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In Their Own Words – What Does Autism Mean to You?
Derrick is the father of two wonderful children, one of which, Lucas, as autism. He is a devoted member to the autism community, and has been involved in activity for years. He and his wife, Sandrine, created the South Carolina Autism Services Directory to help parents locate services available for autism, and The LUCAS Network (Loving Unconditionally Children with Autism Support). He is also the Family Services Liaison for Autism Speaks in South Carolina. Derrick succeeded in getting two buildings in South Carolina to "Light It Up Blue" this year, and has worked to light up the BMW Zentrum Museum2011 Campaign.
What does autism mean to you?
What would your answer be if someone asked you this question? I guess it would depend on how you have been personally affected by autism. But instead of focusing on all the different answers someone else would possibly give, let me answer the question from my point of view.
Autism means so many different things to me. It is at the same time my salvation and my tragedy. Autism came into my world back in October of 2001 when my son was diagnosed. At that time, it was the end of all the dreams I had in my head of what my son might become. It was a time of entering into an unknown world full of alien language and signs I could not read or understand. I entered into a completely new culture in which I had to learn by trial and error. Living in France and Austria in my early 20's did nothing to prepare me for this new world. The movie Rainman was so far from my reality. Every parent I met that had a child with autism had a child that was so different from mine. My wife bought books to read and asked me to read them as well. I would pick them up and start and then put them down again. I could not wrap my head around what I was reading. It was as if it was written in Chinese. I just could not accept this world that I had been thrown into and was being forced to be a part of. For two years I fought and refused to accept this thing called autism. I could not accept being told that my son would never talk or get a job or drive a car or go to his high school prom. I was tired of being told what my son would never do. How dare they! How the Hell could they know what he would become! Then finally, depression set in and although I tried my best to hide it from my wife and family, I gave up for a few months. I think that Lucas could sense the despair because just when both his mother and I would think he would never do this or that, he would do it the next day to show us that he could. After about a year of ABA we finally started seeing some signs of progress. Slowly at first but then he would have a burst, as we would call them, of progress. I could see the real Lucas struggling to come out from behind the veil of autism and I saw for the first time my son, his desire to be seen and heard by his father and to have his father fight for him as he was fighting for himself. From that moment on, my way of viewing autism changed. It went from being my worst nightmare to my saving grace. As I have watched my son grow in all senses of the word, I have seen a child so full of love, so innocent, and so strong of will attract one person after the other into his life and the impact has been enormous for all of us who have been lucky enough to have him in our lives. To know Lucas is to love him. His strong will to succeed has transformed me into a father that will have the same will and determination to advocate for Lucas and others like him until the day I die. Now, although I still wish my son did not have autism, I cannot imagine my world without Lucas as he is. Autism to me is that one piece of the puzzle that you know is there but have not yet found; but you know when you do find it and complete that puzzle, you will have the most beautiful and complete picture you have ever seen. For me and Lucas, together we are putting those puzzle pieces in place one piece at a time and although we are currently only half way to finishing that picture, together we will continue to put the puzzle pieces into place.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
October 29, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Autism means recovery. I was already in a lifelong recovery from TBI, severe head injury (closed), from a car crash, someone fell asleep driving at night after a drink and a fling; returning to his wife. He was then absorbed with so much self pity over my near death he tried to kill himself.
But that was '92, my son was born in '98. I had recovered very well, even returned to a technical part time job, he was diagnosed and we: my husband, I and his mother dove into this with sirens blaring. We were determined to do all that we could, to give Eric his best shot at life.
He was born healthy but 5wk early, thus his late steps to growth were attributed to that; but being with him 24-7 I could see there was more than their gross generalizations to be considered. I had a head injury and as an engineering researcher I had read about my injury and the belief that autism was a form of injury to the developing brain. He was at times very sensitive to light, and to this day 12yo he still puts his hands over his ears with slightly high pitched sounds. Autism – the 5 senses do not develop normally.
We had decided to meet a physician who was also treating this condition scientifically rather than simply following a book that did not have any answers. Our son has since been diagnosed with a condition, a DISEASE, that causes autism symptoms. This disease would, under no circumstances, have been found by an ordinary pediatrition. It is believed that 30% of all males with autism suffer from this disease. The condition itsself has not been accepted by WedMD; although it has been seen and diagnosed by many many accomplished physicians. The first one managed to have his physician liscence ripped away, which brought more light to his discovery that the pharmacies had originally hoped to smother.
This GI disease is called ILNHP, illeo lymphonodular hyper plasia. The gut is unable to digest certain food correctly and they are absorbed in the bloodstream and cause a wide variety (a spectrum) of symptoms. This is not caused by thimerisol although it reduces the body's ability to filter out heavy metals properly from toxins which easily enter our system. So, in retrospect, because there was TOXIC heavy metals directly injuected into his bloodstream and the filtering system was damaged (maybe from the THREE diseases injected at one time, MMR). Is there a placebo controlled study showing the safety and effectiveness of the MMR vaccine? Ask your pediatrician. Ask him to become a DAN Dr.
Please find a DAN professional and learn, it is not too much to learn. Join Support Groups, read summaries of studies that have shown results. We started our son on the GFCF diet very young. We did not see any miraculous cure. We saw very little, but maybe slight improvements. But we kept on this diet because the test (France) had shown conclusive sensitivity (it doesn't always) and even if it did not we would have remained on it. Long ago, it was the main hope we had for our child. I did not want to give up just because it was hard for me. As a parent that is my duty. I gave up my career, my husband pushed on, diversifying our income. What we did had helped him in the long run. We had the Sxxx-filled nights, he's overflowed the toilet lots. He has blown up in public (although we give thanks to it's rarity). I did ABA training and he's done it non-stop for years and he still can't have a conversation. But he can talk if he wants. And he did say one time, it hurts to talk. We don't know. Typical medical doctors are taught from books and are given recipes to follow to cure. This has no cure and it is our duty as parents to solve this puzzle. With the web, maybe, somehow, somewhere, love will find a way. My son will likely live at home the rest of his life, but he will still have a life.
October 30, 2010 at 4:26 am
Even though my son wasnt diagnosed until after he was in elementary school, I had tried getting his pediatricain help me figure out what was going on with him even as young as the age of 1 year old. He did not like change what so ever. He wasnt progressing as he should have been for his age range, but he could build anything he wanted to with those big lego blocks. Back then some of teh things i just shook off to his own lil persoanlity, but now i know different. At the age of 2 I could tkae him to teh park to play with other kids and he would go off by himself and play laone and even with me bringing him back over to teh toehr kids we would always end right back up in that smae area alone playin all by ihmslef again. Then when he hit 4 years old I put him in pre-school. He almost got kicked out twice due to volent melt downs with the teacher, but they said it was like if they were outside and they said time to go in he would kick and scream , i took it as he was just spoiled at first. Well i also noticed at the age of 2 he would pick out his own clothes, his room had to be a specific way, and if anything got out of place in that room or anything of his was gone he lost control of himself. Well i had expressed my concerns with his pediatrician at the age of 3 and she said she thought it was due to his new lil brother. So after multpile doc apps i would tell of other lil things that seemed od to me and could never get any help to find out maybe why or what was the cause of him doing this. But ya dont look at your toddler who u think is just being smart by already picking out his own clothes and loving these favortie boots as summin being wrong. or i didnt anyway. I took it as he was advanced for his age in that aspect. then one day at the age of 4 i picked him out school clothes and let hi sleep in a lil bit and went to get him ready. i started dressing him and all of a sudden he hauled off and slapped me because i had him the wrong shirt to wear. I
October 30, 2010 at 4:59 am
Lisa I can relate to the sensativity to light and sound. My son is 13 now and he is still that way light both. He will sometimes ride during the summer with a cover of some sort over his head to block it and he also has came from his room into the livingingroom where my and my sister would just be generally talking, he comes in here all flusterated sayin we are being to loud and his room is at the other end of the house from where we were. Noise has caused him to go into full blown melt downs before. He also has a loss of balance, he didnt even ride or attempt to ride a bike until a couple years ago. I have battled and still battling the school because he has a high IQ and they say thy arent now but they are to an extent labeling because they think they can toss him in a room full of classmates in a regular class and he should be able to keep up and succeed just as they do. Like one inncodent thios year and school just started.he wore a button down shirt to school one day well it kept coming unbuttoned when he tucked it in. it was a silky material so it wouldnt stay tucked right. well at the end of the day on his way to his bus line the principal yelled at him a bout his shirt literally in his face. and he led him into the restroom still yelling at him and my son said if u will please shut up i will tuck my shirt in. Now i wouldnt have foud this an issue other than two things. 1st this was on his way home he had worn this shirt all day long liek this and i ahd spoken with ppl at the school twice durinig that school day and was never told anything about his shirt. 2nd: They have his IEP form previous years and they know with him u can not yell and get in his face because he jumps into defence mode automatically and he can and will get extremely arrgessive. That was the first issue at this new school he is at thsi year. the second issue I had with them is a teacher taunting him behind his back. My son shuts down if he feels anxiety or uncomfortable so he sleeps in this one class often. his teacher actually balled up papaer in front of this whole class and acted like she was going to throw it at my son, rolls her eyes at him and growls at him and does all this in front of his classmates, plus once hit his desk with a ruler so hard it jarred his whole desk and shook it. I found out before all this he was getting bullied, then after i found that out from the one friend he has in the intire school his cousiin whos in his class where the teacher was doing this told me about the stuff the teacher was doing to him. I called a meeting and this woman admitted to doing this to my child. Never denied it first she tried to play it off as thast how she jokes with all her students, then she openly admitted she mainly does it when hes asleep and she cant get him awake. shes gonna stress kids cant see him sleeping, well i stressed kids shoudlnt see u doin this to my child either that could be where the whole bullying stemmed from.You know that principal never said a word to her for doing this to my child. but when he told the principal if he would please shut up he would tuck his shirt in he got ISS in school suspension. i also told them that day if my sn said please that was asking nicely for him. They want me to say why hes sleeping in class but i cant cuz it can be a million things thats causing him to do it. anything from stress in the classroom to him being scared of that teacher. And what realy irritated me about the teacher was she was in our military and served our country, but gonna come home and do this to one of our own!!!!!! Yes I have gotten our board of education and the special education cooderanator involved plus emailed our govenor.
October 30, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Derrik, it's interesting to hear from fathers and how they cope with an Autism diagnosis. Thank you for sharing your story and for advocating for our special children. Best wishes for you and your family as you travel on this road.
November 2, 2010 at 11:06 am
We found out our son has autism 12 years ago.. he was 1.. at the time we had no idea we just thought he was a tad slow with a few things.. I will say though he is a gift from God and a blessing.. Always Unique Totally Interesting Sometimes Mysterious… right now he's in a special clinic with other children who have autism and learning disabilities.. he has changed quite alot from what he used to be.. I had been praying for his healing along with several other people praying for him.. if u believe it or not God DOES answer prayers in His perfect timing.. I know He has answered ours and He's still listening and answering us.. There is HOPE at the end of that seemingly dark tunnel.
November 7, 2010 at 11:15 am
Autism is another way to isolate people from one another. People with ASD are different in their own world. I do believe that they are more extraordinary than people without the disease. They are much smarter and organized. A normal person cannot even reach that type of level. Autism can be realised before a child is three years old. Autism affects organization of nerves in the brain. Autism is caused by birth defects such as a mutation. It is the children who suffer unecessarily. When I see someone with autism it really burns me up inside. I don't like to see kids suffer and would do anything to help them out. Autism makes the normal person realise that love is the strongest element that we live for. Kids with autism make people around them aware and understanding. If everybody thought about autism for a moment and how kids suffer with it, we would be able to rake up enough money for charities. People need to be aware that there is always someone out there that is unlucky, we should find a way to help the unlucky ones.


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We're not sure how exactly Reynolds Composites are using Clip-n-Seals, but building carbon wheels is my favorite industrial use for Clip-n-Seals – well that and flying around in the Space Shuttle. We'll post more about Reynolds wheels after a few more races on their Attack carbon clinchers – hopefully I'll learn how our little invention figures in. Until then, we just started selling the Clip-n-Seal Mondo directly to consumers, small business, and hobbyists, and anyone else that has a mondo bag of chips to keep fresh! Purchasers of our love the hugga tees, have received a bonus Clip-n-Seal in their packages …
Wherever Mark V is, during his Japan Tour, I hope he can make it into a Muji Store to check out the bikes, like the one shown in the photo, or any in their bike catalog (pdf).
Read more about Muji in BusinessWeek.
In the 70s, there's nothing I wanted more than to be like Evel Knievel (profiled earlier this year by USAToday). I practiced daily on my bike, even jumping 7 neighborhood kids once for a neighborhood record and subsequent lifetime ban from the whole jumping kids thing (I nicked one).
In HBO's new comedy series, Flight of the Conchords, Brett works Tuesday nights on his secret project: a hair helmet.
For trivia buffs, the original hair helmet was sported by Lily Tomlin during an appearance on Laugh In in the 70s, but that was her real hair.
Like all the other Mac fans, I clicked through to see Wired Magazine's leaked screenshots of Mac OS X Leopard and there was The Ride from this Wired blog post!
In yet another example of bike design in pop culture and ads and the serendipity of the blogopshere, millions of people are indirectly seeing Ellsworth's urban cruiser bike. Why The Ride is crushing watermelons, don't know, but cool just the same.


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This Fall, we'll feature our uniquely delicious coffees on The Balancing Act, which airs on Lifetime Television. Our focus — the art of the brew… what really goes into making a great cup of coffee?
We'll give you a sneak peek. It starts with the selection of the beans. We use only 100% Arabica beans. And we utilize only the top 10% of beans in the world. To ensure quality, our coffee experts taste the beans. We taste the beans before we buy them, again when they hit the port, again before we roast them and then finally after roasting to ensure that the quality is never compromised.
"Enjoying a great cup of coffee is an experience to the consumer as it is also a gift in starting their day… We are delighted to partner with Community Coffee Company who over generations deeply understands what goes into creating an artfully imaginative and flavorful cup of coffee," says Joseph Ciminna, Associate Producer, and Meta Circhansky, Director of Branded Entertainment, The Balancing Act airing on Lifetime TV.
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On senior night, emotions run high.
On Saturday night, they were high enough for Summit to dominate Aspen at the hockey rink. And for a freshman to step up and throw a hat trick in the 5-2 victory.
In a game that saw 50 shots on goal from Aspen, just two went in, thanks in large part to goaltender Reiker Edstrom. But the game didn't stop there.
"Everybody stepped up. We knew they were a good team coming in. We focused on our defensive zone and what we needed to do to contribute to a win, and it starts with Reiker up to the defensemen all the way up to the forwards," head coach Chris Ruhly said. "We played a good game today. The mistakes weren't there. We didn't play for 51 minutes, but when you don't play for 51 minutes and don't make the mistakes, that's what happens."
All this after a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Stanley Lake Friday night.
It helps to have an emergent performance from freshman George Kamins, who tipped the puck into the net twice and then patiently waited for his third shot, which hit the corner. Kamins had a goal in each period.
Aspen's Garrett Goldsmith responded once while Jack Doremus put it through the five-hole with less than four minutes left in the game.
The other goals came unassisted from senior captain Sean Farley and Travis Potts. Farley scored on a power play while Aspen's Will Van Allen was in the penalty box. Potts responded to Doremus' goal when he intercepted the puck and fought for control as he skated it toward the Aspen goal, breaking away from his defender for the shot.
"Hats off to the seniors. What a way for them to go out," Ruhly said.
The seniors blasted music in the locker room to celebrate the win.
"It was good to go out and get a win against a solid team like Aspen, especially on our senior night when sometimes you don't win on senior night and it's depressing. But this was awesome, we're having a lot of fun," Farley said, adding that the home turf crowd played a large part in the energy, "especially when we scored the last goal and the crowd went crazy. I don't think Aspen had it in them to come back."
Aspen head coach Al Butler gave a lot of credit to Edstrom's goaltending for the win.
"We played a good game," he said. "Their goalie played unbelievable, no question. He kept them in the game. They capitalized on their chances, and we didn't capitalize on ours. That's what happens when you get 50 shots and score two goals. You're not going to win too many games."
Both teams are vying for a playoff spot. Though Summit has to win against Steamboat on Friday, postseason chances hinge on Saturday's Dakota Ridge vs. Chatfield game. Aspen still has two games, at least one of which must be a win.
"They know what they need to do now, and our backs are against the wall; we'll see how they perform," Butler said.


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What's best: repaying your mortgage OR borrowing even more … to invest?
Your house is climbing in worth. You're perched on a fortune in value. Also, in the meantime, mortgage investment rates are at their most reduced in history and set to fall considerably further. So what would it be a good idea for you to do? From one viewpoint is the judicious way of attaining fast mortgage reduction as a top need. Then again is the enticement managed by low rates and the developing value in your property? Clearly now is the minute to take a little hazard? Why not obtain somewhat more, and go into purchase to-let? When it is all said and done, what's the point in paying down a home loan when it costs so little?
A good idea is to seek out a top mortgage broker who can not only advise you on your borrowing capacity. but will probably be able to guide you where to find the best to-let properties.
Be reasonable and pay down obligations
Would you ever learn? Have you overlooked that the ensuing parade in the years up to 2007 was correctly what tipped the Western world into its most noticeably awful ever subsidence? You would have thought that the whole world had been trapped by fast cash loans type lenders.
What you ought to do is remember your good fortune and exploit the current low investment interest rates. If you haven't already done so start looking into a refinance home loan deal to clear however much obligation as could reasonably be expected. Do the aggregates and perceive the amount you'll spare in the long haul. Take the chance to remortgage to a lower rate. Be that as it may – and this is key – keep your reimbursements at their current level so you overpay consistently. At that point kick back and look as your aggregate obligation falls.
Provided that you keep up your installments and overpay, you would clear your home loan obligation over four years prior, sparing over £90,000 in investment.
Weigh the point of interest in your agreement before overpaying. You can generally pay 10pc more every year, except a minority of banks force strict punishments that rapidly exceed the funds.
In the event that you have a lifetime tracker or a standard variable rate, your capacity to make excessive charges is most likely boundless, so take advantage of it.
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Admissions + Aid
Molly Dever
Meet Molly Dever, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Emmanuel College, Boston.
Molly is an alumna of Emmanuel College. She visits and reads applications for Connecticut (Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland and Windham Counties), Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts (Essex County as well as Cape Cod and the Islands). She also reads applications for transfer students.
What is your favorite thing about Emmanuel College?
Picking just one favorite thing about Emmanuel is a challenge! From the school spirit to the faculty to the food, Emmanuel has so much to offer. If I had to choose, my favorite aspect of the college would be the location. Being right in the heart of Boston, there are endless opportunities for our faculty and students. Being able to walk to a museum for a class or to a hospital for an internship makes Emmanuel so unique. The location coupled with the size of the school is what made me to decide to attend Emmanuel several years ago!
What is your favorite thing to do in Boston?
Since I am a huge Red Sox fan, you'll often find me at Fenway Park! I also enjoy relaxing at Castle Island and going for walks throughout the city. I love Boston and all it has to offer.
What is the one piece of advice you would give prospective students about the college process?
Do what's best for you! It is easy to get caught up with where your friends are applying or where family members would love to see you go to college. It is so important that you find "your school" and the one that makes you happy!
What is the most exciting aspect of working in Admissions?
The most exciting aspect of working in Admissions is the travel. I love meeting students and their families and talking about Emmanuel. Being in a different state each week can be a challenge, but I enjoy the driving and seeing the sights along the way!


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WAYNESBORO — Registration for the spring session of GED classes will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 4, and Tuesday, March 5, in Waynesboro Area Middle School. The free classes will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday. Director Mary Jean Bechard said that there is no better time than now for those who do not have a high school diploma to get their GED. "Not only will the GED be undergoing the biggest change in its 70-year history as it switches to computer based testing, but the cost of the test will also be going up," she added. Currently the test is $75 for the complete battery. That cost will be raised to $100 in September and $120 in January. Adults who have passed some but not all of the five-part test have until Dec. 31 to complete the missing sections. If they do not complete the test by the end of this year, their scores will expire and they will have to begin again under the new program in 2014. For more information, call the Waynesboro GED office at 762-1191, extension 1372, or visit: email@example.com To learn more about the GED test visit: www.GEDtestingservice.com
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Culver-Stockton College is hosting a reception for the opening night of an art exhibit showcasing work from local artists. The reception is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, and will feature a gallery talk at 7:30 p.m.
Artists displayed belong to the Hannibal Alliance Art Gallery, and include Mary Ann Brinkley, Joshua McCurdy, Ron Cook, Toto Rendlen, Brenda Beck Fisher, Debbie Scoggin-Myers, Carol Gilliland, Ann Miller Titus, Mary Jae, Marshall Tripp, J B Wright and Pat Kerns. Patrons can expect to see a wide-range of mediums, including fibers, pottery, oil paints, photography, sculptures and jewelry in this diverse show.
The show runs from Jan. 24- Feb. 22 and is located in the Mabee Art Gallery, in the Herrick Foundation Center on the Culver-Stockton campus. For information on any of these artists go to hannibalallianceartgallery.com .
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Eddie Murphy is Hollywood's most overpaid actor.
What do you mean you didn't see "Imagine That," "A Thousand Words," or "Meet Dave?" Oh ... right. Nobody did.
Forbes on Tuesday released the list and said Murphy won the title by bringing back an average of $2.30 for every $1 paid for starring in his last three films. The films in question have to open in more than 2,000 theaters.
Ranking second behind Murphy is Katherine Heigl. For every dollar she was paid on her last three movies, they earned an average of $3.40.
After hits like "Knocked-Up," "27 Dresses" and "The Ugly Truth," Heigl's salary shot up to the $12 million range. Unfortunately, the films she's made at that price point have failed to deliver, says Forbes. Her most recent film, "One For The Money," earned only $37 million on an estimated $40 million budget. She has a chance to recover, however, with next release "The Big Wedding," schedule for release in April and features Robert DeNiro, Susan Sarandon and Amanda Seyfried.
Drew Barrymore topped last year's list, but wasn't in the most recent top 10 because she hasn't starred in three big releases over the last three years.
Reese Witherspoon ranks third with an average $3.90 return for every $1 she made, by making films like 2010's "How Do You Know." With a ridiculously high budget of $120 million -- a big chunk of which went to salaries for Witherspoon and big-name co-stars Paul Rudd, Jack Nicholson and Owen Wilson -- the romantic comedy grossed just $49 million at the box office, making it one of the worst-performing films of 2010.
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I have to ask
How do the admins on this wikia reply to quick? What's your secret? When I created the Rivaling Wills page and had no idea how to create the infobox and asked someone to do it I was expecting a reply within hours, not minutes. I'm just curious.Cloudtheavenger (talk) 21:00, November 30, 2014 (UTC)
- Timing probably. Also, I have no idea why you asked this here, when you could probably just ask a couple of sysops via their talkpages.... --Sajuuk [Mod] Talk Page | Contribs | Channel 21:05, November 30, 2014 (UTC)
- I haven't been using the talk pages for long I had no idea they existed or how to use them until a few months ago so I apologize if this went against the policy.Cloudtheavenger (talk) 21:39, November 30, 2014 (UTC)
- Time zones, too. We have users all over the world, so it's nothing that surprising.--NinjaSheik 04:22, December 1, 2014 (UTC)
- I agree with that. Kunoichi101 (talk) 20:54, December 4, 2014 (UTC)
- Time zones, too. We have users all over the world, so it's nothing that surprising.--NinjaSheik 04:22, December 1, 2014 (UTC)
- I haven't been using the talk pages for long I had no idea they existed or how to use them until a few months ago so I apologize if this went against the policy.Cloudtheavenger (talk) 21:39, November 30, 2014 (UTC)
current poll
Why isn't kakashi on the current poll? Munchvtec (talk) 15:49, December 11, 2014 (UTC)
- I have no clue, but the poll can't be edited because there's several votes. Maybe when the question comes around in a future poll, Kakashi could be added. It's not really a big thing though imo. --Sajuuk [Mod] Talk Page | Contribs | Channel 15:50, December 11, 2014 (UTC)
true...i was just wondering. Munchvtec (talk) 15:51, December 11, 2014 (UTC)
I don't know if it's the appropriate place to discuss, but should we make an article of the upcoming movie which is scheduled to be released on August 2015 featuring Boruto as the title character. The movie title comes from Toho Japanese cinema distributor company which created a page of it. Once created, it should be closed by the admins to avoid adding nonsense information. —Shakhmoot (Talk) 10:44, December 14, 2014 (UTC)
- Bump :) —Shakhmoot (Talk) 21:25, December 15, 2014 (UTC)
- Well, as far as I know, we don't create pages with little to not information released to the public. This is what the wiki decided on before The Last came out.--NinjaSheik 21:54, December 15, 2014 (UTC)
- Good idea, Shakhmoot Senpai! After all, we created the seventh movie article years before we knew anything about it; this is no different. --KirinNOTKarin98 (talk) 02:41, December 16, 2014 (UTC)
- Agree with Shak and Kirin --Sarutobii2 (talk) 02:44, December 16, 2014 (UTC)
- So does this mean we can create an article? --KirinNOTKarin98 (talk) 21:51, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
- Agree with Shak and Kirin --Sarutobii2 (talk) 02:44, December 16, 2014 (UTC)
- Good idea, Shakhmoot Senpai! After all, we created the seventh movie article years before we knew anything about it; this is no different. --KirinNOTKarin98 (talk) 02:41, December 16, 2014 (UTC)
- Well, as far as I know, we don't create pages with little to not information released to the public. This is what the wiki decided on before The Last came out.--NinjaSheik 21:54, December 15, 2014 (UTC)
The new chunin exam arc coming up
That takes place the year after Naruto leaves Konoha.. It says Gaara as the new Kazekage(age 14) is hosting it in his village. Yet Gaara became a Chunin when the rest of them did at age 14, it even says so on his DB Profile and pages... so basically this means it is changed to mean Gaara became Chunin and then presumably Jonin sometime earlier in the year after turning 14 and then Kazekage at age 14 sometime shortly before this Chunin exam. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 05:09, December 21, 2014 (UTC)
- I don't know exactly, but some sources claim that it takes two years after Sasuke left Konoha. —Shakhmoot (Talk) 09:27, December 21, 2014 (UTC)
2 years would make it directly conflict with DB data, 1 year fits better.. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 09:46, December 21, 2014 (UTC)
- Where does it say that he's 14 when he hosts the exam? He became chunin at age 14, but we don't know his Kazekage age. • Seelentau 愛 議 14:23, December 21, 2014 (UTC)
- One of the counsel men said part of the reason they made Gaara Kazekage was to make it easier to control him, not realizing Gaara was interested in the well-being of the Sand Village first and foremost. He could have been promoted to Kage right after the Chunin exam and skipped Jounin altogether. Plus, the Kazekage seat was vacant for quite a while, so it doesn't matter how long the Chunin exam was. Gaara could have been Kazekage before the exam as well but the Chunin exam must be taken in groups of three so he could have done so to help Temari and Kankuro become Chunin while he was Kazekage. Since a counsel man wanted to make him Kazekage, they probably had the power to make him from a genin to Kazekage, skipping every rank in between altogether.Cloudtheavenger (talk) 06:58, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
It clearly says on Gaara's profile and in the databooks that he was 14 when he became a Chunin so he did indeed take the Chunin Exams first, then he became Kazekage at age 15 as DB3 says. We know that Shino became Chunin at age 14 as the databooks say too, so that means that this Chunin Exam will take place after January 19th and Shino will be promoted to Chunin rank before January 23rd. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 12:42, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
- Wedon'tknowatwhatageGaarabecameKazekage! Do you even read what I'm telling you? o.ô • Seelentau 愛 議 13:06, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
My bad Seel, I just see in his page that it says he became Kazekage at age 15, with a reference tab to the 3rd Databook. I guess that needs to be removed then. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 22:02, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
- There are no ages given for when a character becomes Kage. I think that statement comes from the fact that he was 15 when Deidara and Sasori abducted him. But he could've easily become Kazekage at age 14. • Seelentau 愛 議 22:53, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
If he was given the rank of Kazekage so he can be easier to control for all intents and purposes he could have very well been made Kazekage before the Chunin exam. I'm putting my money on this.Cloudtheavenger (talk)
Do the math Cloud, Shino is born January 23rd, Gaara is born January 19th they both became Chunin at 14 so that simply means that Gaara AND Shino became Chunin the same year, THEN Gaara became Kazekage sometime before Shippuden began so he was either 14 or 15 when he became Kazekage, but the Anime seems to be hinting more towards 14 making him the youngest known Kage in history by a good margin... did you even look at Gaara's stats and infobox Cloud?? ItachiWasAHero (talk) 05:36, December 24, 2014 (UTC)
I did. Chunin promotion could simply mean passing the exam/being granted promotion via that exam. It doesn't mean Gaara can't do it while being Kage because it must be done in teams of 3. Regardless of his rank, Team Baki needs Gaara to participate for his siblings to. On top of that, the Sand Village spent quite a bit of time without a Kage, which can be seen as a weakness by the others. Have you tried thinking outside the box? Pun intended by the way.Cloudtheavenger (talk) 02:49, December 25, 2014 (UTC)
Manga Only Elements
The databook has been released so any element a character can use that's listed in the databook should be listed as the element without the "Manga only" part. If given permission I'll start doing that right away. I wanted to make sure it's a good idea before I start doing it and getting myself in trouble.Cloudtheavenger (talk) 06:56, December 22, 2014 (UTC)
Whoever is adding heights
from The Last for Shino, Gaara, Shikamaru, Konohamaru and whoever else. Show some numerical proof from text, sketches or settei. You can't simply add those numbers from some stupid facebook pages "official" guestimation. As this shows everyone in settei form next to each other, it is very clear that that facebook page is wrong. https://scontent-1.2914.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t34.0-12/10751935_1551880681718374_524803263_n.jpg?oh=3159a9eadc187af12bee0aa6c8175021&oe=54A1A782 ItachiWasAHero (talk) 01:20, December 28, 2014 (UTC)
- What facebook page is this? ~SnapperTo 02:34, December 28, 2014 (UTC)
- https://www.facebook.com/NarutoMovie10/photos/a.270947016435983.1073741826.270945586436126/333057953558222/?type=1&theater
- This post is entirely wrong, as Shino is clearly 183cm standing next to a 184cm Toneri, Shikamaru is 177cm being a smidge taller than a confirmed 177cm Lee and Choji is the same exact height as Shikamaru, Kiba is 174cm, Konohamaru is about 157cm, Hanabi comes up to 163cm Hinata's top of her eyes making her about 149cm. It is also confirmed 12 year old Kanabi Bridge Kakashi is 148cm tall not 146cm tall so this page is full of shit entirely.. the guy even "estimates that Kakashi who by the way is a full grown man grew 2 cm by the time of The Last which is clearly bs. Even still we cant add these because there is no blatant numerical proof, we can't be adding estimations no matter how accurate. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 09:13, December 28, 2014 (UTC)
- You should really read the facebook post, it's clearly an official page based on it having nearly 80,000 likes. That's like saying the Naruto fb page isn't official even when it has millions of page likes and a verified name tick. --Sajuuk [Mod] Talk Page | Contribs | Channel 13:49, December 28, 2014 (UTC)
- The picture is official, though. • Seelentau 愛 議 13:50, December 28, 2014 (UTC)
The picture is official too, but the guestimations are not Sajuuk. https://scontent-1.2914.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t34.0-12/10893715_1552162451690197_468256876_n.jpg?oh=d60418b6369e0699345f09d2b532c34c&oe=54A32626 Kakashi is 148cm at that age not 146cm. Kakashi did NOT grow 2 cm at the of 33. He was done growing at 20. So all of these wrong estimated heights being added to the wiki is completely stupid. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 14:31, December 28, 2014 (UTC)
- The page isn't official. • Seelentau 愛 議 14:46, December 28, 2014 (UTC)
I figured as much. On another note.. Studio Pierrot has not updated their Naruto Blog after November 11th. It's kind of irritating lol... ItachiWasAHero (talk) 15:09, December 28, 2014 (UTC)
Somebody explain to me why the FALSE heights are still in Shino, Choji, Shikamaru, Kiba, Gaara and Konohamaru's info and pages?? ItachiWasAHero (talk) 03:04, January 6, 2015 (UTC)
Anybody see this
http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b162971032#enlargeimg it would be nice to find these in better quality.. HOW are these people getting ahold of these Settei?? they have SOOOO many settei we don't have.. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 01:05, January 27, 2015 (UTC)
Aww, so cute! But they can't be enlarge and the quality is poor. Don't they post settei on the anime studio's page, though?--NinjaSheik 04:18, January 27, 2015 (UTC)
Blank Period
Excuse my ignorance, for I may have missed this discussion, but where did "Blank Period" come from on many characters' articles? --KiumaruHamachi (talk) 23:47, January 30, 2015 (UTC)KiumaruHamachi
- Blank period refers to the period between chapters 699 and 700.--Elve [Mod] Talk Page|Contribs 15:27, January 31, 2015 (UTC)
- It comes from the promotion for the movie, I think. • Seelentau 愛 議 15:27, January 31, 2015 (UTC)
- Ah, thank you, I was confused there for a bit. --KiumaruHamachi (talk) 19:55, January 31, 2015 (UTC)KiumaruHamachi
- It comes from the promotion for the movie, I think. • Seelentau 愛 議 15:27, January 31, 2015 (UTC)
Tobirama, Izuna, Madara
"*a single wish; eyes/gaze/stare (lit. pupils of the eye); stability/peace)
Next to Madara in ability (lit. true power, force), Izuna accomplished a great number of military achievements. Wishing for the stability (peace) of his clan, he entrusted, at the moment of his death, his faith (confidence) along with his "Sharingan" to Madara. He resolved in his heart that his eyes would be the ones to witness (watch over) to the future (fate) of his clan…
(Kid Izuna vs Kid Tobirama) Overflowing with talent in swordsmanship, he clashed many times on the battlefield against Tobirama, his equal in ability who would become the Second Hokage."
It is clear that he, Madara and Tobirama are all equals. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 13:08, February 25, 2015 (UTC)
after quite a while
Pierrot finally updated its blog.
http://blog.pierrot.jp/archives/8251 ItachiWasAHero (talk) 03:20, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
- Where is Seelentau when you need her.--Elve [Mod] Talk Page|Contribs 12:47, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
- that's quite nice elveo. seel is a male. im sure you know that but whatever. just ask suzaku to translate them, he's faster. Munchvtec (talk) 12:50, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
- Well using the glory that is Google Translate, nothing really in the way of Information (as far as I can tell) and looks more or less just a diagram of the jinchuriki. Also Version 2 Fu is ugly as #(@%.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 13:55, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
- There's almost never information that needs to be translated. The heights can be read without knowing Japanese, I believe. • Seelentau 愛 議 15:48, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
- Well using the glory that is Google Translate, nothing really in the way of Information (as far as I can tell) and looks more or less just a diagram of the jinchuriki. Also Version 2 Fu is ugly as #(@%.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 13:55, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
- that's quite nice elveo. seel is a male. im sure you know that but whatever. just ask suzaku to translate them, he's faster. Munchvtec (talk) 12:50, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
Yes they can. Munchvtec (talk) 15:49, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
- I was thinking there may be new info on Gaara's jin form, for some reason.. but I guess not. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 17:17, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
I know Seelentau is male most of the time Munchi, thank you, but he has his periods.--Elve [Mod] Talk Page|Contribs 21:03, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
- Could we please not? Iloveinoxxx (talk) 21:20, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
You were trying to be snarky, but guess what?? Males indeed do have periods.
and so now we all have an excuse for when we can't control our attitudes on occasion. ItachiWasAHero (talk) 02:34, March 17, 2015 (UTC)
- Calm down, everyone. This isn't about me^^ Gaara's Jinchuriki forms were called Possession (憑依, hyōi). For some reason, Yagura's and Fu's transformation are called Jinchuriki Transformation, while thze others are called Biju Transformation. • Seelentau 愛 議 11:56, March 17, 2015 (UTC)
That's interesting. So that's the reason why Gaara's transformations are different because they are actually possession forms... ItachiWasAHero (talk) 23:18, March 17, 2015 (UTC)
- For Gaara, don't look to much into it. Gaara's forms were made well before Kishimoto came up with the standard for tailed beasts, and this was their way to justify the uniqueness in Gaara's only known state. I'm just gonna assume "Jinchuriki Transformation" and "Biju Transformation" can be used indiscriminately because it would literally make no sense otherwise.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 10:36, March 18, 2015 (UTC)
Simple. Possession form: The Biju is in control of the jinchuruiki. Jinchuuriki Transformation: The jinchuuriki transforms into the Biju. Biju Transforamtion: The Biju makes the jinchuuriki transform but with his/her consent.--Elve [Mod] Talk Page|Contribs 16:06, March 18, 2015 (UTC)
- But Gaara had some control over his actions when he was possessed. Also, his great Breakthrough technique lists him as a user, not Shukaku. So this is probably not meant in the sense of "Shukaku takes control over Gaara". If that were the case, Gaara wouldn't have needed to go to sleep to let Shukaku out. • Seelentau 愛 議 16:09, March 18, 2015 (UTC)
- Like I said, please don't read to much into it. It's only there to make up for the fact that Gaara's transformation was different from everyone else. The end result was still the same.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 16:33, March 18, 2015 (UTC)
Might Suit page
I think it might be good to add a page for the jumpsuit worn by Might Guy, Rock Lee, Might Duy, and on occasion Naruto (& Sai once). If nothing else, some people might get a laugh out of it. It is also a recurring element in the manga, anime, & games, so it might be worth including. We would have to be sure to include links to it on Guy, Lee, & Duy's pages' appearance sections, as well as possibly adding it to tools lists for all characters that have worn one as well as the tool debuts lists for Naruto Episode 21 and Chapter 36. The page would probably be named "Might Suit" after the name given to the jumpsuit in the video-games. ~ Mando Jetii (talk) 23:38, March 30, 2015 (UTC)
- i support this but i feel that there is a reason we have not done it yet. Munchvtec (talk) 23:50, March 30, 2015 (UTC)
Broken Links
I'm not sure if it's just me, but I've clicked the "Official Manga Entertainment Naruto Site" and "Official Madman Entertainment Naruto Site" links on the main page of the wiki, but neither seemed to work. Dynelf (talk) 21:22, July 7, 2015 (UTC)
Characters link error
When I click on the banner thing for characters it just takes me to an error page --Dregran (talk) 11:39, November 19, 2015 (UTC)
Boruto Manga
Will the new Boruto manga be added to the main page in the section that used to be for the latest manga chapter? Diamonddeath (talk) 04:43, May 4, 2016 (UTC)
- Usually, we would already have it up by now, but the fact this is a new series means templates and forms have to be updated. They're the reason why infobox listing works in this wiki. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 05:25, May 4, 2016 (UTC)


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The Front, Burlington, VT
Set 1: Llama > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, Dinner and a Movie > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, LandladyThe Landlady, Possum
Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Gumbo, Foam, Stash[1], Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony[1] > SuzySuzy Greenberg[1], Rocky Top[2], Ya Mar[2], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope[2]
Encore: Lawn Boy, GolgiGolgi Apparatus
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[2] Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on saxophone.
Noteworthy Jams: Ya Mar
Average Song Gap: 2.78
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Dave Grippo (Guest), Russell Remington (Guest)
Notes: Stash through Suzy featured Dave Grippo on saxophone and Rocky Top through Antelope featured Grippo and Russ Remington on saxophone. There are no known recordings of this show.
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One Michigan State University student struggling with an eating disorder is trying to save others with the same battle.
She's more than 40 pounds below the minimum weight for a 5'4" woman, and MSU graduate student, Holly, has been in and out of therapy for anorexia and bulimia for 12 years.
"It doesn't magically go away. You start because you think it gives you a sense of control. But without realizing it, it starts to control you," Holly said.
Holly has turned to university administrators, health experts and state legislators to form a program on campus to help other students with eating disorders, since most health insurance does not cover treatment.
According to Ronda Bokram with the MSU Olin Health Center, a multi-team approach with therapists, dietitians, medical providers and counselors should make up the program, but it also needs funding.
"The university recognizes it as an issue that needs to be addressed. It's a matter of prioritizing and addressing the issue with minimum expense," Bokram,.
A recent study found 3 to 5 percent of all MSU students have been clinically diagnosed with an eating disorder, but even more shocking: 5 to 15 percent of students at MSU are at risk for developing an eating disorder. Those pushing for the program hope to not only treat those who are sick, but to prevent those numbers from going up.
"My story can help people understand what happens when there isn't good programming," Holly said.
As she continues her personal battle, Holly works to raise awareness and funds to save her life and others who struggle with the silent disease.
Holly contacted U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers' office. According to his staff, Rogers earmarked $122 million into the National institute for Mental Health budget this year, particularly for the treatment of eating disorders. The budget for next year is still being debated.
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Published: Friday, August 2, 2013 at 4:30 p.m.
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Wilsonart's Fletcher Distribution Center went from producing 2,000 pounds of landfill waste per week to less than 150 pounds in just three months through greater efforts to recycle, compost and repurpose materials, company officials said in a news release.
The distribution center is on track to produce less than 500 pounds of landfill waste per month, a reduction of more than 90 percent.
"Our initial objective was employee engagement," said Andrew Lambert, production manager at the Fletcher facility. "Education was crucial in helping our employees understand the purpose of the initiative, and teaching them how to isolate recyclables to remove them from the waste stream. Once we showed them it was possible, and gave them attainable goals, they really ran with the torch."
The facility reduced its 15-yard, open-top dumpster to a smaller, industrial receptacle. Employees were challenged to examine the waste that remained and find ways to reduce it. The most creative aspect of their waste reduction efforts was a partnership with Danny's Dumpster, which collects more than 800 pounds of compost from the center every week.
The center also encouraged vendors who weren't using recyclable materials to change their practices.
"If a vendor sent us something that we couldn't reuse or recycle, we sent it back," said Lambert. "The cost of the recyclable materials is higher for them, but as more and more companies start to expect sustainable practices, our vendors need to be part of the solution."
Due to the success of their initiative, the distribution center began sharing the program across the company, showcasing the efforts at a recent best practices forum and challenging other Wilsonart warehouses to join in the movement toward zero landfill.
"It's not only the right thing to do from a business perspective, but it's also the right thing to do from a sustainability perspective," adds Lambert. "We need to take care of our environment, and I couldn't be more proud of the work our team has done in the last three months to really make a sustainable difference."
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LETTER: Time to rebuild Gulf State Park Resort
Published: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:31 a.m.
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Dear Editor: It is great news that our Legislature is proceeding on plans to rebuild Gulf State Park Resort. We stayed at the park before the hurricane, and even in its run-down condition it was a great place to stay. I remember Sunday (had) an awesome buffet that drew large crowds.
Alabama needs the park rebuilt and I don't have any doubts it will be built back with the utmost concerns for the coastal health. Alabama State Parks need the revenue generated by the larger and more popular parks to support the lesser funded ones. Look at our own Lake Lurleen State Park. It needs numerous improvements that could be funded with assistance of the general income of the Gulf.
So I say it's time to get this started and get it built. Alabama parks and residents need it.
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The only ones that need a shrink are those that worship at the feet of the liar in the White House. The occupant of the White House is a traitor that wipes his a$$ with the Constitution as he continues to destroy this country. BTW see how well you fare unarmed when the traitor has finished pouring this nation into the toilet.
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Your commander has lied time after time. He ignores the Constitution for anything he wants in place. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO STOP HIM? He just got re-elected and the lemmings do what ever he tells them. What America wants no longer matters. I quit and am no longer affiliated with ANY party. I try to write two letters a day and quite sure I'm headed for one of his internment camps as soon as the gun grab is over..
Obama is President because the majority of American elected him. That means that YOU are not in the mainstream. Maybe its time for you to check in and see what is going on in this country and that most people do not agree with you. Obama got 70% or more of the Hispanic vote, the Asian vote, the college educated vote, the female vote. The vote that he did not get is the OLD MALE vote. So you guys can sit around and bitch with each other because no one else is listening except for the old Republican guys in Congress. As far as guns are concerned no one who has common sense, especially those of us who witnessed what assault weapons can do want them in our homes or streets. If you gun makes you feel like a man its not a gun you need, its a shrink!
Time to quit drinking the kool-aid Robert. He barely go 50% of the vote the 2nd time around. Who cares about the break down of that vote. The ones he did get were predictable you know, like the black, hispanics, female and the young and all those union members. They all felt they could get something from the man blowing smoke up their rear ends, Now the blacks aremad at him cause he just ain't do nothing special for them, he hasn't been able to fill his big promises to the hispanics, the young are finding out "Obamacare" is gonna cost them a bunch of their money, unions members are screaming because this great health plan is threating to cost them their current "golden" coverage. This only leave the women and he didn't do so well with then the second time around. So, turn out the lights the bloom is off of the rose. You can fool most of the peole some of the time but, you can't fool all the people all the time. good bye and have a nice day.... ya hear!
What used to be "The Working Man's Party," has sold their soul. We don't need higher command. They no longer look at the constitution from the top anyway. There is a storm headed our way and its gonna roll over us like a freight train. The senate and congress know what the American people want. Look at our own pole we just voted in! They don't work for the people any longer and were too stupid to vote them out? "He's cool! Look I have an oBAMAphone."
When will the liberals get it. We closed our eyes to the military build-up of Nazi Germany just like we're closing our eyes to the build-up in Russia and China. What's next, will it be Chinese or Spanish as the legal language of our military? But, then again, perhaps our social justice programs will save us! Let's keep giving money to the illegal and the lazy and cut back on our military; I'm sure that will work!
Bush and Cheney just about ruined this country by starting two wars, allowing for the largest terrorist attack in history, and running economy into the ditch. No one has done more for the military and Vets than the current administration the best of which was getting the country out of the wars and keeping us safe. By cutting back on the largest reason for the US deficit, the Defense budget, the current administration is making major improvements in all sectors. The stock market is at all time high as is corporate profitability, the Fed has been able to cut back on stimulus, and the real estate market is recovering. Now if can get the Republicans in the House to do something other than their fantasy scandarls we can continue the growth that President Obama is showing with his leadership.
Every time a Democrat gets in the White House we hear "We support the troops" then they cut military strength and reduce pay and benefits so they can increase welfare and buy more votes. When will the American people see what is happening to this country??!!
The Pentagon and Military Commands are top heavy with brass. Lets cut non-combatants to a reasonable level, but keep combat and rapid response troops at a level that will ensure the safety of this great country. The CIC could also save money by cutting out his high dollar vacations in the name of diplomacy. He wasn't elected as a monarch with all the trappings of the Royal Family.
The Communist Regime currently controlling our Government is doing everything possible to destroy our Country and our way of life.
From Obamacare to Benghazi, libya, to giving Aid and Comfort to our Enemies; the Terrorist Muslim Brotherhood, our Leaders are Traitors, and have committed Treason over and over again.
When will the American people wake-up and see the truth?
We must purge our Government of Traitors, starting at the top.


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Mr. President, I support the motion of censure
of the Senator from Wisconsin not because of his
personal character or because of his private views about
human affairs. I support this motion because of
his official degradation of a power of the Senate by
which he has gravely injured the United States and
the Senate of the United States.
Here at home, the prestige and position of
the Senate has been lowered in the estimation of
our people. Abroad, the power and influence of the
United States -- which in large part depends upon
the respect in which we are held — are gravely
weakened because of the Senator from Wisconsin.
The power which he has abused is a vital
power of the Senate -- the power of investigation
and inquiry. This power lies at the heart of the
Senate's legislative role. To weaken it and to
bring it into disrepute strikes at the legislative
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Obama: I'm Not Choosing Between U.K. and France
President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande have talked up the friendship between the countries during Mr. Hollande's visit to the U.S., which culminates in a state dinner Tuesday night. In a press conference earlier in the day, President Obama were asked to rank that friendship — in short, has France overtaken the U.K. as the U.S.'s best partner in Europe?
Here is the transcript of the exchange, provided by Federal News Service (www.fednews.com).
REPORTER: You have … praised France very warmly today and granted our president the first state visit of your second term. Does that mean that France has become the best European ally of the U.S. and has replaced Great Britain … in that role, and if so, why not extend to France the no- spying agreement that you have with England after the big scandal of the NSA surveillance program?…
PRESIDENT OBAMA: First of all, I have two daughters. (Laughter.) And they are both gorgeous and wonderful, and I would never choose between them.
And that's how I feel about my outstanding European partners. All of them are wonderful in their own ways.
Now, to the — to the serious part of the question, what I do believe is, is that the U.S.-French alliance has never been stronger, and the levels of cooperation that we're seeing across a whole range of issues is much deeper than it was, I think, five years ago, 10 years ago, 20 years ago. And that's good for France. It's good for the United States. It's good for the world because we share certain values and certain commitments and are willing to act on behalf of those commitments and values.
With respect to the NSA, obviously, I expressed my — my strong commitment to making sure that our rules in how we approach intelligence and surveillance, not just here in the — you know, not just with respect to any particular country, but worldwide, that we do it in a way that takes into account the incredible changes in technology and the new capacities that have evolved over the last several years. And the first place that we look to in terms of how do we make sure that our rules are compatible with our partnerships and our friendships and our alliances was — were countries like France that have been longtime allies of ours and some of our closest partners.
It's not actually correct to say that we have a, quote-unquote, no-spy agreement with Great Britain.
That's not actually what happens. Well, we don't have — there's no country where we have a no-spy agreement. You know, we have, like every other country, you know, an intelligence capability, and then we have a range of partnerships with all kinds of countries. And we've been in consultations with the French government to deepen those commitments.
At the same time, what I've also said, both publicly and privately — and I want to reiterate today to the French press — is that we are committed to making sure that we are protecting and concerned about the privacy rights not just of Americans, not just of our own citizens, but of people around the world, as well. That's a commitment, by the way, that's fairly unprecedented in terms of any country's intelligence operations.
PRESIDENT HOLLANDE: (Through interpreter.) In response to your first question, well, I have four children, so that makes it even more difficult for me to make any choice at all. But we're not trying to be anyone's favorite. There are historic links. We share common values.
And I can see that our views converge on many issues. But it's not about hierarchy; it's just about being useful to the world.
Because the friendship between the United States and France is not just about strengthening our ties — economic ties, cultural or personal ties. That already would be a great deal. It's not just about bringing our two societies closer to one another. It's not just about sharing technology. No, what makes this friendship between the United States of America and France is the fact that we can hold values in a — at a specific point of time, with this American presidency and with this French presidency, if I may say so.