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$100 Chase Checking Account Bonus for June 2010
It's another month and another promotion from Chase Bank. This time it's a $100 cash bonus if you open an account, setup a direct deposit or make 5 debit purchases. From the looks of it, it's the same offer as last month only with a new expiration date. All you need to do is visit the promotion page and request that a coupon be mailed to you. Take the coupon to a Chase branch, satisfy the requirements, and bank your new Benjamin.
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WBC's Sulaiman Looks To Reprimand Donaire-Montiel Ref
By Jhonny Gonzalez
The President of the he World Boxing Council (WBC), Jose Sulaiman, is planning to send a letter to the Nevada State Athletic Commission to reprimand referee Russell Mora, who worked last Saturday's fight between bantamweights Nonito Donaire and Fernando Montiel. The WBC will complain that Mora should have stopped the fight when Montiel was dropped in the second round, and instead exposed the fighter to suffering further injury by allowed the bout to continue for a moment longer.
"It was a fateful decision, a criminal act. Montiel was in a poor state and after telling him walk to it and he does not, and after asking him to raise his arms and he do not, he still allows him to continue," Sulaiman told Sal Rodriguez. "We are going to send a letter to the commission to put him (the referee) in training before placing him in another championship fight. We will object to this referee whenever we can."
one thing I could say about Mora is that MOST refs at least speak a broken spanish... I don't know if he is bilingual but most of the time refs know going into fights to talk to fighters in that…Comment by simonsez02 on 02-27-2011
[QUOTE=Lorily;10162355]I don't think the ref was wrong for not stopping the fight after Montiel was knocked half unconsious, and he DID get up before the count ([U]that[/U][B] was giving the champion the benefit of the doubt), so that was fair…Comment by Al C on 02-27-2011
i'm sending a letter to reprimand sulaiman for holding the ittiest, most criminal and corrupt sanctioning body in the sport.Comment by GRUSTLER on 02-27-2011
[QUOTE=Ray*;10164884][B]The fact that the ref dived in immediately when Montiel took two minor punches shows he how perfect that referee was, No complaints at all.[/B][/QUOTE] I agree. That's exactly what I was saying. Sure the fight could have been stopped…Comment by Ray* on 02-27-2011
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btw im not wanting link to die im just saying he has to disapear sometime i think you have this twlight realm why not use it for something dramatic at the end like trapping link ganondorf and zelda in it
you always agree with zaineOriginally Posted by myagirl
btw im not wanting link to die im just saying he has to disapear sometime i think you have this twlight realm why not use it for something dramatic at the end like trapping link ganondorf and zelda in it
Yeah. I love that idea. Maybe the Twilight king will trap them in there.
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that would be good but although nintendo may use when a smaller evil is destoryed a bigger one will come but im rooting for the trap in the twlight realm
Maybe in the next zelda game ganondorf will have to team up with link to take out the twilight king.
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Yeah. Or Zelda will get jealous of Link and think that he is cheating on her with saria so she goes postal and kill everyone.
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I like the theory about Ganon transforming when he enters the Twilight Realm........... Anyone curious as to who that strangely evil, "bird-like" creature is in the latest trailer? *wink wink*
I don't know what the hell he/she is but I know one thing. He is not on Lnks side.Originally Posted by johno20
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oh yeah thats a good idea yes being able to do the earthquake punchOriginally Posted by Zaine06
but what about near the end the twlight absorbs the triforce of power and becomes two times as powerful an ganondorf helps link to get his triforce back and in the end link kills the twlight king and gets trapped in the twlight releam but then ganondorf gets his triforce back and turns into ganon zleda tries to stop him but gets striped of her triforce of wisdom and ganon dorf become even more powerful but the gods get links triforce and uses it to spilt the wisdom back into zelda and they trap ganondorfs evil in the castle and floods land in the end the gods split the triforce of courage for a rencarnation of the hero of time if the land was in trouble again
as long as there is a legend the zelda series will never die. I think that ganondorf role is he was probably controlled by the twilight king since the beginning. And now the twilight king is fed up with ganondorf failing so he is going to take matters into his on hands.Originally Posted by in touch with the wii
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The Darkness II Won't be Quad-Wielding Until 2012
2K Games delays The Darkness II away from Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, and Halo.
Right on the heels of several other game delays, 2K Games announced today that The Darkness II has slipped into 2012. Originally scheduled for release this fall, it's now set to be out for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on February 7, 2012 in North America, followed on February 10 internationally.
The Darkness II, a sequel to the 2007 FPS The Darkness, is, like its predecessor, based on the comic book series of the same name. The comic series got its start in 1996; for its 15-year anniversary, this week's San Diego Comic-Con will be home to a special panel on the series that will feature the upcoming videogame. The panel is to take place on July 21 from 12pm to 1pm Pacific in Room 9 of the convention center.
The game will be playable at the event, allowing attendees to check out the new "Quad-Wielding" system. As if dual wielding a pair of guns wasn't enough, The Darkness II lets you do that in addition to using a pair of Demon Arms to slash, grab, and throw things around. Thus, quad wielding.
No reason for the delay was offered, but there's a good chance the prospect of releasing within a month or two of Resistance 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary -- not to mention all of this fall's big non-FPS games like Skyrim and Uncharted 3 -- would have turned out to be a death sentence for the game. Waiting until a quieter period for FPS games, and game releases as a whole, will give it an opportunity to stand out that it wouldn't get this fall.
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More timePosted: Jul 20, 2011 12:00AM PST by Jaded_Fruit_Fly
For me to play the original again :D
Smart movePosted: Jul 19, 2011 12:00AM PST by SDMF_TrueBlue
Definitely don't want to compete against the juggernauts coming out September-November. Loved the first and hoping this one is every bit as good if not better.
I don't care when I get itPosted: Jul 19, 2011 12:00AM PST by Apollo_Helios
as long as I get it in general. The Darkness was a very under-appreciated hit with an amazing story. Come back Jackie-boy! We need you! Plus, I haven't eaten nearly enough human hearts lately...


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I defiantly believe that cutting bus stops would be a great relief to the drivers and to the new budget that was implemented by the school district.
AURORA, Neb. — The 2011-12 school year began a short time ago, but Aurora Public Schools is already benefitting from decreasing its bus stops from 100 to 70.
Transportation Director Gerad Olsen told SBF in an interview this week that faced with drastic budget cuts, district officials had to find a way to cut costs, and reducing the stops was the best option.
"Rather than cut the city routes completely or charge each student to ride the city bus, the school board, along with bus management, decided to keep Aurora unique and keep city routes. In order to keep costs in check, the bus stops had to be reduced to make more of a group stop rather than door-to-door stops," Olsen explained.
(As SBF previously reported, in the past, the district's buses would stop at every block while on a route.)
Olsen went on to say that under this new system, with Aurora being 1 square mile and having a population of 4,500, for the most part, the farthest a child has to walk to get on the bus is three blocks.
Currently, Aurora Public Schools operates nine routes, with three of them being rural route buses that come in from the country to pick up kids in town. On average, Olsen said it costs the district $50,000 per year to run these routes. This includes driver salary and benefits, as well as fuel and maintenance costs.
At this point, Olsen does not have an estimate on what the district will save by cutting the 30 bus stops.
"It is hard to put a dollar figure on how much we will be saving on fuel and maintenance this early in the school year, but the route times have naturally condensed, fuel usage is expected to decrease and the drivers are much happier making fewer stops," he said.
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The Most Beautiful Pregnancy Photo JournalLiz Stanley
A lot of people keep pregnancy journals to document growth and emotion during the long 9 months, and a few even take regular photos but would you ever design and print it up into a beautiful book? We love this idea and especially love one created by Johanna of Hanna Mac photography. What a beautiful and stylish momento is would make to keep forever.
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Hi! My name is Lily Norris, my world is full of creativity!
I love the art & craft and I am an artisan since I was a child! Mother of a 8 year old girl my love for cute things always is in my ...
Hi! My name is Lily Norris, my world is full of creativity!
I love the art & craft and I am an artisan since I was a child! Mother of a 8 year old girl my love for cute things always is in my mind!
I have a degree in Graphic Design from CEDIM in Monterrey Mx. I was working like art director in some publicity agencies, and now I have my own Graphic design studio.
I grew up in a house filled with love and with three generations of artists! My maternal grandmother made quilted, sewer & expert cooker, my paternal grandmother excellent at sewing machine, woven and crafts. My mother is a excellent artist, she love to sew clothing, crafts and oil paint and weaver also. They we have inherited to my five sisters great qualities as designers, in the home and business . I still remember that at age 13 was the first time that I woven with needles there was born a taste for crochet. In my free time I started crocheting for my beautiful girl Nicole and then launched my shop handmade accessories since 2010 & now I sell the most popular patterns in my store and new pattern collections in my store.
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Is Salman Khan a Muslim?
Salman Khan is regarded as the most popular Indian movie star, over the recent years he has touched new heights of success and is considered the best actor of Bollywood. Salman Khan was born in a Muslim Family, his father Salim Khan may not be a practicing Muslim, but his family uses Islamic traditions in everyday life. Salman Khan's mother named Salma is a Hindu which didn't preach her religion to her kids. Salman Khan's family, including his two brothers, Arbaz Khan and Sohail Khan are also regarded as Muslims who are married to believers of other religions.
Salman khan in his many interviews has regarded himself as a Muslim but at the same time considers humanity above all religions. He believes that loving each other irrespective of cast, class and race is important. We must not divide based on the beliefs, but we must seeing each other's problems. Salman khan, if regarded as a moderate Muslim, wouldn't be wrong since he practices Islam and at the same time take part in celebrations of other religions.
Salman khan does what his entire family believes in. His father, screenwriter Salim Khan said to practice Islam, Salman Khan's grandfather was a Muslim who had migrated from Afghanistan and settled in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, whereas his mother is remarkably a Maratha Hindu. Although, according to Islam's principles, a Muslim man is allowed to marry outside the Muslim community but only to a woman who is a believer of one of the four books. But Salman khan's mother is a Hindu which according to Islamic principles is not right. The family denies this act being wrong and probably therefore lay more emphasizes on humanity. Salman Khan's mother prefers to celebrate all Hindu rituals and the family also celebrates Islamic and Hindu rituals together such as Eid ul Adha, eid ul Fitar, Ramadan, Maha Shivaratri and Ganesh Chaturthi.
Huge controversy was generated as a result of Salman Khan's family gave away fatwa for celebrating the Hindu ritual of celebrating Ganesh and some of the Muslim clerics regarded the family not Muslim anymore. Khan's family was upset at this news as later, Salman Khan in the year 2010 acclaimed that he is, "half Muslim and half Hindu".
In Islam, there is no conceptualization of being a half follower of Islam as Islam stands on the clear ideology of believing in the oneness of God almighty and bowing down before him only. It is definitely unfair to be the judge of anyone's belief as only Almighty knows who is to be regarded as what. But the picture portrayed by Salman Khan publically regards him as a Muslim who celebrates Islamic rituals such as Eids and Ramadan etc. He does huge charity work in the name of God. Also, Salman Khan uses words like "manshAllah" and "inshAllah" and portrays a good image on humanitarian grounds. We are no one to judge anyone else's faith.
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Add fun textures to your craft and paper projects with the DCWV Cardstock Stack. The package contains 102 textured sheets in bright shades to add a fun twist to your projects. Use these sheets as scrapbook or journal pages. Embellish these sheets with color coordinated stickers, die-cuts and designs for added visual appeal. You can also use it for various decoration ideas. Make vibrant borders and cards in different patterns with this cardstock stack.
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I know it's summer and too humid to think, but indulge me, if you will, in a flash quiz on flash mobs.
8 teens beat man to death for 6 beers
George Bird, 59, described by a neighbor as a "worthy man," was set upon by eight teenagers who battered him to the sidewalk and kicked him to death before fleeing with the six-pack of beer he had been carrying.
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So How Evil Were They?
"Third Reich to Fortune 500: Five Popular Brands the Nazis Gave Us." There are pictures and videos of kittens to soften the blow.
the killer in you
Welcome to self-policing corporate responsibility. A division of the pharmaceutical company Bayer (Expertise with responsibility) sold millions of dollars of blood-clotting medicine for hemophiliacs - medicine that carried a high risk of transmitting AIDS - to Asia and Latin America in the mid-1980s while selling a new, safer product in the West.
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Sweaters Have Shipped + Next Steps
Dear All,
As of today, all orders -- except for the sweaters with elbow patches, which will go out by Saturday -- have officially shipped! We are so excited to... Read more
We've begun shipping your sweaters!
Dear Hillflint Backers,
We made it! Just a heads up that we have started shipping your sweaters this week. Our plan is to ship in phases -- a batch every day... Read more
Final Hours
With hours left on the clock, we're thrilled to have unlocked tall sizing; special thanks to the early risers in Europe who put us past $60,000!
And for everyone... Read more
19 Hours Left
Help us make the most of the last few hours of the campaign by sharing, tweeting, and emailing our kickstarter video to your friends:-->http://kck.st/1f88Tks
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December Rewards Shipping!
Aaaand with less than two days left in the campaign, Christmas goodie bags, socks, photo prints, and silk knots have shipped to backers with December delivery rewards who responded to... Read more
Camel Color Unlocked with 7 Days Left -- Let's Finish Strong!
Five Launch Colors
Thanks to you, we passed our $50,000 goalthis past weekend and are thrilled to be able to offer five staple colors at launch: Forest, Slate, Midnight... Read more
Halfway There + Elbow Patches + New Stretch Goals!
Hope everyone had a relaxing Thanksgiving weekend!
Today is the half-way mark for our campaign and we just broke $39,000as of this morning. We just wanted to pop in... Read more
35K Stretch Goal Met... THANKS TO YOU!
As of today we have met our $35,000 Stretch Goal...THANK YOU!...meaning rust will now be available as a color choice (pics coming soon). We'll be posting our next stretch... Read more
Catching Up With Ed Heald of 'Take Ivy'
I was visiting a few buddies of mine in Boston recently and was fortunate to have the opportunity to meet up with Ed Heald (Dartmouth '68) at his office in Wellesley... Read more
Stretch Goal + Metric Size Guide + Add'l Sweaters
Stretch Goal Announced ($35K): 4th Staple Color
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When you take your hand and wave it back and forth like a fish tale between a girls boobs.
This girl had an amazing rack and great cleavage so I walked up to her and started salmoning her with my hand. She said I salmoned her like a gentleman.
OneShot가 작성 2012년 07월 25일 (수)
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Can you define these popular missing words?
The act of running up to a woman, releasing a large cloud of semen, yelling "release your eggs!", running away, and then dying.
Jake won't be in class tomorrow because he was involved in a deadly salmoning incident.
Stephen "Salmon" Jones가 작성 2014년 01월 15일 (수)
walking up behind someone and samking your hand back and fort against their leg like a salmon's tail moves. salmoning is best done when it is a surprise attack
I about to go on a salmoning spree!
hty912064가 작성 2010년 04월 16일 (금)
Walking against a lot of people headed in the opposite direction.
I ended up salmoning through the schoolkids at to get to my next class.
Theo D-S가 작성 2007년 09월 18일 (화)
When someone answers an obvious question, someone can shout "salmon on the floor" and the answerer must lie on the floor, wiggle like a salmon and shout "I'm a salmon".
(On a Monday)
"Is it Monday?"
"Salmon on the floooor!!!!"
*Answerer begins salmoning*
"Is it Monday?"
"Salmon on the floooor!!!!"
*Answerer begins salmoning*
Joanna Barret Hound가 작성 2012년 02월 20일 (월)
Swimming upstream feverishly but getting nowhere. Only to end up tired and dead when the swim is over.
The Oracle RAC installation on VCS has us all salmoning until Brian finally nailed it.
DaveTheToolMan가 작성 2007년 08월 27일 (월)
An AIM bot used like a three way call; The Salmon (using a screen name with Salmon in it) IMs you when you update a website like LiveJournal (assuming you have provided a screen name on your profile) and when you respond, you are connected with another person being Salmoned at random. This usually results in confusion for both parties but in lulz for the operator salmoning, who gets to read the entire conversation until they begin using their own screen names to talk.
Salmoning is probably fun but the operators never say who they are.
I wonder if CredulousSalmon is salmoning.
I wonder if CredulousSalmon is salmoning.
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Milwaukee Art Museum to close early due to storm
The Milwaukee Art Museum is closing at 5 p.m. today due to weather conditions. MAM usually remains open late on Thursdays, until 8 p.m.
The museum will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Admission will be free on Thursday, Jan. 3. That will be the last day to see the current Rembrandt show free. The exhibit is open through Jan. 13. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Jonas Brothers, Hanson aim to capture more mature sound
Update: Less than two hours after this story was initially posted, People magazine broke the news that the Jonas Brothers has canceled its tour, including the Oct. 28 show set for the Riverside Theater, due to a "deep rift within the band."
It's tough growing up. But imagine growing up with social media tracking your every move, with a brand worth millions resting on your shoulders, with the odds of long-term mega-success being slim to none. »Read Full Article(1)
Artists selected for East Side Library commissions
Two local artists, Santiago Cucullu and kathryn e. martin, have been selected to create public art for the new East Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library, which is under construction and scheduled to be completed in fall of 2014.
Singles Scorecard: Hear new songs from Justin Bieber, Pitbull, Paris Hilton, Lady Antebellum and Lauryn Hill
Justin Bieber, pictured here performing at the BMO Harris Bradley Center last October, is releasing a new single every Monday for the next 10 weeks. Journal Sentinel photo by Mike De Sisti. »Read Full Blog Post
Kronos Quartet concert will be homecoming for John Sherba
When the world-renowned Kronos Quartet takes the stage of Brookfield's Wilson Center on Friday evening, the concert will be more than an exploration of exciting new music; it will be a happy homecoming as well.
Violinist John Sherba, who grew up in Whitefish Bay and Shorewood, is delighted by the prospect of playing for an audience that contains family and friends. »Read Full Article
Craft brewers annoyed by delays caused by government closures
When you want to know what the government shutdown means for craft beer producers where would you look?
The Huffington Post focused on Milwaukee. (The Great American Beer Festival kicks off this week in Denver but not until later in the week.) »Read Full Article
INTERVIEW: Homeboy Sandman on His Break-up with HuffPost, Joy Maximization and Divine Intervention via Black Thought
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Don Rickles' Potawatomi shows postponed
Comedy legend Don Rickles has had to postpone his Potawatomi Bingo Casino shows Nov. 12 and 13 on doctor's orders.
The 87-year-old Rickles is currently recuperating from treatment for a leg infection and cannot fly for at least six weeks, according to his spokesman Paul Shefrin. »Read Full Article
Reading the John Updike stories: 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and So Forth'
The Library of America recently published 'John Updike: The Collected Stories,' a two-volume boxed set of 186 stories arranged in chronological order. I'm reading one or more a week and commenting on them each Wednesday until I finish the collection or fall apart.
In "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and So Forth," John Updike gives us a young high-school English teacher, Mark Prosser, who is insecure enough to calculate almost everything he says in class, looking to strike specific responses in specific students. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap for Today: Final films of the festival
Only three days left of the Milwaukee Film Festival. On today's festival schedule, two of the more anticipated local films are both being screened at the Oriental Theater.
"Sign Painters," a documentary film directed by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon, tells the story of the willfully independent artists who change the urban landscape with their own hands and who defy the kind of washed-out sameness that has crept into American cities in recent decades. Here are earlier stories, about the film and about the book. "Sign Painters" screens at 3 p.m. and Levine speaks tonight at UWM. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee Film Festival picks: Day Fourteen
So many movies left to see, so little time.
WIth just two days left in the Milwaukee Film Festival. there remain 34 separate screenings, including repeats of previously screened films. Wednesday's highlights include: »Read Full Blog Post


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Training Packages
Training packages define the range of knowledge and skills (known as competencies) required by different industries and occupations. They also describe how these competencies can be packaged into nationally recognised qualifications that are aligned to the Australian Qualifications Framework.
The two Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Packages cover qualifications supporting general and off-site construction, plumbing and services sectors of the construction industry.
Over 50 qualifications covering entry level positions and apprenticeships through to management level qualifications.
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It is on bicycle route and the path is still being extended along the lake.
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As summer rolls on toward August, it is hard to take a look at the PGA Tour this year and determine who exactly is the player of the year.
Ernie Els leads the FedEx Cup Standings, as he has most of the year. But he has been far from overwhelming, especially since his two wins earlier in the year. He has stayed on top more out of default than anything else.
Steve Stricker has been Mr. Consistent. Justin Rose has had a breakout year. Phil Mickelson won the first major at Augusta, but hasn't done a whole lot since.
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Most local blues bands have repertoires so routine, so predictable, that hometown fans find little reason to hear them more than a time or two a year. An exception is Mike Morgan & the Crawl, partly because Morgan writes prolifically and--just as important--variedly enough to make his band worth seeing again and again; today's rewards are no less valuable than tomorrow's. And so Morgan, with glee, regards with triumph the fact that he's in Dallas more often than not. Happy is the musician who can make a living playing his back yard.
So do not think that the title of Morgan's latest, The Road, is a blues version of those meanderings on musicians' itinerancy that Ian Hunter used to pen; Morgan's sixth release with the Crawl presents the same unpretentious, beer-soaked blues and R&B the band has created ever since 1990's Raw & Ready. Instrumentally, they cook their music almost the same as so many other metroplex blues bands--the sauce just tastes better. Credit Morgan's burly but austere guitar sound and the songwriting; reward the strong rhythm section (long-term bandmate Marc Wilson on drums and Johnny Bradley on bass) and, most notably, singer-harmonica player Lee McBee, who never seems to want to stand out, but does so anyway--the man's all stage presence, the spotlight shining brightest on him even when he's playing in the corner.
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As the betting lines begin to emerge for Week 12, there are several eye-catching matchups. Although there is no blatantly obvious mismatch on the schedule, the initial spreads have been favorable to picking the already thriving teams. The oddsmakers are placing their faith in the underdogs this weekend, but that doesn't mean you should be.
That said, the NFL is a league of parity and surprises. Although the experts do their best to accurately predict the result of each and every game, no outcome is ever guaranteed. A week ago, we watched the lowly Cincinnati Bengals dismantle the defending Super Bowl champions by a staggering margin. On Sunday, we saw a rookie quarterback in Robert Griffin III throw four touchdowns against the league's 12th-ranked pass defense.
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In week 19 of the broadcast television season ending Sunday, February 3, 2013, CBS came in first place among adults 18-49 with a 8.9 rating average. FOX came in second with a 2.2. ABC was third with a 1.4. NBC was fourth with a 1.2. The CW finished last with a 0.6 adults 18-49 rating average.
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Fri, Jul 22, 2011, 4:52 pm // John Servais
Washington Federal has bought out Greenbriar's interest in Chuckanut Ridge. This clears the way for a sale of the 100 plus acres to the city of Bellingham - and the preservation of this valuable wetlands.
This morning on the courthouse steps a foreclosure auction was held and Washington Federal paid itself about $11 million for the 50% share of David Edelstein's portion of Greenbriar's ownership in the property. Sound complicated? This only touches the very basics. Edelstein has reportedly held back the sale of the property by the bank to the city for over a year now. The bank has been ready to sell the property to the city since taking over the assets of defunct Horizon Bank over a year ago. Edelstein was a major player in that bank and had millions in loans from the bank - which he has since owed to Washington Federal.
Mayor Dan Pike will now no doubt put together a purchase deal with the bank for close to $9 million and then seek City Council approval. The property is only worth about $6 million, according to some experts. And whether the council will approve over spending by almost $3 million city tax dollars is another question.
The auction was a surprise to most of those I contacted today. While there was a little-noticed legal notice in the Herald, there was no reporting in the paper and, indeed, even as I post now there is no information on the Bellingham Herald website.
If others have more information on all this, please feel free to comment and help us all learn more.
Robert P. Gibb // Sun, Jul 24, 2011, 1:11 am
John, my comments about Chuckanut Ridge (CR) are as President of the Chuckanut Mountains Park District Advisory Committee. Yes, we are still alive but without much resource. We have played a role in the CR saga, communicating with the FDIC as Horizon collapsed, and with Washington Federal (WF). We have monitored their successful foreclosure, their lawsuits and counter suites with Edelstein, and the fascinating redundant process of sale of the property to themselves in the court house atrium above the steps where there were several other sales going on at the same time.
We have met with several City Council members, President Shepard at WWU, and Mayor Pike relative to setting up joint ownership of CR much like the Sehome Arboretum, between the City and WWU. Our pitch is that the City pay whatever it can negotiate with the bank for half of the title. The other half will be donated by WF as a charitable donation to the WWU Foundation. Naming rights might be included. WF is concerned that the FDIC will/may object but I have discussed this with the FDIC legal counsel and off the top, he saw no problem as long as it is standard banking practices. From my perspective gifting a forested wetland to an educational institution for teaching and research purposes is far more socially redeeming than funding a baseball or football stadium for a bunch of professional athletes and private owners to make their personal fortunes.
For the City, joint ownership shares the maintenance, operational and liability costs. It will generate positive PR and make whatever the finale negotiated cost look better. The mayor has agreed. Despite the many guesses as to the value of the property, it has always been what a willing buyer will pay. Of interest at the courthouse sale, Steve Adelstein, I presume representing David Edelstein, before the auction started asked the trustee conducting the auction, what the bank's bidding price was. Developers are still out there willing to buy a swamp, if the prices is low enough. Hopefully, whoever does the negotiating for the City keeps this in mind as they negotiate.
This property will not tolerate high recreational use. It requires environmental protection to continue to function in nurturing Chuckanut and Padden Creeks and protecting Puget Sound. WWU will have a strong vested interest in maintaining this property. Huxley will be the only environmental college in the nation with a forested wetland as a teaching and research asset within walking distance of the campus.
The job now is to educate the City Council and the community at large that acquisition by the City and WWU is a worthwhile environmental investment for future generations.
Tip Johnson // Mon, Jul 25, 2011, 11:36 am
Sure, price is always an issue.
I remember when developers wanted Big Rock Garden and argued that it was inappropriate for the City to pay more than they would. I disagreed. If a property is worth preserving, it is worth outbidding developers.
The Chuckanut Ridge property is a little more complicated. In this case, the exorbitant value was literally cooked up by phony zoning and maintained through terrible City planning and administration. Even after all that, it appraised in 1996 (or thereabouts) at a bit over $3 million. Then we had the housing bubble and the greed-bone antics of a failed bank and developer pumping it up to a turgid $24 million asking price, assessed around $14 million.
Today it is a different story. I doubt developers will be clamoring for a piece of the Chuckanut Ridge action. They certainly were not thronging the courthouse steps to buy it at half the would-be developers price. One look at the DEIS unequivocally underscores the absurdity of the proposal. It showed that a negotiated one-half of the zoned density would create a disaster. Newcomers will have to face that fact and won't be able to exploit archaic wetland protection standards and claims of vestment that the City has so conveniently maintained for the now failed proponents.
Nevertheless, the Chuckanut Ridge property has great value to the City. It is the only property that could expand Fairhaven Park to meet the City's own standards for the area's planned population targets. It is the only property that can effectively bridge Fairhaven Park to the City's existing Interurban investments. It is the only property tha City might use to create a regionally significant Gateway to the Chuckanuts. After that, it is a wetland wonderland that sustains an important foodchain and habitat.
So I'm OK with outbidding developers. But times have changed. The Bank and the City should now do what is usually required: another appraisal. However, the City has been remiss in not reviewing the zoning and in not enforcing the wetland public safety standards. It has foolishly bent over backwards to advantage this project time and again. It has created an unreasonable expectation for the property and its carrying capacity.
It is time to square away these factors and appraise the property at it's highest and best reasonable use. Then the City can feel just fine about outbidding that number.
Larry Horowitz // Mon, Jul 25, 2011, 3:12 pm
In many ways, the ball is now in Washington Federal?s court. For the past year and a half, bank executives have pledged their intent to ?do the right thing? but were stymied by their inability to act unilaterally while WA Fed was handicapped by the joint venture agreement initiated by Horizon Bank.
Now that the property itself is owned outright by WA Fed - and the bank is no longer encumbered by its association with Edelstein - will WA Fed ?do the right thing??
Will the bank finally recognize that there is absolutely no value (nada, zilch?) associated with any perceived ability to circumvent the unique public safety and environmental safeguards of the almost six year old Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO)?
Does WA Fed understand that any development of this property will require 150 foot minimum buffers for all five Category 1 wetlands?
Will WA Fed revise its appraisal to reflect these expanded buffers and reduced developability?
WA Fed can be a good corporate citizen worthy of its slogan? ?Washington Federal. invested here?. Or it can attempt to squeeze every penny from Bellingham taxpayers by trying to sell the property to the city at an over-inflated value based on insufficient wetland buffers.
To date, Mayor Pike has failed to protect the safety of Bellingham residents by refusing to enforce the CAO, a law specifically designed to protect the public from injury, loss of life, and property damage due to erosion, flooding, landslides, and steep slope failures. By law, public safety ordinances are exempt from vesting, but the city attorney is apparently not up to speed.
Regardless, the application is not vested under the prior wetland laws because it is neither complete nor compliant with the laws in effect when submitted. Of course, vesting was made irrelevant when the Dept of Ecology confirmed they will require best available science for the Category 1 wetland buffers, a minimum of at least 150 feet.
Hopefully our esteemed Council members have been paying attention and will require a revised appraisal based on 150 foot buffers. The revised appraisal will need to reflect the fact that, under best available science and 150 foot buffers, the connector road prerequisite cannot be met. Consequently, the land is potentially undevelopable, at least as a high density, multi-family project.
It?s time for all parties to ?do the right thing?. Not only Washington Federal, but our own public servants as well.
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text: > Congratulations on creating such a neat widget :) Thank you. I've turned to Widget recently and found it to be quite powerful. I've made some custom widgets (basically to parse XML every minute to provide real time updates of certain information. I've also made a custom map widget so that I can display an image as a map with Openlayers (something which the Map extension used to have but was disappeared with version 1: http://www.mediawikiwidgets.org/Widget:Custom_map > Serves as a good example of what you can do with the ask API as well. >The things that SMW needs to improve upon is a easy way to get the KML link >> and to add a "name" tag to the KML so that the parser won't have yo show >> the file name, which I'd really long and ugly if it is an export string >> from SMW, which you can see in the example. >> >So you basically want named queries? Not sure how helpful this is in >general, though I can see how it's nice to have in your usecase. Ideally >(Semantic) Maps would simply have the functionality you need so you would >not have to bother with two step approach. The KML produced with the ask API does not have a "<name>" tag. It would be nice to have a parameter that would insert a name tag into the kml output. However I have a workaround. If there's no <name> tag, the file name (which includes the long api tag) will appear in the sidebar. Also, the current KML output does not provide custom icons. In Maps and Semantic Maps map output you can, but not in KML. The current workaround for the widget is to allow a custom icon be specified in the widget to replace all default icons (that aren't specified), but if I want to have a more complex map (which can be produced easily under Semantic Maps with Semantic Compound Queries.), I will have to export on of the queries as an actual file, edit the file to include custom icons, and include the map as an external file. See example: http://www.transitunlimited.org/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Strip&action=edit§ion=2 >> So far SMW only provides barebone KML output. >I'm happy that the KML output is working for you at all. Last weekend I was >cleaning up the code for the upcoming 3.0 version and the KML printer >looked broken to me. Might have been caused by some recent change though. >Not sure what the status of geo shapes support in SMW is (Nischay was >working on this), but once that's done, it should be trivial to output >lines and polygons with the KML printer. I am using the original version 2 of the SM. The output in 2.0.1 is not working. However with version 2.0, the special query page only allows you to download a file. Version 1 rather produces a kml link (which you can copy and use it somewhere else like this widget, or click on it to download the file.) I can still get a KML link with an ask query on a regular page but it is a bit more of a hassle. Andy


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My son is still in the hospital with no signs of ever coming home. Hes 5lbs 13.8 oz. Hes eating on his own maintaining body temp but has nasty bradys. I have been feeling extremely overwhelmed with stress. I am bipolar. I asked to see if they could hook me up with someone just to talk to to try to relieve some stress. Well it came back and bit me on the ass big time. I am now being forced on to medication must have people coming to my home as often as they like because I am a single bipolar mother. Like wtf apparently its my sons medical records. So all the drs and nurses know it which does explain the stares i get and why I feel like I am being watched. Well this "dr" i've been talking to has been telling the nurses and my sons drs everything I've been saying. I do have some concerns who doesnt in my situation. They are talking about giving him a blood transfusion and what not thats all scary to me. This is my first child so of course I am gonna be stressed and upset. Well the social worker told me either I go on meds or she is report me to dhs cause she knows how bipolars are. I am resistant to meds because they make me sick as a dog and I barely function on them. I admit I am frazzled because of the whole nicu issues. I just want my baby to come home with me and this nightmare be over with. She goes well we know your unstable for the following reasons you shake your leg alot ( I do i've been doing that since i was kid) Your here every single day ( I guess I should only come once a fricking week) You sit at his bed side all day ( I do I also hold him talk to him and do sudokus holding him) Your having trouble sleeping at night ( I wake up in the middle of the night to pump and have trouble falling back asleep my mind is in a thousand places I have bills to worry about my baby my life my impending court date just to name a few) I am very sarcastic is the last reason. I am like wtf have you walked a mile in my shoes. I explained to her my medication issues and finding a therapist I feel comfortable with. I told her I have no issues with going to therapy and being moniter by my dr who would obviously intervene but this isnt good enough I need to be medicated and have constant monitering with my baby. This is beyond bullshit
vent about the nicu
due June 1st but came earlyon april 9th 2010 4lbs 4oz
Its A BOY!!!! Wesley James
See this is why people don't ask for help when they suspect they might be depressed or have post partum depression, etc..... Because there are those cases out there, like yours, when a person reaches out for a little help (like we're told to do!) and then it bites you in the ass.
Being a single mom is stressful all on its own. Having a baby in the NICU is stressful all on its own. Put those two together, without any other factors, and of course you're going to be acting like a basket case half of the time! I don't know why they expect any less.
I am surprised they are being this strict, but I guess they are trying to prevent a tragedy like we see on the news all the time. If they just send the baby home with you even though you're alone with no husband or partner, knowing that you're stressed or bipolar or whatever, then they would be partially responsible if you "snapped" and did something to the baby. I'm NOT saying you would!! I'm just saying they have protocols they have to follow to protect the baby and that's probably what they're doing.
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its not like I dont have a dr following me I have multiples I am seeking help with someone outside of the drs office. I just need a new therapist since mine left the country. They have my records Ive seen a few different ones ehre and there. I am trying a new place out. I have my ob and primary dr who check up on me very frequently. I have my friends I have family members. My sons grandmother (bds mom) always checks up on me since I am single and she was too. She knows how hard it is. Ive been trying my different relaxation things. I never get violent when I have any episodes which I havent had one in almost 2 years. I love my baby even when he cries and pees all over me lol.
due June 1st but came earlyon april 9th 2010 4lbs 4oz
Its A BOY!!!! Wesley James
"Well this "dr" i've been talking to has been telling the nurses and my sons drs everything I've been saying." <---- That right there is illegal. Its a violation of HIPAA law and you have every right to go after the physican who opened his mouth. I would ask immediately for he/she to be replaced.
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Oh Deb, this is just heart wrenching to hear!! I'm so so sorry you are being treated that way! I really hope things get better for you soon!
I am sorry you are going through so much stress. I do see the hospital's side here too though. They are going to raise an eyebrow at any unmediated Bipolar pt that doesn't have a Dr (therapist) following them. Anyone with a preexisting psychiatric condition should be monitored extra closely for Postpartum depression, as well as post partum psychosis. Pregnancy/labor/delivery/postpartum stress-lack of sleep, ect can cause chemical changes in the brain-in anyone. THAT is why EVERY pt should look for signs of PPD, and PPP.
I think you need to make it a priority TODAY to find yourself a therapist. Even if it's not a dream match, it's enough to say "see, I'm taking care of this" To the NICU, and social worker. You can always find a new therapist another time.
Also--stop discussing these things with the NICU staff. If you say anything to staff that alarms them, the BABY is their top priority-not you. KWIM?
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Being a single mom is stressful all on its own. Having a baby in the NICU is stressful all on its own. Put those two together, without any other factors, and of course you're going to be acting like a basket case half of the time!
This is a very true comment. Unfortunately, periods of great stress can induce a manic and/or depressive state. They are trying to prevent you slipping into one of those states by starting you on meds now. Sadly enough, since you are post partum, that can also cause you to slip into a depressive phase which can in turn...turn into post partum psychosis. I know it seems like they are pushing you in a bad direction, but they aren't doing it to be mean. (I know it's hard to read a tone into this, and I know you can take it in either a loving and supportive way or a mean way, but I promise, I have a sad face on right now because I wish I could hold you and tell you it's going to be better. Maybe they can get you a med that you haven't tried before and start you on a really low dose to help prevent the horrible side effects you had before.)
"Well this "dr" i've been talking to has been telling the nurses and my sons drs everything I've been saying." <---- That right there is illegal. Its a violation of HIPAA law and you have every right to go after the physican who opened his mouth.
ACTUALLY, this isn't true. It is NOT a violation. Her doctor is caring for her at the request of the baby's MD. He is caring for her out of the safety of the baby. Because of this, he has every legal right to share his findings with the medical staff of the baby. Point in case (and I'm making this scenario up) let's say one day she goes in there (continuously moving around and fidgiting) with frazzled hair, bags under her eyes, talking rapidly and says something like, "My bills are past due and I was up all last night trying to find a way to fix all of this. I know I can fix it, I just need to come up with the perfect plan." If the medical staff didn't know what was going on, they could dismiss it as a stressed out mom. If they couldn't go to her doc to tell him what happened, he may not find out for a few days that she has in fact slipped into a manic phase. If her doc does realize she's slipped into a manic phase and she isn't taking meds, but doesn't tell the staff because it's a "violation of her rights" and she goes into NICU and takes the baby...who is at fault? the doc realized she was manic and unstable.
I'm not saying this is going to happen to the OP, I'm just giving a really random scenario that I came up with. As long as the discussion involves the safety/welfare/health of the baby, those docs have the right to discuss her records. Just like, when I'm taking care of a patient, I have the right to discuss with fellow staff members the living environment, family dynamics and so forth of the patient's home life. It's all mixed in together. It would be a violation if the OP's doc walked up to one of us or his family/friends and started talking about the OP.
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I feel like I was baited big time. They asked me if I needed help paying some bills since i just went back to work and I said yes I am worried about them. It takes me a lot to ahve a full blown manic episode. I honestly have had 3 my entire life. The dr kinda just shouted it accrossed the room so every mother in there knows I am bipolar. I know when I need help and I know when I need meds. I''ve been coping with this for years many many years. I am not violent when manic I just tend to spend a lot of money carelessly and a crapload of house work gets done. The depression i still function its not like when I was younger sleeping hours upon hours. The dr they had me speak to asked me if I was nervous about taking him home on a moniter. I did say yes who wouldnt be the moniter scares me being scared doesnt mean I am gonna have a manic or depressive episode. I am used to my daily stresses. I am just not comfortable with hospitals period It brings back memories of my mom. I do have some trouble sleeping just because I wake up in the middle of the night to pump and cant fall back asleep. I am jsut super bothered by the whole situation with this they wouldnt do it to anyone else the nurses watch me because its in my sons chart that I am bipolar because my medical records are in his chart they know that I got my wisdom teeth out 3 years ago. The next child I have I will be sure not deliver at a hospital
due June 1st but came earlyon april 9th 2010 4lbs 4oz
Its A BOY!!!! Wesley James
I am sorry your experiencing this, Dawn at an already incredibly stressful time in your life. I'd say the Dr. you've spoken to has broken HIPPAA and you should file a complaint as well as contacting your local CMH office. Would one of your family or friends or even Dr's advocate for you on your behalf? I know that sucks but maybe an easier route since they are trying to make you out to be unstable. People can be so cruel when they do not understand someone's mental health condition. Not every damn bipolar is going to snap at a moment's notice. Gah! Good luck!
I really feel like I need to help you here because I'm a NICU nurse and can hopefully shed some light on the whole experience for you.
First, let me apologize for the way these doctors and nurses have handled your case and please know all NICU's are not like this.
Second, you son is the most important and you being there should show to them how important your little man is in your life. Honestly, us nurses do get a little tired of having the parents there 24/7 because it gets hard for us to work around them. But I personally get more concerned or frustrated when parents never come and want nothing to do with their baby!
Thirdly, brady's can be caused by so many things but one of the biggest is a low hemoglobin count which is why they are suggesting a blood transfusion. I have seen babies go from bradying all day long, they get the transfusion and they have no more. Plus I have been a NICU nurse for three years and have never seen or heard of a blood transfusion reaction ever! The blood bank does a great job of making absolutely sure that blood is safe for your baby. So if the doctors are telling you he needs it he probably does.
Fourth, the doctor you saw and told all your stresses to WAS IN HIPPA violation. He can say to the nursing staff that you are stressed but that's it. He had no right to give them any more details then that. That violates patient/doctor confidentiality and if I were you I'd never want to talk to him again either.
Fifth, the nursing staff does unfortunely need to know your bipolar diagnosis because it does affect the baby but it shouldn't affect how the nurses deal with you. They don't need to know if you are in the manic or depressive state because that shouldn't affect how they take care of Wesley.
Sixth (gosh this is getting long,lol), let the social worker make a referral to child protective services or DPS. They will come and talk to you maybe do a home visit and determine for themselves that you are a fit mother and that wil be the end of that. They are so busy that the only cases they really take on are true problem parents that are really unfit to parent. If you let this happen, which I can only imagine would be scary, then the doctors and social worker can't keep threatening you with it. You just need to prove you are a fit parent which I can already tell you are from your OP.
Seventh, they shouldn't have the right to tell you that you need to be on medication but this is my personal not professional opinion. I have never heard of our staff telling a parent that but I don't know that for sure since they don't share all that info with us. I would go to your regular doctor(s) and have them write statements to your effect of not needing medication. Maybe that way they will see you've gotten another medical opnion and that's the one your going with.
Finally, almost all NICU parents get stressed out, depressed, emotional and are scared just like you. I know as a nurse that you getting those emotions is part of being a normal NICU parent. I would honestly worry if you have no emotion about the whole situation because that would show to me that your not emotinally attached to your baby.Having your baby in the NICU is stressful then worrying about day to day life on top of that is even worse. Please know that I am praying for you and if you want to add me as a friend and come to me with any NICU related questions you can do that. I can't say I can answer all of your questions but hopefully I can give you a different perspective on your NICU experience.
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While the number of traffic deaths in Japan reported by the National Police Agency has shown a decreasing trend in recent years, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that worldwide the death toll has reached 1.24 million*1 annually. Believing that the continuous improvement of vehicle safety is one of the most important issues facing automobile makers, Mazda promotes initiatives to improve safety.
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