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Though price negotiations continue, the Liberty County Board of Commissioners took a step Thursday that brings the East End Community Complex project closer to fruition.
Feb. 9: An elementary school on Airport Road reported the theft of an iPad valued at $900.
An announcement that Frank Cochran Drive will be called Veterans Parkway starting May 1 was among several issues discussed or approved during Thursday's city council meeting.
Liberty County's brightest students and the teachers who contributed most to their academic success were honored Thursday at a luncheon at Bethesda Church.
Trees: They're the unsung heroes of our world. They give us oxygen and provide us shade. Their blossoms turn to fruits and vegetables that give us sustenance, and their springtime blossoms give us a visual treat.
The plaintiff seeking $15,000 in damages from the Liberty County School System voluntarily dismissed the suit Thursday, one day before Judge David L. Cavender was to hear a pre-trial motion to dismiss.
A Hinesville man was killed around 5 a.m. Friday morning in a single-vehicle accident in Long County, according to GSP Trooper William Bowman and Adam Denton.
Hinesville's Fraser Counseling Center has a new partner.
A touring ballet troupe will light up Hinesville next week.
Disorderly conduct charges against a Long County commissioner and a former commissioner were dismissed this week.
The Liberty County Board of Education approved five items, including a construction bid, job descriptions and a redistricting revision, with no discussion during its Tuesday meeting.
Midway Middle School students brought history to life Thursday during the annual multicultural program, "The Road to Freedom: Contributions of Many and Justice for All."
Feb. 5: The housesitter for a residence on Gen. Stewart Way reported the theft of a flat-screen television valued at $700 from the home.
Lillian Simmons, Long County's representative on the Coastal Regional Commission for Aging, recently asked the Long County Commission for help spreading the word about available programs that help the elderly.
Lewis Frasier Middle School launched a 50-day health challenge Feb. 3.
Thursday's council meeting City Manager Billy Edwards said Fort Stewart will observe Halloween on the same day, during the same hours. He said the annual Scarecrow Stroll and Beggars Night downtown is set for Oct. 24.
Liberty County Chamber of Commerce Chairman Daniel Clark unveiled the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax 2015 campaign posters at the Liberty County Board of Commissioners' regular meeting Tuesday evening.
CivilianJobs.com, a site that helps connect America's military members with civilian careers, is holding a job fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, on Fort Stewart. The event is sponsored by the Fort Stewart Soldier for Life: Transition Assistance Program.
A small, enthusiastic group gathered Saturday for the grand opening of the Liberty County Democrats' campaign office in Hinesville.
Fort Morris State Historic Site on Monday held its annual Labor Day celebration, which included Revolutionary War musket and cannon firings, food and informative talks.
McIntosh/Holmestown residents recently approved land-use changes for their community for the 2040 Liberty County Comprehensive Plan. The Liberty Consolidated Planning Commission made the changes after meeting with community members last month.
Members of the Ludowici Police Department on Wednesday took the Ice Bucket Challenge to help raise awareness and money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research.
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will hold a town-hall meeting at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hinesville City Hall. The legislator said he wants to hear from and talk to veterans and military community members about issues important to them.
The city of Hinesville recently was named the winner of the Sister Cities International 2014 Innovation Award - Economic Development for a city with a population less than 100,000. The announcement was made during the SCI's 58th annual conference Aug. 2.


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Ek Sonn Chan
General Director, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority
Focus: Getting the News Out/Managing Expectations, Building a Reform Team and Staff
Interviewer(s): Rohan Mukherjee
Country of Reform: Cambodia
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Date: Wed Oct 28 2009
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At the time of this interview, Ek Sonn Chan was the general director of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority. An electrical engineer by training, he previously served as the director of municipal commerce and as the director of Electricité du Cambodge. In 2006 Chan was given the Ramon Magsaysay Award in recognition of his achievement in reforming the water supply authority.

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day 349
well, today will be a day worth remembering! it began with me feeling like… a badass. or more objectively, pretttty stupid, in retrospect. haha. i went into my philosophy final, sat down next to eugene, and told him, jae maeng, and dong that i studied an hour for this test. and, consequently, i reaped what i sowed :P i honestly failed that exam, by getting approximately half of the questions correct, and i am sure of this judgement because he told us to keep the booklet of questions when we left and gave us the answer key as well. gg! i got some wrong that i should've known and guessed to get some right… but, that didn't make up the fact that i didn't read 3 of the texts that were being asked about…
and, this was the first and hopefully the last time, i'll ever do that. i hate the feeling of being unprepared because i always want to go into tests knowing that at least i've gone over everything and have a fighting chance in doing well… not in this case :/ though, i came to the realization that i just could not finish reading 3 texts in three hours and be able to take two finals back to back without sleep. and being somewhat sick. so i had to let go, which was very difficult for me, though i played it off cooly. i think that's probably because i've drilled the hard work ethic into myself and pride myself in outworking others in terms of studying. that's also why i'm very much introverted and tend to work by myself. for instance, i have a tendency to not trust my lab partners just because i think i can do a better job by myself, and have done so to put my mind at ease… and sadly, i recognize this as being unhealthy when done in excess…
so, i can't really say i regret what happened, although i wish i had taken steps to prevent such an occurrence. after the exam, which only took me an hour :P… actually, i finished in like 20 minutes, took a short nap, filled in the ones i had NO idea randomly, and then passed it in… anyways, i napped in the library to recover a bit, then got lunch at lower with justin. met with eugene to talk over the test… and "bragging" about how bad i did. man, i don't know why i kept doing that… i think i needed to vent because it felt so uncharacteristic of myself to "slack off" like that, although i have many good, but perhaps not sufficient, reason for doing so. and, i DON'T like to justify my slacking off as a result of getting into dental school… because i doubt senioritis has kicked in. it didn't happen during senior year of high school, when i actually had the MOST work out of all my years, and as i write this, i realize that i don't want to repeat that again… i want to do well in my classes to prove to myself that i can. that i can be proud of the time and effort i've put into my studies, and i want to do this despite getting into dental school and being "set". because that's what i'm all about. i know my character and habits will carry me through where my skills and talents have brought me. without character, i will falter as i try to progress.
as soon as we finished lunch, dan, justin and i headed over to our physiology final, and i think it went fine. because i put in the time for studying and i'm happy that i had a fighting chance in answering the problems… though, after feeling exhausted from the first final, i'm not sure how well my mind was functioning :P
after the finals, i basically returned to my place and chilled. definitely needed to do that… i ordered the boston market catering for the shaw party later that night with the help of mark, and then napped until it was time for shawlidays! i dressed up in my ugly sweater =P and walked over with ryan to amber's place. we went through conte, which was exciting because i never knew it was so complicated! and i saw the ice rink too :P then, we ended up on beacon street, and reservoir ave was right in front of us, so it was just a short walk from there…
as people strolled in, and the food finally arrived (i was a bit worried!), we all ate to our heart's content :) and had some unbelievable delicious desserts baked by amber, and then it was time for the yankee swap! amir officiated the number drawing process (with a slight hiccup in a couple numbers, haha), and then we took group photos before the actual process started. for the most part, there was no stealing… we were just too curious to see what other people had! but, it wasn't until the last one, when they realized what i had brought… a pooh bear! =) and… there was some tension, haha and it was stolen… but in the end, it worked out! or sort of… you just had to deal with it :P well, that was a fun night, and i got to bring home the leftovers from boston market =) i'm really glad the dinner worked out because i was nervous in "taking charge" of saying that we had to do boston market, but everyone differing opinions which seemed to get us nowhere, and i was able to foot the bill, and just let other people pay me back. =) tonight was a success!
finally, i went back to my place with the food, and then studied at eagle's nest with steph. ok, i didn't really study too much… i went to oconnell house to visit my son, kevin, and get some free hot chocolate! and then, i kinda just distracted steph from her studying… oops :P when i returned home, i thought i was gonna get some work done, but instead, i watched the ending of groundhog day with my roommates, and then washed dishes… as i cooked some rice, and ate some korean food =P that brought me to like 4AM… and then i had some great conversation with ryan through the night, and i'm so happy that he got a job!
oh right… i forgot to do work! i better not procrastinate these next two days… especially since i have a couple essays to do as well :/ here we go!
CORRECTION: after returning to my exam and checking which questions i got right, i somehow managed to get a 76! wow! i cannot believe it…i guessed on a lot of those questions :P
day 341
what a bummer… i did the reading for my 9AM class, and i overslept! i'm definitely not missing my last class of the semester, so i better sleep well soon :/ psych was boring as usual, and it didn't help that i sat in the last row with young jae. we basically fell asleep until there were iclicker questions and soon after that, we returned to our naps :P
after class, i finally sat down to play some NBA hangtime! i brought it from home this past weekend, but i haven't had time to sit down and play until now… and all i've been hearing is how fun it is. and, oh how it is! i can't believe 3 hours passed by so quickly…
well, after that, i met one of my gajok daughters, claudia, for dinner at lower… and the place was packed! we had a nice chat, though i think she was kinda busy because she came from a group project and she also needed to work on it after… but, i guess we both felt rushed because in the back of my mind, i was thinking about whether i'd be late for acf…and i was. haha. it was not most conducive atmosphere for conversation because it felt hurried and it was really loud and difficult to hear, but we made the best of it!
then, i met up with eugene along the way to upper, and i decided to go to the kairos reunion with him. it was also in macelroy, but i originally planned to go after acf… that was fine because there were some good snacks and i got to meet with my group again! we were the only group that had all its members show up because obviously, we're the best group ever :P anyways, i had to leave early, and i was given some group photos of the retreat =). afterwards, i was hoping to stay and listen to the testimonies at acf, but i wanted to get some work done for tonight.
at our physio group meeting, we worked at lower and were efficient in getting it done… and thankfully it's our last assignment! this one was definitely a pain, but at least its over :)
even though i haven't gotten much work done… and i don't really have much work TO do… i know i should. and so i'm studying with dan and jenny at voute. man, i really hope it doesn't turn into last night, where all i did was watch youtube videos and facebook and tumblr… i could probably sleep early. hmm.
day 340
i set 3 alarms this morning, and it took all 3 to wake me up….i am SO glad i didn't oversleep. waking up on time and getting to class was definitely half the battle. oh, and it was so funny that when i got back to my room at 5:30AM, i was somewhat not surprised that nick was STILL up! seriously? haha, he asked me the same thing though :P and well, he had to pull an all nighter to finish an assignment, so i took a nap while he worked in the common room.
the test itself seemed fine. part of me is not convinced that it was that simple because i'm afraid i just didn't really understand the problem and just put in what i thought was the answer… but at least i didn't feel tired! adrenaline definitely kicked in and pull me through the entire test. well that, and i prayed that entire morning, haha. as in, while i showered - god help me stay awake. god, help me stay focused. i know i'm not in tip top shape physically and mentally, but just get me through this!
and, even after the test, i felt fine until i returned to my room, and crashed on my bed! i mean i napped :P and i couldn't wake up for my physio class…but, i really had to give my body a break. but i did make it to dev bio. after class, justin & i ate lunch at the rat with esther & susan. there was some funny conversation about the iphone 4 =) though it then shifted to me. it was not as funny. :P one month of dating is coming up… you really can't call it an anniversary. wait, let me find the definition:
anniversary - the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event
ah, see? it's a yearly occurrence! i'd be much happier when that date rolls around, hopefully =) then again, another definition says it's just a celebration or commemoration of a certain date…. but, i think if you celebrate something too much, it loses its meaning. though, that doesn't mean we aren't doing anything this saturday, haha. but, imagine if we commemorated 1 month & 1 day as well… haha. wow that'd seriously get annoying. but, then again, while i would easily lose interest if that happened, i'm not sure god would. perhaps this is hypothetical thinking, but i wonder if god constantly rejoices over us in a way that doesn't lose its appeal after the first few dozen times. interesting…
then i re-napped. :P for a bit longer, before meeting up with dan at el pelon. i can't believe this is his first time eating there, and i do feel a bit bad for not getting dinner there with him until now… because we talked about it since the beginning of the semester! we had a good chat about life, school, and such…but then, i had to get ready for the shawlidays party!
i got all dressed up with my ugly sweater, and my roommates loved it :P i hid the sweater under a new overcoat since i needed a jacket for interviews in case things got cold… as it HAS this week! i'm so glad i have it for my columbia interview =) the party was great, though it seems only chrissy seemed to have gotten the memo that it was an ugly sweater party =/ lots of photos were taken, amazing food/snacks, gingerbread house decorating (the guys won!), and of course, SANTA! i really do have to work on organizing and uploading photos… i take SO long. also, i was surprised at how many upperclassmen came, but it was a great turnout especially since there was that pats v jets game… pats DEMOLISHED them =) i also brought my guitar, but ended up not playing which was totally fine with me since i didn't really practice any christmas songs.
lastly, i met up with steph & jeannette at the ERC library, and figured out how to get to the highrock christmas concert! i'm SO glad i'm going, and i hope i won't be late on my way back from new york… plus, i'll be in a suit :P then i walked steph back to her place so i could see how she and her roomies decorated the place. not gonna lie, it's pretty impressive. i'd say the same with the shaw house… i have no idea how people are able to transform a place into christmas cheer :) i'm guessing that's not going to happen for my room… oh well, i'm over it :P
well, now i feel relieved of work… though i do have some to do. there isn't anything urgent, like a test, though i know finals are in just a week! i hope i don't get distracted…but it feels great to have journaled =)
day 321
woke up feeling exhausted! i can't believe i've skipped two 9AMs in a row, and i'm probably gonna do that tomorrow in preparation for my midterm tomorrow (or rather later today…). it's ironic though, i was working on math homework to prepare myself for class, but i overslept it :P
i managed to look through some material for physio and then headed off to meet dan kim ('11) for lunch! he's the gajok uncle =) i think that's probably the first time i've done so…and i really enjoyed the conversation. i really resonated with his outlook on life, because i think instead of focusing so much on just the grades & performance, he understands that there's so many more important things to life. gosh, i wish i had gotten lunch with him earlier at BC!
took the physio exam, and it felt ugly. as in, unexpected because it differed significantly from the first exam, and it threw me off a bit. i did not leave that exam feeling satisfied with how i did because i doubted a lot of the responses i put down. and so, i zoned out in dev and basically just talked to eugene on facebook… except he sat right next to me. lol. i made shark & robot faces. and showed him my pokemon powerpoint. haha….i don't know why i even went to class :P
after class, i got to meet up with kevin, who's a freshmen in my gajok. and it was great getting to know his interests and such, finding out that he's more interested in journalism/comm, and beat production (possible music minor?)! and so far, he enjoys BC, which is very encouraging. =) oh and he can EAT. and yet, he still has LOTS of money on his meal plan…. i don't get it! :P ah yes, one last comment, i've noticed that the two kevin/kavin kangs that i know play starcraft 2…. must be SOME correlation :)
coming back from 2nd lunch, i immediately took a nap. put on some music, which i regret because i realized that while it was peaceful, i probably sleep better with no music on… unless it's just rainymood :P anyways, i slept a good two hours and nick also joined me haha. i mean, in his own bed… but it's interesting. we seem to have similar, yet strange sleeping schedules. i decided to get up earlier and do some work, but even by 5, it was so dark outside! then, it was time to get dinner with binh. it was great talking with him about kairos, for both of us to share our experiences, and for us to talk a little about what we understood God to be. it was a good time, but then i had to go do work!
that sort of worked, except then i got distracted. and then stopped by shinyoung's for brooke fraser tickets!! wow, i didn't expect to have an opportunity to buy them because they sold out so quick, but YES! brooke is AMAZING. and awkward =) and it's this saturday! then my phone died, so i headed back to the library, to pack up my stuff, and charge my phone.
then, it was time for a little gajok surprise ;) jinah & i invited just the freshmen (rachel, arthur, vi & kevin) to lower for "late night," and i must admit, jinah & i did a pretty good job in keeping them clueless. they'd realize something was up, but then we'd divert them with jolly ranchers. :) and so, when they realized that they weren't supposed to be eating late night… we told them that we were going to newton! and jinah had a car, so we piled in. to their surprise, minje was in the trunk! AHAHAHA. they got SO freaked out :P because minje was like, "i've been kidnapped! where are they taking me?" and then the freshmen realized… they weren't going to newton :P. instead, we headed to IHOP! everyone was hungry enough to finish their own late night meal, and it was delicious! and food coma inducing. :P we had some interesting conversation about who we thought was cute in each grade… but to make it more meaningful, we talked about our roses, buds, and thorns (haha the influence of saeyoung & susie :P). it was a great night out, somewhat spontaneous & planned at the same time, and i think everyone enjoyed it =) we also named minje our honorary uncle… because he helped plan it. i think he was originally supposed to surprise the freshmen and blindfold them… but we didn't want to be that cruel :P
and so, getting back to campus, i got distracted by my roommates before finally, STUDYING for my psych midterm! prior to that, i was doing math homework… so i didn't start till 2AM. and now it's 5, and i'm somewhat ready for the test. it should be pretty straightforward, but i can't believe i'm developing these kinds of habits of studying. too much stuff is happening!! i really can't wait for break to reset, i hope…
day 315
stunning realization: i have a girlfriend! well, technically, i guess we agreed on it at 11:55PM the night before… but today felt like i was reminding myself because it didn't seem real… possibly because i was running on 3 hours of sleep. and i really wished i had skipped my classes because they were not worth going to, and i couldn't really pay attention. i am not sleeping at 530 and doing that again… ugh, it felt so weird. anyways, i guess as much as things do feel different, i realized that … life still feels the same. because there's always more work to do, and i guess that's good to know because i want to be grounded in reality. so, this change in relationship status (which i won't do on facebook… haha), is pretty exciting and memorable because both steph & i are giving it a shot at dating. =) up until recently, i've been pretty good at being awkward around girls, or avoiding them, or just being mean…but that's an entirely different entry…yeah. so i guess this will be a new journey for me (and us), and i wonder what this story will be like.
gosh, just telling people about this has been very interesting. lots of encouragement and excitement :P which is a good sign! haha. and, i guess after today, our circle of friends pretty much all know now though i'm not sure who does and who doesn't… and i should probably tell my parents haha. strangely, i've only told my youngest sister. and, my roommates know now too, and this means, only marco doesn't have a girlfriend :P man, i hope he doesn't feel any pressure hahahaha.
anyways, after class i crashed on my bed until i realized i had to get up and start cleaning for my gajok family dinner. then, kaisi & jinah came over to start preparing for the sam gyup sal (no idea if that's even remotely correct) dinner, and jinah and my family had dinner with abe, kaisi & alex's family (why do they have 3 parents?…awkward). this was a huge group effort as dan & abe put in a lot of work cooking all the meat, and the rest of the family came to eat :P there were lots of freshmen & sophomores. there was some gross eating of the fat from grilling… i think dan and josh ate it :/ and then we concluded with mafia! the townspeople won :) overall, it was a pretty good dinner, though i bet we were pretty annoying because we kept saying how we were the best family ever: BFE. or BGE (best gajok ever) lol… kaisi was like, this is the last time we're doing anything with you! i hope she was kidding… haha. actually, i'm just glad most of our family was able to make it, though a couple were still busy :/ but at least this time, rachel came! (i'm not sure what i'd do if she missed out on 3 events… 3 strikes = asian dad punishment? :P)
did some cleaning up although jinah & kaisi did a lot of it prior to leaving, so that was really nice of them. then steph & maryjo dropped by =) we chatted about classes next year and then i had to head off to the library to study :/ it was a long night of studying with justin & dan, but we made some good progress! hopefully, we'll be ready for tomorrow… i feel less and less confident each exam because i spend less time studying. not a very satisfying feeling.
day 305
whoops. i slept for only 4 hours :/ but i still managed to wake up at 6:30, and got suited up :) i decided to stop by dunkin donuts for breakfast, and i thought it'd be pretty grown up of me to get coffee and a sandwich…i wanted "2 sugars, 1 cream." but, then i realized it was too hot, and i burned my tongue when i tasted it. and it didn't even taste that great. possibly because i lost my taste buds from the burn. and when the sandwich got too salty, i couldn't chug the coffee because that'd be ridiculous! so, i went to my go-to drink: apple juice :) and things were much better! i chugged that, finished my sandwich, and threw away my coffee, haha. i proceeded to catch the bus, get on a crowded T at reservoir, and made my way from the boylston stop to the tufts dental school in the freezing cold. good thing i remembered my mom's advice for wearing a jacket!
it was interesting meeting everyone else who were being interviewed… i remembered people from my USC, BU, and UPenn interviews, and so it was good to be able to talk with them. except, i was a bit tired, and for the rest of the morning, i was trying to conceal my yawns… haha. during the info session, i was very relieved to hear that we were the first round of interviewees! and that, 70-80% of those interviewed get accepted :) that's because tufts has the 2nd largest class size of 175 with NYU being 1st…the tour was great, because there was tons of new stuff that just opened like a year ago, and stuff was very shiny! =) and it was busy… good sign too! then, it was time for lunch with the students, and they seemed content with tufts, like it gave me a good impression that they actually enjoyed going to school here, despite the exam blocks, i.e. 3-4 exams in a week :/… the guy i was talking to was not looking forward to having 7 exams close to one another in december… gg. haha.
then i was quickly pulled out for my interview, but it was pretty relaxing to converse with the endodontist and a 4th year. they were pretty chill, and i cleared up the situation about my write up last year =/, and then i just talked about why i wanted to be a dentist =). after a short interview, like 20 minutes, i headed back to the conference room and talked to more 4th years about why they chose tufts and stuff. we concluded with an EXTREMELY long talk about the tufts curriculum… and it didn't help that i was tired. it HAD to be close to 2 hours, and we went through a good deal of this 200 page (literally) booklet about tufts. i mean i guess i could understand why they wanted to convince us about why tufts is better than the rest of the schools in many aspects, since they started their interviewing process much later than other schools, but i just got bored… because it honestly wasn't that interesting. i mean, if i had questions about it, i'm glad i'd have the resources to find it… but there's gotta be a better way to present that stuff than just bombarding the students with constant info for 2 hours.
got back to campus around 4, and i HAD to take a nap. it felt SO good after waking up, and then, nick, marco, ryan, and i headed off to BC Splash! we got our t-shirts, and sean g and i actually started talking about our pokemon class… haha. i'm surprised we even have 5 kids, but it's gonna be epic! i'm not sure if it's gonna be funner for us or for the students… then, i suited up again for the father leahy shaw seminar, and it was a great turnout! while he spoke about the same stuff that he did in my freshman year, it was a great reminder and i realized that now, i could say i've accomplished or experienced certain aspects of leadership that i couldn't say so as a freshman. so, that was encouraging! :)
after shaw, i headed back to change again, and then i finally got dinner… haha. totally slipped my mind! i met steph at el pelon before she headed back to her place, and then i returned to my room just in time to see the last few innings of the world series with my roommates! ryan is a giants fan, so he was very ecstatic :P a great moment to share with my roommates =)
and finally, i'm at the library… studying for my philosophy midterm tomorrow.. but i don't feel too stressed… gosh, i hope i'm not in a lull or anything… haha.
day 287
wow it's already 430am… and i'm not tired. CRUD.
the day began well off… though i didn't want to budge from my bed till 845… and then i still took a shower and made it to class only a couple minutes late. oh boy…
the exam in psych went fine, and i'm glad i didn't overstudy, though i guess i could've benefited from more than just skimming all the material…
after class, i played guitar to unstress from taking two exams this week, and then i took a well-needed 2 hour nap…gosh that felt SO good. but that's exactly why i can't fall asleep now… it's horrible because i knew that napping more than one hour would affect my sleep schedule. i awoke and found jv and marco in the common room…and i was wondering whether i should cook with them because i had wanted to get dinner with london…but she never got back to me :/ oh well, it was a good thing i didn't wait on her call, since it took about an hour to prepare everything, and in the meantime, i also cleaned the kitchen. i decided to prepare steak & green peppers, spinach, and spicy beef. well, the beef was already cooked because it came from lao sichuan, so i just had to heat that up. but, i spent a good deal of time cutting the steak and peppers, marinating the meat, and washing/sorting the spinach. gosh, vegetables expire so quickly! but, i managed to cook it all pretty quickly, and i was impressed with the taste of the steak & peppers. actually, what took me aback was the fact that my roommates loved it too, even marco! shoooooot! =)
it was a very nice dinner, as ryan decided to join us too, so we had justin, marco, ryan and me. and they let me pray for the meal before we ate. :P i cherish times like this because it's simple stuff that makes a boring day something so much more! after dinner, i cleaned up and got to rack up two "cleaning" points… haha, so far this has been the only system that has motivated the room in cleaning and taking out the garbage… we'll see if this works long-term.
i went to the csa/vsa mooncake festival, and it was a great turnout! i went though to see my sister because she just found out last night that she got into csa freshman reps! soooo, i wanted to see how she meshed with csa, and i think she likes it :)! i didn't really know what to do… didn't actually eat a mooncake, or color lanterns, but it was fun talking to people. there was actually lots of people i didn't know…where did they come from?! haha.
then, i headed over to the library with dan, and met justin there. we were pretty productive from 11-2, and then we headed back…. in the rain. but, it was fun walking with justin back in the rain, as he didn't have an umbrella. then i headed back to my place. and, i learned that steph was still on campus… at like 3. err. but, she just stopped by for a minute, and then i decided to walk her back despite her protests because i know that if my sister had to walk back that late… no questions asked. plus, it's not like this happens all the time, so very late night or early morning walk!…oh, you know, i guess this means i'm like eagle escort. or more like, the tim shu escort. :D so, just hit me up for a walk i guess? but i definitely enjoy walks in the rain, but not in the wind… :/ and it is fun sharing them with others, but my favorite times was like tonight, when i got to walk back to campus by myself in the rain at 4am… i like to think. and think. and reflect a bit. it lets me refocus, and help me sort out the different "voices" that i can choose to listen to or disregard. it's times like these and when i journal, that i can face my stresses and discover hope for the day and week to come.
i can't wait for kairos tomorrow!!!! :)
day 265
morning started smoothly. after my first class, i met dan and liz (i think this may have been the first time i've seen liz since summit…), and then dan came with me to check out cushing because i needed to check out the room accommodations for a seminar. it wasn't particularly great, and but as the nursing school, i found it very interesting how i could only find the ladies bathroom… sure, there's only like a handful of guys in the program, but what if i needed to pee?!
then, dan and i had breakfast together. physiology was very fun… i'm not sure how much i'm always learning… but it's always very enjoyable to go through it with justin, dan, & tiffany. =) dev bio was not the same… the quiz she said would be very easy… was not at ALL. sure she's nice, but her description was very misleading, and i originally thought i overstudied, but it felt like i didn't study all the right things! gosh, that was frustrating… i hope the class gets better though.
after class, justin and i headed back to my room to watch glee! what an AMAZING first episode :D even i was taken aback at mike chang's amazing abs :P possible even jealous?! but goodness, there's SUCH drama in that show. but i guess that's why i find it so funny to watch :) oh and i find nothing wrong with two guys watching glee…. err
after glee, i got ready to play tennis! today was such beautiful weather, and i wanted to take advantage of it. so, after much "coercion" i managed to convince steph to play tennis… and so we met in front of lower with susan, and we first proceeded to st. more hall. sadly, this was probably the first time i've ever been in there! it was pretty cool to check it out and we were there for susan to pick up her work forms… BC catering!
then we headed to steph's place because she didn't change for tennis… but it was good because i never knew where she and her roommates stayed off campus. it wasn't too far of a walk, and i really liked their kitchen! but… the living room set up is MAD ghetto, lol… so steph got ready for tennis, and we finally headed back to campus with liz. we managed to catch the bus going into campus! however, when we arrived at the plex, we realized that we were 40 minutes late… and our court reservation for 5 was automatically forfeited if we did not check in by 5:15… oops! haha, i think i heard a sigh of relief from steph…. that was a bummer for me though :/ well, i couldn't do anything about it, so we decided to head to dinner at hillside. we chatted and got to talk with heena! oh and we saw diane creeping. LOL. i mean she saw us from outside…i guess despite the lack of actually playing tennis, the adventure was fun. lots of exploring! so, that was exciting and i want to try to always look at the positives instead of focusing on the negatives… but hopefully, we're able to play next time. and i think i've found lots of other potential players too after telling everyone about this story! this will definitely keep me accountable in exercising, which i dreadfully need!
hung out with the boys at 90, found miley! and then headed back to my room for survivor! then, it was time for concept mapping, and we got that done SO quick! i am so impressed. haha, i think after the initial one, we got a good grip on it, and things just clicked :) i then spent the rest of the night at the library… as usual. i took a nap though, and i woke up with my arms and legs numb… what a weird feeling! haha, but i managed to get everything done, and it seems as if i can identify the "regulars" at the reserves. i seem to see pegah & fran here all the time. and many asians :P (i guess dan should've been here too!)
but gosh, i sleep too late…. and i need to compensate my body :/ oh and, not necessarily a bad thing… but i notice that i do spend my time with many of the same people, and so i want to make a conscious effort to meet new people, whether it's welcoming the freshmen, or developing deeper relationships with friends that are currently sustained by the occasional hi.


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|BSC History Professor to Participate in ARIL Research Colloquium
|Saturday, April 19 1997
|BSC offers Eighteen Courses Via Distance Learning
|Friday, April 18 1997
|BSC VITA Program Volunteers Give 330 Hours to Income Tax Assistance Project
|Friday, April 18 1997
|GCCC Students and Faculty Volunteer for Income Tax Assistance Project
|Wednesday, April 16 1997
|Dragich a Featured Presenter at WV League of Nursing Meeting
|Monday, April 14 1997
|Two BSC Greenbrier Community College Center Students Honored as Academic All-Americans
|Friday, April 11 1997
|WVU to Conduct Second Series of Questions and Answers Sessions about Executive M.B.A. Programs to be offered at Three BSC Campuses
|Friday, April 11 1997
|Dr. Jamkhandi to Speak at International Education and Training Conference
|Wednesday, April 09 1997
|Dr. Duncan's Work Published in Medical Journal
|Tuesday, April 08 1997
|Spring Job Fair Serves Record Number of Participants
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Hairdressers genuinely enjoy that aspect of real salon life, and divas and drama aside, many non-virtual women don't want careers with conflict.
So what's wrong with that? And why, then, have some bloggers taken aim at the game with reproachful remarks?
Exhibit A: "Ah yes ... doing its part to show women their place in the 21st century."
Exhibit B: "You are on the verge of killing 25 years of feminine progress in America."
Exhibit C: "As a female who enjoys games like 'Gears of War' and 'Command & Conquer 3,' this is a little insulting—but if that's what older females have been begging for, they can have what they want."
As for the new female macho, we won't go there. The game's own stats do show an older age-group prefers it.
Yet women who know how to play the real game of life as salon caregivers have become millionaires, traveled the world, taught thousands and showed off their artistry on global platforms to hundreds of thousands—all because they're real-life "Sallys."
Besides, demo-ing that the business is fun just might nudge the idea that hairdressing is a great career with a no-holds-barred future. More than a few women are hip to that fact: According to an article at blackelectorate.com, "In the U.S., black female salon owners are among the most successful entrepreneurs in their communities."
Just because a job is saddled with a "traditionalist" aura doesn't mean it's not for players. "Sally's Salon" may be spreading that message, and that's a good thing.
So, here's to all the "Sallys," Hershberger and otherwise monikered. Stay the course. Make a profit. And upgrade yourself to a blonde, redhead or brunette. It's a bona-fide hairdresser's tradition.
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Where could I start implementing this edible landscape idea in my town?
I support Pam!
Who do I talk to, where can I find support, where do I pull my resources from?
Etc, etc. Please, I am interested in implementing this idea, but it sounds like I'd have to be some person with great influence or political status, which I have none of.
I live near the big city and I wonder if this could work in big cities as well?
UPDATE: Thanks mary for introducing me the the 17 tips for Activists. Here is a link for those interested in inspiring change around them.
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Sep 8 2012: Love the idea, I would just be worried about some deranged teenager putting rat poisen on the food or something. Seems you just can't trust people as much nowadays and that is sad. Of course if you look at my profile you'll see that I live in Aurora, CO. I only live 15 minutes from that theater.
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It's Tightarse Tuesday and I'm thinking of ideas for keeping the kids entertained in the school holidays without breaking the bank. My niece & nephew are coming for a week too so I really have to think of ways to keep the troops occupied. So far, my schedule includes... Cubby house architectureSome snot makingAll manner of science experimentsHallway ten pin with recyclables... and I am currently setting up my loungeroom as a racetrack. All it takes is a furniture shift and some masking tape. This is one I made last rainy holidays to keep Cael busy.
I've found more holiday entertainment tips in this article 499 ways to save money too.Share your tips for having a fun but frugal school holidays below. I would love to know what you have planned.
Great idea, Rebel. I made a marble maze out of cardboard boxes, margarine containers and cardboard rolls once and Luke spent ages playing with it. It was good because he could change things and adapt it, experimenting with different ways to make it work better.
We are staying with my mum who lives near the Murray River. It is amazing how much fun sand, sticks, stones, water and a yabby net can be.
wow...nice track...
Yep, I've only ever used the paper style tape that's not too gummy. I've also used that medical tape stuff, micropore I think it's called, in an emergency and I've never had a problem with it coming off or taking paint or anything.
Looks fantastic! Great idea!
Does the masking tape come up from the carpet & furniture okay?
So easy and really keeps 'em going for ages. I stick a couple of accessories, like trees from the train set, around it and it he's happy... until his sisters try to walk dolls on it... then he's a maniac.
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As we prepare for Memory Week at Marbles, we are thinking a lot about how valuable memory is. Typically, we don't take the time to consider the value of something until we start to lose it. A story I read recently in the Washington Post caught my attention. A few months ago, Dave Ochs experienced a loss of memory for six hours, which can be best described as transient global amnesia, a condition scientists do not yet fully understand. In many ways, it seems the event was far more frightening to Dave's wife Carol. For Dave, it is more of an absence: "In my case, it's not that a page of my life is blank. It's that the page isn't even there. It's the closest I've come to understanding the concept of nothingness." While episodes are rare, transient global amnesia and Dave's episode reminded me of how fragile memory can be. Though disturbing, luckily these events are unlikely to repeat themselves.
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Here are your top five performers in the ACC for Week 6: Logan Thomas, QB, Virginia Tech: Wow. It was an MVP performance from Thomas, who completed 23 of 25 passes for 310 yards, three touchdowns, and ran for two touchdowns, including the game-winner in the Hokies' 35-30 win over Miami. His 19-yard touchdown run with 56 seconds remaining put the Hokies ahead and kept them in the mix to win the Coastal Division title. It was a breakout performance by Thomas and the Hokies' offense. Miami running back Lamar Miller: Wow II. It was a valiant effort despite the loss, as Miller ran for 166 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, averaging 9.2 yards per carry. His 30-yard run with 2:51 left in the game closed the gap to 35-31 and gave the Canes


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The inconsistent — bordering on chaotic — response by the Republican leadership to last Tuesday's defeat of veteran Washington insider Mike Castle in the Delaware Senate primary, demonstrates clearly that the GOP leaders still have no idea how to respond to the Tea Party movement sweeping the land. The Democrats, for their part, are either hunkering down in defensive mode — a la Nancy Pelosi — or flailing about trying to out-maneuver the Tea Partiers, as witnessed by President Obama's ridiculous effort to convince voters his move to repeal the so-called "Bush tax cuts" is really a tax cut itself because he is "allowing" some lucky taxpayers to retain the current tax rates.
Trying to ridicule the Tea Party movement, which many of the Democrats and even some Republican insiders have tried to do, obviously did not and will not work. The movement simply is too broad-based and lacks clearly defined targets to shoot at. Even where Tea Party-backed candidates who have won primaries are not the brightest bulbs in the political universe, pointing this out seems only to reinvigorate their supporters and emphasize once again the gulf between inside and outside the Washington Beltway.
Ohio Rep. John Boehner, the Republican Party's Speaker-in-waiting, voluntarily stuck his foot in his mouth last Sunday when he clearly said he would accept the Obama tax "cut" if that is the "only option" presented to him by the current majority party. The statement by Boehner confirmed that he still operates with the mindset of a traditional Washington politician willing to take crumbs from those in power because, after all, a few crumbs are better than nothing at all. Younger Republicans — such as Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor who ranks behind only Boehner in the GOP House heirarchy, and is among those who are beginning to glean the depth of voter anger at Washington politicians — quickly distanced themselves from Boehner's gaffe. And even though Obama and the Democrats in the Congress will use Boehner's remarks in an effort to shield themselves from criticism as the "tax-and-spend" party, whipping up on Boehner or any other of the Washington insiders wearing the GOP label, will not stanch the political blood they are loosing. In fact, by reminding Tea Partiers that this is all Washington politics, it will more likely invigorate the conservative grass roots.
The sort of political phenomena represented by the Tea Party movement do have consequences. In 1980, for example, riding the wave not so much of a broad-based political movement as a widespread personal triumph by Ronald Reagan, several newcomers were elected to the Senate and gave Reagan a majority in that body. While many of those same Senators were defeated six years later, the majority they provided Reagan in his first term allowed him to effect dramatic changes in federal spending and tax policies. It is, of course, still far too early to predict with any degree of certainty whether the GOP will re-take majorities in the House or the Senate, although the former is appearing increasingly likely. And even if many of the new crop of challengers who emerge as winners in November lack the horsepower to retain their seats in the long-run, a change in majority in either or both houses of Congress would prove extremely debilitating to Obama. The current occupant of the White House possesses neither the charm of a Ronald Reagan nor the pragmatism of a Bill Clinton; qualities necessary for a president to win a second term in such an unsettled environment.
September 17th, 2010
6:46 am
Why is it so hard for the hierarchy of either party to figure what is happening? The American voter does not like the status-quo of Washington, DC, and is fed up with the "crumbs" that either party throws their way. It is time for the voting-base to take back the seats of the House and Senate and put true representatives of the voters back in them. Lobbyist-controlled legislature has gotten us into the fix we are in and the man in the White House cannot see it, the leadership of House and Senate cannot see it. Well, the American people see it and are darned tired of it and are voting their opinions into office and will do so even more in November. If Mrs. O thinks it is hell now, just wait until after November………….
September 17th, 2010
6:58 am
I really do not understand why everybody is making a big deal about what Boehner said. He was asked and answered if that was his ONLY option. Was he supposed to say no and that he would raise the taxes for everybody? No, cmon people it is not a big deal. I for 1 however, am glad that finally someone in Washington is mature enough to answer a question properly.
September 17th, 2010
7:04 am
No it is not "the gulf between inside and outside the Washington Beltway." The issue is the gulf between government and its citizens. You can see the same type issues at the local an state level. In Georgia government officials are trying to make a "temporary toll" permanent so they can go on taxing. At the local level governments are proposing more LOST and threatening to cut police and EMT services if voter don't approve more taxes. While the private sector is dying under the government caused economy crash federial, state, and local government is passing more and more taxes. both Republicans and Democrats are to blame. We need to institute our own version of term limits and vote these bozos out of office after 1 term.
September 17th, 2010
7:05 am
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7:07 am
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September 17th, 2010
7:12 am
The reason the Tea Party baffles Dems and Reps is that there is not a dimes worth of difference between the two parties. They can't get it through their thick skulls that the average, middle class, taxpaying citizen is fed up with Washington's crap. Both parties are responsible for spending America to the brink of bankruptcy.
September 17th, 2010
7:14 am
The reason it's difficult to rail against the Tea Party is because there's not only no leader, but also because there's no platform. Except for meaningless bromides like "Small Government", "cut spending", and "outside the beltway", (which voters respond to the way they responded to Obama's vapid "change" mantra), nobody can enunciate an unchallenged stand on the issues for the Tea Party.
It's like little girls playing Tea Party with plastic cups and pretend tea. There's nothing there to spill on the schlameil. (Or is it the schlamozzle?) It's as if Girl Scouts came to your door and sold you cookies and delivered animal crackers instead of Smores. It's like that one time at band camp a few years later, when those same girl scouts got fresh with the wind instruments, (there was plenty of huffing and puffing, but no music).
Fortunately, the Tea Party is nothing but fat aging baby boomers who feel they never got their own fifteen minutes and think that speaking out to other fat aging baby boomers at meetings makes up for it. They are mostly the Bush Choir who make hesitant gestures and squint their faces when they get caught up in their own soliloquy and then stare out bugged eyed in astonishment when they impress themselves with their own barely-completed sentences. They applaud for every unimportant utterance, no matter how implausible the import. They see themselves as birther pioneers. If one of them ever puts the phrase "lower forty" with "back forty" together, THAT person will be the '12 candidate.
I went to a Tea Party meeting once…….once. You know those fattish grey magpies who yell at you when they catch you parking in the expectant mother's only space? The ones you see in grocery stores pushing around a cart overfilled with carbs and diet sodas. The ones who still wear those shirts with phoney shoulder paddings? The ones who could never be prosecuted for murder because nobody could tell them apart in a police line up? (which makes them doubly dangerous, man). Well, that's the Tea Party.
Who will vote 4 the Tea Party? The Tea Party. They will split the Repudlickan vote and Obama will win. They are the new Ralph Nader. Unsafe at any weight.
September 17th, 2010
7:23 am
In order to overcome these problems, we must realize that the 2 MOST EVIL FORCES that dominate our existence in Amerikkka ARE the democrackkks AND the republicannots. When
we abolish these parties and require all candidates to be Independent, then we will progress again.
Amerikkka was NEVER meant to be controlled by 2 EVIL political parties…NEVER!
September 17th, 2010
7:35 am
"When people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." ANONYMOUS
September 17th, 2010
7:42 am
Bob Barr judging someones charm? HAHAHA
Mr Barr geeks me out as bad as G Gordon Liddy and Don Rumsfield!
September 17th, 2010
7:44 am
@the price of tea in china…tell us how you really feel…..you take umbrage with the TP, and cite 'yelling at you for parking in an expectant mothers spot" as an example of their (as you perceive it) negative qualities…..so you admit to having a 'do what i want whether it is right or wrong mentality"? Are you an expectant mother? Maybe this should clue you in to the TP motives. they are sick and tired of government having that "i can do what I want" swagger. We the people ELECT them-they work for us. In the business world, two divisions that would put the company health at risk risk due to hard drawn bitter differences would not be tolerated. The biggest risk I see for the TP is that if they don't have a clue as you say, someone might mistake them for a washington incumbent……
September 17th, 2010
7:57 am
Somebody please show me where President Obama said that repeal the "Bush tax cuts" is really a tax cut itself? Crickets chirping… What we have seen is Grand Old Party Of NO (GOPONO) reverse-pivot on their own good ideas (40%), obstruct others good ideas that they agree on (40%), and offer no new solutions to our problems that remain in debate (20%). When the Tea Party takes over the GOPONO leadership in Congress, Obama is going to have a field day vetoing all those hair ball bills.
September 17th, 2010
7:57 am
Real root of it is that the 2 party system has failed America. During the years the Republicans have gotten away from their roots. Look at the GA senate election: the election was pushed to a run off b/c a lot of deserting of fiscal conservatives voting Libertarian after Chambliss seem to vacate his conservative principals. I guess they kissed and made up, or people realize that Martin would have been (1000s times) worse and Chambliss won the run off. I think a charismatic Tea Party candidate could have successfully challenged Isakson here as well. Johnny is lucky.
Republicans need to stop watching the Tea Party and laughing "ha ha ha they are really giving it to Obama and Dems" when they themselves are almost as bad. Pork projects, TARP, blah, blah. Because really, a "Tea Partier" is just a TRUE FISCAL CONSERVATIVE wrapped up in a stupid name. Scares the Dems because they are so popular. Scares the Repubs because they know they are being pushed out and possible replaced by people b/c they have lost their connection to their true conservative roots.
September 17th, 2010
8:05 am
Thank you "price of tea in china" You are what we need to hear more from…people like me, that has been toooo busy trying to make a living, play by the rules and spend only what I make, did not realize there are people like you out there that can take it all away from us. We are the sleeping giant and we are awake now.
September 17th, 2010
8:06 am
Where the tea party candidate does well, the democratic nominee is cut and dried. Perhaps democrats are inserting themselves into republican politics. Like Delaware.
September 17th, 2010
8:10 am
Obama voters voted for CHANGE. Well, the Tea Party is giving it to them.
September 17th, 2010
8:14 am
I stumbled onto a Tea Party meeting in a Cobb County park a while back and it didn't take 5 minutes for it to evolve into bashing everything and everybody that wasn't white. That's my problem with the Tea Party. That group has more variations of mixed nuts that a can of Planters.
September 17th, 2010
8:24 am
In Delaware, the republican party (national and state) said that O'Donnald was unelectable – that she was a kook – that she was crazy and could never become a politican. They told everyone to vote for 'their' candidate and not her – the Tea Party person running in the republican primary.
Well, the republican voters didn't listen and she won the primary.
What was the republican official response? They wrote her a check for $42,000.
Oh my.
September 17th, 2010
8:26 am
The only logical solution, Captain, is term limits.
September 17th, 2010
8:28 am
Kinda like the author of this blog.
September 17th, 2010
8:52 am
A poetic point goes misunderstood. I was merely trying to remind the voters that there are no good nudniks who want their damn 15 minutes. Those people are the ones who chased after you when you toilet papered their house. They're the ones who called the cops when you threw a stink bomb in their stairwell, (and ran). (or let the air out of their tires. Doesn't anyone remember community college?) They're the ones who know what to say to phone call pranksters, like they've been rehearsing their whole lives for that one call from a prankster that may or may not ever come.
They're the ones who think you can invade Iraq for what happened in Afghanistan. They are a total menace. They need to be suppressed with freedom loving functionaries.
September 17th, 2010
8:52 am
I like to refer to them as the White Pity Party; no real agenda…just really angry.
September 17th, 2010
9:02 am
to take crumbs from those in power because, after all, a few crumbs are better than nothing at all
So tax cuts for the middle class are crumbs.
If I was advising Repub I would tell them to do exactly what Boehner did. The Democrats were going to use the issue just like I just did against Repub to show how the Repub are for the rich.
With so many Dem supporting extending all tax cuts I would expect Boehner will have his cake an eat it to since all tax cuts will be probably be extended.
September 17th, 2010
9:03 am
Let's shut down the federal government and make all those freeloading welfare queens, federal workers and federal retirees do some honest work.
September 17th, 2010
9:11 am
ge that somehow lost favor because their shrill and controlling voices became a detriment to Republican rule.The problem with the Tea Party is that they are a fraud. We know what they are against – basically everything Obama has said, done, not done, not said – but we have no idea what they are FOR (except, perhaps, the repeal of everything mentioned above). They are simple Republicans acting outside the party. Once anointed with power, they will merge with the Republicans once and this little exercise of populist angst will whither and die away.
September 17th, 2010
9:11 am
The problem with the Tea Party is that they are a fraud. We know what they are against – basically everything Obama has said, done, not done, not said – but we have no idea what they are FOR (except, perhaps, the repeal of everything mentioned above). They are simple Republicans acting outside the party. Once anointed with power, they will merge with the Republicans once again and this little exercise of populist angst will whither and die away.
September 17th, 2010
9:14 am
It is unbelievable that another person as inept as Jimah Carter has been elected President. Maybe that's what it took for the American sheep to wake up and realize that they had ceded to much power to the government. The Tea Party likely isn't the answer. But it is indicative that the masses are finally waking up that career politicians should be on the endagered list and the 2 parties that are in power are out of touch with the people they represent.
September 17th, 2010
9:27 am
Good essay Mr. Barr. I agree with jack @ 6:08. Otherwise I love the chaos Tea Partiers inflicted on Washington insiders. After decades of Washington inflicting chaos on free people, it is simply payback. I have high hopes that the tea party candidates will prove as disconcerting to the establishment as Messrs DeMint and Coburn.
September 17th, 2010
9:28 am
I think what really should be driving the tea party is comments like what Karl Rove made. When he was asked if he would vote for O'Donnel (after he said how bad of a candidate she is) his response was "Oh I'm for the republican."
This is what's wrong with politics in this country. People are voting for the person who is flying under a banner with no consideration as to what the person's qualifications, ideas or stances are on issues. This is exactly what is angering the American people, and the American people are coming out in full force against it.
Normally when one party takes a hit in approval rating the other ones gets a boost. That's not what's happening now. Both parties are taking nose dives. November will be interesting.
September 17th, 2010
9:32 am
Dear Richard @ 9:28, we would agree that tea partiers are not "credentialists." They would not, for example, elect a man president whose only accomplishments in life were (1) two autobiorgraphies, (2) work as a community organizer, and (3) brief time as a guest lecturer on the living breathing Constitution.
September 17th, 2010
9:36 am
The divide between tea partiers and the "others" is striking, and favorable to the tea partiers. The tea partiers uniformly promise to reduce spending. Establishment Republicans are silent, and Democrats vow to "reduce the deficit" via tax increases exclusively. Those latter positions set a low bar for the Tea Partiers.
September 17th, 2010
9:58 am
So basically, we're coming to the point where there can be no compromise. If you a Republican, you have to have the hardest line imaginable and stick to your ideals even though those ideals probably only reflect 50% of the population (If they reflected more, they would already have a strong majority). What's happening right now is just bad.
Fear and anger are outpacing common sense and reason. We're in deep, deep trouble. Ever wonder how countries end up with dictators and religious cults in leadership? Look at what's happening now.
September 17th, 2010
10:01 am
1. There is no tea party. They have (R) behind their names on the ballot.
Republicans mad at republicans for doing such a bad job when they were in power, thinking they will do different, when in fact they don't. They have no credibility but want forgivness for driving the country in the ditch when they were driving.
Goofy republicans, so far is all I see when you say tea.
September 17th, 2010
10:10 am
Ragnar Danneskjöld,
You missed my point. I'm saying the established political climate is to vote for anyone with the R or D next to their name with no regard to any substance. Karl Rove illustrates that perfectly when he says O'Donnel is a bad candidate and then says he's for the Republican. If you think someone is a bad candidate, you shouldn't be voting for them regardless of the R or D.
September 17th, 2010
10:13 am
"I have a great idea…lets raise taxes to help reduce the unemployment rate. Take that Tea Party"
September 17th, 2010
10:16 am
The response to the Tea Party is little different than that to ILLEGAL immigration and responses from public persons out of touch with common sense. People want to be here in the USA due to the opportunities available for all citizens. Demanding such things as not having to be fluent in english, not waiting in line one for entry, possessing an education and/or job skills, et cetera changes the country and then it becomes just the identical situation that lead them to leave the country where they believed they were oppressed.
September 17th, 2010
10:21 am
Peggy Noonan's article in today's WSJ is a great read about the Tea Party.
September 17th, 2010
10:26 am
At least the Tea Party is concerned about global warming.
September 17th, 2010
11:53 am
I heard that the Tea Party was being funded by Al-Queida..;-)…just sayin'…it may be worth looking in to..
September 17th, 2010
11:57 am
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September 17th, 2010
11:59 am
The Tea Party is Ted Kennedy's fault.
Can I please move up the list of ex-presidents now?
September 17th, 2010
12:04 pm
The Tea Party policy seems to be "Don't -Wait-Stop-Quit". Not an effective way to govern. Still waiting to hear the "Do-Proceed-Go-Try" side of this policy. Still waiting. Still waiting. Still waiting. Oh, silly me, there is no other side.
September 17th, 2010
12:52 pm
Democrats and Republicans are just opposite sides of the same coin.
September 17th, 2010
1:02 pm
The Price of Tea in China
September 17th, 2010
7:14 am
I went to a Tea Party event and I was totally suprised at the young looking participants. You know the kind in their 30's with mortgages and kids in school. Some told me they were Democrats but were sickened by the take over of their party by liberals. As the conversation continued that person inferred that their jobs were more concern than healthcare, stimulus, or tarp. Hey, they were dumbfounded that their party totally ignored it.
September 17th, 2010
1:18 pm
Dear Richard, I think your perspective is clouded by your beliefs. People who tend to vote Republican are ideological, and define "most qualified" as "most conservative." People who tend to vote Democrat are more likely to be cultists, asking only "who's your daddy" and "where did you go to school."
September 17th, 2010
1:24 pm
The problem with outsiders is, they're outside.
Once inside, they're now insiders.
Power corrupts completely.
September 17th, 2010
2:33 pm
"…the majority they provided Reagan in his first term allowed him to effect dramatic changes in federal spending and tax policies."
Bob, I love use of the phrase "dramatic changes in federal spending and tax policies". It is incorrect, but I love the wording.
Correctly stated the comment would be "the majority they provided Reagan in his first term allowed him to effect devasting changes in federal spending and tax policies."
Devasting because Reagan led a fight to cut taxes and dramatically increase spending.
When Reagan was sworn in the National Debt was $957 billion.
After 30 years of Reagan's policies the National Debt is $13.6 Trillion.
And Obama is just another version of Reagan, cut taxes and increase spending. To date Obama has managed to cut taxes, increase spending,
get two Court nominees through the Senate and expand the war in Afghanistan. As a result the nation debt is up another $2 trillion from the $11.6 trillion at the end of Bush 43's term.
I trust that the Tea Party members really see the light instead of just blindly flailing at windmills. I feel it is the latter.
Three month ago a group of Tea Party members rom South Carolina visited Lindsay Graham in his office. They told him they were going to "take back our country". He asked them what were their plans for the country once they got it back. He is still waiting for an answer.
I would have answered him instantly, cut spending, cut spending, cut spending & look at taxes in four years.
September 17th, 2010
2:35 pm
Fight the Tea Party all you want. price-o-tea, you described Code Pink beeches to a T. And those unwashed libbies that infest the streets outside – oh, Davos, G-8, Repub convention.
You probably think they're just fine, and your feces emit no smell.
November be comin. You be cryin. CYA BYE
September 17th, 2010
2:49 pm
Good to see the left wing going down as well as the neo-cons.
September 17th, 2010
3:19 pm
Jefferson got it right in a ballot sense with his point "1. There is no tea party. They have (R) behind their names on the ballot."
Common sense governance has been completely absent from both parties. Restoring a healthy measure within one, the easiest one, is a good start that should serve the public well.
September 17th, 2010
3:31 pm
@Lee, 7:12 a.m. post
Right on target! We are tired! And, middle class Americans are tired of the sucking up to illegal immigrants! America needs to take care of American jobs and interests!
September 17th, 2010
3:32 pm
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September 17th, 2010
3:33 pm
Cobb Woman of Color @ 3:31
How you doin? ; )
September 17th, 2010
3:42 pm
I suspect the Tea Party may lose some interest if they decide to start pontificating on social issues. Then they are just butting in where they do not belong. Stick with fiscal issues and leave my life and how I live to me.
September 17th, 2010
4:24 pm
THe Tea Party will dillute GOP votes and pave the way for the Democrats.
Makes me want to spoon.
September 17th, 2010
4:25 pm
The Tea Party is steeped in stupid.
September 17th, 2010
4:40 pm
Sarah Palin, I'm sick of you using my abortion as your political stance. Let's talk you awhile. How many Kotex did you use with each of your 5 children? Did they cut you down there or did the children just slip out? Did you breastfeed or bottle feed? Did you use drugs or was each child natural? How many days did nurses cater to you with each child? Any stitches at all? Were forceps used? Did you save the cord for future use in case of illness. What color were the hair eyes and how much did they weigh? Or is all that none of my business?
September 17th, 2010
6:22 pm
For most of the replies here, I can only say they sound demeaning and derogatory towards anyone who doesn't agree with their point of view. You are what is wrong with America today. All of you want something for nothing (i.e. Tea Party…don't miss with MY Health Care and Social Security) or to those who don't want to work.
I work every day, pay my bills, and try to mind my own business. Also who I vote for is MY business and if that's a democrat or republican, it's really none of your business. You have no more right to call me names that I have to do the same for you. I would suggest that you all grow up!
September 17th, 2010
8:06 pm
Kudos to JF McNamara for being intelligent enough to get the correlation between unhappy populace and dictators. You know, dictators don't just walk into town and announce, "I'll be taking over now." They are always put into power by the people. What was going on in Germany when Hitler rose to power? What happened to the Czars of Russia? Why did communism take root in Cuba and China? How did Saddam Hussein become so powerful? If people would take a moment to research a bit of history, they would see a common theme. Alas, people don't bother reading history or otherwise expanding their mind. That's why were are doomed to repeat history, over and over again. And American is beginning to look a lot like pre World War II Germany, so now we know what to expect in the coming years. Congratulations JR for being one of the few people who saw it coming. I was beginning to think I was the only one.
September 17th, 2010
8:11 pm
I hope the tea party people are right on this one. Where was the tea party when the U S senate/congress voted to go war on lies and they are still voting every 3-6 months or so allocating funds for these wars. Tea party people remember,Bush lied to go to war and he still got RE-ELECTED by some of you tea party idiots. The tea party I believe is all about Obama and as soon as he leaves the White House, the tea party will go flat on its butttttttttttttttttttt.
September 17th, 2010
9:02 pm
If anyone would just study the history of politics in America you would realize that the Tea Party is nothing new. A few will be elected some won't. When they get to Washington they will be mostly ineffective, no matter what they say now. And wait until reelection time. Don't think they won't be out there dialing for dollars and looking for the high rollers to bankroll them (a la: the Koch brothers, the owner of FOX News, the big oil companies, etc.). I think it's great that they are having some impact. The real deal will be what will they do when they come to power. Remember, power corrupts, and the Tea Party folks are not immune. So, let the good times roll (for this election cycle).
September 17th, 2010
11:11 pm
Sweet Lincoln's Mullet !….
the teaparty rolls on:)
Mike Castle, this is your doctor speaking… I have your medical report here, and guess what. You got KNOCKED THE F'K OUT. To hell with you and your 'crossing the aisle" liberal b.s, sir…(slaps face with glove).
I think O'donnell WILL win the general election, on sheer conservative voter turnout and enthusiam..and democrats lack therof, and we will have gained a seat without compromise
Afterall, compromise is the second filthiest word in the english language, after taxes… and just before liberal.
This is SPQR, you stay classy, OTP dwellers.
September 17th, 2010
11:34 pm
Today I watched in amazment a TV report on the Tea party in Cobb County. No surprise I guess seeing as Cobb is known as an area full of backwards idiots living in over leveraged houses, driving SUV's they can't afford now trying to blame everyone but themselves for their financial predicaments. The county attracts idiots with no education outside of what Rush Limbaugh tells them. They truly think they have an entitilement to possesions although the facts are most people in Cobb do not earn enough for their lifestyle. Rather than blame everyone they would be better served getting an education. Gone are the days when a half assesed landscaper from Cobb can make 200k a year ripping of people……………
I am sure the same idiots in Cobb are behind the tea party that want to burn Harry Potter books and embarrased the whole state during the Olympics.
September 18th, 2010
12:22 am
Oh my, it would appear a landscaper from Cobb County has ripped Janice off.
September 18th, 2010
12:51 am
Sad thing is, we've come to think of "governing" as a team sport: one team wins and the other loses. And you're either for one team or the other. Governing is really about making difficult decisions in the face of complex issues and diverse needs of constituencies. These days, it's nearly impossible for our elected officials to work together to craft the best possible solution for any issue — because they can't be seen as "working together" or the "fans" will kick them off the team. We, all of us, seem to have lost the ability to have dialogue.
September 18th, 2010
1:48 am
Term Limits.
September 18th, 2010
8:36 am
What has this gots2do wid da price of da tea in Chinalicious?
Tealicious! Hey, if you want to be hip simply put "licious" on the end of any word. You will be hip, but know that people will also know that you're a moron too, so there's always a price: the price of tea in china.
I have trouble with Sarah Palin's public speaking ability. Her tone is so obnoxious that it is unendurable. Her accents and rhythms are epileptic fit inducing. Her message is one of division, derision and indecision. She's a menace to the tea party, to the GOP, to the conservative movement, and to America.
September 18th, 2010
10:33 am
tell ol JB I will meet him in NE Georgia wiyh my marchers vs. his klu kluck klan bunch and we'll talk about stenches.
He stunk in the 60's and 70's and still has a stinking a$$.
White trash, that's all he is.
PBM is a friend of mine and back me up.
Gotta go get a drink of wine now.
September 18th, 2010
11:05 am
The 'Tea Party' is a leaderless anarchist protest movement that
is currently being hijacked by Sarah Palin an opportunist
that would hitch a ride on a Mule Train if it would
associate her with Reagan. She is turning one
of John McCains biggest mistakes into a media
career. Anarchist movements splinter off or fizzle out.
The splinters are showing and the fizzle is on the way.
September 18th, 2010
1:18 pm
There's one very important thing I've learned about the people in the Tea Party: They get plenty to eat and they never protest without a good supply of food and lawn chairs.
September 18th, 2010
1:20 pm
The Tea Party wants government spending to be small. Oh…unless it's for war. Spend away!
September 18th, 2010
4:34 pm
The Tea Party up here in the mountains sure has a lot of racists in it. Not all, mind you but plenty. They cannot spew their hatred openly (although some do), so they hide behind the Tea Party. They complain about taxes, but the vast majority don't even come close to the upper tax brackets. They loved the Bush tax cuts and the invasion of Iraq, but have no idea that the first reduced federal revenues and the latter increased federal spending. THEY ARE THE PROBLEM! The hypocrisy simply boggles the mind. If you want to find the LCD of America, look no further than the Tea Party.
September 18th, 2010
5:58 pm
The tea baggers are a pretty tough bunch to figure out. As group they seem upset about nearly everything. Polls suggest they are the most motivated members of the republican party. the same polls confirm that they're upset. The problem seems to be that they can't decide what they're upset about. some are worried about gay marriage, and others are worried about runaway spending. They can't seem to decide whether they're budget hawks or the American Taliban. Interesting tykes. Can't wait to see what they become when they grow up.
September 18th, 2010
7:09 pm
The Tea Party is the largest group of hypocrits in this nation. They want small government, except when Bush was growing government. They want low spending, except when Bush doubled the national debt.
They are the most disingenuous group out there, and they'll be very insulted by my use of big words. I guess that makes me "elitist" to them.
But to their credit, they did clone Sarah Palin (O'Donnell in Delaware). That was clever.
September 19th, 2010
2:13 am
I understand the jealousy and scorn of The Tea Party. Tea Party members share common ambition that heightens the volume of their movement. The dependent are based on "Me." Self-centered demands confuse any direction of a movement and are never heard.
Agree or disagree with them. Who cares.
You better respect anyone that stands up for themselves.
September 19th, 2010
10:57 am
It is really unbelievable that after 8 years with Bush we had a 1.3 trillion dollar deficit, loss of millions of jobs, more people in poverty, the loss of middle class income, the richest gaining a larger portion of the country's wealth, a recession brought on by a conservative ideology of deregulation and at least one war we were lied into, you are still blaming the Democrats because they are spending money to try to fix this mess but are spending less money then the tax cuts for the rich. Did you know that there wasn't a large scale bank failure since the Great Depression until Reagan deregulated the banks? And every other large scale bank failure was on a Republican's watch. Since WW2 income for everyone grew faster under Democratic Administrations than Republicans. Who do you think gains the most with conservative ideology of deregulation, small government and less spending? It's not you.
September 19th, 2010
11:35 am
JCM: I agree with you completely. The Republicans play on people's fears and short memories. They brought this country to the brink of another great depression and now have the utter gall to blame the current administration that is doing all it can to get the country on the road to prosperity without any help from a party that seems to be only interested in keeping the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and getting re-elected.
September 19th, 2010
11:56 am
Its so true as another poster said that most "Tea Partiers" have lousy jobs and don't even pay much if anything in tax.
I work in an office in Atlanta and pretty much eveyrone makes 6 figures plus yet no one is in the tea party and in theory we are the ones being destroyed by tax. I would hazard to guess the more people make and pay in tax the less they want to be associated with the so call Tea Party.
Basically tea partiers are uneducated, illiinformed, bigoted and willing to blame anyone but themselves for their predicament. I have yet to see one able to even explain what the Tea Party stands for without just paraphasing whatever Fox News said the night before…………
September 19th, 2010
12:00 pm
These people are baffling. How do they live with no grasp whatever of ordinary facts?
September 19th, 2010
12:14 pm
Well JB I come out with the truth everyday and that doesn't change. Nathan Deal was a crook last week and still is this week. Tea Partiers are as ignorant this week as they were last week.
As for my income going down, hardly, I have an education and actually understand economics which you patently don't. I understand that it takes years to change and economy and the Tea Party couldn't mange the finances of a Dairy Queen in Dalton.
Me go away, why don't you as you are virtually the only person on this thread who seems to think the Tea Party actually has any value yet you seem unable to actually state what it is!
You racism and referring to Hosea Williams also shows your true feelings.and how bigoted the Tea Party is. FWIW I am white but people like you, the Tea Party and Nathan Deal are an embarrasment to GA, the USA and the planet.
September 19th, 2010
12:21 pm
I also can't fathom out the Tea Party. It just seems to be something created by/for Fox News to write about and help their "talk show" hosts raise advertising for their radio shows.
5% of our country believe Elvis is still alive so its no surprise the Tea Party can find members is it?
September 19th, 2010
1:22 pm
JB Now I know why your called Stoner……………….
September 20th, 2010
12:49 am
If you have been baffled by the Tea Party, don't be. Its very simple, just another ploy engineered by the GOP. Remember at the beginning fo the Tea Party. All that stuff about focusing on balanced budgets, limited government, tax reform, etc. Sure it is right there in their propaganda.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the party. They let in Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and the rest of the relgious wacko crowd, then the closet racists, any other assorted far-right nutcase. Notice all the latest rallies, its all that Christian Family Values. Hey its the modern Republican Party! This is not "independent" movement. They may engergize the base to get to the polls. But in the end, the Independents will not go that way.
This is what the independents say.
Democrats: we love that you want the best for all our citizens, but right now we can't afford it. Help us balance the budget, reform our tax laws, cut the fat and the pork. When we get back on our feet, we can start doing those liberal things again – only this time, we pay as we go.
Republicans: You are the party the swears you want to make government leaner, fiscally responsible. You swore that before. Prove to me you are serious. Tell your co-religionists to dummy up with all the "family values" crap. Banning abortion and gay marriage does not balance budgets. Lets get our ship sea worthy again, then we can argue about where we want to steer it.
Hell, were are my old Reform Party people? We need to take over the Tea Party so we can get reform done!
September 21st, 2010
2:47 pm
I like that Tea Partiers reference their movement with the same initials I use to reference the stuff I wipe my back side with. It's pretty approriate, actually. There's not enough substance, they're weak in the middle and they'll cling to any crap they're wiped across.
But thanks, Tea Party, for negating any chance in hell of a Republican majority in the Senate.


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Speculation: Is Laforet switching out of Canon?
Fake Chuck notices that Vincent Laforet is having a big sale of his Canon SLR gear. We are not talking just one or two things, but one of each 1D-series DSLRs, a still-in-box 5DMk2, and over a dozen expensive $lense$. Laforet explains the reasons why, but as Fake Chuck points out, we have seen this pattern before. Helping Fake Chuck's case is the mention that these were sent to Canon for service recently and the gear are lightly used according to the item descriptions. Making the case against this is that Laforet is very busy these days and he likes camera gear, so he is bound to have a lot more gear than the average photographer. We blog, you decide! (well, actually, Laforet decides)
Speaking of Fake Chuck, he posted a must-read epic analysis of the Canon T3i/600D announcement.


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NAPLES, Fla.- The Naples High Softball team won the 4-A State Championship back in 2008, thanks to a strong performance on the mound by All-Star Jaclyn Traina. Two years later, the Golden Eagles are just two games away from another title.
"Our team is amazing," said Traina. "We hit when we need to and everyone on the team just does what they have to."
The Naples High softball team is so good that ESPN ranked them the Number-1 team in the entire country.
"We really don't look at statistics,"Traina said. "We are happy we're Number-1 but you just never know if there's someone better."
Even though being ranked top in the country would be enough for most high scool softball team, for Naples high its not. The only thing acceptable for the Traina and her teammates' is one thing.
"Winning the state championship!"


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The design superiority of a slight 15-degree tilt in the Angled Acoustic model based on the anatomy of the human ear achieves a natural fit and supreme comfort.
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2010-04-14 / Front Page
Frank Nocerino honored
C ommissioner Frank A. Nocerino, past president of the Association of Fire Districts, State of New York (AFDSNY), and a Commissioner with the North Massapequa Fire District, presents a State Proclamation to outgoing President Michael J. McDermott of the Nassau County Association of Fire Districts (AFDNC).
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