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A Matter Of Life - When Gender Doesn't Work
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Eva said she was a woman. Psychiatry said she was a disturbed male instead! Eva wanted her body fixed. The system wanted her mind changed! Transsexuality: A physical disability or a mental illness? Who knows? Who is right? Follow Eva through a maze of ignorance and absurdity on a journey few people will ever venture on and experience what it means to be treated a transsexual by a society and a medical system whose views of transsexuality are about as far from reality as it gets! Then decide for yourself!
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One thing that that really get's to me is theist who think they have the right to not be offended and all people who enable this behaviour.
I find it hard to find a theist who will have an open discussion about why they believe in a personal god at all or why they think their god is real and all the other ones aren't. Yesterday I remarked on the hypocritical nature of the followers of xtianity and was met with no argument as to why what I said was wrong but that it was rude. When I asked why it was considered rude I was told that I should have respect for peoples religion. I disagree, I'll respect your right to have religion, by all means believe whatever crackpot fairy tales you like but if you are not willing to be offended and stand up for what you believe in then you need to take a serious look into why that is.
Most of the theists I know don't argue because they do not even care weather or not their god exists, they go to church on Sunday and go about their lives as if they were Atheists. But I know there are theists out there who might care but are too afraid of being offended by talking to an evil non believer so they just tell you that you are rude.
Are people just being too polite or am i really too insensitive?
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as new commers we need examples becuse most faith based folks are passionate about thier fiath .. and if we dont approch it right it could blow up in our face.. and they will just think .... hey this devil dudes just trying to quesiton my faith .. what a jerk... hah
Ill give you an example one is to allow them to talk about their faith and let them tell you where it stems from it will usually be their parents or church ..then agree… you have to seem like you are genuine try to learn why they chose their religion … like Christianity …. After you here their case say I agree with you and if there is a god I would do as he said and would want to obey him to avoid going to hell…so im going to go with you that I belive you and there is a creator.. also I have to assume that this creator didn't just create the universe then leave it up to us…... he is a communitive god.. he is a published author. one that has inspired humans to write text that tells his or her story… … right….. well also get them to agree that only one religion was inspired by the all mighty.. and all others come from no where but human minds imaged by humans..… … .lets be on their side say I agree. With you so far…. but hthen say how can re really tell that those religions were made up by a human.. since there are 1000's of fake ones..
\\\\we have to come with a test for holly-ness or a test for lack of holly-ness…so lets look at some fake religions(non Christian) and find figure out that they are man made…first a fake story would have inaccurate base of earths layout… right… 2nd lets look to its orgins and see if it waspieced together its contents by previous earlier religions… so lets look at a fake one.. the greeks claim that sun god helius is pulling the sun across the sky and since we kno that suns stays stationary well we kno that religion is human made. Right? Yes… /.. then go into another and so one.. about how another was pieced together.. then once they agree that those are fake .. we talk about how .. then let then agree ..so a made up religion shows … cluelessness of the universe design .. 2nd records show that it at least barrowed some stuff from other religions .. and that how we can tell its man made.... … then ..now we go to Christianity.. .religion.... and say hey well ……(hahahah) the earth bound perspective in the bible dosnt show any knowledge of how; night and day come to be (the earth turning on its axis) .....also it refers to tiny stars.... and we now know that stars a billions of times bigger then our own planet.. no awareness that our planet moves at all in the bible….( the bible Is just like the other.s it shows a earth layout that is only known by ancient civilzations')… then... go into how many stories... are barrowed in the bible... like the great flood.. stolen from india .. etc.
so no more arguing just asking questions this is the Socratic method somewhat . but we nee more of these ..
Ben, in most of my conversations with theists, it's not the person I'm debating with that I'm really communicating with-- It's the people sitting on the sidelines listening. I stay calm and friendly, and let my behavior and arguments contrast with those of the person I'm talking with.
The real fertile ground is with the bulk of theists who have more passive belief.
i totally agree. no christian knows why they believe what they do. "i have faith i have faith" okay, i have faith that the toothfairy exists. they need to grow up and realize that just because they feel something doesnt make it right.
Even though faith is not proof, it ties their emotions to their beliefs, and the more they invested in that belief, the stronger the bond. Simply telling them they are wrong, doesn't really work. The best we can do is show them the evidence against their belief, and hopefully they will do the rest.
they need to grow up and realize that just because they feel something doesnt make it right.
By looking at your profile picture on here, I would assume that is your boyfriend. Now, I also assume you love him. Love is a feeling, chemical reaction.
What would your reaction be if I told you that you don't love your boyfriend. That you need to grow up and realize that because you feel something, doesn't make it right.
You will argue that you do love him, and that you "know" you love him. Religion is a relationship... an invisible foursome if you will (You, Father, Son, Holy Ghost). Just like love, it is a feeling, and therefore cannot be argued like that. You will never convince someone that what they feel is wrong. You will have much more luck explaining to them why what they feel is misplaced, by showing them evidence that their belief holds no water when compared to real world evidence.
no, id tell you that your a retard my boyfriend is actually alive u can actually see him. theres proof that hes here. theres no proof whatsoever that god jesus or the fuckin toothfairy exists. that shouldnt even be compared to the situation. you can see my boyfriend. nobody EVER has seen jesus or god that we know of. if you cant see something. just feelings. all im saying is bring more to it than i have faith. faith dont mean crap. i have faith. i believe in and worship a gnome god. i dont see him. i feel him. everyday.regardless of what you tell a christian their still gonna say the same damn thing ive been there.
okay, well i can proove that i love him. and christians can proove that they love god. and? i never said anything about them not prooving their love. i said they cant proove he exists. if you feel such strong feeling for something you cant see, they can be worshipping the devil for all they know.
all im saying is their dumb for loving and believing without proof. thats all im saying. i love but i see. i love but i dont love something i dont see. they may feel his love and their love for him. but they cant proove anything. they cant proove that he is the source of what they feel. all they have to proove their love is "faith" okay. well i have proof for my love. if you saw us together you;d realize that. all christians have is a rumor from a book.
well, their retards. hypothetically if my nboyfriend wasnt real. then i'd be a retard too. a complete retard.
I agree 100% with everything you are saying, but what I am trying to get across is that to theists, their feeling of love for god is just as real as your feeling towards your boyfriend. And arguing against a feeling is damn near impossible, because to them, what love feels like, and what feels real might be completely different than what it means to you.
To call them retarded because of a feeling, is to call anyone else retarded because they feel differently than you about anything. Real or not. Feelings are way too personal to argue with facts, and especially insults. You will just give them more reason to turn to their comfort zone.
That is why I said, the best thing we can do is show them that their feeling is not wrong, but just misplaced. Instead of loving their imaginary friend, why not love themselves, and the rest of the world.
"And arguing against a feeling is damn near impossible,"
their retarded because they love with no proof. their retarded because when argued with they can never come back with an answer. their retarded because all they have to say is i have faith i have a feeling. i have feelings too. i have faith that a gnome god follows me around and protects me from harm all day. that doesnt mean hes real. we as humans feel all kinds of crap. thats all im saying. get some proof instead of i have a feeling. feelings dont mean crap.
if they want to worship something fine. but dont give us crap about our non belief in a god. my life is my life. if i want to worship fuckin santa clause its my right i can do whatever i want i dont have to answer to nobody escpecially a judgemental christian that thinks their god. what happened to the verse that says worry about yourself before worrying about everybody else. and when we stand up for ourselves all hell breakes loose. really. like we have proof what we believe all u got is some feeling.
you believe in something, i can too. just because you believe in something doesnt mean its the only right way. millions of people believe in different gods and christians are the main ones that try to control everybody cuz their arrogent and they think their god is so important hes the only way.
I don't pretend to have respect for religion. I do do my best to be respectful to people. If I'm not respectful then the dialogue stops and there is little potential for more conversation.
You might consider why you talk to people about their religion. Why argue?
There are 3 reasons to argue:
1) persuasion. (convincing someone to believe or do something)
2) Justification. (giving a reason to believe a conclusion)
3) explanation. (to fit a particular phenomenon into a general pattern in order to increase understanding.)
I might add with "explanation" all parties already agree on the conclusion.
If you are arguing just for the sake of offending someone then you are just being a jerk. It's the secular version of "You are a heathen and are going to hell." with out having any premises on why that is.
You see I don't like how religious people (christians in particular) act. I don't like their attitude and their dogma. I don't like the fact that they feel that they need to offend someone in the name of their god. For these reasons I refuse to act like them. I didn't become atheist only to keep practicing the ethics of the religious.

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Hey, I am in a similar situation and skill level trying to shake off 15 years of rust as a competitive junior. Would you be interested in playing this weekend sometime, possibly Sunday morning in Rockridge/Grand Lake/Piedmont?
I also sent you an email, but how does sometime between 9am and 11am sound?
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By AnnaMaria Andriotis
While federal regulators look into overdraft fees, banks keep raising them.
This month Fifth Third Bank will raise fees for overdraft transactions to as high as $37, up from $33. U.S. Bank also plans to increase overdraft fees to $15 and $35, depending on the size of the transaction, up from $10 and $33. Consumer advocates say that in spite of new regulation and an inquiry by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau they expect more banks to follow suit. "Regulation has not driven down big bank overdraft fees and it has not led to price cutting," says Jean Ann Fox, director of financial services for the Consumer Federation of America. "In fact, fees are starting to move up after two years of being stable."
Overdrafts occur when consumers withdraw more money than is available in their checking account and banks advance the funds to allow the transaction to go through. Overall, the median overdraft fee rose to $29 in 2011, up 5.4% from 2010 and up 11.5% from 2009, according to research firm Moebs Services. Banks depend on the fees for revenue: they generated $31.6 billion in 2011, the firm says. Those earnings dropped from $37.1 billion in 2009 before new banking regulations went into effect – a decline that advocates say may explain the recent hikes.
Regulation E, which went into effect in 2010, prohibits banks from charging for overdrafts unless customers opted for coverage. When those without overdraft protection swipe their debit card for an amount larger than their checking account balance, the purchase will be declined. Separately, the Durbin amendment, which kicked in last October as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, lowered the fees banks receive from merchants when consumers swipe their debit cards. It's estimated to cost banks an estimated $6.6 billion a year in lost revenue.
The CFPB, which was created in part to protect consumers from excessive banking fees, launched an investigation in February into checking account overdrafts and it's requesting comments from the public through June 29. One proposal under consideration is that banks include a clear disclosure on consumers' checking account statements that highlights the amount overdrawn and that total fees charged.
In the meantime, banks are adding to their menu of overdraft fees. Nearly two thirds of bank accounts that charge overdraft fees also charge "extended overdraft" penalties if the account remains overdrawn for around seven days, according to a new study released Thursday by Pew Charitable Trusts. That's up from 45% in 2010. The 12 major banks that Pew studied also charge a median of $12 per "overdraft transfer," up 20% from 2010. That's when funds from another account are transferred to cover the overdraft.
For consumers, overdraft costs can be astronomical. Fees can be charged anywhere from three to 10 times (or more) a day, according to the CFA. Customers who pay a $100 overdraft after two weeks would incur the equivalent of a 900% to 3,000% annual percentage rate, according to the CFA. "This is the most expensive credit that banks extend to consumers," says Fox.
For their part, the banks say the changes are partly a response to the new regulations that have lowered their revenue. "What you're seeing is general pressure to find new sources of income to support the cost of providing checking accounts, and overdraft fees are one small source," says Nessa Feddis, senior counsel at the American Bankers Association. In addition, she says, it costs banks about $250 to $300 per checking account each year to provide full service including data protection.
Just under 10% of checking account customers incur 84% of all overdraft fees, according to the CFPB. Consumers who've opted in to overdraft coverage can ask their bank to remove them from the program. But even then, they're not guaranteed to escape these fees, experts say. Regulation E only requires that banks get customer approval to allow debit-card overdrafts. Banks are still permitted to let overdrafts go through for all their customers on payments made, like automatic bill pay and checks.
Fifth Third Bank and U.S. Bank say not all customers who overdraw will incur a fee. They don't charge customers if their account is overdrawn by up to $5 or up to $9, respectively. Teri Charest, a spokeswoman for U.S. Bank, says the bank has features to help consumers avoid the fees, like email and mobile alerts of their balances. She says the fee change is part of the bank's overall review of its deposit fees, which will include eliminating early closure fees on checking and savings accounts.


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The PIMCO Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund, run by Bill Gross, in June sustained its weakest monthly performance since September 2008 amid a selloff in U.S. Treasuries and other bonds, data from Morningstar showed on Monday.
The fund, which has roughly $285.2 billion in assets, was down 2.64 percent last month, marking its weakest monthly performance since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the fall of 2008. The fund was ahead of just 17 percent of other U.S. intermediate-term bond mutual funds that month.
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The PIMCO Total Return ETF, meanwhile, was down 2.21 percent in June, marking its weakest monthly performance since inception in February 2012, the fund research firm Morningstar said.
The DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund , the flagship fund of the Los Angeles-based DoubleLine Capital LP, was down 1.74 percent last month - its weakest monthly performance since its inception in April 2010, Morningstar data showed.
That monthly performance bested 72 percent of peers, according to Morningstar.
The yield on the U.S. benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose about 36 basis points to 2.49 percent in June on fears that the Federal Reserve would scale back its $85 billion in monthly purchases of Treasuries and agency mortgage securities. As yields rise, prices fall.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on May 22 that the central bank could reduce its bond-buying later this year if the U.S. economy looked strong enough. Bernanke reiterated his stance at a press conference on June 19 and added that the central bank could halt its bond-buying altogether by mid-2014.
The PIMCO Total Return Fund had 37 percent of its portfolio invested in Treasury securities in May, its biggest position, according to PIMCO's website. The DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund had over 4 percent of its assets in 10-year Treasury notes as of June 4, DoubleLine Chief Executive and Chief Investment Officer Jeffrey Gundlach said on an investor webcast.
Gross, a founder and co-chief investment officer at PIMCO, made an effort to soothe bond investors in his July investment letter entitled "The Tipping Point." Gross said that the bond market had been overpriced as a result of the Fed's stimulus, but that the selloff in bond markets that has occurred after Bernanke's comments on May 22 should not scare investors away from bond funds.
"The U.S. economy is not sinking, nor are the majority of global economies. Their markets just had too much risk, and in PIMCO's opinion, too much hope for a constant QE and for the growth that it would produce," Gross said, referring to the Fed's quantitative easing policy.
Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO), a unit of European financial services company Allianz SE , had $2.04 trillion in assets as of the end of March. Gross runs the Newport Beach, California-based firm with chief executive and co-chief investment officer Mohamed El-Erian.
Gross went on to say that the U.S. economy is far from achieving the Fed's 7 percent unemployment and 2 percent inflation targets, and that the Fed Funds rate - the central bank's benchmark short-term borrowing rate- is likely to remain at 0.25 percent until at least mid-2015. In light of this, Gross said, the selloff in 10-year Treasuries has been overdone and the yield on the note should be 2.20 percent rather than about 2.55 percent.
Gross told bond investors not to "jump ship." "Have a cocktail, tell the band to stop playing dirges, because you're gonna be just fine with PIMCO at the helm," Gross wrote.
Other managers of big bond funds such as Gundlach of DoubleLine and Stephen Walsh, the co-chief investment officer of Western Asset Management Co., hosted webcasts on the U.S. bond market last week. Gundlach, who hosted two webcasts, reassured investors that bond prices are likely to bounce back from the recent selloff.
"The momentum of higher interest rates is slowing," Gundlach said on June 25. "Now is the time to be thinking about taking advantage of the price discounts that exist in some of the risk areas of the bond market."
Gundlach's DoubleLine has roughly $57 billion in assets.
(Reporting by Sam Forgione; Editing by Bob Burgdorfer)


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Random Access Gift Online Update Tips (or RAGOUT)
Now that we're in December it's time to browse the i-cloud for holiday present possibilities, so here's a quick website round-up. To set the mood: seasonal items from Flora Grubb Gardens online shop, an unusual design-oriented nursery in San Francisco (and mentioned in a previous post) famous for their vertical wall plantings. The hanging globe containing tillandsias — so-called air plants that need no soil (a species of epiphytes and part of the Bromeliad family) —
caught my eye for its elegant simplicity. And it's growing. Another ingenious product is the succulent ornament consisting of a special hanger
for one plant. Living ornaments for living trees! Speaking of succulents, Flora Grubb now offers a do-it-yourself kit to help you approximate their impressive succulent wall gardens, like this one
Here's the tray that holds all the plants.
(Previous photos courtesy Flora Grubb Gardens.) If you plan to be in the San Francisco Bay Area during the holidays this
place is worth a visit — and there's even a cafe so you can sip while you search. I photographed the wall of succulent wreaths when I visited last week.
To continue the nature/diy approach, what about drink coasters made from your own images downloaded from the computer?
I used my photos of things like — naturally, for me, chiseled granite — and they seemed to work well. I ordered the photo coasters from Shutterfly.
Candles are an easy and festive present but it can be difficult to find simple ones.
I found these slender vividly-hued, 13-inch tall, dripless tapers at Terrestra, a store of well-curated modern objects.
Industrial designer Eric Pfeiffer over at The Utility Collective continues to produce innovative furniture. His most recent introduction is the series of memorably monikered "Cross Dressers,"
so-named because each bureau or end table rests on crossed legs. The handsome contemporary units are made of hand-selected veneers mounted to formaldehyde-free plywood panels.
If you have followed this blog you know my fixation with architectural toy blocks. I recently found other sources for the artificial stone Anchor blocks, made in Germany: Fatbraintoys offers a basic set of the blocks, which can build a small Medieval
gateway like this (photo courtesy Ankerstein, the key Anchor Stone Building Block site in Germany). The sets are numbered and provide plans for larger and larger structures, from houses to castles. The Toy House website offers a variety of sets, explains the building sequence, and provides resources for the surprisingly large and devoted world of Anchor Block aficionados (that includes — as you would expect — an associate professor of Medieval History at the University of Chicago.)
Ever since boyhood when my mother gave me a set of Swiss Naef blocks I have loved these Bauhaus-influenced smooth wood elements. A new set is called Tectus and
is perfect for building the odd Miesian apartment house.
Toy block-talk makes me think of Frank Lloyd Wright (his mother gave him Froebel blocks — maybe I just got the wrong set…). The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust has a large and exciting website — ShopWright — devoted to products inspired by Wright, from textile block planters to Fallingwater T-shirts. I was intrigued by the nightlight
based on a geometric railing design from the Rookery in Chicago (the building was designed by Burnham & Root, then remodeled by Wright) and by the doormat
inspired by the glazing pattern in Wright's famous Robie house, also in Chicago. The tough coir fibers are anchored in black rubber.
So now that you know where to get the doormat, how about a house plan like
Design 530-2 from Classic Colonial Homes. Why not put something substantial under the tree.


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About the Author: Earl Irving is the U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland.
Swaziland is taking groundbreaking steps to fight HIV/AIDS in the country. Swaziland is one of the countries hardest hit by the HIV pandemic, so a bold approach is needed to stop the spread of the virus. As part of the country's national health strategy, the Government of Swaziland has embraced male circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy. Studies have shown that circumcision reduces a man's risk of getting HIV by 60 percent. Swaziland was the first country to step forward and pledge to circumcise 80 percent of Swazi men to help prevent the spread of HIV. This bold commitment was the result of strong support from the highest levels of the Swazi Government.
Last week, I was pleased to have the opportunity to join the Honorable Minister of Health, Benedict Xaba, for a visit to the Mankayane Hospital to observe efforts currently underway as part of the "Back to School Campaign." The campaign aims to circumcise more than 5,000 boys and young men within a three-week period. It uses the school holiday period as an opportunity to educate school-aged males, their parents or guardians, and their teachers about the procedure.
At the hospital, the United States supported the Government of Swaziland and the country's health system by helping to renovate a minor surgical procedure theatre so that it could more effectively provide safe services. I was pleased that the hospital was able to take advantage of this existing structure to support the campaign. And we saw that the theatre was already being put to good use as part of the Government of Swaziland's male circumcision program.
During the visit, I was incredibly impressed by the many brave young men who had come to the hospital to fight for a future for Swaziland that is free of HIV. Sixteen-year-old Mancoba shared his story. He said that he was circumcised because he wanted to protect himself and his future wife from infection. He encouraged other men to be circumcised.
To support men like Mancoba who want to help protect themselves and their loved ones from HIV, Swaziland will accelerate male circumcision efforts in the coming months under the Accelerated Saturation Initiative. This Initiative will help speed efforts to prevent HIV infections. Services are anticipated to begin at full-scale in December 2010 and last for 12 months. Approximately 50 full-time male circumcision service delivery teams will provide services every day so that Swaziland can reach its target of 160,000 male circumcisions. This will require a lot of hard work, and a new way of doing business together across all sectors of government. The United States is pleased to be supporting the leadership of the Government of Swaziland and men like Mancoba in this effort. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with the Government and the people of Swaziland in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Together, we can turn the tide of Swaziland's HIV/AIDS epidemic.
John in New York writes:
Cudos to this article.
Ron in New York writes:
Bold venture....
What about; Liabilities, Follow-up care, Prevention, Male Health Services...Condoms?
Palgye in South Korea writes:
Dear to,
Former President Carter's visit to North Korea for the release of American hostages performance congratulate.
I think acting is great. The old feeling that a lot more than expected in the kind of courage, he is considered an action.
HIV / AIDS and to overcome the fear and be a dangerous disease, I think. But today, Bolivia has done for me today, HIV / AIDS as to feel disgusted. Bolivia, but there's blood on their opponents from the People's worried think. Perhaps you have not interrupt me more things to think and act was.
Our starting point is different, but in them I think the most important economic issues I think. Inconsistencies with the financial crisis-made people's greed for the land of fear and overcome a lot of people have gathered here to think. Still, we think the economy is the topic.
Ability, but as I was trying to think. Thinking ... But ......................................................................................................................................................................................
The meantime, I'll try. However, the surrounding environment affect the person's actions once again to think about the day I think.
Linda M. in Ireland writes:
Not be content with circumcising a large majority of their own population in an effort to prevent a range of infections in the United States, this failed policy, which has injured and killed many in their own country and left them with the highest HIV rate in the western world is now being exported to the African continent. Why?
It is a myth that male circumcision can prevent HIV or any other infection.
Zodwa in South Africa writes:
im proud of your work khumbu
Patrick in Maryland writes:
This sounds like a great program ,that will help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS.
I wonder if they have programs like this here?
If they don't, maybe we should start making it available to people at high risk here..)
Nice Posting, Ambassador Earl Irving_:)


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David Fincher, the acclaimed director of \"The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo\" and \"The Social Network\" is reportedly out as the director of the much-anticipated biopic on the late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
According to a report, Fincher was asking for $10 million upfront and complete control over all marketing of the movie, which is to be based on the best-selling biography by Walter Isaacson, \"Steve Jobs.\" His ouster will disrupt what had been the same team behind \"The Social Network,\" which won three Oscars, including best adapted screenplay. The team also included writer Aaron Sorkin and producer Scott Rudin.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fincher wanted actor Christian Bale to play the lead role of Jobs. Bale\'s credits recently include a recent starring role in \"American Hustle.\"
The Hollywood Reporter, quoting a source with ties to the studio, said that it was feasible that Fincher could come back into negotiations for the project, but that the up-front fee he was demanding was \"ridiculous.\" "You're not doing \"Transformers\" here. You're not doing \"Captain America.\" This is quality — it's not screaming commerciality. He should be rewarded in success but not up front,\" the source told the Hollywood Reporter.
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BRIDPORT — The town of Bridport will be throwing itself a big birthday party in June, and everyone is invited.
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Wishing you and yours a blessed Thanksgiving!
– Dr. Bulldog
P.S. – Ronin is still out of the country and is missing Thanksgiving with his family & friends. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers.Explore posts in the same categories: Holiday
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22 November, 2012 at 10:33 am
Happy Thanksgiving to all! We are truly blessed to live in this great nation. Let us pray for strength to survive this onslaught of misery and socialism being thrust upon us by the elitist liberals who feel we are not capable of governing, thinking, or caring for ourselves.
22 November, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Happy ThanksGiving to all…


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Jump on Board With HashTagHIV -- Photo Challenge
By Robert Breining
July 4, 2012
In the month of July we are asking you to jump on board with POZ I AM Radio & HashTagHIV and participate in another HIV/AIDS Awareness Photo Challenge. This month we are asking you to snap a photo of yourself and the #HIV Tweeter on Board sign. (see right)
Be Creative... Be Original ... Be a Trend Setter
What Is a Hash Tag?The # symbol, called a HashTag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages. Hashtagged words that become very popular are often Trending Topics. That is our Goal to make #HIV a Trending Topic.
What Is HashTagHIV?
HashTagHIV is a Global Initiative to trend the #HIV on Twitter for the first time ever in history during International AIDS Conference. The goal is to trend #HIV and re-engage the community and re-ignite the conversation about# HIV. You can help us our by following @HashTagHIV and by adding #HIV to your tweets.
How Do I Submit a Photo?
You can upload your photo directly to the HashTagHIV FB page. It is that easy ! Once it is uploaded to the page your submission is complete. You can also submit your photo by tweeting them to @HashTagHIV on Twitter.
What are the Rules?
The only rules are that the photo must include the #HIV Tweeter on Board Sign and the person submitting the photo. Photos can only be submitted by individuals. Yes we love group shots but the prize for this challenge can only be rewarded to a singe individual. So any group pics submitted will not be considered to win the prize.
How Is a Winner Decided?
The winner of the challenge will be chosen by a panel of 8 Judges which include the HashTagHIV Team (Kevin Maloney, Robert Breining, Daniel Bauer, Aaron Laxton, Michele Anderson and Jeromy Dunn), Maria Mejia (our last photo challenges winner) and Butch McKay of AIDSOASIS. The winner will be chosen based on mixture of creativity, originality and Likes. We take the number of Likes into consideration but the winning photo is not chosen solely on Likes.
When Is the Winner Announced?
The winner of this challenge will be announced live and the winning photo will be showcased at the International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. during Daniel Bauer's Beyond Belief event. The winner will be notified beforehand to make sure he/she can accept the prize.
What's the Prize?
The winner of this challenge will be awarded a single scholarship to the Positive Living 16 Conference that takes place March 8-10, 2013, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The scholarship includes Registration, three nights lodging and all meals. Please NOTE -- The scholarship prize does not include airfare or transportation to Ft. Walton Beach Florida.
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October 28, 2013
The risk of a heart attack in a person with HIV whose CD4+ cell count has never dropped below 500 cells/mm3 is similar to the risk for an HIV-uninfected person, according to the results of a major U.S. study published online last week in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. The results lend new credence to the view that HIV-infected people should initiate potent antiretroviral therapy as soon as possible following their diagnosis.
Although cardiovascular disease is known to be a significant contributor to mortality among people with HIV, the interplay of various risk factors -- and the role of HIV and immunodeficiency itself -- has not been conclusively determined. Michael Silverberg, M.D., M.P.H., and colleagues from Kaiser Permanente designed this study to reach greater clarity regarding the effect of HIV-related immunodeficiency on myocardial infarction (MI) risk.
The study centers around a diverse cohort of 252,150 adult patients (22,081 of whom were living with HIV) who were members of Kaiser's Northern California or Southern California health plan. HIV-infected patients were demographically matched with HIV-uninfected counterparts. The data span most of the combination antiretroviral therapy era: 1996 through 2009.
The overall number of heart attacks observed in the study was relatively low: 280 among the 22,081 HIV-infected patients and 2,064 among the 230,069 HIV-uninfected patients. After adjusting for potential confounders, the overall MI risk was found to be 44% higher for people with HIV than their HIV-uninfected counterparts.
The major finding of the research was that an HIV-infected person's nadir CD4+ cell count appeared to be independently associated with MI risk -- and that, in fact, nadir CD4+ cell count was the only HIV-specific factor that accounted for a higher MI risk among study participants with HIV.
When stratifying patients by nadir CD4+ cell count, a statistically significant trend (P = .002) emerged:
The 95% confidence interval for the group of patients with a nadir CD4+ cell count above 499 ranged from a relative risk of 0.96 to 1.45. Statistically, this suggests no significant difference in MI risk between the high-nadir subgroup and its HIV-uninfected counterpart. Overall, the researchers found an HIV-infected patient's relative risk for a MI dropped 12% for every 100 cells/mm3 increase in his or her nadir CD4+ cell count.
Similar trends were observed when examining patients' MI risk relative to their most recent CD4+ cell count, but the association was not nearly as strong as for nadir CD4+ cell count.
Meanwhile, no significant trend was observed when examining MI risk relative to a patient's most recent HIV viral load test result. Although an adjusted analysis discovered a trend (from 66% higher risk among those with a viral load of 10,000 copies/mL or higher down to 41% among those with a viral load below 500), it fell well short of statistical significance.
Interestingly, the researchers also found virtually no impact of antiretroviral therapy use on MI risk within their cohort in an adjusted analysis, although there was a subtle suggestion within the data that such benefits may not emerge until five or more years after HIV treatment initiation.
"The results suggest to me that our conceptualization of the contribution of HIV to cardiovascular disease is antiquated," said David Wohl, M.D., an associate professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the co-director of HIV services at the North Carolina Department of Corrections, who was not involved in this study. "Most persons in the U.S. now living with HIV had prolonged periods of uncontrolled viremia, and many were allowed to experience drifts in CD4 cell counts to less than 500/mm3. This study suggests that when counts drop, damage is done. As we have seriously started to treat patients earlier, my hope and expectation is that we will see a weakening of an association between HIV and cardiovascular disease."
"Antiretroviral therapy offers substantial health benefit to the individual," concurred Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D., the chief medical officer of IAPAC, the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, who also was not involved in this study. "This study, and others like it, provide strong evidence that prevention of immune system damage not only prevents AIDS complications, but also may prevent illness from potentially lethal, non-communicable diseases. What we need to acknowledge is that the objection to broader access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy has less to do with evidence-based health science and more to do with dollars (or Euros, or rubles) and political will."
The full study, "Immunodeficiency and Risk of Myocardial Infarction Among HIV-Infected Individuals With Access to Care," was published online ahead of print on Oct. 23.
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Wani_WOP needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 183 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
Wani Olatunde Photography
I am a wedding and portrait photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria and am in the process of building a high end boutique business. I basically shoot people - so weddings, families, children and babies. I also do quite a bit of travel photography.
My style of photography is best described by my tagline : "Beautiful Emotive Imagery To Capture Your Moments".
To date I've designed my logo and blog myself but I'm now looking to take the next step in tying all my branding together to formally launch the business in 2011. So the logo will also be used on my new website / blog, facebook, marketing materials and anywhere else I see fit.
Aspects of my logo I like are the mix of fonts, the swirls / flourishes and I would like this carried over into the new logo. I would however like the logo to be in colour this time, preferably a mix of 2-4 colours depending on what you think works best.
I've seen some gorgeous and original logo designs from previous contests, so I am very excited to see what you come up with. Wishing you all the best and thanks for your help. :-)
My target market are primarily women between the ages of 25-35 in Nigeria, UK and the US. Although I am based in Lagos, Nigeria - a number of my clients are people who live in the US / UK and come back home to get married. I am targeting newly engaged women for engagement shoots / wedding photography and young families with young children for the newborn / children / family photography.
The logo should appeal to them and has to be memorable / different from anything they have seen before.
I need a logo that is visually interesting and that will appeal to my target group.
Style? intricate, creative, contemporary but with a vintage feel, elegant, upmarket, versatile enough for both wedding & portrait photography.
I really like the swirls / flourishes / intricate nature of my current logo, so please take that into consideration. Alternatively if you can include an orchid, which symbolises beauty and elegance to me - that would be fantastic!
The Colors:
I'm flexible on colours but have given a guide below on what i like below
likes: Red, cream, black, orange, gold, yellow, fuschia, green, orange
dislike: pink, blue, purple
Logo (with & without the tagline):
a high resolution transparent .png image, a layered .psd image (RGB), a flattened .jpg, a .ai print file format (CMYK), an .eps vector image, and a ABR photoshop black and white watermark brush.
Please do not use any stock images or clip art and only use fonts that you are licensed to. Many thanks.
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|Ko, Tae-seok
|Lee, Sangman
|Nelson, Randall
|Hartman, Glen
|Korban, Schuyler
Submitted to: Crop Science
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/22/2003
Publication Date: 4/15/2004
Citation: Ko, T., Lee, S., Nelson, R.L., Hartman, G.L., Korban,S.S. 2004. Screening Multiple Soybean Genotypes (MG 00 TO MG VIII) for Somatic Embryogenesis Following Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Immature Cotyledons [abstract]. Crop Science 44: 1825-1831.
Interpretive Summary: Creating transgenic soybean plants is possible but successful transformation is generally limited to a few soybean varieties. A new and more effective procedure was developed and this research was designed to test the applicability of that procedure across a wide range of varieties. We found that there was a wide range in the transformation potential among soybean varieties but 13 of 15 diverse varieties were transformed so this procedure is likely to work on all genotypes. Visual characteristics of the cultured tissue were related to transformation potential and may be used to identify varieties with good transformation potential. These results will be of interest to scientist working in the transformation of soybean.
Technical Abstract: Previously, two factors, including a vir helper strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (KYRT1) and an explant orientation (abaxial side oriented upward), were required for the production of high numbers of transgenic somatic embryos (SEs). In this report, 15 soybean genotypes representing maturity groups 00 to VIII were assessed for their embryogenic and transformation potentials. All genotypes were identified as embryogenic under hygromycin selection following transformation of immature cotyledons. Histochemical GUS assay of induced hygromycin-resistant SEs showed that 13 out of 15 genotypes were amenable for transformation. Wide variations among the different genotypes were observed in embryogenic capacity under hygromycin selection. Three genotypes, 'Cisne', 'Council' and 'Kunitz' were highly-embryogenic yielding more than 50% responding explants and 1.5 to 2.3 hygromycin-resistant SEs per responding explant. The transformation potential of multiple soybean genotypes was highly correlated to the embryogenic potential of immature cotyledons under hygromycin selection. It was possible to distinguish between highly- and poorly-embryogenic genotypes by visually observing the phenotype of cultured immature cotyledons. For highly-embryogenic genotypes, the induction of somatic embryos mostly originated from actively dedifferentiating and browning/necrotic tissues along the margins of the abaxial side of cultured cotyledons. Environmental factors, such as growth conditions of donor plants and/or in vitro culture conditions were also involved in observed differences among soybean genotypes/maturity groups for somatic embryogenesis/nonembryogenic callus proliferation on cultured cotyledons under selective conditions.


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Breaking Down Barriers to Sharing Knowledge
In international development, knowledge is our most valuable commodity. The right knowledge applied at the right time could change the lives of roughly a billion people who now live on less than $1.25 per day. In response to their plight, the World Bank Group has set two ambitious goals: to end extreme poverty by 2030, and to boost shared prosperity for the poorest 40% of people in developing nations.
To achieve these goals, we need to use all of the World Bank Group's assets: our finances; our global presence and convening power; and especially our vast store of development knowledge and experience. If we assemble the best global knowledge, share it quickly, and help countries apply it to local problems, we can empower the poor to shape their countries' future.
Not all of our knowledge is on a shelf, or in digital and multimedia products. Much is in the minds of our thousands of experts who work in over 120 countries around the world.
But we know that our knowledge does not always move fast enough, or get to the right people at the right time. A recent working paper, written by two World Bank Group colleagues, highlighted this problem (and also got some media attention — not all of it accurate). It's not just technical problems that stop our digital knowledge from flowing (such as PDFs that are not easily searchable) — our knowledge is also often stuck in organizational silos. Our staff in East Asia don't talk enough to their counterparts in Africa, for example, and our water experts don't always connect enough with our health staff. These impediments are a legacy of our organizational culture, structure, and incentives. We can do better.
On July 1, we're going to break down the walls of those organizational silos, in one of the most significant reforms in the World Bank's history. We're reorganizing our knowledge services to create Global Practices and Cross Cutting Solution Areas, to assemble the world's best experts and knowledge, and make it more accessible to our clients. Wherever our experts are sitting, whatever issue they work on, they will be linked in a much more active way with their colleagues, in areas like education, trade and competiveness, transportation and information technology, environment and natural resources, and energy.


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Child sex charges against one of the stars of the TLC reality show "Cake Boss" have been forwarded to a grand jury.
Remigio "Remy" Gonzalez, 32, was arrested Aug. 17 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old twice between September 2009 and March 9, 2010.
After hearing arguments from Morris County Deputy District Attorney Meg Rodriguez Tuesday, Judge Philip Maenza decided to grant the prosecution request to forward the case to a grand jury for review.
Gonzalez, the brother-in-law of "Cake Boss" star and Hoboken baker Buddy Valastro, appeared in court handcuffed and said nothing. He remained in jail on $300,000 bond, and faces two counts each of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated criminal sexual contact and criminal sexual contact.
Gonzalez and wife Lisa, the youngest of the Valastro sisters on the show, have a baby daughter Isabella, who has been featured on the series.
"Cake Boss," is in its third season on TLC. Gonzalez's bio has been scrubbed from the show's website.
"We support Buddy and the Valastro family during this very difficult and challenging time," TLC said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon. "The network respects the family's wish for as much privacy as possible, and as this doesn't involve us, we will not be commenting any further."


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Halal is an Arabic word means lawful or permitted. It is always mentioned along with Haraam which means sinful or prohibited by Allah. At the same time, you will also be able to find another related term in Islamic food, mushbooh which means doubtful or suspect as it is unclear whether they are Halal or Haraam. For mushbooh food, the products' source and manufacturing process need to be audited to decide whether it's halal or haraam.
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2. La Pucha Con El Hombre - The Trouble of Men
3. Cu Cu rru Cu Cu Paloma - Little Dove
4. Lela
5. Rayito De Luna - Little Moonbeam
6. El Puente De Los Suspiros - The Bridge of Sighs
7. Mi Mexico De Ayer - My Mexico of Yesteryear
8. Quiero Ser Tu Sombra - I Want to be Your Shadow
9. Si Tu Tambien Te Vas - If You Leave Me, Too
10. Cancion De Las Simples Cosas - Song of the Simple Things
11. La Malaguena - Girl from Malaga
12. Dicha Santiaguena - Hapiness in Santiago
13. Cancion Mixteca - Mixtec Song
14. Perfume De Carnival - Scent of Carnival
15. Concierto Para Una Sola Voz - Concerto for A Solo Voice
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Yolanda Aranda & Enrique Coria
Intimo, the elegant new release from vocalist Yolanda Aranda and guitarist Enrique Coria, is a musical love story. A recording of stunning beauty and simplicity, Intimo presents authentic contemporary Latin American Canciones on a level of high artóthe perfect marriage of voice and guitar.
Enrique Coria is no stranger to Acoustic Disc fans. His unique guitar artistry may be heard on his own Solos from South America (ACD-6) and Latin Touch (ACD-23), as well as on recordings by the David Grisman Quintet, of which he has been a member for the past nine years. Yolanda Aranda, a diva of incredible power, makes an auspicious solo recording debut with her passionate interpretations of classic songs from Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Portugal.
This fortunate pairing of a first generation Mexican American singer and a
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View this blog post "What I Learned at 140 | The Twitter Conference (round-up)" on my new blog site at SmokeJumperStrategy.com/blog.
Well its been a couple of weeks since the 140 | The Twitter Conference ended. The Twitter Conference (#twrcon) has come and gone. A NYC Twitter conference – 140 Character Conference – is now on (#140conf). And I completed my 8-part round-up of my learnings from my experience at #140tc.
- The Power of Presence. Insights from Alex Payne, Twitter API Lead.
- I am a Twitter God(ess) and So Can You! The View From Twitter Stardom with @ijustine, @missrogue and @davepeck.
- Don't Take the Drive to Manic Feature Explosion. What Makes a Good Twitter App.
- Twitter business start-ups are combination socialist and radical markets. Twitter Strategies: Real-World Success Stories.
- WTF, No Twitter TV!? Direction from Anamitra Banerji, Twitter Product Management.
- Even with a simple hash tag, there is a learning curve. Soren MacBeth, Co-Founder / CEO of StockTwits.
- You can't own social media. You can only interact with it. Corporate Use of Twitter by @JetBlue.
- Twitter will transform conferences & events. Surprising takeaways from an in-person Twitter conference experience.


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Overall the Accord is an OK car and doesn't anything disgracefully.
On the Road
Accord is a positive drive, feeling sharp and responsive through corners even if it lacks some steering feel. It's not the driver's car that the BMW 3-Series is, but it does a reasonable job of keeping you interested.
Although impressively refined and insulated from engine and wind noise, the Accord rides quite hard, like so many Japanese cars used to better road surfaces. It's not a deal breaker, but worth being aware of.
Of the two petrol and one diesel engine available in the Accord, none is a bad apple. They're all quiet, punchy and economical to boot. The diesel would be our choice, with its comparable acceleration and vastly better returns at the pumps.
The inside
The saloon doesn't offer quite as much rear space as arrivals like the Citroen C5, and is narrower too, meaning get three abreast in the back can be cosy. But in estate form the boot is vast with a huge and ingenious sliding load bay.
The Accord is mechanically indestructible though, and its interior, although perhaps not as luxurious as European tastes tend to demand, will age far better than you will.
Owning An Accord
Although not as cheap to buy as you might expect from a manufacturer without the brand kudos of some of its European rivals, the Accord won't be expensive to run. It doesn't tend to go wrong for starters, and insurance is low.


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An outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 in several Western states has raised concern that this disease that affects horses, llamas and alpacas may soon reach Oregon.
An informational meeting will be held by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University on Thursday, May 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. The public is invited to the meeting, which will be held in Magruder Hall 102. Magruder is located at 30th Street and Washington Way in Corvallis, just west of Reser Stadium.
Equine Herpesvirus-1, or EHV-1, can cause neurological damage, respiratory problems, abortion and neonatal death in horses and camelids. Though many animals may carry the virus, it generally remains inactive until triggered by stress, including excessive exercise, during long-distance transport, or at weaning.
EHV-1 is the primary cause of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, which is considered an "emerging disease" that causes damage to the blood vessels in the brain and spine and can be fatal. Outbreaks have occurred at large horse facilities and events – including race tracks, horse show grounds, and boarding stables.
OSU veterinary officials say EHV-1 is spread primarily from horse-to-horse contact, but can also be transferred via indirect contact, especially from infected tissues from fetuses and fetal membranes.
"Horses can appear to be perfectly healthy yet spread the virus via secretions from their nostrils," said Helen Diggs, director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at OSU.
Keeping feed and water buckets, grooming equipment, tacks, and even human handlers clean can help prevent the spread of EHV-1.
Signs of EHV-1 include fever, decreased coordination, incontinence, loss of tail tone, hind limb weakness, leaning against walls or fences to maintain balance, lethargy and inability to rise.
In this latest outbreak, EVH-1 has been diagnosed in California, Washington, Idaho, Colorado and Utah.


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You've got to love Gaelic games: "Players compete with non-stop-until-you-drop attitude. A steely determination. A belief that a show of pain is a show of weakness"
These are the words of Dean Goodison who makes his living standing on the sidelines of playing fields up and down the island of Ireland. He continues with: "It's a fast-paced, frantic kaleidoscope of action that will have you trying to look in several directions at once…"
Pen in hand, he carries the thrill of the game to newspaper. For Dean, the spectacle of live Gaelic games is sport at its most elemental: "Whether it's Gaelic football, hurling or camogie, the experience encapsulates everything that's synonymous with the Irish. It's a rip-roaring good time, it's tribal and about deeply engrained rivalries. But it's always respectful."
Dean, as much as anyone, will know the weight of history that towers over Gaelic games. Collectively the official games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) include Gaelic football, hurling, handball and rounders. Women's versions of hurling (camogie) and football are also played and, although they're not organised by the GAA, there is a very close association.
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Gaelic games are entrenched in myth. Ireland's greatest warrior Cú Chulainn is said to have carried a hurl (the ash wood stick for hurling) and a sliotar (the small leather ball used in the game) as weaponry. It was a well-earned shot from the two that killed a fearsome hound and saved his life.
Even now, the image of Cú Chulainn stalking the Antrim hills with a hurl hanging from his hand is an iconic one.
That fervor in the stands isn't just for show. Gaelic games enjoyed a revival in the 1880s during a time of political turbulence on the island. Running out for your club or county was a show of patriotism.
It still is.
This is a sport rooted in community and driven by volunteers. The excesses of other games are swapped for raw devotion. The guy who scored that goal? He's a bank clerk during the week. The girl who plucked the sliotar from the sky? She's the local vet.
Hanging over Dublin's Royal Canal, Croke Park stands as a dazzling testament to this amateur sport. Championship games here are raucous and loud. Hairs stand on necks and goosebumps cover arms.
As Dean tells us, though, you don't have to be in the Republic's capital to dip your toe into the waters of Gaelic games:
"Part of the beauty of the game is that it's so accessible. Sure, the best of the best ply their trade in the stadium, but from Antrim to Athenry, Ballybofey to Blessington and from Westport to Wexford, you'll have an array of games to watch from January to November."
Pick a game, any game, and it will be hotly contested. When the final whistle sounds, though, fans are back on level terms:
"There's one thing that brings everyone from all sides together, a common ground that, no matter what happens in the game, you hear as you leave: 'My God, that referee was terrible wasn't he?'"
Some things, it seems, are common to all sports.
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LU collection archives 500 years of culinary history
From the cauldron to the microwave, the Dishman/Justice Collection in the Lamar University Archive documents nearly five centuries of food preparation and recipes.
"It's a unique collection that most people don't know that we have," said Penny Clark, Lamar University archivist. "This is something really special. It's sort of a hidden treasure."
The collection, which is available for viewing by appointment through the archives department at the Mary and John Gray library, includes more than 500 volumes and was donated to Lamar in 1979 by Herbert and Kate Dishman, Beaumont philanthropists who made several donations to the university, including funding for the creation of the Dishman Art Museum.
The Dishmans received the collection after their friend Phillip S. Justice died.
Justice was originally from Philadelphia. His family lineage can be traced back to the Quakers and he has also been associated with William Penn, according to Charlotte Holliman, library associate for Lamar University archives.
Justice was an executive for Sun Oil Company (now Sunoco), an Ohio-based petroleum company started by Joseph Newton Pew Sr. in 1886. The company expanded to Texas when oil was discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont in 1901 and one of the largest gasoline distribution companies in the United States today.
Justice began his career with the company in the early 1920s. He married Luetta Wiess, daughter of a prominent pioneer family from Beaumont in 1923 and came to Beaumont, where he held various positions with the company.
"He was a local executive for Sun Oil, which was big in those days," Clark said. "He loved to hunt and so he would get all this game. And he wasn't going to just throw it away. He wanted to learn how to cook it."
Justice became well known for his seafood gumbo, which he often cooked in a 150-gallon kettle 5 feet in diameter, Holliman said.
Unbelievably enough, at a Ducks Unlimited Benefit Justice cooked for in 1953, that kettle of gumbo wasn't enough for attendees, as they almost ran out. At the benefit, Justice offered a recipe for his gumbo that included a suggestion: "Pour one jigger of Scotch into chef no less than five times and Pour 1 jigger of Scotch into each guest twice."
Clark said that Justice received a cookbook as a gift and decided to begin a collection, which he compiled in the 1940s and 1950s.
"He wasn't just going to collect anything," she said. "He wanted landmarks in culinary history."
WorldCat, a union catalog that itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories, places some of the books in the Lamar collection in the extremely rare category, according to Clark.
"A lot of these (books), we've got the only two or three in the world," she said. "Some of these go back to the 1500s."
"De Re Coquinaria" by Coelisu Apicius is printed in Latin and is the rarest item in the collection.
"It shows you what foods were available at that time — different sauces and things," Holliman said.
Besides sharing recipes from the 16th century, the book also told an interesting story about a Roman man who refused to live without the finest things in life — literally.
"(The author) is telling the story of this Roman man who was so addicted to high living, that he was either going to live big or he was going to commit suicide. He was addicted to very fine foods and wine," Clark said.
"Because he was about to run out of money and was afraid he was going to starve to death, he killed himself because he couldn't face being without this fancy food," Holliman said.
According to Clark, many of these volumes are not mere recipe books but contain information regarding etiquette, childcare, medical remedies, gardening, household supervision and social advice as well.
"Even though we call it the cookbook collection, it goes way beyond cookbooks," she said. "(Some books) from the 1600s talk about ways they were hoping to beat the plague. Can you imagine how frightening it would be if your family was dying and you had no idea how to heal them? You're looking for any possible way to save yourself and to save the family. These (remedies) are just desperate attempts and probably do not have a lot of effectiveness."
Other milestones of the collection include several books by Fannie Farmer, an American culinary expert whose 1896 "Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" became a widely used culinary text and is still available for purchase today.
"Her contributions to cooking included the standardization of measurements into cups, tablespoons and teaspoons instead of vague notations such as 'butter the size of a walnut,'" Clark said. "Farmer also instituted the practice of listing all of the ingredients at the head of a recipe."
The Dishman/Justice Collection also contains two books that were published in London during the 18th century. One 1739 publication contains more than 100 pages of home remedies to cure everything from a "consumptive cough" to the "bite of a mad dog," according to "De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum: The Justice/Dishman Collection," an article Holliman wrote about the Lamar collection.
"The Virginia Housewife or Methodical Cook," is another book that stands out and is the first Southern cookbook published. Its author, Mary Randolph, was a direct descendant of Pocahontas, a cousin to Thomas Jefferson, and also was related to George Washington's stepson," Holliman wrote.
Some of the books in the collection contain more modern styles of cooking.
"One talks about a microwave," Clark said. "They really do cover a lot of different (time periods)."
Clark said that she plans to have the cookbooks digitized and placed on the Web.
"It's a very labor-intensive process, and we do use a very expensive piece of equipment," she said. "Our goal is to scan these, hopefully once, (to reduce handling); these are old and fragile. We're planning to do an online exhibit. People throughout the globe could use them, and we really want to make them available."
The online exhibits will not be replacing physical exhibits, Clark said, but will be beneficial in that they will be available to people outside of the area who cannot travel to the university.
Clark said that other future exhibits include one on Thomas Jefferson's epicurean adventures.
"We have several cookbooks that talk about Jefferson and how he was very interested in cuisine," Clark said. "They said he was as careful writing down recipes as he was writing down treaties. He went to Belgium and he bought a waffle iron because no one had had waffles in America. He discovered (cuisines) and introduced them to America."
For more information on the Justice/Dishman Collection, contact Charlotte Holliman at (409) 880-8660 or visit vmlibweb.lamar.edu and click on departments, special collections, and "There's No Disputing Good Taste."