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A north Alabama church finally moved into its new home nearly two years after a deadly tornado outbreak.
This Sunday, the congregation at the Mountain View Baptist Church in Phil Campbell will hold their first worship service in the new sanctuary.
With the help of more than 1,500 volunteers over the course of the last year, the church is now completed. Built on the same property as the one destroyed in April 2011, Pastor Sammy Taylor said this one is better than ever.
Taylor said the rebuild was made possible through the Builders for Christ group, and that construction had been non-stop since they began last summer.
The first worship service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday morning. The following Sunday, July 28, there will be a service at 11 a.m. followed by an open house at 2 p.m. and a building dedication ceremony at 3 p.m.
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Legislative News for the Week of February 27, 2012
National Federation of Republican Women
124 N. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 548-9688
Fax: (703) 548-9836
President: Rae Lynne Chornenky Editor: Valerie Dowling
RNC Talking Points:
The President's mandate threatens the Constitution
This is about religious freedom
The impact on society could be significant
This is not the first assault on the Constitution from Obama
National Federation of Republican Women Supports
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Rae Lynne Chornenky, President of the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW), issued the following statement regarding the Republican-backed amendment in the U.S. Senate that would reverse President Obama's recent mandate that all employers provide contraception coverage for employees.
"The National Federation of Republican Women applauds Republicans in the U.S. Senate for taking quick and decisive action to reverse President Obama's overreaching contraception mandate," Chornenky said.
"For political reasons, Democrats have contrived to turn this into a women's health issue by scaring women into believing that Republicans want to outlaw contraception. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Republicans do not oppose contraception. We oppose an administration that ignores the First Amendment and bullies religious organizations into violating the tenets of their faith."

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The latest Android news, developments, comments and apps involving Google's embedded mobile platform that now features in smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes, cameras, watches and some other rather unexpected places.
China now Number One for Android and iOS activations
One to note, as a historic flag in the sand perhaps… IT-Pro Portal is reporting that China – not the US – now has the largest number of Android and iOS activations.
Emma Hay writes:
What is surprising is that in January last year, China only accounted for 8 per cent of the world's activations. Today it is responsible for 24 per cent, having overtaken the US in February. Currently, the US is responsible for 21 per cent. China has grown 6 per cent in its number of activations in the last three months alone.
The source of the story is apparently analytics firm Flurry, although these is nothing on the News section at the moment.
Bloomberg Business Week is also quoting the story – see China Passes U.S. in Android, Apple Activations – and Olga Kharif quotes a Flurry report:
"With China now activating more devices per month than the U.S., this means that the gap is closing between the two countries in terms of installed base," Flurry said in the report. "Not only is China already the second largest app economy, but also could eventually overtake the U.S. as the country with the largest installed base of smart device users."


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Awesome CD.
White Stripes "Get Behind Me Satan"
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2
The Note 3 might be out but the Note 2 is still a device which rules. The phone is amazing when it comes to specifications and hardware and the stylus adds some style quotient. A steal at Rs 31,500!


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Here you will find information and resources for existing, new and prospective South Waikato businesses as well as visitors to the district.
If you have a South Waikato business, you are welcome to a complimentary listing in the South Waikato Business Directory above. If you have any queries please contact us.
Land and Buildings in South Waikato are very affordable both to buy or lease, which removes significant financial pressure from the start.
Local Businesses indicate their opportunities in the Business Directory. Use the 'Search' box and type the heading you are interested in (eg: "Business For Sale").
Local real estate agents and property developers can be found at this link in the Business Directory on this website.
South Waikato's own quarterly newsletter with a variety of current information including industry sector updates, random business profiles, quick business audits and useful links. Read down for back issues.
Are you bringing a group to visit our district? click HERE
Are you a South Waikato business wanting to offer treats and discounts to visitors? click HERE
All you need to do is go to the Business Directory on the top tab and type 'We knew" in the 'search' box. All businesses who are offering treats to visiting groups will come up in a list. You can then look through for the treats you would like.
If you are organising a group, please contact Council's Community and Economic Development people well in advance for the best result. They will put together a welcome "We knew you were coming" pack for each of your guests which includes information on how to access the treats plus brochures and maps on what to do in the district and a welcome letter from the Mayor.
South Waikato is a beautiful place to visit and the people are generous and warm hearted. This pack is one way they like to demonstrate this to you.
South Waikato businesses are entitled to a listing in the directory here on Southwaikato.com. This could be the latest and most up to date business listing for the District if you all participate because printed listings are out of date so quickly. It also has tools that allow you to communicate information easily, such as discounts, job vacancies, franchises available, etc.


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Influential senators, fearful of Majority Leader Harry Reid's threat to jam filibuster changes through the Senate early next year, have begun back-channel talks to avoid what critics dub the "nuclear option."
(PHOTOS: Longest filibusters in history)
During floor votes, on the Senate subway and over breakfast meetings, senators from both parties are quietly trading ideas to avoid the precedent-setting move to alter filibuster rules with a simple majority -- rather than two-thirds -- vote. They're alarmed that the move could fundamentally change the Senate: Future majorities could cite such a precedent to change whatever rules they want in an institution designed to protect the rights of the minority.
Frustrated by gridlock and buoyed by a supportive incoming freshman class, Reid appears close to securing enough support in his caucus to force through a series of revised rules on a party-line vote. The Democratic leader's proposal would prohibit filibusters in a handful of cases. And senators couldn't filibuster simply by threatening one; they'd have to actually carry out a talkathon session.
The proposal would be the first order of business in the next Congress if Reid follows through.
So top Senate Republicans -- including John McCain of Arizona, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Jon Kyl of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina -- are trying to head off the showdown. They're reaching out to Democrats who have expressed concerns about changing the rules by 51 votes, including Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Carl Levin of Michigan. And Republicans are reaching out to a key Reid ally, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat and chairman of the Rules Committee, to see whether a deal can be cut before the new Congress convenes in January.
McCain called it a "meeting of the minds."
"I'd like to see what we agree on and where we can share our mutual concerns," the Arizona Republican said.
"We'd all like to avert the nuclear option," Schumer told POLITICO, but he would only say there were lots of conversations occurring between different groups of senators.
"I'm not a fan of this," Pryor said of the 51-vote option. "I'm talking to my Democratic and Republican colleagues about changing some things around here that would make the place run better but would also honor the integrity of our traditions around here."
Several participants say these talks aren't quite like the Gang of 14 negotiations in 2005. The group's bipartisan deal preserved the use of the filibuster on judicial nominees and averted a Republican-led push to impose the nuclear option. But informal talks among various senators are picking up, with some hoping the efforts could lead to a series of bipartisan proposals that can be presented to Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell when their negotiations begin in earnest.
Alexander said the talks are focused on satisfying Democratic demands that Republicans stop filibustering Reid's attempts to immediately bring bills to the floor for debate. And he said Republicans are urging Democrats to respond to the lingering GOP concern that they they've been prevented from offering amendments -- something Republicans are now calling Reid's "gag rule" to block amendments from votes.
Alexander, the Rules Committee ranking member, said the Senate would operate more efficiently if senators simply agreed to change their behavior, though he said some rules could potentially be changed.
"On both sides, we can point fingers," Alexander said. "As a result, the Senate has really ground to a halt too often and it's not really satisfying to any of us who serve here, and a general embarrassment when we go back home and tell people we are functioning in this way."
The 67-vote threshold to change the rules was intended to make it harder for one party to work its will without significant bipartisan support. But advocates of filibuster reform point out that arcane procedures can be used to change the rules by 51 votes, particularly on the first day of a new session, a move they call the "constitutional option."
Several times throughout history, the simple threat to employ this maneuver has prompted bipartisan deals and averted the controversial move on the floor.
In 1975, when a group of senators vowed to force changes in filibuster rules with a majority vote, the Democratic majority leader from Montana, Mike Mansfield, instead cut a deal that lowered the threshold to break a filibuster from 67 votes to 60.
Similarly, in January 2011, when Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led the charge to overhaul the rules by 51 votes, Reid and McConnell reached a handshake agreement to try and make the Senate operate more efficiently.
But those promises quickly broke down during this Congress. Reid accused McConnell of threatening endless filibusters that have stalled President Barack Obama's domestic agenda. McConnell attacked Reid for preventing Republicans from even having a chance to modify legislation by blocking their amendments.
After opposing the GOP's 2005 attempt and the Udall-Merkley effort to overhaul filibuster rules by 51 votes, Reid has reversed course. He told POLITICO he "absolutely" is prepared to move ahead with his plan to change the rules with 51 votes.
With that prospect looming, supporters of filibuster reform say they're encouraged to see some key GOP senators signaling they'd like to cut a deal.
"I think we may get something even better than what we have right now," Udall said in an interview. "And I think that the closer we get [to 51 votes], the more we're going to be able to engage some Republicans."
Driving the effort to overhaul the filibuster are junior Democratic senators from the 2008 class who have never served in the Senate minority. When a senator threatens to filibuster, it can mean days of votes to overcome the objection -- which can only be overridden by 60 votes. Democrats will occupy 55 seats in the next Congress after occupying 53 seats in the past two years.
The proponents want to stop the use of filibusters to block bills from being debated and House-Senate conference committees from convening. While those measures won't prevent senators from filibustering in any number of other situations, Democrats want to discourage the use of filibusters by enacting a so-called talking filibuster. Senators would have to go to the floor and debate for hours on end, reminiscent of the 1939 classic movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
Reid has support from much of the incoming Democratic class. But the vote comes at a risk for several incoming freshmen: They promised to work as bridge builders but face a highly partisan vote on the first day of the new session.
"I haven't participated in the debate and heard all the arguments, but we have to do something to get Congress moving," Maine Sen.-elect Angus King, an independent who promised to bring both sides together, told POLITICO. "And I certainly would consider" changing the rules by 51 votes.
Some senior senators are on board with this approach. Five-term Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, for instance, has long vowed to dismantle the filibuster, believing it runs counter to the will of voters.
"I don't fear democracy," the Democrat said. "Republicans say, 'Maybe we'll get in and we'll repeal Obamacare.' I said, 'If the people vote you in to do that, that's your right.' ... Those votes have consequences."
Indeed, McConnell has warned Democrats since Thanksgiving that going this route would set off a "bomb" in the institution and have grave ramifications for future Democratic minorities. And he's been backed up in the House, where Speaker John Boehner has told Democrats that any bill that reaches his GOP-controlled chamber through this "heavy-handed power play would be dead on arrival."
While many Democrats call those empty threats, others are more concerned.
"What goes around, comes around," Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) told POLITICO.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said she supports the rules changes but acknowledged that the "process is flawed."
Though some Republicans clearly want to avert a showdown, it's far from clear that a bipartisan deal can be reached and win broad support.
"Yeah, maybe," Graham said when asked if the talks were like the Gang of 14's filibuster-saving negotiations. "I hope it's the Gang of 68 instead of 14."


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Location: New Mexico Governors' Mansion
with Swami Beyondananda AKA Steve Bhaerman
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Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00 pm: The Center for Spiritual Living and Transitions Radio Magazine present a Fundraising Event:
"An Evening of Cosmic Comedy with Swami Beyondananda, AKA Steve Bhaerman"
In these serious times laughter keeps us sane. Join the fun as the "turban-powered" Swami Beyondananda creates a field of hearty laughter and inspired celebration.
Swami is also the alter-ego of author and humorist Steve Bhaerman, whose latest work is a book with cellular biologist Bruce Lipton called "Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future and A Way To Get There From Here." Steve will sign copies of this book at the event.
Listen to Swami on Transitions Radio Magazine 98.1 FM, 8-11 am, June 3 and 10, and visit Swami's Home Base at http://www.WakeUpLaughing.com for a few more laughs.
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An AU where Scott was his second beta. The first is a young woman who takes to bloodlust like a duck to water. It's got warning for violence, sex, gore, animal abuse, domestic violence, emotional manipulation and straight up murder.


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A couple of months ago we talked about One Goal, a new partnership launched by Scotland's Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon. The partnership between Scottish Women's Football and charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer aims to raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer. It also highlights the importance of exercise as a way to reduce the risk of the disease. They use twitter to reach out to the community, and they came up with an engaging campaign, described in this blog post. They will present the outcomes of the campaign, as well as their story, during the event ONE GOAL, taking place during Social Media Week Glasgow at Hampden Park.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Scottish women. Every year nearly 4,500 women are diagnosed and around 1,000 die from the disease annually. 1 in 9 women in Scotland will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime.
Scottish Women's Football and Breakthrough Breast Cancer have recently embarked on a partnership to help raise awareness of the symptoms of the disease and the benefits of regular exercise, primarily through the medium of twitter, but we need your help.
Our aim is to create a video which links up as many football fans and players around the world as possible by seeing them pass on a ball to each other.
All you have to do is ask someone to film you highlighting your footie skills – the more obscure the place, your surroundings or outfit, the better! It is entirely up to you what you do with the ball while it is in the shot. You don't need to be skillful – just have some fun!
Clips should be no more than 15 seconds long and if you post to twitter please use the hashtags #swfonegoal and #breastcancer and @ScotWFootball @BreakthroughSco.
For further details, please visit the Scottish Women's Football website.
Scottish Women's Football are hosting a seminar on 26th September at Hampden Park in Glasgow entitled 'SWF One Goal' as part of Social Media Week. We will combine some of the skills clips received into a continuous sequence as part of our presentation.
You can follow SWF on Twitter @ScotWFootball, as well as Breakthrough Breast Cancer Scotland @breakthroughsco.
Good luck with the challenge and we look forward to seeing all of your entries!


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Stranger things have happened
Believe half of what I say and all of what I write.Ask
On a wretched night I am too aware of a heart pounding, a thousand hearts all surrounding mine, I am astounded by this lack of light, this pain of life, this black of night I know the Fury is rising slowly and I can't control its progress and it's an eerie thing to know we are all fighting battles we'll lose because the lighting will always go out too soon - the candles they will blow out, the people will go, go off to find what this cursed life is all about and why it seems like everybody is lonely - but we only inhabit a limited world; we call ourselves Coney Island queens, tell the world we possess California dreams, international schemes for success and we'll keep up the lie until we have to go out under the empty stars somewhere just to scream and admit that we cannot do this, whatever this may be, and furthermore we cannot do this alone, there are no dreams and hopes and our lives and loves are not for us to own, so now what?
"[…] I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop.
This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion."
- Jack Kerouac
On the Road
Bitten by a crab
Today I fell into a fitful slumber two different times and, well, I'm finding it hard to find my rhymes these days and it's blinding to stand under the sun's rays staring at blank lines and stumbling through my mind looking for faith in a deserted place where the ocean is kind but too far away so we settle for the waves instead, pulling shades down over our eyes, fooling our heads into believing that these raids against our lives are what's best so we lay down to rest with too much ease and drift off to a distant land of make-believe peace and are resistant to the waking world until the waves break over our bodies and saves our hearts and souls, showing that art can arise from the deadest of coals.
August 3, 2013 - Uncharted
Silverstein questioned where the Sidewalk ends
Frost advocated the road Not taken
The road is Life, no matter where it bends,
wrote Kerouac. And none were mistaken.
Sidewalks don't end; they only ever pause,
too much traffic on the road less traveled
Battered suitcases line the road because
we lost our way as the road unraveled.
One day we reach the break at sidewalk's edge
lose hope in the road overgrown with moss
and wonder why we ever took the pledge
to follow Kerouac, SIlverstein, and Frost.
Because the roads are rough where they exist
and where they don't we must simply persist.
July 26, 2013 - Deadend
A few days ago, there was a request for "today". As it is (clearly) no longer that day, I figured I would just put whatever day I answered it. So that would be the real today.
Listens to "It's Been A While" by Staind
consumes Skittles out of a plastic jar
frozen expression of happiness feigned
fingertips forever tracing a scar.
Eyes constantly scanning the world outside
while hands scan items using a bar code
lets the box-cutter along her Self glide
blinks fast enough to make the dim lights strobe.
Artificial air freezes blood and time
and how does it feel to run out of both?
comes home exhausted, downs a glass of wine
maybe two or three. What's a broken oath?
Believes Paradise can never be found
transcends this world, ends up in the ground.
May 6, 2013 - Game Play
He may have been right in questioning me
I fascinated like a shiny blade.
I promised him faith and security
But I was danger waiting for the raid.
Like a rabid animal, I fought it
Webs of explanation spun from my lips
Wary of my faults, he never bought it.
We played our games as gamblers handle chips.
When did the joy end and the ache begin?
The tighter his grasp, the further I fade.
He broke me once; I said never again
But we are a spinning record replayed.
My passion flickers like dying embers
How does a pulsing heart get dismembered?
May 12, 2013 - Wordless
I could fill endless pages with my words.
But why waste my time where is no purpose?
"Follow what you love, even when it hurts"?
I love, I write, I live, and it's worthless.
I cry not tears but the jet black of ink
I own no life but what the pen grants me.
What once kept me afloat now makes me sink -
I lie, face down, the way they left Gatsby.
There on the surface but devoid of breath
My back to the sky and its fading light.
I know the darkness of increasing depth
Despair extinguishes the will to fight.
I will face the pain that is thrown at me
'til I finish this book of poetry
Name a date between May 6, 2013 and the present day.
I might respond with a sonnet, if I don't decide it's too shitty for public viewing.
I always have the urge to start off with an apology - for not writing in so long, for writing aimlessly, for seemingly deceiving the world with my tireless claims that "I love writing so much I am so passionate about writing and literature it's the one thing I love I would be nothing without it" because - let's face it - if I loved writing, I would be, well, writing, right?
And trust me, I have been. (I guess I managed to sidestep a full-blown pathetic apology addressed to no one in particular and, at the same time, everyone, so that's a definite improvement. The unprompted defense of my intentions and activities remains a work-in-progress, however.)
It would appear that I have shifted into a more private realm of writing, which I would have never foreshadowed. For a period of time, there was a healthy (as healthy as any of my habits can be) balance between publicly posted works and writings left in drafts and journals. Nearing the end of my first year of college, however, I fell fantastically in love with a journal made in India that I discovered while perusing the colorful shelves in a World Market and I believe this is when the shift began its early stages.
Embarrassing as it may be to admit, I immediately developed an overly attached commitment to this (then) blank book - almost a consuming covetousness not unlike that of a scorned-but-helplessly-in-love-and-perhaps-slightly-deranged female. It became my most loyal confidante in a time when I refused to trust anything kissed by the touch of life. I needed a silent, welcoming, and most importantly, nonjudgmental receptacle into which I could deposit all that I could never have acknowledged in their undeveloped, intangible forms.
May 4, 2013 was the day of my first entry into the koi fish-infested, semi-symmetrical, kaleidoscope covers.
And I haven't resurfaced since.
More specifically, the act of sonnet-writing has gripped me like animated seaweed and dragged me into the depths of imagination. Writing sonnets has been embedded into the pattern of my daily life. I have latched wholeheartedly and helplessly on to this preposterous notion that writing a sonnet every day will somehow guide me through the maze that is my mind and reveal a long-fabled "light."
Though not the full reason why I've ceased posting on here, definitely a sizable enough proportion to claim responsibility. I'm not quite sure how I feel about the way literary events in my life have transpired thus far, but the sonnet-writing has proved simultaneously therapeutic as well as dazzlingly confusing.
Perhaps I may post a few on here? (Ah, but this is the part where I suffer from the insecurities of an incompetent writer of sonnets. The dictations of iambic pentameter inspire in me the sudden and uncontrollable urge to tear out the parts of my esophagus that are apparently useless, because it feels as if I am literally choking over my own words. Needless to say, that particular rule is not often followed.)
So I guess the final conclusion would be that I am still in a state of weary confusion and hopeful foolishness, but then again, when have I ever not been? Nightly, I am hunched over this book, with the absence of day shrouding me in near shadow, bleeding out of my pen.
Dreams Against Humanity
she dreams of the purpose of man while lying next to a different one in bed and she sees visions in the form of dreams in her head and it is of yet another and it is not for her to decide because we all know passions come and go as they please and she never could gain control over the never-ceasing flow and this time, she thinks, maybe he was right in not trusting her outright
Orhan Pamuk
Hand print
On this night I gaze at faraway stars by myself because I'm searching for a light that I lost somewhere in the daze and I can't help but see the fair features of your face in the sky and I have to wonder why it appears so clear and the thought of the pain we bring each other strains my chest and I feel the familiar burning sear of hurt and I know I can't complain because I know you felt a similar pain but how can we heal each other when one of us can't even restrain the other? I feel trapped in a cage, like a patient strapped-in after giving in to a long-silenced rage; I slapped him and hit the wall, he laid down and curled himself into a ball and as more of our faults unfurled I crawled away from him as best as I could, without walking away like I used to. We were no longer humans talking, having a real conversation with words - we were just stuck in a state of permanent seething contemplation of hate and the meaning of love, one we could never voice because I fell victim to fear so severely that I never really gave him the choice; he was never good with words and I never gave him the chance. We exchanged feelings with a single glance but somewhere along this path, a vital interaction vanished and became forever lost in translation and left the both of us in indelible isolation. How could we have ever believed this to be infallible? I thought to feel relieved but I never really achieve that which I set out to seek - How come?
Nobody knows it but I'm a walking disease, my doctor tells me to own it but even she has to have known that people like me are more than just "ill at ease," I've blown it pretty decisively this time around I don't know how else to put it concisely but this time I've hit the ground and I look around and none of it is mine; none of it feels like a life I own, doesn't feel like it belongs to me because I can no longer dance to the sound of my own heartbeat, my own rhyme; instead, I'm forced to believe that my body failed to be stronger, fell to defeat and left me close to dead with just enough breath to show me that there is no relief - I never meant to call this bluff, to test how close I wanted to get to death and become morose when inevitably I lost the bet; regrettably I am left entirely bereft of even the slimmest of hopes, although I steadily fight this previously concluded battle, the dimmest glimmer of light leaves me and I plead with the doctor, wade through the convoluted explanation and weed out the bullshit, seek a piece of hope to grasp on to, lest I go to the roof to find peace in the air, rasp out my pain and take one last leap of faith - of all the ways, I never knew I'd give in to this ache.


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Cops are on the hunt for a Walmart worker who is trying to peddle breast feeding pics of teen mom Jamie Lynn Spears.
According to TMZ, Jamie Lynn's baby daddy Casey Aldridge brought his digital camera to his local Louisiana Walmart to develop photos of his new family. Among the pics is a shot of Jamie Lynn breast feeding daughter Maddie. A worker at the store (surprise surprise!) saw an opportunity to cash in on the unsuspecting new dad, stole copies of the photos and is now trying to sell them. Where it gets interesting is cops say that because the teen mom is only 17, selling or buying a photo where her underage breast is shown could be considered kiddie porn.
So what's more problematic here? That this young couple who is attempting to lead a private life is being stalked? Or that breast feeding is considered pornographic?
I think the employee should face charges for stealing the pictures in the first place. It is a gross violation of this families personal lives. It is sad that people cannot even get pictures developed without having their lives invaded.
First off that's SICK!! Secondly I think that it's awesome that she's breastfeeding I am only two years older than her and I breastfeed my daughter who is now 5 months. I plan on bf until she's a year. Most people my age and younger choose bottle feeding because it's easier and anyone can feed the baby. I am glad to know there are other young moms who chose to breastfeed. As for that worker, I hope they get caught and get in a lot of trouble!!
1. Breastfeeding isn't pornographic BUT we have a lot of sick people in this world with their crazy fetishes…
and 2. Celebrities need to stop being so naive. It's a DIGITAL camera. Make prints at home. You CAN afford it.
Wow, what a crazy story. Some people will do anything for money. Hopefully they find the person soon!
The TMZ story is false and based on a misunderstanding of federal laws!
Breast exposure, without more, is NOT ILLEGAL according to American federal child porn law. It doesn't matter what the purpose or intent of the picture is. If there is no lascivious exhibition of the pubic region, and no sexual act, it is legal. Breast feeding is not a sexual act.
If you have a problem with breast feeding why don't you try to arrest sellers of Penelope Cruz's well-known film "Jamon Jamon" which shows her having her breasts sucked by a man? It was filmed in Spain before she was 18. The federal government will tell you that film is legal too. That's why it's available for sale from so many American DVD stores.
Rather than repeating false news, you should be congratulating Jamie Lynn for giving her child natural breast-feeding.
Jamie Lynn is BREASTFEEDING!??!?!
I wish her the best success on that!!!!
So where is this controversial picture? You would have thought it would have been on the internet by now.
god damn this is so good ! Ill come back and check it out. i hope you guys add more content related to this. Later fellas.


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Maja Bality. Generous Pig. Ceramic. 2007
The animal exhibition features the work of twenty seven artists whose work utilizes
themes and imagery surrounding animals and nature.
The exhibition showcases works in a variety of media by Maja Bality, Ann Chenoweth,
Bobbi Corker, Shawn Creeden, David Freed,
Janet Gilmore-Bryan, Kathryn Henry-Choisser, Mary Holland,
Kate Horne, Dawn Latane, Kathryn Leonard,
Matt Lively,
Ryan McLennan, Karen Morgan, Eric
Norbom, Chris Norris, Rosemarie Padovano,
Chris Palmer, Sally Russell, Virginia Samsel, Diego Sanchez, Pam Shelor,
Gordon Stettinius, Georgianne Stinnett, Barbara Tisserat,
Kathleen Westkaemper, and Aggie Zed.
"The Animal Exhibition" will take place March 2 - April 17, 2008. An opening reception
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with the Bach Festival: Richmond Symphony Orchestra performance beginning at 3 pm
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Rahm Emanuel calls for nation wide ban on assault-weapons
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During a ceremony Monday morning at the Chicago Police Department graduation, Rahm Emanuel called for nation wide ban on assault-weapons.
"It's time that we as a city have an assault weapons ban. It's time that we as a state have an assault weapons ban. It's time that we as a country have an assault weapons ban,"
Seems to me Rahm Emanuel needs to get his facts straight. Assault weapons have been banned and regulated since 1934.
Lets not get semi-auto firearms and full auto / selective fire firearms mixed up.
For a weapon to be deemed an "assault rifle", it has to be capable of either selective fire in burst, or full auto. Those weapons have been banned and regulated with the National Firearms Act of 1934.
So Rahm Emanuel would have us ban something that is already banned? How is that supposed to work out?
Since Illinois has some of the highest crime rates in the nation, Rahm Emanuel discussion on gun control is null and void.
Fix the problems in your own home, then worry about your neighbors. In fact, dont bother worrying about your neighbors, we will take care of our own.Rahm Emanuel calls for nation wide ban on assault-weapons,
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TWO RIVERS, WI (WHBL) - Glacial Lakes Conservancy celebrated with over 30 members and friends on June 28 at their newest nature preserve, the Charles and Winifred Spring West Twin River Preserve in Two Rivers.
The Charles and Winifred Spring West Twin River Preserve brings the number of ecologically important parcels under the GLC umbrella to twenty. All are contained within a five county area. Combined, they represent more than one thousand managed acres in conjunction with GLC which is headquartered in Sheboygan, WI.
Mary Piehl, the Executive Director of Glacial Lake Conservancy, describes the new site of sixty-one acres as a grassland restoration project with an upland hemlock forest and glacial sand hill remnant-all part of the West Twin River marsh system. Two open water habitat improvements have already taken place at the site.
"Our vision is to be part of the effort to improve the long-term health of the entire marsh and river corridor there by working collaboratively with partners such as landowners, the Woodland Dunes organization, other conservation groups, the Wisconsin DNR plus stewardship-minded individuals interested in seeing projects like this progress" Piehl said. "This preserve is available for passive recreation and allows wildlife another area to call home."
Jim Knicklebine, executive director of Woodland Dunes Nature Center, spotted a nesting pair of Northern Harriers, otherwise known as marsh hawks, just before the event. Two such pairs have been spotted within the Woodland Dunes. "We don't have to preserve huge tracts of land like Yellowstone to make a difference," Knicklebine said after spotting the harriers.


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For a list of many free texture sites see http://arnokohl.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/texuren-1/ and http://arnokohl.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/texturen-2/. The links are commented (though in German only)
We have a large number of free textures for free download and commercial as well as personal use in the Vintyri (TM) Cartographic Collection on our website. The material all is released under the Open Game License 1.0a.
Today on the Official Google SketchUp blog they featured A Treasure Trove of Textures with a link to an article on John Pacyga's SketchUp For Landscapes blog featuring links to a ton of sites with seamless textures that can be used with SketchUp, Photoshop, GIMP, CC3 and more.
Bricks, Buildings, concrete, effects, fabric, wood, nature, rock, water and wood
Not sure what the licensing requirements are:
Rendertextures' license is quite generous. It can be found at this link: Terms of use « BEST FREE RENDER TEXTURES
In short, they only thing you really can't do is resell the textures themselves. Selling work created with them is permitted. You can even directly post the textures to other websites as long as there is a link back to rendertextures.com and they are attributed as the author.
Thanks for all the great info. It truly helps when people share what they've already found on the net.
This flikr pool has some of the best grunge textures (many are oil painting closeups) I have seen in many a month: Highly recommended especially for making a 'uniter' colour or for ageing paper / parchment.
Free Textures - a set on Flickr
Neat find, ravells. Makes me want to get my paints out.
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"My position as regards the monied interests can be put in a few words. In every civilized society property rights must be carefully safeguarded; ordinarily and in the great majority of cases, human rights and property rights are fundamentally and in the long run, identical; but when it clearly appears that there is a real conflict between them, human rights must have the upper hand; for property belongs to man and not man to property."
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Please tell me..
How long it took you to stretch your ears! cause i've gone from 1.2 to 7mm in less than a week, and everyone is telling me to slow it down, but it doesnt hurt or anything, and i have kinda fat stretchy lobes anyways :/ maybe im just hard core :p
You need to slow down and you're not "hardcore"
It took me 10 months to get to 4g (5mm)
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No more than two mm a fortnight, really. 10 months for 5mm is a bit insane, but it took me a year to get to 20mm, though...
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It took me ten months to get to half inch. I think I went to fast.);
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> 2.1.13 will build w/o patches (just edit Makefile to set
> default ARCH to alpha, or do make ARCH=alpah on command line).
> Ditto for 2.0.26.
This isn't my experience. I also have just downloaded 2.1.13, set the
ARCH to alpha, and the compile failed (missing various headers,
timespecbits.h, etc.). I'm using a newly upgraded RedHat 4.0, and I
was under the impression that that included all necessary
libs/headers/etc. to do this compile. I tried compiling the 2.0.20
kernel w/ axp-diffs, and it compiled ok, but broke when trying to boot
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Issues in Therapy 2009 with Greg Lester, Ph.D.
Trevecca Nazarene University's Department of Graduate Psychology recently presented Issues in Therapy featuring master therapist Greg Lester, a psychologist who specializes in personality disorders.
The Issues in Therapy annual event is a day training for professional counselors. This year's event was held on Friday, October 9, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM, on Trevecca's campus at the
Lester, known for teaching more human services professionals how to handle, manage, diagnose and treat disordered behavior in clients, colleagues, staff and personal life than anyone else in history, brought his practical, down-to-earth concepts and methods to Trevecca.
He spoke on
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- How to avoid getting caught in the "dead-end traps" that disordered behavior sets for us
- How to shift your own behavior to effectively handle disordered people
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So I got prescribed tretinoin cream .0375% and to wash my face with PanOxyl 10% morning and night, applying the cream at night. I've been doing this for 2 months and my skin has been peeling so badly ever since I started. It hurts and cracks when I smile, sometimes bleeding depending on how bad it is that day. I went in for a follow up appointment with my derm and told her about this issue and asked if there was another moisturizer I could use that would give my skin more moisture (currently using either cetaphil cream or cerave cream) and she said no and to stop using the cream for a day and then start up again. I did this and it did not improve at all. I was thinking that maybe washing with the PanOxyl in addition to the tretinoin cream is just too much for my skin because I'm really sensitive and maybe I should just use a gentle cleanser but my dermatologist also told me not to do this. Also, before I started using these treatments I had cystic acne as well as just red inflammed pimples, never white heads or black heads. Ever since I started using the tretinoin cream I've had tons and tons of white heads, I'm assuming this is from the "purging" phase but I was wondering when the initial breakouts stop because they are still continuing.
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takes 1-2 for purging to stop on third month results someone maybe just 1 month different for everytime
Posted 16 January 2014 - 09:27 PM
I personally would ditch the panoxyl, or if possible move down to panoxy 2% not 10%....try to find a milder BP wash
yes there is a purging period for sure, but drying is another matter all together- use a moisturizer, like cerave 15 to 20 min after the retin a
but the bigger issue is the wash, you really need to go milder
Posted 16 January 2014 - 09:43 PM
Try using purpose face wash instead . Panoxyl face wash by itself can be very drying. Stay away from salicylic an BP products . Ur going to end up burning ur face .
I also think that the aveeno moisturizing face lotion is more healing for dry skin. I have tried the ones ur using and didn't like them 2 much. Aveeno hydrates me better and it does not break me out . U should try it out
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Atomic Kitten is set to launch their own range of perfumes.
The trio are launching three fragrances, along with some new music, following their reconciliation on TV show The Big Reunion, The Sun reported.
Natasha Hamilton said: " We are going to be releasing our own Atomic Kitten fragrance. It's going to be three different smells to represent the three of us."
"Fans will get the three in one packet. We went to the company's offices and created our fragrances," she continued.
She also said the band - Natasha, Liz McClarnon and Kerry Katona - had plans in the pipeline for a single and album.
Natasha said Atomic Kitten's dramas weren't as "deep-rooted" as some of the other bands in the show.
"I only had to watch the episode with B*Witched and I was literally holding my breath," she said.
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Van Zandt.
In 1977 Andy Warhol was commissioned to shoot a series of portraits of sports stars, including the New York Cosmos' Pele.
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"I spoke about the first time I went to Wrigley Field in Chicago, and I was a big Cubs fan, and I watched all the games on TV, but when I grew up, TV was in black and white. So when I was 7 years old, I was taken to my first Cubs games, and my brother Brian said, "Wait, Billy," and he put his hands over my eyes, and he walked me up the stairs. And then he took his hands away. [He begins to get choked up.] And there was Wrigley Field, in green. There was this beautiful grass and this beautiful ivy. I'd only seen it in black and white. It was like I was a blind man made to see. It was something." —Bill Murray in the New York Times
The beginning was absolutely the worst because to the hard-line owners of that day unionism was treason, there's no other way to describe it. … For very wealthy people who owned franchises, baseball was a respite of the tensions and problems elsewhere; here you could control everything: no unions, a reserve clause that made the players prisoners, no grievance procedure, no salary arbitration, no nothing.
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SI photographer Neil Leifer captures the action at the 1962 Indianapolis 500. The race, which was the last to feature all U.S.-born participants, was won by Rodger Ward with an average speed of 150.37 mph. (Neil Leifer/SI)
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George Best and Los Angeles Aztecs Co-Owner, Elton John.
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Is pro soccer coming to Indianapolis? If Peter Wilt has anything to say about it, they'll have a team come 2014.
A local ownership group is researching the feasibility of launching a professional soccer team to play in the North American Soccer League, beginning with the 2014 season. Your help is needed to pick a team name reflecting the history, culture and people of Indiana.
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The timing couldnÆt be more perfect for Roger Clemens.
HeÆs been acquitted, heÆs pitching again, and the rumors are already flying that he may come back to the big leagues after his court battle to determine whether or not he used steroids.
My advice: Do it. Come on back to the big leagues and go out on a positive note. DonÆt let that trial and the suspicion of steroids be the last thing everyone remembers about you. Come back and have two good years and go out strong with respect, admiration and satisfaction.
There is the one thing that puts Clemens between a rock and a hard place, the Hall of Fame.
HeÆs been out of the game for five years which means heÆs on next yearÆs ballot, but a return in 2012 would restart that clock and Clemens would have to wait another five years from when he concludes a comeback.
If you ask me, itÆs worth it.
ItÆs one thing to be acquitted and be free, but to come back and prove to everyone that all of those numbers you produced, all of that success you had, all of those rings you won was under your own natural ability, thatÆs something no one should pass up.
Roger Clemens is a Hall of Famer either way, but he would be a more admirable and appreciated Hall of Famer if he came back and redeemed himself. WhatÆs another five years? He spent that time proving himself in court, now he should take the time to do it again on mound.
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Outstanding? No. A good, solid recipe? Yes. The duck had a nice flavor from the 5-spice seasoning, and some folks liked the addition of the orange sauce from the packet accompanying the duck. Our two boys (10 and 6), who love duck, did not love the 5-spice seasoning. We had the duck for a Hanukkah dinner, with sweet potato latkes seasoned with ginger and scallions. I would make it again, although I would probably look for another recipe for my kids' taste.
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 178
- Calories from fat: 48%
- Fat: 9.5g
- Saturated fat: 3.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g
- Protein: 20.1g
- Carbohydrate: 2g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Cholesterol: 76mg
- Iron: 3.3mg
- Sodium: 642mg
- Calcium: 45mg
- 1 (4-pound) cleaned domestic duckling (fresh or frozen and thawed)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons five-spice powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups rock salt
- Fresh herbs such as thyme and parsley (optional)
- Preheat oven to 500°.
- Remove giblets and neck from duckling; reserve for another use. Rinse duck under cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, and gently pushing your hand between the skin and meat.
- Combine five-spice powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Sprinkle spice mixture under loosened skin; rub into the body cavity. Tie ends of legs together with cord. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under duckling.
- Spread rock salt in bottom of a shallow roasting pan. Place the duckling, breast side up, on rock salt. Pierce skin several times with a meat fork. Insert a meat thermometer in- to meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Bake at 500° for 45 minutes or until the thermometer reaches 180°. Cover duckling loosely with foil; let stand 10 minutes. Discard skin before serving. Garnish with fresh herbs, if desired.
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Album Review: Black Moth Super Rainbow — "Eating Us"
RIYL: The Flaming Lips, Tobacco, Air
Track Picks: Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise, Twin Of Myself, Fields Are Breathing, Smile The Day After Today
Links: Website // Myspace (full album streaming)
On "Eating Us," Black Moth Super Rainbow have taken a step out of the Pennsylvanian woods and into the modern recording studio (under the guidance of Dave Fridmann, who has worked with The Flaming Lips, Sleater-Kinney and MGMT, among others). Normally, a band's mode and location of recording isn't immediately noticeable when listening to a record, but BMSR seem to make a point of reflecting their surroundings in their music. After all, this is the band that printed the following on an insert for "Dandelion Gum" (their previous record): "Deep in the woods of western Pennsylvania vocoders hum amongst the flowers and synths bubble under the leaf-strewn ground while flutes whistle in the wind and beats bounce to the soft drizzle of a warm acid rain." Goofy, yeah, but listen to that record a couple of times and you'll see where they're coming from – "Sun Lips" sounds like it'd be right at home amongst the flora and fauna.
Now, two years later, BMSR haven't altered their approach to making psych-pop so much as tweaked it to accommodate the change in environment. Gone are the sloppy, fuzzed out bass synths and analog warmth of previous records – which, given the recording circumstances, would feel slightly disingenuous anyway. Instead, we get great songs like "Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise" and "Twin Of Myself," which rely more on silky synth melodies and clean(er) vocoder vocals. The strongest moments on "Eating Us" are those that take full advantage of the high fidelity – "Smile The Day After Today," for example, is rooted in a gorgeous acoustic melody, which probably wouldn't have worked as well in their older, fuzzier records.
Yet, I can't help but feel that Tobacco (the quasi-leader of BMSR and the guy behind the vocoder) was right in avoiding the studio for so long. I miss those fuzzy analog beats and the warmth that accompanies them. Sure, they've moved forward and shown that they can adapt to the studio, all while keeping their trademark weirdness intact – but, in my opinion, what set them apart in the first place was their willingness to experiment with lo-fi, unproduced, raw sound. BMSR have made a solid, very listenable record – but they've done it best when they've been at their grittiest.
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American Express announced new rewards partners this week. In a press release, the company revealed a number of new ways its cardholders can use their rewards points for city-specific deals.
The company now partners with Seamless, an online food delivery service that partners with more than 9,000 restaurants in about 40 cities. Members can order from their favorite local eatery for delivery or takeout and pay using electronic certificates redeemed with their American Express rewards points. Every 1,000 points is worth a $10 e-certificate.
Another new AmEx rewards partner is Groupon. Members can pay for deals in preferred cities using gift cards and electronic gift cards purchased using rewards points. The same is true for new partner vente-privee USA, an online retailer of European and American designer fashions at up to 70 percent off retail.
Computer maker Dell is now allowing points to be redeemed for electronics and accessories. The company had previously only allowed the redemption toward gift cards.
American Express cardholders can earn up to one point for every dollar spent on standard eligible purchases. Extra points can be earned when using the card to shop through American Express' online shopping portal, and via setting up automatic monthly bill payment through the cardholder's American Express card. Rewards points do not expire and there is no limit to the amount of points that can be earned. Members can redeem them through any of AmEx's partners in such categories as travel, entertainment, dining and shopping.


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Student Free Speech RightsMore than any other area, the ACLJ receives numerous inquiries about students' free speech rights. The fact is, however, from the moment they step onto the public school campus to the moment they graduate, public school students enjoy substantial rights to free speech, free press, assembly and religion.
Below is a short legal analysis prepared by ACLJ attorneys on this topic. A more in-depth legal analysis is available here.
All students have a right to free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has held that students and teachers do not "shed their constitutional rights . . . at the schoolhouse gate." Tinker v. Des Moines Indept. Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503, 506 (1969). In Tinker, the Supreme Court criticized school officials for panicking in the face of a peaceful expression of protest—students wearing black armbands to express disapproval of America's involvement in South Vietnam—and suspending students from school. Id. A student's speech may only be restricted if such speech will "materially or substantially disrupt school discipline." Id. at 509 (quoting Burnside v. Byars, 363 F.2d 744, 749 (5th Cir. 1966)). Thus, students have the right to discuss religious beliefs, and even share religious materials, with their peers between classes, at break, at lunch, and before and after school.
The Supreme Court has also clearly established the right of students to organize and participate in Bible clubs. Bd. of Educ. of Westside Cmty. Schs. v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990). The Mergens Court upheld the constitutionality of the Equal Access Act which allows Bible clubs or prayer groups to meet on public school campuses. Id. The Court interpreted the Equal Access Act which Congress passed in 1984 to insure that high school students were not discriminated against in public schools because of their religious beliefs. As Justice O'Connor held speaking for the Court in Mergens, "[I]f a State refused to let religious groups use facilities open to others, then it would demonstrate not neutrality but hostility toward religion." Id. at 248. If a public school has clubs that are allowed to meet on campus that are not a part of a class that is being taught, or are not directly related to a school class, then the school must allow a Bible club the same privilege. In other words, the school must treat the Bible club or prayer group as equals to the other student clubs and groups on campus.
The Establishment Clause requires government neutrality toward religion. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the First Amendment requires public school officials to be neutral in their treatment of religion, showing neither favoritism toward nor hostility against religious expression such as prayer. Good News Club v. Milford Cent. Sch., 533 U.S. 98 (2001). Accordingly, the First Amendment forbids religious activity that is sponsored by the government but protects religious activity that is initiated by private individuals, and the line between government-sponsored and privately initiated religious expression is vital to properly understanding the First Amendment's scope.
Following this current interpretation of the First Amendment, teachers and other public school officials may not lead their classes in prayer, devotional readings from the Bible, or other religious activities. Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962) (invalidating state laws directing the use of prayer in public schools); Sch. Dist. of Abington Twp. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963) (invalidating state laws and policies requiring public schools to begin the school day with Bible readings and prayer); Bd. of Educ. of Westside Cmty. Schs. v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990) (plurality opinion) (explaining that "a school may not itself lead or direct a religious club"). Nor may school officials attempt to persuade or compel students to participate in prayer or other religious activities. Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577, 589 (1992); Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 U.S. 38 (1985). Such conduct is "attributable to the State" and thus violates the Establishment Clause. Lee, at 587.
However, teachers may take part in religious activities where the overall context makes clear that they are not participating in their official capacities. Before school or during lunch, for example, teachers may meet with other teachers for prayer or Bible study to the same extent that they may engage in other conversation or nonreligious activities. Similarly, teachers may participate in their personal capacities in privately sponsored baccalaureate ceremonies.
Although the Constitution forbids public school officials from directing or favoring prayer, the Supreme Court has made clear that "private religious speech, far from being a First Amendment orphan, is as fully protected under the Free Speech Clause as secular private expression." Capitol Square Review & Advisory Bd. v. Pinette, 515 U.S. 753, 760 (1995). Moreover, not all religious speech that takes place in the public schools or at school-sponsored events equals governmental speech. Santa Fe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290, 302 (2000) (explaining that "not every message" that is "authorized by a government policy and take[s] place on government property at government-sponsored school-related events" is "the government's own"). Further, the Santa Fe court stated that "nothing in the Constitution . . . prohibits any public school student from voluntarily praying at any time before, during, or after the school day." Id. at 313.
Local school authorities possess substantial discretion to impose rules of order and academic restrictions on student activities. In Bethel Sch. Dist. v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675, 683-86 (1986), the Supreme Court held that the school district acted entirely within its permissible authority in imposing sanctions upon a student in response to his offensively lewd and indecent speech.
However, authorities may not structure or administer such rules to discriminate against students' prayer or religious speech. For instance, where schools permit students' expression on the basis of genuinely neutral criteria and students retain primary control over the content of their expression, student religious speech, including prayer, is not attributable to the state and therefore may not be restricted because of its religious content. Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of Univ. of Va., 515 U.S. 819 (1995); Good News Club v. Milford Cent. Sch., 533 U.S. 98 (2001); Lamb's Chapel v. Ctr. Moriches Union Free Sch. Dist., 508 U.S. 384 (1993); Widmar v. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263 (1981); Santa Fe, 530 U.S. at 304.
In addition, in circumstances in which students are entitled to pray, public schools may not restrict or censor their prayers on the ground that others may deem the prayers "too religious." The Establishment Clause prohibits state officials from making judgments about what constitutes an appropriate prayer, and from favoring or disfavoring certain types of prayers over others. The Supreme Court has explained that "one of the greatest dangers to the freedom of the individual to worship in his own way lay in the Government's placing its official stamp of approval upon one particular kind of prayer or one particular form of religious services. . . ." Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421, 429-30 (1962). Furthermore, "neither the power nor the prestige" of state officials may "be used to control, support or influence the kinds of prayer the American people can say," and that the state is "without power to prescribe by law any particular form of prayer." Id. In sum, school officials must respect students' Constitutional and statutory rights to express their private religious views.
- Can a college student be penalized for referring to God in a research paper about government and religion?
- Can my son be told that he cannot bring a Christian CD to school to listen to during free time?
- Can public school students bring a Christian book, or even the Bible, to read during "free reading" time?
- Can you use the Bible in a public school for a reading assignment or as a bibliography for a research project?
- Is a wheelchair-bound medical student working in a public hospital legally required to remove religious stickers from her wheelchair?
- Is it legal for a high school student to offer thanks to God in a drama class assignment for giving her the ability to act?
- Is it legal for a student to be suspended from school for mentioning the name of Jesus Christ?
- Is it okay for a child in grade school to write "God Bless America" on a postcard that is being sent to the victims' families in New York?
- My grandson's third grade teacher told the kids they could bring in videos to watch with the class. He took in a VeggieTales video, and she wouldn't let them watch it, because she said it was too religious. Was she correct?
There have been many books written and published by major publishing houses - not necessarily Christian publishing houses -- about history that talk about the faith of the founding fathers and the impact they had on the development of law in Western civilization. So, how do you do a paper about the founding of America - which, by the way, the big "G" is mentioned in the Founding Fathers' writings themselves of course. I guess you couldn't cite the Declaration of Independence, "with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence," "endowed by our Creator" - I guess all of those would be off-limits. In a college setting the free speech rights are even greater than in a high school setting, because you don't have the countervailing Establishment Clause issues. In other words, there's no concern about church/state separation in the college context, especially in an open reading assignment or writing assignment. God should not be off-limits in your paper.
There are Department of Education guidelines dealing with religious expression in public schools, and since your sonís teacher allowed students to bring a CD of their choice to listen to during free time, your son should have been allowed to bring the christian CD. The bottom line here is that your son should be allowed to listen to the CD of his choice.
If students are allowed to bring in reading material to read during free time, he can bring a Bible story or a Christian book without the fear of the teacher having to censor it. The teacher is not under an affirmative obligation to remove the reading material of a student who decides to bring in a Christian book for reading time. It's perfectly appropriate to bring in a Bible or other Christian book if students are allowed to select one of their choosing. There are very specific Department of Education guidelines on this that say the student has the right to have and use this material. Both these guidelines and federal case law provide that during study hall or free time, or during lunchtime, your child can freely read the Bible if he chooses. Students can also have after-school Bible study groups. Some of those groups meet during the school lunch period or club breaks during the day. But the bottom line is, the Supreme Court and the lower courts have been consistent in declaring that the Bible cannot be banned or treated as if it's pornography. You need to contact the school administration and make sure they are aware of your son's situation and that they and the teacher have read the Department of Education guidelines. I think that will be a big help for you and solve a lot of this problem.
No doubt about it, you can. There are even Department of Education guidelines on that point, which specifically state that the Bible is an appropriate text for use in an academic setting. And the Supreme Court itself has said that the Bible can be used as a text for the study of history, literature, art, science, etc. Again, that's the Supreme Court of the United States. So, the Bible should not be treated as a banned book. It is perfectly allowed in the context of an otherwise secular academic pursuit.
This is not a situation that would normally be covered by a hospital policy, but First Amendment rights certainly should not stop with someone with a disability who's in a wheelchair. If the wheelchair is crucial to this student's presence in the workplace, First Amendment rights should apply here. She should not be required to surrender her convictions at the entrance-way into the hospital. There are broad First Amendment rights allowed in the workplace that would include wearing a religious cross or Star of David, or carrying a Bible. Unless the hospital has a policy forbidding any employee from carrying personal statements - political, religious or otherwise - they cannot force this student to remove stickers from her wheelchair. And, hospital policy forbidding any employee from personal expression might be suspect under the Constitution.
A teacher can't use a reference to God or the girl's faith as the point of demarcation. There are Department of Education guidelines that are very clear on this, and have specific references to what the law says when you've got an assignment like this. The guidelines say that you are in fact allowed to use your own personal faith statements as part of these kinds of homework assignments. You know, you'd think in this day and time that students wouldn't have this kind of difficulty, but this is the kind of thing that is still going on. And when you have teachers getting into the editing business and removing references to God or to a student's faith, that immediately raises a question, and you've got to look at it a little closer. The idea that you'd have this kind of forced censorship, where anything with any religious reference is now disqualified, is just incorrect.
"Jesus" is not an inappropriate word for a student to make reference to in a public school setting. The Supreme Court has consistently said that "[n]either teachers [n]or students shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech... at the schoolhouse gate." Clearly that means that students are allowed to talk about their faith with other students. Now, in the middle of a math class, you can't get up and start preaching; but in a one-on-one conversation, you cannot be suspended for a religious reference. I wish I could tell you that this is the only case on that issue. But we had a case a number of years ago, where on the suspension slip it actually said, "Suspended for possession of Christian material on campus." Some high school students had gospel tracts, and they were suspended for "possession of Christian material." There was a section for drug possession, for possession of tobacco products, and in this particular case they wrote in "possession of Christian material on campus." So, it's unfortunate, but it happens all the time, and it's something we continue to fight.
The phrase "God Bless America" should not be banned; it's perfectly appropriate. It is not a violation of church/state separation. These kinds of patriotic expressions are constitutional, they're allowed by law, and if that's part of the sentiment that this young person wants to send to the folks in New York, we think that's a good thing. You're seeing banners with "God Bless America" displayed all over the country as part of the patriotic expression going on throughout the United States. I think groups like the ACLU, People for the American Way and Americans United for Separation of Church and State are really on the wrong side of this issue. They allege that the idea of patriotism being expressed through statements like "God Bless America" is divisive, and we should just say "United We Stand" or something else that doesn't have a reference to faith or God in it. That's simply not right. The fact of the matter is, many Americans find solace and hope in God, and to deny our expression of that would be a violation also. I think it's a great thing for students to write "God Bless America" on a postcard, especially in communicating with New Yorkers. The folks in New York need our prayers and support.
The law is clear: when students are allowed to bring in these kinds of show-and-tell types of assignments, where the student is allowed to bring in a video of their choosing, religious videos are not supposed to be disqualified from that. There are Department of Education guidelines that deal specifically with this kind of situation, and they shouldn't be banning VeggieTales in the third grade.


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4040 W. Ray Road
Chandler, AZ 85226
Phone: 480-491-4777
Price Range: Under $20
The kitchen focuses on food with a Mediterranean flair. Dishes include sun-dried-tomato-and-pepper soup and bourekas (puff pastries filled with cheese). There also are shawarmas, kebabs and falafel. For dessert, try the malawach, an Israeli pastry sprinkled with cinnamon, drizzled with honey and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Cuisines: Middle Eastern, Mediterranean
Critic Review
You couldn't dream up a more appropriate name for Spices Mediterranean Kitchen.
I have gotten used to garlic and more garlic as the main – and perhaps only – spice in my Mediterranean food at many places around town. But I was delighted to find a range of flavors at this unassuming little strip-mall spot.
I'd tried it a couple of times shortly after it opened in June and thought it was delicious. A recent visit confirmed it's still on track and possibly has gotten even better.
I started with a half-bowl of the sun-dried tomato and red-pepper soup. It's on the menu only as a full bowl for $4.95, but I didn't want to decimate my appetite on one item, so I asked if I could get a cup.
No problem; the man at the counter cheerfully scooped half a portion and charged accordingly. "As it should be!" as my dining partner exclaimed. Why is this such a tough concept for other restaurants to grasp?
Not only that, he insisted on giving me a tasting cup of it first to make sure I liked it. Two words: Oh, wow. This hit the spot on a cloudy, blustery day, with a blended yet slightly chunky mixture of the namesake ingredients and plenty of herbs and spices to give it just a hint of heat on the back of the palate. I was hooked.
We watched the cook work in the open kitchen and anticipated the rest of our lunch. The gyro plate ($8.95) is served with a spongy Greek pita on the side and comes with a salad of diced cucumbers, tomatoes, green onions and red onions; turmeric-laced rice; and tahini, a sesame seed-olive oil paste. The meat was warm, thinly sliced and peppery. The rice – a bright yellow due to the turmeric – looked like it might be heavy or salty, but it was joyously light and mellow. I stuffed some of the crisp, fresh salad and tahini into the pita and was smitten.
The chicken shawarma pita ($6.25) was also a hit, with juicy bite-sized pieces of meat giving off a slightly sweet finish that the chef later confirmed was a combination of spices included cloves and cinnamon.
The falafel plate ($8.25), a vegetarian mainstay, came with five plump falafel about the size of silver dollars and at least an inch thick. The garbanzo bean and parsley innards were much fresher-tasting and more exciting than most falafel I've had.
It came with a Middle Eastern-style pita, which is drier than the Greek kind but here was served soft and warm. It wasn't brittle or chalky as it sometimes can be.
Also on the plate: More salad, tahini and hummus. We both especially liked the hummus, which tasted smoother and nuttier than usual – the chef later told us it's because they add ground sesame seeds to it.
Thanks to incredible resolve, my dining partner and I managed to box up leftovers and save room for sweet malawach ($4.95), an exotic name for a round, flat, pita-like pastry topped with honey, cinnamon and ice cream. It reminded me of sopapillas at Mexican joints. It was heavenly.
Our next trip cemented our opinion that this was one of the best restaurants to open in the area all year. We started with a plate of labni ($5.75), a smooth white cheese that looks and tastes a lot like cream cheese, but with an oh-so-slight yogurt-like sourness at the end. It's topped with za'atar, a Middle Eastern spice mix that includes thyme, sumac, oregano and mint. The combination is fragrant and tickles the taste buds.
We also tried the malawach cheese crisp ($5.25), more of that soft pastry-like pita topped with melted mozzarella and feta crumbles. Simple, yet perfectly executed. I liked the onion-and-garlic-laced blended tomato sauce that came on the side; it reminded me of salsa. The sauce also came with the bourekas, flaky phyllo dough with feta and mozzarella cheese (on this day, they had a special and added spinach) in the center, but we liked them plain. The bourekas could have used a touch more spinach, because we had a difficult time tasting it, but they were still wonderful - buttery and not salty or heavy.
The centerpiece to our feast was a lamb shish kebab plate ($11.95) with sides of that cucumber-tomato-onion salad and hummus. To my delight, the lamb was slightly pink in the center; not overcooked into little rocks. The marinade was mouth-watering, and the meat had a gentle smokiness from charring on the grill.
Atmosphere is fast-casual, where you order at the counter and get your own drinks, flatware and napkins, but it's a nice fast-casual. This place does everything right: the food is fantastic, the employees are happy and efficient, and the space is clean, tidy and bright.
So why aren't there more people here?
Owner Etgar Wagner, who grew up in Israel, said all the spices used are imported from the Middle East; nothing is "Americanized." That, he added might be why he's having trouble filling the seats - he thinks it might be too unfamiliar for people's palates.
Pshaw, I say. It's probably because the place is new. Once the word's out about Spices, he should have no problem finding an appreciative audience.
– Geri Koeppel, azcentral.com
Jan. 3, 2008
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