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2 Diversity Rules Magazine September 2015 My Two Cents By Jim Koury, Editor Inside is Issue (partial listing) David-Elijah Nahmod ...................................... Page 3 Stay You, Stay True ........................................... Page 4 Kristen MacKenzie ........................................... Page 8 Amazon Trail .................................................... Page 11 Dishonored Bodies ............................................ Page 14 Travel to Vietnam .............................................. Page 16 Heading to Kauai .............................................. Page 17 Beware Junk Debt Collectors ............................ Page 18 Resources and Diversions .................................. Page 22 Welcome to the September issue of Diversity Rules Magazine! It is hard to believe that fall is fast ap- proaching and the summer will be gone once again until next year! What a momentous summer it was though with the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same sex marriage throughout the country. It was a long time coming with many legal challenges to overcome but equali- ty and fair treatment prevailed, de- spite having a somewhat conserva- tive Supreme Court on our hands. is month's feature guest inter- viewee is Ryan Cassata. I would like to welcome Ryan to Diversity Rules Magazine. His interview is great and very informative. At the invitation of George Walsh of Step 3 Entertainment, I first met Ryan in Washington, DC when he performed for a select crowd for a debut of his new CD at the time. I, along with the rest of those in attendance, were simply in awe of Ryan's talent, forceful performance and compelling lyrics. I knew then he would be someone to watch and I was not wrong. He has become a notable songwriter and singer in his own right and I am sure we will be hearing a lot more of Ryan Cas- sata in the future. Along with Ryan's interview, as usual, there are other great articles that will be sure to pique your in- terest. ere are columns by our regular writers as well as some new ones! Enjoy. I want to also welcome a new ad- vertiser - the Otsego County Of- fice of the Aging. ey may be able to help you with costly Medi- care premiums and copays. Check out their ad on page 12. I hope you enjoy your last vestige of summer and have a great fall. See you all soon. Diversity Rules Magazine PO Box 72 Oneonta, NY 13820 James R. Koury, Editor/Publisher 607.435.1587 Website www.diversityrulesmagazine.com Blog www.diversityrulesmagazine.blogspot.com E-Mail generalinfo@diversityrulesmagazine.com Copyright 2015 Diversity Rules Magazine All Rights Reserved Disclaimers If you have a question or comment regard- ing this issue or future issues of Diversity Rules Magazine, the publisher would love to hear from you! Feel free to contact Di- versity Rules using the e-mail above or mailing address listed above. Content sub- mission are always welcome too! All submissions become the property of Diversity Rules Magazine. However, origi- nating authors reserve all rights to their creative works. Diversity Rules Magazine's physical offices are located at 189 River Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. Diversity Rules Magazine will not know- ingly publish or advertise text which is fraudulent or misleading. The publisher reserves the right to edit, limit, revise, or reject any text without cause. Diversity Rules Magazine does not assume any fnancial responsibility for typographi- cal errors. If any errors are found, please notify Diversity Rules Magazine immedi- ately. Materials in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without writ- ten permission from the publisher.

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