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Lauren Locke, who has lived behind the Red Lion Restaurant for more than two years, worries that -- if a new bridge over Boulder Creek isn't successfully installed as planned Thursday -- she might be denied access to her home.
After the restaurant's access bridge washed out in the raging creek last week, the city of Boulder told the handful of residents who live up Boulder Canyon near the Red Lion that they were locking a gate to an emergency access road and would only give keys to people who signed waivers acknowledging the risk of injury or death by using the "sub-standard road."
Boulder officials have changed course, deciding to skip the waivers and let the residents keep using the back road to get to their homes until Thursday, when a temporary bridge is expected to be installed.
Locke said, though, that if the bridge takes longer to install than expected, she'll be stuck. She was among the neighbors who said the original waiver releasing the city from liability was "blackmail" and "hostage taking" and refused to sign.
"You should be able to have some access to your home without signing a waiver," she said. "You can't tell us we have to sign away our lives so we can go home."
City spokesman Patrick von Keyserling said the back road, Chapman Drive -- which has hairpin turns, compromised stone bridges and steep drop-offs -- still isn't open to public use and is only available to residents, contractors and emergency vehicles.
The locks to the road's access gate will be changed Thursday -- meaning the residents' keys no longer will work -- because the Red Lion is planning to install the temporary bridge by the end of the day, von Keyserling said.
The city doesn't have to provide access to homes in that area, von Keyserling said, but officials decided to allow residents to use the poorly maintained road on a temporary basis because, in part, they were not able to meet personally with every resident to explain the situation.
Open space rangers also will be patrolling the road -- which passes over Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks land -- while contractors are using it to install the new bridge, von Keyserling said.
"The rangers are on the road making sure it's safe," he said. "For those reasons, the city felt the statement that it isn't responsible was strong enough at this point."
Red Lion officials are working with Boulder County to rush several permits to get the temporary bridge in place. Restaurant owner Chris Mueller said he expects work on the bridge to begin Thursday and for the bridge to be ready for use by Friday.
Von Keyserling said the city will reassess when it will change the Chapman Drive gate locks if the bridge isn't up Thursday. If permits fall through and it appears that it will take significantly longer to install, he said, the city will have to decide if it's going to continue to patrol Chapman Drive on a regular basis or "make different arrangements with the residents."

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Barmes' blast backs Morton's commanding start
SAN FRANCISCO -- Three-fourths of the way through the baseball season's harshest month, the one notorious for springing trap doors on pretenders, and the Pirates continue to celebrate the underdog days of August.
Friday night, the Bucs showed their teeth to Madison Bumgarner briefly, and that's all they needed to remain atop the National League Central behind Charlie Morton.View Full Game Coverage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Three-fourths of the way through the baseball season's harshest month, the one notorious for springing trap doors on pretenders, and the Pirates continue to celebrate the underdog days of August.
Friday night, the Bucs showed their teeth to Madison Bumgarner briefly, and that's all they needed to remain atop the National League Central behind Charlie Morton.View Full Game Coverage
After the Pirates were blanked on four hits through six innings by the lefty Bumgarner, Clint Barmes jacked a three-run home run with one out in the seventh to erase the 1-0 deficit, and the Bucs went on to a 3-1 win over the Giants at AT&T Park.
Barmes essentially was the replacement in Pittsburgh's lineup for Pedro Alvarez, the team's featured long-ball hitter. Jordy Mercer actually played third, but his shift over from shortstop accomodated Barmes, who came up with the one hit that mattered.
Clint Hurdle, genius or merely prescient?
"The one thing we've been good at is being a team," the Pirates' manager said. "Different guys have shown up at different times throughout the season."
Barmes showed at the perfect time: Behind him, Tony Sanchez was on-deck to bat for Morton without a change in the score; when Barmes connected with Bumgarner's 1-1 slider, not only did Morton have a lead, he had more work to do.
"It was great. I was really happy to see him put that swing on the ball," Morton said. "It was a thing of beauty. Awesome. Otherwise, I'm out."
He stayed in, continuing to be alternately masterful and tenacious for 7 2/3 innings, dismissing the Giants on seven scattered hits, walking one and striking out three.
With their 76th win, the Pirates won for the fourth time in five games on this historically unkind West Coast swing, clinching a winning trip with only two more games here remaining.
The Bucs also protected their one-game division lead over St. Louis, while moving 3 1/2 games up on third-place Cincinnati.
Through the first five games of this trek, the Pirates have allowed a total of 10 runs -- with half of them coming the one time they could afford it, in Thursday night's 10-5 victory over the Giants. In the other four games, the Bucs upped to 56 the total number of times they have held the opposition to two runs or fewer.
"That is an impressive number," Hurdle said. "It speaks to our strength off the mound -- and the defense behind it and the game-calling. It's more than a pitching accomplishment; it's a team accomplishment."
Barmes snapped the Pirates out of the Bumgarner-influenced trance following singles by Gaby Sanchez and Josh Harrison -- and a Neil Walker sacrifice bunt that proved incidental -- by pulling a line drive over the fence in the left-field corner for his fourth homer.
"My mindset was just to get at least one of them in to tie," said Barmes, who did not come through in the fifth inning, popping out after Hurdle had similarly chosen to set the table for him by having Walker bunt following Harrison's leadoff single. "To get another opportunity in that situation, in a one-run game, helps your confidence.
"I was looking to stay inside a pitch I could handle. I saw the slider pretty well -- a pretty good pitch, actually -- and just dropped the barrel on it and drove it."
"It was pretty much where I wanted it," Bumgarner agreed. "He just made an adjustment. That's why they are where they are. It seemed like they were all able to make adjustments. There's no one way to beat them."
The game's first run -- appropriate in a sport of which it is often said that there's no place on the field to hide -- came on a two-out hit in the fourth that fell just out of the reach of a turned-around Mercer, in his first Major League start at third base.
Given the trajectory of left-handed-hitting Roger Kieschnick's soft fly, both Barmes and left fielder Jose Tabata may have had more right to that ball. However, Mercer, twisted around under it, was closest when it dropped.
"Just placed where no one could get to it," said Hurdle, pointing out that Barmes was shifted to the right for Kieschnick and had no realistic chance of recovering. "Jordy ran to the spot he thought the ball would come down, and it went about 10-15 feet to the right of that."
Besides Harrison, the Pirates' other two-hit man was Andrew McCutchen, unable to break his habit of multihit games this month and against the Giants.
When he was going badly -- and, don't forget, this is a guy who was batting .217 a month into the season -- McCutchen's hardest line drives were being caught. Now, his broken-bat-jam jobs fall safely into left field. He did that in the first and added a crisper single in the sixth.
The All-Star center fielder had his ninth multihit game out of the last 12, raising his August average to .451 (32-for-71) and his lifetime mark against the Giants to .408 (29-for-71).
Ultimately, however, the night again belonged to the mound men. Tony Watson bailed Morton out of a mild jam -- Brandon Crawford had doubled with two away -- by getting the final out in the eighth. Mark Melancon then earned his ninth save around an infield single by Hunter Pence.
"I felt good, was pretty efficient and the guys behind me made great plays, and it all added up to me going pretty deep," said Morton, once again Ground Chuck: In his last four starts, he has gotten 56 outs on the ground vs. 17 by air. "I do feel like the sinker is that good that I can throw it a lot. But it's not a free pass. I still have to work ahead [in the count].
"Ground balls won't always equate to me getting outs, but that's the game plan. That's what I go in every game trying to do."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.


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Jewish leaders have joined members of other faith groups in denouncing Ottawa's plan to effectively cancel funding for non-Christian prison chaplains at federal jails.
"We are deeply concerned that non-Christian inmates will be deprived of religiously specific spiritual nourishment at a time in their lives when they most clearly need it," said Rabbi Reuben Poupko, chair of the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus, the arm of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) that represents rabbis of all denominations.
"Ministers from all faiths who meet prison standards, conform to prison rules, and are qualified to meet the particular religious needs of non-Christian inmates are a powerful influence for them to correct their errors and return to their communities as responsible citizens. We cannot be deaf to those who seek our support at the lowest point of their lives. We ask the minister of public safety to reconsider this decision and ensure that all prisoners who seek spiritual sustenance are able to receive it," Rabbi Poupko said.
The move to cut part-time, non-Christian chaplains came after Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, who is responsible for federal penitentiaries, ordered a review of funding for part-time chaplains from other religions.
That decision followed another last month in which Toews cancelled a tender for a Wiccan priest to minister in federal jails in British Columia. Toews told the CBC News at the time that he wasn't convinced part-time chaplains from other religions are an appropriate use of taxpayer money and that he would review the policy.
Most of the non-Christian chaplains working in the federal penitentiary system are part-time.
As a result of the review, part-time chaplains will be let go and the remaining full-time prison chaplains – who are almost all Christian – will now provide interfaith services and counselling to all inmates, Toews' office told CBC News.
Less than one per cent of the approximately 15,000 inmates in federal jails identify themselves Jewish, while some 57 per cent identify as Christian. Muslims account for 4.5 per cent of the total, while Buddhists make up two per cent, CBC News reported.
The contract cancellations are scheduled to take effect by the end of March and will affect 49 part-time chaplains nationwide, 18 of whom are non-Christians, CBC News reported.
CIJA chair David Koschitzky said his group has "written to the minister of public safety to urge the government to find a solution that will maintain this essential service.
"While this is a matter of protecting freedom of religion, there is also an important aspect of public safety at stake in this decision. It is no stretch to say that chaplains are at the forefront of the rehabilitation process, and work every day to ensure that inmates awaiting release have the tools they need to avoid re-offending. That Jews and other non-Christians are a minority of inmates in no way diminishes the critical importance of their access to chaplains of their own faith – who provide a moral compass to help inmates navigate their way to a productive life following incarceration."
Mount Royal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, his party's justice and human rights critic, called the government's decision "clearly discriminatory."
He added: "The minister of public safety says that he is 'not in the business of picking and choosing which religions will be given preferential status' – but by providing funding for Christian chaplains only, he is doing precisely that.
"The Conservatives must recognize this contradiction, reinstate funding for chaplains of all faiths, and uphold the values of freedom of conscience and religion – and equality before the law – as enshrined in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms."
Late Friday, however, B'nai Brith Canada CEO Frank Dimant issued a statement saying he had received assurances from Toews " that inmates of all faith traditions will continue to be ministered to by chaplains representing their own religion… We have been advised that the volunteer chaplain and full-time chaplaincy programs will continue and that these programs are ministered by representatives of all faith groups."
Earlier, during question period in the House of Commons, Toews' parliamentary secretary, Candice Bergen, defended the government's decision.
"Our government strongly supports the freedom of religion for all Canadians. Convicted criminals continue to have reasonable access to any religious counselling or services of their choice on a voluntary basis," Bergen said.
"The government does fund full-time chaplains. In addition to serving members of their own faith, these chaplains also make themselves available on a by request basis to provide spiritual advice to the general population," she added.
"The Canadian Forces have used this type of chaplaincy program for years. If it is good enough for our armed forces, then it is good enough for inmates in our federal penitentiaries."


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We Listen – Ear Plugs Provided & Extra Doors Installed
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Right now at this very moment, we're getting contractors to get another new door up to block the music that's coming from Backyard Bistro after 10pm. House rules, it's important.
**Update: We have two brand new doors to filter out the music from our Bistro's live band and washing machine/ dryer noise on the 1st level. The doors has been effective in filtering out the noise coming from our bistro! My advice is not to take the ground floor beds unless necessary because the communal area is just right outside.
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IMF Survey Vol.30, No.6 March 2001
- Press briefing: Köhler, Fischer discuss work of new department, IMF response to financial crises, including Turkey
- Workshop on financial abuse: Panelists stress role of international community in tackling money laundering
- Stand–By, EFF, and PRGF arrangements
- Opening remarks to conference: Kõhler sees standards and codes as a tool for growth and financial stability
- Mussa to relinquish position as IMF Director of Research
- Kosovo: Economic, political, and social uncertainties pose challenges to fiscal sustainability
- Donors meeting on Kosovo
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Thys feest shal be callid 'Whan That Aprille Daye.'
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Avila's HR in 9th boosts Tigers over Astros
Houston, TX – Alex Avila ripped a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros in the second of a four-game set from Minute Maid Park.
Trailing 3-2 entering the ninth, Avila worked a 3-1 count with one away and Don Kelly on first before delivering the decisive blow to right-center field off Jose Veras (0-2).
"It felt amazing," Avila said. "I'm sure my expression on the field said it all. When you're struggling and you do something good on the field, it feels good."
Doug Fister started for Detroit and scattered nine hits and three runs - two earned - in six-plus innings. Drew Smyly (2-0) tossed two perfect innings of relief to earn the win.
Jose Valverde locked the door for his third save in as many opportunities since re-joining the Tigers earlier this season.
Jose Altuve went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Astros, who dropped their fourth straight game behind Bud Norris, who struck out seven while yielding just two runs in seven innings of work.
"Bud Norris did what a top starter does when his team is light in the bullpen after a 14-inning games," said Astros manager Bo Porter. "He went out there for seven innings and pitched like a top starter and held one of the best offensive teams in our league to two runs."
Trailing 2-0 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Matt Dominguez led off with a double to left and advanced to third on Rick Ankiel's single. Marwin Gonzalez then reached when Omar Infante muffed a ground ball, and Dominguez came around for Houston's first run.
Robbie Grossman then roped a single to left, plating Ankiel, and Altuve's sharp grounder up the middle went under Fister's glove and ricocheted off second base, giving him enough time to leg out an infield single. Gonzalez trotted home and the Astros had the lead before a single out had been recorded in the inning.
Smyly replaced Fister on the hill and avoided further damage by retiring the next three batters in order.
The Tigers scored one run apiece in the second and fourth innings off Norris. Jhonny Peralta put them on the board with an RBI single to left in the second and Victor Martinez gave them some insurance two innings later with a single of his own, plating Miguel Cabrera.
Game Notes
Prince Fielder went 0-for-1 with three walks ... Houston was 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.


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Grand Marshals for this year's celebration are Arnold "Judge" Veglahn and Howard Schmidtke. They were chosen to represent the city specially this year with the all school reunion coming to St. James. Both Veglahn and Schmidtke are beloved teachers in the area.
The Railroad Days celebration begins next week on Tuesday, June 18.
Event planning has been underway for some time now, with the city now preparing for it's biggest celebration of the year.
Grand Marshals for this year's celebration are Arnold "Judge" Veglahn and Howard Schmidtke. They were chosen to represent the city specially this year with the all school reunion coming to St. James. Both Veglahn and Schmidtke are beloved teachers in the area.
The Railroad Days committee has a number of events scheduled for the celebration. Here are just a few:
Tuesday, June 18
5 p.m. – The Taste of St. James will make its way to the city of St. James, sponsored by Pioneer Bank. The Taste of St. James is a fundraiser for Railroad Days and will take place in the St. James VFW building.
Wednesday, June 19
6:30 p.m. – In keeping up with the Railroad Days theme, Author Steve Glischinski will be holding an event at the Watonwan County St. James Library for his photographic book about Minnesota Railroads between 1940 and 2012.
Thursday, June 20
5:30 p.m. – The big event Thursday is the annual Railrun where participants can run four miles, walk a half a mile or participate at varying levels in between. Registration for the event begins at 5:30 p.m.
8 p.m. – Following the Railrun will be the Ronnie E Cash Show. The show is a tribute to Jonny Cash and is free for the public with a button. The Ronnie E Cash Show kicks off a very musical weekend that has been planned for the city of St. James.
Friday, June 21
11 a.m. – Friday has many activities in store, but the big ticket item will be the St. James Community Golf Invitational. The invitational takes place annually and works as a fundraiser for many local community organizations.
8:30 p.m. – Entertainment for Friday night is the Canyon Cowboy held in the entertainment building with a $5 admission fee. The We Fest Package will be given away at this event.
Saturday, June 22
Saturday is easily the busiest day of the celebration. Car shows, museum tours, movies and train rides are just a glimpse of all the activities taking place Saturday.
6 p.m. – The annual Gandy Dancer Parade will make it's way down Main Street in St. James at 6 p.m. This year's parade includes a large number of high school marching bands and will be unique due to scheduling issues that have been avoided. See a more in depth story on the parade in this week's Plaindealer!
8:30 p.m. – Side FX will be performing in the entertainment building Saturday night with a $5 cover charge.
Sunday, June 23
6:30 a.m. – New to this year's Railroad Days celebration is the St. James Triathlon. This kicks off bright and early at the St. James Pool.
11 a.m. – Truck and Tractor pull registration begins at 11 a.m. with the event following at 12:30 p.m. A beer garden and food stands will be open at the Watonwan County Fairgrounds throughout the day.
4 p.m. – A raffle drawing and button winners announcement will be made to close out the busy weekend in the entertainment building in St. James.
For a more detailed list of events visit the Railroad Days Facebook page or pick up this week's Shopper. Don't forget to purchase a button to be eligible to win great prizes and receive discounts throughout the Railroad Days celebration.


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Use the iron heart option. The 5th line has a metal ring on the end of it by the bar. Put your chicken loop through the big ring and reset it. Then hook your leash to the little metal ring that is attached to the big ring. All of the joys of riding suicide with none of the drawbacks. If you do pop your safety, the kite will still flag out on the 5th line, if you just drop your kite while unhooked, the kite depowers, falls to the water, and is easily relaunchable.
Yup, okay cool. The main reason I posted this thread is because there is a huge disclaimer in the North bar manual that pretty much says "We've got this feature but you should never use it" which had scared me off.


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Parishioners screamed and ran for cover and others, including the church flutist, tried to subdue him. Police said the assailant thought the choir members were members of a secret society.
The episode caused panic among church members such as 12-year-old Jordan Schalow and his mother, Valerie, who had just heard the pastor read a Gospel message about the importance of loving everyone and had the recent bombing in Boston on their mind.
Jordan had told his mom, "Thank God. I'm in church and nothing bad is going to happen here."
Valerie Schalow said her husband, Gerald, sat next to Capener during services at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church and had noticed him acting nervously. When he shook Capener's hand, she said her husband found them to be very sweaty. "My husband even had to go wash his hands after that," Schalow said.
The random and violent attack by the knife-wielding Capener, 24, sparked confusion and fear in the Albuquerque Westside church as the choir started singing "Take My Hand, Precious Lord."
According to a criminal complaint released Monday, Capener vaulted over pews and lashed out at choir director Adam Alvarez, who had his back toward him.
"I saw what was happening and I yelled at my husband," said Schalow, who ran out of the church with her three children. "The guy had been acting strange during Mass."
The complaint said church flutist Gerald Madrid saw Alvarez being attacked and attempted to "bear hug" Capener to try and stop him. Madrid was then stabbed five times in his back by Capener, authorities said.
"I instinctively just dropped my flute and I rushed the guy," Madrid said. "I never saw a knife, but I just rushed him."
At least two others were injured in the attack, police said.
Capener later told police that he was "99 percent sure Alvarez was a mason" and that he thought Alvarez was involved in a conspiracy.
He told the investigator that Masons are a group involved "in a conspiracy that is far more reaching than I could or would believe."
Capener, whose mother is active in the church, said he stabbed the others who tried to subdue him because he thought they might be Masons, too.
Among those to subdue Capener was off-duty Albuquerque Fire Department Lt. Greg Aragon, who then helped treat patients after the attack, authorities said. He was also stabbed in the attack and was later treated at a hospital and released.
The affidavit said Capener apologized for stabbing the others after he was read his rights and agreed to speak to police.
Masons are a fraternal group involved in charity and other community activities, but many of their rituals and symbols are secret.
Capener was charged on three counts of aggravated battery and ordered held on $250,000 bail.
St. Jude Thaddeus' pastor, the Rev. John Daniel, said Capener's mother was "very active" in the parish and serves as a Eucharistic minister there.
"He was here occasionally but not very often," Daniel said.
Daniel said that Capener had just graduated from a community college and appeared to be doing well after getting a job. "I think he's been struggling for a while, maybe with some (mental) health issues," Daniel said.
Both Alvarez and Madrid remained hospitalized Monday and their families said the men were recovering from wounds that were described as not life-threatening.
Services at the 3,000-member church resumed Monday. Parishioners stopped to leave flowers, notes and candles outside the church and at the church's shrine dedicated to St. Jude, the church's namesake and the Catholic Patron Saint of "lost causes."
In Mass homilies throughout the day, Daniel said he compared St. Catherine of Siena, who worked for peace in 14th century Italy, with the power of forgiveness.
Robynn Madrid, whose husband Gerald Madrid was recovering from the attack, said despite the pain Capener caused, she's already forgiven him. "We're praying for his family," she said.
Spanish choir member Richard Aragon said he, too, is trying to show compassion and forgiveness, even though he had trouble sleeping the night after the stabbing. Aragon was preparing for the upcoming Spanish services when the attack began.
"There's nothing you can do. There's obviously something…he's touched or something," Aragon said. "It already happened. It's too late."
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A bill that would ramp up state efforts to control a growing drug dependency problem won unanimous approval Tuesday in the Massachusetts Senate.
The measure would toughen the state's prescription drug monitoring program and require pharmacists dispense an interchangeable abuse deterrent drug unless a physician has indicated that a substitution should not be made.
It would also mandate insurers reimburse for substance abuse treatment services delivered by licensed drug and alcohol counselors.
"I was proud to join my colleagues in the Senate today in passing comprehensive legislation that aims to address the substance abuse crisis we face in Massachusetts," Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, said. "Substance abuse touches families from every corner of the commonwealth; we must ensure every citizen has access to the tools that help prevent drug addiction as well as the treatment network that puts those suffering from addiction on the path to recovery."
Senate President Therese Murray thanked her colleagues for acting on the bill, saying Massachusetts was in the midst of an opiate addiction crisis.
"When we have 135 babies born in one month addicted, when 93 percent of the families in (Department of Children and Families) care are there for addiction, now is the time to act and I hope that the House will take this up," Murray, a Plymouth Democrat, said immediately after the 40-0 vote.
The legislation would also mandate the chief medical examiner file a report with federal drug regulators and the state Department of Public Health when a death is found to be caused by a controlled substance.
The legislation was filed after a special Senate committee led by Democratic Sen. Jennifer Flanagan held hearings around the state on drug abuse and treatment options.
"We've heard that access to treatment to treatment is one of the biggest obstacles," said Flanagan, of Leominster, adding that the bill takes important steps to streamline the treatment system.
Other provisions of the bill include:
• Require physicians consult the state's prescription monitoring program before writing a prescription on an annual basis for patients receiving ongoing treatment of a controlled substance.
• Require the Department of Public Health to report to the Legislature on whether doctors are using the prescription monitoring program and the number of physician and pharmacist violations.
• Allow state regulators to mandate that before prescribing certain addictive prescription drugs, a doctor should review a patient's prescription history, educate the patient on addiction, limit the quantity of pills and conduct a risk assessment.


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Retired FBI special agent gives talk at Liberty
Starting out as a New York City school principal isn't a shabby proving ground for a future FBI agent.
At least that was the case for retired FBI special agent Ed Sulzbach, who patrolled the school hallways before making his way to the streets as a trained FBI agent in 1972. He worked undercover with a notorious biker gang, followed foreign spies, posed as a hit man, performed psychological profiling and was awarded one of the FBI's first medals of valor for saving a colleague's life when a drug investigation turned into a shooting spree in the mid-1970s.
Liberty University welcomed Sulzbach as a guest speaker in the Arthur S. DeMoss Learning Center on Thursday, Feb. 26. With 24 years of FBI experience under his belt, Sulzbach told students stories that were heroic and heartbreaking, mixed with some laughter.
"It's a unique kind of family," Sulzbach said of the FBI.
As he phrased it, most work environments have a "jerk quotient" — but the FBI's quotient was very low. He recalled many wonderful memories with the Bureau, but he said being a psychological profiler was the most painful part of his experience.
"Some of those crime scenes live with me to these days. You become haunted by those ghosts," he said.
Yet, he was comforted by the fact that he could help bring criminals who performed horrible acts such as pedophilia, rape and murder to justice. To do that, he had to seem like he sympathized with them.
"You become a bit of a thespian," he said.
Nowadays, he said, FBI agents are working abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he doesn't know what their duties fully entail. He still watches some FBI and crime shows on television — and the one he thinks is most accurate is "Criminal Minds."
Sulzbach's speech drew 108 students. It was hosted by Liberty University's Criminal Justice Students Club and the Helms School of Government.


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When a whole group of people agree to lie and blame, when they are making it up, what kind of mental illness is that. I think it is brainwashing because there is a punishment for not agreeing. like burning in hell. Seems like hypnosis when they speak for god continuosly. I think they are crazy. And I so don't want to vote for them.
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Nothing crazy about love and being kind. Crazy about speaking for the invisable, and no one tells them they are making it up.
understand what you're saying and agree.........
When a situation (real or mythical) benefits their point of view, religious give credit to their god. When a situation makes their point of view socially unacceptable, religious blame their god's nemesis. I think it's called narcissism.
SPAG (self projection as god) is another take on making outrageous claims such as "you're going to hell if you don't agree with me because god told me this is true"
I heard a great line from "The Reality Check" podcast this week. When signing off, one said, "Doubt out loud". I think we should call people out on their crazy batshittery... especially those people who feel they are qualified to govern us.
Good point. When someone make such unreasonable assertions, and they are left unchecked, you are essentially reaffirming them.
The timing of the Reason Rally in March could not be more important given the stakes in November.
fk lying anymore
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – For his latest feat, professional daredevil Nik Wallenda is going to try to do an unharnessed tightrope walk high above the beach in Atlantic City.
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His tight rope will be 100 feet in the air and 1,300 feet long.
In June, Wallenda wowed the masses when he did a similar stunt 200 feet above Niagara Falls.
He told WCBS radio that the variable winds will be the biggest challenge for his Atlantic City effort, which he called "a very unique walk."


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His dealings continued throughout his career. In the eighties, he performed his songs at war zones in Central America. He even sang for squatters and anti-nuclear activists. Back in the United States, he connected with a convoy of Salvadoran refugees throughout Texas.
As for his music, Lippman has ten releases to his name. The most recent record being the collaboration with George Shrub, better known as "The World's Only Known Singing CIA Agent," called Shrub and Lippman Live in Manhattan Kansas. Perhaps his most popular record to date is titled I Hate Wal-Mart. Known mostly for his witty and influential lyrics, Lippman has even created, and still maintains, a weblog called "Travelblogue." On this site (http://www.davelippman.com/touring.html) one can laugh at his brilliant rhetoric, as he smoothly defends his ideas. His music is still popular today.
He has also been called "A political Weird Al Yankovich," by Tuscon Weekly.
Some other quotes, which all can be found on his website: (http://www.davelippman.com)
"With his astute observations about the American political system and his sly, often underplayed humor, Lippman is a national treasure." -- L.A. Herald-Examiner
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LOS ANGELES -- Shawn Michaels has all the characteristics that are required of a good leading man in Hollywood. He's flamboyant for sure, ruggedly handsome and with an impeccable delivery of his lines. So with Michaels, or the Heartbreak Kid as he's known around the world, preparing to do battle with Kurt Angle tomorrow night at Wrestlemania XXI just down the street from studio lots, would he ever be interested in a movie career?
"I never thought I'd be a guy who would use wrestling as a springboard to anything else," said Michaels (Shawn Michael Hickenbottom to his mom) prior to the big dance at the Staples Center. "I've been world champion and I'm content with that. I've got no aspirations of being bigger than (Robert) De Niro or (Sylvester) Stallone."
Hollywood and wrestling have worked well in the past -- save for a few dreadful performances by Hulk Hogan in painfully un-comedic roles. The Rock has found so much success on the silver screen that wrestling is a backburner concern. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has a three-picture deal in the works. The two professions can go hand in hand, but Michaels would rather watch the movies than take part.
"Acting is one thing where the more time you spend at it the better you can get. With wrestling, you either have it or you don't," said Michaels.
"For actors, if it's not in front of them, they're lost. Our guys, they learn their lines but they also have to adjust and improvise and feel an audience.
"When I was asked to do something for Baywatch and Pacific Blue, you do your thing and then they yell, 'Next' and you wonder if you were any good. With our crowd, you know instantaneously if something works.
"I go to the movies for enjoyment. The actors I enjoy have an amazing gift that I don't have."
But Michaels is gifted in his own right. He isn't referred to as the "Showstopper" for nothing. The matchup with Angle, who made a recent pit stop in Edmonton to promote the May 31 Smackdown! card at Rexall Place, should be another in the long line of memorable moments in Michaels's storied career.
"I don't know if it'll be a showstealer or a classic. Only the fans and history will determine how high it will go," said Michaels. "The Ladder Match (at Wrestlemania X versus Razor Ramon) did reach that mark. We knew it was special but it was hard to grasp what we'd done and what impact it would have on the business.
"Kurt and I have a chance to be awesome, but you always worry that it's being built up into something that's unattainable. So I think there's a little bit of pressure, but we're going to go out and do our best to tear one down."
Just how many more of those types of matches Michaels will have is up in the air. A devout born-again Christian, he was forced into a brief retirement due to severe back injuries but his return to the ring has been nearly worry-free.
Fans of HBK then can expect to hear a few more renditions of "Sweet Chin Music."
"I don't ever see my relationship with the WWE ending. I'll always do something with them," said Michaels. "My role will just diminish, but like Ric Flair said, wrestlers never really retire.
"I don't think my performance has suffered from the injuries I've had and I'm always conscious that when my performance starts to suffer, I'll be the first one to see it.
"The fans have forgiven me for the physical things that I'm not able to do anymore but I still have that passion, that fire, and they know that I still have that."


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Barangaroo - Aboriginal Cultural Tours - Wallema
Barangaroo Reserve is now open to the public and offers Aboriginal cultural tours to local, interstate and international visitors to reconnect with the world's oldest living culture.
Barangaroo Aboriginal guides will lead you to a better understanding of the people, place, past and present of this incredibly unique harbourside landscape. Through Australia's ancient past to the present, Barangaroo is a place of spiritual and cultural significance to Aboriginal people.
Join us in a hands-on learning experience of Aboriginal culture, history and lifestyle through landscape, flora, tools and weapons.
Wallema... to come back
Discover what's on at Barangaroo by visiting http://www.barangaroo.com
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
Barangaroo Reserve is easily accessible by public transport and on foot from Walsh Bay, Millers Point and The Rocks. The closest stations are Wynyard and Circular Quay. For further information about getting to Barangaroo visit here.
If driving, there is a 300-space carpark underneath the park, accessed via Towns Place and operated by Wilson Parking. Find details here
Barangaroo Reserve is a place for everyone and our aim is to make it accessible to all visitors, of all ages, including those with additional mobility requirements. Learn more here.
Are there toilets at Barangaroo Reserve?
Toilets are in two locations within Barangaroo Reserve.
There are toilets inside the heritage 1904 Pump House at Marrinawi Cove, near the Towns Place entrance in Millers Point. Baby change and accessible toilets are located there.
There are toilets, including baby change and accessible toilets, on the ground floor main lobby of the Cutaway. The entrance is at the Hickson Road entrance to Barangaroo Reserve. The Cutaway toilets are accessible via the car park lift or from Wulugul Walk at Nawi Cove.
Is there a cafe at Barangaroo Reserve?
Not yet. Cafes and bars are open at Barangaroo's southern precinct. It is advisable to pack snacks and bring a drink bottle - drinking fountains are available throughout the park.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
Yes. You will be required to present it on meeting your tour guide/s.
Where is the meeting point?
Tour groups should assemble at the Munn Street Reserve Entrance - see map. Look out for the guides who will be wearing Barangaroo branded shirts.
What is the refund policy?
All sales are final.
What is your weather policy?
Tours will proceed in all weather conditions. It is recommended you bring clothing for all weather conditions, including sun, wind and rain protection. In the event of extreme weather such as electrical storms, high winds or extreme heat, tours may be postponed and participants advised accordingly.
What are the terms of concession tickets?
Concession tickets require student or pensioner ID cards with a concession ID. Student Concessions are only issued to full-time students – a student ID card does not suffice. Seniors Cards are considered concession cards.


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YORK, PA – The York College men's basketball team closed out their 2012-13 regular season with another tight loss, falling to Frostburg State University 64-60 in Capital Athletic Conference action on Saturday in York.
The setback was the seventh straight for York as they fall to 7-18 overall and conclude the year 2-10 in the CAC. The Bobcats improve to 10-15 overall and 4-8 in the CAC. The Spartans earned the sixth and final seed in the CAC tournament thanks to a tiebreaker win over Marymount. The Bobcats will enter next week's tournament as the fifth seed.
The Bobcats rode strong perimeter shooting early as they pushed out to a 16-6 lead after the Spartans had taken a 6-3 advantage just two minutes into the game. Frostburg pushed their lead to a game-high 13 points on a deep Christian Jackson three pointer with 6:04 left in the half.
The Spartans started to climb back into the game as they put together a 10-2 run that was capped by a Mike Mathews (Newark, Del./Salesianum) three-point play with 2:16 left in the half. The Spartans had it down to five just before the half but Jackson drew a three-shot foul with five seconds left in the half. Jackson sank all three free throws as the Bobcats took a 37-29 lead to the break.
The Green and White came out of the break an inspired group on Senior Day. York opened the half on a long 17-6 run as the Spartans took a 46-43 lead with 12:20 remaining in the game. The run was fueled by seniors Todd Maciejewski (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion) and Julian Watson (Odenton, Md./Arundel). Maciejewski tossed in seven points on the run while Watson added six.
The Bobcats wasted little time in answering York's run as they went on a 15-2 spurt that turned the tide back in favor of Frostburg. The Spartans were undettered as they answered with an 8-0 burst of their own, drawing to within two at 58-56 with 2:18 left in the game. The Bobcats got a score on their ensuing possession followed by a Spartan turnover and a second straight bucket put FSU up 62-56 with under a minute left.
York got back to within four but Jackson converted a pair of free throws and York would not get any closer than four the rest of the way.
Jackson led all players as the nation's second-leading scorer poured in 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor including four three-pointers. He was also 8-for-10 from the line to go along with seven rebounds, two assists, a blocked shot and a steal in his 35 minutes of action. Royce Hunsberger came off the bench to add a trio of three point field goals for nine points in his 22 minutes of play.
Watson led York with 21 points on 7-of-18 shooting from the floor while he was 7-for-8 from the stripe. Maciejewski notched his team-leading sixth double-double of the year with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes of play. Maciejewski was 5-for-9 from the floor and 5-for-7 from the line. He also had three assists and a pair of steals.
The Spartans finished the game shooting 44.7% from the field as they went 5-for-12 (41.7%) from three. York was very good from the line, converting 13-of-16 (81.3%). Frostburg shot 43.8% from the floor but made 12 three-point field goals in 26 attempts.
The Spartans will begin their quest for a second consecutive conference championship on Tuesday night when they travel to Salisbury University to face the Sea Gulls in the first round of the CAC Tournament. Game time in Salisbury is set for 8:00 pm. The Gulls swept the season series by a combined six points, picking up three-point win in each meeting.


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Tufts Food For Thought Presents: Networking in the Non-Profit World
Tuesday, March 6th at 8:00pm in Barnum 114
Looking for a meaningful job experience?
Want to learn how to network with nonprofit professionals?
Come and learn how with Drew Love!
Drew Love is a BU alum who has found his passion working for
non-profits and social enterprises dedicated to creating sustainable
and fair food systems. Drew is the marketing assistant at the Public
Conversations Project, the Food Access Pilot Project coordinator for
Northeast Organic Farming Association, and the social media consultant
for Dean's Beans.
Drew's discussion will be followed by a Q & A session. Refreshments from Danish Pastry House will
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WWF Statement on the Introduction of the SAFE Seafood Act
- Date March 06, 2013
Media Contact
- Chris Conner 202-495-4786 firstname.lastname@example.com
- In This Press Release
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from David Schorr, head of WWF's Transparent Seas Project, in response to today's introduction of the Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act (SAFE Seafood Act) by Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.):
"The SAFE Seafood Act has the potential to put a dent in the illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices responsible for a fifth of all fish harvested from the world's oceans. It's welcome legislation that will help lessen the $23 billion lost every year to pirate fishing, while protecting the jobs of responsible fishermen who play by the rules.
"Today's bill is a critical step to establish a global seafood system that will make fish products fully traceable 'from bait to plate.' We applaud Congressman Markey for proposing legislation that will encourage government and industry leaders to work together to assure that all seafood is safe, legal, and honestly labeled.
"We are all victims of the types of criminal fishing this legislation seeks to end. The time has come to put a stop to illegal fishing's deception of consumers, plundering of marine ecosystems, and tolerance for the serious human rights abuses associated with this practice.
"This legislation is an important step toward keeping illegal fish products off of American shelves, and we look forward to working with Congressman Markey and other fisheries champions on the passage of this important legislation."
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A summary of the bill is available here.
The Transparent Seas Project - a program of WWF's global Smart Fishing Initiative - works around the world to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing through transparent fishing practices and "bait to plate" traceability in seafood supply chains.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: August 31, 2011
District: Headquarters - Sacramento
Contact: Matt Rocco
Phone: (916) 657-5060
Caltrans Receives $55 Million to Reduce Congestion and Improve Safety on Pacific Surfliner
SACRAMENTO – Caltrans today announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded three grants totaling $55 million to reduce congestion and increase safety on the Pacific Surfliner intercity rail corridor between Los Angeles and San Diego.
"More Californians are choosing trains for travel and Caltrans is committed to ensuring a safe ride for all our passengers," said Acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
$38 million will fund a final segment of a third rail track between Los Angeles and Fullerton. The Pacific Surfliner, Metrolink, and freight trains currently share two rail tracks, which can create congestion and delays. $3.4 million will fund new track construction at the Oceanside station to move Metrolink commuter trains off the mainline.
$13.5 million will fund a Global Positioning System-based (GPS) signaling system, known as Positive Train Control (PTC), which will increase railroad safety by monitoring and controlling trains to prevent collisions and derailments. The implementation of PTC is mandated for all rail providers by 2015 by the federal Rail Safety Improvement Act.
In a partnering effort, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, which operates Metrolink, will install the PTC system on tracks between San Onofre and Moorpark, where Metrolink shares the line with the Pacific Surfliner. The state will match the federal funds for the PTC dollar-for-dollar with 2009 Proposition 1A rail bond funds, increasing the project's funding to $27 million.
"Metrolink is grateful to the leaders, who demonstrated their commitment to rail safety by allocating these funds. Our program is now fully funded, and Metrolink is well on our way to being the first commuter rail agency in the nation to implement Positive Train Control," said Metrolink Chairman Richard Katz.
"Enhancing our commuter rail service is a critical component in ensuring Southern California's transportation network can carry us successfully into the future," said Will Kempton, CEO of the Orange County Transportation Authority. "We are thankful for the strong partnership we have forged with the federal government and appreciate the continued support of our ongoing efforts to improve safety and mobility in the region."
The Federal Railroad Administration also recently awarded California $68 million in Recovery Act funding for intercity trains servicing intercity routes. The funding is part of a multi-state procurement among California, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Washington State to pool resources, maximizing the purchase of next-generation American-made trains. In an unprecedented interstate partnership, Caltrans will take the lead in purchasing the rail cars and locomotives for all states, resulting in lower costs for all states involved because the equipment will be acquired in high volume under one contract.
Along with $100 million from a previously awarded grant to California, the funding will enable Caltrans to purchase 27 rail cars for the Pacific Surfliner, 15 rail cars and four locomotives for the San Joaquin corridor, and 10 rail cars and two locomotives for the Capitol Corridor.
Under the Amtrak California banner, Caltrans funds three of the five busiest intercity passenger rail routes in the Amtrak system: the Pacific Surfliner corridor (ranked second), the Capitol Corridor (ranked third), and the San Joaquin corridor (ranked fifth). Caltrans is on-track to break its all-time ridership record of 5.58 million passengers boarding Amtrak California trains in the next few months.
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That's right. For the first time ever you can now build your own icon fonts with the Pictos Server! It's easy: choose any icon in the Pictos Library and assign a keyboard key that will correspond with that icon. Use as many or as few icons as you'd like, even change them on the fly!
It's free for the first 10 days, so try it out!
It works similar to Typekit in that you paste a Pictos code snippet into your HTML and the Pictos Server will serve your custom made icon font straight to your website. However, the Pictos snippet does not rely on javascript and is simply a CSS <link> tag.
Pick from any of the 650 icons in the Pictos Library and build an unlimited number of fonts. Build a separate icon combination for each of your projects. Even change the icon combination on the fly!
Choosing which icons are a part of the fonts you build means you'll get the fastest possible download speeds for your website, since you won't be loading in icons you don't actually need or use.
Load Speed & File Size: Typically, you use image sprites to render icons on the web. If you have a hover state and an active (pressed) state for those icons, your sprite will be three times larger than it needs to be. By using a font instead you can load in the icons once and use CSS to change their look for hover and active states. Not only that, but a font made up of twelve icons will have a smaller file size than an image sprite with the same number of icons.
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Add as many domains as you'd like to your account. The Pictos Server will only serve fonts to the domains you specify. You can even specify localhost or these local IPs: 10.0.1.x & 127.0.0.x for local development. Wildcard subdomains are also supported by using this format: *.site.com
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Using the Pictos Font and CSS3 you can make some awesome & lightweight toolbars.
Try clicking the icons. View in Webkit for best results. Zero images used.
Complex lighting, shadowing and gradient effects made possible by CSS3.
Try hovering over this area.
Since it is just a normal font, you can use it inline with other text.


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Gab1 needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 62 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
Emerging e-media company ForuMedia Inc., would like to see proposals on a logo design to be used on it's corporate website, as letterhead and on business cards.
ForuMedia Inc.
ForuMedia Inc. is in the business of creating, purchasing and maintaining Forum properties on the Internet.
While most of the user generated forums ForuMedia Inc. owns are in the automotive vertical, the logo does not need to have an automotive feel to it. It should be more centered around computers, maybe a keyboard of sorts.
We'd like PSD files of the following:
Card Design
- Colors preferred Blue/Black
- May have FMI in short form along with ForuMedia Inc. extended under it
- Stylish modern look
- No rainbows please
- Non excessive use of colors


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Monday, May 20, 2013
Jose de la Isla on "Lincoln" and Black Patriots and Loyalists
Jose de la Isla published a striking column on "Lincoln" and Black Patriots and Loyalists providing the real backdrop for the film for the Scipps-Howard newspaper chain here, including the Santa Maria Times, California here, the San Angelo Standard-Times here and the Times-Herald of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania here.. De las Isla writes for the Hispanic Link News Service. For more on "'Lincoln' and Founding Myths" see here and here, and for more on Black Patriots and Loyalists, see here.
Opinion »Columnist »
De la Isla: 'Lincoln' suggests we can handle the truth
By JOSE de la ISLA Posted: Sunday, 02/10/13 01:26 pm
For the image of Lincoln, see here.
This image released by Walt Disney Pictures shows Daniel Day-Lewis portraying Abraham Lincoln in the film
Hispanic Link News Service
MEXICO CITY — Steven Spielberg's movie — based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" — suggests maybe we have matured in how we understand our national past. Maybe some other conceptual changes are in store for us.
The movie portrays Lincoln's efforts in 1865 to get the House of Representatives to pass the 13th Amendment, which, upon ratification by three-fourths of the states, banned slavery in the young nation.
But the film raises the obvious question: Where were the blacks in all of this?
Yes, there was a moving first scene with black soldiers and, elsewhere in the film, an excellent performance by Gloria Reuben as Elizabeth Keckley, the former slave, dressmaker and Mary Todd Lincoln's confidante.
It turns out the film's storyline has a prequel: Alan Gilbert's 2012 book, "Black Patriots and Loyalists." Subtitled "Fighting for Emancipation in the War of Independence," it challenges commonly held perspectives about what took place. It highlights a long-held misunderstanding, maybe distortion.
The book by Gilbert, a professor in the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies, shows how the historical episode we know as the American Revolution actually involved two revolutions. The white colonies fought successfully for their independence, and blacks fought for emancipation unachieved until decades later.
Gilbert notes that in 1775, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore and the royal governor of Virginia, declared that slaves who left their masters to join the British royalist cause would be emancipated.
This unnerved Gen. George Washington and other patriots. By 1776, he'd lifted the ban against blacks in the Continental Army. And in 1778, short of troops for Valley Forge, he recruited the all-black and Narragansett Indian First Rhode Island Regiment.
Some claimed to be free or thought they would be by serving the cause. Others became free by compensating their owners, but no general emancipation took place.
This matters today, because the national experience was about the pursuit of a spotty human freedom. All humans, regardless of race or gender and origins, have an equal moral capacity for freedom, University of Denver economist Haider Ali Khan recently wrote in the journal Cosmopolis in reviewing his colleague's book.
People throughout the world come to believe myths and legends more than a verifiable narrative. That's how the Native American Indians got displaced from the national story. However, we are now coming to regret the loss of understanding.
The "forgotten" black revolution went beyond our acknowledged appreciation and reached Canada, Sierra Leone and the 1804 liberation of Haiti from France. It helped the struggle to abolish slavery in the British Empire by 1833.
The Spanish North American experience was already more advanced in this aspect of human rights than were the Anglo Americans. That episode needs to become joined to the story.
In historical terms, this North American experience has been about culture. It's high time to get the story straight.
It's also time to dispose of the prejudice and disdain from telling of the Spanish American and rich Native American heritage, except as how they were supplanted.
It means telling the cultural story of our peoples and not the war story about battles and bullies alone. As with the movie "Lincoln," the story is not about the battles but about what humans sought from peace.
Jose de la Isla writes a weekly commentary for Hispanic Link News Service. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Arc System Works' incremental follow up to original 2D brawler BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger features a larger roster, thanks to the addition of a handful of new fighters, plus one flashy intro full of hot licks and cool riffs.
Yes, there's a little gameplay mixed in to the newly released trailer for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, but if you consider yourself a fan of the new fighting series, you've likely seen some gameplay footage from various arcade location tests. But if you like seizure inducing flair, this is the animation heavy intro you've been waiting for.
Thanks to notMordecai for the tip!


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I'm returning from my summer vacation 'off the grid' with some sad news: Charlie Allen passed away on July 11.
If you've followed Today's Inspiration for some time you'll remember Charlie. He and his career as a West Coast illustrator were first the subject of a week-long profile in September 2007. In that first post, Tom Watson wrote, "Charlie Allen was one of the top illustrators in S.F., when I started my career in '63. His reputation was huge for his incredible craftsmanship and draftsmanship. His pen and ink drawings were unsurpassed by anyone in the business."
After that week concluded, Charlie continued to correspond with me and quickly became a valuable resource of information and a generous contributor of artwork scans from his clipping files. He and I also shared many personal anecdotes and he frequently gave me the benefit of his advice on matters both personal and professional - something I am most grateful for.
After several months of regular correspondence, I proposed to Charlie that we start a blog where he could go into greater detail about the wealth of old artwork scans from the various periods of his career that he had been sending me privately. At first Charlie was skeptical, saying he could hardly manage the technology of scanning and emailing, let alone how to blog. But when I suggested he simply send everything to me to assemble and post, Charlie agreed to give it a shot. Charlie Allen's Blog debuted on July 1, 2008 and ran weekly instalments through December 2009.
During that time, Charlie continued to correspond with me privately on many topics and very generously shared countless scans of artwork by mid-century greats like Robert Fawcett, Al Parker, Bernie Fuchs and many, many others that would eventually end up being presented on Today's Inspiration. Charlie's descriptions of his own work were often maddeningly abbreviated - he simply was not one to brag. But he was never short on praise for the greats of the mid-century whom he admired. Even after Charlie Allen's Blog concluded its run, Charlie regularly provided insightful comments to the posts I wrote for TI.
I had the utmost respect for Charlie. Although our relationship was through correspondence only he was a great friend, a steadfast supporter and a mentor to me in many ways. His honesty, common sense, and great advice - always based on his personal and professional experience - affected me profoundly. I will miss him very much.
(Charlie in 1946 and in 2008)
Today I'd like to re-present the first of that week-long series of posts on Charlie's career to begin. As this week progresses, I'll share one final batch of artwork Charlie sent to me which was never previously posted... "The Final CAWS" as he liked to call it. Charlie was, as they say, "a man of few words," and would not want a long a sentimental memorial from me. So, instead, I'll let his artwork do the talking. I think Charlie would like that. As he often wrote in his posts and his emails; "Eee-nough!"
"From the git-go I enjoyed drawing."
(Originally presented on July 2, 2011)
"I was born in 1922 (85 this year) in Fresno, CA", writes Charles Allen. "From the git-go I enjoyed drawing. A couple of efforts, at age 9 when I was fascinated by comic strip artists, are enclosed."
"Like Chet Patterson of P&H (whom you've covered recently) I enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1942 while in college. Served for three and a half years as a pilot during WWII...but unlike Chet, shot down no enemy aircraft. Hard to do in an unarmed PBY Catalina in an air-sea rescue group, Pacific theatre. Main accomplishment, surviving."
"Returned home in 1946, finished college, got married, worked as an ad illustrator for the Fresno Bee, a McClatchy newspaper. Attended Art Center College in L.A. for a year, got a job in 1948 at Patterson & Hall in San Francisco as an illustrator, at the princely salary of $275 per month. In those days, a new car ran about $1,200 and a new home, $10,000 to $12,000, so all was in proportion."
"I learned all along the line...high school, college, Art Center, an ad agency job during college, the newspaper job, and a crash course at P&H in San Francisco, where competition with 'the best in the west' was very, very real. The 'crash course' was actually learning on the job...and in between jobs, practicing on samples. Busy times."
"One of the many reasons I decided to remain in the west with advertising illustration, instead of heading east and editorial illustration [was that] there were so many good illustrators back there, all wanting to do editorial. Advertising actually paid better, and if you could stand the deadlines and pace, almost as much fun. Well, sometimes as much!"
Patterson & Hall was a great learning place and launching pad. I worked for the first ten years at P&H offices in San Francisco, then moved out to my small home studio, mainly to avoid the two or more hours of commute each day."
"Over a roughly 45 year career, about two thirds of my work came through Patterson & Hall, the rest freelance, but P&H was always a loyal sales, support and promotional group over those years."
"I did no editorial or story commissions.....all corporate ads from ad agencies or direct with the company. I was impressed by all the good illustrators and tried to 'think' like Al Parker, Rockwell, Jon Whitcomb, Austin Briggs, etc. Found it way too tiring, and with short deadlines, just did what came naturally. That way you develop a style all your own."
* All of today's images can be found in my Charlie Allen Flickr set.


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Here we have the Pogo Sketch stylus [$14.95], the small, lightweight and stylish choice for those who want to write on their iPhone or iPad.
The Pogo Sketch comes in sliver or pink and is made of a aluminum alloy that makes it look sleek and feel sturdy in your hand. The capacitive foam tip gives a nice soft feel when its used, though I do find you have to press a bit harder than when using your finger. The tip is thin which is also good for those who want to do detail work or get around pudgy fingers to begin with. There's a handy clip on the back so it will fit over your shirt, book bag, or hang off your pouch case. It also has a loop on the top so if you want to hang it from your neck -- or anyplace else -- you can just place a cord around it and go. They really did think of everything.
Some (including Steve Jobs) may ask: why use a stylus at all when you always have your fingers handy. Well I live in a cold climate and I hate having to take off my gloves to use my iPhone or iPad. I also would rather use a stylus when I am doing anything which leaves my fingers dirty like eating or yard work. Also, drawing with a stylus is fun.
I keep my Pogo Sketch with me in my purse, so if ever I need it is always at hand. It works really well with the iPhone and iPad and is a good deal at $14.99. It's especially great for a gift because it is very useful for any iPhone, iPad user. If you pick one up please let me know if you enjoy it as much as I do!
-Lightweight -Sturdy -Affordable
- The clip is made of plastic
- needs a bit more pressure than your finger
The Pogo Sketch from Ten 1, $14.99 [Store Link]
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The classic opening to Star Wars gets a little shorter and a lot more contemporary when it's smashed together with the intro to comedy series 30 Rock.
You can see this clip and the original running side-by-side here. Just in case you needed to check how well it's been done.
It's only seeing them like this that you realise how terrifyingly similar New Hope Luke and 30 Rock Jenna look.
Star Wars 30 Rock Opening [speederbikedad, via TDW]