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Spilkin's film, Above Brooklyn, is an entertaining and insightful look at a subculture populated by a very New York group of characters. Some of the men, nearly all in their 40s or older, treat their pigeons like pets, possibly naming each of their 2,000-odd birds; some try to capture birds from other coops, selling them at a shop along Broadway, as a type of competition. The film takes us to the New York Combine, a group dedicated to breeding the American Domestic Show Flight, a fancy pigeon first envisioned by the Combine in the 1940s, and finally achieved through precise breeding.
The film screens tomorrow night at Anthology Film Archives, as part of the NewFilmmakers series; last month, I had a chance to ask Spilkin some questions about the movie.
Why did you decide to do a documentary on pigeon breeders?
It was about six years ago the first time I saw someone flying birds in Brooklyn. I was standing outside of my friend's apartment in Williamsburg when hundreds of colorful pigeons suddenly appeared and began to circle the sky in beautiful formations. I could see a man standing on a nearby rooftop, guiding them with a black flag, and I was instantly intrigued. I started asking around the neighborhood if anyone knew the local pigeon flyer, and some people had no idea what I was talking about even though this was going on literally right over their heads. So it was appealing to me as an old school, semi-secret subculture that I wanted to learn more about. I was also kind of looking for an excuse to get up on the roof and hang out with the pigeon guys. Making a documentary is a great way to ingratiate yourself with a group of people you may not otherwise encounter in your daily life.
I loved the different approaches the people in your film have to pigeons (sport, pets, hobby). Can you tell us a little more about some of your favorite characters?
All of the guys I interviewed could tell me the detailed histories for many of their pigeons without even looking at the leg bands. They would point out a particular bird and tell me its backstory, and I wondered how they could recognize it because to me, it looked just like hundreds of other birds in their stock.
Where is the densest cluster of coops?
The most dense cluster of coops is in Bushwick. There used to be many more pigeon breeders in Williamsburg, but they've been pushed out along with the gentrification of the neighborhood. Some people don't like the idea of a pigeon coop on the roof because they think it lowers the property value, while others really like it, because the breeders are up there all the time caring for the birds, so they can help watch over the building and keep things safe.
Is there anything we should know, that didn't make it into the film?
Up until until 1957, the US army used homing pigeons for communications and reconnaissance purposes. My favorite historical pigeon is Cher Ami, who saved the lives of 194 soldiers in WWI by flying across enemy lines to successfully deliver a message after having been shot in the chest and leg during the journey.
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I still don't understand why everyone says this was unexpected. I still expected the Tigers to do this well plus beta at least one of Tennessee, Syracuse, Kansas.
That doesn't make it any less amazing, but it's still not unexpected. unexpected would have been getting a top 2 seed again. And in fact even if we ended up with a 3 or 4 seed I wouldn't have been too surprised because if we did beat 1 or 2 of those ranked teams we would be indeed having a 3 or 4 seed.
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Bernard, Kenneth A., 1906- Lincoln and the music of the Civil War. Caldwell, Idaho, Caxton Printers, 1966 (OCoLC)654483629 |
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While I agree in principle with your correspondent Bill Measure (30 October, p 56) that road travel is statistically less safe than rail travel, surely the point is that we commuters pay our fares expecting a certain amount to be reinvested in safety. This, quite obviously, has not happened sufficiently in Britain.
I readily admit that tragedies occur on roads and on pavements, but on neither of these, as yet, do we pay substantial amounts to put our lives in other people's hands.
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Once-green mountainsides across Afghanistan are still being stripped of their trees as the long-running process of deforestation continues.
The head of the agriculture department for Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, Dr Naqibullah, says that about half of the 1,300 square-kilometre area that was once covered in forests has been cleared over the last three decades.
This IWPR reporter visited Qalandar district, in the northern part of Khost, where loggers were hard at work with axes and chainsaws. They have parcelled out sections among themselves, and are steadily turning green woodland into arid desert.
Local people say they have no option but to cut down the forests, as they possess neither farmland nor any other means of earning an income.
Local government officials in Khost say they have taken some action and have at least manage to slow the pace of deforestation. Provincial police chief Abdul Qayoum Baqizoi denies allegations that his force has turned a blind eye to illegal logging.
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Election Day in Virginia is fast approaching. This Wednesday, gubernatorial candidates pro-choice Terry McAuliffe and extreme anti-choice Ken Cuccinelli will go head to head in a debate over important issues for Virginia voters.
If Ken Cuccinelli uses the same strategy we've been seeing for weeks, then we can expect him to hide his true position on reproductive-health care. He has a mile-long record opposing birth control and abortion access, but now he's campaigning like a moderate to win back women voters.
That's why we need debate moderator Chuck Todd to make sure Cuccinelli doesn't get away with misrepresenting his record. It's his job to ask the important follow-up questions and hold the candidates accountable for their past actions and statements on an issue that would critically impact women and families in the Commonwealth.
Send Chuck Todd a tweet to urge him to ask Ken Cuccinelli some key clarifying questions about his views on reproductive rights for Virginians. Feel free to borrow our examples below, or make up your own questions:
#QuestionforKen @ChuckTodd: If elected governor, would Cuccinelli sign a "personhood" bill to ban abortion and types of #birthcontrol?#QuestionforKen @ChuckTodd: How have Cuccinelli's #antichoice policies grown Virginia's economy?
#QuestionforKen @ChuckTodd: Does Cuccinelli support no-cost #birthcontrol coverage?
We know that reproductive freedom will be a defining issue in this election and the outcome will determine whether women and families in Virginia have access to reproductive-health care and abortion services. That's why it's so important that Chuck Todd asks these critical follow-up questions so Ken Cuccinelli doesn't get away with misleading voters on his position on a women's right to choose.
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Some of the nation's most extreme anti-choice Republican governors - who've been anything but timid about their opposition to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on political grounds - are changing their tune about expanding health insurance to millions of low-income residents in their states now that the ACA is becoming a reality.
Why? These governors simply can't ignore the benefits of the ACA. Just today, anti-choice Gov. Tom Corbett (R-PA), who previously sued to overturn Obamacare, issued his plan to take advantage of Obamacare's Medicaid program and ensure access to health care for thousands of Pennsylvanians.
Gov. Corbett now joins these other anti-choice Republican governors who decided that the health and well-being of their constituents was, in fact, more important than their own political ideology:
- Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ)
- Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Gov. Terry Branstad (R-IA)
- Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI)
- Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R-ND)
- Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ)
- Gov. Susana Martinez (R-NM)
- Gov. Brian Sandoval (R-NV)
- Gov. John Kasich (R-OH)
- Gov. Bill Haslam (R-TN)
- Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX)initially rejected expanding Medicaid entirely, but then lobbied the White House to create a Medicaid program for the elderly and disabled with federal funds.
Even though we still disagree with these governors over women's reproductive rights, it's gratifying to see that so many have been persuaded to put aside their own political agendas and pursue the best policy for their constituents regarding access to health care.
For most people, implementing health-care coverage for low-income families is a no brainer. But as we've seen time and again, for many anti-choice governors, it's not about health care, it's about politics. And state officials who continue to play politics with peoples' health and reproductive choices will face the consequences when the elections roll around again.
Chelsea Gelbart is the millennial fellow at NARAL Pro-Choice California
"Forcible rape." "Masturbating" fetuses. Over the past few years, the anti-choice rhetoric coming out of politicians' mouths has gotten crazier and crazier.
Unfortunately, what many people in 'blue' states like New York, Oregon, Massachusetts, and California don't realize is that this isn't just a problem for places like Texas. It's everyone's problem -- in everyone's state.
Recently in California, State Assemblymember Donald Wagner (R-Irvine) wondered why women weren't showing up at hearings for a bill to expand abortion care, dragging their children behind as "evidence" that they weren't able to terminate their unwanted pregnancies. Unbelievable.
And he's not unique. Right now, an anti-choice candidate is running in a special election for California Senate District 16. His name is Andy Vidak, and he represents the same Tea Party views as politicians like Michele Bachmann and Todd Akin who support defunding family-planning services. Vidak wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would eliminate Obamacare's no-cost contraception coverage benefit.
His opponent, pro-choice candidate Leticia Perez, is dedicated to expanding access to local and affordable reproductive-health care. She stands with California women and families and supports a women's right to make personal medical decisions without government interference.
Even in traditionally 'blue' states like California, we must work tirelessly to keep anti-choice politicians out of our personal, private decisions. If you want to help, check out Leticia's website and like her on Facebook to find out ways that you can get involved.
Three years ago, President Obama put his pen to paper and signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) into law.
This law is a huge win for women's health, and ensures that millions of Americans will have access to health care that they otherwise may not be able to afford, including no-cost birth control.
Here's a photo marking one of our favorite Affordable Care Act (ACA) moments from 2012. President Obama, in the Oval Office, speaks with the Solicitor General of the United States after learning that the ACA was upheld by the Supreme Court.
We fully support this huge advancement for women's health. Thanks to Obamacare, more than 30 million Americans will have access to affordable family-planning services, better access to contraception, and maternity care. We know that when women have control over their own health-care, they're empowered to make essential decisions about their families and their futures.
We stand with our pro-choice President Barack Obama and will continue our work to ensure that millions of Americans have access to the health care they deserve.
One aspect of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) that is getting a lot more press coverage lately is the Medicaid expansion. Under the Affordable Care Act, states have the option to expand the Medicaid program to provide health-care coverage to more low-income people.
If Medicaid is expanded, millions of uninsured American women would qualify for health-care coverage. People covered under the expanded program will receive access to maternity and newborn care and women's preventive-health services, including contraception and well-woman visits.
Making health-care services more accessible for low-income women could improve their lives in a big way. Low-income women are more likely to experience health problems but often face roadblocks that prevent them from accessing the care they need.
It's sort of a no-brainer for states to expand Medicaid programs to more people. Under the law, the federal government will pay the costs completely until 2016. After that, states only need to cover 10 percent of the costs.
Given that local health-care providers often treat low-income people who can't fully cover the cost of their health care, these added resources will help pay for health-care services that local doctors and hospitals are already providing. The whole thing helps people stay healthy and makes good financial sense.
However, the Supreme Court left it up to the states to decide whether to expand Medicaid. Many anti-choice governors railed against the expansion and announced they would refuse the offer in their states.
But in an interesting turn of events, several anti-choice governors who had opposed Obamacare are now supporting expanding Medicaid in their state. Do we smell political opportunism in the air?
Anti-choice Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) is the most recent convert. Funny, because he eliminated family-planning funding from New Jersey's budget and twice vetoed efforts to restore it. He also blocked efforts to expand coverage of family-planning service for low-income women. But now he stands behind expanding Medicaid in his state.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has never met an anti-choice law she didn't like. However, not long after two of her key advisors left to lead a coalition of hospitals, insurers, and other providers supporting the policy, Brewer too decided to back expanding Medicaid.
Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) was one of the most outspoken opponents to the Affordable Care Act, and even spearheaded efforts to challenge its constitutionality before the Supreme Court. But even he has reversed his position to support expanding the Medicaid program.
Clearly, even some anti-choice politicians can't deny that getting more people insured through Obamacare just makes common sense. Will these same people start to see the error of their ways and stop attacks on other aspects of women's health? We won't hold our breath.
President Obama's win on November 6 means that implementation of the Affordable Care Act will continue. That includes one of our favorite provisions, the no-cost birth-control policy. Under this policy, all FDA-approved methods of contraception will be covered without a copay for newly issued insurance plans going forward.
Hobby Lobby, a chain of arts and crafts stores, is one of many organizations that objects to the policy. It sued to deny birth-control coverage to its employees based on the employers' personal beliefs.
Early last week, a federal judge ruled that Hobby Lobby must comply with the birth-control policy. While this is promising for the future of the policy, Hobby Lobby has already appealed the decision.
Perhaps Hobby Lobby forgot that the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. The Obama administration got it right: women, not their bosses, should make the health-care decisions that are best for them.
We have fantastic news!
A new study shows that free birth control does indeed reduce unintended pregnancies and, therefore, the need for abortion.
This study comes as millions of women are starting to see the benefits of no-cost birth control under the Affordable Care Act - aka Obamacare.
These positive results further demonstrate the benefits of no-cost birth control. It is one of the greatest advancements for women in a generation! It makes sense right? When birth control is affordable, you'd think that more women will use it and, therefore, avoid unintended pregnancy altogether.
But wait - there are still plenty of politicians who are living in another century and want to make it harder for women to get birth control. The U.S. House of Representatives has voted more than 30 times to repeal the health-care law.
And Mitt Romney is one of the biggest opponents of no-cost birth control and Obamacare. He's threatened to repeal it on "day one."
That is why it is so important for us to keep the Romney-Ryan ticket far, far away from the White House. If we don't re-elect pro-choice President Obama on November 6, we could be saying good-bye to near-universal birth-control coverage for women.
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Wednesday night's presidential debate has everyone buzzing about the candidates: extreme anti-choice Mitt Romney and pro-choice President Barack Obama.
The only way we're going to continue to protect women's freedom and privacy and improve health-care services for women and families is by re-electing President Obama. You know that, we know that, but, unfortunately, there are still some critical voters who do not plan to vote for him on November 6.
We believe this election can be won by getting these undecided voters to stand with the president. That's why we plan to contact 380,020 voters who we consider to be "Obama defectors" - pro-choice women who supported Obama in 2008 but aren't committed to voting for him yet - in 25 counties in nine battleground states. These women can make the difference in what is likely to be a very close election.
But we need your help to reach every one of these pro-choice voters. Think creatively - are any of your friends, neighbors, colleagues, or classmates pro-choice and not yet planning to vote for Obama?
Here are the top five things you should tell your friends about the Romney-Ryan ticket:
- Romney says he supports overturning Roe v. Wade.
- Romney said, "Planned Parenthood, we're going to get rid of that." Romney's plan would cut off access to birth control and breast cancer screenings for millions of women.
- Romney and Ryan have supported policies that would outlaw abortion in almost all cases, even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's health is in danger.
- Ryan supported redefining rape so that it would be harder for many rape survivors to get the medical care they need.
- Ryan voted to allow hospitals to refuse emergency abortion care to women who could otherwise die without it.
The Romney-Ryan ticket's extreme anti-choice agenda couldn't be clearer. And we're not going to let them shy away from their outrageous positions.
Talk to your friends, and they'll see that they cannot trust Mitt Romney with women's health and privacy.
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Don't forget to tune into the presidential debate tonight!
Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will answer questions about the economy, health care, and the role of government.
Have you heard Mitt Romney's campaign claim that women don't care about birth control, and that birth control isn't an economic issue?
The thing is, birth control is an economic issue. And President Obama understands that.
We created this graphic to highlight the stark difference between these two candidates when it comes to making birth control affordable. Many women will no longer have to take out their wallet when they pick up their birth-control prescription at the pharmacy thanks to President Obama's no-cost birth control policy. If Mitt Romney's elected? He's threatened to take away this great preventive benefit.
Make sure to share it with your friends:
We'll be live tweeting the debate tonight, so be sure to follow @NARAL for updates.
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It seems like everyone is running away from their anti-choice record these days.
Yesterday, Rep. Steven King (R-Iowa) denied attacking women's access to birth control.
When his Democratic challenger, Christie Vilsack, brought up his extreme position, Rep. King insisted,
"If I were opposed to it, I would have introduced a bill. I mean, look at my history. I have had 16 years out there. I don't know why they have to make things up."
But that's not exactly true, is it, Rep. King?
Rep. Steve King has an extreme anti-contraception voting record. Let's take a walk down memory lane, shall we?
- This is the guy who thinks states should be able to ban birth control, but not foie gras.
- Since coming to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2003, Rep. King has voted six times to defund, block or restrict family-planning programs.
- Rep. King also cosponsored H.R.1179 - the House counterpart to the infamous Blunt Amendment, which would have allowed any employer to deny coverage of birth control to employees for virtually any reason.
- And just last year, Rep. King made these extreme comments on the House floor regarding the Affordable Care Act and the no-cost birth control mandate :
"Preventing babies from being born is not medicine. That's not constructive to our culture and our civilization. If we let our birth rate down below the replacement rate, we are a dying civilization."
Rep. King is trying to appear moderate on birth control, but we're not fooled. Nice try, Rep. King, but your extreme anti-contraception record speaks for itself.
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Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, has a new guest post over at Latinovations' La Plaza blog.
She writes about how Obamacare is starting to affect women in their everyday lives - especially Latinas. Across the country, more and more women are no longer being charged a copay when they pick up their prescription birth control.
August 1 marked a momentous day for women: President Obama's no-cost birth-control policy went into effect as part of the Affordable Care Act. This law holds some of the most important advances for women that we will likely see in our lifetimes.
There are so many preventative services that women will now get at no cost, including screenings for gestational diabetes, breastfeeding support, and, of course, birth-control coverage.
At NARAL Pro-Choice America, we wholeheartedly believe that contraception is basic health care. In fact, 99 percent of all women use contraception at some point in their lives.
But until now, many women were forced to choose between their birth control and other necessities like groceries, because contraception is expensive. And even for women fortunate to have contraceptive coverage, many insurance plans charged high deductibles that put the medication out of reach. In fact, fifty percent of Latinas say that they can't afford to use birth control consistently due to the high cost. But this is all starting to change. Thanks to the new policy, many women will now have greater access to family-planning services.
Extreme anti-choice state lawmakers are at it again!
This law will allow bosses to refuse to cover birth control, abortion, and other health-care services in their insurance plans based on their personal beliefs. Women who work at these organizations may no longer receive comprehensive health-care coverage.
This is the furthest-reaching of any recent state bill on this topic.
When Gov. Nixon vetoed the bill in July, he delivered a strong rebuke against its intent to deny contraceptive-coverage to women. Watch his great remarks:
We've seen this kind of political interference in women's birth-control coverage at the federal level, too.
Earlier this year, another Missouri native, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), proposed an extreme amendment to allow corporations and insurance companies to refuse to cover birth control and other essential health-care services, including maternity care, HIV/AIDS screenings, mammograms and cancer screenings.
Fortunately, U.S. senators stood up for women and defeated the notorious Blunt amendment.
Keep up to date on what's happening in Missouri by following NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri on Facebook and Twitter. They are on the front lines, and we applaud them for doing everything they could to stop this attack on women's birth-control coverage.
Last week, ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Henry Waxman (D - Ca.), published a report documenting all of the anti-woman and anti-choice votes held by leaders of the U.S. House Representatives since January 2011.
The report details 55 votes - all shamelessly anti-woman.
Here are just a few highlights/lowlights:
- A vote to ban abortion for women in Washington, D.C. who face complications later in pregnancy.
- Votes to repeal Obamacare and effectively take away women's access to affordable preventive-health services.
- A vote to allow hospitals to refuse to provide a woman emergency, life-saving abortion care, even if she could die without it.
Our own Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, was featured in the report:
"From the 'Let Women Die' bill to IRS rape audits to attempts to defund family-planning programs, Americans have seen an unprecedented number of attacks on women's health in recent months. Rep. Waxman's report documents the lengths to which this Congress has gone in trying to dismantle reproductive freedom - and will serve as a clarion call to every American woman who cares about her rights."
Rep. Waxman's report further exposes how anti-choice leaders in Congress are waging a War on Women.
We're not going to let these anti-woman politicians vote our rights away. On November 6, we'll show them that they won't get away with their anti-woman agenda.
Tonight, President Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination. We can't wait to watch his speech!
He's been such a strong pro-choice president and advocate for women that it's almost hard to remember what it's like to live under an anti-choice president.
But four years ago today, women were enduring the anti-choice Bush administration.
How was life different for women under an anti-choice president four years ago? Let's take a walk down memory lane. Remember to take deep breaths while reading:
- On his first day in office, President Bush re-imposed the global gag rule, effectively making it more difficult for low-income worldwide to get the reproductive-health care they need.
- Bush stacked his cabinet and administration with anti-choice personnel by appointing John Ashcroft as U.S. attorney general, Tommy Thompson and Michael Leavitt as secretaries of Health and Human Services, and W. David Hager to a key FDA panel on women's health.
- For years, the Bush administration refused to listen to medical experts and blocked efforts to make emergency contraception available without a prescription.
- President Bush became the first president in history to sign legislation outlawing safe abortion procedures.
- President Bush tried to cancel contraceptive coverage for federal employees.
- The Bush administration repeatedly censored accurate medical information on government websites at the behest of anti-choice activists.
In November 2008, we ushered in a new era for women's freedom and privacy when we elected pro-choice President Barack Obama.
Here are some of President Obama's pro-choice highlights:
- In his first week in office, President Obama rescinded the global gag rule. That was the anti-choice policy that canceled U.S. family-planning funds to many overseas health centers and denied the world's poorest women birth control.
- President Obama repealed the worst provisions of the controversial, last-minute Bush policy known as the Federal Refusal Rule. The regulation could have allowed entire health-care corporations to refuse to provide medical services--including, potentially, birth control.
- President Obama signed legislation increasing family-planning funding for American women.
- President Obama won passage of the Affordable Care Act, the law that will bring 30 million Americans into a health-care system that includes affordable family-planning services, better access to contraception and maternity care.
- President Obama also pledged to veto two far-reaching anti-choice bills, the "Rape Audits" bill and the "Let Women Die" bill.
We've come so far under Obama's presidency. We cannot let Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, take us back to the dark ages with their support for overreaching and extreme anti-choice legislation.
Join us November 6, and we'll show Romney and Ryan just how out of touch they are with American voters.
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The first phase of President Obama's contraceptive-coverage policy is in effect!
What does this mean for women? One in three women struggles with the cost of birth control - but all that is about to come to an end. Preventive-health services -including birth control, breastfeeding support, and screening for gestational diabetes- are now available without a copay.
This is a huge step forward in women's health. But we aren't sitting back and relaxing.
Why? Because this important policy is under attack in Congress and across the country.
Yesterday, anti-choice politicians compared Obama's contraceptive-coverage policy to the attack on Pearl Harbor and 9/11. That's outrageous!
Yesterday, in celebration of this huge advancement for women, and to counter attacks on this fantastic policy, our affiliates hosted local events in Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, and Virginia.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, our fabulous activists held a visibility event thanking President Obama for making this important advancement for women possible. Linnea House, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota, stood up for women during a TV appearance.
In Concord, New Hampshire, birth-control supporters gathered outside Rep. Charles Bass' office to trumpet the new policy. Bass has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act and its birth-control policy.
In Columbus, Ohio, activists gathered outside of anti-choice Sen. Rob Portman's office to show him that his constituents support the contraceptive-coverage policy. Sen. Portman has been a high-profile opponent of birth control.
Our pro-choice activists must have been loud, because Ohio News Network and Progress Ohio covered the event.
Activists in Portland, Oregon gathered for a "Walk for Women's Health." Special guests included Senate Majority Speaker Diane Rosenbaum, state Representative Lew Frederick, and state Representative Elisa Kenny-Geyer.
In Richmond, Virginia, birth-control advocates took to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office. Cuccinelli unsuccessfully challenged the constitutionality of the health-reform law - including the important birth-control policy - in court.
Watch our activists and NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia in this great TV interview.
Let's have a big round of applause for these star activists, and especially for pro-choice President Obama who made this historic improvement for women possible.
Politicians are known for their sporadic inflammatory remarks, but this recent comparison really blew all others out of the water.
Anti-choice Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) went so far as to compare the new birth-control policy to 9/11.
I know in your mind you can think of times when America was attacked. One is December 7th, that's Pearl Harbor day. The other is September 11th, and that's the day of the terrorist attack....I want you to remember August the 1st, 2012, the attack on our religious freedom. That is a day that will live in infamy, along with those other dates.
Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-N.Y.) supported Rep. Kelly's statements saying, "This is a right that every American should be outraged, outraged about what this administration and Secretary Sebelius has set forth here on August the 1st."
Rep. Buerkle also dubbed the mandate, "the largest assault we've seen on first amendment rights in the history of our country."
Both Reps. Kelly and Buerkle have extreme anti-choice voting records. They voted to allow hospitals to refuse to provide emergency abortion care, to a woman who could die without it.
They also voted twice to block Planned Parenthood from receiving any federal funds, which would have denied millions of Americans access to contraception, cancer screenings, and other basic medical care.
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), whose district includes Ground Zero, blasted Kelly for his remarks:
For the thousands of Americans who lost their lives on these two horrible days, to the thousands more who put on a uniform to protect this country and ensure that the lives of those lost are not forgotten, to the thousands more who mourned the loss of a loved one or bore witness to those two tragic days in American history, Mike Kelly's comments are beyond outrageous.
To drag the memories of those lost and those still grieving into the culture wars is unforgivable. And to equate those terrible attacks with the safe and legal availability of contraception for women -- ostensibly to score political points -- is stunning. The American people deserve an apology.
We agree, Rep. Nadler. We couldn't be more horrified by these comments.
We mark one of the biggest advancements in women's health this week. Beginning Wednesday, August 1st, women's preventative health care will be more accessible and more affordable, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Among many of the first phase benefits, the law requires insurance companies to start covering contraception without a copay for some women.
This means two things:
- We couldn't have won this huge advancement for women's health without pro-choice President Obama in the White House.
- Anti-choice groups and politicians are up in arms opposing near-universal birth-control coverage for women.
Our opponents are so outraged, they have been trying to derail this policy for months.
The road no-cost birth control has definitely has definitely been bumpy. Let's go back in time for a second.
Who could forget the all-male panel on birth control? Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) held a hearing attacking contraceptive coverage that featured an all-male panel. He refused to allow Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke to testify because she was "unqualified."
Then we faced the Blunt amendment. It would've let the owner of a fast-food joint or any business deny employees insurance plans that cover birth control. Thankfully the amendment was defeated in the U.S. Senate.
But our opponents didn't let this set them back. Instead, they carried through with an anti-choice measure on the ballot in North Dakota that also would have allowed employers who oppose contraception to deny such coverage to their employees.
Within weeks of this pro-choice win, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act and ensured that millions of Americans would have access to affordable care and birth-control coverage.
With this official stamp of approval, you might have assumed that the anti-birth control campaign would back down. But to the contrary, the anti-choice political machine reared its head and came down even harder on choice.
To date, we face 24 lawsuits and seven bills in Congress challenging the contraceptive-coverage policy.
So what's next?
NARAL Pro-Choice America and our state affiliates are pushing back against these attacks on contraceptive coverage through national and regional media channels, online advocacy, and grassroots events throughout the month of August.
And you can get involved!
Sens. Mark Begich (D-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and other Senators will host a tele-town hall to inform constituents about the benefits that start kicking in on August 1.
Date: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET RSVP and get the exact time of the call by emailing email@example.com
And if you live in St. Paul, Minnesota; Concord, New Hampshire; Columbus, Ohio; or Richmond, Virginia, we hope you join us in-person on August 1.
In partnership with our state affiliates, we are organizing local events to stop these attacks. Send us an email with your name and the city you live in, and we'll get you details.
The anti-choice leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives just can't help themselves.
They're like Captain Ahab and Wile E. Coyote combined with their mad obsession with destroying the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare.
And even though the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, the House will vote again tomorrow to repeal this landmark piece of legislation--the 31st attempt by the anti-choice House leadership to invalidate the law.
And just what are they voting to repeal?
- Improving women's access to maternity care
- Covering birth control without a copay
- Allowing young adults to stay on their parents' insurance plans until age 26.
- Refusing to let insurance companies discriminate against women.
What planet are these people living on?
Instead of taking action to create jobs and grow our economy, anti-choice members of the House are voting to attack our health care--again.
Call your representative at 202-224-3121, and tell him or her that enough is enough: vote NO on this latest attack on health care.
Good news: this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare!
The law will bring 30 million Americans into a health-care system that includes affordable family-planning services, better access to contraception, and maternity care.
It's a HUGE victory for American women!
A group of my NARAL Pro-Choice America colleagues was out on the Supreme Court steps this morning speaking out for Obamacare.
Unfortunately, anti-choice politicians in Congress are still trying to repeal the health-care law. In fact, less than an hour after the Supreme Court issued its ruling, anti-choice U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell went to the floor of the Senate to call for a repeal of the law.
That's why we must tell Congress that enough is enough: no more attacks on our health care.
Lissy Moskowitz is the deputy director of policy at NARAL Pro-Choice America.
Today, we commemorate the 47th anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, the monumental 1965 Supreme Court case that recognized Americans' right to use birth control. The Griswold decision recognized a key aspect of the right to privacy: that individuals should be free from political interference regarding decisions as fundamental as whether to start a family.
Imagine life before Griswold, when married couples could be arrested for using birth control. Women relied on unsafe and ineffective methods like "Lysol douche" because it was illegal for companies to sell women contraceptives. Doctors faced criminal charges for receiving shipments of diaphragms from overseas countries. Clinical trials for the birth-control pill had to be conducted outside the country because laws in many states made it illegal to conduct studies for FDA approval on the medication. States like Massachusetts and Connecticut even banned the dissemination of information about contraception.
Now, despite the fact that it's 2012, some anti-contraception forces are intent on taking us back to the early 1960s. Since the 2010 elections, which put many right-wing extremists into office nationwide, politicians have launched an all-out war against birth control. At the federal level, they tried to defund Planned Parenthood and cancel the Title X program, the only federal program exclusively dedicated to family planning. In addition to repeated efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, anti-contraception senators backed an amendment that would have allowed any employer to deny contraceptive coverage to his employees for virtually any reason. And at the state level, last year states considered more than 20 bills trying to defund local family-planning providers.
Looking forward, threats to contraception continue to loom. No less than 24 lawsuits filed in opposition to the new contraceptive-coverage policy are pending in the courts. New groups - like Conscience Cause - have been formed to counter advances in access to birth control. And just this month, opponents of contraception have planned large-scale visibility events around the country dedicated to turning back the clock on women's reproductive health.
If these advocates had their way, they would take us back to a time that looks remarkably like the early 1960s, before Griswold. Health plans would no longer cover birth control because they could opt out for any reason. Employers could deny contraceptive coverage to their employees. And pharmacists could refuse to dispense prescription birth control.
Who would have thought that in the 21st century birth-control pills would be more controversial than they were in the time of "Mad Men?" To turn back the clock on women's access to birth control - one of the greatest public-health advancements in the past century - would be a huge setback for women.


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November 8th, 2012 by Aaron Hope | No comments
Noted British sneaker supplier Offspring collaborated with Vans a little over a year ago on two low-key Era CA colorups and now have five different exclusives spread across two different classic silos. The Vans 'Color Pop' pack includes tonally-piped Chukkas on the eve of their 45th birthday and a duo of Sk8-His, a style that itself is approaching the big 3-5. Click through to see how the leather laces (and heel tabs on the Chukkas) give these rich suede designs an extra boost and expect them in stock at Offspring in the coming weeks.
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Originally published on Fri July 20, 2012 11:20 am
Many cities around the country are faced with growing costs and shrinking revenue. Despite making sweeping cuts, Stockton, California recently became the largest city to file for bankruptcy. Host Michel Martin talks with Stockton Mayor Ann Johnston about how she's managing a city that's operating in the red.
Originally published on Thu August 2, 2012 9:39 am
The Newport Folk Festival has always championed a range of American music. From Muddy Waters to Pete Seeger, Joan Baez to Jimmy Buffett and a famously electrified Bob Dylan, the festival's curators have a knack for casting a wide net in their definition of folk.
It's not just states where abortion is heating up as an issue this election year. Congress is getting back into the fray, too.
Originally published on Fri July 20, 2012 2:22 pm
In a speech from Fort Myers, Fla., President Obama said today was "a day for prayer and reflection."
The President cancelled a planned campaign event and instead addressed the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. He asked those gathered to pause for a moment of silence to remember the victims.
"Even as we learn how this happened and who's responsible, we may never understand what leads anyone to terrorize their fellow human beings like this," Obama said. "Such violence, such evil is senseless; it's beyond reason."
Originally published on Fri July 20, 2012 1:42 pm
I'm sorry to interrupt that conversation, but we have developments to bring you, here, involving the Colorado shooting last night in Aurora, Colorado. President Obama's commenting on the tragedy. Let's listen for a moment.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: The people we lost in Aurora loved and they were loved. They were mothers and fathers, they were husbands and wives, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, friends and neighbors. They had hopes for the future and they had dreams that were not yet fulfilled.


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"It was a wrestling match," Woodinville coach Scott Bullock said with a laugh of his squad's 43-40 win at home Friday over crosstown rival Inglemoor.
That it was, setting a physical tone before the boys' game that followed. But no grappler in long shorts stood taller than Ali Forde, who once again delivered the goods despite being triple-teamed at times with a hack attack: 14 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and three steals. She played 31 of a possible 32 official minutes. Yet her play on defense in the last five minutes of the game turned the tide for the Lady Falcons, who were down by six heading into the fourth quarter after Inglemoor's Taylor Peacocke caught fire to post 22 game-high points. During a late timeout, Forde told Bullock she wanted to check Peacocke. "Yeah, it was her idea, not mine," Bullock admitted. "Taylor torched us pretty good and we really had no answer for her at the time." Forde, turns out, was the answer, as Peacocke, who led KingCo in scoring as a junior, lost her scoring rhythm in the crucial final minutes as Forde met her at the top of the key and met her straight up with long arms, a big body and quick feet. Inglemoor led 38-35 with four minutes left, then went cold on offense as Peacocke was forced to give it up and her teammates were stifled. "That was probably my fault," Inglemoor coach John Augustavo later said. "Ali Forde's a great player but Taylor can break her down in the key. I shoulda let her take the game over but we have four other kids who can score and they just didn't get it done. We didn't take care of the basketball and gave it up. We gave them the game." Alexis McLeod stepped up for the Falcons on defense to make back-to-back buckets that gave Woodinville a 39-38 lead with three minutes left, and Diedre Miller nailed a jumper to make it 41-38. Peacocke's steal and coast-to-coast layup made it 41-40 with 1:50 remaining, and then the Sacramento State-bound senior, hassled by Forde out front, was called for traveling. The Lady Falcons missed on a jumper and the Lady Vikes had the rock with 30 seconds left in their court. Augustavo called a timeout with the ball game on the line. "We were looking for a mismatch, looking to get it into Kelly Conroy to get some contact inside or get a bucket. Kelly's a great foul shooter." It never got to that as Peacocke's bounce-pass feed inside — maybe not her best effort — got knocked around and was stolen by Kim Frost, who went coast-to-coast and was fouled. The junior guard made both freebies — pretty-as-you-please — to make it 43-40 with 16 seconds left. Augustavo wasn't pleased with the result of the play he dialed up. "It was either a bad pass or a bad receive, I'm not sure," he later said, clearly disgruntled. "We gave the game away right there. But we'll see them again," he added. Coach Bullock had a slightly different take. "Ali was a warrior all night and her defense on Peacocke in the last five minutes was tremendous and probably the key to our win. Hey, we'd like to put her on Peacocke all night — she killed us in the third quarter — but we wanted her to stay out of foul trouble. Taylor's a special player and she's great at going to the bucket and drawing fouls." Fact is, Bullock was glad to escape with a win as the Falcons remain undefeated. "It was not pretty at all but we'll take it," he said. "We shot 2-of-19 from behind the arc and 9-of-17 from the free throw line. We count ourselves fortunate to have won — it's a great rivalry — we'll get better, they'll get better, and the next time we meet it'll be another fun game." Comments (0)
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It seems that so many people nowadays, even Christian fundamentalists, confuse the cultural phenomenon of Christianity and the spiritual phenomenon of Christianity. To be a "real" Christian (for them) is to be both cultural and spiritual.
Yet, this is not really the case. For a historical lesson, let's travel to Denmark around 1850. During this time, everyone born a Dane was automatically a Christian. To become a citizen, one must convert to Christianity. Now, that may sound good at first, but let's now fast forward a hundred years. Denmark, still with its official state religion as Christianity, has amazingly little church attendance. Why? Because everyone is a Christian. This is because they confused cultural Christianity with spiritual Christianity. They thought that because they walk around claiming "Christian" as their religion that they needn't actually practise it. That is the problem of confusing cultural with spiritual.
Now then, let's return to the mid-19th century Denmark. Here we have a philosopher running around named Soren Aabye Kierkegaard. He's writing more books than can be imagined and many of them under psuedonyms such as Johannes Climacus. One of his main contentions against his culture was that cultural Christianity. He attacked it every chance he got. In fact, he made a distinction which i believe is important between the cultural Christianity (or as he called it, "Christendom") and the spiritual Christianity ("Christianity"). One of his last books was even titled Attack upon Christendom. That's how adamant he was against the confusion between the two.
Where does that leave us? Well, in short, we must recognize that one needn't be a cultural Christian (i.e. in Christendom) to be a spiritual Christian (i.e. in Christianity). Once we realise that being a Christian does not involve hanging out with a bunch of people claiming to be Christian, but rather following Christ, things will change for the (universal) Church. Until then, we must suffer unwarranted persecution because of cultural Christians (i'd suggest Pat Robertson as one) acting publicly without an attitude of Christ.


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UFC on Fuel 8: Live Results and Play-by-Play
Tonight, we will bear witness to one of the most thoroughly talent-laden cards put together for free television in the UFC's history.
Obviously, the headline features the return to light heavyweight for former WEC champion Brian Stann, and former PRIDE champion Wanderlei Silva. Beyond that, though, there are a slew of intriguing matchups to look forward to.
Diego Sanchez returns to lightweight to meet Takanori Gomi in what is sure to be a back-and-forth slugfest. Dong Hyun Kim and Siyar Bahardurzada fight for a likely top-10 spot in the welterweight rankings. Yushin Okami and Hector Lombard do battle in a critical middleweight tilt. Stefan Struve and Mark Hunt collide to determine, perhaps, a heavyweight title contender.
And there's more! So stay tuned here, folks.
Main Card
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez
Yushin Okami vs. Hector Lombard
Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Preliminary Card
Riki Fukuda vs. Brad Tavares
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Bryan Caraway
Cristiano Marcello vs. Kazuki Tokudome
Alex Caceres vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
Brian Stann vs. Wanderlei Silva Official Decision
Wanderlei Silva defeats Brian Stann at 4:08 of round 2 via knockout.
Surprisingly, but not surprisingly, Wanderlei doesn't retire and walk off into the sunset. Still, it's hard to say he has many more fights left in him when he was knocked down three times in the opening round.
Regardless, that's all for me, folks!
Make sure to keep with Bleacher/Report for our post-fight coverage!
Brian Stann vs. Wanderlei Silva Round 2
Both fighters seem a bit more respectful of each others' power. Stann looks for leg kicks and jabs, but only successfully finds Silva's cup again.
Both fighters seem to simply feel each other out, as they throw precise kicks and punches sparingly.
With a minute left, Wanderlei lands a huge left hook and puts Stann on his back. Stann turtles up quickly, and the ref calls it to a close.
Brian Stann vs. Wanderlei Silva Round 1
An odd series of circumstances led to a light heavyweight bout between Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann, who have both been competing as middleweights. Both are former 205 lb champions (Stann in the WEC, Silva in Pride) and both have serious knockout power.
Stann presses forward and lands a good hand. Wanderlei and Stann exchange punches. Stann eats one, Wanderlei falls to the ground, but clinches to avoid further damage. Wanderlei taunts Stann, and they both exchange wild punches before, again, Silva falls but survives.
Stann delivers a solid kick to the groin, resulting in a pause in the action. Wanderlei starts landing good jabs to halt Stann's advances as he tries to and leg kicks and crosses.
Again, the two fighters go wild on each other. First Stann falls, then Wanderlei falls. Stann winds up in Silva's guard and is gushing blood. He remains there until the horn, and shows off a good cut.
Ultimately, you've got to give this round to Stann. No way you can't do that when he knocks somebody down three times in a round.
10-9 Stann
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve Official Decision
Mark Hunt defeats Stefan Struve at 1:44 of round 3 via Knockout.
Again, strange ending to the fight. Really seemed like Struve was looking to bait him into his guard rather than being unable to defend himself.
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve Round 3
Hunt lands a huge punch to start the round, and visibly rocks Struve. Unfortunately, he has so little left in his gas tank that he cannot follow up on it.
Struve, too, is tired, and whiffs slow, wild punches. Hunt again rocks Struve, and floors him. After a delayed reaction from Herb Dean, the fight gets called off.
A strange call, honestly.
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve Round 2
Hunt lands a big left hook to start round 2. We've seen Struve get knocked out in crazy fashion a few times before, making any hard hit scary for the big guy.
Hunt continues pressing and Hunt landsmore and more punches. Struve is doing a remarkably bad job at utilizing his reach as Hunt starts to land combinations. Hunt lands a sweet throw and gets into Struve's half-guard. Whether or not that's wise is another story.
Hunt decides to let Struve up, but Struve actually takes Hunt by the hand and pulls him back to the ground and tries to go for submissions. Struve takes Hunt down and gets into mount and pours down punches on him. He goes for a weird armbar, but forgets to control his arm, allowing Hunt to finish the round on top of him.
Tough to call...
10-9 Hunt
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve Round 1
Once again, there are some dark horse title implications here. Stefan Struve has a solid four-fight winning streak and Mark Hunt is a heavy-handed fan favorite with three wins in a row.
Struve opens with some kicks, but Hunt responds with a looping right. Seeing the two fighters next to each other is absurd with Struve's height and reach advantages.
Hunt keeps landing punches and kicks, but Struve pulls guard. Struve sweeps and lands in mount position on top of Hunt, who shifts Struve into half-guard. Still a very scary place with somebody as skilled with submissions as Struve.
Struve goes back to mount and lands massive ground and pound. Hunt gives up his back and Struve goes for an armbar. Hunt resists, rolls, and gets on top of Struve. Hunt lands a big right hand, but Struve continues to threaten an armbar or triangle. with those long legs.
Hunt moves into side mount on Struve and starts landing hands to steal the round.
10-9 Hunt
Mixed responses to Gomi vs. Sanchez:
Whatever... I thought Gomi won... No need to call out the judges, they never know what they're doing anyways...
— Vinny Magalhaes (@VinnyMMA) March 3, 2013
@diegosanchezufc great win bro , keep building proud of you !
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) March 3, 2013
I had it 29-28 Takanori Gomi. Not a big fan of that decision. Judging just confounds me sometimes. #UFC
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) March 3, 2013
@diegosanchezufc great job brother!!! #GodBless #devineplan
— Colton Smith (@ColtonSmithMMA) March 3, 2013
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez Official Decision
Diego Sanchez defeats Takanori Gomi via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Somewhat surprising that Gomi didn't get the home court advantage with the judges, but round one ultimately came down to whether the judges prefer modestly successful takedowns, or good-but-not-great striking.
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez Round 3
While Greg Jackson encouraged Sanchez to go for takedowns, he seems even more reluctant. Gomi continues as the aggressor, but Sanchez ends up landing some solid jabs and leg kicks to stuff advances.
Gomi maintains the center of the cage for essentially the entire round. Sanchez lands a few hits, but not a serious number more than Gomi. Sanchez repeatedly gets tripped up trying for kicks. As the "ten seconds left" clapper gets clapped, Sanchez starts swinging wild, but fails to land any particularly hard shots. Still, Sanchez gets the round here, which makes the fight much tougher to call.
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez Round 2
Both fighters exchange stand up. Gomi lands hands and Sanchez lands kicks. Sanchez gets warned for groin kicks by the referee.
Gomi quickly starts landing jabs and finds the range for hooks. Sanchez seems much more reluctant to shoot or kick after the warning, and Gomi continues peppering "The Dream" with leg kicks and hands.
Gomi starts looking for a one-punch knockout, and ends up whiffing a couple haymakers that Sanchez capitalizes on. He then starts freely landing jabs, and stuffing Sanchez's takedowns. Both fighters go back and forth from there, but neither really lands a particularly relevant strike.
10-9 Gomi
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez Round 1
The front-runner for Fight of the Night! Diego Sanchez (more or less) makes his return to lightweight against former Pride great Takanori Gomi.
Diego Sanchez quickly takes the center of the cage and Gomi looks for his trademark right hand. Both fighters are looking for a homerun, but after a groin kick, Sanchez finds a single, lands some hands and then gets kicked off quickly.
Gomi gets a raucous cheer with each punch that comes remotely close to landing. Gomi lands a knee and gets taken down and Sanchez slips into a quick kneebar attempt that, initially, looked pretty solid.
Gomi lands a hard shot to the body, and Sanchez seems to have the wind knocked out of him, and the two fighters end up trading blows until the horn sounds with Sanchez charging through a takedown. Tough round to score, but have to go with Gomi's effective striking.
10-9 Gomi
Did Hector Lombard just become really fucking expensive?
— Trent Reinsmith (@TrentReinsmith) March 3, 2013
Yushin Okami vs. Hector Lombard Official Decision
Yushin Okami defeats Hector Lombard via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Remarkable, really, that this was a split decision. Okami dominated the first two rounds, and left no real doubt about it.
Yushin Okami vs. Hector Lombard Round 3
Lombard comes out swinging hard, and finds a few big punches. Okami, remarkably, is standing in there, rather than trying to grapple, but finds a few nice knees.
Okami goes to the ground and invites Lombard into half-guard. Okami squeaks away, and locks up a single. Lombard sprawls and lands hands before getting back on top. Lombard lets Okami back up, and Okami goes for another takedown, ditches, and lets Lombard get into half-guard.
It's a smart move by Okami, as he is very capable of keeping Lombard in place and avoiding a knockout. Lombard tries to finish, but ultimately cannot posture to get into position to land the necessary strikes.
10-9 Lombard
Yushin Okami vs. Hector Lombard Round 2
Okami opens things with a nice knee down the pipe, and starts to demonstrate some solid hands. Lombard is already showing some fatigue partway into the second round, and Okami is capitalizing by landing jabs and slipping away.
Okami drives through Lombard for an impressive single-leg takedown (keep in mind, Hector Lombard is an accomplished Judoka). Okami spends a length of time above Lombard before getting into mount with 40 seconds left. Okami spends the rest of the round there, and easily takes another round.
10-9 Okami
Yushin Okami vs. Hector Lombard Round 1
Another big fight on this card, with two fighters desperately looking to cement themselves among the elite in the middleweight division. Hector Lombard is deceptively close to a title shot, given his relative fame while Yushin Okami is just a generally great fighter.
Yushin Okami starts pedaling around the cage, rightly fearful of Lombard's power punching. Lombard goes for a leg kick, but Okami instantly catches it and gets a single leg takedown. Lombard gets up remarkably quick, and gets back to work standing.
Okami is demonstrating solid head movement, but Lombard keeps finding homes for his hands. Okami finishes another solid single-leg takedown. Okami gets into half-guard, and starts landing some solid ground and pound.
Lombard works things back to the feet, but Okami keeps him pressed to the cage and lands knees and punches. The horn sounds there, which knots things up for Okami.
10-9 Okami
Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya Official Decision
Rani Yahya defeats Mizuto Hirota via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya Round 3
Yahya keeps looking for early takedowns, but Hirota bruses them away, until he starts sprawling over Yahya. Yahya ends up leaving an arm out there, and Hirota locks up a quick triangle, but Yahya ends up surviving by threading his other arm back into Hirota's legs.
Yahya ends up back into a dominant position, until Hirota gets up and takes things back down. Hirota lands some ground and pound but gets back up. Yahya is visibly tired, and the crowd is up and cheering. Hirota begins pouring it on, but Yahya clinches and ends up saved by the bell.
10-9 Hirota
Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya Round 2
Yahya again gets top control early, and locks up an arm triangle, then gets to side control. He holds it for a good while, and it seemed like he would get it, but Hirota miraculously survived (for now).
Yahya still has top control, and uses tat to land ground and pound. They shift advances, but Yahya ultimately keeps superior position from bell to bell.
10-9 Yahya
Mizuto Hirota vs. Rani Yahya Round 1
Mizuto Hirota has a lot of gold between his Cage Rage, Sengoku and Deep belts, but is best known for having his arm snapped by Shinya Aoki in 2009. He joined Strikeforce in 2012, but lost to Pat Healy, meaning his job with Zuffa is likely on the line. WEC veteran Rani Yahya, meanwhile, has not strung together wins since 2009, and is 2-3 over is last five.
Two guys with their jobs on the line.
Hirota ends up nearly having his arm taken in the first minute, but Hirota slips out. Yahya pulls guard, and ends up getting a sweep to get into top position half-guard. Yahya gets forced off, but lands a big takedown get right back to work with ground and pound.
With thirty seconds left, Yahya threatens with a kimura, and then goes for back control until the bell rings. Easy score here.
10-9 Yahya
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Official Decision
Dong Hyun Kim defeats Siyar Bahadurzada via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Sitar needs to learn some BJJ.White Belt
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) March 3, 2013
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Round 3
Again, Bahadurzada goes for the big punch. Again, Kim lands a big takedown early on, and starts off in side control. He then jumps into a crucifix position, and then goes to mount for the third time this fight.
Kim lands a huge, crafty knee while he has an arm triangle locked in. Bahadurzada defends the arm triangle, but once again does little to try and remedy Kim's superior position. The crowd starts to boo, but Kim responds with some huge elbows and punches.
Again, Kim taunts his opponent and goes for huge punches. Bahadurzada finally gets Kim out of mount position but, ultimately, the horn sounds with five excellent minutes of DHK ground work.
10-8 Kim
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Round 2
Again, Bahadurzada looks for a big right hand. Kim works the fight to the cage and starts going for singles, and finds one a minute into the round. He lands in side control, and works towards mount.
Bahadurzada rolls over, but Kim holds on and ends up in a reverse north-south, and then goes for his back. Kim then works his way back into mount position, and goes for light punches. Bahadurzada seems to be very content in letting Kim out-work him on the ground, and Kim actually starts taunting, and goes for Donkey Kong-style double hammer-fists.
The round ends with "Stun Gun" securely in mount position.
10-9 Kim
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Jun 18, 2011, 02:13 PM | #1 |
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Thoughts about Ottomans and the new patch.
Since the new patch makes changes to the civilization's unique abilities as well, i thought i'd share my thoughts about the Ottomans. Despite the fact that i am a Greek national, and i am supposed to be biased against them, i am not.
However the Ottomans/Turks never were, are not and as it seems never will be a maritime nation. Its not in their genes i suppose. Therefore giving them a maritime bonus seems tottally out of context. And quite frankly in gameplay terms their bonus is lame. Now it would be much more appropiate to give them instead a "Ottoman tolerance" ability, i.e a couple of happiness points more in occupied foreign cities. Historically the Ottomans(not their Turkish descedants) were one of the more tolerant empires in the history of the Balkans. Seeing the new nerfs the new patch brings to happiness buildings, i think their tolerance ability would actually make an impact. The other thing they were generally known for was their highly efficient diplomatic corps, inherited from the Byzantine Greeks. But i don't know how that could be effectively implemented in game. Since i ussually dwell on the civ2 fora, i really don't know if this has been brought up before. |
Jun 18, 2011, 03:36 PM | #2 |
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It's a game; having a naval-based UA adds variety. Is there a lot of historical context for it? Maybe, I'd assume they got it from somewhere, but anyway, as long as it's fun and useful (still questionable if it is, but at least it looks slightly appealing now), that's what matters to most people.
And hey, it makes more sense than Giant Death Robots (although I'm glad there's finally a future unit in the game personally). |
Jun 18, 2011, 04:48 PM | #3 |
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Actually, they had a pretty good navy in the Mediterranean. Plus, they did also promote piracy from their sort of clients on the African coast. Was it their focus? Of course not, but the Janissaries and Spiahi help represent them as a land power. There's a certain lack of synergy that is unfortunate, though. Still, on Continents, collect a lot of Galleys and use the navy to support your very powerful land army.
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Jun 18, 2011, 08:08 PM | #4 |
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It's a game, we don't care if the UA matches what they did in real-life or not.
It's the same fricking reason why you can get Infantry before Riflemen. |
Jun 18, 2011, 10:39 PM | #6 |
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I love playing with Ottomans, they really shine at exploring the world on Continents, Earth and Archipelago.
At the end of exploration, sadly, you were left with around 10-12 ships, which had to be disbanded because the upkeep was too much. Happy to see now you can keep a few of them. |
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Have you guys ever heard of Khair ad-Din Barbarossa? Great pirate who became an admiral of the Ottoman navy, and it is his success whom the "Barbary Corsairs" trait is based on. It's a fitting trait, though I'd argue Spain or England would have been a better choice for a naval UA of some sort.
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The Ottoman Empire invaded the island, then held by the Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, Knights of Malta, Knights of Rhodes, and Chevaliers of Malta) The Knights won the siege, one of the bloodiest and most fiercely contested in history and one which became one of the most celebrated events in sixteenth century Europe. The siege was the climax of an escalating contest between a Christian alliance and the Ottoman Empire for control of the Mediterranean, a contest that included Turkish corsair Turgut Reis's attack on Malta in 1551, and the Turks' utter destruction of an allied Christian fleet at the Battle of Djerba in 1560. ---- Who said they couldn' sail the winds ? Then again, if any nation should be seen as a maritime nation, it should be the Dutch. The Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC) was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, coin money, and establish colonies. No that's what you call maritime and so, when do we welcome them !! |
Jun 19, 2011, 04:32 AM | #9 |
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One thing i don't yet understand is if the changes applied to Ottomans and Germans are cumulative with their previous UA, or they just replace their previous bonuses?
In the latter case denomination of their UA should be changed accordingly. |
Jun 19, 2011, 05:20 AM | #10 |
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As for the Lepanto and Malta arguments i'm sorry but quite frankly are naive. You can find excellent naval commanders and operations in all the nations around the world. That doesn't make their nations "maritime"or "navy oriented".
And of course it is a game and there has to be a variety in the civs abilities. But is a game that very abstractly represents the historical evolution of man. If the developers wanted a couple of maritime civs to balance things up, they might as well have given the traits to the proper civs. And as a sidenote being a maritime nation means they actually pioneered the field like the Greeks, Phoenicians, Spaniards and Portugeese. And the Brits and Dutch. Not just having a famous pirate who made a name of himself by raiding. |
Jun 19, 2011, 10:22 AM | #11 |
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I usually play England now but I think i will def be playing as sule after the patch.
You see I generally play a smaller empire game (because I'm on the road these days and am forced to use a lappy - do not have access to my comp back home), and as England I typically build up a small navy (around 4) and I promote the hell out of them. Its not uncommon to have my fleet all have ranges and Logistics, and let me tell you a group of Ship-of-the-Line's or destroyers with extra range and an extra attack per turn can be quite powerful. In fact with all my cities on the coast (usually 1 to 3, sometimes 4) its really all the defense I need, perhaps save a ground unit in each city to clean up any left overs. I cant imagine what it'll be like to have 67% off all my ships and have a crap load more due to turning barbs! PLUS the Janissary is going to be a beast, the patch will nerf Longswords... which is a buff to Muskets. Very excited to see my Barbary Corsairs!
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Editorial Offices Night - PR . 4776 RI - 4111 Sta 2.27 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Uftited Pr*** Worid Wide News Service Z-42 Volume XXIX Los Angeles, California, Thursday, October 21, 1937 Number 25 fficiais robe rash Instruments May Give Clew To Air Tragedy SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 20—| Instruments dug from the wreck-e of a giant United Airlines ansport plane were studied care-lly tonight by federal and airline icials who hoped to leam from em what caused the ship to crash the rugged Uinta mountains nday. killing 19 persons. Most important evidence to be esented to a federal inquiry, the te for which will be set Saturday, i as expected to be provided by a licate instrument, the recording rograph. only recently instated in imercial planes. ECORDS FLIGHT TTiis bit of mechanism, which rmanentlv records up and down ovement of aircraft, was carefully moved from the smashed and isted remains of the once proud ainliner" today and brought here r examination. 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Pitch, late librarian of the Hoose Library of Philosophy. Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. The exercises will be in the Bowne room, Mudd Memorial hall of Philosophy Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid will preside and members of the School of Philosophy staff will participate in the commemorative exercise?. Dr. Schiller was born in Hamburg when it was a part of Denmark. He was educated at Rugby and Balliol college. Oxford, and later attended | 10 5 5 Weekend Ralph Tyler Flewelling, director of the School of Philosophy, will eulogize Dr. Ferdinand Schiller, late professor of philosophy, in a memorial service in Mudd hall Tuesday. Cornell university. For many years he was tutor and senior fellow at Corpus Chri ti college. Oxford. CAME HERE IN 1926 . In 1926. Dr. Schiller came to the University of Southern California. From that time until 1935, when he was made professor emeritus of the School of Philosophy, he divided his time between U.S.C. and Corpus Christi college. His death occurred last summer. During his lifetime, Dr. Schiller wrote many books and articles for magazines. Among these are "Logic | For Use." "Riddles of the Sphinx," Tf chn»' that the Diane hit a! HeadinK the list of those chosen -Humanism," "Plato or Protagor-It may sh< w .iat the plane mt a were sterling Livingston and Mau- dden down-draft which pulled it; rice Atkinson, veterans from last to the mountain. Or, if it record- , year's squad. Besides winning num- a sustained low flight it wou d er0Ufi individual titles. Livingston dicate that other of the airlin- j ancj Atkinson teamed together to s instruments were defective, be- : capture first place in the Pacific use Pilot Earl D. Woodgerd made porensjC League at Salem. Oregon practice of flying extraordinarily | ^ year -j^y also took first in the Rocky Mountain Speech conference. FOUR SOPHOMORES Four sophomores. Bill Barton and Ed Jones, and James Merritt teaming with Willard Huyck. are new members up from the igh over the dangerous western tains. 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Long Beach, ant clinical professor in the ool of Medicine, was still in a erious condition yesterday as a relit of injuries sustained when his tomobile was struck by a San ro-bour.d Pacific Electric train the Los Angeles street grade rossing. near Dominguez station, te Tuesday. He was described as being in a mi-critical state as he lay in Las ipas sanitarium. Compton, un-nscious. and suffering from a ull fracture. His body was lacer-ted. but no bones were broken. The automobile was completely emolished. after having been rown 90 feet, cutting down a telehone pole in its path. Dr. Shambaugh teaches medical lasses at the General hospital. He as been at the university since as?" "Formal Logic," "Eugenics and Politics," and "Problems of Belief." He was a close friend of William James, the philosopher who introduced pragmatism. They agreed on many points but Dr. Schiller termed his philosophy "humanism." The two philosophies have many similarities. WAS LIBRARIAN Miss Fitch was librarian here from 1926 until the time of her death ,this summer. She was a graduate of the University of Iowa freshman j and of the Library School of the University of Illinois. She taught in secondary schools for a time and then became cataloger of libraries at Drake, Missouri, and Iowa universities. At the memorial exercises. Dr. Herbert L Searles will speak "In Appreciation of Librarian Fitch." "Professor Schiller as a Man and Friend" will be the subject of Dr. Louis J. Hopkins. Dr. Ralph Tyler Flewelling will consider "Professor Schiller, the Philosopher." pion. Dutcher is a former outstanding Franklin high school debater MEETING CALLED Manager Harold Weeks has called a general squad meeting for 3:30 o'clock today in the debate office, i , _ Questions for further debates will TrOI3n B G 3 T be discussed. * r November 11. 12. and *3 are the ; dates for the tournament at Bakers- j field. Weeks said. 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The lant has a $4,000,000 backlog ol ncompleted work, including 16 rmy attack planes. 65 navy bomb-rs, and 31 private planes. LIX WARBURG DIES NEW YORK. Oct. 20— — The American Federation of Labor and its rival, the Committee for Industrial Organization, tonight laid plans for organizing New Mexico state employes. Battle lines commenced to form today with the arrival in Santa Fe of C. D. Collins, a CIO organizer, who announced he was here to organize state employes and asserted he did not care what action was taken by the A. F. of L. Almost simultaneously, C. A. Cooper, president of the state federation of labor, accompanied by Oliver Wright, organizer for the A. F. of L" visited Gov. Clyde L. Tingley to discuss negotiations. Admiral Byrd Coes Into Business DALLAS. Texas. Oct. 20—
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Interesting. But if everyone had powers then only those without powers would be special. If everyone could fly without getting exhausted then there would be no need for cars or planes. If everyone could manipulate fire or water then there would be no need for firefighters, or hosepipes or all sorts of things. If everyone could read thoughts then no one could lie and get away with it.
I think its an interesting idea that super/mutant powers being spread amongst everyone would not only change the way in which lives are lived but would create an uneasy balance between good and evil (as there always is)
But then the powers wouldn't be powers.
As in Iain M Bank's culture novels some of the culture people have such highly developed genes that they could be seen as super powers. I think it's player of games, but when goes to a planet with much higher gravity his body changes to adapt him to the planet, he soon becomes much more muscular. Also in the culture novels they have drug glands that they can use to increase their matabolism, slow time, concentrate, or just plan get hammered.
The thing with super powers is they are never explained scientifically. Like in Heroes, how does Nathan fly, what powers his flight, at least archangel in Xmen had wings that grew. Surely that makes something like Heroes not quie sci-fi as there is no scientific explanation apart from random evolution that explains powers. But although someone might be able to evolve with much better hearing how would someone evolve to create fire, or melt objects.
A story where everyone had evolved a few particular powers might be interesting in that we could see how the society might change.
As for the law, yeah if everyone had powers the law would need some kind of weapon against them. If guns were no longer a threat to someone then they wouldn't be controled by the law unless there was a greater threat to them. Like you say the threat of removnig thier powers.
hmmm, that gives me an idea.
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