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July 15, 2015 | by Sadie Stein
I phoned my dad. I was eager to discuss the recent cover story on a New York City tabloid. It featured a homeless man who lives in my neighborhood, and I was indignant on his behalf. I knew my dad would have read the piece closely and would have strong opinions.
"Did you see that cover story?" I demanded, rhetorically.
"No," said my dad. "We're not reading any newspapers these days. Or watching any news."
"Oh," I said. "Why?" Read More »
Robert Stone, Tabloid Writer
August 21, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
I think cultural undergrounds develop in the void left by the abdication of the official culture. During the sixties, so many august institutions seemed to have no self-confidence. The universities, corporations, the very fabric of the state. Everything you pushed just seemed to fall over. Everything was up for grabs. For me, the counterculture was like a party that spilled out into the world until one had the odd feeling in society that one was walking around looking at the results of a party that had ended a few years before—a big experiment. But there was no program, everybody wanted different things. I think Kesey wanted a cultural revolution, the nature of which was uncertain; he was just making it up as he went along. Other people were into political reform. Others thought the drugs would fix it all. Peace and love and dope.
—Robert Stone, the Art of Fiction No. 90
Happy birthday to Robert Stone, who turns seventy-seven today. Prime Green, his 2006 memoir, features more of his thoughts on the sixties—and he is very good, and often very funny, on the sixties. In the clip above, he reads an excerpt from the book about his time as a writer at a supermarket tabloid, an unsavory publication he calls the National Funder. Stone worked under a guy called Fat Lou "in the dank basement of hackdom," at an office not far from the Flatiron Building. His forte: headlines. His compunctions: myriad. But his work as a yellow journalist: impeccable.
The Idylls of Prison, and Other News
March 4, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
- Who owns the moon? It could be you! (It's probably not you.)
- The National Enquirer's sixties covers show how the language of scandal has evolved—what used to pass as odious is now just sort of quaint. "I'M A SLOB. I Burp & Slurp in Public," says one headline. The horror.
- Brian Eno has chosen twenty essential books for saving civilization; I've read zero of them.
- "I thought at the time it was really bad luck to survive. I really wanted to die with them." An interview with a kamikaze pilot.
- The surreal world of prison portraiture: "visitation rooms of penitentiaries have backdrops where friends and family can get pictures taken of/with the inmate … Often, these backgrounds are idyllic landscapes that offer the inmate a moment to emotionally escape their sentence."
Kleist's Crime Blotter
January 8, 2013 | by Michael Lipkin and Sophie Pinkham
On the afternoon of October 1, 1810, people started gathering in front of Berlin's Hedwigskirche, where a new paper would be selling its first issue. By evening the crowd had grown so large that guards were posted to maintain order. The whole city, it seemed, had turned out for the launch of the paper, the Berliner Abendblätter. Even the king had asked for a copy.
Officially, the Abendblätter was edited anonymously. Among the city's literary elite, however, it was widely known that the paper was written almost single-handedly by Heinrich von Kleist, a young writer. Kleist's plays and novellas were written with exceptional elegance, but were preoccupied with rape, war, and natural disaster. Kleist had once enjoyed the patronage of Goethe, but after a disastrous theatrical collaboration the two writers found it impossible to continue working together. Goethe admitted that his protégé filled him with revulsion and horror, "as though a body nature had intended to be beautiful were afflicted with an incurable disease."


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By Joshua Morrison, Mount Vernon News
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MOUNT VERNON — Saturday was a special night for one Mount Vernon resident.
Former Mount Vernon High School boys basketball coach Dave Moore was inducted into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association District 11 Hall of Fame along with three other individuals.
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DJ AM's death a "bummer" for Rumer Willis
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Has Rumer Willis become immune to tragedy after working on "Sorority Row," a remake of the 1983 horror film about a group of sorority sisters who are stalked by a serial killer?
She may not be the most loquacious lady on the red carpet (or at her own film's press junket), but perhaps the 21-year old actress could have said something more substantial than "It's a bummer" to describe DJ AM's death.
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"We just all hung out and had a great time. Actually, we tried deep fried Oreos for the first time. I was not expecting it, but I had a bite and was like, 'OK, I have to limit myself or it'll be the whole tray,'" she said during the interview.
Nice try, Rumer, but one look at this pic and it's clear you must be fibbing. Fine. Have it your way. We'll stick with questions about the movie. So, what was it like watching her friend's on-screen death?
"That's the one moment where [she] actually let [herself] be a little vulnerable," said Rumer.
Funny. We thought she would've said, "It's a bummer."
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I am having vision issues which are terrifying to someone whose work and interests lie in reading and writing. Because of this, I am falling behind in some of my reviewing commitments and ask for your support and patience.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The Captive Heart...Review
Bandit troubles intensify as Caleb Bender's family tries to settle into their new life in 1920s Paradise Valley.
When El Pantera kidnaps Rachel and leaves her brother, Aaron, for dead, Jake Weaver and the Mexican native Domingo pursue the bandit leader to his mountain stronghold in a hopeless rescue attempt. Jake and Domingo manage to escape with Rachel, with the bandits hot on their trail.
In a desperate attempt to avoid recapture, Domingo puts himself squarely in harm's way, giving Jake and Rachel time to get away. This is not the quiet life Caleb Bender envisioned when he led his family out of Ohio.
What is a father to make of his daughter's obvious affection for a man outside the fold? And how will a pacifist Amishman like Caleb respond to the events that threaten his family and their way of life?
The Bender family has survived a year in the wild Paradise Valley in Mexico. Now, joined by others of their faith who have made the long journey in search of religious freedom, they hope for a peace which is not to be found.
Miriam finds herself falling in love with Domingo, their hired hand. Not Amish and not even Christian, she knows that her father will never approve of her relationship with him. She attempts to find happiness with an Amish man, but her heart belongs to someone else.
When Rachel and her brother Aaron are attacked returning home from a trip, Rachel is kidnapped and Aaron left for dead. Jake and Domingo go after El Pantera and after rescuing Rachel, Domingo sacrifices his safety to let Rachel and Jake get away. When they return home without him, Miriam and Domingo's sister Kyra go after him.
Wow. What a story and a refreshing look at the Amish faith from a vastly different perspective than one normally sees. I love these characters and I didn't want the book to end. I especially loved the part with Ada, where we get a glimpse into her heart and mind as she struggles to save her young nephew and return home after the attack that resulted in such tragedy. And Miriam is such a strong young woman, faced with difficult decisions. The exploration of love vs. faith and religion is brilliantly executed.
I adored Paradise Valley, the first in this series and I anxiously awaited the release of The Captive Heart. I am thrilled to say that Dale Cramer has done it again. It's going to be a long wait until December for the third and final book in the trilogy.
Thanks to Noelle at Bethany House for the opportunity to review this book. You can learn more about Dale Cramer here. You can purchase your own copy here.
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10:00 a.m.: Phillips will stop by the Cumulus building for a radio tour on Broad Avenue. Afterwards, he will visit his dad's pawn shop, Albany Sporting Goods & Pawn.
2:00 p.m.: Gates at football stadium open to public.
2:30 p.m.: Parade in Leesburg. Begins on Starksville Avenue and will continue down U.S. Highway 32 to Lee County High School.
3:00 p.m.: Concert begins.
LEESBURG, Ga. -- After surviving through weeks of elimination, America has voted, and Leesburg's Phillip Phillips is one of the final three contestants on "American Idol."
To celebrate this accomplishment, Leesburg has declared today "Phillip Phillips Day." After making several scheduled appearances on Saturday, the main event begins with a parade at 2:30 p.m., followed by a concert by Phillips at Lee County High School's football stadium. The event is free and open to the public; gates open at 2 p.m. No coolers or backpacks will be allowed.
agirl_25 3 years, 6 months ago
Welcome home Phillip and btw, your rendition of the song, Volcano....was killerrrrrrrrrr....fantastic!! Never heard it done so well. If that didn't make America wake up and want to vote for you I don't know what will. I even bought the studio version, a first for me...hahaha....!!...and I usually just convert them from YouTube. You really are a versatile singer, arranger and the idea for that song was on da' money! Best to you in your future.
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Just waiting for the white dude in drag to show up and post more negitive comments.
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NEW JERSEY -- Maybe 4 years ago we bought a nice table and chairs from Ashley furniture. The chairs have fabric backs and leather seats. Well lately I have noticed little signs that tears are beginning in many of my chairs. It seems as if the leather is so thin that the chairs have not held up to normal use. I don't even have small children in my home and we basically use the table for dinner.
I called the company and although they spoke to me there is no recourse. I am out of luck. This was a set I thought I would have for many years. The woman on the phone asked me if I conditioned the leather and I said "no." I have my leather couch for over 10 years and never conditioned that either and that looks awesome. They skimped on the thickness of the leather and now it's ripping. End of story.
MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY -- We recently bought a dining room table, 2 trundle beds, couch, ottoman and pull up coffee table. The dining room table looks like someone took a black marker and put lines on it about 1 inch long against the grain of the wood. I counted 44 marks just on the tabletop. When we went into the store to see if the display model looked the same way it didn't. Not 1 mark. We talked to manager he order another table.
Delivery guys brought it and there was even more of the same marks. They tell us this is distressed wood after the fact. The floor model they are selling doesn't look like this. The chairs are cheap. We had 1 rung on the chair break the 2nd day and another 2 weeks later. I feel like I shopped at a discount furniture store and I have a table that someone wrote on with a sharpie. We had 6 knobs pull off the trundle beds when being pulled out. The furniture is made very cheap.
BELAIR, MARYLAND -- Purchased a dining room set and living room set in May 2012, it is now August and still no furniture! I am already paying for something that hasn't been delivered, and NEVER did I get a phone call to let me know what is going on. I have called them repeatedly and I get the run-around. They are going to check and call me back and never do, or they lie and say "looks like should be in soon" just to get me off the phone. Horrible customer service. I am going to the store today to speak with a manager, not expecting any results, but I will make sure that anyone looking to buy from them hears me, and go somewhere else to get their furniture...
Update: Went to the store and asked to speak to a manager. She listened for a few seconds to all my complaints, asked for my phone number, checked the computer and stated that they are receiving a shipment in 2 weeks. No apology, no concern at all. Told her I am tired of being told the same thing over and over, and that I wanted to cancel the order, her response? "OK" and proceeded to issue the refund. They simply DO NOT CARE!
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE -- The table arrived with a split adjacent to a leg where the screw was inserted too close to the edge; this was discovered after moving the table and the delivery men left. We called immediately and were told to email pictures. After several days, I had to call back, be put on hold and told a technician would come out to fix it. We described the problem as a split in the wood. Another day and we were told it would be replaced before Christmas. Christmas came and went and no word. I called the next week, got put on hold for 15 minutes, had to hang up and never got as call back.
I called the next day and was told the table was discontinued and I could get a store credit for the purchase price ( which meant I would lose the $90 delivery charge). I asked for a refund and was told "all sales are final". I strongly recommend getting your furniture elsewhere. Do not be fooled by the showroom, the sales force (which work on commission) or the "quality" of the furniture. The products are poorly made and the store policies will leave you stranded. Caveat emptor.
Ashley Furniture is the worst company ever. We purchased a table and chairs less than 2 years ago and have had problems from day one. They always referred us to the warranty company for any problems, which we have had to contact several different times now. They have been out to replace our cushions 3 times. Within just a couple of months they are wearing down and getting these defects in the "leather". We have talked to the company and corporate and they will do nothing for us.
They said that we had a one year manufacturer's defect warranty but they would never honor that and kept referring us to their 3rd party warranty center. The store salesman would recommend that we "LIE" to the warranty company and tell them that it was accidental so that they would cover the cushions and the store would get out of replacing them. BUT the problem is that every time they would replace the cushions they would put the same manufacturer made cushions back on and within a couple of months they would be ripping again!
We spent $2,000 on this table and feel COMPLETELY ripped off and have seen MANY complaints about Ashley Furniture on the web and under their online store reviews. We are a family of 7 and cannot afford to go out and purchase ANOTHER table! The corporate office is very rude and would not help us in the slightest way...pretty much said tough luck! We do not have the money to hire a lawyer and even if we did it would cost us more than the table is worth!
We feel completely taken advantage of and will never shop at Ashley again and will tell EVERYONE we know that they DO NOT back up their products and that their products are the worst quality on the market despite the initial look of the furniture in the store! There are SO many complaints about this company online that something has to be done to make the buyers beware!
I bought over $5k in furniture from this store and paid cash. I was told we would get all of the stuff in a week. Only got maybe half, then they lost a rug. I had to physically go to the store and pick the rug up myself (after they WOULD NOT allow me to take it when I first purchased the stuff). A delivery driver calls me at 6 A.M. and asks me if I want him to deliver my entertainment center. Really? Are you not a "delivery" person? Yes I want you to deliver it. He delivered half (the top half) and said he didn't know anything about the bottom. I got one piece of the remaining 3.
After a week of calling what seemed like 100's of different people they found out they had one extra in inventory but it had been damaged so they couldn't sell it. They would have to order another one and then send a letter to billing so they could get another invoice so they could ship it. 10 emails were sent to billing with no response. After 2 more weeks I finally got a hold of billing myself. They had never gotten any emails about the matter. They said it would be corrected and we would get our last few pieces. They called and scheduled another delivery time.
No one came. I called them and (after 30 minutes of being put on hold... as usual) they said they had damaged it again and needed to order another one. "Oops, they forgot to call you?" Another work day wasted.... Today everything was supposed to be fixed. I had a new delivery time. The driver calls to tell me he will be late. It is over 2 hours after the scheduled time and no word. He won't answer his call. On top of that he does not have the other final piece.
I call the Conroe store and they said it is on another truck that will deliver today. They cannot tell me where it is or when it will deliver but it will be today sometime.... I will NEVER shop here again. They gave me the run-around for over a month. It isn't that hard. I pay you money, you deliver furniture. I do not recommend this store or any Ashley furniture store at all!!!! I sincerely hope I get my furniture today so I can get Ashley furniture out of my life for good!
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA -- May 29 purchase a total $3,206 worth of furniture from Grand Forks ND store. Delivery took about 6 weeks. For $3,206 here what I got, six damaged dining chairs out of an order of ten and a broken apart scratched up buffet with non functioning light. Delivery guys had no assembly tools so had to use mine and had no instructions as to how to put the stuff together. Took another day off work for Ashley to send repair guy, who repainted the chairs (ie I paid for new but got refurbished) and attempted to fix the buffet. Waited a week for Ashley to confirm they would new buffet.
Waited a month for phone call to confirm it was available and waited a further two weeks for actual delivery. Took another day off work for delivery but it didn't come. TOOK another day off for delivery and when the truck finally pulls up and driver tells me he is not even going to unload it as it's so badly banged up. Store manager promises to resolve the situation and promises new buffet is ordered, she will personally inspect it and it will be delivered ASAP. Today, 5 months after paying for these items (YES FIVE MONTHS), when I call her yet again, she tells me it has NOT been ordered because she needs authorization to do so.
Seemingly my 3 grand is not sufficient authorization for me to receive what I have paid for!! And not even sufficient to receive a phone call here and there to keep me informed. Consider this, if the situation were reversed and I had not paid for goods received 5 months ago what would the store do to me?? So let's be clear for $3000 here's what you can expect from Ashley furniture in Grand Forks. Expect slow and late delivery. Expect to incur a loss of earnings from having to constantly take time off work for their mess ups.
Expect to have help with assembly. Expect half the items you paid new for to actually be refurbished and the other half to be so bad they are beyond refurbishing. Expect Ashley to be quick to take your money and slow to come up with what you paid for. Expect customer service so poor I can't even put the words to describe it on here. Expect to get involved in a lengthy and annoying 5 month waiting game. Expect for a complete breach of contract on their behalf.
My advice for what's its worth- DO NOT DEAL WITH THIS STORE, THEY WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN.
My furniture is going back ASAP and I will expect a complete and full refund. I will then sit back and leave the matter of the breach of contract, loss of earnings and five months' stress and inconvenience in the hands of my attorney.
CHICO, CALIFORNIA -- We purchased a dining room table with chairs in early January 2009. It was supposed to arrive within 6-8 weeks. Didn't arrive. We received one phone call telling us that they would call us when they had an arrival date. At 10 weeks we still had not heard anything and we went back again to the store... they gave us another date and finally we asked that if the item did not arrive by this 'new' arrival date (12 weeks after the original purchase) that our money would be fully refunded. Agreed.
We actually gave them THREE extra days and finally went in and canceled the order. Since we paid with a credit card, they would not write us a check. They had to place the purchase amount back on our card. They promised that within 7-10 days we would receive our refund.
Today is day 10, no refund. I just called... oh, silly me, it is 7-10 business days. So, we are actually only on day six now. I asked if we could have a check refund in four days if the refund isn't back in our account. The very quick and final answer was "NO - you will be refunded in the same manner in which you paid." OH, REALLY.... well I am quite sure they had our money within a couple of days - probably hours. They have sat on this for FOUR MONTHS NOW. I bet we don't get our money back with interest!
I have heard horror stories from other unfortunate local customers since our little fiasco with Ashley, Chico, CA started; people waiting for months for furniture and then they withhold 30% if a refund is requested. I want to warn every single person who is capable of reading these words... DO NOT SHOP ASHLEY FURNITURE IN CHICO, CALIFORNIA.
If you do, you better walk out of the store with your product the very day you purchase it - or it will be several months... if ever that you might get to use your new furniture! We are at week 15 now, no refund, no dining room table and really... I am not holding my breath for four more days, because with the track record of Ashley Furniture, Chico, CA - we will most likely be dealing with this mess for a while. Regrettable. Very, very regrettable.
PORTLAND, MAINE -- I bought a dining room table and chairs from Ashley about 3 years ago. The chairs were poorly put together and one actually broke just from my 3 year old knocking it over once, on carpet! The paint was also chipping off the chairs all over the place from the minute I got it home. The table was holding up fairly well though and it seemed pretty sturdy.
Well, after having it about 2 years, the crease where the leaf can go won't fit together properly and I have a long space down the middle of my table. Also, the hinges have become so corroded with rust or something that I can't even get them undone to pull the table apart and try to get it together properly. The finish on the table is also faded in spots all over and it's very noticeable. I'm embarrassed about it. It was a $600 set and now it looks like I got it at Goodwill.
Now onto my Durapella living room set. I bought this only about a year ago. The salesman, who was very pushy, raved on and on about what great fabric this was and told me it was stain resistant and that it cleaned up very easily. HA!! I bought the set for this reason, knowing that I have a young child at home who would obviously get her messy little hands on it and probably spill things from time to time. Well, the first time she got a stain on it, I cleaned the entire cushion with just a clean rag and water.
Afterwards the entire cushion lost its brushed suede feel and was a darker color than the rest of the cushions. I have since had to clean the sofa numerous times and it now looks like it is about 10 years old and it's only a year old.
EVERY little thing leaves a noticeable stain. Even powder from a donut which would normally brush right off normal fabric requires me to it wash with water, just further damaging the set. I was so excited when my set was first delivered, it looked so nice. I thought I would have really nice looking furniture for quite some time. I am so disappointed now and really wish I had looked elsewhere. I don't have the money to just buy a new set and after only a year of use I shouldn't have to.
Furniture is quite a big purchase and people should be able to get their money's worth. Not so with Ashley Furniture! I will never shop there again! I am actually embarrassed of what I still consider to be my new furniture.


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The museum is built in classical baroque architecture which is also used as an office and a court room. We were not able to get a look inside the museum. Honestly, we're just not that interested. I'm more interested of the architecture and its surroundings which is more lively with the many students drawing and painting within the Fatahillah square.
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Entrance fee is Rp2000. It is open from Tuesday till Sunday from 9.00 am till 3pm. Closed on Monday and Public Holidays.
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The Great Bear Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of bears and their habitat around the world. The Foundation was created in 1981 to be a voice for the bears. We have offices in Haines, Alaska and Missoula, Montana.
Everywhere wild bears exist, they have been forced to adapt to habitat changes caused by human population growth. In some cases, the bears have become so endangered that they are on the verge of extinction. It is possible for bears and humans to successfully coexist, but now it is the responsibility of humans to adapt and learn about ways to live with bears.
The Great Bear Foundation is primarily a member-funded organization, and the generosity and support of our members makes our work possible. You can read more about our Projects and Field Courses, find out how to become a Member or Shop to help support us, read the latest Bear News or our past Blog posts. And you can click the tabs above to read about the staff of Great Bear.
Dr. Charles Jonkel has been a biologist and researcher for over 50 years. His work ranges from researching brown, black and polar bears to arctic ecology, teaching conservation-based field courses to the general public, university classes, and wildlife research techniques. Having founded the International Wildlife Film Festival, he has worked for ethics and accuracy in wildlife media. He now strives to teach people about the Arctic, its people, wildlife, and the current crises facing the region due to climate change. Dr. Jonkel is the Co-founder and Scientific Advisor of Great Bear Foundation. He is also a devoted grandfather, gardener, and community member.
Shannon Donahue is the executive director of the Great Bear Foundation. She holds an M.Sc. in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana, with a concentration in bear conservation and education. She works out of our Northern Office in Haines, Alaska, where she monitors human-bear interactions on the Chilkoot River, and provides bear safety educational services. She has been working on mitigating the impacts of bear-viewing in various capacities since 2005. Shannon is currently working with Dr. Frank Tyro and Matt Anderson on a documentary film on the life and work of Dr. Charles Jonkel. Her research interests focus on the effects of tourism on bears in North America and human-bear interactions on multiple use salmon streams.
Dr. Frank Tyro has worked at Salish Kootenai College (SKC) in Pablo, Montana since 1984 teaching photography, TV production and mass communication. He brought local public television to the Flathead Reservation in 1988. Frank's background includes 40 years in broadcast media. He is a recurrent visitor to Churchill, Manitoba with the Great Bear Foundation Arctic Ecology field trips as a volunteer beginning in 1984. TV production awards include Best Professional Short, International Cultural Film Symposium, Platinum Best of Show Cultural Documentary, Aurora Award, Telly and Videography Awards of Excellence, Finalist at IWFF and screenings at the American Indian Film Institute Festival, and Native Voice Festival. Frank has a B.S. in TV Production from MSU, Bozeman, an M.A. from Temple University, Philadelphia in Mass Communications and PhD from the Union Institute and University, Cincinnati in e-learning.
He received the Distinguished Service Award from SKC, was president of the Montana Public Television Association, and president, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lake County. He has presented on American Indian Learning Styles, Constructivist Theory and Successful Online Courses at conferences in the U.S., Norway and Canada.
Frank lives in Pablo, MT with his wife, Dr. Lori Lambert and their sled dogs.
Monica Perez-Watkins is the Office Manager for the Great Bear Foundation's Missoula office. She has a passion for wildlife conservation and welfare and has worked with various species, from fish to primates, and is happy to now work for the protection of bears. She has a B.S. in Wildlife and Conservation Biology and an M.S. in Environmental Studies, for which she researched the inclusion of human livelihood security within international community-based wildlife conservation projects. Monica also works on the GBF newsletter, Bear News, and occasionally writes for the blog.
Chris Olsen joined the Great Bear Foundation in May 2014 as the Education Specialist and Volunteer Coordinator. He has a passion for wildlife and environmental education.Chris has a B.A. in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Environmental Education and Communication. He is currently working towards an M.S. in Environmental Studies, where his emphasis is on early childhood development and environmental education curriculum design. Chris is looking forward to expanding the educational programs of the GBF and developing curriculum pieces to provide to classroom teachers. His favorite bear species is the Sloth Bear.
Jenny Rasche is a longtime friend and our former office manager, who continues to volunteer and work as a consultant for GBF. She has a B.S in Psychology from Virginia Tech and has gained knowledge of wildlife biology through courses at the University of Montana and field experience in Alaska. In the summers, she works on Alaska's Russian and Kenai Rivers educating anglers about bear safety and ethical angling.
Mary Hawver is a dedicated bear enthusiast and educator. She has participated in several of the Great Bear Foundation's Arctic Ecology Field Courses in Churchill, Manitoba, including our summer Kids' Trip to the Arctic. She is an avid photographer and naturalist. Mary has recently retired after over twenty years as the production manager for GBF's publication, Bear News. Mary lives in Wisconsin and spends summers in the Northern Rockies of western Montana, where she enjoys watching bears and other wildlife.


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Win Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' Signed by Mick Fleetwood
Mick Fleetwood has been a very busy man lately. But even though he recently formed a supergroup (The M.O.B. with Steven Tyler, John McVie and Jonny Lang), was featured in the kick off of Cabo Wabo's YouTube series, is opening a r estaurant in Maui and working on a 2012 Fleetwood Mac tour, he still has time to give Fleetwood Mac's fans some love as the 35th anniversary of the band's landmark album, "Rumours," approaches in early 2012.
Mick Fleetwood and Nicole Atkins on Cabo Wabo's "Off The Record" series.
Check out Facebook.com/CaboWabo for behind-the-scenes footage and photos.
The Fleetwood Mac drummer and co-founder has specially signed three copies of "Rumours" on vinyl just to give away on Billboard.com. But you're going to have to earn your chance to win one of them by answering a question about the album correctly and filling in the form below by November 30, 2011. Ready? Here's the question (and if you need a hint, have a look at Fleetwood Mac's Chart History):
Several "Rumours" songs reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, but only one hit No. 1. Which song was it?


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The New Mobility
Williams, Patricia J., The Nation
A recent article in the Washington Post described some suburban high schoolers preparing for their proms by spending nearly $3,000 to rent an H2 Hummerzine, "complete with six TVs, a DVD player, strobe lights under the leather seats, a faux fireplace, a fog machine and a disco ball." Sushi bars are optional. I was pretty judgmental when I first heard this. Three thousand dollars that could be better spent, I mused, taking a lobbyist to lunch. Or learning lessons with William Bennett. Or providing a week's worth of groceries for thirty children of minimum-wage earners whose promised tax credits were axed in the wee hours before the new tax law was passed. Young people these days ...
Upon more sober reflection, I began to think that perhaps the wise promgoer would be best advised to apply the three thou as a down payment toward outright purchase of said Hummerzine. If the tax laws are not kind to poor families, they do provide breaks for those who buy six tons of vehicle (or more, with sushi bar). And where there are bars, sushi or otherwise, I believe city ordinances mandate that there be restrooms. Park the sucker in a good school district, throw in some loft space et voila! wretched excess turns into reasonable real estate.
But the aspirations of the teens quoted in the Post were strictly short-term. They said they wanted to feel like queen-for-a-day, J-Lo-for-a-night. It was interesting, this choice of Hummerzine as bulletproof pumpkin. It was curious, this figuring of tank as magic coach. Perhaps military-style vehicles have been romanticized more than I appreciate, in music videos and Fox war montages (according to one poll, 75 percent of undergraduates say they trust the military to "do the right thing" either "all of the time" or "most of the time"). Or perhaps it's some kind of post-Columbine chic of the semper paratus.
Whatever Hummers might symbolize to promgoers, they make me think of the Malthusian prognostications of grim futurists like Samuel Huntington and Robert Kaplan. From this genre of predicted global anarchy, there has emerged a trope of the stretch limousine as cocoon inhabited by wealthy First Worlders while desperate, ragged Third Worlders tap at the darkened windows begging for tossed favors. Don DeLillo's latest novel, Cosmopolis, takes this image for a ride, so to speak: The banker-narrator glides through the hardscrabble canyons of Manhattan, periodically descending into the tumult of street life then retreating back to the limo, his soundproof, air-conditioned matrix. In the end he goes broke, has to hail a cab. The moral is clear: If he'd had sufficient fire in the belly to begin with, he would have had a Hummer.
Perhaps it's just me. I do feel as though we have entered some kind of alternate universe, some game concocted in a cyberwar-zone. It's as though the Bush Administration is using Kaplan and Huntington as templates rather than cautionary tales. It's as though they've set out to map The Coming Chaos into being--throwing out the rules of diplomatic engagement, launching "pre-emptive" war, turning ally against ally, magically transforming the federal surplus into a multitrillion-dollar deficit, consolidating the major media outlets into a singular right-wing bullhorn of rage, degrading the environment and upgrading the secret police. …


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KitchenAid Standard-Depth Side-By-Side Refrigerator Architect Series II Model #KSF26C4XYY00
KitchenAid's side-by-side refrigerator earned middling scores in our tests. It also suffers from issues like tough-to-use controls and a meat keeper drawer that isn't colder than the rest of the fridge. Still, it comes with a built-in air filter, customer service is excellent, and there's a Sabbath mode that keeps lights or the compressor from turning on when the door is opened on the Sabbath. The fridge also did a good job at minimizing temperature swings in GHRI tests.kitchenaid.com.
Estimated yearly energy cost: $70.47
Capacity: 26 cubic feet
Manufacturer's Warranty: One year, lifetime limited warranty on door bins and can racks
Reviewed: October 2011
Price When Reviewed: $1999.00
- Interior LED lights
- Three glass shelves in refrigerator and freezer slide out and are adjustable
- Separate meat/snack drawer
- Refrigerator door can hold one-gallon containers
- Separate meat/snack drawer with temperature controls
- Built-in air filter
- Energy Star qualified
- Sabbath mode
- Excellent customer service
- Very thorough owner's manual
- Meat drawer doesn't maintain colder temperatures than the rest of the refrigerator
- Lettuce didn't stay fresh and perky for a full week on the refrigerator shelf
- Controls are difficult to use
- Although shelves are adjustable, there is only one extra position option
- Large icemaker means less room for storage
- Stainless-steel finish won't hide fingerprints and smudges
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Ecovacs Deebot 83
The Ecovacs picked up debris well on bare floor, but performed poorly on carpet.
Pursonic i7 Pro Multifunction Vacuum
The Pursonic maneuvered well around furniture, but pickup performance on carpet was poor.
Miele Scout RX1 Robot Vacuum Cleaner
The Miele has advanced maneuvering technology and is very easy to use.
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What Was In Our Mailbox?
Looking for some new music? Head to the replies to see what was submitted to AP.net recently.
Household Stories - Blueprints (release date: July 14th 2012)
Indie Rock from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (RIYL: Nada Surf, Death Cab for Cutie, Brand New, Tokyo Police Club, Manchester Orchestra)
Muncie Girls - Revolution Summer (release date: 10th September 2012)
Punk Rock from UK
Ana - Youth & Eyes (Release date 7/24/12)
Pissed off Pop Rock (RIYL: Refused/Nirvana/Brand New)
Project 2-91 - Between Two Worlds (Release Date: May 31st, 2012)
Electro Pop-Punk / Progressive Rock-Electronica from Northwest Indiana (RIYL: Coheed and Cambria, The Postal Service, Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Idiot Pilot, Depeche Mode, Radiohead)
React - Drown (release date: Late August)
Punk / Hardcore from Ohio
The Blakes - Art of Losses (Release date: July 24, 2012)
Indie Garage Rock from WA (RIYL: Television, Echo & The Bunnymen)
Abandoned Pools - Sublime Currency (release date: Aug 28, 2012)
Indie / Rock / Pop from CA (RIYL: Dandy Warhols, Eels)
T.H. White - How Bad Do You Want Remixes!? (release date: Aug 21, 2012)
Electro / Pop / Dance from NY (RIYL: Thievery Corporation, LCD Sound System or Moby)
Emily Fralick - Oh Hi Real Life... (release date: 30th July 2012)
Acoustic Pop from Kentucky and Bristol, United Kingdom (RIYL: Charlie Simpson, James Taylor, Ben Howard)
Johnny Get The Gun - Always Isn't Forever (release date: 01/10/2012)
Pop-Punk from UK (RIYL: All Time Low, A Day To Remember, You Me At Six)
Blackbird Blackbird - Boracay Planet (release date: October 16, 2012)
Folktronica from (RIYL: Erlend Oye, Cut Copy)
Sophie Madeleine - The Rhythm You Started (release date: 9/11/12)
Singer-Songwriter from England (RIYL: Jenny Owen Youngs, Jay Brannen)
Love and a .38 - Love and a .38 (release date 5/30/2010)
Classic Hard Rock from CA (RIYL: Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, Velvet Revolver, Jet, AC/DC, The Cult)
Fidlar - Don't Try (Release Date: 4/10/12)
Garage / Punk / Surf from Los Angeles, CA
Savoir Adore - Our Nature (release date: October 16)
Pop / Indie / Folk from Brooklyn, NY
Fighting With Wire - Colonel Blood (release date: 9/25/12)
Rock & Roll from Ireland (RIYL: Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro, Helmet)
Fight The World - Contrast
RIYL: Such Gold, With The Punches, Title Fight, Set Your Goals, Bangarang!
Driven - A Breakdown Of Character (release date - 15th October)
Metal from UK
When Earth Sleeps - Our Future & The Skybound Kids (release date: July 31st, 2012)
Rock from Ontario, Canada
Nona Hendryx - Mutatis Mutandis (release date: July 31)
R&B / Soul / Funk from NYC
Bend Sinister - Small Fame (release date: July 10)
Alt / Rock from Vancouver
The Casualties - Resistance (release date: 9/25)
Punk from New Jersey
Numbskull Freakshow - American Wasteland (release date: July 24th, 2012)
Punk Rock from Los Angeles, California (RIYL: The Ramones, Screeching Weasel, Black Flag)
Pistolbrides - Witchcraft (release date: 12/30/2011)
Indie Punk Rock from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Elos Arma - Mother/Father (release date: July 9th, 2012)
Indie / Progressive-Alt from Toronto, ON Canada (RIYL: Title Fight, Brand New, Boys Night Out, Balance and Composure, Manchester Orchestra)
Abdurigen - Solsticio (release date: June 22 2012)
Experimental from Colombia-Medellin (RIYL: Cannabis)
Safe Haven - Chasing The Sun (release date: August 28th, 2012)
Pop-Punk / Alternative / Rock from La Mirada, California (RIYL: Jimmy Eat World, The Gaslight Anthem, Third Eye Blind)
Michael Addison - Blinding Shadows (release date - October 2, 2012)
Rock from Los Angeles, CA
Nervisequin - Astronauts (release date: July 2012)
Alternative / Punk / Metal / Pop Hooks / Tango from Greece
A Tragedy In Progress - Mechanical Weather (release date: Sep 25th)
Post-Hardcore / Metalcore / Rock from Tennessee
Bad Powers - Bad Powers (Release Date: 9/18)
Post Punk from New York (RIYL: Made Out Of Babies, The Family Curse)
Bleeding Rainbow - Yeah Right (release date: October 9, 2012)
Noise Pop / Indie from Philadelphia, PA
The Orb featuring Lee Scratch Perry - The Observer in the Star House (release date: 08/28/12)
Electronic / Ambient from England (RIYL: The KLF, Orbital, Underworld)
Asthenic - Despite Everything (release date - July, 2012)
Alternative Metal / Post-Grunge from St.Petersburg, Russia
RebbeSoul and Friends - Tzena Tzena (release date: August 1 2012)
Folk / World from Israel
Maribelle - Only An Impulse (release date: August 17, 2012)
Emo-Punk from Illinois (RIYL: The Weakerthans, The Promise Ring, Jets to Brazil)
Joe Lewis - Branches (release date: 17th July)
Acoustic Folk Rock from Newport, South Wales, UK (RIYL: Frank Turner, The Tallest Man On Earth, Idlewild)
Dead Ellington - Refuse (Release date: 8/1/2012)
Punk / Hardcore / Skate from Massachusetts (RIYL: Bouncing Souls/Descendents/Strike Anywhere)
Get Scared - Build For Blame, Laced With Shame (Release date: Aug 28)
Rock from Utah (RIYL: My Chemical Romance, Motionless In White)
Chasing Lions - With You In Mind (release date: 06/01/12)
Pop-Punk from Texas (RIYL: Blink 182, A Day To Remember, Fall Out Boy, New Found Glory, Paramore, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Academy Is)
Alkali Lake - House of Cards (release date: March 15th 2012)
Screamo / Post-Rock from Germany (RIYL: At The Drive-In, Glassjaw)
Lost Nobility - Strut Your Stuff
Alt / Pop from England
Old Time Machine - Old Time Machine (release date: October 9, 2012)
Folk / Alternative from Canada
I'm Happiest When - SleEPy Feet (release date: 06/19/12)
Indie / Acoustic / Pop from Buffalo, New York (RIYL: Good Old War, Dashboard Confessional, Saves The Day)
Elenora - Avant-Garde (release date: Aug 10th)
Post-Hardcore / Rock from Oregon (RIYL: Emarosa, Lower Definition, Before Their Eyes, Hands Like Houses, Circa Survive)
Detonator - Order of Operations (release date: 8/2/2012)
Melodic Punk Rock from New York
Topher Daniels - Empty Graves (release date: 7/17/12)
Alternative from California (RIYL: Elbow, Doves, The Black Keys, Beatles)
Feel free to provide additional information, personal opinions, or a request for a review in this thread.
PM Linda Ferreira if you would be interested in writing a user review for any of these.
If you would like to be included in this listing for next week, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Casualties are from New York City.
Definately some there i'll be checking out.
Cody needs to review that Savoir Adore record.
Topher Daniels album is pretty good. It is a religious though. I helped fund it for Kickstarter. Now if only Melee would release new material...
We went through the proper avenues of getting our record listed here next week. In the meantime though, if you are a fan of bands like Brand New, Crime In Stereo, and Propagandhi, check out my band Lipona.
We released our record Networks last week and it became the most downloaded punk album on Bandcamp. You can stream it here. Imagine fast, aggressive melodic hardcore interspersed with huge soundscapes that create an environment for the listener. Hopefully, if someone likes it, it will get picked up for a review!
Lipona, I've been jamming your album, and I like it a ton. If you guys ever need a help with a show in buffalo, NY or a couch to sleep on, you've got one here.
Listening to your record now. Liking the harmonies and call-and-response vocals! Are you guys from Buffalo proper? One of my friends grew up in Eden.
Likewise. PM me if you ever need help with a show down here.
Glad you dig the music!


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Private Arrival Transfer: Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Manila Hotel
- Private transfer from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to your Manila hotel
- Avoid the hassle of long airport taxi lines!
- Enjoy efficient and convenient transportation by private, air-conditioned vehicle
- Friendly and professional English-speaking driver
- Service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the greater Metro Manila area including Makati and Quezon
What You Can Expect
Price is per person, based on 2 adults per car/vehicle.
Customer Reviews
March 2013
August 2015
Good friendly service which was needed in Friday afternoon traffic in Manila!
March 2015
Have to wait 15minutes but otherwise good
Karin S
June 2013
Was really good - the people were waiting for me with a big sign... it was all very professional...would use them again
March 2013
The tour company was waiting as arranged and took me to the hotel without fuss in a clean airconditioned car.
November 2015
I was picked up in a van not a SUV like always . Just did not feel the same service as all my previous trips for pick up and drop off. I felf for what i paid it should have not been a old vn with a smashed back end.. The personal was great and nice they were perfect utt no SUV or private transportation was not fair.. I will book my return to airport on 12-17-2015 I can only hope it is nore high end than what I was picked up in. I was so shocked.
June 2015
I expect a new and clean car not a dirty van .The driver was very friendly and professional .
January 2015
For the cost of this airport transfer, it would have been better value to have got one of the taxi's.
The guy who met us and the driver were both very good and hence the 3 stars. But the time for the car to arrive at the terminal and the very old car that picked us up, were not worth the value.
For that amount, we would have expected a slightly newer car then the 10+ year old car that did collect us.
November 2013
There was not any name card for me outside the airport. I made sure my Viator slip was visible in my hand and finally found the airport agent. The agent then escorted me to a semi-cool room for waiting passengers while he called the driver. The driver was friendly but the car just an older somewhat beatup Toyota Corolla. It was a warm muggy night and the car was barely cooler than the outside. I did arrive fairly quickly based on the traffic and safe and sound to my hotel.
Anthony S
September 2013
Paid 100 AUD for a trip that you can do with taxi for 20 to 30 AUD.
The car was smashed on the side and the car was worth 1000 AUD.
If we are going to pay good mont at least a nice car please.
Drivers were great.
I use Viator in every country I travel but won't use them in Manila again.


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Brake pads
Reviewed By Wayne P (IOWA CITY, IA) Reviewed for a 2002 Nissan Xterra —11/10/2015 4:03 AM
Easy to install, looks and feels like a good product when I took the vehicle out for a drive after installation.
Reviewed By Cleatous S (WINTER PARK, FL) Reviewed for a 2012 Ford Focus —11/18/2015 5:51 AM
The brake drums were obviously well made, and work well. I was disappointed that the picture shows them painted, and comments in the sales brochure spoke about their being painted as a further sign of quality, but the ones I received were not painted.


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Today in History - February 20, 2013
Highlights of this day in history: Astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American in orbit; the Rhode Island nightclub fire; Actor Sydney Poitier born; Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medalist in the Winter Olympics.
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Coalfield Community, Morgan County (WVLT) - A Morgan County man holed up in his home is found dead after a five hour police standoff overnight.
Sheriff's officials believe Jimmy Lively shot himself during the initial confrontation with police and had been dead during the standoff.
Lively's brother is upset the incident happened.
Not with police, but feels his brother needed mental help and just wasn't getting it.
Morgan County authorities say they got the call around 9:00 p.m. Monday that Jimmy Lively had set his truck on fire and barricaded himself inside his Coalfield community home.
When officers arrived they went to get him out of the home.
"When it was opened then he fired at the officers with his weapon. They did return fire, retreated." Sheriff Ledbetter says a SWAT Team was called in, but after hours of silence relatives say the house was tear gassed as officers went in.
"Found Mr. Lively inside, dead from what appeared to be a self inflicted gunshot wound," Ledbetter says.
"The healthcare system did let us down. My family is devastated." Jimmy Lively's brother Doug says he doesn't fault police but feels his brother never got proper mental health treatment he needed.
He says doctors prescribed powerful painkillers following a four wheeler accident, became addicted, and then cried out for help.
Doug says Jimmy was released from mental health just hours before the standoff. "They get you up and then expect you to come off it in three days. Turn you out after you've done told them you don't want to live this way, you'd rather die."
Doug says his brother finding a gun wasn't a problem. "He had no criminal record, that he could just go buy one legally and pass and he was a mental patient."
Doug says he's trying to figure out how to go on. "I lost my friend and my only brother."
An autopsy is being done on Lively's body.
Doug Lively says he has no plans of going into the home except for family to remove items they wish to save.
He says the home will be bulldozed to the ground.
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Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's début title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
The complete texture library of the dead Half-Life 1 mod, Nightwatch. You may use and re-distribute these textures for any non-commercial purpose, provided you include credit to the original authors and the Nightwatch team.
Release announcment, with previews
A few weeks back, I received an unexpected e-mail from a fan of an old Half-Life mod by the name of Nightwatch. This was a single player mod I started way back in 2002, a few months before I would strike my largest amateur success with Natural Selection's ns_eclipse.
I've been meaning to partner this release with a postmortem of sorts on the mod's successes and failures as well as as thorough a "where are they now?" list I can manage, but even after all this time I have a lot to say and this has been held back long enough. So, for anyone out there who might still be fighting the good fight with old Half-Life 1 content, or for anyone who wants to see what we were working with, please enjoy this:
The Nightwatch textures are... finally... released. These files are the most recent I have, dating to November 2004 (a few months after my departure - there are some textures in here I hadn't even seen before). It is possible that other former team members may have newer versions - if this is the case, please contact me and I'll update accordingly.
You may use and re-distribute these textures for any non-commercial purpose, provided you include credit to the original authors and the Nightwatch team.
Where exactly do I put this? Or do I have to decompile before I put them in a folder?
this mod is dead. <:-(
so what does this exactly? o.O
@azielengel: It are textures for mappers to use in their own mods.
R.I.P Nightwatch.
We will love these textures forever :(


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Drake & Scull International (DSI), a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and construction disciplines of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Civil Contracting, and Water and Power announced the establishment of Drake and Scull foundation (DSF). The new entity is launched to initiate, fund and organize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged sections of the society.
Drake and Scull Foundation will create and foster public service campaigns to reach out and help communities in need of healthcare, education, housing and nutrition across the region.
On this occasion , Zeina Tabari ,the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of DSI and the Managing Director of the new foundation said , "We believe that the establishment of the foundation will encourage companies in the region to adopt pragmatic CSR programs that drive lasting change and sustained support for communities in need. The vision of Drake and Scull Foundation (DSF) is catalyzing efforts to make a real difference in our communities, by providing basic needs like food, clothing, education and medical assistance for disadvantaged people, in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The underlying moral of the foundation is "Give Back'' Zeina continued, Our objective is to align our business operations with social values and to promote socially responsible business practices that contribute to the enhancement of the overall welfare of our surrounding communities.
The gap in social divides is growing and we hope we that the foundation will pave the way for continuous contribution and collaborative efforts between regional companies to address these human challenges and to making a real difference in shaping tomorrow's future and building a safe and healthy environment for generations to come.
We aspire that DSI not only becomes an international leader in the construction industry but also becomes an active company and the spearhead in serving needed communities and the ambassador of CSR initiatives in the region.'' Zeina concluded.
The funding and donations schemes and geographical operational scope of the foundation is underway and will be completed by the end of the year. The management is currently sourcing and aligning the company with special philanthropic organizations to set its working agenda and to embark on its CSR campaigns in 2012.
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November 27, 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has discovered two
minerals on Mars that suggest water was there in the past.
Scientists reported Monday that the minerals - carbon carbonate
and sheet silicate - don't usually form without the presence of
liquid water.
Phoenix landed in the Martian arctic plains in May on a
three-month mission to study whether the environment could be
friendly to microbial life. One of its main goals is to probe
whether the ice ever melted.
NASA recently extended the mission through the end of the year,
depending on whether Phoenix can survive that long.
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