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Concerns about water usage and potential contamination dominated discussion Tuesday night during a public meeting about a Texas energy company's plans to drill two exploratory shale-oil wells in the western part of the county.
The meeting was hosted by Swift Energy Company, a publicly traded natural-gas and oil company based in Houston, that filed exploratory drilling and spacing applications for two units near Kline and Marvel. The units, which are about 600 acres each, establish the area where the company can produce minerals.
The wells would be the first shale-oil development in the county.
Representatives from Swift, La Plata County and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission attended the meeting to explain the development and permitting process and answer residents' questions.
Many of the questions asked by the more than 50 attendees at the meeting focused on the water used in the drilling process. Water already is scarce in the area, and the La Plata River basin is one of the most over-appropriated in the state because of a historic compact requiring Colorado to send half the river's water to New Mexico, said Bruce Whitehead, director of the Southwestern Water Conservation District and a property owner in the Fort Lewis Mesa area.
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The company has agreed to comply with new groundwater sampling rules passed by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission that will go into effect May 1, said Karen Spray, the agency's southwest environmental-protection specialist.
Increased traffic and resulting road damage were other major concerns. Swift will conduct a traffic study as part of a memorandum of understanding it is creating with the county and plans to maintain roads it uses and pay an impact fee, said Bob Redweik, Swift's corporate health, safety and environmental manager.
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Indiana governor fights FFRF over memorial cross
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has chimed in to publicly oppose FFRF's objection to the state's acceptance of a wooden sculpture with a cross as a memorial to vets in a state park.
Pence issued a statement in support of the sculpture being placed at Whitewater Memorial State Park in early September: "So long as I am governor, I will defend the right of Hoosiers to display this sculpture in Whitewater Memorial State Park as a lasting tribute to the service and sacrifice of all who have worn the uniform of the United States." He added, "The freedom of religion does not require freedom from religion."
FFRF first wrote to the Department of Natural Resources on Aug. 20 to urge rejection of the proposed statue, an 8-foot-tall, chainsaw-carved veterans memorial that depicts a bald eagle and includes a prominent white cross.
DNR Director Cameron Clark wrote to the Union County Development Corp., which arranged for the statue, on Sept. 2, stating that he was "pleased to accept [their] gift on behalf of the citizens of Indiana and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources." Clark ordered the sculpture to be placed next to the park's administrative office, in part to provide "proper visibility." According to a story in the Richmond Palladium-Item, the park was created in 1949 to be a memorial to veterans in surrounding counties.
FFRF noted in its letter that the memorial did not in fact honor all veterans. "[T]he Christian-only memorial will send a message that the government only cares about the deaths of Christian soldiers, not Jewish, other non-Christian and nonreligious soldiers," Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert wrote.
"The religious significance of the Latin cross is unambiguous and indisputable," Markert wrote, adding that "an overwhelming majority of federal courts agree that the Latin cross universally represents the Christian religion, and only the Christian religion."
She cited a string of court decisions that bolster FFRF's position, including a ruling that the cross "is not a generic symbol of death."
Markert continued, "Although the cross serves as a tombstone, a religious symbol is not necessary to mark a grave, and . . . the use of a religious symbol where one is not necessary evidences a religious purpose."
"The freedom of religion does require freedom from religion," said FFRF Co-President Dan Barker, "because the freedom of religion means nothing without the freedom to dissent. And Governor Pence should be free from religion when acting in his role as a public servant."
Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor added, "FFRF has no objection to veterans memorials, but they cannot be used as a subterfuge to put Latin crosses on government land. Whitewater Memorial State Park should not host a monument that appears to say 'We only care about your service if you're a Christian.' There are many atheists in foxholes, and 24 percent of FFRF membership is made up of veterans or active military."
About 25% of all military personnel identify as atheist or agnostic or hold no religious preference.
FFRF is considering legal action.
FFRF plaque complaint has Texans in tizzy
An FFRF complaint over religious plaques at two North Texas schools has many Texans in a theocratic tizzy. Staff Attorney Sam Grover wrote the Midlothian Independent School District in June after receiving a complaint about the plaques.
A plaque at Mountain Peak Elementary says: "Dedicated in the Year of our Lord 1997 to the education of God's children and to their faithful teachers in the name of the Holy Christian Church. Soli Deo Gloria [Glory to God alone]."
A similar plaque is at Longbranch Elementary. The plaques were part of the buildings' dedications 17 years ago.
In response, school district attorney John Hardy promised FFRF that the plaque would be removed from Mountain Peak Elementary. Both plaques were then covered with duct tape. But in late August, a vandal removed the coverings.
Nearly 100 people attended a rally at the administration building to protest removal of the plaques. NBC-5 Fort Worth interviewed one protester, Lisa Huski, who said her daughter carries a bible to class: "It's not about a plaque. It's about God being in our children's schools. It's about us standing up for the fact that God's in our school." On Aug. 28, Superintendent Jerome Stewart announced the plaques would remain uncovered while the district seeks legal advice. Stewart earlier had said they'd have to be replaced because of their "questionable constitutional nature."
NBC-5 reported that the Liberty Institute in Plano, infamous for defending the bible banners used by cheerleaders in Kountze, Texas, is involved. Liberty Institute's Hiram Sasser claimed "the school district created a limited public forum for plaques relating to the topic of the building dedication," which he further claimed cannot be censored "simply because of its religious viewpoint."
"The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment stands for the principle that the state must remain separate from church, from religion," FFRF attorney Grover said. "This is a public school district, so it represents the state, and therefore it can't take a position on religion."
FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor pointed to more than 65 years of firm Supreme Court decisions protecting chidren from religious proselytizing and rituals in public schools.
"What makes this case especially egregious is the fact that these religious plaques hang on elementary schools where a captive audience of very young students are being sent a theocratic message. What a lesson in abuse of authority and our secular school system," Gaylor added.
FFRF's office has fielded a number of crank calls from Texas and reported one threat to police.
FFRF ends flurry of Florida violations
The Freedom From Religion Foundation recently ended a series of violations in public schools in Orange County, Fla., as well as invocations at City Commission meetings in Winter Garden.
The commission voted Sept. 5 to replace prayers with a moment of silence, following a controversy in which Mayor John Rees ejected a citizen from the meeting simply because he wouldn't stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel sent a letter of complaint Aug. 29 in support of the citizen, "John Thoreau," a member of FFRF and the Central Florida Freethought Community, FFRF's local chapter.
As documented in a video recorded by Thoreau, Rees told everyone present to rise for the invocation and the pledge. As the prayer began, Rees interrupted, pointing at the seated Thoreau and saying, "We're waiting for everyone to rise." Thoreau repeatedly asserted he did not have to and remained seated. The sectarian prayer, given by a commission member, continued.
When Thoreau also refused to stand for the pledge, Rees ordered Police Chief George Brennan to "either escort him out or have him stand for the pledge." Rees continued, "This is just not fair to our troops and people overseas, sir." Brennan asked Thoreau whether he would stand or leave. He answered, "I guess I'm leaving" and was escorted out in front of the nearly 100 people in the room.
Rees claimed the refusal to stand was disrespectful, telling the Orlando Sentinel, "I did not make him stand for the prayer, but the pledge? Even school kids stand. So I told him, 'You have two choices: You can stand or go outside.' "
Seidel, in a follow-up letter, asked the commission to "get rid of prayer altogether" and asked Rees to explain at the next meeting "that citizens are within their rights to remain sitting for the pledge and that it does not reflect a lack of patriotism."
The commission held a special meeting Sept. 5 and voted 3-2 to substitute a moment of silence for an invocation. (Rees voted no.) Four chapter members and chapter leader David Williamson spoke against the prayers.
FFRF Co-President Dan Barker praised the decision, noting that it's a major coup to persuade a city to drop prayers.
Orange County Schools
Orange County Public Schools in Orlando agreed in late August to end a variety of state/church violations. This is the district that, following a federal lawsuit, is now permitting FFRF and other nonbelievers to distribute freethought literature on the same date that evangelists "passively distribute" bibles. FFRF has had to contact the district about more than 10 violations in the past 18 months.
Following a March complaint letter from Seidel, the district is abolishing athletic chaplaincies for its teams and removing bible verses from sports venues and apparel. Other violations included using religious music on game footage.
The district's August memo from the Office of Legal Services stated: "Having a team chaplain is not permitted as it is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion in the same manner as a school employee participating in prayer with students. In this area the law is very clear."
Regarding staff praying with students, the memo said: "On this issue the matter is well decided that school personnel 'cannot participate in a visible way with the players' during student-led prayer. . . . Please make sure to educate the staff at this and other schools that active participation by any School Board employee and/or non-faculty coach in student-led prayer must not occur as it is contrary to established case law."
The school also properly got rid of the bible verses on team signs and apparel. "While the signs themselves may be permitted," the memo said, "the reference or citation to a particular bible verse is deemed to be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion."
The school also agreed with FFRF about banning religious music in videos: "The usage of religious lyrics could be seen as an unconstitutional endorsement of religion."
Of course, these sensible actions were met with near hysteria on Fox News. Bobby Bowden, retired Florida State University football coach, noted during one interview that he didn't care about the Constitution or the First Amendment: "I want to be spiritually correct."
Extremely conservative Fox columnist Todd Starnes, not known for his accuracy or balance, reported that one chaplain would stay but be renamed as a "life coach." He also charged that FFRF is trying to "eradicate Christianity in the public marketplace of ideas."
"If this 'life coach' nonsense is accurate, Orange County can't avoid this issue with creative wordplay," responded Seidel.
FFRF still has outstanding complaints, including school-sponsored baccalaureates, holding school events in churches and forcing students to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Members' atheist invocations draw crowds
Dan Courtney, an FFRF Life Member and engineer who's active with the Atheist Society of Rochester and is past president of the Free Thinkers of Upstate New York, delivered the first atheist invocation at a town board meeting in Greece, N.Y., after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in May that said Greece's practice of allowing sectarian prayer was OK as long as the town didn't discriminate.
FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor came from Wisconsin to lend moral support (and promptly sat down during the "under God" part of the Pledge of Allegiance). The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported more than 100 people and 14 news cameras were present.
Courtney said he was surprised by all the media attention. "I would like it to get to a point where this would not be news at all, but at the same time, I appreciate the attention because this is important in a society that to a large extent doesn't respect nonbelief."
Many in the audience held supportive signs such as "I Stand for Secular Values." A protester held a "JESUS SAVES. Ye must be BORN AGAIN" sign and said he felt "compelled" to come. He wouldn't identify himself, the paper reported.
Lisa Gleason of Greece wore a shirt that said "I'm an atheist because . . . I have read it" on the front and "1 Corinthians 14:34 Women should remain silent in the Churches" on the back.
"I think this will spur people across the country to push harder," she said.
Dan Courtney, Greece, N.Y. City Council, 7-15-14
Thank you, members of the Town Board. Thank you, Supervisor Rielich, for allowing me to offer the invocation.
Freethinkers, atheists, nonbelievers, whatever label you wish, this group comprises a significant part of our population. I am honored to be providing an invocation on their behalf and on behalf of all the citizens of the town of Greece.
On July 4, 1776, the 56 men who pledged their lives to the document that changed the course of history, agreed to the central tenet that, "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
More than 238 years later, the central premise still echoes, however faintly, from the town hall to the white-columned halls of Washington. Yet this premise, this foundation necessary for a free and flourishing society, is today, more than ever, under assault. This central pillar of a free society; this notion that is deeply heretical to authoritarian culture, proclaims that it is from the people that moral authority is derived. It is that within us, the citizens, that knowledge and wisdom must emerge.
The preservation of this premise does not come from accepting the status quo, but by asserting our rights and exercising our duties. That this premise still endures testifies to its truth, and we can say with confidence that it is in seeking the counsel of our conscience that we find the beginning of wisdom. It is in the exercise of our duty as citizens that we find the beginning of knowledge.
We, as citizens, the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega of our destiny, are not, as the great philosopher Immanuel Kant warned, mere means to the ends of another, but we are ends in ourselves.
This basic premise, this profound idea, guides us such that we need not kneel to any king, and we need not bow to any tyrant.
So I ask all officials present here, as guarantors of our Founders' revolutionary proclamation, to heed the counsel of the governed, to seek the wisdom of all citizens, and to honor the enlightened wisdom and the profound courage of those 56 brave men.
Linda Allewalt, Secular invocation, Shelbyville, Ky., City Council, 7-17-14
Good evening. As this is a secular invocation and not a prayer, there is no need to stand during my presentation. Tonight I would like to have us think about "blessings."
Last year the council passed a set of resolutions outlining their new program for including invocations in city council meetings. In the resolutions, the council stated that the main purpose of an opening invocation was "for the benefit and blessings of the council."
The word "blessings" drew my attention because it is a word heard often in our society in differing contexts. I wondered what the term really means. The origins of the word "bless" are from Old English and its meaning is connected to a human action. It refers to the action of sprinkling blood on a pagan altar. I don't think that is what the council had in mind.
But what did they have in mind when using that term? It appears from reading the resolutions and how the invocation system is set up that they feel the source of blessings comes exclusively from a divine entity. But is that true? And what do "blessings" have to do with the realm of government?
The founders of our country provided us with a clue in this paragraph. "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
The founders did not mention a divine source for their "blessings," but a human one. . . we the people. We the people take the actions and make the laws to secure our blessings for ourselves and for future generations. Following these words are the contents of our Constitution . . . a vehicle to assist us in securing our blessings of liberty. The Constitution makes no mention of a deity in creating this vehicle, and its authors chose not to invoke blessings from a divine entity during their deliberations.
I would appeal to the council and those in attendance here to consider this:
In government, blessings are the actions we take and the decisions we make out of our common human desire to form communities and make them successful. The council's blessings come from working with fellow council members in trying to fulfill their roles as representatives of all the people. They also come from the citizens who take the time to attend and offer their advice, their expertise, and even their criticism. These blessings do not need to be invoked. They are at your fingertips every day.
So I would encourage the council and all those who make the efforts to ensure the success of our community to consider these observable and measurable blessings --— to consider their true source, and to never forget to count them!
I wish you a peaceful and productive meeting.
Editor's note: Linda adds that since she followed up her invocation with a statement during the public comments section of the meeting advising the council to shut the discriminatory program down, "I think this is my first and last invocation!"
Meet a Litigious Member: Linda Stephens
Linda Stephens (with NOW sign) at a rally she organized at the Federal Building in Rochester, N.Y., protesting a Catholic group which was protesting the Affordable Care Act's birth control mandate. "The theme of both of our protest and theirs was 'Support Religious Freedom,'" Linda said. "Of course, we each defined that term differently. I had signs printed up that read 'Religious Dogma, Bad For Your Health.' "
Name: Linda Stephens.
Where I live: Greece, N.Y., a suburb of Rochester.
Where and when I was born: Battle Creek, Mich., Nov. 16, 1942.
Family: Kathryn Gibson (mother, 91) and five younger siblings, one deceased.
Education: B.A. in English (Western Michigan University), M.A. in English (SUNY-Brockport), master of library science (SUNY-Geneseo), Ed.D. (Syracuse University).
Occupation: Retired librarian.
How I got where I am today: By reading, traveling, observing life and thinking.
These are a few of my favorite things: Poetry, flowers, indie films, travel, Bruce Springsteen.
These are not: Fox News, anti-abortion protesters, religious bigots.
A quotation I like: "Come, come my conservative friend, wipe the dew from your spectacles and see that the world is moving." (Elizabeth Cady Stanton)
My doubts about religion started: In my high school years, but they solidified in 1962 when I was 19 and attended a symposium titled "Is there a God?" at Albion College in Michigan.
Where I'm headed: To England in the fall to visit "Hardy Country." A writer for The New Yorker called Thomas Hardy "God's Undertaker," and Hardy made no bones about the fact that he was a nonbeliever. In fact, one of Hardy's most famous poems is titled "God's Funeral." In it, he describes a procession carrying the corpse of the "man-projected Figure . . . whom we can no longer keep alive."
Before I die: My wish list includes a woman president in the White House, passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, early retirements by Justices Scalia, Thomas, Alito and Roberts and the death of racism. (A few pipe dreams in there, I know.)
Ways I promote freethought: I was the atheist plaintiff in the Town of Greece v. Galloway Supreme Court decision. I am an event organizer for the Atheist Community of Rochester (ACoR). I am the vice president and web administrator for the Rochester chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. I was vice chair of Monroe Citizens for Public Education and Religious Liberty before it disbanded.
Other activism: I am past president of the Greater Rochester chapter of the National Organization for Women.
Person in history I admire and why: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, lead author of the "Declaration of Sentiments," which was presented at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 in Seneca Falls, N.Y., and which kicked off the first women's rights and women's suffrage movements in the United States.
I also admire Elizabeth because she believed that "The heyday of woman's life is the shady side of fifty."
'One of the most profoundly impactful moments of my life.' by Max Nielson
Max Nielson spoke May 3 at the Freedom From Religion in the Bible Belt conference sponsored by FFRF in conjunction with its chapter, the Triangle Freethought Society, in Raleigh, N.C. Max had previously received a student activist award at FFRF's 2012 annual convention in Portland, Ore.
That year he became lead plaintiff in FFRF's federal lawsuit to stop graduation prayers in his school district. The issue is largely resolved, but FFRF, Max and two other plaintiffs (Dakota McMillan and Jacob Zupon) are still challenging prayer by their school board.
Max received a second honor in Raleigh, the Allen P. Wilkinson Student Activist Award of $1,000, generously endowed by FFRF member Allen P. Wilkinson. He asked that it go to the student who "best exemplifies qualities of FFRF and dares to speak up and engage in enlightening high school students and others in the community."
I was raised secular with the Unitarian Universalist Church in Columbia, S.C. So when I was confronted with the issue of school prayer at my high school, I didn't really know what to do at first. I didn't know that I could do anything until I found out that a similar issue had already been settled with help from FFRF in my state through the complaint of Harrison Hopkins.
District 5, where I lived, had a policy on the books that a majority of graduating seniors would vote on whether or not to have a prayer at graduation. It is kind of ridiculous. Rights are not to be voted on. And every part of that graduation prayer ceremony process was facilitated by school officials. It was a clear violation of church and state across the board.
Since I last spoke at the FFRF convention about my case, I've gone on to found the Secular Student Alliance at the College of Charleston and interned in D.C. with the Secular Coalition for America. I began work as their social media specialist, in which I have helped launch Openly Secular, which has been a lot of fun. This year I continued to lead the Secular Student Alliance in Charleston. This summer I am interning with the Center for Inquiry in Buffalo, N.Y.
The opportunity FFRF has given me to become involved with this movement I never even knew existed has probably been one of the most profoundly impactful moments of my life. I am very grateful for the opportunity. But my co-plaintiff, Dakota, is still in high school. Dakota and my other co-plaintiff, Jacob, having just graduated, didn't have all of those opportunities.
Something that stands out since I last spoke was that Dakota was handed a note by one of her friends, who said — I can quote directly from it — he was discussing the issue of the lawsuit with his mother. He was basically given the ultimatum of agreeing that there should be a graduation prayer or not living in the household. It was that stark.
The way Dakota got this note was that she was wondering why this friend suddenly had stopped talking to her. It is horrifying. It is a scary thing to have happen to her.
I went through my deposition with the attorneys. The first half of it was very intense. They were asking all sorts of questions about my history with the Boy Scouts of America or any time I would have encountered public prayer of any sort.
It relaxed after Aaron, my fantastic lawyer, cut in and informed them I am only suing for nominal damages. Even the lawyers on the other side understand that the school prayer issue is pretty much settled.
Since then, as mentioned, the case has grown to encompass the school board prayers, and at those events they oftentimes have pastors come in from neighboring churches. And there are events at the school board meetings where students are invited and actively attend. I think on that issue we will see some change.
As Annie Laurie mentioned, they have changed the school policy from voting on graduation prayer to directly parroting the South Carolina Student-led Messages Act. Which I am OK with. It basically says the school can appoint a student speaker, and then they are done. That is it. They do not have any influence on what that speaker says. If that speaker wants to pray, that is within the purview of their free speech. I am much more comfortable with that than a specifically sponsored graduation prayer event.
I am happy to see how far this has come, and I am very grateful for this award and the opportunities FFRF has given me. Thank you.
FFRF sponsors humanist scholarship for South L.A. atheist student
FFRF is pleased to announce that it has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Kelvin Manjarrez, a graduate from Gardena High School, Calif., who will be attending El Camino College in conjunction with Black Skeptics Los Angeles' 2014 First in the Family Humanist Scholarships.
Kelvin has been a volunteer for Reading Partners Los Angeles and a translator in the 2014 primary election. He identifies as an atheist and aspires to be an English professor. "I have always been passionate about our educational system. A wise man once said that: 'Humanity's greatest fear is the unknown,' " Kelvin wrote in his essay. "This accounts for contrived religions of all sorts, a simple explanation to the unexplained.
"Citizens who are better educated can better distinguish between right and wrong. This, in turn, generates understanding and unity amongst different groups of people who would have otherwise segregated, fought and killed one another. It is of no coincidence that some of the brightest minds in history have been social activists as well as advocates for a better pedagogical system: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Neil deGrasse Tyson, just to name a few."
The BSLA scholarships focus on outstanding South Los Angeles students who are undocumented, in foster care, homeless, LGBT or atheist youth. BSLA is the first atheist organization to specifically address college pipelining for youth of color.
"If current prison pipelining trends persist the Education Trust estimates that only one of every 20 African American kindergartners will graduate from a four-year California university in the next decade," noted BSLA activist Sikivu Hutchinson.
"We're delighted to be partnering with BSLA on such a worthwhile and needed endeavor, and are impressed with Kelvin's essay and aspirations," said FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor.
FFRF first launched a student scholarship essay competition shortly after it began as a national group in 1978. FFRF now offers three contests: one for college-bound high school seniors, one for ongoing college students and a third for graduate students and/or students age 25-30. Last year FFRF awarded over $34,000 in essay scholarships to a diverse range of students.
FFRF also offers student and youth activist awards, several endowed by generous individual FFRF members. This year so far, FFRF has already awarded $7,000 to secular student activists.
BSLA's other scholars this year are: Jamion Allen, Hugo Cervantes, Elizabeth Hernandez and Tiare Hilland. They received $500-1,000 scholarships toward their college expenses.
North Carolina siblings win FFRF student activist awards
FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor introduced Kalei and Ben Wilson at the Freedom From Religion in the Bible Belt conference in Raleigh, N.C., on May 2:
Kalei is one of our younger student activist awardees, but we've actually had honorees as young as 11. Kalei is 15. She and her brother Ben were thwarted in trying to start a freethought club at their high school in a smaller town in North Carolina. Kalei is receiving the memorial that I started in honor of my father, who was the principal volunteer for the Freedom From Religion Foundation. He died three years ago. It's called the Paul J. Gaylor Memorial Award of $1,000. He would have been very touched by her plight.
Ben, who started this challenge at the school, is 17. He's going to say a few words. He tried to start a secular club during the fall semester, then he moved on to community school. He is the debut recipient of the Cliff Richards Memorial Student Activist Award of $1,000. You're going to be hearing about this award because one of our members who got ill very abruptly with stage 4 cancer called me up and said he wanted a bequest to go to the perpetuation of our student activist awards.
We have received a $140,000 in his name this spring for these awards. He was very excited about the activism of younger people and freethinkers. He was from Wisconsin, ended up in Washington state, where he made use of the death with dignity law. He would have been very, very impressed with Ben Wilson.
By Ben Wilson
Wow! Well, it started out at my first year at the school, a big bible belt school, bunch of country people, Christians. We wanted to start a club because I knew a couple people who weren't "out" atheists but were not religious. So I started talking the club up, talked to the Secular Student Alliance, got all the paperwork completed and went into the principal. She actually told me "no" — at first. She said it was because they didn't want an atheist group in the schools. I came back to her with the law that said if she had Christian groups, she's going to let me have a secular group.
She then postponed our meeting for two weeks, I guess hoping I'd forget about it. Postponed it for two weeks — not even researching about what the club was about, which she promised she would do.
I came in again and was like, "Hey, I need to get moving on this." She goes, "Oh, I haven't even looked it up." I was like, "Well, let's do that now." And so we looked it up. She reads the definition of atheist from Wikipedia, I think, and goes, "I think this a satanist group."
I was — completely confused! "I think you've got the wrong definition of atheism. Theists are known as believers, and atheists are nonbelievers."
So we went on about that. She ended up saying stuff like, "It's like if you're gay, you go to Asheville and not stay here." So confused.
Then we took it to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. They helped us out a lot, but then I ended up getting out of school, going to Haywood Community College, and then Kalei took over. She ended up getting the harsh end of the deal because a lot of kids turned on us. Friends just said we're not going to be your friends anymore. People destroyed her projects at schools with bibles.
But, thank y'all. I love being up here, I love you y'all. This is awesome. It's nice to have a community now. Better than Christians.
Student stands up for right to sit by Joshua Flashman
FFRF has awarded Josh a $1,000 Cliff Richards Memorial Student Activist Award. He was FFRF's complainant in Orange County, Fla.
My name is Joshua Flashman and I am 14 years old. This past year while in the eighth grade at Southwest Middle School in Orlando, Fla., I fought for the right of our students to sit during the Pledge of Allegiance.
Our school had a policy of forcing students to stand and recite the pledge, regardless of a person's beliefs. When I tried explaining that I believed I was allowed to sit quietly during the pledge, I got in trouble with the deans. I worked with FFRF to get this to be allowed. The school now allows students to sit quietly during the pledge and has posted a notice saying so.
Even after we were finally allowed to sit during the pledge, I still faced many repercussions from the deans and principal. They were not happy that I made them change. But it was worth it because I knew I was helping other students who would have been too scared to stand up for their rights and beliefs.
Next year at my new high school, I am creating a Secular Student Alliance club with a dedication and determination to advance secular rights. I expect to run into some trouble and bullying, but I feel this is important and will continue to press on.
My main interests are in computers, and I am also joining the high school ROTC program in High School. I hope to go to college (MIT would be my choice) to study computer programming so I can join the military as an information warfare officer.


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Kuta is a coastal town in the south of the island of Lombok in Indonesia.
The scenery is spectacular, with cliffs and mountains reaching the coast to create jagged and awe- inspiring landscapes and views. The beaches are some of the best in Indonesia, with pristine white sand, and transparent blue-greens in the water. Kuta has some of the best surfing in the world, so naturally many visitors are surfers.
Kuta has a wide variety of accommodations and restaurants, ranging from backpacker offerings to a four star resort for more wealthy travelers. Many people come to Kuta just to unwind, lie on the beach, rent a motorcycle to look around, or to just relax by reading a book or taking a nap in the afternoon.
Most of Kuta retains its sleepy, natural character as a typical fishing village. The local people live in housing clusters (called kampungs) and are largely unaffected by tourist activity. Travellers can walk along dirt roads and see the villagers going about their normal daily activities. Food is usually cooked over a wood fire and the children live a carefree life of playing on the beach and climbing trees. Most people are exceptionally friendly to foreigners
Lombok International Airport is around 20 minutes away, and there has recently been a huge amount of land speculation in the Kuta area from high-end hotel operators and other investors.
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Lombok International Airport (BIL) ((IATA: LOP), ICAO: WADL) is south west of Praya in south central Lombok. This new international airport will provide facilities for wide bodied aircraft and more modern terminal facilities and cargo facilities.
Kuta is approximately 20-30 minutes from the new airport. A journey by metered taxi should be anticipated to cost around Rp 40,000-45,000.
Please see the main Lombok article for more details on the new international airport and connecting services to Kuta.
From Bali
There are many shuttle bus companies which have scheduled transport from Bali. Expect to pay around Rp 150,000 per person (one way) from main Bali departure centers such as Kuta or Ubud. The price will include the ferry and connecting shuttles. The popular Perama [13] bus company will charge only an additional Rp 10,000 per surfboard. The one-way trip by bus and ferry usually requires more than 12 hr of travel to reach Kuta. It is a slow, but inexpensive and comfortable way to travel if that fits your style.
From Lembar
From Lembar the price to Kuta must be negotiated in advance. Competition is fierce and porters will often place your luggage in a taxi prior to settling the price. If using a taxi you should ensure that the driver uses the meter. Assertive behavior can ensure you choose the type of transport and price that suits your needs. The taxi fare from Lembar to Kuta should be around Rp 250,000. If using a hired car ensure that the price is clearly defined before you enter the vehicle and depart.
Perama will also run this route if there are two of more passengers booked beforehand (Rp 125,000 per person). The Perama bus will be waiting for you when you get off the boat in Lembar Harbour.
By shuttle
Tourist shuttle tickets can be booked at the Perama office from 7AM–10PM, opposite the wartel (telephone office) or the one attached to Segare Anak Bungalow. They have daily departures to destinations on Lombok and Bali. Transport to Lembar, the port for connecting ferries to Padangbai in Bali, costs Rp 125,000 per person. To travel further north, prices to Senggigi and the Gili Islands should be Rp 100,000 and Rp 150,000 respectively.
Get around
In the village of Kuta, all local facilities are within a reasonable walking distance. For local transport in and around Kuta you can use a ojek (motorbike with rider).
By bemo
An extensive, but complex public transport system runs throughout all of Lombok. The standard mode of public transportation is the bemo, a small, covered pick-up truck with narrow benches. The bemo is designed to transport local people; tourists may find them confusing and difficult to use. Public transport is not recommended for the uninitiated traveller, especially if traveling with luggage or surfboards and unable to speak Bahasa Indonesia. To reach almost any destination, expect numerous stops en route, bemo changes, and sometimes very crowded conditions. True backpackers wishing to save money by conquering the bemo system should carefully get advice about the route in advance and write down the name of the destination to show the driver. Traveling on a bemo is certainly one way to experience local culture.
Public bemo's are located at the junction and also on the beach road.
By car
By motorcycle
If you wish to explore the South Lombok area surrounding Kuta, the preferred way by many is to do so by motorcycle. Motorcycles can be rented at rates of about Rp 50,000 per day, without petrol. Insist the bike be in as new condition, then carefully inspect and make note of the bike for scratches and any other damage. Ensure the bike is in proper mechanical condition including the lights, brakes and tyres. Ask for a surfboard rack if desired as some rental operators have them available. Never give your passport or drivers licence as security to rent the bike and ensure the current STNK – Surat Tanda Nomor Kendaraan (Certificate of Registration) is with the motorbike.
By boat
Local boatman may be available to take you for an outing but be careful to negotiate the price and details to common agreement before boarding or determining a final price. Do not automatically expect the boat to have adaquate or possibly any safety equipment at all. Ensure you check such equipment for yourself prior to agreeing to the charter. Some traditional perahu boat operators cannot swim so do not expect them to be able to save you should difficulties arise. Also ensure that the price includes fuel and where you will be travelling and for how long a time. Ensure you will return to shore well before dusk. Do not expect the boat operator to be able to communicate with you fluently in English or even Bahasa Indonesian.
Around Kuta there are some beautiful beaches. Kuta offers you the private white beaches you have seen on travel posters and always dreamed of experiencing. There are six main beaches in and around Kuta:
Visitors can make day trips from Kuta to the pottery village of Penunjak and to the weaving village of Sukarare.
Kuta is a surfers destination, with world class shore, reef and point breaks along the coast. Personal transport is the best way if not the only way to access the surfing spots. Since there have been reports of thefts in Southern Lombok, you should expect to pay a few thousand Rupiah to a local to guard your bike during your time in the water. Board can be hired in Kuta town or at the Gerupuk village.
Surfing can get busy, with locals and boatmen all joining in. Be aware that some locals can become aggressive following any mishaps in the surf, regardless of who is at fault. This is usually to cause intimidation (and demands for money) but can lead to physical threats. Stay respectful, handle any incidents calmly and fairly, and other locals will almost always look out for you.
Popular surf breaks around Kuta:
Surf shops
Breeze Surf - Located at Breeze cafe on the eastern end of town. Surfboard rental, wax, surf lessons and surf guides.
There is excellent sport fishing to be had in waters off Kuta. Unfortunately, the only charter boats available locally are local wooden outriggers and these are not always ideal for the challenging fishing conditions. You can though get a decent day's fishing by hiring one of these boats with a captain from the local guys on Kuta Beach. Those requiring a bigger, more comfortable boat will need to bring one around from the Senggigi area, or across the Badung Strait from Bali.
The village of Kuta provides all the basic necessities for a traveler, such as toiletries, tropical clothing, souvenirs, fruits and bottled water. However the closest place where you can buy pharmacy supplies, luggage, develop photos, and make travel reservations is the city of Praya.
There are now 3 ATMs in Kuta (fees approx 30,000), positioned along the main beach-front road. They are well lit at night, but use caution if withdrawing cash after all the shops close and you've had a few beers.
Most of the hotels and bungalows serve breakfast which is included in their room rates. Kuta beach area restaurants have many food options. Most of the restaurants serve Indonesian, European and international cuisine.
Kuta has a good range of accomodation from cheap and slightly shabby huts all the way up to the 4 star Novotel. Most accommodation is located along the beach strip. Listed prices for budget and mid-range accommodation can change by a factor of 100% depending on the season. Even within one hotel complex the price of rooms can vary greatly depending on amenities, such as air conditioning, hot water and a television. The prices listed are only provided as a guide. In low season, you can bargain for discounted rates, in high season you may be thankful to get a room for any price. Call or check the hotel website directly for availability and/or reservations. Third party reservation agents are sometimes not reliable.
Several hospitals are located in the main city of Mataram including the islands main public hospital Rumah Sakit Umun and also the Risa Hospital in Cakranegara near Mataram mall.
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The Defense the Seahawks have now looks eerily similar to LSU's defense, 2 seasons ago when Tyrann was in the Heisman running and finished 3rd.
Two top flight corners, bringing Tyrann at nickle let him roam around and make plays, thats what he does. The year LSU went undefeated they could have easily lost 2 or 3 games alone had Tyrann not gotten strips or fumbles or interceptions at key moments.
Hes not big enough nor is his coverage good enough to cover the elite receivers.
But taking a chance on him as a nickle could be a perfect fit.
with the L.O.B.
Bring tyrann in nickle and he could make plays, hes fast enough to cover ANY speedy receiver he'd have to cover. And his return skills are unreal for when Leon isnt around anymore.
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GreekisChristian is going to flip out on you for using redneck. As a Southron gentlmuhn I am shoh that he much pre-fureth Gentry speech.
GreekisChristian is going to flip out on you for using redneck.
I ain' see'n no trubl wit dem reel werds lik fak an speek'n.
Yuh'ze raht as rain, GiC! In this here big city o' Birmin'am, Ah've gots to be uzin' dose big wuhdz fuh the folkz who gots the diplomas and edjumakshuns. So fo'gimme mah transgresshuns an' puttin' on airs; this hyar is th' same FrChris yo' knowed in skoo.
Yeah..... I `grees wiv wot GIC sed! (Whatever it was)
It's a shame that neither Redneckian nor Hillbillia are included in AltaVista's Babelfish!!
Wel, I thank ye, dat der was mity kind a ya.Loks lik ya got da speek'n down...an I wud'n wery to much 'bout da reed'n, it's jus us put'n on airs use'n dat fancie edjumakashun dey giv us at preecher skool.
This hyar is Truth whut yo've writ!Thet's whuffo' ah started this hyar thread, cuss it all t' tarnation...to he'p them who speak Redneckian...to he'p keep this hyar language alive, an' t'he'p it ta grow past the finses and ouch'ander!Nowadays. t'televishun tries t'kill this hyar language an' labels us as igno'ant savages. So, ah's a-gonna resurreck this hyar language; mebbe even make po-try ahn this thred!
Ah's a'hearing yu, FrChris an` ah's behind y'all all da way! Corse, ah's a looooong ways from da po-try making, but ah's gonna try ta lahrn, righ` good - an` make y'all proud o` me!
Hoo haw! Look ware you 'chat! Arlier you sed you couldn't figger out Redneckian, and now you've talkin' lahk yah no what's goin' on! See! th' obchek of th' Foreign Lanwich For'm is bein' made: mow people ar larnin' a lanwich new ta 'em through dis hyar process!
I got nothing.
I forgot the maps
I just can't believe this actually happened. If I had any concept of "southern" i might join in, but i'm a Yankee through and through.
Although, I was thinking this might be part of the "Romance Languages" thread...
Ya dont wanna be takn' on dat titl o yanke lest'n ya hav ta.
Although, I was thinking this might be part of the "Romance Languages" thread...
Redneckian mae jus hav sum frenchie enfluenses, but da cor be wes germanik thru an thru.
Ah reckin all's kin talk Redneckian ul'd wand ta know this hyar....dat pig bin shot over yonder char, not far 'way from me:
LOL....ya'lls be funny. Can't wait for memorial day to bust out my confederate flag and display it while I'm BBQ'ing.
Mah li'l tribyoot to th' suhbjeck at hayund...
Great stuff bro!
Well, tan mah hide! Redneckian/Hillbillia is back 'n front of all t' Other Lanwiches board! Grate news fer all'n us knowin' t'at Orthodoxy is pop'lar amongst us tradition'l, conserf'tive foke!
Fahthah, bless!Now, ain't dat feller Ail Go' from around heah, too? Him tradition'l, conserf'tive?
Is this supposed to be funny? I don't think making fun of people is very Christian.
Great stuff bro!Quote from: Jibrail Almuhajir on May 29, 2007, 03:46:49 PM 'Deed it was!
'Deed it was!
Any of you guys read that book called "The South Was Right!" It's a pretty good read for any southrons' interested.
Ah wunder if iny y'all njoy a-hearin all the dif'rnt tahps Southern/Hillbilly accints? Heers a lil' websaht ah figured y'all'd lahk. Purty much weeds 'em Yankees out. www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html Gabriel
No, suh! Ail'ds from the bordah state o' Tennessee, which's gittin' overrun by 'em Yankees. Ail Go's a 'zample of'n this overrunin'!
Y'see, beeins that we's all hillbillies an such...
Oh, nahw wait jes' a minute, suh...Ah'm without a doubt suthuhn, but I ain't no kahnda hillbilly.
Now wait jes a cottin pikin minut, boy! Aint no german nor frinch influance down har! I rekin you ment to say Scots-Arsh. Lessin you a scalywag....
'Fraid not, Fathah...y'see, Tennessee's gotta buffer in Kentucky, which never quaht came all the way down t'Dixie isseff. May o' been late in gettin' outta th'Union, but out she came! As fer Gore, well...all I can say is bless his heart...an' y'all from 'round here know what that means, so I'll jes' leave'r there...
Also, since Kintucky trah'd to be a nation all's by themselfs in the Wah, but Mr Linc'in would hae none of t'at ("I'd like to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky" he once sayd)
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The long awaited arrival of video gaming terminals have arrived in White County. Two locations are up and running in Grayville, including Season's Grill.
The long awaited arrival of video gaming terminals have arrived in White County. Two locations are up and running in Grayville, including Season's Grill.
Locally owned and operated, Season's Grill went online with their allotted five terminals Friday, Jan. 4. The terminals were originally supposed to be approved for operation in early 2010, but a delay brought them to life this fall. The addition to the already established restaurant and sports bar makes the facility a complete package for gaming, athletic events and dining.
"It has been a long process to apply and get approved for the machines," said Chris Ellerman, manager of both Season's Grill and Super 8 on Route 1 just north of Interstate 64. "We had to go through several steps including a state inspection before we could get up and running with them."
Several mandates are in place regarding the video gaming terminals, which went live in Illinois in October. More than 3,000 applications were handled by the Illinois Gaming Board, and the list of approved sites grows on a daily basis.
A total of 65 locations were initially allotted in bars, restaurants, truck stops and fraternal organizations with 278 video gaming terminals becoming operational after three weeks, according to the Illinois Gaming Board. A total of 25 percent of revenue collected goes to the state while five percent of the money collected from the terminals will go to local government, making it a feasible addition to any city landscape, including Grayville.
A location must have a liquor license and have an area that is strictly regulated for those 21 years of age and older. Only five machines have been allotted to each approved site in Illinois. J and J Ventures installed the machines. Scientific Games regulates the operation and set up of the machines and handle all aspects of how the machines operate and are monitored.
The machines available at Seasons are the five currently being offered for locations in Illinois. The machines accept paper money only, with wagers ranging from one penny to $2 per round or per spin. All terminals include poker and turnstile type gaming. A player may cash out from the machine and redeem any earnings through the bar at Seasons at the conclusion of play. Also, an ATM is online and available within the room of the machines for the convenience of all players.
"Since we have just gotten the machines up and running, we are just now spreading the word they are available," said Ellerman. "We will offer full bar service in the room and the machines will be available during our regular hours."
Season's Grill is open seven days a week beginning at 11 a.m. The restaurant serves both lunch and dinner and the kitchen closes at 9 p.m. each evening with the exception of Sundays when the kitchen closes at 8 p.m. The bar stays open one hour later.
Season's Grill opened in December 2010. Ellerman has been on board under the direction of owners Keith Botsch and Stan Williams since the beginning and assisted with the design and preparation to get the facility open. A native of Vincennes, Ind., Ellerman has lived in the area for the past 15 years and has more than seven years of experience in the hotel and hospitality industry.
Season's Grill holds up to 90 people, including the bar. The facility offers group parties as well as "All You Can Eat Catfish" on Friday evenings followed by "All You Can Eat Fried Chicken" on Saturday evenings. The dining room and bar location includes six 32-inch high definition televisions with the focus on sporting events. The operation employs eight people and the menu offers anything from appetizers to steaks.
"Our biggest seller is the Philly and the Club sandwiches," said Ellerman. "Our steaks are also popular. By adding the video gaming machines, we can appeal to a wide range of customer."
Season's Grill is also complemented by the Super 8 across the parking lot. The facility, also managed by Ellerman, offers 55 rooms and six Jacuzzi suites. The hotel is set to undergo a renovation in mid February. It also includes free continental breakfast as well as free wi-fi, which is also available inside Season's Grill.
Video gaming terminals are also headed to other sites in White County, including Carmi. Construction is underway for Nikki's Place, located on Main Street in downtown Carmi. The location is owned by Botsch, Williams, Bill Bonan II and Stacey Austin. The facility will be a low key beer and wine bar with gaming machines and no smoking will be allowed. The group has applied for 11 Nikki's Place locations throughout southern Illinois and hope to be operational in a few months, pending approval from the Illinois Gaming Board.
For more information on Season's Grill or the newly added video gaming machines, contact the restaurant at (618) 375-2337.


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Haidhausen is a residential district just to the east of the Munich city center where the Kultfabrik and Ostbahnhof can be found.
The Kultfabrik claims to be the largest party zone in Europe as it has been developed into a maze of bars, clubs, skate parks, cinemas, games halls, climbing walls etc.
Haidhausen is also referred to as the "French Quarter", since most streets are named after French cities, and the streets and places are arranged in a pattern oftentimes found in France.
Get in
To get there, take any S-Bahn and get off at the Ostbahnhof or Rosenheimer Platz train station. If you want to go to Kultfabrik/Optimolwerke, go to Ostbahnhof and either follow the signs, or the stream of teenagers.
If you go by subway, Ostbahnhof or Max-Weber-Platz are the stations of your choice.
Tram lines 15,18,19 and 25 are also going to or through the quarter. From the inner city, Bus lines 100 and 152 may be an option. Quite slower than the rail-based transport but good to get some impressions of the city.
This is a nice little shopping district with small stores catering to everyday needs as well as cafés and restaurants ideal for a short break.
Discos (Kultfabrik/Optimolwerke)
This place is a 60,000 square-metre entertainment mecca. After Europe's largest disco complex - located in the terminal buildings of the former Munich airport - had to close in 1996, the city had to find a replacement for the crowds of partygoers. It was called Kunstpark Ost (KPO) because of its location in a former industrial complex near the eastern railway station. Rumors about closing this area started soon and in 2003, it looked as if the days of the KPO were closing, so some of the clubs moved to an area 200m in the west, Optimolwerke. However, most clubs in the original area (renamed Kultfabrik]) remain open.
Kultfabrik and Optimolwerke (and two more discos on the west end of the whole area) are one big complex and most people do not distinguish whether they go to Kultfabrik, Optimolwerke, Kunstpark Ost or the "KPO" (pronounced like the English letters). To have so many discos and clubs on a relatively small area is brilliant and efficient as there is something for (nearly) every taste. And if you don't get into one, there is always another club to try. The crowds don't arrive until midnight or later, but if you come earlier, you are more likely to get cheaper/free entry.


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Boonville boys play tonight against Hallsville starting at 6 p.m.
The Boonville Lady Pirates basketball team had one of those games last night against Centralia in the opening round of the Class 3 District 8 Tournament at Southern Boone of Ashland.
With the winner to move on to the semifinal round and the loser to go home and pack their things for the rest of the season, the Lady Pirates were the ones doing the packing after falling to Centralia 46-26.
While closing out the season at 7-18 overall, head coach Jaryt Hunziker said when it comes to the postseason it's all about effort and the team didn't play with much.
"We had too many turnovers, missed shots, and got out-hustled," Hunziker said. "We were not mentally into the game from the beginning. In the first half, Centralia gave us many opportunities to get back into it but we didn't take advantage of them."
In other games last night in the tournament, top-seeded Blair Oaks cruised past eighth seeded Southern Boone 60-18 while No. 2 California defeated No. 7 Eugene 49-22. In the only upset last night, No. 6 Versailles took down No. 3 Hallsville 47-32.
Blair Oaks will play Centralia in the semifinal round on Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. while California battles Versailles in the second game at 7:30.
Tournament action will continue on the boys side of the bracket tonight, with No. 1 Blair Oaks playing Centralia at 4:30 p.m., followed by Hallsville versus Boonville at 6, Southern Boone versus Versailles at 7:30 and Eugene versus California at 9.
While turning the ball over 26 times in the game against Centralia, the Lady Pirates were also dismal at best when it came to shooting the ball while hitting on only 10 of 31 shots from the field for 32 percent and 4 of 11 from the foul line for 36 percent.
Of course it didn't help that Centralia came out and scored the game's first 10 points or that Boonville started the game 0 for 4 from the field with five turnovers.
Nonetheless, after scoring their first basket of the game at the 2:54 mark on a three from sophomore Addy Reardon to make it 10-3, the Lady Pirates matched Centralia with three points for the rest of the period to trail 13-6.
The second quarter was just as bad as the first as Centralia outscored Boonville 5-3 to lead at the half by a score of 18-9.
While hitting only 3 of 15 shots from the field in the first half, the Lady Pirates continued to miss at will in the third quarter as Centralia held a 20-9 advantage to extend the lead to 20 at 38-18.
Boonville also had just one instance in the third period where they scored backi-to-back baskets. The Lady Panthers, meanwhile, had spurts where they put together runs of five points twice and another six in a row during a two-point span.
That's the bad news. The good news is that Boonville matched Centralia point for point with eight in the final period but still trailed by as much as 22.
Krista Armountrout had 13 points and Kailee Chitwood 10 for Centralia, who lost to Boonville back in December by a score of 52-47.
For Boonville, Cassidy Renfrow finished the game as the high scorer with 10 points along with four rebounds and one assist.
Addy Reardon added seven points, three steals and one assist while Aly Wessing had six points, eight rebounds, three steals and three assists, Cali McAreavy with two points, Olivia Imhoff with one point, three rebounds and three assists, Morgan Edwards with four rebounds, two steals and one assist, Carley Esser with two rebounds, one steal and one assist and Millie Moyer with one rebound.


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Living on cape cod has it pro's and con's. Pro's: summertime on the beach, endless supply of fresh seafood, close to both islands, provincetown, ice cream stands everywhere. Con's: long winters, limited sun, endless supply of tourists, limited supply of restaurants, limited supply of farmers markets, and no whole foods, BUT we do have a Trader Joe's. And when I say limited I do mean limited because most family owned businesses that are restaurants close down for the winter. Most of the family owned restaurants are fairly good (for the cape). We do have a small amount of the larger chain restaurants like Chili's, Outback, Friendly's, etc.. Not many really. It is rare for the hubby and I to go to a large chain restaurant. If we do it's because we are desperate, there are long lines at the seafood joints or we're just plain stupid. The latter for the most recent trip to Outback. I don't know why we did what we did because my inner voice told me not to go to Outback. Yes, it was awful. I ordered the steak salad. On the menu the steak salad sounded really good: a sliced filet mignon with balsamic and blue cheese and a nice wedge of iceberg with tomatoes/onions. Plus the photo looked really good! What I got was nothing like the photo (see photo below), it was small, micro-small, and way over-cooked, plus the iceberg wedge was mostly white (under grown lettuce). Have you ever seen white iceberg? Scary. I made sure to let the manager know of my situation and that I was not happy. Nothing was done. For real.
To quote Miranada from Sex and the City, who said while eating at the "raw" restaurant after drinking a shot of wheatgrass juice "I'm going to need a pizza after this!". That is exactly what hubby said after eating half of his micro-mini, gamey cheeseburger and fries, served on greasy plate.
Leftovers make EXCELLENT steak sandwiches on toasted buns!
filet mignon salad w/ balsamic-blue cheese dressing
print recipe
2 filet mignons
1 small red onion, chopped
heirloom tomatoes (or regular tomatoes)
salt & pepper
for the sauce:
1/4 cup balsamic dressing (trader joe's has a good one)
5 TB Worcestershire sauce
chunky blue cheese dressing
1/4 cup (or more) danish blue cheese crumbles
In a small bowl mix the balsamic dressing and worcestershire sauce, set aside
Season the filets with salt & pepper.
Get your grill or cast iron grill pan ready--nice and hot.
Cook the steaks. And on the cooked sides generously douse them with the balsamic miixture. I just poured the sauce right on the steaks and caramelized both sides of the steak.
It makes a nice sticky coating. Make sure to do both sides.
And if you want, with any remaining sauce, go ahead and make a quick reduction (heat up, boil a few minutes till sauce thickens just slightly) to use on the salad wedge and any extra you want on the steaks and/or veggies.
Serve the steaks with a wedge of iceberg lettuce and heirloom tomatoes.
Then drizzle lettuce and tomatoes with blue cheese dressing, then the blue cheese crumbles..
Top the steak and salad with red onions.
Do a drizzle of the reduction sauce if desired.


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Asia & South Pacific
Marshall Islands
- INTERPOL Majuro
Member since :
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Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
Created in 1952, the Marshall Island's Police Department (MIPD) is part of the Ministry of Justice. Headed by a Police Commissioner, the force is responsible for :
- protection of people and property;
- law enforcement throughout the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
MIPD is made up of nearly 200 sworn police officers serving a population of 70,000 people populating 34 coral atolls and more than a thousand islands.
The MIPD Commissioner is responsible for:
- supervision of MIPD staff and action;
- effective implementation of MIPD rules and regulations;
- MIPD police operations;
- daily MIPD police duties.
Accountable to the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) has responsibility for operational law enforcement activities and patrol nationwide, including criminal investigations and management of INTERPOL Majuro.
The DC also oversees the day-to-day running of police sub-stations. The MIPD's main police station is located in Majuro (Uliga) with sub-stations located on the outer islands of Ebeye, Jaluit and Wotje.
An Assistant Commissioner is in charge of the administrative and logistics side of law enforcement, including recruitment, finance and human resources.
MIPD structure:
- Criminal Investigation Division;
- Community Policing;
- Correction and Rehabilitation;
- Finance & Human Resources;
- Fire & Rescue;
- Internal Affairs;
- INTERPOL Majuro/Transnational Crime Unit/Domestic Violence Unit;
- Recruitment & Development;
- Sea Patrol;
- Traffic Control.
The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for the Marshall Islands is located at the MIPD headquarters.
INTERPOL Majuro staffing and structure:
- headed by the Commissioner of Police;
- co-headed by the DC for day-to-day operations and NCB management;
- one NCB officer in charge of daily business.
NCB objectives:
- Serve as the central point of contact for investigations involving the Marshall Islands and the international police community;
- Assist INTERPOL member countries with criminal investigations requiring input from the MIPD, and in the location and apprehension of international fugitives;
- Support INTERPOL enquiries by sharing MIPD information on crime and criminals;
- Work with partner NCBs in tracing, investigating and prosecuting transnational crime;
- Assist in the capacity building of the Marshall Islands police cadets through INTERPOL awareness and promotional activities;
- Provide INTERPOL training to domestic law enforcement agencies;
- Raise public awareness on the importance of INTERPOL as it relates to international security.
Looking ahead:
In order to strengthen national security, INTERPOL Majuro is in the process of expanding access to I-24/7 services beyond the NCB to strategic national law enforcement endpoints. This means that police across the country and at its 181 km2 of border will soon be able to access INTERPOL's global databases, enabling them to obtain critical data on wanted persons, vehicles and stolen and lost travel documents.