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You will notice that Aemilius Simpson's journal, following, is a little confused.
It will take a little concentration on your part to read it properly, as he wrote it in pieces and repeated himself several times over.
Still, his descriptions of the country are vivid, and because he is a newcomer to the country he describes incidents that the fur traders ignored because they were so familiar to them.
My great-great-grandfather James Birnie again makes his appearance in this journal (and in the next, also).
He is always there, but travelling almost invisibly -- to Simpson, at least.
Let us continue our downriver journey toward Fort Vancouver, as the men are anxious to be home after six months travelling across the continent and back.
Some are so anxious to get home they abandon their journal entries entirely; John Charles abandoned his while he was still travelling the North Saskatchewan River!
Journal of a voyage across the Continent of North America in 1826 by Aemilius Simpson, R.N.:
Sunday 22nd [October] Having made the Kettle Falls portage, which is about 1/2 mile over a considerable hill, we embarked & continued our descent of the Columbia. On doing so for about 5 miles, we arrived at the Grand Rapids, where we make a portage of the goods over a cliff or point of rock on the left bank of about 800 [word] yards. The boats run the rapids. On leaving this portage we continued our descent at a very rapid rate repeatedly running strong rapids, our course being winding between [word]. The banks of the river are generally low with gravel beaches, but in some places rocky points & cliffs project to the river. The bounding country is composed of undulating hills partially wooded, with fine meadow surfaces affording fine pasture for domestic animals were they introduced...
Daily notes: thick fog in the morning. [He's back at Fort Colvile & Kettle Falls here] The boats and cargoes having been transported across the portage to the foot of the falls we embarked at 9.45 pm & continued our descent of the Columbia. The Kettle Falls are formed by shelving mass of rock extending across the bed of the river, the higher shelf forms a fall of about fifteen feet, and a second shelf forms another of about eight feet. The scenery about these falls is very grand, the rigid & projecting cliffs hanging in fantastic forms over this awful clash of water, which from the channel being contracted by these projecting cliffs, the stream [pushes] its way through with such accumulated force that its surface forms immense whirlpools; on the left of the falls is an [word] on whose summit you see a great number of the burial places of the natives curiously grouped, its face forming a precipice washed by a troubled stream a branch of the River [name]. The Indians erect stages & [fishing] baskets very ingeniously placed over the falls, by which means they catch great number of salmon, when leaping the falls as they ascend the river. A few miles below these falls are the Grand Rapids formed by the projecting mass of rock obstructing the course of the river.
Monday 23rd. We had a fog in the morning which frequently [forms] about 3 leagues below the encampment. When we arrived at the Spokane forks rapids -- a chain of strong rapids the passengers walk across a point on the right, covered with immense blocks of rock that appear to have been washed there by the force of the rapids. The view of the boats running these rapids with the wild character of the scenery which is much heightened by the fog is rather terrific, they dashed down the rapids as if to an inevitable destruction, and [arrived] at the foot of the rapids, without having received further injury than shipping a good deal of water. The running of rapids is an operation that requires great skill and coolness. Along our days track the country presented a very sterile appearance, hardly a tree to be seen and only a parched like grass forming a thin covering over its surface with a confused heap of detached rocks strewed over it.
Tuesday 24th. Fine and clear weather, having to run a chain of rapids below our encampment we did not embark until day light, when we commenced our run of the rapids, which form a [long] Chain for about 8 miles. Below these rapids the river follows its course in a very winding direction for about 3 1/2 leagues when we arrive at the junction of the Okinagan River, where we arrived at 9 am. We found Messrs. Archibald MacDonald & Armitinger [Ermatinger] here; who presented a communication from Dr. MacLoughlin directing the brigade to carry a supply of salmon for Walla Walla, but as these fish have not yet arrived from Thomson's River, we were detained here till then.
Wednesday 25th. The salmon having arrived this evening, we will resume our journey in the morning.
Thursday 26th. the morning showery with strong breezes from the south but the weather became fair at 9 am and continued so during the day. The face of the country continued to present the same singular formation, a range of hills along the river at the Rocky Island Portage seems somewhat different.
Friday 27th. The Priests Rapids are a long shoot [chute] of about 10 miles, in many places particularly towards their foot they are confined to narrow channels, formed by perpendicular face of rocks of about 15 feet elevation. The river forcing its way with great volume through [these] channels of this description [sic]. On the right banks a range of the column extends, but terminates a short distance below these rapids, when the country on the right becomes flat and sandy.
Fine and clear weather, a fresh breeze from the SW We continued our descent of the river at 4:30 am. Frequently passing ridges of these columnar [rocky] hills, at 11 we commenced our run of the Priests Rapids, so called by the Canadian voyageurs from the circumstance of an old Indian who constantly visits the boats, when passing these rapids, who they think resembles one of that Holy order. Below the rapids the banks of the river becomes densely lined with Indians, of the Ska-moo-namicks, Yacca-ma & other tribes. They constantly importune us for tobacco, of which they frequently get a small donation. Many of these Indians are perfectly naked, which is certainly a very disgusting sight to the civilized stranger, they appear to possess no sense of shame for this indelicate exposure, which is a breach of decency that I never [saw] among savages or Indians of any other country. Their habitations is merely a few grass mats placed against a few stakes stuck in the ground. As they frequently change their situation these dwellings are very portable....
We continued to [travel] after dark to avoid the annoyance of being importuned for tobacco by the Indians, until we arrived at a spot where timber could be procured for our fires, the face of the country being destitute of woods. The only supply of that article is the drift timber strewn along some parts of the banks of the river. We encampt at 8 pm.
Saturday 28th. The morning showery, we embarked at 4 am. Having descended the river SE for about 4 leagues, we arrived at the confluence of the Gaumama River, falling in from the West. It is at the confluence of this river they propose removing the establishment. On descending about 3 leagues further, we arrived at the junction of the Lewis & Clarke's branch, the supposed boundary of the United States.... It is about 9 miles below this branch the post of Walla Walla is situated on the left or S. bank of the Columbia, where we arrived at 8 am. This post is in charge of Mr. [Sam] Black... Orders having been received to send a supply of horses to Vancouver by a detachment of hands from our Brigade the occupying arrangements will detain us here for the day.
Sunday 29th. Rainy weather.... The forenoon was occupied in sending the horses across the river which was a very real caution for these poor animals, some of the young ones were nearly drowned, 53 horses & 4 colts succeeding in crossing, with which Messrs. [James] Birnie and [George] Barnston, with five men, proceeded for Fort Vancouver. We will resume our Journey in the morning.
York Factory Express Journal, 1827, by Edward Ermatinger:
[October] 17th. Made portage with Boats and Cargoes at the Grand Rapid which occupied us above 2 hours. Encamped at 1/2 past 5.
18th, Thursday. Fine weather. Started at 4 am, passed the Spokane forks at 1/2 past 10. Encamped at 1/2 past 5.
[Though he doesn't say so, they probably arrived at Fort Okanogan the following day]
20th. Fine weather. Mr. [Archibald] McDonald's men [from Thompson's River] having arrived this afternoon with Salmon which we have to take to [Fort] Nez Perce we load our boats and went and encamped at the Fork of the little River. We left Okanagan the Pigs and a bale of Leather which we brought from Colville and we take in for Nez Perces 15 bales Dried Salmon.
21st. Fine weather. Started at 6 am and encamped at the head of the Isles des Pierres at 5 pm.
22nd. Fine weather. Embarked about 6 am and ran the Isles des Pierres Rapids -- ran the Priest's Rapids also. Put ashore a little above the Marle Banks and took supper. We afterwards started with the intention of drifting all night but the people paddled till 10 pm when we considered [it] safest to put ashore till morning, the night being very dark and the River shoal in some places.
23rd. Fine weather. Started at 4 am and arrived at Nez Perces about 1 pm. We passed great numbers of Indians this morning on their way downwards. At Nez Perces we found Mr. [James] Birnie sent up from fort Vancouver to meet us and strengthen the party going down. Great numbers of Indians encamped round the Fort.
Journal of a Voyage from Norway House to Fort Vancouver, Columbia River, 1831, by George Traill Allen:
We remained about two days at Colvile and then bidding farewell to Mr. Heron, we set out for Okanagan where we arrived in two days. It is a small post under the charge of a couple of men. We only remained there a few hours when we again embarked.
During our voyage from Colvile to Okanagan I had one narrow escape from drowning, in descending one of those dreadful rapids for which the upper parts of the Columbia River are so noted. Of the three boats the one in which I happened to be was in the middle, and owing to some mismanagement of the other boats, ours was pushed into nearly the middle of the rapid and consequently took in a deluge of water, but was glad to escape with our lives.
Diary of a Journey from Fort Vancouver in 1835, by James Douglas:
Thursday 22nd [October] Embarked 46 bags, provisions at this post for the lower post, Left the Portage at 5 o'clock. Encamped at Grande Rapids.
Friday 23rd. Encamped a few miles above the Stoney Island Rapid. Cold.
Saturday 24th, October. Okanagan at 7 o'clock.
Sunday 25th. 4 miles above Stoney Island Rapid.
Monday 26th. 6 miles below Priest's Rapid.
Tuesday 27th. Nez Perces.
James Douglas makes no further entries in his journal after this point.
Journal of a Trip from Vancouver to York Factory, Spring, 1847, by Thomas Lowe, in charge of party:
Sunday 7th [October] Fine clear weather. Had the remainder of the pieces carted across this morning, and started about noon, with three boats, each 40 pieces and 7 men. Left two of the new hands at Colvile. Made a portage at the Grand Rapid. In running the rapid two of the boats were broken, and we had to encamp there to have them repaired.
Monday 8th. Breakfasted before leaving, as the 2 boats were not finished last night. Made in consequence a short distance today. Began to snow in the afternoon. Encamped a little above the Spokan River.
Tuesday 9th. Fine weather. Came near to the Little Dalles.
Wednesday 10th. Another fine day, although very cold. Arrived at Okanagan afternoon. Discharged 16 bags Indian corn here for Thompson's River [Kamloops]. Mr. [Ferdinand] McKenzie leaves us here to go into New Caledonia, and takes with him 1 man for N.C. and 4 for Thompson's River. Found Edouard Crete here, who goes down as far as Walla Walla [Fort Nez Perces]. Had the boats gummed and remained at the Fort for one night.
Thursday 11th. Fine weather. Started from Okanagan early this morning, but did not make so great a distance as formerly, being now reduced to 6 men per boat.
Friday 12th. Cloudy weather. Breakfasted above Les Isles des Pierres & encamped above the Priest's Rapid.
Saturday 13th. Rainy unpleasant weather. Got to the middle of the Grand Ecore, and had to purchase wood from the Indians.
Sunday 14th. Fine weather. Arrived at Fort Nez Perces after breakfast, and Mr. [William] McBean gave us a salute of 7 guns. Here we found the Measles very prevalent, the Indians were dying in great numbers. Delivered 4 bags flour for the Mission, and left 2 bags flour, and [one] Keg biscuit for the use of the Express next spring. Crete, whom we brought from Okanagan was left here, and an Owhyhee put in the boats in place of him. Got 2 pigs killed for the boats' crews. Had the boats loaded and gummed, ready for starting tomorrow.
The express journeys of 1847 and 1848 travelled up and down the Columbia at very historic times for the fur trade, and Thomas Lowe led both.
Because of that, what he has to say is important to fur trade history in the Columbia district and elsewhere.
The Mission mentioned above, is the Waillatpu Mission run by Doctor Marcus Whitman.
The Measles had come north with the Nez Perces and Cayuse men who had spent their summer at Sutter's Fort, in California.
This measles epidemic killed hundreds of Cayuse and Nez Perces people and spread all over the entire region and reached north to the post at Kamloops, and Fort Alexandria, where Alexander Caulfield Anderson was employed.
Those of you who have followed my blog for a while know what was the result -- the massacre of Doctor Whitman and his wife Narcissa, at Waillatpu, and the hostage-taking of a dozen or so American women.
This changed the fur trade in the Columbia district; those of you who have read my book also know it changed the fur trade in New Caledonia and Kamloops.
To learn more about the Waillatpu Mission massacre, you can read my three posts, listed here:
Sunday, July 2, 2012, Waillatpu Mission, Summer to Fall 1847;
Saturday, July 21, 2012, The Waillatpu Massacre, November 29, 1847; and
Sunday, August 5, 2012, After the Massacre at Waillatpu.
Yes, it took me three posts to write the whole story, and I have learned even more since I wrote these three posts last summer.
In this next journal posted here you will see the after-effects of the Waillatpu Massacre that had occurred eleven months earlier, as the brigades carried downriver the belongings of the missionaries who, earlier that year, had abandoned their mission-house south of Fort Colvile.
Journal from Vancouver to York Factory with Express, Spring 1848, by Thomas Lowe:
23rd Monday [October]. This morning early the three boats were put in the water and loaded and after breakfast we started. It then began raining, and continued during the day. Made a portage at the Grand Rapid, and crossed the boats safely. Encamped a good distance down the River on the South bank. Left 2 new hands at Colvile to fill up deficiencies and 2 more in place of [illegible] and James Ballenden who go down to Vancouver with us. At Colvile we left Mrs. Fraser and family, and took in 50 bags flour for Walla Walla, 10 bags grain for Vancouver, & 19 pieces of property belonging to Messrs. Eels & Walker to be landed at Vancouver, so that we have now 40 pieces per Boat [more than] previous year. I have still 9 men per boat, which is just a full crew, as the boat pull 8 oars. Mr. [Alexander Caulfield] Anderson killed two fat pigs for the men and we got a good supply of fresh meat for our mess. Rained heavy all day.
October 24th, Tuesday. Kept fair all day. [We stopped] a short distance above the Spokan River and gummed Joe's boat. Ran the Spokan Rapid without getting out. In the evening ran the Rapid at Les Isles de Prairie, and encamped about two miles below the Sinpoil River.
25th, Wednesday. Fine weather. Arrived at Okanagan in the evening, and encamped there. Lafleur was absent, having started yesterday for Colvile for goods.
26th, Thursday. Strong head wind most of the day. Made a pretty fair distance nevertheless.
27th, Friday. Fine weather, but wind still ahead. Encamped more than half way down the Priests Rapid. Breakfasted at the foot of Les Isles du Pierres, when Joe's boat had to be gummed and repaired, as he broke it in the morning as we started very early and he could not see very distinctly. Passed the Rocher du Bois in the afternoon.
Oct. 28th, Saturday. Had to start rather later than usual this morning to run the remainder of the Priests Rapid. fine weather, and after breakfast had a fine sail wind with which we sailed until evening. Encamped at the mouth of the Yackima river, where there was a large camp of Indians....
29th, Sunday. Beautiful day. Started this morning about 3 hours before daylight, and arrived at Walla Walla [Fort Nez Perces] about an hour after sunrise. I traded a cow from the iNdians for the people. Delivered 43 bags of flour at Walla Walla and took in 5 packs furs for Vancouver and 2 bags Indian corn for the Catholic [missionaries] at the Oaks. Had the boats gummed, and started from Walla Walla about an hour before sunset. Encamped above the Grand Rapids.
Thomas Lowe's journal ends here, and a note at the bottom tells us he arrived at Fort Vancouver on the 3rd November.
This happens many times as they approach the end of a long journey -- the record tapers off and disappears.
I imagine everyone -- gentlemen and voyageurs alike -- worked steadily, nose down, driving their way downriver to reach home and family.
And for Thomas Lowe, that was important. He would soon marry James Birnie's daughter, La Rose, and set up a new life outside the fur trade.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Fort Colvile to Fort Nez Perces, and the Waillatpu Mission massacre
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YOUNGSTOWN – A Niagara Falls teenager faces several charges stemming from a Friday morning accident in which she hit a parked vehicle, sheriff's deputies said.
Marissa M. Pawlak, 18, of 70th Street was arrested following the 4:30 a.m. accident on Main Street, deputies said. She was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile telephone and operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol while under age 21. A Porter Town Court appearance was scheduled.
Deputies said that Pawlak was driving home from the apartment of two friends – also teenagers – after having consumed some vodka drinks, when the accident occurred. She reportedly told deputies that she was reaching for her cellular telephone when she struck the parked car. Pawlak was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for evaluation following the crash.

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Class D - A/V 7.1 Receiver
I'm in need of a receiver and It needs to have some in and out features.
In : 1-DVI-I
2 Coax + 2 optical
Out : 1-Vga (would be nice but optional)
1- component.
The amp : nice clean clear and 100 watt per CH.
The video section needs to pass 1080P.
OR maybe I should go with A/V preamp and seperate amps? but the video still needs to pass 1080p.
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Im pretty sure you want DVI-D for 1080p.
Being that this is a DIY forum, I would assume you are wanting to DIY this project? If you are looking for a commercial product with these features, this really isn't the place to be looking. I don't think you will find DVI and VGA switching in any commercial reciever. I have seen several recievers with HDMI switching, which of course is just DVI and digital audio on the same cable.
Stelleg151, DVI-I is an "integrated" connector, which means that both analog and digital video can be sent down it. See here.
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EA confirms Battlefield 6 is coming in 2018; Battlefield 1 is getting Esports Mode and GOTY Edition this Fall
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This week's new release report has "Made in Japan" written all over it.
After upgrading and enhancing Street Fighter IV nearly half-a-dozen times, Capcom is finally ready to move on to Street Fighter V this week. The PC and PS4 fighting game will include 16 characters, and the publisher plans to add new characters to the roster every few months as downloadable content. Fans have been waiting for this one for a while, but I'm very interested to see how the Street Fighter franchise will change without the promise of a "Super" or "Ultra" expansion in the future.
Nintendo brings back another long-awaited sequel this week with the release Fire Emblem Fates on the 3DS. To give players a choice in how the story proceeds, the massive game was actually split into two parts, Birthright and Conquest, so players lead a rebellion or smash it. A third path, pitting both sides against an even greater evil, will be available as a downloadable expansion later this Spring. A beautifully-rendered New 3DS XL: Fire Emblem Fates Edition can also be picked up on store shelves, but it won't include a copy of either Fire Emblem Fates game.
Speaking of complex strategy games on the 3DS, Fire Emblem Fates will get some competition this week from Project X Zone 2, Monolith Soft's ridiculous quad-company crossover. Beloved characters from games published by Capcom, Bandai Namco, Sega, and Nintendo are joining forces to battle a dimension-hopping foe.
Finally this week, Nintendo will re-release Bayonetta 2 in a single-disc version that drops the Bayonetta bonus disc. If you've been waiting to pick up one of the best action games the Wii U has to offer, now's your chance.
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Bayonetta 2 gets a price cut on February 19 but Bayonetta 1 will be removed from the box
If you're a Wii U owner, you know that it's been difficult to find a retail copy of Bayonetta 2 during the last 12 months. But Nintendo is about to make your search a bit easier as the consolemaker will re-release the game in stores this February at a discount ($29.99)… but without the previously bundled bonus disc that contained the original Bayonetta:
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As you can see, Bayonetta 2 is getting a budget-priced re-release on February 19 to get gamers ready for the character's upcoming appearance in Super Smash Bros. For 3DS/Wii U. While it doesn't look like the original Bayonetta is in line to receive a retail release, it's currently available to download through the Wii U eShop for $29.99.
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Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age 3 lead all nominees at 2015 SXSW Gaming Awards
Another major award show has announced their 2014/2015 nominees and, once again, Dragon Age: Inquisition and Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor lead the pack. This time, we're discussing the 2015 SXSW Gaming Awards, where each game has secured five nominations apiece.
Naturally, both games are competing for the Game of the Year prize, alongside Bayonetta 2, Dark Souls II, and Shovel Knight. Dragon Age: Inquisition was also nominated for "Excellence in Gameplay," "Excellence in Technical Achievement," "Excellence in Narrative," and "Excellence in Design and Direction." Shadow of Mordor is up for most of the same secondary awards, except swap out "Excellence in Gameplay" for "Excellence in Animation."
The winners of the 2015 SXSW Gaming Awards will be announced on Saturday, March 14 as part of the SXSW Gaming Expo, which runs from March 13th through the 15th in Austin, Texas. The first list of nominees can be found after the break. (more…)
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Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor leads the pack with 5 nominations at 2015 GDC Awards
The nominees for this year's Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced and, unsurprisingly, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor leads the way with five nominations, including "Game of the Year."
Shadow of Mordor will compete for the top prize with other four multi-category nominees including Alien: Isolation, Bayonetta 2, Destiny, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. Believe it or not, the next-most-nominated game, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, was actually shut out of the "Game of the Year" category. The Astronauts' mystery title was nominated for "Best Narrative," "Best Audio," the "Innovation Award," and "Best Debut."
Alien: Isolation ("Best Visual Art" and "Best Audio"), Destiny ("Best Audio" and "Best Technology"), and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft ("Best Design" and "Best Handheld/Mobile Game") are each up for two additional awards while Bayonetta 2 is also up for "Best Visual Art."
A complete list of the nominees for this year's Game Developers Choice Awards can be found after the break. And be sure to check back for a look at the winners, which will be announced on March 4 during the Game Developers Conference.
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Nominees for the 2014 Game Awards have been announced
Geoff Keighley's VGX Awards replacement, The Game Awards, got a little more real as the show's advisory board announced its inaugural list of nominees. Dozens of games were nominated in 16 categories, with six titles (Dark Souls II, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Destiny, and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare) notching three nominations apiece. Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, and Shadow of Mordor are all competing in the Game of the Year category against Bayonetta 2 and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
A complete list of nominees can be found after the break. The 2014 Game Awards will take place on December 5 at the AXIS Theater in Las Vegas. (more…)
Nintendo Download: Bayonetta 1 + 2, Just Dance 2015, Fantasy Life, more
I think this may be one of the biggest weeks ever for Nintendo's eShop… and it's actually almost all due to Nintendo themselves. The consolemaker will release four games tomorrow: Platinum's action sequel Bayonetta 2, the original Bayonetta, the RPG/life simulation mashup Fantasy Life, and the drawing game Pokemon Art Academy.
But this week will also see the release of…
- Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (3DS), the latest game in WayForward's beloved platformer series (and another "Nindie" backed by Nintendo).
- KORG DSN-12 (3DS), the latest game in the music synthesizer series.
- Just Dance 2015 (Wii U), the newest game in Ubisoft's dancing franchise.
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Wii U), one of the best Castlevania games to ever grace the Game Boy Advance.
- The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins (3DS), a strategy game based on the popular animated series.
- Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay (3DS), an action that takes place after the upcoming Disney film.
More details on all of these games (and a few others) can be found after the break. (more…)
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The third phase of Nintendo's attempt to dominate the Fall gaming season arrives this week in the form of Bayonetta 2 for the Wii U. Platinum's stylish witch has been given a second life by The Big N and the developer returned the favor by packaging the original Bayonetta with the sequel. Nintendo will also release a pair of smaller 3DS titles this week: Fantasy Life, an RPG/life simulation hybrid, and Pokemon Art Academy, a drawing game starring Pikachu.
Also available this week is the futuristic Civilization: Beyond Earth for the PC. Firaxis designed the game as a spiritual successor to the popular Alpha Centauri, which is something fans of the franchise have been asking for for a long time.
Speaking of franchises we haven't seen in a long time… Ubisoft will bring Just Dance 2015 to the PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Xbox One this week. That "long time" comment was a joke, by the way. What's not a joke is the return of Harmonix, who are back with a new music game of their own, the Disney-inspired Fantasia: Music Evolved for the Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Finally this week, Telltale Games will release The Walking Dead Season 2 for the PS4 and Xbox One. Get your cleaning cloth ready, those tear-stained controllers won't clean themselves.
A complete list of this week's new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
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Nintendo Download: Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2, Bayonetta 2 demo, more
There's more Castlevania coming to the Wii U Virtual Console today as Nintendo has added Castlevania: Circle of the Moon to their online storefront. The Game Boy Advance classic, one of the best available during the handheld's launch period, sidesteps the Belmont clan to tell the story of vampire hunter Nathan Graves.
Another demon hunter takes up residence on the Wii U eShop today ahead of her full debut on October 24. That's when Platinum Games will unleash Bayonetta 2 on unsuspecting Wii U owners. But they can give the game an early look today thanks to a new downloadable demo.
Most of this week's eShop releases will be available to download on Tuesday, including Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2. The latest game based on the Saturday morning cartoon will be released for the 3DS and Wii U on October 14.
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Mariano Rivera (knee) is scheduled to throw a light bullpen session Wednesday.
It will be the first official bullpen session of the spring for Rivera, who is coming back from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. The 43-year-old said last month that he was at about 95 percent, so barring any unforeseen setbacks, he should be fine for spring training and Opening Day. He should be plenty valuable in fantasy leagues despite the absence.


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I have a nasty habit of thinking that I have everyone around me figured out. I'm really bad about thinking that everyone has double motives and that people don't really mean what they say. I suppose the reality of it is that I struggle with being judgmental. Wow, I'm sure being transparent. A thought struck me out of no where today... I hate it when people think they know my motives and they judge me based on who they THINK I am and why they THINK I'm doing something. Now, isn't that something. Maybe the reason I always feel like people judge me and falsely accuse me is because I do that to other people.
So this thought hit me as I was walking back from class and when I got in my room I decided to read my Bible some more since my time was cut short this morning by dorm duties. So I opened up where I left off in Luke 6:27-49- It's all about loving your enemies (which I needed to read) and forgiving (which I also needed) and JUDGING others. It says "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not and ye shall not be condemned: forgive and ye shall be forgiven." If I don't want others judging me and my motives then why should I feel at liberty to do that to them. Goodness! This is something that I need to work on.
I was also reading vs 39-49 about being a hypocrite. It was like that was written just for me. The words "Thou hypocrite" in the middle of verse 42 seemed to be directed right at me. It might as well have said "Jenny, you hypocrite..." I always seem to know what is wrong with everyone else but do I do much to try to fix my own problems? I'm not one to sit around and act like I don't have problems but do I do anything to fix the ones I have. Before I can help anyone else or judge anyone else or lift someone else up, I first have to get myself right. I need to stop being a hypocrite! Stop pretending! Stop trying to judge others when I do the same things. Stop trying to help others out of their sin when I still struggle with getting up to read my Bible everyday. Lord, Please help me!
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- Tammy said...
Well, that's taking a long, honest look at yourself. Self examination is sometimes painful but always useful if you learn and apply. Not much longer til ya come home! Love, Mom.
- April 29, 2009 at 2:04 PM
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A Brandi Glanville and LeAnn Rimes duet? Hey, it could happen!As Life & Style exclusively revealed, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star comes clean about ex-husband Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn in her new book Drinking and Tweeting. And while she doesn't hold back from revealing exactly what transpired between her and LeAnn when she found out the country songstress was having an affair with her hubby, she admits her fantasy is to one day work with her.
EXCLUSIVE: Inside Brandi Glanville's shocking tell-all book: "Jaw-dropping revelations," LeAnn Rimes and more!"I have this hysterical fantasy that one day [LeAnn] and I will record a duet about heartbreak," she shares in an excerpt.Why's that? "I'm an expert on that subject...I have a feeling she may be an expert one day, too," she writes. OUCH!In her explosive book, Brandi goes into much detail about watching her former flame get close to the singer during their time filming Northern Lights in fall 2008.
EXCLUSIVE: RHOBH star Brandi Glanville: 'LeAnn Rimes won't like my tell-all book'"LeAnn had 'accidentally' smeared some cake frosting on her top (she was still a bigger girl and completely flat-chested at the time) and asked my husband, not realizing that I was standing behind the both of them, if he wanted lick it off her," she recalls in the book. "This woman asked my husband if he wanted to eat the frosting mess she'd dropped on her nonexistent chest? ... He hadn't realized I was there, either, and he laughed with hungry eyes at the suggestion."
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The bad guys sure didn't like Bond when he was pissed off in "Quantum of Solace", but moviegoers sure did. A lot. They flooded the theaters this weekend, making Bond's latest outing "Quantum of Solace" the highest opening for a Bond movie of all time with $70.4 million, easily burying the last record holder, the Pierce Brosnan-starrer "Die Another Day's" $47.7 million. The huge opening also has Daniel Craig's second turn as Bond poised to break "Casino Royale's" $167 million total from 2006. Of course, it'll have to make that much and then some just to break even with its estimated $200 million dollar budget.
To be honest with you, I have no Earthly idea why "Quantum of Solace" cost $200 million to make. Do a couple of car, boat, and plane chases really cost that much to stage nowadays? Of course, all that product placement whoring Bond did for "Solace" shouldn't hurt the bottom line any.
In any case, "Quantum of Solace" takes place immediately after the events of "Casino Royale", and follows Bond as he hops around the globe in search of the mysterious Quantum organization, responsible for the death of his beloved Vesper. Along the way, he bumps into some familiar faces, some new Bond girls, kills a lot of bad guys, and also gets half of the familiar and new faces killed, too. Basically, Bond got a whole lot of people killed in "Solace". It's that kind of cheery picture.
In a bit of irony, "Quantum of Solace" scored its highest opening weekend for being the least Bond film of them all. If you've seen the movie, then you'd be hardpressed to tell this was a Bond film. It's basically James Bond for the Bourne generation.
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First Selectman Rudy Marconi said he would "say 'no' " to a filmmaker's plan to use Ridgefield as a stand-in for Newtown in a short movie relating to the December school shooting there.
In the same breath Mr. Marconi said he doesn't know anything more than what's been in the media about the potential film, which has been called both a "short film" and a "made-for-TV" movie, focusing on mental illness. No filmmakers have contacted the town's one-person "film commission" or the state.
A fund raising page for the film described it as "… the story of a 13 year old boy with a mental illness, and the ever growing fear of his parents after they learn about the shooting in Newtown."
Several statewide television news crews have been filming in town and interviewing Mr. Marconi about the supposed movie plans.
Mr. Marconi said any movie closely tied to the Newtown shooting would be too soon and too close to be welcome here, but he acknowledged the film idea might be much different from his perception based on media reports.
"Recognizing the terrible tragedy of Newtown and to actually have someone begin filming a made-for-TV is premature if not inappropriate.
"The freshness of the wounds the Town of Newtown residents continue to deal with, in and of itself, is reason enough to say 'no'… to the filming of the movie."
The town has a filming permit which it requests people get to film on public property.
"If they're using public property we want to make sure it doesn't interfere with the use of public property," he said.
He acknowledges that filming in public isn't inherently something that is under the government's auspices, but he gave some insight into how filming could be barred if it isn't coordinated with the town.
"If a camera is set up with a tripod and a boom microphone it's interfering with the flow of pedestrian traffic," he said.
Asked if it's appropriate for a filming permit to be withheld based on the content of the project, Mr. Marconi said, "I don't care if it's appropriate," adding that it's "common sense and logical… to say 'No. I'm sorry but the answer is no."
Asked if it infringes on free speech rights, he said "You want to accuse me of violating free speech on that issue, go ahead… I really don't think that this is an issue of free speech…
"Anybody who were to use public property for this purpose would be asked to leave."


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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) praised President Obama's intention to nominate Ambassador Wendy Sherman for the position of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs:
"Wendy Sherman is a terrific choice to become the State Department's third-ranking official," said Chairman Kerry. "I've had the pleasure of knowing and working with Wendy for many years and she will bring the right intelligence, diligence, and broad experience to this critical job. I will work for her swift confirmation."
The Under Secretary serves as the day-to-day manager of overall regional and bilateral policy issues, and oversees the bureaus for Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Near East, South and Central Asia, the Western Hemisphere, International Organizations, and International Narcotics and Law Enforcement.
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It's more like a trend that all popular B-town actors get known for the roles the he/she has played in his famous flicks. Anil Kapoor's character Lakhan from Ram Lakhan is well known to all. Now we have heard that his bhaanja, Arjun Kapoor will be playing a somewhat similar role to that of Lakhan in Gunday. The movie 'Gunday' is not a remake of Ram Lakhan and we won't be seeing lead actors RAnveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor playing Ram Lakhan in the movie. But guess what? We'll get to see both, Arjun and Ranveer reprising Lakhan in Gunday!
Arjun says, "I play Bala, the younger one. Ranveer (Singh) plays the older one. He is my equilibrium in the movie, in the sense that he keeps me stable and sane. Ram Lakhan is a film that is firmly embedded in my head. So for me, Gunday was my Ram Lakhan. I feel, Ranveer loves that genre and that world as much."
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Jets new GM: Sanchez will be competing for QB job
The positive news for Sanchez — it doesn't sound like you're going to be put on the trading block.
On the flip side for last year's starting quarterback — you're going to have to fight for that same position next season.
Speaking on "The Michael Kay Show," Idzik said Sanchez will be back as part of quarterback competition.
"We're going to bring in competition," said Idzik. "Mark is a competitor. He's not adverse to competition. He'll probably welcome it. It will make everybody better and that will be our direction."
Jets head coach Rex Ryan took the more direct approach about his fifth-year quarterback.
"I believe Mark needs to erase his hard drive," said Ryan.
Sanchez had a miserable season (18 INTs) and the Jets finished 6-10 but Ryan thinks Sanchez must be chomping at the bit at the prospect of working with a pass-oriented offense with new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.
"He's got to be popping out of his skin, as any quarterback would," said Ryan.
The Jets still have Greg McElroy and Tim Tebow under contract behind Sanchez and his $8.25 million guaranteed contract in 2013 but Idzik said all personnel would be evaluated with an eye on cap space. By the way, Sanchez's deal was orchestrated by ousted GM Mike Tannenbaum.
The Jets could take a shot at Matt Flynn — the backup on Idzik's former Seahawks team — or possibly the 49ers' new second-teamer Alex Smith, both who could put the pressure on Sanchez and maybe take his starting job.
Ryan sounds excited about trading in his ground-and-pound offense for a more streamlined run-and-gun attack.
"I can't wait to get out there and see how our offense will look," said Ryan. "Will it look different? Yes it will."
For some reason, it sounds like bad news for Sanchez.
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- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 1:55 PM
You said the same think last year. He was not a good QB then and he won't be this coming year. You had better find someone to compete, because Sanchez is not it. He panics when he comes to the line, and frankly is not a good QB.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 2:10 PM
How good was Eli Manning in year 4 ??? Everyone wanted Tom Coughlans head as well .... the biggest jokers are Francessa,Carlin, and Schein and you know what throw Lucas in there as well !!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 4:18 PM
Compete? Sanchez can just take over Tebow's vacant job, bench warmer.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 4:21 PM
There is another job that Sanchez is good, if you gays saw how he collide with his own team running the ball. That is what I call, kissing ass, go look at the play. In that play, Sanchez was looking for assholes in the mix.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 4:30 PM
Sanchez, how about just plain doorknob?, or if you want something decent,call it "reverse perfectionist", you know, military call it [retrograde].Plumbers always encounter this drama when the sewer back-up working on a toilet. Get the point? Be a Plumber, you already got the name.ReplyDelete
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Marcellus Pippins is preparing for his first official visit to Utah on the first weekend of October and he's especially excited about it since the Utes are one of his four favorites.
"I'm going down to see what the campus is like," Pippins said.
"I really want to go down there to watch them play since they're playing USC. I want to watch that and see how they play against some better teams. They're up there among my favorites."
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Utah, Washington State, UCLA and San Diego State stand out the most to the three-star cornerback from El Cerrito, Calif., but he doesn't want to make a decision until he takes all of his trips.
Pippins, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound prospect, said he's planning the Utah trip and wants to definitely see Washington State and UCLA but is unsure when he's going to take those trips.
"I'm probably going to take my visits to Washington State and UCLA but I don't know my other ones," Pippins said.
"I'm probably going to take some during the season and then some after the season and then I should be ready to make my decision."
In total, Pippins lists offers from Arizona State, San Diego State, UCLA, UNLV, Utah, Utah State and Washington State.
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Ready At Dawn has revealed that its secret to creating such impressive visuals for its upcoming PlayStation Exclusive action-adventure game, The Order: 1886, is 'imperfection'.
The team at the official PlayStation magazine recently spoke with Ready At Dawn CEO Ru Weerasuriya about its dazzling graphics and he reveals that instead of striving for visual perfection and an artificial cleanleness, the team has tried to emulate how things would look in the real world.
"Imperfection makes it believable, so we emulate that imperfection," he says. "When we build cameras from the ground up, we try to emulate a lot of real glass that exists in the world. What would a real Canon 100mm prime shoot like? What would be the Bokeh, the chromatic aberration, the depth of field? That's what we're trying to build in every camera".
Direct-feed gameplay showcases The Order: 1886's amazing visuals
He continues: "Every camera has lens dirt. Unless you take it, wipe it down and then shoot, most of the time on set any camera lens will have dirt that will show up when the light shines on it. You get this wash over the camera. It's natural. It's an imperfection, but it's natural".
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Joffrey Lupul might have picked the wrong game to deliver a hard cross-check to the head of Detroit's Patrick Eaves.
It's expected the NHL will take a look at the Leafs winger's hit on Eaves, which knocked him out of the Winter Classic in front of a six-figure crowd and a global TV audience.
Lupul was suspended for two games last season for a head shot on Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Eaves was down on one knee and looking away in a corner scrum in the first period when Lupul turned and applied his stick towards his face and neck,
"I don't know," Lupul said of him possibly getting a call from Brendan Shanahan in the league office. "I felt bad. I went to cross-check him in the arm and it kind of hit off him (upwards). I haven't seen the clip. It was certainly an accident."
Lupul receieved a two-minute minor. Eaves made the long walk to the Wings room in the University of Michigan's football quarters, but did not return. Club officials called it an upper-body injury.
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Psychedelia isn't limited to blitzed jamming and peace-and-love inanities, a notion well understood on Obscured by Echoes' debut cassette/digital LP, Black Matter Manifesto. Formerly the Hi-Tones, the local quartet traffics in post-punk theatrics and contemporary indie clatter as often as it takes the Elevator to the 13th Floor or a flamboyant trip through a Paisley Underground. The menacing seduction of "Kaleidoscopic Minds" and Svengali tribute "Aleister LaVey" bump hips with the cosmic brooding of "Black Matter" and acid dreams of "Electric Funeral." Meanwhile, the starlit jangle of "Hatchet Man" boogies alongside the Stoned bash-and-crash "Pop Politico," and the whole album shakes down until it shimmers. Homemade production occasionally clashes with the group's sonic ambition, but the extra layer of fuzz more often enhances this trip.
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Zayne is of a fairly thin (but not ridiculously skinny) build and stands tall at about 6'3". He is white with a naturally pale complexion that has been slightly tanned due to long journeys, this makes his complexion appear fairly normal although possibly slightly paler than most. Zayne has simple, brown eyes that don't give off any real sign of depth in fact, his gaze has been described as stony and he has red/maroon, straight hair that he wears fairly long at the back (coming to maybe a bit over a quarter of the way down his neck) and sides (the hair falls around his ears but mostly behind) and mostly short at the front save for his fringe which is fairly long and angles naturally to the left. His default expression is frowning or stoic but that hides his true personality.
Zayne prefers drab colours such as black, greys and white although he often wears red also. Zaynes outfit usually consists of charcoal grey cargo pants and a simple black T-shirt. Over this shirt he either wears a jacket in the same colour of his pants, but with two darker vertical stripes on the front (usually worn open) and a paler grey collar or a trench coat in a similar colour. He usually wears shoes incorporating these colours and red and is typically seen with a special belt or a pouch at his waste (or sometimes a bag) to carry useful battle items and pokeballs. He wears angled glasses and a simple silver chain around his right wrist.
On formal, business or important occasions Zayne wears a suit in the same colour scheme (without a tie usually due to an intense hatred of them).
: Zayne is a primarily quiet person whose general lack of expression (certainly a happy expression) hides his surprisingly friendly, albeit serious personality. Although, saying he is series all the time would be wrong since he has a dry, sarcastic humour which often slips through into his conversations. Zayne is always respectful, although saying he is polite is going a bit far since he prefers not to practice formal speech unless it is necessary and is generally a very tolerant person but when you make him angry it is very much a "mess with a tauros and you get the horns" situation. He believes heavily that you should always treat people you don't know well with respect but that if you lose someone's respect earning it back should be hard work.
Despite having been on many adventures Zayne likes to feel at home wherever he lives and is really an academic at heart. He studies things he is interested in intently and often writes theoretical journals of his own, practices that show through when he battles. Sometimes unfortunately though, he is very much a perfectionist and a strong believer in the values of hard work. Whilst he always strives for a high standard a downfall of his is that he expects others to share a similar work ethic and is harsh towards those that don't live up to their potential, sometimes this includes himself.
Zayne is surprisingly competitive at times and is a skilled, albeit aggressive battler who often implements his rather expansive knowledge into his battling.
: Zayne's life could be considered eventful, or not overly eventful depending on how you look at it. He is anative of the Hoenn region being born in Oldale Town a small town situated between Littleroot Town and Petalburg City. His parents own the towns Pokemart and are both experienced battlers.
He started his journey with a charmander given to him as a gift by his parents and after travelling through the Hoenn region he competed in the regions league placing well but not succeeding in securing the championship. He creating a secret base on route 115 and spends a lot of time training there in solitude with the few other trainers who ever turn up there.
After his training had continued for a while Zayne travelled to Sinnoh, his favourite of the regions he had travelled to where after arriving in Canalave City he began taking on the regions gyms and league again being fairly successful. Zaynes travels continued in this manner for a long time as he competed in the Kanto, Johto and Unova leagues as well before retaking the Hoenn league and winning his only ever championship which he quickly abdicated as he had no intention of remaining in Hoenn, instead he chose to move to Sinnoh where he has lived in Veilstone (up until now) although he did often visit his family and secret base back in Hoenn.
Shortly before discovering the open position at the Academy Zayne had began to become bored with his dull everyday life and wanted to increase his knowledge and share it with others, upon hearing of the open teaching position he found it seemed like the ideal way to do achieve this goal.
Despite having caught several pokemon in his time as a trainer Zayne has chosen not to bring many with him to the island instead giving them a rest and choosing to primarily catch and train from the island's own diverse ecosystem.
1. Aura the Lucario (Male)
Personality: Aura is mostly a quiet pokemon liking to sit and watch but is very loyal to his trainer and is a very skilled and fierce competitor.
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2. Andromeda the Staraptor (Female)
Personality: Andromeda is almost the polar opposite of Aura. She likes to be active and is very outgoing, occasionally aggressive. She is very determined and a veteran of many battles.
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Personality: Ignis is fearless and gruff but can be quite affectionate/friendly when it knows you well or is coaxed by Zayne who Ignis was starter to. Ignis hates to lose and has an unshakable trust in his long-term companion. Not surprisingly he hates water.
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Before It's News
December 22, 2010
Is the Espionage Act a good law? As various prominent members of our government and media add their voices to those calling for charging Julian Assange and The New York Times under the Espionage Act, it's important to remember and not repeat the Act's ugly past.
|President Woodrow Wilson wanted a war and, faced with the troublesome First Amendment, wished to criminalize speech critical of his war.
Bestselling author, Naomi Wolf, recounts the damage done by the Espionage Act over at the Huffington Post:
The Espionage Act was crafted in 1917 — because President Woodrow Wilson wanted a war and, faced with the troublesome First Amendment, wished to criminalize speech critical of his war. In the run-up to World War One, there were many ordinary citizens — educators, journalists, publishers, civil rights leaders, union activists — who were speaking out against US involvement in the war. The Espionage Act was used to round these citizens by the thousands for the newly minted 'crime' of their exercising their First Amendment Rights.
A movie producer who showed British cruelty in a film about the Revolutionary War (since the British were our allies in World War I) got a ten-year sentence under the Espionage act in 1917, and the film was seized; poet E.E. Cummings spent three and a half months in a military detention camp under the Espionage Act for the 'crime' of saying that he did not hate Germans.
Esteemed Judge Learned Hand wrote that the wording of the Espionage Act was so vague that it would threaten the American tradition of freedom itself. Many were held in prison for weeks in brutal conditions without due process; some, in Connecticut — Joe Lieberman's home state — were severely beaten while they were held in prison. The arrests and beatings were widely publicized and had a profound effect, terrorizing those who would otherwise speak out.
Presidential candidate Eugene Debs received a ten-year prison sentence in 1918 under the Espionage Act for daring to read the First Amendment in public. The roundup of ordinary citizens — charged with the Espionage Act — who were jailed for daring to criticize the government was so effective in deterring others from speaking up that the Act silenced dissent in this country for a decade. In the wake of this traumatic history, it was left untouched — until those who wish the same outcome began to try to reanimate it again starting five years ago, and once again, now. Seeing the Espionage Act rise up again is, for anyone who knows a thing about it, like seeing the end of a horror movie in which the zombie that has enslaved the village just won't die.
In the few months after its passage, around 900 went to prison under the Espionage Act. Over 450 conscientious objectors were imprisoned as a result of this legislation including Rose Pastor Stokes who was sentenced to ten years in prison for saying, in a letter to the Kansas City Star, that "no government which is for the profiteers can also be for the people, and I am for the people while the government is for the profiteers."
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During the Red Scare (1919-20) A. Mitchell Palmer, the attorney general and his special assistant, John Edgar Hoover, used the Espionage Act and it's companion the Sedition Act to launch a campaign against radicals and left-wing organizations. Under these two laws 1500 people were arrested for disloyalty. (Pictured right: Eugene Debs, Max Eastman, Rose Pastor Stokes)
Wolfe continues:
I predicted in 2006 that the forces that wish to strip American citizens of their freedoms, so as to benefit from a profitable and endless state of war — forces that are still powerful in the Obama years, and even more powerful now that the Supreme Court decision striking down limits on corporate contributions to our leaders has taken effect — would pressure Congress and the White House to try to breathe new life yet again into the terrifying Espionage Act in order to silence dissent.
In 2005, Bush tried this when the New York Times ran its exposé of Bush's illegal surveillance of banking records — the SWIFT program. This report was based, as is the WikiLeaks publication, on classified information. Then, as now, White House officials tried to invoke the Espionage Act against the New York Times. Talking heads on the right used language such as 'espioinage' and 'treason' to describe the Times' release of the story, and urged that Bill Keller be tried for treason and, if found guilty, executed. It didn't stick the first time; but, as I warned, since this tactic is such a standard part of the tool-kit for closing an open society — 'Step Ten' of the 'Ten Steps' to a closed society: 'Rename Dissent 'Espionage' and Criticism of Government, 'Treason' — I knew, based on my study of closing societies, that this tactic would resurface.
If you want to feel a chill down your spine, consider this recent comment by Senator Lieberman, an extremely vocal player in the push to prosecute Julian Assange and the New York Times, on Fox News. He said the Times "has committed at least an act of bad citizenship. And whether they've committed a crime, I think that bears very intensive inquiry by the Justice Department." So for Lieberman, "bad citizenship" is enough to warrant "intensive inquiry" from the Justice Department.
The Espionage Act has almost always been used in only the most questionable of circumstances.
In June 1971, Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo were charged with a felony under the Espionage Act of 1917, because they lacked legal authority to publish classified documents that came to be known as the Pentagon Papers. The Supreme Court in New York Times Co. v. United States found that the government had not made a successful case for prior restraint, but a majority of the justices ruled that the government could still prosecute the Times and the Post for violating the Espionage Act in publishing the documents. Ellsberg and Russo were not acquitted of violating the Espionage Act, but were freed due to a mistrial based on irregularities in the government's case. [Source: Wikipedia] (Pictured right: Daniel Ellsberg)
The new legislation, called 'SHIELD', being proposed by congress members like Lieberman is seen as extremely dangerous by many legal experts. Legal analyst Benjamin Wittes has called the proposedlegislation "the worst of both worlds," saying, "It leaves intact the current World War I-era Espionage Act provision, 18 U.S.C. 793(e), a law [with] many problems…and then takes a currently well-drawn law and expands its scope to the point that it covers a lot more than the most reckless of media excesses. A lot of good journalism would be a crime under this provision; after all, knowingly and willfully publishing material 'concerning the human intelligence activities of the United States or any foreign government' is no small part of what a good newspaper does." (Pictured left: Senator Joe Lieberman)
Benjamin Wittes, senior fellow and legal analyst at The Brookings Institution in Washington say, ""Taken at its word, the Espionage Act makes felons of us all."
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The Congressional Research Service released a report finding that there are U.S. criminal statutes that apply, but in the past they "have been used almost exclusively to prosecute individuals with access to classified information (and a corresponding obligation to protect it) who make it available to foreign agents, or to foreign agents who obtain classified information unlawfully while present in the United States. Leaks of classified information to the press have only rarely been punished as crimes, and we are aware of no case in which a publisher of information obtained through unauthorized disclosure by a government employee has been prosecuted for publishing it."
Keep your eye firmly fixed on what happens with SHIELD, Julian Assange and The New York Times.


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Lionsgate/Miramax Steelbooks (US - BD RA)
The studios have a eleven steelbook collections coming for the holidays...
Released: 24th November 2013
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These eleven steelbook releases, which will feature the same transfers and extras as previous, non-steelbook versions, will start life as Best Buy exclusives this Sunday, but will have a wider release post-Black Friday.
Edit: I misread the press release, these will remain a Best Buy exclusive after Black Friday
Edit #2: I've added the Highlander art, bringing the total up to eleven
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Hang on... the Total Recall one... is that not a HUGE spoiler?
The equivalent of putting Charlton Heston and the half buried Statue of Liberty on the cover of a DVD... (which I think was done?)
The equivalent of putting Charlton Heston and the half buried Statue of Liberty on the cover of a DVD... (which I think was done?)
I bought five of these from amazon.ca a fortnight ago.
i don't really understand these re-releases. so it's just to buy for the case? i admit i love the KILL BILL ones but i see no need to double dip just for a case. if there were new (and better. bonus features for both KB movies are terrible) bonus features for these movies i could see buying them. but not just for the case.
some nice steelbook art, but the sin City art is ugly
These are some of the ugliest steelbooks I've ever seen.
The "Kill Bill" artworks are awesome, would have been cool is Lionsgate had packaged them as one set. But that's me.
i'm happy with the original Sin City steelbook....not that Jessica Alba is a problem to stare at but yeah. lol
Really? Just after I bought Sin City? The Kill Bill covers are gorgeous, and Terminator ain't too shabby either.
The Total Recall one manages to be both imminently appropriate and aesthetically terrible all at once. Haha
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Jason Thornbury runs down a dramatic final weekend of preseason as Fred Jackson signed with Seattle, which then traded Christine Michael to Dallas, where Joseph Randle could find himself in a timeshare.
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Jeff Stotts examines the league's new concussion protocol and how it will impact players like T.Y. Hilton, who reported a headache after his latest preseason game.
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Payne's Perspective: Analyzing the Big Moves
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Game Capsules: Breaking Down the Conference Championships
Tom Brady and the Patriots look to get back to the Super Bowl, and the only thing standing in the way is Andrew Luck and the Colts in the AFC championship game.
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Four-Down Duel: Divisional Playoff Picks
Julian Edelman is back to being the target monster he was earlier this season and makes for a good play this weekend against the Ravens in the divisional playoffs.
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According to a new research report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), the slowest payout rate of any workers' compensation service category is for prescription drugs. Overall, less than 20 percent of prescription drug costs for lost-time claims are paid by the end of the sixth relative service year.
The report, Medical Services by Size of Claim—2011 Update, provides insight into an area that constitutes a major cost driver in workers' compensation. Medical services now account for almost 60 percent of workers' compensation claim costs, up from about 40 percent in the early 1980s.
Through narrative and charts, the NCCI research study quantifies how the mix of medical services for a more serious injury or illness differs from the type of care required to help a worker heal from a minor mishap. It also shows how the medical services profile for workers with serious injuries is markedly different in the later years of their treatment from the mix of services required early on.
In the study, NCCI looked at nine different service groups and found that the mix of medical services differs by service group between small and large claims:
- Office visits and emergency services dominate the service mix for smaller claims
- Surgery and anesthesia are a larger share of the services for mid-range ($5,000 to $100,000) claims than for other claim sizes
- Hospital services and prescription drugs comprise more than 40 percent of the cost of claims greater than $100,000.
Large claims, in general, are subject to greater inflation than smaller claims. The CPI for the prices of hospital services has recently been growing at a faster rate than the CPI for office visits or physical therapy.
In other key findings, the report notes that the varying mix of services by claim size has implications for the payout rates by type of service:
- Office visits, physical therapy, and emergency services all have relatively fast payout patterns
- Hospital services and prescription drugs have relatively slow payout patterns
- For every claim size range, prescription drugs are a substantially greater share of total medical costs paid after the sixth relative service year than they are up through the first 6 relative service years
- Physical therapy, hospital services, and surgery and anesthesia are greater shares of total medical costs paid through the sixth relative service year than they are of the seventh and subsequent relative service years.


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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)-One little boy battling cancer got his wish today…to be a pilot just for a day.
12 year-old Jacob Partlow was diagnosed with lukemia in 2009 he and his family are orginally from Tupelo but moved down to Jackson so that Jacob could receive treatment at the Baston Children's Hospital.
Today Jacob and his family got the "red carpet" treatment from the 14th Flying Training Wing where Jacob was paired with with instructor pilots from the 50th Flying Training Squadron.
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The Tweet came out of the blue from Ravens Running Back Bernard Pierce.
Yo this man @DreKates7 is a whole fraud! Bra stop lying to these females about playin football for the Ravens
— Bernard Pierce (@BPierce_30) January 1, 2014
A quick check of Kates Twitter page shows at least until recently his bio was said he was a defensive back for the Ravens (the bio has been changed, but below is a cache version of it from Google).
Kates for his part says that this should have been handled off line.
It appears Kates was signed briefly with the Ravens as an undrafted Free Agent, but wasn't on the team long. Like a lot of players like that he still used that line to pick up women.
I don't blame Kates, I blame the women for not using Google.


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The Student Success Council is composed of faculty and staff members assigned to coordinate, integrate and evaluate student success initiatives at Columbus State.
The committee was recently charged with reviewing a number of proposals and awarding nearly $200,000 from the Student Success Innovation Fund, which has been set aside for exploratory student success projects. Approved projects range from enhancing hands-on learning opportunities in the classroom, to providing first-generation students with additional support, to training faculty on cultural sensitivity, and much more!
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Caught between the circle and the bridge: Jordan's round of protests
Sitting targets for stone-throwers trapped under the bridge at the Interior Circle
Caught in the Amman fray under the bridge
This group was not chanting "down with the regime" or the king. They just wanted a better country and were inspired into action by events in Egypt and Tunisia. Reckless, yes. Admirable, definitely.
Source: Lama's Scrapbook
Jordan's Tahrir as peaceful protesters speak out for progress
"The moment I read the news about the sit-in I knew that sh!t will hit the fan, as much as I knew that the sh!t we are in will not only get deeper but will also splatter all over the walls. The location and the date identifier meant that "the-protest-then-go-home" era was over, at least for this specific group. The sit-it, to me, read: Tahrir Square in Amman, so please, reform NOW, reform yesterday."
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Jordan's choice: democracy & unity, vs. fascist thuggery
Which Jordan do you want to live in - you decide!
The peaceful though evidently provocative youth protesting using path of least resistance
or counter camp thuggish 'Loyalists' brandishing knives and stones.
The peaceful though evidently provocative youth protesting using path of least resistance
or counter camp thuggish 'Loyalists' brandishing knives and stones.
Source: 360 degrees east
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Janice M. Holcomb (nee Neel), 54, of Lorain, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 11, 2014 at Metro General Hospital in Cleveland. She was born November 25, 1959.
Janice was an account payroll manager for National Automotive Experts. She loved and cherished spending time with her children and grandchildren: especially snuggling. Janice was an awesome cook, she also enjoyed gardening, crafting and fishing.
Survivors include three children, Otho Holcomb III (Brittany) of Grafton, Jessica M. Holcomb of Avon, Adam P. Holcomb (Lindsey) of LaGrange; additional survivors include five grandchildren, Lexie, Savannah, Aleksander James, Lydia and Otho IV; her mother, Mary Neel of Cordele, Georgia; and four sisters, Diana, Pam, Marcia, Joyce.
Janice was preceded in death by her father, Ellsworth Neel.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 6 P.M., Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at The Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38475 Chestnut Ridge Rd. (at State Rt. 57), Elyria, (440) 322-4626, where funeral services will be at 6 P.M. immediately following visitation. Pastors Robert Wickens and Brian Pachinger of The Church of The Open Door will co-officiate. Burial will be private.
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With students heading back to school, the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department is issuing a warning to parents to take precautions and be on the lookout for head lice.
While lice do not cause disease, they can be quite a nuisance. Sharing is typically viewed as a kind gesture, but Public Health Nurse Betty Fisher said when it comes to lice, there are certain items students should never share.
"We want to remind the kids, don't share their combs and brushes and let each other wear their hats," Fisher said. "Some schools have hat days, which is a lot of fun, but you don't want to let everyone wear your hat because if someone has it, they may pass it on to someone else."
Lice do not fly or jump, but they can spread by crawling between people or items that come in direct contact. As a result, if your child detects lice, parents not only need to treat the child, but the entire household as well.
"You have to cleanup the household, such as stripping off the beds, the bed clothes, the sheets, the blankets, the bedspreads, pillow cases and wash them and dry them in the drier," Fisher said. "It's the heat that actually kills them, not just the water. It's the actual heat that kills them."
Fisher encourages parents to check their child for lice two to three times per week because the sooner the lice are detected and treated, the less chance there is of it spreading throughout the family. Lice are about one eighth of an inch long and a yellowish-white in color. The common places to detect lice or their nits are over the ears, at the nape of the neck, and on the crown of the head.
For more information on lice, you can visit the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department's website at www.zmchd.org.


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Quarry Hill Art Exhibit to Underscore Community Ties
Quarry Hill invites the public to attend an exhibition of original arts and crafts by residents and staff, to be held on Friday, August 10, from 2 to 4 pm at the Anderson Inn at Quarry Hill in Camden.
Works on display will range from paintings, sculpture, and photography to collage, 3-D assemblages, needlework, and handcrafted dollhouses.
One of several special events planned in celebration of Quarry Hill's tenth anniversary, the exhibit will also showcase items representative of the anniversary's theme, "Building Community." Included will be items made by Quarry Hill residents for donation to local nonprofit organizations as well as works of art donated to the Quarry Hill community by residents and professional artists.
"Over the years, the arts have not only helped strengthen the bonds between Quarry Hill residents, but also created rich, productive relationships between our organization and the wider community," commented Quarry Hill executive director Bob McKeown.
The open house will feature live music courtesy of Camden harpist Millie Crocker.
Admission, including refreshments, will be free.
Quarry Hill
Quarry Hill is Midcoast Maine's premier extended-care retirement community. It is a member of the Pen Bay Healthcare family of services, which also includes Pen Bay Medical Center, Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice, and the Knox Center for Long Term Care. Through these organizations, and with a staff of more than 100 outstanding physicians and more than 1,500 healthcare professionals, we are able to provide the people of Midcoast Maine with a continuum of both routine and specialty patient-centered medical services.
To learn more about Quarry Hill, call 230-6116, or visit quarryhill.org or find us on Facebook.