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A defector who was a psychological warfare officer for the North says the market will transform the country from the bottom up.
April 27, 2013, SaturdayIn the West, piracy is a matter of intellectual property but in China, the issue is not just legal, but social.
March 14, 2013, ThursdayXi Jinping's visit to a particularly poverty-stricken village in north China brought it attention and help, but also threw into relief the vast scale of the challenge.
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August 25, 2012, SaturdayThe United States is not poised to fight the global battles for good jobs.
September 17, 2011, SaturdayA new analysis describes vast resources of natural gas, with deep implications for all other energy choices.
April 07, 2011, ThursdayThe number of undernourished people dropped this year, but remains higher than before the 2008 food crisis, according to United Nations officials.
September 15, 2010, WednesdayChina has had an amazing 30-year sprint to wealth for many of its people. But the distribution of wealth is nowhere near equal.
September 03, 2010, FridayEntering working-class homes in fast-disappearing neighborhoods opens a world experienced by few foreigners and indeed, one might venture, few Chinese.
August 29, 2009, SaturdayChina's growing clout and momentum remain hamstrung by poverty and authoritarian rule.
April 02, 2009, ThursdayChina has moved more people out of poverty than any other country in recent decades, but places like southern Henan Province remain destitute.
January 13, 2008, SundayMOSCOW, March 17.--The "Osaviakim," the Society for Aviation and Chemical Warfare, is one of the most interesting of the phenomena of new Russia. Now possessing a member roll of over 2,000,000, which it is hoped to bring up to 5,000,000 within two years, the Osaviakim ...
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Legendary Spanish radio host Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo isn't pulling any punches after a former employee accused him of sexual harassment -- telling us the man behind the allegations hasn't been right in the head for a long time.
As we reported, Alberto "Beto" Cortez -- a former writer, producer and performer on the Piolin por la Manana show -- accused Piolin of physically, sexually and emotionally harassing him for 3 years ... but Piolin gave TMZ a statement, insisting it's BS ... and Beto's emotionally erratic history backs him up.
Piolin says he stood by Beto for more than a decade "through all of Beto's personal travails," but Beto went off his rocker in 2012 ... and Piolin could no longer protect him. Piolin says Univision decided not to renew Beto's contract as a result ... and now, Beto's out for revenge.
TMZ has obtained an email sent from Beto to Univision higher-ups -- sent in 2012 -- in which he admits that his life has gone off the rails and he's trying to get better. He was let go shortly afterward. Piolin claims the email proves Beto was nuts before these allegations surfaced.
Piolin is currently off the air as a result of Beto's allegations, but tells us, "I plan to be back on the radio very soon."
We reached out to Beto's people for comment -- so far no word back.
Number one, Piolín isn't a "Spanish radio host" because he isn´t from Spain, he's from Mexico. Speaking in Spanish doesn't make him any more Spanish than writing in English makes the TMZ writers English.
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Signing Emmanuel Sanders, in one fell swoop, would make the 2014 free agent period a success for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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With the dust settling on the second day of NFL free agency, the Chiefs have signed two new players: offensive linemen Jeff Linkenbach from the Indianapolis Colts and linebacker Joe Mays, previously of the Houston Texans.
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Kansas City Chiefs: Draft prospect-Kelvin BenjaminKelvin Benjamin is a big wide receiver that would complement the Chiefs passing attack in 2014.
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The Kansas City Chiefs had one of the best defenses in the NFL last season, and Justin Houston was a big piece of that. According to CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora, the Chiefs are currently in discussions about a potential long-term extension with their star linebacker. He is one of the best pass rushers in the NFL right now, and despite missing five games, ended up with 11.0 sacks...
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This week, that changes entirely with previews of wide receivers. We all know the Chiefs would love a playmaking wideout to create separation down the field. Dwayne Bowe is certainly a good receiver but needs...
Alex Smith 'very excited' about Chiefs future
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith is looking forward to the development of coach Andy Reid's offense in their second season together. "I'm very excited, if you look at our last eight or nine games offensively, we really did some good things and took off a little bit there," Smith said, via The Kansas City Star. "And we got some momentum heading into the offseason...
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It'd be easy to point to the Chiefs' heartbreaking collapse to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs as the most disappointing part of the season. We've been over that enough times.
To me, the biggest disappointment in Kansas City this season was the lackluster production of its supposed top receiver: Dwayne Bowe.
The Chiefs gave Bowe a five-year, $56 million contract before...
Kansas City Chiefs to show interest in Jeremy Maclin?
According to Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star, the Kansas City Chiefs are expected to show interest in free agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin this coming offseason. The Chiefs are looking for upgrades to their aerial attack for quarterback Alex Smith, and Maclin very well could be a cheaper option because of the ACL injury that he is coming off. This would be a very intriguing...
Chiefs Receiver Dwayne Bowe: Everybody Wants A Piece Of Dwayne Bowe
The five-year, $56 million contract extension was supposed to bring Kansas City Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe some sense of security. Instead, it seems to have made him paranoid.
Bowe, 29, got the money he was looking for last offseason and was able to remain in Kansas City, Mo., where he's made his home during his seven seasons in the NFL. However, this season turned out to be one...
Dwayne Bowe expects bigger things next season
Dwayne Bowe just finished one of the worst statistical seasons of his career, one in which the Chiefs' freshly minted $56 million receiver took a backseat to the No. 1 running back when it came to both catches, targets, yards and touchdowns.
Yet, teammates and coaches have consistently raved about Bowe's unselfishness, and while his diminished production may have led some to...
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Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs were unable to get past the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the playoffs. (kcchiefs.com)
The Kansas City Chiefs lost a heartbreaker to the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the playoffs, in a game in which the Chiefs led in the second half by 28 points. The loss marks an end to an incredible turn around season in which the Chiefs...
Dwayne Bowe is Probable
Chiefs wideout Dwayne Bowe (concussion) is probable for Saturday's playoff game at Indianapolis, according to kcchiefs.com.Fantasy Spin:Bowe missed the final game of the regular season after catching just 57 passes for 673 yards and five touchdowns the first 15. Running back Jamaal Charles led the team in receiving yards with 693 and receiving touchdowns with seven.
Engel: NFL still not connecting the dots about concussions
Listening to Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe talk about it Wednesday, his concussion sounded so benign. What he described sounded symptomatic of taking a couple of Tylenol PM rather than a blow to the brain.
Not that his "just a little fatigued" answer really mattered.
All anybody heard, and I am culpable, too, was that Bowe had been cleared to play in Kansas City'...
Kansas City Chiefs' Bowe cleared to play in Wild Card playoff game
The Kansas City Chiefs will welcome their number one wide receiver back on the field on Saturday as they take on the Indianapolis Colts for the wild card playoff game. Dwayne Bowe was cleared by league and team doctors today after missing the Chiefs' finale last weekend versus the San Diego Chargers. Bowe suffered a concussion while playing the Colts two weeks ago. He returned...
Chiefs WR Bowe (concussion) cleared for wild-card game vs. Colts
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been cleared to play in Saturday's wild-card playoff game against Indianapolis after sustaining a concussion against the Colts two weeks ago.
Bowe was among several starters held out of last week's overtime loss at San Diego.
Kansas City could be without right tackle Eric Fisher, the No. 1 overall pick in last year's draft. He strained...
Chiefs' Bowe cleared to play; Fisher hurts groin
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been cleared to play in Saturday's wild-card playoff game against Indianapolis after sustaining a concussion against the Colts two weeks ago.
Bowe was among several starters held out of last week's overtime loss at San Diego.
Kansas City could be without right tackle Eric Fisher, the No. 1 overall pick in last year...
Chiefs' Dwayne Bowe and Tamba Hali feeling better
The Kansas City Chiefs are monitoring the health of wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and linebacker Tamba Hali and hoping they will be back for their playoff game this weekend against the Colts. Bowe has been dealing with a concussion that he suffered last week and Hali has been dealing with a sore knee. Both players were held out of last weeks game due to their injuries, but the Chiefs...
Dwayne Bowe Questionable For Colts Game
Kansas City wide receiver Dwayne Bowe is questionable for Saturday's game against Indianapolis.Fantasy Spin:Bowe didn't play Sunday due to the concussion and the fact the Chiefs were locked into the fifth seed and didn't play many of their stars. He should be ready for Indianapolis this Saturday.
Dwayne Bowe Won't Play Week 17
Concussed Kansas City wide receiver Dwayne Bowe won't be ready for Sunday's game against San Diego.Fantasy Spin:Even if he were healthy, Bowe probably wouldn't have played much. With KC already locked into the No. 5 seed, the Chiefs have nothing to gain from winning this week. Expect most of the Chiefs' starters to play sparingly or not at all in the regular season finale.
Dwayne Bowe likely won't play this week after suffering a concussion
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe likely won't play this week against the Charger after suffering a concussion.
#Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe will be listed on the injury report with a concussion he suffered this week. Probably won't play, obviously.
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Terez Paylor of the Kansas City Star reports that Bowe will be listed on Thursday's injury report with a concussion. Bowe was not on Wednesday's injury report at all, which indicates the concussion was something he's suffered this week.
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Alex Smith threw a short pass to Dwayne Bowe who was met immediately by Colts safety Antoine Bethea.
Bowe got back up but Bethea took the chance to celebrate by dancing down the field...
Hearing pushed back for WR Dwayne Bowe
RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) A municipal court hearing for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe on speeding and marijuana possession citations has been rescheduled.
Bowe's lawyers, Kevin E.J. Regan, said through legal assistant Jennifer Purvis that the hearing has been moved from Wednesday to Jan. 22. Purvis says the office doesn't plan to comment further.
Police in the...
Hearing pushed back for Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe
A municipal court hearing for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe on speeding and marijuana possession citations has been rescheduled.
Bowe's lawyers, Kevin E.J. Regan, said through legal assistant Jennifer Purvis that the hearing has been moved from Wednesday to Jan. 22. Purvis says the office doesn't plan to comment further.
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Currently visiting Australia on a headlining tour, Anti-Flag band mates Justin and Chris #2 sat down with Music Feeds before their show. Touring on the back of their latest release The General Strike, the lads compare the pros and cons of playing the festival circuit as opposed to headlining. We get to the nitty gritty behind their writing process after all these years and the mindset behind a hard out punk band who are not scared to hold a mirror up to society.
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How can I stop stressing myself out endlessly about career decisions, while also still making the appropriate decisions/choices?
I have finally come to the (likely very obvious) conclusion that my career/future type things are intrusive, obsessive, and problematic. I'm a few years out of school and have been figuring things out like other folks with similar backgrounds. I've had some jobs that I've generally liked, have made a few decisions to try out new territory, took notes, had mixed success, whatever! But the thoughts! Oh the endless, endless calculations. I really just want them to end, at this point, so that I can focus a little bit on enjoying my life, doing things that make me happy, etc. PLUS, when the time comes for me to actually make a decision (for example, I'm waiting to hear back from a second interview), I wrack my mind with over-analysis and unnecessary contingency plans when, most often, continuing to wait is the best bet.
Though I have had employment for most of the last three years, it has often been precarious -- low-paid, not enough hours, temporary assignments, etc. -- and I've noticed that this kind of uncertainty (like will I start to run up credit card debt this month?) is a huge trigger for my anxiety. I feel caught between two modes -- a breezy string-things-together-and-experience-things! mode and a make-serious-moves-to-establish-a-career mode, but not really reaping the presumed benefits of either. In terms of my personal beliefs, I really don't value money-as-such and don't want to get pinned down by debt or getting used to an extravagant life. But I'm finding that my thought processes about "should I say yes to this deferred grad school admission in a field I'm only iffy about" or "should I drop everything and pursue nursing?" type thoughts are just tearing me apart. Essentially, I'm at my wits ends with this.
Just to be clear: I'm in therapy. I meditate (sometimes). I've always been someone who likes to plan new projects and think about the future, but I find that I'm not being very successful with anything like projects or plans these days because of the hulking career future uncertainty and the accompanying cognitive somersaults.
tl;dr: Help me make peace with my sudden-onset storms of career planning, please please.
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myself out endlessly... while also still making
You can't. These two are at odds.
As long as you believe that the quality of a decision hinges on overthinking it... you'll continue to get swept up in torrents of what-ifs and whyfors.
Are you a born optimizer? Do you have a million interests and enough capital to pursue any of them? Does your brain want to question every premise, investigate every nook, slink down every cranny?
Classic choice paralysis. You have too many open doors. Close some of them.
The world is wide. You're young. There are a million ways to be happy. Pick an interest, pursue it, and don't look back. If it doesn't stick? Toss it and try again. "Appropriate" is an adjective best applied in hindsight. If you're using common sense and the tools available to you, you're already making the best decision you can. Passion comes with time, skill and experience -- it's not innate.
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tugging on my consciousness. "Let's go to architect school!" "How do you use arduino?!" "What if I wrote a screenplay in twenty-one days?"
If my future looks boring, I know where to go... 'cuz the fantasy don't stop.
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Try doing things that are productive but not necessarily high-stakes. Things like taking a single class, volunteering somewhere, creating a project for yourself or teaching yourself a particular skill, making an appointment to meet with someone in a field you're considering and asking them about it. By starting small you can get a taste for a particular area and decide whether you want to pursue that direction any further before making any huge decisions, which should decrease the anxiety considerably.
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Decide what you want NOW, and then do the things that get you to that goal.
The rest is noise.
If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there. It's too open and up in the air and it makes too many decisions.
Whatever you decide to do for the next year, you don't have to do it forever. A lot of your decisions don't have permanant impact on your life.
If I were you, my career goal right now would be: a permanant position, with good pay and benefits. Full stop.
Once you've defined it, you'll realize that it's pretty simple and the decisions make themselves. If you're only applying for jobs that fit that criteria, then no matter what decision you make, it's the right one.
If your anxiety isn't treated, I can't recommend getting that taken care of enough. Therepy is good, Celexa is fantastic!
Nursing will be there, grad school will be there, you don't have to hare off right now and do that.
I've had three distinct careers in my life, and frankly I did nothing more than decide: "I need a good job, I'll start applying for things that fit my criteria."
It's easy to say, "don't over-think this," but that's my advice.
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on February 13
One technique is to make an appointment with yourself to do your worrying during a set time period. Set aside Sunday evening from 6 to 7, for example. If you have an intrusive thought, just be like, "thank you, brain, for your concern about my career--I will set this thought aside now until Sunday at 6" and maybe write down the thought if you want to be sure to remember it.
I wouldn't count actually doing next steps like updating your resume or filling out applications as part of this time, but I would count web surfing while daydreaming. Bookmark it and check it Sunday at 6.
posted by
Bentobox Humperdinck
on February 13
You need to get more information on each career path. People obsess when the stakes are high but there is insufficient information: "If nursing turns out to be enjoyable like the time I volunteered in a hospital and I can get paid $X within two years like nurse friend Jamie, it will be worthwhile. But if it turns out boring like my anatomy class and I have tons of trouble finding a job like nurse friend Pat, then I will regret it. Both could happen, or other options in between. A lot is on the line."
You need to do little experiments that get you more information. Shadow a nurse for a day. Volunteer again at the hospital. Ask your friend what the interview process is like. Borrow someone's classroom notes from nursing school and read them. Every time you start to obsess, ask yourself what concrete thing you can do to learn more about your career choices and then do it. Keep getting more information (specific to you) and the decision will become easier and easier. One day the decision will be obvious.
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on February 13
Thank you for the responses so far. It's helpful to hear concrete ideas about how to discern a path forward and how to break down information. Just reading these comments make me feel calmer and more collected.
Going along with the suggestions so far, can anybody suggest exactly how to stay disciplined about scheduling "career time" versus "time I'd rather not feel like the world will end if I don't make a decision right now?" I think what makes the thoughts about career so compelling is this underlying conviction that "if I don't solve this now, very bad things will happen, so I must keep thinking, even though it's 2:30am and I know this is toxic for me." I think I need to set clearer boundaries with myself and let myself appreciate my life.
(Also want to add that I did a few concrete things today: decided to close one door (grad school), blocked off a set amount of time today for resume rewriting and even shooting off an app. It feels great. Thank you for the support, as always :) )
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It's tough to realize how great it is to truly have so many opportunities available to you. When you're over-thinking and flirting with so many scenarios, I believe it is moreso because of the fear of the unknown. Fear of the future and that you can't know the "right" answers. Well, as they say, when one door closes, another opens. All of these scenarios and possibilities is like a security blanket that you can cling to because you're not really sure what you want, or what to do. This can definitely be paralyzing if you don't resist the allure of daydreaming and put your money where your mouth is, so to speak. I've realized, the only remedy is to take action. Do something rather than think about it. Start off small and simple if feasible, but get out there. Living in your head will almost always get in the way of living your life.
posted by
on February 13
Using logic helps me. I may feel like I need to figure something out right then, but logically (since I'm not *that much* of a night owl) 2 am is not the best time for decisionmaking. Any decision I come up with at 2 am is going to be crap, so maybe write down anything I want to remember later, and then promise myself I will figure it out when I'm alert and awake and thinking clearly.
Also, there is a big difference in saying to myself, "don't think about that now" (guess what I'm going to think about? Only one thing, and it's going to be THAT.) versus saying to myself "there is a time and a place for thinking about that, it IS super-important to think about that, so maybe I would rather set it aside until I'm in the proper time and place so I can give it its due."
posted by
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on February 13
Choose a time and date for 'career worrying', and then - this is key!
Set a bunch of reminders.
Like physical alarms on your phone, and a note on your calendar on the wall, and a friend to remind you about it.
You want your subconscious to be
absolutely reassured
that it's ok, you aren't going to forget about The Important Thing, and there is no need to keep churning over the thoughts like a washing machine.
Each time you think of it (especially 2.30am!), just tell yourself that it's ok, you will be looking at this stuff tomorrow night at say, 7pm.
You also put a piece of paper next to your bed, and you note anything extra you are thinking of (Eg:
Should I become a scuba diving instructor?
). Your brain is churning to make sure you don't forget this (semi-not) brilliant idea/aspect/worry you are thinking of.
Make sure you won't forget it, then stop worrying about it.
posted by
on February 13
I feel like you're one notch too low in the "hierarchy of needs" to be worrying about the direction of your career. You can't know the direction of your career when you're rightly worrying about a steady paycheck. Get to a steady paycheck first, if at all possible. Remove the anxiety about paying your bills and security, and rest there for a little while, then start to observe what you like and don't like about this steady job, what you're really good at, what you aren't. If it is possible to get to a steady paycheck position, I think much of this stress will seem less urgent and intense, and you'll start to see clearly where you want to go.
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Morris Island
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Our daughter has attended three Christian schools. Our experiences at Centralia Christian and Portland Christian were overwhelmingly awesome, our brief exposure to Cornerstone delivered immeasurable grief and heartache for our child and my family. We were very disappointed in the administration s responses to bullying, theft, and disparate treatment between the teachers children and the rest of the kids. Every time we brought these things to staff's attention the problem escalated. Maybe it's a great school for those families who never experience problems requiring administrative intervention but the philosophy at that level sure wasn't working for our family.
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We've had nothing but trouble with this school. My daughter's 1st grade class was reviewing Kindergarten work for the first 2 1/2 months. She was very bored and unchallenged. When I complained, I was told some of the other kids needed the refresher and my daughter would just have to "deal with it". We experienced many more problems that we had hoped to avoid by not enrolling in a public school. Very poor teacher relations and even worse with the principal. He seemed more interested in us not taking up his time then working with us. I would not recommend this school to anyone.
We chose Cornerstone Christian Preschool for our 4 year old after looking at several preschool/daycare's in the area. We have had nothing but a great experience. They have a great program, incorporating a structured learning environment, hands on opportunities, loving staff, and although we are not the typical church going family, the religious aspect is perfect for him, teaching him both about religion and compassion and kindness. He is extremely energetic, and is bright and very charismatic, we trully have found the perfect match for him. The teaching staff is extremely patient, they are safe and provide wonderful instruction. He started not being able to recognize letters or numbers and within a month, he is writing his name, and his letter and number recognition is astounding. We are very happy with Cornerstone.
This will be our third year at Cornerstone. We chose this school with great promise that our daughter who is above average would be challenged. During the Kindergarden year the school brought in an excelerated program that allowed the children to work at their own pace, while at the same time allowing the teachers to see were each child was individually. Many parents were very excited and happy with the program. The next year the program was gone. Since then there has been nothing challenging those who need to be challenged. Leaving quite a few children bored. This is not what we were promised and not what we expect from a private school. We love the staff and dont wish to pull our daughter away from an excellent christian based school. However, she or any other child should not be held back due to poor academic programs.
I have had nothing but problems with staff short comings, excuse after excuse on issues that would make this statement way to long. One issue that kept happening is why my 4 year old child has been picked up soaking wet, so wet that he is soaked through a 'water proof' ski jacket to his t-shirt being wet, his pants and shoes soaked through to his skin. When it was only 40 degrees out, he and about 10 other children were let to ride tricycles and play out in the rain. When asked why the staff replied'they want too, the shoes will take them were they will take them...' This was one of over 6 occurances just with my child. This facility has a new director this year and we hoped this program would improve. It is all about money with cornerstone. Do yourself a favor and go
The visionaries that were there for this school have been driven out. The prevailing thought now is that the school is merely a ministry of the school that is expendable should it prove to not financially support itself. Ministers have been put in charge of academic endeavors which is not their forte. All cutting edge programs have gone by the wayside. If a parent is looking for an academically excellent school with a god-led curriculum taught by Christians they would need to look elsewhere. This school is not the complete package and is veering further and further from this direction. Their philosophy to put God first is more than admirable, but not at the expense of their academics which are suffering. Very sad.
As this school is good in the religious aspect of learning, they need to offer the HOSTS program to students who have trouble earlier then 3rd grade. I was also very hurt and disappointed in their management skills before the 2008-2009 school year. Without proper planning or forseen consequences, a meeting was held for all families to inform them the Early Ed program was going to be terminated with little notice to find placement for their children for that school year. Over half the families left before the meeting was finished. Families were torn and good teachers I knew left the school. This is not the ideal environment I want my child in for a church or school to damage families who put their heart and soul into everything about it. They did extend the timeline, but the hurt was already done. My child will not be returning.
My kids have been at Cornerstone for almost 3 years now. I have a preschooler and an elementary aged child. One thing that is so special about this place is the emphasis on the Lord. Chapel is my favorite part of the week, as it just puts a knot in my throat to watch these kids worship the Lord. The staff in the elementary and ECE are very friendly and helpful. The administrative assitant in the preschool is knowledgeable and very professional, and continues to provide great service to me & others. Even though there has been a change in the director recently, the place seems to be thriving, and the new director is making some great changes that are benefiting the program. They teach the kids to learn through play as well as guiding them with an academic approach. My child loves school and his teachers very much. Thank you.
Parents, this is a great preschool for your kids, 12 months- 5years! The teachers are experienced, educated, and skilled at what they do. I have two children in the program (preschool with extended care) and my kids LOVE it. I feel safe leaving my children, and know that the environment is a moral one. The director is very educated, and has helped our family in many ways. The Early Ed director gives sound advice, and definitely has a passion for what she does. It's all about the kids. She has built relationships with the children and families in the program...not only the old ones carried over from a different program, but she has made new ones with my family, and others, that I can tell. Check that place out. It's busy, definitely busy with many children--but they are having fun and learning! Way to go, ECE! We are happy parents!
My son is 4 and attends this great school. They have good student teacher ratio's. Great Curriculum. I also volunteer w/ a great program called HOSTS.
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A swarm of people gathered in New York City's Union Square Park this past weekend to touch black women's hair.
In what seemed like a captivating idea to spark up a conversation that aims to "demystify the fascinations others have with black hair," another dialogue was ignited –– one of backlash and dismay, which took the viral world by storm.
An interactive exhibit that displayed black models rocking their au naturel coiffures was curated and executed by Un-Ruly. The exhibition –– where strangers from all walks of life were welcomed with the opportunity to touch various textures of black hair –– caused a bevy of other models to show up on the second day of "You Can Touch My Hair," in a bold reprisal where the ladies held up signs that read "You CAN'T Touch My Hair."
Un-Ruly Founder Antonia Opiah wrote in regards to black hair, stating:
Black hair is unique. It requires different care techniques and routines. And in a country where we primarily see commercials for white hair products and magazines that mainly cover white beauty topics and TV shows that mainly feature white characters, we, and those curious about us, have to find information about our hair from other sources.
In response to the exhibit itself, one of the protesters explained to theGrio her concern, saying:
I wanted to strike a balance. I felt very vehemently against putting yourself on display like you're some kind of a zoo animal. Black people have a history of being property in this country and countries all over the world. To me, this hearkens back to those days. We're doing it this time. We're making ourselves objects to be prodded, touched, examined and ogled.
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"You just know," is probably the most unhelpful answer of all time. But if you took a poll of married people on how they knew they wanted to marry their spouse, that is a common answer you might get. Maybe if you were a very intuitive decision maker, you would just know. But for the rest of us, although I don't have all the answers, here are some factors that might be helpful when considering whether the person you're dating is someone you'd want to marry. It is not an exhaustive list, and each person must decide for herself what she values most, but this list might help you think some things through.
1. You're comfortable being yourself.
One of the things that strikes me most about good couples is how comfortable they are around each other. They feel at ease and safe when they are together. They are not afraid of being judged by the other and they feel confident that their best interests are looked out for. Comfortable together with or without makeup, crying, laughing. They don't feel the need to be anyone else in front of each other and they tend to get along. Trust is easy.
2. You like how they relate to their friends and family.
You like how they relate to their mom or their dad or their siblings. The closest relationships they have are critical to see even if it is their friends. Do they respect their mother, father and grandparents? Do they visit graves of their departed? Do they give gifts or cards to their people? Chances are that if they do they will honor you the same.
3. Being together helps both of you grow.
Are you a better person for knowing each other? Do they encourage you to develop your strengths and to improve on your weaknesses?
4. They value growth.
Every person is bound to have areas of immaturity or weakness. What matters more is that they are willing to keep growing. Does this person read? Seek out personal development opportunities? Look to connect with people more mature than themselves? Are they open to trying new experiences?
5. They demonstrate the ability to build relationships over long periods of time.
Marriage takes continual work over the long haul so you want to marry someone who has shown that they have the capacity to continue investing in your relationship. What is their track record with friends and family? Do they have a history of short-term friendships or do they still keep in touch with people he met many years ago?
6. You're aware of the things that bother you about him or her and are moving toward greater acceptance of those things.
There will always be stuff you don't like about the other person, and you might be tempted to think, "When we're married, they will change." The reality is, they may or may not change. And you definitely will not be able to make them change. So take a look at what those qualities are that bother you and ask yourself whether you are able to live with them or not. You may never like those parts of your significant other, but if you're moving toward greater acceptance of them, your relationship has a chance for the long term. In marriage, you want to continually influence each other for good but not demand change from the other person.
7. You both address conflict that arises.
You may not have it all figured out, but are both of you at least willing to work on healthy conflict resolution? Conflict is an important part of marriage so you want to marry someone who will engage with you to work things out when differences arise.
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Love in its essence radiates outward. If your love is healthy, you will not only concern yourself with the other person, but with those around you. If your relationship is about more than just the two of you, chances are your relationship is in a good place. Having a cause or purpose greater than yourselves is also good for marriage because it can give you something common to move toward and keeps you from becoming inward focused.
Ultimately, the decision to marry someone is always an act of faith. You will never completely know how the other person will change, or what life may throw at you. Before you decide to marry someone though, you need to consider whether he or she is a positive influence on you and whether you are a positive influence on him/her. I read this advice recently that seems appropriate to end off with: "There's no perfect choice. Be informed, choose one and commit."
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The Blogger products themselves certainly aren't rocket science. In fact, they're nowadays considered the lower end of blogging services/software, from a features/capability/innovation standpoint. Pyra surely wasn't a very expensive company to buy -- a few years ago, they had to rely on donations to buy a new server to keep the service running, and they only have - what? about 15? employees. It's not a company focused on profits to the degree 99% of WebmasterWorld members are. Remember how Google bought the newsgroup archive from Deja and made it more user-friendly, accessible and better searchable, without for the longest time even including Adwords ads -- so don't expect Google to be motivated by huge impending profits to reap from blog hosting. Blogs are incredibly vast, frequently updated and heavily interlinked resources of thousands of individuals' opinions, thoughts, feelings -- lives. At least from their apparent company philosophy and the image users have of them, Google and Pyra are a perfect match, and I'm sure Great Things will come from this sooner or later.
Of course I don't know what Google plans on doing with Blogger either, but here are some general thoughts:
Yet they almost single-handedly made 'blogging', which is certainly the most significant development on the (non-commercial) web of the past few years, popular.
It's also pretty safe to say that Pyra don't have any other revolutionary software hidden up their sleeves.
Thus it seems logical that Google, which experiments with making sense of, finding relevant parts of, and interconnecting huge amounts of data, would somehow get involved with weblogs... even if it does not pose an immediate opportunity for profit.


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- Developer: Naughty Dog
- Publisher: SCEA
- Genre: Action Platformer 3D
- Release Date: Oct 14, 2003
- ESRB: Teen
Baron Praxis battle
When you first fight the baron in the palace, take out your blaster and fire at him whenever he stops shooting you. When he is in the yellow he will go to another platform. Before you follow him, fill your ammo from the KG crates. Next he will shoot missiles at you. Just dodge and shoot. When he is in the red he will go to a final platform. Once again refil your ammo. Next he will fire tornados at you and charge you. Go onto the higher ledge where only some of the tornados can reach you. Then shoot until he charges at you. Repeat twice. Or you can finish him with a dark blast (dark bomb won't reach him).
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Clutch kit for sale, includes the following: (30 miles of use) clutch disc, pressure plate, (brand new) pilot bearing, throwout bearing, and alignment tool. Came from NAPA a few weeks ago, thought there was something wrong with it, bought another, turned out to be a drive shaft issue. I got it for my 2005 Wrangler, not sure what all years it will work on. Numbers are: 10.02.08 (I think would be date of manufacture) SKU# 0---13321--65471---5, then number large number is MU1890-1D. Parcel Post would be $12.00-$26.00 depending on location. The closer to Blissfield, MI you are, the cheaper it will be.
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So the Emmy nominations came out today, and Peter Dinklage got nominated again for Tyrion Lannister, but I think the breakout star of the season was Alfie Allen (Iron born Theon Greyjoy) and he was snubbed. There were a bunch of special effects noms, but is anyone else outraged that GoT only got 1 acting nom?!!!!
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Alfie deserved it more than Tyrion did for this season, IMO.
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No supporting actress nom for GoT -_-
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Great actor and great character in GOT.
Plus I would totally do his sister. ...Of course I mean This one, not This one
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Nah I'd still go for either. The one you've neglected there had a strange kinda charm to her.
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This is the ultimate in large caliber rifles, it has a 2 Gauge or 2 Bore caliber. These very large bore rifles are all custom made, from the principle that they would not be too popular with anyone but the specialist shooter. Firearms manufacturers would never conceive of putting such guns into production due to their high level of custom uniqueness and exclusivity. Therefore all of these super big bore rifles are one off's, built by their owners or built specifically for a shooter to their exacting specifications. Gunsmiths will generally construct any weapon a shooter requires (within the legal limits and local laws) as this type of custom gun is usually only within reach of the limits of the owners wallet! A webpage I have on an exclusive pistol that fires the Nitro Express .600 bullet for example can be made for around $17,000 So a custom rifle such as this 2 Bore would have a considerable dollar value. There are also muzzle loading varieties of the 2 Bore but if you want to get down to business then the cartridge version is the one to have. Cartridges can be hand loaded to the shooters required and regulated safe amount and are easier and cleaner to shoot, especially on a cold wet and windy day. Below a guy by the name of Alan Myers fires off a 2 Bore rifle at night, there is an impressive fireworks display with every shot! Some serious barrel cleaning would be needed after firing a 2 Bore gun as well. Below the 2 Bore muzzle loader variety. It is a percussion rifle in that percussion caps placed on a side nipple and hammer assembly are used to ignite the powder. Another way to tell that its a muzzle loader is the visible ram-rod that is positioned under the barrel, there is close up of this further down the page. The ram-rod was used to push (ram) the shot and any wadding down the barrel, a time consuming process. Incidentally, this rifle weighs thirty-two lb's with a barrel that is three feet long. It was built by master gunsmith, Mr. Steve Zihn in Wyoming, U.S.A for a customer who intends to go on a big game hunting expedition in Africa...I wonder what's wrong with a good and trusty .375 H&H rifle? Cold fingers and wet weather are always a hindrance when firing black powder weapons that have delicate percussion caps and "open" powders that need to be kept dry. The advent of cartridges put all that trouble aside, as the bullet, powder and percussion cap/primer became a sealed all-in-one weather proof unit. Below: On the left is a relatively giant .700 Nitro Express cartridge with its massive 1000 grain bullet, this is next to the awesome 2 Bore with its 3500 grain solid bronze bullet. Yes folks, that's a 3500grn bullet! And if the velocity could be as high as normal rifles, then a 2 Bore could be considered as an anti-tank piece. Below are some cartridge cases from several normal guns compared to the 2 Bore. First on the left is the large .50 Smith & Wesson Magnum, next to that is the Winchester .45-70 followed by the .700 Nitro Express, and finally the super massive 2 Bore. You could probably put all the other cases into the 2 Bore case alone. Make no mistake the 2 Bore is a very large caliber, don't forget it is only 50% short of being a 1 Bore or having a l lb bullet weight. The bore of a gun is devised by how many bullets can be made out of a pound weight of lead, in this case only two bullets can be made hence 2 Bore @ 3500grn from a possible 7000grn in one lb.
Below is a standard 9mm parabellum pistol bullet standing next to a 2 Bore cartridge case, this
should help to give some scale to the size of this massive rifle
The German company of
Schroeder & Hetzendorf actually make cartridges for this 2 Bore rifle
and they are called the S&H 2-Bore Black-Powder Express cartridges.
The cartridge is filled with the much more slower burning, less volatile
black powder, as opposed to the more modern faster burning nitro
genus powders. The reason for
this is that if modern powders were used then the gun would be too
dangerous to fire by an individual as the recoil would be 100% more
potent and almost guaranteed to smash the shoulder of the firer,
regardless of whatever protection was being used.
Also the barrel
thickness would have to be greatly quantified to withstand the enormous
pressure involved...measured in tons per square inch in this instance.
As it is, black powder does not produce the same high pressures and the
barrel walls do not have to be over thick as seen in the image below.
Incidentally, the round silver thing is the ramrod, as its a muzzle
loading rifle this is needed to ram down the shot.
The muzzle of a 2 Bore gun is still something to behold,
it looks as though it should belong affixed to the side of a battleship!
The size of the ball shot/bullet as seen below that this rifle
fires is 1.326 inch or 33.68mm in diameter. It would inflict damage to a
target if you were just to throw it! Generally this shot is custom
forged by a gunsmith or the rifles owner, as they are not readily
available over the counter of your local gun dealer.
Below the imposing
2 Bore ball shot, compared with a dollar coin, thats a lot of metal
Photo credits: Colin of Stolzer & Son's Gunsmithing, Kansas, U.S.A
The elongated bullet for the cartridge variety of the 2
Bore is made of
bronze and weighs 3500 grain which is ½lb or 226.80 grams! Even
though these bullets are fired from a rifle, the true designation would
be more fitting to the similarity of a shotgun rifled slug. NOTE: In the United Kingdom these guns
are similar to punt guns in that they used to be fired from a punt
boat on a river, although punt guns could exceed a caliber of 2
inches. Punt guns were usually so big, they could not be
fired from the shoulder, specially at over 2ins caliber, but
literally resting on the side of a barge. In the United
Kingdom, Punt gun calibers are restricted to a mere
1.75 inches - 44mm.
Below a firer wisely uses a rifle stand to steady the
heavy 2 Bore gun before firing it. The recoil that a 2 Bore rifle
delivers means the firer should use every assistance aid available.
The velocity of this super massive bullet leaves the
barrel at only 1500 fps (most rifle calibers are in excess of 2800 fps) so
they are in effect relatively slow, but this is made up by the massive
delivery of energy at the target end, we are talking a colossal 17,487
ft-lbs of raw energy!
Luckily there is a YouTube video of
this behemoth being fired to better illustrate its size. As you can
imagine, this gun is not your everyday shooter but more of an exclusive
specialist gun.
Below, out of the rifles
on display here, the 2 Bore stands out a mile, for those still
unsure...its the third one up from the bottom.
Whether or not this gun is suitable for hunting big game
such as African antelope or elephant is open to conjecture, as apart
from the super recoil, these bullets do travel at a relative slow
They are also heavy to handle and slow to aim, the ammo
is heavy to carry and is incredibly expensive. (see below) Due to the
air drag coefficient with the bullets cross section, they also slow down
dramatically in flight and therefore the bullet would lack serious
penetration qualities. It would also have a trajectory like a
For steel knock down target shooting though, this would probably be the
ideal caliber, and could you imagine the clang it would make as the
3500grn bullet hit the steel plate! It would indeed present itself as a great
fun gun to shoot, but what about the price of those cartridges...
At the time of writing, 20th June 2009, a single 2 Bore
cartridge costs between $80.00 to $85.00 each. Even hand loading
them yourself is a major expense as the empty cartridge cases are
$495.00 per pack of ten ( shipped ) and the solid bronze or copper
bullets are $295.00 per pack of ten ( shipped ) which now actually
equals $790.00 for ten rounds of 2 Bore ammunition...not including the charge of
black powder needed for each round to be fired.
So then there is
the cost of the black powder to load them up @ 320 grains per cartridge
for a light load we are now looking at over $80 each. A 2½ lb keg of
black powder would be needed for fifty rounds at approx $50 per keg.
However a (safe) standard load would require about 440grn equalling
about thirty-two loaded rounds from 2½lb of black powder.
Just imagine firing off fifty rounds down the range, it
would cost over $4,000. When I went shooting, regardless of gun
used, I'd get through a minimum of one hundred rounds per visit, so I would be
looking at what...well over $8,000 for an afternoons shooting. Now...are you sure that you still want one?
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It's been an interesting day for sure.
I threw together a blog post about the need for conservative new media to break out of its echo chamber mindset and start embracing/promoting those who are actively reaching out in ways not always overtly political, which was first tweeted by Ladd Ehlinger Jr. and from there incorporated into a blog post by Ace over at Breitbart. It also led to a pleasant, positive chat about things with Liberty Chick, who yesterday wrote an excellent post about whether social media is breeding monsters, referencing a similar sentiment I expressed about the need to positively influence culture as a means of turning this mess around. Some of the aforementioned monsters were referenced in a post by Stacy McCain, who focused on them while neglecting to mention the need to effect cultural change aspect detailed by Liberty Chick, Ace and myself. C'mon, Stacy, paint the entire picture.
The more we incorporate something other than 100% political talk into our online lives, the better we are. Politics have their place. But how much repetition of the same message by a thousand voices to each other do we need? Far better to offer something that cuts across barriers, be they political, religious or what have you, and creates common ground from which we can converse with one another. To integrate our beliefs into the daily fabric of our lives, refusing to isolate ourselves from others who see things differently, should be our objective. We need to effectively address the culture, engaging people where they are and from there walking together toward where we ought to be.
Yes, a most interesting ordinary extraordinary day. With a touch of strangeness mixed in.


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