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For those of us with a sweet tooth – which appears to be most of the country – the newest research carries some bitter news: Americans eat way too much sugar, and it's killing us.
In one of the biggest studies to examine the issue, researchers from the government and two universities found a link between high sugar consumption and fatal heart disease. The study was published February 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The culprit, they believe, is all the sugar added to a wide range of beverages and foods – soda and desserts, obviously, but also less obvious foods such as packaged bread, pasta sauce and salad dressing.
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And it's not just because sugar makes us fat. In the study, even normal-weight adults had a higher risk for death if they ate a lot of sugar. And it didn't take much – even two sodas a day substantially increased the risk. For those who ate the most sugar, their risk of dying prematurely from heart disease tripled over those who ate the least.
"Too much sugar does not just make us fat; it can also make us sick," Laura Schmidt, a health-policy specialist at the University of California, San Francisco told the Associated Press. In an editorial accompanying the study, she said there has been a major shift in how scientists view the role of a high-sugar diet in a number of diseases, not just obesity.
According to the study, Americans have cut back a little on our sugary ways. A decade ago sugar made up 17 percent of our daily calories; between 2005 and 2010, that dropped to 15 percent. The American Heart Association says we should aim for 10 percent, or about 100 calories a day from sugar for women, 150 for men.
Still, it's tough fighting that craving for something sweet, says Washington, D.C., dietitian Katherine Tallmadge, author of Diet Simple.
"Sweets light up the pleasure centers of our brain, similar to addictive substances," Tallmadge said in an email. "The more sweets you eat, the more you crave."
Although some people go cold turkey or try the detox route to reduce their urge for sweets, you can slowly but steadily reduce the amount of sugar you eat each day to help retrain your brain.
To tame your sugar craving, Tallmadge offers these tips:
- Eat more fruits and vegetables. To keep your serotonin levels stable, eat fruits, vegetables and whole grains at each meal. These are complex, more slowly digested carbohydrates that keep you from craving simple carbohydrates such as sweets.
- Get enough sunshine. To reduce sweet cravings tied to a change in the season, especially in fall and winter, try to get 30 minutes of sunshine each day. Take a walk in the morning or at lunch. A walk can also distract you from those temporary cravings, which generally last only 10 to 20 minutes.
- Try a different crunch. Choose foods with a satisfying crunch or natural sweetness, like apples, popcorn, pumpkin seeds or a handful of nuts.
- Reduce stress. If you are driven to eat sweets, it could be a signal that something else is bothering you – stress, boredom, sleep deprivation, anxiety or depression. Try to reduce stress and anxiety by exercising, meditating or talking with loved ones. If necessary, seek professional counseling.
- Think mini size. Allow yourself a sweet, but keep it small. Aim for something no more than 10 percent of your total calories per day. That would be 200 calories for a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, or about two miniature Reese's peanut butter cups or four small squares of Ghirardelli dark chocolate. You might even get away with one splurge a week – no more, though.
- Don't overbuy. Keeping a lot of sweets around tempts us to eat more than we planned.
- Grab some gum. Chewing a piece of sugarless gum after a meal can often give us enough of a sweet hit to satisfy our urge for dessert.
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Beautiful Botanical Blueprints Created With 3D Software
I highly recommend if you live in Southern California, and even have a passing interest in the botanical, to make your way to the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens to see their current exhibition, When They Were Wild: Recapturing California's Wildflower Heritage, an ideal complement to the explosion of springtime flowers currently blanketing the region from coastline to desert. Similarly, those with a love of exploring the beauty of the floral may appreciate these botanical blueprints which offer a whole new perspective revealed by technology...
Designer Macoto Murayama's multidisciplinary background allowed him to see beyond the romantic exterior of flowers and deep into the intricate, often invisible world of structural engineering hidden within the propagation tools of plants.
Utilizing both traditional and the latest of 3D technology, Murayama's exquisitely details virtual recreations were produced from careful hand drawn sketches and photographs, then taken into 3ds Max software where each distinct section of dissected flowers were turned into 3D models he could manipulate in Photoshop into their final large scale 100"x100" blueprint-style prints. The results are a magnificent and elaborate 21st century version of botanical art in the lineage of Maria Sibylla Merian's illustrated works.
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text: Framingham, Mass.—IDG Communications announced Wednesday that PCWorld is going all-digital. The August issue will be the last print edition of PCWorld in the U.S. "Both technology users and marketers have led the way in the shift from print to online, and our decision to end 30 years of PCWorld print publications reflects their preferences," said Bob Carrigan, CEO of IDG Communications, in a statement. "PCWorld colleagues in the U.S. will now focus on innovative digital-first editions featuring interactive multimedia presented in high resolution." Print subscribers will receive digital editions if they register online; current digital subscribers do not have to register again. "This change does not affect PCWorld.com, which will continue to provide the latest news, reviews and information for all visitors," IDG said in a statement. The company said that no staff will be affected "because the transition to digital has been underway for years." The shift to an all-digital format in the U.S. does not affect PCWorld brands published in other markets. The editorial and graphic elements of PCWorld will be designed for a number of devices, including Android smartphones and tablets, the Kindle Fire, iPads, iPhones, and various PC and Mac systems.


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Obama today: Governors and the 'fiscal cliff'
President Obama is looking for new allies in the "fiscal cliff" fight, meeting Tuesday with a group of six governors at the White House.
Obama and Vice President Biden will speak with the state executives about "the actions we need to take to keep our economy growing and find a balanced approach to reduce our deficit," says a White House statement.
The president's guests include three Republican governors -- one of them Scott Walker of Wisconsin, whose battles with public employee unions made headlines throughout the recent election season.
Gov. Jack Markell, D-Del., chairman of the National Governors Association, will also be in the meeting with Obama. So will the NGA vice chair, Gov. Mary Fallin, R-Okla.
The other attendees: Gov. Mike Beebe, D-Ark., Gov. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., and Gov. Gary Herbert, R-Utah.
The sit-down comes as the White House and congressional Republicans tangle over whether a debt reduction plan should include higher tax rates for wealthy Americans.
The parties are seeking to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of automatic tax hikes and budget cuts that take effect in the absence of an agreement.
"Governors have a lot at stake in this process," said White House spokesman Jay Carney. "They have an interest in seeing Washington get its fiscal house in order. They have an interest in seeing Washington take action to ensure that the economy continues to grow."
Also on Obama's schedule Tuesday: A lunch with Biden, and a meeting with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.


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I am under an impression that most National Anthems have a religious connotation on them. I am a South African, the first part of the National Anthem, loosley translated, says god bless Afrika help to stop wars and suffering. It is written in two major Indeginous language groups. Now I am concerned about the fact that I will be saying those words, when I know their meaninglessness. What does that say to me, as a Freethinker should I be patriotic, where do I draw the line in my patriotism? Do I belong to one geographically stationed group of humans or to all of them as they are scattered all over the globe? Should Free thinking soldiers go out there in the name of their country and fight wars that smell some religious defending?
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Personally, I don't get group-based pride at all. Allegiance or solidarity make sense because without it there's no cohesion and cohesion gives powewr to an oppressed group. But why feel any sort of pride a s a group? That's why I don't get "gay pride" or "black pride." Proud of being attracted to one's own sex? Proud of a lot of melanin in one's skin? How about "solidarity" instead of "pride"?
True. The word "equality" would make more sense, but doesn't sound as inspirational. Maybe it's like the difference between English 101 and Dramatic Social Movements 101.
I loved my girls playing soccer into high school, and doing well in school, especially in science. But I still avoid the word "proud", even when I want to brag about them. I want to set a good example, which some might say is similar to having pride.
More on topic, I can't stand flag-waving nationalism, unless (say) it's to demonstrate solidarity against outside oppressors.
Group pride makes about as much sense as group guilt. By the time I was born, the industrial slavery of black people was over, and my family hadn't come to the US yet anyway when that was going on. Consequently, I feel no guilt over slavery. I do regret that it went on, but if I have anything to be proud of in the sense we are talking here, it's that my country expended 625,000 lives plus more than a quarter million wounded to bring it to an end. White lives, pretty much.
What is the first task of government, if it's not to make large numbers of people governable?
Religions help. National anthems also help.
Do national anthems serve those who govern?
Yes; they serve to stop the governed from criticizing those who govern...
1) ...as the governed pay their taxes, and
2) ...even as the governed go off to wars that will enrich those who govern.
It's all about ruling the masses. Divine Authority makes it easier for them to swallow it.
Perhaps everyone on Earth would unite, if everyone believed that Martians were planning an attack.
Ugly, stinky, green, Martian-speaking reptiles waving huge, ugly, stinky, scaly, green flags.
Trying to steal our women and children.
And our precious, bodily fluids.
And laughing a lot.
No need to concern ourselves with attacking Martians, but if other non-earthly beings were to attack, most American earthlings would panic and pray.
They did exactly that when in the 1930s George Orwell did his radio show on an attack by Martians.
A few leaders would gather some of the less-panicked for a defense but most would remain panicked and praying.
Thanks, Gregg; a little laughter goes a long way.
They did exactly that when in the 1930s George Orwell did his radio show on an attack by Martians.
It was Orson Welles, and that was a radio version of War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.
Since Orson formatted the show as if it were a series of news bulletins it sounded frighteningly believable.
JFK's famous words: Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask instead what you can do for your country.
What, if any, feelings/emotions do they stir in you?
Alexander Hamilton's little-known words on June 18 in the 1787 Federal Convention: The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the rich and well-born a distinct and permanent share in the government.
Combine their ideas: Ask not what the rich and well-born can do for you. Ask instead what you can do for the rich and well-born.
These words describe America far better.
Patriotism. Bah, humbug!
I have run into more than a few "France haters". Maybe it's because France get's most of it's energy from small nuclear reactors and:
Of all the major Western powers involved in the Gulf War, France was perhaps the most ambiguous in its attitude towards the whole affair.
People dislike the French ("hate" is rather too strong) because they can be rude. So can Americans or Brits or Canadians or Brazilians, of course. However, it's very common in France. In the U.S., most of us meeting a foreign tourist are generally fascinated with them, full of friendlly questions, and are nice and helpful. Not always so in France.


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DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings have recalled right wing Tomas Jurco from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL.
Jurco has played in seven games with the Red Wings this season, scoring two goals with one assist.
Jurco has appeared in 32 games with Grand Rapids and has a team-best 32 points. Last season, he had 28 points in 74 regular-season games with the Griffins and helped them win the Calder Cup.
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i read on this forum people talking about chip on their TDI.. what chip is this?
QUOTE=evangelos;46705]let me provide some background:
i have a jetthey i read on this thread about using a mk4 (1.9L) and mk5 (1.9L) but now only the mk4 is running on HHO.
mk4 options:
* larger nozzles (205)
* chip
* the modifications gave me 10% more mileage when my wife drives the car
* installed wet cell HHO at aprox. 20amps stable and got 200km extra on the tank with 100% Biodiesel not diesel.
* removed the ecu that was chipped and added the stock ecu and reduced electrolyt to 10amps and lost 100km
* now i am with stock with 15amps and the power is fantastic; you see when i can the chipped ecu i had a lot of power to the redline. Now i have power to the redline but no modified ecu BUT running at 15 amps.
* i do not think I am taxing the alternator at 15 amps.
* my other problem is that if i have power i drive like a madman. of course this is the case because i make my fuel but biodiesel is not good in the cold Montreal winter weather (-35C).
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Motley Crue Fans Plan 13th 'Cruefest Hollywood'
Motley Crue began to make their name playing Hollywood's Sunset Strip, so it's appropriate that the band's fans have kept that legacy going by annually staging 'Cruefest Hollywood,' a musical event that salutes the rock legends while also contributing to the Skylar Neil Foundation, created by Vince Neil in memory of his late daughter.
Now in its 13th year, 'Cruefest Hollywood' will take place at the Whisky-a-Go-Go in Hollywood on July 26. This year's event will find Kemical Kill, Stonebreed, The Drama, Murder: FM, Rebel Hotel, Girl on Fire, Rachelle & the Rising, Stingray and Motley Too all taking the stage to pay homage to the rock and roll bad boys.
As previously stated, proceeds will be donated to the Skylar Neil Foundation, which Vince Neil started as a way to raise money and awareness for individuals who are doing work to find cures for cancer, AIDS and other diseases. Skylar Neil lost her battle with cancer at the age of 4.
The once small event has grown in size in recent years, with offshoot events taking place in New England, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Canada and Australia. Rockers such as Vains of Jenna, Steven Adler, The Lovehammers and more have dedicated their time in the past to playing the event.
For more info on the 2014 Cruefest Hollywood, check the event's Facebook page and get tickets for this year's show here.
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On a cold winter day, with a stiff northwest wind blowing the Chesapeake Bay south toward the Atlantic, 11-year-old twins Cole and Wyatt Greene stumbled on a strange sight as they explored the exposed mudflats of Herring Bay. Buried in the mud appeared to be the remains of an old ship. A really big ship.
The two boys announced their find to their mother. Back they ran with an iPhone and tape measure to record the shipwreck. It measured a whopping 129 feet by 25 feet. Nearby, another wreck 20 feet long lay broken in the mud.
Diane Greene was impressed with her sons' discovery and phoned the news into the Maryland Historical Trust.
Intrigued, the home-schooling Greenes embarked on their own voyage to uncover the mystery of Herring Bay's phantom ship.
On August 8, 1955, the Levin J. Marvel, a ship whose seaworthiness had been questioned by the Coast Guard, left Annapolis on a six-day pleasure cruise with 23 passengers and four crew.
Meanwhile, 500 miles east of Palm Beach, Hurricane Connie was barreling up the East Coast.
By the time the Marvel reached Cambridge two days later, storm warnings were up with winds gusting to 73 miles per hour.
But the next day the hurricane warning was lifted. With the wind blowing about 35, Captain John H. Meckling decided to make a break for Annapolis. Twelve hours later, near the Bloody Point Light, gale force winds forced the ram-schooner to sail southwest.
With the hurricane bearing down, the Marvel anchored near Fairhaven in Herring Bay. There the storm overwhelmed the ship's bilge pumps and it rolled. Passengers and crew abandoned ship. Fourteen of the passengers, including a 13-year-old boy, drowned.
Soon after the Marvel's sinking, the Coast Guard plotted the ship's location on nautical charts and marked it with a lighted buoy.
In 1956, the Army Corps of Engineers determined that the ship was lying in 16 feet of water and had broken into several pieces. As it was not considered an "unreasonable menace," the buoy light was removed and the Levin J. Marvel slowly drifted into oblivion.
However, its sinking helped pass the Federal Boating Act of 1958.
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The Greenes' research led them to the doorstep of John Ward of the Deale Area Historical Society. Ward has devoted decades to researching the Marvel. The boys' video looked like a shipwreck, he agreed. But not the Marvel, he thought, because its location at Rose Haven was too far away from the last reported location of the wreck.
So what did Wyatt and Cole Greene find that frozen February day?
That's still a mystery.
Come spring, Maryland's Maritime Archaeology Program plans a dive to determine definitively whether the boys' find could be part of the Marvel's remains. In addition, the recon will support the site's nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
Marvel or not, the Greenes' "prompt and appropriate action" has earned them the Maryland Maritime Archaeology Program's Volunteers of the Year Award for 2012.
"I am just so impressed by the boys," says Maryland State Underwater Archaeologist Susan Langley, who is project leader for the Marvel investigation.
"They seized the moment and had the initiative to determine what would be needed and took measurements, photographs and video, then undertook research online to see if they could determine what they had found and made the effort to ensure it was reported to the correct authorities."
The twins also have an invitation to join the dive — if they get diving certification — or monitor the action from above as snorkelers.
The only other National Register submerged site in Maryland is U-1105, a World War II experimental German submarine captured and eventually scuttled by the Navy off Piney Point in the Potomac River.
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The Worldview
The Good
One of my favorite things about the Bourne films is that they feature damsels in distress and valiant knights coming to their rescue- in a much more modern sense, of course, but with many of the same basic, refreshing ideals.
It seems standard-issue in modern films to see Amazon women fighting alongside- or against- the men (The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol). The old and chivalrous concept of "women and children first;" the Biblical idea that the men should be the protectors of a society and the defenders of the innocent, the defenseless, the weak and oppressed, these are now rare things to see modeled. Yet in the face of this cultural tide, the Bourne films have always featured a man who is a great warrior and a woman whom he needs- but who also needs him, particularly as a protector.
While feminism has certainly not been entirely eradicated, the warrior-woman does not make an appearance in these films.
(Interesting side note: the Hebrew word for "man" can also be translated "warrior." So in some ways I don't think it's an extra-Biblical stretch to say that a warrior-woman is a man-woman.)
While Legacy did show a female Outcome agent, we did not see her doing any kind of combat. The woman who poses as a psychiatrist does some fighting, but her role was fitting, because it would have been odd to send an all-male psychiatric evaluation team to a single woman's house. She wasn't very feminine, but she wasn't held up as a role model. Interestingly enough, this would be the first Bourne film where the hero consciously takes the life of a woman. I think Aaron was justified in doing so, but it's worth noting.
Another thing with regards to this is that Marta actually does a little bit of fighting (if it could be called that) in a non-manly way. She's not good at it, but she does it when she needs to- namely, she kicks over the motorcycle of an agent trying to pursue them. I love this- a woman who isn't afraid to use force, but she does it only as a last resort, and even then in a feminine, desperate, self-defense way, not an "I totally dominate you, scum" way.
One of the most interesting lines in the film, from a worldview standpoint, is when Edward Norton's character is justifying his organization to Aaron Cross- who is a part of the organization, accidentally killed innocent people, and now is feeling very guilty. Norton compares themselves to "sin-eaters," and says that they are "morally indefensible and absolutely necessary."
Why am I listing this in the "The Good" section? Because Norton is the bad guy. This pragmatic "for the greater good" garbage comes from the antagonist, but the protagonist doesn't buy it, and we know it, and we love him for it. Legacy portrays this philosophy as exactly what it is: a lie.
Another thing that I really appreciate about the Bourne films as a general rule- and even more so in this one- is not so much how much good stuff they put in the film as much as how much bad stuff they didn't. Legacy is one of the best romances I've seen in a long time- and they never kiss once.
Which brings me to the romance between the main character and the woman who is his companion throughout the film. Like I said, I loved it. While many films take the "I'm good looking, you're good looking, I got lost in your eyes, now we're in love, now we're committing sin together, and that was just the frst ten minutes" approach, the relationship that we see in Legacy is beautifully real, coming about like true love and deep friendship often does- by going through trials and facing adversity together. The physical affection- in the form of holding hands!- comes after their relationship has transcended superficial attraction, and not before; indeed, the superficial attraction factor was not even really there, which was also refreshing. No googly eyes or sleeplessly-hugging-my-pillow-while-looking-dreamily-at-the-stars garbage. Finally, a relationship between two main characters of the opposite sex that isn't a cookie-cutter cliché!
I also enjoyed how their relationship fell naturally into a Biblical model- the man setting the vision and taking the lead, and the woman coming alongside and helping him to accomplish his goals. Marta was definitely "a helper suitable to" Aaron. She even obeys him (how often does someone say "don't turn around" in a film and the other person actually doesn't turn around?!?), which is apparently OK if it's some assassin guy that you hardly know, but super-oppressive if it's the husband who has pledged to love and protect you until the day he dies.
The hero, too, isn't a drunkard, womanizer, or anything else along those lines. He gets angry, he gets sick, he's a little flirtatious on occasion- he's a regular guy who isn't perfect. But he protects the innocent, he fights injustice. Legacy gave us a hero who felt flawed and human, but who didn't have to commit egregious and habitual sins to prove it; I would consider Aaron Cross a great example of what a protagonist should be, though, of course, it would have been better if his vision had transcended this world and been set on The Kingdom of Christ.
The Bad
The language was a bummer in this film; though, as with the others, it was not nearly as bad as it could have been, it would have been much better if it wasn't there at all. It especially irks me when the name of The Lord Jesus is used as an exclamation; this happened more than once. Marta's swearing grated on me particularly; she is the heroine and is overall a very attractive and likeable woman, but her occasional swearing tarnished that a bit.
Speaking of Marta, early in the film she talks about a man that had been living with her but moved out, and in a matter of moments we have a worldview presented which says that that's normal and OK. Another real smear on her character which was totally irrelevant to the story.
I've noticed more and more presentation of homosexuality as normative in films lately; it is worth mentioning that Marta says of a coworker "I thought he was gay." While this did not at all feel like the forced agenda that spills out of many other modern films, it's worth a mention as, if nothing else, an interesting inclusion in the script.
Like I said, Aaron is a little flirtatious in one scene.
Obviously, the film is violent; I think the violence was, overall, very tastefully done, but for viewers who are disturbed by violence, it's definitely present. However, there were a few times where Aaron killed people that I don't think he was justified in killing; they did not threaten him with any serious harm, nor did they pose a serious threat, so I would have preferred to see an approach that placed more value on life.
First, that we should be content with the way that God made us; Aaron, before being enhanced, apparently had a low IQ, but instead of solving that by modifying the body God gave him, perhaps he should join Lumosity.
Second, that the most productive way of bettering ourselves is God's way. Chemical enhancements (like steroids or drugs) often promise instant results at the expense of long-term heath. The Bible has a lot to say about how we treat our bodies, so regardless whether Aaron could live without the chems or not, it's important to consider Biblical principles before popping the pill.
Something else that's normal to see in films and in our culture is women in the work force- living alone, working outside the home without the protection and leadership of a husband or father. It's worth pointing out, not because Legacy is different in this regard from any other modern film, but because it is the same as all the others. It's a constant cultural message which, if we do not take it captive to the obedience of Christ, will influence our own worldview.
Another thing that happens all the time in movies is that the hero runs off with someone's car, destroys property while getting away, or some other such. In this case, Aaron pilfers a watch, a motorcycle, an airplane, and is involved in street chases that aren't exactly... casualty-free. Um- is anybody going to repay these people?
As far as modesty is concerned, there are a few scenes where Aaron is shown shirtless, and Marta wears a spaghetti-strap shirt. None of these, though, are set in a romantic context- with the exception of the scene with the most intimate interaction between them, which is when Aaron has a very bad fever. You could call it romantic, but it didn't go beyond anything that two good friends (or a brother and sister) could do in good conscience in that context.
The Art
The Good
Gotta say, I didn't want another Bourne film. Ultimatum left off amazingly well, and I figured another try would be superfluous and also just really, really bad.
I stand corrected. The direction Legacy took was unexpected and unique. The decision to bring in a new lead character was brilliant; an attempt to replace Matt Damon with a different actor playing the same role would have been disastrous. Bringing Aaron Cross into the story of Jason Bourne, on the other hand, breathed new life into the franchise.
Cross contrasts wonderfully with Bourne.
Bourne is stoic, silent, robotic, with a permanently furrowed forehead and the bewilderment of a lost child buried beneath an exterior hardened by his life and profession.
Cross is talkative (VERY talkative), personable, has a sense of humor and a ready grin.
Even with a new actor and new character, the filmmakers could have tried to just do another Bourne- but they didn't, and that was a very good decision. The contrast between the two protagonists adds to the believability (and enjoyability) of the story, and while Matt Damon's robotic Jason Bourne was perfect for Bourne, it would have quickly grown boring had it appeared in another protagonist as well.
I have a new favorite actress. Rachel Wiesz delivers one of the most convincing, genuine performances I think I've ever seen. From shock to bewilderment to fear to her mischevious smile at the very end of the film, she played her role perfectly.
Speaking of acting, the acting overall in Legacy was stellar.
Jeremy Renner was excellent as Aaron Cross (I thought he did a far better job in this film than in The Avengers- whether by his fault or that of the people behind the camera, I don't know, but Hawkeye was painful). He delivered a very believable and likable Aaron, talkative, personable, with human emotions and just a very buyable personality.
Edward Norton made for a formidable antagonist. Cool under pressure, but without the over-tension that I think haunted previous Bourne characters in his position, quiet but authoritative, he was perfect for this role.
Indeed, I thought the entire government agency side of the film was far and away better than in the previous Bourne films, in which there seemed to me to be an over-tension and "I'm cool"ness about many of the government agents. Not Norton and his team- they were spot-on, without stone-faced stoicism or over-exaggerated emotions. Even the minor characters on his team were spot on, down to the slightly overweight, nerdy-looking guy who asks how to get this screen up on the big screen. Perfect. It's the little inclusions like this which take the government side of the film from cardboard cut-outs to a real and believable group of people.
And then there's this guy.
The scenes featuring Aaron Cross and the other Outcome agent in the cabin were some of my favorite from the film. The chemistry between these two was amazing, and the scripting was masterful. In our family, we refer to it as "blue"- the scene was very "blue" in that the two men talked to each other just like men do. Between the acting and the scripting, it felt so spot-on.
Indeed, throughout the entire film, on-the-nose dialogue ("I accept your apology, we can be friends now") is avoided masterfully, with emotions being shown instead of spoken. Very good.
Another excellent inclusion was the scene in which Marta Shearing talks to a co-worker who later commits a serious crime- in just a few moments of very natural, organic dialogue, we get to see that this is a normal guy and not some psycho.
I very much enjoyed director Tony Gilroy's style. I found Legacy far more artistic and tasteful than the previous three Bourne films; shaky-cam was not forced into the film, while sweeping vistas and other amazing (non-shaky) shots colored the canvas marvelously. The color, too, was much richer in this one, and overall the film felt warmer, more inviting, and just more filmic. I haven't said it yet, so I'll say it now- Legacy is my favorite of the four so far.
I really appreciated the costume design of Rachel Weisz's character. She looked respectable, feminine, and attractive, but that was all. No skin-tight leather or gaping necklines distracted from her facial expressions; nor did she look like a supermodel who was for some reason working in a laboratory. She looked exactly like who she was- a professional woman who had more important things to do in life than worry about her looks- a woman who took care of herself but didn't spend hours in front of the mirror- and she wouldn't seem out of place if I walked past her in Wal-Mart. I think she (as well as almost everyone in this film- I already mentioned Aaron's beard) was a great example of honest, artistically fitting costume design vs. forced or sensualized costuming.
I loved how the "Jason Bourne" theme was masterfully woven into the score by James Newton Howard at just the right moments- instantly conjuring up three films worth of story in just two notes. Chillingly well done. The sound of the music was also excellent- very modern and smooth, providing a rich sonic bed into which the film was set.
The Bad
Overall, I think this film was an excellent work of art, but there are a few bones I have to pick with it.
First, why is Marta's car such a mess in the beginning of the film? It is only a brief shot, but it's shown as if it is introducing us to a facet of her character. Yet, for the rest of the film, she seems to me like a very organized, professional person, so that seemed inconsistent to me.
A bigger artistic issue for me was the story, which felt like it ended too quickly. I guess, technically, the protagonist had achieved his goal, but when the film ended, I wanted more. Part of that you want- you want the audience to leave the theater begging for the next one. But this was a little more than that- it had a touch of "that's it?!?" a touch of "well, that was sudden." I'm not entirely sure how it could have been fixed (although I'll bet the Blake Snyder Beat Sheet would tell me), but I think I would liked to have seen a little more resolution to the other threads of the film, a second climax that dealt with the real antagonist and not just his minions. As the film ends now, there's no good reason to believe that Aaron and Marta are actually safe for any extended period of time.
And then there was the obligatory Bourne chase scene with the obligatory other-assassin-agent-guy that the hero must fight. Chase scene: pretty awesome. Other-assassin-agent-guy: not so much.
Whether it was the actor or the people behind the camera (I'm inclined to think the latter), LARX-03 felt way over-epic. (Did we really have to do the "epicly-pulling-off-my-aviator-shades" shot?) Plus, I had no chance to connect with this guy, to identify him- not even any real good reason to be afraid of him. I think this was part of why the climax of the film was not as satisfying- the bad guy that Aaron defeats isn't the real bad guy. He was pretty much a throw-in at the end of the film (I mean, the film would have hardly changed if his character was entirely removed). It felt very forced. I wanted to see Aaron defeat Edward Norton's character; LARX-03 is just another agent, so while that could make for a good action scene (if woven into the story well) it doesn't make for a very satisfying victory to end the film on.
This isn't the first Bourne film to contain cardboard cut-out assassinesque attackers, but I do think it's the first one to attempt to use one as the catalyst for the film's climax.
The guy who said "look at us... look at what they make you give" from Identity is a great example of a better-developed minor antagonist.
Then there's the music. There were some things that I really liked about Howard's Legacy score, but some things I didn't care for as much. I really, really missed the main theme which John Powell used so prominently in the previous three Bourne films. Whether or not it should have been used in a film featuring a different protagonist, I don't know (they did use the "Jason Bourne" theme), but I didn't think it was adequately replaced in this film. A theme prominently appeared late in Legacy's score, which felt rather odd, because it hadn't been even hinted at up to that point- at least, not that I noticed just from seeing the film. I haven't listened to the score. There were a few points where the score felt like it was trying too hard to be something that it wasn't, especially in the last action scene. I'm definitely nitpicking, though- overall, I think the score fit the film like a glove and set a great sonic atmosphere for the whole story.
I really enjoyed The Bourne Legacy. It's my favorite of the series, and, indeed, one of my favorite films all-time. I really enjoyed the relationship between the main characters and the believability of the antagonist and his team, and the film as a whole seemed artistically richer than the previous three, even in spite of a weak (or missing) third act. If you can get rid of the language, I would definitely recommend doing so; other than that, it's surprisingly clean for a film of its genre, and it's a very fun ride. I highly recommend it.
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Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk pulls no punches when he ponders the loss to the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI. In his mind, the Pats cheated.
Future (likely) Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner takes a different view. Recently, he expressed a more passive-aggressive opinion that stops short of accusation but sails past curiosity.
Warner has been making the rounds in support of The Moment, a new reality series on USA Network that gives those who believe they could have achieved their dreams if only they'd chased them a chance to scale the mountain without having to do very much climbing.
"I don't look at it as tainted at all, that's not the perspective that I choose to take," Warner tells 411mania.com regarding the question of whether allegations of cheating tarnish the first of New England's three Super Bowl wins. "But with that being said, I will say that I don't know how you can't wonder, how you can't wonder if something did happen, if there was an advantage. I simply say that because to know that there was evidence out there, that there were tapes out there, but no one ever got to see the tapes — the Commissioner or whoever decided they were going to destroy them from what I understand — and so it continually leaves the question. Being that it was a part of the history of our game and it was directly part of my history, part of the history of my organization and my teammates, and possibly could have affected my career long term, you have a question; did something go on?
"But I don't allow that to taint or affect the way I look at it. The Patriots beat us in that game – they outplayed us, they deserved to win – but it's hard to just let it go by saying, 'Oh, I don't know if anything happened.' I still have a question on what exactly when down in that whole time period; did they get some kind of advantage? Maybe it wasn't in our game but did they get some kind of advantage in any game? I think it's unfortunate for us and the people involved and for the people that are football fans that we have to even wonder 'what if?' but I'm not going to take that credit away from them and those players because I have really no idea what happened, if anything. I'm not going to automatically chalk it up as they cheated or they did do something or did have something because I don't know. It's unfortunate that I have to sit back and other players and fans have to sit back and wonder if."
Warner could have shortened the answer up considerably by saying, "I'm not saying, I'm just saying."
In Warner's mind, the passage of time and an admittedly false report from the Boston Herald have morphed together into not-so-subtle accusations of skullduggery and subterfuge. After the Patriots were caught taping defensive coaching signals during Week One of the 2007 season, no one suggested that their first Super Bowl win was in any way tainted — even though the Rams fell into that relatively narrow band of teams New England had played once before earlier in the season, giving the Patriots a chance to tape defensive coaching signals and in turn to crack the code regarding the blitzes, coverages, etc. for the rematch.
It wasn't until two days before the Patriots' attempt to finish the 2007 with a 19-0 record that the report surfaced of allegedly secret videotaping of the final St. Louis walk-through practice before Super Bowl XXXVI. John Tomase of the Herald (whatever happened to that guy?) reported it, an eleventh-hour storm of something other than rain and wind immediately descended on the Patriots, and the Herald later recanted its claims.
More than six years later, Warner is connecting the quick destruction of evidence that was surrendered in 2007 regarding the taping of defensive coaching signals with the potential disappearance of the tape that was made (or that wasn't made) nearly six years earlier as the Rams finalized their game plan for what ultimately became one of the biggest Super Bowl upsets in NFL history.
While it's possible that the Patriots videotaped defensive coaching signals when playing the Rams during the regular season and used the information during the Super Bowl, the most stunning aspect of that game came from New England's ability to shut down the St. Louis offense. And there's still no evidence that this happened for any reason other than former Rams coach Mike Martz stubbornly refusing to run the ball more, even as the Pats were dropping nearly everyone into pass coverage.
Of course, the fact that the Patriots eventually were caught red-handed invites plenty of speculation. Which is essentially what Warner is doing. And if Warner is willing to do it, plenty of others will, too.


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Performing arts in transition
Lots of changes have taken place of late on the city's performing arts scene, and the biggie — the opening of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in the former Municipal Auditorium — is still two years away.
The $203 million center, which will be home to the San Antonio Symphony and other performing arts groups, is slated to open in September 2014. Construction has proceeded on schedule.
The symphony is a bad news/good news story. It has spent the past season coping with the consequences of ending the 2011-12 season $750,000 in debt, including ongoing contract negotiations with the musicians; on the flip side, the arrival of music director Sebastian Lang-Lessing, who just wrapped up his first full season in the post, has been a buzz-builder and season subscriptions have been climbing.
Among Lang-Lessing's programming touches was a month-long celebration of Beethoven that involved virtually every other classical group in town; a Brahms festival is planned for next year.
The San Antonio Opera did not fare nearly as well. After 16 years, the company filed for bankruptcy in May, ending a troubled period that included the departure of company founder Mark Richter.
After leaving San Antonio Opera, Richter formed a pro company, including a musical theater arm and an opera producer called Opera Piccola of San Antonio.
A new company unaffiliated with San Antonio Opera, Opera Theater San Antonio, is in the works.
Ballet San Antonio, which is also slated to be in residence at the Tobin, underwent some personnel changes with the departure of founder Mayra Worthen. Choreographer Gabriel Zertuche was named artistic director, and Courtney Mauro Barker became executive director and president.
Theater-wise, Jump-Start Performance Co. underwent a change at the top when co-founder Steve Bailey decamped for a gig with the National Performance Network. Longtime company member Lisa Suarez stepped into the role of producing director.
The Woodlawn Theatre changed hands when Kurt and Sherry Wehner purchased it. They installed Greg Hinojosa as artistic director, and opened a small black box in a former storefront adjoining the theater.
The San Pedro Playhouse is also in the midst of a period of change. It's got a new name — it's now known as The Playhouse San Antonio — and Asia Ciaravino, who was one of the founders of Classic Theatre, came in as president and CEO in May. The theater begins its 100th season this fall.
The Overtime Theater moved to new digs, its former home a casualty of construction within the Blue Star Arts Complex. The company moved into a larger space at 1203 Camden St; the new space, dubbed the Overtime Theater Center for the Arts, boasts two performance spaces and now hosts Proxy Theatre, among other theater artists.
And Atta Girl Productions, a new production company, launched with a staging of "Dos Pocitos," a play by Austin-based playwright Raul Garza presented at the SAY Sí black box theater; plans are afoot for future productions.
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All in the Family: McDonald Family Counts Down to IRONMAN Texas
Follow our new monthly series as pro triathlete Chris McDonald helps three of his biggest supporters prepare for an IRONMAN of their own.
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Australian-born and Austin-based pro Chris McDonald was introduced to the sport of triathlon by his two brothers, David and Daniel. The three have raced together on many occasions, the last time being in 2008. When the three tow the line at IRONMAN Texas this coming May, there will be another McDonald on the start line: their father Neil.
While the four had thrown around the idea of racing together many times, the distance between them, along with their busy lives, always stood in the way. Then, last Christmas when Chris's mom and dad were visiting him in Austin, it came up again. Without the rest of the family's knowledge, Neil signed up when registration opened this past June. "I think they were a bit surprised when I told them I had entered and that they should all get their act into gear," Neil says. "Actually the truth is, I was even a bit surprised I had done it."
Now, all sufficiently registered, all four of the McDonalds agree that the experience (followed by Chris' wedding right after) will be a family affair—a once in a lifetime experience, in Daniel's words. "I am really looking forward to sharing this experience with my boys," adds Neil.
IRONMAN Texas will be Neil's first endurance race after spending his time playing field hockey into his 40's and focusing his retired time on the links. While none of them are formally coached, the four of them talk frequently about training. For Neil, 67, getting started has been the hardest part. Neil enjoys spending time on two wheels and is confident with his swim in the pool, but says he isn't too sure about an IRONMAN. His run, he says, "needs more attention."
Daniel, 42, loves the bike, so for him it will be about putting in the miles in the other two disciplines. As he puts it, in terms of order, his priorities are "family, work, biking, catching up with friends, driving my car, travel, going to the pub, getting my hair done, sweeping the warehouse floor, cleaning the toilet and then swimming and running." By proxy, Daniel gets his swim and run training in when racing, which he does on average every other weekend. "I don't like training, but I love to race," he says.
David, 44, has no set routine in training, but makes sure that when he does train he does so with friends and enjoys a few laughs along the way. He calls running the "devil's sport," but knows that it is part of triathlon.
While all four understand the significance of the day, the race will be exceptionally special for Chris. "Big Sexy," as he is affectionately nicknamed in the triathlon community, says that some of the qualities his father passed on to him have been instrumental in his success and dedication to a sport that doesn't have the limelight or big payouts that other professional sports do.
"One of the biggest things I think I have from my dad is patience," says Chris, who won last year's inaugural IRONMAN Lake Tahoe as well as the classic IRONMAN Louisville. "My dad installed in me a good work ethic. You are entitled to nothing, if you want something you go work your ass off for it!"
Race day will give Chris the chance to show his dad his gratitude in person (along with his brothers who introduced him to the sport) and hopefully come with a win. But, no matter how the day unfolds, Chris is going to head back out on course to support his brothers and father.
"Apart from pain, I'm sure it will be quite an emotional time before the gun goes off," says Daniel. "I'm looking forward to enjoying it with my brothers. Then there's the fact that if my father beats me I will never live it down."
As for Neil, he has just one goal: "I'll do my best, have some fun and enjoy the day."
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I've finished the CiscoPress ICND1 book for the 2nd time late last week trying not to skip or skim any words or pages.
I made an ICND1 hands on configuration video series broken into 4 parts. Lan, Wan, Troubleshooting and ICND1 protocol analysis with Wireshark. Essentially just a walk-through of building an internetwork starting with LAN, then WAN, then tying it together doing some trouble shooting on the physical, data and network layers with show commands and then looking at the protocols used in ICND1 through Wireshark and how they communicate via same-layer and adjacent layers of the OSI. I'm glad I did it too, it was HORRIFIC and awesome all at the same time! By teaching through voice over video I was able to work trough concepts I didn't realize I had trouble with and gave me some key areas I require additional studying.
I'm about done with the Cisco Network Academy: Switching and Intro to Wireless course. I finished the chapter 6 exam and started the last chapter in Wireless last night so all that's left to do is a couple hours of reading on the basics of Wireless that I've already covered in CiscoPress's ICND1 book, take the chapter 7 test, do the course pre-test, Packet-Tracer practice exam, and then take the course final exam. Maybe... 2 - 3 days depending on the time allocation.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Oscar Cahén, Part 3: Cahén's Versatility
In his 16 years of Canadian illustrating, there are at least 12 stylistic approaches so different that the casual observer would likely not detect only one artist behind them all, although a few of these Oscar Cahén did frequently enough to ensure some "name" recognition.
New Liberty, 1948.
Occasionally, Oscar Cahén's illustrations reveal innovative surprises: collaged newspaper on one story...
... in the mailbox of a MacLean's cover...
... a fragment of an actual postage stamp on the mail.
One of Cahén's biggest breakthroughs was when he illustrated an entire book in a week, Morley Callaghan's "Man With A Coat" for MacLean's, April 16, 1955. It was a rush job; the magazine put him in a hotel room with art supplies and he set to it. While many of the illustrations are in his usual loose inked line and watercolour, two stand out. In the title page, flat planes of colour and pattern on separate papers are glued together (the pink segment corrects a weaker rendition beneath) to suggest architecture and relationships of light and shadow using the barest essentials only.
MacLean's, 1955.
The latter exploits transparent wet into wet over flat hot colour, the figure almost lost in shadow. In these two illustrations we can see Cahén's interest in abstract art coming out in the formalist play of figure and ground and flatness.
Maclean's, 1955.
The variety of work Cahén took on was partly due to the small scale of the illustration market in Canada. In order to thrive, Canadians had to take all manner of work, from cartooning to fiction illustration to advertising. But the danger was that if a few illustrators kept appearing again and again in a limited number of publications, reader stagnation might set in. Cahén's relentless switching of styles had the happy side effect that he could qualify for any job and never get boring.
New Liberty Magazine, 1948.
In the later 1940s cultural leaders were patriotically itching to differentiate Canadian visual culture from that of Americans, so Cahén was able to submit a lot of off-beat work. Canadian art directors were open to unconventional approaches to drawing people, unlike the more conservative mainstream American periodicals—and the public. A reader of New Liberty wrote:
"Sir: Do you keep your illustrator Oscar in a padded cell? No one in their right mind could think up such repulsive and hideous things to represent human beings."
New Liberty, issue unknown.
Art Director Stan Furnival said about the first boy-girl art Cahén submitted, "I'll always remember that art as it came in, wrong proportions, but alive and delightful … its inclusion certainly helped give the whole magazine a more interesting quality." MacLean's art director Gene Aliman remarked, "The ideally beautiful heroine and the ever handsome hero seldom exist in reality. The illustrator betrays the writer's artistry and the reader's intelligence by using stock, anonymous looking characters." Oscar himself said:
"I do not believe that the average magazine reader is as inaccessible to fundamental emotions as expressed in good art as art directors would like me to believe. Mind you, I get a bang out of drawing cute babes! It's a lark!"
New Liberty, 1948.
Oscar Cahén enjoyed trying out every kind of style and medium partly because he valued, above all, avoiding formulaic approaches and ruts. He disapproved of the Famous Artists School—he felt it encouraged mindless simplification and repetition of techniques pioneered by innovators such as Norman Rockwell, Al Parker, Ben Shahn and other notables, hampering creative evolution in the field. He also denigrated what he called "American junk" and "commercial junk." But he told an interviewer from Canadian Art magazine:
"Much of the material we are asked to illustrate is of inferior quality. Yet, good art work can be used with it and by itself will do much to raise the standard of the publication in question and stimulate the minds of its more alert readers. Commercial artists need to take more time to reflect upon this power which is at their command."
* Continued tomorrow...
* The first exhibition of Oscar Cahén's illustration since his lifetime will be shown in New York at Illustration House in October 2011 (opening night Oct. 1). With Roger Reed, I have written a full colour catalogue with an essay and over 60 images. In this series of posts about Cahén, I will introduce him and feature some artwork that will not appear in the show, catalogue, or websites. The tearsheets and originals here are from Oscar Cahén's estate, courtesy of his son Michael Cahén at The Cahén Archives ~ Jaleen Grove
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I'm so happy to hear of a multi-styled artist who did well, and whose many approaches were accepted by open-minded art directors and editors.ReplyDelete
It seems nowadays there's a rush and a pressure to establish a signature style so as not to go unnoticed, and it may be a trap of our own making.
Thanks for this. Really great looking work with such a range. Great research too!ReplyDelete
Thanks r8r and Bryan. I agree about the unfortunate pressure for everyone to specialize. It has always irked me that artists aren't taken seriously when they show diversity.ReplyDelete
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There is a beautiful charm in these illustrations, or maybe a charming beauty. Thanks for posting.
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Diesel mechanic schools in Lakewood, WA could provide you with the necessary skills to get into a career with an ever-increasing need for skilled workers. The majority of schools only require a high school diploma, however it also helps to possess some mechanical aptitude as well. Aside from that just about anyone can easily get started towards a rewarding career as a diesel mechanic. Diesel engines are the back bone of transportation all around the world. Trucks, buses, trains, ships, and even many passenger cars are driven by diesel engines and it requires specialized training to keep them operating efficiently.
What Will You Learn in Diesel Mechanic Training?
The top diesel mechanic schools are going to consist of all components of diesel engines along with instruction on the machinery and devices most commonly associated with them. Your courses really should include hydraulics, air brakes, fuel systems, as well as transport refrigeration. Trucking companies look for applicants with diverse skill sets when hiring, and these supplementary abilities will make you more attractive to potential employers. In the Washington job market today, flexibility is extremely important. One last point to consider is data on how many of the school's students have gone on to become ASE Certified Mechanics. The more ASE certified mechanics a training program generates, the more certain you are to acquire a top education.
Recommended Diesel Mechanic Training Programs Near Lakewood, WA
Automotive Training Center
For 100 years, Automotive Training Center, also known as ATC has trained hard working students to become automotive industry professionals. From the schools beginnings in 1917, to the two multi-million dollar campuses in Exton and Warminster, Pa, we have maintained our standing as one of the Philadelphia area's well respected technical schools. When it comes to providing students with a real world learning experience, check us out…we are Automotive Training Center.
When you graduate from one of our career training programs; Automotive Technology, Automotive & Hi-Performance Technology, Automotive & Diesel Technology, Collision Reconditioning Technology and Marine Service Technology*, you may qualify to work in career positions such as:
- Automotive Service Technician
- Service Advisor /Parts Counterperson
- Auto Restoration Technician
- Collision Repair Technician
- Custom Painter
- Performance Engine Rebuilder
- Marine Service Technician*
- Auto Insurance Appraiser / Adjuster
- Diesel Engine Technician
- Power Generator Technician
And more!!
You can start your career moving ahead by completing the information on the attached form. Our admissions representative will contact you to answer any questions you may have and explain to you how to get started training on the career of your dreams.
*Warminster campus only
- Exton
- Warminster
- Marine Service Technology
- Collision Reconditioning Technology
- Automotive & Diesel Technology
- Automotive Technology
- Automotive & Hi-Performance Technology
- Automotive Technology - Evening
IntelliTec College
Why Choose a Technical Career Program at IntelliTec?
Career-Focused Training
IntelliTec Colleges offers career-focused training in allied health care, business, and technology, leading to a Professional Certificate or an Associate of Occupational Studies degree.
- Graduate career placement assistance
- Day and evening classes offered year round
- Practical, hands-on experience in class
- Career-specific training equipment
- Financial assistance is available to those who qualify – this can be determined during your visit at the Campus.
- Most certificate programs and associate degree programs approved for the training of veterans
Career Services
Each of the IntelliTec College campuses has a dedicated Career Service Department. The primary purpose of the Career Services Department is to assist IntelliTec College graduates in obtaining employment in their areas of specialization.
Our Career Services Department offers assistance to help you find a job.
About IntelliTec Colleges
IntelliTec Colleges has been training people for various careers in Colorado since 1965. Campus locations include Colorado Springs, Grand Junction and Pueblo.
IntelliTec Colleges' mission is to provide excellent career training. Our goal is to produce skilled, employable graduates with our certificate programs and associate degree programs.
IntelliTec Colleges are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.
All of IntelliTec Colleges are approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Private Occupational School Board.
IntelliTec Colleges is a member of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities and the Colorado Association of Career Colleges and Schools.
- Pueblo
- Grand Junction
- Automotive Technician
Southern Careers Institute
Take the step to get a new career today
Southern Careers Institute has maintained a tradition of career training for over 50 years in Texas with campuses in Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Harlingen, Pharr, San Antonio & Online courses available to anyone, anywhere.
At SCI, we have made it our mission to provide our students with the training they need to be successful in a new career. We offer career training in Medical, Business, Skilled Trades, Beauty, & Technology programs. These certification-based programs are designed to make our graduates some of the most marketable job candidates.
We are Texas born, Texas proud.
1,306 SCI students did in 2016*
SCI is a career-training school in Texas that motivates & educates you to get the job. Our mission is to ensure the long-term success of our students.
We are accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE) and approved by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
Earn skill badges to showcase the hard & soft skills earned during your training to show employers your proficiency & prepare you for your state and national certification exams.
This is the A-Team! Career Services will help you build your resume & learn to answer those hard interview questions. We work with local employers & connect students to jobs.
Who said your job had to be boring…
Medical Assistant
Medical Billing & Coding
Medical Office Specialist
Nurse Aide
Pharmacy Technician
Administrative Assistant
Business Accounting
Automotive Technician
CMVO (CDL Driver)
Computer Support
Full-Stack JavaScript
Software Developer
Business Accounting
Medical Billing & Coding
Virtual Workshops
"The instructors here at SCI, they are here for YOU. They were more than just my instructor. They're like the mother, the father that you probably never had. They were that for me. Thank you for making me a better me."
What are you waiting for?
Join the ranks of tens of thousands of SCI graduates.
Success starts at SCI. Let's get there together.
*Based on graduates from July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 who were placed in their field or a related field in accordance with reporting guidelines for the Council on Occupational Education.
- Pharr
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator (CDL)
Diesel Mechanic Job Outlook in Lakewood, WA
With an abundance of vehicles and equipment that rely on diesel motors, job opportunities for diesel mechanics should remain high. Overall job expansion for diesel mechanics in the United States from 2010-2020 is predicted to be approximately 15% according to Careerinfonet.org. They also state that job expansion for diesel mechanics in Washington will be at around 11%. It is obvious that the jobs do exist for those hoping to become diesel mechanics in Washington.
Diesel Mechanic Salaries in WA
In a report from the U.S. Department of Labors' BLS the average income for Diesel Mechanics in the U.S. as of May 2012 was $43,660. In the State of Washington diesel mechanics should expect to collect an average income of $52,200. The mean salary reflects both formally educated and on the job trained technicians so it is a good bet that people with degrees or certificates should earn well in excess of that figure. For a complete breakdown of average earnings for diesel mechanics in every State take a few minutes to explore our salary data page.
If enrolling in a diesel mechanic school near Lakewood, WA sounds intriguing to you, take a few moments to get information from a handful of schools and start the ball rolling towards a fulfilling new career.
Automotive Mechanic Training in Lakewood, WA.
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MSU Lyceum program features two 'string' masters Tuesday night
New York blues musician Eric Bibb and popular African performer Habib Koite will be featured Tuesday, March 5 at Mississippi State's second Lyceum Series program of the spring semester.
The 7:30 p.m. concert will take place in Lee Hall's Bettersworth Auditorium. General admission tickets are $15.
All seats, including those of season-ticket holders, temporarily are considered general admission because of major Lee Hall renovations now under way. Also, persons attending may only enter and exit through the east-side -- nearest to McCain Hall -- doors.
To purchase tickets in advance, visit www.lyceum.msstate.edu -- or the university's Center for Student Activities in Colvard Student Union Suite 314.
MSU students with valid identification cards may obtain free tickets via the above online link. Advanced sign-up is encouraged.
Bibb received his first guitar at age seven and began performing professionally less than a decade later. His inaugural album, "Good Stuff," was released in 1997; by 2008, he was a nominee for the Blues Music Awards' acoustic artist of the year. Also a Grammy Award nominee, he collaborated with Bonnie Raitt and Ruthie Foster on "Get Onboard." For more, visit www.ericbibb.com.
Koite was born into a line of West African troubadours and storytellers known as griots. A former student at Mali's National Institute of Arts, his musical style takes a different approach to guitar play. Tuning his instrument to the pentatonic scale, he often plays on open strings much as he would on a kamale n'goni, the string instrument common to his region made from a dried bottle gourd covered by a stretched animal skin. For more, visit www.habibkoite.com.
Last year, the two artists collaborated on a CD title "Brothers in Bamako," which one reviewer found "relaxing, comforting, like wrapping yourself in a big musical blanket."
For more information on the concert, telephone 662-325-2930.
Sammy McDavid | University Relations


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DALLAS—American Airlines grounded flights across the country Tuesday because of an outage of its main reservations system. Thousands of passengers were stranded at airports and on airplanes.
A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said American asked to halt its flights until 5 p.m. EDT.
Flights into American's five biggest cities — New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami — are stopped until 5:30 p.m. EDT.
"Any American plane sitting on the ground anywhere in the U.S." won't be taking off, said FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford.
Flight-tracking service FlightAware estimated that about 900 flights would be delayed if American resumed flying at 5 p.m., and the cascading effect would cause another 800 delays Tuesday evening because planes and crews wouldn't be where they were needed.
Customers couldn't make reservations or rebook if their flight was cancelled. Passengers described long airport lines and frustration at the lack of information from airline employees.
"Tensions are high. A lot of people are getting mad. I've seen several yelling at the American agents," said Julie Burch, a business-meeting speaker who was stuck at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport waiting for a flight to Denver. "Nobody can tell us anything."
Terry Anzur, a TV news consultant from Los Angeles who was also stranded at DFW, said American Airlines gate employees were doing everything the old-fashioned, manual way because their computers were useless.
"No one at the counter can do anything. They can't check people in," Anzur said. "The airline is at a dead halt."
American's problems on Tuesday were reminiscent of what United Airlines passengers endured on several days last year. United experienced computer glitches after combining its reservations system with that of Continental after the two airlines merged. On one day in August, 580 United flights were delayed and its website was shut down for two hours. Another outage in November delayed 636 flights.
As with the United meltdowns last year, American Airlines passengers used social media to flood the airline with complaints.
"We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as we can, and we apologize to our customers for this inconvenience," said Andrea Huguely, a spokeswoman for the airline.
Huguely said all flights would be held on the ground until Tuesday afternoon, when she promised the airline would provide an update.
The airline was offering free reservations changes and refunds for stranded passengers. But Huguely said American couldn't process those changes until the reservations system was fixed.


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Women's and Gender Studies
Women's and gender studies is an interdisciplinary program that includes women's studies, feminist studies, gender studies, masculinity studies and sexuality studies.
The program is committed to a multicultural curriculum that integrates diverse perspectives. Women's and gender studies courses emphasize interactive learning in which student involvement, critical thinking and personal insight are encouraged and made relevant in the learning process.
The women's and gender studies program at Merrimack College equips students with the analytic skills to integrate insights from a variety of fields, enabling them to become conversant with a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches and apply these approaches to the study of gender.
Women's and gender studies students examine the social, cultural and scientific construction of gender; the dynamics of gender relations; processes of social change; and the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, class, nation and sexuality.
The program combines courses offered by faculty in the women and gender studies Program and courses offered by affiliate faculty from 13 departments and programs across campus.
Students select from courses that focus on cultural understandings and representations of gender, sex, race and ethnicity in film, media and advertising; gender and the law; crosscultural, global and historical characterizations of gender and gender movements; literary narratives about gender, economic aspects of gender; and ethical, psychological, political and sociological dimensions of gender.
Outside the classroom students have the opportunity to experience diverse cultures and landscapes in areas such as the desert Southwest.
More Info
Debra Michals
Director & Assistant Professor,
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Bothwell Regional Health Center Educates about Health And Surgical Weight Loss [INTERVIEW]
Sue Kitto, bariatric program coordinator with Bothwell Regional Health Center came to the studios to tell us about their weight loss programs.Bothwell Regional Health Center will hold its Bariatric Weight Loss Seminar periodically in the Bothwell Education Center at 14th and Ingram in Sedalia. During the free hour-long program, Dr. Sigi Joseph will discuss the various types of bariatric surgical procedures and the comprehensive physical, psychological and nutritional preparation process leading up to the surgery.
Following the seminar, a support group for people who have had bariatric surgery or are considering bariatric surgery will meet in the Bothwell Education Center. The support group will meet monthly at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the Education Center. Weight loss seminars are held at 6 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Bothwell Education Center located at 14th and Ingram in Sedalia.
To register or for more information, contact Dr. Joseph's office at (660) 827-0423.
Here's the interview from this morning for more information.
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|St. Cloud Times
Huskies forward Drew LeBlanc was named Offensive Player of the Week after a five-point series, including a goal and three assists on Friday. He was the top point producer in the conference last weekend.
Huskies freshman forward Kalle Kossila was named Rookie of the Week after his two-goal, two-assist series. He had a goal and an assist each game and moved up to the top line for Ben Hanowski on Saturday after Hanowski was injured Friday.
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Great tormentor, Great Annihilator, or Great Savior?
While many people are not aware of this fact, nevertheless, it is true that many leading selling Bibles contain passages which prove all three of the above concepts of the Creator of the Universe. All three groups base their teachings of the ultimate fate of the righteous and the wicked upon "What saith the Scriptures?"
Obviously, all three cannot be true. It is these seeming contradictions in "best selling" Bibles that have caused many honest seekers to look elsewhere for the truth. They came to the conclusion that the Bible contradicts itself. Today the largest camp is the Great Tormentor Camp. It may come as a surprise to many people, but the view of the early Church was the Great Savior camp. It wasn't until the 5th and 6th century A.D. that the Great Tormentor camp began to be prevalent. Below are listed some of the main Scriptures used by each of the camps to prove their position. We will briefly attempt to show why two of these positions are false.
|Early Believer's View
Great Savior
|Great Annihilator
|Modern Majority View
Great Tormentor
|1 Timothy 2:1-7
|Everlasting destruction
|Everlasting punishment
|1 Timothy 4:9-11
|Matthew 25:31-46
|Romans 5:18-21
|2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
|Romans 11:25-36
|1 Thessalonians 5:3
|Mark 9:38-48
|1 Corinthians 15:20-28
|1 Corinthians 5:5
|Ephesians 1:7-11
|Consume or perish
|Luke 16:19-31
|Philippians 2:9-11
|Unpardonable sin
|Colossians 1:12-23
|2 Thessalonians 2:8-12
|Matthew 12:24-32
|Hebrews 2:5-10
|Perpetual sleep
|Wrath abides
|Hebrews 9:23-26
|Jeremiah 51:39,57cf
|John 3:35,36
|John 12:32,33
|Jeremiah 18:13-17
|Tormented in fire
|1 John 3:8
|Jeremiah 25:8-11
|Revelation 14:9-12
|Romans 8:20,21
|Malachi 4:1-3
|Revelation 19:19-21
|Revelation 5:13
|Obadiah 1:15,16
|Revelation 20:7-10
|Isaiah 25:6-8
|Matthew 10:28
|Everlasting destruction
|Philippians 3:21
|Second death
|2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
|John 12:47
|Revelation 20:11-15
|Lake of fire
|Galatians 3:8
|Revelation 20:11-15
|John 3:17
|Judges 5:31
|Revelation 21:8
|Psalm 138:4
|Psalms 37:20
|2 Corinthians 5:14-20
|Psalms 92:9
|2 Peter 2:3-22
|1 Corinthians Chapter 13
|Luke 19:27
|Jude 6,7
|Psalm 22:27,29
|1 Corinthians 15:25,26
|2 Peter 3:10-12
|Psalm 65:2-4
|2 Peter 3:10-12
|Hebrews 6:4-8
|John 1:9-13
|Hebrews 6:4-8
|Luke 9:25
|Psalm 66:3,4
|Matthew 25:31-46
|John 3:36
|Genesis 18:18
|John 3:36
|Matthew 24:50,51
|1 Timothy 4:9-11
|1 Timothy 6:9
|Luke 12:4,5
The preceding lists contain most of the leading Scriptures used to support these positions. Surely, not all three views are correct. If they are, then there must be passages in these leading Bibles that contradict one another. There are actually several reasons there are three different views all claiming to use the traditional Bibles of Christendom.
- Failure to hold on to clear statements of God's sovereignty, foreknowledge, power, omniscience, purpose of creation, and unconditional love.
- Failure to believe direct statements of scripture declaring the ultimate salvation of all through the saving work of Jesus Christ.
- Pulling scriptures out of context and putting them into an end-time scenario when, in fact, they deal with other ages. Scriptures speak of at least two other ages to come. (Eph. 2:7)
- Inaccurate and misleading translations. Roman Catholic tradition strongly affected the first Protestant English Bibles which, in turn, adversely affected modern translations.
- Injection of Roman\Greek concepts such as the immortality of the soul into the Bible. Adam was removed from the garden lest he eat from the tree of life. He was not immortal.
- Bondage to the traditions and teachings of men rather than allowing the Spirit of Truth to lead us into all truth. (John 16:13)
- Laziness.
- A hidden desire in many of us to have our enemies get what we feel they deserve while we get off free and clear. (Luke 9:51-56)
- The desire of religious and government leaders to use fear to maintain control. Love cannot be perfected with fear, therefore, the church has few members whose love is perfected. Perfect love casts out fear! (1 John 4:18)
- Satan's power and authority to deceive.
- Failure to see that "Love never fails," (1Cor. 13:8) His "mercy endures forever," (1 Chron. 16:41) and "mercy triumphs over judgment." (James 2:13)
12. Idolatry; we project our concepts of what God should be like into our reading of the Scriptures.
13. Unbelief; Jesus asked if there would be faith in the earth at His return. The Bible says He is the Savior of the whole world, yet most Christians don't believe it.
14. God chose to save the best "good news" for the end of time hiding this glorious truth from most Christians revealing it only to a "remnant."
For those of you who do not believe there are Bible translation errors, here are a few of hundreds of examples. The King James Bible has Jonah crying from the "belly of hell" while the New King James and others has him crying from "Sheol." (Jonah 2:2) The KJV has Jonah there "forever" while Young's Literal Translation has him there "to the age." (Jonah 2:6) The KJV talks about the "end of the world" in Matthew 24:3, while the New International Version and the New American Standard talk about the "end of the age."
Within the King James Bible itself there are many contradictions. A few examples should cause further study. Matt. 24:3 speaks about an "end of the world" while Ephesians 3:21 and Isaiah 45:17 talk about the "world without end." We have "everlasting hills" in Genesis 49:26 and Deuteronomy 33:15 which don't seem to be "everlasting" according to Isaiah 40:4 and 2 Peter 3:10. God would dwell in Solomon's temple "forever" yet Solomon's temple has long been destroyed. The Aaronic priesthood was an "everlasting" priesthood according to Exodus 40:15 and Numbers 25:13, yet the book of Hebrews makes it abundantly clear this priesthood would be replace by the Melchizedek priesthood. (Hebrews 7:14-18) The Mosaic covenant was "everlasting" while Hebrews 8:7-13 speaks of the end of that very covenant.
Review the 14 listed reasons. Somewhere in this list are the reasons why some people cannot see what is plainly written. "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all mankind unto myself." (John 12:32)
Dear precious saint, keep in mind that through the Law and Church Ages it is only a remnant that has been given the desire to seek the Truth. Are you a Truth-seeker?