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News Releases and Announcements
- August 9, 2012 - The Governor's Office of Planning and Research: California Solar Permitting Guidebook
- July 3, 2012 - CSI Program issues Annual Program Assessment to Governor, Legislature.
- August 2, 2011 - New Tool Unveiled Adds Value for California Solar Homes
- October 11, 2010 - CPUC Announces Availability of Rebates for Multi-Family and Commercial Solar Water Heating Systems
- September 2, 2010 - CPUC Approves Second Round of Grants for the California Solar Initiative RD&D Program
- July 30, 2010 - Assigned CPUC Commissioner Ruling Lifts Hold on Incentive Processing
- July 28, 2010 - Cash for Appliances Rebate Program Expands (to include rebates for solar hot water systems) - Consumers Can Begin Saving July 29
- July 22, 2010 - Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds $122 Million Award to California Team for Energy Innovation Hub
- July 16, 2010 - CPUC Fact Sheet: California Solar Initiative Success and Request for Comment on Budget Issues - July 2010
- July 9, 2010 - CSI Program issues Annual Program Assessment to Governor, Legislature.
- July 9, 2010 - Assigned Commissioner's Ruling directs CSI Program Administrators to temporarily postpone issuing confirmed reservations for new PBI applications and tax-exempt incentive rates.
- May 10, 2010 - Contractors State License Board Warns Californians: Don't Get Burned When Going Solar - Hot tips protect consumers from solar energy scammers
- April 22, 2010 - Governor Schwarzenegger Celebrates Earth Day, Announces SunPower Expansion in California
- April 22, 2010 - CPUC Approves Solar PV Program for PG&E
- April 20, 2010 - Energy Commission and State Treasurer's Office Enter Into Landmark Agreement Investing in Clean Energy Jobs
- April 15, 2010 - Loan Applications for Clean Energy Business Financing Program Available - California Clean Energy Manufacturers May Receive Up to $5 million
- April 13, 2010 - CPUC Solar Program Sets Milestone for Most Rebates Reserved in a Single Month
- March 17, 2010 - California Energy Commission Announces Clean Energy Business Financing Program - Loans To Help California Clean Energy Manufacturers Reduce Energy and Create Jobs
- March 11, 2010 - CPUC Approves First Round of Grants for the California Solar Initiative RD&D Program
- March 10, 2010 - Assemblyman Nestande Announces $700,000 To Install Solar Technology At Indian Wells Civic Center (PDF file)
- February 26, 2009 - Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Grow Solar Investment and Create Jobs in California
- February 24, 2010 - CA Energy Commission Announces $90 Million Clean Energy Program - Advanced Clean Technology Program Aims To Keep Jobs In California
- February 11, 2009 - California Recovery Task Force Announces $110 Million In Recovery Act Awards For Energy Efficiency and Solar Projects
- January 28, 2010 - Energy Commission's New Solar Homes Guidelines Benefit California Builders
- January 21, 2009 - California Companies Awarded $23 Million to Develop Cutting-Edge Lighting, Solar
- January 21, 2009 - CPUC Establishes Incentives for Installation of Solar Water-Heating Systems
- January 21, 2009 - Governor Schwarzenegger Applauds New Solar Incentive
- December 15, 2009 - Governor Schwarzenegger Announces 244 Proposed Renewable Energy Projects Throughout State
- December 15, 2009 - New Online "Tool Kit" Will Help California Cities Go Solar
- December 7, 2009 - Central Valley Woman Wins Green Home Makeover As Go Solar California Contest Educates Consumers About Solar and Energy Efficiency
- October 29, 2009 - California awarded $3.5 Million from the U.S. DOE for Solar Training Partnership
- October 26, 2009 - Gov. Schwarzenegger Secures Commitment to Continue Net Metering for Solar
- September 24, 2009 - CPUC Makes Largest Commitment Ever Made by a State to Energy Efficiency
- September 18 2009 - Governor Visits Solazyme Incorporated to Highlight California Solar Growth Report
- September 4, 2009 - Gov. Schwarzenegger Joins Vice President Biden in Announcing Thousands of Jobs to be Created Through $535 Million Federal Loan for Solar Manufacturing in Fremont
- July 23, 2009 - On July 14, 2009, the California Energy Commission announced that the contract amendments for the administration of the New Solar Homes Partnership program by the investor-owned utilities were approved by the Department of General Services. The utilities have resumed their program administration duties. Please contact your utility for any program inquiries.
- July 1 & 14, 2009 - Notice of Change of Program Administrator of the New Solar Homes Partnership (Status Update).
- June 30, 2009 - Governor's News Release: Governor Schwarzenegger Praises Success of California Solar Initiative
- June 30, 2009 - CPUC Reports on Success of California's Solar Program
- June 18, 2009 - Governor's News Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Approval of Edison Solar Roof Program
- June 18, 2009 - CPUC News Release: CPUC Approves So. Calif. Edison Solar Roof Program
- May 13, 2009 - Governor's News Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Huge Solar Power Deal with PG&E and Brightsource
- May 7, 2009 - Governor's News Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights California's Solar Leadership at Inaugural Solar Summit
- April 23, 2009 - Governor's News Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Adoption of World's First-Ever Low Carbon Fuel Standard
- April 22, 2009 - Energy Commission News Release: Go Solar California Launches Second Annual Sweepstakes, Statewide Contest Educates Consumers on Solar Energy and Offers a Green Home Makeover
- April 22, 2009 - Governor's News Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights California's Environmental Leadership and Innovation on Earth Day (with video)
- April 20, 2009 - Energy Commission News Release: Capitol Earth Day Event Engages Californians on Solar Energy
- 1/30/2009: California ISO News Release: California ISO Symposium Sheds New Light on Integrating Solar Power (PDF file)>
- Presentation from California Solar Initiative Public Forum - January 30, 2009
- 1/28/2009: Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights Report Showing Californians Doubled Solar Installations in 2008
- 1/28/2009: CPUC News Release: CPUC Staff Reports Solar Program Doubled Installations In 2008 Compared to Prior Year More...
- California Solar Initiative - California Public Utilities Commission, Staff Progress Report, January 2009 (includes data annex), posted January 8, 2009, CPUC publication. (PDF file, 38 pages, 4.8 megabytes)
- 1/16/2009: Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Secretary of the Interior's Plan to Expedite Development of Renewable Energy
- 1/8/09: NEWS RELEASE: Go Solar California Sweepstakes Contest Educates Consumers About Solar and Energy Efficiency - Southern Californian Wins 2009 Toyota Prius
- 12/1/08: Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Completion of Commercial Rooftop Solar Installation Project
- 11/17/08: Governor Schwarzenegger Advances State's Renewable Energy Development: Signs Executive Order to Raise California's Renewable Energy Goals to 33 Percent by 2020, Clear Red Tape for Renewable Projects
- 10/23/2008: Governor Schwarzenegger Participates in Launch of New Solar Energy Facility
- 10/21/2008: Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Partnership to Power CSU Campuses with Solar Energy
- 10/16/2008: CPUC Establishes Incentive Program For Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing More...
- 10/14/2008: CPUC Reports Solar Program Breaks Records For Installed Capacity, New Demand More...
- 10/10/2008: California Solar Initiative - California Public Utilities Commission, Staff Progress Report, October 2008, posted October 10, 2008, CPUC publication. (PDF file, 34 pages, 2.2 MB)
- California Solar Initiative - California Public Utilities Commission, Staff Progress Report, July 2008, posted July 14, 2008, CPUC publication. (PDF file, 61 pages, 958 kilobytes)
- July 14, 2008 Workshop on CSI Dropouts and Incentive Budget.
April 22, 2008 - Gov. Schwarzenegger Commemorates Earth Day, Dedicates Natural Landmark and Launches Solar Project
April 21, 2008 - News Release: GoSolarCalifornia.org Web Site Re-Launched. Internet Portal Makes It Even Easier To Learn About Solar Energy; New Solar Homes across the State
April 17, 2008 - News Release: SMUD closer to providing solar power for all. Awards solar power contract to build 1 MW panel array for SolarShares program (PDF file)
April 17, 2008 - Agenda for California Solar Initiative Forum to be held at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center, 12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Please see PDF file agenda. (PDF file, 1 page, 36 kilobytes)
Presentations from Meeting, posted 4/18/08. (PDF file, 119 pages, 1.1 megabytes)
April 16, 2008 - News Release: Kyocera and Point Loma Nazarene University Announce Plan to Build a 450 kW Solar Energy System on San Diego Campus
California Solar Initiative - California Public Utilities Commission, Staff Progress Report, April 2008, posted April 15, 2008, CPUC publication. (PDF file, 54 pages, 840 kilobytes)
April 10, 2008 - News Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Bipartisan U.S. Senate Support for Extending Renewable Energy and Efficiency Tax Credits
April 8, 2008 - News Release: SMUD and Woodside Homes agree to build almost 1,500 solar homes (PDF file)
April 1, 2008 - News Release: PG&E Signs Contracts with BrightSource Energy for up to 900 Megawatts of Solar Thermal Power
March 27, 2008 - News Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights Nation's Largest Rooftop Solar Installation Project as Key to Achieving California's Renewable Energy Goals
March 27, 2008 - News Release: Southern California Edison Launches Nation's Largest Solar Panel Installation
March 13, 2008 - In compliance with its procedural and statutory requirements, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) closed the expired California Solar Initiative (CSI) proceeding docket (R.06-03-004) and reopened the proceeding under docket number R.08-03-008. This Order initiates a Rulemaking to continue the work from Rulemaking 06-03-004 related to policies, rules and implementation of the California Solar Initiative, the Self-Generation Incentive Program, and general issues relating to distributed generation. The CPUC will convene a Prehearing Conference on April 22, 2008, to discuss the ongoing scope and schedule of the CSI program. NOTE: The CPUC's Process Office will create a new service list for this proceeding. Parties currently on the service list for R.06-03-004 and R.04-03-017 will NOT automatically be placed on the new service list for R.08-03-008 and must follow CPUC procedure outlined in Section 5 of the Rulemaking to be added to the new service list. To view Rulemaking (R.)08-03-008, please go to: http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PUBLISHED/AGENDA_DECISION/79948.htm
February 1, 2008 - News Release: Solar Integrated Announces Continued Production Ramp with Governor Schwarzenegger, Senator McCain and Mayor Giuliani On Hand
California Solar Initiative - California Public Utilities Commission, Staff Progress Report, January 2008, posted January 25, 2008, CPUC publication. (PDF file, 43 pages, 504 kilobytes)
January 7, 2008, Notice of Availability and link to download Guidelines for California's Solar Electric Incentive Program Pursuant to Senate Bill 1, (publication # CEC-300-2007-012-CMF) adopted December 19, 2007, at the Energy Commission Business Meeting.
January 7, 2008 - News Release: GE Unit Partners with SunPower on California Solar Projects; Multi-Project Financing Agreement Streamlines Solar Power System Implementation. Includes 2.3-megawatt rooftop solar power system at the Toyota Motor Sales, USA Ontario Parts Center in Ontario, California; the largest single-roof solar power installation in the United States.
December 20, 2007, CPUC Establishes California Solar Initiative Eligibility Requirements For Solar Thermal Technologies
December 5, 2007, Energy Policy Report Puts Greenhouse Gas Reductions Front and Center of State Agenda
November 16, 2007, PUC Adopts Low-Income Solar Incentive Program For Single Family Homes
October 29, 2007, U.S. Department of Energy Announces Solicitation for 2008 Solar America Cities
October 12, 2007 - CPUC News Release: PUC President Applauds Governor's Signing of Solar Water Heating And Efficiency Act of 2007
PROGRAM UPDATE - September 12, 2007 - Update on the CPUC California Solar Initiative Program Administration . (PDF file, 2 page, 268 kb)
New Solar Homes Partnership Training Workshops: Summer 2007 - Flyer, Workshops being held August 28, 2007 - Irwindale, September 6, 2007 - San Francisco, and September 20, 2007 - San Diego. (PDF file, 1 page, 152 kb)
PROGRAM UPDATE - August 30, 2007 - Update on the CPUC California Solar Initiative Program Administration . (PDF file, 2 page, 276 kb)
PROGRAM UPDATE - July 25, 2007: News Release - Changes to the New Solar Homes Partnership Program Guidebook. (PDF file, 1 page, 75 kb)
June 7, 2007: News Release - CPUC and Legislature remove mandatory Time Of Use requirement. (PDF file, 2 pages, 56 kb)
April 26, 2007: News Release - Solar Task Force Announces Policy Recommendations That Aim to Make San Francisco the Nation's Leading Solar City. (PDF file, 1 page, 144 kb)
January 31, 2007 - Flyer on Solar America Initiative, U.S. Department of Energy's program for Solar City Partnerships. Deadline for applications, 2/21/2007. (PDF file, 1 page, 432 kilobytes)
PROGRAM UPDATE - December 15, 2006: Upcoming Changes to the Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Programs - joint informational fact sheet from Energy Commission and CPUC. (PDF file, 7 pages, 176 kilobytes)
PROGRAM UPDATE - December 6, 2006: Upcoming Changes to the Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Programs - joint informational fact sheet from Energy Commission and CPUC. (PDF file, 6 pages, 196 kilobytes)
PROGRAM UPDATE - November 15, 2006: Upcoming Changes to the Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Programs - joint informational fact sheet from Energy Commission and CPUC. (PDF file, 6 pages, 152 kilobytes)
PROGRAM UPDATE - November 9, 2006: Upcoming Changes to the Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Programs - joint informational fact sheet from Energy Commission and CPUC. (PDF file, 2 pages, 196 kilobytes)
Video of Governor's Speech.
News Release from Governor Schwarzenegger.
New Release from California Public Utilities Commission (PDF file).
Blog by Resources Secretary Mike Chrisman
October 11, 2006: State Loans City of San Diego $2.2 Million for Energy Efficiency, Solar Power - California Energy Commission
October 4, 2006: CHANGE A LIGHT, CHANGE THE WORLD campaign aims to increase energy efficiency statewide - California Energy Commission & ENERGY STAR®
September 28, 2006: Energy Commission Awards Renewable Energy Research Funding Projects Include Improving Wind Energy, Solar, Energy Storage Cells - California Energy Commission
August 24, 2006: PUC Adopts Performance-Based Incentive Program for Groundbreaking California Solar Initiative.
August 21, 2006 - News Release: Million Solar Roofs Bill (SB 1) Signed Into Law
April 26, 2006: New Web site to strengthen solar market in New Home Construction - California Energy Commission
March 3, 2006: California Schools Get an "A" in Solar - California Energy Commission
January 27, 2006: Committee elected to guide renewable energy generation in the Western United States - California Energy Commission
January 12, 2006: PUC Creates Groundbreaking Solar Energy Program
October 19, 2006 - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils the Go Solar California! website at the "Solar Power 2006" Conference in San Jose.
December 15, 2005: PUC Increases Funding for Solar Technologies
August 20, 2004: News Release - Governor Schwarzenegger Million Solar Homes Plan


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The 2014 Hunger Report: Ending Hunger in America calls on the president to set a national goal to end hunger and poverty in the United States by 2030 and to work with Congress to develop a plan to get the job done.
2030 is not an arbitrary date. Although most of this report is about ending hunger in the United States, it also calls on the U.S. government to work within the international community to forge a unified and universal set of global development goals to follow the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), whose deadline is December 2015. A post-MDG agreement is very likely to include a specific goal to end hunger in all countries by 2030.
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This November I've been sharing with you some of my favorite places I go for advice. My first post introduced the indomitible Gloria Richard and Brinda Berry (click HERE), next I shared my secret source for social media, Kristen Lamb (click HERE). And last week I once again talked about the amazing Carolyn Cooper (click HERE). Last but not least I'm going to leave you with the inspiration for today's blog, Mashable.
Mashable is a great blog for finding out all kinds of media information. It actually can be a little overwhelming. If you add Mashable to your list of favorites you'll want to focus on the Social Media menu. There you can search for anything you don't know you know about Twitter, Facebook and the new always challenging Google Plus. My favorite post so far is "10 Twitter Tools To Organize Your Tweeps". This is the post that introduced me to Klout (another Kristen Lamb favorite) and Tweepler (something I have yet to explore, but is on that very long December list).
Klout is a very cool way to figure out if you are doing anything right on Twitter. It is another form of analytics, but is very easy to look at. It analyzes your social media so you will need to come up with a way to set goals and interpret the data for yourself. (Or you can take Kristen's or Carolyn's class and I'm sure those amazing women can help you.) I myself am checking Klout once a week, just to see what is going on with my Tweets. Am I going up or down? I seem to hover around 40+. I'd like to expand my influence. My goal is to be up ten points in six months and I'll keep you updated in the future.
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Okay, I'd better get the ball rolling on the trip earlier this month to Mongolia.
For this trip we were based in Ulaanbaatar, from where we made episodic forays into the countryside. Ulaanbaatar is the capital, and is surrounded by hills (the locals refer to them as mountains, but that seems a stretch.
When we went, it was still warm (above freezing), but considering we were dropped into Mongolia from central China, where the temperature was still in the high-20's, it seemed cool. But it was good weather for hiking.
The air quality while there was excellent, but noticing that the city was completely ringed by hills made me wonder how susceptible the place was for atmospheric inversions. My vision was borne out when, on our last full day in Mongolia, the temperature dropped, we had snow, and the smoke from the coal plants was unable to breach the hills around the city. Yikes!
The Bogd Khan was the spiritual leader of Mongolia's Buddhists. When Mongolia, which had been under control of China, declared independence as the Qing dynasty collapsed in 1911, he was elevated to leader of the country. One of his palaces is tourist attraction in the southern part of the city.
It is modest, as far as palaces go, but keep in mind he was first and foremost a priest. There are a lot of artifacts inside, but as you can't take photographs inside, there aren't any. In fact, they were a mite testy about taking photos outside on the temple grounds.
The main takeaway from the contents of the palace is that I learned where George Lucas got the design ideas for Queen Amidala. In fact, Amidala was the name of a historical figure mentioned in documents in the palace.
Classic door, by Chinese standards.
Refurbished gate near the entrance.
Part of the temple complex.
Temple library.
Admittedly, some of the buildings look a little tired, but this gives it a much more authentic look. It's also a little off the beaten path as far as tourism goes.


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Whatever happened to the seating platform, the conversation pit?
Above, the 1970s modern two-level platform in painter Frank Stella's loft, from the classic book Inside Today's Home. Below, a recent photo of the renovated 1950s conversation pit in the Number 31 Hotel in Dublin.
Maybe it's because I grew up around a hip artist aunt whose 60s/70s handmade house had a seating platform in it, but I am mourning the disappearance of the freeform seating arrangement. And apparently I am not alone. The seating platform and conversation pit of the postwar period (sort of the inverse of each other but amounting to the same thing, mood-wise) probably have their origins in the interior design of the Middle East or North Africa. Over time this form spread to regions within that sphere of influence, such as Greece, Turkey and Spain. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, conversation pits and raised seating areas looked variously Eastern, hippie, shagadelic, or modernist, but the effect was the same. Obviously architectural design influences mood and behaviour, and these seating styles do inherently invite a completely different form of socializing. And a different quantity of it. As a kid at my aunt's I would spend all day on her padded window seat platform, which was large enough for about 6 people (maybe 4 stretched out) and which was covered with a huge, natural pale brown Greek flokati and pillows, far more comfortable than any couch or chair. Now when I visit her we still invariably congregate there. Of the two styles I think I actually prefer the seating platform, because it allows you to be even more free-form and informal than most sunken pits, and because it's cheaper to build. Below, seating platform/window seat in British Columbia; further below, seating platform in the Standard Hotel in LA, by ChimayBleue on Flickr.
Above, three photos of perhaps the most famous modern conversation pit of all: it's in Eero Saarinen's Miller House in Columbus, Indiana, built in 1957. The top two photos are recent; the last photo is how it originally looked.
Above, the Edersheim apartment by architect Paul Rudolph, 1970. Most Paul Rudolph houses featured a conversation pit or equivalent seating arrangement. Below is a related but sort of rustic space age option: suspended sitting and sleeping pods in architect Bruce Goff's experimental Bavinger House (1950-55; photo by Lizzy Brooks is from here). Below that is another Bruce Goff building, the Nicol House of 1965, photo by Robert McLaughlin.
Teen conversation pit, above; below, the early 70s living/dining room of sculptor Sydney Butche—it appeared in House Beautiful in 1972.
Below, some historical precedents:
The seating area above, an "estrado," is from Cervantes' 16th C house, now the Museo Casa Cervantes:
Estrado is the name given to the reception room which is characteristically taken up in part by the a dais ( the estrado itself) covered with rugs where normally the women sat in Moorish fashion on cushions following the Spanish custom of Islamic origin which foreign visitors found very surprising although it in Spain it survived practically until the Bourbon era.
There are numerous testimonies to the use of the estrado, both in literature and in painting in Spain and in the inventories which document household contents. It was normally the most richly decorated room in the house and the one used for receiving visitors .
Above, the Twin Kiosk / Apartments of the Crown Prince (Çifte Kasırlar / Veliahd Dairesi), via onethirteen. Below, the low seating platform (at right) on Crete is typical of many traditional Greek houses, though some of them are more comfortably padded than this one.
If building code (or cost) prohibits conversation pits and sunken living rooms, then raised seating platforms are a great cheap substitute – for that matter, make a raise platform with a recessed area within it. If you have an appetite for more images, see here and here, and there are more photos below. And if you've ever made one of these, man I'd like to see it.
Above, Leslie's California house with original sunken living room; below, lounge in San Diego hotel with original seating platform. Click on photos for sources.


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NEW YORK—Prosecutors are dropping charges against two people who served 17 years behind bars for killing a New York City livery cab driver. New evidence has suggested they were innocent.
The New York Post (http://bit.ly/YLGnOr) says Bronx prosecutors announced their intentions in court papers Friday.
Eric Glisson and Cathy Watkins were released in October but ordered to wear electronic monitoring bracelets. Those are set to come off after a court date next week.
Glisson and Watkins were convicted of the 1995 murder of cabbie Baithe Diop. They have insisted they're innocent.
The case got a new look this year after a federal investigation revealed that two jailed gang members confessed to killing Diop.
Bronx prosecutors say they may also drop charges against three other people convicted in the case.
Information from: New York Post, http://www.nypost.com


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An 85-year-old former Catholic priest today admitted sexually assaulting seven children, including altar boys, after spending more than 20 years on the run in Spain.
Francis Paul Cullen was extradited back to the UK last year to face the charges after being traced to Tenerife.
The Catholic Church and its safeguarding board helped police to trace Cullen who was found to have attended mass at a church in Playa de las Americas every Sunday.
Today Dublin-born Cullen, looking frail in the dock, pleaded guilty to 21 charges at Derby Crown Court committed between 1957 and 1991.
The offences, on children aged between six and 16, took place while Cullen was a practising priest in Mackworth, Derbyshire and later Buxton, Derbyshire, and Hyson Green, Nottinghamshire.
Cullen pleaded guilty to 15 counts of indecent assault, five of indecency with a child and one of attempted buggery.
Judge Jonathan Gosling told Cullen that a "very substantial" custodial sentence was inevitable.
Prosecutor Sarah Knight told the court Cullen was extradited from Tenerife last year on a European arrest warrant containing a series of charges of sexual abuse.
She said further complainants had come forward and, due to the European arrest warrant, they had needed to seek the permission of the Spanish authorities to charge Cullen with further offences.
But Cullen agreed to the further charges, meaning they no longer needed to seek the authorities' approval, the prosecutor told the court.
Following today's guilty verdicts, the judge adjourned sentencing until March 24 at Derby Crown Court and Cullen was remanded into custody.
Speaking after today's verdict, Detective Constable Matt Goodwin, from Derbyshire Police, said: "We are very pleased with the guilty verdict today. This will save his victims from having to attend the court and provide evidence at a trial.
"I would very much like to thank the victims of this case for coming forward to the police.
"It is due to them coming forward that Cullen had today pleaded guilty to the offences. Without their help and support, this man would still not have been brought to justice."
Derbyshire Police said the crimes were committed against five altar boys and two young girls whose relatives had connections with the Catholic Church.
Four altar boys were abused while Cullen practised in Mackworth, Derbyshire, between the 1950s and 1970s.
In the 1980s, he abused two girls after he moved to work in Buxton, Derbyshire, and then went on to abuse another altar boy between 1989 and 1991 after he moved to Nottinghamshire.
Derbyshire Police said Cullen fled to Tenerife in 1991 after facing charges brought by Nottinghamshire Police.
Cullen was charged with three counts of sexual assault against three altar boys at Nottingham Magistrates' Court in October 1991.
While on bail awaiting his next court appearance, Cullen, then in his 60s, fled to Tenerife where he remained for the next 22 years.
A warrant was issued for his arrest but this was withdrawn in 2000.
In a statement issued today, Nottinghamshire Police said: "In September 1991, Nottinghamshire Police charged Francis Paul Cullen with sexual offences. Cullen appeared at court in October 1991 and was bailed.
"He failed to return to court and the court issued a warrant for his arrest. In 2000, the court withdrew the warrant which effectively meant he was no longer wanted."
Cullen was finally tracked down to Tenerife following a lengthy investigation by Derbyshire Police.
Derbyshire Police launched their investigation in 2005 after an altar boy who had been abused in the 1960s came forward.
Inquiries, including the use of Interpol, failed to track down Father Cullen and the case was closed pending further information.
It was reopened a year later when a female complainant came forward to the force who had been abused by Cullen in Buxton in the 1980s. The investigation was closed again when Cullen could not be traced.
The breakthrough came five years later when Cullen was traced to Tenerife in 2012 with the help of the Catholic Church and their safeguarding board, Derbyshire Police said.
Police were told Cullen had attended Sunday mass at the same church in Playa de las Americas for 20 years.
He was finally detained on a European Arrest Warrant on the island on August 20 last year by officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).
Cullen was extradited back to the UK and appeared at court charged with offences against three complainants on the warrant, Derbyshire Police said.
The complainants, who were all altar boys, included the victim who had made the original report to Derbyshire Police in 2005, a man who had been abused in the 1950s, and a Nottinghamshire victim from the previous indictment in 1991.
The force also looked at the two other charges from Nottinghamshire in 1991. The CPS found there was not enough evidence to proceed with allegations made by the second complainant and the third complainant could not be traced.
Following publicity from the court hearing, further victims came to light, Derbyshire Police said.
Cullen was charged with further offences against four more victims - two more males and two females.
Today the court heard Cullen abused the first victim between the ages of eight and 12, from 1957 to 1961.
The most recent victim was an 11-year-old boy between 1989 and 1991.
Detective Constable Matt Goodwin said the Catholic Church had been very supportive of the investigation and that the safeguarding board has been "instrumental" in helping to track Cullen down.
Dc Goodwin said: "The first real breakthrough in the investigation was in 2012 when with a great amount of co-operation from the Catholic Safeguarding Board we were able to locate Father Cullen in Tenerife.
"That was instrumental in Derbyshire then being able to apply for the European Arrest Warrant which we eventually brought him back to this country on."
Referring to the victims of Cullen's abuse, the officer said: " It has been a long, protracted inquiry. They've had to live with what Father Cullen has done against them for many, many years but I hope today can offer some degree of finalisation for each one of those victims.
"I think for a number of the complainants I'd go as far as to say that this has probably ruled their lives since the abuse took place."
The officer also added that he believed there were more victims of Cullen's abuse who had not yet come forward.
"The consistent thing throughout all of the victims was that they came into contact with Father Cullen through the Catholic Church and that was his way in.
"The span of offending ranges from 1957 up until around 1991. I think it would be inconceivable that there are no other victims of Father Cullen's sexual abuse.
"My message on behalf of Derbyshire Police is if there are any other people who would like to talk to the force in light of this latest conviction then please come forward.
"Any allegations will be fully investigation and then the appropriate action can be sought."
Cullen was ordained on May 30 1953 and worked as a parish priest of Christ the King, in Mackworth, Derby, between 1960 and 1978. He then moved to St Anne's Church, Buxton, in 1978 where he remained until 1987. A year later he moved to St Mary's Church in Hyson Green, Nottingham, where he remained until 1991.
He had worked at churches in Scunthorpe, Leicester and Alfreton, Derbyshire, before moving to Mackworth, the Diocese of Nottingham said.
Following Cullen's appearance at Derby Crown Court today, Father Andrew Cole, spokesman for the Diocese of Nottingham, said: "The Diocese of Nottingham, which covers the areas where Francis Paul Cullen worked as a priest, is pleased that he has taken responsibility for his terrible crimes and pleaded guilty to the 21 offences with which he was charged.
"We have been working closely with the police throughout the preparation of this case, both before and after Cullen's arrest in Spain and return to the United Kingdom, have encouraged them to bring him to justice and are grateful to them.
"I would like to offer our sympathy to those who have been affected by this tragedy in any way and assure them that we will do whatever we can to support them. I also wish to thank Cullen's victims for their bravery in coming forward after many years of silence; it is due to them that Cullen has pleaded guilty today and now awaits sentencing on March 24. Nothing can take away the horror of what happened to them, but I hope that today's verdict will help them in some small way to find peace.
"The abuse of children is abhorrent, by whomsoever it is perpetrated, as is any attitude of mind which somehow tolerates it. The Catholic Church takes the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults extremely seriously, and it is our hope and expectation that no child or vulnerable adult should ever suffer at the hands of others. We will continue to work with the police and other statutory authorities whenever allegations of abuse arise, and will ensure that our churches and parishes are safe and welcoming for all members of the community."


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Kings, Coyotes differ sharply on Brown's hitby Shawn P. Roarke
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dustin Brown's controversial hit of Michal Rozsival -- just seconds before Game 5 ended -- will be one of the touchstone moments of this Western Conference Finals.
No penalty was called on the play, but the Coyotes believed the hit was both late -- delivered after a whistle for offsides -- and dangerous because of what they believed to be knee-on-knee contact initiated by Brown.
"I haven't seen really seen a highlight of it," Brown said minutes after Dustin Penner scored at 17:42 of overtime to give the Kings a 4-3 win and guarantee them a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. "Rozsival is cutting to the middle, and I cut across and made contact. Obviously. they thought it was kneeing. It happened at high [speed], but I thought I got him with my shoulder, or my whole left side made contact with his right side -- from toe to shoulder."
The Coyotes were irate about the lack of a call and never seemed to get refocused.
Penner's goal, a rebound of a shot by Jeff Carter, came just 12 seconds after Rozsival was helped off the ice. The Kings won the faceoff at their own blue line and Slava Voynov played the puck off the boards. It hopped over the stick of Keith Yandle and was claimed by Penner; he passed to Carter, who got off a testing shot. Phoenix goalie Mike Smith made one of his 47 saves but left a rebound in the slot for Penner, who shoveled it home for the biggest goal of his career.
Yandle admitted that the Coyotes never settled down after the perceived injustice.
"We have to take some of the blame," Yandle said. "We didn't settle down and just keep playing. It's something where we could have just settled down and kept on playing."
Instead their season ended.
After it was over, both captain Shane Doan and Smith confronted the officials, complaining bitterly about the non-call. Each was given a game misconduct for their protestations.
"It is an emotional game out there," Brown said. "You give them the benefit of the doubt. Their season just ended and they're upset and emotions can boil over."
Phoenix's emotions continued to boil over into the handshake line. Both Martin Hanzal and Doan had some pointed words for Brown as he navigated his way through the line.
Again, Brown took the high road.
"I'm not really going to comment on it," he said.


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Mint lemonade is a refreshing drink for hot summer days and a "must" for picnics.
Serves 4.
- 6 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 8 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black salt (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon grounded black pepper
- 32 oz cold water
- 1/8 teaspoon roasted ground cumin powder to garnish
- Mint leaves to garnish
- Ice cubes
- Blend the mint leaves and lemon juice into paste. Add sugar, salt, black salt, and black pepper. Blend together.
- Mix the lemonade solution with water and pour over ice. Garnish with mint leaves and cumin
- Every ingredient in this recipe can be adjusted to your taste.
- Replace water with soda water.
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Fishing Report (Nov. 18-end of season)
Courtesy Connecticut DEP
This is the final weekly fishing report of the season. There will be periodic ice fishing reports throughout the winter.
2010 fall broodstock Atlantic salmon update -- DEP has so far stocked over 700 broodstock Atlantic salmon this fall into the Naugatuck River (250 salmon), Shetucket river (255 salmon), Crystal Lake (103 salmon) and Mount Tom Pond (103 salmon). DEP also expects to have several hundred additional salmon available for stocking in early December. These fish are from DEP's Kensington Hatchery, and average 8 pounds apiece and range in size from 3 to 20 pounds each.
Broodstock salmon fishing is currently fair in the Shetucket River and a bit slow on the Naugatuck River. Crystal Lake is picking up, with a number of salmon in the 10-15 lb range caught in the last week. No reports from Mount Tom Pond this week.
Rivers & Streams -- With the cooler weather, anglers and angling have slowed, but some nice action has been reported from the West Branch Farmington River, Farmington River, Salmon River and the Willimantic River TMA. Flows in many rivers and streams throughout the state are moderately high due to Tuesday night's rain, but should clear and be more fishable by the weekend, especially the smaller rivers and tributaries.
Fall is streamer and nymphing time. White, yellow and brown are good streamer colors, and patterns include White Wooly Buggers, Muddlers, Micky Finn, Grey or Black Ghosts). Nymphs to bottom bounce include caddis pupa (#14-16), Serendipity (#14-16), Pheasant Tail (#12-20), Prince (#6-18) and Hare's ear (#8-20).
Farmington River -- West Branch water temperatures are in the mid 40s. Flows are currently high, nearly 1,000 cfs below the confluence with the Still River (370 cfs from the West Branch at Riverton and 580 cfs from the Still River) due to Tuesday night's rains. Flows are expected to drop to more fishable levels through the weekend. Expect Blue Wing Olives to be the main hatch, with midges and caddis mixed in. For best action try Blue Wing Olives (#16-20, late morning) and Winter Caddis (#16-18, early afternoon). Also, don't forget streamers, nymphs and egg patterns.
Housatonic River -- Flows are clearing, moderately high and may be difficult to fish in areas for some anglers (currently about 1450 cfs at Falls Village and about 1,900 cfs at Gaylordsville). With dry weather forecast, flows may decrease some for the weekend (call FirstLight Power at 1-888-417-4837 for updated flow information). Morning water temperatures have risen some, and are now in the low 50s. Hatches/patterns continue to include Blue Wing Olive (#18-26,), Midges (#20-26) and Tan & Winter caddis (#14-18, late afternoon). Fish late mornings through early evenings (after it's warmed up some).
Lakes & Ponds -- Late season trout fishing remains variable. Quonnipaug Lake is providing some steady action, Crystal Lake fishing is picking up, and anglers have been finding some trout at Colebrook River Lake (try the upper end). Anglers are having to really work to catch trout at Beach Pond, East Twin Lake and Highland Lake. Anglers are finding good action at many of the designated Trout Parks, including Chatfield Hollow, Day Pond, Valley Falls Park Pond and Black Rock Pond. These areas can provide some good late fall family fishing adventures (note that some of these areas are walk-in only during the "off-season").
LARGEMOUTH BASS fishing is generally slow to fair, but with some nice fish being caught. The best reported action was from Ball Pond, Mansfield Hollow Reservoir, Cedar Lake, West Thompson Reservoir and Highland Lake. Recent nice catches included a 6.7 lb largemouth from West Twin Lake, a 6.3 lb fish from Amos Lake and a 7 lb bass from Hopeville Pond. Many anglers are reporting tough fishing from a number of lakes including Pachaug Pond, Amos Lake, East Twin Lake, Mudge Pond, Winchester Lake and Jurovaty Pond
SMALLMOUTH BASS -- Smallie fishing at Candlewood Lake seems to be picking up nicely with much better action reported last weekend (a pair fishing a tournament had an eight fish, 31 lb bag). Some action also reported from Rainbow Reservoir and Lake Zoar.
WALLEYE fishing has been good to excellent at Saugatuck reservoir, and fair to good at Squantz Pond.
NORTHERN PIKE -- Some catches reported from Quaddick Reservoir and Bantam Lake. Tough fishing reported from Pachaug Pond.
CONNECTICUT RIVER -- BLACK CRAPPIE are providing some good action in the coves (shiners work great). NORTHERN PIKE fishing is fair to good (try large shiners or spinnerbaits). Areas to try include the Haddam Meadows/Salmon River Cove area, Chapmans Pond, and the coves in the Wethersfield/Glastonbury area. BLACK BASS fishing has been fair to good south of Hartford. Jigs and craw patterns dragged slowly along the bottom are reported to be working well for largemouth in the Hartford to Glastonbury area. Smallmouth are also providing some surprising action below Hartford with an early morning bite. Recent catches include a 3.5 lb smallie from Wethersfield Cove. STRIPED BASS have been really hard to find (even in the lower river).
NOTES & NOTICES -- Current drawdowns include:
?MOODUS RESERVOIR (Lower & Upper, down 2.5 feet, launching of trailer boats will be difficult to impossible) and TYLER LAKE (down 2.5 feet, launching of trailered boats may be difficult) are currently drawn down to facilitate dam repairs.
?"Winter" drawdowns of a number of Eastern CT lakes are in progress. Reported lake depth status for the following water bodies is current as of Wednesday, Nov. 17: BASHAN LAKE (down 26 inches), BEACH POND (down 23 inches), BESECK LAKE (down 40 inches), GARDNER LAKE (down 35 inches), GLASGO POND (down 39 inches), LOWER BOLTON LAKE (down 23 inches) and MIDDLE BOLTON LAKE (down 38 inches).
?QUADDICK RESERVOIR has been drawn down, and the launching of trailer boats from the state boat launch at Quaddick State Park will be very difficult to impossible. The launch can still be used to put in canoes and kayaks. The boat launch will remain open through Monday, Nov. 29 and then close for the season.
?A 5 foot drawdown of HIGHLAND LAKE began on Oct. 15.
?The BAYBERRY LANE State Boat Launch (Groton) is closed for renovations until Dec. 31.
?The state boat launches on LAKE HOUSATONIC (at Indian Well State Park) and HOPEVILLE POND (at Hopeville Pond State Park) are both closed for the season and will reopen sometime in April, 2011.
?Anglers are reminded that the fishing season closes after Nov. 30 at a number of areas including BUNNELLS POND (Beardsley Park), GREAT HOLLOW POND, LAKE MCDONOUGH, the MALTBY LAKES, LAKE SALTONSTALL, MOHEGAN PARK POND (Spaulding Pond, Norwich), LAKE CHAMBERLAIN and at most designated "children's areas". (Please refer to the 2010 CT Angler's Guide for complete regulations).
Surface water temperatures in Long Island Sound (LIS) are in the low 50s.
TAUTOG fishing is still hanging in there on the local reefs and rock piles and should hold right through Thanksgiving! Tog spots include any of the rocky reefs and outcrops in Fishers Island Sound, New London Ledge and Sarah Ledge at the mouth of the Thames River, Bartlett Reef, Crane Reef, Southwest Reef, Sixmile Reef, Falkner Island area, the multiple reef complexes from Guilford to Branford, New Haven Harbor breakwaters, Charles Island area, Stratford Shoal/Middle Ground, The Cows off Penfield Reef, Norwalk Islands including Greens Ledge, Cable and Anchor Reef, Smith Reef and The Cows off Stamford, Greenwich Point, and Little and Great Captain Islands. Shore anglers can hit Fort Trumbull fishing pier and Eastern Point Beach in the Thames River, Harkness Memorial State Park, the rocks off Dock Rd. State Boat Launch, McCook Point, Rocky Neck State Park, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Lighthouse Park in New Haven, St. Mary's Beach in Fairfield, Sherwood Island State Park, and Calf Pasture Point fishing pier in Norwalk.
STRIPER fishing has mainly switched over to the tidal rivers such as the Thames and Housatonic Rivers. Overcast days or right at dusk are the times to fish.
TIP Hotline -- Please call 1.800.842.4357 to report fishing violations.


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Three murals created for the 12 mile mural project founded by
Joanne and Fouad Tawfilis . The murals were painted by children and community members on the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii
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A place for Atheist actors, writers, producers, directors, photographers, animators, anyone interested in Atheist-friendly film and video production, and any type of art.
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New to the group. Actor, writer, film maker here. Based in New Mexico.
We have just finished a 4year project spending £32K pound sterling, on an atheist feature film. Very dark, very surreal, full of hot goth chicks and roman soldiers.
Its about a bunch of atheist goths who behave as badly as religious folk, going door to door with Darwins origin of species and blow up trains for secularism, knowing theyre not going to heaven and not getting the 72 virgins.
Very pleased with our effort, its a beautiful poetic production... 1hr 6mns. Set in Camden Town London, Basra, and Roman Occupied Judea. And did I mention its got lots of hot goth chicks.
Its kinda Dereck Jarmans Jubileee, meets I Claudius.
Any help advice on distribution welcome.
New to the group....documentary producer here!
Amateur editor here. Very amateur. I've also done fx, makeup, some sound but I'm horrible, camera work, the kitchen sink, etc...
My fiance is a director and he's also atheist.
We make feature length horror, comedy, etc. and we've tried to make some documentaries as well.
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ocapparel necesitaba un nuevo diseño de camiseta y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 447 diseños de 88 diseñadores freelance.
We are a new upscale ethical apparel company- we source & manufacture ethically and collaborate with leading socially conscious artists to create limited edition design 'mashups' inspired by urban graphics, pattern and typographic art. 10% of our profits will be donated to sustainable development projects selected by our community. Artists will be featured on our website and given a profit share in their designs.
We want to show it is possible to be in business without exploiting other people, or the environment. That it is possible to be a designer and make a difference. And that it is possible to foster change through the decisions we make as consumers.
We think the damage the cotton industry does to the environment and the disregard that has been paid to the farmers and manufacturers who make our clothing needs to be put right. However we think this needs to be done in a way that appeals to trend setters, putting design first. Hence our slogan of 'difference by design'.
Our design influences include: BAPE, Beams T, BBC/Ice Cream, KidRobot, Typography Served, Good magazine, Wired, Monocle, Colette, ilovedust etc etc. We are big fans of Japanese streetwear brands
young, hip, design savvy, socially conscious and inspired by urban graphic patterns and prints, cool typography and other art.
Equally at home reading Wired, Good magazine (http://www.good.is), Monocle, Art Box/WUW, and other hip art, design and culture publications.
We would like to source tshirt designs to appear on plain white, high end sustainably-sourced tshirts. The emphasis is on creating something remarkable, eye-catching, potentially with interesting use of colour, pattern or innovative typography.
We are not looking for the kinds of tshirts which appear on typical online tshirt 'competition' sites.
The main requirement is to look cool and showcase outstanding design. It is a bonus if the design conveys some of our brand messages (see above) in a witty manner, but this should be a subtle undertone and definitely not preachy.
The tshirts may fall into one of 3 categories:
1) Artwork using our brand (onecanvas, or "OC")
2) "Urban" graphics prints/patterns with cool, eye-catching artwork a la BAPE, and the kinds of 'streetwear' sold on colette.fr
3) Typographic art with a subtle 'conscious' message, ideally with a bold message on the theme of 'change, inspiration or difference'
Or it may even be a 'mashup' of more than one of these 3.
Feel free to be experimental - there may be multiple prizes available if the quality of entries is sufficient.
Technical details: the tshirts will be digitally printed using organic ink so you may use an unlimited number of colours, and the tshirts will be printed at very high resolution so detailed artwork can be recreated accurately.
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About Fry Bread and Hope for a Greener Planet
Posted by Jim Gunshinan on September 12, 2013
Last evening my wife Michele and I walked a few blocks from the hotel in Phoenix where the National Association of State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) is holding its Annual Training Conference, to an Open Market. There were a circle of food trucks and tables offering fresh locally grown fruit and vegetables around a covered parking lot with tables and chairs. We picked a food truck offering Mexican and Native American food and bought our meal of fish tacos and fry bread. Ever since reading the novels of Sherman Alexi, where fry bread is described as a kind of Native American comfort food, I've wanted to try it. I liked it. It reminded me a bit of the Zeppoli my Italian grandmother used to make, without the coating of sugar and cinnamon.
But I wanted an expert opinion. I had recently participated in a conference session "United We Stand—Collaborating to Serve Indian Country," with Melanie Plucinski of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. When she joined Michele and I at our table, I asked her opinion. "It's very good," she says. "And I'm a pretty harsh critic." Like all Native Americans, Plucinski has many reasons to criticize state and federal governments. Native American history is littered with broken treaties, blankets infected with smallpox, and starvation at the hands of the United States Government. But I actually experienced a lot of hope in the conference session, realism, and a feeling of mutual respect between the tribal leaders, such as Plucinski, and Ralph Atcitty of the Navajo Division of Social Services, and the federal and state leaders at the session. (Atcitty is the translation of a Navaho word meaning "banging with a hammer," or something close to that. Atcitty's grandfather was a copper smith.)
Leaders of the Indian Health Service (IHS), a part of the federal Health and Human Services, spoke of collaborating with tribal leaders in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah to get fresh water to tribal members living in remote locations. Debbie Broermann, of the Multi-Agency Tribal Infrastructure Collaborative (MATIC), a resource of the federal government tasked with coordinating the many state and federal government agencies—such as HUD, USDA, EPA, DOE, and other important acronyms—partners with Native American tribes. Broermann described projects like building modular bathrooms for tribal housing in remote areas, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever remediation.
What I describe above are partnerships, not the government solving problems. On projects where IHS helps tribes access clean water, for example, IHS trains tribal members to build and maintain water delivery systems.
I think I found the most hope in the relationship between the 11 recognized tribal groups in Minnesota and the state government. In August, Governor Mark Dayton signed an agreement that proclaims, among other things, "… the State of Minnesota recognizes and supports the unique status of the Minnesota Tribal Nations and their right to existence, self-government, and self determination..." and "…members of the Minnesota Tribal Nations are citizens of the State of Minnesota and posses all the rights and privileges afforded by the State…"
In quiet ways, Native American tribes and organizations such as MATIC and IHS are rewriting the history of the relationship between the people living here before Columbus arrived and the rest of us newcomers who came here from all over the world. This recent history is more about mutual respect and common purpose than conflict; more about solving problems and creating benefits for everyone than about isolation and resentment.
My grandmother, Carmela Romeo, lived to be three months short of 100 years old. Looking back, her brown skin, prominent cheekbones, and well-earned wrinkled skin remind me of photos of older Native American women taken in the late 19th Century. I think all of us have a lot more in common than comfort food. The more we can celebrate that, the better we'll all be.
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Winnipeg Jets miss playoffs, drop last game 4-2 to Montreal Canadiens
WINNIPEG - A dejected Blake Wheeler looked like the Winnipeg Jets felt.
The Jets' playoff chances evaporated even before their 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Winnipeg finished ninth in the Eastern Conference, one spot out of the playoffs and better than last season, but Wheeler took little comfort in the improvement.
"I'm going to have a hard time drawing on any positives you know, when you're going home and watching the important hockey being played from your couch again," he said.
"Hopefully we can all look in the mirror and make a change, I think we're on the right path, but ninth place is a first-class ticket home."
The Jets were ahead 2-1 as they started the third period but most already knew their result wouldn't be enough to advance.
"We knew after the second we are out," said goaltender Ondrej Pavelec.
"It's not an excuse at all but it's tough to play when you know you've got 20 minutes left in the season."
Both the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators moved out of reach with overtime wins Thursday night that kept them firmly in the last playoff spots in the East.
David Desharnais, Rene Bourque, Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty scored as the Canadiens (28-14-5) broke out of a slump that had seen them lose five of their previous six games.
James Wright and Wheeler scored for the Jets, who finished the season 24-21-3.
Montreal's win keeps them in the hunt for the top spot in the Northeast Division where they remain tied with Boston.
But it already guarantees them at least fourth in the East and home-ice advantage in the playoffs, with 61 points to Toronto's 57.
"It's a big win against a desperate team," said Montreal captain Brian Gionta.
"It's huge. Home ice is really big in the playoffs. . . . You keep forcing plays, you keep being relentless on the puck, eventually they're going to turn it over and they're going to get tired and we took advantage in the third."
Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban, who had two assists Thursday night, echoed his captain.
"You want to use that fan base to your advantage. Now that we've got home-ice advantage we want to use that."
The game started well for the Jets.
Chris Thorburn and Wright teamed up in the first to put the Jets ahead 1-0. Wright's wrist shot from the slot found the upper corner of the Montreal net.
But the Canadiens still managed to spend a lot of time in Winnipeg's zone.
The Jets were outshot 8-4 in the first and had managed only two more midway through the second when Bourque evened things up.
His shot from the faceoff circle found its way through a mad scramble in front of the Winnipeg net.
Wheeler put the Jets ahead again about five minutes later when he dug a puck out of a scrambling Carey Price in front of the Montreal net and slipped it in.
The third was only about two minutes old when Pavelec intercepted Gallagher's shot, only to see it rise high in the air and bounce behind him, dribbling over the line before he could grab it.
Desharnais then scored on a 5-on-3 in the third to put the Canadians ahead for the first time.
A few minutes Pacioretty scored from the point on an insurance goal originally credited to Desharnais.
The Jets looked like a good bet to make the post-season until a five-game slide. Even a 6-1-1 record in their last eight games failed to make up all the lost ground.
Their only chance was to win Thursday and have both New York and Ottawa lose all their remaining games.
Coach Claude Noel said he would talk about Winnipeg's season and future Friday and confined his brief comments to the game.
"I thought the game was OK. They spent too much time in our zone, which I didn't really like. . . . I would have liked us to play with a little more zip in the first two periods," he said.
Notes: Jets captain and scoring leader Andrew Ladd finished the season with the best points-per-game average by a Jets (Thrashers) player since Ilya Kovalchuk in 2008-09.


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It was confirmed last week that Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough would not be returning to America's Got Talent after one season of judging. The show renewed the male judges, Simon Cowell, Terry Crews, and Howie Mandel, but the two women were cut. Read Full Intro
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Before yesterday at oh, 5PM, I barely remembered Grease: Live was going to be on TV. When I did, I was looking forward to some snark. Remember, I called Grease a shouted play with some songs in it. I've never been so happy to be wrong. Full Story
A bitch slap for blackface
Before Halloween I didn't really know, nor care, who Julianne Hough was. To me, she was the mediocre girl in Rock of Ages. Now she's the girl who went out for Halloween in blackface. I think she got off way too easy and I still can't decide if it was a stunt. Why would she leave her hair blonde and her eyes blue? I mean, if you are going to do that to your face because of your commitment to the character, why not go all the way? Because she still wanted to be easily recognized, that's why. Full Story
Julianne Hough has no friends
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She's ignorant, obviously. But she also has no friends. If she had friends, real friends, they would have shut this down. But then again, does anyone have real friends in Hollywood? Here's Julianne Hough in blackface at a Halloween party this weekend and with the blackface rubbed off by the time she left. Full Story
Bad sheer at the Emmys: Julianne Hough
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>From Saturday's edition of Gates of Vienna:
Five hundred and fifty-seven years ago today, the city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire came to an end. The sack of Constantinople inaugurated centuries of brutal Islamic rule in southeastern Europe. Greece was finally liberated from the Ottomans in the 19th century, but to this day a small portion of Europe remains in Turkish hands, and the city of Istanbul — formerly Constantinople — remains a Turkish city.
Below is a guest-post about the fall of Constantinople by an author who writes under the pen name of Anestos Canelides. He has this to say about his essay:
I am half-Greek, and I wrote this as a memorial to those who fought in the epic battle against Islamic expansionism. I wrote it also as a memorial to the other Christians in the Balkans who lost so much to Islam. I have spent time in Istanbul, and I bear no hatred towards the modern Turks.
The Last Empire
1453: The Siege of Constantinople
by Anestos Canelides
On June 9th, 1453, three ships sailed into the harbor of Candia in Crete with a crew of mostly Cretan sailors. The sailors had arrived from Constantinople shortly after its fall to the Ottoman Turkish armies of Sultan Mehmet Bey. The Cretans had brought with them the tragic news about the fall of Constantinople to the armies of Islam, despite a heroic stand by the Greeks and their allies. The sudden news induced great anguish amongst the people of Crete and later the Christian west. The Ottoman conquest of the queen of cities had brought a tragic end to the Roman Empire, often referred to as the Byzantine Empire today. It was the final nail in the coffin of the center of the Byzantine world, but in turn it would bring about the rise of the Ottoman Empire, an Islamic state.
Constantinople was attacked from land and sea, but the land walls, known as the walls of Theodosius, had never been breached in their thousand-year history. In the same way that three hundred Spartans had defied the advancing armies of the Persian Empire, the citizens of Constantinople also stood heroically and defended their city against tyranny. It was both the Byzantine Greeks' desire for freedom from enslavement, and the belief that God would miraculously save them from defeat, that led them to resist the Turks fiercely for almost two months.
The Turks had sought to enter the city with a fanatic spirit because the Prophet, in the Qur'an, offered them a special place in paradise. Sultan Mehmet only mimicked the Prophet Muhammad when he said, "…even if some of us should die, as is natural in war, and meet our destined end, you know well from the Qur'an what the Prophet says, 'that he who dies in battle shall dine whole in body with Mahomet, and drink with him in paradise and he shall take his rest in a green spot and fragrant with flowers, enjoying the company of women and lovely boys and virgins and he will bathe in gorgeous baths. All these things he will enjoy in that place by God's favor.'" Despite facing such great odds, the Byzantines would defend their ancient Christian capital with great tenacity against the armies of Mehmet…
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Perspective, on a Day of Remembrance.
Freedom or death.