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- Breed: American Bulldog Mix
- Color: White - With Tan, Yellow Or Fawn
- Age: Adult
- Size: Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
- Sex: Male
My name is JUMBO!
JUMBO's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Jumbo needs a foster home or a permanent home.
This handsome young man was originally found a few years ago as an abandoned puppy roaming the countryside when a nice family with children took a liking to him and took him in. They had to give him up because their new landlord would not allow dogs. Since then he has lived in a few foster homes always with other dogs and cats to keep him company. He is neutered, vaccinated, up to date on shots and microchipped. He is a deaf dog, so his new family should have an understanding about how to train, discipline and handle deaf dogs. He is estimated to be about 3 years old. He is a sweet dog that loves people. Jumbo gets along with children and the other dogs he has encountered in his country home and foster home. He lives with male and female dogs of all sizes in his foster home and likes them all. He is not aggressive with dogs though will defend himself if confronted by large dominant male dogs. It is preferred that he go to a home with another dog that that can hear because Jumbo will bond to that dog and learn to follow the lead of the hearing dog. We are not sure if he is a purebred or if he is mixed with other breeds. He may be American Bulldog and/or Labrador and/or Pitt Bull. He loves car rides and walks and spending time with people. Like almost all dogs, he needs regular exercise to keep him in shape and well behaved. He will be adopted to a family as a companion and house pet only and his new family must demonstrate an understanding of the needs and requirements of his breed.
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We exist to help relieve the pressure on our local animal shelters by providing the general public with information and resources to ensure their animal companions are properly cared for.
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A Tennessee businessman with a penchant for collecting cars is helping Jan Brewer elect Republicans to Congress, here and elsewhere.
The governor raised $350,763 for her federal political action committee in the three months ending Sept. 30 according to reports made public Tuesday.
And $100,000 of that came from Willis Johnson, chairman of the board of Copart, a nationwide chain of auto auction houses. Actually, the figure is really $110,000 when you add on another $10,000 that came from the company itself.
The governor told Capitol Media Services she met Johnson — she calls him by his first name — when she was in Tennessee earlier this year raising money for Marsha Blackburn, a Republican running for reelection to Congress.
"He reached out to me, actually," she said.
Johnson is no stranger toArizona. Or at least, his company is not. It has operations in bothPhoenixandTucson.
"And we're grateful for that," Brewer said.
But the governor said Johnson is not expecting any special favors from her in exchange for his largesse.
"He has never asked me for a thing," she said. "And he hasn't asked me for a thing since he donated," calling him "a true American that cares about his country."
A message to Copart asking to speak with Johnson was not returned.
In a 2007 question-and-answer article in San Francisco Business Times, Johnson said he had about 60 cars, with his favorite being a 1955 Chevy.
The company's web site sayd Johnson founded Copart in 1982 with a single salvage yard inCalifornia. He took the company public in 1994.
"He's aVietnamveteran that came back from the war, started a business that became very, very successful, and he built it," the governor said.
"And that's whatAmericais to most people," the governor continued. "And that's why he believes in me."
All totaled, Brewer has collected nearly $587,000 this year for herPAC.
Jan PAC spent more than $23,000 last week to produce and send a mailing to voters in the newly created 9th Congressional District urging them not to support the Democratic contender and instead vote for Republican Vernon Parker. Files at the Federal Election Commission show this is the first such expenditure in the year Brewer has had her committee.
The mailer includes a photo of Sinema, first elected to the Legislature in 2004, with President Obama and lists some votes she took as a lawmaker on immigration issues. That is in line with Brewer's repeated statements that the Obama administration won't secure the border and has suedArizonawhen it sought to enact its own restrictions.
Asked if she planned to spend money going after Ann Kirkpatrick and other Democrats in competitive congressional districts, the governor just smiled.
Rod McLeod, Sinema's campaign manager, said Brewer's efforts will have little effect. He said other outside PACs already have spent $1.5 million to produce commercials and other campaign materials attacking Sinema.
Anyway, McLeod said that the voting precincts that make up the new congressional district, stretching fromTempethrough parts ofScottsdaleto northPhoenix, actually supported Obama four years ago -- and did not support Brewer in her 2010 race.
None of that, however, kept McLeod from trying to turn Brewer's move into more cash for Sinema: Late Monday, Sinema's campaign web site mentioned what it called the governor's "sleazy attack'' -- and then used that to solicit $50 and $100 donations to the race.
McLeod also said the governor's opposition to his candidate should shock no one. PAC spokesman Paul Senseman said Brewer's decision to put her resources into an anti-Sinema campaign piece should be no surprise as well.
"Sinema stood up to the governor's priorities,'' he said, such as when Brewer sought to cut funding for Kids Care, a program that largely uses federal dollars to provide health insurance for the children of the working poor.
"This kind of attack is what we would expect,'' he said.
He also called some of the explanation of votes misleading. For example, he said Sinema's vote against sending National Guard troops to the border was because of the question of whether state taxpayers would be on the hook, not because she is against border security.
Other contributions to Brewer's PAC include $25,000 from a separate PAC operated by Magellan Health Services. Since 2007, Magellan has a state contract as the regional behavioral health authority for Maricopa and parts of Pinal counties. Last budget year the company was paid $769.4 million by the state.
Senseman said there's nothing wrong with Brewer taking such a donation.
"The governor hasn't accepted any funds that she thinks are inappropriately contributed,'' he said.
Company spokesman David Carter said there is nothing unusual in the donation or the amount.
He said Magellan "contributes on a bipartisan basis in areas where Magellan has strategic interests and in states where our employees live and work.'' And Carter said about 10 percent of the company's employees are inArizona.
Carter also said that Brewer also is known for her "advocacy on behalf of those with mental illness.''


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Of course, there is a reason why the JH Audio 16 PRO earphones are so exorbitantly-priced. First of all, each pair is customized to each person's ear shape. Secondly, their noise isolation technology doesn't come at a cost. And finally, their sound quality is off the chain.


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The Week That Was
2013 Record That Caused The Interminably Frustrating Glorious Rebirth of Scioscialism*: 4-9
The 12 Tenets of Socialism
- Change the lineup everyday. If you ain't fiddlin' with stuff, you ain't tryin'.
- With a runner on first or second and less than two outs, bunt. Always. Bunt.
- Bunt.
- No, but seriously. LET'S BUNT. A lot.
- Applaud "productive outs". Give 'em away. You've only got 27, but … here, have some.
- Go first-to-third on a base hit, runner speed be damned. This is not a suggestion. All singles are created equal, you grab that extra 90 feet OR ELSE.
- Always take the extra base. (Even when it's not available, and even when you're slow, and especially if you're Albert Pujols and you run like your ankles have been fused.)
- Let an immobile Pujols play first base whenever he "feels good", because having an able-bodied, athletic first baseman like Mark Trumbo would make too much sense.
- Steal bases with two outs, regardless of who's at the dish. JUST DO IT. (NIKE™)
- Employ #runnyball whenever possible.
- Mound visits. You've got two per pitcher per inning. Might as well use all of them. Every time.
- Lean heavily on righty-righty/lefty-lefty matchups, even when the stats disagree.
- Stare longingly at the vast expanses of these glorious baseball diamonds that the baseball gods hath graced us with.
* This list is a work in progress, and I'd welcome your additions in the comments.
The Angels signed Joe Blanton as an affordable "innings eater" this offseason, and while three starts is hardly enough of a sample to call the signing a success or failure, it's certainly not off to the best start. Blanton is neither eating innings (14.2 IP total), nor being affordable (8.59 ERA, 2.05 WHIP, 6 HR, 4 BB, 8 K for $6.5 MM this season), and it's especially troubling in when he's the No. 2 starter in a unstable and unproductive rotation that will be without ace Jered Weaver for the next four weeks or so. When you couple the current instability in the starting rotation (5.72 ERA) with the BLOLpen being overworked and largely ineffective, the offense can't afford to have any bad days … and they're having plenty of them (T-12th in RS in the AL).
2013 Record That Is Middling, Yet Somewhat Encouraging To Dodgers Fans For Whatever Reason: 7-6
Eesh. What a week. Zack Greinke gets mauled, maimed and broken to the point where he's on the shelf for two months because Carlos Quentin is a plate-crowding, diving-in-on-pitches meathead with an axe to grind, who decided to obliterate Greinke's frame by doing this after getting hit by a 3-2 fastball in a 2-1 ball game …
Greinke is a delicate flower, a fragile bird, and not the kind of guy who should give away 50 lbs to a beast that he's about to go head-to-head with. Unfortunately, that's the way it turned out, and he's looking at being on the shelf for eight weeks if not more, while Carlos Quentin spends the next 8 games on the bench before he can get back into diving into pitches to hit .250 and post a 1.1 rWAR. Stay hot, Carlos.
As someone who firmly believes that "solving problems" by fighting is incredibly stupid, I would, however, like to give props to Greinke for going straight for Quentin's junk once he was locked up. That's a solid tactic for someone who is clearly overmatched in a fight, but it would appear that Greinke misjudged the girth of Quentin's rig and ended up with a handful of zipper instead.
Box Score Of The Week
LAA – Josh Hamilton: 4/14 vs. HOU — 3-for-4, 3 RBI, 1 R, HR, 3B
As I mentioned in Week 2, Hamilton is mercurial. He's bound to have his 7-for-39 stretches with very few extra-base hits and then break out with a run of freakish production. Maybe this is that? Hopefully this is that.
LAD – Josh Beckett: 4/14 vs. AZD — 8.1 IP, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Despite the loss, Beckett had his best outing in nearly two years on Sunday. With Greinke out, a quite operational Beckett could go a long way in bolstering the Dodgers rotation. LHP Chris Capuano is set to fill in for Greinke in the rotation, and while that might be better than (former options) Aaron Harangutan or AngryTed Lily, it's uh … Chris Capuano.
AL & NL West Standings Update
LAA – 4-9 (T-5th)
Tied for last place with the AstrLOLs. Just how Arte and Co. drew it up, right? Right? Hello?!
LAD – 7-6 (3rd)
$220 MM doesn't buy what it used to.
Headline Of The Week
"Opening night full of nightmares"
From Jeff Miller of The Orange County Register
(Note: If T.J. Simers is the godfather of trolls, Jeff Miller is his dim-witted sidekick who stands beside him and spouts "Yeah, yeah … what he said." A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Troll So Hard University)
In which we lure readers of the OC Register to break the paywall and pony up for drivel.
ANAHEIM – The weather was perfect, the stadium crowded and the feeling undefeated.Everything Tuesday evening at Angel Stadium shouted "Happy Opening Night!"
And then, in the true tradition of Halo baseball, the home team threw out the ceremonial first glitch.
Pitch rhymes with glitch. Get it?
Jered Weaver's arm is in a sling. And even though it's not the one he pitches baseballs with, a broken elbow is a broken elbow.Four to six weeks.
Single sentence paragraphs.
Are full of impact.
"Today," General Manager Jerry Dipoto admitted, "is not my favorite day."Only then did the game start.
'Tis true. Dipoto kicked four-year-old Herman Perkins (who was scheduled to yell Play Ball!" into a microphone in front of the 11,000 fans who bothered to show up before the first pitch at Angel Stadium) in the mouth, grabbed the fallen mic and bellowed "Today is not my favorite day." The game began and a sparsely-attended stadium silently wept.
The game began.
In losing to Oakland, 9-5, the Angels displayed a remarkably inefficient offense and the rare ability to overcome a four-run deficit only to fall behind again by four runs.
It's one game. Let's sound the death knell and write a column about it.
C.J. Wilson had a nightmarish first 10 batters and Josh Hamilton a home debut that threatened to weigh on him like an anchor strapped across his shoulders. Reliever Kevin Jepsen was handed the game in the seventh and, by the time he was done, the ballpark was hemorrhaging much of its announced sellout crowd.
This was undoubtedly the beginning of the end, my friends. A 162-game season done in by a loss in the sixth game of the season. Packi it in, folks. We're done here.
One particular patron, however, decided to stay. As the A's were putting together a five-run rally in the seventh, he stood among the second-level seats down the right-field line, reached out toward the field with both hands and extended his middle fingers.
Notable? Eh. Drunk? Probably.
The birds of prey circling overhead on opening night? It's true.
And when a general manager who has been permitted to build a $148 million roster – a general manager whose team is favored to win the American League West, just for starters – doesn't list the opener among his personal favorites, you know this is not the freshest of fresh starts.Then again, these are the Angels, who, even before playing a single home game, had managed to tumble into fourth place in the West.
After six games. SIX. In a 162-game season.
After the way they opened last April, it appears the Angels are trying to become the Boys of Bummer.
Anyone who wasn't alarmed by Hamilton's 1-for-20 start on the road either has the sort of memory that's dangerously short or the sort of patience that's dangerously long.
Or the knowledge that small sample sizes with arbitrary endpoints are piles of bullshit that should probably be avoided when writing a doomsday column.
Yes, baseball is a marathon not a sprint.
It's really neither. It's a baseball season. It's weird and unpredictable. Especially after six games.
But a marathon is much shorter when the runner stays upright the whole way. The Angels covered the first 20 games last season on their knees and, by the time they hit any kind of stride, it was too late to matter.
BREAKING: Running is easier to do when you do it with your feet. Clumsy metaphors are good for nothing.
[SNIPPED: Far too many words about the first inning of a baseball game in April.]
You're welcome.
Hamilton would leave two more runners on in the third inning and the bases loaded again in the fourth, meaning, in only three at-bats, he stranded more people than were marooned on Gilligan's Island.
It's 2013. Here's a Gilligan's Island joke.
It doesn't take a skipper or a professor to figure out that the Angels are paying Hamilton $125 million to produce more than just bad jokes about old sitcoms.
You produced that joke, Jeff Miller. You did it.
A sacrifice fly in the sixth (along with a spectacular diving catch defensively) salvaged at least something for Hamilton.But, in the end, the Angels were seen limping away, defeated in their home opener, their bullpen bloodied and one of their arms in a sling.
The end. The end? That's really the end?
BONUS: T.J. Simers has taken time out from his busy schedule of trolling the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers to grace us all with a wonderfully misguided Angels troll that is just … well, just look at this. (I'll spare you the breakdown, because we're already far too deep into this column and the Internet is a huge place with so many great things to see/read/watch and you're a busy person and I respect that.)
Quote Of The Week (From Either Side)
C.J. Wilson throws heavy shade on Chris Carter of the Houston Astros.
"What's his name … Chris Carter didn't swing the bat for two complete at-bats against me. I was just like … 'I'm throwin' you fastballs? Like … Swing it! You know what I mean? You're … 6'4", 240? What are you doing? You're gonna walk and steal second? Come on. Swing the bat. Ya know? I get a little amped up sometimes. Today's one of those days, after the walkoff last night. And, uh … I just felt like we need as much energy and uh … fire as we can have. It's what the team needs."
The filter. There isn't one.
See you on Monday in Los Angeles: twitter.com/Dodgers/status…
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 12, 2013
This was retweeted over 12k times, and is a glowing example that the Dodgers new PR department is not above trolling.
DERP Of The Week
There's some plus-DERP here, but I'm gonna go on a tangent* if you'll allow me to.
*We spoke about mustaches briefly in Week 1, and while Derek Holland's fauxstache was most certainly a crime against mustaches in general, I'm almost more offended by the lack of mustaches in MLB. I'm not saying that we should have more Joba Chamberlains, or Clay Zavadas or Ian Desmonds. I'm wondering why so many MLB players are so mustache-averse when they decide grow a beard or goatee. It's mind-boggling. There is an absurd number of chinstrap beards, bro-tees and soul patches in baseball. All of them, sans mustache. It's almost like hipsters and and MLB players met at Facial HairFest, couldn't come to a compromise and were like … "F**k it. You guys take the mustaches and we'll take the beards and goats and HAVE FUN WITH YOUR STUPID BICYCLES AND NICHE COFFEE SHOPS AND LAME ASS F-ING JORTS, DORKS."Maybe I'm weird, but a beard without a mustache attached to it is kinda like growing a beard and shaving just the right (or left) side of it off. It's just vertical instead of horizontal.
SciosciaFace Of The Week
What caused this version of SciosciaFace?
- His team just lost to the Houston Astros to fall to 2-8.
- He just watched Josh Hamilton forget how many outs there were in a clutch situation.
- He just ran ANOTHER baserunner into an out. #runnyball
- He unleashed a hot one, reached deep into the seat of his pearly white home uni pants and is assessing the damage via the smell test.
- Nothing. Nothing at all.
Who Controls The Future
If the Halos manage to survive the freezing temperatures in Minnesota (which will undoubtedly be yet another reminder that having an open-air stadium in Antarctica in April is probably the worst idea ever) they'll immediately head back to the west coast to host the reigning AL Champion Detroit Tigers, former OC fan favorite/media darling Torii Hunter and the guy who stole the MVP Award from Mike Trout.
Tonight, 4/16: Vargas (0-1) vs. Hernandez (0-0)
Wednesday, 4/17: Hanson (1-1) vs. Worley (0-2)
Thursday, 4/18: 40+ adult men in a charter plane who are cursing Minneapolis and dying to get back to 80º April weather in Orange County.
Friday, 4/19: Richards (2-0) vs. Sanchez (0-0)
Saturday, 4/20: FOX Game Of The Week featuring (lots of walks) Wilson (1-0) vs. Porcello (0-1)
Sunday, 4/21: Blanton (0-3) vs. Fister (2-0)
After Wednesday night's game against the Padres, the Dodgers will leave the friendly confines of Chavez Ravine and book it to the eastern seaboard to take on Adam Jones, Chris Davis and the Orioles for a weekend set.
Tonight, 4/16: Capuano (0-0) vs. Marquis (0-1)
Wednesday, 4/17: Kershaw (2-0) vs. Ross (0-1)
Thursday, 4/18: Excessive air travel, aggressive iPad fingering, reluctant hotel lurking and oh boy we're in Baltimore. Have you heard of The Wire? You're gonna. Often.
Friday, 4/19: Ryu (2-1) vs. Hammel (2-1)
Saturday, 4/20: WEED … err, Beckett (0-2) vs. Chen (0-1)
Sunday, 4/21: Billingsley (1-0) vs. Arrieta (0-0)


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Among the many documents and photos Connecticut police recently released in connection with the December 2012 school shooting in Newtown is a photo of the shooter, Adam Lanza, then 20. In it he is just a toddler, and sits surrounded by guns and ammunition, wearing a camouflage hat. He is teething on a pistol.
At one point, everyone was an adorable bundle of joy. What went wrong for these serial killers?


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text: 1Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, IPSL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France 2Meteorological Institut, Oslo, Norway 3Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL., USA 4Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany 5The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA 6NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA 7US Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA 8Met Office, Hadley Centre, Exeter, UK 9NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA 10European Comission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Italy 11NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA 12Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, Maryland, USA 13Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA 14NCAR, Boulder, Colorado, USA 15NOAA, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey, USA 16Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 17Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies, Norway 18Utrecht University, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands 19Wageningen University, Meteorology and Air Quality, Wageningen, The Netherlands 20Departement of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA 21Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 22Departement of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA 23Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, USA 24European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK 25Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo (CICERO) Oslo, Norway 26Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UK 27Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan 28Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, USA *now at: Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, IPSL, CNRS/UPMC, Paris, France Abstract. This study presents the results of a broad intercomparison of a total of 15 global aerosol models within the AeroCom project. Each model is compared to observations related to desert dust aerosols, their direct radiative effect, and their impact on the biogeochemical cycle, i.e., aerosol optical depth (AOD) and dust deposition. Additional comparisons to Angström exponent (AE), coarse mode AOD and dust surface concentrations are included to extend the assessment of model performance and to identify common biases present in models. These data comprise a benchmark dataset that is proposed for model inspection and future dust model development. There are large differences among the global models that simulate the dust cycle and its impact on climate. In general, models simulate the climatology of vertically integrated parameters (AOD and AE) within a factor of two whereas the total deposition and surface concentration are reproduced within a factor of 10. In addition, smaller mean normalized bias and root mean square errors are obtained for the climatology of AOD and AE than for total deposition and surface concentration. Characteristics of the datasets used and their uncertainties may influence these differences. Large uncertainties still exist with respect to the deposition fluxes in the southern oceans. Further measurements and model studies are necessary to assess the general model performance to reproduce dust deposition in ocean regions sensible to iron contributions. Models overestimate the wet deposition in regions dominated by dry deposition. They generally simulate more realistic surface concentration at stations downwind of the main sources than at remote ones. Most models simulate the gradient in AOD and AE between the different dusty regions. However the seasonality and magnitude of both variables is better simulated at African stations than Middle East ones. The models simulate the offshore transport of West Africa throughout the year but they overestimate the AOD and they transport too fine particles. The models also reproduce the dust transport across the Atlantic in the summer in terms of both AOD and AE but not so well in winter-spring nor the southward displacement of the dust cloud that is responsible of the dust transport into South America. Based on the dependency of AOD on aerosol burden and size distribution we use model bias with respect to AOD and AE to infer the bias of the dust emissions in Africa and the Middle East. According to this analysis we suggest that a range of possible emissions for North Africa is 400 to 2200 Tg yr−1 and in the Middle East 26 to 526 Tg yr−1. Citation: Huneeus, N., Schulz, M., Balkanski, Y., Griesfeller, J., Prospero, J., Kinne, S., Bauer, S., Boucher, O., Chin, M., Dentener, F., Diehl, T., Easter, R., Fillmore, D., Ghan, S., Ginoux, P., Grini, A., Horowitz, L., Koch, D., Krol, M. C., Landing, W., Liu, X., Mahowald, N., Miller, R., Morcrette, J.-J., Myhre, G., Penner, J., Perlwitz, J., Stier, P., Takemura, T., and Zender, C. S.: Global dust model intercomparison in AeroCom phase I, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 7781-7816, doi:10.5194/acp-11-7781-2011, 2011. |


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Title: Washington Using Iranian Plot As Iraq Leverage
Teaser: As Washington tries to work out a deal with Iran to leave a
substantial U.S. troop presence in Iraq, the United States will attempt
to use the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate a Saudi ambassador as
Quote: The plot's unveiling allows the Americans to try and shake
Iranian confidence and to attempt to persuade the Saudis -- and others
in the region and around the world -- to agree to tougher moves against
The U.S. Department of Defense Monday denied weekend reports that
Washington and Baghdad had been unable to reach an agreement allowing a
significant residual American military force to remain in Iraq beyond
the end-of-the-year deadline established for their withdrawal. Rejecting
reports of a breakdown in negotiations, Pentagon spokesman George Little
told reporters that the talks are ongoing and no final decisions have
been made. The original AP report on Saturday quoted an unnamed senior
Obama administration official as saying that all American troops will
leave Iraq, except about 160 active-duty soldiers attached to the U.S.
STRATFOR has long talked about how the United States must maintain some
20,000 troops in Iraq. These would serve as a blocking force designed to
prevent Iran from exploiting the vacuum that would be created in the
event of that a complete American withdrawal from the country would
create. Tehran, through its allies in the Iraqi government, has been
able to prevented Washington from re-negotiating the status of forces
agreement. The end result is that With less than three months remaining
before the Dec. 31 deadline for withdrawal, it appears unlikely that the
Obama administration will be able to clinch its desired deal with the
al-Maliki government. POSSIBLE IN A SENTENCE OR TWO TO DETAIL SOME OF
WHAT THE OBAMA ADMIN'S "DESIRED DEAL" WOULD ENTAIL? Keeping troops in
But if there is to be an Any agreement between Baghdad and Washington
will have to stem from a behind-the-scenes understanding between the
United States and Iran, and since the Iranians have the upper hand, and
thus have very littel Tehran has minimal incentive to negotiate with
Washington. Even if the Islamic republic agreed to allow a certain
number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq, it would demand a price too
high for the United States to be willing to accept. PLEASE SEE SEAN
NOONAN'S COMMENT. Iran would at a bare minimum demand the lifting of
In other words, Washington has been operating from a position of
relative weakness. In this context, the discovery of an alleged plot by
the overseas arm of Iran's elite military force to assassinate, on
American soil, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, has
provided the Obama administration with a potential tool with which to
reshape Iranian perceptions. While serious doubts have been raised, even
within the United States, questioning the veracity of the plot about the
plot's veracity, NEW PHRASING OKAY? the U.S. government has decided to
make use of the allegations to apply significant pressure to the Iranian
regime. OKAY? push the Iranian regime into a corner.
The plot's unveiling allows the Americans to try and shake Iranian
confidence and to attempt to persuade the Saudis -- and others in the
region and around the world -- to potentially agree to tougher moves
against Tehran. Thus far, the United States has not been able to come up
with COME UP WITH, OR ENFORCE? the former a sanctions regime capable of
causing an Iranian capitulation. With greater international consensus
for tougher action, Washington could negotiate with Tehran from a
position of relative strength. But the problem is that So far, however,
the allegations of the plot don't seem overwhelmingly convincing -
certainly not to the point of convincing the international community to
isolate the Islamic republic. REWRITE OKAY? where the international
community would agree to an isolation of the Islamic republic.
That could change if the Obama administration unveils additional
evidence that could remove a great degree capable of diminishing the
degree of skepticism over the plot -- and the United States probably
would not be pursuing the matter if Washington did not believe it can
build a convincing case. It is only reasonable to assume that the United
States would not be pushing the matter if it didn't believe it could
make a convincing case. Given the short window of opportunity in Iraq,
the next few weeks will be critical to U.S. efforts to escalate matters
MORE SPECIFIC WORD? IS CONFRONTATION TOO STRONG? PRESSURE MAYBE? with
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Hawaii Constitution
Hawaii Constitution |
Preamble |
Articles |
- 1 Features
- 2 Preamble
- 3 Article I
- 4 Article II
- 5 Article III
- 6 Article IV
- 7 Article V
- 8 Article VI
- 9 Article VII
- 10 Article VIII
- 11 Article IX
- 12 Article X
- 13 Article XI
- 14 Article XII
- 15 Article XIII
- 16 Article XIV
- 17 Article XV
- 18 Article XVI
- 19 Article XVII
- 20 Article XVIII
- 21 Amending the Constitution
- 22 History
- 23 See also
- 24 External links
- 25 Additional reading
- 26 References
Though Hawaii follows the statehood model of the U.S. government, its constitutional government is reminiscent of the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1840. The government structure is decided by the state constitution, which divides the government into three branches: the executive, legislative and judiciary.[2]
- See also: Preambles to state constitutions
The preamble to the Hawaiian constitution states:
We reserve the right to control our destiny, to nurture the integrity of our people and culture, and to preserve the quality of life that we desire. We reaffirm our belief in a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and with an understanding and compassionate heart toward all the peoples of the earth, do hereby ordain and establish this constitution for the State of Hawaii.[1] |
Article I
Article I of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Bill of Rights." It has 25 sections which prescribe the rights and liberties of citizens of Hawaii.
Article II
Article II of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Suffrage and Elections." It has 10 sections.
Article III
Article III of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "The Legislature." It has 19 sections.
Article IV
Article IV of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Reapportionment." It has 10 sections.
Article V
Article V of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "The Executive." It has six sections.
Article VI
Article VI of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "The Judiciary." It has seven sections.
Article VII
Article VII of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Taxation and Finance." It has 13 sections.
Article VIII
Article VIII of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Local Government." It has six sections.
Article IX
Article IX of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Public Health and Welfare." It has 10 sections.
Article X
Article X of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Education" and consists of six sections.
Article XI
Article XI of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Conservation, Control and Development of Resources" and consists of 11 sections.
Article XII
Article XII of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Hawaiian Affairs" and consists of seven sections.
Article XIII
Article XIII of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Organization; Collective Bargaining" and consists of two sections.
Article XIV
Article XIV of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Code of Ethics."
Article XV
Article XV of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "State Boundaries; Capital; Flag; Language and Motto" and consists of five sections.
Article XVI
Article XVI of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "General and Miscellaneous Provisions." It contains sections 1-16, including sections 3.5 for a total of 17 sections.
Article XVII
Article XVII of the Hawaii Constitution is labeled "Revision and Amendment." It includes five sections that establish the ways in which the constitution can be amended and revised over time.
Article XVIII
Article XVIII of the Hawaii Constitution is entitled "Schedule" and contains 11 sections.
Amending the Constitution
- Main article: Amending state constitutions
According to Article XVII of the Hawaii Constitution, there are two methods by which the state's constitution can be revised or amended: the constitutional convention or the legislatively-referred constitutional amendment.
The Hawaii State Legislature can propose a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment under these conditions:
- Through a two-thirds vote in both the Hawaii State Senate and the Hawaii House of Representatives, held in one legislative session.
- Through a simple majority vote in both chambers, held in two successive sessions of the legislature.
- Any such proposed amendments must then be placed on a statewide ballot, where they can be approved under these conditions:
- If approved by a majority of all the votes tallied upon the question if this majority constitutes at least 50 percent of the total vote cast at the election, or,
- If approved at a special election by a majority of all the votes tallied upon the question, if this majority consists of at least 30 percent of the total number of registered voters in the state at that time.
A constitutional convention can be held under these conditions:
- If the Hawaii State Legislature puts the question, "Shall there be a convention to propose a revision of or amendments to the Constitution?" on the ballot.
- If the legislature does not act to place such a question on the ballot, the question shall go on the ballot as an automatic ballot referral every ten years.
Revision of 1978
A constitutional convention was held in Hawaii in 1978. The delegates to that convention recommended a number of amendments to the state's voters and on November 7, 1978 those amendments were voted on in a statewide election.
According to a computer report kept by the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, all the proposed amendments were approved. However, in the case of Kahalekai v. Doi, the Hawaii Supreme Court in 1979 declared that many of the amendments had not in fact been validly ratified.
These invalid amendments were then removed from the constitution and explanatory notes were provided in the official text of the constitution explaining the situation.
This deletion was done under the authority of Resolution No. 29 of the 1978 Constitutional Convention, which authorized the constitutional revisor "to effect such necessary rearrangement, renumbering and technical changes of the sections within the articles of the State Constitution, as may be affected, for proper form and arrangement and proper order in the State Constitution in the event that any or some of the amendments to the State Constitution proposed by the Constitutional Convention of Hawaii of 1978 are not ratified by the electorate."[3]
The constitution was originally framed during a constitutional convention authorized under Act 334 of the 1949 Session Laws of Hawaii. This constitution was adopted in a statewide vote of the people, the Hawaii Constitution Ratification Vote, held on November 7, 1950.
An Act of the U.S. Congress dated March 18, 1959 (73 Stat 4, Public Law 86-3) to accept Hawaii as a state suggested that the constitution as adopted in 1950 be amended in three ways. Accordingly, three ballot propositions were submitted to Hawaii's voters on June 27, 1959. These three amendments to the 1950 constitution were approved and the new state constitution, as amended, was accepted by the U.S. Congress in the Act of March 18, 1959. The new Hawaii Constitution went into effect on August 21, 1959, when the president issued a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union.
Prior to becoming a U.S. state, Hawaii had numerous constitutions throughout the years: for the Kingdom of Hawaii, Republic of Hawaii, Territory of Hawaii and State of Hawaii. The first constitution was drafted by Kamehameha III. Some constitutions have become historically infamous while others have improved the state. For example, the Bayonet Constitution of 1887 stripped native Hawaiians of their rights in favor of American plantation owners, and the constitution of 1893 was never officially promulgated but instead helped businessmen to accelerate their plans for the overthrow of the monarchy. On the other hand, the 1978 Hawaiian Constitution created the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and declared the Hawaiian language to be one of the official languages of the state.[4]
List of Hawaiian constitutions and constitutional conventions
In 1978, the state of Hawaii convened its third constitutional convention since 1950. Though Hawaii is a young state in comparison to other U.S. states, Hawaii has had numerous state constitutions.
Below is a list of Hawaii's constitutional history.[5]
- Kingdom of Hawaii
- Constitution of 1840 on October 8, 1840
- Constitution of 1852 on June 14, 1852
- Constitution of 1864 on August 20, 1864
- Constitution of 1887 on July 6, 1887
- Republic of Hawaii
- Constitution of 1894 on July 4, 1894
- Territory of Hawaii
- Organic Act of 1990 on June 14, 1900
- State of Hawaii
- Constitution of 1950 on August 21, 159 (statehood)
- Constitution of 1968 on November 5, 1968
See also
- State constitution
- Constitutional article
- Constitutional amendment
- Constitutional revision
- Constitutional convention
- Amendments
External links
- Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau, "Hawaii Constitution"
- List of Hawaiian constitutions and constitutional conventions
- 1887 Hawaiian Constitution
- 1864 Hawaiian Constitution
- 1840 Hawaiian Constitution
Additional reading
- Time, "Should Hawaii Rewrite It's Constitution - Again?"
- Time, "Hawaii: The Big Change"
- Hawaiian Kingdom.org, "Constitutional History"
- History.com, "Jan 17, 1893: Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy"
- Lee, Anne (2011). The Hawaii State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau, "The Constitution of the State of Hawaii," accessed March 28, 2014
- ↑ Waimea, "The Government of Hawaii," accessed March 28, 2014
- ↑ League of Women Voters of Hawaii, "The Constitution of the State of Hawaii," accessed March 28, 2014
- ↑ World News, "Constitution of Hawaii," accessed March 28, 2014
- ↑ "Constitutions and Constitutional Conventions of Hawaii," accessed March 28, 2014


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With Father's Day around the corner, I'm once again thinking of creative ways to surprise my husband, the father of my children, with gifts that he would appreciate. Here are some of my faves – some old some new…
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The Patient I Failed - page 25
She knew what she wanted. She'd watched her husband of 52 years die on a vent, and followed his wishes to remain a full code. But she knew that was not what she wanted for herself. So, she... Read More
0Jun 16, '11 by MedSurgRN,BSNYou feel you failed, we feel the physician failed, we know the system failed. A suggestion--the POLST is a tool that can help. If your state does not have a POLST program, help make it happen. Check out POLST.org or http://www.ohsu.edu/polst/index.htm. Sometimes we participate in care (or lack thereof) that is unethical, as the author did here. It happens to all of us, though not always so dramatically. It's highly complex, and for better or worse the patient's family becomes our patient, too. All I can say is, utilize your resources and push all your colleagues (that includes MDs) to deal with these difficult issues. Call your social workers, your nurse manager, certainly your Palliative team (if you're lucky enough to have one), a patient advocate, a care planner, an ethics consult. I'm spoiled by having a lot of resources at a university hospital, but in another setting perhaps hospital administrators or social workers pinch hit when there is no patient advocate?
1Jun 17, '11 by Jrbelli worked as a hospice nurse for 12 years and this story is far too often the truth. we are selfishishly scared and do not let our loved ones go because of our own personal loss issues.
please talk with your family members and get a health care proxy completed today. it is free and accessible on-line. all you need to do is have 2 witnesses sign it and give a copy to your family member and doctor. believe me it is so much easier to talk about these issues in the non-crisis mode than the crisis icu situation described in this article. also, your hcp representative is legally supposed to agree to uphold your wishes not theirs! so pick someone that you trust and that is strong and reliable. blessings to all those who have suffered unnecessarily due to these issues.
and no narcotics...unheard of! my brother complained at my mother's death bed.."they have you all doped up mom"...yeah becasue she was in terrible pain. miss you mom and dad...glad hospice was there for you at your end of life process and that you were not attached to tubes and machines in the icu receiving futile treatment.
thank you to all the nurses who care enough to make an immediate ethical consult when these issues occur in their care!Soozul likes this. -
0Jun 22, '11 by LGoadRN65Beautifully written! As nurses we have all experienced this at least once in our career...and the other end of the scale...where the patient's family wants you to euthanize their family member...what is wrong with people??? What is wrong with a system that allows a person's wishes (when made of sound mind) to be ignored? One can only hope that people who force a family member to go through something they have specifically requested to not have to endure, will receive their share of karma.
1Jun 23, '11 by nerdtonurse?It's amazing the spectrum of response to impending death. I've had people who couldn't be in the room, we had to go get them from the waiting room and pull them into the crying room when the patient died, all the way to a guy who crawled in bed and held his dying father in his arms. I've been the unwilling witness to families that fell to fighting and letting every suppressed slight or moment of anger over the lifetime of the patient explode all over the unit. I've had people who wanted me to keep a dying person alive at any cost (to the patient) so they could continue to live off their check. I've had "camp euthanasia" who wanted the patient to pass on immediately because "everyone's here this weekend, and that way they wouldn't have to come back again."
For me, it's an honor to be present at a person's passing. Those who've been in my care their last night on earth are gently washed, made as comfortable as possible, I hold their hand and tell them it's okay to go, not to be afraid. I give the family as much or little support as they want, and I tell the patient that I'm looking after their family, too. I've made sure folks who were diabetic got something to eat, sneaked warmed blankets out of the PACU for family members who were cold in the middle of the night, and I've been cried on, had people ask me "why?" and called out of state family members in the middle of the night for that one phone call you never want to get. Right now, I split my time between ICU and ER, but when I get too old for my knees to take it on the floor, I hope I'm good enough to work for hospice.
Thanks for all the reads, folks. 3x the population of my county has read this article. Maybe I've done a little bit of good somewhere.maelstrom143 likes this. -
2Jul 8, '11 by carolmachelleOn May 16, 2011, I lost my mother to pneumonia among other things. We had no living will, but I felt certain she would not want to be intubated. She was on bi-pap most of the time, but occasionally they would try to wean her from it and put her on a non-rebreather. She couldn't talk, but could nod her head yes or no. I asked her if she stopped breathing if she would want to be intubated and she shook her head no. Two days later, she passed away. I have felt so guilty since that day thinking I should have told the nurses to do whatever they could to save her... Your letter makes me think my mother and I did the right thing. It has helped me heal a little. Thank you for sharing this with us.maelstrom143 and nerdtonurse? like this.
2Jul 9, '11 by obienursernWhy do family members do this I am currently a terminally ill nurse with IPF and have a living will. If either of my children or husband ignore it I swear I will haunt them till THEIR dying days. I have been vented before and I DO NOT want to live the rest of my life like that. Right now living with an oxygen saturation of 82 I know it won't be long but my daughter still refuses to believe that ther is anything wrong with me. So, she is the one I am afraid of as I know she will say: "do everything, she'll pull through this just like all the other times" I wish she would realize I am at the end of my life and just enjoy it with me rather than fighting me.Last edit by obienursern on Jul 9, '11 : Reason: mis-spellings and additional informationmaelstrom143 and nerdtonurse? like this.
1Jul 9, '11 by jedimasterjasonGod commanded to honor our father and mother. It's sad that even the very last wish of a parent, the child found it hard to just obey.BunnySan27 likes this.
0Jul 9, '11 by Elvish GuideI am so very very glad that my mother was there for my grandma when she was dying. They knew the end was coming, and Mom asked Nana, "Mommy, do you want them to keep trying things to help you get better, or do you want to go on home to see Jesus?" Nana replied as emphatically as she could in her feeble state, "Want to go HOME! Want to see JESUS!" I know that it was really hard on my mom to be the one to convince my grandpa that that was the right thing to do (he can't wrap his head around medical things). But she did, and Nana went peacefully about twelve hours later. I am so so glad it was my mom. I'm not sure her sister would have made the same choice, and Nana would have suffered more than she already had.
I know I've already responded once to this thread....but again, nerd....thank you for being there. You're a great nurse. -
0Aug 30, '11 by doctorOatsto hell with the legality.. i would have done the same..
though i do believe that someone has to be an advocate of dignity- however no one has the right to say a person is in his/her RIGHT TIME to go. only God knows.
i ddnt sign up for the resuscitation team for damn dnr's


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1 And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying: | 1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: |
2 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son. | 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. |
3 And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage: and they would not come. | 3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. |
4 Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come ye to the marriage. | 4 "Then he sent some more servants and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.' |
5 But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise. | 5 "But they paid no attention and went off--one to his field, another to his business. |
6 And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them contumeliously, put them to death. | 6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. |
7 But when the king had heard of it, he was angry: and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city. | 7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. |
8 Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy. | 8 "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. |
9 Go ye therefore into the highways; and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. | 9 Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.' |
10 And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests. | 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. |
11 And the king went in to see the guests: and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment. | 11 "But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. |
12 And he saith to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having on a wedding garment? But he was silent. | 12 'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' The man was speechless. |
13 Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. | 13 "Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' |
14 For many are called, but few are chosen. | 14 "For many are invited, but few are chosen." |
15 Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech. | 15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. |
16 And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and teachest the way of God in truth. Neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men. | 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are. |
17 Tell us therefore what dost thou think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? | 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" |
18 But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites? | 18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? |
19 Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny. | 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They brought him a denarius, |
20 And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this? | 20 and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?" |
21 They say to him: Caesar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God, the things that are God's. | 21 "Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." |
22 And hearing this, they wondered and, leaving him, went their ways. | 22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. |
23 That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him, | 23 That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. |
24 Saying: Master, Moses said: If a man die having no son, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up issue to his brother. | 24 "Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him. |
25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother. | 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. |
26 In like manner the second and the third and so on, to the seventh. | 26 The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. |
27 And last of all the woman died also. | 27 Finally, the woman died. |
28 At the resurrection therefore, whose wife of the seven shall she be? For they all had her. | 28 Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?" |
29 And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. | 29 Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. |
30 For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married, but shall be as the angels of God in heaven. | 30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. |
31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken by God, saying to you: | 31 But about the resurrection of the dead--have you not read what God said to you, |
32 I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living. | 32 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' ? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." |
33 And the multitudes hearing it were in admiration at his doctrine. | 33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching. |
34 But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together. | 34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. |
35 And one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him: | 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: |
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? | 36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" |
37 Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind. | 37 Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' |
38 This is the greatest and the first commandment. | 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. |
39 And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. | 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' |
40 On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets. | 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." |
41 And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them, | 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, |
42 Saying: What think you of Christ? Whose son is he? They say to him: David's. | 42 "What do you think about the Christ ? Whose son is he?" "The son of David," they replied. |
43 He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying: | 43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says, |
44 The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool? | 44 " 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet." ' |
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? | 45 If then David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?" |
46 And no man was able to answer him a word: neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. | 46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions. |
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What a difference a bowl of rice makes! What joy a toy brings to a child in our shelters!
Gifts-in-kind make a huge difference in our ability to protect and shelter poor abandoned and orphaned children here in our Mercy Centre. Such gifts especially impact the operation of our 23 kindergartens and schools for children living in construction worker camps. We rely on gifts-in-kind in everything we are trying to do.
A beautiful example: foodpanda, a restaurant delivery service, asked its customers to select gifts for Mercy during their 12 Days of Christmas "Light Up a Soul" charity campaign. The results: almost a ton of the most important stuff we need – from rice and cooking oil to toys and stationery.
Gifts-in-kind help lower our operating expenses in the care of our children, our HIV/AIDS patients, the street children we protect daily, and our poorest neighbors in the slums. They allow us to reach out further to support the poorest communities that government ministries and non-government organizations either ignore or don't even know exist.
Please note: Because of customs duties, we cannot accept gifts-in-kind from abroad. However, if you live in Thailand, there may be no better way for you to help those who need our help the most. Photos above and below: Mercy Kids with Panda, staff, Fr. Joe Maier, and foodpanda MD Alexander Felde.
Mercy Centre is hardly a household name in Spain, but we do have many kind friends, and we wish to thank them all for the concert they organized on behalf of our sister charity, Mercy Menorca. All proceeds from the concert, called "Semillas de la vida" (seeds of life), performed this past November in Barcelona, will go to support our program to protect and defend Bangkok's street children. Our heartfelt thanks ring out to all the performers, including dancer Ayako Zushi, pianist Gloria Argany, and the poet Luisbel Rodriguez, who conceived of the concert and brought it to fruition. Thanks also to all guests who helped make the concert a beautiful event. And most special thanks to Mercy Menorca! For more information on how we care for street children, please visit our program page here. (Photo below by Ian Taylor: a Mercy social worker with a child beggar on the streets of Bangkok.)
In celebration of Thai National Children's Day, each of our 23 kindergartens held a spectacular sports competition this morning that featured running races, musical chairs, and even a highly skilled balloon-popping event.
Was it a memorable day? Was it ear-shatteringly loud? Was it insanely fun? Yes, Yes, and YES!
Cheerleaders, along with percussive bands, inspired their teams to near-deafening victory. Every kid earned a gold or silver medal. Every kid ate plenty of ice cream and cake. Every kid went home a winner. More photos on our facebook page here.


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Will, our straight guy is a fresh-faced, tall, dark and handsome, smooth, tight muscled stud who loves short blond girls with big boobs. Following the director's instruction, Will stripped down along with the bait guy, the hugely hung cutie, Kain, and they both began to work up their cocks and get ready for the shoot. While Kain's eyes are glued to Will's hot body and cock, Will, who's never even jacked off with a buddy, doesn't once even glance at the bait guy.
Will is now all hot and worked up and ready for the girl when the director drops the bad news "the girl isn't coming" er, um, something about her boyfriend not wanting her to do porn. When the director probes Will about doing some guy-guy interaction video so that everyone can go home with a few bucks, watch Will's dick goes down at the speed of light. After some quick money negotiations, Will realized his need for fast cash outweighed his disgust at the idea of gay sex and agreed to do some on cam diddling with another dude. Kain couldn't keep the smile off his face - he loves getting straight guys tricked, plus this guy is tall and hot.
The session started with some mutual crossover jack off followed by Kain going down on Will's hot, hard dick. Then it was switch about, Will had to suck his first dick. If up to this point you think this is a gay guy playing straight, just watch poor Will hold Kain's cock really close to the very tip, obviously to limit the amount of dick he has to put in his straight boy mouth. It's the most amateur blow job you've probably ever seen - which makes it all that much hotter to watch. Now on to the final stage of getting Will to go gay 4 pay - the fucking. See what happens as this straight guys tricked into fucking gay ass, and it's all here in glorious detail! I'm not sure that Will will be back for more - but we can hope!
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text: I got pulled over yesterday by a Oklahoma Sate Trooper and at first I have say I was pretty ticked off. When I asked why he pulled me over he said I was doing 73 in a 70!!!! Are you freakin kidding me? Any way, long story short he asked for my insurance and registration. I explained that it was in my glove box and placed my wepon there as well. He asked if I had a permit and I told him yes and presented it to him. At this point he asked why I wasn't carrying and I explained that OK did not reciprocate with NV. After that we was the nicest guy. He asked if he could open my glove box to take a look at my PPS, he took a quick look and placed it right back in the glove box. No drama do breaking it down. In the end I got a warning and met a really cool officer. He stated and he thought everyone should carry everyday and told me to be safe. Other than the being pulled over for 73 in a 70 it was a great encounter.


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There is nothing more relaxing than putting on your earphones and submersing yourself in music. But when I can hear someone else's music, while listening to my own music, then you have got to turn the music down for the sake of your ears!
The ear is one of the most delicate organs of our bodies. With over 15,000 noise transferring hair cells in each ear, we definitely have more than enough hairs to spare. But once they're gone, they're gone! If you can't hear a person talking 3 feet away from you, then you could be slowly butchering your ears to a hairless conch.
I can recall the days I would drive with my brother, him on the passenger side with his ear buds in listening to his music on full blast. I could hear every single word and guitar riff all the way on the driver side. I couldn't get a word in through all the music being pumped full blast into his ears.
Today's infographic allows you to gauge what daily sounds could potentially damage your delicate ears. So next time, be weary when you stand in front of the giant speakers at your next concert or raise the volume on your ipod; your ears will thank you later. [via]
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As this year's presidential race heats up it is always good to take a look back at some of our country's previous leaders. Today's infographic shows the two most recent and two least recent presidents, as well as where they took up residency throughout their lives. As for myself, I can only call Texas and Louisiana my home. I don't feel bad though. George Washington only lived in 3 states, and I've got a good chance I'll stick around his number.
Another interesting aspect of today's graphic is how much Obama and Bush have traveled compared to the founding fathers. We have become a nation of fifty different states that span thousands of miles. There is no surprise that good guy George couldn't traverse the present US with such limited technology. Modern travel is so amazing our current president has resided in areas like Hawaii, New York City and the two most important Washingtons: State and DC.
Bush is not as worldly as Obama and has only resided in Texas outside New England. He got to see the different sides of the lone star state from our desert to the sea. I'm sure he's ridden the West Texas sands dunes, experience Houston's hellish humidity and did whatever there's to do in Dallas, but I'm not sure if his time in Texas helped his foreign policy.
There are a lot of different cultures within America and having a president that has experienced a few different ones is a must for me. I'd like to see some other presidential residential maps to see if any of them can compare to newest Mr. President. [MyMove]
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Today, I am going to admit one of my faults. I have a tendency to leave unfinished food on my plate and I allow some food to spoil before I finish it. While I work to minimize this fault, there's no doubt I do it and the little scraps of food add up to several meals over the years. My U.S. culture never quite emphasized the importance of conserving food and minimizing waste, but at the school dining halls I read facts about waste, and it definitely opens my perspective. Food waste takes up the most space in the landfills, and the majority of it is once delicious food that could have been enjoyed by someone. I have increased my awareness in my kitchen, cooking only a realistic amount of food that I am sure I will consume. It's hard to be perfect, but little changes can make large differences in the food waste industry.
Recycling is another great way to help with minimal effort. If you live in a large apartment complex, most areas have laws that require the complex to have a recycling option. So if your building does not have it, talk to someone in charge about recycling. Recycling and finishing your dinner are two simple tasks that take hardly any extra time, so do them.[Via]
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Here is a little Valentine's Day wrap up as you recover from your candy and love hangovers.
Today's infographic begins with a short history of Valentine's Day, a history that traces back to ancient Rome with Lupercalia, a fertility festival and touches on a few high points as the holiday slowly takes on its present shape. This history is in no way exhaustive, but it does beg the question: how in the world did the modern Valentine's Day, a holiday predominantly about expensive jewelry, cut flowers and Hallmark cards, come about?
Next, the infographic tackles average Valentine's Day expenses and trends. And, it shines a light on the inordinate amount of Sweetheart candies produced annually. I think someone needs to take a stand against Sweethearts. Those things are not good.
If you are one of the 62% of adults who claim to celebrate the holiday, I hope it was a good one, and if you're not, well, Tuesday's over and we are one day closer to the weekend! [via]
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Happy Valentine's Day, Infographers! Although many criticize this day as a hallmark holiday, I have always viewed it as a day to celebrate the friends, family and loved ones in your life. While one shouldn't need a holiday to express love, it sometimes helps remind you to slow it down and recognize all of the love in our busy lives. Lets get to loving!
Flowers are such a sweet gift for both lovers and friends. Flowers smell beautifully, look fresh and natural and don't add a layer of valentines day fat to your hips. This infographic sheds some light on proper floral etiquette. So guys, bring some daises for your office, give your girlfriend dahlias, your boyfriend orchids (for virility HA HA). And remember, red roses are for love, yellow are for friendship and BLACK are for hate, so don't show up with the wrong color or you could be going home alone. [Via]


text: Courtland Rogers has been a very busy guy since he got out of jail last month. Not as busy as his girlfriend Samantha! Looks like Courtland is going to be a step daddy again, because Samantha is pregnant by another man's baby! Samantha had sex with a black man before Courtland got out of jail so looks like Courtland will be a step daddy again!


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Overview of the new World Health Organization's new Age Friendly Community initiative for Central Iowa with Age Friendly board members Dr. Yogesh Shah, associate dean for Global Health at Des Moines University and Kent Sovern, AARP Iowa State Director.
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In conjunction with the esteemed World Food Prize Symposium in October, Des Moines University (DMU) will host "The Challenges of Global Aging" on October 12. Speakers include: Robert Bender, medical director, Healthy Aging & Memory Clinic Donna Harvey, director, Iowa Department on Aging Timothy Ihrig, medical director, Palliative Care Services, Iowa Health Physicians Bryan Kaskie, […]
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Lid Type | Attached/Folding Lid Included |
Box & Bag Type | Pillow Box |
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