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At the age of twenty-six, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's rapid death from cancer, her family grew apart and her marriage soon crumbled. With seemingly nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk eleven-hundred miles of the west coast of America – from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington state – and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise – a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet. Strayed's account captures the agonies – both physical and mental – of her incredible journey; how it maddened and terrified her, and how, ultimately, it healed her. Wild is a brutal memoir of survival, grief and redemption: a searing portrayal of a life at its lowest ebb and its highest tide.
I always know a book is special when I read it in two days. From the intriguing walking boot with the pink laces on the cover and the gripping description on the back cover of Wild, I knew it was a book which was going to be hard to put down. Of course, there was the other factor: the subject matter being very close to my heart, having, like the author, lost my mum to cancer when I was in my early twenties. This wasn't going to be an easy read.
Half afraid of the emotions Cheryl Strayed's words were going to stir within me, I sat down and started to read. I was hooked immediately. For two days I ignored my family and felt as though I walked every step of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) with the author. Yes, it is that powerful.
This is a brilliantly written memoir which takes an incredible experience and, in the safe hands of an extremely talented writer, allows the reader to follow that experience and journey with her. Strayed doesn't hold back. She shares the deepest, darkest moments from this period of her life, not only talking about the harrowing circumstances of her mother's death, but how this caused the rest of her life to fall apart as she spirals into a destructive cycle of heroin use and casual relationships. Ultimately, the experience leads to the breakdown of her marriage and the decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail – alone.
From terrifying encounters with bulls, bears and snakes, to peaceful moments of quiet, heart-wrenching reflection, to the physical challenge of lifting her monstrous backpack, to meeting other hikers on the trail who become both her inspiration and her friends, this is a memoir which moves at pace and keeps the reader turning the page. Although it is an extremely personal, private story, Wild never feels like naval-gazing, or preaching, as so many memoirs can and, like any good story – real or imagined – you are always rooting for the central character.
Wild touches on many aspects of life – relationships, marriage, grief, being in the wilderness – and readers have been drawn to, and moved, by Cheryl's experiences for many different reasons. Undoubtedly, one of her most famous 'fans' is Oprah Winfrey who, after reading the book, was so moved that she decided to re-start her book club. With Oprah's endorsement, the book soared to No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, where it stayed for 9 weeks. Wild is currently being published in 30 countries worldwide.
Yes, I cried like a child, but there are also moments of gentle humour and gritty determination in Wild which made me laugh and smile. This is a book you don't want to end, but when it does, you simply cannot help but stand up and applaud Cheryl Strayed, the bereaved daughter, for reaching the end of her incredible journey, and Cheryl Strayed, the writer, for typing 'The End'.
Cheryl Strayed is the author of Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar (which will be published in the UK and Ireland in May 2013) and the novel Torch. Her stories and essays have appeared in numerous magazines and journals. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Wild was selected as the first book choice in Oprah's Bookclub 2.0 and was a number one New York Times bestseller. It is now available in Ireland and the UK from all good bookshops. See www.cherylstrayed.com for more information and for a fascinating trailer for the book, narrated by the author.


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A priest friend from our neighboring Sunflower State once quipped that "at one time you could legally get an abortion in Kansas, but you couldn't get a drink." It's funny, albeit in a macabre way, because it's literally true. And it helps explain the peculiar culture that has produced a vendetta ethics trial against former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline.
Kansas was one of the states that legalized some forms of abortion even before 1973's Roe v' Wade ruling, and yet, you could not get a drink at a public bar or restaurant until 1987. While the rest of the country suffered under prohibition from 1919 to 1933, Kansas had full prohibition from 1881 until 1948. Even when Kansas' prohibition ended, the state continued to ban on-site liquor sales until 1987. In the 1970s, Kansas even enforced this prohibition on Amtrak trains travelling through the state and planes flying through Kansas airspace. To this date, Kansas has not ratified the 21st Amendment.
Neighboring Missouri, however, is and has been an alcohol free-for-all zone and this has led to some interesting cross-state arrangements. Kansas City, Missouri is separated from Johnson County, Kansas by State Line Rd. (I should insert here that these revelations are for the benefit of my non-Midwest readers – which is most of you.) A house on one side of State Line Road is in Kansas, while its neighbor across the street is in Missouri.
Consequently, there is a very beautiful golf course on the Kansas side of State Line Road, while its original club house (and bar) is across the street in Missouri. A little down the road is a Hy-Vee supermarket in Kansas and across the street is the Hy-Vee liquor store in Missouri.
On the flip side, there is not a single surgical abortion clinic in Kansas City, Missouri or anywhere else in Western Missouri, while Kansas is home to some of the briskest abortion businesses in the country. Kansas ranks 38th among the states in overall tourism, but is number one in abortion tourism. Fully half the abortions performed in Kansas are on women from other states and countries. The situation is not because Kansas has unusually lax abortion laws, but because abortionists have unusually strong protection from the Kansas judiciary, and until Sam Brownback was sworn in last month, from the governor's mansion.
So how could the same culture produce Carrie Nation and Kathleen Sebelius; a joyless sobriety crusade in one era and a mean-streaked crusade to punish any and all oversight of even late-term abortion in another? Is there something tying them together?
I got a hint of a connection at then-Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius' birthday party in 2007. It was held at the Blue Room in Kansas City, Missouri's historic 18th & Vine jazz district (Kansans still go to Missouri to party). I wasn't invited, of course. I was outside observing a motley crew of protesting trad Catholics praying their rosaries and black Baptist preachers decrying the abortion-genocide of African-Americans.
Why would anybody protest the governor's birthday party? Well, it was double-billed as a Planned Parenthood fundraiser and PPFA head Cecile Richards, as well as PP Johnson County abortuary manager Peter Brownlie, were there to fete the governor who had done so much to thwart any oversight of their business.
I'd just arrived in Kansas City. Back in San Francisco, if you were to observe a gathering of abortion activists you'd see a lot of piercings and tats and persons with uncertain gender identity and expression – a lot of angry yelling, contorted faces and bizarre behavior. Oddballs.
But here, a steady stream of perfectly shining expensive cars and SUVs dropped off the Planned Parenthood supporters, as an army of white-coated attendants escorted them into the Blue Room and parked their cars. I remember my growing astonishment as the demographic of the party became clearer with each new arrival. Almost to a one, the Planned Parenthood partiers were impeccably dressed, late middle-aged women with domes of respectable gray hair. Any one of them could have been mistaken for the governor.
Here were the elite matrons of Johnson County; not oddballs at all, but the perfect pictures of respectability and propriety.
Let me beg-off bashing Kansas for a moment (It's sport here). Truthfully, the demographic that attended Kathleen Sebelius' Planned Parenthood birthday bash exists in well-off suburbs across the country where, for some (not all), upward mobility, social-climbing and respectability are the chief ends in life.
I know this group, because many of them were the parents of my peers in well-off suburban Marin County, California (the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge). And I know what they do to their daughters to keep up the facade of a perfect lifestyle.
Nearly every abortion I'm aware of among my friends and acquaintances took place under solid pressure from parents – usually mom. These parents had no time, inclination or interest in raising their daughters to value chastity, however.
One friend had three abortions by the time she was a Freshman in college. She wrote me about it explaining that her mother dragged her to the clinic each time. I don't know why she wrote, except to express pain. I was too young and stupid to offer any concrete help. The same mom had nothing to offer about her daughter's sexuality.
An old girlfriend cajoled me to go to a clinic with her to rescue a friend. Her friend's older sister had called to say her mother was dragging the younger sister down to the clinic and she didn't want to go. The sister wouldn't intervene because the father told her he'd kick her out of the house if she did – a nice, well-off, respectable suburban house. When we got there, mom and dad were on either arm of this hysterically crying young woman pulling her into the clinic. The dad, later that day, after coercing the abortion of his grandchild, kicked his elder daughter out of the house for alerting anyone.
Anybody who's spent time outside an abortion clinic has witnessed that scene time and again.
Upward mobility and the creation of a respectable, suburban identity were the driving factors in these parents' decision making, not morality. Threaten that carefully crafted identity with a pregnant daughter though, and it's back to being trash – something that wouldn't be tolerated. And in this is the kernel of why Kansas elites hate Phill Kline.
There are any number of anti-abortion politicians in Kansas and none of them are hated with the vehemence directed at Phill Kline. He didn't propose pro-life legislation or prosecute a doctor without a license. There would have been no vendetta for that. I even suspect that if he'd somehow shut down Tiller's Wichita practice, there would be less hatred toward him than for what he actually did.
What he actually did was to subpoena medical records at the Johnson County Planned Parenthood. He had reason to do so and the records suggest many violations of Kansas law.
But these were patient records, and even though the names were redacted, the barest chance that anyone, even just Phill Kline, might divine the identity of clients there sent chills down the spines of not a few well-off suburbanites desperate to defend a facade of respectability and propriety.
Carrie Nation was insane and a publicity hound. But I suspect there's something related in the overwrought desire to forge tidiness and respectability that might lead someone to take a hatchet to a perfectly good bottle of bourbon or to destroy the life of a man who threatens to turn a mirror on you?


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Imagine being a very young elementary school girl and liking boys. Sounds about normal, right? Now imagine being a very young elementary school girl, liking boys AND liking girls. Sound a bit confusing? Ya; that's the understatement of a life time! Hi, I'm Martha Saathoff Spiva; I'm a 41-year-old married mom of 3 AND I'm bisexual! This is my story.
One of my earliest childhood memories was attending a church with my mom. We met in a 2-story office building just off of the LBJ Freeway in Dallas, Texas. It was made of all black glass with cement pillars. The minister was a woman. We met in a big, square room with a stage/podium up front. I was 5 years old. There was an altar call…a come to Jesus moment. And I KNEW I was being called to start my spiritual journey. I went. I asked Jesus into my heart. From that moment on, my spiritual journey was the most important thing in my life. This was a defining moment for me!
After we stopped going to that church, we started attending the Richardson Assembly of God Church. After that we moved to the Lakewood Assembly of God Church 30 minutes away in (almost) downtown Dallas. This is where I spent my formative years. This is also the time my parents put me in a Baptist private school. Needless to say, I grew up in a very conservative, right-wing, Texas, god-fearing home. I knew my Bible backwards and forwards. More importantly, I had my very own spiritual walk with God.
And this is where things got confusing……….
Like I said, I liked boys. I have always liked boys. When I was in kindergarten, I had a HUGE crush on "Talky" the 6th grade crossing guard and friend of one of my brothers. In 1st grade, I had a boyfriend named Tracy Lewis (not the same Tracy that I married). As I got older, there were always crushes on new boys and those crushes grew longer and more serious as I became a tween. All the while, my spiritual conviction grew stronger and deeper. But all the while, I LOVED girls. I crushed on my girlfriends. I would rather look at the women in my brothers' girlie mags than look at the men. Finally, at 11 years old, I couldn't take the confusion anymore. I needed to talk to someone. And I thought my mom is the person I could talk to.
This is how it went………..
The car had just pulled up and parked in front of our home. I asked my mom if we could talk. "Mom," I said, "I think I'm gay."
Her reply: "That's impossible! Besides, you don't even know what that word means!"
"Yes, Mom, I do. It means that I like girls."
"But, Martha, you like boys, don't you? You have boyfriends don't you?"
"Yes, Mom, I do."
"Well, see! You aren't gay. Besides, It's impossible. You are a good Christian young woman and it's impossible for a good Christian young woman to be gay! It's a sin!"
With that she opened the door, stepped out of the car, and the conversation was never brought up again.
Just because the subject wasn't brought up again, didn't change what I felt inside. Only now, it was worse. I knew I was a "good Christian young woman". I knew I had a spiritual calling. At 11 years old, I had already read the Bible once all the way through. I prayed every day..a couple times a day. I even prayed for these "urges" to go away. They didn't. But I buried these feelings and didn't mention them again for 11 more years!!!!
What happened in those 11 years? I met my husband at 14 years old. I knew the minute I saw him that I was supposed to marry him. And when we turned 19 years old, we did get married. The crushes I had on my girlfriends became more serious, but I never mentioned them. They fantasies I had about women became more intense, but I never mentioned them. I became even more confused. I knew I was supposed to marry Tracy. I knew I loved him. Yet, what do I do about these other feelings? Who and what the heck am I? Somewhere in there, I learned that indeed I wasn't gay/homosexual/lesbian. By then, my vocabulary had grown. I was bisexual. Talk about confusing!!!!! Great, so I know what label to wear, but where does that leave me? How does that reconcile with my Christian beliefs?
I became very suicidal for a number of reasons. I felt like I had no one to talk to. I wanted to come out to Tracy, but what if he left me? We were, according to my intuition, supposed to get married! I didn't want to screw that up! I couldn't tell my girlfriends; we all belonged to Baptist Schools and Assembly of God Churches, and by now and I was also attending a Seventh Day Adventist Church with my boyfriend. There was NO WAY I could tell anyone from any of these places! I could be expelled from school. I was already in enough trouble with the people in the SDA church for being too affectionate and intimate with Tracy. And my girlfriends, I thought, would feel uncomfortable undressing in the locker room when I was around if they knew (not that I was lusting after them in the locker room…I was too busy trying to cover up my hickies from the make out session the night before!) I was scared with nowhere to run! The only person I could talk to was God…and I did that all the time! I prayed. I read my Bible. I asked to be normal. I WANTED to be "normal". I cried myself to sleep at night while praying for God to fix me.
At the same time, I remembered a time when I was in elementary school. I was bullied all the way through my school years…elementary through high school. I remember feeling like a piece of trash. And one day after praying and reading my Bible, I sat in my room and drew a picture….more of a poster really. It said, "I'm not junk, because God don't make junk!" This was the message that God gave me when I was a little girl. I am a Special Creation and I am LOVED!!!! This is how I survived!
Finally, at 22 years old, after being married for several years and having 2 boys, I found the courage to talk to Tracy. "Tracy, I have to tell you something. I hope you don't get mad. I hope you don't want to leave me. But I am bisexual." His response? "Martha, I could have told you that."
I'm sure there was more conversation after that, but I don't remember that. I just remember feeling so loved and accepted in that moment. He knew me (and still does) and loved me for who I was even if I wouldn't admit who I was to myself. He loved me for who I am long before I loved me for who I am! My intuition, the Grace of God, that Still Knowing….it was right! I WAS supposed to marry him!
From that point on, I only came out to a few people where I felt I was safe. With the invention of the internet and silly role-playing games called MUD(s)…Multi User Dungeons…(kinda like Dungeons and Dragons on-line) I was able to just be myself. It was freeing. It was anonymous for the most part, but I did make some life long friends from that silly game and they are even friends with me on Facebook now…crazy!
We left our Christian churches behind. I knew I was made the way I am and I could NOT belong to a faith/church/dogma that said God hated me (or my actions) and that I would be sent to hell for just being me..when I KNOW (from the message I was given as a little child) that God made me just as I am and I am NOT junk! I never let go of my spiritual faith and personal walk with God. Finally after all of these years, my husband and I have found the perfect place for our spiritual faith and walk, and it is one that is inclusive to all walks of life: gender, orientation, religious beliefs, races, colors! It's a beautiful thing and EXACTLY what Jesus the Master Teacher taught about love!
Anyway at the age of 30 I started feeling the need to really live my life and be "out". I was out to a select group of people who were also in the LGBT community. But I longed to be out to my every day friends who I hung out with every single day. So, at first, I told Anne and Kim. Our sons were in Cub Scouts together…they were in Kindergarten together…our lives intertwined. Anne's hubby was the Pack Master for our Cub Scouts. She told him. I was able to remain a Den Mom..as long as I didn't make a big deal about it and tell the boys. But then, when my oldest son moved to a boy scout troop and that particular troop practiced severe gay bashing, I could no longer stand by quietly and keep my boys in a program that taught them that their mom was a freak of nature. So I wrote a letter explaining why I was pulling my boys out; I sent it to the people who needed to know (including Anne's husband). The next thing I knew, Anne was threatening me. She had taken this so personally (even though her husband was NOT the one I was complaining about..he is a very good man and I totally respect him). She threatened to out me to the principal of the elementary school our children attended. She threatened to out me and cause a ruckus in my life and ruin my reputation at the school. I was on the board of the Family Teacher Organization. I was very involved in the school. And she was going to venomously out me and cause issues in my private life. I was scared!
It was at that point, I felt I needed to come out to two more of my very close friends…..Beth and Annelle. They served on the FTO board with me. I told them EVERYTHING. They love me…even today! Thank you, Nell and Beth for loving me and never judging me (or if you did..for doing it quietly). *laugh*
Shortly after the "near shoving out", we decided that it would be better if we moved to Idaho. My husband had a job opportunity here, and I felt like I could use the fresh start without having to look over my back all the time. I wanted to live my life as "out". We moved here, and I immediately got involved with the LGBT community here. The problem is, I am still bisexual. Bisexuals not only get grief from the straight, closed-minded people; but sometimes they also get it from inside their own community. Sometimes homosexuals don't like or accept us because they feel as if we just don't know what we want and are just confused..we are just straight people playing around…or gays who don't know it yet. Yea….not so much! After being shunned by my own community, I went back in the closet (for the most part). I went back to feeling alone…even from within my own community.
Eventually, I got over all of this. I was even given an award by The Community Center (the LGBT community hub I looked to when I first moved here) for being a good example of the LGBT life and my community service! I received the award during Pride week! FINALLY, I was being recognized and ACCEPTED for who and what I am…and being awarded for it!! I AM OUT!!!!!!
This year, in the after shock of 12 gay young men committing suicide because they could not stand the bullying brought on by their orientation, I am stepping up in a very public way. I am coming out on Facebook and in my blog. I am standing up and coming out for these 12 young men who couldn't come out and stand up for themselves. I am coming out and standing up for all those who are still in the closet, afraid for their lives, afraid of the rejection, afraid of the religious god-fearing haters who would tell them they are hell-bound sinners. I am coming out LOUD and PROUD for all of those people being bullied..whether by children or adults, by the straight or the gay community…I am standing up for them!
I want those who are still hiding in their closets peeking out from behind the cracked door to know that it is okay. It is more than possible to come out and do more than just survive out here! Sure, there are still some haters out there, but things are so much better than they used to be. There is a community out here that loves and supports you. Please, if you are feeling scared and bullied, reach out to those of us who have been there..we are here for you. We love you and want to support you. There are so many resources for you. You are NOT alone!
For more information and support, please check YouTube for "It Gets Better" project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IcVyvg2Qlo and The Trevor Project http://www.thetrevorproject.org/
This is a picture of my 17 year old son Nate and I at the 2010 Boise Pride Parade!
This is me right after I was awarded the Willow Award from The Community Center…a Community Service Award given to a person of the LGBT community.
This is me and my amazing hubby, Tracy! He loves me just the way I am!


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On This Day...I am publishing a 2nd On This Day post today for February 29th, since the year in which I am generating and posting these is not a leap year. I need to try to remember to repost that entry in the next leap year so it gets on the proper date.
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Okay, so you might be able to see this one coming. But I think you should read SGT Daniel Kloberdanz full account of the story.
He's not screaming for anybody's head or making a huge ordeal about it. It just came up in a conversation he and I had about a band we both like. It's worth sharing though, and I really like his take on it.
And most importantly, I like how unafraid he is to be a foxhole atheist. More of this, please.
It started with a common theme I see in my email box, a suggestion for a band. And in case you're thrown off by my photoshopping 'skills', no he wasn't ever attempting to wear a black shirt underneath his ACU's.
It's great to hear that they are actually allowing the show to happen. It would be really cool if you could get Bad Religion to play, because they are really a good match for a show for the non religious. Greg Graffin is the lead singer as well as a professor at UC Berkley, and he recently published a book entitled Anarchy Evolution- Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God. He could also be a very good speaker for events, if he has any free time. But keep up the good work, and I'll continue to tell those that I know, that in order for people to recognize that we are legitimate, we have to raise our voices and drown out the arrogance that surrounds us.
That's a pretty awesome explanation of Bad Religion / Greg Graffin's contribution to the scene. Also, what an eloquent and passionate call to speak up about atheism in the military.
I explained that Greg was kind enough to attempt to make it work, but his schedule didn't allow it. It seemed like a reasonable possibility for a while. I certainly consider them to be one of my favorite bands of all time. Perhaps for the second round of Rock Beyond Belief festivals at the other bases. We'll see…
Bad, Bad Religion
Then SGT Kloberdanz (who of course, does not speak on behalf of the Army), shared a story revolving around his Bad Religion T-shirt.
That's too bad they can't be there, cause I would definitely haul my but from Ft. Carson out to Bragg just to see the play on Post. They're one the most prolific punk bands and in more ways a positive influence on young people today. The things that your organization stand for reminds me of this incident that happened to me in Korea. On the weekends, especially Sundays I chose to dress very casual. I really have no use for suits. My favorite Sunday shirt is my Bad Religion shirt, and it really is non-offensive considering that it is a band shirt.
I had worn it into the DFAC plenty of times and the only comments that it had received on those occasions were "Hey cool shirt man" and "Bad Religion rocks." But this one day I walk in there and get all the way to the serving line and this E-7, that was one of the new shift managers for the DFAC, stops me and says that I need to turn my shirt inside out, or leave. Or that I could wear one of the lost and foud shirts that they had over it.I looked at him and asked why, and he said that it was an offensive shirt. I told him that it's just a band shirt, and he said "Well don't you think that it's offensive to have that symbol crossed out? Don't you think that that means no Christians? I'm a Christian and feel that's what it means."
He was trying to appeal to me on a theistic level, so I told him that I was an atheist and he went from dark brown to a pale grey, obviously I was some kind of evil in his eyes. I was not going to debate him on the issue because as long as he feels offended he is in the right, and I was not going to change my shirt, turn it inside out, or wear someone left behind nastiness, so I left.
It turned out that all who watched this interaction ended up being more offended by him and his reaction to me, than they ever were by my shirt. They just couldn't understand how my Bad Religion shirt was so much more offensive than the ones that portrayed gang violence, antisemitism, sexism, and even violence towards women, that he absolutely dismissed and never once checked or call out. It just shows, that in the eyes of the theistic, of all the terrible things that a person can be, being a good person and an atheist is the most evil.
I swear, that when I told him that I was an atheist, he looked just like someone that had went into combat shock. He lost the ability to speak coherently, his skin color flushed and you could almost hear his heart beating out of his chest. His only reaction to me was absolute fear, as if I was going to steal his life, and all I wanted was some turkey and gravy.
Turkey and gravy. Not babies, folks.
I'd like to thank SGT Kloberdanz for sharing this story. I absolutely want to see more foxhole atheists sharing their experiences, be it funny, cool, happy, or even depressing. This one had a little bit of everything, and we hope that he remains safe on his current tour in Iraq. Stay strong, my man.
The truth needs to come out, and so do all the closet atheists. We need to normalize our position, otherwise we don't even have one. In the vein of the Richard Dawkins' Atheist Out Campaign, I'd like to invite any of my foxhole atheist brothers and sisters to share their pictures and stories too. Please indicate how 'out' you are, and your preferred title (if this applies).
Tell your story.
Obligatory and relevant Bad Religion video included. "Along the Way" below the fold.
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X-Men: The Arcade Game isn't exactly on the shortlist of the greatest coin-op arcade games of all time. However, it was definitely a staple in most modern arcades during the mid-nineties, and most people I know who frequented arcades during this period have some recollection of this game. With plenty of fun co-op levels, a ridiculously simple story (even by X-Men standards), and bright pixel-based visuals, X-Men was certainly one of the games that epitomized the arcade experience in its waning years.
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Much like the visuals, the audio hasn't changed since the game's original arcade days, which means you'll be getting a ton of repetitive arcade-style music and some really horrible voiceovers. Of course, if you're like me, the awful voiceover does have a certain charm to it, but I'm assuming I'm probably in the minority with that one.
X-Men Arcade is a great game if you are looking to fill a nostalgic gap in your arcade library. It's a fun throwback to the days when co-op beat-em-ups brought friends together and drained pockets heavy with quarters. However, if you have never played it before, your mileage may vary quite considerably, as the game has not aged well. By today's standards, the design is archaic, the gameplay is repetitive, and the sound is terrible. However, X-Men Arcade does make for a fun online experience, and if you are willing to forgive some of its technical flaws in the name of retro glory, what you'll find is a worthwhile, if ultimately too brief, experience.
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The men arrested were:
* Trevail "Tre" Banks, 26, of 1096 Stonehedge Drive, Schaumburg.
* Shannon "Shine" Bennet, 29, of 1040 E. 80th St., Chicago.
* Kenton Bradley, 33, of 5512 Montibello, Hanover Park.
* Robert Green, 41, of 808 Holyoke Court, Schaumburg.
* Randy Hamlette, 39, of 808 Holyoke Court, Schaumburg.
* Curly Mixon, 24, of 17 S. Porter, Elgin.
* Yuliet Nava, 24, of 334 Dundee Road, Elgin.
* Robert "Big Boy" Wasp, 37, of 1930 Oxford Court, Schaumburg.
* Frederick Woodson, 41, of 36 Grant Circle, Streamwood.
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Bertazzoni, an Italian cooking appliance-maker, uses the same paint as car-maker Ferrari to paint its appliances.
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TPLC's Executive Director published an article in The Urban Lawyer, discussing how CBA's empower community groups in the planning process for major public-private developments: Community Benefit Agreements: New Vehicle for Investment in America's Neighborhoods.
The Public Law Center has worked with community groups in New Orleans on CBA campaigns that encourage developers to partner with community members and contribute substantive benefits to the communities in which they are locating their businesses and developments. Based on this experience, the Concentric Circles Organizing Memorandum was drafted to guide community groups in their efforts to create effective CBA campaigns. In addition, The Public Law Center has drafted the CBC Operating Agreement and Principles, an agreement between Coalition members establishing an organizational structure, leadership, and ethical guidelines that enhance effective opearation of the Coalition. Community groups are free to utilize these model documents for their own Coalitions and to make any changes necessary to meet the particular needs of their Coalition.
The Public Law Center has also published a summary of CBAs enacted over the last decade. This resource may be especially useful for community organizations considering what community benefits to request of a developer: Summary and Index of Community Benefit Agreements.
For more information on CBA's and CBA campaigns nationwide, visit the websites of the following organizations:
A Project of Partnership for Working FamiliesCBA ManualLAANE
Community Impact Research
The Public Law Center conducts policy research and legal analysis projects for nonprofit organizations and community groups. In response to one community organization's concern about criminal activity around alcoholic beverage outlets in its community, TPLC drafted a summary of legal actions and remedies available to neighborhood organizations in response to. Neighborhood Nuisance Memo. This type of research empowers community members to take action for the betterment of their community.Summary and Index of Community Benefit Agreements


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