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Christopher Ely
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Chris Ely serves as the Class Correspondent for the Class of 1970.
Chris graduated from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (High School) in June 1966 and entered Washington College in September, 1966. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, a four year varsity lacrosse player and was back-up goalkeeper for the W.C. soccer team in 1969.
Following graduation, completed United States Army Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk Louisiana and returned to Chestertown to take a job as an 8th grade science and mathematics teacher at Colonel Richardson Middle School near Ridgely, Maryland. Chris completed 6 years reserve duty with the Maryland National Guard in February, 1976.
On April 3, 1971, Chris and Priscilla (Valliant) married in Salisbury, MD, then relocated to the Baltimore area for Chris to take a job with the State of Maryland Department of Juvenile Services and Priscilla an elementary school teaching position. Chris's 24 year career at DJS took him from Probation Officer to Intake Specialist in Baltimore County, MD, to a regional residential and non-residential care resource consultant for Baltimore and Harford Counties to a statewide administrative officer for residential, non-residential and community youth service center care and finally a statewide licensing and administrative officer contract monitor for residential and non-residential care. He earned a M.S. in Guidance and Counseling from Loyola College in Maryland in 1979. He retired from state service in 1996.
Chris and Priscilla are the parents of two girls, Janet Elizabeth Ely Weller (W.C. Class of 1999, Loyola College in Maryland, Guidance and Counseling 2009) and Claire Ely Ulman (Roanoke Class of 2002). Priscilla lost a courageous 6 year battle against breast cancer and passed away in January, 1994. For the next 10 years, Chris was an outspoken advocate for breast cancer prevention and research through his involvement with the Susan B. Komen "Race for the Cure," the Breast Cancer "24 hour walk" throughout Maryland, the Fairway To Life Golf Tournament and the Hadassah "Check It Out" program for high school girls.
He married Patrice, an executive at T. Rowe Price, in November, 1996, and has two step-daughters, Deanna (Johns Hopkins University Class of 2006) and Marla (Johns Hopkins University Class of 2008).
In 1988, Chris won a nationwide competition to become weekend sports anchor at the ABC (later CBS) affiliate WJZ TV in Baltimore. In 1999 he moved to NBC affiliate WBAL TV in a similar capacity. Upon his retirement from broadcasting in 2004, Chris had had a 16-year run as a sports broadcaster in Baltimore. For three years, Chris was a columnist for e-lacrosse.com.
Chris also served as a Public Address Announcer for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Bullets, Maryland Catholic League, Maryland Scholastic Association, Major Indoor Lacrosse League, Towson University, and three NCAA Final Four Men's lacrosse weekends at M&T bank stadium, and is currently the voice of Johns Hopkins University football, men's and women's basketball, and women's lacrosse. He also is the official timer for Hopkins men's lacrosse. He has performed public address announcing in football, baseball, lacrosse and basketball.
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We've all heard how bad it is out there for the college graduate to get a job. I mean, you study hard, pay tuition, do your internship and you're supposed to land meaningful employment that's somehow related to your major. But the stats show the percentage of young Americans who are either unemployed or not seeking work is at its highest level since 1971. Are we supposed to feel bad for them? Are we supposed to support them? Well, how about telling them to stop whining.
Gawker blogger Richard Lawson calls it a trend and labels it the "Millennial Job Whine."
"I think that's kind of mean," says Jean Twenge, author of "Generation Me," even though she sees his point. The New York Times is full of articles about how elusive the American Dream is for this new generation. In fact, its most recent article about a twenty-something graduate who hasn't been able to find work since his 2008 graduation (although he turned down a $40K a year job as a claims adjuster because it was in his mind a dead end) is still ranked No. 1, days after it was published. So it's either struck a nerve or readers can commiserate. As background, his parents lavished attention on him and his three brothers and his college education was entirely paid for by his family. And he moved back home.
"That can be the problem with unrealistic expectations and the idea that you should start at the top -- it might not be your dream job, but it's probably better to take it and get the experience," adds Twenge, who's also a psychology professor at San Diego State University.
Twenge should know about the Millennial or Gen Y group. Her latest book about them is titled: "The Narcissism Epidemic: The Age of Entitlement."
"These graduates have been sold a bill of goods and taught if you work hard, you get rewarded, so in a way they have a right to complain," says Twenge.
It's the world they live in, adding, "It's part parenting, the Internet, celebrity and easy credit."
The only thing that's changed is the easy credit, which has been swapped out with the recession. It's not a simple explanation, she says, and that the feeling of disappointment might be misconstrued as "whiny."
What may also be at the root of the behavior, however you want to perceive it, are recent studies on empathy and narcissism. Twenge says among Gen-Yers, empathy for others is going down while narcissism is going up. But then she says don't discount the number of young adults joining the Peace Corps and Americorps, and fighting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
So getting back to that young out-of-work graduate in the NYT article. He moved into an apartment with his brother who lost his roommate (his parents are paying the rent). He says he hopes to get a job, if not maybe a bartender job or a temp job. Ummmmm and this was the guy who turned down a $40K job? I'm not feeling the empathy.


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The breast cancer awareness organization PinkChoseMe Foundation is hosting BREAST RECONSTRUCTION AWARENESS (BRA) Day USA 2012, an awareness and fundraising celebration, on October 17th, 2012. Tiffany Jones, Founder and President of PinkChoseMe Foundation, is working with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Foundation to bring BRA Day USA 2012 to New York City for the very first time. The event is sponsored by the Breast and Plastic Surgeons at the Weill Cornell Breast Center in NYC. This unique awareness and fundraising event is being held at the upscale Martin Lawrence Gallery in New York's famed downtown neighborhood, SoHo. The event is expected to attract numerous celebrities and other notable / prominent, world-renowned individuals to support this important cause.
With style and grace, 3x Emmy Award Winning Hair and Makeup Stylist, Lavette Slater conveys a vivid quality through her skilled eye and hands when she is with each and every client. With over 15 years as a celebrity hairstylist and beauty expert; Lavette Slater is known as a trendsetter in the hair and makeup industry. Contributing along with the PinkChoseMe Foundation for Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day USA 2012, Lavette Slater will be donating her stylish services to Breast Cancer survivor, Susan Blinken. Susan will be getting a glam makeover by the hands of a beauty master and her glamorous look will be revealed at the end of the night. Breast Cancer affects the mind, body, and soul of a woman. What better way than to acknowledge the beauty of a woman after conquering this deadly disease.
This year nearly 227,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Research has found that nearly 7 out of 10 women are unaware of their breast reconstruction options at the time of their breast cancer diagnosis, a number that is more pronounced among minority and uninsured women.
These numbers exist in spite of federal and state laws that require health insurers (including Medicaid and Medicare) to cover breast reconstruction procedures along with a number of state laws promoting a team approach to breast cancer that ensure a plastic surgeon is consulted prior to surgical mastectomy.
PinkChoseMe is committed to closing this loop. It is in that vein that the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in collaboration with The Plastic Surgery Foundation launched a two year public awareness campaign that seeks to increase the number of women who are informed of their surgical reconstruction options at the time of their diagnosis and prior to mastectomy.
The campaign strategy integrates media, industry, marketing, public relations, celebrity endorsement and meaningful research to raise awareness and educate the public about the options available post-mastectomy.
PinkChoseMe stands as a partner in this effort and is organizing the awareness and fundraising event at the Martin Lawrence Gallery. Money raised from the event will be donated to the Breast Reconstruction Awareness Fund of The PSF (a 501c (3) organization.) The restricted fund is purposed with increasing public awareness among women about their breast reconstruction options, funding charity care for uninsured women seeking breast reconstruction and researching surgical breast reconstruction.
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This celebratory event which is intended to be uplifting and spirited caps a day filled with events throughout the country and in New York, which are dedicated to "closing the loop." This festive affair will include pink bubbly (courtesy of leading Italian winemaker MARTINI®) and light fare, VIP gift bags, music, silent auctions and dedicated art exhibits. In addition, special honored guests will be presented with awards for their dedication and commitment to PinkChoseMe Foundation and the first ever BRA Day USA.
As the exclusive beverage sponsor for the evening, MARTINI Sparkling Rosé is proud to be pink! One of the most iconic brands in the world, MARTINI is the leading name in Italian winemaking and a purveyor of the highest quality wines, with MARTINI Asti being the number one-selling imported sparkling wine in the United States. Since its founding in 1863, MARTINI has fostered a pioneering spirit to develop unique products that represent the very best in Italian quality and style. MARTINI is proud to be the exclusive beverage sponsor of PinkChoseMe's BRA Day USA affair. Bacardi, U.S.A. Inc. reminds everyone to ENJOY Responsibly.
Additional sponsors, contributors and participants of the event include The Plastic Surgery Foundation, the well-known Martin Lawrence Gallery, the leading online retailer of men's and women's underwear and intimates Freshpair.com, luxury beauty and lingerie brand Naked Princess, floral design company Only Roses, beauty brand Benefit Cosmetics, Young Professionals United for Change, Michael Steele Photography, full-service design house Fred Gates Design, apparel brand Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti and the professional organization for intimate apparel professionals, The Lingerie Alliance.
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PinkChoseMe Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to uplifting the lives of women who are cancer survivors as well as those living with cancer. The Foundation offers innovative solutions which provide women with the tools to face their inner and outer beauty challenges. PinkChoseMe is challenged to educate women about preventive care, and strives to enrich their lives. The women of the PinkChoseMeFoundation were "Chosen" to continue their fight for a healthy and happy life. PinkChoseMe Foundation stands as a partner in the effort to "close the loop on breast cancer."
About Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day USA:
Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day, or BRA Day USA, is an initiative designed to promote education, awareness and access regarding post-mastectomy breast reconstruction.
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Lisa Kuzela files conflict of interest charges against Mayor Ron Corbett
On Monday, February 25, 2013, Lisa Kuzela submitted to the Iowa State Ethics Board claims of conflicts of interest that Mayor Ron Corbett has violated Iowa Code 68B.2A which prohibits outside employment and activities. Those charges have been forwarded to the Linn County Attorney's office.
The pertinent subsections to the code are as follows:
According to:
Iowa Code 68B.2A – "Prohibited Outside Employment and Activities-Conflicts of interest:"
"Any person who serves or is employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state shall not engage in any of the following conduct:"
"Outside employment or an activity that involves the use of the state's or the political subdivision's time, time, facilities, equipment, and supplies …"
In addition, specifically regarding employment conflict…
"Outside employment or an activity that is subject to the official control, inspection, review, audit, or enforcement authority of the person, during the performance of the person's duties of office or employment."
Corbett was the Vice President of Human Resources at CRST. John Smith was President and CEO of CRST International, Inc. and is currently Chair. David Rusch is the current President and CEO of CRST. Corbett supposedly remains employed by CRST, although questions remain as to if he actually works there or simply receives a salary under a fictitious position.
Corbett has a personal interest through his official capacity of mayor which has benefitted John Smith and David Rusch at CRST which violates State Law.
The most recent actions he has taken in regards to the casino have prompted me to finally file an official complaint and request for an investigation.
My suspicion rose first when I learned who the investors were. They included John Smith and David Rusch of CRST.
Two weeks ago I learned about the Agreement between the Cedar Rapids Development Group ("investor" group) and the Linn County Gaming Association (nonprofit group) which states that if there is any debt incurred on the land or operations, then a "third party" will cover that debt. I knew what that meant. Again, the city taxpayers will be subsidizing another facility. But this time, it will be for Corbett's employers.
Last week, I learned of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (see attached) that Corbett approved at the October 9, 2012 City Council meeting.
This Memorandum is basically a no-competition declaration stating that the City will exclusively support the Cedar Rapids Development Group, LLC and the Linn County Gaming Association, Inc. They will not consider anyone else who wants to bid for the gaming license.
This created an environment in which there can't be competition. A bid process would have been in the form of bidding a higher percentage of funds to go to the nonprofit who then allocates it to the community.
By doing so, Corbett not only dishonored the residents, costing them tens of millions, but he secured that those proceeds will stay in the hands of the investor group, of which Smith and Rusch are investors.
The MOU that Corbett supported therefore:
1) secured that this investor group, of which Smith and Rusch are members, Cedar Rapids Development Group, LLC, and no one else, would be sole ownership of the casino, entertainment, gift shops, etc. proceeds – as stated in the Agreement;
2) secured that a lower percentage of proceeds be distributed into the community;
3) secured that this investor group will make millions more (that otherwise would've gone into the community).
Note that I don't think that a bid process is required under law or regulations in this situation, however, through Corbett's official actions, he has granted favor to Smith and Rusch of who Corbett is employed.
This MOU agenda issue was a critical one for Cedar Rapids, yet was not only not discussed at the council meeting; it was noticeably inconspicuously placed on the consent agenda. No council member pulled it off to discuss, and it was passed by the simple vote of passing the consent agenda.
The Resolution was signed by Mayor Corbett October 9, 2012. (See attached)
Earnestly submitted by
Lisa Kuzela
Extended information: The casino conflict of interest has many tentacles …
In April 2012, I, along with others, attended and spoke at a House Ways and Means Subcommittee regarding Senate File 2217 – a $600 million bill for "flood protection" in which Mayor Corbett strongly lobbied for. At that meeting, there were two lobbyists from CRST. At the time none of us could understand why they were there.
This bill, signed into law April 19, 2012, was so broadly worded that it allows any project to be funded under this bill, as long as part of the major project qualifies as "flood protection." This includes a casino.
Senate File 2217, Section 4 – New Section 418.1 Definition #5 "Project"
"A project may consist of one or more phases of construction or reconstruction that are contracted for separately if the larger project, of which the project is a part, otherwise meets the requirements of this subsection."
Although the bill states the funds would be granted to the "governmental entity," this city knows how to get around that. Three LLCs (Courthouse II LLC, Courthouse II Tenant LLC, and Courthouse II Manager LLC) were created for the former Federal Courthouse / new City Hall, in which they used all public funds to rehabilitate. By doing this, not only did the taxpayers end up paying more, but it bypassed any bidding process that was required by law with these funds and prevented transparency.
There's already an LLC formed for the casino – Cedar Rapids Development Group, LLC. I predict they will do the same with the casino – providing even more funding to the "investor" group – all with our tax money!
Now that the casino project is being pushed and John Smith and David Rusch have been named as investors, I think I understand now why a trucking company located miles from the river was lobbying for a "flood protection" bill.
Currently, as I predicted, Corbett and Senator Rob Hogg are lobbying the Board (established under this bill) to have part of the casino project count as flood protection.
However, if this is granted by the Board then, according to the bill, the taxpayers, rather than the investors, can be paying for the construction of the casino project with the appearance that the investor group (LLC) is paying for it.
Sidebar: Each phase or subproject is capped at receiving $15 million through this law. In addition it requires a "local match." However, the State received a waiver from HUD allowing the CDBG Disaster Assistance to count as a local match. Therefore, with this match, it allows Corbett to help fund up to $30 million per phase / subproject of the major casino project. Thereby, leaving the investor group, of which John Smith and David Rusch of CRST are investors, to invest very little, if any, toward the casino, obligating Local, State and Federal taxpayers to fund the construction of the casino.
Recently, it's been published that Ron Corbett has historically opposed a local casino. I even heard him say so at a dinner during his campaign at the Islamic Center in Cedar Rapids. He said that the market is saturated and it doesn't make sense to have another one here.
Now he suddenly supports a casino.
Of course this sudden change of attitude about such a major issue is usually explained away politically, but when all these facts are pieced together, questions can't help but be raised as to why he is now using his elected position as mayor to push through the casino upon which Smith and Rusch are an investors.
Earnestly submitted by Lisa Kuzela, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Mayor Says a Casino Would Complement City Projects (kcrg.com)
- Corbett says city's flood protection could take another 10 years (thegazette.com)
- Cedar Rapids mayor Corbett votes for casino – for first time ever (thegazette.com)
- Anti-Casino Activist Accuses Mayor of Conflict of Interest (thegazette.com)


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More reason to be wary of meta-analyses
This article by Ian Shrier and others from McGill investigated the subjectivity of meta-analyses and concluded the following:
The interpretation of the results of systematic reviews with meta-analyses includes a subjective component that can lead to discordant conclusions that are independent of the methodology used to obtain or analyse the data. And things get even more mushy when the statistical experts differ as to what methodology should be used.
In their discussion this paragraph says it well :
Our results suggest that a systematic review with a meta-analysis must be viewed with the perspective that it represents one study conducted by specific investigators with a specific methodology. At each step of the methodology (defining the general criteria, search strategy, inclusion/exclusion criteria, data abstraction, and analysis), subjective decisions are required that could affect the validity of the study; the relative importance of each will likely depend on the topic of inquiry and the data acquired. Our study demonstrates that disagreements in the conclusions of systematic reviews with meta-analyses can also be due to subjective interpretations of the results and not only of the methodology. The inclusion-exclusion criteria often are determinative of the outcome.Meta-analyses can be thought of as observational studies in which the subjects are trials.
Of course meta-analyses involve subjective judgment calls and various type of personal bias that the investigators bring to the table. How could it possibly be otherwise?
This gives me still another opportunity to reference the classic editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine by Steve Goodman of Johns Hopkins which I discussed at some length here. To sum it I can do no better than to quote Goodman:
Judgment determines what evidence is admissible and how strongly to weigh different forms of admissible evidence. When there is consensus on these judgments and the data are
strong, an illusion is created that the evidence is speaking for itself and that the methods are objective. But this episode[ the mammogram controversy mentioned above] should raise awareness that judgment cannot be excised from the process of evidence synthesis and that the variation of this judgment among experts generates uncertainty just as real as the probabilistic uncertainty of statistical calculations.
I never tire of repeating my rant that meta-analyses should never have been placed at the top of the evidence based medicine evidence hierarchy.And for that matter biological plausibility should never have relegated to lower rings of the ladder.
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I never tire of repeating my rant that meta-analyses should never have been placed at the top of the evidence based medicine evidence hierarchy. And for that matter biological plausibility should never have relegated to lower rings of the ladder.
Couldn't agree more, with both points.
The importance of meta-analyses has been way over stated and over played.
Statistics is an important part of science, and meta-analysis has its place, but when used like this as the gold standard, particularly in fields where there is still serious disagreement over basics, (such as patient selection and trials outcomes assessment criteria), then it does us all a disservice.
Better stop there, or I'll never shut up about it.
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Ummm . . . . how do you know there is something called "biological plausibility" without statistical support?
I suppose you mean that certain propositions are consistent with other propositions for which you have statistical support.
That's not empirical science. And, it shouldn't be medicine.


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NEWTOWN -- The stuffed animals piled on the church lawn paid tribute to a red-haired 6-year-old whose first request to Santa was for a pair of fish and who had asked him to bring her pets every Christmas since.
Pink flowers lining the back of the church and the pink vestments worn by the priest honored her favorite color.
And her tiny, white coffin symbolized Newtown's ongoing agony as it buries the littlest victims of last week's rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Yet on Thursday morning, the friends, classmates and loved ones of Catherine Hubbard found joy as they recalled the loving, spirited girl who had a way of charming those around her.
In a composed eulogy that capped a pink-hued funeral Mass at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Jennifer Hubbard told the packed crowd that her daughter and her son had been best friends. Though Frederick was older, she said, it was Catherine who always made sure he was on the right bus for school. Now, the boy wonders who will make sure he gets on the right bus.
Later, the Rev. Luke Suarez, who wore a robe of Catherine's favorite pink, told Frederick that whenever he missed his sister he could just look up and she would wink back.
The boy announced to the crowd that his sister already had.
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Earl Weaver on growing up
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I used to be a huge Orioles fan back in my youth (not sure I could even name a single player now) and I have great affection for the first baseball manager I was actually aware of– the O's Earl Weaver. He died yesterday and Tom Boswell writes a great remembrance. Anyway, I loved this part:
For Weaver, the strain of the game was his certainty that he was often one of the few adults in the room. "You must remember that anyone under 30 — especially a ballplayer — is an adolescent," he once told me. "I never got close to being an adult until I was 32. Even though I was married and had a son at 20, I was a kid at 32, living at home with my parents. Sure, I was a manager then. That doesn't mean you're grown up.
"Until you're the person that other people fall back on, until you're the one that's leaned on, not the person doing the leaning, you're not an adult. You reach an age when suddenly you realize you have to be that person. Divorce did it to me. It could be elderly parents, children . . . anything. But one day you realize, 'It's me. I've got to be the rock.' "
Just love that definition of what it means to be a grown up. Not perfect, but very true. It means, it's on you. I think parenthood pretty much did that for me, but having a kid with a rare disease (at the age of 30) definitely cemented that, in my case. And whatever was left to be done in that regard took place when my mom died of cancer. Anyway, when you look at it this way, you can really understand how some people really never do grow up.


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Opening Day for Style Fashion Week LA 2014 Spring Summer Collections moves from the Vibiana to LA Live 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles on October 13 - 17, 2013 Celebrities, Designers, Buyers, and Models from all over the world annually attend Style Fashion Week LA.
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Glitter and a paintbrush seemed to sculpt these beautiful evening wear designs.
Whimsical and magical ready for a Gatsby night. You were mistaken if you thought gone were the days where a gal could get a party dress for a night on the town and out dress Marilyn Monroe. The styles of Ina says we're gonna show you how the 1920 s should have looked but with a Big Bang, Elegant, Crimson, and Classy.
About Ina Soltani: Ina Soltani's signature cocktail dresses and evening gowns are studies in an appreciation of the sleek and classical. Her designs are a study in the duality of Ina Soltani's design obsessions – a strict attention to quality and detail that supports her lyrical craftsmanship and a keen eye for timeless sex appeal.
Malan Breton 2014 Spring Summer Collections favored the future with a splash of the past. The vibrant colours and intriguing designs so detailed in the stitchings reminds me of "Mr. Blackwell".
The dresses with corsets laced up the back gave a sexy classy look with trains flowing making a fierce statement of owning the room. The men's look had a touch of napoleon style trouser shorts that were sleek with a lot of swagger including suits featuring a tuxedo twist. These designs will make any Gala unforgettable.
Malan Breton Collection is featured globally and a sought after "Hollywood It". Malan designing since he was 11 years old, has dressed A list stars like Keith Carradine, Scarlett Johanasson, Kerry Washington, Michael Buble', Minny Driver, Ricki Lake and many others. Bretons fashions also have noted mentions on the Oscars, Grammys, Cannes and countless other press, media including Project Runway with over 500,000 twitter followers.
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About Michael Costello: Michael Costello is an American Couture Fashion Designer of Greek and Italian descent. Also the first ever American rom (gypsy) Fashion designer. He is 29 years old and a father of two. He was featured on Project Runway season 8, finishing in 4th place, and he was a Project Runway All-Star season 1 finalist. Michael showed his collection at Mercedez Benz Fashion week in 2010.
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Advanced Feats: The Witch's Brew by Sigfried Trent offers an in depth look at the new Witch class as it's available in the Advanced Player's guide for Pathfinder. Trent and crew introduce 30 new feats designed with the Witch PCs in mind, as well as a discussion on what the Witch can do as a class, and several suggested builds.
Witches are somewhat new territory for me. I've got the APG and I've read through the class and been interested in them, but I've never played one or run a game with a Witch in the party. One thing that did immediately stand out for me with the Witch was that as helpful and interesting as their familiars are, they can also be a danger to the Witch. Losing your familiar hurts!
This PDF starts of with an examination of the Witch class and what bearing they'll have on your party. It's worth the read as Trent has put a lot of thought into this and gives an easy to follow overview of the Witch which goes a bit above and beyond what's covered in the Advanced Players guide. I finished this section knowing how I'd implement a Witch in a game, rather than having a few interesting but vague ideas about the class. This is a good thing because the APG left me a little vague on how I would run one.
Now we come to the 30 additional feats for Witches which makes up the core of this document. On the whole, I think they're well crafted and will be immediately useful to players wanting to dabble in a little familiar based spell casting and hexing. In fact, the biggest strength in these new feats are those that address the Witch's familiar. There are a ton of interesting feats which make the Witch's familiar into more of an asset in combat and less of a heavily guarded, mobile spellbook. Familiar Concentration, where your familiar can concentrate on a spell for you, Familiar Range Extension, up to 100 miles of contact, and Hexing Familiar which does what it says all stand out for me.
There are other stand out feats. Infer Spell which allows you to figure out a spell based on how it's triggered by a magic item is a fun. Usurp Spell allows you to steal control of a spell cast by another.
As with my previous review of the Secrets of the Alchemist, there are a few feats which could, depending on how you and your group handle them, be game breaking. Extra Familiar, which allows for an additional familiar which you control could be one of these. Familiar Training, which allows you to share your applicable feats with your familiar is another. I'm not really prepared to take huge points off for this though because they could also work very well in your campaign. It's more of how they are implemented and used. Some may not find them flawed at all.
After the new feats we are presented with three character builds for the Witch, following the character from 1st through 20th level.The Arch Witch is someone who specializes in dominating other spellcasters. The White Witch build (which I cannot help but nickname The Glinda) is a Witch who specializes in healing and helping, while punishing those who are evil. The last build is the Wicked Witch (or the Alfaba?) who is just you think.
All of the builds are good, and in themselves offer even more insight into this class. Keep in mind that they do rely on the feats presented in this document.
If you want to expand on the new classes presented by Piazo, specifically the Witch in this case, certainly pick this up. It will be well worth the read and the new feats are for the most part well done and balanced. 4 out of 5 stars.
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There wasn't even time for the inevitable statewide wave of outrage to properly form.
On Monday, less than a week after telling the Los Angeles Daily News that he intended to introduce a bill asking voters to triple California's car tax, State Senator Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, announced that he's changed his mind and is dropping the idea.
"Over the last few weeks California's political landscape has changed," Lieu said in a prepared statement.
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So much for the idea that a two-thirds supermajority in the legislature will automatically lead to full-throated pursuit of new taxes. Democratic leaders at the Capitol are well aware of how the car tax plan would have looked; fueling criticism from the right that Democrats can hardly wait to use their new powers to tax and spend.
Gov. Jerry Brown, having successfully won voter approval of a tax hike package with Proposition 30, also knows how abusive it would have looked to pursue another major tax so soon.
The car tax is a particularly volatile issue in car-happy California, as former Gov. Gray Davis found out.
In 2003, his finance director, Steve Peace, announced that reductions in the tax would end, effectively tripling the rate from .65 percent to 2 percent of the value of a car. Davis invoked a provision of state law that triggered the increase in the face of a fiscal emergency.
It also triggered an enormous outcry and, in a case of especially poor timing, provided a spark that lit the budding recall campaign against Davis.
Arnold Schwarzenegger ran in the recall, in part, on a pledge to undo the tax increase. Immediately after his swearing in as governor that November, Schwarzenegger made good on that pledge, summoning journalists to his office and signing legislation to cut the tax to its previous level.
That action immediately blew a $4 billion hole in the state's already troubled finances that year as well as in future years. But no matter. Campaign pledges are pesky things. Schwarzenegger had promised to do it and would have been pilloried if he hadn't followed through.
Gov. Brown knows his history, and the need to follow through. It's why he's pledged to display restraint when it comes to pent up demand from interest groups to restore spending cuts and pursue revenues. That conflict will be one of the ongoing narratives at the Capitol in 2013.
Pursuing a vote to raise the car tax would have antagonized the very voters who gave Brown a significant win with Prop 30 on November 6th.


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Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack & DVD – February 1, 2011
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From the creators of Beverly Hills Chihuahua, everybody's favorite talking Chihuahuas are back in a comedy that's a pack of outrageous fun for the whole family. Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents, Papi and Chloe, upside down when their playful puppies present one challenge after another. But, when their human owners find themselves in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them—because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages. Featuring an all-star cast, including George Lopez (voice of Papi), and complete with a litter of bonus features, this heartwarming tale of the meaning of family, friendship and loyalty is a special breed of fun—times five
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This past weekend we were all sick and we watched this movie 9 times! Yes I said NINE! My four year old loved Papi and Chloe! If you are wondering what "mom" thought– I did not get tired of it either. Each time it was still fun and exciting! I loved that we were watching something that "kid friendly"! There is no bad language or topics that are to mature for my kids. My 16 ,month old loved the "dogs"! He was also captivated my Papi and Chloe, but he also loved all the puppies! He would actually laugh out loud!
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Designed by Apple in California — Assembled in the U.S.?
Apple once operated a factory in the United States. Will it ever open another one? Will we ever see an Apple device labeled "Designed by Apple in California -– Assembled in the United States"? Apple CEO Tim Cook isn't sure, but he's certainly open to the idea, though it's not an easy one to execute.
"I want there to be [another U.S.-manufactured Apple product]," Cook said onstage at our 10th D: All Things Digital conference earlier this week, adding that some important pieces of a few of Apple's devices are currently made in the States.
"This is not well known, but the engines for the iPhone and iPad are built in the U.S., in Austin," Cook said. "The glass on the iPhone is made at a plant in Kentucky — and not just for the U.S., but for other markets outside the U.S. as well."
But those are just a few components. And the bulk of them are not only manufactured outside the U.S., but assembled into Apple devices there as well.
Could assembly ever be done in the U.S.?
Said Cook, "I hope so, one day."
But in order for that to ever happen, the U.S. really needs to up its game.
"The truth is the tool-and-die-maker skill in the U.S. began to go down in the late '60s and early '70s," Cook said. "How many tool-and-die makers do you know in the U.S. now? I could call a meeting and invite every tool-and-die maker in the United States and we wouldn't fill this room."
Not so in China, though. Said Cook, "In China you could fill a city with tool-and-die makers."
So there's significant work to be done if we're ever to reach that "Designed by Apple in California -– Assembled in the United States" dream.
"There has to be some fundamental changes in the education system and the tool-and-die business in the United States to really bring consumer electronics assembly back to the U.S. But there are things that we can do, and that's what we're working on doing, and you can bet that we will use the whole of our influence to do it."


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Let rip!
Forget yoga – break something, says Guido Dodero. Smash a couple of bottles and watch the shards fly; it helps to actually observe the destruction in progress. Dodero founded the Break Club in Buenos Aires with the idea of entertaining, diverting and providing a kind of therapy for his fellow human beings. At the Break Club, you pay for the privilege of smashing things to bits with total impunity inside a darkened room. It costs roughly 25 euros to reduce an old computer screen and 20 glass bottles to smithereens. Quite a lot of money, you say? Maybe. But maybe not, considering that people have been known to fling their 1000-euro-smartphone against the wall. Anger hast to have some kind of vent.
It's a shame I'm not the least bit angry when I enter the Break Club. Dodero and I discuss the appropriate music to listen while raging – Led Zeppelin. We talk about Buenos Aires, where a higher than average number of psychologists lives and works. It is a coincidence that he started the Break Club here? I choose my weapon. For the television, I pick a hammer that sits good and heavy in my hand. I try to feel loathing for the set in front of me, try to project a face I dislike onto its gray, dusty screen – and give it a whack. Plastic splinters fly against my face shield. Glass shatters, but I feel no loss of control. Instead, I feel a surge of pleasure that lingers – at this absurd moment, at doing something so out of the ordinary and at the curiosity that fills me after a couple more whacks, when the TV's interior comes to light. I experience an epiphany: So this is what a cathode ray tube television looks like on the inside! thebreakclub.com
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Letter, James Montgomery to George L. Stearns
Author: Montgomery, James , 1814-1871
Date: November 27, 1860
From Mound City, James Montgomery wrote Stearns about recent trouble at Fort Scott and acting governor George M. Beebe's visit. He came, according to Montgomery, to ascertain for himself if the rumors about Montgomery's activities were correct. He left satisfied that the free staters were acting properly and "promising to do what he could to reform abuses" in the federal courts and protect their rights. Although things were quiet at present and Montgomery mentioned the arrival of more fugitive slaves, who could now stay safely in Kansas, he warned that the introduction of federal troops into southern Kansas would create an explosive situation.
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Media blackout
What? No TV for a week? Sounds like a sentence doled out to a kid who failed the midterm exam, came home an hour after curfew, and beat up his little brother all on the same day.
But National TV Turn-Off Week, slated for the week of April 22-28, is more of a celebration than a punishment. It's a time to get involved with the wide variety of electrifying activities that have nothing to do with a video screen.
Among the groups in town offering cool alternatives to the tube is Crossroads Waldorf School. To kick things off, folks can roll off the couch on April 22 and join other families in a hearty hike along the trails at Ivy Creek Natural Area. The group will meet in the parking lot at 3pm for a one-hour jaunt through the springtime forest.
Since watching television is often a solitary inactivity, CWS gives kids ages 6-9 the chance to get together with other children to play some active, non-competitive indoor games on April 24 from 4-5pm. On April 27, kids can get creative with crafts from 11:30am-12:30pm. Both events take place at the Four Season's Early Childhood Center.
Parents can learn more about the disturbing effects of TV over-dosing on children and family life and ways to address them. A panel discussion with a local pediatrician, a teacher, and parents who have successfully limited TV in their homes takes place at CWS's main campus in Crozet on April 18 from 6:30-7:30pm.
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library is supporting TV Turn-Off Week too, by inviting kids and families to make a pledge to cut down on media consumption. Kids will get a journal in which to record the things they do instead of watching TV and videos (like reading a great book, perhaps?). At the end of the week, they can return their results sheets and receive a book of their own from the library's gift book collection. Participants who return the results sheets are also entered into a raffle for a TV Turn-Off T-shirt.
Northside Library hosts a special TV Turn-Off story time on April 25 at 4pm. Kids in kindergarten and up are invited to join the fun with stories and crafts. While there, families can check out the display wall full of ideas for alternatives to TV. Kids can post their own suggestions on the wall, which also presents some astonishing statistics about the effects of media on our lives.
All events are free and open to the public. Crossroad Waldorf School main campus is at 1408 Crozet Ave. Call 823-6805 for more information. Northside Library is in Albemarle Square. The story time event is free, but registration is required. 973-7893. All JMRL branches are participating in the TV Turn-Off contest. Call Central Library for more information 979-7151, ext. 3.


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Escaping the Clutches of a Cellphone Contract
Oct 30, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Wireless carriers are putting more energy into prepaid. It's a normal evolution. As quality phones became cheaper, prepaid brands like Sprint's Boost and Virgin Mobile have been able to offer better phones -- even a selection of smartphones, including the iPhone. Those better products, along with the availability of 4G network speeds, have increased prepaid demand.
"Prepaid is where the growth is. The market is saturated on contracts," Jayne Wallace, Sprint's director of corporate communications in charge of prepaid brands, told TechNewsWorld.
"Register a credit card and you can have a prepaid iPhone at US$30 a month on Virgin Mobile. Boost has several Androids. All of these things have come together to create growth," she said.
"T-Mobile believes consumers today do not want a one-size-fits-all approach to service plans," said Mike Katz, T-Mobile's vice president of marketing and head of prepaid. T-Mobile was an early embracer of prepaid.
"T-Mobile customers have access to the latest devices; a fast, nationwide 4G network; and affordable service plan prices, regardless of whether they choose to sign up for a two- year contract or no annual contract plan," Katz told TechNewsWorld.
How It Works
Most two-year, postpaid contract phone plans trade you the service agreement for low handset prices. Initial handset costs can be considerably higher on a prepaid plan, because the carrier doesn't have any guarantee of recouping a subsidy.
Advantages of prepaid over postpaid -- that is, contract -- plans include no regular monthly bills, cancellation fees, or credit checks. Plus, prepaid adds flexibility -- customers can change carriers at any time, rather than waiting for a contract to conclude.
While per-minute call charges can be higher, overall monthly bills can be lower.
Common prepaid carriers simply require customers to choose a phone, buy it and activate it. They then add airtime as they need it. In some cases, existing phones can be used.
"Prepaid does appeal to a certain group, and we want to serve that part of the market too," said Mark Siegel, AT&T's executive director of media relations. AT&T is a major player in the contract market.
"Prepaid may be a great alternative if you do very little calling, too" Siegel told TechNewsWorld.
Sprint's prepaid brands are seeing an entire demographic with jobs -- so they can pay for good phones and service -- but who are credit-challenged and don't qualify for contracts, said Wallace.
Many new customers are defecting from contract to prepaid plans.
"We see where the numbers are being ported from, so we know," Wallace added.
What about canceling a contract and moving over to prepaid? What are the options?
"If the customer has fulfilled the terms of the contract, and wants to unlock a device, we're happy to do that for them. Buy the iPhone 5 at full price, and we'll unlock it." AT&T's Siegel said.
In the case of AT&T, it's possible to acquire the coveted iPhone 5 for $199 on contract, but they'll also sell it to you for $649 without a contract. The customer can then go prepaid.
For those who go the contract route, how much does it cost to escape?
"Canceling a contract before you have completed the terms of the agreement could result in a customer having to pay an early termination fee of $175 to $350," said Brenda B. Raney, Verizon Wireless' media chief for strategic marketing initiatives, products and distribution, and price plans.
"Customers wanting to go that route would have to decide based on their particular circumstances if that makes sense to them," she told TechNewsWorld.
DIY Unlocking
What next?
A former postpaid customer whose contract has ended -- one way or another -- and who has an unlocked GSM phone that uses the correct frequencies can insert a prepaid SIM card.
Alternatives for networks that don't use GSM frequencies and SIM cards include purchasing a new prepaid phone.
What about unlocking an existing GSM phone yourself? How easy is it to do that rather than go through the performance of returning to the initial carrier?
"In most cases, and certainly with most new phones, it is very easy," said Darren Kingman, who runs Mobileunlocked.com, a UK-based unlocking service that will sell you device-specific unlock codes for some phones.
An unlock code is the most popular way of removing the network lock on a phone, but there are other methods. Apple iPhones, for instance, can be unlocked using the official iTunes software, Kingman told TechNewsWorld.
"Usually, if a code is being used, it is simply a case of turning the phone on with a non- accepted SIM card -- any SIM card that is from a network other than the one it is locked to -- and entering the unlock code when the phone prompts you for it," he explained.
Any tips?
"One of the major issues we run into is that people are assuming that their phones are locked, and then purchase a code before checking," said Kingman. "I would recommend that people simply insert their new SIM card before seeking an unlock code, and test to see if the phone accepts it or not. This could potentially save them time and money."


text: In the elegant world of artists and musicians, Gertrud ends her marriage to Gustav and takes a lover, the composer Erland Jansson. When he also fails to live up to her idealistic standards, she leaves him and imposes on herself a kind of exile of the heart. In flashbacks and in conversations laced with memories, we also learn of her affair with Gabriel, who still wishes she would go off with him, and we learn of her adolescence, with its early expression of her isolating ideal of absolute love.


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PORTSMOUTH — The Seacoast Jazz Appreciation Project — an initiative of the Seacoast Jazz Society — will present the jazz duo of Grammy Award-winning baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan and bassist Ray Drummond. The session is scheduled for Sunday, December 9, 4:30 p.m., at The Press Room, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth. The event will feature a performance by the duo and importantly, an open dialogue between the audience and the performers. This is a free event.
The gifted saxophonist Gary Smulyan, winner of the 2009 and 2011 Down Beat Critics Poll for Baritone Saxophone, is considered the major voice on baritone saxophone today. Smulyan is a veteran of Woody Herman's Young Thundering Herd band, the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Today he's a regular member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, performing every Monday night at New York's Village Vanguard. He has shared the bandstand with some of the jazz world's greatest luminaries, including Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Chick Corea and, crossing over the border from jazz, with Ray Charles and B.B. King.
Bassist Ray Drummond is himself a composer, arranger, bandleader, educator and producer, in addition to being one of New York's first call bassists. Drummond has performed with Betty Carter, the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, and presently plays with the Kenny Barron Trio, Houston Person, Bobby Hutcherson, to name just a few. He has released eight recorded albums as a leader and many more as a sideman.
Following the free performance-and-discussion session, the duo will perform from 6:00 to 9 p.m. The latter performance is subject to The Press Room's cover charge.
The Seacoast Jazz Appreciation Project was launched in 2009 with an objective of enhancing the appreciation of jazz for listeners at all levels of musical sophistication, while demystifying this uniquely American musical genre for its newest listeners. It's a chance to "hang" with some outstanding jazz musicians, to hear their music, and about their music, in a casual environment.


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I have a simple question, I developed a java application, which runs on Oracle application server and Oracle database. This application depends on multiple JSPs on which multiple users can access a single JSP in the same time, some problems occurs due to the excessive usage of this application and I have some questions about them:
1. Is there any danger or disadvantages in connecting to the database using the jdbc directly from the JSP ?!!
2. An error occurs almost once a week (most probably at the point of time when an excessive usage happens). This error stops the users from submitting or accessing the some JSPs. I ran the following query on the DB to find any locked items:
SELECT o.owner, o.object_name, o.object_type, o.last_ddl_time, o.status,l.session_id, l.oracle_username, l.locked_mode
FROM dba_objects o, gv$locked_object l
WHERE o.object_id = l.object_id;
I found that the table I use to select from in the halted JSPs is a result of this query.
In order to solve this problem temporarily, i use the sql developer to add a record to this table and commit, i find that the problem is solved and the halted jsps involved are running.
These are the exceptions that appears in the log files of the application server right after I press commit:
a. java.lang.IllegalStateException: Session was invalidated (all the time)
b. java.sql.SQLException: Closed Connection (some times)
I do not know exactly where to start debugging, since i use synchronization in all of my code. Also I made sure that each user accessing the same JSP has a separate connection.
Thanks in advance


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Nearly all countries of Latin America and the Caribbean purchase vaccines and syringes through the PAHO fund, which helps assure quality, price and supply
Washington, D.C., 26 April 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — The vast majority of vaccines being used in Latin America and the Caribbean during the 10th annual Vaccination Week in the Americas, 21 to 28 April 2012, were acquired through a special Revolving Fund set up by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
The PAHO Revolving Fund provides countries and territories with guarantees of quality, safety and adequate supplies of these products, as well as lower prices.
This year marks the initiative's 10th anniversary of Vaccination Week in the Americas, which is the largest multinational health initiative in the hemisphere. In addition, more than 180 countries and regions worldwide are participating this year in the first-ever World Immunization Week.
The countries of the Americas this week plan to reach some 44 million people with vaccines against diseases including polio, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome, measles, diphtheria, mumps, whooping cough, neonatal tetanus, influenza and yellow fever.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, vaccines are provided free of charge to the public through each country's national immunization program.
Thirty-nine countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean participate in the PAHO Revolving Fund, which was created 33 years ago. The vast majority of countries use their own resources to acquire the vaccines, syringes and other needed products, thus ensuring the sustainability of their immunization programs.
"A country that purchases through the Revolving Fund can save at least 11% in comparison to direct purchases from the producers," noted PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses Periago.
In 1979, its first year, the PAHO Revolving Fund acquired six antigens for eight countries and territories. By 2011, coverage had increased to 28 antigens (in more than 40 different formulations) for 39 countries and territories. Over the same period, total purchases grew from US$2.3 million to US$405 million last year.
To ensure equity of access, prices are the same for all participating countries, that is, a country purchasing a dozen doses of a vaccine pays the same rate as a country purchasing 10 million doses. By purchasing through the Revolving Fund, countries agree to use vaccines and syringes that are prequalified under WHO standards of safety and effectiveness.
Participation in the Fund requires advanced planning of annual demand to facilitate placement of a single regional order for each product, which in turn helps lower prices through economies of scale. The process also ensures compliance with appropriate conditions, rules and procedures established by the Fund.
Each participating country contributes 3.5% of the net value of their purchases to a common fund. Of this contribution, 3% is reserved as working capital, to be able to offer a line of credit to Member States that need it, and 0.5% is used to defray administrative costs. The line of credit makes it possible for a country to be billed by the Fund for payment 60 days after it receives its products, helping maximize the use of national resources in procuring vaccines.
Immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective interventions in public health and prevents an estimated 2—3 million deaths each year worldwide.
PAHO, established in 1902, is the oldest public health organization in the world. It works with all countries in the hemisphere of the Americas to improve the health and the quality of the life of the peoples of the Americas. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of WHO.


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Molly Ivins once described the Texas Legislature as the best form of free entertainment in a city that bills itself as the live music capital of the world.
From quips about shrinking government to the point where you can fit it in a uterus, to an amendment to a budget bill that would have require 10 percent courses offered by universities to focus on Western Civilization, the Texas Legislature has managed to live up to that billing once again this session.
Adding to the theater over the past couple of days: A visit from a delegation of conservative California Republican Assemblymen, conservative business groups… and Democratic Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom, the liberal former mayor of San Francisco.
Yesterday, the California delegation met with Texas Republican (and Tea Party backed) Governor Rick Perry and some of his top advisors to talk business climate. Today, the group used a committee room in the basement extension of the Capitol to hear testimony from Texas and California businessmen about how they would go about jumpstarting the California economy.
The message today — mainly from groups lobbying for additional tort reform in California — was the same as Thursday: Lowering taxes, handcuffing trial lawyers and a "business friendly" (or lax) regulatory climate were the keys to Texas success and could be the keys to boosting the California economy.
As far as news value, there wasn't a whole lot there. Everyone said what people pretty much expected them to say. What made the event notable (if not hysterical) was the context surrounding the rather rote verbiage.
When Rick Perry was running for re-election for his second term as governor he hitched his wagon to Proposition 2, which banned gay marriage or anything like it in Texas. The issue surfaced again in 2010 when The Texas Tribune reported that Perry was linking the issue of gay marriage to job creation.
"There is still a land of opportunity, friends — it's called Texas," Perry said. "We're creating more jobs than any other state in the nation. … Would you rather live in a state like this, or in a state where a man can marry a man?"
Perry styles himself as a cowboy. He's given names to the boots he wears; one he dubbed "Freedom" and the other he calls "Liberty." In the spirit of that sort of West Texas bravado, Perry likes to sit back in his chair, throw his arm around whatever is chair or person is closest to him, and squint at whoever is talking.
Thursday was no different. While listening to someone speak, Perry sat back in his chair and threw his arm around his neighbor — except this week, unlike every other time before, Perry found his arm behind the chair of Gavin Newsom, the former San Francisco mayor who attempted to legalize gay marriage.
There was another one of those moments at the hearing room in the Capitol's basement today.
It's not uncommon for members of the Legislature to wander into hearings for committees they're not on and sit up at the dais. About halfway through the hearing, in strolled Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, who took a seat on the end of the dais next to Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund.
Chisum's made a name for himself at the Legislature over the past two decades for leading the Christian conservatives in their fight, has a particularly lengthy record in battling against gay rights.
In 1993, Chisum led the fight to have Texas laws that banned sodomy reinstated in an account that is best offered by liberal columnist Molly Ivins:
The seventy-third session (1993) of the Texas Legislature is pretty much typified by the following Warren Chisum story, Representative Chisum being the Bible-thumping dwarf from Pampa who has added such je ne sais quoi to the proceedings this year.
The Texas Senate had a rare moment of courage early in the session when it voted to remove homosexual sodomy from the revised version of the penal code. All were astonished.
Their vision made its way over to the House, where Chisum promptly rose and introduced an amendment to reinstate the damn thing. The Housies were afraid everyone would think they were queer if they didn't vote for Chisum's amendment, so they did.
Then some scholar explained to Chisum that unless he reinstated the ban on heterosexual sodomy as well, the law would be declared unconstitutional. So Chisum promptly got up and did just that.
Whereupon we had one of the more bizarre debates in the history of the Lege, with assorted avant garde members rising at the back mike to say, approximately, "Uh, Warren, uh, suppose I am in bed with my lawfully wedded spouse and I, like, kind of misaim and wind up in the wrong hole. You don't want to send me to prison for that, do you?"
Chisum would stoutly reply, "Yes, I do. It's against nature and The Bible."
So the Housies were afraid everyone would think they were perverts if they didn't vote for it, and they did.
Just a year after that hilarious battle on the House floor, the Houston Post (which was to the Houston Chronicle what the Examiner was to the SF Chronicle) reported that Chisum had invested more than $200,000 in life insurance policies that paid out when AIDS patients died. From the article (sorry, no link available to the Houston Chronicle's internal library):
Investors nationwide are paying terminally ill patients 50 percent to 80 percent of the actual value of their life insurance policies. Patients reap the benefit of needed cash for the remainder of their lives. Investors as beneficiaries are paid full policy value after death.
"My gamble is it'll make not less than 17 percent and sometimes does considerably better," said Chisum, who owns six policies. "If they die in one month, you know, they do really good."
Chisum, who's on the Texas House Environmental Regulation Committee answered a few questions while he was sitting on the dais from the visiting California assembly members who wanted to know how long it took to get a permit to drill an oil well in Texas (answer: three days).
Sitting just a few chairs away at the same dais, Gavin Newsom, who didn't say a word during the entire hearing after the conclusion of introductions.


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Run, Walk, Honor our Heroes
Lexington Medical Center Presents Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K Run and Walk
Please join Lexington Medical Center, first responders, military members and families of fallen heroes for the first ever Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K Run and Walk on the evening of September 6, 2013. This unforgettable, patriotic experience will take place on at 7:30 p.m. in Columbia's Congaree Vista, as our nation prepares to mark the twelfth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It's the first event of its kind in South Carolina, designed to celebrate and appreciate first responders, who serve, save and sacrifice on our behalf every day.
The event is named in honor of Stephen Siller, a New York City firefighter and father of five who died on September 11, 2001. That day, Siller was off-duty and on his way to play golf. When he heard what was happening at the World Trade Center, he strapped on 60 pounds of gear and ran from the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center. He was last seen with his brothers of Squad 1 saving lives. Tunnel to Towers is a national program that champions our heroes.
Lexington Medical Center and the Tunnel to Towers team will hold a news conference on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at SC Midlands First Responders Historic Remembrance Memorial outside the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center to announce details about the 5K Run and Walk that will take place in Columbia.
Speakers at the news conference will include family members of fallen heroes, first responders and military members.
The goal of Tunnel to Towers is to support first responders and military members who have been seriously hurt in the line of duty. Proceeds from the 5K will benefit the building of smart homes for quadruple and triple amputee veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the Tunnel to Towers Foundation's "Building for America's Bravest" program. In addition, the Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K will provide a fund for South Carolina first responders.
There is only one Tunnel to Towers run in South Carolina. Lexington Medical Center is pleased to present South Carolina's race.
"The Lexington Medical Center Foundation has long supported the community it serves," said Tim James, executive vice president of the Lexington Medical Center Foundation. "The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K Walk and Run is an opportunity for us to help our heroes locally and nationally. We are honored to present this patriotic, memorable event in the Midlands."
South Carolina runners will include New York City firefighters, Fort Jackson soldiers and Midlands first responders. The route begins at the SC Midlands First Responders Historic Remembrance Memorial next to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Lincoln Street. It will travel down Gervais Street, across the Gervais Street Bride, into Cayce, up the Blossom Street Bridge and back to The Vista.
Since September 11, 2001, more than 50 Midlands firefighters, law enforcement members and emergency medical service personnel have given their lives in the line of duty. On September 11, 2001, 418 first responders died in New York and Washington, D.C.
The registration site is www.t2trun.org. The entry fee is $25. Importantly, businesses and organizations are encouraged to build a team of participants.
South Carolina has a well-known history of honoring our first responders and veterans since the September 11th attacks. That has included raising money for a new fire truck for New York City, producing steel beams used in the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center and building a 9/11 memorial in Columbia with two beams from the World Trade Center. This race is the next chapter in the story of the Midlands coming together to never forget 9/11. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers South Carolina 5K Walk and Run is a great way for South Carolina to unite and demonstrate "We Will Never Forget" and follow the footsteps of American heroes.


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Woods ( Mora )
New Mexico : Flag of State
Woods is a place of kind Locale belonging to the County of ( Mora ).
The closest populated place is that of Buena Vista that is4.98 miles far from Woods.
Woods is also 35.18 miles far from the closest airport or heliport, the Doolittle Ranch Airport .
The weather forecasting are available for the town of Buena Vista , that is 4.98 miles far from Woods .
The Zip Code of Woods is 87712.
Besides Woods in the County of ( Mora ) there are the following places of kind Locale . These are reported in what follows in alphabetical order:
Arriba - Ashe - Azul - Baca - Beatty Cabin - Berlier Ranch - Blatteman - Bond (historical) - Boone Valley - Borrego Windmill - Brazos Cabin - Bucher Windmill - Calverts - Camp Davis - Capps - Cassidy Mill Historic Site - Cebolla - Cejita Windmill - Chacon Weather Station - Christmas Ranch - Daniels - Daniels - Daniels - Daniels Ranch - Diamond a Ranch - Diamond A Ranch - Diamond A Ranch - Don Tomas (historical) - Doolin Windmill - Duran - Duran - El Convento - El Oro - Elijid Windmill - Espinoza - Fort Union Corral - Fort Union Ranch - Gallinas Camp Diamond A Ranch - Gascon Weather Station - Gist - Gordon-Sanchez Mill Historic Site - Guadalupita - Halls Rock Shelters Archaeological Site - Harman Windmill - Heights - Holt Brothers Circle Ranch - Howland - Hughs - Jones - Jose Olguin Barn and Corral Complex - Joseph B Watrous Ranch Historic Site - Julian - Kennedy Point - KI Archaeological Site - Kroenigs - La Cañada Windmill - La Cueva Historic District - Ledoux Rural Historic District - Levy Weather Station - Little Korea - Los Chupaderos - Low - Luceros - MacArthur - Maes - Maldonado (historical) - Mares - Marse - Martinez - Martinez - Melvin (historical) - Mensor Windmill - Montoya - Montoya - Moore - Mora Historic District - Mora Ranch - Morrison Windmill - North Carmen Historic District - Paltenghe Ranch - Peña - Pelon Windmill - Red River Ranch - Saint Vrains Mill - Salman Ranch - Sanford Ranch - Sellman Brothers - Sixtynine Ranch - Smith Cabin - Taylor Windmill - Thompson Ranch - Thompson Windmill - Valmora Sanatorium Historic District - Valmora Weather Station - Watrous Archaeological Site - Webere - Wengert - West Windmill - Wiggins - Wiggins Ranch - William Kroenig Hay Barns Number 51 and Number 52 - William Kroenig Ranch Complex Historic Site - Woolen Mill (historical) .
Where to stay: Hotels and other Accommodation Woods
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New Mexico : Emblem of State
- Capital : Santa Fe
- Inhabitants : New Mexican (Numi, NM`er, Nummer)
- State's Motto : Crescit eundo
- English translation : It grows as it goes (Latin)
Map and road map of Woods
View the interactive maps of Woods and get road maps, satellite maps and much more. The maps cover a wide area centered on Woods .
On each map are available: a selector scale, on the bottom right of the map,a menu for choosing different views of the same map, placed in the upper left corner of the map, a free text search field for locating any business activity within the map itself, placed at the top center of the map.
The videos about Woods
It is proposed a first video: clicking on the PLAY button the video will start. Inside the video window there are several commands and a Playlist button. Press the Playlist button to access the complete listing of available videos, along with their titles. It will be sufficient to scroll through the list using the cursor to select any of the videos. You can use the << and >> keys to scroll through the videos. Each video can be displayed in full screen.