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Great article, I never used beta alanine, I will have to try some.
Live by these rules for maximize muscle gains
Jim Stoppani & Shawn Perine
Pssst! Come here. C'mon . . .closer. We've got a secret for you - a diet secret that will allow you to add loads of sinewy mass to your physique, the way the pros do. In fact, it's a secret all the pros already know and the one that, if you ever hope to get to their size, you need to know, too. The secret is . . . there ain't no secret. Sorry if that disappoints you. But when it comes to eating for mass, there are no clandestine shortcuts or magical elixirs. You just need to eat foods that you?re already familiar with and you need to consume them in large quantities.
However, although there may not be any secrets to eating for size, there are rules - 10, to be exact. Know and live by these rules and you will gain the mass you want. And when we say live by them we mean live by them. Bodybuilding, after all, is a life- style, not a part-time hobby. You shouldn't expect to grow following a diet only some of the time, any more than if you hit the weights only some of the time. It's about a commitment to the body- building lifestyle that counts, which means 24/7/365 focus, discipline and drive. Remember: every time you eat a meal, you are bodybuilding. So, eat well and eat often.
Although individual results will vary, you can expect to gain in the neighborhood of five pounds per month, especially if you follow the training precepts set out in the Winter Mass Attack plan. For example, if your goal is about five pounds of quality muscle, stick with this plan for about a month; 10 pounds for two months, and so on. Now, read through our list of rules and then get yourself to the supermarket.
When it comes to packing on the pounds, it's vital that you become a dedicated calorie counter. Regardless of whether the food you're eating is in the form of protein, carbs or fat, your body first considers them for the fuel they provide to perform basic physiological functions, such as body temperature regulation, muscle repair and even the digestion of food.
If you're a hardcore bodybuilder who trains at least an hour a day, your body will require 19-20 calories per pound of body weight on training days, and that's just to maintain the muscle you have. You actually need to eat about two or three calories per pound of bodyweight more than this (21-23 calories) to gain mass. On rest days, you'll need about 16-18 calories per pound of body weight to maintain your muscle mass. Sticking with that will ensure that you gain lean muscle without excess bodyfat on rest days.
Carbs are very important for packing on mass. They not only help drive up levels of the anabolic hormone insulin, but they also load your muscles with glycogen (the stored form of carbs), which is important for two major reasons.
First, glycogen keeps muscles big and full. Glycogen pulls water into muscle cells, which fills them up like water balloons. Second, muscle levels of glycogen are an important indicator of whether you have enough energy to build muscle or whether you need energy (by breaking down muscle protein) to fuel your body's functions. When your muscles are full of glycogen, as happens during a high carb diet, your body has the energy needed to grow; when glycogen levels are low, the body breaks down muscle for use as fuel.
On workout days, shoot for about 2.5 grams of carbs per pound of body-weight. On rest days, you won?t need as many carbs - slice your intake in half to 1-1.25 g of carbs per pound of body weight. For most meals, choose slow-digesting carbs such as oatmeal, whole-wheat bread and yams.
No, we're not suggesting you eat in excess to gain fat. But you must boost your fat intake when on a mass-gain plan. Athletes who eat higher-fat diets end up with higher testosterone levels. Testosterone is one of the most critical anabolic hormones when it comes to pushing muscle growth. Healthy fats, such as those found in salmon, walnuts, olive oil and peanut butter help joints to recover.
When you're on the Winter Mass Attack plan, you should be training with heavier weights and greater intensity, which can stress your joints. Taking in plenty of healthy fats can help protect your joints and allow them to recover from heavy training. On training days, your fat intake should comprise at least 25% of your total daily calorie intake; on recovery days, move it up to about 35-40% of your total daily calorie intake.
Although this is rule number 4, it's not fourth in importance. Usually, we put protein above carbs or fats on our lists, but we wanted to make sure you understood how important getting in ample carbs and healthy fat is for mass gain. For mass gaining, we ratchet up the protein intake to 2 g per pound of body weight on workout days and 1.5 g on rest days.
Now that we've made our point, taking in ample amounts of quality protein is just as critical for mass gain, if not more so. Of the three macronutrients, only protein builds muscle, plain and simple. Protein sources such as eggs, beef, chicken, fish and dairy products are your best bet, along with the addition of protein powder, when you just can't take another bite. Getting protein from whey and casein shakes is a convenient way to boost your intake, and at certain times of day it's the best source of protein for your needs (see rule 7).
In the previous rules, we call for cutting back food intake on rest days. Calories drop by about two to three per pound of bodyweight and carbs are slashed in half. Even protein drops a bit (mostly due to the fact that you're not drinking a pre- and postworkout shake).
You need to watch calories and carbs on rest days because your body requires less energy when it?s not working. Simple enough. If you ingest the same amount of calories and carbs on rest days as you do on workout days, you run the risk of gaining some fat with that newly developed muscle.
However, increase your fat intake on rest days, so your body doesn't compensate for a perceived calorie deficit. If you focus on getting extra healthy fats (see rule number 3), you will not only help to keep bodyfat off, but will enhance joint recovery.
When you wake up in the morning, your body isin a catabolic state. In other words, your body is literally eating your muscle protein for fuel. To halt this process you need to eat, ASAP. There's no time for showering or brushing your teeth. Head straight for the kitchen and don't even think about eating whole foods - they take too long to digest. You need two things: the fastest-digesting protein and the fastest-digesting carb.
For protein, that means whey protein isolate, or whey protein hydrolysate, which is even faster-digesting than isolate. This will rapidly supply your body protein to use for energy, sparing your muscles from further breakdown. The amino acids from the whey that aren't used for fuel will get to your muscle fibers and rebuild what was broken down at night, and that will put you in an anabolic state.
For fast-digesting carbs, the answer is waxy maize starch. Research shows that these carbs digest even faster than sugar. Getting carbs into your bloodstream fast is as important as protein for stopping the catabolic onslaught when you wake in the morning. With your liver glycogen totally depleted by your night's fast, waxy maize starch will rapidly signal your body to stop cannibalizing itself. This is why we suggest you get in a liquid breakfast as soon as you wake, and then 30-60 minutes later, a whole-food meal - your "second" breakfast.
Within 30 minutes before workouts, you need rapidly digesting protein such as whey. Research shows that quick digesting proteins like whey taken immediately before workouts maximize muscle protein synthesis. In addition, whey contains peptides (small protein fragments) that enhance blood flow to your muscles. This can increase delivery of nutrients and hormones to your muscles during workouts and enhance your muscle pump.
Also consider adding some soy to your preworkout shake. Not only is soy protein isolate fast-digesting, but research shows that genistein, a soy phytoestrogen, increases nitric oxide levels. And since soy is very rich in arginine, it is a great way to further boost blood flow to your muscles during the workout.
After workouts, whey protein is king. Research shows that whey protein taken immediately after workouts rapidly ramps up muscle protein synthesis and, as a result, muscle growth. The spike it causes in insulin levels not only helps to further boost protein synthesis, but also blunts cortisol levels. This catabolic hormone competes with the anabolic hormone testosterone and increases muscle breakdown. Blunting it keeps you in a more anabolic state and promotes faster recovery from the workout and better muscle growth.
You should also consider mixing some casein protein into your postworkout whey shake. Although casein is as slow digesting as whey is fast, it also has been found to boost protein synthesis after workouts. In fact, researchers from Baylor University (Waco, Texas) found that trained lifters who, for 10 weeks, took a postworkout shake that combined whey and casein protein gained significantly more muscle mass than those who took a shake sans the casein.
As stated in rule 2, for most meals you should select slow-burning carbs. This also pertains to the preworkout meal. Research shows that when athletes eat slower-digesting carbs, they not only have more energy and less fatigue during exercise, but they burn more fat during training and experience less hunger throughout the day. Within 30 minutes of your workouts, eat slow-burning carbs, such as a piece of fruit, wholegrain bread or oatmeal, along with your protein shake.
The meal you have immediately after your workout, on the other hand, should consist mainly of fast-digesting carbs such as waxy maize starch. This will spike levels of the anabolic hormone insulin, which drives the carbs you eat into muscle cells, where they'll be stored as glycogen to be used for your next workout. Insulin helps amino acids get into the muscle cells to build muscle protein. It?s also critical to the delivery of creatine to the muscles (see rule 10) and increases muscle protein synthesis, one of the major processes by which muscle fibers grow.
Normally, you want to keep insulin levels in check for a variety of health reasons, but immediately following a hard training session is one time when an insulin spike is desirable.
When you sleep, you're actually fasting. As we mentioned in rule 6, when you have no food in your digestive tract, your body turns to your muscle fiber for protein (the amino acids from protein to be exact) to fuel your body. A slow digesting protein such as a casein protein shake or cottage cheese (also rich in casein protein) and healthy fats, such as walnuts, are your best choices just before bed. These foods help slow digestion and provide a steady supply of amino acids for fuel, thereby minimizing the body?s tendency to use muscle.
A protein shake containing micellar casein can take up to seven hours to digest. This means your body gets a slow and steady stream of amino acids through most of the night, preventing it from breaking down your muscles.
In addition to using whey protein, casein protein, soy protein and waxy maize starch, there are certain specialty supplements you need to take to ensure that you gain the mass you wish during this wintertime program.
- Branched-chain amino acids: The BCAAs comprise the three amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine, which happen to be the three most important amino acids for repairing and building of muscle tissue. Leucine is the most critical of the three, as research shows that this amino acid can turn on muscle protein synthesis by itself. It's still best to take all three together though, as they work in synergy to provide a multitude of benefits that include muscle growth, increased energy during workouts, blunting of cortisol (a catabolic hormone that inhibits testosterone and increases muscle breakdown), and decreased delayed onset muscle soreness. Take 5-10 g of BCAAs with your first breakfast (protein shake), your preworkout and your postworkout shakes and dinner.
- Creatine: Research confirms that one of the most effective supplements you can use is creatine. Plain and simple, taking creatine can help you gain upward of 10 pounds of lean muscle and boost your strength in the gym by at least 10%. Go with 3-5 g of creatine with your pre- and postworkout shakes.
- Beta-alanine: In the body, the amino acid beta-alanine is combined with the amino acid histidine to form carnosine. Research confirms that when muscles have higher levels of carnosine, they have more strength and endurance, and that athletes taking beta-alanine increase muscle strength significantly, allowing for heavier lifting and, thus, more muscle growth. New research indicates that when trained subjects take beta-alanine in addition to creatine, they gain more muscle (and simultaneously lose some bodyfat, as well) as compared to those taking just creatine alone. Take 1-2 g of beta-alanine or carnosine with your pre- and postworkout shakes.
- Carnitine: Once considered just a fat-loss supplement, carnitine is now known as an anabolic supplement, as well. That's because it helps to enhance muscle growth through a number of mechanisms. For one, carnitine increases testosterone levels after workouts, as well as the number of testosterone receptors inside muscle cells, which allows more testosterone to stimulate more muscle growth. In addition, carnitine supplements have been found to increase the ability of insulin-like growth factor-I to stimulate muscle growth. If that's not enough, it can also increase blood flow, which means it provides similar benefits to NO boosters. Take 1-3 g of carnitine with your first breakfast (protein shake), preworkout shake, postworkout shake and dinner.
- See more at: http://www.flexonline.com/nutrition/....hVxOFejk.dpuf
Great article, I never used beta alanine, I will have to try some.
Do you agree with the part of the article that suggest Bcaa's 4x a day . Breakfast , pre and post WO , and dinner ? Thats allot isnt it ?
Otherwise great article , Im gonna use this as a reference guide and reread it all the time
I use whey isolate from IronMagLabs. It has the BCAA's so in the AM I mix it into my oats. Before bed I use it with nut butter.
IronMagLabs Whey Isolate
Good article, I need to pay more attention to my calorie intake that's for sure.
I love it when Heavy posts articles like this!!! "This is why we suggest you get in a liquid breakfast as soon as you wake, and then 30-60 minutes later, a whole-food meal - your "second" breakfast." Heavy what do we do when we workout early before work and do not have the time to do this?
Thanks Heavy!!!
BCAA's have a profound effect on my training.... Nice clean energy...
This Message Was Sent By ME!!!!!
It is really fucking hard to do all of this when taking peptides. I run first thing in the morning in a fasted state. I basically take a shot of ghrp-2+cjc1295 and I am out the door. After a 30 minute run, I immediately drink a whey isolate shake. Then I start cooking my morning eggs.
I am doing the whey shake pre and post workout. I am also taking casein before bed along with another shot of ghrp-2+cjc1295. I am doing slow carbs in the am, and BCAAs+Cellmass+Glycofuse (just like gatoraid, but it has recovery supps as well).
I can;t think of anything else I could possibly be doing. If I ate any more than I already am, I would start getting fat.
Btw, heavyiron, thanks for this thread!! The food IMO is everything.
great post.
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Police: 3 officers on leave after fatal shooting ends standoff
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation of the shooting death in Madison of a man who allegedly charged police officers with a sword.
Three Madison police officers are on administrative leave, officials say.
Brent Brozek, 43, died after he was shot multiple times by more than one officer, according to Madison Police Department Spokesman Joel DeSpain. The shots were fired after Brozek charged at police twice with a large sword, DeSpain said.
Neighbor Justin Coenen's balcony is about 150 yards from the scene at 947 Rockefeller Lane. Coenen said he watched as law enforcement tried to negotiate with Brozek, who was barricaded inside his home.
"They just kept saying over and over again, secure your dog, put your weapon down, and come out with your hands up," Coenen said.
Coenen said he watched as officers tried to take the house at around 9 p.m.
"[Brozek's] dog was out there and I heard gunshots — at least five and the dog was running aimlessly. I didn't see anything. I did not see a man fall. I didn't see the cops shooting at anybody, I just heard gunshots. I told my wife to get down on the floor," Coenen said.
Traffic was shut down in the 900 block of Rockefeller Lane earlier in the day after Dane County deputies tried to serve Brozek an eviction notice. He refused to leave and gave deputies a reason to think he was armed, authorities said.
Law enforcement spent the day negotiating with Brozek, hoping to persuade him to leave the premises peacefully. Witnesses near the Rockefeller Lane scene said police were first heard on a voice amplifier at about 11:20 a.m. ordering Brozek to exit the home and drop weapons.VIDEO: Eviction standoff turns deadly; police shoot man in Rockefeller Lane incident
Police also said he had a history of mental health issues.
"I think we have somebody who's got a lot of stress going on in their life today. He's had some issues in the past so this is a very stressful day for this individual," DeSpain said Friday afternoon.
Authorities decreased their presence at the scene around 4 p.m. and said then that they did not believe Brozek inside was a threat. But neighbors said there was still tension.
"It's scary because I have children and I don't know what his actions are going to be," neighbor Patricia Hernandez said Friday afternoon.
Around 9 p.m., Brozek left his home brandishing a large sword. Police said they first fired non-lethal bean bag rounds, and then used deadly force when he charged at them a second time.
Officers at the scene performed compression-only CPR on Brozek; he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, DeSpain said.
"[My boyfriend] said around 9:15, he heard what was like fireworks, and told me I wouldn't be able to get home because there was like police all over and cars all over and tape everywhere," said Trish Sawall. "He had no idea that it was gunshots and then he said that he heard people running through our backyard, and then the caution tape all over and then police officers walking, he said hip to hip."
Neighbors described Brozek as reserved and said they've had confrontations with him in the past. He was often seen carrying a survival knife, Coenen said.
"Very unfortunate set of circumstances, "DeSpain said."Our hope, obviously, was he would come out and we could just deal with it in a very peaceful way — and it just didn't end the way that we'd hoped."
The three officers' administrative leave is standard protocol as the department investigates the matter, Despain said.
View video from the scene Friday nightScene B-roll in Rockefeller incident
Watch a news conference on the incident with Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpainVIDEO: Police spokesman explains shooting on Rockefeller Lane


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Declaración del IDPC ante el debate temático de la Asamblea General de la ONU sobre 'Drogas y delincuencia como amenaza al desarrollo'
En esta presentación, el IDPC instó a que se adopten estrategias integradas en materia de drogas, prestando mayor atención a la salud pública, la inclusión social y el desarrollo económico, mediante las sólidas estructuras institucionales del ámbito de la ONU. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.
Presentation of Mike Trace, Chairman of the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), to the United Nations General Assembly debate on 'Drugs and Crime as a Threat to Development' – 26th June 2012, New York
Thank you Mr Chairman for allowing this opportunity for civil society to speak in this important debate. I speak here as Chairman of the International Drug Policy Consortium, a global network of NGOs that works to promote humane and effective drug policies.
Our members very much welcome this debate, and any attention given to the issue of drug policy by the New York UN family. This is an issue that would benefit from greater system-wide coherence.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have found over decades of commitment to drug control that we have been unable to eradicate illicit drug markets, or even to reduce them to insignificant levels. This reality has far reaching implications for our future strategies – we need to adjust our thinking away from ideas of eradicating or defeating the drug market, towards strategies for managing the market in a way that minimizes the negative impact on security, development, health and human rights.
As many distinguished delegates have pointed out, we have put too much reliance in the past on law enforcement and punishment as methods to overcome drug problems – indeed, it has often been the case that repressive tactics have actually made the problem worse – increasing violence, inhibiting development, and undermining health and social inclusion strategies.
Therefore, we agree that strategies going forward need to be broad based – balancing carefully planned activities to undermine the power and reach of organised crime, with a greater involvement and integration with public health, social inclusion, and economic development strategies. Debates on how best to achieve this balance are taking place now around the world, and the UN needs to take a lead in these debates.
This of course will present an institutional challenge for the UN – many speakers today have called for greater integration of drug control, organised crime, and development strategies, but there is currently no standing mechanism for the UN to 'speak as one' on these issues. We therefore call on the relevant UN bodies – the UNODC of course, but also the UN Development Programme, UNAIDS, the World Health Organisation, OHCHR, and others – to establish a mechanism to develop such an integrated strategy (one option could be to use the structure of the UN System Task Force on Drug Trafficking and Organised Crime).
We are in a period of significant review of drug control strategies, and increasingly vibrant debate on reform options is taking place at local, national and regional levels. We call on the UN to lead this debate, and to find robust institutional structures to rise to this challenge.
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Cubs claim Gillespie off waivers from Giants
CHICAGO -- Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney gave the thumbs up to the team's newest addition, outfielder Cole Gillespie, who was claimed off waivers from the Giants on Saturday.
Barney and Gillespie were teammates at Oregon State, and helped lead the Beavers to the 2006 National Championship.
"It's usually not my job to play front office, but I think it's a good pickup for us," Barney said. "He was all-state shortstop kind of guy, good athlete, and a right-handed bat that we need right now. He can play all positions real well. I'm excited to finally play with a teammate who I played with in the past. He's a good teammate guy."
Gillespie, 29, spent most of the last three seasons in Triple-A in the Diamondbacks and Giants organizations. A right-handed hitter, he signed a Minor League contract with the Giants last offseason and batted .277 with 11 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 31 RBIs in 74 games with Triple-A Fresno this year. He was called up to the big league team July 5, went hitless in nine big league at-bats and was designated for assignment on July 9.
Gillespie was in the Brewers' big league camp when Cubs manager Dale Sveum was on the coaching staff.
"He's a really sound, fundamental baseball guy," Sveum said. "He runs well, plays all the outfield positions. He can hit the ball out of the ballpark, gives you a good at-bat. He's a real professional player."
So, did Barney give a good scouting report?
"I've seen him enough," Sveum said. "I've probably seen him more than he has. He gave me the thumbs up, though."
The Cubs have been carrying an extra reliever because of the lack of outfielders available. Ryan Sweeney (fractured rib), David DeJesus (sprained shoulder) and Minor League prospect Brett Jackson (calf) all are sidelined with injuries. Gillespie was expected to join the Cubs in time for Sunday's night game against the Cardinals. A corresponding roster move would be made at that time.
"He obviously hasn't had a whole lot of reps in the big leagues," Sveum said of Gillespie. "He's just a baseball player. He can steal a base, he's going to catch the ball. He's just a good baseball player."
Barney works out with Gillespie in the offseason -- they live about 20 minutes from each other -- and said solid fundamentals are emphasized at Oregon State.
"We're stuck indoors all winter and we play on the road the first 21 games because of the weather," Barney said. "That's all we do is work on the little things, and [Gillespie] is good at that."


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OKC Appears Ahead of Regional Peers on Creative Cities International's "Vitality Index"
VITALITY IS KEY TO CITIES SUCCESSPublished: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:00 am By: Linda Lees
VITALITY IS KEY TO CITIES SUCCESS: Chicago #1, New York #2
American cities see cultural impact as vital to their economic future, according to a major urban index published today by New York-based consultancy Creative Cities, LLC
New York, NY (July 20, 2011) Creative Cities International, LLC (CCI) announces its Vitality Index ranking of 35 U.S. cities from a surprisingly different point of view: They actually asked people what they like about their city and what can make it better. Chicago leads the list, followed by New York, Seattle, and San Francisco.
The Vitality Index (VI) takes a new look at what makes exciting cities - big or small - work, weighting cultural data equally with information on trends, costs, and demographic data.
CCI gathered data on vitality factors through questionnaires to city officials and an online survey in each of the 35 cities selected, paying attention to cultural and athletic attractions, night life, street life, educational opportunities, cafe society, and general creative dynamism.
We wanted to know how people experience their city and what they value, says Linda Lees, Director of CCI. What they expressed most clearly is the desire to be around other people. They care about great public spaces, exciting neighborhoods, street life - opportunities to engage with their city and its citizens.
Great communities also share another essential: good messiness. From the report:
The vitality of a creative city distinguishes it from just any urban environment... That creative tension, which is the result of an entrepreneurial spirit combined with restless talent wanting the city to be more remarkable or provide better outlets for ideas and energy equals what we call good messiness. It is the energy we find in exciting places that is difficult to define but immediately felt. (And just as readily felt when it isnt there.)
Besides the cities at the top of the ranking, Chicago, New York, and Seattle, CCI highlights other smaller cities like Detroit, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, among others, each with a different but distinctive story to tell:
Its great to see more activity and people living downtown. (Kansas City)
Regent Square - variety of shops and restaurants that attract people but does not lose its neighborhood feel (Pittsburgh)
Fayetteville Street: Reborn from a dead pedestrian mall just a few years ago. (Raleigh)
Cities in the study are Chicago, Memphis, Dallas, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Atlanta, Raleigh, Boston, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Denver, Columbus, Portland, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, New Orleans, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Miami, Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis, Tampa, Charlotte, Tulsa, Washington, DC, San Jose, Detroit, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Houston.
The Vitality Index can help guide cities to make better choices - to support programs and policies that are clearly, and verifiably, enriching the lives of their citizens in economic and cultural ways and also give them pause about pursuing policies that dont or wont. The real value of the VI is in its usefulness as a means of improving the quality of life for the residents of the city by staying in touch with their desires and aspirations.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Vigilantes who have taken up arms against drug cartel violence and common crime in southern Mexico announced Thursday they will bring charges ranging from organized crime to kidnapping and extortion against 50 men and three women who they have been holding prisoner at improvised jails.
Villagers armed with hunting rifles, old pistols and small-bore shotguns set up armed patrols and roadblocks in the township of Ayutla almost one month ago to defend their communities against crime, saying authorities have failed to bring peace and safety to the Pacific coast state of Guerrero. So far, the state government has tolerated but not formally recognized the self-defense squads.
The growing movement toward self-policing, which has since spread to other towns in Guerrero, has sparked concern among human rights officials who say residents shouldn't be allowed to take the law into their own hands.
"What is happening in Guerrero state is a warning sign that should alert authorities to do their duty and guarantee public safety, to avoid having these (vigilante) activities grow and outstrip the power of official institutions," said the head of the National Human Rights Commission, Raul Plascencia. But in townships like Ayutla, it is clear the vigilante movement already has authorities cowed.
Villagers in squads of about a dozen patrol roads and search passing motorists, checking their identification against handwritten lists of "bad guys."
On Thursday, the unbound, unsmiling detainees were marched between rows of armed, masked vigilantes in the town square of El Meson, in the township of Ayutla. While the detainees appeared to be clean and adequately fed, and bore no obvious signs of mistreatment, reporters at the scene were not allowed to speak with them.
Two weeks before, angry villagers had turned back a team of Guerrero state human rights officials who had gone to visit the detainees and ensure they were being properly treated.
Human rights officials appear to be hamstrung; Mexican law allows rights commissions to investigate only abuses by authorities, not abuses committed by civilians against other civilians.
"We are not even sure if there are any authorities involved here," the head of the Guerrero state Human Rights Commission, Juan Alarcon Hernandez, said at the time.
Bruno Placido, the head of a community activist group and a leader of the vigilantes' movement, said the detainees, whom the movement refers to as "people under investigation" not prisoners, would be given a trial by an assembly of villagers.
But Placido did not say what procedures would be used or what kind of defense the detainees would be allowed to mount. "All that will be decided by the assembly," Placido said.
The trials are expected to start next week. However, the village is tightly patrolled and it remains unclear whether defense lawyers, rights officials or reporters would be allowed into the trials.
The town square of El Meson was crowded with villagers and local farmers watching the prisoner roll call Thursday; most of the detainees, who ranged from teenagers to adults, appeared to be from the same poor farmer stock as the villagers.
However, residents in Ayutla said drug gangs have been moving up from the nearby coastal resort of Acapulco, bringing cartel-style violence, kidnapping extortion with them.
Guerrero state Attorney General Martha Garzon Bernal told local media Thursday the vigilantes have no legal right to hold detainees, and said kidnapping complaints could be brought against them.
Since 1995, about 80 villages in Guerrero state have organized legally-recognized "community police" forces in which poorly armed villagers detain and prosecute people.
With their own jails, "courts" and punishments that can include forced labor for the town or re-education talks, the community police are usually recognized by state law. However, the self-defense forces in Ayutla don't belong to that system.


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- THIS IS BUSH'S WAR. Schneider, William // National Journal;3/29/2003, Vol. 35 Issue 13, p1022
Comments on the U.S. war with Iraq which started in March in 2003. Assessment of U.S. public support for the war; Casualty rate; Criticisms on the decision of President George W. Bush to declare war against Iraq; Factors that boost public support for the war.
- INSIDE NCR. Roberts, Tom // National Catholic Reporter;3/28/2003, Vol. 39 Issue 21, p2
Presents various thoughts that came on March 19, the day of the war deadline of the U.S. against Iraq. Arguments and justifications for war; Questions about the legitimate use of force and how to respond to evil in the world; Role of the 'National Catholic Reporter.'
- The Fall of Baghdad. // Scholastic News -- Senior Edition;4/25/2003, Vol. 71 Issue 24, p2
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- Before Reading. // Junior Scholastic;11/12/2007, Vol. 110 Issue 7, p12
The article focuses on the war between Iraq and the U.S., which started in March 2003.
- Cakewalks and slam dunks: realities of the Iraq War. McCarthy, Colman // National Catholic Reporter;1/20/2012, Vol. 48 Issue 7, p20
The author reflects on the realities of the war and violence in Iraq.
- Editor's Note. Daği, İhsan // Insight Turkey;2008, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p3
An introduction to articles published within the issue is presented, including the potentials and limits of Turkey's soft power and the Iraq war.
- CLOWNS to the left of me... Mcsweeney, Dan // U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings;Nov2003, Vol. 129 Issue 11, p46
A Marine Corps public affairs officer and his media embeds ride the "clown cart" to help tell the story of the war in Iraq. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit had been deployed for seven months and was on board ships of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group, preparing to head home, when the ground...
- The War Was Never About Oil Profits. Rider, Richard // San Diego Business Journal;4/28/2003, Vol. 24 Issue 17, p43
Comments on the truth behind the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
- WAITING FOR WAR. Riminton, Hugh // Bulletin with Newsweek;3/11/2003, Vol. 121 Issue 6363, p20
Describes author's experience about Iraqi'a perception of U.S.-led coalition's war on Iraq as of March 11, 2003. Preparation of the war outside the Iraqi cities; Coalition's war strategy; Iraqi's perception of their President Saddam Hussein.


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Like his character Two-Face in "The Dark Knight," Aaron Eckhart is of two minds over Christopher Nolan's next Batman film.
On the one hand, he'll miss being a part of the fun since Harvey Dent was killed off, but as a fan he's also dying to know what Nolan's got planned next – or as Eckhart told Popcorn Biz, "I'm dead to know."
Eckart says he's keeping up on "all the gossip, like having Angelina Jolie in it or Johnny Depp in it – I'm digging all that kind of stuff!" And he's not above going to his own inside sources. "In fact, I just talked to Chris the other day. I saw him and I said, 'So, Angelina as Catwoman?' I talked to him about it as a fan, you know? I'd like to see that. Or Johnny Depp as the Riddler, right?"
But the actor, who stars in the upcoming "Battle: Los Angeles," says he isn't really bummed he won't get a second stint as Two-Face. "Not at all. It was such a great experience to be one off and to be in the movie with Heath [Ledger], and to have Chris even put me in the movie is just wonderful. I just feel like it's its own entity. It's its own capsule in the Batman series. So they'll go on and I'll watch them and be very happy with what I have."


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Deadly Station Nightclub fire remembered 10 years later
Loved ones, survivors gather at site of tragedy
At least 100 survivors and family members of the 100 people killed in a Rhode Island nightclub fire paid tribute to their loved ones Sunday on the 10th anniversary of the disaster.
During a 1 p.m. ceremony, the names of the dead were read aloud and Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former Gov. Don Carcieri made remarks.
"Being here brings it all back," Carcieri said.
Those who attended the service braved the bitter cold and snow, bringing flowers and balloons to decorate crosses representing each of the victims.
People broke into tears as they embraced each other, many so overcome they were unable to speak.
Photos: Remembering the deadly nightclub fire
Richard Moreau, whose daughter Leigh Ann Moreau died in the fire, was also in attendance.
"I feel her presence often. When I find a heart shaped rock in the year or on the beach I know it is her way of telling us she is alright," Moreau said.
Sarah Mancini said going to the site makes her feel closer to her son Keith Mancini.
"I could have written a Bible for the thoughts and feelings I have today and over the past ten years. I come here because I believe my son's spirit is here along with the others who died," she said.
The anniversary of the blaze is Wednesday. The fire broke out when pyrotechnics for the rock band Great White ignited flammable packing foam that had been installed in the club as soundproofing.
One survivor who attended was Walter Castle Jr., who suffered third-degree burns in his lungs and throat. He says memories of the fire and the loss of many friends have been very tough.
"People that weren't here really don't understand why we can't let this stuff go," Castle said.
The Station Fire Memorial Foundation is in the process of raising $1 million to $2 million for a permanent memorial at the site.
The memorial will include the name of each person who died and commemorate the survivors, first responders and those who helped care for families of the dead and survivors in the weeks and months after the fire. It will also include a gazebo.
Families were asked to remove personal mementos from the site. The items left behind will be buried in a capsule under what is now the parking lot. There will be no digging on the land under where the club once stood because of the fear of disturbing human remains.
The foundation hopes to break ground in the spring. Construction of the new memorial could take longer than a year.


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Props from both Transformers films will be be auctioned off next month. Lots include this giant styrofoam head of Optimus Prime, a full-size Bumblebee robot and lots of Megan Fox costumes to please weirdos.
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I know that I have only been at this for 21 months, but I'm a pretty quick study. While I may not have any clue what the hell my daughter is saying half the time, or why she will eat a perfectly good piece of chicken one minute and then spit it out in 10,000 tiny chunks the next, I have learned the power of candy, bubbles, popsicles, and stickers – all four at the same time if necessary. I have figured out that putting her in time out on a fun "big person" chair with a direct view of the television doesn't work for a punishment, but is a great way to get shit done around the house. And, I have concluded that DVDs are toddler crack of the very very good kind.
All those damn books talk non-stop about positive this and reinforcement that, but what about the stuff THAT REALLY FUCKING WORKS? So, I've taken matters into my own hands. Screw "the naughty spot." All you ever needed to know about parenting was heckling you from behind or passing you a really stupid note. Yes. I sware. Third grade. So, this one goes out to all my peeps everywhere who are too embarrassed to say, "I'm a sucker and my kid eats ice cream for dinner sometimes." Word to your slightly imperfect mother.
The Tattler ~ This parenting style is reminiscent of the bratty kid who stood around giving a play-by-play of all the fun yet terribly inappropriate stuff that was going on.
"Honey, the baby is spitting out all her food. At me. In my eye. Now on the floor. Oops, now smashing it into the carpet. Could you do something please? Maybe you should tell her to stop or something?"
No one likes a tattle-tale, now do they?
The Bully ~ Bullies make ridiculous threats that no one older than the age of 8 would believe, but yet they sound scary enough for you to shut your mouth and do what they say.
"If you don't stop that, I'm going to take that Little People's Village, hang it by the ceiling fan, and spin it around so many times that it will turn into Tupperware. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU?"
The Nerdy Wimp ~ Do you remember the little kid that everyone took advantage of? You know, he sat alone at his desk eating his spinach quiche, juice spritzer, and sugarfree pineapple upsidedown cake all the while pushing his really huge glasses up his nose and reading the New Yorker.
"Okay. Have more cake. Ice cream. Lollipops. I don't have any more money to give, but you can take my watch and car keys. You want to watch Girls Gone Wild? Sure. Let me just spit-shine the TV for you so you can see the large breasts more clearly."
The Briber ~ I always liked the bribers. They could get crack from a crackhead – and all they had to say was, "I'll be your best friend." Un-fucking believable.
"When we get home, we're going to watch all your favorite movies and eat ice cream. If you clean up your room, I will give you $10,000 dollars. Really. And you can spend it all on toys."
The Bitch ~ Unlike the briber, the bitch was never really likable, but always very popular. She had 12 pairs of Dr. Scholls, a really cool Trapper Keeper, and a way to make you feel like the size of a small pea.
"No. You can't eat that. Because I said so. That's just how it is. I'm your mom. And what I say goes. That's right. End of story. Buh-bye."
The Clown ~ This poor kid always got in trouble for doing really stupid shit, like sticking an entire pencil up his nose, or eating an eraser. He was somewhat funny, but mostly annoying.
"Look. Mommy's driving with no hands. Woo-hoo. Ooh look. Mommy's head is between her legs. Peek-a-boo!"
Many have tried. Few have actually been successful at the "clowning to stop a toddler from screaming his guts out" act. Personally, I suggest "The Briber."
So fess up people. I want to hear it. What's your worst offense? I promise. The truth will set you free and we can all get a good laugh too.


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Last week, President Obama simply and honestly stated, "You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon." In response, Rick Santorum accused the President of trying to "drive a wedge in America." Newt Gingrich lashed out with: "What the president said, in a sense, is disgraceful. It's not a question of who that young man looked like."
Please join us in calling on the RNC to withhold its support from any GOP candidate who uses the murder of Trayvon Martin to divide Americans and distort honest conversations about race for their own political gain. If the RNC refuses, it will send a clear message about its willingness to lead on the most critical issues facing Americans.
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Dear Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus:
I am writing to demand that you withhold support from any Republican presidential candidate who uses the murder of Trayvon Martin to distort and silence critical conversations about race.
There is no doubt that Trayvon Martin — a 17-year-old boy armed only with Skittles and iced tea — was considered "suspicious" and targeted because of the color of his skin. But Santorum and Gingrich don't want to acknowledge the clear role that race and stereotypes played in this case. Americans deserve better from men who claim to be able to represent all of us as president.
As head of the RNC, you set expectations around what's acceptable to the party. I am calling on you to rein in candidates' cynical efforts to sweep the race-related realities of Trayvon's murder under the rug.
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It is a pristine piece of paradise situated on the Western Cliffs of the Knysna Heads and is accessible by ferry only. This spectacular four-hour eco-experience includes a return ferry trip, nature drive and guided walk, ending with a sumptuous buffet lunch at the Food Forest Restaurant.
It is home to two of the Garden Route's icons, namely the Knysna Loerie and the Blue Duiker, one of Africa's smallest antelope species. Other wildlife found on the Reserve include Cape Mountain Tortoises, Blue Cranes (South Africa's national bird), rare Black African Oyster Catchers (listed in the endangered Red Data List), White breasted cormorant, Bushbuck and more!
The 4-hour trip includes a 25-minute return ferry trip on the Knysna Lagoon to the Western Head and a 4 x 4 vehicle / trailer drive up the headland onto the Reserve, stopping at a magnificent viewpoint. Specialist guides will be giving information on the rich history of the area, and the diverse fauna & flora that is found here.
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A month after the BP Deep Horizon drill rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama has moved to take greater political control of what is becoming one of the nation's worst environmental disasters.
On Saturday, Obama named a bipartisan commission to report on the causes of the oil spill but also "to take a comprehensive look at how the oil and gas industry operates and how we regulate them."
While environmental protection and domestic energy production are the main issues here, there's also a clear political dimension to finding answers and acting deliberately to prevent future spills.
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"There is a strong tendency for the public to penalize incumbents even for natural disasters if there is a plausible governmental angle – regardless of whether the government failed to respond adequately," Eric Schickler, a political science professor at the University of California, Berkley, told Reuters. "If the oil spill has a significant impact on the Gulf Coast economy – and as a result, on the U.S. economy as a whole – it is likely to impose at least some damage on the president and his party."
So far, Republicans have not criticized the administration's handling of the situation. But that may change depending on the impact of the spill on the environment and the regional (and perhaps national) economy.
"The President has spent a whole lot of time pointing the finger at BP, and you should point a finger at BP and the other companies involved in it," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on NBC's Meet the Press last Sunday. "We're also interested to know what the administration did. Was the Minerals Management Service a part of this administration that approved this site? It also approved this spill response plan. What kind of oversight did the administration provide during the course of the drilling?"
In his radio address Saturday, Obama – whose administration moved quickly to address the conflicts of interest at the Minerals Management Service – acknowledged this.
"Even as we continue to hold BP accountable, we also need to hold Washington accountable," he said. "If the laws on our books are inadequate to prevent such an oil spill or if we didn't enforce those laws – I want to know it. I want to know what worked and what didn't work in our response to the disaster, and where oversight of the oil and gas industry broke down. We know, for example, that a cozy relationship between oil and gas companies and agencies that regulate them has long been a source of concern."
The seven-member "Bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling" Obama announced Saturday is to report within six months. It is co-chaired by Democrat Bob Graham, former US senator and governor of Florida, and by Republican William Reilly, co-chair of the National Commission on Energy Policy and administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency under former president George H. W. Bush.
In the Republican response Saturday morning, Senator David Vitter (R) of Louisiana chided Democrats in Congress who he said "have rushed to create media events for television cameras instead of devoting full attention to stopping the immediate problem."
"I guess it's typical of the culture in Washington for politicians to believe that they can solve an ongoing crisis with statements and testimonies in Congressional committee rooms," Vitter said, referring to the hearings that have put BP officials in the hotseat. "But the time for committee hearings is for after the well has been capped – not before."
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NEA members to participate in historic education conference
Spotlight will shine on labor-management collaboration that boosts student achievement
WASHINGTON - January 24, 2011 -
Teams representing 150 school districts across the country will participate in a national conference on improving student achievement through labor-management collaboration. The event, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education in partnership with the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers and other education organizations, will be held February 15-16 in Denver. Each team, composed of the local union or association leader, superintendent and school board president, will share strategies on using labor-management collaboration to transform schools.
"No one understands the problems facing America's public schools as acutely as the teachers and support professionals who work in these schools daily. Collaboration between these stakeholders and school leaders is critical to ensuring that all students have access to a quality public education," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "I'm proud that so many NEA affiliates are working in innovative and creative labor-management partnerships that directly benefit students."
Seventy-seven of the school districts are represented by NEA, the nation's largest educators' union. Forty-seven of the districts, including all of the locals from Florida, Minnesota, Montana and New York, are represented jointly by NEA and AFT. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Van Roekel and AFT President Randi Weingarten announced plans for this summit last October when they drew public attention to an innovative labor agreement that is helping to transform public schools in Florida's Hillsborough County.
The 150 teams, which represent school districts in 40 states, are all committed to working together to improve schools. All participants have signed a statement promising to expand their collaborative efforts. Participants will also hear from 13 school district teams that will share the fruits of their labor-management collaboration and offer lessons learned.
"Our members and affiliates across America are essential allies in the effort to boost student achievement and transform schools," Van Roekel added. "NEA continues to expand its Priority Schools Campaign to improve low-performing schools. We've seen some campfires of excellence, but campfires by definition are not supposed to spread. We want to create brushfires of excellence. The conference will shine a national spotlight on this important work, and participants will learn and share ideas on what works."
Van Roekel will attend the conference, along with leaders from partnering organizations: AFT, National School Boards Association, American Association of School Administrators, Council of Great City Schools, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Funding for the conference is being provided by the Ford Foundation.
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The 13 teams that will highlight examples of progressive labor management relations policies and agreements are: ABC Unified and Green Dot Charter from California; Denver County School District 1 and Douglas County from Colorado; New Haven, Connecticut; D.C.; Hillsborough, Florida; Baltimore City Public Schools and Montgomery County from Maryland; Saint Francis, Minnesota; Helena, Montana; Forsyth County, North Carolina; and Plattsburgh, New York.
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Happy Year of the Monkey! The Lunar New Year is another opportunity for us to make New Year's resolutions. For many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, having a better understanding of Social Security should be on their list of things to do.
I had to learn about many of Social Security's programs very quickly a few years ago, when my dad passed away. I found myself immersed in the world of survivor benefits, pensions, and overall income security for my mom. I learned that my parents were fortunate — Social Security was one source of their income, but not their only one.
Statistics show that a large percentage of elderly Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders rely on Social Security for at least 90 percent of their income. This important detail reminds us that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders need to invest for a better financial future.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are one the fastest-growing ethnic groups in America. They are also one of the fastest-growing populations of older adults. According to the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, U.S. Census data estimates that nearly 1.6 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are age 65 and older. This number is projected to grow to 7.3 million by 2060.
The needs of the aging Asian American and Pacific Islander community are unique. Approximately 85 percent of Asian Americans aged 65 and older are foreign-born and this diverse population speaks more than 100 languages and dialects. Furthermore, 60 percent of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders over age 65 have limited English proficiency. Thirty-one percent live in a linguistically isolated household, meaning those in the household speak English "less than very well."
Helping a community with such diverse language and cultural backgrounds prepare for retirement requires that the services be culturally competent and linguistically accessible. Social Security provides essential resources for the diverse needs of this population, including information in Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese, and the opportunity to access an interpreter by contacting Social Security at the toll-free number: 1-800-772-1213. Telephone interpreter services for people with limited English proficiency are available at free of charge.
Although Social Security provides many in-language resources, too many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders don't know about them. These groups are often stereotyped as "model minorities" not requiring public assistance services. The reality is that people in this group were among those hardest hit by the recession. Data from the 2010 Census shows that many Asian American and Pacific Islander sub-groups have a higher rate of poverty among the elderly than the national average, including one sub-group of which most of its elderly lives below the federal poverty level. Despite this, the stereotype label may make some people in these communities reluctant to reach out for assistance.
Social Security is a lifeline for many in these communities that not only functions as a retirement program, but also provides protection through disability insurance and financial support for families with children.
While many of us celebrate the Lunar New Year with our families, we need to spread the word about how Social Security benefits our community and us. Whether it is for our parents, our grandparents, or ourselves, it is important to understand how Social Security is important to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.


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The 2011 fifth-round draft pick made Around The League's list of the top 10 summertime trade candidates following the Raiders' offseason additions of James Jones and Greg Little.
It's another receiver who could make Moore expendable, though.
Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle recently noted that Andre Holmesseems to be bypassing Moore for the No. 3 role behind Jones and Rod Streater.
Formerly a jump-ball specialist at 6-foot-5, Holmes led the Raiders in receiving down the stretch last season. In fact, his 366 yards over the final five games ranked 15th among all NFL receivers.
While Holmes continues to improve, the mercurial Moore has mystified the Raiders coaching staff with bouts of immaturity and inconsistency.
Coach Dennis Allen said last week that the team is "still working through that" regarding Moore's attention to detail.
For all of Moore's issues, he's still the most talented receiver on the roster, capable of generating electric, head-turning plays.
If his enigmatic playmaking ability is going to waste on Oakland's bench, perhaps a receiver-needy team such as the Browns will take a shot at jump-starting his stalled career.
In the latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast," the heroes discuss which teams "realistically" have no shot at winning the Super Bowl this season.


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A Canadian military garrison has a rush order out for 500 video games, a requisition that a headquarters spokeswoman admitted is "strange."
The government tender, which closes Dec. 2, asks for Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto 4 and Assassin's Creed 2, in addition to rhythm gaming titles, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, and X-Men Origins. The spread and the appeal of the games, plus the fact they asked for Gears of War on the PC, make the tender extremely curious. No one's going to be playing Fallout 3 in a rec hall, you know.
The shipment is to be delivered "as soon as possible" to the Longue-Pointe Garrison in Montreal. For Gears of War, 93 copies are requested. For Modern Warfare 2, the garrison requires 82 copies. Longue-Pointe Garrison is a supply depot.
The complete list in the Canadian Forces order according to the CP:
Gears of War (PC)
Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360)
Guitar Hero 3 (Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed 2 (Xbox 360)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360)
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Mortal Kombat DC Universe (Xbox 360)
Rock Band (Xbox 360)
Tiger Woods 2011 (Xbox 360)
X-Men Origins (Xbox 360)
Guitar Hero 3 Legends of Rock (Xbox 360)
Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3)
Ghost Recon (Xbox 360)
'Gears of War,' 'Call of Duty' on Canadian Forces' Hit List [Canadian Press via GamePolitics]


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The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination, with more than a billion members worldwide. Its Latin Rite (there are several others) is the only organized branch of Christianity to expand substantially beyond Europe.
However, this globalization is relatively recent. Yes, there were Franciscans with Marco Polo on his 13th century journey to China. And in the early phase of Spanish and Portuguese colonization of Africa, Asia and Latin America, the traders, treasure hunters and armies took chaplains along.
The Franciscans and Jesuits who operated on those continents did so under the auspices of the kings of Spain, Portugal and France rather than the pope. Seen by most locals as agents of the colonizing powers, their real impact was limited even when, as in Latin America, they baptized many.
In fact, such daring, courageous and often picturesque efforts as those of Matteo Ricci in China, Peter Claver in Brazil and Roberto di Nobili in India were ultimately small in their reach and effect.
It was not until the 19th and 20th centuries that tens of thousands of European and American missionaries went anywhere that colonial powers would allow them entry. This missionary expansion was commended and encouraged in an unprecedented way by Pope Pius IX, whose 41-year pontificate (1846-1878) was the longest in history.
Ironically, while he focused on missions outside Europe, Pope Pius was adamantly closed to things happening inside Europe, things we and Church authorities take for granted today as results of the scientific and industrial revolutions and the emergence of democracy and political liberalism.
Almost as a distraction from those European challenges, the focus outside Europe, typified by new missionary congregations, was immensely productive for the growth of the Church.
However, the Vatican arrived in the 20th century clearly ill-equipped for the intellectual, political and cultural changes that were shaping Europe and the world beyond. That inability shaped much of what was discussed and decided at Vatican 2.
One thing that didn't change was the Vatican's survival as the last European absolute monarchy.
Now in the 21st century, the Vatican has more problems than answers as it struggles to maintain centralized control over a Church spread across an increasingly democratic and pluralist world. The papacy lacks the two-way communication channels and information infrastructure that will see it better equipped any time soon. And from what we have learned from the Vatileaks documents, its administrative structure either already has or is about to implode.
Nothing in scripture or tradition requires maintaining a Catholic administrative structure that in its present form is no more than two centuries old.
What is to be done? Perhaps an unintended consequence of the massive and now completed worldwide missionary expansion of the Roman Catholic Church under Vatican auspices holds a clue to the Church's future.
Pluralism, cultural variety, minority status (especially in Asia), the use of languages other than Italian and the increasing recognition of democratic human rights hold great potential for a Church bogged down in a defunct European Christendom.
Expressing faith in Jesus Christ in the Catholic tradition is very different when done in China or Indonesia.
Can places that were once the objects of European mission teach the Universal Church about facing its challenges? Will their voices be allowed a hearing?
There is no sign yet that they will and if things stay as they are, we can be sure of one thing: the implosion will continue unabated.
Fr. Mick Kelly SJ is the executive director of ucanews.com


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The main card is set for World Series of Fighting's sophomore show, and a new welterweight matchup between Josh Burkman (24-9) and Aaron Simpson (12-4) is the latest addition to the five-fight main card, officials today announced.
The event takes place March 23 at Revel Atlantic City in New Jersey. The main card airs on NBC Sports Network.
Burkman and Simpson are both former UFC fighters. Burkman, a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter 2," is 6-1 since a 10-fight UFC stint from 2005-2008. He most recently scored a unanimous-decision victory over Gerald Harris in WSOF's debut show back in November.
Simpson, meanwhile, fights for the first time since his UFC release, which came after a solid 7-4 run in the organization. In fact, Simpson, a two-time NCAA Division I wrestler, was on a 4-1 run before a recent knockout loss to Mike Pierce. It was his second fight since dropping from middleweight to welterweight.
As previously announced, the WSOF 2 headliner features Andrei Arlovski (19-9) vs. Anthony Johnson (14-4) at heavyweight, and bantamweights Marlon Moraes (9-4-1) and Tyson Nam (12-4) meet in the co-main event. Other previously announced fights that are slated for the main card include middleweights David Branch (11-3) vs. Paulo Filho (23-4) and lightweights Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante (17-6) vs. Justin Gaethje (7-0).
The untelevised preliminary card includes featherweights Rick Glenn (12-2) vs. Alexandre Pimentel (12-0) and Waylon Lowe (13-4) vs. Cameron Dollar (11-4). Additionally, welterweights Igor Gracie (5-3) and Ozzy Dugulubgov (3-1), as well as middleweight Danillo Villefort (13-4), await opponents.
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse and The Queen's Gallery
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence in Scotland of Her Majesty The Queen, stands at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile against the spectacular backdrop of Arthur's Seat. This fine baroque palace is closely associated with Scotland's rich history.
The Palace is perhaps best known as the home of Mary, Queen of Scots, and as the setting for many of the dramatic episodes in her turbulent reign. Mary was married at Holyroodhouse and witnessed the brutal killing of her secretary Rizzio by her jealous second husband, Lord Darnley, in her private apartments. The Palace briefly served as the headquarters of Bonnie Prince Charlie during the 1745 uprising.
The Royal Apartments reflect the changing tastes of successive monarchs and are renowned for their fine plasterwork ceilings and magnificent furnishings, particularly the unrivalled collection of Brussels tapestries. One of the most famous rooms in the Palace is the Great Gallery, hung with Jacob de Wet's portraits of the real and legendary kings of Scotland.
Today the State Apartments are used regularly by The Queen and other members of the Royal Family for State ceremonies and official entertaining.
The new Queen's Gallery hosts a programme of changing exhibitions from the Royal Collection.
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse
November - March
09:30-16:30 (last admission 15:30)
April - October
09:30-18:00 (last admission 17:00)
The Queen's Gallery
November - March
09:30-16:30 (last admission 15:30)
April - October
09:30-18:00 (last admission 17:00)
The Palace and Gallery may be closed on additional dates due to royal events. Please check before planning a visit.
Standard admission includes an audio guide.
The Palace of Holyroodhouse
Adult £11.60
Over 60/Student (with valid ID) £10.60
Under 17 £7.00
Under 5 Free
Family (2 adults, 3 under 17s) £30.20
The Queen's Gallery
Adult £6.50
Over 60/Student (with valid ID) £5.90
Under 17 £3.25
Under 5 Free
Family (2 adults, 3 under 17s) £16.25
Joint Palace of Holyroodhouse and The Queen's Gallery
Adult £16.00
Over 60/Student (with valid ID) £14.50
Under 17 £9.00
Under 5 Free
Family (2 adults and 3 under 17s) £41.00
1 YEAR PASS! Enjoy free re-admission for a year if you buy your tickets directly from us. Simply ask us to stamp your ticket on your first visit or ask a staff member for more information.
The Royal Collection, one of the finest art collections in the world, is held in trust by The Queen as Sovereign for her successors and the nation. It is on public display at the principal royal residences, The Queen's Galleries in London and Edinburgh, and is shown in a programme of special exhibitions and through loans to institutions around the world.
Collection details
Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Architecture
Key artists and exhibits
- The Royal Collection includes paintings, drawings and watercolours, furniture, ceramics, clocks, silver, sculpture, jewellery, books, manuscripts, prints and maps, arms and armour, fans, and textiles.
An Introduction to the Palace of Holyroodhouse
Pupils learn about the Palace of Holyroodhouse's history, from its foundation in 1128 to the present day. Find out who has lived here and explore the lives of some of the Palace's most famous residents. The visit, which includes an introductory session in the Education Rooms and guided tour of the Palace, can be tailored to reflect the individual needs of your group. Ask for details when booking. An art activity is included for Primary 1 – 7 pupils. We also offer audio descriptive and touch tours of the Palace for blind and partially sighted pupils.
How to obtain
For further information and to book, please call 0131 557 2500.
Palaces and Homes
Pupils looking at people's lives and lifestyles can explore the Palace as a home and a working place. Pupils use a handling collection including domestic Victorian objects in the Education Rooms followed by a guided tour of the Palace.
By drawing comparisons with their own homes, pupils consider what life was like at the Palace over 100 years ago as well as exploring its present day role as The Queen's official home in Scotland.
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Born in Hanau am Main, Germany, in 1943, Rolf Rafflewski began to paint at the age of 12. His first one-person exhibit was held just four years later. At the completion of his art studies at the Staatliche Zeichenakademie in 1961, Rafflewski visited Paris, fell in love with the city and moved there permanently. Paris - the elegant boulevards, lively quais and winding streets of Montmartre - provides the subject for many of his paintings and lithographs.
Over the past twenty years Rafflewski has exhibited actively in galleries and museums throughout the world including San Francisco, Washington, Tokyo, Hawaii, Paris and New York. In addition to his many exhibitions, Rafflewski is known to collectors for the one hundred limited-edition lithographs he has created. In 1973, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris honored Rafflewski with a one-person exhibit.
Moved to France at an early age; first one-man show in Paris at the age of nineteen.
Known for his peaceful, harmoneous, romantic landscapes.
Rafflewski's works are widely distributed and can be found in: Europe, United States, and Japan and are part of many important collections. ...(PLease Login to see the complete biography.)
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