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Published by admin at March 16, 2021
What are Sattras?
It is common to see politicians often going to different Sattras to seek blessings or extolling the virtues of Sankardeva, especially in the run-up to elections.
Sattras are monastic institutions created as part of the 16th century Neo-Vaishnavite reformist movement started by Vaishnavite saint-reformer Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449-1596).
These Sattras/Thans were established as centres of religious, social and cultural reforms in the 16th century across Assam.
Sattras promulgate Sankardeva's unique "worship through art" approach with music (borgeet), dance (xattriya) and theatre (bhauna).
Each Sattra has a naamghar (worship hall) as its nucleus and is headed by an influential "Sattradhikar". Monks, known as bhakats, are inducted into Sattras at a young age. They may or may not be celibate, depending on the kind of Sattra they are inducted into.
What is Sankardeva's philosophy?
Sankardeva propagated a form of Bhakti called eka-sharana-naam-dhrama, and espoused a society based on equality and fraternity, free from caste differences, orthodox Brahmanical rituals and sacrifices.
His teaching focused on prayer and chanting (naam) instead of idol worship. His dharma was based on the four components of deva (god), naam (prayers), bhakats (devotees), and guru (teacher).
The Delhi High Court has set up a special committee to find a time-bound solution on ways to provide treatment and therapy options to patients suffering from rare diseases.
The committee has been asked to give "immediate concrete proposals for crowdfunding of the costs of treatment for children with rare diseases".
The High Court's direction came while hearing a bunch of petitions filed by patients suffering from rare diseases such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Hunter's syndromes seeking direction to the government to provide them uninterrupted free treatment in view of the exorbitant cost of treatment.
DMD is a condition that causes progressive muscle degeneration and weakness in the victim.
Hunter's syndromes is a rare disease that is passed on in families. It mostly affects boys and their bodies cannot break down a kind of sugar that builds bones, skin, tendons, and other tissues.
What is a rare disease?
A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population.
Most rare diseases are genetic, and are present throughout a person's entire life, even if symptoms do not immediately appear.
The most common rare diseases recorded in India are:
Haemophilia, Thalassemia, sickle-cell anaemia and primary immuno deficiency in children, auto-immune diseases, Lysosomal storage disorders such as Pompe disease, Hirschsprung disease, Gaucher's disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Hemangiomas and certain forms of muscular dystrophies.
Concerns and challenges:
They pose a significant challenge to health care systems because of the difficulty in collecting epidemiological data, which in turn impedes the process of arriving at a disease burden, calculating cost estimations and making correct and timely diagnoses, among other problems.
Many cases of rare diseases may be serious, chronic and life-threatening. In some cases, the affected individuals, mostly children, may also suffer from some form of a handicap.
As per the 2017 report, over 50 per cent of new cases are reported in children and these diseases are responsible for 35 per cent of deaths in those below the age of one, 10 per cent of deaths between the ages of one and five, and 12 per cent between five and 15.
Efforts by India towards this:
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has published a national policy for the treatment of 450 'rare diseases'.
The policy intends to kickstart a registry of rare diseases, which will be maintained by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Under the policy, there are three categories of rare diseases — requiring one-time curative treatment, diseases that require long-term treatment but where the cost is low, and those needing long-term treatments with high cost. Some of the diseases in the first category include osteopetrosis and immune deficiency disorders, among others.
Financial assistance: As per the policy, the assistance of Rs 15 lakh will be provided to patients suffering from rare diseases that require a one-time curative treatment under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi scheme. The treatment will be limited to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
Justification for state's intervention:
State has responsibility for providing affordable, accessible and reliable health-care services to every citizen.
Constitution also mentions importance of health-care services under articles like 21, 38 and 47 and thus state cannot evade this responsibility under the pretext of non-justifiability of articles.
Even if pharmaceutical companies are incentivized to develop drugs to treat rare diseases, pharmaceutical companies remain beholden to the laws of economics and, given the low demand for orphan drugs, price these drugs as high as they choose to. Hence there has to be regulation of the government in restricting the exorbitant prices of the drugs.
China warns U.S. over its Taiwan stand
China recently warned the Biden administration to roll back former President Donald Trump's "dangerous practice" of showing support for Taiwan.
China has also warned Taiwan that any attempt to seek independence "means war".
China sees democratic Taiwan as a breakaway province, but Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign state, with its own constitution, military, and elected leaders.
China- Taiwan relations- Background:
China has claimed Taiwan through its "one China" policy since the Chinese civil war forced the defeated Kuomintang, or Nationalist, to flee to the island in 1949 and has vowed to bring it under Beijing's rule, by force if necessary.
China is Taiwan's top trading partner, with trade totaling $226 billion in 2018. Taiwan runs a large trade surplus with China.
While Taiwan is self-governed and de facto independent, it has never formally declared independence from the mainland.
Under the "one country, two systems" formula, Taiwan would have the right to run its own affairs; a similar arrangement is used in Hong Kong.
Taiwan is a member of the World Trade Organization, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Asian Development Bank under various names.
Indo- Taiwan relations:
Although they do not have formal diplomatic ties, Taiwan and India have been cooperating in various fields.
India has refused to endorse the "one-China" policy since 2010.


Prepare your mech, load up your LRMs and get into a drop ship folks, because BattleTech is celebrating its thirty-fifth anniversary. Catalyst Game Labs has announced a new set of releases now available in celebration of the anniversary including a new Beginners Box, a new full boxed set and the Shattered Fortress source book.
BattleTech began life as a FASA Corporation product back in 1984, initially called BattleDroids but changed to BattleTech in second edition over concerns about Star Wars' rights to the word "droid." The tabletop game featured players designing and pitting mechs against each other in hexagonal-map environments. Several variants including CityTech, BattleTroops and BattleForce followed, as well as the tabletop roleplaying game MechWarrior set in BattleTech's expansive thirtieth century world.
* The BattleTech Beginner Box is now available in the Catalyst Game Labs store and through your local retailer.
* The BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat boxed set is now available in the Catalyst Game Labs store and through your local retailer.
* The PDF version of the new printing of the BattleMech Manual is now available in the Catalyst Game Labs store. The print version is at the printers now and will be out a bit later this year. This new printing includes an all-new cover bearing the 35th anniversary logo, and includes all errata from the previous printing.
* Apparel bearing the BattleTech 35th Anniversary logo is now available for order, including a t-shirt and hoodie. The previously announced pin will be available at a later time.
* The re-released anniversary editions of the Warrior Trilogy novels are now available on PDF and Print on Demand. Buy your copies of Warrior: En Garde (electronic / PoD), Warrior: Riposte (electronic / PoD), and Warrior: Coupe (electronic / PoD) now!


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Iran Talks Start after Strong Rhetoric, Low Hopes - George Jahn (AP-Washington Post)
Iran and six world powers began negotiations in Geneva about the country's nuclear program Monday with low expectations and at odds on what to talk about.
See also Iranian Foreign Minister's Speech Highlights Obstinacy, Isolation - Glenn Kessler (Washington Post)
Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki said Saturday that Iran had no interest in possessing a nuclear weapon, that sanctions had had "no impact" and that the real problem in the region was a "Zionist regime" that had "hundreds of nuclear warheads in occupied Palestine."
PA Study Denying Jewish Rights at Western Wall Resurfaces - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post)
Only days after it was removed from the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Information website, a "study" denying Jewish rights to the Western Wall in Jerusalem has resurfaced on the website of the PA news agency, Wafa, the official mouthpiece of the PLO and the PA.
Israel Hit by Arson Wave - Eli Senyor (Ynet News)
Dozens of blazes were reported across Israel Friday, on top of the massive forest fire raging in northern Israel. Police suspect that many of the latest blazes were set by arsonists.
See also Blaze in Israel Delights Many in the Arab World - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post)
Many in the Arab world seem happy with the big fire that has been raging in northern Israel over the past few days, judging from comments by readers in several leading Arab media outlets and websites.
Many Arabs also strongly condemned Egypt and Jordan for agreeing to help in extinguishing the blaze.
Others called on Israel's enemies, particularly Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah, to seize the opportunity and try to wipe Israel off the face of the earth.
Obama Offers Condolences on Fire Deaths in Israel (Politico)
At a White House party Thursday marking the second day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, President Obama offered condolences to those who died in a forest fire in northern Israel.
Iranian Cash Building Bonds with Bolivia - Helen Coster (Washington Post)
The year-old, $2.5 million hospital in El Alto, Bolivia, was donated by the government of Iran, one of Bolivia's newest allies. The relationship is part of Iran's effort to gain a foothold in the region by courting Bolivia, Venezuela and other left-leaning countries in Latin America with aid and business partnerships as Iran seeks to challenge U.S. influence, experts say.
"The basic motivation is that Iran and a handful of governments in Latin America are looking for opportunities to counter and attack U.S. influence in the world," said Cynthia Arnson, director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington.
In September 2007, Iran pledged $1.1 billion to help industrialize Bolivia.
WikiLeaks: Saudis Are Chief Supporters of Terrorists - Eric Lichtblau and Eric Schmitt
Nine years after the U.S. vowed to shut down the money pipeline that finances terrorism, senior Obama administration officials say millions of dollars are flowing unimpeded to extremist groups worldwide from U.S. allies in the Middle East, according to secret diplomatic dispatches.
A classified memo sent by Secretary of State Clinton last December made it clear that residents of Saudi Arabia and its neighbors are the chief financial supporters of many extremist activities. "It has been an ongoing challenge to persuade Saudi officials to treat terrorist financing emanating from Saudi Arabia as a strategic priority," the cable said, concluding that "donors in Saudi Arabia constitute the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide." The dispatch and others offered similarly grim views about the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh reported in February that Saudi authorities remained "almost completely dependent on the CIA" for leads and direction on terrorist financing. A month earlier, the embassy reported that Treasury Department officials had provided information to the Saudi domestic intelligence service on three senior Taliban leaders who had made several fund-raising trips to the kingdom. (New York Times)
Brazil Formally Recognizes Palestinian Statehood - Adrian Blomfield
Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, in his last month as Brazil's president, caused anger in Israel and the U.S. by officially acknowledging Palestinian sovereignty over territory occupied by Israel since 1967. The move was denounced by Israel as a unilateral attempt to bypass the peace process that would "harm trust" between the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships. (Telegraph-UK)
Israel, Turkey Meeting Aimed at Mending Rift
Officials from Israel and Turkey met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday in an attempt to reduce tensions between the two nations, after Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan sent two firefighting planes Friday to Israel to aid in combating a deadly wildfire. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu publicly thanked Erdogan, then called him to thank him again, an Israeli official said. While on the telephone, Netanyahu said he hoped the two countries could discuss the state of their relationship in a different context. Yosef Ciechanover, an Israeli representative on a UN panel established to review the May 31 flotilla incident, traveled to Geneva for the meeting at Netanyahu's request. (CNN)
See also Erdogan Says Fire Aid Not Sign of Improving Ties (Jerusalem Post)
Firefighters Subdue Carmel Fire - Fadi Eyadat
Firefighters managed to fully contain the massive Carmel blaze on Sunday afternoon, after 77 hours of battling the flames in northern Israel. Earlier Sunday, the world's largest firefighting aircraft, the American "Evergreen" Boeing 747 Super Tanker, took to the skies in a last push to put out the flames that were still burning through the Carmel Mountains. The firefighting forces included 35 aircraft, 24 of which were provided by foreign countries. (Ha'aretz)
See also Nearly Half of Carmel Forest Destroyed by Blaze - Ehud Zion Waldoks (Jerusalem Post)
See also Video: Aerial Footage of Aircraft Fighting the Fire (Israel Defense Forces)
Haifa Police Chief Ahuva Tomer Dies of Injuries from Carmel Fire - Fadi Eyadat
Deputy Commander Ahuva Tomer, who headed the Haifa Police Department, died on Monday after succumbing to critical injuries sustained in the huge forest fire in the Carmel region. She was critically injured on Thursday driving behind a bus full of prison guards that burned up in the flames. (Ha'aretz)
See also The Cadets Burned Alive - Raanan Ben-Zur
The personal belongings of the dozens of cadets who were killed in the Carmel fire disaster Thursday are still scattered over the tables in their Prison Service school classroom. They were called to help in the evacuation of Damon Prison and left in a hurry, never to return. Their friends who were miraculously saved wept for them on Friday. Among the 49 cadets of the officers' course only a few survived the fire: Three cadets who were late in catching the bus which later caught fire; six married women with children who were told not to come; and three cadets, two of whom managed to escape the burning bus. The third cadet drove together with the course commander in a private car behind the bus. (Ynet News)
Other Countries Help Israel Fight Carmel Forest Fire
Countries that sent firefighting aircraft, firefighters and equipment to assist Israel in extinguishing the wildfire on the Carmel mountain range include Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Jordan, Palestinian Authority, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and U.S. (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
See also Palestinian Firefighters Help Battle Carmel Blaze - Hassan Shaalan
21 Palestinian firefighters arrived at the Mt. Carmel region on Sunday to assist Israel in its battle against the huge fire. (Ynet News)
Experts: Nature Will Restore Wildlife - Judy Siegel and Ehud Zion Waldoks
According to University of Haifa experts, the horrendous fire will stimulate a rebirth in the lost forests and result in an impressive return of animal biodiversity. Prof. Ido Izhaki, a forest expert who heads the university's Carmel Research Center, told the Jerusalem Post on Sunday that the dominant tree species in the forest is the Jerusalem (Aleppo) pine, which "is very suited to fires. When the temperatures rise as with a fire, the pine cones open and shoot out their seeds. Warm temperatures promote germination, and if good - but not excessive - rains follow, in the spring there will be a carpet of sprouts." (Jerusalem Post)
See also World Jewry to Raise Funds to Help Victims of Carmel Fire - Gil Shefler
"There will be a large mobilization of the Jewish world to help rebuild lives and replant the trees that have been destroyed," said Dan Diker, secretary general designate of the World Jewish Congress. (Jerusalem Post)
Break the Silence on Syria's Nuclear Program - Graham Allison and Olli Heinonen
The U.S. has joined other major powers in a dangerous conspiracy of silence on Syria's nuclear program. Syria foreswore nuclear weapons when it ratified the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in 1969 and signed a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 1992. Yet Syria was able to secretly buy a nuclear reactor from North Korea. If Israel had not bombed the Al-Kibar reactor site in September 2007, it would be producing plutonium by now for Syria's first nuclear bomb.
It is by no means certain that Damascus has given up its nuclear ambitions. Since November 2008, nine IAEA reports (the latest released last month) have documented Syria's noncompliance with its requests for more details about its nuclear program. While Syria stalls, the authority of the whole nonproliferation regime is eroding. This sets another unwelcome precedent for future proliferators. Mr. Allison is director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School. Mr. Heinonen is a former deputy director of the IAEA and now a senior fellow at the Belfer Center. (Wall Street Journal)
There Are No Settlers in Jerusalem - Joel Lion
In a news article on Nov. 24, the New York Times called Israelis who move into homes legally purchased from Palestinians in Jerusalem "settlers." Today, hundreds of Palestinians are moving legally into homes owned by Jews in Jerusalem. We do not disparage them as "settlers." Rather, we call them "residents" and "neighbors." The notion that some areas of Jerusalem - the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years - should be off-limits to Jews, while the entire city is open to Arabs, is deeply prejudicial. The suggestion that Jews, or any other ethnic group, would be denied residence in an American city would instantly be condemned as racist.
Moreover, there are no settlers in Jerusalem, which is sovereign Israeli territory. While The Times often reports on construction in Israel, it reports much less often on the constant incitement against Israel from the Palestinian Authority, including a delegitimization campaign against the State of Israel - the biblical sites, the history and the borders of the country. The writer is spokesman and consul for media at the Consulate General of Israel in New York. (New York Times)
Netanyahu: A Heartwarming Response from the International Community (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Prime Minister Netanyahu said Saturday evening: "I have spoken with approximately 30 heads of state and government, presidents and prime ministers, in the past three days. I must tell you that their mobilization, the warmth of their remarks, their willingness, the desire to help immediately, sometimes even before we have managed to request it, must warm the heart of all Israelis. There is very great solidarity here and there is very great cooperation, of course in keeping with their abilities. People are bringing what they have. Governments are bringing what they have."
"After we purchase the [new] planes, the planes will join a regional network that I believe we can establish here for the benefit of all of our peoples."
See also Netanyahu: No Embarrassment to Ask for Help in Natural Disaster (Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Cabinet Sunday: "In a massive wildfire in California a few years ago, the U.S. received assistance from eight countries; it neither hesitated nor was ashamed to request this assistance, including from countries from which we have made similar requests. In last summer's massive wildfire in Russia, Russia neither hesitated nor was ashamed to request assistance from Ukraine and from other countries."
"The establishment of a local aerial firefighting force...and we are working on it...will not always free us of the need to mobilize international support."
See also Foreign Fire-Fighting Teams Awarded IAF Medals (IDF Spokesperson-IMRA)
192 crewmen received an IAF (Israel Air Force) medal at ceremonies marking the departure of the international fire-fighting teams Sunday and Monday. All of the delegations received a special commendation from the commander of the IAF stating: "You have earned this honor for putting out the deadly fire in the Carmel. You have shown responsibility, determination, friendship and courage."
The commander of the Nevatim IAF base said: "Real friends are those [who aid friends] in need. Israel was met by a disaster, but you were there to prove your true friendship. We felt this throughout all the days we fought the blaze. Myself, the IAF and the State of Israel wish to thank you and show our respect to you."

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Close to the end of the Hussite Wars between the 4th and 5th Crusade against them Hof was sacked by the Hussite followers of Jan Hus. In 1430, during the period the Hussites called the Spanilé jízdy (or "beautiful rides") they raided and devastated the city of Hof. on the 25th of January they burnt Plauen and then turned their attention to Hof. From the end of January into February they attacked and finally broke through killing many Hofers and looted and burned Hof. They also took away inhabitants of Hof as booty.
The Hof born Theologian, Mathematician, and School Master, Nikolaus Medler invited Pastor Kaspar Löhner to Hof early on in the Reformation. They were both students of Martin Luther, and were instrumental in introducing the Reformation to Hof. The first Evangelical (Lutheran) communion service in Hof was held at St. Michaeliskirche on September 5, 1529. This public act marked the point at which Hof became Protestant.
Pastor Kaspar Löhner was a leading theologian and writer and he wrote a church liturgy (Gottesdienstordnung), catechism, and a hymnal among other writings. While in Hof he married Margarethe Felitscher, daughter of the Mayor (Bürgermeister) of Hof by which he became the father of John Joshua Löner and the great-grandfather of the famous Lutheran theologian and hymn writer Joshua Stegmann.
In 1532 Pastor Löhner was followed at St. Michaeliskirche in Hof by the famous Theologian and Church Reformer Stephan Agricola.
From this time forward the Catholic population in Hof was severely limited, but held on for a few more decades. After the Monastery was abolished in 1564 in Hof, Catholicism did not really regain ground in the city again until after Catholic Bavaria purchased Franconia in 1810. It wasn't until 1837 that the Catholic population of Hof received their own priest and 1844 until a small church was built (Marienkirche).
From 1945 to 1990 Hof lay very close to the border between East Germany and West Germany. In 1989 thousands of East German citizens, who had demanded the right to travel or emigrate to West Germany and had been allowed to do so, first arrived on western soil at Hof's railway station, having been placed on a special train and officially "expelled" by the East German government. Hof is located near the old Berlin-Munich autobahn, which was thought to be a possible invasion route by Warsaw Pact forces had the Cold War ever turned into armed (see Fulda Gap).
Hof is also home to the University of Applied Sciences Hof which has around 2300 students and the University of Applied Sciences for Administration and Legal Affairs in Bavaria which has around 500 students.
Hof was in cold war times of special interest as it was near the frontier to Czechoslovakia and the GDR. On Hohe Saas, there was a radar site. A border camp of the American 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment was near the town, and the regiment had a border resident office which was manned by military intelligence personnel. Between 1949 and 1993, Hof was also the site of an RIAS transmitting station.
The persons listed below have been with the city yard connected, as a native Hofer, those who worked in the courtyard, or personalities of Hofer's history.
Enoch zu Guttenberg (born 1946), honorary conductor of the Hofer Symphoniker.
Sergio Cárdenas (born 1951) from 1985 to 1989 principal conductor of the Hofer Symphoniker.
Klaus Fleischmann (born 1951), Attorney General in Dresden.
Ludger Stühlmeyer (born 1961), cantor, teacher, musicologist and composer.
Chronicle of the City Court , Volume I-X, publication of Hof, Mintzel pressure Hof 1937-1997.
Ludger Stühlmeyer: Curia sonans - The musical history of the city court . Biographies of musicians who were born in the yard or have worked here. Bayerische Verlagsanstalt Bamberg 2010, p 357f.
↑ "DWD". DWD. February 2014.
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"Queer Political Performance and Protest" by Ben Shepard
Author: Tim Doody
In the fall of 2007, hundreds of people—including drag queens, former Act Uppers, anarchist punks, policy wonks and transmen—stood on the sidewalk a few blocks from the Stonewall Inn. They were poised to defy the ring of cops around them, as well as the new rule passed by the head of City Council, an out lesbian, which made it illegal for 50 or more people to process through New York without prior consent from the police. A drum squad clad in pink and black unleashed an ass-shaking rhythm. "What do we want?" revelers chanted. "Liberation! Fuck that assimilation!" They strutted into the streets.
Of course Ben Shepard, author of Queer Political Performance and Protest (Routledge 2010), was there that night. For over a decade, he's been organizing, chronicling and analyzing this of risky spectacle, where pleasure and politics hold hands, humor subverts authority and participants create an experience they talk about for years to come.
Opening Shepard's book is like entering a raucous party. Sure, some of the usual suspects of queer liberation are present. Ginsberg argues that the riots at the '68 Democratic National Convention should have been orgies instead, and the trannies of Stonewall battle cops as they sing about their skimpy underwear that shows pubic hair. But our host Shepard has also invited to this party some of the unusual suspects as well, the ones you've probably never heard of, though they've shaped public policy and stood at the vanguard of counter-culture.
These unusual suspects include members of the affinity group Action Tours, a clandestine off-shoot of Act Up, who stealthily deploy a 900-square foot banner from the Statue of Liberty and later dress as gender-bent "airline stewardesses," wielding bananas and condoms before the New York Board of Education for an unscheduled lesson on safer sex.
Then there are the vice-loving activists of Sex Panic! who battle the purge of NYC's adult play spaces by infiltrating the Gay Pride Parade with an enormous puppet of then-Mayor Giuliani, perched on a squad car and surrounded by go-go boys and girls chanting, "More booty, less Rudy! Keep New York sexy!" (The cops would muscle them off the route eventually.)
And no party is complete without the Church Ladies for Choice distracting the "antis" at women's health clinics through clever ditties, including one sung like the tongue-twister from Mary Poppins but titled "Christo-fascio-Nazi-nutso-psycho-right-wing bullshit."
Much of what lies between the covers of Shepard's book can't be found elsewhere, and this has a lot to do with the close relationships he's cultivated over the years with sex-positive radicals, circus geeks, campy militants and jesters with agendas.
Under the guise of an academic treatise, Shepard has written a manifesto for the pursuit of pleasure. Maybe it's actually a manual for troublemakers. Play, he argues, "articulates what the world could look like," initiates "an appropriate response to social control," "persuades," "seduces," and "invites people into the game of social change." The revolution, according to Shepard, will be accessorized.
At Shepard's party, the guests are under various influences. Even our host seems both addled and ecstatic, so don't be too surprised if the scene gets a little messy. Far too often Shepard repeats ideas, as when he writes that "ludic play" isn't "tailored for many heavy issues" and then, only two paragraphs later, regurgitates this line almost verbatim. He introduces most of his guests the first time that they're quoted, though the biographical sketch of at least one of them, John Jordan, remains a mystery, despite his intriguing personal mission statement: Because "Capital…needs sadness," he feels compelled to "break sadness." And while Shepard's introduction offers a discombobulated history of queer resistance, you almost can't skip it because it also contains the unforgettable spectacle of neo-pagan queers casting spells in Tompkins Square Park before belting out the theme from The Mary Tyler Moore Show: "Love is all around, no need to waste it. You can have a town, why don't you take it?"
It's in the subsequent chapters, especially the ones detailing the exploits of Act Up and pre-Giuliani New York play spaces, that Shepard's field notes bear gorgeously specific testament to tactics, philosophies and ruminations about life on the wild side. Here, Shepard rarely strays far from his objectives, with one notable exception. For fourteen pages, he details the clash of identity politics, strong personalities and stray agendas that splintered the activist group Sex Panic!, but connections to the larger subject of play remain tenuous, besides what quickly becomes quite obvious: the group that defended pleasure just wasn't that much fun to be around.
Shepard chronicles not just the stories of mischievous activists, but also those of sub-cultures dedicated to the erotic. And so we hear from Liddell Jackson, a black gay man and sex party organizer who for decades facilitated the good times of bawdy men and marveled as they morphed into, he doesn't "mean to be cheesy, but a brotherhood." In addition, a member of the Gay Activists Alliance recounts gatherings where hundreds of politically-minded carousers trip on mescaline and dance and fuck as "a single 'vibe' filled the room of writhing bodies." Yes, Shepard's collection of testimonies depict ecstatic, even chancy, sorts of play where participants get off, but they also speak of utopian experiments, forays into the terra incognita of human relations.
Shepard pushes pleasure to its controversial apogee when he quotes principled hedonists praising the transgressive and claiming that play and risk are intimately connected. In one such endorsement of the forbidden, writer and activist Eric Rofes advocates for "serosorting," or barebacking with partners based on the self-disclosure of HIV-status. He claims the practice has medical legitimacy because HIV rates in San Francisco remained stable despite a spike in cases of gonorrhea and syphilis.
It's clear that Shepard believes the Gang of Four—Larry Kramer, Gabriel Rotello, Michelangelo Signorile and Andrew Sullivan—have only dampened the party. They've pathologized sexual relationships that go beyond the heterosexual template of coupledom and urged state-sponsored purges of venues where consenting adults play. They seem to be arguing that because our wings might melt, all attempts at flight should be banned.
In post-Giuliani New York, the Gang of Four have handily won. The edgy nightclubs, the baths, backrooms and outdoor cruising spaces have been mostly eradicated, though of course chat rooms and private parties continue to throb. Sure, most of us can still get off, but how many of us feel like we're part of a flourishing community?
Bob Kohler, interviewed by Shepard while in his eighties, had been in the Gay Liberation Front and spent the decade following Stonewall operating an NYC-based bathhouse. He laments the loss of play spaces in New York, including the baths, which he claims served as a "shared living room" where Bella Abzug campaigned, Ronnie Eldrige speechified and Sarah Vaughan performed. "People would come out of the big orgy room," Kohler says, "fucked every way but sideways, coming down and having…long political discussions."
Kohler worries that most queers aren't visionary anymore, that we no longer fight like we mean it, that we're moving toward the middle rather than blowing up the margins. But he has a simple remedy: "Listen to the crazies."
Perhaps he has a point. After all, the American Psychiatric Association considered homosexuality to be a mental illness until 1973, and many of those queens who rioted at Stonewall would still be stigmatized today. And besides, often the ones who don't fit in, who are far too agitated and inspired to settle for what is, hold the secrets to what can be.
It's safe to say that you can count Shepard as one of them, the crazies. His ragged, machine-gun-insistent voice gives him away. But you'll probably be more than a little convinced by his argument that pleasure is the cornerstone of a pluralistic, democratic society.
QUEER POLITICAL PERFORMANCE AND PROTEST
by Ben Shepard
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Doctors should take measurements of the placenta at birth to identify babies who are at risk of sudden cardiac death.
New research has revealed that babies born with a thin placenta are more than twice as likely to die of sudden cardiac failure when they are older. Health experts are debating whether or not to introduce a national screening programme to identify young people at risk of cardiac arrest. They will also be calling for more life-saving defibrillators to be available in public places.
The stark fact is that here are no warning signs when an apparently healthy person is at risk of sudden cardiac death. Sadly 100s of young people including children die every year in the UK, often when playing a sport. In March footballer Fabrice Muamba collapsed while playing in a match and survived only because there was a cardiologist in the crowd.
The new theory is that a thin placenta can affect the quality of a baby's development in the womb because it reduces the flow of nutrients between mother and baby so it can affect the way the baby's heart develops.


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Miloslav Špinka (3. prosince 1919 – 26. dubna 2009, Česko) byl československý motocyklový závodník, reprezentant v ploché dráze a ledové ploché dráze. Patřil k legendám československé ploché dráhy. Jeho synem je bývalý motocyklový závodník Milan Špinka.

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Q: Count Unique Rows in an Excel Spreadsheet that Meet Certain Criteria I want to count all the unique values in an Excel column that contain a certain string. For instance, say I have this in my column:
strA
strB
strA
strC
diffA
diffB
strC
If I give this theoretical function that I'm writing a value of "str," it will count the unique values containing "str", and give me back the number 3.
Any suggestions? The web is full of half-answers to this problem, but I've spent an hour trying to find a clear solution, so I thought StackOverflow might benefit from the question.

A: Option Explicit

Sub Test()
    GetCount 1, "str"
End Sub

Sub GetCount(colNum As Integer, str As String)
    Dim row As Integer
    Dim dict
    Set dict = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")

    row = 1

    Dim key As String
    While Cells(row, colNum) <> ""
        key = Cells(row, colNum)
        If InStr(key, str) And Not dict.Exists(key) Then
            dict.Add key, key
        End If

        row = row + 1
    Wend

    MsgBox ("the count is " & dict.Count)

End Sub

When run with your input sample, this gives 3. The terminating condition for the loop is the first empty cell found in a column. You can adjust that if the logic isn't what you want.
You need to add a reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime in the VBA section for this macro to compile and run.

A: =SUM(1/COUNTIF(A1:A7,A1:A7)*(LEFT(A1:A7,3)="str"))

Enter with Control+Shift+Enter, not just Enter, because it's an array formula.  Typically to count the number of unique items in the list, you would array enter
=SUM(1/COUNTIF(A1:A7,A1:A7))

I multiplied the COUNTIF portion by another criterion (begins with str) so that those that don't begin with the string are treated as zero.  If you're new to array formulas, see
http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2004/04/05/anatomy-of-an-array-formula/

A: I have been too slow, but I got a different solution:
Put the string to search in B1 then Enter as an Array Formula:
=SUM(NOT(ISERROR(SEARCH(B1;A1:A7)))*(1/COUNTIF(A1:A7,A1:A7))

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Treasured Facts About "Storage Wars"
Nov 19, 2022 | Gene Paul Lim
While the concept of Storage Wars is certainly pretty straightforward, it has, nevertheless, captured enough attention and viewership to keep on running for eight years and 12 seasons since it premiered nearly a decade ago in 2010. Check out the behind-the-scenes of Storage Wars, the most bizarre items found inside the units, and the stories surrounding the cast of the show.
Hester Says It's Staged, And A&E Didn't Argue It
David Hester is perhaps the most opinionated personality on the show and he almost always speaks what's inside his head. In 2012, Hester alleged that Storage Wars was purely a staged act and the that producers would plant items inside the units to make the show interesting. Normally, we don't put much weight on what Hester says but it seemed quite fishy that A&E didn't even make an attempt to rebut his claim. The producers simply stated that Hester had the right to express his opinion.
David Hester actually filed a lawsuit against the show on December 2012 after he was booted out of the show exclaiming that it was unjust and also that the Storage Wars was completely rigged. The case was later resolved in July 2014 and following a settlement, the Storage Wars star would immediately return to the show in the same year.
Thanks To His Aunt, Jarrod's In The Business
People help people to succeed. Indeed, it's difficult to pursue all your dreams in life if there is no who you can rely on for support during the ebb and flow of the process. Bill Clinton notably aided his friend Barack Obama in winning his presidential electoral campaign and eventually in navigating the political scenery that followed. American rap and hip-hop legends Dr. Dre and Eminem were instrumental in launching the music career of their friend 50 Cent.
For Jarod, he had his aunt and partner Brandi to thank for in transforming his troubled past into a promising future. His aunt was, in fact, an owner of a public storage facility where Jarod would spend some time with and ultimately led him to enter into the storage hunting business. Jarod's partner, on the other hand, provided him the necessary mental and emotional support to accomplish his dreams.
Non-Cast Members Can Sometimes Make Off With The Best Stuff
The appeal of many shows is mostly dictated by its stars. The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show wouldn't have been long-running, hit talk shows without, well, Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres themselves. The same can be said with every TV show or series regardless of the genre. Often, viewers fall in love with one of the show's stars and this becomes a big part of its success both in the short-run and long-run.
On Storage Wars, you might have observed that the regular cast members will almost always snatch the unit regardless if there are other non-cast members bidding on it at the same time. Understandably so, the show intends to put the spotlight on their stars, although that meant losing out on quality TV. As it appears, amateur storage hunters can also bring home the bacon. The following amateur storage hunter ended up with the best find in the entire history of the show, putting the rest of all the cast members into shame.
The Most Original Storage Unit Treasure Ever
A certain storage unit discovery that wasn't aired on TV included a bundle of cash that totaled to well… just a whopping $7.5 million! Auctioneer couples Dan and Laura Dotson unsuspectingly unloaded the most valuable locker they have ever sold in their entire lives in Indio, California for a mere $500. The man who purchased the unit discovered a safe inside the locker that stored over $7 million in cold, hard cash!
Apparently, things didn't go as smoothly as the guy who bought the safe would have thought of though. Shortly after his unbelievable find, he claimed that a lawyer contacted him, declaring to represent the individuals who were the original owners of the storage unit and the $7.5 million bundle of cash inside. The attorney offered a $600,000 reward if he gave back the money. The guy rejected it at first but then took a second offer to retain $1.2 million and return the $6.3 million that's left.
A Sad Loss
Amidst all the success and popularity of Storage Wars, the show also had its own fair share of tragedies. Everyone in the cast and crew and countless others who watched the show was deeply saddened when one of its co-stars, Mark Balelo, passed away from an apparent suicide. The police discovered Balelo lifeless due to carbon monoxide poisoning just days following his apprehension for possession of the illegal substance. Unfortunately, it appeared that the Storage Wars star endured a problematic life and had been apprehended by law enforcement officers for the same violation back in 2007.
Mark Balelo was the owner of Balelo Inc., a liquidation merchandise business, and became popular in the show for being among the "big buyers" who were adept at bargaining and spotting treasure beneath all the trash. Nicknamed "Rico Suave," Balelo made front page news in 2011 after helping famed actor Nicolas Cage regain a mint-condition copy of a 1938 Action Comics book that got stolen from his storage locker.
The Hand Shrine
Bidders on the show don't have a clue what they're going to get after they swap their hard earned money for a storage locker. The network, after all, describes Storage Wars as "modern-day pirates blindly bid on abandoned storage units that may contain junk or treasure". Indeed, there are units that hold untold riches but there are also other Storage Wars lockers that have housed the strange and truly bizarre.
Of course, cast members of the reality TV series are doing their best to generate the highest ROI (Return on Investment) but along the way, they can also unearth something that is a bit too weird to fathom. One cast member became the next curator of a "hand collection" that included hand sculptures, hand posters, and other items that we probably shouldn't continue mentioning at this point.
Meeting At The Audition
Dan and Laura Dotson are one of the more widely known casts in the Storage Wars because of their business-like approach when it came to auctioning and for their adorable personalities as well. The two auctioneers first met in 1996 when Laura took part on one of Dan's auctions to bid on restaurant equipment and not before long, they were already head over heels in love with each other.
On an interview with Huffington Post back in 2013, Laura revealed that she already fell in love with Dan the first time she laid her eyes on him. The couple would eventually go into the auction business together following their marriage and become successful partners for almost two decades, including their renowned duo on Storage Wars.
Barry The Ladies Man
Barry Weiss is easily the most beloved star in Storage Wars and even the ladies would agree. The TV celebrity and businessman is known to be quite popular to women and ladies of all ages would even take the trouble of personally going to the Storage Wars set for a chance encounter with the famed auctioneer. Regardless if Barry doesn't luck out on a storage unit, there's always a lovely consolidation prize waiting for him just outside the set.
For some reason though, Weiss is not so blessed when it came to love and relationship compared to his business ventures. The Storage Wars star is currently single and divorced from his anonymous wife 30 years ago. He now shares custody with his two children, a son named Jack and a daughter named Julie, who today, are already adults. Barry did share that he received numerous marriage proposals after he got divorced. He truly is an authentic "Ladies Man"!
The Show Financed Brandi's Boob Job
Not long ago, breast augmentation was typically reserved for the wealthy and prominent. Nowadays though, ordinary people don't have to desire what celebrities and models have. Most women can enjoy an extra perk to their overall appearance and, naturally, confidence for just $3,719 with plenty of financing services readily available to cover the whole cost of the operation.
Now if normal, average income people can avail for a breast enhancement operation, it's easy to conclude that the cast of Storage Wars are more than capable of paying off their own plastic surgery. To no one's surprise, Storage Wars notorious whistleblower, David Hester, made a stunning revelation claiming that Brandi's boob job was covered for by Original Productions. Supposedly, the production team wanted Storage Wars to appear sexier and reckoned that investing on a breast enlargement would make a positive impact on ratings.
Jarrod's Sordid Past
The showbiz industry is filled with stories of stars who triumphed over horrible pasts to reach the pinnacle of success. As a matter of fact, it's even a widely used plotline in many Hollywood films! Prevailing over dreadful childhoods to become one of the wealthiest, most popular and most influential individuals around the world, has been somewhat of an American dream cliché.
But it does happen and people do rise from their miserable pasts and become something greater than themselves. If you happened to watch all episodes of Storage Wars, you might have observed Jarod indicate a dark past. As it occurred, he was imprisoned for more than a year in 2000 for breaking the law numerous times. When he was still young, Jarrod has done almost any crime you can think off, from DUI to narcotics.
Barry Was Always A Millionaire
For Jarod, Brandi and numerous other members of the cast of the show, storage hunting is their primary source of living. They sort through every single item hidden in the pile of junk to generate as much money as they can possibly make. In contrast, Barry ignores the rest of the rubbish in search only for that single, exceptional piece. A lot of that has to do with the fact that Barry is already a successful business tycoon prior to his appearance in Storage Wars. In fact, he's already a millionaire in Southern California long before he even engaged in storage hunting, which for him is just a hobby and not a job.
Barry Weiss currently has an estimated net worth of $10 million. The Storage Wars star and businessman also has a house in Beverly Hills at 1977 De Mille Drive in Los Angeles, CA. The Mansion is a Spanish Revival home constructed in 1928 with four massive bedrooms. He's also the former Chairman of RCA/Jive Label Group, Universal Republic Records, and The Island Def Jam Music Group. Known for his iconic rides, Barry also owns a fleet of luxurious cars including a 1946 Cadillac, Beatnik 1955 ford, 1940 Ford COE Truck and others.
"Budget Cuts" Caused The Break Up Of A Father-Son Team
Storage Wars also has its own father and son duo in Darrell and Brandon Sheets. The two weren't always lucky with their finds, although they certainly make up for good entertainment. After the show dipped in ratings in its tenth season however, A&E opted to fire one of its casts and they ultimately decided that Brandon would be the one to get the boot. Many argued that the move wasn't about cutting costs but that the producers weren't just fond of the duo. But whether you like Darrell and Brandon in the show or not, the pair did succeeding in landing the biggest find in the history of Storage Wars.
Apparently, Darrell Sheets didn't like getting booted from the show one bit and showed his frustration on Twitter, saying: "Funny how @AETV fired me for lack of budget but they still have their people follow me on Social media and want me to do free stuff 😅😅😅 Lmao". He exclaimed that Darell would be coming back but he would be shown the door because of budget issues and didn't hold back from his feelings.
Darrell's Crazy Art Heist
Among the staple casts of Storage Wars, Darrell Sheets is the one who consistently pulls the trigger on any unit so long as it contains art and purchases "art loaded" lockers like no other in the show. For some reason, Darrell can detect precious artwork from afar. This special affinity for art finally started to pay off for Darell however, following his purchase of a locker worth $3,600 (after spotting art inside it) that happened to contain an expensive treasure-house of art.
That purchase became known as the largest payout in Storage Wars History. Darrell Sheets paid for hefty $3,600 on a storage locker, but ultimately, the move worked very much in his favor! Stored within the unit was an art creation by Frank Gutierrez which was valued at $300,000 and the best part of it was that the piece was 100% genuine. Darrell did his due diligence and called Gutierrez after the find. Gutierrez then confirmed that it was indeed his former locker unit and art creation.
Long Live the King
Storage Wars led the storage rage that swept US television at the start of 2010. During the nearly decade long run of the show, bidders were able to amass an assortment of memorable pieces. Various groups of individuals including those outside the regular members of the cast bid on different storage lockers in California. Just like in the majority of states in the US, it was common practice in California to auction storage units that weren't paid off by their renters for three consecutive months
Among the most unforgettable and prized finds that Hester ever made on the show was a pile of newspapers that featured the death of the legendary Rock n Roll artist, Elvis Presley himself. Hester made the find in 2010 inside a locker that housed thousands of genuine newspapers reporting the death of "The King" on the day of his passing in August 16, 1977. The bundles of newspapers were exceptionally rare and at the same time still in exceptional state. They were eventually sold for over $90,000.
The Dotsons Don't Just Auction Stuff Off, They Also Buy Units
Dan and Laura are considered mainly as auctioneers on the show but they do also bid every now and then. The couple managed to rake in their biggest score in Storage Wars after Laura bought a unit for $1,000 which eventually netted her an unbelievable $500,000 worth of Spanish gold coins. The pirate treasure was discovered within the locker and it was later pronounced as 'Pieces of Eight Spanish Gold' which dated back between the 16th and 19th century during the Spanish empire era.
After his historical find, Dan posted a Tweet showing his amazement at the price of the foreclosed locker. He posted on Twitter: "We had no idea! We only heard from the excited buyer and storage facility owner! Great find of a lifetime."
Brandi And Jarrod And The Creepy Stuff
Scrappy and resolute, the husband and wife duo are often underdogs in Storage Wars who are willing to fight tooth and nail to keep their family business afloat. While the pairing doesn't always possess the most extensive resources in the auction game, their grit and toughness are comparable to no one in the show.
Brandi and Jarrod's fortitude are constantly tested on Storage Wars, often in the form of a string of bad luck. Their most unusual buy was a unit that contained an antiquated "My Little Pony" memorabilia. It was an old fashioned collection of giant pink plush dolls and the assortment landed them a total $875. Not bad considering how bizarre and old the locker collection was.
Hester Might Actually Have A Heart
David Hester successfully runs his very own auction house named "Dave Hester Auctions". When he was still 14 years old, he began participating in auctions in person, purchasing and selling off to military stores in Orange County, California. Because of his extensive know-how in the antique collection, he was ultimately chosen to become one of the casts of Storage Wars and has enjoyed relative success on the show ever since.
Although Hester appears somewhat ultra-competitive, he has only been in the business following a change of heart. The Storage Wars star managed a personal furniture shop during the time he was apprehended for a DUI violation and was obliged to accomplish community service at a Goodwill store. After witnessing various people struggle on purchasing basic clothing, he changed his business into an affordable store and began storage hunting ever since then.
Trey Songz And Hester In Court
On November 2011, David Hester filed a lawsuit against Trey Songz (born Tremaine Neverson) and pursued a court order which would forbid the rapper from "interfering" because of his use of the word "YUUUP!" The two celebrities had their own case over their claim on the signature catchphrase. Songz argued that he used it first but Hester tried to register "YUUUP!" at the trademark office, three separate times in the past, while Songz has made none.
So as it appears, two celebrities on completely different industries found themselves locked in a legal dispute regarding who should have the legal rights to the phrase "Yuuup!" In the end though, the judge practically ruled that both can't trademark the phrase since it isn't a distinct word or made-up word, but simply a variation of a widely used phrase. Sorry boys but better luck next time!
Fists Out
A reality show can be a bit dry without some good old fashioned brawl and after 8 seasons, Storage Wars finally had its own in 2015. The scuffle occurred between cast members Dan Dotson and Dave Hester involving a missed bid for a storage locker and unfortunately for them, everything was captured on cell phone video. Mrs. Dotson even joined in on the fight, leaping like a cougar towards Hester's back. Soon after, a video captured Laura hurling a series of curses at Hester, like he's an "S.O.B" and "mother-effer." Things continued to heat up until it came to appoint when Hester was booted out of the set. He also had to visit the hospital due to a small scratch from Laura Dotson's attack.
The fight was so bad that it temporarily stopped production. Tempers were already boiling between the three cast members and it simply ended up into an epic wrestling match that was captured on camera. It was a good indication of the problems developing for the cast members of Storage Wars. In terms of auctioning storage lockers though, emotions can really heat up. Inevitably, tempers explode amidst the intensity of the moment and sometimes things can get physical.
Picking Pricey Things
With his unique character and vibe, many viewers grew fond of watching Barry Weis on Storage Wars. Barry was already a prominent antique collector when he was still 15 years old and he continues to collect various antique items up until today. He also has a larger-than-life personality with a story for every event. The Storage Wars star's vibrant personal also brings out the best and the worst of everyone around him.
On one episode, Barry Weiss purchased a whole storage unit simply because he thought that he saw an elaborate gold bowl sitting on top of the pile of junk. As it turns out, the item was a hard hat which had been enclosed in metal and decorated for entertainment purposes. You'd presume that the piece was useless but it resulted in good money, in the end, contributing to Barry's already growing legend for spotting items of value.
Bending The Rules
Every individual is inclined to compete at his or her very best. This doesn't necessarily mean playing dirty but there is no written law saying that you should always be fair with your competitors. Anyone can have a good day at the office but it becomes extra special when your fiercest rival is having a bad day. The same goes for the cast of Storage Wars!
In the show, David Hester is considered as the undisputed King of dirty tricks. On one episode, Hester showcased his acting prowess to downplay the value of a storage unit so it would appear useless to other bidders. The truth was, he saw a number of brand new vending machines at the back of the unit behind all the pile of junk. After every potential bidder moved on, he quickly leaped at the opportunity, purchased the unit for $1,300 and then sold the vending machines for $28,000! David Hester is one sly fox!
Vintage Camel Saddles
Mary Padian is known for her performance in Storage Wars. The TV celebrity is also a businesswoman and the owner of Mary finds Shops. Padian found her passion for antiques in 2010 and first started as a video blogger before ultimately venturing to online selling. Based on her profile, she is considered as a treasure hunter who collects antique furniture, trinkets, and artwork that she has amassed for sale.
Mary also starred in the spinoff Storage Wars: Texas and didn't appear daunted when she spotted a couple of saddles at the back of a storage unit. At a closer look, it was discovered that the items were apparently not horse saddles but camel saddles. The antique camel saddles were dated back in the 18th century and were sold for $1,500 each.
Voodoo Curses Other Buyers
Members of the Storage Wars cast have seen plenty in their years of storage hunting but they were in for the surprise of their lives during their first encounter of the occult. Brandi Passante had the look of astonishment after she purchased a locker that held an array of voodoo equipment which was, nonetheless, disturbing in every word. The $900 unit appeared a bit small and ordinary at first look and surely didn't appear like it was going to be of great value.
Once Brandi searched through its contents however, she uncovered a torn red plastic tote jam-packed with a variety of pieces that seemed harmless at first glance. After sorting through the useless junk, she was shocked to find a tiny skull and antlers which instantly freaked her out. And that wasn't all as the voodoo collection continued to unveil itself further with eerie trinkets and statues and chicken bones and beaks.
Faceless Bills Make Money
Another astonishing discovery with a little twist of dark to it occurred when an unidentified bidder purchased a unit from the Dotsons for $400. On the surface, the unit appeared to be filled with just an assortment of junk. To the pleasant surprise of its owner though, there was a vintage trunk that held an amazing $24,000 in cash hidden amongst the pool of garbage.
The amount of cash on the locker alone was already enough to put the find on the list of largest payouts managed by the Dotsons but that was not the most surprising aspect at all. The most shocking part was that every bill had its face cut out from it. Yup… for reasons unknown, the former owner of the locker went the extra mile to take out the face in the middle of every bill, leaving a trunk filled with faceless bills. Fortunately for the new owners, the bills were still considered legal tender which means that they still retain their true monetary value.
Brandi Takes Adult Film Distributor To Court
One of the female stars of the show, Brandi Passante, won a legal battle over a man alleged of propagating a false video of Passante with illicit contents on the web. Federal judge James V. Selna of the U.S. District Court in Central California found Hunter Moore, former operator of the website "Is Anyone Up", guilty for the violation of contempt. Moore was ordered to eliminate the video of Passante from the sites that he posted them on.
A fine for $50 for every day that he fails to remove the video was imposed by the court. The fine would double after two weeks of non-compliance. The lawsuit was filed by Brandi's camp in 2013 and originally featured $2.3 million worth of claim in damages. She would eventually end up with just a meager $75 in compensation. For Brandi though, it wasn't about the money but more on clearing her name and image as a celebrity and person in real life
Darrell The Stalker
Since 2011, Darrell Sheets has enjoyed a long and romantic relationship with Kimber Wuerfel. Storage Wars Darrell Sheets has a net worth of $4.5 million while Kimber Werfel is a successful real estate agent of Orange County. The two first laid eyes on each other while behind the wheel, on the open road, through their car windows when Darrell was making his way towards the 55 and 91 interchange in California.
After they exchanged glances, Darrell wasn't able to resist the urge to tail her car for a number of miles before finally handing her his number through a piece of paper. So basically, he was driving in California when he accidentally spotted Kimber on her car and started stalking her thereafter. Although it sounded a bit creepy, the move worked and remarkably, Kimber called him on the number he gave. The two clicked instantly the moment they dated. Darrell even relocated to Huntington Beach from San Diego just to grow closer to Kimber. Eventually, the pair got so close that in less than a year they became engaged in March of 2012.
Barry Has A Famous Family
Prior to his appearance in Storage Wars, Barry Weiss already had some idea about reality TV since he is the godfather of Jesse James. If you are not familiar with who Jesse James is, he is a celebrity motorcycle customizer and host of several reality TV shows including Monster Garage on the Discovery Channel and Jesse James Is A Dead Man from Spike TV. James also made an appearance on the Tony Hawk's Underground 2 video game and was the focal point of the a program narrating several of the custom builds at Austin Speed Shop in his own TV show, Jesse James: Outlaw Garage.
Jesse James is also the ex-husband of famous actress Sandra Bullock which practically makes Barry Weiss a Hollywood celebrity as well. James's Discovery Channel website also claims that his great-great-grandfather was the cousin of the notorious Old West outlaw. If this is indeed true, this also makes Barry part of a legendary lineage as well!
One of The Cast Members Got Their Own Show
Kevin Pew, one of the co-stars of the show's spin-off Storage Wars: Miami, got entangled with some legal problems following a shooting incident involving a woman and his son as the shooter. Based on police findings, the Storage Wars star wrestled his 23 year old son, forced the gun away from his hands and subdued him until law enforcement came.
The police announced that they found a .45 caliber semiautomatic gun which was believed to be the weapon used by Hashim, the primary suspect and Kevin Pew's son, in the crime. The weapon was later tracked down as the same gun that was reported stolen during a grand theft auto incident in 2008. The victim's family revealed to the press that they had no idea why the tragedy happened. For Kevin Pew's part, the scandal was one of the darkest moments in his life although he somehow managed to stay professional during his stint on the show amidst the terrible misfortune that befell his family.
Hester's Lawsuit
In December of 2012, Dave Hester filed a lawsuit against A&E and the producers of Storage Wars. Hester declared that he was booted out from the reality TV show following his complaint regarding the producers of the show and their purposeful rigging of storage units. Hester's legal complaint exclaimed: "The truth is that (producers) regularly salt or plant the storage lockers that are the subject of the auctions portrayed on the series with valuable or unusual items to create drama and suspense for the show." Hester further revealed that the producers began planting items in units during the very first season of the show.
He also said that, following his complaint, only lockers that other participants purchased where planted and the ones that he purchased were intentionally excluded. Because of this, Hester asserted that he looked mediocre compared to his competitors of the show and was forced to close several of his own shops as a result.
A Big Softie
Barry Weiss, one of the biggest stars in Storage Wars (if not the biggest), once departed the show to film his own version of the reality TV series called "Barry'd Treasure". Weiss would ultimately come back to Storage Wars after his show flopped. Barry was never really into the world of bidding on storage units until a friend discussed to him the prospect of participating in Storage Wars.
Although Barry Weiss wasn't that experienced in the storage hunting game, he managed to hit a big score early during his appearance in the show's first season when he bid $275 on a storage unit packed with various salon supplies. The locker looked like a bust at the start but eventually, it turned out to be a huge win after Weiss dug up a model grand piano out of the mess. Barry secured a decent $11,625 profit from the find and that instant taste of victory most likely influenced him to stay longer on the show.
Barry Barely Checks The Units
Every time Barry Weiss gets involved in a certain unit, it's always because there's a piece that has captured his interest. On one episode, Weiss got up on a mountain of scrap until he spotted an item that he believed could be of a certain value. Barry, already a millionaire during the show, wasn't focused on making a living just like most of the other cast members but was simply looking to make a single major score.
On an interview on Radio Show, Barry Weiss disclosed that he was already successful on the wholesale produce business for three long decades before he became a prominent figure on Storage Wars. He further shared that his business offered produce to ships, restaurants, and hotels. "I've always been collecting antiques on the side," he added, "so that helped fund my passion for collecting weird stuff."
Sheets Threatened To Leave
Darrell Sheets was never considered by the producers of Storage Wars as a significant draw for the show. The moment he recognized how A&E was giving him little appreciation, he threatened to resign from the show. Based from one source who was close to the incident, the producers considered cutting Darrell's pay from $30K per episode down to half at $15K per episode.
Although this didn't look like the end of the world for Darrell, things got even worse when A&E also decided to cut his number of appearances on Storage Wars from 26 episodes to just a mere 4. So if we do the math, this would leave Darrell with a grand total of $60k. While it's certainly not a bad salary, it's also, obviously, a whole lot lower than the original agreement
Barry Has Been In Two Spin-Offs
Following season four of Storage Wars, Barry obtained his own show, the fourth spin-off of Storage Wars, Barry'd Treasure. It presented Weiss going to different places in the US in search of outstanding items and antiques that he can add to his own collection. The show premiered in 2014 but after just 8 episodes, it was canceled due to poor ratings despite the fact that it featured several of his friends that appeared on Storage Wars.
In 2015, Barry again got another special show in Storage Wars: Barry Strikes Back. Together with his close friend Kenny, they watched Storage Wars clips and made their own two cents and commentaries. Unfortunately for Barry and A&E, it turned out to be yet another flop. As it appears, Barry Weiss is a huge personality who is best served in minor doses.
Dr. Barry Weiss
Barry Weiss is hands down the coolest character in Storages Wars and it's not even close! Aside from staying impressively calm and composed amidst the heat of the moment compared to the rest of the bidders, he is also participating on the game just for the fun of it. He doesn't care much whether he loses money every time he bets on a potential locker that ends up a complete bust. Of course, a big part of this care-free attitude lies in the fact that he is already a millionaire and losing a few thousand dollars doesn't mean much to him.
But there's also another reason that might explain his relaxed disposition on the show. In one interview regarding his acquisition of a medical marijuana card, Weiss had this to say, "Oh god, honestly, uh, it's been about eight years ago. I'm one of the first in this state to get it, but you know I got a bad back, and I've gotta tend to it." Bad back? Ok Barry we believe you.
Dan Came Close To End In 2014
In 2014, Laura and Dan Dotson were faced with maybe the biggest test of their lives after Dan became hospitalized due to a double brain aneurysm in Palm Springs, California. Based on the medical reports, Dan's health was in the worst possible condition when he reached the hospital and doctors even gave him only 4-20% chance of surviving the ordeal.
Dan managed to beat the odds however and miraculously went through the surgery without any complications. He recovered fully in less than a week and was discharged thereafter. He went back home to his wife feeling joyful and extremely appreciative with the second chance given to him. After his near death experience, Dan did something that no one in his life would expect him to do - He quit smoking following four decades of use.
Dan And Laura Were Cyber Hacked
The celebrity couple in Storage Wars, Laura and Dan, nearly had their entire life savings stolen away after a pair of cybercriminals hacked their financial accounts in 2012. Fortunately for the Dotson's, the crooks were EXTREMELY dumb! The hackers managed to break into their home computers and stole a collection of vital financial information, including credit card and bank account numbers.
The cybercriminals though did a stupid mistake by doing a series of large purchases on one sitting which, as a result, triggered the credit card company's security features. It immediately notified the account holders Laura and Dan and after refuting the illegal purchases, the couple canceled their cards and changed their account passwords without delay and hesitation. And if that wasn't dumb enough, the thieves chatted over instant message regarding the robbery while it was in motion, even though they were still linked to the Dotson's computer. Laura instantly captured the conversation on screen and sent them over to the police. There's a good chance that the cyber hackers might already be on the run from law enforcement following their hilarious ordeal.
Keep Track Of Your Locker
On Storage Wars, you are forbidden to make a bid on a locker that presently has an owner. If you do, then your action would translate into possible theft. With that being said, there's a reason as to why lockers in the show are legally available for bidding. Normally, it could be that the original owner of that locker simply didn't want to continue paying off the rent but there are other more unpleasant stories behind a vacated storage unit.
Perhaps the original owner went through some financial crisis and was forced to relinquish ownership over the locker? If such is the case, then everyone on the show would be bidding on a property of an individual who fell victim to terrible financial circumstances. It sounds similar to looting with a mix of "kick someone when they're down." And if that is not horrible enough for you, then think about this other possibility: the original owner might have died, which means that the locker became only accessible for bidding because of someone's death. That's certainly a ghastly way of betting on a lost locker!
The Betters
To establish extra drama on Storage Wars, there are times when the scenes aired on TV involving cast members bidding on lockers are in fact fake. They have actually staged bids involving non-existent storage units. The reality is, auctions are a mixed bag – some events are entertaining worthy of primetime TV while some are just downright boring.
There are occasions when only a single person would bid for a locker and obviously, there is no excitement and drama when this happens. So Storage Wars producers can prevent such an event from wreaking havoc in their viewer ratings while still maintaining that "reality TV" impression both at the same time, the crew are instructed to make bogus bids away from the locker and the production crew can just edit them into the scene.
Cast Interviews Are Staged
Interviews are one of the things that give life to Storage Wars episodes. During these scenes, members of the cast share their comments on their purchases, strategies or thoughts and feelings relevant to the game. The best recollections that you have on the show perhaps stemmed from these interviews where you felt some level of connection to the cast members through their commentaries and impressions.
Again, because the producers of the show are trying to create as much drama possible, individual interviews for every cast member are often scripted. This simply means that a large portion of what you watched and heard from your favorite stars are basically lies. Sadly, this is an SOP for reality shows like Storage Wars. It might be heartbreaking to learn that one of your most beloved TV shows is just a big sham but lies are, unfortunately, necessary for any show.
Brandon Sheets Almost Went To College
There are many individuals who opt to pursue a life that doesn't involve completing an extensive education. In fact, history is decorated with people who dropped out of school and became billionaires just like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. With that being said, it would simply be wrong to condemn someone if he or she doesn't want to earn a degree in college or prefers to enlist in the military, enroll in a trade school or start working immediately after high school or even without any time spent on schooling.
For one of the youngest stars in Storage wars though, this approach in life led to a path that is not all too common in people. The star we are talking about is Brandon Sheets who never even graduated high school. He chose to work on the family business together with his father, Darrel Sheets, without getting a high school diploma first. It's hard to assess whether or not his decision was well worth it without a glimpse of his actual bank account but it was a choice that surely gave him some sort of a disadvantage in his present and future life – especially since he exited the show back in 2016
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We have several committees to help maintain the vitality of the community and new volunteers are always welcome. In efforts to keep association costs and dues to a minimum, our volunteers help the community reduce the cost of services that may otherwise need to be contracted out. It is an excellent opportunity to contribute your knowledge, skills and interests to the community, as well as to meet new friends and neighbors. Below is a listing of our committees – click on the committee name for more information. Please contact The Capes office to get more information.
This committee meets on an as-needed basis and corresponds via email with many requests. Their primary function is to review and approve new construction of homes, all exterior building requests for remodels and any exterior changes on cottages, townhomes and single family homes. They meet in person when reviewing building plans. The committee guidelines are part of The Capes CC&R's. (Article VII page 21) [CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION]
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Since it was first coined in 1995 by pro-life congressman Charles T. Canady, the term "partial birth abortion" has been used in numerous state and federal bills and laws, although the legal definition of the term is not always the same. In the 2000 Supreme Court case of Stenberg v. Carhart, a Nebraska law banning "partial-birth abortion" was ruled unconstitutional, in part because the language defining "partial-birth abortion" was deemed vague. In 2006, the Supreme Court in Gonzales v. Carhart found that the 2003 act "departs in material ways" from the Nebraska law and that it pertains only to a specific abortion procedure, intact dilation and extraction. Some commentators have noted that the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act's language was carefully crafted to take into account previous rulings. The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act defines "partial-birth abortion" as follows:
An abortion in which the person performing the abortion, deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presentation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of the mother, for the purpose of performing an overt act that the person knows will kill the partially delivered living fetus; and performs the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus. (18 U.S. Code 1531)
Although in most cases the procedure legally defined as "partial birth abortion" would be medically defined as "intact dilation and extraction", these overlapping terms do not always coincide. For example, the IDX procedure may be used to remove a deceased fetus (e.g. due to a miscarriage or feticide) that is developed enough to require dilation of the cervix for its extraction. Removing a dead fetus does not meet the federal legal definition of "partial-birth abortion," which specifies that partial live delivery must precede "the overt act, other than completion of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus."
Additionally, a doctor may extract a fetus past the navel and then "disarticulate at the neck", which could fall within the terms of the statute even though it would not result in an intact body and therefore would not be an intact dilation and extraction.
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