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Effect stacking
Effect stacking refers to how an effect increments upon application. Players encounter effect stacking often due to boons and conditions, which both have effects that stack. Effects that have charges, such as conjure weapon effects, aren't generally considered stacking if the effect only decrements. Effects that stack duration are more numerous than those that stack intensity.
To explain this it is helpful to clarify the term "stack". In addition to the general meaning, in an MMO context the word "stack" is used to refer to each object in a stack (each application of the effect is "a stack"). So you may have "ten stacks of Might", which is the same as saying that the size of your Might stack is ten. A clearer way to express what is actually happening is to say that you have ten applications of Might.
With that in mind, effects in Guild Wars 2 may stack in duration or intensity. One can think of duration as stacking horizontally and intensity as stacking vertically. A duration stack cannot be made "higher", but it can be made "longer". An intensity stack can be made "higher", and while it may grow longer (because intensity-stacking effects have duration) the stack itself only grows vertically. Each application of an intensity-stacking effect applies and expires independently of and simultaneously with other applications. Applications of duration-stacking effects apply sequentially and only one application is effective at a given time (see examples below for further clarification).
- Examples of duration-stacking effects
- 10 seconds of regeneration are applied to a target from a level 80 player with 1500 Healing Power. 5 seconds later, 10 seconds of regeneration are applied to the same target from a level 80 player with 2000 Healing Power. The target will experience 317.5 health per second for the first 5 seconds, then 380 health per second for the next 10 seconds, then 317.5 health per second for the next 5 seconds.
- A Guardian stacks swiftness by repeatedly casting Symbol of Swiftness. Once 9 stacks of swiftness have been applied, no further sources of swiftness can be given until at least one stack has expired. Symbol of Swiftness applies 4 seconds of swiftness per stack; 9x4 = 36 seconds of swiftness. Until one of those stacks is gone, at 32 seconds, other sources of swiftness, such as Save Yourselves will not apply any additional duration.
- Example of an intensity-stacking effect
- 10 seconds of bleeding are applied to a target. 1 second later, another 6 seconds of bleeding are applied to the same target by a second source. For 6 seconds, the target will take damage over time from both stacks of bleeding. After that, the second bleed effect will expire, and for 3 seconds the target will continue to suffer the bleeding from the first effect, which then expires.
For duration effects, if the same effect is present from multiple sources, the source with the greatest intensity will be used up first. When that effect expires the effect from the next most powerful source will resume and use the amount of time it had remaining when the more powerful effect started (which can be its entire time if it started while the other source was on top of the stack). Most effects have a stacking limit, which means that the effect can only last so long, and further stacks cannot be applied while the stack is at the limit. This limit applies to each source independently, as multiple sources can stack the effect for longer than a single source.
Effects that stack in intensity can stack up to 1500 times, except might, stability and vulnerability which are limited to a stack size of 25. The sources with the greatest intensity and number of stacks will take priority in calculating damage. Removing effects, usually with condition and boon removal, ignores the intensity of the effect.
Appearance in the user interface[edit]
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List of duration-stacking effects[edit]
Swiftness does not stack intensity with other effects that increase movement speed. Boons are limited to a maximum of 5 stacks, with the exception of Swiftness and Fury.
- Fury (max 9 stacks)
- Protection
- Regeneration
- Resistance
- Retaliation
- Swiftness (max 9 stacks)
- Quickness
- Vigor
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Each stack applies its own intensity for its listed duration, independently from the others, except if the effect is removed as a whole.
- Bleeding (max 1500 stacks)
- Burning (max 1500 stacks)
- Confusion (max 1500 stacks)
- Poison (max 1500 stacks)
- Torment (max 1500 stacks)
- Vulnerability (max 25 stacks)
- Stacking sigil effects
- The effects gained from some sigils which increase a character's attribute with every kill, such as the Sigil of Bloodlust, stack in intensity.
|The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Effect stacking.
- Damaging effects (retaliation, bleeding, poison, burning, torment, and confusion) of a specific source will update in intensity if the source's stats change by various means (e.g might).
- However, same does not apply to Regeneration. Using Banner of Tactics will not update the next healing ticks from regeneration if banner was applied after the regeneration was.
- Currently no information on how stacks are dropped when extras occur.
- Absolutely no rounding happens for duration totals (tooltips only round for display) but it is unknown what happens at certain split seconds for tick based effects.
- Some skills like Well of Corruption can transform boons into conditions or vice versa.
- When a stack of a condition exceeds 100, the number will be replaced with an exclamation point (!).

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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 30, 2009, 6:20 PM
Town Square
Firefighter group yet to divulge spending on campaign endorsement effort
Original post made on Oct 30, 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 30, 2009, 6:20 PM
Comments (44)
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Oct 30, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Just some routine corruption / law breaking from our public sector unions, in support of their bought and paid for politicians. Situation normal in the grand old USA.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 30, 2009 at 9:27 pm
The truth about the union's significant financial expenditures (which will not include the value of the significant manpower which the union has also employed) will not be known until AFTER the election. Their failure to report their expenditures on time is simply one more example of this union's flagrant violations of the law - failure to negotiate in good faith, placing campaign signs on public property, and misrepresenting themselves as speaking on behalf of all the MPFPD firefighters when they do not.
Why have the three candidates who have been endorsed by the union not repudiated these actions?
Will the voters be duped into supporting the union's candidates simply on the basis of the union's massive and unreported expenditures?
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 30, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Is the Menlo Park Firefighter Association even registered with the state. Can't find it listed on the states registry Web Link
a resident of another community
on Oct 31, 2009 at 4:53 am
Given the story was not placed on this website by the Almanac until "Uploaded: Friday, October 30, 2009, 6:20 PM". I think it might well be the candidates have not repudiated or commented on the Unions failure to file the information because they do not know about it.
Yet again Peter Carpenter takes an opportunity to ask a rhetorical question which is intended not to shed light on the candidates seeking election, but smear the candidates he does not approve of.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 31, 2009 at 5:48 am
Time line of union actions:
- failure to report their expenditures on time - 1 week
- failure to negotiate in good faith - 4 months
- placing campaign signs on public property - 30 days
- misrepresenting themselves as speaking on behalf of all the MPFPD firefighters when they do not - 30 days
There has been plenty of time for the endorsed candidates to choose to repudiate these actions - they were publicly challenged to do so on 13 Oct.
My question remains - Why have the three candidates who have been endorsed by the union not repudiated these actions?
a resident of another community
on Oct 31, 2009 at 7:36 am
Mr. Carpenter, Perhaps in fairness to ALL of the candidates (a process you are not apparently familiar with) we should ask have Any of the candidates responded to the issues you have raised....
Well lets try and figure it out shall we.
1.failure to report their expenditures on time - 1 week
Mr. Carpenter please enlighten us with your knowledge of this matter. The Almanac only reported it yesterday. How can any candidate (endorsed or otherwise) be expected to "repudiate" issues they are not aware of.
Were you aware a week ago that the union had not filed the required forms? If so, why did you not bother to tell the rest of us, or at least tell the Almanac a week ago? Or just perhaps you did not know, and if you as a current board member of the district did not know, how would the candidates?
2. failure to negotiate in good faith - 4 months
As a board member perhaps you Mr. Carpenter can tell us whether or not these negotiations are made in "Closed" or "Open" session. I know the answer, perhaps you can find some semblance of honor and state that no candidate could possibly know the true state of negotiations between the union or the district, because the public is not permitted to know the discussion that takes place.
Unless of course a member of the district board chooses to reveal it to those they support(In the vernacular, A CRIME.) Carpenters claim is a cheap shot by any criteria. It amounts to a cry about "They have not complained about what they do not know about", a silly and specious argument.
3. Placing campaign signs on public property - 30 days
Like this has never happened before. Its a silly and childish complaint. NO candidate can control where supporters place placards. The best they can do is having been made aware of them, have them removed. As if only union endorsed candidates do this.
4.misrepresenting themselves as speaking on behalf of all the MPFPD firefighters when they do not - 30 days.
Another stupid statement. Who cares how many employees of the district the union represents. The FACT is they represent the "rank and file" of the district. Its a complete waste of time and just another attempt to distort the real issues.
Carpenter acts as if he is somehow the arbiter of these questions. Have ANY of the candidates responded to the questions? How could they given the circumstances.
I will state again that I understand the terms and conditions the Almanac reasonably imposes to posters on this forum, and I thoroughly agree that questioning another poster as to their motives in their comments is perfectly legitimate. That said, Mr. Carpenter is not just another poster. He is, and has been a member of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, he has served as the President of the Board.
Mr. Carpenter decries the current situation between the board and its employees, yet he as as responsible as anyone for the current situation and now presumes to tell the rest of us how we should vote in this election.
Carpenters use of this forum to denigrate the candidates endorsed by the union (whose only apparent "crime" is a willingness to talk to the district employees) is a disgrace. Is it possible that the tactics used by Carpenter in the discussion of the election are the same tactics he used in his discussion with the fire district employees. If so I can certainly understand why the fire district finds itself in its current situation.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 31, 2009 at 7:46 am
The following Open Letter to the Community was published more than four months ago and it answers many of the questions just raised about the negotiations with the union:
The Board of Directors of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District offers this letter to address the currently stalled labor negotiations and disparaging public statements issued recently by the Menlo Park Firefighters Union concerning District management personnel. We feel that our employees and the public we serve should have access to all the same information we have used to inform our contract negotiations and to know the depth of the Board's support for the District's administration.
At the heart of the impasse is the District's offer to extend the labor contract until the end of the year while maintaining present salary levels and improving the medical plan. As explained to the Fire Union leadership, this fiscally conservative approach is necessary and justified given the rapidly changing and highly uncertain economic conditions facing the District.
To that end, we wish to begin by publicly acknowledging and thanking the District employees represented by AFSCME for ratifying a new cost neutral labor contract with the District and the District's unrepresented management employees for agreeing to defer a scheduled salary increase until January 2010. Such concessions in these times of economic insecurity and distress are very difficult for all involved and deeply appreciated by the Fire District.
To our firefighters represented by the Menlo Park Firefighters Association, Union Local 2400, the Board also wishes to acknowledge and thank you for the professionalism and dedication to the public service that you offer every day, as recently demonstrated by your response to the July 16th Susan Gale Court fire in Sharon Heights. And while the Board is confident that the present deadlock in negotiations between the Union and the District will not deter District employees from their common mission to serve and protect the public, we are dismayed that over a year of negotiations have resulted in unfair labor practice proceedings and an impasse on the issues of salary and benefits.
We are also distressed and offended by the Union's public charges against the Fire Chief, the call for the termination of the District's Director of Administrative Services and by the Union's suggestion that the public service may suffer if its demands in this regard are not met. This Open Letter offers the Board's perspective on the labor dispute and the regrettable tactics undertaken by the Union leadership, which are counter-productive, inflammatory, and in opposition to the best interests of the public we serve.
To be clear, we are confident the firefighters of Menlo Park Fire Protection District are fairly compensated. While the District is looking to contain its labor costs, it has and will continue to provide very competitive compensation. Firefighters in our District get paid on average $125,900 in salary and benefits. Sixty-nine of our firefighters were paid more than $100,000 last year. The average cost of employing a firefighter is $170,000.00. In contrast, the median household income (usually two wage earners) of our taxpayers in Menlo Park was $103,702 and East Palo Alto was $49,267 in 2007.
The District also provides a generous pension plan, whereby a firefighter who works for 30 years is entitled to 90% of his or her highest salary, and can retire as early as 50. This benefit plan costs the District approximately 39% of payroll, and this number is projected to go up to almost 50% by 2011.
In the face of pay cuts, rising job losses and property foreclosures in our district, the Union demands to be paid at the higher end of firefighters on the Peninsula, which is an 11% salary increase this year and additional increases thereafter. The Union also demands $1,322 per month for medical insurance benefits, a 55% increase, whether or not the firefighter is single or has a family.
The District cannot accommodate these demands, particularly given the uncertainty surrounding the District costs and revenue sources. In addition to the projected increase in pension costs and the reduction in property tax revenue, the recently adopted State budget promises to take more money away from the District. We have a fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers of our District to prudently plan and prepare for these anticipated hits to the District's budget.
This economic reality is being recognized by many other firefighter unions nearby and across the state. Nearly every day you read of public employee unions agreeing to eliminate and/or defer salary and benefit increases to accommodate the growing fiscal crisis. Just recently, Central County firefighters gave up incentive pay and an increase in order to keep stations open. A recent CALPELPA Economic Crisis Survey of local governments stated that 25% of responding agencies had reduced compensation by 6%, about 40% had not reached agreement on open negotiations, another 25% had unilaterally adopted reductions in compensation and about 31% advised that next year's negotiations will be worse
It has been suggested the District seek alternative means of financing the increases being sought, including the use of reserves to meet the firefighters' demands. This is neither responsible nor feasible. Because property tax revenues are paid twice a year, we must keep a half-year's budget, or about $15 million, in reserve, and we need to keep another $10 million in reserves for apparatus, equipment, and stations replacement, among other obligations. It would be fiscally irresponsible to utilize the District's critical reserves to fund ongoing salary increases.
The District has made a serious good-faith offer despite our current economic situation by offering contract improvements in the areas of educational incentive pay, EMT and Paramedic Pay, bilingual pay and acting pay. The District has also offered to increase its contributions to employee medical insurance and we have reached tentative agreement on more than 106 subjects covered by the previous labor agreement. And though we are at impasse, we have made repeated offers to the Union leadership to return to the bargaining table with the help of a neutral mediator only to be rebuffed each time. Nevertheless, the District maintains its offer to the Union to return to bargaining to end this dispute.
The Board would be remiss if we did not address the Union's public mistreatment of the District's Director of Administrative Services, Michele Braucht. Ms. Braucht is a dedicated public servant who must often say "no" and recommend hard decisions in order to maintain tight budgetary control. Her role is thankless and can be extremely unpopular, but for the Union to singularly and publicly blame her for poor morale and demand her termination is misplaced, unfair and wrong. The Board of Directors has the utmost confidence in Ms. Braucht's abilities and rejects out of hand the Union's call for her termination.
We must also address the Union's charges against Chief Schapelhouman and his administration. As the one charged with overseeing administration and operations of the Department, Chief Schapelhouman also needs to make tough decisions, especially during difficult economic times. The Chief has proven himself to be service-minded, dedicated and passionate about the fire service. Also, he embodies leadership and commands respect. He has our full support.
In closing, we are in the midst of an almost unprecedented economic downturn, and Americans across the state and the country are being forced to make changes in the face of hardship.
The pressing economic conditions have affected people as well as organizations and public agencies, including the Fire District. We are all being challenged to step up and deliver in the manner the public expects and deserves. The Board is asking Department members to strive towards excellence again and to work with the District to resolve our present differences. Such resolution can only be achieved through open and good faith communications at the bargaining table. We have directed the District's representatives to communicate our standing offer to the Association leadership to join us there so that we may solve our disputes and refocus our energies on the public service.
The Board of Directors of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District
Bart Spencer, President
Peter Ohtaki, Vice President
Ollie Brown
Rex Ianson
Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 31, 2009 at 8:03 am
It is distressing to see the Town Square degenerate into a diatribe by anonymous persons who do not address the substance of the article which started the thread. Let's keep the Town Square a thoughtful gathering place for sharing community information and opinion.
If you have questions for me about my views or performance as a Fire Board member please simply email me at email@example.com and I will respond directly to you so long as I am still a sitting Board member.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 31, 2009 at 10:35 am
Let's guess how much the FF union has spend on this election.
Mailers, phone calls, yard signs, door hangers, and more. Who's campaigning in this election the union or the candidates they represent?
It just too cozy. Why would people vote for candidates who are endorsed by the union when the union has asked for an 11% raise.
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Oct 31, 2009 at 11:53 am
Mr Carpenter,
The letter you wrote above was your guesstimated projections of future revenues and economic decline. They have since been proven wrong and the FD has seen an increase in revenues from last year. Also you failed to average in Atherton's average income. And you compared total roll up cost versus income. And the calpers rate has become a problem due to the fire board deciding not to pay in years when the market did well. Firefighters don't get to decide how much is paid into our retirement, those tough decisions belong to the fire board. I could go on but if you actually read and dissect your letter you will see it is terribly flawed. This is another reason why you have lost the respect of the firefighters you are supposed to represent. Also why again is it so bad to be in a public union when almost all professional firefighter's across the nation are in one? Please visit www.mpffa.org for more good info.
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 31, 2009 at 11:56 am
This is the same Peter Carpenter who predicted a sharp property sales decline in Menlo Park that would derail the budget. He lashed out at the city council and the Mayor, specifically.
But property taxes were up and are up again. There are other areas of problems, but Peter made his comments so confidently as if he were the county assessor himself, and he was wrong. This is a major point. Peter was wrong so his entire position failed. Now he avoids the topic.
Peter despises unions. He is a private sector, Repub who made millions as an executive.
And he lives in Atherton.
Respect Peter for his service to our country because he deserves it. Few have taken his path.
But realize that he is clouded by his politics and his personal frustration failing to bring a result to a long-standing feud with the unions.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Oct 31, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Many of the anonymous posters on this Forum fail to read my comments carefully. I have repeatedly stated that the GROWTH in property taxes would stop and that we would see a decline from the 7-11% growth we have seen in prior years.
Well folks the facts are in and the growth rate for FY 2009-10 is 38% below the prior year's growth or a shortfall of $726,060 from the District 5 year average. My point was and is that the District cannot keeps spending money like it did in the high tax growth rate years.
And I believe that District wide 2010/11 may be no better because of the lagging drop (behind Menlo Park and East Palo Alto) in Atherton property values
That having been said, this thread is NOT about Peter Carpenter, it is about the union's failure to obey the law on campaign expenditures - let's get back to the issue at hand.
Once again - It is distressing to see the Town Square degenerate into a diatribe by anonymous persons who do not address the substance of the article which started the thread. Let's keep the Town Square a thoughtful gathering place for sharing community information and opinion.
If you have questions for me about my views or performance as a Fire Board member please simply email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will respond directly to you so long as I am still a sitting Board member.
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Oct 31, 2009 at 12:51 pm
If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball or a question.
a resident of another community
on Oct 31, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Some of the latest comments are completely inappropriate. Where Peter Carpenter lives, his political views or his wealth have absolutely nothing to do with this discussion.
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Oct 31, 2009 at 7:03 pm
I'm tired of all the stuff from the union coming to my house -- they are way too involved in this election. I don't even get this much when candidates run for state or national office.
a resident of another community
on Oct 31, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I'm not from Menlo Park but I have to ask myself "why are those that are obviously anti-Peter Carpenter ignoring the entire point of the story?"
I've been very pro-union my entire life. As was my father and all of my uncles, who were union officials with the Amalgated Clothing Cutters union in New York.
So why hasn't the union clarified the sign issue? It's not Menlo Park fire fighters that are doing this - it's the Menlo Park Fire Fighters Association. Regardless of your union sentiments, it's deceptive. We call it out when management pulls this kind of stuff, and we should be honest enough to call it out when our unions do it, too.
Even more troubling, however, is the MPFFA's failure to disclose political financial contributions as required by law. I find that totally unacceptable and so should the rank and file of the MPFFA. I expect better than that from fire fighters.
I suppose that I can now expect to be attacked. Yes, let's ignore the union's actions some more... it's certainly easier, isn't it?
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 1, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Hey Phil,
What sign issue?
The numbers have been reported to the county. There is no requirement to report to the local fish wrap. If you have any specific questions contact John Wurdinger www.mpffa.org he has answered all of mine.
Your question about Peter...well just read the website so you can get both sides of the story.
I hope that you didn't feel attacked.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 1, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Gunshow states "The numbers have been reported to the county."
Late enough so that the public won't see them until after the election.
Perhaps the union would be civic-minded enough to post them here so that at least a very few voters might know how much the union spent as of 10? days ago on their massive campaign effort.
The union might also explain WHY they have spent so much money on this particular election. What do they expect in return?
IF what the union wants is Board members who will talk to the union firefighters then the union needs to be reminded of the law against 'by pass' discussions:
"In labor-management terms, a 'bypass' means that management has disregarded the union's exclusive representational role and elected to deal directly with bargaining unit employees on matters pertaining to a grievance, employee working conditions, or other issues related to the labor-management relationship. Once employees have elected to be represented by a union, the union becomes the exclusive representative for those employees. That exclusive representational role limits management's ability to deal directly with represented employees and instead requires that management deal with the union to resolve grievances and to negotiate workplace resolutions."
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 1, 2009 at 7:00 pm
A very pertinent report by the Fair Political Practices Commission on the issue of so-called 'independent expenditures' such as those by the firefighters' union ststes:
"Despite the public's demand to reduce the influence of special interest money in elections, the opposite has occurred, thanks, in part, to an orgy of spending by so-called "independent expenditures," also known as IEs. The emergence of "independent expenditures" has thwarted the will of the people, dramatically undermined California's campaign finance laws and doubtlessly influenced the outcome of numerous statewide and legislative elections."
see Web Link for the full report
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Nov 1, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Stop this cat fighting. If you or anyone else thinks there are any violations of the law....report it and stop being cry babies. Mr. Carpenter, as an elected official you have a legal man date to report it. Anyone else, you have you a civic duty to.............
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 1, 2009 at 7:50 pm
WOW states:"Mr. Carpenter, as an elected official you have a legal man date to report it."
Late reporting of financial information - the FPPC is aware of this violation
Placing of signs on public property - complaint has been filed with the Town of Atherton
Sec 3205 violations - insufficient facts exists at this time for the DA or the Grand Jury to file charges but they have been put on notice.
Failure of the union to negotiate in good faith - filing has been made with the Public Employees Review Board
misrepresentation of the union as speaking for all firefighters - an ethical issue which has been well documented and well reported so that the voters can decide how to respond
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Nov 1, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Ok, Mr. C,,,,,,,,,,,
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 1, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Mr. Carpenter,
1.Did you report all 6 candidates have signs on public property? Or only the ones you don't want to win.
2.What are the laws or ethics for incorrectly slandering the local firefighters, their association and union?
3. What are the laws or ethics for making multiple false statements and asking questions loaded with innuendo, knowing full well that they are B.S. just to carry out a vendetta?
4. Why are no other board members in agreement with your nonsense? If they are why aren't they posting here in your defense and corroborating you story and numbers?
It's starting to sound familiar to the actions of a board member that missed being elected by a few votes the last time around.
You should have listened to the Firefighter's and you would've been a hero when they told you how to save tens of millions of dollars and how to fix the ISO rating saving every citizen in our district on their fire insurance. Instead you decided to stir the pot about a raise with numbers you made up. By the way call the county and they will tell you why the numbers have been reported late, there was no malicious intent.
5. Do you have a website showing factual data on numbers or where to find them on the statements you have made?
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 1, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Gunshow (a firefighter in disguise) asks:
Mr. Carpenter,
1.Did you report all 6 candidates have signs on public property? Or only the ones you don't want to win.
I reported ALL signs that were on public property
2.What are the laws or ethics for incorrectly slandering the local firefighters, their association and union?
Slander is malicious, false and defamatory statement - I have made no such statements although I recognize that my truthful statements have made the union very uncomfortable; making people uncomfortable is not slander
3. What are the laws or ethics for making multiple false statements and asking questions loaded with innuendo, knowing full well that they are B.S. just to carry out a vendetta?
I have made no such false statements.
4. Why are no other board members in agreement with your nonsense? If they are why aren't they posting here in your defense and corroborating you story and numbers?
You would have to ask each of them - I only speak for myself.
By the way call the county and they will tell you why the numbers have been reported late, there was no malicious intent.
Why don't you or the union leadership post the numbers here and an explanation for the failure to file on time? The election is Tuesday and time is of the essence.
5. Do you have a website showing factual data on numbers or where to find them on the statements you have made?
Contact Michele Braucht at MPFPD for the data on property tax revenues
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 2, 2009 at 7:14 am
Mr. Carpenter,
Then it must have been the other Peter Carpenter who is posting on the town square forum.......weird?
a resident of another community
on Nov 2, 2009 at 8:25 am
It is that "fishwrapper" (as you call it) that provides you with the forum to post your opinion. I would think you would be more respectful. The Almanac does a terrific service to our community by providing this.
And the MPFFA has a responsibility to the public to disclose it's political contributions. Doesn't the membership deserve transparency?
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 2, 2009 at 8:55 am
Hey Phil,
You are right that was a little harsh. I am sure that the folks at the Almanac work very hard to put out the news, so my apologies to them. This was just stemming from the recent attacks by Mr. Carpenter and his ability to manipulate the news stories and adjust the posts here on the town square. It would be nice if my opinions went uncut. The numbers have been disclosed, and please educate me on why that matters anyway.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 10:32 am
Gunshow (a firefighter in disguise) states:"The numbers have been disclosed, and please educate me on why that matters anyway."
The numbers should have been filed more than ten days ago so that the voters can be informed of the actions of this independent expenditure group BEFORE they cast their votes tomorrow. The late disclosure and the failure to post that information on this Forum or the union's web site denies the voters this important information.
The disclosure laws exist for a reason and the union does not get to decide which laws it will obey and which it will ignore. Now the damage has been done because the voters will not have this information BEFORE they vote.
As the Fair Political Practices Committee report states:
"Despite the public's demand to reduce the influence of special interest money in elections, the opposite has occurred, thanks, in part, to an orgy of spending by so-called "independent expenditures," also known as IEs. The emergence of "independent expenditures" has thwarted the will of the people, dramatically undermined California's campaign finance laws and doubtlessly influenced the outcome of numerous statewide and legislative elections."
associate editor of The Almanac
on Nov 2, 2009 at 10:47 am
Renee Batti is a registered user.
The county elections office reported at 10:40 this morning (Monday, Nov. 2) that the firefighter group supporting three candidates had not filed its campaign spending report at that time, but was expected to file later today. Gunshow, what numbers were you referring to when you wrote "the numbers have been disclosed," and disclosed to whom?
a resident of another community
on Nov 2, 2009 at 11:46 am
I have become somewhat disconcerted by the recent postings regarding this issue.
I originally became involved in this discussion because I felt Peter Carpenter had used innuendo and smear tactics to suggest the Union Endorsed candidates would comply with the unions demands without regard to the economic situation in which the District finds itself. I did not believe it was fair of Mr. Carpenter to post some of the things he did and I have stated my concerns (sometimes with more passion than I thought myself capable of) several times.
I have not changed my views as to the tactics, and heaven knows I need not repeat them yet again.
That said, I am very disappointed to discover that at least one other poster whom I presumed shared my unbiased views appears to be an employee of the fire district but failed to state that fact when posting. I am not impressed.
The fact is the union still has the opportunity to provide us with the information that should have already been provided. It may well be that this forum only constitutes a small number of those who will vote. But no one can deny that we are a VERY CONCERNED AND INTERESTED group of those who will vote.
Personally I am not really concerned about how much the union has spent. I am far more concerned about which candidates will put an end to the impasse that has existed for the last two years. I intend to vote for candidates (Union or Almanac endorsed or not) whom I believe will enact a TWO TIER BENEFIT AND SALARY scheme.
And NO, I will not say who I think they are. Decide for yourself...
a resident of another community
on Nov 2, 2009 at 12:17 pm
The reason for disclosure is called democracy.
As Renee Batti pointed out a moment ago, the disclosures have NOT been made as you stated. Your cavalier ability to obscure the truth is quite a commentary on your position. I don't think voters will be amused.
Regardless of their political stripe, when a politician accepts money or services from an organization, especially from an entity that they regulate, it impacts their decisions... and that impacts MY vote.
I think citizens have the right to know who's paying a candidate's bills and who a candidate might owe in the future. By the way, the law thinks so, also.
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Nov 2, 2009 at 1:00 pm
What does voting for Ferrando and Thomsen for Seqouia Union High School District Board have to do with the Firefighter Group not disclosing their expeditures towards tomorrows election?
Nothing...other than the same kind flagrant violations to a fair election process have been orchestrated by Superintendent Patrick Gemma and several other existing board members against candidates Ferrando and Thomsen!
Thanks to our Almanac for exposing this corruption. Let truth and honesty win out.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 3:15 pm
The Day After
On November 4 the voters will have elected three individuals to serve four-year terms on the five person Board of Directors of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. No matter which of the six well-qualified candidates are elected the result will be most unfortunate due to the massive and unprecedented actions of the firefighters' union in this election.
The union supported only the three candidates who would talk with them and only after holding closed door sessions with those candidates. The public has no idea what went on in those sessions and what deals, if any, were made in return for the union endorsement. The union then launched a massive financial and manpower campaign to get 'their' three candidates elected. It is estimated that the union spent well over $50,000 on this election not including the in-kind cost of hours of union members efforts. This is more than 10 times the historical average spent by candidates for this office. We don't know the exact amount because the union has failed to file the financial disclosure requirements mandated by State law. The union repeatedly misrepresented the fact that they represent only some of the firefighters instead stating that they represent all of them. The union flagrantly violated local ordinances prohibiting political signs on public property.
None of the three union endorsed candidates received a single endorsement by any of the three local newspapers – who carefully and objectively interviewed all six candidates. The three union endorsed candidates were, as a result of random selection, placed 4th, 5th and 6th on the ballot. Under these circumstances it would be very unusual for the union endorsed candidates to be elected in a union-campaign free election.
So now we have three new Board members. If any of them are the ones who were not supported by the union they will begin their tenure knowing how hard the union tried to defeat them – hardly a recipe for a new management-labor relationship. If any of the union supported candidates are elected they will begin their tenure with the reasonable assumption that they would not have been elected without the union's massive campaign on their behalf. This is unfortunate for a number of reasons. First, I am confident that any one of these three candidates would have done well on their own - but neither we nor they will ever know. Second, every action they take will be made under the cloud of their union endorsement – are they acting on behalf of the citizens or on behalf of the union to which they owe their election? Third, while the union states that they supported these candidates because the would talk with the union the fact is that labor law prohibits so called "by-pass" discussions between Board members and members of the union.
Regardless of the outcome the citizens of the Fire District will have a Board that is severely handicapped by the union's unprecedented intrusion into the electoral process.
Peter Carpenter
retiring Fire Board member
speaking out as an individual citizen and NOT as an elected Director
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Nov 2, 2009 at 3:34 pm
The sign placed on the property of St. Denise Church by the Union should be removed immediately, it is a voting place. Our firefighter should have know better about the law(are they all highly qualifing for their job?)and follows them. Please don't behave like a crying baby just because you want that 11% raise. You Are Not Going To Get It!!!!!
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 2, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Letter to the Editor of Almanac, Never published.
Dear Editor,
As a candidate that The Almanac chose not to endorse, I wish to address some errors in your endorsement article, as well as defects in your analysis underlying your endorsement. Your article begins by telling the voters that the "race for three seats on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board has boiled down to a contest between union-backed candidates and three others who might not favor granting firefighters an 11 percent pay increase over the next three years."
As I have made clear on more than one occasion, I do not favor an 11 percent pay raise. If you review the debate hosted by the League of Women Voters at Web Link, you will see that I suggested a possible starting point for the negotiations tied to the consumer price index of roughly 2% per year.
Your article goes on to state that in your view, "what the district needs now are board members who will take a much harder look at the rising costs of employee compensation, including retirement, and are willing to find ways to save in other areas, like adopting a two-tier retirement system and sharing some staff with nearby fire departments." If so, then I am the perfect candidate for the district. Retirement changes, including a two -tier system, and other innovative cost-cutting measures including possible consolidation have been the touchstone of my campaign. Moreover, I am the only candidate who has already saved the district over two million dollars by alerting the district to the need to respond to an Environmental Impact Report for proposed development in the district which would place a financial burden on the fire district. It would appear by your own definition; that I am exactly the candidate the district needs.
Our district has needlessly spent almost another two million dollars on attorney's fees to continue a stalemate between the board and the firefighters union. Our district cannot afford to waste these precious resources over an unwillingness to communicate. It is time to reach a just and economically sustainable resolution. I pledge, as an outsider to this process, to find a workable, fair solution.
It would appear that I fit every criteria for an endorsement from The Almanac except for the fact that I also have the endorsement of the Menlo Park Firefighters Association. It is a shame that The Alamanc views the Menlo Park Firefighters Association endorsement as a reason to withhold its own endorsement of me as a candidate. Let us hope the voters in the district are more open to the one candidate who will value common sense and common ground over such divisiveness.
Rob Silano
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 2, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Rob Silano is a perfect example of a highly qualified candidate whose candidacy has inappropriately and unfortunately been overshadowed by the union's massive campaign on his behalf.
I think that he would make a superb Director.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 3, 2009 at 2:43 am
As my father used to describe some small claims court decisions in New York City where I grew up as "rough and ready" justice, I have sometimes, in my own mind, applied the term to the American form of democracy. These are indeed difficult times, perhaps the best and worst of times. Leadership is hard to define and often more noticeable in its absence.
I find this quality in most public servants, in varying amounts. However difficult it may be to recognize, it is important to acknowledge the selflessness that beckons most of them to their lonely calling.
I have had the good fortune to know many on the fire board and among former council members and other volunteers throughout our region. We have all been on the receiving end of criticism, some deserved, some not. We are sometimes honored for our service, sometimes we do our work without any recognition.
Over the years I have known Peter Carpenter he has always spoken frankly, sometimes hotly, but to my knowledge, always in an attempt to be honest if passionate. He and many others on both sides of every issue in our region have my respect and appreciation for their willingness to serve the public in a variety of ways.
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 3, 2009 at 7:21 am
I have spent less then $1,000.00 as reported. The filing fee does not count in the $1,000.00 amount as by law. I was not required to file with the state if I stayed within the $1,000.00 limit. Thanks so much.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2009 at 7:43 am
Rob, you understand that the issue is not how much you spent but how much the association has spent on your behalf? I hope you realize now that it was a tactical error to get in bed with these folks.
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 3, 2009 at 8:39 am
Yes, I know. I have endorsements from all walks of life. From CEO's to blue collar workers, residents of Menlo Park, Atherton and East Palo Alto. I welcome everyone, including yourself to spread the word regarding my campaign. Association members are people too, and so are the members of the San Mateo Labor Council and their member organizations. Please review my endorsements at www.smartvoter.org/silano
BTW: I have not taken any funds from anyone or organizations.
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Nov 3, 2009 at 9:17 am
It was not an error to speak to all organizations and groups. Seeking endorsements is an american way of life. You as a candidate cannot control the way your endorsers proceed. I thank them for their hard work and their assistance. It is an error on your part to think it is some type of conflict.
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on Nov 3, 2009 at 12:09 pm
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a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 3, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Can you believe that the union has spent more than $18,000 on this election so far -- that sure is a lot on money. Need I say more?
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 3, 2009 at 2:01 pm
$18,000 prior to 17 Oct plus ?? in the 17 days since then plus the fair market value of all the firefighters' time. This union will set an all time expenditure record for any Fire District election by at least a factor of 5 if not ten.
And for what purpose?
In my opinion all they have done is corrupted the electoral process. Sure the union is entitled to an opinion, but I don't think they should be allowed to try to buy the election.
As the Fair Political Practices Committee report states:
"Despite the public's demand to reduce the influence of special interest money in elections, the opposite has occurred, thanks, in part, to an orgy of spending by so-called "independent expenditures," also known as IEs. The emergence of "independent expenditures" has thwarted the will of the people, dramatically undermined California's campaign finance laws and doubtlessly influenced the outcome of numerous statewide and legislative elections."
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Hadithah, a city of about 150,000, is 240 km north-west of Baghdad on the road to Syria.
Mohammed said the mayor was killed because "he was seizing cars from those that used to work at the president's (Saddam Hussein's) office" in Hadithah, one of several cities in the "Sunni Triangle," so named because it contains the bulk of active supporters of Saddam, whose Sunni Muslim minority ran the country until April 9.
The American soldier was killed and three others were injured in a rocket-propelled grenade attack west of Baghdad near the Abu Ghraib prison, a US military spokesman said.
In a separate attack, and eight-year-old Iraqi child died when an assailant threw a grenade into a US military vehicle guarding a bank in west Baghdad.
The US driver of the vehicle and four adult Iraqi bystanders were wounded, said Major Kevin West of the 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery.
"They're killing more Iraqis than they are Americans," West said, shaking his head.
The Hadithah police captain, whose stationhouse sits next to the mayor's office, told the AP that some city government employees received a leaflet this morning warning them not to go to work.
The leaflets were signed by "Liberating Iraq's Army". A day earlier, a member of the previously unheard of organisation went on Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television and promised retribution against any country that sends peacekeeping troops.
He read a letter directed to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and said peacekeepers would be attacked even if they were sent under a UN mandate and wearing the world body's traditional blue helmets.
The Arab satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera, meanwhile, reported that residents of Hadithah had accused the slain mayor of collaborating with coalition forces.
Hadithah shopowner Amir Jafar concurred:
"This mayor is an unwanted person." he said. "He doesn't belong to this city. He is from another city and he was cooperating with the Americans."
The attack was certain to have a chilling effect on other Iraqi officials sympathetic to the Americans.
One of the members of the newly inaugurated Iraqi Governing Council, hand-picked by the US administrator of Iraq, hails from Hadithah. Samir Shakir Mahmoud, the council member, is a Sunni but was a leading member of the opposition to Saddam Hussein.
In Baghdad, former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who is now running the Iraqi interior ministry and working to rebuild police in the country, was asked if he thought Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terror network was behind the escalating attacks.
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Today's attacks were launched on the eve of a banned holiday that marked the 1968 Baathist coup that led 11 years later to Saddam grabbing power. The July 17th celebration was one of six holiday's important to the Baathists that was outlawed by the Governing Council in its first official action.
US soldiers have come under increasingly ferocious attacks by suspected Saddam loyalists in recent weeks - reaching an average of 12 attacks a day. A total 33 US soldiers have been killed in hostile action since President Bush declared an end to major hostilities on May 1.
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In this morning's death, the rocket-propelled grenade blasted into the soldier's truck, hurling him out, as the 20 vehicle convoy passed along a main highway.
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The new Governing Council - Iraq's first postwar national body - met again today and talked with Bremer for three hours on ways to improve security in the country, the American administrator said, without giving details.
UN officials said a council delegation would visit the Security Council on July 22, when the world body is to discuss its role in postwar Iraq.
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It's more than a tradition.
(That's the Philly Phanatic in the above video) If you live somewhere near Philadelphia, PA, you probably are familiar with the Mummer's Parade. This parade is traditionally held on New Year's day and normally is an all-day affair. I have attended quite a few myself. The captain used to be the one with the biggest headdress, the most elaborate costume, or the lead character. There is competition within each division which consists of the Comics, Wench Brigades, Fancies, String Bands, and Fancy Brigades. The unofficial theme song for the Mummers is "O, Dem Golden Slippers"
How many of you know how to do the Mummer's Strut? I mean the real Mummer's Strut. I do. It is a must on New Year's Day to dance that strut, at least, once.
This is the famous Mummer's strut!
If you do get a change to see the parade live, I have to tell you it all depends on where you are as to what you will see. Some of the bands will play music while they are strutting, others will just walk. Most of the action is up where the judges and the TV media are located. This is where you usually see the shows. If you are lucky, though, some of the groups will practice their show while they are stopped waiting for the line to move.
I've found that it's better to watch the parade on TV than to actually bre there in person. There is a lot of noise and commotion and if you don't get up at the crack of dawn to position yourself in a place where you know you will see things, you more than likely will not see anything. The other thing is even if you do get up and get yourself a good position, there are always those people who just plant themselves in front of you, so you can't see anyway. Then, of course, you always have the police vehicles, security, and pretzel-cotton candy vendors that seem to also plant themselves in front of you. Goodness, gracious - TV - the better way to watch a Philadelphia parade.
This next three videos show an example of the color, props, and the quality of some of the performances.
Year 2013
Year 2012 (Candy Theme)
Marching Position: 5
Organization: South Philadelphia String Band
Captain: Denny Palandro
Theme Title: A Tune Full Of Sugar
Theme Concept: Begin down the magical road to sweet surprises. Let your imagination soar on this whimsical journey as you enter the town of tantalizing treats. Indulge yourself as you jump on the truck or train and let it take you somewhere over the rainbow. End this confectionary dream while flying through sugar land and falling on top of a candied carousel.
Year 2011 (You might want to mute your sound. Between the noise of the crowd and the musicians, it is very chaotic)
Mummers Parade 2011 Quaker City String Band
Year 2008 (Halloween-Frankenstein Theme)
Polish American band performs "Ghouls Gone Wild"
A little history from Wikipedia.........
The Mummers Parade is an American event held each New Year's Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is thought to be the oldest folk festival in the United States.[1]
Local clubs (usually called "New Years Associations") compete in one of four categories (comics, fancies, string bands and fancy brigades). They prepare elaborate costumes and moveable scenery, which take months to complete. This is done in clubhouses – many of which are located on or near 2nd Street (called "Two Street" by some local residents)[2] in the Pennsport neighborhood of the city's South Philadelphia section – which also serve as social gathering places for members.
- traces back to mid-17th-century roots, blending elements from Swedish, Finnish, Irish, English, German and other European heritages, as well as African heritage.[4][5]
- is related to the Mummers Play tradition from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[6] Revivals of this tradition are still celebrated annually in South Gloucestershire, England on Boxing Day and in parts of Ireland on St. Stephen's Day and also in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador around Christmas.
- Swedes, Philadelphia's first settlers, brought the custom of visiting neighbors on "Second Day Christmas" (December 26) with them to Tinicum. This was soon extended through New Year's Day with costumed celebrants loudly parading through the city.[6][7]
- Traditional New Years' celebrations of firing guns (Swedes and Finns) and recitations of traditional rhymes (English and Welsh) joined common practices of visiting neighbors. The Belsnickle, an early German version of Santa Claus, inspired comic masqueraders riding through Tinicum and Kingsessing dressed as clowns.
- U.S. President George Washington carried on the official custom of New Year's Day calls during the seven years he occupied President's House in Philadelphia. The Mummers continued their traditions of comic verse in exchange for cakes and ale. Small groups of up to twenty mummers, their faces blackened, went door to door, shooting and shouting, spoofing General Washington and the English Mummers' play St. George and the Dragon.[8]
Here's a look at some of the parades in history.
Year 1989
1989 Spring Strut Ferko At the Strutters Ball
Year 1971
1971 Fralinger String Band John Phillip Sousa-- Captain John J Fralinger
Year 1956
Mummers Parade, New Years Day 1956, South Broad St. between Tasker and Morris Sts. Poor quality from 8mm film.
Year 1949
This video has clips of string bands and fancies from the Mummers parade in Phialdelphia, as well as the Ice Capades.
I hope you enjoy the videos and a taste of the Mummer's. Sending my wishes to everyone for a great new year.
Additional Links...
2010 String Band Performances
This article "The Progression of the Mummer's Parade" was written and compiled by ©PonGoad 2012. Some Rights Reserved. Pongoad does not claim authorship of any of the videos presented.


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A couple of years ago, small and mid-size sedans flew off sales lots and SUVs gathered dust, amid worries about gas prices.
Now, data from TrueCar.com paints a different picture. Jesse Toprak, True Car's VP of trends and insights, has released a list of 2010 and 2011 models waiting the most and least time on the dealer lots before being sold (click "read more" for lists of top and bottom 10 among 2010s and 2011s at end of post).
The 2010 with least time on the lot before sale is Chevy's Equinox, followed by corporate cousin, the GMC Terrain. Both are small crossover SUVs great for hauling families and soccer gear -- and available gas-saving 4-cylinder engines. They have stayed around for only about two weeks. But that's better than the 2011 models of these two -- they sit only about a week.
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"Knowing how long a car has been sitting on the dealership lot is valuable information for new car shoppers," says Toprak. "When a consumer knows what is moving and what isn't, they have more bargaining power."
Most shocking is the Camry. It's been among the nation's best-selling cars for years. But the current model is aging and Toyota's safety troubles and recalls -- 15 so far this year for Toyota and Lexus -- have taken a toll. "It's another indication that the recall troubles continue to have lingering negative impact on the best seller from Toyota," says Toprak.
As for SUVs, Toprak says automakers underestimated demand, figuring SUVs were near dead. "They perhaps overcompensated in term of their production cuts," he says. "If you look at fastest-turning inventory, nine out of out (of the 2011s are) some sort of SUV. The love affair for SUVs for consumers is far from over."
After the two Camrys, the 2010 vehicle that has spent the most time on dealers' lots is the 2010 Hyundai Sonata (209 days), a closeout model replaced this summer by a dramatically different and well-reviewed 2011 model. Then comes 2010 Ford Mustang (202 days). Ford has given its updated 2011 replacement some breakthrough powerplants: a 305 hp. V-6 that gets 31 mpg on the highway and a new 412 hp., 5.0-liter V-8 rated 26 mpg highway.
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2010 least time till sale (days on lot)
2010 most time till sale (days on lot)
2011 least time till sale (days on lot)
2011 most time till sale (days on lot)
Chris Woodyard is an auto writer for USA TODAY who covers all aspects of motoring. He revels in the exhaust note of a Maserati and the sharp creases of a Cadillac CTS. Chris strives to live a Porsche life on a Scion budget. More about Chris


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VIDEO: The Filipino Inmates Do Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous'
Now these are the kind of dangerous criminals the world could use more of!
The inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines, who enthralled the world with their take on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance, have once again paid tribute to the King of Pop by busting out some serious moves to MJ's "Dangerous."
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Not until recently have I thought of hats as the perfect accessory. When I think of hats my mind instantly thinks Kentucky Derby! The women come to the race in crazy, fun, big hats that give the outfit emotion. Hats can spark a whole new vibe to a simply bland outfit.
Although the Kentucky Derby hats are amazing and memorable, they can still be tamed and worn in an everyday setting. Every outfit should include some type of statement piece and in my outfit today my hat is the focus. This sudden inspiration came from the Moncler Gamme Rouge spring 2014 ready-to-wear runway show with their being hats galore. A hat was worn in 48 looks throughout the show. It was the staple piece to enhance the diversity and urban culture of Giambattista Valli's collection.
In my opinion, hats can be a tricky accessory to wear. You can dress up a simple outfit with a fedora or make a sundress a bit trendier with a floppy hat. Today I went on an impulsive shopping spree in the town of Princeton and wore a casual outfit. I had combined floral shorts with a chambray vest and Steve Madden flats. I finished it off with the main focus from the Moncler Gamme Rouge collection and added a gray fedora. Hats are fun, different and this one happened to complete my outfit. So find a hat that gets some heads turning and create some good vibes with your next outfit!
Get My Look: 1. Floral printed shorts. 2. Chambray vest. 3. Steve Madden flats. 4. A hat that makes you feel unstoppable.


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The plot to LEFT BEHIND - note all the similarities in the present, and at the same time of this released movie, Obama matches as the False Messiah to most Americans as their only Savour! Now like a puppet with brain surgery.
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Cameron "Buck" Williams narrates, saying, "How do you describe both a beginning and an end? We should have known better, but we didn't. What does it matter what we think we know? In the end there's no denying the truth." A young television journalist for a news network called GNN, Buck reports from Israel about a new technology with which food will grow almost anywhere. He interviews Israeli scientist Chaim Rosenzweig, and praises him for creating a miracle.
Suddenly, Arab Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets fly over, attempting to attack Israel with a vicious air raid. The sun disappears even though it is still in the mid-day. A missile hits near Buck and Chaim as they retreat to a military bunker. The jets start exploding and crashing down even though Israel forces didn't fire a single shot and a commander states they how Israel, "can't get those planes up". Buck runs outside with the news camera and records the drama as some GNN executives and reporters watch back in Chicago. The jets explode and crash to the ground and the entire force is destroyed.
The story shifts to pilot Rayford Steele, who has been called in for an emergency flight from New York to London, thus forcing him to abandon his son Raymie's birthday party. Despite his wife's and his daughter's protests, he sets out on the flight and leaves his family behind. Rayford's daughter, Chloe Steele, is leaving for her college exams. Buck, having decided to go to London for an investigation of the attack, boards Rayford's plane.
On the flight a flight attendant, Hattie Durham, walks into the cockpit and asks who wants coffee and reveals she's taking a job at the UN and this is her last flight. Rayford ends up kissing Hattie outside the cockpit. Later during the flight some passengers awaken to realize that several of their fellow passengers are missing. Panic sets in as Rayford and his crew try to contain this situation. Buck helps Hattie try to keep the passengers calm. Upon returning to the flight cockpit, they discover that people (later revealed to be Christians) are mysteriously disappearing worldwide and even planes are down from missing flight crews, and crashes everywhere. He is forced to turn the plane back and land in Chicago. Shortly after landing, Buck locates Rayford and asks him to fly him to New York City.
Rayford refuses, saying that he has to be with his family, but tells Buck that he knows of a pilot. He asks Buck to go with him and they drive to his suburban home.
Meanwhile, Chloe is driving home from her college exams when she encounters a large traffic accident. She goes to check on a crashed semi, whose driver vanished. People are reporting abandoned cars and children missing from their seats. While Chloe is inspecting the carnage, her car is stolen by a hurt man and she is stranded on the wrecked highway. She eventually starts walking down the highway. Rayford discovers that his wife and son are missing. He and Buck are forced to stay in the house because of a military-enforced curfew. Rayford starts crying and smashes a mirror with his wife's Bible, which he later starts to read.
Chloe returns home and reunites with her father. Soon Chloe goes downstairs and discovers Buck sleeping on the couch. After conversing about her missing family, Chloe drives Buck to the airport and goes to look for her younger brother. Buck takes a plane to New York with pilot Ken Ritz. Rayford, trying to find Chloe, finally finds her in an elementary school and scolds her for running away. He apologizes and suggests they search the church because that's is where they were most happy. Chloe refuses to go to church, saying that her mother was happiest when Ray was home. After Chloe returns home, Rayford goes to New Hope Village Church (the church his wife and son attended) and finds Pastor Bruce Barnes. Bruce has also been left behind; until now, he has never truly believe in God, which cost him his wife and children. A believer at last, he begs for forgiveness and asks God for a second chance to help people. Rayford enters the church and kneels next to Bruce, telling him that God already has used him. They then watch a videotape left by another Reverend Billings dealing with the Rapture, in which all true believers are taken to heaven, while the rest are left behind to endure the Tribulation — seven years of war and suffering.
When Buck gets to New York City, he finds that his friend Dirk Burton has been killed. While he is there, he takes a computer disc and is almost shot by a sniper. Buck decodes the computer disc and finds that someone is trying to bankrupt the UN in order to control the world's food supply. Rayford confronts Hattie, telling her that their "affair" was wrong, and that he wants her forgiveness. She leaves in a huff, but Rayford tells Chloe about God and she says she believes. Meanwhile, Buck flies back to Chicago to meet with an old friend, CIA agent Alan Thompkins. After the meeting, Alan is killed in a car bombing, which Buck narrowly escapes. He goes to Rayford's house, because they are the only ones Buck knows in Chicago. Taking the wounded Buck to New Hope Church (as a makeshift hospital), Rayford and Bruce show Buck the tape that Reverend Billings made. Buck, however, does not fully believe the claims, and he goes to the UN to warn Chaim about the impending mistake. Rayford and Chloe attempt to stop him, because he doesn't have God on his side. Buck ignores the Steele's advice and goes to the UN anyway. After his departure, Rayford and Chloe pray for him.
At the UN, Buck sees the plans for the new Israeli temple, and realizes that everything Rayford, Chloe and Bruce told him was true. Before the meeting Buck finally accepts God and asks Him to show him The Way. When God complies, he realizes that UN Secretary-General Nicolae Carpathia is the Antichrist when he reveals his plan for world domination. His plans for rebuilding the temple of Israel are a logical first step to this end. He shoots Jonathan Stonagal and Joshua Todd-Cothran, who behind the plot to bankrupt the UN. Then, Carpathia brainwashes the new "kings and queens" (the UN delegates set to represent him in the coming years) into thinking that Stonagal rushed a guard, took his gun and then shot Cothran and himself. Everyone, even the press, believes him except Buck, who leaves and returns to the church, where he resolves to fight Carpathia with the help of his friends. Narrating, Buck says the "seven years of peace" declared by Nicolae will be the seven worst years mankind has ever seen, and that faith is all we need.
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One of the biggest lies, Obama is a clone created by the elite. Its all back-fired now. And how do I know Akhenaten, he is my father as RA.
[link to thefreemanperspective.blogspot.com.au]
Another false messiah (cloned) is at [link to www.aj-miller.com]
This is the movie. I never saw the beginning!
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A channelling you need to read!
The Middle East of course is the great topic of conversation. The words come doomed. The land is not owned by anyone, Palestinians, Israeli, whatever. The land is Mother Earth, the land divine of Creator Source, this land of blessed Lord Jesus [Esu Immanuel] whose feet walked the pathways. Once again a debated fight to create war amongst themselves. It is very sad, but it is the political ones who wish to retain their properties and boundaries. For no man shall have properties and boundaries in the future. All lands will belong to all peoples. Everyone will benefit from the land herself, the earth, the dirt, the growing of plants and fields, the enrichment of love to the land.
In the meantime this war will continue bloodshed. There will only be, alas, sad to say, more deaths, more sparring. It breaks our hearts to see this happen. Men have not yet, how would you say, awakened fully yet. They are still in their density. It is sad, terribly sad, that women suffer so much, and the children. But this happens with all races throughout the galaxies, throughout all universes. It is not just Earth. There are many out there who are relying on the transition here and the ascension of this Earth, to give them also the freedom to move forward in their own universes, in their own galaxies. For there are many out there who are also persecuted by others.
There have been many wars fought in the name of greed, but love will conquer all in the end, for there is nothing but love in the centre of the universe within. And that is you, children of Earth, the centre of your universe is your connection of the soul spirit, the light body, the energies. They all run through your veins, your cells, every little miniscule piece is connected back to God, Creator Source, Father. We are all connected back to him, for without him there is just nothing.
We ask you at this time once again beloved children, to meditate, to pray, pray from your hearts, pray in your own words, do not prattle words made by others, they have no meaning. Give of yourselves. This holds more light than anything else. Each day the Earth grows stronger, each day the ascension gets better, and we will be with you all. This is not the end, it is the beginning. The beginning of coming to new places, finding yourselves, knowing the truth. Truth being of your Creator Source, divine Father, and the truth of how and who you are, beings of light bodies, of ancients, of reincarnated ascended masters. Time and time again, average people, souls re-created, in many places throughout the universe. Yes, parallels do exist; yes, dimensions do exist; yes, portals do exist. And there are those who are now in the Earth's atmosphere in many craft, waiting, shining like stars in the night sky. Craft that beam red and all of the magnificent colours of the spectrum. For those are the light bodies that await you all.
We ask you to calmly focus, stay in your own self, give your light and love where you can. You cannot take on other people's lives and do the journey for them. You must take care of yourself, your bodies, your light bodies. The beauty and love they retain will radiate to all. Stay centred, live your daily lives as best you can. Smile, laugh, even in the worst moments. Do not be influenced much by the news reports of the world. Remember there are many negative energies out there, and we wish to share the light to the negative energies, to have them walk with us. But again, whether they accept or not is entirely up to their own free will. This Earth is a free will zone. We cannot interfere but just sit on the sidelines and be here for you. Please ask us for any help you need, or assistance, again through your guides, your beloved ones. Do not forget, you are not alone. We treasure you, for we are all part of the one, the divine. Amen.
Continues: I can now see a great big spear of white light crystal [with an expanded double conical point]. It comes down from the heavens. It is a beam of light coming to the centre of Israel. This beam of light will destroy the place. It is going to make a great mess, radiating out. It is not a killing machine but it will destroy by vibrations, harmonics. It will level the place, like when the walls of Jericho were supposedly flattened. There will be a point in time for this to occur, not just yet, but soon enough.
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Professor Kenneth Wiltshire AO is the J.D.Story Professor of Public Administration and Leader of the Not for Profit Unit at The University of Queensland Business School. His research interests are in the fields of public policy and public sector management, governance, comparative federalism, education and leadership, government-business relations, and social enterprises. He has published 14 books and over 70 scholarly articles in these and other fields. He teaches in the MBA and Master of Business programs and in Executive Education programs on Leadership. He has led several AusAID programs for Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Professor Wiltshire has had extensive experience in relation to education and training. He was, for six years, Australia's Representative on the Executive Board of UNESCO including two years as the Chair of the Program and External Relations Commission of the Board. He was Rapporteur - General for the 1999 UNESCO Congress in Seoul on Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the author of the International Declaration on TVET approved at that Congress. He also served for 13 years as the Chair of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO. Professor Wiltshire conducted: the Review of NBEET- the National Board for Employment Education and Training; was Special Adviser to the Australian National Training Authority; Chair of the Review of the Queensland School Curriculum; Chair of the Tertiary Entrance Procedures of Qld; and served as a member of Advisory Council of the International Institute of Educational Planning in Paris. He was a founding Board member of the Constitutional Centenary Foundation and Chair of its education committee, and served as a member of the national Ministerial Advisory Committee on Environmental Education.
Professor Wiltshire has served as consultant to Prime Ministers, parliamentary committees, Royal Commissions, Government Business Enterprises, government departments, local governments, and private sector organisations. He has held a number of other government appointments including Member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission, Chair of the Australian Heritage Commission, and Chair of the World Heritage Wet Tropics Management Committee.
In 1998, Professor Wiltshire was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to social sciences and public administration, and UNESCO.


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Ali Lohan Denies Getting Plastic Surgery, Is 'Just Growing Up,' You Guys
Wow, Ali's looking a little haggard. :(
If these are pictures of Ali Lohan … she should sue her doctor.
The fuck?
Hell, who am I kidding… I'd still hit it. :(
What about some photos of Monica Bellucci in the Venice Film Festival? She looks ABSOLUTELY F***ing HOT there
Wow. I bet Lindsay is pissed that Ali is the hotter sister now.
She's never looked better.
shave and a samich…sayin…
desnect into alcoholism, Dina is working her younger daughter too handing teenage Ali Lohan over to modeling sharks amidst speculation that the 17 year old has had cosmetic


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Jefferson Adams is a freelance writer living in San Francisco. His poems, essays and photographs have appeared in Antioch Review, Blue Mesa Review, CALIBAN, Hayden's Ferry Review, Huffington Post, the Mississippi Review, and Slate among others.
He is a member of both the National Writers Union, the International Federation of Journalists, and covers San Francisco Health News for Examiner.com.
Some studies have shown that people with untreated celiac disease can have higher rates of psychiatric disorders, but little study has been made to determine whether people with psychiatric disorders have higher rates of celiac disease.
Celiac.com 05/04/2012 - Some studies have shown that people with untreated celiac disease can have higher rates of psychiatric disorders, but little study has been made to determine whether people with psychiatric disorders have higher rates of celiac disease.
To answer that question, a team of researchers recently studied celiac disease in patients with chronic psychiatric disorders. The research team included Manouchehr Khoshbaten, Mohammad Rostami Nejad, Nasrin Sharifi, Ali Fakhari, Mahdyar Golamnejad, Sayed Hassan Hashemi, Pekka Collin, and Kamran Rostami
The team set out to assess rates of celiac disease in Iranian patients suffering from chronic depression or schizophrenia.
For their study, they screened 200 Iranian inpatient men with in chronic phase of depressive disorders or schizophrenia, along with another 200 age-matched healthy male subjects, for celiac disease using anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies. The average patient age was 37 years.
This study found that one (1%) schizophrenic and two (2%) depressive patients tested positive for anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies. They noted that duodenal biopsy was not possible in these male patients.
In the control group one (0.5%) individual was positive for anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies, but had normal duodenal histology. Theere was no statistical difference between patients and control group.
Celiac disease serology is not significantly higher in schizophrenic and depressive inpatients than in the general population.
Based on this observation, they do not advocate systematic blood screening in such patients, but they do advocate increased alertness to the possibilities of celiac disease in those patients.


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- New Jersey Governor
- Laura AndersonExecutive Director, Board of Massage Therapy and Bodywork
Gov. Christie, NJ Legislators, NJ Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy: Exempt Light-touch & Energy Practitioners from Massage & Bodywork Licensure
Since the enactment of P.L.2007,c. 337, the "Massage and Bodywork Therapist Act", effective September 4, 2012, there have been efforts to include Energy and Light-touch modalities in the definition of Massage and Bodywork. However, Energy and Light-touch modalities do not, as stated in NJAC 13.37A-1.2, manipulate soft-tissue. This is a misunderstanding of the principles and application of Energy and Light-touch modalities. Therefore, we petition that all Energy and Light-touch practitioners be exempt from the Massage and Bodywork Therapy Licensing Act, Statutes and Regulations.
If Energy and Light-touch modalities are not exempt, the consequences are detrimental to the well-being of NJ residents in the following ways; 1) Loss of jobs for practitioners and small-businesses (which is in direct opposition to New Jersey's small business and job-creation initiatives), 2) depriving the public from access to much-needed services (these therapies are currently offered by independent practitioners and in NJ hospitals to relieve patient stress, decrease pain and recovery times), and 3) depriving people from therapies and education that support healthy lifestyles for NJ residents.
- New Jersey State House
- New Jersey State Senate
- New Jersey Governor
- Executive Director, Board of Massage Therapy and Bodywork
Laura Anderson
Exempt Light-Touch & Energy Practitioners from Massage & Bodywork Licensure
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I want to use the google webmaster tools. For this:
- I uploaded module nodewords to my website
But ......where do I enter the: google verification code ?
Comment #1nedwardss CreditAttribution: nedwardss commented
You can find this on the "Default and specitfic meta tags tab" and then the sub tab "Front Page". I believe this is because that is the only place Google expects it to be.
Comment #4steff2009 CreditAttribution: steff2009 commented
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Hello, I have the same problem. The first place where I went looking is in Admin > Meta tags > Default and specific > Front Page.
But no space to input the google verification tag appears. I have enabled all Nodewords module and selected "Google site verification" metatage both in tags to be shown in edit mode and in HTML, but the google webmaster verification does not appear on any page.
Please help, thank you.
Comment #5TomSherlock CreditAttribution: TomSherlock commented
Did you check your permissions?
Comment #6Jordan.Schmitt CreditAttribution: Jordan.Schmitt commented
Do I need to enter the entire meta tag code or just the code located in the content portion content="xxx"? Also my keywords are appearing twice on the homepage. Any ideas?
Comment #email@example.com CreditAttribution: email@example.com commented
Hi there,
I have a problem with placing the Google verfication code on the homepage of my site, www.ikvader.nl. I've place the code using 'Meta tags' (content-management -> meta tags ->default and specific meta tags -> other pages -> front page) and the codes does show up in the source code of the front page. But not in the way Google likes it, I guess, since the site is not verified by Google webmaster tools.
- Should I place only the code, without the " "
- Or should I place the full code '
- Or is there a way to access the html of the front page directly through ftp? If so, where can I find the homepage using ftp?
Anyone experience with this problem? Your help is appreciated!
Thanks, Henk
Comment #8webzmaj CreditAttribution: webzmaj commented
In "Google Webmaster Tools verification code" (Bing, Yahoo) field enter only content code, without "". Don't enter full meta tag code.
Comment #9fergal303 CreditAttribution: fergal303 commented
Thanks webzmaj,
This fixed the problem for me.
Comment #10robomalo CreditAttribution: robomalo commented
#8 should be in the directions.
Comment #11raven_web CreditAttribution: raven_web commented
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I am using 6.x-dev, and I do not have a "Front Page" tab under "Default meta tags" nor under "Specific meta tags". I only have "Error 403 page" and "Error 404 page".
Comment #12chantalrosa CreditAttribution: chantalrosa commented
I have the same problem has anyone figured this out yet?
Comment #13DamienMcKenna CreditAttribution: DamienMcKenna commented
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Here's where you enter the verification code: Site Verify module. We're getting rid of the site verification tags in an upcoming release as they are one of the best examples of how this module has gone completely wrong with its obfuscated UI, so please use another module like Site Verify instead.
Comment #14DamienMcKenna CreditAttribution: DamienMcKenna commented
|» Closed (won't fix)
Comment #15Biswajit Roy CreditAttribution: Biswajit Roy commented
Here is the easy steps to site verification :
Please follow the following steps to add site verification code into your Drupal site for different search engine Google, Bing, Pinterest and Yandex:
1. Install and enable "Metatag: Verification" module
2. Goto metatag setting admin/config/search/metatags
3. Click on "Override" for "Global: Front page"
4. Click on "edit" link of "Global: Front page"
5. Expand "SITE VERIFICATION"
6. Enter your site verification codes into different fields as per your requirement for Google, Bing, Pinterest and Yandex
[Note : Before doing these steps into your Drupal site, you need to collect all site verfication codes from these search engine sites like Google, Bing, Pinterest and Yandex]
Comment #16DamienMcKenna CreditAttribution: DamienMcKenna at Mediacurrent commented
@Biswajit Roy: FYI that's for Metatag, not Nodewords.
Comment #17Biswajit Roy CreditAttribution: Biswajit Roy commented
@DamienMcKenna: Thanks for your information. But, I think, the actual requirement is "Where do I enter the google verification code?" So, I found a better and simple option, which I provide here.


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Coast Guard finds 3 overdue boaters
The U.S. Coast Guard was able to locate three Anchorage men who were overdue from a fishing trip in Prince William Sound.
The men were unable to return from their two-day fishing trip that started Saturday when the 24-foot Bayliner they were aboard experienced engine problems.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew found 40-year-old John Dimmick, 28-year-old Mark Valdez and 25-year-old Cory Bicchinella in Lower Passage on the north side of Knight Island, the Coast Guard said in a release. No injuries were reported.
The men had not filed a float plan, said Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings. The Coast Guard recommends boaters tell friends and family about their planned routes, travel dates and safety and communications gear aboard their vessel.


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Facing TV Problems? Ask a TV Technician.
Have not tried it on different inputs. The set is around 18 months old I think.
I followed the guide verbatim. When I go to the "System Updates" menu the response is "Your system is currently up to date" I have it "Check Now" on this screen and it still indicates the firmware is up to date. This did not change anything.