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During the last three days the kids have been bringing home all their old papers and projects from school. The result is piles of "desk dump" all over my house.
Usually when they bring home their Friday folders I look through the stuff and then put the work in a sliding drawer. Each child has a drawer. At the end of the year I sort though and pull out the cutest stuff to save. But the last few days the work is coming home in such volumes that I haven't had a chance to throw it in the drawer.
Have your kids brought home tons of papers and projects this week? Do you have piles around the house? Where does it eventually end up? How much of it will you save?
May 24th, 2012
6:52 am
Garbage. the vast majority of school work projects will never ever be looked at again. get rid of it.
May 24th, 2012
7:05 am
I have mail dump. Are we the only ones who get a ton of mail that we did not sign up for? When I am traveling, I ask my husband to put the mail in a box. I pay most of my bills over the phone and do not have time to look at the mail when I am home for just a quick turn around. We were also in St. Augustine all of last week and had our mail held. Now, I am home for 3 weeks ( hoorah) and have to sort through it. It seems like such a waste to send all this stuff that goes straight into the recycling bin. Am I the only one who feels this way? Good luck! I have saved some cute art projects hat evoke memories! We even have just a few that are framed professionally and I enjoy them each day.
May 24th, 2012
7:21 am
MJG, that's evil. I hope you die a slow painful death smothered in unopened mail!
Have a great day!
May 24th, 2012
7:30 am
Oh how I HATE those poster board projects. I have a stack stored under my sofa. Just can't stand to throw them away. I have a friend who scans and files (in the computer) almost everything her daughter does. She has no paper build-up at all.
May 24th, 2012
7:31 am
I have an accordion file where I save some of the stuff. When they start emptying their desks on the last days of school, most of it goes in the trash except for school supplies. And any awards.
May 24th, 2012
7:54 am
i saved awards-cute stories they wrote and some pictures. any test grades that rocked (like SAT etc) thats about it.
May 24th, 2012
7:58 am
I once heard the idea to store a certain number of items in pizza boxes (clean, new ones :-) ) They are big enough to hold larger pieces of paper. Save only as much as will fit in one box, write the child's name and school year on the box and stack them in a closet. I thought it was a great idea.
May 24th, 2012
8:01 am
@djm…I was just thinking about you and wondering if you were o.k., as I had not seen you on here!
@homeschooler…good idea with the pizza boxes!
May 24th, 2012
8:08 am
I call that kindling.
May 24th, 2012
8:26 am
Yes, and most of it, with the exception of awards and work I want to review so I know what we need to practice over the summer, is going in the trash. I will take a pic of a particularly cool project he did for future ideas.
May 24th, 2012
8:32 am
My son's first grade teacher did the pizza box thing (wow, that was 16 years ago!). They decorated them, and throughout the school year put their best work in them. Then, they came home at the end of the year. It's in my attic now. I looked at it a couple years ago when I was digging out Christmas decorations, a great walk down memory lane.
May 24th, 2012
8:38 am
Each child has a wall in our den for their artwork. We go through the "desk dump" and they decide what they want to put up. BUT, when something is put up, something else must come down. It's up to each child….but I think it's a great way to showcase their art/thoughts/projects/etc….
It's also a great way for them to be creative and design their own wall.
May 24th, 2012
8:44 am
I've saved all my son's work so far (he's only 4 so there's only a small pile). Right now I have it all in a basket, but I will probably get a box to put it all in. Not sure how long I'll hang on to it all but one box in the garage won't make much difference.
May 24th, 2012
8:49 am
I keep the journals…it helps me remember what they were interested in, what was going on, and also see their skills improve. Some key pieces of art work and the rest goes away.
At the moment the back of my car looks like your table. First thing Saturday Morning it will get cleared out….or no pool time :)
May 24th, 2012
8:50 am
awards, the kids put up in their rooms.
May 24th, 2012
9:02 am
We saved items we felt to be important but that's it — No way my better half would tolerate this being dumped wherever it happens to fall… Most of that stuff, in my worthless opinion, is crap.
May 24th, 2012
9:08 am
@homeschooler – How high is your sofa? ;o) I like the idea of scanning once DD is older.
@Figment – We have a laundry basket – same thing. It's all artwork from preschool, and I know I'll have to go through it someday, but for now, at least it's contained!
@Augusta – I like your idea a lot for art work and other creative proejcts!
May 24th, 2012
10:50 am
@Augusta: Happy belated birthday! How was Provino's? Augusta/MJG? I've never been there.
You can purchase the older newspaper drawers, which hold the "wider/longer" projects or have your child hold up the item and you capture it digitally. Then, the stuff can be tossed.
I have regular boxes for each kid for each year. I don't know how to keep the "cutest" stuff or the stuff I'm proudest of because the children are not always cute and I am proud of everything whether they colored inside the lines or not. I'm more of a realist – kids will be kids and will have a scratch on their face on picture day and may not win some made-up award, but they may – and that's what their schoolwork collections represent.
May 24th, 2012
10:54 am
@ Kat…Provino's is yummy. My family had my surprise 50th birthday party there. I just got an e-mail coupon for $10 off at Dominick's and I am making plans…haha!
May 24th, 2012
11:19 am
@Kat – Provino's is great if you haven't been there yet. I personally like Ippolito's better if I have a choice, but both are very good Italian. I get your point on "cute" – since DD is so young, she still colors outside the lines but it's all fun, especially if little handprints are involved. Heck, one of my favorite pieces (if you will) is a horse with a googly eye for a nostril :o)
May 24th, 2012
11:45 am
@Kat – Unfortunately it was horrible last night. We went to the Mall of Georgia Provinios, and the food was bland at best. I ordered Chicken Francese, which was supposed to be breaded chicken breasts in a wine, butter, lemon sauce. When it arrived at the table, it was two chicken breasts swimming in butter. No wine, no lemon. Then I had to ask for my pasta, which was brought to me an a small bread plate. The garlic rolls were SO garlicy, I'm still tasting them…..I will NEVER go back.
This is exactly why we don't go to restaurants. I would much rather eat a cold bowl of soup at home, then to give my hard earned money to places like this. I fired off an email to Provinos. If they send me coupon, I will give them away or throw them away. I will NEVER go back!!
And thank you for the birthday wishes. I did have a wonderful day full of love. Dinner did NOT ruin my day. It's all good!!
May 24th, 2012
12:13 pm
@ Augusta…sorry that you had a bad experience. That is where we had our party and everyone said the food was great. It was almost 3 years ago, so things may have changed. Also,we did not have that dish. It is interesting how a dining experience can be amazing for some people and terrible for others. It has happened to me too. I prefer Dominick's over Provino's but other may not. The garlic rolls ARE very garlicky and they have been like that for as long as I can remember…haha!
I rarely eat steak out, as I am not interested in plunking down $100 for our family to eat steak and then my steak not being very good. We love our steaks grilled out on our own grill. I do like to eat prime rib out and have never made it myself. We have had several people recommend Osteen's in St. Augustine. We do not care for it as we do not like fried/breaded fish. That is just us.
May 24th, 2012
12:18 pm
@ Augusta, those garlic rolls are why I love Provinos. So I guess it is to each their own. :)
May 24th, 2012
12:22 pm
@ MJG – hahaha when we go to Longhorn (my brother loves it) or other steak house as a family I order chicken. :) I have never liked a steak cooked out as much as one from my own backyard. I like to order out what I would never make at home (like Chinese)….I do love Chicken Francase but since I learned to make it at home I seldom get it out any more.
May 24th, 2012
12:24 pm
I'm just weird that way. I don't care for restaurants. I love to cook, my hubby cooks, my kids cook. We just have fun cooking at home.
May 24th, 2012
12:57 pm
Have y'all tried BiBa's on Sugarloaf? Yummy Italian!
May 24th, 2012
1:04 pm
@BusyMom..I am up for it…anyone want to join me…haha! I LOVE RESTAURANTS. I am so over cooking but since I am not working as much this summer, I will do it. We are having chicken fajitas for dinner and I need to go get some tortillas.
We really hijacked this blog and I am surprised no one is complaining. Sorry TWG but some of us just like to chat with the others.
Off to put the last bit of money in the bank from working last week in St. Augustine. Not much coming in this month but I have had a few contacts already this week. Minnesota in August…YOU BETCHA! I will be quite ready for 75 degrees and sunny!
May 24th, 2012
1:05 pm
As a teacher, I did not save much over the years, because I was sure there would be so much more to come. I did save my oldest daughter's story she wrote all by herself about The Blak Wido Spidr at age 5. I saved her brother's 6 year old efforts on Leaders for World Peace (the worksheet on grade level 5 that he did correctly until he got to the question, "As a citizen of the world, what would you do to help promote world peace?" with his answer, "I'd fight for it!" ) Of course many Christmas and Mother's Day gifts, especially if they included a handprint. I have quite a few report cards, including college ones. But that is about it.
May 24th, 2012
1:21 pm
See I never keep the report cards….Class photos, school photo, some art, notes/cards yes. Some of the art is actually hanging in my house as framed art on a permanent basis. Some is on temporary basis. If there is something that was REALLY important to them they get to keep that too.
One thing I do, and didn't really think about it. I write them 2 notes a year (and I know the youngest keeps them) during school. One at the beginning of the year that shares that I know they can do well and succeed. One at the end of the year that tells them all the growth I have seen in them. ALWAYS positive notes. No woo hoo you made an A….grades are not addressed in these…they are all about the personal growth in the child.
Well I was just stunned when I handed one to my older child (12). She read it and tossed it aside. I said is there something wrong? She said I think I am getting to old for you tell me that you see the changes in me. I am too old to get little notes from my mom that say anything.
REALLY? If my Mom slipped me a note that said "Hey, I want you to know I think your doing a great job raising those kids. I see you go out every day and try to do your best. I see you help others…." that kind of thing, I would be THRILLED. I am 42 years old need no affirmation from my Mom, but if she took the time to say hey I am glad you are mine it would still make me smile. You know?
May 24th, 2012
1:24 pm
I throw all of it away. I am the child of person who saved EVERYTHING! I am over 40 years old and in a heartbeat she will pull out some drawing or art project that I did when I was 4 or 5! So I don't keep ANYTHING! I REFUSE to do that to my kids or minimize my living space holding on to things they don't want! NOW, she's trying to "give" all that stuff to me. If it comes to me it's going to be used to stoke the fire on the BBQ grill!
May 24th, 2012
2:07 pm
FCM, keep writing the notes without giving them to her, then give them all to her maybe at the begging of her h.s. sophomore year — she'll probably be coming out of the "I don't want/need my mom commenting on anything I do EVER" stage around then. :)
May 24th, 2012
2:26 pm
May 24th, 2012
1:04 pm
We really hijacked this blog and I am surprised no one is complaining. Sorry TWG but some of us just like to chat with the others.
No, it's because you have narcissistic personality disorder and you simply cannot pass up an opportunity to hear yourself talk.
May 24th, 2012
2:29 pm
@True – that is incredibly sad…..I guess your kids know you are not proud of them in any way. And that all their hard work just ends up in the garbage. Talk about a buzz kill.
You sound very angry that your mom kept all your stuff. Go ahead and burn it. Maybe it will make you feel better!
May 24th, 2012
2:58 pm
@HB good idea! I can keep them in a box until she is like "you never say anything" and then hand them to her.
I did just tell them they can earn $10 for every 25 pages of the Summer Bridge books they complete. Up to $50 for a few hours of their summer. 12 yo said that works for her. Hey whatever it takes to get her to do the book and stay up on the skills.
Other parents doing those books?
May 24th, 2012
3:04 pm
…do our dumping in the bathroom and not all over the house…
May 24th, 2012
3:18 pm
We have several piles around the house like that that we've been adding to for the last couple of weeks. This weekend my wife & I will sit down with the kids and let them go through their piles and pick 5-10 of their favorite projects to keep and we'll store them in big plastic bins we keep in the basement for all the school work and projects.
May 24th, 2012
3:44 pm
@FCM, keep writing those notes — what a lovely idea! She might not think much of it now, but she will learn to appreciate a mom who takes the time to tell their child how much they mean to them and how much they love them.
@True: My daughter is one of the least sentimental people in the world when it comes to "things" – she is RUTHLESS. I wish I was more like her, because I, too, "scrapbook my life" with mementos, etc. I realized that she and I were on totally different pages when she was cleaning her room one day (unasked), and I noticed some books in trash. *I'm* the one that was exclaiming, "Oh, you aren't throwing THIS book away, are you?! You LOVED this book!" But even as ruthless as she is — she enjoys browsing through scrapboxes I have of significant vacations, etc.
One great idea I saw for a memento for a graduating senior: A calendar of their year, with as many day blocks as possible containing a photo of them on that day — i.e., before a dance, at a game, during a play, working on a project, hanging out with friends, etc. Of course, you have to start at the beginning of the year and keep it up — which is why *I* never could get around to one — but it's an interesting idea that could be adapted for any year, if a parent was interested in keeping a detailed record.
May 24th, 2012
4:10 pm
We just learned of the Summer Bridge books and found some at the local Goodwill store. Just the right ones for the 5 yo too! See how they work out for him. School doesn't let out until mid-June.
May 24th, 2012
5:34 pm
We have 1 big plastic box for each child(2) in their closets. They hold everything from birth cards to report cards to diplomas. I did not keep every single thing they did in school, but, just a few things each made. I used to write notes on a napkin in their lunches and now, with my daughter in college, I send her a greeting card each week. Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone and keep all who lost their lives in wars in your hearts and thoughts.
May 24th, 2012
5:54 pm
I love Ippolito's, so if Provino's is similar to it, I'm there. Sounds like different people have very different experiences. So, I'll keep my fingers crossed when I go there over the weekend…
Just because you save some (or all) of your children's artwork/schoolwork DOES NOT mean you are a hoarder. If you had papers, newspapers, magazines, every bit of artwork, tons of unfinished projects, and collections of all sorts. Plus, you think everything will be worth something one day, then you are a hoarder.
The rest of us? We're parents trying to preserve what we can (while our kids don't "get" it, are oblivious to it, etc.).
May 24th, 2012
6:00 pm
First, I check the pile for weapons. After I have picked out the Glock 40, stilleto knives, nun-chucks, and pipe bombs, I look for other contreband, like alcohol, which I lock in the liquor cabinet for next year's school start…you can never plan too early, and those boys can't hold their liquor like we did..
May 24th, 2012
6:39 pm
There was nothing about him to indicate that he was alive except an occasional movement in his milky grey eyes, but once when a bold child touched his sword, his arm shot forward slapped the hand off in an instant.
—"A Late Encounter With the Enemy," by Flannery O'Connor
Dear Dixie,
There's something I've haven't told you all year, but it's time to tell you now.
Before the first day of class last August I put a rectangular basket, almost the size of a loaf of bread, up on the metal cabinet in the back of The Cozy Room of Learning to put pencils in. Pencils I knew I'd be collecting from off of the floor after class was dismissed when I'd mope around the room rearranging desks, collecting jackets, expensive laptop computers, binders, and textbooks. Mostly science textbooks are left behind. I have no idea why.
I knew from my substitute teaching days that if a kid really needed a pencil then all he had to do was to look on the floor somewhere.
I brought the basket home yesterday, and today, since I don't have a sixth period exam, here I am having a nice mid-week day off feeling and looking a little lunaticky in my gross bathrobe.
I poured the basket on the floor to find an answer to something I've wondered about for ten months …
80 total items collected from Wednesday, August 12 to May 24
1 highlighter: light blue
3 mechanical pencils
6 pens
70 pencils … of which 2 were brand new and didn't have a point yet; 4 pencils were broken; and 23 pencils were still a few inches long with a point but didn't have an eraser. Gnawed off? Pulled off? Eaten?
Dixie, I know you've got some questions and concerns. Let me go ahead and comfort you with my reason: It was because I wanted to see how many utensils I'd collect in a school year. About as simple and goofy as that. But the real moral of this weird one is this for all people of the world: What you need is probably right there at your feet. That is, before you ask for some help … try to do the thing yourself.
That sounds about right.
May 24th, 2012
8:29 pm
@ Tad…thanks! A teacher once told me that after she had given directions, there were always students who were not listening and said, "What am I supposed to do?" Her reply, "Ask three, then ask me." If they were resourceful enough to check with three peers, they probably did not need to ask her. I thought it was clever!
May 25th, 2012
12:32 am
@FCM, what a great idea. K's bday is Saturday and I have done a bday letter for him talking about what he is into and doing right now and our hopes and dreams for the future. I hope to do one every year and next year I want to start a birthday interview. I say keep doing them for your kids even if they go in a keepsake box until they are 30. One day they will cherish them.
I am at my parent's house this week and got my baby book out last night and thoroughly enjoyed looking at what a beautiful job my mom did of capturing my childhood. I hope I can do as good of a job as she did. I also loved that she saved the hospital bill. $612.00 to have a baby in Montgomery, AL in 1974 and stay for 4 nights. $20K at Northside in 2012 with a 4 night stay ;o)!
Is the only Dominick's still the one in old Norcross? I have not eaten there in years, but it was divine a long time ago. And we only eat steak at home too. I love a great meal out, but I marinate steak better than restaurants and my husband grills it perfectly!
May 25th, 2012
4:53 am
@ K's…they now have Dominick's in Lawrenceville and Buford plus they just opened one in Watkinsville…yum!
May 25th, 2012
7:20 am
@mjg–thanks for thinking of me. im doing well. just not on the computer as often as i used to be. hope you and your family are all doing well! :)
May 25th, 2012
7:58 am
May 25th, 2012
7:58 am
I got name jacked.
May 25th, 2012
7:59 am
May 25th, 2012
4:53 am
@ K's…they now have Dominick's in Lawrenceville and Buford plus they just opened one in Watkinsville…yum!
Really? Yum to another chain restaurant? Sure you didn't mean yuck?
May 25th, 2012
8:05 am
I found a pubic hair in my salad at Dominicks. The dressing was good though. I left a tip.


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The Red Tornado is a DC Comics character, best known as "the robot member of the Justice League". His personal history, however, is a little more convoluted than that.
Abigail "Ma" Hunkel versionThe Golden Age Red Tornado, from the 1940s, was actually a woman disguised as a male hero (she was pretty burly). She had no superpowers and was associated with (but not a member of) the Justice Society of America. Abigail "Ma" Hunkel was a hefty housewife who started out as a supporting character in Scribbly the Boy Cartoonist, but quickly overshadowed the title character when she donned her characteristic soup pot and longjohns to keep her neighborhood safe for her kids. She was both one of the first female superheroes and one of the first superhero parodies.Hunkel first appeared in "All-American Comics" #3 (June, 1939), created by Sheldon Mayer. She assumed the Red Tornado identity in issue #20 (November, 1940). Her series ended in #59 (July, 1944). She had a minor crossover with the Justice Society in "All-Star Comics" #3 (Winter, 1940). After the end of her series, Hunkel remained a fond memory. She was given minor cameos in retro stories and crossovers. But was not seriously considered for revival until "JSA" #55 (February, 2004). Where she was revealed to be still alive. Her long absence was explained with her having joined the Witness Protection Program back in 1950.Ma Hunkel is still around. Though now in her 80s and long past retired, she serves as the JSA's resident museum curator while looking after her granddaughter Maxine, alias the wind-powered superhero Cyclone.
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Mr. A, a 44-year-old man with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, had been seen at a mental health center for 19 years. An author (M.J.F.) had treated the patient for the past 8 years. A chart review revealed symptoms consisting of auditory and visual hallucinations, looseness of associations, and blunted affect. A careful review of his record did not reveal any history of manic symptoms.
Mr. A's medication consisted of a regimen of fluphenazine decanoate every 2 weeks and fluphenazine hydrochloride and diphenhydramine at night. A trial of olanzapine was initiated to control treatment-unresponsive hallucinations and to minimize the risk of exacerbating his tardive dyskinesia. His fluphenazine hydrochloride dose was discontinued, and the fluphenazine decanoate dose was reduced to every 3 weeks. One month later, he developed euphoria with frequent laughter, lessened sleep, and a higher sex drive. During a 5-day hospitalization, Mr. A's olanzapine dose was increased to 20 mg at bedtime, and he was started on a regimen of valproic acid and clonazepam. His serum valproic acid level on the day of his discharge was 95.3 µg/ml. Shortly after discharge, he was arrested for disturbing the peace. While in a correctional facility, he was under constant surveillance and continued to receive his medication. Two weeks after his discharge from the hospital, Mr. A was laughing continuously and uncontrollably. He could not answer questions or follow commands because of the laughter. The police reported that he did not sleep at all because of his laughter and exhibited almost continuous masturbatory activity for several days. A decision was made to taper and discontinue his dose of olanzapine. His fluphenazine decanoate, valproic acid, and clonazepam doses were increased. The correctional facility then reported that his sleep returned to normal and his laughter and masturbatory activity decreased. One week later, Mr. A returned to his usual state. His affect was blunted, and he experienced auditory hallucinations. His speech was not spontaneous, and he did not display loose associations. On follow-up examination, the manic symptoms had not returned.
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Title: Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Hospital Piping Subassemblies
Authors: Elliott Goodwin, Emmanuel Maragakis, Ahmad Itani and Shen-Yi Luo
Date: February 2005
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Two piping subassemblies with identical geometries were tested in the Large Scale Structures Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno. The experimental piping subassembly was modeled after a typical subassembly in a California hospital. The two subassemblies differed only by their connection details. One subassembly had welded connections; the other had threaded connections. The welded and threaded subassemblies were then tested with and without seismic bracing. The braced welded subassembly was subjected to story drifts up to 4.34% with no damage. The braced threaded subassembly began to leak at 2.17% and failed at 4.34%. The unbraced welded subassembly was subjected to story drifts up to 4.34% with no damage. The unbraced threaded subassembly began to leak at 1.08% story drift. The welded piping subassemblies exceed the 1997 UBC requirements on drift. The threaded piping systems do not meet the 1997 UBC requirement on drift without sustaining damage.


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"It's not the government's place to tell us what we can drink," said Jose Hernandez, manager of the on Lafayette Avenue. "This is America. And the American palate is a lot of sugar."
Hernandez said his location could lose as much as 85 percent of its summertime business with the potential end of sales of large iced coffee drinks in 24-ounce cups—which, if loaded with sugar, could be subject to the ban.
"We just don't know how it's going to work out, but it's going to be huge," Hernandez said.
and joined the Connecticut Muffin manager in blasting the proposal.
"Families with four or five kids, they come and eat and drink—it's important for the family to be together," said S&S owner Salvatore Fundaro. "They can't just buy one soda each."
The businesses' take on Bloomberg's proposal came during a soda industry-funded New Yorkers For Beverage Choices walking tour targeting the bodega and pizzeria-heavy blocks of Fort Greene as part of a citywide campaign to build opposition to the measure.
A Brooklyn native, NYFBC spokesman Eliot Hoff tried to put the campaign against the soda ban in terms that any longtime borough resident could understand.
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Proponents of the measure say it is a key part of the effort to cut high rates of obesity, particularly among minorities groups and children.
But representatives of the three Fort Greene businesses on Tuesday's tour were having none of it.
Fundaro said business at his 20-year-old pizza stop was down while rent was up—making the proposed ban on big containers of soda incredibly hard to swallow.
"There is something very wrong here," he said. "This is something the Mafia would do."
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A Colorado teenager sneaking back into her own house in the middle of the night was shot and killed this week. To add to the tragic nature of an already sad case, police are now saying it was the teen's stepfather who shot her, thinking the 14-year-old was a burglar.
It's the sort of accident that punches you right in the gut as you grieve for a little girl whose life ended too soon and for a family torn apart by grief. It's the sort of accident that scares you because the moving parts, when put together, all add up to one that truly could happen to anyone.
After all when someone is coming into the house in the middle of the night, what conclusion do most of us jump to? Not that the your 14-year-old is sneaking back in but that someone dangerous is trying to get in at your family.
Reports indicate the teen was coming in a window, and a call went out to police of a burglary in progress between 5 and 6 a.m.
That early in the morning, there's a good chance, not all synapses are firing yet. We are particularly prone to making snap decisions as we work on pure adrenaline. The response most of us would have in a situation like this is to defend the family. Any way we can.
In Colorado, in fact, there is even a law designed to protect homeowners who defend their homes. The Make My Day law allows residents to fend off intruders with deadly force. The law is likely on this stepfather's side -- although the district attorney's office is reviewing the case and will have ultimate decision in whether charges are filed.
Whether or not they are, the fact remains that a 14-year-old is dead, and her stepfather will have to come to grips with the role he played in that death. This poor family has a lot to grieve right now, and pointing fingers isn't going to magically make that pain go away.
It's a tragedy ... and a tragedy we'd all be wise to ponder lest it happen in our own homes.
What would you do if you thought someone was sneaking into your home?
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How do we know this was an accident? A mighty convenient way for a stepfather to murder a stepchild that he either doesn't like or wants to silence. One of the most dangerous people to have around a child is a mother's male love interest when that male love interest isn't the child's biological father.
Neither of the child's biological parents should ever forgive this man for murdering their child for entering her own. Fact is - he fired a shot without knowing who his target was. That makes responsible gun owners like myself look bad. I could never support such recklessness.
This is tragic.
Exactly, lilah. This is one of the many reasons I didn't sneak out, I knew my father had guns to protect the family and I didn't want to come across that situation. The kid deserved to get shot if you're going to be disrespectful enough to do that. I'm sure all the anti-gun leftists will start screaming, 'see! This is why guns are bad, they kill children!' My husband will do the same thing. If we hear something going on downstairs, the first thing he would do is grab his gun by the bedside table. As a parent, you have an obligation to protect your family and if you wait for 911 to respond, usually it's too late. So yea, what a terrible stepfather... *eyeroll*
Wow, Paws84, that's messed up. The kid may have deserved a lot of things for being disrespectful, but being shot and killed isn't one of them. You do realize that calling 911 and waiting in your room to see is the intruder will enter is an option to running downstairs hoping to shoot someone?
Anyone who can honestly say "kid deserved to get shot" needs to seriously reevaluate their priorities in life. Who in their right mind would say that a kid deserves to get shot?!? Just for sneaking out?!? She was a teenager. Teenagers sneak out all the time. Even the good ones. I went through a two year period in my teens where I was constantly staying out late, sneaking out, sneaking in, cutting school, etc. It was wrong of me to do those things but it certainly didn't mean I deserved to be shot. I ended up straightening myself out and became a very productive member of society as an adult. I encountered enough danger while I was out and about. Returning back home, even if it was through a window, should've been the one thing I could count on to be safe.
I hope the stepfather is imprisoned for his crime. He should ALWAYS know EXACTLY what his target is before he even thinks about firing his weapon.
I take issue with a couple things written in the blog.
1. You say this "truly could happen to anyone". Not true. There is not one single firearm in my house. Even if my kid was sneaking back inside in the middle of the night (or morning) there is no way either of us could accidentally shoot him because we have nothing to shoot him with. I also know I am not alone in this. Most parents who I know personally do not own any firearms at all.
2. You talked about the hour between 5am and 6am being "early in the morning" and that "not all synapses are firing yet". Pulease! By 6am my husband and I are both up and showered and are waking the kid up to get ready for school. By 5am the radio is on and even though I may not be out of bed yet, I am conscious and hearing everything going on around me and could very quickly have my wits about me if needed. "Early in the morning" is no excuse for shooting a kid sneaking back in the house.
Wow....some of you saying that the child deserved to be shot?!?!?!? Seriously?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
No this child didn't deserve to be shot, the step father deserves to rot in hell.
This is why there are no guns in my home, and never will be.
But on the other hand, maybe, just maybe this child should've taken her key with her, and she wouldn't have had to sneak back into the house.
she didnt deserve to get shot just because she was sneaking back into her house. thats just dumb. i'll predict that this mother and step father get a divorce soon, even if he didnt intend to kill his step daughter. theres no way i would be able to live with him another day after this. no matter what.


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Time: About 10 minutes. Our version of cheesy popcorn puts the other orange-powdered-cheese type to shame. We prefer the flavor of smoked gouda (and like how it melts over the still-hot popcorn), but any semifirm cheese will work too.
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- Calories: 215
- Calories from fat: 59%
- Protein: 11g
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated fat: 7g
- Carbohydrate: 12g
- Fiber: 0.0g
- Sodium: 441mg
- Cholesterol: 53mg
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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- Garlic salt
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Dallas, TX -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/24/2014 -- The 'Coal Mining in Indonesia and Australia to 2020? report provides historical and forecast data on coal production by grade, reserves, consumption by type and trade by type to 2020. The trade section provides information on export volumes to destination countries, as well as imports. The report also includes drivers and restraints affecting the industry, profiles of major coal mining companies, information on the major active, planned and exploration projects and regulations governing the industry. The report provides a comprehensive coverage of Indonesia and Australia's coal mining industry.
Indonesia is a leading global producer and exporter of steam coal, with production estimated at 421 million tons (Mt) in 2013 and projected to reach 503.8Mt in 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5%. Substantial production over the forecast period 2014–2020, will be the result of both capacity expansions and the commencement of new projects. The islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra dominate Indonesia's coal production and steam coal accounted for all the coal produced in the country, with the largest coal mines being the Sangatta, Paser and Batuah Village mines in East Kalimantan, and the Alam Duta Kalimantan mine in South Kalimantan.
Complete report of Coal Mining Industry in Indonesia is available @ http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com/coal-mining-in-indonesia-to-2020-market-report.html .
Australia is one of the world's largest producers and exporter of coal with production estimated at 476.5 million tons (Mt) in 2013, further projected to reach 635.9Mt in 2020, representative of a CAGR of 4.4%. Substantial production over the forecast period is likely due to capacity extensions and new projects. Projects such as the China First coal project, the Alpha coal project, the Wandoan project, and the South Galilee project located in the state of Queensland are some of the largest, with capacities of 40Mt, 30Mt, 22Mt and 13.6Mt respectively. The country's abundant and high-quality coal deposits are widely distributed across all the country's states and the Northern Territory.
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Cereals Begin to Lose Their Snap, Crackle and Pop
The cereal business has been in steady decline for a decade as consumers opt for healthier options or food easier to eat on the run in the morning.
September 11, 2014, Thursday
The Risk in the General Mills Deal for Annie's
The maker of Cheerios is paying a 37 percent premium, for "natural" macaroni and cheese purveyor Annie's Homegrown. But big companies often squash growth when they swallow small targets whole, notes Kevin Allison of Reuters Breakingviews.
September 9, 2014, Tuesday
General Mills to Buy Annie's for $820 Million in Cash
General Mills is paying a premium to buy Annie's, the organic food company known for its mac and cheese and earthy vibe.
September 8, 2014, Monday
General Mills Is Serving Wheaties, the Breakfast of Champions, to Younger Consumers
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General Mills Reverses Itself on Consumers' Right to Sue
The company had a change of heart after consumers had a negative reaction to its new arbitration rules.
April 20, 2014, Sunday
General Mills Amends New Legal Policies
The company said the policy, which said consumers "joining our online communities" could not sue the company, did not apply to its Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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The food company General Mills added language to its website to alert customers that they cannot take legal action against the company if they download coupons, enter a contest or connect with it in other ways.
April 17, 2014, Thursday
Profit Falls at General Mills, and Results Miss Estimates
Rough winter weather took a bite out of fiscal third-quarter sales and net income rose 3 percent.
March 20, 2014, Thursday
Marlo Thomas Carves a Niche on Internet TV
"Mondays With Marlo," a talk show hosted by Marlo Thomas, the actress and activist, has built an audience by addressing the concerns of women over 35.
March 17, 2014, Monday
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Family net worth falls by 40%
In just 3 years, median household wealth took a deep dive -- from $126,400 to $77,300, mostly because of the housing crash.
The Federal Reserve's new Survey of Consumer Finances -- an important and extremely detailed report issued every three years -- confirms what many American families already know: The Great Recession walloped the middle class.
This description of the report in The Washington Post is chilling:
Over a span of three years, Americans watched progress that took almost a generation to accumulate evaporate. The promise of retirement built on the inevitable rise of the stock market proved illusory for most. Homeownership, once heralded as a pathway to wealth, became an albatross.
Post continues below.Consider:
- Median net worth dropped from $126,400 in 2007 to $77,300 in 2010 (adjusted for inflation). "That puts Americans roughly on par with where they were in 1992," says the Post.
- In that same time, median household income fell from $49,600 to $45,800.
- The damage to the middle class was worse than to people on either end of the income scale. The New York Times explains:
One basic reason for this disproportion is that the wealth of the middle class is mostly in housing, and the median amount of home equity dropped to $75,000 in 2010 from $110,000 in 2007. And while other forms of wealth have recovered much of the value lost in the crisis, housing prices have hardly budged.
Among the report's other depressing stats:
- From Bloomberg: "The proportion of families with retirement accounts decreased 2.6 points to 50.4% during the period, wiping out much of the 3.1 percentage-point increase over the prior three years, the report said."
- The percentage of families adding to savings fell from 56.4% in 2007 to 52% three years later.
In 2010, 19.2% of families had education debt, up from 15.2%. "Among families with education debt, the mean increased 14.0% (from $22,500 in 2007 to $25,600 in 2010), while the median rose 3.4% (from $12,600 in 2007 to $13,000 in 2010)," the report said.
"The Fed noted that education loans made up a larger share of the average family's obligations than loans to buy automobiles for the first time in the history of the survey," The New York Times said.
- Bing: Median vs. mean
Many families with credit cards do not carry a balance. Of the 68.0% of families with credit cards in 2010, only 55.1% had a balance at the time of the interview; in 2007, 72.9% had cards, and 61.0% of these families had an outstanding balance on them. The number of credit cards held by families also decreased. In 2007, 35.0% of families held four or more cards, and that level of ownership fell to 32.7% by 2010. Between 2007 and 2010, the fraction of families with three cards fell from 12.1% to 10.6%, the fraction with two cards fell from 12.7% to 12.2%, and the fraction with one card fell from 13.1% to 12.5%.
Does the content of the report match your life experience in those critical years?
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Now, I wonder if we can begin to predict the roller coaster DOW? - Let's see, it was way up today, so I'm going to guess it will go down tomorrow.
the main problem is the unemployment! jobs for people to be able to earn a living!
when a crisis gets to the point of causing everything to cra**** time to fix the problem.
LEAVE THE TAX CUTS IN PLACE FOR ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO do not cut spending as much as planned this next year, only cut spending a little, and try to eliminate waste, then require everyone to pay cash money on the budget deficit, millionaires, banks, oil companies, insurance companies drug companies, etc, everyone on a sliding scale, to raise two trillion dollars, really fast, and pay the budget deficit off in full, use the money left over, to do infrastructure, in the country, then pay all the unemployed around 17 million of them 600.00 dollars per week tax free for two years, and let them find work, but tax the work they find, then take 28% from the top of the 600.00 dollars, and give that to the states every week for two years, this will stabilize the states, and create jobs, and bring in tax revenues, cut these 17 million off of any subsidies for two years, do this even if the debt ceiling needs to be raised to do it the economy will take off like a rocket, the debt will come down, because of the millions of people working, and paying taxes, the country will save on everything, food stamps, etc. and lower crime, it would help to fund medicare, and SS, the soldiers returning could all find work, the ones paying the cash could get tax breaks to get a lot of their money back but they should be proud to refuse those tax cuts, as part of doing their patriotic duty, they would not suffer any hardship for doing it, [example if a millionaire paid fifty thousand dollars, or a billionaire paid a million dollars, a bank, , the country is facing a crisis the congress, and the President should do this and worry about elections later!!! It would probably help the real estate markets to, I know small business would recover, manufacturing would go through the roof, what are we waiting for we have the means to fix this problem overnight???
If 2000 people banned together, and started pooling 500 dollars per month it would be easy to buy the land, build warehouses, stock them with survival supplies, and build housing, and even some luxury things, like swimming pools, tennis, basket ball courts, a club house, 500.00 by two thousand would be a million per month, it would not take long to pay for all this, and try to prepare for a crisis if it were to come, the worst that could happen is they would own it, and not need it, but it would be good to have it if needed, it seems like it would be interesting anyway!!!
I think it was on [discovery] about the doomsday people!!!
Why say anything about peoples net worth? why should anyone be concerned ?
Why give advice to people as to what they should do to prepare for the future?
When it happens to these people its important, when it happens to others its not important!
who ask anyone ? when people are up and everything is going their way they seek privacy, I've got mine type attitudes, now its what happened to mine attitudes, waiting for a hand out, well respect the privacy of others, they don't want to know how much someone lost, get up and start over, like others did for years while most walked by and could not care less, or drove by in their luxury cars, and did not even notice!!!
How many people squandered their money for years? now want a hand out?
Eggs in one basket...
Untrue. People invested in homes because banks made mortgages on them based on solid evidence of value and sustainability as collateral. There is a constant attempt to point the finger at the borrower homeowner. Sorry... this is entirely the fault of bankers and greed. IF, in 2008, We the People had a real Congress that recognized- what the future would like like with re-occurring irresponsible lending and stopped it, by now here in 2012, we would just be repairing the economic damage. Instead, the adverse agenda of the Party of No and the lame attempts by Obama's team to help borrowers but not fix the employment issues first has prolonged repair while exponentially expanding the damage. JOB RECOVERY as a Stimulus could begin that healing while nipping a lot of future catastrophes, but without a cooperating government, we stand no chance of it.
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You'll love it the minute you arrive! Incredibly low maintenance. Charming and bright alcove studio (3 flights up) on the best East Village block. Surround yourself with lush community gardens, parks, restaurants, trendy cafes and shops. Amazing custom storage. The windowed kitchen is large enough for a small table. Resident roof deck with iconic skyline views. Pets and gifts to purchase ok with board approval. HDFC limits income: adjusted gross income must be below $99,330 for one occupant or $113,520 for two occupants. The apt must be your primary residence; no investors. Easy access to citibike, subways, crosstown bus, Trader Joe's and more.
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This HDFC co-op is comprised of two adjoining buildings and intended as affordable housing for its shareholders. The walk-up buildings share a common rooftop with skyline city views. Bike storage is available. Pets and gifts to purchase are considered.
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FMCSA unveils cross-border trucking plan
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced proposal details of cross-border trucking project with Mexico, which will require fewer participants and equip participating Mexican trucks with GPS or electronic on-board recorders.
The FMCSA's April 8 plan for a cross-border trucking project with Mexico otherwise contained few details not already disclosed by Mexican or U.S. officials or contained in the previous program Congress ended in 2009.
The agency's notice and request for comment on the plan will be published soon in the Federal Register. After that, the public will have 30 days to comment. The FMCSA will formally respond to feedback and consider public comment in forming its final program.
The initial pilot project sought 100 carriers each from Mexico and the United States to participate, but the program failed to get sufficient participation to form statistically valid conclusions.
A sample size of 4,100 roadside inspections performed on pilot program participants will allow FMCSA to detect differences in violation rates of 2 percentage points or greater with a 90 percent confidence level.
The agency anticipates an average of one long-haul border crossing per week per truck with each Mexican carrier having two trucks participating in the program. It assumes an attrition rate of 25 percent after 18 months in the project and calculates 46 carriers will suffice to achieve a target of 4,100 inspections within three years.
The target sample size in the previous project was to estimate differences in crash rates between U.S. carriers and participants, FMCSA officials said.
But the current study focuses on measuring safety performance primarily in terms of violation rates, which it estimates using an inspection as a sampling unit.
Also, this program could last up to three years, while the previous program was to run 18 months. The longer time period should result in more participant data, officials said.
If participants don't achieve this level of activity, more carries will be required. If the carriers have more crossings than anticipated, then fewer carriers will be needed.
The agency's recent announcement that it would buy and install EOBRs at federal expense created controversy, but the proposal now will allow Mexican carriers the option of using GPS or EOBR. The FMCSA provided GPS systems for Mexican participants in the initial program.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association responded that Mexico lacks equivalent safety standards. OOIDA and some congressional members said the U.S. should have challenged the legality of retaliatory tariffs Mexico imposed on U.S. exports after the first program ended.
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Let's see .... I LOVE Hetalia (but who doesn't?) I love to write and hope to publish my own book one day. I am trying my best to create awesome reader inserts for you fabulous folks out there who loveHetalia as much as I do.
I also draw various things but I'm not as good as others ... T.T I will try to upload stuff but i may not get to it so if i dont ever get to that, I do apologize.
But my main love is AMERICA from Hetalia!!! XD I love him soo much!! But thats just me being a very weird fangirl ...
I am very patriotic and LOVE my country! I am hoping to join the military when I leave high school. If i dont find anything interesting in the military to do as a career (which i highly doubt ... its the military! ^^) i hope to go to college to become either a politician(cuz the government is fucked up right now!!) or an engineer (thats how we can help the economy [there are more engineers=factories in China ...thats why all the work is there] and there is a lot of money in that as well [dont normally care about money but that is just a bonus])
My goal as a politician is to become the First Hispanic Female President of the United States!!!!! XD
((Fun fact: I am actually half pure blood (at least to my knowledge) Puerto Rican and half pure blood (this i know for a fact) Czechoslovakian ^^ if u wanna hear the story which almost weirds me out just message me i dont wanna explain it on hear ... cause its not really about me ... i guess ??))
I also love Love LOVE Cry (aka ChaoticMonkey) if you do not know who he is click here and embrace his freaking awesomeness!!
I also like Pewdiepie too!! <3
Umm ... I really love scary movies (and before you guys ask, NO i do not act like America and scream my butt off when there is nothing on the screen) but sadly i only like the really REALLY scary stuff ... like i wanna see something so scary that i am gonna be afraid to go to bed that night because im scared that the monster is in my closet .... I like those kinds of scary movies but NOTHING recently has been that scary ... just gory and boring for my taste .... and sometimes funny .... ugh .. MAKE A SCARY MOVIE PEOPLE!!!! NOT THAT HARD!!!
*sigh* Sorry bout that ...
My favorite food is a tie between Fettucine Alfredo and good old fashioned American cheeseburgers AHAHA~~!!! XDD
I love LOVE dessert!!! ((especially chocolate!!))
Lets see .... um ... I love history (HETALIA AHAHA~~!!) but it is my favorite subject ... its because of this subject that i am re-thinking my political career for that of a history college professor ^^
I do not play videogames ... sadly ... I have tried to in the past but for some reason i cant use the controler right -.- so i resort to watching my older brother play his games ... which is very entertaining at times XD
OH! I have a gorgeous family! My original parents are divorced. I dont get along too well with my birth-mom (too many things to say that i dont want to talk about -.-) but i am a HUGE daddy's girl. Literally my dad is my world. I have a little brother and i dont like him either. So of my direct blood family (not including aunts uncles grandparents etc) the only person i like is my daddy ... this is pretty sad. BUT!! 3 years ago my dad joined eHarmony (yes this is an eHarmony story sorry but this really happened) and i just looked at him with a 'WTF?!' face cause he never does stuff like this ... But thats how he met my wonderful loving step-momma Michelle. She had two kids of her own of whom i consider my real siblings (more than my blood brother). One is older than me by 9 months and he is an awesome big brother! Very cool, popular, and athletic. And the other is my little sister who is so cute but she can have a b**** streak when she wants to ... *shudders* but she is for the most part a genuine sweetheart ^^ she is 11. And the most recent member of the family is my baby brother Gabe who has just turned 2. He is the strongest ... scariest ... most fearless child ... ever ... and i am being dead serious ... its scary .... =.= ...... but he is such a cutie!!!!!! XDDD
My little blood related brother decided to move up North to be with our real mom (THANK YOU LORD!) [there is also a depressing story behind this as well] so now our houseshold consists of my older bro, me, my lil sis, baby Gabe, my mommy, and my daddy XDDD I could seriously never could've asked for a better family~~!! So yeah ... just letting eveyone know ... I am a bitch when it comes to my family ... i like to brag about them and stuff ... like, ever see those insanely family oriented dads who boast and squeal about their children at work every day? ( example: Hughes from Full Metal Alchemist) I am exactly like that when I am talking about my family ... ^^" hehe sorry ....
Now I can't think of anything else to say about myself ^^"
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Enemies: Russia, France, England
Sweet and encouraging, people find your friendliness very attractive. You are also fiercely loyal and this can lead you to being stubborn. Often, you need to watch out for people that might take advantage of you, but you usually make enough good friends to keep yourself safe and happy! Your friends recognize your vulnerability and don't hesitate to support and protect you. Luckily, you make friends easily; your generous spirit inspires them to stay by your side, always. People are attracted to your magnanimous kindness.
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Italy: I love her, ve~! She is the most wonderful girl I have ever met and it makes me want to keep her all to myself! I always feel comfortable and loved when I'm with her. She's so affectionate~! Heh, if Germany really wants her, he'll have to compete with this Italian charm, ve~! Ahahaha!
Germany: There is something rather nice about her. She isn't the smartest or the bravest, but she doesn't need to be. It is difficult for me to admit this, but I find that she is beautiful inside and out. There is no one as charming and intimate as her. I don't care what anyone thinks because if she wanted me, I would be by her side always. And Italy can stop being such a dummkopf about my affections for her!
Japan: Ahh, she is kindly! She treats me very hospitably when I see her.
Allied Powers
America: Dude, you could not meet a nicer girl 'cause she is super nice! She's like the hero of niceness! Don't let England tell you anything mean about her though! Y'know, he got into it with her one day over the Epic Hero and she told him to stop being rude to yours truly and refused to back down, so he got pretty angry! He's extremely critical of her.
England: Annoying git. She's too nice. And she is way too stubborn. What a pillock. Needless to say, getting along with her isn't exactly my cup of tea. We have conflicting personalities no thanks to her strange attitude. Don't get me wrong, I like nice people and I don't always dislike determination, but I find her gullibility and vulnerability despicable.
France: Usually I'll settle for disagreeing with both America and England, but I find that I must agree with l'Angleterre this time; her meekness is rather obnoxious. The last time she argued with England, I felt obliged to step in and help him because she just wouldn't let it go.
China: Such a sweet young lady! I enjoy her presence, though, her obstinacy can be a little over the top!
Russia: An interesting creature. The last time I demanded she become one with me, she refused quietly. When I asked again, she still refused. It is strange. No matter how many times I ask, she always refuses. A stubborn girl. I will break her eventually.
North America
Canada: E-eh? Oh! She is r-really nice! Sometimes we hang out when we both have time off. She's okay with listening to my problems and helping me out with them, and she actually notices me!
Cuba: Cute girl; she radiates goodness and purity, with a childlike stubbornness. I like her a lot.
Central Europe
Austria: Well, she is very nice, but maybe too vulnerable. Honestly, she reminds me of myself when I was younger and that simply must be what endears her to Switzerland. Something I don't understand, by the way, is her relationship with him. I think he likes her more than he should.
Hungary: A total sweetie-pie! She makes me smile. No one had better take advantage of her, ever, unless they want to face my wrath.
Prussia: Man, that girl is way too nice to hang out with the Awesome Me! I wouldn't want to, y'know, corrupt or defile her or anything. And I'd probably hurt her feelings accidentally and I wouldn't want that! Hungary would beat me up if I ever hurt her feelings!
Liechtenstein: That's my sweet big sister! She's always right there for me when I need her. We talk a lot when Switzi isn't around and she keeps me company. Sometimes she goes out on "dates" with Switzi, but she always brings me back a treat! Oh! And she loves the dress I made for her!
Switzerland: Yes, w-well, um… *blushes* …she is just a very nice girl that I happen to like spending time with. So what if we spend a lot of time together? It doesn't mean anything serious—well—not really! I don't understand why people make such a big deal out of it. So what if I like her? Just leave me alone! Oh, and if there's someone else who wants her, they can get bent because I saw her first!
Poland: She's like, totally cool! We rode ponies together one time and it was, like, so, like sweet!
Eastern Europe
Belarus: Bah. I hate nice people.
Estonia: Good girl, excellent manners, pure heart; you don't find many people like her anymore.
Latvia: She is like a sister to me! She's really nice to us Baltic States!
Lithuania: W-w-wow! She makes my heart race! Every time I escort her, she's always so kind to me. She sympathizes with my problems with Russia and knows how to make me smile. Every time I see her, I feel like I can bear a bit more or maybe even become a little stronger. We're the best of friends.
Ukraine: W-well, I heard that she's r-really nice, but R-Russia won't let me get near her! D-do you think she would want to be my friend?
Mediterranean Europe
Romano: Bad things always happen to nice people. Which is too bad, especially in her case.
Spain: Ah, yes; we are kindred spirits! She is so mild-tempered and kind that I am always attracted to her. I wish I saw more of her because she is such a sweet girl! I think being around someone like her would soften Romano up as well.
Never ... in my wildest dreams ... would i think that Switzerland would be a good match ..... BUT THIS IS ME TO THE DOT!!!!
..... I am upset that England hates me though ...... WAH~~!!!!! TT^TT


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Mission First Tactical M33 AR15 / M16 Military & Police 2-sided Rail System
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Mission First TacticalTM AR15 / M16 Military & Police 2-sided Handguard Rail System.
A rugged, high-density polymer handguard System offering 2 Picatinny rails for accessories. System can be mounted horizontally or vertically. Screwless installation, stays in place using delta ring and handguard cap. Stainless steel heat shields dissipate high heat from rapid fire. Rail covers included.
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