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Target: Charlton H. Bonham, Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Goal: Protect migrating birds by ending hunting in the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve
The Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve is part of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and borders the Giacomini Wetlands Wildlife Sanctuary. One key difference between the two areas, however, is that the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve allows hunting for one hundred days each year whereas the Giacomini Wetlands Wildlife Sanctuary does not.
As a result, birds that should be protected by the sanctuary may be killed by hunters on the reserve. Do not allow decades of work and ecological progress to be undone. Tell the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to end hunting in the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve.
The Tomales Bay area has seen its share of environmental disruption. Although the area was initially a haven for birds, land development beginning in the nineteenth century adversely affected the bay and the surrounding areas. Many animals, including birds, were displaced or simply disappeared.
In the 1960s and 1970s, numerous efforts to save the bay and the surrounding coastal lands resulted in the creation of national parks and land trusts. However, a National Park Service report demonstrates that, "the largest and potentially most effective effort is the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project, which returns the former [Giacomini] dairy ranch back to tidal wetlands and floodplain."
Since the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project aims to create a habitat in which wetland-dependent animal species can flourish, hunting is not allowed in the sanctuary like it is on the Tomales Bay Reserve. But because birds are such mobile creatures, allowing hunting in the nearby Tomales Bay Reserve practically defeats the purpose of the hunting ban on the Giacomini lands. As In Defense of Animals points out, "exhausted migrating ducks and geese may be shot by hunters just as they are about to reach the sanctuary."
Help protect migrating species and continue the important work of the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project. Urge the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to put an end to hunting or to at least impose tighter hunting restrictions in the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve.
Dear Mr. Bonham,
Over the years, the Tomales Bay area has made admirable strides forward in creating an environment that supports numerous fish and wildlife species. However, there remains one significant fly in the ointment: the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve still allows hunting of birds for one hundred consecutive days each year. Allowing hunting in an area set aside to act as a shelter for birds and other wildlife defeats the purpose of having the reserve in the first place. Please end hunting on the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve or, failing that, impose tighter restrictions to protect migrating bird populations.
The crux of the hunting problem is the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve's proximity to the Giacomini Wetlands Wildlife Sanctuary, which does not allow hunting. But because birds are such mobile creatures, they stand a great chance of being shot down as they arrive at the sanctuary after a long and exhausting migration.
Please ensure that all the progress of recent decades is not in vain. Protect migrating birds and end hunting in the Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve.
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he bought his on "extra extractor and LCI Day"
Just picked one up couple days after a buddy of mine got his at the same store and his has a ex extractor and LCI.. Mine doesn't have either, its certainly isn't a prob for me, im just curious.
not extra!! external.... your response was a huge help!! thank you
ok now for the real answer...... the external extractor is the newest version... they did a design change and made 4 or 5 changes including moving the takedown notch..... so his is a "2nd generation" to steal a glock term.
yup, the kid behind the counter responded with "uhhh...im not sure why to tell you sir" that response led me to here to maybe find out an answer.
i will say the one that is displayed is the one with the external extractor and loaded chamber indicator.
in any case i love the gun either way.
There are 2 versions. One is a triple serial numbered gun which was made in Germany and has an internal extractor. This one came with a medium and large grips (external lanyard loop), night sights and most of the time 3 mags. These have a darker black finish on them known as Iffalon. This is one of the best finishes Sig offers but the US does not allow its use here in the US.
Do I have an off the wall one? mine has the external extractor 2 grips and a rail lazer all from the factory. its a E2022-9-B-CLP nitron,contrast,lazer. I haven't seen any more like this one.

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Britney Spears in Vegas Player Fall 2013/Winter 2014: Some People Are Made For Fame, Some Aren't
She's getting ready to kick off her two-year residency at Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on December 27th and during promotions, Britney Spears soaked up the spotlight by covering the Fall 2013/Winter 2014 issue of Vegas Players magazine.
During her interview with the publication, the "Womanizer" hitmaker dished about the upcoming shows and revealed how she learned to deal with criticism.
Check out a few highlights from Miss Spears' Q&A session below. For more, be sure to visit Vegas Players!
On her Vegas show:
"When you tour, it's so hard on the body. I look back and I don't know how I did it. Being in one place is cool. It's more stable environment. Las Vegas is a fun place. There is so much going on. The energy here is incredible. You feel it walking through the casino. Everybody is here to have a good time."
On her workouts:
"I have not been this sore in my entire life. When I started working out, I was sore for like, three days. I could hardly move. I'm really challenging myself with the choreography... whenever I do a show, I'm really keen on making it a show. I love to dance and perform. Because it's Vegas, I want to do something different. This is the perfect place to bring it to the next level."
On her taste of fame:
"It was kind of like a dream. I'm from a small town and I wasn't expecting anything. When it happened, it was kind of surreal. I got so busy traveling that I was oblivious to it all. I didn't even realize what was happening. It was like a dream that I never woke up from. It was pretty spectacular... It's important to have a group of people around you who can keep you down to earth. It's a mind-altering experience when you become a pop star at such a young age. Some people are made for it and some people aren't. If you keep good friends around you and stay grounded, you'll be ok."
On her personality away from the stage:
"This is the thing, I'm actually really shy. I don't like having my picture taken. I don't like the attention, but it's something that comes with success. I've accepted the paparazzi are going to be there; I just try to wear the same thing every day so I become uninteresting. I've never [followed the tabloids that write about me]. I know there is rude stuff out there, but I choose not to be a part of it. It's all kind of silly."
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Rescinded and replaced by CSU Executive Orders 927 and 1074.
Previously superseded P 88-9, P 89-4 and P 96-3
Humboldt State University is committed to maintaining an environment free from sexual harassment and sexual assault. Sexual harassment and sexual assault will not be tolerated by the University. They subvert the mission of the University and threaten the careers, educational experience, and well-being of students, faculty, and staff. Sexual harassment interferes with a student's educational performance or an employee's work and creates an atmosphere of intimidation, low morale and hostility that the University cannot permit. Sexual harassment and sexual assault also can cause long term damage to the life and health of victims.
Any behavior determined to constitute sexual harassment and/or sexual assault will be subject to disciplinary actions by the University and/or criminal and civil sanction by the appropriate courts.
Sexual assault is a form of sexual harassment. As such, those behaviors that meet the conditions of sexual assault may result in applying procedures relevant to sexual harassment as well as sexual assault. For those behaviors that meet the conditions of sexual harassment but do not meet the standards of sexual assault, procedures relevant only to sexual harassment will apply.
There may be conditions when the behavior does not meet the standards of sexual harassment or sexual assault, but is considered unprofessional conduct under the California Education Code, Section 89535 (b) which applies to all state employees, and/or the University's policy on professional responsibility for faculty as found in the HSU Faculty Handbook, Appendix U:
Members of the faculty will not develop sexual relationships with students enrolled in their classes or subject to their supervision. The University will regard such behavior as unprofessional, unacceptable and potentially subject to reprimand or disciplinary procedures contained in the MOU [Memorandum of Understanding].* This is true even when the relationship appears to be consensual, i.e., that both parties have consented, because the voluntary consent of the student is in doubt given the imbalance in a student-faculty relationship. When disparities in authority are present between two individuals, questions about professional responsibility and the mutuality of consent in a personal relationship may well arise.
In such cases, procedures relevant to unprofessional conduct will be applied. Conduct exhibited by students that does not meet the standards of sexual harassment or sexual assault may otherwise constitute inappropriate conduct as defined by Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations §41301 of Article 1.1 and will be responded to accordingly.
For purposes of this policy, Humboldt State University defines sexual harassment in accordance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's guidelines as recognized by the Supreme Court in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986). Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature when:
a. submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment, instruction, or participation in other University programs or activities; OR
b. submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment or academic decisions or decisions affecting participation in other University programs or activities affecting such an individual; OR
c. such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or learning environment.
Sexual harassment in the context of employment is within the provisions of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Sexual harassment in the context of an academic program is within the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments.
The following consists of examples of behaviors that may lead to or constitute sexual harassment:
- verbal harassment or abuse
- unwelcome or repeated sexual advances
- remarks about one's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation or appearance
- persistent remarks about another person's clothing, body or sexual activities
- subtle pressure for sexual activity
- disparaging comments about a group based on their actual or perceived gender
- the use of sexist humor or jokes about sex or gender specific traits
- unnecessary touching, patting, pinching, or brushing against another person's body
- demanding sexual favors accompanied by implied or overt threats concerning one's job, grades, or letters of recommendation
- suggestive or obscene letters, notes and invitations
- physical assault
- impeding or blocking movement
- repeated and unwanted staring, comments or gestures
- display of sexually suggestive objects, pictures, cartoons, or posters (having no artistic/literary value as defined by First Amendment protections)
- repeated non-reciprocated requests for dates or sex
- offering favors of employment benefits such as promotion, favorable performance evaluation, favorable assigned duties or shifts, recommendations, reclassifications, etc., in exchange for sexual favors
- giving employees or students more difficult assignments and/or being more critical of their work based on their gender
In determining whether any of these examples are considered sexual harassment, the context in which the alleged incidents occurred, the nature of the sexual behavior and the totality of the circumstances are all considered. Additionally, for behavior to be considered sexual harassment the behavior must be sufficiently severe and pervasive to alter the conditions of the working or learning environment. Depending on the severity of the behavior, one isolated incident may be considered sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment can involve:
- student and student
- teacher and student
- teacher and teacher
- supervisor and employee
- co-workers who are equal in status
- co-workers when one of the individuals is in a position of professional judgment over another
- A university employee or student and a contractor, consultant, vendor, visitor, or third party who deals with the employee or student in connection with university business or activities
For purposes of this policy Humboldt State University defines sexual assault in accordance with the definitions found in California Penal Code sections 261 and 243.4 and other appropriate sections:
Sexual assault is any involuntary sexual act in which a person is threatened, coerced or forced to comply against her/his will.
Violations of Humboldt State University's policy against sexual assault include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Rape (sexual assault) is attempted or accomplished sexual intercourse that is perpetrated against the will of the victim or when she/he is unable to give consent (i.e., unconscious, disabled, asleep or under the influence of alcohol or other drugs) and may involve physical violence, coercion, or the threat of harm to the victim;
- Acquaintance Rape is a common form of rape by a non-stranger which could include a friend, acquaintance, family member, neighbor, co-worker or someone the victim has been dating;
- Sexual Battery is any unwanted touching of intimate body parts.
Consent consists of words or conduct indicating a freely given, present agreement to perform a particular sex act with the initiator. Consent can only be given or implied by someone who acts freely, voluntarily and with knowledge of the nature of the act involved.
Consent cannot be given if someone
- Is incapacitated by drugs, including alcohol
- Is coerced into submission
- Is not conscious
- Is physically incapacitated
- Is mentally incapacitated
Consent cannot be inferred from
- Permission for one particular act or for a series of acts
- A prior sexual, romantic or marital relationship
- An existing sexual, romantic or marital relationship
Any student or employee who feels that they have been the victim of any form of sexual misconduct may wish to seek confidential counseling or support from, or may report the sexual assault to, the following resources:
On campus student resources (confidential)
- HSU Counseling Center, Health Center, 2nd Floor, 826-3236
On campus student resources (non-confidential)
- University Police Department, Student and Business Services 101 826-3456
- Vice President Student Affairs 826-3361 or email at judicial [at] humboldt [dot] edu.
- Resident Life Assistants and Living Group Advisors
- Office of Diversity and Compliance Services, Siemens Hall 220 826-4501
Off campus student, faculty and staff resources
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (employment discrimination) San Francisco Office 415-625-5600 or 415-625-5610 (TTY). The toll free numbers are 1-800-669-4000 or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY).
- Office of Civil Rights (sexual harassment involving students in an academic setting) San Francisco Office 415-437-8310
- North Coast Rape Crisis Team 707-445-2881 (also can accompany to hospital and other services)
- Arcata Police Department 822-2424
University employee resources (confidential)
- Employee Assistance Program, Human Resources (referral) 826-7358
- North Coast Rape Crisis Team 707-445-2881
The University has jurisdiction to respond to incident(s) of unwelcome sexual behavior when the incident occurs on campus. When incidents of unwelcome sexual behavior occur off campus, the University has jurisdiction to respond to such incidents only when a professional relationship within the context of the University exists between the two individuals, e.g., professor and student, coach and athlete. The status of the individual (i.e., faculty, staff, student or administrator) alone is not sufficient to create jurisdiction in situations occurring off campus.
The University has authority to take disciplinary action in cases where an act is committed off campus, when the action violates the University's sexual harassment prevention policy. This occurs when the unwelcome sexual conduct is:
a. a term or condition of employment, instruction, or participation, in other University programs or activities; or
b. is used as a basis for employment or academic decisions or decisions affecting participation in other University programs or activities affecting the individual; or
c. the conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the individual's work or academic performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or learning environment.
In order for (c) to be applicable, a business, service or professional relationship must exist between the individuals in the context of Humboldt State University.
In situations where the University does not have authority to take disciplinary action the victim is encouraged to report the incident to appropriate authorities which would allow the individual to proceed with criminal and/or civil action.
A report of sexual harassment/sexual assault is forwarded to the Office of Diversity and Compliance Services and the University Police Department for the purpose of federally mandated statistical reporting. Such reporting includes place, date, time, and type of incident and status of those involved.
A. Criminal Charges for Sexual Assault
Humboldt State University encourages any member of the campus community who believes they have been subject to a sexual assault to immediately report the incident to the police agency of jurisdiction.
If sexual assault occurs on the University campus, the appropriate police agency for reporting the incident is the University Police Department. If a sexual assault is reported to the Department of Public Safety, the investigating officer shall advise the victim/survivor of services available on campus and in the community.
If the assault occurred off-campus, the incident should be reported to the appropriate city or county agency. A victim/survivor has the right under California law to be assisted by an advocate, in making a decision to report as well as in all aspects of a prosecution. Timely reporting to the police is an important factor in a successful investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases.
A victim is not required to pursue criminal prosecution as a result of reporting a crime to a police agency, although it may be the case that the reporting of sexual assault to the police agency may prevent others from being victims. The police agency will investigate the complaint and initiate any criminal action. The Humboldt County District Attorney's Office will ultimately decide whether to prosecute. Civil charges may be filed by the victim through a privately retained attorney.
B. Internal complaint procedure for sexual harassment, including sexual assault
Complaints of sexual assault or sexual harassment may be made to:
- Students
- Living Group Advisors (residence halls)
- Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Nelson Hall East 216, 826-3361 or email at judicial [at] humboldt [dot] edu
- Office of Diversity and Compliance Services, Siemens Hall 220, 826-4501 or email dcs [at] humboldt [dot] edu">dcs [at] humboldt [dot] edu [2]
- HSU Counseling Center, Health Center, 2nd Floor, 826-3236
- North Coast Rape Crisis Team 707-445-2881 (also can accompany to hospital and other services)
- Faculty or staff members
- Human Resources Office, Siemens Hall 211 826-3626
- Employee Assistance Program, Human Resources (referral) 826-7358
- Office of Diversity and Compliance Services, Siemens Hall 220 826-4501
- North Coast Rape Crisis Team 707-445-2881
If a complaint is made to anyone else, the complainant risks the possibility that it will not come to the attention of the proper college officials and may, therefore, not be acted upon.
Reminder: confidential resources are members of the Counseling Center , the Employee Assistance Program and the North Coast Rape Crisis Team. All other employees cannot guarantee confidentiality.
Complaints of sexual assault or sexual harassment committed by a student, faculty member or staff member against any student, faculty member or staff member will be investigated promptly.
In general, investigations will be done by a designee from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs if the respondent is a student, and by a representative of the Office of Diversity and Compliance Services if the respondent is a faculty member or a staff member.
The complainant may file a formal grievance through established California State University disciplinary, grievance or other complaint procedures, including those found in various collective bargaining agreements.
A report of sexual harassment/sexual assault is forwarded to the Office of Diversity and Compliance Services for purposes of federally mandated statistical reporting. Such reporting includes place, date, time, type of incident, and status of those involved.
There may be occasions when an administrator will initiate a formal investigation of sexual harassment allegations even though a member of the campus community has not filed a formal complaint. When administrators become aware of a potential case of sexual harassment and take immediate action, the University's risk of legal liability is decreased. As such, prompt investigation and action for redress will occur when appropriate.
C. External procedures for filing a complaint
- Civil charges against the perpetrator through the civil legal system
- Criminal charges, in cases of sexual assault
- In addition, complaints may be filed through Federal and State agencies (generally, within 180 days following the event) including:
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (employment discrimination) San Francisco Office 415-625-5600 or 415-625-5610 (TTY). The toll free numbers are 1-800-669-4000 or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY).
- Office of Civil Rights (sexual harassment involving students in an academic setting) San Francisco Office 415-437-8310
- California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing 1-800-884-1684 http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/contact/Default.aspx [3]
An applicant for admission or an applicant for employment may file a formal complaint through the above stated federal and state agencies.
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NY Times' Dowd echoed Healy's misleading account of Clinton interview
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Echoing an article by New York Times reporter Patrick Healy about President Clinton's appearance on PBS' Charlie Rose Show, Maureen Dowd wrote, "He got so agitated with Charlie Rose -- ranting that reporters were 'stenographers' for [Sen. Barack] Obama [D-IL] -- that his aides tried to stop the interview." But neither Dowd nor Healy noted Rose's actual on-air comments on the matter, indicating that the interview had gone "over" time -- not that the aides were concerned about the content of the interview.
In her December 23 column, The New York Times' Maureen Dowd, referring to former President Bill Clinton's appearance on the December 14 edition of PBS' The Charlie Rose Show, claimed, "He got so agitated with Charlie Rose -- ranting that reporters were 'stenographers' for [Sen. Barack] Obama [D-IL] -- that his aides tried to stop the interview." Dowd's assertion echoes a December 16 article by New York Times reporter Patrick Healy that claimed that "[d]uring the Charlie Rose interview, Mr. Clinton looked agitated at times" and that "[a]t one point, Mr. Rose said that, in his control room, aides to Mr. Clinton were trying to persuade the show's producers to end the interview." But while Healy purported to report what Rose said about Clinton's aides trying to stop the interview, and Dowd purported to report on what the aides themselves did, neither Dowd nor Healy noted Rose's actual on-air comments about the matter. Rose indicated that the interview had gone "over" time -- not that the aides were concerned about the content of the interview. As Media Matters for America has documented, Rose said to Clinton, "Let me -- let me just close with this, because it's important and fairly -- we're over and your people need to take you -- you need to go wherever you need to go." The interview then continued for several more minutes. Minutes later, Rose added: "Your people are pushing me, so I want you to finish, but it's not my --"
From Dowd's December 23 column:
Bill is staying up late strategizing and recasting her message and speeches. But he's off his game on the trail, making clumsy mistakes like his remark -- bound to be shot down by Poppy Bush -- that Hillary would send 41 and 42 around the world to restore prestige lost by 43.
Hillary advisers noted that when Bill was asked by a supporter in South Carolina what his wife's No. 1 priority would be, he replied: C'est moi! "The first thing she intends to do is to send me ..." he began.
He got so agitated with Charlie Rose -- ranting that reporters were "stenographers" for Obama -- that his aides tried to stop the interview.
From Clinton's interview with Rose, broadcast on the December 14 edition of PBS' The Charlie Rose Show:
ROSE: And when people say we don't need to go beyond looking back at the '60s, or even the '90s, then you -- you say, "I think a lot of good things happened in the '60s, and I think a lot of good things happened in the '70s, in the '80s, in the '90s."
CLINTON: Yeah, but the basic thing is that's irrelevant.
ROSE: Right.
CLINTON: Look at this decade. Look at this record. She has been a completely modern senator. She has sponsored -- she just passed the bill as a candidate for president, with [Sen.] Lindsey Graham [R-SC], who led my -- who was one of the impeachment managers --
ROSE: Impeachment managers -- right.
CLINTON: -- to extend the family and medical leave law to the families of veterans who were suffering physical or emotional trauma in Iraq or Afghanistan.
ROSE: All right. Let me -- let me close this one.
CLINTON: I mean, that's not nothing to do with the '90s. I mean, this -- that's sort of a superficial, you know, bigotry. That's like saying -- that's like ageism or something. You know, it's like -- if you fought and did good things, we've got to give you a gold watch and tell you goodbye.
ROSE: Let me -- let me just close with this, because it's important and fairly -- we're over and your people need to take you -- you need to go wherever you need to go.
I've said this to you before, because of your eight years of experience, because of your experience as a governor and because you have spent your time since doing good, but traveling around the world, sometimes with your friend President Bush 41. Tell me what you would put as the top five things for the next president if you were sliding a little letter into that Oval Office desk. You can make it as short or as long as you want from my point.
CLINTON: We have to restore America's standing in the world. We have to send a signal that we are going to get back in the cooperation business. And we're going to cooperate whenever we can, act alone only when we have to, including discontinuing our direct military involvement in Iraq as quickly as we can without making it worse.
We have to regain our economic momentum, to restore the middle class, which means we need more good jobs and significant changes in our education policy.
We have to have -- finally, we have to pass universal health care. Now what we're doing is costing us too much, doing too little, undermining our economic stability and our -- the moral fabric of our society.
We have to do something really significant on energy for reasons of national security, global warming, and most -- and our economic wellbeing. We have got to move back toward a clean, independent energy future. It will create millions of jobs and promote more equality.
And finally, we need to do this in a way that gives all Americans a chance to work together on it. One reason I like this whole idea of a clean independent energy future is it's inherently beyond politics. It gives people something to do across political lines, racial lines, income lines. It will benefit people in urban areas, suburban areas, small towns, rural areas.
We live in an interdependent world, where just a few people, as we found out on 9-11, or the British found out with their car bombings and their subway bombings, who don't feel part of the community, can do an enormous amount of damage. The only way to overcome our differences is not basically to try to erase the past, it's to get used to working together.
I mean, it's really kind of a metaphor for the Hillary argument. If you look at last Monday, the new --
ROSE: Your people are pushing me, so I want you to finish, but it's not my --
CLINTON: The new leaders of Northern Ireland came to Washington to see the president. They -- it represents a stunning change. I think everybody would admit, right? Stunning change in Northern Ireland.
ROSE: It's unbelievable.
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The Last Cavalier (Silhouette Romances) (edition 2006)
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Last Cavalier (Silhouette Shadows, No 1) by Heather Graham Pozzessere
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THE LAST CAVALIER was the debut book in Silhouette's Shadows series, which ran from 1993 to 1996. The series was billed as stories "from the dark side of love" (e.g., Gothics, paranormal romances). Some of the books were reprinted later in the Dreamscapes series.
THE LAST CAVALIER was an interesting twist on time-travel romances. This one takes place on Blackfield's Mountain in Virginia. In 1862, a Civil War battle is raging on the mountain, and on that same date and location in 1993, a battle reenactment is taking place.
By some twist of fate, a portal opens which brings Jason Tarkenton, a colonel in the Confederate army, into "present day." He assumes the reenactment is the actual battle, and thinks participant Vickie Knox is a spy for the North. Jason kidnaps Vickie to keep her from turning him over to the Yanks.
Of course, Vickie thinks Jason is a madman who's taking the battle reenactment way too seriously. And Jason doesn't believe he's been transported to 1993. As they work to convince each other their own story is true, sparks fly between them.
For the most part, I liked this book. It was interesting to see Jason's reaction to Vickie's modern world. In addition to the developing romance, there was a side story of Jason trying to return to 1862 to save his wounded brother. I thought it was cool how he went about it.
As far as the characters go, I'd say I loved Jason and Vickie's grandfather "Gramps," but unfortunately Vickie herself fell a little flat. She was also a bit annoying at times, but Jason made up for it. They did seem well suited for each other in the end, and I loved how their story concluded.
THE LAST CAVALIER was a pretty good start to the Silhouette Shadows series. 3½-stars!
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Obama says Europe should see the tragedy of MH17 as 'wake-up call'
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President Barack Obama said on Friday the downing of Malaysia Air MH17 in a Ukrainian region controlled by Russian-backed separatists should be a "wake-up call" for the West in its drive to hold Moscow accountable for a crisis that appears to be at a turning point.
"This certainly will be a wake-up call for Europe and the world that there are consequences to an escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine; that it is not going to be localised, it is not going to be contained," Obama told reporters.
While stopping short of blaming Russia for Thursday's crash of flight MH17, in which 298 people died, Obama accused Russia of failing to stop the violence that made it possible to shoot down the plane.
"The violence that's taking place there is facilitated in large part because of Russian support," Obama said. "If Mr Putin makes a decision that we are not going to allow heavy armaments and the flow of fighters into Ukraine across the Ukrainian-Russian border, then it will stop.
"He has the most control over that situation... and so far, at least, he has not exercised it."
Watch: Obama: Putin must push separatists to aid MH17 probe
Russian president Vladimir Putin, who has denied Russian involvement in the fighting in Ukraine, said the government in Kiev bore responsibility because the crash wouldn't have occurred without the current strife with separatists battling regular forces in two eastern regions of the country.
Speaking at an appearance with church leaders near Moscow, Putin called for an end to fighting. "Direct contacts between all conflicting sides should be immediately established, all sides in the conflict must immediately stop military actions and start peace negotiations," he said.
"It is with great concern and sadness that we are watching what is happening in eastern Ukraine. It's awful, it's a tragedy."
The comments came as the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels agreed to set up a security zone around the crash site, Ukraine's security service chief said on Saturday.
Internationally mediated talks "concluded with an agreement to set up a 20-kilometre security zone so that Ukraine could fulfil the most important thing – identify the bodies [and] hand them over to relatives,"Ukrainian Security Service head Valentyn Nalyvaychenko said in televised remarks.
The UN Security Council unanimously demanded a "full, thorough and independent investigation" at the start of a meeting on the Ukraine crisis that saw fraught exchanges between Western countries and Russia.
"This war can be ended," US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power told the council. "Russia can end this war and Russia must end this war."
As moves to investigate the crash got under way, Ukraine's state security service said it intercepted phone conversations among pro-Russian militants discussing a missile strike that knocked Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur out of the sky 50 kilometres from the Russian border yesterday.
Ukrainian emergency services have found the plane's black boxes at the crash site, Kostyantyn Batozsky, an adviser to the head of the Donetsk regional administration appointed by President Petro Poroshenko, told reporters, though he was unable to give details of their current location. The government and rebels are discussing the creation of a safe corridor to the crash site and a demilitarised zone around it, he said.
The aircraft, en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam, crashed over Ukraine on Thursday after a presumed ground-to-air missile attack.
Ukraine Foreign Ministry representative Andriy Sybiga said 181 bodies had been found from the airliner, citing local emergency workers. He said the bodies will be taken to Kharkiv, a government-controlled city 270 kilometers (170 miles) to the north, for identification.
The identities of twenty passengers on the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have yet to be verified, Malaysia's transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said at a press briefing in Kuala Lumpur, adding that the airline is still trying to contact the relatives of those passengers.
At least one Hong Kong resident and a relative with foreign nationality were on board MH17, the Hong Kong Immigration Department said on Friday. The Hongkonger on board MH17 is understood to be a 50-year-old man. The relative with him was his wife, also aged around 50, who held a Malaysian passport.
Malaysia Airlines confirmed on Friday afternoon that 173 Dutch, 44 Malaysians, 27 Australians, 12 Indonesians, nine Britons, four Germans, four Belgians, three Filipinos, one Canadian and one New Zealander were on board the jet.
READ MORE: Hong Kong resident was on board flight MH17
"Chinese nationals are not on the list that they have," a spokesperson told the South China Morning Post.
The spokesperson said the airline wanted to avoid earlier mistakes in revealing unverified identities too soon. Of the 183 passengers, 41 transited in Amsterdam without passing passport controls there.
Spokesman Qin Gang said on Friday afternoon China conveyed profound condolences to the victims and will closely follow the development of the incident.
"We are deeply shocked by the crash of MH17... We hope to find out the cause [of the incident]," said Qin.
"All of China's relevant embassies and consulates have activated the emergency system to confirm if there were Chinese citizens on board. We will closely follow the development of the incident, keep in close contact with all parties involved, and take actions in accordance [with the development of the incident]."
Ukraine has called for an international probe to determine who attacked the plane and the Unites States has offered to help. But access to the site remained difficult and dangerous. The road from Donetsk, the largest city in the region, to the crash site was marked by five rebel checkpoints Friday, with document checks at each.
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), a multinational grouping that has played an observer role in Ukraine's conflict, sent staff via helicopter to the rebel-controlled area where the plane's wreckage lies shattered, a spokesperson for the organisation told the South China Morning Post.
Prior to their departure, the OSCE held talks with the militants who have agreed to their presence.
"Today 17 new workers and four official experts from Kiev arrived in Donetsk," said rebel leader Sergei Kavtaradze. "Soon they are due to arrive at the site of the tragedy. We support the maximum number of experts possible."
The OSCE later said about 30 of its staff had arrived at the scene.
Watch: Downed Malaysia Airlines jet MH17 - what we know so far
The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists are meanwhile continuing to trade accusations over who shot down the Malaysian airliner. Both have denied taking the plane down.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk described the downing as an "international crime" whose perpetrators would have to be punished in an international tribunal.
"Yesterday's terrible tragedy will change our lives. The Russians have done it now," he was cited as saying by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
Suspicion has fallen on pro-Moscow rebels in the divided eastern Ukraine, branded "terrorists" by the government in Kiev, who are in control of large areas of the region.
INFOGRAPHIC: Shot down over Ukraine
Oleg Tsarev, one of the heads of the breakaway Donetsk People's Republic, told TIME the rebels did not shoot the plane down. "We don't have weapons that can take down a plane from that altitude," he said. Separatists were also quoted in Russian state media saying they did not shoot down the plane.
Map of the airspace over Ukraine after #MH17 was downed: http://t.co/yclqVLgMxY pic.twitter.com/crA6cLGUfv
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) July 17, 2014
According to intercepted audio recordings from conversations between rebels shared by the New York Times, the jet just "fell apart in the air".
In one phone call, pro-Russia separatist rebel commander Igor Bezler allegedly informed a Russian military intelligence official they had "just shot down a plane," according to the recordings.
Bezler allegedly ordered his men to intercept the pilots of the stricken "smoking" jet.
One of the men concluded the plane was a civilian aircraft after stumbling across the remnants of internal brackets, seats and other "civilian items", according to the recordings. The militants described seeing "lots of corpses of women and children".
In the confusion one of the men said he had learnt from a television report that the downed jet was an AN-26 Ukrainian transport plane, but went on to say "but it has Malaysia Airlines logo on it." He went on to question why it was flying in Ukrainian airspace.
The caller on the other end of the line concluded the plane was carrying spies. "They shouldn't be [expletive] flying. There is a war going on," he said.
The Malaysian Airlines jet is the third plane downed in the airspace in recent days following strikes on two Ukrainian Armed Forces aircraft, the office of the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on its website.
The Ukrainian president believed a "terrorist act" was the cause of the crash, his press secretary Svatoslav Tsegolko said. "Poroshenko thinks this of the plane that was brought down: it is not an incident, not a catastrophe, but a terrorist act."
READ MORE: What is known about the Malaysian Airlines plane crash
Few weapons are capable of shooting down an aircraft at cruising altitude, but the strike is well within the range of Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missiles that are in the arsenals of both Ukrainian and Russian forces.
Buk missiles are mobile systems installed on wheeled or tracked vehicles that are designed to strike aircraft, cruise missiles, helicopters and other airborne targets.
The Russian state-run news agency Interfax speculated that the Malaysian airliner could have been mistaken for the personal plane of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who was returning to Moscow from a BRICS summit meeting in Brazil on Thursday.
Watch: Aftermath of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster
In a press conference early on Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak demanded swift justice for those responsible if the airliner was found to have been shot down.
"The Ukrainian authorities believe that the plane was shot down," Najib said in the statement. "At this stage, however, Malaysia is unable to verify the cause of this tragedy. But we must, and we will, find out precisely what happened to this flight. No stone will be left unturned."
"If it transpires that the plane was indeed shot down, we insist that the perpetrators must swiftly be brought to justice."
Najib also said that Malaysia was sending a special flight to Kiev with a disaster assistance and rescue team.
"An international team must have full access to the crash site and no one should interfere with the area, or move any debris, including the black box," he said.
Malaysia Airlines said air traffic controllers lost contact with Flight MH17 at 14.15pm GMT at 30 kilometres from Tamak waypoint, approximately 50 kilometres from the Russia-Ukraine border. Flight tracking data indicated it was at its cruising altitude of 33,000 feet (10,000 metres) when it disappeared.
Flight MH17 departed Amsterdam at 12.15pm local time and was estimated to arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 6.10am Malaysia local time the next day.
The downed Boeing 777-200ER jet, registered 9M-MRD, had a clean safety record, Malaysia Airlines said. It operated for exactly 17 years.
An Interfax report said the plane came down 50 kilometres short of entering Russian airspace. It "began to drop, afterwards it was found burning on the ground on Ukrainian territory," the unnamed source said. Eurocontrol said on Thursday that eastern Ukraine has been closed to air traffic.
The loss of MH17 is the second disaster to hit Malaysia Airlines this year, following the mysterious loss of Flight MH370. It disappeared in March with 239 passengers and crew on board on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
"This is a tragic day, in what has already been a tragic year, for Malaysia," Najib said.
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott he was "filled with revulsion" by this tragedy and put the blame on pro-Russian militants. More than 100 passengers on the plane were activists flying to Australia to attend the bi-annual World Aids Conference in Melbourne next week.
READ MORE: Australian PM points finger at Russia over downed Malaysian plane
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called for an international investigation into the disaster.
"The circumstances must be clarified without delay and an international investigation needs to shine a light on this tragedy," she added. "We call on all parties in the region to allow full access to the [crash] site."
British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: "I'm shocked and saddened by the Malaysian air disaster."
British media have reported that between five and 10 British citizens were on board MH17.
Holland's Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten said "there were several Dutch onboard", adding he was "deeply shocked" by the "horrible" images coming from the crash site. The flag at the Dutch embassy in Beijing stood at half-mast on Friday.
Distraught relatives of passengers were shielded from the media at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as news of the disaster spread.
A journalist saw several family members – many in tears – led into a restaurant on the upper deck of the airport, from where the ill-fated jet had departed hours earlier.
Shocked passengers due to catch a later flight to Kuala Lumpur, the destination of the downed plane, said they were determined to make their journeys.
"I'm going to board the plane. I'm sure the airlines are now taking precautions," passenger Asri Strankina told reporters.
European air traffic control body Eurocontrol said that the route flown by MH17 "had been closed by the Ukrainian authorities from ground to flight level 320 [32,000ft] but was open at the level at which the aircraft was flying."
Ukrainian aviation authorities have since closed airspace around Eastern Ukraine, Eurocontrol said. These routes are being rejected by Eurocontrol and will "remain closed until further notice."
Unlike other Asian airlines, Malaysian Airlines did not reroute flights when Russian troops moved into Crimea earlier this year. From as early as the beginning of March, South Korea's two main airlines, Korean Air and Asiana, as well as Australia's Qantas and Taiwan's China Airlines avoided Ukrainian air space.
Quizzed as to why Malaysia Airlines had not taken similar precautions, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib said international air authorities had deemed the flight path secure.
"The aircraft's flight route was declared safe by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. And (the) International Air Transportation Association has stated that the airspace the aircraft was traversing was not subject to restrictions," he said.
Re-routing would have involved a longer flight-time and therefore higher fuel costs.
Chris Beebe, the general secretary of the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association and a pilot for 33 years, said an aircraft's pilot, crew and the airline's operational team usually discuss and decide the best route for each flight. The airline took the ultimate decision to fly over eastern Ukraine, he said. "When a flight is dispatched a captain and crew will take into account the route of the flight and they'll usually be briefed on potential conflicts along the way, he said."
Pilots will adjust their routing appropriately if they feel it's an unsafe situation but that is usually done in conjunction with their dispatcher at the airline's operational control centre, said Beebe. "The routings of international flights are pretty detailed and it's certainly all plotted out that it avoids potential conflicts," he said.
Beebe said that the airplane's altitude depended on its load. "The airplane sounds like it was full. It therefore is not capable of going higher sometimes. A fully loaded plane with plenty of fuel potentially meant the Boeing 777 was unable to climb higher than 32,000-33,000 feet," he said.
Hongkongers abroad can call the government's hotline at (852)1868 for help if needed.
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Starting Lineups Sunday; Guyer, Hellickson Updates
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to rebound from last night's defeat at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, with Chris Archer (3-2, 4.00 ERA) taking on Felix Hernandez (8-1, 2.57 ERA).
Rays Starting Lineup
Jennings CF
Kiermaier RF
Longoria 3B
Loney 1B
Zobrist 2B
DeJesus DH
Joyce LF
Escobar SS
Molina C
Mariners Starting Lineup
Chavez LF
Jones CF
Cano 2B
Seager 3B
Zunino C
Ackley DH
Gillespie RF
Miller SS
Bloomquist 1B
GUYER TO BE REEVALUATED: Outfielder Brandon Guyer, who has been on the disabled list since May 26 with a hairline fracture in his left thumb, will have his cast removed Monday and have his thumb X-rayed. If the injury has healed, he will resume baseball activities.
HELLICKSON TO PITCH AT TRIPLE-A: Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who threw three shutout innings Saturday in Tampa in a rehab start with the Single-A Charlotte Stone Crabs, will not make another rehab start in the Florida State League. Instead, he will make his second rehab start with the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls, when they team is in Indianapolis to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates top minor-league affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians.
Hellickson is returning from offseason elbow surgery.


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Lewis is starting to sound more and more like Alonso. Keep running the car down so you limit expectations and then claim the glory for any good performances for yourself.
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Canon City man starts fire during fight with girlfriend, arrested
CANON CITY, Colo. - Fremont County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man after he started a fire in his home in Canon City during a fight with his live-in girlfriend.
Authorities say Steven Patrick Collins, 29, stopped his girlfriend, Maria Atencio, 26, from leaving their home Friday morning. Collins reportedly grabbed Atencio's wrists, threw her purse on the roof and disabled her car. Authorities say Collins also took Atencio's cell phone to keep her from calling for help.
At one point during the fight, Collins poured gasoline on the floor of the couple's laundry room and kitchen area, and started a fire while Atencio was trying to gather her clothes.
Collins put the fire out after Atencio escaped from the room.
The couple's three-year-old son was not injured during the incident.
Authorities say Collins damaged more than $1,000 worth of property at the house.
Collins is being held in the Fremont County Detention Center on a no bond hold. He faces felony charges of 1st Degree Arson, False Imprisonment and Criminal Mischief among other misdemeanor chargers.


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We reported in September that Universal Pictures was developing a live-action movie based on Hasbro's naval combat board game "Battleship," to be directed by Peter Berg.
Berg explained that the film will be a contemporary story about an international five-ship fleet engaged in intense warfare, but since then, much of the details have been sketchy at best, until now.
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Israel was born in violence when Arab nations refused to accept the United Nations partition plan and during its entire existence, the Israel government and people have reacted in the manner of a besieged mentality. Turkey has been the only Muslim nation which has maintained close relations with Israel even to the extend to conducting joint military exercises. Turkish leaders have paid the price in their relations with Muslims by refusing to end close contacts with Israel. But, the Turkish government finally gave up supporting Israel due to the disastrous IDF invasion of Gaza which led to the death of 1,300 (including hundreds of civilians) and the wounding of 5000 while Israel had ten soldiers and three civilians killed. Prime Minister Erdogan told Newsweek, "I'm not saying that Hamas is a good organization, and makes no mistakes. They have made mistakes. But, I am evaluating the end result.. the current Israel government should check itself. They should not exploit this issue for the upcoming elections."
Erdogan confronted Israel President Peres at the Davos conference and stormed out of the room after an angry meeting. The Israel propaganda machine is trying to convey the message the European Union backs them and is angry at Turkey. Hogwash. The entire world is furious and after death and destruction, rockets still come. The solution was never military in nature but working with Arab nations to achieve peace. The Arab League offered a sensible compromise of returning to 1967 borders in exchange for peace, but Israel internal politics prevent such agreements. Erdogan was right on target– the Gaza invasion was linked to the upcoming Israel elections and Defense Minister Barak is now posing as a savior in order to get votes.
It is time for Israel to end the power of West Bank settlers and the religious right, and create a secular society that is centered in compromise and peace.


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This trek is a great introduction to people who want to graduate to multi-day trekking and camping trips slowly and gradually from normal sightseeing tours. This trek covers Tungnath, Chandrashila, Chopta and Deoria Taal with treks of varying duration and intensity. But neither of the treks are too difficult and can be enjoyed by travelers in reasonably fit physical condition. The charm of staying in camps under clear night skies of Himalayas of Gharwal is a big attraction of this trekking tour.
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Sharpsburg parish's kickoff for kids group close
In little more than a year, St. Juan Diego Parish youth director Tom Troyan has organized a strong group of teens who are interested in making a difference in the parish community.
"We have a great group," said Troyan, who leads twice-monthly meetings for the Sharpsburg-based youth organization.
"But I asked myself, what are we doing for the younger kids?"
Troyan was compelled to start a feeder program geared toward children in kindergarten through the fifth grade.
The group will meet once a month for age-appropriate activities and social projects in the basement of the St. Juan Diego rectory along Ninth Street. The newly remodeled space was aptly dubbed the Act of Random Kindness (ARK) room by Troyan's older club.
The kickoff for the younger kids will be at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 28 for anyone interested.
"I'd just like to do something to get them interested while they're young," Troyan said. "We need to introduce them to the idea of fellowship so when they hit middle school, they are excited."
Activities will be geared toward an elementary level and might include coloring, painting and games.
"It will be about stimulating their creativity and getting them excited about social-justice activities," Troyan said.
Like their older counterparts, Troyan will have the younger set design cards to be delivered to patients at the VA Hospital in O'Hara or to local shut-ins.
They might be encouraged to do a fundraiser similar to the older kids, who raised more than $500 by asking parish members to pitch pennies into a pot each Sunday, or to bring in blankets, food and treats for an animal shelter.
The older students collected those items and were treated to a visit by a therapy dog named Anastasia, whose owner explained the beneficial effects of taking the dog to local hospitals.
In addition to fellowship and fun, Troyan said, the goal is to show younger children what they can accomplish.
"Instead of looking at youth group as just another day, they might look at it as "I can do something!"
For more information about the new youth group, call Troyan at 412-580-8675.
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