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|(2004 est.): 59,561,000
|Chief of state:
|Queen Elizabeth II
|Head of government:
|Prime Minister Tony Blair
Domestic Affairs
Throughout 2004 United Kingdom domestic politics was overshadowed by disputes over Britain's involvement in Iraq. These disputes concerned both the deployment of British troops in Iraq and whether government ministers had told the truth when they said before the war that Pres. Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMD) at the time of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
On January 28 Lord Hutton, a senior judge, published his report on the circumstances that led to the suicide in July 2003 of David Kelly, a government expert on WMD. Kelly had been the source of a controversial allegation by a BBC reporter that the government had deliberately misled the public about WMD. Hutton exonerated ministers and criticized the BBC. The BBC's chairman and director-general, as well as the reporter who had broadcast the initial allegation, all resigned. Public opinion polls showed that most Britons considered the Hutton report a whitewash and thought that ministers deserved far more criticism than the BBC.
To address the continuing public debate about the quality of the intelligence about WMD, Prime Minister Tony Blair established a fresh inquiry led by Lord Butler, a former cabinet secretary. On July 14 Butler published his report. He found that much of the intelligence was either wrong or greatly exaggerated, most notably the claim that Saddam had the ability to unleash WMD within 45 minutes of an order's being given to use them. More generally, Butler found that the initial highly tentative and qualified assertions about WMD prepared within the intelligence services had been wrongly converted into hard, unqualified statements by the time they were issued to the general public, most notably in a September 2002 dossier that had highlighted the 45-minute claim.
Blair endorsed Butler's conclusions and accepted responsibility for what had happened, but the prime minister was reluctant to apologize for anything, least of all for having taken Britain to war, and he continued to insist that Saddam had been intent on developing WMD, that Saddam had repeatedly acted in defiance of the UN Security Council, and that—despite Iraq's continuing problems—the country was far better off without Saddam. On October 13 Blair issued a narrowly worded apology "for any information given in good faith that has subsequently turned out to be wrong."
Blair's lack of penitence upset not only opponents of the war but also many voters. The prime minister was increasingly seen as arrogant and untrustworthy, and the Labour Party he headed suffered a series of electoral reverses. It lost 479 seats (out of 6,000 contested) in local elections held on June 10. In the countrywide elections held on the same day to elect the U.K.'s members of the European Parliament, Labour's share of the vote fell to 23%, five points down on its share in the previous European elections in 1999 and by far its lowest in any national election in over 80 years. Even taking into account the proportional voting system, which helped smaller parties, Labour's share of the vote was little short of disastrous. Labour's vote also fell sharply in three parliamentary by-elections, two in July and one in September. Labour's one consolation was that it was the Liberal Democrats, the third largest party in Parliament, rather than the main opposition Conservative Party, that gained ground.
In the European elections Conservative support fell to 27%, down from 36% in 1999, as many of the party's traditional voters switched to the previously tiny UK Independence Party (UKIP), which advocated complete withdrawal from the European Union. UKIP won 16% support and secured 12 of the U.K.'s 78 seats in the European Parliament. UKIP's vote reflected not only disenchantment among many voters with the EU and the Conservative Party but also support for the candidacy of Robert Kilroy-Silk, a Labour MP in the 1970s who had spent 18 years as a daytime-television personality and newspaper columnist. On October 27, however, Kilroy-Silk resigned from the UKIP group in the European Parliament following a failed attempt to call for a vote to replace Roger Knapman as UKIP's leader.
The Conservatives hoped that UKIP's support would melt away as the next general election, expected in 2005, approached. In the September by-election in Hartlepool, triggered by the departure of Labour MP Peter Mandelson (see Biographies) to become a European commissioner, however, UKIP's candidate overtook the Conservative hopeful, who came in fourth. The Conservatives' poor performance was bad news for party leader Michael Howard (see Biographies), but there was no appetite within the party for replacing Howard just one year after the previous Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, had been deposed for failing to attract enough voters.
Labour's only clear electoral triumph in 2004 was in London, where Ken Livingstone was comfortably reelected mayor. Even this was a mixed blessing for Blair, who had long been a committed foe of Livingstone, a left-winger who opposed the Iraq war.
Although Blair was only 50 at the start of 2004, speculation persisted that he might resign before the next general election, which was expected to be held in 2005. On September 30, on the eve of a minor hospital procedure to treat an irregular heartbeat, Blair announced that he would remain prime minister through the following Parliament (assuming Labour remained in office) but would step down before the election after that. On December 15 Blair suffered a severe setback when one of his closest allies, David Blunkett, resigned as home secretary. Blunkett, blind from birth and from a poor background, had provided a notable role model for Blair's "opportunity for all" political platform. Following a messy and well-publicized fallout from a failed love affair, however, Blunkett admitted that his staff at the Home Office had acted wrongly in speeding up a visa application for his former lover's nanny. This admission made it impossible for him to remain in office. He was replaced by Education Secretary Charles Clarke.
Meanwhile, the government continued to provoke controversy, both inside and outside the Labour Party, with its strategy of public-service reform. The most contentious issue concerned higher education. In January the government published a bill to give universities the freedom to charge students fees of up to £3,000 (£1 = about $1.80) a year, compared with the £1,100 then being charged. Clarke said that the money was needed to allow British universities to improve and expand. To offset the pain, he also announced that students could borrow the whole sum at heavily subsidized rates of interest and need start repaying the loan only once their future annual earnings had reached £15,000. When the bill was debated in the House of Commons on January 27, however, 72 Labour MPs voted against the government, which left a majority (normally more than 160) of just 5.
A different kind of controversy involved plans to ban fox hunting. This traditional pastime was defended on the grounds that it was a form of pest control that brought jobs and pleasure to many in rural areas, but opponents condemned it on the grounds that it was cruel for dogs to pursue foxes to their death. On a number of occasions, the House of Commons had voted to ban hunting with dogs, only to be thwarted by a contrary vote in the House of Lords. In September the government announced that it would invoke the Parliament Act, which allowed the House of Commons to overrule the House of Lords after a year's delay. On November 18 the Hunting Bill became law, banning fox hunting from February 2005.
While MPs were debating the Hunting Bill on September 15, a group of prohunting protesters managed to enter the chamber of the House of Commons, having evaded Parliament's security systems by masquerading as builders. This was the third security lapse of the year. On May 19 a bag of purple-coloured flour had been hurled at the prime minister from the VIP gallery. The protest, by a group wanting extra rights for divorced fathers, came despite a thick screen's having been installed in front of the public gallery to prevent such attacks. On September 13 a member of the same group, dressed as the comic book hero Batman, evaded police to climb into Buckingham Palace—Queen Elizabeth II's London residence—and onto a palace balcony. These incidents led to debates over whether security in London should be tightened further, to prevent terrorists from repeating these escapades with more sinister intentions.

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text: Mobile anti virus [Archive] - Glock Talk Glock Talk > The Main Room > Tech Talk > Mobile anti virus PDA View Full Version : Mobile anti virus rfrf08-21-2010, 18:21I am aware of the need for anti virus on a PC. Is there such a need for anti virus on a smart phone ? Thanks in Advance, RF Danariel08-24-2010, 02:38Not sure of a "need" per se, but I have a Droid Incredible, and I'm running Lookout on it. Mainly for the backup and location abilities (though I've got Tasker for the location now...so do I really need it?) I have read about the first Android virus: http://pocketnow.com/android/first-android-virus I'm keeping Lookout. ZTucker08-24-2010, 22:13I've often worried about the iPhone 4 being able to catch viruses now that it can multithread. I know it's apps run in their own sandbox, but it still makes me worry. Anyone heard anything about the security on the iPhone 4? rfrf08-25-2010, 11:16Thanks for the link. I will definitely check it out. rf cgwahl08-25-2010, 19:48This is just my opinion, so take of it what you will...there are viruses out there for phones, but there are not enough or they are not a big enough of a threat to worry about it. If you can find a free antivirus for your particular phone OS, maybe it is worth putting it on your phone. Although even free I wouldn't even bother. But paying for one I believe to be a big waste of money. Having said that, things could change in a few years as smart phones get more popular not to mention the market of who is more popular changes and a clear winner emerges to make it worth writing a virus other than to see if you can. Just to give an example, I think I recall Android only being about 20 or 30% of the market. iPhone is probably around that number, not to mention the other phones (Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, etc.). Again, take my opinion with a grain of salt...if you're super paranoid about it, then go for it, it's your money. But I wouldn't bother. solomansousana08-30-2010, 17:20I would assume anything that is capable of surfing the web, is also capable of becoming infected. vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2015, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.


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Community Sports
Lehigh Youth Soccer – Spring Registration
Spring Registration
(Season Fee $50/player)
Cash or Check/Money Order written to LYSA (Lehigh Youth Soccer Assoc)
Mon. Feb 9th & Tues. Feb 10th 6:30p-8:00p
Tues. Feb 17th 6:30p-8:00p
Please provide a copy of the player's birth certificate. You will also need to sign a concussion form,
and our Anti bullying contract.
Twins Day at Williams Park
January 24, 2015 1- 3 p.m. at
Williams Park Lehigh Acres Fl 33936
Congratulations Lehigh
Raider Cheerleaders
The Lehigh Raiders participated in the Conference Cheer Championships held at Germain Arena on Sunday, 10-19-14.
In the competitive division's results are as follows:
Junior Pee Wee – 2nd place
Junior Midget – 2nd place
Seniors – 1st place (back-to-back)
All three teams will be moving on to represent the Raiders and the Peace River Conference at the Regional Competition in Orlando over the Thanksgiving Holiday
Congratulations to all the cheerleaders and coaches for all your hard work throughout the year
Senior Girls Win District Championship
District 18 champions! The girls went undefeated all weekend
District 18 Champions
Lehigh Acres All Stars 9-10 yr old girls are District 18 Champions. Lehigh Acres played San Carlos
Lehigh Acres Little League All Star 9-10 Year Old Girls Softball Team Advancing To The Championship Game
The Lehigh Acres Little League All Star 9-10 year old girls softball team will be advancing to the Championship game tonight 6/23/14 on Fort Myers Beach against San Carlos All Star girls. After three hard fought games that were back to back this weekend with only one loss and two blowout high scoring games they will be competing tonight at 6:30 p.m. to bring home the win for Lehigh Acres. Come cheer them on and wear blue to support our local Lehigh All Star girls!
Location of game will be Bay Oaks Recreation Park 2600 Oak St. Fort Myers Beach at 6:30 p.m.
Nine weeks of Summer
Fun at Alva Community Center
Sign up now for nine weeks of summer fun at Alva Community Center, 21471 N. River Rd., Alva, FL 33920. This camp offers kids the opportunity to have a great time playing games, learning new skills and making new friends.
Traditional summer camp offers a combination of numerous outdoor and indoor activities including arts & crafts, water days, field trips and more. Camp is for children ages 6 to 13 years old and proof of age may be required. Weekly sessions are $75 per child; a $5 discount applies if registered at least two weeks before the first day of the session. Breakfast and lunch is offered daily and included in price. Hours are 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. with camp beginning Monday, June 9 and running nine weeks through Aug. 8. Each week offers a different theme, for example, Friendship Week, Silly Week and Hearts N Parks Week. Contact the Alva Community Center for a complete list of themes and activities.
Youth Basketball League to
Begin at Veterans Park Recreation Center
• Lee County Parks & Recreation: Veterans Park Recreation Center hosts Youth Basketball League
• What's happening: Registration is open and the deadline is fast approaching for the 2014 Spring Basketball League at Veterans Park Recreation Center. The league is open for children ages 8 – 15 and will run for ten weeks. Ages, skill level and number of players will determine how many teams there will be and what level they will play. Player skill evaluations are run for the purpose of distributing talent as evenly as possible throughout the league.
• Where: Veterans Park Recreation Center, 55 Homestead Road S., Lehigh Acres
Lehigh Raiders Have
Qualified For Postseason Play
Lehigh Raiders just completed its most successful of its 30 seasons as four Division 2 competitive teams have qualified for postseason play, the most in one year in program history.
Division 2 has 10 teams and the top four teams qualify for playoffs. The Lehigh Junior Pee-Wee and Pee-Wee teams achieved a 6-3 record giving them the fourth playoff seed.
The Junior Midget team went 8-1 and the Midget team went 9-0, giving them both the top seed in their respective levels.
The 2013 Midget team is the first undefeated team at that age group for Lehigh Acres. All four teams travel to Estero on Saturday, for the first round of the playoffs.


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UNION CITY — The Ansonia and Mississinawa Valley baseball team matched up for the fourth time this season on Monday, this time a Cross County Conference game that the Blackhawks won 7-0.
Mississinawa swept Ansonia 9-5 and 14-7 in a doubleheader on April 5. Then on Saturday at a wood bat tournament in Union City, Indiana, the Tigers won 19-16 in nine innings.
Monday's match up had less offense with MV pitcher Carson Stump and the Blackhawk defense shutting down the Tigers for the 7-0 victory.
"We played good," Mississinawa Valley coach Max Guillozet said. "We hit the ball well. We just hit it right at people. Carson did a great job on the mound. Defensively we were solid. Had an error or two in the field but recovered from that."
Mississinawa Valley out-hit Ansonia seven to two in Monday's game. Both teams made a couple errors.
After a pair of scoreless innings, Mississinawa Valley broke the tie in the bottom of the third inning with a run. Tyler Jenkinson led off the inning reaching on an error, and Tyler Connor walked. Stump then hit a double to drive in Jenkinson for a 1-0 Mississinawa Valley lead.
Even with a run in, two runners on base and no outs, Ansonia limited the damage by throwing out a runner at home and turning a double play to limit MV to one run in the inning.
"Defensively we keep getting better every week," Ansonia coach Zack Evers said. "Are we where we need to be for tournament time Monday? Not quite yet but I think we're going in the right direction, at least defensively."
Mississinawa Valley then added to its lead in the fourth inning. After Zach Armstrong led off with a walk and Trent Gilbert singled, Andrew Johns laid down a bunt, and Armstrong beat the throw to third to load the bases.
A walk to Colyn Nelson drove in a run for a 2-0 Blackhawk lead, and Jenkinson hit a sacrifice to bring in another run for a 3-0 lead.
Mississinawa Valley's biggest scoring charge came in the sixth inning when it scored four runs. The inning began with Gilbert popping up in the infield and Ansonia failing to catch it. Johns then singled and Nelson walked to load the bases.
Jenkinson drove in two runs with a single to make it 5-0, prompting Ansonia to replace Cody Burnfield with Alex Hughes on the mound.
"I thought Cody did a great job on the mound. He threw strikes, and he made them put it in play," Evers said. "Alex comes in and he does a really nice job to pick him up, trying to kind of cut off the four runs. He's been a real asset to this team that senior."
Connor drew a walk then Stump and Dalton Rinderle got back-to-back sac flies to bring in two more runs for a 7-0 Mississinawa Valley win.
"We gave up those four extra runs, and that just killed us," Evers said. "Gave up a couple extra outs. Leadoff guy pop us up in the infield, and we don't make a play there, and that led to bases loaded, and they got some runs out of that."
Stump was the winning pitcher for MV as he pitched the complete game, allowing no runs on two hits, three walks and 11 strikeouts.
"Carson, man," Evers said. "He's an all-conference pitcher; that's for sure. And he's probably one of the best players in the conference by far hitting, defense, pitching. Hats off to him. I'm not going to be sad to see him leave."
Burnfield was the losing pitcher as he went five-plus innings, allowing five earned runs and two unearned runs on seven hits, six walks and four strikeouts.
"Their pitcher, Burnfield, he did a nice job tonight, too," Guillozet said.
Hughes pitched an inning in relief, walking one and striking out one.
For MV Johns went 3-for-3 with a run scored. Jenkinson was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored.
Stump went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Gilbert had a hit and scored a run while Nelson and Rinderle also drove in a run.
Hughes and Trent Rader both had hits for Ansonia.
"Offensively we were very spotty today," Evers said. "We got production out of a couple guys, and then we're not stringing them together like we did the other day against Mississinawa when we scored 19 runs. Makes a difference when you hit when the opportunities are there."
In their four match ups this season, Guillozet said he's seen a lot of improvement in Ansonia.
"They're definitely a better team now," he said. "They've gotten better as the year's gone on. So their coach, Evers, he has to be happy about that."
The Mississinawa Valley coach thinks his team still has some room for improvement and is hoping this week creates some momentum for the start of next week's Ohio High School Athletic Association tournament.
"We haven't played our best baseball yet this year," Guillozet said. "Hopefully we can get some momentum going into that first tournament game. Hopefully we can get it all together."


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Spring 2013 CUNY in the Heights Catalog
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COMPUTER TRAINING Healthcare Training, CERTIFICATE Certification PROGRAMS & Careers Courses can be taken individually and as part of a Certificate Program. Certificate in Web Development To earn the Certificate in Web Development, you must satisfactorily complete the following two (2) courses for a total of 60 hours of instruction: Coding for Web Development and Photoshop for Print & Multimedia. Coding for Web Development (30 hrs) This is a beginner course to learn how to hand-code in HTML 5 and CSS 3 for web site development. Students will be able to make a complete three page website with full interactivity, animation, movies and more by the end of the course. This is a pre-requisite for our Interactive Web & Multimedia Design course. Section Class Day Dates Time Price ACE-0716-CHW01 Coding for Web Development T,Th 1/29-3/21/13 7pm-9pm $265 PhotoShop for Print & Multimedia Pre-requisite for all Bundles (30 hrs) Students will learn how to use and master Adobe PhotoShop CS6 Extended version in our new stateof-the-art iMac/PC computer labs. Learn how to create photo collages, professionally retouch, manipulate and edit photos, as well as, toward the end of the course, you will be able to design your own illustrations and graphics for logos, web designs and much more. Section Class Day Dates Time Price ACE-0710-CHW02 ACE-0710-CHW01 PhotoShop for Print & Multimedia PhotoShop for Print & Multimedia T,Th Sat 1/29-3/21/13 2/9-5/18/13 5pm-7pm 10am-1pm $265 $265 Certificate in Interactive Web & Multimedia Design Bundle (40 hrs) Pre-requisite: Coding for Web Development or equivalent and PhotoShop for Print & Multimedia. Students will learn how to use both Adobe DreamWeaver and Fireworks. Students will be using Adobe Fireworks to create graphics and animations from scratch as well as optimize photos and more for web design and development. Section Class Day Dates Time Price ACE-0700-CHW01 Interactive Web & Multimedia Design Sat 2/9-5/18/13 2pm-6pm $399 Certificate in Print & Multimedia Design Bundle (40 hrs) Taught in our state-of-the-art iMac/PC computer labs, this course covers Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. With Adobe Illustrator, students can and will generate their own professional illustrations and graphics. Students will then progress to InDesign, the print industry's leading program for the development of magazines, brochures, catalogs, newsletters, posters and much more. Section Class Day Dates Time Price ACE-0714-CHW01 Print & Multimedia Design Bundle M,W 1/28-4/8/13 7pm-9pm $399 Portfolio for Illustration (30 hrs) Pre-requisite: Photoshop for Print & Media. Purchasing a WACOM (Bamboo) tablet is encouraged but not required. Students will learn, in depth, how to manipulate Photoshop's brushes and filters to create advanced illustrations for real-world portfolios. Section Class Day Dates Time Price ACE-0725-CHW01 Portfolio for Illustration M,W 1/28-3/20/13 5pm-7pm $265 Certificate in QuickBooks: Computer Applications in Accounting (24 hrs) Take control of your business and save time with this easy-to-use accounting program. Create professional invoices, make deposits, write checks, receive payments, enter and pay bills, issue credit memos, reconcile accounts and generate important financial statements and reports. Section Class Day Dates Time Price ACE-0489-CHW01 QuickBooks 2012 Sat 2/9-5/4/13 1pm-4pm $199 Basic Accounting and Budgeting (24 hrs) Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, you will learn the concepts and principles of Basic accounting. This course will cover accounting principles and how to apply them in practical situations such as analyzing and recording transactions, and making adjustments to varying bookkeeping entries. This class is a great add-on to the Certificate in QuickBooks course. Section Class Day Dates Time Price ACE-0488-CHW01 Basic Accounting Sat 2/9-5/4/13 9:30am-12:30pm $199


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Romanian President Traian Băsescu expressed outrage upon learning at the 30 August EU summit that Prime Minister Victor Ponta had made a second nomination for commissioner. It was previously announced that both the President and the Prime Minister back Dacian Cioloș, the present EU Commissioner for Agriculture, for a second term, hopefully with the same portfolio.
Băsescu said he had "learned from Brussels" and was extremely surprised that the government had made a second nomination, in addition to that of Cioloș, and accused it of not having respected the nomination procedure. Băsescu, a centre-right politician and Ponta, leader of the ruling socialist party (PSD), are constantly at odds over issues. Romania will hold a presidential election on 2 November and Ponta is widely tipped to win it. His main challenger is Klaus Iohannis, an ethnic German and candidate for President of the centre-right Romanian coalition PNL-PDL.
>> Read: Ethnic German candidate brings suspense to Romania's presidential race
Sources told EurActiv Romania a few days ago that the Romanian government might put forward other candidates if Cioloș doesn't get the agriculture portfolio. They had suggested that the Romanian prime minister might be willing to promote Corina Creţu, the current vice-president of the European Parliament, for a commissioner post.
>> Read: Sources: Romania has other candidates if Cioloș doesn't get agriculture
Official sources told HotNews Romania that indeed, the second nominee is Creţu. However, Ponta refused to confirm this information.
Ponta is quoted as saying that Commission President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker informed him that it is very unlikely that a commissioner who would stay on would get the same portfolio as in the Barroso team.
Ponta however adds that "the first choice of Romania remains agriculture and Mr Dacian Cioloș".
He also said that he knew what the decision of Juncker regarding the Romania would be, but could not announce it before him.
"The most important thing is that Romania obtains an important portfolio. The internal battles are less important," the Prime Minister said.
After the publication of this article, a Romanian website published the letter by Ponta to Juncker dated 30 July, in which the Prime Minister says that if Cioloș cannot be given the agriculture portfolio or regional development, then Romania's candidate is Corina Creţu, for a portfolio to be further discussed.
Romanian diplomatic sources said that in case Juncker opts for the female candidate, Bucharest would opt for the social affairs portfolio, coupled with a Vice President statute. A second choice appears to be the portfolio currently held by Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva - humanitarian aid and crisis response.
- 9 or 10 Sept. (expected): Junker to announce members and portfolios of the next Commission
- 1 Nov.: Mogherini to take on the role as the EU's High Representative.
- 1 Dec.: Tusk to take on the role as Council President.
Press Articles:
- EurActiv Romania: Victor Ponta despre cea de a doua nominalizare a Romaniei pentru functia de comisar european: Categoric este o femeie. Nu pot confirma ca este vorba despre Corina Cretu
- Mediafax, Romania: Băsescu: Spre surprinderea mea, am aflat că România a transmis două nominalizări de comisar european
- EurActiv France : Désaccord en Roumanie sur la nomination du candidat à la Commission


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After several delays in implementation and enforcement by the California Energy Commission, California's new energy use disclosure requirement commenced on January 1, 2014, for all non-residential buildings with a total gross floor area measuring more than 10,000 square feet. Beginning on July 1, 2014, owners of non-residential buildings larger than 5,000 square feet will also have to make the disclosures.
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The city of Detroit, which is in bankruptcy and is prime pickings for our investor class, is handling the situation badly.
One insane strategy is to turn off water for folks behind on their bills.
"Do people owe millions of dollars," you ask. Not that would be Cliven Bundy and some banks that have not paid back the bailout.
Since the spring of 2013, 15,000 residents of the Motor City have lost access to water.
The criteria for stopping the flow, are two months in arrears or a bill of $150. One hundred and fifty dollars.
Citizens are expected to live, drink, cook, shower and flush with no water.
Because the folks trying desperately to pay their utility bills are the ones who sent Detroit down the tubes.
This shouldn't be confused with West Virginia where 300,000 residents could not drink the water for an extended time because those pesky over regulated industries still managed to poison it.
Whoops and they are sorry. But boy oh boy was the government angry with Freedom Industries- you can't make these names up. This company was handed down an $11,000 dollar fine.
Basically 4 cents for every resident affected.
How about Freedom Industries get the citizens of Detroit current on their water bills.
Or Michigan officials refrain from arresting protesters demanding this basic human right for our citizenry.
Hey third world counties, America is on your tail.
Question. When Cliven Bundy wouldn't pay grazing fees for his cattle that ultimately totaled 7 figures, and folks joined his protest, pointing guns sniper style at federal emissaries, not one person was arrested. Pour quoi?
When two of the 2nd Amendment protectors peeled off from the group and generated a killing rampage in Las Vegas, that included two police office, again- why wasn't Bundy charged.
If it had been an Afro- American group and certain members had splintered off and then detonated a bomb- you would have been able to see the spite spittle coming out of Bill O'Reilly. And Sean Hannity. Cliven Bundy's buddy.
Not to mention authorities hauling bunches of folks to jail.
Why were people arrested for protesting in Detroit? Really, remember freedom of speech and assembly. Hello. The Bill of Rights has 10 amendments. Even the gun nuts must realize that if they are fetishing over the 2nd Amendment, there must be a first one.
Release the folks arrested in Detroit. And focus on the keeping Wall Street from making money off of this misery.


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Original 'Star Wars' cast members spotted in the UK ahead of 'Episode VII' filming
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Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hammill have all been spotted in London, sparking rumours they may be filming Star Wars Episode VII with director, JJ Abrams. Met up with @HamillHimself in London today. I wonder why he's here. pic.twitter.com/zXpnxWaHyN
The seventh instalment of the much loved franchise will begin shooting at London's Pinewood studios next month (May) ahead of a December 2015 release. Ford, who played Han Solo in the original trilogy, was spotted coming out of a London restaurant this weekend while The Phantom Menace voice actor Peter Serafinowicz tweeted a picture of himself with Hamill (see below).
Furthermore, Princess Leia actress, Carrie Fisher teased her arrival in the UK when she tweeted: "So my dog Gary has been spotted in London, but apparently without me. Who has he been seeing? Let me know if you have any clues."
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Meanwhile, the character of Chewbacca has now been confirmed to be making an appearance in the new Star Wars film. Suspicion of the character's involvement in the new movie came when Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca in the first Star Wars trilogy and Revenge Of The Sith, cancelled a convention appearance because of filming this May.
Met up with @HamillHimself in London today. I wonder why he's here. pic.twitter.com/zXpnxWaHyN— Peter Serafinowicz (@serafinowicz) April 27, 2014
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Olynyk, 22, who worked out with the C's in Waltham on Sunday, averaged 17.8 points and 7.3 rebounds as a junior for the Bulldogs last season. The British Columbia native shot 62.9 percent from the field.
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Excel Switching Corporation Appoints Lawrence Asten Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development.
Excel Switching Corporation, a worldwide provider of carrier-class, open services platforms, media gateways and media servers, announced today it has appointed Lawrence "Larry" Asten to the position of vice president, worldwide sales and business development.
Asten, a respected industry veteran with nearly four decades of telecommunications sales and business development experience, will, effective immediately, lead Excel's aggressive global sales effort as the company continues to expand its product portfolio and market reach.
Prior to joining Excel, Asten served as president of Telco Systems, a leader in network edge technology and IP switching platforms. During his tenure at Telco Systems, Asten significantly increased sales volume of the company's IP and TDM transport and access products, and is credited with establishing a strong presence for Telco Systems' IP solutions in the lucrative telecommunications service provider market.
"Excel's sustained success throughout the past two decades in the competitive telecommunications industry is legendary, and is reflective of its strong technology, vision, customer service and professional staff," said Asten. "Excel is a major player in the telecommunications infrastructure equipment market, and, with recent product introductions such as the Integrated Media Gateway (IMG) 1010, is well-positioned to generate even stronger market traction and seize additional market share. I joined Excel at the most exciting and promising time in the company's history. As adoption of IP continues to increase, Excel will play a major role in migrating service providers, enterprises and government agencies to the next generation of technology. I look forward to being a key contributor to Excel's next era of success."
"The management team and Board of Directors of Excel are proud to have attracted a high-caliber leader such as Larry Asten to its ranks," said J.C. Murphy, president, Excel Switching Corporation. "I expect Larry will make a significant impact on Excel's global sales and business development efforts as we work toward achieving our corporate mission of enabling everyone, everywhere to experience Excel-powered voice, data and video communications."
In addition to Telco Systems, Mr. Asten has also held senior management and sales positions with Terawave Corporation, Integrated Photonics Technologies, NETMANSYS, Vertel Corporation, ADC Telecommunications, Northern Telecom and GTE.
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Washington Educator Receives the NEA Foundation's Inaugural Green Prize in Public Education
REDMOND, Wash., April 20 /PRNewswire/ — The NEA Foundation presented Mike Town, a high school environmental science teacher at Redmond High School in Redmond, Wash., with its inaugural Green Prize in Public Education, which includes a $25,000 award and national recognition. Town was selected to receive this honor for his Cool School Challenge program and curriculum that has helped students, teachers, and school districts reduce more than 1.5 million pounds of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions in over 150 schools.
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The NEA Foundation created the Green Prize in Public Education to recognize and showcase an outstanding public school educator or program that best advances social and environmental responsibility and improves student learning. Town was the unanimous choice of a prestigious panel of national leaders from the environmental, education, business, and philanthropic sectors. He was nominated for the Green Prize by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), one of nine national environmental organizations nominating educators and programs for the prize.
Harriet Sanford, President and CEO of The NEA Foundation, was joined by Philippe Cousteau, Spokesperson for Discovery Education, Correspondent for Planet Green, and CEO of EarthEcho International, in presenting the Green Prize to Town at an assembly held at his school.
"The guiding philosophy of Mike Town's Cool School Challenge is that big changes start with small steps. His program provides a simple process that enables students, working together with their teachers, to proactively reduce greenhouse gas emissions of schools, making a world of difference in their own communities," said Cousteau. "The natural environment is a leading interest of many students and their teachers, but there are few resources to support them. If we truly want to save what my grandfather called our water planet then we must arm youth with the knowledge, skills and tools to take action to do so. Mike Town's program is a great step toward this."
Town, a graduate of Western Washington University's Huxley College of the Environment, and an educator for 25 years, developed the program in 2007. The curriculum, which can be freely downloaded from the Cool School Challenge web site, helps student teams gather data about the carbon footprint of each class and, based on their findings, create an action plan to reduce their impact. The results of this program are evident at his school. Through infrastructure changes and the students' work, Redmond High School has saved over $30,000 per year in electricity and waste costs and reduced their carbon dioxide emissions by over 200,000 pounds.
By partnering with the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Puget Sound Energy, Department of Ecology, Resources, and other organizations, Town has shared the materials and curriculum with educators nationwide through workshops and a web site.
In addition to the success of the Cool School Challenge project, Town has the highest enrollment of an AP Environmental Science class in the state, with approximately half of every of the Redmond High School graduating class taking his course. He has also developed an environmental and design course teaching students about green jobs.
"Not only are his students learning how to apply important math and science principals to solve real world problems, how to think analytically and to work collaboratively, they are also becoming environmental activists and community leaders," said Harriet Sanford, President and CEO of the NEA Foundation. "With the Cool School Challenge and through many other creative techniques, Mike Town has engaged his students in learning and loving science for 25 years. We are proud to recognize him and we are eager to promote and share his work so that more educators can re-create this exciting and important program in classrooms nationwide."
Through partnerships with national educational organizations, the NEA Foundation plans to share Town's work with a network of educators and students.
The NEA Foundation released the names of the four national finalists for the Green Prize in Public Education, whose work will also be shared with educators. They are:
- Joyce Bailey, Educator, Head of Global Ecology House, Poolesville High School, Poolesville, Md.;
- Gioya De Souza-Fennelly, Environmental Science Educator, Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School, New York, N.Y.;
- Pine Jog Elementary School, The O.W.L. Project (Developing Our World Leaders), West Palm Beach, Fla.; and
- Susan Vincent, Educator, Piermont Marsh Research Project, The Young Women's Leadership School, New York, N.Y.
The NEA Foundation announced that it will award the Green Prize in Public Education again in 2011. Details for the nomination process and the criteria will be released at a later date. To learn more about the Green Prize, to view a video of Mike Town, and for more information about his Cool Schools Challenge, please visit www.neafoundation.org.
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SHERATON Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel was recently the proud recipient of the "2009 Outstanding Care for Community" award presented by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific at its annual Starwood Cares President Award.
The hotel's general manager Wolfgang Boettcher represented the hotel in the glitzy award ceremony which was held in Singapore.
Despite their busy schedules, the associates at Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel have always made time to care and spare a thought for the underprivileged community.
The hotel stages various charity and community events annually and in 2009, embarked on a very special project, which earned them the award.
Having worked with various organisations on different projects, the hotel team wanted to embark on a plan which would go beyond just provision of food and assistance. As such, the hotel reached out to the Lighthouse Children Welfare Home Association (LCWHA), a safe home for vulnerable children where they can start a new journey away from their difficult backgrounds and environments, with a plan to not only provide the children with essential necessities and food but also provide them with skills so that they are able to learn and fend for themselves in the future.
Together with another corporate partner, SJ Grant Thornton, the Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel provided food, furniture and fixtures to LCWHA to ensure that the children have a comfortable place to live in as well as teach them how to be organised and tidy.
Thereafter, the hotel team also planned several separate sessions, volunteering their time to impart knowledge and educate the children on various skills: ranging from grooming and good communications, to learning basic household tasks and cooking.
To-date, there has been six sessions organised for these children. Each session focused on a different skill – public speaking, cooking, table etiquette, table setting, laundry (folding skills) and how to clean public areas of a hotel.
Another interesting expansion to the project was when Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel launched a meaningful three-month apprenticeship programme for children of its associates along with those from the Lighthouse Children Welfare Home Association.
This programme was aimed at providing assistance to hotel associates who found it challenging to send their children for further education (due to either financial hardship or the lack of academic qualifications).
The apprenticeship programme was opened to all youths between 16 and 27 years old the first batch, which ran from January to March 2010.
The programme is all about training future associates of the hotel and assisting them to discover their potential in the hospitality industry, so they may be equipped with the right tools of trade to build a career in the industry.
For the children of LCWHA, this programme serves as a stepping stone to a future career in the hospitality industry, specifically in the restaurant, kitchen and housekeeping departments. It will not only be an introduction to the hotel trade, but also serves as a catalyst for career advancement in Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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i hated every minute of it.they are a very confused/scared/immature/simple-minded group of people.its not something im proud of.my mom was disfellowshipped 4 having an affair when i was 5.i wasnt allowed 2 talk 2 her. she had a mental breakdown,shes been heavily medicated ever since--35 yrs. ago.dad wasnt just a joho, he was the poster child/fanatic.he re-married a to a joho just like him.no t.v. growing up.no blue jeans,had to wear dress clothes 2 school.i was beaten like an animal,beatings on top of fresh bruises from the day b-4,my whole childhood.lots of teasing from kids at school,i just wanted 2 b normal.easier said than done,but/w gods help i'm giving it my best shot.i left when i was 17,try not 2 look back, but its hard sometimes.i'v had alot of struggles/w alcohol/drugs.they offered escape 4 a while, but i lost control.i found god in the strangest place......my heart.thats the only book you need.i am blessed,all my friends are still trapped in the j.w.'s . ipray 4 their deliverence
The JW's are hypocrites and liars!!
Jehovahs Witnesss are liars and haters of America ! You are better for leaving this CULT!
You mean updated information like your current name, and what it means Max?
Bury the roses is a line from a song by a young satanic rock group (think Metallica wannabees) named Jacky Heretic. Why would a true Jehovah's Witness be using that as their name? Because you hanging out here in this thread is you just trolling. You want me to provide links to them, Max?
Buh buhhh buh...BUSTED!
It's old moniker was an homage to,a big fan of Evil Geniuses apparently.
A PC game were you were bent on world domination.
Apparently it's in a kind of Beavis and Butthead phase now.
Notice somebody fled?
I don't know what to do with my life I have left .. I feel like I am wasting it ! Xx cat
I know that's new to you. You have plenty of life left in you!!! take it one day at a time. You're not wasting your life, that was your old life. Your new life begins now. Be happy with yourself! The best thing to start is to forgive yourself first. then, move on to things that you never did in your lifetime. and most important, love yourself and be happy to yourself all over again!!!
Aww I just want to hug you and show you the love I have in my heart .. I have hurt my family as a suffering alcoholic I can somehow feel a bit of your pain xx cat

why don't you go back??? weeza6

Wow all of you above are so brain washed... "none of my friends beat their kids or were beaten" how do you know.... i was beaten raped by an elder.. yeah theyre so holy arent they.
God is love...if you do not find love in it, it does not come from God. Love will not do any other things except to love. Our love come from above not of ourselves. Jesus said I AM the vine and you are the branches...without me you can do nothing.
Love does not come naturally for us sinners...it is a choice ....by the grace of God not of your own.
We can love only if we have freedom to choose... love can not be regulated...
love is not uniform, it is universal...
God is love....His commandments ...to love Him and love one another ...love is sign for His true church...would you ever think that God our most loving father would make mistake by doing the most unloving thing ... letting His children died because they can not receive blood transfusions... This thing comes from somebody that from beginning of times has been accusing our Father. ...
I have studied with witnesses and been around them for years. I am not a Witness but I have never seen anyone of my friends beat their children. As all people are imperfect, the few that these others complain about must be an exception. There are nutty people in ALL religions. I never saw evidence of it being a CULT.
Is it normal for jws to be abusive? And alcoholics? Why is that an acceptable behavior
Thanks for sharing also! I know alot of them. of course they want me to come to Kingdom Hall on sundays. I was raised Catholic, and have looked at all groups ( Religions). just beleave and except Christ in your life, pray and answer to him and him only. he will talk to you and show you where you need to be in life. you dont need to part of a church or group to be saved and go to heaven. be honest, treat people the same (be a good person), and dont buy into all the distractions of life. if you look around its all about money and power and control.
Thanks for sharing! Interesting that the "truth" seems to bring out the best in everyone! Mental / physical / emotional issues, and abusive behavior. I was just disfellowshipped July '12. It's been hard, but liberating at the same time.
Interesting to see that many who escape these sinister cults that supposedly worship God, still themselves worship that God, albeit in their own way. Frankly those experiences would have made me an atheist, though my Anglican background was far milder and I still don't believe in God anyway.
What comes through time and time again with all such cults is their real motive: cold, inhuman and very un-Christian power over others. Power whether within families or imposed by the cult elders: generally, self-appointed (or at least voluntary) self-important little dictators with no genuine theological training and a very narrow view and understanding of the world and of humanity. This is evident even in the door-to-door evangelists, trained as they to be unable to think and analyse anything for themselves, but only to follow blindly the cult script.
Best to leave these organisations as soon as possible; certainly not join them!
I went in depth as to how extreme they have become about eliminating independent thought, by sharing my observations of attending a few meetings several years back.
When I actively went to meetings, they also did a reading, and then several questions about that paragraph. The difference nowadays is they want you to simply read back your answers. Going off the page, putting it into your own words will be discouraged with a comment like "not quite" and then some 8 year old will raise their mindless hand and read exactly a sentence or two from the paragraph and they'll throw a praise party. It's truly becoming the stepford wives of religions.
you don't make any damn sense at all! THIS IS A WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE WHO SURVIVED AND LEFT THE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE YOU WANT TO HURT EVERYONE'S SPIRIT IN THEIR LIVES. EVERYONE HAD EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND PAINFUL EXPERIENCES IN THE ORGANIZATION. WHY DON'T YOU GET ON YOUR OWN WEBSITE. I KNOW FACEBOOK HAS A WEBSITE FOR JW'S LIKE YOU!!! SO STAY OUT OF THIS ONE!!!!!
don't worry about my capitalization. first of all i'm a grown *** woman. I have a college degree. my opinion. and second of all, ******** like you, is the reason why i'm a strong woman today. you have kids, I know you married, if not a mommas boy. so why don't you worship your beliefs in the mist, and i'll worship mine crazy or not. Amen!
thank you stevendavid. he's not going to ruin my joy for his ignorance!
congratulations on your success! me and you have one thing in common, we are survivors. I too, was dyslexic. read my story called mentally, emotionally, spiritually blind and now I can see in this forum page. trust and believe in jesus with all your heart and soul. he make a way out of no way
*****! none. now bury your roses to your mama! she needs it to bury a punkass female like you.
A female like your ***, educated or not I love myself. I don't **** you. I love my drugs. whenever I think about your *** black or white, whatever, I feel good using it!
im 13 and plan on leaving soon jw are so blind to extremes my parents made half hardly and i get cursed out and told im an idiot,then she say how whould jehoovah feel about you talking back all i can think is how would he feel about this.my grandfather thinks my brother is bothered mr saten because he has autism ,and my grandma follows him a round like a puppy. i dont want to live being told im useless andwill be nothing but a house and not allowed to have opinoins i plan on being succsesful and been told thatjobs are for men and i should just pioneer.i cant wait till they see that i have a brain of my own
I was brought up in the "truth" too. Wish I had the internet back then. If you're going to leave I think it's best if you know exactly why the JW religion is a load of shite, otherwise you'll be like I was and have all these mixed up feelings and nightmares etc. Check out this site 'JW Facts' it's factual, clear and concise
Been there! That's why I am who I am today!!!
I'm very sorry this happened to you. I used to be a Jehovah's witness, I saw hypocrisy, prejudice and abuse in that cult. I lef
t them the hard way. Getting myself disfellowshipped on purpose to officially leave them
I'm glad I did. That was 16 years ago.
I'm glad you left them
Well times change, and certain rules change over time Labarron..when I was being raised within this religion there was no long hair for boys, no facial hair, and a biggie was..no interracial couples! Not that anybody was racist...ohh perish the thought! I guess the excuse is they didn't want to upset any racists? Who might be interested in joining? This was in the 70's and 80's, not the 1950's! I can find a few 80's Watchtowers and Awakes that very nicely and pleasantly explain while the races shouldn't mix. What a progressive religion, huh?
It's because you're new. If you weren't new, you'd know it's against your religion to be on the internet, representing Jehovah Witnesses in a discussion. Please go tell your elder that you've been on here, defending the religion and see what he says. It won't be good..you'll keep responding with but..but..but..until you're reprimanded.
Defiance is actually a good thing! Instead of looking into what I suggested, you simply counter that you haven't been told not to yet. You love to plea ignorance. It's a common answer in your posts
"I have never heard of"
"we would have been told about it"
It's a common excuse in court
"I didn't know"
"nobody told me it was wrong"
I'm only giving this one 9 months before they quit/ are disfellowshipped.
I was raised as jehovahs witness since I was 8 years old but left three years ago I am now 27. I left of my own decision. I was engaging in practices that i knew were wrong and it was bothering my conscience so i became inactive. I am very sorry for your experience but from my experience the people are very nice. I dont know if I can agree with you about the no blue jeans and no tv claims. You ARE allowed to where jeans and you CAN watch television, however it is advised that you not watch certain things with a lot of sex, drugs, violence, etc...I am sorry for your mothers mental breakdown. I am sure that it was not the elders intent to cause her any harm; they must follow the rules that are made by the governing body. If your father was abusing you the way you say he did you could have reported it to one of the elders. Jehovahs witnesses do beleive in dicipline their children but not the way you say your father did. The only thing I can agree with is the teasing in school. Jehovahs Witneses children are teased when they attend school because they are different from everybody else. They do not celebrate holidays and attend revelry parties. I am glad that you still beleive in god, though.
i got to thinking about something,..with all these various revealings of

"new light",..im wondering where this "new light" comes from?,..

especially since "satan keeps transforming himself into an angel

of light",..are you getting the picture?
whats important isnt where you started but its where you end up...you are a survivor ..you are great...you are an inspiration....see the positive in every negative situation
It is through forgiveness that you truly find GOD!
"i found god in the strangest place......my heart.thats the only book you need..."

I like that statement. It is one thing I found to be true. I believe that if you need someone or something to teach you how to be "good", how to love etc, perhaps you don't have it in you to do those things, so you search outside yourself for something to make you feel good, to make you feel love.

Religious doctrines and religious works present a facade or a mask of righteousness. Often times they hide what is lurking beneath. But hey, tag religion onto any old sinner and you wouldn't notice the rust beneath the shiny new body. What did Jesus call it? Dead man's bones in a shiny coffin? Something like that.

Anyway, I'm glad you got out of there. Religion, as far as I can tell, only brings about division, an us against them mentality. I wonder, would God exalt one group of people over another just because they are trying harder or maybe even doing better? I think not. Let us, as the chiildren of God help each other to grow, as brothers and sisters. Instead of trying to push onto others our way of life.
If I could ask, have you ever read the Bible in its entirety? :)
You left at 17, don't be too sure all your old friends are still JW's. I'm 48 and walked into a kingdom hall a few years back on some sort of god quest, for the first time 25+ years and 90 percent of em had been replaced with new people. Nobody I grew up with was still in. I hung around for a little bit, they were trying to get me interested in this woman I knew since childhood. They called on her at a meeting and she started spouting off about how everybody in the world was evil except JWs. I knew people, people who would lay down their life for me if needed, who arent JW's. And I was offended that this room fulla phonies was all patting each other on the back for being the spiritual Yankees, and everybody else is Boston.

I walked out of there upset, because I was really looking for God. And I asked God, "You saved me, how do I connect with you, how do you want me get to know you?"

Well I might as well go to an AA meeting...I walked in and they were having a special meeting, a history of AA. and the guy kept mentioning this guy, Emmett Fox. He said he wrote the greatest spiritual books ever, and everybody else was still stealing whole paragraphs from his old books and claiming it as their own. He said why not read the original. So I did. And I found an extremely humble man writing about finding god from within. A man who didn't say "only I have all the answers", a man who said there were good people all over the earth, in every country, in every religion. And I suddenly found God, very much to my liking!
I'm so sorry I was abused 2 and had 2 mentally ill parents who left me in homes 2 rot. I feel your pain, You Are a Survivor Above All.
to all those who have not nice times jehovaha god will see to it that there held accountable and they will pay jehov. aha is a loving god and forces no one to worship him je i ddovaha s laws r for r own benifit and hes real whether he gets slanderd r not jw is not a cult u r not forced r made to stay u dont have to pay money they pay there taxis and they would lay ther life down for u like one person said above the bible says we willl get people of allsorts and if doing wrong the congragation has to be kept clean i done over fifteen years disfelloshiped but jah is jah hes real
no they aint your friends in there at jw

just move on

but like you said easier said than done.

your father can not even call him self a cristen, my mum and dad are jw and i have a brother and a sister and we were tought to belive what we wanted to, they are very open people and do not make jugements on any ones faith i am very sorry for your exp but what makes you think that jehovahaka god is on your dads side think about it.
My mother and her boyfriend and later step-father were involved in a witches coven and I and other children suffered horrific abuse under this cult including breeding babies,child and animal sacrifice and more.

I understand that it takes along long time to heal from being in a cult.

i hear you and I want to validate your experience because while others may have had good experiences in the same religion, that wasnt your experience.

Your dad sounds like he would have been a sadistic abuser no matter what,it just suited him to do it under the name of that religion.

Im sure like with any religion or beliefs,95% of those who call themselves witched are innocent just as there are always good in most religions but there will always be those who abuse it.

If you live in the UK or Aus try googling Mayumarri as you will be believed and validated and helped to heal there.

A few of us are from cults but Mayumarri is for all survivors of child abuse,a pioneering program which has worked out we can not just survive but thrive.

I have no motive for suggesting the healing weeks Mayumarri runs other than that it has been such a huge step in my healing and that of many others.We charge ppl what they can afford and dont get government funding so am always needing money so there's no financial incentive for making it known.Everyone that works there are volunteers and all the carers are also survivors who have done their own healing weeks and continue to heal so everyone there wants passionately to reach out to other survivors.

I must admit because of my past I was initially worried it was a cult but that couldnt be further from the truth.

Wherever you're from,your experience is yours and is valid and you desrve to heal and to be happy and to be able to have healthy relationships with yourself and others and live a full,healthy life.

Wishing you all the very best.
just because your dad was crazy dosen't mean the religion is wrong. You can't control what types of people slip into the cracks of a good religion. People like him give the religion a bad name. You didn't "survive" from being a "JOHO" .. you survived from an abusive father who had a mental illness. Forced to wear certain clothes to school? Thats not the religion. Don't play dumb. Don't bash either.
I too was raised Jehovah Witness and while I see what u are saying about disconnecting the religion from mental illness I don't agree that he just slipped through the cracks. You make it sound like it's just a few people in the organization when from what I saw was the crack was 90% of the pie. This person needed love and emotional support just like every other human being on this planet. Don't bash? I sure u have bashed at least a few times in your life, we're all human. Maybe u can practice playing nice.
I don't know where you have seen that because every single Jehovah witness that I know are absolutely the nicest ppl I have ever met and I am in fact currently converting.
Oh my! Of course they would be nice to you as they try to convert you. This is how cults basically lure you in. What you see is a fabrication, it is artficial, superficial, fake. They are doing all that JUST to convert you, not because of a genuine love for YOU. I will not spend too much time trying to convince you otherwise because I fear this is something you will have to learn only through experience. What I will say though is, love God, not a religion, keep your heart open to truth and not some doctrine. And just remember the most important commandment. Love your neighbour as you love yourself. I pray you keep these things in mind as you go through your spiritual journey. God bless.
Have your own opinion, but don't tell someone that their making a mistake by leading their own life! You decide not to believe in our faith?Fine. But don't be rude to others. Practice what you preach.
I don't know of any organization that recruits or sells by being mean and nasty to recruits or customers. But I do know you are using a supernatural Fairies name for your screename? Are you aware how they will want you to not do that? They will take you aside and tell you that you are letting Satan in. I dare you, I double dare! You go explain to an elder how you're on experience group defending the cause as Tinkerbell and see how "nice" he is in his response. I'm literally begging you to report back your experience on this.
No, she's not allowed to have her own opinion! If her elders found out she was on experience group she's liable to get disfellowshipped! This isn't a joke, she's not supposed to be on here!
amazing you got out. that is some of the worst kind of abuse because it is legalized... hate filled people who call it love... my parents didn't know about my abuse... i hid it from them... it was a different kind of cult ... they used children to get their way... and they used their own children to bait other children that is how i got caught up in the abuse.... i am sorry that the situation had to happen for you the way it did... trust is hard isn't it?
omg ! sweet sister...

God bless you!


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Businesswomen make sparkle their specialty
The Web site for Bling Bling & Things asks the fashion question: "Who says cowgirls can't sparkle?"
The nearly 2-year-old Southwest-inspired shop sells stylish clothes for women and men, as well as sparkly jewelry for cowgirls to make visual statements at rodeos, clubs, and for every day.
Owners Betsy Graham and Cynthia Vasquez say their clothes and jewelry are for everyone from age 16 to 80.
"The name Bling Bling & Things can kind of confuse people," Vasquez said. "Bling Bling stands for the jewelry."
Graham said girls who go to rodeos like to wear bling.
"I guess that's how the name came together," she said. "A lot of girls who ride like the bling and the rhinestones, and they even put bling on their horses."
Graham's daughter, Jenna, rode in rodeos and ran for rodeo queen several times.
"Every year it was a run (for us) to find her something that would stand out in the arena," she said.
The business started as a fluke in 2007 when the friends started ordering colorful purses and belts for themselves and friends. They then packed some merchandise together and took it to the Clay County Pioneer Reunion and Rodeo — and the reaction was phenomenal.
"After we did the rodeo, we figured, 'what the heck,' Vasquez said, "let's order some more. And before we knew it we had a store."
"We figured we could make some money doing this, and one of these days quit our full-time jobs," Graham added.
They first opened in February 2008 on Holliday Road near Southmore Furniture.
"It was crowded in there and pretty hard to move around," Vasquez said.
The business developed so quickly that they moved to their new location at 4734 Old Jacksboro Highway in October.
From the jewelry they made to purses and belts, they added boots, because their kids and husbands wore them, and then clothing.
"One of the things we carry that no one else carries is Southern Thread, which is a spinoff of Cinch — a huge Western clothing company," Vasquez said.
Vasquez was born in Vernon and moved to Wichita Falls at the age of 12. She works as a poly-sonogram tech and is the marketing director for the Wichita Falls Sleep Lab.
She is married and has a 21-year-old son, Jacob, and a 16-year-old daughter, Christopher.
Vasquez and Graham met at the hospital in 1999.
Graham was born in Wichita Falls and is married with two kids. Her son James is 18 and daughter Jenna is 22. Jenna Graham makes jewelry, helps with ordering and got the business' Web site (www.blingblingandthingsonline.com) going.
Graham is Clinical Manager of the Wichita Falls Sleep Center.
The partners have a full-time employee, Dorothy Hix, who works weekdays, while they alternate weekends.
They both go to market and Vasquez does most of the marketing while Graham focuses on the business tasks.
The store is open from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The telephone number is 940-687-5538. The business offers custom orders and has a layaway plan.
"We couldn't have done it without our families," Vasquez said. "Out husbands built the shelves and our kids helped paint. They also will come in to work if we need them, and they give us input."
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Ferguson says Gerrard couldn't compete with United's midfield greats Paul Scholes and Roy Keane.
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"But he's barking up the wrong tree when it comes to Steven Gerrard. I guess it's just a way to ensure he sells more copies of his book.
"Any manager or player who has ever come across Steven in the game will tell you he's world class.
"Ferguson says he never coped against Keane and Scholes, well to be fair Gerrard was usually playing against both of them on his own, and that's before you mention Giggs and Beckham either side of them.
"Steve has never had the team around him to win a league title, but a look at his career tells you that he is a world class footballer, and he's had some great games against United down the years. How Ferguson can be critical of the lad, well, words fail me.
"If he needs to do Stevie down so he can sell his book, then let him. I'm just surprised he had to stoop so low.
"We all know what Sir Alex thinks of Liverpool – he's on record enough times telling us – but I think the fact he admits he would have signed Steven Gerrard tells you exactly what he really thought of the player."
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