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Should wounded vets be forced to PAY for their medical treatment? Obama thinks so!
Original post made by -, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Mar 16, 2009
Here our wonderful military who are sent into battle for our freedom...should they become wounded may have to pay for their medical care. This is OUTRAGEOUS! We owe them their health care and more.
Any American...whether Repub or Democrat should be offended at the mere thought of requiring them to pay for their medical treatment if they are wounded in battle...and should vigorously fight this!
Honestly, however, no one should be surprised at Obama's plan here given his disdain for the US military. Anyone who would send billions to the leftwing ACORN thugs while cutting our military budget should not be surprised at our "Commander's" low opinion of our military.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 16, 2009 at 8:09 pm
absolutly horrible! I was in shock when i heard this... but why should I be? it's just like Mr. O to do something like this.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 16, 2009 at 10:37 pm
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<yawn> Here you go again. With all this time you have on your hands for criticizing maybe you should have run for office!
a resident of Val Vista
on Mar 16, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Its no <yawn> and people should criticize liberal socialism every time something like this is stupidly suggested. But what is even more outlandish than this proposal is the fact that Prince Obama now wants to tax medical benefits (its in the NY (Obama)Times) to help fund his programs for socialized medicine. If he doesn't raise taxes on the middle class one way, he'll raise them even higher with this sham. The Unions must be loving this guy...it didn't take long for the coalition to show cracks.
Did I say "liberal socialism" ? I was wrong...this is communism.
Where is "Tail Gunner Joe" now that there is a real national threat ?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 17, 2009 at 9:13 am
Sounds to me at first glance that President Obama is floating ideas and really trying to figure out ways to actually help our Veterans, given the long-term needs that they face and the past failure (under both Democrats AND Republicans) of the VA to effectively deliver those services. Trying to brainstorm and think outside the box a bit and see if these things make sense. Maybe they will, maybe they won't, but to lash out at him and call him a communist and a socialist is over the top, in my opinion. Just as you're entitled to yours.
As for "He absolutely hates our military.", I'd beg to differ. He campaigned on helping the military and their families and assisting the returning, wounded military with long-term care, and he's moving in that direction:
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a resident of West of Foothill
on Mar 17, 2009 at 10:20 am
The law requires that workers comp covers employees when they get hurt on the job. State and Federal workers enjoy those same benefits. If they get hurt on the job, the goverment covers their medical expenses until they are "made whole" again. Why would our veterans receive anything less????? If President Obama gets hurt while he is President, is he going to pay for his injures using his private funds or do our tax dollars pay for it?? Come on! I am really taken back by the fact that Obama even suggested it.
a resident of another community
on Mar 17, 2009 at 10:34 am
I absolutely agree that the US government should pay our vet's medical bills but I agree with Frank that this all discussion being floated around. Where were all of you when the Bush Administration reduced the US Department of Veterans Affairs and it's ability to help our vets?
Kiko, and the rest of you, please look up the definition of socialist and communist. You have no clue what the words mean. You are all wound up emotionally and not using your heads. All you want to do is attack President Obama. The guy is in the office a short time but has done a lot to move ahead. Heck, it was reported that Bush chewed up his first 100 days trying to figure who to have in his administration.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Mar 17, 2009 at 10:41 am
Does every discussion have to be spun back to Bush?? Get some new material. Move on and focus on the what needs to be done now to help this country. Obama throws it out there for "discussion" and that is what your getting. Just because everyone isn't supporting every comment made by Obama doesn't mean that we are emotional. You just can't find yourself disagreeing with Obama without sugar coating it and making excuses.
a resident of Stoneridge Park
on Mar 17, 2009 at 11:01 am
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Does anybody here check sources?
What the link says is "The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in such cases."
How is that making our "wounded vets" pay for their medical care??? Anybody want to jump to the defense of those poor insurance companies? The title is an inflamatory lie. For goodness sake get your facts straight.
a resident of another community
on Mar 17, 2009 at 11:13 am
Anne, throwing back at President Bush is just pointing out the hypocrites writing their posts.
Regarding "emotional," better re-read the postings. For example: "He absolutely hates our military." Really? He appointed Eric K. Shinseki, an outspoken former military general as Secretary.
That's the kind of writing I define as emotional.
By the way, I have disagreed with President Obama on some things, such as today about cutting back the mortgage interest deduction for household income greater than $250,000. Need that income to live in some places in California.
Thank you for your comments.
a resident of another community
on Mar 17, 2009 at 11:15 am
AVHS Dad... thank you for looking it up.
a resident of Livermore
on Mar 17, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Ok AVHS et al let's think this through.
Private insurance companies can't print their own money like the government, so if they pay a bill they have to get the money from somewhere. That would be from customer premiums. So who is paying the premium? Either the veteran for his own policy, in which case he is paying for his medical care. If he's not paying then the other customers are paying to subsidise his care. Which would be similar to taxpayers paying except now there is a smaller customer base paying the bill. Now under BO who is going to be able to pay insurance premiums? - THE RICH.
So again he has instigated class warfare, demonized business and slighted the military; Triple Play
And everyone goes along because he's the anointed one
a resident of Downtown
on Mar 17, 2009 at 12:49 pm
We owe the veterans way more than we owe teachers, thats for damn sure
a resident of Stoneridge Park
on Mar 18, 2009 at 8:32 am
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@ Huh from Livermore,
Nobody is talking about taking anything away from the vets.
If a vet already has private insurance what the heck is wrong with having the private insurer reimburse the VA? Please explain to me how that is a burden to anybody but the money grubbing insurance companies? Guess it might take away from the billions of dollars they keep in excess reserves or cut back on their multi million dollar executive bonuses.
I have absolutely no sympathy for insurance companies who are constantly trying to weasel out of their responsibilities to their customers.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Mar 18, 2009 at 9:02 am
To AVHS Dad . . . . Amen!
a resident of Stoneridge Park
on Mar 18, 2009 at 9:18 am
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@ Joe:
We owe both our teachers and our vets, not the least of which is our respect. But we can follow that up with money too.
a resident of Stoneridge
on Mar 18, 2009 at 9:22 am
AVHS Dad
I understand that they are not taking anything away from our soldiers but they are deferring their responsibility to a third party.
If the soldier is not acting on behalf of the US Government and he/she is injured then their private insurance company should pay the medical bills. However if the US Government sends a soldier into harm's way as their employee and there is an injury then the US Government should pay the bills. You can't put someone in harm's way and then when they get injured say it's not our responsibility to pay for that injury.
Perhaps the government should purchase workers comp ins.
a resident of Mohr Elementary School
on Mar 18, 2009 at 9:37 am
What's with the "Obama hates the military"? His wife has made it one of her primary focuses to work with military families to improve their lives while family members are serving our country. I guess I just find it hard to believe the Obamas are that far apart on what they choose to shine the spotlight on.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Mar 18, 2009 at 9:48 am
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This sounds really ironic. I'm not familiar with the details on this story, but it seems ironic to me that many would cry foul after all the previous rants against so-called socialized medicine. Hey, let the consumer decide, right?
Maybe this will illustrate just how inhumane our current health care system really is.
a resident of Stoneridge Park
on Mar 18, 2009 at 9:48 am
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As I said before, the title and the original post is an inflamatory lie. At least we're having a real discussion now.
This kind of stuff reminds me of a scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There's a mob that wants to burn an accused witch and one peasant speaks up and says "She turned me into a NEWT!". The crowd looks at him and someone repeats "a newt???". He looks around and says "I got better!".
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 18, 2009 at 10:25 am
Another slack and unthoughtout idea by our new President. How horrendous to slap the face of our military, again, especially now that even HE is finding the need for their presence (in Afganistan).
The poor decisions he is making are on topics that are too important. Well, I suppose that is the way all the current decisions are going.
a resident of Mission Park
on Mar 18, 2009 at 10:31 am
You people should listen to yourselves and stop listening to Fox News. When are you going to get out the torches and pitch forks?
a resident of Apperson Ridge
on Mar 18, 2009 at 11:10 am
To Mission Park-er...You are "SO RIGHT!" We shouldn't listen to a news network that has the GALL to investigate and communicate MORE THAN ONE SIDE OF A STORY.
LONG LIVE the Communist News Network, NBC, CBS, MSNBC and NPR ! Hey FoxNew fans, STRAIGHTEN UP! PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY!!!
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a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Mar 18, 2009 at 11:37 am
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I have no idea what any of you are talking about. Fox News loves Obama! Web Link
P.S. Marie wrote: "especially now that even HE is finding the need for their presence (in Afganistan)" Obama said he'd increase military presence in Afghanistan since before he was elected. Didn't you pay attention?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 18, 2009 at 3:32 pm
The proposal has been withdrawn, so there's nothing left to debate on this topic. Here's a link to a news story:
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Mar 18, 2009 at 4:13 pm
From that article cited above,
"In considering the third party billing issue, the administration was seeking to maximize the resources available for veterans," Gibbs said. "However, the president listened to concerns raised by the [veterans service organizations] that this might, under certain circumstances, affect veterans and their families' ability to access health care."
So, an idea to help the veterans receive the care they deserve was floated, and in listening to the input and feedback, President Obama decided it wasn't in the best interests of the veterans.
How refeshing this is: a president who actually solicits input, listens attentively to feedback, evaluates the information gathered and is not afraid to say "thanks, my first idea wasn't the best; let's keep working at it."
a resident of Foothill High School
on Mar 18, 2009 at 8:03 pm
First, to even suggest private insurance companies pick up the cost of injuries to our vets shows a lack of understanding of the real world. This amateur president is just hacking around. Not a leader.
Second, regarding the VA, my experience is better care from VA-Livermore than Pleasanton Valley Care. Better diagnostics, better personal attention, and great care at the VA hospital in Palo Alto.
a resident of another community
on Mar 18, 2009 at 9:13 pm
It looks like many misunderstood what was meant by billing private insurance companies, or having private insurance companies reimburse the VA for medical expenses incurred, as was pointed out above. My understanding is that for veterans to receive care, they must go to a Veterans Affairs' hospital or center. This plan would give veterans more options for receiving care than having to go only to veteran's hospitals. So, instead of reading articles about horror stories of veterans being cared for in cockroach-infested Walter Reed Army Medical Centers or other such places (which was a hot topic in the news a couple of years ago), veterans have the option to go to any hospital or clinic and not pay for the service.
As an aside: it's weird how everyone jumps to conclusions and blows the whole thing out of proportion in these threads.
a resident of Oak Hill
on Mar 19, 2009 at 12:36 am
"Actually solicits input"? He didn't solicit input. The veterans organizations got wind of what he was proposing and raised so much hell he was forced to back track...
Where would a disabled veteran find a private health insurance company that would assume the cost of rehab for a prior combat/service related disability that could possibly require treatment for years...
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Mar 19, 2009 at 7:19 am
Jerry, you are RIGHT ON! Wounded vets who must be treated via private health insurance could very easily reach their lifetime family maximums in a very very short time. This would end up not only leaving them without coverage...but would also leave their entire family without coverage.
There is a hidden intent of the Obama plan. And I disagree that this is a dead issue. Like the Fairness Doctrine that will rise again under a different "Orwellian name", Obama will try to screw the Vets somehow.
With his first plan to have the Vets health coverage channeled thru private health insurers, he wanted to FLOOD the private insurers with all of these serious vet cases. The privates would not be able to cover all of them adequately and the vets would then be outraged at the poor service. This additional 'outrage' would be another reason, in "Obama-think" to nationalize health care which is his ultimate goal.
Shelley: You were partially right...but the reality is that under private coverage, the Vets would max out extremely quickly and their whole family would be without coverage. That is the Obama plan.
Obama is determined to weaken our military in any way he can...and he is accomplishing this in many ways. Some "Commander in Chief."
Is a weakened national defense one of the changes you Obamaphiles voted for? (Actually I think it is because all democrats I know have a certain disdain for this country.)
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Mar 19, 2009 at 7:35 am
Jerry wrote: "Where would a disabled veteran find a private health insurance company that would assume the cost of rehab for a prior combat/service related disability that could possibly require treatment for years..."
Exactly! This is what leads to the irony I see when many other posters in a previous thread and the poster above rail against reforming our national health care system to something like a single-payer system. Hey, let the consumer decide! But the reality of our current system is that it is inhumane because it is highly selective. Vets aren't the only group of Americans who would have difficulty finding and paying for private insurance yet we're supposed to let the consumer decide. I fully expect those who are against nationalized health care to never make an application to Medicare or Medicaid when they get older or disabled. Practice free market health care!


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I mixed it on the strong side. There was some pollen on atleast one of the frames.
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I used BT on all of my swarm trap frames. Most are fine but a few got totally infested with wax moths.
I mixed it on the strong side. There was some pollen on atleast one of the frames.
Any one else have this problem?
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I believe the powder is best stored in a dry place, out of sunlight - so says the PDF that comes with the product. I would also think that cooler would be even better.
I too use it on empty, idle, combs. I'd be afraid that combs of pollen might hide small wax moth larvae, that might be larger than the kill threshold of the Bt could handle.
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It needs to be used immediately after mixing. You can't save any left over mix and use it later. Not sure if that might be an issue.
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The BT was newly purchased from Sundance "Aizawai". freshly mixed and applied.
Both swarm traps were in full shade. And both could have had some pollen. BT was always kept at room temp. Frames were frozen before applied. Out of 30+ traps I can only remember 2 that had them and they were completely infested no wax left. If was Aug or Sept when they were infested.
Next year I will pull my traps in Aug, I did not catch any swarms after that anyways.
Maybe it's the pollen. Do the larva tunnel before the feed? Might provide an area where the larva can feed where the spray can't get to.
No the frames had not been frozen, I was thinking that the wax moths larva may have some protection under the pollen also!
I suspect you should treat empty frames, as the larvae must ingest the spores to be killed by BT. If they don't eat one and get into the pollen, they will be too large for the spores to kill them effectively when they encounter them later, and BT will have little or no effect.
Some wax moths are also resistant, I believe.
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How are supers supposed to be stored after being sprayed with bt? Closed up or left open?
I think Peter hit the nail on the head. A pollen filled frame will keep the Bt spores near the surface. If a wax moth larvae gets into the pollen it won't eat any Bt spores until it is larger and after the damage has been done.
It takes a little time for the Bt spores to germinate and for the bacteria to grow enough to produce enough toxin to kill the larvae. If the larvae is larger when it ingests the Bt spores it may be too late to stop the damage. It should prevent the larvae from continuing to grow. But, that is little consolation after a frame has been wrecked.
Who has BT, Does it go by a different name
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In 1934 the behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner found himself seated at the dinner table with the eminent philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, and proceeded to explain to Whitehead what behaviorism was all about. Obliged to offer a challenge, Whitehead uttered the sentence "No black scorpion is falling upon this table" and then asked Skinner to explain why he might have said that. Skinner attempted a reply more than 20 years later in an appendix to his 1957 book Verbal Behavior. He proposed that Whitehead was unconsciously expressing a fear of behaviorism, likening it to a black scorpion that he would not allow to intrude into his philosophy. The skeptical reader may be forgiven for concluding that the reply owed more to psychoanalysis than to behavioral principles.
Be that as it may, Whitehead had articulated one of the properties of language that seems to distinguish it from all other forms of communication, its generativity. Whereas other forms of communication among animals seem to be limited to a relatively small number of signals, and restricted to limited contexts, there is essentially no limit to the number of ideas or propositions that we can convey using sentences. We can immediately understand sentences made up of words that we have never heard in combination before, as Whitehead's sentence illustrates. Language also allows us to escape from the immediate present and to refer to events in other places and at other times. We can use language to fantasize, to describe events that have never existed and never will. This remarkable flexibility is achieved at least in part through the human invention of grammar, a recursive set of rules that allows us to generate sentences of any desired complexity. The eminent linguist Noam Chomsky has attributed this to a unique human endowment that he calls universal grammar. All human languages, he suggests, are variants on this fundamental endowment.
There has nevertheless been considerable progress in teaching something resembling language to captive apes. For example, a young pygmy chimpanzee called Kanzi, studied by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh of Georgia State University, has shown an impressive ability to use symbols on a computerized keyboard in a language-like way and even to understand moderately complex commands spoken in English. Nevertheless, the "utterances" that Kanzi produces typically consist of no more than two or three symbols strung together, sometimes in novel combinations, demonstrating a grammatical capacity that approximates that of a two-year-old human. Children go on to acquire a sophisticated, recursive grammar that is far beyond anything Kanzi, or any other ape, has mastered. There is little doubt that Kanzi and other great apes (and perhaps other species such as dolphins) can use symbols to represent actions and objects in the real world, but they lack nearly all of the other ingredients of true language. As Steven Pinker, a psychologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, remarks in his 1994 book The Language Instinct, the apes just don't "get it."
Since the common ancestor of human beings and chimpanzees lived some 5 million years ago, it is a reasonable inference that grammatical language must have evolved in the hominid line at some point following the split from the line that led to the modern chimpanzee. There has been much disagreement as to when this might have happened. Some linguists, such as Derek Bickerton of the University of Hawaii, have supposed that it is impossible to conceive of grammar as having been formed incrementally; it must therefore have evolved as a single catastrophic event, probably late in hominid evolution. Indeed, Bickerton and others have suggested that it may have coincided with the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa a mere 150,000 or so years ago. It might explain why H. sapiens came to dominate and ultimately replace all other hominid species, such as the Neanderthals in Europe or Homo erectus in Southeast Asia. Philip Lieberman of Brown University has also argued, on the basis of fossil evidence, that the vocal apparatus necessary to support articulate speech did not emerge until late in hominid evolution, and that even the Neanderthals, who survived until about 30,000 years ago, would have been severely challenged vocally. In his 1998 book Eve Spoke: Human Language and Human Evolution, he too argues that it was language that distinguished our own species from all other hominids. Attempts to trace present-day languages back to the original mother tongue (also known as Proto-World) also suggest a recent origin rather than one that antedates H. sapiens.
The position that language is a recent invention begs the question of whether the vocalizations of living primates—the alarm calls of monkeys and the hooting of apes, for example—are in some form related to human spoken language. Presumably our ancestors were also capable of such vocalizations, so why couldn't these calls have evolved into what we recognize as language? The strongest argument against this scenario is that human language and primate vocalizations are fundamentally very different phenomena. As Chomsky observed in his 1966 book Cartesian Linguistics, human speech is unbounded in its capacity to express thought and in its freedom from stimulus control, whereas animal communication systems either consist of a fixed number of signals or a fixed number of "linguistic dimensions," each associated with a nonlinguistic dimension. Peter MacNeilage of the University of Texas at Austin has also noted that primate vocalizations are "holistic," containing a message in themselves, whereas human vocalizations can be combined in novel ways to create a message. In my view, it seems more likely that the call-like vocalizations of our ancestors have persisted in the emotional cries of modern human beings—such as crying, laughing and screaming—rather than in speech.
Yet it is difficult to accept that an accomplishment as complex as human language could have evolved as an all-or-none event—a "big bang," as it were—late in the evolution of our species. Steven Pinker and his colleague Paul Bloom, now at the University of Arizona, argue that it must have evolved gradually, shaped by natural selection. Some primatologists, such as Richard W. Byrne of the University of St. Andrews, argue that the cognitive prerequisites of language (such as the ability to adopt the mental perspective of another individual) are present in the great apes, and they therefore antedated the split of our hominid ancestors from the chimpanzee line, probably by several million years.
How are we to reconcile these alternative perspectives? At least a partial answer is that language emerged not from vocalization, but from manual gestures, and switched to a vocal mode relatively recently in hominid evolution, perhaps with the emergence of H. sapiens. This idea was suggested by the 17th-century French philosopher Étienne Condillac and revived in the 1970s by the American anthropologist Gordon W. Hewes. It has not found general favor among linguists or anthropologists, perhaps because it lacks parsimony and because there is no direct evidence that any of our hominid ancestors gestured rather than spoke. Even so, argument in its favor has continued to grow.
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Yellow Mustard Studio, Lisbon
Size50 m²
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- Smoking allowed
- Towels
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Yellow Mustard Studio was recently renovated and has the maximum capacity for two guests. The studio is a modern, cosy studio and got everything you need to enjoy Lisbon! Is perfect for a romantic trip. It features comfy sofa bed, a kitchenette and one bathroom full equipped.
The studio has internet and Sat TV.
Yellow Mustard Studio is located on a typical Lisbon street and from the window you have an amazing over the city of Lisbon! Full of history and nice people. You'll breathe the spirit of friendship and joy between Lisbon neighbors. Bairro Alto is known for multi cultural activities, this is the neighborhood where students and artists get together!
You're in the heart of Lisbon, go head by foot to the city center, Baixa. Or go to Cais do Sodré to get to now more of the alternative Lisbon nightlife. One last tip...the owner of Yellow Mustard Studio has a coffee in the same street, so if you need anything the owner will always be there to help you!
Warmrental has the best studios vacations rentals in Bairro Alto. If you want to know the best of Lisbon, you have to choose Yellow Mustard Studio.
If you have questions please contact us.
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House rulesCrib and high chair free (upon availability).
Security deposit 150€ (Payment should be made in cash).
Late check in (22h) 25€.
Cleaning Fee: 15€.
Rental Payment Method: cash on arrival.
Where to pick up the keys: at the studio.
We also provide transfer service from the airport.
Note: There is a Lisbon city tax of 1 EUR per person/per night is not included in the total price and should be paid upon check in. This Municipal Tourist Tax is subject to a maximum amount of 7 EUR per guest. The tax is charged to guests aged 13 and older. The total amount of this tax is charged by the city hall, the studio owner is only responsible for collecting it for the authorities.
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One day prior to our arrival, we were informed that a fire in the house next door made it impossible, "our" App. to relate. Immediately Tiago had organized an alternative in the same quarter. We were very pleased and would not hesitate to stay there again.
Einen Tag vor unserer Anreise, wurden wir darüber informiert, dass ein Feuer im Nachbarhaus es unmöglich mache, "unser" App. zu beziehen. Umgehend hatte Tiago eine Alternative im gleichen Viertel organisiert. Wir waren sehr zufrieden und würden jederzeit dort wieder buchen.
wir hatten eine sehr schöne Ferienwohnung im Herzen der Altstadt von Lissabon. Der Kontakt zu unserem Vermieter war super und wir würden diese Wohnung bei einem weiteren Besuch auf jeden Fall wieder buchen.
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It was comfortable, clean and calm. We were always welcome at the host.
This wasabi yellow apartment is at the central Lisboa, very close to everything and good restaurants and fado bar, we love Alfama area, so beautiful! Very good communication and good experience! Would love to come back again!
We really enjoyed our stay at the apartment in Lisboa. Very friendly people. "Check-In" and "Check-Out" were very uncomplicated. A very good restaurant, a supermarket and a bakery are only 3 minutes to walk away. The apartment is clean and it´s a perfect place to start visiting Lisboa by feet or using the famous tram 28 near to the apartment.
Very nice and modern apartment with everything you need. Next to the famous tram 28 station Graca on the hill with a lot of nice reataurants and bakeries. The apartment is very clean on the second floor without elevator but also in a quiet area in one of the most beautiful city I ever visit.
Staying in the apartment from Tiago was a very nice experience. The apartment was incredible clean. We had all the facilities to spend a very nice week.
Antonio who did the check-in for us, was available all the time I need, and this was much appreciated to me.
I highly recommend you to stay in this apartment and enjoy Lisbon.
I'll be back there for sure.
Thanks for making our stay comfortable.
The positives:The appartment was clean, modern and cozy!
The negatives: noisy (neighbours) upstairs and a hilly area.
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[quote user="Kase-1"][quote user="egyptian420"]lmao wow...I just went to the OP and wow...how the hell did this thread get this big?
[/quote]Simple answer....
We BS
We meet up for a Draft Day Party in NJ (some of us start to know each other personal level)
We meet up for 1 game (we all meet up with Lando and Morehead, then our lives were changed forever, LOL)
We meet the next year for 1 game (we all meet up with Byron and LT)
We meet up for at least 1 game per season FOREVER
That's pretty awesome...I wish I lived there. I'll be coming down for a game every season though, hopefully next time I could meet up with some MB heads and booze a few brews at the game


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I see the Giants, Cowboys and Skins all going 2-2. Another tough road to the SB.
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I see the Giants, Cowboys and Skins all going 2-2. Another tough road to the SB.
rather see them win it with a 11-5 record.....
My hope is that we catch momentum again at the right time. I do believe the Skins got hot now, but it may be early. As we know it's touch to maintain that momentum and energy for months. I'd rather drop this one then catch fire against the Falcons and Saints, beat the Eagles and carry momentum going into the playoffs. Is it just me or are the Falcons not as strong as everyone says they are??
would not surprise me if the cowboys go 1-3... this week @ Cincy, then Pittsburgh and New Orleans at home before finishing @ Wash
Cowboys are terrible in Jerry World... hopefully they lose the next 3 and win vs Washington in Week 17. I want our last game to mean nothing!
Falcons are overrated... weak schedule and their offense is one dimensional (passing).... everyone knows Matt Ryan's record in the postseason... he will be feeling the pressure in the divisional round coming off the bye vs whoever they face... hopefully it is us
Cowboys are not a threat. They may lose out.
But the Skins are the threat. They may win out, or AT WORST, go 3-1. I don't see how they lose 2 of their final 4 games. Who are they losing to? Cleveland? Philly? Don't see it happening.


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Tuber? I never even met her!
Too bad we can't get a drum roll when somebody makes these kind of jokes on the internet.
A rim shot, surely, is what is needed?
I'd mash that.
Au Gratin ?
Once you get that crown, it's all gravy from then on. Do the krazy kidz still do mashups?
David Lynch directing Jenna Jameson.
Nah, man, that's just Matthew Barney being Matthew Fucking Barney.
Potatoes is People!
I think this was Sam Mendes' first idea for the Mena Suvari fantasy sequence in _American Beauty_.
The things models have to put up with. Posing naked with a snake, caged like wild animals, or buried in potatoes. At least she's showing enough (a spark of subversion?) to make it clear she's not actually naked under there.
Those actually are some incredible spuds. Just sayin'.
Plus, she looks nicely Native American, which would be an interesting choice for Idaho circa 1935.
"she looks nicely Native American"
Really? Not any Native American I'v ever seen.
I thought that she looks kind of Native American to but there are some European features as well. Maybe one parent was Native American and the other one cracker.
Cracker? Really? That's a pretty racist word.
Yes, especially because the pre-WWII beauty contests usually had a very clearly expressed social agenda. They were often touted as semi-scientific events whereby the racial ideal of womankind could be found. Miss Idaho Potato, whom I personally find very beautiful, is clearly not the type that would be characterised as the "ideal" of the American (White, Protestant, Anglo-Saxon) woman of the time.
As Vance above, I also find the piece of cloth visible very intriguing. Why? Is that a photographer's mistake or is it intentional? Is it subversion or a signal to the religious folks that this woman is not naked? Is it to protect the model from scorn?
Looks more Asian to me. Used to be lots of Chinese and some Japanese up here in the norther Rockies.
Yeah, Doc, I'm getting an Eurasian vibe, she looks like she could be a sister of my mother, who had a similar nose and high cheekbones.
The first story in this pdf link is very interesting.
I'd guess Basque. Lot's of Basque in northern Nevada and Southern Idaho
With those pointed ears, she clearly has some Elf blood in her.
I still remember when Mrs Mal persuaded me that I needed to accompany her to a con, and discovering that Elf ears and Vulcan ears are different things.
Jings, about the only thing you can tell about her from that pic is that she's neither blonde nor Black; and if it's as underexposed as it might be, she could still be blonde. She could even be Black, and passing. But you can't tell from a photo.
Fascinating to see how close to the surface the urge for racial categorisation can be.
"You told me that if I put a potato in my swim trunks it would impress the girls, but it didn't work."
"You're supposed to put the potato in front, idiot!"
Its the Native American equivalent of a cod piece.
So Hitler shows up at the masquerade ball wearing nothing but a hollowed-out spud as a codpiece. Nobody dares to ask him about it until Goering has had enough booze and morphine to not care about the repercussions, and has to know what the Fuehrer is supposed to be. "Why, a dick-tater, of course!"
Ah, to be in the fifth grade again.
that's no fifth grade joke where I grew up — ours was
What do you get when you mix Hitler with a potato — a dick-tater
Her own private Idaho …
Freud might say: "Sometimes a potato is just a spud…"
If the lady is still alive, she'd be in her late 90's now, and I bet she'd really appreciate the complements that she's getting today.
She's got a nice grip on that
stud spud.
Rule 34, oldskool stylee.
She looks like "Kaylee" from Firefly (Jewel Staite).
Retronaut is in myh RSS feed, love that site.
Does anyone know who she actually is (or was)?
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New attempted kidnapping reported in Pueblo
PUEBLO, Colo. - The Pueblo Police Department is investigating an attempted kidnapping that happened Thursday morning.
It happened in the 600 block of Division Avenue around 11:30.
According to police, a 19-year-old woman reported that she was walking east on Division when a man driving a dark-green minivan stopped in the street next to her.
The woman told police that the man offered her a ride. When she refused, she says the man asked for her name. The woman became uncomfortable and began running.
Police say the man never physically touched the woman.
The driver of the van is described as a Hispanic man in his 30s. He was wearing sunglasses and has short black hair. The woman told police the man was soft- spoken.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.


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So far this, his second season, Jernigan has not even had his his feet in the field of play for more than a handful of snaps, and that's including 1 game without 2 of our 6 WRs. That should tell you something about Gilbride' and Eli's trust in Jernigan. Virtually nil.
Add the fact that 2 rookies--Wilson and Randle-- have had many return opportunities this season (and have done well with those opportunities) while Jernigan has not, and what does that leave Jernigan with to do? He's on extremely thin ice right now, make no mistake.
A lot has been made on this board about comparing Jernigan's slow start to that of Barden. But what is forgotten with that comparison is that in Barden's 2nd year he had some snaps, culminating in a very decent game vs Cowboys before he went on IR for the second half of season due to injury in that same Cowboys game. Then, his 3rd season (last year) he was on PUP for half the year before getting some snaps late in the year. Jernigan does not have the injury excuse.
I was always a fan of Barden and I knew that it would take him time to assimilate into the Pro offense, it paid off. I am also a fan of Jernigan, the kid has talent I think the Giant's see that as well and will continue to work with him. I hope that we get to see him this weekend if Barden can't go!


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A page from a letter from Samuel Molyneux, 1712 © Southampton City Council
A page from a letter from Samuel Molyneux, 1712 © Southampton City Council
Overall view of the 'Giant' and boy's armours. (II.22 & II.126)
A page from a letter from Samuel Molyneux, 1712 © Southampton City Council
Samuel Molyneux (1689-1728) was a highly educated young man interested in the intellectual life of early eighteenth century London. He was principal secretary to the Prince of Wales (later King George II) between 1714 and 1727. He also represented constituencies in both the English and Irish parliaments and was an Irish Privy Councillor. He was a notable astronomer, who had an observatory at his house in Kew and undertook research into the improvement of optical instruments with John Bradley, Savilian Professor of Science at the University of Oxford.
In 1712-13 he wrote a series of letters to his uncle Thomas Molyneux of Dublin. Parts of these survive, giving an account which takes a different perspective from more popular accounts by visitors to the Tower of London and its attractions, showing distaste for the modern weaponry and a preference for the contents of the Horse Armoury:
'…on the Ground Floor which is about two hundred yards long you have the heavy artillery … but when you go up Stairs you have on the Second floor as large a room and in it a most beautifully dispos'd armoury for above 70 thousand men … It was impossible however for a man of good nature & benevolence to walk with Pleasure in this Repository of Death & Destruction …
… From hence we were carry'd to another much more peaceable and harmless Armory, and indeed I think very near as Ornamental, this they call their horse Armory, it consists entirely of horse Furniture formerly us'd and Suits of Armor of which I think they reckon about 200, many of which they shew you formerly us'd by several of Our Kings, some of which are neatly inlay'd and some gilt, they showed us one compleat Suit which was above 7 feet long formerly as they call'd it John of Gaunts Duke of Lancasters….they show you here also an old Sword said to be the very one taken from a French General by Conreye Lord Kinsale…'.
Molyneux collapsed at the House of Commons in March 1728 and died on 13 April. He had been attended by Nathaniel St Andre, who was alleged to have administered an overdose of opium. St André subsequently eloped with and married Molyneux's widow, Elizabeth, who had inherited her late husband's property.


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Excerpt: "Justin Tuck after his first live attempt at trying to catch Robert Griffin III said he was upset with the football gods for putting RG3 in the NFC East, where the Giants have to face him twice a season.
Griffin calls that kind of talk an honor heading into Monday nights Giants-Redskins rematch.
Its an honor to be able to affect other football players like that on other teams because that means they respect you, Griffin, the Redskins rookie quarterback sensation, said Wednesday on NFL Networks NFL AM. They respect the way you play and you go about the game the right way. Hes still going to be trying to sack me on Monday night and hes still going to try to come after me and shut our offense down. So I realize that but whenever youve earned the respect of your opponents, that means youve done what youre supposed to do. Prayerfully, I can continue to go out and earn the respect of my opponents.
Griffin doesnt have to worry, he earned the respect of the Giants back on Oct. 21, when he passed for 258 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 89 yards. Griffin put the Redskins ahead 23-20 with 1:32 remaining on a 30-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss, only to see seconds later Eli Manning hit Victor Cruz with a game-winning 77-yard scoring strike for a 27-23 Giants victory.
That close call, Griffin says, makes the Redskins eager for another crack at the Giants.
I think everybody is extremely confident, not just by the way we played them last time but the way weve played the last two games, Griffin said. We have that momentum coming with us and I think everybody is ready to go. Once again, its a one-game season for us. This is the only game that we have and its the only game that matters. Read more...


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DeRosa looking for opportunity
Free-agent infielder Mark DeRosa spoke with Nationals manager Davey Johnson on Thursday night and said he came away encouraged by the conversation.
The Nationals are one of several teams interested in DeRosa, who missed significant time with the Giants the past two seasons due to a left-wrist injury that required two surgeries.
DeRosa, 36, said that the Nationals, Rangers, Indians, Pirates all have spoken with his surgeon. He also said that the Giants have expressed interest in bringing him back, even though he did not give them the expected return on a two-year, $12 million free-agent contract.
He just wants another chance.
"It's not like I'm looking for an everyday job, even though (playing) will be my goal going to the yard every day," DeRosa said Friday.
"I just think I can be a difference-maker on a team, not only on the field, but in the clubhouse. I've been on a lot of winning clubs in my 13 years.
"I definitely understand the concerns. If it wasn't for my wrist getting banged up two years ago, I wouldn't be in this position."
DeRosa hit effectively after coming off the disabled list last Aug. 5, batting .367/.439/.388 in 57 plate appearances. He is aware of the large number of modestly skilled infielders that have signed two-year contracts. He believes he still has something to offer.
"I battled back. I had a great September. I would like the opportunity for my career to continue," DeRosa said.
"I just think the story is not finished yet."
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Takings: an Overview
When a government actually or constructively takes private property for public use, that government must pay "just compensation" to the property's former owners.
- Sources of Law
- Types of Takings
- Land Use Regulation
- Public Purpose
- How Much Compensation is Just
- Related Topics
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Sources of Law
Government use, regulation, and seizure of private property is governed by rules set by legislatures. In addition, the Fifth Amendment requires the government to pay "just compensation" when taking property for public use. This requirement applies to the states as well as the federal government.
Types of Takings
Many types of government action infringe on private property rights. Accordingly, the Fifth Amendment's compensation requirement is not limited to government seizures of real property. Instead, it extends to all kinds of tangible and intangible property, including but not limited to easements, personal property, contract rights, and trade secrets.
The Fifth Amendment's just compensation rule applies not only to outright government seizures of private property, but also to some government regulations. "Property is taken in the constitutional sense when inroads are made upon an owner's use of it to an extent that, as between private parties, a servitude has been acquired either by agreement or in course of time." United States v. Dickinson, 331 U.S. 745 (1947).
It is not always clear which regulations constitute takings, and why. The government absolutely must compensate property owners for regulations requiring a physical invasion of private property, even if it is a small invasion. On the other hand, the government generally does not need to compensate for the effects of health and safety regulations or simple changes in the law. See the CRS Annotated Constitution for more details.
Land Use Regulation
Many regulatory takings disputes arise in the context of land use regulation. The Supreme Court does not require government compensation where such regulations "substantially advance[s] legitimate governmental interests," and so long as the regulations do not prevent a property owner from making "economically viable use of his land." Agins v. City of Tiburon, 447 U.S. 255 (1980).
Public Purpose
In the past, courts narrowly interpreted the Fifth Amendment to only allow the government to seize property for highways, government offices, military bases, and the like. Now, courts more broadly interpret the amendment to allow the government to seize property if doing so will increase the general public welfare, such as when the government uses eminent domain to seize private property to facilitate a private development that will raise the government's tax revenues. See Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S> 469 (2005).
How much Compensation is Just?
Generally, the government must pay the market value of seized property. There are, however, many exceptions. The government need not compensate a property owner for the portion of the property's value created by that government. For example, in United States v. Fuller, 409 U.S. 488 (1973), the Supreme Court held that when the federal government condemned a rancher's grazing land, it did not owe compensation for the portion of the land's value derived from its proximity to adjacent, federally owned grazing land.
Related Topoics:
Additional Sources:
- The Annotated Constitution of the US entry on eminent domain
- The LIIBULLETIN preview in San Remo Hotel v. San Francisco
- The LIIBULLETIN preview in Kelo v. City of New London
- The Harvard Bridge Project explanation of takings from the point of view of law and economics
- The Harvard Bridge Project explanation of takings from the point of view of moral philosophy


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Unbelievable: Maryland may prosecute O'Keefe for shooting ACORN video
posted at 8:23 pm on September 11, 2009 by Allahpundit
No word on whether they'll be prosecuting any ACORN people for conspiring to cover up sex slavery. They've got bigger fish to fry, I guess. Like … the people who exposed the people who conspired to cover up sex slavery.
This is what you get for doing the media's job for them.
Baltimore, MD – September 11, 2009 – We have received inquiries from citizens and the media asking whether the Baltimore City State's Attorneys Office would initiate a criminal investigation for acts allegedly committed at ACORN offices located in Baltimore. The only information received in reference to this alleged criminal behavior was a YouTube video. Upon review by this office, the video appears to be incomplete. In addition, the audio portion could possibly have been obtained in violation of Maryland Law, Annotated Code of Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article §10-402, which requires two party consent.
If it is determined that the audio portion now being heard on YouTube was illegally obtained, it is also illegal under Maryland Law to willfully use or willfully disclose the content of said audio. The penalty for the unlawful interception, disclosure or use of it is a felony punishable up to 5 years.
Note: Most of the "inquiries" they received from citizens — although perhaps not from reporters — surely were demands that ACORN be prosecuted. So they looked at the tape … and decided to go after O'Keefe instead. The news story at the link reminds us that they went after Linda Tripp for wiretapping too, coincidentally another person who made life uncomfortable for a Democratic president. Here's the statute. You'll find exception after exception provided for law enforcement to shield them from liability when they tape criminals surreptitiously to serve the public interest. Kind of like how O'Keefe did here.
I'm torn between hoping they drop this so that he doesn't go to jail and hoping that they don't because it'll make him a conservative cause celebre and throw a giant spotlight on ACORN's filthiness. Exit question: What should we hope for?
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
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|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Gangsta
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| Cartoon
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|Lauren Faust Satan
|The Mane Six
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|18+ (Strong nudity, violence and addictive substances (the show itself))
|Number of episodes
|Will you be called insane?
|Yes, if you're 18-60 years old above.
| Men of ages 30-80 - 98%
Other (Including zombies, regardless of gender) - 2%
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an American animated television series created by Lauren Faust. It was originally targeted at adult males, but swept in a shockingly large audience of little girls, even with its overwhelming amount of existential insight and adult themes. Fans of the show call themsleves "bronies", which is a portmanteau of ponies and Aryan Brotherhood of Texas.
Although the opening credits seem to suggest that the show revolves around the titular character of "My Little Pony," said character is never referenced in the actual episodes. The show actually stars a superhero team of miniature horses called the "Mane Six". This equine-related pun is one of the many which warrants the reputation bronies have for their excellent sense of humor.
In ancient mythology, the unicorn was the mighty half-deity of the animal kingdom, mercilessly skewering through the organs of the wicked and the unrighteous with its atom-pointed horn. However, soon after girls were invented, they came in and ruined everything with all their friendship and rainbow nonsense. The only purposes an unicorn's horn has nowadays is levitating objects and shooting friend beams at big meany horses so that they change their ways and accept the power of magic and friendship within their heart.
This new myth was crystallized by famous professional deviantArt fanfiction writer Lauren Faust in the long lost era of year 2010, when she dug up the dusty archives of Youtube to find a series of half-hour commercials about a friend circle of magic cartoon ponies, pegasuses and unicorns titled "G3" which were meant to market diabetes-inducing toys to little girls. Charmed by the characters, she decided to make her own renditions of them in a style that made them look like they had souls, an accomplishment thought inconceivable until then.
Hasbro got word of this and found great potential in such a step-up for their toy designs. They decided to requisition Faust's ideas under section 27d of the SOPA act, so they could use them to fuel their marketing ploy brainwashing laser beam, unaware that they were about to unleash a powerful mind virus into the world. However, it is an open secret among the fans that Lauren Faust is the sole designer, writer, director, voice-actor and animator of the entire cartoon series, and that she funded the entire production with Paypal donations she requested in her deviantArt journal.
A 2011 study revealed that watching the show without interruption for 3 weeks or more, which had become common practice among fans by then, caused either gender to be ridden with terminal homosexuality. Quite like crack, watching the show is considered to be worth the side effects, as bronies claim "it will make you twenty percent cooler."
Each pony sucks in her own unique way
Twilight Sparkle
Element of Harmony: Misuse of power
Twilight Sparkle is an occultist unicorn who was smart enough to actually take advantage of the fact that she has a magical horn that enables her to hack reality. Twilight is named Twilight because she has a bad taste in books. After years of study at the expense of things like, fun, play, and having a childhood, she wisely decided to use these god-like powers to give mustaches to as many ponies as possible. She once used up the entire town's supply of milk on a bear. She's also really skilled at walking in circles and writing annoying letters to princesses.
Oh, and she uses the Dark Arts to her advantage.
FACT: Twilight's cutie mark is an actual occult symbol because Faust worships satan. [citation needed]
Element of Harmony: Learning nothing, and being a boring character.
Applejack is stupid, stubborn, and likes apples because she is a dumbass. Her cutie mark is 3 apples because hasbro was lazy. She has "apple" in her name. She works at an apple farm because, DING DING DING! HASBRO IS LAZY! Occasionally, she travels to town to sell apples, apple fritters, apple pies, and broken fuck machines. Her sister's name is Apple Bloom. She has a family that lives in a cardboard box due to applejack sucking balls. At one point she wanted to not be stupid and moved to the city, but changed her mind and left when she learned rooster noises were not her forte. Once, some anti-brony told applejack that she was a fuckhead. Applejack agreed.
Rainbow Dash [AKA the "not" lesbian]
Element of harmony: Hiding who you are inside.
Rainbow Lesbow Dash is a pegasus pony with attitude. Her talents include making rainbows and dashing. She describes everything as "cool" and "awesome" because after years of not reading, those are literally the only words she knows.
Some people like to insinuate that rainbow dash may be a lesbian, but that's stupid. Just because she has a more manly voice, prefers more direct physical action, has a rainbow as a cutie mark as well as a rainbow mane, has a very traditional lesbian haircut, participates in races for the honor of other female ponies, had a ambiguous kissing scene in one of the episodes and experimented with Fluttershy in high school does not make her a lesbian. Every pony experiments once in a while, and that other stuff is completely coincidence.
Her cutie mark is a cloud with a thunder colored in rainbow. Rainbow dash would describe it as awesome, before dashing off in a rainbow.
Element of harmony: Guilt trips
Flutter Lebowski Shy flutters her eyes a lot and is shy, hence her name. She is not to be confused with a butter
knifefly, even though she has three of them as her cutie mark. Her parents showed remarkable insight in naming her fluttershy when she was born, because if she happened to be assertive and hate butterflies, the name would just be totally inappropriate.
Every episode that is centered around fluttershy is exactly the same. First, she will be afraid of something. Then, her friends will put themselves in a situation where they are in immediate peril. At the last minute, fluttershy will lose her fear and be overcome with a righteous anger. At this point, she will give the threatening monster/source of conflict a short lecture to make them feel bad about themselves, all while staring at them. The monster/source of conflict will feel bad about itself and leave, but not before making everything better. Fluttershy will then go back to fluttering her eyes and being shy. Expect the creators of the show to milk this little plot line for the next 5 seasons.
Element of harmony: OMG DIAMONDS!!!
Rarity Cornelius Le Belle is a unicorn whose purpose in life is make dresses for everyone, though there's a theory that she owned over 30 illegal Mexican immigrants that will do what she says. She makes dresses for Lady Gaga, Sarah Palin, Jenny and millions of others. Her cutie mark is 3 diamonds. She's supposed to be all generous, but her generosity is more when it conveniences her. She is obsessed with shiny things, so her hoarding of those isn't exactly generous. It's also not very generous the way she strings Spike along so he'll shower her with gifts and favors, but I'm not one to judge.
"Project Trotway" Debut
Rarity participated in season 8 of the Equestria reality show "Project Trotway", and made it as one of the finalists, along with Mondo Guerra and Gretchen Jones. She was eliminated in the second to final showing when one of her dresses had a bare midriff that the judges said was just "on the losing side of tacky." Rarity did not take the failure well, and it took weeks of icecream and dramatic moping to recover from her loss. For a while she got really fat. However, the exposure did give her business a short boost.
Pinkie Pie
Element of harmony: Drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. And sex. But mostly drugs.
Pinkamena Diane "Pinkie" Pie OMG so this is like the PERFECT opportunity for me to break the fourth wall, again! HI VIEWERS OF THIS ARTICLE! So, there's a lot of confusion out there that I just wanted to clear up, okie dokie lokie? See, most people out there think I'm addicted to crack cocaine, but that just isn't true! I'm actually addicted to meth! You can't really blame me, can you? I mean, I once stayed awake for a whole week with that stuff! Imagine it! A week of nonstop parties, WOOHOO! Granted, I started to see some weird things, like floating eyeballs and stuff, but that's not important. My friends all say I'm obnoxious, but I just think that's a silly word. Obnoxious, because you know the word obnoxious itself is obnoxious. Very obnoxious. It's like a committee of people were sitting around going "Hey gee, I think we need a word that's means something so ridiculous that the word itself is ridiculous, and everybody was throwing out words like "couplouplasticity" and "whoringadingkittyjaw" and "plempaticity" and "orange" and then finally someone said, hey how about "obnoxious" and everyone nodded their heads in agreement. Long story short, I like cake. You wanna know how I got my cutie mark? I don't always remember it the same. Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes the other. If I'm to have a backstory, I prefer it to be multiple choice, you know what I mean? I think I was once an orphan, no...I think maybe I had an alcoholic dad...no I can't honestly remember with all the drugs and everything. I'm going to kill you. Would you like a cupcake? No? You're sure? Just give one a try. Fine.
Spike [AKA the Poker Guy]
Spike Léon de Massage is Twilight's
bitch assistant who always helps Twilight get the books for her because all she cares about is her damn mustaches. Spike loves Rarity because he's perverted, and inter-species sex with a minor is legal in Equestria. As a dragon, he eats rare jewels, because fuck it, maybe that is what dragons eat. You don't know!!!
He always plays poker with Sonic, RWJ, and other people who have bad fanbases all while having a good beer. He is the only smart one in the entire show. As a dragon, he admires Spyro the dragon, because he has video games.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Though she is supposedly the titular character of the show, My Little Pony is never actually shown therein past appearing in the show's title card. Instead, she is greatly alluded to, and many of the other ponies are frequently seen addressing her without her actually being there, even going so far as to talk directly to walls and dead air. There's even a scene where Pinkie Pie plays a trombone ditty for her. Despite her lack of presence in the show, The Hub, the show's host, have posted extensive character biographies of her, highlighting her as a mix of an alicorn, human, sea pony, and Dovakhiin that possesses a mystical talent that allows her to see through time. My Little Pony has gone on to garner incredible praise from the fandom, and there has been much speculation that the character will perhaps appear in a future season or other incarnation of the show.
Supporting Characters
These characters only support the main characters, or ruin their lives:
The other three
Sweetie Bell, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo. When an episode isn't about the mane six (mane six, LOL) it's about these three annoying pony kids who won't stay off my lawn. They call themselves the cutie mark crusaders, because somepony told them that if they kill enough heathen ponies in the name of Jesus, they'll get their cutie marks. Despite all their violence, the ponies have yet to get any cutie marks in maiming, stabbing, or religious extermination.
Princess Celestia
The wise and great Celestia runs the monarchy in a world where ponies don't know the phrase "democracy". She has the power to move the sun, so it's not like anybody can protest her, or else they would melt in everlasting daylight. While she is very knowledgeable, powerful, and mature, she has been known to knock a bitch to the moon during her time of the month.
Princess Luna
She is the princess of the night, so nobody really cares about her. Being very naive and silly, she has been known to get knocked to the moon during Princess Celestia's time of the month.
Perfectlynormal Graypony
Derpy Hooves Ditzy Doo Perfectlynormal Graypony is a gray pegasus who cannot tell left from right has pioneer instincts and accidentally electrocuted several ponies to death is able to summon thunder at will. She is also known for her blonde mane outstanding intelligence and her perfect eyesight. Anyone who suggests otherwise seems to mysteriously disappear.
The City Hall controversy
Perfectlynormal allegedly flew right into the the Ponyville city hall by accident and destroyed it completely, but this is clearly impossible as she is an amazing flyer. The crash is suspected by many to be an inside job by the mayor to fuel war on Cloudsville as the footage of the incident clearly shows that a cloud did it rather than a pegasus. [citation needed]
The ponies of Manehatten
The ponies in Manehatten exist solely for one reason: to show everypony how stupid the ponies in Manehatten are. Case in point: they don't even know what a rooster is.
Random character who isn't actually a part of the show
A random character who isn't actually a part of the show was inserted into the show as a gag once maybe. Or maybe that was just in a poorly attempted parody. I've watched so much pony stuff lately that I get confused. Maybe I need to take a break and get some fresh air for a while...
O.J. Simpony
Helps everypony to learn football. In season three, the ponies learn that he's a changeling, but they allow him to stay in town anyway because he's a celebrity.
Jesus H. Christ
The cutie mark crusaders worship this guy and get into all kind of fun and violent shenanigans in his name.
Minor Characters
These characters made a minor role to the series, rendering them almost entirely useless. Here are the characters:
- Jizzy - A "yay pushing, ass selling, piece of trash". Has guest starred on several episodes of Jersey Shore.
- Octavia - An earth pony and the only one who can play the cello. Imagine a horse actually trying to play the cello. It kind of makes this character interesting.
- Lyra - A unicorn with a human brain. She usually sits upright, pondering the worth of her existence.
- Trixie - A complete arse hole, she keeps on telling that she's better than everyone, even better than the Beatles, but in reality, Trixie is not even strong enough to win a breathing contest.
- DJ Pon3 - One of the most annoying ponies in the world, she calls people "sexy" for no reason whatsoever.
- Colonel Mustard - While the assumption was that Colonel Mustard killed Doctor Black in the library with the candlestick, further investigation shows that Pinkie Pie killed both Black and Mustard on the dance floor with the party cannon, and then proceeded to put on a puppet show using their dead bodies.
- Doctor Whooves - Pony Time Lord of Equestria. Really thinks the whole "everypony" thing is a stitch.
The show was
filmed shown in the following places:
- Equestria - Where else would they live?
- Ponyville - A town full of poor ponies and they have to act greedy to get money
- Castlevania - A.K.A. Canterlot, it's where their prince(ss) trolls and sends people to the moon as punishment for breathing her air.
- Everfree Forest - A connection between Russia, Greece, Albania and The Philippines, this is one weird shortcut, as illegal aliens always hide here to stay away from cops. Here the drug pushers and pimps move ALL ON THEIR OWN.
- Cloudsdale - So there's clouds and they make rainbows there and stuff. Go here if you want to taste the rainbow, (if you know what I mean)
Many people praised all the action, drama, comedy, horror, romance, violence, religion, songs, kidney stones, etc. from this show. Even kids watch it, and they want to be like Rainbow Dash when they play in the street. Many parents complained that it contains too much gore and may scar children for life, but the crew said "Hey, we're teaching kids how to be friendly to others too. I mean like Rarity hugging Spike. Is that not friendly enough? Also, we teach them about how they should be nice to each other or else they'll be frozen alive by Windigos. How bad can it be? We show elements of history in this show too, like why Nightmare Moon committed suicide or how Pinkie Pie fed his people with food and how he made them throw up to feed them again. Isn't that very educational?"
The FBI ranked Lauren Faust top 3 on FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted by teenage fanboys.
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tpl*co - Thanks alot for the compliment! Yeah,my tank has alot of viewing angles so it made designing really a big challenge for me .My main focus was viewing from the front and from the right side where the living room couch was. But my tank had 2 other slanted sides as you can see from the pictures. It was my parents who picked the tank because i was away on an overseas trip then and they wanted to suprise me. The tank was originally for my arowanas which have been given away and viewing angles then wasn't a problem unlike now.Hope you can get some ideas from my tank then. There are also many other much beautiful tanks here in the forum so you may want to refer to them as well.
As for my angelfish,it is no longer in my tank because it had passed on about 1mth plus ago.I had it since 5 years ago when it was only about the size of a table tennis ball. The discus are later additions in the form of juveniles. When my angelfish was still alive,it could get along pretty well with the discus though there were some mutual chasing around both on the part of the discus as well as the angelfish. But i believe this is natural,judging from the fact that these fishes are slightly territorial. There wasn't any visible damage though. I guess it is up to the individual to decide if you would want to keep them together. Some may find the occasional chasing around too much of a hostility and i am sure that there are stories out there about severe infliction of injuries. But at the end of the day,it is up to you to decide if you would like to give it a try. Similarly there have been stories of angels being incompatible with tetras but the fact is,there are still people who have had success in keeping them both together including myself,so yeah,hope that was the reply you had hoped for=)
And just to let you know,my discus are also chasing one another around,lol.
Nice tank! I'm going to have a similar situation with the a lot of viewing angles for my tank, except with a room divider aquarium, I'll have 3 viewing angles to my tank so I'll be using your tank as a guide .
I notice in some of your early pictures you had an angel with your discus and I was going to ask you how they got along, but in your later pictures I don't see him/her? Do you have the angel still with the discus? My tank will also have discus in it. I've been debating about having some wild angels too, but have been getting different stories as to compatability and all.
|Update on 06/11/06. I have sad news,apparently when i checked the nest site for the first pair of discus that spawned,all the fry had disappeared and the parents are seen to be moving away from the site. Guess all of them were eaten up. I believe the reason was because it is the first time my discus had spawned and they have been inexperienced at caring for their young. As for the other pair,I do not have high hopes that their fry would survive as well. Especially after observing that they are not as dedicated as the first pair that spawned,their chances of success appear to be much slimmer.
|Thanks alot steven. Lol,now why would it come to mind that the tank would belong to someone from Singapore? I am curious to know. haha
|Looks awesome Derrick. This may be silly, but as soon as I saw this picture I thought reflexively, "Looks like a tank by someone in Singapore," and then I remembered you are in Singapore so I laughed at myself.
Thanks alot for the compliments,and well wishes,i really appreciate them=)
Originally Posted by Betowess View Post
Very Nice! I almost couldn't tell it was B. japonica its so bright green. Good luck with the spawn.
As for another update,the eggs belonging to the second pair of discus have just hatched.Boy am i very excited!
Beautiful tank!
the plans and the discus looking good.
|Very Nice! I almost couldn't tell it was B. japonica its so bright green. Good luck with the spawn.
Update on 05/11/06
Hey guys,heres the latest update as of 05/11/06. Did a major tank overhaul as the glosso in my previous layout was growing wildly and had begin to overtake everything. Below are the updated photographs along with some description of the changes that came along with the overhaul. Basically,i had removed the eusteralis stellata as well as the echinodorus that was located in the rear of the tank.I then added several new plants as follows
1)crypt. balansae
3)crypt costata
4)ludwiga arcuata
5)rotala rotoundifolia "colorata"
The rest of the overhaul was about moving my existing plants around. I added more cyprus helferi to give it a more important role in the tank layout while at the same time,i added several stones as hardscape. Feel free to give me your comments abou the new layout,i would really appreciate them.Thanks alot.
Full tank shot
Left side:
I shifted the downoi there so that it would be infront of the piece of driftwood which is covered with christmas moss. Crypt balansae was added amongst the cyprus helferi to add varying height and colour to the background.
I added several rocks to the layout as hardscape.Wanted to do an iwagumi layout as i had heard alot about it in other threads but wasn't sure if i got it right.Crypt beckettii and crypt costata were planted around the rocks.
Right side:
I shifted the blyxa joponica more to the right and placed them next to my e.aquatica which was unmoved during the overhaul. Tonina presence in the tank was also reduced to allow the glosso to play a greater role in the tank layout.
Tank overhaul aside,amongst my group of discus,2 pairs have been formed and both pairs had spawned within the past 3 days. So far the eggs had already hatched for one of the pairs which consisted of my snow white and a red turquoise.The eggs which belong to the other pair of discus consisting of a red turquoise and a leopard snakeskin are due to hatch in the next 24-48hours if conditions are right.Further updates will come along the way.
Pair consisting of red turquoise and snow white
Pair consisting of red turquoise and leopard snakeskin.Notice that they are tending to the eggs which are attached to the surface skimmer.
|Hey thanks alot Mark, well, the black mollies are there because when the tank was just set up,i encountered some thread algae problem and i consulted my local LFS on the matter. According to them,apparently black mollies graze on thread algae and as such i bought a few home to try out. After awhile,i observed that the thread algae in my tank had disappeared. But at the same time,i also noticed that my black mollies were very engrossed in eating bloodworms,flakes and any other food which i fed the rest of my fishes. So it left me wondering if the disappearance of the thread algae was really the work of the black mollies or was it simply a case of natural death as my tank matured. But i have to admit that with their round bellies,they look really cute,lol.
Nice lookin tank Derrick!! The discus look pretty content as well!
Only question I have is why the black mollies?
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|Oh no,that is my chiller,the temperature over here can really soar because i am living in the tropics. As such,i need to rely on a chiller to keep the temperature of the tank low to avoid "cooking" my plants. It is a TECO TR15 by the way.
|is that big thing on the floor to the right of the tank the filter? 0_o
Hmm thats alot of discus :P
they might pair up later on :P!
but VERY Nice Tank !
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Man you tank is sweet man! Im losing the battle with growing riccia due to lack of light, but will try again later! Im also having problems with nana growing black fuzz alage. Any ideas on getting rid of this??
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Gonna miss Hixon. I wish him all the best.
Let's put the women and children to bed and go lookin' for dinner
Sorry to see him go, he was good WHEN he was on the field.
Didnt another former Giant sign with Panthers this offseason?
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
Wish him well, good player and great guy to have in the locker room. Hope " the grass is greener in the other side " .
" Success is never final, but failure can be " B.P.
I wish Dom the best of luck in Carolina (except when they play the Giants). He was an integral part of this team, and was one of the unheralded vets from both Super Bowl teams.
Good Luck Domenik
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Wish him nothing but the best!
Mood: WOOF!
Good player, I don't think losing him hurt the team, we have a lot of talented WRs


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The Syrian interventionists want us to go to war. They're wrong.
Before using force in Syria, President Obama must articulate his intended political and military objectives, and explain how military force could plausibly achieve them. Policymakers and pundits routinely provide multiple objectives — but they tend omit the crucial second consideration. Consider some recent justifications offered for intervening in Syria's ongoing civil war.
Prevent additional use of chemical weapons. Rep. Mike Rogers called for "action to disrupt [Assad's] ability to deliver chemical weapons," while Sen. Dianne Feinstein declared last week: "It is clear that 'red lines' have been crossed and action must be taken to prevent larger-scale use. Syria has the ability to kill tens of thousands with its chemical weapons." The objective here is to deny Assad reliable access to one of his lethal military capabilities, reportedly used in small amounts, but to ignore the artillery, airstrikes, and sniper fire responsible for the vast number of civilian deaths. Some scholars and analysts also contend that a stronger U.S. response is mandated to maintain and reinforce the long-standing international taboo against the use of weapons of mass destruction.
The difficulty with preventing the use of chemical weapons, or securing and consolidating the several dozen sites where they are held, is that it is a resource-intensive military mission, requiring up to 75,000 troops. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned in January: "The act of preventing the use of chemical weapons would be almost unachievable. You would have to have such clarity of intelligence, persistent surveillance — you'd have to actually see it before it happened. And that's unlikely." …


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The Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees will meet in regular session on Monday, April 26, in the Campus Center Grand Hall on the main campus in North Little Rock.
The Academic Affairs Committee and Finance Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will follow and will feature a presentation by Dr. Christine McPhail and Dr. John Cooper, the college's Achieving the Dream coaches.
The board meeting will begin immediately after lunch.
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Thanks a latté: UTSA staff saluted with 'petit dejeuner'
By Judy Verdon
Training Coordinator, Office of Training and Development
(May 20, 2008)--The UTSA Office of Training and Development hosted a themed breakfast, "Thanks A Latté," for 70 graduates and class attendees of the Administrative Toolbox staff development series. The April 23 event was to thank participants for their involvement and contributions.
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The breakfast was in the Texas Room of the newly expanded Recreation and Wellness Center on the UTSA 1604 Campus. The administrative professionals enjoyed a continental breakfast as they listened to a talk by guest speaker Gage Paine, UTSA vice president for student affairs, and watched a fashion show sponsored by Dress Barn of the Bandera Pointe shopping center.
Paine spoke on the importance of administrative professionals in UTSA's success and future endeavors. She read a children's book based on a real-life incident involving whales in Alaska. The poignant story was about the efforts of a girl who worked with others to reach objectives in spite of what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles.
The style show showcased UTSA administrative professional staff members, who modeled casual and business attire appropriate for the office.