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Philosophers have long debated how knowledge is acquired. Empiricists believe in the primacy of our senses for determining human knowledge. Rationalists believe that many of our most important ideas and knowledge can be attained by methods independent of our senses and experiences, such as by intuition and deduction.
One strict empiricist was Thomas Reid (1710-1796), a Scottish philosopher whose philosophy brought him in conflict with Enlightenment philosophers such as David Hume, another Scottish philosopher of the same time period. Reid believed that our senses inevitably lead us to valid beliefs. Any belief that is contradictory to this "common sense" is false, given that common sense beliefs must be in accord with each other. He explained that every significant discovery is achieved through "patient observation, by accurate experiments, or by conclusions drawn by strict reasoning from observations and experiments, and such discoveries have always tended to refute, but not to confirm, the theories and hypotheses which ingenious men had invented" (Essays on the Intellectual Power of Man, 367-368).
This debate has led to fascinating, if sometimes confusing, dialogues. However, can empiricism offer practical ways to improve society today? Kwame Appiah, a philosopher at Princeton University who was raised and has studied and lectured all over the world, is one who seeks to know how fundamental progress can be achieved through translating philosophical thought into action. He has published widely in many areas of philosophy, and is keenly interested in how philosophical theory affects political thought and action.
Employing his extraordinary multi-cultural education, Appiah proposes in his lecture series Experiments in Ethics that we must have empirical backing for our philosophical theories. He explains:
Nothing is more usual than for writers, even, on moral, political, or physical subjects, to distinguish between reason and experience, and to suppose, that these species of arg¬umentation are entirely different from each other. The former are taken for the mere result of our intellectual faculties, which, by considering a priori the nature of things... establish particular principles of science and philosophy. The latter are supposed to be derived entirely from sense and observation, by which we learn what has actually resulted from the operation of particular objects…
But notwithstanding that this distinction be thus uni¬versally received, both in the active and speculative scenes of life, I shall not scruple to pronounce, that it is, at bottom, erroneous, at least, superficial…It is experience which is ultimately the foundation of our inference and conclusion (Experiments in Ethics, 10).
Appiah goes beyond the mere philosophical argument to urge an active pursuit of justice:
Morality is practical. In the end it is about what to do and what to feel; how to respond to our own and the world's demands. And to apply norms, we must understand the empirical contexts in which we are applying them. No one denies that applying norms, you will need to know what, as an empirical matter, the effects of what you do will be on others, as an empirical matter, the effects of what you do will be on others (Experiments in Ethics, 22).
Jewish thinkers have also examined this issue. Maimonides explained the importance of the quest for truth and how we must alter our positions in line with new observations. Significantly, he noted that Aristotle had been accepted over the old beliefs of Jewish sages on an astronomical question: "It is quite right that our Sages have abandoned their own theory: for speculative matters every one treats according to the results of his own study, and everyone accepts that which appears to him established by proof" (Guide for the Perplexed, 2:8).
Rambam further explains: "Similarly it is not proper to abandon matters of reason that have already been verified by proofs … A man should never cast his reason behind him, for the eyes are set in front, not in back..." (Letter on Astrology)
Rav Moshe Feinstein, the 20th century Jewish legal authority, explained that many aspects of Jewish law can be affected by contemporary science: "We thus see that unless we are compelled otherwise, we should assume that matters that are dependent on nature should be based on the assessment of the rabbis of every given time" (Even Ha'Ezer, 2:3). On many matters we must apply contemporary research to apply timeless values in the real world. Other times, we break beyond the academies to the populace to "go out and see" (puk chazi) what is being done.
The rabbis had the humility to acknowledge new findings and the importance of legal evolution:
"Six things heal the sick"–and the Talmud explains each one. You must first of all know that the healing practices that we do now is not the same as the healing practices that the earlier authorities practiced. And there were certain matters that the earlier authorities knew regarding properties of foods that we do not know now. And nowadays we cannot rely on those [early] healing practices, because we do not know how to perform the practice effectively… (Responsa of the Geonim, Harkavi, 394).
In the 1950s, Israeli Chief Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog lamented that, as science progressed and added to our knowledge, "we bury our heads in the sand" when science comes in contact with the Torah: "It is imperative that we cultivate from within our holy yeshivot – from the geniuses among them – people to be men of science of every field, and thus we will not be dependent on others regarding matters of physiology, chemistry, electricity, and all matters that touch upon our holy Torah."
For example, there is currently a debate concerning various gun control provisions, including a restoration of the assault weapons and high-capacity magazine ban that had been in place from 1994 to 2004. Consider the following facts from contemporary researchers:
• 15 of the 25 worst mass shootings during the past half century occurred in the United States
• 5 of the 11 deadliest shootings in America occurred from 2007 onward [after the Assault Weapons Ban was allowed to expire]
• States with the strictest gun control laws have the fewest deaths by firearms
• States with the most guns tend to have the most deaths by firearms
• The assassin who shot Representative Gabrielle Giffords fired 31 shots in 15 seconds due to his large magazine clip (33 rounds). Only when he stopped to reload was he subdued. Had he not had access to the large clip, he would have had to reload much earlier, and more people would have survived.
• In the July 2012 Aurora, Colorado mass shooting, the killer's 100-round magazine jammed, perhaps saving lives. However, the killer also had a 40-round clip for his pistol.
• All 26 victims of the December 2012 Newtown, CT, mass killings were killed by a semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine.
In contrast, gun control opponents have flooded the Internet with claims that gun control does not work, but offer vague denunciations of old computer games, exhortations to arm even more citizens, and offer no explanation for why high-capacity magazines are necessary for hunting or target practice. There are moral truths that do not require empirical investigation to be verified, and every law of course cannot simply be overturned based upon new scientific findings. However, much of the application of those moral truths requires empirical tests to ensure they achieve the moral goal. For example, Jewish law wishes to save innocent life. In the debate between gun control and gun rights, the data clearly demonstrate why increased gun control will achieve this goal. Jewish law seeks to balance the value of self defense with the value of saving life. The statistics help us to identify what Jewish law must endorse. A more complete explanation of the Jewish approach to gun rights and gun control is needed.
This is just one example. If we truly care about honoring our core Jewish values then we must ensure our principles have the correct impact. To do so, we must embrace not only the descriptive but also the prescriptive, not only the "is" but also the "ought." Rather than getting caught up in stubborn ideologies or partisan politics we must have the humility and courage to embrace empirical research and apply evidence within our argumentation.
There are countless Jewish moral dilemmas posed in the 21st century that require constant reassessment of contemporary research and the facts on the ground. Empirical research must be applied, in the most pressing way, to end-of-life issues and other pressing moral dilemmas. The Torah is actualized when our timeless Jewish values are kept alive and relevant by acknowledging and wrestling with new realities in the most intellectually honest and critical ways.
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz is the Founder and President of Uri L'Tzedek, the Senior Rabbi at Kehilath Israel, and is the author of "Jewish Ethics & Social Justice: A Guide for the 21st Century." Newsweek named Rav Shmuly one of the top 50 rabbis in America!"
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What is that site like. Are the storys any good. Havnt been a member in sometime but it looks like they have more stories than in the past. Just wondering if it would be worth the money to join again.
The gap in our economy is between what we have and what we think we ought to have--and that is a moral problem, not an economic one. - Paul Heyne
Ohly is doing a great job there and seems to have a lot of info before anyone else. There might be some people on their pay message boards, but not a whole lot on the free. But at least they have free boards still. Great info on recruiting, but not sure about other stuff.
ohly is doing a very good job at cylone sports report. he has improved the site 1000 percent over what deace was doing.
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ohly is doing a very good job at cylone sports report. he has improved the site 1000 percent over what deace was doing.
lets be honest, anything deace is/was doing is/was a joke ... ... i will admit tho that ohly has really changed the site but i would give it more time to develop before paying for it ...
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You can view the post titles on the pay message board if you are registered. I have noticed the pay message board seems pretty dead. I hope he gets it going and am considering to rejoin.
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Reach people similar to your existing audiences
Google remarketing allows you to reach people who have already visited your site and connect with an audience that's already interested in your products or services. You probably also want to find new visitors for your site, and what better way to do this than by finding people who are similar to your existing site visitors.
The "similar audiences" feature enables you to find people who share characteristics with your site visitors. By adding "similar audiences" to your ad group, you can show your ads to people whose interests are similar to those of your site visitors, which allows you to reach new and qualified potential customers.
How "similar audiences" are formed on the Display Network
AdWords looks at browsing activity on Display Network sites over the last 30 days, and uses this, along with our contextual engine, to understand the shared interests and characteristics of the people in your remarketing list. Based on this information, AdWords automatically finds new potential customers whose interests and characteristics are similar to those of people in your remarketing list. The more characteristics and interests people in your remarketing lists share, the better similar audiences works.
To find similar audiences, we look at the millions of users on the entire Display Network. As your audience changes, your similar audience will change as well.
A similar audiences list is created from a remarketing list with at least 500 cookies with enough similarity in characteristics and interests to create a corresponding similar audience. Similar audiences can't be created based on the characteristics and interests of individual users.
People who don't want to be included in similar audiences can opt out of the DoubleClick cookie using Google's Ads Settings.
Keep in mind
Models for similar audiences exclude browsing activity from sites, pages, or products related to what we consider sensitive categories, such as those based on race, religion, sexual orientation or health.
We don't support finding a similar audience for lists based on any of the sensitive categories listed in our policy. All use of similar audiences is subject to our Policy for advertising based on interests and location.
Qualifying for similar audiences
Google will automatically identify which of your remarketing lists qualify for similar audiences based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the number of visitors on the original list, how recently these people joined the original list, and the types of sites that these visitors browsed.
We can define a similar audience for your own remarketing lists only.
Benefits of using similar audiences
Simplified audience targeting
Similar audiences takes the guesswork out of your search for new audiences by automatically finding new customers similar to your site visitors. Using this feature, you can find new potential customers based on the specific topics or concepts that people --in aggregate-- on one of your remarketing lists were browsing before being added to that list.
Say you've created a remarketing list of people who bought steak knives from your kitchenware site. Instead of helping you reach broad groups of people interested in "cooking," similar audiences will identify that people on this list tended to browse sites specifically about "cooking steak" and "high quality knife sets" before coming to your site and making a purchase. Based on this, similar audiences will then find other people with similar activity.
Your similar audiences lists will automatically get updated as the original list evolves and people change their browsing activity. So, you don't need to update the similar audience list after it gets created.
Getting new potential customers
With similar audiences, you can boost the reach of existing remarketing campaigns, and drive to your site new users who have an increased likelihood of being interested in your product or service.
Even if these new visitors don't immediately make a purchase from your site, if you've added the remarketing tag to your site, you can still reach out to them via remarketing and get another chance at a conversion at a later date. By enabling similar audiences, you can get more visitors on your remarketing list in a way that is intuitive and easy to manage.
The original remarketing list is automatically excluded from your similar audiences list. So, if visitors who are in a similar audiences list get added to your remarketing list because they match your list definition, they'll be removed from the similar audiences list.
- Under the Campaigns tab, click the Display Network tab.
- Below, click the + Targeting button.
- Select the ad group of a "Display Network only" campaign with the marketing objective "Buy on your website." You can also select ad groups of "Display Network only – All features" or "Display Network only – Remarketing" campaigns.
- Click the "Add targeting" drop-down menu and select "Interests & remarketing."
- If you're in a campaign with the objective "Buy on your website" or a "Display Network only - Remarketing" campaign, select the "Show similar audiences" checkbox. If you're in a "Display Network only - All features" campaign, select "Similar audiences" from the drop-down menu.
- Click the double arrows » next to each similar audience you want to add. Your audiences will appear in the "Selected audiences" column.
- When you're finished, click Close and then Save.
You can get a higher return on investment (ROI) or increase your chances to show your ads to people who are more likely to buy your products by setting a custom bid or a bid adjustment for these customers.
You could target your ads using keyword contextual targeting, set custom bids on keywords, and set bid adjustments for whenever the audience you've added matches. Then, your keywords would determine the sites on which your ad is eligible to appear as well as the custom bid, and when a visitor to one of these sites matches any audiences you've added to the ad group, AdWords would use your bid adjustment. Learn more about Display Network bidding features.
If you're running Conversion Optimizer, any audience bids you set won't apply because you've already set a target CPA for the entire ad group.
Next steps
- Choose a bid for your Display Network campaign.
- Read about targeting settings on the Display Network.
- Read about Conversion Optimizer, a great way to optimize a campaign with similar audiences to achieve lower CPA.


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"My worst nightmare's waking up and being broke
My mind frame is go get it with no excuse
If all that crying though help me, then tell me what's the use?
My hustle schedule is all night and all day
If there some paper to be made, then I'm on the way
My daily routine is stacking chains and hitting licks
I use my with stick go get it and stack them chips
The haters bumping they lips to try to throw me off
But my eyes on the green like I was playing golf
I'll never ease up mashing until the day I croak
I'll be eighty selling med's to old folks
I keep my mind on bread just like a baker
My eyes on that paper till I meet my..." - Paul Wall, "Paper" (2008, Crack by Z-Ro)
On the release of Fast Life, Houston veteran Paul Wall gave HipHopDX five tips on how to stay head-above-water in this recession, while giving very personal examples that taught him to "keep his eyes on paper" and "drive slow" for all the right reasons.
1. Never, Ever, Ever Give Up. Just Adapt.
"I think the most important thing is you have to grind and work. You have to go and get it. A lot of times, with it being a recession, it kind of brings the atmosphere down, and makes you a little depressed, and you lose motivation. You might feel like your work isn't paying off. But you cannot stop grindin', you cannot stop workin' and hustlin' - no matter what you do. You switch it up here and there, maybe switch up your hustle - try some side hustles or something. These same work ethics apply, no matter what you're doing - whether you're workin' at McDonald's, whether you rappin', or if you're in the streets, hustlin', or if you're on Wall Street. Grind. Grind. Grind. I think that's the most important thing. With it being a recession, a lot of people lose hope, give up, and just walk around complainin' on how broke they are. It's bad for everybody. It's not just bad for them. Even if you don't hear somebody complainin' about how bad it is, it's bad for them too. They're not broadcasting it to the world; I think that's what people should do."
2. Put Image To The Side, If The Bills Are Weighing You Down. If You Don't, You'll Drown.
"A lot of times people are too afraid to abandon ship [on expensive things]. For image purposes, or they just don't know how, but you if you don't abandon ship before you go in the water, then you're gonna drown right with the ship. That's just how it is. That's just my thing to do. A lot of people did that. A lot of people are doing that. A lot of people should do that. If things are going down hill, then you might have to do that. That's just being smart. That's just plannin' ahead. Ain't nothin' wrong with that."
3. Be A (Wise) Father To Your Child, Education Creates Opportunity.
"Being that my career is music, I hear musicians all the time complaining. Shania Twain was on TV talkin' 'bout how bad it is - record sales are bad. The music industry has changed a whole lot, just in the last five years. Even 10 years from now, just imagine how much is gonna change too. Being that record sales are down and concert sales are down and ticket sales are down - not for myself, just sayin' across the board - that's just an interesting fact to know, with having kids. Of course my son is gonna want to be like daddy, and do something in music, 'cause that's just what kids do. As a father, a responsible father, it's my job to explain to him, 'Hey man, this what you want to do? Do it for it the love. Don't do it for the money, 'cause there's only a select few who really make a lot of money off this.' College is a great alternative to following in your daddy's footsteps. I went to college too and shit, believe me, if things don't go right in music, I'm gonna be right back in college, and I'm gonna switch it up and do something else. That's something that a lot of people have too much pride to be able to do that. But shit, you got to do what you got to do. When bills got to be paid, you got to pay 'em, one way or another, especially if you've got kids. That's your number one priority."
4. Take Your Job Seriously, Whatever It Is. You Don't Want To Lose It.
"Most importantly, I took [my music] seriously on a whole 'nother level. I took my job seriously. Everyday I go to the studio. Everyday I go exercise, make sure my image lookin' good, so I'm not walkin' around like a fat slob. [Laughs] I treat it like it's my job, and really pay attention to the details. Whereas, a couple albums back [around The People's Champ [click to read]], I'm just goin' to the studio here and there, comin' up with a hook, writin' three 16-bar verses and that's it, this album [Fast Life], I'm writing 12-bar choruses, 12-bar verses, different things like that. It's different, and I'm really kind of goin' with the theme of the album, and theme of the songs. Sometimes we recorded a couple different songs to the same track, just to have ideas and have things to choose from. T. Farris, who's one of my real, real good friends, he's the A&R for the music, so he comes up with a majority of the ideas and he'll tell me in a heartbeat, 'Man, go back and write the verse over.' Being serious about what I do, and knowing that he has an incredible ear for music, it [influences me]. I don't necessarily think made me do this, maybe it is - maybe this made me take my job more seriously, 'cause there is a line. World events tie in. I don't want to be broke, on my ass. So what I'ma do? I'ma gonna take this job serious.
A lot of times, it's hard to do in Houston, Texas, 'cause so many people in Houston don't take their jobs serious. Some of 'em do. I'm not gonna say all the rappers in Houston don't, but it's very easy to get lazy in Houston, myself included - sippin' syrup everyday, smoke weed everyday, that just naturally makes you a little bit lazy, 'cause it puts you to sleep. Then you gonna wake up late. When you're tired all day long, after months and months and years of doing that, it's a hard habit to break. I had to get out of that for a while, while I was recordin', 'cause, shit, it was making me too late. I stopped sippin' syrup, pretty much the whole second half of recordin' the album. I had to put the syrup to the side; it's a real hard thing to do, but I did it with the mindframe of, 'I'm gonna stop sippin' syrup 'cause I need to take my job serious. When I'm done, I'm gonna sip syrup again.' So I'm back on the bottle, but shit. [Laughs] I had to stop for a while."
5. Celebrate The Loved Ones Around You. They Matter More Than Grills And Gold.
"The T.I. [click to read] and Rihanna song ["Live Your Life"] sums it up a bit: live ya life. You've your life, 'cause if you don't, you're gonna regret it. You're gonna regret things. If you lose somebody close to you, or opportunities you have had, when you look back, you're just going to regret it, so you've got to live your life.
When so many people thought I had got killed [on a false rumor], it was a real tough thing for me, 'cause one of my real, real close homeboys got killed. It was a hard thing for me to do to explain to people that I'm still breathin', but while I'm doin' that, I'm mournin' the death of one of my good friends. That was real hard for me. He had kids, a lot of kids. That in itself right there just made me focus on my family in a whole 'nother light. It makes me think: quite often, it can be as simple as sayin', 'Let me put my seatbelt on 'cause if something happens, and I'm in a crash, I don't want my kids to be without a dad.' Things like that. It makes me wisen up a little bit, even something as simple as putting on a seatbelt.
As far as the plane crash with Travis [Barker], that was pretty hard too, 'cause I lost two more friends. One, my boy Lil Chris, it was so ironic, 'cause just a month earlier, he was callin' me, blowin' up my phone, sayin', 'Damn it, I heard you died. I heard you got killed. Please tell me that's not true.' I remember callin' him back, talkin' to him, havin' a conversation with him about it, and he being so relieved that I was okay. Then, a couple months later, I'm gettin' calls at three in the mornin', sayin', 'Hey man, I heard Lil Chris died in a plane crash. Please tell me it ain't true.' I'm callin' him, blowin' him up, tryin' to find out if it was true. Sure enough, it was. It was deja vu. It was a real hard thing to deal with, losing a friend in a plane crash. You have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than you do at being in a plane crash. That's something that I would've never have expected to happen."
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If you've read 'MSPaint adventures' or 'Prequel' (both are awesome and VERY much worth reading) then you know what we're talking about here.
They inspired me to give it a shot myself. Always did want to make a comic. So I started one up on FA about a month ago - and its got a small following... but I'm ambitious me. I want to expand. So I contacted the good people at Fresh Epics and they said "get 1k+ watchers on DA and we'll talk' - and I want to answer that challenge... but I'll need your help!
So what does this involve? Well, first of all the comic itself. I'll reformat and repost it here - and this will be where it updates from, from then on.
It revolves around the story of Subject 345 - an amnesiac lab-experiment who has lost any and all tactile sensation - is infact completely numb. They story begins as she finds herself lucid for more than a few moments - and decides to imagine voices to galvanize herself into action. From there on well... thats for you, the readers, to decide! You advise her actions, direct her around and help her figure out who/what she is, where she is and what is happening around her. Think of it as your own Monkey Island game, hand-drawn and sometimes even animated according to your whims.
Sound like fun? I think so.
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Our friends at the bilingual digital camera magazine, Megapixel.Net, have just published the November edition of their net magazine. In this edition they review The Sony DSC-S50, Olympus C-2100UZ, Fujifilm S1 Pro and Olympus C-211 Zoom. There are also new articles on macro & close-up, the second part of a beginners guide to digital photography and different types of viewfinder.


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SLAVE CASE IN CONNECTICUT.- A case was lately tried in Hartford,
before the Supreme Court, judge Williams presiding, similar to that of the slave
Med, in Boston, last year. Lucy Jackson, the slave, in the present case, was brought
by one Bullock from Savannah into Connecticut, a year or two since, and had lately
expressed fears lest she should be taken back to the South. She was encouraged
to attempt to get her freedom by application to the Supreme Court. This she did,
and a writ of habeas corpas was issued in her behalf. Her master then endeavored
to persuade her that it was all in vain for her to continue her suit, and under
his restraint, she told a friend of his that she did not want to leave him, and should
not have thought of it if she had not been beset by others to do it; but when
she came into court she insisted that it was her wish to be free and that the
case should be tried. Accordingly it was tried, and resulted in the decision that
she was free, as no slave could be brought into the State and kept in
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Natalie D'Adamio, a senior majoring in Applied Mathematics with an emphasis of Statistics, chose UNC for the mathematics program and esthetic of the campus. "I essentially could see myself grow as a person at UNC".
During her time at UNC, Natalie has been a lab consultant in various computer labs across campus and played on the Division I Women's Soccer Team. Being a student-athlete kept Natalie very busy balancing soccer practice, traveling and games with schoolwork. Natalie enjoys her statistics coursework along with other math and computer sciences courses that are not in her emphasis because they help her to become a well-rounded student. "UNC is a great school, which offers amazing opportunities that allow you to grow, succeed and achieve your goals. I think one professor in particular helped me succeed. Dr. Heiny is an amazing professor that was always willing to help me or to answer any questions I had, which allowed me to better understand the material." Natalie credits her student-athlete experience for teaching her good study habits and time management skills, which she says, will benefit her throughout life.
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Hi all,
I am searching the forums before posting so many times!!
Anyway, my wife and I just went for our first tandem ride with a loaner from the LBS. I would say things like, "slowing down" or "coasting" or "stopping" as we rode.
IS that the normal thing to do? How you you captains and stokers communicate during the ride so you know when to start and stop pedaling?
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Microsoft's Bing is one of the most famous and widely used search engine in the world. It's at the 2nd position after Google. Google has 67% whereas Bing has around 17% of the overall search engine market share.
Google can be consider as the daddy of all search engines and Bing is trying to catch up with Google. Microsoft's Engineers are working day and night to improve their search portal.
If you prefer using Bing or if you love it, you may want to make Bing home page and default search engine on your Browser. If you don't know how to do this, just go through the below tutorials. We've shared a tutorial for all three major browsers i.e Firefox, Internet explorer and Google Chrome.
To make Bing home page on Firefox, just follow these below steps:-
Step 1:- From Firefox's menu bar, click on tools menu and then select the options sub menu.
Step 2:- Now, Firefox will open its Option Window in which there's a text box in front of the Home Page label. In that text box, just enter http://bing.com and click the OK button. This will save your settings and would make Bing home page on your Firefox browser.
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text: OK so I am new here, this is actually my first postand I had a queston. I have a 3 year old daughter and currently (not rightnow though since it's winter) she rides in a Topeak seat behind my wife. She is VERY close to 40lbs. and by the time we start riding again she probably will be. We are concerned that she is reaching a size that is too big for the seat and were wondering what is the best way to go. We are considering buying a trailer but of course being QUITE expensive we are hesitant to do this unless it is the right thing to do. I actually wish we had just broke down and bought one in the first place. So any suggestions on what is the best thing to do??. My daughter is not getting any smaller and I would hate to spend a million bucks on a trailer that he will be using for 6 months but I think she is not mature enough to ride on on one of thos pull behind bikes (not sure of the proper terminology).


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Supernanny Helps Family With Defiant Teen And TweensOctober 3, 2008 09:00:01 by Joe Reality
On the fifth season premiere of Supernanny, Jo Frost pays a visit to the Quinn family in Amherst, New Hampshire. The Quinn family consists of Gina and David Quinn and their four children. David Quinn is a chiropractor, and he often acts just like a big kid. He laughs at the kids, even when their behavior goes too far. Gina is a personal trainer, and she often finds herself all alone in refereeing the kids. Gina admits, "We are at a total loss."
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Mom Can't Cope With Dad In Iraq On SupernannySeptember 10, 2008 11:00:39 by Paulene Hinds
This week the Supernanny joins the Martinez Family and tries to bring peace to a home when dad is in Iraq.
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Supernanny Meets The McKeever BoysAugust 20, 2008 01:00:40 by Paulene Hinds
Tonight on Supernanny, Jo meets a pair of aggressive and foul-mouthed boys. Can she turn these two little devils into angels?
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Supernanny Jo Helps Heal A 15 Year Family Heartache While Working With Her Largest Family Ever!August 13, 2008 05:00:52 by Paulene Hinds
On tonight's episode of Supernanny, Jo helps to heal a long standing separation between awoman's estranged dad while working with a family of seven children.
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SuperNanny Takes on the An-Duan FamilyJuly 2, 2008 01:00:03 by Christine McDow
A family of seven desperately need SuperNanny's help tonight as the parents deal with the obstacles of raising five children between the ages of four and nine.
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Supernanny Disciplines the Doyle FamilyMay 28, 2008 09:29:50 by Lisa Stauber
The Doyle family needs Supernanny's help. They are young parents of three young children age 5 and under. Sara, 5, is stubborn. Lizzy, 3, hits, slaps, and throws temper tantrums. Andrew, the 20 month old baby of the family, whines all day. Doug Doyle comes home from work and sits on the couch, while Brandy Doyle is left to discipline alone. She also holds down a full time job and is overwhelmed.
"You guys need a back to basics class," Supernanny Jo Frost declares. "I'm on my way!"
Supernanny is introduced to the children without incident, but as soon as Mom goes upstairs to put Andrew down for a nap, the girls get nasty. They may be toddlers, but they hit and kick like old pros. Brandy ends up sliding Sara into her room and holding the door shut. Later, Lizzy kicks the TV. Mom deals with it by distracting her with tickles and giggles.
Brandy spends most of her time cleaning, while her children hang around with nothing to do. The house is spotless – and the children's minds are a blank. Doug arrives and boy, is he glad to see Jo. "I know what she can do, and it's a relief!" he says, before retreating to his corner of the couch with the remote. The little girls desperately try to get his attention, but when that fails they begin to fight. Mom comes in to break it up, but ends up bickering with Doug instead.
"It's my break time to sit on the couch and not deal," Doug says. "My husband is lazy," Brandy replies. "My job is more physically demanding. I'm exhausted," Doug whines. Supernanny breaks it up. "Does anything ever get resolved?" she asks. "No!" The Doyles don't exactly work together on anything.
At the Parent's Meeting, Supernanny points out the unattended children. "You provide a lovely home. But where is the enthusiasm and motivation where it should be, which is the kids? There's a laziness there." Brandy's quick to defend herself. "I'm always cleaning something!" Supernanny's not talking about her housekeeping. "You're lazy when it comes to the kids," she replies.
Brandy starts to cry. "I don't want to neglect them!" Jo has some wisdom to share. "If you're going to love your kids, let them see it. Give them you." Her Tip of the Week hits home for the Doyles. "It's not a competition about who does the chores, as long as they get done. Stick together," Jo advises.
Teaching begins with Jo posting a routine. She's assigning Dad to pick the girls up from daycare and play with them. The next afternoon, she plans fingerpainting and bubbles, and Doug has a blast. He doesn't even miss the TV. "I proved that I can be a good father," he says.
Lizzy disobeys though, and it's time for a naughty chair showdown. Brandy's not sure she can take it, but with Supernanny in her corner, she perseveres. "You're her mother and she'll do as she's told!" Jo tells Brandy. Lizzy escalated, but Brandy followed through for the first time ever and finally got an apology from her daughter. Mom is afraid to invite other children over, so of course Jo pushes them to have some pals for a play date. It seems to be going well, until Lizzy decides she doesn't want to share. Brandy puts her in the naughty chair, and Sara starts acting up. Doug deals with her, but all hell breaks loose. The girls double team their parents and start cursing like sailors. The friends take off, and the Doyles follow through with the naughty chair technique. "Today didn't go as well as they hoped," Jo admits. She claims future playdates will only get better – I don't see how they could get any worse!
Jo plays a game and discovers Brandy and Doug don't know much about their daughters. She leaves for a few days with strict instructions for the Doyles to discover their little girl's likes and dislikes. Before she leaves, Jo offers us a Bonus Tip: Before a playdate, have your child select a special toy and put it away. He can share the others.
Brandy's nervous. "We'll see how it goes," she says. Sara invites a friend over, but ends up in the naughty chair during the visit. When Jo returns, she accuses Brandy of being Naughty Chair happy, and gives her a pop quiz to help her determine what offenses are Chair worthy. "It's about controlling the situation and not the children," Supernanny says.
Mom and Dad finally go out on a date, leaving Deanna the babysitter at home. Lizzy goes crazy, and makes the babysitter cry. When Brandy returns, she assesses the situation and disciplines Lizzy. Lizzy apologizes to the sitter and makes amends, and things seem to be all right.
The Doyle family finally have the tools to teach their children how to behave, and everyone's happier. "Every day is better than the one before," Brandy says. "The family I wanted was there all the time," smiles Doug. Supernanny has saved another family from distress!
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Supernanny To Help Toddler Facing Expulsion From DaycareMay 28, 2008 01:01:29 by Joe Reality
On this week's Supernanny, Jo Frost pays a visit to the Doyle family. The Doyle family consists of parents Brandy and Dwight and their children Lizzie, Sara, and Andrew. All the Doyle children attend daycare, but three year old Lizzie is at risk of being expelled from daycare, because other kids and parents have been complaining about her behavior.
Meanwhile, five year old Sara likes to use her mom's sewing kit for cutting her own hair, and eighteen month old Andrew is quickly picking up on and following the bad behavior of his two sisters. Supernanny will go into the classroom in an attempt to use her skills to teach the Doyle children to be more respectful.
Supernanny airs on Wednesday, May 28 from 9 PM to 10 PM ET on ABC.
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Supernanny Brings the Brownings Together!May 14, 2008 09:23:37 by Lisa Stauber
Supernanny Jo Frost arrives in San Dimas, CA this week to answer the prayers of Pastor Charles Browning and his wife, Bernadette. They have six children and a lot of conflict. The eldest child is away at college, but the remaining five don't respect Dad or help around the house. Bernadette spends more time on her cell phone than watching the children, and every situation is solved by yelling.
Erek, age 17, and Devante, age 14, are Charles' stepsons. They feel that he is just freeloading off their mom. Bernadette is a successful real estate agent and makes a lot more money than Dad does. Charlette, age 2, spends her days wandering about the house, looking for someone to play with her.
Bernadette is defensive, and won't even come all the way downstairs to greet Jo. "My first thought was, is this a nanny?" she says. Charlette loves her new playmate, though, and Mom gets jealous. She can't coax her baby away, though. "She'd rather be with Supernanny than watch TV," Bernadette says. "This is ridiculous!"
Jo has a quick chat with the boys. "She's always angry," Devante says about his mom. He's glad Supernanny is there to help, and promises to give Jo 100%. A fight breaks out at dinner, and it's about money as usual. The boys don't think Charles is a good provider, and Mom doesn't help by harping on the fact that she pays the bills. Meanwhile, Charlette is in bed with a can of spray cheese watching shows meant for adults, while Mom works in her office. Supernanny can't wait to show Bernadette the price she is paying for her monetary success.
The Parent's Meeting is short. Jo addresses the children's lack of responsibility and chores, and takes Mom to task about leaving Charlette to raise herself. She encourages Charles to be more involved and vocal. "I want you to be proud of the work you do as a father," Jo tells him. She butts heads with Bernadette. "You've got no respect!" Jo tells her. "I can't change overnight," Mom snaps back.
Teaching begins, and Jo decides it's time to unplug the family. She forces them to put all of their remotes, game controllers, and even Bernadette's beloved Blackberry in a jar where they cannot be touched. Mom has a hard time parting with her favorite accessory, but Charles is glad. "I really regret that we have allowed technology to consume almost every aspect of our family life," he says.
Supernanny then takes on the role of Super Therapist, and tries to start Charles and Bernadette on a path to mend their relationship. The session seems to bring them closer together, as they remember the reasons they got married in the first place.
Next up is a chore list. The kids work hard, and everything goes smoothly. Dad takes his stepsons out for a game of pool to try to build a friendship with them. Charlette gets her own bed, and Supernanny teaches Bernadette how to put her little girl to sleep. Jo takes her leave, and Mom rushes to snatch her cell phone out of the jar.
Three days later, Jo's back. After reviewing footage of a disastrous family movie night, during which Dad checked out, Devante fell asleep, and Mom talked on her cell phone, Jo decides some fun is in order.
More footage is shown, and it's Mom barking orders and yelling at everyone in sight. Charles and Bernadette argue over who is going to change the baby, and Jo tells her she has a future as a prison guard. "This is a prison here," Bernadette replies. "I have to be their warden." Supernanny doesn't accept that excuse. "There's no love!" Jo says.
Time for the Tip of the Week! Supernanny suggests getting the kids involved in dusting by making sock puppets they can wear on their hands as they wipe.
Charles gives his family a sermon, and admits that he hasn't done the best job as husband and father. He speaks from the heart, and Bernadette is touched. Supernanny caps her visit with another game – the family works in teams to complete challenges, and the losers get pies in the face. Jo takes her leave, and the family seems to be getting along better.
"I'm not going to be an armchair parent," Bernadette promises, and it seems that Supernanny has rescued another family in distress!
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Supernanny Helps Six Kid FamilyMay 14, 2008 01:03:09 by Joe Reality
In this week's Supernanny, Jo Frost pays a visit to one of her largest families ever. The Browning family consists of Reverend Browning, his wife Bernadette, and their six children. The six children range in age from toddler all the way up to college age.
Wife and mom Bernadette also has a real estate business, and the time requirements for her business make if difficult for her to have time for the kids. Instead of their home being the sanctuary that they envision, the Bernadettes have found that things are more like a battleground.
Supernanny airs on Wednesday, May 14 from 9 PM to 10 PM ET on ABC.
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Supernanny: The Martinez FamilyMay 7, 2008 08:01:15 by Christine McDow
This week the Supernanny, Jo Frost, makes a visit to a familywho is in turmoil largely because the father is stationed overseas in Iraq. Before he leaves on his next tour, father Sindo and mother Michelle sit down and make a video for Jo detailing what the issues are and why Michelle finds it hard to keep the kids under control while her husband is away. Michelle says that she feels lost and stressed out regarding the children, Sindo (age 9), Ashley (age 7) and Mikey (age 6), while she is worried constantly about her husband's safety. Michelle states that she desperately needs help, peace and harmony in her home.
Once Jo gets to the house and the observation begins, so does the fun. All three kids greet her nice and respectably, but then the screaming and tantrums begin. While preparing food mom blows up at Ashley while telling her to turn around and shut up. After yelling at the kids Mikey tells her that she is being bad to them. Michelle responds by getting in his face, putting her hand over his mouth and yelling at him some more.
Downstairs while trying to play air hockey Jo witnesses Michelle and Ashley "acting like two kids" as they go back and forth with "no, yes, no, yes", and say that they need to grow up. Jo thinks that Michelle takes out her emotions on Ashley.
Jo realizes how difficult it is for Michelle to give the kids what they need when she is constantly worried about her husband and checking the computer for an email. Michelle admits that she should just be happy when she GETS an email, but sometimes days will go by between emails and phone calls and it is at that time that she really starts to panic.
During a conversation between Jo, Michelle and the kids Sindo admits that he feels like their mother doesn't like them. Jo realizes that hearing this frustrates Michelle, but says that Michelle often overreacts to situations and that is why the kids respond the way they do.
A little while later Sindo Sr. calls from Iraq and Jo notices an immediate change in Michelle. She is happy and calmer than she has been all day with the kids. Michelle informs Sindo that the kids are not behaving and Jo hears him tell them they need to act right. He then tells Jo that he knows he can tell them that on the phone, but as soon as he hangs up that they are misbehaving again. He says that his wife needs to worry less about him and more about the kids who are there and who need her. Jo agrees and then lets them talk in private.
Family Meeting
The next morning Jo sits down with Michelle for the "family meeting" where Jo points out to her what she sees as the problems and tells her what they are going to do to change it. Jo then talks to the kids and presents them with a list of rules. The first two being to treat each other with respect and to listen to one another. Jo also touches on them remembering their manners.
After explaining the rules Jo explains that when they break them that Michelle will kneel down to their level, calmly tell them that they need to behave and if they don't then they will go to the naughty chair. Sindo states that he is tired of the yelling and thinks that his mother will be calmer with the naughty bench and the rules.
Michelle's first and second tests come shortly thereafter when they go to Sindo's hockey practice. Ashley tells her mother that she wants popcorn and when her mother says no Ashley gets upset. Michelle kneels down and quietly tells her that she needs to stop the attitude or that she will go sit on the floor. The tantrum only gets worse so Jo takes over, pulls Ashley away from the immediate surroundings, gets down to her level and firmly tells her that she will stop the behavior now or go to time out. Ashley calms down and goes back to stand by her mom. Then Mikey will not stay off the ice and after telling him twice, along with a little pushing from Jo, Michelle puts him in time out. Mikey responds by telling his mom that he loves her and giving her a hug. Jo considers it a success.
Once they get back to the house Jo has a surprise for Michelle. Waiting for her on the computer is her husband live, looking back at her through a web-cam. Michelle is shocked and Jo explains to her that it is a better way to keep in touch. Now, whenever Sindo Sr. can call, she can actually see him. Michelle tells him that she is going to correct the problems in the house and with her, but that when he comes home he needs to support that and he promises that he will.
Jo waits while Michelle brings the kids in with their eyes closed and surprises them with being able to see their father. The kids are ecstatic and seeing the kids give a group hug put a smile on Sindo Sr.'s face. Jo then directs them all to a family website that she set up where they can all post messages back and forth to each other and keep in touch. This proves to be a great idea throughout the show as the kids send and get private messages from their father, helping to strengthen the bond between them.
Jo wants the family to have fun so she takes all of them to a bounce house environment where they can play together and laugh. They all have a great time but Michelle is worried about Ashley throwing a tantrum when it is time to go. Jo tells her to give warnings about when they are going to leave, let them know when it is half way, and then start counting down the minutes as it gets closer. With three minutes to go Michelle is very panicked as Ashley runs away from her. However, when time runs out she is surprised and happy that Ashley gets ready to go quickly, and only asks if they can come back.
When they get home they prepare for a party with five of the kid's friends. Everyone is excited, Michelle tells all the kids the rules and the party begins. Sindo, in his excitement, throws something at the ceiling that hits the lamp on the fan and breaks it. Jo is worried about Michelle's reaction but Michelle surprised them both by saying that it was an accident, cleaning it up, and continuing to have fun with the children. During the party Jo says her goodbyes and leaves Michelle to handle the situations alone for the next couple of weeks.
Jo Comes Back
In many episodes of Supernanny, Jo is horrified to see the rules fall apart as the parents and kids revert back to their old behavior once she is out of the house. This time however, was different than the others. Jo came back and watched several videos with Michelle where the kids were behaving, Michelle was doing what she needed to do, and the home was calm. Jo praised her continuously on succeeding.
Then the pair watch a video of Mikey picking his nose and biting his toe nails. They also watch the boys arguing with mom about brushing their teeth, Mikey going as far as stating that he wants his teeth to fall out so that he can get money from the tooth fairy. They also see video of Sindo calling Michelle names and hitting her butt with a hockey stick. Michelle and Jo decide that they need to go over manners with the kids a little more.
Jo gives the kids a "test" where she asks them about what Mikey needs when he puts his finger up his nose, and Mikey jumps up and says he needs a tissue. Jo then asks what Sindo thinks his mom should do when he calls her a bad name and he mentions that she should follow the steps for punishment and he says that he knows it is against the rules for him to call her names. Michelle is excited to see that the kids know the rules and Jo says they did great, while tearing up the test.
Jo's last assignment in the house is getting the kids to brush their teeth correctly 2x a day. She has a 5′ toothbrush made that lists all the rules for brushing teeth and proceeds to pretend to demonstrate what they are supposed to do. She then tells Mikey that the tooth fairy won't take or pay for rotted out teeth that don't fall out naturally, but rather because they were not taken care of. Mikey seems to understand.
Jo leaves the house for the last time confident that Michelle can handle it. More importantly though she leaves Michelle confident that Michelle can handle it. Jo helped Michelle find a way to achieve the peace and harmony in her home that she craved.
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Worcester Preparatory School eighth grade student Keegan Pando, Lewes, is congratulated by Richard Caprone, Ocean Pines, for his excellent work in the 2013 Optimist International Oratorical Competition. Pando has been tops in the Worcester County Oratorical competition three years in a row, and this year he was selected to represent the district in the State of Maryland competition in Ocean City.
In addition to his honors for oratory, Pando was also a winner in the Optimist International Essay Competition. According to Dr. Merle Marsh, director of Special Projects at Worcester Prep, "Keegan is a wonderful speaker, who understands how to engage his audiences. He enjoys writing speeches that show the importance hard work and helping others toward personal success, and he has no trouble giving his speeches from memory."
Caprone, Ocean Pines, a former New York teacher and the long-time chairman of the Optimist Oratorical Competition, believes in giving his time to help the students of the region develop skills they will need for the future.


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The cure for breast cancer may be years away, but rest assured that it's only because scientists are hard at work determining the recipe for the perfect selfie. More
The cure for breast cancer may be years away, but rest assured that it's only because scientists are hard at work determining the recipe for the perfect selfie. More
What is the purpose of Photoshop?
If you'd asked me that question a few weeks ago, I know exactly how I would have answered: Fashion magazines use Photoshop to make people thinner, to airbrush skin imperfections, to make eyes bigger and teeth whiter. They use Photoshop to create an unrealistic standard of beauty that we can never attain and to assert "this is what perfect is and anything less than this isn't worth looking at." More
As a photographer, friends of mine frequently ask me to give them tips on how to look better on camera. When I photograph musicians or celebrities, there is a lot that goes into making a fabulous photo – professional make up, hair, and clothing styling, lighting and camera angles, set dressing and art direction, and years of experience on the subject's part of knowing what poses and angles make them look best on camera –just to name a few. More
Yesterday, several explicit photos rumored to be of pop star Ke$ha hit the internet. One of the photos is of a guy performing oral sex on a woman. Since we can't see the woman's face (or any part of her body except her ladybits and thighs), it's going to be pretty hard to identify her, but since the man in the photo is also pictured kissing Ke$ha in other images from the same series, that lends evidence that the vulva in question might belong to her. While I don't really care for Ke$ha's image or her music, I really hope that the woman in the picture is her. And here's why. More
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by Fred McMillin
From 20 years of teaching wine classes I can say emphatically
that women are better wine tasters than men.
...Matt Kramer, author of Making Sense wine books.
The Rest of the Story
Wines Rated Higher By Women
There were less than 25% non-California wines in our 80,
yet there are 50% non-California wines in the above Slate
of Eight. This tells me that the more sensitive nose and
taste of the ladies lets them appreciate the less familiar
more than we less-gifted males!
Regarding Matt Kramer's opening praise of female tasters,
he offers this ray of hope for the males. "I DO know
an impressive number of men who are good wine tasters. BUT,
I've met only a few that have not had to work surprisingly
hard at it." (Oh yes, which of our above Slate of
Eight was rated highest by the feminine palates? It
was the Staton Hills Cab.)
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Music review: '"The Lone Ranger" Wanted: Music Inspired by the Film' - Various Artists
Don't expect to hear Rossini's "William Tell Overture" on this varied collection of songs inspired by director Gore Verbinski's new feature-length hipster take on "The Lone Ranger," theone with Johnny Depp as Tonto (with a dead bird on his head) and Armie Hammer as the intrepid Masked Man.
And don't expect the official movie score by Hans Zimmer. Do expect some very cool alternative rock and Americana tunes on Walt Disney Records' 14-track "'The Lone Ranger' Wanted: Music Inspired by the Film," including new songs from Ben Kweller, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Dave Alvin, Iggy Pop, Iron & Wine, Lucinda Williams and — get ready, Kemo Sabe — Iggy Pop.
I kid you not. The protopunkster covers, of all songs, the Gold Rush-era ballad "Sweet Betsy from Pike," singing in a quavering baritone about the travails of a pioneer woman while acoustic and electric guitars and boinging Jew's harp accompany him. It's a more appealing arrangement than one might imagine.
Kweller's original, "Holy Water," is the dark and dangerous album opener, reminiscent of some of Woody Guthrie's more cautionary folk songs, only plugged in with warbling Hammond organ and lightning-bolt electric guitar instrumentation.
Potter turns country/folk-rocker on the excellent, gospel-tinged cover of "Devil's Train," her vocals enhanced by slapback echo as she sings over locomotive acoustic guitar and drums. Bluegrass singer-songwriter and master fiddler Sara Watkins sings of early railroad struggles on the dramatic "Central and Union" as her bow flashes furiously.
The train theme keeps rolling through Alvin's cover of Hank Williams' mournful country classic "Lonesome Whistle," complete with elegantly twanging pedal steel, Iron & Wine, aka Sam Beam, combines infectious percussion with some tasty dobro picking on the haunting "Rattling Bone," and The Rubens fashion an affecting high-lonesome rocker called "Cowboy" that adds a perfect touch of spaghetti-Western whistling that would impress Ennio Morricone.
One of the album's standouts is Lucinda Williams' ominous original, "Everything But the Truth," a midtempo folk-rocker adorned with throaty, layered slide guitars and the singer growling a warning that sounds angry and sincere. Another highlight is alt-rocking Gomez's cosmic acoustic-electric space-cowboy ode, "Butch's Ballad," which actually tells of the tragic origins of the Masked Man himself with "cold, hard silver" poetry.
Tonto, can you say "eclectic"?
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Under the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case of Zablocki v. Redhail, 434 U.S. 374 (1978), the right to marry is fundamental, and any regulation that impairs that right is entitled to "critical examination" by the court.
Since a drug treatment court operates to defer the putative defendant from criminal prosecution, it is conceivable that the court could offer you a "Hobsen's Choice" of: If you get married during the rehab process, we will send your case to the DA for prosecution. Nevertheless, I think that the ACLU might be quite interested in this particular outcome, because it almost certainly would violate your fundamental right to marry.
That said, your atorney is certainly right that the court could make your marriage quite difficult to accomplish -- especially, as you would be forcefd to start a long appeal process which could indeed end up in the High Court. But, if you really want to fight about it, you can, and there is a very important legal precedent that would support your right to marry.
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Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens – August 2, 2013 UPDATE
The Department of State has instructed certain U.S. Embassies and Consulates to remain closed or to suspend operations on Sunday, August 4. As a result, all Embassy facilities will be closed on Sunday, August 4, including the American Center in Jerusalem and the Haifa Consular Agency that would normally be opened to the public. The Embassy is instructing all U.S. government employees not required for ensuring essential building safety and security not to come into Embassy facilities for afterhours work on Sunday, August 4. The Department has been apprised of information that, out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and others who may be visiting our installations, indicates we should institute these precautionary steps. It is possible we may have additional days of closings as well, depending on our analysis.
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Star in the Forest
by Laura Resau
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Shortly after Zitlally's Papá is deported to Mexico, she discovers a dog tied up to a rusty truck near her trailer park. She names the dog for the star shape on the dog's head, and she and friend Crystal feed and care for the apparently abandoned dog. When they discover the dog missing just before her father is kidnapped trying to cross back into the U.S., Zitlally realizes that as the dog goes, so goes her father, and finding Star safe and sound is crucial to getting her father back. Illegal immigration is a complex and controversial topic, but young readers will get a suitable introduction by viewing the effects on the family through Zitlally's eyes.
Laura Resau is one of those authors who it seems like no one knows in my area but she is so good. Although this is not one of my super-favorites (read Red Glass or What the Moon Saw, it is still a good story for an age group that is facing the issues explored but doesn't have a lot of literature so far.
This was a story about a girl named Zitlally and her family being immigrants from Mexico. Her dad was caught and got deported back to Mexico, and later got kidnapped. Zitlally and her friend Crystal found this abandoned dog out in the forest, decided to take care of it, and named him Star. They were worried they wouldn't be able to keep him because they didn't have any paper work saying that he was theirs. Zitlally and Crystal later found the owner of the dog, and he decided to let the girls keep the dog and take care of it. My reaction to this book was that I had never heard of it. In the end of this book, I liked how it had the words that were in Spanish translated into English. This book was on the Sequoya award winning last for 2013. It was a really good book that talked about illegal immigrants from Mexico, and what happens if they try and cross over. I would use this book in my classroom to go over illegal immigrants, and what they went through trying to come back in to the states. This lesson would be covered in Social Studies, and I would have my students read this book!
A vivid, moving story that offers a compelling perspective on illegal immigrants.
A well told true to life story that many Mexicans who cross the border looking for a better life face. The fear and uncertainty that young Zitlally feels for her father and family is portrayed in easy terms that young readers will understand. In this tale, when Zitlally's father is deported back to Mexico, she finds comfort in the language and stories her father has told her through the years. Caring for an abused dog name Star, Zitlally strikes up a friendship with a girl who lives in the trailer park and realizes that caring for Star is also insuring her father's safe return. Laura Resau's book is one that easily can be adapted as a classroom unit on Mexico, immigration and being poor without resources to turn to in time of need.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385737920, Hardcover)Zitlally's family is undocumented, and her father has just been arrested for speeding and deported back to Mexico. As her family waits for him to return—they've paid a coyote to guide him back across the border—they receive news that he and the coyote's other charges have been kidnapped and are being held for ransom. Meanwhile, Zitlally and a new friend find a dog in the forest near their trailer park. They name it Star for the star-shaped patch over its eye. As time goes on, Zitlally starts to realize that Star is her father's "spirit animal," and that as long as Star is safe, her father will be also. But what will happen to Zitlally's dad when Star disappears?
"A vibrant, large-hearted story."—Publishers Weekly, Starred (on Red Glass)
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After Zitlally's father is deported to Mexico, she takes refuge in her trailer park's forest of rusted car parts, and finds a stray dog that she nurses back to health and believes she must keep safe so that her father will return.
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