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Rumor Mill: Dwight Howard Leaving The Lakers For The Houston Rockets
Contemplate this Lakers fans: A starting team comprised of Steve Nash, Steve Blake, Paul Gasol, Metta World Peace and Jordan Hill. Yuck, huh?
And yes, you didn't see Dwight Howard's name because he won't be there because, according to a person with knowledge of his decision, he's joining the Houston Rockets, reports USA Today.
And remember this – not that it will really matter – an aging, broken down Kobe Bryant won't be back until December or January.
Oh yeah, the coach is Mike D'antoni. They should just go ahead and change the name to the LA Losers.
Looks like that recruitment tweet from Slim Thug a few days ago did the trick.
The person with knowledge of Howard's new direction spoke on the condition of anonymity because star center's decision has not yet been announced.
After being traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a four-team deal a year ago, Howard entered the summer unsure of what he might do because of the awful Lakers season that had unfolded.
His partnership with Kobe Bryant never went as planned, nor did his recovery from back surgery in April of 2012 that hindered his play for most of the season.
The five team race between the Rockets, Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks included lengthy meetings with each team in Los Angeles earlier in the week that would not only determine his final destination but slow a free agency period that should now speed up with his decision known.
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Today is our 2 year anniversary.
M. is in Afghanistan...
But, at least I have B. here...
You know, a piece of M. until he returns.
How sweet is my hubby?!
He just called me on skype, just to make sure he could tell me HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
I am telling you, I have the best hubby in the world!
Thank GOD. I am really blessed.
So, to all of you that have your loved one near, give them a hug and a kiss...
I sure do wish I could do that to M.
Soon enough though...
Let this deployment hurry up and be over!
I am ready to see my honey!
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BULLETIN ITEM: Fabulous! - Atlantean Temple Identified By Greg Little
Search For Atlantis Project: 2012
Has Cayce's "Temple of the Poseidians" Finally Been Found?
by: Dr. Greg Little
MWM: Little writes with great modesty. Frankly, if his facts are true, I think he has succeeded at long last in locating a genuine Atlantean ruin. Whether it is the Temple of Atlan, remains to be seen. Whatever, I think we have another positive "hit" on the Cayce scoreboard.
Go here to read the details and watch a short video clip. The video clip is not very persuasive in itself, read the article.
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Some background is very instructive. Little correctly points to the central importance of the Temple of Atlan. In Cayce's story of the history or rather the pre-history of Egypt, it all more or less begins with Atlan, who was a high priest of the old order of the Atlantean religion and Temple organization. Atlan was most likely high priest of all of Atlantis within the Imperial House of Atlan, after which the entire federated civilization was named. The house of Atlan nominally ruled by presiding over the court of 10 relatively independent kings and holding a tithe over them to support the common cultural activities as well as a standing armed force. The central structure of Atlantis was that none of the 10 kings could wage wars against the others except that any aggressor king could be resisted and overthrown with the support of the house of Atlan. As a consequence, the Kings intrigued with each other to aggress against other lands and other peoples to extend the domains and riches of the various Atlantis kingdoms, but they never dared come into conflict with each other. And so it was that many if not most of the houses of Atlantis were involved in the invasions of the Mediterranean peoples and invaded both Egypt and Greece and nearly conquered them until the last shifting of the polls drowned their armies and navies. Plato retells the story told by the Egyptians that long before the modern Helenes (Greeks and Romans) became civilizations, the Atlantean's had deposed the rulers of Egypt and were literally at the gates of Athens. But then sudden tsunamis destroyed both the Atlantean's and the Athenians of that era. The destruction also sank Atlantis and never more was heard of it. Cayce essentially confirms Plato and dates the time at 12,500 ago which is 2000-3000 years earlier than Plato estimated.
Cayce does not directly described the politics of Atlantis at this time but by analyzing in exacting detail his various readings about this time and correlating it with the essential logic told by the Egyptians about their prehistory, it is pretty easy to grasp the probable dynamic of why there is even a legend of Atlantis left in the memory of humanity. Essentially the Imperial House of Atlan, the family of the King of Kings, was actually highly conservative and essentially not expansion-minded. A faction arose within the house that decided to counteract the colonizing and conquering activities of the other Kings. This faction organized itself around the principal percepts of Atlan, who sought to preserve the traditional religious and spiritual practices of Atlantis within a peace oriented world. The group became known as the Law of One in the Cayce readings. It obviously had the direct support of the heirs of the House of Atlan because it was able to command a substantial amount of resources to create a counterweight to the corruptions being created by the other Kings.
Atlan provided a series of predictions about the coming cataclysmic destructions which would come from a shifting of the poles. He began the organization of a vast plan to develop the means to survive the cataclysms. Essentially he or his successors chose three locations in which to create the seeds for the surviving culture: a Temple of Poseidia near Bimini, a Temple near Yucatán, and a Temple at Giza near the Nile.
Cayce tells us that the Temple of Poseidia sank during the cataclysms of the shifting of the poles (which I have named Phoenix Four). Sometime after the cataclysms were over the Temple near Yucatán was flooded out from the gradual sinking of the land. Only the Temple at Giza remained. Those who have been searching for the Yucatán Temple have not properly understood Cayce's remarks. They still hope to find it on land but it is in the ocean channel between the Yucatán and Cuba. Consequently no one has come close to finding that particular Temple.
The Temple at Giza includes the vast pyramid complex as well as the infamous Hall of Records. The whole story of how this complex was built was exhaustingly detailed by quite a variety of Cayce's readings. The ancient Egyptians as well generated and preserved a lot of storyline about the complex. Within the Egyptian literature, the Giza complex is the original Perch of the Great Benu (Egyptian name) or Phoenix (Hellenic name). The Great Phoenix flew across the waters of the oceans amidst a great roaring heard around the Earth. As the Phoenix flew, everything beneath was destroyed. When the Phoenix came to the Giza plateau, it landed on a perch and thus began the Zep Tepi (first time, first light) of Egyptian civilization. The perch was described by the Egyptians as being the central point in the Temple of the Sun, and they clearly depict the perch in a specific hieroglyph which I've been using on my business card for some 15 years. It shows the Great Phoenix standing on top of three pyramids of three different sizes. There's only one place on the planet that matches. The three pyramids on Giza. The three pyramids on Giza ARE the long-lost Temple of the Sun. And it is the original perch of the Great Benu where the ancient gods of Atlantis landed to begin a new civilization.
Cayce tells us that a man named Hermes was one of the heirs to Atlan's law of one group. He came into command of large resources (obviously he was generously supported by the King of Kings in secrecy to avoid interference by the other Kings and their factions) and was in charge of first planting the seeds of the survivor culture of Atlantis. The seeds were carefully hidden in locations which have not yet been found by humans except possibly in one place in Ethiopia. After the cataclysm he used his resources to build the Temple of the Sun at Giza. His chief ally in Egypt was a man named Ra. Hermes was probably the inspirational source for the legends of Osiris, as told by the Egyptians, who taught the natives along the Nile the arts of civilization and also traveled extensively around the world using his airfleet to teach other people how to revive their civilizations.
Hermes and Ra chose and built well. For the past 12,000 years, only the so-called Great Pyramid, which is more correctly described as the Horizon of the Great Benu, remained visible to testify of the existence of a precursor civilization. Cayce also tells us that the Horizon of the Great Benu is a vast marker for a fairly large underground complex, the so-called Hall of Records (which is more correctly described as the Hall of the Djed) which describes a definitive history of Atlantis which spreads through some 100,000 years, its culture, its religion, and a great deal of its specific practices, sciences, and arts, along with a complete set of predictions about how the fourth world (our world since the Horizon of the Great Benu was built) would end up down to the details of when the records would be recovered and by whom. This is specifically intended to stand the hair on your head straight up in a world shattering shock. When uncovered, you will not just find some funky stone tablets. You will find a vast treasure which will dissolve all the lies and ignorance of our current barbarous civilization. That is its intended purpose. It will not be uncovered by treasure hunters, it will be opened in accordance with a vastly long plan carefully guided On High.
Cayce, the entranced Cayce, tells us he knows all this because he was there. He was Ra.
One of his purposes in reincarnating as Cayce was to begin the process of opening the Mouth of the Djed.
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Around 5:45 p.m. April 6, witnesses at Legacy Park reported a low-flying airplane that appeared to be in trouble. Minutes later emergency personnel were called out to a field off Colbern Road and Windsor Road, just east of the park, on a downed aircraft.
Lee's Summit Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Depue confirmed both the pilot and a passenger were taken to an area hospital. Both men are in their 20s or 30s, he said. The pilot sustained minor injuries while the passenger had what Depue described as "serious" injuries.
John Gibson, Lee's Summit, was at home at the time and spotted the troubled plane.
"I live here on Prairie Lee Lake, and we could tell he had engine problems. After he fired it up again, I said 'get your phones out because he is going down,'" Gibson said. "The plane started going down near Woodland Shores. He was coming toward the airport, then he took a hard 90 to go toward Legacy Park. He went over Legacy Park. He did a darn good job of putting it down in a place where he wasn't going to hurt anybody."
Ryan Weaver, Lee's Summit, was playing soccer at Legacy Park when the plane came overhead.
"We were playing the game and the plane flew over the field pretty low," Weaver said. "It just kept getting lower and lower and immediately took a right turn and hit the ground. It was pretty obvious he was in trouble. We were worried it was going to hit the house."
The plane crashed facing southwest, with the nose nearly broken off and one wing into the ground. The aircraft was 100 yards from a home off Windsor.
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Blue eyes are the cue. They are standard in colorpoint cats (I think), and also not uncommon in moggies who are white or have a lot of white in their coloration. We love to do guessing games about breeds, but we can only make a slightly educated guess regarding genetic heritage with photos--full-face, profile, and body. Join Catster and make a page for your kitty--it's fun and free.
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Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents says that the ruling is "a mixed bag" for Apple. Since Samsung already has been allowed to sell the GALAXY Tab 10.1N, the decision will not affect Samsung commercially, and a full proceeding still needs to take place. It is at this proceeding that Apple's design patent will come into play. Mueller says that design-related infringements are easier to workaround, as has been shown with the re-designed GALAXY Tab 10.1.
Additionally, the European Commission announced that it is looking into Samsung's use of its patents. The EC said, "The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Samsung Electronics has abusively, and in contravention of a commitment it gave to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), used certain of its standard essential patent rights to distort competition in European mobile device markets, in breach of EU antitrust rules." The Korean manufacturer will now face a formal inquiry about its claims that Apple had used its patents without a license. Samsung's patents are considered important to the EU and require FRAND licensing requirements. In other words, when Samsung accused Apple of violating its patents in the EU, it opened up a can of worms.
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BUDAPEST (Reuters Life!) - Istvan Joos in Hungary believes the economic crisis which hit the world and his country actually had a positive side: it revived an urge in people to value togetherness and help others in need.
Joos started off a non-profit website called "favours" (www.szivesseg.net) in 2008, just after Hungary narrowly escaped financial meltdown with international aid. The website connects people who need help with others who have something to offer.
People registered on the site ask for food, for baby clothes, for appliances like washing machines, or in many cases simply for a job. Few asked directly for money.
One of the latest requests logged on January 28 comes from a family with children in eastern Hungary asking for a stove or fireplace as water freezes in their kitchen.
Joos believes the economic crisis, however painful it is, has forced many people to make changes in their lives.
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The third volume of the Regency romance series
The School for Manners finds the Tribble sisters, Amy and Effie, once again entangled in the machinations of the marriage mart. The formidable but lovable spinsters, who earn their livings by sponsoring young girls and finding them husbands, take on the case of Delilah, a beautiful, mindlessly flirtatious country heiress. What puzzles everyone is why such a beauty is unmarried at 23, and why she is ensconced in the London school of the zany Tribbles. The answer is found in the handsome person of Sir Charles Digby, returned from the Napoleonic Wars and startled to learn he is the cause of Delilah's single state - but eager to remedy it. As in Perfecting Fiona, the Tribbles, with their salty exchanges and impossible schemes, provide delightful entertainment. Even as Delilah finds happiness, the sisters hear that another customer is on the horizon, an event to be celebrated in the next volume.
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CANBERRA (Reuters) - An epic Australian outback movie starring Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman will spearhead a new tourism campaign designed to recapture the country's "mojo" and lure more visitors Down Under.
Titled "Australia" and directed by flamboyant home-grown director Baz Luhrmann, the A$130 million ($122 million) film follows an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a sprawling property and falls in love with a rugged drover (Jackman).
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The film, Luhrmann's first film since Moulin Rouge in 2001, has been shot on location in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Northern Territory capital Darwin and the tropical city of Bowen.
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Reddit added itself to the "bought and paid" list of an out of control, pedophile elite that will stop at nothing to stop their dirty secrets from coming out, because to unravel the mystery is to unravel everything we've ever thought we believed about who is controlling the world; and thus the media refuses to give any of this a serious thought and the FBI is appearing clueless as well.
Everything I've ever done, has been about saving children from this very deeply inbred cult of beings that use children for the worst crimes imaginable. The statistics are mind blowing and we ALL seem to be in a fog when it comes to understanding what the hell is going on.
I hereby create this site as a 1st Amendment Safe site to document and discuss these crimes in the public arena, and to create a like minded group that wants to see all of this stopped, once and for all. There's never been a better time in history to stop this madness and it's going to take an extreme amount of courage. I encourage you to sign up as a free member to stay tuned into this #Pizzagate controversy, AND general pedophilia controversy, especially in relation to SRA (Satanic Ritual Abuse), Govt. operations, Church operations and any other group perpetrators.
You may send stuff to me privately if you prefer. And I can decide whether to post it.
My hope is that an investigation unit will form due to this movement, and bring ALL those responsible, to justice.
I personally would like to go to Haiti soon to investigate into the Clinton Foundation's trafficking of Haitian children that already has had one female investigator likely murdered this month in Haiti while investigating, though of course, they made it look like a Suicide. I call it "Suicided." It's a classic Hillary & Bill Clinton M.O.
I fear nothing, and I am determined to stop THEM.
I will be setting up a Paypal donation link soon to help pay for the creation and evolution of the paid and protected space here; any extra cash being used for investigative purposes only and I have a few goals in mind but I would like to generate some feed back.
If you would like to follow me on twitter, my ID (until I get removed for #Pizzagate) is @exposingmilabs
Regardless of any differences we have, I know everyone that will be attracted to this space, loves and cares for children, and wants to stop their abuse and exploitation. Together we can figure all of this out, and see that justice prevails, and lives are changed.
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550 Bloomfield Road, Bardstown, KY 40004Those to speak with wandering and family-friendly ghosts can always choose to call for the services of Spirits Of Wickland. Private sessions are also available.
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204 W Broadway Street, Bardstown, KY 40004Dedicated to the women of the Civil War, the Women's Civil War Museum features exhibits of artifacts, period clothing, and artwork. Visitors can also learn about the various roles women played during the war.
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**SOLD!**Lifted 1991 Wrangler, Ready for Trails or street
The Jeep is sold...Thanks for all the interest!!!
Up for sale is a very versatile 1991 Jeep Wrangler. First off, it is very streetable. Although it is not currently plated, I did have it plated earlier this year. It is a very fun toy and it gets looks and compliments whether you are on the street or playing in the dirt.
The Jeep is in good working condition and is ready to be driven home by the buyer.
4.0 inline 6 cylinder
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MODIFICATIONS/HIGHLIGHTS include:
Approx. 8 inches of lift with spring over and shackles-all suspension, no body lift;
37 inch Super Swamper IROK tires-great tread left- on 15 inch Allied Rock-a-thon true bead lock wheels;
Very little rust on the body/frame-has been kept painted/undercoated;
Custom heavy duty bumpers front and rear, stinger on front and tire carrier on rear; Custom heavy duty steel tube fenders front and rear;
Custom heavy duty rocker guards;
SuperWinch 9000 lb winch mounted on front;
Solid floor pans-all have been coated with very strong spray on bed liner;
Ford 8.8 rear axle upgrade with limited slip differential;
Dana 30 front axle upgraded with ARB air locking differential, Superior alloy axle shafts, and superior axle seals;
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Tom Woods drive shaft with slip yoke eliminator kit;
Optima Yellow top battery;
LED taillights/blinkers in the rear;
Polk Audio sound bar;
Clean interior for a 1991;
New brakes front and rear;
Oil just changed;
Comes with half doors and soft top in OK condition.
I have some extras, which include: 1 extra matching wheel, stock tail lights, CB radio, plastic inner fenders, wide plastic rear fender flares, license plate bracket, carpet in OK condition, and a center console.
The Jeep is in very good condition and performs very well in the dirt or on the street.
The best part is that you can drive to the trails, have some fun, and drive home!
Asking price is $5800 obo
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Please let me know if there are any questions and seriously interested buyers may contact me via phone @810-853-9060---NO TEXTS AND NO BS!!
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thast a sweet ride man i would so take this off your hands except the wife said no cause im just starting a new job and we really not sure how our finances are gonna be like...i am super new with the jeep world...would this thing work as a DD and do well in the snow? sorry if this is a slap on the forehead type question i just know nothing about these vehicles...I love the jeep tho man
|July 5th, 2010, 03:49 PM
It has 4:10s front and rear....and for Redboy, I will try to get those pics of the interior and engine bay out later today.
As far as using it for a DD, I guess you could, but it probably wouldn't be the most economical thing in the world. I have never driven it in the snow on the road, so not really sure how it handles.
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As far as being street legal, I'm not sure if it is technically within all regulations. I had it street plated for a while and passed many cops. I know the cops around here won't say anything. I've seen many vehicles much taller driving around on a daily basis. It's tall, but its not that tall where cops are going to stop you, but I'm sure it all depends on where you live. I'm sure you guys, as potential buyers, would have a better idea of what gets attention from the cops in your particular area. Use your best judgement and don't try to blame me for any issues you may have.
I am in the process of sending interior pics and enginee pics to those who requested right now....DONE!!!! Let me know if you don't receive them and I will resend
As the ad states, it comes with half doors and a tan soft top in OK condition...meaning it is a little old with a few tears, but not a total hunk of crap
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The judge dismissed the suit at its hearing this morning March 9th. Metuh had filed the suit challenging his arrest and detention by EFCC over his alleged involvement in the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal.
Metuh asked the court to make a declaration that his arrest on January 5th was unlawful as there was no warrant of arrest issued by any court. Metuh also argued that his detention by EFCC for 10 days without being charged to court violated his rights. He asked the court to stop EFCC from further arresting him.
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"Throughout my life I have been enchanted by the mystery and magic of the stars. My interest in the stars lies with our emotional response to them; their power to ignite our imagination and sense of wonder. The inspiration for the StarDisc stems from a vision to create environments where people from all walks of life can gather, contemplate, and connect with whatever resides beyond the sphere of our world. I describe StarDisc is a temple without walls.'"
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StarDisc was unveiled on September 10th 2011 by BBC The Sky at Night presenter Pete Lawrence. From conception to completion it had taken six years. More than one thousand well-wishers attended the opening celebrations which included an under the stars screening of Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a specially recorded message from esteemed amateur astronomer Sir Patrick Moore.
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There are no easy answers for school districts in dire financial straits, such as the Waterloo and Field districts, which are appealing to the voters for more local funding and confronting the possibility of a takeover by the state if they can't resolve their money issues.
A state takeover is by no means a magic bullet, Waterloo area residents were reminded Monday during a forum focusing on the district's financial options. Among the speakers was Roger Hardin, a representative of the Ohio Department of Education, who said state control doesn't wipe the financial slate clean but merely provides "solvency assistance" that must be repaid.
That means placing levies before voters until a funding request is approved. As a district's deficit increases, levy requests will grow to cover it. An even more drastic option, if it becomes apparent that levies have no chance of passing, would be forced consolidation; the state would step in and the district would cease to be.
Another speaker at the Waterloo meeting was Superintendent William Stauffer of the Springfield school district in Summit County, which has been in fiscal emergency for six years. He shared how that district has cut roughly 100 positions and is spending about $6 million less annually than it did six years ago, but is still digging out of its financial pit.
"There's a misconception: 'Just welcome the state in and they'll solve all your problems," Stauffer said. "You do not want the state coming in."
Waterloo and Field have cut budgets, frozen salaries, eliminated programs and curtailed class offerings in their efforts to reduce spending. Both districts have seen repeated levy failures at the polls, which has only worsened their financial woes. Waterloo has a 5.9-mill emergency operating levy on the Feb. 5 special election ballot; Field is weighing options for a ballot issue in May.
Unless voters in the two districts choose to support school levies, there seems to be little alternative but to begin the path from fiscal caution to fiscal emergency -- a path that will severely curtail local authority over school operations. A state takeover, contrary to what some in those districts seem to believe, isn't a preferred option; it's a final alternative.
The best course of action for both Waterloo and Field to maintain control of their schools and ensure that young people in those districts receive the education they deserve would be to pass a school levy.
Windham School district is being released from fiscal caution this week. http://recordpub.com/news%20local/2013/01/20/windham-heading-out-of-fiscal-caution#.UPyWzwVkv7w.email
First I really don't think the people which would come in from the state are the same ones which make decisions regarding state budgets. Your intentionally trying to over simplify things. As for the people in the district running the school, sorry but I honestly believe the unions are running the schools. As for the sharing of personnel that has been brought up before but I don't see it happening and probably wont unless they are forced to. I find it interesting that in your observations you don't look at the possibility of the schools actually learning to spend within their means.... sorry No more to give, I cant afford the taxes now. My pay is down and all prices are up, significantly. Plus you have the way the board is trying to use voter suppression by way of this special elect to manipulate the vote their way after being told NO several times. Maybe someone needs to lend them a dictionary so they can look the word NO up once. The way they are doing this I do believe all they are accomplishing is they are really starting to irritate many of the voters. I know I've had enough of it and will welcome some state supervision of the school. It's still a very firm NO from this voter and pretty much all the ones I know.
I posted the link to the video http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/28485620 so others could listen.
What I found of interest was Harding's (Dept of Ed) statement school districts could "share services (such as superintendent or treasurer)" and begin "blended education (one teacher, multiple districts via technology)". That should be of interest to other school districts.
Here's a question for you - if state policies, procedures, legislation have allowed unconstitutional funding (over reliance on property taxes) to continue since the last century, why would you want the same state folks to come in and take over the operation of your school district that will still be funded by you and fellow taxpayers?
This is just my thought, but if the entity (state) responsible for the policies and procedures isn't getting it done (alleviating the over reliance on property taxes), I wouldn't want them telling me (school board and district residents) how things were going to be done.
The two options seem to be the state comes up with more money for all school districts or residents of each school district pay more taxes. Time for the people to come up with the third option which requires a new system or model. And it will be different for each school district community, as was mentioned several times during the forum.
wow d_p you need to get into politics if your not already. Its mighty hard to use that many words without saying anything. Glad you were able to find time to travel all the way down to Atwater for the meeting but this is a local issue. You named the people there but failed to highlight what each said. As I recall Janet did point out that looking at the number of people having trouble getting their taxes paid already, things still arent good out there. John pointed out just how much money the state already puts into the hopper towards education. I believe that was in billions. The gentleman from the state board said that yes getting a loan which would have to be paid back is one of the options so is the possibility of not needing one. We would need to let them step in to help before that was decided. Also he was asked about how the schools rankings tend to do after the state steps in to help. He said contrary to popular belief they typically improve. Imagine that. One of the trustees in attendance stood and said his own mother wont vote for it. He pointed out that for many this has become a choice between giving the school more money and eating and that the townships sure arent run this way.
Sorry, but I think its time to let the state step in. it's still a very firm NO from me. I do live in the district, and I always vote.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/28485620 is the video link for the January 14 meeting. It was informative - information given by panelists to prepared questions, additional questions asked and responses made.
From the meeting/forum: There will be no more money coming from the state; the school charter requires/mandates what happens and in the event the school needs money to operate (including paying vendors and contracts), money provided through the insolvency fund to function at ordered levels must be paid back by taxpayers eventually.
This should be eye opening to every school district and the local governments in each school district. Each one of us, We the People, elect a handful of people to run our governments (on all levels) and school boards.
Atwater and Randolph Township trustees and fiscal officer were in attendance at this meeting (and have attended prior meetings with the school board); a state senator and representative were part of the panel along with the PC auditor. A PC commissioner was in the audience.
Imagine if that happened in every single school district in every county! Those elected by We the People represent those who supported and opposed their candidacy, but once elected they represent all of us.
Option 3 - We the People heard the policy for the procedure in place and were asked to propose ideas and suggestions for consideration as solutions. Since we elect (hire) and fund (with our taxes) people to run our governments, let's get involved, learn and come up with solutions for our school districts. It's our future and the future of generations to come.
As one of the Randolph Trustees in attendance stated. Not even his own mother will vote for this levy. Enough with the fear tactics. The state does not come in and just take over. They have already stated that. The gentleman from the State also said at the meeting that they do not always come in and raise the taxes or did you miss that part also..................
I have a question for the board. the contracts you have negotiated over the past few years, do they reflect the fact that you were running out of funds, you knew you were? Have you been trying to reduce the percentage of funds at hand which is tied up in pay and benefits?
Just so you know this is what has been happening in the private sector. If you haven't been doing the same then you haven't been doing your job.
As for the board feeling the need to try "Voter Suppression" as a means of passing a levy. You should be ashamed of yourselves. You are not doing the job you were elected to do. "No" on the levy.
Though I missed this week's special meeting at Waterloo, I was able to watch the entire video online. I know that there is no waste in our Waterloo District. Difficult cuts and decisions have been made to make every effort possible to meet fiscal responsibilies. If the state takes over, we give up all local control of our schools, and as we continue to vote against the levy, the price just continues to increase. The least expensive path we can take is to vote "YES" for the levy. The expense is not so great now compared to the accumulated amount later. I am a senior member of the community, and I'll be happy to vote "YES" for Waterloo children.
hey if anyone at the RC is looking, I just love the way you have this set up now to take all extra spacing out and clump everything together into a an unreadable blob on the monitor.
must be a cost saving strategy.I'm sure that extra line space costs a lot in this digital edition.
the writer of this piece seems to either have picked a side on this issue or wasn't paying attention at that meeting.
Regarding Mr Hardin,I agree he said those were options but that's not the whole story regarding what was said.
As for salaries frozen at the highest points they had been, I cant help but wonder how many of those taxpayers you are asking for more from had such an option. Chances are many had to deal with actual reductions by way of reduced pay, many with reduced hourly wage and reduced hours worked.
Then you come to the people on fixed income. just what hasn't gone up drastically in price over the past several years besides the amount they have to live on?
Did anyone else catch the part they went over where the question was raised concerning rankings of schools once the state steps in. I don't think they got the answer they were expecting because the schools scores tend to get better not worse. When asked how that could be all they could offer was maybe the teachers are afraid they may loose their job so they work harder. Somehow I don't see that as a bad thing.
I say welcome the chance for "change" and say lets welcome the state in to help sort this mess out. When the board thinks it's a good idea to try and sneak this through using this special election tactic, I say lets welcome some outside input on running things because those we elected are not working in our best interest.
It's still a very firm "NO" on the levy from this taxpayer.
Here's the video from Monday night's meeting.
Something residents of every school district should watch.
The fiscal health of neighboring school districts, villages, townships and cities will affect our own.
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Officials are finally getting their arms around one of the biggest problems emerging from the flood of Central American immigrants pouring into Texas, News Radio 1200 WOAI's Michael Board has learned.
Shawn Moran, who is with the U.S. Border Patrol Council, which represents Border Patrol agents nationwide, says doctors and other health professionals are now in place at the shelters housing the migrants to make sure they don't have any communicable diseases before they are sent across the country.
"Its getting better," he says. "Everyone is being screened and receiving medical care."
The issue burst into prominent last month when Newsradio 1200 WOAI revealed to the world that a Central American child at the Lackland AFB shelter was diagnosed with Swine Flu.
Since then, young people in the shelters have been diagnosed with scabies, lice, and two more cases of H1N1 flu have been spotted in a shelter in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Moran said there was concern not only fro the immigrants and for the communities the immigrants are being sent to, but also for the Border Patrol agents who have to deal with the flood of immigrants.
"The numbers are still overwhelming and we are sending people everywhere just to get them processed, just due to the huge numbers," Moran said,.
IN fact, one source told Newsradio 1200 WOAI as many as 300,000 Central American immigrants are now 'en route' to the United States through Mexico, and the Department of Defense has asked military bases around the country to find 180 barracks, holding centers, and other facilities to house the flood which is not expected to stop coming any time soon.


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The Foundation's Teaching Nursing Home Program was designed to establish affiliations between schools of nursing and nursing homes in order to improve care for elderly persons with chronic health problems and to provide settings for clinical service, education and service.This grant funds Phase 2 of the Teaching Nursing Home Program at Catholic University, Washington, DC. Using a mechanism of dual appointments, nursing faculty will be introduced into the structure of service at the nursing home. To meet these goals, the grantee will: (1) improve the standard and scope of care in the nursing home by establishing a continuum of care by a stable, competent, and committed nursing faculty and staff through career planning and educational development, while collaborating with medicine and other health disciplines to improve care services and education and increase research by project faculty to enable qualitative assessment and evaluation of quality of care, changes in attitudes, behaviors and knowledge resulting from the project; (2) encourage patients to maintain or return to the maximum functional status possible in order to prevent or delay institutionalization; and (3) develop a model of gerontologic nursing education and practice in order to provide the best possible patient care and influence a career focus in gerontology in the clinical setting.
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This map was probably created at Canterbury between 1025 and 1050, but is probably ultimately based on a model dating from Roman times.
It contains the earliest known, relatively realistic depiction of the British Isles, seen in the bottom left hand corner of this map. Like most early maps, this one has East at the top, nevertheless the British Isles is immediately recognisable, as are the surrounding islands (the Orkneys, Scillies, Channel Islands and the Isles of Man and Wight).
The Cornish peninsula is exaggerated, but perhaps most interesting are the two fighting figures which may represent the conflict between the Saxons and the native Britons in the centuries following the departure of the Romans.
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Panel Investigating Bridgegate Hires Counsel, Preps Subpoenas
One of the two New Jersey committees investigating the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal in Fort Lee has hired a former federal prosecutor as its legal advisor, chosen its members, and is working on new subpoenas.
Committee chair John Wisniewski said Wednesday the Assembly panel has hired defense attorney Reid Schar, a former assistant U.S. attorney who successfully prosecuted ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich is now serving a 14-year prison term for trying to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat.
"It was important for us to have somebody who had very good credentials and qualifications," Wisniewski said. Reid fits those qualifications and credentials perfectly."
The Assembly committee includes a total of 12 members and includes four Republicans.
Wisneiewski said new subpoenas will be issued Thursday but he declined to say who will get them. He previously said Governor Chris Christie's deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly and former campaign manager Bill Stepien topped his list.
Earlier subpoenas turned up an email sent by Kelly to David Wildstein, a Christie appointee to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, that provided the first tie of the Fort Lee lane closures to someone in Christie's office.
She wrote: "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."
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…open outside, so we were able to have a little picnic. We split my favorite sandwich, which is their low-fat chicken salad on cranberry-pecan bread with bean sprouts and apple slices. On the side, we shared an edamame and corn salad (sooo good — I want to figure out the recipe for it so I can make it myself!) and a blue cheese potato salad (Joe's favorite). It was a great way to enjoy the day.
After getting some work done this afternoon, Joe and I took the dogs for a walk (we are loving the longer days now), and then put together a quick dinner. Recently, Joe had a blackened salmon sandwich at a local cafe and he said it was so good that he wanted to recreate it.
He blackened the salmon in the iron skillet and we put it on whole wheat buns with lettuce, tomato, red onion and a cucumber dill sauce that is made from nonfat Greek yogurt. It was so flavorful and light!
On the side, we had a salad with mixed greens, goat cheese, pecans, blueberries and a balsamic vinaigrette.
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White Fungus Extract
White Fungus Extract also called Silver Ear or snow fungus, is a rich source for dietary fiber and vitamin D. White Fungus is used as a nerve tonic and a skin tonic for healthy complexions. It is also sometimes called White Jelly Leaf and is commonly found in cough syrup. It helps relieve chronic tracheitis and other cough syndromes. White Fungus is rich in dietary fiber. Water insoluble fiber helps promote soft, bulky stools. Water soluble fiber forms a gel-like material which coats the gastric tract, delays glucose absorption and lowers cholesterol. It appears as a brown powder.
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that looks amazing... I love the render quality of the brush strokes. Great Job.
cool <3
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Pikachu: Pika Pikachu!
pika pika pika!! pikachu says: thats me me me!!!!!
You made cute lil pika awesome and cuter! Too much cute in a sentence for a guy, but hey, it´s true!
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very good*
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That is one epic pikachu
Now we're talking art! The Pikachu that was the "most popular" wasn't even half as good as this one!
wonderful <3
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It's like Pikachu hd!
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Vary realistic.
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My little sister: "Aww! He looks so cute and fluffy! It looks cool...
Wait, Pikachu doesn't like the PokeBall!"
Wait, Pikachu doesn't like the PokeBall!"
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Pika! Though the interest in Pokemon may have died down. I have to admit that I still have a soft spot for this little guy. Great Work
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His pokeball!
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5 Rules for Personal Style
In his book Living Traditions, interior designer Matthew Patrick Smyth shows readers how to compose a room suited to their lifestyle and reflective of their identity. "Rooms should express the needs and personalities of the people who live in them," Smyth writes.
According to Smyth, designing a personal room starts with a vision, the completed scene you've been dreaming up for a room. After securing the big picture, a marked attention to detail is essential to bring your plans to life; assessing the impact of the individual items on the whole. "Design is a domino effect," Smyth writes. "Each decision affects every other decision."
Take the room shown above as an example. Smyth's client envisioned this room as a multifunctional space. Smyth accomplished this vision by carefully choosing a variety and furnishings: casual seating for lounging as in a casual foyer; a desk for studying or working as in a library; and additional seating for a dinner party as in a dining room. Creating such a room involves a complex integration of choices and connection; for Smyth, design "a set of relationships, of interactions among objects, colors, patterns, textures, materials and light."
Smyth has five rules for designing a personalized room:
1. Choose mirrors as if allowed only "one mirror per room." Though you can certainly use more than one, analyzing the singular effect on visual composition, lighting and angle is a practical tool.
2. "A single object can bring the entire room into focus and cause everything else to fall into place," Smyth says. Ensure that your selections don't just complement their neighbors, but the entire room.
3. Without exception, it's better to have too little in a room rather than too much, Smyth says. Quality wins over quantity when making selections for the home; no matter the source, always choose well-made pieces.
4. Keep passageways open—too much furniture on one side of the room will be overwhelming and off-balance. However, aligning furniture and carpet along the room's perimeter will frame the structure nicely.
5. Try looking at a room first for architecture and secondly for flow, analyzing its function and purpose, then using the floor plan as a roadmap to evaluate which elements will fit and how. "I can look at the floor plan and see what the components of a design will be," Smyth writes. "Once I have it, I'm set. After that, it's just styling."
For more personal design advice from Smyth, see Living Traditions, published by The Monacelli Press, © 2011; visit randomhouse.com/monacelli.
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If you can't get enough fun & funky socks then Sock It To Me should help keep you well heeled. I just love some of their designs- cool ninjas, ice cream cones, robots and more- including a good assortment of gothy skulls and stripes. Socks for guys, too!


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DD2, almost 6 weeks, really likes her dummy. We started giving her one at around 3 weeks as she was often rooting after she'd breastfed but didn't want to feed again - if I persisted in encouraging her to feed, she would either just cry or eat and throw up the whole lot (not just spit-up). I have a lot of milk so she can't just suck for comfort wihtout getting a mouthful of milk. I just feel bad that she has a dummy in her mouth probably 50% of the time, but if that's what she wants... It hasn't affected her breastfeeding, she feeds around every 3 hours in the day. This too is strange to me as DD1 fed a lot, lot more frequently, whereas DD2 seems to be putting herself into some kind of routine. Anyway I was wondering how other people square their pro-bf'ing approach with a baby who actively prefers a dummy to sucking on mummy.
There's what I believe and then there's what my baby needs/wants. My DD sounds exactly the same as yours. From early on, she had an intense need to suck and we put a finger in her mouth until around 6 weeks as which time we introduced a binky. I can rarely get her to comfort suck at the boob given the mouthful of milk issues.
My DD also likes to suck herself to sleep. I like that she will now nurse to sleep and sometimes will use her binky to self-soothe herself to sleep. This is particularly true after her evening bath right before she goes down for the night. I'm holding her the entire time, but she very clearly prefers her binky to breastfeeding at that time.
While I'd prefer she didn't have a binky at all, I would rather meet her needs that she so clearly expresses. That's my priority as her mom.
DW and I are moms to two teens (DD 17 and DS 15) adopted through CAS in 2007 and a toddler (DD 2) born at home in March 2011.
It is true that sometimes it can interfere with breastfeeding, but I never realized it can also help a breastfeeding relationship. And if you have a baby who wants to suck and doesn't want milk, a pacifier seems like a good solution.
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Both my kids got pacifiers. Both were comfort suckers. However, I went back to work after having them and they can't exactly comfort nurse if I'm not with them. They pretty much only got the binky at bedtime. I got my older son to give his up pretty easily around 18mths.
I understand the need for babies to have binkies. But I don't feel like they need them while playing or "just because". A binky for soothing at bedtime is understandable. I would hope as the baby got older, binky time would happen less and less as they'd need less soothing unless going to sleep.
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DD2, almost 6 weeks, really likes her dummy. We started giving her one at around 3 weeks as she was often rooting after she'd breastfed but didn't want to feed again - if I persisted in encouraging her to feed, she would either just cry or eat and throw up the whole lot (not just spit-up). I have a lot of milk so she can't just suck for comfort wihtout getting a mouthful of milk.
My oldest did this; he also gave up the pacifier on his own once my supply settled down (I forget when that happens- 3 months? Something like that?).
I agree that people need to be really careful about using pacifiers and be ready to ditch them if they start to cause problems, but I also think that in some cases they can *help* the breastfeeding relationship; oversupply/overactive letdown is one of those times. My son deserved to be able to comfort suck when he needed to; my breasts didn't really cooperate with that at first.
DD has one and she is attached to it. I have no issues with it. We had a great breastfeeding relationship but comfort nursing she couldn't get down as well as I wasn't interested in being a human pacifier. I would have entertained the idea for a while but with her suck need no way could I have done it. I say as long as its not interfering with your feeding relationship then whats the problem?
my first baby was very disdainful of the dummy, he only wanted mummy. The 2nd and 3rd, however, have both enjoyed their dummies. I too had/have a lot of milk, and my babies wanted to suck but didn't want any more milk. I had no trouble weaning DS2 off his dummy and I don't anticipate having much trouble with DD either. I know all the reasons why dummies are considered bad, but sometimes you just have to do what works and trust everything will turn out ok.
breastfeeding and binky's dont have to be a zero sum game, one does not negate the other. although we have trouble breastfeeding becasue of premie isues and bottles given in the first week, it was actually the binky at week 4 that help my littlest learn to suck strong. now they love them to sooth them to sleep after breastfeeding.
being a attentive parent means paying attention to what your child is happy with and providing that as long as it is no harmful, binkies are usually not harmful. So if they find it comforting, by all means provide it. im so glad that around here they dont call them a "dumby" that must add to your dislike on some level.
Heck, we could keep our babies warm by wrapping ourselves around them 24/7,
that doesn't mean we are bad parents by putting clothes on them...
So what if I don't fit cleanly into a defined parenting style, my kids don't fit into a personality archetype either!
My dear friend (who also happens to be the best lactation consultant in the state of RI!)) is very clear about the fact that babies under six months of age or so definitely have non-nutritive sucking needs. Neither of my kids would accept a pacifier or a bottle (and I tried with both). I also had an oversupply with both kids that caused them to gag/spit up when they accidentally got a mouthful of milk when what they really need was to comfort suck. Eventually my supply evened out and I continue to comfort nurse my DS, who just turned a year, throughout the day and night. Every child is different, though, and a central tenant of AP/NFL is being attentive to your child and attached enough to know what they need. It sounds like you are doing just that!
I absolutely don't think there is ANYTHING wrong with a pacifier! If your baby wants one, by all means give it to her! I agree with what previous posters have said about babies needing to suck. My son is 1 and he still gets his paci when he's in his crib. He used to get it literally all the time whenever he wanted. Then he turned 6 months or so and we started putting some limits on it so he wouldn't get too attached. Now he only gets it occasionally in his carseat and every nap and sleep.
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I was totally against pacifiers for the first 8 weeks, as that's the advice we got from our midwife as well as a lactation consultant we spoke to prior to DS's birth.
Well, that's all well and good. But one of the first things I learned as a new mom is that not every baby goes by the book. And as someone trying to practice attachment parenting, I feel my first priority is to follow my son's lead, not to rigidly adhere to books and expert advice. Even if that advice is from pro-AP parenting resources. :)
DS wanted to suck all. the. time. Absolutely every moment. And I'd had a long labour followed by a c-section. I hadn't slept more than 3 hours in four days, and my breasts were sore as hell. I gave him a pacifier within his first week of life. I felt totally horrible about it and was convinced I'd ruined our breastfeeding relationship. But I was just so desperate to get some rest, I didn't know what else to do. DS took the pacifier for about 3 minutes then fell dead asleep for a glorious 3 hours.
He still uses pacifiers to help him settle. He will do what others here have described. He'll eat and then keep suckling until he gets way too much milk and throws up. Then he'll want to suck some more. He just likes sucking, and he gets frustrated when he wants to suck without getting choked by milk (I have a heavy letdown and a big supply, so that adds to the issue).
He is still an amazing eater, and is in the 95th percentile for weight. He lost a pound a few days after he was born, and gained back his birth weight within the first 10 days of his life.
I share that just to show you that a pacifier, used very early, doesn't ALWAYS ruin breastfeeding or interfere with a baby gaining weight. In our case it didn't. It might be different if we have another baby, but for my son, I followed his lead and gave him what he wanted/needed and it worked out for us a-okay.
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ZeekRewards receiver: Investigation like 'drinking from a firehose'
The receiver who has taken control of the alleged Ponzi operation ZeekRewards said he intends to work as quickly as he can to return funds to victims, but starting the process of tracking down the money for them has been like "drinking from a firehose."
On a conference call with reporters Monday, receiver Ken Bell from the Charlotte law firm McGuireWoods LLP said he can not yet say when investors in the now-shuttered ZeekRewards program may see all or some of their money back. First, he said his office needs to secure as much money as possible for the repayment pool, and the amount of information to go through is massive.
"You have to know how big your bucket is before you know how much you're going to be able to ladle out," he said.
Bell was appointed following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission-ordered shutdown of ZeekRewards and its parent company, Rex Venture Group, in Lexington. CEO Paul Burks did not admit wrongdoing but agreed to pay $4 million in penalties.
The SEC said ZeekRewards, which purported to offer participants a share of profits from an associated penny auction website, was in reality a massive Ponzi scheme that relied on funds from new investors for payouts. The SEC estimated that as much as $600 million had moved through the program, and as many as 1 million people may have put money in.
Bell said that after his first week of investigation he believes both estimates may be low. He said there may be as many as 2 million victims, but he did not give a revised dollar estimate.
But he said ZeekRewards is "the largest or one of the largest Ponzi schemes ever to go into receivership."
Bell said his office has located and begun securing as much as $100 million in assets for eventual return to victims, but there is no way to know how long it will take to find as much as may be recoverable. He said he intends to move as quickly as possible, but it will be better to wait until he thinks he's found as much money as he can before starting to return that money to victims.
He said he's heard from many victims who are trying to cancel the payment of cashier's checks sent to ZeekRewards prior to the shutdown. He said according to the court order, those checks are considered assets of the program that will have to go into the pool for repayments, so they will be cashed by the receivership.
He said the best thing Zeek investors can do at this point to speed the recovery of their money is to stop emailing and calling his office directly for information, because he said responding to those inquiries delays investigative work.
He said he intends to soon begin posting more information on the official receivership website, www.zeekrewardsreceivership.com, and he asked that investors use the contact information on that website to ask for or provide information.