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I also had another go around with my new friends the NY Times reporters yesterday. If I get a free second I'll blog about the latest head-shaking exchange.
But, meanwhile, go check out Jan "The Maven's" Blog these days. She's been doing an exhaustive examination of the whole Harry Potter mythology, including predictions for the next and final book in the series.
I admit I've only read the first book. I wanted to experience the films without any prejudice from having read the four-hundred page study guides. But I still want to know - so WHO DIED in Book Six?! Everyone is being so good on the Web about not spoiling the surprise that even those of us who want the surprise spoiled can't find out. I don't know why I really care -- except I hate not knowing things.
Anyway, for all your Potterly needs, go see Jan
I liked a lot of The Island. Specifically, I liked all the parts that dealt with the theme of breeding peolple as products. Some of the parallels to the current stem cell research and cloning debates made me gulp. I kept thinking, "Do they realize what side they are on here?" That is, the side of the RCC and pro-lifers everywhere. I hope we see many, many more of this kind of movie - Lord knows - somebody has to try and visualize where a society that eats its children might be headed.
Unfortunately, the film stops short of adding anything new to the cultural debate -- basically because the filmmakers can't bring themselves to discuss the fundamental reason why human lives are sacred: because they belong to God.
The film completely unravels around its mid-point, when Bay surrenders himself to an orgy of stupid chase scenes and explosions. By the time he's done, we can't even remember why we're there.
There isn't anything really problematic from a Christian standpoint - one bad word, a bit of intense violence and a ridiculous sex scene. I actually found the shameless product endorsements throughout the film the most offensive. But that, as much as cloning, is the wave of the future...
Every other year, we hold two screenwriting months - always one in Los Angeles in July, and a second one in a city of the Holy Spirit's leading. We have held programs in NY, Chicago and Washington in previous years.
Nashville was a dark horse candidate that just wouldn't go away. I have wanted to take Act One into the South for years, as my experience is that Southern writers are the best we've got in the States. This program will make it possible for lots of folks from the region to get a taste of Hollywood -- without having to actually make the scary trip to the Left coast.
As the seat of a large chunk of the music business, Nashville has also become a center of a lot of music video production. And, having all that equipment sitting around, more and more people are trying their hands at making movies. We look forward to helping many of these folks integrate our Act One principles of artistry, professionalism, content and spirituality into their efforts.
The tricky thing is, we haven't actually gotten any money to hold the program in Nashville. And it will cost us - conservatively - around $100K to meet expenses. We have gotten a lot of pushes from the Spirit by way of good people who have come forward to help us in promotion and location scouting. We had a very successful weekend program there, and now have a core group of Act One fans who are eager to help us. (Truthfully, I just couldn't withstand the constant harrowing assaults from country music animal and Act One faculty member, Clare "the Sweaty Bar Bull-riding Canuck" Sera, who threatened to two-step on the top of the telephone pole in front of the Act One office singing "Put on Your Cowboy hat and Your Faded Blue Jeans" until we agreed to the Nashville gig.... See if you turn down a trip invite again, Miss Too Busy for Barb's Will!)
But, we still need to raise the money to bring Act One to the South. We're going to go ahead in faith, as we always do, that the bills will get paid, but it would help my always at bay ulcers if we could find a good Christian donor to help underwrite the program. If you'd like to help us, please send a check marked "Nashville Program" in the memo to:
Act One, Inc.
2690 Beachwood Dr.
Hollywood, CA 90068
(We'll respond with prayers of gratitude and a tax deduction letter.)
So, besides money, we are also looking for contacts in Nashville to help us as wealthy donor types, program volunteers, housing for the students, chauffeurs, and faculty. If you know people from the area with whom we should be in touch, please email our Writing Program Director, Christopher Riley at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you are from the South and want to be a screenwriter - start working on a script. We'll need a solid ten-page writing sample among several other tedious proofs of worth. Applications for Nashville in May will open in January. (We will also, of course, be holding our annual Hollywood Writing program in July...but at this point, there is very little difference in the content of the two programs.)
Be warned though, it's really scary!
Scott, as it happens, has authored one of the most original and provocative chapters in our November release Act One book Behind the Screen. He is a thoughtful and committed Christian, who, IMHO, is just a few short Chesterton books away from Crossing the Tiber. (Heh heh, I know you're there, Scott!)
The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in late August, and then opens wide in theaters on September 9th.
I've been hearing good buzz about the film. It will take all my high ideals of support for fellowship's sake to get me in the theater as I am a big scaredy cat about horror movies. I never see them. I still haven't seen the original classic of the demonic subgenre The Exorcist, but I promised exorcism subgenre novelist, friend Karen Hall, I'd watch the film with her if she would watch The passion of the Christ with me. For similar reasons, she hasn't been able to bring herself to watch Gibson's film.
I think devil movies are a good idea in this moment of cultural history. When we are fighting over when it is okay to stop feeding sick people, and how big our offspring have to be before it is immoral to suck out their braincells, and how sodomy is as nonconsequential to a human person as flossing teeth, I think it is good that we have some visceral dramatic presentations of the Devil.
I generally avoid reading this kind of project - especially because no one ever wants to pay me for my trouble. But, in this case, I wanted to help because I have some personal relationships with folks involved in the project. So, I volunteered to read the project for free.
The sub-title of the piece should be "Or, Why We Need Act One". It is typical of hundreds of projects that I have seen from earnest Christians over the last decade. I am so tired of seeing good people's money wasted on efforts like this. Filmmaking is hard, and complicated, and not something that can possibly work on a whim and a prayer. I have written this letter too many times over the years.... For the purpose of my personal venting and in the hopes that somebody out there will actually take it to heart, here it is (minus any references particular to the project)...
Dear _________:
I have had an opportunity to read the script that you had forwarded to me. I was very happy to take a look, to see if I can help in some way. I am always eager to support the efforts of creative people who want to see cinema used to bring light and good things to the world.
My opinion is that this script is very amateurish. It is deficient in story, character, dialogue, theme, structure -- pretty much every area from which I could evaluate it.
The most serious problem is in the area of story. There is probably only a short film's worth of story here, and even that involves very little movement. It's a movie in which the characters move from having conversations in cars, to conversations in restaurants, to street corners, to houses, etc. Talk, talk, talk, no choices - no actions, nothing to see. Where there are choices by the actors they are unmotivated and seem to come out of nowhere. It is sloppy dramatization in which the moments are not set-up, and so are unbelievable.
Another huge problem with the piece is the portrayal of the lead character. It is not engaging for the audience to have the lead character spend most of the movie loping around staring and grunting like a semi-dead person. This is the kind of script that actors tend to write - ie. angst ridden with lots of staring - which are pretty self-indulgent for the actors, but empty for the audience. (I have read many, many, many of this "moving from darkness to light" scripts from earnest Christians. They all fail in the area of character, because they spend the entire first hour or more with an angry, or wounded or lost or unappealing person who will get unangry and healed by story's end. The problem is, the audience won't wait. No one wants to pay money and spend time with someone who comes across as pathetic, downtrodden, embittered and dangerous. The audience will not connect with the lead character. They won't care, and so the movie will not work with them.)
The dialogue is flat - completely devoid of sub-text or style. It's overwritten and every scene meanders through long boring conversations, taking twice as long as they should.
The structural choices are confusing. My sense is that the filmmakers are trying to generate some story by moving scenes around. Audiences are too sophisticated for that. Intercutting two scenes through space and a third over time is not clever. It's annoying and feels sloppy.
And now, a personal pet peeve of mine (and I'm not even going to bring up the non-industry standard formatting in the piece which was typed in Word...).... The script shows lots of overly stylized, unmotivated camera stuff that I see very often in the work of film students and budding writer-directors: bizarre camera angles, and lots of handheld work and random zooming and fast pans. It's all for naught in terms of the narrative. The moments are just there "to please the players" using the words in which Aristotle damned bad plays. In all of these moments the audience will be taken out of the story and made to think of the filmmakers. It is sheer self-indulgence on the part of the writer-director. These moments also add unnecessary expense to the shoot.
Thematically, I really don't know what the point of this movie is. I can't come up with any kind of universal behind the story. This is damning because it makes it unclear what the story is about. It robs the audience of any sense of message and finality. Hence, the story doesn't seem to end so much as stop.
To sum up, my opinion is that this film will make for a boring, or worse, confusing viewing experience. I can not see it getting any kind of real distribution, and the critics will savage it's good intentions because of its sloppy craft. I think it's only lasting good will be that it will be a very expensive learning experience for the people involved, and if their friendships survive, it could mean their next project will be much better. I don't think a rewrite will help. I don't think there is enough story here to merit a rewrite. This is a classic example of a script that should never have been written, because there was never enough of an idea to warrant the process.
Forgive me if I am speaking too bluntly. It's just one idiot's opinion - but this particular idiot has read probably two hundred scripts like this....and this script falls at the lower end of that pile in terms of skill.
If you would like to call me, I can offer some cosmetic notes about fixing the main character's development and motivation, as that will probably be the only thing that can be done at this late moment. It will help somewhat.
I wish I had better news to tell. I so hate to see money wasted on projects like this. I will pray that something miraculous happens on the set to transform this into something better. Thanks again for inviting me to take a look. God bless -
I taste a liquor never brewed –
From Tankards scooped in Pearl –
Not all the Frankfort Berries
Yield such an Alcohol!
Inebriate of air – am I –
And Debauchee of Dew –
Reeling – thro' endless summer days –
From inns of molten Blue –
When "Landlords" turn the drunken Bee
Out of the Foxglove's door –
When Butterflies – renounce their "drams" –
I shall but drink the more!
Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats –
And Saints – to windows run –
To see the Tippler
Leaning against the – Sun!
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Well, I think I may soon have to rethink.
For the last few weeks, Act One has been in the spotlight of Details magazine which is doing a feature story on our Executive Program. My staff and I, and our students and faculty spent a lot of time with the journalist doing the piece. We liked him, and by the end of his four days with us, it was clear that he liked us. I had high hopes that he would do a fair job on us. I pleaded with him not to caricature us according to the typical MSM perception of Christians as dangerous, scary, unhip, intolerant and idiotic. And maybe he won't. I'll let you know when the article comes out this Fall.
But, I don't have a lot of hope because of what happened yesterday, when the phototographers from the magazine were done with their dirty work. I should have gone with them when the three of them insisted that they needed to take a few of our wonderful students down the street for some "staged" shots.
One of our students, who happens to be from New Orleans, was brought down the street to a parking lot. There, the photographers had a beat up car which somehow, in a Los Angeles in which it never rains, they had managed to get covered in mud. The car even had Louisiana plates. They put our student behind the car as though it was his car. You know, a redneck, hick, unhip, scary and idiotic kind of car. It's sickening because this particular student could easily have been photographed in front of his own car - a very cool, hip, and sexy looking new jeep. But, THAT wouldn't have been the image Details wanted - get the picture?
Another student was brought down to Sunset Blvd. where the photographers actually had him kneel on the ground and look like he was praying! Because, you know, that's what we Christians in Hollywood do every day. Our student did it because he is a nice guy, and he thought he was doing it for Act One. The photographers would say they were doing it in a "ha, ha, aren't we funny?" kind of way.
But all I could think was, imagine if Details was going to do a profile of gay Hollywood. And they decided to find a couple of very overweight women with canes, bad hair and no sense of humor to be the lesbians. Or maybe, they do a story on the Black writers in town, and ask them to come wearing baggy denim shorts down to their ankles with Crips hats and waving Saturday night specials.
Because stereotyping is just harmless fun, right?! Right?
No, no, I know. We bring in the - this is gonna kill ya - Muslim writers - and shoot them with plastic explosives wrapped around their waist - only - here's the slam!!! - there AREN'T any MUSLIM writers! So we use Jews instead dressed like Muslims! What a side-splittin' knee slappin' laugh riot!
Aw, come on, lighten up...
Finally, the magazine photographers had asked to come to producer Steve McEveety's(TPOTC, Braveheart, What Women Want) class to take some pictures. We watched them for nearly two hours as they stood there with their cameras trained on Steve. Steve isn't a demonstrative guy, but it was clear they were waiting for a particular stance to shoot. Then, it happened. At one point in the class, Steve was answering a question and he had his hands folded in front of him. He closed his eyes and bowed his head slightly as he thought. FLASH! SNAP! went the cameras. They hadit - a shot that LOOKED LIKE Steve was leading the class in prayer - but actually, he was just thinking for a second. And they knew it.
I have no idea how the article will come out. It was just amazing to me how, just as with the NY Times reporter a few weeks ago, these photographers had their orders from above, and knew what their story was going to be - and they were going to get it - regardless of whether it was true or not.
In my next life, I am going to start a training and mentoring program to help young Christians start out in journalism...
create your own personalized map of the USA
...That would be the white states. I KNOW this, because they are the states I haven't visited yet doing my schtick.
I find this white state-red state polarization deeply troubling. I can't see that it can end in a good place if we don't do something to remedy this ominous breach. Somebody, quick! Invite me to a high plains state!
(I swiped this from Karen Hall, who is supposed to be re-writing a script, and so is finding all kinds of cool procrastinations...)
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I had been hungry, all the Years --
My Noon had Come -- to dine --
I trembling drew the Table near --
And touched the Curious Wine --
'Twas this on Tables I had seen --
When turning, hungry, Home
I looked in Windows, for the Wealth
I could not hope -- for Mine --
I did not know the ample Bread --
'Twas so unlike the Crumb
The Birds and I, had often shared
In Nature's -- Dining Room --
The Plenty hurt me -- 'twas so new --
Myself felt ill -- and odd --
As Berry -- of a Mountain Bush --
Transplanted -- to a Road --
Nor was I hungry -- so I found
That Hunger -- was a way
Of Persons outside Windows --
The Entering -- takes away --
I suppose if I could make myself give the movie's problems a bit of thought, I would say that there was too much backstory and plot points awkwardly stuffed into the first act in the piece. The result was the movie was very episodic, in a mad rush to get out a lot of information, very little of which added anything to my engagement with the main characters.
The movie was very badly miscast. The villain ended up being the most engaging character. I never cared about any of the heroes. Maybe if they had named them the "Earnest Four" or the "Trying Really Hard to Be Huge Stars Four"...? Most egregious was the casting of the wide-eyed buxom blond babe as an eminent world shatteringly brilliant DNA research scientist. Yeah, I'm so buying that.
As with too many studio blockbusters, Fantastic Four has lots to look at but not much to see. The movie gave a few cursory nods to the effort to be about something. But the efforts all got dashed on places like the Extreme Dirt Bike Ramp which had no business being in the movie except that kids like that stuff these days. Unpardonably, it wasn't fun enough for a comic book movie. I never felt a rush moment like I did when watching Spiderman swing through the city in that top comic franchise.
The only rush I got in the movie was seeing friend Ralph's cameo in the last scene. Fun.
There's nothing problematic in the film from a moral standpoint. Unless spending $8 or more on a comic movie that doesn't give you a rush is a moral problem for you. It kind of is for me.
Fantastic Four is what it is. Not a four. More two-ish.
We just started our second summer program today. We have 34 writers with us for the next four weeks. We still have our 15 executives in training with us until August 24th.
And even if I DIDN'T have 48 young people who have a claim on my attention, I'm also consulting on a feature script and about to sign a contract to co-write another. The last project is still in the polish phase.
It's all good. It's just alot.
Please pray for all our great young writers and executives-in-training. Pray that they are protected from every kind of harm - and that they find everything they need during the programs.
Thanks and God bless for now.
Bored in VA? Go be a patron of the Nicolos-- I mean, of the arts!
"...are we that wait, sufficient worth...?"
It feels a shame to be Alive --
When Men so brave are dead --
One envies the Distinguished Dust --
Permitted -- such a Head --
The Stone that tells - defending Whom - This Spartan put away
What little of Him we possessed.
In Pawn for Liberty -- The price is great -- Sublimely paid --
Do we deserve -- a Thing That lives (like Dollars) must be piled before we may obtain -- [it? The unwritten "It" here is Liberty.]
Are we that wait -- sufficient worth --
That such Enormous Pearl As life -- dissolved be -- for Us --
In Battle's -- horrid Bowl?
It may be -- a Renown to live --
I think the Man who die -- Those unsustained Saviors --
Present Divinity --
[Note from Barb: I added and deleted punctuation to make it more understandable for Emily neophytes.]
Here's a snip of Craig Detweiler and me chiming in our testimonies...
Craig Detweiler, who writes and teaches about faith and film from his vantage point on the edge of Hollywood, says Winter reached this level of accomplishment and influence "by being good."
Okay, he's good, but what sets him apart? Detweiler explains: "If you go to Ralph Winter's office, he has posters up for all of his films. They have signatures [and messages] from all of the crew. You'll see the depth of feeling from the actors, the level of appreciation. It's not like, 'Ralph, hey, that was fun.' It's like, 'Ralph, I couldn't have survived without you. Ralph, you made a difference to me when it mattered. Ralph, you were the glue that held this production together.' There is a depth of respect engendered from the way he has carried himself. It goes far beyond what happens onscreen. The power is in the interpersonal testimony more than the finished product."
Barbara Nicolosi grants Winter something akin to superhero status, calling him "a talented, experienced and reliable professional. He is one of the handful of men who can line-produce $150 million projects, and bring them in on time and on budget. He has wrangled the most temperamentally difficult actors and directors, and has managed to get the best results possible out of them."
She adds, "Ralph is important to the Christian community of Hollywood, because he is a living breathing witness of what it takes for Christians to acquire power and influence here. [He's] a wonderful combination of professionalism and integrity, and godliness. He has made it to the highest level in Hollywood, without losing his faith in Jesus, and without the kind of nauseating rationalizations that many Christians eventually make to achieve success here."
Ralph has nice words for Act One in the piece, as follows...
Q: When you talk about the need for Christians in Hollywood, are you talking about screenwriters, primarily?
Winter: In writing and directing, we just don't have the material. We don't have the talent. It takes time to develop and cultivate material and get it out there. Some of the movies we've been able to do at Fox are due to having some Christians in that organization who stir up that stuff inside the organization. We need Christians inside the studio.
We need more Christian agents who are out there developing and finding material, cultivating it, [people] with moderate integrity. We need good examples in all areas of business.
The people at Act One, like Barbara Nicolosi, are doing that. Scott Derrickson has written for Jerry Bruckheimer, Wim Wenders, and Martin Scorsese. Now he's written and directed his own piece, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, with Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson, and it's good. He's one of the guys who is the epitome of up-and-coming directors. We need more like him.
It's a thrill to have a man like Ralph say nice thing in public about us. He is someone whose good opinion I value very much.
** "On the second day the latest Speilberg blockbuster opens, in the theater smack in the middle of Universal Studios citywalk which is over-run with tourists, why are there only five other people in this five hundred seat theater? Hmmmmm," thought I, "poor Tom and Stephen."
The rest of my questions started flowing with the credits....
** "Why open the movie with a few frames that give away the ending? Are people that stupid not to notice? is it good for a director to think people might be that stupid?" (Why not do it more cleverly - like open on someone sneezing?)
** "Why does Ray's son hate him? Cause I, as an audience member would like to know before I decide to make Ray my hero."
** "Why are we spot-lighting this guy Ray, anyway? Except for being way too handsome, he seems to have lots of nothing as a screen character." (A suspicion borne out by the rest of the film. Note from Aristotle and Flannery: Good characters are BETTER THAN REAL people. They have to be AT LEAST as good as real people, but to be entertaining, they need to be smarter, cleverer, ingeniuser, deeper, intriguinger, resourcefuller, better-er....By the end of the film, I had to conclude that Ray hasn't survived because of his skill and brains, but just because he's lucky. Just try and build an action figure empire on THAT foundation...)
** "Why, in fifty thousand years, haven't we ever accidentally unearthed and of the thousands of tripod machines that are as big as Seattle's space needle?" (You think some oil driller somewhere would have accidentally hit titanium once or twice?)
** "Why didn't the aliens just settle the planet back 50,000 years ago, before we became as plentiful as "maggots" needing to be exterminated? (Seems like a waste of resources...Unless they like putting people in wood-chippers.)
** "Why do the aliens switch from exploding people into wood-chipping them? (The special effects people on the movie want to know...)
** "Why do military bazookas not work on alien tripods until the end of the movie?"
** "Why doesn't the ACLU arrest Speilberg for being blatantly pro-Christian? (I mean, nobody in the WHOLE movie breathes the smallest prayer while the human race is being systematically exterminated. So, I figured, the filmmakers must be saying that all the Christians must NOT be getting exterminated. That is, the aliens are only killing the unbelievers who don't pray -- the Christians must have put lamb blood or something on their lintels off screen. Anyway, I think that must be pretty offensive to the ungodly...)
** "Why would anyone with a brain flee from a metropolitan area under attack to another in a cataclysmic end times scenario? (Note to my parents and friends: When the aliens come, I will be looking for a remote cave somewhere in the high desert. Not going to Boston.)
** "Why haven't the aliens developed any heat-seeking technology to locate warm bodies in buildings? They've, you know, conquered the space time continuum, but they don't have heat seeking radar?" (Note to aliens: Call the 1980's.)
** "Why would space-time contiuum conquering geniuses, who have been studying us for "millions of years" not thought of micro-organisms? (Note to aliens: Call the aliens from Signs. They didn't realize they had a Wicked Witch problem until they had attacked a planet 70% water....except dew doesn't bother them... H.G. Wells avoided this problem by not implying that the aliens had hidden research machines on the planet for millenia...)
** "Why is it heroic for Tom Cruise to kill a man driven insane with fear?" (Answer: IT AIN'T! The moment is not self-defense. It's panic. And the main character should have paid a price for it. But no, he actually kind of "grows up" after the murder.)
And the biggest WHY of all....
*** "Why can't Spielberg make a movie lately that is about anything? (Note to young filmmakers: Suffering is directly proportional to your ability to have something meaningful to say to people. People who live like gods for forty years, kinda lose their edge, I'm thinkin'....)
Pass this War of the Worlds for the original. (Note to Self: They won't listen to you. But they'll wish after they did....)


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The Broncos have made a living recently late in games. During their six-game winning streak, Denver was trailing in the fourth quarter in four of those games.
"We've been involved in some comebacks that were in the fourth quarter," Head Coach John Fox said. "It wasn't like we designed it that way. A lot of these games are won and lost in the fourth quarter."
Many players and coaches will point out that it's more about how you finish games than start them, and rightfully so. However, with the New England Patriots — who have scored at least 31 points in each of their last five games — coming to town this week, the Broncos know they might have to strike early and often.
"We came in today and our offensive coordinator (Mike McCoy) was saying we need to help our defense out more by scoring," receiver Demaryius Thomas said. "Last week we had a couple chances to score, but we just missed some plays. I feel like as an offense we need to come out and play four whole quarters instead of just the fourth quarter."
Indeed, the Broncos offense has scored 50 points in the fourth quarter or overtime during the six-game win streak, almost double of what they have put on the board in the first halves of those games (27 points total).
"I always say we can't start slow in whatever game we're playing," running back Willis McGahee said. "For some strange reason we come out slow and sluggish and then come the second half we tend to pick it up. Hopefully that can change this week. It's something the coaches have been stressing — we need to start fast. I'd love to get out early on a team but it doesn't work like that. I just roll with the punches."
The Broncos go up this week against one of the premier quarterbacks in the NFL in New England's Tom Brady.
Brady has won three Super Bowls in the last decade and continues to put up numbers among the league leaders. He's currently second in the NFL in passing yards, touchdowns and passer rating.
The Broncos know they have a tough task in trying to limit the veteran quarterback, but they're up for the challenge.
"Oh, it's a big challenge," linebacker Joe Mays said. "The guy, he knows what defenses that have been run against him. He knows every single look out there. It's going to be important for us to give him different looks, different disguises. Just try to do our best out there to get him jumbled a little bit so we can get some quarterback pressure on him."
Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen will no doubt try to dial up pressure on Brady as he has done with other quarterbacks. The Broncos are fourth in the NFL with 37 sacks on the season and hope to pressure Brady into some errant throws.
"I'm going to have a fanatical pursuit to the ball, relentless effort," said linebacker Von Miller, who leads the team with 11.5 sacks. "I'm going to try whatever it takes to get there. He's a great quarterback. Hats off to the whole Patriots organization and they're a great team. I'm just looking forward to going against them."
Here is Wednesday's injury report.
For the Broncos:
DID NOT PARTICIPATE: Safety David Bruton (Achilles), safety Brian Dawkins (neck), cornerback Andre' Goodman (concussion).
LIMITED: Wide receiver Eddie Royal (concussion).
FULL: Fullback Spencer Larsen (hamstring), linebacker Von Miller (thumb).
For the Patriots:
DID NOT PARTICIPATE: Safety Patrick Chung (foot), offensive tackle Sebastian Vollmer (back/foot).
LIMITED: Cornerback Kyle Arrington (foot), quarterback Tom Brady (not injury related), wide receiver Deion Branch (groin), center Dan Connolly (groin), wide receiver Julian Edelman (back), linebacker Dane Fletcher (thumb), safety James Ihedigbo (shoulder), cornerback Devin McCourty (shoulder), wide receiver Matthew Slater (shoulder), linebacker Brandon Spikes (knee), running back Shane Vereen (hamstring), wide receiver Wes Welker (knee), center Ryan Wendell (calf), defensive lineman Vince Wilfork (not injury related), running back Danny Woodhead (abdomen).
Below are some photos from Wednesday's practice.
-Kenny Legan
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3.69/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Beer of the month club bottle. Pours dark ruby brown with a small brownish cream colored head. Good clarity. Strong scotch aroma with lots of toffee, caramel malt, biscut, and some dark fruits. Flavor has a strong smokey peat flavor up front, some sweetness in the middle, and then some dry peat flavor on the finish. This one is a bit different from others I have had. Very peaty and earthy. Medium mouthfeel with medium carbonation and relatively easy drinking. Good beer overall.
Serving type: bottle
10-14-2013 21:55:03 | More by BMMillsy
2.44/5 rDev -31.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
12 fl oz brown glass bottle with generic label art and branded twist-off pressure cap acquired as part of a 6 pack at me local cornerstore and served into an Independence Brewing pilsner glass in me gaff in low altitude Austin, Texas. Reviewed live. Expectations are low given the brewery. Reviewed as a Scotch ale because it clearly identifies as such. 8.3% ABV per the label.
Served cold - straight from me fridge - and allowed to warm over the course of consumption. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.
It's clearly a twist-off cap, but I needed to use an opener. Either I have panzy grip strength or it was capped impractically tight (or both).
A: No bubble show forms as I pour.
Pours a four finger wide head of light khaki colour. Decent creaminess and thickness. Fluffy. Okay frothiness. Head retention is good - about 5-6 minutes. Not too shabby for an 8.3% beer. Inconsistent messy lacing clings to the sides of the glass as the head recedes.
Body colour is a clear translucent/transparent amber-copper of below average vibrance. No yeast particles are visible.
A bit light in colour for a wee heavy. It's not unique or special, but there are no obvious flaws.
Sm: Brown malts, biscuit malt, tobacco, molasses, toffee, amber malts, peat, smoked malt, caramel, Vienna malts, English malts, and a hint of taffy. Sticky. Plenty of residual sugars lend it an aromatic sweetness. Any hop presence is minimal and generic. I don't detect any yeast character or alcohol. The smokiness was unexpected. An inoffensive aroma of above average strength.
It's not particularly appealing for the style.
T: Nowhere near as complex or subtle as it needs to be to compete with the best beers in the style. I get a generally cohesive but certainly not gestalt build of biscuit malt, English malts, toffee, brown malts, caramel/caramalts, Vienna malt, chocolate malt, and smoked malt. Also some molasses and tobacco - neither of which is welcome here; those are tough notes to really pull off and they're not well incorporated here. Heavy sassafras. It's not so much imbalanced as it is loosely put together; it's not a carefully considered flavour profile by any means. The smoked malt comes off limp, making it feel like a cross between a mediocre wee heavy and a weak rauchbier. The peat surfaces mainly in the third act and isn't integrated well at all. A fairly messy brew across the board.
No yeast character, hop character, or alcohol comes through.
Very shallow depth of flavour. Average duration and intensity of flavour.
Mf: Smooth and wet, with some unnatural peat-derived coarseness and dryness in the third act. A bit too heavy on the palate for the lack of diversity/fullness of flavour. Thin and weak. Undercarbonated Lacks a good full body or assertive bold texture. Subpar presence on the palate; it's not approachable or pleasant. Sticky. Syrupy. Doesn't suit the style or the flavour profile well. Poor execution overall.
I could easily see this turning to cardboard with age. Oxidation would ruin this.
Dr: Tough to down given its low quality. I'm not sure what Sprecher was going for with this one, but in spite of the inclusion of elements that sound good on paper (peat, tobacco, toffee, smoked malt) it falls flat. I'd caution friends against buying this one. Poor show from Sprecher. This is the worst wee heavy I've had in recent memory. I definitely wouldn't buy it again, and finishing the 6 pack might prove a chore.
If you're looking for true style paragons, go for Oskar Blues' Old Chub or Founders' Backwoods Bastard.
Not recommended for aging.
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10-08-2013 02:08:17 | More by kojevergas
3.84/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12 ounce bottle - $2.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Appearance: Pours a darkish amber-brown body with good clarity capped by a smallish, near white head.
Smell: Vibrant caramelized sugars, toast, roast and given a good dosing of fruity esters. All the while, there's pervasive, peat-driven smokiness.
Taste: Toasted, lightly roasted malts hit with a little sweet caramel. Poignant peat character throughout that, when it combines with the upfront sweetness, tastes like a sweet barbecue sauce. Sorta. Fruity esters of golden raisin and cherry. A little herbal hop character, a little bitterness, but it's not enough to keep it from finishing with a sweet, smoky peat flavor. Quite the malt-forward brew, here.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Very, very slight stickiness to the mouthfeel.
Overall: Sweet and smoky!
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06-30-2013 22:02:27 | More by ChainGangGuy
Pipers Scotch-Style Ale from Sprecher Brewing Company
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Now a conservative and sometimes controversial justice, Thomas first had other ambitions. His grandfather encouraged him to pursue a religious life. During high school, Thomas decided to transfer to St. John Vianney Minor Seminary, a first step to becoming a Catholic priest. He graduated in 1967 and then continued to his studies after Immaculate Conception Seminary in Missouri.
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The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 proved to be a turning point for Thomas. He left the seminary after overhearing a fellow student making fun of King's death. Moving north, Thomas went to Holy Cross College, in Massachusetts, where he studied English. He became active in many social causes there, including protesting the Vietnam War and campaigning for civil rights. Thomas also helped establish the Black Student Union there. After college, he went to Yale University Law School where his views started to become more conservative.
Thomas returned to the South to work as an assistant to Missouri Attorney General John Danforth after earning his degree. After several years as a lawyer for the agricultural giant Mansanto, He later moved to Washington where he eventually received several appointments from President Ronald Reagan. His most prominent post was as the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 1982. Another president, George H.W. Bush, gave Thomas his first and only judgeship, nominating him to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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In 1991, President George H.W. Bush tapped Thomas to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Thorgood Marshall, the first African-American to serve on the court. The two men could not have been more different. Marshall was widely known as a liberal jurist and for his civil rights work before taking the bench. Critics, on the other hand, attacked Thomas for his conservative views. Some also thought that he had too little experience as a judge.
During his confirmation hearings, Thomas remained quiet on several key issues, including abortion rights. It was an allegation of sexual harassment that almost cost him the post.
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A beautiful 2 bedroom home in the heart of the Jungles of Manuel Antonio. Surrounded by jungle, waterfalls, and 3 pristine beaches. The closest beach is 10min walking and the main beach and National Park are 7min (3 short stops) by local bus, and the bus stop is 2min from the house.
30min walking there is a big waterfall, suitable for swimming. The town of Quepos is 5min by local bus or a 10min walk and it has restaurants, stores and a wonderful vegetable and fruit market every weekend by the ocean walk, and the Manuel Antonio Beach is full of hotels, restaurants and the main beach is located there. The beautiful and well known Manuel Antonio National Park is a 30min walk away.
The house has 2 bedrooms, one with a queen sized bed and one with a twin sized bed. A living room with a open kitchen. The bathroom is newly renovated, looks like a cave surrounded by stone wall, and a window looking in to the jungle.
The house has hot water, fans in each room, wifi, and all bills are included.
The house also has an outside shower for the ones that want to shower in the wild ;-)
There is a big yard, filled with avocados, coconuts, mangoes and much more.
It also has a huge terrace with a seating area where is great to have your morning coffee while observing monkeys daily visit and Tucans flying in the sky.
Its a very friendly area, great neighbors.
There is also a gardener that comes in 1x a week, and he can bring some coconuts down for you ;-) and I have a cleaning lady come in before your stay and after your stay.
My house manager can take care of all tours and car rentals for (website hidden). Long term rentals available!!!
There is a public bus that goes to the local town Quepos and to the National Park in Manuel Antonio and beaches
Room type: | Entire home/apt |
Bed type: | Real Bed |
Accommodates: | 4 |
Bedrooms: | 2 |
Bathrooms: | 1 |
Beds: | 3 |
Extra people: | $15 / night after 2 guests |
Minimum Stay: | 3 nights |
Monthly Price: | $950 /month |
Security Deposit: | $100 |
Cleaning Fee: | $30 |
Check In: | 2:00 PM |
Check Out: | 10:00 AM |
Country: | Costa Rica |
City: | Manuel Antonio |
Cancellation: | Strict |
We enjoyed our 3 days at Casa Daniela. Having our rental car made getting around the area very effortless but the bus stop is just down the hill and also very convenient. The home is very secure and the appliances new. Would be ideal for a long term stay.
My wife and I stayed 3 nights from 2/17 to 2/19 and it was a great place to stay if you're visiting the Manual Antonio area.
The other reviewers are pretty spot on in their reviews - Jessica's place is beautiful inside and out. The breakfast bar area was a great place to cook and relax before heading out to explore the area. The outdoor patio area was also a relaxing place to hangout in the early morning when it was cool while the jungle was coming alive. As others mentioned, we saw monkey's pass through one morning which was a fun experience.
Jessica's kitchen is well stocked with everything you need to prepare a meal. We ended up cooking breakfast there and ate other meals out (Sanchez's has excellent taco's which is just up the hill towards Manual Antonio).
If you're traveling without a vehicle and taking Interbus, it might help to get dropped off at the Best Western Kamuk in Quepos which is right next to where the current house manager works which was convenient, Check with Jessica to ensure that's still true, but that worked out well for us. The house manager was kind enough to stop at a small grocery store to allow us to pick up groceries, just ask.
The bus will pick you up right in the front of the road leading up to Jessica's place (Across from Amigos Del Rio). Just wave your hand like a slowing motion when the bus will pick you up. As a tip - it was 285 colones (which works out to about a half dollar) for each passenger.
WE were there from Oct.30 to Nov. 8, and it was perfect. warm days and only rained at night. Having the monkeys come through the yard every afternoon was so fun. Jessica's house was the best. We were able to buy groceries in Quepos and cook at the house. So enjoyed sitting out on the patio and listening to the birds. It is very private. Loved the outdoor shower. There is a short steep hill to climb but wasn't to bad just have to go slow. Having the bus stop at the bottom of the hill was a plus. We really enjoyed Quepos. We spent alot of time walking around there and really enjoyed all the delicious food. They have a great Farmers Market on Sat. on the levee. We felt totaly safe there the whole time. They are the friendlest, most helpful, and happy people. We hope to go there again one day.
We had a great stay at Jessica's place, as a couple staying for about 10 days in the rainy season. The house is very private, and is situated off the main road (just uphill a steep driveway off the main road) between Quepos and Manuel Antonio, next to a bus stop, and throughout our entire stay we took the local bus to all the sights and restaurants in the area. There are plenty of restaurants, bars, and tours to take advantage of, even in the rainy season, even though the area was pretty quiet. We enjoyed the calm! There are half a dozen beaches around, you have your pick of your favorites if you take the bus, and we preferred Espadilla Sur to relax, and beaches in Manuel Antonio for wildlife and privacy.
There was a different house manager than the other reviews discussed. The new house manager, Dennis, picked us up from the Quepos airport and even took us to grab some groceries before we settled in, which we much appreciated since we came without a car. It was his first time managing the house so he was not as familiar with the immediate area and recommendations, but was still very accommodating and available to help book tours. Coming and going from the house by bus was very easy. We had a great stay, and will miss being surrounded by the plants and sounds of the rainforest.
We had a great time staying in Jessica's place. The location is absolutely perfect between quepos and Manuel Antonio. Its set back in the jungle a few hundred meters from the road and feels nice and secluded but is really close if you want to go out and do anything. The house feels brand new and very safe. Nice listening to the jungle at night and there's a nice little patio out back. There's also a very nice little cat that likes to hang around outside in the yard and she's like a little vacation pet. Definitely recommend this place if you're planning to stay in the area.
Nice little house between Quepos and Manuel Antonio. Well equipped and clean with 2 small bedrooms and 2 terrasses. Very friendly host.
Be aware to carry everything a few steep steps from the driveway down to the house.
The house and garden are a lovely getaway. It was home for me for 3 month. Most enjoyed the spacious outdoor patio for my morning coffee and watching the birds and monkeys visiting. Also the outdoor shower is wonderful after you come home from the beach.
The kitchen is full equipped, stainless appliances.Transportation. is a short 2 minutes from the house.
You need to be in fair shape to clime a short hill and also steep steps on to the property.
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The contact person Donna and Bruce been most helpful of any needs you may have.
I highly recommend Jessicas casa.
the newly renovated jungle house is a pleasure to be a guest in. It is set back as if into the jungle and one has a lot of privacy. The house itself is beautiful and the garden lush and tropical. From there walks to the waterfalls and beaches, manuel antonio park and beaches on the local bus, or privat beaches...all of it wonderful. the care takers make you feel very welcome and help in anyway they can. It would be a great place for a couple. all in all a great experience.
We were very happy with our decision to stay at Jessica's jungle house. After spending a few days in the Manuel Antonio/Quepos area we agreed it was the right way to go. It is very private, comfortable for a couple or small family, and well-located right off the main road where you can take buses/taxis down toward the park or the other way to Quepos. It's about halfway between the two. The living area and bathroom are modern and space is very clean. Having laundry machine/dryer was clutch as well. We were able to pack lighter and do a wash before heading to our next destination.
Hearing wildlife and rainstorms right outside the window really suited the idea of a nature-centric vacation. We loved coming back to our house each day.
House owner Jessica and house managers Donna and Bruce were helpful and responsive. D&B picked us up from bus station in the evening and went out of their way to find a place to eat for us so we wouldn't go to bed starved.
When D&B let you into the house, remind them to check that the hot water heater is on. We didn't have hot water on at first, but that was just a simple oversight, once we contacted Bruce, he came and fixed it right away. It can get hot in the house, but ceiling fans and windows do the trick. If you are stickler for needing A/C, then it may not be for you.
Also, it is a very steep incline and a few minute hike on the path between the road and house location. We didn't have a car, and it wasn't too much of an issue for us because we are young and in good shape, but anyone with physical restraints would have serious difficulty. Be careful b/c it's tough to see at night (flashlight app recommended) and can be slick going down if it has rained.
All and all we had a great stay. Wish we could have stayed a few more days. We'd recommend the house. Also would recommend going to Ronny's (across the main road from the house) for great sunset views and good food. But it is a longer hike to the restaurant than we realized. Would recommend driving or taxi if you are spent already from a full day of hiking.
Hope others enjoy as we did!
Jessica's place is very nice - everything you need, including a washer/dryer. Location is about halfway between Quepos and Manuel Antonio. Tico neighbors are very friendly and enjoy chatting (if you speak a bit of Spanish). A few words of advice: the driveway getting down to the main road is quite slippery in the rain. Probably a good idea to wear some shoes/boots with some traction. Also, it's best to take a bus or taxi into Quepos or Manuel Antonio -- the distance is not a big deal, but there is not much space on the side of the road to walk -- just do your walking at the park or in town. No problem.
We booked without a lot of notice, and appreciated that Jessica was very accommodating. Her property managers, Bruce and Donna were very nice as well -- they picked us up and drove us to the bus station when we left town. Good stuff!


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3 Cee-Lo and Purrfect met about a year ago when she was still a kitten; she's his L.A. lap cat when he's away from his home base in Atlanta. Cee-Lo has always had felines in his life. He says Purrfect is "probably [his] twentieth cat."
4 Purrfect's appeared only in taped segments of "The Voice" so far – but look for her to make a couple of appearances on the upcoming live shows. It's not guaranteed, but Cee-Lo reports that she's "going through training" to deal with the constraints of the live broadcasts. He hopes she'll be ready to join him live "in the chair, which she likes."
5 According to Access Hollywood, Purrfect does try to influence the star on which "Voice" singers he chooses – by Tweeting him from her "iPawd." She also has an extensive contract rider requiring among other things, catnip, "organic milk bottle service," Egyptian cotton towels, and sushi-grade ahi tuna in her dressing room.
6 Fellow "Voice" judge Blake Shelton is not a fan; an avowed dog person, Shelton has called Purrfect "stupid" and "smelly" and says that he avoids the cat on set.
7 Purrfect is a Persian, a breed that originated in Iran and Turkey and arrived in Western Europe in the 17th century. The flat face we associate with the Persian today is a relatively new development – photos from the turn of the last century show a longer muzzle and larger, more visible eyes – but is now the breed standard.
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I have actually had this one happen to me, John, when I was working for an agency. It is amazing the things that come up isn't it? I probably didn't do the right thing, but a couple of us talked to him about all the good things he has done and how they liked him. Then we handed him a stick of deodorant and gave him a toothbrush and toothpaste. I think he got the picture.
I think anyone in this situation needs to tread carefully. There are some cultures where food can really factor into this situation. High intake of strong spices can cause the body to excrete a smell that isn't pleasant. (Garlic comes to my mind immediately.)
I have also been called to a client in the past to address this situation. I had to have a one-on-one conversation with the employee and let them know that there were some complaints about an unpleasant odor on a regular basis. His feelings were really hurt and I felt bad for him but asked him to take corrective action, whether it be more hygienic habits or toning down the spicy food.
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Oceanfront Beach Luxury -On the Strand in Manhattan Beach in Manhattan Beach
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- baths 2½
- sleeps 6
- pool no
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- pets allowed no
- type Townhome
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$ 3,150 - $ 4,800 / week
$ 10,000 - $ 15,500 / month
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stays between: 3/4/14 & 5/31/14
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25% discount with 5 night minimum stay
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- $580 $435/night (25% off)
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Manhattan Beach Strand fully furnished townhouse- Right on beach-Best Panoramic ocean view in Manhattan beach- Fully furnished including linens, dishes and more-ready to move in -best ocean view in Manhattan beach--2700 square feet plus ocean facing 240 sq ft deck-3 bedroom three bath- very large master bedroom, walk in closet, large master bathroom with jacuzzi tub, family room, dining room, marble floors, oak cabinets, 71 inch HD TV, $25,000 stereo system,wet bar, wood burning fireplace, all appliances, dishwasher,washer/dryer, outdoor barbeque, central heating -2 car garage plus one guest parking space -12 to 16 foot ceilings throughout -Local restaurants, nightclubs, health clubs within one to two blocks--one week minimum and like monthly rentals
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townhome rental amenities
- Oceanfront
- Bedroom One: King Bed
- Bedroom Two: King Bed
- Bedroom Three: Queen Bed
- Two large Sofa's in Living Room
- 2700 Sq Ft of living space
- 71 inch HD TV with DVD Player/ Cable/5.1 speaker sound system
- Free WiFi Internet Connection/cable hd tv service included
- Very large Oceanfront Balcony with deck furniture and BBQ/ Grill
- Linens/dishes/towels Icluded
- Refrigerator, Microwave, Oven, cocktop, Dishwasher, Coffee Maker
- Free Washer/Dryer Included
- 4 bicycles, 4 boggy boards, two vollyballs, beach shairs, beach towels
- 2 car parking plus one guest space
- Steps to Manhattan Beach North end-shopping, hair and nail saloons, Yoga, dining and nightlife
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activities and attractions in Manhattan Beach Los Angeles Area
Swimming and enjoying the beach
Surf lessons right in front of the house
Manhattan Beach tennis courts
Bicycle riding on the Strand (20 plus miles of bicycle paths)
Walking or running on the strand day or night
numerous restraruants, nighclubs, workout places within two blocks
vacation rental rates
Paid in US` Dollars Season - October - May ............ $3,150/week includes all taxes &
fees. 5 night minimum @ $600/nt.
Mid Season - June & September...... $4000/week includes all taxes &
fees. 7 night minimum.
High Season - July & August .............$4,650/week includes all taxes &
fees. 7 night minimum, Saturday to Saturday only.
$200 cleaning
No /smoking. 10 people maximum in home at any time BUT ONLY SLEEPS 6.
$1000 Refundable Security Deposit Required.
All taxes & fees ARE INCLUDED in weekly rates.
50% due upon booking, entire balance due 30 days prior to stay.
Check out 10:00am ------Check in 3:00pm
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The history of the Bonney Lake plateau figures prominently in the early history of Washington Territory. The Naches Trail, a former Native American path extending from the waters of Puget Sound to the Cascade Mountains and beyond, saw not only the traffic of Native Americans, but also trappers with the Hudson Bay Company and explorers from the 1841 Wilkes United States Exploring Expedition. With the establishment of Washington Territory by an act of Congress in 1853, there was increased interest in settling the Puget Sound region. The Donation Land Claim Act served as an enticement for many new immigrants, including some of our areas first settlers. Michael Connell and James Williamson, formerly with the Hudson's Bay Company, built cabins on their claims along the White River. Reuben Ashford Finnell built his cabin and barn on the banks of what is now known as Fennel Creek.
Puget Sound residents were eager to divert the wagon train migration from Oregon Territory to the wilderness of Western Washington in order to increase our population. The quickest way to do this was to create a road over the Cascades, thereby shortening the route by more than 200 miles. The old Naches Trail became known as the Immigrant Road, and the first wagon train to use the still unfinished road crossed the mountains in the fall of 1853, bringing families that became the founders of communities, such as Longmire, Biles, Lane, Himes, Kincaid, and many more. View our Naches Trail Maps: - 1856 Naches Trail Map - Current Naches Trail Map
Following the Medicine Creek Treaty of December 1854, Governor Isaac Stevens relegated the Native Americans to reservations. Once a free roaming people, unrest began building when the Native Americans came to understand how confined they were to be. On October 27, 1855, the Puget Sound Indian War began on Connell's Prairie when Michael Connell and Lt. James McAllister were ambushed as the road crossed the swamp where the Native Americans waited in thick underbrush, hidden by fallen timber. The following day the Native Americans crossed the White River and killed 9 people and then returned to Connell's Prairie a few days later to once again ambush unsuspecting victims, Col. A. Benton Moses and Joseph Miles. The Naches Trail - Immigrant Road soon became known as the Military Road providing a more rapid path between Steilacoom and Fort Walla Walla
William B. Kelley arrived in 1864 with his wife, father Nathan, and his siblings. Both William and his father claimed land on the banks of Finnell's Creek, encompassing the prairie that had originally been settled by Reuben Finnell, which had been abandoned after the Native Americans burned his cabin and barn during the Puget Sound Indian War. Kelley went on to serve in the Washington Territorial Legislature and also was Pierce County Auditor during the 1880's.
Kelley also donated land for a one-room school house. Published accounts of Kelly Lake School teacher Dorothy Ryan, written when she was 16, tell of her keeping a hatchet on her school desk for protection against Native Americans, cougars, and other wildlife. Kelley Lake School finally closed its doors in 1963, when it merged with the larger neighboring school districts. James and Amanda Vandermark, Dutch pioneers who came west by covered wagon, homesteaded on Lake Tapps until it was flooded during the construction of Lake Tapps. Their house, built in 1893, was moved before the flood to its present site on 214th Ave East. Members of the Vandermark family still live on the site. In 1946 Ken Simmons moved his family into the Bonney Lake community. There was no electricity or water available and just a few dirt roads into the area. With Simmons spearheading a cooperative venture, it was just a matter of a few months and electricity was enjoyed by all. The next item that Simmons took on was a good water supply. The best way to achieve that was by incorporating, so on February 28, 1949, the Town of Bonney Lake was incorporated with a population reported at 327. Within a year, Washington's newest town had its own water system, new roads, expanded electric lines, refuse disposal, and telephone service.


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Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
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Written by BioLogos Fellow of Biology Dennis Venema, this series of posts is intended as a basic introduction to the science of evolution for non-specialists.
Sometimes, out of fear or some sense of being required to defend our position, Church leaders and teachers have hastily set up a boundary marker around some doctrinal theory which they have confused as a core doctrinal issue.
Today's Origins News Roundup features challenging and exciting new ideas about evolutionary theory, fossil finds that add to our understanding of how carnivores and humans developed, some interesting science history from England, and more on American views of evolution.
Today's origins news roundup features an end-of-year look at some of 2013's major science highlights, a brief glimpse at what to watch for in the new year, and a few great science and faith resources from the past few weeks.
This week's Origins News Roundup features highlights from a recent conference of evangelical theologians, exciting human fossil finds, tell-tale lice, and a few words from the Pope.
"It's tempting to think that the church needs to decide quickly which of these [original sin] scenarios is right, and which ones must be wrong. I believe the church is better served by taking its time, holding several different scenarios in tension for a while as we think through the implications of each."
In this series, James Kidder provides an intriguing study on transitional fossils and the evolutionary history of modern humans. He begins by discussing the fossil record, explaining how new forms are classified. He then explains the physically distinguishing trait of humankind—bipedalism. From the discovery of Ardipithecus, the earliest known hominin, to the australopithecines, the most prolific hominin, Kidder focuses on the discovery, the anatomy, and the interpretation of these ancestral remains.
This entry was originally posted on February 17, 2010. In this video conversation, Jeff Schloss makes the observation that when we use the term "evolution", it is not always exactly clear what we are actually discussing unless we denote the intended usage.
Critics of Christianity look to evolution to show how the emergence of human life on earth demanded enormous ruin and ravage, billions of years of apparent waste and futility, species extermination and organism road kill. Not only was the massive dying off rampant, it's mandatory too.
The gift of Love must be the gift of freedom, the gift of a degree of letting-be, and this can be expected to be true of all creatures to the extent that is appropriate to their proper character. It is in the nature of dense snow fields that they will sometimes slip with the destructive force of an avalanche. It is the nature of lions that they will seek their prey. It is the nature of cells that they will mutate, sometimes producing new forms of life, sometimes grievous disabilities, sometimes cancers.
These excerpts from Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design, written by BioLogos president Deborah Haarsma and her husband Loren Haarsma, offer a sampling of the book's many topics, from exploring our disagreements and agreements on origins as Christians to explaining scientific processes to looking at how we read Genesis.
The evidence suggests that God has chosen to work through a random process, one which involves the routine creation and destruction of millions of cells that never get used. This is the ordinary means by which God maintains our health. The miracles of healing recorded in the Bible are miraculous precisely because they don't occur by this normal, natural process.
Christian theology asserts that humans are spiritual creatures, a unity of body and spirit or "soul," integrated, not reducible downwards to mere matter or upwards to mere spirit.
Were one to propose creation by means of theistic evolution, some of the presuppositions for these responses to the problem of evil no longer function. Therefore, advocating some form of theistic evolution poses problems for standard explanations of the problem of evil.
The tension generated by our understanding of God's character, as revealed in the Bible, and by the reality of the natural world around us has been the focus of much debate within the Christian church since the first century. This series examines critically several of the proposed solutions to this problem, viewing them from the perspective of a geologist, paleontologist, and orthodox evangelical Christian.
In this series, we reexamine the claim made by Intelligent Design proponent Michael Behe to have found a limit to "Darwinian" evolution in light of recent results from the laboratory of Richard Lenski.
As I stressed in my column about the YEC view, creationism is ultimately about theodicy—it's not only about theodicy, to be sure, but the belief that animals must not have suffered and died before Adam and Eve committed the first sin is crucial to the "young" in Young Earth Creationism. To a significant degree, Theistic Evolution is also about theodicy.
The Denisovans, an extinct hominid group that interbred with modern humans, made the news again lately with the publication of a more detailed study of their genome. One of the many interesting findings was that the Denisovans share the same chromosome 2 fusion that modern humans have.
When they imagine evolution, many Christians picture novelty: new species arising over time, or speciation events. But as the most recent Southern Baptist Voices exchange makes clear, many Christians also focus on the role of death in evolution—something that can be a stumbling block.
This exchange brings together related essays on death in light of evolution and Scripture from Southern Baptist theologian Dr. John Laing. Laing argues that evolutionary theory requires death to play a central role in the creation of new life, but sees Scripture depicting death only "as an invader, disturber of peace, and a force of evil." A BioLogos response is given by Dr. Jeff Schloss.


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The Top Chef: The Cruise prize includes an ocean view stateroom for two people. All meals, snacks, coffee, tea and juices are included, plus complimentary 24-hour room service. Ship amenities also include two pools, a whirlpool, fitness center, casino, library and duty-free shopping. Retail value of the cruise is $2,796, which includes port taxes, fees and gratuities. Prize does not include transportation to/from Miami.
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Mark Peacock Oct 29th 2012 11:25AM
Gotta be Stephanie Izard. Have run into her many times in Chicago since she won and she's a great person. Have eaten at her Girl and The Goat and loved it every time -- just wish it wasn't so popular so that I could get in there more often...
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Favorite Top Chef contestant is hands down Richard Blais! He's always representing Atlanta!
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Kevin Gillespe, Richard Blaise, or Hugh Acheson--love seeing a representation from the Atlanta restaurants I visit on the show!
Adam Oct 29th 2012 1:23PM
Stephanie from Chicago - great chef with neither a massive ego nor an inferiority complex
Kharissa Oct 29th 2012 3:08PM
Favorite is Yigit Pura, from Top Chef: Just Desserts (S1). Not only is he a local San Franciscan, he's also a Giants fan. Oh, and he makes incredible creations.
Kristen Oct 29th 2012 12:48PM
Hands down, my fav Food Master is Spike "Gimme Those Hats" Mendlesohn! This dude rocks! I can forget all about fancy dining and speaking in thees and thous when Spike is at the helm! I'll speak in Japanese (I can count to ten) if I win this cruise. If I could order up one of his wood fired pizzas RIGHT NOW, all would be right in my world.
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