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[unable to retrieve full-text content]A young man originally from India, studying to become a dentist, spoke with Mark Levin on the July 12, 2013 show and told him how hard it is to get his brother into America legally. He also gave his thoughts about the current ...
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Uncouth? There's more to 'Honey Boo Boo'
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It's that time again! Time for another season of mud floppin', sketti eating and, evidently, a new horror called a "cup-a-fart." Yes, "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is back -- or it will be back in just a few more days.
That's good news for some reality TV fans as Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson and her oh-so-quotable family make for must-see TV for them. For others? Well, let's just say those who don't watch the show are just as passionate when it comes to how they feel about the gang from McIntyre, Ga. -- maybe even more so.
Critics of the show often accuse the production of exploiting its subjects, as if the family isn't "in on the joke" of their own behavior. They've pointed to "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" as evidence of the dumbing down of America, called it crude, uncivilized entertainment.
Some find fault with the show's kiddie-pageant, "Toddlers & Tiaras" roots, and they find the young star at the center of it all -- known for her sassy quips and ability to play to the cameras -- to be more problematic than precocious.
But the truth is many of those same critics are making big assumptions, many of which just don't apply to this bunch.
It's not that Mama June, Sugar Bear and the rest are really high-brow folks in disguise. They're guilty of being exactly who they are. But just because their idea of fun is usually silly, free and undeniably gross (see "cup-a-fart," above) doesn't mean they don't bring anything of value to the small screen.
Those who've only seen promos and sneak peeks might miss "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo's" real appeal. Hidden somewhere in between the easy laughs and the ridiculous situations are a couple of surprises.
For one thing, this family doesn't fit any stereotype. Say what you will about their mud-loving ways, their road-kill menu or even their ample waistlines -- and many non-fans say quite a bit about those things -- but this family will let it roll right off. They're truly comfortable with who they are.
And it seems they want others to feel that way too. Mama June and the girls often host fundraisers to benefit anti-bullying campaigns. In fact, the whole family is vocal in their enthusiasm about acceptance, whether they mean acceptance for themselves, their extended family -- including a gay, HIV-positive uncle who's sometimes part of the show -- or those from all walks of life in their own community.
Their other charm is simple: love. Sure, that might sound a little too twee to be true, but that's really what makes "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" work beyond the obvious gags. The hijinks would get old if that's all that brought these people together. But it's not.
The bizarre is always balanced with what counts: hugging, laughing and getting along better than almost any family you could find on the small screen and better than many you could find off-screen.
See for yourself when "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" returns to TLC July 17 at 9 p.m.
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China cancels $7.6 billion uranium project after protest
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LGBT group finds acceptance at evangelical college
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Nick Palacios struggled to get his conservative Pentecostal parents to accept him as a gay evangelical Christian for nearly a decade before his family found a common ground through faith.
Now, as an openly gay seminarian, the 29-year-old hopes to carve out a similar acceptance for other gays in the broader evangelical community through his role as president of the nation's first LGBT student club sanctioned by a major evangelical seminary. The group, called OneTable, formed last fall at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, one of the world's largest multi-denominational seminaries, and has attracted about three dozen students.
"It quickly became apparent to me that I was going to be OK and that I wasn't going to have to forsake my faith for my sexuality," Palacios said of his struggle for acceptance.
"I really hope that people will see Fuller and OneTable as a model of what the body of the church is supposed to do in this situation."
Fuller's stance has created ripples in the larger world of Christian colleges and seminaries, where a growing number of gay evangelical students are asserting their dual identities with underground clubs and nascent political activism. Last year, for example, a group called the Biola Queer Underground was quashed by Biola University, a small, conservative Christian school in nearby Orange County.
This fall, the LGBT group plans on staging rallies to combat the Biola's longstanding policy on homosexuality - that sexual relationships are reserved for heterosexual marriage - and address what many students call a campus climate of fear and shame.
Some activists have hailed the approach taken by Fuller as an important step forward for gay rights. Others say it's an empty gesture unmasked by the school's fine print: Students can "come out" but they can't have sex, be politically active or challenge a school policy that states homosexual sex is "inconsistent with the teachings of Scripture."
Richard Flory, a researcher at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, said Fuller's acceptance of the group, while unique, is more about symbolism than about a move toward true tolerance.
"It sounds like they want to have it both ways: Jesus loves you as you are, however there are limitations to what you can be," Flory said. "It's like sticking your toe in the deep end of the water to see what happens."
Fuller's community standards states that "sexual abstinence is required for the unmarried" and marriage is between one man and one woman.
Nevertheless, Fuller's decision not to push back against OneTable is a critical step toward acceptance for gay evangelical students, said Justin Lee, the executive director of the Gay Christian Network, which tracks the burgeoning movement. An increasing number of young people have been coming out on Christian campuses nationwide, whether they are accepted or not, and Fuller's move acknowledges that and provides a touchstone for students who would otherwise keep their sexuality a secret, he said.
While some Christian colleges across the country have accepted LGBT student groups, Fuller is the first evangelical seminary to do so, Lee said. In February, one prominent evangelical school, Wheaton College in Illinois, officially recognized a support group for students who have questions about their sexual orientation.
Fuller has a total of about 4,500 students, with 100 denominations represented. In addition to the main campus in Pasadena, regional campuses are located in Menlo Park, Sacramento and Irvine in California; Colorado Springs, Colo., Phoenix, Seattle and Houston. OneTable is only on the Pasadena campus.
Palacios and other Fuller students say they aren't out to be political - they are aware of the group's limitations, and choose to accept them.
OneTable fits into the greater conversation at Fuller, which is committed to helping students understand that sexuality is part of being human, said Juan Martinez, who oversees the approval of the seminary's student groups. Martinez does not take issue with Fuller's LGBT students as long as they accept the school's guidelines of being both celibate and non-political, he said.
"If you are ready to make that kind of commitment, then we're ready to walk with you," Martinez said. "We're not going to turn around and say, `No. You can't be here because you like girls or you like guys as opposed to the opposite sex.'"
Many evangelical Christians disagree with Fuller's decision to allow the club, however, and say that it's simply not possible to be both gay and evangelical.
Fuller is not acting in the students' best interests by sanctioning the group and should instead be teaching reorientation as the students' best option, said the Rev. Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian organization.
"It's possible to change any or all of these attractions," said Sprigg, a former Baptist pastor.
OneTable's genesis comes at a time when gay rights and the intersection of faith and homosexuality are at the forefront of national - and global - conversation.
The Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman in June. The same month, the president of Exodus International, a Christian organization once dedicated to helping homosexuals repress same-sex attractions, apologized to the gay community for inflicting "years of undue suffering" and shut the group down.
For Palacios, Exodus' end struck a personal chord. Ten years ago, after confronting him about his sexuality, Palacios' parents saw Exodus as a chance for their son to change - they thought the organization could "reorient" him.
For years, Palacios armed himself with biblical verses and religious texts he could use to defend his identity as a gay Christian. Now, after years of their son refusing to repress his sexual orientation, Palacios' parents have become more accepting and were even amicable toward a former boyfriend.
"Just as it has taken me the better part of 20 something years to figure out the blend of faith and orientation I can't expect my friends or family to get it that quickly," he said.
Some straight students at Fuller have also embraced the chance to discuss faith and homosexuality openly. Samantha Curley, 25, the group's former president, said hearing about her friends' struggles made her a better Christian. Before starting at the seminary, she said, she didn't have any gay friends.
"I think that's ultimately what faith does," she said. "Jesus wanted us to experience the full expression of humanity. I'm fearful of what will happen if we don't learn to do that in the church."
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Report: Syria rebels say al Qaeda attack opens new front in war
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Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions for an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor on July 11.
By Mariam Karouny and Oliver Holmes, Reuters
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels said on Friday the assassination of one of their top commanders by al Qaeda-linked militants was tantamount to a declaration of war, opening a new front for the Western-backed fighters struggling against President Bashar Assad's forces.
Rivalries have been growing between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Islamists, whose smaller but more effective forces control most of the rebel-held parts of northern Syria more than two years after pro-democracy protests became an uprising.
"We will not let them get away with it because they want to target us," a senior FSA commander said on condition of anonymity after members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant killed Kamal Hamami on Thursday.
"We are going to wipe the floor with them," he said.
Hamami, also known by his nom de guerre, Abu Bassir al-Ladkani, is one of the top 30 figures on the FSA's Supreme Military Command.
His killing highlights how the West's vision of a future, democratic Syria is unraveling.
Assad appeared close to defeat a year ago when rebels killed top officials in a bomb attack and pushed deep into Damascus. Now, with military and financial support from Russia and Iran, he has pushed the rebels back to the outskirts of the capital and put them on the defensive in the south while radical Islamists assert control over the north.
The FSA commander said the al Qaeda-linked militants had warned FSA rebels that there was "no place" for them where Hamami was killed in Latakia province, a northern rural region of Syria bordering Turkey where Islamist groups are powerful.
Other opposition sources said the killing followed a dispute between Hamami's forces and the Islamic State over control of a strategic checkpoint in Latakia and would lead to fighting.
The two sides have previously fought together from time to time, but the Western and Arab-backed FSA, desperate for greater firepower, has recently tried to distance itself to allay U.S. fears any arms it might supply could reach al Qaeda.
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Louay Mekdad, FSA Supreme Command Political Coordinator, said Abu Ayman al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State's Emir of the coastal region, personally shot dead Hamami and his brother at the roadblock.
He said a fighter who was travelling with them was set free to rely the message that the Islamic State considers the FSA heretics and that the Supreme Command is now an al Qaeda target.
"If these people came to defend the Syrian revolution and not help the Assad regime, then they have to hand over the killers," Mekdad said, adding that the bodies of the two men were still with the al Qaeda affiliate.
The FSA has been trying to build a logistics network and reinforce its presence across Syria as the U.S. administration considers sending weapons, in part to present a bulwark against units it considers "terrorist organizations."
But with funding from Gulf-based individuals, Islamist brigades have taken a leading role in rebel-held regions of Syria, filling the vacuum of power by setting up religious courts and governance bodies.
The FSA -- a mixture of loosely-affiliated brigades -- is accused by locals of looting and has not been able to present a unified front to sideline hardline units who favor an Islamic caliphate over pluralist democracy.
U.S. congressional committees are holding up plans to arm the rebels because of fears that weapons ?might end up in the hands of Islamist militants.
Syria's opposition bemoans the delay, and repeated on Thursday assurances that the arms will not go to Islamist militants.?
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Manchester City land in South Africa for pre-season tour as Manuel Pellegrini reveals he could have joined Liverpool
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Manuel Pellegrini has revealed he almost joined Liverpool, as well as being approached by new club Manchester City six years ago.
City's hierarchy this summer identified Pellegrini as the man they believe is best equipped to help deliver on a stated ambition of winning five trophies in the next five seasons.
He led his new troops on their globetrotting pre-season tour, which first sees them stop over in South Africa to take part in the Nelson Mandela invitational tournament, where they will play two local sides.
Size matters: And Manuel Pellegrini led his troops for the first leg of their globetrotting pre-season tour
Touched down: City captain Vincent Kompany tweeted this picture of him, Joe Hart (left) and Edin Dzeko (back) on the bus in South Africa after Pellegrini and his side landed to begin their mammoth pre-season tour
On the plane: City stalwart Micah Richards and new summer signing Fernandinho (right) took their place
New man: Manuel Pellegrini walked with midfielder Jack Rodwell to fly to City's pre-season tour of South Africa
Bags packed: City and England's No 1 keeper Joe Hart waits to board the bus ahead of the tour
Home talents: Joleon Lescott (left) and James Milner are among the English contingent on City's tour
Young Gun: Devante Cole, son of former United and City striker Andrew, took his place on the trip
CITY'S PRE-SEASON TOUR
July 14 Supersport United (South Africa)
July 18 AmaZulu FC (South Africa)
July 24 South China (Hong Kong)
July 27 Tottenham/Sunderland (Hong Kong)
July 31 AC Milan (Germany)
August 1 Bayern Munich/Sao Paulo (Germany)
August 10 Arsenal (Finland)
Captain Vincent Kompany took to Twitter to post pictures as they arrived in Durban on Thursday morning.
From there, they will travel to Asia to take part in the Barclays Asia Trophy - also contested by Tottenham and Sunderland before heading to Germany, where they will first play AC Milan with Bayern Munich and Brazilian giants Sao Paulo also competing for the Audi Cup.
Their travels are rounded off by a trip to Finland to take on Premier League rivals Arsenal in a showpiece friendly, before Pellegrini takes charge of his first domestic game for the visit of Newcastle.
Yet Pellegrini might already have been in place had former owner Thaksin Shinawatra lured him from Villarreal in 2007 before turning to Sven-Goran Eriksson.
And that was not 59-year-old Pellegrini's only brush with the Barclays Premier League, with Liverpool also apparently interested three years ago.
In 2010, after Rafael Benitez left Anfield, Pellegrini was available following his dismissal by Real Madrid but Malaga proved his next destination.
The Chilean, speaking as he was formally unveiled as City's new boss, said: 'I had twice chances to arrive here before.
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'One was to Manchester City but with the other owners, not these owners.
'Liverpool, I was very near, after Real Madrid, to arrive at Liverpool.
'But for different things, it was not the moment. Now it is the right moment with the right club.'
Pellegrini, 59, left Malaga to succeed Roberto Mancini, who was sacked in May just a year after guiding the club to the Premier League title.
The Italian had also won the FA Cup the previous year and still managed to finish runner-up in both competitions last season - only for that not to be deemed good enough.
Pellegrini is not daunted by such lofty expectations, nor by the additional challenges of improving the team's style or helping develop a "holistic" approach to all footballing matters.
Finally arrived: Pellegrini was approached to join City by former owner Thaksin Shinawatra, who opted for Sven-Goran Eriksson (below) instead in 2007
He said: 'I am not concerned about that.
'I am here, it is not only to win trophies - the Premier League, the FA Cup or the Champions League.
'I am here to work with young players and the professional team.
'Winning trophies is important but it is not just about that.'
City have spent close to ?45million this summer on two new players in Fernandinho and Jesus Navas and the spending is set to continue with several other players linked.
Yet Pellegrini is well aware the club need to curtail their spending and sustain their strength through their own youth system in the future.
He said: 'As a coach, of course we always want immediate success.
'We are trying to have a strong squad in all positions. If that will bring us trophies, perfect - we have more chances to win that way.
Close: Pellegrini, after leaving Real Madrid, was approached by Liverpool, who turned to Kenny Dalglish
'But in the same way we are working with young players and we will continue to. It is impossible every year to buy three, four, five players.
'We need a mix with young players. We need to work exactly the same with the under-21s and the first team.
'A lot of things I think will be improved. From what Roberto and all the other coaches of Manchester City have done over the years, we will continue.'
Pellegrini and the majority of his squad have now flown to South Africa for the first leg of their summer tour.
New haunt: Pellegrini (centre) said he will continue the work of former boss Roberto Mancini (below)
They compete in the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong later this month before playing a tournament in Munich and then facing Arsenal in a friendly in Helsinki.
Their recruitment drive will continue amid the schedule - with a striker a top priority after the recent sale of Carlos Tevez - but Pellegrini is prepared to be patient.
He said: 'I am not sure if they can arrive when we are in South Africa and Hong Kong.
'It is important to arrive the players we need, we are not in a hurry. We have different choices and we hope we can get the players we want.'
City have made clear their transfer policy is now being driven by director of football Txiki Begiristain but Pellegrini does have input and he was consulted over the signings of Navas and Fernandinho.
Sidelines: Pellegrini guided former club Malaga to the Champions League quarter-finals last season
He said: 'I signed here 15, 20 days ago - one month.
'When I finished the Spanish league with Malaga, when I decided not to stay there and come here, I started talking with Txiki (about) the different things."
Pellegrini has shown his coaching credentials by guiding Villarreal and Malaga to the latter stages of the Champions League but his reputed man-management skills were also attractive.
It was felt there was discord in the dressing room under Mancini.
Pellegrini said: 'I don't want to talk about what happened in the past.
'You always have problems sometimes with some players - I had it in the past - but I think we can have very good relations.'
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