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As a Canadian, I am ashamed of these "people"!
Great balls of fire!!!
It is a GAME folks (Canadians), get over yourself.
Being a Canadian, I am embarassed and shocked by the actions of the young people that have shamed our country with their behavior. I think there would have still been the same outcome if Vancouver had won, I hope the police throw the book a these hoologans when caught! BTW, Congrats to Boston, game well played!
I'm sure I can speak on behalf of many Vancouverites. This is truly an embarrassing moment in Vancouver the World has to witness. Unfortunately it was a large group of young men & women who had intentions of doing this no matter what the outcome of the game was. Can you imagine the horror for the parents who witnessed their child on the news behaving in this manner? Teach them a lesson and call the police because you're doing them a favor.
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Keith Urban Signs On for 'The Voice' Australia
Following a successful throat surgery, Keith Urban will once again find his voice -- or more specifically, 'The Voice.' As it was rumored, the Down Under native will join the Australian version of the hit TV show 'The Voice' next year.
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During the blind auditions, the famous judges face away from the hopeful contestants, judging them only on the sound of their voice rather than their looks and personality. If one or more of the celebrities turn around, the contestant officially makes it through to a team, and the given judge becomes their mentor through the duration of the competition. 'The Voice' has become a universally popular idea -- the show has unique versions in Brazil, Spain, Sweden and South Korea, among others.
The U.S. version of the show with Shelton picks up for its second season following the Super Bowl on Feb. 5. The Aussie version, with Urban, is also expected to begin early next year. Last Friday, the 'Without You' hitmaker's rep reported that the singer is "doing fine" post-surgery, so he should be back to 100% by the time his new television slot hits the air.


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By Quentin Fottrell
You may have seen a version of those viral royal name-change games doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter. They ask: "What's your royal wedding guest name?"
Internet security firm Sophos, which often goes over-the-top chronicling all manner of entertaining and colorful threats, has cautionary words for those of you who want to play. This potential breach to your personal security doesn't come via a rogue third party who wants to steal your personal digits from your Sony PlayStation account, but from a well-meaning friend.
"In honor of Britain's royal wedding…" the game begins. It asks you to change your name to Lord/Lady, one of your grandparents' first names and, lastly, asks for your first pet's name and the street you grew up on for or a double-barreled surname. Sophos says it could be a boon for cyber thieves, especially if you use these names for passwords or security questions.
Thousands of social networkers have been Tweeting the results or posting it on their Facebook pages, and re-sending it to other friends, asking them to do the same. Sounds like a fun game, right? Well, it is if you have lots of time on your hands, or even a few minutes between video conference calls with Europe or color-coordinating your collection of paper clips.
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Graham Cluley, technology consultant at Sophos advises: "Don't post this kind of personal information onto the internet. The few seconds worth of amusement you may get by telling people your royal wedding guest name is not worth the potential pain of having your identity stolen." He also suggests lying when sites ask questions to reset your password.
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As the old idiom goes, one should not put all their eggs in one basket, which is exactly the faux pas being committed here by Harley-Davidson in its product offering. Businesses, especially public ones, should always have an eye on sustained long-term growth, and a key element to that goal is a well-diversified position in their appropriate industry. Taking this lens and applying it to Harley-Davidson, one can immediately see a portfolio that has been extensively mismanaged by focusing on only one segment of the total motorcycle industry: the heavy cruiser market.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers have voted against a Merck proposal to sell its prescription respiratory pill Singulair as an over-the-counter allergy medication.
The Food and Drug Administration's panel of experts voted 11-4 Friday against making the drug available without a prescription. Merck sells Singulair via prescription for asthma and allergies.
Singulair was once Merck's best-selling drug, but sales have plummeted since the drug's patent expired in mid-2012, exposing the brand to low cost generics.
Merck & Co. Inc. hopes to revive sales of the former blockbuster as an over-the-counter allergy medication.
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Date: July 2, 2008
Atlanta, GA – The release of Minnesota's annual abortion statistics report once again shows that blacks appear to be a target market for abortionists, Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life, said today.
"While African Americans comprise only 4.5 percent of Minnesota's population, black received almost 25 percent of the abortions performed on Minnesotans," stated Dr. King. "Nationally, black women are 4.8 times more likely to have an abortion than white women. It's hard to believe, as the abortion lobby would have you believe, that this discrepancy is caused strictly by economics."
"Abortion has been a scourge on all Americans, but particularly African Americans," added Dr. King. "The numbers speak for themselves. The abortion industry has targeted minority neighborhoods for years. It's not only time that our leaders investigated why this is happening, it's time they stopped indirectly subsidizing these killings by giving our money to businesses that do abortions."
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Home > Library > Articles & Essays > Male Rape & Assault
Dispelling the Myths
By Katy
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Male survivors of sexual assault / rape are less likely to report or disclose sexual assault / rape to others. In fact, RAINN (2006) report that males are the least likely to report a sexual assault, even though it is estimated that they make up 10% of all victims.
The preconceptions that prevail in society about men can make it appear even harder for males to be seen as the victims of sexual crime. Myths and incorrect assumptions propagated by both survivors and non-survivors alike, can lead to a veil of silence driven ultimately by fear how about how others will see you, as well as how you identify with yourself.
Greater understanding about the rape / abuse of males by both male survivors and society as a whole is vital if men are to feel able to report and disclose their experiences in order to get support, help and justice. Part of this involves dispelling the myths that surround male rape and assault.
The Myths - what's fact and what's fiction?
Men cannot be raped / sexually assaulted
Anyone can be sexually assaulted / raped, regardless of their gender, size, strength, appearance or sexual orientation. The vast majority of the literature or discussion about sexual assault / rape is discussed from the perspective of the female victim, and as such, there has been a "feminization of victimiszation" (Sepler, 1990). Until very recently, there has been very little in the mass media about male victims of sexual assault, and this absence leads to the belief that sexual assault simply doesn't happen to men. This is untrue.
The legal definition of what constitutes sexual assault / rape vary from country to country and state to state. However, sexual assault generally includes any unwanted or non-consensual sexual contact or attention i.e. inappropriate touching, harassment, exhibitionism, kissing etc. More specific sexual assault in the form of male rape involves unwanted, non-consensual or forced anal or oral penetration.
Male rape is not as serious as female rape
All victims, regardless of their gender, undoubtedly suffer as the result of sexual assault / rape. It is simply not true than women suffer more than men, or indeed that men suffer more than women.
In the aftermath of sexual assault, as groups, male and female survivors share dealing with many of the same issues i.e. anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, guilt, shame etc. to the same intensity and severity - and all are equally as valid. It is true, however, that there are certain issues that do tend to be gender specific - for example, women have to deal with the trauma of potential pregnancy after rape, whereas male victims have to deal with the increased risk of STD's after male-on-male rape.
Men who are sexually assaulted are not real men
From very young children, we are taught that boys and men should be "brave", "strong" and "tough" - and therefore it is understandable that experiences which leave you feeling scared, vulnerable and abused can leave some men feeling inadequate and ashamed.
Being victimized in this way is certainly not an indication of a manliness or physical strength. It's important to appreciate that rape / sexual assault is about the abuse of power and control. Certainly this power can be in the form of physical strength, but it can also be in the form of psychological control, emotional blackmail, abuse when incapacitated, coercion etc.
Women cannot sexually assault a man
Whilst the vast majority of perps who abuse males are male themselves, an estimated 3% are female. Again, rape and sexual assault is not about physical strength but about power and control (see above). In addition to this, because many men have never even considered the serious possibility of being raped or sexually assaulted by a women, there is a high likelihood that you may just freeze in the situation.
It takes many people by surprise that men can infact be assaulted by women, and often a man may fear that disclosure of the assault may be greeted with disbelief or that it will not be taken seriously. However, a man can be raped by a woman and the legal authorities are beginning to take this with the seriousness it deserves.
If a man sexually responds during rape, then its not really rape
Sexual response in men (in the form of erection or ejaculation) often occurs during male rape. However, this response is a mechanical one, and the only thing it shows is that your body is reacting in the way it is supposed to react to sexual stimulation. It is a near biological certainty that pressure in the prostate gland will result in a physical sexual response. It does not, in any way, mean that you have enjoyed it - and it certainly does not stop the rape being a rape. It is simply a reaction to which your body naturally responds, in much the same way someone who does not want to laugh, may laugh against their will whilst being tickled.
Being raped by a man means you are homosexual
Many men, especially those who have an physical sexual reaction during a rape, fear that this means they are homosexual. This is totally untrue. Physical stimulation of the erogenous zones in your body, whatever the gender of the perp, is likely to result in sexual arousal. Your body does not distinguish between whether the stimulation is performed by a man or a women.
"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic" (JFK)
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Today: Crab cakes -- hold the bread, please.
The worst thing you can do to a crab cake is not to trust it to be itself.
Somewhere along the line we started plumping up our crab cakes till they were the size of small hamburgers. This positioned them as a very grand, coveted appetizer, and they were bedazzled with chipotle aiolis and such.
Of course, a hamburger made entirely of crab would be terribly expensive, so at that size it probably seemed sensible to supplement with bread, torn or crumbed, to inflate the real thing like the silicone and collagen that prop up poor Real Housewives everywhere.
But aren't we over super-sizing by now? Better a small, concentrated bite of goodness than a heap larded with fluff. Just ask a proud New Englander like Merrill, and she will tell you about these: her all-time favorite crab cake, which she served often in her catering days.
Brigit Binns, the author of 25 cookbooks, didn't grow up eating crab cakes like Merrill did, yet she knew what she was looking for when she set out to develop this recipe for Williams-Sonoma Hors d'Oeuvre -- the first of 12 (or maybe 13) books she's written for Williams-Sonoma.
"When I started my research, every recipe I could find had bread crumbs in the mix, usually a lot. Fresh, dry: always the damn bread crumbs. We are not talking meatloaf, here!" Binns wrote to me in an email. "I got very obsessive, and have a file called 'crab cake chronicles', documenting all my research and justifications."
In her quest, she came up with a delightful binder: cream reduced until it's sweet and thick with soft, finely-cut onions and celery. Its taste is reminiscent of a New England clam chowder.
This simple, rich base is cooled, then mixed with an egg, some Dijon mustard and chopped pimientos, and a pound of lump crabmeat. There's a little sweetness and a little zing, but mostly just crab. Binns makes her cakes golf ball-sized. Not hamburger-sized.
The only bread crumbs here are dusted on the outside of those little golf balls. The crumbs fuse to the filling as the cakes chill and set up for an hour or so. (On photo shoot day we were in a hurry, so they went in the freezer for about 20 minutes instead -- no harm done!) Either way, as soon as the cakes hit the hot oil in your frying pan, this thin crumb coating browns into a crisp jacket for the lovely crab.
This recipe is a perfect showcase for your finest, in-season crab (Merrill likes peekytoe). And sure, you can roast your own red bell peppers if you like. But we made these with some good quality canned crab and jarred pimientos, and they still turned out to be fresh little bites of summer -- great news for people far from crabs, or crab season.
At this point all you need is a spritz of lemon. Save the chipotle aioli for something more exotic and just let the crab do its thing.
Adapted slightly from Williams-Sonoma Hors d'Oeuvre (Free Press, 2001)
Makes 12-14 warm bites
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped yellow onion
1 tablespoon water, if needed
1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) heavy (double) cream
1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped jarred pimiento (sweet pepper)
Salt and freshly ground white pepper
1 egg, lightly beaten
1lb (500 g) lump crabmeat
1 1/4 cups (5 oz/155 g) fine dried bread crumbs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 lemon, cut into wedges
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Apartment 3c
Apartment 3c is an apartment room located south of a Pay 'n' Spray in Ocean Beach, Vice City. The building has a pink roof with a Unique Stunt Jump and parked Sparrow on it. On its south side there are stairways leading up to the apartment room. A Chainsaw is located in its bathroom.
This apartment room is a reference to the film Scarface. There was a scene where Tony Montana's friend is killed by a chainsaw in a bathtub. The bathroom in Apartment 3c is splattered with blood. With a Chainsaw pickup right next to it, it is a clear homage to Scarface. It should also be noted by the entrance there is a briefcase full of cocaine with some spilled packets on the ground just like the same scene in Scarface.
The blood stain is also the exact same image seen in the blown-up jail cell in GTA III after helping Kenji get a high ranking Yakuza member out of the police station in Staunton Island during the mission Kanbu Bust-out. The exterior of the apartment can be seen in GTA Vice City's first trailer at 0:21.
- The chainsaw torture scene at the apartment in the film Scarface takes place at Miami Beach on Ocean Drive. However in Vice City, the apartment isn't located on Ocean Drive.
- There is a glitch in which if you jump into the bathtub and sprint at the blood stain, you will run through the wall and the world will be invisible.


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Gupta SC, 2016, "Development of Cultivars and Breeding Populations for Vegetable Purpose", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/XKELCP, ICRISAT Dataverse, V2Objective of the project is to genera breeding populations and develop high yielding Pigeonpea cultivars suitable for vegetable purposes and contribute breeding lines and populations to breeders through out the semi-arid tropic.
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Gupta SC, 2016, "Study of Pollination in Pigeonpea", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/AQCPLZ, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1Objective of the project is to determine the pollen vectors and study their activity, determine distance necessary for isolation,determine extent of crossing on plants in different arrangements and with different relative frequencies, determine planting arrangement necessary for...
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Shiferaw Bekele; Silim, Said; Muricho, Geoffrey, 2016, "Preliminary Impact of long duration improved Pigeonpea in Babati district - TANZANIA", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/7AFXYP, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1The study is aimed at assessing the economic impacts of adoption of improved pigeon pea cultivar in some villages belonging to Babati , a major Pigeonpea producing district of northern Tanzania. A stratified sampling approach has been used for the purpose of the study. The questi...
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Shiferaw Bekele; Muricho, Geoffrey; Okello, Julius, 2016, "Adoption And Imapct Of Improved Groundnut Varieties In Uganda - Group survey at village level", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/GZ10DM, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1Primary survey was conducted in 2 stages. The first stage survey was a reconnaissance survey with the objective of getting a broader understanding of production and marketing conditions in Uganda. The inputs from the discussions with farmers, traders, extension staff who were wor...
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Reddy LJ, 2016, "Evaluation of Trial for Genetic Analysis", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/FNNVHB, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1Objective of the project is to produce single and three way cross pollination for breeding and gain some information on specific components of genetic variance ans also introduce favorable alleles from recently recognized superior germplasm entries into the breeding material.
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Asfaw, Solomon; Shiferaw Bekele, 2016, "TL II & IFAD Baseline Surveys - Ehiopia", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/I6TG2R, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1Three districts namely Gimbichu, Lume-Ejere, Minjar-Shenkora were selected by a combination of stratified and purposive sampling methods were surveyed. From each of these 3 districts 8 kebeles (wards) were selected ,from which a total of 700 households (400 households covered und...
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ICRISAT, 2016, "Pigeonpea sub-sector survey in Kenya - Trader survey", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/HLBG3C, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1Pigeonpea sub-sector survey in Kenya - Trader survey
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Shiferaw Bekele; Obare, Gideon; Muricho, Geoffrey, 2016, "CAPRi Project: Collective Marketing in Mbeere and Makueni Districts, Kenya", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/LHVD3C, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1The Study reviews the conceptual issues which are responsible for the presence of the imperfect markets in smallholder agricultural systems and the extent to which the rural institutional and organizational innovations can help in addressing these issues.The data set reports the...
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Ben Savage Reveals 5 Things About 'Boy Meets World' Sequel
Boy Meets World star Ben Savage has shared some insight into Disney Channel's follow-up project, Girl Meets World.
"The people that are doing the show," Savage said in an interview with Rolling Stone, "they know what we're about, and they know what we're looking for."
Savage shared a few other tidbits about the project (which he said begins filming in February):
1. There were other iterations being bandied about before Girl Meets World
When news surfaced that Disney Channel was moving ahead with a Boy Meets World follow-up, the Internet went ablaze. For Savage and those involved, however, they wanted to make sure what they were doing was the right thing for the franchise -- and other ideas were discussed, unofficially.
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"People have been discussing it for a long time -- some sort of movie of the week or some sort of film about the show," Savage revealed. "But I think that everyone associated with the show wanted to make sure that if we were to come back, that we weren't going to do it in a way that was going to be a disservice to the show. No one wanted to really cash in, if you will, too early, or no one really wanted to do something that was going to be cheesy."
2. The follow-up was born out of "a lot of discussions"
"When we all decided to get together for this (Girl Meets World), there were a lot of discussions," said Savage. "I mean, this has been going on for months in an unofficial way." The actor added that there were "a lot of conversations to make sure we were all on the same page about what we were doing."
STORY: Will Shawn Return? 'Boy Meets World's' Rider Strong Weighs in on Follow-Up
3. Savage was hesitant to reprise his role -- at first
"It wasn't that I was resistant." It had more to do with Savage, co-star Danielle Fishel and the producers (BMW creator Michael Jacobs included) knowing exactly what they wanted to do for the follow-up. "I think it was just a matter of making sure all of us were on the same page about what we were going to do in terms of making the show last another seven years, hopefully," Savage said. "But it just seems a little poetic that we're coming back 13 years later and it's following our daughter's character. I like that concept ... and it's kind of passing it off to the next generation."
4. "In favor" of a Minkus (Lee Norris) cameo, possibly other original cast returning
"I'm not sure when he stopped being on the show," said Savage. "I'm not sure, but I'm definitely in favor of a return of Minkus. Why not?" In terms of whether original castmembers like Rider Strong (Shawn), who recently wrote that he was not involved in any official capacity with GMW, or William Daniels (Dr. Feeny), Savage was coy. "We're going to wait and see what happens. Obviously, I don't want to give away too many details. But there's definitely been discussions about some of everyone's favorite characters popping up and making appearances."
STORY: Ben Savage, Danielle Fishel Reprising Roles for Disney's 'Girl Meets World'
5. Savage wants to "respect" viewers' memories of Boy Meets World
The actor addressed fans' fears that GMW could be viewed as a failure. "We want to do justice to the characters, and we want to make sure we respect people's memories of the show," said Savage. "It's funny; a lot of the tweets and e-mails and mentions I've gotten are from a lot of people who are worried that the show won't hold up and that we shouldn't do it because it's going to ruin a lot of their childhood memories."
He added: "We're really working hard and doing everything we can to make sure that this is going to be something special and funny, and hopefully it'll make new memories for a new generation."
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Halo trickster interviews: Dark Helmet
In our ongoing series of interviews with Halo tricksters, I'm pleased to be able to ask a few questions of Dark Helmet. Most (if not all) of you have heard of this guy. He's an HIH admin, and you guys are no doubt familiar with his vids. As a matter of interest, it was one of his early vids, "The Three Towers", that first interested me in Halo tricks.
* Ducain enters the HIH virtual lounge, expecting to find a small man with a large black helmet, and is surprised to see some old guy sitting on the couch, flipping wildly through the TV channels and demanding more cheese puffs. *
HIH: Give us some details about yourself. Who is Dark Helmet?
Dark Helmet: Well, my name is Rich. I live in Ft. Myers Florida, and I'm 35 years old and I have a 6 year old son. Ive been into gaming since I was probably 6 myself. I remember I took apart my Pong console to see if I could make the paddles move faster. It never worked again, but I did learn a valuable lesson. Always find where that extra part/screw goes.
HIH: What first got you interested in Halo?
Dark Helmet: A friend of mine called me one night and asked me if I was getting an Xbox which was going to be released the following week. I was like "No, I'm pretty happy with my Playstation." Then he said I should come over and check out the issue of OXM he had and look at an article about a game called "Halo". Reluctantly I agreed and went to his place and checked out the article. Once I read the article I just had to have the game. So, I put down the money to reserve the Xbox and Halo that night.
HIH: How did you discover Halo tricking, and do you remember the first trick vid you saw?
Dark Helmet: I discovered tricking by watching the very first Halo video I ever saw, "Warthog Jump" by Randall Glass. I liked it so much I would grab every friend or neighbor that was willing, and drag them to my place and show them the video. Then one day a friend asked if I could do that. I was like, "Im sure I could." From that moment on my social life was never the same.
HIH: Out of all the tricks/stunts that you have done, which is your favorite, and why?
Dark Helmet: I really dont have a favorite, I dont know...maybe getting the marine on top of the blue beam tower in Halo 1. It was definitely one of the toughest. I probably spent 15-20 hrs trying to find the perfect placement of the hog and the nades to get him to fly in the right direction. It was all worth it though. Just sending him to the edge and watching the blue beam splatter him across the map, lol. I cant get enough of that.
HIH: Just out of curiousity, what would prompt an otherwise sane person, like yourself, to sit down with an xbox and spend hours trying to get to hard to reach and utterly pointless places in a video game? In other words, what is it about Halo that entices people to endlessly tinker around?
Dark Helmet: I guess its just human nature to want to see whats on the other side of that hill, or what, if anything, is on top of that tower. Or it could be just the burning need to answer questions like, "Do the things outside this underwater elevator really exist, or are they just decals on a wall?" Sometimes I just wanna see what the view looks like from the top of a building, or a waterfall.
HIH: Do you still play Halo, or is it on the shelf these days?
Dark Helmet: It's pretty much on the shelf gathering dust. I pulled it out a bit back and made a high res version of blasting a marine off the top of the blue beam tower, but thats been about it since Halo 2 came out.
HIH: What would you say is your greatest 'contribution' to the Halo tricking scene?
Dark Helmet: I like to think I have inspired some people to give these things a shot. Maybe they took what I have done and expanded on it and came up with something new. When I first started this stuff there was only a couple guys doing it: Frogblast, Xbill and Randall Glass are about the only ones I can really think of. Now, there's so many tricksters that I can't keep track of them. It seem like every day someone new posts a new vid of a cool new trick. I only hope that at least some of them have watched my videos and been inspired.
HIH: Give me some of your thoughts on the Halo community as a whole.
Dark Helmet: Man, the Halo community is the best. There are so many guys that spend countless hours to maintain hugely busy sites. Guys like Louis Wu, Fluffy, and you give up a big part of their free time just to make sure the community is kept up to date and entertained. I mean,we have people that jump right up to donate bandwidth for movies knowing it could very well bring down their site. Thats dedication. I guess I really think I wouldn't want anything to change. We have just about everything as it is.
HIH: Have you done any exploring/tricking in Halo 2, and if so, what do you think about the game so far?
Dark Helmet: Yeah, Ive done a few things. I think the game designers should have tried a little harder to keep us away from some places...but then again, what's the point? Some overly obsessive guy (like myself) will find a way to get past the barrier some poor level designer spent 16 hrs creating to keep us out of the ocean or whatever. Over all, I think it's a great game. Is it better than the first? The jury is still out on that.
HIH: Any additional thoughts, comments, poems, etc?
Dark Helmet: I guess I would just like to thank everyone for their great comments on my work. Most people know the really tough ones take alot of time and its nice to hear when its appreciated.
* Thanks to Rich for taking a moment to answer some questions for us. I hope you guys enjoy it; I know I did.. =)
You can check out his website here: http://helmetsstuff.com
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The 2012 GEM4 Summer School program consists of lectures in the mornings by experts in cellular and molecular mechanics and developmental biology, and hands-on labs in the afternoons on various experimental techniques in biology and engineering.
The objectives of the GEM4 Summer School are to educate researchers and graduate students about the fundamentals of cell and molecular biomechanics, and to provide an intense learning experience, and to facilitate interactions among engineers, biologists and clinicians. The goals are to help train a new generation of researchers with in-depth knowledge of mechanics and biology and to help engineers and biologists apply biomechanical approaches in biomolecular, cellular, tissue-level, animal model studies.
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Lacey Anne Byer is a perennial good girl and lifelong member of the House of Enlightenment, the Evangelical church in her small town. With her driver's license in hand and the chance to try out for a lead role in Hell House, her church's annual haunted house of sin, Lacey's junior year is looking promising. But when a cute new stranger comes to town, something begins to stir inside her. Ty Davis doesn't know the sweet, shy Lacey Anne Byer everyone else does. With Ty, Lacey could reinvent herself. As her feelings for Ty make Lacey test her boundaries, events surrounding Hell House make her question her religion.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
FFwD: Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Flan
November is going to be an interesting month at French Fridays with Dorie. The members voted on a number of recipes and the top four vote-getters are the recipes for the month. The twist is that members get to pick the order in which they bake the chosen recipes.
One of the more intriguing recipes of the month is the one I chose for the week, Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Flans.
A savory flan, it has few ingredients but is long on taste.
Pumpkin, eggs, and cream are whizzed in the food processor and poured into the awaiting ramekins. The mixture is topped with chunks of Gorgonzola cheese and walnuts, then baked in a water bath.
And how was it? If you like Gorgonzola, you'll like this, like my husband did. However, if you don't like Gorgonzola... well, yea, you're gonna like it... not so much.
I didn't know I didn't like Gorgonzola. I don't like it. A lot. Sadly, I didn't like this dish. BUT, I'm guessing a change-out of the type of cheese and I would have liked this just fine. The pumpkin custard was tasty and light, from what I could tell with my one bite.
OK, that's it for this week. Head on over to the FFwD site if you'd like to see the rest of the month's line-up or check out other member's dishes.
For the recipe, get ahold of a copy of Dorie Greenspan's book, Around my French Table.
8 comments:
- Steph said...
Sorry you discovered you don't like gorgonzola. However, your flans are beautiful!
- November 5, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- Kayte said...
It all looks great...that said, I was already trying to wrap my mind about this recipe and thinking that it did not sound as if the ingredients would go together very nicely. Others are saying they do, you are a divided household, I think that means I am going to need to try it out for myself to decide. It looks cute in a ramekin.
- November 5, 2010 at 9:51 PM
I didn't like them either! Hard to believe when everything else we've made tastes so good.
- November 5, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Sarah said...
They look great! I must say, though, all the people I've read that said they didn't like them are making me think twice about this particular recipe. . .
- November 5, 2010 at 10:08 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
Yours look great! Sorry you didn't like them, but you could always send them to me...I thought they were yummy, especially with a little honey drizzled over the top. ;)
- November 5, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Clivia said...
I'm hesitating to make this becaue of the cheese. Yours looks beautiful!
- November 6, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- Katrina said...
I've known for along time that I just can't "do" moldy cheeses. I even tried. Just can't do it. So this recipe had me wonderin'. I haven't looked yet, but probably a number of cheese could be substituted. Haven't decided if I'll make this one or not.
Glad you hubby liked it!
- November 7, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Cakelaw said...
Your flans look perfect - your photo is more appetizing than the one in the book. Gorgonzola is very sharp, but given I just shelled out $10 for a wedge, I am going to push on regardless.
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Ares is a professional motorsports race team that represents the reformation of Corsa Motorsports (http://www.corsamotorsports.com). Ares will continue the development and competition with the world's first hybrid electric powered Le Mans racecar, its predecessor ego having received the Green Racing Award from the Dept. of Energy and EPA in October, 2009. The team is completing component development and sponsorship agreements with a major aerospace company whose accomplishments include the first rocket to place an American into outer space as well as placing Armstrong on the moon with aspirations of the Constellation project to Mars. The combination of rocket science technology for space exploits translating to terrestial transportation solutions with positive environmental impacts represents the reformation and redirection of technologies otherwise reduced by federal budget cuts. The fusion of aerospace, professional motorsports and transportation represents rocket science for the road.
Each race in which the car competes is seen on television broadcasts to over 600 million households on 5 continents in 13 different languages with a demographic profile representing the highest educational and financial demographics of all sports in North America. The targeted audience is customers of one of the world's largest integrated companies of which one division lies in aerospace where we will combine the technologies of propulsion and exploration of space with brainshare and application for more worldly solutions. The car has received coverage by the Wall Street Journal and has contact connections with the top levels of administration in the EPA and the US Dept. of Energy.
The graphic representation needs to reflect the confluence of aerospace technology embodying the strength and unknown danger which is space exploration with the highest level of earthly motorsports competition - aerospace applications on the ground from which technologies will be tested and developed which will have the ability to provide application solutions to worldwide transportation problems for individual and commercial transportation environmentally consciousness solutions.
Ares (the Mars manned project stemming from Constellation - man's return to the moon) and the propulsion systems involved should provide insight as well as attendant logos developed by NASA.
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As a sophomore (2013): Competed with both the varsity eight and second varsity eight during the spring…raced five times with the varsity eight (three times in the three seat, twice in the four seat), and in six races with the second varsity eight (four times in the six seat, twice in the four seat)…sat in the six seat with the second varsity eight in the boat's silver medal-winning performance at the WIRA Championships…finished the season in the four seat with the varsity eight at the Dad Vail Regatta.
As a freshman (2012): Primarily competed with the novice eight at the four (once), six (twice) and five (four times) seats…sat at five for the boat's bronze medal winning performance at the WIRA Championships…began the season sitting in the three seat with the second varsity eight in two races…sat at two with the novice four, which won bronze at the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships.
High School: A 2011 graduate of San Diego High School…a four-sport athlete, she competed four years of volleyball, three seasons of basketball, two years of softball and one season of swimming…was named the team MVP at least one time with the softball, volleyball and basketball teams…a second team all-Eastern League selection in softball after batting .415 in conference play during the 2010 season…helped the basketball team to a 2009 section and league championship as well as a 29-3 overall record.
Personal: Daughter of Susan Hamilton…a business major…posted a 7:22.8 on the 2,000-meter erg test.


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Culture- ART FEATURE- Party art: Kickin' events bring art to life
IN THIS WEEK (0551) under ART FOR ART FEATURE
Slaughter Recognized with "Terra Incognita": Second Street Gallery and Les Yeux du Monde put their walls together in March and April for an extensive two-gallery retrospective of Belgian-born local artist Anne Slaughter's 40 years of visual reflection through painting, mixed-media and sculpture.
Artini's Arty Party: Sponsored by Absolut Vodka to benefit nonprofit Second Street Gallery, Artini has local restaurants vying to mix the tastiest, most visually stimulating martini (think plastic sharks and orchids), each served on a collectible coaster designed by one of nine local artists, including Mike Fitts, Russell Richards, Sharon Shapiro, and Steve Taylor. The dizzying competition culminates in a not-to-be-missed bash at the Ix Building, where art lovers get shaken and stirred by both the music and a spectacular late-June lightning storm.
Weird and Wonderful "Charlottesville Wunderkammer": A collaborative effort of the Zen Monkey Project, the Performers Exchange Project, and the Lunatic Carnival, this darkly humorous extravaganza of performance art transforms the dilapidated Ix Building into an installation piece featuring kinetic sculpture, furniture-crawling aerialists, tap-dancing vampires, and fur-clad fire dancers. It becomes the hot spot– literally– to swill a cold one for three weeks in July and August.
Take it to The Bridge: During 2006, the Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, under the guidance of visionary founders Greg Kelly and Zack Worrell, begins making its community-focused art dreams a reality by sponsoring events ranging from Johnny Fogg's "Mother-Father" project to two film series to Asha Greer's tea ceremony and art exhibit.
Citywide "Complicit!"-y: Using her book, Sweet Dreams: Contemporary Art and Complicity as a springboard, author, artist, and UVA media studies professor Johanna Drucker curates "Complicit!," an eye-popping overview of recent pop culture-inspired art. While the star-studded main exhibition lights up the University of Virginia Art Museum, satellite shows "Complicit Codex!" at Les Yeux du Monde and "Anna Gaskell: Everything that Rises" shine downtown during September.
Farewell, Ladd Fine Arts. Hello, Migration: A Gallery.


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Felice Saldutti sits in the center of his nine-table restaurant, da Ludovica, beside a window overlooking the streaming traffic along Limekiln Pike. The 62-year-old artist, and now restaurateur, has recently returned from the markets, where he has foraged some of the food his executive chef, Chris Molitor, will need to cook for tonight's patrons.
"Today I was a hunter, a fisherman and a farmer," he says, having returned with veal, branzino and spinach.
da Ludovica, which opened Jan. 10 at 15 Limekiln Pike, about one mile north of Arcadia University and 10 minutes from Chestnut Hill, is empty and still now as Saldutti and Molitor await the dinner hour when, it is hoped, some of the traffic on the Limekiln Pike will stream in and partake of one or more of the made-to-order dishes on the menu amid the thrum of medieval music, dim lighting, tasteful décor and, perhaps, one or more bottles of wine patrons will have brought along themselves. (da Ludovica is a BYOB establishment and accepts cash only.) Saldutti has imbued the restaurant with the spirit and sensibility of his artistic talent and his reverence for the Italian tradition. Behind him hang two of his still-life paintings, which show vases on tables with drape rendered vividly and striking use of color. The colors of the walls — sage green, terra-cotta orange and hay yellow — are the colors, Saldutti says, of some of the spices and sauces used in dishes he serves. A picture of Saldutti's mother, for whom the restaurant is named, hangs above the reception station and is the first picture patrons see when they enter his establishment.
Saldutti was just three years old when he arrived in Philadelphia with his parents in 1954 from Irpina, a mountainous region in southern Italy approximately 40 kilometers from Naples. His parents found work in the garment industry and worked as tailors. Saldutti's introduction to food preparation came from his father, who butchered his own meat, made his own salami and wine and grew his own vegetables. He also learned from his grandmother, who cooked the meals for the family while his parents worked outside the home.
His interest in cooking piqued further when he left home at 18. He quickly tired of the mundane, hurried fare of the bachelor and began using the recipes featured on the 'Galloping Gourmet' program with Graham Kerr. He bought a cookbook of Roman recipes to learn more about the origins of Italian cooking. Shortly after leaving home, he had hopes of opening a restaurant with his uncle, who ultimately balked at the financial commitment required to realize the project.
Beyond food and music (Saldutti plays percussion), art was the first creative force in his life. When he was seven years old and yet unable to speak English at St. Michael of the Saints School in Germantown, his ability to draw caught the attention of the nuns, who put him to work on that year's Christmas decorations.
With persistence and devotion, art soon became his vocation. He studied at the Philadelphia College of Art in the late 1960s and early 1970s while working in restaurants as a food prep and cook to supplement his income while he painted. Felice returned to Italy in 1978 to paint the varied landscape of his country (among other subjects), develop his art and work as a commissioned artist. He remained there for most of the next 20 years.
When he returned to the U.S. in the 1990s with a wife and two young children, he worked once again in a restaurant as a line cook while continuing to paint. But Saldutti had no vision for a restaurant of his own until recently, when friends, who communed at his home for dinner over the years, urged him to open his own Italian restaurant. Two years later, da Ludovica was born last month.
Saldutti met chef Molitor through a mutual friend who was helping Saldutti renovate a room in the restaurant he will use for parties in the future. Molitor exudes the confidence and ease of someone who has spent most of the last 25 years prepping and cooking in professional kitchens. Largely self-taught, Molitor has always loved learning about food, beginning in the kitchens of his mother and grandmother, where he helped out with the cooking as a child, well before his first paid job in a pizzeria and steak shop in Norristown at the age of 15. Molitor's indoctrination into fine Italian dining occurred in 2008 when he began working as a sous chef under Giacomo Georgi at the now-shuttered Trinacria in Blue Bell.
One Sunday, Saldutti invited Molitor in to cook for him, his wife Emilia, their two sons and his sister. Molitor prepared the carmelle (ravioli), veal carciofine (with artichokes), and a pair of pasta dishes. Within the first few bites, Molitor impressed Saldutti enough to be hired that day. "It was very simple," Saldutti recalls. "It took just one item (the ravioli) to understand exactly the capacity and willingness to take this adventure with me."
Molitor's appetizers include polenta cake with shrimp in a white wine sauce, grilled vegetables topped with mozzarella and pesto, and plum tomatoes (fresh from Italy) filled with goat cheese and topped with pesto. The pasta is made fresh daily by Emilia, Saldutti's wife. Entrees include chicken, veal, steak and fish dishes. Prices range from about $10 for appetizers to $16 for pasta dishes to $19 to $23 for chicken and veal entrees and $26 to $32 for seafood and steak entrees.
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Congenital cardiac malformations are the most common birth defects in humans affecting about 1 in 100 newborns. While recent studies both in mice and in humans have identified several different signaling processes and transcriptional regulators that are required for appropriate cardiac development, very little is still known about interactions between these factors during heart morphogenesis, and about pathogenetic mechanisms leading to the congenital heart disease (CHD) in humans. We have previously demonstrated that the BMP type I receptor Alk2 plays a critical role both in cardiac neural crest cells as well as in endocardial cells regulating aortico-pulmonary septation and endocardial transformation (EndMT), while other investigators have demonstrated that another type I receptor mediating BMP signaling called Alk3 is playing a critical non-redundant role in cardiac outflow tract septation and endocardial transformation as well. Moreover, we have recently discovered mutations in the coding region of Alk2 and Alk3 genes in human patients suffering from CHD. However, it is currently not known, how Alk2 and Alk3-mediated BMP signaling pathways interact and cooperate with each other to regulate EndMT and how TGF-b signaling via Alk5 is coordinated with BMP signaling in this process. In this proposal I want to test the central hypothesis that that concerted action of TGF-b and BMP signaling is required for appropriate endocardial-to-mesenchymal transformation (EndMT) during mammalian cardiac development. In aim 1 we propose to determine the collaborative signaling via the BMP type I receptors Alk2, Alk3 in EndMT and endocardial cushion development, and in aim 2 we propose to test whether signaling via the TGF-b-type I receptor Alk5 is critical for BMP-induced endocardial EMT. Our unique experimental models and state-of-art strategy will allow us to determine the role Tgf-2/Bmp signaling in EMT during cardiac development. Collectively, the proposed experiments are likely to be of critical importance in attempting to understand the molecular bases of endocardial defects in humans, and may ultimately allow us to develop possible preventive and/or therapeutic approaches to treat congenital cardiac defects during the fetal period and to identify new therapeutic targets to treat heart disease.
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You can email your questions to Professor Hammer at firstname.lastname@example.com, or mail to Professor Hammer, c/o CLASSIC TRUCKS Magazine, 1733 Alton Pkwy., Irvine, CA 92606. You'll receive a personal reply! We'll print your name and city unless you request otherwise. Ron Covell has made many DVDs on metalworking processes, and he offers an ongoing series of workshops across the nation covering all aspects of metalworking. Check them out online at www.covell.biz, or call for a current schedule of workshops and their free catalog of DVDs. Phone 800-747-4631, or 831-768-0705. You can send a request by mail to: Covell Creative Metalworking, 106 Airport Blvd. #105, Freedom, CA 95019.
I am in the process of fixing up a '55 first series Chevy, and I have been getting into fabricating various metal panels and parts to replace the rusted out ones, my latest being the floor and transmission tunnel built by hand, without using any rollers or bending tools, just a old oxygen cylinder and a sand bag for shaping.
My question is about metal working tools, specifically hammers and dollies. Since I am not planning on making this my career or business, I purchased a hammer and dolly set from a company that sells tools imported from China, and they get the job done in a way, but I was wondering if there are any benefits to using higher quality wood handled sets? Let me know if there are any other tips you can provide us weekend warriors who may be sheetmetal tool limited.
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I am impressed with the work you have done using simple tools! In particular, using tie-down straps to hold metal against an oxygen cylinder as you beat on it with a dead-blow hammer is a stroke of genius! I'm sure many other builders can use this technique for their benefit. The issue of using imported tools is somewhat complex. I've always preferred hammers and dollies made in the US, England, or Germany—these are almost always made from top-quality drop-forged tool steel, and these tools will resist denting and marring extremely well, and with the most basic care, they will last a lifetime.
Many (but not all) of the hammers and dollies imported from Asia are made of cast iron, or cast steel. While these tools are usable, they dent and mar easily, and tools with any sort of texture or blemish will transfer these marks to the metal you are trying to straighten with them. Worse, some of these cheap hammers have been known to shatter on impact, which can be extremely dangerous! I think it's an excellent investment to get at least a few high-quality hammers and dollies. These are such basic tools for doing bodywork that your initial investment will have a very long payback, and you will know that each time you reach for these tools, they will perform very well for you. I prefer wooden handled hammers, but many manufacturers are now offering hammers with fiberglass handles, and a lot of people like them. Fiberglass handles are lighter, slightly more flexible (which may reduce the stress on your arm from hammering), and they are probably more durable, making them less likely to break if they are occasionally abused. You should always try to avoid letting sharp edges of metal hit the handle as you are hammering, but it happens to the best of us from time to time, and the fiberglass handles will probably be marred less than a wooden handle when this happens.
Very recently, I've seen some hammers and dollies imported from Asia that appear to be of decent quality. Unfortunately, there is no good way to know exactly what you are buying, unless you can talk with someone who has used these tools, but if you are looking at imported hammers and dollies that have an obviously "cast" appearance (cast metals usually have a distinctive texture to the surface), I'd suggest going with something that you know is made from forged tool steel.
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As the Senate prepared to vote on the bill that would legalize same-sex marriage yesterday, Reverend Betsy Aldrich Garland was elated that her hard work and dedication might finally pay off.
"I've been working for this," explained Garland, president of the Rhode Island State Council of Churches.
During a phone interview yesterday, Garland said in the past weekend alone she had canvassed door-to-door, made public speeches and attended a rally in support of marriage equality. While on the phone, she was headed to the State House to advocate for passage of this bill.
"We need to encourage senators to stand up for love and commitment," said Garland, who is a minister with United Church of Christ.
The Senate voted for passage of both Senate Bill 38 and its companion, House Bill 5015, with a vote of 26-12. Just as with the Senate Judiciary Committee's decision on Tuesday to move the bills to a vote, supporters of same-sex marriage who were present at the vote erupted into cheers. Many embraced one another, while others had tears in their eyes.
Garland saw Tuesday's committee vote and yesterday's floor vote as some of the final hurdles for same-sex marriage in Rhode Island.
With the Senate passing the bill, Garland said, "we expect the House to adopt the same bill as the Senate, with amendment, and then it will go to the governor to sign."
Since the bills' initial passage in the House on Jan. 24, an amendment to protect the rights of religious institutions and organizations has been added. The House will now need to vote to approve that amendment.
Garland feels the amendment, which reads, "each religious institution has exclusive control over its own religious doctrine, policy and teachings regarding who may marry within its faith, and on what terms," was unnecessary.
"I think it may be a compromise some senators were looking for," said Garland, when asked about her feelings toward the amendment. "But clergy have always had the option to perform a wedding or not."
Representative Frank Ferri, who co-sponsors the legislation on the House side, said that previous legislation would not have infringed on the rights of religious institutions but admits that message might have gotten lost.
During a phone interview yesterday, Ferri recalled a recent meeting where a Catholic man was against same-sex marriage. When Ferri told the man that his church would not be forced to perform same-sex ceremonies, Ferri says the man changed his opinion.
While he felt the committee should have voted for the issue to be decided by the public in the next election, Senator Michael McCaffrey, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he feels the amendment allowing those protections "should be in there."
While studying laws in different states regarding protections for religious institutions, McCaffrey says the protections vary, but Rhode Island seems to have it right.
"I think we are probably right in the middle of the road on that," said McCaffrey when asked if the protections were appropriate or too liberal.
Similar to McCaffrey, the Rhode Island Catholic Conference released a statement saying they were "appreciative that exemptions for religious organizations were included in the bill."
The Conference also wrote that they were "disappointed" in the committee's decision to pass the bill.
"Not only did the committee vote to redefine marriage, they failed to allow the voters of Rhode Island to be heard on this critical issue through a referendum."
They also commended those senators who supported "traditional marriage despite tremendous pressure from well-funded special interest groups."
Darrell Lee, co-founder of the Faith Alliance of Rhode Island, attended Tuesday's vote and saw it as a predictor of what was to come yesterday.
"To me, [Tuesday's vote] means they have their votes lined up on the floor," said the minister.
He too was disappointed that the committee voted to "redefine marriage" instead of for a referendum.
"Whether they are religious or not, they cannot deny the impact this will have on religious organizations, on education, on society," said Lee.
Although he is from an organization that represents 140 Christian organizations in the state, Lee said he is not trying to push faith but was instead "expressing concern about what family has been in this country."
In the hallway in front of the Senate Committee Hearing Room on Tuesday, Lee spoke briefly with Ray Sullivan, campaign director of Rhode Island United for Marriage. Although he said they would agree to disagree, Lee could not deny the work the grassroots organization did.
Sullivan saw Tuesday's vote as a victory and was prepared to see the bill debated before the full Senate.
"It is a testimony to the tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders who stepped up and supported this movement," said Sullivan.
According to a press release from the organization, Rhode Islanders United is the largest grassroots issue campaign in Rhode Island History that resulted in hundreds of volunteers knocking on over 25,000 doors, making 12,000 phone calls, 24,511 conversations with Rhode Islanders about marriage equality and 1,631 constituent letters delivered to the General Assembly urging for marriage equality.
Prior to Tuesday's committee vote, lead sponsor Senator Donna Nesselbush (D-Pawtucket) said that this carefully crafted bill would provide "essential religious exemptions," protecting the "sanctity of religion," but prevented the law from being used as a sword.
"This is a historic piece of legislation on a historic day," said Nesselbush.
In a statement release just after the Senate's vote yesterday, Sullivan said this was a historic day in the making since his organization began this journey in 1997.
"When we began this campaign in January, many thought we'd never succeed in the Senate. But, thanks to the tireless efforts of the many volunteers who knocked on more than 25,000 doors, made more than 12,000 calls and sent nearly 2,000 letters to their legislators – we did it," said Sullivan. "We are elated, but our work is not yet done. We look forward to ensuring Representatives hear from their constituents in support of S38 as it goes back to the House for a final vote."
Prior to yesterday's vote, Larry Berman, spokesman for Speaker of the House Gordon Fox, seemed confident that the bill would pass in the Senate and return to the House with the newly added amendment.
"We are fine with that, I imagine," said Berman in regard to the amendment. He added that Fox, a longtime supporter of marriage equality, was thrilled with the Senate Judiciary Committee's decision.
Now that the bill has passed in the Senate, Berman says a hearing on Senate Bill 38 and House Bill 5015 with amendment in front of the House Judiciary Committee is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, and a vote before the full House could occur as early as May 2.
It's as good as done! YES! FINALLY, we can put this roller-coaster ride behind us and move on to other things.
as long as they don't try to become P.E. teachers (their own sex) or Boy Scout leaders, I'm ok with it.


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