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The Hamas Ideology of Hatred and Genocide: Islamic supremacy over the world, destroying Israel and Jews, promoting terror and violence (PMW) Palestinian Media Watch Bulletin) by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook 05/24/07)
Source: http://pmw.org.il/bulletins_may2007.htm#b240507
PMW} PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH Articles-Index-Top
In light of the escalating conflict between Hamas and Israel, its important to review the Hamas ideology and understand how Hamas views the conflict.
Hamas ideology, as expressed in the Hamas Charter, sees Hamas as part of the worldwide Muslim Brotherhood (Article 2) that seeks world Islamic domination. Israel is said to exist on territory that is Islamic Waqf (Article 11) and therefore Islam demands that Israel be destroyed. Accepting Israel´s existence is a violation of Islamic law (Article 13).
The Hamas charter presents the killing of Jews as God´s will, and the inevitable extermination of Jews as coinciding with the "Hour of Resurrection" (Article 7). The charter expresses eagerness to participate in and promote this killing of Jews: "Hamas has been looking forward to implement Allah´s promise [killing Jews] whatever time it might take" (Article 7). Finally, violence and terror (called "resistance") are presented as legitimate tools.
All of these principles continue to be stated regularly by Hamas leadership and in the official Hamas media throughout May 2007.
Part 1: Islamic supremacy over the world
Part 2: Destruction of Israel
Part 3: Demonization and extermination of Jews
Part 4: Promoting terror, suicide terror, and violence
Part 1: Islamic supremacy over the world
Former Foreign Minister and Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: "The prophetic foundation is the message of the prophet Muhammad, that Islam will enter every house and will spread over the entire world."
[Al-Ayyam, March 25, 2007]
Dr. Ahmad Bahar, Hamas (acting Speaker, Palestinian Legislative Council):
"This is Islam, that was ahead of its time with regards to human rights in the treatment of prisoners, but our people was afflicted by the cancerous lump, that is the Jews, in the heart of the Arab nation. Make us victorious over the infidels. Allah, take hold of the Jews and their allies, Allah, take hold of the Americans and their allies Allah, count them and kill them to the last one and don´t leave even one." [PA TV, April 20, 2007]
Deputy Director of Al-Aqsa [Hamas] TV, Hazem Al-Shaarawi, discussing the children´s program Tomorrow Pioneers:
"Lets ask history: which time period was good to all communities? The Jews lived in the time of Islam [under Islamic rule] and were happy. The Christians lived in the time of Islam [under Islamic rule] and were happy. Look at the history, the prophet [Muhammad] ordered the army: Do not kill a monk in his prayer room. Even the Caliph Umar Bin Al-Khattab, [Islamic conqueror of Jerusalem in 638] when he came into the Al-Aqsa Mosque, he secured the churches and the prayer rooms. Therefore, when we talk about the mission of the restoration of Islam to its natural place [of world rule], we [are] calling for justice, and for goodness, and for world love so that the Christians will live in peace, and that even the Jews will live in peace and security.
[Al-Aqsa TV, May 13, 2007]
Text from children´s program on Hamas TV, Tomorrow Pioneers: Hazim (Adult): "Islam will spread to all parts of the earth from one end to the other and justice and good and kindness will spread. Did history witness a time period better than that when Islam ruled?... Every day do you remember Andalus (Spain)? This dear Andalus will return [to Islam] one day." [Al-Aqsa TV, May 11, 2007]
Part 2: Destruction of Israel
Dr. Khalil Al-Hayyah, member of the Hamas political leadership and the Palestinian Legislative Council:
The Hamas movement bases its strategy and its policy on that the option of resistance is the only option that can liberate Palestine from its [Mediterranean] sea to its [Jordan] river [ie destroy Israel].
[Al-Risalah, Hamas newspaper, April 19, 2007]
Hamas spokesman, Dr. Ismail Radwan, confirmed that his movement will not recognize any existence of the Israeli enemy on an inch of Palestinian land and said, We will liberate Palestine, all of Palestine...Palestine will not be liberated by negotiations, committees and decisions, it will only be liberated by the rifle and the Al-Qassam [rocket]. Therefore, prepare yourselves. [Al-Risalah, Hamas newspaper, April 9, 2007]
Video of Ahmad Yassin, founder and former head of Hamas, about future destruction of Israel, broadcast regularly March May 2007: Tel Aviv is gone. They are defeated, they have no words left. ... When this process will end, they will become a state with no ability, helpless. They established a state to protect the Jews from death and murder. If death and murder chase them in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Netanya and everywhere among them, then they will say: ´What am I doing here? I founded a state to protect me from death, and if death chases me, I want to flee and go back to Europe and America.´ [Al Aqsa TV, regularly, March May 2007]
Former Foreign Minister and Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: "Our position is the liberation of Palestine, all of Palestine. This is the final and strategic solution for us. There is a Quranic message for us, that we will enter the Al-Aqsa mosque, and the entrance to the mosque means the entrance into all of Palestine. This is the message, no one can deny it. Anyone who denies it must check his faith and his Islam.
[Al-Ayyam, March 25, 2007]
"The representative of the Legislative Council, Dr. Yussuf Al- Sharafi, of the Change and Reform faction [Hamas], emphasized the option of Jihad and resistance to banish the thieves of the occupation, who longed to drink the blood of our massacred people... because the Jewish faith does not wish for peace nor stability, since it is a faith that is based on murder: I kill, therefore I am Israel is based only on blood and murder in order to exist, and it will disappear, with Allahs will, through blood and Shahids [martyrs]." [Al-Risalah, Hamas newspaper, April 12, 2007]
Part 3: Demonization and extermination of Jews
The Hamas spokesman, Dr. Ismail Radwan:
The Hour [Resurrection] will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews and the Muslims kill them, and the rock and the tree will say: Oh, Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, kill him! We must remind our Arab and Muslim nation, its leaders and people, its scholars and students, remind them that Palestine and the Al-Aqsa mosque will not be liberated through summits nor by international resolutions, but it will be liberated through the rifle. It will not be liberated through negotiations, but through the rifle, since this occupation knows no language but the language of force O Allah, strengthen Islam and Muslims, and bring victory to your Jihad-fighting worshipers, in Palestine and everywhere Allah take the oppressor Jews and Americans and their supporters!
[PA TV, March 30, 2007]
"We find more than once condemnation and denunciation to the resistance operations and bombings [suicide attacks], carried out by Hamas and the Palestinian resistance branches... everyone will know, that we did this [suicide terror] only because our lord commanded so, I did it not of my own accord [*] and so that people will know that the extermination of Jews is good for the inhabitants of the worlds " [Al-Risalah, Hamas newspaper, April 23, 2007] [*] Translation of Quranic verse taken from USC Compendium of Muslim Texts.
Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Bahar (acting Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council):
Oh warrior brothers, who stay put and withstand the [patience] test on the land of beloved Palestine. Do you know these Zionists, why they kill the children, the women and the men? This is the policy of the Zionist entity, this is a planned and organized policy. Their false Talmud, their false Torah, and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, call for the murder of children, women and men, ... [PA TV, August 4, 2006]
Hamas Web site: video of Hamas suicide terrorist, February 2006 April 2007:
"My message to the loathed Jews is that there is no god but Allah, we will chase you everywhere! We are a nation that drinks blood, and we know that there is no blood better than the blood of Jews. We will not leave you alone until we have quenched our thirst with your blood, and our children´s thirst with your blood. We will not leave until you leave the Muslim countries."
"In the name of Allah, we will destroy you, blow you up, take revenge against you, purify the land of you, pigs that have defiled our country... This operation is revenge against the sons of monkeys and pigs." [Hamas website, February 2006 April 2007]
Part 4: Promoting terror, suicide terror, and violence
Hamas TV dramatization of woman suicide terrorist Reem Riyashis four- year-old daughter vowing to be a suicide terrorist like her mother - March 21, 2007 and repeatedly through May 2007.
[Background: Reem Riyashi killed four Israelis and wounded seven in 2004.] The following is the Hamas TV dramatization of the song in which Duha, Reem´s daughter, sings to her mother:
[Daughter sees mother preparing explosives sticks]
"Mommy, what are you carrying
in your arms instead of me?
[Mother turns to hide bomb]
A toy or a present for me?...
Mommy Reem!
Why did you put on your veil?
Are you going out, Mommy?...
Come back quickly, Mommy
I can´t sleep without you,...
[Daughter sees mother´s picture and news story about bombing on PA TV] My mother, my mother,...
Instead of me you carried a bomb in your hands.
Only now, I know what was more precious than us...
[Images of her mother´s grave and the graves of other terrorists, including Aayat Al-Akhras, 17-year-old female suicide terrorist]
Send greetings to our Messenger [Muhammad] and tell him:
´Duha loves you.´
My love will not be [merely] words.
I am following Mommy in her steps.
[Finds explosives that mother left in her drawer,
picks up stick of explosives]
Oh Mommy, oh Mommy."
Repeated calls for kidnapping Israeli soldiers
"Fathi Hamad, Hamas member of Palestinian Legislative Council, demanded the kidnapping of more Israeli soldiers in order to force Israel to free the [Palestinian] prisoners Hamad said this at a gathering of the "Wa´ed" organization for prisoners and released [prisoners] in Khan Yunis ... Hamad stressed it was the responsibility of the government, the Legislative Council, the [armed] factions and military arms to dedicate all the efforts at their disposal to free the prisoners. He argued that the kidnapping of the soldier Gilad Shalit hit Israel very hard." [Al Ayyam, March 10, 2007]
Transcript of Hamas broadcast:
Member of the Legislative Council Um-Nasser Farachat:
With no connection to my being a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and my involvement in the leadership, as a Palestinian citizen, by God, I dont believe in any solution other than one: kidnapping Zionist soldiers.
The newscaster:
"The kidnapping of more Zionist soldiers [is required] 10 Zionist soldiers maybe less will guarantee the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners."
Said Siam, former interior minister:
There were suggestions to repeat the operations of kidnapping other Israeli soldiers, because we know that the occupation understands no other language. Second, the capture of the [single] soldier will not be enough cause for the release of [the] over 10,000 prisoners There are many suggestions, but whats important is what will actually be done.
Member of the Legislative Council Um-Nasser Farachat:
We hope that with the help of Allah, praise and extol him, the kidnappers will stick with their demands and will not lower their demands in any way until they [the Israelis] will surrender to our conditions.
The newscaster´s summation:
A number of suggestions were brought up during the meeting of the Legislative Council, and the most prominent was the call for further kidnappings of Zionist soldiers as a solution to end the prisoners suffering.
[Al Aqsa TV, Hamas, April 18, 2007]
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It's the mid 1960s, and change is in the air. London is swinging, hemlines are up and Harold Wilson has had the Beatles round to Number Ten. Three great liberalising measures are in contemplation: the decriminalisation of homosexuality, the legalisation of abortion and the abolition of capital punishment. The latter, long cherished by penal reformers and now attracting support from MPs of all parties after a series of controversial hangings (for example, that of Derek Bentley), is the first up for debate. The date is set for 1966.
But then something happens, something truly dreadful. Five children have been murdered near Manchester. After a trial in which the horrifying, sadistic details of the crimes are repeated day after day in the press Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are convicted. A shocked nation demands that the Moors murderers pay the ultimate price - and suddenly few Members of Parliament are in a mood to disagree. The vote is delayed for a year. The legalisation of abortion and same-sex relationships gluts the public mood for reform. After a couple of years, a compromise is reached: hanging will no longer be the default sentence for murder, but it will be available, in exceptional circumstances, for the "most heinous" crimes.
The strongest opponents of capital punishment are not satisfied. But most moderates find that they can live with it, especially as over the next few years capital punishment seems to have become vanishingly rare. After Brady and Hindley swing, the next to face the noose is Peter Sutcliffe. Few tears are shed for the Yorkshire Ripper. Times change. In the polarised, economically fraught Seventies most people have other priorities. And then come the Eighties. Margaret Thatcher, a firm supporter of capital punishment, is in Downing Street, and liberalism in all spheres except the economic is out of fashion.
True, a succession of wet home secretaries - Willie Whitelaw, Douglas Hurd - manage to restrain the most enthusiastic hangers and floggers on the backbenches, and even effect an occasional commutation. But with time, analysts notice, judges seem more willing to define a crime as "heinous". A combination of legal precedent and (though this is hard to measure precisely) public mood leads to certain categories of murder being considered heinous all but by default: murders of children, of police officers, serial killings, sex killings, shooting sprees. The number of death sentences edges gradually upwards.
A few years later, after Ken Clarke's unofficial moratorium on the death penalty attracts negative coverage in the Daily Mail a new home secretary, Michael Howard, decides to get tough. "Hanging works" he declares, to cheers, at the Conservative conference. "When murderers are six feet under they aren't out there committing more murders."
Meanwhile, Tony Blair is determined to shed the Labour Party's image as soft on crime. As a young lawyer he had been opposed to capital punishment - perhaps, like his wife, he still secretly is. But like his political mentor and idol Bill Clinton he realises the political dangers of appearing soft on crime. Downing Street, he reasons, is well worth the odd hanging. A new generation of Labour MPs shares his moderate approach. They stand and applaud when he stresses that the People's Party is no friend to murderers - indeed, that he will explore ways of removing what he calls "loopholes" that allow killers to remain indefinitely alive. There will be a new, streamlined, "firm but fair" appeals process, he declares. The Sun is impressed. The paper features Blair's support for capital punishment prominently in the run-up to the 1997 general election.
In 2000, even as it passes the Human Rights Act, Labour reaffirms Britain's opt-out from Protocol 6 (and later Protocol 13) of the European Convention of Human Rights, the first of which restricted the death penalty to wartime emergencies, while the second abolishes it entirely. "The most fundamental human right is the right to life" says Jack Straw, who as home secretary has followed in Howard's footsteps. "But some people have clearly forefeited theirs." In the wake of 9/11, the definition of "heinous" is extended to include acts of terrorism.
So here we are again, in 2011, debating yet another doomed attempt to abolish capital punishment in Britain, this time put forward by some publicity-seeking blogger. It'll never happen. The Sixties are over. Public opinion is too firmly in favour of the death penalty. The focus groups, and the Daily Mail, would never allow it. Abolitionism plays badly in the marginals. Politicians know this - even those (allegedly the majority) who privately believe that hanging has become a national embarrassment.
Besides, our opt-out from Protocol 13, like our opt-out from the Euro, has become a touchstone of national pride. Any prime minister who flirted with removing it would be accused of caving into Brussels, of being undemocratic and elitist, of being un-British. Yes, we might be alone in the Western world, apart from the United States (where liberal courts came close to abolishing the death penalty themselves in the early Seventies) in continuing to execute murderers. But that just shows that the transatlantic special relationship is still in good working order. Just like Pentonville's gallows.
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It's the mid 1960s, and change is in the air. London is swinging, hemlines are up and Harold Wilson has had the Beatles round to Number Ten. Three great liberalising measures are in contemplation: the decriminalisation of homosexuality, the legalisation of abortion and the abolition of capital punishment. The latter, long cherished by penal reformers and now attracting support from MPs of all parties after a series of controversial hangings (for example, that of Derek Bentley), is the first up for debate. The date is set for 1966.


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Hey folks,
does anyone know why all authors have a beta tester icon on their item page?
The other thing I have noticed is, that badges like "featured item" or "free file of the month" has disappeared. If you visit the profile page of the authors the beta tester icon is not visible and all other badges are shown again.
Are there some changes in progress concerning the item pages of the authors?
Maybe someone knows, I`m just curious about that!
Thanks in advance!
same here
QuadraphonixAssociation, when I enter your item description page (the player) – I don't see the beta tester icon.
if you test a beta which is released by the envato marketplace then u get an icon like that… just like u get a silver paw when u have already sold "10000-50000" dollars. or u get a note icon if u have been interviewed in envato note… hope it helped.
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QuadraphonixAssociation, when I enter your item description page (the player) – I don't see the beta tester icon.
Yes, soundroll, that`s true! Since I have started this thread it disappeared on my item pages(mysterious )
But on all other item pages it is still visible!
Maybe they test a new icon system for beta testers, which is only on beta, so, by default we all we'll get those
Probably the same cause:
I went and checked my email to see if I was offered to test something.


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He is a member of both the National Writers Union, the International Federation of Journalists, and covers San Francisco Health News for Examiner.com.
A team of researchers recently tried to get an idea of gluten levels in food being labeled and sold as 'gluten-free.'
Celiac.com 12/02/2013 - There really hasn't been too much research into gluten levels of products labeled and sold as 'gluten-free in the U.S. A team of researchers recently set out to try to get an idea of gluten levels in food being labeled and sold as 'gluten-free.'
The good news is that that vast majority of gluten-free foods sampled in their small study were, in fact, gluten-free, and many registered detectable gluten levels far below the 20 ppm allowed by law.
The research team tested three different samples of 112 separate products, for a total of 336 packages tested. They tested each sample twice, for a total of 672 extractions.
Of the 112 products tested, 36 products (32%) were certified gluten-free by either the Gluten Free Certification Organization (32 products) or the Celiac Sprue Association (4 products). Only four products (i.e., bread, hot cereal, tortilla, cookie) from three manufacturers tested at or above 20 ppm gluten. Three of these products were not certified gluten-free; one product was certified gluten-free.
While 9.4% of extractions contained quantifiable gluten, the vast majority of manufacturers are in compliance with the Food and Drug Administration's gluten-free labeling rule.
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Everyone has heard that carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming. But the gas also has some positive characteristics. Researchers are now impregnating plastics with compressed CO2 in a process that could lead to new applications ranging from colored contact lenses to bacteria-resistant door handles.
CO2 is more than just a waste product. In fact, it has a variety of uses: the chemical industry makes use of this colorless gas to produce urea, methanol and salicylic acid. Urea is a fertilizer, methanol is a fuel additive, and salicylic acid is an ingredient in aspirin.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen are pursuing a new idea by testing how carbon dioxide can be used to impregnate plastics.
At a temperature of 30.1 degrees Celsius and a pressure of 73.8 bar, CO2 goes into a supercritical state that gives the gas solvent-like properties. In this state, it can be introduced into polymers, or act as a "carrier" in which dyes, additives, medical compounds and other substances can be dissolved.
"We pump liquid carbon dioxide into a high-pressure container with the plastic components that are to be impregnated, then steadily increase the temperature and the pressure until the gas reaches the supercritical state. When that state is reached, we increase the pressure further.
"At 170 bar, pigment in powder form dissolves completely in the CO2 and then diffuses with the gas into the plastic. The whole process only takes a few minutes. When the container is opened, the gas escapes through the surface of the polymer but the pigment stays behind and cannot subsequently be wiped off," explains Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Renner, a scientist at Fraunhofer UMSICHT.
In tests, the researchers have even managed to impregnate polycarbonate with nanoparticles that give it antibacterial properties. E-coli bacteria, placed on the plastic's surface in the institute's own high-pressure laboratory, were killed off completely - a useful function that could be applied to door handles impregnated with the same nanoparticles.
Tests conducted with silica and with the anti-inflammatory active pharmaceutical ingredient flurbiprofen were also successful. "Our process is suitable for impregnating partially crystalline and amorphous polymers such as nylon, TPE, TPU, PP and polycarbonate," states Renner, "but it cannot be applied to crystalline polymers."
The process holds enormous potential, as carbon dioxide is non-flammable, non-toxic and inexpensive. Whilst it shows solvent-like properties, it does not have the same harmful effects on health and on the environment as the solvents that are used in paints, for example. Painted surfaces are also easily damaged and are not scratch-resistant.
Conventional processes for impregnating plastics and giving them new functions have numerous drawbacks. Injection molding, for instance, does not permit the introduction of heat-sensitive substances such as fire retardants or UV stabilizers. Many dyes change color; purple turns black.
"Our method allows us to customize high-value plastic components and lifestyle products such as mobile phone shells. The best about it is that the color, additive or active ingredient is introduced into layers near the surface at temperatures far below the material's melting point, in an environ mentally friendly manner that does away with the need for aggressive solvents ," says Renner.
The process could, for example, be used to dye contact lenses - and lenses could even be enriched with pharmaceutical compounds that would then be slowly released to the eye throughout the day, representing an alternative to repeated applications of eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma. According to the scientist, this new impregnation method is suitable for a broad range of new applications.
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What could have been a crushing loss for the Brandon Wheat Kings instead ended up with the Western Hockey League club's players piling on the ice in a massive celebration Saturday at Westman Place.
The Wheat Kings blew a three-goal lead in the third period before recovering to top the Regina Pats 4-3 on Richard Nejezchleb's power-play goal with three seconds left in overtime.
"It was tough to give (the Pats) the point but it's still nice to get two," said Nejezchleb, whose team moved from a three-way tie for fifth place in the Eastern Conference into sole possession of the spot, one point ahead of the Pats and two ahead of the idle Prince Albert Raiders. "… I mean three seconds from the end of the overtime, it was pretty huge."
Nejezchleb added an assist to go with his team-leading 22nd goal of the season. Jens Meilleur, John Quenneville and Tyler Coulter all scored in regulation as the Wheat Kings (21-16-4-0) held a 3-0 lead after two periods.
The Pats (20-17-3-2) methodically ate away at that lead in the third, getting a goal from Patrick D'Amico to end Jordan Papirny's bid for a second straight shutout against Regina, before defenceman Colby Williams netted a pair of goals to force overtime.
"We didn't give hardly anything up in the first two periods," Wheat Kings head coach/general manager Kelly McCrimmon said. "I think they had four scoring chances in the first, they had three in the second, our penalty kill had been good for us, Jordan had made saves when called upon. So it wasn't a case where some of the things that we had done earlier in the night came back to bite us, it was just a case of some poor reads on defensive zone entries that left people uncovered, and that was allowed them to get back into the game."
The Wheat Kings carried the play in overtime, then their power play, which had been dormant all night, took advantage of a controversial call in overtime when Pat Chandler Stephenson was penalized for running into Papirny on a rush with 44 seconds left.
Stymied early in the advantage, Brandon made a push in the dying seconds with captain Ryan Pulock rushing end-to-end and being forced to the outside, but getting the puck to Peter Quenneville, who managed to dribble a pass over to Nejezchleb, allowing the Czech winger to slide a shot under Regina goalie Dawson MacAuley.
"It's huge," Peter Quenneville, who had two assists, said of the victory. "It's been I think four in a row that we've lost in overtime where we haven't been able to close the deal. It's not what we want to be giving up, a third-period lead with three goals, but I think it shows us kind of maturing as a team and being able to regroup and regain our focus to be able to win in overtime."
ONE-TIMERS: Papirny made 31 saves, while MacAuley stopped 36 shots … Peter Quenneville (three goals, seven assists) and Pulock (three goals, three assists) are both on six-game point-scoring streaks … Brandon was 1-for-5 on the power play while Regina was 0-for-3, with both teams killing five-on-three chances in the first period that lasted nearly a minute each … Rookie Pats LW Rylee Zimmer of Russell earned his first WHL point with an assist on D'Amico's goal … The Wheat Kings scratched D Kord Pankewicz (healthy) as well as LW Jesse Gabrielle (Team West) and Braylon Shmyr (Team Pacific), who were both at the World Under-17 Challenge, which wrapped up on Saturday with Shmyr winning a silver medal … Pats scratches included LW Braden Christoffer (upper body), LW Max Kammerer (German team, world junior championship) and D Brady Reagan (Team Pacific) … The Wheat Kings will host the Red Deer Rebels on Tuesday.
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Homeschool Classifieds
Homeschooling allows parents to control their children's curriculum, learning speed and school environment. It offers many children the opportunity to learn at a faster pace than their peers and to avoid the day to day social stresses of the regular classroom. Despite its advantages, however, homeschooling can be a big investment. Teaching children requires dedicated time, while homeschooling materials can be extremely cost. Using homeschool classifieds gives parents the ability to find a good used homeschool curriculum without spending too much.
How To Find Local Resources
Offline local resources include other parents involved in local homeschooling groups or co-ops, the public library and nearby used bookstores. Parents who want to get their homeschooling curricula locally should consider getting involved in their local homeschooling community. This field quickly attracts passionate people who feel strongly about their children's education, so it's often easy to find good materials.
Best Online Resources
Online classifieds sites are the most useful option for many homeschooling parents, but not all of them are the same. For instance, homeschoolclassifieds.com offers an excellent resource for some of the most popular curricula, but it works best for local searches only. Parents can also find useful resources at their local branch of Craigslist (www.craigslist.org.)
Parents who want to take their searches further afield may wish to look at resources such as the Hip List at www.hiphomeschoolmoms.com/the-hip-list, or freehomeschoolclassifieds.com. These sources can offer used curricula from across the country or even around the world. While it's important to factor in shipping costs, these broader-based online resources can help
These sites offer parents many options for a used homeschool curriculum at a reduced price. Products are listed by appropriate grade level, ranging from pre-Kindergarten up through college. They may also include music, CDs and other multimedia options, which many homeschool classifieds sites list separately. Parents who have a used homeschool curriculum they no longer need can also use these sites to recover some of their initial investment while making sure that other children have the opportunity to learn from their homeschooling materials.
Curriculum Options
The specific resources parents choose for their homeschooling program will depend on their basic philosophy. People who want to provide their children with a more religiously-grounded education than they could get at most public or private schools should look for major spritual publishers, including Abeka homeschool or Kinza Academy. Parents who prefer a more secular approach may need to buy their curriculum carefully, choosing mainstream textbooks or textbooks designed specifically for a secular approach.
The good news is that pretty much any major used homeschool curriculum is available through the homeschool classifieds.
Any parent who wants to ensure that his or her child receives the right education should take the time to investigate homeschool classifieds. These resources allow the homeschooling community to share their resources, save money and still provide their children with all the knowledge they need.


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Are you ready for some F.U.N. tonight?
Ha, are you ready for some F.U.N. tonight?
I wanna have a little F.U.N
You wanna have a little F.U.N
Everyone, let's have F.U.N., the F.U.N.'s begun
[Verse 1]
I'm different, you can see the Nina from a distance
My sixth sense tell me you're hating on me again
Persistent, jealousy and resistance
For my existence, so I gotta go for your chin
Workin' out, you can keep on workin' out
But your chin ain't workin' out, now your teeth are burstin' out
BAANG! Fowl thangs lookin' how thou came
So I gotta lift up the millimeter and eat them like chow mein
I feel like F.U.N., thats why I will never be thus a real live one
The kind of F.U.N. that make them pull a 30 round drum
You givin' me negativity and really sound dumb
When you say to me "You still rappin'? I ain't heard ya since '01"
Don't make a nigga beat you down like showin' up the Shogun
Then have to glow son, I'm like the chose one
And you not knowin' when to respect the Nina makes it like so F.U.N.!
Any time somebody come and disrespect I say F.U.N
When they trippin', look them in the eye and say F.U.N
When they get the picture they might go for they gun
They been hatin' on me from day one!
F.U.N.'s what ya need to say (Fuck you niggas)
Got guns on me either way (Fuck you niggas)
That's F.U.N. everybody say F.U.N. (Fuck you niggas)
Say (Fuck you niggas) Hey (Fuck you niggas) Alright
[Verse 2]
Diamonds on my neck, got diamond on my wrists
Pierced diamond in their lips, so it's diamonds on my dick
That's your chick, know when I rock the McRick spits sick
She strips quick cause Nina's big shit
And you say you ain't even heard nothin' new played
Since the Calm Before the Storm and you don't like me today
That's the reason I gotta tell you Uck Fay Ou Yay
And I'm off in El Paso fuckin' a bitch named Guadalupe
I'm straight F.U.N with it, you niggas done did it, dumb shit
Is when you compare me to my nigga young with it
Now ain't that sum shit-it, we two different things
With two different schemes, but be off on your ladies tongue with it
And I have her so sprung, when you hate for nothin' nigga
We can get to bustin' havin' them puffin' air out of your lung
That's how the MO run, I be like so stunned when
You don't even rep or respect it so I go F.U.N.!
[Verse 3]
Give me my props nigga, who you know got them yellin' KC
MO overseas makin' Europe straight hop nigga
I need a answer man, you a cancer man
And I'm rockin' strippers in Switzerland and in Amsterdam
Ask Snoop Dogg, he will tell you all that I'm too tall
To be studyin' any of you goof balls
So gone you never find Nina like Lou Rawls
Except on billboard or Poll-Star so fook y'all
I don't care where ya go all around the world, if you tell them, you from Kansas City, the first thing they gon' say is "Do you know Tech N9ne?" and you better jeff and say "That's the Kansas City king, I love him!"
"F.U.N." is the 24th track on Tech N9ne's tenth studio album, K.O.D. The user must have pre-ordered the digital album on the Strange Music website to get this track.


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"Nikolai Klyuev: Time and Text, Place and Poet" is the first book in English to examine this important but not well-understood figure in twentieth-century Russian poetry. The allusions in his work to folklore, mysticism, politics, and religion, in addition to occasionally arcane vocabulary and difficult syntax, require extensive elucidation. Makin''s feat is particularly notable because Klyuev was often elusive in his own accounts of his life; a major element of this book is an effort to clarify the poet''s strategies of self-mythologization. "Nikolai Klyuev: Time and Text, Place and Poet" is an insightful guide to both the life and the work of an important poet still relatively unknown to a Western audience.


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Top Story Podcast 8/2/11: Guaranteed Birth Control For Women, Steve Millington, Ken Edmunds
Top Story Podcast 8/2/11: First Hour – Birth Control for women…guaranteed, Steve Millington. Second hour – State Board Of Education member Ken Edmunds.
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Sports, of course, were a big part of my life -- mostly because, for us Seize-the-Day seekers, it was an easy device to witness one of those frozen-in-time, surreal moments. In what other environment in our modern world do we have a chance to get in one location along with 100,000 other human beings, all wearing the same-colored clothes, all emotionally involved in some event to the point we're screaming at the top of our lungs, jumping up and down, hugging each other, feeling our heart beating far too fast, and having tears well up in our eyes as confetti and pom poms float in the air around us.
Isn't it why we all love sports -- waiting to be apart of that rare moment?
On November 20th, 1982, there were signs that the UCLA/USC game had a chance to produce one of those instances that we'd be able to sock away in our mental DVR.
The next week, so much of the scenario miraculously came to pass. UCLA beat Stanford, Washington beat Arizona State and Arizona lost to USC.
I remember, then, all of us foolish college students, who weren't rational at all, took it as a sign. It was destiny. UCLA was going to the Rose Bowl for the first time in seven years, only its second in 16 years, and Donahue's first of his coaching career at UCLA. UCLA needed to beat USC, and both favored Arizona State and Washington had to lose to Arizona and WSU. Washington State was 2-7-1 at the time and Washington was something like 20-point favorites. Arizona and Arizona State weren't scheduled to play until the following week, and the Wildcats were on a two-game losing streak and hadn't beaten ASU in ages. It was, of course, completely illogical to believe it could happen, but when you're a great-moment hunter, you tend to throw out logic.
The stage was definitely set for some huge drama.
It's funny, I remember the situation surrounding the game, but my memory of the game itself is a bit fuzzy. I remember images and moments. Most of the game is a blur. I remember it was the first season UCLA had played in the Rose Bowl, and there was something so special about the place compared to the Coliseum. Not only that it had become UCLA's home field, but there's a special light and glow that surrounds that stadium. Perhaps it was just the echoes of such great Rose Bowl moments from the past, like walking into the old Yankees Stadium, but everything just seemed prettier there. The field was greener, the UCLA blue was bluer. The hot dogs tasted better. Terry Donahue once said about the move to the Rose Bowl: "From the first game we played in 1982, from the minute the game started, I knew we had made the right move. There was a different chemistry. People felt liberated."
UCLA and USC still hadn't been told by the NCAA they couldn't both wear their home jerseys for the game, so it was the first time ever in history that the two teams lined up against each other in the Rose Bowl in their home colors. The stadium was divided in two seas of blue and red. In a special place like the Rose Bowl, to see that for the first time it gave you immediate goose bumps.
I do remember the feeling of losing to USC the year before. In the dark, shadowy Coliseum in 1981, UCLA had a chance at the Rose Bowl when usually-reliable UCLA kicker Norm Johnson lined up a 46-yarder to win the game in the final moments, but it was blocked by USC, eliminating UCLA from Rose Bowl contention. It's one of those anti-memorable moments that weighs down your psyche, and it only heightened the energy and expectation for the 1982 game.
Being a student, I knew some of the players from the 1982 team. I remember the first time I ever saw Irv Eatman, the defensive lineman. I rode up with him in an elevator in Sproul Hall and until that point in my life he was the biggest human I had ever seen, at about 6-7 and 300 pounds. I later got to know Irv and found him to completely embody the term "gentle giant" off the field, always quick with a big smile at any opportunity. I knew quarterback Tom Ramsey -- a good friend of mine was his girl friend; I knew tight end Tim Wrightman, and actually double-dated with him. The Tri-Delt I was seeing at the time was close with her sorority sister who happened to be Wrightman's girlfriend -- the UCLA songleader, Miss USA and miss Universe second runner-up Julie Hayek. I seriously don't remember anything about the night except creepily staring at Julie. Another friend of mine was the girlfriend of back-up tight end Harper Howell and he was always in her apartment slumped on her sofa. Every time I walked by receiver Jo Jo Townsell on campus I'd stupidly call out, "Yo, Jo Jo!" Walk-on, back-up quarterback and holder Rick Neuheisel was in many of my English classes and when I let him copy my homework he'd say, "Appreciate ya." (Fooling.)
There were other big-named Bruins on that team, like safety Don Rogers, receiver Cormac Carney, placekicker John Lee, and offensive lineman Luis Sharpe.
Again, so much of the game is like an old home movie in my mind. I remember UCLA looked like the better team the first three quarters, going up 20-10. UCLA was all about its offense that season, with an explosive attack orchestrated by Ramsey. It had been an exciting season, in which UCLA's offense had to out-score its opponent many times. It appeared like UCLA's offense, up through the fourth quarter, was the dominant unit on the field. But I distinctly remember a shift in the momentum in the fourth quarter. UCLA's defense looked spent, and started to show some cracks, and USC quarterback Scott Tinsley and the Trojan offense started to move down the field seemingly at will. USC's defense, too, looked like it had gotten a bead on UCLA's offense. When USC got the ball to start the fourth quarter, Tinsley easily marched the Trojans down the field and finished off the drive with a field goal, to bring the score to 20-13. It was time to worry, and I literally remembered my closest friend and I looking at each other in the stands with a sinking feeling. Both seniors, we thought we had been through it all with the UCLA football program (little could we anticipate the future, huh?). In 1980, we thought we had been cheated out of a season when UCLA was put on probation. We could still feel the exhilaration of UCLA winning the Probation Bowl, with Freeman McNeil catching the carom from Jay Schroeder for the winning touchdown, but it was kind of hollow since UCLA couldn't go to the Rose Bowl that year. We had lived through the 1981 Norm Anderson letdown, with our Rose Bowl chances ruined. We were owed here. We were due. It's amazing, though, looking back on it and the different mindset. We felt entitled a bit, actually thinking, "This is our last chance to go to the Rose Bowl while we're at UCLA." We didn't realize how spoiled we were then, since it would be a completely unrealistic dream for UCLA students of the last decade, like my friend Mr. Woods.
In that fourth quarter, we felt it slipping through the Bruins' hands as the Trojans were taking control of the game. I do remember the pure trepidation as USC took over with about 5 minutes remaining. Tinsley was completing passes easily, moving the Trojans toward the winning touchdown. I had never felt anything like it in any sporting event that I had attended up to that point in my life; the pure panic, fear, excitement and dread. Not many sports fans really know this feeling because many teams aren't part of such a deeply-rooted rivalry, with a school that represents pretty much the antithesis of everything you consider important and holy in life. Watching those red and yellow uniforms move down the field was like slow, arduous torture. You thought there had to be something that could intervene, since God obviously has to be on UCLA's side [A digression: My daughter, when she was just a toddler, and I were watching a sunset one time, and she said to me: "Daddy, God must be a Bruin. The sky is blue and gold."]
Tinsley then effortlessly threw a touchdown pass to USC's tight end Mark Boyer. It was like in a horrible dream. The score was UCLA 20, USC 19. Thee was literally no time left on the clock. I can still remember seeing the Rose Bowl clock reading 0:00. To his immense credit (and my eternal gratitude), USC coach John Robinson chose to go for the two-point conversion, to go for the win and not the tie. I definitely remember this moment. There are surreal moments in your memory, and perhaps you have heightened their poignancy over the years. But I remember the 90,000 or so people at the Rose Bowl, somehow, were completely quiet. The stadium had gone from decibel-busting noise, to an eery silence as Tinsley took the snap and dropped back to pass.
Like that divine intervention, a flash of that beautiful, holy Bruin blue and gold uniform cut through the red and yellow ugliness. The image of UCLA defensive tackle Karl Morgan slicing through USC's offensive line and getting to Tinsley while the quarterback seemingly had enough time to throw five passes was completely surreal. I can still see Morgan hitting him, and Tinsley collapsing to the ground for the sack, all in eternal slow motion. It was a moment, one of those that is permanently engraved in your mind, that captures all of life in a flash. The sound, too, is an imprinted memory. The Rose Bowl went from completely silent to an eruption of pure noise in a mili-second. I had to fight through the bodies jumping up and down around me to get a look at the field to make sure I saw what I saw. It was real. UCLA's players were running all over the field, and the pom poms and confetti floated around us in the air.
The perfect scenario miraculously played out. Later that day, Washington State beat Washington on a missed field goal [In fact, UCLA Coach Jim Mora was on that Washington team that lost in Pullman]. A week later my fellow students and I weren't worried because, at this point, we knew destiny was on our side. I remember being home the next weekend for Thanksgiving and finding an old console radio in my parents living room (a radio!) to listen to Arizona easily beat ASU, like it was pre-determined to happen.
UCLA was, indeed, going to the Rose Bowl in my senior year.
It was definitely another corner-turning moment for the program. It started UCLA on probably its most dominant stint in football since the glory years of the 1950s, winning the conference four times in six years and going to the Rose Bowl three times in four years. Could you just imagine how that would feel now?
It's #1 on our list of the top UCLA wins in the crosstown rivalry because it had the best combination of big stakes, heroes and a magical finish, as well as a completely improbable scenario that had to work out for UCLA to go the Rose Bowl.
A couple of years later, in Westwood, I was coming out of Acapulco's after their infamous happy hour, probably a little inebriated, when I tripped on the sidewalk. Some wide arms caught me on the way down and set me back upright. Still a little dazed, I was clear-headed enough to recognize that the arms belonged to Karl Morgan. It took me a moment to realize it was him, because Morgan was surprisingly not a very big guy. In my mind I had made him out to be a giant among men, but he was pretty average-sized. He smiled at me, as he lingered a moment, to see if I were actually able to balance. As he then headed into Acapulco's, I said, "Thanks," and when I realized I had to seize the moment, I also said, "...and thanks for the sack."
Back over his shoulder he said, "You're welcome."
Just like in that game between UCLA and USC in 1982, once he had someone in his arms, he still didn't let anyone get away from him.
Now, 30 years later, I have to say, thanks Karl. Looking back I feel grateful and lucky, instead of entitled. I was spoiled back then, thinking that experiences like being at that game would be far more common in life. But now, being an aging collector of memories, I realize that one like that, from my senior year at UCLA, that still elicits goose bumps and brings tears to my eyes, is special and rare.


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Google Chromebook not coming to Canada right away
Google's first Chromebooks—Chrome-based, web-focused notebooks—are coming on June 15.
The launch models are from Samsung and Acer. But they won't be available in Canada next month.
Google's Chromebook FAQ states:
Chromebooks will be available in the US, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy. They will be available in other countries over the next few months -- stay tuned.
But that's okay. With a laptop, tablet, and smartphone, I don't have room for one in my life—yet.
You can follow Stephen Hui on Twitter at twitter.com/stephenhui.
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May 11, 2011 at 4:56pm
Why is Canada the last to get everything? They can sell them right away in Spain but not Canada?? We're right next door to the US. Is the handful of consumers north of the US border really going to make a difference in their marketing strategies? Why not just sell them to Canadians at the same time then?
Amazingly this hasn't changed in the 40 years I've lived in Canada. Always last, always overlooked, consistently invisible. There's your reason. The dorks at Google actually forgot about Canada. There's no other logical reason.
May 11, 2011 at 6:47pm
The reason Canada is always behind is due to the control mongering CRTC and other regulatory agencies that block any non-Canadian company!
May 12, 2011 at 12:05am
The reason that Google "actually forgot" about Canada is that they can't strike a deal with the terrible Canadian telecom companies. Canada is one of the worst countries for wireless coverage due to the monopoly of selected companies over our networks. This is why we can't have nice things. Ask Rogers why their plans are consistently twice as expensive as those in the US, and then you can ask them why Canada is "always last, always overlooked, " and "consistently invisible".
May 12, 2011 at 7:25am
Yes, Canada's always last, but we're used to that now, eh? :) I know someone who got off party line in the last couple years: they now have this "modern technology" called pulse dialling, and I'm not joking.
The reason our plans are so expensive is because there isn't any competition. The reason there is no competition is because it is really expensive to set up towers (400,000$ to 800,000$), and Canadians are spread far and wide. We need way more cell towers per capita. With technology changing so fast, Canadian companies can't afford to sell service for less and still keep up to the latest technology, and potential rivals can't afford to start.
So what do we do? We sit and wait and watch our neighbours down south get lots of cool things, and think, "Just imagine: in 100 years, we'll have that, too!" Just like my friend upgrading to pulse dialling...
Lost Boy
May 12, 2011 at 7:48am
These cloud-sucking-clunkers are like disposable razors that you change once a year. More junk for the landfill, not to mention Google will have ALL you information at hand. Better read the small print.
Michael Castanaveras
May 12, 2011 at 4:55pm
Lack of good marketing to properly frame its limitations will kill this device. They should have plated it in chrome to brand it as Google, as opposed to the Samsung/Acer logos.
May 12, 2011 at 7:50pm
Use the time delay to decide if it's worth pissing your pants over it.
May 13, 2011 at 1:41am
Despite all it's problems, the USA is the most creative, diverse and powerful economy in the world...still far larger than China. Canada, despite all that is well here, is little more than a source of raw materials. It is painful but unsurprising that again we are reminded just how minor our place is in the whole scheme of things.
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May 13, 2011 at 2:16pm
this device MAY appeal to some small businesses who may not have dedicated full-time IT staff. the savings on software licensing alone might justify it. high resistance to malware also a big plus.
don't think this would appeal to joe six-pack who uses his laptop to store his spank bank or granny who probably couldn't wrap their head around cloud computing in the first place, let alone the different environment and GUI.
better hope anyone who uses this has a fast solid pipe to the internet though...
Jun 24, 2011 at 8:31am
This is a terminal. Not a computer. Comparing this to a computer is like comparing apples to oranges. No fuss no muss. Turn it on and surf, email, or watch a movie. You could write a book if you prefer. Save it all in the cloud.
Works for me.


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Mariah Carey's Bejeweled Sling Is '#Beautiful,' and So Are Today's Winning Captions
Mark my words: 2013 is The Year The Injured Diva. First, Lady Gaga rolled in on a gold-plated wheelchair, and now Mariah Carey is performing in a bejeweled sling. What's next? Taylor Swift writing her next album while on couture crutches? Madonna sucking the life force from 20-somethings while donning a designer eyepatch?
Probably all of those things!!! But first, today's winning captions:
"There's one diamond missing !!" – Shahjehan
"Waittttttt, give me one more chance, I can do this, really." – Marrit
"I only have one arm Nicki and I'm still better then you!" – Amanda
"I don't think so girlfriend!" – Dana
"Taxi" – Cortney
Congrats to our winners! Visit our Facebook page for a new Caption Contest each and every weekday.


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Majestic Crosses Ocean in Graf Zeppelin! First As Usual
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L.A.M.B. Lambskin Leather Trench Coat
Because I love anything L.A.M.B.
This double-breasted jacket has the elegance of a pea coat with the rough edges of a leather jacket.Tags: leather, jackets, hoodies, mike & chris, leather jackets, lambskin, double breastedAdded 8 Years Ago from Nordstrom
This cute little number is made of soft crinkled lambskin, cropped at the waist and sleeve and trimmed with ruffles. A feminine take on the leather coat.


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Hi, I am Mohamed Elgharabawy, a freelance web developer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I have been helping my clients design and maintain their websites since 2005. I am a Linux devotee. Red Hat to be exact. I am a Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA). I Love WordPress, Magento, PHP, jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
I enjoy teaching and learning as well. I deliver some regular courses on web development and Linux in schools and local universities and colleges.
This website is a showcase of my portfolio as well as a technical blog that I struggle to keep alive with a new post every now and then!
Feel free to browse through my work. If you like what you see and want to have a chat about a project you have in mind or a short course you want me to give, email me at mohamed[at]itscoding.com. You can also WhatsApp me at +6-018-232-4932.


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Find out here what he thought of episode one - Partners in Crime.
The last time we saw The Doctor, he was once more on his own at the end of Voyage of the Damned.
But that hasn't stopped him doing what he does best - investigating mysterious goings on. This time he's looking into a company headed by the sinister Miss Foster called Adipose Industries, which is producing a diet pill that helps people lose weight.
But why is Donna - who decided not to travel with The Doctor at the end of The Runaway Bride - at the company headquarters?
And what will happen when she meets The Doctor again?
This is a pretty good start to the series thanks to a script filled with emotional moments, ranging from incredibly funny to terribly sad.
More importantly Donna turns out to be very different to The Doctor's previous companions, Martha and Rose. But she still shows him that she has what it takes to help him when he most needs it.
For loyal fans who've watched lots of stories over the last three years, there's an extra layer of enjoyment and mystery, with tiny snippets of things mentioned in previous episodes. As well as other things that don't quite seem to make sense...
Add into the mix some of the cutest aliens yet seen on the show, along with some other gobsmacking special effects, and you've got an episode that promises much over the next 13 weeks.
Four out of Five
"I was blown away. Catherine Tate was better than I could ever imagine and Rose's shock return made me scream at the television. The most amazing opening episode I have ever seen. I am hungry for more!"
Ryan, 13, Oxfordshire, England
"When I saw Rose appear at the end I nearly choked on my dinner. My Mum thought I had gone mad when I started screaming!"
Amelia, 12, Cardiff, Wales
"I love Doctor Who, especially the new series with Catherine Tate!"
Katie, 10, London, England
"I love Dr Who but I am disappointed in his new companion. Donna is too old for him, more like his mum. Bring back Rose!"
Chloe, 13, London, England
"It was awesome... not the best ever episode but it was a great start to the series. Donna will be a great companion :)"
Masumah, 13, London, England
"I thought this episode was going to be rubbish but surprisingly it was amazing and Rose made my day!!!"
Ben, 11, Bournemouth, England
"Doctor Who is cool. But the Adipose were rubbish."
James, 11, Durham, England
"Brill! It was funny when they where talking through the windows, it was hilarious! It was sad when Miss Foster wanted to be their nanny and splatted to the floor."
Lewis, 10, Dumfries, Scotland
"Mmmm... I'm not sure. I'm a big fan of Doctor Who but I thought this episode was a bit weird, though I think the rest of the series will be good."
Hannah, 12, Birmingham, England
"Doctor Who is the best. I like David Tennant and Catherine Tate. They are both the best."
Sophie, 13, Wolverhampton
"I love Doctor Who so I loved that episode. I couldn't wait until it started again."
Helena, 9, Thatcham
"When I saw Billie Piper (aka Rose) in the episode, I went into total shock. It was a great first episode and I can't wait for the next one."
Sophie, 14, Burton Latimer
"I think Doctor Who's great. It's really funny and great to watch on a Saturday especially. I cannot wait to the next episode!""
Ellie, 9, Fleet
"I think Doctor Who is a cool Sci-Fi TV show!!!!"
Lewis, 11, Caerphilly
"It was a good episode. I liked it when they met again."
Tavleen, 6, Milton Keynes
"It was amazing! I was so excited when the woman turned around and it was Rose. Donna was really funny!"
Louisa, 12, Oxford
"It was funny when the Doctor and Donna were at the window."
William, 11, Staines
"A great start to a promising looking series. Full of action and humour, simply great. 8/10"
Adam, 11, Ystradgynlais
"I think it is going to be brilliant. Catherine Tate will add more humour to it."
Ruby, 11, Leicester
"I love Doctor Who, it's so well written. I saw Partners In Crime and it was fantastic! I'm so excited about the new series!"
Becca, 13, Wiltshire
"I actually though that it was really a disappointing episode, the fact that they are bringing Rose and Martha back means that they've run out of ideas for storylines."
Aled, 13, Bangor
"When I saw Rose in this episode I was gobsmacked even though I knew she was coming later on in the series!"
Charlotte, 12, Surrey
"Really well done! Strong feisty assistant and mysterious new gadgets! And Rose! Brilliant!"
Nicole, 11, Aberdeen
"I think that it was great, and what's more great is that Donna (Catherine Tate) is back in action with the Doctor."
Crystal, 10, London
"I think that this episode is going to be excellent with his feisty new assistant."
Ethan, 8, Essex, England
"Even though I have not watched it, I think it will be really good."
Sara, 7, Staffordshire, England
"Doctor Who is great because the monsters are just cool. I liked the 2nd series
with Martha Jones in."
Michael, 8, Cheshire, England
"I think that Doctor Who is really good - with David Tennant and Catherine Tate this series of Doctor Who can't fail!"
Mehvish, 9, Lancashire, England
"I love Doctor Who. I can't wait for the new series, I'm counting down the days already. It's great because Doctor Who is another thing that makes the weekend amazing."
Isabelle, 13, County Louth, Ireland
"Doctor Who is the best thing you will ever watch! It is absolutely, positively fabulous."
Cordelia, 10, Ayrshire, Scotland
"David is the best and the new series will be the best it ever could."
Lauren, 13, Tyne and wear, England


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Fall Membership Meeting - 10/16/10
Meeting called to order at 2:07pm
Board Members Present
MinnesotaBrad (Brad)
andrewmcc (Andrew)
EPMinnesota (Carol)
Red_Devil35 (Kirsten)
speedysk1 (Shawn)
Brad opened the meeting thanking the fall event committee for such a great event. Much fun was had by all. The food and games were great.
Brad thanked the board members that would not be returning next year, andrewmcc and speedysk1.
Brad talked about working with Dakota County on their new geocaching policy. He noted they have been a difficult to work with. Shawn noted that a reason for that is they keep changing the people we were contacting about the policy. We will continue to work with them and hope to improve things.
Andrew is continuing his work with the state parks. Andrew noted that the State parks will be combining with the state trail group. He doesn't yet know what that will mean for geocaching, but it was a good sign that they are asking him to the negotiation table.
Brad mentioned the new policy in Maple grove that should make it easier to place caches as they removed most of their guidelines. Thanks to all that helped with that.
Question from the membership about Three Rivers and if the new .25 distance rule would remain. Speedysk1 said it would as their compromise with us on the max caches per park was to set the distance limit.
Question from the membership about if the DNR land would be opened to geocaching? Brad and Andrew didn't think so, but said the board would look into it.
Member Tesser gave a quick talk about the new Maplewood passport program for geocaching. It's a program created by a local boy scout. Pick up a passport or print one online before heading out. She noted the caches are not listed on geocaching.com however as the don't all follow the geocaching guidelines, such as distance to other caches rules.
Brad spoke about how the CITO events that are being put on are beneficial and it helps caching as a whole. The board would look into having more CITO events.
Chuck/Surfer Joe spoke to the membership that he would be stepping down effective immediately (Oct 16th) from reviewing new caches. He's published over 20000 caches in 5 years as a reviewer. He will be helping out for a while until the new reviewer has been found. He won't however be reviewing any new caches. He received a standing ovation for the membership for all his hard work. It was noted by many in attendance he will be missed.
The meeting was called to close at 2:21pm.
Voting was conducted for the five board positions.
Voting Results:
minnesotabrad-58 votes
PearHead-1 vote
EPMinnesota-1 vote
RudeRat-58 votes
Moe-1 vote
Red_Devil35-32 votes
MamaDuck-24-30 votes
Mrs Mizzou-58 votes
Member at Large
EPMinnesota-58 votes
62 total ballots cast - 9 via absentee
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Yuni B exactly what Brewers need
Way back on March 26, Twitter timelines and sports talk radio nearly melted down when it was announced that the Milwaukee Brewers signed one Yuniesky Betancourt. The 31-year-old shortstop had been released by the Philadelphia Phillies two days prior and the Brewers scooped him up just days before Opening Day on April 1.
"He brings some energy to our ball club and he's fun to be around," Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said. "Yuni's got a good relationship with everybody. He just loves to play the game."
To say the signing was met with vitriol is perhaps too strong a way to describe the reaction, I think, because I don't think you can really be mad at a guy like Betancourt. He's round-faced and smiley and seems like he's in a good mood all of the time.
Perhaps it was more of an annoyed bewilderment directed at Melvin.
Whatever it was, it was fascinating to me.
I figured that this guy had to have been one of the worst Brewers players in a long, long time based on what I had heard. He must have been on the team for years, made a lot of money, got hurt a lot, played awful – the usual combination of things that get the fan's goat.
Honestly, I totally forgot he was part of the Zack Greinke trade in December of 2011. I knew about Greinke, of course, as well as the load of prospects the Kansas City Royals received from the Brewers. Betancourt? Totally slipped my consciousness.
So, to trusty baseball-reference.com I go. I see he was the starting shortstop on a team that came within a couple games of the World Series, playing 152 of 162 possible games. I saw that the Brewers only paid $2.3 million of his $4.3 million salary in 2011. That's not too bad.
Statistically, he seemed like a mixed bag. He didn't hit well, or get on base. Yet, he hit 13 homers – three off his career high from the year before – drove in 68 and stroked 43 extra base hits. He had a (barely) positive WAR number and his defensive WAR number was 0.0 – the best of his career.
He even led the National League in sacrifice flies, for whatever that's worth.
Then, I checked the postseason. He hit .310 over 11 playoff games in 2011 with 21 total bases and five extra base hits. That's definitely not too bad. Clutch, even.
For $2 million, it seemed like the Brewers made out.
"You've got to give him a lot of credit," Melvin said. "You don't win 96 games like we did without a good shortstop. I've never seen a good team win without a good shortstop. He played very well for us in 2011."
Then, back to Twitter and the radio, and you would think this guy single-handedly burned down County Stadium with Robin Yount still in the clubhouse.
Look, I get it. He doesn't walk. He swings at nearly everything. But to me, that's kind of charming.
Now, you could say that so far, this Brewers season has been anything but charming. You've had another shaky start to the year by the bullpen, you've had the offense stay in winter hibernation, you've had injury after injury, and an uninspiring 2-8 start to the season.
Then, you have a seven-game winning streak where the hitting comes alive and the pitching looks good.
Right smack in the middle of it is Yuni being Yuni.
He's being counted again due to injuries around the entire infield, having been pressed into action in 16 of 17 games. He's hitting .248 and has a .278 OBP, but he hit a grand slam and drew a key walk(!) in the San Francisco series, the Brewers' first sweep of the year. He's also played a surprisingly solid first base.
So far, nothing but love for good 'ol Yuni B.
"He loves to play the game and do whatever he has to," Melvin said. "I see his bat coming off the bench. He has a first baseman's glove now. He can fill in if we have an injury. He's a veteran guy who can go in and fill in those spots and we don't have to DL a guy when you've got a guy like Yuni. He's still a very good player. We were fortunate to get him here at the end of spring training."
Let's be real. This is about as good as it's going to get with Betancourt in 2013. The team isn't going to win 96 games again with him manning third base, shortstop and first base every day. He's a true utility guy, and he may end up being deemed expendable when Aramis Ramirez, Corey Hart and perhaps Jeff Bianchi are all ready to come back and contribute.
But he's out there now, and frankly, the Brewers kind of need him to be.
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I think a lot of fans were upset to have Yuni (declining vetran) instead of Alcides Escobar (upcoming speedy younster). Yuni was in essence a throw in with Grienke because we needed a shortstop to replace Alcides. I for one am glad he's back, but only because we have Jean Segura at SS now. Also because once Hart And Rami are back, he will just be a bat on the bench. An expeienced bat, and known as a good guy in the clubhouse. Never a bad thing.
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