Patch Montgomery, IL -- Two employees were tied up, threatened with gun, police said.
Reported by Patch 4 hours ago.
Aurora Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Payday Loan Store
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Customer, Lender File Suit in Wake of Grant's Appliances Closing
Patch Geneva, IL -- The appliance store chain has a location in Aurora.
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Drug Rehab Expansion Advances Fox Valley Response to Heroin Epidemic
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers announces today it has been approved by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to receive a $500,000 grant, which will help fund the investment surrounding a 10-bed expansion construction project at its drug rehab center located in Aurora, IL. As heroin continues to lure a following of young adult users from the Fox Valley area, the additional capacity will help Gateway meet the escalating demand for inpatient substance abuse treatment services.
Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) October 29, 2014
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers announces today it has been approved by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to receive a $500,000 grant, which will help fund the investment surrounding a 10-bed expansion construction project at its drug rehab center located in Aurora, IL. As heroin continues to lure a following of young adult users from the Fox Valley area, the additional capacity will help Gateway meet the escalating demand for inpatient substance abuse treatment services.
“The reality is the surge in heroin use in DuPage and Kane counties have caused a bleak 'no vacancy' status quo for inpatient treatment services since providers, for the most part, have been working at full capacity. Thanks to the financial backing from DCEO, more individuals who struggle with addiction issues will have access to life-saving treatment and the kind of emotional support needed, when they are ready to get life back on track,” explains Jim Scarpace, Executive Director, Gateway Aurora.
Gateway Aurora also is an active participant in solution-minded community coalitions, which bring together elected officials, businesses leaders and concerned citizens to collaborate on strategies to address the area’s heroin problem. Thanks to unwavering support from State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, state Sen. Jim Oberweis, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) and Congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14), progress has been made in alleviating vulnerabilities, educating the public and saving lives. For example, Naperville police now carry Narcan nasal spray to be administered in the event of an overdose, which has resulted in 25 lives saved in one year alone according to Chicago Tribune story published on Oct. 17, 2014.
“During my time in Congress, I have looked for ways to attack from head-on the problem of substance abuse. Healthcare providers know the best way to fight addiction is to provide in-patient treatment, like the services provided by Gateway Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers. This grant funding will go a long way in the fight against substance abuse in the Fox Valley and the surrounding area. Ten more beds at this facility mean more people will get the help they need and be on the road to recovery,” says Congressman Bill Foster.
When complete in July 2015, Gateway Aurora’s renovated inpatient annex will include a total of 44 beds, increasing client capacity by about 22 percent. The Aurora center also offers step-down services, Outpatient and Aftercare programs; please visit RecoverGateway.org/Aurora for more information.
About Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers provide substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents at drug treatment centers throughout Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East area. Gateway’s outpatient and residential treatment centers are licensed by the state of Illinois and accredited by The Joint Commission. Each year, Gateway’s professional clinicians help thousands of individual's successfully complete treatment. To learn more about Gateway’s free, confidential consultation, call 877-505-HOPE (4673) or visit RecoverGateway.org. Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.
Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) October 29, 2014
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers announces today it has been approved by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to receive a $500,000 grant, which will help fund the investment surrounding a 10-bed expansion construction project at its drug rehab center located in Aurora, IL. As heroin continues to lure a following of young adult users from the Fox Valley area, the additional capacity will help Gateway meet the escalating demand for inpatient substance abuse treatment services.
“The reality is the surge in heroin use in DuPage and Kane counties have caused a bleak 'no vacancy' status quo for inpatient treatment services since providers, for the most part, have been working at full capacity. Thanks to the financial backing from DCEO, more individuals who struggle with addiction issues will have access to life-saving treatment and the kind of emotional support needed, when they are ready to get life back on track,” explains Jim Scarpace, Executive Director, Gateway Aurora.
Gateway Aurora also is an active participant in solution-minded community coalitions, which bring together elected officials, businesses leaders and concerned citizens to collaborate on strategies to address the area’s heroin problem. Thanks to unwavering support from State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, state Sen. Jim Oberweis, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) and Congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14), progress has been made in alleviating vulnerabilities, educating the public and saving lives. For example, Naperville police now carry Narcan nasal spray to be administered in the event of an overdose, which has resulted in 25 lives saved in one year alone according to Chicago Tribune story published on Oct. 17, 2014.
“During my time in Congress, I have looked for ways to attack from head-on the problem of substance abuse. Healthcare providers know the best way to fight addiction is to provide in-patient treatment, like the services provided by Gateway Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers. This grant funding will go a long way in the fight against substance abuse in the Fox Valley and the surrounding area. Ten more beds at this facility mean more people will get the help they need and be on the road to recovery,” says Congressman Bill Foster.
When complete in July 2015, Gateway Aurora’s renovated inpatient annex will include a total of 44 beds, increasing client capacity by about 22 percent. The Aurora center also offers step-down services, Outpatient and Aftercare programs; please visit RecoverGateway.org/Aurora for more information.
About Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centers provide substance abuse treatment services for adults and adolescents at drug treatment centers throughout Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East area. Gateway’s outpatient and residential treatment centers are licensed by the state of Illinois and accredited by The Joint Commission. Each year, Gateway’s professional clinicians help thousands of individual's successfully complete treatment. To learn more about Gateway’s free, confidential consultation, call 877-505-HOPE (4673) or visit RecoverGateway.org. Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.
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Pedestrian Hit by Car, Seriously Injured in Aurora
Patch Naperville, IL -- Man was crossing the street Wednesday morning when he was hit, police said.
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Why It Matters That PetSmart Discriminates Against Pit Bulls
One of Michael Vick's former dogs died this week.
Hector the pit bull was two when he was rescued out of the NFL player's Bad Newz Kennels.
He then got to live with a wonderful family -- Clara and Roo Yori -- who did all they could to give this dog the great life he so deserved, after his hellish beginning.
Hector even got to work for a while as a therapy dog, while also galavanting around the country with his human parents, proving over and over again that even pit bulls who have suffered through the worst abuse can thrive, and live safely, in loving homes.
I recently asked Roo what were the best parts of having Hector in his life. He said it was a very long list.
One thing he noted was that Hector was the ultimate adventure buddy.
Another, he said, was "knowing that by letting Hector have the chance to be himself, we helped inspire change for other dogs to get their chance as well."Hector and Roo Yori, off on an adventure.
One place where pit bulls are not getting their chance is at PetSmart.
PetSmart does a lot of great things for rescue animals. But the company also has a troublingly incongruous policy of discriminating against blocky-headed dogs.
Pit bulls are allowed into the store on-leash; they are able to participate in adoption fairs. But these dogs are banned from PetSmart doggie day camps, which are off-leash playgroups meant to give dogs some exercise and socialization, so they are tired out and happy when they go home at the end of the day.
There isn't a universal definition of what constitutes a pit bull -- some people maintain it's only dogs who are all or part American pit bull terrier; the more commonly held definition these days is that it's any dog with certain physical traits, like that blocky head and a short coat, regardless of their genetic makeup.
So which dogs does PetSmart's policy apply to, exactly? Here's the list on the company website, of which dogs are excluded:
Pit Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Terriers, American Bulldogs, or mixed breeds that have the appearance or characteristics of one of these breeds.
This could just be the former lawyer in me speaking, but that "appearance or characteristics" part of the statement seems hard to interpret.
If a dog has slightly pit bull-y cheeks, can they come? Or how about if a dog has one drop of Staffordshire terrier blood in her? And in that case, given how bad people are at visually identifying dogs' breeds, how would you know?
And since rules that regulate dogs by breed have been shown to be ineffective in increasing public safety -- here's the American Veterinary Medical Association's recent statement against them; they are just the latest group to come out against breed-based discrimination -- it's hard to immediately see any good reason for keeping these dogs out.
So last week, I spent a lot of time emailing back and forth with the company's spokesperson, Michelle Friedman, trying to nail down which dogs, exactly, are banned, and why.
"The policy applies to dogs that are 'primarily' a bully breed, which means 50% or more if they are a mixed breed," Friedman told me by email, declining to elaborate. "We always strive to provide great service to our pet parents, but we must also do our part to protect the safety of our associates as well as our customers and their pets. This policy reflects our effort to balance these interests."
Here's one of the many problems here, which highlights just how arbitrary and silly this policy is: No one, not even the company spokesperson, can look at that policy and know what it means for my dog Murray, who some people think is part pit, others think is mostly pointer, and my husband adjudges to be primarily beagle (remind me to make an eye doctor appointment for my husband, will you?):
Rebecca Corry, an actress, comedian and award-winning pit bull advocate, posted a searing message about PetSmart's policy to her website:
"TO DISCRIMINATE IS WRONG," she began:
In fact discrimination in any way is one of the lowest forms of thinking. What's next PetSmartypants? Should women be seen and not heard? Are your employees allowed to eat in the same break room and drink from communal water fountains regardless of the color of their skin, sexuality or religion? Or do you only discriminate against anything that "has the appearance or characteristics of any Pit Bull type dog?" We want clarification on where you draw the discrimination line. Millions of Pit Bull Terriers die every year in this land of the free and home of the brave country of ours for due to this kind of human ignorance and hate. Shame on you and your first world country business run by mentally stunted middle aged white men who should know better.
Other pit owners have told me, too, that they are now boycotting the company.
"Being born a certain breed doesn't automatically make a dog aggressive, just like me being born a girl doesn't make me bad at working on cars," said Sunshine Dixon. "I have four dogs at home and how is it fair to my sweet pit that I leave him at home while the other three get to go play and make friends?"
Dixon's pit, it's worth noting, has passed an "AKC Canine Good Citizen" test -- meaning he's been tested, and found to have an especially delightful demeanor.
"Our other dogs, although incredibly sweet, are too anxious to pass," Dixon said.
This is Sunshine Dixon's pit bull, Heath.
But what does it matter if a dog like Murray isn't allowed at a PetSmart play group? He's really not into hanging around with other dogs, anyway, to tell you the truth.
It matters because PetSmart's policy helps reinforce the incorrect belief that pit bulls are different from other dogs. That they are dangerous and can't be trusted, just because of the shape of their head. That they don't deserve to be treated as well as other dogs.
This belief has consequences.
Tom Junod, writing in Esquire, estimated that 2,000-3,000 pit bulls in shelters across the U.S. are euthanized every single day.
That is a lot of healthy, friendly dogs, who have done nothing wrong other than be born with a wide cranium, who are dying because we as a society haven't yet figured out how to do right by the animals we've bred -- overbred, these statistics would suggest -- to be our companions.
In this country, where pet owners will spend an estimated $58.5 billion this year tending to our animals, we love them so much, that strikes me as being very, very wrong.
Ironically, PetSmart's nonprofit division -- PetSmart Charities, which describes itself as having the mission of finding "a lifelong, loving home for every pet" -- recently released a report cheering the increase in pet adoptions but lamenting the barriers that stand in the way to reducing euthanasia.
This is a rather chilling excerpt from the report's intro:
The public continues to vastly underestimate the number of pets who are euthanized annually in the United States. An estimated 8 million pets enter U.S. shelters every year and only 4 million ever find homes. Cats, kittens, Chihuahuas and bully breeds are particularly at risk for euthanasia.
It sure seems like one great and easy way to decrease these animals' euthanasia rates would be to stop sending the message that something is wrong with the very dogs who are being euthanized.This is Marla. She's a great dog who's up for adoption through the Fairfax County Animal Shelter.In July, South Dakota became the most recent state to do away with laws that ban or otherwise restrict the ownership of pit bulls. This has been cheered as a move that will decrease the number of homeless animals.
Voters in Aurora, Colorado, will decide this November if they want to scrap their city's pit bull ban.
Hector the pit bull's family participated in a campaign encouraging folks with pits to post photos of themselves online, with the tag #coloradogs.
Post by Hector the Pit Bull.
Here are just a couple of the other photos that have been put up with that hashtag:
Aurora, CO VOTE YES to 2D on Nov 4th! Support by posting pix of you and your Bully #coloradogs #mollywouldbanmetoo pic.twitter.com/RH49DXIPs9
-- Vanessa Aspillaga (@VAspillaga) October 25, 2014
#coloradogs #mollywouldbanmetoo love our big cuddlebugs pic.twitter.com/RkInSV6yr8
-- Melissa Kemp (@Kemp817) October 25, 2014Post by Daily Pit Post.
These photos are powerful because -- despite companies like PetSmart encouraging folks to think of pits as being different, and more sinister than other dogs -- they show just now normal these dogs are.
The data shows that, too. The website Vet Street finds that pits are among the top three most popular dogs in more than half the states.
PetSmart should change its policy because it's the right thing to do.
But even if that's not the motivating factor, at least we can rest assured they'll eventually change anyway, because otherwise they will simply be losing too many customers -- like Jessica Thomas, who brought home a Staffordshire bull terrier this past June, and was told shortly thereafter that Madison wasn't welcome at PetSmart day care.
"We were told that Maddie would be kept in a kennel and not allowed to play with the other dogs, due to her being a pit bull," said Thomas. "Maddie is a licensed therapy dog and the idea that she is vicious is comical. Recently she was attacked by a boxer and she didn't even attempt to defend herself.
"So we are choosing to spend our money at Petco, and the other small pet stores who welcome all breeds."
Do you have an animal story to share? Get in touch with HuffPost's animal welfare editor at arin.greenwood@huffingtonpost.com! Reported by Huffington Post 2 hours ago.
Hector the pit bull was two when he was rescued out of the NFL player's Bad Newz Kennels.
He then got to live with a wonderful family -- Clara and Roo Yori -- who did all they could to give this dog the great life he so deserved, after his hellish beginning.
Hector even got to work for a while as a therapy dog, while also galavanting around the country with his human parents, proving over and over again that even pit bulls who have suffered through the worst abuse can thrive, and live safely, in loving homes.
I recently asked Roo what were the best parts of having Hector in his life. He said it was a very long list.
One thing he noted was that Hector was the ultimate adventure buddy.
Another, he said, was "knowing that by letting Hector have the chance to be himself, we helped inspire change for other dogs to get their chance as well."Hector and Roo Yori, off on an adventure.
One place where pit bulls are not getting their chance is at PetSmart.
PetSmart does a lot of great things for rescue animals. But the company also has a troublingly incongruous policy of discriminating against blocky-headed dogs.
Pit bulls are allowed into the store on-leash; they are able to participate in adoption fairs. But these dogs are banned from PetSmart doggie day camps, which are off-leash playgroups meant to give dogs some exercise and socialization, so they are tired out and happy when they go home at the end of the day.
There isn't a universal definition of what constitutes a pit bull -- some people maintain it's only dogs who are all or part American pit bull terrier; the more commonly held definition these days is that it's any dog with certain physical traits, like that blocky head and a short coat, regardless of their genetic makeup.
So which dogs does PetSmart's policy apply to, exactly? Here's the list on the company website, of which dogs are excluded:
Pit Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Terriers, American Bulldogs, or mixed breeds that have the appearance or characteristics of one of these breeds.
This could just be the former lawyer in me speaking, but that "appearance or characteristics" part of the statement seems hard to interpret.
If a dog has slightly pit bull-y cheeks, can they come? Or how about if a dog has one drop of Staffordshire terrier blood in her? And in that case, given how bad people are at visually identifying dogs' breeds, how would you know?
And since rules that regulate dogs by breed have been shown to be ineffective in increasing public safety -- here's the American Veterinary Medical Association's recent statement against them; they are just the latest group to come out against breed-based discrimination -- it's hard to immediately see any good reason for keeping these dogs out.
So last week, I spent a lot of time emailing back and forth with the company's spokesperson, Michelle Friedman, trying to nail down which dogs, exactly, are banned, and why.
"The policy applies to dogs that are 'primarily' a bully breed, which means 50% or more if they are a mixed breed," Friedman told me by email, declining to elaborate. "We always strive to provide great service to our pet parents, but we must also do our part to protect the safety of our associates as well as our customers and their pets. This policy reflects our effort to balance these interests."
Here's one of the many problems here, which highlights just how arbitrary and silly this policy is: No one, not even the company spokesperson, can look at that policy and know what it means for my dog Murray, who some people think is part pit, others think is mostly pointer, and my husband adjudges to be primarily beagle (remind me to make an eye doctor appointment for my husband, will you?):
Rebecca Corry, an actress, comedian and award-winning pit bull advocate, posted a searing message about PetSmart's policy to her website:
"TO DISCRIMINATE IS WRONG," she began:
In fact discrimination in any way is one of the lowest forms of thinking. What's next PetSmartypants? Should women be seen and not heard? Are your employees allowed to eat in the same break room and drink from communal water fountains regardless of the color of their skin, sexuality or religion? Or do you only discriminate against anything that "has the appearance or characteristics of any Pit Bull type dog?" We want clarification on where you draw the discrimination line. Millions of Pit Bull Terriers die every year in this land of the free and home of the brave country of ours for due to this kind of human ignorance and hate. Shame on you and your first world country business run by mentally stunted middle aged white men who should know better.
Other pit owners have told me, too, that they are now boycotting the company.
"Being born a certain breed doesn't automatically make a dog aggressive, just like me being born a girl doesn't make me bad at working on cars," said Sunshine Dixon. "I have four dogs at home and how is it fair to my sweet pit that I leave him at home while the other three get to go play and make friends?"
Dixon's pit, it's worth noting, has passed an "AKC Canine Good Citizen" test -- meaning he's been tested, and found to have an especially delightful demeanor.
"Our other dogs, although incredibly sweet, are too anxious to pass," Dixon said.
This is Sunshine Dixon's pit bull, Heath.
But what does it matter if a dog like Murray isn't allowed at a PetSmart play group? He's really not into hanging around with other dogs, anyway, to tell you the truth.
It matters because PetSmart's policy helps reinforce the incorrect belief that pit bulls are different from other dogs. That they are dangerous and can't be trusted, just because of the shape of their head. That they don't deserve to be treated as well as other dogs.
This belief has consequences.
Tom Junod, writing in Esquire, estimated that 2,000-3,000 pit bulls in shelters across the U.S. are euthanized every single day.
That is a lot of healthy, friendly dogs, who have done nothing wrong other than be born with a wide cranium, who are dying because we as a society haven't yet figured out how to do right by the animals we've bred -- overbred, these statistics would suggest -- to be our companions.
In this country, where pet owners will spend an estimated $58.5 billion this year tending to our animals, we love them so much, that strikes me as being very, very wrong.
Ironically, PetSmart's nonprofit division -- PetSmart Charities, which describes itself as having the mission of finding "a lifelong, loving home for every pet" -- recently released a report cheering the increase in pet adoptions but lamenting the barriers that stand in the way to reducing euthanasia.
This is a rather chilling excerpt from the report's intro:
The public continues to vastly underestimate the number of pets who are euthanized annually in the United States. An estimated 8 million pets enter U.S. shelters every year and only 4 million ever find homes. Cats, kittens, Chihuahuas and bully breeds are particularly at risk for euthanasia.
It sure seems like one great and easy way to decrease these animals' euthanasia rates would be to stop sending the message that something is wrong with the very dogs who are being euthanized.This is Marla. She's a great dog who's up for adoption through the Fairfax County Animal Shelter.In July, South Dakota became the most recent state to do away with laws that ban or otherwise restrict the ownership of pit bulls. This has been cheered as a move that will decrease the number of homeless animals.
Voters in Aurora, Colorado, will decide this November if they want to scrap their city's pit bull ban.
Hector the pit bull's family participated in a campaign encouraging folks with pits to post photos of themselves online, with the tag #coloradogs.
Post by Hector the Pit Bull.
Here are just a couple of the other photos that have been put up with that hashtag:
Aurora, CO VOTE YES to 2D on Nov 4th! Support by posting pix of you and your Bully #coloradogs #mollywouldbanmetoo pic.twitter.com/RH49DXIPs9
-- Vanessa Aspillaga (@VAspillaga) October 25, 2014
#coloradogs #mollywouldbanmetoo love our big cuddlebugs pic.twitter.com/RkInSV6yr8
-- Melissa Kemp (@Kemp817) October 25, 2014Post by Daily Pit Post.
These photos are powerful because -- despite companies like PetSmart encouraging folks to think of pits as being different, and more sinister than other dogs -- they show just now normal these dogs are.
The data shows that, too. The website Vet Street finds that pits are among the top three most popular dogs in more than half the states.
PetSmart should change its policy because it's the right thing to do.
But even if that's not the motivating factor, at least we can rest assured they'll eventually change anyway, because otherwise they will simply be losing too many customers -- like Jessica Thomas, who brought home a Staffordshire bull terrier this past June, and was told shortly thereafter that Madison wasn't welcome at PetSmart day care.
"We were told that Maddie would be kept in a kennel and not allowed to play with the other dogs, due to her being a pit bull," said Thomas. "Maddie is a licensed therapy dog and the idea that she is vicious is comical. Recently she was attacked by a boxer and she didn't even attempt to defend herself.
"So we are choosing to spend our money at Petco, and the other small pet stores who welcome all breeds."
Do you have an animal story to share? Get in touch with HuffPost's animal welfare editor at arin.greenwood@huffingtonpost.com! Reported by Huffington Post 2 hours ago.
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Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Aurora Payday Loan Store
Patch Naperville, IL -- Two employees were tied up, threatened with gun, police said.
Reported by Patch 2 hours ago.
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These Republicans Are Way Further To The Right On Evolution Than The Pope Is
Pope Francis, thought of by some Republicans as "too liberal," made headlines Tuesday when he declared evolution is real, contradicting the beliefs of many who argue evolution can't be factual because God created the universe and all living things.
“God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life,” Francis said. “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.”
The pope's comments aren't a huge departure from the Catholic Church; as Slate pointed out Tuesday, it was suggested as early as 1950 that evolution and Catholic doctrine did not contradict each other. But that statement puts many U.S. Republican lawmakers further to the right than the pope on an issue that has consistently been up for debate in federal and state politics.
A Pew Research Survey released in December 2013 showed that significantly fewer Republicans believe in evolution now than in 2009. But Pew noted an explanation for that drop "could be that while the percentages of believers in evolution among Democrats and independents may not have changed much, the overall size of those two groups may have increased, offsetting the impact of the Republican shift."
A February 2014 National Science Foundation study shows only 32 percent of Republicans believe in evolution. The Washington Post reported earlier:
The Republican and conservative refusal to recognize evolution is well known, but the extent of it may not be. As if the numbers for all adults (48 percent) aren’t depressing enough, only 28 percent of conservative Republicans believe that humans evolved from earlier species. In the next three spots are 32 percent of Republicans believing in evolution, 34 percent of conservative Democrats, and 37 percent of conservatives. (For comparison, 28 percent of fundamentalist Protestants believe in evolution, as do 27 percent of those who believe that the Bible is the literal word of God.)
But certain lawmakers are holding tight to their beliefs in creationism.
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) is one of the most vocal evolution critics in Congress. In October 2012, Broun -- a doctor who serves as chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's subcommittee on oversight -- said the teachings of evolution, embryology and the big-bang theory are based on "lies straight from the pit of hell."
“God’s word is true. I’ve come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution, embryology, Big Bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell,” Broun said at a 2012 fundraiser.
“It’s lies to try to keep me and all the folks who are taught that from understanding that they need a savior. There’s a lot of scientific data that I found out as a scientist that actually show that this is really a young Earth," Broun continued. "I believe that the Earth is about 9,000 years old. I believe that it was created in six days as we know them. That’s what the Bible says.”
Broun won't be returning to Congress in 2015, but his likely replacement -- Republican radio host Jody Hice -- has similarly pro-creationist views. In July 2014, Hice said mass shootings like those at the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater; Virginia Tech; and Columbine High take place because "we promote the concept of evolution" in American schools.
Aaron Miller, who ran in the 2014 GOP primary for Congress in Minnesota, said a big reason he ran for Congress was to end classroom instruction on evolution. Miller lost that primary, despite nabbing the endorsement of former state Rep. Allen Quist (R), who once said he believes dinosaurs coexisted with man.
Even presidential contenders have argued against evolution in the past. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who ran in the Republican presidential primary in 2012, once said "there are hundreds and hundreds of scientists, many of them holding Nobel Prizes, who believe in intelligent design." In 2011, she argued for teaching intelligent design in schools and "letting students decide" what they believe.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), who also ran in the 2012 GOP primary and is mulling another presidential run in 2016, said in August 2011 he thought evolution is "a theory" with "some gaps in it." Only two candidates who competed in the 2012 GOP primary touted their belief in evolution: former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who went on to be the GOP nominee that year.
Paul Raushenbush contributed to this report. Reported by Huffington Post 38 minutes ago.
“God is not a divine being or a magician, but the Creator who brought everything to life,” Francis said. “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.”
The pope's comments aren't a huge departure from the Catholic Church; as Slate pointed out Tuesday, it was suggested as early as 1950 that evolution and Catholic doctrine did not contradict each other. But that statement puts many U.S. Republican lawmakers further to the right than the pope on an issue that has consistently been up for debate in federal and state politics.
A Pew Research Survey released in December 2013 showed that significantly fewer Republicans believe in evolution now than in 2009. But Pew noted an explanation for that drop "could be that while the percentages of believers in evolution among Democrats and independents may not have changed much, the overall size of those two groups may have increased, offsetting the impact of the Republican shift."
A February 2014 National Science Foundation study shows only 32 percent of Republicans believe in evolution. The Washington Post reported earlier:
The Republican and conservative refusal to recognize evolution is well known, but the extent of it may not be. As if the numbers for all adults (48 percent) aren’t depressing enough, only 28 percent of conservative Republicans believe that humans evolved from earlier species. In the next three spots are 32 percent of Republicans believing in evolution, 34 percent of conservative Democrats, and 37 percent of conservatives. (For comparison, 28 percent of fundamentalist Protestants believe in evolution, as do 27 percent of those who believe that the Bible is the literal word of God.)
But certain lawmakers are holding tight to their beliefs in creationism.
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) is one of the most vocal evolution critics in Congress. In October 2012, Broun -- a doctor who serves as chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's subcommittee on oversight -- said the teachings of evolution, embryology and the big-bang theory are based on "lies straight from the pit of hell."
“God’s word is true. I’ve come to understand that. All that stuff I was taught about evolution, embryology, Big Bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell,” Broun said at a 2012 fundraiser.
“It’s lies to try to keep me and all the folks who are taught that from understanding that they need a savior. There’s a lot of scientific data that I found out as a scientist that actually show that this is really a young Earth," Broun continued. "I believe that the Earth is about 9,000 years old. I believe that it was created in six days as we know them. That’s what the Bible says.”
Broun won't be returning to Congress in 2015, but his likely replacement -- Republican radio host Jody Hice -- has similarly pro-creationist views. In July 2014, Hice said mass shootings like those at the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater; Virginia Tech; and Columbine High take place because "we promote the concept of evolution" in American schools.
Aaron Miller, who ran in the 2014 GOP primary for Congress in Minnesota, said a big reason he ran for Congress was to end classroom instruction on evolution. Miller lost that primary, despite nabbing the endorsement of former state Rep. Allen Quist (R), who once said he believes dinosaurs coexisted with man.
Even presidential contenders have argued against evolution in the past. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), who ran in the Republican presidential primary in 2012, once said "there are hundreds and hundreds of scientists, many of them holding Nobel Prizes, who believe in intelligent design." In 2011, she argued for teaching intelligent design in schools and "letting students decide" what they believe.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), who also ran in the 2012 GOP primary and is mulling another presidential run in 2016, said in August 2011 he thought evolution is "a theory" with "some gaps in it." Only two candidates who competed in the 2012 GOP primary touted their belief in evolution: former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who went on to be the GOP nominee that year.
Paul Raushenbush contributed to this report. Reported by Huffington Post 38 minutes ago.
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Perform
The island on which the sorcerer Prospero is marooned is one of those masses of plastic and electronic detritus floating in the world’s oceans and he executes his “magic” entirely by smartphone, wrist keypad and other devices he’s created from the debris. Doing Shakespeare — and, often, Greek tragedies — with contemporary touches is a hallmark of the company, in keeping with founder and Executive Director Sherri Young’s vision, as she reiterates in her program note, “to make the classics accessible to communities that have been traditionally excluded from these timeless tales.” The season continues with Hall directing the company’s annual holiday musical, “Cinderella” (“our bread and butter,” Callender says), followed by “Xtigone,” an urban hip-hop remix of Sophocles’ “Antigone” by Nambi E. Kelley with music by Tommy Shepherd, staged by Medea Project founder Jones. [...] the much-in-demand actor (21 seasons with Cal Shakes; soon appearing in the title role of “Breakfast With Mugabe” at the Aurora) is very happy with his work at the company, “reimagining Shakespeare for contemporary audiences — I mean, these plays were contemporary when he wrote them — giving young actors of color opportunities to hone their craft in roles they couldn’t get elsewhere and keeping it clear, keeping it honest, keeping it vibrant.”
Reported by SFGate 7 minutes ago.
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Westell Technologies Reports Second Quarter Revenue of $24 million
AURORA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL), a leading provider of in-building wireless, intelligent site management, cell site optimization, and outside plant solutions, today announced results for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended September 30, 2014. Consolidated revenue was $23.6 million, consisting of $11.1 million from the In-Building Wireless (IBW) segment and $12.5 million from the Communication Solutions Group (CSG) segment. “Our relationships with the ma
Reported by Business Wire 1 day ago.
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Clowns harassing shoppers in Aurora
Authorities in Aurora are investigating reports of people dressed as clowns who are harassing shoppers at the Southlands Shopping Center.
Reported by Denver Post 22 hours ago.
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Gunning for Office
The favorite prop in this year’s political campaigns isn’t an iPhone, a motorcycle, or even a flag. It’s a gun. Despite mass shootings in every part of the country—Tucson, Aurora, Fort Hood, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook—firearms seem more popular than ever. The contest among candidates to prove which of them is more gun-friendly has literally become an arms race. Here’s how they’re using their weapons.
Reported by Slate 19 hours ago.
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Girls’ Jihadi Quest Stirs Muslim Communities’ Fear
AURORA, Colo.—The strange journey of three suburban Denver girls who authorities say tried to join Islamic State militants in Syria has many in their close-knit east African community worried about whether their own children will be the next to be …
Reported by Epoch Times 19 hours ago.
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Story of Denver girls lured by Islamic State mystifies community
Aurora Colorado's Somali and Sudanese immigrant community is baffled by three teenage girls who seemed like typical Muslim teens, but tried to buy plane tickets to Syria to join Islamic State militants.
Reported by Christian Science Monitor 19 hours ago.
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16-Year-Old North Aurora Boy's Family Searching for His Stolen Bionic Arm
Patch Burr Ridge, IL -- A reward is being offered for the limb, called "the world's most advanced prosthetic hand."
Reported by Patch 16 hours ago.
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Construct-A-Lead makes it easier than ever for subscribers to build their business pipelines & successfully bid on the Medical construction projects, described below.
Construct-A-Lead’s comprehensive online database supplies the enormous, yet highly under-served construction marketplace with valuable information for companies to be able to compete in the multi-billion dollar global construction marketplace. The new site enhancements and variety of private construction projects offer users insight into the area’s Medical construction activity.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 30, 2014
Construct-A-Lead, the Construction Industry’s most comprehensive construction lead service, is pleased to announce new enhancements to their online database, making it easier than ever for subscribers to build their business pipelines and successfully bid on the Medical construction projects, described below.
Construct-A-Lead’s easy to use online construction projects database now allows subscribers to track projects in four categories: hot leads, follow up, lukewarm leads to consider later and dead leads that no longer fit the customer’s needs.
Other improvements include the ability to search by county, company name, bid date range, or by new construction, renovation, or addition. This enriched search engine allows the customer to find their construction project leads quickly and easily!
Yearly subscribers are able to download all of the construction reports in their subscription into an excel spreadsheet with a one touch feature. Navigating the site has never been easier; Construct-A-Lead’s one touch solution is efficient and user friendly.
Interested parties are invited to visit construct-a-lead.com and sign up for a free trial. This no obligation, no credit card necessary sampling allows customers 5 live construction reports over a 3 day period. Customers are encouraged to view and track projects, such as the large scale construction projects, an example of which is listed below. Reference the Project ID to utilize the new site features and to obtain direct contact information for each construction lead:
West Orange, NJ – Dialysis Center of West Orange - Plans call for tenant improvements of a 6,620 SF Dialysis Center. Construction start: Q4, 2014. $1,000,000 Project ID: 1339260
Burlington, WI - Aurora Health Care – Plans call for the new construction of a 160,000-square-foot outpatient care center. Construction start: April, 2015. $75,000,000 Project ID: 1338837
Deep River, CT – Kirtland Commons- Plans call for the upgrade and renovation of the existing 26-unit senior complex to current building and housing codes while also assisting in the development of 18 new units. Construction start: Q1, 2015. $8,000,000 Project ID: 1339031
Cumming, GA – Northside Hospital-Forsyth- Plans call for a 16-bed expansion. Construction start: Q3, Q4, 2015, estimated $30,000,000. Project ID: 1339294
Fort Collins, CO – Poudre Valley Hospital - Plans call for the demolition of the existing A-wing the last vestiges of the original hospital and the new construction of a two-story building with a new emergency department on the first floor, expanded orthopedic wing on the second and a new lab in the basement. Construction start: Spring, 2015, estimated, $102,000,000. Project ID: 1339104
Montour Falls, NY – Schuyler Hospital - Plans call for renovating the hospital's surgical suite and clinical laboratory. Construction start: Q3, Q4, 2015, estimated $7,600,000. Project ID: 1336667
Fowler, CA – Children s Hospital Central California - Plans call for the demolition of the existing building and the new construction of a 39 story; 330 rooms, 177,513 square foot hotel. Construction start: Q2, Q3, 2015, estimated $10,000,000. Project ID: 1339086
Fremont, OH – ProMedica Memorial Hospital Cancer Center - Plans call for the renovation of the former 12,500-square-foot Physician's Choice hospital building into a Cancer Center. Construction start: Q2, Q3, 2015, estimated, $7,000,000. Project ID: 1339105
Memphis, TN – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital -Plans call for the build out of the third through fifth floors of Tower II for acute care use, with a total of 54 new beds. Construction start: March, 2015, $38,500,000. Project ID: 1339092
Jacksonville, FL – The Arc Village- Plans call for the new construction of a rental community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to include 20, three-unit buildings and 18 two-unit buildings. Construction start: November, 2014, $10,800,000. Project ID: 1338928
Construct-A-Lead.com is an online construction projects database, helping contractors, service providers, manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and businesses in related industries gain information on all large scale commercial construction projects.
The service features hotel construction, office buildings, retail construction, medical facilities, school renovations and much more, to help bid on construction including those hard-to-find private project leads, from planning stage through completion. Construct-A-Lead’s daily updates of commercial construction project leads are an ideal solution for those who want to put their product or service into commercial, government and religious structures.
For more information, visit Construct-A-Lead.com online or call 855-874-1491. Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 30, 2014
Construct-A-Lead, the Construction Industry’s most comprehensive construction lead service, is pleased to announce new enhancements to their online database, making it easier than ever for subscribers to build their business pipelines and successfully bid on the Medical construction projects, described below.
Construct-A-Lead’s easy to use online construction projects database now allows subscribers to track projects in four categories: hot leads, follow up, lukewarm leads to consider later and dead leads that no longer fit the customer’s needs.
Other improvements include the ability to search by county, company name, bid date range, or by new construction, renovation, or addition. This enriched search engine allows the customer to find their construction project leads quickly and easily!
Yearly subscribers are able to download all of the construction reports in their subscription into an excel spreadsheet with a one touch feature. Navigating the site has never been easier; Construct-A-Lead’s one touch solution is efficient and user friendly.
Interested parties are invited to visit construct-a-lead.com and sign up for a free trial. This no obligation, no credit card necessary sampling allows customers 5 live construction reports over a 3 day period. Customers are encouraged to view and track projects, such as the large scale construction projects, an example of which is listed below. Reference the Project ID to utilize the new site features and to obtain direct contact information for each construction lead:
West Orange, NJ – Dialysis Center of West Orange - Plans call for tenant improvements of a 6,620 SF Dialysis Center. Construction start: Q4, 2014. $1,000,000 Project ID: 1339260
Burlington, WI - Aurora Health Care – Plans call for the new construction of a 160,000-square-foot outpatient care center. Construction start: April, 2015. $75,000,000 Project ID: 1338837
Deep River, CT – Kirtland Commons- Plans call for the upgrade and renovation of the existing 26-unit senior complex to current building and housing codes while also assisting in the development of 18 new units. Construction start: Q1, 2015. $8,000,000 Project ID: 1339031
Cumming, GA – Northside Hospital-Forsyth- Plans call for a 16-bed expansion. Construction start: Q3, Q4, 2015, estimated $30,000,000. Project ID: 1339294
Fort Collins, CO – Poudre Valley Hospital - Plans call for the demolition of the existing A-wing the last vestiges of the original hospital and the new construction of a two-story building with a new emergency department on the first floor, expanded orthopedic wing on the second and a new lab in the basement. Construction start: Spring, 2015, estimated, $102,000,000. Project ID: 1339104
Montour Falls, NY – Schuyler Hospital - Plans call for renovating the hospital's surgical suite and clinical laboratory. Construction start: Q3, Q4, 2015, estimated $7,600,000. Project ID: 1336667
Fowler, CA – Children s Hospital Central California - Plans call for the demolition of the existing building and the new construction of a 39 story; 330 rooms, 177,513 square foot hotel. Construction start: Q2, Q3, 2015, estimated $10,000,000. Project ID: 1339086
Fremont, OH – ProMedica Memorial Hospital Cancer Center - Plans call for the renovation of the former 12,500-square-foot Physician's Choice hospital building into a Cancer Center. Construction start: Q2, Q3, 2015, estimated, $7,000,000. Project ID: 1339105
Memphis, TN – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital -Plans call for the build out of the third through fifth floors of Tower II for acute care use, with a total of 54 new beds. Construction start: March, 2015, $38,500,000. Project ID: 1339092
Jacksonville, FL – The Arc Village- Plans call for the new construction of a rental community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to include 20, three-unit buildings and 18 two-unit buildings. Construction start: November, 2014, $10,800,000. Project ID: 1338928
Construct-A-Lead.com is an online construction projects database, helping contractors, service providers, manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and businesses in related industries gain information on all large scale commercial construction projects.
The service features hotel construction, office buildings, retail construction, medical facilities, school renovations and much more, to help bid on construction including those hard-to-find private project leads, from planning stage through completion. Construct-A-Lead’s daily updates of commercial construction project leads are an ideal solution for those who want to put their product or service into commercial, government and religious structures.
For more information, visit Construct-A-Lead.com online or call 855-874-1491. Reported by PRWeb 13 hours ago.
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ITsavvy Rolls out savvyTalent Technical Staffing Solutions
ITsavvy just unveiled its trademarked savvyTalent technical staffing solutions. The new offering takes advantage of the company’s deep connections in the U.S. technology community.
ADDISON, Ill. (PRWEB) October 30, 2014
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., just unveiled its trademarked savvyTalent technical staffing solutions. The new offering takes advantage of the company’s proven track record of attracting top talent and its deep connections in the U.S. technology community.
ITsavvy President and CEO Mike Theriault said, “This was a logical next step for us. We have always maintained a staff of technical experts that are the best in the industry, but it became clear to us that many other organizations aren’t that fortunate. They want the same level of experience and expertise without making a long-term hiring commitment.”
Theriault added that one of the keys to the company’s success has been the ability to recognize and hire the best and brightest, so it only made sense to extend that capability into the launch of a technical staffing service. The portfolio of skills that savvyTalent provides include:· Business and system analysis
· Software development and support
· Project management and support
· Quality assurance management and support
· Network and systems engineering and administration
· Infrastructure operations and support
The savvyTalent solution is ideal for organizations that need top pre-screened and certified technical talent to deploy and implement IT solutions. To that end, ITsavvy will first identify the technical resources that the client requires and then ensure that those resources are available when and for as long as the client needs them. Clients also have the option of retaining savvyTalent consultants on a contractor basis indefinitely.
John Skeffington, ITsavvy’s Manager of Talent Acquisitions stressed that, unlike recruiting and placement companies, savvyTalent gives clients the ability to integrate tech consultants with relevant skill sets at the beginning of a project. “Also, since talent placement is not our prime business at ITsavvy, we’re very competitive from a cost perspective,” he added. “Finally, since we have access to numerous in-house engineers and vendors, we can screen candidates both technically and behaviorally, as if we were hiring them to work full time for us.”
“Not only is this a great way of introducing new clients to ITsavvy, but it’s an excellent value add for our existing clients,” Theriault said. For more information, visit: https://www.itsavvy.com/advanced-solutions-group/savvytalent/
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., is a recognized leader in tailored end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy built its reputation as a value-added reseller with industry-leading product availability, design and implementation, client support and delivery speed through 46 distribution centers across the U.S. ITsavvy also has data center locations in New Jersey, Illinois and New York. The company’s new, user-friendly website provides hundreds of concise, leading-edge IT decision-making resources, including an e-commerce site with real-time pricing and availability. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, IL, with offices in Chicago’s Loop; Hauppauge, NY; New York, NY; Warren, NJ; Aurora, IL; Davenport, IA; Hayward, CA; and Beavercreek, OH. Call 1-855-ITsavvy (1-855-487-2889), email: info(at)ITsavvy(dot)com, visit: http://www.ITsavvy.com.
Full release at: http://www.itsavvy.com/itsavvy-rolls-savvytalent-technical-staffing-solutions/
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Visit ITsavvy’s Media Center at: http://www.ITsavvy.com/about/media-center/ Reported by PRWeb 9 hours ago.
ADDISON, Ill. (PRWEB) October 30, 2014
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., just unveiled its trademarked savvyTalent technical staffing solutions. The new offering takes advantage of the company’s proven track record of attracting top talent and its deep connections in the U.S. technology community.
ITsavvy President and CEO Mike Theriault said, “This was a logical next step for us. We have always maintained a staff of technical experts that are the best in the industry, but it became clear to us that many other organizations aren’t that fortunate. They want the same level of experience and expertise without making a long-term hiring commitment.”
Theriault added that one of the keys to the company’s success has been the ability to recognize and hire the best and brightest, so it only made sense to extend that capability into the launch of a technical staffing service. The portfolio of skills that savvyTalent provides include:· Business and system analysis
· Software development and support
· Project management and support
· Quality assurance management and support
· Network and systems engineering and administration
· Infrastructure operations and support
The savvyTalent solution is ideal for organizations that need top pre-screened and certified technical talent to deploy and implement IT solutions. To that end, ITsavvy will first identify the technical resources that the client requires and then ensure that those resources are available when and for as long as the client needs them. Clients also have the option of retaining savvyTalent consultants on a contractor basis indefinitely.
John Skeffington, ITsavvy’s Manager of Talent Acquisitions stressed that, unlike recruiting and placement companies, savvyTalent gives clients the ability to integrate tech consultants with relevant skill sets at the beginning of a project. “Also, since talent placement is not our prime business at ITsavvy, we’re very competitive from a cost perspective,” he added. “Finally, since we have access to numerous in-house engineers and vendors, we can screen candidates both technically and behaviorally, as if we were hiring them to work full time for us.”
“Not only is this a great way of introducing new clients to ITsavvy, but it’s an excellent value add for our existing clients,” Theriault said. For more information, visit: https://www.itsavvy.com/advanced-solutions-group/savvytalent/
ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., is a recognized leader in tailored end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy built its reputation as a value-added reseller with industry-leading product availability, design and implementation, client support and delivery speed through 46 distribution centers across the U.S. ITsavvy also has data center locations in New Jersey, Illinois and New York. The company’s new, user-friendly website provides hundreds of concise, leading-edge IT decision-making resources, including an e-commerce site with real-time pricing and availability. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, IL, with offices in Chicago’s Loop; Hauppauge, NY; New York, NY; Warren, NJ; Aurora, IL; Davenport, IA; Hayward, CA; and Beavercreek, OH. Call 1-855-ITsavvy (1-855-487-2889), email: info(at)ITsavvy(dot)com, visit: http://www.ITsavvy.com.
Full release at: http://www.itsavvy.com/itsavvy-rolls-savvytalent-technical-staffing-solutions/
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Visit ITsavvy’s Media Center at: http://www.ITsavvy.com/about/media-center/ Reported by PRWeb 9 hours ago.
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Story of Denver girls lured by Islamic State mystifies community (+video)
Aurora Colorado's Somali and Sudanese immigrant community is baffled by three teenage girls who seemed like typical Muslim teens, but tried to buy plane tickets to Syria to join Islamic State militants.
Reported by Christian Science Monitor 8 hours ago.
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Disney Princesses With Realistic Waistlines Look Utterly Fabulous
What if Disney princesses had realistic waistlines? Well, they would look pretty fab. No doubt about it.
Buzzfeed's Loryn Brantz decided to digitally edit six famous Disney ladies -- Ariel ("The Little Mermaid"), Pocahontas ("Pocahontas"), Jasmine ("Aladdin"), Belle ("Beauty and the Beast"), Aurora ("Sleeping Beauty") and Elsa ("Frozen") -- to show what the cartoon heroines would look like if they had more realistic physical proportions. After all, since these characters are supposed to represent people in films made for children, they should probably look more like real people, right?
"As a woman who loves Disney and has dealt with body image issues, it has been something I've always wanted to comment on, particularly after seeing 'Frozen,'" Brantz told The Huffington Post in an email Thursday. "While I loved the film, I was horrified that the main female character designs haven't changed since the '60s. The animation industry is historically male dominated, and I think that contributes to how these designs became so extreme in their proportions — their necks are almost always bigger than their waists!"
Calling to mind the argument for a more anatomically correct Barbie doll, others have also highlighted the impractical proportions of Disney's princesses by comparing them to real-world bodies.
Last year, artist Meridith Viguet got some press for a tutorial she created on how to draw a Disney-friendly version of a princess. Disney's animated female figures, she noted, typically have long, slender necks; "demure" shoulders; B- or C-cup breasts and "soft but very defined" waists. But don't look for hips, because Disney princesses tend not to have them, Viguet pointed out in her tutorial, using Meg from "Hercules" as an example. "[H]er curves DON'T come from having really round hips, but from connecting the top of her legs (which are at their widest) to a slim waist," Viguet writes of Meg.
A real woman, however, has a thicker neck, wider shoulders and a less defined waist with actual hips.
"As children we may not realize these images in the media affect us, but they definitely do," Brantz told HuffPost. "Media outlets with the opportunity to change the way women are viewed and view themselves should start taking responsibility. It only took a couple nudges of a line to make those princesses' waists less extreme, and they still looked beautiful and magical."
Check out Brantz's original piece on Buzzfeed. Reported by Huffington Post 8 minutes ago.
Buzzfeed's Loryn Brantz decided to digitally edit six famous Disney ladies -- Ariel ("The Little Mermaid"), Pocahontas ("Pocahontas"), Jasmine ("Aladdin"), Belle ("Beauty and the Beast"), Aurora ("Sleeping Beauty") and Elsa ("Frozen") -- to show what the cartoon heroines would look like if they had more realistic physical proportions. After all, since these characters are supposed to represent people in films made for children, they should probably look more like real people, right?
"As a woman who loves Disney and has dealt with body image issues, it has been something I've always wanted to comment on, particularly after seeing 'Frozen,'" Brantz told The Huffington Post in an email Thursday. "While I loved the film, I was horrified that the main female character designs haven't changed since the '60s. The animation industry is historically male dominated, and I think that contributes to how these designs became so extreme in their proportions — their necks are almost always bigger than their waists!"
Calling to mind the argument for a more anatomically correct Barbie doll, others have also highlighted the impractical proportions of Disney's princesses by comparing them to real-world bodies.
Last year, artist Meridith Viguet got some press for a tutorial she created on how to draw a Disney-friendly version of a princess. Disney's animated female figures, she noted, typically have long, slender necks; "demure" shoulders; B- or C-cup breasts and "soft but very defined" waists. But don't look for hips, because Disney princesses tend not to have them, Viguet pointed out in her tutorial, using Meg from "Hercules" as an example. "[H]er curves DON'T come from having really round hips, but from connecting the top of her legs (which are at their widest) to a slim waist," Viguet writes of Meg.
A real woman, however, has a thicker neck, wider shoulders and a less defined waist with actual hips.
"As children we may not realize these images in the media affect us, but they definitely do," Brantz told HuffPost. "Media outlets with the opportunity to change the way women are viewed and view themselves should start taking responsibility. It only took a couple nudges of a line to make those princesses' waists less extreme, and they still looked beautiful and magical."
Check out Brantz's original piece on Buzzfeed. Reported by Huffington Post 8 minutes ago.
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New Mexico begins new policy of refusing voter IDs to Navajo-speaking ‘illiterates’
The New Mexico Motor Vehicles Division (MVD) has reportedly stopped issuing driver’s licenses or photo identification cards used for voting to so-called “illiterates” who only speak the Navajo language. In a memo obtained by ProgressNowNM, Bureau Chief Aurora Lopez outlines the pol...
Reported by Raw Story 8 minutes ago.
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Canamex technical report on Aranka North project advises $500,000 drilling program
Canamex Resources (CVE:CSQ) (OTCQX:CNMXF) has filed an NI 43-101 compliant technical report for its Aranka North gold project in Guyana, and says it recommends a $500,000 diamond drilling program to test the heart of the gold anomaly identified.
The junior mineral explorer, in a statement released late Wednesday, said it is in discussions with several entities with regards to possibly funding the proposed campaign.
Located approximately 140 kilometres northwest of Guyana's capital, Georgetown, the Aranka North property consists of 98,057 acres in a region on trend with major gold discoveries by Guyana Goldfields at Aurora and Sulphur Rose/Aranka and Sandspring Resources at Toroparu.
Canamex purchased airborne geophysical data on the asset when the property was acquired from GMV Minerals, with initial work identifying some 15 large anomalies, all of which measured 2 to 4 km long and 1 to 3 km wide. The company has since conducted an initial stream sediment sampling program from a total of 85 sample sites, which set the stage for a more intense program focused on the new 25-sq km priority target.
Results from this latter program included anomalous gold with values ranging up to 12,234 ppb gold, Canamex said. The company then designed a grid soil sampling program focused on two key targets, the Camp Anomaly and the Ridge Anomaly, the last of which Canamex completed initial auger drilling on a total of 80 holes.
Earlier this month, Canamex again revealed high grade core drilling results from its Bruner gold project in Nevada, specifically in the Penelas East zone. The junior explorer drilled 22.9 metres grading 3.29 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 221.6 to 244.5 metres depth in core hole B-1446C.
Once drilling has been completed at Bruner, the company will compile all the results for the preparation of a maiden NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate. The resource estimate is expected by the first quarter of next year, Canamex said. Reported by Proactive Investors 8 minutes ago.
The junior mineral explorer, in a statement released late Wednesday, said it is in discussions with several entities with regards to possibly funding the proposed campaign.
Located approximately 140 kilometres northwest of Guyana's capital, Georgetown, the Aranka North property consists of 98,057 acres in a region on trend with major gold discoveries by Guyana Goldfields at Aurora and Sulphur Rose/Aranka and Sandspring Resources at Toroparu.
Canamex purchased airborne geophysical data on the asset when the property was acquired from GMV Minerals, with initial work identifying some 15 large anomalies, all of which measured 2 to 4 km long and 1 to 3 km wide. The company has since conducted an initial stream sediment sampling program from a total of 85 sample sites, which set the stage for a more intense program focused on the new 25-sq km priority target.
Results from this latter program included anomalous gold with values ranging up to 12,234 ppb gold, Canamex said. The company then designed a grid soil sampling program focused on two key targets, the Camp Anomaly and the Ridge Anomaly, the last of which Canamex completed initial auger drilling on a total of 80 holes.
Earlier this month, Canamex again revealed high grade core drilling results from its Bruner gold project in Nevada, specifically in the Penelas East zone. The junior explorer drilled 22.9 metres grading 3.29 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 221.6 to 244.5 metres depth in core hole B-1446C.
Once drilling has been completed at Bruner, the company will compile all the results for the preparation of a maiden NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate. The resource estimate is expected by the first quarter of next year, Canamex said. Reported by Proactive Investors 8 minutes ago.
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