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Iris and Axew have a practice battle against Cilan and Pansage. Since Cilan was a gentleman, he decided to get Pansage to use his moves lightly on Axew, sine it was Axew has never battled before. Soon, Ash tells Iris to use another move rather than Scratch and Iris tells her Axew to use Dragon Rage. Axew does what he was told but all of a sudden, the blue ball exploded in Axew's mouth. Everyone was affected by it, Iris, Cilan, Cilan's Pansage etc. except for Axew. After learning more about Axew's current abilities and why Iris started her journey, Axew decides to pick some apples, while Ash and Cilan make fun of Axew's Dragon Rage, calling it Dragon Sneeze. However he loses his balance and falls down and gets caught between a wild Scolipede's two horns. A battle to stop Scolipede proves difficult due to the wild centipede's massive strength, so Iris tries to get her Excadrill to lend a hand despite it not listening to her. Although they manage to rescue Axew, the Scolipede is still angry and accidently kicks Excadrill away. This makes Excadrill spring into action and quickly defeats then send the Scolipede flying. Although the team is grateful for Excadrill's help, he still refuse to listen to Iris and turn back into its drill mode and is taken back to its Poké Ball. Later, Ash insists to have a battle with Iris. Iris (being sarcastic) tells Ash if he wants to battle so badly, just battle Pikachu. Ash follows her idea and battles Pikachu, which fails dramatically.
- This is the first episode where Iris's Axew is seen using moves in battle.
- This is the first episode to display a Steel-type Pokemon's immunity to Poison-type moves.
- Pikachu imitates Axew and Scolipede.
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- When the explosion of Axew's Dragon Sneeze blows up to the top of the forest, where are all the wild Pokémon in the area even though they should have heard it, seen it, and get all scared and run away?
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PHOENIX, Arizona – Red Bull KTM Factory rider Dean Ferris earned a top ten finish at his second 250 Supercross race at the second round of the Monster Energy Supercross Series held at Chase Field. KTM rider Jason Anderson took the second win in a row!
Dean Ferris felt ill all week and did not have a lot of time on the practice track between Anaheim and the Phoenix Supercross races. Despite his health issues he showed up at Phoenix determined to improve his performance from the week before and he was able to meet his goal.
Ferris earned the final qualifying spot in his heat race after getting a decent start and hanging on to finish 9th. In the main event, Ferris got a mid-pack start and was sitting in 10th at the end of the first lap. Ferris continued to turn consistent lap times throughout the main and slowly worked his way up through the pack. At the end of the fifteen-lap main, Ferris had worked his way up to 7th overall on his KTM 250 SX-F.
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Grumpy Actor, who is the former husband of Madonna.
A. Dude, Sean Penn is obviously still in love with Madonna...
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A fascist because he hangs out with and pals around with other know fascists such as Saddam Hussein.
The fact Sean Penn is a fascist is irrefutable.He was also married to cum dumpster Madonna.
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a very leftist Hollywood actor
Sean Penn is a huge hypocrite for bashing America for stealing its land from Native Americans but ignores the fact that the movies he's in are made by film companies based in America, filmed on American land and seen by paying American customers in American movie theaters.
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Adj/Noun-Something that's both gay and retarded. Originating from his movies where he's playing a retard and a gay guy (I Am Sam, Milk).
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One of the greatest actors out now and easily the best of his generation. But his talent is overlooked over his temper tantrums, anti-Hollywood attitude and sour sense of humor. But he's one of my favorites. You can't hate someone you don't know personally.
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Its skateboard not rollerblade(fruit booter).
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(verb) to leave.
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Originates from Naval sailors of Portsmouth in England getting lonely while at sea. These sick individuals would get a skate fish, slit it in half and nail it to a board. This would then be used to provide sexual pleasure.
Hence people from Portsmouth are known as Skates.
Hence people from Portsmouth are known as Skates.
Harry Redknapp is a skate. Peter Crouch used to be a skate but he's alright now.
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Military acronym used as steps to accomplish skating, aka: avoiding work.
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to goof off or take it easy.
That job is skate duty. You fuckers have been skating and didn't get the job done.
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Military terminology meaning any service member who avoids his duties.
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Wow! I want to start by apologizing for being a little late on this post. Things have been flying by and I am over halfway done with my third year of medical school! I'll give you a quick update of what has happened since my last post.
I had my pediatrics rotation for eight weeks. Four of those weeks are spent on the inpatient service at Dayton Children's Hospital while the other four are spent at one of many various outpatient sites. I really enjoyed inpatient; I have always felt the hospital is where I belong. The rumors are true and you WILL get sick on your pediatric rotation. No matter how many times you wash your hands those bugs seem to always follow you home. It's RSV and flu season, but I surprisingly ended up with a 24-hour case of gastroenteritis (go figure). You also have to do one week of nights while on the inpatient service. I must say I really enjoyed it. Even though the hours are longer and it can be busier than the day shift at times, I felt that it was quiet and there were not a lot of other things going on at the hospital to distract you. Maybe I can get hired somewhere where I only work nights. People have to have surgeries at night too, right?
Outpatient was also fun and I was placed at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). I think this is one of the things that makes Wright State such a unique place to go to medical school. We have several different hospitals and they all provide a different experience. At WPAFB I was able to rotate through adolescent medicine, pediatric cardiology, development, and even the newborn nursery! Many of my classmates did not get this opportunity and I think it made learning even more fun.
In other news, and not related to courses, I was accepted for an oral presentation at a medical education conference in Columbus, Ohio that will take place this April. I have been working on this research since my first year of medical school and I am glad to see my hard work paying off. If you end up coming to Wright State and have no idea where to start when it comes to research let me know. I found myself in a similar circumstance early on.
Right now I have one week under my belt of the surgery rotation. I must say that I absolutely love it! I am at a location in Springfield where there are no residents. This basically means I am first assist on all the surgeries. As you can imagine I am having a blast! After four weeks there I will start a trauma rotation at Miami Valley. Hopefully I get to be just as involved there!
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Ginrai, Victory Saber, Dai Atlas, Gorilla Convoy (Optimus Primal I guess), Lio Convoy, Big Convoy, Superfire Convoy, Micron Convoy, Grand Convoy, Galaxy Convoy
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Hypershock wrote:Wow, that is crazy!! can you imagine trying to transform a masterpiece fort max? you'd have to use a pipe wrench to turn his joints!
Noideaforaname wrote:Well, that's just Prime! And every other supreme Autobot leader.
warzon3 wrote:Wait so is that is for new MP's until next years Tokyo Toy Show?
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Sounds a bit gross, I'll admit. A giant hairball is not your typical metaphor for the workings of a business. But are you in one? I was!
In 1996 Gordon MacKenzie, a 30-year veteran creativity manager at Hallmark, wrote his timeless book, Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace. He'd spent his career resisting the gravitational pull of endless corporate controls that can suffocate creative people.
Death by rules
Rules are supposed to protect things from going awry, spinning out of control, and turning into chaos. Rules come from bosses, lawyers, auditors, HR, finance, regulators…everywhere.
For years I worked with creative people who tried to resist the corporate hairball. They'd show me old files on terrific improvement ideas they'd proposed and had rejected.
"Why do you keep all this stuff?" I asked.
"Because," they answered, "one day the same need will come around again and maybe this time I'll get the okay."
By then, I suspect there'll be way too many hairs in the hairball for that to happen.
I'm always reading about the frustrations of employees who can't seem to get corporate leadership to try something new. There's always a reason why "we're not ready for that" or "we'll need to get approval from legal or financial or the VP or Mother Goose" before we can move ahead.
I talk to small business people who don't/won't give social media marketing a chance because they don't have policies or protections or processes for integrating it into their operations. Those hairballs stand in the way of business of growth.
The way out
We get up every morning realizing that we have to make our careers work, at least for one more day. We can choose to believe we're hairball captives or that there is a way to make our creative mark outside the constraints.
Mackenzie gives us an answer:
"Orbiting is responsible creativity: vigorously exploring and operating beyond the Hairball of the corporate mindset…all the while remaining connected to the spirit of the corporate mission.
To find Orbit…is to find a place of balance where you benefit from the physical, intellectual, and philosophical resources of the organization without becoming entombed in the bureaucracy…."
Can you do it? Do you have it in you to figure out how to work within the system without abandoning your desire to introduce new ideas?
It takes courage and political smarts to forge ahead successfully. Part of orbiting the giant hairball is to understand your ability to counteract the forces of corporate gravitational pull.
A trial orbit
Let's say you have a great new process improvement idea, but every time you bring it up you're told that the company isn't ready. What to do?
- Study all the "rules" that are in your way, learning their origin and who's invested in them.
- Think like a lawyer and uncover where the rule's soft spots are.
- Quietly find people who think your idea would work "if it weren't for those darn rules." Educate them about what you've uncovered.
- Develop a compelling business case that will get management's attention.
- Volunteer to lead an ad hoc, exploratory effort to develop the idea further without exposure to the company.
- Engage others in voicing their excitement about the possibilities until the "buzz" makes a "yes" irresistible.
Stay your course!
A great career is about balancing what you need for fulfillment at work with what's expected. Our job is to invest "enough individuality to counteract the pull of Corporate Gravity….Just enough to stay out of the Hairball," says MacKenzie.
It's easy to let our creative selves get caught up in the hairball when we don't pay attention to conditions around us or fail to ask the right questions. Our careers are one way we leave our mark on the world. I'd rather leave mine orbiting!
Orbiting the Giant Hairball is available on line as a PDF on some sites when you Google the title. It's a cool book with amazing illustrations and anecdotes, a wild ride demonstrating the joys of the orbit.
Have you every felt trapped by the corporate hairball? What did you do? I'd love to hear your story!


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Free – a New Mexico fishing license is required (and may be purchased at the general store).
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Following the casting clinic there will be a more detailed 4-hour fly fishing class on Rio Pueblo for a fee.
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Iowa Utilities Board Office of Consumer Advocate Office Building
2012 AIA COTE Top Ten Project: Iowa Utilities Board Office of Consumer Advocate Building, designed by BNIM.
AIA Announces 2012 COTE Top Ten Green Projects1315 Peachtree StreetASU Polytechnic Academic DistrictChandler City HallIowa Utilities Board Office of Consumer Advocate Office BuildingKensington High School for the Creative and Performing ArtsMercy CorpsMusic and Science BuildingPortland Community College Newberg CenterUniversity Classroom BuildingUniversity of California, Merced Long-Range Development Plan
Jury: "It is a project that established extremely high goals from the beginning. It is rare that you determine a desire to be a replicable model for other government buildings and this has followed through on that mission including very significant monitoring as evidence and an example for other buildings to follow."
Architect: "With a net-zero goal, generating on-site renewable energy makes sense only after you've diminished the energy you need in the first place. … We used a mix of innovative new and off-the-shelf strategies to maximize performance across the board and then looked at how to elevate it to a higher level of architectural expression." —Carey Nagle, AIA, lead designer and project architect, BNIM
As it is home to two state agencies that govern utilities issues, the Iowa Utilities Board Office of Consumer Advocate Office Building's core goal was energy-related: to reduce its energy use intensity (EUI) to 28 kBtu per square foot per year, a 60 percent reduction from baseline energy code (defined by ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004). To meet this goal, BNIM combined optimal orientation with massing and a hyper-efficient envelope. An envelope of white Thermomass precast concrete with continuous insulation and non-thermally-conductive ties eliminates traditional thermal bridging and helps modulate temperatures and reduce loads via the thermal mass of the shell. Other energy-related elements include a geothermal field that is tied to dual-stage heat pumps, a total-energy recovery unit, a roof-mounted 45-kilowatt PV array, low-power-density lighting, automated dimmers and occupancy sensors, and a comprehensive measurement and verification plan to measure all building-system energy use. As an example of this last component, the building's automation system monitors conditions and emails occupants when windows can be opened or should be closed. In addition, the system automatically shuts down zone heat pumps when windows are open to reduce energy loss, and all outlets are tied to occupancy sensors that shut down non-critical loads when not in use.
The structure is split into two wings connected by a central lobby, with the State Utilities Board housed in two stories on the north wing and the state's Consumer Advocate Office on two levels of the south wing. Each wing has an open plan configuration and modular workplace design to provide long-term flexibility. The open plan was also chosen based on daylight modeling, which demonstrated significant performance increases with the implementation of low furniture panels. The narrow north-south building configuration provides controlled daylight, and the east and west elevations are designed to mitigate excessive heat gain and glare. Louvered sunscreens on the south elevations reflect daylight indoors year-round and block summer heat, and Solatube skylights help bring light into the core.
Located in an area that is prone to flooding, the building is designed to capture and infiltrate all stormwater from the average annual rainfall event, and stormwater from six acres of adjacent streets is also diverted on-site treatment. The southern half of the site has a native prairie restoration and treatment train (consisting of a stormwater interceptor, infiltration basin, rain gardens, bioswales, and pervious pavement) to capture and filter stormwater. This element also eliminates the need for irrigation.
BY THE NUMBERSBuilding gross floor area: 44,640 square feet Estimated percent of occupants using public transit, cycling, or walking: 22 Percent of daylight at levels that allow lights to be off during daylight hours: 98 Percent of views to the outdoors: 98 Percent of spaces within 15 feet of an operable window: 53 Percent reduction of regulated potable water: 46 Is potable water used for irrigation: No Percent of rainwater from maximum anticipated 24-hour, two-year storm event that can be managed onsite: 36 Total EUI (kBtu per square foot per year): 22 Net EUI (kBtu per square foot per year): 20 Percent reduction from national average EUI for building type: 49 Lighting power density (watts per square foot): 0.75 LEED rating: Registered, LEED v2.2 Total project cost at time of completion, land excluded: $10 million
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The model at Gosport was built by Bowers (The books author). (I've seen a mention somewhere. ) I will have a close look at the model when we are at Gosport with the AMS (16/17 Aug).
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Every time Matt Harvey takes the mound, there's the chance for something incredible to happen. He leads the Senior Circuit in strikeouts and is firmly entrenched as a National League Cy Young Award contender, despite playing for the fourth-place Mets. He's already taken no-hitters into the sixth inning on six separate occasions.
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"The issue becomes, down the road obviously, the message being sent if you've got to start pulling these guys after five innings," New York manager Terry Collins said. "We talked about, 'Hey look, we'll start him and take him out after X amount of pitches. ... What if he's throwing a no-hitter. What message does that send?'"
The Mets have remedied this problem to some extent by using a six-man rotation. Harvey has an innings limit, as does Zack Wheeler, who took a no-hitter of his own into the sixth inning on Tuesday. Still, Harvey is approaching his final 10 or so starts. Wheeler likely has fewer than 10, Collins said. Thursday will be Harvey's first start as part of the new, expanded rotation, and the starting pitcher has yielded just three earned runs in 45 innings with five or more days' rest, while logging 55 strikeouts and just five walks.
Miami will try to counter that with a young arm of its own -- rookie Tom Koehler. The righty will make his third start since joining the rotation. He struggled last time out, allowing five runs and nine hits in five innings against the Pirates on Saturday, and can't let that happen again. Harvey probably won't make too many mistakes -- especially not with an extra day's rest.
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Harvey has posted an incredible 1.98 ERA in his last six starts, but amazingly has just two wins to show for it. New York is just 3-3 in those six games and somehow has just three more wins than losses this season in games that Harvey starts.
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For the 13th consecutive game at Marlins Park, Giancarlo Stanton stood on base. The outfielder extended his streak of safely reaching base to 13 games in the first inning of Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Mets with a two-out walk. Stanton went hitless and is now 13-for-32 during the streak, but chipped in a sacrifice fly for his ninth RBI in his last 10 games at home.
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• Despite the fact it ranks last in the Majors in runs scored, Miami has been one of the few teams to touch Harvey on a consistent basis this season. In three starts against the Marlins, Harvey has a 3.12 ERA, 1.558 WHIP and a .333 batting average against.
• The last time Harvey started a game against Miami, he conceded just one earned run in seven innings before leaving with an injury -- 13 innings before the game ended. The Marlins defeated the Mets, 2-1, in 20 innings.
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Executives' economic expectations, though gloomy, don't appear to have worsened notably over the past six weeks, according to a McKinsey Quarterly survey in the field from January 27, 2009, to February 2, 2009,1 1. The survey generated responses from 1,820 executives from around the world and represented a full range of industries and functional specialties. during another round of significant layoffs and falling stock prices. Many respondents say government action has made the economic situation better than it would have been otherwise. Looking ahead, more executives say government help should focus on fostering innovation than on helping existing companies or industries. Most companies, respondents indicate, are still coping with the crisis by cutting costs, and many are also making more use of long-term tactics (such as restructuring) suggesting that they see the global economic turmoil as the new normal.
Three-quarters of all respondents, and more than 90 percent of those in the eurozone, expect their nations' GDP to fall in 2009. This is an increase from November, when 59 percent of all respondents expected GDP to fall. Given that opinion, it's not surprising that executives indicate that their nations' economies are bad and that they have low expectations for the near term. Notably, however, those views have remained fairly stable between December and January, after falling markedly between November and December (Exhibit 1). This may indicate a belief that the economy has hit bottom and that even tens of thousands of layoffs and continued steep losses in shareholder value aren't worsening the situation. Some 40 percent of respondents expect an upturn to begin by the end of this year. Many executives are betting on the United States to lead that upturn, whenever it comes; more than a third say the upturn will start in North America, followed by 26 percent who expect it to start in several regions at once. This global hope for North America is aligned with earlier findings—that executives in North America have consistently been slightly more positive about their country's near-term economic chances than those in other regions, which continues to be true in this survey.2 2. This is the third consecutive survey in which executives in North America are likelier than any others in the developed world to expect their economies to remain stable or improve in the near term.
Overall, executives' views on a series of macroeconomic trends indicate slightly less confidence in recovery than reported in November and December (Exhibit 2). However, when executives were asked about a set of possible future scenarios created by grouping those trends and other factors together, more—44 percent—say they expect a battered but resilient economy than any other outcome. This implies a recession of 18 months or so, with a recovery driven by effective regulations and fiscal policies, safe leverage ratios, and moderate recovery of trade and capital flows. More than half of the respondents, 55 percent, say a long freeze, characterized by a recession that lasts for more than five years and continued tight credit, is the least likely outcome.
Survey responses indicate that, as bad as things are, they might have been worse. Overall, 43 percent of respondents say governments' actions have helped. Furthermore, a majority say that, compared with before the crisis, they now think governments should be more active in business and markets at least some of the time (Exhibit 3).
Following up on questions we asked in November, just after the US presidential election, this survey asked respondents about the actions governments should take in supporting industries, in regulation, and in fiscal and monetary policy. Executives now indicate a bit more favor for long-term government support of a range of industries (Exhibit 4). Executives in North America are the likeliest—at a fifth—to say government should extend no further financial support to any industry, while those in the developed countries of Asia are likeliest, at 42 percent, to encourage support for all industries as long as it is needed.
On regulation, executives have increased their focus on banks' basic operations, with 45 percent now saying governments should be more active in regulating banks, compared with 37 percent in November. This increase may be related to many banks' ongoing operational troubles.
In addition, executives' support for infrastructure projects as a way to boost economies has expanded markedly since November (Exhibit 5), even more than the increase in support for tax rebates or other financial support.
Ten percent of respondents favor nationalizing companies as needed
Whatever specific actions governments take, executives indicate that support for innovation should be the overall focus of governments' actions, rather than help for existing industries or companies (Exhibit 6).
Companies are on the whole sticking to the tactics they identified last fall as helping them manage the global economic turmoil (Exhibit 7). A higher proportion of companies are now taking longer-term actions such as restructuring, hiring talent, or leaving markets altogether, perhaps indicating that more see the turmoil as creating long-term structural changes.
Only a fifth of respondents say their companies are reducing philanthropic spending as a result of the global economic turmoil
More executives expect their companies to shrink than grow in 2009 in terms of profits and workforce size; however, most have not changed prices and don't expect to (Exhibit 8). Just under half of all respondents say their profits fell in the second half of 2008.3 3. More than two-thirds of respondents in December 2008 said the global turmoil had had a "negative effect" on profits. In addition to actual profit decreases, other negative effects they considered likely included reduced profit growth, greater volatility, and increased uncertainty. But even those who saw profits increase aren't necessarily well placed: 49 percent of them expect profits to rise again in the first half of 2009, but 29 percent expect profits to fall. For those already doing poorly, the news gets worse: more than two-thirds of those that saw profits fall in 2008 expect profits to continue dwindling in 2009.
Half of the executives who say their companies' workforce costs will rise in 2009 expect no change in the size of their workforces—indicating that some employees, at least, can expect increased wages or benefits
The proportion of companies that have sought external funding since mid-September has remained stable over the past six weeks, at about a quarter. The same proportion, nearly half, were able to obtain all the funds they needed, and most of the rest were able to obtain some. Among respondents whose companies got funding, just over half say the cost of funds was higher than funds obtained before last September, a proportion that has remained stable since October.
November 2008—In a survey in the field from November 5 to November 10, executives from around the world indicate that many companies are surviving the global economic turmoil fairly well. And though executives are quite pessimistic about broad economic trends, some say their companies are finding opportunities. Respondents also spell out what they think governments should do to help.more
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I love these ankle length jeans because I am a shorty and they work great as regular length skinny jeans for me. The material is very smooth and soft -- different from their other colored jeans. I would say this runs a size smaller than other Limited jeans. I typically wear a 4 and had to size up to a 6. The 4 was just too tight overall, both in the waist (muffin top galore) and legs/butt (hello panty lines). I haven't noticed them getting baggy in the butt or legs yet, though it did stretch in the waist. No complaints there, just made them a bit more comfortable. The cobalt blue is gorgeous for fall and a classic colored jean. The coral was quite a bit brighter than I expected, but I will be rocking these while I can!
October 1, 2013
Awesome fit
Great buy and awesome fit. The color is as vibrant in person as online.
September 26, 2013
Fell in love
paired these with a cognac leather jacket, neutral silk tank , wispy infinti scarf and animal print flats. love it with pops of emerald too. just a versatile color for September into fall. size 4 fit like a glove and they don't bag out after 2 hours. my go to outfit .
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This didge provides an AMAZING SOUND, but it is in the key of C# which is a tad unusual for didgeridoos, personally i like the C# drone but if you want a more standard one i recommend finding one in D
My Toca Duro Dideridoo arrived with a broken piece at the end of it, but it still plays very well. It was not hard for me to blow either. It will take some getting use to. In all I love the different sounds that it gives as I breathe light or hard into it. It goes well with my Toca Dejembe and my Ibo.
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It can be caused by injury to blood stem cells due to exposure to certain drugs, chemotherapy, congenital disorders, drug therapy to suppress the immune system, pregnancy, radiation therapy, or toxins such as benzene or arsenic. When the cause is unknown, it is referred to as idiopathic aplastic anemia. In about half of all cases, no cause can be found. The condition can be acute or chronic.[1]
Aplastic anemia is failure of the bone marrow to make enough blood cells. All blood cell types are affected.
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H.R.3 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
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- Short: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act as introduced.
- Official: To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Ridiculous!! When will the GOP stop trying to pry into women's personal matters?
Very true! Women should be able to use their HSA which does not affect other tax payers but this bill would not allow that.
The danger is changing the definition of rape. This will start a slippery slope for people who cannot stand up for themselves such as the mentally handicapped and children. Now rape is defined by saying no and it should remain that way.
Thank you for talking sense. Some taxpayers don't believe in abortion. Some believe that their religion opposes abortion. Is it not a breach of the right to freedom of religion to have taxpayers bear the burden of paying for abortions in which they don't personally agree with?
Jbach717, some taxpayers don't believe in the military or war, and yet all of us fund the military. Some taxpayers don't even believe in paying taxes, and they will pick and choose from whichever religious text they live by to justify this. Has this ever worked? No. It's just too bad that people who try to play the "moral opposition" game don't seem to have a problem with the suffering of women that occurs when abortion services are limited and disenfranchised. May this cult of self die a quick and painful death.
Hey peach,
military is something that the american people do support. American people want to protect this country.
I don't need to fund somebody for their abortion, they can fund their own abortion. You play, YOU PAY, not the taxpayers.
It's about responsibility, if people have to pay for something them selves ( coming out of their own wallet ) they will think very carefully about their actions.
You can add public housing and other things to that too. If people get housing for free they have no skin in it, so they don't care about their housing. If they own their housing and paying for it out of their own wallet, they take care of it because they have investment in it. -
"military is something that the american people do support. American people want to protect this country."
If you think that every tax-paying American supports the military, you are as sheltered as you sound. There are many people who don't support the military, who absolutely despise it. Some people are against a forcible tax system altogether. Point is, the country is not to support the individual, but everyone. Just because you personally disapprove of something doesn't mean you have the right to restrict people's access to it.
"I don't need to fund somebody for their abortion, they can fund their own abortion"
There's that old compassion again. Well, when your heart decides to quit prematurely, you can fund your own bypass.
Abortion is a medical procedure, sometimes a necessary one.
"Abortion is a medical procedure, sometimes a necessary one."
What would you consider a necessary reason for this medical procedure that isn't already provided for in the bill?
If it is deemed medically necessary to perform the abortion to save the life of the mother then I am all for it being publicly funded. If, on the other hand, it's because someone wants to rid themselves of a pesky mistake they VOLUNTARILY made they can do it on their dime.
And these kinds of bills eliminate rape, incest and the life of the motehr as valid causes of abortion. It even goes so far as to declare that rape has to be forced. So a drugged woman is not raped. Hold a gun to her head and she submits- not rape. Anyone over 18 cannot be a victim of incest even in the case of mental incapacity. Sounds like reasonable laws to me. (sarcasm)
Not all citizens support a standing army or use of military when our nation is not threatened. There are no viable arguments that our military has been used to protect our country since World War 2 and one could very easily defend the assertion that we provoked the attacks that precipitated our involvement in both of those wars.
Oh Geez, the ignorance is ovewrwhelming. The taxpayers are paying for a war many of us d o not believe in. Taxpayers don't pay for abortions. Read the law before you open your mouth and quit trying to shove your religious idealism down my throat.
If taxpayers don't pay for abortion then why do you care if this bill is passed or not?
Because this bill does far more than eliminate what little taxpayer funding there ever was for abortion (under the Hyde Amendment, it was already limited to rape, incest and life of the mother — no "convenience" abortions). As a practical matter, it eliminates insurance coverage for abortions — even insurance paid for by the policyholder, on the pretext that because a portion of health insurance premiums are tax-deductible, that amounts to taxpayer funding for abortion.
The "forcible rape" language is also problematic. That's an undefined term in federal law, it has the potential to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded litigation — money I'd rather we put to better use.
The military and war is not a decision made by a private citizen to benefit, excuse, etc. themselves. What would be more comparable is cosmetic surgery that an individual would want and we the tax payer would have to pick up. Abortion is between the woman and her doctor. If you want an abortion, much like you might want 44DD's, it is yours to fund, not mine.
I see not reason why anyone could make a distinction of something that benefits us all (military that is meant to keep our homeland safe) to woman wanting to kill her child for self serving reasons and ask others to pick up the tab.
How much money does the government pay for abortions? Last time I checked, the amount was hovering around $0. Anyway, if religion is the argument against abortion, then the argument shouldn't be having an impact on abortion legislation at all. The basis for a law shouldn't be religion.
I disagree with that, but even more so, if GOP passed this, then, it'd remove tax credits from health care plans that support abortion.
I don't want to pay for war but we don't get to choose where our tax dollars are spent.
There is a very simple solution to you anti-choice bible bouncers: if you are so against abortion READY FOR THE SOLUTION? wait for it….don't have one. Keep your religeon out of my government.
The arguement, do not have one, is not a good arguement.
Back before the time of Lincoln, pro-slavery people used the arguement, "Don't like slavery? Don't have a slave!" However, The Republicans were formed as an objection of such ideas, and that slavery defied the the rights of the who is enslaved, and wanted the government to say "That is not legal, and you may not have a slave, it defies the rights of people!" and the people who wanted slaves used the arguement that I stated earlier. Also, can people not have beliefs and vote on those beliefs, or may only those who believe what you believe vote?
the arguement is basically still the same, Republicans state "An abortion defies the rights of the one is being aborted"
The main arguement agaist slavery? "No one may own another, or take away their life or liberty" Still the same argument against abortion.
Also, we do choose where our tax dollars are spent… they are called elections.
Also, the arguement that 'What if someone opposes the military" is not a good one either. The military protects the your rights, and your use of it is a by product of its existance. You use it, because it protects your liberties, your life, and your freedoms.
People who are opposed to abortion don't have one. They shouldn't have to pay for it in anyway.
People who are opposed to a military are, by definition, using it.
Why should people pay for something they do not use?
Hello- big difference between SLAVERY and ABORTION. A slave is owned and controlled by another entity. An abortion occurs inside a womans own body. STOP using your religous beliefs to control my personal choices. I'm glad that you have your beliefs. You God tells you all about life. Perhaps, I don't believe in God and an unwanted pregancy is a medical decision that I have to choose to make. Keep your religion away from my uterus.
@Mop-Taxpayers don't pay for abortions.
Well, it is important to take into account that this bill affects organizations even if tax dollars are not used for abortion services.
However, even if that was not a factor, is it truly appropriate to legislate through funding where attempted direct legislation fails? If taxpayers truly want to legislate against abortion then perhaps it should be done directly or by not patronizing companies that have policies they do not support. While it could be argued that this bill attempts to do such, it transcends the original statement by attempting to control funds that no longer belong to the taxpayer and instead belong to the government that collected said tax.
Do your homework. Taxpayers don't pay for abortions. That has been illegal for years.
It's interesting to point out that the drop in crime is largely due to the legality and availability of abortions. Young, and unprepared women who are forced to have children usually result in maladjusted children (and in some future time adults). If there is an alternative to this, then it would allow them to postpone child birth to a point when they are ready for children and can provide the care and attention that child would need. The only reason abortion is even an issue is because some religious people object to it, the last I check, that is NOT a reason for making something illegal. I say keep funding it, those mothers who wouldn't want their children, shouldn't be forced to have them.
Okay, no. I'm one for universal health care, which currently is law and is being phased into effect. Abortion is undeniably a form of health care. No one gets one because it's fun; you get an abortion because you need one. It's health care, and since UHC is now becoming law, abortion should irrefutably be included with that.
The Hyde Amendment already exists, so that should be enough for you if all you want is "no taxpayer funding for abortions." But that's not what you're doing. What this bill does is redefine rape, make women pay more in taxes, and destroy small businesses. All to save the poor little fetuses.
I am a woman, and murdering a child is not a personal matter.
Then I am glad and grateful for you that you are financially, emotionally, and physically capable and willing to bring any pregnancy you might have (whether through rape, incest, or simply a failure of birth control) to term, and to raise the resulting child or children in a happy, healthy, loving environment.


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