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Overview: When strange things start happening to a new homeowner, he must confront the true face of evil in order to save his property and his life.
Directed By: Rich "Lowtax" Kyanka and Kevin "Fragmaster" Bowen, 2003.
The Case For: Strong acting and creative camerawork are a stunning display of what can be done with a shoestring budget.
The Case Against: It's just not long enough!
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We here in the Something Awful Movie Review department are committed to the proposition of watching every horrible movie we can get our hands on. Why? To protect the unsuspecting public like yourself from the pain and torment of sitting through them. Also we do a lot of drugs for such a small department. But every once in a great while, something comes along that is so singularly brilliant that we would be doing you a disservice if we didn't bring it to your attention. That certain something is "Doom House," the new horror masterpiece from the titans of terror, Rich "Lowtax" Kyanka and Kevin "Fragmaster" Bowen, and today is your lucky day. You can download the entire movie and watch it before, after, or even in the middle of reading this review. I wish we could share all of the reviewed movies with you like that, but let's face it, I don't think Lowtax is about to shell out the bucks it would take to cover the bandwidth costs anytime soon just so we can let you watch "Terror Toons." As I was saying, I've suffered through plenty of godawful low budget horror films, and I've always thought "Why? Why is all this potential going to waste?" Of course,I say that in reference to myself, as I realize that I'm wasting my college years writing for a website. But to an only slightly lesser extent, it is also in reference to the movies. Horror doesn't require a multimillion dollar budget to be scary. True fright comes from the things that are most real. That is why "Doom House" succeeds where so very many projects have failed. This film achieves a level of realism that is unheard of, while still using tried and true methods of cameraplay and misdirection to craft together a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat from the opening title to the haunting twist ending.
It should be mentioned that all of this is accomplished by only two people. Mr. Kyanka and Mr. Bowen share all of the duties of both cast and crew, working together as a well oiled machine. They are filmmaking's new power duo, unlike a certain pair of brothers who shall remain nameless, except to say that their last name starts with a "P" and is spelled the same as "Polonia." This means that only one of them can appear on camera at any given time, since the other must be controlling the shot. Notice as you watch the film how they still maintain a sense of logical and realistic interaction with one another at all times. Without any further ado, not counting the rest of this sentence, much of which is just rambling, like this right here, I give you... "Doom House."
From the very first moments, "Doom House" plays with its viewers' minds and perceptions. The opening graphic initially reads "Doom Hose," which puts the audience at ease. Their minds immediately go to images of a murderous hose strangling people and spraying them with water, causing them to fall off of places. Those are basically the only tricks in a hose's arsenal. Right away, the audience is lulled into a false sense of security as they ready themselves for watching strangling after strangling. But just when the thought of a psychotic hose becomes comfortable, the title changes to reveal something far more sinister - "Doom House." Now all of the expectations that the audience has already forged are shattered and replaced by a far more terrifying thought. After all, more accidents happen in the home than anyplace else, so a Doom Home must be a pit of unyielding horror. The co-directors give the audience a few seconds of peace to contemplate what lies ahead as the opening credits roll, but the first image to appear afterwards is the looming form of the house itself. It's a good thing the shot is in daylight. If it was night, the fear would be so intense that the camera would most likely explode. Already the viewers are on the edge of their seats, and the movie has barely begun.
The best acting is all in the arms.
Meet Reginald P. Linux (Kyanka), homeowner and recent widower. Since the death of his bride, which is never given a full explanation so that it may better toy with the viewers' minds, a severe depression has weighed heavily on his soul. The only thing that allows him to smile through the pain is the dream of purchasing his beautiful new home. But even now, in his narration, Linux has the sense to know that a dream can quickly become a nightmare. He steps out onto his driveway, cautiously optimistic about his new home. He brings his few belongings inside - most of his possessions more than likely had too much emotional association with his late wife, so it can be assumed that he threw them away to escape from the pain, and what remains is so little that the directors choose to show his suitcase as being nothing at all, just empty space like the emptiness within him - and finds to his delight that the house has been furnished and decorated in advance. This tells us much about Mr. Linux. One has to imagine that the inclusion such fine accoutrements would be mentioned in any contract he signed when buying the house. This in turn means that Linux is a trusting man, willing to accept whatever is presented to him. Perhaps it is that trust that will be the end of him...
The shine of the untouched house is so bright that Linux is forced to put his sunglasses back on, but they don't stay on for long. He tears them off to get a better look at a strange doll on the kitchen counter, right by his keys. Right away, he can tell that there is something strange about the doll. Perhaps it is the way that it clashes with the rest of the decor. Perhaps it is the way that it is always changing, losing and regaining arms whenever Linux looks away. Perhaps it is the ominous choir music that seems to accompany it. Whatever the case may be, Linux is compelled to examine the doll thoroughly, and in a montage we see him holding the doll in varying states of dress and undress, signifying the length of time which he spends staring into its many detailed features.
The face of evil.
We flash forward to find Linux unpacking his prized VHS collection. He stops as he notices the same mysterious doll on the mantle. We can safely assume that he did not leave it there himself. After putting on another shirt, Linux approaches the doll once again to announce his plans to dispose of it. He grabs the doll and heads for the back yard. He has a bit of trouble getting the back door to open, which is just one of the many touches Kyanka and Bowen include to heighten the sense of realism. Any new homeowner is bound to have trouble with those tricky back doors. It's that sort of attention to detail that elevates "Doom House" above its competition. Taking his vocal cues from mobster movie regular Joe Mantegna, Linux bids the doll farewell, then throws it as far as he can. When this is done, he dusts his hands together, and his self-satisfaction is so strong that the gentle clapping sound actually continues after he stops moving his hands.
We cut to Linux reading Barry Glassner's Fear, an aptly chosen book if ever there was one, for if fear has not found its way into Linux's heart yet, it will in a moment. His reading comes to an abrupt halt as the doll that he only just threw away somehow lands on the couch cushion beside him. Linux is transfixed by the swirling, distorted, surrounded-by-green-boxy visage of the doll, and he stares at it in disbelief for quite some time, as indicated by the removal and replacement of his hat. He resolves to destroy the doll by putting it in his garbage disposal, but by this point the tiny figurine has a degree of power over him. He paces the halls of his house for some time, taking his shirt off and putting it back on again in the process. Maddened by his desire to be rid of the insidious doll, Linux engages the disposal with a flourish and cackles as it grinds the doll into a pulp. Once again, he declares the doll's hold on him over by brushing his hands together.
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text: Good morning, I'm Renee Montagne. Edward Gamson's lost vacation started with a fun idea. Why not liven up a work conference in Portugal with a side trip to Granada, Spain? He used a pile of frequent flyer miles for first- class British Air tickets for him and his partner and then, after a stopover in London, found himself on a plane to Grenada, in the Caribbean. Not clear who mixed up Granada and Grenada, he's suing British Air. But surprising, it doesn't happen more often. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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First of all, could you just introduce yourself shortly? And could you also present your project All My Independent Women (AMIW) a little bit? So what was the initial idea and how was the formation process?
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Please can you introduce yourself? Tadeja: I am Tadeja Pirih (28) from Ljubljana, Slovenia. I'm finishing my studies on Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana. I work as a coordinator of lesbian club Monokel and am a lesbian and feminist activist. Enci Brenci: I am a 27-years old lesbian student from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Jamika Ajalon, artist, musician and poet, speaks with Cae Massena, artist, musician, academic and co-founder of Caona, a collective dedicated to supporting women musicians in France.
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Please can you introduce yourself? With general introductions it could take too long to really explain myself. Personal histories can be really funny and sometimes really traumatic but I'll try to tell you the funny part of the story.
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A jury in Austin, Texas, today ordered Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages for lying about the Sandy Hook school shooting on his "InfoWars" program. Now, this was the second damage award in as many days, and NPR's John Burnett joins us now from Austin to talk more about it. Hey, John.
JOHN BURNETT, BYLINE: Hey.
CHANG: OK. So again, this is the punishment phase of the defamation lawsuit here.
BURNETT: Yeah.
CHANG: How significant would you say is the amount of punitive damages awarded here?
BURNETT: It sounds like Jones has finally gotten his comeuppance. The plaintiffs had asked for $146 million in punitive damages. They got $45 million. You add that to the $4 million in compensatory damages yesterday. That's almost $50 million. That's a big punishment. Here's what the verdict sounded like when Judge Maya Gamble read it late this afternoon.
MAYA GUERRA GAMBLE: Question No. 1, $4,200,000. Question No. 2, $20,500,000. Question No. 3, $20,500,000.
BURNETT: You know, and despite the grinning, bombastic image that Jones has projected in court all week, this has been an ordeal for him, and his legal troubles are far from over.
CHANG: Well, what about whether Jones can even pay this amount? Like, did we learn anything in court about what he can afford?
BURNETT: Yeah. The lawyers who are representing the mother and father of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, one of the 20 first graders killed in that Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in 2012, the lawyers called just one expert witness, and that was a forensic economist named Bernard Pettengill. And if Jones is as rich as this expert claims he is in court today, Jones can afford these damages. Pettengill said even after "InfoWars" was kicked off Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Jones's broadcast and retail operations still pulled in $64 million in revenue last year.
CHANG: Wow.
BURNETT: The expert estimated the net worth of Jones and his Free Speech Systems at between $135 and $270 million today. And he said after Jones started getting hit with all these default judgments and the civil defamation lawsuits, he began socking away $11,000 a day into a shell company he controls to protect it from these legal damages.
CHANG: OK. Well, tell us about the closing arguments. What did the lawyers on both sides say?
BURNETT: Right. It was more dramatic testimony. So here's what Wes Ball said. He was the lawyer for the Sandy Hook family in his final argument to the jury today - you have the ability to send a message for everybody in the country and the world, stop Alex Jones. Stop the monetization of misinformation and lies. Ball asked for a verdict large enough to shut down "InfoWars." He said, I ask you to make certain he can't rebuild that platform. That's punishment. That's deterrence. Now, Alex Jones attorney Federico Reynal acknowledged the weight of the case against his client. And he said today Alex Jones was absolutely reckless, it was wrong and he admits it. But right Reynal keep in mind the national conversation. There were conspiracy theories all over the internet. And Reynal countered that Jones is not a multimillionaire, that he's deeply in debt.
CHANG: Well, I'm curious. What do you think, John, the upshot of this trial will be, like, in the right-wing media sphere after this?
BURNETT: Yeah. You know, I put that question to Bill Adair. He's professor of journalism at Duke University and founder of the PolitiFact fact-checking project. And he said the verdict has symbolic power because Alex Jones is larger than life.
BILL ADAIR: It could serve as a deterrent to others who might go on various platforms and make wild, ridiculous, unfounded claims. And this could make them think twice about doing that.
BURNETT: And let's remember there are two more civil lawsuits against Alex Jones filed by families of Sandy Hook victims, one in Austin and one in Connecticut.
CHANG: That is NPR's John Burnett in Austin. Thank you, John.
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West Canyon Hike – Take 2
I received several questions on my Lake Powell blog so I figured I needed to follow it up with more details on the one aspect people seemed most interested in – our West Canyon hike. Lucky enough, my friends were up for the challenge again this year! Note that more pictures from this hike are in the West Canyon Hike Gallery. I've intentionally loaded low-res images on this blog so if you wants prints, pop me an email – don't try printing from these please.
So, without further ado, here's where we start from the main channel of Lake Powell (left). From here it's a good 20-30 mins to the back of the canyon where you eventually park the boat. Of course this all depends on how high the water is, this year the water was pretty high. A couple years ago when we first did this hike, we had to park much further back and the hill at the end of the picture on the right was quite a climb. This year it was a piece of cake. Sign of things to come? Ahhhh, no – not really.
I said the water level was higher than normal and it showed from the beginning to the end of the hike. We had to wade and swim much more than a few years ago. Back then,
the initial hike was all sand and none of us remember this much vegitation. Still though, with the temperature around 90 degrees at the beginning of Sep, the water was welcome and refreshing.
Here's the first hint of what's to come though. The first entrance into a slot. By the way, at this point I should mention that there are four of us on the expedition. I'm Chris, then there's CBart, Vach and Dave. Our other regular participant on these trips is Schreck but he couldn't make it this year. He was with us the first time we made this hike. You'll be seeing a lot of us for the next several minutes. The last time we ventured here, we didn't take a camera. I vowed then that if we ever convinced ourselves to try this again, I'd definitely take a camera. I wasn't able to take my Canon 7D but I was able to take our point and shoot which takes pretty nice pictures for a small camera. I had it in a waterproof case to protect it from the water and other hazards on that will soon become obvious.
Going through the first slots you find one of those hazards early on – algae covered rocks. With the water that doesn't move much when it gets this low, algae grows and it's tough to walk on but with a little care it doesn't present much of a problem.
The pools in these canyons are sometimes deep but few were over our heads so again, with a little care they're not a danger. You can walk around some of them but not all – some you have to wade or swim across. SO, let's talk about the temperature of that water. How cold can it be when the air temperature has been 90s plus for months?
Luckily though, with good friends along for support, you can get through these feeling great about yourself. Supposedly, I uttered some high-pitched, not so manly curses as I crossed the pool. Clearly this is glacier melt although I'm not sure how the glaciers stay intact so close to Lake Powell. Oh, and check the other pictures in the gallery. They will show that my manly buddies here didn't exactly enjoy this crossing either :).
After navigating this icy pool, all's well because there are more slot canyons to see! Honestly, when you see the other pictures in this series, there are some risky spots but even if you just go to Mushroom Rock (soon to come) it's a great hike. It's about 1 mile we guessed from where we park the boat to Mushroom Rock. The only real difficulties in this part of the hike are the freaking cold pools and slippery rocks. Sometime the path in narrows to form a "V" at the bottom which makes the hiking a little tougher here (yeah, this is the case in the picture on the right).
The first mile into Mushroom takes about an hour if you take your time which we did. You could do it faster but not if you want to appreciate the awesome scenery which I highly recommend. While you see all this water, I'll say that I doubt any of it's safe to drink. Make sure if you take this hike, you bring lots of water to drink. You'll need it. We didn't take enough last time and it got close to being dangerous as a few of our group were severely dehydrated by the end. This time we hauled a couple packs that we shared carrying that were filled with bottled water and snacks. BIG improvement.
This is Mushroom Rock (modelled by Dave and Vach) which marks the starting point in the circle. You take a right from here and you'll come back to this spot (via a 10 foot drop off). You could concievably go left I guess but I think it would be harder going that direction.
After heading right, the going gets more difficult. This starts pretty quickly with my favorite part of the whole trip – the swim channel. It's hard to describe this and taking pictures is tough because it's so dark. There also aren't many places to rest as the water is very deep here. This section is so cool though. The start is pictured in the image to the right. The walls are narrow enough to touch both sides at the same time and the passage is filled with twists and turns. The water inside the slot is frigid (again!) but once you get in and start swimming, you get used to it. It's probably around 100 yards in length but even so you'll want to take advantage of the rocks that provide the rest areas because you'll want to admire the environment. Those are nice places to take pictures too but the results will be mixed at best so take a lot of shots and expect to throw most away. Here are a few that were at least viewable.
I've occasionally tried to touch the bottom in this slot but have never been able to. Last year going through this section of the hike we found a large scorpion in the water. He'd obviously drowned fairly recently because his body was compeltely intact. Makes you think about where you put your hands!
As I said, I love this part of the trip. For some reason the combination of swimming and a beautiful slot canyon hits me just right. I wish I could show it better than this.
Lake Powell with The Guys
Back in 1989 (I think) my best friends and I had the idea for a summer guy's trip, It needed to be out there though – wild and away from others. Some place where we could be completely selfish, eat what we want, drink what we want, sleep when we want, etc, etc. Since that time, through weddings, the births of seven children, and various other life events we've only missed this trip one year. We started in the mountains outside of Missoula, Montana, then to the mountains close to Gunnison, CO and lately we've been going to Lake Powell in southern Utah. All of these areas are amazing in their own right but for me, Lake Powell is at the top of this very prestigious list :).
We've had many memorable adventures on Lake Powell. We always put in at Bullfrog Marina because it's closest to our homes in northern Colorado. We've gone north all the way to the Colorado river and we've gone all the way south to the dam and Wahweap Marina (see my Antelope Canyon post). My favorite location is the Escalante. I love slot canyons, love 'em! Having them filled with water and slowly (carefully!) navigating through them on my friend's ski boat is the pinnacle for me in a general sense and the Escalante is full of these amazing canyons. But honestly, anywhere you go on this magnificent lake will take your breath away.
The story I'm going to start with is from our 2009 trip. I'll see how long this gets and then add to it if there's room. This story is about our hike through West Canyon toward the southern end of the lake. We heard this was a moderately challenging 3-4 hours hike. As it turns out, it's a moderately challenging hike for 20 year old young men who must also have a little Spiderman in them. Not quite the same for five middle-aged engineers, the youngest of whom was 42 and are just a tad past their prime athletic physiques of a couple decades ago. We should have known something was amiss when we were told we needed to borrow a rope ladder – right there a loud alarm should have gone off.
The trip started off innocently enough. We all had very light breakfasts because A) we didn't want to have full stomachs on a relatively strenuous hike and B) we <ahem> generally aren't feeling much like eating in the mornings during our guys trips, 'nuff said. We filled our packs with some water, a few snacks and headed out. Driving the boat through West Canyon is awesome on it's own. It's a long winding canyon that gets pretty narrow by the end with very high walls. Once you anchor the boat as the canyon finally closes up, you start off wading through the water at the end to a pretty high sand berm that takes a little effort to get up and over. No problemo though for men like us. Then you have an awesome, leisurely stroll for about a mile through the first canyon. Along the way is a little stream with several pools filled with six – seven feet of water that are nice for cooling off but are unexpectedly frigid! I should mention here that there's no way to avoid getting wet on this hike, so dress appropriately if you choose to see if I'm exaggerating any part of this for yourself :). The end of this phase of the hike comes at a point we called Mushroom Rock. Not sure if this a widely known name or if it's a local thing. At this point you can continue to the right along the canyon or you can climb up about a 12-foot high sheer drop if you can find a way up. Whichever path you choose, the other path is your exit – the trail from here is one big circuit back to this point. We chose to go right which is typical for most West Canyon hikers. In a brilliant bit of hiking strategy here, we decided that since we were an hour or so into the hike, we were only probably two hours from being back to this point so we decided to leave the pack filled with most of the water so we wouldn't have to carry it all. Yeah, I know what you're thinking…
The next section of the hike is AMAZING, at least it was for me. Imagine a water filled slot canyon (I tried to touch the bottom and never came close) that's about four or five feet wide, twists and turns for about 100 yards and has canyon walls that jut straight up from the water for about 100 feet. It's SOOO cool. I wish so much that we'd taken a waterproof camera for this part of the hike because it would be great to see this place again. So, we worked our way through this waterway, not really swimming, more like treading water in a certain direction because we were in no hurry to get through this part. A dead scorpion floating on the water was an interesting sight along the way. After climbing out at the other end you start up for the first time right though the type of terrain that we'd all imagined for this hike – very narrow, sandstone-lined slot canyon. Beautiful.
At this point, I need to describe what these slot canyons are like. Pretty narrow the entire way, walls that rose 50 – 100 feet or more straight up and filled with a multitude of small to very large boulders that have fallen from the tops of the canyons over the years. Many of the slots had "V" shaped floors as well which made walking tenuous through most of the hike.
This is how we spent the next two hours or so. Climbing up through these slots, using the rope ladder as needed three or four times as one or more of us found a particular boulder angled in such a way to make the climb beyond our abilities in one way or another. These were rarely high, most of the time six to eight feet or so but they bulged out in such a way that we couldn't always get all five over the top without a little extra help. We were very glad we brought the rope ladder at these points. During this part of the hike we came to a wash out point where the trail widened. This is also one of the turn points that we had a description of but that description turned out to not match what we saw. The sun was brutally hot at this point and we wasted about 30 mins down the wrong path before getting reset up the correct slot. Could have been worse for sure.
At this point, about three hours into the hike we didn't feel like we were heading in the direction back to Mushroom Rock yet and we were starting to get thirsty and tired. One of the group had a quad muscle that was starting to spasm a bit as well so there was a little concern. We started to take a little more care with the water we had and all took a bit to eat something even though we didn't have much with us. One other little nugget that was in our minds was the main reason we'd heard that we needed the rope ladder. A supposed 20-foot "cliff" that we'd have to get up at some point to continue along the path. While we'd heard it was 20 feet, the person describing it also said that it could be climbed without too much difficulty without a ladder but taking the ladder would be good just in case. No biggie, we can handle that, but we were a little anxious to see the problem and make sure we could handle it, especially now as we began to get a little winded. Injuries also started to worry us because a twisted/broken ankle/knee/back here was reasonably likely and would have been catastrophic being this far from the starting point of the hike and who knew how far to the end.
The one thing that kept us moving forward was how spectacular the environment was that we were traversing. So while I've said there was a little concern, no one was complaining because the hike was so amazing. So we continued on for another hour of this, using the rope ladder as needed a few more times but still climbing up. It was at this point that the trail ended in a great big sandstone bowl filled about 20% of the way up with three to eight foot diameter boulders, many of which were cracked and broken. Keep in mind that we still weren't 100% confident that we had guessed right earlier at the washout. Now with the trail ending in the bowl we were seriously concerned. Were we even on the right path? At this point, one of our group noticed a tiny little water spillway chute *at least* 20 feet up at the top of the bowl. Could this possibly be the "20 foot, climbable cliff"? Really? How anyone could climb up there on their own seemed (and still seems) impossible to me. Yes, as it turns out, we were in the right place. The question in our minds though was: "now what do we do?" We were four hours or more from the start of the hike if we turned around now but we had no idea how to go forward. We talked about it and finally the biggest one of us walked to the wall, laid his hands against the wall and said "Chris, crawl up on my shoulders and see if you can get up". My first thought was "So you still have some of last night's beer working through your veins I see", but he was serious. I could tell there was no way this would get me to the top. At about 15 feet, the wall rounded a tiny little bit so at some point before the very top, one could possibly find some purchase and climb the rest of the way. I knew there was no way this would work but he was adamant so I figured I'd climb up there and at least see if I could figure out some alternative. With help from the other guys, I climbed my friend (also named Chris) and found just what I thought. I wasn't even close and now, looking down I saw the bowl of sharp, broken boulders that was my landing area if I fell or if the other Chris found he couldn't hold me anymore. Peachy. Then the second brilliant idea pops out of the "crowd' at the bottom. "Dave, crawl up on Chris's shoulders and see if you can make it". "Ha, ha, very freakin' funny" I thought, eyes growing wide as the other two guys started helping Dave crawl up the other (bottom) Chris. This is how I know there's a God and it just wasn't my time to go that day. Dave actually made it up onto my shoulders believe it or not, and somehow the bottom Chris didn't seem to be in bad shape with now around 400 pounds on his shoulders (he's a MONSTER!!). The bad news is that Dave still couldn't find enough purchase to make it the final distance. He was angled a little bit though so I had him get on my hands and I pushed him as high as I possibly could get him, even angling my fingers to get that last fraction of an inch. The bottom Chris was also straining to be as tall as he could be. Dave was saying "no, no, no I can't make it…." and then I felt one foot lift off my shoulders. He stayed like this for a few seconds as a test and then slowly and carefully inched the rest of his body a little further up. If he'd fallen, at least two of us and probably more would have been seriously injured and a LONG way from help. After gaining a little confidence though, he s-l-o-w-l-y edged the other foot off my shoulders. It still was touch and go and everyone was quiet as inch by inch to keep from sliding back down, Dave slowly got to the point where he could finally get to his knees and then to his feet at the top.
At this point we all almost exploded. We were so pumped and full of ourselves. But the bottom Chris brought us back to earth after a while noting that his shoulders were starting to hurt since I, of course, was still standing on them. We handed up the rope ladder with me having to toss it the last 10 feet or so to Dave. He caught it, anchored it well and then held on while I climbed up. We then teamed up to get the rest of the guys to the top and had another manliness party at the top. The only thing better would have been if we'd had Flight of the Valkyries or something playing through that canyon while we owned this trivial hurdle (yeah, right :)). All our fatigue and worry had undergone an adrenaline beat-down so we started up the next slot eager and ready to work.
The next obstacle for us was the second and final turn point. Again, we had a description of what the turn looked like but it turned out to not be the image we had in our heads. We missed it again and this time we lost probably an hour or more heading up another slot canyon instead of finally exiting and heading back down towards the boat. We all had the sinking feeling that we were heading in the wrong direction again though so we turned around, climbed a small hill and we were out of the canyon. Our view at this point , while we were drinking the last of our water, was high above the lake looking down on what could have been West Canyon but could have been another arm as well. At least it was down though, and towards the water so we decided to go for it. It "felt" better to all of us although I was still worried. The climb down was as treacherous as the climb up and there were a couple places where all of us wondered how we were going to get down through what we saw. Luckily there was always a pathway, we just had to find it and take it slow. On one occasion we had to slide down under a 5-ton boulder that had fallen and landed atop two other boulders creating a 4-foot wide by 2-foot tall chute that angled down pretty severely. We used the rope ladder to inch down through the "tunnel" on our backs, the last person (me) getting assistance from the others since I couldn't use the ladder. After working our way down through several similar hurdles the terrain flattened out into more of a sand plateau. We continued forward a short distance and finally after approximately 6 or so hours after leaving Mushroom Rock (and our pack with water and snacks) we arrived at the top of the 12-foot high drop which was much easier to get down that we imagined it would be getting up our first time through. Our first order of business was to rehydrate of course and have something to eat since we hadn't really eaten much that entire day that was now getting close to night.
There were still a few other roadblocks to navigate on the way out. A 3-4 hour hike had turned into an eight hour excursion for us but we'd made it, tired and still hungry for some real food but knowing that we'd remember this hike for the rest our lives. Thanks much for reading about it.
If you liked the story, I think you'll like taking a few more minutes to check out the rest of the images in the Lake Powell gallery.
The Magical Halls of Antelope Canyon
Hi all, as my first blog entry ever, I wanted to write about one of the most amazing places I've ever been. In Aug 2009, my buddies and I completed an adventure that we'd wanted to take ever since hearing about it several years before. One of our favorite "guy trip" destinations is Lake Powell in Southern Utah. I'll post about some of those adventures later, rest assured. On this trip we decided to venture to the far southern end of the enormous lake from our entry at Bullfrog Marina. We'd never been that far south, but needed to for this trip because we had to be within easy reach of Wahweap Marina and the tour bus that would take us from there into Page, Arizona.
Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo land just outside of Page so to visit this amazing place you must take a tour from one of several companies located in this small town. We used the Antelope Canyon Tours by Roger Ekis company and were happy with our choice. We paid a little extra for the Photography Tour and were very glad we did as the photography tour grants you more time in the slot canyon and also includes guide assistance as crowd control to get images that don't include some of the many tourists that will be joining you in the canyon.
Be prepared for a bit of a thrill ride as you travel from the tour headquarters out to the canyon. One of the most notable features of Antelope Canyon is the powder fine dust that's created from the natural wear of the sandstone that forms the canyon. Think orange powdered sugar here. It gets everywhere (more about this later) and on the occassions when the canyon is flooded, a bunch of this sand flows out into the washway at the lower end. This riverbed is your driveway to the entrance of the canyon so the trucks that take you there are equipped with large tires and momentum must be maintained over the sand or they'll bog down. So, hang on tight and keep your loose items secure.
The entrance of the canyone is pretty unassuming. It looks like what you'd expect, a washed out riverbed with very high walls. It's only when you get inside that the magic starts. The lightbeams that you see in the images are only visible on bright sunny days and then only as the sun passes directly overhead of the small gaps in the tops of the canyon. They are not viewable year-round either so check with your guide company to ensure the time is right before you finalize your plans. Your guide knows the schedule and when lightbeams occur in each "room" of the canyon so listen close. They're only visible for 15 minutes or so and then vanish for the day. We were lucky enough to have ideal conditions on our visit and were thus able to see the beams in a variety of different areas.
From my single experience, it seemed to me that there were two very different ways to view the canyon. One as a photographer and one as a tourist. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the tourist version results in many fewer sore muscles from crouching, kneeling and bending your body into unusual positions that are required to get the best shots. Believe me, my 44 year old body paid a dear price the following day! But it was entirely worth the pain :).
For those considering a trip, the equipment I bought into the canyon included the following.
- Two Canon bodies, one with the Canon 10-22mm lens and one with the Canon 17-85mm lens. I used the 10-22mm almost exclusively.
- Sturdy tripod
- Remote shutter as you'll be taking multi-second images
- Blower to remove fine dust from the lenses and equipment
One very important note on the dust (I told you I'd come back to this). The only reason you can see the lightbeam is because there's dust in the air for the light to reflect off of. Without the dust, no lightbeams. The downside on this is that it get *everywhere*. I covered my camera in a plastic rain shield that one of my friends loaned me (thanks Schreck!). but few others went this far to be sure. The one critical recommendation that I have though is do not change lenses in the canyon. You'll almost certainly be sending your camera in for a factory cleaning if you do.
Alright, into the canyon…
You might be surprised to find that Antelope Canyon is only about 1/4 of a mile long, I was. I think the tourist view of Antelope Canyon would be much different from the photographer view. As someone very excited about seeing what kind of images I could get from this beautiful place, I spent most of my time listening to the guide and then waiting my turn to crouch down to take my shot. The difficulty here is that every turn yields a different view and virtually every step creates a whole new environments to consider for including in your gallery. It's very exciting but extremely stressfull. By the time our 2 hours was finished, I felt like I'd just finished a football game.
Another amazing little jewel inside the cave, similar to the lightbeams, are the sandfalls. The sandfalls occur when the powder fine sand is blown from the top of the canyon. It's so fine that as it falls it "flows" like water down the many ledges inside. While there are many places to see this, there are a few choice areas that your guide will direct you to as part of the tour. He or she will ensure that you're able to take back this memory are part of your experience. The trick is making sure you're ready to catch it when the there's enough sand flowing to simulate these little waterfalls.
Once you find yourself at the end of the canyon, don't make the mistake of calling it quits. As I said before different perspectives reveal a gigantic variety of new views and perspectives. You probably missed thousands of stunning opportunities to capture the canyon in all it's glory. Turn back around and head back in! You paid for the time, so using it seems like the wise thing to do anyway, right? 🙂
Antelope Canyone is a huge pain-in-the-neck place to get to. There's not much to do in Page other than this type of thing so you have to really want to be there. I hope these images demonstrate the splendor that is this canyon but for my $.02, it's worth the cost and effort to get there yourself. Oh, and there is at least a golf course in Page so that gives you something to do between tours.
There are several other images of Antelope Canyon in the gallery. Don't miss those as well.


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Hot, Carbon-Rich Planet (Artist Concept)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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This artist's concept shows the searing-hot gas planet WASP-12b (orange orb) and its star. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that the planet has more carbon than oxygen, making it the first carbon-rich planet ever observed. Our planet Earth has relatively little amounts of carbon -- it is made largely of oxygen and silicon. Other gas planets in our solar system, for example Jupiter, are expected to have less carbon than oxygen, but this is not known. Unlike WASP-12b, these planets harbor water, the main oxygen carrier, deep in their atmospheres, where it is difficult to measure.
Concentrated carbon can take the form of diamond, so astronomers say that carbon-rich gas planets could have abundant diamond in their interiors.WASP-12b is located roughly 1,200 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. It swings around its star every 1.1 days. Because the planet is so close to its star, the star's gravity stretches it slightly into an egg shape. The star's gravity also pulls material off the planet into a disk around the star (shown here in transparent, white hues).


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Monday, February 11, 2013 Press Office, 617-635-4461
Clean-up Efforts Continue in Boston
Boston Public Schools Closed Tuesday, February 12
Parking Ban & Snow Emergency Remains in Effect
Thomas M. Menino this afternoon was briefed by his snow team on
continued clean-up efforts in the City of Boston. Boston Public Schools
will be closed tomorrow and all Boston Centers for Youth & Families
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safety of our students comes first, and schools will remain closed as
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streets and widen bus routes," Mayor Menino said. "While the Snow
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traveling in opposite directions problematic. Large piles of plowed
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of CO poisoning as people shovel out their cars while having them turned
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using a generator, make sure it is far enough away to vent air and
gases away from the home.
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arteries in Boston. Mayor Menino urges everyone to use public
transportation when traveling.
Mayor Menino also reminds residents of the following:
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Calls for DVSA to allow more weekend driving tests to tackle backlog
Driving instructors have urged the body responsible for driving tests in Britain to extend testing throughout weekends to help tackle the massive backlog caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
As testing resumes in England following a second lockdown, one of Britain's largest driving schools has urged the DVSA to use "whichever means possible" to speed up the testing process, including making more tests available on weekends.
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Hide AdPractical driving tests have been particularly badly disrupted during 2020 due to the nationwide lockdown, continuing restrictions on travel and social distancing and problems with the DVSA booking site.
Hundreds of thousands of tests were cancelled during the first lockdown, leading to a massive backlog of tests when examinations resumed. This has been made worse again by England's recent lockdown and the introduction of tiered restrictions in Scotland and England, which have seen more tests postponed or cancelled. Interest in driving lesson has also soared as people look for ways to avoid public transport.
Driving tests have been seriously disrupted this year (Photo: Shuttestock)
Currently weekend driving tests slots are very limited and not available at every test centre but Ian McIntosh of Red Driving School has said efforts should be made to significantly increase the availability of weekend appointments.
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"There has already been a huge demand for lessons following the first lockdown, and the DVSA has been unable to cope with the testing backlog. The demand from learners has never been greater. Many of our learners need their licence because their job requires driving or because public transport doesn't suit their work schedule or location. Others need to learn to drive for childcare purposes or to attend medical appointments.
"The DVSA should consider what's now required to increase testing capacity to help get Britain moving again. We applaud the moves suggested in Northern Ireland to carry out testing on both Saturday and Sunday, and believe a similar approach should be adopted in England, Scotland and Wales."
Tom Hixon, head of instructor support at Bill Plant Driving School, echoed Mr McIntosh's views but warned that examiners must not be put under too much pressure.
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"We know that there are many upset and frustrated learner drivers who have been made to wait for their driving test, some more than once, but it's important to remember that the process of learning to drive is much more than merely passing a test, it is understanding vital driving skills to ensure you and other road users return home safe every time that you go out in your car."
The DVSA said it was working to find ways to increase testing, including adding extra appointments and bringing in more qualified examiners.
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Depression and anxiety appear to be two different emotional responses humans are capable of having. We do not usually associate these two disorders with each other. But research has shown that depression and anxiety do in fact co-exist, much to the detriment of their sufferers.
When you picture someone with depression you think of all the normal symptoms associated with it: Despair, hopelessness, anger, fatigue, an unwillingness to be a part of society and a feeling of being overwhelmed by everyday life. A depressed person withdraws into themselves and seek to sever all ties with the outside world.
Anxiety attacks on the other hand seem to happen for no reason at all. Feelings of fear and panic happen in situations in which most people would be perfectly calm. These anxiety attacks come on suddenly with no warning and with no outright reason for them to happen. After awhile a sufferer of these attacks begins to live in fear of the attacks themselves, wondering when the next one is going to happen. Before long, and without treatment, both anxiety attacks and depression can begin to affect the sufferers lives in negative ways by not allowing them to hold a job, have a relationship, or even go out into society
What many sufferers of these two diseases do not realize is that either one can lead to the other. Being depressed can weigh heavily on the mind leading the depressed person through a maze of different emotions. This in itself can lead to anxiety and eventually panic attacks. Panic attacks signify a loss of control and when this happens more and more often the sufferer can become depressed with their situation of not knowing if and when the next attack will occur.
Why these two disorders seem to occur at the same time is still largely unknown. But many studies show that major depression is often accompanied by an anxiety disorder. Both are likely caused by an imbalance in brain chemistry, but exactly why the two seemingly opposite disorders can coexist in the same person is not completely understood. What is understood about anxiety disorder is that the fight-or-flight reaction in the brain does not work the way it is supposed to. It can go off at any time, even in seemingly peaceful situations. Those who have anxiety disorder always feel that they are in danger.
One thing that psychologist agree on is that having a combination depression and anxiety is much more debilitating than having just one or the other. It can take patients with both disorders a much longer amount of time to resolve their depression which makes treating them much harder. It has also been shown that people who suffer from anxiety and depression both have a much higher suicide rate.
While this sounds bad their are options for treating both these conditions. Anti-depressant medications can be used to treat both depression and anxiety. When these medications are used in conjunction with behavioral therapy there is a high success rate of treating depression accompanied by anxiety.


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Monday, March 12, 2012 at South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, TX
by Paul Trani (Evangelist – Adobe Inc) #sxsw #devices #SXdevices
Demystifying Devices: Understanding the Future of the Web & Apps
Adobe Proto looks cool really awesome! Talking about the Adobe Creative Cloud. The creative cloud is Adobe's way of syncing all of your Adobe products and apps to all your devices.
- Since 2009, Mobile Internet Usage has doubled every year
- iPads and iPhones make up more Web traffic than Macs
- mobile Internet usage will surpass desktop Internet Usage by 2015
Mobile devices have come a long way since the first mobile phones came out for the masses more than 20 years ago.
Progressive Enhancement (UI) and Responsive Design (layout)
progressive enhancement only gives browsers/devices the features they can use
Media queries – find min/max width, orientation & min/max-resolution to decide what css to load


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Arianna's new Huffington Post looks to be making news right out of the gate!
In a stunning blog item this morning headlined "The Biggest Story of Our Lives" from ABC NBC/HBO Sports' Jim Lampley --- one which would almost certainly make front page headlines were we not all currently living in Bizzarro World --- the sportscaster cum blogger speaks of the word on the 2004 Election from the Vegas books on November 2nd:
And he most certainly was, at least if the votes had been fairly and legally counted. What happened instead was the biggest crime in the history of the nation, and the collective media silence which has followed is the greatest fourth-estate failure ever on our soil.
Wow. Lampley continues in no uncertain terms about what went on, urging his Huffington Post colleagues to end the media blackout on this once and for all!
Karl Rove isn't capable of conceiving and executing such a grandiose crime? Wake up. They did it. The silence of traditional media on this subject is enough to establish their newfound bankruptcy. The revolution will have to start here. I challenge every other thinker at the Huffington Post: is there any greater imperative than to reverse this crime and reestablish democracy in America? Why the mass silence? Let's go to work with the circumstantial evidence, begin to narrow from the outside in, and find some witnesses who will turn. That's how they cracked Watergate. This is bigger, and I never dreamed I would say that in my baby boomer lifetime.
Holy smokes..."Developing"...we'd guess!...
Interestingly enough, however, Huffington Post itself doesn't even bother to feature this post from its front page...
CORRECTION: The original version of this post identified Lampley as being with ABC Sports. He is now with NBC and HBO if we understand his impressive bio correctly. We regret the error, and as well are attempting to contact Lampley to appear on this weekend's BRAD SHOW if we can figure out how to reach him. He may contact us at our email address if he reads this before we find him.
UPDATE: Round 2, featuring Byron York of the National Review, John Conyers of the U.S. Congress, and, of course, Lampley, is right here.


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Interpreters for hearings
If you need an interpreter to understand what is being said at a court hearing, you will need to arrange for any interpreter that you or your witnesses may require.
If you can not afford to pay for an interpreter, the registry may be able to arrange an interpreter for you. If you want the Court to arrange an interpreter you must contact the registry at least one week before the hearing. If you do not contact the registry within one week of the hearing, the Registry may not be able to arrange an interpreter in time and the hearing may be delayed.
You can also call 131 450 and speak to the registry through a telephone interpreter.
Interpreters to communicate with Registry
If you need an interpreter to communicate with Registry staff you can call 131 450 (the Translating & Interpreting Service) and speak to an interpreter. Ask them to set up a three-way conversation between you, an interpreter and your nearest Federal Court of Australia Registry. If you live in Western Australia, you may directly contact the Registry staff, who will arrange a telephone interpreter for you.
It is your responsibility to arrange and pay for the cost of a translator to translate documents sent to you by the Court or the respondent.


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Club Tours
Information about joining and leading DBC tours, as well as information about upcoming tours
Bicycle touring is one of the most popular activities offered by the Davis Bike Club. Many of our members participate in what is a perfect blend of scenic travel, cycling, and social interaction. Our tours vary from overnight trips in the local region to multi-week excursions to foreign countries. They include self- supported rides and trips with SAG support. Routes may be linear, looped, or "hub tours", where daily rides depart from a central location.
Tours are geared to a variety of cycling interests and abilities. We have family tours for riders of all ages. Theme tours are educational and entertaining, with emphasis on local history and culture. Tour with longer daily distances over terrain with hills and mountain passes are designed to attract cyclists seeking a more challenging ride. Our Tour Rating Guide helps prospective tourists choose select their desired ride. (A key to the tour rating guide is on the Tour Policy page.)
DBC emphasizes safety, comfort, and security on all of our club tours. Whenever possible, tour leaders chose routes that are most appealing to cyclists in terms of scenery and road safety. Tour leaders will note unavoidable hazards in pre-ride meetings, along with location of tricky route turns, public restrooms, lunch stops, and points of historical interest. Additionally, tour leaders supply maps and cue sheets to all participating riders.
To the extent possible, tour accommodations are bike-friendly and support the need for overnight bike security. Assigned tour leaders are all veteran cyclists with past records of having successfully lead organized tours.
Club membership and a demonstrated record of volunteer participation in DBC events are a prerequisite to participating on a DBC tour. The Club is most receptive to ideas for future tours from anybody inside or outside the organization. And we are always looking for new tour leaders and offer an instructive and supportive training program for those interested.
Learn more about DBC tours:
- Synopsis of DBC tours being offered in 2017
- DBC Tour Policy
- How Bike Tours Become Reality
- Tour Subsidies and Volunteer Hour Requirement
- Tour Planning Documents
- Past Tours
Contact the Tour Director for more information on any aspect of DBC touring.


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- Recognizable for the shield-like shell covering their bodies, armadillos are small animals typically found in Central and South America.
- Nine-banded armadillos are the only regularly occurring species in the United States and can be found as far north as Missouri, southern Illinois, and Nebraska.
- Given their digging and burrowing habits, armadillos are regular nuisance pests to property owners.
- Armadillos are nocturnal and feed on a variety of foodstuffs including insects, small reptiles and amphibians, bird eggs, and even plant matter.
- The bands that make up armadillos' heads, backs, and tails are bony plates covered in leathery skin comprised of keratin.
- The rest of their bodies are covered in hair and bumpy skin.
- Armadillos are an average length of 2 feet and weigh between 10 and 15 pounds.
- They are usually dark brown to gray in color, have short legs with strong claws, long snouts with teeth set back into their mouths, and long, sticky tongues.
- Armadillos prefer to live in areas of dense cover, such as woodlands, forested regions, places with thick brush, and even swamps and marshlands.
- However, as highly adaptable creatures, armadillos can thrive anywhere there is sufficient food and water supplies.
- Living in underground burrows, armadillos camouflage entrances to their nests with plant debris to keep out predators.
Are armadillos known to enter homes or yards?
- While their primary source of food isn't vegetation, armadillos have been known to feed on crops.
- As such, they may wander onto private property, enticed by gardens or farmlands.
- The burrowing habits of armadillos lead to numerous holes in landscapes that house populations of the animal.
- These holes are not only cosmetically unappealing but may be detrimental to people who accidentally step in them.
Do armadillos harm people or property?
- Armadillos often utilize roads, railroads, and bridges to move from one place to another.
- Since they burrow along these paths, armadillos weaken the structural integrity of roadways and may cause accidents.
- Additionally, armadillos can carry and transmit disease.
- In fact, the animal is the only mammal that can be infected with Hansen's disease, more commonly known as leprosy.
Control and Safety
- Certain exclusion methods help prevent armadillos from living on private property.
- Erecting fences or other barriers can keep the animal away from crops and from entering yards.
- Reducing the amount of water and fertilizer used in landscaping makes the consistency of land less favorable to the animal.
- Furthermore, this cuts down on the abundance of insects and small vertebrates that armadillos consider food and look for when choosing sites to burrow.
Trapping and Removal
Since armadillos can carry disease, individuals should never approach them without professional assistance. Trained wildlife specialists understand and utilize the best trapping practices and humanely remove armadillos from infested properties. Contact a Critter Control professional before attempting to remove or trap any possibly dangerous wildlife.
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Archbishop Blase Cupich has been one of the rising figures in the Catholic Church, and will be made even more prominent this fall.
Chicago Archbishop and Cardinal-elect Blase Cupich encouraged his fellow bishops to respond with courage and vigor "for what the Church is called to be!" The following statement was reported by Vatican Insider (Oct. 12, 2012):
The Holy Father's visit a year ago [in USA] provided him with an opportunity to see first-hand the vitality and vibrancy of the Church in the US. At the same time, he offered a challenging vision of what the Church is called to be and so it is now up to all of us, the bishops of the US, to respond with courage and vigor."Chosen by the Pope himself to participate to the 2015 Synod on the Family, Cupich supported the proposal of Cardinal Walter Kasper to provide a path for civilly remarried persons to receive Holy Communion while respecting the decision that such persons, along with homosexuals in relationships, "make about their spiritual lives" (Chicago Tribune, Oct. 17, 2015). Cupich was one of the bishops scandalizing the world by endorsing Kasper's proposal during the Synod and highlighting the importance of conscience.
It comes therefore to no surprise that Cupich reiterated his support for giving Communion to divorced remarried in an interview last week. But this time, he presents himself as faithful to the Pope's position!
My position is the same as that of Pope Francis, who has indicated that the proper interpretation of 'Amoris Laetitia' was given by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and then again by the bishops of Argentina, for which the Pope noted 'no further interpretation is needed.' So if people want to know what I think, they should refer to those sources."
Cupich is well-known for his liberal stance on numerous issues.
On Prolife Issues
Despite reminders on the sacredness of life, Cupich has a history of downplaying the urgency of the question by calling for balance, dialogue, and respect or other approaches.
As Sandro Magister put it in the Chiesa News (Sept. 30, 2014):
Cupich's voice - as noted both by conservative Catholics, with distress, and by progressives, with satisfaction - always rings out loud and clear when the talk is of immigration or the death penalty, but he seems to get laryngitis every time there is a discussion of abortion, euthanasia, and religious freedom, or criticism of the Obama administration over health care reform."In August 2015, in the wake of the Center for Medical Progress videos exposing Planned Parenthood's baby body parts trafficking scandal, Cupich wrote on in the Chicago Tribune (Oct. 26, 2015) that unemployment and hunger are just as appalling as killing children in the womb.
Cupich has been constant in requesting that priests and seminarians of his successive dioceses (Spokane, WA and Rapid City, SD) not participate in 40 Days for Life prayer vigils outside of abortion facilities.
Back in November 2014, Cupich stated that giving Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians was a positive move. Asked on CBS's Face the Nation if he would give Communion to pro-abortion politicians, the archbishop said he hoped the grace that comes to people from the Eucharist would bring them to the truth.
Ten years before, during the 2004 presidential election, he refused to join those bishops condemning pro-abortion Catholic politicians and holding that they should not receive Communion. "We cannot cherry-pick particular issues. We have to be willing to talk about all issues. Our position begins with protecting the unborn, but it doesn't end there," he told the Rapid City Journal (May 2, 2004).
When most bishops refused to let Catholic Charities employees serve as navigators for the Affordable Care Act, Cupich bucked the trend: whatever problems the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) had with "Obamacare" and its contraception mandate, he was committed to using the infrastructure of the Church to help poor people access health insurance. He was the second-to-last bishop to join the fight against the contraceptive mandate.
As voters faced a November 2012 referendum on the legalization of same-sex marriage in Washington state, Cupich wrote a pastoral letter calling for "a substantial public debate . . . carried on with respect, honesty and conviction" and asked for "careful consideration" of the church's position on the referendum. In that referendum, voters approved the law by a 54%-46% margin.
On the Liturgy
Cupich has a constant record of hostility toward the traditional liturgy. It is said that in his first Mass as pastor of St. Mary in Omaha, NE his hometown, he reprimanded a young parishioner for attempting to receive the Communion on her knees.
In 2002, as Bishop of Rapid City, SD, Cupich prohibited children to make the first Communion or to be confirmed in the traditional Latin Rite. That same year, according to the Rapid City Journal (May 27, 2002), he prohibited a traditional Latin Mass community from celebrating the Paschal Triduum liturgies according to the 1962 Missal by locking the doors of Immaculate Conception Church during the Easter Triduum. The Good Friday liturgies took place on the sidewalk.
In 2011, then still Bishop in Spokane, WA, Cupich wrote The New Roman Missal: A Time of Renewal, a historical overview on liturgical renewal to introduce the new English translation of the Roman Missal.
Cupich's vision is the same one which caused the liturgical revolution of the 1970s. Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio had no effect on him. He considers the traditional Latin Mass as dreadful and incomprehensible to the people. Its rites, according to Cupich, inspires church architecture such as altar rails which he claims have kept people far from the altar and impeded "full and active participation." By Cupich's logic, the "old" Mass definitely belongs to a time long ago to which today's Catholics are unable to relate. Lamenting those who did not accept the changes of the Novus Ordo Missae, Cupich holds that Catholics have to understand that the reform of the Second Vatican Council was, in fact, an improvement. And so he praises Communion under both species, Mass in the vernacular, lay participation in the liturgy, and the simplification of the rubrics.
Role of the women in the Church
For his Installation Mass on the Archdiocese of Chicago on November 2015, Bishop Cupich specifically requested both men and women altar servers. There were therefore four women and four seminarians.
Here is his vision of the role of the woman in the Church, as reported in Origin (Sept. 2013):
It would be a very great mistake to reduce the whole issue of women to the question of ordination. The church must engage the larger issue of women and begin by listening to women themselves. The failure of the church to attend to the concerns of women themselves is a very serious problem. . . . This is a very big knot that needs attention and it will not be untied lecturing women, and it will not be solved unless men in authority in the church clearly and deeply understand that there is a very great difference between the way women approach things and the way men approach things."Ecumenism
In 2011, Cupich started a new annual ecumenical service at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral of Spokane by inviting Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Lutheran, and Methodist ministers on Good Friday.
In April 2012, he supported the decision of Roman Catholic Gonzaga University of Spokane to invite Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at its graduation ceremony and receive an honorary degree.
Beginning January 2017, Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago is supposed to serve as the first Catholic co-chair of a new National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, sponsored by the Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the USCCB.
Cupich is clearly a favorite of Pope Francis. In a two-year period, he has been the Pope's personal candidate—against numerous objections—for four crucial roles: Archbishop of Chicago, participating in the 2015 Synod on the Family, becoming a member of the Congregation for Bishops, and now being elevated to the College of Cardinals. Cupich will now exercise one of the most prominent roles in deciding who to appoint as new bishops in the United States.
It stands to reason that Cupich will use his new-found influence and power to impose his liberal vision on the Church. Let us pray fervently for the Church and our pastors!


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Prevent Graffiti
Removing graffiti promptly is the best way to prevent it from occurring again. Conduct weekly inspections to help prevent graffiti on your property and in your community.
The vandals' objective is to have others see their "tag" name. Vandals are drawn to walls that are not cleaned immediately because it means their "tag" will be up longer and seen by more people.
Make your property hard to vandalize
- Create a barrier using vegetation or a fence to ward off potential graffiti vandals.
- Use materials and surfaces that make graffiti vandalism difficult: apply a clear coat finish to protect painted and unpainted surfaces and use protective film coverings on windows.
- Move dumpsters to the ends of the alleys to reduce graffiti. Call dumpster companies and ask them to keep graffiti off dumpsters. (Their phone number is usually on the dumpster.)
- Keep your property well-lit and install flashing motion-sensor lighting.
- Install surveillance cameras to monitor activity on your property.
- Call the Seattle Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit at (206) 684-7555 for a free assessment of how to prevent graffiti on your property.
- Join efforts with your local business or neighborhood group. Call (206) 233-7086 to have City Graffiti Prevention staff talk to your business or community group about graffiti and how to prevent it. Please give two weeks' notice.


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Evening Prayer Catholic Saturday 8-1-2020
✝📕 EVENING PRAYER 🙏🏻 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN. Lord, now you let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled: My own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared in the sight of every people: A light to reveal you to the nations and the glory of your people Israel. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. AMEN. https://www.christiancatholicmedia.com/blogs/catholic-evening-prayer


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529: Sledding Discussion
Sledding Discussion |
Title text: If you get your hands on that one, it's the worst place to have a breaking-up conversation. |
Cueball and Megan have a perfectly normal sled ride down a perfectly normal hill (engaging in what's traditionally a children's pastime)[citation needed] while Cueball is complaining that he has grown too old for certain things – like learning another language fluently (but not for taking a sleigh ride – although he does not really seem to enjoy it). There is a hypothesis, called the critical period hypothesis, which states that you can only learn a language fluently before a certain age.
Cueball hates that options are closed to him and feels like he has given up a life that was once possible. The joke is that this reminds Megan about their anniversary coming up. This means that she feels that she has given up a life that was once possible by staying so long with Cueball. Actually this may be the time when they are going to break up.
The reader would thus have expected something ironic to happen at the end of the trip but instead, the only humor in the last frame arises from their commentary on the lack of humor.
Calvin and Hobbes is an acclaimed newspaper comic strip that ran from 1985 to 1995. Calvin is a six-year-old child with an active imagination, and Hobbes is his stuffed tiger whom Calvin perceives to be alive through his imagination. The two frequently had philosophical conversations, often while sledding. Calvin sledded on densely wooded hills near where he lived, and the ride would often serve as a perfect parallel to the conversation they were having; for example, in one strip, Calvin talks about how seemingly mundane decisions can nonetheless have lasting consequences, by pointing out how all the things they see as they continue down the hill (and eventually crash into a ravine) are a direct result of him having taken a particular fork early on. The depictions of sledding in the comics often gave the impression of being particularly dramatic and action-packed, far more than would be expected of such a ride in real life.
The title text notes that if you did have a Calvin and Hobbes toboggan, it would be the worst place to have a breaking-up conversation, perhaps because the sled itself would literally break up during the journey – with potentially dangerous consequences. This is also the clue to the fact that the comic is in fact about a break-up situation.
Calvin and Hobbes is also referenced in 409: Electric Skateboard (Double Comic).
- [Megan looks out window through blinds.]
- Megan: It's snowing!
- Cueball: [from off-screen] Sled time!
- [Megan and Cueball outside with sled, at the top of a hill.]
- Cueball: It depresses me that I'm too old to learn another language fluently. My brain's solidified.
- [Megan and Cueball sledding down the hill.]
- Megan: Is there one you wish you knew?
- Cueball: No, I just hate having options closed to me. Like I've given up a life that was once possible.
- [At the bottom of the hill, sled has stopped.]
- Megan: Yeah. Which reminds me - our anniversary is coming up.
- Megan: Man, that ride failed to be a metaphor for our conversation.
- Cueball: Guess this isn't the Calvin & Hobbes-model toboggan.
I am convinced there is also a subtle reference to one of Calvin's gags, regarding a toboggan's "model year". I'm a little too lazy to delve back into an archives site and cite it though, so have fun looking for it! Anonymous 04:06, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
I believe that the initial conversation of the loss of language opportunity refers to a theory in Language Acquisition called Critical Period Hypothesis[1]. 22.214.171.124 23:47, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
If it wasn't for the titletext I would've thought Megan to be referring to the lost freedom of being a single. Only after that I understood the "failed metaphor" part. 126.96.36.199
Except it's not closed to you. Plenty of people learn languages later in life that they end up being completely fluent in. Benjaminikuta (talk) 03:50, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
pancakes or waffles? - Tell me what you think. -- Comment Police (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- I think a section heading is unnecessary. And comments should be signed. 22.214.171.124 15:59, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
I found the model year strip the other Anonymous was commenting about: https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2014/01/03
Is the ride actually a failed metaphor? If you accept a very cynical view on relationships, the ride goes slowly downhill, eventually leveling out at the bottom and slowly coasting to a stop, leaving you disappointed and having expected it to be more exciting than it was. When it's over you e not really gone anywhere, and you are left with the feeling that there should have been more to it. I mean, yeah it's dark as sin, but that does seem to be the vibe.