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- 1. You may know society is doomed when you see....
You may know society is doomed when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you; [and] when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice.
Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged", 1957Click here to read more
- 2. Itasca Small for Arizona Senate (LD25): DEFEAT Bob Worsley!
Itasca Small is an official write-in candidate running against Bob Worsley in LD25. Ms. Small is a long-time supporter and activist for Arizona's sovereign rights, local control over education, and stopping the Common Core machine. She is pro-Bill of Rights, Parental Rights, and Individual Liberty. She is against the misuse of tax dollars, including subsidizing corporate welfare and taxpayer-paid entitlement programs, such as ObamaCare (Medicaid Expansion). Her campaign slogan is "Liberty Begins in our Own Backyard! SMALL for small government!"
Itasca is not a passive observer of the Arizona Legislature; rather, she has spent hundreds of hours at our State Capitol as a citizen lobbyist, defending both our U.S. Constitution and Arizona Constitution, and.educating legislators on the proper role of government.
I have known and worked with Ms. Small on many occasions. She is unapologetically passionate about her convictions. Yet, she is always open, respectful, and gracious when responding to differing views. Her humility is refreshing. See her article titled Arizona Standards Committee Working on a Faulty Premise.
States Ms. Small, "I am not a natural speaker. But God gives me the words, and, in spite of my aversion to public speaking, live audiences are usually inspired by my message. I'm thankful that God helps me to do as well as I do."
If you want a candidate who will be faithful to her Oath of Office, please write in Itasca Small for Arizona Senate (LD25).
In this short video clip from a meeting in November, 2015, she spontaneously and passionately speaks to some issues relating to Common Core.Click here to read more
- 3. Itasca Small for LD25 Senate: Event Schedule
Itasca Small will be speaking at the AzRA (Arizona Republican Assembly) East Valley Chapter Meeting on Tuesday, August 2. The meeting is at the City of Mesa Fire Station 201, 360 E. 1st Street, Mesa. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and adjourns at 8:30 p.m.
Itasca will be at the Mesa Republican Women's Luncheon on August 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The meeting is held at 1900 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85213, Northwest corner of University Dr. and Gilbert Rd. Riviera Plaza.
Ms. Small has been invited to Marlene Hinton's home on Sunday, August 7. It is open to anyone who wants to come. Marlene typically invites a couple of candidates in each of the main races to come represent themselves and answer questions. Please call 480-205-5178 for the address.
For more information on Itasca Small, please read Itasca Small for Arizona Senate (LD25): DEFEAT Bob Worsley! also Bob Worsley's Anti-Parent Votes.Click here to read more
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- 5. John Galt Youth Award: Caitlin Marble
As the publisher of both Gilbert Watch and Gila Watch, I believe it's extremely important to share with readers of both blogs the inspiring stories of our young people.
Republican Legislative District 12 announces our third recipient of the John Galt Youth Award: Caitlin Marble. Caitlin is employed by Snow Property Services. She is responsible for her spending money and clothes. She is also saving for college and will attend BYU after graduation from Highland High School. Caitlin is the second oldest of eight children and chief babysitter while her mother teaches violin lessons. She is First Chair and President of the "Strolling Strings." Caitlin also volunteers with Special Olympics and the Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome. She is very active in church activities, always leading with a positive attitude. The award was presented at the Republican LD12 district meeting on June 12, 2014 by District Chairman Mickie Niland. Caitlin's parents and siblings were in attendance to support her achievement. We are very proud of Caitlin and all her accomplishments.
Pictured with Caitlin are her parents Greg and Jennifer Marble, LD12 Chairman Mickie Niland and First Vice Chair Jason Mick.
Who is John Galt?
- 6. The Strike
What would John Galt do in our present circumstances? The producers in Ayn Rand's classic novel Atlas Shrugged escaped the looters by relocating to mythical Galt's Gulch. Where is Galt's Gulch today? Where can ordinary, law-abiding, taxpaying citizens go to escape the looters? We are the government's milk cows, their ATMs, their checkbooks. Those being carried in the wagon outnumber those who are pulling it. Congress refuses to defund the very agencies that are crippling us. The Left calls us every insulting, degrading name imaginable. Yet, we are the engine that supports most of them.
What if...
...hypothetically...there was a day, a certain day, when all the producers across America called in sick? Also, on that day, the producers bought ....nothing, and they didn't make up for it later. They simply "cut back"?
What would happen?Click here to read more
- 7. Socialism versus Capitalism
Socialism: People lined up for bread.
Capitalism: Bread lined up for people.Click here to read more
- 8. Gilbert Town Council Votes AGAINST Gilbert Families, Homeowners, Free Market - ICC Codes Pass
Don't think for a minute that your Council members aren't passing these codes "at the recommendation of Town/City staff." They are.
The November 7, 2013 Town Council Meeting provided Gilbert Watch with the saddest and most telling evidence to date that proves that 4 out of 7 Town Council members have lost their ability to represent their constituents, unless those constituents are the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business Alliance, SRP, Town Officials, and neighboring jurisdictions. These Council members include Mayor John Lewis, Vice Mayor Ben Cooper, and Council members Jenn Daniels and Jordan Ray.
They approved one of the largest increases in regulations on private property and on the building industry, in Gilbert history. What is truly disappointing is that they did this in spite of having received months of evidence from private citizens for why the Council should not approve these regulations. It is also remarkable that the Council is preparing to approve the next round of codes, as dictated by the ICC (International Code Council) for 2015.
Three Council members opposed passage of the Codes: Victor Petersen, Jared Taylor, and Eddie Cook. Council member Victor Petersen favored an option which would have allowed passage of only those codes that would have reduced regulation. Council member Eddie Cook read many of the code books! Jared Taylor has articulated very well, and often, the critical difference between consumer choice versus government mandate.
Each of these three Council members deserve a Thank You from Gilbert citizens! firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, and firstname.lastname@example.com.
The ICC
Over the last ten years, the ICC (International Code Council) has morphed into an organization that has forced builders all over America to comply with building codes that no longer address honest, urgent safety issues. Rather, these ICC codes force everyone to become captive consumers of products that the ICC mandates through its "codes." The obscene proliferation of these codes also forces builders and everyone in the building and construction industry to comply with an ever increasing time-consuming bureaucracy. More bureaucrats and more training are needed to ensure they consistently interpret the codes.
Just like the ICC, 4 members of the Gilbert Town Council have morphed into facilitators of Big Government tyranny. When you watch them reason and justify their rationales, they "sound nice." But what exactly are they doing? They are pushing centralized government. They do not trust the citizenry.
Their actions prove that they do not care about the damage they are doing to families and homeowners who are forced to pay thousands of dollars more than necessary for their homes. They do not care about the grief these codes have caused self-employed citizens who work in the construction industry who must adhere to these mandates. They do not understand Free Market principles. They reject the notion that these people are experts in their fields. They do not care that many of them have closed their businesses. They reject clear evidence that the Free Market reacts quickly to changing conditions, and that it's the government-imposed codes that are slow to change.
Gilbert Watch has reported on the ICC codes for months. Gilbert citizens and self-employed business people have been emailing and speaking out to the Council for months. They have been meeting with Town Staff, and supplying tons of research.
At the Nov. 7 meeting, there were 6 citizens who spoke in opposition; 24 citizens had sent letters; there were 19 citizens in the audience who were in opposition but did not speak; and 16 people who were in opposition who submitted their names to a list. That's 65 citizens documented in the Minutes of the meeting. And it doesn't count more citizens who showed up to the meeting.
The Council gave more credence to the representative from the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, the representative from the Small Business Alliance, and the representative from SRP (Salt River Project). In fact, I doubt seriously if the members of these organizations have much first-hand experience dealing with these onerous codes.
There was one citizen who spoke in favor of all the codes, including the Green and Energy Codes. A quick search revealed that he's a Democrat and a member of Sierra Club.
Here is the Motion that Passed:Click here to read more
- 9. Gilbert Builders and Citizens Speak Out Against New 2012 ICC Building Codes
Is YOUR community doing anything to fight this onslaught of building codes that benefit the members of the ICC who also happen to manufacture the products that "meet code"?
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The latest 4-3 vote of the Ocean City Council took place last week and involved a change in the provider for the town's annual Independence Day fireworks displays at the Inlet and Northside park.
It was a contentious discussion at times among the council members as well as between certain city employees and council members. The end result being the former provider lost the job in favor of a new company who produced a significantly lower bid for the job.
This sort of thing happens every day in the business world of competitive bidding, but it's the high-profile nature of this move that worries many and certainly serves as further confirmation the divide between the current council is showing no signs of regression.
Putting aside the political differences, the bottom line here is it will not be known whether this decision was sound until around 10 p.m. on July 4. That's when it will be known whether saving $22,000 was worth the risk of going with a provider the city has never dealt with previously.
With this change comes pressure to ensure there is no significant drop off in the quality of the shows. However, at this point, we need to trust the city did its research and has faith in the new company, which does have a long history in the fireworks business.
The only way the change and subsequent cost savings makes sense is if there is no discernible difference between this year's fireworks and previous years. We are hoping that's the case.
By July, most local attendees to the dual displays will not recall that a vendor change was made, and visitors will have no idea, but it will become a major problem if they do not live up to expectations, which will be based on previous years.
Further complicating this move was the decision this week to send the savings recouped on this change to a coalition of north Ocean City business owners to use as they wish.
While we support the new alliance in its endeavors and its understanding that new events will help reinvent the north Ocean City area, allocating the fireworks savings does not make much sense. It's a bizarre business model to spend the savings within a week of realizing them.
Nonetheless, saving money is critical in all facets of life these days and it's our hope the council's fireworks decision was a wise one.
We look forward, like everyone else, to finding out on the 4th of July if it was worth the risk.

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President: Hery Rajaonarimampianina (2014)
Prime Minister: Jean Ravelonarivo (2015)
Land area: 224,533 sq mi (581,540 sq km); total area: 226,656 sq mi (587,040 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 23,201,926 (growth rate: 2.62%); birth rate: 33.12/1000; infant mortality rate: 44.88/1000; life expectancy: 65.2
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Antananarivo, 1.987 million
Monetary unit: Malagasy franc
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- Independence Leads to Ratsiraka's Repressive Regime
- Ratsiraka's Defeat
- President Brought Down by a Power Struggle and Coup
- Prime Minister Vital Resigns
- Rajaonarimampianina Wins 2013 Presidential Election
Madagascar lies in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa opposite Mozambique. The world's fourth-largest island, it is twice the size of Arizona. The country's low-lying coastal area gives way to a central plateau. The once densely wooded interior has largely been cut down.
Multiparty republic.
The Malagasy are of mixed Malayo-Indonesian and African-Arab ancestry. Indonesians are believed to have migrated to the island about 700. King Andrianampoinimerina (1787–1810) ruled the major kingdom on the island, and his son, Radama I (1810–1828), unified much of the island. The French made the island a protectorate in 1885, and then, in 1894–1895, ended the monarchy, exiling Queen Rànavàlona III to Algiers. A colonial administration was set up, to which the Comoro Islands were attached in 1908, and other territories later. In World War II, the British occupied Madagascar, which retained ties to Vichy France.
Independence Leads to Ratsiraka's Repressive Regime
An autonomous republic within the French Community since 1958, Madagascar became an independent member of the community in 1960. In May 1973, an army coup led by Maj. Gen. Gabriel Ramanantsoa ousted Philibert Tsiranana, president since 1959. Cdr. Didier Ratsiraka, named president on June 15, 1975, announced that he would follow a socialist course and, after nationalizing banks and insurance companies, declared all mineral resources nationalized. Repression and censorship characterized his regime. Ratsiraka was reelected in 1989 in a suspicious election that led to riots as well as the formation of a multiparty system in 1990. In 1991, Ratsiraka agreed to share power with the democratically minded opposition leader, Albert Zafy, who then overwhelmingly won the presidential elections in Feb. 1993. But Zafy was impeached by Parliament for abusing his constitutional powers during an economic crisis and lost the 1996 presidential election to Ratsiraka, who again became president in Feb. 1997.
Ratsiraka's Defeat
The Dec. 2001 presidential election between incumbent president Didier Ratsiraka and Marc Ravalomanana, the mayor of Antananarivo, proved inconclusive and a runoff vote was scheduled. But Ravalomanana claimed the election was rigged, and in Feb. 2002 he declared himself president. In response, Ratsiraka proclaimed martial law and set up a rival capital in Toamasina. Madagascar in effect found itself with two presidents and two capitals. After a recount in April, the high constitutional court declared Ravalomanana the winner with 51.5% of the vote. Ratsiraka, after first refusing to accept the outcome, fled to France in July, and Madagascar's six-month civil war ended. In Dec. 2006, Ravalomanana won reelection with 54.8% of the vote. In January 2007, he appointed Charles Rabemananjara as prime minister.
President Brought Down by a Power Struggle and Coup
After a bitter power struggle with opposition leader Andry Rajoelina, the former mayor of the capital, Antananariv, Ravalomanana resigned as president in March 2009. He handed power over to the military, which in turn transferred control to Rajoelina, who then suspended Parliament. The turmoil began when Rajoelina was elected mayor of the capital in December 2007, defeating the president's candidate. Tension peaked between the two in Dec. 2008 when Ravalomanana, becoming increasingly autocratic, shuttered a television channel and radio station owned by Rajoelina. Rajoelina then staged weekly protests that grew increasingly violent. In Feb. 2009, Ravalomanana fired Rajoelina as mayor, and the opposition protests intensified, prompting Ravalomanana to submit power to the military in March. Military leaders handed over the presidency to Rajoelina in March 2009. He was 35 years-old at the time, making him the youngest president in the country's history. In August 2009, the two sides agreed to a power-sharing deal. However, the agreement was never implemented as supporters of Ravalomanana and Rajoelina bickered over the details and Rajoelina withdrew his support of the deal in December.
In November, 2010, Military officers, who just overthrew the government in 2009, claimed to have done so again by deposing of President Andry Rajoelina. Rajoelina responded by declaring on television that he is still in charge. He told reporters he was "not bothered by declarations from a handful of people."
In March, 2011, Rajoelina reappointed Camille Vital as prime minister of a transitional government, aiming to end a two-year political and economic crisis. The reappointment came after Vital and his government resigned because 8 of 11 political parties signed an agreement to form a new administration that will take the country to elections in either late 2011 or early 2012. Vital has been asked to form a new cabinet for the transitional government. The country has been in economic and political turmoil since Rajoeling replaced Ravalomanana, which led to Madagascar's suspension from the African Union and the South African Development Community. Aid from various donors has also been suspended.
Prime Minister Vital Resigns
In Oct. 2011, Prime Minister Albert Camille Vital and his government resigned. Omer Beriziky was named the new prime minister. Beriziky took office on Nov. 2, 2011. On Nov. 21, he named his government: Hery Rajaonarimampianina as finance minister, Florent Rakotoarisoa as interior minister, Pierrot Rajaonarivelo as foreign minister. General Lucien Rakotoarimasy remained on as armed forces minister.
Rajaonarimampianina Wins 2013 Presidential Election
In Dec. 2013, Madagascar held its presidential and parliamentary elections. The presidential elections were a run-off between the top two candidates of an earlier round, Jean Louis Robinson and Hery Rajaonarimampianina. Rajaonarimampianina won the runoff, receiving 54% of the vote.
Rajaonarimampianina took office on Jan. 25, 2014. He previously served as Minister of Finance. He has been the CEO of Air Madagascar since 2011. In April 2014, President Rajaonarimampianina named Roger Kolo prime minister. However, less than a year later, Kolo and his cabinet resigned over criticism of its poor handling of frequent power outages. In Jan. 2015, Rajaonarimampianina appointed air commodore Jean Ravelonarivo prime minister.
On May 26, 2015, Madagascar's parliament voted, by a 121-4 vote, to remove President Rajaonarimampianina from office because of "alleged constitutional violations and general incompetence." Next, the country's constitutional court would decide if parliament's decision to dismiss Rajaonarimampianina could be enacted legally.
See also Encyclopedia: Madagascar
U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: Madagascar


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Where are the NEC requirements for the various types of cables you might use? You'll find those in Chapter 3 — Articles 320 through 340. These sections of the Code focus on armored cable, flat cable assemblies, flat conductor cable, integrated gas spacer cable, medium-voltage cable, metal-clad cable, mineral-insulated metal-sheathed cable, nonmetallic-sheathed cable, power and control cable, service-entrance cable, and underground feeder and branch circuit cable. We'll focus this discussion on the most widely used types of cable.
Armored Cable
Armored cable (Type AC) is "a fabricated assembly of insulated conductors in a flexible interlocked metal armor" [320.2]. This product is commonly referred to as "BX" in the field (click here to see Fig. 1).
The conductors and an internal aluminum bonding strip are contained within a flexible metal sheath that interlocks at the edges. This gives the cable an outside appearance similar to that of flexible metal conduit (FMC). However, FMC is a type of raceway; armored cable is classified as a type of cable. Article 320 provides the installation requirements for Type AC cable.
The advantages of any flexible cables, as compared to raceway wiring methods, are:
- There's no limit to the number of bends between terminations.
- Installation is quick.
These advantages make armored cable very useful. However, as with any wiring method, there are some locations where it can't be used. It must not be installed [320.12]:
- If subject to physical damage.
- In damp or wet locations.
- In air voids of masonry block or tile walls where such walls are exposed or subject to excessive moisture.
- Where exposed to corrosive conditions.
Previous NEC editions used the word "enclosure" to describe armored cable jackets, but the Art. 100 definition says an enclosure is a case or housing of an apparatus, or fence or wall surrounding an installation. Obviously, no jacket of any cable is an "enclosure." Therefore, the 2011 revision dropped this misuse — now referring to a "flexible interlocked metal armor."
A new restriction appears in the 2011 NEC: You can't use Type AC where exposed to corrosive fumes and vapors. Why was this added? Such exposure was already a violation of 300.6. The problem is that the restriction didn't appear in Art. 320.
A general rule regarding this type of protection is in 300.6. With the 2011 revision, this requirement is included in Art. 320 for Type AC requirements so it is not as likely to be overlooked.
Nonmetallic Sheathed Cable
Nonmetallic-sheathed (Types NM, NMC, and NMS) cable is flexible, inexpensive, and easy to install. Consequently, it's a common wiring method for residential and commercial branch circuits. Because it provides minimal physical protection for the conductors, the installation restrictions are strict.
The 2011 Code answers a common question on the use of NM cable in dwelling unit accessory structures, such as detached garages. A detached residential garage isn't a dwelling unit as defined in Art. 100. Therefore, a literal reading of 334.10(3) would require types NM, NMC, and NMS cables to be concealed within walls, floors, or ceilings using a material with a 15-minute finish rating, such as drywall. The 2011 NEC clarifies that the use of NM cable in all dwelling unit garages and accessory storage buildings without the 15-minute finish rating is allowed, if the cables aren't subject to physical damage [334.15(B)].
There was yet another change to 334.10. The exception for raceways in buildings permitted to be of Types III, IV, or V construction was formerly in 334.12(A). It's now in 334.10(5) — no longer an exception and written in positive text. Why the move? The title of 334.12 is "Uses Not Permitted." If a particular use is an exception to a "disallowed" list, then it is actually allowed, which can become confusing. So this text belongs under 334.10, which is titled, "Uses Permitted." This is just one of many examples in which the various Code Making Panels have been looking at the exceptions in the Code and converting them into positive text.
The 2011 NEC also clarifies the requirements for ampacity adjustment for NM cable in bored holes of wooden framing members. A confusion factor was how these requirements meshed with sealing foam, caulk, or similar agents. Installers often fill the openings around NM cables with sealing agents not listed for fire-blocking or draft-stopping functions. Most of these agents are excellent thermo-insulators. In fact, that's why many of them are used. Spray foam, for example, can easily fill a cavity with high-quality thermal insulation.
This may help with energy conservation, but what is it doing to the wiring? Thermally insulating it, of course. Yet, because the wording of 334.10 specifically mentioned some agents and not others, it appeared to exclude many thermally insulating materials from its ampacity adjustment requirements. Given the physics involved, that exclusion wasn't intentional. The 2011 revision removes the reference to fire- or draft-stopping to clarify that, regardless of the purpose of whatever is sprayed into the hole surrounding the cable, the ampacity of the conductor must be adjusted [334.80].
While some installers didn't read this as an exclusion, some did. Those who saw a possible exclusion had to choose between spending the time to determine the role of the sealing foam and just doing the ampacity adjustments. Now there's no question as to the role of the sealing foam or caulk — any bored hole with foam or caulk in it will have to comply with this section (see Sidebar: Adjust the Ampacity below).
This requirement has no effect on conductor sizing if you bundle no more than nine current-carrying 14 AWG or 12 AWG conductors. For example, three 14/2 cables and one 14/3 cable (nine current-carrying 14 THHN conductors) are bundled together in a dry location. You must adjust the ampacity for each conductor [25A at 90°C, Table 310.15(B)(16)] by a 70% adjustment factor [Table 310.15(B)(3)(a)].
Adjusted conductor ampacity = 25A × 0.70 = 17.5A
If you install multiple Type NM cables in contact with thermal insulation without maintaining spacing between cables, then you must adjust the allowable ampacity of each conductor per Table 310.15(B)(3)(a), as shown in Fig. 2 (click here to see Fig. 2).
Service-Entrance Cables
Service-entrance cable (Types SE and USE) is a single conductor or multiconductor assembly used primarily for services not over 600V. You can also use it for feeders and branch circuits when you observe the limitations of Art. 338.
As you might have guessed, "SE" stands for "Service Entrance." This cable has a flame-retardant, moisture-resistant covering. You might also have guessed that USE cable is SE cable identified for underground use. It has a moisture-resistant covering. This listing doesn't require it to have a flame-retardant covering, although USE may be offered with that feature. A flame-retardant covering is a requirement for indoor use.
The 2011 revision to the NEC brought changes to 338.10, which is titled "Uses Permitted." The first change is to the title of a subsection, 338.10(B)(2), which now reads "Use of Uninsulated Conductor." Previously, it read "Grounded Conductor Not Insulated." Why the change?
When an installer uses an SE cable as a feeder or branch circuit, the uninsulated conductor is allowed to be used only as an equipment grounding conductor. The change to the title of this section reflects that fact. The exception allowing the uninsulated conductor to be used as the neutral in pre-existing installations has also been revised to clarify that this practice is allowed only in certain existing applications.
The 2011 revision drops the ampacity adjustment formerly required in 338.10(B)(4), which, in effect, required SE cables used for indoor wiring to comply with Part II of Art. 334, including the ampacity requirements of 334.80. Because there was no real technical substantiation for the ampacity limits thus imposed, this requirement probably shouldn't have been there in the first place. No fires or incidents were reported to warrant this change, yet it still became a requirement in the 2008 Code. In the 2011 NEC, 338.10(B)(4) still requires the use of the installation methods of Part II of Art. 334 with the exception of 334.80 (click here to see Fig. 3).
A new paragraph in 338.10(B)(4)(a) requires that SE cable installed in thermal insulation have its ampacity determined per the 60°C column of 310.15(B)(16). The column that corresponds to the actual maximum conductor temperature rating can be used for ampacity adjustment and correction if the final derated ampacity does not exceed that for a 60°C rated conductor.
A new Informational Note in 338.10(B)(4)(a) alerts Code users to Table 310.15(B)(7) for SE cables used as a main power feeder. This is a common application in residential installations.
Name that Cable
Use this three-step process to ensure you're using the right cable:
- Identify the type of cable under consideration by its Chapter 3 Article name (not its brand name).
- Go to that Article and review the permitted uses and uses not permitted.
- Compare those uses to the intended use.
Now that you've identified the correct cabling for the installation, be sure you consider the ampacity adjustments so what's specified in the bill of materials is the right size. You may need to adjust other components of the installation in order to accommodate any necessary cable size changes.
Many cables have a specified bending radius. Exceeding it during installation damages the cable. Following the proper bending radius may change the enclosure sizing or layout for the project, so be sure to read the entire cable article.
We have not covered metal-clad cable (Type MC) in this article, as we are viewing primarily 2011 Code changes. There were only minor changes made to Art. 330; however, MC cable should not be overlooked as a significant wiring method as far as cables are concerned. MC is used extensively in commercial wiring, and some specialized MC cables are available for purposes as diverse as underground installations, patient care locations, and hazardous classified locations.
Sidebar: Adjust the Ampacity
If multiple Type NM cables pass through the same wood framing opening that's to be sealed with thermal insulation, caulking, or sealing foam, adjust the allowable ampacity of each conductor per Table 310.15(B)(3)(a).


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With Rashad Jennings and Darren McFadden scheduled to hit free agency, the Raiders worked out Canadian Football League running back Kory Sheets Tuesday, according to several reports.
Sheets, 5-foot-11, 208 pounds, was the Most Valuable Player in the Grey Cup for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, gaining 197 yards on 20 carries in a win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Undrafted out of Purdue after gaining 1,131 yards as a senior, Sheets spent time in camps with the 49ers, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers without sticking. Sheets gained 1,277 yards and averaged 5.6 yards per carry in 18 games with Saskatchewan in 2012 and 1,598 yards in 15 games in 2013.
The Raiders have exclusive negotiating rights with their own free agents until March 8. Coach Reggie McKenzie said he is attempting to bring back Jennings, but expects McFadden to test the free agent market.
— Quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo is scheduled to interview with the Cleveland Browns for their opening at offensive coordinator under new coach Mike Pettine.
DeFilippo was re-signed by the Raiders, reportedly to a one-year contract, and can only interview with another team if given permission by the club. He was a finalist this past offseason for the head coaching job at James Madison University.


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Lutherstadt Eisleben
"My fatherland was Eisleben" – is, like many things Luther said of his own life, not quite true. The reformer was certainly born and also died here, but spent precious little time in the place in between. Nevertheless the small yet sprawling and fairly plain little town is absolutely focused on him. It invented itself as a place of pilgrimage as early as 1689 when it started preserving its Luther-related landmarks and finally renamed itself LUTHERSTADT EISLEBEN in 1946.
The Eisleber Wiesenmarkt (wiesenmarkt.de), a giant Volksfest, takes place at the start of September and is the liveliest event in the annual calendar.
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[ Regulatory & Policy ] as a Related Elective for those interested in Financial Markets : This course will be useful for students interested in securities litigation, whether you expect to be on the defense side of the bar or representing a plaintiff agency like the SEC or the Department of Justice. The course examines the case of Michael Milken and the tools used in prosecuting his case, as well as the insider trading investigation of Ivan Boesky. The course is also useful for students who expect to work with clients seeking access to the financial markets. It focuses on the development of the high yield securities market in the 1980s as an effective means of access to capital for relatively high-risk ventures.
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The financial crisis that began in 2008 has resulted in a call, mostly ignored, for significant jail time for those allegedly responsible, without any explanation of the crimes that may have been committed. The aggressive use of the criminal laws to respond to perceived financial abuse probably had its birth in the prosecution of Michael Milken. Although folks will differ about the prosecution, there is no realistic dispute about the influence Mr MILKEN has had in creating the markets which made possible for new ideas and ventures to have access to the capital needed to build and thrive. . MILKEN effectively developed the so called "junk bonds" market which was the engine that allowed for this theoretically high risk capital to be effectively deployed. As the high yield market grew, Michael Milken and the firm he worked for, Drexel Burnham became the largest and most effective competitor in the market place. This led to a call for an investigation and coincided with a significant insider trading investigation centered on Ivan Boesky (fictionalized in the first Wall Street movie). The US Attorney in NY at the time was Rudolph Giulliani (later Mayor of NY) who led the investigation. Ultimately Mr MILKEN was indicted and pled guilty and was imprisoned. This seminar will involve an in depth study of the circumstances surrounding the high yield securities market and the investigation, indictment and guilty pleas and the subsequent impact of the case. The seminar will examine the tools available to prosecutors, including the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in white collar cases, in pursuing this and other cases, the affect of the media in high profile cases and other systemic elements that come into play. The seminar will feature presentations of many colorful key players including those involved in the prosecution and defense and those with knowledge of the high yield markets. The seminar will be taught jointly by Professor Mills (who was intimately involved with Mr MILKEN and defended some of the other cases which arose at the time) and Richard Sandler who served as Michael Milken¿s personal counsel throughout the time and has continued to work with Michael Milken to the present time.
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The service allows users to access the archived websites in the Australian Commonwealth government domain. Currently accessible are harvests from June 2011, March 2012, March 2013 and April 2013.
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It is to be hoped in the long run that content from the previous Australian Whole of Domain Harvests from c2004 will also be available here and that there will be an integrated TROVE, PANDORA, AGWA search.
But even as it is, the Digital Archiving Section of the NLA should be congratulated on producing this very useful service.


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I had a gate cylinder leaking badly on my Hesston 5530. I purchased a pair of rebuild packing kits a while back but didn't understand at the time why it included a square rod in the kit. No instructions were included and no mention in the owners manual. Looking at the cylinder I wasn't sure as to how it came apart and went to Google it. Well that wasn't very helpful, couldn't find anything on the cylinder. Looking at repairing cylinders on YouTube did find similar cylinders that had the square stock used as the gland cap retainer. Sounded simple enough, turn the gland and the square stock just comes right out, NOT. I soaked it with WD-40 over night and throughout the process. I put the cylinder in a vice taking my OTC Gland Nut Wrench with a good sized breaker bar, not even a budge. Several attempts and all I managed to do was damage the slots in the gland. Gave it some heat but no help there ether, I was afraid to heat it too much. Back to the internet. I came across a site that had made and was selling a bit for a impact hammer that fit into the slot of the gland. I took one of the bits that came with my impact hammer and cut it with a cut-off wheel to about the shape they had and gave it a try. I went easy with the air and it started to budge. Now looking at the key stock it was recessed in the cylinder slot. Taking the lead for one of the many videos I scanned through I ground down a chisel to fit into the slot and bend the stock end up to clear the lip. A little with the impact and the key started to work out. I could only hammer a little bit and then bend the stock up and repeat until the key was out.
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The Green Rhum Thumb/
Do not attempt this at home. This is the work of a mad genius. Do you have absolutely nothing to do for the next month and want to devote every minute of your days to concocting ONE DRINK TO RULE THEM ALL??!?
The previous sentences are ones I've brainstormed over the past few weeks, trying to figure out how the hell I'm gonna blog about Tony Galdes' entry in last month's Montreal Bar vs Chef. I'm still not sure how to explain to you what I'm about to explain to you.
Tony was bartending at LAB over the summer. Stopped to go back to school. He is 21 years old. I REPEAT: He is 21 years old. He was born in 1990. I will give you all a moment to collectively sigh, go inspect your gray hairs in the bathroom mirror, and wonder if you've ever accomplished anything as massive and brilliant as Tony's Green Rhum Thumb.
The only thing I find 21-years-old about Tony, who is really outgoing and funny, is that he chose to infuse his cocktail's contest-mandated one ounce of Appleton Estate Reserve rum with weed. Is this illegal? I mean, probably, but in Quebec it's also illegal to infuse alcohol with, like, a fucking lemon peel, so fuck it. (Contestants were allowed to infuse anything they wanted for their recipes, as these drinks were not being sold to the public.)
The only thing I can think of to reference the Green Rhum Thumb's degree of multilayered difficulty (perhaps even its Rube Goldberg-ishness? A quality I'd tried to avoid in my Bar vs. Chef cocktail and yes I do feel a little sheepish about that now) is the St. Louis Arch, which was architecturally so unheard-of in its day that it couldn't be built until new types of construction equipment were first invented to make its construction possible. In order to make a Green Rhum Thumb, you first have to make all five ingredients that go into making a Green Rhum Thumb.
Oh yeah, you also need a CO2 cartridge, which you're gonna load into your Perlini shaker, which is designed to instantly carbonate beverages. This is a shaker that didn't even exist until this past summer and costs $100 -- just for the shaker. It's $200 for the deluxe start-up kit that comes with a bunch of cartridges, a pressurizer that allows you to reuse the cartridges, and for fuck's sake, a flash drive. I have no idea what the flash drive is for.
The Green Rhum Thumb
1 ounce orange-infused Appleton Reserve Rum
1 ounce weed-infused Appleton Reserve Rum
1/4 ounce Allspice gastric
1/2 ounce caramelized banana syrup
2 barspoons Blue Mountain Coffee bitters
Pour all ingredients in a Perlini Shaker, add ice, close the shaker, put in CO2 cartridge, shake, let rest for 30 seconds then pour into a champagne flute. Garnish with a slice of banana and a weed leaf.
Tasting Notes
Sounds simple, the above does, n'est-ce pas? You can read up on orange infusions here. I am not going to tell you how to infuse rum with weed because my mom reads this blog sometimes. As for the final three ingredients...
Allspice gastric:
1 1/4 cup lemon juice
1 1/4 cup water
2 1/2 cups cane sugar
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup allspice
1 cup pink grapefruit juice
Melt the sugar on medium temperature with the water and lemon juice. Once melted, add the vinegar and allspice and gradually put in the grapefruit juice. Keep heat on until most of the bubbles disappear. Chill and filter twice, once with a regular strainer to take out the big chunks, and then with a Brita filter to keep the small particles out.
Caramelized banana syrup :
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
6 bananas, sliced
1 cup cane sugar
1 cup water
Put the butter and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a pan until it starts caramelizing. Add the bananas until they get a nice roast, then add the rest of the sugar along with the water. Let simmer until the bananas start to fall apart, then chill. Once cold, strain through a cheesecloth to get a nice clear syrup. (Says Tony: "You can keep the rest of the bananas to put on your toasts in the morning!")
Blue Mountain Coffee Bitters:
1 750ml bottle Appleton Estate V/X
3 teaspoons white cardamom
3 teaspoons coriander seeds
2 teaspoons angelic leaves
1 cinnamon stick, crushed
2 cloves, crushed
1 nutmeg, crushed
1 star anise, crushed
1 wormwood stick
1 Tonka bean, crushed
3 teaspoons Allspice
6 teaspoons Blue Mountain Coffee, crushed
6 teaspoons Blue Mountain Coffee, uncrushed
Dried peels from one Mandarin, one orange, one lemon, one lime
3/4 cup simple syrup, made with equal parts sugar and water
Dry the peels of the citrus for 4-5 days in the sun then put it with the rest of the dry ingredients in a Mason jar with the Appleton Estate V/X. Shake at least once a day for 10-15 seconds and keep at room temperature in a dark place (or put black tape around the Mason jar). After 3 weeks, add the simple syrup then refrigerate for a week, always shaking at least once a day.


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domain name resolution
The configuration file for DNS resolvers is
/etc/resolv.conf. From resolv.conf(5):
- The resolver is a set of routines in the C library that provide access to the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). The resolver configuration file contains information that is read by the resolver routines the first time they are invoked by a process. The file is designed to be human readable and contains a list of keywords with values that provide various types of resolver information.
- If this file does not exist, only the name server on the local machine will be queried; the domain name is determined from the hostname and the domain search path is constructed from the domain name.
- 1 DNS in Linux
- 2 Alternative DNS servers
- 3 Preserve DNS settings
- 4 Tips and tricks
DNS in Linux
Your ISP (usually) provides working DNS servers, and a router may also add an extra DNS server in case it has its own cache server. Switching between DNS servers does not represent a problem for Windows users, because if a DNS server is slow or does not work it will immediately switch to a better one. However, Linux usually takes longer to timeout, which could be the reason why you are getting a delay.
Use drill (provided by package ldns) before any changes, repeat after making the adjustments and compare the query time(s). The following command uses the nameservers set in
$ drill www.archlinux.org
You can also specify a specific nameserver's ip address, bypassing the settings in your
$ drill @ip.of.name.server www.archlinux.org
For example to test Google's name servers:
$ drill @22.214.171.124 www.archlinux.org
To test a local name server (such as unbound) do:
$ drill @127.0.0.1 www.archlinux.org
Alternative DNS servers
To use alternative DNS servers, edit
/etc/resolv.conf and add them at the top of the list so they are used first, optionally removing or commenting out other servers. Currently, you may include a maximum of three nameservers.
/etc/resolv.conf take effect immediately.
OpenNIC provides free uncensored nameservers located in multiple countries. The full list of public servers is available at servers.opennic.org and a shortlist of nearest nameservers for optimal performance is generated on their home page.
To retrieve a list of nearest nameservers, an API is also available and returns, based on the URL parameters provided, a list of nameservers in the desired format. For example to get the 200 nearest IPv4 servers, one can use https://api.opennicproject.org/geoip/?list&ipv=4&res=200&adm=0&bl&wl.
Alternatively, the anycast servers below can be used; while reliable their latency fluctuates a lot.
# OpenNIC IPv4 nameservers (Worldwide Anycast) nameserver 18.104.22.168 nameserver 22.214.171.124
# OpenNIC IPv6 nameservers (Worldwide Anycast) nameserver 2a05:dfc7:5::53 nameserver 2a05:dfc7:5::5353
For an automated renewal of your DNS servers with the most responsive OpenNIC servers, the script nm-opennic can be used if you have NetworkManager.
DNS.WATCH focuses on neutrality and security and provides two servers located in Germany with no logging and with DNSSEC enabled. Note they welcome commercial sponsorship.
# dns.watch IPv4 nameservers nameserver 18.104.22.168 # resolver1.dns.watch nameserver 188.8.131.52 # resolver2.dns.watch
UncensoredDNS is a free uncensored DNS service. It is run by a private individual and consists in one anycast served by multiple servers and one unicast node hosted in Denmark.
# censurfridns.dk IPv4 nameservers nameserver 184.108.40.206 ## anycast.censurfridns.dk nameserver 18.104.22.168 ## unicast.censurfridns.dk
# censurfridns.dk IPv6 nameservers nameserver 2001:67c:28a4:: ## anycast.censurfridns.dk nameserver 2a01:3a0:53:53:: ## unicast.censurfridns.dk
Cisco Umbrella (formerly OpenDNS)
OpenDNS provided free alternative nameservers, was bought by Cisco in Nov. 2016 and continues to offer OpenDNS as end-user product of its "Umbrella" product suite with focus on Security Enforcement, Security Intelligence and Web Filtering. The old nameservers still work but are pre-configured to block adult content:
# OpenDNS IPv4 nameservers nameserver 184.108.40.206 nameserver 126.96.36.199
# OpenDNS IPv6 nameservers nameserver 2620:0:ccc::2 nameserver 2620:0:ccd::2
Google's nameservers can be used as an alternative:
# Google IPv4 nameservers nameserver 126.96.36.199 nameserver 184.108.40.206
# Google IPv6 nameservers nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8888 nameserver 2001:4860:4860::8844
Comodo provides another IPv4 set, with optional (non-free) web-filtering. Implied in this feature is that the service hijacks the queries.
# Comodo nameservers nameserver 184.108.40.206 nameserver 184.108.40.206
Yandex.DNS has servers in Russia, Eastern and Western Europe and has three options, Basic, Safe and Family:
# Basic Yandex.DNS - Quick and reliable DNS nameserver 22.214.171.124 # Preferred IPv4 DNS nameserver 184.108.40.206 # Alternate IPv4 DNS nameserver 2a02:6b8::feed:0ff # Preferred IPv6 DNS nameserver 2a02:6b8:0:1::feed:0ff # Alternate IPv6 DNS
# Safe Yandex.DNS - Protection from virus and fraudulent content nameserver 126.96.36.199 # Preferred IPv4 DNS nameserver 184.108.40.206 # Alternate IPv4 DNS nameserver 2a02:6b8::feed:bad # Preferred IPv6 DNS nameserver 2a02:6b8:0:1::feed:bad # Alternate IPv6 DNS
# Family Yandex.DNS - Without adult content nameserver 184.108.40.206 # Preferred IPv4 DNS nameserver 188.8.131.52 # Alternate IPv4 DNS nameserver 2a02:6b8::feed:a11 # Preferred IPv6 DNS nameserver 2a02:6b8:0:1::feed:a11 # Alternate IPv6 DNS
Yandex.DNS' speed is the same in the three modes. In Basic mode, there is no traffic filtering. In Safe mode, protection from infected and fraudulent sites is provided. Family mode enables protection from dangerous sites and blocks sites with adult content.
Quad9 is a free DNS service founded by IBM, Packet Clearing House and Global Cyber Alliance; its primary unique feature is a blocklist which avoids resolving known malicious domains. The addresses below are worldwide anycast.
# Quad9 IPv4 nameservers nameserver 184.108.40.206 ## "secure", with blocklist and DNSSEC nameserver 18.104.22.168 ## no blocklist, no DNSSEC
# Quad9 IPv6 nameservers nameserver 2620:fe::fe ## "secure", with blocklist and DNSSEC nameserver 2620:fe::10 ## no blocklist, no DNSSEC
Preserve DNS settings
dhcpcd, netctl, NetworkManager, and various other processes can overwrite
/etc/resolv.conf. This is usually desirable behavior, but sometimes DNS settings need to be set manually (e.g. when using a static IP address). There are several ways to accomplish this.
- If you are using dhcpcd, see #Modify the dhcpcd config below.
- If you are using netctl and static IP address assignment, do not use the
DNS*options in your profile, otherwise resolvconf is called and
Prevent NetworkManager modifications
To stop NetworkManager from modifying
/etc/resolv.conf, edit
/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and add the following in the
[main] section:
/etc/resolv.conf might be a broken symlink that you will need to remove after doing that. Then, just create a new
/etc/resolv.conf file.
Use openresolv
openresolv provides a utility resolvconf, which is a framework for managing multiple DNS configurations. See resolvconf(8) and resolvconf.conf(5) for more information.
The configuration is done in
/etc/resolvconf.conf and running
resolvconf -u will generate
Modify the dhcpcd config
dhcpcd's configuration file may be edited to prevent the dhcpcd daemon from overwriting
/etc/resolv.conf. To do this, add the following to the last section of
nohook resolv.conf
Alternatively, you can create a file called
/etc/resolv.conf.head containing your DNS servers. dhcpcd will prepend this file to the beginning of
Or you can configure dhcpcd to use the same DNS servers every time. To do this, add the following line at the end of your
/etc/dhcpcd.conf, where
dns-server-ip-addressses is a space separated list of DNS IP addresses.
static domain_name_servers=dns-server-ip-addresses
For example, to set it to Google's DNS servers:
static domain_name_servers=18.104.22.168 22.214.171.124
Write-protect /etc/resolv.conf
Another way to protect your
/etc/resolv.conf from being modified by anything is setting the immutable (write-protection) attribute:
# chattr +i /etc/resolv.conf
Limit lookup time
If you are confronted with a very long hostname lookup (may it be in pacman or while browsing), it often helps to define a small timeout after which an alternative nameserver is used. To do so, put the following in
options timeout:1
Tips and tricks
Local domain names
If you want to be able to use the hostname of local machine names without the fully qualified domain names, then add a line to
resolv.conf with the local domain such as:
domain example.com
That way you can refer to local hosts such as
mainmachine1.example.com as simply
mainmachine1 when using the ssh command, but the drill command still requires the fully qualified domain names in order to perform lookups.


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Check out the blueprints hidden Warden Quincy Sharp's secret room in the hit Arkham Asylum game. Are these the plans for the new video game Arkham City? And how come nobody knew this secret room even existed?
We've been drooling over the hidden gems in Batman: Arkham Asylum for some time now. But thanks to Gameinformer, we've found yet another gamer Easter Egg. Check out their how-to video that explains how to find the Warden's secret room filled with blueprints and Arkham City concept art.
Arkham City has an even better look at the plans, which we included up top. Who's ready for the Arkham City game now?


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Intel 'Lynnfield'
Next-gen Core i7 - and Core i5
We benchmarked the Core 2 QX9650 on an Asus Maximus II Gene motherboard with an Intel P45 chipset that supports DDR 2 Ram. We combined the Core i7 940 with an EVGA X58 SLI mobo which has an Intel X58 chipset and which uses DDR 3.
Gigabyte's GA-P55M-UD4: nice mobo, but not yet finished
In all three cases, we adjusted the memory multiplier to keep the speed close to 1066MHz so the memory shouldn't be a factor in our tests. Other hardware consists of an Intel X25-M SSD and a AMD ATI Radeon HD 4890 graphics card. We used 32-bit Windows Vista Ultimate Edition.
We'd love to be able to give you chapter and verse on our test results but that's not possible, thanks to the NDA. However, the graphs should make the following points clear. At standard clock speed, the QX9650 sets a decent standard but it was beaten in most of the benchmarks by the i7 940. The i7 870 takes things a step further and trounced the i7 940 in every test, presumably thanks to the enhanced Turbo Boost and despite the reduced memory bandwidth.
More impressively, this extra performance is delivered with a power draw that is 40W less than the i7 940 consumes.
The comparison at standard clock speed was fairly straightforward but things took a turn for the complicated when we started overclocking. The first candidate was QX9650 where we disabled SpeedStep, increased the CPU core voltage by 0.2V and cranked up the frontside bus from 333MHz to 420MHz to give a clock speed of 3.78GHz.
Next we moved on to Core i7 940. Again, we disabled SpeedStep and increased the QPI voltage by a hefty percentage from 1.1V to 1.5V. With that done, we could raise the base clock from 133MHz to 160MHz to give a clock speed of 3.53GHz. That's fairly unimpressive as we have regularly achieved clock speeds of 3.8GHz and 3.9GHz with the i7 920. Our 3.53GHz Core i7 had performance that was almost identical to the 3.78GHz QX9650 with the exception of DivX 7 recoding as Core i7 supports SSE 4.2 which gives it an advantage over the Core 2's SSE 4.0.


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Black-Eyed Pea, Green Pea and Rice Salad
water, mustard, +carrot, +peas, +lemon juice, +hot sauce, +rice, +celery, +green onion, +onions, +parsley, +thyme
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This is a copycat recipe from the restraunt Black Eye'd Pea. It's a great soup and pretty quick and easy to whip up!
broccoli, water, +half and half, +black pepper, +salt, +velveeta cheese
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My boyfriend LOVES black eyed peas, so when I saw this recipe at a local grocery I had to pick it up.
dill weed, water, +basil, +carrot, +celery, +peas, +onions, +black pepper, +potato, +soy sauce
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water, broccoli, +processed cheese, +black pepper, +salt
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The final Twilight film hasn't even come out yet and they're already throwing around ideas of ways to keep the series going forever and ever and ever. As of now, it's just talk — Stephanie Meyer hinted that she might be open to writing more Twilight books, but she's yet to set commit any words to page. Then there's the willingness and availability of the actors. Leading haircut Robert Pattinson could potentially be interested if Meyer and Co. would be willing to make some major changes.
He tells Ellen:
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A pinched nerve (nerve entrapment) in or near the elbow can cause
elbow pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness of the arm, wrist, or hand. The
nerve that most commonly gets pinched in or near the elbow is the ulnar nerve.
It is located in the elbow area, on the little finger side when the palm is
facing up. Less often, the median or the posterior interosseous nerve, a branch
of the radial nerve next to the elbow area on the thumb side when the palm is
facing up, may get pinched.
Examples of nerve entrapment syndromes that affect the elbow include:
Treatment for these nerve entrapment syndromes includes rest,
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April 24, 1948 - September 20, 2013
Concord, MA - Formerly of Middletown, NY
Marsha Lee Eldridge, a native of Middletown, NY, died after a long illness on September 20, 2013 in hospice care in Concord, MA. She was 65 years old.
The daughter of the late Marshall S. Eldridge and Lila Suzanne (Sue) Bryson Eldridge, she was born April 24, 1948, in Middletown, NY. She graduated from Middletown High School in 1966 and moved to Boston, MA, to attend the Cambridge School of Business. She remained in the greater Boston area throughout her adult life.
Marsha was passionate about two things throughout her life: ballet and fashion. She studied ballet as a girl, and was always excited to attend professional ballet performances whenever she had the opportunity as an adult. Always dressed in impeccable style, her interest in fashion was also expressed in her career in retail - working for stores such as Bonwit Teller, Freed of London, Chadwicks of Boston, and Kohl's Department Store. While serious about her work, Marsha had a playful personality, and was quick to laugh in the company of family and friends. Though her buoyant laughter was suppressed by a difficult life and a long illness, her family and friends will remember her for the sparkle in her eyes and her contagious laugh.
Marsha is survived by her sister, Natalie Eldridge and sister-in-law, Libba Ingram of Boston, MA; two step-sisters, Carol Goodwin of San Mateo, CA and Susanne Abplanalp of Ardmore, PA; and several nieces and a nephew including Emily Eldridge-Ingram of Boston, MA, Patty Burkhard of W. Hartford, CT, Kathy Abplanalp of Wynnewood, PA, and Anne Abplanalp of Downington, PA and their families.
The family will receive visitors at 10 a.m., followed by a Celebration of Marsha's Life at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 26th at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, 130 Highland Ave., Middletown, NY. Burial of ashes will follow at the Eldridge family plot in Wallkill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Marsha can be made to her beloved Boston Ballet, or to support another dance organization of one's choice.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home. www.applebee-mcphillips.com


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Tablets are generally expected to be "thin and light" small computers with unobtrusive interfaces. Some tablets are thinner and lighter than others, however. While we've praised tablets like the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 for their sleekness and dinged the HP TouchPad for being too bulky, the Thrive poses an interesting question. Is a bulky tablet inherently a bad thing or can a tablet justify its extra mass?
While most other tablets, like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, show efforts to emulate Apple's thin, light, and minimalist iPad 2 design, Toshiba hurls the Thrive right into the soft, supple face of the notion that tablets should be designed this way. Sure, at 1.66 pounds the Thrive is relatively light compared with, say, a laptop or even a Netbook, but at that weight, it's as heavy as the heaviest tablet we've seen and its 0.63-inch depth makes it nearly twice as thick as either the Galaxy Tab 10.1 or the iPad 2.
|Toshiba Thrive
|Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
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|Width in inches (landscape)
|Height in inches
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Toshiba's intent with the Thrive was to make a tablet that more closely met the needs of a typical laptop user, and as you can see from the specs above, the Toshiba Thrive is one of the heaviest, widest, and deepest tablets we've yet seen. As Honeycomb tablets go, it's very much the anti-Galaxy Tab 10.1. While the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is all smooth, sleek, sexy, and devoid of ports, the Thrive is anything but, and its measurements only tell half the story.
Upon picking up the Thrive, the first thing we noticed was its grooved back panel, which provides an easy-to-grip texture. While our model's panel was black, the panel is removable and can be swapped out for a panel in one of five other colors (green, purple, blue, pink, and silver), available for $20 each. Removing the panel requires that you dig your fingernails into the speaker indentations and then carefully, but firmly, pull back. Given the manner in which the panel is connected to the tablet, when pulling it off you may get the impression that you're breaking something, and although we didn't break anything, we can't rule out the possibility and we wish the panel came off more easily.
Once the panel is off, the removable battery can be accessed, removed, and finally swapped with an extra battery Toshiba has priced at $80. The battery measures 5.1x5.5 inches, with about a 0.25-inch depth. Removing the battery is simpler and easier than removing the back panel, although replacing both battery and panel is easy. There's also the option to lock the back panel into place, which seems unnecessary since it's pretty firmly attached once placed properly, and if locked and forgotten could easily cause someone to break it by trying to pull the panel off while it's in a locked state.
When held in landscape mode, the top of the tablet holds, from left to right, the power button, volume rocker, and rotation lock. Both the volume rocker and rotation lock are easily accessed, but the power button is embedded a tad too deeply and requires a more focused press to actually click. It's nowhere near as bad as the BlackBerry PlayBook's, which requires a pen to access properly, though.
On the opposite end of the top edge is the full-size SD card slot, which accepts cards of up to 128GB in capacity. Near the power button, on the bezel, are three LED indicator lights that glow to indicate when the power is on, when the battery's charging, or when wireless or Bluetooth is switched on. While you'd likely get used to the lights after a while, they're not typical of the tablet experience and can be distracting if you're looking for a completely clean interface.
On the bottom right side are the power and headphone jacks. Above them is a 3-inch-long door, concealing the full USB port, full HDMI port, and Mini-USB port. On each of the far sides of the bottom edge sit 1-inch-long speakers. In the middle of the bottom edge is a dock connector port.
The cameras are located on either side on the bezel in the middle of the tablet's left side. We found that when holding the Thrive in landscape mode, our fingers naturally blocked the rear lens. And while it's easy enough to move your finger down and out of the way, it's also less comfortable to hold it like that, especially given the tablet's heavier-than-average weight.
Overall, the device feels solid and durable, and we found it comfortable to hold, if slightly bulky. Also, the edge where the back panel meets the end of the bezel feels a little sharp and was distracting when our fingers rubbed it.
Under the hood, the Toshiba Thrive houses a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor with a 10.1-inch capacitive touch screen and a 1,280x800-pixel resolution. All the usual tablet bell and whistles are here, including a gyroscope, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, GPS, and digital compass.


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Unreal Engine 3.0 on iPhone GDC Impressions
It won't be much use to you all filtered through my brain--I've only dabbled in programming. The most interesting bit I took away was that the were able to put the engine onto the iPhone 3GS (required) 90% intact as C++ code. The remaining 10% is the platform-specific Objective-C that interacts with the engine.
The engine was shown briefly running on an iPhone 3GS and it looked great. It doesn't run at 30fps yet, but using some creative shader techniques, Epic was able to preserve much of the look of UE3 while shrinking it down to Apple's latest and greatest iPhone.
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Couscous Cake
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Bring all ingredients except maple syrup to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Stir in the maple syrup.
Set aside at room temperature until the kanten sauce begins to set, about 20 minutes. Then spread it over the cake.
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Powered Grass Site
Up to 6 Guests
- Pets Not Allowed
Estimating your equipment size
We are looking for an estimate of the size of your Caravan, Motorhome, Camper Trailer, Tent etc. once it has been set up or fully extended (outside to outside)... excluding your vehicle.
Caravans, Motorhomes, Camper Vans, Camper Trailers
Please include your tow/draw bar in the estimate.
Widths are generally around 4 – 5 metres (13.12 – 16.4 feet).
Note: Include annexes of pullouts in width.
|Average Lengths:
|4 – 12 metres (13.12 – 39.37 feet)
|7 – 14 metres (22.97 – 45.93 feet)
|5 – 7 metres (16.40 – 22.97 feet)
|Fifth wheelers
|7 – 14 metres (22.97 – 45.93 feet)
|Camper Trailers
|5 – 8 metres (16.40 – 26.25 feet)
Note: Do not include the size of the tent pegs
|1 person
|1 × 2.5 metres (3.28 × 8.20 feet)
|2 person
|1.5 × 2.5 metres (4.92 × 8.20 feet)
|3 person
|3 × 2.5 metres (9.84 × 8.20 feet)
|4 person
|4.5 × 2.5 metres (14.76 × 8.20 feet)
|5 person
|6 × 3 metres (19.69 × 9.84 feet)
|6+ person
|7 × 4.5 metres (22.97 × 14.76 feet)
Please be advised that Site sizes vary from park to park and within each park. Sites will be allocated based on the measurements provided during the booking process and it is the responsibility of the guest to ensure estimates are as close to accurate as possible.
If you are unsure, we would prefer you to overestimate or give us a call on 1300 738 044
BOOK ONLINE AND RECEIVE A $20 KIOSK VOUCHER! (Does not apply to deals.) Our powered grass sites can accommodate vans up to 24 ft /7.5 m in size maximum (including draw bar). Please make sure your set up does not exceed this before booking. In off-peak periods we can offer vans larger than this 2 sites but you'll only pay for one - just give our friendly Reception team a bell to check availability 03 5263 1640.
Site sleeps up to 6
Maximum of 4 adult(s)
Maximum of 5 children
Maximum of 6 people accommodated
Surface Grass
No pets allowed in the Site
What's on your site?
Surface & Style
- Grass Sites
- Concrete Slab on sites
- Tree/ Shaded Site
- Drive Through Site
General Features
- Power Outlet(s)
- Water Tap
- Sullage
- Car parking - On Site
- Non-Powered Site
- Boat parking - Off Site
TV & Internet
- Internet - wireless
Plus enjoy all the park facilities and fun activities on offer at BIG4 Anglesea Holiday Park, as well as the many things to see and do around Anglesea.
Check in
12pm for sites 2pm for units
Check out
Reception hours
You need to know
In-Park-Perks are subject to availability.
As you have booked online, you receive a $20 kiosk voucher on arrival. This voucher can be used to purchase anything on site from ice creams to chocolates or wine (as an example) during your stay. Note: Does not apply to package deal online bookings.
Deposits and Payments - A credit card deposit equivalent to the first nights' accommodation is required at the time of booking - except for stays during Christmas, Easter and the January school holidays where the deposit required is 40% of the booking. The park will process the extra charge against your credit card and send confirmation to the email address supplied. The balance can be paid on check-in, during your stay, or on check-out. (Package/deal deposits can differ see deals section of our website). A bank merchant service fee of 1% inc GST applies to all payments/purchases made by Visa Card or Mastercard.
Requested sites or units will only be guaranteed if the requested site/unit fee has been paid upon booking. Charges for requested sites/units is $10 per night for a site $20 per night for a unit.
Changes & Cancellation Policy: For a full refund, changes & cancellations to bookings need to be made directly with the park 8 weeks prior to arrival for peak periods, 2 weeks prior to arrival for long weekends and 48 hours prior to arrival at other times. If a cancellation is initiated in less than these stated times, the deposit is forfeited. No refunds for early departure.
Reception hours are 8am-8pm. There is a buzzer at reception for after-hours emergencies. Guests arriving outside these times must contact park reception during reception hours to make alternate arrangements. Guests who fail to arrive on the designated day will forfeit their deposit.
Special requests are on request basis only and are not guaranteed at the time of booking. Please contact the park for confirmation.
A credit card must be produced in the name of the person staying at the park on check-in.
Any damage caused may be charged against that card.
Minimum stays may apply over peak season or special events.
There is no charge for children under two years old who sleep in a cot. With the exception of medically certified guide dogs, dogs are not permitted.
Check-in time is from 2pm. Check-out time is 10am. Late check-outs can be arranged when available on request - $30 for sites, $50 for units.
Management reserves the right to refuse a booking at any time, for the reasons below but not limited to:
- Not be the person named on the booking request.
- Not be the person named on the credit card or not be authorised to use the card.
- Not be able to pay for any charges.
- May cause damage to the property of the park or other guests
- May exhibit socially unacceptable behaviour.
- Be younger than 18 years old and not accompanied by a responsible person over that age.
- Be concealing a dog or other unauthorised animal.
- Be involved in a group that is not suited to the park as deemed by management
We reserve the right to eject guests from the park who are deemed by management to be behaving in a socially unacceptable way, causing damage, disturbing other guests, using unacceptable language, or otherwise breaking park rules.
No refund will be given and charges will apply for any damage caused.
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The Exodus
"And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the self same day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt." Exodus 12:41
Suggested Further Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1-11
It is our firm conviction and increasing belief, that the historical books of Scripture were intended to teach us spiritual things by types and figures. We believe that every portion of Scripture history is not only a faithful transcript of what did actually happen, but also a shadow of what happens spiritually in the dealings of God with his people, or in the dispensations of his grace towards the world at large. We do not look upon the historical books of Scripture as being mere rolls of history, such as profane authors might have written, but we regard them as being most true and infallible records of the past, and also most bright and glorious foreshadowings of the future, or else most wondrous metaphors and marvellous illustrations of things which are verily received among us, and most truly felt in the Christian heart. We may be wrong—we believe we are not; at any rate, the very error has given us instruction, and our mistake has afforded us comfort. We look upon the book of Exodus as being a book of types of the deliverances which God will give to his elect people; not only as a history of what he has done, in bringing them out of Egypt by smiting the first-born, leading them through the Red Sea, and guiding them through the wilderness, but also as a picture of his faithful dealings with all his people, whom by the blood of Christ he separates from the Egyptians, and by his strong and mighty hand takes out of the house of their bondage and out of the land of their slavery.
For meditation: Are you getting as much out of the Old Testament as you should? It is full of the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 24:27)! While it may be wrong and confusing to see types in every verse or action, if you major on the types which are identified and applied in the New Testament you cannot go far wrong.
Sermon no. 55 9 December (1855)
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Several months ago I bought an inexpensive Brother machine to replace my dying old Pfaff. It took me a while to like the new one at all, but it turned out the upper tension inside the machine is off, so compensating for that helped. The only problem I cannot seem to get over is the bobbin take-up.
A technician at my LQS showed me what the bobbin area should look like, how the thread end should cross over the inserted bobbin and then come up thru the plate. (Please forgive if these are not the right words.) When I need to insert a new bobbin I often have to take it back out and try over and over again, sometimes a dozen times, before it [the thread end] stays in the right place long enough to sew. And then it sometimes slips "out" in the middle of a seam, at which point it begins that looping nonsense on the underside.
Long, long story to this point, but the question is: Have you had this problem, and have you found a "cure"?


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An ant colony is a classic example of a colony where many individuals work together for the good of their nest. However, it is also an example of a group that operates without a single designated controller. How can that work?
In this SciCafe, Deborah Gordon, biologist at Stanford University, illuminates the workings of collective behavior and collaborative systems, based on her research with ant colonies.
This SciCafe took place at the Museum on May 7, 2014. A video version of this event will be posted to AMNH.tv next week.
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Whenever I use Skype, my MBP displays "Not Charging" about 95% of the time. When it is charging, it is extremely slow, gaining 1% over maybe an hour or so. Additionally, if I start using Skype on battery power, with my Mac charged at 100%, the battery drains to nothing over just an hour and a half, on average. I'm literally running Skype and Safari (Facebook) and that is it.
When I use battery power, the screen brightness is at 50%.
I use Growl, iCloud, and an app called UnPlugged (a preference pane) that alerts me whenever my Mac is plugged in or unplugged.
The Mac was purchase 5 months ago, and is well maintained.
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Frenchie Davis has come out of the closet.
The "American Idol" and "Voice" alum has revealed to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she's been dating a woman for the past year, though she offers no other details on the relationship.
"I wasn't out before the relationship, but I wasn't in," she told the publication. "I dated men and women, though lesbians weren't feeling the bisexual thing. Now I'm in love with a woman I think I can be with forever."
The singer, who performed in Broadway's "Rent" and toured with a production of "Dreamgirls," also professes her love of gay men in the interview. "I love the gays," she says. "I love the gay boys. They have that awesome, masculine energy, but there's also something else going on as well."
It's shaping up to be a banner year for Davis, who performs this weekend at the Chicago Pride Fest and is also working a new album, which she described as dance-oriented.
"I love coming to Chicago for Pride," Davis told GoPride, noting that she plans to perform her new single during her concert there. "I'm so excited!"
Take a look at other celebrities who've come out as LGBT below:
Jim Parsons, 2012
New York Times scribe Patrick Healy confirmed "The Big Bang Theory" star's sexuality as part of a profile. The revelation came late in the article, when Healy describes the 39-year-old actor's role in the 2011 revival of Larry Kramer's HIV/AIDS crisis drama, "The Normal Heart." Wrote Healy: '"The Normal Heart" resonated with him on a few levels: Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship, and working with an ensemble again onstage was like nourishment, he said." Though the Times didn't identify Parsons' partner, he has been romantically liked with art director Todd Spiewak (pictured).
Anne Burrell, 2012
"Secrets of a Restaurant Chef" host Anne Burrell confirmed she's a lesbian and in a committed relationship with a woman, just days after just days after "Chopped" host Ted Allen made a reference to her sexuality in a radio interview. "Anne doesn't feel she was outed," Burrell's rep told Page Six. "She has made no secret of her relationship." The rep went on to note, "Her significant other is a very private woman. They have been together for a couple of years and spend a lot of time together."
Matt Bomer, 2012
The 34-year-old "White Collar" hunk thanked his partner Simon Halls and his three children during Saturday's Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, where he received the New Generation Arts and Activism Award for his work in the fight against HIV/AIDS. "I'd really especially like to thank my beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry," he told the crowd. "Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment."
Gillian Anderson, 2012
The "X-Files" actress revealed she's had numerous relationships with women in a 2012 interview with Out magazine. The 43-year-old mother of three, who's long enjoyed a sizable lesbian fanbase, told Out that she first had a relationship with a woman while still in high school, after moving from her native England to suburban Michigan. "If I had thought I was 100 percent gay, would it have been a different experience for me?" Anderson, who was voted "Most Bizarre" and "Most Likely to Be Arrested" in high school, ponders. "Would it have been a bigger deal if shame had been attached to it and all those things that become huge life-altering issues for youngsters in that situation? It's possible that my attitude around it came, on some level, from knowing that I still liked boys."
Jonathan Knight, 2011
The New Kids On The Block singer was out-ed by fellow '80s teen pop star Tiffany in January 2011 when she revealed she dated Knight before "he became gay later." In response, Knight posted a message on his website stating in part:
"I have never been outed by anyone but myself! I did so almost twenty years ago. I never know that I would have to do it all over again publicly just because I reunited with NKOTB! I have lived my life very openly and have never hidden the fact that I am gay!"

Ellen DeGeneres, 1997
DeGeneres came out in 1997, both in real life and on TV, on her sitcom "Ellen." "The Puppy Episode," which aired in April 1997, featured a who's who of Hollywood, including Oprah Winfrey, Demi Moore, Billy Bob Thornton, and Laura Dern as Ellen's love interest. DeGeneres's character became the first openly gay prime time character on television.
Zachary Quinto, 2011
Long rumored to be gay, the actor, most famous for his roles on "Heroes" and in the recent "Star Trek" film, came out in a October 2011 New York magazine profile, saying:
"In light of Jamey's [Rodemeyer] death -- it became clear to me in an instant that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it -- is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality. Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay lesbian bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country."

Elton John, 1976
In an interview with Rolling Stone in October 1976, the rock star came out by saying, "There's nothing wrong with going to bed with somebody of your own sex. I think everybody's bisexual to a certain degree. I don't think it's just me. It's not a bad thing to be. I think you're bisexual. I think everybody is."
Clay Aiken, 2008
After becoming a father in August of 2008, the "American Idol" runner up came out on the cover of People magazine in September 2008 saying, "[Coming out] was the first decision I made as a father... I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that."
Wanda Sykes, 2008
The comedian and actress came out in November 2008 while speaking at an anti-Prop 8 rally in Las Vegas. Sykes said in part:
"I got married Oct. 25, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation, I felt like I was living my life, I wasn't in the closet, but I was just living my life. Everybody who knows me personally, they know I'm gay. And that's the way people should be able to live our lives, really. We shouldn't have to be standing out here demanding something we automatically should have as citizens of this country."

Ricky Martin, March 2010
In March 2009 pop star Ricky Martin posted a message on his website telling the world, "I am a fortunate homosexual man."
Chely Wright, 2010
Country singer Chely Wright came out in May 2010. She told People magazine, "There had never, ever been a country music artist who had acknowledged his or her homosexuality... I wasn't going to be the first." But she changed her mind and said of her decision, "Nothing in my life has been more magical than the moment I decided to come out."
George Michael, 1998
After being caught performing a "lewd act" in a public restroom, Michael came out to CNN in April 1998. Michael said, "This is as good of a time as any... I want to say that I have no problem with people knowing that I'm in a relationship with a man right now. I have not been in a relationship with a woman for almost 10 years." Later that year Michael spoofed the incident in the music video for his single "Outside."
Don Lemon, 2011
The CNN news anchor came out to the New York Times in May 2011. Lemon told the paper, "It's quite different for an African-American male... It's about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You're taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the black community they think you can pray the gay away."
Adam Lambert, 2009
The singer's sexuality was always a topic of discussion for viewers when he was performing on "American Idol," but Lambert didn't come out until after the competition had wrapped. In a June 2009 Rolling Stone cover story, Lambert said, "Right after the finale [of "AI"], I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, 'I'm going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler,'.. I didn't want the Clay Aiken thing and the celebrity-magazine bullshit. I need to be able to explain myself in context."
Kelly McGillis, 2009
When asked by an Internet talk show who she was looking to date in April of 2009, "Top Gun" star Kelly McGillis answered "Definitely a woman," and added, "I'm done with the man thing. You need to move on in life."
Neil Patrick Harris, 2006
The "Doogie Howser, MD" and "How I Met Your Mother Star" came out on the cover of People magazine in November of 2006. Harris told the magazine:
"The public eye has always been kind to me, and until recently I have been able to live a pretty normal life. Now it seems there is speculation and interest in my private life and relationships. So, rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."

Chaz Bono, 2009
Chaz Bono revealed his plan to transition in May 2009. TMZ.com broke the story via a prepared statement from Bono's publicist that read, in part:
"Yes, it's true -- Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity... He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones. It is Chaz's hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his 'coming out' did nearly 20 years ago."

Chris Colfer, 2009
The "Glee" actor came out on the "Chelsea Lately Show" in December 2009: Chelsea Handler: "Your character on the show's gay. We know that you're gay. That's good for you. Congratulations. Don't be shy about that. Seriously. You shouldn't be shy about that because every time...an actor like you is helping a zillion other people that are scared to talk about their sexuality so good for you." Chris Colfer: "Thank you. You know what my answer to that question was prior to coming out -- was that I was straight as every other actor in Hollywood."
Meredith Baxter, 2009
In December 2009 Baxter, most famous for playing Elyse Keaton on '80s sitcom "Family Ties," went on the "Today Show" and told Matt Lauer that she was a lesbian. Baxter said, "Some people would say, well, you're living a lie and, you know, the truth is -- not at all. This has only been for the past seven years."
Lance Bass, 2006
The 'N Sync pop star came out on the cover of People magazine in July 2006. When asked why he decided to come out then, Bass said, "The main reason I wanted to speak my mind was that (the rumors) really were starting to affect my daily life. Now it feels like it's on my terms. I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there's really nothing else that I worry about."
Heather Matarazzo, 2004
The actress, perhaps best known for her role as tormented teen Dawn Wiener in the film "Welcome To The Dollhouse," came out in August 2004 by telling the NY Daily News about falling in love with Caroline Murphy:
"I met the person I'm so madly crazy in love with...She's not famous yet. She will be. She wants to do musical theater and stage, which is not as demoralizing as the movie business is."

Melissa Etheridge, 1993
The rock star came out in January 1993 during the Triangle ball, the first ever ball thrown for the LGBT community during a president's inauguration, in this case Clinton's. Etheridge recalls:
"I didn't even think, Oh, I'm going to come out here...It was, 'Gee, I'm really excited to be here, and I'm really proud to have been a lesbian all my life.' And a big cheer went up through the whole hall, and k.d. [lang] came out and hugged me. I remember walking back, and my friend said, 'I think you came out!'"

Darren Hayes, 2006
The former Savage Garden front man came out by marrying Richard Cullen in June 2006. He announced the civil union on his website saying in part: "As so many of you have given me your heart and soul over the past 10 years I thought it only fitting that I too return the respect and inform you of the most significant event in my life... On June 19th 2006 I married my boyfriend of two years, Richard, in a Civil Partnership ceremony in London."
Lady Sovereign, 2010
In May 2010 the British rapper came out in Diva magazine. Sovereign said:
"Magazines would always ask about it but [questions about my sexuality] would get stopped by my publicists. It was my choice, too, because I was a bit worried about it but now I don't really give a shit. You can't hide away forever. It's just stupid and now I've come out I feel a lot more comfortable with myself. But it was a bit scary back then because some people do have horrible opinions."

Rosie O'Donnell, 2002
The comedian and talk show host came out by revealing "I'm a dyke!" during her stand up act at the Ovarian Cancer Research benefit at Carolines Comedy Club in February 2002.
Portia de Rossi, 2005
The actress had been out to friends for quite some time, but she told the entire world in the fall of 2005 in interviews with Details magazine and The Advocate. "I've had my years of being not open, many years of it... It's an honor for me to do this; it's just nice to be asked," de Rossi said in her September 2005 Advocate cover story, her first with the gay press.
Sean Hayes, 2010
Long dogged by rumors about his sexuality, the "Will and Grace" actor finally came out in The Advocate in April 2010: "I am who I am. I was never in, as they say. Never," he said.
Cynthia Nixon, 2004
The "Sex And The City" star was out-ed in 2004 when the NY Daily News and the New York Post reported she was living with another woman in September 2004. Nixon half-heartedly confirmed the rumors when she told the Daily News, "My private life is private... But at the same time, I have nothing to hide. So what I will say is that I am very happy."
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