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Brianna loves children. She's the one playing chase with the kids at family get-togethers or making up games for her brothers and sisters. So when Brianna needed a job over the summer, her mom suggested she try babysitting.
After her first week, Brianna felt exhausted and overwhelmed. How could something she thought would be so much fun turn out to be such a challenge?
A good babysitter needs to have the patience for endless rounds of hide and seek, plus the willingness to mess up a pair of new jeans making mudpies. But babysitting is also about responsibility and good planning.
Knowing what you want to get out of your babysitting job can make the difference between success and frustration. Some of the things to consider when planning your babysitting future include:
Parents look for babysitters who are dependable and responsible, who have a special interest in young children, and who are safety conscious and mature.
How do you know if you're prepared to take care of kids? One way is to take a course in babysitting.
A babysitting course will provide you with the knowledge and confidence you need to be a sought-after babysitter. You can learn more about babysitting courses by contacting your local hospital, American Red Cross office, YMCA, or other community organization. Or search online by entering "babysitting course" and the name of your town (or county) and state. Just be sure to pick courses from reputable organizations — ask a parent or school counselor if you're not sure!
Another way to get prepared is to start out as a mother's helper. Being in a home while a parent is there will give you a chance to practice and gain experience you can advertise.
If you're new to babysitting, you'll need to let people know you're interested.
Word of mouth is often the easiest way to land a job. Talk to your neighbors, people from your church, or families at your school who have young kids. Ask friends who are babysitters if they know of any openings. If you have an older sibling who is moving on to another job, can you inherit his or her clients? It's always best to babysit for someone you know or someone you've heard about from a friend.
If word of mouth doesn't work, consider advertising in your neighborhood. You can put flyers in people's doors or send out an email if your neighborhood provides a list of residents. If you decide to advertise, check with your parents first. They need to know anytime you put out personal information.
Put together a résumé outlining any specific skills and experience you can offer. For example, if you took a babysitting course, put it on your résumé. List any experience you have caring for kids — even if it's younger brothers, sisters, or cousins. Have you taken a first-aid course in school? Do you drive? These are all things to put on your résumé.
Before you start, you also need to know how often or how much you want to work and what you plan to charge.
Congratulations, you've found parents who are looking for babysitters! Now it's time to set up interviews so you can get to know the parents and their children. Just as you'll be finding out if the job sounds good, the parents will be looking to learn as much as possible about you. Tell them about yourself, your family, your school, and why you want to babysit.
Be prepared with a list of questions so you know what's expected of you. Write them down so you don't forget to ask anything. The answers you get to questions like these will help you decide if it's the right job for you:
If you've interviewed the family and met the kids but still want to learn more, suggest another visit so you can spend more time with the kids. Most parents will be happy that you want to find out as much as you can.
Before you go, know what you're comfortable with — and what you're not. For example, if you don't feel like you have the skills to look after a newborn, don't take the job. If you're allergic to animals, you may need to turn down a job if the family has pets. You need to feel in control. If you're unsure about a job, it's better to wait for the next one.
Your safety is as important as the safety of the kids you'll be watching. If this is a first babysitting job, make sure you feel comfortable about the family. Trust your instincts, and don't feel like you have to accept the job on the spot. Tell the family you need to talk it over with your parents before committing to the job.
When you know what you want and what to expect, babysitting is a better experience for both you and the kids.
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The competition is ramping up for young, fashion-conscious female shoppers in downtown Charleston.
At a glance
H&M stands for Hennes & Mauritz. The chain was founded in Sweden in 1947.It also owns brands that include Cheap Monday, & Other Stories, COS, Monki, Weekday and H&M Home.H&M has about 2,800 stores internationally and plans to expand throughout the southern U.S. this year. It has 268 stores in the U.S.H&M added 40 stores last year and plans to add 40 more this year, including one in Charlotte.
Ending months of speculation, trendy Swedish retailer H&M said Thursday it will open its first South Carolina store on King Street in the fall, just up from a trendy rival, Forever 21.
H&M will set up shop at 281 King St., in the ground floor of the historic Kress building. Williams-Sonoma vacated that space this year and moved up the street.
"It's been a long time coming," H&M spokeswoman Nicole Christie said. "Charleston has been one of our target markets. We won't open if we don't have the best location on the street. There's a really great retail mix on King Street. We will capitalize on the existing foot traffic and add to it."
The 18,300-square-foot store will include clothing for men, women and children with separate areas featuring lingerie, maternity, sports apparel and accessories.
The nearest H&M is in Raleigh, where a second shop is planned. When the store opened there four years ago, Christie said more than 1,600 shoppers waited in line to get in.
"We have great expectations for this store," she said of the Charleston location. "We are anticipating having a great turnout for the opening."
A specific opening date will be announced as the building goes through a retrofit to H&M's standards. They include the company's own floor plan for the full-concept store, featuring all the company's main product lines, Christie said.
"We like to keep the character and personality of the area and individualize stores a bit based on the market," she said. "We want it to fit in the neighborhood."
A shop its size generally hires between 30 and 50 employees, Christie said.
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley hailed the shop's arrival as a sign of the retail viability of the downtown area.
"It's a wonderful affirmation of the success of King Street and its desirability as a retail location," Riley said. "H&M is an international company that goes to the best retail locations, and King Street is one of the 10 best streets in the country for retail."
Ali Beischer, a Greenville native who is graduating from the College of Charleston, said she's looking forward to the new store.
"I love H&M," Beischer said as she pointed to the yellow handbag draped over her shoulder that she bought at H&M in Atlanta about a year ago. "They have real nice clothes for not that much money."
Ashley Frye of Columbus, Ohio, agreed. "It's great for college students," said Frye, who also is about to graduate from the college. "It's affordable."
The art-deco Kress building is famous for being elaborately redesigned and reopened in 1931 during the Great Depression, when other shops along King Street were closing. It also was the site of a sit-in during the civil rights era when future Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt staged a protest while in high school.
Reach Warren L. Wise at 937-5524 or twitter.com/warrenlancewise.
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Pizza delivery person, usually seen driving a hoopty. From the '80's Tom Hanks movie "The 'Burbs", where Corey Feldman implores his friends not to leave, it is worthwhile to hang around, because the Pizza Dude is coming.
"Get ready to answer the door, I hear the Pizza Dude's hoopty coming up the block."
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"Pizza dude" is the most common name for the pizza delivery guy, who indeed usually does have a peice of crap car. Can also mean, although used less commonly, the entire pizza place itself.
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County Legislator Betty Jean Grant will remain chairwoman of the Erie County Legislature after receiving unanimous approval from her colleagues Tuesday to remain in the leadership post.
Grant, D-Buffalo, has headed the Legislature since last year and was praised by fellow legislators on Tuesday for her "fairness" in conducting the Legislature's business.
The Legislature also unanimously voted to elect Robert Graber as clerk.
Legislator Thomas Mazur, D-Cheektowaga, will remain majority leader. Legislator John J. Mills, R-Orchard Park, will remain minority leader.


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Hey! Who do u guys think would make a cute couple? Here are my suggestions for the following animes NARUTO: hinata naruto shikamaru temari sasuke sakura INUYASHA: kagome inuyasha DEATHNOTE:light misa EUREKA 7:renton eureka If you have any other suggestions then just post them. well bye
i think it will be hinata an naruto they would be so cute 4 each other
i think that ichigo and orihimai would be a good couple. has anyone noticed that in alot of vidoes on youtube have sakura with everyone?
I agree with that And Shepherds we shall be.For thee, my Lord, for thee.Power hath descended forth from Thy hand,That our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command.So we shall flow a river forth to theeAnd teeming with souls shall it ever be
i mean, i have nothing against her but she is with every guy that she wouldnt be good with....i think she would be the best with sasuke
i know but i think we should stop going from naruto to bleach to inuyasha. o' by the way is Gin a poet
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they are definately the best couple
Here's a great couple: BLEACH: Ichigo and Rukia. I know they are made for eachother.
I personally would like to see Ichigo and Orihime. "Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
what about Orihime and Uuryu
never gave that much thought because orihime is so in love with Ichigo...the episodes in season seven really show that. but i love the quincy, who would be good for him?... "Those who live in darkness wander aimlessly."
i was thinking about the same thing
i know the shows show that ohihime straight out said she loved ichigo & rukia & ichigo probably are made for each other but i can never stop thinking about how it would turn out if it was tastuke and ichigo lol its wierd but i like those 2 together
Inuyasha was the first anime I'd ever watched, so I'd always thought he and Kagome made the cutest couple;but I never got to watch the end of the series so I never got to see how their relationship turned out.It's sad.
yea well, their relationship progressed alot to the point that she was falling in love with him.
temari and shikamaru
shikamaru and temari make a really good couple.i want theur relationship to accually go somewhere
Kakashi and Anko OR Kakashi and Yourichi
Holland and Talho From Eureka 7
Motoko and Batou..if they don't kill each other first.
deffinitly those are very good couples but i wish they would get off there ass and do something about it. Quote The D-Raven "Nevermore"
your right about that they take to long to make a move Let my sword shine like the Heavens and slice through the Darkness
Well,let's see....Kenshin & Kaouru Ichigo & Ryukia Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana
Miaka & Tamahome from Fushigi Yuugi Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana OTAKU ELITE"Innoscence Activate!"
I guess. Though I think that Sakura might end up with Rock Lee... (A possiblity)
Naota and Haruko
Hinata and naruto all the way man!!
From Naruto: Naruto & HinataFrom Gundam Seed Destiny: Kira & lacusFrom D.N.Angel Disuke & Riku
My fav couples are Ichigo and Rukia, Inuyasha and kagome, and Saji and Louise from Gundam00.
there is this one amv that is pretty cool. it has hitsugaya paired with rangiku.
i like how rukia and ichigo interact w/ each other "You know what you have to admire? A Catholic hit man who blesses himself just before he strangles someone."-George Carlin
Naruto and Sakura. I personally hate Sakura, but Naruto likes her for reasons unknown. InuYasha and Kikyo. If it weren't for Naraku's underhanded tactics, not to mention that one evil priestess who was jealous of Kikyo, then the two of them could have been happy together and that's all that they wanted. Kagome was only second fiddle as far as I'm concerned. Sesshomaru and Kagura. It was obvious that Kagura was kind of crushing on Sesshomaru and I'm pretty sure that he knew it. That's why he did help her out when he occasionally felt like it. Rin and Kohaku. They were closer in age and Kohaku did seem to protect Rin on occasion, even if he didn't have to. Ash and Misty. The more you fight, the more you like each other, and I say that those to fought like a married couple. Jesse and James. Obviously opposites attract. Jesse used to be a poor girl and she wasn't happy about it. James was a rich kid and just didn't really...his parents were creepy, nough said. Ichigo and Rukia. They can keep each other in check. Orihime and Uryuu. They always seem to hang out together when they split up... Kamina and Yoko. I just like those two as a couple. Dante and Trish from Devil May Cry...don't ask me why I stated the obvious. Son Goku and Bulma. I always thought that those two would get together, then I thought Bulma and Yamcha would stay together. Vegeta and Chi-Chi. Their anger issues could cancel each other out...lol I have a lot of other ones, but I think that's enough. "You can only be young once, but you can be immature forever! "
Naruto and HinataIchigo and RukiaChouji and InoTenten and Rock Lee I love Manga and Anime
they win hands down they were not just a couple they were lovers.
Christopher Garland(aka)garland50001. Naruto and Hinata 2. Ash and May 3.Jessey and James4. Setsuna and Marinaismyu5.Felt and Logon6. somaperis and wild bear of russia7. Ichigo and orihema8. sasuke and sakura9. Tsunade and Jirayia 10. Markes davied and Youshi11.Keenain and Kristy those are the couples that i think are a match."I SHALL RETURN BY GEN MAC ARUTHER"
hahaha hi
Christopher Garland(aka)garland5000WHAT IS SO FUNNY ? "I SHALL RETURN BY GEN MAC ARUTHER"
i can never refemeber them
seiya and najikakaname and yuukiihonda and kyonobara and haibuki
ya i liked senna also. hopefully they'll bring her back. "When the heavens do not bring forth justice, man must bring it upon himself to do so. That is the meaning of Jinchuu." -Enishi Yukishiro.
kagome and inuyashaA!!so diferent characters and allways fiting but they make such a sweet couple =D~(Whats rong with a little distruccion?¿)~
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Having already secured playoff berths, the Incline basketball teams ended the regular season with Mount Rose League games at Sparks this past Saturday. The girls coasted to a 41-25 win while the boys lost 53-42.
In the girls game, the Highlanders got off to a slow start before turning it on in the second quarter. They led 9-5 after one period but used a 20-7 run in the second quarter to take a commanding 29-12 lead into the half.
The Highlanders then held the Railroaders scoreless in the third quarter to increase their lead to 36-12.
Sophomore guard Molly Franklin led Incline with 19 points, including two 3-pointers, while Kortney Solis scored eight points and Kira Porter seven.
Incline, which finished the regular season 15-12 overall and 7-3 in the Mount Rose League, was disappointed to learn that it had earned the No. 4 seed in the Northern Division III regional tournament, as opposed to the No. 3 seed, as expected.
Based on a new points system used to determine postseason seedings - which no longer rewards wins against larger opponents like it once did - Yerington was given the third seed ahead of Incline, even though the Lions finished with a worse record (13-13 overall).
As it stands, the Highlanders will face fifth-seeded neighboring rival North Tahoe in Elko on Thursday at 3 p.m. The winner has the unfortunate task of playing top-seeded Pershing County - in all likelihood - on Friday at 6:20 p.m.
At least one Incline player raised her concerns about the new seedings system to NIAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine in an email Monday, requesting that the NIAA "reconsider (its) seeding decisions and stick to the system that the coaches and teams believed was in place."
The Incline boys, meanwhile, hung with the larger Railroaders for a good portion of the game. They trailed only 16-11 after the first quarter, 27-24 at the half and 40-31 after three quarters.
Jack Bessette led the Highlanders with 16 points on 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range, while Jack Clouthier scored 11 points and Christian Biscotti eight. Sparks' Darius Devine led all scorers with 19 points, and Keiffer Putman scored 18.
Incline, at 12-13 overall and 4-6 in Mount Rose League play, will enter the Northern Division III regional tournament as a sixth seed and will face third-seeded West Wendover in Elko on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The winner faces the winner between second-seeded Silver Stage and seventh-seeded North Tahoe on Friday at 4:40 p.m.
The top two seeds from the eight-team tournament advance to the state championship tournament in Las Vegas. Go to the NIAA website (www.niaa.com) to view the full brackets.


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State issues on pension reform, privatization, transportation funding and how they relate to formulating a budget before a June 30 deadline all are connected.
In fact, "they're a little more intertwined than the Legislature would like," admits state Rep. Garth Everett, R-Muncy.
Gov. Tom Corbett's plans to use proceeds from liquidating the state's wine and spirits shops are linked to an education block grant. And his proposal to use $1 billion for senior citizen programs was dependent on the sale of the state's lottery to a United Kingdom corporation.
The lottery deal was rejected as unconstitutional by State Attorney General Kathleen Kane Thursday.
All this while Pennsylvania faces a more than $40 billion shortfall on funding public employee pensions.
"The pension fix is a big deal," Everett said. "Whether we can get that, the budget, transportation and privatization all done before June 30, I don't know. That's what the governor would like to see happen."
With so much on the plate of state lawmakers, Everett said things may have to be done in small steps.
For instance, he said legislation will be introduced soon that calls for the gradual phase in of liquor store privatization. Everett said Ohio took similar measures that allowed that state to slowly move out of the alcohol business.
"Philosophically, I don't believe government should be involved in any business, including selling alcohol," he said.
But the real losers in alcohol privatization are smaller, local beer distributors, according to Everett. He said their distributorship licenses will be devalued if beer is readily available at convenience stores and big box retailers like Wal-Mart and Target.
"In the governor's proposal, they get killed," he said of beer distributors. "They get killed. They'll be put out of business within two years."
Although distributors may be eligible to sell wine and spirits in their stores under privatization, they would have to purchase an additional license and most likely reconfigure their retail space.
In Ohio, Everett said beer distributors were offered a buyout of their license at fair market value if they chose to get out of the business.
"That's what the distributors (here) have said to me: 'If you're going to sell me down the river, at least pay me fairly for what it is.'"
The union that represents state store employees may even be willing to help gradually phase out the system, Everett said, instead of facing a sudden, mass layoff.
Any money from liquor privatization that goes toward education is a one-time deal, according to Everett.
"If we don't do privatization the way (Corbett) is proposing to do privatization, that block grant money will not be there," he said.
Still, Everett said, school districts should not get used to these kinds of cash infusions. He said the state is funding education at a rate higher than inflation.
"I think we're doing well by the districts," said Everett, a former school board solicitor. "They're never happy. We never give them enough money. If they can't keep their costs under the rate of inflation, that's something they're going to have to deal with.
"The fact is, we don't have 'forever' money to stick in there for them right now in those line items. When (federal stimulus money) went away, they screamed at us, 'you just cut our funding.' We raised your funding. The federal government is now not giving you stimulus money."
On pension reform, Everett agrees with Corbett that what has already been earned by employees can not be touched. But does that mean the way future retirements are calculated can be changed?
"We're not sure if we want to do that or legally even if we can do that," he said. "We all fully know there's going to be a court challenge to whatever we do."
Everett said there is no way lawmakers can turn a blind eye toward pension reform. If left untouched, other parts of the state's budget will be impacted severely.
"When that piece of the pie gets bigger," Everett said about the cost of funding public employee pensions, "another piece of the pie has to get smaller, whether that's going to be education or social services. Something has to give if we allow that to keep growing."
He said the $40 billion owed to retirement funds could be paid for 20 to 30 years with a bond issue with no tax increases, if approved by voters.
"If not, taxpayers are going to be paying for this or sections of the budget are not going to get as much money ... as they normally did," Everett said.
He also called the state's funding of school property tax reduction with casino money a "bait and switch" move that hasn't made a real impact for the taxpayer. Slot revenue - not money from table games - is being used for school property tax reduction.
"Money from slots revenue to reduce property taxes is just offsetting school district increases. Depending on your district and how much they raised it, your tax bill may have stayed the same," he said.
Everett said he is a co-sponsor of a bill that would raise the state income and sales tax by 1 percent each and broaden categories of taxable products.
Previous attempts among lawmakers to pass such legislation has failed.


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Positive news from Panama, where an agreement has been reached that will allow work to resume on expansion of the Canal.
The Wall Street Journal's Dan Molinski explains the deal will allow for the $5.2 billion project to be completed by the end of 2015.
The U.S., which built the canal in 1914 and is the passageway's biggest customer, is also expected to benefit. The wider locks and waterways will reshape the world's shipping routes.
For one, it could allow the U.S. to start exporting liquefied natural gas to Asia from ports on the eastern side of the U.S.
Although a near-doubling of U.S. natural gas prices this winter has damped Asian hopes of buying American gas on the cheap when exports begin in a couple of years, the fundamentals for moving U.S. gas eastward remain intact.
When The Oil Drum website closed last year, some saw a final nail in the coffin of peak oil.
TOD wasn't a blog exclusively devoted to the idea of peak oil, but it was a meeting point for like-minded folk willing to talk around the subject of finite resources and, increasingly, the costs of production.
In the U.S., which is in the middle of a new oil and gas boom, such talk seems absurd. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says U.S. oil production in 2013 grew by nearly 1 million barrels a day, to 7.46 million barrels a day. This was the sharpest annual increase of all time, to the highest production level since 1989.
A similarly marked increase in production can also be expected for this year.
Global output of 90 million barrels a day also doesn't suggest a problem.
But, as the International Energy Agency helpfully explains, peak oil means different things to different people and those that postulate it cannot be characterized as Chicken Little.
The sky isn't falling. But things aren't black and white.
Norway, the seventh-biggest oil-exporting nation, is spending more on exploration and production than it ever has, but expects already-falling production to keep on the slide. The Nordic nation leans heavily on its oil-wealth fund which, the Financial Times reports, is considering ceasing investment in fossil fuel companies.
This return-on-investment story is being played out across the spectrum. Chevron, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell spent more than $120 billion in 2013, with little to show. They've splashed out half a trillion dollars between them in the past five years; production is down.
And this during the most sustained period of high crude-oil prices the world has ever seen.
Brent crude futures continued to slide Friday and have reversed all the gains made last week, as signs of ample supply and Chinese currency jitters weighed on prices. You can read the Journal's latest oil-markets report here.


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ladybug, I'm not a very big supporter of the NRA, but their interest lies in protecting the 2nd amendment. Period. And people like you better hope they succeed in their fight because the 2nd is the only thing protecting your right to regurgitate every talking point on CNN.
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The perfect solution to this:
Do nothing.
Unbelievable to me that that seems like such an odd ball idea. Look, what happened in Sandy Hook and all the other shootings is terrible. Using any of it for political capital on EITHER side is stupid. We need to treat this for what it is, a statistical anomaly. After Sandy Hook, President Obama asked if you could honestly tell your kids that they're safe tonight. The answer for 99.9% of people was yes, they could. We don't need armed guards in schools making it even more of a prison environment than it already is. We don't need to take guns away, all arguments supporting gun control are based in absolute nonsense. We don't need to do anything. Incidents like this are an unfortunate part of human nature. Nothing will stop it, but we have to stop pretending as if it's happening in 100 places every single day. Both sides are doing nothing but spreading fear to further an agenda. Both standing on the graves of victims.
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My only concern here the people getting mowed down by these weapons
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No NS. it's people like you whose only worry is their ak47's and sticking the solution on the backs of teachers,custodians and admistaters.
There's not a*****thing funnie about any of this except listen to the NRA whine and cry ,
Their only concern is the gun manufactures and the big bucks.
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And where did i say that ? jerk.
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Of course then there's the gang violence across the country in our big cities.
Where instead of going to school the kids spend the day in drive by shootings.
The kids get bigger guns and in return the police get bigger guns.
Where does it end ??
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Look there guy Miss Jones the english teacher,
She's packing a 357 mag, under her jacket.
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Know how do we cover :malls,movie theathers,college campuses, sporting events or maybe the guy who decides to wait until classes are out to open up ?
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I never thought there'd be the day you had to strip down to your socks to board a plane,Empty your pockets to enter a fed or state bldg,
Now armed guards at the schools. Guess all this gun mania is keeping things under control.
Security should be left to the professionals.Not the teacher or custodian.
Unless the district is willing to cover attorneys fees or liabilty suits stemming from a screw up.
Schools are short on money now ,but the gun boys wants armed guards in every school.
Ok let them pay for it !!
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Bottom line....An armed guard in a school building is not going to stop someone who has their mind set on going in to do harm. In my opinion, the only thing a security guard or police officer in a school building is going to do is ease the fear of most children and make parents feel a bit more safe about sending their children. An armed guard would have not likely been able to completely prevent the Sandy Hook tragedy.
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Do you believe we should have an armed guard in every building, every open area? There was an armed guard at Columbine, he was unsuccessful in stopping the carnage. Should we have one in every classroom? Wouldn't it be smarter to limit magazine clip size, so mass shooters would have to reload more often and therefore be easier to subdue?
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"Soldiers are not allowed to carry weapons while on base at Fort Hood." True, but Fort Hood does have Base Civilian Police Force, which includes a Swat Team, definitely not a gun free zone.
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A.I know for a fact that not all Sandy Hook parents want that. B.My children are not fearful of police. What I don't want them to be fearful of is going to school. C.You seem to be to inept to understand the difference.
And about them loving having grouped unarmed victims.. look at the shootings on the military bases (Ft Hood). Kinda blows that theory out of the water doesn't it. Fact is, there are idiots who will do this regardless. No matter if there are guards, no matter if there are teachers with guns. If they want to shoot people up, they will figure out a way to do it. More guns at schools is not the solution.
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I absolutely would not want my child to have to go to school passing an armed security guard each day. Talk about instilling fear. It's one thing to be alert, it's quite another to be paranoid. Bullet proof yourself if you want notsocialist, make a weapon proof bubble to live in as you make your way through life. I'm not walking around in fear.
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notSocialist, Crestview is a smaller school than Poland. The office staff know the parents and students by name, not by numbers. They genuinely care about the students and it shows. A stranger can't get into the school without identifying themselves. Crestview Schools are rated excellent and it shows.
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unarmed teacher, that is
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"A diligent but unarmed staff isn't going to stop jack."
Maybe not jack, but it stopped Bryan though. The shooter in California who was talked out of the gun by a teacher.
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Crestview staff is diligent about who comes and goes from the school during regular hours. The staff also does an excellent job dealing with bullying and other issues that have caused some of these school shootings. At this point and time, Ms. Neville seems to be a bit hysterical.
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Use custodial staff. No arrest powers, no student intimidation from a badge looking over their shoulders. A non union position also. All you need to do is announce that there are staff currently training and the desired effect will start. Cut the super's pay. That has to be the biggest waste of money other than asst principals.
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Or better yet, instead of an armed target in a uniform that increases payroll, just let an anonimous and volunteering teacher or staff member carry concealed. Problem solved. But that's a common sense solution, so figure the odds on it ever happening.
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CHESTER-Hancock County's geographic position as West Virginia's northernmost county-the "top" of the state, as the tourist brochures say-hasn't always translated into political clout.
In fact, it's common for local political and business leaders to complain that the county doesn't get the attention it deserves from Charleston.
But Hancock County's star may be on the rise.
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West Virginia Delegate Randy Swartzmiller, D-Hancock, with West Virginia Speaker of the House Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, who recently named Swartzmiller speaker pro tempore for the 81st Legislature. (Submitted Photo)
On Friday, Speaker of the House of Delegates Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, named Delegate Randy Swartzmiller, D-Hancock, as speaker pro tempore for the 81st Legislature.
He is the first delegate from the Northern Panhandle to serve in that position in the state's 150-year history.
In the hierarchy of House leadership, Swartzmiller, 52, of Chester, comes second, after Thompson, although Swartzmiller quickly deflected suggestions that he's more important than other House leaders.
"I've always viewed all these positions as equals," he said. "If the speaker has to come down off the podium, the speaker pro tem would normally fill in that position. ... The speaker has only so many hours in the day, so he has to have people he can lean on for stuff like that."
A 1978 graduate of Oak Glen High School, Swartzmiller has served District 1 since first being elected to the House of Delegates in 2000. He most recently was assistant majority whip.
"The speaker pro tempore is a very integral part of my leadership team," Thompson said. "The speaker pro tempore has to be able to handle a gauntlet of issues on a daily basis and has to have the experience to run the House in the event of my absence. Randy understands the procedures, policies and parliamentary rules of the legislature."
Thompson cited Swartzmiller's experience as chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, as well as his work last year on the state redistricting committee. Thompson also recently appointed Swartzmiller to a bipartisan panel that will study the Governor's Education Efficiency Audit and report back to the legislature.
West Virginia Clerk of the House Gregory Gray praised the appointment, saying, "Randy has always been a sounding board for the issues that are important to the Northern Panhandle and is always willing to help me with any procedural work that we may have."
Swartzmiller said he was "humbled" by the appointment and pledged to be a worthy "extension of the speaker."
The appointment may also be a benefit to Hancock County, he said. "I'm happy for the folks of the Northern Panhandle. It helps to have people in these positions who know what's going on in your backyard," he said.
With the expanded duties, including a seat on the powerful rules committee, Swartzmiller anticipates he'll be spending a little more time in Charleston.
In addition to his work as a state delegate, Swartzmiller is regulatory specialist at the Ergon-West Virginia Inc. oil refinery in Newell.


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Tiffin reports
Bryan C. Martinez, 40, of Tiffin, was charged with a protection order violation for an incident Aug. 1.
Gina L. Shiley, 41, of Tiffin, was charged with theft for an incident Sept. 15.
A woman went to the station Tuesday afternoon to report a cell phone was stolen out of a car that was parked in a garage in the 600 block of East Market Street.
Scott E. Nye, 34, of Tiffin, was charged with criminal trespass and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle Tuesday.
The theft of a wallet was reported Tuesday evening in the 200 block of North Washington Street. An item and a license were returned to the owner.
Lance K. Mitchell, 23, of Findlay, was charged with possession of marijuana Tuesday.
A 100-block South Monroe Street woman reported Tuesday night a neighbor had been stealing her light bulbs.
A 200-block West Perry Street caller reported early Wednesday morning people were breaking into cars. The caller reported the people ran away.
A caller from Tiffin University reported early Wednesday morning a staff member caught a man breaking into a car behind a dormitory in the 100 block of Miami Street.
A 500-block Hedges Street woman reported early Wednesday morning someone turned her door handle and a security light was activated. Police were unable to locate anyone in the area.
A trailer in the 100 block of Thomas Street was reported entered Wednesday morning. Tools were taken.
A vehicle in the 200 block of West Market Street was reported entered Wednesday morning.
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A 2000-block North TR 69 caller reported Tuesday afternoon outbuildings had been entered.
Michael C. Nims, 30, of Green Springs, was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle Wednesday.
A man reported early Wednesday morning a man he knew pulled a knife on him in a bar on South Broadway Street. The man then ran. Michael L. Abdoo, 31, of Green Springs, was arrested on Baker Street and charged with aggravated menacing.
A 1000-block North SR 53 person went to the station Wednesday morning to report bad checks.
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Stacey Alaniz, 26, of Fremont, was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, violating traffic lanes and parking on a public highway early Sunday morning.
A residence in the 400 block of Beech Street was reported broken into Tuesday evening. TVs were taken.
A 100-block East High Street woman reported early Wednesday morning someone was trying to break into her house. Police were unable to locate anyone.
A 400-block North Union Street man reported Wednesday morning his gun was stolen four months ago during a break-in to his garage.
An employee of Rite Aid, 113 N. Countyline St., reported Wednesday morning a juvenile tried to steal a stereo case. The juvenile didn't take it, but ran from the store.
Seneca County Probate Court
Jean M. Elchert, Fostoria.
William H. Horen, Fostoria.
Ruth JoAnn Holzwarth, Tiffin.
Marriage license applications
Mathew Steven Munoz and Gwendolyn Lee Adkins, Tiffin.
James Barney Slosser and Valerie Kay Nieset, Tiffin.
Lucas Carl Smith and Summer Lea Thacker, Kansas.
Garrett Adam Hetzel and Ashley Marie Miller, Fostoria.
Joshua Keith Penwell and Danielle Lynn Hall, Fostoria.
Nicholas Allen Bowman and Shannon Leigh Garpiel, Tiffin.
Tyler Allen Mesnard and Jaime Lyn Bard, Bloomville.
Jacob Allen James, Fostoria, and Emily Marie Andrys, Sidney, Neb.
Kenneth Dale Brown and Cassandra Olympia Lagunad, Tiffin.
Joshua Jerald Hammer and Sarah Jo Whitta, Fostoria.
Richard D. Moyer and Amy Jo Hergesheimer, Tiffin.
Thomas Eugene Nye and Ava Nell Burgess, Tiffin.
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Is it viable for Joyner to remain PSU AD, or would it further outrage fans?
July 24, 2013 - Cory Giger
CHICAGO -- Dave Joyner enjoys being Penn State's athletic director and would like to keep the job for a long time, but no matter what he does, there will always be a large group of people who believe he had no business ever getting the job in the first place.
Joyner was on the PSU Board of Trustees at the beginning of the Sandusky scandal, the same board that fired Joe Paterno. For that, legions of Penn State fans have never forgiven the trustees and believe that it was a conflict of interest for Joyner to be put into the position of acting AD (the acting title has since been removed).
Penn State President Rodney Erickson will step down in June 2014, and Joyner currently is slated to remain the AD until then. Joyner was asked Wednesday if it's viable for him to continue as AD beyond that point, given that there is such hostility among many fans toward him for his ties to the Board of Trustees.
"I'm the AD right now, so I'm certainly very comfortable running the department and doing what we've done," Joyner said. "But what happens and the reasons for it happening in the future are beyond me. My job is to do the best I can and let the results on and off the field speak for themselves."
For Penn State to move forward, though, the anti-Joyner crowd argues that someone in such a key position cannot have ties to the Board of Trustees. If Joyner were to remain in office, it could continue to create a divide and anger a large portion of the fan base.
"Well, if you're the President of the United States and 48 percent of the people on a good day don't like you, that's a tough job to live with," Joyner said. "I think that people have their own opinions about me, and they're welcome to them. But my job is to lead by whatever examples that we bring forth at the end of each year and at the end of each day, and I'll let them speak for themselves."
Each time he's been asked about his future, Joyner has always said he wants to do what's best for the university.
"I've said in the past that I'm here to serve Penn State University, and I'm here to do that as long as they see that I'm valuable," he said.
His value, though, would have to be gauged against the potential harm that could result by the fan base being outraged if he stays on.
"That will be up to other people than myself," Joyner said of his future as AD, "but I have to operate thinking, trying to lay plans -- whether I'm there or not -- lay plans for what Penn State's going to be like five years from now, 10 years from now.
"I'll just keep doing my job and doing the best I can do, and whatever happens, happens."


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To assist countries in achieving the globally-agreed Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the Korea Forest Service launched the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI) on 14 October 2014, in the margins of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), being held in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, from 6 to 17 October ... read more
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Yamuna, the largest tributary of the Ganga river, is all set to get an "eco health" revamp in the region, courtesy UK-based Thames River Restoration Trust (TRRT) and a number of local organizations working in the field of eco-restoration of waterbodies. WWF India has also been working to help restore the lower Yamuna to benefit the people and wildlife as part of the "Thames and Ganges Twinning ... read more
In 1985 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated two world heritage sites in the tiny, mountainous province of Assam in northeastern India. Yet these two parks, just 100 miles apart, and once joined by dense forest, were to experience very different fates over the following 25 years. Where Kaziranga has thrived, and its population of flagship rhin... read more
From Seattle to Sweden, an ever-growing number of city and regional governments are using roof gardens, specially designed wetlands, and other forms of "green infrastructure" to rein in pollution from countless diffuse sources - and to save money. "We're at a tipping point," says Katherine Baer of American Rivers, which is working with communities to implement green infrastruc... read more
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The Stetson men's tennis team (2-0) defeated Flagler College (0-1) by a score of 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. The Hatters improved to 2-0 on the season, building on their win over St. John's in the season-opener.
In doubles play, freshmen Cahit Kapukiran (Izmir, Turkey) and Laurynas Antropikas (Palanga, Lithuania) had no trouble in their match, winning 8-2 against Inigo Landaluce and David Espinosa.
Senior Didrik Berg (Oslo, Norway) and junior Hans Adrian Riseng (Oslo, Norway) then defeated Jose Martinez and Peter Coulis 9-7 in a thrilling doubles match to secure the point for the Hatters.
Egor Panyushkin (Moscow, Russia) and Chester Espie (Auckland, New Zealand) finished off the doubles sweep by defeating Stephan Stolz and Bruno Padhila 9-7.
"Flagler doubles were outstanding today," Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote said after the match. "Both teams played extremely well. It was a great doubles point."
"I can't emphasize enough how important the momentum from the doubles is," Espie said on Saturday. "It really is important going into singles play."
The Hatters took that momentum into singles and won all six matches. Freshman Simon Julin (Stockholm, Sweden) was the first to finish in singles, defeating Stolz 6-1, 6-0. Fellow freshman Panyushkin followed with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Padilha.
Kapukiran, for the second match in a row, sealed the victory with his singles win. He defeated Landaluce 6-2, 6-3. Espie followed that with a 6-4, 6-0 win against Espinosa, and Antropikas was next to finish, picking up a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Coulis.
Berg won the final match of the day, defeating Martinez 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. "Our team again played very confidently in singles," Pilote said. "Didrik is showing the way and our young squad is following his lead."
The men's tennis team has a lengthy break before its next match. The Hatters play host to Florida A&M on Sunday, Feb. 17. That match is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.


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René Girard
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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (1978)[edit]
Des choses cachées depuis la fondation du monde (1978), as translated by Stephen Bann and Michael Metteer (Continuum:1987).
- It was Plato who determined once and for all the cultural meaning of imitation, but this meaning is truncated, torn from the essential dimension of acquisitive behavior, which is also the dimension of conflict. If the behavior of certain higher animals, particularly the apes, seems to foreshadow human behavior, it does so almost exclusively, perhaps, because the role of acquisitive mimesis is so important in their behavior, although it is not as central as it is for the human being. If one ape observes another reach for an object, it is immediately tempted to imitate the gesture. It also happens that the animal visibly resists the temptation, and if the imitative gesture amuses us by reminding us of human beings, the failure to complete it, that is to say the repression of what already can be nearly defined as a desire, amuses us even more. It makes the animal a sort of brother to us by showing it subject to the same fundamental rule as humanity—that of preventing conflict, which the convergence of two or several avid hands toward one and the same object cannot help but provoke.
- p. 4.
- An examination of our terms, such as competition, rivalry, emulation, etc., reveals that the traditional perspective remains inscribed in the language. Competitors are fundamentally those who run or walk together, rivals who dwell on opposite banks of the same river, etc…The modern view of competition and conflict is the unusual and exceptional view, and our incomprehension is perhaps more problematic than the phenomenon of primitive prohibition. Primitive societies have never shared our conception of violence. For us, violence has a conceptual autonomy, a specificity that is utterly unknown to primitive societies. We tend to focus on the individual act, whereas primitive societies attach only limited importance to it and have essentially pragmatic reasons for refusing to isolate such an act from its context. This context is one of violence. What permits us to conceive abstractly of an act of violence and view it as an isolated crime is the power of a judicial institution that transcends all antagonists. If the transcendence of the judicial institution is no longer there, if the institution loses its efficacy or becomes incapable of commanding respect, the imitative and repetitious character of violence becomes manifest once more; the imitative character of violence is in fact most manifest in explicit violence, where it acquires a formal perfection it had not previously possessed. At the level of the blood feud, in fact, there is always only one act, murder, which is performed in the same way for the same reasons in vengeful imitation of the preceding murder. And this imitation propagates itself by degrees. It becomes a duty for distant relatives who had nothing to do with the original act, if in fact an original act can be identified; it surpasses limits in space and time and leaves destruction everywhere in its wake; it moves from generation to generation. In such cases, in its perfection and paroxysm mimesis becomes a chain reaction of vengeance, in which human beings are constrained to the monotonous repetition of homicide. Vengeance turns them into doubles.
- p. 11-12.
- There is no culture without a tomb and no tomb without a culture; in the end the tomb is the first and only cultural symbol. The above-ground tomb does not have to be invented. It is the pile of stones in which the victim of the unanimous stoning is buried. It is the first pyramid.
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Source: Bloomberg
quote: "At the end of the day much of Apple's design claims boil down to its assertion that it "owns" exclusive rights to produce rectangular tablets/smartphones with rounded edges." ^outright lie.
quote: Now looking at apple's patent 677 filed in Nov. 2008. It's for an electronic device with a rectangular shape, rounded edges and a flat, transparent surface with black color, and rectangular display centered on the face. A lozenge-shaped button on the top. Now looking at Apple's 087 patent, filed in July 2007. It discloses a similar design to the 677 patent but adds the bezel around the phone. Sherman says all three patents show a rectangular phone, with rounded edges, a bezel with flat screen. "My opinion is that JP638 renders both of these patents (Apple's) obvious," Sherman says. There are relatively minor differences between Japanese design and Apple's designs, but not different enough to support Apple's design claims, he says.There is other prior art that invalidates Apple's claims, Sherman says.It includes Korean Registered Design KR547, issued on July 6, 2006. It discloses a portable phone that has an overall rectangular shape with evenly rounded corners with a display centered on the front of the display, flat face, lozenge-shaped slot at the top.Samsung is now showing photos of the LG Prada phone, which Sherman says was released in late 2006 before Apple filed its patents.LG Prada is a mobile handset that is rectangular, with rounded edges, flat front, black, lozenge-shaped slot at the top.Sherman says there's another patent — JR 383 — a Japanese design registration issued in June 2005. It is also rectangular, with four rounded corners, flat front.Now all four patents are being compared to two Apple patents. Sherman says that JP638 in combination with the Prada make Apple's 677 patent obvious. As to Apple's patent 087, he says if you combine JR 383 and JP 638 yields the Apple design.As for the display, you're trying to maximize the size of the display on the screen on a rectangular screen, Sherman says. And rounded corners have significant benefits in terms of usability. It's easier to hold, they're more comfortable and they dont' snag when you're trying to put them into your pockets. Sharp corners may bend and break, while rounded corners are easier to manufacture, he adds. There is now an internal Apple email on screen. It's from an Apple designer to Jonathan Ive, Apple's chief designer, saying that the rounded corners had advantages.
quote: In this patent war, Apple has accused Samsung of copying its genius. Samsung has defended itself saying the similarities aren't design choices but utilitarian parts of a tablet. In order to prove Samsung wrong, however, Apple came up with a list of suggestions with different aesthetics Samsung could have gone with to avoid this infringement. Here were some of the things Apple came up with: * Overall shapes that are not rectangular with four flat sides* Or that do not have four rounded corners* Front surfaces that are not completely flat or clear* And that have substantial adornment* Thick frames rather than a thin rim around the front surface* Profiles that are not thin* Or that have a cluttered appearance


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Ghost gum is the much-tastier form of of marshmallows that you can make when pulling 1 or more big marshmallow between your forefingers and thumbs until it turns to delicious, stringy white goo. Similar to, but better than, Fluff.
I was going to roast marshmallows, but I made ghost gum instead, it was way better.
Por Julzzz 13 de junio de 2008
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A gum wraper that appears to have gum in it, but when you open it there is nothing there.
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Solfège I
SFG 111–132; 2 s.h./term
Sight-singing in five clefs, singing and recognition of intervals and triads, two-part contrapuntal dictation, rhythmic dictation, and score-reading.
Solfège II
SFG 241–262; 2 s.h./term
Advanced sight-singing in seven clefs, chromaticism, three-part contrapuntal dictation, simple figured-bass dictation, and reading Bach chorales in open score.
Solfège III
SFG 371–392; 2 s.h./term
More complex figured-bass dictation with chromaticism, atonal dictation and sight-singing, and advanced score-reading.
Odd-numbered courses generally meet in the fall and even-numbered courses meet in the spring.
The designations "s.h." (semester hours) and "g.c." (graduate credits) indicate credit-hours given per term for undergraduate and graduate courses, respectively.
Yearlong, two-semester courses are designated by hyphenated course numbers. Students must successfully complete both semesters of required yearlong courses to satisfy the graduation requirement.
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You've been promoted to Overseer of the World, now what would you do?
So…I wrote what I thought was a fairly simple but thought-provoking post last week about a group that was trying to address some of the problems on our planet.
Their effort has had mixed results, but leaders from around the world had committed their support. After all, when the United Nations…
U.N.? DID YOU REALLY JUST SAY U.N.?!? I KNOW you didn't say…
I'm going out on a limb here, but judging from the comments to the previous blog, it seems some folks might not care too much for the U.N. The simple mention of the name causes such loathing, despising, suspicion, distrust and general scorn that whatever point you try to make gets lost. Kind of reminds me of my mother when the image of Fidel Castro appears on a television set. She starts screaming and cursing him so loudly I can't hear why they're showing his photo.
So let's deal with some of the anger and then move on.
Yes, there are nations run by despots, tyrants and dictators in the U.N. That's what happens when you try to create a worldwide forum for dealing with problems. When you accept just about everyone, you're going to have some misfits and miscreants.
It's like any big family. Most of the members are fairly normal, but then there's the weird uncle who eats canned cat food to save money, or seems disturbingly too close to his pet chicken. The relative nobody wants to acknowledge, much less sit beside. But how else are you going to solve family problems if everybody isn't at the table, particularly if many of the problems involve strange Uncle Zeke?
Yes, the U.N. isn't always effective. Sometimes it can be maddeningly slow-footed and self-absorbed. But at least it's engaged, and continues trying to find solutions to some of the world's problems. Which was one of the major points of the blog post.
Besides, what would you have U.N. leaders do? Throw their hands up and say that because they have not always resolved everything, they're going to quit trying?
Today, I'm promoting all of you. I'm going to cover you in the mantle of leadership (and responsibility), and ask: what problems would you address? How would you go about changing the world for the better?
The folks at the U.N. chose to try to end world hunger and poverty, make sure children are educated, women have equality and power, child mortality rates drop, maternal health improves, fight diseases such as HIV/Aids and malaria, strive for environmental sustainability, and develop a global partnership for development.
So…what would YOU do?
I'd especially like to hear what you silver-tongued (silver-fingered?) commenters to the previous blog have to offer.
Let 'er rip…


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Kinks: Bottoming to men
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Butt fucking....penetrating ones anus with ones penis
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Not exclusive to the gay community
Bottoming is something gay men are widely know for, this is basically their main sex act or way of having sex
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(n) - bottomings consist of a mixture of sweets, usually with ice cream. Similar to toppings, but it is on the bottom.
Andrew likes to put nut bottomings in his ice cream.
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Laura Fletcher
Laura Fletcher had a glowing smile and an unforgettable sense of humor to match. She absolutely loved laughing, but it is her encouraging presence and consistent understanding that will be missed most.
Laura was a master of great climbing excuses, and she loved to comment on the days when the gravity was too high, or the air was too humid, or "We ate too much pizza last night." The effect was always to encourage those around her.
As a sophomore, Laura chose to finish her high school career by home schooling. At the end of her junior year, she enrolled at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis to pursue a career in nursing. A scientific thinker and a top student, Laura became a Certified Nursing Assistant. She loved being able to care for patients.
Laura began climbing in February 2007 at a local gym. Once she went climbing outside, her new hobby changed into a lifestyle, and she spent most of the summer taking trips to the Red. When school started again, she drove down to the Red almost every fall weekend.
Her favorite style of climbing was on "Red River slab routes," which really means vertical. Such lines included Whip Stocking (5.11a) and Random Precision (5.11b). Most of all, she enjoyed being part of the climbing community. Laura was selfless and humble and will be dearly missed.
—April Schafer
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on March 18, 2013 - 3:10 PM
A "Solutions Fair," matching small- and medium-sized manufacturers with the state's technology and business resources, will be held 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday at the Larkin at Exchange Building, 726 Exchange St. in Buffalo.
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 07:31 AM
I like everything about the Wings in fact I am often accused of being too much of a homer. What I don't like is ungrateful fans vilifying them. People that imply that Holland is incompetent, talking like that last 4 years were a total failure yet in reality we actually have more wins (reg season AND playoffs) than any other team, constantly saying hateful things about our 2 top goal scorers, seems like a lot of people would prefer anybody new rather than the guys that have provided us with unmatched success.
Is there anything about the Wings you DO like?
I think a lot of these so called fans wouldn't be Wings fans if we hadn't been so dominant for so long and the worst of those would jump off if we weren't so dominant
Posted 22 July 2012 - 10:12 AM
Judging from various forums, a lot of Red Wing fans are band wagon fans who jumped on years ago or even decades ago and the Wings haven't given them reason to jump off. They are the most unappreciative, ignorant, juvenile, unrealistic and down right nasty group of fans I have ever come across. Although I doubt it will happen I am kinda hoping the Wings don't make the playoff so some of them will jump ship.
Yeah, like a lot of us younger Red Wings fans had control over being born and growing up during their marvelous run. I'm sure those fans exist, but you are making some serious over generalizations there.
Even more annoying than this "better fans" debate are people that try to judge what constitutes a "real" fan.
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 11:16 AM
Yeah, like a lot of us younger Red Wings fans had control over being born and growing up during their marvelous run. I'm sure those fans exist, but you are making some serious over generalizations there.
Even more annoying than this "better fans" debate are people that try to judge what constitutes a "real" fan.
It's just so aggravating to see all this whining, bitching, complaining and down right hating from "fans" towards the Wings when they are the most successful professional sports franchise in the world for the last 25 years and despite not winning the Cup the winningest team in the NHL over the last 4 years.
I understand that this is a forum where we are supposed to express our opinions but when they are so extreme and hateful it really pisses me off.
I don't agree with everything he does (I think we overpayed a little for Tootoo and Gustavsson and I really don't understand signing Samuelsson as I think he will occupy space on the team that could be occupied by younger players that I believe are already as good as he is and are only going to get better and that their development will stall without the benefit of playing for and against the best there is) but I would never suggest he is incompetent, lazy or needs to get fired. That's just ignorant.
And some of the hate expressed for some of the players is just asinine. I know we are not all going to like all the players but some go way overboard in expressing that dislike.
We have more wins in the regular season and more wins in the playoffs in the last 4 years than any other team. I am quite confident that the same could be said for any 4 year stretch for more than a quarter century now. I for one appreciate the effort and feel that I am lucky to be a Wings fan and am thankful that I did not grow up a fan of any other
Edited by Johnz96, 22 July 2012 - 11:26 AM.
Posted 23 July 2012 - 08:36 AM
It always kind of annoyed me how a successful team's fans are, for some reason, automatically labeled as "great fans" or "the best fans in the league". Why is that the case? Makes no sense.
It's pretty damn easy to root for a successful team. Fans will rally behind a team that wins for years, that team acquires a huge fan base and then claims some sort of elite status as fans?
I'm not sure how that works...but whatever.
Quantity does not necessarily equal quality.
I'll say this...
Fans who stick by their team and support their team to the death when their team hasn't won anything...ever...I think that says a whole hell of a lot more about the quality of a team's fan base than fans who root for a team who has won a bunch of cups and seems to always be a contender.
I speak of which I know. The Blues haven't won anything, except a few trips to the finals early on...and the fan base here is pretty rabid and loyal.
I think it's kind of lame to, as a whole, claim some sort of superiority over another team's fan base, based on how good the team is. I get that it's all in fun...but it's still kind of weird to hear folks get pissed off about it.
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The timing is couldn't be worse considering many people in Detroit are still mending due to the loss of Lids and Suter no signing here. On top of that, whole Shea debacle with his play against Hank and the offer sheet being from Philly.
Don't put too much thought into it folks, the intent was for fun, but now it is turning ugly.
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Yeah this is an old one and I couldn't care less what other fans think or say about me as a fan. I do think Detroit does have one of the greatest fan bases in the NHL. They may be the best or not I think that's all subjective. I think lower teams that haven't won any cups or much of anything are going to disagree that Detroit has the best fans simply because of being envious. Other fans hate Detroit and hate their fans simply for the fact that we do win a lot so they will never get past that and vote Detroit the better fans.
Posted 24 July 2012 - 07:58 AM
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Sorry we have only been around for 14 years. It's not our fault we weren't blessed with a National Hockey Team until 1998 but hockey has been around in Nashville since the 60s so some of us aren't as dumb to the sport as you may like to think.
I've never said Nashville knew any more about hockey than a die hard Detroit fan either.
I'm simply saying it's not fair to write us off as hicks with no grasp of the sport because we are from the South.
Oh and those weren't towels they were shirts and I'm sure most of them were thrown by visiting Red Wings fans and possibly a few Predators fans who didn't care for an XL Shirt. I have about 20 of them in my drawer from playoffs because they are way too big to wear. I guess some folks decided to donate their to the ice They will go to charities now instead of not being worn.
I like this team.
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I really loved how this game was officiated, by the way.
I was only able to watch the second half, but it was great seeing the Jazz beat the Lakers for the second time this season. One thing that surprised me is that World Peace never posted up when Jeremy Evans was guarding him.
Just to be clear, I watched until the middle of the third quarter, but the kids were in and out of the room. I used the box score to back-up what I saw. I watched Hayward standing watching the offense, watching on defense, watching the loose balls. Harpring called out Hayward for missing a defense rotation that led to a Howard dunk or lay-up. I saw Hayward go to the rim the first time he touched the ball only to be blocked and hammered by the Lakers, with no call. Then I watched him chuck 3 more jumpers before finally making one. I watched him slumped shoulders walking slowly to the bench and I watched Sidney Lowe light him up verbally.
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That's 46 points and 34 with Jamison taking it out in 16 minutes of action, by the way.
The NBA, where the Championship Trophy is awarded in June, but won in July.
They were so skinny at the front court. They made awful lateral moves at off season imo (there were no significant fa's though) and that makes them a very bad team and lack of depth after a couple of injuries.
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Hayward is not a chucker. Hs shot has come around nicely. He is missing his shots going to the hole not getting foul calls. Plus some tip back misses in traffic. If you watch the games Hayward is quite engaged, one of our smartest players.
Only time he checks out is when the entire offense checks out , which is when the play call is "feed Al and watch". Heck, I would check out to.
Hayward must be the last player who gets labeled chucker. In fact, he passes more when he is not supposed to do even he's free.
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