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Metropolitan Basketball Association
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|March 7, 1998
|July 26, 2002
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The Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA), or Metroball, was a professional basketball league in the Philippines that ran from March 7, 1998 to July 26, 2002.
The MBA was founded on March 7, 1998 at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports Complex in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Unlike the Philippine Basketball Association, in which teams represent companies, the MBA teams represented a particular city, province or island in the country. The league brought basketball closer to the people, and it raided the PBA for talent.
The MBA was widely viewed as broadcast giant ABS-CBN's attempt to undermine the PBA after failing to snatch its broadcast rights in 1998.
Metroball allowed foreigners to play for their teams, not requiring Philippine passports of them, nor requiring those foreigners to have Filipino blood. All the league required was that these players be born in the Philippines.
As a direct result of this practice, the MBA and its foreign-born players began attracting attention away from the PBA, forcing the PBA to escalate their own players' salaries and practically rendering the PBA draft useless through a "direct hiring" process.
This allowed PBA teams like Talk 'N Text and Tanduay to negotiate directly with MBA players or MBA prospects (like Asi Taulava and Sonny Alvarado) for their services.
However, the league folded on July 26, 2002 due to extremely high expenses on funding a regional basketball league, and most especially when broadcast partner ABS-CBN withdrew funding for the league. Several players went to the semi-professional Philippine Basketball League en route to the PBA.
Season format[edit]
The MBA had a season similarly styled to that of the National Basketball Association. The teams were grouped into two conferences: Northern (Luzon and Metro Manila) and Southern (Visayas/Mindanao). The season concluded with the MBA National Finals, where the Northern Conference champion faced the Southern Conference champion to decide the MBA Championship.
After the league adapted a semi-commercial format (teams are sponsored by companies), several methods were used to in determining its champion. In their final season, they have adapted a three-conference format, similar with the PBA.
Northern Conference[edit]
- Batangas Blades (1998–2002; team merged with Manila in 2001)
- Laguna Lakers (1998–2001; team abandoned the league after their owners FedEx joined the PBA in 2002)
- Manila Metrostars (1998–2001; team merged with Batangas in 2001)
- Nueva Ecija Patriots (1999–2001)
- Olongapo Volunteers (2002)
- Pampanga Dragons/Stars (1998–2000; 2002)
- Pangasinan Presidents (also known as Pangasinan Waves) (1998–1999; 2002)
- Pasig-Rizal Pirates(1998–2000) (also known as Pasig Blue Pirates in 1998)
- San Juan Knights (1999–2001)
Southern Conference[edit]
- Cebu Gems (1998–2002; team renamed as the Cebuana Lhullier Gems in 2001)
- Davao Eagles (1998–2002)
- Cagayan de Oro Amigos (also known as Cagayan de Oro Nuggets) (1998–2000; 2002)
- Iloilo Megavoltz (also known as Iloilo Volts) (1998–2000)
- Negros Slashers (Bacolod City) (1998–2002; team renamed as the RCPI-Negros Slashers in 2002)
- SoCSarGen Marlins (1998–2001; team renamed as the Socsargen Taguig Marlins in 2001 when the team played its home games in Taguig)
- Surigao Miners/Warriors (1999–2000)
The MBA had a set of its unique rules compared to the PBA:
- The shot clock was reduced to 23 seconds, as opposed to the PBA's 24 seconds.
- The time limit for a team to advance the ball over the center line was reduced to eight seconds, as opposed to PBA's 10 seconds. The PBA later adopted the 8-second limit in 2004, two years after the MBA disbanded.
- Free-three - An option to trade a player's two free throws for a free three (one attempt at the three point arc above the free throw line, worth three points if successfully made) at the last two minutes of the fourth quarter. This option was later made available any time during the game by 1999.
- One-for-one situation - There were two penalty situations in the MBA, first is if the team fouls of the opposing team reaches five fouls, the fouled player needed to shoot the first free throw before getting the second. Two free throws were only given to a player if the opposing team incurred seven team fouls.
- Blitz Three - Any field goal converted within five seconds of a change of possession will be worth three points. A red siren is installed at the backboard to indicate the Blitz Period. (introduced in 2001)
- Foreigners were allowed to play in the league, provided that the player is born in the Philippines.
MBA Most Valuable Players[edit]
|John Ferriols
|Alex Compton
|Rommel Adducul
|Eddie Laure
MBA Champions[edit]
Teams in bold won the MBA National Championship.
|Northern Conference
|Southern Conference
|Pampanga Dragons
|Negros Slashers
|Manila Metrostars
|Cebu Gems
|San Juan Knights
|Negros Slashers
|LBC-Batangas Blades
|Negros Slashers
|LBC-Batangas Blades
|RCPI-Negros Slashers
Key Figures[edit]
- Ramon Fernandez (1998–1999)
- Gregorio "Ogie" Narvasa II (2000–2001)
- Severino "Butch" Antonio (2001)
- Joaquin "Chito" Loyzaga (2002)
TV Partners[edit]
- ABS-CBN Corporation
- ABS-CBN Sports
- Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports+Action)
- National Broadcasting Network
- Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
- ABS-CBN News Channel
- ABS-CBN Regional Network Group
- The Filipino Channel
- Manila-Cebu - Seen as a rivalry of two basketball hotbeds in the Philippines. Both teams played the first MBA game on March 7, 1998 in Pangasinan with Metrostars defeating the Gems. Manila and Cebu also entangled in a regular season match in August 1999 which saw Manila escape with a nail-biting win that preserved their record 23-game winning streak. Manila later defeated Cebu in the 1999 MBA National Finals. Cebu bounced back, defeating Manila to win the 2000 MBA Interconference tournament.
- Negros-Cebu - A rivalry of both teams from the Visayas region, and also in the MBA Visayas Division. The Slashers defeated the Gems 4-3 in the 1998 MBA Southern Conference Finals, after Negros trailed 1-3 in the series. The Gems bounced back in the 1999 Southern Conference semis by defeating the Slashers. A game during the series was halted and restarted a week later, due to physical play and fan behavior. Negros bounced back in 2000, defeating Cebu in the Southern finals.
- Davao-Cebu - A Southern Conference rivalry, had a game in 1998 halted due to physical play while fans pelted the court with debris.
- Pasig-San Juan - A Northern Conference rivalry between both nearby Metro Manila cities. Probably the most intense rivalry in MBA history, with games being halted with fights from both players on the court and rival fans in attendance. Pasig-Rizal defeated San Juan to win the 1999 MBA Northern Conference Two title and also eliminated the Knights in the 1999 Northern Conference semifinals.
- The Manila Metrostars set a league record in 1999 by winning 22 consecutive games only to be halted by the Negros Slashers during the elimination round, en route to a 26-4 record and the MBA National Championship. The record was also seen by many as the most in Philippine professional basketball history, breaking the PBA's Crispa Redmanizers' record of 21 consecutive victories in 1983.
- Felix Belano of the Davao Eagles was the only player to record a quadruple-double in MBA history (if a player records a double-figure numbers in four categories such as points, rebounds, assists, blocks or steals) during a game against the Nueva Ecija Patriots in 1999. Belano later had a stint with the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals of the PBA.
- Peter Martin made the first shot in the history of the MBA when his Manila Metrostars they faced the Cebu Gems in the opening of the league in 1998.
- The SoCSarGen Marlins became the first team to register a win in the first double-header of the league in 1998. Max Delantes led the way for the Marlins.
- Stephen Padilla holds the record for most 3-point shots made with 10 as he scores 40 points with a 10/10 from the 3 point arc in 2001.
- John Ferriols was the first MVP of the tournament while Alex Compton was the first American player to be named MVP of the MBA in 1999.
- In 1999, the Manila Metrostars became the first MBA team to banner a team at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games in Brunei. They made it before winning the national championship over the Cebu Gems. Coach Louie Alas led the RP Team to win the Gold Medal by beating Thailand. The majority of the line-up were the players from the Metrostars led by Adducul and Camaso and recruited some players from other teams.


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Well, it's Sunday night again, but we have a long weekend coming up next week so that's something to look forward to! For the long weekend, I am going home to NJ for a baby sprinkle (different than a shower how? I don't know) for a friend who has a one year old and is due shortly with TWINS. It will be fun as I will get to see my niece, take her apple picking, and watch The Worst Witch, the best Halloween movie EVER with her. Have you seen it?! You should! Do you have a favorite Halloween movie? I also love The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown special and anything that is truly eerie or scary, though I can not stay home alone for months after I see scary movies, so I have stopped.
Anywho. . .
My work week ahead is going to be a huge crunch as I have two of my biggest deadlines of the year. Deep breath. . .
The plan for today was to head to Western MA to hike in the Holyoke Range, have lunch at The Northhampton Brewing Company, and pick up my all time favorite El Salvadoran tacos at Bueno y Sano in Amherst. When we woke up, my throat hurt, I had chills and a cough, and it was foggy and icky out, so we decided to stay close to home.
Since I had newfound extra time, I decided to go to the MSPCA for some more dog walking. I can not even tell you how much I love this time of my week. I LOVE dogs! They make me laugh so much. I walked 5 dogs before I really started feeling awful, and hubs and I headed to Cambridge for some brunch. Our original destination was East Coast Grill, but we passed by Ole, and since I am always craving Mexican, we decided to stop there instead.
Obviously, Ole is hard to miss! It is painted in bright purple with lovely tilework and still blooming flowers. The inside is just as festive and warm. This is kind of the look that I want for my own house, and is where I was going when I chose an orange kitchen with cranberry brown granite:
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Photos of a trip to Chiapas
To start, I ordered an extra spicy Bloody Mary, and they delivered.
I haven't been able to smell or taste much over the last couple of days, but boy did this clear me up! It had chunks of grated horseradish floating in it and definitely had a kick of hot sauce. A nice squeeze of lime for bright citrus flavor, and it was perfect. I happen to make a mean Bloody Mary, so I am pretty picky when it comes to ordering them out. I haaaate it when they taste like tomato soup in a glass. Yick!
We started with guacamole and salsa with right out of the fryer chips.
The chips were excellent, crunchy, hot, and salty, but the salsa could have been spicier. The guac was amazing! So fresh and chunky, just the way we like it. For my entree I ordered Huevos a la Mexicana, eggs with tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, and cheese on a corn tortilla with refried beans.
This was good but not great. Maybe it is because I am a fiend for spicy food on a normal occasion and even more so when I can't taste much, but I didn't taste any spiciness at all. The beans were very good. They had a nice smoky grill flavor, but the eggs themselves were just regular eggs. I actually didn't have much of an appetite at this point, so the hubs had some, and I left the rest. I did enjoy the perfectly ripe strawberry to the left of the plate🙂
After brunch we grabbed a coffee around the corner at 1369 Coffee House where I proceeded to severely burn my tongue on a cafe au lait. Both Ole and 1369 Coffee House are in the Inman Square area of Cambridge, lesser known than Harvard and Central Squares, but a really cool area that I wouldn't mind living in. We decided to walk around a bit more and found the coolest spice shop, Christina's which is next to a fairly well-known ice cream shop of the same name.
My photos aren't great because at this point, with my burnt tongue, sore throat, and congestion, I was starting to get to that point where everything is irritating, especially all people around me. I really want to go back to this shop to browse their spices, grains, and loose teas when I am feeling better. I did pick up some amaranth, which I will be using for a warm breakfast cereal this week.
We checked out a few more adorable shops in the area and then headed for our final destination of the day, Trader Joe's. I needed to pick up the Get Well Stay Well Giveaway prizes for my lovely winners and also to get some groceries for the week. We made it through in record time and ended up with lots of great stuff, as usual, including these, my grocery shopping pride and joy:
I am feeling an heirloom tomato and Nature's Pride panzanella coming on. I also bought butternut squash for roasting and some Sierra Nevada stout for drinking on cold nights. As much as I used to love pumpkin beer, I am afraid my tastes have changed once again, and I am finding it more cloying than refreshing.
On the menu this week are lots of salads, a chilled sopa de ajo blanco, roasted root veggies, turkey burgers, and much more. Stay tuned for a super simple and healthy apple crisp recipe as well!
Have a good Sunday night (anyone watching Desperate Housewives like I am?) and Monday, and don't forget to look for my guest post tomorrow on On a Lobster Placemat!
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Start studying Spanish again, using the Notes in Spanish materials I bought last spring
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Take a lunch break at least once
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First responders and bystanders could not gain entry to the two people inside the truck. Emergency responders had to use the jaws of life to get to the victims.
One man was pronounced dead on the scene. Another man was taken by Life Flight helicopter to Maine Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.
The victims' names have not been released, pending family notification. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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From Bates' programme notes tonight:
"Despite the confidentiality agreement, stories keep appearing with varying degrees of accuracy as evidenced by the statements put out by LUST (Leeds United Supporters Trust). That included a TV interview that said a deal was 'imminent'. It wasn't then and is progressing slowly now. In football everybody expects everything now - but the real world is different."
"The current situation is that as I write, the appropriate documents have not been finalised between the lawyers."
The World According To Bates, otherwise known as planet T.W.A.T.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
This guy is getting more and more beyond belief.
Last nights performance showed exactly how we will fare this season, and maybe he is holding off so that any new owners will start their life in Division 1.
This is the only takeover bid 'That is progressing slowly' in the history of the game. Never in the annals of the football league has one taken so long. We are only too well aware of this lunatics dealings and although they have been well covered up till now, maybe the moment of truth is about to happen. I am sorry to continue posting like this, but quite frankly he really is killing off our club, and I feel very deeply about it.
Colin will go soon if the situation is not resolved and that will be a tragedy, and I also believe he will also go if Bates stays, because let's face it he has been betrayed.
Then what will we be left with?
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2012 Previews: Starting Pitching
With just six posting days left before the beginning of the 2012 season, I don't have much time to get things going in the whole preview department. So the hope is to hit several topics over the next few days to round it all up. Last season the Cardinals starting pitching took a big hit in spring training when Adam Wainwright was lost in February to Tommy John surgery. The … Continue reading
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Hearing the term "paralysis" often conjures the image of someone with a spinal cord injury. While an estimated 1.2 million Americans do suffer from paralysis due to a spinal cord injury, the impact of paralysis is even more widespread, with nearly 5.6 million affected overall, according to the Reeve Foundation. Paralysis is caused by a wide variety of complex conditions, many of which are neurologic in nature, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injury.
Recently, the Cele H. & William B. Rubin Family Fund, in an effort to create a more collaborative and comprehensive approach toward the treatment and potential cure of paralysis, established the Ellen R. and Melvin J. Gordon Center for the Cure and Treatment of Paralysis at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The Rubin Fund committed $5 million to establish the center, whose charge is to make major and lasting changes in the understanding of, development of treatment interventions for, and possible cure of paralysis, including that caused by brain stem injury.
Ross Zafonte, senior vice president of medical affairs, research and education for the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at HMS, will serve as the center's director. Michael Greenberg, the Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology and head of the Department of Neurobiology at HMS, will oversee the associated fellowship program at HMS.
"When we look at paralysis in total as a disease model we see that its impact is incredibly broad, severely inhibiting the quality of life for millions of individuals, many of them suffering silently with little hope for improvement," said Zafonte, who is also the Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at HMS. "With the generous support from the Rubin Fund, our goal is to establish the Ellen R. and Melvin J. Gordon Center for the Cure and Treatment of Paralysis as a beacon of discovery and hope on par with the top centers in the world."
"We are grateful to the Rubin Fund for both their generosity and foresight," said Greenberg. "Harvard Medical School's expertise starts at the lab bench and expands to the clinic. The more we investigate the fundamental biology of neurological damage, the stronger our clinical interventions will be. The establishment of this new center will enable those of us at the medical school to engage even more productively with our outstanding colleagues at Spaulding. We're delighted at this opportunity."
The center will enable researchers and clinicians from Spaulding and Harvard to coordinate with scientists from across the country and the world to expedite novel therapies and potential cures, the researchers said. In addition to contributing to the current knowledge base through research studies, the center will convene an annual meeting of investigators to share results and review accomplishments. The center will also seek new ways to deliver care at Spaulding and provide information to the broader community of people with disabilities.
"If we use this opportunity to its full potential, I have no doubt we will remember this moment, enabled by the Rubin Fund, as making a fundamental difference in our approach to paralysis," said Zafonte. "I couldn't be more hopeful of what we can do and I know all of us at Spaulding and Harvard Medical School involved in this are ready to get to work."
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Lakeland May Sign With Republic for Recycling
Published: Friday, October 12, 2012 at 10:32 p.m.
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LAKELAND | Lakeland city officials are recommending that commissioners approve a five-year recycling contract with Republic Services of Florida.
If the contract is approved, residents could add Styrofoam, pots and small kitchen appliances into their current recyclable items.
The contract has been delayed for more than four months while city officials waited until an audit was finished into the way Polk County billed for garbage collection from Republic.
A Ledger investigation earlier this year raised questions about Republic's performance in its contract to collect garbage in unincorporated Polk County.
The investigation also raised issues about whether thousands of Polk County taxpayers were overcharged. An internal audit showed overbilling amounted to $1.4 million between 2005 and 2012.
Commissioners are expected to vote on whether to accept the contract at 9 a.m. Monday in City Hall. The five-year contract includes two one-year options.
If the Republic contract is approved, residents will be able to recycle a variety of new items, such as pots, small kitchen appliances and Styrofoam. Currently, newspapers, magazines, some plastic bottles, aluminum and tin cans, corrugated cardboard, and clear and colored glass bottles are collected.
The city would continue to use its own employees to collect recyclables, but they would now be taken to Republic's Lakeland facility instead of the Polk County North Central Landfill. Currently, the city piggybacks off Polk County's contract with Waste Management Inc.
Rick Lilyquist, Lakeland's public works director, said the city's contract with Republic would be entirely different from the county contract.
"The county's is a trash collecting contract and this is a processing contract," Lilyquist said.
Lilyquist said the city contract shows that annual audits would be conducted.
Republic's bid for the service was selected over one from Waste Management. During the bid process, Republic offered to pay the city $72.82 per ton for recyclable material, while Waste Management offered $64.08 per ton.
Commissioner Justin Troller said he supports using Republic.
But he said a contract with Republic should be three years with two one-year options instead of five, in case another center opens in the near future.
"Competition lowers the cost for everybody," Troller said.
Earlier this year during discussions about the contract, only Troller and Commissioner Don Selvage supported seeking a three-year deal.
Commissioner Howard Wiggs said he will vote for the new contract.
"They (city staff) evaluated what the concerns were with the county," Wiggs said.
"If they are satisfied then I'm satisfied."
Selvage said he hasn't made a decision on how he will vote.
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One more vacancy will occur in the county's senior leadership when Deputy County Manager for Special Services Angela Harper retires officially later this year.
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Skip to comments.First Civil Union Between Three Partners in Brazil Sparks Outrage
Posted on 08/27/2012 6:06:45 PM PDT by ReformationFan
Controversy has been sparked as the first civil union between three separate partners was registered in Tupã, in the Northwestern region of Sao Paulo state, Brazil last week. The three-person union has shocked religious groups in the country, and sparked further concerns that the traditional family unit is being further eroded by the current day society.
The actual declaration of the union between the man and two women was in fact made three months ago, but it finally became public this week.
Notary officer, Claudia do Nascimento Domingues, has explained that the three partners lived together and wanted to publicly declare their status in order to guarantee their rights. Checks were conducted to see if there was any legal impediment to the unions and the notary office has confirmed that none were found.
Attorney Nathaniel Batista dos Santos Junior oversaw the legal process of creating the three-way declaration.
Brazil's recognition of a three-way union has caused outrage in some parts of the country, and many have taken to social media networks to vent their thoughts most expressing anger and indignation.
"Notary in SP registers stable union of three people. How can this be? Mankind is lost indeed," wrote Twitter user Maíra Rabassa.
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"Notary registers stable union of 3 people. Man accompanied by two women. I don't know what to say," expressed the bewildered Yuri Guimaraes.
"Excuse my ignorance: Isn't this polygamy and, therefore, crime?" questioned another user.
One widely respected psychologist and evangelical Christian, Marisa Lobo, who is known for encouraging reparative therapy laws for homosexuals in Brazil, has been one of the most outspoken in expressing her outrage at the news: "Jesus, come back soon!"
"My faith and my indignation also grew. My question is: what are these law holders driving at? What is the media driving at? What are these groups driving at by confronting the society with totally distorted values?" she questioned, according to the Verdade Gospel publication.
According to Lobo, even an employee at the notary office, who confirmed to her that such a union had taken place, also expressed her shock and concern at the development.
"They live together and have legalized issues surrounding property and children ( ). I try to imagine the sons of these three people, how would they feel? But today everything is like this, we are even afraid to talk about it," said the Notary employee to Lobo.
Tayon Berlanga, the President of the Bar Association of Marilia, a city near Tupã, has confirmed that the document gives rights to the three in regards to the division of property. However, it does not guarantee family rights, such as death benefits, financing in banks, or dependence on health plans, it was claimed.
THe inexorable slide to rock bottom is pickinng up speed.
This is good news , because it sounds an alarm for the future.
This is Cultural Marxism to remove the Judeo-Christian God, and then, anything goes, and culture will collapse, because children will be so confused that they will never be able to use Reason and Logic to make sense of a world, which states such nonsense as men and women are interchangeable and you "feel" what you are which could be anything.
This adds the concept that biology is meaningless for children-—mother and fathers don't matter -—exactly Marxist ideology so that they State will end up getting the kids since the adults are just concerned about sex and could care less about any stable future for the children.
They deny a stable, moral home for children and all of history which shows the impact of sodomy on the boys. They are adopting the Afghani "culture" which allows polygamy and allows the sodomy of their harems of boys. Very sick, sexist culture.
Judeo-Christian morality is the only religion which gives rights to women and creates the most free and Just societies. Homosexual/polygamous societies are sexist and unequal and create artificial models of society which removes people of their fundamental Duty-—to raise their own biological children with each other, proven to be the most successful and prosperous in history for the children.
next logical step after same-sex "marriage"...
Then polygamy, both heterosexual and homosexual.
Then Pedastery and Pedophilia with unions.
Then bestiality and unions with animals.
I used to think people were crazy when I heard them describe that progression.
Who sleeps in THAT wet spot?
- We lived together.
- Laughed together.
- Drank together.
- Smoked together.
- Slept together.
Woke up one morning...one of them was gone. On the bureau, she left a note."
I'm sorry. I cannot share you any more."I not only understood, I was flattered. I was flattered that she felt so strongly about me."
I want you all to myself, or not at all.
Please, please try to understand.
Angelique (angel of death) "How did you know the note was to you?"
Ping. I think you foresaw this.
Oh boy, stereo nagging.
pretty soon they will have to go ahead and allow you to marry 4 people, a child, a dog and a house
Bottom line, if people can't come up and sell a convincing, winning argument against same-sex marriage now, then there will likewise be NOTHING to stop all these other perversions of the concept of marriage from happening. Nothing but sticking to the traditional definition of marriage could ever work, because if a drastic change like same-sex marriage is deemed to be okay, then any change will be deemed to be okay. Same-sex marriage being popular and accepted was unthinkable 20 years ago, but no longer, because of the left's slick marketing campaign through MTV, Ellen Degeneres, etc. If the right doesn't form its own winning counter-campaign, then the left can just keep doing the same with any concept of marriage they want to come up with. In general, the right has fumbled badly at coming up with a winning argument against "if it feels good, do it."
And despite the fact that 29-year-old Stuebing, an unemployed locksmith, has already served two jail sentences for committing incest with his sister, now aged 22, the couple defiantly refuse to give each other up.
The disturbing story of their twisted relationship emerged this week as the pair announced plans to take their case to Germany's highest legal body, the Constitutional Court, in a bid to legalise their shocking union.
Astonishingly, they are doing so despite the fact that two of their children can barely walk or talk. Experts believe that such birth defects are caused by inbreeding.
"We do not feel guilty about what has happened between us," they announced in a statement. "We want the law which makes incest a crime to be abolished."
...because Germany's laws on incest were introduced by the Nazis, they are an easy target for Left-wing groups who can conveniently argue that they are nothing more than an extension of the Third Reich's Aryan racial hygiene laws.
Such groups argue that the laws should be overturned in favour of freedom of choice and sexual determination. Or, as the couple's lawyer, Endrik Wilhelm, puts it: "Everyone should be able to do what he wants as long as it doesn't harm others."
It's going to be a real hoot watching the "progressive" commie libs defending the kooks who want to marry their chickens, dogs and parakeets. That's coming next.
Im waiting for the remake where they roll polygamy, homosexual, and incestuous marriage all in to one in the New Hit Musical "Seven Bothers Marry Each Other"
LOL! I'll bet you're right!
Three partners? There is a word for this. Bigamy.
There are plenty of good arguments, but for an argument to be presented, there must be logic involved. And there is no logic whatsoever involved. It is hedonism, not logic.
Good post.
Exactly. You (meaning anyone reading this) didn't really think they'd stop at just same-sex marriage did you? Every perversion is on the table, just waiting their turn. Every one.
Bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another person. But if a person gets married to two people during the same marriage ceremony, it's not bigamy.
That bridge was crossed some time ago...
How is this a shock as soon as any gay union is allowed this must happen.
Of course God, nor common sense ever recognize anything but traditional marriage-but in the minds of twisted humans (and our out of controll societies in 2012) which aren't based on but a whiff of God's laws anymore they, unfortunately have happened!
sigh... please don't use the blanket term "Europe" for all European countries. I'm an American who's lived in Poland for the past 2 years and no, the culture here is not like the UK or France. It is very conservative -- the gaymafia had to fight hard to get the first parade here two years ago and it was a mega flop so bad that they haven't organized a second. This country had 600 odd abortions last year, that's right only 600 odd, about 0.1% of all births were aborted.
the same is true of much of eastern europe.
Even in Western Europe different countries are on different paths of degeneration and even different parts of different countries....
What no Zebra or Unicorn to make it an even 4? What is wrong with these people?
"sigh... please don't use the blanket term "Europe" for all European countries. I'm an American who's lived in Poland for the past 2 years and no, the culture here is not like the UK or France. It is very conservative — the gaymafia had to fight hard to get the first parade here two years ago and it was a mega flop so bad that they haven't organized a second. This country had 600 odd abortions last year, that's right only 600 odd, about 0.1% of all births were aborted.
"the same is true of much of eastern europe."
That's actually some encouraging news. The Poles know how bad athiestic communism can be.
well, the Poles 30+ —> unfortunately those younger were being seduced by Western European lifestyles. That seems to have reversed since the crisis, so let's pray and hope...
The heteros have even more destructively "redefined" sex itself: obliterating its natural connection to procreation via drugs, devices and surgery. This is every bit as radical as obliterating one's natural gender by drugs, devices and surgery.
Once a society has accepted divorce and contraception, there isn't much "definition of marriage" left: it's been pretty thoroughly smashed. The gays and the poly's are just scavengers sifting through the rubble and picking out the garbled fragments they fancy.
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The new Rainforest Friends Deluxe Cradle 'n Swing offers 2 ways to swing: side-to-side and head-to-toe with a sleek new frame design. This swing has premium woven fabric and a head snuggler for baby's comfort in a cozy papasan seat. There are three soft character friends that spin playfully overhead around a mirrored globe that lets baby see all around. A take-along linking frog toy adds extra play for baby. The seat has 2 recline positions and the swing features 3 seat positions providing mom with options for her baby along with the soothing side-to-side cradle motion and traditional head-to-toe swinging motion. Music includes 16 tunes- 8 soothing and 8 playful- along with 2 rainforest sound effects; all with volume control. Equipped with SmartSwing Technology, there are 6 distinct speeds for customizable comfort. An AC adapter is included to save on batteries, the frame folds for storage, and the seat pad is removable and machine washable.
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This swing doesn't even swing without a baby in it! I have it put together, brand new, and it doesn't have the power to swing itself. I haven't had our baby yet, so I stuck my 10lb dog in the seat to see if maybe it needed weight or something, and still so such luck. The motor runs and it wiggles a little, but never swings. I'm taking it back.
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I purchased this for my second child. When we would lay her down to sleep she would sometimes gag and choke on her spit up, which scared me. So I was looking for a way to keep her more upright while sleeping. This sleeper does just that! Its fantastic and she's loved it and slept great it in from the beginning.
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For my second baby this was a must have for her. I purchased this from another retailer and I got it in pink. I thought my second baby would love the swing as much as my first baby girl, but I was wrong. She hated the swing!! I was on a mission to finding my baby girl the perfect sleeping arrangement and I stumbled apon this. I love the incline of this sleeper and it immediately put my baby girl asleep. The down side of this rocker is it is not manual and you have to wash it all the time! This was recalled because of lazy mothers who do not wash this rocker and it eventually built up mold. When things are soiled and not wash what does it do?! MOLD! I also think this rocker needs to be padded a bit more. I always folded up a blanket to put down before my baby laid in this rocker. She didn't use this rocker long, about 4 months, but this is a must have in my opinion. Now my 6 month old sleeps happily in her pack n play.
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We love this swing!! We have had problems getting any sleep with our newborn (like all parents). He hates lying flat and we also try to keep him a bit more upright because it helps wit his spitting up and tummy problems. We tried using our bassinet (plays music, lights up, and vibrates) in the beginning and he is not a fan of it. Sometimes he will sleep in his boppy pillow for a bit if we are lucky. We have a bouncer but he does not like that either. We looked at many swings and they all seemed to be expensive and big. We found this one and LOVED the PRICE and the SIZE(We live in a small apartment). I typically fold up 1-2 light blankets and put them in the swing so it will be softer for him to lay in. It is a great solution when we are sleep deprived and totally exhausted from holding and rocking him. It will calm him down and he will fall asleep!!


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ASTAR12421 North Florida Ave Suite C220 Tampa, Florida U.S.A.
ASTAR Clearly Ripped Off by ASTAR Tampa Florida
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I have never won anything in my life and I was over the moon to think I had won something.
The first person to speak to me was called Anthony who convinced me I had definately won the prize. He then passed me over to Michael who then gave me such a speel that I was convinced. Now comes Pieare Brunet title security manager his manager ID 2149 he reiterated what I had won and that our conversation would be recorded and then went onto to ask me for my credit card details to pay for a package which would be sent to me within 30 days. By now I'm so hyped about winning the so called prize that I gave him my details. He then advised that the full amount of $998 was not approved only $499.00 thats Ok he said the balance can be paid later.
Our conversation continued with more hype from him which did'nt give me time to think of what I had just done.
When my husband arrived home from work I told him of the so called good news, he then started asking me questions such as what is the money for if you have won a trip? then the bomb dropped, I realised that I had been duped.
I immediately contacted my bank & requested a stop be put on the payment which they advised they couldn't & I had to contact the client & and cancel it with them.
Rather than ring ASTAR I put a request in writing(not trusting verbal conversation) to them & mailed it Express delivery to ASTAR (12th of May 2009). On the 19th May they mailed a package to me which I received on the 26th May 2009 (the package is an evelope 9 1/2 inches wide by 6 1/2 high) I don't know what is in it because I'm returning it unopened to ASTAR with a copy of the letter that I had previously sent.
Now that I have found the "Ripoff" site I will be copy off other reports about ASTAR to convince my bank that a fraud had been committed so that I can get my money back.
Don't deal with ASTAR everybody out there in Internet Land you will get ripped off just like me.
I must be dum you will say, well I have always been savvy to rip offs but I can only say that the guys are so good with the selling speel that I got lured in with the hype they put on me.
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All State Financial Services333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California United States of America
All State Financial Services Eclipse Enterprises Inc Received "real" check $4850 for "processing fee" $4100, in order to win $450,000. Bank & account no real! Total scam. Los Angeles, California
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Knew this was a scam, but for fun I called the bank (TD Bank) and gave them the account number. It was verified that the account was an active account, but the bank could not verify to me that the owner was indeed Eclipse Enterprises Inc.
Further, after searching on line for the names and addresses of both All State Financial Services and Eclipse Enterprises, I found that neither company showed up on my searches.
Apparently, they used the promotion Manager name before: Dona June ~ which I found in other similar scams in the "Ripoffreport" files.
Also, did a reverse phone look up on 1-778-986-7267 and found it was a land line in Newton, BC. I am awaiting the owners name from a paid phone number owner research company.
I know the drill. I did not bother processing this check or calling the guy they want me to call. It makes no sense to win $450,000 and have a company send me a small check in order for me to send another one back to them in order to collect winnings. Good luck with that.
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There are several reasons why you might want to duplicate a Drupal Gardens site. For example, you could build a template site that you then use to build a suite of sites with the same look and feel. Or you could duplicate an existing site, change it a little bit, and present the new look for user testing and possible adoption. Or you could simply use duplications as an easy way to back up your site. In fact, that's exactly what I did while I was making this course. After each video, I would back up the site by duplicating it. But whatever your reasons, Drupal Gardens makes site duplication easy.
It's just a few clicks. The way you do it is you go up to My sites while you're logged in as the Administrator, go to the site you want--in this case we have only one in our Site manager--and go over to his More link here. From there, you click Duplicate Site. You then enter whatever name you want to have for it. I am going to say explorercalifornia02. There is one thing to know though: you can't put in any kind of punctuation here or unusual characters.
If you try to, it'll stop you at some point. So I'll just say explorecalifornia02 and duplicate site. Do note the warning up here: User accounts with site owner or administrator will be copied to the new site but nobody else will, neither the user accounts nor the content that they create. So this is not a good way to keep all of the content that somebody's created and put on your site. If you want to do that, the best thing to do is to export the site and then host it yourself.
Unfortunately, there's no way for you to duplicate it and keep it on Drupal Gardens with all of that user-created content. Once it's ready, you'll be told that your site is being duplicated. This will actually take a while, but eventually an e-mail will appear in your mailbox. To see it, I go up to my mailbox here. It typically takes a few minutes for that e-mail to arrive, but once it's there, you open it, and it will give you a little bit of information about the site having been created. If you go back to your Site manager and reload the page by clicking on My sites, you then see your new site, which you can log into, as usual, by clicking on the link.
Again, it'll look like your old site, but it won't have any of your old users or your old user content. Nice feature, huh? Let's go back and take a look at all of my sites. Click on My sites up here, and we see it again. Now, let's say that you've been duplicating and duplicating sites, and eventually this list is much longer than you really want it to be. Well, it's easy enough to delete sites. You go to More and then down to Delete Site. Here it gives you the typical warning that you really are going to delete it, and not only is it going to delete all of the content and all of the users from your site, but it'll also make that URL available again.
So if I wanted to protect that explorecalifornia02 domain, I really shouldn't delete it; instead, I should take it off-line, and there is a link here that shows you how to do that. But let's say I really do want to delete it. Click Delete and I get this warning that it's not yet deleted. That's because, once again, it's going to send an e-mail to me to confirm that I really want to delete it. This e-mail tends to take a lot less time than it does when you duplicate a site. That's because it takes less work apparently to clear that site from the servers, as opposed to creating a new site.
So I switch back to my mail program, click to see if I have any new mail, and indeed there it is. Confirm deletion of your site. I click that and I see a link in here. Now remember, the site doesn't get deleted until I actually click that link. And in fact, if I don't click it within 24 hours, then the request to delete it just goes away. So I click it and Drupal Gardens just says, there. It's gone! Nice features, huh? Now because Drupal Gardens allows you to create these sites and delete them so easily, I'd like to suggest that you start from the very beginning with a good plan of how you're going to name the sites.
If you're doing it as backups, for example, it's a good idea to do it in some sort of serial-number fashion, perhaps with a date or the time of day; otherwise, you might find that you have 20 or 30 sites listed and not know which one is the most recent. In any case, I really appreciate that Drupal Gardens offer these features because they help me keep my sites in my control.


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Starz sets a July premiere for 'Torchwood: Miracle Day'
Starz has announced a Friday, July 8 premiere date for "Torchwood: Miracle Day."
The first US installment of the hit BBC series stars John Barrowman and Eve Myles reprising their roles as Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper.
Joining the cast for the currently shooting installment are Mekhi Phifer, Bill Pullman and Lauren Ambrose.
The plot is deceptively simple: One day, nobody dies. The next day, nobody dies. It seems like a good thing, until humanity begins to realize that we don't actually have the resources to sustain an immortal human population. Did something inexplicable happen or is there a conspiracy behind the lack of casualties? [Hint: It's the latter and only the Torchwood gang can save the day, with a little help from some new American allies.]
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Not very intuitive, waste of time.
ECI will be replaced during the 2nd half of 2012.
WordPress CSV Importer is being offered as the advanced plugin so that I can continue providing advanced features too my clients while reducing ECI to something far more simple than it is.
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Complaint Review: GLAMOUR MAGAZINE
GLAMOUR MAGAZINEGLAMOUR.COM Nationwide U.S.A.
GLAMOUR MAGAZINE TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE, BAD DEAL Nationwide Nationwide
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text: Go Back This event has passed. Hendersonville Sister Cities Henderson County Public Library | August 13, 2014 @ 6:00 PM Event Navigation « Jam Boogie Band (rock, funk, jam) Tyler Herring (folk, blues) » WE (8/13), 6pm – "Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice," program on the culture and geography of Iceland. Free. + Google Calendar+ iCal Export Details Date: August 13, 2014 Time: 6:00 PM Event Categories: Calendar, Classes, Meetings & Events Organizer Hendersonville Sister Cities Website: hendersonvillesistercities.org Venue Henderson County Public Library 301 N. Washington St., Hendersonville, NC United States + Google Map Phone: 828-697-4725 Event Navigation Previous Events Jam Boogie Band (rock, funk, jam) Upcoming Events Tyler Herring (folk, blues)


text: STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Former Mississippi State quarterback Wesley Carroll says he is undecided on where he will be playing in the fall. Carroll this week was granted a release from his scholarship by Mississippi State. Carroll, who just completed his sophomore season, started nine games as a freshman. He lost his starting job to junior Tyson Lee five games into this season. Carroll threw 3 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in 2008.