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Baby boomers turning to competitive ballroom dancing
LOWELL — Out on the competitive ballroom dance floor, you've got 90 seconds or less to prove your grace and your mettle. For a group of baby boomers who started competing just in the last three years, the pressure is intense. And they love it.
"You have to want it badly. You have to love every minute, and you have to have a competitive drive," says Bette Bissonnette, 64. She entered her first pro-am competition, in which only the amateur is judged, in late 2010.
Bissonnette had been dancing socially with her husband for 10 years, when a groundswell started building at the Steppin' Out Dance Studio, where they were taking lessons. One of the students convinced studio owner George Lacerte, who had danced professionally 22 years ago, to train and partner her in competitive ballroom.
Soon others caught the competitive bug. Lacerte now partners in pro-am competitions with Bissonnette, Valerie Gillett, 59, Carole McOsker, 65, and Gloria Scollo, 66. In the last year, Scollo has also entered amateur competitions with her husband, Nathan.
There are a lot of baby boomers on the competitive dance floor these days, with contests broken down according to age and ability. Lacerte says he sees dancers get involved before they have children, then drop out, and then there's a resurgence after children have grown up. For the older set, he adds, there are no disadvantages to ballroom dancing. It keeps you agile, fit, and mentally keen.
Gloria Scollo says it beats going to the gym. Gillett boasts that dancing helped her recover more quickly from knee surgery.
Although most of these dancers have been competing less than two years, the group is on fire. At the Yankee Classic DanceSport Championships in Cambridge last month, dancers from Steppin' Out Studio (the baby boomers plus one 18-year-old Latin dancer) entered 31 dances and scored 24 medals, according to Lacerte's tally: 12 gold, eight silver, and four bronze. Lacerte partnered in all of them.
There are two styles of competitive ballroom dancing, International and American. They mostly cover the same dances, but with different technical standards. The Steppin' Out competitors practice the International style, which means the partners must remain in the closed position, body to body, throughout the dance. They perform Quickstep, Foxtrot, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, and Tango.
On a recent visit to the Steppin' Out studio, some of the baby-boomer competitors have gathered in chairs ringing the studio floor to demonstrate their moves to a reporter — McOsker can't make it; she's at work — and the Scollos, in their street clothes plus dancing shoes, jump up to waltz.
The Scollos dance the International Standard Waltz, also known as the slow waltz, to piped-in instrumental music. Lacerte says that the country tune "You Light Up My Life" has a slow waltz tempo, and the Scollos glide across the dance floor, formal yet serene, transported in one another's embrace.
Ballroom dancing can be dicey for a couple. Traditionally and competitively, the man leads and the woman follows. That may not be easy or natural for either party.
"I'm a control freak," Bissonnette admits. "As a woman, when you come through the door, you have to give up all control."
"You have entered the dance zone," Gillett says. "But the bottom line is, when you have a man who is a good lead, there's nothing better."
Being a good lead, according to Lacerte, isn't about moving your partner. It's about your own body position.
"A big part of it is experience on the floor," he says. Up to a dozen couples can be dancing at once. "If there's another couple in the way," he says, "that's a split-second decision. We need to be prepared to navigate."
And yes, there are collisions. Bissonnette and Lacerte suffered one the very first time she competed. They didn't lose points, though. Judges are less interested in the crashes than they are in the recoveries.
Back in the demonstration session, when the waltz ends, the Scollos sit down. Their marriage, says Gloria, has weathered competitive dancing. Like Gillett and Bissonnette, the Scollos took up dancing when their kids left the house.
"We have our moments, sometimes," Gloria says. "We practice in the basement when we're not in a good mood, and by the time we reach the top step [after a workout], we're fine."
Bissonnette and Gillett both dance socially with their husbands, but have not invited them to compete.
"I can't compete with my husband because I want to stay married," Bissonnette says. "There's no room for error, and my husband does not have that motivation or desire for perfection."
"I'm in the same situation," Gillett says. "Only I could go a step further, where if I competed with him, I might kill him."
"Extreme ballroom," Lacerte says, laughing.
Each dance has its own personality. The quickstep is lively; the waltz is dreamy, the tango, passionate. McOsker, in a phone interview, says it's the music that keeps her coming back for more. "Right now, my favorite is the fox trot. I love that music — the tempo, the old Frank Sinatra tunes," she says. "It takes you away."
In competition, you know what the dance will be, but the music is always a surprise. There's no counting on Ol' Blue Eyes.
"Sometimes when we train, I put on horrible music," Lacerte says. "It doesn't matter what the song is, we have to make it look like you're having the time of your life."
Bissonnette's goal is a gold medal in the waltz. It's her favorite dance: "When we hit it, it's like floating," she says.
Whatever dance you're competing in, the trick is to know the footwork, maintain your posture, and then let go. "It's a strange combination of intense concentration and relaxation," says Gillett. Their next competition: The Massachusetts Dancesport Challenge on Aug. 24 at Melrose Memorial Hall.
At the Lowell dance studio, the fever is spreading. Another dancer has joined the group training for the August competition.
Bissonnette nods at Lacerte, a trim man in black patent leather shoes. "His harem is growing," she says.
The group agrees that dancing isn't merely good exercise, it's a great form of therapy. "You have to leave your issues at the door," says Gillett.
But they take the dancing home. "It is such a high, you cannot imagine," says Bissonnette. "I dream about it at night."
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Here's how it works: each item that you have that holds evidence about your ancestor (remember, I made an argument that a Brazilian coin helped solidify my argument that an ancestor of mine had been to Brazil in the mid-1800s) can be entered into the database as a Source. There are a large number of templates that you can use, so you don't have to know how to do this exactly in order to get it right. Once the Source itself is entered - for this example, let's say it's a page in a book (each individual page can be entered to narrow down each piece of evidence; not as time consuming as it might seem!) - the database automatically creates the Source Citation for you. *Cheering* But, the best parts are to come.
Welcome to the world of "Catalog Claims". That's right: Claims. Because, as we all know, the 'information' that we find may or may not be accurate. Death records and documents always pop into my mind regarding this because far, far too often what's on them is only partially accurate. So, while the document is helpful, it can cause hours of going down the wrong trail. And don't get me started about oral history. I loved my Grandmother, but she was a prevaricator barre none. However, in Evidentia, you can enter 'oral history' as a Source!! ANYTHING can be a Source. Love that flexibility. And did I mention the database creates the Citation for you?
Going back to our page in the book: let's say it's a family history book with a small genealogy of your family. Every single item in that genealogy - names, dates, relationships, places, events - are Claims. And every single one is entered into the database. Yes, THIS is time consuming, I will admit. But it's not just 'Laura L. Greene was born 03 Feb 1837' that you enter. Each Claim has a Subject attached to it! In this case, Laura Louisa Greene is my Subject. Oh, but wait! I also have 'Date of Birth' as a Subject. And, this is where it gets SO good: each Claim with Subject gets 'Info Quality' as well. This is the place where you attach to the Claim within the Source whether the evidence is Primary, Secondary or Unknown. That's right. The database will hold this information for later, and trust me, the icing on the cake is coming.
So, your Source is entered and you've entered lots of Claims. You've attached Subjects to the Claims and provided Info Quality to each individual Claim. Now comes the fun part:

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Disturbing the Peace: The Story of Roy Bourgeois and the Movement to Close the School of the Americas
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Disturbing the Peace tells the amazing story of Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois, who achieved national attention for leading the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas. From his Cajun roots in Louisiana and his stint as a Navy officer in Vietnam, we follow the route that led Bourgeois to Maryknoll and to the work in Latin America that awakened his conscience. Appalled by the U.S. role in supporting oppression, he followed the trail of atrocities back to the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia, attended by many of the hemisphere's most notorious violators of human rights.
Since 1983 Father Bourgeois has campaigned against the School, serving years in federal prisons as a result of his civil disobedience. His witness has turned the spotlight on a record of shame and helped arouse the conscience of the nation.
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Desensitization can be a good thing. It's the body's way of filtering out repeated stimuli, and it's a necessary part of surgical training and warfare. But when whole generations are routinely desensitized to violence, questions understandably arise. Researchers at Iowa State argue that "the modern entertainment media landscape could accurately be described as an effective systematic violence desensitization tool. Whether modern societies want this to continue is largely a public policy question, not an exclusively scientific one."
This conclusion comes from a study (PDF) into—you guessed it—video game violence. Psychology professors Nicholas Carnagey, Craig Anderson, and Brad Bushman teamed up to find out if playing violent video games desensitized players to real-world violence. Their conclusion is that playing violent games for only 20 minutes "can cause people to become less physiologically aroused by real violence."
We've known for some time that watching or participating in simulated violence triggers a physiological response similar to that produced by actual violent behavior. The authors of the new study attempt to take this one step further by looking for a link between viewing simulated violence and being desensitized to actual violence, and they claim that their study is the first of its kind.
257 students were given video games to play for 20 minutes. Half of the games were nonviolent, while the other half were violent though not especially recent (Duke Nukem, Mortal Kombat, Future Cop, and Carmageddon). After playing the games, all students watched a 10 minute video clip of real violence (i.e., not reenactments) that featured prison stabbings, shootings, and more. Researchers measured the students' heart rate and galvanic skin response before, during, and after gameplay. Those who played the violent video games were more pumped up during gameplay than while viewing the video. The opposite was true for the non-violent gamers.
The study's authors note that it's not clear how long this desensitized effect lasts. Previous studies have shown that watching violent films has the same effect, but without repeated exposure, that effect quickly fades. Given the amount of violence in films, games, and even the nightly news, the authors argue that most gamers are repeatedly exposed. Whether we see this desensitization as a bad thing is a political question.
The study is already being trashed in various quarters of the Net. One critique of the research says that it "doesn't even remotely suggest that because your heart rate doesn't beat as fast, you're now going to run out and start attacking people. However, that doesn't stop the folks who did this study from spinning it into being a much bigger deal. They claim that seeing violence makes people 'numb' to it, as if they don't care about violence they might participate in."
Actually, though, the study makes no such claim. The authors carefully frame this as an issue of desensitization, and it's hard to argue with their conclusions, which support those made by most other media researchers. All this study attempts to show is that videogames function much like other forms of media and desensitize players to repeated acts of violence. This desensitization has an effect on violence seen in the real world, too. But none of that is offered as proof that these desensitized individuals participate in more violence, which is a much trickier and more relevant hypothesis to investigate.


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Merry Christmas to all. We the people used to almost all say it and mean it. Christmas is the celebration of Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, God the Son coming to His creation in the most humble of circumstances to be a servant of the creation. Whether you personally accept Him as God or not, it is beyond logical dispute that Jesus did in fact exist. So, the celebration of His birth should not be the controversy it has become.
Why would the God of the universe come here as He did? He came to die a horrible death, and even worse, to have our sins placed upon Him and for the only time in eternity be separated briefly from God the Father. If there were any other way (i.e., doing more good than bad, being enlightened, being baptized, taking communion, Mohammed, Buddha, Joseph Smith, the Watchtower) to bridge the gap between God and ourselves (created by our rebellion against our creator) , He would not have done so. He repeatedly tells us these things in scripture (and unlike anyone else, He backs up His claims in front of eyewitnesses who could have refuted them had they been untrue).
In 14:6 "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" You could also look at Jn 3:16, Jn 6:40, and myriad other places. But like any other gift, we must accept it to receive it. Rev 3:20 "Here I am! I stand at the door and Knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me." Sadly most will not. Mat. 7:13-14 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
I implore you reader. Don't let imperfect Christians be your only witness. Read God's word for yourselves. It is the most difficult book to start and even harder to finish. This is because you have an active enemy who is trying to prevent it. You will be distracted and find a hundred other important things to do. Read it anyway!
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The Middle East Studies Center received two awards from the Portland State University Internationalization Mini-grant program.
One mini-grant will support two screenings at the Center's March 2013 film series, 'Recycling in the Middle East', presented as part of the year-long series, Youth in the Middle East and co-sponsored with the Portland State University Institute for Sustainable Solutions.
A second award will support the workshop, Minorities in the Modern Middle East, April 26-27, 2013.
The Internationalization Mini-grant program furthers one of the goal's of President Wim Wiewel's Internationalization Initiative and the Internationalization Council: To increase opportunities for Portland State University faculty, academic professionals and staff to incorporate international dimensions into their teaching, scholarly agendas, programs and professional development.
The Middle East Studies Center at Portland State University promotes understanding of the people, cultures, languages and religions of the Middle East. As a National Resource Center for Middle East Studies under the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI program, the Center serves as a resource on issues pertaining to the Middle East through activities that reach students and scholars, as well as businesses, educators, and the media. The Middle East Studies Center supports academic conferences, workshops, cultural events, lectures, and a resource library.
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NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana's education chief has been summoned to federal court in a case involving the state's new school voucher law and a 47-year-old desegregation case.
U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle has ordered White and the state education board to come to federal court in New Orleans next Tuesday.
The Tangipahoa school system argues that the voucher law, which pays private school tuition for some lower-income students from low-performing schools, diverts state money from the local school district. And they say that affects the system's ability to comply with orders in the desegregation case. Those orders include construction of four elementary schools and the continuation of magnet school programs.
The new statewide voucher program provides state-funded private school tuition for students from low- to moderate-income families who would otherwise attend a public school graded with a C, D or F by the state. More than 4,900 students are taking advantage of it in the current school year.
But some in the education establishment are unhappy because the money going to private schools would ordinarily go to local public school districts.
In a lawsuit, two teacher unions and dozens of local school boards argue it's improper to pay for the programs through the state's public school funding formula, and they claim lawmakers didn't follow the process for passing laws. That state court lawsuit is set to be heard Nov. 28 in Baton Rouge.
The federal desegregation suit in Tangipahoa is one of several dating back to the civil rights era, resulting in continuing federal court oversight of some local systems.
Tangipahoa officials said in court filings in September that the voucher program would divert a share of the money the financially strapped Tangipahoa system usually gets through the state distribution formula known as the Minimum Foundation Program. That, they said, hampers their ability to comply with court orders regarding student assignments and facilities so the system can eventually be free of federal oversight.
Lemelle's order calls for state education officials to show why the court should not block further implementation of the part of the voucher law that affects funding for the Tangipahoa system and "commence full Minimum Foundation Program funding to the Tangipahoa Parish School Board."
During a hearing on the state funding formula, Avoyelles Parish District Attorney Charles Riddle said it would have wide-ranging implications on the civil rights cases in his home parish and the parishes of Plaquemines, Lafourche, Richland and Ouachita.
The state Department of Education did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday morning.
La. school voucher law questioned in desegregation case
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana's education chief has been summoned to federal court in a case involving the state's new school voucher law and a 47-year-old desegregation case.


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Starting this week, hundreds of students will begin winter break, keeping them out of school nearly two weeks. Older students don�t need as much supervision, but the working parents of smaller children may be placed in a rut because of the holiday. There are resources available and places for children to go to stay occupied during the time off.
Starting this week, hundreds of students will begin winter break, keeping them out of school nearly two weeks. Older students don�t need as much supervision, but the working parents of smaller children may be placed in a rut because of the holiday. There are resources available and places for children to go to stay occupied during the time off.
By JESSIKA MORGAN
Staff Writer
When Lenoir County Schools releases students for winter break Thursday, Rhonda Simmons doesn�t get time off her full-time job as a teaching assistant.
For each extended break from school for her children, she has to make accommodations for her three young daughters: Shamiya, Ayanna, and Emoni.
The single mother works from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the weekdays, dropping two girls off at Contentnea-Savannah School and the other at Northeast Elementary School.
�I utilize the Boys and Girls Club or my parents help me out a lot,� Simmons said. �When you�re a working parent, and a single parent at that, I cannot afford anywhere else for them to go. Other programs you have to pay a weekly fee.�
She said the organization was reliable and provides tutoring and various activities for her three daughters.
�They have good staff (and) there aren�t a lot of problems there,� she said.
The Boys and Girls Club of Lenoir County will be open for full days while young students are out of school.
Normally starting at 2:30 p.m., the club will open at 9 a.m. over the break. Becoming a member requires a small monthly fee, which admits children any time and amount of days.
But some members actually will spend time at home.
�Attendance is about the same as normal, even a little less,� Sonya Howell, Boys and Girls Club of Lenoir County business manager, said. �The last week of the year, we�re actually closed because the children are spending time with family.�
The break begins this week
Most people hardly think about the ways a two-week long school vacation can change the dynamics of a community.
Arendell Parrott Academy starts its holiday break Monday, Bethel Christian Academy goes on break Wednesday and Greene County Schools begins its break Friday.
In Lenoir and Jones Counties, all public school students will be on winter break for 12 days starting Thursday � and adjustments have to be made for most families.
For working parents, school often times sits their children during their shifts.
�When we have extended breaks like that, it does pose a problem for some of our families, because school is their primary caregiver,� Northeast Principal Kecia Dunn said, especially for single parents.
She said she�s seen mothers rely on the child�s grandparents or the Boys and Girls Club.
�It does put some of our parents in a hardship with childcare,� Dunn said.
However, some daycare-like businesses will have extended hours or are expecting to make adjustments during the holiday break.
Partnership for Children of Lenoir and Greene Counties offers a referral service for parents while the children are on break, guiding them to childcare centers in the county based on their need.
Local daycare center Kidz R Us is only closed for two days � Christmas Eve and Christmas Day � during the break window, but will experience steady attendance, owner Julia Smith said.
�The parents still have to work, so kids will still come,� she said. �But sometimes they�ll stay home with siblings during the holiday and won�t come every day like they normally would.�
The daycare serves about 40 children from two weeks to 12-years-old.
Where kids can go
There�s another option for students: they can group together during their break at the Galaxy of Sports bowling or skating centers.
The skating rink will host Christmas and New Year�s Eve bashes, lasting through the night.
Skate Manager Doug Hale said the lock-in can be an all-night babysitter.
�It�s something that if the parents want to go out, they�re able,� said Hale, an Atlantic City, N.J. native. �We always had that growing up where I�m from.�
Skaters can�t leave the premises without their parent�s permission on both nights of Christmas Day and New Year�s Eve, and free food will be provided for the children.
Treats will be passed out during a Christmas movie night at the Woodmen Community Center on Friday, giving parents somewhere to take children during last-minute Christmas shopping, staff members said.
The Woodmen Center also has an Elf Shop for youngsters to buy $1 or $2 dollar presents for their parents, which will be wrapped by staff members.
The Gate community center will have extended hours on Dec. 27-28, opening its doors from 1-3 p.m. and again at 7 those evenings.
The recreation room included air hockey, game consoles and computer labs.
�Kids can feel free to bring their Christmas toys here and hang out,� The Gate Executive Director Wanda Hall said, with a goal to have the building open for area children who will be out of school.
�If you�re not giving them something to do that�s positive, they�ll find something to do,� she added. �When they find something to do, there�s no guarantee that it�s always going to be positive.�
While some students benefit from the various activities set up for them in Lenoir County, others can simply stay home with their parents.
�My kids are older, by time I get off, I�m home with them,� said LaToya Jones, parent of two (8, 10) who works the overnight shift at Sanderson Farms. �They have enough stuff to play with. I�m right in the room next door to them if they need anything,� while she�s asleep and they�re home.
She said her children have a schedule for school and holiday break, so they know when to eat, play and do school work.
�Being a single parent, you have to put them on a regimen, so they have everything down packed most of the time,� she said.
Jessika Morgan can be reached at 252-559-1078 or at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @JessikaMorgan.
Resources for parents
Partnership for Children Referral Service
Boys and Girls Club of Lenoir County
1804 Old Snow Hill Road
Kidz R Us daycare center
Julia Smith, owner
Places students can go during break
The Gate community center
201 E. Gordon Street
Galaxy of Sports
4100 W. Vernon Avenue
All night lock-in
Dec. 20 and Dec. 31 8 p.m. � 6 a.m.
Woodmen Community Center
2602 W. Vernon Avenue


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"It's going to be tough, but it's very possible," said Shannan Williamson, 42, a San Antonio native who lives in Dallas. She predicted Davis would energize apathetic Democrats who've sat out previous elections.
Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia is among those on hand.
"Texas needs a strong leader" who will focus on education for the sake of its economy and to interrupt the cycle of crime that packs prisons, he said. Garcia said Davis has shown she will reach across the aisle on issues: "Wendy Davis is a phenomenal candidate because she is bipartisan."


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Faces of Food Allergies 2012
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Comet ISON is nearing its closest approach to the Sun — coming in 10 days, on Thanksgiving — and astronomers are starting to get great shots of it.
Astronomers note that ISON was fairly quiet until the beginning of this month, when it underwent an outburst as it neared the Sun. Then, last Wednesday, another outburst occurred, leading to still more brightening.
From a dark site, looking to the east in the morning hours before sunrise, ISON can be seen with binoculars.
As to whether ISON becomes a great naked-eye comet, that depends upon its interaction with the Sun during the next two weeks. If ISON is not ripped completely apart by the Sun it could become a very good comet in early December as it moves closer to the Earth, coming within about 40 million miles the day after Christmas.
If all goes well the comet could be a very nice sight during the second week of December, as shown above. Here's hoping that comes to pass.


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The magnificent lobby with its lovingly restored opulence takes you back to the glories of the golden era of grand hotels. At the same time, in a masterstroke of design perfectly achieved, the hotel is vitalized by the incorporation of some of the best work of contemporary Roman artists. The artwork is incorporated throughout the hotel, used as a motif for designating rooms and suites and stimulating the imagination at every turn. The result is a palpable sense of living in the grace of culture moving through time.
The St. Regis Grand has always been at the leading edge of style. When the hotel first opened in 1894, the great Cesar Ritz almost single-handedly transformed Rome into a cosmopolitan city. Until that point, upper class social gatherings were in private palazzos only. Uprisings by Vatican supporters against the House of Savoy, malaria, and a population of less than half a million limited the entertainment options for the Roman elite.
Its success does not simply rest on its legacy. A complete 10-month, 35 million dollar renovation was completed a few years ago that included over 12,000 square meters of marble, 70 kilometers of cornices, 2300 plaster decorations and 1000 doors in 161 rooms and 23 suites. Where the antique marble inlaid in the floors could not be repaired, the replacement marble used was also antique. At the same time, no expense was spared in modernizing the underpinnings of the rooms and baths. Modern amenities augmented the classical, with up-to-date security, high-speed internet access and the latest multimedia equipment. However, the ubiquitous modernTV screens are tucked away in cabinets, so that if you don't want to watch, you don't have to have that empty black square staring back at you.
Directly behind the lobby is the ballroom. The Salone Ritz is one of the most requested in Europe for its beauty and for the spell it casts over events under its marvelous frescoes. The US Embassy held its 2004 election night party there and the spirit of common enjoyment smoothed over the partisan edges as it brought the attendees together much in the way I imagine the aristocracy, cardinals, ambassadors and members of the new Parliament of Italy must have put aside their differences as came in carriages through the snow to Cesar Ritz's grand opening reception and concert on January 11, 1894.
The colors are predominantly Roman reds and golds, the upholstery plush with luxury fabrics and gilt edges. The amenities are modern and the technology up-to-date. The effect is elegant and comfortable at the same time.
Both bed and bath are held to the standards of the Starwood brand, so the comfort and cleanliness are absolutely wonderful. The baths are marble, with double sinks, fine fixtures and plush robes. Baths have both shower and tub. Beds have firm mattresses and gleaming white linens.
The most elegant of the suites is the Royal Suite, a collection of rooms that have literally housed royalty. For those who seek the best in privacy as well as luxury, the Grand Hotel Royal Suite is a golden oasis. It has a sleeping wing and an entertainment wing, with options for closing off the whole section of the hotel to include the suite and a corridor of rooms for staff and entourage. It is also possible to rent the public half of the suite for private dinners or events if someone does not need to stay in the sleeping quarters.
My favorite space, however, was the Designer Suite. The moment you walk in, you feel as if you could take up residence and make it your home in Rome. Elegant, sophisticated and inviting, the artwork infuses you with a sense of aliveness that makes everyday living feel extraordinary. To stay there while in Rome is to transform your experience of the entire city. I loved it.
The St. Regis Hotel is not just a place to sleep; it is one of the best places in Rome to eat. And that is saying something, given the quality of dining in the city.
The St. Regis, in the restaurant as in the bar and the hotel itself, has established a program called the 'Wines of Italy' which allows you to order a broad selection of fine Italian wines by the glass instead of by the bottle. This unique innovation lets you taste and experience wines from among a selection of 32 labels from all over Italy. To be freed from choosing a whole bottle allows someone like myself who often travels alone to have the perfect wine for the dish I order. Should you want a bottle, the 600-label wine list is the province of the Restaurant Manager, Federico Galligani, an enthusiastic sommelier. The wine cellar, di Vino, also permits guests to visit and engage in wine tastings and even dine in complete tranquility.
Le Grand Bar is the place to go for tea in the afternoon or a cocktail in the evening. Even a quick cup of coffee from a table overlooking the lobby feels refined and timeless. Drinks are elaborate, artistically presented with sprigs of mint, spirals of orange and lemon rind intertwined, or fresh gardenias.
To stay at the St. Regis Grand Hotel is to not simply visit Rome from a hotel, but to be a part of the elegance and glory of Rome every moment you are there at the hotel as well. The golden glow of the hotel's living history colors your every experience of Rome and your place among the timeless parade of the Eternal City.
The St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rome
Via Vittorio E. Orlando, 3 Rome
Phone: (+39 for Italy ) (06) 47091


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ty tl so what did ryan say i wonder.? he would no more i would think, being the host and all, if they have a sing off tonight like they said they would than y not have one every week.the other show randy jackson produces abdc, does that type of elmanation every week. the 2 bottom dewellers as they called them have a dance off and the judges get the final say who goes. i like that because it a gives the judges more control and b makes every one step up there game , also they don't seame to b as cocky to the judges. it is not allways the way i would want it (the team getting another chance) but i have watched 2 seasons and well 3 and the best dance crew allways wins,imo , so if applyed to ai if they had a sing off every week it would stay the same week wise time wise the votes would count and someone like dautry could win insted of taylor hicks. i am looking fw to tonight...
I agree Raymond, they force them to sing these songs then rag on them about not matching the original. We do have a talented group this year, I'm enjoying them all and will miss the ones who leave.
The only person I don't really like is Danny, but seeing his huge fan-base, he's gonna be on the screen for a long time.
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Head Start, a division of Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc., is recruiting low-
income and special needs children from 6-week-olds to 2-year-olds for Early Head Start and 3- and 4-year-olds for Head Start.
Applications are being accepted for the 2013-14 school term in Bibb, Fayette, Lamar, Hale, Greene and Tuscaloosa counties. Applications for enrollment are being accepted regardless of the child's race, creed, sex, color, national origin or disability.
Parents can visit their local Early Head Start/Head Start Center, print an application from www.cspwal.com or request that an application for Head Start services be mailed.
When returning the application, provide verification of the family's income, the child's birth certificate, his/her Medicaid/insurance card, physical, dental and immunization record. For information or to receive assistance completing the application, contact your local Early Head Start/Head Start Center:
n Bibb County Head Start 205-938-9469
n Fayette County Head Start 205-932-3561; Fayette County Early Head Start 205-932-4191
n Greene County Head Start 205-372-2810; Greene County Early Head Start 205-372-2811
n Lamar County Head Start 205-695-6588
n Hale County-Sawyerville Head Start 334-624-4014; Hale County-Moundville Head Start 205-371-4255;
n Tuscaloosa County Head Start 205-556-2613; Tuscaloosa County Early Head Start 205-554-0550; Community Service Programs-Martin Luther King Jr. Head Start 205-469-0060.
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With states eager to spend, President Barack Obama issued guidelines Friday detailing acceptable uses for money from the $787 billion stimulus measure, saying the program "cannot and will not be an excuse for waste and abuse."
The rules "will help ensure that we are proving ourselves worthy of the great trust the American people have placed in us," the president told state legislators visiting the White House from across the country.
Overall, he said decisions about how money will be spent will be based on the merits of creating the most jobs and helping reverse the recession.
"They will not be made as a way of doing favors for lobbyists," he said.
To help ensure that special interests don't stymie stimulus efforts, Obama said his administration would post on the Internet all requests by lobbyists who want to talk to any member of his administration about particular projects that would involve using the money from the Economic Recovery Act.
All requests must be in writing, and details from meetings between Obama's administration and lobbyists about stimulus projects also will be posted online, the president said.
Obama said the administration will give priority to projects that create numerous jobs "so we can get the most bang out of every taxpayer buck" and those that will help make health care more affordable and rebuild roads and bridges in the future.
Telling lawmakers he's trying to lead by example, Obama said he nixed a request to update electrical and heating systems in the East Wing of the White House, the first family's residence, because it won't create many jobs or hasten the economic turnaround.
Still, Obama lobbied for money in a future bill, saying: "This is a much-needed project that is long overdue, and I hope Congress funds it in the future." As one of his first actions in office, Obama signed the sweeping stimulus measure last month to much fanfare, and his administration has been making money available to states since then.
The law itself says that states will lose the cash if they miss a deadline or don't spend the money fast enough.
But state officials across the country have had trouble keeping track of the application deadlines and requirements in the 400-page law.
For weeks the administration had failed to disclose what the rules were, even though governors are required to sign pledges saying they'll spend the money appropriately.
The guidelines are the latest step in Obama's efforts to ensure transparency and accountability over the stimulus money.
He appointed Vice President Joe Biden to oversee the stimulus implementation, and he's appointed an inspector general to prevent waste and fraud.
"No plan is perfect. And I can't stand here and promise you that not one dollar will slip through the cracks.
But what I can promise you is that we will do everything in our power to prevent that from happening," Obama told the National Conference of State Legislatures.
He added: "The American people are watching what we do. They need this plan to work. And they expect to see their hard-earned money spent efficiently."


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Guitar Greats Pay Tribute to Tommy Bolin on "Great Gypsy Soul"
In the annals of rock history, Tommy Bolin occupied a brief, but shining stint as a brilliant guitarist who wowed those in the know with his mastery of many genres--rock, fusion, funk, reggae and heavy metal among others. Along with a much lauded solo career that, pushed the boundaries of rock/jazz fusion, Bolin played with The James Gang and Deep Purple which set him up for major solo guitar stardom which was cut short by his untimely death in 1976. Not to be overlooked, there's been much written about the guitar wunderkind and now a top notch roster of players have signed on to pay tribute to Bolin on Great Gypsy Soul. .
Produced by Greg Hampton and Warren Haynes, it's a remarkable project that brings together major players who actually perform alongside Tommy Bolin's playing and vocals from the recording outtakes to his solo debut album Teaser. Peter Frampton, Warren Haynes (a key supporter of the project), Nels Cline, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Brad Whitford, Joe Bonamassa, John Scofield, Derek Trucks, Glenn Hughes, and Myles Kennedy all contribute to this amazing project.
Great Gypsy Soul will be released on 429 Records on March 26th in both a widely available single CD format and double CD with 39 minutes of bonus material available only at Amazon.com. A special event will be hosted by Amazon.com on Sunday, March 25th just prior to wide release-Amazon will offer a one day $3.99 "Daily Deal" special on the single CD in their MP3 store
Tommy Bolin was the quintessential guitar prodigy who focused his talents within the burgeoning rock/metal scenes of the early 70's as well as mastered a highly lauded jazz fusion technique catching the attention of rock tastemakers and guitar legend peers. It was just a matter of time before Bolin was making a name for himself playing on projects as diverse as Billy Cobham's "Spectrum" project (considered one of the great jazz fusion recordings of all time), replacing Joe Walsh in the James Gang, playing session work on seminal fusion projects by Moxy and Alphonse Mouzon, to replacing Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple. With the release of his second solo album Private Eyes, what should have been a red letter moment for Bolin, opening up for Jeff Beck in Miami, sadly turned tragic as Bolin was found dead of an overdose shortly after the gig.
Says Warren Haynes: "Many of the guests added after the fact have a close personal connection to Tommy--all share in acknowledging his place in rock history. Watching (and hearing) it all come to fruition some 35 years later was a journey of its own--well worth the travel."
Track Listing:
Disc 1
1) The Grind w/ Peter Frampton
2) Teaser w/ Warren Haynes
3) Dreamer w/ Myles Kennedy and Nels Cline
4) Savannah Woman w/ John Scofield
5) Smooth Fandango w/ Derek Trucks
6) People People w/ Big Sugar and Gordie Johnson
7) Wild Dogs w/ Brad Whitford
8) Homeward Strut w/ Steve Lukather
9) Sugar Shack w/ Glenn Hughes and Sonny Landreth
10) Crazed Fandango w/ Steve Morse
11) Lotus w/ Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Huges and Nels Cline
Disc 2 Bonus CD
1) Flying Fingers w/ Oz Noy and Nels Cline
2) Marching Bag -Movement One w/ Nels Cline, Bolin, Greg Hampton, John Scofield, Sonny Landreth
3) Marching Bag--Movement Two w/ Nels Cline, Bolin, Steve Lukather, Derek Trucks, Peter Frampton
4) Marching Bag--Movement Three w/ Gordie Johnson, Bolin, Nels Cline, Oz Noy, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse, Joe Bonamassa
5) Marching Bag--Movement Four w/ Nels Cline, Bolin, Warren Haynes, Joe Bonamassa, Oz Noy, Brad Whitford, Peter Frampton
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Flood relief coming soon to Pine County
Flood relief will soon be coming to Pine County residents from damage inflicted on their homes in July 2012.
Tuesday, the Pine County Board of Commissioners approved a payment of $2.25 million to help those people who had homes damaged by the flooding.
The commissioners signed on to the grant agreement with the State of Minnesota and Commissioner of Natural Resources to pay for the acquisition of property and disposal of structures impacted in Pine County due to the federal disasters.
The money will be used to purchase seven properties through the DNR flood mitigation property and 25 percent of the costs associated with 37 other properties affected by the flooding.
"We are finally getting some action," said Commissioner Stephen Hallan of Pine City. "It is a terrible thing that we are approaching one year from today."
Hallan said the county learned greatly from the flood, the process has changed in the county, and he hoped that this chapter in local residents' lives would soon be closed.
The seven properties being purchased are on Cathedral Pine Drive, Farm to Market Road, Willow Street, County Highway 61, and Debbie Ridge Road in northern Pine County. Payments for 25 percent of property loss will be going to residents on Bald Eagle Lane, Farm to Market Road, Willow Street, Cathedral Pines Drive, Central Avenue, County Highway 61, and Kettle Shores Loop. Around 40 percent of the properties are on Cathedral Pines Drive in Sturgeon Lake.
The owners of these 44 properties are those who filled out applications for help from the state and federal governments. For those who will get help from the state, the other 75 percent will be paid by the federal government later.
One resident who lives in the Cathedral Pines area said the last 10 months have been very challenging, both mentally and physically. She also asked the county if there is a plan in place in case flooding does hit the region again this year.
Also at the meeting, Tom Paull was terminated as temporary flood recovery coordinator and Matt Fulton was named the new point person. The county board was told this would be Fulton's only position so they could devote all their time to helping flood victims. County Administrator Dave Minke said this change should help speed up the process of helping flood victims.
Next Monday, Pine County Assessor Kelly Schroeder said she would be meeting with state officials on final paperwork that will need to be filled out before checks are ready for area residents.
Hallan said the county will first reimburse the property owners, and then the state will reimburse the county for these expenses. County Auditor Cathy Clemmer said federal funds usually come within 30 days after the request is made.
"The hope is for things to click right along," Schroeder told the board.
Courthouse renovation
Tuckpointing, pressure washing and caulking will soon be done at the Pine Government Center, formerly the Pine County Courthouse.
The board approved hiring Karr Construction to do the work that will not exceed $100,000. The work is intended to stop water damage and preserve the building, which now houses the county Health and Human Services, and Pine City government, along with some related nonprofit organizations.
In 2011, Karr was the only firm that submitted a bid from three firms selected. This bid was rejected by the board.
In 2012, the board officially went out for a formal bid and the lowest bid was $266,000. These bids were also rejected by the board.
The county recently asked Karr Construction if they would honor their 2011 bid, and they are agreeable. Before work can start, a professional services agreement will be reviewed by County Attorney John Carlson.


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December 05, 2001
The UCLA Anderson Forecast will celebrate its 50th anniversary during its year-end conference on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at UCLA Anderson (visit uclaforecast.com for details). The Forecast began in a small room amidst an era soon to be defined by chrome diner furniture and Naugahyde tables, bomb shelters, and what would turn out to be a sustained time of economic prosperity. Launched in 1952 by Robert Williams, a professor in the School of Business Administration (it would not be UCLA Anderson for another 35 years), the forecast has provided timely and accurate information about the local, regional, and national economies for the past half-century.
Just as the Forecast correctly called the current national recession, it has been consistently recognized as one of the most accurate economic predictors in the nation.
The Forecast began humbly enough. "I taught a course called 'Business Forecasting,' and it seemed reasonable to me that we should actually have a Forecast," Robert Williams recalls. Williams signed on as director; he and other faculty members of the business school began the forecast as a voluntary-i.e. unpaid-operation.
Williams created early forecasts by polling participating faculty about their estimates of the coming year. He then compiled and averaged the results, creating essentially a consensus-based forecast. It was a simple-if time-consuming-operation, one that Williams would do for much of his 30 years as the program's director. That is, until something more efficient came along: the computer.
Williams recruited Larry Kimbell, who had a strong background in economics and an inclination toward new technologies, in 1973. At the time, the Forecast was just beginning to move to an econometric system online (the forecasters had been using computers on campus but ones not connected to databases). "I instituted the change to the online systems," says Kimbell, who worked on the Forecast for many years before becoming its director. This meant a change to detailed tables and econometrically generated forecasts, and the group embraced such progress. Without online computers, Kimbell says, "There's no way we could generate the kinds of details and the high level of details with such consistency."
Such consistency in forecasting helped bring honors and recognition to UCLA and to the forecasting team. Larry Kimbell, for example, captured the Sterling Prize, awarded to the most accurate forecast over a three-year period, in 1988.
The UCLA Forecasters correctly predicted a sharp recession in 1982 at a time when other economists were expecting a good year. "Most were optimistic about 1982, since we were coming out of the recession of 1980," says Williams. "But we didn't see it that way."
The UCLA Anderson Forecast for California has been the most widely followed in the state. UCLA economists predicted both the seriousness of the early-1990s downturn, and the strength of the state economy's rebound since 1993.
Current director Edward Leamer and senior economist Tom Lieser have kept the Forecast out front by correctly analyzing the current cycle of economic downturn, triggered largely by the collapse of the technology sector. When the National Bureau of Economic Research recently declared that America's long-running period of growth gave way to a recession back in March, it came as no surprise to Leamer. Leamer had predicted back in December 2000 that a recession would hit the nation by the second quarter of 2001. On the nose.


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Every 68 seconds, someone in America develops Alzheimer's disease. Do you know an individual or family who has been impacted by Alzheimer's? Chances are you do. In fact, South Carolina is home to more than 80,000 people living with Alzheimer's or a related disease. To put the figure into perspective, that number could completely fill Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.
From my own experience, I can attest to how challenging the disease is for a family. My brother, sisters, and I struggled with watching our mother fight this terribly cruel disease. Coined by Nancy Reagan as "the long goodbye," Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia, causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. The disease typically affects those who are 65 and older, and, though relatively uncommon, signs of early onset Alzheimer's can appear in some adults as early as their 40s and 50s. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that worsens as people age, and there is currently no known cure for the disease.
The greatest risk for Alzheimer's disease is advancing age. Those who have a family member (parent, sister, or brother) are more likely to develop the disease than those who do not have a relative with Alzheimer's disease. Some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease include (courtesy of the Alzheimer's Association):
• Memory loss that disrupts daily life, especially forgetting recently learned information;
• Challenges in planning or solving problems, such as following a recipe or keeping track of monthly bills;
• Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work, or at leisure, such as driving to a familiar location;
• Repeated confusion with time or place;
• New problems remembering words in speaking or writing;
• Misplacing things often and losing the ability to retrace steps;
• Decreased or poor judgment, such as making bad decisions with money, telemarketing offers, or paying less attention to keeping themselves clean; or
• Withdrawal from work and social activities or changes in mood and personality.
To assist individuals living with Alzheimer's or a related disease, family members and friends play a vital role in taking care of their loved ones. In South Carolina during 2011, the economic value of unpaid caregiving was estimated to be $3.9 billion, reflecting over 322 million hours from more than 283,000 caregivers across our state. Because caregivers often neglect their own health while taking care of their loved ones, it is important that caregivers take a break from their caregiving responsibilities.
If you would like to become involved with the Alzheimer's Association by volunteering (such as organizing a caregiver support group, donating your time in the office, or assisting in any number of ways) or if you need to reach them for help, call 1-800-272-3900 or go to www.alz.org/sc.
Question of the week
Q. With jobs and families of their own, where are family caregivers to turn for a break?
A. Taking care of a family member places great demand on a caregiver. Thankfully, respite programs may be available for the primary family caregivers who need time away from their caregiving responsibilities (such as going to the grocery store, a doctor's appointment, or simply time away). For more information on respite vouchers available through the Alzheimer's Association, please call the South Carolina Chapter at 1-800-272-3900.
For more information, contact the S.C. Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging at 803-734-9900 or 800-868-9095 or visit www.aging.sc.gov.


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Name: Terre
Age: 54
Location: Nashville
I've been in a relationship for over 11 years. For sex, I was always the top; occasionally I would bottom. However, now that I have developed erectile dysfunction, I'm lucky to get slightly hard. I cannot penetrate my partner any longer. I've tried reversing roles; however, my partner is no good at being a top/aggressive and I've found anal sex much too painful including bleeding and profound pain after only attempting to be penetrated by my partner. What can I do to get over this hump? What other things can I try to maintain sexual balance in my relationship?
Get over this "hump," Terre? You're such a punster!
Have you tried a cock ring to keep yourself hard enough to bugger your old man? How about dildo play? You still get to be the top and he still gets to be the bottom, it's just that you're using a meat substitute instead of your salami.
And what's all this about you being unable to take it in your bum? I have written extensively about learning to bottom. Check out some of my earlier postings, especially Liberating The B.O.B. Within. Use the site's search function in the sidebar to your right; type in "Tutorial for a Bottom" and/or "Tutorial for a Top" and PRESTO! Once you've read through those tutorials you can find loads of other helpful hints on the site by clicking on the CATEGORIES section, also in the sidebar; scroll down till you find "Ass Fucking".
Maybe you need to look at alternative sex practices that don't involve his rump and your rod? Is ass fucking the only thing you guys can think of in terms of sex play and mutual pleasuring? That seems pretty limiting. How about some kinky power play? That sure enough will keep the sexual balance in your relationship. There's bondage, discipline, milking, jelqing, CBT, edging, fantasy play, watersports, fisting, flogging, massage, rimming, cock sucking, role playing, group sex and vibrators — just to name a few.
How about hiring a pro to attend to your needs? A hot, hunky escort to fuck your partner and do god knows what to you. You see, darling, just because you are 54 and live in Nashville don't mean your brain's gone dead…or has it? Like I always say, if there's a will there's a way. And hey, maybe that's a good place to start. Maybe it's time to check in with your partner to see what new things he'd like to investigate and go from there.
Name: Gilbert
Gender: male
Age: 53
Location: Ohio
I discovered plushie sex long before I knew there were other people in the world who love their stuffed animals as much as I do. At first, I just cuddled and slept with my special plushie, but then I couldn't help but show my feelings. I wanted to consummate my love for my plushy. The first time I did this I didn't do anything to my plushie directly. I simply embraced it while I pleasured myself to orgasm. Now my favorite method of expressing my love is to press myself tenderly into my lovers' plush fur. It's a truly exquisite sensation!
Lonely are we, Gilbert? YIKES! Say, is your plushie a girl plushie or a boy plushie? Are you sure your plushie, regardless of its gender, likes having you be so…how shall I say this…intimate? And what about the clean up? You say you press yourself tenderly into the plush fur. Good god; it can't be all that much fun for your plushie tryin to get all your goopy spooge out of its polyester fur, now can it?
And your message isn't so much of a question as it is a statement, huh Gilbert? Can I assume then that you just wanted to tell the world about gettin your freak on with your beloved plushie? DONE!
For those in my audience who are unable to fathom plushy sex, here is the 411 on this fetish. Some folks, like old Gilbert here, get started down this path by innocently stroking the stuffed animal over their naughty bits. This, I am told, can be the beginning of an intense connection with his/her plushie. Other enthusiasts aren't satisfied till there is penetration. This is accomplished by modifying the creature at hand by creating what plushies call a 'strategically-placed hole' (SPH) on a said plushie. I suppose depending on the gender of the plushie; the 'strategically-placed hole' is either a plushie pussy or a plushie asshole, but I digress.
Some fetishists are on the receiving end of plushie sex. That is they create a 'strategically-placed appendage' (SPA) on their long-suffering plushie partner and make the little creature fuck them silly(er). SPA, indeed! I mean, god forbid that we call it what it actually is — a freakin' stuffed animal with a strap-on.
Beyond the human on stuffed animal sex the plushie world also offers plushie on plushie sex too. Of course these are really humans dressed up as plush animals…I mean from head to toe…REALLY! These enthusiasts are generally referred to as furries. Isn't that adorable?
There are furry sex parties, the like of which I will leave to your fevered imagination, where there's no end to plushie perversion. I am told that it's imperative that participants at these parties stay in character. How do you tell the gender of the furry, you might ask? Girl furries often have a bow in their fur. Boy furries, not so often. Ok, I made that part up.
Anyway, the furry outfits are equipped with Velcro held flaps in front and in back. These 'strategically-placed flaps' (SPF) give furries access to a fellow furry's naughty parts. Full-on humping is proceeded by lots of sniffing and nuzzling…you know, exactly like ordinary animals do…only completely different. This is called yiffing. Honestly! Look it up.
I've had only two close-up encounters with real live furries. One was a client of mine. Another I met in an online chat room. The chat room connection was so delighted to discover that I was a sexologist that he could hardly contain himself as he revealed to me every gory detail of his furry sex life.
The guy who was my client revealed his furry persuasion in one of his early visits to my office. You see he was having this deep sexual conflict, and as it turned out, it wasn't that he was dressing up as a big brown bear to get his rocks off.
Here's how my client related the story. "So here's the deal," the guy says. "I've been completely straight all my life. A couple of years ago when I discovered I was a furry I went to a few furry sex parties. At one of the parties another male furry began sniffing me and making sexual advances. I would have decked him if I hadn't been in my bear suit. But because I was being my furry-self his advances were like this complete new turn on. To make a long story short, I got it up the ass but good that night for the very first time."
You see my client was suddenly conflicted not because he was a furry, don't 'cha know. He was conflicted by the discovery that, despite being an exclusively straight macho dude out of costume, he was a freakin' fag furry in costume. And that, my dear audience, is one of the most bizarre things the good doctor has ever heard.
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HISTORY: For 3 years prior to 2000, I had 4 tumors removed which were KS, although I continued to test negative for HIV using 14 different testing methods including some where were still in trials. My oncologist referred me back to infectious disease again to determine if HIV medication might be helpful to treat the KS even though I did test positive to HIV.
In the first week of January of 2000 I went for a routine exam to get the results of my HIV test from the infectious disease department (which performed the same test for the 3 years prior), although this time not only was I told that I was positive, but was admitted for PCP. At the time my viral load was off the chart, and my CD4 was under 50. I spent 1 week in the hospital on IV medication and released with an oral prescription to treat the PCP.
The following week I was placed on Kaletra and Combivir. In the last week of February, I was at work on Friday feeling fine, went out with friends. On Saturday, I felt like I was dead. Hot and cold swings you couldnt believe. I clocked a temperature of 106 on 2 separate devices. Again I was hospitalized and believed to have TB. That proved negative and after 4 days of laying on a hospital bed with a special body cooling unit and IV of saline, my situation was ruled rapid immune reconstitution. My CDR4 was not over 800.
Ive been on Kaletra and Combivir ever since, and frankly I often feel that they saved my life. About a year ago, they added Viread to the group. My CDR4 fluctuates a lot, and I dont really worry about it too much. I use to have it tested every other month, but that just got to be too much work. Its been as low as 600 and as high as 1050. Based on my self evaluation after each result, I know that it has a lot to do with how well I remember to take my medication, and when my results were high I was always supplementing my prescriptions with a number of vitamins.
QUESTION: In the last 6 months, Ive been having a real problem with gagging. I would say that in a week, just simply brushing my teeth in the morning I will gag myself 3 times. Each time, no matter how much I try to relax after the gag, I end up puking. This is not a fun way to start the morning. I also notice it if I cough hard, or sometimes even have a really hard roll-on-the-floor laugh. I end of like chocking and gagging. I also notice that I am somewhat congested all the time.
Ive asked my primary doctor (infectious disease specialist) about it, and she referred me to an ENT (ear-nose-throat) specialist and sent me out for CT scan to rule out any new KS tumors (by the way knock-on-wood, havent had one in almost 2 years). The ENT couldnt find anything but ended up writing me 3 more prescriptions (including Zoloft). I took them for about a month, but it was clear that these were not so much to help my situation as they were to make spiffs I think. (I have been unable to find anything which links Zoloft to gagging or throat or digestive problems, other then causing them.)
Anyway, so I have been feeling pretty healthy for about 5 years now. I have the occasional panic attic, but its usually just a cold or something the impacts the normal person. I had 1 swollen node, but by the time I could see a specialist, it had gone away on its own. So about a month ago, I ran out of my meds, and I was real busy and it took me about 2 weeks to get a refill. What I noticed though was how healthy I felt. I didnt have a shortness of breath, I didnt gag brushing my teeth, I didnt feel congested, I felt healthier then I had when I was taking the pills.
Ive been back taking the pills now for about 2 weeks, and the gagging is back. The congestion is back. Just a few minutes ago I was outside and its hot today, and when I was out there, I just felt like it was more trouble to breath then it was 2 weeks ago when it was about 20 degrees hotter.
So my question relates to these symptoms. (The perpetual diarrhea Ive come to deal with.) I have not been able to find any information online which links these symptoms to these drugs. Are you aware of any one of these drugs, or combinations of these drugs causing this issue which seems to me to be a constriction of the throat area.
If you have not developed any resistance to any HIV meds then perhaps a creative approach to trying easier to take HIV meds (fewer in number and smaller in size) might help. The fact that you tolerated the meds for quite a long time would seem to argue against an allergic reaction of some sort. I have some patients who develop a gag reflex from their HIV meds (could be psychological but a big problem whatever the cause-in those cases I get help from a pscyhologist/psychiatrist and sometimes a pharmacist). Liquid medications can also help in some cases. KH


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Medal of Honor (PlayStation 3) review
"Medal of Honor can barely claim to being more than half a game, the half it does right, it excels. The other half isnt bad for a first attempt -- but thats not really good enough, is it?"
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Goat Island snorkelling - what you need to know
The best way to see the marine life at Goat Island is by snorkelling. The marine reserve was created in 1975 and was the first in New Zealand.
It's best to wear a wetsuit for warmth, protection and buoyancy and you should snorkel with someone experienced or join a guided snorkel course. Also check sea and weather conditions are suitable.
Once you are in the water it won't take long to be surrounded by fish. Parore and spotties are some of the first seen and as you move further from the beach snapper – very large ones as well as small ones – will soon come around you. Their spots glow bright blue when the sun shines on them.
There is a mix of sandy patches and rocks covered with seaweed. Amongst the seaweed you will see some fish that match the weed quite well like kelpfish, marblefish and butterfish.
Shag Rock around 150m directly off the beach, is a good place to see heaps of fishes especially during high tide. Alphabet Bay on the north-west side of the island also has good kelp forest and fish life. During summer kingfish move through the reserve and hunt on smaller fish.
Dolphins and orca are also frequent visitors and are awesome mammals to snorkel with. You can never tell when they are going to appear.
There is good information supplied by the Department of Conservation at the reserve which will help you identify the fishes you've seen. Marine invertebrates include anemones, sponges, seashells, nudibranch (sea slugs) octopus and much much more.


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A series exploring the culinary and cultural riches of Spain. Hosted by chef Jose Andres, it highlights the extraordinary cooking traditions of a country whose food and wine is capturing the worlds' imagination. In every episode, Andres brings the exciting flavors of his native Spain to the American audience with easy and informative recipes created in his Washington, DC, kitchen using products found here in the U.S. Each cooking segment is woven into a gastronomic and cultural tour of one of Spain's 17 vibrant regions, where Andres introduces the viewer to many of Spain s greatest artisan cheese makers, wine makers and restaurateurs.
Made In Spain Previous Broadcasts
Red Red Wine (Episode #113)
KQED Life: Mon, Apr 12, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
No Spanish wine is more famous than Rioja, and Jose starts with a quick tapa of apples in a red wine syrup. He takes us to a great Rioja winemaker before cooking his own version of the region's classic dish of potato and chorizo sausage. Back in Spain, he shows us Rioja's superb vegetable market and eats at a special restaurant run by a mother and son who cook their own recipes.
The Onion That Would Be King (Episode #115)
KQED Life: Wed, Apr 14, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Jose travels to Catalunya, the region where he was raised, to join in the Calcot Festival-a joyous occasion attended by thousands that honors, of all things, an unusual onion. He uses a similar onion to cook a white bean omelet, and shows us how to create two more traditional dishes from this area: One is mar y montana, (a Spanish surf-and-turf), which he pairs with the region's famed Priorat wines; the other canelloni. (OH, you thought that was Italian? Not any more!)
The Magic of Saffron and Cervantes (Episode #108)
KQED Life: Thu, Apr 1, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Jose uses widely-available Manchego cheese to prepare a salad of cheese, tomato, thyme and walnuts. He shows us the food eaten by the Man from La Mancha - Cervantes' Don Quixote. And he is witness to the wonder of saffron, when the remarkable crocus emerges from the earth and is turned into the world's most expensive spice. Jose cooks a traditional dish of rabbit with saffron rice before returning to Spain to eat a marzipan dessert.
A Fairy Tale Come True (Episode #124)
KQED Life: Thu, Apr 29, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
In the mythical forests of Aragon, a heavenly region almost too beautiful to be real, Jose is inspired to cook two very earthly regional dishes: Migas, an ancient dish based on breadcrumbs (in this case, paired with mushrooms and serrano ham) and pollo al chilindron, a chicken stew made with a green and red pepper sauce. He returns to Aragon to stroll the Pyrenees Mountains, fish for trout, and even hunt for truffles, the old-fashioned way.
Cherries and Cheeses (Episode #123)
KQED Life: Wed, Apr 28, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
After cooking two quick tapas - one with a local cheese from Extremadura, the other with the region's cherries Jose makes a sweet escape to the startlingly beautiful cherry fields of Extremadura, meets the cheesemakers (and the sheep) responsible for the decadent creamy cheese known as Torta del Casar. After giving a pinch of pimenton Spanish paprika to the traditional Extremadura salad known as Cojodongo, Jose's inspired to return to the region to visit the fields and factories where the unique sweet and smoky Spanish spice is made. And he reveals why a French culinary tradition must pay thanks to a small monastery here.
Jose Goes Nuts (Episode #122)
KQED Life: Tue, Apr 27, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
A return to Valencia makes a star out of the region's nuts. Jose whips together a nutty dessert called postre de turron, then heads to Valencia to show how turron a nutty paste is made, starting with the beautiful almond trees in Jijona and ending in the factories and stores that make and sell this regional Christmastime delicacy. He even visits a "horchateria" where tiger nuts are made into a creamy drink! There are stops at great wineries along the way, time out to cook up a delicious Valencian noodle dish known as Fideua, and a stop at the wild, fire-filled Valencia Fallas festival. Jose winds up at one of Spain's most famed restaurants, El Poblet where he watches his old friend, chef Quiqui Dacosta, prepare a dish made with real gold.
Green Spain (Episode #121)
KQED Life: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Exploring the fertile peaks, fields and valleys of Cantabria, the area known as "Green Spain," Jose creates a unique tapa pairing Cantabria's most prized product anchovies with a surprising ingredient: nectarines. Jose returns to Cantabria to follow the anchovy trail and see how the locals eat the then heads to the thriving capital city of Santander and the beautiful town of Santillana del Mar, to explore ancient cave paintings. After quick stops to a great bakery, a great restaurant, and a great cable car ride, it's back to Washington D.C. to create a super steak with Cantabria's creamy blue picon cheese.
Cold Soup and Hot Flamenco (Episode #120)
KQED Life: Thu, Apr 22, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Jose travels to Andalucia's Granada, the city that made cold soup famous, and creates two of his own the famed gazpacho, and the purely Andalucian delicacy, ajo blanco. He dances his way through one of Spain's most famed festivals, the Feria de Abril in Sevilla, and takes us on a tapas bar hopping trip to sample the local delicacies all sandwiched around a visit to La Alhambra, one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
Seas of Delicacies (Episode #119)
KQED Life: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Jose travels to Iles Balears where he begins by making a unique omelet with sobrasada, a rare spreadable sausage then takes us to the islands where those sausages originate. At a black pig farm on Mallorca he rediscovers a delicacy from his childhood then takes us to a patisserie that makes a famed local dessert from the pork lard! Then onto the island of Menorca for some lobster fishing (and a traditional lobster dish, of course). Jose visits both a great cheesemaker and one of the worlds most renowned gin makers where he reveals the recipe for the perfect gin and tonic.
Paella Day (Episode #118)
KQED Life: Tue, Apr 20, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Jose explores the fascinating region of Valencia, famed for its rice fields and paella restaurants. After visiting the best of them, Jose takes us back to his home in America and teaches us to cook paella at a backyard barbecue with his wife and three daughters! Jose also creates a special tapa with Spain's sweetest citrus clementines, then visits the fields where the fruit is picked; and, just for fun, Jose tries his hand at eel fishing before cooking the eels up in the traditional dish all i pebre.
The Tale of the Drunken Goat (Episode #117)
KQED Life: Mon, Apr 19, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
After creating a special "drunken goat cheese and tomato salad," Joseventures through the region of Murcia in search of the truth behind "drunken goat cheese" and finds it! After visiting the great historic sites of Murcia the Roman theater at Cartagena, the still working ancient water wheels Jose takes us to a wonderful winery, and explores the famed Murcia vegetable gardens (and cooks some great dishes with the veggies). Finally, Jose tries his hand at a unique style of fishing and, of course, cooks what he catches.
The Land of Fire (Episode #116)
KQED Life: Thu, Apr 15, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Centuries of history and generations of cooking tradition come together in Castilla Y Leon, where Jose travels to restaurants that have mastered fire. We look on as master chefs roast pigs and lambs, then watch as Jose prepare the perfect roast rack of lamb. And we meet the Iberico pig-source of the Iberico ham that was unavailable in the U.S. until recently, but is now sweeping the nation as the caviar of cold cuts.
Liquid Gold (Episode #114)
KQED Life: Tue, Apr 13, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Jose explores the wonders of Spanish olive oil in Andalucia, joining workers in the field for the olive harvest and a traditional harvest breakfast. Bringing the oil back home, he uses the "liquid gold" to put a distinctively Spanish twist on a classic American dish chicken wings. After preparing a classic Andalucian soup, salmorejo, Jose heads for a freiduria (a fried fish restaurant) in the beautiful area around Sevilla, where great Spanish olive oil and delicious fish from the nearby Mediterranean combine for astounding fried fish tapas.
Food Arts (Episode #112)
KQED Life: Thu, Apr 8, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Using a Catalan olive oil bought in the US, Jose prepares two tapas: marinated olives and toast with cheese and anchovy. He takes us to his beloved market in Barcelona, and gets inspired to cook a creamy rice dish of mushrooms, artichokes and cuttlefish. Back in Spain he shows us two great Catalan artists: Salvador Dali and his own culinary mentor, Ferran Adria, hailed by critics as the world's most creative chef.
A Cultural and Culinary Capital (Episode #111)
KQED Life: Wed, Apr 7, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Jose cooks a quick tapa of fried eggs and Spanish chorizo sausage before showing us the artistic and food culture of the Spanish capital. He eats a fried squid sandwich on the streets, and sips an elegant cup of consomme in a historic restaurant. He prepares a refreshing salad of clementines, anchovy and olives, and returns to Spain for a huge meal of Madrid stew.
Food for the Family (Episode #110)
KQED Life: Tue, Apr 6, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Asturias means family for Jose, and he prepares a simple apple and cheese salad with his mother's favorite blue cheese, Cabrales. Jose shows us the region's traditional hard cider, and returns home to add cider vinegar to some caramelized onions that he serves with light and fluffy corn cakes. Back in Asturias, he joins his family for a hearty bean stew with sausages.
A Taste of the Sea (Episode #109)
KQED Life: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 -- 12:00 PM
Andres prepares scallops in their shells with Albarino white wine and visits the dramatic seafood farms of this northwestern region. Back home, he steams mussels with bay leaf and serves them with potatoes and Spanish smoked paprika. He returns to Galicia to watch the magical cooking of the legendary Spanish potato tortilla, or omelet.


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Sorry, I have not been on for a little. The internet at our house has been a bit hit and miss. Since we free load from the neighbors, I have nothing to complain about. Our other neighbors had a really good signal, but then they moved. So now we rely on a much weaker signal. I have decided that someday when I get wireless, I will not put on a password so others may use it as well. I don't see why people want to keep it locked up anyway. Not like we are hurting for speed or anything.
Well, as for the update on life. Things are going well. I have started working for my Uncle Larry in Preston again spraying lawns. I am doing it on Saturdays. I have very much enjoyed it in the past, and once again am doing so. I sprayed the last two weekends, and look forward to this weekend. It is good to be out with the people, in such a beautiful place. The valley where Malad, Grace, and Preston (I know this one is Cache Valley) are all so beautiful. Plus the people in general are the salt of the earth. Who could ask for more than that. While I am looking at going to law school, I find myself second guessing. Why not just move back to Preston and be content there? But then the reminder comes, gain as much education as you can. So, why not. I can get my law degree, head back home to Idaho, and work the spraying business a day a week or so. Who knows.
I have to admit, it is such a great time to think and ponder. I stopped at Red Rock Pass, near Oxford, on the way back to Preston the other day. It is a favorite spot of mine. I visited the little cemetery out back, and there is Jefferson Hunt buried. He has gone like every other man, but he did something noble with his life. Yes, he has credits enough to have me know his name as a founder and builder, but he was a good man. Funny how his posterity would come to personally bless my life. Senator Smith is a descendent of his. Yet, this great man, spiritual and societal, lies in the earth, in a very humble location. In the middle of nowhere, not even a maintained cemetery. Somehow, I find that inspiring. I also visited my great grandparents graves at Whitney, and there lies a Prophet, Seer, and Revelator of God. Even the prophets are laid low in the earth. This man, Ezra Taft Benson, also was a well known man for his role as Secretary of Agriculture under Eisenhower. There are other great men who were well known in their generation, who are now buried in those cemeteries, even amongst the most humble of others. They lay right beside them. Yet, these men left an influence. Jefferson Hunt will be remembered by his posterity for his efforts and example. President Benson's influence is great, and will never cease because of his noble willingness to follow the Lord. I have been the grave of many great men, but their name is almost forgotten, and continues to diminish. But those who are righteous will never be lost. Their influence will only increase. Some greater than others, but as one star differeth from another….
Well, I love life. Amanda and I are exceedingly blessed. I pray it will continue.
I will make a last comment. I have been reading Rough Stone Rolling by Richard Lyman Bushman. While I am very impressed with his scholar capacity, and his great time, I will admit there are some serious errors in the book. He has written of Joseph Smith and has diminished him. I will have to write more on this later. I have some quotes by Brigham that bite Brother Bushman and his perspective of Joseph. When I have them with me, I will share them.