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Tomorrow is the month since I had a smoke. I am starting to think there might, just might, be something in this Quit Smoking lark. I dont smell like an unwashed ashtray walking down the street. The bride actually wants to get close to me and not just to reach for my wallet. I no longer am a collection of strange aches and afflictions, I no longer cough up large chunks of lung tissue every morning. One of the stranger benefits is I no longer suffer from Sleep Apneoa(sp). and that, my friends, is an absolute bonus, no more grandpa naps at 1.30 in the afternoon. Yeah. seems to be more good than bad, so I'll keep it up and let you know.
Good morning to all my friends, especially those who have joined me on this mad journey in to self torture and deprivation. hang in there I'm cheering you on.

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I Didn't Wait Until Marriage
I didn't wait until I got married to 'lose' or give my virginity to my boyfriend, like I said I would. But even if I did it, at least I shared myself with the one I truly loved. 4,313 People
Joining The World - I'm not from a puritanical background. Although I have Calvinist forebears we are a family which embraces life in all it's aspects. Here in France the age of consent is fifteen. It hardly affects what happens with kids interested in the workings of the world...
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Nov 25
No the Good Girl Didnt Wait - Should have as it was over rated. He or I didnt know what the hell we were doing. I was 17, should have been doing something more constructive like having a V-8.
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Dec 6, 2008
Wait For What? - At age thirteen, it never occurred to me that marriage was absolutely necessary. It was an option that had no real value other than government protection that was being denied to certain minorities. Of course, I didn't think about that quite as...
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Nov 13, 2008
First Boyfriend - When I was younger, I always promised myself that I would not have sex until I was married. Everything changed when I began dating my first and current boyfriend. He's 2 years older than me, and despite everything I heard about him, he was the sweetest thing...
2 Responses
Jul 20
16 & In "Love" - I was 16 & in a committed relationship my 1st time. I don't believe you should have to waut until marriage not all people even get married. I do believe who ever you have sex with you should have a strong emotional connection and/or should be dating. I also...
1 Response
Sep 22
My First Time (Sort Of) - I lost my virginity to a boy who abused me, and raped me. That is another story for another time.
My first REAL time was with my current boyfriend. (And it was his first time overall.) My parents were going to be out of town one evening, so we planned...
2 Responses
Sep 3
I wanted to wait until marriage. But temptation was too strong. I regret doing it with my ex fiancé. If only I had waited.
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4 days ago
Rollin In The Hay - had no intentions on waiting i got my first BJ , my first PIECE OF WHAT I THOUGHT AT THE TIME was the best p-ssy in the world and licked my first sweet kitty to which i am quite addicted to now in a barn i was just 15 and she was 18 i was clumsy she WAS NOT...
Oct 19
I Lost My Virginity To A Stranger. - I am 24 years old and I've never been on a date. I've never been "chased" by a boy, I've never even held hands with one. People tell me I'm beautiful, but how can an individual believe that when I've never been pursued by a man in a romantic...
7 Responses
Jun 30
Given For Lust - No I did not wait until marriage to share that special part of myself to a man... I wasnt even in love him, but at the time, I thought I was... I was 18, his name was Ryan... Before I go on a little background on me... I hadnt even thought about sex all my...
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Sep 6, 2012
But I Waited Til I Found The One I Love ... -
I didn't wait until marriage. I lost my virginity when I was 20. Even though I had been dating so many guys before I met him but I have never had sex with them since I wasn't sure if they were the right one for me. Surprisingly...
30 Responses
Nov 4, 2009
I Didn't Wait...and I'm Not Sorry! - I was 14 years old and in high school, grade 10. Brian was 16 years old and in grade 12. I actually worked with him at a restaurant before I started into the same high school he was already attending and I had the biggest crush on him from...
11 Responses
Oct 5, 2012
He Was 20, I Was 14 - He said he was in love with me and everything. So stupid me, i believed him.
I had sex with him in a motel and it hurt so much. He did all sorts of things to me and in the end. He dumped me. I guess he just used me for sex.
That`s one of the things i...
16 Responses
Sep 6, 2012
Broken Promise - I used to tell my friends and family that there would be no way of a boy getting anywhere near my crouch without a ring on my finger. I guess being forced to be a catholic is what kinda got me into the whole " it's a sin "
I think I only said that cause I was...
Jul 9
Doing It In The Woods - I used to think I would of waited til I was married to lose my virginity but I'm glad I didn't. I was 16 and it happend in the woods with s guy I had a crush on at thr time. It was painful and akward but I was glad I lost my vcard finally. I don't regret...
2 Responses
Jul 30
A Tribute To Rives - Just so you know...
My weird mind wanders,
And my brave heart breaks.
I've nailed some milestones,
But I make mistakes.
'Cause I got more faults
than a map of California earthquakes.
I'm taking a nap beneath your covers.
Wake me if you like me.
Wake me if...
2 Responses
Feb 27, 2011
No Regrets :) - Well let's see. I was 14 years old when i first lost my virginity to a much older guy (19) who i thought the world of. We were together for a year and a half, so it's not like i gave it to some random guy. Yes, i wish i would have waited till marriage but in a way...
2 Responses
Mar 16
Thank God I Didn't Wait Until Marriage - My first boyfriend turned out to be a total selfish pig, my second love who is my ex fiance is beautiful but unable to be sexual anymore. I would have been "Screwed" being stuck with either if I hadn't "known" them...
7 Responses
Nov 11, 2008
I Don't Understand Why Would Anybody Wait Until Marriage - I don't want to offense anybody, but we are not in 18th century anymore... I don't say you should loose virginity when you're 15, or have sex with 50 people, because i lost my virginity when i turned 19, and i'm still...
1 Response
Aug 24
Eh, It Happens - I never exactly told myself that I'd wait until marriage. The idea sounded great, but reality is always different. I knew I wouldn't wait, so I established rules for myself. I always said I wanted to be at least 17, almost graduated from high school, and in a...
Oct 15
Most People Do!!! Right? - Not very many young girl's are doing what is right and are having flings before the ring. I did too. like i said most people do. The saying *if i new then what i do now, i would go back and change things. when it comes to having sex before marriage i...
13 Responses
Jan 28
I Waited Until I Was Ready - I didn't wait until marriage, but I did wait until I found someone that I cared about enough, and was comfortable enough to be intimate with.
That being said I didn't lose my "Vcard" until I was 18.
I had plenty of opportunity to lose it before...
Nov 11
I Am Not Married - I am over 30 and not married (yet) just imagine if I had gone down the waiting path, it would have been a long lonely one!
2 Responses
Nov 15
A Teen's Past Account...Leading To The Loss Of Virginity - I have met my current boyfriend about, 6 or 7 years ago. The first year i knew him, i really did not like him. I forgot what happened but i think i either yelled at him or kicked him at first encounter. Take me back 6...
1 Response
Jul 26
But It's Okay - I believe that you should wait until you are married before you have sex with someone, But I did not. This isn't one of the regret stories, I was sixteen when I lost my virginity. My boyfriend was 17. He lived with me and we slept in the same bed. I don't regret...
6 Responses
May 15, 2012
I Should Have Waited - I knew it was bound to happen eventually. And it did. But how much longer could I hold out after a year. I really wanted to wait till marriage but that just seemed impossible. Sorry God, I'm a carnal Christian. I was stressed out and having issues in the...
1 Response
Oct 21
The First Football Game Of The Season - No, I didn't wait until marriage, but I definitely wasn't in love either. I thought I was.... But I wasn't. I was "with" a guy for the summer leading up to my second year of high school (I was going into tenth grade and had just turned 15...
2 Responses
Aug 23
Inside Me - As he plants kisses across my breasts, I can hear him breathing harder. He begins unbuttoning his jeans, I hear the button come apart and then the zipper. I look down at him, his bare chest rising and falling as he breathed. He looks up at me, my heart skips a beat...
8 Responses
Aug 20
And I'm Glad - I am so glad I didn't wait until marriage. My mother always made it sound like "losing one's virginity" was oh so painful and oh so life-changing. That somehow I would be forever attached to the guy I "gave" it to.
My first boyfriend was a douche. I knew that I...
1 Response
Nov 29
Was It A Mistake? - I always thought that I would lose my virginity to a guy that I really, truly loved. Someone that i had a deep, inner connection with. Many of my friends in high school had lost their virginity to their long-term boyfriends. I had one too, but I wasn't ready...
15 Responses
Jan 31
Test Drive -
I didn't wait until I was married to have sex. I did wait until I was sure I was in love, and until I was with somebody who wanted the same things from having sex - on the same page as me relationship wise. I could have slept with a guy I thought I loved but...
5 Responses
Feb 6, 2011
Haven't Yet - Probably Will Soon - I don't intend to wait until marriage. I just haven't felt ready yet. I know I want to so I probably will fairly soon (not like next week but soon).
I know I want to have sex Now - not right now what I mean is that I know now that I want to...
8 Responses
Oct 17, 2012
No Regrets, We'Ll See What Happens Next... - Well here's the story of my 'supposedly first time' while I don't consider myself a virgin, my story isn't as juicy as movies and other's stories come out to be. I had a friend, let's call him 'June', because that's when it happened...
11 Responses
Mar 5
I Was 15 - I was 12 when I started getting interested in sex. That was the year my boyfriend fingered me for my first time and fondled my breasts. I was scared so I made him stop. When I was thirteen I finally touched my first penis. I didn't like it so I stopped. I promised that...
12 Responses
Apr 1
Honestly, Who Knows When I'll Get Married, So Why Wait? - I recently lost my virginity to my boyfriend. Why? Because I trust him. He hasn't given me any reason to not give myself to him. I know it all sounds foolish and naive, but marriage shouldn't be a reason why I can't lose...
6 Responses
Sep 18, 2012
Why Did I give it up to a bastard ?! - I promised my self to loose my vCard when I'm married because I don't want to catch anything it get pregnant ! But instead I did the opposite lol . My ex and I had sex after a month of dating . It was in his room and we were watching a...
3 Responses
Nov 10
I didn't wait until marriage and in glad I didn't. What if he was bad, or we didn't connect in that way. Then I married him not knowing something that is important.
That's what I think... It's weird to be to hear people say that they wish they waited. I have had other...
1 Response
19 hours ago
Growing up I heard a lot about sex. My older sister didn't wait either, so she wasn't a good role model in that aspect. My mother never let me watch anything close to sex on tv. I was always very horny as a child (weird right) I mean I was only like 6 or 7 years old. I was...
1 Response
2 days ago
I like sharing my girlfriends pictures she sends me I like when ppl get off looking at them one of her pictures is my profile pic I would prefer to trade my kik is jsoul1193
Dec 1
If The Shoe Fits - No, I didn't wait until marriage, not even close. My grandma, rest her soul, used to have a great theory regarding premarital sex. She reasoned that we all tried on our shoes before making a purchase to make sure they fit, why wouldn't we "try on" a man before...
12 Responses
May 9, 2012
I Wish I Would Have Waited - When I was younger I had always planned to wait until I was married or at least in love with the person I gave my virginity to. And through out most my teen years it work out fine, because well I didn't date anyone to give my v-card to. I was moving...
Jun 25
But It's Why I Ended Up Married. - When I was young its almost comical how much I was in a hurry to grow up, leave home and start my own life. My childhood had really good parts but also some pretty tough parts as well. I was insecure and really naive when it came to my own...
5 Responses
Feb 3, 2012
What'S Done Is Done. - I was always saying I would save myself for marriage, and I ended up losing my virginity at 16 to my boyfriend at the time. (He was also 16) I am now 18 and I kind of regret it.. I really wish I had waited for the one.
3 Responses
Jul 2
Losing My Virginity To A Car? - I don't know about you, but where I come from when I was young girls used to think that loosing your virginity would be like a spiritual moment. That everything is viewed in rose colored glasses. That it would be your true love and all that...
3 Responses
Apr 13, 2012
For me, i wanted to wait until marriage but my bf didn't. I'm 15 and he's 18. He already had it with many other girls. In our school he is known as the player and stuff. I started dating him September 2013. Early october was when i lost it. I really like him so of course i gave...
3 Responses
Nov 30
I Didn'T Wait Until Marriage.. - I try not to regret too much in my life. I try to treat my regrets as lessons to learn from and not make the same mistake again. But my virginity was something that I couldn't take back. I just had to ask God for forgiveness.
I lost my virginity...
6 Responses
Aug 4
I Lost My Virginity. - Im only 15 but i lost my virginity in July and i don't regret it
6 Responses
Nov 23
Waiting - I can obviously respect everyone's personal choice no matter what influenced the decision to wait or not but one thing that has always perplexed me is what a couple does when they have both waited to have sex they are in love and get married and then down the line maybe...
2 Responses
Oct 21
19 - I can still remember the day I lost it, crystal clear. Where both university students that time, I was 19 and he was 21. His family is my family's business partner, during that time. The first time we met was back way I'm 15. He's a good friend of mine. We watch movies...
12 Responses
Aug 20, 2012
Didn't See A Point - I'm not religious so I don't see it as any big sin to not wait for marriage. So I lost mine at 16 with some boyfriend at the time.
10 Responses
Sep 12
My First Time - My First Time 💕
I gave my purity to my boyfriend. I love him so much, and he is the kind of guy I dreamed of having when I was little. He is perfect!
We were best friends for 3 years before we decided to date. I told him everything, and he was always there...
Aug 31
The Least Romantic Way To Lose It - I have no idea why I'm posting this but I am. I remember my first time quite clearly. It happened a few years ago when I was 16, he was 19 and it was in March. I had a friend who was talking to a guy who had graduated from our school a year...
2 Responses
Sep 11, 2012
When I first met you, you looked at me and you smiled. You smiled because you knew I was yours.
See, I never really understood the phrase "there's a thin line between love and hate." No, I didn't.. Not until I knew you.
This man I fell for liked keeping me in his pocket. He made...
1 Response
Dec 2
Now.. I'M Loving Someone Who Doesn'T Love Me Back Now . - He's always on my mind. I think about him all the time . Obsessed in love I guess you can say.
We were deeply in love. A few months ago. It was the perfect relationship other than he's not here with me. But. Just a couple...
1 Response
Nov 14
I Don't Know What To Do... - So my ex-boyfriend and I had an on-off relationship for a long time, and all through it I loved him more than I think he ever knew. However, he and my best friend started dating a few days ago and she says it just feels right and he seems super happy...
1 Response
Nov 21
Someone Loved Me But I Didn'T Love Them - Long story short my best friend fell in love with me and I wasn't feeling him but we started talking more and I actually wanted to try to working things out because I was starting fall for him and by the time I started to fall for him he...
1 Response
Nov 22
Didn't Today - Today I did not wear one. Maybe it is just me, but now that it is the winter time (almost) and the weather is colder I find I wear a bra less than I would in the summer time. Usually wearing sweaters or sweat shirts with a jacket if going outside I feel less of a...
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a week ago
What Could Have Been - I never was the popular girl in school. I was made fun of a lot and often felt like a complete outcast. I was always alone and I didn't really mind until i started middle school. It seemed like everyone around me was in a relationship and I started to feel...
2 Responses
Nov 15
It happened. I went out drinking last night with Ward, Anthony's friend. We were just taking about all kinds of **** when I told him not to tell, but that I still had feels for Anthony. He responded with "oh yeah, we know you love him." I literally stopped dead in my tracks. "You...
1 Response
6 days ago
Afraid -
I don't really write stuff; I'm more of a reader. This was supposed to be more along the lines of a poem but it ended up turning into more of the "dry, storytelling" style that's apparently the only way I know how to write lol. So bear with me.
I'm afraid to...
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After receiving a new roof, a new ramp, new exhibits and a new name, the Kisitis Visitor Centre re-opened on March 17, 2012 for a new season.
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Stephen A. Smith flipped out when he couldn't hear Skip Bayless
On Thursday's First Take, Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith were involved in another shoutfest about... something, I don't know... does it even matter? Anyways, amidst Skip Bayless railing against another athlete that is not Tim Tebow towards the end of the show, Stephen A. Smith couldn't hear Skip via satellite. Normally, one would think this would be a moment of peaceful bliss. However, when you're paid to shout back at Skip Bayless, I suppose it would be helpful to hear him once in a while. Thus, Stephen A. freaks out with a panicked look of fear not seen since Kirk Herbstreit thought he was going to die in Stillwater last fall.
We'll spare showing you the actual debate, the pictures are much better...
That's definitely the most enjoyment out of First Take I've gotten in quite some time.
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Lately I have been reading quite a bit about Mitt Romney's money. Mostly, I'm reading about the money he keeps out of the country. Most of us don't have the opportunity to hide our vast fortunes in other countries to avoid paying additional taxes on it. We might have some money invested in a global stock or we might know someone working in another country to make their living. However, we don't generally look around for ways to hide vast sums of money from our country in foreign assets. For me, it is very troubling that we have a person running for the office of the presidency that doesn't appear to be fully invested in this country. The American people have been told for years that the "job creators" aka the "wealthy" should be given the Bush tax breaks because they reinvest their money to create jobs and of course this is all supposed to trickle down to the rest of us. Obviously, in the case of Mitt Romney, he doesn't feel the need to be a job creator in this country, unless it's to create another job for one of his financial advisors or lawyers that know the inside and outside of the tax laws. Maybe he's creating those jobs. It just seems like such a pity that this wealthy man doesn't care enough about this country to invest that money here!
Many people might not think where he keeps his money is important. However, to me, he is very unpatriotic. President Kennedy asked us to not ask about what our country can do for us but what we can do for our country. That thought process has always made me think that there is plenty the wealthy can do for our country. The biggest thing is investing. We all know that most of the wealthy will not be fighting our wars. Mitt Romney has five sons. I don't believe any of them have served in the military. Since we don't have the draft the chances of these wealthy people doing their part for the country militarily are slim. Unfortunately, it's the poor and the middle class that fight the wars for the wealthy that send them off to war!
Now, some of you might be thinking that Mitt is creating jobs when he is building his summer home in California or taking his vacation over the fourth of July. Perhaps, he has given some work to people that wait on him in this capacity. However, with the 250 plus million that he has I think he could do far more. After all he claims to be some great job creator and businessman. However, it appears that he is in the "take over" business. He swoops in like a vulture, takes control of his prey, cuts loose the fat (You know…real people.), shows some paper profit, and then sells for some great financial gain. Oh, yes, I guess this is referred to as vulture capitalism, the American way. It's a sport without a conscious or any regard for the little people at the bottom that might get in the way.
With all of this in my head, I can only wonder what kind of president Mitt Romney would make. He has a single ambition which involves taking care of Mitt and what belongs to Mitt. He has shown his arrogance for laws the rest of us follow when he impersonated a policeman as a college student to frighten some young women. When I read about this, I thought he was creepy. His wife claims he's a real prankster. I just don't really understand the thinking behind this kind of prank or the one where he gave some poor guy a haircut. I confess I cannot get into Mitt's mind. However, I know that I don't trust people that act like he has. Some people may think that this is all in his past. However, I think it is part of his character. He shows a lack of loyalty to our country when he hides his money in other countries. He shows a lack of respect for other people when he pranks them in ways that cause emotional disturbances for them. What will this mean for the American people?
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Yeah, thick as thieves. In fact they would often work together to swipe food from the counters or fridge top, so the saying fits.
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Paul Schneider has been a Boy Scout for 11 years. The 16-year-old from Valencia started out as a Tiger Cub Scout in first grade. In fifth grade he became a Boy Scout and, on Sept. 28, 2010, made Eagle Scout.
As a Boy Scout, he earned the Ad Altare Dei (to the altar of God) award through a program that helps Catholic scouts develop a fully Christian way of life in their faith community. It's organized around workbook chapters based on the seven sacraments: Eucharist, baptism, confirmation, penance (or reconciliation), matrimony, holy orders and the sacrament of anointing of the sick.
"You talk about the sacrament, and then you talk about scouting --- and then at the end of each chapter you kind of relate them both together," explains Paul about the program mentored by local Catholics. "So we did Bible readings and went over different parts of the sacrament and then related it all to scouting."
Moreover, last March as an Eagle Scout, he earned the Pope Pius XII award, which is Catholic scouting's program dealing with life vocations and church ministries. It includes youth-led discussions on current issues facing the church and society as well as a retreat or day of recollection.
"That one was more geared towards high school students, and you talked more about your vocational call," he points out. "So we brought in deacons and priests and nuns, and then a married couple. And we asked them different question about their vocations."
Again, the aim was to relate Catholicism and the church today to scouting. The teenager did a report on illegal immigration. For both awards, or "emblems," scouts must appear before a board of review panel.
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"The big thing that these scouting programs did for me is understanding that my faith and my belief in God isn't just at church on Sundays," he says. "It's everywhere. When you see it in a place like scouting, which religion technically isn't exactly a part of, you see how it relates to every part of your life.
"Scouting has really helped me grow in my own sense of morality and values, more so than anything else I've been involved in. We have our Scout law where we say a Scout is trustworthy, helpful, loyal, friendly and all those things that we're called to be as members of the church.
"And you also spend a lot of time in the wilderness and taking in God's creation and spending more quiet time being able to reflect on things," he adds. "So it definitely ingrains those morals into you big time."
Scouting has really helped me grow in my own sense of morality and values, more so than anything else I've been involved in. We have our Scout law where we say a Scout is trustworthy, helpful, loyal, friendly and all those things that we're called to be as members of the church.
Plus, there's that last tenant of the Scout Law: A Scout is reverent. Paul says that's a "big thing" Catholic Scouts focus on. Basically, it's a kind of respect --- knowing that there's a time for joking around and having fun as well as a time for seriousness and reverence. And he says in church is where reverence is required the most for "your unbelievable respect for God."
And when the 16-year-old is asked if being a Scout all these years has made him a better human being, he doesn't hesitate with his response.
"Definitely," he says. "I think it's done wonders for me. It's opened up a ton of doors. And being around people who have the same morals and desires that you do, and being around adults that you can role model has just been wonderful.
"Scouting has helped my dad and I become so close," the Eagle Scout also confides. "He's been a scout master my whole life, and he's been my confirmation teacher. So, you know, scouting has really been a part of many aspects of my life. And then being able to relate all that to my religion has been a huge deal for me."
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Arthur "Tri" Fritz, director of annual giving for the Los Angeles Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, points out that many Catholics don't really know about the close connection between SoCal scouting to not only the Catholic Church but other religions, too. He reports that more than 40 local troops, in fact, are sponsored by parishes and Catholic organizations.
"Scouting itself isn't a religious organization. We don't have the backing of any one faith," he explains. "But the tenants of scouting have always believed that in the development of a young man, faith should be a part of their lives. So it's actually in the Scout oath that the kids take. They literally say that: 'On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and country.'
"It's a belief in something that's beyond you. So many activities and programs of the Scouts deal with something that is beyond just the one person. We talk about service. We talk about service to our community, to our country, to the land that we live in.
"So there are values that are part of our lives that are absolutes," he notes. "There are rights and wrongs in this world. And scouting as an organization is going to do our best to instill the moral compass that young men should have, especially at these ages. So that they are trained not just in school with English and math, but with a value and ethic system that will provide for them as they go through life."
Fritz points out that the first religion award given out to a Boy Scout was for Catholic scouting in 1927. Today, there is a National Catholic Committee on Scouting within the Catholic Church as well as a Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. And last year more than 300 local Scouts earned Ad Altare Dei (ages 13-14) and Pope Pius XII (ages 15-18) or Light of Christ (ages 6-7) and Parvuli Dei (ages 8-10) Catholic emblems.
One of them was Paul Schneider.
"I want to remain in scouting as long as I can, and then, obviously, have my sons be involved in scouting and the church, too," muses the junior at Hart High School in Santa Clarita. "I think scouting has done unbelievable things for me, and, you know, I can't thank my dad enough for getting me involved. So nothing would make me happier than to see my sons go the same way that I did."
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Police said one man was critically injured in a two-car crash on I-69 southbound at mile marker 319, north of the Hursh Road overpass, just after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
According to the Allen County Sherriff's Department spokesperson, Jeremy Tinkel, a pickup truck was pulled over on the right shoulder of I-69 southbound. The driver of that truck then attempted to pull out into the main lane to get back into the flow of traffic but was then hit by another car.
Tinkel said the driver of the truck was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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SANFORD - A Harnett County man was critically injured after he was shot while hunting, according to the Lee County Sheriff Office.
Robert Mathew Devitto, 26, of the 200 block of Strike Eagle Drive in Broadway, went out hunting by himself Monday at the North Carolina Game Lands located on Lower River Road, near Gunther Road. Friends went searching for him after his wife grew concerned. They found him at 8:10 p.m. and called 911, the Sheriff's Office said.
Devitto was flown by helicopter to Wake Med in Raleigh where he is in critical condition, according to the Sheriff's Office. The shooting remains under investigation.
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California Soccer Association North is proud to present it's seminal awards announcement event. This event will be held at the iconic soccer bar, Mad Dog in the Fog. This is a FREE event (RSVP required), and your first BEER WILL BE FREE (until 8pm)! Also $3 Carlsberg beer ALL NIGHT! FREE appetizers and snacks will also be supplied! Socialize with your team mates, socialize with other players, and WIN FREE PRIZES in our raffles: gift vouchers from Sport Basement; and soccer balls, shirts and othe …
Burlingame soccer - Football Please share our domain name with your burlingame friends. Meetup.com/Burlingamesoccer Live in or around burlingame? Lets play soccer! Open to all sexes, ages (over 18) and skill levels. The idea is to get 20-24 members that want to play pick up soccer 3-4 days a week. Please join and share this page with your friends that live in or around Burlingame. See you soon!
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SF Pickup Soccer has joined forces with ZogSports to bring a brand new co-ed adult indoor soccer league to San Francisco! By teaming up with ZogSports, SF Pickup Soccer members now have access to year-round indoor soccer leagues throughout San Francisco, all at an exclusive discount. Here's how it works Click here to visit the ZogSports Soccer Page Click on the available Indoor Soccer Activity Instance Register as a Team or Individual Use coupon code ZOGFA1310 to receive 10% Off your registrati …
We are a group of girls and guys in our 20's and 30's who want to play the game of Soccer/ Futbol ( we don't mind what you call it). We come from different backgrounds but have many things in common; main one being our love for soccer! We try to play every Saturday mornings starting 11am until we're too tired. Usually, we get done by 1pm. It's not competitive, most of us have played in high school, college, or only once, and just want to continue to play in a fun, friendly, chill environment.
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We schedule competitive but friendly pickup soccer games around San Francisco. No commitment is involved, the cost is always between 0- $10 per session. Game time is at least 1 hour but might be more depending on venue/day/time, the best deal in town with most playing time guaranteed! You can come by yourself or with friends, we form teams randomly as folks show up. It's easy to join the Norcal Pickup soccer community and meet other footballers: Join our Meetup group for free, it keeps you inf …
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Hey soccer gals, tired of playing with smelly, sweaty, ball-hogging guys? Remember the good ol' days when you could play girls soccer in high school? Need some time to sharpen your skills before GGWSL season? Bladium's too expensive? Want to make new friends in the area that play soccer? Let's play women's pickup soccer!! All ages & levels are welcome. This is friendly, non-competitive soccer, we don't keep score and we try not to hurt each other. :) If you are a woman looking to play some fun a …
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SoccerFours is a non-profit organization created to provide pickup soccer opportunities to adults in the San Francisco bay area. This group is for anyone interested in getting together to play in SoccerFours sessions. SoccerFours runs 1-hour sessions where we play 4v4 games on small fields (with goals, but no goalkeepers). + Teams are made up on the night. + No scores are ever kept for games. + There are no referees. + Games are typically 8-10 minutes long, with a 30 second break between …
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We are looking for players in and around the Moraga area who are interested in playing soccer regularly. We are in our 30s and mainly looking for a fun time and trying to keep fit. All skill levels more than welcome and an interest in having a beer afterwards will also go down well.
This Co-Ed Meetup Group was created to schedule regular pickup soccer games in the south bay area. The focus is on having fun and providing a noncommittal opportunity to enjoy the game with others. Everyone is welcome! Questions about our Meetups, or any suggestions about making the Meetup group better, please do not hesitate to contact me.
KICKIT365 is an adult soccer league and social club dedicated to providing Men, Women and Coed Soccer Leagues, pick-up and community events to San Francisco. All soccer levels are welcome.We divide the Level of Play in 3 divisions: Majors, Intermediate and Premier Game Jerseys per team included in league registration Bar Sponsors & Social Events Certified Referees and Game Assistants to ensure every game runs smoothly Organized & Supervised PICK-UP SOCCER Volunteer in our Community Outreach Pro …
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It's 8-on-8, with 5 men and 3 women on the field at all times. It's a short field with a goalie, and we play on awesome fields! As always, toast to your playing skills at organized happy hours after each game!
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This group is for soccer games on weekends in Marina Green. Players at all levels of skill are welcome. The group is open to all genders. The idea is to get a good workout and get your heart rate up in midst of beautiful scenic setting of Marina Green. Post game we can head out to a local bar for some good beer ;) Games will typically start at 11:30am on either Saturday or Sunday.
This group is open as of Nov 24, 2013. There is no cost to join the group. Please download the meetup app on your smartphone to RSVP which games you are attending. No smartphone then please use the website to RSVP. If you RSVP and later decide you can't make it please make sure to remove your RSVP. Group numbers may be low at first but I will let the existing players know the meetup has been created and hopefully soon the group will grow and we'll have good turnouts at these great pick-up games. …
Our meetup is a friendly, game-focused 1.5-hour session for beginning, returning or experienced women players that will get you playing better soccer by improving/polishing technical skills like dribbling, passing and shooting, and reinforcing tactical awareness in offensive/defensive play. We generally scrimmage, if numbers permit, at session's end. We generally meet once or twice a month. All ages (over 18) and skill levels are welcome. Times, fields, vary; please check the Meetup site's home …
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We are trying to get a game going for Wednesdays at noon in the North Beach area. This would be just a friendly, casual, lunchtime game.
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This is a youth pick up soccer meet-up group in Concord/WC/PH area, planned to begin in March 2013. This group is intended to give children the chance to regularly play soccer just for the fun of it. I'd like this to be a very simple meet-up in which soccer-playing youth -- 5-16-ish age-range, co-ed -- just get together to play soccer, and adults mostly shut up and let them play (while keeping things civil of course).
There is nothing better than people coming together for the sheer joy of...well, having fun! Fun is what soccer is all about. Yes, it's competitive and it's engaging! But, above all, its simply fun! That is why I would like to invite people like you, who share my love of the game, to a game of pick-up soccer. Our games are usually held on weekdays and weekends. Keep an eye on the meetup site for details. The group is entirely co-ed, and all skill levels are invited. I invite to come join us. _T …
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FC Socrates is an amateur men's soccer club in the San Francisco Bay Area. The clubs plays a modern, attacking style of soccer. Interested in joining FC Socrates? Please send a request for a tryout. Thanks!
This group is for women interested in playing indoor futsal, which is very similar to indoor soccer, but it is played on a hard court rather than turf. Futsal is a ton of fun and becoming very popular in the US. All skill levels are welcome to come enjoy a 20-25 minute skills warm up followed by 30 minutes of play. This is a great way to meet new people and get back into playing a sport you love.
A place for people to watch soccer and meet others. Also a chance to get out and play - join us for pick-up or form a team. We seek to create events where Bay Area people gather around the "Beautiful Game" of soccer/football/futbol to socialize, network, eat or drink and play! Also on the horizon will hopefully be chances to actually attend matches together. Whatever leagues/teams/countries you support, hopefully our group can connect you with others sharing the same passion!
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Bay Area Sports League fosters a sense of community through the fun of organized sports. BAASL is a place where people of all skill levels, interests, and walks of life can enjoy playing. One of our goals is to give you a place to play your favorite sports with new and old friends! Our co-ed leagues server the East Bay and beyond. We emphasize fun and sportsmanship above all. If you are interested in joining a 7 v 7, co-ed soccer league on Thursday nights or Sunday mornings, please sign up at w …
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This is just for last minute pickup games, those organized with fewer than 36 hours notice, and other social outings (professional soccer games, etc).
Plain and simple - good people, good soccer, close to home. That's it.
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We are the newest official sub-group of the Emerald City Supporters (http://www.weareecs.com), an independent supporters group of Seattle Sounders FC soccer team. We cheer on the Sounders from various venues around the SF Bay Area, and we welcome both Seattle transplants and those are just ardent fans of the team. We generally hold TV viewing parties of Sounders matches both in the City and in the South Bay area, and we welcome suggestions of new soccer friendly venues where a group of fans can …
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Welcome Culers to this group dedicated to the FC Barcelona Fans in the Bay Area. We get together to enjoy the games while sharing the club's culture and values. We will keep you posted on upcoming gatherings to enjoy the art of soccer performed by the best artists. Stay tuned! FC Barcelona Supporters Club of San Francisco
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The goal of this group is to get as many people in the Contra Costa County to leave the couch, get out and hike, bike, walk the beautiful trails that we have around us; hopefully meeting once or twice a month. This group is open to everyone regardless of age and as long as it's allowed friendly dogs are absolutely welcome. We want to select trails that have an average difficulty in order to fit all levels. The group is also open to suggestions if anyone wants to hike a particular trail.
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Dynamic SSC was founded on the principle that young professionals (21+) want to continue playing sports outside of college AND meet new people. No matter your skill level, we have a sport and a league for you! We offer Kickball, Flag Football, Softball, Dodgeball, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball and More! We play all over the South Bay, so come check us out, wherever you live.
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Meet with local fans of the English Premier League, the best professional football (soccer) league in the World. We have a growing group of fans from all over the world who gather Saturday and Sunday mornings for up to 4 games at 1 time. We also show reshows throughout the day. Also drink specials for all meetup.com members!
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ZogSports is a co-ed, social sports league for young professionals in San Francisco. We offer leagues for all skill levels in several different sports, including Touch Football, Volleyball, Soccer, and Dodgeball. You can sign up as an individual, with a few friends or as an entire team. The fun does not stop on the field - we have awesome post-game happy hours after every game! ...And you're making a difference. Every team picks a charity to play for and we donate 10% of all profits and 100% of …
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Do you like dodgeball, soccer, basketball, or running? Or maybe you just like being silly? If so, come play quidditch with us in Mountain View! And yes, we have brooms!
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This group is for anyone interested in meeting to play basketball, football, soccer, softball or any other sports. Also, a group for men to get together have some beer, watch the game and meet new people..
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MeeGo 1.2 on the N900
Posted Jun 4, 2011 1:38 UTC (Sat) by n8willis (editor, #43041) [Link]
(B) You realize MeeGo isn't Maemo, right?
Posted Jun 4, 2011 3:07 UTC (Sat) by ras (subscriber, #33059) [Link]
The way Elop saw the world is explained here:
I gather from that Symbian had become unmaintainable. The usual metric for this is the number of bugs keep growing, despite strident efforts to fix them. As a long time Symbian user I can testify that was true. As a software engineer I can only guess what the reasons for that might be. I also gather from the link the great white hope was to replace Symbian with Linux (be that Maemo / MeeGo or whatever). So I was taking from that they were betting the companies smart phone future what was Maemo.
When the N900 was released it looked to me like that were going to pull that off. The incessant loud GUI arguments we seem to have about colours, button sizes and associated fluff were obviously still ongoing, but from a software engineering point of view the underlying libraries were working like a charm. On hardware that was more limited than the iPhone, the thing was crisp, the animations were smooth and all the normal functionality you expect to find on a phone was there.
Then two really odd things happened. If you are betting your company on an almost working platform, do you then: (a) move from a .deb distribution to a .rpm one, header by another company and (b) move from gtk to qt? Of those two, the gtk --> qt thing looks by far the worst, as all their gui has to be laboriously ported. At least there seems to be very good software engineering justifications for making that switch, even if the timing looked to be spectacularly poor. As it happens Nokia trolls swear they were ready for release by the due date - Q4 2010. Looking at the QT release dates - 4.7 released September 2010, I can't help but wonder if that view isn't distorted by a tiny amount of "it's my baby" bias, but it's hard to tell.
I can think of no software engineering reason for the Maemo --> MeeGo move, which was essentially a move from .deb to .rpm. But they are for all intents and purposes equivalent, so technically it wasn't a big move. If I had a Debian based system which I was working feverishly on to get the next release out, and was told in the middle of it I had to move it to RH/Suse/Whatever it would be done in a few man months, assuming I wasn't fired in the mean time for hurling abuse at upper management. The move isn't rocket science. If you take a scorched earth approach, you just use whatever packages are the same, port the rest, and package a appropriately configured kernel. There must be 1000's of engineers out there who could do this in their sleep.
Yet the Nokia trolls were quite emphatic on the Maemo --> MeeGo transition being the killer. Maybe the it wasn't the engineering, maybe trying to navigate the social aspect of going to a new distribution run by another company was like trying to swim in treacle. But regardless, technically it makes no sense. As bronson said was started 3 years before the iPhone, it was mature, and the technically the Maemo --> MeeGo should have been a minor bump in the road.
Someone who was there should write a "The Soul of a New Machine" book about it, so the rest of us can understand what happened.
Posted Jun 4, 2011 12:09 UTC (Sat) by n8willis (editor, #43041) [Link]
Definitely rewriting the toolkit stack is what kept Nokia from releasing a second Maemo phone, but your timing of events is mixed up. That started with the Harmattan cycle, in 2009, and well before MeeGo. For whatever reason, after the Trolltech purchase, someone decided that they had to dogfood Qt and Qt alone in all of their products, immediately, regardless of the costs.
The Deb-to-RPM transition came after the Maemo/Moblin->MeeGo merger, and isn't really related. Little more than a LSB-compliance move. So while Harmattan->MeeGo might could have been "a bump in the road" as you put it, Fremantle->Harmattan before it is what actually kept Nokia from expanding its offerings.
MeeGo is not simply "Maemo 6" or even "Maemo 7." In spite of Nokia's product-release problems, MeeGo has some significantly orthogonal goals, such as cross-UX-compatibility, and that's the really significant part. It may even be healthier for MeeGo that Nokia isn't pursuing it as hard, since that "Qt-only" emphasis (which was strategic- but not engineering-based) could prove to be thorny again (see Moblin's Clutter layer, for example).
Posted Jun 7, 2011 0:20 UTC (Tue) by felipec (guest, #75494) [Link]
Right now I don't think I can say much, just that IMO the issues were not technical.
Posted Jun 22, 2011 10:29 UTC (Wed) by job (guest, #670) [Link]
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3 General Manager's Report - Charles D. Lamb Generating Plant 4 Board Report - December 13, 2012 5 From the Board Chair - OMPA And Character First! 6 Legislative Update: Preparing For The Upcoming Legislative Session 10 Lineman's Corner - Mapping JANUARY 2013 VOL. 29 NO. 1 In 2011, we saw the program became more widely accepted. Because end-use customers had budget dollars to work with, there were 10 projects completed in 2011 for a load reduction of 1,200kW. This resulted in $188,429 in rebate checks being paid to customers or an average of $157/kW. This is a bargain as compared to the cost of construction of a new power plant at over $1,000/kW. As we look at 2012, there have been 36 projects completed so far providing an estimated load reduction of 1,526kW and $251,767 in rebates paid for an average of $165/kW. There are still projects pending in 2012 and more are planned for 2013. Since the program first started, DEEP has reduced demand by 2,838kW and has paid $460,406 in rebates. (numbers as of December 6, 2012) My personal goal for 2013 is to exceed 2012's amount of load reduction. This could be a challenge as the federal standard for lighting has moved to a minimum of T-8 lamps. (On December 12, the Energy Services Committee approved continuing DEEP rebates for T-12 retrofits for two years, along with the federal government extension of the T-8s, but the replacements have to be 800-series or better. The OMPA Board on December 13 approved DEEP lighting standards until 2014.) There also is not an easily administered standard for HVAC units in large commercial sizes of 7.5 tons and up. In addition, I am planning to pursue more direct speaking engagements with our member cities to inform and to remind businesses about the opportunities available through DEEP so that they can undertake budget planning and project evaluations. I can speak at key account breakfasts, chamber of commerce meetings and civic groups to explain how the cities want to help their end-use customers and how OMPA provides services they could use to become more energy efficient and reduce peak demand. OMPA MEMBER CITIES: Altus, Blackwell, Comanche, Copan, Duncan, Edmond, Eldorado, Fairview, Frederick, Geary, Goltry, Granite, Hominy, Kingfisher, Laverne, Lexington, Mangum, Manitou, Marlow, Newkirk, Okeene, Olustee, Orlando, Pawhuska, Perry, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Prague, Purcell, Ryan, Spiro, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Walters, Watonga, Waynoka, Wetumka, Wynnewood, Yale A member of the American Public Power Association, Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Power Resources Association OUTLET is published by OMPA for our Members 2701 West I-35 Frontage Road Post Office Box 1960 Edmond, Oklahoma 73083-1960 Phone: 405/340-5047 FAX: 405/359-1071 www.ompa.com OMPA is a joint-action agency created for the purpose of providing an adequate, reliable and affordable supply of electrical power and energy to Oklahoma's municipally owned electric systems. The Authority presently serves 39 municipally owned electric systems in Oklahoma. As a consumer-owned public power entity, OMPA is owned by the member cities it serves. 425 copies printed at a cost of $1,044.00. Bruce Ackerman, Editor DEEP promotes energy efficiency, while reducing costs SPP Order 1000 Compliance Filing… See page 11. by Tom Willis Member Services Energy Engineer The Demand and Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP) is becoming more known and accepted throughout OMPA's 39 member cities since it started three years ago. I appreciate the efforts of those in our member cities in promoting this program to not only their key account customers that consume the largest amount of power, but to other customers who also might benefit from this program. DEEP helps existing customers in the cities to stay in business and be competitive in their particular marketplace with their products and services by lowering their electric costs. Through this program, cities and their qualified customers receive assistance with their efforts to reduce their electric service energy demands and costs. The reduction of these demands helps keep energy rates as low as possible for our member cities and delays the need to add additional generation capacity to the OMPA system. The range of project types include replacing motors with NEMA Premium Motors, inefficient lighting with new fluorescent or LED technology lights, improvements in cooling and heating with ground source heat pumps or high-efficiency chillers or replacing old food service equipment. A variety of customers have qualified to receive funds from this program, including large industries, small businesses, schools, and churches. DEEP provides rebate awards to cities and their customers who implement energy-saving measures that reduce their summer peak electric demands. Projects are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and funds available for an individual project are determined through submission of detailed project plans. When DEEP started initially in 2010, four projects were completed for a reduction of 112kW demand. The program paid rebate checks in the amount of $20,210 or about $180/kW. cont pg 2


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Ah darn, I mixed the sockets. Thanks for pointing that out About hasswell coming out - Aren't they aimed more at a laptop technology? After all, all the fuss was about energy conservation and onboard graphics. I get a strange feeling that whatever could have been invested in making the processor better, was blown on onboard graphics. APUs might be the future but I still like to have a dedicated piece of hardware for each task. I will have to read up more on haswell before I make that decision.
A point well made about the consoles and their hardware (not really up to date with consoles atm) . I might wait a bit longer but while gaming is very much on the table, I need a well balanced machine for everything I do. I guess we'll have to wait and see how they perform in a variety of tasks.
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Passable sidewalks are a key component in creating community and promoting commerce in city and village centers.
Yet, with winter snows, many sidewalks become impossible to navigate, as snow and ice plowed from roadways pile up where pedestrians need to go.
In addition, winter storms often bring ice to sidewalks, making the walk down a hill to one's place of employment as treacherous as crossing Interstate 95.
So, who should be responsible for making sure that sidewalks are usable?
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It would be most helpful if in a survey like this it could be stated by the survey what the current condition is. Who IS responsible, legally, if there is someone, or is no one? Other cities I've lived in make it the property-owner's responsbility, and give out tickets and fines to offenders, in order to keep sidewalks passable in winter. Is that the case in Providence?
Like so many things, it needs to be turned into an embarassing news story or several sizable lawsuits before it will be enforced. Until then, no one can be bothered.
You own it, you shovel it. That's too simple for the Rogue Island citizenry.
There should be a revisiting of all state, municipal and private property owners' (residents/businesses) obligations to maintain their immediate sections of sidewalk maintenance in Rhode Island.
For example, older and/or disabled property owners have many restrictions (i.e., age, handicapped, financial, ect.) that poses a hardship.
Agencies that have clientele usage, Post Offices/Boxes, RIPTA (public transportation) should devise a statewide, district plan to shovel out and allow access to their stations strewn around the state.
Like our budgetary and financial state and local governments, the IDEA[s] of Economy of Scales should be an application that is provided in the private sector in purchasing new and practical snow removal light machinery that can be purchased say on line, at cost for state, local and quasi-government agencies, chambers of commerce, churches, businesses and residents in allowing a concerted effort all the way around.
These are the ideas that need to be explored, reviewed, revisited, implemented as a doable ongoing plan to have government serve its citizenry while its citizens equally cooperates and bolsters the aggregate processes of the government it supports.
Home owners and business owners should be responsible for the sidewalks in front of their establishments. AND town governments should clear sidewalks that are not near a business or home. For example in Barrington the town NEVER clears the walk near the bus stops. This is very dangerous for RIPTA riders. While the town can berate (and fine) residents for not clearing the sidewalks near their home, they don't practice what they preach. It drives me crazy.
Shoveling sidewalks has always been an effort in futility. No sooner do you shovel, a plow comes along and throws it right back on the sidewalk with snow that is twice as heavy. Residents and business owners are not allowed to shovel sidewalk snow onto the street but plows have no problem doing just that. Who's snow is it?