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After maybe four decades of improved wages and benefits, teachers - in both public schools and state universities - find themselves under considerable attack because of how much they earn and their pensions. Over that period, the standards to become a teacher have been raised substantially as have the requirements to remain one.
As the compensation has risen, so has the caliber of individuals who want to become a teacher. No longer is it a fallback career for the least talented who attend college. No longer are colleges of education the least intellectually demanding or least academically rigorous programs on university campuses.
The cutback in support from Republican state legislators and, in Ohio, the voters' refusal to sustain quality public schools make it far less attractive for young people to consider teaching as a career. When state Republican legislators in Columbus use a cleaver to reduce the level of support, they're saying they don't value education. Low taxes carry a high price.
With the transformation of the NEA and AFT into labor unions, teachers bargained collectively for improved pay, benefits and working conditions. As with other public sector unions, negotiators often agreed to accept lower salaries in return for improved pensions. Today, office holders decry the agreements their predecessors of yesteryear reached, saying the taxpayer can't afford them and the pensions are more generous than retirees in the private sector qualify for. One of the benefits of an office holder approving a labor contract a municipal government or school board can't afford is knowing he is unlikely to be around to face the voters when the bill comes due.
Teaching remains a challenging and demanding profession. Those who downgrade teachers and point to a seven-hour workday and nine-month year interrupted with holidays and spring breaks ignore and dismiss the preparation these teachers put in, the papers and tests they grade. They also minimize the considerable time teachers put in as coaches and advisers to extracurricular activities for which they receive less than minimum wage (average about five cents per hour).
Depending on the polls or ratings, the U.S. schools are anywhere from 21st to 37th best in the world. If the Republicans continue to shortchange our public schools and universities, if we continue to make it unattractive for bright young people to enter teaching, the U.S. will pay a huge price as we watch our ability to compete globally decline.
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2. Getting food poisoning from the hunk of meat that's been roasting all day.
Halal carts: So delicious yet so suspicious.
3. This metal death trap, aka the fire escape.
4. Getting sidewalk-trapped by this children/animals/environmental volunteer gauntlet.
"Excuse me, do you have a minute for…"
5. Losing an eye every time it rains.
6. Having a sidewalk cellar door buckle under you while walking.
7. Delivery guys that are way too intense.
Stay off the sidewalks, bro.
8. Walking under this rickety piece of shit while it's being built.
9. The world's largest store.
AKA the Macy's on 34th St.
10. Cabbies who drive like they're in "The Fast and the Furious."
11. Their personal trainer.
This is from the David Barton Gym on Astor Place. Equal parts terrifying and confusing.
12. Walking over subway grates.
Sometimes it's a two-foot drop, other times it's a two-story drop.
13. Death by waiting in line.
The line for Shakespeare in the Park tickets.
14. That someone's going to steal your brunch table after you waited outside for 45 minutes.
15. That their favorite bar will suddenly one day without warning become:
17. Times Square.
- Donald Trump accused former Miss Universe Alicia Machado of being in a sex tape, calling her "disgusting." He's appeared in a softcore porn.
- The hair vitamins promoted by the Kardashians make "largely inaccurate" nutrient claims, according to lab tests.
- In a newly released video deposition, Trump implied he planned to call Mexicans "rapists" when he announced his presidential run.

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But we're going to hold our thoughts for a minute to focus on another one of our favorite Leto body parts: his face, duh – and no offense to his other sexy man bun.
Now that the Dallas Buyers Club star swept this year – from the Golden Globe Awards to the Screen Actors Guild Awards to the Oscars – we're getting up close and personal with Leto's victory face, which is just as good as Rita Moreno's victory dance.
Whether or not he takes home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (the ultimate nod to his on-screen portrayal of transgender woman Rayon), he's already won awards season with these five faces.
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text: crossfit curiosity May 17, 2012 By Alysia Leave a Comment I had an appointment today that got cancelled. The food I brought today wasn't enough to last me the entire day, since I thought I'd be going home sometime in the afternoon. Along with the veggies and hummus I brought in, I ended up going over to Subway at the student union for lunch. Turkey breast, guacamole, lettuce, red onion, green pepper, and black olive on whole wheat. Sounds kind of familiar, huh? I best be having something other than a sub sandwich tonight. Crossfit, anyone? While I was eating lunch, I decided to browse twitter and some of my frequently read blogs. In the last 24 hours, it seems there has been a significant number of posts about crossfit. I have several friends that are into crossfit. Kyle was even doing it for a while last fall. Everyone who does it, loves it. I haven't tried it yet. There are some free crossfit classes at the gym my friends go to, which I need to check out at some point in time. (I like free.) Anyhow, I saw several crossfit 'workout of the day' posts. This is an example of what one of them looked like. WOD for Monday 5×2 Power Snatch 5 RFT: 12 PushPress 115/75 15 T2B 21 Double Unders Besides the fact that it took me a minute to remember that WOD stood for 'workout of the day,' I didn't know what most of those moves were. (I later remembered a second workout I saw, where they told you to erepeat the cycle of 3 moves 5 times, perhaps explaining the 5RFT.) There was one move that I googled, which was the power snatch. I've heard of power cleans before, but a 'snatch'? Just what is that? I knew that the power clean was a move I'd seen on the Olympics, with weight that looks impossible to lift. I found a website that laid it out plain and simple. In a power clean, you catch the weight at your shoulders, and in a power snatch, you catch the weight overhead. this is a power clean (source) end position of the power snatch (source) No wonder those crossfit people always look so buff. Well, even though I've heard rave reviews of these crossfit workouts, and know where to find some, I'm not going to attempt them just yet. Especially in moves like the power clean/snatch, you have to make sure you're using good form. Which means I'll need someone helping me through the first couple times I do it. Maybe my next open Saturday morning, I'll finally check out that free class my friend have been wanting me to go to! Have you done crossfit? How do you like it?


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"Mr. Spitz feeds us every riveting detail of the chaos that underscored the festival. It makes for some out-a-sight reading, man." The New York Times Book Review Celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2014, the Woodstock Music Festival defined a generation. Yet, there was much more than peace and love driving that long weekend the summer of 1969. In Barefoot in Babylon, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bob Spitz gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Woodstock, from its inception and the incredible musicians that performed to its scandals and the darker side of the peace movement. With a new introduction, as well as maps, set lists, and a breakdown of all the personalities involved, Barefoot in Babylon is a must-read for anyone who was there--or wishes they were.
The Beatlesby Bob Spitz
As soon as The Beatles became famous, the spin machine began to construct a myth--one that has continued to this day. But the truth is much more interesting, much more exciting, and much more moving. In this bestselling book, Bob Spitz has written the biography for which Beatles fans have long waited. 32 pages of b/w photos.
The Beatles: The Biographyby Bob Spitz
As soon as The Beatles became famous, the spin machine began to construct a myth--one that has continued to this day. But the truth is much more interesting, much more exciting, and much more moving. In this masterpiece, Bob Spitz has written the biography for which Beatles fans have been waiting. 32 pages of b/w photos.
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Childby Bob Spitz
It's rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very culture. It's even rarer when that someone is a middle-aged, six-foot three-inch woman whose first exposure to an unsuspecting public is cooking an omelet on a hot plate on a local TV station. And yet, that's exactly what Julia Child did. The warble-voiced doyenne of television cookery became an iconic cult figure and joyous rule-breaker as she touched off the food revolution that has gripped America for more than fifty years. Now, in Bob Spitz's definitive, wonderfully affectionate biography, the Julia we know and love comes vividly -- and surprisingly -- to life. In Dearie, Spitz employs the same skill he brought to his best-selling, critically acclaimed book The Beatles, providing a clear-eyed portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential Americans of our time -- a woman known to all, yet known by only a few.At its heart, Dearie is a story about a woman's search for her own unique expression. Julia Child was a directionless, gawky young woman who ran off halfway around the world to join a spy agency during World War II. She eventually settled in Paris, where she learned to cook and collaborated on the writing of what would become Mastering the Art of French Cooking, a book that changed the food culture of America. She was already fifty when The French Chef went on the air -- at a time in our history when women weren't making those leaps. Julia became the first educational TV star, virtually launching PBS as we know it today; her marriage to Paul Child formed a decades-long love story that was romantic, touching, and quite extraordinary. A fearless, ambitious, supremely confident woman, Julia took on all the pretensions that embellished tony French cuisine and fricasseed them to a fare-thee-well, paving the way for everything that has happened since in American cooking, from TV dinners and Big Macs to sea urchin foam and the Food Channel. Julia Child's story, however, is more than the tale of a talented woman and her sumptuous craft. It is also a saga of America's coming of age and growing sophistication, from the Depression Era to the turbulent sixties and the excesses of the eighties to the greening of the American kitchen. Julia had an effect on and was equally affected by the baby boom, the sexual revolution, and the start of the women's liberation movement. On the centenary of her birth, Julia finally gets the biography she richly deserves. An in-depth, intimate narrative, full of fresh information and insights, Dearie is an entertaining, all-out adventure story of one of our most fascinating and beloved figures.From the Hardcover edition.
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Good Stockby Bob Spitz Sanford D'Amato Kevin J. Miyazaki
Good Stock is the story of Sanford "Sandy" D'Amato's journey from young Italian kid who loved to cook to unknown culinary student with a passion for classical French cuisine to one of the most respected chefs and restaurateurs in the country. Featuring more than 80 recipes and full-color photography throughout, Good Stock weaves together memoir and cookbook in an beautiful and engaging package.Sanford, the restaurant D'Amato opened in 1989 and sold to his longtime chef de cuisine in December 2012, has been one of the highest-rated restaurants in America over the past 20 years, earning accolades from Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Esquire, Wine Spectator, Zagat Guide, and the James Beard Foundation. D'Amato has cooked for the Dalai Lama and the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, and was one of 12 chefs chosen by Julia Child herself to cook for her 80th birthday celebration. The story of Sanford and Sandy D'Amato is in part the story of America's embrace of fine dining and its acceptance of chefs as master craftsmen.Over the past quarter century, America has seen a rise in the prominence of "celebrity chefs," to the extent that it's difficult to remember a time when becoming a chef was considered a backup plan more than a craft. That transformation began in the 1970s, right around when Sanford D'Amato was studying at the fabled Culinary Institute of America. This was a time when American cooks were by and large being frozen out by French chefs who didn't believe the Americans had what it took to create great cuisine. D'Amato, through persistence, skill, and the help of his mentor, Chef Peter Von Erp, became the first American cook at Le Veau d'Or and worked under Chef Roland Chenus through the groundbreaking opening of Le Chantilly. Soon the heyday of classic French cuisine began to waned, as rising chefs like D'Amato began leading the spread "New American" dining.To D'Amato, though, the Midwest always signified home. His culinary inventiveness was inspired in part by his childhood home, located above his grandparents' grocery store on the lower east side of Milwaukee. It was a small apartment constantly filled with the sights of carefully prepared delicacies, the smells of rich foods on the simmer, and the many tastes of generations-old Italian recipes. Drawing on this influence, as well as his rigorous training in classic French technique, D'Amato eventually opened Sanford in the same space his grandparents' grocery store occupied.In telling his story, D'Amato studs his narrative with 80 of his favorite recipes. The book features both personal photos from his background and career as well as beautiful images of finished recipes.Readers of Good Stock will come to believe, as D'Amato does, that to create great food, it doesn't matter if you're preparing a grilled hot dog or pan-roasted monkfish-- what matters is that you treat all dishes with equal love, soul, and respect, and try to elevate each dish to its ultimate level of flavor. Good Stock combines Midwestern charm with international appeal as the perfect book for aspiring chefs, culinary students, and foodies everywhere.
The Saucier's Apprentice: One Long Strange Trip through the Great Cooking Schools of Europeby Bob Spitz
The education of a barbarian in the temples of haute cuisine. In the blink of an eye, Bob Spitz turned fifty, finished an eight-year book project and a fourteen-year marriage, had his heart stolen and broken on the rebound, and sought salvation the only way he knew how. He fled to Europe, where he hopscotched among the finest cooking schools in pursuit of his dream.Spitz hit the fabled cooking-school circuit in a series of idyllic European villages, and The Saucier's Apprentice is a chronicle of his exploits. Combining an outrageous travelogue with gastronomic lore, hands-on cooking instruction, hot-tempered chefs, local personalities, and a batch of memorable recipes, Spitz's odyssey recounts the transformation of a professional writer--and lifelong kitchen amateur--into a world-class cook.
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!: The Beatles, Beatlemania, and the Music that Changed the Worldby Bob Spitz
It starts in the housing projects and school playgrounds of Liverpool, where four boys would discover themselves--and a new form of music called rock 'n roll. It takes us from the famous first meeting between John and Paul, to the clubs of Liverpool and Germany when George and Ringo join the band, down Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields, to America and the height of the Beatles' success--when they were still teenagers. In Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, Spitz recreates the thrills, tears and magic of his New York Times bestselling adult biography, but in a style and format that's accesible for young readers. This book includes photos, sidebars and graphic elements. It's a book about teens who changed the world.
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A tribunal here on Monday sentenced a man to death and seven people to different jail terms for killing a schoolboy in Netrakona in 2011.
Judge of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 ABM Sajedur Rahman pronounced the verdict in the presence of all the convicts.
The condemned convict is Mokhlesur Rahman of Naupara village in Kendua upazila of Netrakona district.
Of the rest convicts, five -- Habibur Rahman Bakul, a teacher of Naupara High School, Matiur Rahman Moti, Rahim Miah, Mosharraf Hossain and Afzal Hossain -- were sentenced to life imprisonment while the two others -- Lutfur Rahman Hridyoy and Jahangir Alam Titu -- to 10 years' imprisonment.
The tribunal fined the lifers Tk 20,000 each, in default, to suffer one year more in prison.
According to the prosecution, Mokhlesur Rahman, a maternal cousin of Sanju Rahman, father of victim Mizanur Rahman Babu, along with Habibur Rahman Bakul and his brother Matiur Rahman had masterminded the killing of Babu following an enmity over the managing committee of Naupara High School.
Later, the convicts killed Babu, a Class-VII student of Naupara High School, by slitting his throat at Baura Haor in the upazila on October 15, 2011.
Victim's father Sanju Rahman had filed a murder case with Kendua Police Station the following day.
Mohammad Abu Hanif, sub-inspector of Kendua Police Station and investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge-sheet against them on November 30, 2011.
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A California appeals court will soon decide the fate of thousands of homeschoolers.
Yesterday the Los Angeles court took the unusual step of revisiting a ruling it made in February. That ruling required homeschool parents to obtain state teaching credentials.
But after yesterday's hearing, several Christian legal groups fear the court's new ruling will simply retrench its earlier position.
"The questions that were raised by the appellate court make it very clear that they want this to be a major watershed case," Brad Dacus with the Pacific Justice Institute told CBN News. But the Alliance Defense Fund's senior council Gary McCaleb, who helped represent one of the family's, has an optimistic outlook. "Most likely this case will go back down to the lower court to see if this particular family should home school," he said. "I think the court understands now that parents do have a fundamental right to raise their kids, that home schooling is part of that," McCaleb said. "And that you only restrict home schooling when there's a very, very, very compelling governmental need to do that." But what if the outcome is not so sunny? "If a ruling comes out that says that home schooling is illegal in California, I can pretty much guarantee you that'll go straight to the Supreme Court on behalf of the many home schoolers who are successfully home schooling today in California," he said.
The court's decision is expected as early as next month. Source: The Associated Press, OneNewsNow
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Update, 4:57 p.m.:
Origin of Berlet's report was Larry Brooks' article in Sunday's New York Post.
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Bruce Berlet at Connnecticutplus.com reports that the Rangers might be interested in bringing Fedor Tyutin back…
"Former Wolf Pack and Rangers defenseman Fedor Tyutin might be headed back to New York. After two consecutive healthy scratches, Tyutin, traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets three seasons ago for the departed Nik Zherdev, returned to the Blue Jackets' lineup for a 3-1 victory over the Rangers on Saturday night. The Rangers reportedly are interested in re-acquiring Tyutin, a left-hand shot who plays the right side with one more year on his contract at $2,843,750."
…not sure how realiable this is as it's buried at the bottom of a Connecticutplus.com article not being reported by Spector or Pierre LeBrun (not that they're any more reliable).
…Rangers defense could definitely use Tyutin's toughness, but I'd have to hear who the Blue Jackets would want in return. Plus Sauer has been adding some snarl lately so Tyutin might not be needed.
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Guitar Date is a jazz guitar duo formed by two jazz guitarists- Vedran Zec and Vjekoslav Pavlovic. The idea came out of previous collaboration and friendship of members of JazzyBell quartet and Vedran Zec, who in 2007 gave a joint jazz concert entitled Romberg and Jazz, as part of the manifestation "Romberg's Music Evenings". Since then, they have continued to work together and as a result, among other things, this jazz guitar duo came into existence.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The Rapid is seeking public comment on possible changes to its fare structures, including the potential creation of weekly or other passes.
Two meetings have been scheduled to field questions over the potential changes. The first is slated from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Rapid Central Station.
The Rapid, which serves Grand Rapids and five adjacent communities, is examining possible fare structure changes in accordance with federal guidelines.
Those regulations require The Rapid to determine whether changes to its fares, including those for new services like the forthcoming bus rapid transit Silver Line, will adversely affect minority and low income populations.
No fare increases are being considered by The Rapid, but the bus system might tweak its fare structure system and create more "period passes," like weekly passes.
The Rapid already offers 31-day passes, senior passes, one- and four-day unlimited ride passes and 10-ride passes for its fixed-route services.
A second meeting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 7 at Rapid Central Station, 250 Grandville Ave. SW.
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Business development consultant joins bank
Susquehanna Bank has hired Paul H. Rooney, Jr., as a business development consultant for Northcentral Pennsylvania.
As a consultant he will facilitate the sales efforts of the bank, and will be based at Susquehanna's office, 329 Pine St., Williamsport. Rooney will continue in a consulting role with his existing customer base.
Rooney previously worked as regional president and senior vice president of Sovereign/Banco Santander in Williamsport, and has 38 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry.
A resident of Williamsport, he is active with numerous organizations including the boards of the Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce, Recreational Authority and Industrial Properties Corp; Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania; the Blue Ribbon Foundation of Northeastern Pennsylvania; Penn College Foundation Board and the boards of the Susquehanna Health System Foundation and Medical Group.
Rooney graduated from St. Francis College in Loretto with a bachelor of science degree in business administration and attended the MBA program at Bucknell University.
Susquehanna Bank provides banking and financial services at 261 branch locations in the mid-Atlantic region. It is a subsidiary of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., a financial services holding company with assets of more than $17.8 billion and 3,400 employees.
Area bank selects
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Bryan Holmes, president and chief operating officer, recently announced the following promotion at FNB Bank.
Andrea C. Harkleroad has been promoted to assistant manager for the bank's Berwick office. Harkleroad joined FNB Bank in 2007 as a teller. She has progressed over the last five years most recently holding position of customer service representative. Harkleroad attained her bachelor of arts degree in mass communications from Bloomsburg University. Holmes stated, "We are confident that Andrea will do a terrific job in growing our presence in the Berwick market. She is a great asset to FNB Bank and Fulton Financial family as a whole."
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Mike Miller was recently recognized as the June Employee of the Month at Construction Specialties, Inc. in Muncy.
According to a news release, one of Construction Specialties values states that the company strives to constantly and consistently meet or exceed goals. Miller has worked with outside sources to improve the automated programming of two of the firm's key functions in the door machining area. The improvements have reduced errors and increased throughput.
In addition to his tremendous performance in both the quality and the quantity of work produced, Mike also has recently completed the requirements to become a LEED Green Associate.
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First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corp. has announced that Jennifer Reel, vice president and director of brand & communication strategies, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Bankers Association PR Communication Advisory Committee.
The PBA's PR Communication Advisory Committee serves as an advisory group regarding PR and Communication projects recommended by other Association Committees and volunteer structures to determine strategies, gauge potential effectiveness and advise Association staff regarding the overall "value-to-investment" of projects.
Reel, whose term as a PBA Committee member extends through July 2013, has been employed by First National Bank since 2000. During her tenure, she has served in multiple marketing and communication roles.
Reel is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, where she earned a bachelor of arts and a masters of education.


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Do they or don't they?
I wasn't 100 percent sure how I felt about the men in my life – namely, the Hubster, Surfer Dude and Manchild #2 – wearing skirts to our firstborn's wedding. I'd certainly had long enough to think about it since his intention to be wed in a kilt had been known since he was 12 years old and he is now 29. His kilt was purchased and shipped earlier this year and he brought it with him from Oregon.
So, the wedding week, which tripped along for eight days prior to the big event, included a trip to the formal wear shop for the fitting of the rented kilts onto the bodies of the six-and-a-half men of the wedding party.
"How'd it go," I and the other women-folk asked when they returned from the fitting. I half expected a bunch of sullen guy-types who in the course of trying on kilts realized they would not be wearing pants at a festive event that involved an audience of a hundred family members and friends of the couple.
But they were not sullen. They seemed to be in really high spirits that were getting higher by the minute.
"It went great. Cool," said my guy.
They each gave their assessment of how they all looked. The father of the bride said his was too big because he'd lost a bunch of weight since he'd sent his measurements in, but the bride's mom was ready (and more than able) to take up the slack. The only other complaint was a too tight pair of socks which would be replaced by a new pair to be shipped in by wedding day.
The guys congratulated each other on how manly they looked in the kilts. They brandished their sock knives, and seriously, they walked differently. I swear they did.
"Underwear?" I asked.
"You'd have to be a better man than any of us to go without underwear in wool pleats."
Okay then.
The wedding day began with an orange glow overtaking the night sky as I sipped coffee on the porch. The morning of our precious first child's wedding day was born with a happy blue sky.
In town was BFF Mary Ann. She brought with her the steamer we'd used about this time last year for her daughter's wedding dress. She offered to do the same for our bride's dress which was a few houses down from ours with all the women. When she finished, she came down our way to the house where the menfolk were watching the Clemson football game, biding their time until the Main Event.
"Do you need any help with the kilts?" she asked.
"I think they're all fine, in here," I said, and showed her the closet where all the kilt-wear was hanging. I pushed each suit bag (those suckers weighed a ton) along the closet rod and came to the one for the groom. It had only the shirt and jacket in it.
I called to him, "Where's your kilt? I see everyone's but yours," I said.
He came bouncing into the room.
"It's in my backpack," he said as he unzipped the jam-packed bag and pulled out a wadded up mass of plaid and pleats.
"It's WRINKLED!" I was a little upset.
"It's the least wrinkled thing I own," he said in defense of his kilt.
About then BFFMA stepped in with her steamer. We enlisted the Manchild #2 to help her. Somehow she managed to get a million pleats hanging straight and ready to wear.
By the time I'd wedged myself into my dress and reemerged, the first floor of the house was filled with handsome men in kilts. And I immediately recognized the swagger I'd noticed the day of the fitting and said so to my guy.
He whipped his knife out of his sock. "A man wearing a kilt has to act like he means business."
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- All reimbursements for expenses should be issued by the State treasury through the Accounts Payable System at MSU-Northern. Exception: Person was required to make payment and a delay of reimbursement would cause a hardship.
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Riardo, IMO both Vaitsekhovskaya and Verner are correct when they lament not so much that Piseev is still where he is as about the lack of viable alternatives. Gritchuk's candidacy was clearly a joke. I know little about Sikhuralidze's credentials (having an OGM does not qualify), but let's just accept Vaitsekhovskaya's argument that he wouldn't have been a good choice. Vasiliev, Ovchinnikov and Tikhonov didn't want to do it. Rodnina would've been a complete disaster. And - there was no one else. That is what's especially sad.
As to Shekhovtseva - yes, I'm sure she's an excellent specialist in that she knows ice dancing inside and out; it's her integrity that's so questionable. I mean, you don't put an arsonist in charge of your fire department just because he knows more than anyone else about flammable materials.
Her only raison d'etre of being there in virtually every single critical ISU competition in Ice Dance is precisely due to the fact she is politically powerful through her husband and in turn, through the RSF and all that it represents. If anybody wants to make a deal or needs a favor, there is not a better person than her.
The way she judged in Vancouver showed such clear national bias that if she weren't the wife of Pissev, she would have been suspended by now, regardless of how knowledgeable or well trained she may be, there was no excuse. This kind of judging has no place in the Olympic Games. Plus, many insiders have reported that she promised Linichuck that Domnina/Shabalin will win Gold in Vancouver, hence the shock the vibrated throughout the Russian Federation when it didn't materialize.
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Oh, please, wallylutz, stop telling fairy tales! Shekhovtsova's marks were "so out of whack with the rest"? What are you talking about? I think you should check protocols again to refresh your memory. For example FD http://www.nbcolympics.com/figure-sk...=analysis.html
Would you be so kind to show me Shekhovtsova's marks which are "so out of whack"? Please.
Fashionista, those are not the protocols, but weighted averages in the end. Here are the protocols for the free dance I dunno if I agree with wallylutz - I would have to take a closer look, but some of those PCS for DomShabs are pretty ridiculous. 9.5 for skating skills from one judge? No - his knees pretty much destroyed that. 9.5 for the OD choreography? That was legendarily poor.
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Fashionista's link does indeed lead to the protocols, although the difficult-to-read nbcolympics version. If when you clicked on her link you didn't see the Judges' Scores (nbcolympics for protocols) come up, as I did, then you have to click on the "Judges' Scores" tab on the page and scroll down. Since both Imaginary Pogue and wallylutz got some other view of results, I'm wondering whether there is some bookmark or cookie from the last time you looked at the page involved.
But one thing is sure: no one but the computer and the ISU people allowed to see what is entered in it, know which judge's scores are which, something people have griped about for ages.
All the scores in dance have been hugely inflated this year, IMO.
And I am not sure where did you find information about unlimited powers of Piseev that can push his wife the way you suggest. Some of these unsupported claims just make me sick. You managed to paint her as monster without one single substantiated evidence. Please....enough already.
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After the election and report of Friday, June 4, some spoke out against the creation of the new post of Director-General by the conference group, but one spoke out in favor of Piseyev retaining power, according to Sports.ru. I have been following the arguments for days.
Speaking out publicly against the new arrangement which allows Piseyev to retain power, were Anton Sikharulidze, Oleg Vasil'yev, and Oleg Nilov, the president of the federation of figure skating of St. Petersburg, a separate organization from the RSF. (The RSF in Russian is spelled FFKR).
Speaking out publicly for the new arrangement was Tatyana Tarasova.
Most did not appear to find Aleksandr Gorshkov objectionable; their objections were against Piseyev retaining power, and they seemed to believe that his power would be topmost. Piseyev himself was quoted publicly more than once, claiming that there would be a division of labor between himself and Gorshkov. In these articles, Piseyev appeared to be trying to soothe away, in the public eye, the fears expressed about his new position.
Now an article has been written by Beverley Smith of the Globe and Mail, which very legibly presents the overview of recent events from a non-Russian point of view. It has a lot of information in it, some of which did not appear in the Sports.ru articles which I have seen. The URL for this article is:
But one thing is sure: no one but the computer and the ISU people allowed to see what is entered in it, know which judge's scores are which, something people have griped about for ages.
True. But Alla was not chosen for the FD. She did judge the CD and OD. Judges for the FD were:
Ref: Gordon-Poltorak POL, TC Alpern, ISR, TS Humphreys-Baranova GBR, TS Fermi, ITA.
Judge 1 - Zaydman ISR, 2 - Mikhailovskaya UKR, 3- Denzer GER, 4-Carriere, FRA 5 - Micheli ITA,
6 - Kato JPN, 7 - Selby GBR, 8 - Pethes HUN, 9 - Nechkina -AZE. Most likely to side with Russia are ISR, UKR, and AZE.
All the scores in dance have been hugely inflated this year, IMO.[/QUOTE
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IT IS AN ANXIETY THAT CROSSES NEARLY every new mother's mind: What if I came home from the hospital with the wrong baby? Tragically, that is precisely what happened nearly eight years ago when two unsuspecting mothers left Griffin-Spalding County Hospital in Griffin, Ga., with each other's newborn sons! The error went unnoticed for nearly five years despite obvious differences in the boys' racial backgrounds. Now the parents of these switched children are locked in a desperate tug of war over custody. In October, Georgia Superior Court Judge Frank Eldridge will begin hearings on the case, which will eventually decide the fate of the boys and their families.
The unhappy story began on Oct. 7, 1983, when Jodie Pope and Tina Williams both gave birth to boys. Jodie, 19 and two years married, named her child Cameron. Tina, 20, a white single mother, named her son Melvin after his father, a black construction worker.
On Oct. 9 both women were released from the hospital. Pope and her husband, Walter, left with Williams's mixed-race baby; Williams left with Pope's white child, which she gave up for adoption three days later.
Edith and Eugene Moore, a mixed-race couple (he's black, she's white), had arranged to adopt the mixed-race baby. The baby they got and raised in a loving home as Melvin was—unknown to them—the Popes' son, Cameron, who soon could conceivably be taken from them. "I feel so helpless," says Edith.
Nor is Edith, now living in Fort Knox, Ky., alone in her unhappiness. "I haven't had a good night's sleep since this started," Jodie Pope, now 27, has told reporters. The trouble began in July 1988, when blood tests on Cameron showed he wasn't related to either parent. Subsequently, Pope moved to adopt the child. Now she is suing to get her natural son back from Edith and Eugene Moore. "There's no easy answer for any of this," says Pope. But Edith Moore, 42, is adamant about her right to keep Melvin, whom she and Eugene have raised for eight years. "I'm more of a mother to Melvin than she is," she insists.
When Moore, a hotel housekeeper, first laid eyes on the fair-skinned baby with the blond hair and green eyes, she recalls asking the adoption agency social worker, "You sure that's a mixed child? That looks like a little white boy." A native of Germany, where she had married Eugene, 36, now an Army staff sergeant, Edith says the social worker assured the couple the baby's skin would grow darker. Edith, who had been married once before and knew she could not bear children, fought down her doubts. More than a year later, when the little boy's features remained the same, the Moores accepted a social worker's hypothetical explanation: His natural mother had been seeing two men and might have been mistaken about Melvin's father being black. But race hardly mattered to the Moores. "From the first minute on, he knows my husband and they feel very close," says Edith in heavily accented English, adding that Melvin once told her, "One of these days, I get brown just like Daddy. One day I have sun-tan like Daddy."
Meanwhile, in Griffin, Jodie Pope, a dark-haired waitress, was convinced from the beginning that Cameron was her natural son. Although the boy's olive skin and dark, curly hair made a doubter of her husband, Walter, 28, an auto mechanic, Jodie insisted her Native American ancestry was showing up in the child. Walter was told at the hospital the baby would "lighten up," but, he says, "as he got older, I had doubts he was mine. At least I figured he was hers. But I loved the kid like he was mine."
Yet Walter's doubts about the boy's paternity contributed to the couple's decision to divorce. "He sees the kid's features," explains Walter's lawyer, Bill Fears, "so he just thinks there's some infidelity on her part." Walter demanded that blood tests be performed on the boy—the tests that revealed that Cameron was not related to either parent. By then it was too late to save I he marriage. Cameron was put in Jodie's custody, and Walter hasn't seen him since the divorce.
In February 1989, Jodie, alter obtaining a court order to open Melvin's adoption papers, located the Moores, who were stunned by the news that Melvin was never meant to be adopted. At first both sides agreed to let the boys stay in their respective homes. Then last year Jodie, who has been told that she cannot have any more children due to various medical problems, changed her mind. She is now asking a Georgia Superior Court to have Melvin returned to her. (She was recently allowed to adopt Cameron by the Georgia Supreme Court.) "I don't try to take him from her," says Edith, who has filed her own custody suit for the boy. "He tells me all the time, 'Mommy, I love you. I want to stay with you.' " Adds Eugene: "If she gets both kids, I'll never trust the judicial system again."
As for how the baby swap occurred in the first place, David Gray, the Moores' Kentucky lawyer, believes the mistake was caused by an inadvertent mix up of the ID bracelets placed on the babies at birth. (The hospital is investigating.)
Georgia's state-run adoption agency, like the hospital, faces several lawsuits against it for negligence by the various parents. Whatever the courts decide, Edith says she tells the boy she raised for eight years, "If you have to go to your other mommy, I always will love you." Then, her voice trembling, she concludes, "He will be in my heart. No matter if she gets him, he's still my child."
LUCHINA FISHER in Griffin, Ga., and Fort Knox, Ky.
A Time of Trial
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Baby Animals Match
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Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
"Baby Animals Match" is a premium memory game for preschoolers. It will help them learn the names of baby animals whilst improving their memory skills, all in an entertaining game.
The game consists of matching baby animals to their parents. All the animals announce their names when revealed and there is also a fun animation and sound made when the match occurs.
Once all the matches are made, the animal pairs animate and say their names continuously until your preschoolers decide to replay the game, by deflating the replay balloon with a touch.
Special care is taken to make the game's interface extremely simple and avoid adding options and menus that would catch your child's attention and diminish the educational quality of the game.
If you are learning English this is also a great way to learn proper English pronunciation, new words, and have fun whilst exercising. Baby Animals Match is made in the UK, so expect a british accent.
What's New in Version 2.0
- Complete revamp of the App
- iOS 4.2 tested
- Retina display graphics added
- Added option for choosing number of animal pairs to match (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 20)
- Settings section reached by drawing a circle (toddler-proof, small children are not able to draw it fast enough and precisely enough, so they can just play with the letters, not the settings ;)
- App can be paused by touching the info sponge, touching anywhere resumes play
- Exiting game pauses play on devices with iOS 4, and resumes when app relaunches
- HD version of App for iPad available (universal App)
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- Updated: Dec 17, 2010
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Compatibility: Requires iOS 3.1.2 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Seeking to avoid punitive steps by its accrediting agency, Alabama A&M University on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Alabama A&M Research Institute.
Carrying a months-long dispute between the school and the institute to court was expected after the executive committee of the Alabama A&M board of trustees on Monday gave final approval to its attorneys.
The 47-page complaint, filed in Madison County Circuit Court by Rod Steakley, attorney for the Alabama A&M board of trustees, and Huntsville lawyer Bill Lunsford, asks for the series of revisions to the institute board over the past year to be undone and to return the institute board to the form it took after a 2001 amendment.
Plaintiffs of the suit are the board of trustees, university President Dr. Andrew Hugine, Provost Dr. Daniel Wims as interim vice president for institutional research and sponsored programs, trustee Andre Taylor as chair of the board's research and development committee and Odysseus Lanier, president pro tem of the board.
"We have tried to negotiate; we have tried to resolve this without going to court," Hugine said in a statement.
The suit names the AAMU Research Institute as the only defendant, not identifying any individuals.
"The relief we have sought relates to control of the research institute, and that's the foundation of our lawsuit," Steakley said. "It's a straightforward issue. We don't want to gain relief from individuals."
The heart of the lawsuit focuses on the series of changes on the institute board that Alabama A&M contends has wrested control of the institute away from university. That's a violation of the original agreement when the institute was created in 1999 to be a contracting arm of Alabama A&M.
The issue became more serious in January after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) issued a letter of inquiry to Alabama A&M. A subsequent letter from SACS earlier this month found the school to be in "significant noncompliance" with SACS principles. SACS said it will send a team to the campus to evaluate the school's compliance.
"(The institute's) attempt to divest control of the (institute) from the board of trustees has damaged the university by subjecting the university to an investigation by SACS and potentially jeopardizing the university's SACS accreditation," the lawsuit states.
Alabama A&M had no problem with the research institute until a series of meetings starting in July 2010 led to the lawsuit. By January 2011, the institute's board had grown from five members to 11 and tilted control away from the university.
Those meetings were illegal, the lawsuit claims, which makes the additions to the institute board illegal.
The suit describes a "scheme and conspiracy was conceived" to shift control from the university to the institute.
The suit alleges that Shefton Riggins, formerly the president pro tem of the university's board of trustees, and Tom Bell, a current member of the trustees, "acted in concert with others to secure their own personal involvement as members of the (institute board)."
According to the suit, Riggins feared losing his seat on the institute board - originally gained because he was president pro tem of the trustees - because his term had expired on the university board of trustees. Bell feared losing his seat on the institute board because he could have been replaced as chair of the trustees' research and development committee.
Bell was eventually replaced by Taylor when Lanier became board president pro tem in October 2010.
Bell declined to comment about the allegations Tuesday. Riggins did not return a message left on his cell phone.
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This flashcard set is for a 5th grade unit on the Oregon Trail. These terms are from the book If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon by Ellen Levine.
Manifest Destiny
a belief that the United States had a right to all of the land between the east and west coasts
Oregon Trail
a historical route to the western United States extending from various cities on the Missouri River to Oregon and the West coast.
a distinctive stone or tree - Chimney Rock, for example - used to help pioneers find their way along the Oregon Trail
a disease that settlers would get from unclean drinking water or eating food that was not fully cooked.


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text: Tour the Georgetown Campus 37th and O St., N.W. Washington, DC 20007 Get Direction Georgetown's historic Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart is the main Catholic chapel on campus and seats 275 people. Mass is celebrated in Dahlgren Chapel at 12:10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Mass is celebrated six times on Sunday during the academic year and is regularly filled with students, faculty, staff and visitors to campus. View the Mass schedule. History of Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart has served as the main Catholic chapel on campus since 1893. The chapel was a gift from Mrs. John Vinton Dahlgren in memory of her infant son. The cross suspended over the main alter is believed to have been constructed during the earliest days of the Maryland Colony.


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John Gibson Program for Tuesday, December 20, 2011 No Resolution! The Tea Party Frosh have put John Boehner in line to tell the US Senate to Stick it on a Two Months CR to kick the Payroll Tax and Unemployment Extension down the road; so Democrats can re-litigate Taxing Rich people right before "Super Tuesday." Should the GOP stick to their guns? Charles Krauthammer noted last night that the Two Month extension was an "abomination" but politically damaging for Republicans. Gibson examines. Two Weeks! As Iowa looms Two Weeks from now, Newt Gingrich is tanking to parity with Mitt Romney in multiple polls, after two solid weeks of Attack Ads. Is Gingrich becoming the latter day Herman Cain or is this a blip in the road to victory? Gibson judges. Plus: Republicans in Iowa horrified at that Ron "Nukes for Iran" Paul may win their caucus, rendering it obsolete! Plus: Establishment floating Jeb Bush Trial Balloon again, Sarah Palin says anyone can Jump in the Race and Eric Holder blames reactions to his terrible reign as Attorney General on Racism. LISTEN LIVE NOON-3PM ET WWW.GIBSONRADIO.COM 888-788-9910
A message from Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) on the urgent need to extend federal unemployment insurance programs, which begin to expire Dec. 31. Millions will lose their coverage without action before the end of the year.
www.unemployment-extension.org New Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act From Congress Gives Unemployed Americans Full Unemployment Extension.
On December 8th, Colorado Wants to Work occupied the office of Congressman Mike Coffman for a prayer vigil and conversation in the name of asking Coffman to support extending unemployment benefits which might expire this month. Unless Congress acts, millions of Americans face the prospect of going hungry and getting thrown out of their homes soon after the holidays. Politicians predictably will demand cuts to other progressive programs before authorizing more spending for unemployment insurance.
Two examples that project labor agreements work and also what the building trades department is doing to extend unemployment insurance benefits... all this and more this week with Building Trades news video.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee on the House Floor 11-17-11
Congressman Steve Cohen discusses the importance of extending unemployment insurance on the House floor.
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Obama's misguided and flat out wrong views about taxes and their effect on the economy.
Some in Wisconsin were upset that the state delayed the implementation of extended unemployment benefits here. They demanded answers as to why there was a three month gap between when federal monies became available and the state's Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council recommended accepting the funds. The UIAC is made up fo five labor (employee) representatives, Five management (employer) representatives and one non-voting chairperson. So, did big business in this state try to prevent the benefit extensions from being granted? Not exactly.
Steve Pierce talks with ABC15 about AZ unemployment extension decision. Both the Arizona House and Senate have voted to adjourn their special session on unemployment benefits without reaching a decision on a potential 20-week extension.
California's economy has definitely seen better days. According to www.unemployment-extension.org, 2011 is one of the worst years since 911 in Unemployment numbers for California... Things are only going to get worse it seems.
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www.TheNico0000.com firstname.lastname@example.com Unemployment rises to 9.1% and the Government still want extent unemployment extension. These people are playing games with the Americans lives. It's getting bad out here. Republicans and Democrats are on the same team its about money.
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www.unemployment-extension.org is an informational, non-profit website that advises you of current beneficial unemployment legislation. It is utilized by Americans as a point of reference for current unemployment trends and benefits. 2011 hit a record for the most amount of unemployed Americans since the Great Depression. Our Government responded with the Federal Unemployment Extension, which allows up to 99 weeks of unemployment (depending on what state you file in). File your unemployment extension with useful tips at http
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Hello, Rep's Barbara Lee (CA-D) - dist 9 & Bobby Scott (VA-D) dist 3, have introduced a bill HR 6556 which will not add a tier V but add 14 weeks to the already tier 1. So instead of tier 1 being 20 weeks, it will become 34 weeks. Thus, would make ANYONE that has exhausted tier 1 would be eligible for the 14 weeks INCLUDING the 99er's.
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The President makes a statement to the press after reaching an agreement with Congress to extend tax cuts for all Americans while also extending unemployment benefits to help those looking for work. December 6, 2010.
With winter on the way, Chellie Pingree stands up for the Maine families who will have face greater challenges once unemployment benefits end.
you tell me why millions have to suffer, is this now the socialistic goverment? When people lose there jobs there homes all in the name of GREED and then get the door SLAMMMED in there face when they need help!
Unless Congress gets off it's over paid dead ass and helps the 99ers survive, then Washington will be guilty of the largest preventable social holocaust in history - because: Extending UI Deadlines WILL NOT HELP the 99ers. Only a Tier 5 will until there are JOBS out there to take Extending UI Deadlines WILL NOT HELP the 99ers Nationwide, 800000 more unemployed Americans
BREADLINE 2010 A Flash Mob in Phoenix, AZ Saturday, November 20, 2010. Congress declined to extend unemployment benefits, so millions of Americans will be without income during the holidays, while Congress contemplates extending the Bush tax-cuts for the wealthy. What do you think? Flashmobs4jobs.org This is an OP-NAT Production Visit: blog.operation-nation.com http OPERATION NATION - Keeping US Government and Media Honest
I guess we think all rich are just lighting cigars with hundred dollar bills. According to Michele Bachmann.
Hello in this video I discuss the Senates first day back to work, and NO talk about extensions. Tomorrow two KEY dems will be sworn in, Chris Cooney (DE-D) and Joe Manchin (WV-D) then come Wednesday there is NOTHING scheduled for talks, debate, vote on unemployment extensions.
www.youtube.com TheAlexJonesChannel It would be a mistake to assume anything about any unemployment legislation during the lame duck. Those who are suggesting that it is a "done deal" as imply being overly optimistic and those who forecast no action on this important matter are being overly pessimistic. It's clear that the Democrats, which will still have a majority in Congress during the lame duck will push for extension and expansion of benefits,
In this video I discuss some strategies we need to implement to get these extensions passed, including tier V.
In the 1980's Ronald Reagan ushered in a new era in American economics as he cut the top tax bracket from 70% down to 50% and then down again to 28%. In order to get support for doing this from the people, and also from politicians, a very crafty set of lies were produced. As David Stockman, then Reagan's budget director, put it: giving small tax cuts across the board to all brackets was simply a "Trojan Horse" that was used to get approval for the huge top tax bracket cuts. "Trickle-Down" was a term used by Republicans that meant giving tax cuts to the rich. Stockman explains that:
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Tier 5 Unemployment Extension Bill Petition Rises: 99ers Want Unemployment Benefits -- The clamor for the passage of a Tier 5 Unemployment Extension Bill in the Congress continues. The recent HR 4213 Unemployment Extension Bill does not involve unemployment benefits for those 99ers or those that have received 99 weeks of their unemployment benefits. What will happen to these unemployed individuals now? Without a Tier 5, these unemployed Americans will have to rely on federal TANF or the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program which offers just over $500 each month. However, before you can avail this benefit, you must first prove that you're capable of paying your rent. Apart from it, the only benefit available to those 99ers are food stamps.
One day after the government renewed federal unemployment extensions, hundreds of people flock to the unemployment office in Fort Wayne.
www.platformforthefuture.com The Stench of Truth (341).mp4 I explain that my tattoos have nothing to do with any secret societies or the NWO or anything occultic, yet again just for the newcomers. The extension of the unemployment benefits in the Senate is serving as a big distraction from the fact that there is still massive joblessness and no foreseeable route out of it. Will we demand that be addressed before it is too late? Unemployment benefits are not WELFARE that is paid for like everything else ie; Social Security, Medicare etc. The Federal Reserve could solve many problems if congress had the guts to take it on and force it to lend at 0% interest to states and to companies that will engage in PRODUCTION and provide funding for massive infrastructure projects in this country.
Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics on Tuesday. Senators voted 60-40 to move ahead on the bill, clearing the way for a final senate vote. (July 20)
"The Senate has failed on three occasions to pass this extension. It is not because there is not a majority of Senators who want to, but because procedurally, we need 60 votes to end debate and vote on the measure. We have let this program lapse for short periods and now it has been lapsed since June 2, and that is unacceptable. There is no other word for it other than obstruction--stopping something that has been done routinely on a bipartisan basis in every major job recession in this country in our lifetime. This should be a simple bipartisan endeavor."
In this first part of the video SERIES (2 vids) I begin by telling the WORLD on Twitter about HR 4213 & how certain senators Blocked the aid to millions of people that desperately need it. I also tell who the biggest contributors are to these senators and how I sent them letters and they respond by attack with lawyers, not help. I discuss how the laws of the senate need to be changed, & to NEVER forget what they did, NEVER forget HR 4213 come Nov.
In this second part of the video series, filibuster what the fuck is that? I talk about tier V, cobra, rich people, charity, & that FL. must have its benefits reinstated by the law being changed immediately.
www.mahalo.com The Unemployment Extension, formally known as Emergency Unemployment Compensation, is a US federal government program which assists states in providing additional weeks of unemployment benefits to workers who have been laid off due to no fault of their own. Because of the current economic situation in the United States, many individuals are having a much more difficult time finding work than they anticipated. Depending on a state's individual unemployment rate, workers have been offered extensions of unemployment benefits through four different tiers. A worker who cannot find a job for an extended period of time can move through the four additional tiers of extended benefits before their unemployment income is finally cut off. Check out these related Mahalo pages: Unemployment: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In South Carolina: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In: North Carolina: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In Michigan: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In Nevada: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In Arizona: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In Wisconsin: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In Texas: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In Georgia: www.mahalo.com How To File For Unemployment In Hawaii: www.mahalo.com Learn everything with these playlists: How To Get A Job: www.youtube.com How To Become A Pharmacist: www.youtube ...
www.mahalo.com Unemployment extension is a US federal government program which assists states in providing additional weeks of unemployment benefits to employees who have been laid off. On June 2, 2010 the first set of unemployment extensions expired, and congress is currently convening to determine whether they will pass new legislation to extend unemployment benefits until November of 2010. In particular congress will be deliberating on the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 aka HR 4213 as well as the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010 aka HR5618. For additional information on unemployment extension, visit the links below: www.mahalo.com www.mahalo.com www.mahalo.com www.mahalo.com
PEOPLE!!! 2500 hits and only 316 on part ll!!! THERE IS A PART ll for GODS sake!!! its only 50 seconds!!! Hello to all my fellow brothers and sisters! I have made this video for the President of the US, PRAY, BELIEVE, that by the grace of the FATHER in heaven in Jesus name it finds his way to him. Remember: NO door is closed unto God that he wishes open, and he can make a door where there could never be one.
Democrats are finding it tough to get the votes needed to extend unemployment benefits to millions of Americans. Bill Plante reports.
In this video I give a little warning to those that would once again STALL or BLOCK HR 5618 AGAIN! WE cant go another day without this extension being passed! The Declaration of Independence states, that if the government is doing the wrong thing by the people, then the people have the RIGHT to revolt! & if they don't pass this fucking bill next week its REVOLTING time!!! but peacefully LOL. I will not condone violence, for violence serves nothing. But the MESSAGE is there! DO THE RIGHT THING John, Mitch & BEN!
Congress has not approved an extension of unemployment benefits. To date, 60000 unemployed Hoosier have lost their benefits.
Harry Reid is part of the problem. www.math6034.webs.com. http
PLEASE READ FIRST BEFORE WATCHING... Hello TRK387 here, and hello to ALL my fellow unemployed friends. In this video I talk about SEVERAL important things especially what happened today and what must ALL do as a collective force to resolve it. PLEASE take the 16 min to WATCH part 1 (this one) & then part ll. Also please forgive me if I seem out of it I AM lol, I along with my partners have been up for 72 hours straight WATCHING the developments of this CRISIS along with you all.
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