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|January 2, 2013, 02:42 PM
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U.S. Marine's Letter To Dianne Feinstein "No Ma'am"
Here is the letter, copy and pasted.
Senator Dianne Feinstein,
I will not register my weapons should this bill be passed, as I do not believe it is the government's right to know what I own. Nor do I think it prudent to tell you what I own so that it may be taken from me by a group of people who enjoy armed protection yet decry me having the same a crime. You ma'am have overstepped a line that is not your domain. I am a Marine Corps Veteran of 8 years, and I will not have some woman who proclaims the evil of an inanimate object, yet carries one, tell me I may not have one.
I am not your subject. I am the man who keeps you free. I am not your servant. I am the person whom you serve. I am not your peasant. I am the flesh and blood of America.
I am the man who fought for my country. I am the man who learned. I am an American. You will not tell me that I must register my semi-automatic AR-15 because of the actions of some evil man.
I will not be disarmed to suit the fear that has been established by the media and your misinformation campaign against the American public.
We, the people, deserve better than you.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joshua Boston
Cpl, United States Marine Corps
"A man can be destroyed but not defeated".
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|January 2, 2013, 03:16 PM
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Feel better ? I do! Your letter to "Princess Di" brightened up my afternoon.
I have a buddy who also sent a blistering letter to his congressman and senator. Part threat, part wrath, I am not sure how much good it will do. But it won't do much harm.
My own emails have been polite, polished, professional. But I think a few of these blistering letters will also get some attention and make a point.
The politicians need to hear from everyone on this issue, from all walks of life. The well-penned and polished comunications are critically important. But a certain level of indignation and accusation can also serve a purpose.
And ANY email/letter is better than sitting on our hands, and wishing we had spoken up.
|January 2, 2013, 03:34 PM
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Bennet and Udall wrong on concealed-carry vote (Updated (And updated again on states' rights and reciprocity))
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are proving reliably pro-gun with their support today of a narrowly failed amendment that would have allowed holders of concealed-carry permits to transport their hidden pistols across state lines.
The amendment failed by a 58-39 vote, so the two Democrats' support was significant.
Only two months ago Bennet and Udall supported the passage of a new law that allows concealed-carry permit holders to tote their weapons in national parks.
The Denver Post editorial board was opposed to the new national parks law and though we didn't sound off on this newest concealed-carry change, we didn't support it and would have argued against it if the measure had proceeded.
Colorado's concealed-carry permit application requires that law-abiding gun owners pass a course that drills into gun laws and safety issues.
Our state's law seems prudent to us, and we would have resisted the federal change that would have usurped it.
If the so-called Thune amendment (named for Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who sponsored the change) had passed, a concealed-carry owner from a state with less-vigorous requirements could have legally carried a hidden gun in Colorado.
Equally important to us is the issue of states' rights. As Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., told fellow senators, "If you go down this road, then you create a precedent."
Meaning, future states' rights issues could have been weakened.
But in Colorado, being wimpy on guns is not a good idea for statewide office holders. And Bennet and Udall have gotten that message.
Full disclosure: I support legal gun ownership, own guns and enjoy shooting at things like paper targets and sporting clays. I also have no problem with Colorado's concealed-carry permit regulations, and buy the argument that those who go to the trouble to gain the permit here are overwhelmingly law-abiding.
But because of the states' rights issue, I argue that our senators have let us down.
As you'll see in the senators' prepared statements, they will argue that because Colorado agrees to recognize the concealed-carry permits of some other states, in return for the other states' mirroring the favor, the Thune amendment seemed acceptable.
But that's a red herring, because under the reciprocity compact, Colorado lawmakers still have the power to decide which states they wish to accept.
The senators:
"Since 2003, Colorado has had a relatively relaxed reciprocity statute recognizing the conceal-carry permits of twenty seven other states," Udall said. "Our experience over the last six years does not lead me to conclude that passage of this amendment would raise the risk of unlawful gun smuggling or other criminal acts. It allows Coloradans to travel elsewhere once they have obtained a concealed permit in our state. It does not encourage irresponsible behavior or absolve anyone from criminal prosecution in Colorado if they use a gun in the commission of a crime."
Bennet: "In Colorado, law-abiding gun owners have the right to apply for and receive a concealed carry permit. Colorado already recognizes the concealed carry permits from a majority of states, and generally grants reciprocity to states that recognize the permits of Colorado gun owners. Any concealed carry permit holder from another state must follow our criminal statutes, and that would have remained the law if the Thune amendment had passed."
Update: Udall's office points out that some of the states in the reciprocity compact already have weaker restrictions than Colorado, such waiving criminal background checks. Point taken. But again, Colorado has the right to deny those states, should it wish to. If Thune had passed, that right would have been taken away.
Update 7/23/2009: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation, citing this section of the concealed-carry law that deals with reciprocity with other states, complicates my understanding of the states' rights issue. Colorado would have to change its statute in order to give it the right to disengage with states whose concealed-carry requirements it found lacking.
Colorado still could do so, however, whereas if Thune had become law, the state would have been locked in by federal law.


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1 cup onion, thinly sliced
2⁄3 cup carrots, thinly sliced
1 oz. lemon grass, minced
1 tsp. garlic puree
1 tsp. ginger puree
1 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. sesame oil
Canola oil, as needed
1 tbsp. curry powder
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. coriander
3⁄4 tsp. Spanish paprika
3⁄4 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. ground ginger
1⁄4 tsp. cardamom
1⁄4 tsp. cayenne
1 tsp. lemon zest, minced
1 tsp. orange zest, minced
4 bay leaves
1 green apple, diced
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1 1⁄2 tsp. brown sugar
4 oz. orange juice
1 oz. lime juice
1 cup potatoes, peeled, diced and blanched
2 cups red onion, thinly sliced
2⁄3 cup red bell pepper, julienned
2⁄3 cup yellow bell pepper, julienned
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1 tsp. lemon zest
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Is it time we expected something different from the FPS genre?
Yeah imo. Except for maybe Battlefield. But if BF 4 plays more like a BF 3.5, then forget it.
All i'm even remotely interested in (FPS genre-wise) is Destiny (if it's not just a Halo clone) and MGO 3.
And what the heck ever happened to Rainbow Six's new game? It just dropped off the radar.
"I loved the first Modern Warfare, and the sequels have both been technically brilliant as well"
Wait.. What ?!
well to me... if you played shooters after shooters for weeks or even months, sure you will get bored, same goes for other genres....
thats why i played games with lots of variety and different genres
platforming heaven with sackboy this week and serious rpg with persona 4 the golden next week, or some fighting games like doa5 plus or wipeout for a quick burst ^_^
Military FPSs ar3 getting stale but there is a ton of potential with first person titles like portal, bioshock, slenderman, and unfinished swan.
I wouldn't say boring, just very exhausting. I am so tired of the typical military shooter plaguing the industry. It's done nothing but hold it back. Now, if publishers start allowing innovation and creativity in shooters, like the first Borderlands and Portal when they came out, then I will start restoring my faith in FPS's, but I won't get my hopes up.


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The Houston Dynamo secured a 3-0 win over the Dynamo Academy on Thursday afternoon at Methodist Champions Field at Houston Amateur Sports Park. Jermaine Taylor, Cam Weaver and Warren Creavalle each scored for the Dynamo in the club's first scrimmage of the 2013 preseason.
Head coach Dominic Kinnear's starting lineup featured nine returning players in the starting lineup, along with two trailists: forward Calum Elliot and defender Jimmy Nealis.
Houston began the scoring in the seventh minute when midfielder Giles Barnes swung in a corner kick and Taylor headed the cross into the net from eight yards for a 1-0 lead.
Barnes had nearly delivered the opening goal three minutes earlier, creating space near the Academy's six-yard box before driving a low shot that required a strong save from Academy goalkeeper Leopoldo Castillo.
The first team doubled its lead in the 17th minute as midfielder Alex Dixon drove an early cross from the left flank, and Weaver flicked a header over Castillo for a 2-0 lead.
The Academy began to create opportunities five minutes before the break. Midfielder Memo Rodriguez found Carlos Ibarra in space, who fired a shot from 25 yards that was handled by Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric.
Four minutes later the Academy had its best scoring chance of the afternoon. Forward Irvin Ramirez fired a one-touch shot from the left side of the penalty area that struck off the crossbar.
Kinnear made nine lineup changes at the start of the second half, including 2013 first draft round pick Jason Johnson, trialist Mike Chabala and seven returners.
The Academy created an opportunity in the 52nd minute, as Bryan Salazar darted in behind the Houston defense before firing a ball across the six-yard box that was pushed away by Dynamo goalkeeper Erich Marscheider.
Creavalle closed the scoring in the 83rd minute, receiving a lofted pass from midfielder Luiz Camargo and rocketing a volley into the near upper corner for a 3-0 win.
The Dynamo continue preseason on Saturday at 11 a.m. when they host Houston Baptist University at Methodist Champions Field at Houston Amateur Sports Park. The scrimmage is free to the public.
Houston Dynamo vs. Dynamo Academy
January 24, 2012 -- Houston Amateur Sports Park
Preseason Scrimmage
Scoring Summary:
HOU – Jermaine Taylor 1 (Giles Barnes 1) 7'
HOU – Cam Weaver 1 (Alex Dixon 1) 17'
HOU – Warren Creavalle 1 (Luiz Camargo 1) 83'
Houston Dynamo first half – Tyler Deric; Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Jermaine Taylor, Jimmy Nealis; Je-Vaughn Watson, Giles Barnes, Adam Moffat, Alex Dixon; Calum Elliot, Cam Weaver
Houston Dynamo second half – Erich Marscheider; Warren Creavalle, Eric Brunner, Jimmy Nealis, Mike Chabala; Brian Ownby, Luiz Camargo, Ricardo Clark, Alex Dixon; Brian Ching, Jason Johnson
Houston Dynamo Academy – Leopoldo Castillo (Josh Blair 79); Christian Gonzalez, Louis Thomas, Garrett Welch (Michael Odenigwe 85), Alex Ochoa (Luis Esquivel); Christian Diaz, Jorge Contreras, Memo Rodriguez (Jorge Andrade 79); Martin Agredo (Bryan Salazar (47), Carlos Ibarra (Manuel Chavez 85), Irvin Ramirez (Dener Dos Santos 68)


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Evan Dollard has two jobs.
One as a brand ambassador for Quest Nutrition. The other as a ninja.
Dollard, a Fox River Grove native, has been a competitor on the TV series "American Ninja Warrior" for three seasons after he won the reboot of NBC's "American Gladiators" in 2008 to become the Gladiator known as "Rocket." "ANW" airs Sundays and Tuesday's on G4 Network and Mondays on NBC.
Dollard isn't competing this season, though he's far from bummed about it.
Instead, the Columbia College grad is getting the chance to fulfill a lifelong dream--performing on camera.
Dollard is hosting G4's "Well-Trained Warrior," a web series that focuses on the muscle groups and workouts involved in tackling different obstacles.
RedEye chatted with the 31-year-old about everything from his high school days to his hilarious "ANW" audition video.
How do you explain what you do with "American Ninja Warrior"?
The No. 1 question I get is, 'It's MMA?' They think I'm a fighter. And I'm just not. That's not my style. I've never been one to try to get my skull cracked or bust anyone else's face open. So, after I clear that up, I say it's a series of ridiculous obstacles. Then they'll compare it to "Wipeout." And I tell them, "No, it's the athletic version."
What's an overlooked aspect that makes the course so difficult?
A lot of people forget it's TV. We film through the night. I ran my finals course last year at 4 a.m.
Do you have a favorite obstacle?
I like obstacles that require upper-body strength. I worked as a rock-climbing instructor in Chicago while in college. I developed pretty significant upper-body strength. So I would say the salmon ladder.
Umm ... what's the salmon ladder?
You do pull-ups while taking the bar with you up 12 inches between each rung of this ladder. Then, well, hmm--let's just say you're not leaping from these giant bouncy balls, getting thrown into water, then getting hit in the face with a pie like you would on "Wipeout."
So why aren't you competing this year?
When I said yes (to host the web series), the guys at G4 said here's the catch: "You'd be employed by us, which would make you ineligible to compete." And I was like, "No! Come on!" But, again, there's only so much longevity in being a ninja. Plus, I've always wanted to be on camera. So I had to hang up my shorts. I'd say my wardrobe, but I don't wear shirts. But I'm not done competing. I'll do it every year if they'll have me.
Where did you get the idea for the audition video (watch it above)?
I viewed the video as a formality this year. They know who I am over there. I wanted to showcase my personality. Performing is my passion. I decided to let them in on that side of me this time. And it's true. I just don't like shirts.
What's the strangest place you've been shirtless?
[Long laugh, longer pause] I went snowboarding up at Grand Geneva. I decided I needed to do a shirtless run. And this was in high school? I think. So I left my snow pants on and handed everything else to my buddy in the middle of winter just 'cuz.
Have you been active and fit your whole life?
Always active, definitely. In high school I was never a varsity athlete. The first couple years I did soccer, basketball and track but never made it to that varsity level. I started acting instead. I love being onstage. But I was also willing to try anything. I started barefoot water skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing and stuff.
If I asked your high school friends if they thought you'd be capable of all this stuff back then, what would they say?
It depends who you ask. I worked at a summer camp in high school. At camp they have all these crazy events … like giant games of tag--all that stuff. And I would crush those events. People from camp would know I was capable of some crazy stuff. But anyone from high school, maybe not. I remember one year, the star of the basketball team pulled me aside and said, "Evan, you're a great athlete, but you're just not a good basketball player."
What would you say to Mr. Basketball Star if you saw him today?
That would be a hilarious conversation. He was right. Can't fault him there. But it would be nice to face off on the "American Ninja Warrior" course.
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(Tabitha has decided to sit in the egg collection basket)
My first morning without Henry was not a decadent sleep-until-you-wake-up-kind-of-morning; rather it was a get-up-eaven-earlier-than-usual-morning-to-get-Alexis-to-the-airport-kind-of-morning. I thought I would get back to the house and dive right into cleaning up. I was wrong. I looked around at remnants from packing Henry up, boxes and bags of clothes my dad left behind during his annual visit.
(me - chin up -to hide any wrinkles and thinking as instructed by my sister of Oprah's Money -with the original Grumpy Grandpa - not looking so grumpy but a bit straggly as he's about to go back to Paris and of course the kinda-sorta prodigal son, Henry)
I felt overwhelmed. The house was cluttered with tools from who knows what Alexis or Tom had been up to. I found a hand saw by the cider press, three boards about five feet long leaning up against a wall, the shopvac, Tom's red cooler a industrial coffee maker my sister had left and my glass container thing I use for parties when I serve sangria or something, piles of unopened mail and sundry other stuff. I did nothing but pour myself a cup of coffee answer some emails and watch four episodes of "Pretty Little Liars".
The next day proved to be a bit more productive, I started thinking more about the possibilities before me. I watched an infomercial for Zumba and before you know it, I'd ordered the special introductory collection with the snazzy weights that sound like maracas. Rationalizing the money I'm saving on gas I needed to do something for myself – to feel better.
(Zumba Fitness collection)
Inspired, to get going, I hopped on the treadmill. After about 2 miles I saw a commercial for the Susan G. Komen 3 day (60 mile) walk for the cure. I started thinking. I could do that. I have no reason not to do it. Last year, my old roommate, Shannon, did the walk in honor of my mother. And strangely, Shannon and I had Cancer scares and both had to have biopsies this year. I dialed Shannon's number.
(Shannon - her - attorney look - The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm)
A few minutes later she was trying to talk me into doing the walk in Tampa instead of Seattle. "It's in October near Halloween it'll be warm and you're not going to really be very busy this Halloween," she reminded me. The realization stung. It is true it doesn't seem as if Henry will be returning in the fall. I do have to keep busy. It was crazy. Florida? But the idea of doing the walk with Shannon sounded so fun and reckless. And let's face it, Florida is flat as a pancake.
"I don't know Little Mary Shannon, I'll really think about it. Really."
"If you do it, it'll be so fun and I'll be your very first sponsor," she said as she laughed, little hisses seeping through the phone. "I'll do a dollar a mile." She promised as we hung up.
Wednesday found me antsy. I still had absolutely no desire to clean the house. Mike left in the morning and didn't come home until almost 11:00PM. It was so quiet, well except the snoring of a basset hound by the fire. I puttered around feeling like I needed an adventure. Then I remembered the Alaska Air's In-flight magazine. I'd seen an article about going on a truck and feeding the wild elk somewhere near Yakima, Washington. I went online tracked down the website, called the docent to we could get on the truck. It seems there was plenty of room, so I booked reservations Mike and me.
Pleased with myself, I went outside to put the animals in the barn for the night, but it wasn't dark yet and Irish was full of vinegar, we took a walk to the pond. I skipped rocks while he waded through the stream seeing if he could scare up any fish. On our way back, I let Sir Edward and Miracle in so they could come up to the barn. Edward walked through the gate and dramatically lay down right in front of the barn doors, smack in the middle of the ducks, pigs, turkeys and chickens who were all milling about waiting to be put in for the night. For a moment, I thought he was just tired but when he put his head down in the mud, and Miracle stomped up to stand guard. I didn't wonder or ponder or question, I marched in and called Kulshan Vet. I have them on speed dial. They put me through to the on-call doctor.
"Hello Denise! It's Paul, what seems to be the problem?"
"Well, it's Sir Edward."
"Have I seen him?"
"No but he was seen by another doctor so he has a file. He's 20 or so. He just came in and lay down. He's moaning and right now he's trying to roll. I got him up a few minutes ago and he doesn't feel tight in his stomach, but he clearly feels terrible."
"I'm just gonna throw a few things in my truck. I'll be right out. Get him up and don't let him go down again."
"Ok, see you soon." Paul was the doctor that put one of my goats, Riley, to sleep a few months ago. Riley's bladder had inexplicably burst into his abdomen. It seems this isn't uncommon, but it had taken me by complete surprise. I'd thought I was just taking Riley in for a tummy ache, and instead I left with his body in my car.
I'd had to hoist him out of the car and into the tractor bucket before picking Henry up from school. I mean really, what was I going to say? "Um, sure we can give Gunner a ride home, just mind the dead goat carcass as you get in."
(Sir Edward - not on top of his game)
Nervously,I wondered what the likelihood was of losing Edward tonight. I couldn't find his bridle. I looked everywhere and finally broke down and called Alexis on vacation. He thought it was down by the pasture barn, but I couldn't find it so I made a makeshift one with an old blue lead rope and we started walking. Figuring this could be the beginning of my training for the three-day walk. You're supposed to build-up. We walked circles around the house, while I sang you're going to feel better horse songs for him. As we walked I scolded myself for not cleaning the house, what if the doctor needed to use the restroom? It was so dark we eventually stayed closer to the garage and barn. I didn't want him collapsing in somewhere in the pitch black. I called my sister and discussed Edward's condition. "He doesn't want to walk any more. It's really getting hard to keep him going."
"You have to. You just have to." She stated in her authoritative doctor voice.
"I will." I said obediently as we rounded the blueberry patch. I could see Miracle just at the edge of the shadows. She was standing there on the periphery watching our every move. She was worried.
(Dr. Paul Schwab)
Dr. Paul Schwab had been to my house before way back when Pancho and Lefty still roamed about but of course, in the dark Mosquito Lake Road can be a long lonely road. "I didn't think I was ever going to get here. Can we put Edward in the barn to examine him?"
Edward had his temperature taken, a rectal examine, and fecal specimen taken to the lab. The doctor was surprised at how profound Edward's heart murmur was, but figured he's under a lot of stress feeling so ill. "He's awfully stoic so it's hard to tell how he's really doing." Next he had a large rubber hose put up his nose and into his stomach. I held the hose firm to his nostril while the doctor put what looked like a bicycle pump into a bucket full of warm water, Epsom salts, electrolytes and mineral oil into his upset tummy.
"Minus the electrolytes it sounds like something my grandmother, Irene, might have given me."
"Exactly. Collick is basically a generic term for stomach pain. It could be from something he ate and he'll respond to medical treatment or it could be something far more serious and require surgery."
"I've been thinking about that and well, I really don't think I would do surgery on him. He's older and it's really expensive."
"If surgery was the only option I would be talking you out of it. I don't think he's a good candidate. He's an older horse, has a profound heart murmur and we're talking almost 15 thousand dollars for a "maybe". I wouldn't let you do surgery. Right now, we have to go hour by hour. He's going to be ok right now because of the pain medication and the sedative. You'll have to watch him through the night. If he's not doing well around midnight call me and I'll come out again."
"If he's not doing well then, does that mean you'll put him down?" I asked calmly. "I just want to be prepared."
"I understand, Riley caught us both off guard. No, if he's not doing well, I'll assess him and see if he needs more treatment then. If he's in agony, then we'll cross that bridge then."
I began wondering how I was going to dig a hole big enough for a horse with the tractor. Was the ground to frozen? "Ok. Hopefully, I won't call. Do you eat eggs? I have a few dozen I collected."
Paul smiled as he rolled down his window, "I never turn down eggs."
"Great! I'll meet you by the gate," I said as I dashed in and grabbed a carton.
(My farm pack collection featuring lovely sage, caramel and buff colored eggs)
I checked on Edward every few hours. Called Tom and told him to prepare Henry just in case. Mike got home around 11:00PM and we stayed up watching NCIS and checking on Edward every little while through the night. I walked outside in the foggy moonlit night wrapped in Tom's olive green coat over my pink fuzzy robe and slippers. Edward was standing up tail swishing and nibbling hay at 1:30AM – Miracle by his side. I tumbled into bed, happy.
(Edward feeling much better the next morning)


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Plenty of apps are already out there offering photo filters but few offer over 300 different filters. That's what FilterMania 2 offers and, even better, it's free this weekend.
The app divides up the filters into 20 different categories, ensuring something for everyone. Categories such as nature, light, frames, space, retro and urban should prove particularly popular with FilterMania 2's filtering technique adding a photo layer on top of original photos, making for a stunning effect.
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Check out the video below for an idea of what to expect. FilterMania 2 is out now and it's free across this weekend.


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You won't find many points of similarity between Charles Darwin and me, but recent events have me once again pondering one common attribute: an acute sense of wonder.
I have never investigated precisely what led Darwin to conduct the research that produced his masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, but I imagine him taking particular delight in the amazing variety of plant and animal life and resolving to gain new insights into the mechanisms responsible for so many species. Wonder at nature's diversity prompted the scientific labors of the Darwin of my imagination.
I have often been gripped by the same powerful appreciation of diversity, although it is the diversity of human activity that enthralls me. Nothing against hummingbirds, tortoises and finches, but I have always marveled at the varied motivations that prompt human behavior in all its richness.
As a child observing commuters rushing off to work, it struck me as amazing that all these people had found meaning in a staggering number of different professions and work experiences. Even if each Dashing Dan or Danielle did not consider his or her current job a satisfying endpoint of a quest for the perfect career, they found sufficient motivation and interest to take up and sustain that type of work, at least in the short run. The proliferation of majors and fields of study on any university campus is a similar testimony to the dizzying diversity of interests among people, as if God planted in us the seeds of a bewildering array of inclinations, abilities and tastes.
Anybody who observes the hundreds of hobbies, thousands of magazines, even the stunning array of niche cable channels available today, might be struck by the same impression. There is someone drawn to every imaginable activity.
Lately I have been experiencing this sense of wonder anew. This summer I took up a position (as dean of a graduate school of theology and ministry) that prompted me to study up, for the first time in my life, on the world of philanthropy. No institution in our country seems to be able to make ends meet teaching theology at the graduate level, since our alumni are highly unlikely to earn enough to contribute substantially. So leaders of seminaries and theology centers will forever be on the lookout for potential donors.
Thank goodness, then, for the human proclivity for diverse interests! It seems that God has planted in some affluent and generous souls an ardent desire to make substantial sacrifices to support schools of theology and ministry. Of course, it is still a challenge to identify enough of these donors to keep such schools afloat; but my point here is that this is not altogether impossible. Despite all the odds, somebody out there feels drawn to care.
When I am not thinking about the challenge of my own mission to keep my institution solvent, I ponder the plight of needy organizations and individuals who struggle to eke out an existence even farther down the food chain of philanthropy. Sure, God created a remarkable number of people with commendable interest in funding the arts and prominent social causes, throwing some money toward their alma mater or fighting a specific disease that may have claimed a loved one, but what about the remaining urgent causes that fall through the cracks?
In moments of dramatic crisis, like Hurricane Katrina in 2005 or the Asian tsunami of 2004 or the Haitian earthquake of 2010 (to cite some crises of the past decade), generous giving for emergency relief efforts is deeply encouraging. But ordinary grinding poverty is rightly characterized as "a natural disaster in slow motion." Unmet human needs for adequate food, shelter and health care are unlikely ever to present a broad enough appeal to prevent the human tragedies of homeless families and lives ruined by preventable disease and malnourishment, here and abroad. Just ask the heroes who run Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services, who struggle every day with the grim arithmetic of rising needs and diminishing resources.
It would be great if God graced the world with another Einstein or Picasso or even another Darwin, but I most ardently hope that God will fashion a few more people of means with an innate proclivity to care for the poor.
A few years ago I volunteered to write some grant applications on behalf of a local homeless shelter serving people in northern Maryland and Delaware. The main kitchen needed complete rebuilding and expansion, and the expense would far exceed the center's available resources. Fortunately, a number of foundations provided grants which not only made the project feasible, but encourged additional gifts from area businesses and a few wealthy families. I later learned that one of the foundations was largely funded by various members of the DuPont family, though the nothing in the foundation's literature proclaims this.
As I searched further for available "deep pockets," it became evident that many of the huge 19th and 20th century fortunes are being recycled back into society through foundations and other quiet philanthropies. Some focus on the arts, some on education, etc., some focus more on the general needs (including aid to the poor) of particular states or cities, others have global reach.
Many of those people scurrying to so many diverse jobs are the very ones who respond to charities and churches. A few of those professionals and executives become very wealthy (one percent, or fewer) and it is often those very same people who provide the leadership gifts that every dean, president or executive director prays for. And, as my research led me to understand, business profits and wealth (accumulated profits) find their back into society. This process may not be as fascinating as Darwin's theory of evolution, but it is a process that anyone working to promote the common good, or to balance the scales of social justice, should come to know. That's why I turned my research into a book.
Joseph J. Dunn Author of After One Hundred Years: Corporate Profits, Wealth, and American Society.


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Dr. Matthew S. Collins, PhD, MLIS, has been named director of the Ernest Miller White Library and associate professor of bibliography and research at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He will join the Seminary on Aug. 1, 2013.
"Dr. Collins brings an exceptional constellation of skills and experience to the leadership of our library," said Louisville Seminary President Michael Jinkins. "He understands the fundamental fact that today's theological library is not just an archive or storage facility for books; it is a search engine for knowledge. I know he will enjoy working with our excellent group of library professionals in supporting the teaching and learning that take place at Louisville Seminary."
Currently, Collins is the reference librarian at the Pitts Theology Library within the Candler School of Theology at Emory University where he teaches library research courses. He would like to offer such courses to Louisville Seminary students. Before joining the staff at the Pitts Library, Collins worked for 12 years at the Society of Biblical Literature directing major meetings and conventions for the organization.
"The Ernest Miller White Library is a vast source of theological knowledge at Louisville Seminary. I'm thrilled with the opportunity to exercise my experience and understanding of librarianship and information technologies at such an institution," said Collins.
Collins joins the Seminary during an important time. In 2011, the Seminary announced a bold new strategic plan, Covenant for the Future, which calls for tuition-free education for students starting in 2015, expanding efforts to prepare students for a diverse world through its Doors to Dialogue and Black Church Studies programs, and capital improvements for student housing and information technology.
Collins has experience in web development, learning consultation and medical education coordination. In addition to a master's degree in Library and Information Science, he also holds a doctorate in New Testament studies and a master's degree from Vanderbilt University (1995 and 1992 respectively), a master's degree in Divinity from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (1989) and a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University (1985).
About 'Covenant for the Future,' Louisville Seminary's strategic plan Louisville Seminary's 'Covenant for the Future' seeks to eliminate seminary tuition debt, which is a persistent problem among seminary graduates across the nation. Because they will not be burdened by seminary debt, our graduates will be free to go wherever God calls them when they graduate. They may be called to lead a congregation, to develop a new church, to establish a nontraditional worshiping community, to serve as a marriage and family therapist or a hospital chaplain or to create an as-yet-unimagined position as servant and leader for the world.
About Louisville Seminary Founded in 1853, Louisville Seminary offers an inclusive and diverse learning community, welcoming students from wide ecumenical backgrounds while maintaining its long, historic commitment to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). Louisville Seminary is committed to building bridges across the world's religious, racial and cultural divides. It is distinguished by its nationally-recognized marriage and family therapy and field education programs, the scholarship and church service among its faculty and a commitment to training women and men to participate in the continuing ministry of Jesus Christ.


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Salem crash causes I-93 south traffic jam
November 26. 2012 6:43AM
SALEM - An accident Monday morning shut down a stretch of Interstate 93 South, between Exits 1 and 2, for about two hours and made a parking lot of the area near Exit 3, according to highway officials.
Police officials rerouted traffic at Exit 2, according to a spokesman from the state Traffic Management Center.
The crash was reported at 5:48 a.m. and both state and Salem police responded to the scene, quickly detouring motorists around the crash site. The highway was reopened about two hours later but traffic was still moving slowly.
The area near Exit 3 South about 6:30 a.m. had become somewhat of a parking lot because of the commuter traffic backup and because of a second accident, the spokesman said.
Commuters were urged to find alternate routes.


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One of the problems with NASA WorldWind is that it uses public domain data, and most road data isn't public domain. Therefore, there really isn't any road data in the application, which makes it far less usable.
However, OpenStreetMap data is public domain, and now you get get that data into WorldWind. It takes a few steps to get it loaded, but Earth Is Square has the details. Hopefully they can incorporate this data into a future release of the product so that more people can take advantage of it.


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An attack on a calf in late October is the second strike against the Snake River wolf pack in northeastern Oregon's Wallowa County.
In this case, however, the pack gets four strikes. Under Oregon's gray wolf management rules, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife can consider lethal control in situations of "chronic livestock depredation." One of the conditions is that a pack must have committed four confirmed and "qualifying" attacks on livestock within six months.
The Snake River pack has two, both on cattle grazing on U.S. Forest Service land in the Freezeout Saddle area and within 1.5 miles of each other.
On Oct. 15, a rancher discovered a 250-pound calf badly injured from what were determined to be wolf bites. It later died. In the same area the previous day, the rancher had seen a cow running down a forested hillside and four wolves behind her. The rancher hazed the wolves out of sight.
The second calf was discovered Oct. 30 and is believed to have been attacked between Oct. 19-23. It also sustained severe bite wounds, including a 4-inch wide hole in the muscle tissue of its right flank and similar large, open wounds on the back of both legs, Although alive when found, it's unclear whether it survived.
Wildlife managers have killed four wolves since the endangered predators entered Oregon from Idaho in 1999. Two were shot in Baker County in 2009 after 29 animals, mostly sheep, were killed in a series of attacks; and two in Wallowa County in 2011 after half a dozen head of cattle were killed in multiple incidents.
Two other Oregon packs have one qualifying incident each this year: the Umatilla River pack for a June 3 attack, and the Imnaha pack for an Aug. 21 attack.


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Babble asked the Top 50 Mom Blogs from 2010 to share their most embarrassing blog moments. Jenny aka The Bloggess, Heather Armstrong of Dooce, and Rebecca Woolf of Girls Gone Child are just a few of the mom bloggers everybody loves dishing about their blush-worthy episodes.
OK, I am not a top-50 mom blogger but I have been blogging as a mom for over five years now. Believe me, I've acquired a few embarrassing moments in that time. Ahem. Here goes…
Probably the first one I can remember early on in blogging is when I linked to a giveaway in a comment on another blogger's blog post. It was inappropriate and irrelevant to the post and was totally spammy of me. And the blogger let me know it. Which, to this day, I appreciate because I totally needed to learn that lesson.
What about you? Have you had any embarrassing moments on your blog or when commenting on another blog? What about just in real life as a mom? I shared a more recent one here a couple months back. Nothing to do with mom blogging but everything to do with motherhood and being utterly embarrassed and ashamed. My face still gets hot when I think about it!


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Life in Christian County, Kentucky...
We've had the coldest February of this century, I'd guess. According to my unscientific research on Weather Underground for Hopkinsville, KY, it's been colder than average most days since the 16th of January. It's not that common for us to see ice in the puddles --that's why I took this photo.
These beautiful big oaks grow along the driveway of a big old farmhouse that is standing empty. These trees must be at least a century old -- very possibly more than that. I am not good at identifying the species of oak at this distance, but I don't think they are white oaks because their bark is too dark. Southern red oaks are very common here, so that would be my guess.
These barns belong to a Mennonite farm. The Mennonite farmers here often buy silos that are no longer being used, tear them down, move them and reconstruct them. That works out well for both buyer and seller.
Keeling Hill rises out of the farmland northeast of Fairview, KY, just a mile or two out of town. It's on the southern tip of one finger in a group of ridges. I wrote a little about this land formation last July in the post, "Pilot Rock."
This is the Long Pond of Long Pond Road, I assume. At any rate, Long Pond Road passes over the dam that creates this pond, and there are no other ponds of size along the way. I can never drive by it without taking a photo. (See the pond in autumn in the post, "Seen on Long Pond Road.") It's a lovely place, and I have often wondered whether it is a good fishing spot!
On February 9, 2006, I posted photos of a light snow and wrote about "Happenings in the Night."


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Due to budgetary restrictions, the Undergraduate Conference on Critical and Creative Engagement has been canceled. The Department of English continues to seek additional funding opportunities for this valuable event. If you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Friday, October 1, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please join us for the fourth annual undergraduate academic conference at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. This conference invites students from all majors to present critical papers on literature and creative writing on any topic.
Heid E. Erdrich has authored three poetry collections, including National Monuments (Michigan State University Press), the soon to be re-issued Fishing for Myth (New Rivers Press), The Mother's Tongue (Salt Publishing's Earthworks series). She has also co-edited Sister Nations: Native American Women on Community, published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. Heid has been recipient of two Minnesota State Arts Board fellowships, awards from The Loft Literary Center, the Archibald Bush Foundation, and has four times been nominated for the Minnesota Book Award, which she won in 2009.
A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibway, Heid grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota. She earned degrees from Dartmouth College and The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars. She and her sister Louise Erdrich recently co-founded a non-profit clearinghouse for indigenous language-centered literature located in Minneapolis called Birchbark House.
Heide E. Erdrich joins keynote speakers from our previous conferences, including Scott Russell Sanders (2009), David Lee (2008), and Masha Hamilton (2007)
A Sessions are in the Kinni Theater
B Sessions are in the Willow River Room
Check-In and Coffee, Ames Gallery (outside Kinni Theater)
Session 1A 9-9:50: New Perspectives on Modernist Writers--Panel Chair, Professor Laura Zlogar, UWRF
Emily Syring, UWRF
"More Than Just Sex: The Societal Value of Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover"
Harmony Hanson, UWRF
"Revealing Perspectives: Identity and Self-perception of Joy/Hulga Hopewell and Flannery O'Connor as Depicted in 'Good Country People'"
Session 1B 9-9:50: Memoirs--Panel Chair, Professor Mialisa Moline, UWRF
Stephen Curro, University of Northern Colorado
"Helping Others Stand"
Rob Walker, University of Northern Colorado
"Disfigured Talents: A Tale of Learning Disabilities"
Session 2A 10-10:50: Demons and Dracula--Panel Chair, Professor Michelle Parkinson, UWRF
Amy Windmill, University of Iowa
"The Sow is Mine: Women's Bodies and Demonic Possession in Film"
Beau Moriarty, UWRF
"Dracula and the Nineteenth-Century War on Women"
Session 2B 10-10:50: Memoirs (joint with session 1b)--Professor Mialisa Moline, UWRF
Hayley Spurrier, University of Northern Colorado
Alison Evans, University of Northern Colorado
"No, I Didn't Sleep Well"
Session 3A 11-11:50: New Readings of Shakespeare--Panel Chair, Professor Michelle Parkinson, UWRF
Sean Brunn, UWRF
"Ophelia's Madness: A Study of Cause and Effect"
Tiffany Hallin, UWRF
"Torn to Pieces: The Women of Hamlet"
Session 3B 11-11:50: Shakespeare in the 21st Century--Panel Chair, Professor David Furniss, UWRF
Rebecca Jones, UWRF
"The Broken Mirror: Gregory Doran's Hamlet"
Stefanie Otteson, UWRF
"To Be or Not To Be in the Circle of Life: Shakespeare in Popular Culture as seen in the Archetypal Themes of Hamlet and The Lion King"
Lunch, 1-1:50, Trimbelle Room for conference presenters and guests
Session 4A 2:-2:50: Rereading Bram Stoker's Dracula--Panel Chair, Professor Steven Luebke, UWRF
Dylan Romanoski, UWRF
"Sunset on the British Empire: The rise of Dracula and the Decline of the West"
Samantha Zastrow, UWRF
"Contamination From Within: Dracula and Horror"
Session 4B: 2-2:50: New Readings of Shakespeare--Panel Chair, Professor Andrew Bergquist, UWRF
Michelle Stiles, UWRF"Richard III and a Commitment to Villainy"
Codey Wittig, UWRF
"Structure is the Key to Hamlet Analysis"
Session 5A 3-3:50: Critical Perspectives--Panel Chair, Professor Larry Harred, UWRF
Matthew Davis, UWRF
"Kurt Vonnegut: The Everyman"
Brandon Paddock, UWRF
"Longing for Dracula: The Fear of Reverse Colonization in Bram Stoker's Masterpiece"
Session 5B 3-3:50: Film, Culture, and Criticsim--Panel Chair, Professor Kenneth Olson, UWRF
Amber Pechacek, UWRF
"Michael Longley's "The Butchers": Mythical Interpretation of the Shankill Butchers"
Christina Washam, UWRF
"Slices of Stab City: A Memoir of Limerick"
Gloria Meyer, UWRF
"Uncovering the Bones: A Memoir of Germany"
Conference sponsors: UWRF Literary Society and UWRF Department of English
Contact Dr. Michelle Parkinson for more information.
Page last updated 15 Sept. 2010


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June 24. 2013 7:02PM
Mass. driver charged with dragging Salem police officer
Union Leader Correspondent
– A police officer who became stuck inside of a car and dragged several feet on Saturday night led to a Massachusetts driver being arrested for second-degree assault and a variety of other charges, police said.
Jordan Depina, 20, of Lawrence, Mass., was arrested around 12:49 p.m. after struggling with Salem police Officer Michael Massahos.
The officer pulled over Depina after spotting his car heading southbound on Route 28 near the state line with no headlights on, police said.
Massahos pulled over Depina and the vehicles drove into the parking lot of Pep Boys, police said.
Depina allegedly had a quantity of marijuana on him, police said.
Massahos attempted to take Depina into custody, but he fled on foot – running around the Pep Boys parking lot and jumping back into his vehicle, police said. There were two male passengers that also ran off during the foot pursuit, police said.
Massahos attempted to stop Depina from driving away, with his body partially stuck inside the vehicle, police said.
Depina allegedly dragged the officer for several feet before Massahos was able to get his hand on the gear shift and get the vehicle into park, according to police. Massahos then used a stun gun on Depina, but it only had a limited effect, police said. Massahos struggled with Depina and got him out of the vehicle and into custody just as back-up officers were arriving, police said.
Massahos sustained minor injuries. He was treated and released from the Parkland Medical Center. Depina was also treated and released from the Parkland Medical Center and refused the services of a bail commissioner.
He was transported to the Rockingham County Jail, held on charges of second-degree assault, possession of a controlled drug, reckless conduct, simple assault, possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.
Depina was arraigned on Monday in 10th Circuit Court in Salem and ordered held on $15,000 cash bail.
The vehicle Depina was operating had a quantity of controlled drugs in plain view along with several purses and a large amount of loose change, police said.
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Heart of Niagara Animal Rescue will hold a volunteer meeting Wednesday, May 1, from 6-8 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 915 Oneida St., Lewiston. Topics of discussion include volunteer opportunities to help with current and future fundraising programs, including upcoming events, as well as hands-on work with the animals, including transport and fostering.
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The rescue is in need of the following donated items: Purina Puppy Chow and Dog Chow, large and medium kennels/crates, and blankets. Heart of Niagara's complete "wish list" of needed items is available on its website, www.heartofniagara.org.
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It is one of those shirt-soaking August days as I write these words, and I've just come back from cutting red cabbage and pulling carrots and white onions to make a monster bowl of coleslaw to go with tonight's fried catfish.
The aromas are overpowering, especially those from the cabbage. And, as odd as this sounds, it smells a lot like bow-hunting.
You see, cabbage reminds me of my mom. She used to cut it from her garden in late August so she could make her locally famous sauerkraut. And that tradition always coincided with the arrival of archery season.
I never really thought about the science behind memory and our sense of smell until recently when I ran across an article published by the California Institute of Technology. According to researchers, our sense of smell is more closely tied to mental recall than any of our other senses.
I certainly believe it, because here I sit, inhaling some pungent, yet oh-so-sweet, memories. And they have me thinking of other smells that evoke similar thoughts.
For starters, there's goldenrod. That plant's dank, wet-dog smell immediately evokes thoughts of a 9-point buck I arrowed back in the mid-1990s. The deer had to walk through a field of that stuff to get within bow-range of my stand on a cool, dew-soaked September morning. He stopped 12 steps from my tree, swiveled his cupped ears and stamped his right hoof once just before my arrow hit its mark.
Moisture is a common theme in many of my aroma-induced memories. For example, there's the licorice-like smell of damp ferns. One whiff of those will transport me to one of the most difficult blood trails I've ever encountered. That deer ran through two swamps and crossed a creek before falling in a bed of ferns on the edge of the property I was hunting. Oddly, I often think back to that swamp and that blood trail when I open a package of Twizzlers for my kids.
Other smells and memories are even more pronounced … like Hoppe's No. 9 gun-cleaning solvent. One whiff immediately conjures up visions of my dad, brothers and cousins at my first visit to a classic deer camp more than 25 years ago.
An Hunter's Specialties' earth scent wafer works in similar fashion. I don't wear them on my camo hat so much for their cover-scenting abilities. I wear them because the scent reminds me of an afternoon more than a decade ago when my then-girlfriend arrowed her first deer while sitting on the ground overlooking an alfalfa field. Some couples mark their memories by songs or movies. We marked ours with scents. Perhaps there is something to those scientific studies.
Even during my wildest days in college, I never felt the urge to smoke cigarettes, pot, or, Heaven forbid, snort anything. Yet, I must admit, I've been inhaling highly intoxicating substances ever since I can remember … and collecting many fond hunting memories to go with them.


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I'm what you could call an FL Studio power user, so I felt right at home using it's younger brother to compose ideas that I could immediately touch up on the desktop version. Even if you don't use Fl Studio as your main DAW, or if you're new to the music production scene altogether, Image-Line's nifty app has a relatively steep learning curve, meaning you'll have to sit with it for a little while before you familiarise yourself with the interface. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of producing an idea or even a full song right there on your iPad.


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Physician-advocate to speak about equalizing access to quality health care
Posted May 9, 2012
Anthony Iton – a primary-care physician, lawyer and public-health advocate dedicated to improving the health outcomes of disadvantaged populations – will speak in Sacramento as part of UC Davis Health System's Snively Visiting Professorship in Family and Community Medicine.
Iton's lecture – "A New Public-Health Practice Targeting the Root Causes of Health Inequity" -- takes place May 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St. A reception for the speaker begins at 5 p.m. The community is welcome to attend and there is no charge, however reservations are requested by e-mail to email@example.com.
UC Davis Health System's Snively Visiting Professorship in Family and Community Medicine.
"A New Public-Health Practice Targeting the Root Causes of Health Inequity"
Date: May 15, 2012
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center auditorium, 4501 X St., Sacramento
Reception: A reception for the speaker is at 5 p.m. The community is welcome to attend, and there is no charge.
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Currently the senior vice president of healthy communities for The California Endowment, Iton is known for blending the practice of medicine and law to tackle the foundations of health disparities related to race, class, wealth, education, geography or employment. As the health officer for Alameda County, for example, he championed community collaborations to enhance the health of school environments. As director of health and human services for Stamford, Conn., he established a unique home-based asthma assessment and intervention program and a chronic-disease prevention program that reshaped the community's walkability and bikeability.
Iton's varied career also includes positions as an HIV disability rights attorney at the Berkeley Community Law Center, a health-care policy analyst with the Consumers Union and an advocate for the homeless in San Francisco.
"Dr. Iton speaks eloquently and from extensive experience about the social determinants of health," said W. Suzanne Eidson-Ton, a UC Davis associate professor in the departments of Family and Community Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. "His passion for addressing health disparities is truly inspiring and has shaped my own perspective as a physician, especially in expanding access to quality care in rural settings."
Eidson-Ton, the faculty host for Iton's visit, is program director for UC Davis Rural-PRIME, which prepares physicians-in-training for leadership in rural medicine.
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For a little spurt there, ABC was he most ambitious spot on TV. It went from "Lost" to "FlashForward" to "V"; it experimented with "Ugly Betty" and tried fresh comedies. It was fun while it lasted.
The ABC fall line-up, announced today, plays it a bit safer. Here's the story I sent to papers:


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I am riding a bike over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. In a typical year there are nearly 41 million people that cross the bridge. It is a classic Fall day with fog that comes and goes, playing peek-a-boo, hiding the entire bridge and then revealing the orange-vermillion icon like a postcard. I struggle to get a picture.
I stop in the middle to look over the edge. There is a phone booth near the middle; a suicide hot line, which I think is probably too little too late, but then again, if it saved one life it was probably worth it. Each year nearly 20 people jump to their death from this platform.
As I look over the rail to the water below the boy in me is tempted to spit or toss something over the edge; you know, count how long it would take to hit or disappear. The water is over 220 feet below me. I resist the temptation and feel quite pleased with myself; my too kind and loving wife would be relieved to see that occasionally the designated grown up inside of me does actually win out.
I have been fascinated by bridges for many years. The engineer in me likes the beauty and function of a bridge: it connects or reduces the distance between two points. It allows you to get across physical obstacles such as rivers and canyons that you might otherwise not be able to traverse. It makes it easier for you to get from here to there. I am fascinated that the main cables contain nearly 80,000 miles of woven wire, are 36 inches in diameter and took six months to weave.
I started taking pictures of bridges this summer. The bridges vary from small wooden foot bridges that cross creeks to the Golden Gate Bridge that I consider an engineering masterpiece. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world for nearly 30 years, now it ranks ninth. One of my favorite bridges is the one that crosses White Canyon, San Juan County.
What I find most interesting is the metaphor of a bridge. The word and concept applies equally to the physical and non-physical worlds. Sometimes, we are fortunate enough to have "people-bridges" in our lives; they allow us to get somewhere or become someone that we otherwise might not be able to do on our own. I have had a few teachers in my life that seemed to bring me from complete ignorance to some level of enlightenment. In high school, Mr. Rowley somehow saw in me more than I saw in myself; because for a kid that couldn't factor his way out of a polynomial, I eventually became an engineer, I dunno.
Maybe music or poetry or words on a page function as a bridge and reduce the distance between two people, two nations, or two generations. How many couples have a favorite song that brings enough emotional baggage to fill a warehouse?
Why are so many books filled with sayings about bridges? Burning bridges, building bridges, "we'll cross that bridge when we get there."
Bridges are different than windows, doors, and ladders. Windows only allow you to look out upon a scene, a door allows entrance or can shut someone out, but a bridge is so much more; it allows movement and flow; it traverses across hazards, it allows egress and ingress; well placed a bridge easily spans a canyon, allowing those who use the bridge to go places they could have never gone and see things and experience things that were lost or unavailable.
We have to decide which bridges to strengthen, which ones to burn, which new ones will we build? Look around I'll bet there are bridges, real and metaphorical in your life that have helped you get where you are. There are many in mine.


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Police are warning Oregonians about a telephone scam in which callers pose as Oregon State Police officers and demand money in exchange for dropping criminal charges or arrest warrants.
In the past week, two people from the Portland area have received such calls, leading OSP criminal investigators to warn all Oregonians to be aware of the scam. "It's not a very sophisticated scam," said OSP Lt. Mark Cotter of the agency's Criminal Investigation Division. "Unfortunately, there are people who have fallen for similar things.
"Hopefully, they won't be successful because it does seem pretty far-fetched," Cotter said. "It's definitely not legit."
Both cases involved male callers with foreign accents whose caller identification said 911, the OSP said. The caller identified himself as a member of the OSP, using titles such as officer or deputy, and provided call-back numbers of 410-387-7748 or 215-302-3662, police said.
The victims were told to call the number within a certain timeframe to arrange payment to clear the arrest warrant or cancel a pending court appearance, police said.
The scam is similar to others reported elsewhere in the United States. No legitimate police agency would demand payments over the telephone, Cotter said, but not everyone in the public would understand that.
"There could have been other calls throughout the state that we don't know about," Cotter said.
Anyone who receives such a call is encouraged to hang up without providing any information and to contact their local police department or the OSP. Targeted victims also are encouraged to file a complaint with the Oregon Department of Justice Consumer Protection Office by calling 1-877-877-9392. Complaint forms also can be filled out online at www.doj.state.or.us/consumer/Pages/complaint.aspx.
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Police are warning Oregonians about a telephone scam in which callers pose as Oregon State Police officers and demand money in exchange for dropping criminal charges or arrest warrants.