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Eight new laws advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality and protections go into effect in California
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force applauds Equality California and legislative leaders for record number of pro-equality laws
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"With eight pro-equality laws going into effect this month, California stands head and shoulders above any other state in treating all its people equally under the law." — Matt Foreman, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force applauds Equality California (EQCA) and legislative leaders for the record number of pro-equality laws taking effect this month in California.
"With eight pro-equality laws going into effect this month, California stands head and shoulders above any other state in treating all its people equally under the law," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "Thanks to the extraordinary leadership of Geoff Kors and Equality California and lesbian and gay members of the Legislature — Senators Sheila Kuehl, Christine Kehoe and Carole Migden and Assemblymember Mark Leno — tens of thousands will now have greater access to health care, discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in housing and state services will be prohibited, and the use of the pernicious 'homosexual panic' defense will be limited, among many other advances."
One of the most sweeping measures is the Equal Benefits in State Contracting law, which prohibits the state from contracting with businesses that do not offer equal benefits to employees with domestic partners on the same terms that benefits are offered to employees with spouses. The measure, authored by former Assemblymember and current Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, passed during the 2003–2004 legislative session and took effect on Jan. 1. It was modeled after a very successful 1996 equal benefits ordinance enacted in San Francisco.
"We are excited to see this policy become state law," said EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors, who initiated the idea of enacting an equal benefits policy in San Francisco in the 1990s. "The new law establishes the fair principle of equal pay for equal work, regardless of sexual orientation."
In addition to the equal benefits law, domestic partners in 2007 have the right to prepare their California income tax returns together. Couples can file jointly in 2008, covering the 2007 tax year. Other new laws that went into effect on Jan. 1 reduce courtroom bias against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, expand the state's nondiscrimination protections, and ensure dignity and stability for LGBT seniors.
"These new laws not only provide essential protections for the LGBT community, but they also reiterate California's commitment to treat all people equally under the law," Kors said.
The following pro-equality bills were enacted in California on Jan. 1:
Equal Benefits in State Contracting (2003)
AB 17: Assemblymember Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego
Prohibits the state from contracting with businesses that do not offer equal benefits to employees with domestic partners on the same terms that benefits are offered to employees with spouses.
State Income Tax Equity Act
SB 1827: Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco
Enables registered domestic partners to file joint state income tax returns and have their earned income treated as community property.
Civil Rights Housing Act of 2006
AB 2800: Assemblymember John Laird, D-Santa Cruz
Prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability and sex (including gender identity), marital status, sexual orientation, familial status and source of income.
Older Californians Equality and Protection Act
AB 2920: Assemblymember Mark Leno, D-San Francisco
Ensures that LGBT seniors are adequately served by government services available to older Californians.
Nondiscrimination in State Programs and Activities Act
SB 1441: Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica
Prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in state-operated programs.
Equality in Prevention and Services for Domestic Abuse Act
AB 2051: Assemblymember Rebecca Cohn, D-Saratoga
Creates a fund to develop and support education and services for LGBT victims of domestic violence.
Gwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act
AB 1160: Assemblymember Sally Lieber, D-San Jose
Creates jury instructions and prosecutor training to limit the use of so-called "panic strategies" to influence criminal trial proceedings.
Code of Fair Campaign Practices
AB 1207: Speaker pro Tem Leland Yee, D-San Francisco
Prohibits the use of negative appeals based on prejudice against LGBT people by candidates who sign the voluntary pledge in the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. (Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill in 2005.)
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB)---WDRB scored big at Saturday evening at the Kentucky Associated Press Awards.
WDRB's Rachel Collier and photographer Dominik Fuhrmann won 1st place for Best Light News Feature.
WDRB's Bennett Haeberle and photographer Dominik Fuhrmann won 1st place for Best Hard News Feature.
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After years of touting naturally raised meat, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is changing its standards to allow beef treated with antibiotics into its restaurants amid a supply shortage.
The burrito seller will use meat from cattle treated with antibiotics because of an illness, which previously wasn't permitted to be sold in its restaurants, Chris Arnold, a spokesman for Denver-based Chipotle, said in an e-mail. The company still won't use beef from animals that had been given antibiotics to prevent disease and promote weight gain, he said.
The change in Chipotle's practices comes as U.S. beef production is projected to plunge to a 21-year low next year, threatening higher costs and making it tougher for the restaurant chain to get enough meat to fill customers' burritos.
"The change was really rooted in the belief that it's not the use of antibiotics for the treatment of illness that is the problem," Arnold said later in an interview. "The problem is the copious amount of antibiotics that are used to promote growth."
While Arnold said the motivation for the change isn't to increase its supply of steak, Chipotle hasn't been able to get enough naturally raised beef to meet customer demand. This year, about 80 percent to 85 percent of the beef sold at Chipotle's more than 1,500 stores has been naturally raised, compared with almost 100 percent last year, Arnold said.
"Every year we need 20 to 25 percent more of everything than we did the year before, and the beef supply isn't keeping up as well," he said.
For that reason, Chipotle is trying to find new cattle suppliers and also is considering using different cuts of meat for its steak and barbacoa shredded beef burritos, he said. The chain also sells naturally raised grilled steak in rice bowls and salads at its new Asian-themed store, ShopHouse.
Allowing sick animals treated with antibiotics to remain in Chipotle's supply chain will increase the amount of beef available to the company, said John Nalivka, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture economist and president of commodity researcher Sterling Marketing Inc. in Vale, Oregon.
"That opens up their supply quite a bit," he said. Chipotle will be able to buy cattle outside the USDA's Never Ever 3 program, which says cattle may never be given antibiotics, growth promotants or fed anything with animal byproducts.
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Tomas Berdych is carving out a nice career on the tennis courts, and he's doing pretty well off of it, too.
The 27-year-old is ranked No. 6 in the world in men's singles. His girlfriend, Ester Satorova, might be even higher in the model rankings.
Berdych and Satorova are both from the Czech Republic and have been dating since at least late 2011. Satorova received some attention last year during the US Open, but it wasn't until I saw Berdych playing in the BNL d'Italia that I learned of Satorova, who was watching him play (seen above). Satorova also watched her boyfriend play at the Madrid Open last week.
Let's do the rundown on both of them.
Berdych has won eight singles titles in his career, though he has not won a grand slam. His best finish at a grand slam was when he was a runner up at Wimbledon in 2010. He has reached the semis at the French and US Open, and he has made the quarters of the Australian three years in a row. Prior to dating Satorova, he was in a long-term relationship with tennis player Lucie Safarova (don't be confused by the similar name).
According to her modeling profile, Satorova is 5-foot-9, was born in 1992, and her measurements are 33-23-35. She is repped by agencies in three different countries including Spain, Italy and Malaysia. She has appeared on the cover of at least two different magazines.
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Jihad Masharawi weeps while he holds the body of his 11-month old son Ahmad, at Shifa hospital following an Israeli air strike on their family house, in Gaza City, on Nov. 14. The offensive began on Wednesday when a precision Israeli airstrike assassinated Hamas military mastermind Ahmed Al-Jaabari, and Israel shelled the enclave from land, air and sea. The 15 killed in Gaza included Jaabari and six Hamas fighters plus eight civilians, among them a pregnant woman with twins, an 11-month old boy and three infants, according to the enclave's health ministry. Medics reported at least 130 wounded. A Hamas rocket killed three Israelis north of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, drawing the first blood from Israel as the Palestinian death toll rose to 15 in a military showdown lurching closer to all-out war and an invasion of the enclave.
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Summer has finally arrived and Donley Ford Lincoln of Ashland is excited for the many things going on in our community! We "kicked-off" our summer activities by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life held on May 30th! We're pleased to share that our TEAM DONLEY, consisting of many employees from Donley Auto Group at all of our Ford dealerships, EXCEEDED OUR GOAL and raised over $2500! We're very proud of our employees who willingly gave of their time and talents to help with this!
We've got a lot to look forward to in the weeks to come! Mark your calendars for Vintage Truck Jamboree on June 20th & 21st, Ashland Balloonfest on July 3rd - 6th, Downtown Dream Cruise Car Show July 12th. These are just a few of the fun things we're excited to sponsor. You'll probably spot some of our 2014 Ford F-150's, Fusions, Focus and of course the ALL NEW 2015 FORD MUSTANG (coming soon!) in some parades and other events too. So stop and check them out wherever they might be!
We're looking forward to seeing our customers around town and throughout Ashland County in the next few months. Enjoy your summer!
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Donley Ford of Galion has had a great start to 2014 in our Galion community. We're excited for St. Joseph's School of Galion who had a terrific turnout for their Drive 4 UR Community event on April 26th! With over 190 test-drives taken, they will receive approximately $3,800 for their school from Donley Ford of Galion and Ford Motor Company! We're excited that we could be a part of helping them! And we're looking forward to hosting other Drive Events in the near future. Summer will be full of fun activities for us at Donley Ford of Galion. Keep up with what we have in store at our Community page. We're looking forward to seeing you soon!
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2014 is proving to be pretty exciting for us here at Donley Ford Lincoln of Mt. Vernon! We held our first Drive 4 UR School event in April, benefitting Mt. Vernon High School's band and athletics departments. With an attendance of over 200 test-drives, the school will receive approximately $6000 for their hard work from Donley Ford of Mt. Vernon and Ford Motor Company! Great job Yellow Jackets!
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Amarillo, Texas - With fewer burn bans in place and recent rainfall, firework sales are booming this Independence Day.
"Last night was normally like on the Fourth. I mean we were flat covered up. We couldn't even park the cars out here, they were backed up so deep. And I'm sure the other stands were, too because everybody's missed out on getting to pop these fireworks. They're ready to do it," Carthel says.
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As I've mentioned a few times on this blog, I love getting Thai messages. I've also been amazed at the physical strength and athleticism of the local 100-pound female masseuses, who easily bend and manipulate me despite being half my size.
Last night, I found myself ass-to-face with a 250-pound female masseuse, and it wasn't pretty. This was the strongest woman I'd ever encountered. When she stretched my legs apart, I thought she was going to make a wish. When she dug her fingers into my back muscles, I checked to see if her thumbs had burst through my chest. I felt like a chicken wing at Happy Hour.
The thing is, it hurt the entire time. I'm not talking minor "ow-ow" pain, either. I'm talking electrodes-to-the-testicles pain. I'm talking catch-your wee-wee-in-your-zipper pain. I'm talking, "Okay, okay, so I messed up – please don't bite me again!" pain. And, yes, I'm well aware that all three of those examples involve my genitals. If you're a woman, ask your boyfriend/husband. He'll explain.
I didn't say anything, of course. My male ego, which resides in the massive region of man's brain known as the "Idiot Lobe", prevents any admission of pain not involving my genitals. But I also can't deny that my ego took a hit in other ways. If this masseuse and I were gorillas, she'd be the silverback. If we were lions, she'd be the king of the beasts. If we met in the jungle and I could speak only broken English, I'd have to say, "You Tarzan, me Jane." And if we shared a prison cell, I'd be her–"
All of which has thrown me for a emasculatory loop: if I'm not the king of the beasts, who or what am I?
The implications for my overall gender aren't very good, either. It's bad enough that women defeat us so easily in arguments. It's bad enough they rule our homes and, increasingly, our workplaces. What if they begin to dominate us physically, too? If, instead of nagging us for days on end to finally clean up the rec room, they can simply grab us by the scruff of the neck, drag us there, and make us do it?
That'll be the end of us, as far as I'm concerned. Brute physical strength is our last defense, the only thing standing between us and three-a-day whuppins for bad behavior – kind of like a relationship nuclear deterrent.
It's also one of the last reasons women keep us around. If they suddenly get strong enough to open that jar of pickles on their own, or move the furniture around, or carry all those bags of groceries without loading us up like pack mules, what good will we be? What will stop them from sending us off to the glue factory?
Don't laugh. Plow horses used to scoff at those jokes, too, and how many of those do you see around these days?
I'm just glad I've hooked up with a small woman. Sure, she cuffs me over the back of the head six or seven times a day, but those are only light, glancing blows. They're so inconsequential, I don't even have to change my behavior, because simple physiology says I can survive like this 40 or 50 years easy.
Women hitting men and men ignoring them – that's the way it's supposed to be!
But if nature starts producing more women like my massuese, you can kiss all that goodbye. One wallop from her, and I'd be laid out on my back with a raw sirloin over my eye. You start getting enough women who can hit like that, and pretty soon men will flinch every time a woman raises her hand.
Don't let that happen, my fellow men. From this point forward, apply strength tests before every romantic tryst. If a woman can beat you in an arm-wrestle, don't, under any circumstances, mate with her, as that will only help spread her genes to a new, even stronger generation.
Please, guys, heed my words. The future of our gender may depend on it.


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Why not print a barcode on bank notes, allowing the retailer to scan, using existing systems, that can then cross check the ID number against a national database. A time vs distance equation would then work out if the note has a double, as it can't be in 2, or more, places at once. Our treasurys spend so much money and time coming up with ways to stop fakes, but the criminals are never far behind, flooding shaky economies with to much money.
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Looks like it's come a long way from using a hard boiled egg, to fake a stamp.
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Welcome all to another edition of The 8 Ball. This week the topic is about what tv shows could make the jump to a video game. Some shows would be very good fits for the transition, and others would be completely horrible. I tried to split my list from 4 shows that are either on the air (or within 2 or 3 years) and shows from my childhood, or even a bit before that. With that being said, let's begin:
8. Alphas
While Alphas wasn't the best tv show around, it was the best "Syfy" had come up with in a fairly long time (I never got into BSG). The idea of having a team of people with special powers, but at the expensive of physical/psychological conditions is still a great one, one that can be readily mapped to today's world. I might envision a game that is like Telltale's Back to the Future or The Walking Dead, an adventure game mixed with action elements. I think the ways they could build a world around Gary or Rachel might be very interesting and distinctive. But really, I'd just be happy with closure based on the cliffhanger ending. Stupid Syfy for cancelling a great show for no good reason. Why have a good science fiction/dramatic show when we can just crank out some crappy "reality" tv shows instead?
7. Sherlock
I'm well aware that there are a metric ton of Sherlock Holmes inspired games out there but I'm writing specifically on the recent, critically acclaimed BBC version of it. That show is fast-paced, stylish and Sherlock has a preternatural way of deducing info about a person or environment. I could see a good co-op game with Sherlock/Watson as they solve various crimes around modern day London. Between series one and two (and even in some episodes) there is an amount of time skips that has the characters going forward. I'd set a game in those periods and either build out a new set of inter-connected mysteries or else just random ones to show off more of the relationship. But the writing (Moffat/Gatiss/Thompson) would be crucial to get the tone of the show down right.
6. Continuum
Continum is a show that is almost bursting at the seams of what it is trying to get across. It has a lot of ideas but some of the series stumbles around when executing them which lead to instability in the show. I think a game could really help draw in some of the hazy aspects of the show and show Kiera off as a capable character. Honestly, I would actually just plunk Kiera off in a Splinter Cell type of game, letting her complete missions how you want them to. You could be graded on police tactics, completing the overall goal, and by staying true to the history that Kiera knows (vs. Liber8 trying to change the past). The unique thing would be the CPS suit and the powers it lets you have (cloaking, hacking, forcefields, etc.), with options to upgrade it based on your performance.
5. Space: Above and Beyond
The first of the "oldie but goodie" lines, Space: Above and Beyond was basically Colony Wars, or Freelancer on the tv screen. It featured the Wild Cards, a squad of human pilots facing off against "The Chigs", an alien force that is largely enigmatic but wants to get revenge over a war humanity initially started. The age of big, well-produced space simulators was almost over, and was largely dead until Star Citizen was announced. While a Space: A&B game wouldn't need to be as ambitious as that project, I would love a space dog-fighting game where you have to fulfill missions for the human side. Then again, playing either side of the "Chiggy Von Richthofen" fight would be a blast to play.
4. Sledge Hammer!
For those who don't know, Sledge Hammer! Is a satirical pastiche of the Dirty Harry/Lethal Weapon films that were coming out in the '80's. As the titular character, Detective Sledge Hammer (naturally), you would have full access to his armament all the times, including his beloved .44 Magnum and the occasional rocket launcher he pulls out of his trunk. I think this game would be a great inverse to a GTA game, placing Hammer in a big open city, giving him missions to stop crime but letting you (the player) complete said goals in the most over the top way as possible. Sledge Hammer! Is essentially a cartoon masquerading as a police show and that's what made it so great to the people who saw it.
3. Captain N: The Game Master
The logistics of trying to get Simon Belmont and a chain-smoking sounding voiced Mega Man into a game would be a huge challenge but not impossible. Both Konami and Capcom (especially Capcom) have had their reputations tarnished over the past years with various failures, so Nintendo could make this happen somehow. I actually envision a turn-based RPG for this property, in the vein of Mario RPG. Captain N would be the obvious main character but you could switch out Simon, Mega Man, Lana, Pit, or even Gameboy to help you fight various enemies. You would visit the various busted up game worlds (Mushroom Kingdom, Hyrule, Zebes) and have the chance to team up with the characters from which those world come from (Mario, Link, Samus). Not a lot of people remember this show but if Nintendo somehow made a Captain N game for the Wii U (that was good), I'd be buying a Wii U as soon as I could.
2. Doctor Who
Doctor Who is my "cheat" pick for this topic. There have been a few video games based on the property (and one kickass pinball machine), but the video games have largely been terrible. They've included a somewhat boring adventure game, a bizarre MMO, and a 2D platformer that is largely broken. So…none of those really count. I would love to see an actually well produced Doctor Who game that had good production values and the gameplay to actually back it up. I'm not sure what type of game style would most fit a Doctor Who game. The obvious answer is an adventure game, but the prior ones didn't knock it out of the park. I might say RPG (in the vein of something like Chrono Cross), but the Doctor is largely a non-violent character. Unless he plans on Sonic Screwdriving every enemy he meets to death, RPG combat mechanics would be a challenge. Still, I think someone could make a good DoctorWho game, well, I can hope for it to occur at least.
1. Sliders
I might honestly kill to get a good Sliders game made, that is how passionate I feel about it. Like with Alphas (and possibly Doctor Who), the only way I could see a Sliders game as an adventure game, hopefully made by Telltale. Each episode could have you visiting a world or two and getting involved in some action, or not really. It might be interesting if you could just avoid conflict all together and wait for the timer to activate. It might be good to wash away the slate entirely, just keeping the core concepts of the Timer, and Parallel Worlds around, but coming up with an entirely new set of characters. Branching paths would be a must as well as whom you even take with you from world to world. I would play the ever loving hell out of a Sliders game; it's just a shame that outside of some alternate dimension, it will never come to pass.
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8 TV Shows that Should Be Video Games
This fall's slate of TV shows sucks. Well, mostly sucks. Many new and returning shows aren't completely living up to their potential, because their potential is in video games! Okay, true, I think everything is better when it's a video game, but in this case, I can back up that theory! For your consideration, the following list of shows that could be great video games, even if they're not very good shows.
8/7: Elementary versus Sherlock
I used up these two shows in the same spot because they're the same concept, albeit done two very different ways. I know this game will likely never happen because of the animosity between the BBC and CBS, but wouldn't it be fun!? Lucy Liu and Martin Freeman working together on cases in Heavy Rain-Style gameplay is a joyful thought all on its own, but what really makes me love this concept is the idea that digital Johnny Lee Miller could beat digital Benedict Cumberbach in the head with his single stick. Repeatedly. Seriously, BBC's "Sexy, but-totally-not-gay sociopath" Sherlock really needs to be taken down a few pegs. The only downside to this game would be that it would aid Benedict Cumberbach's gradual viral takeover of geek media. Okay, I talked myself out of the idea. Someone just make a Divekick mod so I can have Johnny Lee Miller beat the crap out of him. Please?
6: The Voice
There hasn't been a good game for the so-called "casual" market in a while. Kinect should have been more than a gimmick, but, sadly, isn't... so far. The Voice is the only Reality TV style show that I watch. Would I play a game that let me experience being mentored by Blake Shelton? Or Christina Aguilera? Or Cee-Lo? Or Shakira? Yes, I would. But I'd also relish being able to tell Usher to just chill, or exploring my love/hate TV relationship with Adam Levine. If you're a dude wearing a hat, you are guaranteed to be on Adam's team... but I digress. The Voice video game could be the first singing RPG, where you build relationships, manage factional loyalties, and, of course, sing... hopefully passably well. If you're not very good, you could sabotage your competitors to give you an edge, based on clues to their strengths and weaknesses that you learn through dialogue and observation. But there could also be a Rocksmith-style training element to the game, where breath control, song phrasing, and artistry actually matter, and an online community that gives the best of the best a shot at the real show. This may seem like a joke, and I admit it kind of started off as one. But there are compelling reasons that The Voice could make a great game, because the show itself is a combination of big, cartoonish characters and actual skill.
5: The Following
Okay I'll fully admit that this show is terrible and likely to get worse in season two, but the limits of television don't exist in the video game world. The Following is a sound concept, backed up by solid acting, but it's hamstrung by hackneyed, pandering writing. A video game writing team well-versed in action horror stories can certainly do better. Ryan Hardy is already a gun-toting, obsessive, tortured drunk, so he'd fit right in with emo video game protagonists, and it shouldn't be too hard to think up a fresh batch of stereotypes to slaughter in the name of literacy. Besides, video games need its own version of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
4: Marvel's Agents of Shield
If you thought the pilot of The Following was bad, the first episode of Agents of Shield was worse: bad special effects, subtle racism, hypersexualized female characters... except for the Asian woman, which adds more subtle racism to the hypersexualization with the ol' dragon lady stereotype. Video games get a bad rap, but this is all stuff that would cause an online riot if it were in a game. On TV? Barely a whimper. What does that say about the ethics of those industries. Furthermore, Agent Coulson is a great character. As a video game protagonist, he'd be able to get the screen time he was robbed of in the TV show pilot. I can see this concept working as an open world game, similar to Saints Row. With Coulson's dry sense of humor, an arsenal of gadgets, and his cool old hover car, the silliness could work... once you take out the horrendously offensive bits and terrible acting that made the pilot crash and burn. Furthermore, the "Fitz/Simmons" scientist characters are just the Muppet Baby version of the Lutece twins from Bioshock Infinite. A DLC pack could change them into the actual Lutece twins, making them 300% more awesome.
3: Sleepy Hollow
Another horrible show from this fall's freshman class, but this one is so bad it's AMAZING. If you love good bad television, you owe it to yourself to see the pilot of this series, because by episode two, they fix a lot of the hilariously awful stuff. While I still haven't decided if that's encouraging or disappointing, I will say that the two series leads do an admirable job delivering very silly material. Despite this, I can't help but feel that Sleepy Hollow – a story of a man from colonial America trying to stop doomsday -- is really an Assassin's Creed 3 DLC pack, featuring cameos from Morte from Planescape: Torment and Saravok from Baldur's Gate. There's even a brief first-person perspective death scene in the pilot... seriously, it was like a game of visual madlibs. Since the concept already borrows so heavily from video games, it should just take the plunge and become a video game itself... but it needs to be made by Ubisoft, or there's grounds for a lawsuit.
2: Once Upon a Time
Finally, a show I do not think is entertainingly awful! Once Upon a Time is a fantastic ensemble cast, grown up fairy tale that reminds me of my long-lost, beloved King's Quest games. Every character has a reason for existing, and the prettier men are actually competent in their roles, even if Captain Hook is something of a Jack Sparrow rip off, right down to the eyeliner. It would be easy enough to make Rumpelstiltskin, Belle, Captain Hook, and Regina into Disney Infinity characters and put out their own play set. But I'd prefer a self-contained action-adventure game, with some previously under-explored realms, like the black and white reality Dr Frankenstein came from. This IP seems ripe for a first-person experience, because I know I'd love to explore Storybrook, Neverland, and the Enchanted Forest as if I'm in their realities, and meet the various characters in an immersive, interactive experience, not just a facebook app.
1: Lost Girl
Seriously, why isn't this show not a video game!? Well, other than the fact that Canadian television has its head up its collective ass, and doesn't know how to convert a good show into a multimedia hit to save its life. It's unfortunate, because Canada has a thriving video game sector that TV could take some pointers from. But I digress. Lost Girl has urban fantasy RPG written all over it, and Bo is the perfect protagonist for that sort of game: She kicks ass, does minor magic, her eyes glow at times, and she sleeps with almost everything that moves. She's practically Geralt of Rivia in Lara Croft's body! Furthermore, her unaligned status provides a natural impetus for player choice, and gives a game an opportunity to fling tons of Light Fae and Dark Fae missions at a player, with factional consequences as results. Another benefit of a video game is that the budgetary constraints that impact the TV show won't affect the special effects budget in the same way, so the imagination that's constrained in the series can be given tons of room to play in the digital world. Seriously, peoples! Make a Lost Girl game!
Complainer's Corner
I'm sure people could try and think of a lot of different tv shows that could be made into a game. The challenge is whether or not it would be a good game. Never the less, I tried to come up with a few examples of shows that might fit the bill: The Pretender, Twilight Zone, Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego (based on the cartoon show), Lexx, Firefly and Burn Notice.
The General Roundup
There weren't a lot of comments from last week (again), but I'll address a few. Tench: Stealth Assassins got a lot of weird retro-love. I remember playing it and being bugged by the limited distance you could see. Although the game had a truly killer debug mode you could mess with. That game isn't as great as a lot of you are remembering. Also, Liana is pretty ambivalent of Metal Gear, and I really didn't like MGS 3. 1 and 2 were good, but MGS 3 was a mess at the time. Also, I guess the fact that Metal Gear Solid 1 was number 2 on my list was a gross injustice.
Two other things:
1. To the person who took umbrage with my dismissing of Chaos Theory (because I never played it), here's a tip for you: I haven't played every game in existence. Liana hasn't played every game in existence. You, sir or madam (or Grand Leader of the Dunces), have not played every game in existence. There are wide gaps in every person's knowledge and history when it comes to playing/critiquing games. Had I known, a year ago (when I really started reviewing games), I could forego NOT playing the game and could give an assessment based on the box art, gut instinct, or whether or not the sun came up (as you seem to imply), it would've made my job a lot easier. Thank you for this hot tip!
2. Yes, Liana is a celebrity, and attractive. But, she's also a great friend, an extremely intelligent woman, and someone who knows more about games than a lot of other people. Those are the reasons she graciously helps me do this column.
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American Idol runner-up Kree Harrison is back home in Nashville and making her Grand Ole Opry debut Tuesday night. She's been to the Opry many times since moving to Nashville 13 years go, but knowing what to expect doesn't make the performance any less nerve racking for her.
Kree tells ABC News Radio, "For me to be able to stand on that stage, it's going to be a different rodeo."
Kree will be thinking about her late mother and father when she takes the Opry stage for the first time. She's even considering paying tribute to her dad in song.
"My dad's favorite hymn was 'In the Garden,'" Kree says, "and I'm really thinking hard about maybe doing that, 'cause I always said if I ever play the Opry, I want to sing that song."
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SAN FRANCISCO A crowd of more than 50 people, jackets pulled up against a chilly drizzle, waited for the metal gates to the Main Library to scroll open one early winter day.
"Soon as the bell rings, it's a mad dash for the restroom or to get first dibs on the computer," said Matthew Paul Maes, who lives in his car and visits the library several times a week, mostly to read and work on his own laptop.
For Maes and dozens of other homeless and marginally housed people, the library near the Civic Center is a refuge offering six floors of seating, access to books, magazines, movies and a bathroom. For the past few years, it's also had a resource that makes the branch here a pioneer in the changing attitude toward homeless library patrons a full-time social worker.
"Here, whether you are homeless or not, people find a safe place," said Leah Esguerra, the social worker whose team has helped find permanent housing for at least 60 people in the past four years, and has referred hundreds of others to mental health or employment services, food kitchens and shelters.
"Sometimes someone is sitting at a table, and it's their sanctuary," Esguerra said. "It's often easier to come here than a general assistance office."
Libraries in cities across the country have seen their roles expand in the past decade. While they maintain their digital and print resources, more are turning outward, offering community services, programming, cafes and, increasingly, homeless outreach.
"It's a way for the library to contribute to the community in a significant way," said Maureen Sullivan, president of the American Library Association. "We are not just a repository for books."
In Salt Lake City, volunteer outreach workers at the library offer referrals to mental health, substance abuse services and shelters. The Free Library of Philadelphia trains and pays formerly homeless patrons to help those in need of services. Other libraries have offered summer camps for homeless children and art, music appreciation and Internet classes.
The Sacramento Public Library, which several years ago adopted rules to deal with sleeping, panhandling, harassment and even "pervasive odor," has teamed up with the Downtown Sacramento Partnership to employ a homeless outreach worker.
"If there is someone who looks like they need help, I just introduce myself and tell them what my role is," said Crystal Jordan, who visited San Francisco's Main Branch last fall to see how Esguerra and her team work.
"It's a delicate issue, but most people are usually willing to open up."
Jordan's visit was one of many hosted by the library here. Esguerra gets inquiries and visits from people around the world interested in the innovations that are now part of her daily routine.
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A former social worker at the Department of Public Health, Esguerra was initially wary when her boss there called her in for a talk. After considering the transfer, she said, she realized it was a perfect fit.
She had been working with mentally ill and substance-abusing patients and had a track record of building relationships with her clients. It was a matter of bringing her skills to the library, a nontraditional environment for offering help.
These days she has a team of five assistants, all trained outreach workers who were once homeless. Four are part-time interns, but one, a former house painter from Sacramento, is now a permanent library employee.
Kathleen Lee lost her business and was struggling with drug addiction when she moved to San Francisco at the height of the recession. She and her partner, who had never before been homeless, lived in their car. When that broke down, they moved to the streets.
An acquaintance there told her about an outreach program for the homeless. She went to a mobile health clinic, then eventually to a detox program. A few years ago her caseworker asked if she wanted to work at the library.
"I said yes," said Lee, who now also works part-time as a counselor at a women's shelter. "But I didn't know what I'd be doing, if I'd be shelving books."
These days she walks around the library checking for people who look like they need help. She knows some of them. Librarians and staff refer others. She gently awakens people who are sleeping and checks for anyone bathing or washing clothes in bathrooms, which are both prohibited and may be signs of homelessness.
"It's a revolving door," said Esguerra, who assesses cases and presents them to the health department, where they're assigned to case managers. "Sometimes it takes several attempts. I never close the door."
Last year, she and some of the library staff held the sole memorial for a regular patron who was murdered at a homeless shelter. They ate cupcakes, drank coffee and shared stories about the man who had quietly and politely spent his days at the library's Patent and Trademark Center.
"He touched a lot of people," said Esguerra. "He had a lot of friends here. A lot of times people just feel so isolated."
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If there is a drawback to the Internet, then it is the overwhelming amount of information being created and disseminated. Anyone interested in anything can find more articles, blogs, e-newsletters, YouTube videos, Facebook posts, Twitter tweets, Instagram photos, Pinterest pins etc. about any subject, more than one person could possibly consume in a lifetime. For those who work on aviation safety issues, this presents a problem.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has changed the rules and as of April 25 will allow small blades and sports implements such as golf clubs and lacrosse sticks to be carried on board by airline passengers. The rules would allow passengers to carry knives with blades shorter than 2.36 inches and narrower than half an inch, as long as they don't have lockable blades. The existing rules prohibit most sharp objects, with the exception of scissors that are four or fewer inches in length, and also sports equipment. The TSA wants the rule change to harmonize U.S. security practices with those of other countries, which would make security screening more efficient. I'm not so sure about that.
If I had to sum up the benefits of business jets in just one word, I might pick "convenience." According to Wikipedia, "convenient procedures, products and services are those intended to increase ease in accessibility, save resources (such as time, effort and energy) and decrease frustration."
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It seems the news media now ranks among lawyers and terrorists as one of the groups anyone can castigate without any fear of repercussion from civil society's language police.
"Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." Whether Mark Twain or Dudley Warner said it remains debatable, but the point is that the same thing could be said about gray-market charters. I have been in corporate and VIP aviation for decades, and I have been hearing the legal charter operators complain about this issue for my entire career.
The problematic use of "drones" to prosecute the U.S. war on terror is very much in the news again. On February 7, during a hearing that was repeatedly interrupted by protesters, senators questioned John Brennan, President Obama's CIA director-designate, about the administration's heavy reliance on "targeted killings" by unmanned aircraft.
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This past week we had the pleasure of sitting down with New York's own DJ Steve Powers to find out not only about his producing career, but exactly what a day in the life of a DJ is really about. This was a fun one, highlighting everything from favorite foods to his childhood to what he does in his spare time.
TheBeatMill: Where did you grow up?
Steve: I was actually was born and raised in North Jersey. It's been just a 15 minute ride to the city my whole life.
TheBeatMill: What was your childhood like? Were you constantly surrounded by music?
Steve: Honestly, music has always been something that has inspired me and driven me in almost anything I have done prior to my DJ/Producing career. I was definitely more of a jock at first; I played 3 sports in high school, and went on to play football in college.
TheBeatMill: What's your favorite food, and why?
Steve: This is easy, PIZZA! I can't go too many days without an NYC slice! Definitely a steak lover, and Mexican food too! Basically all food, I eat a lot!
TheBeatMill: When did you know you wanted to be DJ?
Steve: It was really something that kind of grew out of fun. I was always the guy burning CDs and playing them at parties, which then turned into learning the skill of mixing and reading the crowd, which then evolved into my DJ'ing career. That's the element I think that is lacking right now. There are a lot of great DJ's that will never get noticed because it is all about making music now. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who haven't had to struggle to make a living playing live in front of hundreds and thousands of people. They don't need to know how to learn to read a room and really leave everyone wanting more. The good thing is that I think people are now more aware, and are becoming better educated in the music that we've been pushing for so long.
TheBeatMill: If you weren't DJ'ing or producing music what do you think you'd be doing?
Steve: Still some form of entertainment. My wife always says I'd be a perfect ESPN anchor. I'd have some cool catch phrase or something, haha!
TheBeatMill: Did you ever think you couldn't compete in the industry?
Steve: Never. The name of the game is confidence and being able to do your job and trust what you love. I've never had any doubts in my mind about my ability or my music. Now with the producing aspect being solidified for me, it really has taken my creativeness to a whole new level to where I can shape my sound any way I choose.
TheBeatMill: Obviously you don't have your typical 9-5 job. What does your "typical" day consist of, if that even exists?
Steve: Usually I wake up, go to the gym, and either go to the studio, or work on something from my home. But it always revolves around music. Whether it's the latest track I am working on, or going over details of some event coming up, or anything else in that line of thinking. It really is a 24 hour day for me, especially with emails and such.
TheBeatMill: What's your process like for creating a new track? Do you always start at the same spot?
Steve: I usually find a kick I like, then a bass line, and then I work on the melody. From there I try and shape and sculpt the entire song around that. It's like a Christmas tree. You find one you like, and then put the lights on, but it's the decorations that make it special. That's kind of how I work on a track.
TheBeatMill: Do you ever produce while on the road? If so, how difficult is it?
Steve: It's really not too bad, as long as I have my headphones. The Pioneer set that I use really lets me hear all the sounds I would in the studio, and still has the pump that I am looking for. It's also not always about how loud it is, it's about how good it sounds. A lot of guys produce on the road out of necessity. I had the pleasure of rolling with Afrojack for a part of his JACKED tour in the U.S., and watching him and his crew work was simply amazing. It's a non-stop job that they all take extremely seriously, and they have a lot of pride in their product. To me, that was something special to see firsthand, and really motivated me to be better, and I want my fans to feel the same.
TheBeatMill: Do you have a pre-show routine?
Steve: Not really, but I always get nervous. I saw an interview where Tiger Woods said the day he's not nervous before a round is the day he retires. I kind of feel the same way. I try to come up with a game plan of my night in my head, and then push it to the limit. Anyone that knows me, or has seen me perform, knows I bring a lot of energy but I think my energy level really shows how much I enjoy what I do.
TheBeatMill: What would you say differentiates your style of music over someone else? What's your most distinguishing feature or musical element?
Steve: I like to think I have my finger on the pulse of the crowds I play for. The music I am now making is stuff that I feel fits into my live sets, and brings my emotion out into my tracks as well. It is something that as an artist you are always striving for, perfecting your sound. It is a work in progress that will never end, but I think the people in the crowd know how passionate I am about music.
TheBeatMill: How many hours/week would you say you spend in the studio?
Steve: It really varies week to week depending on schedule and travel, but a solid 40 hours a week working on beats is about right.
TheBeatMill: Who has been your biggest inspiration since you started DJ'ing and producing music?
Steve: I am a huge fan of Classic Rock, and feel that they were the groundbreakers in pushing music to the next level, and getting it to where it is today. Bands like The Doors, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, all knew how to combine rock with other genres to help it evolve. That is where I feel the music of today is going, kind of combining all genres and making feel good music crossing all kinds of cultures. In the EDM world, there are so many inspirations for me, but the greats like Afrojack, Deadmau5, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, SHM, I could go on and on, but these are the guys who have really laid down the groundwork and the model for the sound that I am crafting today.
TheBeatMill: How would you say your style has changed throughout your career?
Steve: Like anything you have to evolve with the times. Music is something that is fluid and always moving, but it is so much fun to ride that wave. You have to be able to be versatile and match the moment.
TheBeatMill: What's it like to be a DJ/Producer and have a fan base? Did you ever expect things to get to where they are today?
Steve: I have always hoped that people would appreciate what I do, and to have people come up and request one of my own tracks is something that is amazing. When you premier something for the first time, and the next day someone says, "Hey what was that track you played last night?" and it is one of your own, it's cool to see the look on their face.
TheBeatMill: Where do you prefer to perform? Bar/Lounge/Club/Festival? Any favorites?
Steve: Any place where people are there to dance and be free…
TheBeatMill: Where do you prefer to hang out when you're not performing? Bar/Lounge/Club/Festival? Any favorites?
Steve: I really am kind of a low key guy behind the scenes. I don't go out that much when I am not working anymore, but my wife and I have a great group of friends that no matter where we go we always have a great time.
TheBeatMill: What's your favorite thing about your job?
Steve: The moment in the studio when you have made something great and you get excited about it. You want to go run outside and let the world hear it.
TheBeatMill: What's the least favorite thing about your job?
Honestly, I would say dealing with club owners or promoters that don't understand the music.
TheBeatMill: You've done quite a fair share of traveling. What's the most memorable show you've had thus far?
Steve: There have been a lot of amazing shows, and I have been blessed to play at some amazing events…but I would say this past year getting to play a special surprise set with Paul Van Dyk in Las Vegas for his Evolution Tour was something pretty special to me. He's an icon in this business and when I was done he gave me a hug and said, "Finally, I got to hear some good music." To me, that was such an amazing compliment and meant so much to me coming from someone I look up to with immense respect. I will be forever thankful for that opportunity to take part in such an amazing tour.
TheBeatMill: What's the craziest thing you've seen while performing?
Steve: Oh man. To me, it's not the "craziest" thing, but I think people must be crazy to do it. I never understood the girls that walk around barefoot in the clubs after they take their heels off. It's the nastiest thing to me.
TheBeatMill: What's your take on the EDM industry today? Is there anything you like in particular about it? Anything you don't like and would like to see change?
Steve: I guess the main thing I love about it is the global acceptance of dance music. Every award show is now incorporating EDM in some capacity and is really expanding its reach. People all over the world are getting exposure to the music that I have loved for so long, and getting the opportunity to appreciate it and do with it what they please. The only issue is that some of it is getting jammed down their throats and becoming very commercialized, but I guess that's just part of the battle.
I would like to thank DJ Steve Powers for taking the time out of his hectic schedule to provide us with both his insight into a day in the life of a DJ and also for making us a killer sessions mix with three exclusive tracks. Best of luck in the future!


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Join players and staff at the Goodison Christmas concert.
Evertonians can get into the festive spirit alongside some of their favourite players at the Club's annual Christmas carol service next week.
There's just one week left for supporters to get their tickets for the event, which will be held in the Park End on Monday 17 December from 6pm – the perfect opportunity to kick off your Christmas celebrations.
Choirs from across Merseyside will join members of the first team, staff and friends of the Club at the special event.
There's also a chance to win an early Christmas present at the carol service with a special £50 voucher giveaway for one lucky supporter to spend in Everton One, Everton Two or online at evertondirect.com.
And Everton One will also stay open until 7.30pm to give all those attending the carol service an extra chance to pick up any last minute Christmas gifts.
Tickets for the carol service are available now, free of charge, from the Box Office at Goodison Park.
It is now too late to post out any tickets, but they can be collected from stewards at the turnstiles on the night.
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China's Li ready for second Grand Slam title
China's Li Na plays a shot in Melbourne on January 23, 2014 - by William West
The fourth seed, who became Asia's first Grand Slam winner when she was crowned French Open champion in 2011, made the decider at Melbourne Park in 2011 and 2013 but lost both times, with nerves playing their part.
She is determined to go one better against 20th-seeded Slovak Dominika Cibulkova as she carries the weight of expectation from her homeland of 1.3 billion people in the final from 7:30 pm (0830 GMT).
"I really wish I can win the title at the Australian Open," said Li, who lost to Kim Clijsters in her first Melbourne final and Victoria Azarenka last year.
"I think I'm ready. Same as her. I think both should be ready. After six matches, everyone has more confidence to prepare for the final."
However, Li's bitter experience of already losing twice means she is taking nothing for granted.
While the world number four is the clear favourite against the Slovak, who is 20 places lower in the rankings, she knows anything can happen on the day.
"With me and Dominika, it's 50/50. Everyone has a chance to win the title. You come to the court, just play, don't think too much."
Li was a set up before losing to Clijsters in 2011, and last year she was also ahead against Azarenka but rolled her ankle twice, banging her head hard on the court the second time.
Her coach Carlos Rodriguez said she was stronger for those experiences.
"She's more stable," he told reporters. "She'll handle much better the pressure and have less worries."
In Cibulkova, nicknamed the "pocket rocket", she comes up against a player who has used her power off the ground and relentless running to scurry through the draw, dropping just one set.
En route she has accounted for the third, fifth, and 11th seeds in Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanksa and Simona Halep. In contrast, Li has had a relatively easy run, meeting two qualifiers and no one seeded better than 22.
Li, 31, takes far more experience into the match, while Cibulkova, 24, is in her first Grand Slam decider.
The Chinese star is also a crowd favourite due both to her dogged tennis and impish humour. She rose to stardom by winning the 2011 French Open, becoming Asia's first Grand Slam singles champion.
Cibulkova is also aiming to write her name in the history books as the first Slovak Grand Slam singles winner, and said the key was to have the belief that she can go all the way.
"You need to be 100 percent. You need to be 100 percent sure you can do it. Yes, I am (sure). Even if it turns out a different way, now I know I can do it," she said.
"If I think of it like that, it's a final, it's big pressure. I want to enjoy it on the court. I don't want to suffer on the court, that's what I want to do."
She added: "It's going to be the final of a Grand Slam, so it's going to be a pretty big match. At the end of a Grand Slam, everything counts. So I think it's going to be a fight for every ball."
Cibulkova, at five feet three inches (1.61m) the smallest player in the top 50, will need to overcome nerves in her first major final, as well being face-to-face with a player she has admired for years.
"Li is a great player, someone I really looked up to when I was a junior and I just want to go out there and enjoy it," she said.
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Godsmack frontman Sully Erna will release his solo live CD/DVD package, Avalon Live , on Tuesday. The release features 14 tracks which were recorded during Erna's solo concert on December 16, 2011 at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston. The singer says he decided to release the set because he's proud of the tracks from Avalon , which he had been saving for years.
"Throughout the years, sometimes you just stumble onto some stuff that you feel is really beautiful music or something that you want to represent but it's not quite right for the band and so I would just kind of store it away," he tells ABC News Radio. "I just knew we had something a little bit more special than we thought we were gonna have when we were just trying to put a project together."
Sully adds that while Godsmack is currently on hiatus, he's already begun working on new material for a second solo album. "I have a small handful of music right now that I've been working on and completed," he reveals. "Because what I do want to do is keep people on their toes and I want to continue to experiment myself with different sounds and I don't think it's gonna sound like Avalon , but in the end who knows, you know? I don't know what it's gonna be like."
In addition to the standard CD/DVD release, a limited edition box set featuring five DVDs and two CDs will also be available. It includes audio and video of the concert as well as a 40-minute behind-the-scenes documentary, a DVD of bloopers and outtakes of Erna in the studio, along with a number of videos from Avalon .
The package also contains some extra goodies, such as a limited edition T-shirt, hat, guitar pick, poster, coffee table book, commemorative backstage pass and custom Sully Erna necklace. Plus, each box set you buy will enter you into a "Golden Ticket" contest where you can win an all-expense-paid trip with the singer to Las Vegas, New York, Avalon Catalina Island, Napa and Boston. Other prizes include autographed guitars, custom hand drums and handwritten lyrics. Only 5,000 copies of the box set will be offered for sale.
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Our third stop as Book TV and American History TV travel on the 2011 LCV Cities Tour is Charleston, South Carolina. Join us on the weekend of July 30-31 as we explore the literary culture and history of this city where the first shots of the Civil War were fired 150 years ago.
On Book TV, we take you inside the literary scene to learn about Charleston's past and present – visiting rare book collections and meeting some of those authors who have chronicled the people, events, and places that have made the city what it is today. And on American History Television - we travel to historic sites that span the American Revolution through the Civil War up to and including the Jim Crow era of this southern port city.
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