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after the trawler collided with Japan Coast Guard vessels on Sept 7, Maehara
called Coast Guard Commandant Hisayasu Suzuki and told him, "The captain of the
Chinese fishing boat must be arrested."
Maehara also called Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku and told him, "It
is better to persist with a resolute attitude against China."
At first, China responded calmly.
Reflecting back on that time, a Chinese government source said, "By sticking to
a calm response, China was trying to encourage Japan to release the captain on
its own accord."
But Maehara refused to back down.
He told close aides: "The prime minister's office was hesitant so I had to make
the decision to arrest the captain. There was no mistake in the handling of the
matter." [1]
several occasions the Kan En No. 99," which means "Showing Grace" in the
Chinese language, was just two meters from being rammed by Japan's patrol
ships. [2]
"According to the Japanese minister, Clinton said that the
Senkakus ... are subject to Article 5 of the bilateral security treaty, which
authorizes the US to protect Japan in the event of an armed attack 'in the
territories under the administration of Japan'," the report said. [3]
Chinese Premier Wen in New York on Tuesday threatened action against Japan if
it didn't return the captain of the ship. I'm wondering, does the US security
umbrella extend to the Senkakus - the Senkaku islands?
ADM MULLEN: I think we're watching those - that tension very, very carefully,
and certainly our commitment to the region remains. And, you know, we're
hopeful that the political and diplomatic efforts would reduce that tension
specifically, and haven't seen anything that would, I guess, raise the alarm
levels higher than that. And obviously we're very, very strongly in support of,
you know, our ally in that region, Japan.
Q And second -
SEC GATES: And we'll - and we would fulfill our alliance responsibilities. [5]
Because of China's truculence, US relations
with Japan, Korea and Vietnam have almost never been better. [8]
Continued 1
China tests the cool of
Zen Japan
(Sep 29, '10)
China ire at sea chase
signals wider reach (Sep 16, '10)
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dream made in Brazil
2. Why
the US doesn't talk to Iran
3. New
Iran sanctions as war chorus rises
4. Taiwanese
cool to China's overtures
5. Leaks
in India's submarine strategy
Does Hillary remember her pillow talk?
Stiff resistance dogs India's ID plan
8. Unbowed
China wobbles in diplomatic test
9. Wen,
Hu speeches hint at ideological rift
War, and another peace plan
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STORAGE VENDOR Buffalo was in town today so The INQUIRER went down to take a look at its latest and greatest network attached storage (NAS) and wireless products.
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Buffalo's Terastation range can be remotely accessed and managed from a web browser and also an application for IOS and Android devices.
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Charles T. Meyers, 40, of Pittsgrove Township, and Juan F. Padilla, 19, of Carneys Point Township, were both charged after search warrants were executed on their personal computers by the Salem County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SCICAC) and the Gloucester County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (GCICAC).
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August 21, 2006 - Issue #235
From the Desk of Leigh Thomas:
Good Girls (And Boys) Don't
I've been thinking about this issue for a while now, so even though a discussion that rose up after Laurie's August 7th column kind of stole my thunder, I'm going to say my piece anyway.
There's a lot of great television on the airwaves these days, and one thing that makes so many shows so rich and complex is their willingness to present their characters as flawed, complicated people, without necessarily feeling the need to make the viewer like them. This is true of just about everything on HBO. Lost's island is populated by a cast of characters who've made bad choices in the past and continue to do so in the present. The Housewives' desperation usually leads to bad behavior. On House, the outlandish title character isn't the only dysfunctional one, and on ER, Maura Tierney's screwed up Abby has been frustrating and challenging audiences for years.
The writers of Grey's Anatomy have shown a willingness to test audience sympathy by having nearly all of its characters, particularly its female ones, display an unlikable side and do bad things. In an interview with L.A. Weekly, series creator Shonda Rhimes admitted, "In the beginning, even before we made the pilot, some executive would write this sentence in the script every once in a while: 'Can the women be nicer?'. My answer was always, 'No, that's who they are.'. I think there's a fear of not-nice women. I think our characters are always very nice and they're all caring. But they're also selfish and they're also competitive and they also have bad days and they also do bad things and they're also all flawed. What I like about that is it gives you some place to go. It's very hard to deal with somebody who's nothing but nice."
"You don't get to call me a whore. When I met you, I thought I had found the person that I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I was done. So all the boys and all the bars and all the obvious daddy issues - who cared? Because I was done. You left me. You chose Addison. I'm all glued back together now. I make no apologies for how I chose to repair what you broke. You don't get to call me a whore."
"You don't get to call me a whore. When I met you, I thought I had found the person that I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I was done. So all the boys and all the bars and all the obvious daddy issues - who cared? Because I was done. You left me. You chose Addison. I'm all glued back together now. I make no apologies for how I chose to repair what you broke. You don't get to call me a whore."
What I particularly loved about this speech is the "no apologies" line. She doesn't crumble into tears, bemoan what a slut she is in the face of his anger and beg for understanding and forgiveness. Heck, she knows her behavior has been unhealthy (as a no-sex vow she imposed on herself earlier demonstrated). But she's also screwed up and hurting and doing whatever she can to cope, which is messy and real and, most of all, human. I'm usually impressed with how willing the writers are to make their lead so complicated and imperfect.
That's what makes all of the above mentioned shows, among others, compelling. Visit any television-related message board and the discussion over these characters can get heated, with different viewers seeing the characters and their actions in differing ways. The characters are interesting precisely because they aren't good or bad. They're both, as actual people tend to be. They are allowed to make mistakes and do bad things, because that's what people do.
I was reminded of this when I recently read a Blaze by Julie Elizabeth Leto, The Domino Effect, which featured a subplot involving a married man and a seductive young woman. He's clearly attracted to her but tries to resist, and she makes it clear she will do anything to have him. The storyline made me uncomfortable, which ultimately was exactly what I appreciated about it. The reason I was uncomfortable is that it was more real than usual, not as simple and clear-cut the way things usually are in romances. I wasn't sure where it was going to be go. I couldn't count on the characters to do the right thing, which made for a much more gripping and unpredictable read than I was used to in a romance novel.
Of course, these were secondary characters, who don't have to necessarily play by the same rules as leads. But that just made me think about those rules that romance heroes and especially heroines typically have to play by. They don't have the same freedom to fall, to fail, to be human that the characters in any of the above mentioned TV shows have. For that matter, they don't have the freedom that the characters that in any other genre have. For the most part behavior in romance novels is cleanly divided between good and bad, with the protagonists taking the former and the antagonists taking the latter. The antagonists may surprise and display a good side, but it's far less common for the so-called hero and heroine to show an unflattering side and give in to their baser instincts, or give any indication they have any.
Of course, the protagonists in romances do make mistakes and bad choices, but they usually fall into three categories:
I don't mean these types of actions. I mean the kind of choices that are based in character and in believable emotions that are less than lily white. Are the main characters in romance novels, but particularly heroines, allowed to be less than heroic? To challenge us? To frustrate us? To keep us unprepared of what they might do next because we can't be sure the most healthy or moral or good thing will be it? To do the angry thing, the selfish thing, the morally questionable thing - yes, even the foolish thing, if there's a reasonable basis in the person's character that would justify the choice (other than mental deficiency).
There are exceptions of course. Anne Stuart writes the kinds of heroes who frequently cross the line and damaged women who don't always make the best choices. But, well, she's Anne Stuart. She's been at this long enough to get away with things no one else can, and does. Her work is hardly indicative of the rest of the genre. (She also happens to be my favorite romance author.) It's also worth noting that after more than thirty years of publication, while she's big, she's certainly not as big as many other authors who write much safer material with more conventionally good characters.
I have to admit that I've been in a reading slump for a while now. While I love the genre, I've been finding less and less satisfaction with it, and I have to wonder if this hasn't been the reason for it. More and more it occurs to me that romance novels have an inherent predictability, not just because they are guaranteed to have a happy ending, but because the main characters are guaranteed to behave - or not to behave - in certain ways.
In fact, the most interesting romances I've read over the last few years have been ones where, like those TV shows, the characters haven't necessarily been good or made the right choices. In 2004, I reviewed another Blaze, Forbidden by Tori Carrington, where the relationship between the hero and heroine was an extramarital one. I didn't particularly like either character. Frankly, I thought the heroine was a terrible mother (which is one of my hot buttons). Yet the authors convincingly depicted the powerful attraction between the characters and I had no trouble believing they were caught up in an all-consuming passion that defied reason and couldn't be resisted. There was such an undercurrent of desire pulsing through the story that I understood why the heroine would give in to every selfish longing, even if I didn't necessarily like her for it.
Last year I read a Superromance, Jean Brashear's Forgiveness, whose heroine was self-loathing and self-destructive to the extreme. In conversations with her family, there were moments there were almost painfully true, as she lashed out almost in spite of herself, saying the wrong thing and hurting those closest to her without even wanting to. Wracked with pain and guilt (she was driving drunk in the accident that killed her younger brother years earlier), she was flawed and frustrating, often making the wrong choice. Of course, tortured heroines are no stranger to the genre, but most of them tend to suffer more nobly. They don't act out on their pain by going to bars, flirting with dangerous men, and getting into perilous situations - not once, but twice - testing the reader's patience in the process. Yet the author related her pain so vividly that her actions were consistent with who she was. It was easy to see she really was that screwed up. As such, I empathized with
her in a way I often don't with tortured characters and felt her emotions more keenly.
As with the Leto book, one reason I enjoyed both of these was the unpredictability of the characters' actions. These were people who weren't behaving by the usual romance novel rules. Whether out of lust or torment, their actions weren't driven by what was smart or good, but out of raw emotion - which happens to be the second reason I enjoyed them. Lust and agony and anger may not be "good" emotions, but they're also fiercer and more powerful than basic niceness. Whereas so much romance is increasingly nice and pleasant and bland, the books mentioned above produced a visceral reaction in me. I experienced the characters emotions with them. There's something thrilling about that, and in the romance genre, this strikes me as only a good thing, whether those emotions are good or bad.
But these are rather isolated cases that certainly aren't the norm. While I enjoyed the characters, the stark difference between them and most romance novel protagonists made me wonder if I was alone and whether most romance readers even want to read about characters that imperfect. Many would claim Meredith Grey isn't a proper romance heroine. Nor would they say Lost's Sawyer, who conspires to have an innocent woman attacked so that he can perform a power play as an act of petty vindictiveness, is fit to be the hero of a romance novel. Both claims may very well be true. But is there such a thing as a proper hero and heroine? Should there be? Being a genre primarily aimed at female readers, it's generally assumed that the male lead must be someone the reader can fall in love with; the female lead must be someone the reader can relate to. We call them the hero and heroine for a reason, don't we? Do most readers have an expectation when picking up a romance novel that the main characters are fundamentally good people, and as such, deserving of love in a way more flawed characters would not be? Is that what they want? Is it enough for romance protagonists to be interesting, or must they be likable as well?
I was reminded of this while reading Ellen Micheletti's review A Man of Honor, Linda Barrett's August release. Ellen, my AAR editor, expressed her disgust of a scene where the heroine is reunited with her parents, two abusive drunks who made her childhood a living hell. They now claim to be sober, so the heroine arrives for dinner with a bottle of scotch, pours two glasses in front of them, and leaves the drinks on the table, coldly informing her parents she knows they'll need them. Ellen described this act as "evil," and many of our colleagues were similarly horrified when she shared this with us. Personally, I thought this sounded absolutely delicious and immediately ordered the book. An abused daughter lashing out at the people who were supposed to love her yet who hurt her so grievously, trying to inflict even a small amount of the pain they caused her? Sounded good to me. Frankly, short of dumping the alcohol on them and setting them on fire, I couldn't imagine anything she
could do to them that wouldn't have me on her side.
That belief was only cemented when I read the book. It opens with a prologue showing the heroine as a twelve-year-old, running out of the house in tears and cradling her face where her drunk father just punched her. I repeat, her father punched his twelve-year-old daughter in the face, evidently not for the first - or last - time. I immediately rescinded my setting-them-on-fire limitation. If anything, I only grew angrier on her behalf when the parents arrived on the scene, basically acting like everything's fine and they're ready to play happy family now that they're on the wagon. Neither so-called parent, especially her father, shows sufficient remorse or displays enough of a willingness to make amends when they should be on their hands and knees begging for forgiveness. They make some weak protests about how alcoholism is a disease. (Yeah, so's cancer. Nobody gives you a free pass for beating your kids because you have that either.)
I didn't blame her for being bitter, because I was on her behalf. In the lead-up to the pivotal scene, the author describes the character's thought processes:
She shouldn't be putting temptation in the way of a couple who'd been sober for two years. If they were telling the truth, it wouldn't be fair to them.
But, it was a big "if," and she didn't care. She knew exactly what she was doing and why...Simply, her anger still simmered. She'd never confronted them and hadn't forgiven George and Jolene. She'd never made them account for her ravaged childhood that had been no childhood at all. For the beatings and the bruises, for making her ashamed to go to school. But most of all for feeling powerless. For being George's punching bag in the pit.
Ten years away made no difference. Their simple appearance reawakened her resentment. Well, she'd never claimed to be a saint.
She shouldn't be putting temptation in the way of a couple who'd been sober for two years. If they were telling the truth, it wouldn't be fair to them.
But, it was a big "if," and she didn't care. She knew exactly what she was doing and why...Simply, her anger still simmered. She'd never confronted them and hadn't forgiven George and Jolene. She'd never made them account for her ravaged childhood that had been no childhood at all. For the beatings and the bruises, for making her ashamed to go to school. But most of all for feeling powerless. For being George's punching bag in the pit.
Ten years away made no difference. Their simple appearance reawakened her resentment. Well, she'd never claimed to be a saint.
How refreshing - a heroine who isn't perfect and makes no pretense to be - not to mention wholly believable. And so she lashes out by throwing the thing they always put ahead of her right back in their faces. I loved it. I agreed with Ellen that the book was fairly mediocre otherwise, but where this scene ruined it for her, it redeemed it for me. It was emotionally honest in a way many romance novels aren't. I especially appreciated that there were no miracle reconciliations in the end. The relationship with her parents is left open and unresolved. Some things just can't be wrapped up realistically in the constraints of a romance novel.
Ah, but then, are romance novels supposed to be real? Some would say that romance is a genre at least partly, if not fully, based in fantasy. The fantasy of happy endings, the fantasy of good always triumphing over evil. Is there perhaps something inherent in the genre that demands the characters be less realistic? Though I may get in trouble for saying so, there is a certain falseness in most romance protagonists compared to characters in other genres. They're slightly less real. And it's safe to say I've read more romance novels than any other genre that have led me to wonder "Who acts like this???" Maybe this isn't necessarily a flaw, but something required by the genre that doesn't allow much room for moral ambiguity.
More specifically, I find it interesting that the rules for heroines are more stringent than those for heroes. There are bad boy heroes (although many are simply poseurs) who get to be angry and selfish and vengeful in a way heroines typically aren't. Is Shonda Rhimes right and "there's a fear of not-nice women?" or are these simply characters that most romance readers don't want to encounter?
There's also the possibility that shrinking page counts might play a role in the lack of complexity allotted to romance characters. TV shows produce a dozen to two dozen episodes a season, which allows plenty of time for the writers to show multiple facets, to rise and fall and rise again. In the increasingly shorter romance world, is that even a possibility? There haven't been many books I've read the last few years where I didn't think the characters could be developed more. The difference between an Anne Stuart hero and heroine who work for me and those that don't usually comes down to whether the characters have the depth and nuance to make their actions interesting and compelling, or whether they're so shallow their deeds are simply tedious and off-putting. Even if we don't agree with their actions, readers have to be able to understand it from the characters' point of view, to understand why they believe this is what they need to do. Otherwise they're simply stick
figures going through the motions of the plot. Character development is key, but seems to be less of a priority in romance novels. Could this be a contributing factor to the lack of complexity in romance heroes and heroines, that there simply isn't the room to develop it?
I know that I've posed many questions in this column while providing few concrete answers of my own. That's because I don't have any. I've been thinking about all of this for a while now, and I'm genuinely curious what other readers think about these issues. How real, how flawed, how human, do romance readers want their heroes and especially their heroines to be?
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"I don't have this sort of checklist of things that have to be done, and if they're not checked, then I've failed some part of my feminism or my value as a woman because I haven't birthed a child," Aniston told the Today Show Aug. 27. "I've birthed a lot of things, and I feel like I've mothered many things. And I don't feel it's fair to put that pressure on people."
Aniston had previously joked in a Q&A with feminist icon Gloria Steinem that she's "in deep sh*t" because she didn't have a baby by age 45. Steinem, 80, has never children. She was married to Christian Bale's father, David Bale, from 2000 to 2003 before he died of brain cancer.
Separately, Jennifer, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow get together for a brief "Friends" reunion on the Jimmy Kimmel show Aug. 27 in Hollywood (see video).
Cameron Diaz, 41, Said She's Happy Being Child Free
Jennifer previously said she's annoyed that every every time she gains a few pounds, tabloid headlines immediately scream she's pregnant. Other tabloid reports claimed Aniston suffered a miscarriage, but numerous sources said those reports are completely false.
Aniston echoed the sentiments of fellow 40-something beauty, Cameron Diaz, who has never been married or had children. Diaz said she is happy being childfree at 41 and said she doesn't envy her friends who have kids.
Like Cameron, Aniston said she's embracing this part of her life and feels fulfilled by her work, friendships and relationship with Justin Theroux.
Jennifer, who recently completed the ALS ice bucket challenge benefiting the ALS Association, said the stunt was painful but worth it to raise research funds for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
"[The ice bucket challenge] just had all different levels of agony," said Aniston, who credited a low carb diet and yoga for her age-defying beauty. Jennifer has been a yoga devotee for more than 20 years, saying the meditative practice gives her lean muscles and quiets her mind.
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Chase Thief Robin Katz Has Always Been the Life of the Party
It's too bad the fun felon was arrested last weekend. She would have had a blast.
Yesterday, the Post suggested fun felon Robin Katz was "on the lam" in California prior to getting arrested for stealing $110,000 from one of her clients at Chase. But we're more inclined to believe that she had no idea she was about to get nabbed. First of all, she was carrying receipts and the ATM card she'd duped when she was arrested, which we imagine she would have thrown away or burned if she'd really known the jig was up. Plus, she told Carise Raney, a friend of hers from Smith, that she would try to make it to a big party she was throwing in West Virginia over the weekend, once she got done with this pesky business trip she had to make to New York.
She said, "My boss and I have to come to this conference in New York." She sounded upset about it. "She said she'd try to come by over the weekend," Raney said.
Of course she didn't come, because she was arrested and thrown into Rikers. Which is a shame because, as we know, Robin Katz was a fun-loving gal who loved partying. And apparently, parties loved her. As Raney told the Post: "I was really sad she didn't come."
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All right - I said that I would talk about this so here it goes!
That wonderful part of our body called the colon - supposed to be our friend right? Well....it is but we are responsible for helping it out by eating well balanced meals with lots of veggies and fruits and drinking plenty of...WATER!!!
BUT do we really do that? NO!!! Well guess what - that lovely colon can hold up to 12 MEALS!!!!!
NNNOOOOOOOO!!! I can hear you yelling just like I was - I did not realize that, but it is true. When you are not having a regular daily BM, your stomach area can actually bloat up -
making you feel sick, and tired to name a few things.
Now then I have some good news - want to change that around -
I have found what works for me but talk TO YOUR DR - this is what he told me to do.
I am having to take stool softners on a daily basis. I take one in the morning and one in the evening.
Part of the problem is my weight but the other part is the meds that I have to take for my knees.
I have to say I am more regular than I was but I have to be careful...they can still be rather hard so until I have my body on a regular schedule this is what I have to do.
The more water I drink the better I am. Keep on and eat your fiber - there are many ways to get regular find what works for you and do it - don't let that colon hold 12 meals!!!
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Eating 5-6 fruits and veggies a day really help. I know that you can't do a lot because of your knee, but when I go walking or running, that also helps. The water is a GREAT idea and will help a lot.
I also like to add some oat or wheat bran to my yogurt.
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Ok so here is a fun gross fact for the day... You can get so constipated that you literally vomit your own bowels. Disgusting but true. Another disgusting fact for the day... A woman had her husbands stool implanted into her rectum to help re-establish good antibodies to fight of a bacterium resistant to antibiotics. One more disgusting fact of the day poops can come in a myriad of different colors but the only colors your really need to be concerned about are red, black, and white. That's right don't worry about the greens, yellows, or browns Maybe even the occasionally Blue....
all grossness aside your right everyone feels better when they are regular. Good luck with that and keep drinking your water. Try not to get too dependant on the stool softeners and up the bean and probiotic yogurts. :)
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Lydia Sue Sidden Jenkins (Rose), 89, of Baltimore, Md., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.
Her service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Fulton United Methodist Church, Advance.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Sue was born Nov. 29, 1923, to Henry Clarence Sidden Sr. and Mary Ellen Stewart Sidden. She was preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband of 46 years Oscar Jenkins; beloved husband of six years Woodrow "Ken" Rose; brothers H.C., Roy "Jack," Ervin and Harvey Sidden; and stepdaughter Martha Rose-Dezell.
Surviving are sons James "Jim" Jenkins and wife Lore and Gerald "Jerry" Jenkins and wife Nancy; stepson Jeffrey Rose and wife Janet; stepdaughter Judy Rose; sister Verlie Sidden Sink; sisters-in-law Elsie Jenkins and Juanita Steed; grandchildren Laura Brown, Mark Jenkins, Denise Singleton, Linda Madore, James Jenkins and Erin Dezell; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins, all of whom she loved and adored.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Fulton United Methodist Church, 3689 N.C. Highway 801 S., Advance, NC 27006.
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Game of the Day: SAFC 2 West Ham 0
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Sunderland seal promotion with win at Roker.
Sunderland 2 West Ham United 0
12 May 1980
Sunderland defeated FA Cup winners West Ham United 2-0 to secure promotion to Division One at Roker Park.
Goals from Kevin Arnott and Stan Cummins secured the victory for Ken Knighton's side in front of 47,129 on Wearside.
Sunderland went into the game knowing a point would secure promotion whilst they were also looking to maintain their unbeaten home league run.
West Ham were relaxed after winning the FA Cup two days earlier; Trevor Brooking and Alan Devonshire confidently stroked the ball around early on but centre forward David Cross twice wasted good chances.
Sunderland found it hard to find a breakthrough with the in-form Phil Parkes proving difficult to beat in the Hammers goal; Pop Robson and Shaun Elliott both saw their strikes well saved.
The deadlock was broken just after the half-hour, Elliott's shot was again well saved only for Arnott to pounce on the rebound and slot beyond the reach of Parkes.
And Sunderland marked their centenary season in style when Cummins wriggled past three defenders and smashed home to score his 12th goal of the season.
The result meant the Lads would finish the season without tasting a home league defeat whilst also holding the meanest home defence.Sunderland: Turner, Whitworth, Hinnigan, Chisholm, Hindmarch, Elliott, Arnott, Buckley, Hawley, Robson, Cummins (Dunn).


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On Thursday, Dianne Feinstein attempted to argue that Hillary Clinton wasn't responsible for protecting US diplomats.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., noted that the bipartisan report released this week on the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Libya did not mention Clinton even once.
"I regret that the 'Additional Views' of the report adopted solely by six members of the Republican minority unfairly criticizes Secretary Clinton," Feinstein said in a statement. "I want the record to be clear: I condemn any effort to use this report for political purposes.
Nothing in the bipartisan report, Feinstein said, assigned any blame for the attacks to Clinton, who was secretary of State at the time.
Technically, Sen. Feinstein is right. There's nothing in the report that affixes blame on Hillary Clinton for not protecting US diplomats at diplomatic facilities. That doesn't mean Hillary shouldn't be criticized for not protecting Christopher Stevens, especially considering the fact that he'd sent her multiple urgent cables telling her that al-Qa'ida terrorist activities were increasing in Benghazi.
Charles Krauthammer's commentary was especially critical of the report:
The weakness of the Senate report is that it blames buildings. It blames the State Department. It blames the CIA. It blames the military, these bureaucracies. In the end, it doesn't blame anybody. No human is held accountable.
Let's apply Sen. Feinstein's logic that buildings were responsible for protecting Christopher Stevens at the consulate to a different situation. Specifically, let's apply that thinking to Abu Ghraib. If that thinking had been applied to that, Donald Rumsfeld shouldn't have been held accountable for the abuse of prisoners. The 5-sided building he worked in, aka the Pentagon building, should've been blamed for Abu Ghraib.
During the Bush administration, one Democrat after another accused President Bush of torturing terrorists. Code Pink insisted that President Bush be tried for war crimes for waterboarding terrorists. Applying the report's logic to the waterboarding of terrorists should've been blamed on the CIA building at Langley, not to President Bush.
There's nothing on the record that Democrats thought the CIA headquarters building should've been held accountable for waterboarding. However, there's tons of proof that Democrats used the waterboarding of terrorists for political gain. There's no record of Sen. Feinstein complaining of politicizing that at the time.
Sen. Feinstein should come clean with the American people and admit that she's criticizing Republicans in an attempt to run interference for Hillary.


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Ghana is situated in West Africa with a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea. In area it is about the size of the United Kingdom and extends between 5° and 11°N.
It is bordered on the west by Côte d'Ivoire, on the north by Burkina Faso, and on the east by Togo.
Ghana experiences the same sequence of weather and climate around the year as that described for Nigeria and adjacent countries: the coastal region has two rainy seasons, one peaking in May or June, the other in October, but in the north there is a single rainy season starting in May or June.
There is, however, one local peculiarity about the distribution of rainfall in Ghana. Rainfall is lower on the coast than it is a short distance inland. This is thought to be a consequence of two local features which apply to this part of the West African coastline.
First, at the time when rainfall is heaviest in much of West Africa the waters offshore are unusually cool for near-equatorial latitudes; a cool current appears on the ocean surface. Second, the coast here follows a direction from west-southwest to east-northeast and is parallel with the prevailing winds.
The table for Accra is representative of this drier coastal strip. Farther inland rainfall increases. In the northern half of the country there is an increasing tendency for a single rainy season and the table for Tamale is representative of this region. Annual rainfall is lower here as also in northern Nigeria.
As a consequence of the lower rainfall and less cloud, Accra is rather sunnier than many other places on this coast; hours of sunshine average about five a day during the rainy season and as much as seven to eight hours during the drier months. Sunshine hours are reduced in the wetter districts inland but increase again in the drier regions of northern Ghana.
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By Ada Meloy
American colleges and universities and their foundations are tax-exempt, or not-for-profit, entities. These institutions enjoy many clear benefits as a result of this status, but must follow a raft of special rules and regulations. In this election year, rules governing political activity on campus should be top of mind.
This article will focus on federal law that applies to 501(c)(3) entities. The principles found in these rules are likely echoed in your state's regulations, and as such can be useful to tax-exempt institutions of all stripes and regions.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance
on political activity at 501(c)(3) entities states that these institutions "may not participate in, or intervene in…any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office." During the election season, it is especially important to be mindful of this restriction.
The IRS language is broad enough to cover an array of circumstances. And because there are no bright dividing lines in the rule, potential violations are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Past IRS rulings and guidance offer a few common themes.
First, the Good News…
Not all political activity is disallowed.
After all, civic engagement is an important part of college life, and First Amendment protections come into play. Each of the following activities is allowable under certain circumstances:
Candidate appearances
Issue advocacy"
Arm's-length" business with a candidate
Use of institutional resources, from curriculum to hyperlinks
Participation in the election process by employees of the institution
Voter education, voter registration, and get-outthe- vote campaigns
But It's Complicated…
Candidate appearances:
The Republican presidential debates offer examples of how a candidate's presence on campus must be carefully handled. Several debates this election cycle have been held on college campuses, from Iowa State to Dartmouth. For candidate appearances to pass IRS muster, the institution's neutrality must be maintained; in the case of a debate or similar event, all qualified candidates must have an equal opportunity to appear. If a college invites a candidate to speak in his capacity as a candidate, all legally qualified candidates must also be invited, and if they speak at separate events, favoritism in the quality of those events should be avoided. The host school also has to explicitly state in the candidate's introduction that the institution doesn't support or oppose him or her.
However, the world of higher education touches the world of politics in both obvious and more nuanced ways. As an example, President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address at Barnard College. It was, of course, a special honor for Barnard and its graduates, but it is important to note in this context that he did not appear as a candidate for office, but rather as a sitting public official.
Issue advocacy:
An institution is free to take a policy position, but should avoid tying that policy issue to particular candidates. Even timing an otherwise candidateneutral policy statement too close to an election can be problematic.
Arm's-length business with a candidate:
Business with a candidate, as a rule, must truly happen at a distance. The goods or services sold to one candidate must be available to all candidates and the general public at the same usual fees. It should also be something that's normally offered by the institution, not a special item made available specifically for candidates.
Use of institutional resources:
This category of activity is wide-ranging and demands careful attention. It's acceptable for a school to offer a political science class that gives students time to work on a political campaign—as long as the school makes no attempt to influence student campaign choice. Likewise, even openly partisan student groups may use an institution's facilities without violating any rules, and student newspapers can publish editorial opinions without putting the institution's tax-exempt status at risk. These examples further the goal of fostering students' civic engagement while avoiding the perception of institutional bias.
Like other published statements by a college or university, online content is generally acceptable as long as it is unbiased. Even linked content on a university website should be unbiased. Thus, a link to a newspaper editorial endorsing a candidate would be unacceptable. If one candidate's official website is linked, all the other candidates' websites should be linked in a similar manner. Content of message boards and forums hosted on a university's website are problematic if the statements posted there can be attributed to the institution. An explicit disclaimer can help in these instances.
There are certain uses of institutional resources that are clearly off limits. An institution simply cannot help a candidate with fundraising, cannot reimburse employees for campaign contributions, and cannot sponsor events that favor a particular candidate. Simply put, the biased use of resources is unacceptable in all cases.
Participation in the election process by the employees of an institution:
While nonprofit entities must avoid endorsing a candidate, the same does not hold true for its employees. Like student speech, employee speech is often protected, and faculty members may enjoy even greater protections of their speech. As long as the employee makes unequivocally clear that he does not speak on behalf of the institution, that employee may participate in campaign activities and can make public statements in support of or in opposition to candidates for office.
But there are some limits on this employee freedom. Namely, employees must be careful to put some space between official work and personal politics. For example, a dean should not make statements in support of a candidate if she is speaking during a regular meeting of the board of trustees, nor should she publish her personal voting preference in the university's newsletter. These employee statements and activities must take place outside usual work hours and duties.
Voter education, voter registration, and get-out-the-vote campaigns:
These are areas where nonprofits, including colleges and universities, have a particular tendency to draw IRS ire. Even subtle bias is strictly forbidden. For example, it would be impermissible for voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns to target voters from a particular party or court supporters for a particular candidate.
The Devil's in the Details
While colleges and universities aren't excluded from the political process, the law requires institutions to toe a blurry line. Violations can have serious consequences, from lawsuits and investigations by the IRS to possible loss of tax-exempt status. And the IRS isn't the only entity with rules about political activity on campus. State law may impose other restrictions on political activity related to state or local campaigns. It's best to seek out the advice of the institution's legal counsel before engaging in any political activity.
Ada Meloy is general counsel of ACE. She acknowledges the contributions of Tessa Somers, a law student at Washington University in St. Louis, in preparation of this article.
1 Proprietary school enrollment has grown over the past few years, but in 2009, the U.S. Department of Education reported proprietary schools enrolled only around 2.2 million students out of the nearly 42 million university and college students in the U.S. that year. See Knapp, L.G., J.E. Kelly-Reid, and S.A. Ginder,
Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2009; Graduation Rates, 2003 & 2006 Cohorts
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Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2009
. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, 2011.
2 Revenue Ruling 2007-41, 2007-25 I.R.B. (June 18, 2007).
Political Campaign-Related Activities of and at Colleges and Universities
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Student Profile: Christopher Lesinski
Published: Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 5:18 p.m.
Christopher Lesinski is a junior at Central Davidson High School. He is not involved in very many school programs, but the one he is in takes up most of his time, and he is very dedicated. Recently I interviewed him, and these are the answers he gave me to the following questions:
What school activities or programs are you involved in?
Why is it important that you participate in this?
"I plan to join the military when I graduate. I figured it would help me with my speaking and leadership skills. Also, it is a family tradition that males join the military."
Do you feel this affects your grades in a positive or negative way?
"Positive. To have a certain rank in JROTC you have to have a certain grade. If someone has low grades, they probably won't succeed in this program."
Is there anything in your school/ community that you would change? If so, explain.
"I would change school food. I believe that they do not provide a very nutritional lunch for athletes who need more calories and energy"
What is your favorite subject in school?
"Math. I enjoy actually having to work out and think about how to figure out problems."
What is your least favorite subject in school?
"English. I don't like having to break apart sentences and doing grammar."
What do you do most days after school?
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What do you enjoy most about being a junior?
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What is your career choice for the future? Why?
"Again, I want to go to into the military. It is a steady job that could take care of my family. Also the reason of being a tradition."
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That road warrior mentality the New York Giants have embraced is paving their path nicely.
They will need it for one more game when they head to San Francisco next Sunday to play for the NFC championship.
Since making the playoffs as a wild card in 2007, Tom Coughlin's team has emphasized the need to be comfortable on the road. The Giants felt downright at home at Lambeau Field in the postseason for the second straight time, humbling the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers 37-20 Sunday.
Four years ago, they eliminated the Packers 23-20 in overtime on the Lambeau tundra.
"I think we're a dangerous team," Coughlin said. "I like where we are and how we're playing."
Why not? Eli Manning threw for three touchdowns for the second consecutive week, Hakeem Nicks caught two of his scoring throws — one a 37-yard desperation pass at the end of the first half — and the Giants (11-7) forced four turnovers from the usually precise Packers and had four sacks.
So it's on to San Francisco, where they lost 27-20 in November. But the Giants also lost to the Packers (15-2) during the regular season.
The 49ers (14-3) won a classic on Saturday, rallying to beat New Orleans 36-32 with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Alex Smith to Vernon Davis with 9 seconds remaining.
The AFC title game will match the Baltimore Ravens (13-4) and Patriots (14-3) in New England. Two years ago, Baltimore romped at Foxboro 33-14 in the wild-card round.
Baltimore finished off a 9-0 home record with a 20-13 victory Sunday over first-time playoff qualifier Houston.
Ed Reed's interception late in the fourth quarter sealed it, and the Ravens didn't commit a penalty or have a turnover. Lardarius Webb had two picks and Joe Flacco threw for two TDs.
"We have won in New England," Flacco said. "They are one of the teams, like us, that's tough to beat at home. We know how tough it is to go into a place like that, a place like here, and win a football game. So we're going to have to make sure we prepare well all week and bring our 'A' game up there."
New England routed Denver 45-10, silencing Tebowmania as Tom Brady tied an NFL mark with six touchdown passes and set another with five in the first half.
In their last meeting, 49ers All-Pro defensive tackle Justin Smith batted down Manning's pass in the closing seconds to preserve a win. That started New York on a downward spiral of four consecutive losses.
But the Giants have found a pass rush and a running game, Manning has maintained his sizzling pace in his best season, and they have gotten healthy. They've won five of six, including two playoff games.
"We went down there earlier this year and we didn't get it done, we fell short," receiver Mario Manningham said. "But I think we're going to go back and watch what we did wrong and just come back and do the right things."
San Francisco has done nearly everything right in a turnaround season under first-year coach Jim Harbaugh. They are extremely efficient with perhaps the best tackling defense in the league led by four All-Pros — linebackers Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman, cornerback Carlos Rogers and Smith — and ball-hawking skills that allowed them to lead the NFL with 38 takeaways.
Same thing on offense, with a league-low 10 turnovers.
"It's a lot better than traveling to Wisconsin. More importantly, we're playing a team we've already faced," Rogers said. "It's not as hard as preparing for another team we haven't faced yet."
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Philip Nel
"But they were our kind, weren't they?"
-- Draco Malfoy inquiring about
Harry Potter's parents
Yes, Harry is
half-blood. We
learned in PS4 that
Lily's parents
were Muggles. At least, that's the implication of
Aunt Petunia's remarks that they
were proud having a witch in the family.
Voldemort, too, is
half-blood: we
learned in
CS13 that his
father was a Muggle (his
mother was a witch).
The intense focus on whether or not a certain character does
or does not have magical parentage (or on the degree of magical parentage)
seems contrary to the novels' argument that what you do matters more than
to whom you were born. That is, we learn time and time again that choices
are more important than any innate qualities we may or may not have. As
Dumbledore once said,
"It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are,
far more than our abilities
If I may be so bold as to suggest it, the question that should be asked is not
"is this character
half-blood or
but "what's the significance of asking such a question in the first
place?" That is, why does Rowling have certain characters care about
magical parentage, when other characters do not care in the least? What
assumptions lie behind this concern over
half-bloods and
follow up:
by Caliburn
I've never fully understood why this seems to be a source of so much
confusion -- though I have noticed that there are some HP fandom sites that
misrepresent this information, so perhaps that's why.
As Philip Nel has pointed out, canon indicates very strongly that
Harry is considered a
half-blood by
whatever standard the wizarding world uses. I
would not be repeating this except for the fact that some people seem to
be confused, so I think we should bring out the relevant canon quotes:
CS17, The Heir of Slytherin
[Tom Riddle to
"There are strange likenesses between us, after all. Even you must have
noticed. Both half-bloods[...]"
Of course it is certainly possible that
Riddle may not be totally reliable, what
with the future Lord Voldemort being
the bastion of truth that he is. (After all, cold-blooded murder is one thing,
but a fib or over-generalization? No, that's certainly where the
Dark Lord draws the line.) There is
a certain logic to this, because we do have precedent in the Potter universe
for statements that are false going unchecked in canon. For example, JKR
confirmed in BN that
when Riddle said
Hagrid was raising
werewolf cubs under the bed, this
was a lie -- pure slander.
But we also have:
GF24, Rita Skeeter's Scoop
[Hagrid to
"I'd love yeh ter win, I really would. It'd show 'em all...
yeh don' have teh be
ter do it."
So unless Hagrid is also either lying or
somehow misunderstands the criteria for
'blood status' (both of
which seem highly unlikely), then we know
Harry is not considered a
pureblood just
because both of his parents were wizards.
And this then gives additional credence to
Tom Riddle's statement in
Since there is no conflicting evidence and one piece of consistent (though
not strictly corroboratory) evidence, I recommend we take
Riddle's statement at face value and
assume Harry is a
We can then assume that the criteria for
status is not based on immediate parentage, but overall genealogy (as seems
logical). Exactly what standard the wizarding world
uses (one-drop, four/eight generations, etc.) is unknown and perhaps not
J. K. Rowling's Comments:
See blood status page.


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Having had the opportunity to listen to and review the magic behind Reckless Mercy's phenomenal video releases, it's safe to say: The group continues to be fueled by its faith-driven mission of consolidating the wonders of modern-day music and video technology, with a much higher purpose, which appears to be quite evident with the "Ain't No Grave" release; and, it's safe to say that most RM fans and those who are looking in for first time would probably agree, regardless of spiritual inclinations and/or convictions.
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It's official. Prognosticating rodent Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, setting off the prediction of six more weeks of winter. The event received attention with the 1993 movie, Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. One of the Groundhog Day officials, Buster, was played by Bill Murray's brother, Brian Doyle-Murray.
Much of the movie, however, was filmed in Woodstock, Illinois, because it has the kind of picturesque square that movies are made of. Woodstock Square, with 19th century architecture and unique shops, is a place of festivals and fairs, concerts, and events like the Lighting of the Square on Thanksgiving weekend, holiday carolers, and horse-drawn carriages. A brass plaque marks Gobbler's Knob on the Woodstock Square
In the movie, TV weatherman Phil Connors, played by the irascible Bill Murray, comes to Punxsutawney to report on the Groundhog Day event. He awakens each day each day, stuck in time, to hear Sonny and Cher's I Got You Babe playing on the radio and relives the day over and over. Local people served as movie extras.
On Groundhog Day weekend Woodstock has a series of events surrounding the special day including a walking tour of key places along the square and on surrounding streets that were featured in the movie.
The Woodstock Opera House served as the Pennsylvanian Hotel, the accommodations for Andie Macdowell's character, Rita Hanson, the TV producer. A stunt man performed Phil's jump from the Opera House's bell tower, doing a swan dive into an air bag.
The Romanesque-style Opera House, circa 1889, has served various municipal functions in Woodstock. The upstairs auditorium was built to attract outside entertainment. Orson Welles, Shelley Berman, Tom Bosley, Paul Newman performed there in their early careers and it remains a cultural and entertainment center
Bill Murray had a room at the Cherry Street Inn Bed & Breakfast. The film crew only went into this house on Fremont Street to turn on lights. Since 2008 it has new owners who have turned it into an actual bed and breakfast, the Royal Victorian Manor. The room was filmed in a warehouse in Cary, Illinois.
There's the spot where Phil Connors meets obnoxious insurance salesman Ned "Watch out for that first step. It's a doooooozy!" Ryerson. Visitors needn't worry about the troublesome puddle. The sidewalk has been repaired and the spot is marked with a plaque.
Woodstock's claim to fame is not limited to its role as Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in Groundhog Day. The square was also preserved in movie history in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles starring Steve Martim and John Candy. Historic Woodstock Square is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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On Friday April 11, 2014 Asking Alexandria hit the stage at the1,800 seat Grand Theatre inside the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino. The band is touring on "The Break Down The Walls Tour 2014" featuring, August Burns Red, We Came As Romans, Crown The Empire and Born Of Osiris.
Attendance for this show was very good, but not quite sold out as tickets were still available at show time. The venue was still pretty much packed as would be expected for such high caliber show.
Asking Alexandria are an English metalcore band from York, North Yorkshire.
Founded in 2008 when Ben Bruce contacted his old companions upon returning to the UK after residing in Dubai.
Asking Alexandria have their roots in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, wherein guitarist Ben Bruce started a band and released one full-length album titled The Irony of Your Perfection with the group under the name Asking Alexandria.
The current line-up of the group consists of Ben Bruce-(lead guitar), Danny Worsnop-(vocals), Cameron Liddell-(rhythm guitar), Sam Bettley-(bass guitar) and James Cassells-(drums).
Their set lasted over 90 minutes and went like this, (from the set list on stage)
"Don't Pray For Me", "Run Free", "Breathless", "Dedication", "Someone, Somewhere", "Reckless & Relentless", "To The Stage", "A Prophecy" and four encore songs, "Break Down The Walls", "Killing You", "The Death Of Me" and "Poison".
This was a very high energy show, all the fans were getting into every song they played. Moshing and crowd surfing were in full swing as is expected at a show like this. This examiner just tried to stay out of the way.
Main support for Asking Alexandria was August Burns Red.
August Burns Red is an American Christian metalcore band, from Manheim, Pennsylvania.
Formed in 2003, the group began their first performances while a majority of the members were attending their senior year of high school and soon began playing shows around Lancaster, before being signed to CI Records and afterward, Solid State Records.
The group is primarily known for their heavy breakdowns and odd-meter riffs. They cite Between the Buried and Me, Misery Signals and Hopesfall as their main influences.
Current members include, JB Brubaker-(lead guitar), Brent Rambler-(rhythm guitar), Matt Greiner-(drums, piano), Jake Luhrs-(lead vocals) and Dustin Davidson-(bass guitar, backing vocals).
The set lasted about 45 minutes and went something like this,
"Internal Cannon", "Composure", "Empire", "Provision", "Back Burner", "Fault Line", "Marianas Trench", "Poor Millionaire" and "White Washed".
Having never seen this band before, I can say after this show, this examiner is now a fan of these guys. They did a very good set, a perfect fit for Asking Alexandria. Very impressive to say the least, they most definitely rocked the GSR.
Before August Burns Red hit the stage was We Came As Romans.
We Came as Romans is an American melodic metalcore band from Troy, Michigan that formed on July 19, 2005.
They signed to Equal Vision Records in April 2009 and are managed by Outerloop Management.
The band has released two EPs, Demonstrations (2008) and Dreams (2008), and three full-length albums, To Plant a Seed (2009), Understanding What We've Grown to Be (2011), and Tracing Back Roots (2013).
Current members are, David Stephens-(vocals), Joshua Moore-(lead guitar), Lou Cotton-(rhythm guitar), Andy Glass-(bass), Eric Choi-(drums) and Kyle Pavone-(vocals, keyboards, synthesizer).
Their set lasted over 35 minutes and went like this,
"Tracing Back Roots", "Ghosts", "Fade Away", "Glad You Came" (The Wanted cover), "Roads That Don't End And Views That Never Cease", "Never Let Me Go", "Hope" and "To Plant a Seed".
Talk about high energy, these guys were all over the place. Running and jumping all over the stage, it was very hard to shoot these guys as they never stayed in one place very long. They had all their fans very excited in every aspect of their show. They were very impressive as well.
Also playing were Crown The Empire and Born Of Osiris.
Crown the Empire is an American metalcore band formed in 2010 in Dallas, Texas. They have released one EP and one full-length album and have toured with acts such as , Pierce The Veil, Attack Attack!, Issues, Like Moths To Flames, The Color Morale, Capture The Crown, Palisades, The Used and now Asking Alexandria and We Came As Romans.
Crown The Empire members are, Andrew "Andy Leo" Velasquez-(lead vocals, keyboard), Brandon Hoover-(rhythm guitar), Hayden Tree-(bass), Bennett "Benn Suede" Vogelman-(lead guitar) and David Escamilla-(screaming vocals).
Born of Osiris is an American deathcore band, formed in 2003 in Chicago. The group underwent several name changes, including Diminished (2003–2004), Your Heart Engraved (2004–2006), and Rosecrance (2006–2007), before finally settling on Born of Osiris in 2007, basing the name off the Egyptian deity Osiris and the tale of his son Horus.
Born Of Osiris members, Ronnie Canizaro-(lead vocals),Cameron Losch-(drums), Joe Buras-(keyboards, synthesizers, vocals),David Da Rocha-(bass guitar) and Lee McKinney-(guitar).
Although this examiner missed both of their sets, all the fans that I talked to after the show said, "Both bands tore it up".
This was a total metal show, don't miss any of these bands the next time they come around. You surely won't be disappointed.
A great time was had by all.
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On March 12th, 2014, John Stemberger, the founder of Trail Life USA, the new anti-gay alternative to the Boy Scouts of America, asserted to Crosstalk host Jim Schneider that he will not be tolerant of the LGBT community because they are intolerant.
"We view a same-sex attraction as being very different than this new, sociopolitical construct of 'gay'," said Stemberger, "which is a political movement that is an in-your-face, intolerant, attitude agenda."
This is one of the American Taliban's latest ploys, yet one that has been hidden behind so many times as to also be an old shtick as well: Insisting that their intolerance is justified because the other side is intolerant of their intolerance.
It was a flimsy ploy to begin with, but one that, just like a disproved story of alleged Christian prosecution, they never get tired of promoting.
Stemberger applied this shallow ploy twice, in fact, when he lashed out at Disney's decision to pull its funding of the BSA because the organization still bars gay people from leadership roles, which he claimed is proof that gay rights advocates have a "vitriolic spirit" of "intolerance."
"Disney's bought into it, Disney is completely a pro-gay agenda," he griped. "I don't trust Disney anymore with my kids. The Disney Channel can't be trusted. If it has 'Disney' on it and says it's for kids you better watch what it is parents because they can no longer be trusted as a family source for entertainment."
The obvious Catch 22, of course, is that, if Disney is intolerant for not supporting anti-gay dissent, that makes John Stemberger equally intolerant for not supporting Disney's pro-gay support.
But there is a much simpler explanation: John Stemberger is a bigot without the spine to admit it.


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Chicago Blackhawks players and fans get to celebrate for another day as the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series comes to their home. Our hosts Steve Mears and EJ Hradek will get you ready Thursday afternoon for that announcement live from Soldier Field. Then, at 5 p.m. ET, NHL Live will be joined by Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins guests from the storied football stadium to talk about the outdoor game and the upcoming season.
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It seems that there has never been a time when seniors – those over age 55 – are the target for hackers and thieves. Today is no different. There is new technology that shows the thieves the age and potentially everything that has happened in a person's life. Then they prey on those that cannot afford to be stolen from.
The technology available through a few simple quick clicks on the computer can tell a would be thief if you have even had to pay the IRS money on installments. It will reveal you age and where you are living and with whom. It not only gives them the city where you live but also the number and street you live on and the zip code and your phone number.
Their technique is to call and state that they are such and such from the Internal Revenue Service and that you are to return the call immediately to the following number as you are in violation of tax code laws and subject to arrest. If you call the number given a gentleman – normally with an Indonesian accent will tell you his name with badge number blah, blah, blah said so fast you have no idea what they were telling you. They then will inform you that you are in violation of reporting the correct amount of income on your income tax and unless resolved today you will be picked up by the Sheriff for these violations.
He will ask for your Tax Attorney's name and phone number. But doesn't really wait for an answer. He then will state that you have misrepresented the amount of your income for the last five years and that you owe a total of "X" thousand dollars and how do you want to take of this today?
The other scam going against seniors is a man or woman contacting you by phone stating that are with the United States Government and because you have not declared bankruptcy and have always paid you bills on time and have a great credit rating the Government would like to give you a GRANT of "X" thousand dollars. They will even tell you that this so legit that the city you live in police department is recording this conversation.
They then say that you have two ways of being given your grant and make sure you understand this is not a loan. They even go so far as to ask you how you will use your money. The two ways of getting the money is either giving them your bank information so that it can be deposited into your account within the next 40-45 minutes OR you can give them a credit card and they will deposit it into that account, again within 40-45 minutes.
Either of these two ways will allow the thieves to either empty your bank account or charge items to your credit card. These are purely and simply scams and unfortunately people are falling for them all over the country. Quite often the caller ID will be listed as a 360 area code and from Aberdeen, Washington.
Should you receive one of these calls either don't answer the call or hang up immediately. Should you have been violated by one of these calls or have received one and not given them any information please contact the Federal Trade Commission and file a report. Their web site is www.ftc.gov and click on file a report. Or their phone number is 877.382.4357. They will gladly take the report over the phone. While on their web site you can check out other scams that are being conducted every day.