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UCLA professor wins fight over academic freedom

Posted: July 21, 2012 at 8:16 am

This spring, a UCLA professor was criticized by a faculty leader for linking an online syllabus for a World Arts and Cultures course to a website that called for a boycott of Israel. At the time, professor David Delgado Shorter reportedly was told that the link for his winter term class on Tribal Worldviews seemed to advance a political agenda that was inappropriate in the classroom.

Shorter, however, said his academic freedom was being violated and he questioned whether Andrew Leuchter, the chairman of UCLAs faculty Senate, should have responded to a complaint about the link from a group that seeks to fight anti-Semitism at UC.

Shorter said that the link to the Israel boycott was just one of a number of suggested links for the class to explore the rights of various groups around the world and that he also discussed in class the point of view of people who are against the boycott.

Now, Shorter has wonvindication.

The UCLA faculty senates committee on academic freedom last week said that Shorters use of the boycott link did not violate UCLA policy, which gives faculty the right to present controversial material relevant to the course as long as no student feels pressure to adopt a point of view.

Additionally, in a letter to Shorter, the committee said it was concerned that Leuchter looked into the matter at the behest of a group that was not directly affected by the course. We think that faculty members should be free of such scrutiny and should not have to answer to interest groups outside the university, the committee told Shorter in a letter.

Shorter said Friday that he was pleased by that finding but was still filing a grievance against Leuchter in another senate committee. He said he did not know whether he would again use that link but might if it proved relevant to future courses.

Shorter was not formally disciplined in the matter. But in April,Leuchter said he had asked the department chairman to informally tell Shorter not to post the link anymore on the syllabus.

On Friday,Leuchter releaseda statement that said: As a faculty member and in my role as chair of the UCLA Academic Senate, I strongly support academic freedom. I thank the Committee on Academic Freedom for their perspective on this matter. He declined further comment.

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Freedom Post Shutout to End Losing Streak

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July 20, 2012 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom O'Fallon,MO - The Florence Freedom shutout the River City Rascals Friday night with a 7-0 win. With the victory, the Freedom improved to 29-27 on the season and ended their five game losing streak.

The Freedom jumped out to a 2-0 lead, thanks to a pair of solo homeruns by Eddie Rodriguez and Jim Jacquot. Rodriguez hit his 7th of the year in the 2nd inning while Jacquot launched his 5th long ball of the season in the 4th. Andres Caceres improved to 5-2, as the Freedom starter went 5.1 innings, yielding only 3 hits, while walking 5 and striking out 2.

The Freedom added to their lead in the 8th inning sending eight men to the plate as Esteban Meletiche scored from 3rd on a wild pitch, Peter Fatse hit a bases clearing three run triple, and Rodriguez added a SAC Fly. Victor Gomez led the Freedom offense going 3-3 at the plate. The Freedom got 3.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen from Jose Velazquez, Brennan Flick, and Matt Kline.

The Freedom will go for the series win, as they wrap up their 9 game road Saturday night against the Rascals. Saturday's game can be heard with Steve Jarnicki starting at 7:50 pm on Real Talk 1160 and realtalk1160.com.

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American Liberty Petroleum Corp. Announces Termination of Consulting Agreement with Netherland, Sewell & Associates

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

American Liberty Petroleum Corp. (OTCBB: OREO) (herein after American Liberty and/or the Company) announces today that oil and gas consulting services firm Netherland, Sewell & Associates Inc. (NSAI) has terminated its consulting agreement with American Liberty as of July 18, 2012.

On April 27, 2012, American Liberty signed an engagement letter with NSAI to perform consulting petroleum engineering work as needed to assist the Company in determining next steps in the development of its Nevada-based Cortez operation. Though the Company shared information with NSAI after the agreement was signed, NSAI did not provide any specific consulting services before deciding to terminate the agreement.

Prior to the agreements termination, American Liberty had planned to undertake additional steps to stimulate the Paradise 2-12 well, one of two wells located on the 3,840-acre Cortez lease. Previous stimulation efforts included the completion of a solvent (xylene) wash treatment and the installation of a heating system. The NSAI engagement was intended to determine next steps following the completion of the stimulation program, including determining if it would be advisable to drill a third well on the Cortez lease. The Company will now re-evaluate these plans while considering all other development options.

The two wells on the Cortez lease (Cobble Cuesta 1-12 and Paradise 2-12) are situated on the Cobble Cuesta structure. The Cobble Cuesta 1-12 well was drilled on the Cobble Cuesta structures crestal area in 2006-2007 and had shows of live hydrocarbons. The Paradise 2-12 well was drilled in 2010, and included a drillstem test that recovered 87 feet of oil with pressure data indicating a low permeability oil reservoir.

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Learn more about the Cortez operation and the Gabbs Valley Prospect at the American Liberty Petroleum website, where you can also find more information about the Company as well as the latest news releases: http://www.americanlibertypetro.com.

ABOUT AMERICAN LIBERTY PETROLEUM CORP.

Based in Bakersfield, California, American Liberty is a publicly traded company (OTCBB: OREO) focused on reducing Americas need for imported oil through discovering major, new onshore U.S. energy resources and by tapping overlooked or undervalued onshore domestic resources through exploration and development technologies not previously available. Recent significant discoveries underscore the potential for developing new oil and gas production solutions in western America. In the under-explored state of Nevada, American Libertys 8,157-acre Gabbs Valley Prospect is located on the 26,000-acre Cobble Cuesta structure. The Companys 7,270-acre Kibby Flat Prospect is located in the Monte Cristo basin.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

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St. John: Now's not the time for more gun control

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While one of the cofounders of the Alamogordo Second Amendment Task Force believes Friday's movie theater shooting is a tragedy, he says it's not a time for more gun control laws.

Alamogordo Second Amendment Task Force cofounder Matthew A. St. John said he believes gun control has no effect on criminals.

"It's point blank period," St. John said. "It's what makes them criminals because they don't pay attention to the law. I still carry every day. I went to go see 'The Dark Knight Rises' last night at the opening at the theater and I was carrying it at that time."

The city of Alamogordo settled a civil case in 2009 with St. John for $21,000 over a violation of his Fourth Amendment right "against unreasonable searches and seizures."

According to U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico records, St. John entered the Aviator 10 movie theater in Alamogordo to watch a film on June 27, 2008.

According to U.S. District Court records obtained by the Daily News, St. John was wearing, in plain view, a handgun that was holstered on his belt.

After the firearm was seen by other customers, a complaint was made to theater management about the presence of the firearm. The manager then contacted the Alamogordo Department of Public Safety and said that a customer was in possession of a firearm on the premises, according to records.

Officer David McColley and six other officers made contact with St. John and a friend, who were watching a movie, and confirmed St. John had a firearm. St. John's friend was not carrying a gun.

Officers ordered St. John to stand up with his hands in sight, then seized St. John by his arms and physically removed him from the theater, according to records.

Once St. John was outside the building, officers conducted an invasive pat-down search and repeatedly asked him why he was in possession of a firearm.

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