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A serious looking Richard Crawford entered the courtroom Friday morning.
Crawford was accused of beating his five-year-old son, Coreyon Graham, to death. The incident happened on February 16, 2006.
After listening to several witnesses, medical examiners, and both sides of the argument, the twelve jurors unanimously agreed that 33-year-old Crawford was guilty of beating his son to death.
"We the jury find as follows as the defendant in this case the defendant is guilty of murder in the first degree and in indictment," said Judge William T. Swigert.
Both families of the victim and the defendant received the verdict with quiet tears.
"He was a great father," said Karen Rosigno, friend of Richard Crawford. "He loved his kids."
The defense pointed the finger at Coreyon's grandmother and legal guardian.
"Ms. Coley should be seated right there," said James Tarquin, defense attorney. "We got a neighbor who says Coley beat the child. She knows what she did."
Tarquin says he plans on appealing the decision.
And both sides played on the juror's emotions. The prosecution showed the jury the clothing Coreyon was wearing the day of his death.
"We talked about Coreyon Graham about his size"
And the defense used Coreyon's age and size in their argument as well.
"If this was some malicious beating with such tremendous force you're going to hear it," said Tarquin.
But all the jurors heard was guilty.
"It was clear they considered the evidence carefully because they wanted to hear specifically the 9-1-1 again. They asked for some gloves so they could examine some of the exhibits carefully."
The penalty phase will be held on June 23rd where prosecution will prevent evidence of any aggravating factors. Then, the jury will determine whether Crawford receives life in prison or death.
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(5) The physician certification must include a statement that the individual has a medical prognosis that his or her life expectancy is six months or less if the terminal illness runs it normal course and specific clinical findings and other documentation supporting a life expectancy of six months or less in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 418.22 (October 1, 2014); and
(6) The hospice must also follow these requirements for those individuals who had been previously discharged and subsequently re-elected hospice care.
(N) At the time of election of the hospice care, the hospice must:
(1) Assist the individual or representative with the election process;
(2) Retain a copy of the election form in the individual's hospice record;
(3) On the date of election, provide the individual or the representative with the following materials and written information:
(a) Conditions of election of the hospice benefit; including
(i) Duration and scope of coverage; and
(ii) Notice of the individual's responsibility for reporting other insurance and for obtaining health care; and
(iii) Notice of the individual's responsibility for reporting other providers of concurrent curative treatment for children under age twenty-one; and
(b) Grievance procedures;
(c) Procedures for revocation of the hospice benefit; and
(d) Information regarding advance directives in accordance with Chapter 2133. of the Revised Code and any policies the hospice has regarding the implementation of advance directives.
(i) Each individual has the right to formulate an advance directive, including a do not resuscitate order; and
(ii) The hospice must maintain the indvidual's advance directive in an accessible part of the indivdual's current hospice record and include a notation in the individual's plan of care.
(O) Establish a written plan of care for each individual prior to providing care, and the care provided to the individual must be in accordance with the plan. The plan of care must:
(1) Be established and maintained in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 418.56 (October 1, 2014);
(2) Be established by the attending provider, the medical director or physician designee and the IDG;
(3) Be reviewed and updated, at intervals specified in the plan, by the attending provider, the medical director or physician designee and IDG. These reviews must be documented; and
(4) Include an assessment of the individual's needs and identification of the services including the management of discomfort and symptom relief. It must state in detail the scope and frequency of services needed to meet the individual's and family's needs.
(P) Designate a registered nurse to coordinate the implementation of the plan of care for each individual.
(Q) Assure that care is coordinated for individuals enrolled in a home and community based (HCBS) waiver program. A collaborative effort must occur between the hospice case manager and the waiver case manager or the service and support administrator (SSA) as applicable to maintain a continuum of the overall care provided to the individual.
(1) Case management of hospice services shall be provided by the hospice case manager in accordance with this chapter;
(2) Case management of waiver services shall be provided by the waiver case manager; and
(3) The hospice must provide services to a waiver individual in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the concurrent provision of waiver services by waiver and hospice providers. The administrating agency of the waiver or its designee shall assist in the coordination of care by:
(a) Reviewing and approving the comprehensive plan for the concurrent provision of waiver services by waiver and hospice providers;
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(R) Each month, the hospice must identify the individual as a hospice individual by labeling the medicaid card with the name of the hospice next to the individual's name. This is to indicate that hospice care has been elected and a restriction exists on medicaid coverage. Since the medicaid card lists the names of all medicaid-eligible individuals under a particular case number, the hospice must label the card in such a way as to clearly identify which individual has elected medicaid hospice care.
(1) The hospice must label the card no later than the eighth of each month to indicate that the individual is enrolled in the hospice program; or
(2) The hospice must label the card no later than eight days after the individual has enrolled in the hospice program.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 12/19/2014 and 04/01/2020
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Statutory Authority: 5164.02
Rule Amplifies: 5162.03, 5164.70
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Ridiculous Bible Verses concerning women in NT by paul
Posted in the Christian Forum
#1 Aug 16, 2008
Besides all the errors and contradictions in the Bible, there are also a great number of Bible verses that are utterly ridiculous. A ridiculous Bible means a ridiculous God if you take the literal and infallible view. The following verses are some of the most ridiculous verses I know of.
Ridiculous Bible verses concerning women
Women are inferior to men: "A man is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man." (1 Cor. 11:7)
Women are weaker than men: "Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner" (1 Peter 3:7)
Women should be silent in church: "As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches." (1 Cor. 14:34)
Women must not have authority over men: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man." (1 Tim. 2:12-14)
Women are saved through bearing children: "But women will be saved through childbearing." (1 Tim. 2:15)
Women must cut their hair off if they don't cover it: "If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off." (1 Cor. 11:6)
It should be obvious to anyone that Paul is not expressing God's view of women. Paul is obviously expressing his own bizarre bias against women. The men who wrote the Bible often reflected a degrading view of women, homosexuals, slaves, and Jews among others. If these views actually represent the views of God, then this falsely makes God a bigot and a respecter of persons. For this reason, an infallible Bible cannot be true.
#2 Aug 16, 2008
My humble question 2 all christian women , do u think it is worth for u 2 follow such a crap religion which has such a bias view and prejudice towards women and made women a subclass of men?
Here i have posted only the nt verses .
I dnt knw wat u will sy n feel if i post all the ot verses.??
Its your turn 2 consider n make a decision 2 follow this corrupt n arbaric religion ???
#3 Aug 16, 2008
sorry in the last sentence of the last post there was some typing mistake. So posting the line again.
Its your turn 2 consider n make a decision whether 2 follow this corrupt n barbaric religion ???
#5 Aug 16, 2008
U said at 1st..
"Man was made in Gods image and therefore reflects Gods image."
---- Do u still believe god has a image and mans were made with that image. If so, sorry 2 disappoint u -- It is totally a paganic belief who try 2 define god with a certain image.
N according 2 the modern genetics man during the start time was much different than that of 2 day. So it is naive 2 say god created man with his image.
This is 1 of the biggest contradiction of bible.
n 4 yr womens part
"Woman was made from man and therefore reflects mans image. Its not about being inferior, but about the reflection we give."
R u naive or u r a literate fool who deliberately
try 2 belief that WOMAN WERE CREATED FROM MAN'S RIBS.
In modern medical science if u say so medical professional will say u a mental patient or a ignorant who dnt have any idea abt science.
4 yr remarks regarding womens being silent in the church
"Women being silent in the church I believe goes back to when the men and women had to sit in dofferent parts of the church and women used to call over to their husbands."
Who said so womens were said 2 remain silent cause they used 2 call their husband. If this was so it would have been written so.
Here ye bible verse is clear... like water. Womens
r said 2 remain silent cause they were portrayed as a problem. N womens were asked 2 ask any question 2 her husband at home.
This verse totally refute yr claim -the reason which u have shown ova here.
If man can ask question at church than y women will have 2 ask it 2 his husband at home? does not it mean that they r subclass.
Ur view regards Womens rule towards man is as below
"Paul taught that women should not rule over men was most likely again because man was created first and woman was given to him as a helper, not the other way around."
I can not stop laughins seeing yr lame excuse.
U have ignored the fact that here it also talked about not 2 teach anything .So i guess all the female teacher is breaking the bible law when they teach mans in school or uni.
N regarding authority !!!! u said wats wrong with that-- wat a lame excuse.
If a mother wants 2 say something with authority it is also wrong ovar here as womens r subclass in the bible.
Same goes also for a elder sisters advise with authority 2 her younger brother n same goes for wife with husband.
If a husband do any wrong thing its wrong in bible 4 a wife 2 speak against it as she is a property or subclass of men.
n the main reason here for womens remain silent is given by paul as below
I Timothy 2:11-14
"And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression."
Here womens r portrayed as deceiver.
I just like 2 finish with the following 2 bible verses which clearly describe what is the status of women in christianity.
"...if a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days...but if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks..."
Leviticus 12:2-5
"I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare."
Ecclesiastes 7:26-28
All the christian women do u still think christianity is a religion 4 the women or women r not a subclass of man !!!
Make a choice the choice is yours!!!!
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#6 Aug 16, 2008
And what specific freedoms within Islam do women madly dash for???
"so tell me......"
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#7 Aug 16, 2008
I can tell you this my friend, no Christian man would ever speak to a lady in such a way as you do.
What can you offer that is better than what the Christian women here already have?
#8 Sep 10, 2008
Oh Bible Rottenness unveiled...
You forgot to mention all the verses where women are unclean.
How women should be in a tent during menstruation and not speak to men.
How women are unclean after childbirth, oh also a verse states that women are not saved until they birth a child.
If people want to put so much emphasis on the bible than we can just take away women's rights. Rights women have fought for, for many years.
How about the clothes you wear? Are they mixed fiber? Cause that's not okay!!
People take these verses and interpret them to fit their lives and ignore others that do not benifit them at all.
If you say the Bible is the way you should be living, than put on your linen clothe and stand behind your man as you walk in public sit in the back of the church in silence and build yourself a tent for your mentstration cycle and don't even think about coming out till you're done.
If you say that the Bible is just a good guideline to go by as far as loving others and not doing wrong as far as killing, stealing, obeying the laws of the land. Then live and let live people!!!
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#9 Sep 10, 2008
ALI ~~ Jesus loves you. He died for you! confess your sins today.
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#12 Sep 11, 2008
Why didn't you read on and observe verse 14 of Paul's speach:
'14 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? FOR LONG HAIR IS GIVEN TO HER AS A COVERING.'
Khobar, Saudi Arabia
#13 Sep 13, 2008
Thanks Christians in this forum for demonstrating the biblical true ethics!
Thanks for demonstrating to us how much you do NOT trust your Bible and how much you do not obey your biblical Jesus as he orders you in your own bible:
Jesus said:
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;" [Matthew 5:44](KJV)
"Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." [1 Corinthians 6:10](KJV)
Then do not wonder why people in large masses are leaving the hypocritical christianity and never look back!
The pagan Chritianity IS DYING!
Dhaka, Bangladesh
#14 Sep 13, 2008
r u a naive !!!!
n dnt try 2 twist the real word of yr myth maker paul with another 1 .
lets look at the verse again !!!
Women must cut their hair off if they don't cover it: "For if a woman will not cover her head, she should cut off her hair. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, she should cover her head." (1 Cor. 11:6)
Here it is clear that yr myth maker paul is talking about 2 cover their hair with some object. If it would have been meant for other than any object or about long hair , he would not prescribe u 2 cut women's hair.
So yr no. 14 verse is either a contradiction or some 1 later tried 2 alter the text 2 immune the women from wearing scruff.
But still if u look at any nuns ,u will not find any 1 who dnt wear any scruff.
Same sort of contradiction or alteration of text accrued in (1 Cor. 11:8-9 & 1 Cor. 11:12)
11:8 FOR MAN DID NOT COME FROM WOMAN, but woman from man. 11:9 Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for man.
11:12 For just as woman came from man, so MAN COMES THROUGH WOMAN.
This is clear from the above 3 verse it was a contradiction or some 1 later altered the text 2 look it lil bit favorable 2 woman as yr myth maker paul n yr bible god was totally brutal n harsh towards woman.
This is just a tips of the iceberg of contradiction in the bible. If any1 starts 2 speak about error n contradiction of the bible ,there will be no end.
N dnt try not 2 have any authority over man n teach them as yr myth maker paul n yr holy spirit did not permit u 2 do so.
Women must not have authority over men: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man." (1 Tim. 2:12-14)
So woman just keep quite.
N try 2 give a close look at yr corrupt bible , which is full of error n contradiction. N make a judgment on that whether it is worthy 2 believe which has that much error n contradiction n which is that much brutal towards women.
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#15 Sep 18, 2008
You have to read this website, it turns the Bible such that you see it in a new light and all of these degrading controversial subjects become clear.
you have to scroll down the Example 2: Discussion on Women in the Church.
#16 Sep 18, 2008
Women are inferior to men: "A man is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man." (1 Cor. 11:7)
You have cut out the first part of the verse.
He actually writes about a man not covering his head when he prays or prophesies. Then the rest of the verses explains why, and that's where the meaning of that sentence comes into play.
It's about order and reverence, not about value or inferiority.
Read what he writes in Gal.3:
26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,
27for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, MALE NOR FEMALE, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Women are weaker than men: "Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner" (1 Peter 3:7)
Yes, It's obvious that woman er weaker than men physically, and I personally think it's obvious that they in general are not as well equipped to be strong leaders, which in my eyes is a good thing, not a bad thing, as long they actually embrace their own calling instead of rebelling against the order that God has created. Most women are actually attracted to strong men, who are willing and able to take a stand where they cannot.
It's not about male chauvinism, it's about the order and calling that God has created us for.
Women should be silent in church: "As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches." (1 Cor. 14:34)
Again... it's about submitting to God's chosen order and a person's calling. It's not about inferiority or women not having anything to contribute with. We all have the same Spirit living in us, male or female, but we are equipped with different gifts and callings, and we should be thankful for and obedient to those as such, instead of rebelling against them by going:
"I don't like the way God thinks, I want to do this, so I'll do it."
Women must not have authority over men: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man." (1 Tim. 2:12-14)
As we see in the context, this is still talking about the Church and how things should be within the Church or the service.
The real translation also says:
12But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over THE man, but to be in silence.
There is actually a major difference between "a man" and "the man".
#17 Sep 18, 2008
Another interesting thing is the way Paul explains these things in the following verse.
13For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
These things are in other words vital for our understanding of the order of these things.
And the verse about the childbearing is also just following this explanation, so it's easier to understand the meaning behind it.
It doesn't talk about women actually being SAVED in the normal sense, through childbearing. If that were so, then Jesus didn't die for women; they cold only get a baby, and they are good to go.
And poor those women who couldn't have children, they were going to hell. I think you see how obvious it is that it's not talking about this kind of salvation, as the one we receive by faith in Christ sacrifice on the cross.
I actually think it talks about getting healthy through a child birth.
You also cut out the rest of the verse, explaining how there are conditions to this promise.
15Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, IF they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
Another thought...
Why does the Bible say: Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
And then later, Jesus says: "Not everyone who calls upon me as Lord shall enter the Kingdom of heaven?"
I think it's obvious that there is a distinction here.
Women must cut their hair off if they don't cover it: "If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off." (1 Cor. 11:6)
Well, it's there.
I think it's dangerous to regard Paul's letter as anything less than the Word of God. Don't look at it as "Paul's opinion" unless he specifically says so. Or else you'll end up in a loop of not knowing what God says and what Paul says. Gain the attitude of believing and receiving every word in the Bible as the Word of God. It's when I did that, that things really started to open up to me. Not because I understood everything (I didn't understand much at all), but because I made a decision to not let my own understanding define what was true or not.
And I believe that's the attitude we're gonna need to have, if we're going to learn more about these things, as we obviously need to.:)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
#18 Sep 19, 2008
hahahaha anonymous u r really interesting. But ur comment is really interesting .I guess that will help the pagan christian believer 2 understand that bible is not word of god but its a myth making fantasy of paul.
Um working on it 2 make these pagan christians believe that bible is not word of god as it contains thousands of error, contradiction, failed prophecy, cruelty with logic n step by step.
I guess many of the pagan christian cults those who r here already knew it.
But u knw religion n christianity is a business 2 them 2 rip off the pocket of innocent believerssaying lots of crap from the bible .
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Covent Garden, UK
#19 Sep 19, 2008
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Since: Oct 07
Covent Garden, UK
#20 Sep 19, 2008
John 4
21Jesus declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
25The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us."
26Then Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am he."
27Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"
Since: Oct 07
Covent Garden, UK
#21 Sep 19, 2008
proverbs 31;10 [c] A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
Since: Oct 07
Covent Garden, UK
#22 Sep 19, 2008
The bible is full of contradictions..It is only by Gods spirit we can interpret what is truth and what isnt..scripture will always be manipulated and twisted by man..Mans hands are all over it .A lot has been changed since the original writngs,stuff has been taking out and stuff put in...Gods word will never change ..His word that speaks to our hearts.what he speaks in our hearts will be confired biblicly.the truth is contained and preserved within the bible.
#23 Sep 19, 2008
Did they bother to teach you how to spell? Maybe you would be taken more seriously if you used spell checker.
All religions are full of contradictions.
Let me give you the Cliff Notes on Christianity;
After you accept Jesus into your life and ask him to forgive you of your sins, then you need to follow the 10 commandments and get back to loving and forgiving everyone and helping the needy.
Leave the judging and finger pointing to God.
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Some Want To Tote Guns Into Restaurants - News Story - WHNS Greenville
Some Want To Tote Guns Into Restaurants
Some Concealed Weapons Holders Believe It's Their Right
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Many of you have probably seen a no concealed weapons or no guns allowed sign posted on several businesses like banks and businesses in the area. But lawmakers in some states are changing that law and in some areas you can now tote a pistol with your meal.
"You never know when you're going to be in a situation when you're going to need one," Jessica McIlvenny said. She's learning all about guns at the Allen Arms Shooting Range in Greenville County.
"I think in a regular restaurant it would be acceptable but when you go into like a more bar type situation, I would 't think it would be a good idea," McIlvenny said.
Recently, lawmakers in states like Arizona, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia passed laws that would allow customers with concealed weapons permits to carry their guns inside certain resturaunts as long as they didn't drink, or sit at the bar.
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Interview: Hot Chick in Hard Rock Brooklyn of Picture Me Broken
When we interviewed Picture Me Broken's Brooklyn for the new Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue–she's also featured in the 2012 Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock calendar–we talked about a range of topics, from her band's upcoming album to how she celebrated her milestone 18th birthday. Unfortunately, due to space constraints in the issue, we weren't able to include most of our chat–but that's what the Internet is for! Read what she has to say below.
REVOLVER How's the new album coming along?
BROOKLYN I'm absolutely ecstatic about the new album. We have two phenomenal new guitar players and fresh vision for the band entirely. I've been taking a very active role as far as the songwriting goes, using my eight years of classical piano training to write a lot of the instrumental work, arrangements, and songs as a whole, and that's been very rewarding for me as a passionate musician. Collaborating with my boys has also produced something that stands as an album capitalized on musicianship and being in a real band that formed organically, setting us apart from the plague of manufactured gimmicks out there today.
What are you guys trying to do differently this time around?
I say with confidence that we are an entirely different band. We're abandoning all genre criteria, musical trends, and silly subgenres like "screamo"--that's not to say I wont continue screaming--and simply creating music regardless of whether or not it fits into any of the boxes we've been placed in or are expected to fit. We're no longer a group of 15 or 16 year olds experimenting as we were on our previous releases. We're seasoned musicians with a vision and much more mature songwriting capabilities.
Can you share some song titles?
My current favorite track is titled "Corrupt Me."
What have you been listening to recently?
In seeking lyrical inspiration, I've been immersing myself in a lot of Eminem and Bad Meets Evil simply because they so clearly convey the most high-strung emotions and dramatic life situations. I'm trying to capture this more in my own lyrics. I've also been gravitating back to a lot of my HIM albums lately because I love electronic textures mixed with dark rock music.
Congrats on turning 18. How did you celebrate your birthday?
Thank you. I spent my 18th birthday on the set of the first Black Veil Brides music video shoot of their new album, with Andy [Biersack, vocals] and the rest of the guys. It was a blast!
How does it feel to be officially an adult?
I've felt like an adult and always had a sense of maturity since I was in grade school, perhaps because I started working toward building my music career so early in life, but turning 18 certainly makes it more official. I even got myself a lip piercing in honor of being legal that I took out three months later.
Who are you musical heroes and why?
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March 13, 2013 10:30 AM
FORD CITY — The new junior-senior high school in the Armstrong School District has official school colors, but no name or mascot.
The board of school directors voted Monday to set royal blue and orange as the colors for the school. They also voted to approve the next set of planning documents for the project, PlanCon Part G, outlining the bids accepted at a special meeting Feb. 28.
In other business, the board voted to:
- Hire Matthew Brown as a full-time custodian at Dayton Elementary School; approve 29 special-event requests and an additional eight trips with no cost to the district; and approve several supplemental contracts at West Shamokin Junior-Senior High School for the current year: Jody Dean, boys' volleyball assistant, $2,404; Kelly Elkin, junior high girls' volleyball assistant, $1,483; Lisa Hileman, girls' softball assistant, $1,849; and Joseph Hall, junior high girls' tennis assistant, $1,483.
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- Approve a secondary summer school program, at the cost of teacher salaries; authorize a cash match of $2,700 for ARIN's Pregnant and Parenting program, to go to students and not staff salaries or ARIN-related expenses; and approve student transfer requests for the current year.
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Pew report highlights emerging U.S. generation gap
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DALLAS (Reuters Life!) - Thought America's "generation gap" had narrowed? Think again.
According to a new report by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, the gap on some issues has widened into a chasm, notably on issues related to gay rights and tolerance.
"Young people are more accepting of homosexuality and evolution than are older people. They are also more comfortable with having a bigger government, and they are less concerned about Hollywood threatening their values," said the report, which was released on Wednesday.
The report also found "Millennials" (aged 18-29) were far more likely than their elders from "Generation X" and the "Baby Boom" to be unaffiliated with a specific faith. Generation X was born between 1965 and 1980, Baby Boomers from 1946 to 1964.
It draws on recent Pew surveys to paint a portrait of emerging generation gaps among Millennials and other demographics. It uses older surveys by Gallup and others to compare the views of age groups at different times in recent history.
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I guess it goes to show that when we carry we remain on best behavior - (alert) ''discretion'' being perhaps the operative word.
This is a discussion on Swearing=public intoxication in VA? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I'm not sure if this is in the correct place or not so please feel free to move it. I was perusing some of the ...
I'm not sure if this is in the correct place or not so please feel free to move it. I was perusing some of the VA State code on CCW and came across this and was wondering what some of you think.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...0+cod+18.2-308My questioning is as it relates to this part (not that I've ever been convicted of this nor do I plan to):J1. Any person permitted to carry a concealed handgun, who is under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs while carrying such handgun in a public place, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Conviction of any of the following offenses shall be prima facie evidence, subject to rebuttal, that the person is "under the influence" for purposes of this section: manslaughter in violation of § 18.2-36.1, maiming in violation of § 18.2-51.4, driving while intoxicated in violation of § 18.2-266, public intoxication in violation of § 18.2-388, or driving while intoxicated in violation of § 46.2-341.24. Upon such conviction that court shall revoke the person's permit for a concealed handgun and promptly notify the issuing circuit court. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be ineligible to apply for a concealed handgun permit for a period of five years.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...0+cod+18.2-388I suppose that even if it doesn't mean intoxicated it can still bite you in the hind-quarters later. I'm pretty sure non-traffic-related Misdemeanors do affect your permit status in VA. So watch what you say in public folks! I just figured I'd throw this one out there and see what others have to say(ok so I have too much time on my hands).§ 18.2-388. Profane swearing and intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center.
If any person profanely curses or swears or is intoxicated in public, whether such intoxication results from alcohol, narcotic drug or other intoxicant or drug of whatever nature, he shall be deemed guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. In any area in which there is located a court-approved detoxification center a law-enforcement officer may authorize the transportation, by police or otherwise, of public inebriates to such detoxification center in lieu of arrest; however, no person shall be involuntarily detained in such center.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-237; 1960, c. 358; 1964, c. 434; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1979, c. 654; 1982, c. 666; 1983, c. 187; 1990, c. 965.)
I guess it goes to show that when we carry we remain on best behavior - (alert) ''discretion'' being perhaps the operative word.
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When I moved to Virginia Beach in 1983 I was informed that you couldn't even have a beer in your front yard if it was visible to anyone walking by. If you did, you could be charged with public intoxication. I don't know if it was a Va Bch statute or state code. I never checked it out. I hadn't given it any thought in 23 yrs until I came across this thread. It doesn't make any difference to me now since my front porch is blocked from the road by a 100ft wide stand of trees.
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The second amendment is the reset button of our Constitution.
OK, maybe I'm not reading, or understanding, but does this say that if you are convicted of maiming (which should get your CHP revoked anyway) that you are assumed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs?Originally Posted by packinnova
I'm confused.
"Each worker carried his sword strapped to his side." Nehemiah 4:18
Guns Save Lives. Paramedics Save Lives. But...
Paramedics With Guns Scare People!
Aw, hell ... I must be drunk.
Can't imagine there's a law on the books that claims an infraction for one "crime" makes you guilty of another. You'd merely be guilty of the first, in any place I can think of. Not sure I follow you on the logic/flow, though.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
Hang on guys. The first code cite requires that you be a belligerent drunk to be transported to a detox center. Just being a friendly drunk won't get it done.
The other cite is just laying out the various violations that will get your permit revoked. They are all related to DUI. The manslaughter, maiming et. al. are all while DUI. Just follow the links from the orginial code cite, scroll down to para J1 which has the links to the other code cites which all deal with DUI offenses.
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It may not seem like it, but printing an e-mail is as easy as one, two, three. You pretty much just do it the same way you would print anything else. There's three options I'm going to give you and they're all good for an easy print!
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WINTER HARBOR – Kristen Gerrish and Thomas Bellatty exchanged wedding vows on Sept. 4, 2010, in an outdoor ceremony held at the Danke residence in Franklin with Abbie Danke officiating. A reception was held at the Franklin Veterans Club. The bride is the daughter of Lester and Cindy Vandegrift of Winter Harbor and the late Allen M. Gerrish; and the granddaughter of Hiram and Nancy Gerrish. The groom is the son of Michael Bellatty Sr. of Franklin and Lois Look of Steuben.
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This week's Missouri Valley Conference golfers of the week are Southern Illinois' Todd Obergoenner and Indiana State's Breanne Smith. Obergoenner helped the Salukis to the team title at the John Dallio Memorial, while Smith led ISU to a fifth-place finish at the Cardinal Classic with a fourth-place individual showing.
Todd Obergoenner shot a 54-hole 1-under-par 215 to tie for fourth place and help lead the Salukis to a first place finish at the 15-team John Dallio Memorial in Lemont, Ill. The senior co-captain opened the tournament, at the par-72, 6,858-yard Ruffled Feathers Golf Course, with a 5-under 67 to tie an 18-hole career-best, and followed with an even-par 72 to sit tied for first place after 36 holes on Sunday. Obergoenner went on to shoot a 4-over 76 through brisk winds in the final 18 holes on Monday to tie his second-best 54-hole score of 215.
Five Valley schools (Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Northern Iowa, and SIU) were at the tournament, and Obergoenner was the highest individual finisher. Drake took fifth place in the tournament, and the Bulldogs were led by Brad Reierson's 11th-place individual finish (217). Tyler Johnson was UNI's top individual finisher as he led the Panthers to a 7th-place team finish. Johnson tied for 13th with a three-round total of 218. Evansville placed 12th and had a trio tied for team honors at 229 (Matt Hunsaker, Michael Sainz, Christian Poling). Bradley, meanwhile, was led by Coby Thompson's 231. The Braves finished 15th.
Dustin Garza took second at the Kansas State Jim Colbert Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 217 (73-72-72), helping the Shockers to a fourth-place showing at the event. Missouri State also competed at the tournament, and junior Jay McBride finished tied for 15th place in a field of 57 individual players. The tournament was played at the par 72, 7,525-yard Colbert Hills Golf Course and was held on Monday, Sept. 22 and Tuesday, Sept. 23. McBride led the Bears to an eighth place finish as a team. Host Kansas State won the team title after firing 294-299-290--883, well ahead of runner-up UMKC, which shot 308-294-298--900. Western Illinois finished third with 910, followed by Wichita State at 914.
Creighton, meanwhile, played at The McLaughlin, and took 13th in an 18-team field. Jack Dressen led the Bluejays with a three-round 219, placing 35th in a field of 93 golfers. The 54-hole, par-72, 6,730-yard tournament was played at the Bethpage Red Course in Farmingdale, N.Y. on Sept. 19-20.
The Indiana State University women's golf team participated in the Cardinal Classic Monday and Tuesday at The Players Club in Muncie, Ind., finishing fifth in the 13-team field with a school record total for a 36-hole tournament of 613. The old record was 614 set twice last year, the last time at the Saluki Invitational last March. Junior Breanne Smith opened the two-day tournament with a four-over 76 but battled back on the second day of competition with an even par 72 to finish third for fourth with a 148 total, just four strokes off the winning score. Smith was one of just two players to record an eagle in the tournament, that coming on the second day on the 449 yard par-5 second hole.
Four women's teams competed in the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational. Krista Hrdlicka of Wichita State posted a 232 (75-78-79). She still has not posted a score worse than 80 this season. She finished tied for seventh in the event, which was hosted by the University of Kansas at the Alvamar Public Golf Course on a course that measured 6,242 and had a par-72 layout.
Stacey Miller of Illinois State also had a 232, tying for seventh place. The tie for seventh place is Miller's first top-10 finish of the season. Miller led the Redbirds to a third-place finish (930) just behind Oral Roberts and Nebraska. ISU beat fellow Missouri Valley Conference teams Wichita State (10th), Creighton (13th) and Northern Iowa (14th).
Sabrina Danielson led the UNI women's golf team as she tied for 43rd with a three-round total of 244. Creighton's top scorer was Armana Christianson. She fired a three-round 242.


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Company Research - Before You Begin
Three things you need to know before you start
1. It is usually easier to find information about publicly owned companies than privately owned ones.
2. Generally, it's easier to find information about corporations as a whole than their subsidiaries or divisions.
3. It is usually easier to find information about large, nationally known corporations than about local or regional ones.
Special Considerations
If your company is privately owned:
There may be very little information on your company if it is a small private company, especially a local company. Private companies are not required to report their financial information to the public. The best source of information might be articles in news sources for the city in which the company is located. These will usually be feature stories but probably will not offer much in the way of financial information. The company web site will only highlight what they want you to know so it cannot be considered a complete picture of the company.
If your company is a subsidiary:
If your company is a subsidiary or a division of a publicly owned corporation, you'll find information less readily available. For example, the parent corporation is not required to divulge financial information for the separate divisions; therefore, details of the financial status of the subsidiary will be difficult to verify.
If your company is foreign owned:
An increasing number of foreign companies have established a U.S. division or subsidiary. You may encounter many of the same difficulties as you would in researching a private company.
If your company is local, regional, or otherwise small in scope:
When seeking information about companies of this kind, the best approach is usually the direct one—talk to the company itself. In this case, however, you'll want to learn about the company before you speak directly to its representative at your interview. Look for articles in local publications like Business First or The Courier Journal.
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College Physics
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A child swings a yo-yo of weight mg in a horizontal circle so that the cord makes an angle of 30 degrees with the vertical. Find the centripetal acceleration.
Ok, the radius of rotation is length*sin30 where length is the length of string.
looking at vectors, mg is down, and mv^2/r is outward, so tan30=mv^2/(r*mg)
tan 30= v^2/(length*sin30*g)
but v= 2PI(length*sin30) square that, put it in the equation
tan30=4PI^2*length*sin30/g check that. solve for length of string.
finally, centacc= v^2/r and you can do that algebra.
You did not say what the mass M is. As turns out, you don't need to know M to get the answer. First convert the mass to weight, W.
W = Mg
The vertical component of string tension is T cos30 = Mg
The horizontal component of string tension is the centripetal force
T sin30 = Ma,
where a is the centripetal acceleration
Divide one by the other and you get
sin30/cos30 = tan30 = sqrt3 = a/g
Solve for a.


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It appears the more things change, the more they stay the same. Four years ago I graduated from a Christian college with a degree in social work. I did a one-year internship with Child Protective Services (CPS) and Family Outreach of America in Bell County. It was during this time that I became very upset with the over-intervention of our agency in the lives of families that truly did not need our services! (Yes, I did see actual cases of abuse, but for the most part, "actual cases" were few and far between!)
When a social worker says, "Who is going to protect the children from their parents?" it goes to the heart of social work education. There is a presupposition that parents do not know anything about what children need. The Family Outreach agency for which I worked actually sent workers to families' homes to offer our services free of charge to teach them parenting skills! (Of course they had to agree to the agency's "style" of parenting to use their services.) Most accepted!!
I was so bothered by this occurrence that I did my senior thesis research paper on When Government Intervention Becomes Excessive: The Rights of the State versus the Rights of the Parents. (I gave a special focus on the parents' right to educate their own children.) I had to present this research orally to the entire graduating class of social workers. It was not very well received! My professor got up and walked out during my presentation. It was by doing all the research for this paper that I began to feel convicted about home educating my own children. I saw too much undermining of parental authority with my work as a social worker in the public school system.
As I said, it appears the more things change, the more they stay the same. Recently I was watching the evening news and saw a glowing report of this new program in Texas called Healthy Families. I had to chuckle a bit at the thought of this being a new program and then chuckle some more at the high praise the program was given by the reporter. I just shook my head in disbelief at the public acceptance of a program like this and its long-term implications for the families of Texas.
When I was an intern, I was told that our agency serviced families strictly on a voluntary basis. Families could decline our services if they felt the services were not needed. It sounded all nice, neat, and tidy! As I got more acquainted with how the agencies worked, however, I learned that our client base was fed to us straight from CPS. CPS would get a referral from the hotline for child abuse or neglect. Then the intake social worker would determine if the case was suitable for a full-blown CPS investigation. If they determined that it was not serious enough to investigate, they would refer the family to Family Outreach or Healthy Families. From there another social worker, not related to the state, would make contact with the family in a very non-threatening way, offering all sorts of free services. To the many low income, minority families with whom we had contact, this offer was very appealing and inviting. We were invited into their homes and welcomed with open arms. The only problem was that the agency never fully stated its intentions for offering all these wonderful, free services.
If we had been up-front and honest with the client families, we would have told them that we were a monitoring agency for the state of Texas. We were there to make judgment calls and enforce our brand of parenting and discipline in their homes. We never told them that was our purpose for being there. Instead, we had seduced these families with all kinds of incentives such as free medical services and transportation to appointments, a mom's fellowship (really a state-appropriate parenting class), and much more.
With the seduction under way, we worked our way into the hearts of these families and gained their trust. We had weekly get-togethers at their homes, met with their children and played, and just had fellowship with these moms. The families agreed to sign contracts and release forms with our agency that allowed us access to any medical information, school records, and psychological evaluations. They also gave us permission to report abuse or neglect, should any be found. They signed this freely, without a second thought, because they were isolated, alone, and very hungry for fellowship.
As an intern, I had investigated a number of families by recommendation of CPS. My immediate supervisor was an employee of Texas CPS, so in essence, I was reporting directly to the state about these families. CPS was an ever-present shadow over our work. There were many instances in which I differed in opinion with my supervisor over what constituted true abuse and neglect within these families.
One case in particular had a seven-year-old boy who walked daily to the corner convenience store by his house to buy gum and candy. Occasionally he got caught stealing. The store owner contacted CPS, which referred the case to Family Outreach. I was assigned the case. The family eagerly wanted my help (rather, my companionship) and invited me into their home and their lives. By my observations, there was no abuse or neglect of the children—just extreme poverty. They made parenting decisions that I personally would not make for my own children, but that in itself is not abuse or neglect. My supervisor, on the other hand, felt that the parents' "slow" mental abilities, poverty, and the fact their seven-year-old walked less than a block from the house to the store constituted neglect. I did not. I did not think it was the wisest or most prudent decision by a parent, and I shared that with the parents, but emphatically it was not neglect! My supervisor referred this case back to CPS. I was off the case, and the mother was truly hurt that I was no longer able to come by for our weekly visits.
Thus began my understanding concerning the ambiguity of what constitutes abuse and neglect. Each social worker and each supervisor has his own basis of what he personally considers abuse. Some think spanking is fine; others feel it is abuse. Some believe poverty is unfortunate; others feel it is abuse, and children should be removed from homes. It is never easy to tell what the values of any individual social worker will be. They vary vastly among the profession.
These agencies are trained to locate the "at-risk" families. Those "at risk" are supposedly more prone to abuse or neglect their children. Have you ever read a list of the criteria that makes a family "at risk"? These are just a few:
- more than two children in the family
- claim a religious preference
- single-income family
- single-parent family
- home schoolers
The list is so broad that I have never met anyone who was not an "at-risk" family!! The agenda of the state is rather hidden. If CPS refers a case to a sister agency like Family Outreach or Healthy Families, its goal is still accomplished. Families are monitored, and reports are made to the state concerning private family matters.
I strongly encourage and admonish each home school family to hold fast to its freedoms. Never give an inch. If you find yourself in need of support or outside intervention, I strongly encourage you to seek out your local home school support group. If you are not able to have fellowship with a support group, seek out an older woman in your church to spend time with and mentor you. Be alert and aware that there are agencies out there that will want to "help" and support you, but this help comes with the hefty price tag of your freedom. Guard your hearts—and your freedoms—with all diligence.


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And it is mathematically impossible for any candidate to win the requisite number of delegates until late April or early May.
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The room was mathematically the same in size and shape as the one across the road, but oh, how different in appearance!
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Examples of Australia's role are the navy divers clearing mines from the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr; the SAS carrying out long-range reconnaissance missions well away from major front lines; the three RAN vessels sent to maintain the blockade in the Gulf and clear the waterways of threats; the surveillance carried out by PC-3 Orion planes; and the C-130 Hercules transport planes ferrying food and military supplies around the region.
Brigadier Hannan said it was unlikely Australian SAS troops would enter Baghdad, even if the conflict came down to street-by-street battles. "There's not much place for them in urban operations," he said.
This is a view shared by one former Special Forces commander. "The SAS is not trained to take part in house-to-house fighting in an urban area in a conventional sense, the kind of fighting that combines tanks and infantry," he said.
Allan Behm, a former senior strategist with the Defence Department, agreed: " It is not their job to be the frontline shock troops."
Mr Behm also believed the kinds of forces Australia had deployed - with the exception of the F/A-18 Hornet fighter plane - were unlikely to suffer casualties.
"It would be a fair comment to say that while Australia wants to be first to the party, we provide support and assistance ... we're reluctant to get hurt. We don't put in the kinds of ground forces that are most likely to be caught in the thick of the battle."
He said this was because Australia simply did not have the kinds of mechanised or armoured brigades that could withstand the worst the Iraqis might have to offer.
A senior analyst at the Australian National University, Alan Dupont, takes a more cautious view of casualties, saying that "because our forces are smaller and not doing the vanguard fighting, the prospects for casualties are less, but not negligible."
Paradoxically, he said, the F/A-18 Hornets were among the least battle-seasoned elements of Australia's forces in the Gulf, yet along with the SAS troops, were the most vulnerable to being "in harm's way".
The Australian navy knows the Gulf well from its involvement in the 1991 Gulf War and subsequent roles in
enforcing the United Nations' sanctions against Iraq.
Elements of the army have been well tested over the last decade in actions in Rwanda, Somalia, East Timor and Afghanistan.
But the air force, as Dr Dupont pointed out, has not fired a shot in anger since the Vietnam war.
Brigadier Hannan said Australia's F/A-18 Hornets were flying deep into Iraq but have "not yet been anywhere near Baghdad".
That, however, could change at any time. The Hornets are engaged in counter-air defence - providing escort for a range of other coalition aircraft. But they are also armed with 2000-pound, laser-guided bombs for strikes against pre-planned targets and smaller bombs for "targets of opportunity".
The Defence Force has also confirmed there are 33 Australian military personnel on exchange with British and US forces in Iraq, some of whom are likely to have front-line roles. Brigadier Hannan said he did not know precisely where they were but they would be required to abide by Australian rules of engagement.
Despite the modest size of its deployment, Australia is still widely perceived to be punching well above its weight, with the United States and Britain rating highly its contribution.
A former air force chief, Air Marshal Ray Funnell, said: "Although Australian forces are small in number, it's anything but a token - mainly because of their high professionalism and the nature of the forces."
But he and others worry whether success can be measured purely in terms of the inevitable military victory.
"How do we know when we've won?" asks Mr Behm. " I have no doubt that military operations will end in a victory for the coalition sometime in the next month or so. But it's Saddam's whole strategy to leave an aftermath which will be even worse than when the Coalition went in."
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War On Iraq
In brief
Months to victory, US warns
Pentagon pins all deaths on Saddam
With hearts and minds, up against hearts of darkness
From Russia with blood: missile attack kills four Americans
Prisoners say comrades forced them into battle
US opens northern front with troop drop
Basra mars road to Baghdad
Saddam learns wiles of the underdog
Bus attack a suicidal new tactic
Aid convoys form vanguard of mammoth operation
Powell crimps UN role in rebuilding
Business as usual for US once the battle is over
Shock and awe tactics that are employed on home soil
All eyes on Franks as war kicks into gear
UK commander steps up war of words with Al Jazeera
ASIO to monitor staff with access to airports
Police, protesters in stand-off over new anti-war march through city
Battlefront Iraq
Dramatic start for country's elite
Forces' strategy one of support
PM calls for Timor-style stewardship
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Here's an analysis developed by a friend and sent to the editors of several eastern seaboard papers. Looks okay to me. Whats your view?
It seems like a miracle that our beloved leader was able to convince BP to establish a $20 billion slush fund (oops, escrow) to compensate those hurt by the ongoing oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico. After all, he had no constitutional power to force them to do so.
But, let us take a closer look at the effect on BPs finances:
1. BP will establish a $20 billion fund, but will pay only $7 billion into it during 2010.
2. BP is a British corporation, but has a very large operating entity in the US.
3. By Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAP), BP must book the entire $20 billion expense in the year accrued. Therefore, they will book a $20 billion expense in 2010, reducing their US tax liability by $7 billion.
4. Our dear leader also convinced this massive corporation to show their concern for the small people by withholding dividends to their shareholders for the last 3 quarters of 2010. This reduces their outward cash flow by about $7.5 billion, including approximately 40% of that amount to US citizens. Assuming that the Bush tax cuts will survive through 2010, the US Treasury will lose another $450 million in taxes on that amount. We wont even discuss the effect on the US economy.
Let us put the results into a table easily understood by the small people:
· BP Cash Flow:
O Escrow funding ($7 billion)
o Dividend saving $7.5 billion
o Tax savings $7 billion
o Net favorable cash flow : $7.5 billion
· US Treasury Tax Receipts:
o BP Corporate income tax ($7.5 billion)
o BP Shareholders ($0.45 billion)
o Net unfavorable tax receipts ($7.95 billion)
I guess we really should expect this. After all, our dear leader is the most inexperienced man in any room he walks into. Question: Did the US Taxpayers just fund the first 1/3 of the BP Escrow commitment?


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GM Repair Problems? Ask GM Repair Expert Now.
The problem is more likely the blower motor resistor. Especially if it lost speeds at different times. You can access the blower motor resistor from under the dash. You will also likely find that the connector has melted into the resistor. GM makes a replacement pigtail that you can splice in. I've done a lot of these! I always put dielectric grease in the connector before reinstalling. If there are ANY signs of the connector melting or the terminals are not shiny then replace the resistor and the connector or you will continue to have problems.