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Yes, I am sitting on my couch, sipping prosecco and watching Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin on CNN. Hubby is already in bed. I used to be bitter about my neighborhood being called "Boring Gays"...Now, I embrace it!!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Out Magazine's Person Of The Year: Nate Silver
|Nate Silver: Out Magazine's Person Of The Year
A very good choice for the person of the year. This openly gay man stood up to the far right with logic, statistics and facts. These are the three things that our enemies cannot grasp when they contradict their beliefs. Nate silver proved that, in the end, the truth will always win over lies.
Via Out Magazine:
For months in the run-up to the election, Silver, editor of FiveThirtyEight, a blog hosted by The New York Times, had been analyzing the polling data and calmly explaining, to the contempt of pundits on Fox and the gratitude of viewers of MSNBC, why Obama had the election sewn up. His quiet confidence—he bet Joe Scarborough $2,000 that the president would win re-election— attracted fans and haters alike.
On the eve of the big day, one in five people going to the Times site were going to his blog. But even as the flood broke over their heads, political veterans continued to resist his analysis. There was Karl Rove on polling night, sputtering and spinning on Fox News, insisting it was too soon to call Ohio. There was Wall Street Journal columnist and Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan a day before the election, writing of a near-certain Romney surge.
Words Of Peace From The Bible - One
As we start the new year, let's reflect on the book our right wing Christian opponents use to justify denying us our rights. Some of the verses are directly related to homosexuality and some are not. All show that taking the bible literally is kind of silly because, hopefully, we have evolved beyond these words.
This verse involves wizardry:
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Top 2012 LGBT News Stories In 2 Minutes From NowThisNews.com
Here is a good synopsis of the top news stories from 2012. Not complete but not bad.
2013 is almost here, so you know what that means: A slew of end of the year stories recapping what shook down for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in 2012.
In the last week Gay Voices has had its fair share of slideshows looking back on all that's transpired over the last 12 months. From the biggest stories to the most compelling LGBT people to the worst anti-LGBT villans, we've pretty much covered the who's, what's, why's and how's of 2012.
But just in case you're looking for a conciser review -- say a majority of the most discussed stories in under two minutes -- NowThisNews.com has the perfect video for you.
Have a look above and then let us know what your favorite moment -- political, personal or otherwise -- of 2012 was.
Crackpot "Cowboy Church" Claims Stroking Horses Can Cure "The Gay"
|Don't stroke me, bro!!!
Is "stroking horses" some kind of euphemism?
The idea that a gay person can be "cured" of his or her homosexuality is not a new one. For centuries doctors, therapists and religious figures have tried a wide variety of techniques -- from pray to surgery to exorcism -- to "convert" men and women "suffering" from same-sex attractions.
But we have to admit that the "reparative" therapy used by Raymond Bell, pastor of the Cowboy Church of Virginia, is one of the strangest we've come across.
According to Gay Star News, Bell claims that the use of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, or sessions involving the stroking of horses, can aid in the "curing" of maladies and "addictions" like homosexuality.
"EAP can help any person who is living the homosexual lifestyle or involved in it in anyway," he told Gay Star News.
I couldn't resist adding this!!
I couldn't resist adding this!!
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Cameroon Catholic Archbishop: Gay Rights Is "Crime Against Humanity"
|Archbishop Victor Tonye Bakot
Is it just me or has the Catholic leadership worldwide gone over the edge lately with their anti-gay vitriol? "Crime against humanity"? Really?
Via Pink News:
One of the most senior Catholic leaders in Cameroon has labeled gay equality such as same-sex marriages as a "crime against humanity".
Earlier today at mass, Victor Tonye Bakot, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Yaounde said: "Marriage of persons of the same sex is a serious crime against humanity.
"We need to stand up to combat it with all our energy. I am particularly thankful to our local media that has been spreading this message of it as a criminality against mankind."
Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon and the country has a history of tracking down and convicting men of homosexuality.
A few days ago, a court in Cameroon has upheld a conviction against a man found guilty of "homosexual behaviour" for sending a text message to another man saying: "I'm very much in love with you."
Monday, December 24, 2012
Former Conservative Christian Argues For Gay Rights In New Book
|C.S. Pearce
Via The Advocate:
If you hear homophobic remarks from a relative, especially a conservative Christian one, during a holiday gathering, there's a new book you can recommend to that person: This We Believe: The Christian Case for Gay Civil Rights by C.S. Pearce.
In the book Pearce discusses and deconstructs the Bible-based arguments that conservative Christians use against LGBT people, arguments that Pearce calls "myths." She goes on to use the Bible to show that Christianity does not require followers to be antigay, and she examines the harm done to LGBT people in the name of religion.
Several aspects of Pearce's background put her in a good position to address the topic. She is director of media relations for the Claremont School of Theology, an ecumenical Christian seminary, and Claremont Lincoln University, an umbrella institution for the seminary and its Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain equivalents. She describes her workplace, in Claremont, Calif., as "a very intellectually and spiritually stimulating environment." She is a straight, married woman, something that she acknowledges makes her more acceptable to readers "who may still believe gay people are 'perverts.'" Most important, though, is that she's made the same journey she's asking readers to make.
Pearce, now a progressive Episcopalian, grew up in Southern California in a conservative evangelical Christian family, which was one of the factors that motivated her to write the book. "Because I come from a conservative evangelical background, I am very familiar with their beliefs about LGBT issues — many years ago I used to share those beliefs," she says in an interview withThe Advocate. "Also, I have witnessed some of the very damaging and hurtful things some of my relatives and evangelical friends have done to gay people because of these beliefs."
Check out the book here!
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Oklahoma Republicans Implementing "Separation Of Brain And State"
The modern Republican party has never been a fan of the "Separation of church and state". They use God and religion to force their beliefs on to everyone else. We gays know this all too well.
Now, it seems that the Republican party has created a new concept. The "Separation of brain and state" is a political ideology that is being practiced not just by Oklahoma Republicans, but the entire GOP. They hate science. They hate statistics. They hate facts of any kind that disprove their beliefs. Now, it seems they hate spelling.
Via The Examiner:
Oklahoma state Congressman Mike Ritze has been at the center of the controversial subject of placing a monument of the Ten Commandments in front of the state capitol at Oklahoma City. Ritze has been the most public and vocal champion of the monument, but he first has to complete another task. It seems the monument contains obvious spelling errors, with which the irony abounds.
- "Remember the Sabbeth day, to keep it holy"
- "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidseruent"
Granted, this is a silly example. Everyone makes mistakes. I'm sure my blog is riddled with them, considering the amount of wine consumed when most of the posts are written. This story in Oklahoma merely serves as a symbol of the rampant incompetence of Republicans in all levels of government. When you hate government as much as you hate facts, you're probably not going to be any good at running it.
h/t to Hysterical Raisins for the phrase.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Vatican: Gay Marriage Is An Unattainable Utopia
|Is the pope flaming?
Did The Vatican just show their freudian slip? Does the Catholic Church think that a world with gay marriage would be utopia? I'm sure, for many priests, it would be!!
Via Queerty:
After the Pope's incendiary comments about gay marriage, the Holy See's "semi-official" newspaper has blasted gay couples as being in a "different reality" than heterosexual couples and that pursuing marriage equality is simply chasing after an "unattainable utopia."
L'Osservatore Romano printed a front page editorial on Monday taking umbrage with the weekend's pro-marriage demonstrations in France and particularly with French Catholic weekly Temoignage Chretien's endorsement of the country's controversial gay marriage bill.
The Hindu Business Line reports:
"It is upsetting because in taking this position, the most banal politically correct arguments were used," the Osservatore Romano said, adding: "Being Catholic is about much more than embracing fashionable cultural standpoints."
"We cannot base a society on these foundations without then paying a very high price as happened in the past when there was an attempt to achieve total economic and social equality," the paper said.
"Why repeat the same mistake and chase after an unattainable utopia?"
"Legitimate Rape" Congressman Todd Akin Now Going After Gays In The Military
He loses his senate race for being a misogynist and a rape enabler. He was in the clear lead until he showed his true colors. Now, on his way out of congress, he is attacking gay veterans. What a dick!!
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) lost to Democrat Claire McCaskill in November and will soon leave the House of Representatives. Before he goes, however, Akin wants to push one last anti-gay bill to undermine the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
In May, Akin first proposed the anti-gay bill, essentially a "license to bully," for the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, according to Think Progress.
Akin's "conscience clause" would purportedly protect the religious liberties of military personnel who disagree with homosexuality. Under the bill, the U.S. military must "accommodate the conscience and sincerely held moral principles and religious beliefs of the members of the Armed Forces concerning the appropriate and inappropriate expression of human sexuality," according to the Washington Blade.
The Senate passed another version of the bill in December, without Akin's anti-gay proposal, according to Mother Jones. Now, the Missouri representative is pushing for its final approval, along with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Howard McKeon (R-Calif.). "They're pushing pretty hard," a House Democrat told the website.
Monday, December 17, 2012
U.S Marine Captain Makes First Ever Gay Marriage Proposal At White House
I love everything about this!
An active duty U.S. Marine Corps captain made history over the weekend by becoming the first gay man to pop the question to his partner at the White House.
A photo of the romantic proposal, which was shared on Facebook by the American Military Partner Association, shows Matthew Phelps dropping to his knee before partner Ben Schock. The snapshot nabbed over 2,000 likes on the social networking site, as well as over 250 shares.
Phelps said he and Schock were "blown away by the amazing love and support we have received" after the photo went viral and was picked up by Towleroad, Gawkerand a number of other media sites.
|Marine Captain Matthew Phelps (left) and fiancee Ben Schock
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Pope Benedict: Gay Marriage...Threat...Dangerous...Blah, Blah Blah
|Pope Benedict...(left)
Between this and blessing a Ugandan politician, who advocates death for gays, the former Nazi Youth Pope really is a dick! Isn't he?
Via Think Progress:
Pope Benedict XVI has presented his message for World Day of Peace 2013, which takes place January 1, and he apparently used the speech to reiterate his condemnation of same-sex marriage. He claimed that attempts to pass marriage equality "harm and help to destabilize marriage" and present "serious harm to justice and peace":
There is also a need to acknowledge and promote the natural structure of marriage as the union of a man and a woman in the face of attempts to make it juridically equivalent to radically different types of union. Such attempts actually harm and help to destabilize marriage, obscuring its specific nature and its indispensable role in society.These principles are not truths of faith, nor are they simply a corollary of the right to religious freedom. They are inscribed in human nature itself, accessible to reason and thus common to all humanity. The Church's efforts to promote them are not therefore confessional in character, but addressed to all people, whatever their religious affiliation.Efforts of this kind are all the more necessary the more these principles are denied or misunderstood, since this constitutes an offence against the truth of the human person, with serious harm to justice and peace.
Stephen Colbert Video: Takes On Ex-Gay Therapy Ban
I'm wondering how many clueless conservatives still think that Colbert is one of them?
Gay Marriage Advocates Hopeful of Justice Kennedy's Support
|Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
I'm a worrier. On election night I got home from work, took a Xanax and turned on PBS, hoping for the best. I had checked Nate Silver's blog every hour or so the previous month and I knew the chances were in Obama's favor. I was still worried until the returns started coming in. It's no surprise that, even with optimistic reports like this, I'll worry until the rulings are reported.
When the Supreme Court takes up two major cases on marriage equality next spring, all eyes will be on an ever-important swing vote whom gay rights advocates are optimistic about winning: Justice Anthony Kennedy.
The Reagan-appointed justice has pained liberals on many occasions, most recently this summer when he voted to wipe out the Affordable Care Act. But when it comes to gay rights, Kennedy has written passionately in its favor, spearheading the court's two key rulings for gay equality.
"I expect Justice Kennedy to vote in favor of marriage equality," said Erwin Chemerinsky, a constitutional law professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law.
"There have been two decisions in American history expanding rights for gays and lesbians: Romer v. Evans and Lawrence v. Texas. Anthony Kennedy wrote the opinion for the Court in both," Chemerinsky told TPM by email. "He knows where history is going and that he faces the choice between writing the nextPlessy v. Ferguson and the next Brown v. Board of Education. He wants to be on the right side of history."
Lucas Powe, a Supreme Court historian at the University of Texas, Austin School of Law, agreed. "I think Kennedy's vote is very secure," he told TPM. "Kennedy has a libertarian streak — he has written the key gay rights opinions and I think he will continue to do so."
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Pope Blesses Ugandan Politician Who Advocates Executing Gays
|The unholy alliance of Pope Benedict (left) and Rebecca Kadaga (right)
Via JoeMyGod:
Ugandan Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, who last month promised the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act as a "Christmas gift to Christians," yesterday appeared in Vatican City to receive the motherfucking blessing of the Pope. From the website of the Uganda Parliament:
Kadaga who led a delegation of Ugandan legislators to the Vatican expressed delight at meeting the Pope and visiting St Peter's Basilicca. "I think this is a moment that cannot be repeated. We have been reading about him, hearing stories about St.Peter's Basilica but now we are here physically. I think it is something that I will remember all my life. Its a very great moment and I thank God for this opportunity," she said minutes after meeting the Pope. The Speaker dedicated to all Ugandans readings from the book of St. Mark which the Pope quoted in several languages during the Vatican mass.
|Pope Benedict...(left)
House GOP Secretly Increased Spending On Defense Of Anti Gay Defense Of Marriage Act
|House Speaker Boehner: Financing Defense Of Hate
Hey lob cabin republicans, aren't you glad your voted for these guys? They're really looking out for you!!
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) denounced the increased expense in a statement:
It's bad enough that Speaker Boehner and House Republicans are wasting taxpayer dollars to defend the indefensible Defense of Marriage Act – and losing in every case. Now, they have reached a new low – signing a secret contract to spend more public money on their legal boondoggle without informing Democrats. Their actions are simply unconscionable; their decisions are utterly irresponsible.Hiding this contract from voters in the midst of an election season was a cynical move at best, and a betrayal of the public trust at worst. With Americans focused on the creation of jobs and the growth of our economy, Republicans should not be spending $2 million to defend discrimination in our country.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
George Takei: Scalia Should Recuse Himself From Gay Marriage Cases
|Courtesy: wikimedia.org
Via Raw Story:
During an appearance on MSNBC, actor and LGBT activist George Takei called for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from upcoming cases involving the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Proposition 8.
Scalia recently told an audience at Princeton University that someone could be morally opposed to homosexuality in the same manner they were morally opposed to murder or bestiality.
"Well, it seems to me that if Justice Elena Kagan can recuse herself from the Boston case, Justice Scalia needs to consider recusing himself," Takei said. "He is obviously not unbiased. He is clearly biased in this situation. So how can he look at the issue and make a judgement fairly."
"I really do think, first of all that statement was a repugnant statement to equate homosexuality with murder, and any Justice who has so little thought before he speaks should not be participating in the ruling on the cases involving DOMA or Proposition 8," he added
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Washington Gay Couple: From Bearded Bears To Brooks Brothers
|The dapper bears
These guys clean up nice!! Once again, congratulations!!
Larry Duncan and Randell Shepherd never expected to become Internet celebrities, but when a photo of the two bearded men wearing matching plaid was posted to Reddit last week, they became the latest, greatest image of what marriage equality can look like.
Duncan, a retired psychiatric nurse, and Shepherd, a computer programmer, had been together for 11 years when they raised their hands in tandem to obtain the 72nd marriage license handed out to gay couples in the state of Washington, according to NBC News.
Now, pictures of the couple's wedding ceremony have been released.
Swapping out their camouflage caps and plaid shirts for snazzy suits (they kept the beards of course), the two were married at 2 p.m. Sunday at Seattle First Baptist Church in a group ceremony with 24 other couples, according to photographer Meryl Schenker.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Opposes "Gay Propaganda" Law
|Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
Via The Advocate:
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced his opposition Friday to a pending national version of a "homosexual propaganda" law that has already been enacted in regions including St. Petersburg.
The leader of United Russia said during a TV interview that he believed the bill was unnecessary because "not all relations between people can be regulated by law," according to Russia Today. He also said that his party, which holds the parliamentary majority, agreed with him.
Medvedev's comments won praise from LGBT human rights advocates including Lady Gaga. The pop star tweeted, "Thank You Prime Minister Medvedev for not standing by your party's anti gay propaganda law & instead supporting my show+fans all over Russia."
Friday, December 7, 2012
New Teaser Trailer For Star Trek Into Darkness
Gay Star Trek geek here. From TOS, TNG, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise...to all the movies, I love Star Trek. Yes, I have even been to a convention. I'm looking forward to seeing the new movie! Plus, it has BBC's latest "Sherlock" Benedict Cumberbatch!
Supreme Court Will Hear Both Prop 8 And DOMA Cases
|photo via L.A. Times Blog
This makes me nervous.
The United States Supreme Court will review the decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down Proposition 8, a 2008 law which banned gay marriage in California.
The appeals court's ruling was issued in February and found the law unconstitutional.
The court will also hear a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act.
According to SCOTUS Blog, the court is expected to hear arguments in late March and make a decision in late June:
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The Beautiful Faces Of Washington Gay Marriage
Hat Tip to JoeMyGod for finding this. What a great photo!
From the photographer Meryl Schenker's website:
One month after Washington State voters approved the state's marriage equality law in Ref. 74, same-sex couples get marriage licenses for the first time on December 6th, 2012. At around 1:30am, Larry Duncan, 56, left, and Randy Shepherd, 48, from North Bend, Wash. got their marriage license. The two plan to wed on December 9th, the first day it is possible for them to wed in Washington State. They have been together for 11 years.
|photo by Meryl Schenker
From the photographer Meryl Schenker's website:
One month after Washington State voters approved the state's marriage equality law in Ref. 74, same-sex couples get marriage licenses for the first time on December 6th, 2012. At around 1:30am, Larry Duncan, 56, left, and Randy Shepherd, 48, from North Bend, Wash. got their marriage license. The two plan to wed on December 9th, the first day it is possible for them to wed in Washington State. They have been together for 11 years.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
West Point Chapel Hosts First Gay Wedding
|Brenda Sue Fulton, left, and Penelope Gnesin
This is a wonderful story! Congratulations to the happy couple!! There is no turning back.
Via USA Today:
The U.S. Military Academy's Cadet Chapel at West Point hosted its first same-sex marriage Saturday.
Penelope Gnesin and Brenda Sue Fulton, a West Point graduate, exchanged vows in the regal church in a ceremony conducted by a senior Army chaplain.
The ceremony comes a little more than a year after President Obama ended the military policy banning openly gay people from serving.
The two have been together for 17 years. They had a civil commitment ceremony that didn't carry any legal force in 1999 but had longed to formally tie the knot.
The couple live in New Jersey and would have preferred to have the wedding there, but the state doesn't allow gay marriage.
"We just couldn't wait any longer," Fulton said.
Michigan Teacher Suspended For Playing Gay Themed Song In Class
South Lyon's Centennial Middle School teacher Susan Johnson should be applauded for teaching tolerance and diversity to her students. Instead, she was suspended.
Via Huffington Post:
Via Huffington Post:
A Michigan-based performing arts teacher has been suspended for playing a song about being gay to her students in class.
Susan Johnson, who teaches at South Lyon's Centennial Middle School, said one of her eighth grade students asked if he could play a song in class. The tune in question was "Same Love," performed by Seattle-based hip-hop artist Macklemore and produced in support of marriage equality.
"I asked him a few questions about the song...if it was violent, if there was any profanity, and he said no," Johnson told WJBK. "I really love my kids and I never want to hurt them, but I also know that there's a lot of bullying and there's a lot of gay bashing and racial issues going on in our country and I want the kids to feel comfortable in my class no matter who they are."Here is the video of the song "Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Newsflash: Pastor Rick Warren Is still A Homophobic Dick
|What's going on here?!
Via AmericaBlog:
Via Raw Story we learn that religious right mega-church leader,who sadly gave the invocation at President Obama's swearing in, is back to his old hateful ways.
Warren, who famously supported Prop 8 in California four years ago – a referendum that repealed the right to marry for gay couples in the state – is yet again saying hateful, bigoted things about gay people. It's in his nature.
Megachurch pastor Rick Warren on Tuesday night said that same sex relationships would still be sinful even if they were natural."It wouldn't bother me if there was a 'gay gene' found," he told CNN host Piers Morgan."Here's what we know about life," Warren continued. "I have all kinds of natural feelings in my life and it doesn't necessarily mean that I should act on every feeling. Sometimes I get angry and feel like punching a guy in the nose. That doesn't mean I act on it. Sometimes I feel attracted to women who are not my wife. I don't act on it. Just because I have a feeling doesn't make it right. Not everything natural is good for me. Arsenic is natural."
Monday, November 26, 2012
Carnival Cruises Bans Passenger Drag...On A "Drag Cruise"!!
|Photo via Al And Chuck Travel
Think of the children!!! What would happen to their fragile young minds if they saw a man in a dress? Uh...children don't care about who is in a dress or who is gay. They are taught by their homophobic parents that it is wrong.
Think of the parents!!!...and the money they spend!!!
Via AmericaBlog:
Multiple passengers, who say they have tickets for Carnival Cruises' upcoming "Drag Stars at Sea" cruise, say Carnival sent them an email informing them that passengers will be banned form dressing in drag on the drag cruise, under penalty of being kicked of the cruise.
Carnival's reason? Suffer the children!
It really looks worse when you see the "alleged" email that was sent to the passengers.Carnival attracts a number of families with children and for this reason; we strive to present a family friendly atmosphere. It is important to us that all guests are comfortable with every aspect of the cruise. Although we realize this group consists solely of adults, we nonetheless expect all guests to recognize that minors are onboard and, refrain from engaging in inappropriate conduct in public areas.Arrangements have been made for drag performances in the main theater featuring stars from LOGO TV. These functions will be private and only the performers are permitted to dress in drag while in the theater. Guests are not allowed to dress in drag for the performances or in public areas at any time during the cruise.We're sorry to say that any guest who violates our policies and/or whose behavior affects the comfort and enjoyment of other guests, will be disembarked at their own expense and no refund will be given.
Wow!! "Fuck off, faggots" has never sounded so nice!! I think "Vicky" needs a raise!
UPDATE! Via Americablog:
Carnival is now apparently claiming that the ban on drag during the drag cruise is because of post-9/11 security restrictions. Uh huh. And that's why straight passengers on non-gay Carnival cruises report wearing costumes all over the ship and NOT receiving the same security warning that gay passengers got for their drag cruise.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
American Family Association Advocates Prison For All Gay Americans
In praising Uganda passing new anti gay legislation, Brian Fischer of the AFA states that the same can be done again in the U.S. He wants to go back to when gays were prosecuted for being gay. This is what the enemy looks like.
Thanks to JoeMyGod for the hat tip:
He rightly points out that:
Homosexuality is just as illegal in Uganda today as it ever was, but don't let pesky little facts interfere with the American Family Association's crusade to see every LGBT American thrown in prison.
Thanks to JoeMyGod for the hat tip:
He rightly points out that:
Homosexuality is just as illegal in Uganda today as it ever was, but don't let pesky little facts interfere with the American Family Association's crusade to see every LGBT American thrown in prison.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Rupaul's Drag Race, Season 5 Is Gearing Up: Video Preview
Via Huffington Post:
We can't get enough of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and though the "All Star" season isn't even over yet, season five's fresh-faced queens -- or should we say goddesses -- are already poised to take the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar."
In the slideshow below and the video above you can get your first look at the 14 queens who will be serving up their "charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent."
Check out all the season 5 contestants at Logo's website!
Friday, November 23, 2012
2 Gay Pilgrims Faced The Death Penalty
|Artist Annie Bissett's God Blesses John Alexander and John Roberts, 1637
Another example of gay history finally being revealed. For thousands of years, our history has been buried, burned, ignored and even changed to hide our existence. The more we speak out, the more we are remembered.
Hat tip to Back2Stonewall for the Boston.com article:
Court records from their case, and from a handful of others, are the only keyhole through which researchers at the Plimoth Plantation museum can peek backward through time to imagine the lives of the colony's gays and lesbians.
On Saturday, at the second annual Out at Plimoth Plantation event, the living museum of Colonial and Native American history will present special programs on gay history of the 17th and 18th centuries in early American culture...
What happened to John Alexander and Thomas Roberts?
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Location Kiama New South Wales 2533 Australia
Location : 129 km south of Sydney
Kiama's local cedar forests attracted the first European settlers, but the harbour became the focal point of the town as Kiama developed. The local basalt quarry and dairy farms ensured the town's prosperity throughout the 20th century.
Kiama is famous for its Blowhole. On the cliffs at Blowhole Point, waves surging into an underground cavity are compressed and forced upwards, exploding high into the air and accompanied by a loud 'oomph'. The strength varies according to the wind, waves and tides, and when it's pumping, it always draws a crowd.
~ Visit the Saddleback Mountain lookout for spectacular 180-degree views of the coastline.
~Admire Christ Church and the ornate Italianate post office on Blowhole Point Road, both designed by the noted colonial architect, James Barnet.
~ Swim in the rock pools built on either side of the harbour in the 1880s.
Kiama Agricultural Show, in January, brings the local agricultural community to town to showcase animals and produce.
Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival, in March, has the whole town dancing in the street.


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O.K., we have been a little quiet around here in blogger land, but let me tell you, that is mainly because we have been so very busy elsewhere. But Spring is here (woohoo!!!!) and we are ready to get back to things around here
As usual, there have been HEAPS of wonderful events that we have been attending. Lots of weddings, birthday parties, fundraisers, end of financial year parties, radio events and yesterday I even dressed as a princess to attend an in-store promotion! I tell you things are never dull around Little Black Booth
But without a doubt, our most exciting adventure is our new branch in LAUNCESTON! We figured that those wonderful Tasmanians should have the chance to experience the fun and excitement of a Little Black Booth too! And guess what, not that we are surprised, but it is already a roaring success.
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|Cocolisap infested trees in Camarines Sur
There are still some 625,000 trees that are severely infested by coconut scale insects – popularly known as cocolisap – in the following municipalities: Balayan and Calaca in Batangas, Bay and San Pablo in Laguna, Candelaria, Mauban, Sampaloc and Polilio in Quezon, and Isabela in Basilan.
"Ito na lang ang tututukan for the next several months… Ang target natin, hopefully, April matatapos natin… from severe to moderate na," she said.
In June 2014, there were 58 municipalities identified as hot spot areas that were heavily infested by cocolisap. Guiza said the infestation was reduced to moderate from severe levels, those low levels those areas that were moderately infested. "Hindi na outbreak level, manageable level na," she said.
Guiza said the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) protocol is a science-based protocol crafted "to reduce CSI population and prevent its spread." It was launched in June last year. The IPM protocol involves harvesting fruits from infested trees, injecting trunks with systemic insecticide, spraying of organic insecticide, releasing bio-control agents, and fertilization.
The government successfully prevented cocolisap infestation from spreading to Bicol and mainland Mindanao, Guiza noted. There were 23 quarantine checkpoints to ensure the outbreak would not spread to Bicol and further down south. "Kung walang quarantine checkpoints hindi na-contain ang pag-spread," Guiza said. She noted that Typhoon Glenda (Rammasun) which hit the country in July last year, helped reduce the infestation. "The combined impact of IMP protocol and reduction of pest population due to Glenda considerably brought down the pest population at a level that bio-control can sustain," Guiza said.
Philippine Coconut Authority administrator Romulo Arancon Jr. said it will "essentially take two years before severely infested threes are back in production." The government spent P177 million to treat 1,331,179 infested trees.
"After the rapid ground assessment, a total of 1,186,242 CSI-infested trees were saved at a cost of P149 per tree," Guiza said. In June 2014, some 2.1 million coconut trees, in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon and Basilan, were infested. By August, the number rose to 2.7 million.
Through Executive Order 169, President Benigno Aquino III ordered government agencies to control the "massive infestation of scale insect."
Source: http://opafsam.gov.ph/govt-focus-reducing-cocolisap-infestation-hot-spots/


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SEACON Supports the ROV Industry with Solutions
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV's) have been in operation for many years. The ROV has developed into large work class vehicles and dredgers, which support the installation and operation of subsea oil and gas fields, high specification inspection vehicles with high technological sensing and video and very small, portable inspection and surveillance vehicles. As ROV technology has evolved, SEACON has been the leader in providing connection solutions for all types of today's ROV's.
In the early years, the SEACON 55 Series dominated the market and is still one of the leading connectors used on ROV's today. Over the years, as the number of ROV suppliers has increased, SEACON has seen that many ROV manufacturers have differing requirements for connection solutions. The highly reliable and robust MINI-CON range provides small diameter, high density connectors with up to 203 contacts and pressure ratings of up to 20,000 psi (approx.. 45,000ft/13,700m) and gives flexibility with different contact sizes, suitable for varying power requirements of up to 50 amps (dependent on cable).
Other ROV applications have required wet pluggable connectors such as SEACON's WET-CON and Micro WET-CON Series. In addition, SEACON has provided many alternative solutions within these two connector ranges to suit specific customer requirements including different material choices for the bulkhead connector such as stainless steel, aluminium and titanium. The WET-CON/Micro WET-CON series utilizes SEACON's molding experience to the extreme and while standard pressure ratings are up to 20,000 psi (approx. 45,000ft/13,700m), optional pressure ratings are also available.
SEACON has always supported the ROV industry with connector solutions. In recent years SEACON has seen the need to develop specialized solutions to meet specific customer needs which has resulted in new connector ranges being produced including the CS-MS and SEA-MATE series.
SEA-MATE range
In addition to the ROV manufacturers, SEACON has seen new requirements from both instrument and sensor companies as the specification and demands increase for the use of both Optical and Ethernet communications for High Definition systems.
MINI-CON fiber optics
Once again SEACON has supported these requests with a range of optical products, including the MINI-CON, CS-MS and OPTI-CON series of optical and hybrid connectors.The performance of these connectors is impressive, providing less than 0.5dB optical loss while still maintaining pressure ratings of up to 20,000 psi (approx.. 45,000ft/13,700m). While most of SEACON's connectors are capable of transmitting Cat 5 Ethernet communications, SEACON has developed Ethernet solutions in both the HUMMER and Micro WET-CON ranges for CAT 6 Ethernet applications.
In addition to the varied connector requirements that ROV manufacturers place on suppliers, SEACON has also seen various philosophies being adopted for cabling systems. As a result, SEACON provides the majority of its connector ranges with the option of molded to cable or oil filled hoses. While there is an option for cable or oil filled hose on the connection system, the connection from the ROV to the surface (tether or umbilical) remains cabled and SEACON's experience extends by also being able to offer solutions for these highly critical connections.


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Justin Miller with Primary Residential Mortgage shared this great information with us. This is a great article from KCMBlog.com that demonstrates how important these low rates are if you have any current or past clients that are looking to move up into a bigger home anytime soon. I hope you find it informative.
A recent study revealed that the number of existing home owners planning to buy a home this year is about to increase dramatically. Some are moving up, some are downsizing and others are making a lateral move. Another study shows that over 75% of these buyers will, in fact, be in that first category: a move-up buyer. We want to address this group of buyers in today's blog post.
There is no way for us to predict the future but we can look at what happened over the last year. Let's look at buyers that considered moving up last year but decided to wait instead.
Assume they had a home worth $300,000 and were looking at a home for $400,000 (putting 10% down they would get a mortgage of $360,000). By waiting, their house appreciated by 13.8% over the last year (national average based on the Case Shiller Pricing Index). Their home would now be worth $341,400. But, the $400,000 home would now be worth $455,200 (requiring a mortgage of $409,680).
Here is a table showing what additional monthly cost would be incurred by waiting:
Prices are projected to appreciate by over 4% and interest rates are also expected to rise by as much as another full percentage point. If your family plans to move-up to a nicer or bigger home this year, it may make sense to move now rather than later.
So If you friends or family are ready to make a move, give us a call to help you find that new home, hook you up with a great lender and make the transition as smooth and pleasurable as possible. Call the team that helped 50 families buy and sell their homes last year. Experience that serves you well!
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The Picturesque Trinity Alps
We departed Yolla Peak TP at 13,000 ft and didn't turn again Until Reaching Trinity Alps TP at 9,500.
This graphic depicts our ground track from Yolla Peak to the Trinity Alps Turnpoint, otherwise known as Thompson Peak
A destination worth visiting. Highly prized by glider pilots from WSC – as a goal to achieve. Check out this panorama that I discovered on the internet, posted by a hiker. Shot was from atop Thompson Peak – the place I labeled as "Trinity Alps Turnpoint" in our data base when we created the file back in the late 1990's.
As we approached T. Alps TP from the SE, I began snapping photos.
Here is a close up of our track with the location of each photo marked on the graphic. I went to the trouble of locating each photo, just because the views are so spectacular and we were at a much lower than my usual. I was keeping Weaverville within glide distance and later I used Trinity Center as my divert field. However, there was clearly a light wind from the south and south west, bringing the invisible rising air up the ridges. I wasn't at all concerned that we were at risk of getting low among the mountain peaks, as long as Tom continued to fly along the tops of the south facing canyons.
As we began our turn to the left I initially aimed the camera back below the left wing and then we proceeded to cross over the top of Thompson Peak.
Thomas had us running at 9,500 ft as I snapped the first of the photos, but we hit a low point slightly below 9,000 just before he found the thermal. I had snapped 107 photos, starting from 2 miles south of the Trinity Alps TP and I finished up we departed to the NE at 10,500 ft.
As we proceeded to the east away from Thompson Peak, I flew for a few minutes, just to convince myself that we would be OK if we proceeded further. I suggested that we should turn around and head for home no later than 3:15 P.M. – it was 2:30 at the time. I said we could probably make it to Mt Shasta before we ran out of time, and asked Thomas for his opinion. He concurred with the plan so I struck out in earnest to find a thermal that would get us on our way. We initially entered a weak thermal NW of Trinity Center, but played the shifting winds – and entered the better part of the same thermal at 10,900 and turned the controls back over to Thomas.
Tom exited that thermal at over 12,000 ft. which was enough to get us over to Mt Eddy where we arrived at 10,000 ft., as shown on this depiction of out flight track:
At this point we switched over from snap shots to video movie making.
Some of the highlights from the video are:
Change pages to the next Chapter to continue. The photos in the next chapter are really awesome! Even got
See the next chapter for more details about our flight To Mt Shasta:
Chapter 1 – Preflight, Short Launch, and a Long Tow, followed by the trip up to the Trinity Alps.
Chapter 2 – The Picturesque Trinity Alps
Chapter 3 – Mt Eddy, smoke to the north, and the magnificent Mt Shasta


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Logansport Memorial Hospital has announced the opening of its new Peru Medical Center (PMC), located at 1694 W. Logansport Road, Peru, IN.
Opening February, 10, 2014, the Peru Medical Center will offer primary care, internal medicine, OB/GYN and orthopedic services.
Dr. Agnes Kenny, a board-certified family medicine physician and Jo Estes, Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner will be available to see patients five days a week at the PMC.
In addition, Dr. Vivek Sahgal will practice at the Peru Medical Center. Dr. Sahgal specializes in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine.
Christopher Hogg DO, the newest board-certified orthopedic surgeon to join the Logansport Memorial Physician Network (LMPN), will have office hours at the Peru Medical Center one day a week. Physicians from the LMPN Women's Health Center office will see patients one day per week in and the PMC will offer on-site laboratory and x-ray services.
"Peru and Miami County is a strong market for Logansport Memorial Hospital", commented David Ameen, President/CEO. "We are pleased to make our services more accessible to Miami County residents. Opening the Peru Medical Center is an opportunity for us to reach out and expand primary care services in the area. Our new Peru location expands our services for three counties, within Cass and into Carroll and Miami County."
The Peru Medical Center will be open Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm and Friday from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. The PMC is accepting new patients.
To schedule an appointment, please call ExpressMed at (574) 722-9633 until the PMC has officially opened. Beginning February 10, patients may then call the PMC directly at (765) 472-2812.


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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A Spring in My Step
But first a word about my gardening service. I am from Los Angeles, land of gardeners. There are zillions of them and they are all reasonably priced. They take pride in doing a good job. When I was growing up, Kenny took care of our house. When I became a grown up, we hired a gardener to take care of our house and he would still be our gardener if we hadn't moved to the land of gardening services. In Los Angeles, I had a relationship with my gardener. That's just how it was.
In Pittsburgh, there are gardening services. They garden in the summer months and then hope for lots of snow in the winter so they can switch into snow removal mode for the winter. It's not that I don't have a relationship with the owner of the service, because I do. And it's not that they don't do a spectacular job with the gardening, because they do. My house is beautiful, thanks in large part to their efforts. (When the tulips come up along the walkway I'll post a picture. People knock on my door to tell me how beautiful they are.) But they charge a bloody fortune for the privilege. I hate to think what yesterday's clean up and mulch cost me. I hope not to be home when the bill arrives in the mail and Ted opens it.
Yes, we could do it all ourselves. But here's the thing. We do not have green thumbs in this house. Getting a houseplant to thrive is an accomplishment. We are also just not that organized. I'm afraid that we would have to hack our way through the overgrown grass and weeds with a machete before Ted would get around to mowing the lawn. I'm not being mean. It's just a fact.
I suspect that as Ted is reading this he is wishing I would refrain from mentioning him in my posts. Hey, I write this blog everyday. I need material.
Now where was I? Spring. That's right.
So, now that it's getting a little warmer, it's time to break out some lighter recipes. Maybe use some different veggies instead of the winter staples like carrots and potatoes.
This salmon dish showcases the delicious spring onions that are just showing up in grocery stores. They're sweet and just scream spring. The addition of the yellow tomatoes, which were surprisingly easy to find too, adds a nice brightness to this dish.
It's too bad it's not quite warm enough to have dinner in my newly mulched backyard. If I'm going to pay through the nose for mulch, we might as well enjoy it.
Recipe: Pan-Roasted Salmon with Fresh Onion and Fennel Salad
(Martha Stewart Living, March 2012)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
4 skinless salmon fillets
1 cup very thinly shaves fennel (from one bulb)
1 cup pea shoots or mache
1 fresh white onion, very thinly shaved to 1/2-1/3 cup)
1/4 cup cilantro leaves, plus cilantro sprigs for garnish
1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar, or white wine vinegar and a pinch of sugar
Coarse salt
2 medium golden tomatoes
Preheat the oven to 350. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil, and swirl to coat pan. Add salmon, skinned side up, and sear until [golden, about 3 minutes. Flip salmon, and transfer to the oven. Roast 5 minutes (for medium).
Toss together fennel, pea shoots, onion, cilantro leaves, vinegar, and remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil; season with salt.
Slice tomatoes, and arrange on 4 plates. Season with salt, and top with salmon. To serve, top with salad, and drizzle with oil. Season with salt and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
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Concert Promotions
We provide a live booking service that we refer to as stage curating.
Ronnie Scott's Productions will curate the music and entertainment for a stage for the entirety of a festival's program. Whether it be for a day's worth of music and entertainment or if it is simply a couple of bands at the beginning or end of the festival. In 2014 we worked closely with The Love Supreme Festival curating The Ronnie Scott's stage which included the likes of John Scofield and Christian McBride. Wilderness Festival had us back for our second consecutive year in 2016 and we were proud to announce Roy Ayers as the headliner.
Festival House Band
The late late show at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is historic. You never know who is going to drop in and play with the house band. Past guest include Stevie Wonder, Marcus Miller, Esperanza Spalding or Robert Glasper just to name a few.
We provide the "house band" concept at festivals. In this concept the band performs shows at the festival itself as well as facilitate jams, interacting with the other players of the festival acting as a catalyst for musical collaboration whether it be on site or at a nearby venue. The Ronnie Scott's All Stars have had much success with this concept at multiple festivals such as Zermatt in Switzerland which can be seen in the video below. The band are taking this concept to sea with The Contemporary Jazz Cruise which includes headlining acts- Pat Metheny, Gregory Porter, David Sanborn, The Bad Plus, Terence Blanchard, Chucho Valdes and many more.
Pop-Up Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is one of the major names in the World of Jazz, even more recognisable to the general public than many of the major star performers in jazz today. The 57 year history of the club is well documented and celebrated. The present day is testament to the legacy of the founders and the expertise within the walls of the club.
If you've been to the club than you know the music, food, drink, service, and overall atmosphere is truly one of a kind. We now offer the service of transforming any space into Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Below you can see an example of how this was achieved at Henley Festival 2016′.
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If you are putting on an event of your own, are looking for music entertainment, and want to be sure the level of quality is high, than we can help. With a vast array of musical artist relationships in different sectors of the industry we certainly can accommodate most any request.
Exclusive Members Clubs, Corporate Events, Exhibitions, Trade Shows, and Private Parties are just some of the types of events and venues that we can provide professional performances for.
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Today's episode is unlike any other episode ever here on Wellness Wonderland Radio. As most of you know, on April 5th (the day my book was released!) I recorded a LIVE duo podcast at Theater Lab in NYC with my good friend Chrissy Harrison, host of Food Psych. The recording included a panel of incredible women all sharing their own unique message in support of positive body image and diet-free living. Join myself, Christy Harrison, Kelsey Miller, Caroline Dooner, Cece Olisa, Aime Roe and our awesome LIVE listener audience (maybe you were there??) as we sing and play ukulele with Caroline, read a portion Kelsey's new book, answer the audience's questions and more.
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Day of awesome syncs. Thank the divine.
Highlights from today's enterTRAINment...
Rapa Nui with Jason Scott Lee.
Doc Brown pointing his Jupiter finger at the fuel for his time machine in Back to the Future Part 2 also featuring Jason Scott Lee.
"Its Miller Time"
Will elaborate soon, flux capacitor willing.
Cube Crop Circle or CCC/333 or 27. Y shape of cube resonates the flux capacitor.
Back to the Future fans fooled by Twitter hoax
Richard: In the movie Field of Dreams Kevin Costner travels back in time to the year 1972.
In the poster we see KKostner aligning with Crops and Circles:
Jason Scott Lee, the son of Bruce, also starred in the movie Dragon.
In the above poster we see Jason Scott Lee is engaged in a Kiss.
In Bringing Up Big Baby: Pucker UP! Jim said that:
In the poster we see that the Cube, the final piece of the jigsaw, is about to slot into the Whole:
Jake: (I started making changes to my earlier posting this morning. Meanwhile a SyncStar has come and added below that so it might seem a little weird as I hadn't anticipated all the above and have to leave my original writing alone..)
Splice starring Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody.
Splice and Eclipse are the same word synchromysticaly, just jumbled. Meaning after removing the mind imposed conventional barriers, as in dream and poetry, the flow of unrestricted interconnection is revealed.
Sync think seems disorientating, loose and mush headed at first, it is not. The unbound flow of consciousness is the reality of what we call form beyond the narrow confines of conceptualized thought. Form, Thought, Symbol (like these words and letters) are little doors and pointers. Tools to help us realize WE/ME, not create an inflexible grid of structure over the eternal mystery of existence.
Splice sees the gene spliced Big Head Baby Dren. Eclipse has the Ring around the Moon resonating the name of its lead character Bella. The Bell Rings.
Sunday, 7th Month 11th Day, is the end of the World Cup and sees a Total solar Eclipse hit the Southern Hemisphere and specifically Easter Island.
I like how similar the Cube poster is to the Star Trek First Contact poster. We see a plane of both Cubes (the elaborate prison of Cube and the Borg Cube of Star Trek) tilted on the left and bottom, receding in perspective, as if they were destined to be placed beside each other..
The smaller cube on the Cube poster casting a shadow over the plane mirrors the Star Ship Enterprise flying of towards Earth with its streaking twin blue warp drives.
Star Trek First Contact obviously resonates 2010: The Year We Make Contact and its Big Baby.
Lovely then that an amazing Cube Crop Circle appears in the week seeing the Total Solar Splice/Eclipse of 2010.
Marking this same week and weekend of the Splice/Eclipse is the Star of Splice Adrien Brody in a film featuring an E.T or Cosmic Consciousness resonator, Predators.
Adrien Brody won an Oscar/Golden Boy for Roman Polanski's The Pianist. We see him playing the Keys and wearing the Six Way Geometry Blue Star of the Jews.
The six pointed star and the Hexagons of the Cube Crop Circle go together like music.
The word Jewish resonates Jupiter as does the 6 pointed Blue David Star.
Blue Sun or Second Sun is Jupiter in 2010: The Year We Make Contact. We see the use of a Blue font to write the words Jupiter in the opening sequence of the 2010 film updating us on the events of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The E.T Cuboid Monolith that helps Jupiter become Lucifer the Second Sun resonates the Cubic Crop Circle and Borg Cube of Star Trek First Contact.
In The film Rapa Nui aka Easter Island we see actor Jason Scott Lee's star title over the Silhouette of the Island written in Blue. Lee is then a Blue Star and resonator of Jupiter. This film is relevant because Easter Island is one of the only pieces of land that will see the full Eclipse of 7/11 and because of its Giant Stone Head Statues.
Lee enters the film on a Surfboard.
This resonates the World Cup connection, ending on 7/11!, as the Logo has the DarkMan surfing a wave.
See Richard's Surfing The Net
Lees Dark skin making the bleed through here even more potent.
He is to participate in a sacred race to find a bird egg so he may become the BirdMan (a leader and representation of their God on Earth) of his clan, like his grandfather above.
Above the Holy Man and the current BirdMan, Lee's Grandfather, discus signs or what we call syncs, one of them being "That ring around the last moon" thus an Eclipse.
Back to the Future fans fooled by Twitter hoax
Thousands of Back to the Future fans mistakenly celebrated July 5, 2010 as a crucial date in the hit film trilogy after a hoax circulated on Twitter.
The fuel for the time machine is the Eagle resonating Miller Beer.
This as well as McFly resonates the BirdMan or Jason Lee from Rapa Nui.
McFly enters the town square of Hill Valley in 2015 and passes a billboard featuring surfboards. Later we get a better look.
Its a billboard for USAir advertising Surf Vietnam. A silhouetted DarkMan as Rice Paddy farmer stands with the word Surf in Pink directly over him.
Again our USAir Dark Surfer is in the background as McFly stands in front of a 7-Eleven store.
In 2015, there's a 7-Eleven store in Hill Valley located where the Texaco service station used to be in 1985. A new service station for hover converted cars has been built on top of the store.
7-Eleven Futurepedia
We can see its a 7-Eleven a little better later when Doc Brown shows up again..
The 7-Eleven resonates the date the Eclipse is happening. It is also the ratio of the Great Pyramids Height to its Base.
Amazing the DarkMan and Surfers resonating the World Cup Logo right by the 7-11 resonating the date of the event.
Lucifer/Big Baby Head/Jupiter/Second Sun and the Great Pyramid resonating 7-Eleven in 2010: The Year WE/ME Make Contact below..
Above is a Graphic Jim Made including the 7-Eleven and Easter Island Big "Baby" Head.
Easter is East Star or Eastern Star resonating the Pentagram.
See previous Sync Whole post for Big Baby Heads and Pentagrams
Perfect then that our 7/11 is under the Five Pointed Star of Texaco. The connection between Back To The Future Part 2 and Rapa Nui extends much further then the recent Twitter Hoax. It's the presence of none other then BirdMan Jason Scott Lee that makes this rock solid.
He is one of the members of Griff's Gang in the center of the image above.
Lee, the dark hoverboard surfer, on far right chases McFly past a Pontiac store in Hill Valley.
This is interesting as Pontiacs have come up in my sync web a few times recently. Above is the one that crashed into the Garden at the Government House by the Winnipeg Legislature on the 8th of June.
This is the same spot the Queen visited on the 3rd, the day seeing a Pentagram Crop Circle and the start of the Dog Days.
Police chase ends on front steps of legislatureThe man had been running from police after crashing a teal-coloured Pontiac Sunfire into a flower bed right in front of Government House, the official residence of Manitoba's Lieutenant-Governor.
This was particularly silly as I was right there when it happened.
The man who crashed the Pontiac ran from the Government House over to where me and a friend were sitting on the steps of the Legislative Building. The man and cop with gun drawn ran a few feet from us when the cop yelled "Get down on the ground!". I ran off a bit with my heart pounding and turned to takes these shots.
The previous Pontaic was at the Knox United Church Lightning Strike also in Winnipeg on the 28th of May.
Wrote about that and how it connects to Dennis Hopper here
The Pontiac symbol tells the same story as the Eclipse. The Sun/Star an Moon/Cup coming together to form the Big Baby/StarChild, represented by the Moai Stone Heads of Easter Island.
The Eclipse forms the Spliced Big Headed Baby of First Contact.
Will elaborate soon, flux capacitor willing.
Seeing the word Cube made me think of Cub.
Cub brings us right back to Chicago.
Cube. Cub. Cup. Puc.
Noted when looking for the original 7-Eleven post which was Scarlet Dragon: 2 Alyson Hannigan Boogaloo that it started with a Dragonfly...


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Finding your first apartment is exciting and challenging. With so many unknowns you want to make sure you are making the right decision for you. Once that lease is signed by all involved there is usually very little room to terminate your contract. Here are some things to focus on and think about as you begin planning for your off campus apartment!
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