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The First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa signed a contract not to exceed $282,390 for construction of an Education Building.
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Bobby Purdue, Tuscaloosa High School senior, was selected as one of four 4-H Club members in the state to represent Alabama at the National 4-H Conference in Washington.
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West End Christian School students and faculty tried to get back to normal after a gunman held 80 of them hostage. No one was hurt in the incident. Seven of the 280 students were absent when school resumed.
A local minister who criticized the ploy the police used to end the hostage situation at West End Christian School complained to the City Council that police may have used excessive force when they wrestled James Harvey to the ground, ending the 12-hour standoff. He also said he was concerned that the police did not keep their word to let Harvey have a news conference. Barraged with praise for police, the man apologized.
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Alabama coach Nick Saban and his coaching staff received 32 national letters of intent from some of the country's best talent, including the consensus No. 1 wide receiver in the nation, Foley's Julio Jones. Alabama had the No. 1 recruiting class for 2008 according to major recruiting outlets.
Deaths this week included Retired Army Col. Frank Rutherford, 75. Rutherford was Northport's first city administrator.
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The demand for community storm shelters exceeded the federal grant program funds available. David Hartin, director of the Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency, said some applicants would have to share a storm shelter and others would be denied funds.
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Why didn't they make him more "manly"? Bow is a man, he doesn't need a heart symbol on his chest, no real man would wear that... trust me!
Just my 2 cents.
Why didn't they make him more "manly"? Bow is a man, he doesn't need a heart symbol on his chest, no real man would wear that... trust me!
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I actually think Bow is more representative of a real man than most of the other male characters on the She-Ra and He-Man shows. Bow has a variety of interests, cracks jokes (some of which just don't work), and is flawed but good-natured. All the other guys parade around stiffly with these stereotypical "macho man" voices and frankly seem interchangeable. Who cares if he'd got a heart on his chest? His best frenemy happens to be a talking owl thing with rainbow ears! Etheria's got diversity!
Haha one of my best buds looks exactly like mustachioed Bow. I always tell him that he needs to be more manly too. haha.
I think Bow was quite manly even with the heart on his chest. He always stepped up for the fight against the Horde and always helped his friends. He may not have looked very manly, but he acted very manly indeed.
A heart and lipstic? It's not the only time that was done check out prince Drake from "Princess Gwenevere and the jewel riders" he wears mascara.
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Oi...Jesus is depicted with a heart all the time but if He wanted to He could be the most powerful & destructive force in the cosmos. The emblem that Bow sports on his chest piece has nothing to do with his manliness, it has more to do with what he stands for which is also what the Rebellion at it's core also stands for..."love in it's purest form & freedom of spirit"! Well, that's just my 2 cents worth
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Please elaborate as to what 'real men' do and what defines a 'real man'. I'm curious as to know your definition of the ideal masculinity.
Bow was never one of my favourites, as I always prefer my heroes to be a little more successful and smart when fighting (e.g. Robin Hood). But he does get my full respect as a man through his good natured, cheerful, friendly personality and his enthusiasm, loyalty and willingness to do the right thing even when at considerable risk to himself.
Basically, he's one of the most important men or combatants you would need in your people's army if you were going to overthrow a better resourced despotic oppressor, such as the Horde.
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I like Bow. Sure he can be an arrogant fool at times, but he generally means well.
And Bow is a co-leader of The Great Rebellion against The Evil Horde even though he has no "super powers" or "special abilities".
Also, he has a flying koala/owl combination as a best friend/worst enemy. How awesome is that?
I recently was able to rewatch the whole series and Bow is, hands down, my favorite character in POP. He's a bard-- a singer, musician and teller of tales. He can perform at least street-level magic, slight of hand and illusion-- not to mention he's talented at disguise. He's also a fine archer and excellent horseman-- able to keep up with She-Ra flying on Swiftwind. Bow's bravery is enough for ten men. He is a wonderful character-- and Kowl? Kowl's cynicism is so refreshing in comparison to all the positivity around the Rebel camp. I just love those two.
As a child I didn't realize that Bow's emblem was a heart until I got his toy. I thought it was a leaf arrowhead considering his archery theme.
The first one on the top row. It's not barbed, so it's not designed to shred the wound when pulled out. It's a more merciful arrowhead.
Incomplete version showing the process in making a flint like the one above with a head and flaker.
A steel arrowhead in a private collection with a heart-motif
A modern serrated hunting arrowhead with a heart-shape.
Even as a heart-- I don't see the problem:
The heart on this charge comes from the Arms of Sir Bernard of Savoy
Another in an early and late version
No, a heart could never be a manly symbol of bravery...
Bow is made of manly awesome and not strange in the slightest.
Signed by-- ME!
Did I ever grow up? Probably not. I'm sure the day-glo socks gave it away anyway.
I think the idea or concept of Bow is spot on; it's a translation of a previous style now 'Classicized'! Bow was intended for the female market and here they did add some 'chops' to him in this line but kept it true. Idealistically, his character was a nobleman and as we know about this pedigree of character they are usually the last to be of a physical nature, they long to live the lavished lifestyle in the old medieval era. So it's not too off with they way he looks, cause eventually he had to take up arms. IMO he looks a little too buff, as I would've preferred a slightly trimmed Bow too portray this even more.
'Tis the wind and nothing more.....
He's not a nobleman in the Filmation series, nor do I think it's specified in any of the original written material (though the toy does include a circlet, but anyone can wear one of those). He's a valiant rogue and probably a peasant, given his street smarts and displayed skillset.
I do agree he's a bit buff for an archer in MOTUC, but I love him anyway.
Far as the "medieval life" being soft for nobles-- most noble males were expected to an encouraged to prove their worth in contests, sporting events, and other tests of physical capability-- not to mention being prepared to lead their troops in the frequent conflicts between neighbors. No noble would want a sallow, wastrel son who did nothing but seek pleasure and eschew the "manly arts". For one, such men were thought not to be able to sire healthy children-- and that was one of a nobleman's duties.
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Did I ever grow up? Probably not. I'm sure the day-glo socks gave it away anyway.
'Tis the wind and nothing more.....
Have you ever looked at a medieval "contest" even a feudal one? Do you realize how deadly they were? Just surviving a grand melee or a joust was an accomplishment, let alone winning one. That's why jousts had to specify which lance-points were used. Blunted points were less likely to result in death but deaths still happened even with them. Noblemen, unless sickly or old or in a non-militant branch of the church, were not usually soft. Granted, they weren't as worn hard as a male serf or peasant might be because they had better food and lodging... but definitely they would wipe the floor with anything set before them and do it with relish. It's not regency-style camelot vapid prince charming we've got in my scenario, but an honest-to-goodness medieval prince who displays the heads of his enemies on his gateposts and rides out with his army on the high king's command. Reality has more mud and death, far fewer silk cushions and bonbons.
Bow being a noble takes away from his character imo. He's surrounded by nobility-- most of the cast of She-Ra is royal in some way or other. (Mermista- Princess, Frosta- Empress, Angella- High Queen, Glimmer- Princess, Castaspella- Queen, Double Trouble- Royal Lady, She-Ra/Adora- Princess, Hordak- Related to Horde Prime in some close fashion... not to mention all the filmation only characters who are noble in some way and now in MOTUC even more characters are being shown to be noble- like Catra. I mean, really, do we need another noble?) Him struggling against a poor education and other symptoms of poverty among so many who were born privileged adds more depth to him than being born with a silver spoon in his mouth like the others. It also makes him more unique among a cast of crowned heads.
Signed by-- ME!
Did I ever grow up? Probably not. I'm sure the day-glo socks gave it away anyway.
I always prefer diversity, that's what Bow gave in the POP series. I'm glad they make him that way, since it would be very repetitive to make him looked more like another Masters. I like him but Arroris the main thing i love about him . A beautiful winged blue horse
I could go on about the nature of Bow and She-Ra or Teela and He-Man, as I think they have great boyfriend/girlfriend stuff going on, but mostly visual elements that dont need dialoge to express.
Also there is the odd nature of the toy of Bow. No rubber band legs?.. and no twist-punch action.
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I think when The Horde took control of Etheria, Bow was humiliated and left for dead where he rose up and became the character he now is. Case in point; in a prior Roast Gooble when bow was first discussed the issue of him wearing gold seemed contradictory to his cause as he helped those less fortunate. But what I was picturing is when the Horde captured and imprisoned the vast nobles, Bow was made example as they 1. melted some of that gold on his chest (a la GOT) as torture or maybe he escaped capture retreated to his lands where he forged the gold to protect him realizing maybe it's value was more than just materialistic???
'Tis the wind and nothing more.....
GOT is more close to medieval than it is high fantasy. It's one of the reasons I like the series. I do feel like the later books have less punch than the first few though.
This is the classic She-Ra forum though, so all incarnations pop up (see what I did thar?). If you want to discuss just the MOTUC version, you might gather more attention for that discussion in the MOTUC forum.
That being said-- I think the golden outfit is a gift because he faithfully served the leaders of the Rebellion (not uncommon to decorate faithful servants). Bright colors like gold are a used on a battlefield to indicate commanders and trusted retainers-- it makes him a focal point for the rebel forces because they can locate him anywhere. The heart device might even be a medal of honor for his bravery- though it serves a later dual purpose to give him panic attacks when She-Ra is in trouble (always hated that part on the toy description. It seemed really dumb that his power was panic attacks-- but then Stinkor was a walking fart joke so and TC Skeletor wore a purple sports-bra). I don't think Bow was tortured. As it stands I'd say the gold torture thing is far too convoluted an explanation for his humble turn of heart. Also a test of gold to induce morality is way too much like Seahawk.
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Did I ever grow up? Probably not. I'm sure the day-glo socks gave it away anyway.
The fact Bow is strange is why I like him so much. He is just a fun character. I love his personality. Most of the strange things about him were in the writing & timing of what he said. For instance...
There is an episode where he says something like "Don't worry, I'll use my arrow lassoo." What? I've never heard of a lass-sue.
Also, the one where Adora's nanny is featured, at the end 6 or so rebels are around the fire with her. They are all saying they are glad she is not a spy. They all do that talk at once "welcome to the rebellion" "glad your with us" kinda thing. Bow who has been there the entire time says "Hey (her name) it's great to see you again!" I again am forced to say what? Did he fall asleep?
I like him because he is that goofy boyish charmer with a heart of gold. He works so well with the rest of the cast. Plus he wore a dress and didn't realise it. Hilarious. Oh Bow, you make me smile & thats why I like you.
The Space Mutants are missing something CRITAcal!
I like Bow I also like Kowl, but, many times I feel he's too harsh on Bow with his insults and needs to lay off, lol.
Muppet fans, if you like Janice of The Electric Mayhem, check out: Janice: "Fer sure!"
Also I read an interview with Ram-Man and he said they had first approached him, but the "Special Friend" title scared him away.
In Midwinter, the heat from the oven baking my Shrinky Dinks is all I need!
Joking aside - but do you all think the camp elements of Bow are deliberate?
Skeletor to King Randor, Skeletor to King Randor....come in you royal BOOB!


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You know those little Sun sign scrolls sold in vending machines
and grocery stores? Years ago I met the founder of one such company. I'll never forget his enthusiasm. "Where else," he beamed, "can you buy a publication that's entirely about you?" Every line on every page is your story!" We can forgive his overestimating the depth and accuracy of supermarket horoscopes; nonetheless, he put his finger on astrology's fundamental appeal. It promotes a pleasant narcissistic fiction. It makes the grand movement of the solar system all about us. It makes each of us a star.
We're mad for stars. Our obsession with celebrity culture reflects a deep and universal longing: everyone wants to be someone. We want to be more than nature's anonymous display, blooming and fading by the side of the road. Everyone burns (or desires to burn) with a unique and special purpose. We're on a journey-a hero's journey! And happily, Sun sign astrology understands our heroic mission. It democratically upgrades the ancient solar myth: where once astrology was exclusively for kings, now everyone can have a horoscope.
Yet something is amiss in the kingdom. Even as horoscope columns affirm our ambitions and celebrate our radiance, cheering us on our way, there's something awkward in their tone. Sun sign astrologers often mince and prance like servants who must repeatedly assure the king. "Yes, you will have a wonderful day! You'll win your true love, collect plenty of gold, enjoy excellent health, and find victory in battle!" Are such platitudes really the stuff for heroes? For little Suns? Can we imagine the bright center of our solar system quivering as it consults the papers for news of the day's influences?"("What are Mars and Pluto doing to me today?") Maybe this is why some people feel compelled to bolster their spirits with astrological insignias on necklaces and coffee mugs, banding together with other Suns to proclaim "Aries/Taurus/Gemini/etc. rules!"
All this would have had ancient astrologers scratching their heads. For it wasn't until the last hundred years that Sun signs became so popular. Sun sign astrology was invented-by a Sun-ruled Leo, of course. Born in August 1860, William Frederick Allan, who later renamed himself Alan Leo, is considered one of the first modern astrologers. Leo strengthened the notion of character as destiny, steering horoscopes away from predictable fates into psychological profiles laced with spiritual themes. But as a businessman, he was particularly astute. With offices in London, Paris, and New York, and a staff of nearly a dozen people, he produced thousands of horoscopes every year. Like any smart CEO manufacturing a product, he recognized the need to simplify his production line. He trimmed the birth chart to just one factor: the Sun sign. With this master stroke, he created a way to divide people into simple zodiac clusters. Everyone knows their birth date. Without any knowledge of astrology's true complexity, people could easily fit themselves into one of twelve astro-groups. And that's how Sun sign columns were born.
Sun sign astrology is a profitable but ultimately flawed business. Much like fast food, it adds weight without real nourishment, increasing one's craving more than giving true satisfaction. People now wonder endlessly about their identities. Having lost an appreciation for their journey's mystery, they instead keep acquiring more mass. ("On the Enneagram I'm '4,' in Vedic astrology I'm actually a Cancer, in the Chinese system I'm a Rat, and my personal destiny number is a.") Astrologers get calls from people who have jobs, families, mortgages, and driver licenses-yet are hoping the chart can tell them who they are. Our culture is as off-center as the celebrities we like to see crash and burn on our tabloid news.
Losing center is an ironic twist on the Sun's traditional meaning-which is apparent in the glyph itself. The Sun is depicted as a circle with a dot in the middle. A unity with a center as its focal point. There are possibly a trillion galaxies in the universe, each with a hundred billion Suns. Our universe is designed for many centers. Yet we lose this revelation when we worry over much about our personal identities. Our natural radiance dims when we solidify ourselves into conditioned objects, beginning our sentences with "I'm the kind of person who." Pinned by the gravity of taking ourselves too seriously, like a star gone supernova and become a black hole, being at center yields to merely being self-centered.
Alan Leo would be mortified. So to correct our Sun sign narcissism, I propose something even simpler than Leo's master stroke. Instead of reading daily horoscopes, people could start each day by reading their hearts, for the heart offers the most vivid experience of the centering Sun. Try this right now. Simply tune into your beating heart. Stay with the sensation for a few minutes. Feel the life force pulsing through you. Notice how your attention makes the heart grow warmer. After awhile you may feel a pleasant glow. Now shift your thoughts to those activities or people who energize and inspire you. Notice how enthusiasm fires up your radiance. When you come from your heart, you light up. Others are energized by your presence. Just as the Sun is the source of all creative events on Earth, so your creativity can inspire others to express their light-like a flame that is not diminished but builds each time it's passed along. This will be true whatever your Sun sign-Leo, Scorpio, or anything in between.
Returning to Sun Worship
In the center of the Aztec calendar is the Sun god Tonatiuh, "He Who Goes Forth Shining." The Aztecs understood that all good things come from the Sun, but Tonatiuh was no Santa Claus. He had a long and menacing tongue ready to lap up the human blood he required in exchange for his life-granting gifts. Aztec priests routinely sacrificed human hearts to keep the Sun god strong, thus ensuring the survival of their people. Without their blood sacrifice, Aztecs feared the Sun would stop in its tracks and time would stand still. The world would either plunge into perpetual darkness or burn to a cinder.
Of course we know the Sun doesn't revolve around us. Sunrises and sunsets appear as Earth rotates on its axis. Earth circles the Sun and that defines our year. The laws of physics will keep the whole show going, until a few billion years from now when the Sun goes supernova. In the meantime, technology has freed us from worrying about Sun gods. For heat and light we've got electricity, light bulbs, and central heating-that's our immediate experience, that's what our children learn. If it's too cold, turn up the heat. If it's too dark, turn on a light.
So in a way, the Sun has disappeared from our lives, which is exactly what the Aztecs feared. And what's happened? Our sense of time has gone haywire. Life has sped up. Exhausted people with too much to do and not enough time are everywhere. Along with bi-polar disorder, ADD, autism, insomnia and penile dysfunction, two great maladies of our culture are depression and burn-out. Depression is a sign we've lost our fire, our inner Sun no longer rising with the day. Burn-out means there's too much fire, a constant inner Sun frying our circuits. Even though the sky above is hunkey dorey, physically, psychologically, and spiritually, we below are not. Is it because we no longer worship the Sun? Might Tonatiuh be angry? If so, how can we come back to center? Maybe we should propitiate the solar god again.
Blood sacrifice just won't do. Among the Aztecs, blood was the proper currency of exchange between gods and men. Gods gave their blood to create the world and humans were honored to return the favor. Human sacrifice wasn't barbaric; it was a gesture of divine reciprocity. In our culture a more appropriate currency might be light. Light is a metaphor for consciousness. The Sun lights our world and we can return the favor by bringing our consciousness back to the Sun. We can hold the Sun in reverent awareness. Happily, astrology gives us two exquisite means for doing just that.
Get out a copy of your birth chart. More than personality and purpose, the Sun indicates time, and this is embedded in your chart's design. That outer circle with all twelve signs? It represents a year, the time it takes for Earth to make a complete revolution around the Sun, or for the Sun to rise through all twelve constellations. The transiting Sun takes one year to circuit all twelve houses of your chart, metaphorically lighting up each one for about a month. Now look at the cross in the center of your horoscope, indicating the four angles of the chart. These angles were originally devised by the Egyptians, who like the Aztecs, worshipped the Sun. They patterned the angles after the Sun's daily round.
The Ascendant carries the feel and meaning of sunrise; planets transiting this point bring new beginnings. The Midheaven evokes the Sun at noon, high in the sky at maximum glory; the MC indicates where people likewise shine in public strength. The Descendent evokes the setting sun, when the day's work is done; marking the house of partnership, it indicates where we surrender ourselves to another. The IC is the midnight point, when we are deep in sleep and the Sun is also resting from our world. It represents the private foundations of our life-our family, our home, our essential self.
Through houses and angles, birth charts offer a personalized imprint of the Sun's dual signatures, the year and the day. Though rarely discussed as such by astrologers, these two horoscope templates suggest a simple yet elegant way to carry the Sun's centering influence into our lives.
Your Personal Year
In the first, and one of the best astrology readings I ever had, the astrologer did a remarkable job predicting my monthly focus over the course of a year. I've never forgotten that reading. How did she know exactly what I'd be doing and what would matter to me each month? My interests and activities unfolded just as she predicted. Many years later when I became an astrologer, I dug out her tape hoping to uncover her brilliant technique. Did she do it with transits? Secondary progressions? Was she progressing the solar return?
Listening to her tape I was stunned. She'd done nothing more than describe the transiting Sun. "In January," she'd said, "it's time to get goal-oriented, take steps to improve your professional future. A creative project may be particularly important." She was exactly right. My primary focus that January was filling out an extensive fellowship application for a novel I hoped to write. But all she'd looked at was the Sun in Capricorn going through my 5th house. No Saturn, no Pluto, no midpoints. It was so basic, I wanted my money back! Even so, her simple forecast had an uncanny accuracy. Throughout that year, I followed her guidance to the letter and always felt energetically on-target. During one month I got a significant career break which influenced my life direction for years to come. When I later looked at the transits, the only relevant predictor was the Sun transiting my 10th house of career.
Astrologers like complexity. Go to any conference and you'll see us lined up to learn countless nifty techniques. When I prepare for client sessions, I'm swimming in charts-transits, progressions, solar arc directions, solar, sometimes lunar returns. But after years of studying the ephemeris, there's just one technique I consistently use for myself. I follow the Sun through my chart. In fact, I've made the Sun a central feature of my monthly workshops-by-mail, because despite its simplicity, I've seen how relevant and healing this approach can be for my clients. Collectively, of course, the Sun's influence via the seasons is undeniable, but individually, we also have this unique annual rhythm that's worth acknowledging.
Most people live this rhythm instinctively. When I quiz people about their favorite time of year, when they feel most optimistic and energized, they usually answer with the month when the Sun crosses into their 1st house. The prior month, when the Sun is in their 12th, is often a time of low energy, depression, falling apart or spiritual retreat. Career highs often coincide with the Sun in the 10th. It's generally unwise to schedule vacations this month. Plan your getaways for when the Sun is in the 5th or the 8th, depending on how you like to renew yourself. But don't take my word for it. Follow the Sun for a year (or take my workshop) and discover the benefits yourself!
Your Ideal Day
Sunrise, noon, sunset and midnight are traditionally restorative times, when we eat, rest, and renew ourselves. The corresponding angles of the chart are likewise signposts for energetic renewal. They provide a template for the optimum way to keep going throughout the day.
I started looking at this when my own work day lost its rhythm. After sixteen years of corporate employment, I began working for myself full time. Instead of feeling free, I was miserable, adrift without my routine. Each day was a lonely uphill climb. When after a year my depression only increased, I needed help. So I looked to the angles of my chart for guidance on how to improve on the start, middle and end my work days. The results were amazing.
I have Gemini on my Midheaven. Corporate life meant my mid-day was blessed with lots of social activity-meetings, amused people watching, lunch and coffee pot gossip. None of that was available at home alone. So I Tivo'd Oprah and Dr. Phil and took my lunch break with them. The whole day turned around from there.
I tested my theory with clients. What I discovered was that people really do run different days, and their charts reflect these preferences. What could be more intimate than the daily rise and fall of one's energy? Yet rarely do we analyze this flow. The benefits are considerable. Everyone I worked with became more assured of their personal rhythm; all reported increased energy and efficiency. But before we start creating astrology formulas for ideal days, it's important to approach this work correctly. You must proceed as good intuitives do, by listening first. I asked my clients lots of questions-in particular to recall times when their days went well and times when they didn't. From that we put together a picture the chart could validate.
Annie is a part-time actress with Gemini rising. Air signs are energized by mental and social activities. Annie confessed that if she had just fifteen minutes between waking up and getting out the door, instead of taking a shower, she'd jump on the computer, check emails and read her favorite online newspaper. She likes starting her days by plugging into the world. When I mentioned this to a Leo rising friend, she was horrified. Fire signs like to be creating. Mornings for her are very productive, inspirational, and devotional, the highpoint of her day, when as a writer, she does her best work and wants no intrusions from the outer world.
Annie has nebulous water sign Pisces on her Midheaven. During the middle of her day she often feels lost. Especially when working office jobs, she loses energy and focus. When working at home, she likes to take baths at noon (connecting with water); this renews her for the rest of the day. According to her horoscope's template, mid-day renewal means doing Pisces things-imagining, drifting intuitively-not culturally sanctioned activities. But what one person call "time-wasting" could be a direct route to another's productivity. One client, with early degrees of Aquarius on her Midheaven, likes to nap just before noon. That's when the overhead Sun is in the Pisces part of her template (the 11th house). When noon arrives, she feels awake and energized (Aquarius on the MC). Another woman with a hard-working Virgo Midheaven loves working full throttle mid-day. She feels awful, like her whole day is wasted, if she's not.
At the end of her work day, Annie feels reflective and philosophical, appropriate for Sagittarius on her Descendent. She loves talking with her partner and getting a meaningful perspective on her day. Mornings she has lots of chatty bouncy energy, but at dusk she's more settled and thoughtful-the difference between Gemini and Sagittarius.
Annie has Virgo on the IC. Understandably, the sleep-time angle is difficult to discuss with people. I start by talking about the bedroom and how it's set up. I ask what happens in one's sleep or dream life. Annie does lots of teeth grinding in her sleep and has gone through four mouth guards. This fits the Virgo tendency to digest and chew on things. Annie's most common recurring dream is of giving birth to herself. Pluto (emblem for rebirth) is on her IC. When I suggested that Pluto is also a magician and she could try working with magical energies in her sleep, she remembered that a psychic once advised her to write her desires on a piece of paper and fold it under her pillow at night. She tried this just once: she wanted a French wardrobe and had very little money. The next day she discovered her hair dresser had one sitting in her garage, which she sold to Annie for next to nothing.
Sandra was in crisis with her day. She felt she wasted too much time watching TV. Minor emergencies distracted her. She never got anything done. Yet when we analyzed her birth chart's template, we found it wasn't as bad as she thought. Her expectations were the problem. Mornings she expected to leap out of bed and get right to work. But with Cancer rising, it was more natural for her to move slowly, being attentive to her moods, nurturing herself and doing what made her feel secure. "In the mornings," she said, "I feel like I have no power with other people." When I suggested she should let herself flow like water, going to what was easy, then start her day at noon with her Midheaven in Aries, she laughed, because that's what she usually did. But now she had permission.
Water wants to lay back and relax. It flows around obstacles and can do its best work while seeming to do nothing at all. Patty, with water-sign Scorpio rising, also likes to take it slow in the morning. Whereas Sandra thinks of mornings as womb-time, Patty thinks of herself in a cave. True to the Scorpio template, she is renewing her power in solitude. Abby also has Scorpio rising. Morning workouts make her feel empowered-but she doesn't want anyone approaching her in the gym. This is a solitary time. And when she can't work out in the morning, she broods.
The Descendant describes one's sunset pattern. Those who suffer burn-out often have a problem here, forgetting to turn off their work day. It's important to consciously shift the rhythm. Cynthia with communal Aquarius on the Descendant loves having friends over for dinner; Rebecca, also with Aquarius here, loves to go out to meetings and network. Again, air signs like mental or social stimulation. With Pisces on her Descendent, Marissa who has a pretty stressful, high intensity work day, likes to completely unplug, entering what she calls a vegetative state, just piddling in the kitchen, expecting absolutely nothing from herself.
Sandra has business-oriented Capricorn on her Descendent. Earth signs like being busy. Sandra feels most capable in the early evening, preferring to make her business calls then. She starts at twilight and works well into the evening. Another two women with earthy Taurus on their Descendents like productive evenings too. One works the swing shift, starting at dusk. "It's so easy," she said, "it feels like not having a work day at all."
Sandra and Jane both have aesthetic Libra on their IC. Having a
beautiful bed is important. Jane had a fine quilt that was two inches
too small; this irked her nightly until she finally sewed on a border
and could sleep well at last. Libra is the "princess and the
pea" sign. It's deeply sensitive. Sandra's apartment shared
a bedroom wall with her neighbor; this made her most uncomfortable.
We talked about moving her bed and creating a wall hanging border
to give her more privacy. Patty has the sign of the Awakener (Aquarius)
on the IC. She often wakes up in the middle of the night. She meditates
or reads, until the early morning, when she gets her deeper sleep.
Robert has Leo on the IC, a fire sign. He wakes up and writes; this
is his most creative time.
But enough examples. Take a look at your own chart. What's the best day for you?
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Alan Bennett, author of The History Boys and The Madness of King George, among countless other books, plays and memoirs, is a grand old man of British letters.
"I'm getting on now, and I'm thought of in England as being rather cozy and genteel — certainly in the stories that I write," he tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz.
So Bennett decided to give his readers a little rattle with a new book of two short stories called Smut.
The British matrons at the center of Smut are Mrs. Donaldson and Mrs. Forbes. Bennett says he was able to get into the mind of a middle-aged woman because his aunts talked endlessly when he was a child.
"It lays down a kind of seam, really, in the mind which I found when I started to write that I could draw on," he says. "I could remember how they spoke and the kind of things that they said. So one mined it and I've been able to mine it for most of my writing life."
The two characters appear to be respectable, but they have what Bennett describes as "rich and alarming" secret lives and diverge from the middle-aged path.
"If a character is all that you see, it's rather boring," Bennett says.
The characters are involved in an intricate dance of secrets and expectations, particularly Mrs. Donaldson, who runs up against her prudish daughter's ideas of proper behavior for a widow.
Bennett says he delights in subverting expectations.
"I think you have an inclination to outflank your readers, to do something that they aren't expecting you to do," Bennett says. "I think that's one of the motives for writing these two stories. They aren't quite what people expect of me."
Bennett says he's always been fascinated by people who want to break out, particularly late in life. And that includes him.
"One or two people have said you can see I am loosening up," he says. "Maybe that's what happens to old men. Maybe they all become, you know, dirty old men."
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. Jane Donaldson may look like a middle-aged British matron, but she has a secret.
ALAN BENNETT: (Reading) Mrs. Donaldson's adventure had given her something of a boost. She imagined herself younger. She looked brighter. And ludicrous though she knew it to be, she felt she was still in the game.
RAZ: That's the voice of British author and humorist Alan Bennett reading from his new book of short stories. It's called "Smut," and it's our book today, so brace yourself because there's definitely some smut ahead. And Alan Bennett joins me now from our studios at the BBC in London. Alan Bennett, welcome to the program.
BENNETT: Hello.
RAZ: Let's look at the two women at the center of these stories: Mrs. Donaldson and Mrs. Forbes. They are perfectly respectable on the surface, right, but underneath, there is something quite different going on. Tell me about these two women.
BENNETT: Well, to put it, I'm always fascinated by people who want to break out and particularly people who break out late in life. My last story was about someone who had a passion for reading. She discovered a passion for reading quite late in life, and it took over her life. She happened to be the queen, so it made - it became rather complicated. But the situation is the same of some of these - to both these women diverge from the normal middle-age path, really.
RAZ: You called this book "Smut," but it strikes me that you could almost have called it secrets because almost everyone in these two stories is hiding something.
BENNETT: I suppose so, yes. Well, they then become more interesting as characters. If a character is all that you see, it's rather boring. But they - I didn't think of it when I was writing them. They - Mrs. Johnson, it should be said, becomes a member of a troop of not-really actors, but they're a troop of presenters who work in a hospital where they present cases for the benefit of medical students.
RAZ: She's basically an actress for medical students.
BENNETT: Yes. They present the symptoms of conditions and so on.
RAZ: She is 55 years old. She's a widow. And she actually gets quite into this role-playing. One day, she's a transvestite with knee trouble. The next day, she's someone's mother who has gone into a coma. Eventually, some of the medical students become borders. They come to live with her at her home. She needs the extra income. And soon enough, they can no longer pay the rent, so she cuts a deal with them, a very interesting deal.
BENNETT: Well, they then say we're used to watching you perform symptoms and so on. If we could, instead of paying the rent, which we can't do, if we could perform for you, and she doesn't immediately understand what this involves. And then she realizes, oh, you brought oral - the reader realizes when you actually get into the bedroom.
RAZ: Yes. And Alan Bennett, you've written about sex before, shows up in "History Boys," which, of course, is your best-known play and several other works of yours. But "Smut" is - I think it's one of the most explicit things you've actually ever written. Why did you decide to go in that direction?
BENNETT: Well, I think I'm getting on now and I'm thought of in England as being rather cozy and gentile, I suppose, in a way, certainly in the stories that I write. And I think you have an inclination to outflank your readers to do something that they aren't expecting you to do, and I think that's one of the motives for writing these two stories. They aren't quite what people would expect of me.
RAZ: Another theme that seems to run throughout these stories, aside from secrets, is expectations, the way people expect each other to behave, at least publicly, what people think is expected of them.
BENNETT: Mm-hmm. I haven't thought of that, but hopefully that is the case. The fun is in diverging from that, thwarting that and suddenly swerving from it, I think. Like, for instance, in one of the incidents, you mention about her, you know, she suddenly announces that she's actually a transvestite, she's presenting a transvestite as one of the case histories, which is the last thing you're expecting. But it's the joy of writing prose that you can suddenly do something like this. If you were writing it on the stage or for a film, you'd have to prepare for this scene and ready yourself for it. But you can do it in a sentence when you're writing prose, and I find that very liberating.
RAZ: Mrs. Donaldson is a very sympathetic character. She's very easy to like. And yet, your other character in the other story, "The Shielding of Mrs. Forbes," Mrs. Forbes is not that easy to like. She is this adoring mother of a very narcissistic son, Graham, who also has a secret. Tell me about Mrs. Forbes.
BENNETT: Well, Mrs. Forbes is very outspoken, very downright and very full of herself. And she has a rather henpecked husband, who seldom speaks, really, except certainly not to her.
RAZ: And her son, Graham, he has a secret, which I don't think we'll spoil it. He's gay, we find out pretty early on...
BENNETT: Hmm. Hmm. No.
RAZ: ...and yet Mrs. Forbes and Graham's wife, Betty, they are trying to keep up appearances.
BENNETT: Everybody's trying to keep up appearances. Nobody knows that everybody else knows what the situation is. But everybody assumes that Mrs. Forbes has to be shielded from this knowledge that her son is gay. In the end, you find out that she knew all along. And I think that's quite true to life, really. One spends a lot of time considering other people's feelings, when in fact there's often no need for it. The habit of straight talking would - in every sense, would do better.
RAZ: Alan Bennett, you are known for your command of character voices, and I'm wondering how you get inside the mind of a middle-aged, you know, woman from England.
BENNETT: That comes from childhood, really. My father was quite shy, and he didn't speak very much. And my mother didn't talk a great deal, but she had two sisters did - who were very valuable. And when I was child, I used to hear them talking, as we say, endlessly, and it lays down a kind of seam, really, in the mind, which I found when I started to write, I could draw, and I could remember how they spoke and the kind of things that they said. And so one mined it, and I've been able to mine it for most of my writing life.
RAZ: So you know Mrs. Donaldson. You know Mrs. Forbes.
BENNETT: Well, I know people like that. But whether they have the rich and alarming secret lives I've wished on them, I don't know. I wouldn't like to say.
RAZ: How do you actually approach the language, the writing? I mean, there are so many moments in this book that - and words that I intend to use. You describe Betty's decision to marry Graham, you say: she wasn't wholly infatuated. Though she liked the way he looked, but so, too, did he and that unfatuated her a bit.
BENNETT: That just came to me as I was writing. That was just a similarity of infatuated and unfatuated. I don't think unfatuated is a word.
RAZ: No, it's not. It should be, though.
BENNETT: It ought to be. The way I write, I suppose, I never start at the beginning. I write the parts that I enjoy writing, and then I often start in the middle and go back and pick things up rather than start writing at A and end up at B. And that way, it still gives me a lot of pleasure.
RAZ: Now that you have written about smut, have you - is this a slippery slope? I mean, is there where you're headed?
BENNETT: I don't know. One or two people have said, oh, you can see I am loosening up, I think they put it kindly. Maybe that's what happens to old men. Maybe they all become, you know, dirty old men, really.
RAZ: That's the acclaimed playwright and author Alan Bennett. His newest book is a collection of short stories. It's called "Smut." He spoke to us from London. Alan Bennett, thank you so much.
BENNETT: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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After filing a lawsuit against Walmart over the deadly limo accident that put him in the hospital and killed his friend, Tracy Morgan on Monday spoke publicly for the first time since the crash.
According to the New York Daily News, a jovial Morgan flashed a victory sign to reporters as he moved slowly, with the use of a walker, to a waiting Lincoln Navigator that had been pulled into the garage of his Cresskill, N.J., home.
As the Lincoln exited the driveway, Morgan rolled down the passenger side window to greet reporters with a smile.
"I'm OK, I feel strong," he said.
After reporters and paparazzi burst into applause, Morgan responded, "Love you, thank you very much. Appreciate it."
The former "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" star was in New Jersey on June 7, headed home from a gig when a Walmart truck, reportedly speeding 20 miles per hour over the speed limit, smashed into his vehicle.
Morgan, 45, sustained broken ribs, a broken nose and a broken leg in the crash. His friend and collaborator James McNair was killed.
Morgan's lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, blames the crash on Walmart driver Kevin Roper's "negligence." A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board said Roper was almost at his drive time limit,
Walmart issued a statement saying "This has been a terrible tragedy. We wish Mr. Morgan, Mr. Fuqua Jr., and Mr. Millea full recoveries. Our thoughts continue to go out to them, their families and friends, as well as to the families and friends of everyone involved, including Mr. McNair who lost his life. We are deeply sorry that one of our trucks was involved.
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Mars Rover Curiosity: Less Brainpower Than Apple's iPhone 5 256
Nerval's Lobster writes "To give the Mars Rover Curiosity the brains she needs to operate took 5 million lines of code. And while the Mars Science Laboratory team froze the code a year before the roaming laboratory landed on August 5, they kept sending software updates to the spacecraft during its 253-day, 352 million-mile flight. In its belly, Curiosity has two computers, a primary and a backup. Fun fact: Apple's iPhone 5 has more processing power than this one-eyed explorer. 'You're carrying more processing power in your pocket than Curiosity,' Ben Cichy, chief flight software engineer, told an audience at this year's MacWorld."


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This course introduces the integrated nature of the communications skills program and establishes the importance of communications for a successful life and career. Students are made conscious of the behaviors and communication patterns typical of the groups to which they and other students belong; they learn to see themselves as audiences for others as they explore how different audiences have different patterns of communication and different expectations; they are encouraged to value and respect differences in communication patterns exhibited by others; and they are encouraged to adapt to the patterns of behavior and communication expected in academic and professional life. Though all the communications skills are introduced and practiced, reading, interpreting, and writing are emphasized.
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NEW YORK -- The numbers are not the sort that Roger Federer likes to see beside his name.
One of them -- his age, 32 -- he cannot control.
The other -- his ranking, No. 7 -- he insists he can.
"People are going to say what they like," Federer said Saturday, two days before his first-round match at the U.S. Open. "Important is that I concentrate on my game and that the passion is there, that I work the right way, that I'm prepared, and that I feel like I can win a tournament."
The five-time U.S. Open champion is seeded seventh, the biggest number next to his name at a Grand Slam tournament since 2003, the year he started on his record-setting run of 17 majors.
In June, Federer exited Wimbledon in the second round, the earliest he'd been dismissed from a major tournament since the 2003 French Open. Starting with that loss, his season has included a steady diet of defeats that would have once been considered freakish and a withdrawal from a tournament that went unexplained.
All these factors point toward an obvious conclusion: Age is taking its toll on the most decorated men's player ever.
Not since Pete Sampras captured the trophy in 2002 has a man over 30 won the U.S. Open.
But Federer doesn't envision quite such a grim picture. A bad back that might help explain some of his summer doldrums is no longer bothering him. A new racket that confounded him over the summer has been shelved for the time being. His ranking, and corresponding seeding, may have dropped from third to seventh in the nine weeks between Wimbledon and the Open, where his first-round match is against 61st-ranked Grega Zemlja, but Federer considers himself fit enough to contend.
"Now I can really say I'm really just focused on the point for point, and that's why I'm not concerned," he said. "My back problem is not that major. I just need to make sure I don't have any bad moments in the future."
He would love to wipe away most of this 2013 season.
He has a grand total of one tournament title, won at a small event in Halle, Germany -- a grass-court tune-up for Wimbledon.
In addition to his second-round Wimbledon loss to 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky, Federer has fallen to No. 114 Federico Delbonis and No. 55 Daniel Brands, the sort of players who used to feel beaten by Federer before they even walked on the court.
That air of invincibility is gone, and small cracks in a once-impenetrable facade have cropped up.
Federer withdrew in Montreal early this month without giving a reason, though he had been complaining about his back through the summer. He expanded on his health Saturday, saying the back was no problem as he heads into this, his 58th appearance at a major.
"At times, I was playing a lot, having it in the back of my mind, and that has definitely affected me sometimes with my movement ... and actually not being able to really focus on the point for point mentality that you want to have out on the tennis court," Federer said. "So now, I can really say I'm really just focused on the point for point, and that's why I'm not concerned. `'
Federer had been working with a new, slightly larger racket, but was unable to figure out the nuances of the prototype and decided to shelve the experiment until after the U.S. Open is over.
"I just said, `You know, I'll go back to the racket I know and the racket I have won everything with," Federer said.
Novak Djokovic, the man occupying the No. 1 spot that Federer once owned, (He was seeded No. 1 at 18 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments from 2004-08) calls the ups and downs with the rankings simply a cycle of life.
"You can't always expect somebody to be at the highest level," Djokovic said. "It's normal to go up and down. That's why this sport is so very demanding, physically, mentally, emotionally. In any way you turn it around, the sport is actually asking from a tennis player everything, you know, all the commitment possible from every aspect."
Federer insists his commitment has never waned, even if his ranking has.
He says this takes him back to his younger days, in his early 20s, when he used to get excited at the prospect of what the new rankings would look like each Monday.
"Usually, I was more excited that it was going up," Federer said. "The older you get, the less you pay attention to it. But nevertheless, I clearly want to move up from here."


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Mexico boys win, girls defeated
The Mexico Bulldogs traveled to Moberly on Friday night and came away with a 52-47 victory over the Spartans. The Bulldogs earned their 20th victory of the season and improve to 10-0 in the NCMC Race.
The Bulldogs got off to a great start as they took control of the first quarter outscoring the Spartans 16-6 in the first quarter. The early start took the home capacity crowd out of the game. However, the Bulldogs got into some foul trouble in the second quarter and Moberly outscored the Bulldogs 13-9 in the second quarter. The Bulldogs still led at the half 25-19. Moberly continued to execute in the third quarter and edged the Bulldogs 16-14. The Bulldogs held onto a 39-35 at the end of three quarters. The fourth quarter became very interesting as Moberly took a one point lead but, the Bulldogs rallied back and took control and made free throws down the stretch to claim the 52-47 victory. The loss drops the Moberly Spartans to 17-5 and 8-2 in the NCMC.
Coach Brennan Scanlon was pleased to get out of Moberly with the 5 point victory. The Bulldogs did a good job of executing in the half-court but became inconsistent in the fourth quarter giving Moberly opportunities to hang around. "We have to improve in crunch time with our offensive execution and must get consistent defensive stops to win games. We also must become more consistent from the free throw line, especially in the fourth quarter. Jake Willer led the Bulldogs in scoring with 17 points, followed by Jon Anderson with 11, Jake Anderson with 10, Jaeon Nunnelly and Cole Jaramillo 5 points each Matt Ridgway with 4 points.
The Bulldogs are now 20-3 on the season and a perfect 10-0 in the NCMC. The Bulldogs will be entertaining the Hannibal Pirates on Tuesday evening on the Gary Filbert Court. A win over the Pirates will clinch the NCMC Championship for the Bulldogs. The junior varsity will tip off at 6 p.m. followed by the varsity boys at 7:30 p.m.
Score by Quarters:
Mexico: 16-9-14-13
Moberly: 6-13-16-12
Jake Willer: 17P, 2RB, 2 assists, 3 steals.
Jon Anderson: 11P, 7RB, 1 steal.
Jake Anderson: 10P, 7RB, 3 assists, 3 blocks.
Jaeon Nunnelly: 5P, 4 assists, 1RB.
Cole Jaramillo: 5P, 1 assist, 2RB.
Matt Ridgway: 4P, 6RB, 1 steal.
Skylar Harrington: 1RB, 1 sssist.
JUNIOR VARSITY: The JV team won 51-58 over Moberly. Leading scorers for Mexico were: Markail Williams 20 points, James Norton 17, D'Milo Nunnelly 11, Tyler Bracht 5, Kamden Ekern and Malik Holman, 4 points each.
The JV team is 11-3 on the season.
The game Friday night between Mexico Lady Bulldogs and Moberly Lady Spartans was hanging most of four quarters waiting for one team to take control, "We didn't adjust well to Moberly's matchup zone and attack off the dribble. We did not do well with time and score down the stretch. It was a great environment for young kids to be in," said MHS Coach Ed Costley.
Mexico was leading going into the locker room at halftime 24-23. Brooke Costley led the Lady Dawgs with 16 points, followed by Karen Baker with 8 points. Anne Baker led the team in rebounds with 8. Costley and Baker led in steals with 2 apiece.
Mexico: 14-10-8-13
Moberly: 9-14-17-15
Brook Costley: 16P, 2 assists, 2RB, 2 steals.
Remi Greenwell: 4P, 2RB, 1 steal.
Ashlie Woodruff: 2P, 2RB.
Karen Baker: 8P.
Kelli Ingrum: 1P, 4RB, 1 assist, 1 steal.
Alison Mudd: 6P, 4RB, 1 assist, 1 steal.
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BOULDER -- Boulder County commissioners on Tuesday approved the $2 million purchase of about 200 acres of the remaining privately owned Caribou Ranch-Sherwood Gulch property next to the Caribou Ranch and Mud lake open space areas near Nederland.
The seller, James William Guercio, would retain ownership of about 20 acres southeast of the property the county is buying and could build as many as five homes there.
The county's acquisition, however, would protect 200 acres -- land bounded on the north by County Road 126 and on the south by other private properties -- from ever being developed.
Two people spoke at the Tuesday morning public hearing on the proposed purchase.
Dirk Arnold, a Boulder real estate agent and Boulder County Horse Association member, said the property features "a lovely secluded valley."
Arnold suggested the county also name a trail through the property for Samuel Conger, an avid hiker, a successful 19th- and early 20th-century prospector and the founder of what some say was once the largest tungsten mine in the United States, now one of several abandoned mines on the property.
Mark Haynes, who lives on County Road 128 West, southwest of the property, said he didn't oppose the county's acquisition but had some concerns about the need for cleanup of construction debris, trash and a forestry slash pile.
Haynes also raised safety concerns, saying there are numerous mine shafts on the property.
Janis Whisman, the county Parks and Open Space Department's real estate division manager, said Boulder County is working with the state's Department of Reclamation Mining and Safety on closing any remaining open mine shafts. Details about who'll be responsible for cleanup costs are expected to be worked out with the property's seller before the county closes on the transaction, Whisman said.
Commissioners Cindy Domenico, Deb Gardner and Elise Jones unanimously voted their support of the acquisition. The transaction will be formalized later this month, and Whisman said the county and Guercio are expected to close on the deal on May 28.
Whisman has said the acquisition -- recommended in a 6-1 vote of county Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee members on April 25 -- will provide a contiguous stretch of several hundred acres of open space by connecting the 165-acre portion of the Mud Lake Open Space to the east and the 2,151-acre Caribou Ranch Open Space area to the north.
The property includes about 0.8 miles of Sherwood Creek, which runs into North Boulder Creek just east of the Peak to Peak Highway.
The property is expected to be opened to equestrian and hiking use. County Parks and Open Space director Ron Stewart told commissioners that some mountain biking may also be allowed on a trail.
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Harrison Ford was injured on the set of the new "Star Wars" movie.
All right, let's just calm down. Everything's fine ... situation normal.
According to Disney, the 71-year-old actor was hospitalized after sustaining a bad ankle injury during filming Wednesday.
"He was taken to a local hospital and is receiving care," the studio said in a statement.
He probably tripped over a mynock.
Man ... that was nerdy.
Actually, a hydraulic door reportedly fell and hit him at Pinewood studios in England, possibly fracturing his ankle. He was airlifted to a hospital shortly after the incident.
Shooting will reportedly continue on the J.J. Abrams-directed "Star Wars: Episode VII" while Ford gets treatment. The film is supposed to hit theaters Dec. 18, 2015.
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Just in case you were curious about what Volition has been up to under new owners Deep Silver, today the publisher announced Saints Row 4. The game is coming to PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on August 20, and looks to ratchet up the series' unique brand of insanity.
In this installment, the leader of the Third Street Saints (that's you) has been elected as President of the United States. Alien invaders then transport you and your fellow Saints to a simulation of Steelport, giving you access to superpowers to free humanity from the mental prison of the alien Zinyak.
That sounds a lot like the premise of the "Enter the Dominatrix" expansion, which we had heard was turned into a proper sequel under THQ. It's good to know Deep Silver isn't touching Volition's crazy sensibilities. Check out the trailer below.
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Well, this is unexpected. The iPhone 4G saga just got a whole lot crazier - dare I say it, a whole lot more ridiculous. Have you ever reported anything like a phone or something similarly small stolen to the police? What was their reaction? Did you ever get the device back? Did they send an army of officers to get your device back? No? Odd. They raided Jason Chen's house, and took four computers and two servers. Update: And thus our true colours reveal. "The raid that San Mateo area cops conducted last week on the house of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen came at the behest of a special multi-agency task force that was commissioned to work with the computer industry to tackle high-tech crimes. And Apple Inc. sits on the task force's steering committee." Update II: According to TechCrunch, the investigation has been put on hold while the DA ponders Gizmodo's shield defence. Update III: Some legal insight from a constitutional law and first amendment expert and a law professor. The gist? The DA has said no one has been charged with anything here, making this just an investigation - however, this makes the search and seizing of material worse. "If the police are literally just gathering information, with no suspect targeted yet, then a subpoena against a journalist would have probably been smarter than a search warranted that resulted in the front door of Chen's home being bashed in."
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GRANBY —When U.S. Rep. Mark Udall won his U.S. Senate race, Republicans groused that the "Boulder liberal" survived only because 2008 was such a banner year for Democrats nationally.
Fast-forward to Udall's re-election bid in 2014, a year many pundits believe will favor the GOP.
Yet, so far, the race has failed to draw any A-team Republicans, and some party members openly guffawed when state Sen. Randy Baumgardner — known for his bushy mustache and slow drawl — announced he planned to challenge Udall.
The Hot Sulphur Springs Republican held his campaign kickoff Friday morning outside a restaurant in Granby, 88 miles from the hustle and bustle — and votes — of Colorado's populous Front Range.
Afterward, Baumgardner got some friendly advice from former state Rep. Phil Pankey, a Republican who thinks Baumgardner is "gutsy" for his long-shot attempt.
"I told him to stay away from the social issues, focus on jobs and the economy," the former Littleton lawmaker said.
But Baumgardner, 57, already is known for his anti-immigration bills, which are expected to repel the same Latinos for whom the Republican Party is trying to reserve a seat under its tent.
And other potential Republican challengers face similar issues, even if their profile is higher than Baumgardner's. Can their positions stand up to Udall, who has managed to cast himself as a moderate strong on personal liberty and who has voted with Republicans on some gun issues?
Baumgardner thinks it's Udall who has to defend a tough record, noting he voted for the Affordable Care Act, better known as "Obamacare."
"Mark Udall is beatable," he told a small group of Republicans who gathered at his kickoff and bemoaned the hot weather, which briefly hit 80 degrees in the high country.
"It's time you have somebody representing middle America, rural Colorado and working Colorado," he said. "I am here for you. I am middle America. I ranch for a living. I'm connected to the land."
And then Baumgardner hit the campaign trail, heading to Delta for an evening event.
But it's a long way from now until the next general election, and Colorado politics are notorious for unexpected twists and turns.
Already there is speculation from some observers that the death of Udall's younger brother during a solo backpacking trip this month might quell the fire in the senator's belly for another six-year spell. Others believe Udall will want to fight even harder in Washington, especially for the environment, which was the passion of his late brother, Randy.
Political consultant Katy Atkinson, a Denver Republican, pointed out that only a few months ago Gov. John Hickenlooper, who also is up for re-election in 2014, looked invincible. Now Republicans think they have a shot at unseating him.
"Who knows? By this time next year, Hickenlooper might be back on top and Udall will look vulnerable," Atkinson said. "It's just way too early."
Republicans haven't won a race for governor or U.S. senator since 2002, when Gov. Bill Owens and Sen. Wayne Allard were re-elected in a GOP wave year.
"One thing that happens when you've been defeated as many times as Republicans is you don't have a deep bench," Atkinson said. "I think that's what we're seeing right now with the Senate race. Our Republican members of Congress aren't interested in running for the Senate, so that A-list is really short."
On Monday, the day after Baumgardner confirmed he would challenge Udall, fellow state Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs, who took office in January, said he, too, was in the race. Even Republicans who are Hill admirers privately think the 31-year-old announced a few years too early.
Other Republicans mentioned as possible Senate challengers include Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, state Rep. Amy Stephens of Monument and former Congressman Bob Beauprez.
Buck lost the 2010 U.S. Senate race to Democrat Michael Bennet by less than 2 percentage points — votes lost among suburban women.
Stephens is expected to have more of an appeal to women, and she understands health care. But opponents have tried to paint her as extreme by pointing to her employment with Focus on the Family more than a decade ago.
Beauprez lost the governor's race in 2006 in a campaign that even Republicans said was poorly run.
So far, the GOP field has delighted Rick Palacio, chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party.
"With all of their soul-searching and talk of rebranding the GOP's image, all that Colorado Republicans could find in their hope to defeat U.S. Sen. Mark Udall in 2014 is more of the same," Palacio said.
Although Palacio touted Udall's record on a variety of issues, from the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell for gays in the military to support for federal firefighting issues, a Quinnipiac University poll last month showed 45 percent of Coloradans approve of the job the senator is doing while 31 percent disapprove.
"As Sen. Mark Udall prepares for a re-election campaign next year, he cannot be happy with an approval rating short of the magic 50 percent mark," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Maybe, but there are no signs of panic, either.
"It's still way too early," Udall spokesman Mike Saccone said when asked about the poll and the election.
Saccone added that Udall has long bemoaned that campaigns seem to be starting earlier and lasting longer, leaving less time for governing.
But Dick Wadhams, former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, said the poll is telling. And he said Coloradans only have to look as far as their other U.S. senator, Bennet, to see how truly "lackluster" Udall is.
"Look at how Michael Bennet has plunged himself into the great debates that we have been engaged in as a nation, from the budget to immigration," Wadhams said. "Whether you agree with Bennet or not on the issues — which I don't — at least Bennet is engaged."
Udall fans scoff at Wadhams' assessment and say he isn't an unbiased observer. In 2008, Wadhams managed the campaign for former Congressman Bob Schaffer of Fort Collins, who lost to Udall by 12 percentage points.
Democratic political consultant Steve Welchert pointed to Udall's prominence when the spying scandal recently broke.
Udall told The Denver Post he was well aware the federal government was broadly monitoring Americans' phone and e-mail communications and he did "everything short of leaking classified information" to try to bring attention to the issue.
From his perch on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Udall had written letters to Cabinet members, sponsored bills, threatened to hold up confirmations and even personally engaged President Barack Obama about his increasing sense of alarm that the federal government was trampling Americans' constitutional rights.
"The Patriot Act, the spying, it's a ' get out of bed' issue for Mark," Welchert said.
But at Baumgardner's kickoff in Granby, the locals, including 77-year-old Al Olson with High Country Conservatives, have a much different view of Udall.
"We need to send somebody to Washington who doesn't get 'Potomac Fever,' " Olson said.
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The story is told via excerpts from scores of broadcasts, enhanced by the author's observations. An account of the difficult, but ultimately successful, efforts of the government and of the broadcast industry to adapt to wartime conditions provides an illuminating backdrop to the story. Fifteen photographs illustrate the book.
The McGees' messages, while always supportive of the war effort, were sometimes poignant. An example is Molly's post-war reminder in support of the National War Fund, an agency devoted to providing recreational care and maintenance of morale for the military until they returned home: "We gave our boys a warm hand when they left. Let's not give them the cold shoulder now."
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