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By Lou SanseveroFerron
As 2013 came to a close the divisive issue of gay marriage once again was raised in Utah as a judge took it upon himself to overrule the votes of 66 percent of Utahns and the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution by declaring that Amendment three of the Utah Constitution violated parts of the United States Constitution.
Under the 10th Amendment of the United States Constitution the federal government is given specific and limited powers, the amendment further goes on to state that any powers not specifically given to the federal government and not prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states and the people respectively. Here in lies the basic issue, the definition of marriage is not a power delineated to the United States and therefore falls under the 10th amendment since the Constitution does not prohibit the definition of marriage from the people or the states. Many people believe that because of this the judiciary has no standing to adjudicate the issue. To further complicate the issue both sides appear to have valid arguments. On the one side the pro gay marriage advocates raise the argument that gays are being denied equal protection under the law and on the other side of the debate, the anti-gay marriage advocates voice equally valid arguments that marriage is a sacred ordinance instituted by the very same God that condemns homosexuality as an abomination and therefore marriage can only be between a man and a woman and that the protections of concern are available under contract law.
While I am fully cognizant of the position of my church, most of the Christian world, and for that matter, the position of most religions where homosexuality is concerned my position is that I am not God, therefore, I will make no judgment of people based on their sexual preference. I believe that is an issue between a person and his or her God and will leave judgment up to God. In my mind and conscience I separate the secular and religious issues involved. That having been said, I believe that the secular issue of equal protection under the law needs to be addressed but that to address it in relationship to this issue one needs to examine the basis for governmental involvement in what is basically a private matter between two individuals.
Civil "marriage" was essentially instituted to make clear the lines of inheritance particularly for the nobility and royalty. As society became more complex it evolved into a social/legal compact based in contract law vesting special rights, privileges, protections, and responsibilities on and between the parties involved and in time became divorced from the original ordinance and its religious context. As can readily be seen in this brief history of the evolution of the term "marriage", the line between the secular and religious use of the term became blurred over time leading to the current confusion of the meaning of the term.
If the parties in contention over the issue are sincere in their positions; equal protection on one side and protection of a sacred institution on the other, then I would like to propose a simple, and I believe, elegant solution that fully responds to both sides.
I would like to call upon the governor and legislature of the state of Utah, as well as the governors and legislatures of all the states, to take the bold move to abolish Marriage Licenses and Marriage Certificates currently associated with civil marriages and replace them with Civil Union Licenses and Certificates of Civil Union which would inherit all the legal protections afforded under current laws associated with Marriage Licenses and Civil Marriage Certificates. This, I believe, would fully respond to concerns over equal protection under the law since all individuals who seek a union of any sort would be required to obtain a Civil Union License to secure the contractual protections and those individuals who wish a sectarian ceremony to document the union would receive a Certificate of Civil Union from the state to document it. This would take the entire issue out of the courts and the Constitution settling it once and for all.
I would also call upon the religious leaders within the state of Utah and, for that matter, throughout the United States to issue Certificates of Marriage when a union complies with the doctrinal requirements of the faith under which the ordinance is performed to provide documentation of this religious union. This, I believe, would fully respond to the concerns of those that believe that "marriage" is a sacred ordinance instituted by God between a man and a woman.
The elegance of this solution is that it clearly delineates what previously was called a marriage into two separate and distinct entities, one being strictly civil and contractual and the other being strictly religious.
The only reasons that I can see for objection to this simple solution would be that the two sides are insincere in their concerns; that the one side is not seeking equal protection under the law but the forced validation and acceptance of their lifestyle upon people who sincerely believe, for religious reasons, that the lifestyle represented is wrong and that on the other side the true motivation not being the issue of constitutionality nor the protection of deeply held religious beliefs but is an antisocial prejudice against those whose lifestyles or beliefs are different from their own.
While my proposed solutions don't address the issues of federal government and judicial overreach I believe they do begin to address the current issue. I am told that articles I write are occasionally brought to the attention of the governor and that sometimes he agrees with the things I've said and sometimes he disagrees with them. I hope this article is one that is brought to his attention and is one that he agrees with and takes under consideration.


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Ceynuundra Aelvari - Elven High Command
Posted 18 November 2004 - 09:14 PM
It has come to my attention that, even as we currently field the greatest number of fighting companies across the lands of Taltos, we are currently only progressing satisfactorily in the province of Khazareen. Due to the provisionally marginal support at best given to a cohesive plan of attack upon those that would hinder our causes in Taltos I have taken it upon myself to rectify the situation.
First and foremost it has come to the collective attention of the High Council a disconcerting deficiency in the regard certain units of our forces are held in. While it is true the might of our bows can make the most stalwart balk we do not have the luxury of the Elven High Guard to guard our lines, as they are most needed in Tirithilia proper. Even though to this point we have fought skirmishes against leaders possessing varying degrees of experience from the other factions in Taltos it is only a matter of time before they adjust to our tactics and being to inflict greater casualties upon us, which we can ill afford.
Allow me to illumine the current doctrine recommended from the High Council which fully utilizes our strengths to full advantage.
750 Point Core Force
Troop One:
4 Deathseekers
2 Vale Archers
Standard, Musician
Troop Two and Three:
4 Vale Warriors
2 Vale Archers
As you can tell this is a greatly varied force from our previous doctrine of massed ranged attack upon an unready foe. However, as they other factions begin to compensate the effectiveness of our massed ranged attacks will become harder to keep at optimum levels. Approaching the field of battle with three troops allows us to capitalize on the precision archery that has become the hallmark of our forces. While other companies vie to protect their arcane or divine casters behind a wall of steel we can use the archery skills our leaders and Vale Archers possess to alternatively severely wound a blocking soldier and subsequently follow through with a different troop to remove the largest threats facing us before they have an opportunity to wound us.
The largest change from current rosters we have noted are the presence of warriors and the vaunted Deathseekers. As every Elven life is dear and we can ill afford a protracted war of attrition the Warriors are not intended to engage the foe directly. Adopting a defensive stance, they will only strike at an opponent if the odds are greatly in their favor or if they are attacked first. The reason they withhold their attacks is their trust in the Archers behind them to efficiently mow down the foes before them.
For the truly horrific threats to our forces the Deathseekers are the answer. When allowed to choose the time and place of their attack a concerted effort by our more... selectively sane brethren can topple even the most fearsome battlefield apparation. Not three days hence three Deathseekers exemplified themselves by facing and defeating an Avatar of Sekmet who had only taken a minor wound before their valorous charge. Had the Avatar been able to smash into their ranks before they were prepared I fear even their zeal for battle would have been surely tasked.
Using the combined strength of our armies thus we can easily defend our footholds upon all the regions of Taltos regardless of the cover provided to our enemies by design or fortuity.
In larger engagements supplementing these forces is simplicity itself. Lysette is often eagerly employed in our engagements; she readily enjoys the huddled masses of warriors praying to whatever gods they possess our arrows will miss them, as their close proximity assures any offensive magic utilized by her will have greatest effect. Likewise the Ranger Niriodel has been instrumental in aiding the Deathseeker forces upon the field, for while they seek a glorious death even they do not wish to allow the enemy to pay lightly for it.
I would be remiss if I did not also approbate the enlistment of one of the Erhwydnn or a Centaur to whatever goal you are striving for. The skills both can add to our forces are innumerous and immeasurable.
This concludes the current advice of the High Command to all current forces of the Aelvari. May Almirithil continue to be the roots upon which the strength of Tirithilia rests.
John Bonnot, Grandmaster Punster, Reaper Painting VIP, and Suburb-Class Painter. "If you're not cheating, you're not painting." -- Me
Posted 18 November 2004 - 09:32 PM
While our archery is very strong and players unused to fighting ranged offensive armies are still learning to combat the strategy it is only a matter of time before the players we face will be able to circumvent the massive archer force.
The true strength of the Elves lies in the Sure Shot special ability an all-Elven force possesses. No other faction can consistently fire into close combat with impunity; while it is true we gain the uber line of sight corridor savvy players will realize they can fire at guarded targets as well, even though our forces gain the +2 Heavy Cover when their line of sight is partially obstructed.
Remember Murphy's Laws of Combat; if you can fire at the enemy, it means they can fire back at you.
Using combined arms is a consistent way to beat any force on any mix of terrain. Tying up their hand to hand with Warriors who don't attack on their own intiative phase allows us to fire into the gaps between our forces to damage their troops without reprisal. The RAV 3 greatly outstrips any gains our MAV 1 grunts possess. The strategy I utilize most is to resolve my ranged combats first and use both Non Combat Actions to loot any corpses from those actions.
The Deathseekers are pricey at 33 points a model, but their two attacks more than makes up for it. I had four Deathseekers charge an Avatar of Sekmet who had one wound; because of Horrid only three made it in (got a 1 on my discipline roll; the standard raising Deathseeker Discipline to 8 usually helps ensure that doesn't happen), but those three with one Warrior in support were able to get the four wounds needed to topple that sucker.
In a battle versus Crusaders I allowed the warriors from the sergeant troops to block points of advance between buildings on a city scape while my archers in the middle fired at both fronts easily. When a squad of battle nuns fully committed to trying to break through the lines of warriors the Deathseekers made short work of them.
Which brings me up to the other strength of the Elven forces; speed. The extra inch (on average) Elves possess really makes itself felt on the field, especially on terrain with forestation and rough ground (Asylum people, you know which table is my favorite :) ). The only caveat to this is the lower defense granted to our troops to allow them to move so quickly and quietly (though having any kind of cover makes Elven armor very respectable indeed). Being able to consistently get your troops in the best position for the moment has been critical several times in my games.
The choices of Selwyn and Meridh are no-brainers as well. Both have good melee plus respectable ranged attacks. I would keep them with the Archers and use them as such during the course of the game, only charging into combat to buy more time for the Archers or to plug a hole that's threatening to cave in.
Another hugely important piece of advice is know the forces you are playing and their vulnerabilities. If you're facing a squad of Templar Knights and Battle Nuns bearing down upon you break those habits; the lower DV will make your archery more effective and getting rid of those dual-attacking sisters will outweigh any small gains you make against warriors.
The only other advice I can give is pick your fights well and use your archery, spells, and melee to utmost advantage. Focus your archers on one or two warriors in the front of a rank to ensure a kill in order to allow another troop's archers to capitalize on it to strike a formerly protected mage or cleric. If the opposing army is all melee spread your shots across as many units as you can to avoid the chance of causing two wounds to a single track model. Use your Ranger ability to set up perfect shots during the opening rounds of the game. Hold your Deathseekers in reserve and pair up against foes to ensure the foe drops and fewer retaliatory strikes upon their relatively low armor.
This is my $0.02 on the Elven Army; what do you fellow Elven players think?
John Bonnot, Grandmaster Punster, Reaper Painting VIP, and Suburb-Class Painter. "If you're not cheating, you're not painting." -- Me
Posted 18 November 2004 - 09:43 PM
I want to be the first to congratulate you on your Elven victory.
Soooo..just give a shout if you ever win one and I'll be there with bells on and wearing my prettiest pink pyjamas! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
(Sorry Kelly.. teasing.. I'll be a good orc from now on)
Congratulations on being the first-runner-up in our match last weekend. Elves, just like any army, take a getting-used-to. I am still fine-tuning my orcs, especially the 1,000 point army. It's all a matter of finding what works and what doesn't..and it's also true that what works against one opponent doesn't necessarily work against another.
So whadda you Elves of the Tagarthos Province say to a treaty with us orcs?..at least until we get rid of those hill-diggin' Dwarves?
Aio, quantitas magna caseus est!
Posted 18 November 2004 - 09:52 PM
Hands are for signing surrender forms, not giant death-robot gun platforms of doom!
Posted 18 November 2004 - 10:37 PM
We have the greatest strategic potential in all of Taltos. With two spy models, loads of rangers and the fastest grunts we should always start out one step ahead.
Use a spy card one you archers, these are obviously our greatest weapons and must be used to the fullest to achieve victory. Now consider you opponent is he grouped up tightly or is he scatered about either way is fine, but adjust you super shooters of doom accordingly IE in volley formation or spread thin to take as many targets of opportunity. Another good thing about them being spread out is you are faster than you enemy and if they are spread about we can destroy them a piece at a time while he runs to give support to his outnumbered grunts we have already done our job and buggered off again to ready the next assault.
Be fast
Hit hard
Patience is a virtue
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Posted 18 November 2004 - 11:53 PM
I can assure you, good Kell, that you have friends in the place the humans call Barthos Province. Be concerned not for recent mercinary activities there, for they are mearly our marionettes. For now, our foes are bedazled by them, wasting their efforts striking at what they will find in their exhaustion, after we've cut the Merc's strings, is little more than tinderwood. Meanwhile our Eldersteel blades will be nipping at their throats and Lady Sun herself will be blocked out by our feathers.
I am similarly pleased to report that soon the Orcs will be falling into your plans too... though not of their own accord, mind you.
I would also like to congradulate our brother GoldenEagle, your early victories against our foes have crippled many, and sent many scores more back to the war-room to discuss what to do about you and your bowelves. May Mossbeard bless you in your endevours.
-Calling the Good Death down from above.
Posted 19 November 2004 - 12:44 AM
I'll have to work on a counter strategy for the dwarves...
Just to show there is no hard feelin', I'll share a bit of strategy I've pick up from my years of traveling wit' cha elves. Get a pair of centuars, deck dem out wit' Magic protection and improved protection upgrades and then send dem skritting up the sides of the battlefield while yer main force charges in through the middle. With their speed the centuars should be able to flank yer enemy and have free reign on attacking any caster and/or range models.
Posted 19 November 2004 - 02:52 AM
So, in good faith I'll share the wealth as well. If you're fielding King Thorgram keep him behind a wall of shieldmaidens and blast away with Scrye Shot; it should be easy for him to hit those pesky Overlord casters and Reven clerics. Since you're already sinking points into the King a RAV upgrade would be really beneficial too.
If you happen to be fighting an archer heavy force from any Army (since there are nastier archers than we about) your best bet is create a wall of 4 shieldmaidens, some piercers, and have a cleric in the middle (with a musician also; that's a no-brainer upgrade for all Dwarven forces IMO). Use Mountain God's Breath, charge from the edge of your deployment zone (assuming 12" for a 4'x4' table), and park those piercers in the middle. From the middle of a table (assuming average cover) you should be able to reach all but the most scampering ranged armies, and since you can move and fire it should pose no problem to keep focusing on one group at a time until they're dead.
Another good time to use Mountain God's Breath is for a steadily retreating enemy who's sure he's juuuust beyond your charge range. Cast your MGB, declare your charge, and your warriors with Bloodlust/2 (and musicians, gotta love those musicians) can charge 18 inches in one move ((4 inch move + 2 inches for musician + 1 inch per movement action from MGB x 2 + 2 inches for Bloodlust plus 2 inches for base charge bonus) if you can get into base to base contact. If not, you're still 14 inches in. Since most Archers have low discipline you're bound to have a few that either can't break melee or get shaken and only one move away, so on the next turn it's archer hewin' time.
Good ranged plus good defense plus that nasty, nasty, nasty Bane ability (nasty tricksy false we hates it) puts Dwarves in a better position than most in those kinds of situations.
John Bonnot, Grandmaster Punster, Reaper Painting VIP, and Suburb-Class Painter. "If you're not cheating, you're not painting." -- Me
Posted 19 November 2004 - 11:28 AM
Long thorns are cheaper than warriors but does that cost make them the better choice for blocking an opponent
pros cheaper, faster
cons lower armor no tough
I wonder what others thoughts are on this
thanks for any advice
Posted 19 November 2004 - 02:02 PM
Well, so far I have Caerwyn, Lysette, a dozen Vale Archers and half a dozen Vale Warriors. Oh, and I also have Prince Thingy (I forgot his name, I don't really intend to use him much =P). I also have a couple of figures to use as a treemen, the GW one and a metal Mage Knight Wood Golem (which is a nice figure btw) until I get a proper one.
Anyway! I was planning on just getting more archers.... and thats it.. I just want an army with lots of grunts. Question is, is this feasable? Could I field lots of archers/vale warriors and just the mandatory command choices and still perform well on the field? or am I going to have to bite the bullet and diversify? (bah!)
Posted 19 November 2004 - 02:52 PM
Your idea of focusing on archery will work... for a while. It will work only so long as your opponents are baffled as to how to get around it. I can think of a few ways myself, but I'll keep them to myself so as to help minimize elven casualties.
Once your local player base has figured out a strategy or three to work around your bowelves, you're going to have to look to other modes to victory. This is the entire thrust of Eternal Golden Eagle's comments... comments I happen to agree with.
-Calling the Good Death down from above.
Posted 21 November 2004 - 03:20 AM
Thanks Euthanatos for the vote of confidence; while I love the Elven Lawnmowers as much as the next Elf it's a one trick pony, and the elves have much cooler things to ride around.
Long Thorns are cheaper than Vale Warriors Feanor, but for my money I would go with warriors for their defense alone. The Elves are already a lightly armored army, so those few extra points you pay in cost and slightly less MAV works out better in the long run.
I just got back from a weekend full of Warlord (demoing, so don't be looking for any huge numbers in Khazareen) and I can't stress enough the importance of not splitting your forces unless you absolutely have to. While you do need to keep an eye out for enemy casters you really should keep your forces close enough to support each other (as the situation warrants, of course).
Look at military history and tradition; to paraphrase Sun Tzu, the wise general only enters combat when victory has already been certain. Most doctrines suggest at least three to one odds when attacking an opponent. If you've ever played Risk you've unwittingly learned the fundamentals of this concept. You don't want to go into a battle with an even match, you want to bring the cannon to kill a fly.
However, in a miniatures game by setup you're fighting an even battle. From the start of the game your focus is to kill off as much of the enemy as possible while keeping the maximum number of your troops alive. Charging in to grandly wipe out a few hundred points of an opposing force does nothing for you if those troops are strung out and vulnerable giving your opponent more points in return. Carefully picking your fights and matching your grunts two to your opponents one with healthy doses of Elven surgical archery will help keep your forces alive.
Getting back to Elven Strategy; one of the things I can't stress enough is studying the other Army's forces and learning their strengths and weaknesses. There is nothing worse than thinking you have a situation under control only to find a group has runner or a higher bloodlust than you thought, or an ability you didn't expect (like First Strike on Ironraven; savvy Elven players will have already noticed a fun little SA relating to him, 10 points if you can tell me why we'd get a kick out of it). The other benefit to knowing about your enemy without constantly bugging them for stat cards is figuring out 1) what they might take to the table ahead of time and 2) what strategies they will employ. Needless to say a lightly armored army is going to scoot around cover while throwing a flyer or burrower at your lines to buy time for the grunts; likewise a heavy defense army will try to screen troops while beelining straight for you. Knowing this will help you tweak your army lists to take advantage of it.
So there's $0.02 more for you; don't worry, I'll keep the tab open :).
John Bonnot, Grandmaster Punster, Reaper Painting VIP, and Suburb-Class Painter. "If you're not cheating, you're not painting." -- Me
Posted 21 November 2004 - 11:00 AM
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Kiah is the last of Group Four, but is the largest of the three siblings. The name Kiah comes from the Aboriginal term meaning 'from the beautiful place'. She is very affectionate but cheeky as well, often found pulling or biting on the long pants of her keepers' uniforms. She has even been known to get a little skin when she darts in and grabs the pant leg. Kiah has very little white on her feet, only one front paw has a little on the toes and she also has lighter amber coloured eyes, compared with her sisters who have a rich, golden-brown eyes.
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Myndee is one of three littermates in Mia's family pack. Myndee (Aboriginal for 'sycamore tree') is quite boisterous, plays roughly with the other members of the pack and usually is more vocal than the other two. Myndee is very good at obedience training but can be stubborn and willful when she wants to be. She is very loving with her keepers and enjoys a good patting session. Myndee has even white 'socks' on both front paws coming up just above the middle her wrists.
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Teyha (Native American for 'Precious') is smaller in build than her sisters, and very alert. She is very sociable and loves to meet people while roving and during the Animal Encounters. She is often the one who jumps up on the guests and tries to lick their face. Teyha also has a cowlick on the back of her neck, like a Mohawk. Like her sister Myndee, she has white on both front feet, but her 'socks' are tall, making her easy to tell apart from Myndee.


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Most every morning I walk my dogs. Sometimes I walk through our town's cemetery. When I was a child this might have scared me, but as an adult I find strength from passing through. Reading the monuments is truly an inspiration to the courage and fortitude of our shared ancestors.
I see where there is an old man, who served only two or three years of his life in the military, yet there is a proud reminder of his service written in stone. I notice many who died at an early age, several in some families, a reminder of how tenuous everyday life was and still can be. I see teenagers struck down at the beginning of adult life and old people who have lived long lives. There are markers that speak of heroism, kindness, and family. Some images denote the work or skill of a parent. I am reminded that death of a loved one, whether expected or unexpected, can be a heavy burden to endure.
At each of these gravesites, a hundred years ago or only days ago, people gathered in the heat of summer or the cold of winter to perform ceremonies to honor their loved ones.
I ask myself, how do we survive the loss of loved ones? From the beginning of civilization we have found comfort from a belief in God and a hereafter. Whether this faith has evolved out of necessity for survival, or is a gift from a loving God, man requires it to survive. It is this faith that gives us solace when we place our loved ones in the soil of the earth. Because of this faith we are reassured that our loved ones will be held in the arms of God until we join them.
It is often said there are no atheists in foxholes. I believe for the most part this is also true of funerals. If atheists are present I do not envy them, for their lot in life must be a lonely one.
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Poor wittle jets fan got his wittle feewings hurt?
We are soory wittle boy. We not mean to hurt your wittle feelings.
All of you who posted in this thread can kiss my ass.
EVERYONE knows that J-E-T-S fans are among the worst in the league. Keep your ass in NY/NJ if you dont like our stadium. Keep the *beep* out. WE dont want you here and that should be evident from the way you were treated at the Dome. YOu were in our house so shut the *beep* up and deal with it.
I looked over in your section and I saw a but of retarded lookin Jets fans, I can only assume you were in the group.
I was the one yelling "J-E-T-S Suck suck suck" all game. I dont think the 4 other Jets fans that I could see really appreciated that. I was laughin my ass off the whole dame game. Thanks for coming and making my night so enjoyable.
Listen here mother f*cker. Why dont you meet up with me if you are such a bad ass? You stupid f*cker talking shit with 70,000 people around you yeah you are real tough. Tell you what you give me a time and a place and I will be there to knock the teeth out of your f*cking head.


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Otieno was USAO men's soccer highest scorer with 24 goals, averaging 1.2 per game. He leads the division in shots per game (6.55) and is No. 2 in the division for shots on goal per game (3.4). He was also named Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.
The 2009 season was Otieno's first at USAO, coming to the team from Mid-Continent University. He is from Nairobi, Kenya.
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Just a few months ago, a Michigan state representative was banned from speaking on her own legislature's floor after saying "vagina." In Virginia, a squeamish lawmaker simply called it "V." This year, several states also enacted laws mandating that abstinence be stressed in sex education classes, bringing to 26 the total number of states with such policies. Meanwhile, Todd "legitimate rape" Akin schooled us in medieval biology. 'Nuff said.
Somehow, we've arrived at a place where euphemisms are preferable, ignorance is tolerated, and politicians are seeking to turn back the clock on a woman's right to dictate the terms of her personal and professional future.
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Our 45 acre property includes a portion of the Red Cliffs, and a lot of interesting terrain below them. Surrounding our 45 acres are several hundred acres of public open space property, which includes all the rest of the cliffs, and what is officially known as Steamboat Mountain. We encourage you to take the short hike up the Stone Mountain Trail.
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The Stone Mountain Trail is an old dirt road, and is an easy hike of about 1/2 mile in length. You will experience a unique 360 degree view. You can view the towering red cliffs and admire Apple Valley below, where the St. Vrain River flows. You will see how the river comes out of the rugged canyon that heads up towards Estes Park. Further up you may see Longs Peak to the West, one of Colorado's 14,000 foot mountains.
Look for eagles or hawks flying over the top of the cliffs. Sometimes you will see deer. Occasionally, bear and mountain lions are on the mountain at night, but are rarely seen.
To start the trail, walk to the end of the lodge building and look for a gate that goes through the fence. Go through the gate and walk around to your right until you see a dirt road with a chain across it. As you walk up, the road generally curves to the right until it turns back to the left and eventually ends. It does not continue to the top of the cliffs. Part way up the trail is a picnic table under a shady tree. It's a great place to relax, admire the view, and have a picnic.
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Why Do David Booth's Tweets So Annoy Secular Canucks Fans?
Thomas Drance
December 19 2012 01:53PM
David Booth's use of Twitter has repeatedly drawn the ire of Canucks fans, mostly because of his habit of posting boastful photos (and videos) documenting his legal hunting exploits. But criticism of Booth's tweets and his worldview reached something of a crescendo this past weekend, when Booth took some time to comment on the tragic school shooting in Sandy Hook Connecticut. As debates about gun-control and ultimately inaccurate reporting from the crime scene filled up our "timelines" on Friday and Saturday, David Booth offered an alternative take on the tragic events and appeared to be advocating for school prayer:
Can't get over yesterday. Still thinking about CT. Wondering... with all the thoughts & PRAYERS why not bring Christ back into the schools?— David Booth (@D_Booth7) December 15, 2012
Read on past the jump.
Needless to say the criticism of Booth's comment was overly harsh, and shrill in my view.
Yesterday, Pass it to Bulis' Harrison Mooney defended Booth's tweets in a lengthy and compelling post. Here's the meat of Mooney's argument:
I certainly don't feel that we should be directing scorn at Booth... or the many others that believe the tragedy at Sandy Hook is attributed to prayer-free classrooms. If they were cheering the tragedy for teaching us a lesson about secularizing education, that would be one thing. But for them to express the same grief, confusion, disillusionment and despair as the rest of us, then polemicize about the root cause as seen through the prism of their worldview — well, that's what everyone did....
And yet Booth was fully vilified over it. It's silly and it needs to stop.I'm not saying you can't disagree with David Booth. I disagree with him all the time. But so long as he's being respectful, can we please just aim to respectfully disagree?
Mooney's argument here is basically for civility and for free speech, which shouldn't be too controversial. So of course on Twitter and in the comments of that post he was lambasted.
Let's slow down for a second and try to understand what precisely offended people about Booth's tweet. Mooney posits that Canucks fans are conflating Booth's stance with a whole host of distasteful Conservative positions, saying: "I think a lot of Booth-haters suffer from a fundamental misunderstanding, which is that every single right-winger is a racist, homophobic, Bible-thumping, gun-crazed Tea Party nut."
Now I don't buy that, not even a little bit. Personally, I'm an atheist and I'll admit to an abhorrence for superstition of all sorts, and a healthy dose of skepticism for the very language of faith. I believe strongly that there can be morality in the absence of organized religion (if we're being honest, organized religion can act as a barrier to morality and often does). Beyond that, I'm convinced that a secular society free from the influence of organized religion is absolutely required for promoting essential values like science, education, justice, and the equality of LGBT people, and women.
And here's the thing about school prayer, or more precisely "the required recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools." It has been found in courts to violate the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, and has been functionally illegal in British Columbia since 1996. That wasn't very long ago, and in fact, the presence of prayer groups in schools remains an active, hot-button issue that recieved plenty of news coverage only 16 months ago in Toronto.
Since mandatory school prayer was outlawed (in 1989 in Ontario, and in 1996 in British Columbia) Canadian attitudes towards religion have shifted enormously. In 2006, a clear plurality of Canadians (61%) said that religion wasn't important in their daily lives. According to data (and my experience interacting with people across the country), Canadians are proud secularists and in particular, bristle at the presence of god in political discourse. For example, according to an Angus Reid poll conducted in 2008, 66% of Canadians think it's inappropriate for a political candidate to talk about their religious beliefs during a political campaign. Contrast that with the tenor of a standard American political campaign, and one might forgive the Michigan born Booth for not quite understanding the sensibilities of Canadians on this topic...
I suspect that Booth's critics found his tweet offensive primarily because they implied from his words the idea if society were only organized in a more explicitly religious and moral way, we'd be better off for it and, maybe mass violence wouldn't occur so frequently. Perhaps people who were offended by Booth's tweet read into it an attack on the secular values that they hold dear.
Now David Booth is wrong in my view. For example, America is a very religious country in comparison with Canada (63% of American in 2006 said that religion was important in their daily lives), and has way higher rates of gun violence. But I don't find his expressing his opinion offensive.
Just based on his Twitter account and how happy he is to admit that he really loves the song "Call Me Maybe," I've always thought of David Booth as a genuine, happy guy. He's also been extremely successful, and I'd imagine he credits a good deal of his success and happiness to his faith and the strength it gives him. If he wants to share that, then it's probably intended in a spirit of generosity (albeit misguided generosity), and I have no problem with that.
It's not like David Booth is a politician, or a school board trustee or someone who I would attack (vociferously) if they were advoacting mandatory school prayer. He's just a hockey player who loves God (and probably capitalizes the word "Him" when talking about him).
I'd also point out that David Booth has never explicitly expressed an opinion on, say, a woman's right to choose. He's never chimed in on gay-marriage. He's never applied, or spoken publicly about his religion in a way that I would call uninclusive (and probably take him to task for in this space). His religious views, and even his tweet about Sandy Hook strike me as benign; and frankly I find the hostility that many of my fellow Canucks fans (and athiests) have for Booth's worldview much more problematic than Booth's tweets.
Here's the thing, while the emergence of Canada's secular values are a
wholly mostly positive development in my view, there's an ugly side to this evolution. In particular, I don't know that Canadians as a group, are all that tolerant of religious beliefs or religious persons. Check out the findings of this Angus-Reid poll for MacLeans from 2009:
"Across Canada, 72 per cent said they have a "generally favourable opinion" of Christianity. At the other end of the spectrum, Islam scored the lowest favourability rating, just 28 per cent. Sikhism didn't fare much better at 30 per cent, and Hinduism was rated favourably by 41 per cent. Both Buddhism, at 57 per cent, and Judaism, 53 per cent, were rated favourably by more than half the population—but even Jews and Buddhists might reasonably ask if that's a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty result."
So as recently as 2009 a clear majority of Canadians held a negative view of Sikhism, Islam and Hinduism, and only a narrow majority have a positive view of Judaism. Kind of eye-opening isn't it?
Now, I'm not saying that having a negative reaction to David Booth's tweet about Sandy Hook makes you intolerant of his religion. Personally, I gave the tweet a quick eye-roll and moved on (so, it's fair to say that I also had a negative reaction to it myself). But those who attacked Booth personally and at length for his viewpoint demonstrated, in my view, a failure of empathy that in some cases may have been tinged with intolerance. Point is, you know what you're getting when you follow David Booth. If you don't want to hear about how God is great, you can easily unfollow him.
On David Booth's use of Twitter more generally, I'm more conflicted. On the one hand, as a guy who works in digital communications and advises clients on social media strategy: I think Booth is hurting himself (and arguably the Canucks brand) by using the medium in a way that clearly offends a large and vocal segment of the Canucks' fanbase. On the other hand, as an opinionated guy, I respect the hell out of Booth for stubbornly continuing to express himself honestly and openly, and who cares what those who disagree might think...
As Harrison pointed out in his piece, the problem is the assumption that Christianity should save the morality of a nation comprised, primarily of Christians, but with significant minorities of many different faiths. These people are excluded from "prayer in schools", and children of Jewish, Muslim, secular and atheist parents are made to feel wrong. Wonder why we have unfavourable views towards non-Christian religion? Because Christianity is privileged in Canada, and much more so in the U.S.
"Prayer in schools" means state sponsorship of Christianity, and that's why it was far from an innocent opinion on Booth's part.
(I still like Booth, but not his God.)
I have to agree with RK. While understanding that Christianity is the majority in both Canada and the U.S., it is not the be all and end all. Mandatory religion was outlawed in schools for a reason- it took a right and freedom away from the Jews, Buddhists, Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, etc. And, contrary to what David Booth may believe, 'Christian' values are still being taught at schools, just not under the name of Christianity or Judaism, from whom many of their laws are adopted. The ten commandments teach morals that young children are taught every day: Don't steal, don't hurt others, respect authoritative figures, don't be jealous, treat others the way you want to be treated. Society has deemed these values to be important in order to participate in the world around us. The fact that children learn these lessons secularly and not under the pretence of religion should not affect whether or not they are shot in cold blood. Especially considering at 6 years old any faith whatsoever is nothing more than blind and little more than faith. I think the problem with Booth's tweet was not only that it offended the different religious demographics that make up Canada's multiculturalism and the U.S.'s melting pot, but it insinuated that church and state should not be so separate and that in some way prayer would reduce these tragedies, something many may take issue with.
Great piece, very well said.
"Here's the thing, while the emergence of Canada's secular values are a wholly positive development in my view, there's an ugly side to this evolution."
If there's an ugly side, the emergency of secular values isn't a wholly positive development.
"Canadians are proud secularists and in particular, bristle at the presence of god in political discourse."
This in particular is spot on, Thom. Good post.
I should add, that I think anyone who expresses an opinion on twitter should expect all sorts of feedback, and Booth in particular, as a public figure. And people have every right to comment negatively against his views.
It's the people who are outright rude or hostile to him, that I have a problem with. We should be civil to each other, even if we strongly disagree.
It is a bit of an awkward marriage though, for a very Christian and conservative player to be playing in such a secular minded and left leaning city. He might have a stronger fan following if he played in a place like Nashville, or St. Louis.
You athiests are so cute when u get angry. Ur lucky for ppl like David Booth who are praying for u. Without gods blessing, this site dont exist ;)
December 19 2012, 11:57PM
Ya and theoretically, same to you... If there is a God, I'd bet he only guides things towards a "better" (universe, long term humanity etc.), I doubt this website does anything detrimental, and that it was explicitly approved but that is another discussion.
Anyways, I have no ill feelings toward his view and I highly doubt that he meant "Christ" in that sense and that if he put it in more than 140 characters, he would envision a system where children would be guided in prayer to whichever deity is their choice. Which I am totally fine with as long as people can opt out.
And that comment on being killed on cold blood was worse than most extremifying I have seen in US political media outlets.
You really, really think that Booth would force millions of children to convert religions? Really? Come on guys.


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woww okay site works again nice...
Nice setup chapter. not major happend
Though we know why Law got beaten up so fast earliyer .... vergo had his hart!!!
I still don't get how law would agree to give his hart ???
anywhoo also interesting how monet can transform so she is a DF user smarter then she looks
about the smilie , it doesn't seem to respond to CC commands
this will turn out to be a failure again
How will smillie be stopt???
its an okay chapter, i guess i was hoping for more after the break tbh.
chopper is still loose and no info about what he is doing yet
Ok, now i know why law can not against to Vergo, he control law's heart. but it seems if someone lose heart, the man is also can not died, but if someone do some hurt to the heart, the owner will be badly hurt. poor law, so careless to the CC.
Ok that explain why Luffy is still calm as fuck and Law is just annoyed at the situation. Vergo's level ain't that far apart as we all thought. Unlike the time when Croc captured Smokey and the SH and Luffy was really agitated. Still a tough fight though as he's not your average VA. Law probably need Smoker's help on this one if he fights Vergo.
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One major thing that I noticed was that Sanjis body is really though (what Nami said), Hope that Sanji will kick some ass if hes back in his own body.
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Just.. Epic.
Rather deliscious looking candy for something so poisonous, And how many brokers are there? 10? 15? 30? all I know is there is a lot.
Aggravate, Anger, and Piss off
I think that it's a given, that Sanji and Zoro and Luffy, and... well all their main fighters has tougher bodies than...well Nami. It's about being a manly man! Even if Nami can kick some ass, his level is nowhere near the main fighters.
Interesting enough chapter coz of the Laws heart thingie. It's always a bit of a pain to go thru these with one chapter per week, always a better read when u read few months worth at the time, but who the hell could wait that long :0
(thought i quoted other post, but it seems that it didn't work that way)
(double edit: not even once per week since there seems to be weekly breaks now and then).
Nice to hear I wasn't the only one having problems getting onto this site for the past two days.....
Great chapter with ample set up for the coming ones. Glad to hear Law and SHs aren't that far below Vergo (presumably). Afterall, Law has defeated Smoker before and I'm sure Luffy can, too.
It would seem as if Monet is a DF user afterall...and someone doubted my speculation hehehe.
The thing is wathever it may be, it still puts law at a disadvantage.
Maybe he was planning on taking it back somehow..
i think we overated him. becuz of the way he took on law.Great chapter with ample set up for the coming ones. Glad to hear Law and SHs aren't that far below Vergo (presumably). Afterall, Law has defeated Smoker before and I'm sure Luffy can, too.
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"The bill, $470 is just outrageous. We have lived here over 30 years and have never had a bill even over $250. $470 threw us for a loop," said Patricia Shults.
Their bill did not go up because they were using more electricity, but because the price in kilowatts per hour increased.
The CEO of Pennsylvania Gas and Electric - Doug Marcille -- says the cold weather put more of a demand on natural gas which often is used to generate electricity.
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Hospital's defense in wrongful death lawsuit had conflicted with church teachings.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lawyers for a Catholic hospital in Colorado were "morally wrong" to claim that fetuses are not people, hospital officials said.
Jeremy Stodghill, whose 31-year-old wife, Lori, died in 2006 at St. Thomas More Hospital in Cañon City, Colo., raised the issue of whether a fetus is a person in a wrongful death lawsuit.
STORY: Fetuses not people, Catholic hospital says
STORY: March for Life draws ardent protest
Lori Stodghill was seven months pregnant with twins at the time. The suit claims the hospital failed to perform an emergency cesarean section to save the fetuses.
Lawyers for the Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, which owns St. Thomas More, cited Colorado's Wrongful Death Act in their defense.
That was a mistake, the hospital chain said Monday.
"That law does not consider fetuses to be persons, which directly contradicts the moral teachings of the church," the statement said.
The hospital's legal claims caused controversy when they became public last week. At the time Catholic leaders were preparing to take part in the annual March for Life against abortion in the nation's capital.
The Colorado case has national significance because Catholic dioceses in New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee are suing the federal government over a contraceptive mandate for employers included in the Affordable Care Act. Those Catholic groups say the mandate violates their beliefs about the sanctity of life.
Last week, hospital officials met with the three Catholic bishops of Colorado over the controversy.
After the meetings, hospital leaders said they would abide by Catholic teaching that life is sacred from the moment of conception.
"It is an unfortunate and regrettable point of fact that Colorado law, as it now stands, fails to adequately protect the rights of the unborn," the statement said.
Hospital leaders said they would no longer use rely on the legal defense that fetuses are not people under the law. They and the bishops said that staff at the hospital provided Lori Stodghill with exceptional care and were not negligent.
Two Colorado judges have ruled in the past that the hospital was not liable. The case is on appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court.
Last week Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land said the hospital failed to live up to its pro-life principles.
"There's a difference between being legal and being right," Land said. "Either a fetus is a person or it's not."
Spurred on by advancing medical technology that makes fetuses more viable, states like Colorado have tried to expand some rights to fetuses.
Miguel De La Torre, a professor at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, noted that the church often argues for laws recognizing a fetus as a human being.
"If that legislation was to come up again, how could the Catholic church argue we should protect the rights of a fetus?" he said.
State laws vary widely. It's difficult to quantify how many states allow wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of unborn children because each state has different case law and judicial interpretation. A report from the anti-abortion Americans United for Life estimates that 38 permit such lawsuits.
According to The Guttmacher Institute, which tracks reproductive health issues, 37 states allow some form of prosecution for killing a fetus. A federal law also makes it a crime to harm a fetus while committing other federal crimes.
The debate over such measures has been especially heated in Colorado, which has long battled over the legal status of unborn children.
For example, Colorado has been ground zero for the "personhood" movement, which pushes laws that give fertilized eggs all the legal rights of human beings. Opponents warn that such laws would outlaw all forms of abortion and some types of birth control.
Contributing: The Associated Press. Bob Smietana also writes for The Tennessean in Nashville.