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Beginning today, Starbucks customers wanting a smoke with their coffee will have to light up at least 25 feet from store property.By: News Tribune staff, Associated Press, Duluth News Tribune, Associated Press
Beginning today, Starbucks customers wanting a smoke with their coffee will have to light up at least 25 feet from store property.
The Seattle-based chain says a smoking ban begins today, and signs have been posted at the 7,000 stand-alone stores it owns, including two in Duluth.
Starbucks spokeswoman Jaime Lynn Riley said the intent is to
expand the indoor no-smoking policy to the outdoor seating areas.
The stand-alone Starbucks locations in Duluth are downtown on West Superior Street and on Miller Trunk Highway near the mall. There's also a Starbucks in the Target store.
Only the store on Miller Trunk has an outdoor seating area.
A manager at the Starbucks downtown said people will be asked to smoke away from its building. There is no city law that defines where people can smoke aside from the rules banning people from smoking in or near bus shelters, in certain city parks and near medical facilities.
"If there were any concerns, we would hope to resolve it amicably." Riley said, referring to a customer who might be smoking within the restricted area.
Starbucks can only enforce the ban on property it owns or manages. The rule will apply to the cafes owned and operated by Starbucks Corp., regardless of whether they have outdoor seating areas.
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My sister gave birth to her daughter in MN. Her and the father were never married. She moved with her daughter to TX. Now my niece no longer lives with my sister, she has no room, bed or clothes at my sisters house. She is living with my mother. My niece and mom ate coming to MN or a visit, is there anything that dad can do while she is here to take custody of her? What are his options on getting custody of my niece? He is a good dad. My sister has never done nothing more than emotionally abuse my niece and fail at providing her with guidance and direction. I can vouch for this myself after seeing it myself for years. I just want to see my niece in good hands, and believe that if that can be one of her parents than it should be. Neither of us knows where to start on this issue. Thanks
As the other attorney stated, the father is the one that needs to seek legal counsel in this situation. That being said, the first and biggest issue is a jurisdictional issue. Based on the limited information given above if the child is only in MN for a visit and lives in Texas the rest of the time, the father may have to file any motion for custody in Texas. If that is the case the father would have to look into hiring an attorney who practices in Texas. I suggest the father has an attorney review his situation, so he or she can give a better answer to this question. Good Luck!
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The father has a problem - it doesn't appear that he has ever gone to court to obtain a COURT order granting any kind of legal or physical custody over the child. An unmarried mother has sole legal and physical custody of the child at birth, and unless the father does something to get some rights, he has none. Add to that the fact that the child and mother are, apparently, residents of the State of Texas. I think he's going to have to travel to TX and start a custody proceeding there - MN courts don't, in my opinion based upon what you've posted, have jurisdiction over the child (just because the child is here on a visit doesn't convey jurisdiction). The father is going to have to prove (a) paternity, (b) that the mother is unfit, and (c) that a return to Minnesota is necessary for the welfare of the child. He's going to have a tough time proving all that. Your claims of "emotional abuse" aren't very compelling, and he'll need more than that to overcome the presumption that the mother retains custody.
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Joseph C. Cooper, 79, of Bremerton, died Monday at home.
He was born Dec. 10, 1912, in Cresco, Iowa, to Daniel Rudolph and Clara Ellen Cooper. As a young boy he moved with his family to Eastern Montana, where he worked on ranches. He later moved to Fort Peck, Mont. and worked on building Fort Peck Dam for several years.
Mr. Cooper served in the Army before World War II and then joined the Navy Seabees, serving in the Aleutians during World War II.
He moved to Keyport in 1942 and was employed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as a joiner, retiring in 1975 after working more than 34 years in government service.
His interests included salmon fishing, western art and lore. He also did western scupltures and wrote poetry.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma; four sons, Allen of Port Orchard, Craig of Humptulips, Grays Harbor County, and Joseph and Patrick, both of Bremerton; four daughters, Laurie Skola of Bremerton, Lucile Polk of Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Yvonne Willis of Everett, Snohomish County, and Betty Monson of Bremerton; two brothers, Earl of Port Orchard and Ed of Keyport; two sisters, Dolores Smith of Anaconda, Mont. and Darlene Sovereign of Gig Harbor; 18 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
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When should regions bid for artistic resources?
Under a variety of assumptions, subsidized bidding for creative resources fails to spur economic growth. First, under many conditions, the resource would find an optimal location in any case. Second, the bid may be good for a winning city's economy, but bad for the arts more generally. The bid winner is not necessarily the most appropriate home for the resource. Third, bids based on publicly available information are unlikely to beat the market price for attracting those resources. The key to stimulating growth, and drawing successful creative resources, is to stimulate the underlying microconditions for entrepreneurship, whether in the private or public sectors. Furthermore, we should make arts subsidies less location-specific. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007Download Info
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This paper investigates the effects of mandatory seat belt laws on driver behavior and traffic fatalities. Using a unique panel data set on seat belt usage in all U.S. jurisdictions, we analyze how such laws, by influencing seat belt use, affect the incidence of traffic fatalities. Allowing for the endogeneity of seat belt usage, we find that such usage decreases overall traffic fatalities. The magnitude of this effect, however, is significantly smaller than the estimate used by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In addition, we do not find significant support for the compensating-behavior theory, which suggests that seat belt use also has an indirect adverse effect on fatalities by encouraging careless driving. Finally, we identify factors, especially the type of enforcement used, that make seat belt laws more effective in increasing seat belt usage. © 2003 President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Download Info
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You have 5GB with the 'unlimited' plan on AT&T LTE (throttled after 5GB)More info »www.att.com/esupport/datausage.j···0000000U
so if you didn't have unlimited data you'd be overpaying for data with the exception of that last month.
To your post below... keep gloating, Its Only Irrelevant until ATT decides to "kick the pan" even more, change there TOS and drop your 5GB down to 2GB in the near to dear future and stick you with overages or a ridiculous throttle if your a remaining "unlimited" customer. ( don't think for a moment it won't happen.)
If that happens I'll switch to a plan that makes sense for me
what I can't figure out is why would a person want to give a company twice as much money to them as they should be paying? Don't people like to SAVE money?--"WHEN THE LAUGH TRACK STARTS THEN THE FUN STARTS!"
inteller - not correct, he would be paying the same, he exceeds the 300mb plan all the time, the next plan up is 3GB at you guessed it - 30.00 a month, in jun he would have paid an overage charge


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Round 4 results from the NSWRL SG Ball and Harold Matthews Cup competitions.
SG Ball Cup (Under 18's)
Saturday 2 March
Western Sydney Academy of Sport 32 def North Sydney Bears 10 @ TG Milner Field, 11:00am
West Coast Pirates 16 def Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 @ Ken Allen Field, Fremantle WA, 11:00am
South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 def Sydney Roosters 14 @ Erskineville Oval, 11:00am
Penrith Panthers 24 def St George Dragons 13 @ WIN Jubilee Oval, 1:30pm
Melbourne Storm 30 def Canberra Raiders 24 @ Seiffert Oval, 2:30pm
Illawarra Steelers 22 def Newcastle Knights 0 @ WIN Stadium, 3:00pm
Balmain Tigers 18 def Western Suburbs Magpies 10 @ Leichhardt Oval, 5:00pm
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 30 def Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12 @ Brookvale Oval, 5:30pm
POSTPONED: Central Coast Centurions v Parramatta Eels @ Woy Woy Oval, 4:00pm
Harold Matthews Cup (Under 16's)
Saturday 2 March
North Sydney Bears 18 def Western Sydney Academy 8 @ TG Milner Field, 9:45am
Penrith Panthers 32 def St George Dragons 10 @ WIN Jubilee Oval, 12:00pm
Canberra Raiders 34 def Melbourne Storm 12 @ Seiffert Oval, 1:00pm
Illawarra Steelers 12 drew with Newcastle Knights 12 @ WIN Stadium, 1:30pm
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 28 def South West Sydney Academy 10 @ Leichhardt Oval, 2:00pm
Western Suburbs Magpies 28 def Balmain Tigers 24 @ Leichhardt Oval, 3:30pm
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 22 def Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20 @ Brookvale Oval, 4:00pm
POSTPONED: Central Coast Centurions v Parramatta Eels @ Woy Woy Oval, 2:30pm
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- Apr 8th, 2006, 08:03 AM #1
which is the correct one?
Someone told me dat Allah Hafiz is the correct one.
Khuda Hafiz was created by poets to be used in poetry.You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.
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both Khuda and Allah means God.
Allah is more appropriate though cuz thats what the name of God is as mentioned in the Glorious Quran.
"The sky is my dome and the earth is my prayer mat"
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"Verily the ink of a scholar is more holy than the blood of a martyr"
- Apr 8th, 2006, 10:30 AM #3
Reason we subcontinent Muslims started to move towards "Allah" Hafiz is that perhaps "Khuda" doesn't necessarily mean "God" in persian where the word originated, and per hearsay "Khuda" also was used to refer to some other entity outside subcontinent.
- Apr 8th, 2006, 11:54 AM #4
Both are permissible to say.
The only thing I know however is that, KHUDA has a plural form KHUDAON. However ALLAH doesn't.
So I guess its best to say ALLAH HAFIZ."Lets not dwell into matters which have already been dealt with 1400 years ago. Go read for yourself, and understand it yourself." Sh. Hamza Yusuf
- Apr 8th, 2006, 12:45 PM #5
Everyone has a Khuda or Khudas...
Only Muslims have Allah...So, Allah Hafiz the correct term...Focus not on who you are but what you do...
- Apr 8th, 2006, 05:58 PM #6----
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yea but i have alot of arab friends... when i met them the first time, before i left i said allah hafiz.... and they were like what does that mean.... one of them told me that its ma salam.
is that true??
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khuda hafiz is persian, and now we try to make it sound more arabic and we replace khuda with Allah....
but Allah Hafiz is not arabic, the arabic equivalent of that is "fee aman Allah"....Both Halal & Haram r evident but between them r doubtful things, most ppl have no knowledge about them. So whoever saves himself from suspicious things saves his religion & honor, & whoever indulges in suspicious things indulges in Haram.
- Apr 9th, 2006, 01:13 AM #8
Allah is the word most liked by Allah to be called by
so better call him Allah"Two roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."
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- Apr 9th, 2006, 01:42 AM #9
Ulma said
now days some ppl spread or have misconcepts about Word Khuda . thats y we shud use more word Khuda Hafiz then Allah hafiz to spoil these batil conceptsbullay shah log kehnday nay daal naye galdee
main tay pather galday waikhay !
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Salaams to all
Some people say we should only invoke by the Names of Allah as those presented in the Qur'an ... I agree ... In English however, people do not necessarily understand what Allah means and often people mistake Allah as a different God from their own. This provides a dilemma do we say Allah and maintain the understanding in Arabic or for dialogue and comparative religion purposes can we still say God. The truth is the term "God" has it's origins in pagan sources also ... it comes from the Norse pagan religion from the word YOD .... Khuda comes from the Persian ... both of these were not according to their original meanings universal single deities rather they were the heads of their deities. Often different languages and cultures have their own names for the supreme all powerful God and other deities who help or assist Him. This is shirk to accept any such helping or assisting gods ... However, to say there is only One God and Khuda Ek Hai is as per lingua consistent with the Arabic understanding. It is often good practice to speak about Allah in a language the people understand. In the past when Islam was introduced to the Indian subcontinent Khuda was used to explain the meaning of Allah, but now all Muslims in the region know the meaning of Allah and should use this term. The word God should still be used in the West for now as they still do not understand the true meaning of Allah, until this happens then it will be better to use the term God.
This puts another twist on things ... do we say Allah Hafiz, Khuda Hafiz or God Hafiz .... yes I know this may sound funny ... but this is the aimlessness of this thread ... say what you will as long as you understand that Khuda is not assisted by any subordinate gods and the meaning of the term is Allah, but for the Pakistanis they should use Allah as they know the Arabic term well.
- Apr 9th, 2006, 04:48 AM #11Originally Posted by 2gd2btrue
The Arabs say, Fee Amanillah...
Persians and Indians say Allah Hafiz...
Some Patthans and Afghans say Khuda-e-Pamaan
Some just say Salamalaikum...
In Turkey it's something else...
In Uzbekistan it's something else...
In Turkmenistan it's something else...
In Bosnia it's something else...
But I personally prefer Allah Hafiz...Because Allah is my God and it is to Him that I place anyone's security in to whom I say Allah Hafiz...Not Khuda Hafiz...Focus not on who you are but what you do...
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its right to say Allah Hafiz
khuda is also used for other entities such as false gods..or humans as in majazi khuda ie poetry etc.
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Signed onto this one about four years ago, when it was taken seriously - then people who I got to know gave it up, and, let's say the more nastier took over. I was 'kicked off' for 'upsetting' a couple of the worst bullies last year. Take time out to look at 'Current Events' at certain times of the day - mostly late evening (after the soap operas). The rest of Yahoo! Answers still has bite - but 'CE' reminds me of a sort of school the daily papers love to scare the British public about now and then. Mouthy beings who have developed comical waves of hate - and can use it without any comebacks.
by - written on 28/08/10 (Very useful, 75 readings)
If you're not familiar with Yahoo answers (although you should be, since it clogs up Google searches like a sticky mould) it's a simple concept. People ask questions. People answer them. And you get points. My main problem - and it's a big one - is the appalling answers. I've noticed the quality of answers tends to ... Read the complete review
by - written on 29/04/10 (Useful, 30 readings)
I have been on yahoo answers for a few months now, and I have to say that it is really fun. I like to share my expertise about topics with people that are looking for answers. Yahoo answers has two types of people: Serious members and joksters. There are members on there that post valid questions, and then there are people ... Read the complete review
by - written on 09/01/10 (Very useful, 40 readings)
INTRODUCTION Yahoo! Answers is a free public Question & Answer site which boasts over 180 Million members from all over the world of all different demographics and is accessible in 12 different languages, the site has recently celebrated its fourth birthday and is still going strong. MY EXPERIENCE OF USING THE ... Read the complete review
by - written on 12/12/09 (Very useful, 74 readings)
The point of this website is that you people ask questions and other people answer them. This site often appears near the top of Google if you search a question. Questions are normally answered and probably about half of the answers are useful. However some people write things like "I don`t know" and you just ... Read the complete review
by - written on 11/12/09, updated on 11/12/09 (Very useful, 17 readings)
I have had a yahoo account for as long as I can remember and came across Yahoo Answers a few years ago. It is a site where you can ask almost any question, obviously barring offensive/illegal questions, your question will then be published and any member who sees it can answer. You can then choose a 'Best answer' ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/11/09, updated on 23/11/09 (Very useful, 90 readings)
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by - written on 18/11/09 (Very useful, 3 readings)
This site works like a forum where people can ask pretty much any question (as long as it is not offensive) and then the forum users pool their knowledge together to answer your question. The qustions are divided into categories. For example you can look up answers to relationship questions, food and drink questions, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/10/09 (Useful, 25 readings)
I have used yahoo answers regularly for a couple of years now and find it a good source to find quick, simple and straight to the point answers to questions in a number of different catagories. The large community of people using yahoo answers ensures that you get honest opinions, helpful answers and general help from people ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/08/09 (Very useful, 24 readings)
Yahoo! Answers is an addictive feature within the Yahoo universe for those who have registered with an email address there. Its a public forum where you ask questions in almost every category possible - from dating advice to hardware set up issues and beyond. Around holidays and vacation periods you'll notice there's a lot of ... Read the complete review
by - written on 08/08/09 (Useful, 15 readings)
Yahoo answers is a very good site if you have questions about ANYTHING that you can't find the answer to, or you are to embarrassed to ask someone in person. I am a regular user of yahoo answers, i like to answer peoples questions which helps them and gives me a very nice feeling that i know i have helped someone out. Yahoo ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/07/09 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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by - written on 07/06/09 (Very useful, 44 readings)
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by - written on 27/02/09 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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by - written on 30/01/09 (Very useful, 92 readings)
I first joined up with UK Yahoo answers around a year ago. I'd been researching some info all over the internet and had thus far had no joy. It occurred to me then that I should give yahoo answers a try. I have read some of the other reviews on here about how useless Answers is, but in my opinion, I got very thoughtful ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/01/09 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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by - written on 02/12/08, updated on 05/12/08 (Useful, 22 readings)
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This week is Australian Organ Donor Awareness Week - a time for reflection, decision and discussion. This week, we ask all Australians to learn the facts about organ donation, decide if you want to be donor, and then make sure that your family knows your decision.
Today, more than 1700 Australians are waiting with bags packed for the call that will save their life. Waiting for the call that tells them the organ they desperately need has become available for transplant. Tragically, two of those Australians on average die every week before they get the call.
Australia's rate of organ donation is low by international standards. In 2009, donations were made by 247 people resulting in 799 life-saving transplants. Although that rate is higher than the average of previous years, it is still clear that we need to do better.
Our rate isn't relatively low because Australians don't support organ donation - more than 80% of us do. And it's not low because we lack a strong community voice - we have an army of committed advocates in our community who've been arguing for higher donation rates for years.
Our rates have been low because of fragmented messages and a lack of focussed resources where it matters.
The Rudd Government stepped up to the plate with its Organ Donation Reform Package in 2008. For the first time, an Australian Government is driving and funding a national plan that sees a consistent message across the country. Our reforms are funding 160 medical specialists in 76 hospitals across Australia trained and responsible for ensuring that hospitals are equipped for the task of lifting our donation rates.
The final decision whether donation will proceed is taken by the family or next of kin, even where their loved one has registered as a donor. Research tells us, though, that as many as 50% of Australians don't know the wishes of their family members in this respect. That's why this year's Organ Donation Awareness Week focuses on the need to have that discussion with your family - it ensures your wishes will be met andmakes it easier for your family to make a decision at a painful and difficult time
Discussions about organ donation are difficult; they involve a discussion about death. The circumstances that give rise to organ donation are always deeply tragic, but unavoidable tragedy can lead to other lives being saved. Every time a grieving family agrees to donate the organs of a loved one, the lives of up to ten other Australians can be saved. In this Organ Donor Awareness Week, please give that some thought.
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Adam Diver says:
No one neds thier organs when they are dead. Just take them I can't imagine anyone (even in the afterlife) would begrudge giving 1-6 people a new chance at life.
If you register as an organ donor your family should have no say. Change the law than you can get rid of this stupid week (like we don't have enough).
Steve of Cornubia says:
Yup, it's definitely an election year. Previously too busy to even spend a few minutes in Australia, now Emperor Rudd is seen daily, talking to ordinary folk, school children one day, redundant insulation installers the next, and needy sick people today.
John A Neve says:
Come on, every one knows you don't go to heaven if there are parts missing. Why do you think the families make such a HooHah over the matter?
Lynda of By The Seaside says:
Organ donation is a decision that has to be made by individuals and is a very noble thing to do. However, with the Federal Government moving to allow meat to be imported from countries that have had incidents of Mad Cow Disease, what impact will that have on the people of Australia. This disease is not one that can be identified immediately. It takes many years to become apparent. There is no medication nor treatment available to treat this insidious disease. This does not augur well for any of us.
Those people who visited the UK when Mad Cow Disease was detected, cannot be a blood donor in Australia. If meat is allowed to be imported what impact will that have on the future of blood donors and organ donors in this country? It is a very wide window that could jeopardise the whole structure of Australia. Lengthy consideration and delberation should be applied to a policy that could have far reaching and dire consequences for everyone. This is a decision that the Australian public should be included in before anything is proceeded with and yet the Federal Government is proceeding as early as next week with allowing the importation of meat to Australia. It all seems to have taken place with great haste and little publicity. I, for one, am very concerned.
Henry says:
There is real evidence that if those in a critical condition due to trauma have a donor card THEN the medical staff go into organ harvest mode. This is fact from someone who has seen it first hand and seen those with identical injuries survive due to not being an organ donor and receiving better care.
That is way I and many of my medical colleagues DO NOT want to be organ donors and why I would advise all my friends and family to do the same.
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The debate over in-state college tuition for the children of undocumented immigrants is headed for the Indiana House.
On Tuesday, the House Education Committee voted 8-4 for a bill that would partially roll back a 2011 law that bans undocumented students who grew up in Indiana from accessing the lower in-state tuition rate at the state's public universities. The 2011 law, that requires they pay the more expensive out-of-state rate, led to hundreds of students dropping out.
The version of Senate Bill 207 that passed out of the House committee only covers the students who were enrolled in college when the ban went into effect two years ago.
But Republican backers want to expand the legislation's language to cover more students. With support from Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma, they plan to introduce an amendment to do so when the bill comes up for debate in the full House.
"It really comes down to this: Every child in our state needs the opportunity to have an education," said state Rep. Rebecca Kubacki, a Republican from Syracuse and the House sponsor of Senate Bill 207.
House Education Committee Chairman Bob Behning, an Indianapolis Republican, wanted to amend the bill in committee to expand it to cover children who met the new federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. That policy stops the deportation of immigrant children who were brought to the U.S. by their parents illegally.
But he decided to pull the amendment back after meeting resistance from some other Republicans on the committee and take the debate to the House floor instead. Behning said he has the support of Bosma, who's been out of the Statehouse recovering from knee surgery.
Behning risks some political pushback for doing so. Opponents of the bill, including a group called IFIRE (Indiana Federation for Immigration Reform & Enforcement) argue that students who aren't U.S. citizens have no right to the lower tuition rates.
"I've had some constituents writing me to say they don't want me to move forward on this," Behning said. "But to me, morally it's the right thing to do."
Rep. Jim Lucas, a Republican from Seymour voted against the bill in committee. He said he opposed it because it let the federal government continue to evade dealing with immigration issues.
State Sen. Jean Leising, a Republican from Oldenburg who co-authored Senate Bill 207, said she too is unhappy with the federal government's lack of action on immigration issues. But she said the in-state tuition is overly punitive.
"These kids were brought here by their parents, they had no choice but to come here," Leising said. "The federal government is not going to deport them, so I think we need to give them every opportunity to succeed."
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"I got overrun, that's what happened."
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Boehner emerged - once again - as a tragic figure this past week as he tried to lead his party to water only to realize - once again - that it would rather go thirsty.
Sensing that the compromise being brokered by the Senate to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling was going to be well short of what House Republicans wanted, Boehner rolled out a proposal Tuesday morning that would have, among other things, eliminated the employer contribution for congressional staffers under the health-care law - a move that would have allowed House Republicans to declare a minor victory in the shutdown.
It turned out that they didn't want even that win. After Boehner spent a full day lobbying his conference to back the bill and promising a vote by late Tuesday, the legislation was pulled from the Rules Committee in the late afternoon, and the leadership admitted defeat.
That left the speaker with one option: to bring the deal worked out by the Senate to the House floor for a vote, the very scenario he had been hoping to avoid. The legislation that ended the shutdown and raised the federal debt limit passed with just 87 Republicans voting for it - the fourth time in 2013 that Boehner has brought a major bill to the floor that was approved with a minority of Republican votes.
It wasn't all bad news for the speaker. His consistent support for the tea party conservatives' desire to defund or delay Obamacare over the past month strengthened his hand among the four dozen or so lawmakers who had long been restless under his leadership. But that was a small victory in a larger war that Boehner lost.
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Years ago (1989), I went to buy my first real entry into an audiophile class system.
The dealer introduced me to the Martin Logan line and in particular to the CLS speaker and then the Sequel ll.
Listening to the CLS was such an experience that I still vividly remember it 20 years later. I had never heard anything so transparent and detailed. I can stil feel what it was like, listening to that speaker..
My only problem was that I wanted a speaker that I could also hear in the background (if I was another room and not sitting in front of them). Unfortunately, that was a requirement that the CLS couldn't meet, if you were standing up (even in the same room as the speakers).. So, I reluctantly, bought the Sequel ll's.
I also bought a Bryston 4b and other equipment that fit my paltry, $12k budget at the time.
When we finished our transaction, the dealer brought me into a room to listen to their "reference" system, which was all Goldmund components played through their Apologue speaker. (A speaker that looked like it was made by the designers of Robo Cop.)
He put on a used album by Bonnie Raitt that he said he bought for $2.00, on Goldmund's reference turn table.
The sound was so real, that had Stevie Wonder been in the room, he would have sworn that Bonnie Raitt was singing live, right then and there, with her band laid out behind her....
It was amazing and the sound made my new system seem like a toy for kids. And that would go for the CLS's I had just listend to (albeit with the Bryston amp and lesser playback components).
I realize that Goldmund created the Apologue, with the intention of only building 300 of them, but still, I don't seem to have ever read a review on them or any Goldmund speaker nor their full systems.
It seems that many people know of Goldmund and there is a certain mystic about them, but they are rarely mentioned.
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I once owned a pair of Super Dialogues. They cost around $10,000 back then (1989). They were excellent speakers, unraveling iformation and sounding beautiful (in a Goldmund way, which means, no harshness, much detail). I think that perhaps they lacked deep bass, but I didn't have the types of recording that conained much deep bass. Lovely speakers!


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Originally Posted by ISU BET drouin wins 7-5. 8-3 bsu. still cant find free audio or video-anyone know of any??? Nevermind. That one isn't free I guess.
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
hall vs weatherman now. this is a biggie-hall ranked 2nd, weatherman unranked
Thanks for the updates
ouch. tf'd. 16-3
sorenson up now-gotta have it and bonus...
wow. md for sorenson at the buzzer. 16-7 bsu
reader up 2-0 early, need at least another md here.
Dang, sounds like we need a huge upset at 184 now. I was hoping we could at least split 125 or 133. Although, it is great to see that Carr can compete with Chamberlain (if that is who he wrestled).
wow reader-4-1??? shafer pinned. 22-10 bsu
Ugh, that's pretty much it I assume.
Well, that was a fun tournament.
Im just wondering with this loss are we done? What did we place?
ward lost. gross. 25-10 bsu
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May 5, 2011: We are in the last few hours of our campaign and need your support to reach our target. Help us spread the word. RT #ShhhFilm w/ a link to our IndieGoGo page on Twitter (see Tweet below) and enter to win a Shhh t-shirt! T-shirt photo on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ShhhFilm. Thanks for your generosity! - The Shhh cast and crew.
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Award-wining visual and makeup effects artists Freddy Chavez Olmos and Shervin Shoghian are co-directing and producing their first independent short film: Shhh. Over the years they have worked their artistic magic on top films like: Tron Legacy, District 9, Watchmen, The Dark Knight, Oscar-winning Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, with Shervin winning the 2009 Visual Effects Society (VES) Award for Best VFX Compositing for the feature film District 9. Inspired by the monster obsessions of director Guillermo del Toro, the two friends collaborated with Michael Stasyna to pen the Shhh script and are using state-of-the-art visual and makeup effects coupled with a strong storyline to tell the tale of a young boy who uses his imagination to overcome being bullied.
We hope to reach out to the IndieGoGo community, fellow filmmakers, friends, and family to join us on our journey as we embark on a new chapter of our careers, adds Shoghian. Join us and become part of the team! Your contribution will go towards all things Shhh related. We especially need help with post-production costs: sound design, VFX, animation and finally marketing for the festival circuit. Assist us in making Shhh accessible to a wider audience!
UPDATE: Shhh is now in post-production and will be complete in June of this year...just in time to apply for top film festivals like TIFF, Cannes, Sundance and more.
(Photo: Shervin Shoghian (left); actor Sean Kyer (middle); actress Ilze Burger (middle top); Freddy Chavez Olmos (right).)
About Shhh....
Short Synopsis
Shhh is a tale of an 8 year-old boy who overcomes his fear of being bullied by using his imagination.
Full Synopsis
Shhh, a horror/fantasy short, depicts the dissolve of a family: from the loss of a mother to cancer, to a quick-to-anger father, a hair-obsessed sister and a fearful little boy. Our young protagonist, Guillermo, is frail, and afraid of his bullying sister, Helena. Putting pen to paper, he obsessively draws that which he fears the most: a hair-eating monster. While Helena mocks Guillermo for his vivid renditions, to him the monster is real. In fact, to ward off the freakish ghoul, Guillermo must feed it his own hair. Tired of being scared, Guillermo takes matters into his own hands. It's only then that we realize the monster isn't a figment of his imagination...but an extension of Helena herself.
Artistic Undertakings
Shhh is truly an artistic undertaking. With the use of Sion Lees concept design, Shervin and Freddy worked closely with Tibor Farkas (a prosthetic and creature designer, recent work includes films like Caesar: Rise of the Apes) of Theta Effect Limited to create a full-body prosthetic piece of the monster (worn by dancer Ashley Whitehead). "The monster is an abstract concept, onto which audience members are invited to project their own forms of oppression," says Shoghian. A powerful idea for two passionate artists hoping to create art beyond the computer screen. We want to use as many traditional forms of filmmaking," says Chavez Olmos, and have the visual effects assist the story rather than be the story, adds Shoghian. Surprising words from someone who recently finished a world tour speaking about the cutting-edge technology used on Tron Legacy. However, Shoghian and Chavezs background in visual and makeup effects may certainly be the very reason why the film has clear direction. You develop an eye for what you want to work with in post-production, mentions Shoghian.The key is to find the right balance for what can be done practically on set and what to leave in post. A sort of hybrid creation between techniques, adds Chavez Olmos. Many of the crew members didnt hesitate to join the team after seeing the amount of effort that went into the pre-production design.
(Photo: Vancouver actor Sean Kyer playing our protagonist, Guillermo, in Shhh.)
Project Collaborators, Cast and Crew
The passion of the co-directors/producers drew the attention of Heinrich Beisheim and David Bouck of Vancouvers Means of Production: one of Canada's largest production houses. We offered to become associate producers and provide production services through our contacts, states Beisheim--an association that led to the recruitment of one of the most sought after cinematographers for his contemporary stylized work: Tico Poulakakis (winner of Cannes Lions Grand Prix Award for Dove Evolution (2007), and Best Cinematography award at Through Her Eyes Womens Festival in New York). Ticos style and composition are very appealing says Shoghian. We needed someone who felt right for the project from the get-go, and after seeing Tico's past work we certainly felt we had someone who could bring a lot more to the table, adds Chavez Olmos. We also worked with some wonderfully talented local actors: Sean Kyer (Guillermo), Ilze Burger (Helena), and of course, our dancer-turned-monster, Ashley Whitehead. A big thank you as well to our Production Manager, Sarah Ann Chisholm. Some of Shoghian and Chavezs colleagues at Image Engine and Digital Domain are also collaborating in the film's post-production stage. For a complete list of cast and crew, click here.
What We've Learned
For Shoghian and Chavez Olmos, the experience has been eye-opening. Working on a limited budget but delivering a high production value has its challenges, especially with all the costs involved: scouting, gear rentals, transportation, day rates and so forth. The directors admit that it has been a bonding experience. All of the challenges weve faced have brought us closer together, shed light on our capabilities and motivated us to take it to the next level, states Chavez Olmos.
Supporting Anti-Bullying Campaigns
Since the film has a strong anti-bullying message, the cast and crew wore pink t-shirts on set as part of the Pink Shirt Day anti-bullying campaign (see Gallery for photos). Shhh is also a big supporter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver.
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