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- Gather data.
- Form a hypothesis.
- Perform experiments to confirm or refute your hypothesis.
If this method is explained to a cynical adult (who has since had some exposure to philosophy) , the mind of the recipient immediately goes into denial mode. They immediately start trying to cut the method off at the pass, denying it could ever produce accurate theories of anything. They refer to the fact that not all data can be collected,, that there will be exceptions-to-the-rule that will not be accounted for, and "black swans" and so forth. A wall of rejection and denial and excuse-making will be set up to refute the Scientific Method.
I agree that intuition would dictate that this method would never work. Nevertheless, it does work. If you engage in the method without prejudice or cynicism, it does indeed produce enormous success -- this cannot be denied given the explosion of technology in the industrial revolution, and the 19th and 20th centuries.
We are left asking : Why does science work so well in this universe?
I have asked this question in a number of different places on the internet, and the answers were (ironically) very hostile. As if the question is "obvious" in some way. I believe that nobody knows why science works, only that it does.
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Celebrating the New Year is fun with the adorable Rosh Hashanah Set. Conveniently packaged in a fabric bag to take along to family and friends, children will have hours of fun role-playing the age-old traditions of Rosh Hashanah. This set introduces the traditions of Rosh Hashanah in a fun, educational, and age-appropriate manner.


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I told someone that the reason I couldn't go to Hershey Park for the chorus field trip was because I was going to a family reunion. He said he didn't like his family reunions. I said my family reunion was going to be über-fun since we're going to make puppets and put on a puppet show! He was like "Do you hear yourself?" Lol =D
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Unessecary Music Update
Dad just gave me some Beatles Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane sessions, which got us into a long conversation about LP's, EP's, and 45's. It's really weird to hear different version of Strawberry Fields, its so eerie. In other news, I've finally quit girl scouts on Friday. Today we opened the pool. Let me tell you, there is nothing like cleaning rubber with your feet :D
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Summer's in the Air
I feel the end of the school year coming. So far all we do in science is labs, which are way cool. We had French class outside today in the courtyard. In social studies the teacher put on a video about the civil war that took a long time, so me and my friends played cards. I can't wait till summer!
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Chorus Concert
I have my spring chorus concert tonight. And instead of having to dress in a stupid whit e blouse and black skirt, we get to wear t-shirts, khakis, and sneakers. WOOT!
Before my dad wiped out my computer we were able to save my music, which I'm listening to now. :D
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Oh Great
Sorry about the last two posts.My computer got a huge virus, so I had to post from my phone. For some reason technology is not liking me now. I'm learning HTML now with this great book mom bought me, but when I'm trying it out on my internet it won't work. I tried to put Beatle songs on my mp3 player, but it won't work. My keyboard shortcuts that I love won't work. Technology is crap :'(
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Teachers Actually Listen?!
Well today in GTT we found out we were starting a new and final project. We have to do do a presentation and a brochure on a field of engineering. Me and my partner were just being crazy, and we asked the teacher if we could do imagineers! (She's used to our hyper-ness, mind you) She said that we could only pick from one of the fields she gave us, and that she already knew what one would be good for us. We were like "What?" She said as "self-professed hippies", she thought we'd do environmental engineering. Later I told my partner that she must actually listen to our strange conversations.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Today I saw those purple boxes in the trees like Lynnis was talking about. Luckily for me one was in my friend's lawn on her tree. We didn't know what it was, but there was a sign stapled on the tree saying it was put there by the Department of Agriculture. We looked on the website they put on there, and it was really interesting. So far I've only found two purple traps, but now we can make in to an activity when we're driving instead of counting red trucks.
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In his youth, Snake Eyes, along with Storm Shadow, was trained by the Arashikage Clan. A homeless Caucasian child, entered the clan's home seeking food, only to be caught by a young Storm Shadow who intended to "punish" the stranger for stealing. They both fought around the kitchen with Snake showing remarkable skill at such a young age being able to hold his own against the well-trained Storm Shadow. Their fight was eventually stopped by the clan Master who was impressed with Snake's skill, and despite Storm's protests, allowed the youngster into the clan. While Storm Shadow proceeded to claim Snake to be weak, the Master cheerfully corrected him, saying: "He didn't fight like a weakling." then asked the initiate what he wanted to be known as, thus the origin of his current moniker.
Snake's time between his childhood and the time frame of the film is largely unknown, but he's had several run-ins with Storm Shadow over the years.
Snake trained with the clan with Storm Shadow as his sparring partner. Storm constantly beat him brutally in their training, much to the Master's disapproval. Eventually, Snake was able to beat Storm in a training session; something that pleased him and the Master profoundly. This was not to last though. Though it was never shown, it appears that Storm Shadow (angered by the Master favoring an outsider over a true Clan member) attacked the old man and ran him through the back with his sword before fleeing the temple. This act had a profound effect on Snake who considering the Master the closest thing he had to a father. He took a vow of silence and to this day has never spoken a word to anyone, friend or foe alike. He will, however, use hand gestures to talk with the Joe's and many of them have been around long enough to understand him. His voice has only been heard once, after defeating Storm Shadow at Destro's undersea base, he is heard to be breathing heavily, extensively exhausted from the frenetic battle between the two.
Snake-Eyes was a master of ninjitsu and was probably the most deadly fighter in the whole of GI Joe. He was a master swordsman and hand to hand combatant as well as being a master of wielding tonfas. He was also able to throw shurikens with lethal accuracy and during his youth his also displayed skill with a nunchaku though he was unable to best Storm Shadow whilst using the weapon. Snake was the only known person in GI Joe who was able to combat Storm Shadow as an equal. He was capable of performing amazing athletic feats as well as moving with great agility. At one point he even managed to fight Shadow whilst gripping onto the side of their vehicle.
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Two antitrust claims brought against Microsoft Corp. by Novell Inc. can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by U.S.
District Judge J. Frederick Motz of Baltimore dismissing four of Novell's six
claims but keeping the other two alive.
Novell alleges Microsoft used its monopoly power to limit sales of WordPerfect,
a word-processing program, and Quattro Pro, a spreadsheet program.
The appellate court agreed with the lower court that the four claims that were
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Judge H. Emory Widener Jr. also heard the arguments in the case but died before
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Novell, which sold WordPerfect and Quattro Pro to Corel in 1996, previously
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Microsoft's new personal finance tool hints at what's in store for next-generation Office applications, from more third-party integrations to subscription requirements.
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Our ESG-S "Best in Universe/Best Effort" selection approach consists in selecting the companies with the best ESG-S (Environment, Social, Governance, Stakeholders) ratings or showing tangible progress in improving their ESG-S practices while maintaining competitive financial performance. This approach is reflected in a formal SRI strategy that includes dedicated mandates for institutional investors.
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Bad Boy: My Life On And Off The Canvas By Eric Fischl And Michael Stone
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WOOSTER -- Barbara Anne Waitkunas, 74, of Wooster, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 23, 2013, at Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Dalton, after a brief illness.
She was born Nov. 5, 1938, in Wildwood, N.J., the daughter of the late William Lawrence and Evelyn (Taylor) Patton, and married Robert Waitkunas on June 13, 1987. He survives.
She had worked as a nurses aide for many years and for Hospice, retiring from Sealy Mattress in Medina. She was a member of Gateway Fellowship in Millersburg and enjoyed playing the piano, gardening and riding on the back of Bob's motorcycle. She will be loved and remembered as being a social butterfly.
Surviving in addition to her husband, are a daughter, Evelyn Sampson of Wooster, and a son, Thomas W. (Cathy) Ewing Jr. of Shreve; stepchildren, Bobby Waitkunas and Tina (Dave) Elser, both of Wooster, James (Ruthie) Waitkunas of Shreve and Debbie (Tim) Sargeant of Charleston, S.C.; a grandson, Jasper T. Sampson; several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Virginia Burley of Michigan.
She was preceded in death by a stepson, Jody Waitkunas; and a brother, William Patton.
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VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, is a family of technologies that allows you to make telephone calls over the internet. The marketplace for VoIP hardware, software, and services is extremely large and growing rapidly due to increasing demand, especially among residential consumers.
The growth in this market can be directly attributed to the low cost of VoIP services in comparison to traditional services, and has created a lot of competition, resulting in more choices and better prices for the consumers.
How Does VoIP Work?
VoIP encodes and compresses the voice signal, and then carries the transmission as packets of data over the internet and decodes it on the other end. With VoIP you can make calls using your existing phones, you can make phone calls directly from your PC, or you can make calls with your Smartphone over the cellular data network.
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Broadband providers like AT&T (Uverse) and Verizon (FiOS) and cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner provide VoIP services over their broadband networks. They do a full-service installation, so if you are not technically inclined, this may be your best option.
Some of the more popular carriers like Skype, Vonage, and Lingo require you to have a broadband connection (cable modem, DSL, or fiber). Skype uses software on your PC to make voice and video calls to other PCs.
If you want to make long distance calls or call traditional telephone numbers, you need to buy Skype credits on their Web site. Vonage and Lingo provide routers that you connect to your existing broadband connection (cable modem, DSL, or fiber).
Once you set up the router, it's as easy as plugging in a traditional telephone, but these services require basic networking knowledge to set up.
How Much Can I Save Using VoIP?
Since VoIP costs providers less to deploy and maintain, the prices are generally much lower than traditional services. Vonage and Lingo have unlimited calling packages including international long distance for less than $25 month with advanced features (three-way calling, caller ID, call forwarding, etc.).
A calling package with similar features from a traditional provider would cost more than $25 without long distance. You can also set them up on your own, which means you don't have to pay an installation fee. The providers that only provide full-service installations generally do not charge for them.
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VoIP is great for the budget conscious and people with family and friends scattered over the globe. In the near future we may see VoIP services completely replace traditional phone services.
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Using the trivial benefits exemption
The trivial benefits in kind (BiK) regime came into effect in April 2016. This statutory exemption applies to small non-cash benefits like a bottle of wine or a bouquet of flowers given occasionally to employees or any other benefit in kind classed as 'trivial' that falls within the exemption.
Although the benefit is defined as 'trivial', employers should remember that this offers a great opportunity to give small rewards to employees. To qualify, gifts must not be given as a reward for services performed or as part of the employees' duties. However, gifts to employees on milestone events such as the birth of a child or a marriage or other gestures of goodwill would usually qualify.
The employer also benefits as the trivial benefits do not have to be included in PAYE settlement agreements or disclosed on P11D forms. There is also a matching exemption from Class 1 National Insurance contributions.
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The rules also allow directors or other office-holders of small companies and their families to benefit, although an annual cap of £300 aplies. This would limit gifts to these individuals to six a year at £50 each. The £300 cap does not apply to other employees. If the £50 limit is exceeded for any gift, the full value of the benefit will be taxable.
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This trivial benefits exemption helps simplify the treatment of BiKs whilst at the same time offering a tax efficient way to give small gifts to employees and even to treat directors and their families. Accordingly, it should be viewed as a worthy component of any strategy that examines tax efficient ways for directors to withdraw funds from a small company for their own benefit, and as a way to create goodwill towards their workforce.
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With the entry of a former Nigerian president and a former vice president into the presidential fray, the 2011 Nigerian elections are off to an early start, setting the stage for a leadership change that could decide whether the oil-rich nation will finally take up the international and regional role that its economic importance would seem to give it.
The sudden emergence of former military president Ibrahim Babangida and former vice-president Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidates was not unexpected. Both are Muslims from Nigeria's north. But their emergence poses some interesting questions.
What, for instance, happens to the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, whose rise to the number one slot was made possible by the sudden death of President Umaru Yar'Adua?
And what will happen to the gentleman's agreement of power rotation, between the Muslim North and the mainly Christian south, which the long-ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) has used to help keep the peace between North and South?
"I think Nigeria is strong enough, and has absorbed enough shocks over the last three years that it is ready to handle this question," says Charles Dokubo, director of the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs in Abuja. "I believe Nigeria has matured to the point that where you come from does not matter anymore."
If Nigeria were not the largest democracy in Africa and also one of the largest economies, with oil reserves that make it the US's fifth largest source of imported oil, then all this talk of presidential politics might seem inconsequential. But Nigeria's size and economic heft make it impossible to ignore. Corruption in the halls of government, ethno-religious conflicts, and insurrection in the oil-rich Niger Delta have a nasty habit of affecting prices at the local fuel pump, and political stability is Nigeria's best chance of getting a handle on these two major problems.
Given the ethnic and religious complexities of Nigeria – and the recurring cycles of violence between communities of the north and south since independence – the ruling PDP adopted "zoning" or power rotation in the interests of what it called equity. According to this idea, power should be rotated between the largely Christian south and the largely Muslim north. The south had its own turn under former President Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007. Yar'Adua then took over but, alas, died half-way through what was supposed to be the first of two consecutive terms in January 2010.
Goodluck Jonathan – who as a southern Christian was chosen as Yar'Adua's running mate under the same equity principle – took over as president after months of confusion and debate. Was he acting president or would he enjoy substantive powers? For their part, Jonathan's constituency, the minorities of the restive Niger Delta, insist that Jonathan should now contest the next election, saying the north's term in office – while brief – is now over.
Underlying all this, of course, is the assumption that the PDP will remain unchallenged at the polls. Up until the elections of 2007, which by common consent of election observers was the worst election ever held in Nigeria, this could be guaranteed. But things have changed. President Jonathan recently appointed a respected academic, Attahiru Jega, to head the Independent National Election Commission, and gave the INEC 87 billion naira ($580 million) to keep the next elections free and fair. Yet, since political office still means access to oil revenues, the influence of corruption is difficult to eradicate.
The PDP itself is remaining silent on which of the contending candidates will emerge as its choice. But the fact that both IBB – as Babangida is known – and Atiku have managed to get themselves this far says much about the power of money. As one senior PDP figure put it: 'If you check or do a poll on the population of the North you will find that there are those who have money and the power to do whatever they want.'
True enough: IBB has himself been accused of looting $12.4 billion from the oil windfall during the first Gulf War when he was head of state.
"I know that a day will come when Nigerians will forgive our regime because we are a godly nation that embraces the culture of forgiveness," Babangida said: "Severally and with great remorse too, I have taken responsibility as a true leader for the actions and decisions of the military administration that I led."
Babangida has also said that he would rule very differently than he did during his time as military ruler: "I have also spent many years to understudy democratic leadership in several countries and have mastered the art of democracy and learnt how to apply it better under our Nigerian conditions."
Atiku, a former custom's chief before he became vice-president to Obasanjo, is widely perceived as one of the richest men in the country. They have doubtless used that muscle to bulldoze their way thus far. In the process, however, they have undermined what used to be the north's greatest political strength: the ability to temper personal ambition to the collective interest. Gone are the days when any lackluster candidate would do.
"I am not seeking the presidency because I want to be rich and famous," Mr. Atiku said in announcing his candidacy. "Life is also about those with the capacity and talent to help others and the society as a whole to roll up their sleeves and do so. I have had the privilege of travelling quite a bit outside this country and I always come close to shedding tears when I see what countries that were less endowed than Nigeria have been able to do in the effort to provide infrastructure, investment support and social services for their people. I know that we can do the same in Nigeria."
At the same time, any objective reading of their respective chances would seem to indicate that neither of them will stand much of a chance if the elections really are free and fair.
Corruption charges aside, IBB earned the undying hatred of the southwestern part of the country by annulling an election which one of their sons, the business mogul Moshood Abiola, was presumed to have won in 1993, thus paving the way for the five-year terror of his deputy, General Sani Abacha, who earned international opprobrium in November 1995 when he caused Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his fellow activists to be judicially murdered by a military tribunal which established their guilt even before it began sitting. There is also the tricky matter of the 1987 parcel bomb murder of Dele Giwa, a respected journalist who had allegedly obtained information about drug-dealing within the ruling military itself. But at least IBB, who has earned the nicknames 'the evil genius' and 'the Maradona of Nigerian politics,' has a certain charisma, complete with his trademark gap-tooth smile. This can hardly be said of Atiku, a lackluster fellow who resembles a party apparatchik better suited to behind-the-scenes politicking.
At stake now is whether the INEC can do the seemingly impossible. This will be the true test of whether we emerge into proper democracy or continue with what we are pleased to call our 'nascent' democracy. And behind this is the ultimate question of whether this large, rambling, fractured entity called Nigeria – an artificial creation to begin with – can remain as one. The stresses inherent in what one former politician accurately called 'a mere geographical expression' resulted in one civil war (1967-1970) and may now be facing a second, more serious one.
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Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks makes his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, a new play written by three-time Academy Award nominee Nora Ephron and directed by two-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe. Lucky Guy begins previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 1st. Below, check out the first TV spot for the show!
Nora Ephron began her professional career as a reporter at The New York Post in 1962 and Lucky Guy marks a return to her journalistic roots. Her new play is about the scandal- and graffiti-ridden New York of the 1980s, as told through the story of the charismatic and controversial tabloid columnist Mike McAlary (Tom Hanks). Lucky Guy is the third collaboration between Tom Hanks and Nora Ephron, following the films Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail.
From his sensational reporting of New York's major police corruption to the libel suit that nearly ended his career, the play dramatizes the story of McAlary's meteoric rise, fall and rise again.
Also starring will be Maura Tierney as Alice McAlary; Christopher McDonald as lawyer Eddie Hayes; Peter Gerety as editor John Cotter; Courtney B. Vance as editor Hap Hairston; Peter Scolari as columnist Michael Daly and Richard Masur as editors Jerry Nachman and Stanley Joyce; with Brian Dykstra as policeman Brian O'Regan; Michael Gaston as columnist Jim Dwyer; Dustyn Gulledge as Dino Tortoricci; Deirdre Lovejoy as reporter Louise Imerman and editor Debby Krenek; Danny Mastrogiorgio as reporter Bob Drury and Stephen Tyrone Williams as Abner Louima. The production also features Paula Jon De Rose, Joe Forbrich, Thomas Michael Hammond, Andrew Hovelson and Marc Damon Johnson.
The production features scenic design by David Rockwell, costume design by Toni-Leslie James, sound design by Scott Lehrer and lighting design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer. Projection design is by batwin + robin productions. Casting is by Jordan Thaler/Heidi Griffiths. Technical supervisor is Peter Fulbright. Production stage manager is Jane Grey. General manager is 101 Productions.
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"There is also an antitype which now saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ" – I Peter 3:21
Perhaps no verse in the Bible has been more misused than the one before us. No doubt, billions have been deceived into believing that they were saved by passing through the waters of baptism. One group in particular has made a habit of quoting "baptism doth also now save us" (KJV) while leaving the rest of the passage alone. But, these words and even this whole verse are part of a greater context. To rightly understand I Peter 3:21, we must look at this entire passage.
We are given the main theme of this passage in verse 18. "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit". The remainder of this passage rests on this theme. If we ever stray from this subject, we are missing the main point of this passage. By the work of Jesus alone, we are brought into fellowship with God. Our faith must never be founded on any work, including baptism. Our confidence must always rest in the person and work of Jesus Christ. He suffered for our sins. He paid the debt that we could not pay. He alone is the Way to the Father (John 14:6). He was "put to death in the flesh" to give His people eternal life. Yet, He rose from the dead three days later as proof that His sacrifice for our sins was accepted by God. And surely, we are accepted by God through Him (Ephesians 1:6). This is the great theme of I Peter 3:18-22.
During the interval between His death and resurrection, Jesus went to the lower parts of the earth (Ephesians 4:9) to empty Abraham's bosom. He informed His elect children that He had finished the work of redemption. He had done what no other was worthy to do – He had paid the sin debt of every one of God's elect children. He "preached" to these, His children. Let us not forget, there was another place in the lower parts of the earth. This was a place of torment. These two abodes were separated by a great gulf that no one could cross (Luke 16:26). However, they could converse back and forth as we see in the case of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31). Jesus not only preached to those in Abraham's bosom, but also to those in torment. This was not done to give them any so-called "second chance". This was merely done to proclaim that God's Word was true, and that He had bruised the head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15).
These spirits in torment "…were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared…" (I Peter 3:20). Though Noah had preached faithfully for 120 years that God's judgment was coming, these had refused to believe. They continued to carry on with normal life without taking any precautions (Matthew 24:38). As a result, when the flood came, it destroyed them all. Since that time, they have been dwelling in the same torment that the rich man found himself in after this life. No doubt, billions alive today will find themselves in just such a place.
Though these "disobedient" souls died in the flood, God miraculously saved Noah and his family. I Peter 3:20 informs us "…a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water." This is an extremely important phrase in this passage. This statement sets up what we are to learn in our text verse. Let it be stated plainly, Noah and his family were not saved by water. A mere casual reading of Genesis will clearly point out that they were saved "through" the water. The water is what Noah and his family was saved from. The flood waters were God's judgment on that evil age. However, God had given Noah clear instructions on how to escape that judgment. Noah was to build an ark by following a specific design. As we all know, this ark kept Noah and his family safe through the flood waters.
Perhaps we should remind our readers of the subject of this passage at this time. The theme of this passage is the meritorious work of Jesus Christ in the place of His sheep. Why then did God inspire Peter to pen anything about the flood? The answer is simple. The ark is a type of the work of Jesus Christ. As the ark bore the judgment of God while keeping those inside safe, so Christ bore the judgment of God in His body and kept those safe who died in Him. He is our Ark! Praise the Lord, we are safe from the judgment of God in Christ. He died as our Ark, taking all that we deserved while we escape the wrath of God. This is what happened with Noah physically during the flood and this is what happens spiritually for the believer in Christ.
Knowing this, we will now attempt to show the meaning of our text verse. I Peter 3:21 reads, "There is also an antitype which now saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ". One can easily see the importance of keeping this verse in context. If this passage is showing that the work of Christ is sufficient to save all of God's elect, then verse 21 is clearly not teaching that baptism adds to that work. Knowing the true meaning of this entire passage, we can easily see that many have yanked this verse out of the clear context and misused it.
Baptismal regenerationists have used this verse to teach the exact opposite of what this passage is saying. That said, many good Bible believing Baptists have had difficulties with this passage themselves. Hopefully, we can lay some of those problems to rest in this small treatise.
There are two confusing terms in this passage that need to be explained. The first is, "antitype". The Greek Word translated thusly is Antitupos. Strong's defines this word as, "A thing formed after some pattern" or "a thing resembling another, its counterpart". This word does not mean "another similar type" as is often employed. "Antitype" refers to the counterpart of the previous type. That is, the words that are about to follow are the fulfillment of the type represented in Noah and his family being saved by the Ark. This word is used one other time in the Greek New Testament. In Hebrews 9:24 we read, "For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us". The word translated "copies" here is the same Greek word as the one we are now considering. In this verse, there are obviously not two types. The temple on earth was a type of the real temple in Heaven. The temple in Heaven was the antitype of the temple on earth. Considering the definition of the Greek word as well as the normal New Testament usage, it seems that "antitype" is, in fact, a good representation of the Greek word Antitupos.
The second confusing term isn't quite as obvious. Oddly enough, the second confusing term is the word, "baptism". We often assume that every use of the Greek word baptizo (or similar) is a reference to New Testament water baptism. But, this is not true. The Old Testament saints are said to be "baptized into Moses" (I Corinthians 10:2). Surely this is not a reference to New Testament baptism. More importantly, Jesus spoke of a baptism that He would be baptized with in Matthew 20:22-23. Jesus said, "Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?". This is definitely not speaking of New Testament water baptism. Jesus was speaking about the judgment of God which He was about to be immersed into. Moreover, He was about to bear this judgment for us as He acted as our Ark. This baptism…this immersion of Christ into the judgment of God…saves us. It is this baptism that I Peter 3:21 speaks of.
With these two confusing terms having been clarified, we can easily see that I Peter 3:21 is not speaking about water baptism at all. The baptism (immersion) that is spoken of is Christ's immersion as our Ark into the judgment of God. This is, no doubt, the antitype of the previous verse as it relates to Noah's physical salvation from the flood waters by the ark. Noah's physical salvation pictured our spiritual salvation. The ark of gopher wood surely pictured the real Ark of God that bore the necessary penalty of our sin. He was immersed into the judgment of God for us.
Some may ask what the meaning of the parenthetical part of the verse is – (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God)". This part of the passage is further proof that water baptism is not part of this verse. Peter is acknowledging that this "baptism" is nothing external. There is nothing ceremonial in the passage. Water baptism is not under consideration here. A good conscience before God is to be sought in one thing – the meritorious work of the risen Savior. The purchase of God's elect is proven to be sufficient "through the resurrection of Jesus Christ." Surely a child of God should follow his Lord in New Testament baptism. Baptism is important. Baptism even pictures the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. But, water baptism is simply not the "immersion" being spoken of in I Peter 3:21. This passage from start to finish is speaking of the work of Jesus Christ as our all-sufficient Savior.
I pray that the Lord uses this short treatise on this ever important passage. If you have ever believed that baptism had a part in saving your soul, I pray you now have been shown differently. If you've had a difficult time with this passage, my hope is that you may now be better able to explain it. More than anything, I pray we have all been reminded that the only way into fellowship with the Father is by the work of the Son as He, acting as our Ark, bore the price of our sin as He was immersed into the judgment of God on our behalf.


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Research into a Port Moresby festival celebrating the historic hiri trade between Papuans in the Moresby area and the Gulf quickly became much more complicated than anticipated. Ownership of the festival is contested between the city government and its newly-established tribal assembly, and a village which argues it is the true authority of the hiri legend and all associated activity. Going deeper, there's much more at stake than rights to the legend: from the Motu-Koita villagers' land rights in the city and surrounds, to the violent conflict over the latest capital influx and resource royalty bonanza which is transforming life in PNG.


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Engineering Students Build Prototype for $300 House Project in Haiti
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Last term, students in Professor Vicki May's "Structural Analysis" class designed and built components for a prototype that could influence The $300 House project designs for the neediest families displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Fond des Blancs, Haiti. The construction team will be led by Thayer School of Engineering lecturer Jack Wilson and Geisel School of Medicine professor Dr. Peter Wright in collaboration with the St. Boniface Haiti Foundation.
"We are also in the process of establishing a partnership with FOKAL, a Haitian non-profit organization establishing the first university level Environmental Education Program in Haiti," says Wilson, who recently returned from Haiti after beginning construction on two prototype houses designed by faculty, students and others both in Haiti and at the 2012 Prototype Design Workshop. "FOKAL is interested in working with us on establishing a design and research laboratory as part of their program that would also be focused on innovation and sustainability in construction materials and practices." Meanwhile, Wilson is working with Haitian community leaders to identify needy families to occupy the houses.
Thayer School has been working with Dartmouth's Studio Art Department, Geisel School of Medicine, Tuck School of Business, and Center for Health Care Delivery Science on the $300 House Project since the concept originated in a Harvard Business Review blog by Tuck professor Vijay Govindarajan and Marketing Consultant Christian Sarkar in 2010.
May's class was able to complete a bamboo roof, a bamboo awning, an inexpensive solar panel that provides lighting, and a rain collection and filtering system for clean water. They built walls with a compressed earth block machine that they also constructed.
"The students looked into renting or buying a machine, but [it] would be difficult to modify and the team really wanted to try out some innovative designs," says May. "They spent tons of time building it in the machine shop and testing different molds. We now have our own compressed earth block press and several innovative molds, plus more than 20 test blocks."
The class tested their systems and materials on a shake table that simulates an earthquake. The designs took into account not only possible earthquakes, but also deforestation, and hurricanes.
"Haitian people can design their own houses but we want to give them advice about building them better," says May. "Many of the emergency houses provided in Haiti are temporary tents or plywood with little emphasis on the culture." Houses in Haiti, mostly used for sleeping, are typically only one or two rooms and about twice the size of the one May's class built. They have large covered porches where the family spends time out of the sun and they have separate outdoor kitchens and latrines. While the cost is not exactly $300, that target was set as an aspiration.
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Ang of Revive and Rejuvenate is doing screenshot posts again, and has invited us to join her for International Picture Posting Month (IntPiPoMo), to post 50 screenies for November.
I don't have that fantastic ability that some have to capture big objects. I saw this waterfall between Hyjal and Azshara and it must be the longest waterfall I have seen, and I tried capturing it but I just can't quite get it. This is the best I could get. But the interesting thing I discovered was that are actually fishing pools of Mountain trout in these little outcrops in the waterfall. What a shame it wasn't a more exciting fish.


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Clarence Busenitz and his wife stayed late at church Monday night, setting up tables and getting the basement ready to host a fellowship meal. On Tuesday afternoon, he was back, but not to cook a meal. He was taking pictures of the rubble of what remains of Emmaus Mennonite Church of rural Whitewater.
Clarence Busenitz and his wife stayed late at church Monday night, setting up tables and getting the basement ready to host a fellowship meal. On Tuesday afternoon, he was back, but not to cook a meal. He was taking pictures of the rubble of what remains of Emmaus Mennonite Church of rural Whitewater. "My wife and I were really involved here," Busenitz said. "I used to be on the church board, and she is the head of the food committee." Surveying what was left standing Tuesday afternoon - which was the basic concrete foundation and a chimney - he could point out where the tables and chairs he had set were still sitting. Though not much remained. The 79-year old church, which had a membership of about 400, burned to the ground quickly. Randy Thiessen, who lives close by and called 911, said the church was gone quickly within hours. His wife spotted what she thought was a light on in the building, and before long the church was all but gone. "When we arrived, the eastern third was fully engulfed," said Whitewater fire chief Darryl Claassen "There were flames on the roof. Within five minutes or so the flames moved through the building. There wasn't anything we could do to stop it. There was just too much heat." Claassen and his department sprayed the building with water until it was obvious they would not be able to save it. It's the worst church fire in the area since March 2004, when a Mennonite Brethren church in Hillsboro burned. Marilyn Wiebe, who has been a member of Emmaus for 25 years, said while the building is now gone the church she loves will remain. "It was a beautiful building inside," Wiebe said. "But it was just a building. The church will go on." The congregation has already began the process of moving on - a week-long conference at the church was moved to the Swiss Church in Whitewater today. This Sunday, the church services will be held at Berean Academy in Elbing. But it is clear the congregation will continue to meet. "This is a reminder that buildings don't last forever," said former church pastor Rob Morrow as he surveyed the damage. "But the experiences of the people do. God will do something amazing with this." The congregation discussed making changes five years ago - there was a proposal to build a fellowship hall. But the church is landlocked, surrounded by farms. Expansion wasn't possible at that time. And at the time the congregation wasn't ready to move to a new building, nor part with the old. "There is hope beyond the building," Busenitz said. "I think that the church is all about changed lives. ... This represents changed lives. The church is alive and well because it is made of people, not the building." Still, the loss of the building is a shock to the system. It's a building with a rich history - weddings, funerals and special days for the community. The loss represents the loss of a landmark. "You are used to seeing the steeple coming down this road," Wiebe said. Newton Kansan


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A Long Island middle school has banned the following things, in no particular order: footballs, baseballs, games of tag , cartwheels, and, you know, basically any fun of any kind.
The powers that be at Weber Middle School in Port Washington, NY, simply decided that too many students were getting hurt during recess, CBS New York reports. The answer? Just outlaw anything that could be remotely harmful. (To be fair, cartwheels and tag are still permitted as long as students are supervised by a coach, but all balls are straight-up banned.)
Port Washington schools Supt. Kathleen Maloney said that the new policy was necessary given the recent spate of injuries on school grounds. "Some of these injuries can unintentionally become very serious, so we want to make sure our children have fun, but are also protected," Maloney told CBS.
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The woman who filed a paternity lawsuit in San Diego County naming teen singer Justin Bieber as the child's father may face a statutory rape investigation.
A Los Angeles police commander says his department could investigate the alleged sexual tryst between an underage Bieber and the now 20-year-old woman because it violates California's statutory rape law.
Cmdr. Andrew Smith said Thursday that no report has been taken about the October 2010 incident at Staples Center. However, police could look into the matter after various media outlets reported Mariah Yeater filed a paternity suit earlier this week against Bieber.
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Yeater had just turned 19 when she says she and Bieber, then 16, had a sexual encounter after one of his concerts.
NBC San Diego was unable to obtain the sealed court documents filed in the South County courthouse, but Radar Online posted a copy of the documents obtained by Star Magazine online.
The birth certificate for Yeater's baby reveals the boy was born at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa. No name is listed for father on the certificate.
California law states anyone who has unlawful sex with a minor and not more than three years older is guilty of a misdemeanor, which carries up to a one-year jail sentence.
Reps for the singer told E! Online, "We will vigorously pursue all available legal remedies to defend and protect Justin against these allegations."
"So Im going to ignore the rumors...and focus on what is real. an opportunity to help by doing what i love. Judge me on the music! Love yall!," Bieber tweeted Wednesday.
A court hearing has been scheduled for December 15.


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Questions about drugs? Lots of teens are asking. That's why each year NIDA scientists spend a day chatting online with high school students and answering their questions.
At our last Drug Facts Chat Day, Livelaughlove94 asked:
"Do many kids in high school do drugs?"
The best way to find out if high school kids do drugs is to ask them. That's exactly what NIDA does every year in its annual Monitoring the Future Study.
This survey of more than 46,000 teens—8th, 10th, and 12th graders to be exact—showed that only about 3 percent, or 3 in 100 teens, have used cocaine or Ecstasy in the last year, and only about 1 in 100 used methamphetamine. That's not a lot.
Teens also said they were smoking a lot less now than teens used to smoke in the '90s—like 3x less if you're a 10th grader. So, what is the most commonly used illegal drug? Marijuana. About a quarter of 10th graders say they have tried it in the past year. You can see the numbers for each major drug type in this report (PDF, 971.57KB).
So, to answer your question, not that many kids in high school do drugs, although marijuana is the most common. So even though it may seem like "everyone's doing it," know that not everyone really is.
For more details on specific results from the Monitoring the Future Study, feel free to browse an overview of the results.
I am from Hong Kong. We also face this teens drug abuse problem in recent years. The percentage spread is in the region of 10%. The most common drug is K. In December 2009, the government will start piloting a "Voluntary Drug Abuse Test" to high school students in one of the districts. We appreciate similar experiences from other places of the world.
There is a big possibilities that kids in high school engage into drugs. Teenage is a stage where different kinds of peers are pushing kids to be with them as a part of their group. During grade school the same peers or friends but high school it is the other way around. Come to think that parents can't watch over their kids 24/7. But with a good communication within the family it could be possible to be stopped or eliminate.
I agree with you. It is better that we ask the teens about their drug abuse directly to them. Even though the ratio of students you have mentioned to abuse drugs are less, i fear that it may easily spread among other teens also because at this age teens are prone to temptations and enthusiasm. So it is better we make sure that they don't get addicted to drugs which may lead to negative consequences later.
... Okay seriously... no offence, but when i took that test i lied. And so did like all my friends, you guys think that just cause you handed out a piece of paper and told us to write down if we did it we would be honest because it was annonomous??? Thats halarious. Just figured i would let you know your statistics are bogus. Not trying to be rude just stating a REAL fact.
hey em, yeah that happens sometimes and our researchers are aware. what's interesting is that all the major surveys show similar trends in drug abuse across time. i doubt there's a coordinated effort to lie (with the same answers) on all those surveys.....meaning we believe the stats but thanks for the comment.
haha when i read this:
"So, to answer your question, not that many kids in high school do drugs"
i laughed a lot!!!! i go to school at [deleted by blog editor] and although we are a small country school the drug problem is bad!!!!!! and the police officer and teachers that works at our school have no idea whatsoever what is going on right under their noses!! seriously, people at football games found this place behind a shed where no one goes and they were smoking and doing drugs and well... it was bad. but of course NO ONE can say ANYTHING about ANYTHING they see otherwise that person will get death threats and get their tires slashed in the parking lot and have to go to homecoming fearing for their life. like one time this girl said something and everyone in the school hated her and she was instantly unpopular. it was sad to watch but she wasnt really that close to me soo i didnt have to deal with it but im sure it sucked!!
so to really answer the question
YES their is a drug problem
and getting students to fess up or rat eachother out is soooo not gonna happen!!
in a perfect world...maybe but in the real world...not a chance!!
is there anyway that the comment i just submitted above would be reported to my school because all the school officials where acting odd and having meetings and then we had a fire drill where they searched the lockers with the police dogs soo...i am wondering if they found out or got a comment about it.
hey good student, fyi I just posted your initial comment so there's no way they could have seen it. also just to clarify we're here to start conversations and answer questions not collect information so no we didn't report your comment to anyone.
no way man
I think that teen/high school drug use is more common than 25%. However, I do not think that "everyone" is doing it, and I think that doing an over-arching study about teen drug use across the country without displaying tables by location, socio-economic status, race, religion, etc. is not that helpful. The study says the surveys ask these questions and take these factors into account but that they cannot do them justice in the report because the results are so varied. It should have been evident through these varied results that an overarching study by age on teen-drug use means only so much. The amount and types of drugs used by students attending inner-city, public, lower-funded schools certainly varies from those used by wealthy, suburbian, private-school attending teens. The types of schools, the types of students attending these schools, and the environments the students go home to when school is over must all be considered in order to get a real sense of how often and why students use drugs.
To combat the teen drug problem, all of these factors have to be taken into account because they affect the access students have and the choices they make. Furthermore, to really combat the teen drug problem, it needs to be recognized that a lot of students begin using drugs before eighth grade and that all of the factors previously mentioned affect this choice as well. In short, to really discuss high school student drug usage, it needs to be examined through the various factors that affect these choices, not just through the analysis of age and drug type.
in my smallschool i know about maybe 15-20 kids that don't do drugs, mainly marijuana. But the rest are always going out partying and smoking at more than half of our football games not more than 40 people show up because every one is out smoking pot.
so as far as i know drug abuse is a huge problem in school
Sadly you guys are looking at drug use in teens too late. I can say from first hand experience that I tried marijuana for the first time when I was 13 and it was a pretty common thing in my Jr. High. I didn't even go to a lower class school, it was one of the best schools in the region and the students came from middle class families in suburbs. As it progressed through my jr high years kids started experimenting with ecstasy and other drugs. This was 10 years ago, I'm sure it's gotten much wrse since then. I'm from Canada btw. I even wrote a 6 part mini series exploring drug use in younger teens on my blog, you can see part 1 at i-crimson.com/dark-side-of-growing-up-part-1/
I'm in the middle of writing a paper on the prevalence of drugs in junior high and high schools. I can tell you that the stats on drug usage by NIDA is laughable. Drug abuse does not know any boundaries, whether school region, socio-economic status, neighborhood, religion etc. Read the book called "Beyond the Yellow Brick Road" by Bob Meehan. He has run the most successful drug abuse programs in the country and he'll tell you your stats are completely off. Actually he'd tell you you were freakin' nuts to think there isn't much of a problem. By the way, the school officials here in Arizona contend that there isn't much of a problem either. Apparently they haven't visited any of the bathrooms where you can see residual coke on the sinks, or buy E in class. Kids lie on these tests, why wouldn't they? Get a grip parents and school administrators. There's a lot more going on than you want to admit, because then you'd really have to figure out how to fix this. Unless we are willing to take a stand a figure out how to really tackle this problem it will become impossible to fix.
Karen, we certainly didn't mean to imply there isn't a "problem" with drug abuse in this country. In fact, we wouldn't even exist if that were the case. The statistics we cite here our from our highly respected Monitoring the Future study, which shows continuing declines in tobacco use and in use of stimulants like methamphetamine. The point of the post was not to say there isn't a problem, but rather to point out that our large epidemiological survey (46,000 teens is a large number for a survey of this kind) shows relatively low use of certain drugs, both licit and illicit, in 8th, 10th, and 12th graders--something we wanted to call attention to, in case teens think it's the "norm" to do drugs. However, we are well aware that this survey only reflects trends, not the reality on the ground in particular places.
Interesting that "Bob Meehan" was brought up. Bob Meehan has officailly 'retired' after so many former attendees of his treatment programs complained about him. [deleted by editor per comment policy] I have met him personally, have known dozens of his former victims, and personally have known people who have worked for his groups. [deleted by editor, per comment policy] BEWARE [deleted by editor, per comment policy]. Just google Bob Meehan, read the transcripts for his 60 minutes interview.
@Karen, @RD--In response to both of these posts, NIDA acknowledges there are many drug abuse treatment programs out there and, sadly, many with dubious claims of success that end up wasting people's money and, worse, effecting no change for those who are suffering and need help. We caution people in search of good programs to try and evaluate them according to science–based principles, not just on the claims of the people who run them. An evidence–based program is one that is backed up by legitimate evaluations of treatment outcomes. A good program has solid research–based principles at its core, a summary of which NIDA has published and disseminated to programs across the country. We have to do a better job in this country of connecting people to effective programs, a needed cultural change that NIDA is striving to bring about.
I have not been in high school now for five years, but I do have a few observations I would like to make about the findings in this post/report. I would agree with the statistics on students using hard drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy, and meth, but would have to disagree with the findings that roughly 25% high schoolers have tried marijuana. Perhaps quite a bit has changed in such a short amount of time, but when I was in high school I would say that marijuana use was much more prevalent than only a quarter of 10th graders having tried it. i do not condone this behavior, but I will say that there were people in my school from those failing their classes to a person on the olympic math team trying marijuana.
I do know now that schools have started random drug testing. I would like to see statistics showing the decreased or increased use of drugs since the implementation of testing in schools. I don't feel necessarily that this will significantly lower the amount of regular drug use in high schools, but if I had to guess, I would think it might discourage the hesitant teens from trying it, for fear they might be caught.
Hi Joe P, NIDA's Monitoring the Future study shows that about 43% of high schoolers try marijuana before they graduate. This is a big survey that can show trends, but may not reflect what's going on everywhere. About testing, NIDA believe that if schools do it, it should be part of broader prevention, intervention, and treatment programs to reduce drug use. So instead of testing students to punish them, positive test results could be used to intervene with students who do not yet have drug problems, through counseling and follow-up testing. For students diagnosed with addiction, parents and a school administrator can refer them to effective drug treatment programs, to begin the recovery process. Thanks for your comment.
smoking is very bad for u so dnt smoke little high skool kides u wont get no more were in lift but in hell so dnt smoke it not good for u
smoking is not good for u so dnt smoke little kides u wont get no were in lift so dnt smoke that missing up your brain
Oh wow. How dumb are these drug researchers? MOST OF THE TEENS WHO SAID THEY HADN'T PROBABLY LIED YOU DUMB [expletive deleted, per guidelines]. Seriously, ALL of the 6th 7th and 8th graders in my school (which there are only 100 students at my school and it's k-8) have smoked pot done cocaine or are addicted to pot. Come on get [expl. deleted] real.
@Just Me--well 100 kids is a pretty small sample. The surveys like the one here is based on more than 40,000 answers from teens. Also, it's anonymous--and confidential--so that reduces the changes of lying and errors in the day--honest!
Well if most kids in High School do drugs then they are not going to be that into school and drugs hurt your brain..So kids in High School don't do drugs
children shouldnt do drugs
yall werid.......i dunt like feel being drug
hey im 17 and i moved from a small town where drugs are not used at all i had never even seen them before or even know what they looked like and when we decided to move to a bigger town i saw many things going on in the high school it was outragous even for me i saw just about everyday someone talking about smoking weed and doing drugs and i've seen kids do drugs in the middle of class like for example Cock, weed, snort pain pills (loratabs and other cabinet drugs) and i cant recall how many times i have seen drugs being sold in the middle of the halways and the middle of class
Hey I was just reading this forum for an essay for english class and I would just like to add my opinion. I'm a grade 10 student at a fairly large high school in canada (3000 students). What I have observed so far in my 2 years here is quite different then what some of you have stated. It is true a lot of students try marijuana before the graduate and some do get addicted. In my high school however, it is waay less then 25%. I know all the smoking pits around the school and at any give time only about 20-35 kids are at a smoking pit at any lunch. I would guess only about 10% of kids at my high school smoke on a regular basis. So drug use is definitely a problem, and more security and prevention is need to stop it. A bigger issue than drugs, in my community at least, is alcohol which I can easily say 75% of kids, including me, drink at every party. An average kid drinks once or twice a week at my school, and When I say 'drinks' I mean excessively not a shot or 2, which most kids do 4-5 times a week.
This is all based on me and my friends observations and experience.
Thanks :)
Hey I was just reading this forum for an essay for english class and I would just like to add my opinion. I'm a grade 10 student at a fairly large high school in canada (3000 students). What I have observed so far in my 2 years here is quite different then what some of you have stated. It is true a lot of students try marijuana before the graduate and some do get addicted. In my high school however, it is waay less then 25%. I know all the smoking pits around the school and at any give time only about 20-35 kids are at a smoking pit at any lunch. I would guess only about 10% of kids at my high school smoke on a regular basis.
So drug use is definitely a problem, and more security and prevention is need to stop it. A bigger issue than drugs, in my community at least, is alcohol which I can easily say 75% of kids, including me, drink at every party. An average kid drinks once or twice a week at my school, and When I say 'drinks' I mean excessively not a shot or 2, which most kids do 4-5 times a week.
Oops sorry for the Double post my :/
I go to a 1700 kid school and like 60% of us smoke pot and all the teachers are oblivious
Wow - what a worry for parents...
I current work at west ridge academy in utah I will to say most teenagers in this generation are either doing it or have tried it. I work with kids that have drug addiction and it seems its normally a peer pressure issue. So yes, high schoolers are doing drugs.
thats bad dont try it trust me
i really don't think there are alot of students. I am a fhresment in shurr and to me i ignore it because what ever your firnds tell you never take drugs it will ruin you 4 ever.
you parents really worry
i am sorry for the people that did that so tell them to stop
There's only a few people who do drugs in my school. Though, we live in an area where a lot of older people smoke, so that does influence other people who are younger than them. I know a few people who are quite young that do drugs and smoke too.
yea its very much true but why we didn't stop this any solution ?????
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I go to a school on the border, and drugs are a problem here. A big one. Everyone does at least hash. Even people you wouldn't expect. And everyone is very open about it, because no one rats anyone out. You'll hear conversations about how "that chick was high out of her mind yesterday in chem. She was trippin', it was absolutely hilarious." There's a burrito truck parked near our school at lunch, and everyone goes out there for food, and smokes. You can smell it from a block away. And by the way, that burrito truck is not to health code. If you walk down the street, there's an abortion clinic. Between the abortion clinic and a few houses there are alleys and parking spots for the residents, and people smoke there because it's dark. It's ridiculous. And everyone lies on the surveys, always. I've taken at least three, and everyone I know lies. They don't want to get caught, not even a chance. You can't just ask. The answer is right in front of you. Kids don't want to be civil, they don't want to tell you directly, they don't want your stupid surveys. They want to spit it in your faces when we know you can't do anything about it. I would be willing to bet half the responses on here don't use their real names. Kids like smoking because you don't want us to. It's in our nature. Rebellion is more than a state of mind. It's something that comes natural. Whether or not kids want to call it that, it's what we're doing. But we try to do it smart. There are things we won't do, lines we won't cross. Hash is an "everyone" drug, prescription drugs are for people farther into the drug scene, (riddilin and anti-depressants are popular), and things like meth and heroin are for druggies. A lot of kids won't do anything that isn't marijuana because, "nah, man, that [expletive deleted] will [expletive deleted] you up." Statistics based on how drugs will kill you, and how bad they are for you don't work. We aren't idiots. We have the resources to go out and read how your statistics are all bull[expletive deleted]. Whether or not they are doesn't matter. If an idea is planted in your head, you'll buy into it. It's our way of spitting in your faces. I don't agree with drug use, and I don't agree with the way it's being handled in the school system. I understand the negative consequences, because I've seen them with my own eyes. But someone doing meth can't see the way they really look. So this needs to be fixed. A fancy speech in front of an assembly of pot head kids isn't helping, and neither is surveys. You have to be proactive, stop drugs directly, scare kids. Then write a blog about how "no one uses drugs."
@Nadia Wow, you sound pretty upset. Are you mad that kids are doing drugs? That adults don't know how to talk to teens in a way that reaches them? In fact, adults understand that the teen years can be about Rebellion, but with this blog, we're trying to show how the teen brain is developing and that influences behavior - not always in good ways. To get teens to think before they act - and consider the consequences. Like how does it prove anything that kids would potentially harm themselves to "spit in the faces" of people trying to prevent them from harming themselves? What do you suggest - scaring teens into not taking risks? Scare tactics have already been shown not to work. It's a hard problem, but I appreciate your comment; it does give some insight from a personal viewpoint.
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i think we should just turn our heads and just say no we have a choice to do drugs and to not do drugs.
who ever does drugs are dumd because it will just make your life misrible
Well..dats pretty obvious dat olmost 35-40% of high skul teens have tried one or da other forms of drugs,may it be alcohol or a smoke.. I read in a smalltown skul in India n hv got 2 know a handful of people of my own age (14-18 yrs) doing drugs [deleted per guidelines].. Bt nw i'd say dat its nt appreciable in any sense.. I dn't kno wht hs been da reason behind uptaking ds habit in me..poor results, hard tyms, bad company, triumphs, complicatd relatnshps etc..or may be da instinct or desire.. Bt it ws certainly WRONG. 'just dnt do it..' howevr ds myt not work or seem inefficient.Afterall its hardly reasonable 4 an addict or a potential drug user 2 ponder ovr dese words bfre getting high.. N highskul is a tym when v have sum different kind of feelings,emotions and pressures dat give rise 2 such issues.
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I don't know who is responsible for deciding which games make it onto the weekly Nintendo Download list, but whoever it is deserves a raise, as long as they keep packing it with games like Kirby's Pinball Land, Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition and Sweet Memories - Blackjack, a game about playing cards and discovering true love.
You run a blackjack club which caters to Japanese school girls. Actually, that's all I have to say about Sweet Memories - Blackjack. It's all I should have to say.
So, how about that Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition? It's got sprites from other Konami classics in it!
Did I mention you run a blackjack club for high school girls? Oh, I did. Nevermind.
Speaking of high school girls, there's a free Big Time Rush video coming out tomorrow, and someday the people that care will be high school girls!
I should probably just shut up and buy the blackjack game.
The King of Fighters '96
Platform: Wii
Price: 900 Wii Points
Originally released in 1996, this is the third installment in The King of Fighters game series. The series features an SNK all-star lineup, with characters from games like Fatal Fury, Ikari Warriors, Psycho Soldier and Art of Fighting competing with each other for the title of the world's strongest fighter. This installment adds some major systematic changes compared with previous titles. It features small, medium and big jumps, as well as forward and backward flip emergency escapes. It also adds the extra element of guarding in midair. Being able to review commands makes moves easier to execute, and projectiles have been toned down. This title got rid of the idea of projectile spamming as an effective approach, and it marked a major turning point in the series.
Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition
Platform: Wii
Price: 700 Wii Points
Jump into the action with classic and brand-new game modes like Tile Capture, Battle Royale, Freak Out and more that expand the challenge of Frogger's style of run-and-dodge gameplay. Customize your game experience through a variety of different skins, from the modern neon style of HYPER ARCADE to the 8-bit sprites from Frogger, Castlevania and even CONTRA! Throw down against friends or the CPU in up to 4 player matches to find out who's really the top frog!
Ace Mathician
Platform: 3DS / DSi
Price: $1.99 / 200 Points
The answer is simple; to change the world! And that's exactly what you get to do in this game! You play as a cute Koala named Ace who loves fruit! Unfortunately a few delicious pieces of fruit are just out of reach and you need to change the positions of the platforms to get to the fruit! You can change the positions of the platform by entering a math formula. There's no right or wrong answer, every formula the player can come up with will have an effect on the world! Suddenly math becomes as fun as drawing! There are many possible ways to finish a level... be creative!
Candle Route
Platform: 3DS / DSi
Price: $1.99 / 200 Points
Sparky has been entrusted to bring the light to the Crayon Castle before nightfall. The castle is so packed with candles that without your help he'll never make it in time! Lead Sparky through over 100 colorful levels to collect matches and light candles. Use your stylus to select a target, and the little guy will move to it using the shortest route. Time is of the essence so there is a limited number of commands you can issue for each level! As you progress through the levels you will discover many secrets. Don't be surprised to find bombs, puddles, treasures, or even dynamite! Want to try something out of ordinary? Launch rockets filled with matches into space in a bonus mode. This unique, beautiful game for causal gamers will light a fire in the heart of every puzzle fan!
Sweet Memories - Blackjack
Platform: 3DS
Price: $3.99
Sweet Memories Blackjack is a card game that allows you to play blackjack with a number of different girls. These Japanese high school girls are both cute and sweet additions to the poker club you've created. One day, an old neighbor name Kasumi enrolled at your school, after moving back to the city. Your parents are acquaintances, so she gained the approval of staying at your home during enrollment. You have sweet childhood memories of the time spent with her. Simply face your friend, and the memories will return. The time you spend playing blackjack together, increases the connection between the two of you, and you will find out that she is the perfect match for you.
The Sword of Hope II
Platform: 3DS
Price: $2.99
The future of Riccar is in the hands of Prince Theo and his friends. The Sword of Hope II is a role-playing game that was originally released in 1996 for the hand-held Game Boy system. Take on the role of young Prince Theo of Riccar and embark on a mission to find the truth behind a mystery that is threatening the kingdom. The key to solving the numerous puzzles and gimmicks is the use of commands like "look," "open" and "hit." You'll encounter many places and items during the adventure, plus some friends waiting to lend a hand along the way.
Kirby's Pinball Land
Platform: 3DS
Price: $3.99
Discover worlds of pinball fun in the palm of your hand. Choose your world and take aim. Kirby will be launched into the fast-paced dangers of uncharted worlds, but you can help him face his foes head on. It's a pinball race to check out each new world's surprise enemies and pitfalls. Flip Kirby in battles against lethal eyeballs, a shooting tree and mace-swinging maniacs. Play three different pinball games, each four screens tall, with tons of secret bonus levels.
Game of the Weekend
Mighty Switch Force
Platform: 3DS
$5.99 $2.99
Space Hooligans have escaped custody and are wreaking havoc all over Planet Land! HQ calls on cybernetic peace-keeper Patricia Wagon to bring these renegades to justice. With the help of Corporal Gendarmor and her trusty Pellet Gun, there's nothing she can't handle. When the going gets tough, Wagon activates her Helmet Siren, altering the world around her in 3D space. Even the third dimension can't hide criminal ne'er-do-wells from the long arm of the law. Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of Mighty Switch Force and blow crime away.
Big Time Rush "Windows Down" (Available July 13)
Platform: 3DS
Conceived by Carlos Pena, this video, filmed in Maui showcases an action packed day in BTR's life. A beautiful landscape and sneak peek at the adventures they get up to, makes this video unmissable!


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