you going. And I mean, who cares what the media buzz is if Kanye West is telling you that you're the s—t?"
She also addressed her seemingly blithe attitude about her recent split with fiance Liam Hemsworth.
"I need to treat my music like a relationship – give it my time and all the attention it deserves – and that's my main love right now," she said.
Cyrus finished, "This is the best time of my life. I'm not going to look back on it and be like, 'I wish I hadn't been dwelling over a breakup,' you know? Because that's not what God wants my life to be about right now. God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed."
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HHS health rules no balm for states
Sure, the Obama administration is dumping piles of Affordable Care Act rules in everyone's laps now. The danger, though, is that the rules have been held up so long that the states' insurance commissioners — even the ones that want to implement the law — may have trouble making up for lost time.
That's the word from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners meeting near Washington, D.C., last week, where commissioners from around the country told POLITICO that the Department of Health and Human Services has left large holes in its guidance for states building insurance exchanges — online marketplaces for individuals to access subsidized insurance plans.
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But that was before Friday's regulation dump, which gave health care stakeholders hundreds of pages of guidance on everything from the health exchanges to the multistate plans that are the heath care law's replacement for the "public option" so many liberals wanted.
Friday's new rules included a 373-page HHS regulation that covers risk adjustment in the exchanges, cost-sharing limits and user fees for the federal exchanges; a 122-page Office of Personnel Management rule that spells out the guidelines for the Multi-State Plan Program; and the Internal Revenue Service put out a 42-page rule on the Medicare payroll tax that will be charged to high-income earners to help pay for the law.
But the sudden deluge of regulations doesn't change the fact that insurance commissioners have been kept waiting for months, and they say the delays have made their jobs significantly harder.
Until now, most of the loudest complaints about the lack of guidance on the Affordable Care Act came from Republican governors. But at the insurance commissioners' conference this week, the officials in the trenches implementing the law — even in states that have been its strongest supporters — quietly expressed the same concerns.
Commissioners from Democrat-led states that have rushed to implement exchanges say they've been in a holding pattern awaiting word from the Obama administration. And the things they want out of the regulations — especially the technical details they want about federal exchanges — aren't likely to be totally resolved by the new rules released Friday.
"We're still very much depending on getting further guidance from HHS. There are still some major gaps," said Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, whose state has long pursued its own exchange. "The timetable that we have is going to be a real challenge. … We're still plowing ahead but without some of this critical guidance from the federal government, it's going to be very difficult."
Likewise, Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott Kipper bemoaned "slow and not completely comprehensive" regulations from the Obama administration despite the state's long-held plans to operate its own exchange.
"We're going to make it, I think. We've gotten an awful lot of cooperation from our industry," he said. "It'll be tight."


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The first speed cameras in Anne Arundel County will be up and running in Annapolis school zones within weeks, officials said.
More than a year has passed since the city council first approved the cameras. Three months have gone by while a contractor researched traffic patterns to determine where to put them. Mayor Joshua Cohen said this week that the project is nearing completion.
"Anytime you talk about speed cameras, it smacks a little bit of 'Big Brother,' " Cohen said. "I didn't want to rush into this. I wanted to make this as deliberate as possible."
While the appointed time to begin clocking motorists has yet to be set, city workers have already printed four of the dozens of signs meant to warn drivers of a $40 fine for cruising through one of 11 school zones around the city. There will be a 30-day grace period before tickets are issued.
The city's cameras — one stationary and several mobile — come onboard as speed camera systems across the state have come under scrutiny. An audit this month found that several state highway cameras were not properly calibrated and issued tickets where none was deserved. A review of Baltimore City data by The Baltimore Sun found the city continued to operate a camera months after it was found to be faulty. Baltimore City has invalidated nearly 6,000 tickets, The Sun found.
Cohen said Annapolis wanted to proceed cautiously because he expects residents to be irate if tickets are issued in error.
"We're familiar with the experience in Baltimore," Cohen said. "Even if 1 percent of the machines are faulty, that's a lot of tickets."
State lawmakers legalized speed cameras in 2009. Baltimore City and Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's counties have installed them. While the State Highway Administration has installed them in work zones along some Anne Arundel roadways, County Executive John R. Leopold has not supported putting them elsewhere in the county.
Cohen said he will meet with Police Chief Michael Pristoop within the next few days to finalize the spots for the cameras, which police officials said will be positioned to slow drivers before they reach school zones.
City officials crafted a "conservative" estimate in Annapolis' budget of $200,000 in revenue between now and July 1. The estimate translates into about 5,000 tickets in the first six months of operation.
Cohen reiterated that the cameras were for safety, not to generate cash. Schools spokesman Bob Mosier said that with about 25,000 children walking to school each day, the system supports additional safety measures wherever they can be installed.
While the addresses for the camera locations have not been set, the contracting company RedSpeed identified nearly every city school zone as a place for a camera. Current plans will place cameras near Bates Middle School, and Annapolis, Eastport, Georgetown East, Germantown, Mills-Parole, Tyler Heights and West Annapolis elementary schools, as well as private schools run by St. Mary's Parish and Congregation Kneseth Israel.
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One of my most interesting recent contacts was from David Dickinson. It includes a link where you can read or download a history book for free. It isn't "Strathendrick and its Inhabitants from Early Times", but a related book by the same author. "I have just acquired a first edition copy of Strathendrick and its Inhabitants from Early Times, John Guthrie Smith, 1896, originally owned by A.W.Patrick Buchanan, late of Montreal. According to his inscription, it was likely acquired in August, 1897. I'm guessing this was his base for the Buchanan book he later wrote. The book deals heavily with Buchanan history, but includes some of my Galbraith history as well. I'm guessing that you know about the volume, as it is available on Ancestry.com. There is nothing like holding the real thing in your hands though. This copy is in very good shape, compared to a copy I found about 25 years ago in UBC Special Collections. "If on the off chance, you are descended from A.W.P.Buchanan, the same Ebay seller that I bought Strathendrick from has other items, including postal memorabilia with his name on the envelope. "Another work of Guthrie Smith is available online: Strathblane and its Inhabitants, 1886. "-Cheers, David Dickinson" In a later message David gave me the link to this book. It is an excellent resource. After looking at all of the references to Buchanans in this book, I have a better understanding of why John Guthrie Smith has such an excellent reputation as a genealogist and historian. (Strathblane is south of Strathendrick, and Buchanans of Carbeth lived there.) It also explains why Buchanan of Auchmar stripped the ironwork and weapons from the castle of the Marquis of Montrose, and the consequences for the Buchanans. (This was a puzzle to me as the Grahams and Buchanans were normally on good terms. But civil wars cause bizarre things to happen.) David continues in a later message: "This is our Clan website, but most of the good stuff is in the Members Only area: http://www.clangalbraith.org/ "This link might take you to Strathendrick: http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=17087 "I can send you a copy of the 1886 Strathblane book. It's about 13 meg, or click here: http://books.google.ca/books?id=EkQ2AAAAMAAJ&dq=john+guthrie+smith&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=0ugWXgXhIS&sig=9CJgecijd_pJcQ1SUX3iVvtzYCo&hl=en&ei=65FDSsPfHYX2sQOJ64jvDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5
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We had a telephone call about 8:15 this morning from our son Andrew, informing us that he and his wife Nicole are the happy parents of a new son, Elijah Thomas Buchanan. Mother and baby are doing well. We called to let our other childen know. Previously this morning, Laurel phoned. She said that her oldest daughter wanted to know before leaving for school. I thought that was kind of special! I called Mom to let her know. She has just had some more tests to try to find out where she is bleeding internally. This is definitely a worry. We hope and pray that the doctors can find the problem and correct it. Where genealogy is concerned, I have spent some time trying to trace a message board posting back to its source so I could verify the information. It looked promising but yielded no new information.


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LOS ANGELES - Director Kathryn Bigelow is defending torture scenes in "Zero Dark Thirty," saying the U.S. military hunt for Osama bin Laden wasn't free of moral consequences.
The best picture Oscar-nominated film opens by declaring it is based on firsthand accounts of actual events.
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Bento is not only rice, but also other ingredients, like... pasta. This recipe came to life when I had some uncooked beef left-overs and just wondered what to do with them. Cooking them as a part of bento was a great idea!
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Staying Healthy with Cyber Monday Deals of 2012by admin
Cyber Monday is quickly becoming the new Black Friday. With an estimated 50% of Americans expected to shop online today for deals spending a projected $1.5 billion, Cyber Monday is a great opportunity for many to take advantage of the variety of products and the convenience of shopping online, all while scoring big deals. Cyber Monday is also an opportunity to take advantage of healthy deals for you and your family.
Get the Gear – From Dick's Sporting Goods to Amazon, now is a great time to consider investing in the gear to get you moving and active. If this is the year for a new bike or treadmill, do your homework and find the best deal. Many online stores are offering up to 25% off along with free shipping.
Monitor Your Health at Home – Staying ahead of potentially devastating health events is becoming more accessible through home monitoring systems. One software package that utilizes your home computer and a pulse sensor is offering 50 percent off Cyber Monday only for the first time. Health Reviser is slashing their Health Reviser Personal Kit with 5 user licenses (enough for the entire family) from $295 to $147.50 with promo code: CYBERMONDAY50OFF.
Stay Hydrated – If drinking more water is one of your health and fitness goals, stocking up on reusable water bottles for the family is a great idea. Klean Kanteen is offering free shipping for orders now through December 1. They make great stocking stuffers!
Try before you Buy – If you have considered an online health and fitness membership to track your results, access fitness coaches as well as nutrition information, now maybe be a great time to try before you buy. DailyBurn is offering a 30 day free trial membership, allowing you to take your workouts with you via your smart phone.
For those who have been fighting the crowds and long lines since Black Friday, Cyber Monday offers a shopping environment with less stress and worry. With deals available until 11:59pm tonight, shoppers have all day to take advantage of Cyber Monday and the opportunity to invest and save on items that can make you healthier in 2013.


text: Is there a way to start reproducing java code based on a (.exe) game that was written with java previously. The game has been abandoned by its owner and they are allowing it to be reproduced via reverse engineering as long as the actual client is distributed or edited, and no money is made with the project. So i guess my question is, where would you begin if you wanted to recreate the server software for the game if all you have is the client that you want it to work with.


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This week Richard Allen, Physicist, NIST, will be live blogging from RoboCup 2009 covering the MEMS-scale robot league.
June 28, 2009
Maybe I was a bit premature with the end of my last blog entry:
Let the games begin!
RoboCup 2009 is being held in the Stadthalle Graz, the convention center in Graz Austria. The competitions will be held in two large halls, with stadium seating for many of the events. There are hundreds of tables throughout the halls for the participants to use. But the teams don't show up until tomorrow. For now, the center is set up and waiting.
The lonely person in the foreground is Craig McGray, my co-worker at NIST; notice the person speeding through on a bicycle in the background. I don't think this will be possible tomorrow.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
The Tao's Wandering Eye: Nick Johnson
Chances are that someone out of that mix is going to get moved, and if we had our druthers, the Jays would take a run at oft-injured first baseman Nick Johnson.
Sure, Johnson's missed a ton of games over his career due to a series of injuries. But when he's been healthy and when he's played, he's put up the sort of offensive numbers that would make the Jays' current lineup blush.
Johnson sports a .396 on base percentage and an .852 OPS over his eight-year career with the Yankees, Expos and Nationals. With the exception of Scott Rolen (whose glory days are behind him), nobody on the Jays' current roster even comes close to those numbers. Not Wells (.332, .812), not Rios (.338, .793), and certainly not Overbay (.362, .809).
In his last fully healthy season in 2006, Johnson posted a .948 OPS with 46 doubles, 23 homers and 110 walks in 500 ABs for the Nats.
Of course, 2006 is a long time ago, and Johnson missed most of last season with a wrist tendon injury, so there's an obvious question as to how many left-handed hitting first basemen with gimpy appendages you need on one roster. At the same time, it's at least reasonable to expect that a healthy Johnson would put up better numbers in 2009 than Overbay, Adam Lind, Kevin Millar, José Bautista or even Travis Snider, and that the Nationals may be willing to part with him for less than his value.
With a salary of just over $5 million for next season, Johnson would be affordable to the Jays provided they were able to send some salary back in the other direction. And even if the numbers don't necessarily add up, how can you put a price on adding a guy to your roster who is the spitting image of Pvt. Pyle from Full Metal Jacket?
13 comments:
- eyebleaf said...
Scott Rolen (whose glory days are behind him)...
That smarts.
- February 13, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
We want Rolen to be the greatest Blue Jay of all time...but he's not going to put up a .900+ OPS next season.
And if he does, then we'll be happy to be wrong.
- February 13, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Stan the Caddy said...
I like this idea, but JP may not - won't that move make our line up 'too left-handed?' I'm still trying to figure that one out.
- February 13, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Johnson hits lefties as well as he hits righties. (More or less.)
- February 13, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- Colin said...
Who do you trade, Bautista? Do the Nats want him? Is anyone else who doesn't make peanuts expendable? Otherwise, if the Jays had 5 million available you would have thought that they would have taken a run at Abreu, assuming he'd be willing to come to Toronto.
- February 13, 2009 at 12:07 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Ok, fine. So there's a flaw in our plan.
We suppose that next you're going to tell us that our three-way fantasies involving Christina Hendricks from Mad Men and Eva Green are totally implausible as well.
- February 13, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- Lloyd the Barber said...
I think a 3 way with CH wouldn't work because her assets would overfill any bed/sectional rug you could find. But I quibble.
- February 13, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- dave said...
You're a tease, Tao.
- February 13, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Sectional rug...hmm...
- February 13, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- eyebleaf said...
I'll be honest, I cried myself to sleep knowing the Angels got Abreu for $5 million. Fuck you, global economic crisis.
- February 13, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Chris said...
eyebleaf, I think it's adorable that you think the Jays doing nothing this off-season has everything to do with the global economy.
If they really wanted to spend $5 mil to get a half-decent free agent, they could have found a way to make it happen.
- February 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- The Southpaw said...
In theory, you might trade Frasor and Tallet and mitigate the cost.
He'd HAVE to DH...
But I've always loved Nick the Stick so I would be cool with it.
On a lesser note, another guy who is kind of squeezed out is Wily Mo Pena. Our Hydra pitching coach might figure him out and he makes only $2 million. If you could get HIM for Frasor (and some throw in) your payroll would only go up about a half million.
He ain't Nick Johnson but he might be a high reward guy too.
- February 14, 2009 at 1:29 PM
`He's never healthy and the Jays don't have 5 cents let alone 5 mill to pay him. To even bring Johnson up is a pipe dream. Anyway, the Jays need a pitcher rather than a hitter at this point.
- February 15, 2009 at 5:41 AM


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I'm a big believer that to achieve anything, you have to make success a part of your whole life, not just your work life. I work at a big consulting firm. Plus, I'm a competitive tennis player. And I love how the lessons I learn through each one really feeds success in the other.
Currently, I'm ranked number 11 in the world for singles in my International Tennis Federation age group. World rankings are achieved by winning matches in tournaments, and only your top four tournaments a year count. I play in about eight major amateur tournaments a year, and those rated higher in terms of competitiveness count more toward a world ranking.
Throughout my teenage and university years, I played at a highly competitive level in my native France. When I moved to the United Kingdom in 1996 and started working for Accenture, a global professional services company, I found it challenging to continue playing as much, due to the demands of my job and finding the right club for me to be part of.
My game really started to improve when I took a four-month leave of absence from my job five years ago. My tennis coach at the time asked me what my objectives were during the time off and advised me to enter the Seniors Amateur Circuit to get a world ranking. And so I did....
When I returned to my job as a Managing Director in Accenture after my short break from work, I was determined to make "both careers" work - and I think I am doing just that, managing the demanding schedule and travelling of my job with my training needs and finding time for tournaments. I have consistently been ranked in the top 20 in my age group on the International Federation Amateur Circuit, and I have continued to progress in my career at Accenture. I'm proud of what I've been able to accomplish, but it requires a lot of focus and organization.
I am very lucky that I have good tennis friends and coaches who are flexible on when they can train with me. For example, I always work from home one day a week and will schedule a training session on that day. It all becomes more complicated when I have to travel, but overall I make it work.
I really think that tennis--and helping my company and our clients compete--play from the same side of the net. Either at work or on the tennis court, it is about having the right training and preparation, being driven, competitive, and highly motivated. I feel that with having both as big parts of my life, I really am living my dream.


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The MBTA is using a new tactic to encourage commuter kindness: cute animals.
A poster campaign set to launch Wednesday features "courtesy critters" tasked with providing commuters friendly reminders on decorum.
"Don't squawk on the phone," reads one message alongside a cohort of parrots on the Red Line. "We hate to clip your wings, but not everyone wants to hear your conversation."
In another, a herd of elephants crash the back of a bus, spraying majestically with arched trunks.
"Don't spray your germs," the poster says. "Please cover your mouth with your elbow when you cough or sneeze."
Though this is the T's fifth courtesy campaign in the last 12 years, officials decided to add an additional message this time around: "Don't be a crab." In short: Be nice to staff.
Beverly A. Scott, the MBTA general manager, hopes the 2,400 posters on buses and trains will remind riders of the importance of respectful habits, such as removing their trash when leaving the train.
"I really do believe most people are good people," Scott said. "A lot of times, we just don't think."
And Scott knows about good manners. She came to prickly Boston from warm, welcoming Atlanta, ground zero of Southern hospitality.


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Agency's site builds on user feedback to expand its audience
NASA.gov has something for everybody, connecting with educators, students, policy-makers, scientists and journalists in a media-rich fashion.
That might be because the agency listens to its users via many channels, including satisfaction surveys, e-mail and social media, to learn what they are seeking on NASA.gov. For instance, in December, the Web team sought user feedback on a new menu design to make it easier for users to find popular but hard-to-find content. The team is sharing samples of the new design on the "Behind the Page" blog, and it seeks comments from the public and others before launching the redesign.
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That type of public outreach helped NASA.gov earn top billing in a recent American Customer Satisfaction Index survey conducted by ForeSee Results, and the site received a top ranking in the L2 Digital IQ Index for the Public Sector, which rates 100 public-sector organizations on the effectiveness of their websites, digital outreach, social media use and mobile sites.
NASA's team is continuously working on ways to add functionality and improve navigation on the site. During the summer, it changed the navigation on its home page multimedia box to make options clearer. The Web team forged better integration with social media tools, too.
In fall 2010, the Web team launched new slide shows on the home page and other sections of its site that automatically step through the latest news or features. Users can also manually navigate the content. The design includes a larger image and gives NASA more spots to showcase material from around the site, according to the Web team.
Other items worth noting on the agency's home page include the image of the day — recent images include interesting photos of the Andromeda Galaxy — links to video, podcasts, interactive features, 3-D resources, RSS feeds and blogs.
Extreme Planet Makeover, an interactive feature, lets users build their own planet. One section consists of a collection of 3D models, textures and images from inside NASA that you can download for free. A new version of mobile.NASA.gov aggregates the latest news, features and images onto users' mobile devices.
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The White Sox from Mill Creek Little League defeated Pacific Little League's Harbor Square, 11-9, on Saturday to win the Tournament of Champions in Lake Stevens.
The double-elimination baseball tournament brings together the top major-division teams (ages 10-12) from the 16 leagues in Washington's District 1. The White Sox went 4-0 in the tournament, beating North Everett, Stilly Valley, Marysville and Pacific.
The White Sox trailed 8-1 in the second inning of the title game, but rallied with 10 runs over the second, third, fourth and fifth innings. Pitchers Addison Beckmann and Taylor Merwin combined to give up just one earned run over the final 42/3 innings.
The White Sox finished the season with a 31-2 record.
The team included Beckmann, Merwin, Kristjan (Bubba) Porter, Adam Fielders, Kyle Karr, Case Matter, Hunter Bryson, Colton Matter, Ryan Contreras, Jameson Keenan, Dylan Jastad and Justin Wingert. The manager was Chris Merwin and the coaches were Butch Matter, Craig Beckmann and Derek Bryson.
Adison Beckmann, Case Matter, Colton Matter and Taylor Merwin move on to play on Mill Creek's 11/12 All-Stars. Hunter Bryson and Kyle Karr will play on the 10-11 All-Stars, and Ryan Contreras will play on the 9/10 All-Stars.
Sutter places fifth
Brian Sutter of Monroe placed fifth Sunday in the San Francisco Marathon. It was the first marathon for Sutter, 21, who recently graduated from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif.
Sutter covered the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 37 minutes and 9 seconds. Francious Lhuissier of France won the race in 2:25.15. The race drew 5,763 runners.
Sutter, a graduate of Monroe High School, ran cross country and track at Claremont McKenna. This past fall, he was named to the NCAA Division III All-West Region cross country team.
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Tim Gallagher of Snohomish has been named to the All-Liberty League Baseball Team as a relief pitcher.
Gallagher, a junior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., earned first-team honors. He posted 5-1 record and 1.90 earned-run average for the Engineers, who advanced to the NCAA Division III regionals. RPI finished the season 30-15.
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text: Thursday, December 08, 2011 Gaps in Care After Discharge Common for Adults One in 3 adult patients aged 21 and older who are discharged from a hospital to the community does not see a physician within 30 days of discharge, according to a new national study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). Even 90 days after discharge, 17.6% still had not seen a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. Many adults who do not see a physician after discharge are at high risk of readmission because of chronic conditions or physical activity limitations, according to the study, which used 2000-2008 data from the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to estimate the prevalence of hospital readmissions for all causes—other than obstetrical care—for adults aged 21 and older. About 1 in 12 adults (8.2%) aged 21 and older discharged from a hospital to the community was readmitted within 30 days, according to the study, and 1 in 3 adults (32.9%) was rehospitalized within 1 year of discharge. Other key findings include: Thirty-day readmission rates are much higher for people who are sicker. Among adults aged 21 to 64, readmission rates were highest for people with public coverage, mainly Medicare or Medicaid. The vast majority of people admitted to a hospital reported having a usual source of care (90%). Only about a third of people with a usual source of care reported that after-hours care was available, and about one-fifth said it was difficult to contact their usual source of care by phone about a health problem. One in 10 reported difficulty getting to their usual source of care, which may reflect long travel times or lack of transportation. On an annual basis, expenditures were $16.3 billion for hospital readmissions up to 30 days after discharge. While much of the policy focus has been on changing payment incentives in Medicare to decrease readmissions, private insurance pays for a greater share of 30-day readmissions (about 47%) than does Medicare (about 40%). Comments Part of the problem is discharge teaching is not taking place and patients continue to take their meds incorrectly. Some do not even bother to get their new Rxs filled or can afford their meds. Critical education is not taking place. Posted by Dr. Angie Wooton on 12/8/2011 7:00 PM


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TomTom maps route onto iPhone 3G S
Unveils satnav app and car kit
TomTom has jumped on the iPhone 3G S bandwagon by launching a satnav application and car kit for the must-have smartphone.
TomTom's iPhone 3G S car kit
Much like existing TomTom car kits, the 3G S-specific package is designed to stick onto your windscreen. It supports hands-free calling and will let you charge your phone while you're driving thanks to a power cable that, presumably, hooks up to your motor's ciggie lighter.
TomTom's satnav app features turn-by-turn directions, which can be pumped out through the car kit's loudspeaker. The app also includes IQ Routes and TeleAtlas' "latest maps".
It's also claimed by TomTom that the car kit will give iPhone 3G S users an "enhanced GPS performance" – but it's keeping mum about how this works, for now at least.
TomTom's car kit will be available later this year, while the satnav app will go live shortly after Apple releases version 3.0 of its iPhone OS on 17 June. ®
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Name of business or product: Breckenridge Soap Co.
Date business or product was launched: August 2011.
What goods do you make here in Summit County? How much do they cost? Our main focus is making all-natural soap with organic ingredients. We do not use synthetic fragrances or dyes. Instead, all scents come from essential oils, and color is added using clay or herbs. We also make organic lip balms, salves, bath salts and hair masks. Prices range from $3 to $20 per product.
What's great about making your products here? Our community places a great deal of importance on being healthy, and a big part of that includes eating organic foods and using organic products on our bodies and in our homes. Being surrounded by people who share these common interests is inspiring. Oh, and we get to live in Summit County, which is pretty inspiring.
What's new with your company or product? We just started making organic hair masks after Cathy Cleary, the owner of B Boutique in Breckenridge, asked us to create a product for dry, itchy scalps. This is an issue that many people in our dry climate experience, and she was in search of a locally made, organic product. After a few months of collaboration, we came up with a great product!
Another new aspect of our company is that we now make amenity soaps for local vacation rental companies. We make small, hotel-sized soaps for both Paragon Lodging and Book Breck. It's great working with these two companies and coming up with scents that are unique to their businesses. Providing visitors with the opportunity to sample a little more of Breckenridge is a real treat, too, and offering an organic sample is icing on the cake.
Why do you think it's important for people in Summit County to buy locally made goods? In any community, it's crucial to support local businesses. By supporting local business, you're keeping money within the community, and this actually creates a multiplier effect. If you spend money at a local business, a majority of this money is put back into the local economy, thus supporting other local businesses. Basically, you're keeping money in your own pocket and your neighbor's, too. You can't beat this system.
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A defensive end with 63 ½ career sacks has just been cut because of paperwork.
The upstairs floor at Dove Valley was thrown into chaos Friday afternoon when the signature page from Elvis Dumervil and his agent Marty Magid that signed off on a new contract arragement arrived on the Broncos' fax machine at 2:06 p.m. — 6 minutes and one second past the deadline to file contracts to the NFL office.
When the Broncos did not have the paperwork in hand, they released Dumervil in lieu of guaranteeing his $12 million salary for the 2013 season. By cutting Dumervil, the Broncos might be confronted with $4.869 million in dead money against their salary cup.
The Broncos were only about $50,000 below the cap as of Thursday afternoon so there were complications in trying to re-sign Dumervil at what was once an agreed-to addendum to his contract.
Let's take this from the top. The Broncos had asked Dumervil to take a pay cut from the $12 million salary that was to become fully guaranteed if he still was on the team's roster by 2 p.m. Friday.
On Wednesday, the Broncos had raised their proposal to $7.5 million in 2013, while also moving $3 million in guarantee to a later year in Dumervil's contract. Dumervil was scheduled to make $10 million in 2014 and $8 million in 2015, with none of those dollars guaranteed.
Dumervil, who had 20 ½ sacks the previous two seasons when he made a collective $28 million, balked. Instead, his agent sent back a counterproposal that was more about restructuring his contract — i.e. moving money — rather than slashing it.
Both sides budged some Friday, with the Broncos giving Dumervil and his agent a 1 p.m. deadline to decide what to do. Dumervil's decision — accept the new contract or get released.
When 1 p.m. came and went, Broncos front-office boss John Elway and coach John Fox huddled to discuss their next course of action. Elway and Fox figured Dumervil was gone and Plan B was in the discussion stages when precisley at 1:25 p.m. Broncos contract chief Mike Sullivan walked in and interrupted their meeting by saying, "He took the deal."
At that point, Sullivan faxed the new proposal to Magid and Dumervil. The Broncos needed the signature pages back from both so the team could also sign the new terms then send off the page with all three autographs to the league office before the 2 p.m. deadline.
When the signature pages didn't arrive by 1:59, the Broncos quickly released Dumervil for fear they would be stuck with a $12 million salary.
The team could still re-sign Dumervil, but there are salary cap implications. Dumervil's release gives the Broncos a dead money hit and limits their ability to bring him back with a new deal.
Although such snags are rare, they occassionally happen. The Broncos were collectively angered by the turn of events Friday afternoon, but after a cooling off period, the team could re-sign Dumervil as soon as Saturday.
Until then, Dumervil has been officially released to free agency.


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Kills: 23 at Pacific, 1/12/07
Attack Percentage: .889 (16-0-18) at Pepperdine, 2/8/05
Assists: 3 vs. Stanford, 1/28/06
Service Aces: 3 vs. Hawai'i, 1/13/06
Digs: 4, multiple times
Blocks: 8, multiple times
Points: 24.5, multiple times
An AVCA First Team All-American...All-MPSF First Team selection...Started 31 matches and played 113 games at middle blocker...Fourth in the nation with a .531 attack percentage, a UCSB single season record...Helped the Gauchos finish second in the country in attack percentage at .363, also a school single season record...Finished second in hitting in the MPSF, swinging at a .531 clip in league contests...Led the Gauchos in total blocks (120) and blocks per game (1.06)...Second on the team in total kills (365), kills per game (3.23), total points (450.5), and points per game (3.99)...Hit .500 or better 19 times...Hit .600 or better in 11 matches...Eclipsed the .700 mark six times...Hit .800 twice, the first time vs. Cal State Northridge (12-0-15, 1/6) and again at USC (13-1-15, 4/11)...The .800 clip was the highest of any Gaucho in 2007...Amassed 10 or more kills in 23 of 31 matches played...Posted a career high 23 kills at Pacific (1/12)...Had multiple blocks in all but three matches...Tallied four or more blocks 20 times...Led UCSB in blocks in 17 matches...Had a season best seven blocks at Hawai'i (2/8) and vs. UCLA (4/11)...Set a new career high with 24.5 points at Pacific (1/12) and vs. Penn State (3/12)...Made his way onto UCSB career top 10 lists for block assists and total blocks.
All-MPSF Honorable Mention...The only Gaucho to play in all 103 of the squad's games...Started 28 of 29 matches...Tied for 13th in the nation with a .427 hitting percentage...Sixth among MPSF players with a .433 attack percentage in league matches...His 264 kills tied him with Bryan Berman for second most on the team...Led the Gauchos with 90 total blocks...Was second on the roster with 335 points...Posted 10 or more kills in 13 matches...Recorded a season high 16 kills vs. USC (4/5)...Set a new career high with three aces against Hawai'i (1/13)...Tied his career high with eight blocks on two occasions, the first at Cal State Northridge (3/31) and the second in the very next match vs. USC (4/5)...Had multiple blocks in 21 matches and four or more in 10 contests...Hit over .500 11 times...Went 8-0-10 for an .800 clip at UC San Diego (2/2) and again vs. Lewis (3/7)...Season high in points was 22 against USC (4/5).
All-MPSF Honorable Mention...Competed in 105 games...Posted a stellar .486 hitting percentage, finishing fourth in the MPSF and setting a new UCSB single season record in the process...Finished the year with 73 block assists, including a career high eight at Pacific (1/28)...Ranked third on the team with 232 kills and 407 total attacks, and second with 19 block solos...Amassed 292.5 points, second on the team, with a career high 24 against Stanford (3/5).
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A 2003 graduate of Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, Conn....Played four years at setter and middle blocker for coach Bob Sonnenstuhl...Earned First Team All-FCIAC and First Team All-State honors after leading the Tigers to the 2003 Connecticut Class L State Championship...Also an all-league first team pick in 2002...Set a Ridgefield career record with 1,050 kills...Played three years of varsity basketball and was an all-conference performer.
Spent two years with Connecticut Juniors...Coached by Ryan Woodcock.
Theodore Allan Brunner was born March 17, 1985 in Palo Alto, Calif....Goes by Theo...Parents are Tim and Sally Brunner...Has an older brother, Max, an older sister, Emily, and a younger sister, Lydia...A philosophy major with a minor in history...Would like to play volleyball professionally following his career in Santa Barbara...Enjoys video games, especially "Gitaroo Man"...Favorite TV show is "Lost"...Likes to listen to Pink Floyd...Fills up on pizza...Winning a Cal Cup beach event with current Gaucho teammate Ben Brockman is one of his most memorable moments in sports.


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Blind Item #6 - Kindness
This A+list entertainer (singer) felt so bad for the pap crush and the security she had with her at a crowded lunch place yesterday that she bought the entire restaurant lunch.
This A+list entertainer (singer) felt so bad for the pap crush and the security she had with her at a crowded lunch place yesterday that she bought the entire restaurant lunch.
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Taylor, Katie (for Reno),Madonna etc
Wasn't Brit papped out to lunch?
Or is this Swift on her Carrie Bradshaw ho stroll?
Who eats lunch?
any photos from a singer at lunch yesterday?
Kelly Clarkson
Rihanna or Taylor.
Also I'm starting to feel sick :(
Madonna is in the DM out with her new "boy toy" they are saying.
Don't think it's Kelly Clarkson. She just had a baby. I'd imagine she is trying to lie low for a wee bit.
Oh hey so you mean she got even more press just for spending what's likely half an hour's wage for her to buy lunch for people that she inconvenienced by calling the paps on herself and making no attempt to have a private lunch?
Yeah sure that's a kindness right there. Next....
In a world of selfish assholes, whomever it was actually cared about the inconvenience he/she was causing others. How refreshing!
You all know.
JLo ?
Maybe looking for some positive PR.
I really don't believe taylor calls paps on herself. Why would she need to? She's one of the biggest celebrities in the world and gets tons of press.
I'll throw one "Cher" out there for variety.
Press is press. I don't know who this is so I should have said "likely" called them herself (or PR, manager, etc) but I'm not exactly concerned with offending this person by that. As someone who is near all those pap-crushed restaurants in LA I can confirm the paps don't sit there all day waiting to see who pops in for a bite. They only come and make others' lives hell when they are called.
But that's why opinions are great! We can all have one, yay!
^ This. I live in NY and beyond stage doors and certain spots, the paps would have to be called for the photo op.
Used to live in LA, saw many celebs out on the street all the time, no paps.
Love your Avi Tigercat. Bill the Cat was a fav..
So maybe Madge did call the Paps but didn't think it would be that much of a crush so now she's sorry? Maybe it happened that way?
Taylor or Katey.
Thanks @Sherry!
That's possible, too.
Another is someone for the restaurant made a call to bolster their business rep.
Generally, there's a tip off but it doesn't necessarily have to be the celeb.
A good rule of thumb is does the celeb have a need/agenda to promote themselves?
Although the younger media generation appears inclined to 24/7 saturation.
I also thought most restaurants and hotels where celebs congregate the paps have staffers who tip them off after all who tips off Enty.
@Tina Yeah that's true, some do report like that but the celebs that don't want the attention learn not to go back. And I've also seen a celeb pull up in a Lambo, wait for the paps to show up, then go shopping at Kitsons.
But if this is an A list singer she knows the drill, she pays people to know the drill, she knows what paps are like, she knows which restaurants get you pap'd and which don't, she knows how to go out for lunch and not be overrun with paps, etc.
I have no problem admitting when I'm wrong, I will comment on the reveal and apologize to their reputation if this is revealed with pictures of that singer clearly looking like she was trying not to be noticed. But perfect hair skin makeup and designer clothing? That's questionable.
Britney. She seems really generous with her time/money.
@Tina so answer your question came out super long and more just reiterated my point (which is annoying, I know). I'm not trying to convince you, I just have a babbling problem apparently. :) Apologies!
Oh no kidding Riven and no apologies need for me. I would think that when a celeb shows a kindness that tip could come from anyone who benefited from that generosity, I'd tweet that myself if I had a smartphone LOL.
Even I know where the areas are in NYC and LA that is permanent pap zones, just watch TMZ for a few episodes, and funny how so many other A listers etc manage to never be photographed and yet the same group of about 30 - 50 always do?
The other thing that is funny - many clubs and restaurants have private entrances or you can arrange to sneak in but you see celebs coming in and out of the public entrance where the paps are standing. But then they act all put out, oh please save your acting for your day job.
Ima go with Brit
Brittany would have had to get authorization to spend her money. Doesn't rule her out but it would have a taken a call or text. I'd go with Katy Perry or older, Bette Midler.
Swift is nice enough to people to actually do this.
Katy Perry
Britney do have her own card and can use A lot of money if she wants to, I think the rumors back in 2009 said she have like 5000$ a month or something could be raised since then. Britney has the biggest heart BUT there were like, 2 papparazies or something.
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HARRY HAY PAPERS The Hormel Center contains a collection of historical and contemporary periodicals created by, for, and about LGBT communities across the United States and abroad. Interfiled within the library's Magazines and Newspapers Center, these periodicals are an invaluable record of the development of LGBT identity, community, and culture, and they have played a critical role in political activism. Reading through the archives' periodical collection, one witnesses the evolution of LGBT discourse and creative expression from its beginnings in typed and mimeographed artists' books and newsletters—akin to Russian Samizdat—to more contemporary magazines that look and feel mainstream by comparison.
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Considered the world's first gay periodical, Der Eigene ("The Self-Owners"), began as a German anarchist journal. Published by Adolf Brand from 1896 to 1931, Der Eigene became the voice of a small movement that advocated Classical Greek pederasty—highly ritualized sexual relationships between men and boys—as a cure for what some saw as the alarming effeminacy of German culture. The Hormel Center archives contain volume six of Der Eigene, which includes some of the earliest material on gay life in San Francisco. The views expressed in Der Eigene contrasted sharply with those of another Berlin group, the Scientific Humanitarian Committee. Founded by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin in 1897, the Scientific Humanitarian Committee was the world's first gay rights organization. The committee supported feminism, liberal democracy, and egalitarian relationships between consenting adults. In 1919, Hirschfeld opened the Institute for Sexual Science in Berlin. Its library contained one of Europe's most important collections of material on human sexuality. In 1933, the Nazis raided the institute, burning Hirschfeld's library in a huge nighttime bonfire. Hirschfeld escaped the Nazis but died two years later in exile in France.
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BARBARA GRIER AND DONNA MCBRIDE/NAIAD PRESS COLLECTION Vice Versa, subtitled "America's Gayest Magazine," is the first known lesbian publication in the United States. From 1947-48, nine editions of ten copies each were authored, edited, typed and hand-distributed by Lisa Ben, a pseudonym used by the author. Vice Versa was a labor of love and is considered the radical ancestor of contemporary gay journals. The author named the publication Vice Versa to call attention to the fact that being gay or lesbian is not a "vice," but rather the "versa," or opposite of, vice. The author typed Vice Versa five carbon copies at a time from her office at RKO Studios. Vice Versa was distributed without charge, primarily in lesbian bars, where, in turn, readers passed it on to others. In this manner, Vice Versa was read by hundreds of people before it nearly disappeared.
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