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All of these things have been banned in Pakistan at one time or another. Clockwise from top left: Long-haired musicians, 'The Da Vinci Code,' kite-flying, Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses,' India (usually in the form of its newspapers and TV channels) and alcohol.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Last month, it was cellphones. Before that, it was motorcycles, shawls and jackets. Earlier this year, it was the BBC, Twitter and YouTube. In 2011, it was porn websites. In 2010, it was Facebook. In the 1990s, it was Indian television and musicians with long hair. In the 1980s, it was Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses." And in the 1970s, it was booze.
All banned. In Pakistan. By Pakistan.
Through the decades. Pakistan's state and non-state actors have found a way to regulate, boycott, ban or completely outlaw technology, information, literature, media and even entire communities.
The result? The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, once imagined as a secular, democratic haven for India's minority Muslim population, may well have become the land of "Banistan."
Babar Sattar, a Harvard-educated lawyer, is one of "Zia's Children" — the generation who grew up during the 1970s and 1980s when the culture of forbiddance took root through ironclad legislation passed by the country's Islamist dictator of the time, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
"The proclivity to ban is the continuing manifestation of expanding religion-driven morality at the expense of personal liberty," Sattar told NBC News. "We don't even recognize that there exists a need not to allow collective outrage or shame to pillage individual rights."
Here's an A to Z of what's been curtailed in "Banistan."
Alcohol: Pakistan was a pretty wet place until the late premier Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto banned alcohol — days before he was removed by an Islamist general in a coup in 1977. Though a heavy drinker himself, Bhutto's ban was meant to move him closer to the religious margins of the country. The political strategizing didn't work for him (he was executed), but prohibition in Pakistan stuck. Still, booze is available for the connected and the rich.
The only brewery in Pakistan is a 150-year-old tradition. Business is booming despite strict prohibition laws. NBC's Amna Nawaz reports.
BlackBerry services: Pakistan's blasphemy laws are regarded as the toughest in the Muslim world. But when hundreds of websites were banned in May 2010 for "blasphemous content'" that was appearing on social networks, Pakistan decided to do away with BlackBerry services, too.
Cellphones: This year saw Pakistan's interior minister slam a blanket ban on cellphone services across the country to prevent handsets being used to detonate suicide bombs. On at least two religious occasions in 2012, Eid and Ashura, when terrorist attacks were expected, almost 120 million Pakistanis couldn't use their cellphones, even in case of emergency.
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Pakistani Christians shout slogans as they protest against the movie 'The Da Vinci Code' in Lahore on June 3, 2006. The screen adaptation for the bestselling book by the same name -- starring Tom Hanks as the professor who comes across the Jesus Christ/Mary Magdalene union imagined by author Dan Brown -- was banned in 2004.
'Da Vinci Code, The': The screen adaptation for the bestselling "The Da Vinci Code," starring Tom Hanks as the professor who comes across the Jesus Christ/Mary Magdalene union imagined by author Dan Brown, was banned in 2004.
In Pakistan's largest city, 'Old Glory' is flammable and profitable
Erotica: In 2011, the country's Internet regulator placed a blanket ban on thousands of pornography sites. Meanwhile, print and DVD/CD formats of porn are available across the country, and the country manages to maintain an underground porn industry.
Food [& Beverages]: As in much of the Muslim world, pork products are banned in Pakistan. But 2012 saw even some "Halal" products boycotted by a lawyers' association in Lahore as well the campus of a major university because they were made by Shezan foods, a brand owned by Pakistan's minority Ahmadi sect. (Ahmadis don't think that Mohammad is Islam's final prophet and have been persecuted by successive Pakistani governments for such ideas.) Other products, including Pepsi, were also boycotted for being "Jewish."
Gambling: Once legal, gambling is now banned (thanks in large part to late prime minister Bhutto's attempts to appease the religious right in the late 1970s). However, Pakistan is a joint capital (with India) of the lucrative illegal cricket betting industry in which millions bet billions, especially when archrivals India and Pakistan play.
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Ali Azmat and Salman Ahmad of the rock band Junoon perform in Mumbai, India, in December 2003. The popular band and all musicians with long hair were banned in the 1990s.
Hair: In his own bid to transform what was left of secular Pakistan after the Islamist Zia regime, the 1990s saw prime minister Nawaz Sharif (tipped to be the next premier in upcoming elections) try to implement selective Shariah law by banning popular rock band, Junoon, and all musicians with long hair. The ban on Junoon was politically inspired, as it had campaigned for the financial accountability of those in elected office. But it all proved to be rather cosmetic. Rock and roll continued to flourish in Pakistan, and the shutdown only helped Junoon polish off their bad-boy image until they broke up. Meanwhile, Sharif got a hair transplant. The 2000s, however, saw a more complicated and violent hair ban, this time implemented in Pakistan's northwest by Taliban militants, who even bombed and fined barber shops for shaving men.
Pakistan's Generation Y battles to shape country's future
India: The world's largest democracy enjoys a special place in the Islamic Republic's banning regime. Some bans look to be permanent, including all Indian news channels, certain news websites and books, and all printed newspapers and magazines (India reciprocates most of these bans).
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Images of daily life, political pursuits, religious rites and deadly violence.
Jokes: Forwarding a joke via text message, email or blog can result in a 14-year prison sentence. But only if it targets the country's leadership.
Rumors of plot to sterilize Muslims with polio vaccine sparks killings
Kites: The centuries-old spring festival of kite flying, Basant, based out of Pakistan's cultural capital Lahore, was also banned by the Supreme Court in 2005 when petitions were filed highlighting the dangerous after-effects of kite flying, including death by strangulation. The Supreme Court reversed the ban earlier this year.
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A boy flies a kite on a hill overlooking a large relief camp run by The National Rural Support Program in September 2010.
LGBT rights: Rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are curbed by social taboos in the Islamic Republic, but Pakistan's laws don't help either. The colonial-era Pakistan Penal Code of 1860, designed by the British, imposes a prison sentence for sodomy. But while lesbians have been low-profile in their run-ins with the law of the land, Pakistani transgenders made history in 2012 by successfully lobbying for a landmark Supreme Court judgment in their favor that allows them to both identify themselves and vote as a third sex -- transgender, and not male or female, as they were forced to in the past.
Minorities: First legally pronounced to be non-Muslims in the 1970s, the persecuted Ahmadi sect was further limited in its actions and exercise of religious freedoms by several laws in the 1980s. They were not allowed to say the Muslim greeting aloud, nor call their houses of worship mosques. Ahmadis continue to be targets of notorious blasphemy laws, under which other religious minorities, particularly Christians, are also targeted.
Nipples: Customs agents usually redact images of female nipples from foreign publications available on local newsstands. Bottoms usually are overlooked, but full-frontal nudity is not.
Osama: As the embarrassment of Operation Neptune Spear set in after May 2011, Pakistani authorities first cordoned off Bin Laden's Abbottabad compound, then forbade foreigners in Abbottabad, then forbade non-Abottabadis in Abbotabad, then forbade all and sundry from visiting the location. Finally, they just razed the building.
One year after Osama bin Laden's death, questions remain about his life at the heavily guarded compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. NBC'S Amna Nawaz reports.
Parties: According to the regulators of the largest housing authority in Pakistan's largest city, "Marriages Ceremony," "Dance Party," and "Musical Evenings" are not allowed for citizens inside their own homes. However, "Birthday Party" and "Quran Khwani / Dars" (Quran recitals and religious lectures) are.
Quran burning: Pakistan's blasphemy laws, considered the toughest in the Islamic world, carry a potential death sentence for anyone insulting Islam. When a Christian teenage girl with limited learning abilities was accused of burning and desecrating the Quran, riots and controversy followed as the case of young Rimsha, initially charged with blasphemy, developed into a complicated legal battle. But it soon became became evident that an imam, who wanted Christians like Rimsha out of his neighborhood, had planted evidence on her.
For many Pakistanis, 'USA' means 'drones'
Raymond Davis (along with other intelligence contractors and diplomats): When CIA contractor Raymond Davis shot and killed two petty criminals in broad daylight in Lahore in January 2011, the anti-American uproar was so severe that the United States had to dispatch its best diplomats, including John Kerry, to negotiate his release. And although Davis was let go only through the traditional Islamic method of payment of blood money to the victims' relatives, Pakistan subsequently clamped down on the movement and deployment of all Western diplomats, officials and contractors. Today, if you work for the U.S., or the Argentinian, or the Jamaican embassy, you will have to obtain a "No Objection Certificate" to attend a dinner if it's even one town over from where you are stationed.
Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor who was charged with fatally shooting two men in Pakistan, has been released from prison after relatives of the victims agreed to a deal. NBC's Carol Grisanti reports.
Social media: With almost 20 million Internet connections that reach even deep inside the volatile tribal areas adjoining Afghanistan, Pakistani authorities have tried in vain to regulate social media. And although Facebook recently shut down a page used for recruiting by the Pakistani Taliban, the government has never directly acted to disconnect those who support terror via social networks.
Demonstrators shout slogans and wave placards as they protest against Facebook in Lahore in May 2010.
Shawls: In what was dubbed by the national press as the most desperate of recently taken security measures, a district in Pakistan's northwest actually banned coats and shawls, even in the dead of winter, under British colonial-era law designed for maintaining public discipline and security. The reason: their possible use to hide suicide jackets under the bulky clothing during a sensitive religious holiday.
Can social media propel 'rock star' politician Imran Khan to power in Pakistan?
Urinating: The absence of public toilets across the country, as well as the spread and social acceptance of a rural 'go anywhere' culture has created a messy challenge for government after government in Pakistan: how to stop millions from answering the call of nature when and where they please. The answer? A national ban, with threat of prosecution.
Vaccinations: Days before 161,000 children were about to inoculated for polio this summer, the Taliban banned the vaccination campaign. Even though Pakistan remains one of the three countries in the world that still carries the debilitating virus, militants continue to target and kill anti-polio campaigners, claiming that the program is a U.S. cover for espionage, similar to the CIA using a Pakistani physician to help locate Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad last year.
It's been a tough year for Pakistan U.S. relations. Crucial NATO supply routes have been shuttered since November, there is tension over drone strikes and now the countries are at odds over the treason conviction of the Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. locate Osama Bin Laden.
Weddings: Forget the five-course wedding dinner. Pakistan -- once the land of extravagant, multi-event weddings -- has a law that doesn't allow for more than one entrée at a wedding feast. The policy has been in place for several years but is only now being implemented earnestly by a provincial government that is focused on battling food wastage.
More Pakistan coverage from NBC News
XXX: As porn is outlawed in Pakistan, "Tripple" is the code word nationally accepted for under-the-counter DVD and magazine purchases that are naughtier than usual.
YouTube: YouTube is the only social networking site that continues to be blanket-banned in Pakistan since its owner, Google Inc., refused to block an anti-Islamic video last September. But Vimeo, YouTube's competitor network that offers similarly "blasphemous" material, remains rather functional and legal in Pakistani cyberspace.
'Zero Dark Thirty': Though the new Kathryn Bigelow thriller is out, it probably won't be seen in a cinema near you in Pakistan. No theater has promoted the film, no television channel is carrying its trailers, and, so far, no DVD shops are selling even its pirated versions. The reason? Well, one guess. ... "Zero Dark Thirty" is military speak for 12.30 a.m., the time the Abbotabad raid targeting bin Laden commenced in May 2011.
The Oscar-winning team of director/producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer/producer Mark Boal, along with cast members Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke, talk about the film based on the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden, which already has critics buzzing and is stirring up controversy.
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who ya got?
who ya got?
Most excited about Pugh (mostly about the possibility that he will replace Diehl). Least excited about Cox. (Enter Harooni)
most: Hankins (believe his impact will be felt immediately on 1st and possibly 2nd downs)
least: Cox (lots of competition to make special teams)
Most Moore, least Herman.
"Behold, the tailgate party. The pinnacle of human achievement. Since the dawn of parking lots, man has sought to fill his gut with food and alcohol in anticipation of watching others exercise."
- Homer J. Simpson
most: Damontre Moore, he's gonna make the most splash plays out of this group.. We need this guy to get to the QB
least: Nassib, kind of hard to get excited about a guy who isn't gonna see the field (and I hope he doesn't outside of preseason)
im excited about all first 3 picks all going to be beasts
2015 season tbd
Most excited: Probably Cooper Taylor (like his potential) and Damontre Moore (sack freak in the SEC and is 20!)
Least excited: Nassib (like the pick but hopefully little to no PT) and Cox (I don't understand the draft pick if we are bringing in Hightower honestly... could have gotten a solid defensive player with promise)
I trust JR and maybe the Cox thing will turn out for the best... I am really excited about Hankins and Pugh also but they do not play really flashy/exciting positions IMO. Herman is intriguing as well though because he just mows kids over lol
S/O to Flip Empty for the sig
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2nd-6th round Mock (4/29) *1st round pick Eli Apple*
2) M. Jack LB UCLA 3) G. Hawkins OT LSU 4) B. Kaufusi DE BYU
5) M. Thomas WR Southern Miss 6) D. Hall FS Northern Iowa
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Strick's 2015 All-Sleeper Team - http://boards.giants.com/showthread....t=sleeper+team
Damontre Moore of course.. Our pass rush was non existent..


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Rock Creek Park Breeding Bird Census
February 17, 2011 by Gregory Gough
Since 1948, birds have been counted in spring and summer in a study plot in Rock Creek Park, a large forested area in Washington, D.C.
The deciduous upland forest habitat has harbored 51 different kinds of birds (full list at bottom of page).
The purpose of the census is to monitor long-term changes of the bird population.
5 species of woodpeckers are found in the study plot: downy, hairy, flicker, pileated, and red-bellied (pictured below from left to right).
Woodpecker numbers appear to be fairly stable but note that as the forest has gotten more mature (about 80 years old when the survey started), the larger woodpeckers (pileated, red-bellied, hairy) have gotten more common. Pileated woodpeckers, the largest species, were not found during the 40s and 50s.
Most of these cavity nesters likely spend the year in the study plot, except perhaps the flicker.
The eastern wood-pewee, acadian flycatcher, eastern phoebe, and great crested flycatcher all breed in the plot.
These neotropical migrants have declined pretty significantly, especially the acadian and great crested flycatchers.
Phoebes are fairly common in Rock Creek Park but have very specific nesting requirements, often on a bridge or building (but not in a tree). There is only 1 bridge in the plot.
The most common nesters in the plot at the beginning of the survey, the migratory red-eyed and yellow-throated vireos have declined precipitously.
Yellow-throated vireos appear to have recolonized the plot after disappearing in the 1970s.
Blue jays and American crows occasionally nest in the plot.
Never very common, they may have been affected in the 21st century by the spread of West Nile Virus. Corvids are particularly susceptible to the disease.
The resident Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, and white-breasted nuthatch all nest in cavities in trees.
Like other non-migratory birds in the park, their numbers appear to be fairly stable.
The migratory wood thrush, veery, and American robin all occur in the study plot, at one time or another.
While wood thrushes have significantly declined, veeries have colonized the plot and then died out. Beginning in the 90s, robins colonized the plot and are the most common bird in 2010.
Northern parula, American redstart, Kentucky warbler, hooded warbler, and black-and-white warbler were all found in the plot.
These colorful migratory songbirds have all died out in the plot and maybe from Rock Creek Park as well.
Ground Warblers
Ovenbirds and Louisiana waterthrushes nest on or near the ground.
The migratory ovenbird has declined alarmingly while the Louisiana waterthrush has been fairly stable. Waterthrushes nest along streams and there is one small stream in the plot.
Pictured from left to right: scarlet tanager, eastern towhee, northern cardinal, and brown-headed cowbird.
Like other Neotropical migratory songbirds, the scarlet tanager has declined in numbers. Towhees and cardinals, which favor shrubby edges, occur in low numbers in the forested plot. Cowbirds, which parasitize songbird nests, are not particularly common in the plot.
Complete Bird List
- Cooper's Hawk
- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Mourning Dove
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Barred Owl
- Chimney Swift
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Acadian Flycatcher
- Eastern Phoebe
- Great Crested Flycatcher
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
- Carolina Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Brown Creeper
- Carolina Wren
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- Eastern Bluebird
- Veery
- Wood Thrush
- American Robin
- Gray Catbird
- European Starling
- Northern Parula
- Black-and-white Warbler
- American Redstart
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Ovenbird
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Kentucky Warbler
- Hooded Warbler
- Scarlet Tanager
- Eastern Towhee
- Song Sparrow
- Northern Cardinal
- Indigo Bunting
- Common Grackle
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Baltimore Oriole
- House Sparrow


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 211
Total Fat 11.5 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Sodium 483 mg
Total Carbohydrate 4 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 22 g
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Olive oil 2 teaspoons
Tilapia filets 2 (4-ounce)
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Cherry tomatoes, halved 1 cup
Capers 1 tablespoon
Garlic clove, minced 1
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season fish with salt and pepper, and sauté until opaque, about 3 minutes per side. Remove fish from pan and set aside.
- Add tomatoes, capers, and garlic to pan, and sauté 2 minutes. Spoon tomato mixture over fish and serve.


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Lincoln the beer prophet LMAO!malachi the prophet posted:9/11/2012 11:51:20 AM we should learn from the past to know the future, the crescent moon on all those flags, is the destruction of are vatican they cut off the head of the enemy, the head of the holy roman empire, and murder its leader, a full luner equlipe will happen over the holy city,as the moon turns crescent (attack ,jihad)by a 1 star flag red flag pentagram(n.korea) they trained as horse men(the red flag calvery)bibles red horseman .... they come by cover of night ,stormtroopers, the sea neer them turns into a navel city., they lanch missles(arrows) to punch the walls,the great white city,destroyed(prof of fatama #3 // ok this is 2nd time 1453 constantinople(istanbul) the turks vatican a strange greenish/golden glow leaves the vatican(holy spirit greenish gold) the mulims attack in crazy numbers //see dardanelles gun also, here picture ...... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ wikipedia -fall of constantinople(istanbul) at the crescent moon they attacted also a 5 pionted star= baphomet =his pic 2 crescent moons one done one to come = islamabad is packastans capital =islamobod was the sieze of vatican happened 1453 "" so i put 2 together "" has own serch ing.on goggle see "1453 islamobod"" links to my other stoies on topic ........... this is there goal for world dominatian ,first they war each other,then join to make a 200 million man army bible says who can make war this this beast , the new muslim order backs n.korea (star flag) like ww2 domino effect starts chain kings of east verse the world , new greater persia 1/4 of earth the new world order,ends the holy roman empire,not starts it as some believe(herbert armstrong/was wrong) this is the trigger for ww3 = iran funded n-korea to build new water ships subs, and missle lanching devises from sea boats,trained storm troopers,and horsemen =they are the red horseman ...... watch a war of the northern islam nations against n.africa(for oil fields)to fuel the war machine .. this is a war of extermination ,the earth will hold 1 billion people,the muslims want to kill any non -muslims and it is gods will they do this ,and rape 30 of your children along the way//30 virgins //also sheria law will allow this monstrosity,rape murder ...Jesus_Chrysler posted:9/11/2012 7:53:40 PM These are some stunning revelations. They are very detailed and great. I would not listen to the other people about your posts and I don't think the format should have been changed one bit. Something that important and divine should be in all upper case because it is the word of God. In fact you should make it in bold also using the text tool above the typing box. Those words should jump off the page at people. In fact your words should be spread out beyond the limitations of the internet. I think they should be printed out and handed out to people and also mailed to whoever your political representatives are. They should see the truth. Your comrade of God Jesus_ChryslerJaxerback posted:9/12/2012 5:21:44 PM LOL..I like your sarcastic wit!!Danvader posted:9/12/2012 8:45:44 PM If it happens it happens. If it doesn't, then we live to die another day. Why are these super religious people so intent on adding things on or making a big deal? Everyday people are dying like it or not. Just because something may or may not happen at the end of this year, doesn't mean you have to go ape over all you're hearing or supposedly having visions of.Danvader posted:9/12/2012 8:46:34 PM Just be thankful you're still alive ha ha. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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Anyway, what I was told, was a burial site was found and if it was graves or just a site filled with items and no graves was not known by my self. They were all good people so I assume whatever was dug up was reported. Well, at this point in my life I believed in the paranormal but never seen anything proof positive. Then it happened. Whatever date that was, I do remember it being around 10pm. Had a freind with me, parked the car near the river, both got out to bs and hang out. We both noticed the fog on the other side on the island was just thick enough to not have a maglight penetrate. Distance was probably 20 yards. We both shut up and heard branches breaking. At first softly, possibly by foot. I tried my mag light, and asked who was out there. After I asked, it started walking faster back and forth near the bank breaking limbs, after a while it got violent with how it broke them. Then, the screaming started. It was like a boiling tea kettle mixed with a super high pitched woman. Long and drawn out screams as it kept breaking limbs all while running back and forth. We left after being spooked. On another night, I finally got the visual. I guess. Lol. I get my car stuck near a blackberry patch and different freind and I get out to try and push it out while in neutral. We succeed. Then my freind has the most serious look and says get in the car. I turn and look...there it was...foot steps being made in the grass live...coming towards us. We had just sceen the grass part and weight put down. Nothing was there except looking up...tall, shoulders were huge, im talking something nearing that 12 foot mark and massive. Yet, it was see threw, with an outlined contour that seemed distorted like a heat wave. We got out of there so fast I was spooked good for a few days. On this same land, I had other issues like something rushing at me at night then stopping just before im able to see it. A day time encounter at the same location I parked my car and heard the branches break and it screaming; it was in the afternoon, nice and sunny day, I stopped and thought I heard a muffled womans voice that seemed like vocal garbage. Then right as the wind picked up, the sound of kids giggling and laughing fallowed that wind and came from the island in an open grassy area. The sound was moving with the blades of grass. Its as best as I can describe it. Anyway, im wanting opinions. Was there a gardian of graves? A spirit protecting land? this whole area of land is like a blackhole for weird stuff. I have so many more things I have seen...such as the night before a freind killed him self, we had a party, and I wasnt drinking that much. I freaked seeing this torso float out from the tree line...no arms, legs, or part of her face. Lasted seconds is sll. When I went back inside their home, I looked at a painting of a long dead family member. It was her dress. My life has been kind of boring sense.bobprin posted:3/23/2014 8:00:19 AM Cool story. No one in all of history has wanted their grave sites disturbed. I think you may be on the correct path when you said the place seemed like a black hole for wierd stuff. Some places are natural portals for other dimensions or simply create paranormal activity. I would suggest a return to the area with tape recorders and video equipment.elkburgersandbeer posted:3/23/2014 8:54:47 AM In Reply To:bobprin posted:3/23/2014 8:00:19 AM Cool story. No one in all of history has wanted their grave sites disturbed. I think you may be on the correct path when you said the place seemed like a black hole for wierd stuff. Some places are natural portals for other dimensions or simply create paranormal activity. I would suggest a return to the area with tape recorders and video equipment.Thats a good idea. Its been a long time that I spoke with the family that owns the farm. A blackhole was the only word I could use sometimes. Most encounters never made me afraid. Startled yes, but never shaking in my boots. That is most. That big entity was different. I could probably have an alien look threw a window and not fight the same nervousness that thing got out of me. Nothing about it felt human. As in was it a ghost of a person? Im talking out of my ass at this point. I know no facts, just that gut feeling. The aggression was animal like. All encounters started with it pacing back and forth like an issue with territory. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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Before I imagine the Pablo/Stat P&R combo I imagine...
The Kidd/Stat combo... mad lobs, and the kick out for the 15 footer
JR/Stat combo... JR's passing has improved and Stat has to impress JR (ala Novak) to get the rock
Stat/Melo combo... if coach hasn't designed the 2-man weak side game for these two, shame on him!
IMO the chemistry and timing must be between STAT and our starting PG and scorers, because they will primarily be responsible for his success; not to mention how STAT gels on defense.
Then we can get to STAT w TC on the floor, STAT's post game (can he prove it's reliability before patience runs low?) and then... STAT and Pablo.
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I love the first outfit!
Love the idea of the jacket and I really love the shoes of the second photo !
Absolutely love the colorful dress! She paired it up so nicely with the jacket and nude wedges. Like!
I LOVE the dress in the 1st outfit! and I miss the sun so much hehe
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I love them both! Really nice pictures :) The blue blazer is amazing :0
Love the jacket of the first outfit and a combo of colors in both cases;)
i like the crazy colourfull print on first outfit
the second girl had a cool idea for a contrast between clothes and shoes
leni's outfit is super super cute!
from the cut-out blazer, to the bunnies, down to her shoes. x.
Nice pic. My mother dressed exactly like that c.1988! Memories.
Oh! Sydney! the honey sity where the New Year is welcome in summer!
Hope to be there one day!
Really nice thes shooting!
lovely cut out blazer:)
The first light blue jacket is so Margiela. The cut out sleeves and the "strong-shape" of the jacket is amazing: love it.
great pics … ;)
love them ;)
that jacket is soo cool!
I wish I didn't return that black lace Cue top :( I bought it and then returned it because I thought it made my neck look short
I like the first one. They really play with the shapes and that blue reminds me of Greece so much. Lovely to think about something that is more exotic and warm right now.
What a mystical print in the first few photos!
I love the second girl outfit, the first one for the dress not liking the cut off blazer in her arms
how did you knowwww i love cobalt blue? the first one is so colourful and makes me very jelly.
Love those nude wedges
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gorgeous blue blazer
Lara is exquisitely beautiful, I bet she was a joy to photograph Yvan. Simply stunning. There are some people that just take your breath away. I have seen her around the paddington area and out in the cross and she is even more beautiful in the flesh.
awww you look really pretty with the first outfit! :D XXX
Your blog is lovely, super post dear))) I like it!!!
The first outfit is perfection! Love the bright colors and design.
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in love with the blue jacket
wow. that leni is amazing
absolutely love the first outfit
I love your photos, but they are all starting to look the same- with the same long haired girls who wear gimmicky pieces (Cut out sleeves, tasteless tacky prints)- There was a mysticism about your photos a few years ago- Bring that back!
I say this only because I respect you as a photographer and enjoy your strengths-
hmmm enough girls in "fashiony" outfits, i want more creative, cute, interesting looking girls and BOYS… bring back the old face hunter!
nice body, beautiful faces, great outfits.
i love this blue jacket !
Hey, I think its cool that you post a lot of the comments, good and back (unlike some other bloggers who totally censor everything). Nice work
how pretty is she???
i love the blue jacket in the fisrt outfit and the shoes of course!
how pretty!
i absolutely love the jacket in the first outfit and the shoes of course!
she is amazing!! my new style crush. do you know what brand is her jacket?
really adoreable that first look :)
Wauw the blue blazer!
I'm in loveee! for real. haha, really nice outfit!
Can anyone confirm who designs the print dress(under the blue blazer?) I think I'm in love


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The Costa Concordia remains partially submerged off the Italian coast, serving as a memorial one year after its tragic accident. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports.
NAPLES, Italy — The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner says he understands why some people "hate" him, but has no regrets about his actions in the aftermath of the shipwreck that left 32 people dead.
Francesco Schettino did not attend the unveiling of memorials in Giglio, Italy, over the weekend as survivors and victims' families marked the one-year anniversary of the accident. Instead, the luxury cruise liner's former captain was at his home near Naples, where he lives under some court restrictions.
Accused of multiple manslaughter, causing the wreck and abandoning ship, Schettino told NBC News the toughest part of the aftermath of the crash was that people think he did not try to help the situation after he took the ship off course during a sail-by salute of the coast.
"Everybody believes that I was escaping from the sinking ship," he said. However, Schettino contended he "tried to make an effort to make sure that I was the last one to leave the ship — from the sinking side."
Schettino, who described himself as a strict captain, insisted that other people should share the blame for the accident.
He said Costa Cruises told him before the wreck that he needed to share some authority with his well-qualified, lower-ranking officers who felt he was "breathing too much down their necks."
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Francesco Schettino, former captain of the Costa Concordia, says he appreciated having the opportunity to share his side of the story with a survivor of the crash.
"And unfortunately I was relying, in the last three minutes, on an officer, when all of a sudden he was handing me the control of the ship without giving me distance — nothing," Schettino said.
That, he said, was when he noticed foam on the water — a sign of shallow water or something jutting from the surface.
"I regret that I was trusting (that officer). I was trusting him before the accident, and also after the accident. And I have been living with these things inside me. I will never trust anyone anymore because this was a very deadly mistake," he said.
Schettino claimed he had no way to tell how many people were still on board when he left the vessel.
"People don't understand that the ship is 58 meters (nearly 200 feet) wide, so you don't have a chance to see who else is left on the other side. And in the moment the floor started to become steeper, you have no other option: To die, or to swim," he said. "So, I regret nothing."
Schettino said he understood why people "hate" him — but added he did not think he deserved this.
"If you lose your child — or any member of your family because of an accident — you start to learn to live with this kind of pain that you have inside you. But if you are not able to find a reason because you just believe you lost that person because of the stupidity or arrogance of somebody else, it is more difficult not to start to hate people," he said.
"I will do my best to relay the reasons why this tragedy took place, in a way that is very well represented, very well analyzed, simply because I don't like that people may potentially hate me," he said.
The Costa Concordia, carrying more than 4,200 passengers, ran aground Jan. 13 off the coast of Italy killing 32 people - including two Americans.
He said he appreciated the chance to share his perspective of the crash with a survivor.
"It was a great pleasure speaking with that person — they fully understand me now. ... It would have given me great pleasure to meet the others," he said, adding that he would wait, let the truth to come out and allow time for people to absorb it.
"I am close to anybody in this, and I join my pain to their pain, even if there is a difference," he said. "I have the pain of a person who is responsible for the cruise ship and I have never denied that. Never."
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Romac Industries, Inc. is seeking an experienced IT Manager with strong Oracle expertise for its headquarters in Canyon Park/Bothell, WA. The IT Manager is responsible for all corporate information technology activities including systems analysis, programming, and computer auxiliary operations. Develops IT strategy, policies, procedures, technical standards, methods, and schedules for the Company. Oversees the strategic relationship between IT and other functions within the organization. Administers the Oracle Database and Oracle Applications for the organization.
Company Description
Since 1969, Romac Industries, Inc. (www.romac.com) has been manufacturing superior pipe fittings and tools for the waterworks industry. Innovation is a tradition at Romac and Engineering is at the core of the company's success. Since the first all stainless steel repair clamp, Romac has led the way in bringing the industry new and better products. Romac is a privately held family company with a large modern facility in Bothell, Washington that houses its corporate departments, including manufacturing. Romac also operates a foundry out of Sultan, Washington, a distribution facility in Texas, and a division in North Carolina that sells products to the HVAC industry (www.haysfluidcontrols.com).
The company has a dedicated workforce who are passionate about serving their customers. Romac offers an excellent work environment, a competitive compensation package, solid medical and dental benefits, a 401(k) program, and an opportunity to build a great career.
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1. Sets the strategic direction for all information systems at both Romac Industries and Hays Fluid Controls.Plans and executes the effective use of computer resources. Determines future needs and keeps current with technology. Determines where best to allocate resources for maximum benefit.
2. Maintains all vendor contracts, support contracts and manages the upgrade process on both equipment and software. Hires outside contractors / consultants when necessary and manages their work.
3. Manages and mentors a team of 2-4 employees.
4. Responsible for all components in the technology stack including:
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I've been fairly quiet about Jenny McCarthy's campaign against childhood vaccinations, partly because Dr. David Gorski has covered the issue so thoroughly already, and partly because of my "do not engage" policy relating to the deeply irrational (i.e. there's no winning an argument with "crazy.") But this week I was filled with a renewed sense of urgency regarding the anti-vaccinationist movement for two reasons: 1) I received a personal email from a woman who is being treated with hostility by her peers for her pro-science views on vaccines and 2) a friend forwarded me a video of Jenny McCarthy speaking directly to moms, instructing them to avoid vaccinating their kids or giving them milk or wheat because of their supposed marijuana-like addictive properties.
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Mark Henze was accepted into medical school, but elected to go to law school instead and he completed his J.D. in 1981. Henze wrote the preeminent law treatise in the field "The Law and Business of Time Share Resorts" and co-authored "The Law and Business of Resort Development" with Federal Trade Commission attorney Alan Schlaifer. In 2000, after nearly 20 years of practice, Henze moved to California to study at Talbot Seminary and Biola University toward combined master's degrees in philosophy and Christian education and a doctorate in Christian education. Henze works part-time with the children's ministry at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., is the director of a grant program at Talbot Seminary and teaches non-traditional degree students at Biola University.


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Osborn and Choe are neck-and-neck in Girls Division at the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.â Fifteen-year-old Rory Hie, who shot a 4-under-par 68, emerged from the heat of the competition as the new leader after the second round of the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills. In the Girls Division, Jennifer Osborn and Esther Choe are tied for the lead with two-day tournament totals of 3-under-par 141.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills features 84 players from seven states and Canada, including 70 California natives. The 23rd annual Lennar Junior at Mission Hills is a 54-hole, stroke play tournament that is being held at Mission Hills Country Club â Arnold Palmer Course and began on Tuesday.
Hie of Lakewood, Calif., admitted that he began playing badly but eventually made a 50-footer for birdie on No. 7 that turned his luck around.
âMy goal today was to just keep up with the leader,â he said.
Not only was he able to keep up with the first roundâs leader, Tim Cha of Chino Hills, Calif., but he was able to surge ahead, making birdie on Nos. 3,4,7,8 and 10, putting his two-day total at 7-under-par 137.
âOn this course, your second shots are key,â he said. âIâm definitely working on my putting and fairway wood shots for tomorrow.â
Trailing Hie with a two-day tournament total of 6-under-par 138, is Jeff Koprivetz of Yorba Linda, Calif. In third with a 5-under-par 139, is Garrett Sapp of Cerritos, Calif., who made an impressive hole-in-one on No. 7. Tied for fourth with two-day tournament totals of 4-under-par 140, is Lucas Lee of Torrance, Calif., and Jamie Lovemark of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
In the Girls Division, Osborn, 17, of Huntington Beach, Calif., shot a 1-over-par 73 and said her putting wasnât as good as it was in Tuesdayâs round.
âMy iron shots werenât as close,â she said. âI had to work a lot harder for birdie.â
She made a birdie on No. 2 and said her goal in Thursdayâs round is to win by making as many birdies as she can.
Choe, 14, of La Quinta, Calif., is approaching the final round with a positive attitude and said she hopes to keep the same mindset she had in Wednesdayâs round. She shot a 3-under-par 69 and was able to hit all 18 greens.
âI just have to think hole-by-hole, shot-by-shot,â she said. âI had 18 opportunities today for birdie, but only made three, so my putting needs work.â
One stroke behind Osborn and Choe at 2-under-par 142, is Tiffany Joh of San Diego, Calif. In a four-way tie for fourth are Grace Woo of Burbank, Calif., Melanie DeLeon of Santa Clarita, Calif., Amber Lundskog of San Diego, Calif., and Sooji Cho of Glendale, Calif., with two-day totals of 2-over-par 146.
Final-round tee times will run from 6:30 - 8:27 a.m., Thursday at Mission Hills Country Club.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGAâs National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Associationâs success since 1989. Rolex Watch U.S.A., a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became an AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Mike Weir, Charles Howell III, Jim Furyk, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, Grace Park, Cristie Kerr and Beth Bauer.
For more information on the Lennar Junior at Mission Hills, contact Tournament Headquarters at (760) 324-9400 ext. 507.
The Foundation
The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
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Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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Still and despite the controversy of society!
I got my wisdom tooth extracted .I didn't get any IV/any sedation .I did fine. So I'm going to see how the night time nursing is going to be.I hope she sleeps better than waking up every 2 hours.
Good for you! Just remember to ice!
I breast milk fed my Blossom for fifteen months (after exclusively pumping for thirteen). My Bud (nineteen months) is still nursing directly (after a rough start that included a few months of pumping and supplementing with mommy's milk).
TwoDewdrops: Nursing Dresses and Tops for Discreet Breastfeeding (and Pumping)
They are required by law to "inform" you what medication they are using.
And as stated by previous posters, the effects of the sedation they give you will (if it is still in your milk even) be at a safe level for you to nurse as soon as YOU are awake and alert. There should be no need for you to pump and dump.
And you need to tell their office that you don't appreciate being blown off, and told that you need to pump/dump for 24 hours when they are not certified breastfeeding educators, cannot tell you what medicine they are using, and obviously have not done the research and looked it up in Medications and Mothers Milk by Dr. Hale and you feel that they are not following through and provding the level of care that you and anyone else deserves.
I work in a hospital. Moms nurse after surgery here. IMMEDIATELY after surgery.
and yes, Lortab is fine. (Personally it makes me hurl... but its safe. lol)
Maybe you can educate them, and they will not be giving poor advice to other nursing mommas.
Momma to Benjamin, we recently made it nursing to age 2!!!!
Benjamin born 9-17-09
I'm a nurse, and this pump and dump for 24 hours advice is one of my personal pet peeves. They're just trying to cover themselves. I vote you look at kellymom.com. And especially at the general anesthesia advice, which is that it's ok to nurse your baby as soon as you're awake and alert enought to hold her. Pain meds used on a short terma basis should be fine. Don't shun them, because then you'll get into trouble with pain and need bigger doses of medication to get the pain back under control. Use a reasonable dose on a regular basis. My c-section patients usually take Lortab 1 tablet every 4-6 hours, 2 tablets if pain is more severe and ibuprofen every 6 hours around the clock. Now, all this being said, this is not medical advice from me to you, it's just an example of one way that post op mamas can control pain while nursing a baby. Hale's rocks. But kellymom has that info condensed, so try there too. Good luck to you!
Stephanie, mom to Jaime Hoban 11/04/07 and Annika Jayne 12/21/09
We . . . no room in the bed for more!
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Kari Margolis and Tony Brown are busy folks. As co-artistic directors of an international touring company based in Highland Lake, NY, the pair has presented theatrical events here in the Upper Delaware valley in the past, but never on such a grand scale as they plan this weekend in their production at the NACL Theatre, "Pulling String." Margolis and Brown have mounted some of their original productions in a variety of exotic locales, including Barcelona, Berlin, London, Singapore and Narrowsburg, NY.
When asked how the company wound up in Sullivan County, Margolis reminisced about her childhood and summers spent in the region with her grandparents. "The lure of the area has always been in the back of my mind," she said, "and living here has been a lifelong dream. We felt drawn here and literally fell in love with the river, the area and the people. When the company first took up residency in Sullivan County, we had no idea how integrated we would become with the community."
As Artists in Residence at the Brooklyn Arts and Culture Association from 1985 to 1990, the Margolis Brown Adaptors Company (MBAC) created four original productions there, and then relocated the operation to Minneapolis, MN in 1993, where they continued to create and produce multimedia theatre productions and trained actors in the Margolis Method for over 12 years. Then they moved the company entirely and established their international training center in Sullivan County.
"There are so many wonderful people here," Margolis said. "We love being in an area where people are committed to being an active part of the community, and now our 'Army of Artists' are everywhere."
As an extension of the work these actors do while pursuing specialized training at the Margolis Method Center , the website (www.armyofartists.biz/ [1]) indicates that "along with being reliable, courteous and hardworking, we are highly skilled and can travel anywhere within an hour of Barryville, NY to help with carpentry, pet sitting, house cleaning, yard work and more."
Meanwhile, the company is hard at work preparing to dazzle audiences at NACL (www.nacl.org [2]) this weekend with its newest production, "Pulling Strings," which has been in workshop development for over two years. "We generally don't have a title until we are months into the process," Margolis said, "and all of our work stems from a question. This time, the questions presented themselves: why do we, as humans, strive for perfection? Are we being manipulated by outside forces? What is perfection and do we lose a little of our humanity when we lose sight of ourselves? Life sometimes is almost like a human puppet show."
This show promises to be unlike anything experienced before. "We are committed to develop our skill set to be new, provocative and engaging. Our goal is always to be different and never afraid to be entertaining. We do not create a single thing without taking the audience into consideration. Whether you leave the theatre laughing, crying or even confused, we promise that you will be thinking about the experience for a long time to come. Our shows are designed to be thought about long after it's over. We can promise that you will not be bored," said Margolis.
All of the actors in the company live here full time, but "Pulling Strings" is the first opportunity the company has had to collaborate with NACL. "We are thrilled to have this affiliation with our neighbors," said Margolis. "The interest has always been there and between the theatre's new grant award, and the timing, everything just fell into place. This production is on a fairly grand scale and we needed the actual space to be large enough for us. We have loved performing at the Tusten in Narrowsburg, but 'Pulling Strings' needed even more room than that theatre could provide."
When asked to sum up what theatre goers can expect from the show, Margolis paused for a moment. "Musical, lyrical, visceral and poetic are words that spring to mind," she said. With an original soundtrack and six actors in tow, this production promises to be "theatrical, moody and funny" as well. "The NACL is tremendous, and we're excited to present the work to our community. This piece has been years in the making, and we only get one shot at an opening night. This is fabulous—and audiences are in for quite a ride!"
"Pulling Strings" will be performed at NACL in Highland Lake on Saturday and Sunday, September 8 and 9. For reservations and information, visit nacl.org or call 845/557-0694.


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Zero sort to come to PoultneyAugust 01,2013By Lucia Suarez
POULTNEY — Soon residents will not have to sort their different recyclables when taking them to the dump.
Town Manager Jonas Rosenthal said earlier this week the town is finalizing some construction and infrastructure changes at the town's transfer station so they can start offering single-stream recycling. He said they are constructing a new platform and have to finish the electrical work before they can kick off the new recycling program.
He hopes to have it completed next week.
"It allows the town to expand the types of recycling," said Rosenthal about the program also known as zero sort recycling.
The town entered into an agreement with Casella Waste Management Systems to begin compiling all recyclable materials together that will compacted before transported to the sorting facility in Rutland City. The contract is for 10 years and the town expects to see the cost of getting rid of the materials go down by more than 70 percent, Rosenthal said.
"There is a difference for cost per ton (of trash) and ton of recyclables," he said, adding there will be fewer hauls because of the compaction of materials.
The town manager said if the town increases recycling by 30 percent, it could save up to $40,000 a year.
Rosenthal said the transfer station is still not ready, but will be soon. In the meantime, they are trying to get the word out to residents while they get used to the new operating systems.
Under zero sort recycling residents will be able to recycle plastics 1-7, corrugated cardboard, boxboard, envelopes and mail, magazines and soft cover books, newspapers, white and colored paper, shredded paper, glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, foils and plates and metal cans.
All these can be put together in one bin.
For more information, residents should contact Rosenthal at 287-9751 or visit www.zerosort.com.
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text: I wasn't sure which forum to post this so I thought I would try this one and the pumping one. I have a 13 week old and she is receiving breastmilk exclusively. I went back to work at 5 weeks and we had no problem going from breast to bottle and back again until about 3 weeks ago. She was eating 2 bottles with 2.5-3.0 oz and I was breastfeeding her in between, on my lunch break. She started refusing the occasional bottle, and now she will only eat 0.5-1 oz from the bottle. She screams at my husband when he tries to get the bottle nipple anywhere near her mouth. Sometimes I can get home to feed her if she won't finish her bottle and she always latches right on and eats. I really want to continue the situation we have, but I can't keep running home from work to breastfeed when she won't finish her bottle and I am afraid that the only solution is to bottle feed exclusively, but that's not what I want. She eats every 2 hours, night and day. Does anyone have any suggestions?


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Calling All Kids & Parents: Help Save Play This Summer!
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It's the time of year when parents worry about summer learning loss and getting the kids off the couch. Good news! There is a fun and free way to exercise a child's mind and body – your neighborhood playground.
Kids learn valuable cognitive and social skills as they master new challenges and navigate the equipment together, and they are better able to focus on reading after being physically active. In a day and age when kids spend an average of 7.5 hours a day in front of a screen, it's critical that we give them the time and space to play outdoors.
That's why this summer KaBOOM! has issued our 2012 Playground Challenge, which gives you and your kids a chance to play together, be active, explore your community, and meet new neighbors.
Each playground you visit will earn you points and badges toward one of our three Grand Prizes, including a trip to Washington, D.C. Plus, every other week, we'll issue a "mini challenge" for a chance to earn other prizes along the way.
While we want you to have fun and win prizes, we also want you to help us bring play to kids across America.
By mapping the playgrounds you visit, you will help KaBOOM! populate our nationwide Map of Play. That will in turn help identify "play deserts" – the places that have lots of kids but not enough playspaces. This is a crucial part of helping us achieve our vision of a great place to play within walking distance of every child.
To make it even more fun, we've just launched our new mobile app, Tag!. Available for iPhone and Android, Tag! makes it easy to take pictures of each playground visited, and, in the process, automatically inputs the GIS data so the playground can be added instantly to the Map of Play.
KaBOOM! has built more than 2,100 playgrounds across America. But with only one in five kids living within walking distance of a park or playground, we've got a lot more work to do. That's why we need your help. We hope you will be motivated not only to get outside with your family this summer to play, but also to get engaged in the growing movement to save play.
Don't have playgrounds to map in your neighborhood? Don't let that stop you from getting outside and playing this summer. Partnership for a Healthier America is leading communities to organize Play Streets that routinely close specific streets to traffic to encourage and increase physical activity.
So make sure you take some time to go out and play, and don't stop there. Join us in the growing movement to save play.
Darell Hammond is the founder and CEO of KaBOOM!


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Support' is driving budgetsMarch 10,2014
College isnt cheap. In fact, college tuition is climbing at record rates.
However, sending a child to a Vermont state college costs about the same as sending him or her to the local elementary school. Is it any wonder that a near-record number of school budgets were rejected by voters?
Gov. Peter Shumlin says the rejections show local control over budgets is alive and well. Legislators are moved toward changing the state funding formula, and the education secretary seeks consolidation of school districts for greater efficiency.
Unfortunately, local control is a myth. Spending, not funding, is the problem, and district consolidations wont scratch the surface of runaway budgets.
Support is the costdriver, and local boards are largely at the mercy of the Agency of Education and the Legislature when it comes to the mandates to provide support.
The number of support professionals and staff in elementary and secondary schools is increasing far more rapidly than the number of students or teachers. The combination of behavior interventionists, aides, social workers and special services providers may cost as much as a schools classroom teachers, and their numbers are increasing as teaching positions are trimmed.
Why? Because support staffing is mandated. Students who dont behave are not removed from the classroom, they are supported. A team of professionals determines the level of support the student needs, the school is obliged to provide it, and the local board puts the cost in the budget because it has no choice.
If the budget is defeated, academic costs may be cut, but support costs are protected expenditures.
Behavioral intervention may be a legitimate state expenditure, but if so, it should be absorbed by state agencies, not shifted to local school budgets.
The states generosity in providing medical care shifted costs to private carriers until insurance was no longer affordable.
The states generosity in mandating behavioral support and special services is shifting costs to local schools, and voters are signaling that their public schools are no longer affordable.
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Quinnipiac, Mount Advance to NEC Final
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EMMITSBURG, Md. - Jack Oppenheimer
(Conshohocken, Pa.) scored five goals, including a natural hat
trick in the final 2:50 of regulation, and Christian Haggerty (West
Nyack, N.Y.) scored a man-down goal in double overtime as the No. 2
Quinnipiac University men's lacrosse team defeated third-seeded
Robert Morris, 12-11, in the Northeast Conference Tournament
Semifinals Friday afternoon at Waldron Family Stadium on the campus
of Mount St. Mary's University. The Bobcats move on to Sunday's 1
p.m. NEC Championship Game against the winner of tonight's contest
between top-seeded Mount St. Mary's and fourth-seeded Bryant.
Trailing 11-8 with less than three minutes left in regulation, Oppenheimer ripped a shot at the 2:50 mark off a Haggerty assist to cut the deficit to two goals. With 1:35 left in regulation, Jake Glebocki (Wilbraham, Mass.) streaked down field off a clear and found Oppenheimer at the right post before the latter bounced it past Robert Morris goalie Charles Ruppert to make it an 11-10 game.
Robert Morris won the ensuing face-off and managed to milk the clock down to 20 seconds before Bobcats senior goalie Kevin Benzing (Severna Park, Md.) came out of the net to force a turnover and lead the Quinnipiac break. Matt Minor's (South Hadley, Mass.) shot went wide with nine seconds left, before Quinnipiac Head Coach Eric Fekete called timeout. Out of the timeout, Oppenheimer muscled his way to the doorstep before going low to beat Ruppert and send the game to overtime.
In the first extra session, Benzing stood on his head, making five saves, including many from close range. As time expired on the first overtime, the Bobcats were called for an offside penalty, giving Robert Morris a 30-second extra-man opportunity. But the Colonials turned the ball over, Giuseppe Palermo (Lino Lakes, Minn.) picked up the ground ball and led Haggerty. The senior then ripped a shot from 15 yards out to clinch the victory.
Oppenheimer led the Bobcats with five goals and an assist, while Haggerty had two goals and two assists. Kevin Kelly (Redding, Conn.) had two goals and an assist, while Basil Kostaras (Southlake, Texas) added a goal and two assists. Jake Emms (Victoria, British Columbia) and Mike Gast (Grand Rapids, Mich.) scored once each, while Billy Alessi (Branford, Conn.), Glebocki and Jay Binkowski (Bethany, Conn.) chipped in with one assist apiece. Bobby Schnibbe (Duxbury, Mass.) led the Bobcats' defense with four caused turnovers.
Corbyn Tao-Brambleby and Kiel Matisz led Robert Morris with three goals each. Matisz also added an assist. Patrick Smith added two goals and an assist, while two-time NEC Player of the Year Trevor Moore also had two goals. Kyle Buchanan chipped in with a goal and an assist, while Tyler Digby had two assists.
Benzing made 13 saves on 24 opportunities for the Bobcats to take the win, while Ruppert made six saves on 18 chances in defeat.
After Robert Morris scored the first goal of the game, the Bobcats responded with four out of the next five goals to establish a 4-2 advantage. Moore cut the deficit to one goal off a Smith assist with 10:44 left in the second quarter, but the Bobcats scored three of the next four goals to lead, 7-4. The two teams exchanged the next two goals to leave the Quinnipiac advantage at three, 8-5. Moore scored off a Matisz assist to close the first half scoring and send the Bobcats to the locker room leading, 8-6.
Robert Morris then reeled off five more goals to start the second half to turn a three-goal deficit into a three-goal lead. The last goal came from Matisz at the 5:17 mark of the fourth quarter, as Benzing had left the net to defend a Colonials attacker.
Seven-goal, second-half run propels Mount St. Mary's
Cody Lehrer scored four goals to lead top-seeded Mount St. Mary's past No. 4 seed Bryant, 14-9, in the Northeast Conference Tournament semifinals at Waldron Family Stadium on campus. The Mount scored 10 second-half goals to rally from a 5-4 halftime deficit.
Trailing 5-4 at the half, Bryant Schmidt and Eric Ososki each scored to open the second half to give the Mount its first lead of the game, 6-5, 4:26 into the third quarter. The Bulldogs (8-9) answered just 13 second slater on Mason Poli's second goal of the game, but the Mountaineers then rattled off the next seven goals to seal the victory.
Lehrer scored the first two goals of the seven-goal run to give the Mount an 8-6 lead. His second goal was the highlight of the game, a behind-the-back score with 5:29 left in the third quarter that pushed the lead to two goals. Daniel Stranix added an unassisted score just under two minutes later to give the Mountaineers a 9-6 lead after three quarters of play.
Mount St. Mary's (8-6) scored the first four goals of the final quarter to seal the win. Andrew Scalley and Brett Schmidt scored two minutes apart to extend the advantage to 11-6 before Ososki and Connor Carey finished the seven goal run that gave the Mount a 13-6 lead. Bryant had a three-goal run to cut the Mount lead to 13-9 before Scalley scored with 30 seconds left to complete the scoring.
Lehrer finished with four goals to pace the Mount offense while Scalley added three goals and an assist. Ososki chipped in two goals and an assist with Brett Schmidt scoring twice for the Mountaineers. Bryant Schmidt and Stranix added a goal and an assist in the win.
Peter McMahon led the Bulldogs with two goals and two assists while Max Weisenberg and Poli each had a pair of goals in the loss.
Mount St. Mary's goalkeeper T.C. DiBartolo, the NEC Defensive Player of the Year, made 11 saves in the win while Jameson Love made seven saves while allowing 13 goals in 58:50 of play.
Bryant started the game strong, taking a 4-2 lead after one quarter of play. Weisenberg and McMahon each scored in the opening 2:31 of the game to stake Bryant to a 2-0 lead. After Lehrer scored to get the Mount on the scoreboard, Poli scored to make the score 3-1. Lehrer scored again for the Mount ahead of McMahon's second goal of the game that gave Bryant a 4-2 advantage.
With the win, the Mount advances to the NEC Championship game on Sunday, May 8, against Quinnipiac at 1:00 p.m.
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Ken Lee, Interrupted
More than any other sport, baseball has a rich tradition of facing, and overcoming, the language barrier. Sometimes it leads to comical misunderstandings, sometimes it just leads to the comical stylings of Ozzie Guillen.
There are times, though, when the language barrier leads to a moment where you can only sit back, watch and then watch again. For instance, if you were watching Bulgarian TV in 2008, you might have seen this:
I have only one question. Who is this Ken Lee and how long until the Pirates sign him?
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Holy Mother of Pearl !!!!! : D : O
Yabba dabba doo Lee…shamma lamma ding dong! YO!
DUDE!! I can't…….that's too much.
Where'd you find that one? LOL. Very funny. Wherever he is, I'm sure Ken Lee will pitch a perfect game this season.


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Re: Goooood Morning SHR - Tuesday
One is a Pruis and the other is an Impala...give me a break...they need to learn how to share. Especially when UPS or Fed Ex shows up and get impatient when they can't get out or in when they would like to.
What, don't want to do it my way, there is a fine for that.


text: Like its sister set of "Diamond Stars." National Chicles' football issue features outstanding artwork as its main selling point. Most of the games' biggest stars are featured here, most notably Bronko Nagurski in the very tough high number series (this card is often referred to as the "Honus Wagner" of football cards). The most sought-after cards in this set are cards #1 Dutch, Knute Rockne and the last card Bernie Masterson.


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Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.
Looking at the bid history, this is the most oddest bid pattern I have seen. The bidder (s***s) kept upping the price for a period when there were no other bidders. It doesn't show the typical time stamps of a proxy bid sequence. Mike
Winning bidder got it for $500 but must have backed off since it's now been RELISTED.Ed