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Attorney-General Nicola Roxon says her department did not advise the Queensland Labor MP who's asked the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to investigate senior Liberal figures over the Peter Slipper harassment case.
Member for Moreton Graham Perrett last Friday sent a 100-point letter to the AFP, referring the agency to a Federal Court judgment earlier this month dismissing the sexual harassment case brought by James Ashby against his boss and then-speaker.
Justice Steven Rares described the case as an abuse of process, saying Mr Ashby had acted "in combination" with another Slipper staffer Karen Doane and former Howard minister Mal Brough, who is running for Mr Slipper's seat of Fisher.
In his letter, Mr Perrett said information in the judgment indicated there may have been in a "political conspiracy designed to harm" Mr Slipper and the federal Labor government.
"This conspiracy involved using a fabricated sexual harassment claim to politically damage and publicly humiliate Mr Slipper," he wrote.
Mr Perrett said the AFP investigation should include Mr Ashby, Ms Doane, foreign affairs spokesperson Julia Bishop and education spokesman Christopher Pyne and then Queensland Liberal National Party opposition MP Mark McArdle.
"I ask the Australian Federal Police to conduct a formal investigation into this information," he said.
"I ask the Australian Federal Police to prepare a brief of evidence for referral to the Director of Public Prosecution, if appropriate."
On Sunday, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said the government was "hyperventilating" and asked whether Mr Perrett had government help drafting his letter.
"They should get over it, they should accept that there has been no conspiracy," he said.
Asked on Monday if Mr Perrett had asked her department or any of her staff for advice, Ms Roxon said: "No".
Ms Roxon said an MP, as was any member of the public, was able to refer activity to the AFP, although any subsequent investigation was a matter for the agency.
"As a Queenslander it's not surprising that Mr Perrett would feel very strongly about this," she told reporters in Melbourne.
"The allegations and the findings of the Federal Court do relate to the Queensland Liberal National Party, including Mr Brough, so it doesn't surprise me that Queenslanders would take a particular interest in this."
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Update at 2:54 p.m. ET: Voting Hours Extended:
Voter turnout on the first day of a referendum on Egypt's controversial draft constitution was so high in Cairo and nine other governorates that election officials decided to extend poll hours from 7 until 11 p.m. local time.
Shortly after the extension was announced, the state-funded al-Ahram newspaper posted on its website the results from one polling station in the northern governorate of Dakahlia where 49 votes were cast. The newspaper says the constitution was approved by 55 percent of the voters.
Further results from polling stations in the half of Egypt that voted are expected to come in overnight. But the Egyptian government says the official count won't be released until the other half of Egypt votes next Saturday in the final stage of the referendum.
Such contradictions were widespread during today's vote, which has many Egyptians wondering whether they'll be able to trust what the Islamist-dominated government here announces as the outcome.
Tempers flared in Alexandria, where The Associated Press reported that 1,500 women blocked a main road. The women were protesting a polling station judge they claimed prevented them from casting ballots because they weren't veiled.
In a poor working-class neighborhood of Old Cairo, NPR reporters saw arguments break out at a polling station when a small group of voters planning to cast "no" votes claimed they were given ballots without official stamps on them, rendering them invalid.
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Turnout was high Saturday morning at polling stations in several Cairo neighborhoods where Egyptians are deciding whether to approve their country's controversial draft constitution.
The Egyptian government claims the document — written mainly by Islamist politicians — provides a badly needed road map for the country. But opposition leaders argue the new constitution allows Islamic scholars to whittle away at the country's secular legal system and leaves too much power in the hands of the president and military.
Just about all the voters we've talked to so far said they had little time to peruse the hastily drafted, 234-article constitution. For them, the vote was more about saying "yes" or "no" to President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood.
Some Egyptians were having a hard time casting ballots at all. They were sent text messages by election officials about where to vote, but when they showed up at those polling stations, the supervisors informed them their names weren't on the list. They argued to be let in anyway — to no avail.
Another problem is that many judges who normally would supervise Egyptian elections are boycotting the referendum. They said they oppose the draft constitution because it was drawn up without a national consensus. The boycott forced election officials to split the voting over two days.
There also aren't Western monitors observing the referendum to ensure it is credible. They were a visible presence during previous elections for parliament and the presidency. Westerners were invited by Morsi's government to return for this election, but declined.
"You'd be walking into a situation where it would be very difficult to be perceived as neutral or independent," said Les Campbell, who is the Middle East and North Africa director at the D.C.-based National Democratic Institute. His group monitored Egyptian parliamentary and presidential elections over the past year.
Campbell said it would have made more sense to delay the poll.
"They shouldn't be trying to jam through a document that almost inevitably will be revisited within a few months anyway," he said. "This is just a power play, it's offending people, it's setting people off in the wrong direction. It's causing bitterness and they should pull back."
Morsi's government claims that Egyptian law requires it to hold the vote now. The second and final stage of the referendum will be held next Saturday.
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Turnout is high as polling stations across Egypt today as voters there today decide whether or not to approve their country's new constitution. Supporters claim a yes vote will provide stability and a roadmap for Egypt's future. Opponents argue that the document allows Islamic scholars to whittle away at the country's secular legal system, and it leaves too much power in the hands of the president and the military. We go now to NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson in our Cairo bureau. Soraya, thanks very much for being with us.
SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE: Good morning, Scott.
SIMON: And you've been talking to Egyptians all week. Do you have a feeling as we speak today as to whether this constitution will be approved?
NELSON: Well, as of a few days ago, the supporters and detractors of this constitution both felt this was going to pass and possibly with a sizeable majority. But more recently, it seems that there are some concern on the side of the Islamists that perhaps the opposition has gotten it's message out and that in fact the vote may be closer than they think. But at this stage, people still feel it will likely pass.
SIMON: I gather there's been some problems at polling stations.
NELSON: Yeah. It's been a little bit hectic. Part of it is because this was such a short notice at election. What they were telling voters was, you know, we can't say where the polling stations are going to be so send a text message or an SMS to this particular number and the government will respond where you should go cast votes. And they did that. But then this morning when they would show up at these polling stations, they were not on the list of voters. And so they're holding up their phones to the soldiers and police trying to get in and were not being allowed to get in. The other problem is that reporters are being kept out. This was certainly not the case with previous elections but they're not allowing us into polling stations - at least most polling stations that we've tried to get into. But the vote is going on, and it's amazing because we see voters, like housewife Adda Mitwali(ph), who showed up and insisted they were going to vote no matter what.
ADDA MITWALI: I'm thinking about my child, not about me. I am talking about the future. Most of people here, they are not coming for themselves. They're coming for the future of their children. So, we have to vote with a yes or no.
NELSON: But she, like many voters we talked to, were reluctant to say how they voted.
SIMON: As it turns out, Soraya, this is only the first of two days of the referendum. The second's a week from now. Why is the vote done this way?
NELSON: Well, because a lot of the judges here who are required to do supervising at polling stations have boycotted the polls. So, they feel that this is not a constitution that was brought about with any kind of national consensus and so they're staying away. And that forced the government to split into two days.
SIMON: Any international monitors at the polls looking for violations?
NELSON: They are absent today as well. A lot of the Western organizations that have been here previously said they just didn't feel there was enough lead time. They were concerned about being perceived as being biased one way or the other. And this is what Les Campbell, who is the Middle East and North Africa director for the National Democratic Institute had to say:
LES CAMPBELL: They shouldn't be trying to jam through a document which almost inevitably will be revisited within a few months anyway. This is just a power play. It's offending people. It's setting people off in the wrong direction. It's causing bitterness and they should pull back.
NELSON: But President Mohamed Morsi said that Egyptian law requires them to hold this referendum now.
SIMON: Any independent Egyptian observers on the scene?
NELSON: Political parties have said that they would be sending observers there. It's unclear how many of them are in the stations. But this is definitely not an election that has the sort of independent monitoring that we've seen in the past.
SIMON: NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson in Cairo. Thanks so much.
NELSON: You're welcome. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The customere sample is a very simple demonstration of a container managed jpa persistence context accessed from a stateless session bean, in turn accessed from a jsp based web app or standalone java client. Since jsps do no support dependency injection through annotations the ejb is looked up in an auxiliary class using the "legacy" java:comp/env jndi context.
CustomerInfo.java is the entity bean that represents the Customer table in the database. By using @Entity, @Table(name = "customer"), and @Id it tells OpenEJB that this is an entity bean, which is representative of the table "customer" and has "customerId" as the primary key. By using these annotations no other configuration is needed inside openejb-jar.xml CustomerInfo.java includes 2 named queries, one is called AllCustomers; the other is called FindCustmer.
Query AllCustmers is used from the stateless session bean called ProcessCustomerSessionBean, which relies on injection of a PersistenceContext; thus we are using container managed persistence contexts, and work is executed in a jta CMT transaction. The ProcessCustomerSessionBean class implements all the methods defined in its local and remote interfaces.
persistence.xml references certain Entity Beans and maps them to use certain database pools. In this case, the entity bean Customer is using the SampleTxDatasourc and SampleNoTxDatasource database pools.
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IREAD-K, IREAD-1, and IREAD-2 were created to help schools monitor student progress and provide appropriate instruction prior to grade three. Schools may choose to use these "no-stakes" comprehensive literacy assessments, which provide teachers with the feedback necessary to track student progress and to make instructional decisions that will help ensure student success on IREAD-3. These assessments are administered during the last four to five weeks of the school year. Use of the IREAD-K, IREAD-1, and IREAD-2 assessments is a local decision.
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The purpose of this Item Sampler is to provide parents, teachers, and students with examples of the types of questions that may appear on the Indiana Reading Evaluation And Determination K-2 (IREAD K-2) Assessments.
Literacy Toolkits for Parents
The purpose of the Literacy Toolkits is to provide parents with activities they can do with their children to help them master foundational reading skills and prepare for the IREAD K-2 and IREAD-3 Assessments.
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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Stepping Down
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts is stepping down after three years on the job.
Sixty-five-year-old Rocco Landesman announced his plan Tuesday to leave the post at the end of the year.
PHOTOS: Broadway Musicals That Have Sung Their Way to the Big Screen
Landesman said it had always been his intention to serve just one term as chairman. He was confirmed to the post in 2009.
Landesman is a producer known for bringing such hits as Big River, Angels in America and The Producers to Broadway.
NEA Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa will be acting head until a permanent successor is confirmed.
The NEA is an agency of the federal government that supports and helps fund artistic exhibits.


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Sensu: Real Brush Painting for the iPad
Last year the Sensu Brush was amongst the many promising Kickstarter projects seeking funding. And thanks to exceeding their goals, the Sensu is seeing light of day as a real product for use with the iPad and iPhone. A brush and a stylus for capacitive devices, the bristles tip allows users to both paint and navigate menus. And the best part is there's no need to clean up your brush after you're done painting. Video demos below...
Like your iPad, the Sensu brush is truly portable. The protective cap becomes the handle for the brush when in use. When you're done painting, simply insert the brush tip into the handle chamber and push closed. The brush is now safe for travel and a rubber stylus nib is exposed that can be used for other navigation.
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Carlos Garnacho shows how you can use CSS to style GTK+ apps. There are four other articles in English and Spanish in the new edition of GNOME Journal, including an interview with GNOME cofounder Federico Mena Quintero. He answers the question, "what is GNOME badly missing?"


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Hello and welcome to my userpage! I have been on Wikitravel for a few months and my interest lies primarily in Detroit. But, I also contribute to the articles related to land of my ancestors: the Republic of Macedonia.
I am a docent for Detroit, so if you have any questions about the city just visit my talkpage.


text: Rev Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, Vice Chairman of the Commission on Religion and Race of the National Council of Churches, addresses the March on Washington. He states that if all the clergy and church members he represents and all of the Roman Catholics and Jews in America were marching for jobs and freedom for Negroes, the battle for civil rights would be won. Despite the pronouncements of the religious community, the churches and society are still segregated. "Late, late we come," he says, and in a repentant and reconciling spirit.


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"This book is a compilation of photos of people, you don't know them, and their not famous and you will probably never meet them. The point of this book isn't even the people in it or the images. The point is exploration of the unknown. There is incredible texture out there that you have to touch to feel; it cannot be perceived through sight alone. Insight and perspective can only be gained through experience."
Seems Books
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Two years ago Nick Nuebeck, the guy who made this book, came back from Ghana, got Malaria (crazy), spent some time in the hospital, and then gave me a bottle of moonshine from his trip to Africa. He came across a guy making it in his hut or whatever and gave Nick a bottle to dip into the broth and take some. The bummer is that I saved it for a special occasion and lost it at some point. It's gone, and that makes me sad... But Nick's book doesn't. It's the best little book I've gotten in a long time.
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Curious George "The Man with the Monkey Hands/Whistle Pig Wednesday" The Man with the Yellow Hat has bandaged hands and George makes inventions to help him with tasks.G
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The Electric Company "Goodnight Robot" The Electric Company circulates a petition to save a famous literary landmark from destruction. D
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WordGirl "Granny's Goodtime All-Cure Spritzer/Mecha-Mouse" GRANNY'S GOODTIME ALL-CURE SPRITZER: WordGirl must put a stop to GrannyMay's latest con game - selling phony bottles of 'all-cure' spritzer that restores youth. MECHA-MOUSE: Dr.. 2-Brains builds a mechanical mouse muscle suit, to make him as strong as he is smart. D
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Wild Kratts "Masked Bandits" As they prepare for a creature costume party, the Wild Kratts team begins to notice all sorts of strange things happening in the Tortuga HQ. Jimmy is sure there is a ghost or monster living with them, but the Kratt brothers are convinced it's some kind of creature. When the gang sets out to discover who is causing all the trouble, they discover that certain animals gravitate towards human habitation because it provides food and protection from predators. D
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Cyberchase "A Perfect Score" While enjoying a little R & R in Solaria, Hacker is delighted to see Wicked, who is also on vacation-but she's not alone! She's partnered with Nug Grommet, the handsome cyber-surfing champion in a dance contest. Turning even greener with jealousy, Hacker enters the contest to prove his superiority. Only there's one small problem-who can he coerce into being his partner? Enter the CyberSquad. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "How Not to Impress The Press" In order to prep for his big spread in Canine Weekly Magazine, Ruff tries out a new beauty cream. and it turns him into a turkey vulture! So he sends all six FETCHers out to learn whatever they can about turkey vultures. Later they head to an ad agency to figure out how to improve the turkey vulture's image. D
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David Suchet in the Footsteps of St. Paul The actor, known for his portrayal of Agatha Christie's Poirot, sets out on a personal journey to uncover the story of a man he has longed to depict. Suchet begins in Jerusalem, explores Paul's Damascus conversion road experience and seeks to show how Paul's early life in Tarsus would prepare him for his mission. He visits Antioch where Paul and the fledgling church make the decision to admit Gentiles, and examines Paul's decision to convert the populations in Europe. Part 1 of 2G
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Republicans voting 'no' is obstruction, Democrats running away so they don't have to vote is 'Democracy'.
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Defiant Wisconsin Democrats Say Running Away Is Democracy, Too Updated at 2:27 AM
Source: ABC News
The Democratic Wisconsin state senators camped out across the border in Illinois fired back at Gov. Scott Walker today, saying their action to block a vote on his budget proposal is an effort to protect democracy.
State Sen. Julie Lassa, who is six months pregnant, said the governor is wrong about her and the others holed up in an Illinois hotel.
"For all of us who left the state, we believe we're standing up for democracy," Nissa told ABC News' Barbara Pinto.Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-21-11 02:09 AM
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1. they are correctBozita (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-21-11 02:24 AM
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2. Just another one of those checks and balancesPDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-21-11 02:33 AM
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3. They are absolutely correct.
Not giving in to the rethuglican tactics is giving the state breathing room.tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-21-11 02:39 AM
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4. You are standing up for Democracy
and we salute you!!
And the fact that they are keeping kids out of school, and parents are needing to scramble to find day care for every day the teachers are out means that it's not only those who are listening to politics are aware of their duplicity, but they majority of the people see what they are doing.
I think they are badly underestimating what the public perception is about their behavior-both the politicians and the teachers.
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DimoRATS in WI ran away instead of doing their job.
GOP took their lumps and did a courageous job in defeat.
DIMoRATS ran away like cowards and neglected their jobs.
No spin, no excuses. DIMoRATS need to be fired immediately and replaced with adults.Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
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My grandmother was Lena Carmen BOYD. She was born in Piggott, Arkansas and married Rudolph BURNS. Her parents were Thomas BOYD and Mary Inez LAMP. Thomas was born in Illinois. His mother was Nancy BOYD. I have been told that his father was Bill BOYD, but also that Nancy gave Thomas and her other son Andy her maiden name. The latter corresponds with information that shows Lyle BOYD and Sarah HUTCHINSON as her parents. Nancy later married Robert MITCHELL. I am looking for Tom's father and Lyle's parents. Any information is appreciated.
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My Great-grandmother was Sarah Sylvesta JORDAN. She was born in Fulton City, Illinois and married John S. HILSINGER. Her parents were Daniel JORDAN and Saphrona THAYER. Daniel was born in Guernsey Co. Ohio; his parents were Adam JORDAN and Ludema WALLER. Adam was born in Goshen, Belmont Co. Ohio; his parents were Joshua JORDAN and Susannah EVANS. I have the names of Joshua's children (including those from his second marriage), but I cannot find his parents. Any information is appreciated.
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Would you ever buy your baby a onesie that's also a mop? I mean, hey, he was down there anyway, right? It's not like you handed him a mop.
There are products that are just plain wacky (like bacon breath mints) and then there are products like the baby mop that make you go – well, that's wacky, yes, but also kinda practical.
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|View Poll Results: Kanon - 2006 - Episode 21 Rating
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|7 out of 10 : Good
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|5 out of 10 : Below Average
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Yuuichi can redeem himself by doing his best to support Nayuki and Akiko; deep down, he knows that they are more important than some girl he met 7 years ago and dated for a few days.
But I agree; if he ditches them to pursue Ayu, he really is a terrible person.
The previews aren't promising, but I'll give KyoAni the benefit of the doubt until episode 22 actually comes out. I refuse to believe that they'll make such a horrendous mistake.
|2007-02-24, 14:27
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I've read some pretty good opinions on the answers and especially your, Kinny. The comparison between cars (human world) and and demons (fantasy) was well fitting.
My position will unlikely change but surely when I'll have to handle with this scene again, I'll have several more useful point of views to see through the shades of it.
|2007-02-24, 14:31
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6) Ayu's suppose to be the one who came up with the school idea.
9) Well, considering Nayuki was already in her own room......
10) Recall from ep01, Ayu initially starts with left hand, but tries to use her right hand instead since it is the proper way. So considering that, its nothing wrong about Ayu getting used to extending her right hand to U1.
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The topic has already been beaten to death (no pun intended ), but my two cents goes like this:
The scene was indeed predictable. We had an idea that it would happen several seconds before it actually did. Therefore, in order to still give us the "OMG!" reaction, the crash was depicted as horribly as it would have happened.
It's my opinion that slow-motion, freeze-frames, blackouts, and close-up shots are used to downplay the gravity of things like these rather than accentuate it. Therefore, I'm quite pleased that KyoAni let us see the accident the same way that poor fellow on the sidewalk did.
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|2007-02-24, 14:56
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I'm on the fence with the crash scene; it's better than the usual slo-mo/fade-out shtick, but it's also directly ripped off from the Youtube video.
Maybe a single-car crash would've been better.
In any case, I'm more interested in the aftermath. Pleased with this episode, but not sure about where KyoAni will take it from here.
|2007-02-24, 15:23
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No, it does not matter
This topic has been beaten to death in almost every harem anime (yes, yes - i know Kanon is not a typical harem anime, so don't you all come at me with pitchforks and stuff )
They are cousins. Cousin marriage is just fine in Japan, as it is in most other places in the world. Personally, i don't see why it should pose a problem of any sort, and find it perfectly normal. Cheers.
|2007-02-24, 15:43
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That is an actual situation in my gfriend's family..... i hate the family gatherings.
On topic: Loved the episode, can't get enough of Nayuki's NYUUUU
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It should be a problem because... ? This is something i have never understood, and i have yet see some one give a better answer than something along the lines of "just because"
Fact: 26 states allow first cousin marriages; Most people can marry their cousin in the US.
Fact: No European country prohibits marriage between first cousins. It is also legal throughout Canada and Mexico to marry your cousin. The USA is the only western country with cousin marriage restrictions.
Fact: US prohibitions against cousin marriages predate modern genetics.
Fact: Children of non-related couples have a 2-3% risk of birth defects, as opposed to first cousins having a 4-6% risk.
http://www.cousincouples.com/ for more info
...i apologize for the offtopic
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Heh heh. That is quite an opinion to make. Heh heh. After all, it's all up to the viewer's opinion. Though in my opinion, any car crash involving a pedestrian and a car is serious enough. No more needs to be said or shown....
EDIT: Informative as always, Skyfall. Heh heh. Personally, it's never bothered me. Why? Because the only reason why it is rebuffed is because of social conditioning. There hasn't really been anything substantiated that holds against it. And if there is no truly serious problem with it, I see no reason to rebuff such a thing because of squeamish tendancies.
Heh heh. Time to get myself back on topic then. Heh heh.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Surrounded by Mistery (cool isn't?)
The fact that Nayuki's and Yuiichi's families are kinda distant and are not large (few members) make them look like they are more distant if not even related. I have a hard time seeing them as a family, Yuiichi looks like teh big "friend's son" freeloader.
|2007-02-24, 17:24
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Moon (where Feena at <3)
|2007-02-24, 19:39
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: West Sussex, UK
Age: 35
Excellent episode, unfortunately I had the ending spoiled for me by some imbacile on another forum but aside from that it was really enjoyable. The crash scene wasn't as shocking as I thought it'd be, to be truthful I was a lot more shocked when Makoto dropped Piro off of the bridge, however that may have more to do with the whole 'I did NOT see that coming' effect. I certainly hope that this isn't the end of Akiko, I watched the series again from Episode One the other day and I get the impression that she knows a lot more about what's going on than she lets on - I'd like to know what she knows and why.
I'm probably going to get lynched for this, but am I the only one who just can't get behind Nayuki and Yuichi as a couple? Despite living together throughout the entire series they don't seem to have very much in common and up until recently have pretty much lived and acted like siblings.
None the less I can't wait for Episode Twenty-Two.
Incidently, I wish they'd done a little more with Mishio like, maybe, had her join Yuichi's circle of friends or something. It seems kinda sad that her only role was to help Yuichi with the whole Makoto situation then just vanish from the face of the Earth. I'd like to have seen some sort of resolution there.
|2007-02-24, 20:05
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Yuri Land
Age: 32
Why all the hassle with the first cousins and all. Love sees no bar. If first cousins are in love..then just let them be..if u want controversy..satisfy urself with koi Kaze or Angelic Sanctuary..when it comes to kanon..pls take a moment of silence and pray for the good health of Akiko-san
|2007-02-24, 20:17
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Bemused Scholar
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 30
Maritime, you're not alone. I also don't really see Yuuichi and Nayuki really working out, and it's NOT because they're cousins (having been born in China, it didn't strike me as being too weird). While it's undeniable that Nayuki has feelings for Yuuichi, I've seen very little indication that it could work the other way around. Romantic affection-wise, I'd probably rate Nayuki second to last out of all the girls, beating out only Makoto (whom I saw as having more of a father-daughter relationship, especially by the end). Yuuichi has treated her like a sibling throughout the entire show, I can't really see it changing drastically in just an episode or two.
This is definitely not because I dislike Nayuki, as she's one of my favorite characters. It's just that I can't see her end up with Yuuichi for some reason. Sure, go ahead and blame Yuuichi's bad taste all you want. Still, all I have to say is that she's too good for him. :P
|2007-02-24, 20:26
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|2007-02-24, 21:41
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Piro Piro Piro
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: SoCal
Only episode I have given a ten to - so far at least. Poor Akiko. Poor Nayuki. Poor Yuuichi... sheesh, poor everyone. I don't think there is a character on this show (except for the student council president who was mean to Mai) that I don't like. I honestly hope that everyone can have sort of happy ending, but it doesn't seem like that is going to happen...
As for the scene where Nayuki falls asleep on the floor I think it was put in to show Yuuichi's mindset: although he cares for her, he sees her more as a sister than anything else. Him leaving her on the floor really didn't bug me - she seems like she could sleep anywhere. What did bother me was (and no one has mentioned this) he left Piro in the room with her. Isn't that just asking for trouble?
All in all, excellent episode, Kanon keeps impressing me.
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"Come on you guys in black?"
Yes, an Irish team famous for being the 'Boys in Green' played in all black at Yankee stadium last night, looking like a team of referees who had lost their way on the Cross Bronx and found themselves playing the world champions Spain instead.
Or perhaps the All Blacks rugby team had time warped into Yankee Stadium by mistake and taken over the Irish side.
Given that most of the first team squad was missing the men in black didn't acquit themselves too badly against the world champs.
But you would think they'd have trotted out the wearing of the green, especially as they were in America, land of green, especially around St. Patrick's Day.
So instead some clever executive said Let's play in black and confuse everyone".
It didn't make much difference to the result anyway but probably confused many Irish American supporters, especially those used to the wearing of the green
I can report that under the domed sky and bright lights of Yankee Stadium, Ireland in all black played a friendly against Spain in their usual colors on Tuesday, losing to the world and European champions by 2-0.
The Irish supporters flowed to the massive stadium in a river of green to support their country, cheering them on with pride and encouragement despite the team's expected failure due to disheartening thoughts of last year's Euro 2012 disaster when Spain beat Ireland 4-0.
All in all over 39,000 fans showed up for the friendly.
Managers Del Bosque and Trappattoni also had a few words to say about the supporters:
"The crowds have been very good. They've been very affectionate toward the team," Spain's Del Bosque was noted to say, "The Irish fans - overall, I'm very pleased."
Referring to the 39,368 strong crowd, Trappattoni said, "It was fantastic this time. Our support, the Spanish support; the atmosphere was fantastic,"
Friendly banter flew between the Spanish and Irish in the stands. A Mexican wave ran four circles of the stadium with the atmosphere heating up in the second half to the groans of disappointment from the Irish and the cheers from the Spanish as they pushed clear..
Fans outside the stadium were proud to be Irish to have seen their team play Yankee Stadium: "It's great to see the huge Irish contingent over in America supporting their own even though we're in a different country," said Luke Keogh of the Manhattan Gaels gaelic football team.
Soccer fan Maurice Barron said that "Ireland were outplayed and outclassed" but spirits were not completely dampened by the 2-0 loss and as the Irish fans left the stadium renditions of ''Come on you Boys in Green" and "The Fields of Athenry" could be heard coming from all directions, lifting hearts and sung as if Ireland had actually won the match.
All in all, the general consensus seemed to be, "Well at least it wasn't 4-0".
The team was also depleted of members such as John O'Shea, Jon Walters, Glenn Whelan and Aiden McGeady who had pulled out of the New York trip after the weekend win over the Faroe Islands.
Neither team had scored by the first half of the game but by the second half, the lights were brighter, the crowd more focused and the players more determined than ever to make a difference to the score.
Before facing Spain in yesterday's match, Robbie Keane said that Spain could play in a phone box and still keep the ball away from you. Perhaps Ireland's captain, who had the second hat trick of his career in Ireland's recent match against the Faroe Islands, wasn't exaggerating as, despite Ireland's efforts, Spain seemed to held possession of the ball throughout most of the match with Roberto Soldado coming off the bench to score around 69 minutes into the game.
The Irish fans thought their prayers had been answered when Sean St. Ledger appeared to score 12 minutes later but Simon Cox was ruled offside in the lead up to St Ledger's goal and it was disallowed.
It was finally time to admit defeat when Spain's Juan Mata changed the score to 2-0 seven minutes later.
Treating the friendly as a great opportunity for some of the younger players on the team such as Seamus Coleman, James McCarthy and Marc Wilson, Ireland manager Giovanni Trappattoni said: "This is a great opportunity for the young players. They can show they can play against the famous, important players," "Sure, they will win, but it will be a good test for us," Trappattoni admitted to the BBC.
Given the encouragement, maybe all black will be back.


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OKs special events policy recommended by park and rec board
A contentious compensation agreement with the Portland Police Department was approved Monday night by the city council after its members voted to go into closed session to discuss it.
After about 50 minutes in closed session, members of the Portland City Council returned to open session and approved the agreement between the city and the Police Officers Labor Council Portland Police Department Unit (POLC).
City Manager Tom Dempsey and Police Chief Bob Bauer met with representatives of the POLC to negotiate terms of the new contract. City employees represented by the POLC ratified the proposed changes to the existing contract prior to its being presented to council.
The motion to include the proposed resolution 13-21 in the agenda passed 3 votes to 2, with Mayor Jim Barnes, Stacy Krause and Joel VanSlambrouck voting in favor, and Steve Calley and Steve Fabiano voting against. After discussion, the resolution was approved 3 to 2, with the same members voting in favor and against.
Before the vote, Fabiano explained why he planned to vote against the proposed contract, saying he didn't want the public to think he was "taking it out on the employees," but that the agreement didn't go far enough.
"I think we need to try to protect the employees," he said. "With the budget problems we're having, if we don't do something now, it's going to be hard to do it in the future. The approval of this contract is basically the approval (of the same level of benefits) for all (city) employees."
He noted that the city's pension plan is under-funded by $3.9 million and the city currently pays 27 percent of the cost of the pension, "and the employee pays nothing." Regarding health care costs, he said, a family pays about $14,000 while the employee pays $2,300.
"We've made some changes in that contract, but it's hard to put the weight of budget savings on new employees, and that's really what we're doing, which doesn't affect our long-term budget plans," he said.
The approved three-year contract begins July 1 and runs through June 30, 2016. The agreement includes 2-percent pay increases at the beginning of each year for all steps and classifications; and clarifies the amount of vacation leave employees are granted, eliminating some confusion due to overlapping time frames, Dempsey explained.
The agreement also decreases some of the benefits and asks employees to share more of the costs. The city will change its provider of health insurance from the current Blue Cross Blue Shield plan to Physicians Health Plan (PHP), which have higher deductibles but lower premiums, which Dempsey said will save the employees and the city money. In addition, the employee-paid portion of health insurance will increase from its current 11 percent by 3 percent each July 1 to 20 percent in 2015. New employees with health insurance hired after Sept. 4, 2012 would automatically contribute 20 percent as their premium sharing. The same percentages would apply to the health savings accounts and the city's health reimbursement arrangement.
The agreement also eliminates retiree health care for employees hired after July 1, 2013. Instead, those employees would contribute 3 percent of their wages into a health care savings plan, with the city contributing 1 percent of the wages. Current employees may opt out of the old plan and into this plan if they wish.
In addition, employees hired after July 1, 2013, will become eligible for a pension with the city and its MERS (pension) plan after their first 90 days of employment, and there will be no payment in lieu of insurance for employees hired after July 1. For all current POLC members, the cap on that benefit will be $1,200.
VanSlambrouck said the decision to approve the agreement is not an easy one, particularly when it affects "employees' livelihoods, the taxpayers and long-term legacy costs.
"We may be doing this on the backs of new individuals, but policies have to be put in place," he said. "And it helps secure the current standard of living for the employees we have now."
Barnes said the job of council is to try to guide the city manager in achieving the "best balance" possible between savings and compensation.
"When you hire someone, you are implying that you will provide a place for that person and compensate them at a certain level. At the same time, there is an obligation to the taxpayers to get the most for each tax dollar paid," Barnes said. "We have a financially stable community, but legacy costs are looming. We have to adjust the trajectory of those legacy costs, and try not to chip away at the paychecks of the individuals that work for the city."
There are going to be increased costs to the employees, but there will be some savings to the employee and the city, too, such as through the change to the new health insurance plans, Barnes added.
"I think the contract represents our willingness to make sacrifices at a pace that is realistic while addressing legacy costs," said Krause.
In other business, council approved proposed resolution 13-19, accepting the park and recreation board's recommendation to implement a special events policy. Dempsey told council a new permit fee of $50 to hold road race and river race events with up to 100 people would help defray some of the costs to the city and benefit the park and recreation program when groups use the parks system and trails for a fundraiser. There are also provisions in the policy to recover additional costs, such as police traffic control, for larger groups. In addition, groups would have to show the city a certificate of insurance for the event. He said there have been about six such fundraisers a year using the city park system.
"The city has been trying to subsidize the cost of these local fundraisers for groups by not charging for services for as long as we could. Things are tight, we've had more requests for fundraisers ... which use city resources," Dempsey said, adding that the new fees "are fairly nominal. ... This is simply a process of trying to recover costs, and have something in place for when (these issues) occur."
The resolution was approved by a vote of 3 to 2, with Barnes, Calley and Krause voting for the resolution; and Fabiano and VanSlambrouck voting against.
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Marto wrote:jasonc wrote:Big_Red wrote:Nearly blown off the bike this morning with the headwind & crosswinds i had to push through most of the ride. BOM indicating gusts were up to 40kph, so it's no wonder it was a slow ride in for me today. I've put my order in for a commute home with a nice tailwind this afternoon.
weatherzone says N to NNW D:
There was a guy on a roadie ahead of me this morning who was really wobbling about in the wind. The Bureau station closest to me, Archerfield, recorded average winds of 30kmh W, and max gust of 54kmh for the time I was riding. I'll have to check my weather station at home after work. Pity I can't carry one on my bike
the weatherzone comment is in regards to this afternoon


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Tim Sutton said when his son was pulled over one night for crossing the yellow line while turning, officers repeatedly tried to get his son to let them search his car.
Sutton, an Alamance County commissioner, said Burlington police officers alleged they smelled alcohol inside 25-year-old Jonathan Sutton�s car, and in addition to requiring Jonathan Sutton to take a roadside sobriety test and asking him to take a chemical analysis � which he refused � they persisted in asking him to consent to a search. Sutton said an officer asked his son, �If you have nothing to hide, why don�t you let us search your car?�
Sutton said his son was leaving work after 2 a.m., when the business � which serves alcohol � had closed. Jonathan told officers he hadn�t been drinking and did well on roadside testing, Sutton said.
�In my opinion, they delayed him long enough to bring in a drug dog,� Sutton said, which, within a reasonable amount of time, police are entitled to do. He said the stop lasted about 20 minutes.
He said the dog didn�t alert to any drugs in his son�s car, and eventually police had to let his son go � without writing a ticket or making an arrest.
Sutton said his son understood his right to refuse to consent to a police search of his vehicle without probable cause, but others, unaware of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, may feel they have to oblige an officer�s every request.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE law, based on the Fourth Amendment, isn�t any simple topic with black and white answers. There are times when officers are entitled under the law to search a person�s home or car regardless of consent, and there are times when a driver or resident�s consent is practically an officer�s only ticket inside.
David Remington, a defense attorney in Alamance County, said the problem is that most people don�t know they�re entitled to refuse a search conducted without a warrant or probable cause.
�People never know their rights,� Remington said. �They don�t know their rights, they don�t exercise them, and officers do take advantage of their ignorance.�
Steven Friedland, a professor at the Elon University School of Law, said under the Supreme Court�s motor vehicle exception, an officer doesn�t have to have a warrant to search a mobile vehicle if he has probable cause to believe there is contraband inside.
But according to Alamance County District Attorney Pat Nadolski, it would be extremely difficult to come up with an exhaustive list of situations that give an officer probable cause to search a vehicle.
In general, an officer has probable cause to search a vehicle if contraband is in plain view, if he smells marijuana coming from the car, or if he sees an open container of alcohol inside the vehicle. Otherwise, an officer could search the vehicle with consent from the driver, if he had a search warrant for the vehicle, if an officer is conducting an inventory search after impounding a car, if the search was incident to arrest � which allows the officer only to search the area immediately around the arrestee, where the person could retrieve a weapon or destroy evidence, for example � or in an exigent circumstance, where there is reason to believe evidence could be destroyed or a person could pose a danger to the officer or someone else. Exigent circumstances typically apply only to searches of residences.
�That�s why it becomes a question of fact,� Nadolski said. �Does it rise to the level of probable cause? And there�s no easy answer to that.�
He said the District Attorney�s office has a staff member on call at all times to receive and answer questions from law enforcement officers on what is permissible under the law.
Friedland said if an officer receives a tip that someone has drugs in his car, that information could rise to the level of probable cause and warrant a search of the vehicle.
WHEN IT COMES to searches of residences, the law is less flexible. With the exception of an exigent circumstance, in most situations officers must have a search warrant for the house or receive consent from the resident before coming in.
Judge Jim Roberson, chief district court judge in Alamance County, said few situations are the same when it comes to determining exigency, and factors officers must articulate are often both objective and subjective.
�(If an officer says), �I opened the door and was knocked down by the smell of marijuana,� that�s an objective sort of thing,� Roberson said. �The subjective part is the officer analyzing whether he feels like (evidence) would be gone,� and whether he has the means to secure the scene for investigative purposes, he said.
Remington said he received a call from one of his clients during a traffic stop one time, and officers had told the woman they were going to her house to search it, despite not having a warrant.
Remington declined to say which law enforcement agency conducted the stop, but said his client had just picked up her child from the school bus and was pulled over after officers told her they received an anonymous tip that there was cocaine in the vehicle.
He said the officers had a drug-sniffing dog walk around the perimeter of her vehicle � which was lawful � and the dog alerted at the front left wheel, where officers found a hide-a-key box with �a residual amount of cocaine powder� on it.
�They tell her they�re going to her house to do a search of her home and there�s nothing she can do about it,� Remington said.
He said the client kept him on the phone the entire time, and she arrived back at her house where the homeowner � who was the woman�s mother � also told officers they couldn�t come in. The woman told officers she had her attorney on the phone, who said they couldn�t conduct the search.
�I heard the officer say, �I don�t give a (expletive) who you got on the phone,�� Remington said.
Remington said the officers did find illegal activity in the house and went to a magistrate � �who was appalled as well� about the circumstances of the search � but ended up not charging the woman.
�A violation of state law is one thing, but to violate the law of the land to get a conviction on a state law violation � who is the worst lawbreaker in that case?� Remington said.
BURLINGTON POLICE CHIEF Jeffrey Smythe, in response to Sutton�s criticism of the traffic stop conducted by his department, said that an officer asking multiple times for consent to search a vehicle wouldn�t be a violation of the law.
�It�s completely possible we would ask more than once,� he said. �Realistically, it comes down to there�s a bright line drawn in constitutional law of when police use coercion to obtain a search. But asking in a professional manner two or three or four or five times doesn�t cross that line.�
Remington said that often, people believe if they tell an officer he or she can search the vehicle, the officer won�t actually conduct a search, but that is rarely the case.
�If you say �yes� to a cop, they�re searching,� he said.
He said when asked the simple question of �Do you mind if I search your vehicle?� people can easily respond by saying they do mind.
�If they�ve got a right to come in, they�re coming in,� Remington said. �If they�ve got a right to get in your car, they�re going in your car. But don�t give them that right.�
Smythe said if someone is unsure of whether an officer has a right to conduct a search, he or she should simply ask whether they�re absolutely required to oblige.
�I think that you just need to ask the police officer, �Do I have to let you do this?�� Smythe said. �They�re on camera, and they know that they�re being recorded. An officer is always going to tell the truth.�
Nadolski and Roberson said even if a person believes he is exercising his Fourth Amendment right to refuse a search without a search warrant and isn�t under the impression that officers have probable cause, that person can still be arrested for resisting the officer.
�I think citizens should abide by law enforcement�s directives,� Nadolski said.
Roberson said if an officer is actually conducting a search without probable cause, that a judge will determine that in court.
�If an officer is resisted (during a search), the officer can handle it just like any other resist,� Roberson said. �Then, it�s sorted out later in court by suppressing the evidence if it was improper.�
Smythe said a judge �is always the one who verifies our exigency� when officers act without a search warrant.
It�s a matter of �how hard they want to push,� Smythe said. �They can push too hard and get arrested, or if they don�t push and want to complain, complain, by all means. If we violated the law, sue us.�


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The illicit use of prescription painkillers has increased dramatically in recent years, particularly among men ages 18 to 49, according to a new report.
Between 2002 and 2010, there was a 74.6% overall increase in the number of individuals taking prescription painkillers chronically -- on more than 200 days each year -- for nonmedical purposes, according to Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, of the CDC in Atlanta.
And among men, chronic use increased by 105.3%, Jones reported in a research letter in Archives of Internal Medicine.
"This finding is important because it parallels increases in overdose deaths, treatment admission, and other negative effects associated with opioid pain relievers in recent years," he observed.
For instance, in 2009 alone there were 15,597 fatal overdoses involving drugs such as hydrocodone and oxycodone.
To see if this skyrocketing rate of fatal overdoses was accompanied by an overall increase in nonmedical use of these painkillers, Jones analyzed data from the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
In this survey, individuals who report using these drugs were asked to estimate how many days during the previous years they did so.
The analysis showed no increase in the number of people reporting any nonmedical use of prescription painkillers, or use on 1 to 200 days in the past year.
But the total number of days of use rose by 35% to 612,829,084 in 2010 from 451,031,411 in 2002.
The annual rates of men using these drugs more than 200 days each year rose by 5.1% (P<0.01), the researcher reported.
Moreover, when the data on men's nonmedical use of prescription painkillers were broken down according to age group, these annual increases were identified:
- Ages 18 to 25, 7.4% (P<0.01)
- Ages 26 to 34, 5% (P<0.05)
- Ages 35 to 49, 4% (P<0.01)
Among women, the only significant change was in the percentage reporting use on 1 to 29 days in the previous year, which fell by 13.5% (P<0.01).
Overall, individuals ages 26 to 34 using the drugs for more than 200 days increased by 81%, while the increase among those ages 35 to 49 was 134.6%.
Rates of chronic use also rose, although not significantly, among people 50 and older.
One "encouraging" finding, Jones reported, was a decrease in use by individuals ages 12 to 17.
Among these adolescents, use on 1 to 29 days decreased by 17.4% (P<0.01) and use for more than 200 days fell by 25.7%.
But the sum totals of 4.6 million people taking the drugs for more than 30 days and almost 1 million using painkillers for nonmedical reasons for more than 200 days per year are "concerning," he observed.
"The annual average estimate of 613 million person-days of [past-year nonmedical use] implies that each of the 257 million opioid prescriptions dispensed in the United States annually contributes on average to more than 2 days of [nonmedical use]," he stated.
These findings are a warning signal that greater efforts are needed for public health authorities to focus efforts on preventing the morbidity and mortality associated with illicit pain reliever drug-taking, and particularly among men and high-using age groups, he concluded.
Jones reported no financial disclosures.
- Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Archives of Internal MedicineSource Reference: Jones C "Frequency of prescription pain reliever nonmedical use: 2002-2003 and 2009 -2010" Arch Intern Med 2012; DOI:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2533.


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There seem to be a steady dribble now of people on these forums now trying unicycles. How about you open a separate thread for newbs and wannabes and tell us about it? What sort. What you think you will do with it. What the neighbours think. What your kids think.
Seemed like a good idea so here it is, if you have recently (anytime in the last 10 years) bought a unicycle or are thinking about it then this thread is for you!
OK so my background.
Why I got one? Cause I have always wanted one and family was looking for a birthday present idea for me
What sort? Cheap Chinese one bought online. Why? because I think my wife thought it was stupid and I wouldn't stick with it so why waste a lot of money on it!
What the neighbours think? No idea, I haven't got out of the garage yet. A delivery man the other day saw it however and thought it was really cool and asked a whole lot of questions about it and he would love to get one.
What my kids think Daughter thinks it is really cool and has the face paints ready to paint my face when I can ride it properly. My son thinks his dad is an idiot!
What will I do with it? When I initially wanted one I thought it would be cool on the one day a week that I drove to work (instead of cycling) and parked about 5 blocks from the office to ride it from the car to the office. Instead I rode a skateboard. Now I work from home so that is mute. Instead I think it will be fun to ride on a shared pathway with my wife when she goes for a jog, down to the local take away to pick up burgers etc, the odd transfer for a few blocks when I drive somewhere with a few blocks walk.
So how are things going so far?
I have had it for 1 week. Started in the tiled hallway where I could reach each wall for balance. When I could go the length of the hall (5m) with the aid of the walls I moved to the garage. There I could barely make 1 pedal stroke initially but slowly improving. 2 pedals, 3 pedals, now my best is the length of the garage. So steadily improving but have ridden about 2-3 hours now. Amazingly frustrating and slow to progress (nothing like riding a bike!). Also I have a sore butt (wasn't expecting that as I ride a road bike quite a bit). Feel I am getting close to the "breakthrough" in that now I can sometimes get 5m, once I can get to 10m it should be starting to flow. Keeping an even pedal rotation seems to be the key, where most of the time I "fall" is at the top/bottom position where it stalls and causes me to wobble.
Sort of like learning to juggle, 1 set was really hard, 2 was pretty tricky, it took me another week to get to 5 then only a couple of days to get to 10 and a couple more to get to 20 sets, then I could juggle as long as I could concentrate.
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|Heaven & Hellfest 2014: Mexican City, Official Road Report
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|Well, my babies. I'm afraid this is the road report that wasn't.
The blog is down right now, so I'll post it all here and transpose it later.
The band and road crew were all set to go. Jay Jay went down early to have a little bit of tourism time, but the rest of us were here in the states, passport and plane tickets in hand. I had purchased my ticket awhile back, and in order to prevent some of the issues that happened on my last trip to South America, I made sure that I was on the same flight as the rest of the road crew/band to avoid any transportation glitches. So for me, that meant taking a 3 hour trip to New York via train (it's actually enjoyable--not too bad) in order to meet the boys at the airport and help carry equipment.
The Friday before the show, I received a notification that there were some serious problems running amok in Mexico. Sure enough, in spite of months and months of arduous planning, the promoters were told by the federal government of Mexico that the festival was cancelled. Not "we have concerns you need to address" type of message--simply--"we're shutting you down." They cited a variety of safety reasons, ranging from fire code violations, crowd control concerns, evacuation plans lacking and firework permit issues. (blame that one on KISS) The concert promoters AND the mayor of the town of Texacoco responded quickly--they testified to what I believe may have been their version of Congress--stating that all permits were in order, all plans were solid, the venue is home to an annual "Festival of the Horse" that brings bands and 200,000 people--this was a case of discrimination and retaliation against the promoters and mayor. The team had met with govt officials at least 8 times previously to ensure that all codes and permits were met. The cancellation announcement was made on the day that local Mexican crews were scheduled to begin building the stage, tents, etc.
The town has some political views that are more progressive and liberal than some of the larger, more conservative governors. It is one of the reasons why the festival was being planned there apparently. Many governors and mayors didn't want anything to do with the festival, describing heavy metal as "Devil's music" and categorized the fans as "gangs" who would gather to commit various acts of violence. Many of our Mexican SMFs were quick to point out that there is plenty of horrific gang violence being sponsored by the very thugs who shut down the festival, and the bands who played the various large festivals (including the Horse Festival) often had acts who glorified cartel violence in their lyrics and politics. There were plenty of other rumors and dialogues about the politics between the promoters and local govt--I won't get into that here. But this should set the stage for you. It was all over the associated press--I'm surprised more folks didn't hear about it.
The festival organizers and mayor defiantly announced that the festival will go on--and the 80,000 plus fans who bought tickets, bus packages, camping permits etc. would not be denied. In response, 300 heavily armed federal police in riot gear were dispatched to the location, surrounded the grounds and locked the gates to prevent the local crews from setting up the festival. Students protested in the streets along with many of the Mexican fans who had endured difficult journeys to make their way into the City. The promoters assured the fans (and bands) that a new location would be secured--there were private, secret meetings happening between the promoters and some political figures in nearby towns, who were happy to have throngs of fans eager to spend money in their hotels, restaurants, concessions, etc. But the fear was that if the federal government knew where....the police would come and shut it down. Through social media sites, fans spread the word that a new location was coming, and that once it was announced, fans needed to get there quickly so that if another 300 riot police arrived, they would be no match for a crowd of over 80K and the festival would still go on.
But then...the heartbreak began. Through radio stations--official and underground--and twitter and facebook pages set up specifically for concert announcements--each hour another teaser. They would announce that the new location would be disclosed in 2 hours: only to be told...no. not now. please wait. be patient. A new location had been identified and was being mobilized. This happened hour after hour, day after day. I checked in with my peeps--I was told that all systems were go--be at the airport at the designated time--but that conditions in Mexico were still very unstable and that things could change any minute. The social media sites from Mexico (I spent hours and hours using google translators and the kind services of S.M.F. April (smooch!) from Argentina) were just heartbreaking. They told tales of fans making their way to town, planning to camp at the site, and being turned into the city with nowhere to go. Fans who had saved money for months for this--some had waited their entire lives to see Twisted Sister, KISS, Guns n' Roses--this was a HUGE event. The Mexican fans are as passionate about metal as their European and South American counterparts--you could truly feel the desperation and heartache. Dee posted several videos via the facebook pages to keep the fans encouraged--saying, Twisted Sister is coming! And he even sang a few bars of "We're Not Gonna Take It" in Spanish.
It was Thursday, March 13th--the day that my train was scheduled to leave for the airport--my marching orders were to stage at a hotel outside of the airport that evening and meet the crew in the wee hours of Friday. I was nervous but ready, my babies. My bag was packed with only the bare essentials. I had read up on Aduana (Mexican Immigration/Customs) protocols and regulations, studied some basic Spanish phrases (including: I need to speak with the American Embassy now please), registered my travel with the Dept of State/Mexican Embassy and had my immigration paperwork all in order. And to be honest, I updated my emergency documents a few days prior, so that if something dreadful had transpired, my family had an emergency plan in place to take care of my affairs. I had been following the twitter and facebook sites until the early a.m. hours, and fans were reporting that tour companies who had arranged package deals were canceling and there were dreaded rumors that the federal government was planning to stop any incoming bands and crews at the airport--if they couldn't stop the show on the ground, they would keep the bands from arriving. I never did get this piece confirmed--but it was a rumor that made me very uneasy.
I prepared to leave the house--gave the cats a big hug, my bag was sitting by the front door. Twisted Sister laminate and passport in my pouch tucked safely away against my chest. Just an hour before departing for the train, I get the notification. The entire festival is cancelled. So I scrambled to cancel my hotel, train and air ticket as quickly as possible. The financial sting from the cancellation fees couldn't hold a candle to the pain I felt inside, Not only was it the disappointment of the festival being cancelled, but I felt the pain and anguish of all of these fans who may never get to see any of their bands in their lifetime. While I have the precious luxury of being able to travel, for the SMFs in Mexico, that is not likely the case. And personally, Twisted Sister and the Road Crew are my family. The love I feel for them is deeper than I feel for many people who claim to be my relatives. I get to see my Twisted family, on average, 8 to 10 times a year, and so now...this meant once less time to see my family.
That day, I did the walk of shame into work. While my co-workers normally enjoy teasing me, giving me a hard time--not so on this day. News spread that I was in the office--the concert had fallen through--and I had a stream of folks, trying to console me. Still clinging to some remote possibility, I streamed the press conference live at my office computer, only to hear the words that the festival was cancelled. officially.
These types of things do happen--and have happened before to Twisted Sister--but I have NEVER in all my years seen anything like this. I'm still a bit shocked--my bag hasn't moved--it's still packed, sitting by the door. Crew credentials and passport neatly stacked on top, along with the birthday card I had planned to slip to Dee today. I woke up at 5:00 a.m. today--it was almost as if my body was still in "tour mode" and my brain still believed we were going to have our 6 a.m. lobby call for sound check.
My heart goes out to all of the beautiful, loyal and passionate fans of Mexico who wanted nothing more than two days of glorious heavy metal brotherhood with their favorite bands.
And so my babies, this evening, instead of celebrating the 2014 Tour kickoff and Dee's birthday with my brethren of the band and crew, it will be a quiet one instead. The chocolate bar I now bring with me in order to battle "concert drop" in the airport for the return flight home--shall be my midnight treat tonight. Let us never take for granted the freedoms that many of us enjoy in our respective countries.
See you in May, my babies, when Twisted Sister returns to the Tri-state area for a fantastic night of music at The Starland Ballroom. Until then...
Stay Twisted
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|NIce and painful at the same time.
Ah Mexico Mexico.... don't know what to think of you... (of your stinky politicians that is)
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|Well done Terry...can feel your pain in every word. Sorry my friend.
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The Department of Music, in conjunction with The Robert & Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music, will present Ensemble Court-Circuit at 7:30 p.m. March 19 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
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