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Director's Commentary : Army of God
Regular readers may recall me blogging on a compelling work of comics reportage by David Axe and Tim Hamilton which was running on one of my regular bookmarked reads, Cartoon Movement. The series was Army of God: Joseph Kony's War in Central Africa. Kony had come to internet attention via some bizarre online videos, but the horrendous, long-running conflicts and suffering his groups and others had caused in sections of Africa was one we didn't see a lot of coverage of in the Western media, so I found this comics approach, with Tim illustrating David's first hand journalistic reporting from the continent, a very effective way of raising the profile of the conflict to readers who may be unfamiliar with it, and, like Sacco, doing it in a manner which is immeadite and accessible.
With a print collection of Army of God coming out (and there is an associated story involving government red tape and the war on terror associated with that!) I thought this would be a fascinating work to hear more on and I am delighted that both David and Tim have kindly taken some time to share their thoughts on creating Army of God. Here's David:
I knew when I went to Congo two years ago that I would write a comic book about it. And thanks to an expert team — my artist, editors and agent — what might have been a nightmare from beginning to end actually got easier and easier. With one huge caveat.
The hard part was going to the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world's least developed and most violent countries, and meeting the victims of the Lord's Resistance Army, the cultish rebel group led by madman Joseph Kony. After that, producing Army Of God: Joseph Kony's War In Central Africa, was relatively painless.
I am a freelance reporter specializing in armed conflict and a regular contributor to Wired, Voice of America and other media outlets. Between stints in Afghanistan I went to Congo in October 2010 to report on Kony, the LRA, U.S. and U.N. military intervention and the victims of Congo's unrelenting violence.
I began in Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of a country the size of Western Europe, with an exploding population numbering some 70 million. All of Congo has fewer miles of paved road than, say, my home state of South Carolina, so to get out east to where the fighting is, I had to hitch a ride on a U.N. aid flight. I landed in Dungu, an impoverished river town in the heart of the world's other great tropical forest.
There in Dungu I spoke to U.N. peacekeepers, aid workers, Catholic church officials and the victims — women and children, mostly — of the LRA's nearly decade-old campaign of rape and pillage. The LRA began as a Ugandan rebel group but was chased out of its home country and now survives by stealing from and enslaving Congo's poor villagers. Bullets are expensive so Kony's rebels — many of them brainwashed kidnap victims — use rape and mutilation as weapons.
I'd never been happier and felt more fortunate to be born an American. It should go without saying that we take for granted the peace, security and opportunity that comes from being a citizen of a world power.
But we also count on countries like Congo to sustain our prosperity. The rare minerals that make up the vital components in your cell phone and laptop computer: many of them come mostly from Congo, luring armed groups to the country and helping to fuel the conflict. The U.N. maintains some 20,000 peacekeepers in Congo, and beginning around the time of my visit, the U.S. military also deployed trainers and Special Forces, with a mission to help track and kill or capture Kony.
Returning home to the U.S., I approached Matt Bors, an award-winning cartoonist who at the time edited the Dutch Website Cartoon Movement. I wrote 100 pages detailing the histories of Congo and the LRA and recounting the suffering of the LRA's victims and the escalating world efforts to combat the group. It was not my first long-form, nonfiction comic: I had previously written three journalistic graphic novels including two war memoirs, War Fix and War is Boring, the latter drawn by Matt himself.
But Matt, a very in-demand artist, only edited Army of God. I searched high and low for an artist with the right sensibility and some time in their schedule, and found it in Tim Hamilton, famous for his adaption of Fahrenheit 451. Tim's stark, black and white art really captures the frequent bleakness of life in Congo and the moral dilemma of a world faced with evil such as Kony and the LRA's.
I write simple scripts without flourish. As a reporter, I stick to the facts or, in the case of a few sequences in Army of God, recreations of events for which hard data are impossible to acquire. My scripts make frequently references to photos and videos of people and events. Tim was able to blend these visual facts into an ink-and-paper version of Congo that evokes the land, the wildlife, the patters of human activity and even the language of the country.
I'm proud of Tim, and grateful for Matt's attentive editing. Without them Army of God would not have come together the way it did. The book ran first as an online serial at Cartoon Movement. Matt generously granted us all subsequent rights to the material. Our agent Bob Mecoy sold the book rights to Brandon Proia at Public Affairs. Brandon perfectly understood the project and worked with us to add new chapters and expand the chapters we'd already produced.
Like I said, painless. Not at all like Congo itself. And not at all typical of new graphic novels, as I understand them. Army Of God will be my fourth book-length comic. The graphic novels that have fallen apart on me — through some combination of my impatience and inflexibility, the inability of my artist to understand the script and an agent or editor's lack of faith in the material — far outnumber those I've seen through to publication.
I guess what I mean to say is: thank God we didn't screw this up. Which is not to say there wasn't a glitch in the process. For very late in the project, after the art was done and the book was in production, there was a very strange and unexpected problem that wasn't our fault at all. It involved a bank, the U.S. government and counter-terrorism laws. More on that in the next post.
–David Axe
And Tim's thoughts on the creation of Army of God:
When Joe asked me to talk about Army of God for Forbidden Planet's Directors Commentary, I was unsure what to write about. I'm inclined to let the "work speak for itself," as many before me have said. Speaking at schools and colleges in an educational capacity aside, I feel that talking about the minutia of how I put together a particular book may be a bit like explaining a joke. Never the less, I've given it a go.
As I said above, I'm happy to let my work speak for itself and thus am happy drawing or doodling character designs at my drawing board or working out the very complex plot of my next children's book. Our world is now a place where we vomit our daily personal details out onto social media in large buckets, and some artists garner attention via parading sans shirt and or shouting the loudest in all caps. I myself am very appreciative for anyone who buys my Graphic Novels or children's books, as creators can't survive without such a symbiotic relationship. I would hope my final product is what captures a reader's interest rather than how loud I type in all caps.
Anyway, on to the commentary! I approach all my comic or graphic novel projects differently. I get bored easy. I drew Fahrenheit the way I drew it for one hundred and forty some pages, and don't want to draw a book in exactly that look again. If I'm falling asleep at my drawing board that means I'm not interested or challenged by what I'm working on and that it should go in the garbage. I don't have the very first sketches I did when looking into what kind of look I thought Army of God should have, but I do have a few early drawings such as this girl I sketched from a photo. I kind of wish the book looked like this, but other influences took me in different directions. Perhaps I'll use this look on another project at some point.
I also started sketching whatever animals exist in the Congo as there was some history of the continent of Africa involved in the early chapters. Here's a gorilla sketch, even though I think I drew more Oxen than I did wildlife.
I'm lucky to live in Brooklyn, NY where it's just a short subway ride over to the Metropolitan Museum of art or the Museum of Natural History. Before I received the script for AoG I hung out in the African section of the Metropolitan and sketched the art and sculptures. Pictured here is one such sketch of a totem. You can see more in the back matter of the printed book of course, but these sketches never really came into play in the book. Sketching art at any of the museums in Manhattan is never time wasted though.
Back when I did Treasure Island I looked at Egon Schiele drawings and drew that book with ink pen, broken brushes and a wooden stick. When I did Fahrenheit I was looking at art deco and advertising art from the 1950's in order to design nice flat colors and shapes. During my quest to find a look for A.o.G. though, I found myself talking with the lovely Anelle Miller at the Society of Illustrators. She lead me upstairs to the Society's impressive library where she showed me a massive book full of Rockwell Kent prints which she then let me borrow! Kent and other woodcut artists informed the look I thought "Army" should take. Harsh blacks and stiff uncomfortable compositions seemed the right way to go. Some people felt my art on this project looked a bit like Richard Corben's work, which I find interesting as he is an artist who has never really influenced me. He does great work mind you, he just never wormed his way into my head. Here's a piece by Mr. Kent just because it's great stuff.
As you can imagine, Researching reference for this book was never "fun." David took photos in the Congo that I used, but I needed much more reference beyond what he gave me. Guns, historical figures, guns, dead bodies, guns and dead bodies. These were the grim images I continued to find when searching for reference. I'm an inquisitive follower of the news, and can get a bit sidetracked while researching something like this. Material I read concerning Congo and Joseph Kony was obviously unsettling to deal with as I illustrated some of the sections of the book. I can only imagine what effect dealing with that kind of violence would have on a person who had to deal with it day in and day out.
Thumbnails. That's where I do all the work. I usually do several versions of any given page and then toss most into the garbage. Below is a very VERY early quick sketch of what became page 26 of the book. I probably did a more finished version of this thumbnail but it was lost to the trash bin. Many of my roughs end up in the rubbish pile as I don't really think of what I do as all that precious.
Here's the finished page just to compare. After I work out all the story telling and layouts in the thumbnail I can kind of zone out and get the final drawings done. With this book I used various Japanese brushes, adding grey tones with the computer.
Below is a more finished thumbnail for page 27. I draw on the back of scrap paper with whatever markers I have laying around. Below that is the final page.
Although, I was for the most part drawing real people who were know for doing horrible things, the chapter heads made for some visceral and interesting portraits like the below illustration of Caesar Acellam. The original art for these disturbing visages are presently hidden away in my closet for the time being.
FPI would like to thank David and Tim for taking time to share some of their thoughts on creating this fascinating work. Army of God is out shortly from Public Affairs; you can follow David via his site here and his Twitter, and Tim's own site can be found here and also via his Twitter. There's a further twist in the tale of the creation of this graphic work though, involving over zealous government agents, financial shenanigans and the War On Terror – stay tuned for David's postscript to the creation of the book tomorrow.


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ALLAN MOORE hailed his battling Morton players as they dug deep to maintain a five-point gap at the top of the Irn-Bru First Division on Saturday.
Midfielder Michael Tidser got the only goal of game to see off Raith Rovers at Cappielow, collecting Martin Hardie's knock down and scoring to ensure there would be no slip-up. It was a rare highlight as the home side struggled to find their rhythm.
But it proved a crucial intervention as Morton saw promotion rivals Partick Thistle edge out Cowdenbeath while Dunfermline crashed at home against Livingston.
The Jags play one of their two games in hand over Morton at the weekend when they face the Blue Brazil once again.
And Ton boss Moore was pleased with the efforts of his team.
He said: "Raith had a few clear-cut chances and fortunately they never took them and their keeper Derek Gaston was in fine form.
"You need a bit of luck at this stage of the season, especially when you don't play well.
"It was another win we had to grind out, but getting the three points in the most important thing and, thankfully, we were able to take our opportunity when it came.
"That is a big factor when you are trying to pick up points and challenge for titles.
"Unfortunately, Kevin Rutkiewicz hurt a knee while he was clearing the ball off the line and had to come off.
"But we hope he will be okay. It is important to have him available because he has been terrific this season.
"Thistle will have a hard game this weekend while we are playing Dundee in the Scottish Cup.
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On a weekend in early December, a man in Dallas purchased a hot dog, a bag of chips and a soda. He gave the cashier $100 and left without any change.
All weekend long, people at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport had been purchasing similar meals for $5 -- meals that would ultimately help a baby and family those people likely will never meet.
A couple weeks later, Tim and Kelly Hohman opened a piece of mail with a Dallas-Fort Worth postmark. Inside it, was $2,200 and a list of 16 names, people who had organized the hot dog sale to benefit the Hohmans' 4-month-old daughter, Ashley Grace, who a week before Christmas received a new heart.
"That kind of generosity just took us by surprise," Hohman said. "Someone who doesn't know us felt that compelled to help our daughter out. It was just really nice."
The hot dog sale organized by members of American Airlines transport workers was just one act of generosity Tim, Kelly and Ashley Hohman have experienced. Workers at Armco Steel in Mansfield donated a little more than $2,000 to the family, while employees at Crown North America, Tim Hohman's employer, have come up with several fund-raisers and hundreds of dollars.
The family has also received hundreds of cards from all over the country, cards that have all been read to Ashley before they were hung on the wall of her Cleveland Clinic pediatric intensive care room.
"Everybody has been very kind and generous in their support just through words," Tim Hohman said. "We've gotten cards from Florida, Texas and everywhere in between, people not necessarily that we knew, but may have known someone here locally through a prayer group or a relative."
Employees at Crown have been incredibly supportive, Tim Hohman said.
That support is evident when, as you walk through the front door -- an 8-by-10 inch photo of the baby girl sits on a table in one corner of the lobby.
"The union took up a collection. The ladies in the office organized a bake sale right before Thanksgiving. They had a raffle of different holiday items that people had donated," he said. "They sold 500 tickets here just within Crown. The bake sale was just unbelievable, not just because of how many people bought things, but also because how many people went through the effort to bake things.
"That is really touching because it takes a lot of effort to do something like that."
Judy Gerig, co-chair of the fund-raising effort at Crown North America, said Ashley Grace Hohman has pulled the entire company together.
"You see that baby's picture and that is why you want to do it," Gerig said of the fund-raising effort. "It was very rewarding to see people pull together."
Like the hot dog sale in Dallas, Gerig said Crown's bake sale was a huge success.
"It was astronomical," she said. "We had a really good response. So many people donated food. People would pay for something and maybe we priced it at $2 and they would give us $20 and say keep the change."
While Ashley still remains at the Cleveland Clinic, Hohman said she continues to get a little better every day.
"The doctors seem comfortable that she is making reasonable progress every day," he said. "She's a lot more alert and awake so many more hours of the day now, and she's growing, getting longer, and she just ... I don't want to get too excited because we're a long way from getting out of there.
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Syrian President to Visit Saudi Arabia
Syrian President Bashar al-Asaad is due to visit Saudi Arabia next Tuesday to discuss regional affairs.
Arab diplomats believe that the scheduled visit is in the framework of intensive Arab diplomatic efforts to unite positions of Arab governments in facing Israel's atrocities against the Palestinians.
According to KUNA, the diplomats confirmed that the Syrian leader will meet with Saudi King Fahd bin Abdulaziz as well as the Crown Prince, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, to discuss Saudi Arabia's recent Mideast peace proposal.
The peace initiative, floated by the Crown Prince, basically offers Israelis full recognition of their state if they retreat to their pre-1967 borders.
Al-Assad's last official visit to the Saudi Kingdom was on September 18, 2001. (Albawaba.com)
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In Israel the Right bares its fists
The Israeli Right's crusade against the Left is gaining momentum. The movement [i]Im Tirtzu[/i] ("If you will it"), an unofficial ideological arm of the government, decided to remove its gloves and clip the wings of human rights organizations in a campaign known as [i]Shtulim[/i], meaning implants or foreign agents. The campaign called for outlawing "Breaking the Silence," an NGO that collects testimonies about military service in the occupied territories. [i]Im Tirtzu[/i] received support from the defense minister and the education minister along with tacit approval from other government officials. There's little doubt that the refusal of the Palestinians to end their mini-intifada has motivated the Right to lash out at everything in its way.


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Carlos Tevez gets driving ban
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez was ordered Wednesday to do 250 hours community service, banned from driving for six months and must pay £1,145 ($1,729) in court costs and fines after admitting motoring offenses.
Tevez, 29, was told he is a role model to millions but nobody is above the law after the footballer admitted driving while disqualified and without insurance when he appeared at Macclesfield Magistrates' Court in Cheshire Wednesday.
The £200,000-a-week ($302,140) Argentina international was caught by police, after an anonymous tip-off, leaving a Cheshire golf club behind the wheel of a Porsche Cayenne while serving a road ban on March 7.
Passing sentence, chair of the bench Elizabeth Depares told the defendant: "Mr. Tevez, you must realise you are a role model to thousands, if not millions, of fans but nobody is above the law. You should not have been driving.
"We have heard that you are sorry and it is now up to you to ensure you will not be brought back to court again," he said.
Tevez listened to proceedings from the dock with the aid of an interpreter, translating into his native Spanish.
Tevez had been issued his first six-month driving ban this past January after pleading guilty to two counts of failing to furnish information which related to incidents in which his car was caught speeding.
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ONTARIO — The top-seeded Cal State San Bernardino men's basketball team didn't just get off to a bad start. The Coyotes got off to a horrendous start.
They recovered but couldn't finish the job and were dealt a 72-67 loss by No. 4 Cal State Stanislaus in a CCAA Tournament semifinal game Friday morning at Citizen's Business Bank Arena.
Just how bad was it? The Coyotes (23-4) spotted the Warriors (20-8) a 16-0 lead. They made just one of their first 14 shots over the first nine minutes. They also were 0 for 4 from the free-throw line and had four turnovers in falling behind 18-2.
"As bad as it was, it could have been worse," Coyotes coach Jeff Oliver said. "We couldn't do anything right in the first half. We were happy to still be in the game and have a chance."
The Coyotes fought their way back into the game in the closing minutes of the half, sparked by the play of Eisenhower High School product Kirby Gardner. He had 11 points in the half, including a four-point play. The Coyotes, ranked first in the West and 12th nationally, trailed 33-23 at the half.
The Coyotes kept clawing back and eventually took their first lead of the contest at 52-51 on a bucket by Jordan Burris with 6:18 left. Their biggest lead was 57-52 after a bucket by Christian Cooper off a nifty pass from Juan Martinez with 4:37 left.
The game was knotted for the last time at 57, and the Coyotes regained the lead on a 3-pointer by Gardner, which made it 60-59. But that would be their last lead.
A 3-pointer at the other end by Sam Marcus with 1:52 left gave the Warriors a 62-60 lead they never lost.
The Coyotes missed shots on their next two possessions and the Warriors corralled the rebounds both times. Stanislaus led 66-60 with 48 seconds left and never looked back.
"You can't dig yourself a 16-point hole," Oliver said. "You expend so much energy to try and catch up and then you're exhausted. We really ran out of gas."
The Warriors went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line over the last 1:10, with Shey Mataele, a 62 percent shooter on the season, making all eight of his attempts.
The Coyotes shot 41.9 percent (26 for 62), which included a 9-for-29 effort in the first half. Gardner tallied a team-high 22 points with Burris adding 19 and Lacy Haddock 15, but Oliver got just 11 from the other seven who played.
Stanislaus, ranked ninth in the West Region, shot 47.1 percent (24 for 51), led by Bell with 21 points and Chris Read and Mataele with 17 each.
Stanislaus also finished with a sizeable 43-26 advantage on the boards, much of that coming uncontested with the Coyotes missing their senior big man Andrew Young (injured floor), who has been out for three weeks and was in a walking boot.
"We haven't been a good rebounding team all year but we're usually better than that," Oliver said. "We have been able to overcome it because we scored a lot."
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Skip to comments.DGA sounds Tea Party alarm (Democratic Governors Assoc.)
Posted on 02/04/2010 2:52:23 PM PST by blueyon
On the eve of the first National Tea Party Convention, the Democratic Governors Association blasted a dire fundraising e-mail to supporters, warning that the loosely organized movement has become a truly dangerous political force.
These guys arent going away. Theyve proven they can raise millions in a matter of hours and theyre skewing elections across the nation, wrote Colleen Turrentine, the DGA's finance director.
Can you imagine the havoc they would wreak if they took office en masse? Turrentine continued. If they had their way, how many states would even stay in the U.S.?
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32485.html#ixzz0ebuObAML
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My thought would be you guys drained me in 2008 hitting me up for Presidential primaries, the general, congressional races. My money got you domination of all three branches, and now you're back less than two years later telling me you are screwing it up and need more of my money???
"Such filthy lowlifes who dare to object to taxation! Can we imagine the havoc they would wreak if allowed to have any voice in the government? How long would such usurpers even remain as our subservient 13 colonies?"
-— outraged British official writing to his superiors in London, 1773, contemplating the Boston Tea Party -—
I can't wait for November, just can't wait. I'm like a child on Christmas eve eyeing the presents under the tree with his name on them. My only fear is that this momentum won't continue as Obama's throws billions into the campaign from his illegal stash.
No matter what he manages to do though this is one voter who won't be swayed. They've insulted and belittled, scorned and ridiculed me to the point that I want to see a bloodbath, not just a defeat.
The Progressives are horrified, from both parties.
I think his use of the word "skewing" reveals much about the Democratic mindset when it comes to elections. Any election in which the Democrat loses is "skewed."
Uh huh. These people are completely blind, and too insular to even know it.
They should be very afraid but the truth of the matter is that it doesn't matter how much money they raise they will be voted out.
It's not hard to keep it this way. Simply refuse to accept anyone who claims or who our enemies (MSM, RATS, RINOs) claim to be our leader. I don't care if it's Palin, DeMint, Pence or whoever....just do not accept them. Refuse to let anyone define us. Keep 'em guessin".
If that's what amounts to skewing elections, I say "Skew away."
Sour grapes for the democrats.
Rats and Rinos have spread a virus. We are the vaccine.
Politicians should FEAR the people.
For starters look up Debra Medina's column 'Latinos and the GOP'
'Its a shame isnt it, that Republicans continue to ignore Hispanics especially here in Texas?' Debra Medina
'Ignore them', Mrs Medina? Since when? What more do you want? Or shouldn't we ask?
Medina ad:
Who is going to think more about Latino families? Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison or me, who has a Latino family? (Medinas cultural heritage is German and Bohemian.)
She told a colleague last month in an e-mail. Being married, however, to someone with a Mexican American heritage, I certainly embrace the culture. But before she explained that, she told my colleage, who had asked her whether she considers herself Latina: Id not consider myself anything other than a wife and mother, a nurse and a patriot. I believe we too often get into race when its immaterial.
No, Thanks, Mrs Medina.
She is also running Spanish ads. Hello Mrs.Medina! If they cannot speak English then they have no business voting IMO. When they learn English then let them vote. Assimilate. Learn English. Appreciate all America gives you.
So Im sure she is blowing a lot of hot air just like Obama did just to get elected. Running those ads and saying what she has, tells me the border issue is just a try to get votes for herself.
No, thanks, Ill stick with ol RINO Perry. Texas has remained in better shape than almost any if not all of the states in the union under Perry's watch. As someone said, 'he's the devil we know'.
The motly crew running for governor is laughable; a MUSLIM, a trecherous RINO woman* (Hutchison) and a woman with questionable loyalties
*Feds Have Built Only 32 Miles of 700 Mile Double-Border Fence Originally Mandated by Congress One reason DHS has been able to do this is an amendment that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R.-Texas) slipped into an omnibus appropriations bill that Congress passed on December 18, 2007. Hutchisons amendment put a loophole in the fence law that allowed the secretary of Homeland Security not to build the fence Congress had mandated the year before.
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As has been said before, if they cannot face without fear, Moms, Dads, Grandparents, from all walks of life, who are non violent, salt of the earth people, many of whom toiled and built this country!, how are they to be expected to face even criminals, let alone terrorists. Cowards, and fear mongers. They would have us be afraid of the nice older couple living next door or down the street, the very ones who are first to offer to help out with anything that you might need done.
OMG, the people actually have opinions and a voice and they go against the progressive agenda...imagine that...
You won't have to imagine it come November Colleen. It will be a reality.
"Skewing elections."
Next they will label us as "illegal voters".
That doesn't matter to Dummycrats. As long as she somehow managed to have and use a Hispanic name, even by marriage, she's as good as a real Latina to masses of voters in Texas. But that won't be enough for her in Texas, not this year!
Democrats have played the Hispanic card (even fraudulently) to their advantage in many places around the country in past three or four decades, but it won't fly now in a statewide election, not with Obama's unpopularity in a "red" state.
"...domination of all three branches..."
Correction, all two branches...the do not quite have the Supreme Court yet. (The House & Senate is one branch - Legislative).
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I was wondering if someone could tell me how long it normally takes to get your state liscense back after you send in the application. I live in Michigan, Also what about a federal liscense. Also any help on how to get my fed. lic. would be helpfull
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In Az it takes approx. two weeks, ask local game& Fish gods
it all depends on them,
Some states are slower than others
The person (Bev Iansiti)that handles special licensing for the MI-DNR has been out ill for long period. I had to call the other day to get my sport trolling license expidited because my license expires at the end of march for fishing charters. This is handled in the same dept. as taxidermy licenses. Call the Fishing Division and ask for Linda in Licensing to help you out.


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Press Releases of Thursday, 30 June 2011
Source: IMASS
The international movement against same-sex (IMASS) has observed with shock the silence of the government, the entire political leadership of the country, and traditional authorities on the deadly homosexual assault against Ghana. Ghana ;a country of rich religious and traditional values has been bombarded with news of homosexual activities and assaults on some campuses as well as the open practice of the evil and criminal acts. It is clear per the criminal law of the state that this activity is completely and absolutely a crime punishable by imprisonment .Not only the above, the traditional and religious values of this Nation deeply frowns on homosexual activities. It is therefore intriguing to the members of this movement that those who hold the destiny of the country in their hands are silent and seemed unconcerned. The International movement against same-sex sees homosexuality as a coup d'état against nature and civility of society. The Movement therefore charges the aforementioned institutions to rise and fight against homosexual activities with urgency .It must be noted that homosexuality is a backward, uncivilized, inhuman activity that draws a nation back spiritually and development-wise. All the laws, traditions, norms and conventions against same-sex must be invoked to fight against it and eliminate it in our society. The government must establish rehabilitation centers for those who wants to give up that act in order to reform them. The International movement against same sex will soon start crusades in schools, churches and mosques as well as public places and in the media to expose the dangers of homosexual activities across the country.
(Prince Osei Tutu)
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This is unbelievable. Just over six weeks since his leg went full Corey Hill, Anderson Silva is shown here, back on the mats, training.
What the ****, dude. Relax.
But then again, maybe after being on top so long, even with his happy-go-lucky demeanor, that horrifying second loss to Chris Weidman is eating him up inside. There's nothing worse than an ego to bring a fighter closer and closer to the finish line. I really wish Anderson would just retire. Ugh.
Well, if he makes a comeback, I hope he comes back stronger than ever. He certainly seems motivated. And you know what? Es normal.
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THE Scottish Gover-nment has given the green light for a new multi-million health centre in East Renfrewshire.
The proposed Eastwood Health and Care Centre will replace Clarkston Clinic and serve thousands of people across Eastwood.
The new building will be on the site of the former Isobel Mair School in Drumby Crescent, Clarkston. It is expected it will be open by 2015.
At least four, and possibly five, existing GP surgeries will be moved into the new building though health chiefs have not revealed which practices will be affected.
East Renfrewshire Council has pledged £8.4million from its general capital fund to pay for part of the project.
A further £9m is to come from the Scottish Government Capital Investment Group through the so-called 'Hub funding initiative,' a public-private finance deal set up by Government to boost the amount of money available for new public building projects.
Health Secretary Alex Neil said: "Having the right facilities, in the right place is important to people across Scotland and that is why we are determined to ensure both staff and patients the length and breadth of the country can work and be treated in the best possible surroundings."
The next step for the bosses behind the Eastwood health centre project will be to submit an outline business case.
The new building will provide a number of health and social care services under one roof, so patients will no longer need to travel between sites for healthcare provision.
Planning permission for the Drumby Road site is being sought.
Councillor Alan Lafferty, chairman of the East Renfrewshire Community Health Care Partnership committee, said: "This significant investment recognises that our integrated CHCP model works."
Robert Calderwood, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde chief executive, said: "We are delighted that we can continue our modernisation of local healthcare facilities and this is another example of partnership working to improve local amenities."
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Death notices, July 18, 2014
■ Former Clifton resident Eva Mae Beougher, 90, Oakley, Kansas, died June 30, 2014, at Logan County Hospital in Oakley, Kansas.
Services have taken place.
Survivors include two sons, Cliff of Grove, Kansas and Dennis; four daughters, Sonya Bishop and Coleen Schreiner, both of Grand Junction, Vicki Anway of Clifton, and Debbie Pense of Myrtle Point, Oregon; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
■ Terry Dean Boyden, 33, Glenwood Springs, died July 11, 2014, at Delta County Memorial Hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta, followed by burial at Olathe Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Holly Baker; two daughters, Dristen and Autom, both of Glenwood Springs; his father, Ray of Olathe; his mother, Diane Pfifer and step-father, Bob, both of Delta; his brothers Jered of Glenwood Springs and Tracy of Suntan Valley, Arizona; and his sisters Jody Moreland and Stacey White, both of Montrose, and Sherry Ladehoff of Suntan Valley, Arizona.
Memorial contributions to a fund for Dristen and Autom Boyden in care of Wells Fargo Bank, 500 Palmer St., Delta, 81416.
■ Robert C. Bradley, 89, Grand Junction, died July 16, 2014, at his residence.
Services are pending.
Mr. Bradley was a metallurgical engineer.
Survivors include his wife Ann; one son, Jonathan R. of Lake Oswego, Oregon; one daughter, Jennifer K. Sullivan of Grand Junction; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to the Grand Valley Audubon Society, P.O. Box 1211, Grand Junction, 81501; or HopeWest Hospice, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction, 81506.


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The bestI have been using black eyeliner to tightline my upper eyelashes and in my lower waterline for years, and without fail I have always gotten that smudgy undereye raccoon look after a few hours. Then I accidentally bought this one a couple years ago and will never buy another kind again! Best mistake I ever made! This eyeliner stays PUT. Through the humidity, all day long at work.. It doesn't move. ...read moreAnd it's only $8 or $9. Yes, there's cheaper eyeliners out there. But if you wear it every day like me, spend a couple more dollars and get the one that stays where it's supposed to. So worth it! — 3 years agomiss__maia | 3 reviews
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The Harris City Council once again discussed what to do about the city's public works employee position.
In the past, the position has been filled with part-time and full-time employees. Neither has worked very well. At the present time, a backup part-time employee, Jason Zastera, is doing the required work when it is needed.
City Clerk Joanne Dargay noted with the present situation, there have been no complaints about snow plowing.
Zastera expressed an interest in continuing to perform the public works duties, but certain requirements need to be met before that could happen.
Zastera insisted he would need a competent available backup for him when he is unable to respond to the city's needs. Zastera farms, and at times farming takes precedent. During planting time or harvest time, he would not be available to the city to do unexpected duties.
The council discussed the option of bringing back Zastera as the primary public works employee and hiring two additional part-time backup public works employees. One would help in the winter and both would help in the summer with the additional time required for mowing. Dargay had calculated that based on the times required by the contract mowers to get everything taken care of, the city could get by with allotting 20 hours for the backup employees.
Basing 20 hours on a part-time rate of $17 per hour, the cost would be less than $5,000 for mowing. This does not include the use of city equipment or fuel.
The council decided to pursue this course, as Zastera has been a capable and dedicated public works employee in the past, council members noted.
The council said it will see what interest there is from local residents to take over the backup position. Once backups are lined up, Zastera will be hired as the main public works employee on a part time basis.
In other news
•Resident Cathy Gervais was before the council to request a waiver of the fees for a parade permit and event permit. Gervais was representing Spudfest, which used to be Pioneer Days. When asked why the change in names, Gervais said that it was voted on by the members. Also, the festival on June 14 will have a potato theme. The parade route will start on County Road 9, travel on 238th Street and then south on Garden Avenue to 237th Street and then back to Ginger Avenue and return to the beginning. The council approved the waiver of the parade permit fee and special event fee, but did not approve the route, as the council wants confirmation that those businesses that will be impacted by the parade are agreeable to the route.
•Jacob O'Meara is a local Boy Scout from Harris who would like to do his Eagle Scout project in the city. O'Meara was before the council asking for suggestions of what he could do to help out the city. O'Meara pointed out that the Eagle Scout project has to be an original task, not maintenance of existing facilities. The project should benefit the community. The council had suggestions and O'Meara said those would be reviewed, and he would approach the council again if he came up with any additional ideas.


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Watch: The Most Powerful Drunk Driving Commercial EverThis an important message that's worth a few minutes of your day.
50 Bizarre, Wacky & Unique Holidays in January 2016Pfft, you only celebrate New Year's and Martin Luther King Jr. Day this month? January has so much more to offer.
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Ed Sheeran Might Be The Best Gift Giver EVER!The only place you'll want to be this holiday is really close to Ed!
The Worst Time To Drive This Holiday Season Might Surprise YouI definitely won't be on the road this day!
Fights Break Out on Black Friday!Nobody is new to the chaos that goes down on Black Friday.
The Most Dangerous Toys This Holiday SeasonHere's WATCH's list of the 10 worst toys for 2015!
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ASoG Awards DBM's Abad with Metrobank Foundation Professional Chair for Public Service and Governance
This year's professorial chair paper will center on the reforms that the DBM is initiating in making the budget process more transparent and accountable. This will particularly look into specific initiatives and efforts, the stakeholders involved and the success and gains. It will also look into the misses and challenges and how the fundamental and structural problems of the country were addressed. More importantly, it will focus on the kind of Philippine governance we are expecting to see after his term as DBM secretary.
In the same event, the PODER Program of the Ateneo School of Government will launch its book "Infusing Reform in Elections: The Partisan Electoral Engagement of the Reform Movements in Post-Martial Law Philippines". It provides a political context to the reforms that this administration was able to put in place. In this light, the reforms that Sec. Abad will be presenting in the lecture springs from such engagement of actors from the civil society and social movements, which underscores the importance of politics particularly partisan electoral engagement in achieving development and reforms in the government.
The Ateneo community is invited to witness the ceremonial awarding and professorial lecture of Secretary Abad, and the public launch of the book Infusing Reform in Elections on Thursday, March 7, 2013, 4:30 PM at the Escaler Hall, Ateneo de Manila University.
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Karachi : Due to huge public demand, Muhammad Ali's biopic, 'Ali,' starring Will Smith, will return to theatres this weekend as an homage and celebration of the life of the American icon.
Reportedly, the movie will enjoy a limited release and will be screened in a few hundred cinemas in America, says the Express Tribune.
According to Rory Bruer, the president of Sony, from the time of the legendary boxer's demise (June 3), they received many requests for this film to return to theaters, in celebration of his life.
"The film truly honors everything that made Ali one of the central figures of our time, a man who commanded his sport but whose personal faith and principles made him mean so much more," he added.
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RESIDENTS in a sheltered housing complex claim their health is being put at risk.
People living in Creasy Court, in The Nazeing, Vange, have been complaining about poor living conditions for the past five years, but still find themselves surrounded by mould and severe damp.
One resident, who is currently being treated in Basildon Hospital, has been told by doctors she has damp spores on her lungs caused by inhaling mould.
The sheltered housing complex, run by Housing and Care 21, used to have a court manager who would deal with problems, but she went off sick 12 months ago and has never returned or been replaced.
Cheryl Collinson, 74, and husband Edwin, 66, moved into their one-bedroom flat in Creasy Court three years ago.
Part of their £500-a-month rent is meant to pay for the support of a court manager, but they have found themselves fighting a losing battle with the head office of the national organisation.
Mrs Collinson said: "Everyone here has got problems. In winter time, the damp gets really bad.
One flat was so mouldy the couple had to move out.
"Every time we complain, we get told they are looking into it, but nothing seems to happen.
It's hard because we know it will just lead to more problems if it doesn't get sorted.
"When we first moved in to Creasy Court we thought it was beautiful. We like living here because it's really sociable and we love our neighbours, but we're worried about how this could affect our health."
Creasy Court, which has 32 self-contained flats and a communal lounge and garden, is designed for over-55s.
Resident David McKay, 68, who has lived in the sheltered housing complex for eight years, suffers from lung condition emphysema.
He said: "We have just had to buy a new bed because it was so mouldy and the cupboard in our hallway stinks because it is so damp. We've got dehumidifiers and they fill up with water so quickly.
"We've lived here for eight years and for the best part of that we have been trying to get the problem sorted. Housing and Care 21 put up false ceilings, but all that has done is hide the problem."
THE problems at Creasy Court have been blamed on bad weather and the age of the building.
Housing and Care 21 are currently working on a long-term solution, and have promised to keep in contact with residents.
Pete Wylie, spokesman for Housing and Care 21, said: "We are aware of the damp and mould problems affecting a small number of flats on Creasy Court.
"Due in part to the age and nature of the building, this is a complex issue that has been further
exacerbated by the bad weather we've had this year.
"Housing and Care 21 always strives to provide the highest possible quality of accommodation
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"We are working hard to provide a solution which fits the particular requirements of this type – and age – of building."


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About 5, 3 oz. servings
16 oz. bag cranberries
1/4 cup water
Rinse one bag of cranberries and toss out any duds
Over a medium to low heat, cook the cranberries in a saucepan with the water
After about 10 minutes try to mash the cranberries with a hand potato masher. They should burst easily. If they don't, be patient, stir and wait few more minutes.
Once you can mash the cranberries you will see it is very chunky and thick. This is perfect. Remove from heat and cool.
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11th Street Bridge inbound span opens Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The opening of a bridge over the Anacostia River should improve the commute for folks heading into Southeast D.C. this week.
Monday morning marks the opening of the inbound section of the 11th Street Bridges.
PHOTOS: An overhead look at the 11th Street Bridges
Mayor Vincent Gray's administration announced the completion of the spans last week, after about two years of construction. The brdiges connect the Southeast/Southwest Freeway and the Anacostia Freeway.
The mayor's office said in a press release that crews were working over the weekend to shift traffic to the inbound bridge. The outbound bridge is expected to open next week.
The project, which has been underway since 2009, comes at a total cost of about $300 million. A local bridge that is set to carry traffic from Anacostia to Capitol Hill is on track to open next summer.
"This project...is critical for connecting one city across the Anacostia River," D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said. "These new spans will serve our residents, workers and visitors for decades to come."


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I actually discovered these sundews here last year. In a fit of Drosera rapture, it took me a few minutes to notice what was growing with them - the odd-looking lime-green fern trailing about the upper part of the photo. It turned out to be Northern Appressed Clubmoss, Lycopodiella subappressa. This was only the second or third site so far recorded for this endangered species, which has an extremely limited range.
This day, I was on my hands and knees photographing these micro-rarities, and noticed this sedge. This thing is truly tiny; one plant could sit comfortably on a nickel. It's the aptly named Dwarf Bulrush, Lipocarpha micrantha. Threatened in Ohio, it is a notorious seed banker. That is, the plants will sit dormant as seeds in the soil for long periods, awaiting the proper conditions to appear and induce germination. I didn't see it here last year.


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A new Deloitte survey indicated that 70 percent of CFOs and other finance professionals would support the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval of its proposed roadmap for adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Almost 20 percent of more than 150 finance professionals Deloitte surveyed indicated that they want the roadmap approved "as is." Another 51 percent said they think the SEC should approve the proposed roadmap, but consider pushing back the mandatory deadline a year.
These survey responses come on the heels of recent public statements by the SEC's new chief accountant and by leaders at the just-concluded Group of Twenty (G-20) Meeting on the importance of having a single set of global accounting standards.
"Clearly, these announcements have energized discussion on the future of IFRS in the U.S.", said D.J. Gannon, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP and national leader of Deloitte's IFRS Center of Excellence. "The movement towards a single set of global accounting standards is on the mind of U.S. company executives, who must increasingly evaluate and assess their organization's preparedness for IFRS adoption."
The survey also indicated that a significant number of companies (45 percent) put their IFRS assessment plans on hold due to the ongoing delays with the IFRS roadmap. Twenty percent of respondents also indicated that the economy also factored into companies' inactivity, with 20 percent responding that their IFRS efforts were on hold due to economic challenges or a lack of internal support and resources. However, 26 percent noted they did not delay plans and, in fact, were on track with IFRS planning efforts.
Convergence has been a main driver in IFRS activity and increased pressure is expected, in general, with the latest call from the G-20 for international accounting bodies to redouble their efforts to achieve a single set of global accounting standards by June 2011.
Despite regulatory uncertainty regarding IFRS in the U.S., many companies remain focused on key IFRS trends and their own IFRS planning activities. Deloitte found many companies are taking a broader approach to assessing the impact of IFRS, and are looking at not just technical accounting differences, but also tax, technology/systems and organizational implications. The survey results suggest that finance executives are being more thorough in their evaluation of how IFRS will affect the broader organization as well.
Respondents indicated that their assessments included the following:
· accounting (78 percent)
· tax (66 percent)
· technology/systems (63 percent)
· statutory (46 percent)
· organizational (52 percent)
"While convergence has brought U.S. and global reporting standards closer, these efforts alone will not get us to a single set of global accounting standards", notes Gannon. "Some believe that the financial crisis may have highlighted that we need a single global standard in order to avoid accounting arbitrage, and create a level playing field for companies globally. That will only come with regulatory action mandating the use of IFRS."
About the Survey
Deloitte surveyed more than 150 CFOs and finance professionals from various industries and sizes in September 2009 to gather data and information on the latest IFRS trends, views, and assessment activities.
A summary of the survey results is available at. The information obtained during the survey was taken "as is" and was not validated or confirmed by Deloitte.


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