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Skip to comments.Gallup: Same-Sex Marriage Support Solidifies Above 50% in U.S.
Posted on 05/13/2013 12:30:31 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Fifty-three percent of Americans say the law should recognize same-sex marriages, the third consecutive reading of 50% or above in Gallup polling over the past year. The 53% in favor ties the high to this point, also measured last November and in May 2011.
Gallup's May 2-7 poll suggests Americans' support for gay marriage is solidifying above the majority level. Recently, Rhode Island and Delaware legalized same-sex marriage, and Minnesota is likely to follow suit. That would bring the total number of states legally recognizing same-sex marriage to 12.
Just three years ago, support for gay marriage was 44%. The current 53% level of support is essentially double the 27% in Gallup's initial measurement on gay marriage, in 1996.
Nearly all U.S. subgroups are more likely to favor gay marriage now than in the past. Politically, Democrats, independents, and liberals all show increasing support for gay marriage over time, with each well above the majority level now. Republicans, conservatives, and moderates are more likely to favor gay marriage now than in 1996, but the increase in support among these groups may have stalled. Thus, most of the increase in the percentage favoring legal gay marriage in the last three years has come among left-leaning groups politically.
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It was on the ballot in 2012. Opponents of same-sex marriage proposed a constitutional amendment that would have barred the legislature from recognizing same-sex marriage. It lost, 47%-53%.
Typical libertarian.
If the people don't say no, it gives government a green light to say yes for them.
52 percent is hardly a "resounding majority".
And 6 percent were dead, 20 percent voted twice or more, and the rest were confused.
Sure it is. We're talking California, supposedly far-left and liberal. Resounding means a complete and sure majority, which 52 percent is, and it was comprised of all voting groups, not just Republicans. Democrats in the coastal cities outnumber conservatives, so many of them voted for the proposition.
A national opinion poll is useless on this issue. If anyone wants to really know if the outlook on this is positive or negative they should just look at a list of all the states that have addressed the issue by popular voting, how liberal they are, what states have passed amendments around them, when they passed them and by how much. You know, actual votes as opposed to what one stranger says to another over the phone about what they think about 'gay marriage.'
The ranges are spread between Minnesota's 47% against their amendment in 2012 to Mississippi's 86% for in 2004, as far as I can figure. There are states that would probably repeal their amendments right now by popular vote, and others that would seem to be a long way away from that. There are states that still don't have an amendment or 'gay marriage' that would pass an amnendment easily right now and others that would might simply enact 'gay marriage' by popular vote. In general, I don't think the picture is very rosy at all.
If that's true then all the gay sitcoms wouldn't be cancelled as the ratings would have been epic.
Especially when you consider that Prop. 22 passed by 61% in 2000 and Prop. 8 only passed by 52% in 2008, that's losing 9% in 8 years. NC voted in theirs by 61% last year, basically tying the CA of 12 years before, something that would have made folks call you nuts if you would have told them that in 2000. All the states around NC passed their amendments by 75%+ except VA (57% in 2006) at least 6 years ago.
Not completely correct. Back in 1994 the largest demographic cohort was just entering kindergarten (from the Ger: child garden - where the state grows children).
What we're watching is that demographic's brainwashing coming to fruition.
We've simply failed in explaining how homosexuality will make society worse. For that we need clarity on whether homosexuality is a mental illness, what makes a family strong i.e. a mother and father committed to one another and their children, and a disease vector showing just how unhealthy the homosexual lifestyle is e.g. suicides, drug/alcohol addiction/abuse, physical and mental abuse, disease, disease transmission and etc.
I suspect that support is thin and shallow, based on an abuse of the libertarian line "it's all OK for adults to do as they wish, as long as you're not hurting someone else". Plus, we've been shown the idealized homosexual, not the real ones. Show the hurt and pull back the curtain on the homosexual lifestyle the same way as has been done with abortion.
If people recognized just how self-abusive the lifestyle is they would reverse back just as quickly. Where are the conservatives showing just how few homosexuals really ever "marry" despite it being legalized in many states. In IL they don't even use the civil unions laws. This is an unnecessary change.
Actually, 1. We are not a rule by the mob democracy, 2. Three states voted by ballot initiative in three states lastNovember. But hey, the sheeple should rule in place of a representative Republic. /sarc
If you support ballot initiatives and the will of the majority, you are a populist, not a conservative. These things were meant to be decided by the legislature, as is supposed to occur in a Republic.
Prop 8 was several years ago. BTW: Doesn't Cali let the legislature do anything like it should?
And if you support anything done by the California state legislature, you are not a conservative. There is no more corrupt group of individuals in California. I personally knew two different heads of the state legislature, and both were absolutely corrupt. I worked with one after he got booted out of the position, and he was oblivious to what the people wanted, prefering to line his own pocket. He later ended up in prison for a while. After getting out, he was more humble and down to earth. Ballot initiatives are a way for people to make their voice heard, when otherwise no one is listening.
The sheeple vote in the politicians they deserve. Whining signifies a failure to acknowledge this.
You deserve Obama? Are you whining about it? Sheesh, some people...
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 6, 2008) – The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team defeated Spain quickly and decisively, 25-19, 25-19, 25-23 in a 2008 FIVB World League match on Sunday in Madrid and gave itself some breathing room in Pool C as second-place Bulgaria fell to Finland on Saturday.
Unofficially, Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) scored 18 points on a match-high17 kills and one ace and Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) dominated the net with a match-high six blocks as the U.S. Men improved their record in Pool C to 7-1. Bulgaria's record is 5-3 after host Finland took its first 2008 World League victory, 22-25 17-25 25-22 25-21 17-15, on Saturday.
Spain will now pack its bags to travel to the United States where the two teams will play two more matches on July 11-12 in Bloomington, Ill. (for tickets, go to www.uscellularcoliseum.com).
Millar scored on five kills to go with his six blocks. Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawai'i) also scored 11 points on 10 kills and one ace. David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) added seven points on six kills and one ace. Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) totaled six points on kills and setter Lloy Ball (Woodburn, Ind.) had one point on one kill.
Unofficially, Israel Rodriguez led Spain with 13 points on 19 kills, one block and two aces as Spain ended up starting every player on its roster except one at some point in the match in its struggle to win a set.
Spain was weak on serve receive, getting just 31 percent "excellent" as opposed to 60 percent for the United States. Priddy was 48 percent "excellent" on 23 attempts with no errors while Lambourne was 62 percent "excellent" with two errors. Both teams finished with three aces.
Team USA converted 62 percent of its kill attempts into points as opposed to 49 percent for Spain. The United States held its service errors to nine on 73 attempts.
"Today's match had a couple of key aspects: First, we served better than on Friday. We served more aggressively, with more conviction," said U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand). "Also, Lloy Ball did a good job distributing our attack. I am very happy because we took a step forward today. We are definitively getting better that this is what I am proud of."
McCutcheon started Priddy and Salmon at outside hitter, Lee and Millar at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Ball at setter and Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) at libero. The starting lineup did not change. Phil Eatherton (Glencoe, Mo.) played as a substitute.
The U.S. Men jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the first set, including two kills each from Millar and Stanley, at the first technical timeout (TTO). The lead increased to 16-8 at the second TTO. The U.S. Men reached set point first at 24-17 on an attack by Priddy. Spain held off the loss for two serves on a kill by Jose Luis Molto and an ace by Israel Rodriguez before Rodriguez's service error ended the set.
Set two started much closer and the U.S. Men went into the first TTO with a slim 8-7 lead thanks in part to two kills from Priddy and two blocks by Millar.
With the score tied 9-9, Lee served for two straight points, including an ace, to give Team USA an 11-9 lead. Spain scored once, but the U.S. Men scored the next three points in a row for a 14-10 lead and Spain could not cut the deficit to less than two points after that.
Spain made several lineup changes for the third set and it seemed to work as in held the 8-7 lead at the first TTO. The two teams battled back and forth after that with neither gaining more than a one-point advantage until the score was tied at 18-18. A kill by Salmon and a block by Millar followed by Spain's hitting error gave Team USA a 21-18 advantage. Spain pulled back to within one at 23-22 and 24-23, but Priddy finished the match with a kill.
WORLD LEAGUE TICKETS: Tickets for the FIVB World League matches in Bloomington, Ill., (July 11-12 vs. Spain) are still available. To purchase tickets, go to www.uscellularcoliseum.com.
View the U.S. Men's World League Media Guide at www.usavolleyball.org/media/national/08WL_MNTMediaGuide.pdf.
The U.S. World League site is www.usavolleyball.org/national/08WL.asp.
The FIVB World League site is www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2008.
2008 FIVB World League
U.S. Men's Roster
July 4 and 6 in Madrid, Spain
No. Name (Pos., Ht., Hometown, College)
1 Lloy Ball (S, 6-8, Woodburn, Ind., Indiana-Purdue, Fort Wayne)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Phil Eatherton (MB, 6-9, Glencoe, Mo., Ball State)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9 Ryan Millar (MB, 6-8, Palmdale, Calif., BYU)
10 C Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Gabe Gardner (OPP, 6-9, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford)
18 Scott Touzinsky (OH, 6-6, St. Louis, Mo., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon
Team Manager: Rob Browning
Assistant Coach: Ron Larsen
Assistant Coach: John Speraw
Team Doctor: William Stetson
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison
Athletic Trainer: Aaron Brock
FIVB 2008 World League Standings as of July 6 (click on link to view team profile):
Pool A
France 6-2
Brazil 6-1
Serbia 2-5
Venezuela 1-7
Pool B
Russia 7-1
Italy 6-2
Cuba 3-5
Korea 0-8
Pool C
Bulgaria 5-3
Spain 3-5
Finland 1-7
Pool D
Poland 5-3
China 4-4
Japan 4-4
Egypt 3-5
U.S. World League Schedule and Results
Date: June 13-14
Opponent: Finland
Location: Helsinki, Finland (LänsiAuto Arena)
June 13: USA def. Finland, 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20)
June 14: USA def. Finland, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-16)
Date: June 20-21
Opponent: Bulgaria
Location: Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
June 20: USA def. Bulgaria, 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-16)
June 21: Bulgaria def. USA, 3-2 (12-25, 25-16, 25-20, 12-25, 15-13)
Date: June 27-28
Opponent: Finland
Location: Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis.
June 27: USA def. Finland, 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20)
June 28: USA def. Finland, 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18)
Date: July 4 and 6
Opponent: Spain
Location: Madrid, Spain
July 4: USA def. Spain, 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 29-31, 20-25, 18-16)
July 6: USA def. Spain, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-23)
Date: July 11-12 (7 p.m. local both nights)
Opponent: Spain
Location: U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Ill.
Date: July 18-19
Opponent: Bulgaria
Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Date: July 23-27
Event: World League Final (must qualify)
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Topic: Javascript to controller
Not quite sure if this is the right section, but here we go.
Im creating a little app where i can put markers on a Google maps map. The moment i place a marker i want a textfield to appear where people can fill in a title and all that. Also a hidden field with the given coordinates. Now, i've got the javascript working fine. However, not with Rails. I've followed a tutorial which creates an extra field to your form(http://railscasts.com/episodes/197-nested-model-form-part-2) but i've gotta turn around his method.
So what i need is the javascript to tell my controller "Give me another formfield!". This will pickup the functions used in the railscast i linked above. Can anyone help me with this?


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Mark Wilson spun a bogey-free 4-under-par 35-34=69 in the first round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions to become the surprise leader in the clubhouse.
Harold Varner III raced out to an early lead at the CareerBuilder Challenge, torching La Quinta Country Club to the tune of a 7-under-par 31-34=65 in round one.
Henrik Stenson lit up the first morning of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a sparkling opening lap of 8-under-par 30-34=64, finishing the day two clear of Martin Kaymer, Oliver Fisher, Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Marc Warren.
Returning from two sports hernia surgeries, Phil Mickelson officially gives his infamous thumbs up ahead of this week's CareerBuilder Challenge.
Henrik Stenson has won the other two European Tour events held in the United Arab Emirates and will try to complete the set at this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Jason Dufner pulled off some magic from the rocks en route to victory at the 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge and returns this week for a chance to defend his title while taking on the same trio of courses.
Rickie Fowler jets into the United Arab Emirates this week to contest the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and make his first defence of a European Tour title.
Dustin Johnson will make his first appearance on the European Tour's Middle East schedule when he tees it up at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship this week.
An MRI scan revealed bad news for Rory McIlroy's rib, leading to his withdraw from this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and leaves his short-term schedule up in the air.
World No. 16 Justin Rose twirled a 6-under-par 32-32=64 in the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii for a four-day tally of 20-under 260, good for solo 2nd, seven adrift of overnight leader and champion Justin Thomas.
First- second- and third-round leader Justin Thomas spun a 5-under-par 34-31=65 in today's final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii to finish off his third appearance on 27-under 253, good for a 7-shot win over Justin Rose, his fourth PGA TOUR title in his 74th career start (70 pro), and setting a new 72-hole aggregate scoring record on TOUR by one stroke.
Top-ranked and pre-tourney fave Jordan Spieth painted a 7-under-par 33-30=63 in the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii to wrap his second appearance (MC/2014) on 19-under 261, currently T2 on the leaderboard. UPDATE: With play completed, Spieth finished up six places in solo 3rd, eight shy of champion Justin Thomas.


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Common Brown Lemur
The Common Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus) is a species of lemur in the Lemuridae family. It is found in Madagascar and Mayotte.[2]
The Common Brown Lemur lives in western Madagascar north of the Betsiboka River and eastern Madagascar between the Mangoro River and Tsaratanana, as well as in inland Madagascar connecting the eastern and western ranges.[3] They also live on the island of Mayotte, although this population is believed to have been introduced there by man.[3]
Physical description
The Common Brown Lemur has a total length of 84 to 101 centimeters, including 41 to 51 centimeters of tail.[4] Weight ranges from 2 to 3 kilograms.[4] The short, dense fur is primarily brown or grey-brown.[4] The face, muzzle and crown are dark grey or black with paler eyebrow patches, and the eyes are orange-red.[4]
Similar lemur species within their range include the Mongoose Lemur, E. mongoz, in the west and the Red-bellied Lemur, E. rubriventer, in the east.[4] They can be distinguished from these species by the fact that E. mongoz is more of a grey color and E. rubriventer is more reddish. There is also some overlap with the Black Lemur in northeast Madagascar in the Galoko, Manongarivo and Tsaratanana Massifs.[5] There is also overlap and hybridization with the White-fronted Brown Lemur, E. albifrons, in the northeast portion of the Common Brown Lemur's range.[6]
The Common Brown Lemur's diet consists primarily of fruits, young leaves, and flowers.[3] In some locations it eats invertebrates, such as cicadas,[4] spiders[4] and millipedes.[7] It also eats bark, sap, soil and red clay (see geophagy).[7] It can tolerate greater levels of toxic compounds from plants than other prosimians can.[3][7]
Consistent with its large range, the Common Brown Lemur occupies a variety of forest types, including lowland rainforests, montane rainforests, moist evergreen forests and dry deciduous forests.[4] They spend about 95% of their time in upper layers of the forest and less than 2% of their time on the ground.[7]
They normally live in groups of 5 to 12, but group size can be larger, especially on Mayotte.[4] Groups occupy home ranges of 1 to 9 hectares in the west, but more than 20 hectares in the east.[8] Groups include members of both sexes, including juveniles, and there are no discernible dominance hierarchies.[4]
They are primarily active during the day, but activity can continue into the night, especially during full moons[4] and during the dry season.[3][9]
In the western part of its range, the Common Brown Lemur overlaps that of the Mongoose Lemur, and the two species sometimes travel together.[7] In the areas of overlap, the two species also adapt their activity patterns to avoid conflict.[9] For example, the Mongoose Lemur can become primarily nocturnal during the dry season in the areas of overlap.
The Common Brown Lemur's mating season is May and June.[4] After a gestation period of about 120 days, the young are born in September and October.[4] Single births are most common, but twins have been reported.[4] The young are weaned after about 4 to 5 months.[4][7] Sexual maturity occurs at about 18 months,[4] and females give birth to their first young at 2 years old.[7] Life span can be as long as 30+ years.[7]
Five additional currently recognized species of lemur were until 2001 considered subspecies of E. fulvus.[10] These are:
- White-fronted Brown Lemur, E. albifrons
- Gray-headed Lemur, E. cinereiceps
- Collared Brown Lemur, E. collaris
- Red-fronted Brown Lemur, E. rufus
- Sanford's Brown Lemur, E. sanfordi
However, a number of zoologists believe that E. albifrons and E. rufus should continue to be considered subspecies of E. fulvus.[10]
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kylestyle wrote:Biggest Paul Fan wrote:It´s also a great album from George with "I want to tell you" and "Taxman".
And 'Love You To' is an underrated pop song as well. Strip away all the tabla playing on it and you have something Blink 182 could pull off a tuneful cover in a flash (not that I'd necessarily want that to happen...hehehe....just a hypothesis).
Blink 182? D´ya think so?
Interesting that George had 3 of his songs included in this album, ´cos normally he had been included 2 songs in average by album...


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Solar for small cabinMonday, June 22nd, 2009
Hi Jeff,
I recently purchased a small 600 square foot cabin that is wired for 12 volt dc. It has eight small florescent lights, a car radio and I also plug in a 19 inch 12 volt TV occasionally. In addition I purchased a used refrigerator Nova Kool model 3800 24volt DC for this cabin.
I am currently carrying two 6 volt golf cart batteries back and forth (for recharging) when I stay at the cabin on the weekends. I would like to make this process easier and am considering purchasing a Suntech 175W 24V Solar Panel, a charge controller, two more golf cart batteries and a power converter 24 volt DC to 12 volt DC. I plan to keep the lighting and power outlets at 12 volt DC and have 24 volt DC to power the fridge.
Am I on the right track? Do you know if Suntech solar panels are good quality or not? Can you recommend a charge controller and power converter for this application? Any other advice you might have for me?
Bob Kruckenberg
The solar module you are considering is a 24 volt module, and cannot be connected to a 12 volt battery system unless you purchase a $400+ MPPT solar charge controller that allows a higher voltage solar array to charge a lower voltage battery. If you use a standard charge controller, it will force the solar module to operate at half its normal voltage which cut its watts output in half.
Although I do not buy or install any solar hardware made in China for more reasons than I can discuss here, I will say that SunTech is one of the oldest and best respected solar manufacturers in China, but I was not pleased with workmanship on the few that I have purchased.
If you stay with a 24 volt battery to match the 24 volt solar module, you will need four (4) golf cart batteries, and I think you will find the lower cost voltage converters to be very light-duty for this application. We have had several fail when loaded near their advertised ratings.
Since this is a small cabin, I would keep the batteries and all wiring 12 volts DC as you can find almost anything in an RV or boating supply store that will operate on 12 volts DC. You cannot find much of anything to run directly from 24 volts DC unless you use the voltage converter, but then if it fails you lose everything.
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Live Tony blogging: Durang, Durang, Durang and Durang, yea!
The Columbus Dispatch - June 09, 2013 10:54 PM
Who says there aren't second acts in American life?
Even third acts?
Christopher Durang launched his career as a playwright in the 1970s, but only tonight is he finally receiving the recognition he deserves as one of our consummate American theater writers.
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike isn't just one of its funniest plays; it's also one of his deepest and most touching.No wonder: Like the Anton Chekhov plays that inspired Durang, Vanya is a wistful and poignant comedy about family, lost dreams and lingering regrets and hopes.
David Hyde Pierce as Vanya, left to right, Sigourney Weaver as Masha and Kristine NIelson as Sonia with Billy Magnussen as "Spike" in the Broadway production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. File photo
With this top Tony, the race is on for regional theaters across the country - including in Columbus - to win the rights to be the first to produce the play locally.
CATCO, in particular, has a rich history with Durang. So it would be fitting if CATCO seized this opportunity - which is ripe, with the play scheduled to close this summer, making its rights likely available as early as next season for theaters across the country.


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Canopache (2012) for Native American flute and drone instrument was written for and is dedicated to James J. Pellerite. It is part of an ongoing series of compositions connected to the landscape, history and places of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The American Indians of the Wampanoag tribe were the first inhabitants of the island, and most of the island's places retain names derived from Wampanoag words.
The title Canopache is the Wampanoag word for "place of peace," one of the terms used to refer to Nantucket. The piece is a nocturne, inspired by many evenings spent in the island's exquisite stillness. A freely unfolding opening leads to a simple pentatonic melody and its elaboration. A middle section of gentle dance-like character returns us to the peaceful mood of the opening again.Note about the drone instrument: The two drones (G anf F) in this work may be performed by a variety of possible instruments. Possibilities include a shruti box, cello, harmonium, pipe organ (portatif or regular) or synthesizer. The drone should be carefully balanced with the flute so as never to take focus, but to be an always-present harmonic force to which the flute reacts.


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Western Digital, a leading manufacturer of hard drives, has updated its software for external hard drives as well as mobile devices. From now on, WD's external drives will be able to upload certain data to Dropbox cloud storage service and users of WD 2go app for smartphones and tablets will be able to access it and/or share with other people using Dropbox.
"By combining access to Dropbox and personal cloud storage into a single intuitive mobile app, WD is empowering consumers with the flexibility and control of anytime, any-device management of their growing libraries of digital content," said Jim Welsh, executive vice president for WD's branded products and consumer electronics groups.
WD's personal cloud products provide shared storage on the home network, letting customers centralize their important documents, photos, videos and music in one place as well as automatically backup all the computers in their home. With the WD 2go app customers can access and share that content from outside the home on their mobile devices.
The new version of WD 2go lets customers move, copy and share content between their mobile device, their Dropbox and their WD personal cloud products, such as My Book Live, My Book Live Duo and My Net N900 central HD router with storage. For example, if a user has a small number of photos they want to share with their friends, they can copy them from their personal cloud into their Dropbox using the WD 2go app. But if they have a very large number of photos, or files that are too big for their Dropbox, they can use WD 2go to send a secure link to the files via email.
WD 2go is available for Apple iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or Google Android-based mobile devices.
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If Apple Misses Earnings: The Ultimate Bear Trap?
Nonsensical that you cannot buy this stock and feel relatively comfortable with your decision. It's been this way since April of last year, however, in recent weeks, it's gotten worse.
Dan Pallotta wrote one of the better pieces you'll find on Apple for the Harvard Business Review Blog Network .
Early on, Pallotta agreed with the sentiment I expressed in Like Steve Jobs, Tim Cook Doesn't Care About Apple Stock : "If you want a brilliant lesson in focus and discipline, watch Tim Cook right now."
Excellent way to open an AAPL article during these times.
Because there's no doubt in my mind -- if you walked into Tim Cook's office and complained about the stock price, he would send you out on your ear: I've got a damn company to run! .
Cook has tunnel vision. The stock price, over the short term, means absolutely nothing to him. He knows what's up, not some cub reporter at a far-flung Wall Street Journal Asia outpost .
Read this twice because Pallotta absolutely nails it here:
The critics that are screaming right now are intellectually lazy. They're throwing temper tantrums instead of looking at the big picture. Like two-year-olds, they don't really know what they want. And they're not happy when they get it, anyway. Apple could unveil a new car and they'd say Apple's days are over because it's just bet its future on an industry it knows nothing about. Not unlike, say, Apple's entrance into the mobile phone industry. I bet that if Apple did unveil a time machine, they'd claim it wasn't fast enough.
Tim Cook is taking exactly the right approach, staying the course, despite distracting expectations swirling around him. Apple is a marvel of human achievement. Why waste the beautiful sight of it by casting your gaze on a group of misbehaving children who have never accomplished anything remotely close to it in concept or scale and don't have the faintest understanding of how something this remarkable operates and grows in the first place?
I don't agree with everything Pallotta wrote. Speaking of "intellectually lazy," he made the standard Apple vs. Amazon.com (AMZN) valuation argument and rehashed the old, context-lacking Steve Jobs committed the same errors Tim Cook is line. But, it's all good, because I see where he was going with it. I refuse to allow sideline gripes to take away from his thoughtful, bigger picture argument.
This whole mess has investors in an almost impossible position.
Very few people should be trading AAPL. Dig Robert Weinstein's excellent trading-focused AAPL articles and follow him on Twitter, but be careful; few people are as nimble as Robert and Tom DeMark, Market Studies founder and CEO highlighted in Robert's piece.


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Leading the CTC way
At the recent annual meeting of CTC Holidays & Tours it was decided to put the qualification of registered CTC Tour Leaders on a more formal footing. As a first step, I volunteered to document best CTC practice in ride and tour leading.
Leading a cycling tour clearly builds upon the activity of leading a ride. I hugely value the tips and techniques I learnt with CTC's local groups and use them when I plan and lead tours. Some of the ride-leading knowledge that lives in the heads of our local volunteers went into the production of CTC's leaflets for group ride participants and leaders. But a leaflet is too small to give more than pointers: the bare bones of how to lead a ride. I'm aware that several local groups are engaged in putting flesh on those bones by drawing up their own more detailed ride leading guidelines, and that some already have such a document. And I know that some information sharing is already happening between adjacent local groups.
I want to ensure that what we're doing as CTC tour leaders remains consistent with what we're doing as local ride leaders. I want to expand information sharing beyond informal local links and write a national CTC document of best practice in group ride and tour leading. If you want to be part of this, please send me any guidelines that your local group has already developed, or is working on, or simply your own ideas on the subject. Email me or post to CTC National Office, marked FAO Chris Juden.
In due course, I will circulate a draft document amongst all who have contributed or expressed an interest. I've also started a thread on the CTC Member Groups area of the forum, to receive informal comments and feedback.
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'Future of Retirement' Shows Differences Between the Sexes
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Key economic data point to a modest economic recovery, but many Americans aren't buying it.
According to a national telephone survey of 3,500 likely voters by Rasmussen Reports , only 26% say America is on the "right track."
Another recent poll, this one from Gallup, shows that 43% of Americans say the economy is getting better and 52% say it is getting worse.
Seeing Detroit, one of America's greatest cities, collapse into bankruptcy this month certainly won't help that perception.
Increased pessimism about the economy is also changing the way Americans deal with personal financial difficulties, and their retirement saving.
Some key takeaways:
- 31% of U.S. men would consider dipping into their retirement funds to cope with tough times as a result of unforeseen life events, compared with just under a quarter of women (23%)
- Women are more open to downsizing to deal with a financial difficulty. Only 14% of men in America would consider downsizing, compared with 26% of women.
- Homeownership continues to place a financial strain on American consumers, with 29% saying buying a home or paying a mortgage has had a significant impact on their ability to save for retirement
- In contrast to several other markets, most notably in Asia, it also found that the majority of Americans surveyed (51%) admitted to not being regular savers.
- If needed, 40% of Americans would consider tapping in to non-retirement-based savings and investments if their financial situation demanded it, while just under a quarter (23%) would sell their valuables
HSBC executives say "erratic savings" can significantly crimp the financial futures of millions of Americans -- tough economic times or not.
"Homes can be an emotive investment, and people's unwillingness to unlock their equity during times of hardship is understandable. But unless people plan ahead, they may be faced with no alternative," says Andrew Ireland, a senior director at HSBC Bank USA.
Ireland says you can't predict when your financial life will go awry, making it even more necessary to save on a regular basis.
"Well-intentioned but erratic saving is understandable in the current economy, but may curb people's ability to cope with unforeseen events in their lives, like losing a job or falling ill," he adds. "People need to take a new and more robust approach when it comes to financial planning. Regular saving will put them in a stronger position to cope with the unexpected and help to maintain living standards later in life."


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Today, President Barack Obama delivered remarks at the Pentagon Memorial Service in Remembrance of 9/11. President Obama said, "Today we remember a day that began like so many others. There were rides to school and commutes to work, early flights and familiar routines, quick hugs and quiet moments. It was a day like this one -- a clear blue sky, but a sky that would soon be filled with clouds of smoke and prayers of a nation shaken to its core.
"Even now, all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close our eyes and to find ourselves back there -- and back here -- back when grief crashed over us like an awful wave, when Americans everywhere held each other tight, seeking the reassurance that the world we knew wasn't crumbling under our feet.
"Eleven times we have marked another September 11th come and gone. Eleven times, we have paused in remembrance, in reflection, in unity and in purpose."
The President continued, "But no matter how many years pass, no matter how many times we come together on this hallowed ground, know this -- that you will never be alone. Your loved ones will never be forgotten. They will endure in the hearts of our nation, because through their sacrifice, they helped us make the America we are today -- an America that has emerged even stronger.
"Most of the Americans we lost that day had never considered the possibility that a small band of terrorists halfway around the world could do us such harm. Most had never heard the name al Qaeda. And yet, it's because of their sacrifice that we've come together and dealt a crippling blow to the organization that brought evil to our shores. Al Qaeda's leadership has been devastated and Osama bin Laden will never threaten us again. Our country is safer and our people are resilient."
President Obama continued, "This anniversary allows us to renew our faith that even the darkest night gives way to a brighter dawn. Today, we can come here to the Pentagon, and touch these names and kneel beside a building where a single stone still bears the scars of that fire. We can visit the field of honor in Pennsylvania and remember the heroes who made it sacred. We can see water cascading into the footprints of the Twin Towers, and gaze up at a new tower rising above the New York skyline."
In closing, the President said, "So as painful as this day is and always will be, it leaves us with a lesson that no single event can ever destroy who we are. No act of terrorism can ever change what we stand for. Instead, we recommit ourselves to the values that we believe in, holding firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.
"That's the commitment that we reaffirm today. And that's why, when the history books are written, the true legacy of 9/11 will not be one of fear or hate or division. It will be a safer world; a stronger nation; and a people more united than ever before."
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Height: 6-7/200 cm
Weight: 194 lbs/88 kg
Hometown: Laguna Hills, Calif.
Birth Date: March 23, 1979
College: Long Beach State
Joined Team: May 2001
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2012 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...Olympic Games (Silver). 2011 – Montreux Volley Masters (Fourth Place)...FIVB World Cup (Silver). 2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualification Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold). 2008 - FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)...Olympic Games (Silver Medal). 2007 – Pan American Games (Bronze Medal)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)…NORCECA Championship (Silver Medal)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2006 - Pan American Cup (Fourth Place)… World Grand Prix (Seventh Place)…World Championships (Ninth Place). 2005 – Front Range Tour vs. Brazil…Montreux Volley Masters…World Grand Prix…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Continental Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – Yeltsin Cup…Montreux Volley Masters (Silver Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…Olympic Games. 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2002 – Japan Tour…Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tour…Utah Tour vs. Italy…World Grand Prix (sixth place)…Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver Medal). 2001 – Montreux Volley Masters…World Championship Qualifying Tournament.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2012 – Played in 35 sets during the FIVB World Grand Prix, primarily as a double-sub with two match starts as the U.S. won the gold medal for the third straight time…Scored 13 points against Thailand during the Final Round…Scored 51 points during the tournament with 42.2 kill percent…Earned a second consecutive Olympic Games silver medal following the 2012 Olympic Games in which she played in 19 sets typically as part of a double-switch…Compiled four kills on 16 attacks with two blocks for six points…Finished 2012 with a 1.15 points average while playing in 66 sets with two starts…Converted 42.3 percent of attacks into points. 2011 – Started all five matches and played in 21 of 22 sets at the Montreux Volley Masters, compiling 3.57 points per set with a 40 kill percent…Averaged 2.71 kills, 0.62 blocks and 2.33 digs per set at Montreux…Averaged 2.86 points with a 52.7 kill percent in 14 sets played at FIVB World Cup, which helped the U.S. earn the silver medal and 2012 Olympic Games qualification…Scored 13 points in three-set victory over Kenya, while adding 12 points on in three-set victory over Algeria in which she converted nine of 10 attacks into points. 2009 – Averaged 0.79 points per set during the Pan American Cup, playing 19 sets with one start in seven tournament matches…Turned in a hitting efficiency of .434 for the Pan American Cup…Started all three matches of the FIVB World Championship Qualification Tournament – NORCECA Pool G and helped the U.S. win gold and entry into the 2010 FIVB World Championship…Averaged 3.43 points per set at the World Championship qualification event, including 2.43 kills, 0.57 blocks and 0.43 aces per set. 2008 - Led USA in scoring in seven of 14 matches at the FIVB World Grand Prix, including a tournament-high 23 points versus China on July 13...Averaged 3.87 points, 3.40 kills, 0.33 blocks and 0.13 aces per set over the course of the entire World Grand Prix...Ranked fourth in the preliminary round and seventh in the Final Round in Best Spiker...Ranked sixth in preliminary round and eighth in Final Round in Best Scorer...Second-leading USA scorer at the Olympic Games with 102 points, an average of 3.40 points per set and sixth among all Olympic Games participants...Added set averages of 2.73 kills, 0.40 blocks and 0.27 aces in leading the U.S. to a silver medal at the Olympic Games...Scored 12 or more points in six of the eight Olympic Games matches, including a high of 19 points versus Japan in the pool opener on Aug. 9...Charted 17 points versus Italy in the quarterfinal round, along with 12 points in a semifinal sweep of Cuba. 2007 – Averaged a team-leading 4.06 points per set during the Pan American Games while accumulating 51 kills, nine aces, five blocks and 42 digs (2.63 per set)…Selected as the Best Server of the Pan American Games with a 0.56 service ace average…Tallied four double-digit point matches at Pan American Games including 18 against Puerto Rico on July 15, 15 points versus Peru on July 19 in bronze medal match…Played all 36 sets at the opposite position during the FIVB World Grand Prix, finishing the preliminary rounds as the tournament's second leading scorer with 146 points…Averaged 4.06 points and 3.67 kills per set while hitting .320 for the tournament…Led the U.S. in scoring in five of nine matches during the World Grand Prix, including a season-high 22 points in a three-set upset of top-ranked Russia on Aug. 4…Contributed 2.00 points per set during the NORCECA Championship despite being injured…Hit .370 with 22 kills in 12 sets at the NORCECA Championship…Started 38 of 41 possible sets World Cup providing averages of 3.76 points, 3.32 kills and 0.26 blocks per set…Ranked 10th among all players in Best Scorer category and third in Best Spiker…Led team in scoring in six of 11 World Cup matches and reached double-figure scoring in all 10 matches played (did not play final match versus Italy)…Sparked Team USA comeback versus Brazil on Nov. 7 with 26 points via 24 kills on 47 swings, one block and an ace…Added 18 points versus Cuba on Nov. 3, with 18 kills on 33 swings. 2006 - Played in every game of the Pan American Cup in June and July...Scored 75 points in the tournament…Averaged 3.76 points per set during the World Grand Prix…Led the U.S. in scoring in three of the first four matches of the World Grand Prix. Tallied 24 points versus Dominican Republic on Aug. 16, 22 points versus China on Aug. 25 and 19 points against Italy on Aug. 18…Scored 155 points in 43 sets, including 143 kills, three aces and nine blocks…Averaged 3.60 points, 3.33 kills and 1.33 digs per set…Ranked 16th among all World Championship players in points scored … Scored 20 points versus Netherlands on Nov. 1…Led U.S. in scoring during the World Championships in four matches. 2005 – Tayyiba Haneef emerged as a force to be reckoned with on the left side after she made the switch from opposite to outside hitter early in the year…With Athens outside hitters Logan Tom, Keba Phipps, Tara Cross-Battle and Ogonna Nnamani all absent from the National Team for a variety of reasons (beach volleyball, retirement and illness), Haneef made the move to the left and soon became a factor in her new position…Tayyiba played a key role as the USA Women captured the silver medal at the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan in November…The United States finished the tournament with a record of 4-1 as it earned wins over Korea, 2004 Olympic gold medalist China, Poland and Japan along the way…She scored a match-high 21 points in a four-set win over Poland on Nov. 18 and finished seventh among all players in total points with 70 points on 62 kills, four blocks and four aces…Tayyiba was named the "Best Scorer" at the NORCECA Continental Championships following the Americans' stunning five-set win over Cuba in the gold medal match on Sept. 11 that earned Team USA a trip to the upcoming Grand Champions Cup in Japan…She was also the team's leading scorer in eight of the 26 matches she played in this season…Also earned a gold medal in August at the FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament as the USA Women qualified for the 2006 World Championships. 2004 – Tayyiba made her first-ever Olympic appearance in Athens, Greece…She was a starter on a team that finished tied for fifth overall after losing to Brazil in the quarterfinals…She finished 11th overall among all players in scoring with 96 points on 84 kills, six blocks and six aces…Pounded Cuba for a national-team record 41 points on 38 kills, two service aces and one block in a five-set loss at the Yeltsin Cup on April 23. Her 38 kills and 87 swings were also records. 2003 – Helped the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…Finished fifth on the team in scoring at the World Cup with 101 total points on 93 kills, six blocks and two service aces…For the season she finished fourth on the team in total kills (277) and sixth in total points (312)…She also added 108 digs, 25 blocks and 11 aces. 2002 – Won a silver medal at the 2002 Women's Volleyball World Championships…Started all 11 matches at the World Championships and averaged 10.3 points per match…Saw extensive action on the Japan Tour with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Training Team…Led the Training Team with 86 kills. 2001 – Saw limited action in six matches early in the 2001 summer season, competing in the BCV Volley Masters in Montreux, Switzerland, and in the World Championship Qualification Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico...Recorded 13 kills in 19 sets and posted a hitting percentage of .269…Also trained with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball A2 team in 1998, 1999 and 2001.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America first team in 2001 after leading Long Beach State in kills per game (5.03) as a senior…Guided Long Beach State to a 33-1 record and a runner-up finish at the 2001 NCAA championships…Three-time All-Big West Conference first-team selection…Posted a hitting percentage of .406 and also averaged 2.31 digs and 0.73 blocks per game as a senior…Was also a three-time All-American high jumper at Long Beach State…Competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, finishing 10th with a jump of 5-10 ¾
PERSONAL: Born Tayyiba Mumtaz Haneef on March 23, 1979 in Upland, Calif....Parents are Mobarik and Patricia Haneef...Husband is Anthony Park...Brother Arshad (1977)...Graduated in May 2001 with a degree in communication studies...Cousin Tari Phillips formerly played center for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association.
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New CEO Jamie Davis Dives In, Meets California Staff
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Davis Learning how USAV Can Better Support National Teams
The Oracles of Volleyball
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U.S. Volleyball Olympians share their favorite Opening Ceremony memories
Women's Update: Gibbemeyer Lifts Italian Trophy
Bill Kauffman May 17, 2015
Gibbemeyer leads Casalmaggiore to Italian Serie A1 title; Lowe leads first Red-Blue
Haneef-Park Elected to USAV Board
Bill Kauffman May 15, 2015
3-time Olympian, 2-time Olympic silver medalist elected to represents Women's National Team athletes
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US Women Take Silver After Tough Loss To Brazil
Bill Kauffman Aug. 11, 2012
The top-ranked U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team fell one victory shy of winning its first-ever Olympic Games gold-medal for the second quadrennial in a row in a 11-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 loss to No. 2 Brazil Saturday in the title match at Earls Court in London.
U.S. Women's Olympic Games Gold Medal Match Preview
Aug. 10, 2012
The U.S. Women are one win shy of answering the dream
U.S. Women To Compete for Gold
Bill Kauffman Aug. 09, 2012
The U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team defeated Korea, 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 in the semifinal match on Thursday. They advance to the gold medal match.
U.S. Women Two Wins from Olympic Gold
Aug. 08, 2012
The U.S. Women face Korea in Olympic semifinals on Thursday
U.S. Women to Olympic Semis
Bill Kauffman Aug. 07, 2012
The U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team advanced to the 2012 Olympic Games semifinal round with a 25-14, 25-21, 25-22 victory over NORCECA rival Dominican Republic.


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Donnie Darko is my favorite American movie, so I was excited for Richard Kelly's next movie, Southland Tales, for years before its production. Then I forgot all about it and realized the movie was release two years ago and recently came out on DVD. I picked up a copy at my university library today and watched it in one sitting. Here's my initial impressions, probably to be revised once I read the graphic novel. (The film is parts 4-6, the graphic novel parts 1-3.)
I'll try to avoid major spoilers, but I do hint at what happens in this post.
The Rock, Buffy, Justin Timberlake. Cool. Republicans and Neo-Marxists fighting over the election, ubiquitous surveillance, the draft, brain-washing an actor and a cop to make black-mail footage, World War III, mad science teleporting the ocean's energy to fuel perpetual machines. Wow, that's a lot going on. Justin Timberlake describes his world as being on the verge of anarchy to describe an increasingly repressive government and its resistance.
I found the first chunk of the film pretty overwhelming. I was lost in an overly complex plot that failed to convince me of it's epic importance or justify the violence. I was introduced to a radically alternate 2008, and wasn't convinced of such cultural and technological changes in the three years since the fictional nuclear attack in Texas that split off Southland Tales's timeline from mine.
This movie is explicitly leftist, and I love it when science fiction features politically radical characters. But the radicals in Southland Tales were superficial. As much as I like seeing women with guns yelling, "facist pigs" at the police, I found the Neo-Marxists unbelievable because both the men and women used sexist language and mostly just accused people of being facists without any analysis or clear political objectives. What was their goal? To help the democrats win the election? That doesn't really make sense to me.
By the second half of Southland Tales–once I started to follow the plot (probably because some of the convoluting side-plots narrowed with killed-off characters) I actually was getting into the plot. It was like my old school games: you start off thinking the fate of a city or nation is at stake, which is a pretty big deal, but it's actually literally the whole frickin' universe.
In addition to themes of time travel and dimensional rips, Southland Tales visually cites Donnie Darko. There's a poster of Frank's rabbit mask on a wall. Near the end of the movie, a character is shot in the eye and channeling Gyllenhaal's cute/whiney/mumbling/dreaming Donnie. There are probably a few other references I overlooked.
Southland Tales did turn out to be a bit like Donnie Darko in some of its themes and music sequences, but also with an explicit political theme and engagement with radical politics. I think neither goal really turned out especially well.


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WCCSD board approves 13-14 calendar
The calendar for the next school year was approved at the Monday meeting of the Webster City Community School District Board of Directors.
The first day of school next year is scheduled for Aug. 20. Christmas break will begin on Dec. 23 and school will resume on Jan. 3, 2014. Spring break is slated to begin on March 17. Graduation for the next school year will be on May 18 with the last day of school scheduled for May 28.
The board also approved the initial budget for the 2014 fiscal year. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for April 8 at 6 p.m. during the next regular board meeting.
Superintendent Mike Sherwood said this year's budget was probably the most difficult he has dealt with in over 15 years. The state legislature has not yet set allowable growth for the next fiscal year. As such, Sherwood presented five budgets at the last board meeting which accounted for anywhere from zero to four percent allowable growth.
"We approached the budget in a worst-case scenario. That worst-case scenario is if the legislature takes no action and that would place allowable growth at zero percent, so we based our budget on zero percent allowable growth," Sherwood said.
Allowable growth is still a lifeline for schools and that lifeline has been thin lately with the legislature setting allowable growth at the lowest it's ever been in the last three years, according to Sherwood.
The board also heard from a recent Standard and Poor's report on the school district's bond rating. The school recently received an A+ bond rating with a stable outlook. Sherwood said that would give the school district the best interest rate possible when selling off bonds.
In other business, the board approved the resignation of Riley Powell, who worked as a custodian for the district for 33 years. Board president Pam Hayes thanked him for all his years of service.


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hi. so i was working in windows at first, using jEdit and the ruby plugin. i am now on ubuntu. one of the few things i liked better about my old setup was having a command reference, with auto-complete, that searched quick and worked well in a small window (talking about the rdoc feature that comes with the jedit ruby plugin).
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Skip to comments.Zeta-Jones checks into mental health facility (again)
Posted on 04/30/2013 10:43:37 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A spokeswoman for Catherine Zeta-Jones says the actress has proactively checked into a mental health facility for treatment of her bipolar condition.
Two years ago, the 43-year-old Oscar winner checked into a similar facility for a brief stay for treatment of her condition, known as Bipolar II. The disorder is characterized by mood swings and depressive episodes, and is commonly treated with medication and psychotherapy.
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No wonder she is a democrat.
It comes from being married to an idiot hollywood liberal
Keep her away from any guns.
She must have told Mr. Demille she was ready for her close up....
Oops.. no gun for you, Catherine!
I'm betting it drugs or alcohol.
All beautiful women are insane.
WOW. Mood swings...you mean like human beings have had for millions of years.......
There are people that envy the lives of celebrities. You couldn't pay me enough.
Crazy chicks are better in bed. You just don't want to sign them to a long term contract.
Kinda what I was thinkin'. I guess EVERYBODY must have bipolar II then. But, like you said. Uh, that's life? Anybody that is happy 24/7/365 must have been at the choom-in in Denver on 4/20
Proactively? She showed up and said, "I'm about to go nuckin' futz"?
If you are in the public spotlight and need help with a medical condition like depression, it takes a lot of courage to seek the right help. After all, a lot of jackasses on public forums will bray and belch their scorn and ignorance towards you. Or claim that it is drugs or alcohol. Or state that depression is something that has been around forever.
I guess since cancer has been around forever it is the height of stupidity to get treatment for it. I guess since rich people can't go through depression, they must all be drunks and coke-heads. I guess because so many people are so damn perfect that they get to mock those who go get help when they need it.
Please don't tell me an article about CZ-J necessitates posting pictures of Maureen Dowd.
Well said.
These are the WHIZ BANG CYCLING type mood swings. It's Spring ~ they happen if you need your dose levels on your medications changed.
I learned a long time ago if you're looking for class around here, well.....keep looking.
It's a Helen Thomas rule!
I'm sure I could cure her.
Maybe next time then she can steal a husband from herself. /cruel sarcasm off
Yes, insanely in love with hunka hunka burning' stud muffins like moi. (sarc tag, obvious)
You know the difference between and terrorist and a woman on PMS?
You have a better chance to negotiate with the terrorist.
I think they invent new mental problems and way over diagnos. However, my son has bi-polar and I can testify his are not normal mood swings. He does much better with medication.
Seriously, I wish Miss CZ-J speedy recovery. As Fraser Crane once said, "Crazy doesn't run in my family - it sprints!". Been there to a lesser degree than dear Catherine.
a bunch of folks who drink too much get classified was bi-polar.....whatever her problem is 30 days is a heck of a long stint for a 'mental disorder' unless you are in the throws of a psychosis
I'm with you
First, requiring hospitalization pretty much bumps a person up from Bipolar II (moderately bipolar) to Bipolar I (severely bipolar), if I remember my DSM-IV TR correctly.
"Proactively? She showed up and said, 'Im about to go nuckin futz'?"
When you have bipolar in the family you will likely have to give your loved one the choice: "There's the easy way, or there's the hard way. You choose."
The "easy way" is that I drive you over to and you voluntarily sign yourself into the cushy, coddling private mental health locked ward covered by your insurance.
The "hard way" is that I dial 9-1-1 and the EMT's take you to the ER at the county hospital where you will be "Baker Acted" to the public locked ward with the collection of crazies and diseased that are found there. ( Baker Acted: a verb phrase meaning involuntarily hospitalized if you are in FL under the Baker Act...or fill in the name for the same 72-hour involuntary hold act for your state)
bleeecch I am sure your mother appreciates your attitude
My grandson was diagnosed with Bipolar, ADHD and whatever the name of the one is where they don't listen to authority figures....at 3.
OMG what an unhappy little boy he was, always just miserable. The docs finally got some medication that works, through many switches and trial and error, and now he is a different kid, a joy to be around. He is still hyper as heck but doesn't 'explode' like he used too. He is almost 6 now.
I feel for anyone that really has these illnesses.
I have an ex son in law who claimed he was bipolar. Diagnosed at an alcoholic. Gave up drinking. No more bipolar.
I have a bi-polar sister who goes from crying jags to an intensity that is just as hard to be around. She refuses to admit she has a problem and says the meds make her feel fuzzy. Not a good situation.
You don't steal husbands. Husbands have a mind and act on their own accord. They are too blame...and ONLY them.
Glad to see someone around here who has compassion.
I can't relate to that horrible illness but I commend her for being outright and honest about suffering from it. I saw part of an interview where she discussed it and one of the hard parts was "coming out" and admitting publicly she suffered from it. She knew she was going to get ridiculed by people who don't understand the condition and she has come to accept it.
Or maybe trying to quit chain-smoking?
Thanks...... obviously these FReepers that I see touting nasty comments towards Zeta-Jones do not know anyone who has battled Bipolar Disease.
Someone close to my heart battles bipolar and it isn't a laughing matter.
The FReepers I see here are not regular names I recognize. Come on.......... FReepers.... you're better than that. Go look up what this disease is before you lip off this way.
Exactly, if you have worked with, relatives, friends, etc who are seriously bi polar, it is a very serious condition. She's lucky if she hasn't alienated everyone around her. I know of cases where they hate and are hated by every single member of their families.
Through my experience with my son and a co-worker, I know that different meds work for different people. The tendency is to quit if at first they don't like the effects. But after not taking meds and figuring out that it's hard to keep a job and/or marriage both went back to the Doc and found meds that work for them. (Thank goodness)
Agree. Complete ignorance exhibited on this thread.
What you have written has given me depression, cancer, and addicted me to cocaine and alcohol.
I hate being bipolar. IT'S AWESOME!!!!
Excellent post. I know friends who have children with anorexia, ADHD that can't be treated (due to RX side effects), depression.
It is not funny.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
A good friend of mine's father had a history of mental illness and he does too but to a lesser degree. His son was bi-polar and ultimately took his own life and his daughter sufferes from it too and she is noticeably medicated.` She and her husband have chosen not to have children due to the likelyhood that they will inherit the disease.
You're, well, revolting.
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During the Month of Agave at Capella Ixtapa in July, I had the pleasure of learning a lot about Mexican spirits, and also tasting some of the best tequilas and mezcals. While I like to sip them straight, I also enjoy the delicious new cocktails our Mixologist Miguel prepared for the event. Miguel shared with me a recipe for a godly martini, but before I share with you, I need to tell you a legend about mezcal and Mayahuel, the ancient Mexican goddess of maguey, a plant from which they make mezcal, tequila and pulque.
According to the legend, when the earth first began there was a goddess in the heavens named Tzintzimitl. Tzintzimitl was an evil goddess who devoured light, plunging the earth into darkness. She had the earth in darkness and forced the natives to do human sacrifices in order to give them a little light.
Quetzalcoatl, the God of Redemption, got tired of her evil reign. He believed in honor, so he flew up into the sky in search of the evil goddess, Tzintzimitl. Instead of finding her, he found her lovely granddaughter Mayahuel, the goddess of fertility. Quetzalcoatl fell in love with the granddaughter, and instead of killing the evil goddess, he rescued Mayahuel, brought her back to earth and married her. After their marriage, Mayahuel became a beautiful Aztec Goddess.
Mayahuel's evil grandmother, Tzintzimitl, was angered by this, and was determined to find them, and kill them. Because there was nowhere else to hide Quetzalcoatl and Mayahuel turned into trees, one beside the other, so that when there was wind their leaves could caress one another.
Tzintzimitl, however, was relentless in her pursuit. Eventually the couple was found, and Mayahuel was killed in a big fight. Sad Quetzalcoatl flew to the sky and killed the evil goddess, and brought back the light to Earth. He buried the remains of his lover, and every night he would go her grave and cry. The other gods saw this and thought they should do something to comfort him. At the burial site the first agave plant was born, and it's sweet nectar, aguamiel, was believed to be the blood of the goddess. The gods gave the plant some hallucinogenic properties to comfort the soul of Quetzalcoatl. When Quetzalcoatl consumed the elixir from the plant, it gave him great peace and comfort. From that point forward, the nectar from the agave plant became a ritual beverage and a ceremonial offering to the Gods and all Holy beings.
Mayahuel Martini
1 ½ oz. Mezcal
½ oz. Curaçao Azul liquor
¼ oz. Chartreuse yellow
¼ oz. Lychee liquor
1 oz. Lemon juice
¼ oz. Agave nectar
Pour mezcal, Curaçao, Chartreuse, lychee liquor, lemon juice and agave nectar in a mixing glass. Add ice and shake vigorously. Serve the content in a martini cup with a sugar rim (you can also use Splenda). Garnish with one basil leave.


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Smore's & More Girl Scout Alumnae Professional Networking Event
September 25, 2013 at the Belvedere, 13th Floor
1 East Chase Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
5-7 pm
Join us for a Professional Networking Happy Hour at the Belvedere, Thirteenth Floor. At the event you will network with professionals in the area who are affiliated with Girl Scouts, and reconnect with fellow Alumnae.
Enjoy the splendor of the Belvedere, a historic landmark, as you catch up on Girl Scout news and savor the delicious hors d'oeuvres with our specialty cocktails: the Samoa Slam or the Alumnae Allure.
Open discussion to follow.
To RSVP for this event, please contact Jennifer Moumane, Director of Annual Giving & Database Management for Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, at 410.358.9711 ext. 258 or email@example.com.
The cost to attend is $35 per participant. Hors d'oeuvres are included, cash bar. Space is extremely limited; RSVP today!
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Checks will be accepted at the door as well.
DATE: 9/25/2013 (Wed 5:00PM – 7:00PM)
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Last night, Secretary Rice hosted the annual State Department Iftaar dinner. Iftaars are meals held to break the fast during Ramadan. More than one billion Muslims around the world fast during Ramadan, which is observed during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. In the video above, Imam Mohamad Bashar Arafat provides a primer on Ramadan and the tradition of Iftaar.
Akhter in Bangladesh writes:
Its great pleasure for us , whole muslims of the world , that Secretary Condoleezza Rice have hosted Annual Iftar Dinnar in the honor of Muslims. We are grateful to her for her great public diplomacy. She siad Islam is a peaceful religion and she realizerd that , Real Muslims cannot involved in the Terorist activities unless and untill influenced and ignited by any International Great Power house/power centre.
Thanks for her compliments passed on that annual Iftar dinner about the Muslims of the World.We have appreciated.
Elliott in Texas writes:
We are walking a tightrope. On one hand attempting to honor, reach out and show our respect to a world religion and its 1.2 billion adherants, while at the same time denying the triumphalistic ideology of the faith which we are honoring! Our hope is always to appeal to the 'moderate' Muslim community in order to marginalize the fundamentalists who take Mohammed at his word and are exhorted to Holy War against all who are not Islamic.
As USSTATE has banned the use of terms "Islamo-fascist" or "Jihad" in characterizing Muslim perpetrators of terror, we are supporting an illusion of moral equivalency between Islam with all other religions. Saudi Arabia holds no dinners honoring Christian and Jewish holidays.They fund Wahabi clerics and schools in the United States, which teach that Jews are descended of apes and pigs.
Do not be deceived. The words that we hear of peace have a very different meaning in the Islamic lexicon than what we in the west mean. Peace can only exist in Dar al Harb (the world not submitted to Allah or the world of war) when it has become part of Dar al Islam (the world of submission to Allah) either through outright conversion to Islam or accepting a second class or dhimmi status.
This is not to demonize a people, race or even harmless customs or traditions, such as fasting and prayer; however, religious freedom does not mean toleration of a triumphalist seditious ideology which is central to Islamic religious doctrine. Sedition trumps 1st Amendment guarantees.
I fear for our nation as the economic predominance of fundamentalist Islamic nations through their oil resources has made us 21st century vassals or dhimmis to dar al Islam.
Our founders dealt with Islam from 1783-1803, trying to appease Caliphate sponsored piracy (terrorism) against American merchant ships, no longer under the protection of the British navy. After 20 years of paying ever increasing "tribute", President Jefferson, finally drew the line, raised a Navy and sent the Marines to Tripoli.
In 1786, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams went to negotiate with Tripoli's envoy to London, Ambassador Sidi Haji Abdrahaman or (Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja). Upon inquiring "concerning the ground of the pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury", the ambassador replied:
"It was written in their Koran, that all nations which had not acknowledged the Prophet were sinners, whom it was the right and duty of the faithful to plunder and enslave; and that every mussulman who was slain in this warfare was sure to go to paradise. He said, also, that the man who was the first to board a vessel had one slave over and above his share, and that when they sprang to the deck of an enemy's ship, every sailor held a dagger in each hand and a third in his mouth; which usually struck such terror into the foe that they cried out for quarter at once."
The Koran has not changed. Fundamentalist Islam still commands its followers to terrorize all who are not in Dar al Islam, "until they submit". In our time terrorism provides a 'cloud of war' under which "moderate" Muslims can fund our Middle Eastern Studies departments at those universities who train our future State Dept. leaders. Those in leadership who have yielded their careers to these interests are rewarded with honoraria for brief speeches and donations to their Presidential Libraries.
Meanwhile we force Israel to negotiate with Abbas (who masterminded the Achille Lorro attack) under a delusion that all that the Palestinians want is a spot of land and their own government.
We are in denial regarding the lexicon of Islam. "Peace" means submission to Allah. "Justice" means that the whole world must be under Islamic governance. It certainly means that any land that has EVER been under Islamic rule be restored to its 'just' ownership. Religious toleration means that Christians and Jews may maintain their religious practice, but become second class "dhimmi" citizens under Islam. They pay a jhizza or special dhimmi tax. The yellow star made infamous by Hitler during the Holocaust was borrowed from Islamic method of identifying Jewish dhimmis under the Ottoman caliphate.
Hitler and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem,Haj al-Amin Husseini, conspired to exterminate all the Jews in Europe and in the Middle East, pending defeat of the British by Rommel.
We are being compromised at the highest levels of our government, while our defenses are being infiltrated by those who are disloyal to the sovereignty of these United States, and look forward to the day that the flag of Islam will fly over our nation!
"Because of your tolerance, we will invade you. Because of our religion, we will triumph over you." This is attributed to a now deported British Imam.
Marie in New York writes:
Why does my Monday morning in NYC look like this: Lehman Bros is going under and Merill was bought-up by BOA? Why are more troops getting killed in Iraq? What is wrong with you guys there in the White House? Geez -- and I think what could have been... After 9/11 we could have gone into Afganistan and gotten rid of the terrorists who came into NYC. Yet we went into Iraq -- WHEN WE WERE ATTACKED BY AFGANISTAN?!?!? I still can believe that. I hope you all are happy now that you repaid the debt by GHWB to Sadaam Hussein. I cant believe I voted for you. Now we are losing our jobs and soldiers are losing their lives and you guys are "staying the course". Are you kidding????


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We ROC'd at ROC City Rising
Last night the George Eastman House welcomed Rochester's emerging and established leaders. Over 400 people attended the third annual ROC City Rising networking event. This event is meant to bring some of Rochester's most promising young professionals (YPs) together with various community leaders.
Upon arrival there was an opportunity for people to network, grab a drink, and nibble on hors d'oeuvres. There was also an opportunity for attendees to mix and mingle with local non-profits and other community organizations. The Junior League of Rochester, Rochester Business Journal, Habitat for Humanity, Lollypop Farm, and others had informational materials and representatives on hand to talk about their organizations. More importantly, it was a way for YPs to learn about how they can get involved in our area.
Later in the evening, a number of our community's most recognizable established leaders shared their thoughts on what it means to have a strong YP network in Rochester. Anthony Bannon, the Ron and Donna Fielding Director at George Eastman House, declared George Eastman himself the "ultimate YP." He noted that Mr. Eastman learned about the world of business at a very early age and went on to be one of the most successful entrepreneurs in our city's history. Dr. Bannon then introduced County Executive Maggie Brooks and Mayor Robert Duffy. Both Brooks and Duffy talked about how important it is for YPs in our area to stay actively involved in the community. Jennifer Leonard, President of Rochester Area Community Foundation (RACF), gave an update on the recent successes of RACF's NextGen growing group and charged community leaders to continue to support YP involvement in the community. As a young professional, I always appreciate hearing our community's most prominent leaders say how important YPs are in making Rochester a better place. Not only did they take time out of their busy lives to be at the event, but they proudly showed their support of Rochester's YPs.
A highlight of the evening was being able to watch two worthy individuals receive recognition for their outstanding community involvement and support of YP groups in Rochester. Leah Shearer was nominated by her peers because of her dedication to "I'm Too Young for This," a foundation that gives a voice to young cancer patients and survivors. Shearer, a two-time cancer survivor herself, has made a lasting impression on so many individuals in the Rochester area. Not only is she actively involved with "I'm Too Young for This," but she volunteers her time in a variety of other capacities. She is one of Rochester's most promising young leaders and it was a real treat to see her get recognized for all of her efforts. The second award was given to established leader, Peter Carpino, President and CEO of the United Way of Greater Rochester, NY. Not only is Mr. Carpino dedicated in what he does at the United Way, but he has spent countless hours supporting YP initiatives in our area, including the Eastman Young Professionals group.
The event turned out to be a great success. Everywhere I looked people were introducing themselves to each other, trading business cards, tweeting, and most importantly, YPs were talking with established leaders. It is not very often that emerging and established leaders are in one place together, so having an opportunity to meet each other is always a plus! I heard from many people about how much they enjoyed the event and how grateful they were to be able to attend. In closing, I would just like to say "keep on ROC'ing" to my fellow YPs and thank you to all of our community's leaders for supporting YPs and allowing them the opportunity to take the time and get involved. Here's to next year's ROC City Rising!
Eastman Young Professionals (EYP):
Be sure to check out our Blog page for upcoming events and group information at http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/yp1/. Or for more information on how to get involved with the Eastman Young Professionals, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com, or find us on Facebook. Thank you.
Blog by Katie Baldwin, a Development Associate at George Eastman House. She serves on Eastman Young Professional's Outreach Committee.


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Listen Up, Veganism is CHEAP!
Posted December 30, 2010 by Rachelle Owen
Out of allll of the excuses people pull for not going vegan, the one that I hate the most (at least right now) is "veganism is too expensive!" Umm … are you kidding me? Seriously?
Let's clear this up. Veganism is NOT expensive. Beans, rice, potatoes, and veggies are all some of the cheapest, easiest to find, and healthiest things that you can possibly eat. Meat, dairy, eggs … those things are expensive … and you know what else is expensive? Health bills!
Yeah yeah, I know … we're not all old and worried about heart disease, cancer, and strokes … yet. But diets high in animal protein, cholesterol (which is impossible to consume with a vegan diet) and saturated fat (aka: meat-based diets) play a key role in the leading causes of death in the U S of A. Yikes. If you're not payin' for it now, you'll be payin' for it later—that's for sure.
Even if you're in college, even if you live with your parents, even if you're unemployed, you can still be vegan. Pasta sauce with noodles, black beans and rice with your fave spices, vegetarian chili, tofu or veggie stir fry … all things easily found at your local grocery store—and cheap, too! You don't have to go out and buy extravagant specialty products to be vegan, it's as simple as checking the ingredients on every day products. It's never impossible.
So next time you want to pull out your trusty "It's too expensive!" excuse, think again. Is it really? Or are you just trying to justify your choices to continue eating animals? Go vegan already and stop fibbing to yourself!! 🙂
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1241 days agoVN:F [1.9.22_1171]
I'm pascatarian and am begging my mum to let me be VEGAN. My neighbour (who runs a dairy farm) loves his cows to pieces and never wants to send them to slaughter, but it's his livelihood, so he has to. My mum thinks this is the face of the dairy industry, it isn't. I show her all the videos, all the infographics, but she thinks my neighbour is a typical dairy farmer… he isn't!
1240 days ago
Sadly dairy cows have their babies ripped away from them and are later slaughtered for cheap meat. 🙁 Be sure to check out our page on how to talk to your parents about going vegan for some great tips: http://www.peta2.com/lifestyle/talking-veganism-parents/ 🙂
1613 days agoVN:F [1.9.22_1171]
i am a vegan and i cant believe how dumb i was!!! my parents would complain all the time about how much mony it is to be vegan. They still bought all the high priced fake meat stuff for me but complained a lot! so i read this and told my dad about it and well….he is more ok with me being a vegan!
2008 days ago
I still live with my parents and I really want to go vegan, so far I've been a vegetarian for 3 years (almost 4) and my parents had a hard time with that. We eat A LOT of Italian food and finding non egg based pasta that actually taste good is hard where I live. I was anemic not to long ago and my parents blamed it on me being a vegetarian (even though the doctor said it wasn't because of that) I do plan on going vegan when I move out though. But sadly, I have to wait until then… :/
2201 days ago
My FAVORITE (vegitarian) thing to eat, that is kinda surprising to me is, spaghettios! I'm personally just a pescatarian, so I am working towards being all vegitarian or maybe even vegan, but I still feel WAY better being pesca., I am NOT in anyway skinny but I feel clear-er and lighter not eating the heavy and hard pork and chicken and beef and even lamb products, and another plus (atleast for me) is A LOT of vegtables are watery, I am very drink dependant, I don't know why but I feel as if I am always thirsty (I'm not diabetic, my mother has me checked everytime I travel to houston) so eating salads and vegtable soups and such are very helpful to me, but hey I'm just weird in that last way 😛
Being only 16 and a sophmore in high school (and in Texas to boot), I DO come across skeptics, but I don't care I feel better and I know I'm doing better for more than just me, I WILL continue, I WILL raise my future chilren this way, and anyone who wants to chance that can leave, I don't need them.
2209 days ago
This is one of the most downright factual articles' I have ever read. I am only vegetarian right now. When I am about fourteen I plan to go vegan. I think the way animals are treated is to cruel to be looked aside. Going vegi has also made a DRAMATIC increase in my health. I think it's been one of the best decisions of my life.
2210 days ago
I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian, slowly but surely getting to vegan.
I understand that some vegan foods are cheap, but living in a house full of carnivores, it's so much easier to avoid temptation when I have those overpriced fake meats.
I know that there are a lot of people that can't even look at meat without puking, I was like that a little, but I've had to be a little more calloused; like I said, house of carnivores.
2211 days ago
It's very easy to buy vegan foods in bulk too which saves money e.g. bags of dried beans and soya pieces.
2211 days ago
Fave reason to go vegan? Health benefits! My whole family has a huge history of heart disease (all of the women on my dad's side died of it) and not only that, but if enough people went vegan (or even just vegetarian) we could potentially reverse global warming! Plus, the fact is, that animals suffer for food that my body wasn't really meant to handle anyway. How are any of those things a good idea? There are several reasons veganism is great. These are my faves. 😉
2211 days ago
Today I went to the supermarket and my mother bought some meat. (I'm vegan)
And I was like OMG! when I saw how expensive it was.
I told her that being vegetarian was cheaper and healthier, but she don´t wanna know about that, everytime I say "I don't eat meat because…", she shuts me up, and says " I don't really wanna know about it.".
2211 days agoVA:F [1.9.22_1171]
I love PETA articles, but I don't exactly agree with this one. I'm from Portugal, and here when don't have as many vegan/vegetarian products available as in the U.S.A and most are actually expensive here , but that is not the problem.
My problem is that I am the only one in my family that is interested in a vegan diet,so my parents have to buy "regular" food, consisting of meat, fish and dairy products(althought I don't eat most of these anymore) for the rest of the family(5 more persons).
So in my case, it becomes expensive, buying two "types" of food, buying Tofu, Seitan(Wheat gluten),Soy icecream and other stuff just for one person.
What I try to do,is every time I go out/eat out, I try to eat only vegetarian meals.
I'm dying to be living on my own, cooking just for myself and find a job so that I can live on a vegan lifestyle, because then I beleive it will become afordable.
If you have any tips for me, I would really aprecciate it.
2012 days ago
I agree clarisse I truly want to be all vegetarian but I'm the only one in my family of like 8 so yeah all I really am able to eat is Cereal and whatever snacks we have and when I'm really hungry I might cave and have like a chicken tender or something 🙁
1632 days ago
This article is talking about the basics: beans, rice, potatoes, etc.
Of course specialty items are more expensive, thats true with ANY food vegan or not. Those are a treat, but you can make TONS of foods with super cheap produce/rice/beans. You dont NEED to rely on mock meats or soy ice creams, just make things with the simple stuff!
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WCCSD approves 13-14 contract and salaries
The Webster City Community School District board of directors met Monday and ratified a contract with the Webster City Education Association for the 2013-2014 school year.
The contract, which was unanimously approved by both the board of directors and the WCEA, includes a 3.64 percent total package settlement that includes all salary and benefits plus fees for employees for the Affordable Care Act.
The base pay of teachers in the district was raised by $690, from $33,370 to $34,060. It also calls for a change in the insurance package that raises the deductibles and raises copays. In all, superintendent Mike Sherwood said the changes will save the district about $5,000 in premium costs for the next school year.
The board also addressed the salaries for other district employees for the next school year. Non-bargaining salaries will be raised by 3.21 percent. Administrative salaries were increased by 3 percent. A three-year contract with Sherwood was also approved, with a 3 percent pay increase for the upcoming school year.
At the board meeting, Sherwood also gave a brief update on the renovations to district facilities that are ongoing this summer. He said remodeling is moving along, asbestos removal has been completed at Sunset Heights Elementary, and removal has begun at Pleasant View Elementary.
At Sunset Heights, concrete has been poured and the district is now looking at filling areas with dirt and then seeding the ground. Heating and cooling units, cabinets and lockers are also being moved out and installed. Overall, Sherwood said the renovations have about four weeks left before completion in early August.
"In three weeks, it'll be moving," Sherwood said. "It's quite a change. Once the new ceilings are in, it will just be an entirely different look."
Sherwood noted that with remodeling efforts, complications can always arise and completion may not be reached in several weeks. However, Sherwood has said at earlier board meetings that he does not expect the renovations to continue into the next school year.
Also at the meeting, the board approved several fundraising requests. Among those requests were magazine sales at Webster City Middle School, a dodgeball tournament, FFA homecoming T-shirts, and yearbook sales.
The next board meeting is planned for Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. at the School Administration Office Board Room.