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by weeblewobble46
Marietta, Georgia
June 3, 2012
March 6, 2011
From journal Phoenix , Again!
March 31, 2008
From journal Phoenix Flora
by northerndynasty
Ft Laud, Florida
February 19, 2008
by mh75
Harrisonburg, Virginia
April 25, 2007
From journal Old home Arizona
by Prachi Nagpal
Naperville, Illinois
December 26, 2005
This review describes our trip to the Phoenix Zoo. It is fun picnic place for both the young and adults. The zoo is huge spread over an 100 acres and has around 2.5 miles of walking trails that have been designated as Tropics, African, Arizona, and Children trails. The whole area is very neat and clean and well maintained. There are a large number of animals on display, including zebras, giraffes, giant tortoises, orangutans, elephants, ostrich, seals, baby monkeys, and a host of other animals, birds, and reptiles. There is a small train through the zoo, and you can enjoy the ride as it takes you through the various exhibits. The ticket price was very reasonable, only about $3 per person.
You can also enjoy navigating the zoo using a pedal boat or a bike, both of which are available for reasonable rentals. We rented the pedal boat for an hour at $16/hr, and it was lots of fun. The bike looked pretty comfortable, but we didn't try that.
We had carried our own sandwich and soda, but we enjoyed having a hamburger and fries at the snack shop. The food was delicious and not overpriced as at other places. We also got a T-shirt and cap for my nephew from the gift shop. Overall, it was a fun experience and we had a great timeAdmission is $14, but you can save about $2 per person by purchasing the ticket online at www.phoenixzoo.org. Also, we managed to get a 2-for-1 discount from the Phoenix entertainment book, which further added to the fun.
From journal Phoenix: The Valley of Sun
by wanderer 2005
Phoenix, Arizona
October 4, 2005
The grounds are split into different themes like the Africa Trail, Harmony Farm and the Arizona Trail, directing you to the different animals that live in those climates and habitats. My favorite animals are the Galapagos Tortoises. These huge guys are so interesting to watch and SO cute.
Below I will try to break the zoo down into must-sees and give tips on making your day easier, especially if you have small children.
For those of you that don't want walk thru the entire 125 acres, there is a zoo train that will take you around the whole park and give a wonderful narration about the animals. This way, you can get an idea of what you do and don't want to see later. The tour lasts about half an hour and costs $3.00 per person, 3 years and older. It leaves every 20 minutes at the train station near the main lake.
The zoo rents pedal boats and 3-wheel bikes but are on the expensive side. They also rent strollers and will let you ride your own bike or rollerblades, inside the grounds.
Restrooms and water fountains are around almost every corner. Snack bar food ranges from sandwiches and hot dogs to gelato, pizza, kettle corn and Mexican favorites. Snack bars can be expensive and are dispersed thru the grounds. As always, I advocate bringing your own water bottles and a few snacks to curb the urge to splurge on expensive menu items. (I DO love my kettle corn.) Make sure you get a map at the entrance to help you navigate.
The zoo offers different events throughout the year that anyone can attend. Zoo Lights is a huge one. See my attached review about that.
Another big event is the Zoofari benefit dinner and concert where all the proceeds go to the zoo itself. It's a wonderful evening filled with fabulous food, wine and entertainment, all in the name of the zoological Society of Arizona.
A couple of things to remember. The summer here is way too hot to be spending it outside at the zoo. Anywhere from late October thru early May are ideal times to go. Always have a hat and sunscreen and wear comfortable shoes. No coolers are allowed inside and always bring your wallet. Especially if you have children--there are a few gift shops throughout that will tempt them with knick knacks.
Other than that, have a GREAT time.
From journal Desert Oasis
by jasper8880
Brandon, Florida
September 20, 2003
From journal Scottsdale
by azprincess
Chandler, Arizona
June 19, 2003
Adults $12, seniors $9, children 3-12 $5, children 2 and under FREE. Discounts offered for adults and seniors during summer season.
Tele: 480.273.1341
Phoenix Zoo.
From journal Family Fun in Phoenix!
by BurliBear
Overland Park, Kansas
November 28, 2002
They have a bear exhibit where the bears have lots of room to roam. The exhibit is in an area under trees and you walk and listen like you were in a jungle. However, you walk a lot before eventually finding an opening where you can see the bears. The amount of walking to see them depends on which part of the exhibit the bears are in.
The have a nice exhibit area with animals that are native to Arizona. A second real interesting exhibit is for the big horn sheep. It is quite a walk to see them but they have taken advantage of a natural small mountain. They put the sheep exhibit on this mountain where so can see them in a much more natural setting. Only problem is you walk for 10 to 15 minutes with nothing else to see to and there is no shade of any kind. I imagine that this view is brutal 6 months out of the year with the heat Phoenix gets.
They have a nice lion exhibit when you can see the lions very well and a tiger exhibit that is almost as good except the tiger can get down in the gully up near the front wall and be virtually impossible to see.
There was one white rhinocerous, who is 42 years old which is well beyond the normal life span for a rhinecerous. He had health problems but it appears they take good care of him.
As I said, a nice zoo (not great but nice) but be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.
From journal Valley of the Sun - Phoenix, AZ


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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Digital Collections
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE' August .2U 196J
Wirtz. Few of would have had the
endurance to st d up under such an
extended and f1 strating ordeal-and
"frustrating" is t pro r term. Some-times
the in ·cati re that headway
was being m 1er times the re-verse
was tru nwhile, the com-mittee,
1gre d the Nation are
aware the dea ne which confronts
ation if the parties to the dispute
ry out their intentions.
Mr MANSFIELD. Mr. President, will
the Senator from Washington yield?
Mr MAGNUSON. I yield.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Is it not true that
during the course of the negotiations the
majority leader on at least five. possibly
six. occasiOns held meetings in his office,
meetmgs which were attended by the
chairman of the committee, the distinguished
Senator from Washington [Mr.
MAGNUSON] and the distinguished Senator
from Rhode Island [Mr. PASTORE],
who for much of the time was acting
chairman of the committee, and with
other in teres ted Sen a tors; and that at
those times various proposals were advanced
seeking to bring about an accommodation
of the parties, seeking to bring
about an equitable settlement of the
dispute. and thereby avoid the necessity
of legislation? Is not that a correct
Mr. MAGNUSON. Not only is that a
correct statement; but the majority
leader also held conferences and worked
with the Secretary of Labor. I am sure
the majority leader talked with the
parties to the dispute themselves. Most
of the members of the committee have
done so.
Mr. MANSFIELD. No ; I must state
for the RECORD that I tried to keep the
meetings unpublic!zed and private, away
from the press, the television, and the
representatives of both sides to the dispute.
because they were not in attendance
at those meetings. It was a problem
with which the Congress was confronted,
and to which a solution had to
be found, if the parties themselves did
not agree to some sort of settlement.
So far as the distinguished Senator
from Rhode Island is concerned, he
never missed a meeting; he was always
on the lookout for a possible settlement.
He worked long qours and tried to do
the best he could.
Speaking of the unanimous vote by
which the joint resolution was reported
from committee, if my memory serves
me correctly, the Senator from Rhode
Island, after the vote on the joint resolution,
left the city and did not know
about the so-called 9-to-8 division until
he returned this morning.
Mr. PASTORE. I do not like the connotation
"left the city.'' I went home.
Mr. MANSFIELD. I stand corrected.
Mr. PASTORE. But I say to the Senator
from Montana that one thing the
Senator from Rhode Island did not do
was to get on his knees and beg both
sides to resolve their differences through
the process of collective bargaining.
Mr. MAGNUSON. That is correct.
Mr. PASTORE. Let us face the fact:
These were the issues that were pending
as of November 2, 1959. Many issues
have arisen since then. and many more
will anse in the future.
The carriers will have to live w1th the
brotherhoods. I am saying this becaus~
they are decorating our galleries today.
The brotherhoods will have to live with
the carriers. Sooner or later they will
begm to look in one another·s eyes. The
sooner they begin to look in one anothcr·s
eyes, the sooner they will begin to bring
about a better understanding between
themselves, the better off Congress will
be, the better off the country will be.
and the better off management and
labor will be in the operation of the railroads;
because this is the beginning of
nothing. This proposal will merely resolve
questions which up to this time
have been insoluble-and I can understand
why: because they are intricate,
complex. and involve the bread and butter
of workers.
But let no one make a mistake: The
ultimate answer to this problem is collective
bargaining. The sooner the
parties themselves come to an understanding,
the better off everyone will be.
This is the only speech I shall make
on the joint resolution.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President. will
the Senator from Washington further
Mr. MAGNUSON. Before I yield, I
suggest to the Senator from Rhode Island
that he does not go quite far enough.
This is the first time, in a major way,
that we have been confronted with a
situation such as this. relating to what
we like to tenn general automation. It
is the same kind of dispute that involved
the airlines, in a minor way, with the
flight engineers. It is the same kind of
dispute as will evolve from many problems
on the water front and many problems
in all other forms of transportation.
This is what makes the present problem
so difficult, as the Senator from Rhode
Island points out. I am seeking to recite
for the RECORD the chronological facts,
not to get into other matters. It is a
difficult responsibility for anyone who
represents a labor group to go back to
his people and say, not that he negotiated
with respect to normal labor matters, as
to which there are historic procedures.
but with respect to something to which
that sort of_procedure no longer applies.
What is happening now is comparatively
new. A labor negotiator does not want
to go back to his people and say, "I negotiated
so that 10.000 or 15,000 of you
will lose your jobs." This is something
new; I feel certain it will occur over
and over again in the transportation industry
in the next 4 or 5 years.
I heaJtily agree with what the Senator
from Rhode I sland has said. I would
go further in this field.
I yield to the Senator from Montana.
Mr. MANSFIELD. It should be
brought out now that the Senate has before
it a joint resolution. At the meetings
which were called by the majority
leader, in addition to the presence
of the distinguished chairman of the
committee [Mr. MAGNUSON] and the distinguished
acting chairman of the committee
[Mr. PASTORE]. during the absence
of the Senator from Washington.
another Senator was in constant attend-ance--
the distinguished senior Senator
from Oregon £Mr. MoRSEl , who, in my
opinion, has one of the best minds in the
country in matters involving labor and
who has, over the years, made many
sound contributions to the betterment of
labor in this country. I wish to say to all
of them that even though the plan I suggested
did not meet with their approval,
because of conditions over which they
had no control, and although the plan
which we thought had met with approval
on Wednesday or Thursday of last week
did not come to fruition, nevertheless we
did try-and I am not saying this defensively-
to arrive at an equitable area
wherein agreement could be reached.
When the distinguished chairman of
the committee used the word "automation,"
he put his finger on the biggest difficulty
which the rail industry and other
segments of the economy face today.
Let me point out, for the RECORD, that
the day after the President sent us his
message and his proposal on the rail dispute,
the Senator from Oregon [Mr.
MORsEl introduced a joint resolution
seeking to bring about a congressional
study to cope with the problem of automation,
to the end that, insofar as possible,
in advance rather than at the end,
as seems to be the case at the present
time, I believe that the distinguished
Senator from New York £Mr. JAVITS]
joined the Senator from Oregon in the
introduction of that joint resolution at
that time. I think the RECORD should be
made clear.
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 41, Folder 83, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- SENATE August 27 1963 COi'
negotiations tentative agreement was reached
with respect to portions o! such suggestions;
Whereas, on August 16, 1963, the carrier
parties to the dispute accepted and the organization
parties to the dispute accepted with
certain reservations the Secretary of Labor's
suggestion that the fireman (helper) and
crew consist sues be resolved by blncling
arbitration b the said parties have been
unable to agr upon the terms and pro-cedures
o! an bltratlon agreement: Therefore
be lt
ask unanimous
Resolution 102
objection, it iss
Mr. IRKSE resident, I wish
to pay stimon minority mem-bers
of t ommittee, partic-ularly
the om New Hampshire
[Mr. CoTTON 1 e Senator from Ken-tucky
[Mr. Mo J. who have been so
diligent and ass1duous in the development
of the joint resolution and in bringing
it to final passage. I believe they deserve
a special encomium on my part. I
can salute the majority mefubers of the
c~ittee, as well, for a job well done in
hry difficult and trying circumstances.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
join the distinguished minority leader,
not only in what he had to say about the
minority members of the Commerce
Committee for contributing to the passage
of the joint resolution, butr also in
paying tribute to the chairman of the
committee, the Senator from Washington
[Mr. MAGNUSON], the Senator from
Rhode Island [Mr. PASTORE], who was at
times the acting chairman of the committee,
the Senator from Wyoming [Mr.
McGEE], the Senator from Michigan
[Mr. HART], and the Senator from California
[Mr. ENGLE] who each contributed
so much to working out the
difficult problems connected with this
I also pay tribute to the distinguished
senior Senator from Oregon, who, despite
the fact that he raised questions which
perhaps raised the hackles of some,
nevertheless performed a public service,
as always, in bringing questions of great
difficulty and importance before the Senate
for its consideration.
I am not by any means completely
satisfied with the joint resolution as
passed. However, sometimes we must do
the best we can under the circumstances,
in the interest of comity, and in the interest
of meeting a deadline. That was
the situation in this case.
I am sure that no Senator who voted
for the joint resolution was absolutely
~atisfied in his own mind that it was the
best answer to the problems which this
difficult situation brought to our attention,
but it was the best that we could
do under the circumstances. We hope
that tomorrow, as we anticipate, the
House will act expeditiously, that the
Congress will meet the deadline, and that
at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday next, instead
of the posting of work rules and a strike,
the trains will be running and the em-ployees
of the railroads will be performing
their jobs.
Mr. JAVITS. Mr. President, I have
two points which I should like to make
to the Senator. First, the Senator spoke
of automation and the Presidential Commission
on Automation. Together with
the distinguished Senator from Oregon
[Mr. MoRsEl, I have introduced a joint
resolution--Senate Joint Resolution 105.
Because the President's plan went down
the drain, it does not mean that the
question of what to do about automation
should similarly go down the drain.
Mr. MANSFIELD. I share·that hope
most sincerely, because, as has been
pointed out by the distinguished Senator
from New York and other Senators,
it is the key to the difficulties which confront
us with respect to such legislation
as we have just considered and which will
confront industry more and more in the
days ahead.
Mr. JAVITS. I have discussed the
subject with the Senator from Oregon
[Mr. MORSE]. He heads the subcommittee
which could give this problem a hearing.
I am pleased to inform the majority
leader that the Senator from Oregon has
assured me that he will give the bill an
early hearing, so that the Senate will
have an opportunity to consider the
question. I am sure-and this is my
reason for mentioning it now-that it
will have the cooperation of the majority
leader in respect to trying to have some
action taken upon the possibility of
creating a Presidential commission, as
requested by the President, even at this
Mr. MANSFIELD. The Senator from
New York may be assured of my support,
for whatever it Is worth. I am delighted
to know that he and the Senator from
Oregon are combining their talents to
carry out the recommendation made by
the President last month.
Mr. JAVITS. Having in mind what
the m:ajority leader has said about the
joint resolution and his own unhappiness
with it, let me state why I finally voted
for it. Perhaps it might be of some
interest to him and to other Senators.
It was a troublesome question for me.
I feared very much to undertake a course
of compulsory arbitration. But the problem
of keeping the country operating
dictated strongly to me the need for the
residual power of seizure in the President.
Also, in thinking the problem
through, I felt that the only choice which
was offered in order to keep the country
running was the joint resolution. Notwithstanding
my own desires, I felt I
could not, in good conscience, indulge
the luxury of standing out and saying,
"No," as a matter of principle, when I
knew this was the only way left, all other
routes having been exhausted.
Mr. MANSFIELD. I appr~iate the
sentiments expressed by tne distinguished
Senator from New York. While
there are few measures that satisfy any
of us completely, the joint resolution
raises many questions, so far as labor
and possible legislation in the future are
concerned. ·
I would hope that labor would take this
to heart.
As the Senator from New York says,
in effect, all we can do is to "Call them
as we see them" and "Let the cards
fall where they may." ./
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 21, Box 41, Folder 83, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
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Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has returned more than $100,000 in campaign contributions in response to an FBI investigation into 21 donors who had no record of giving to federal campaigns and many appearing to have low incomes. Mandel, a Republican, is running against incombent Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown. Mandel's campaign treasurer Kathryn Kessler sent a letter to donors explaining that any contributions appearing to be under investigation would be refunded.
From The Toledo Blade:
Although the campaign provided a copy of the letter to The Blade, it would not explain the timing of the decision or how long it has been aware of the federal probe.
The Blade revealed the unusual pattern of contributions in August.
The company's owner, Benjamin Suarez, and 16 of his employees (plus some of their spouses) gave about $200,000 to Mr. Mandel and U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R., Wadsworth) last year. Each of those donors gave $5,000, the maximum allowable amount, to one or both candidates.
The Ohio Senate yesterday passed new fracking regulations, and the final version caused some environmental organizations to change their stance on the bill. The Ohio Environmental Council and the Sierra Club had both been neutral on the legislation until changes were made forcing anyone suing over chemical trade secrets to show current or potential harm, according to The Enquirer. The regulations are part of Kasich's new energy bill and easily passed both the Senate and House and is expected to be signed by Kasich soon.
Cincinnati Public Schools says it will apply for the latest available federal education grants, which amount to nearly $700 million. The grants are geared toward helping schools proceed with reform and innovation.
According to a new poll, President Obama leads Mitt Romney in Ohio by six percentage points. Wonder if Obama's "cow pie of distortion" speech had anything to do with his lead.
The John Edwards trial has entered day six of deliberations.
United Nations inspectors have reportedly found uranium in Iran enriched beyond the highest levels previously reported. One diplomat said the measure could actually be a measurement error, though the reading could also mean that Iran is closer to producing bomb-grade uranium than previously thought.
Scientists might be one step closer to creating birth control for men after U.K. scientists found a gene used to enable sperm to mature.
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Facebook's initial public offering didn't go entirely as expected, and some investors are getting refunds after technical problems and other issues marred the company's first week of trading.
The Reds completed a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves last night, winning their sixth in a row and overtaking the St. Louis Cardinal for first place in the NL Central.
Despite Gov. John Kasich's claims to the contrary, the only miracle in Ohio's economy might be how bad the state is doing compared to the rest of the nation.
The proof: Ohio's economy was among just two states in the
nation that actually worsened during September through November compared to August through October, according
to the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Beyond Ohio's borders, Alaska also worsened, two states remained stable and the rest of the nation moved in a generally positive direction.
In other words, while 46 states' economies moved in a generally positive direction, Ohio actually got worse.
The measures come from the State Coincident Index issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia every month. The index combines several economic indicators to gauge the condition of each state's economy. The research department then gauges whether the index improved or worsened after the latest month's data is taken into account.
With the gubernatorial election now less than one year away, the sorry state of Ohio's economy could prove a bad sign for Gov. Kasich's re-election.
Kasich, a Republican, came into office as Ohio's economy began dashing out of the Great Recession stronger than most of the nation — a trend Kasich took to calling the "Ohio miracle."
Ed FitzGerald, Kasich's likely Democratic challenger, has criticized the claim in the past few months as Ohio's economy showed more signs of worsening despite Kasich's promises that his policies would keep the state in the right direction.
One of those policies was privatizing Ohio's development agency and effectively turning it into JobsOhio. In less than three years, the agency has been riddled in multiple scandals following accusations from Democrats that the JobsOhio board hosts various conflicts of interests and lacks transparency when recommending who should get state tax credits.
Kasich also pushed and approved an across-the-board income tax cut earlier in 2013 through the two-year state budget. But because the income tax cut came with a sales tax hike, left-leaning think tank Policy Matters Ohio found Kasich's tax cut heavily favors the wealthy, which calls into question whether the tax cut will actually help Ohio's middle class or economy.
For FitzGerald and other Democrats, the challenge is advocating a progressive agenda that stands in contrast to Kasich's policies. Although they have plenty of criticisms, it remains unclear what Democrats could do if — as looks almost certain — Republicans continue to hold Ohio's legislative chambers.
Then there's the question of whether state policies matter much, if at all. Economists generally agree that state officials tend to dramatize the economic impact of their policies when much bigger factors are at play, particularly as globalization reshapes the national and global economies.
For now, one thing is clear: Kasich's policies haven't been enough to turn around Ohio's sinking economy throughout the past three months.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald is calling on Republican Gov. John Kasich to veto a bill that would prevent State Auditor Dave Yost, a Republican, from fully auditing JobsOhio, following months of controversy surrounding the private nonprofit entity.
"I further encourage the Governor to return to negotiations with Auditor Yost, with the explicit goal of establishing an open and transparent process by which the people of Ohio can be sure JobsOhio is spending our tax dollars efficiently, and that the program is doing what it is supposed to be doing: creating Ohio jobs," FitzGerald said in a statement. "The people's money is the people's business, and this bill, which slams shut the door on accountability, is simply unacceptable."
Yost claims he can audit JobsOhio's liquor profits, which add up to $100 million a year, and private funds, such as donations.
But the bill effectively defines JobsOhio's liquor profits as private funds that can't be audited by the state
auditor. Under the proposal, Yost could only audit liquor profits and excise taxes that JobsOhio owes to the state, with all other funds effectively deemed private.
JobsOhio was established by Kasich and Republican legislators in 2011 to replace the Ohio Department of Development. The agency's liquor profits come from a lease deal with the
state to run Ohio's liquor operations.
Yost argues the liquor profits are intrinsically public money because the money would be in public hands if JobsOhio wasn't handling operations.
But other Republicans, led by Kasich, say
opening JobsOhio to full audits would slow down the agency, hindering its
ability to quickly react to economic changes and tides. Kasich has often said the private nature of JobsOhio allows it to move at the "speed of business," which he claims fosters stronger economic development in Ohio.
Democrats have pushed back against the notion, saying JobsOhio's private nature only makes it more difficult to hold the state government accountable. With the latest bill, Democrats, who have now taken to dubbing the agency "RobsOhio," say their concerns are being vindicated.
But the bill could have far-reaching effects beyond JobsOhio that would effectively disallow the state auditor to audit privately funded accounts in any institution that receives public funding.
Despite Yost's pleas to involve him in the process, the auditing bill was passed through the Ohio House and Senate in just two days without his input.
Democrats were quick to criticize the bill, asking what JobsOhio has to hide.
Kasich is expected to sign the bill to make it law.
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The Ohio Democratic Party is asking both state and federal prosecutors to look into allegations that a major coal company is coercing its employees to donate to political causes against their will.
The ODP on Monday sent letters to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven Dettelbach and Acting Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty asking them to launch a criminal investigation into Ohio-based Murray Energy Corporation.
The letters allege that Murray Energy "may have engaged in a pattern of illegal activity, extorting millions in financial contributions from employees and vendors for Republican candidates running for public office."
Murray Energy fired back in a Monday statement, saying the allegations "are simply an attempt to silence Murray Energy and its owners from supporting their coal mining employees and families by speaking out against President Barack Obama's well known and documented War on Coal."
The allegations stem from an Oct. 4 investigation by left-leaning magazine The New Republic.
The article is based on the accounts of two anonymous former Murray managers and a review of letters and memos to Murray employees. It suggests that employees are pressured into making donations to Republican candidates and contributing to the company's Political Action Committee.
"There's a lot of coercion," one of the sources told the magazine. "I just want to work, but you feel this constant pressure that, if you don't contribute, your job's at stake."
ODP Chairman Chris Redfern told reporters during a conference call that party research found that Ohio political candidates — including all current statewide officeholders — had received almost $750,000 from Murray Energy, its subsidiaries and employees.
Neither Dettelbach or McGinty returned CityBeat calls for comment on any pending investigations.
Murray Energy in its statement called The New Republic biased and radically liberal. The company's characterization in the article is incorrect and untruthful, according to the statement.
Murray had previously come under fire when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney held a campaign event at one of its mines. Some workers claim they were pulled out of the mine early when it closed for the event and forced to attend without pay.
While fact checking an interview, CityBeat discovered it will be possible to circumvent the parking plan's cap on meter rate increases through a multilayer process that involves approval from a special committee, the city manager and the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority. The process adds a potential loophole to one of the city manager's main defenses against fears of skyrocketing rates, but Meg Olberding, city spokesperson, says raising the cap requires overcoming an extensive series of hurdles: unanimous approval from a board with four members appointed by the Port Authority and one selected by the city manager, affirmation from the city manager and a final nod from the Port Authority. Olberding says the process is necessary in case anything changes during the 30-year time span of the parking deal, which CityBeat covered in detail here.
Democratic mayoral candidate John Cranley launched DontSellCincinnati.org to prevent the city manager's parking plan, which semi-privatizes the city's parking assets. The website claims the plan gives for-profit investment companies power over enforcement, guarantees 3-percent rate increases every year and blows through all the money raised in two years. The plan does task a private company with enforcement, but it will be handled by Xerox, not a financial firm, and must follow standards set in the company's agreement with the Port Authority. While the plan does allow 3-percent rate increases each year, Olberding says the Port Authority will have the power to refuse an increase — meaning it's not a guarantee.
Arnol Elam, the Franklin City Schools superintendent who sent an angry letter to Gov. John Kasich over his budget plan, is no longer being investigated for misusing county resources after he paid $539 in restitution. CityBeat covered Elam's letter, which told parents and staff about regressive funding in Kasich's school funding proposal, and other parts of the governor's budget in an in-depth cover story.
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Natazia oral Warnings
Do not use this medication if you smoke and are over 35 years old. Smoking cigarettes/using tobacco while using hormonal birth control (pill/patch/ring) increases your risk of blood clots, heart attack, and stroke. Do not smoke. The risk of heart problems increases with age (especially in women over 35) and with frequent smoking (15 or more cigarettes a day). For more details, ask your doctor or pharmacist, or consult the Patient Information Leaflet that comes with this product.
Natazia oral Uses
This medication is a combination of 2 hormones (an estrogen and a progestin) and is used to prevent pregnancy. It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also can work by making vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and by changing the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body.
Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods (dysmenorrhea), and decrease your risk of ovarian cysts.
Using this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).How to use Natazia oral
Read the Patient Information Leaflet provided by your pharmacist before you start taking this medication and each time you get a refill. The leaflet contains very important information on when to take your pills and what to do if you miss a dose. If you have any questions, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor, usually once daily. It is very important to continue taking this medication exactly as prescribed. Pick a time of day that is easy for you to remember, and take your pill at the same time each day.
Follow the package instructions to find the first pill, start with the first pill in the pack, and take them in the correct order. Do not skip any doses. Pregnancy is more likely if you miss pills, start a new pack late, or take your pill 12 hours later than the usual time.
Your pill pack contains 28 tablets (enough for 4 weeks). There are 5 different types of tablets in each 28-day pack. Each active tablet contains different amounts of either estradiol alone or a combination of estradiol and dienogest. The last 2 tablets in the pack are reminder pills with no active medication. It is very important to take the tablets in the correct order because the tablets have different amounts of medication.
Take one tablet every day for 28 days in a row. Most women will have their period during the fourth week of the cycle. After you have taken the last tablet in the pack, start a new pack the next day whether or not you have your period. If you do not get your period, consult your doctor.
Taking this medication after your evening meal or at bedtime may help if you have stomach upset or nausea with the medication. You may choose to regularly take this medication at another time of day that is easier for you to remember. No matter what dosing schedule you use, it is very important that you take this medication at the same time each day, 24 hours apart.
If vomiting or severe diarrhea occurs within 3-4 hours of taking a dose or if your dose is more than 12 hours late, your pregnancy risk may be the same as if you had missed a dose. Consult the Patient Information Leaflet for pregnancy risk and need for back-up contraception. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions
If this is the first time you are using this medication and you are not switching from another form of hormonal birth control (such as patch, other birth control pills, implant), take the first tablet in the pack on the first day of your period. For the first cycle of use only, you need to use an additional form of non-hormonal birth control (such as condoms, spermicide) for the first 9 days to prevent pregnancy until the medication has enough time to work.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about how to switch from other forms of hormonal birth control (such as patch, other birth control pills, IUD, implant) to this product. If any of this information is unclear, consult the Patient Information Leaflet or your doctor or pharmacist.
Natazia oral Side Effects
Nausea, vomiting, headache, stomach cramping/bloating, or breast tenderness/enlargement may occur. Acne may improve or get worse. Vaginal bleeding between periods (spotting) or missed/irregular periods may occur, especially during the first few months of use. If any of these effects persist or worsen, notify your doctor promptly. If you miss 2 periods in a row (or 1 period if the pill has not been used properly), contact your doctor for a pregnancy test.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: changes in vaginal bleeding (such as continuous spotting, sudden heavy bleeding, missed periods), problem wearing contact lenses, dark patches on the skin (melasma), unwanted facial/body hair, swelling of the ankles/feet, weight changes (gain or loss).
This medication may rarely cause serious (sometimes fatal) problems from blood clots (such as pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart attack). Get medical help right away if you experience: chest/jaw/left arm pain, shortness of breath, unusual sweating, confusion, coughing up blood, sudden dizziness/fainting, pain/swelling/warmth in the groin/calf, tingling/weakness/numbness in the arms/legs, headaches that are different from those you have experienced before (such as headaches with other symptoms such as vision changes/lack of coordination, existing migraines becoming worse, sudden/very severe headaches), slurred speech, weakness on one side of the body, vision problems/changes (such as blindness, double vision).
Tell your doctor immediately if any of these rare but serious side effects occur: lumps in the breast, severe stomach/abdominal/pelvic pain, mental/mood changes (such as depression, suicidal thoughts, persistent trouble sleeping), unusual tiredness, dark urine, yellowing eyes/skin.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
Natazia oral Precautions
See also Warning section.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to estradiol or dienogest; or to any other estrogen or progestin; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: personal or family history of stroke or other blood clots (such as in the legs, eyes, lungs), high blood pressure, cancer (especially endometrial or breast cancer), blood clotting disorders (such as protein C or protein S deficiency), history of heart disease (such as heart attack, chest pain, irregular heartbeat), heart valve disease, liver problems (such as liver tumor, active liver disease, yellowing eyes/skin (jaundice) during pregnancy or while using birth control pills), recent major surgery/trauma/pregnancy, high cholesterol or triglyceride (blood fat) levels, kidney disease, depression, diabetes, swelling (edema), headaches/migraine, unexplained vaginal bleeding, thyroid problems.
If you have diabetes, this medication may make it harder to control your blood sugar levels. Monitor your blood sugar regularly as directed by your doctor. Tell your doctor the results and of any symptoms such as increased thirst/urination. Your anti-diabetic medication or diet may need to be adjusted.
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
Tell your doctor beforehand if you will be having surgery or will be confined to a chair/bed for a long time (such as a long plane flight). You may need to stop the medication for a time or take special precautions.
This medication may cause blotchy, dark areas on your skin (melasma). Sunlight may worsen this effect. Avoid prolonged sun exposure, sunlamps, and tanning booths. Use a sunscreen, and wear protective clothing when outdoors.
If you are nearsighted or wear contact lenses, you may develop vision problems or trouble wearing your contact lenses. Contact your eye doctor if these problems occur.
It may take longer for you to become pregnant after you stop taking birth control pills. Consult your doctor.
This medication must not be used during pregnancy. If you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, tell your doctor immediately. The risk of a serious blood clot is higher if you have just given birth or had a pregnancy loss/abortion after the first 3 months. Talk with your doctor about reliable forms of birth control, and find out when it is safe to start using birth control that contains a form of estrogen, such as this medication.
This medication passes into breast milk. This may affect milk production and may have harmful effects on a nursing infant. Breast-feeding is not recommended while using this product. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Natazia oral Interactions
The effects of some drugs can change if you take other drugs or herbal products at the same time. This can increase your risk for serious side effects or may cause your medications not to work correctly. These drug interactions are possible, but do not always occur. Your doctor or pharmacist can often prevent or manage interactions by changing how you use your medications or by close monitoring.
To help your doctor and pharmacist give you the best care, be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products) before starting treatment with this product. While using this product, do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any other medicines you are using without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: aromatase inhibitors (such as anastrozole, exemestane), estrogen blockers (such as ospemifene, raloxifene, tamoxifen), romidepsin, sodium tetradecyl sulfate.
Some drugs may cause hormonal birth control to work less well by decreasing the amount of birth control hormones in your body. This effect can result in pregnancy. Examples include griseofulvin, modafinil, rifamycins (such as rifampin, rifabutin), St. John's wort, drugs used to treat seizures (such as barbiturates, carbamazepine, felbamate, phenytoin, primidone, topiramate), HIV drugs (such as nelfinavir, nevirapine, ritonavir), among others.
Tell your doctor when you start any new drug, and discuss if you should use additional reliable birth control. Also tell your doctor if you have any new spotting or breakthrough bleeding, because these may be signs that your birth control is not working well.
This drug can speed up or slow down the removal of other drugs from your body by affecting certain liver enzymes. These affected drugs include cyclosporine, lamotrigine, tizanidine, corticosteroids such as prednisolone, among others. If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting this medication.
This medication can affect the results of certain lab tests (such as blood tests for clotting factors). Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know you use this medication.
This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use. Share this list with your doctor and pharmacist to lessen your risk for serious medication problems.
Natazia oral Overdose
If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include: severe nausea and vomiting, sudden/unusual vaginal bleeding.NOTES:
Do not share this medication with others.
Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. You should have regular complete physical exams including blood pressure, breast exam, pelvic exam, and screening for cervical cancer (Pap smear). Follow your doctor's instructions for examining your own breasts, and report any lumps immediately. Consult your doctor for more details.MISSED DOSE:
Refer to the product package information for advice on missed or late doses. You may need to use back-up birth control (such as condoms, spermicide) to prevent pregnancy. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
If you often forget to take your pills as directed, contact your doctor to discuss switching to another form of birth control.STORAGE:
Store at room temperature. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company for more details about how to safely discard your product.
Information last revised May 2013. Copyright(c) 2013 First Databank, Inc.


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|#31 Subject: Uh, Hi... Posted: 08/14/2004 20:38:36
I'm kinda new to the whole internet thing, so please excuse me in advance if I breach some etiquette protocol that I'm unaware of.
My first game(s) were pac-man, asteroids, and frogger. They were left behind by Santa one year right along with my very own shiny new Atari 2600. The rest is history as they say. I've been a rabid gamer every since.
|#32 Subject: Etiquette? There's etiquette? Posted: 08/14/2004 22:02:22
I think that's the last concern around 1-Up --- part of what makes it fun -- and the only "PC" we're concerned about is the one you're gaming on. Welcome and just say what's on your mind.
|#33 Subject: hi there! Posted: 08/15/2004 17:56:03
I just joined this group. Hooray for girl gamers! My mom and my friend Trisha are the only other girl gamers I know.
My first game was Pong, back in the late '70s or early '80s. The game that got me totally hooked though was probably Zelda. I think it was the second one. After that, the first Final Fantasy released in the US totally did me in. I think both games were for NES. It was awhile ago, so I'm not too sure! These are also the games that hooked my mom. She's a big PC gamer now. Her favs are Diablo and Civ 3.
Anyway, glad to be here!
|#34 Subject: Your mom is probably a lot younger than I *sigh* *sniff* --- Posted: 08/15/2004 20:18:17
my daughter's 38 and my grandaughter's 14. Anyway, we're THREE generations of avid gamers!
|#35 Subject: i am new here Posted: 08/15/2004 20:52:11
i joined to talk about games and make new freinds ya i am a guy if u where wondering
|#36 Subject: Posted: 08/16/2004 09:56:40
Awww, my mom isn't THAT much younger than you, grannie! She is 48.
|#37 Subject: Jozwitch, I would have been babysitting your mom Posted: 08/16/2004 10:38:49
and changing her diapers! I'm 59. Admittedly, the older you get, the more the gap narrows - 11 years is nothing, now.
BTW, Ballah is only the latest of several guys, here. That's good. Now --- be very honest and tell us why you joined this club -- and I'm talking to ALL you guys, not just Ballah. *wink* *wink*
|#38 Subject: Woo hoo- who posted the NWN pics? Posted: 08/16/2004 19:23:59
I tried the SP when NWN first came out, and didn't care for it. However, last winter my best friend cajoled me into playing it with some of her former-AO teammates on a LAN, and I had a lot of fun-- so much so that I still have a L18 Paladin, a L13 Fighter and a L10 Cleric backed up on a CD...somewhere.... I finished the main campaign SP with my Paladin, who was my fav, and started SoU last spring. Then CoH came out and I kinda got off track with NWN, but someday I shall return!
|#39 Subject: Posted: 08/17/2004 07:43:47
On the older subject (sorry, went away for the weekend ;-P)...
The first game I actually recall playing was Mario Bros/ Duck Hunt for the NES. The NES was, in fact, my first encounter with a videogame system, and I fell madly and deeply into a love which has dominated my financial attention ever since. Seriously, I know a lot of us are gamers from way back and remember Atari 2600, but for me there's nothing more nostalgic than that little @#$%! dog laughing at me on Duck Hunt.
|#40 Subject: Ahh the dog Posted: 08/17/2004 18:09:10
Well i think all of us hated that dog. Although I had a copy of that game with the best glitch in the world. I could shoot the dog when it laughed at me. I got my revenge over and over again. muahahahaha!!!!!!!!! Oh by the way grannie the reason i joined and i won't lie was to meet girls who were into gaming because i find them to be less angry about video games and more open to others opinions.
|#41 Subject: I posted the NWN pics, Denise. Posted: 08/17/2004 18:56:21
It's one of my favorite games. In fact, I just finished The Awakening (so now I have to finish my review, huh?) last night, and am now ready to re-install NWN so I can also install Hordes of the Underdark. Since I hadn't figured out my save the saved game trick last time I played it, I'm gonna have to go clear through again in order to be at a decent level when I hit the Underdark. Oh well, I've been a male paladin and a female druid, guess it's time to try a mage to do some of those quests I couldn't get before.
Had to edit here, because I forgot to say that meeting girls who like to game is a very good reason for checking out this club! I appreciate the honesty. In fact, there are probably lots of gaming girls on this club who might be interested, right?
|#42 Subject: NWN? Posted: 08/17/2004 22:06:28
So I have a question, what is this so called NWN? I'm big on games but know very little about the PC genre. It seems many of you know of this game and would like to know more. Please help me out and educate me.
|#43 Subject: NWN is Neverwinter Nights. Posted: 08/17/2004 22:25:30
It is one of the most fantastic RPGs of all time, has two excellent and fairly lengthy expansions, Shadows of Undentrude and Hordes of the Underdark. Check it out on gamespot.com or any number of gaming sites for more info.
This is the URL for its home page. http://nwn.bioware.com/
|#44 Subject: Awesome Posted: 08/18/2004 00:35:44
I just checked out that game. Neverwinter Nights is like Dungeon and Dragons on the computer. I used to love playing D&D when I was younger -all the way through college actually. Yeah, I'm a total geek, I admit it. But really, who here isn't? Come on, you wouldn't be here if you weren't a total gamer geek. ;p
|#45 Subject: i would agree Posted: 08/18/2004 01:10:32
ya same here but not about the part where girls dont get as mad about games, but any who man i wish my grandma would play games then mabey i could get her to buy me some this why iwouldnt have to use all my money on video games
|#46 Subject: online Posted: 08/18/2004 13:28:46
i have routinely found that in online, cooperative squad-based games, such as SOCOM or Ghost Recon, female players are far superior to their male counterparts. why this is so is a mystery to me, but i welcome it. any ladies who enjoy R63, GR, or similar please give me a shout if you're online.
|#47 Subject: You Guys Rock! Posted: 08/19/2004 08:15:00
By the way, you guys, thanks soooo much for posting all those pics and keeping the conversation up. I knew there should be a community like this on 1up, but I didn't imagine when I started this club that it'd become half this popular. I guess guys really *Do* like it when we play games, eh? ;
|#48 Subject: To all those out there Posted: 08/19/2004 21:46:42
Well I must say that I will deffintly check out NVN, the only problem I have is getting dizzy when I play PC games. As far as guys liking girls that play games. HELL YEAH we do. Since for guys (or at least me) it's a big part of my life and would love to have a girl who enjoys it even remotly, that would make it just that much better.
|#49 Subject: it is Posted: 08/20/2004 03:12:48
for any gamer guy it is important to find a girl to play games with at least i think so
|#50 Subject: NEVER met a Female Gamer in person. :( Posted: 08/20/2004 05:15:51
I've NEVER met a girl that was into video games, in person. I've met girls from games I play but have yet to meet a girl face to face who even welcomes playing games.
That really sucks! That would be so awesome! I'll just have to wait for that day to come. Too bad. I'll get over it.
|#51 Subject: yea Posted: 08/20/2004 13:41:55
yea girl gamers are hard to come by, because there are some that say they play but don't play seriously and there are the ones that really play seriously but aren't hot...is there some sort of middle ground?
|#52 Subject: downside Posted: 08/20/2004 13:43:29
the bad thing that could happen is if the girls only like bad girl games, which isn't true alot of the time
|#53 Subject: Gaming makes everyone equal -- Posted: 08/20/2004 16:11:45
young or old, guy or gal, you are on the same playing field, literally, and that's part of what makes it fun. I've read posts on forums from folks in their late 60s, playing games and loving it. There are games that are definitely geared to the "youth" crowd, but most RPGs like the Baldurs Gate series, NWN, Morrowind, those sorts are universal, as are the good adventure games.
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|#54 Subject: Posted: 08/21/2004 00:57:18
I agree with granniegamer, games are something everyone can get into. It's really interesting seeing some of the people that play games. There's not really alot of girls that like to play games in my area, or at least that I've seen, so it's a welcome change to me.
|#55 Subject: Girl Gamer here Posted: 08/21/2004 02:44:12
Hi Hi, I'm new to this club. Hello fellow girl gamers, and other fellow gamers in tehis club that do not happen to be girls.
|#56 Subject: Hello! Posted: 08/21/2004 04:44:01
Yeah, there used to be a lot of gamer girls back in Chicago, but now that I live in Philly, there aren't as many. Maybe it's a lonely midwest thing. :o
|#57 Subject: easton Posted: 08/21/2004 06:44:37
u think thats bad? i live in easton MA where all the girls just worry about looks and never have any fun, and there is nothing out here in terms of hotties
|#58 Subject: That's why we have these forums. Posted: 08/21/2004 13:25:04
That is where most of the gaming "gals" communicate. Actually, back at the V.A. here that I worked at before I retired last September, there was one gal younger than my daughter who was the secretary for the department where I worked. She and her hubbie, who worked in the tech support department, were both major gamers and although there were plenty of other guys, she was the only gal I ever ran into there [and I worked at that particular VA for 10 years, so knew pretty much everybody]that also played games. She was into RPGs and Adventure in a major way and we had a lot of fun talking games and trading advice. However, she discovered The Sims and that was the end of that --- she turned into a Sim addict, something I have vowed to never touch!
|#59 Subject: Aww, grannie, Posted: 08/21/2004 16:08:22
But you can have a healthy life of RPGs *and* play Sims! It's just so much fun. ;P
|#60 Subject: Avoiding the Sims is a matter of self preservation. Posted: 08/21/2004 16:35:24
Hell --- I spend an unreal amount of time tweaking and re-tweaking my characters I build for RPGs --- I mean, seriously, I'm like Monk about it --- they have to be just right. If I ever started with the Sims I'd be trapped forever in some kind of obsessive/compulsive vicious renovation cycle!!


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During her second stay in jail, Smith wrote to several addiction treatment facilities. Anniston's Center of Hope was the only one that would admit her. She entered the program in February 2012, and graduated a year later.
Now at 23, she works at the same program that gave her hope. Smith is petite, with shoulder-length hair and bright blue eyes. She is happy — and sober.
The Center of Hope's addiction recovery program, known as Discipleship Training School, began in 2004 as an outreach of the Center of Hope Church. It is one of the area's largest faith-based rehab programs, currently treating 230 men and women for a variety of addictions.
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Burns said the center also works with a number of people who have gambling addictions.
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Burn said about 95 percent of the Center of Hope's instructors are graduates of the program, which helps them relate to those currently enrolled.
Smith is one of those graduates. She teaches a "Moving Forward" class for the addiction program, serves as a house mother in one of the ladies' dormitories and works in the church's front office.
To fund the program, the Center of Hope operates three thrift stores in the area: the Super Thrift Store on U.S. 78 in Oxford, one on U.S. 431 and a Mini Thrift Store in Anniston. It also runs the COH Express Oil and Tire on Greenbrier Dear Road. The stores also employ the program's participants, who are refered to as students.
Applicants to the program are asked to pay a $200 entry fee to help cover books, meals, clothes, housing and hygiene supplies for the 12- to 18-month program. But Burns said only about 30 to 35 percent of the program's students are able to pay the fee. Because the program receives only a small amount of money from entry fees and does not receive any state or federal funding, the Center of Hope is entirely dependent on the stores.
Sherry Sears manages the Super Thrift Store in Oxford. She credits the community with funding the program through their donations to the thrift stores. She compares the donation of clothing and other items to lighting a match and starting a wildfire.
"It's not that one life you're changing," she said. "He or she may go out later and help children, and then the children grow up and help the South and then it just spreads … It's a win-win. It helps those who can't afford to shop at the malls, and it helps us."
The Center of Hope is in the process of moving its thrift store on U.S. 431 to a new building across the highway from the Winn-Dixie in Saks.
Adam Montgomery is a manager of the 431 location, and went through the program himself in 2008.
"My life was destroyed. My marriage was over. DHR had taken my children," he recalls. "God has restored my life through having a place like this to just be still. He has repaired my marriage and restored my home."
The thrift stores and oil change center employ students and graduates of the program. Willie Blue, 55, is in his fourth month in the Discipleship Training Program. He works as the janitor at the Super Thrift Store. An addiction to cocaine that began in his early 20s has followed him for three decades.
Blue attended Tennessee State University on a football scholarship and played defensive back for four years. He began receiving recruiting letters from professional football teams, and that's when he was introduced to cocaine.
"I was working out with professional football players and they had what looked like a baby food jar boiling over a stove. That was the first time I was ever exposed to — what they called it at that time — freebasing," he said. "The first thing I said was, 'Let me do it again.'"
After Blue severely injured the ligaments in his left knee, his chances of playing pro ball were over. His addiction, however, held strong. He bounced around between treatment facilities and 12-step programs for years.
"I was clean one time for seven years, and while clean, I worked as a drug treatment counselor at two different facilities," Blue said.
But when a bad relationship left him broken-hearted and desperate, he turned back to cocaine and was soon involved in petty theft.
"I ended up not using any of the tools that I learned at the treatment facilities and ended up going back to using," he explained.
Blue still has several more months before he can call himself a Center of Hope graduate, but he says he has hopes and goals for the first time in years. The first thing he wants to do is make amends with his family.
"My parents are still living," he said. "Today, they are happier than they've ever been because they say they've got their son back."
Dana Starr, who graduated from the program five years ago, also works at the Super Thrift Store. The Wellborn native is 29 years old, but looks more like 18.
"I really had a chaotic and crazy life growing up," she said, explaining that both her parents were drug addicts and prone to domestic violence. "When I was about 16 years old, I got with the first guy that gave me any attention."
She got married and had three children. When she was 22 and separated from her husband, Starr said she got involved in the club scene and began doing meth.
"I started doing Ice on the weekends. That stuff is the devil," she said.
After a while, Starr said she wanted to get high all the time. She began to lose weight, and liked the attention she was getting. Eventually, she walked out on her three children. But after a few years, the party lifestyle began to wear on her.
"After almost two years of being homeless and on drugs, I begged Pastor Garry to let me in," she said. "I chose to be delivered … I was done. I knew nobody was going to give me a life. If I was going to live, I was going to have to do it myself."
Two years after finishing the program, Starr regained custody of her children. Now, she has remarried, and she and her husband recently bought their own home.
"God gave me my babies back after years of not seeing them," she said. "I'm able to see girls every single day be reunited with their children."
With role models like Starr and the help of the Center of Hope, Smith hopes that day might not be too far away for her.
"Sometimes I do get anxious," she said. "But I'll get them back on God's time … I used to have hate and anger. Now it's just joy."


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void print() {}
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class X extends A.X { void print() {} }
class C extends A {
class X extends A.X {
void print() {
System.out.println( "C" );
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981354 wrote:you are instantiating a specific class instance here, "C.X". the print() method of "C.X" prints "C". what did you expect to happen?
Hi, I have a question regarding generics if anyone has time...? The following code prints "C". Why does it do that? B and C are not related. The Generic class
is instantiated with B as type argument, while the operation m is invoked with an instance of C.X. Thanks!
A.X x = ((C)a).new X();
981354 wrote:well, your code doesn't compile for me in java 6, so yes, i'd say there was an error here. what version of java are you using?
Yes, but the C class is not a subtype of the B class. So shouldn't there be a compilation error here?
981354 wrote:No because C.X is extending B.X and this is extending A.X.
Yes, but the C class is not a subtype of the B class. So shouldn't there be a compilation error here?
void m(E.X x) {
in order to get a clean compile.
void m(A.X x) {
JDK6u30 gives:
TestGenerics.java:34: error: method m in class Generic<E> cannot be applied to given types;
g.m( x ); // Prints "C"
required: B.X
found: A.X
reason: actual argument A.X cannot be converted to B.X by method invocation conversion
where E is a type-variable:
E extends A declared in class Generic
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