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* I am a RS (Recovering Scumbag) * Do as I say, NOT as I did. :-( * I acknowledge the grace I have received. I know do not deserve it.
I have friends, and my IC that try to get me to see that I need to treat myself better. That loving the self is the basis for self esteem, and lack of self esteem is what really lead me to where I am.
I bristle at the words when someone tells me that I have to forgive myself, but at the same time I understand that at some point I have to in order to really move forward. Understanding and doing it are so far apart at this point though.
Just like I need to have compassion for myself as a child who developed these un-heathly coping skills in the first place, compassion for my family that help form my FOO, I think I will also have to have compassion for myself who made horrible choices in my adult life. If I don't I am afraid I will always be stuck in my guilt, not able to truly love myself.
I do feel like there is a difference between compassion, forgiveness, and just forgetting about it.
But that I am a cheater for life in the same way an alcoholic is an alcoholic for life whether they ever drink again or not.
This is where I differ. I do not look at myself as a cheater for life. I will not let what I did define me in the future. I understand what you are saying, but I feel words have power, and to say that I am a 'cheater for life' is too negative of a definition. KWIM? Words like always, never, and for life are too power of a sentence to put onto myself, and I will not do it.
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I need to have compassion for myself as a child who developed these un-heathly coping skills
this is about as far as I can get. Totally realizing I'm not that person anymore and appreciative of how far I've come - that's about it.
rachel, I don't think your IC is telling you that you need to have self-compassion for the actual act of sleeping with xOM. I believe the point your IC is trying to make is that if you truly want to move forward with your life and get to a place of peace and acceptance, you have to embrace your growth and appreciate how far you've come in your healing - as a result, you will have more compassion for yourself. It's a process but trust me, it's worth it.
I understand what you are saying, but...
the label of cheater as part of who I am because even if I feel like a new person now who makes better choices, that was still me when I was cheating.
I look at it as the label of cheater is 'who I was', not who I am. It does not define me currently or in the future, and I will not let it. I get what you are saying, but again, I feel like if I use words or labels, they have power to create who I am, and I am not a cheater.
I am not saying that I don't have guilt and shame for what I did. I do, but in my healing I need to be able to define myself from this moment forward, not based on the past.
That is all I am trying to say. end T/j..
I don't think your IC is telling you that you need to have self-compassion for the actual act of sleeping with xOM.
I agree with this ^^
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OpinionBulgarian 'Children of the Transition' Opposition and ruling forces in Bulgaria are trying to polarise the public and hijack demonstrations in the country. 08 Jul 2013 11:43 GMT | Politics, Bulgaria Parties in Bulgaria have engineered hollow political narratives to local protests, says Petkova [AFP/Getty Images]About the Author Mariya Petkova Mariya Petkova is an online producer with Al Jazeera. She has covered stories in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and reports on politics and social issues. @@mkpetkova Story highlightsIt did not take much for the Bulgarian public to take to the streets demanding the fall of its new government after the disaster of an election it witnessed in May. Bulgarian voters had already punished political parties with a largely fragmented vote which forced the previous ruling party (GERB), which "won", to give up its mandate and hand it over to the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). Its leaders managed to produce a mockery of a government in which they are allied with the "ethnic Turkish" party (the Movement for Rights and Liberties - MRL) and have the tacit approval of the far-right party "Ataka." The fact that the MRL is in the same boat with the ultra-nationalists is the least ridiculous aspect of this government.It did not take much for the Bulgarian public to take to the streets demanding the fall of its new government after the disaster of an election it witnessed in May. Bulgarian voters had already punished political parties with a largely fragmented vote which forced the previous ruling party (GERB), which "won", to give up its mandate and hand it over to the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). Its leaders managed to produce a mockery of a government in which they are allied with the "ethnic Turkish" party (the Movement for Rights and Liberties - MRL) and have the tacit approval of the far-right party "Ataka." The political right and left in Bulgaria are currently scrambling over the demonstrations which have persisted for more than two weeks. The fact that the MRL is in the same boat with the ultra-nationalists is the least ridiculous aspect of this government. Its fragility was clear from the beginning and quickly reached its low-point with the appointment of Delyan Peevski (an MRL member) as the head of the State Agency for National Security (known as DANS, which gave the rise of the protests' use of the hashtag #DANSwithme). Peevski, whose mother controls a prominent media conglomerate, has had numerous allegations of corruption levelled against him. The protests that followed were predictable. But what was even more predictable was the attempt of both the ruling coalition and opposition political forces to divide and take advantage of public discontent. The current political polarisation in Bulgaria serves one purpose only: to erase from the mind of the discontent citizen the fact that the current crisis in the country is the product of the failure of the entirety of the political elite, and not just one party. It aims to convince him that there is still a political party saviour waiting around the corner. However, there is one current within the protest wave that can resist these attempts and see through the implementation of real and meaningful change in Bulgaria: the children of the transition. Divide and rule The political right and left in Bulgaria are currently scrambling over the demonstrations which have persisted for more than two weeks. The left (BSP) claims that the protesters are few in number, only urban and rich (but, at the same time, are being paid to protest), do not represent the general population and threaten the democratic process in Bulgaria. By contrast, the February protests, according to the BSP, supposedly represented the poor and the underprivileged, those who could not pay their monthly bills, suffered from mediocre social provision and were mainly from the countryside. The right (GERB and the fragmented old Union of Democratic Forces - UDF) is only eager to confirm this imagined division, but they present the current protests as supposedly led by the urban, "educated" and "cultured" elite of the nation which should be the vanguard of change, while the poorer masses listen, become enlightened and obey. At the same time, former UDF leaders are trying to reunite the party which had become increasingly fragmented in the past decade. Brandishing their old fame of having led the opposition against the communist regime, some of their leaders claim that the majority of protesters want them to lead to country out of the crisis "once again". Some foreign media have picked up on these imagined divisions and are informing us that the current protests are supposedly "middle class". Dear Western journalists, there is no "middle class" in Bulgaria. People with higher education whose salaries run out once they have bought enough food, paid rent and bills are not middle class as much you try to force them into this label for the sake of writing your articles. The "educated" urban versus the "uneducated" poor and rural are equally ridiculous labels. Thanks to persistent failure of regional development under both right and left governments, the majority of Sofia's population is from the countryside because there is hardly any work to be found anywhere else. At the same time, thanks to the inability of the political elite to promote economic growth and reform the educational system, being "educated" in Bulgaria does not mean anything. There are plenty of people in my country with higher education who are driving taxis or cleaning hotel rooms. Anti-government protests held across Bulgaria Furthermore, being "educated" by far does not mean sympathising with the right, as some politicians and "intellectuals" are trying to maintain. In fact, the well-informed and well-educated citizens should also have good memory and remember the disaster of a privatisation conducted by the 1997-2001 UDF government which destroyed Bulgarian industry and agriculture and boosted oligarchic practices. They should also remember how many former UDF leaders ardently supported Boyko Borisov's corrupt government as an "alternative to the communists" and kept supporting it up until the February protests that toppled it. The "socialists", on the other hand, have claimed the poor and the countryside. I am from a city in the impoverished Northwest, close to the birthplace of our last communist dictator, Todor Zhivkov, and it does not take much to see that people there do not have to be paid to hate the communists and their children, who largely make up the Bulgarian Socialist Party today. They remember the early 1990s when there were no electricity bills to be paid in the countryside because they had power cuts daily. They also remember 1994-1997 when the economy collapsed, they lost their jobs and their savings were burned by the skyrocketing inflation and pyramid schemes. The new generation While politicians try to manipulate the public and take advantage of the protests for their benefit, there is one player whose intelligence and resilience they are underestimating and which carries the hope that whatever the outcome of the current protest is, the larger movement for change in the Bulgarian society will continue. This is my generation, the "children of the transition", which is emerging and struggling against the failure of our parents during the past 20 years of transition. And despite what foreign media is saying, this new generation is not just Sofia's middle class young professionals who come out after work and go to the square. This generation also includes the hundreds of thousands young emigrants who were forced by lack of opportunities at home to seek employment and education abroad. It also includes all those who stayed behind, maybe managed to get some form of education, but crushed under the weight of family responsibilities and high youth unemployment, did not make it to a fancy office in the centre of Sofia. We, in this generation, might have different destinies and paths, but we all share an immense creative potential. You can see it in obvious examples such as the numerous social entrepreneurship initiatives in Sofia and the bigger cities. But you can see it in the creative means of employment that poorer young people pursue in order to earn an income and take care of themselves and their parents whose bodies and souls have been broken by two decades of misery and hopelessness. Most of all, we share a new drive for change, unmatched by previous generations, which has the potential to bring in fundamental change to Bulgaria, resuscitate this dying country and reinvigorate its politics, society and culture. This generation will not stop with another election and another government, it will not stop until our morally bankrupt political elite learns to listen to us, obey, and concede to our drive for change, social justice, a desire for a competitive, innovation-based economy, mafia-free business environments, feudalism-free institutions and an egalitarian, tolerant society. Mariya Petkova is a Bulgarian freelance journalist based in Cairo. Follow her on Twitter: @mkpetkovaSource: Al Jazeera
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Did The Wage Gap Drop Dramatically Over Night? No.
A new report from the Pew Research Center states that Millennial women are "near parity" with men in in the workplace. They report that young women (ages 25 to 34) had median hourly earnings that were 93 percent of young men's median hourly earnings. While we would love to welcome the news that young women and men are almost equals in the workplace, there is a lot more to that story.
First, some clarifications about calculations and defining the wage gap:
- Pew focuses on hourly wages because women work fewer hours than men and include both full- and part-time workers. They explain their reasons for these choices here.
- We at NWLC calculate the wage gap using median annual earnings for full-time, year-round workers only. We do this to control for some of the differences in hours and full-time/part-time status that would otherwise skew the earnings ratio, while still reflecting some of the factors, including occupational segregation and employment discrimination, that prevent women from achieving fair pay.
Using either calculation it is true that younger women experience a smaller gender wage gap than older women. By our calculation, young women who work full-time, year-round are typically paid 88 percent of what their male peers are paid—a wage gap of 12 percent. While this is markedly better than the overall earnings ratio, which has been 77 percent for the last decade(and which Pew calculates at 84 percent using median hourly wages), it is still nowhere near parity.
Young women typically make 88 cents for every dollar young men make. How does this add up?
- In one year, young women typically make $5,000 less than young men.
- If this wage gap were to stay constant over a 40-year career, a woman would earn $200,000 less than her male counterpart.
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Although I've dabbled in a few mmos here and there, I have never been one to play them long term except sto and one of the only reasons I have stuck with this game for the past 3 years or so is mainly because its Star Trek. To me a mmo and other video games are recreation, a place to chill and relax and to put myself in another world for an hour or two.
Now I know games can be competitive, and I find that perfectly accepetable, but when you get some jerk that takes it a little too seriously it can really put you off. I'm talking about the one who is in an STF and gets all pissy because the team failed an optional, the one that contantly berates the other team member through team chat and then flies off to the corner of the map to report the team because he can't get his way, while leaving you and the rest of the team trying your hardest to stop those damn probes in Khitomer reaching the conduit.
I mean for god sakes it a freaking game, we were all noobs at one point. If you can't take into account that other people who play this game are all at different levels, (maybe they have a disability of whatever) you shoulden't be playing an mmo with OTHER PEOPLE. If you can't take it do a private match or not play online games at all, better still turn off your computer, calm down and get over it.


text: 2008 Western States Police Motorcycle Training and Skills Official Rules 1) Rules committee a) A Rules Committee will be established to settle disputes that cannot be settled at the Judges level. All decisions of the rules committee are final. b) The rules committee will be selected in the following manner: i) The competition director will choose at least five members from the qualified entrants to serve on the rules committee. ii) The chair of the rules committee will be the director of the competition. c) All questions submitted to the rules committee will be discussed, and put to a vote at the direction of the Chair. i) The Chair will not have a vote in the dispute, but may offer solutions to be considered. ii) Majority vote rules. 2) General rules a) The competition is open to all Law enforcement officers who are currently certified on the Police Motorcycle and are currently working as a police motorcycle officer. b) Riders must compete on a police motorcycle of at least 1000cc, are equipped in the normal deployment configuration. No modification to the motorcycle(non department approved modifications) for the purpose of this competition is allowed i.e., non-stock tires, exhaust modifications or engine modifications. Normal deployment configuration includes lights, saddlebags, rails, and engine guards. If as a practice, your department removes the fork stops, and that is your normal deployment configuration, then you are allowed to compete. c) There will be FIVE classes of motorcycles: i) Harley Davidson Road King: Harley-Davidson Police model motorcycles that are currently outfitted for duty. Does not include DynaGlide. No modifications to the stock motorcycle are allowed that would not be on it for duty. Windscreens and saddle bags must remain in place. ii) Harley Davidson Electra Glide FLH: Harley-Davidson Police model motorcycles that are currently outfitted for duty. Does not include DynaGlide. No modifications to the stock motorcycle are allowed that would not be on it for duty. Windscreens and saddle bags must remain in place. iii) BMW RT 1150: BMW police model motorcycles that are currently outfitted for duty. No modifications to the stock motorcycle are allowed that would not be on it for duty. Windscreens and saddle bags must remain in place. Does not include GS-650. iv) BMW RT 1200: BMW police model motorcycles that are currently outfitted for duty. No modifications to the stock motorcycle are allowed that would not be on it for duty. Windscreens and saddle bags must remain in place. Does not include GS-650. v) Honda: Honda ST police motorcycles, currently outfitted for duty. No modifications to the stock motorcycle are allowed that would not be on it for duty. Windscreens and saddle bags must remain in place. Does not include any other Honda motorcycles outfitted for police duty. vi) Any other motorcycle outfitted for police duty, that does not fit into the above categories (All dual-sports, special models, etc.) can be ridden in their own class during the competition portion of the event as long as there are at least three of the same style motorcycle. It will be at the discretion of the event Judge to place a motorcycle into a given category, if it does not conform to the basic standards of a given class. e) Riders must compete in the appropriate uniform normally worn on duty including all safety equipment. A casual police or soft tactical uniform is acceptable for practice on Friday. All competitors must wear a department approved helmet for you state. The helmet must be properly fastened while on the courses, including during practice. f) Prior to entering the event, a rider or team will be allowed five minutes to repair or replace a motorcycle that is malfunctioning. Once a rider or team has begun the event, and a breakdown occurs, the competitor must notify the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee will look at the cause of the breakdown and, possibly with the help of a mechanic, rule as to allow a re-ride or to disqualify the participants run. Re-rides may be allowed for breakdowns such as ignition failure, motor seizure, or a motorcycle failure out of the operator's control. They are not allowed for clutch failure, out of gas, flat tire, damage as a result of a crash, etc. g) No video review dispute of penalties will be allowed. The judge's rule is final. h) Each competitor may only enter in one division and on one class of motorcycle per their single entrance fee. A rider may enter a second class of motorcycle for an additional fee of $20.00 and a third class for an additional $40.00. The Rules Committee will allow multiple competitors to share a single qualified motorcycle, in the case of mechanical failure. 3) Individual competition a) The top five finishers in each of the four classes will receive an award. b) The object of the competition is not to receive any penalty points, while negotiating the course as quickly as possible. All riders begin with a score of ZERO. All cones will have a single tennis ball placed on top. c) Penalty points are assessed as seconds added to the raw time as follows: i) Knock a tennis ball off a cone: 1 second ii) Knock a cone down: 3 seconds iii) Put a foot down: 5 seconds iv) Drop the motorcycle: time lost picking up motorcycle and continuing the course. v) Incomplete exercise ` Disqualification. (1) Not following the path of travel as required vi) Run out of exercise ` Disqualification. (1) When both the front and rear tire of the motorcycle exits the exercise and does not re-enter the exercise immediately. Two or more such penalties will result in the disqualification of the run. vii) Stopping in a pattern and using your feet to move the motorcycle backwards =10 sec. viii) Other penalties will be assessed on a case by case basis if necessary. d) Riders will be required to make at least two timed runs through the course. After adjustments for penalty points are added, the average of the two times will be used for final placement. e) After final placement, top riders will compete in a "run-off" to determine awards placement. f) There will be one course for all classes of motorcycles, since each rider will competing against motorcycles in their class, the dimensions of the course will not change. 4) Team competition a) There will be a separate two rider event on the timed course to be detailed during the riders meeting on Friday morning. b) Any agency, or combination of agencies, with at least two participating riders is eligible for entry into the team competition. An agency may field more than one team; however an individual rider may only compete on one team. A team may consist of riders from different agencies. c) Teams must be determined and submitted by 1000 hours on Saturday. Once a team has been declared, changes will only be allowed for emergencies and must be approved by the Rules Committee. d) If a team must be made up of a mix of classes, they will be entered in the fastest class. An example would be if a team consisted of a Harley and a BMW 1200, they would compete in the team BMW 1200 class. e) Awards will be given to the top 3 teams in each class of motorcycle. f) Penalties are assessed the same as in the individual competition, and added to the raw score. g) The team competition will be held on the timed course after the Chief's competition is finished. 5) Slow ride competition a) There will be an individual slow ride event which will be announced at the riders meeting Friday. b) Each rider will be given an opportunity to participate in the slow ride. c) Awards will be given to the top finishers in each class. d) The slow ride will be held in a separate area at the same time as the individual competition. e) Each rider will be given one free run. You may purchase additional runs for a donation of $5.00 per run. 6) Partner ride a) Two riders make a team. They may be from different agencies, but can only compete on one team. A team will consist of the same make motorcycle. b) Riders must negotiate an obstacle course while the motorcycles are tied together with a 'Velcro' breakaway cord. If the cord pulls apart during the ride, no time is awarded. If an obstacle or cone is touched, a foot put down, or motorcycle dropped, no time is awarded. c) The fastest time clean through the course wins. d) Awards will be given to the top teams in each division. e) Each team will be given one free run. A team may optionally purchase additional runs for a charitable donation of $5.00 per run. f) The partner ride will be held in a separate area at the same time as the individual competition. 7) Chief's Challenge a) This challenge is open to those administrators who currently have the rank of Lieutenant or above (i.e. Chief, Assistant Chief, Captain, Lieutenant), who are currently a sworn officer and are qualified to ride a police motorcycle. This competition will be an individual competition and take place in the regular cone patterns (The patterns will probably be spaced out a bit). b) All the rules for the individual competition will apply. c) The top two finishers in each of the four classes will receive an award. 8) Patterns a) The cone patterns used for the individual event, partner ride, slow race and team event will all be based on the 20 foot circle, with numerous transitions. There will be larger dimensions used, but none smaller. Most of the patterns used will be available on the web site prior to the event, but the actual competition course will not be disclosed until the riders meeting Friday morning. There will also be a practice area set up in addition to the event, so practice can also take place on Saturday. The individual competition course will be available for practice Friday.


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Language Note: | In English with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
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Contents: | Disc 1. Warnings from a warming planet -- Disc 2. Predictions for a warmer planet. |
Other Titles: | Warnings from a warming planet. Predictions for a warmer planet. |
Responsibility: | produced by Centre Communications, Inc. ; producers, Ron Meyer, James M. Roberts and Bradley Whitford ; director, Ron Meyer ; written by Ron Meyer and James M. Roberts. |
In the last half of the 20th century, scientists began understanding that industrialization and the effects of explosive population growth were affecting the fundamental structure and composition of earth's atmosphere. Man's ever-increasing thirst for energy, quenched by the burning of fossil fuels, has dramatically increased greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere. This 2-disc set examines and explains this phenomenon, and looks into the future where other, more deadly impacts are predicted to follow. In the first decade of the 21st century, we find ourselves at the precipice of a dangerous, rising storm.
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Blue Jays spring training: Dustin McGowan preparing for first opening day in six years
Esmil Rogers is scheduled to start Thursday as the Blue Jays take on the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater. Dustin McGowan will follow Rogers and should pitch three innings.
DUNEDIN—The last time Dustin McGowan's name was inked into an opening-day roster, Roy Halladay was on the mound for the Blue Jays, Frank Thomas was the designated hitter and Jose Bautista was a little-used bench player for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Needless to say, a lot has changed since that spring of 2008. But McGowan remains.
He's the only player from that opening-day roster still with the Jays — Adam Lind started the 2008 season in the minors — and that day still stands as the only opening day of his career.
So it's the simple things that please the 32-year-old right-hander, who pitched an impressive three innings of relief against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
He's just looking forward to starting the season with the rest of the team.
"It's the first time in a long time that I've done that," McGowan said, sitting at his locker inside the Jays' spring-training clubhouse.
He's happy with how uneventful his spring has been, and that he hasn't had to spend his days in "that dungeon over there."
McGowan pointed across the clubhouse to the trainers' room, where he spent the bulk of his time during the last five spring-training seasons.
A first-round draft pick in 2000, McGowan's career was on track in 2008 when he was part of a starting rotation that included Halladay, Burnett and Shaun Marcum. Then midway through the season he suffered a shoulder injury and was forced to undergo season-ending surgery. Over the next five years McGowan would pitch just 46.2 big-league innings as he underwent knee surgery, a foot injury and two more shoulder surgeries.
Now converted to a reliever, McGowan's hoping to crack the Jays' bullpen and figures to have an inside track given that he is out of options and can't be sent to the minors without clearing waivers.
Given how much the Jays have invested in McGowan — he's currently in the second year of a two-year, $3-million contract extension signed in 2012, which includes a $4-million club option for 2015 — they won't want to let him go for nothing.
McGowan took a step in the right direction on Thursday, throwing three scoreless innings while giving up just a single hit and striking out five as the Jays beat the Phillies 3-1 thanks to a pair of solo homers by catcher Erik Kratz and another by outfielder Moises Sierra. Esmil Rogers — who's competing with Todd Redmond for the long relief/swingman role, unless either can unseat J.A. Happ in the rotation — pitched 4.2 solid innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk while striking out six.
"It felt good to finally go three innings," McGowan said afterward. "It's been quite a few years since I've done that."
Two-and-a-half years, to be exact.
Earlier this spring McGowan had hoped to get another chance at starting, but he hasn't been stretched out and the Jays seem inclined not to mess with his recent success as a reliever.
It was as a starter that he experienced his recurrent injuries, after all.
"Personally I was concerned about that," manager John Gibbons said Thursday. "Not everybody was, but I was because that's where he's had his problems. We think he's beyond that kind of stuff and I thought he thrived in the bullpen I thought that was a good role for him."
McGowan said he doesn't care as long as he makes the team.
"Whatever I can do to help the team win, I'm happy to do," he said.
Neither does he mind if he's used as a long reliever, as he was on Thursday, or in a short-inning role.
"I'd be happy to do both," he said. "If there's games they need me to go one, I'll go one; if there's games they need me to go three, I'll go three. That's how pitching is and that's how it should be. Everybody's got to come together and do what it takes."
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Martin Marietta Q3 2011 results: Net sales up 4.6 percent, earnings down
Posted By Tina Grady Barbaccia On November 14, 2011 @ 3:15 pm In Articles | No Comments
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. results for the third quarter and nine months as of Sept. 30, 2011, showed the company's consolidated net sales were at $464.0 million, up 4.6 percent.
"During the third quarter, we continued to build on a foundation that has enabled us to outperform others in the industry as we all work through the prolonged economic downturn," Ward Nye, president and CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, said in a written statement. "Our disciplined business approach is once again evident in our operating results, which reflect aggregates product line pricing growth and continued cost control. Further, our Specialty Products business generated a new quarterly record for net sales and a third-quarter record for earnings from operations."
Nye says Martin Marietta also continues to distinguish itself "through the prudent deployment of capital in the completion of strategic acquisitions that enhance our aggregates business, capacity expansion projects in our profitable Specialty Products business and sustained dividends throughout the economic cycle."
Business development initiatives have been structured to grow or augment the company's positions in markets with attractive growth dynamics while maintaining our balance sheet strength and financial flexibility, Nye says.
"The continued successful execution of these operating and business development strategies and initiatives will provide long-term shareholder value," he adds.
– Earnings per diluted share of $1.07 and adjusted EPS of $1.11 (that excluded a $0.04 per diluted share to reflect a non-recurring early retirement benefit) compared with $1.13.
– Consolidated net sales of $464.0 million, up 4.6 percent.
– Heritage aggregates product line pricing up 2.8 percent.
– Heritage aggregates product line volume down 2.2 percent.
– Heritage aggregates product line direct production costs down slightly, despite a 16 percent increase in energy costs.
– Specialty Products net sales of $50.4 million and earnings from operations of $15.6 million, resulting in a 240-basis-point improvement in operating margin (excluding freight and delivery revenues).
– Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses up $2.3 million, resulting from a $2.8 million nonrecurring early retirement benefit.
– Consolidated earnings from operations of $79.0 million compared with $83.9 million.
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Lesson Topic/Subject: Social Studies/Thanksgiving; Thankful Thoughts
The lesson went very well. The students absolutely loved the story, however, if I were to do it again, I would have allowed more time for a post-reading discussion. The book was an important part of the lesson, and I should have emphasized it more.
The students seemed to be excited throughout the lesson, the print-making really got them going. It was a little messy, and that is something else to consider in the future. Putting newspaper down on the floor and table would have helped to eliminate some of the clean-up. I should also point out that I was very glad to have a helper at the sink guiding the bodily clean-up. I definitely could not have done it all on my own.
One last thing I would have done differently is that I would have only handed out two leaves to everyone instead of four Some students were done very quickly because they finished only one while others had to be rushed at the end because I told them they could complete as many as four. This caused unnecessary confusion.
As far as time frame went, it lasted an hour, and it was an exciting hour at that. Once the bulletin board is down, the hand and footprints and the leaves can definitely become part of the students' journals/scrapbooks.
Grade Level: Third Grade
Teacher of Lesson: Cari Schaffer
Evaluation of Student Learning:
Tell students to write this sentence on leaves and fill in the blanks. When they are finished, tell them to cut them out with their scissors. Put up example if choose to do so.
Reflection: How did the lesson go? How did I do? Revisions needed?
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Our skin gets its color or shade from pigmentation. The exact pigment that gives skin the color that it has is called Melanin. The color of your skin is almost always hereditary, and historically, people who originate from hot, tropical regions tend to have darker skin, or higher amounts of melanin. While you should be proud of your heritage, there may be some reasons why you want to reduce skin pigmentation, or the amount of melanin. Why You Might Want to Reduce Skin PigmentationMany people don't necessarily want to change their skin color. Instead, they want to even out the skin tone. This is often the case for people who have what we call 'splotchy skin.' For example, some areas of the skin may be lighter than others, making it appear that the person has brown spots. Another common reason for reducing skin pigmentation is the presence of freckles. In this case, they don't want to change the color of the skin, as a whole. Instead, they want to lighten the freckles so that they are not so pronounced. Another reason why someone may want to reduce skin pigmentation is because they have a disease known as Vitiligo. This is the same disease that Michael Jackson had. Because the skin cannot be made dark again, in order to even out the skin tone as a whole, the only other option is to reduce the pigmentation in the skin that has not been affected by the disease. Some people opt to do this, while others do not. How to Reduce Skin PigmentationIn serious cases or extreme discoloration, a dermatologist may suggest certain medications or procedures for reducing skin pigmentation. Before you agree to these methods, however, you might want to consider natural alternatives. Dry orange peels can be grated and then mixed with yogurt. Apply this to the skin for fifteen minutes and then rinse the skin. Another option is to use pureed raw potato. Some people swear by fresh lemon juice, and this does work to a small extent. Sandalwood Powder combined with lemon juice also works. With any of these natural remedies, remember that one application is not going to produce the results that you want. It takes time for the treatment to work. It is also important that you only apply the treatments to the areas of your skin that you want to lighten. Are There Dangers Associated with Reducing Skin Pigmentation?For the most part, there is no danger of reducing skin pigmentation these days. There are medications and treatments that can be used, which may have side effects, but if natural remedies are used, there generally are no side effects or risks, other than potential skin irritation. In most cases, this skin irritation is caused by the products used, and it goes away on its own in a few days time. Before you agree to any medication or procedure advised by your physician or dermatologist for reducing skin pigmentation, make sure that you discuss potential risks and side effects with him or her. |
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June 24, 2010 -- More than 2 million cribs are being recalled by Evenflo, Delta, and five other manufacturers. The recall swells to about 9 million the number of drop-side cribs recalled in the last five years, says Consumer Reports safety expert Don Mays. "They outsource the manufacture of these cr
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- FBI agents arrested a 23-year-old man accused of trying to open an emergency exit during his plane's descent into Portland International Airport.
FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele says passengers and crew aboard the Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Portland told investigators that Alexander Michael Herrera made ``unusual statements'' before trying to open the door Monday at about 5:20 a.m.
A passenger told KGW-TV he and others used shoelaces and seat-belt extensions to restrain Herrera until the flight landed.
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Steele says Herrera is from Arizona. She does not know his home city.
He is being booked into a Portland jail on a charge of interfering with a flight crew and is expected to make his first court appearance Tuesday before a federal magistrate.
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Column as I see 'em …
Most of you will be happy to have this election over with if for no other reason than to stop hearing Mitch and Alison berate each other a thousand times a day.
Me? I can finally stop listening to local politicians tell us what they will do to fix our tourism dilemma.
So often we hear that fall or winter is a particularly good time to do certain things in the landscape. This is usually due to the fact that plants have entered into winter dormancy.
Well, it's here. I'm truly surprised that there weren't parties all over the county last night. Why? There's a bunch of you that love fall. You love the colors and the temperatures. It's probably my second favorite season, only because it's typically warmer than spring.
It's a myth that turning off the lights isn't necessary. The truth is that it depends on what type of lighting you have and how long the light will be off before you need it again.
This column may bring satisfaction to some who read it because they were right, and irritation to those who were having the all too familiar disagreement about the subject.
To say that I am zealous about fall is an understatement. I love Starbucks Pumpkin Spice lattes and eagerly await its arrival every year, the weather is perfect, the leaves changing colors, apple cider … need I say more? But mostly, fall is my favorite season because it has way of making me feel nostalgic.
The same organization that oversees the (public) education of your children wrote the following, which would be sort of funny were it not such a serious subject:
"The candidate who wishes to be elected to the school council as a minority representative on the school council must be the minority. However, if a person declares himself/herself a minority, he or she should be considered so for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of minority council member."
Coach's response 'disappointing'
To the editor:
My daughter has been playing softball since she was 4 years old in the county recreation league. She has been a good ballplayer and had several coaches. For the past year, she has played on a travel team, but since she turned 9, had to move off the travel team and back into the county recreation league.
Robin Williams was an amazingly talented actor and comedian. He was a devoted philanthropist who dedicated time, talent and funds to help individuals and groups enjoy a better quality of life. Williams also suffered from depression. He died August 11, an apparent suicide.
About six million men in the United States experience a depressive disorder. About 65 percent of the men with depression will go undiagnosed and without treatment. About 97 percent of those reporting depression also report that their work, home life and relationships suffer as a result of depression.
The world is getting too complicated.
Used to be you could scan and print a page at the library and pay for it in less than 30 seconds. Today, it takes about 5 minutes because the alleged better is so complicated one needs a 4.5 minute training course to use it.
Takes about 20 steps just to print a page. It used to be you put paper in scanner/printer, close lid, put money in slot, hit 'scan', don't forget original. Five steps, easy enough for this autistic brain to handle.
If you have done any length of research on raising the minimum wage, you know there are two sides to the argument.
You could argue either way, but there is, in my opinion, compelling data for the need for wage reform.
First of all, the last time there was a minimum wage increase was nearly three years ago to the current $7.25 or around $15,000 annually.
Who do you know that can make it on $15,000 a year? Consider a Gallup poll that noted in 2012 Americans spend around $151 a week on food alone.
The welcomed warming temperatures of spring and early summer are a relief from the cold winter temperatures of 2013-14.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map for Kentucky places most of the state in Zone 6 (–10 degrees to 0 degrees).
The far western counties are in Zone 7a (0 degrees to 5 degrees).
By this data, Kentucky was on average no colder than we have historically experienced. The visible indication of dead plants and utility bills indicated that something was different.
I would like to add one more to your list of achievements for Anderson County High School girls' sports teams.
This spring, we fielded our first girls' lacrosse team.
In their inaugural season, they went 5-6, with many of their games, and some of their wins, against schools with established lacrosse programs.
Anderson County Coach Chris Harrod and his staff recruited freshmen to seniors and put together a group that I was proud for my daughter to be a part of.
Perhaps I'm a little late tossing in my two cents about Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his racist remarks. I would have thought by now that this storm might pass.
It hasn't.
In a nutshell, the billionaire real estate investor told a woman, V. Stiviano, not to bring black people to his games. Apparently, he was in a flirtatious relationship, or attempting to be in an amorous relationship, with Stiviano, who is part African-American.
For those keeping up with world news, you might have noticed this interesting new "blogger law" passed in Russia.
The law dictates that any blogger with more than 3,000 readers must register with Russia's media oversight agency.
According to Reporters Without Borders, the bloggers will be responsible for fact-checking any information they post and removing any inaccurate comments, and they are prohibited from harming the reputation of a person or group or using their platform to "hide or falsify information of general interest."
By Brian Owens
May is National Foster Care Awareness month.
According to the most recent statistics from the National Foster Care Coalition, nearly 400,000 children are currently in foster care, with almost 7,000 of those in Kentucky.
Out of this number, many will eventually be reunified with their family members once it is seemed safe to do so (51 percent in 2012), while others will wait and age out of the system, having never had the blessing of being the member of a loving family.


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