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Debates of Dec. 13th, 2007
House of Commons Hansard #37 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was c-31.
- Question Period
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Electronic Surveillance
- Export of Military Goods from Canada
- Government Response to Petitions
- Canada Grain Act
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Business of the House
- Petitions
- Aboriginal History and Culture School Curriculum Act
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Point of Order
- Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984
- Canada Elections Act
- Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007
- Canada Elections Act
- Mary Olson
- Heritage Railway Stations
- Book on Quebeckers of Haitian Origin
- The Environment
- Female Elected Officials
- Joseph Zatzman
- Lebanon
- Minister of Public Works and Government Services
- Government Policies
- Dunlap Observatory
- Bloc Québécois
- Government Policies
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Bill C-482
- Poverty
- United Nations Conference on Climate Change
- Chalk River Nuclear Facilities
- Forestry Industry
- Manufacturing and Forestry Industries
- The Environment
- Government Appointments
- The Environment
- Canada Summer Jobs Program
- Guaranteed Income Supplement
- Manufacturing Industry
- Income Trusts
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Seniors
- Afghanistan
- Seniors
- Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
- Ice Storm
- Fisheries and Oceans
- International Aid
- Natural Resources
- Health
- The Environment
- Business of the House
- Canada Elections Act
- Committees of the House
- Unborn Victims of Crime Act
- Points of Order
- Unborn Victims of Crime Act
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Scott Simms Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, NL
Mr. Speaker, at the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans former top bureaucrats stated that the new NAFO convention was a bad deal for east coast fisheries.
The ADM of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans told the same committee that it is a significant international treaty, but the Conservatives' 2006 throne speech promised, "Significant international treaties will be submitted for votes in Parliament".
I respectfully ask the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, when will he bring the amended NAFO convention before the House for a full debate and a vote?
Fisheries and Oceans
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Newfoundland & Labrador
Loyola Hearn Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Speaker, a number of senators, who have not been at sea lately, were completely bamboozled by a number of former bureaucrats who were at the helm of the department when the management of the fisheries went completely on the rocks.
Instead of sitting in on such meetings and taking notes, the member should go home, talk to the representatives of fishermen and plant workers, representatives of industry, and representatives of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, all of whom support the present convention.
International Aid
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Bev Oda Minister of International Cooperation
Mr. Speaker, the member is quite right. Natural disasters around the world affect hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable, particularly those in developing countries.
Canada has responded to flooding and tropical storms in East and West Africa, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Through the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund rapid response is available.
Today, Canada's government announced $192 million toward the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund, so it can continue to do its work.
Natural Resources
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Catherine Bell Vancouver Island North, BC
Mr. Speaker, day after day raw logs are exported from my riding, shipped worldwide to be turned into floors, furniture and other products. The government will not stop this from happening. Now we hear of a plan to export raw oil to the U.S.
Why would the government endorse a raw oil pipeline that would outsource Canadian jobs? Has it not learned from the dire situation facing mills and wood processors across Canada? Why is it endorsing raw oil pipelines to other countries and hurting Canadian jobs?
Natural Resources
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Saanich—Gulf Islands
Gary Lunn Minister of Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, the member has her facts quite mixed up and quite wrong.
In fact, we do upgrade our oil and gas sector here and it is shipped primarily to the United States. It contributes enormously to our economy and our way of life.
Natural Resources
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Catherine Bell Vancouver Island North, BC
Mr. Speaker, there are five major pipelines in the works to export raw oil from Alberta to the U.S. and Asia to be processed. One project will need to break the longstanding tanker moratorium off the coast of B.C. to proceed.
These pipelines create no jobs for Canadian workers, reduce energy security, and hinder investment and job creation in the Canadian energy sector.
Will the minister confirm that his government wants to break the longstanding tanker moratorium and at the same time ship jobs offshore--
Natural Resources
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The hon. Minister of Natural Resources.
Natural Resources
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Saanich—Gulf Islands
Gary Lunn Minister of Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear. We are not lifting any restrictions with respect to tanker traffic, full stop.
I want to talk about what this government has succeeded in doing. We are the first government to take action to stop the City of Victoria from pumping raw sewage into the ocean.
Our Minister of Transport has banned the discharge of untreated sewage from marine vessels in marine waters.
The Minister of the Environment took immediate action in cleaning up Stanley Park.
This government contributed to protecting the Great Bear Rainforest off the coast of British Columbia.
This government has done more for B.C. waters, more for the marine environment than any other government ever.
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Shawn Murphy Charlottetown, PE
Mr. Speaker, last March, members of the Conservative Party voted in favour of a Liberal motion calling on the government to meet with the provincial ministers of health and develop a national strategy on autism. During debate the Parliamentary Secretary for Health promised Canadians that this meeting would be held before the end of this year.
Could the Minister of Health now explain why Parliament is being ignored? Why Canadians are being ignored? Why this motion is being ignored, and why nothing is being done to assist Canadian families struggling with autism?
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Tony Clement Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
Mr. Speaker, nothing could be further from the truth.
There are many families who are struggling with autism across this country and we recognize that. That is why this government established the first national chair in autism research. That is why we hosted a national symposium to ensure that knowledge and research is shared across this country.
That is why we fulfilled every point of the five point plan of our national strategy for autism, which has never been done before. We delivered on our promises when it came to the parents of children with autism and indeed we are working with them.
I cannot hide the fact that the meeting of health ministers is not occurring this year. There was an election in Saskatchewan--
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The hon. member for Barrie.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Patrick Brown Barrie, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of the Environment delivered Canada's country statement at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Indonesia. Last night, Canada's environment minister told the world that Canada has already felt the impact of global warming and we believe wholeheartedly in the commonly accepted science behind it.
Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment please tell the House how the government is taking a leadership role on the international stage?
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
Mark Warawa Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of the Environment delivered a well-received speech at the climate change conference. He said:
Canada is committed to action...the world has an opportunity to set ourselves on the right course--an opportunity to launch a new negotiation process that will bring us closer to achieving the goals of the world community.
Let us agree to put the greater good ahead of our individual needs and work together to reach a consensus for the future of our planet.
That is true leadership.
I wish every member a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
The Environment
Oral Questions
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
That will bring to a conclusion question periods for 2007.
The opposition House leader appears to want to ask the Thursday question. It seems the government House leader is keen to respond, so we will have the Thursday question even though we are not sitting for a while.


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California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900
À la California.
Addresses, reminiscences, etc. of General John Bidwell.
Adobe days;
The adventures of a forty-niner.
Alonzo Delano's California correspondence:
Appreciation of loved ones who made life rich for many.
The argonauts of 'forty-nine,
Around the Horn in '49;
The autobiography of Charles Peters, in 1915 the oldest pioneer living in California, who mined in ... the days of '49 ...
A backward glance at eighty,
Between the gates.
Beyond the Rockies;
Blume aus dem goldenen Lande. English
"Both sides told,"
Bound for Sacramento;
California '46 to '88;
California all the way back to 1828.
California and the West, 1881, and later ...
California as I saw it;
California as it is & as it may be;
California copy,
California gold rush merchant;
California gold;
California illustrated;
California in 1849.
California letters of Lucius Fairchild,
California life illustrated.
California notes.
California revisited.
California sketches.
California sketches. New series.
A California tramp and later footprints;
California, 1849-1913;
California, in-doors and out;
California. A trip across the plains, in the spring of 1850,
California: its gold and its inhabitants.
Californian pictures in prose and verse,
The Californians,
Californische skizzen. English
Camping out in California.
Chambliss diary;
The condition of affairs in Indian Territory and California.
Crusoe's island.
Death Valley in '49.
The diary of Johann August Sutter,
The diary of a forty-niner,
Diary of a physician in California;
Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851,
Early days at the mission San Juan Bautista,
Early days in California;
The early days of my episcopate.
Early recollections of the mines, and a description of the great Tulare valley.
Early voyages to California ...
Echoes of the past
Echoes of the past about California,
Edmund Booth (1810-1905) forty-niner;
Eldorado, or, Adventures in the path of empire:
An excursion to California over the prairie, Rocky mountains, and great Sierra Nevada.
The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate,
Far-West sketches,
A forty-niner speaks;
Four months among the gold-finders in Alta California
A Frenchman in the gold rush;
From East Prussia to the Golden Gate,
From the Kennebec to California;
Gerstäcker's travels.
Gideon Lee Knapp and Augusta Murray Spring, his wife: extracts from letter & journal,
Gil Blas en Californie. English
A Gil Blas in California.
Glances at California, 1847-1853,
Glimpses of California and the missions,
Glimpses of hungryland;
Gold and sunshine,
The gold seekers of '49;
Golden dreams and waking realities;
Gospel pioneering:
Granite crags;
The Gregson memoirs,
Happy days in southern California,
In the footprints of the padres
Incidents on land and water,
Index ... Three years in California, by J.D. Borthwick ...
The Indians of Los Angeles County:
The Indians of southern California in 1852;
The inside story of the gold rush,
Journal of ramblings
Journal of the Hartford Union Mining and Trading Company
A journey to, on and from the "golden shore,"
The land of gold.
The land of little rain,
Landreise nach Californien. English
The last of the Mill Creeks, and early life in northern California,
A letter from a gold miner, Placerville, California, October, 1850,
Letters from California.
Letters from California:
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The Arts Collection Group includes collections of arts, from performing arts to graphical arts to comics and also includes architecture and landscape design as well as the psychology in art collection.
The Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature in the Department of Special Collections at the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries contains more than 130,000 books and periodicals published in the United States and Great Britain from the mid-1600s to present day. The Library also has manuscript collections, original artwork, and assorted ephemera such as board games, puzzles, and toys. The Baldwin Library is known for comparative editions of books, with special emphasis on Robinson Crusoe, Pilgrim's Progress, Aesop's Fables, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The Library also has the largest collection of Early American Juvenile Imprints of any academic institution in the United States.
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The 'Food and Agricultural Sciences' General Collection holds general resources about agriculture, food crops, farming, and soil and climate conditions conducive to agriculture. A main stay of the collection is the publications of the Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences. Special collections include Florida Historical Agriculture and Rural Life, International Farming Systems, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Survey publications of Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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The Digital Military Newspaper Library is an ongoing project to house, organize and preserve contemporary and historic military newspapers and periodicals. These newspapers represent Naval and Air Force bases from many geographical regions around the state of Florida.
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Panama and the Canal is a joint project from the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries and the Panama Canal Museum. Panama and the Canal builds from the Panama Canal Museum's rich collection of Panama and Canal Zone materials and the extensive holdings on Panama and the whole of Latin America from the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.
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Johnstown man sentenced for shooting
JOHNSTOWN – A Johnstown man was sentenced Thursday to 1 1/3 to four years in state prison for his involvement in the shooting of a woman in Gloversville last May.
Joseph R. Miller, 20, of Cummings Avenue, was sentenced by Judge Polly A. Hoye as part of a plea arrangement. He must also make restitution, along with the co-defendants, to the victim.
Miller was indicted by a county grand jury in September on charges of second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless endangerment.
Miller had been arrested by Gloversville police in July on the same charges in the shooting, which severely injured Danielle Schonfarber. The indictment says he "did recklessly cause serious physical injury" to Schonfarber by "recklessly discharging" a .223 Olympic Arms semiautomatic rifle inside a residence at 174 Spring St. Several people were in the residence.
"It was the early morning hours," county District Attorney Louise Sira said last fall. "At the time, they were attempting to maneuver the gun to try to fix some sort of defect and it went off."
The indictment says the weapon "was discharged toward and struck" Schonfarber, causing serious injury to her abdomen and hip. She has since recovered.
Schonfarber, who lives outside the city, was airlifted to Albany Medical Center Hospital for emergency surgery after the incident. She was released from the intensive care unit by May 21.
Miller was indicted for allegedly possessing the rifle at the time of the shooting.
The reckless endangerment count in the indictment alleges Miller on May 17 showed "a depraved indifference to human life" and "recklessly engaged in conduct which created a grave risk of death to another person by recklessly firing a shot" from the loaded rifle "in the direction" of Schonfarber. Officers later found the weapon hidden behind a shed at the residence.
Corey A. Wollard, 21, whose last address was Seabrook, N.H., when he was a fugitive from justice, pleaded guilty March 14 before Judge Hoye to one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Police said Wollard brought the weapon to the residence. He is scheduled to be sentenced later to two to six years in state prison as part of a plea arrangement.
Gloversville police also charged Michael Perreault, 23, of 174 Spring St., where the incident occurred, with attempting to tamper with physical evidence, a misdemeanor.
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Deep One and Chimera
Christopher Burdett -- Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 12:15 PM
I recently made time to work on several new traditional pieces. I wanted some new pieces to take with me to Illuxcon last month. The Deep One was my third completed traditional piece and the Chimera the forth. Both are 9 x 12 Acrylic on Masonite. Looking forward to getting my hands dirty again soon. Really happy with the Deep One, but I will let you decide for yourself...
Deep One
© 2012 Christopher Burdett
© 2012 Christopher Burdett
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I have lived in N.C. all my life.Unfortunatly stuck here because of my wife who refuses to move to a better state. N.C. is a slave state always has been always will be. We have some of the lowest wages and some of the highest taxes in the country, so if you want to accumulate wealth forget N.C. That is why we have third world property prices. The only Thing N.C. is good for is retirement. N.C. use to be a lot better back 20 to 30 years ago. Back when they didn't have zonning. If you didn't want to work for slave wages all you had to do was go right out side of town and buy a cheap building lot and build a store or service station or any kind of business and you would do well, now however with zonning the local governments have effectivly blocked most people from going into business for themselves. Now you have to buy in a special zonning district set up for business and pay a half million dollars for the lot then another quarter of a milliion for the building. Most people are bankrupt before they even get started and the local government officals know this, its why they set up zonning to keep out most of their competition and to keep wages and property prices down so they can have a smorgeshboard of opportunity. There is a good old boy fachist system in place in most of N.C. where only certain people are allowed to make any money, all the rest of us are supposed to be their slaves. I am a business owner here and have seen local government get tighter and tighter on rules and regulations to the point that a lot of the factorys and businesses finally got tired of it and closed up shop and left for good for better states too. According to a trucking company I use to work for 40% of all U.S. corperations refuse to do busness in N.C. now. I myself even though I own my own business am trying to sell out all of my holdings except for the ones which are making money in N.C. and take my money elsewhere too. I ask the army corps of engineers in Wilmington N.C. about a business I want to go into and they told me that N.C. is one of the strictest states in the country now. So take it from some one who knows and has 50 years of living experience in N.C. If you need to work for a living N.C. is a very lousy choice for a place to live why all these articals on the internet are out there saying N.C. is the plase to go is beyond me.I myself am moving out when I can. In Davidson county where I live according to the local paper the average wage is 8 dollars an hour, far belo
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re: N.C. is not a good place to live if you have t - 4/22/2016
NC is horrible. The city I live in the my girlfriend's brother assaulted her. She filed a report to the magistrate. The magistrate did not even take action about my girlfriends report. When her father abused her at her former residence and when she called the cops and they went to the house and the cops talked to her about the abuse, the cops didn't even file a police report about the times she was abused. Law enforcement in NC is messed up big time.
re: N.C. is not a good place to live if you have t - 3/2/2014
Couldn't agree more Jim....Me and my spouse are moving out of NC by the end of the year. Tired of working for 10 years and still making new hire pay. It's a grave insult to my skills and ability and should be a "Crime". Anytime someone tells me how much they love living in NC now I tell them, if you like being a "Slave" to your job then "More Power To You".
Love the parts of NC I've seen ! - 12/12/2016
I don't live in NC, I'm from GA. But wish I was wealthy enough for a second home ! I've traveled much of NC and all that I've seen the places are beautiful and the people are very nice ! My wife and I love to vacation there ![Comment on this Posting]
Keep an open Mind - 8/16/2016
Typical northerns who cant appreciate southern culture do not like the south. I am from PA, (I know, to people in NE that's the "south"), but I fell head over heels in love with southern culture. If you keep an open mind, embrace the slower speed of life, attend a community event, and eat the food, they welcome you. Southerners are very proud of their culture and heritage. And why shouldn't they be?
They have a lower cost of living, lower taxes, a healthy economy, and fantastic weather. If you say they turn their noses up at northerns its because northerners do not embrace the culture and think "slower" and "Christian" mean "backwards." Its a different country; and when you live abroad (as I have), you embrace the experience, the good and the bad. You show the people there that you are willing to learn and adapt to their ways. Its called assimilation. This is required when you move to a different part of the country, since the US is so lucky to have such a vast and varied subsets of cultures. Northerns, ya'll need to get over yourselves.
And I'm sorry, but "ya'll" is way better than "yous" "yous guys" or "yinz."[Comment on this Posting]
Durham NC - 1/25/2016
I love where I live in Durham NC. It is nice that it is close to Raleigh, Cary and Chapel Hill. Lots of great shopping and events nearby which are very important to me. [Comment on this Posting]
Dobbs Youth Development Center - 12/28/2015
No place to vent this information. Dobbs Youth Development Center in Kinston, NC is a all male youth detention center that is privately operated. It is a horrible place that is in my opinion given a blind eye to. I know that there is bullying going on there where some of the boys there take food from others and the "guards" see this happening. There is fighting and recently a big one. Does anyone care about the boys here? And they are all boys. Try and contact this place; no one will answer or call you back. Are we going backwards? Someone please help.[Comment on this Posting]
housing in N.C. - 11/5/2015
would like real estate info about N.C.[Comment on this Posting]
Retirement - 10/5/2015
Looking for a good retirement area[Comment on this Posting]
relocation to N. Carolina - 10/2/2015
preferably up into the mountains. North and West. Any help working on a contingency?[Comment on this Posting]
if you come south go urban stay near big citties - 8/23/2015
originally from Long Island, NY. Thought southern hospitality was real, found out not for northerners. We went suburban big mistake, we are not religious, no kids. The Home owners Associations are crazy, it is like living with in a dictatorship. A woman I know living here 20 years finally gets to be called a transplant. All you hear is have a blessed day which I have been told is their ways of saying F-U. They think all the northerners coming down are ruining their culture. Churches run every thing, sports, daycare, and we even have to vote in churches. No separation of church and state here. My husband has joined town clubs only to be insulted or ignored. I want to move back north, but because our development allowed the third section to be built 60 grand cheaper we can not go yet. Four years of a nightmare still going[Comment on this Posting]
Relocation - 8/17/2015
Would like more information about living in NC (preferably coastal areas).[Comment on this Posting]
Rocky Mount, NC- quality of life for a minority fa - 7/14/2015
Hi I am looking to move to Rocky Mount this fall. Can anyone give me feedback about living there?
Thanks[Comment on this Posting]
Looking to Relocate to North Carolina - 3/25/2015
I am a Realtor and a Licensed Broker/Owner at The Buyer Agency. My passion is assisting my clients on the road to home-ownership. I look forward to finding and closing on the perfect home for my clients. I have been in the Real Estate Business since 2009, but have worked in the Mortgage Industry since 2003. Whether you are relocating to The Triad area, downsizing, upgrading or looking to build a home, please call me for all your real estate needs! I look forward to our Journey together.[Comment on this Posting]
Albuquerque - 2/27/2015
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would like some advice on NC & SC - 2/19/2015
We live in Maine and are looking to find a place in NC or SC. We plan to spend Jan- March there and possibly retire there later on. We hope to rent the house on the months we are away and will need a good local rental company.We are open to multiple locations, but want to be w/in 10-15 minutes to the beach in a safe area and need AT LEAST .5 acre with a bit of privacy for a pool, dogs and kids, and we would like to avoid outrageous community fees and taxes ( and not on the any water please - as we would like to avoid the aquatic wildlife from coming into the yard:). We do not care about the school systems, as we haven't really found any that are great and so we homeschool. We are starting to look at Wilmington and st. helena island areas right now. We want a place that will have decent rental potential. We know there are negatives to any location, so please do not respond to this with reasons not to move there. We love Maine but it is super expensive and the winters are getting worse every year, so this is a move we will be making. Would love some suggestions on lodging as well, as we come down to look around. Lastly, if anyone reading this is in the mental health field, I would love suggestions on companies with seasonal positions if they exist. Both my husband and I are LCPC's/ therapists and would love to know if there are local agencies that offer work for a few months at a time ( ie- assessment/intakes, etc). Thank-you so much for taking the time to read and respond to us :) Luwana[Comment on this Posting]
Mountain Island Day School - 1/21/2015
Someone keeps taking down my reviews???? I wonder who that could be? Tammy and Tom?
This school has teachers removing anything that is not positive about the school. It is unbelievable to me what they will go through to hide the truth. Do your homework before going to this school!![Comment on this Posting]
It really is less expensive here - 12/16/2014
If you're thinking of leaving your "big city" and moving to NC, you couldn't pick a nicer place, honestly. This is the one southern state that is welcoming to "transplants". If you go to Georgia or South Carolina you won't get as good of a reaction, but North Carolina has a good history of accepting people from other places once they get to know you.
I know, we have a high tax rate, but you actually get some services for that tax rate. Many counties have a lower homeowner tax rate, if you live in the county and stay out of the city limits. If you don't mind driving 10 extra minutes to go shopping, you'll find yourself getting a much better deal on taxes. However, those taxes provide you with essential services - so keep that in mind.
If you choose to live in the cities of North Carolina:
You have more expensive housing, but typically better schools (this does not necessarily apply to small towns), they require a higher tax rate, but your 911 response time is in 2 - 30 minutes. Typically, the cities are more receptive of "foreigners" and "transplants". If you are from a large city, such as LA, NY, etc., you will probably be most comfortable in the cities of Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, or Winston-Salem and maybe Asheville, though it's a little smaller. Wilmington is great too, but it's a lot smaller, but it has the added benefits of being on the beach. Charlotte is easily our largest city, so I would recommend that one to anyone who wants to live in a decent sized city. It has many outlying suburbs that are less expensive to live in.
There are all manner of smaller cities and towns and just countryside that you can purchase homes in. The less civilized it gets the less expensive the land and homes become. There are still huge tracts of 100+ acres available many places here for development, though they are typically in the countryside and not worth developing. The place is here, the money is definitely not that bad. However there are less expensive places in the states.
Here we have mountains, ocean, and everything in between. It's a much more gradual fall in the land though, completely unlike california. We have cold weather here, unlike LA. We have a local population which is very conservative. "You can't sling a dead cat without hitting 9 churches." is a phrase that was made to describe the bible belt of the south, and North Carolina is in it. The cities are not conservative like that, but the smaller cities and towns are very conservativ[Comment on this Posting]
Basements under houses - 8/5/2014
I was looking at houses that are For Sale in Kings Mountain, Charlotte, Ashville, Greensboro, and Marion.
Why is there no basements under houses? What do people do for Tornado's?[Comment on this Posting]
Fayettenam earned it name. - 7/14/2014
I don't recommend moving to anywhere in NC. If you absolutely have to, Wilmington is probably the best place to do so. I have lived in "Fayettenam" all my life, native, and have been to almost all areas surrounding. I have seen the degradation first hand. Stay away if possible. I work in a public office and can tell you first hand, Fayetteville has the worst crime rate per capita on the east coast and is worsening daily. Yes even worse than NY. NC, especially Fayetteville, has a gang problem but the worse thing is, they don't want to admit it. I am trying to get out, but made the mistake of staying too long. Fayetteville is a black hole; and if you do your research you'll see that's not the only time you'll hear it. [Comment on this Posting]
whatevah - 6/16/2014
NC has great weather and very bad air quality.[Comment on this Posting]
I am a life long resident of NC. My family has been here since before the Revolution. Currently we are the 3rd state with the largest number of us citizens relocating from other states to NC. this has caused real estate prices to increase and taxes to increase as we have had to build more schools, roads, houses, etc. This has created a lot of jobs not found in other states. Natives are generally indifferent about this large influx of people. Most people liked things the way they were and don't like being told how much better they did it up north. We feel if things were so great where you came from, why didn't you stay? If you want to fit in, don't criticize so much. If you moved here and don't like it, no one invited you down,so just go back to where you came from.[Comment on this Posting]
North Carolina: Beware of this State - 4/16/2014
Upon first arriving in the Triangle in the late '80s, I thought it was beautiful and a relief to the congestion and cold weather of New England. However it was not long before I realized my egregious error.
Employed by the old Carolina Power & Light Copany, my work unit was moved into an underground facility that the company knew contained harmful chemicals. (An engineering firm I employed found the company records.)Many in my group got ill. My once perfect heath was gone forever. Two years and many hospitalizations later, I was finally due in court. My attorney was hopeful. But "somehow," the case was dismissed just three days before trial.
Despite my damaged health, I managed to get re-employed by Duke. I thought I would be safe there. Wrong again. This institution, along with the rest of this state's charming inhabitants, have no idea what "Christian values" are, despite their constant Bible-thumping. Never in my life have I experienced such virulent hatred for belong to a minority. More federal laws were broken, including the ADA. The population of this state are clueless about the principles upon which this country was founded. They are a lawless and cruel bunch who when backed against the wall with facts, the truth, show their true colors as bullies.
Unless you are intellectually impaired and white, southern Baptist, stay out of this hell hole. They destroyed my health and livelihood. Finally, I escaped home, right in time for the Boston Marathon bombings. We Bostonians, with all our oddities, run towards each other in times of trouble. North Carolinians either ignore you or come at you with sticks to beat you into the ground. This is no joke....the only passion North Carolinians possess is hatred for everyone else. Avoid NC.
Hopefully, karma exists and these people receive their just desserts.[Comment on this Posting]


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The NFL confirmed it is looking into the fourth quarter by Dashon Goldson but determined there would be no suspension. The league did not say if Goldson will be fined (he has been fined $130,000 this year) but he will be available for the Bucs' game after the bye against the Philadelphia Eagles. The penalty came when Arizona's Carson Palmer completed a pass to Jaron Brown. Goldson came and knocked Brown out of bounds. Officials called unnecessary roughness because Goldson… Read More »


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On Tuesday, June 4, around 3 p.m. I stopped at the New Ulm Hy-Vee store. Upon returning home I realized that someone backed into my car and destroyed my rear bumper, tailight, and surrounding area. The repair estimate was $1,439.No note was left on the car.My insurance will pay $1,000.
I have asked the New Ulm Police Department to look at the surveillance cameras, and if the vehicle can be identified I will pursue criminal charges. However, if the person comes forth and allows his/her insurance to pay the damages, no action will be taken. I can be reached at 507-546-3005. Thank you.
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Pro WPF in C# 2010: Windows Presentation Foundation in .NET 4by Matthew MacDonald
Persian Title: نرم افزار WPF در # 2010 C: معرفی بنیاد ویندوز در دات نت 4
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Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides the foundation for building applications and high-quality user experiences for the Windows operating system. It blends the application user interface, documents, and media content, while exploiting the full power of your computer's operating system. Its functionality extends to the support for tablet PCs and other forms of input device, and it provides a more modern imaging and printing pipeline, accessibility and UI automation infrastructure, data-driven user interfaces and visualization, and integration points for weaving the application experience into the Windows shell. This book shows you how WPF really works. It provides you with the no-nonsense, practical advice that you need in order to build high-quality WPF applications quickly and easily. After giving you a firm foundation, it goes on to explore the more advance aspects of WPF and how they relate to the others elements of the .NET 4.0 platform and associated technologies such as Silverlight. What you'll learn WPF basics: XAML, layout, control essentials, and data flow WPF applications: Navigation, commands, localization, and deployment Advanced controls: Custom controls, menus, toolbars, and trees WPF documents: Text layout, printing, and document packaging Graphics and multimedia: Drawing shapes, sound and video, animation, geometric transformations, and imaging Who this book is for This book is designed for developers encountering WPF for the first time in their professional lives. A working knowledge of C# and the basic architecture of .NET is helpful to follow the examples easily, but all concepts will be explained from the ground up. Table of Contents Introducing WPF XAML Layout Dependency Properties Routed Events Controls The Application Element Binding Commands Resources Styles and Behaviors Shapes, Brushes, and Transforms Geometries and Drawings Effects and Visuals Animation Basics Advanced Animation Control Templates Custom Elements Data Binding Formatting Bound Data Data Views Lists, Trees, and Grids Windows Pages and Navigation Menus, Toolbars, and Ribbons Sound and Video 3-D Drawing Documents Printing Interacting with Windows Forms Multithreading The Add-in Model ClickOnce Deployment
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Increase your strength and endurance with the Body Solid 6' Standard Chrome Bar. This bar is designed with solid cold rolled steel for extreme durability and measures 6' in length. Take your workout to the next level, target hard to hit muscles, and burn calories in the comfort of your home gym with the Body Solid 6' Standard Chrome Bar.
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Rated 4 out of 5�by Dave Mine is actually 7' I don't know if I got lucky or got some weird b-stock, but my bar is 84" which is 7'. But that's absolutely fine with me. That length allows for plenty of grip area: about 51" wide. So I have no problem with wider grip movements. The knurling of the grip area is (in my opinion) pretty aggressive - meaning it feels like it's a deeper, maybe even "sharper" grip. Some may like this, some may not. I prefer it. I do like that the center of the bar is NOT knurled. When doing any kind of clean or front squat, the center of the bar rests on the top of the chest and, to me, knurling the center scratches up the chest like crazy. If anyone is complaining about the bar not being an Olympic size, then those people apparently don't know what "standard" means for barbells...they apparently also don't look at photos of the product because there's no way you look at the pic of this bar and think it's Olympic size! ;) It would be nice if a bar like this would include clamps/collars - those spring clamps are cheap, just include them! I had no problem getting my older standard size collars to fit but it seems that there are some people that have had to get larger clamps. Why a 'standard' collar doesn't fit a 'standar' bar? I dunno. I mean, standard is supposed to mean standard, right? I double checked my bar, it looks be dead on 1" diameter. Hopefully people that purchase bar understand that it is not meant for really heavy Olympic lifts, it is not meant for rubber bumper plates that can be dropped. This is a basic bar made for home workout enthusiasts. I did go to the local store to purchase this bar, but they don't carry this type in store...they only carry the bar with the "screw on" collars which I think are terrible (they always loosen). So they had me order it in store, online which was awesome because it ended up free shipping and arrived at my front door two days later! September 21, 2015
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Just as every camping trip is unique, so is every Learn-to Camp event. Activities and workshops will vary from place to place and will vary over the year. The photos below were taken during various Learn-to Camp events at National Parks and National Historic Sites.


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Beware of malware even as Mac Defender details emerge
Apple users are getting new details about one malware scare, but should be careful not to fall victim to another that may be lurking.
Apple users are getting new details about one malware scare, but should be careful not to fall victim to another that may be lurking.
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Toshiba Corp. on Wednesday announced the industry's first self-encrypting drives (SEDs) that can wipe themselves clean authomatically when unauthorized data access is detected. The new Toshiba SED models enable OEMs to configure different data invalidation options that align with various end-user scenarios.
Building on the industry-standard Trusted Computing Group "Opal" specification, the new Toshiba MKxx61GSYG models leverage advanced access security and on-board encryption alongside second generation data wipe technology. Whether to protect against data loss resulting from lost or stolen notebooks or to maintain the security of document image data stored within copier and printer systems, Toshiba SEDs can securely invalidate protected data. Data invalidation attributes can be set for multiple data ranges, enabling targeted data in the drive to be rendered indecipherable by command, on power cycle, or on host authentication error. This flexibility provides systems designers with a powerful set of data security options that can be easily incorporated into existing system architecture. The data invalidation may be made very rapidly: by deleting the AES256 key and takes a matter of seconds.
Toshiba MKxx61GSYG SEDs with AES256 encryption are available in 160GB, 250GB, 320GB, 500GB and 640GB capacities and sport one or two platters. The drives feature 7200rpm spindle speed, 16MB cache and Serial ATA-300 interface. Average seek time of the new SEDs is 12ms.
With the latest enhancement to Toshiba's SED technology, the risk of data theft is reduced in cases where the drive is removed from its defined host environment and connected to an unknown system. At power ON, the SED and host perform an authentication process. If the authentication fails, the drive can be configured to simply deny access or crypto-erase sensitive user data.
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Customer sampling and volume production of the MKxx61GSYG models will occur in Q2, and Toshiba will focus on working closely with targeted OEMs and security ISVs to help them closely integrate the latest wipe technology features.


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by Debbie Tureski
Jonny and I have been swinging for quite a while. We have our group of swinger friends; we've gone swap camping; we've picked up couples, strays, even everyone's dream the "lesbian couple" at play parties -- and even when other people don't have any luck. We've indulged in an all-night orgy or two at those monster conventions in Vegas that can be fun if you don't do them too often.
But sometimes, you know, well, bells go off, fireworks and violins, and even old pros like us can lose their cool. That's what this one young couple did to us. Why? I don't know. Even as I sat there loving this tall, curly red haired woman with the doll-smooth body, eying the way her model-fine husband rested his fingers lovingly on her knees -- I mean I was literally starting to cream just looking at them -- I glanced at Jonny and saw, to my amazement, this flush of lust streaking across his neck. He wanted them too! We were like two dogs in point. And we're savvy enough to know how little looks count for when it comes to good sex partners. But there we were.
So, you know, this "ga-ga" thing was something new for two people who thought they'd seen it all. It wasn't just the couple's looks, or that they were very nice people. It was the way they were with each other. Like two big-eyed characters out of an anime film, all idealistic and fantasy. He would protect her, accommodate her gently, like a soft snow flake, and she would be folded into his touch and tucked away under a white fluffy batten like a jewel in a gift box.
Now I like real, down-to-earth people; fun-loving people, a little goofy, a little saucy. People who will get right in there and just let the cunt juice flow. So does Jonny. So this couple was not our usual menu. But when they sat there in front of us, trilling in their confidential voices as though they were connected by dream stuff, I felt like -- I'm sure Jonny felt it too -- like someone was turning back the clock, stripping me innocent again and I could believe in baku and white witches; earth gnomes and water spirits. That was the feeling. Have you ever gotten that feeling? And from a couple you just thought you wanted to fuck and have drinks with?
Jonny was stumbling at his words as he got to the good stuff.
"So what kinds of things have you done with other couples?" he asked.
We were used to parties where people just all got naked and sat by the pool or played cards; people who stripped while their hips swayed and music played; people who got suggestive and made innuendo until everyone was at each other's clothes, pawing. These two you would want to seduce ever so gently. You would want to lift one item of clothing away at a time and watch them tremble or sigh -- it would be like peeling wings off delicate insects because it would all be new to them. And when they stood there naked, you would want to blow milkweed on them and watch fine, dusty milkweed beings cling to her nipples and catch in the downy bush above his nested penis. So I imagined.
"Some kissing," answered the young man, Jason. He looked at his wife; her flounces of golden red hair caught the light. She nodded.
Jonny and I waited. And? we were thinking. Kissing what? Kissing whom? Normally we had no trouble with these conversations. With fleshing things out; getting right to brass tacks. But neither Jonny nor I said a word.
Hotly I watched the woman's youthful bosom rising and falling. The top button of her V-necked blouse revealed the lush shadow of her cleavage. I watched the dusting of small brown freckles across her chest undulate with her breasts as she breathed. Let me unveil you like a statue, I thought.
The couple did not elaborate.
What would it be like to ease my head between her legs, up inside her skirt and just nestle there, smelling her? Nudge my nose into the silk of her panties and breathe her in?
"What kind of, well, kisses?" Jonny prodded them at last. I couldn't believe his hesitation.
Just the week before, I was on my back and Jonny held me by the ankles, pulled my ass up and spread apart my legs so this guy named George could bury half his hand in my cunt. I dug how his hand, when he got his knuckles in, seemed to widen my hole at the bone. George's wife Lillian was biting my nipples while she fingered her own wet pussy. Grinding music with whining harmonica made us fuck hard. My husband ate Lillian until he had a mustache of her froth; I sucked my husband and George sucked me. I thought this guy was going to suck the clit right off my cunt. We eventually got the anal toys going, everyone had something up his or her ass, something in his or her mouth. We did it all raw and tumbling and unplanned, someone coming here, there, coming again, grabbing at body parts. It was one of those evenings when I'd reached the perfect combination of wine and BBQ before we set out to play. And by the end, our fuck mat was soaked with juice, lube, splooge, saliva.
And here we were today, tongue-tied and blushing -- about kisses!
"On the lips," Jason said softly.
"I meant --" Jonny stumbled.
"I was kissing the woman on the mouth, and Jason was kissing the man on the mouth," said Diona.
We pictured it. I mean, I pictured it. But Jonny was surely doing the same.
I started thinking: Just let me undo your top two buttons, girl, and fold back your blouse so your pretty, pretty breasts can -- I had to stop myself. These were newbies. And they were shy. You had to give newbies, especially the shy ones, lots of room.
I was sure she was wearing a black nylon or lace bra that would hold her breasts round and plump and color them perfect.
Do you shave your pussy? Is it tight? When I go to take your plump pussy lips and fold them back, will I see freckles on their ivory skin?
"Would you like a drink?" I said to them, my mouth suddenly dry.
"No. We have to get going," Jason said.
The tall, lean lady next to him gazed into his eyes, lovingly, graced her "yes" with a smile. Her voice tinkled like small bells. Or how could I know? My heart was pounding so hard -- seeing them rise to leave, thinking they'd go out of our lives, I panicked. This magical couple who had suddenly woken up something in me would take it back and disappear.
"I wonder," I blurted, "Do you think I could see Diona's breasts?"
My god, I was thinking. I had surely lost them. Broken every rule in the book. But my question had forced its way out, rudely, as if my mouth had a brain and my brain had gone away.
Jason and Diona exchanged glances as my husband was muttering, "Oh, now, Lisa, that's OK. It's their first --"
[to be continued...]
by Greta Christina
Inside Deep Throat. Documentary. Written and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Starring Gerard Damiano, Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dick Cavett, Gore Vidal, and more. Rated NC-17.
Well, it's a good story, that's for sure. Full of humor and suspense, rebellion and commotion, with flawed heroes and righteous villains. It's sexually incisive, politically fraught, culturally significant. And it's fucking hilarious to boot. It may not be the soft-core tease-fest you might expect from the NC-17 rating, but it sure beats some other porn-industry documentaries I could name.
In case you haven't heard about it, Inside Deep Throat is a documentary about the porn movie Deep Throat: how it got made, how it got released, how it turned into this insanely huge cultural phenomenon, how it became a focal point of hysterical controversy, how it was championed, how it was reviled, how it got banned in 23 states, how it raked in unspeakable pots of money, and how it wound up influencing some weirdly unexpected areas of our lives. It's a fine documentary, entertaining and informative, loaded with both weighty social significance and fun gossipy tidbits. If you're on the lookout for intelligent movies that don't make you want to shoot yourself from despair, put this one at the top of your list.
The main people telling the story are the ones most involved in the drama -- the director of Deep Throat, its camera guy, its actors and actresses, its distributors and bagmen -- and the folks who prosecuted all of the above on obscenity charges. The prosecutors and persecutors are chilling but fascinating, with a tight, fearful, self-righteous rage that's all too familiar in the political landscape today. (My favorite was that stalwart guardian of American morals, Charles Keating.) And I was particularly intrigued by how the court case against Deep Throat wasn't just anti-porn, but anti-clitoral -- unbelievable as it may seem, the prosecution's case actually hinged, in part, on the invalidity of clitoral orgasm.
The folks on the other side of the fence are equally intriguing. Charming and fucked-up, absurd and funny, strikingly thoughtful and deeply insane, the producers and performers of Deep Throat come across, more than anything else, as fairly ordinary '70s counterculture folks who got caught up in something way the hell bigger than they ever expected, or intended, or even wanted. And the movie is worth the price of admission alone for the sight of porn director Gerard Damiano with the old-man pants belted way above his waist.
But what really makes this movie work is the entertainingly varied cast of cultural commentators, smart and important and funny people gassing on about what the hell was going on with this movie and why people reacted to it the way they did. There's commentary from John Waters and Dr. Ruth, Dick Cavett and Wes Craven, Carl Bernstein and Hugh Hefner, Alan Dershowitz and Erica Jong, and plenty more big famous names I don't have room to list here. And to provide an easily overlooked bit of perspective, there's commentary from ordinary folks of the time, the ones actually experiencing all this upheaval and schism and social change: people who loved the movie, or thought it was a disgrace, or didn't see what all the fuss was about. (My personal favorite was the grandmotherly old lady coming out of the porn theater, saying firmly and with great spirit, "Yes, I enjoyed it. I wanted to see a dirty movie, and I saw a dirty movie. I should have the right to do that if I want.") It's these people, the smarty-pants commentators and the just-plain-folks actually experiencing the whole thing, who give Inside Deep Throat its broader perspective. Without them, it'd be just another mildly amusing "inside the porn industry" flick. Instead, it's a smart, funny, surprising film, full of broad understanding and telling detail, exploring a time of freaky agitation and serious polarization by focusing on one notably agitating and polarizing piece of the puzzle.
The documentary does tend to overstate its case. It portrays Deep Throat as a primary cause of deep cultural divisions, when it's probably more accurate to call it a marker of those divisions. It often depicts Deep Throat as the sole agent of some bit of social change, when it was actually just one agent out of many. And it's very bad about calling Deep Throat "the first" of some important trend, when it was really just one of the first. When Harry Reems referred to himself as the first performing artist in America to be arrested for obscenity, I wanted to smack him across the head and introduce him to Lenny Bruce, God rest his smutty soul.
What's more, Inside Deep Throat makes the all-too-common error of idealizing the "Golden Age" of '70s porn, bathing it in a golden Utopian light of artistic creativity and potential, while casting the video age as the evil corporate robot that ruined everyone's party. Anyone who's seen much porn knows how simplistic that is. Sure, there's a grain of truth to it -- but there's a gigantic grain of bullshit to it as well. I'll grant that the video porn era created a huge flood of generic commercial crap -- but it also made porn movies more accessible for women, created the couple's market almost single-handedly, and made the entire labor-of-love indie porn phenomenon possible. And it's not as if video producers invented the quick-and-dirty porn flick churned out to make a buck. Yes, there were some beautiful, creative, totally tasty and hot adult movies made in the 1970s. Absolutely. But there were some real shit piles made then, too.
Speaking of which. While Inside Deep Throat is a fascinating cultural document of the industry and the era and blah blah blah, it is not -- repeat -- NOT -- a very hot movie. In fact, while it's got a good amount of casual nudity and quite a bit of graphic sex talk, there's almost no explicit sex in it at all. Mostly there's just a few seconds of the fabled deep throating -- and while that may have been deeply fascinating to a '70s audience, it's hard for anyone in the 21st century to be all that impressed by it -- especially if you have any connection with the gay male community.
But the main reason for this unsexiness is that the sex... well, frankly, it's taken from the movie Deep Throat, which wasn't exactly the industry's finest hour. Deep Throat may well have been a hot-button marker of deep cultural divides and an important catalyst of social change -- but it was kind of a crummy porn movie. Even its director, Gerard Damiano, says it's a bad movie. Anyway, if you want to see it, it's readily available on DVD. So don't go see "Inside Deep Throat" if you're looking for a hot little thrill. See it if you want a smart, funny, complex look at the messy, silly, fucked-up, and weirdly beautiful phenomenon that is porn in America.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Help Me Understand
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- Elizabeth said...
Its really easy to go overboard when we are passionate about something. The most important thing is that every woman should have the right, ability, and information needed to raise their children as they desire.
But we are all different. Our bodies are different, our babies are different, as are our circumstances and resources. Though I believe breast milk and breastfeeding to be the best possible option for a child in a perfect world...this is not a perfect world, and it won't be anytime soon. Not to mention that it's really none of my business what another mother does with her child!! Though I may provide a mother information, I realize that is all I can or should do. Nagging, ostracizing, gossiping or any criticism of the mother apart from a civil disagreement is very wrong and damaging in so many ways.
Not only that, but a mother who criticizes other mothers for their parenting is probably not going to make for the best mother of a teenager - unless she changes. You've got to know when to keep your mouth shut, and how to be a support even when you disagree...
- May 16, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- Heather said...
Oh sweety, I am so sorry that some women are like this. It is strange to me here in TN because MOST moms breastfeed their kids. So to see someone feed their baby a bottle is somewhat strange, but I wouldn't judge them for that, to each her own. We all do what we feel is best for us and for our children. I bottle fed babies formula when I babysat them because that's what had to be done because the mom's worked during the day. I have one friend who couldn't breastfeed, her breasts were so small and nothing would come out. So she bottle fed all 5 of her children and they are all fine, skinny, great kids.
My sister nursed her son part time, and he had formula during the day and he did just fine.
I didn't nurse my son after he was 10 1/2 months old because he refused. He wasn't getting enough, or was too active, or he just didn't want to sit still anymore. So I gave him soy formula until he was 16 months old. He would get bad gas from milk.
I have a great Mom support group online. There are 80 of us from the U.S. and Canada and we are all great friends. 20 to 30 of us chat almost everyday. We are pretty close and we talk about everything and anything. No topic is too shocking. It's really awesome. We all thank each other a lot for being there to listen, support, and offer advice. Some other bloggers and family members can be so judgmental without knowing all of the facts.
I am always here to listen. Look up my personal FB page if you'd like with my email address. mysticbutterfly37 at yahoo.com
- May 16, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Renee said...
My Darling Daughter,
You dont need to express to anyone why you have decided to stop BF. If anyone gives you a hard time I am thinking they maybe suffering form something they are no longer doing anymore and maybe regret it, so know they can focus on you and your decision you made and away from there own problems.
You and Jack made this together and the two of you are fine, and as far as cheating out on Jack like some may have said, its a bunch of Crap!!! you are a great Mom do not let anyone tell you anything different sweetie.
Love you, Mom
- May 17, 2011 at 5:10 AM
- Polly said...
I desperately wanted to breastfeed my children, however my supply dwindled very quickly, I did everything possible to keep it up, I made myself physically sick, and my first son lost so much weight he ended up off the graph. I honestly feel confident in saying I did everything I could short of sitting down all day long and not using any energy - which may have been the only thing that might have worked, but tell me what new mum can do that, especially the second time around with a toddler?
I hate that I have been made to feel guilty when people have no idea of what I had to endure.
- May 17, 2011 at 5:32 AM
- Milena Soc said...
I'm so sorry for your hurt! Not only did you have to make a difficult decision, some women have the nerve to give you grief about it! Some people are just too dogmatic about these things. In all honesty one year is more than enough to give your little one a head start. Plus, I have a feeling that the reason why some cultures BF well past 1 year is because historically it was safer to BF than to drink possibly contaminated water.
I hope I don't get any judgement if I decide to BF past 1 year or I stop! Anyways, best of luck to the both of you :)
- May 17, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- Angel said...
Hi! First, I am a new follower! Second, don't let them get to you!! You are doing what is right for you and your child, that is all that matters. I supplemented my breast milk with a nightly bottle from the time my daughter was born. I just didn't have enough to satisfy her at the end of the day. There is nothing wrong with formula, she was a much happier little girl when I stopped listening to others and did what I felt was right. She weaned herself just after her 1st birthday, she was ready, and I cannot tell you how much crap people gave me. I politely told them that they were not in the situation, and I trusted myself to make the right decisions for MY child rather than a strangers, but thanks ever so much for the unsolicited advice. Lol I didn't feel I should force her to sit still and BF when it was obviously not what she wanted anymore, I mourned the loss of closeness for a time and then got over it. She moved to cow's milk shortly thereafter and is a very happy, healthy little! Sorry this got so long, lol, I have been in your shoes, it sucks that people can't be respectful. I hope it gets better for you!!
Have a wonderful rest of the week!
Chasing Serenity
- May 18, 2011 at 4:23 PM


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The Illinois tuition tax credit law allows parents to claim a tax credit on tuition, books and lab fees at public, private and parochial schools. Taxpayers can annually claim a 25 percent credit on qualified educational expenses they incur over and above $250, up to a maximum of $500 per family. 18 In order to claim the maximum credit of $500, parents would therefore have to spend $2,250 on qualified educational expenses. To claim a $100 credit, parents have to spend $650 on qualified educational expenses. Tax credits can be claimed for any full-time student enrolled in a K-12 school, who is a resident of Illinois and is under 21 years of age. 19
While the Illinois law was written to theoretically benefit taxpayers whose children attend public schools, these taxpayers receive very little in the form of tax credits. Since only private schools charge tuition—which can be a significant expense—the tax credit serves primarily as a reward for Illinois parents who send their children to private schools.
Given that many parents with children in private schools would have enrolled their children in these schools even without the credit, the tax credit effectively allows these parents to subsidize a private school education with dollars that would otherwise have gone to public schools or other state priorities. Indeed, the law's inclusion of public schools may simply have served as a way to secure political and/or legal support for the measure.


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Well, I am a total oolong noob . I have no experience with any oolongs except TGY, so I decided to try some yancha samples from EoT. But there is one thing bugging me with their tea... tea from 2011. or older is more expensive than it's 2012. counterparts. I know there are intentionally aged oolongs, but I thought those teas are not less than 10 years old. How come these oolongs don't get stale?
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How Much Does Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 Suck?
I've noticed a dramatic increase, over the past few weeks, in the number of people visiting my rant about just how bad IE 7 is. It's consistently been one of my most visited posts, but as Microsoft rolls out the upgrade to more and more IE users, I'm seeing a direct correlation in the number of complaints.
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Topic: The right way to handle a many-to-many modelling case
I have two models Product and Cart. The Cart has many products and the Products can also be seen to be contained in many Carts. I have used the has_and_belongs_to_many handler and have been able to achieve this relationship. However I have a field which says quantity (As in the quantity of the product that is being added to the cart); I do not know where to put this! In the Product? How will that work in many-to-many scenario.
In traditional modelling approaches, my table would have been:
carts_product with these details:
But now Rails handles all these with its ORM and Migrations; but how do I still get quantity to be unique to each Order/Product.
Any help is really appreciated