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The Colorado River, She Keeps On Flowing & Flowing.
She's Always Known Where She's Going.
From High Mountain Meadows, Over Rocks And Down Steep Water Falls, She Keeps On Flowing, Traveling Along Many Of Mother Nature's Red Rock Walls, She Shares Her Life Giving Waters With Wildflowers Within Her Path Each Day, Desert Creatures Are Pleased To See Her Pass Their Way, On & On She Flows Into A River Even Bigger, There Her Whitewater Gains Strength And Vigor.
Providing Adventure For Many A River Rat And Their Whitewater Trips.
She Flows And Dances To A Much Higher Script.
Her Fate, Her Destiny, Both Planned Before Her Time, She Had No Choice But To Go This Route So Very Sublime.
On And On She Flows Till She Kisses The Pacific Ocean, Continuing Onward Always Full Of Life And Motion. Never Rebelling Or Deciding She Doesn't Want To Go, Until Man Builds A Dam And Chooses She Will No Longer Flow.
This OL'River Rat Found My Heart And Soul Within The Chaos Of Her Whitewater, The Colorado The River Of My Dreams, Bound Within A Turbulent Fluid Motion Of Grace.
I Always Embrace The Constant Flow Of Memories, That Flow Within The Recesses Of My River Rats Mind. Permanently Carved Deep Within My Soul.
Both The Past And Present Within This Realm, These Memories Remain Unaltered, They Live And Breathe Deep Within Making New Whitewater Runs, And Deep Within My River Rats Ol'Soul! SHE NEEDS OUR PROTECTION!


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Oct.-tet: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Gone Baby Gone," "Rendition," "The Comebacks," "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?", "Things We Lost in the Fire," "We Own the Night," and "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
In order of recommendation:
Shooting Stars: "Hollywoodland," "A Scanner Darkly," "Invincible," "The Illusionist," "Crank," and "The Wicker Man"
Against all expectation, the most touching performance in current releases is probably Ben Affleck's turn as George Reeves in the Tinseltown drama Hollywoodland. Director Allen Coulter's work centers around the mysterious shooting death of the famed Superman star of '50s television, and Affleck is just about perfect here. Seen in flashbacks, he plays Reeves' heartrending rise and fall with the abashed sweetness of a man who knows his good looks and moderate talent will only carry him so far, and Affleck's strong, subtle turn is effortlessly moving. And as trophy wife Tony Mannix, Diane Lane nearly matches him, suggesting entire generations of women carelessly tossed away by Hollywood's obsession with youth and beauty; Hollywoodland's tragedy is hers as much as Reeves', and the emotionally naked Lane turns in a fierce, brave portrayal.
Radioactive Blast: "The Hills Have Eyes," "The Libertine," "Failure to Launch," and "Ultraviolet"
The setup for The Hills Have Eyes - Alexandre Aja's remake of Wes Craven's 1977 horror classic, with Craven himself on board as a producer - couldn't be simpler. A vacationing family, headed for California, stops for gas at a filling station near an abandoned nuclear-testing site in New Mexico. The station's gnarled and suspiciously friendly attendant guides them to a shortcut. The shortcut is a trap, set by the attendant and a family of horribly mutated, not-entirely-inhuman cannibals. And from there on, the plot boils down to three words: Us Against Them.
Post-Halloween Tricks and Treats: "Shaun of the Dead," "The Grudge," "Saw," "Shall We Dance?", "I Heart Huckabee's," "Surviving Christmas," and "Celsius 41.11"
SHAUN OF THE DEAD, THE GRUDGE, and SAW
Halloween has come and gone, but three horror flicks are currently in theaters and - surprise! - two of them are actually good.
"Freaky Friday" Overcomes Doubt, Slow Start: Also, "S.W.A.T." and "Gigli"
FREAKY FRIDAY
Everyone I know has enormous fondness for the 1976 Disney comedy Freaky Friday, wherein mother Barbara Harris and daughter Jodie Foster switched bodies and discovered, on one very strange day, how the other half lived.
Smith Can't Rescue "Bad Boys II": Also, "How to Deal" and "Johnny English"
BAD BOYS II
Near the climax of Bad Boys II, Detective Mike Lowrey (Will Smith), leading a high-speed chase involving dope-runners and the Cuban military, turns to his car's passengers and barks, "Everybody start shooting somebody!" One can imagine the same command being issued from the mouths of director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Cast Keeps "Bruce Almighty" Afloat: Also, "The In-Laws"
It's been almost 18 months since Jim Carrey last graced the cineplex, but that was in the schmaltzy piece of doggerel The Majestic, so it barely counts. For full-out, Carrey-sized insanity, you have to go back to 2000's Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but that barely counts either, as he was buried beneath pounds of latex and inevitably forced to water down his act for kiddie consumption.
Affleck Nearly Sinks "Daredevil": Also, "Shanghai Knights" and "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"
Though he tries mighty hard, Ben Affleck isn't quite able to ruin Daredevil, Mark Steven Johnson's screen adaptation of the Marvel comic. Among comic-book fans, the news that Affleck would be portraying the tortured hero - an angry, despressed, and, oh yeah, blind lawyer who, when not losing cases in court, dons leather and kicks bad-guy ass - was met with a collective rolling of the eyes; a friend of mine, upon hearing about the casting, put it succinctly: "Oh great. It's gonna suck."
Witherspoon and Cast Are the Highlights in a Not-So-Sweet "Alabama": "Sweet Home Alabama," "The Tuxedo," and "Stolen Summer"
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
Just how much goodwill are audiences willing to extend to Reese Witherspoon? Quite a lot, actually, if their response to Sweet Home Alabama is any indication.
Affleck Drags Down Latest Clancy Thriller: "The Sum of All Fears" and "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
In The Sum of All Fears, the latest film adaptation of one of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan thrillers - the other movies being The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and Clear & Present Danger - America and Russia are headed for war. In a horrifying scene that, given our national consciousness, might deeply unsettle audiences, a nuclear device has detonated at a football stadium in Baltimore, and all indicators point to the Russians and their new president (Ciaran Hinds) masterminding the attack. Our government, and our mildly befuddled president (James Cromwell), are readying a counter-assault that will inevitably lead to World War III, but Jack Ryan, our one-man CIA, knows that something's just not right about our leaders' assumptions, and tries to ... hey, wait a minute, is that Ben Affleck playing Ryan?

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This week's #BookfaceFriday is "A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers...
by West Allis Public Library on January 20, 2023
This week's #BookfaceFriday is "A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen," edited by Susannah Carson.
Our federal tax forms are here! We have 1040 and 1040 Instructions. We can print any...
by North Shore Library on January 20, 2023
Our federal tax forms are here! We have 1040 and 1040 Instructions. We can print any other tax form you need for 15 cents a page! We have ordered the following state forms and hope they will arrive soon: Form 1 Form 1 Instructions Form 1 NPR Form 1NPR Instructions Schedule H Homestead Rent Certificate Schedule WD Schedule WD InstructionsPhotos from North Shore Library's post
Check out the latest episode of our podcast, Long Overdue! Librarians Andy,...
by Franklin Public Library Franklin, WI on January 20, 2023
Check out the latest episode of our podcast, Long Overdue! Librarians Andy, Sam, and Sarah talk about their recent reads, including first impressions of Prince Harry's book "Spare!" https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/a7w4ZkZ6Iwb
Suzanne Stone is displaying her photography through January 31st. These amazing,...
by Greenfield Public Library on January 20, 2023
Suzanne Stone is displaying her photography through January 31st. These amazing, affordable and locally photographed pieces can be viewed in the second floor Mezzanine Lounge.Photos from Greenfield Public Library's post
Stop by the library tomorrow to pick up a Grown Up Take & Make kit! This month's...
by Shorewood Public Library on January 19, 2023
Stop by the library tomorrow to pick up a Grown Up Take & Make kit! This month's self-care themed kit includes supplies to make a natural hand scrub and an aromatherapy heating/cooling pad. Pick up a complete kit from the library tomorrow or use the online instructions to create yours with supplies from home. Head over to our Instagram account for more information about a related […]
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Add a dose of whimsy to your life by reading a selection from our 'Magical Realism'...
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Add a dose of whimsy to your life by reading a selection from our 'Magical Realism' booklist: https://oakcreeklibrary.org/adult-booklists
Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) has the third highest circulating...
by Whitefish Bay Public Library on January 19, 2023
Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) has the third highest circulating collections in all of the United States. Did you know that WPLC is made up of all the public libraries in Wisconsin? All the libraries chip in money for collections, which gives WPLC a lot of buying power. That is also why some of the holds list are long, because it's not just Milwaukee County.Record Number of […]
This week, we've got a residential #ThrowbackThursday, taking us to the corner of...
by South Milwaukee Public Library on January 19, 2023
This week, we've got a residential #ThrowbackThursday, taking us to the corner of Ninth and Marquette Avenues. Looking east, not a whole lot has changed since 1940, when the top image was made, save for a number of trees that were cut down. Did you know the library has digitized and searchable copies of South Milwaukee city directories dating back over 100 years? Take a look and learn who lived […]
For #StaffPickThursday Nicole at the Milwaukee Public Library Bay View Branch...
by Milwaukee Public Library on January 19, 2023
For #StaffPickThursday Nicole at the Milwaukee Public Library Bay View Branch recommends A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. "This book tells the story of a forbidden romance between a witch and a vampire - think Twilight for adults! The nerdy intellectual in me loved the richness of the story, and the attention to detail (some of which were unexpectedly hilarious). Yet the story moved […]


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Camera IconA six-year-old boy has been thrown from the 10th-floor viewing platform of the Tate Modern.
Teen arrested after boy thrown from Tate
Aine Fox and Tom Horton, PAAAP
August 5, 2019 7:37AM
A teenager is in police custody after a six-year-old boy was thrown from a 10th floor viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery in London.
The child is in a critical condition in hospital after being found on a fifth floor roof, the Metropolitan Police said. He was treated at the scene before being flown to hospital by London's Air Ambulance.
The 17-year-old male suspect was held by members of the public on the 10th floor viewing platform after the incident on Sunday afternoon, the force said.
They added that there is nothing to suggest that he is known to the victim.
Scotland Yard said a number of members of the public are assisting police with witness statements and visitors to the gallery have been allowed to leave.
Nancy Barnfield, 47, of Rochdale, was at the 10th floor viewing gallery with a friend and their children when her friend heard a "loud bang".
Ms Barnfield turned around and saw a woman screaming "where's my son, where's my son?"
Members of the public quickly gathered around a man who was nearby, she said.
She said the person who was restrained by members of the public before the police arrived "just stood there and was quite calm".
BBC journalist Jonny Dymond, who was in the gallery at the time of the incident, said visitors were funnelled into a main hall while all exits were closed.
A spokeswoman for the gallery said: "Tate is working closely with the police to help with their investigations.
"All our thoughts are with the child and his family."
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METO statement on the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Posted byMETO 11/28/2020 02/08/2021 Posted inStatements
The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of the Iranian scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as reported in the media today. Iran has alleged that this crime has been carried out by Israeli agents, and other reports suggest that it has possibly been condoned by the out-going US Administration of Donald Trump.
This is a deliberate action to destroy any future attempt to fix the JCPoA. It is a gratuitous attempt to provoke the Iranians and create conflict that will lead to many deaths and probably a WMD programme in many Middle East states. Actions like these are explicitly playing with fire and show the true colours of those who execute them and those who sympathise. Furthermore, it feeds extremist views in Iran while undermining moderate opinions.
Sharon Dolev, Executive Director of METO said, "Killing a functionary in any organisation is not about stopping the programme of that organisation, as no one is indispensable, however, when a state decides to do something like this, they're not doing it in order to stop the programme but to fan the flames of tension. This man has been killed to get a reaction from the Iranian government. It's irresponsible and a crime. What we have to hope for is that other states in the region, and the USA will do whatever they can in order to reduce the flames."
METO calls on President-Elect Joe Biden to announce as soon as possible details of his plans to return the USA to the JCPoA in order to minimise the damage caused by the reckless actions seen yesterday. Iran has been subjected to sanctions for years which have had, and are having today, a devastating effect on the lives of ordinary Iranians. Iran needs to see the light at the end of the tunnel in order to have hope that the USA will live up to the promises given during the negotiations of the JCPoA back in 2015. This is an essential condition for reducing tensions across the entire region of the proposed WMD free zone which is so necessary in order to create a secure world.
About the Middle East Treaty Organisation (METO)
The Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) is a coalition of civil society activists and practitioners seeking to rid the Middle East from all weapons of mass destruction as a gateway toward regional security and peace. Our vision is of a peaceful, integrated and thriving Middle East built on human and environmental security and our mission is to eradicate WMDs, broker peace and build security in the Middle East.
For media enquiries:
Sharon Dolev (Hebrew and English) +972 52-848-0543, sharon@wmd-free.me
Emad Kiyaei (English and Farsi) +1 (631) 371-9292, emad@wmd-free.me
Paul Ingram (English) +44 7908 708175, paul@wmd-free.me
Interview with the founders of the Middle East Treaty Organization
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Walking Dead Death Rankings (S7 Ep1 Preview)
Posted on October 23, 2016 by Flimsy Film Critics
Welcome back to Pegboards' Walking Dead Death Rankings!
Smell that? It's October, we all know what that means, pumpkin spice lattes, leaves and the tortuous hell that is The Walking Dead season. And not tortuous like, 'oh this is really solid and scary stuff they are producing' like American Horror Story, no, tortuous like Jesse texting me every week to ask why I insist we keep watching this show.
This is the one column that Jesse and I have been (mostly) consistent with for the last 3 (!!!) seasons of The Walking Dead. Season 4 was won by, myself, Kevin. Season 5 was won by Jesse.
Finally season 6. Well going into the last two episodes I was up on Jesse 65 to 61 thanks to Denise's demise (who?). We were excited for a lot of blood to be shed (damn we are terrible people) so we were disappointed when the show left us on a cliffhanger of an important character's death for 7 months. We write a blog exclusively about these character's deaths. Talk about blue balls. Alas without the true reveal of who is going to succumb to Negan's bat we have to go ahead and call a wrap on last season's rankings which means, I win the season. Sorry Jesse.
Moving onto the next season and this first episode is a really big moment for our rankings. We have been teased with a major character's death for months now and we are dying to get to it. This first episode could really set one of us up to win the whole season. So let's get to it.
(Remember, every week Jesse and I will provide rankings based on who we think will die next. The further down the list, the more likely they are to die. They get points based on where the character is on our list. For instance, if Rick dies this week then I will have four points and Jesse will have two points.)
Click here to catch up on our previous hilarious insights.
Click below to see our score. Warning: TV spoilers start now (no comic spoilers):
Season Score:
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Kevin's Rankings-
Judith- Location: Alexandria."My first priority is Judith", that's what Father Gabriel said to Rick before Rick and company left Alexandria. Yes, Rick Grimes left Father Gabriel in charge of defending Alexandria AND HIS BABY DAUGHTER. Because of this I desperately wanted to drop Judith to the bottom of the rankings. But I resisted the temptation because Judith represents hope for the world of The Walking Dead.
Morgan- Location: With Carol. I bet Morgan is shaking his head and thinking to himself, damn what a terrible day I've had, I can't wait to tell Rick about this. Only Rick is a classic one-upper and his story will definitely put Morgan's to shame.
Enid- Location: Locked in a closet in Alexandria. Damn this poor girl. She wanted to join Carl and help get Maggie to a doctor only for Carl to trick her. Now she is locked in a closet. The worst part? Carl threw her own words back at her as he walked away. Just survive somehow? Thanks dick.
Jesus- Location: ??? Is Jesus real? No, not Jesus Jesus. I mean The Walking Dead Jesus. Does he even exist? I honestly can't remember where he is right now.
Tara- Location: ??? Did Tara die and no one bothered to show it? Because I would be okay with that honestly. I seriously have no idea where she is right now but she's not staring down a bat so she's safe. For now.
Father Gabriel- Location: Alexandria. I don't understand. Rick wouldn't even look at Father Gabriel for the last two seasons. Now he's leaving him in charge of Alexandria and HIS BABY?! How does that happen? I get you are desperate for a baby sitter but that's really the best you can do?
Gregory- Location: Alexandria. I'm only still including this guy because he said something in the last episode. I don't remember what it was. And it was probably dumb. But he's helping Gabe protect Alexandria so I guess we are stuck with him for a bit longer.
Carol- Location: With Morgan, hurt but protected by new people. Carol just wants to get away. She doesn't want to live and she certainly doesn't want to live with Morgan around. But now she is stuck with Morgan (after he killed someone protecting her) and some mysterious guys in paintball gear and a horse. Sorry girl, this show doesn't want to quit you.
Carl- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Okay here is where the real fun starts. If you remember back 7 months ago the world was a different place. Cleveland wasn't a city of champions, Donald Trump was still a fun joke, and Tim Tebow hadn't touched a baseball bat in 10 years. My how things have changed. Now here we are, finally about to learn who Negan and his bat Lucille beat to death. Remember how mad we were when season six ended on a cliff hanger? Well do yourself a favor before tonight's episode and rewatch the season finale of six. It's one of the best episodes of the series and is even better when you are hours away from getting the reveal. Trust me on this. Anyway I originally thought Carl was the one to meet his demise. But on a rewatch Negan specifically mentions to, "tear the kid's other eye out" if anyone moves. So I think he is safe.
Maggie- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Maggie is sick and Maggie is pregnant. I don't think this show is going to beat a sick pregnant woman to death.Call me crazy.
Rosita- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Rosita is not a compelling enough character to die in this moment. You know the saying, sometimes being forgettable is the best defense to not getting beat to death with a baseball bat. They totally say that.
Michonne- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Listen my theory on who dies comes down to a few things. For one, they want to shock the audience with a major character. Michonne could count in that category. But I just don't see it with Michonne. I feel like we would've had a better hint in the finale. But she didn't have a single line. I think she's safe.
Sasha- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Sasha has a compelling story in season six with her new romance with Abe. Again though I don't think this is her time to go yet. Plus we aren't too connected with her.
Negan- Location: Beating someone to a pulp with Lucille. Can we take a moment and just appreciate what a swell guy Negan is being? Do we realize how many of his people died at the hands of Rick's group? Plus I'm sure Negan has been watching them for a long time and is aware of their capabilities. Sacrificing one of their own to pay for the murders of dozens of his? That's actually a great deal. I know he's going to be a psychopath, and don't get me wrong beating someone to death is psychopathic, but as of right now I think he is showing a lot of mercy.
Rick- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Killing Rick would be insane. I would be shocked. I only have him so low as a hedge bet. Meaning, I don't think there's a shot in hell this is how he dies but at the same time I know the writers are trying to shock the audience right?
Daryl- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Remember how the episode prior to the finale ended? With Daryl getting hit over the head while blood splattered on the screen? He ended up being okay, relatively, but he is in a tough spot here. I bet Negan knows how dangerous Daryl is. Plus the blood splattering on the camera could have been a foreshadow.
Eugene- Location: With Negan and Lucille. I'm not sure what the reaction would be to Eugene dying. As far as the story goes, it makes sense. Eugene offered himself as sacrifice at the end of the episode when he decided to drive the winnebago by himself while the rest of the group escaped. He gave Rick the recipe for making bullets which insures that his legacy will live on. And he even got closure by finally earning Abe's respect in their final moments together. The only reason I see against it is, I don't think the audience would be pleased. No one wants to wait 7 months to see Eugene get his head knocked in.
Aaron- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Aaron is in a similar boat as Eugene in my head. His story has come close to an end. It's been foreshadowed that he is going to sacrifice himself for Maggie/Glenn. And in my belief they will name their child after him. That's my theory anyway. In the finale there was a lot of foreshadowing his future sacrifice. Again though, is he a big enough character to warrant all of this? I don't think so.
Abraham- Location: With Negan and Lucille. I had Abe completely safe when I first wrote up these rankings. But after my rewatch I realized that Negan hovered over Abe for a moment. He sized him up while Abe stood tall. I thought Negan would want to keep him around for his strength but now I think Negan would be scared off. Plus Negan explicitly stated the person was "taking it like a champ" during the beating. If anyone was going to take it like a champ I would put my money on Abe. Plus he is a somewhat big character and I think it would affect the group pretty bad.
Glenn- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Last season I had Glenn near the bottom of my rankings because of a lot of foreshadowing. He died at some point but then didn't die. He nearly died again and then didn't. My point is he had a lot of near death experiences and I think the writers wanted the audience to know he was in trouble. Plus he jumped out of line when Negan was threatening Maggie and Negan did not like that one bit. My only argument against Glenn being the one is that he's the general consensus among the fans to die. Everyone is convinced which tells me the writers might want to go another way to shock everyone. Just in case though, he's at the bottom.
Jesse's Rankings
Judith- Location: Alexandria. Question – If Judith says her first words and no one except Gabe is around to hear them, will they even show it?
Rick- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Pretty sure I already saw Rick in a preview for season 7. Thanks for spoiling that, AMC.
Daryl- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Apparently Daryl is in bad shape. I'm not going to move him up though. I don't care about blood on the camera.
John Connor Carl- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Pretty sure Negan threatened to eat Carl's eye in the last episode. Which is just disgusting. It would be all squishy and bloody and… well Daryl ate a raw squirrel back in season 2. That couldn't have been much better.
Tara- Location: At fat camp? Okay that was mean. I apologize. Still, that was the most interesting thing to me about Tara last season. Me trying to figure out how much weight she put on. It would be funny if she dropped that weight in between seasons.
Morgan- Location: With Carol. I honestly don't remember what Morgan and Carol were doing. (Checks Kevin's rankings). Oh yeah, apparently there was a guy in paintball gear. I should probably watch the finale again.
Maggie- Location: With Negan and Lucille. I've been told that Negan doesn't kill women or children. I have no idea how true it is, since the person who told me was a girl on a dating website. Yup, I use the Walking Dead as an icebreaker with women. Anyone surprised that I'm still single?
Enid- Location: Locked in a closet. We still doing the teen romance thing between John Connor and Enid? Or did he blow his chances by locking her in a closet? Just keep pretending your not interested, Carl, she'll come around eventually.
Gregory- Location: With Gabe in Alexandria. Alright, who the hell is Gregory? Is he an actual character or did Kevin just make him up to drive me crazy?
Negan- Location: Introducing someone to Lucille. I'm going to have a hard time not liking Negan. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a badass and I just like the idea of the Comedian leading a group of followers in the Zombie Apocalypse. That sounds way more interesting than things that usually occur in this show.
Father Gabriel- Location: Alexandria. I've been rewatching The Wire recently and it's funny to see all the actors from that show who are also on Dead. Gabe was in that show. So were Tyreese and Bob (if you remember who Bob is). If you can play a cop or a drug dealer, you have a good chance of winding up on Dead.
Carol- Location: With Morgan. Why was that guy wearing paintball gear? This is going to drive me nuts. Yup, definitely watching the finale again.
Michonne- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Becoming Rick's love interest is usually bad news for that character. So while that puts Michonne in danger, I'm sticking with the Negan doesn't kill women theory until proven otherwise.
Jesus- Location: ???. So is Jesus going to ride in for the save just after it shows who Negan killed, or is he going to wait a few episodes until the group is sorry enough for being mean to him? I have no idea if they were actually mean to him, but it's something that they would do.
Rosita- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Woman. Safe. Moving on.
Aaron- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Aaron is more or less responsible for everything bad that's happened in Alexandria. You don't recruit Rick's group, then things probably would've been just fine. Nice going, Aaron.
Eugene- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Yeah, sure, they made us wait six months to find out that it was Eugene who got killed. Nice try, AMC.
Sasha- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Guys, I don't really know how to make this more clear to you. She's gonna be fine. Being a woman and all.
Glenn- Location: With Negan and Lucille. Kevin and I have the same top two but in a different order. It wouldn't surprise me if Glenn is the one who got whacked, but truthfully I don't buy that they would go with him after spending so much time on his potential death last year. It's just redundant.
Abraham- Location: With Negan and Lucille. If you were sizing up Rick's group and wanted to send a message, who would you take out first? That's right, the burly looking guy and biggest brute of them all. I will miss you, Sheamus. There will never be anyone else who will provide me with as many wrestling jokes as you did.
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Have you noticed that our nation is chock full of armchair military strategists? Everyone seems to have an opinion about the war: At the highest level of generalization are statements such as -- "Our current policies have been a disaster" -- to which I reply with equal perspicacity and nuance: Says who?
It's hard to find a coherent strategy from any national Democrat (excepting Joe Lieberman) but they have in common a commitment to discrediting the war and accepting defeat. The House passed legislation last week, with 95 percent of Democrats voting in favor, requiring that the United States withdraw most combat troops from Iraq by April 1, 2008. The jist of their argument is that we need to step out of the way of the sectarian strife and let the Sunnis and Shiites battle it out. Little thought is given to the slaughter that would ensue; even less to the effect this action might have on U.S. security and prosperity, never mind the rest of the world.
Armchair strategists have even suggested that allowing Iran to support the Shias would be a way to insure victory over the Sunni militias and their al Qaeda friends. Now there are reports (with videos) of a field in Iraq containing 50 Iranian-made rocket launchers, all aimed at a US army base. But hey, we ought to trust the Iranians, just like Jimmy Carter did.
To attempt a rational conversation about the war it is important to have a realistic perspective of our goals and objectives. After 9/11 it was obvious that our decades-long strategy of siding with brutal dictators in the Middle East, while ignoring an occasional attack on American interests, was both absurd and immoral. President Bush took aim at two of the bad actors in the Islamic world when we invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. The goals were to overthrow the dangerous Taliban and Saddam Hussein regimes and to establish governments that would cease to be breeders and sponsors of terrorism.
It was clear that dictators and elements of Islamic religious law that stand in the way of personal freedom and religious tolerance breed discontent. Thus the governments we are attempting to establish are based on core democratic principles including free elections and basic individual rights.
Remember, terrorism is the third attack on Western civilization by radical Islam. To deal with terrorism, units of our armed forces are in 30+ countries around the world hunting down terrorist groups and dealing with them. This gets very little publicity. People can argue about whether the war in Iraq is right or wrong, but they should be clear about our strategy -- to remove the radicals from power and give the moderates a chance. We are demonstrating to the Islamic world that (1) America will not tolerate attacks on our people or interests and (2) freedom is the way to personal prosperity and happiness and acceptance into the league of respected nations. Our hope is that, over time, the moderates will find a way to bring Islam forward into the 21st century. It will take time and we must continue our effort. We cannot just pull out and let chaos take our place.
And please don't fall into the trap of believing that if only we weren't in the Middle East peace would prevail. In the age of globalization the Western way of life is all too apparent to the peoples of the Islamic world. The masses love our freedom and prosperity but it is messing with their social constructs by empowering women, tolerating gays, respecting other religions. The radicals among in Islam, many educated men, find this social change intolerable and are willing to fight to destroy modernization, and us with it.
I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice. I stand for freedom.
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On the way to the Palos Verdes Estates "Old fashioned Fourth of July" party, I stopped at Starbucks for my daily latte (grande, no foam, single-shot). Good friend Rori Roje said "Oh, you're going to see Mayberry RFD meets The Rich and the Famous." Rori was half right.
The PVE event was celebrating its forty-sixth year and it looked and felt like small town, mid-America transplanted to the gorgeous Pacific coast. Guests were treated to music by the Unabridged Big Band, to a stunning rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by Shauna Steiner Torok, recognition of all the military services, an apple pie contest (the top two finishers were men!), a patriotic bike parade, a puppet show and face painting and awards for children essayists, Americanism (De De Hicks), volunteerism (Josh Liu) and the Norris Heritage of Freedom Award to noted historian and keynote speaker Kevin Starr.
Kevin Starr (CA Librarian Emeritus) is the author of a multi-volume series on the history of California, collectively called "America and the California Dream." The most recent edition is The Coast of Dreams (2004), a concise cultural history of California since 1990. In 2006 Starr was awarded a National Humanities Medal. Starr opened with a reminiscence of his time at the White House when he received the Humanities Medal from President Bush. He contrasted the classical Greek architecture of the White House with the Mediteranian architecture of Malaga Cove in PVE. Yet, for all the thousands of miles between us, we are all one country, "from sea to shining sea." He talked at length and with wonderful detail about the Westward movement and the incorporation of California into the Union. He asked the founding fathers and mothers to join us in this day of celebration.
It reminded me of what is sadly slipping away in much of America: a deep and abiding sense of the cultural history of our great nation. Dennis Prager calls for a July Fourth seder. "Perhaps the major reason Jews have been able to keep their national identity alive for 3,000 years, the last 2,000 of which were nearly all spent dispersed among other nations, is ritual. National memory dies without national ritual. And without a national memory, a nation dies. That is the secret at the heart of the Jewish people's survival that the American people must learn if they are to survive.
As parents and grandparents we need to see to it that the history and values of our great country are taught and are cherished by our kids and grandkids. I saw an example of that in Malaga Cove today. As the great social theorist Alexis de Tocqueville commented long ago in Democracy in America, "the village or township is the only association which is so perfectly natural that, wherever a number of men are collected, it seems to constitute itself." That perfectly natural township is alive and well on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
When news broke of the attempted car bombings in London and the SUV explosion in Glasgow airport, the British media immediately posited the question of the new Prime Minister's resoluteness. The somber Gordon Brown appeared briefly on national television from 10 Downing Street late Saturday. "I want all British people to be vigilant and I want them to support the police and all the authorities in the difficult decisions that they have to make," he said. "I know that the British people will stand together, united, resolute and strong." Clearly the terrorists were testing the new Prime Minister and trying to influence his policies. Will they be successful?
An ABC news report on June 18 described large teams of newly trained suicide bombers who are being sent to the United States and Europe, according to evidence contained on a new videotape. Teams assigned to carry out attacks in Great Britain, the United States, Canada and Germany were introduced at an al Qaeda/Taliban training camp graduation ceremony held June 9.
Brown's intellectual appetites are more catholic than his political image implies. "He has really moved away from a social democratic position on the economy. He is pretty much a market liberal," says another adviser. He is a fan of globalization, his favorite book being Why Globalization Works by Martin Wolf. He reads big books like Henry Kissinger's Diplomacy, Timothy Garton Ash's Free World and Samuel Huntington's The Clash of Civilisations. Brown has an appreciation for the threats facing Western Civilization.
Brown has recently been giving speeches and writing articles on Britishness. He adheres to the view of Linda Colley (Britons) that Britain is "an invented nation, united by a broadly Protestant culture." It sounds a lot like Seymour Martin Lipsett's American Exceptionalism. ("He's fascinated by the US's ability to ground itself in writing and image, in a way we can't.") Brown's British Council lecture Britishness (July, 2004) roused a patriotism which in the British was real, deep and popular.
Thus far, I see Gordon Brown as a worthy successor of Tony Blair, perhaps even more American than the long time Labour leader. Thus far, I like the cut of his jib.


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Never before in the history of Unlimited racing had a driver flipped a boat upside down and come back to win the race, all on the same day. The throttle wasn't stuck as Mark Evwns rushed toward the finger-shaped dock at mph. You walk out the door and you think the sun will be shining and the birds will be singing.
If we can't go mitcch things, we make them. The truth of the matter is, the majority of teams don't stand a chance," he said. I don't know if I deserve the credit or the blame and I don't really care. Norman Mark Evans, 40, inherited his name from his late father, Norm Evans. Mark's injuries were quite serious. Villwock has won Seafair a record 10 times. The Tri-Cities race was competitive as well as controversial.
Shortcuts Today's news index Trending with readers Historical archives. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout the year. Maybe then his driving ability will be as noteworthy as his easy laugh, quick wit and desire to have fun. Norm Evans was murdered in while working on his ranch north of the lake, shot in the head at close range six months after marrying his second wife, Helen Copeland.
Mark remains one of the Unlimited sport's best ambassadors of good will.
The Seattle Times Network: Share Tweet Facebook Facebook. Racing is Hydrop,ane life, whether it's down the ski slopes at Stevens Pass or in the choppy waters of Lake Washington. It was the 14th Gold Cup He bought the hydroplanes that gave both their start on the unlimited circuit.
Then came a long dry spell. Last year, we finished fourth in the nation. But recent success hasn't changed his outlook on life.
King, who drove Master Tire to a third-place finish last year at Thunder, also ended third in the national high points driver standings. Chelan's Mitch Evans and the piston-powered Vacationville. Jerry was glad to be back, if only for a short while. Cooper's boat, sponsored locally by Master Tire, has raced from the back of the pack to the forefront of the sport.
Winner of Ten Pulitzer Prizes. Please keep the conversation civil and help us moderate this thread by reporting any abuse. Please download the new version of the Mltch app. The racing career of Mark Evans ended unhappily. Evansville was the first site to race independently of Hydro-Prop, which disbanded after the season. Jerry's Boat on Display.
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You need to ensure that dust collection and extraction system adheres to local requirements, for instance, the fire code.
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Join Panelists to Discuss the State of Global Security and Great Power Relations -1/27 @ 6:30 PM EST
As the relative power of the United States' global competitors increases, key aspects of global security rest increasingly on the capacity of great powers—China, the EU, India, Japan, Russia, and the United States— to cooperate in tackling some of the world's most pressing challenges. Among these are climate change, cyber security, illicit trafficking, pandemics, proliferation, and terrorism. Because of their transnational nature, collaboration amongst great powers is essential to address these challenges; yet cooperation is hardly guaranteed. Can adversarial relationships be set aside, frayed alliances restored, and old arrangements re-purposed to achieve the broader common good?
On January 27, at 6:30 p.m. EST, the Center for Careers and Internships and Middlebury in DC, in collaboration with the Middlebury Professional Network and the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, will host Live From DC: Global Security and Great Power Relations, a discussion among professionals who have a variety of vantage points on these and other transnational security issues and possible solutions.
This discussion will be conducted via Zoom webinar, connecting the professional guests with students from both the Middlebury and Monterey campuses, as well as, alumni and parents of the Middlebury community. The panelists include:
Host: Mark Williams, Director, Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Middlebury College
Stewart M. Patrick P'24, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
David Wisner '04, Deputy Director for Press & Strategic Communications for Near Eastern Affairs Bureau, State Department
Stone Conroy '10, Manager, Geopolitical Analysis & Intelligence, United Airlines
2 Entry-Level Renewable Energy Jobs
by Tracy Himmel Isham
One of our 2012 alums pointed us in the direction of two entry-level positions in the renewable energy sector. Both positions are posted on LinkedIn below:
https://lnkd.in/d65QS2F
NY Green Bank is excited to announce applications for our 2021 Summer Analyst & Associate positions are now open.
We are seeking both undergraduate and graduate students to support functions across NY Green Bank, including investment, strategy, legal affairs, investor relations and operations. Our mission is to accelerate clean energy deployment in New York State by working in collaboration with the private sector to transform financing markets. Applications are due by January 22, 2021. We look forward to meeting the next NY Green Bank interns!
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2354101010/?refId=AlouwBpZTxS2mTIcjcoJPA%3D%3D
Renewable energy infrastructure fund, Excelsior Energy Capital, is seeking an Asset Management Analyst that is excited about working in a dynamic environment in the renewable energy industry. The Asset Management Analyst will be responsible for supporting the activities required to manage operating solar and wind assets and will work with the Asset Management team.
2021 Internship @ Rocky Mountain Institute Working on Global Energy Transition
This, just in, from 2014 Middlebury alum at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) offering up several undergraduate and entry-level positions in their various offices in Colorado, Washington, DC, New York City, and Beijing, China. She notes: "We're currently hiring summer interns (application is open until Jan 20th) and have a number of other open entry level (Associate/Senior Associate) positions in addition to these." Application deadline on January 20th, 2021.
You could be assigned to any of the following areas*:
Carbon-Free Electricity, Carbon-Free Buildings, Carbon-Free Mobility, Climate-Aligned Industries, Climate Intelligence, Breakthrough Technologies, Energy Transition Academy, Urban Transformation, China, India, US, or RMI: Africa, Southeast Asia and Islands.
About Rocky Mountain Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute transforms global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future. That is our mission. That is our passion. And every day, every member of our team of nearly 260 works relentlessly to achieve it. We are driving the global energy transition from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables by working in partnership with businesses, communities, institutions, and entrepreneurs to advance market-based solutions. We achieve this by developing breakthrough ideas, testing and refining them, reshaping markets, and bringing solutions to scale. RMI is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with an annual budget of $70 million and offices in Basalt and Boulder, Colorado; New York City; Oakland, California; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing, China.
Do you love solving challenging problems, thinking in numbers and working in groups? Do you also have the self-motivation, curiosity, creativity and ability to persuade others toward meaningful results? Are you passionate about making the world a better place?
If 'Yes' to the above, then apply before the January 20th deadline for a 2021 Summer internship today!!
Apply on Handshake HERE!
Hot Summer Research Intern Opportunity
by Ursula Olender
FCLTGlobal is a global not-for-profit organization based in Boston dedicated to rebalancing investment and business decision-making toward the long-term objectives of funding economic growth and creating a more sustainable economy.
Focusing Capital on the Long Term began in 2013 as an initiative of CPP Investments and McKinsey & Company, which together with BlackRock, Dow, and Tata Sons founded FCLTGlobal in July 2016.
More information is available at www.fcltglobal.org.
FCLTGlobal is seeking 1-2 individuals to join the research team as a summer intern. This is an exciting opportunity to produce independent research, gain access to real-world corporate and finance decision makers, and acquire high-profile mentors.
Summer interns will be assigned a mentor to guide them through their research project and act as an advisor throughout their internship. Summer interns will interact with the research team, Managing Directors, and FCLTGlobal Members. The internship will culminate with a presentation of the project to the Senior Team, including CEO Sarah Williamson.
At the beginning of the summer, the intern will be assigned to a current research project. Potential research projects include climate finance; investigating the influence the composition of foreign versus domestic shareholders might have on stewardship behaviors; and exploring saving models from around the world to design a new model for a more inclusive 21st century.
Most of the intern's time will be spent developing and collaborating on foundational research and analysis for these high-impact projects. Project-related work may include collaborating directly with FCLTGlobal's Member organizations as well as academics, other think tanks or NGOs, and practitioners. The intern will also contribute more broadly to the evolution of FCLTGlobal, including by staying engaged with media coverage and public discussions on topics of long-term and sustainable capitalism, and writing relevant content for our member newsletters and other communications.
A TYPICAL DAY AT FCLTGLOBAL
A typical day as a research intern at FCLTGlobal may include synthesizing government data on income inequality via Excel, performing in-depth literature reviews and summaries of economic research, and participating in video calls to collaborate with subject matter experts from FCLTGlobal's Member organizations.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE
FCLTGlobal combines the energy of a small start-up organization with the reach of a global network of top-tier Members companies and investors. As such, the successful candidate will display independence, creativity, passion, and an entrepreneurial spirit. Candidates must demonstrate comfort working independently and with ambiguity. Candidates should possess:
Research skills (qualitative and/or quantitative) as demonstrated by academic studies (i.e., projects, exams, papers); the ability to communicate findings in a practical and action-ready manner for decision makers; a track record of analyzing problems critically;
Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, structure and execute projects, and to translate research and conceptual work into meaningful recommendations and products that can be easily understood by diverse audiences;
Strong verbal communication skills and ability to work within teams;
Experience preparing written outputs in Word and PowerPoint, familiarity with Excel is desired, but is not required;
Accountable, with a strong sense of professionalism and integrity, and ability to work well in an open and collaborative environment;
Leadership experience on campus; involvement in campus consulting or business organizations would be desired but is not required.
COMPENSATION AND DURATION
This internship may be conducted through virtual work arrangements or in person at FCLTGlobal's office at 31 St. James Avenue in Boston's Back Bay (depending on Massachusetts COVID-19 work guidelines). The internship will be a paid position for 10 weeks with a flexible start-date beginning in early June.
Ursula Olender
Business & Finance Advisor
Whether you're exploring options or know exactly what you want to do, let's meet. We can discuss your questions, resume writing, networking strategy, and internship or job search strategy.
Tim Mosehauer
I look forward to getting to know you. Whether you are a first year starting to explore or a senior needing a few tweaks to the post-grad plan, or anywhere in between, let's talk.
Make an appointment with Ursula or Tim
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100% experience doesn't mean I haven't stopped learning everything there is to know about this business. That's just crazy talk. Every single day is a new learning experience for me, from working with interesting people to silly conversations that turn into great ideas. It never gets boring and that's why I can't get enough of it all.
My experience lies in my ability to listen, create and enjoy every single step of the creative process. I want to make sure that everyone loves to work with me as much as i want to work with them.
My specialties include everything that comes with advertising, from concepting, designing, team-building, management, storytelling (bed-time storytelling not included), television, print, OOH, digital. If there's a place for an ad, I have probably put one on there at some point.


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The Sex Trafficking of Robots
byChristopher Benek
Sep 22, 2019 -edited
As sexbots become more realistic, Christians will need to clarify their theological understandings of relationships.
Sexbots will not be the cure for many of society's ills that some predict. But intelligent, sentient robots could, some day, help us become more Christ-like.
People idolize a lot of things, using them as coping mechanisms. When we lose interest or hope, when we get depressed - we turn to things that we think will fill the void. Sometimes these little "g" gods can provide people with a false sense of identity. Alcohol, drugs, smoking, excessive eating… excessive anything really, can lead us down a narcissistic path of unhealthy living. Sex too can be one of these idols.
In the future, sexbots will be even more amply available as another of these coping mechanism options and the question is going to arise: "Is it ok to have sex with a robot?"
To the average person the answer "No" will seem as obvious to us now as our understanding that it is not acceptable to have sex with other species of animals. But technology of the future is going to complicate the issue in people's minds. As sexbots become more and more life-like and ultimately potentially gain sentience and intelligence beyond our current human capabilities, humans are going to become more and more attracted to them – worshiping them as idols.
Humans are Born to Worship - SuperPosition
It isn't science and technology that is dissuading people away from God - it's our idolatry and arrogance.
sci-techmaven.io
As I understand the Gospel message, our goal as humans is to progress in our formation in Jesus so that we can better participate in Christ's redemptive purposes for the world. When we do this we become more fully human - living into the Image of God in which we were created. In contrast, when we go against God's intentions for us by making idols of sexbots - we offer them the worship that takes place in the sexual experience. When we do this we not only rob God of God's glory, but we dehumanize ourselves in the process.
All that being said - I personally believe that all of matter is God's technology - which is a new theological paradigm. As such, I believe that current human technology is just humanity utilizing its present co-creation gifts to order matter in ways that seem creative to us. We have distinct abilities to do so as a result of the fact that we are made in the Imago Dei. And, that being said, I think that we often underestimate the scope of what it means to be made human in the Image of a Trinitarian - Creator, Human, and Spirit - God.
I believe that human being's future capabilities will extend into creating cloned human beings and even artificial intelligence that, aside from the fact that we are its first-degree creator, will seem - and maybe even be – as human as we are today. The difference will be that those beings, like animals that exist today, will have sentience and autonomy. And when these attributes occur - in any aspect of the universe - we become ethically compelled to start considering the beings in question's rights. And as we move ever closer in participating in Christ's redemption for the world, issues of justice surrounding such rights become even more pronounced.
In the meantime though these technological waters will seem conveniently muddied for those looking to profit off of others or to feed their own sexual addictions. Such arguments for the use of technology for idolatry will be just that – a justification for false worship.
It is ludicrous to suggest that sexbots will end prostitution, sex slavery or pedophilia. We already know better. People already have the option to engage in committed sexual relationships and yet many folks still choose bad alternatives. What makes us think that a non-human robot alternative will eliminate criminal activity rooted in evil? It won't. It will just be another coping mechanism rooted in sin.
I think that the more nuanced philosophical questions are: When AI robots capable of sexual activity become sentient and autonomous, will they even choose to engage with us sexually at all? Or, how will humanity, technologically advancing in the Image of God, even define/experience a sexual encounter? It may be very different than we currently think. After all, if we are made in God's Image — and that is the goal that we are progressing toward — we probably should remember that we theologically perceive the aspects of God the Creator and Spirit as gender neutral.
My bet is that, regardless of how we develop as beings, any Artificial Intelligence Robots with sentience and autonomy, and that are exponentially more intelligent than us, will be concerned about what is best for us. That then, will necessarily take off the table any options for humanity that are not in alignment with formation in Jesus Christ — sexbots being one of them.
Originally published in the Christian Post
Reality Changing Observations:
Q1. What are your coping mechanisms and how do you know if you are beginning to idolize one of them?
Q2. What do you think Christians could do to help people foster better holistic relationships?
Q3. At what point do you think that robots should be given the protection of legal rights?
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A painter friend said once that she listens to music while painting to occupy the stupid part of her brain. Lately I am really getting into listening to books on tape. Listened to 'A Tale of Two Cities' last and am now listening to 'War and Peace'.
This was the first pass on Angus. As you will see, it's changed a lot. I had the owner take more photos. They live in southern California and we live 35 miles north of San Francisco.
I used a squeegee to lay in some of the big areas of color and lots of acrylic medium to add texture. I'm loving building up layers of texture and then washes over top dripping down.
You can see it's changed quite a bit from the first pass.