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Wayland Garnett came from a family of field workers and sharecroppers on the property of Henry Ballard, who owned most of Howell County, Virginia. Now, at age 63, he's a long way from the life of hardship and poverty that killed his father and nearly destroyed one of his brothers. Wayland now owns a prosperous business, is married to a much younger woman and has a daughter. He has concealed his impoverished origins from his family and vowed never to retu...
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Harper Collins, Dec 2002, 24.95, 304 pp. ISBN 0060197986 Charley LeBlanc comes from a rich and powerful Tidewater, Virginia family, but that doesn't mean he had an easy life. His father was a drunken abusive person so Charley left home to join the army and served in Vietnam. He was dishonorably discharged and did hard time in Leavenworth. He finally has his act together living with his lover Mildred �Blackie' Spurlock in an isolated area of Mo...


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PH351: Wave Optics
PH103: History of Astronomy
PH402: Medical Image Processing (part)
PH459: Applied Optics (part)
Course materials are available to students via the Blackboard e-learning system.
Research Interests:
My background is in Astronomical Imaging with high spatial resolution, mostly involving Adaptive Optics and Image Processing. My current work in this area concerns the detection of extrasolar planets in data obtained using adaptive optics. I am also interested in the application of adaptive optics and other techniques to the enhancement of microscopy. In addition, I am supervising projects on Image processing of medical images; specifically on the study of retinal disease using adaptive-optics retinal images and the optimal detection of lesions in mammography. Here are some more details on these projects. I am keen to hear from prospective graduate students with an interest in working in any of these areas.In addition, I would be interested in discussing projects with potential Postdoctoral researchers.
Exoplanet Detection
A large number of planets have been detected outside our solar system using indirect techniques (e.g. see here). Imaging of these exoplanets is extremely challenging given how close they are to their parent stars, and how much fainter. The brightness ratio with the parent star is of the order 10^-6 to 10^-9. Obtaining such images will require using large (or extremely large) telescopes, with practically perfect adaptive optics. Even so, residual speckle effects severely hamper our ability to unambiguously detect exoplanets. We have developed optimal techniques based on using knowledge of the data statistics. We have also developed a powerful inverse-problem approach applicable to multi-wavelength data. This exploits the fact that the position of residual speckles scales with wavelength, and this fact may be used to discriminate speckles from planets. We want to extend these approaches to future Extremely Large Telescopes.
High-resolution retinal image processing
Adaptive optics is now used to provide images of the retina with unprecedented detail. Image processing can further enhance these images by selecting those images with the highest contrast, and precisely registering the images. We use a multi-resolution approach based on wavelets to carry out these tasks. We are also using wavelets to automatically detect photoreceptors (cones and rods) in the retinal images.
Enhancing microscopy using Adaptive Optics and Computational Imaging
Images obtained with microscopes may be blurred by aberrations introduced by the sample. Adaptive optics has been used recently to correct for these aberrations and provide clearer images. Alternatively, the aberrations can be measured and the correction applied in post-processing. We will be examining this possibility. We are also developing 3D microscopy based on plenoptic imaging; this technique allows several views of the sample to be obtained simultaneously. Subsequent image processing can be used to examine the sample from different perspectives, or to focus at different depths in the sample.
Lesion detection in mammography
The sort of optimal detection techniqes which we have developed for exoplanet images can be applied to many tasks; one example is the detection of lesions in mammographs. This is complicated by the fact that there are many different kinds of lesion, and the background tissue varies greatly between subjects.
Recent Publications
"Adaptive Optics: Principles, Performance and Challenges",
I am a member of the Institute of Physics (http://www.iop.org), the International Astronomical Union (http://www.iau.org/) and OSA (http://www.osa.org).
I am on the National committee of the IOP and the Optics group committee of the IOP

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Ford has been rather excited over the C-Max hybrid ever since it debuted alongside the C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid at last year's North American International Auto Show. The Blue Oval has been relentless in its praise for the diminutive fuel sipper, citing its excellent fuel economy and Prius-pounding potential as one of its many merits.
It now appears that the American automaker can back up its automotive chest-puffery with some cold hard numbers, courtesy of the fine folks over at the Environmental Protection Agency, who, much to our disappointment, do not look like this.
The EPA has given the Ford C-Max hybrid a rating of 47 mpg across the board, which means whether your cruising down the highway, zipping about the city, or doing a bit of both, expect to get up to 47 mpg for your efforts. By comparison, the Toyota Prius V earns a 44 mpg in the city, 40 on the highway, and 42 combined, meaning the C-Max hybrid can the claim the proverbial scalp of its Japanese rival.
Not content with its hybrid efforts, Ford has also sent out a press release for its C-Max Energi. Here, Ford is eager to point out its prowess over the Prius yet again, both in powertrain and performance. The C-Max Energi is rated at 195 horsepower, versus 188 for the Prius. Plus, according to Ford, it delivers the top electric-only speed of any plug-in hybrid (maxing out at 85 mph) and bests the Prius plug-in by "more than 20 mph."
The C-Max Energi will feature three distinct drive modes: EV Now, which relies purely on the vehicle's battery; EV Auto, which blends both battery and gasoline engine; and EV Later, which – similar to the Chevrolet Volt's "hold mode" – saves battery power for later use. Exact figures haven't been given, but Ford says the C-Max Energi's EV range should be good for "20-plus miles."
Both the C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi go on sale this fall, with the former seeing a national release and the latter available in limited markets, followed by its own nationwide rollout in 2013.


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The Eames Molded Plywood Dining Chair Metal Base, known as DCM, is a classic example of the Eameses philosophy of using honest materials. The chair, designed in 1946, uses two pieces of molded plywood and metal rods for support creating supreme body-cradeling comfort. The gently curves and comfort created from the molding process from a hard material established a foundation for future modern design.
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Nov.25 (GMM) Gerard Lopez, the owner of the Lotus team, has played down rumours Romain Grosjean could be dropped.Before the Frenchman got involved in yet another incident this weekend - a high-speed qualifying clash with Pedro de la Rosa - whispers in the Interlagos paddock suggested Grosjean's future was less than secure.That's because of the 26-year-old's tumultuous 2012 season, and the fact his teammate Kimi Raikkonen's 2013 deal has already been announced."It is not yet completed, there are ongoing discussions," said Lopez, the head of Lotus' investment company owner, Genii."The decision will be made after the season."When asked by France's RMC Sport if Grosjean could be ousted, Lopez answered: "No, this is not the subject right now."The subject is to sit down and see what we are going to do."The buzz in the Interlagos paddock has been that Lotus is pursuing a high-profile figure for 2013, just as it did when it brought Raikkonen back from a rallying sabbatical this season.One name mentioned a few times has been Robert Kubica's, even though the talented Pole is saying openly that his injuries are still preventing him from driving a single seater.And Lopez told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport: "There is no 'Kimi' on the market right now." Comments powered by Disqus


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Artley Goodhart loves spending time in the mountains – whether it's climbing, hiking, running, or mixing it up and cross training. A SCARPA employee in the distribution department for the past four years, Goodhart spends his free time wisely and trains in ways that keep him excited about the sports he enjoys. Here's a few of his favorite picks for keeping things interesting.
We've all been there, when training becomes so mundane and you lose some of your drive to hit the same places you have been climbing, running, and biking all summer long. All of us have different strategies for spicing things up; some are easy, others require a little more planning and can be all the more rewarding. For me it has turned out that personalized triathlons and link-ups work great. Some of these are well known and could be called local challenges and others, as far as I know, I made up. I have a few specific favorites, but there are seemingly infinite variations.
Unconventional triathlons are great for mixing it up. What's better than throwing three of your favorite sports together for a great day of pushing yourself? Here are a few of my local favorites:
Longs Peak Triathlon (LPT): The LPT covers about 90 miles — 76 by bike and about 14 on foot — and gains a total of about 11,500 feet to the summit of Longs Peak (14,259 ft) via some 5th class routes. We started this at 10:00pm in an attempt to beat the 50% chance of thunderstorms forecasted. We strapped our packs loaded with climbing rope and full racks to our bikes. I used my SCARPA Sparks for biking and running to save weight. We carried these packs and gear all the way to the summit unsupported in a sixteen hour push from car to car. As far as I can find we were only the second team to do the LPT unsupported (with rope and rack) but I'm not sure about free solos. We did it in sixteen hours, beating the other team by four hours. However, rain forced us to climb a much easier rock route, the Cables Route, which more than explains our faster time.


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Duesberg (Inventing the AIDS Virus, Regnery, 1996) described in detail how the unsuccessful, decades-long search for human-cancer-causing viruses stimulated frustrated virologists to hunt for and insist on a viral cause for AIDS. That has produced a thriving industry that's highly lucrative for researchers and drug companies and government agencies and non-governmental entities — albeit unfortunate for millions of healthy and innocent people. That model now seems to be enticing virologists to discover new viruses associated with a variety of conditions, including human cancers, and to market expensive tests to detect those postulated viruses and expensive vaccines to ward them off.
This approach has approval at the highest levels of the scientific establishment, vide the award of Nobel prizes for the discoveries of HIV — which doesn't case AIDS — and human papillomavirus, HPV — which has not been proven to cause cervical cancer but against which an expensive vaccine has been marketed for administration to teenage girls and more recently teenage boys, who may not be at risk for cervical cancer but still deserve to be protected against genital warts, with which some strains of HPV are sometimes associated (Gardasil and Cervarix: Vaccination insanity, 21 September 2009).
One element of this HIV/AIDS model is that weak associations are declared to be proof of causation: the seminal Gallo papers claimed to find HIV in much fewer than all AIDS patients, and only some strains of HPV are even claimed to be associated with cervical cancer. This betrayal of statistical logic is now exemplified again by the latest retroviral fad, XMRV, xenotropic murine retrovirus, which has been "associated" first with prostate cancer and thereupon with chronic fatigue syndrome, CFS.
First, prostate cancer:
"We found XMRV DNA in 6% and XMRV protein expression in 23% of prostate cancers" (Robert Schlaberg, Daniel J. Choe, Kristy R. Brown, Harshwardhan M. Thaker, and Ila R. Singh. "XMRV is present in malignant prostatic epithelium and is associated with prostate cancer, especially high-grade tumors". PNAS 106 #38 [2009] 16351-6; doi 10.1073/pnas.0906922106).
In case 6% and 23% seem not too impressive, the authors assert that "Our observations provide evidence for an association of XMRV with malignant cells and with more aggressive tumors" [emphases added] — in other words, if they could have isolated only the actual tumor cells, of course the association would have been much more impressive. Skeptics might ponder, though, the fact that they "detected XMRV DNA" in 2.0% of controls as well as in 6.2% cases of prostate cancer. We are reminded of Gallo's decision in patenting an "HIV" test to use 3 times the reading in normal controls as an indication of infection (US Patent 4,520,113, 28 May 1985).
Since HIV has been declared to be an underlying cause in an increasing number of illnesses, obviously any newly discovered virus, especially a retrovirus, ought also to be indictable for an increasing number of ailments. A group of entrepreneurial virologists noted that "XMRV-positive prostate cancer and CFS [chronic fatigue syndrome] have been linked to alterations in the antiviral enzyme RNase L" and therefore they looked for XMRV in CFS: "Of the 101 CFS samples analyzed, 68 (67%) contained XMRV gag sequence. Detection of XMRV was confirmed in 7 of 11 [64%] WPI CFS samples at the Cleveland Clinic"( Lombardi VC, Ruscetti FW, Das Gupta J, Pfost MA, Hagen KS, Peterson DL, Ruscetti SK, Bagni RK, Petrow-Sadowski C, Gold B, Dean M, Silverman RH, Mikovits JA. "Detection of an Infectious Retrovirus, XMRV, in Blood Cells of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Science 326 [2009] 585-9). Finding the putative cause in as many as 2/3 of patients is, by HIV/AIDS standards, more than adequate proof.
A corollary feature of the HIV/AIDS model is that the willingness to accept weak association as causation throws up an increasing number of conundrums. The inference based on "antiviral enzyme RNase L" led to the search for XMRV, which is associated with that enzyme, in CFS. Conundrum: "We found XMRV infection to be independent of a common polymorphism in the RNASEL gene, unlike results previously reported. This finding increases the population at risk for XMRV infection from only those homozygous for the RNASEL variant to all individuals" (Schlaberg et al.).
OOPS! The very reason for looking for XMVR in CFS turns out to be spurious.
Furthermore, other researchers were unable to find XMRV in any appreciable number of CFS patients: "XMRV or MLV sequences were not amplified from DNA originating from CFS patients in the UK" (Erlwein et al. "Failure to Detect the novel retrovirus XMRV in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". PLoS ONE 5[1] [2010] e8519. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008519).
Now what is one to do when apparent associations turn out to be no association at all? Again HIV/AIDS theory provides a useful model, namely, the conceit that any given illness may look quite different on different continents:
"Although we found no evidence that XMRV is associated with CFS in the UK, this may be a result of population differences between North America and Europe regarding the general prevalence of XMRV infection, and might also explain the fact that two US groups found XMRV in prostate cancer tissue, while two European studies did not" (Erlwein et al.). "XMRV could show more genetic variety, and thus be harder to detect, than anyone assumed. It's also possible that distinct strains of XMRV appear in different parts of the world, like the retroviruses HIV and HTLV (a leukemia virus)" ( Sam Kean, "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome attacked again", ScienceNOW Daily News, 6 January 2010).
HIV/AIDS provides an apparently unlimited number of good ideas for CFS researchers. Just as there can be AIDS-TB and non-AIDS TB, AIDS Kaposi's sarcoma and non-AIDS Kaposi's sarcoma, and so forth, "It's naïve to think that everyone with chronic fatigue has the same etiology. There's probably going to be a subset of people with CFS that have XMRV, and it will probably end up being classified as XMRV-related CFS" (Kean, op. cit.).
Another lesson from HIV/AIDS theory and practice is to keep asserting something even if it is not true, thus "We have discovered a highly significant association between the XMRV retrovirus and CFS" (Lombardi et al.). First, the claimed association isn't highly significant. Second, no association at all has been found by researchers attempting to reproduce the finding. Third, the reason for seeking an association in the first place turns out to be invalid: "As noted above, XMRV has been detected in prostate tumors from patients expressing a specific genetic variant of the RNASEL gene (5). In contrast, in our study of this CFS cohort, we found that XMRV infection status does not correlate with the RNASEL genotype".
Obviously, the evidence that all this research was based on a flawed hypothesis indicates only a pressing need for more research based on the same hypothesis:
"This observation raises several important questions. Is XMRV infection a causal factor in the pathogenesis of CFS or a passenger virus in the immunosuppressed CFS patient population? What is the relationship between XMRV infection status and the presence or absence of other viruses that are often associated with CFS (e.g., herpesviruses)? [NO ASSOCIATION OF CFS WITH ANY VIRUS HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME] Conceivably these viruses could be cofactors in pathogenesis, as is the case for HIV-mediated disease, in which co-infecting pathogens play an important role (20). [Not quite; HIV is supposed to be pathogenic by itself, not requiring co-factors to kill off the immune system — except according to Montagnier, of course.] Patients with CFS have an elevated incidence of cancer (21). [How many other conditions than CFS can be correlated with one or another cancer? Especially if a single unreproduced observation counts as a correlation?] Does XMRV infection alter the risk of cancer development in CFS? . . . Finally, it is worth noting that 3.7% of the healthy donors in our study tested positive for XMRV sequences. This suggests that several million Americans may be infected with a retrovirus of as yet unknown pathogenic potential".
Ah, yes. The 3.7% of healthy people who are XMRV-positive are evidently elite controllers and long-term non-progressors to CFS and cancer. But everyone is obviously at risk, after all this virus MIGHT cause some illness or other — perhaps following a latent period of a decade or two or three? (As Koehnlein pointed out at RA2009, "Life is a sexually transmitted disease which ends in death after an incubation period of 77 years"; briefer incubation periods include HIV at 15 years, HCV 30 years, BSE 55 years, HPV 55 years).
So just like HIV/AIDS, XMRV is significant for stimulating and supporting researchers, if for nothing else: "virologists around the world practically sprinted to their labs to redo the experiments . . . . a Google search on 'XMRV' the day before the Science paper [Lombardi et al.] hit . . . found about 22,500 hits. Three months later, there are 400,000 hits"( Sam Kean, op. cit.).
Finally (for the moment at least): just as with HIV/AIDS and other unsavory enterprises, FOLLOW THE MONEY:
"the discovery that a clinic associated with the Science paper was selling a $650 diagnostic test for XMRV made the issue more pressing. . . . [S]ome scientists . . . fear that Lombardi's clinic took advantage of that hunger [for help on the part of CFS patients] by offering the $650 diagnostic test, 300 of which have been administered so far. Lombardi's group never claimed XMRV caused CFS, so it's not clear what a patient could do with a positive result. Lombardi argues that patients can avoid infecting other people with XMRV and have their diagnoses validated, if nothing else".
Great value for $650, for those who sell the tests if not for those who get themselves tested.
Not that any of the researchers admitted to a conflict of interest when they submitted the manuscript to Science (7 May 2009; accepted 31 August). The last footnote did note that "R.H.S. may receive royalty payments in the future from Abbott Laboratories", but it was left to a "Note added in proof: V.C.L. is operations manager of Viral Immune Pathologies Laboratory, which is in negotiations with the Whittemore Peterson Institute to offer a diagnostic test for XMRV".
Of course, the belatedness of this note, added after the article had been accepted for publication, is really immaterial, because there is little if any precedent for rejecting manuscripts just because of a blatant conflict of interest.
Lombardi may have been too modest in his claims for the benefits of the test. After all, people who are XRMV-positive and who want to guard against all possibilities that it might be harmful can avail themselves of antiretroviral treatment: "websites are abuzz with reports from [CFS] patients who say they have been tested and queries about how to obtain zidovudine (AZT), the antiretroviral drug used to combat HIV. . . . Scientists are . . . warning people . . . of the dangers of dosing themselves with antiretroviral drugs. . . Richard Baker, head of the group that wrote the official UK guidelines on CFS, warns patients against taking AZT, which can have side effects [YES INDEED, AZT CAN HAVE 'SIDE' EFFECTS –it causes death, but a side effect is that it kills retroviruses as well]" (Clare Wilson and Ewen Callaway, "CFS patients in UK show no signs of suspect virus", 6 January 2010).
Still, that doesn't stop research on using AZT to block XMRV: "In lab experiments reported last month, AZT was found to block replication of XMRV (Virology, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2009.11.013)". "Because XMRV is a retrovirus, it has been suggested that it might be susceptible to some of the many drugs available for treatment of AIDS. Of ten licensed compounds evaluated for activity against XMRV, just one, AZT (azidothymidine), was found to inhibit viral replication. . . . Because AZT is approved for use in humans, such studies can proceed immediately, without the need for extensive toxicity studies in animals" (Vincent Racaniello, "AIDS Drug AZT Inhibits XMRV", 091208, citing Sakuma R, Sakuma T, Ohmine S, Silverman RH, & Ikeda Y (2009). Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus is susceptible to AZT. Virology PMID: 19959199).
We've gone full circle: From realizing that there aren't any human-cancer-causing viruses to establishing by fiat the existence of human-cancer-causing viruses, beginning with cervical cancer which was declared an AIDS-defining disease just because "HIV" — or rather a positive "HIV" test — occurs in some cases of cervical cancer. Nowadays virologists are demonstrating that bits of DNA and protein that might be parts of some new virus can be found in a whole host of physiological conditions; and they seem willing to establish the existence of a virus simply by inference from those bits and pieces, and to infer the pathogenicity of that imaginary virus from its putative presence in any ailment or unusual physiological condition.
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Indianapolis Housing Advocate is IAWM Man of the Yearby Steve Charles • February 20, 2006 Share:
Indianapolis Association of Wabash Men President David Waldman '93 began Saturday's ceremony celebrating the group's Man of the Year (see photo album) with a discussion of heroes.
"People you'd never expect can be heroes," Waldman said. "The bus driver who makes sure the kids get to school safely; the teachers watching over them at recess. In our society, where athletes and celebrities are so often in the limelight, we sometimes forget who the real heroes are."
Then John Bridge '72 introduced the audience to one: IAWM Man of the Year Frank Hagaman '72, who as founder of Partners in Housing, has championed the rights and well-being of thousands of hundreds of homeless and disadvantaged people in central Indiana.
"Mary Stewart, a prominent Indianapolis social worker, once told me that Frank Hagaman has done more for housing for the poor in Indianapolis than any other person," Bridge said.
Delivering remarks written by Professor of Classics Emeritus John Fischer, who was unable to attend in person, Bridge described Hagaman's years as a student at Wabash and member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Returning to his native Connecticut after graduation, Hagaman became a successful banker in Hartford, where he also chaired the Connecticut Housing Investment Fund and got a taste of the type of work that would become his vocation.
With his passion for providing affordable housing growing year by year, Hagaman returned to Indiana in 1992 as "a reformed banker" with a mission to create affordable housing.
"Frank has always been a man of vision," Bridge said, "and his vision for helping the homeless and people with AIDS came together with his creation of Partners in Housing development corporation, whose mission is 'to create affordable non-discriminatory housing for individuals with special needs.'
"The serendipitous combination of Frank's passion, financial acumen, and drive, has resulted 14 years later in a strengthened program of affordable housing for the less fortunate in Indianapolis," Bridge said. "He has assembled more than $238 million to fund innovative programs that reach out to the homeless and those in need. His creation has become a model for other cities, and Frank often consults elsewhere to share his expertise and drive with others."
PIA now provides more than 350 housing units in projects that include the Burton Apartments, the Blue Triangle Residence Hall, Mozingo Place, Colonial Park, Linwood Manor, Guerin Place, and Park Place.
In addition to founding PIA, Hagaman was a founding board member of The Neighborhood Self-Employment Initiative, whose mission is to strengthen inner city neighborhoods by providing education, training, and assistance to entrepreneurs. He wrote the property plan for Indiana's first federal award for housing opportunities for people with AIDS, and he is a founding board member of The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention of Greater Indianapolis. A member of the Mayor's Housing Task Force, Hagaman serves on the board of Second Helpings, a food rescue, job training and hunger relief organization serving greater Indianapolis.
"Frank Hagaman personifies the graduate envisioned by Caleb Mills [the College's first professor] who saw Wabash as a College 'devoted to the public's interest at the highest possible level," Bridge said.
Accepting the award following a standing ovation from the IAWM and guests, Hagaman humorously recalled the last "honor" he received at Wabash. As the proud president of his pledge class at Lambda Chi Alpha, Hagaman had been given a toilet seat and tin foil crown-the "King Louie" Award.
"It was a way of reminding me that I wasn't really as big a deal as I thought I was," Hagaman said — that what matters was being part of something larger and more important than one's self.
"Today, I consider myself to be among the very fortunate and very privileged people that can achieve, can have a vision, and have been taught, very appropriately, to be dedicated to the work of the community," the housing advocate said. "And I carry the truth behind that King Louie award with me in the work I do every day. We work on behalf of people who do not have a voice, who are very low income, and who need someone to work on their behalf.
"This is a tremendous award. And I am humbled to receive it."
Photo album II from the IAWM Valentine's Day Dinner.
More about Frank Hagaman in Wabash Magazine.


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A father of 4 urges Florida attorney general to stop defending marriage discrimination
February 20, 2014
Editors' Note: This post is a guest column by Juan Luque, who lives with his partner, Patrick Duffy outside of Tampa, FL. Juan shares his life with his family at 2 Dads + 4 Kids, and his family have shared their story with Freedom to Marry before. Here, Juan addresses Pam Bondi, the Attorney General of Florida, in response to a lawsuit filed in Florida on behalf of same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry.
Dear Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida:
In just over a month, my family will celebrate the first birthday of three of our children - Liam, Lilly, and Leo, triplets born on April 1, 2013 in St Petersburg, FL.
My life has seen extraordinary change in the past year. My family has doubled in size, expanding from me, my amazing partner Patrick and our son Lorenzo to include the triplets. I have grown more and more comfortable in my role as a stay-at-home father. We are making a home in our new, larger house, just outside of Tampa, to accommodate for our unexpected growth in family size.
Our life together is the bright life of two dads working our hardest to provide for our four amazing children. We prepare healthy meals for our kids. We take them to school. We have cookouts with our family members on the weekend. We go shopping.
And we are happy - we are so, so happy.
Patrick and I have built a wonderful life in Florida, and we have learned such amazing moral and spiritual lessons here in the Sunshine State. And yet, our state has not made it easy for us to build our lives here: Despite our love and commitment, Patrick and I do not have the freedom to marry in Florida. Because of laws prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying in our state, Patrick cannot cover me on his health insurance as I take care of the kids full time; even our domestic partnership - which we entered into in the City of Tampa in 2012, the only legal family status available to us - means nothing in our home now that we've moved out of the city limits.
"Patrick and I have built a wonderful life in Florida - and yet, our state has not made it easy for us to build our lives here."
We love our state, and we refuse to move to another state in order to get married. We know that even with a marriage license from another state, as soon as we return to our home, Florida will act as though the license is invisible.
We love that we have built our home here - but we need more in order to fully dignify our lives, our family, and our place in the state. We need to become a whole part of society. We need to make sure our children - future leaders of this state and this country - are protected and respected by the law. We need to make Florida a better, safer place to live - and we hope you'll stand with us as we work together for a better future. We need the freedom to marry in Florida.
For us, marriage is not a romantic idea - it's a necessity: We need the security that marriage provides. We need the protections to ensure that we can raise our family safely and be treated equally. We need to know that we are respected by our government and our community - the government that we pay taxes into, the community that we love.
We live in an incredible time, Attorney General Bondi - and we have great hope for a future where families like mine are fully respected by the law. You have the opportunity to help make our dreams a reality - and we hope you take advantage of this chance to stand on the right side of history.
Elected officials around the country have taken the time this year to reflect on why marriage matters for same-sex couples - and increasingly, they are arriving at the conclusion that the freedom to marry for same-sex couples hurts no one. They are seeing that being able to marry helps these same-sex couples and their families in myriad ways, some tangible - like the security of being respected as a family come tax season - and some intangible - like having the reassurance that, under the law, they are entitled to the same respect and dignity as their neighbors. From Pennsylvania to Virginia to Nevada, attorneys general have stopped defending anti-marriage laws, and it's because they have come to a simple conclusion: These laws are truly indefensible.
"From PA to VA to NV, attorneys general have stopped defending anti-marriage laws, and it's because they have come to a simple conclusion: These laws are truly indefensible."
I know that this letter is only the story of one family in the great state of Florida - but it represents thousands of other families like mine who are living in a state where we are told again and again that we are not welcome. By denying the freedom to marry to same-sex couples and defending anti-marriage laws, you are hurting our families.
Our family's first year with Liam, Lily, and Leo has been a remarkable and blessed time. Now, we hope that in the second year of their lives, our dreams of marrying in Florida and living equally under the law come true.
Thank you,
Juan Luque • Valrico, Florida
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Great run, but the concern was with my foot. It did hurt some, but just in that sprain kind of way. I think it's safe to run on it but I need to just chill out and be careful until it's healed. Run today was a confidence builder in that aspect, so that's good.
So back to the run... it otherwise went great. There were a couple sections of beach where hundreds of huge quahogs had washed up on shore (probably a result from the storm and still lingering large surf). Most were intact and alive, and the seagulls were having a hay day with them.
Water was warm enough to occasionally splash through when the waves pushed the shoreline up. I even soaked my feet in the ocean for a few minutes at the turn around point. So nice to run barefoot again!
Ran 8.1 miles @ 8:35/mile pace.
Beach with packed sand.
Very flat.
Mid-upper 50s, sunny.
Barefoot, shorts, short sleeved shirt.


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Chris Brown's not so camera shy after all -- just hours after he allegedly snatched a girl's phone for snapping a pic of him ... the singer posed for a photo with some female fans in Miami ... BEAMING HIS FACE OFF.
The pic was snapped outside the valet after the Heat/Magic game on Sunday -- and the lady on the right tells TMZ, CB was extremely nice during their brief interaction.
Chris had left American Airlines Arena early to beat the crowd -- but our source stopped him to say she's a big fan. When he heard this, they chatted briefly and Chris agreed to take the picture.
If you notice, CB's wearing the same chain he wore to Miami's Cameo nightclub the night before (below) -- when he allegedly snatched the girl's iPhone.
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thanks for your help
CoachV, Happy New Year from the west coast, me to you. I was wondering if you have any videos of kids you coach that I can share with students in my Youth Tennis League classes. I see the one you have posted of Gabby Price who is a gifted standout. I'm looking for videos with average kids to help inspire my students. Thanks! Coach Dudley
Sorry to hear about the accident. How injured are you?
Hi William,
Yes, I'm now in Atlanta. Staying probably until next Sunday. Monday and tuesday I'm busy but the rest of the week is open. Let me know if you'd like to hit.
hahaha ok. i'm not too worried about Jake. Any time he wants to play I'm more than ready for him. (end of my smack talk lol)
Man, thanks for making it a reality!
just left you a voice and text message. Want to try the Blade 16x19 and compare it to the Juice 100.
Thanks--I'm an aging bowl skater! :)
Thanks, Coach V, for making me a featured member! I am full of questions, so I'm sure I'll keep you as busy as you want to be in answering questions. :)
what you mean please!
Cool header pic, bro!
V, you will like this site:
Congrats on the win, woodie!
Nice bandana with ur trademark on it!
I'm teaching physics at Dominican College (Orangeburg, NY) this semester. We will have to find another place other than Bronx CC to play.
Coach V.. I'm coming down to Ga. you're gonna evaluate my game and I will donate to your cause.
Hey, that was very cool of you to reach out to Vance.
CoachV has class.
I am new to the area and desperate to fing somebody to hit with as often as possible.I am a 4.0 player. Do you have any suggestions? Help Please!!!1
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Midsomer Murders "Dark Autumn, Part 2" After the bodies of two husbands of women who had been involved with the postman are found, Barnaby and his team realize they are searching for a twisted murderer, who may have been scarred by childhood memories. Part 2 of 2G
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Masterpiece Classic "Downton Abbey (S3 E2)" The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a health crisis. Part 2 of 7G
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New Tricks "Buried Treasure" Brian's dog digs up a skeleton during a walk on the common. A local youth worker shows an unusual amount of interest in the remains. Investigation shows he was interviewed in connection with the disappearance of a Member of Parliament.G
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Dialogue "Annette Gordon-Reed: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference" The historian speaks with host Marcia Franklin during the Sun Valley Writers' Conference. Gordon-Reed won the 2008 National Book Award and the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for her book on Thomas Jefferson and the Hemings slave family, which he owned.G
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Sesame Street "A Prince of a Frog" There is a princess in distress on Sesame Street! She cannot meet her prince without kissing a frog, but the frog keeps hopping away! Elmo and Abby try to help by learning a little more about frogs on Alan's computer. The first thing they learn is that frogs are amphibians and like to gather in groups and croak together. Abby and Elmo pretend to be croaking frogs to attract the frog. D
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood "Good Morning Daniel/Goodnight Daniel" Good Morning Daniel - It's a typical morning in the Tiger household, and Daniel has to get up for school but his playing and imagining distract him from his routine. Daniel learns that his morning routine helps him be ready in time for Trolley to take him to school. Goodnight Daniel - Tonight, Daniel is pretending to be Super Daniel! But after dinner, he has to follow his nighttime routine even though he would rather play. D
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Martha Speaks "Nurse Martha/TD Gets The Scoop" Nurse Martha - Being able to translate animal speech sure comes in handy when Martha gets a job as the vet's assistant. TD Gets the Scoop - Carolina is starting a newspaper, the Carolina Town Crier, and she needs some crack reporters to track down the news.G
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NOVA "Ice Age Death Trap" In a race against developers in the Rockies, archaeologists uncover a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts, opening a vivid window on the vanished world of the Ice Age.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Rome: Baroque Brilliance" Rick finds a city busy with life and bursting with Baroque. He rambles through the heart of Rome admiring Bernini statues and pondering sunbeams inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Then he mingles with modern Romans during an early-evening stroll before dinner. He joins locals after dark at the Eternal City's most romantic nightspots.G
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Rudy Maxa's World "Delhi & Agra, India" From the serene beauty of the Taj Mahal to the crowded alleys of downtown New Delhi, Rudy finds India a feast for the senses.G
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The Desert Speaks "Living Traditions of the Tohono O'Odham" The Tohono O'Odham ("Desert People") live on the second-largest reservation in the United States, located southwest of Tucson, Arizona and share hundreds of miles with the Mexico border, across which some still live. Although many O'Odham live off the reservation and don't grow traditional crops, among the older members their language is still very much alive, as are many of the cultural traditions and beliefs. Learn how a concerned group of tribal members knowledgeable in these traditions are taking an active part in passing down practices of saguaro fruit harvesting and basket weaving to their children and grandchildren. D
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Ciao Italia "Shrimp and Gamberoni/Scampi E Gamberoni" Seafood distributor Chris Porter of Patriot Lobster and Shrimp Company brings the biggest prawns you've ever seen nella cucina, where he teaches Mary Ann the finer points of shellfish, and then they join forces to create three fantastic dishes; Pan-fried Prawns Antipasto served over breadcrumb-crusted tomato slices, Quinoa and Pan-cooked Shrimp, and topped off with Roasted Prawns Oregenata. D
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Taste of History "The First Three Seasons" In our first retrospective, "A Taste of History" tells the story of America's founding through excerpts from the first 38 episodes of our series. This story weaves together the key places, personalities and events we have showcased to tell the incredible tale which is America. From Mount Vernon to Washington's Crossing, from Lafayette to Dolley Madison, it's all in this episode. D
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Simply Ming "Tenderizing with Guest Jamie Bissonnette" This week on Simply Ming - tenderizing - a culinary technique that helps meat, chicken and fish absorb all the wonderful flavors of your favorite marinades. Joining Ming in the kitchen is Chopped Champion - Chef Jamie Bissonnette. Together Ming and Jamie cook on the fly using mystery ingredients and zesty spices to come up with two tender recipes: a Tellegio Kimchee Steak Bomb and a Trio of Halibut New Style Sashimi. D
9:00 am
Christina "The Big Game....Winning Recipes" All eyes are on the big game and while visions of tailgate parties dance in most men's heads, the rest of us worry about the fat, calories, salt and chemicals that come as part of the food we love to enjoy as we watch our favorite teams play to victory. In this class, we'll create healthy versions of classic tailgate and football party foods to delight your guests. D
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Vegetables" Everyone knows the importance of eating vegetables, but many home cooks avoid cooking them simply because they don't know how. In this episode, Martha shares her favorite methods for preparing vegetables so that they retain their delicious flavors, bright colors, and nutritional properties, offering quick, easy-to-follow recipes and tips. Viewers learn how to make simple vegetable side dishes, including steamed spinach, sauteed broccoli rabe, roasted cauliflower "steaks," brown sugar-glazed carrots, sauteed sugar snap peas and shelled peas with mint and lemony kale salad. D
10:00 am
Austin City Limits "Rodrigo Y Gabriela" The famed Mexican guitar duo performs a unique fusion of flamenco, jazz and rock.G
11:00 am
Sesame Street "Afraid of the Bark" Elmo and Zoe are playing a game with Zoe's pet rock, Rocco. When it's Elmo's turn to roll Rocco, he rolls him all the way to Barkley the dog, who picks him up and plays with him in his mouth. Bob gives Rocco back to Zoe and explains that Barkley just thought they were playing fetch. D
12:00 pm
Dinosaur Train "Confuciusornis Says/Tiny's Tiny Doll" Confuciusornis Says - The next stop on the World Tour takes the Pteranodons to Confuciusornis Gardens to visit a very wise, old dinosaur. They try some new foods, and learn to meditate, leaving them with their own enlightening mountain-top experience. Tiny's Tiny Doll - During the Pteranodons' World Tour, Tiny mistakenly leaves her favorite Tiny-Doll behind at Velociraptor Valley. D
12:30 pm
Super Why! "The Foolish Wishes" Whyatt gets to pick one toy from the Toy Store but there are just too many choices! Will he select a race car, a comic book or even a Giant Magic Bubble Potion? The Super Readers meet a farmer and his wife who face an even more difficult decision - how to use three magic wishes. They need to figure out how to make a decision and help the impulsive farmer before he wastes all his chances on foolish things. Or will the couple ends up living out their days in a house made of sausages? Educational Objectives: To learn about choices, practice alphabet skills and the magic of spelling and use the power to read to change the story and save the day!. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Meet The Beetles/Tongue Tied" Meet the Beetles - Nick and Sally must protect their cookie jar from cookie snatchers! But how? Well by meeting three of the Cat's beetle friends, that's how! Stan the Giant Stag beetle shows them how to look scary, while Cliff the Click beetle teaches them to make a noise them jump! And Bobbi the Bombardier beetle has a stinky surprise for those that try to sneak up on her. Now Nick and Sally can keep their cookies safe! Tongue Tied - Mmm, there's nothing better than a blueberry popsicle, even though it makes your tongue blue! Speaking of tongues, the Cat has some friends with marvelous tongues! The kids meet Treetop Tom and see how his tough tongue can pick food off of thorny branches. Then Snifty the boa snake shows them how she uses her tongue to smell. D
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Wild Kratts "Kerhonk" When Martin's and Chris' Creature Power Suits unexpectedly get jammed in Proboscis monkey mode and the top monkey of the troop is injured protecting a youngster from a crocodile, the Kratt brothers find themselves stepping into the injured monkey's role. While Aviva nurses the monkey back to health, Chris and Martin must keep the troop together and soon discover the important communication function of the proboscis monkeys strangest feature - his huge, droopy, bulbous nose! They uncover some of the different methods animals utilize to communicate important information to each other. D
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Dialogue for Kids "Electricity" Electricity is a basic form of energy. Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guest scientist Dr. John Gardner, Director, CAES Energy Efficiency Research Institute, Boise State University, answer students' questions about electricity.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Andalucia, Gibraltar and Tangier" Exploring the quintessence of Spanish culture in Andalucia, Rick rolls down from whitewashed hill towns to the coast and takes in the windsurfing at Tarifa. He catches a bit of Britain on the Rock of Gibraltar and then sails to Africa for a Moroccan finale in Tangier.G
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Song of the Mountains The Boxcars; ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band. D
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My Hero "The Party's Over" George does not understand the concept of a surprise birthday party for Janet but is determined to plan the event.G
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Are You Being Served? "Sweet Smell of Success" Mrs. Slocombe claims to have created a unisex perfume which exercises a fatal attraction for the opposite sex.G
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As Time Goes By "Lionel's Ex-Wife" Lionel unexpectedly receives a letter from ex-wife Margaret. When he and Jane meet with her, she is neither frumpy nor alone.G
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The Cafe "Afternoon Tease" Sarah soon has two school friends vying for her favor - Richard, who secretly fancies her, and John, a former "fat kid" now a good looking successful businessman with a Porsche.G
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The Red Green Show "Curse of the Mummy" Red and Mike have some fun with artifacts from the local museum. Red shows how to prevent your car from being stolen, and he makes a kinetic lawn ornament from a set of drums and a bicycle.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The Rolls Royce" Hyacinth is stung to lose first prize at the local craft fair for her floral table decoration and to a social rival.G
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The Thin Blue Line "Rag Week" When Rag Week begins, members of the Gasforth police deal with university students' pranks and bank robbers.G
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My Family "It's A Gift (Christmas Special)" Ben gets Susan a present from the store where Alfie works as one of Santa's elves. But he soon learns it is the wrong gift for a happy holiday. He tries for something more romantic but finds he could have gotten a better deal by waiting. Then, a present to themselves turns up with the wrong picture.G
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My Hero "The Party's Over" George does not understand the concept of a surprise birthday party for Janet but is determined to plan the event.G
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Are You Being Served? "Sweet Smell of Success" Mrs. Slocombe claims to have created a unisex perfume which exercises a fatal attraction for the opposite sex.G
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As Time Goes By "Lionel's Ex-Wife" Lionel unexpectedly receives a letter from ex-wife Margaret. When he and Jane meet with her, she is neither frumpy nor alone.G
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The Cafe "Afternoon Tease" Sarah soon has two school friends vying for her favor - Richard, who secretly fancies her, and John, a former "fat kid" now a good looking successful businessman with a Porsche.G
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The Red Green Show "Curse of the Mummy" Red and Mike have some fun with artifacts from the local museum. Red shows how to prevent your car from being stolen, and he makes a kinetic lawn ornament from a set of drums and a bicycle.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The Rolls Royce" Hyacinth is stung to lose first prize at the local craft fair for her floral table decoration and to a social rival.G


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November 26, 2007, 3:03 pm
Book signing notice No. 2 and thoughts on a possible Avs trade or two
Anybody who wants to come out and talk a little sports with yours truly – and maybe buy a book and have it signed too – should come out to the Borders at 6606 S. Parker Rd. in Aurora on Tuesday night, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m.
I'll be signing copies of my Broncos book, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", along with former kicker and Broncos Ring of Fame member Jim Turner, who wrote the introduction.
Anybody who wants a signed copy of my Avs-Red Wings book, "Blood Feud" can bring them along too – and just in time for the holidays, imagine that! Read more…


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Mayor Paul R. Soglin is the 51st, 54th and 57th Mayor of Madison. He was elected nine times as Mayor of Madison, most recently in 2015, and three times as a Common Council member.
Paul Soglin was raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. He attended Hyde Park High School (now Hyde Park Career Academy), and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1962. He enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) in the fall of 1962, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts with honors in history in 1966 and after spending three years in the UW History graduate program, a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree from the UW - Madison Law School in 1972.


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Onion - 1/2 cup thinly sliced
Raw/Sona Masuri Rice - 1/2 cup uncooked
Freshly ground black pepper - 3/4 to 1 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 5 tsp
Curry leaves - a few
Cook rice in 1 1/4 cup water and set aside.
Heat oil in a wide pan. Add jeera. When it crackles, add hing, curry leaves and onion.
When onion turns golden brown, add sliced tindora.
Fry for 5 minutes.
Now add chopped potatoes, sprinkle salt and cover the pan with a lid.
When the veggies are almost cooked, open the lid and fry for 5 minutes until they turn crispy.
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It took three weeks of hard work to finish this custom pinball machine, which simulates Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire Pinball and the classic Pokémon Pinball, originally released on Game Boy Color.
Its surface looks really smooth and clean, and the functioning tilt buttons, plus the classic Pokémon music make it all totally super effective.
You can take a look at a few shots of the machine below, or head over to the creator's site for more.
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Kanye West Reveals How He Got Past the Taylor Swift VMAs Controversy
It's been five years since rapper Kanye West did his thing and interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs, but he's still not done talking about it. Now, he reveals how he coped with all the negativity after his infamous stage rush.
It was one of country's most shocking moments when West stage-bombed the young singer, shouting, "Beyonce has one of the best videos of all time!," which led to huge amounts of criticism from even President Obama. And the rapper tells director Steve McQueen in their Interview chat that he used three coping mechanisms to get over the ordeal.
When McQueen asked West how he dealt with it all mentally, physically and spiritually, West answered, "It's funny that you would say 'mentally, physically, spiritually' because my answer before you even said that was going to be 'god, sex, and alcohol.'"
Added West, "Well, I don't have an addictive personality, so that means that I can lean on what might be someone else's vice just enough to make it through to the next day. You know, just enough religion, a half-cup of alcohol with some ice in it and a nice chaser, and then...a lot of sex. And then I'd make it to the next week."
There have been a lot of weeks since the VMAs controversy, and it seems that West is trying to move on. However, it will remain an incident that impacted both West and Swift in major ways. It gave them both a ton of publicity and taught them both some huge lessons -- including "don't ever interrupt an acceptance speech."
Swift has been a little less vocal about the upsetting moment, but it seems she's taken it all to heart; the 'I Knew You Were Trouble' hitmaker keeps a framed photo of the moment in her Nashville penthouse as a reminder that life is full of interruptions.


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By most accounts, trade deadline day was declared a Festivus miracle. Like most trades, we'll have to wait a few years to really see how things shake out, but on the surface – on paper, the Sabres appear to be big winners.
Heading into the day, only the most foolhardy optimists could have thought the Sabres would get a 1st for Gaustad (well plus that 4th we had to throw in, but still). Then the Kassian & Gragnani for Hodgson & Sulzer trade …. well, wowser. Darcy must have been feeling the heat of the hashtag and indeed #didSomething, using his Jedi mind tricks to bend other GMs to his will. (I like to think he's a Sith, using treachery, intimidation and over-the-phone Force chokes.)
Or, more likely this was the Sabres' plan all along: don't do anything drastic and sell the farm now just to try to make the playoffs, but instead stay the course and do what we can to improve for the long haul, slowly building towards being a championship-caliber team.
I'm certainly sad to see Kassian go, not just because I have a Badassian t-shirt from Hockey Heaven. (Which, incidentally they're so cool they're offering 50% off the purchase of a new Cody Hodgson #19CoHo shirt.) I love me a good power foward with grit, who is hard to knock off the puck and will fight – it's perhaps my favorite type of player. We haven't seen that in B-lo for some time and Kassian had/has that potential.
But of course, potential is just that and we needed a center. It was the right thing for the Sabres, and Sulzer for Gragnani seems like an upgrade for us as well. Even if Sulzer doesn't improve much, he won't be the meek turnover machine that MAG was. Plus, Ehrhoff will have a German buddy who played in Vancouver to hang out with. Maybe those two will synergize into something stronger than the two of them individually, like a monstrous German-speaking Voltron-like robot that smashes anyone who crosses our blue line into a thin paste yet has a (literal) rocket slapshot. Sorry, I was daydreaming a bit there, but I do believe the possibility for them to both improve in each other's presence is there.
Of course I have to type the obligatory "sucks to see Gaustad go" that every Sabres blogger has had to do. I don't think I need to expand on that much, but for some reason I didn't realize he was 6'5″ until today. He didn't seem that big on the ice and knowing that makes me think that he could've (and should've) played a little bit tougher. Yes, he's awesome at faceoffs and plays center against the other teams top line and all that – but for his asking price, it was the right move. The worst thing about that is breaking up the oft-used Gaustad/Kaleta/Gerbe line. I loved that line: high energy and tenacious as all get out. And no, I don't think there's a snowballs chance in hell that we'll be able to get Goose back in the offseason.
So the Sabres are in a better place and geared up for the future. We've taken more steps in the right direction and yet we can still take a run at the playoffs this year. I now feel less apprehensive about having to make the playoffs now and more secure in the fact that we're on our way to greatness.
Now the bad news: Washington is 7 points ahead of us. Damn you Dale Hunter! Perhaps we did ourselves a disservice by lambasting the Caps earlier this year and helping to get Bruce Boudreau fired.
Ah well, Go Sabres and remember to grab some powernaps for the upcoming late games on the slate!
Possible topic of discussion for the comments: Do you feel more comfortable with the team now after these trades? Do you feel like we still have to make a push for the playoffs? Or are you more relaxed and ok with not making the playoffs as long as we're building towards a much better team?
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Born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City until the age of 17, I've lived, worked and studied in Canada, Germany, France and Switzerland while also travelled to 26 countries and counting across the globe. Currently doing my Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management on the beautiful Vancouver Island, my work and study continue to take me to places and I fall even deeper in love with our beautiful Earth.
Hear the word "Zürich" and most people initially think of a monotonous life within a reserved city, full of historic buildings, perfectly neat streets lined with upper-class stores, and serious bankers, suited and booted, walking in the middle. This guide is created to break that stereotype and let you enjoy the real and slightly peculiar hype of Zurich with some occasional tranquil escapes.
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Blinde Kuh (Blind Cow) is the world's very first (and unrivaled) dining-in-the-dark restaurant. Initially founded on the philosophical and philanthropic concept of creating employment opportunities for the blind and visually impaired, Blindekuh has turned into a highly praised gastronomic destination in its own right. Let your eyes and mind be opened while enjoying award-winning dishes in complete darkness.
Odd as it may sound, visiting a cemetery could actually be a very unique learning experience. Fluntern Cemetery was first constructed in 1887 according to a strictly axial Baroque design, and has since gone through several extensions. Today, it is one of Zurich's most famous and also most beautiful final resting places for many prominent figures, including the celebrated Irish author James Joyce and his family.
When it comes to parties, you'll be suprised at how creative Zurich can get. One example is the city's original Badi-bars, or bathing pool bars. As night falls, this riverside pool transforms into a bohemian paradise with oriental cushions, delectable foods and cool drinks. Sit by the water with your peers and relax under the stars; now that's a cool story to tell back home!
The history of wax moulages dates back as far as the Renaissance and yet, unless your job is related to medical services or military, I guess that few people would know exactly what they are all about. Therefore, take this opportunity and visit the Moulagenmuseum at the University of Zurich and explore the world's best-preserved, most life-like study collection of wax moulages of skin diseases. A tad creepy yes, but plenty amusing and of course, educational!
Schwamendingerplatz offers a completely different vibe from the touristic areas of Zurich. Surrounded by pubs, restaurants, grocery stores, florists, and other shops, it is still far from crowded. It's always great to stumble upon such unassuming and green areas as this after all the hustle and bustle of a big city.
Great food, great drinks, great quirky fashion outlets, great live music, great art studios and, of course, a great urban garden. All of this inside, or next to, old shipping containers within an industrial wasteland have made Frau Gerolds Garten one of the most eclectic party scenes in Zurich. No words can describe all the fun and surprise that you can find here.
With a chain of cool restaurants, unique bars, hipster fashion venues, authentic Swiss delicatessens, and much more gathering under the 36 arches of this 1894 viaduct, this area surely lives up to its reputation as 'the most exciting shopping street in Zurich.' The highlight is probably the Market Hall, where you can expect to snap up some local wares sold by the region's local vendors and farmers.
Despite its central location in the Old Town, one could easily miss this quirky but super cool place — unless you're already a fan of the Dada art movement. The house, once belonging to Dada artist Hugo Ball, has now turned into a one-of-a-kind art museum, as well as a shop filled with unusual goods. Located upstairs is a pretty peculiar cafe/bar, where you can enjoy a glass of Carajillo while learning that the name of the bar — Duda — is a wordplay stemming from Dada and the German phrase for 'you there!'
If you ever feel slightly overwhelmed with all the constant fun and parties in Zurich, or simply have some spare time on your hands, hop on a train and head straight for Rheinfall — Europe's largest waterfall. Lying north of Zurich city and right on the border between the two Swiss cantons of Zurich and Schaffhausen, this 150m-wide and 23m-high natural wonder will take your breath away.
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CTA. 1997. COURSES AND CONFERENCES 5. Spore 69. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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COURSES AND CONFERENCES 10TH INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON LOCAL LEVEL MANAGEMENT OF TREES AND FORESTS FORSUSTAINABLE LAND USE 7 September- 12 December 1997 The course is designed for policy and planning staff of both government and non-governmental...
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I've been passionate about photography my whole life and after my own wedding a few years ago I finally figured out what I want to do when I grow up! In a few months I will be able to make photography my full time job. Photographing weddings is my first love but children and families come in a close second. I'm an outgoing, upbeat, cheerful person who genuinely loves people and the story they tell through the camera lens. I have a small obsession with smiley faces. Kasey Matson Photography is a family business run by my husband and I. Most of my sessions are on-location/natural settings which make for a unique experience (no boring backdrop studio). My style is photo-journalistic (minimal posing).
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- U.S. cotton producers — and, indeed, cotton farmers everywhere — would like to see cotton futures make a long-term move out of the 40-cent range where they seem to have been stuck for most of the last 10 months.
That may not happen right away, but USDA economists speaking at the Department's annual Agricultural Outlook Forum offered hope for some price improvement in the months ahead.
Besides predicting that world cotton production could drop by 14 million bales to 103 million bales for the crop that will be planted in 2005, the economists said world cotton consumption could rise 3 percent from the 2004-05 record 105.8 million to 109 million bales.
"World cotton consumption made one of its most decisive upward moves ever in 2004-05, reaching an estimated 105.8 million bales and capping a six-year run that saw world cotton consumption grow by 25 percent," said James Johnson, an agricultural economist with USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.
"The increase is all the more startling for having followed a decade when cotton consumption essentially was unchanged between 1988 and 1999. During the last decade, cotton consumption has grown 2.1 percent annually, compared with a 1.7 percent average rate over the last 40 years."
Johnson said USDA is forecasting world cotton consumption grew 7.5 percent in 2004-05.
"Strong world economic growth is boosting consumer demand, especially in the developing Asian economies, at the same time that large global supplies are depressing cotton prices — lower both in absolute terms and relative to polyester."
A large portion of that increase is due to the acceleration of growth in cotton spinning in China, which now accounts for 35 percent of world cotton consumption or 37.5 million bales in 2004-05. China's mill use has risen 75 percent during the last five years.
"China's 2005-06 cotton consumption will continue to expand faster than world average growth rates as the elimination of trade barriers provides improved access to foreign textile markets, and rising incomes support growth in demand by Chinese consumers," Johnson said. "Consumption is forecast at 41 million bales, a 9 percent increase from the estimated 2004-05 level."
Although cotton producers would like to see another 7.5 increase in world cotton consumption in 2005-06, Johnson said it probably won't be that simple because of a number of as yet unforeseeable events.
For openers, world GDP growth in 2005 and 2006 is expected to slow compared with 2004, but remain above average. World growth in 2004 was the strongest since the 1970s, rising 5 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund. It could slow to 4.3 percent, but that would be stronger than the rate for 2001-2003.
Real GDP growth in the United States is expected to reach 3.5 percent in 2005 and 3.1 percent in 2006 while that of the European Union is forecast at 1.9 and 2.1 percent and in Japan, 1.5 and 2.0 percent. China's staggering GDP growth could continue at rates of 8.2 and 7.6 percent while India's could reach 6.3 and 6 percent.
Johnson notes that cotton prices dropped 26 percent in real terms last year, and economists typically have observed a relationship between cotton prices and consumption after a one-year lag.
"Consumption in 2004-05 behaved counter to the intuition, rising despite a 22-percent price inflation-adjusted increase during the year before," he said. "This does not necessarily rule out a lag between cotton price and consumption changes, but it does suggest caution in assuming 2005-06 consumption will receive a significant boost from this year's decline in prices."
Looking at previous significant gains in mill use suggests a pattern, Johnson said. Since 1970, only five other years have seen an expansion in global cotton consumption on a par with 2004.
"In three of those years, the preceding year's consumption shrank; thus, it seems reasonable to assume that inventory demand was responding significantly to changes in income growth, and the significant increase was partly a function of the previous year's decline."
On average, he said, in the years just before these high growth years, world consumption fell on average by 0.3 percent. In the year after the high growth years, consumption typically grew at a below-average rate, except for the mid-1980s when two high growth years followed consecutively.
Global income patterns will be relatively favorable for cotton consumption in 2005-06, said Johnson, although not quite as favorable as in 2004-05. And lower prices should also help boost consumption.
"The outlook for cotton's share of household fiber consumption is positive in North America and Europe, since the end of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement quotas should reduce prices and increase consumption," he noted.
For producers and merchants, China's continued growth is projected to boost imports in that country and the world significantly.
"China's consumption is forecast to exceed production by 14 million bales and, with limited stocks to draw upon, the shortfall will have to be supplied by imports, currently forecast at 14.5 million bales or an increase of 60 percent from the 2004-05 estimate.
"Similarly, world trade is also expected to rise to a record 38 million bales," he added. "Strong imports will provide opportunities for many of the world's cotton exporters, including the United States, to reduce surplus stocks accumulated in 2004-05."
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News from the world of maths: More movies and mathsSubmitted by plusadmin on May 20, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
More movies and maths
Maths in the movies is obviously in vogue these days.
The following video comes from Triple J in Australia, and is a nice summation of how maths has been used as a tool for plot development over the years.
Thanks to Marc Fennell, the host of the show, for the permissions.
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In another sign the housing downturn may be far from over, home prices in several cities are hitting new lows as sellers unload homes at bigger losses than a year ago.
Home values fell for the sixth straight month in February, according to new figures released this morning from the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Nationally, home prices are down 3.5% from a year ago. But some cities are posting much bigger losses, with nine metro areas recording new post-crisis lows. Atlanta prices, for instance, have dropped 39% from their market peak and homes are selling at 1996 levels, while Chicago prices are back down to 2000 levels. Experts say the new round of losses suggests more trouble may be ahead for the overall housing market. "We're at a critical turning point where we're wondering if we're going to recover or if there will be a second round of weakness," says Brad Hunter, chief economist at Metrostudy, a housing market research and consulting firm.
Several factors have contributed to the latest price drops. Experts say that extended high unemployment in some cities, like Atlanta and Chicago, has weakened buyer demand and increased foreclosures that, in turn, have dragged down the values of surrounding homes. Separately, more distressed homes are coming on the market as banks try to sell the homes they repossessed. Most of these homes are selling at a discount — 29% lower than non-distressed homes according to RealtyTrac.com, which also lowers home prices.
To be sure, some cities are showing improvements. Home prices in five metro areas — Denver, Detroit, Miami, Minneapolis and Phoenix — rose slightly from a year ago, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller report.
But experts say it's unclear when the following cities will bottom out. As a result, would-be sellers who purchased their homes less than a decade ago are unlikely to earn much of a return – and may not even earn back what they paid for it. Those who can no longer afford to pay their mortgage have little choice but to sell, but experts say those who can afford to stay put may want to hold onto their homes until their local housing market improves.


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tayers44 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 81 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Main Street Church of Christ, Milan, TN
My name is Taft Ayers. I am a 30 year old dude who is the Outreach and Involvement Minister for our church. We are a 350 member church in rural West, TN. I moved here from Memphis to work with the church here and one of the things that I try desperately to do is make new and catchy things that are pleasing to the eye to advertise with. These folks have never seen anything like this before. I think they all use Clipart books for everything. We are bringing about a revolution, baby!
Our target audience is for ANYONE who is going to be participating in our 30 day challenge. We are going to challenge them to read through the teachings of Jesus in 30 days. We will have events planned for the whole month of June and will be using this logo to advertise all around town, to try and entice the community to come and be with us.
You feel free to do whatever the heck you want. I am flexible as can be. Just want a logo that screams out "30 Days With Jesus (In June)." And somewhere in or in the logo, put Main Street Church of Christ in there.
I am down for anything. Any colors, and designs.
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Hopefully, this logo will be used to advertise all over the church building and throughout the community.
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…and gets the President to (sign and) sing along.
There are lots of good stories speaking of Speaker Pelosi's own determination and the pressure she put on the President to follow through with the necessary leadership on health reform that only the President (if anyone) could provide.
The health reform effort seemed about to crash and burn just two months ago. As Ceci Connolly recounted so well in yesterday's Washington Post:
The remarkable change in political fortunes thrust Obama into a period of uncertainty and demonstrated the ability of one person to control the balance of power in Washington. On Jan. 19, that person seemed to be Brown.
But as the next 61 days would show, culminating in Sunday night's historic vote, the fate of the legislation ultimately rested in the hands of Obama, who in the hours before Brown's victory was growing increasingly frustrated as Pelosi detailed why no answer was in sight.
There went health-care reform.
There went history.
"I understand that, Nancy," he finally snapped. "What's your solution?
Well, her solution seemed to be to keep up the kind of determination, forcefulness, and yet grace and diplomacy that perhaps only the first female speaker (and a mom and grandmother) could provide, as a Politico story suggests:
The rebirth of the reform effort is the result of a little luck, insurance company avarice, a subsiding of post-Brown panic among party incumbents and the calculation by many Hill Democrats that going small or giving up was just as politically perilous as going big.
But the main reason the bill has made it to the floor has as much to do with the complex, occasionally tense, ever-evolving partnership between the first African-American president and the first female speaker.
"I think [Pelosi] is the one who has kept the steel in the president's back — and I think she represents that to Harry Reid, too," Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Pelosi's closest friend in Congress, told POLITICO.
"White Houses end up with — how do I say this? — they take an incrementalism pill," added Eshoo. "But Nancy Pelosi is not an incrementalist."
Neither is Obama, says Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), it's just that he moves more deliberately. "I don't think [the White House] were there from Day One, but they were from Day Two," he said. "I think they knew this would be the way."
So this unique Pelosi-Obama partnership, and their blend of personalities, seems to have somehow worked in the end.
Now, of course it's still "not over," even with the Speaker lady having led the President in song, because the reconciliation "fixes" have to be passed by the Senate–over the Senate Republicans' objections (off-key dissonance?) which we will hear over the next several days.
But the President has gotten his song out, and apparently now that it's out, it sounds pretty good to people. (See this USA Today/Gallop poll.) Earlier this month, Speaker Pelosi caught a lot of flack (and indeed made me cringe), when she said "we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of controversy."
But now I think what she might have meant was that the President would have to sign the bill into law and "sing" about it more (like no one else could), so that Americans could more clearly see what was in it to like.
Perhaps it was the Speaker's special "intuition" on the matter–and only something that a shrewd politician who also happens to be a woman and a mother could pull off.
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IUP::Spin - [GUI element] vertical box containing 2 buttons for incrementing/decrementing values
This functions will create a control set with a vertical box containing two buttons, one with an up arrow and the other with a down arrow, to be used to increment and decrement values.
Unlike the SPIN attribute of the IUP::Text element, the IUP::Spin element can NOT automatically increment the value and it is NOT inserted inside the IUP::Text area.
CREATION - new() method
IUP::Spin is based on IUP::Vbox, and contains two IUP::Button.
$spin = IUP::Spin->new();
Returns: the identifier of the created element, or
undef if an error occurs.
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ATTRIBUTE=>'value' or
CALLBACKNAME=>\&func pairs relevant to this element - see IUP::Manual::02_Elements.
For more info about concept of callbacks (setting callback handlers etc.) see IUP::Manual::04_Callbacks. Callbacks specific to this element:
Called each time the user clicks in the buttons. It will increment 1 and decrement -1 by default. Holding the Shift key will set a factor of 2, holding Ctrl a factor of 10, and both a factor of 100.
Callback handler prototype:
sub spin_cb_handler { my ($self, $inc) = @_; #... }
Unfortunately there are no sample scripts using this element.
IUP::Text, IUP::Vbox, IUP::Hbox, IUP::Button
The original doc: iupspin.html