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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Operation M.O.U.S.E. Money - Follow up - Part 2
Right after I posted the flyer in 2009 a blog reader contacted me and we made an exchange. I got myself a real Operation Mouse Money 50¢ coupon thing (link). As an added bonus it's on that wonderful "castle and star" paper.
Notice the expiration date in 1969; these were literally "January Only".
Another great blog reader recently sent me some great scans of more Operation Mouse Money, thank you Mr. Disney Dollar collector! This copy from Winter 68-69 Disney News came with the coupons.
Wow, a couple interesting things to note here. First, these are two different colors than my sample above? And neither one matches the colors of the samples in my flyer at the top? What gives?
Notice the expiration date; 1968? My flyer is dated 12/68 clearly intended for January 1969.
These "voids" have very low serial numbers; maybe these were tests done earlier in 1968 so it made sense to print 1968? Or maybe they did this promotion in 1968 as well as 1969? Jason, what's the database got say on "Operation Mouse"?
5 comments:
- Major Pepperidge said...
Very cool to have that unvoided example with the castle and stars paper!
- Wednesday, 16 March, 2011
- Disney On Parole said...
Wow Tim, Thanks for posting these... I never knew about these...
You bring us the coolest stuff!
- Thursday, 17 March, 2011
- KSR said...
I own several pieces of the mouse money. The Gold and Grey also some with Void punches and all very low serial numbers. I purchased them directly from an x-cast-member who worked in the admissions office. These were the training pieces. You will find similar Void punches on ticket books with low serials. These books were also used to train cast-members. I have never seen colors shown in the flier as well. ?? KSR
- Saturday, 09 July, 2011
- Amy said...
Is anyone willing to sell their operation mouse money? I would love to have one in my collection! Thanks!
- Tuesday, 17 January, 2012
- Unknown said...
I'm a serious Disney Dollars collectors and have many items pertaining to this area ...
If anyone is willing to sell/part with "Operation M.O.U.S.E." please e-mail me at:
Otherwise, you may Whatsapp me at: 00971503278898
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Take advantage of seasonal sales, and save yourself some green.
I don't know about you, but these days I'm pinching pennies so hard I'm leaving fingerprints. I've cut back on everything except water, oxygen, and plants―you know, the essentials. And while the first two aren't getting cheaper, the last one is. Now is a great time to save money on outdoor plants.
That's because many garden centers and nurseries still have plants left over from last summer and fall. Like car dealers, they need to get rid of the old to make way for the new. The best way to do this is to hold a big winter sale. Play your cards right, and you could save anywhere from 20% to 50%.
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Here's something to make you feel even better. Unless you live in an area where the ground freezes, winter is a good time to plant. Plant tops may be dormant, but root systems are not. Planting now gives shrubs, trees, vines, and perennials a head start on spring. They'll put their energy into making roots instead of splitting it among roots, leaves, stems, and flowers.
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A day before U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited South Sudan this month, McClatchy correspondent Alan Boswell reported that President Salva Kiir had finally acknowledged his government's support for a Nuba Mountains-based group that had been skirmishing with Sudanese forces. In a letter to his U.S. counterpart, the story said, Kiir apologized for his previous denials, which came in the face of U.S. intelligence to the contrary. The story, which exposed an important element in the tense relations between the two once-joined nations, put Boswell in the cross-hairs.
Two days later, Information Minister Barnaba Marial accused Boswell in a radio interview of being paid by the Sudanese government to tarnish Africa's newest government. "This is a guy who is completely in the pay of Khartoum," the minister said in a Sudan Radio Service interview. "It is not true what he is writing. He has never written anything in favor of South Sudan." Worse, Marial convened a press conference in Juba the next day, distributing a statement that denied the story and slammed Boswell as "an enemy of peace."
Boswell's prolific reporting on Sudan and South Sudan belies the minister's accusations. Since January, Boswell had been writing about the atrocities committed by the Sudanese army in the Nuba Mountains region of Blue Nile State, citing Sudanese President Omar Bashir's human rights record as "one of the worst in the world"--hardly propaganda for Khartoum. "It is a completely baseless charge, and the government [of South Sudan] knows that," Boswell responded in a radio interview. "No U.S. official contradicted my reporting or demanded a retraction, and no representative of the South Sudanese government has contacted either me or my newspaper company with information to contradict what I reported."
In the violent context of Sudanese-South Sudanese relations, public accusations from a senior government official can endanger a journalist's life. "I'm sure I needn't tell you that among many of your countrymen, being 'completely in the pay of Khartoum' is tantamount to an accusation of being a spy for the enemy," McClatchy President and CEO Patrick Talamantes wrote to the minister. "Suggesting that Mr. Boswell is in the pay of the enemy risks his physical well-being, as you surely knew when you selected that phrase and then made certain it was distributed widely."
Tensions between South Sudan and Sudan, which separated in July 2011, are rife to the point where both sides nearly warred in April over border and resource disputes, according to local journalists and news reports. The reactionary and often violent security forces in South Sudan make the minister's comments particularly reckless.
Marial replied to the McClatchy letter last week, offering to meet Boswell but sticking to his unjustified assertions. "We have noted the continuous negative campaign in which Mr. Alan Boswell has been targeting the people and the Republic of South Sudan in all his articles that reflect a pro-Khartoum campaign," he wrote to the McClatchy newspaper company.
Facing continuing pressure from McClatchy and others, Marial finally wrote a retraction "for the sake of understanding and harmony" and welcomed Boswell to continue reporting in Sudan. The minister's admission constitutes a victory for press freedom in South Sudan. But what about local journalists who do not have the backing of strong media companies to clear their names?
Take Bonifacio Taban, a correspondent for the news website Sudan Tribune who works in the restive Unity State where sporadic conflicts between Sudanese and South Sudanese forces are common. "Our leaders in South Sudan react like that whenever journalists in South Sudan write a critical article about their leadership," Taban told me in reaction to the accusations against Boswell. A senior South Sudan army commander detained Taban in June, accusing him of being a "Khartoum agent" for an article he wrote about widows of the former southern rebels with the Sudan People's Liberation Army. "He told me he could do away with me and no one would do anything to him," the journalist said. Taban's article, "Over 500 SPLA widows complain of ill-treatment," angered the military because the figure suggested more soldiers had died in recent border conflicts than the southern army had acknowledged. Further, some of the widows Taban interviewed complained of not receiving proper compensation for the death of their husbands, according to local journalists and reports. Fortunately for Taban, the South Sudanese officer eventually let him go without charge.
Nonetheless, the fear of being labeled by authorities as a supporter of Sudan is enough to make many South Sudanese journalists hesitant to report freely. Part of the problem lies in the way that South Sudanese journalists reported news during the civil war. As Alfred Taban, a veteran journalist and founder of The Juba Monitor, told me last year, "The [South Sudanese] press is partly to blame. During the war, the southern press acted almost entirely as an opposing voice to the Khartoum government." Today, the South Sudanese press has recognized that the war is over and its role must change. Despite growing evidence of widespread government corruption, South Sudan's leaders expect the press to blindly support them. Perhaps Boswell's case will serve as a reminder that the times have changed and that a vibrant, critical press is one of the fruits of peace.


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Delta Security Lax Is Nothing New
One evening when I was having car trouble the customs supervisor
offered to drive me home he told me that he had been the one to order the agents to look for me when I didn't have the IS-he said he did it because he was "sick of Delta's total disregard for security".
[Letter To The Editor: On Airport Security]
Re: "Delta Fires Employee Who Exposed JFK Security Breach," blackstarnews.com January 7, 2010
I was hired by Delta Airlines May 8th, 1997.
After completion of the new hire training I was assigned to the Federal Inspections Area at JFK. The lead supervisors were Mavis Thomas, Joseline Lucas, Alix Laincy and Danny Cronin: Mr. Cronin was my assigned supervisor.
I was not signed up for the Port Authority security class and therefore was forced to work in FIS without the proper Port ID pass. This was a violation of Federal Law. I was told to turn my building access swipe card around and to wear it lengthwise behind my Delta ID so that it would "look" as if I had a port ID.
One day I was told by a Customs Officer that they been told to find me on the floor with out the proper ID in order to fine Delta. I had to sit for the rest of that shift in the arrival control office. I then took it upon myself to find a certified instructor to finally get the proper ID. I finally got the ID after 6 months of working in secure areas without the proper clearance.
One evening when I was having car trouble the customs supervisor offered to drive me home he told me that he had been the one to order the agents to look for me when I didn't have the IS-he said he did it because he was "sick of Delta's total disregard for security".
Before 2003 the U.S. Government would allow foreigners to transit in the U.S. without a Visa- as long as the U.S. was only used transit spot to go to a different country. This was called the TROV or ICI program.The rules stated that the Flight Attendants on the inbound aircraft would turn the passengers documentation (tickets & passport)over to the Delta agent and after immigration & customs cleared the passenger the airline was to call a security agency and the passenger was to be escorted by "Armed Guard" to their connecting flight.
Then the guard was to stay with them until the docs were handed over to the flight attendant and not leave the gate area until the flight was "wheels up". Not long after I started at Delta, Mavis Thomas declared that she and other supervisors were able to "profile" TROV's and decide if a guard was "called for".
And not only would they send DL reps to escort TROV's but even just letting the passenger go by themselves to their connecting flight. Thereby saving DL the cost of the armed guard. One night I was told to escort over 100 TROV's off DL278 from Mexico City out of Terminal 3 and take them to Al Italia. I told the supervisor on duty, Paul Gallo, that I was extremely uncomfortable with the amount of passengers- several of whom were in wheelchairs.
There was no way for me to maintain control when I would have to allow the handicap passengers to separate from the group to use the elevators.
I requested that DL at the very least allow me to request a few guards so that I could divide up the group. I was told no-that they were "just a bunch of Mexicans going to see the Pope". And that I was risking disciplinary action if I did not do as I was told. I was a single mother at the time and did not have the courage to risk my job.
As for the case you are covering- this is not news to me. When passengers come in from overseas they are usually under the impression that they do not have to claim their bags.
What is supposed to happen is- the Delta rep was supposed to bring the bag to a customs officer - then after inspecting it- we were then allowed to place it on the connecting belt this usually resulted in a missed bag. But if a supervisor didn't want to deal with passenger complaints they would sneak the bag out of the east side of the building which was usually not staffed by customs and then the bag would be hand carried to the pier.
In 1999 I was very aware that the supervisors were targeting me for dismissal because I was complaining about lax security. I had very good relationships with all of the airlines Delta was code-shared with.
I even received a cash award from Swissair for my extraordinary efforts after the loss of Swissair111 in 1998. Separately, the FinnAir manager called me "The Queen of Rebooking" and always requested that I handle any issues with his passengers.
And Virgin Atlantic reps had always tried to convince me to work for them. I finally decided it was time to leave Delta and accepted Virgin's offer.
I would be willing to give a deposition.
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Jail for London dealer who was caught with heroin and crack cocaine in Ely
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A drug dealer from London who was caught with cocaine and heroin in Ely has been jailed.
Jama Abdulaziz, 22, of Mostyn Grove, London, was arrested after police found him at an address in Morley Drive on May 29 last year.
Officers were in the area when they noticed a woman had run off when she spotted them.
They carried out a search at her address and Abdulaziz was found inside sitting on 10 packages of heroin worth about £100 and nine packages of crack cocaine worth around £90.
When officers asked him about the drugs he admitted 'it's mine'.
Abdulaziz pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply a class A drug at Peterborough Crown Court yesterday (Thursday). He was jailed for 27 months.
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Now that my self-congratulation over arranging sound on a 14-year-old laptop has subsided, I can come to grips with the ugly truth: It's only partway practical.
I had a feeling this would be the case, after getting music out of an unrelated but slightly newer 166Mhz Pentium. Sound on that machine was a bit scratchy, skipping and sputtering while the processor churned away, keeping up with the playback demands. It's not an issue of sound quality, it's an issue of workload, where the 120Mhz system is scrambling to keep up with that plus whatever other software or system responsibilities it has.
But like all the little problems I mention, I have a few observations and a couple of possible solutions. Never mention a problem without bringing a solution with you. 😉
First, this is definitely an issue involving system load against the processor. Normally I spin up a screen session with about seven or eight standing applications running, and bounce between them as is necessary. I might start htop, for example, but never need it except to kill a stalled telnet session, or check to see if something is still running. Or I let mc run just because it's exceptionally handy to jump to, even though it's not something that needs to be on continually.
The obvious answer here is to call up applications as they're needed, rather than letting them run continually. And this is probably the most straightforward solution, seeing as if I turn off screensavers and trim away apps one at a time, the skipping slowly improves. Things are normal when only one or two other programs are running alongside the player and screen.
But screen (and this is the second thing) also seems to be involved in the dragging effects. There is a distinct difference between starting player inside screen, or starting it in a separate tty. I don't have a specific answer to that, except to suggest that adding an application to screen requires a tiny bit more work than running it in its own virtual terminal. Which makes the solution obvious — run mocp in tty2, and go back to what I was doing in tty1 with screen.
mocp is what I prefer, but even that seems to be part of the issue. I don't know, or can't tell, the exact system load when comparing things so terrifically small as mocp, but it could be that the player itself is taxing. A different player might be a better idea; I have adjusted some of the settings in .moc/config and will probably research that a little more, since it is the player I like best. But there are probably lighter apps out there.
As a side note to that, mocp will detach from its playback server and continue to play music, so quitting the player (but not the server 😉 ) usually improves playback immediately. And it's possible to send commands directly to the server from the command line, a la mpd or some other console-based players; sometimes I just dump two or three albums into moc, then quit the interface and let it run.
And if processor strain is an issue, then ALSA also becomes suspect; if something like OSS is lighter, then perhaps an entirely different subsystem is called for.
But finally, some of this is just due to hardware. A 120Mhz processor is still quite slow, by anyone's standards (even mine). Connecting hardware is to blame too, since the staggering effect seems compounded when the drive is accessed or when the framebuffer has to refresh. Once a song is cached and playing it will improve, but between tracks or with network access underway, the problem tends to worsen. No nfs transfers while playing music, it seems.
But hardware is also the reason I pursue this quite so avidly; sound quality (without the staggering) is very, very good. And this laptop has the added bonus of a small volume control dial on the side of the frame, which means I can quickly adjust the volume up or down without having to snap between controllers or programs, just to turn down a noisy tune. Everything was easier in 1996. …
It's always possible that a distro lighter still than Debian could display better performance, but for now I'm going to stick with this. Slitaz at 166Mhz had the same problems and Ubuntu couldn't manage sound without most of Gnome in place, so Debian will probably stay on board for a while longer. I still have hopes for installing Crux to this machine — mostly because I have done it before and the results are fantastic — but in the meantime, I want to get some more information via Debian. It's been a winner thus far, I'll stick with it a little longer.


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OK, here we go again. You might have noticed my blog has been, well, not quite itself lately.
It was broken. Very broken. In desperation, I tried several desperate measures. Some helped, others didn't. Then I decided it was nice not feeling obligated to blog all the time. I just left it standing with my very oldest posts and had some fun mommy time instead of continuing to stress over how to fix my broken blog.
Now, thanks to friends, I think most or all of my blog's problems have been solved except one. It's a huge one, but it's just one. Here's the deal: I'm going to work on putting everything back, including all my posts between 2007 and now.
Here's your part of the deal: you're not going to complain if you have to put up with one of those annoying captcha boxes when you want to see my blog. It should only happen to you once, or maybe once in a while, but not with every visit. You'll just be asked to type in a username (which is given to you right there: just read the little box) and do a single math problem that any homeschooling mom should be able to do in her head. If you can't, just call one of your know-it-all kids over to help. They love that feeling of power when moms needs their help instead of vice versa.
Are we all good with this arrangement? I hope so, because while I don't miss feeling obligated to blog every day, I do miss using it as an online journal so we can actually record and remember all the fun stuff that happens around here. And I miss YOU!


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How long does your bottle keep drinks cold?
The short answer is results will vary….but a long time! Because of all of the different situations out there, we do not guarantee a time period. The 25oz bottles hold ice cold for approximately 18 hours. Some tell us about how they left their Thinksport bottle in the car in 100-degree weather only to return to clinking ice five hours later. Others tell us how we kept their drinks cold for longer than 24 hours. One customer even put our bottle in a thermal testing chamber and reported that it was the best bottle he had ever seen. On average the sports bottles hold contents hot for 4 hours. Because of the double-walled construction, you also won't feel the temperature of the products. So it's important to be careful if you've placed hot liquids into the bottle.
Do your bottles fit in cup holders or water bottle cages?
Our 350ml/12oz and 500ml/17oz bottles are designed to fit in car cup holders while our 750ml/25oz bottles fit some (but not all). 12oz and 500ml bottles will fit into water bottles cages. The 750ml fits most bottle cages on spin bikes.
Thinksport bottle construction:
The bottles are double-walled stainless steel. The mouthpiece is made from polypropylene. We would not advise drinking directly from a metal top. The collar of the bottles and the screw-on cap are encased in stainless steel.
There is an internal silicone washer. There is no liner inside the bottle or chemical coatings. The bottles are tested for chemicals like BPA, phthalates, heavy metals and biologically harmful chemicals.
What type of stainless steel do you use?
Our bottles are made of 18/8 medical-grade 304 stainless steel and do not have any type of liner.
What are the dimensions of your bottles?
750ml (25oz): 10" high x 3" wide
350ml (12oz): 8" x 2.5" wide
Where are your bottles manufactured?
Our sports bottles are made in China. To proactively address any potential concerns, we'll mention that all of our products adhere to our strict chemical policy. The Thinksport bottles have been and continue to be tested globally to ensure their safety. In fact, our bottles undergo rigorous chemical and biologic testing from multiple laboratories to ensure that they do not contain or leach toxic chemicals. Furthermore, Whole Foods has audited our facilities for compliance with Good Manufacturing processes. Regarding quality, the Thinksport bottle has been thoroughly field-tested since our inception over four years ago with excellent results.
How do I care for my Thinksport bottle?
While we recommend hand washing our bottles, they are dishwasher safe. We would recommend lodging the strap so that it doesn't get caught by the rotor.
Please note that we do not use Lead in our paint. While you might think that this is obvious, the test for Lead in Europe and the US allows for low levels of Lead. The type of test also measures what is coming off the bottle in a solution, which could easily be nothing. We test the paint in its wet state, which produces test numbers that are accurate depictions of what is in the paint. Do not use any abrasives on the outer surface.
Why a sports bottle?
When we introduced the Thinksport bottle over 8 years ago, most reusable bottles were made of polycarbonate material, which leaches Bisphenol-A (BPA). More recently, it has been shown that aluminum bottles with epoxy liners also leach this harmful chemical. So we first and foremost set out to find a safe material that adhered to our strict chemical policy. All Thinksport bottles are made of 18/8 medical- grade stainless steel. We then went on to design our bottles to be highly functional and great-looking too!
How is the Thinksport bottle different?
All Thinksport bottles are super insulated to keep the contents cold or hot for hours. You can fill our bottle with ice and your favorite drink and enjoy a cold drink without the bottle sweating all over your gym bag, backpack, or desk. All of our bottles also feature a wide mouth opening (for ease of filling and cleaning) and a smaller polypropylene spout (for convenient drinking). We've also built in unique functionality like an interior mesh filter that keeps ice from blocking the drinking spout and allows users to brew tea on the go. So, you get a high-quality insulated sports bottle for about the same price as the other guys' basic single-walled bottles.


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My awesome cinematographer/director/bud, Josh Fuss, surprised me with this GIF from the footage we shot at Municipal Wines this past fall.
My awesome cinematographer/director/bud, Josh Fuss, surprised me with this GIF from the footage we shot at Municipal Wines this past fall.
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I write and drink wine.
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I do it all the time.
"Can I just be Marissa, please? I want to be hilarious and sexy and smart and insanely knowledgeable about wine."
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"Funny as hell … Wine. All The Time. breaks down one of the most exclusive-seeming concepts and industries of our time, making it more approachable and inviting in anyone who cares to participate."
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"For 'beginners,' [Wine. All the Time. is] a fun start to the insanely beautiful and rewarding world of natural wine. For 'mediums' (like me) it's a great refresher and enlightener. For 'experts' it will remind you about what wine should be: freaking fun times! No boring bourgeois sleeper chapters … super funny and inspiring and very important to the impending food and wine revolution!"
—Eric Wareheim, actor, comedian and creator of Tim & Eric Awesome Show
"Well written, engaging, and crazy funny."
—Michael Cruse, Cruse Wine Co. and SF Chronicle's Winemaker of the Year 2016
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Information on Bill Processing for the Federal Black Lung Program
As of February 7, 2005, the Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation (DCMWC) contracted with Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to handle all medical bill processing.
Medical Providers can use our on-line tool at https://owcpmed.dol.gov to:
Check Eligibility - Learn if a patient is covered for a particular procedure. Providers may print a denial letter if the service is not covered by the Federal Black Lung Program.
Check Bill Payment - Learn status of submitted bills. Providers can view Remittance Vouchers (RVs).
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Fight looms over Defense pick Chuck Hagel
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's choice of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel to lead the Defense Department likely sets up a contentious nomination fight in the Senate.
Obama plans to nominate Hagel today to lead the Pentagon as Defense secretary, according to two officials familiar with the nomination process. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because it had not been officially announced.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declined Sunday to endorse his former Senate colleague, saying only that whoever is nominated will get a thorough vetting. "I'm going to take a look at all the things Chuck has said over the years," McConnell said on ABC's This Week. "I'm going to want to see how the hearings go."
Hagel, 66, served two terms in the Senate, representing Nebraska from 1997 to 2009. He led an Army infantry squad in Vietnam in 1968. He was wounded in action there and received two Purple Hearts.
Hagel, if approved by the Senate, would succeed Leon Panetta and would inherit a military frayed by more than a decade of war and facing at least $500 billion in spending reductions over the next decade. It is also shedding about 100,000 soldiers and Marines.
Since his name surfaced as a potential nominee, Hagel has come under criticism from some supporters of Israel and gay groups for comments he has made.
STORY:Hagel not shoo-in for confirmation as Defense chief
Hagel once referred to the "Jewish lobby" in reference to advocates for Israel who lobbied the Senate. In 1998, he referred to a nominee for ambassador in the Clinton administration as "aggressively gay."
Hagel said he misspoke about Israel's supporters and recently apologized for the comment about the gay nominee.Hagel has angered fellow Republicans. He voted to authorize President George W. Bush to use force in the run up to the Iraq War, but he later lamented the way the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were fought.
Some Republicans, including Arizona Sen. John McCain, said Hagel has been too critical of Israel and too soft on Iran and its nuclear program.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said on CNN that he likes Hagel personally, but he is "out of the mainstream" on foreign policy views, and his nomination would be "antagonistic."
"This is an in-your-face nomination by the president," Graham said. "This is a controversial pick."
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate's number two Democrat, noted that Hagel is a Republican, a decorated combat veteran who served in Vietnam, and has vast foreign policy experience. Speaking on CNN's State of the Union, Durbin also pointed out that Obama won the presidential election, and is entitled to name his team. "Yes, (Hagel) is a serious candidate," Durbin said.
In an interview on NBC's Meet the Press a week ago, Obama praised Hagel as "a patriot. He is somebody who has done extraordinary work both in the United States Senate, somebody who served this country with valor in Vietnam. And is somebody who's currently serving on my intelligence advisory board and doing an outstanding job."
In response to criticism from gay groups, Obama noted Hagel's recent apology for his comment about the ambassador nominee.
Hagel would face immediate decisions on Pentagon issues. The pace of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan — all U.S. forces are scheduled to depart by 2014 — will be at the top of the list. There are about 66,000 U.S. troops there now, and commanders would like to keep as many as possible through next summer, when fighting peaks.


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BALTIMORE – The 2013 America East Champion UMBC women's soccer team will add nine players to its roster when it defends its title in 2014, as announced today by head coach Leslie Wray. All nine prospective student-athletes hail from the state of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
"We are bringing in a class of nine players that will contribute in all areas of the field except goalkeeper," Wray said. "This class will improve our overall speed and will complement our championship team perfectly. They will give us balance and depth where needed and will push our returning players to play at their highest level. We are excited to see what the next stage of Retriever soccer looks like with these players."
Gabby Boehmer
Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest
A four-year member of the Cedar Crest High School varsity women's soccer team… A three-time Lancaster-Lebanon League First Team All-Star... Named to Lebanon Dailey News All-County Team three straight seasons… A two-time varsity captain… The Falcons' all-time leading goal scorer, finishing with 62 goals in her career… Helped Cedar Crest to back-to-back Lancaster Lebanon-League Championships, including the school's first in school history in 2012… A National Honor Society Member… A member of the Spanish Club, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club and the Students for Christ Club… Played for the PA Classics Club team… Earned a spot on the Atlantic Soccer League All-Event Team at Triangle Friendlies… Won the State Cup with the PA Classics in 2012… Daughter of Brian and Melanie Boehmer… Has an older sister, Chelsey… Born Sept. 23, 1995… Hopes to pursue a career in the field of math or science.
Why Boehmer chose UMBC: I felt that UMBC was the best fit for me. I liked the size of the school, the coaching staff and the academics offered."
Anna Borkowski
Joppa, Md./Mercy
A four-year varsity starter at Mercy High School… Named team captain during for her senior season… Named a Notable Player to Watch by The Baltimore Sun (2011)… Teammate of fellow UMBC signee Hannah Goff… An honor roll student… Played five years for the Maryland Olympic Development Team… Played club soccer for Parkville Soccer Club and earned the 2012 Region One title… A six-time AAU National Gold Medal Champion in Taekwondo… Daughter of Marc and Beatriz Borkowski… One of three siblings, Emily and Luke… Born Aug. 29, 1996… Major is undecided.
Why Borkowski chose UMBC: "I chose UMBC because of its great academic program, location and the up and coming success of the women's soccer program."
Marcella Fegler
Mount Airy, Md./Linganore
A member of the Linganore High School women's soccer team… Helped Linganore to the regional finals for the first time in over 10 years… Named First Team All-County and First Team All-Area by the Frederick News Post… Lettered and captained the Linganore basketball team… A three-time Linganore High School Attendance Awards recipient… A high honor student… A member of the Math and National English Honor Societies… Daughter of David and Claudia Fegler… Has a brother, David… Born Nov. 16, 1995… Plans to major in pre-med and pre-nursing… Hopes to pursue a job in the medical field.
Why Fegler chose UMBC: Over the summer at the UMBC women's soccer camp, I got to meet and work with the soccer coaches. I really liked their style of play and the vibe I got with them. The coaches strongly care about their athletes outside of athletics and that helped influence my decision. Besides loving UMBC's soccer program, I really liked the campus atmosphere and the school has an awesome program for what I want to major in!"
Hannah Goff
Baltimore, Md./Mercy
A four-year varsity player at Mercy High School… Named a captain during her senior season… Earned Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland "A" Conference Soccer All-Star recognition during her final campaign with the Magic… Teammate of fellow UMBC signee Anna Borkowski… Also played basketball and competed in indoor and outdoor track during her high school career… An honor roll student… Earned a pair of Published Poetry Awards… A member of the Ambassador for Mercy and Girls' Athletic Association… Competed for the Premier Soccer Club of Maryland, a team that won four Maryland State Championships, reached the finals three times and earned one regional championship… Daughter of John and Michelle Goff… Has a younger brother Jacob… Born Dec. 6, 1996… Plans on majoring in biology to become a trauma nurse.
Why Goff chose UMBC: "I selected UMBC because I fell in love with the coaching staff and their philosophies and the players who made me feel at home and comfortable. I also liked the fact that UMBC is close to home because I am a big family type of person. I also felt the interest being given by Coach Leslie Wray and Coach Steve Campbell by watching many of my games and staying in close contact."
Madison Koenig
Crofton, Md./South River
A member of the South River High School women's soccer team… Helped the Seahawks to the 2012 Class 4A East Region title with a penalty kick score in the second overtime against Arundel… A part of South River's 4A State Champions Team… Teammate of fellow UMBC signee Kristin Marsha… An honor roll student… A member of the Success Team… Will graduate with AP honors… Played on the Delaware Olympic Development team in 2011 and moved over to the Maryland ODP team in 2012… Played for the Maryland United club team and won the state cup in 2012… Daughter of Kevin and Amy Holbert… One of three siblings, Gabrielle and Izabelle… Born Feb. 23, 1996… Plans on majoring in media and communication studies.
Why Koenig chose UMBC: "I selected UMBC due to its amazing staff, connected team and because it is close to my family. Leslie and Steve are great coaches and very easy to connect with. UMBC seemed like the right choice. It is a great environment where I feel I can easily fit in and make an impact. I am excited and proud to be on this team and I am so excited for the next four years with this program."
Rachel Lyon
Orrtanna, Pa./Gettysburg Area
Four-year Gettysburg Area High School varsity starter… Led the Warriors in points all four years, registering 57 goals and 17 assists in her career… Helped her team to qualify for the school's first appearance in the AAA District 3 playoffs and guided the team to its first district win… Named the squad's Offensive Most Valuable Player all four seasons… Two-year varsity captain… Named to the Gettysburg Times All-Area Girls Soccer Player of the Year in 2012 after tallying 18 goals and seven assists… Earned Gettysburg Times All-Area First Team honors all four seasons… A four-time Mid-Penn Conference Colonial Division All-Star First Team honoree… A two-time Patriot News All-Star Second Team recipient…Lettered in varsity track in 2013 and qualified for regionals as a member of the 4x100 relay… A National Honor Society member… An honor roll student… Competed in SkillsUSA… Played for the Super Nova FC Club Team and the LDC United Futures Club Team… The Futures earned a No. 21 ranking nationally in 2013... Daughter of Rod and Melissa Lyon… Rod played college football for Potomac State University in West Virginia… Has a brother, Logan… Born Dec. 11, 1995… Plans on majoring in biology or pre-allied health in order to become a physical therapist or a physician's assistant.
Why Lyon chose UMBC: "I chose UMBC because I loved everything about it. The environment and the people were both very welcoming and I felt very comfortable there."
Kristin Marsh
Annapolis, Md./South River
A member of the South River High School women's soccer team… Helped the Seahawks to a Maryland 4A State Championship in 2012… A 2012 Capital Gazette High School Athletes of the Year Showcase Second Team selection… An All-County Second Team honoree by The Evening Capital in 2012… A three-time Scholastic Athletic Award recipient… A National Arts Honor Society member and Computer Science Club treasurer… Treasurer of the Technology Students Association and the Audio-Visual Club… Daughter of Ralph and Ricquel Marsh… Has a younger sister Kayla… Born Dec. 26, 1996… Plans to major in computer science and hopes to become a lawyer.
Why Marsh Chose UMBC: "I selected UMBC because the computer science program grabbed my interest with the diverse aspects of study available in the major. Also, the many opportunities I will be able to take advantage of as a student attending one of the nationally-ranked most innovative universities. After meeting Coach Leslie Wray and learning about her vision for the UMBC women's soccer program, I knew this was the place for me."
Virginia Moyer
Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown Area
A four-year starter for the Elizabeth Area High School women's soccer team… Voted Elizabeth Area High School's Most Valuable Player in 2011… Led the Bears in scoring during the 2012 campaign with 20 scores during the regular-season… A two-time All-Star Second Team honoree and All-County Second Team recipient… Named team captain for her senior campaign… Helped the Bears to a district title in 2013… An honor roll student… Attended National Young Leaders Conference and the Life Skills Leadership Conference… A People-to-People Delegate to Europe… Co-Chairman of Four Diamonds Mini Thon… A member of the Key Club and Positive Community Norms Club …Played Club for the LDC United Futures (Pa.)... Daughter of Allen and Emily Moyer… Has an older sister, Elizabeth… Born Oct 22, 1995… Hopes to become a college soccer coach.
Why Moyer chose UMBC: "I selected UMBC because they offer a variety of majors. I liked the coaching staff, the team and the campus."
Lisa Nanov
Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley
A four-year member and three-year varsity starter at Cumberland Valley High School… Named team captain for her senior season… Earned 2013 Pennlive High School Girls' Soccer All-Stars Second Team recognition from Patriot News… A 2013 All-Sentinel Girls' Soccer Team honorable mention by the Carlisle Sentinel… A 2013 Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division All-Stars First Team selection… Earned back-to-back Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association State Championships with the Eagles in 2011-12 before the championships were moved from the spring to the fall… A PIAA State Finalist in 2012 (fall) and District 3 Champion in 2013… A honor student and National Honor Society Member… A member of the World Language Department Honor Society… Part of the German Club… Competed on the PA Classics Academy and earned a 2012 PA East NCS State title and a 2013 PA East NCS State finalist… Daughter of Pete and Diane Nanov… Younger sister of Peter… Born Nov. 24, 1995… Plans to major in psychology.
Why Nanov Chose UMBC: "I selected UMBC because after visiting, I really liked the campus, the coaches and all the girls. Also, it has a good academic reputation and I like the location of the school."


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Little Cypress Jr. High coach out of a job after accusation of inappropriate relationship with student
A Little Cypress Junior High assistant coach is no longer employed at the school after an investigation was launched regarding the educator and an improper relationship with a high school student.
Sources revealed to The Examiner the coach is 35-year-old Michael Shugart. LCJH confirms Shugart is "no longer employed with (the) school district." His name has also been taken off of the Web site for Orange Crush Gold with whom he was a softball coach.
When contacted, Shugart said, "I can't talk about anything without talking to my attorney first. He has advised me not to talk to anyone yet."
According to LC-M CISD Community Relations Coordinator Sherry Combs, the teacher in question resigned. Further information suggests he had only been employed with the district for 16 days, she said.
"The teacher resigned after allegations of an improper relationship with a high school student were made," Combs said. "The administration immediately began investigations and notified the (Orange County) sheriff's department as well as the State Board of Educator Certification. Both entities are conducting their own investigations."
Orange County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sergeant Chad Hogan said the case is still in the investigation stage, and no charges have been filed at this time. The sheriff's office has been looking into the allegations since Tuesday, Sept. 4, when investigators received a call from the administration of LC-M CISD concerning formal allegations of an Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student. The alleged incident involves a student at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School.


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"What do I care if they
didn't choose me," Herb said. "Bunch of nonsense anyway. Whoever
heard of a focus group anyway?"
"Free lunch in the back room."
"They didn't pick me, either, fellas," Dud said, "but they picked
my wife. Anita was really looking forward to it. I don't even know
what it's about."
"Worms," said Bert.
"You're kidding!"
"May my pants fall down in church if I'm lyin'. It's worms.
They're talking about worms."
Herb got up and picked up his check. "I'm leaving. Can't stay in
here a minute longer, knowing they're in that room having lunch."
Dud and Bert got up, too. The three paid and went out the front
door into the spring sunshine.
"Reminds me," said Bert, "of the time the preacher went into the
bar and ordered a glass of whiskey and a glass of water..."
"Which preacher?"
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"Hush ... So everybody in this bar was watching, see, 'cuz the
preacher was known to hate booze. He looked at the patrons and said,
'I want to show you guys what happens with alcohol!' And he pulls an
earthworm out of his pocket.
"'Look what happens when I immerse this little fella in God's
pure water,' said the preacher. And he dips him in the water and the
worm comes out all wiggly and clean.
"'And now,' said the preacher, 'see what happens to him when I
put him in the Devil's brew!' And he stuck that worm in the whiskey
and the worm stiffened and died instantly.
"'I hope you fellas learned a lesson from this!' the preacher
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DUNWOODY, Ga. -- Asher Newman sits at his computer, proofreading his latest entry aloud: "A better question is, are you better off than when Obama took office? My answer to that is, it depends."
It's a busy time of year when you're a political blogger. Everybody wants your predictions.
"I think Romney has a good chance of winning the popular vote," he said. "But I think Obama is probably going to win the electoral vote."
And everybody wants to argue your predictions. Asher sits in his living room, saying to his mother, "Israel's going to be fine, mom."
Asher has plenty of things that cut into his blogging time, like his duties as a ninth grader at Riverwood High School.
Still, there is little to deter Asher from his true passion -- politics, and his opinion. Here are a few of those opinions. "I feel we need a national sales tax, like two percent on top of the local sales tax, and we need a more simplified tax code. We need to raise the Social Security age because when Social Security was created, the average life expectancy wasn't even 65. Now it's 78."
Asher also has autism. He explains it this way. "It's kind of like you don't know what to do socially."
"Children with autism, they're very black and white," said his mom Susan. "There's no grey."
And Asher knows this could cause trouble for him down the road. "I feel like if I ever have to have a wife and she says 'Does my butt look big in this dress?' I'm going to say 'Yes it does,' and then she's going to get mad at me."
But Asher can deal with mad. He is a confident, mostly straight 'A' student whose encyclopedic knowledge of politics keeps him more informed than most, even his teachers.
Joel Kadish is one of Asher's teachers and is the Student Government faculty advisor. He and Asher discuss the election, including other races around the country.
Asked if he feels like he's talking to a 14 year old, Joel replied, "Definitely feel like I'm talking to someone beyond my years. The time it takes to be so informed about so many things. I mean, I teach the stuff."
Asher is holding his first political office -- class treasurer. He smiles. "No one ran against me, and I was pretty satisfied because I had to put in no effort, or speeches, or anything."
And while he gives the electoral edge to Obama, don't expect a ringing endorsement. "I am in favor of Obama being re-elected. I mean I don't like him that much, but the problem is I don't like the alternative either."
All that knowledge -- but no girlfriend, yet.
"I wish I did but I don't," Asher said. At 14, he is smart enough to know, there are some things even more complicated than politics. "I probably don't have good enough social skills for starters. I'm not exactly a charmer. I'm not Bill Clinton."
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W.H.: Transparency may hurt security
Obama administration officials warned senators Wednesday that some of the legislative proposals to bring more official transparency to previously secret surveillance programs could undermine national security and divert crucial intelligence resources.
"The more detail we provide out there, the more we break this down by authorities and companies, the more easy it becomes for our adversaries to know where to talk and where not to talk," Office of Director of National Intelligence general counsel Robert Litt said during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee's privacy subcommittee. "Breaking it down further, in our view, crosses the line of the appropriate balance between transparency and national security."
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With Congress divided about whether to ban practices like the wholesale collection of data on Americans' telephone calls, many lawmakers are turning to greater transparency as a salve that can calm public fears about surveillance without disrupting programs that officials say are valuable to preventing and investigating terrorist attacks.
Wednesday's hearing made clear that the intelligence community is resisting some of those transparency efforts, which could make it more difficult for the proposals to emerge as common-sense, consensus measures that will win the support of large numbers of Democrats and Republicans.
However, it's not yet clear whether President Barack Obama or his top advisers would side with the intelligence agencies if faced with a public standoff between lawmakers and the national security entities.
The main focus of the hearing was a bill sponsored by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) that would allow internet companies to disclose how many national-security-related surveillance demands they receive and requires the NSA to estimate how often Americans are swept up in surveillance efforts targeting foreigners.
Litt said a limited effort to determine how many Americans' communications were swept up in an NSA collection mistake took a half dozen NSA analysts six months. Trying to do so on a larger scale covering whole programs would be time consuming and perhaps impossible, he said.
Referring to published statements that NSA is the nation's largest employer of math experts, Litt said: "Those thousand mathematicians have other things that they could be doing in protecting the nation rather than going through and counting U.S. persons."
Litt also warned that "perversely" the process of trying to figure out whether everyone whose e-mail address came up in an NSA sweep was a "U.S. person" — meaning an American citizen or green card holder — would lead to more rummaging by the agency and could be seen as a greater invasion of privacy for those involved.
Some senators, including Franken and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), sounded skeptical about the administration's resistance to more detailed disclosure. Blumenthal pressed for more detail on the cost of producing the U.S.-person data, prompting Litt to say he was not aware of any detailed cost estimate that had been done.
Franken, the subcommittee chairman, said it was "kind of troubling" that NSA didn't know how many Americans' communications were being swept up in surveillance. "Isn't it a bad thing that NSA doesn't even have a rough sense of how many Americans have had their information collected?" he asked.
Franken also dismissed as inadequate the administration's proposal that companies be allowed to disclose an aggregate figure of national security demands and ordinary federal law enforcement requests. "I don't think that aggregation is all that helpful," he said. "You're mixing apples and oranges."


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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 13, 2013 Wednesday
Joseph Rhodes Jr., a former state lawmaker, public utility commissioner and member of Richard Nixon's "enemies list," died Thursday. He was 66. Mr. Rhodes represented an East End legislative district for three terms. The youngest African American in the state House, he sponsored major legislation that made it unlawful to house juvenile offenders in adult jails. He also worked to raise the standards governing elder care in boarding homes. He also was a member of the Governor's Justice Commission and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency where, among other issues, he asserted his opposition to the death penalty. He gave up his legislative seat to run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1980, losing the primary to the late Pete Flaherty. The late Gov. Robert P. Casey appointed him deputy secretary of commerce and later named him to the Public Utility Commission, where he earned a reputation as a champion of consumer interests. "He was a truly remarkable figure in so many ways," said John Hanger, the former state secretary of environmental protection, who worked on Mr. Rhodes' PUC staff and later served with him on the commission. "He really never forgot his roots in the African-American community in Pittsburgh," he said.
Mr. Rhodes was born in the Lower Hill District, on a street later razed in the development of the Civic Arena site. His family moved to another Hill District home and later to the East End. He graduated from Westinghouse High School as salutatorian of his class. He received a B.S. in history from the California Institute of Technology and then received the prestigious honor of being designated a junior fellow at Harvard University where he studied intellectual history. He subsequently taught at several colleges including the University of Massachusetts and the University of Pittsburgh.
Mr. Rhodes had a significant public profile well before he ventured into elected office. In 1970, as anti-war protests gripped the country, he was named to the National Commission on Student Unrest, a federal panel formed in the wake of the killings of four undergraduates at Kent State University and two more at Jackson State University in Mississippi. He wrote a minority report dissenting from the group's overall findings. Vice president Spiro Agnew demanded his resignation from the panel after Mr. Rhodes criticized the vice president for having referring to peaceful protestors as "campus bums." Mr. Rhodes refused to resign. The controversy would earn him a place on President Nixon's notorious "enemies list," a distinction he did not discover until much later and one that he embraced as "an award."
He received many more sincerely intended awards over the years. According to the Pennsylvania Archives, Time Magazine identified him in 1971 as one of 200 new leaders in American. The same year he received the Americans for Democratic Action National Youth Award. The radio station WAMO honored him with its He's a Black Man Award in 1972. "He was an intellectual," said county Councilman and former state rep. Bill Robinson. "In many respects, he was a little ahead of his time in terms of some of the progressive ideas he had. Her served well in the House at a difficult time, when Homewood-Brushton was going through a difficult transition."
Common Pleas Court Judge Tom Flaherty, who served with Mr. Rhodes, representing an adjoining district in the House, called him "a bright young star," amid the rank and file of Harrisburg lawmakers. "He was viewed as an intellectual, someone on a fast track," Mr. Flaherty said. "He had a close relationship with [former House Speaker Leroy] Irvis and all of the leadership."
Mr. Rhodes is survived by a son, Matthew Rhodes of Chicago; a daughter, Brennan Rhodes Bratton of New York City; a sister, Ellen Teresita Snyder of Pittsburgh; three brothers, Eduardo Rhodes of Bloomington, Ind., Manuel Rhodes of Pittsburgh, and Ernesto Rhodes of Midland, Texas; and a stepfather, Antonio Tirado. His former wife is Linda Rhodes, the former state secretary of aging.
A memorial service for Mr. Rhodes will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday at the Kingsley Association, 6435 Frankstown Ave, in Homewood, part of the district he represented in the Legislature. The family suggests contributions to the Kingsley Association.


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Nation's guvs beg Congress to pass Medicaid funding boost
Arguing state budgets would suffer even more, governors from across the country today made a plea for Congress to pass legislation extending special funding for Medicaid programs.
The plea came in the form of a nationwide teleconference with reporters hosted by Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, a Democrat.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, was among the 10 governors who spoke on the call, which included two Republicans – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Gov. Jodi Rell of Connecticut. Gov. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, also a Republican, could not make the teleconference but issued a statement in support of the effort.
Rendell said the Republican governors of Georgia and Arizona also had voiced support for the effort.
For Colorado, not getting the money would mean the state would have to cut an additional $211 million from the general fund in the 2010-11 fiscal year. That would likely prompt further cuts to public school funding, colleges and other programs, Ritter said.
"I worry about money, and I worry about the country's long-term deficit as much as anyone," Ritter said. "But we need balance."


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Max Payne"Something goes clank in the night, and the sound is close enough to a gunshot to take me back to the beginning."
It was back in 1998 that Max Payne, a New York police office, came home to his own personal hell. Three insane attackers killed his wife and baby daughter. At the end of the firefight, the three men lay dead, but the damage was done.
"It started three years ago in my bedroom. And I haven't left that room since. The killer dead at my feet on the floor. Michelle lying on the bed. Bullet holes like rubies on her chest. Our baby's cry cut short, the absence of it heavy in the air. That gunshot, like an exclamation mark to end it all, the answer to all my questions, had already rung out a long time ago, even its echoes gone. The gun was fused to my hand from that moment on. That room inside me, everywhere I go."
After the funeral Payne transfers to the DEA and goes deep undercover with the Lupino crime family looking for the source of the new designer drug that has emerged on the streets called Valkyr.
In a secret meeting that went south Max witnesses the murder of his best friend and only link to the outside: Alex Balder.
"There was nothing I could do. He was dead. I could tell by the empty accusing stare of his eyes."
Max goes back to Jack Lupino to find answers, but instead he just finds more trouble. The mob knows Max is a cop, and the cops think Max is a murderer; with no one left to trust, Max is forced to find the answers on his own while also trying to clear his name and stay alive.
"Lupino wasn't in his cheap hotel. Instead, I ran into the Finito brothers. My cover had been blown. The doors slammed shut behind me. And then I was dodging bullets like raindrops."
While hunting down Jack Lupino, Max meets Mona Sax at Ragnarok, the twin sister of the Don's wife, Lisa. She has her own reasons for wanting to kill the Don.
"This one's mine. I hate the guts of that sadistic wife-beater."
Max tries to stop her, but shes a step ahead of him. Having drugged his whiskey, he passes out and she leaves him alone with his thoughts.
"The nightmare was always the same. Violent shapes moving in darkness, old and ugly. The killer's mad laughter was a riddle filled with wicked innuendo. Somewhere the baby was crying."
With no one left to trust and the worst winter storm in recorded history bearing down on the city, Max finds a friend in Vladimir Lem — a Russian arms dealer.
"Vladamir was one of those old-time bad guys with honor and morals, which made him almost one of the good guys. None of us was a Saint."
With Vlad's guns, Max confronts the Don, but he is too late; the Don is killed by agents of Nicole Horne the CEO of the Aesir Corporation. Horne injects Max with an overdose of Valkyr and leaves him for dead. Max survives, but not before being thrown into the deepest, darkest parts of his mind once more, where he is forced to relive his family's tragic deaths, this time in exaggerated drug-laced detail.
"Slowly, the green nightmare faded, leaving dark stains on my soul that would never come off. I felt like flat-lining. I was all shook up. I woke up in a cold sweat, sick and tired to the bone, lying in a puddle of my own puke. The hag had said 'Take me to Cold Steel' before it had all gone crazy. It was a clue. The only one I had."
"The drop-off point was my old address in New Jersey. The file dated three years ago. Just when you thought you had reached the deepest depths of horror, it suddenly got worse."
Max meets with Alfred Wooden, a super rich member of "The Inner Circle." They need Max to dispatch Horne and in return will clear his name. With a plan, a gun, and a healthy dose of revenge coursing through his veins, Max takes out the people responsible for killing his family.
"They were all dead. The final gunshot was an exclamation mark to everything that had led up to this point. I released my finger from the trigger. And then it was all over. The storm seemed to lose its frenzy. The ragged clouds gave way to the stars above."


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1. The women are standing in front of a statue. Whom does it commemorate? Locate the statue on Map 2. Why do you think the National Woman's Party (NWP) might have picked this as an appropriate location for their protest?
2. Look carefully at the woman in the center of the image. Her name is Lucy Branham and she is holding a torch in her right hand. The charred piece of paper in her left hand is a speech by President Wilson. Lucy Branham called the burning a "symbolic act." The women wanted action from the president, not just words. Do you think burning his speeches was an effective way to make their point?
3. Do you think the First Amendment protects symbolic acts? Why or why not? If so, which clause applies?
4. When the women began throwing copies of Wilson's speeches into "watch-fire" urns in front of the White House and in Lafayette Park in October, soldiers and sailors rushed the women and overturned the urns. Why do you think people reacted so violently to the watch fires?
5. At one point, the women burned a picture of President Wilson. This action was highly controversial, even among other NWP members. Why do you think this might have been the case?
6. Do you think the First Amendment would protect the burning of speeches or pictures? Why or why not? If so, which section of the First Amendment would apply?
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