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Skip to comments.Why I Reluctantly Will Endorse Mitt Romney [Why we reluctantly will zot]
Posted on 12/30/2011 6:12:25 PM PST by Neoavatara
My choice for President is Mitt Romney.
I just shuddered at that statement.
But there it is. There is the reality that 13 debates, months of bickering and intrigue, and countless discussions with conservative brethren have brought me.
It is kind of a sad reality. Is this the best conservatives could do?
So here has been my calculation for who I would support, from the beginning. First, the candidate must be electable and able to defeat Barack Obama, both electorally and intellectually. Second, they must broaden the base of the Republican Party, both on the conservative and moderate sides. Third, they must be economically intelligent and have a pro-growth plan that will overturn the Obama economic disaster. And fourth, because of the Obama experiment, they must show some executive level experience.
If you look at our current crop of candidates, the Congressional candidates (Paul, Bachmann, Santorum) all lack significant executive experience. Newt Gingrich could be argued to have some executive experience as Speaker of the House, but that is stretching the definition to the breaking point.
I think all of our candidates have more of a pro-growth plan than Barack Obama.
As for broadening the base, this is the one I had the hardest time with. For example, Mitt Romney. He would definitely appeal to independents and moderates who like a milquetoast candidate. Could he broaden his conservative wing? I think he could, but that is a hard slog for him. Could Newt Gingrich, who has years of baggage and is relatively well known, broaden his likability among moderates? Doubtful. Can Rick Perry overcome his stumbles and convince non-conservatives that he is intelligent? Unlikely. In short, I am not sure any of our candidates significantly broaden the party.
As for electability, as time has gone on, it is clear that Paul, Bachmann, Santorum, and Cain would have great difficulty defeating Obama, both electorally and intellectually.
So after all of that angst, you are basically left with potential candidates Romney, Perry, and Gingrich.
But after Perry's stumble after stumble in the debates, I can see him getting torn apart by Barack Obama in debates, in a style reminiscent of what Reagan did to Mondale. I really wanted to like Perry, but he has never risen to the occasion. His brightest moment was when he presented his tax plan, and he never showed another policy initiative as grand. And he still appears more a caricature than the man that longtime supporters of him describe.
The best qualified candidate of the remaining opposition to Romney is Newt Gingrich. All things being equal, Gingrich would get my vote. But all things are not equal. Every time I think Gingrich can leave his past behind, something comes up. He cannot seem to keep his mouth out of the way of his campaign. And he has been on top for about a month, and I am already fatigued trying to defend every new story about him. I can't imagine what another year of this would feel like. Gingrich, ultimately, is a paper tiger. He is the most well spoken of the group, bar none. But is he really a conservative? Is he, for that matter, even more conservative than Mitt Romney? I am far from convinced of this. And ultimately, he was the decisive argument for me between the two: while Gingrich's sacrifice of conservative principles largely came while he was in his own think tank with no outside pressures whatsoever, Romney's betrayal came while surround by a horde of liberals looking to take a piece of him at every turn in the most liberal state government in the Union. It is not an excuse for sacrificing his conservative ideals, so much as an explanation that makes far more sense than Newt sitting on a bench with Nancy Pelosi.
It comes down to this. I have been waiting for the better part of 4 years for someone, anyone, to show me to be the standard bearer of the Conservative revolution initially started by Ronald Reagan 3 decades ago...and these group of candidates have failed. I was waiting for a Mike Pence, John Thune, even a Jeb Bush to step forward and take the helm. They all took a pass, for one reason or another. And so we are left with the current crop of candidates, despite all of our objections.
The last debate in December was a sort of epiphany. That epiphany was that none of the non-Romney candidates was going to turn into Ronald Reagan. Ever. Maybe this wasn't an epiphany so mach as facing up to the reality. Oh, sure, there are a few Perry fanatics and Bachmann lovers still out there. They will probably hold on until the California primary. But both have stumbled too many times, and too consistently, to be considered serious any more. Bachmann's Politifact nonsense from the last debate was the last string for me. As for Perry, if he was this good in debates in August and September, he would be the leader. But it just seems to be too little, too late. Too many missed opportunities, with too much of his buffoonery now baked into the social consciousness. Santorum has never made the sale. And Ron Paul is...Ron Paul. Fascinating on pure market economics and libertarian views, but he lives in an alternate universe on foreign affairs. Jon Huntsman is a non-entity.
Almost makes you wonder if Tim Pawlenty, who was my early leader, left the race way too early, no?
So we are left with Willard Mitt Romney.
I know. My friends that read here will say this is a sellout. Maybe it is. But logically, without any knee jerk reactions, I don't see any way around this. I have for months begged others and myself to come to a conclusion that is different. But I simply can't.
But here is, ultimately my logic.
I don't think many people will rationally argue that Romney is unelectable. He certainly is. His record as governor is admirable for one of the bluest states in the union, and he has been in politics long enough to be adequately vetted.
Romney would likely pull a lot of independent voters. My really concern is, would he broaden the conservative bloc? I am far from sure about this. My conservative brethren have a deep and well developed distaste for Romney, and I am unsure if Romney can overcome it. But I think ultimately, our hatred of Mr. Obama's liberal policies will unify the right.
Romneycare is the biggest hurdle. Will Romney really stand for states rights? I honestly believe he will. I don't think he will ever be the opponent to government health care we want, so don't even propose such a thought. But our goal is to end the mandate on a federal scale. I believe Romney will be an ally in this small, marginal victory.
Economically speaking, Romney actually is the most well spoken and practical of the bunch. Although he does not support more radical reforms in D.C. such as Paul Ryan's Medicare plan, he also has a more traditional approach put forward, which would do a lot of good in rolling back Obamanomics. Romney likely would support a more radical conservative agenda for the economy if we can show there are votes in Congress for such a plan.
Furthermore, Romney has really show increased maturity on the campaign trail over the past few months. What was a wooden caricature earlier in the year now shows some humor, fraility, and joviality. His recent Fox News Sunday interview with Chris Wallace showed a comfortable, relaxed, and human Mitt.
Last, and certainly not least, we found under George W. Bush that even a relatively well intentioned President needs to be reigned in by Congress. A Republican Congress failed to do that for Bush...it needs to learn its lesson, and keep Romney on a tight leash. Without that, no man sitting in the Oval Office can be trusted completely.
So, after all that explanation, I endorse Mitt Romney. I am not happy about it, and can't believe it has come to this. And I am sure a lot of my friends on the internet will wonder if I have lost my senses completely. But Romney is a good man, a better man than the one sitting in the Oval Office by far. And if he wins the nomination, it is time for Republicans unify, even if it is for this flawed candidate.
Yep. I know a few people who are liberal on social issues but fiscally "conservative" so they think they are conservatives. We usually get into knock down drag out fights over social issues and because I tell them they aren't really conservatives at all.
Interestingly, we moved from CA to the Midwest a few years ago (rural town) and the "liberals" here are more conservative than the "moderate Republicans" in CA.
I know, my dog is a cutee and a conservative, he would smoke Obama :D
But on a serious note, I agree with you about romney in every respect, and I feel similarly about ron paul. Neither of these people are anyone whom I would want to vote for at all ever.
However, should we face the unfortunate situation of having either one of them as our nominee, I will vote for either over Obama. I have to, it will make me puke, but I have to.
I wasn't picking on you, I was just not sure. I checked the posters history and yeah he was just a blog pimp.
I'm not fond of anyone out their either, but I will not vote for Romney. Newt, probably, Santorum most likely, but I live in one of the later primary states so at that point it may not matter and I will vote AGAINST Romney both in the Primary and in the General.
I know too much about the guy to ever vote for him.
When Mitt is elected President.. will ANYONE still be allowed to post on FR??
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Let's make sure Mitt doesn't get elected then...
I have to wonder if due to the American education system putting out people too uneducated to realize that FR is a site for conservatives; will then (God help us all) "President Romney" provide their pathetically confused selves with an internet capable GPS able to direct them to a site like DU where their liberalism, unadmitted though it may be, will serve them better?
I came to the thread somewhere around the 150 comment mark, to late to say anything that has not been said, so I will sum it all up for you...
Thou Fool!!!!
Well.. that would be cool with me.. but, I can read the tea leaves.
I just wish.. for ONCE in my life, I got a chance to vote for a candidate before the race in my party was OVER!
Screw Iowa AND New Hampshire!
Your pictures are appreciated and you have the right idea for ZOT threads.
I'm starting to think we need remedial training for many VK to show how ZOT threads should be done. We need more graphics.
I'd really love to see Santorum catch fire at this point. I may go ahead and vote for him here in FL. I'm nervous about his chances, but then again I'm nervous about everyone's chances, especially my chances.
I am aware that a game is being played to give us a nominee that will spilt us and cause us to allow Obama to be reeclected, and I really, really want to avoid that scenario.
The only way I can see at this time to avoid that playing out is to say that I will vote for Obama's opponent without regard to whom it is and without regard to my personal level of distaste for such person.
I do not want to, under any conceivable circumstance, give this commie homo muslim 4 years to do whatever he wants or thinks he can get away with without answer. That would be the end of us I believe. This is really a terrific hellish problem, but Obama has to go.
But Mutt Romney?
You honestly believe there's any daylight between Obama and Romney?
You're not paying attention. There's not a dime's worth of difference between Obama and Romney.
Keep up the concerned pro-Romney crap, and you'll be homeless on the internet.
If you think TPaw and Mitt are the answer to our problems just go on vacation election day.
- Lets make sure Mitt doesnt get elected then...
Well.. that would be cool with me.. but, I can read the tea leaves.
I just wish.. for ONCE in my life, I got a chance to vote for a candidate before the race in my party was OVER!
Screw Iowa AND New Hampshire!
Don't worry. Mittens won't be elected. He's lost the hard core conservative base like me (us). If he makes it to the top of the ticket Zero will beat him like you have never seen before.
I expect Zero to beat him 10+ points.
I fell for the Rino and Conservative ticket last time. This time, I don't give a shyt.. This ship is going to sink with Zero OR Romney in the wheel house. Let the correct party get the blame. If some how Romney wins it he won't do what needs to be done. He'll fight the conservatives in the house. He won't cut 40+ % out of the budget, he'll keep borrowing, he'll keep spending, he'll keep obamacare....
Romney is nothing but a plant from the democrats in our party. Do you think the democrats would EVER allow someone like Sarah to run in their primary?
I also agree that all primaries should be held on the same day. And they should be for party members only. The Dems always cross over when they can to help us pick our candidate.
Mitt will never win the General Election. He is toast and the Dems know it. Just wait till the Dems start bringing out the difference between Christanity and Mormons.
What do the Mormons believe.
In Heaven and Hell. Well not exactly.
Celestial - Mormons in the Presence of God for Eternity
They go to becomes Gods themselves
Terrestrial - Saved non Mormons
Telestial - Glory but an Eternity without God - darkness
all three a place of Glory just to a lesser extent.
They supposedly believe there are multiple Gods with different universes/worlds with people living on these different world. But we only have to Join our Universe's god.
The supposedly believe the Jesus himself was married to at least two wives(pologamy).
And that POLOGAMY will be practiced in Heaven.
Sheesh I must have missed that chapter in the King James Bible.
This ole Primitive Babtist wont ever buy into this bull and vote for him. I seriously doubt our more educated Southern Babtist well either. If so that take a major portion of the Christian from voting in the southern State. I would imagine the same response in the rest of the states with the exception of Utah and Idaho.
This possibly could put Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama into play.
Rev 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Nothing mentioned about other Gods or new Gods.
Im starting to think we need remedial training for many VK
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Perhaps a correspondence course? Or an undead thread. LOL.
Tea leaves aren't there yet. Tea is still brewing...Fight and don't give up.
Chew on that a while, Saundra.
Who the hell cares about broadening the GOP base? What the hell happened to standards and principles. I sell out every election cycle for half wits and morons in the General. Why in the world should I do so in a Primary? Good heavens. This makes no sense.
I wish I believed you.. but, I don't.
I think, Mitt IS going to be nominated.. and, he WILL be elected...winning 40+ states. The ONLY thing that prevents it MIGHT be, a 3rd party run by Paul (ain't happening) or Trump.
I think.. Trump is just publicly negotiating with Obama for some Solyndra-style money. SHOW ME THE CASH= I'll run so you can win.
The way we elect Predidents is SO EFFED UP. How could ANYONE explain McCain winning a Republican nomination?? McCain??? Well.. here it comes again... times 2
Kinda makes one wonder where the money funding all these 'blogs' comes from don't it?
Heaven forbid we get Romney. How fast can we assemble a viable 3rd party with a write in?
You know how I know he won't make it?
The MSM is quiet about him. The establishment wants him..
I honestly think the establishment, go along, to get along Republicans in DC like to be out of power. They just want the check and perks but don't bother them with the responsibility.
Mittens IS Obama with nicer hair. He WILL get his a$$ handed to him once the MSM/Democrat (but I repeat myself) machine gets cranked up.
Exactly. There are a huge number of independents now who are rightfully fed up with both parties. Reagan pulled in independents as well as many Democrats. All we need is someone who stands for the greatness of America and its citizens.
Beautiful!!! No salt even, though...
Isn't it "didst"?
Good to see you!
You know you want it.
Fight?? How? I live in Kentucky.. it'll ALL BE OVER before I get a chance to vote.
I sent money to Cain.. and, now Santorum. That's about the limit of my ability to "fight".
From what I see.. it's GOING TO BE MITT. So, I'm mostly serious when I ask: Will ANYONE be left here at FR when it happens?
Just wait till the Dems start bringing out the difference between Christanity and Mormons.
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Bingo. The MSM WANTS Romney because then they will bring out every odd LDS teaching and doctrine (Garden of Eden in Missiouri, vegetables have spirits, blood oaths like the ones Romney took, the old oath against the US government). It will be a bloodbath.
Reagan agreed with that.
Excerpts From Ronald Reagan's 1975 Speech To CPAC
I don t know about you, but I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, "We must broaden the base of our party"--when what they meant was to fuzz up and blur even more the differences between ourselves and our opponents.
It was a feeling that there was not a sufficient difference now between the parties that kept a majority of the voters away from the polls. When have we ever advocated a closed-door policy? Who has ever been barred from participating?
Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?
Let us show that we stand for fiscal integrity and sound money and above all for an end to deficit spending, with ultimate retirement of the national debt.
I like that strategy, but Paul, being the nutbag he is, will think all the votes are really for him and not a protest.
Your dog would be fine.
Romney would not. Just 0bomba in a mormon suit.
You know you want it.
Beautiful.. so, now.. if you express an opinion that you think Mitt might win, you're ZOT material..
Thanks for making my point.
We can ZOT every person on the net... but, it won't change what's coming.
Diogenesis, you might want to check out this thread, and massmike's comment with links about Romney's support of the homosexual agenda. I just pinged it out now.
Ahh... I'm just tired, disgusted, and depressed... Maybe, a few hours of sleep will cure what ails me..
I am not going to be drawn in to defending Romney, I'm voting for Newt, but he'll, I'd vote for Bill Clinton over Obama. Obama is BY FAR the worst president in history. Bill would be too busy getting nobbers from interns to do the type of damage Obama would do in a 2nd term. I genuinely believe he hates what the America of of our founding fathers.
Why do you think Romneypuke will get the nomination? Just because a bunch of lying polls say so?
Amen Brother. The only time we get to be full blown Conservatives is during the Primary anymore. I would love to see this carry on to the General this time. I'm not ashamed of it and I don't see why others are right now. Screw Mittens and all the other half assed Conservatives and RINOs.
"I genuinely believe he hates what the America of of our founding fathers."
Agree 100%.
Just as a random exercise, Look at the things coming out of Washington in the last 2 weeks alone and try finding a parallel in American history.
Just today... He wants to release a killer-of-Americans terrorist from Gitmo to better negotiate with the Taliban/Hamas/Fatah et all...
Is there anything "right" with that picture? Hell no. That's brute force anti-Americanism.
Point? What point? That Mitt Romney, the big government liberal, is the inevitable Republican nominee, and we all might as well get used to the idea?
Get this through your head - Mitt Romney bears no resemblance to a conservative, or even an honest Republican. Examine his record. If you didn't know he had an R behind his name, you'd swear that was a Democrat, and a LIBERAL one, at that.
Not one vote has been cast in any primary, yet here you are on the most well-established conservative meeting place on the internet, demanding that this community stop being mean to good Mr. Romney, and let all his supporters and sycophants have their say, because, well, that's just civilized!
You can take that crap straight to hell, friend.
I'll still be here. I'm not voting for Mitt and I'm with the boss, I'll move to 3rd party and let the GOP implode without me.
It is time for a revolution.
I'm hitting the hay. Have a good night.
"If you feel that strongly than why vote for him? Obama = Romney."
DISCLAIMER: "I'm voting for Newt"
Now my response... Because in a 2nd term Obama would be completely untethered, the damage he'd do would destroy our country as we know it. He wouldn't have to worry about reelection and his radical Marxist ideology would be unleashed upon us like a category five hurricane.
Romney (WHOM I DETEST) would have to moderate his liberal views to some degree because at his core he is a political creature, a chameleon with a liberal bent. Obama at his core is a Marxist who despises the liberty and free enterprise system that our great country was founded upon.
DISCLAIMER: "I'm voting for Newt"
In regard to the MSM, it doesn't matter who the Repiblinan nominee is. They will attack him with reckless abandoned. There are lots of reasons to not like Romney, but the fact that the MSM will attack his religion (and they will) isn't one of them. They will go after the republican nominee viciously regardless of who it is.
I'm in one of the later primary states so I may have to vote for Newt in the Primary, but my first choice is Santorum at the moment. But I will not let Romney win without a real, serious fight.
If Romney get the nomination, I am out of the GOP. They will have become completely irrelevant.
Yes they will. However Mitt's religion is a real achilles heel and they will exploit that. It is a big part of why they have been soft on him and want him as the nominee. There is no way Mitt can win, not with what they will bring out.
I left the GOP when Bush Sr. raised taxes. The GOP hasn't represented my strong fiscal conservatism in a long time.
Why in the hell are you posting your surrender here on FR?You dont belong here with your support of obama light.
"However Mitts religion is a real achilles heel and they will exploit that. It is a big part of why they have been soft on him and want him as the nominee. There is no way Mitt can win, not with what they will bring out."
Your arguement is well reasoned, and you may be right. But after the restlessness with which I saw the MSM destroy Bush's presidency, and their orgasmic love for Obama; I simply believe they will attack ANY republican candidate running against him like we've never seen before.
Oh they will attack any candidate, I'm not disputing that. But the idea that Romney can win just isn't viable. I used to be Mormon and I can give you a playbook of the crap the MSM will use. Mitt as the nominee is a much easier win for Obama. MUCH easier.
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This is the third Nissan I've owned and I must say I'm disappointed. I bought this car new and had to replace the factory tires before 15,000 mi. Im on a third set of tires with only 36,000 mi on the car and they have all worn uneven even though I've had an alignment done. The brakes and rotors have had to be replaced, the gas door is broken, the overhead mirror cover broke off, the exhaust has rusted through at the flange, its rusting in the space that the rear passenger door closes into and now there is something loose under the car that rattles very loudly while the car is idleing.Im a 31 yr old female who has taken care of this car in the hopes of keeping it along time... not anymore.
I do like the interior space and leg room, and the gas mileage has been pretty good.
Nissan really needs to use some higher quality materials, the engine may have been built to last but the body wasnt.
I have had my Sentra for a little over 2 years now. At first, I thought it was a great car. It seems a little wimpy as I have had other 4cyl cars with more guts. The factory tires wore out after 15,000 miles and it seems like there isn't a shop that can do a proper alignment on it. It tracks to the left and when braking at highway speeds, the steering wheel shakes bad. The interior looks cool, but isn't built with the highest quality. I would not recommend this car to anyone. The only good thing about it is the gas mileage. I get 31.5 mpg on average.
Exterior design. Gas mileage. 6 speed manual (the only fun part!).
Tires, workmanship, engine (it has no guts).
i have had altmas,frontiers, maximas, stanzas, and pathfinders this sentra is by far a great car. nissan did it again. handles great up mountans i have raced my dads frontier 4.0 and off the line i won. nice comfort the front seats recline very far i drive 150 miles a day and i get an avg of 29- 32 depending on how hard i step on the gas. mtn driving is a blast the car hugs turns tight and you still can give it gas threw the turn for the rest of it looks, inside and out its a good looking car. would like to see in 2 dr tho. and as for build and reliability well ... its a nissan not a toy. haha over all price handling performance and looks its a 10 to me
even the lighting for at night is great don't even need hid's. easy to drive the 6 speed is so easy i can shift with my pinkie and drive with my knees.
needs side marker mirrors and break away mirrors and more DC plug ins and that lock thing ppl are complaining about just get the power lock mirror and window package and you wont have that prob
This is the third Nissan we have owned. My wife loves them. She opted for the 6 speed which is smooth and fun to drive. We have 11k miles on the car and so far so good except for one squeak in the back no one can find. The fuel mileage is great at 36 mpg Hwy. The biggest improvement would be a little more leg room for the knees the shifter console is rough on them after a few miles. Overall very satisfied and will keep for about 6 years. Thanks Nissan and keep up the Good work!!
Smooth, fun to drive 6 speed transmission. New look and standard features on the S package. Great value for the money.
More leg room. Shifter console is hard on the knees.
Bought a new 2008 Sentra S back in Feb and have had an ongoing issue with the transmission. Any time I ease off the accelerator in 4th, 5th and 6th gear, I can hear a high pitched whining sound. Started noticing it before 1,000 miles and brought it to the dealership. They test drove the car and told me it was normal. The sound kept getting louder and the dealership agreed to replace the transmission at 2,500 miles. The sound was still their after the swap, just not as loud. 6,500 miles on the car now and whine is back. Nissan says it is normal once again and refuses requests for additional work on car.
Fun to drive.
Reliability, build quality.
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Imagine you built a life around your current job, and every year your salary remained the same or increased less than the cost of living.
At one point, your boss even began taking some money away. So, you cut the frills weekend movies, eating out.
"When you finally get to that fifth or sixth year, you've already cut just about everything but your toothpaste and toilet paper," said Ray Telman, executive director of the Middle Cities Education Association, which represents urban school districts such as Jackson.
That is how life is for many Jackson-area school districts that combined are cutting at least $2.3 million and taking at least $3.7 million out of their rainy day funds in budgets for the fiscal year that starts today.
The picture is all-too-familiar to people who know what it feels like to have little to no pay increase. And experts are forecasting three to five more years of the same for schools across the state.
Districts hit particularly hard this year include Albion, which cut $650,000 from its budget and took $733,000 from its emergency reserve. Michigan Center slashed $680,000 and transferred $700,000 from its rainy day fund.
Schools across the state have been forced to cut field trips, increase the price to play sports and lay off teachers to balance their budgets.
Columbia Central Superintendent Brent Beamish said his district has cut as much as it could in the past few years and has decided to not replace some positions lost to retirements this year to save money.
"Do we mow our grass as much as we used to? No. Do we paint every classroom? No," Columbia School Board President Martha Spicer said.
The state Legislature is expected later this month to decide how much of a per-pupil increase it will give districts.
The current proposed increase is $55 to $110 more per student, providing schools that already have a lower per-pupil foundation grant with the highest increases.
Bill Hannon, Jackson Public Schools' deputy superintendent for finance and operations, said officials talked about budgeting for less than what state officials were predicting,
but decided the $110-per-student projection was solid.
"To be conservative, we would have budgeted a smaller increase but from everything we've heard we should be getting those funds, and possibly even more than $110," Hannon said.
School officials say this year's increase does not keep up with inflation. But in the context of rising costs, it is reasonable at this time.
This year, schools expect minimal increases in health and retirement costs across the state, but fuel and energy prices are on the rise at the same time.
About 60 percent to 70 percent of districts across the state including almost all of them in the Jackson area also have declining enrollment, said Thomas White, executive director of the Michigan School Business Officials. But because they lose them at various grade levels rather than in a single grade, school officials can't always close classrooms or schools and continue to have the same overhead costs, they say.
Some districts, such as Columbia, Jackson and Springport, have said they do not plan to touch their reserve funds.
Springport board President Julie Baglien said the district hopes to build its rainy day fund to 10 percent of the budget in the next four to five years.
"That may be a dream," she said. "It's something we're hoping to turn around."
Experts recommend school districts keep a fund balance for emergencies that is 15 percent to 20 percent of their operating budgets.
But statewide, schools' fund balances are declining 1 percent per year, a total of about $150 million less, White said.
Now that many districts have made deep cuts, the time has come for officials to begin thinking about how they can manage their biggest cost staffing, White said.
They need to seriously
consider putting caps on health care and proposing modest or fewer pay increases, he said.
And community members, beyond school officials, need to make their concerns known in Lansing, he said.
"The perfect time to think long-term is right now," he said.
Staff writer Tarryl Jackson contributed to this report.


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Sorry for the c/p, but being that I was offline, I got a little behind, so this will catch me up (I hope!) I had a great time on vacation, with the exception of my allergies getting worse, but we found out yesterday that I am reacting to my plastic kennel! So dad went out and bought me a new metal one today, which I'm not sure I like, but I guess I will adjust. I really don't have a choice, I guess. The good news is that my ear infection is cleared up and the vet said they are the best they have ever looked. Our vacation took us to Blue Eye, MO and we hiked in the woods, but quit due to all the woodticks there. Mom & dad gave up counting how many they took off me and dad. Mom only had 2. How lucky was she?? Mom & dad took in a couple of shows, which they enjoyed. They found a nice park where we hiked (no ticks), nice paved walkways. After Blue Eye, we traveled to Aurora, IL to visit friends and to meet their 7 month old mixed breed dog, Penny. Penny is a handful, she kept body slamming me and all I did was growled back and slapped at her with my paws. We romped in their backyard and then inside chased each other around the dining room table. All in all, we got along. We spent 4 days there (we stayed in a hotel). Mom had asked for a 1st floor room, but ended up on 3rd floor, so they upgraded us to a suite, boy was that nice! I didn't mind going up 3 flights of stairs for my potty breaks with such a nice room. We have stayed there before and they have a manmade pond with a nice paved walking trail that is one mile, so mom & I walked it every day at least once and one day we did it 3 times. Vacations are fun, but it's always good to be home. Now it's back to normal, except dad's work schedule changed for this week and mom might have to work extra hours since she was gone, but it's as close to normal as it gets around here. I think that sums up my vacation. Thanks to all who dropped by to wish me a happy anniversary. I had completely forgotten about it so it was nice to be remembered. I'm glad you are my furfriends. It's been a really great 2 years! and am looking for many more great years on the DC! Have a great night. Leaving you a vote. Shepherd hugs, Contessa
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Chewie let me do a long blog tonight. I don't know if he's just being really nice to me or if he is still worn out from having Dexter here all weekend!! BOL! Whatever the reason, I am gonna make the most of it!! BOL!
You know, I been doing some thinking. With Chewie having this Dog Movie Thing Theme for when he runs for DOTM next month, I have snuck a look or two at his notebook with stuff written in it for every day in June. It made me think about movies in general. There are actors in these movies that are just extras, there are minimal line actors that are basically day players.There are character actors that you remember their face but not their name...then there are STARS! The ones everybody knows their names, sees their movies, RED CARPET STARS! If I could be in the movies, I would be a star! A RED CARPET TYPE STAR! I would be in movies like Angelina Jolie does. I mean I would Kick butt! Action films baby! I mean who would expect the little girl dog that has nicknames like Squirtso and Munchkin would be a super hero or a hit woman or a spy. That would be a better cover than Clark Kent ever had, I mean all he hid behind was glasses for pete's sake!! I would have to find some thing besides a phone booth to change in cause they are few and far between. I can't spin like Wonder Woman cause I'd get dizzy! Oh well, that would be the writers problem when it comes to my super hero personna! hehehe If i get a role that requires a love scene, I will REALLY HAVE TO ACT, I am talking like an Oscar worthy performance, cause I don't kiss or as some people would say, LICK! Not even one little slurp of the tongue! I guess, if the payola was right, I mean if they gave me enough bully sticks or chew bones, I bet I could learn to lick! Afterall even Underdog had a soft side, right? I better go back in the bedroom and practice my photo shoot looks in Mommy's Cheval Mirror, you know the ones.....cute, alluring, innocent, sultry and sexy! The last one is gonna really be a booger for me! BOL! Bark at ya later!
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We actually wore out Mom and Dad! They both had to take little naps in the Living Room this afternoon. Daddy planted some stuff in the garden and ran over to check out a yard sale close by this morning.I sure don't understand why ANYBODYwould want to sell their yard.I guess they just sell little pieces of it with all the people that go to those things, which raises and even more perplexing question....why would anybody want to BUY a little piece of somebody elses yard? Yesterday I heard Mommy say they went to some yard sales and GARAGE sales...now how do you sell all those people your garage? Tomorrow morning they are going to a Rummage Sale. What the heck is a RUMMAGE?
If anybody knows what it is please let me know. I sure hope you don't have to feed it and if you do that it doesn't eat a lot! What is really strange about these things is, yesterday, Mommy and Daddy went to Garage and Yard Sales, and to a re-sale shop. They came home with a few things for the house and a game for the youngest niece and her half brother. How did they get those things instead of yards, garages and re-sales? If you go to a gift shop, you buy gifts, a flower shop you buy flowers, at a grocery store, you buy groceries.....I am soooo confused! Maya is sooooooo confused. Even our cousin Dexter who is MUCH older than us can't explain it. I think yard and garage sales and re-sale shops aren't the only places they went, myself. Maya and I are BOTH a little suspicious!
It's another hot day here! That's why Daddy quit working outside at lunchtime.He said it is a scorcher out there! No wonder that little bluebird is STILL trying to come in the house. It looks like he might be a little sunburned cause his front is a little bit red! I better go check on Daddy cause he hasn't moved on the couch for a while. I'm gonna borrow Mommy's hand mirror and go hold it under his nose and see if he steams it up. Cross your paws he does! Bark at ya later!
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you live in Oregon!!! we are going to viset there and see if we like it!! if we do we will stay!
we are looking at portland?? is it nice!!??
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Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid has a neck sprain, the result of a horrific crash into the end boards in Monday's Game 2 of his team's Stanley Cup playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers.
McQuaid is day to day, coach Claude Julien told reporters Tuesday in Boston, where the team was preparing for Wednesday's Game 3. The Bruins are up 2-0 in the series, which began in Philadelphia.
McQuaid was injured at 17:31 of the first period Monday when he tried to knock Flyers forward Mike Richards away from the side of the Bruins' goal. When Richards spun to avoid the check, McQuaid lost his balance and tumbled head first into the boards.
Medical tests showed McQuaid has a sprain, and he returned to Boston with the team Monday night.
"Everything so far has come out negative," Julien told the Boston Herald.
If Julien needs to replace McQuaid in Game 3, he's likely to pencil Shane Hdiny's name into the lineup, NESN.com reports.
"That's why I've been here and guys have been here working every day behind the scenes for this situation," Hnidy said Tuesday. "If somebody goes down, you have to be prepared to play. Unfortunately, that's where we're at. But at the same time, it's up to me to make sure I'm ready to go."
Julien told reporters he would make his decision on Wednesday. Rookie Matt Bartkowski, who has no playoff experience, is the only other defenseman available.
Julien expects a better defensive performance from his team after goalie Tim Thomas stopped 52 shots in Game 2.
"Especially after last night, we know how tough the competition is," Julien told the Herald. "We just need to come in here tomorrow and be ready to play as good as we can."


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Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced Wednesday his support for the bipartisan budget agreement offered by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.):
"This agreement is not broad in scope, but it's an important step in the right direction towards reducing wasteful spending and getting the federal government's fiscal house in order," Walden said.
"It reduces waste, fraud, and abuse, tackles corporate welfare, and reforms programs that have been spending tax dollars on auto-pilot without regular scrutiny. In total, the agreement reduces the deficit by $23 billion without a single penny in tax increases.
"The plan stops government checks from going to ineligible criminals and the deceased. It stops paying bills that dead-beat parents and insurance companies should be on the hook for. A government research program for private energy companies is eliminated. These are just some of the many real spending reductions in this agreement.
"This plan ensures the government will not shut down in January, allowing Congress to remain focused on efforts to grow our economy and reduce the size, scope, and cost of the federal government. While this agreement is an important step, Congress has much more work to do to balance the nation's budget, just like Oregon families do every month," Walden concluded
The House is expected to vote on this bipartisan agreement this week, followed by the Senate. For more information on the agreement from the House Budget Committee, please click here.


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Welcome to Cinematical Movie Club, your weekly chance to watch great films and chat about them with fellow readers every Monday night. This week's pick: Disney's princess-filled classic: 'Sleeping Beauty.'
When it comes to Disney Princesses, let's face it: Aurora is pretty lame. Love her though we may, she's not exactly a strong figure to fuel the world of 'Sleeping Beauty.' In fact, for a lead character, she has a shockingly small amount of time on-screen, with Wikipedia measuring it as fewer than 18 minutes, if you don't count her time as a baby. Eighteen minutes! She's also the lady who killed Disney's princess world altogether for 30 years, until 'The Little Mermaid' brought the form back in 1989.
Nevertheless, 'Sleeping Beauty' is now one of the most respected offerings in the Disney canon. Though Aurora's face (perhaps unfairly) keeps the story alive in Disney merchandise, the enduring love and respect are due to the world around the princess -- the artistry, supporting roles and perfectly villainous Maleficent.
Though as a child I always thought that I loved Aurora, and wanted to be the perfect, singing princess that she was, in later years I realized it was because of the beauty of the film, not the beauty of the, well, Beauty. She simply pales in comparison to the world around her -- especially the fairies, the music and the imagery -- and is little more than the MacGuffin for the plot.
The Three Good Fairies -- Flora, Fauna and Merryweather -- are like comforting, bickering aunts, full of all the motherly care one can muster, plus a great dose of snark and disagreement. Being fairies who live on magic, they lack all the human subtleties, unable to take on simple tasks like read a recipe or follow a sewing pattern. (Good thing fairies are made from a baby's laugh and not sex -- they're quite hopeless about human goings-on.) And though the fairies were whittled from seven to three, and only gave Aurora the gifts of beauty and song (wit was sadly lost from the source material), they also have this nice little battle over color, the quirky Merryweather fighting for Aurora to wear blue when Flora is so determined to swath her in pink. "Oh no, not pink! Make it blue."
And they're perfectly balanced by the best evil figure Disney has ever produced -- Maleficent.
Though the artists who created her crafted her perfectly, it's Eleanor Audley's command of the villainess that makes Maleficent so memorable. Her voice rips through the animation, accosting us as if we're watching a scary movie rather than an animated family film. Maleficent always seemed the most sinister and chilling of the Disney villains, even if -- in most ways -- her evilness was questionable -- a possible sign of a fairy led to the dark side rather than a figure who lives and breathes only through the powers of hell. Audley's voice in the role is, in fact, so charismatic that it's not so hard to start rooting for Maleficent, rather than that singing girl we barely see on the screen, who is so boring she must be blessed by fairies. (Seriously -- what would Aurora be like if she wasn't blessed by the fairies? Large warts and a Fran Drescher voice? That's all she has going for her!)
Maleficent's vocal charisma bleeds into the music, which seems so much more epic than what came before or after. By taking Tchaikovsky's notes from the 'Sleeping Beauty' ballet, the film's sound seems richer, almost atmospheric rather than musical. It's not so much "insert chipper Disney song here" to push the plot forward and allow characters to dance, but an element of the story, as important as the characters or art.
And oh, the art. Crafted over the course of a decade, it doesn't feel hyperbolic to state that 'Sleeping Beauty' is stunning, much more a work of art than a simple, straightforward animated film. The last hand-inked Disney feature, those detailed backgrounds required days more work than other Disney films. There are only few times and scenes where every space on the cell isn't overflowing with detail and texture, from bricks on the path to the castle to the lush backdrop of the forest, which Prince Phillip races through. And even the animation has a realistic air to it, which is no doubt due to the fact that the entire film was also shot in live action, so the animators had a real life point of reference. (Below, Helene Stanley dances as Aurora.)
And these grand strokes are only a part of it. Now I realize that the magic of 'Sleeping Beauty' is in the myriad of ways it can be viewed and appreciated, whether for the evilness of Maleficent, the perfect romance of your arranged marriage being to the man of your dreams or simply one drunk steward who sneaks drinks behind his king's back.
- Where does 'Sleeping Beauty' rank on your list of Disney favorites?
- Does the fact that Aurora is in only a small fraction of the film influence your enjoyment of the movie, either for the better or worse?
- The film had a very disappointing initial box office take (it helped bring about the first early fiscal loss for the company and many layoffs) that was only changed in later re-releases. Why wasn't the film loved from the get-go?
- In the next Girls on Film (coming later tonight), I discuss the news that Disney is eager to move away from princesses for the time being. Is this the right move? Will 'The Princess and the Frog' -- which has been cited as part of the reason for Disney's weariness towards the princesses -- become a lasting gem like 'Beauty'?
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Courteney Cox
- 1996
It's A Scream
Cox stars in the teen-slasher flick Scream, which grosses more than $103 million domestically. While filming, Cox, 32, becomes close with costar David Arquette, 25. "I'm a little too wild for her," he tells PEOPLE at the time. "She deserves someone more together than I am." In September 1998, Arquette asks Cox to marry him.
- 1999
Tying the Knot
Cox marries David Arquette in San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. Guests, including Brad Pitt and Friends costars Aniston, Perry and Kudrow, look on as she walks down the aisle to Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed." The two exchange vows, with Cox wearing a one-of-a-kind Valentino dress.
- 2001
Mass Production
Cox Arquette expands her repertoire, producing the comedy The Shrink Is In. She and husband David star. While the movie goes straight to video, Cox Arquette continues to produce several TV projects. A 2003 series, Mix It Up, incorporates one of her passions, home decorating.
- 2004
Farewell Friends
After 10 seasons as one of America's most unforgettable sitcoms, Cox Arquette and her costars tape the final episode of Friends. Major waterworks and as costar and best friend Aniston calls it, "inevitable pain" ensue.
Welcome, Coco
Cox and Arquette add a third member to the family with daughter Coco Riley Arquette. She is born in L.A. a day before the couple's fifth anniversary, reports PEOPLE. The healthy 6-lb. girl was conceived via in vitro fertilization and "is the best present they could have hoped for," a source close to the Arquettes tells PEOPLE. "It's been a long haul." The couple plans to have a second child.
- 2007
A Dirty Return
Cox Arquette returns to the small screen to play an editor-in-chief of two tabloid magazines in the FX network drama Dirt. She and her husband both serve as executive producers for the show, which premieres to 3.7 million viewers. On the show's season finale in March, fellow Friends costar Jennifer Aniston guest stars as a rival magazine editor, who shares a much-publicized onscreen kiss with Cox Arquette.
- 2008
Courteney Dishes on Botox
Cox Arquette appears on the cover of Marie Claire, where she opens up about anti-aging cosmetic procedures–specifically Botox, which she says she "hated." The actress, whose FX series Dirt was cancelled after two seasons, hasn't ruled out future procedures, but has to clear that decision with her husband: "He loves the aging process. He thinks it's beautiful, [so] I'm under pressure to not do anything."
- 2009
Cougar Courteney
Cox Arquette returns to primetime with a guest stint on Scrubs as chief of medicine Dr. Maddox in the show's final season. The actress, who has a development deal with ABC Studios, also returns to the small screen in September as executive producer and star of Cougar Town, playing a newly-single 40-year-old mother.
- 2010
A Surprise Split
After 11 years of marriage, Cox and Arquette announce they're separating. "The reason for this separation is to better understand ourselves and the qualities we need in a partner and for our marriage," says the estranged couple. "We remain best friends and responsible parents to our daughter and we still love each other deeply." In June 2012, Cox and Arquette each file for divorce on the same day, and their split is finalized a year later.
- 2011
Oh, the Horror!
After more than a decade, Cox reprises her role as newsmaker Gale Weathers in Scream 4. "I just enjoy doing all three of them. That's where I met David," Cox tells EW. "Each Scream represents a huge turning point in my life: I met David on 1. We did not like each other on 2. We got married right before on 3." With a host of new (Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere) and old faces (Neve Campbell, David Arquette), the fourth installment of the horror franchise opens at No. 2, making nearly $20 million at the box office.
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- Courteney Cox
- Date of Birth
- June 15, 1964
- Birth Place
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Relationships
Johnny McDaid, fiancé (2013 to present)
David Arquette, ex-husband (1999 to 2013)
Adam Duritz, ex-boyfriend (1996)
Michael Keaton, ex-boyfriend (1989 to 1995)
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Volunteers in Ghana give children's home a facelift on IVD
05 December 2002
Accra: Marking International Volunteer Day (IVD) on Tuesday, 5 December 2002, the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) and partners in Ghana organized a day devoted to community work at Osu Children's Home in the capital Accra. Other participating volunteers included members of the UN Volunteer Association of Ghana (UNVA), Canadian University Service Organisation (CUSO), the National Service Scheme, Voluntary Work Camp, CIF and other local volunteers.
The volunteers painted the Home, cleared the surroundings, cleaned the children's hostel and their playground and paved the landscape with painted stones.
Shortly after the work was completed arund mid-day, the Honorable Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Gladys Asmah, arrived at the Home and thanked UNV for organizing the event. In her speech, she also praised the volunteers for a job well done and called on all Ghanaians to volunteer their time and resources for national development.
Responding, UNV Programme Officer Joseph Oji of Nigeria thanked the Honorable Minister for taking time off her busy schedule and encouraging volunteerism in the country.
For CUSO Country Director Kwame Oduro, the exercise was proof that people can come together irrespective of their profession, rank, nationality, age, sex and creed to work and make life worth living for the less privileged.
In addition to these activities, UN Volunteers used the occasion to highlight new international development targets under the theme, "Volunteers for Millennium Develpment Goals".
Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama's keynote address was read by Cecilia Bannerman, Honorable Minister for Manpower Development and Employment. In his speech entitled "Volunteerism, a proven adjunct to national socio-economic development efforts", the Vice President lauded UN Volunteers and volunteers in Ghana for making sacrifices to improve on the plight of their fellow men and women. He listed numerous contributions of volunteers to national development.
Other speakers included Mrs. Agnes Guimba-Ouedraogo, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative and representatives of the volunteer organizations.
After the speeches, an exhibition of volunteer organizations was declared opened. Participants freely visited stands set up by UNV, the Peace Corps, VSO, CUSO, National Service Scheme and Action Aid.
Participants at the IVD events included country directors of the major volunteer sending organizations in the country -- the US Peace Corps, British Volunteer Service Oversees (VSO), Canadian CUSO, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ghanaian National Service Scheme. Others included Honorable Ministers, Representatives from UN Agencies, NGOs, both local and international, community-based organizations, the media, the private sector, students, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) staff and private citizens.
According to the IVD event chairman, Local Government and Rural Development Minister Baah Wiredu, it was an "IVD with a difference".
Read the speech of Minister Gladys Asmah (PDF 10.4KB)
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- Career Highlights
- Author of Women and Gender in Early Jewish and Palestinian Nationalism (University Press of Florida)
- Published articles on Palestinian-Israeli history and roles of women in political conflict in Arab Studies Journal, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Journal, Harvard International Review, Association of Middle Eastern Women's Studies, Gendering the Middle East, and Lilith
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- B.A., Brandeis University
- M.A., Harvard University
- Ph.D., Harvard University
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"I don't believe that history repeats itself. I think that we're always living in a new moment, but that the past is constantly affecting us—in our personal lives and as a society. I subscribe to the notion that the more aware you can be about what has gotten you to where you are, the better prepared you are to take the next step, to understand what's going on around you and respond to it."
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Apple can decode and access anything stored in iCloud
0. phoneArena 04 Apr 2012, 16:58 posted on
Apple's iCloud service is extremely secure against outside intrusion. Intrusion by Apple itself is a very different matter...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
ugh... more privacy concerns... idk i mean its just like using google or anything internet related-- u have to deal with it and use the product or just dont put stuff in a cloud/internet... i wish there was a way to keep better privacy but it seems impossible...
im not saying they should be able to do this... they probably shouldn't, but it seems to be just another fact of using the internet.. i guess if u dont like it dont use it.. just like most apple products..
2. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
What good news!
Apple want's, need's you'r info......
3. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
I work with legal documents and this is not exclusive to Apple... Why is this on here? If the court decides to subpoena your phone records, that can be done too. This is nothing new.
4. iShepherd (Posts: 38; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
READ the article! That's the entire point, Apple doesn't need a court order to start surfing through your stuff. Do you seriously work with legal docs?
14. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Amen! I mean really! I don't believe he read the entire article. It's really not that difficult...
17. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
Neither do most companies. It's choice of wording. Can the companies do it. Probably. Will they, we don't know.
Can you kill someone? Yes. Will you do it? Maybe, maybe not.
34. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
Theres a lot of issues with privacy nowadays. If you choose to obtain records for X reason, you can likely do it. I wouldnt doubt if Apple has this available to avoid legal trouble. I wouldnt doubt most companies have access to their customes cloud accounts.
5. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
This is a BIG reason as a Mac Fanboy, never purchase an iCrap iPhone. I own an HTC Evo and LOVE the fact that my phone is equipped with an expansion slot. However the new HTC One X, I said it before and YES! I will POST AGAIN! I HATE THE FACT THAT THE NEW GENERATION OF ANDROID PHONE ARE JUST LIKE THE iCrap iPhone. With no expansion slot, forcing consumer to the cloud, whether you like it or not. In other words to consumer from this new trend of smartphone, a big "TOO BAD"!!! The cell phone manufacturers are very aware of the dumbass 99% fool will eat the crap they put out. This isn't just Apple doing this, Google and every other cloud service provider is guilty of this. Consumer should have an option to have an expansion slot on the high end phone, not just the low end.
7. iShepherd (Posts: 38; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
I agree, the one thing I don't like Google doing is pushing hard for Android phones to rely on cloud services when my wireless plan is capped, and now my broadband is capped too.
9. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
However: what is corrupting the landscape of the new phone being manufacturer, are all those butt head fools with this "I Don't Care" attitude of having the expansion slot. They are Sooo comfortable with 8GB, !6Gb or even 32GB of fixed storage. AS well as not having a removable battery option. What is so wrong with wanting options. To the person that gave iShepherd a thumbs down, Suck egg! We're right!!!
11. gp284 (Posts: 120; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
but what does your original comment have to do with this article?
13. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
If I have to explain to you (@gp284), then it's not worth it. Everyone else understood what I posted and how it relates to this article. I'm truly sorry you were unable to comprehend my original post. Maybe if you try reading it serval time you might understand.
18. gp284 (Posts: 120; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
All I see is you hating on new feature phones not having an SD card slot. There was a post about that a while ago which is where you should have posted it. This post has to do with the iCloud and while both your post and the article have to do with content storage this still would have been better suited for the other article. If you had wanted it to be more applicable you should have just said screw the iCloud I prefer using SD cards rather than having to trust my content to some other company, rather than just saying how you like SD card slot expansion and you don't like how new feature phones are ditching the slot and not one word about the iCloud.
21. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Hence I love to see an expansion slot on all Anroid device and hate iCloud...
25. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
24. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Dam right!
8. andro. (Posts: 1998; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Agreed i always buy a phone with a memory card slot,32gb cards can be got for 30 euros for example. There are a few new android phones with sd card slots but there are plenty of alternatives also. You can bet the gs3 will have a card slot.
10. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
@andro I hope your right! The ways things are looking is not so good. They are already making so many device with no option at all. No expansion slots, no removable battery. The really want to make sure that consumer recycle their phone every two years.
15. andro. (Posts: 1998; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
A non removeable battery is less of a concern as android phones starting to shift with 1800+ mah batteries,a two year cycle is fine as most peoples upgrades come round every 18 or 24 months plus all phones except apples come with 2 year warranties
40. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)
Agree! And there is proof, you can watch or download video from here:
6. andro. (Posts: 1998; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Hmmmmm.........Apple spying on its users,where are we heard this before! The icloud was always another way apple do market 'research' and itunes agreements are always worded so the user 'agrees' to it all these apple motives by accepting itunes.
.a recent PA survey showed most users perferred micro sd cards slots for security reasons so ifans are damned here due to apples demand of internal memory only so that they can charge high for extra capacity
12. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Well don't sing to loud just yet @andro, these new breed of Android are becoming more and more exactly like the iPhone. With no expansion slots or removable battery. This my point, So this year we Android user will be damed as well.
16. christianqwerty (Posts: 467; Member since: 05 May 2011)
I doubt apple would ever want to look at my jr.high pictures and collection of amy winehouse music. who cares, unless you have a national secret hidden in the icloud, i dont see it being that big of a deal.
19. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
It's funny fandroids bashing Apple over privacy concerns while Goolge harvest all their data to advertisers.
20. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
So true!!!!
22. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
I have, or have you ever seen or herd
Apple sponsering on any-thing? Nope,
There to acquisitive!
26. bayusuputra (Posts: 962; Member since: 12 Feb 2012)
no, the bashing is because you Apple lovers think that Apple wont be doing what Google has done..
It all started with you Apple lovers..
This is just how the android lovers say, "You see, they do the same thing."
27. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
It's not funny! It's the truth....
Wake up from ur wooly land....
Open ur obscurity eye's....
The fruit is the master in disguise!!!
Robot vs fruit.....
This is contention.......
29. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
People who bye iphone no nothing about the
people who bye beats headphone no nothing about
people who bye porsche no nothing about cars
What they no is that model they buy is the most
overpriced item and popular at the moment.....
The real competion is marketing strategy......
Iphone5 just could upgrade lte and screen over
the ip4s and the its the new big thing!!!!!!!!
Poor fans stupid dum idiots......
23. Mandroid (Posts: 209; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
Cool cool. I'll add that to the list of 600 other reasons not to buy apples novelties. What horse crap, when I buy something I sure as hell don't want anyone to tell me what I can and cannot put on there.
28. jil77 (Posts: 24; Member since: 18 Feb 2010)
No crap! I hope everyone already knew this!
30. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
umm.. easy answer... no way in hell. Apple is one of the most vile and underhanded companies in this business. No way in hell will i allow them full access to anything I store. I dont need a reason to want real privacy. If i want to share it, its my right.
32. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
You give all info to google and they data mine your info. The irony lol!
Did you not read about Google's new privacy agreement or how they're bypassing privacy in browsers? You really should try living in reality. It's not that bad.
Oh Samsung uses Foxconn factories. It's your move.
43. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
dude, i dont play chess against a brainless opponent.
the "bypassing" you were talking about was nothing more than a way to add +1 on safari. nothing malicious. It was an exploit that apple had known about for over a year and didnt care enough to fix. Its not like they are going around saying "store your stuff with us, btw we retain the rights to decode anything you put on our servers for our own use".. thats something only Apple does.
Samsung does not use foxconn for their premier products and smartphones like the galaxy series. Those are all made at samsung plants in indonesia where the workers get paid slightly better, have paid vacations, benefits, workers rights, and sick time.
check mate.
next time, ill let you move 4 times before i move once.
31. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
What I find worrying is the incredible amount of people who don't actually read the ToC on any device, especially anything from Apple. Listen that company may seem like it's out to help you, but in reality it's only in it for your money and to keep you buying. So protecting it's bottom line and their arse is priority, so if that means making you agree to not be able to have any sort of privacy of data stored in your online account then so be it.
The fact is when is private going be a redundant word, in this digital age pretty much nothing is private anymore. We make digital purchases but in reality we are just renting as you do not own anything physical just a bunch of zero's and one's. I don't expect to use cloud storage for anything for as long as I can. It's just not worth the invasion of my so called privacy, simple fact what I have stored on my phone is my business and no one else. This is about to go the way of banking, open trade on your music tastes and book selection and you get no pay for your info, but the bank makes all the money. Capitalism at it's finest. Google, Apple and everyone else with their cloud storage can go fornicate themselves with that cloud crap. I like to not have to worry if what I put on my storage is being sifted through by people whom I do not know nor want looking in there.
35. phoenixpr (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Well put! Want make me mad are those idiots that reply with "Our stuff is not national security" why should we care. A bunch of dumass statement. My picture or whatever it may be, is my stuff. I don't trust these cloud service!!! That is why I was happy to see the new HTC One X is equipped with an expansion slot. This will allow me to continue without a cloud service, for as long as I get avoid that crap cloud.
33. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
This is not good. iCloud was a great idea, but this just kills it if the general public finds out about it. No big deal if you're just storing music and movies, but if your storing sensitive documents, this could be a big problem. I wouldn't trust it.
36. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
And you trust Google with your data? That makes no sense.
37. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Nope. I opted out before the new privacy settings took effect and I don't sign into Chrome at all. I do share anything. The ads I don't mind much.
38. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
The new privacy settings don't have an opt out I know of other an not using Google products.
39. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Yep, PA posted a little how to article. Technically, its just turning off the browser history which only prevent Google from keeping my data forever. But on my phone, I don't sign into the Google browser. When you first sign into you gmail to activate the phone it automatically logs you into the Google browser, but you can just log out. I never use my home address or put in anyone else's exact address. Who knows how that info would be used if its lost. Just because we love Google or Apples products, doesn't mean we should drop our guards.
44. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
because you dont know anything taco, you just blind attack like a rabbit cataract filled chihuahua with no teeth.
45. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
I wasn't attacking at all
42. TROLL.ISAHA (banned) (Posts: 535; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Taco love's the icloud.....
He dislike's SD card...
Cause Apple said so!
41. casbah70 (Posts: 16; Member since: 21 Jun 2011)
I know some HIPAA security officers who would have a serious issue with this.


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Happy holidays, Easter bunnies. I know I should be wishing for sunshine and spring flowers, but today I prefer the showers. We have snow in London! It's not sticking, but it's pretty and magical when it falls.
In celebration of the holiday, I bring you a post entirely devoted to eggs, one of my all time favourite foods.
Wondering how to cook an egg? Here's a few detailed instructions:
- Simply Recipes shows you how to make hard-boiled eggs
- Meanwhile, Culinate demystifies the poached egg in its pictorial guide
- Everyone should know hot to make scrambled eggs. But if you haven't a clue, read how to make scrambled eggs at Mr. Breakfast
Now that you know how to cook eggs, how should you eat them?
How about from an egg cup made of pure white salt crystals?
Or make weird boiled egg shapes with Japanese egg molds…
Or how about my favorite? Poached eggs on toast!
My other favorite: egg in a frame!
Lots of people are feeling eggcellent this weekend. Heidi of 101 Cookbooks posts her favourite egg recipes, including Poached Eggs over Rice and the crepe-thin Skinny Omelet Meanwhile, Jul at Veggie Chic has some tasty looking veggie dishes for Easter.
I know it's not eggs, but hot cross buns are delicious and smell really good while they're toasting. Tim made some last year from a recipe in bread matters by andrew whitley. They were awesome! Here's a similar recipe for hot cross buns at recipezaar.


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I made some of the elements by myself and I hope you like the template.
I made some of the elements by myself and I hope you like the template.
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Avril now must wait and see if Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew and team president Tom Lewand agree.
As Avril emptied his locker Monday afternoon, he walks into an uncertain future. He is one of several Lions players who are unrestricted free agents in 2012. Avril made $2.61 million in 2011, but is looking to become one of the highest paid defensive ends in the NFL.
He just does not know if the Detoit Lions will sign that paycheck, or if the signature will come from another NFL team.
"It's all about if they want me to be here," Avril said. "I definitely want to be here, but I got to do the right thing for my family also."
It is almost impossible to argue against Avril's desire to be paid as an elite defensive end.
Avril had 11 sacks, six forced fumbles, 29 tackles, plus he scored two touchdowns for Detroit this season. His sack total is tied for 11th in the NFL, while Avril was ranked second in forced fumbles. Avril is only the sixth player in team history to record 10 or more sacks, one fumble recovery and an interception return for a touchdown in one season.
"It's one thing to have double-digit sacks, but Cliff had a little bit more of an impact than just that because of the forced fumbles," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "That goes hand-in-hand with getting sacks a lot of times, but Cliff has a knack for it. That gave us a big push.
"We didn't finish the way we wanted to defensively, but we got a lot of turnovers and Cliff was a big part of that. Cliff was also a guy who was drafted before I got here, but we've developed him, he's developed with us, he's become a better player every year. He's added to his arsenal every year and he's been a hard worker. I think all those things we recognize."
Avril, a third-round selection by Detroit in 2008, also recognizes his team's financial situation.
Detroit defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh is slated to make $9.25 million next season, followed by defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch ($5 million) and defensive tackle Corey Williams ($4.9 million).
In all likelihood, Avril will receive the franchise tag by Detroit, which will bump his salary up to around $10 million. However, Avril would prefer a long-term deal.
"There's a lot of money in my position group," Avril said. "I don't know. It might just be a financial thing (if they don't re-sign him). I don't know. It's my first time going through free agency, so I don't really know how this thing works upstairs."
Avril is not the only player Detroit's front office will address.
Lions receiver Calvin Johnson is entering the final season of his contract. Johnson made $8.875 million in 2011 and is slated to make $14 million next season. Detroit is expected to rework his deal, which could give him a more lucrative contract than Arizona receiver Larry Fitzgerald (eight years for $120 million).
In addition, Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch is an unrestricted free agent. Tulloch signed a one-year deal worth $3.25 million with the hope of receiving a larger contract after this season. He led the team with 111 tackles and three sacks, and it is highly unlikely he will sign another one-year deal.
"There are tougher decisions when you're trying to figure out how you're going to keep all your good players than how you're going to get rid of all your bad players," Schwartz said. "Honestly, that's the difference between a couple of years ago and now. If you keep drafting well, keep signing good free agents, you develop young players -- not all of them high draft picks -- but you develop young players, you're going to have some of those decisions.
"But again, it's too early to even be more than just a glance talking about that. We're talking about the middle of March before some of those things come up. We have a long way to go before then."
Avril is just hopeful Mayhew and Lewand make it worth the wait.
"I'm meeting with everybody like I'm going to be here next year," Avril said. "They basically put the schedule out as far as what we're going to be doing (this offseason) as far as when we return. I'm preparing like I'm going to be here. It's like I said, it's up to them."