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Terrorists shouldn't be considered Muslims

Jonah Goldberg
Posted: Jan 23, 2002 12:00 AM
I seem to recall lots of people saying something to the effect of "Islam means peace." Literally hundreds of Islamic clerics, scholars, diplomats, activists and intellectuals have insisted in editorials, press conferences, official statements, communiqués and maybe even smoke signals that Osama bin Laden and the Sept. 11 hijackers do not represent Islam. Take, for example, the message of Raeed Tayeh, a Muslim-American fellow at the United Association for Studies and Research. He implored journalists to avoid phrases like "Islamic fundamentalist" or "Muslim radical." "Just label them as terrorists," Tayeh suggested. "They had no religion." America accepted this analysis. President Bush earned lavish praise from Muslim groups and civil libertarians when, just days after the attacks, he visited a mosque and made it clear that the United States doesn't equate Islam with terrorism. What those hijackers believed in "is not the true faith of Islam," he explained. "That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace -- they represent evil and war." Get the message? Osama bin Laden & co. are not Muslims. In fact, calling them Muslims is actually offensive to Muslims -- and the U.S. president. So why on God's green earth should any of us give a rat's patoot about whether or not these guys in Guantanamo get to keep their beards? We've spent the last 100 days convincing the entire world and, more importantly ourselves, that these guys aren't Muslims. And now, all of a sudden, the Defense Department is taking flak for not treating these guys like Muslims. Predictably, the British press, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Red Cross, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark and various other human rights table-thumpers are furious that captured members of al-Qaida were transported from Afghanistan in high-tech blindfolds and possibly sedated when uppity. Worse, according to this crowd, the prisoners are being held in small outdoor cages (in sunny Cuba, not wintry Kabul) and having their heads and beards shaved. The British press has likened all of this to "torture." The prisoners at "Camp X-ray" are the most battle-tested and devoted members of al-Qaida and the Taliban; they were willing accomplices in one sense or another to the Sept. 11 attacks. They constantly proclaim their desire to kill Americans and, presumably, are always on the lookout to act on their desires. So, the Marines are being very strict with these guys; that's what Marines do when they guard very bad men. The prisoners' beards and hair came off both for delousing purposes and to keep them from hiding weapons. Ramsey Clark calls this "a gross violation" of their "sensitivity and their religious beliefs." Aly Abuzaakouk of the American Muslim Council told USA Today, "I don't think it is appropriate to cut somebody's beard, which they believe is religiously mandated." Religious sensibilities? The United States government is giving these guys two Korans per cage. Their three meals are catered so as to be consistent with Islamic dietary rules. A Muslim cleric is being brought in to tend to their needs, and they just got a sign showing them where Mecca is. That's pretty good for a bunch a guys who aren't even supposed to be Muslims in the first place. And yet, Dr. Sayed Aziz Pasha, of the Union of Muslim Organizations, wrote in the Mirror, a British newspaper, that shaving their beards "is not the action of a civilized country." Moreover, Pasha makes a common argument among Muslim leaders, saying that such allegedly cruel treatment will only invite more "angry Muslims" to commit "revenge" in retaliation for our "gross error in judgment." Well, wait a second. Why would Muslims of any kind want revenge for the alleged mistreatment of these "un-Islamic" criminals? This raises two important points as the war on terrorism (which is a war on militant Islam) moves to other corners of the globe: First, there is nothing wrong and everything right with America and other Western nations adhering to a higher standard than our adversaries. Which is why -- when it's convenient and we've learned what we can from these thugs -- we should give them their Hershey bars, two letters a week and, eventually, their French-accented "human rights lawyers" in $5,000 suits. But even when we test the outer boundaries of our own principles, we're still light years ahead of the societies so often defended by those denouncing us. For example, in Saudi Arabia (the leading exporter of Islamic radicalism), where the Koran is their constitution, they have a much more efficient way of cutting off prisoners' beards: They remove the whole head. And that goes for non-terrorists, too. Second, Muslim leaders, especially in the West, must choose. Is the extremism of Osama bin Laden a legitimate form of Islam or not? If it isn't, they should shut up. If it is, they should stop peddling this Islam means peace stuff.


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How to Read the New Testament

Mike Adams

5/21/2007 12:00:51 AM - Mike Adams

Everyone I know seems to be reading the Bible these days in search of answers. That is usually a good thing but not always. In fact, too many of the Biblical discussions I get into with friends and family members relate to the “End Times” and whether they are upon us. That is a shame because reading the Bible can enrich one’s daily life provided one is not obsessed with using it as a device to decipher the future.

Because of one relatively simple error in dating one book of the New Testament, author Tim LaHaye has misled tens of millions of people into thinking that a great time of tribulation is near. He has Christians everywhere looking for signs of an emerging anti-Christ and, ultimately, in a cowardly fashion, looking forward to a time when Christ will rapture his church away from earthly troubles.

If Christians would simply study the New Testament themselves – instead of relying upon 21st Century “prophets” writing fictional books for 21st Century profits – they would arrive at a few very simple conclusions:

1. The Revelation to John was written around 65 AD, not 95 AD.

2. The anti-Christ was Nero, not some world figure yet to emerge in the 21st Century.

3. The tribulation occurred in the First Century around the time of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD.

4. The “rapture” never happened and it never will.

5. The words of Jesus in Matthew 24 plainly reveal that most of the discourse in The Revelation to John is based on events in the First Century.

Once an individual realizes he is stuck here on earth and will not be raptured away from all of his troubles, he can begin to read the Bible the way it was intended to be read. I have a word of advice for those who have never really thought about reading the Bible as an end in itself rather than as a means to some goal such as predicting the future. My advice is actually borrowed from a friend who received a moving card from his wife just a few months ago.

After receiving the cherished card from his wife, my friend would sneak into their bedroom late at night (she always fell asleep while he was finishing his last TV show). After giving her a kiss while she was sleeping, he would take the card off his dresser and go into the spare room to read it by the light of a small lamp.

There were certain lines he would read three and four times over: “It is a privilege to know you, to share myself with you,” “I never knew such a person could exist until I met you,” and “You lift my spirits to places where my troubles seem so much farther away.”

It was wonderful to hear that a dear friend had found his “soul mate” and all of the joy that comes from lifelong companionship. But, at the same time, I could not listen to his story without thinking of all the other friends I know who have suffered through a painful divorce or, in some cases, never even met someone with whom they share a special bond of love. And some are growing older and lonelier by the day.

But, recently, I received a new insight into what seems to be an unfair distribution of soul mates among God’s children. It came as I was listening to a pastor named “Mike” whose last name I do not even know. His message was broadcast from Port City Church in Wilmington to a theater rented out to handle the overflow of his growing congregation.

He urged each member of his church to read the First Letter of John during the coming week. He also urged them to read it as if it were written just for them by someone who is madly in love with them.

I was so intrigued by this take on the proper approach to reading the New Testament epistle that I immediately bought a copy of the English Standard Version – a version I’ve been meaning to read for quite some time. Later that night I opened it and started reading by the light of a small lamp:

“…Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling… I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake … Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure… We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him…”

After reading those lines, it occurred to me that I had only been skimming through this great epistle on my last several runs through the New Testament. My zeal to get to The Revelation to John has been such that I have hardly noticed those great words in the years following the attacks of 911.

We all need to learn to read the Word as if it were written for us personally by someone who could not love us more. When we cannot get enough of it in the here and now, the future seems so much less important. And a little uncertainty is hardly the end of the world.

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Healthcare and global warming impede budget deal

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Posted: Mar 25, 2011 8:25 PM
Healthcare and global warming impede budget deal

By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Healthcare, global warming, birth control and other hot-button political issues are threatening to derail a compromise over U.S. spending cuts, lawmakers and aides said on Friday.

The dispute again raises the possibility of a government shutdown that would force thousands of layoffs and rattle financial markets, even as Republican and Democratic negotiators began to bridge a $50 billion gap between their rival spending plans.

Aides said the closed-door talks were initially productive. But leaders from both parties later issued sharply worded statements that any shutdown would be the fault of the other.

"The status quo is unacceptable, and right now that is all Washington Democrats are offering," said House Speaker John Boehner.

"The House Republican leadership is back to agonizing over whether to give in to right-wing demands that they abandon any compromise on their extreme cuts," Democratic Senator Charles Schumer said.

The White House budget office said the House plan raised "extreme social policy issues that have nothing at all to do with reducing spending or reducing the deficit" while cutting research and education spending needed for economic growth.

"The President said he would veto the bill if it got to him in this form, and we need to work together to find a reasonable compromise," said Meg Reilly, a spokeswoman for the Office of Management and Budget.

The U.S. government has been operating on a temporary extension of last year's budget since October 1 because lawmakers have been unable to resolve a partisan debate over spending.

Time is running short. Lawmakers have only a few days to resolve the impasse when they return to Washington next week.

Pressured by Tea Party fiscal conservatives, Republicans want to keep a campaign promise to scale back government, while Democrats worry cuts could imperil the economic recovery.

But Republicans also hope to use their power of the purse to prevent Democratic President Barack Obama from pursuing policies they do not like. Those range from the healthcare overhaul passed last year to restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions and denying funding to Planned Parenthood, a birth-control group that also provides abortions.

A spending bill passed by the Republican-controlled House includes roughly 30 such restrictions, which are unlikely to pass a Democratic-led Senate or make it past Obama's veto pen.

A bill free of policy restrictions would be a tough sell for Boehner, who owes his job to the dozens of conservative lawmakers aligned with the Tea Party movement.

"There is no way a bill without policy restrictions can pass the House," a Republican leadership aide said.

Adding further pressure from the right, Tea Party activists plan a rally at the Capitol building next Thursday.

A stopgap measure keeps the government running through April 8. But any deal will have to be in place well before then to allow enough time for it to pass through both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

If there is no deal by the middle of next week, lawmakers will have to decide whether to pass another stopgap measure or dig in their heels and prepare for a shutdown, aides said.

Passing another stopgap measure could be difficult after lawmakers already approved two extensions this year. Senior legislators from both parties have said they will not vote for another extension, and 54 conservative House Republicans refused to back the most recent one.

"The sense is we're kind of cruising toward a shutdown," one Democratic aide said. (Additional reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Peter Cooney)


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Iran says US drone violated Iranian airspace

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11/9/2012 11:14:08 AM - AP News

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's defense minister said Friday that a U.S. drone violated Iranian airspace a week ago when Pentagon says the pilotless aircraft came under fire. The U.S. maintains the drone was over international waters.

"Last week, an unknown aircraft entered Iran's airspace in the Persian Gulf," said Gen. Ahmad Vahidi. "It was forced to leave on time by a wise and strong reaction on the part of the Iranian armed forces."

Vahidi's remarks came a day after the Pentagon said an Iranian military plane fired on — at least twice — but did not hit, an unarmed U.S. drone a week ago. A Pentagon spokesman said the pilotless aircraft was in international airspace over the Persian Gulf and returned to base unharmed.

The shooting in the Gulf, which occurred just before 5 a.m. (0900 GMT) on Nov. 1, was unprecedented, though it marked the second incident involving a U.S. drone and Iran.

Last December, a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel drone equipped with stealth technology was captured in eastern Iran. Tehran claims it brought down the aircraft, but U.S. officials said the drone malfunctioned and had to land.

Vahidi, the Iranian defense minister, was quoted Friday by the country's official IRNA news agency as saying last week's incident "proves that Iran monitors all moves (in the Gulf) and will apply necessary and strong action when needed."

His remarks followed those of Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Saleh Jokar who earlier Friday told state-owned news website that Iranian fighters shot at the U.S. drone because it had entered Iranian airspace.

"Violation of the airspace of Iran was the reason for shooting at the American drone," Jokar said. "This showed Iran has the necessary readiness to defend against any invasion."

Also, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Masoud Jazayeri, a senior general in the powerful Revolutionary Guard, as saying Iran would confront any "flying object" that entered its air space and would "strongly respond to any ground, sea or air invasion."

Pentagon press secretary George Little said Thursday that the U.S. drone was performing "routine surveillance" and was about 26 kilometers (16 miles) off the Iranian coast when an Iranian SU-25 warplane intercepted it and opened fire. He said it was the first time an unmanned U.S. aircraft was shot at in international airspace over the Gulf.

"Our aircraft was never in Iranian air space. It was always flying in international air space," Little told Pentagon reporters. He said the U.S. informed the Iranians that it would continue to conduct such surveillance flights in international airspace.

In the case of the Sentinel drone, after initially saying only that a drone had been lost near the Afghan-Iran border, American officials eventually confirmed the plane was monitoring Iran's military and nuclear facilities. Washington asked for it back but Iran refused, and instead released photos of Iranian officials studying the aircraft.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been high over Iran's suspect nuclear program. The U.S and its allies believe Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon. Iran denies the charge, saying its nuclear activities are for peaceful purposes only, such as power generation and cancer treatment.


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Posted: Feb 14, 2013 3:43 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the National Congress of American Indians urged the House on Thursday to pass the Violence Against Women Act so Native Americans and Alaska Natives can "protect their own people and surrounding communities against brutality."

Jefferson Keel's appeal followed Senate passage on Tuesday of the act that continues to allow funding for domestic violence programs and victims support. The bill, which the Senate approved on a 78-22 vote, would allow American Indian courts to prosecute and sentence suspects in domestic violence cases who are not American Indians.

Keel made the remark in the State of the Indian Nations address at the Newseum in Washington. The annual address followed President Barack Obama's delivery Tuesday of the State of the Union. Obama also urged the House to pass the Violence Against Women Act in his speech.

"There is nothing more important to tribal leaders than the safety and well-being of tribal citizens," said Keel, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.

House Republican leaders are working on their own version of the act, which expired in 2011.

Urgency for passage of the legislation is captured in the statistics that show high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence against Native American women and that almost 60 percent are married to men who are not Native American or Alaska Natives, Keel said. Such suspects in crimes can't be prosecuted in tribal courts, local authorities other than tribal officials often lack resources to respond to the crimes and federal authorities also have declined to prosecute many of the crimes, he said.

"Congress must allow tribes, like all governments, to protect their own people and surrounding communities, from brutality," Keel said to applause.

Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, who now chairs the Senate Indian Affairs Committee following the retirement of former Sen. Daniel Akaka, echoed Keel's appeal in her follow-up "response from Congress."

Keel delivered a largely upbeat message saying Indian Country has benefited from the Obama administration's commitment to tribal sovereignty. That has helped many tribes develop and manage their businesses and resources, "instead of managing poverty programs."

Despite the progress, a quarter of native people live in poverty and unemployment for some tribes can be double the national average, Keel said. Many tribes rely on government funding to operate health centers, schools and other programs and facilities. The National Congress of American Indians had hoped tribes would be exempt from automatic funding cuts should they go into effect in two weeks because of the ongoing budget fight in Congress. But it appears that is unlikely.

Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar outlined how the automatic cuts might affect Native Americans and Alaska Natives in a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, Salazar said tribes would lose almost $130 million in funding from the department. Cuts would be made to funding for human services, law enforcement, schools, economic development and natural resources.

Some of the effects of the funding cuts are:

—Monthly general assistance payments to about 2,400 needy American Indians would stop.

—Bureau of Indian Affairs schools would have to reduce staff, services or the number of days in the school year.

—Funds that offset tribal management of federal programs would be reduced.

"Some people in some places are struggling already, it (the cuts) will worsen that," Keel said.

Also, the Education Department estimates a $60 million cut that would hit areas with high concentrations of government land, such as military bases and places with tribal land in federal trust. The money is in the Impact Aid fund aimed at areas with low federal tax revenue, such as towns with military bases. For example, Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools in New Mexico would lose almost $2 million. About 35 percent of the district's budget comes from Washington and some 6,700 of its schoolchildren live on Indian lands, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in his outline to the Senate Appropriations Committee of how the cuts might affect his agency's programs.

Also in the speech, Keel said tribes should play a role in shaping immigration legislation because nearly 40 tribal governments are located at or near the nation's borders with Mexico and Canada and have jurisdiction over some of the areas. He said tribes believe "the arc of justice must stretch from the first Americans, to the newest Americans."

Associated Press writer Philip Elliott contributed to this report.

Online: National Congress of American Indians: http://www.ncai.org


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Planned Parenthood sues over new Kan. abortion law

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6/20/2013 5:30:10 PM - AP News

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Thursday over a new Kansas law requiring doctors to inform women seeking abortions that they're ending the life of a "whole, separate, unique, living human being."

Planned Parenthood's clinic in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park and its director, Dr. Orrin Moore, contend in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that the law violates doctors' free speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They say the statement that an abortion terminates the life of a separate human being requires them to make "a misleading statement of philosophical and/or religious belief."

The new Kansas requirements take effect next month.

"It's called compelled speech, which is a violation of the First Amendment," Peter Brownlie, the Planned Parenthood chapter's president and chief executive officer, said during an interview. "The Legislature is attempting to force us to endorse the political views of the governor and his allies."

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is a strong abortion opponent who's called publicly on legislators to create a "culture of life" in Kansas. Legislators approved the new restrictions with large, bipartisan majorities in both chambers.

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri is also attacking a provision of the law that requires its website to link to a Kansas Department of Health and Environment site on abortion and fetal development. Planned Parenthood contends it is required to endorse the health department's message.

Also, the lawsuit challenges a requirement that abortion patients receive information that a fetus can feel pain by the 20th week following fertilization. Planned Parenthood contends that statement is misleading but noted in its lawsuit that "all or virtually all" of the patients terminating pregnancies at its clinic do so before the 20th week, making the information "irrelevant."

Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life, the most influential anti-abortion group at the Statehouse, said Planned Parenthood is attacking requirements aimed at strengthening a long-standing state law under which a doctor to obtain "informed consent" from a patient before terminating her pregnancy. Kansans for Life officials said the requirement is satisfied if a patient has access to the health department's information, whether a doctor criticizes it or contradicts it verbally.

"These laws are just so that there's an opportunity for women to know the facts outside the confines of these businesses. ... It's nothing more than the state protecting its citizens," Culp said.

Brownlie said Moore and the clinic will ask a court to block the requirements from taking effect July 1 as planned.

"A physician has the right to determine what information is relevant" in treating patients," said Brownlie. He also said the new law "undermines a woman's ability to trust her doctor."

But Troy Newman, president of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, accused Planned Parenthood of "trying to keep information from women."

"I don't understand how it is a violation of the First Amendment when you are informing people, you are actually telling people what is going on," he said.

The new "informed consent" requirements were part legislation that also will ban sex-selection abortions, block tax breaks for abortion providers and prohibit them from being involved in public school sex education classes.

The measure also included a declaration that life begins "at fertilization." Supporters saw that language as a statement of principle and not an outright abortion ban because it later notes that any rights suggested by the wording are limited by decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court protecting access to abortion.

Brownlie noted that the tax changes don't take effect until January. "We are still evaluating those provisions and will make a decision sometime in the future on challenging some of those," he added.

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Monday, January 24, 2011

Three steps to a successful New Year's resolution

It’s the time of the year where everyone is creating New Year’s resolutions, but the hard part is keeping those resolutions.

Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness for Recreational Sports Trent Tangen has three tips to help you set up goals and resolutions that you will be more likely to keep. First, he says it is important to make sure the resolution is your own. Second, break the big picture resolution down into smaller, more manageable tasks. Third, use your resources to help you succeed.

“Usually when somebody makes a resolution or a goal one problem I commonly find is it’s not really their resolution. It’s something they see a movie star or actor or somebody else do. We’re all different and have different needs,” said Tangen.

Tangen says it is important to focus on your core values. You should determine what your personal needs are and make sure you are happy with your resolution.

When it comes to breaking the big picture down he recommends simple things like coming up with a schedule. If your goal is to do better in class you could join a study group that meets at a certain time or create a study plan. This creates a manageable way to reach your goals.

He also suggests students take advantage of the resources they have on campus. Lean on classmates, faculty, friends, or fitness instructors at TRAC for support.

Tangen says he usually finds people breaking their New Year’s resolutions 2-3 weeks into the year. He encourages people not to quit, but to re-evaluate their goals using these steps.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Flip Fitness class comes to TRAC

Did you know you could get a workout by playing cards? A new class called Flip Fitness, which is being offered by UIS Recreational Sports during the spring 2011 semester, will give you that chance.

The Flip Fitness was developed on the East Coast, but is now becoming popular around the country. An instructor randomly draws from a stack of 52 cards, which decides what type of exercise the class performs. The suit determines the type of exercise and the number on the card indicates how many times the exercise is performed.

“Every workout is going to be different because when you start the class you shuffle the deck of cards and so you never know what order you’re going to get,” said Trent Tangen, assistant director of Fitness and Wellness for REC Sports.

Flip Fitness will have you doing exercises such as push ups, jumping jacks, plank holds, squats and much more. It’s designed to be a full body exercise that works your upper body, core, and legs while improving cardiovascular and strength.

“Flip Fitness is a great exercise because it's 30 minutes and it's quick, so you’re not going to get burned out and get tired of coming because it’s not an hour long class,” said Tangen.

Tangen says Flip Fitness is also a good muscle confusion exercise because you are constantly changing positions.

“It’s muscle confusion because you’re doing squats, then you’re on the floor doing push ups, and then you're back up doing jumping jacks,” he said.

Flip Fitness is designed for users of all ages with three different skill levels for beginners and advanced.

For more information on Flip Fitness and a schedule of classes log onto the Group Exercise section of the REC Sports website. The first class is scheduled to begin on January 18.


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News from Owen – 1964

Dear Folks:

A pretty time indeed to be thanking you for the pretty xmas card, but Allie’s desk is small and in some manner or other it got misplaced.  It was nice for you to remember us.  I am not at all well, and; she has be an infirmary partient now for 3 years. All started by a stroke; following the removal of cataracts.  I have not seen Wilson, Jr. for some time.  There seems to have been some changes at the filling station.  Hope you are both enjoying real good health.

Fondly, Owen W.G.

P.S. – My Brother Clarence passed awaylast Sunday in Rochester, NY

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To the Autobots, the Guardian robots are a reassuring sight, knowledge that they are safe. It was not always so. For the Guardian robots have a horrifying ancestor, the Dark Guardians, who enforced the reign of the Quintessons during their rule of Cybertron.

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Knowing that the Quintessons would be helpless without their Dark Guardians, the Autobot A3 devised the Coda Remote which would help the Autobots in their rebellion against the Quintessons. However, the Quintessons of the future, seeking to prevent that from happening, pulled A3 from his time to the future, hoping it would stop the rebellion. However, their efforts also resulted in Blaster, Blurr, and Wreck-Gar being sent into the past. Briefly confusing a Dark Guardian for a Guardian robot, the Autobots fled from their would-be destroyer, only to be rescued by Beta, A3's lieutenant.

After realizing their location in the timeline, the future Autobots joined their ancestors in their assault on Hive City. As they debated how to strike, Ramhorn performed a simply effective (yet nearly suicidal) charge on the Dark Guardians. The future Autobots, having years of experience in warfare, were able to help the Autobot rebellion in destroying several Dark Guardians, but numbers were against them. However, A3 managed to return to his timeline (thanks to the efforts of the future Autobots in the future) and activated the Coda Remote, bringing the Dark Guardians to a halt. The rest is literally history. Forever is a Long Time Coming

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Airports close to Baynesville Landing

Patuxent river nas(NHK), Patuxent river, Usa (52.6km)
Quantico mcaf(NYG), Quantico, Usa (63.8km)
Andrews afb(ADW), Camp springs, Usa (86.5km)
Ronald reagan washington national(DCA), Washington, Usa (93.7km)
Richmond international(RIC), Richmond, Usa (103.1km)

Airfields or small airports close to Baynesville Landing

Tipton, Fort meade, Usa (124.4km)

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Now's the time for a good ol' summer tome

| Friday, July 12, 2013, 7:20 p.m.

“Summer's lease hath all too short a date,” sighed Shakespeare. So, before the dog days arrive, make a date with one of these new books about language.

“You're My Dawg: A Lexicon of Dog Terms for People” written by Donald Friedman and illustrated by J. C. Suaras (Welcome Books, $12.95) charmingly wags its “tales”: The “dog days” are named for the Dog Star (Sirius), which rises with the sun in midsummer; small sharks are called “dogfish” because they hunt in packs; a “hush puppy” was originally a cornmeal mix fed as scrap food to dogs to quiet them.

If “fuss budgets” and “fuddy duddies” cause you “botheration,” you'll love “Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition — A Collection of Forgotten, Yet Delightful, Words, Phrases, Insults, Idioms and Literary Flourishes From Eras Past” by Lesley Blume (Chronicle Press, $19.95). My favorites include “conflabberation” (hullabaloo), “glump” (to sulk), “devil's teeth” (dice), “fizzing” (first-rate), rackabones (skinny person), “rammish” (stinky), “kicksy-wicksy” (restless) and “naughty pack” (children).

In “Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk” (St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99), the devilish and delightful Bill Walsh treats controversial usages as if they were a kicksy-wicksy naughty pack.

Sometimes you rein in the kids (avoid “try and”); sometimes you set reasonable boundaries (use “I could care less” only in speech); and sometimes you let 'em run wild (feel free to use “since” to mean “because”). Explains Walsh, “I'm half churlish on my mother's side.”

In “Good Prose: The Art of Non-fiction” (Random House, $26), two good pros — Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tracy Kidder and veteran editor Richard Todd — impart sage advice like master carpenters describing a fine cabinet: “The good and honest memoir is a record of learning.” “Describe⅜not the wart, but how the character covers it when he's nervous.” “(Writing an Essay) is like taking a bite of an apple that is the world.”

Despite a title that's a bit edgy for this family-friendly column, “Holy SH.T”: A Brief History of Swearing” by Melissa Mohr (Oxford, $24.95) provides a lively and intriguing review of profanity and obscenity from ancient Rome to “The Sopranos.” A serious work by a Stanford Ph.D., this book reminds us that swearing has always provided humans with a much-needed outlet for emphatic expression. Egads!

Rob Kyff, a teacher and writer in West Hartford, Conn., invites your language sightings. Send your reports of misuse and abuse, as well as examples of good writing, via email to Wordguy@aol.com or by regular mail to Rob Kyff, Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

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Kane to Corbett: Don't tell me what to do

| Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 11:54 a.m.
State Attorney Gen. Kathleen Kane announced on Thursday, July 11, 2013, in the National Constitution Center that she will not defend Pennsylvania’s law effectively banning same-sex marriage against a legal challenge in federal court, meaning the task will be left up to Gov. Tom Corbett.

HARRISBURG — A spat between Gov. Tom Corbett's lawyers and Attorney General Kathleen Kane's top staff over enforcement of a gay marriage ban has escalated, through a letter in which Kane told Corbett not to tell her what to do.

“It is not your job to tell the Office of Attorney General — an independent agency — what its duties and obligations are,” Kane's first deputy, Adrian King, told Corbett's general counsel, James Schultz, in the letter.

Schultz merely cited the duties and jurisdiction of the attorney general and general counsel under state law, said Corbett spokesman Kevin Harley.

The dispute concerns Kane's refusal to defend Pennsylvania's 1996 law banning same-sex marriage because she says it is unconstitutional.

“That's merely her opinion,” said Corbett, a former attorney general.

Kane said she delegated defense of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the marriage ban to Corbett's office, as allowed under the Commonwealth Attorneys Act.

Corbett told reporters he's never seen or heard of an attorney general handing off defense of a statute's constitutionality.

“No,” he said. “That is a very short answer. We have said we'll defend it, and we'll defend it.”

In Montgomery County, a spokeswoman for Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes said Hanes intends to continue issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples until a court tells him he cannot. He has issued 34 so far.

The Corbett administration, through the Department of Health, on Tuesday sued Hanes to try to block the licenses the state claims are illegal. Hanes began issuing licenses after Kane's July 11 statement on the gay marriage ban.

Through the court action, Corbett said, “We are asking them to stop it right now.”

On Monday, state Sen. Daylin Leach, a Democratic congressional candidate in Montgomery County, officiated his first same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania.

“I did not find myself thinking about whether Gov. Corbett would approve. ... I am required to examine the license and determine if it is facially valid. On Monday, Sarah and Marcia presented me with a facially valid marriage license,” Leach said. He officiated another same-sex marriage in New York.

The flap between Corbett and Kane extends to other issues.

In one of her first moves as attorney general, Kane blocked Corbett's bid to privatize the state lottery. And, to fulfill a campaign promise, Kane hired a special deputy who is investigating whether Corbett dragged out an investigation of serial pedophile Jerry Sandusky as attorney general in order to get past the 2010 gubernatorial election that he won.

Sandusky, a former Penn State University assistant football coach, is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence on his conviction last year of 45 counts of child molestation. He was arrested in 2011.

Corbett has said he stands by the investigation and told no one to slow it down.

“(Kane) could be positioning herself for a gubernatorial run,” said Moe Coleman, director emeritus of the Institute of Politics at the University of Pittsburgh. “Or she might just feel strongly about this issue.”

Her office declined comment. Corbett faces re-election next year.

King has said politics had nothing to do with Kane's decision to not defend the state's ban on gay marriages.

In the latest disagreement, Schultz said Wednesday in a letter to King that Kane “should do her duty … irrespective of her personal opinion or prediction of how a court will decide the issue.”

King responded that Schultz's assertion that her decision sets a troubling precedent is without merit.

“The marriage law is one of the last discriminatory statutes in the Commonwealth,” King said. “Just as discriminatory laws based on race, religion, gender, disability and ethnic origin have been struck down by the courts one by one, so, too, will the marriage law.

“In short,” King said, “this is a watershed moment.”

Brad Bumsted is Trib Total Media's state Capitol reporter. Reach him at 717-787-1405 or bbumsted@tribweb.com.

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Frazier boys basketball team adjusts on fly to changes

| Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, 8:26 p.m.
Frazier's Charlie Manack for cutout photo Evan R. Sanders/Daily Courier

Followers of Frazier's boys basketball team are going to need a few games to adjust this season.

Not only will the Commodores compete in a revamped Section 5-AA, but they will do so with just one returning starter.

Junior Charlie Manack is the lone starter back from last year's team, which finished 15-8 overall and 9-3 in section play.

Frazier defeated Riverview in a preliminary-round playoff game before losing to Shady Side Academy, 71-64.

“It's going to be interesting,” Frazier coach Ed Keebler said. “We lost Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic, but we picked up Jefferson-Morgan, Bentworth and West Greene. It will be kind of interesting to see what happens.”

Section 5-AA comprises Bentworth, Beth-Center, Brownsville, California, Charleroi, Jefferson-Morgan, West Greene and Frazier.

The Commodores will try to build around Manack, who will start at forward.

“He knows his position plus the other four … where they're supposed to be and what they're supposed to be doing,” Keebler said. “He calls out screens on offense and defense. Charlie's a good role model for the rest of the team.”

Because he brings experience, Manack is sure to see plenty of touches.

“I think there will probably be (a lot of pressure on him),” Keebler said. “I'll try to not intentionally put pressure on him, but I'm sure I'll lean on him and the rest of the kids will also lean on him.”

Keebler is looking at several players to fill the starting lineup, including seniors Zach Falki, Jared Rebovich, Paul Pellick and Viny Pucci.

Falki will see time at forward, while Keebler expects Rebovich, Pellick and Pucci to play guard.

“Zach knows his role,” Keebler said. “He rebounds well. None of these kids are superstars, but they may play well together and push each other. They played last year but not enough to letter. They're coming around, and they're practicing and putting the time in.”

Also expected to compete for playing time are juniors Roger Cline and Zach Poling. Cline is likely to get minutes at guard, while Poling will play at forward.

For now, Keebler said his team isn't focused on who's going to score but rather on how to keep opponents from scoring.

“We're putting the pressure on the defense,” Keebler said. “We only want to allow the offense one shot. We've been practicing hitting the boards and boxing out and not giving offenses multiple chances to score on us.”

So far, Keebler's fifth season as coach is very different from years past.

“I kind of enjoy it,” Keebler said. “I think this is the first year I've only had one starter back. It is what it is. The kids are fighting hard for the starting positions because they know there's four of them out there.”

Frazier opens the season with a home exhibition game against Geibel on Friday.

Dave Stofcheck is a freelance writer.

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Listen to a book by Elmore Leonard, James Patterson or Jane Austen. Download the latest Rough Guide to Boston. Alameda County Library customers now have access to hundreds of digital books and digital audiobooks. eBbooks are electronic versions of printed books that can be accessed from home for on-screen reading. The downloadable audiobooks can be downloaded to personal computers for listening at home. They can also be copied from personal computers onto CDs for listening in cars.

To explore the offerings, go to the Alameda County Library website at and click on the second topic under Research Center entitled "eBooks and eAudiobooks." You will then be able to choose from several collections. The Califa Digital Books and Audiobooks collection include eBooks and digital audiobooks that can be used on a variety of devices such as PCs, laptops, and supported PDAs. This site offers digital audiobooks in the OverDrive Media Console format, and e-Books in the Adobe Reader and Mobipocket Reader formats. To access digital books at the Califa Digital Book Download Center, you will need a valid Alameda County Library card; access to the Internet and free software for the device on which you wish to use your digital book. Unfortunately, the digital audiobooks are not compatible with the Apple iPod at this time.

The NetLibrary eBooks collection includes Cliffs Notes, Nolo press self-help law books, computer books, business and career books, and a wide variety of general interest titles. eBooks may be searched through the Alameda County Library's catalog or directly through the NetLibrary Catalog. To access books from home, you need to create your own free account with NetLibrary. To set up an account, go to "Create a Free Account" and follow the instructions. Note: You must be in an Alameda County Library branch to set up your free account.

For more information on these services, please contact your local Alameda County Library.

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