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It took three years, but the football coaching staff at Summit Academy finally feels as if the team has stabilized.
It has battled being the new school and it has battled being a 2A squad surrounded by talented 4A and 5A teams. Now, moving into the 2014 season, head coach Scott Gorringe said it feels like the Bears have a good mix of experience, credibility and, very importantly, senior leadership.
"This is our first year with a full team of seniors. We're pretty excited about that," said Gorringe, whose team is in just its third year of existence. "In the first two years, we only had two to four seniors who would contribute; we were pretty young. This year we have between 14 and 16 seniors, all of whom will contribute."
Many of those kids have been with the program since they entered high school, learning, playing varsity minutes, and gaining crucial experience against quality 2A teams.
"These kids came in as sophomores and really had to carry the load because there was not an established student body," Gorringe said. "This is that core group of sophomores who started the program and then stayed with it."
One of those key players is Hagan Hines, a 6-foot, 225-pound "quarterback in a fullback's body," said Gorringe.
A year ago, Hines was thrown into the quarterback role for the first time out of necessity. He totaled 1,387 passing yards and seven passing touchdowns along with 457 rushing yards and seven rushing scores on 130 carries in his inaugural season, and Gorringe is looking forward to seeing what else he can do with a year now under his belt.
"Having started last year, I think he'll be more at ease. I think he'll just be more confident," the coach said. "There's a pretty steep learning curve in that position. He's just going to have a better understanding of what the position requires."
In addition to stability, experience and leadership, Gorringe is excited about one more thing: depth. After watching the Bears play their blue-and-white scrimmage, he was pleased with what he saw from his kids who are not currently marked as starters.
"Our second-team quarterback, Sagen Fredrickson, really had a nice scrimmage," he said, noting that while Hines is the starter, it is nice to see the layers coming together. "It gives us some options. We may have some flexibility there."
And depth is certainly an important aspect in keeping up with, and ultimately becoming one of, the top teams in a talented classification.
"We certainly found out fast there are good players in 2A," Gorringe said. "Last year, we moved up to 2A and there was a big jump in the level of football. These are tough-nosed kids, good players, and good coaching."
Moving into Class 2A is another change that has stretched the Bears.
"It is a challenge for us," Gorringe said. "We have to be better. Better coaching, better players, better play. 2A will push us."
Summit Academy Bears at a glance
Coach: Scott Gorringe is entering his third season at Summit Academy, where he has accumulated a career record of 7-14. Gorringe is a graduate of Brighton High and the University of Utah.
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showing the ministry received 255 invoices from schools and
school support staff for extra costs generated from
administering payment errors.
The information also revealed school staff were owed $12
million as of the January 9 pay cycle.
The Secondary Principal's Association president Patrick Walsh
said the ministry should pay the invoices immediately.
"We think those bills ought to be paid as a gesture of
goodwill - they haven't ruled them out but Minister Joyce has
said he wants to park that up until he solves the problems,
but it does seem to us that we've had seven months of pain
and we've got many more months of pain to come - the issue of
compensation needs to be addressed now.
"Let's try and get some goodwill back for schools," said Mr
Schools have not received compensation but in addition today
(Wed) they have faced one of the worst days of errors in the
six month history of Novopay.
Principal of Hora Hora School in Whangarei, Pat Newman, said
this time the errors had extended to principals' pay.
"Myself along with every other principal in New Zealand were
due to go up a grade level due to roll growth - but this
hasn't been actioned, even though Talent2 had been instructed
by the ministry of the full list of those principals and to
action it," said Mr Newman.
Principals not being paid was one of a raft of new problems
that Minister in charge of Novopay Steven Joyce signalled
would plague the worst pay round since Novopay was launched
in August last year.
He warned schools to brace themselves for what would be the
toughest test on the system yet because of the changes to
secondary teachers' pay rates as a result of the new
secondary teachers collective agreement.
Mr Joyce described trying to fix the problems with Novopay
as, "trying to change they tyre on the car when you're
driving along the motorway at 100km/h".
He also described it as a "dog, with a few fleas".
The ministry hotline would take calls from school staff who
can't contact school administration staff on Waitangi Day.
Mr Walsh preferred the description "a dead cat bouncing".
He said he didn't think the hotline would cater to the
complexities school staff would phone in with.
He said the problems with Novopay would accelerate and there
was no end in sight.
"The ministry report says this could go on for two years."
"Novopay has become a toxic brand in New Zealand and I think
although we have to wait for a technical audit, it's probably
done its day and they need to seriously look at another
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Britain ruled India until 1947. The East India Company issued many interesting coins and did not stick religiously to standard circular shape. Most of the British East India coins show the reigning British monarch on the front with rupee, mohur, and anna denominations on the back. The square pattern in our picture was used on the 1/2 and 2 anna denominations during the mid 20th century. You can see an example of a wavy-edge 1 anna coin at this CoinQuest link.
This coin from Czechoslovakia is made of copper-nickel. Since it is a modern coin made of non-precious metal, it is worth very little. Circulated coins are worth less than $1 US dollar. A fully uncirculated coin may sell to a collector for $1 or so.
Starting in 1983 the UK standardized the 1 pound coin as shown in our pictures. The bust of Queen Elizabeth changes after 1983, and the reverse side changes from time to time. All the coins you find in circulation are made of nickel-brass and are worth face value: one pound in the UK. You can use xe.com to figure exchange rates between currencies of various countries.
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Tunisia is a small country with a checkered past. Located accross the Mediterranean from Italy, on the north coast of Africa, it was part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire. But forays into high seas piracy was its downfall. Tunisia was taken over by the French in the late 1800s and remained so controlled until 1956.
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A 313-mile independently conducted Tesla Roadster road
trip on a single charge across the hot Australian Outback helped
improve the company's quality image a bit. Now Tesla itself is
looking to follow up with its own road trip showcase. It will
be taking the 750th Roadster, a Tesla Roadster Sport featured at the
2009 LA Auto Show, on a cross
country trip that will end in Detroit at the site of the 2010
North American International Auto Show.
The trip will cover
2700+ miles and starts December 17. According to Tesla's
website, 16 employees will come along for the ride -- though only two
lucky employees will actually get to ride in the Roadster at any
given time.
Tesla thinks the trip will showcase its vehicle's
beauty and its brawn. The company describes, "Our electric
sports car goes from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds and can travel 244 miles
on a single charge. The Roadster is ready to take on any and all
weather conditions – it looks just as good with mud on the tires as
it does on the showroom floor."
Stops along the way
include Phoenix, San Antonio, Dallas, Oklahoma City, St. Louis,
Chicago, and Detroit. People in the American Southwest may be
especially interested in the EV as it may be their only feasible EV
fix in the short term. GM's 2011 Chevy Volt will launch next
year, but according to GM's engineering staff, it will likely suffer
from severe
performance issues during the summer daytime sun of the
While keeping it in the shady or only using it
in the winter could alleviate these problems, for many these aren't
acceptable options. Of course the Roadster is priced much more
than the Volt -- approximately $109,000 base MSRP, versus the Volt's
prospective $40,000 price tags. Both vehicle qualify for $7,500
tax credits.
quote: Are you eying the Tesla Roadster, but concerned that it won't be able to handle hazards of heavy real world use?
quote: There's this assumption that people with a lot of money are by nature frivolous with their spending. Where does this idea come from? Most wealthy people are so because they make SMART buying decisions and don't misuse their money.
quote: Sure, Shaq might pay $200,000 to gold-plate a Ferrari, but that doesn't mean that he wants his Ferrari to break down every hundred miles.
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quote: Are you eying the Tesla Roadster, but concerned that it won't be able to handle hazards of heavy real world use?
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New York -- U.S. markets turned higher Friday after the EU reported seven European banks failed financial stress tests.
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The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.50 or 0.32 percent to 1,097.17. The Nasdaq composite index added 5.72 or 0.25 percent to 2,251.61.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell 6/32 to yield 2.95 percent.
The euro fell to $1.2857 from Thursday's $1.2888. Against the yen, the dollar rose to 87.315 from Thursday's 86.9.
Washington/Chennai, March 31 --US police investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Santa Clara, California that left six Indians dead and one critically injured, believe that financial distress may not have been the motive behind the crime.
Police are not releasing the names of the victims until confirming that the family has been notified and declined to discuss details of a possible motive.
"On the surface, financial stress does not appear to be a motive," Lt. Phil Cooke of Santa Clara police was cited as saying by KTVU News.
Santa Clara police are working with the Indian consulate in San Francisco, which is providing assistance to investigators and helping to confirm identities of all the victims.
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I have the following pages in my installation (Multisite)
Network - 5
Partners - 7
Contact - 9
Login - 11
Register - 13
The numbers to the right are page numbers, and I check them by going to admin and clicking on particular names in Pages section, then looking at the number in URL, for example:
http://my_name.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=5&action=edit - this is "Network"
http://my_name.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=7&action=edit - this is "Partners" etc
I am writing a detailed description here, because I dont understand what is going on. I had a different WordPress site about one week ago and everything was working as it should. Here is the code that I have in header.php

<?php wp_list_pages('include=5,7,9&title_li='); ?>

<?php wp_list_pages('include=11,13&title_li='); ?>

WordPress displays the Home link correctly, and then I get Contact, Network, and Partners EVEN THOUGH I have it set to 5,7,9 - which should be Network, Partners, Contact. I was trying to switch the numners around, but it doesnt change everything, links always display in the same order (I refreshed the cache, tried different browsers etc).
Can you tell me what might be going on with this? (I want to keep the links divided into different sections, because I want to separate login and register from the rest)
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I google this question and get tons of hits with no viable answer. I want to put a back to page link (no button) at the bottom of every page that hrefs back to the top. I'd like to place it right above the footer on the far right. I have the hyper ref down using:
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Texas "Donkey War"
Texas and donkeys have a long history, and the cultural significance goes back to the old days of settling the West. Now the donkeys or burros as they're known in Texas, are considered destructive intruders. Texas Park Rangers are trying to wipe out the free roaming donkeys that live in their parks. So far 130 donkeys have been killed. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department estimates there are about 300 wild donkeys that are taking over habitat in the Big Bend State Park and drinking water in a state suffering from drought. The donkeys are assumed to have come from Mexico, deserted on Mexican ranches and then crossing over to Texas. The donkeys are eating, drinking and taking away from the native species of Texas.
Some residents of Texas believe the state only cares about one animal; the bighorn sheep. That is why they have issued orders to shoot the donkeys, they are taking habitat from the bighorns. Luis Armenderiz, a former Big Bend supervisor, has stated that the donkeys' impact is low, no more than people constructing bike trails. In the past bighorn sheep permits have sold at auction for $100,000 and more. From AJC.com.
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I never realized there were
Submitted by hunter25 on Wed, 2011-11-09 15:34.
I never realized there were so many of these things running around out there, my first thought was how can they really be such a problem? I have no problem with getting rid of them but thiught maybe they were making up weak excuses. After reading more about them I can see how the water issue could in fact be a very big one. Especially as it was pointed out if they keep other animals away from the limited supply. While I was hunting in Texas I saw some of that behavior from a few that wandered by on the ranch I was hunting. There was a water tank in sight and they would in fact keep all other animals away while they just hung out and did nothing. Hopefully they find the right solution to take care of this problem if it'a as big as they claim in that area. Again I have no problem with getting rid of them myself.
I'm thinking the issue with
Submitted by Hal Fast on Thu, 2011-11-03 15:34.
I'm thinking the issue with water usage by feral donkeys is more about competition than it supply. Feral donkeys can be and typically are pretty aggressive at water sources. If the source is a creek, long spring or larger pond it may not as big a problem as a single point water source (guzzler, stock tank,etc) but they can and do aggressively scare native wild animals away from water and often stay by them for prolonged periods of time, keeping other species from accessing the water. When the next water source is perhaps 10's of miles away the stress to native species can be significant.
The adpotion public adoption program administered by the Dept of Interior is a joke - not because of improper management by the BLM but because it provides a product (feral horses and donkeys) for which there is little or no active market for. The animal rights advocates are quick to demand non lethal control methods (while not ever really accepting that control is needed) but rarely show up at the gate with check book in hand when it comes time to adopt the animals.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department are also creating an issue with a shoot on site eradication program by forgetting the term "management". By attempting to completely remove an animal population instead of managing their numbers at controllable numbers they are creating a controversy. California has done the same in regard to feral goat control on coastal islands. In both cases, the animals have been on the ground for hundreds of years and are pretty much a natural part of the ecosystem. We as hunters don't have to like wild horses and donkeys competing for resources with native big game species any more than a Berkley educated "naturalist" has to like spanish goats competing with native island species of the coast of S. California (can someone please remind me what those native species are?) but we should be expected to live with them as long as they are properly - read that scientifically not emotionally -- managed.
Lastly, I've heard but haven't had the opportunity to verify that donkey meat is actually pretty tastey. There are urban non hunting epicureans who stand in line at fancy high class restaurants for a chance to eat horse meat (a favorite in some Europoean regions) but turn green at the thought of eating wild game meat we take for granted and prefer.
Interesting. We have almost
Submitted by Ca_Vermonster on Wed, 2011-11-02 13:22.
Interesting. We have almost the same thing happening out here in California, but I don't believe they are shooting them. What they do is trap them on BLM property, and then they auction them off. And, I had never thought about the conflict, but the other animal other than mule deer out here that shares their high desert terrain is the bighorn sheep.
I do think the whole drinking water from somewhere that is suffering a drought is a flimsy argument, but I guess they have their reasons.
There is no hunting of Big
Submitted by Retired2hunt on Wed, 2011-11-02 10:50.
There is no hunting of Big Horn Sheep within the Big Bend state park and not expected to be a healthy enough of a herd for "decades" so for the opposition to use the reasoning of rich white hunters being the party that is pushing all of this is just ridiculous.
And here we go again with the change.org people. "In an effort to save the burros, the Wild Burro Protection League has a petition with more than 94,000 signatures asking that the killing be stopped. The organization will attempt to create legislation to protect the beasts in 2013." Yes more legislation that will require Texas tax payer's money to protect burros - that is exactly not the answer. It would be better if each of these 94,000+ petition signers would donate $10 each to pay to have these burros rounded up and transported to whomever would take them - the Todd Mission Ranch as they are the WBPL. But that won't happen as it is far easier for them to just sign a petition to have others do something rather than organize and do something themselves. Even their own petition states, "Only 5,800 wild burros are held in the protected areas managed by the BLM." Only 5,800? That is a lot of burrros being managed well in BLM so what is the issue with culling these animals out of this park? I say there is no issue.
All animals need to be managed otherwise the consequences would be far worse - and then these people would be complaining about that. I say let Texas and their Parks and Wildlife officials do what is right and cull these burrrows.
Thanks for providing so much
Submitted by COMeatHunter on Wed, 2011-11-02 21:00.
Thanks for providing so much more detail about this issue. When I first read the story I was thinking where's the animal rights folks, why aren't they raising a rukus about shooting the donkeys? Upon reading your reply, well, now I know where the animal rights folks are. Of course, they will be lobbying for legislation to stop killing donkeys on the state park. Heck, they'll probably come up with some sort of "birth control" option to keep the donkey population "managed humanely". Kind of comical, but not when it starts affecting how wildlife managers can do their jobs to the best of their ability. I'm pretty sure the state park managers don't go out and shoot donkeys for fun.
And the comment about the consequences of not managing the population couldn't be more correct. Every now and then I bump into someone (usually a well intentioned but poorly informed liberal) who finds out I hunt big game and tells me they just don't see the need for hunting anymore, that there are plenty of beef, pigs, chickens, etc., raised specifically to feed the masses. And although I much prefer the wild game, my reply is usually something along the lines of "how do you feel about animals starving to death, or dying from rampant disease?" Somehow the animal rights folks just don't seem to understand that there are consequences much worse than a quick and humane death and the ethical use of the meat.
But I'm not eating any donkey. So just keep that comment to yourself, eh.


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A Somali appeals court dropped charges on Sunday against a woman sentenced to a year in jail after she told a reporter she was raped by security forces, but the journalist will remain behind bars.
The case in which the pair was convicted of "offending state institutions", has drawn international criticism with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon saying he was "deeply disappointed".
"The court orders the release of the woman, while the journalist will spend six months in jail for offending state institutions," Judge Hassan Mohamed Ali said, cutting reporter Abdiaziz Abdinuur's original one-year sentence in half.
"The court has learned that the journalist misled the alleged rape victim into the interview," the judge added.
Abdinuur, 25, was detained on January 10 while researching sexual violence in Somalia, but did not air or print any report after interviewing the woman.
He was also found guilty of "making a false interview, and entering the house of a woman whose husband was not present.
The court had initially deemed the woman's story to be false after a midwife conducted a "finger test" to see if she had been raped, a practice HRW said was an "unscientific and degrading practice that has long been discredited".
The woman, who had originally been granted a six-month reprieve before the start of her jail term to allow her to breastfeed her infant child, walked free from the court in the capital Mogadishu after the ruling.
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"This is completely insane and unjust," said Omar Faruk Osman from Somalia's national journalists' union.
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Abdinuur works for several Somali radio stations and international media.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a joint statement during the trial that the case was "linked to increasing media attention given to the high levels of rape" including by security forces.
Daniel Bekele, HRW's Africa director, criticised the continued jailing of Abdinuur.
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Iran-Cave MP from Jiroft, Ali Zadsar here Wednesday said that a village whose residents are cavemen has been discovered at the heights of the city of Jiroft near Anbarabad in the southeastern province of Kerman. Speaking on the sidelines of Majlis open session, he said that a village was discovered 120 kms from the town of Anbarabad in the winter of 2005. He added that the residents of the newly-discovered village put on no clothes and feed on leaves. Zadsar said, "The village, called Pid-Nekoupieh, is situated in the mountain and the 200 people who live there have never left their residence." Quoting those who have visited the village, he said that the residents of Pid-Nekoupieh know nothing about the Almighty God, religion, Islam and have never seen any vehicle in their lifetime. "Besides, they have never been to hospitals nor have they taken any medicine, for which they must feel sorry after finding out about it after so many years," he added. The MP said that of the 700,000 people residing in southern Kerman, 300,000 live in cottages, adding that there are still some villages in the province which have not yet been discovered. Zadsar called on the cabinet to allocate the required credit to the province to be used in solving the problems facing it, such as fighting famine and repairing the provincial roads.
Which is forbidden in the Koran, therefore, they must be put to death immediately.
Maybe they were in Santa Cruz. Ben Lomond is like that.
Never having heard of Islam, poor things... probably being measured for burkas and prayer beads as we speak.....
This incredibly important find, and it has to be in Iran.
Sign 'em up for the next round of Geico commercials.
Is this Ahmadinejad's summer home?
guess we can't bomb them back to the Stone Age.
So now we know where the nukes are... can't bomb an international heritage site, now can we...
Kooks with nukes.
If this is so, how did they get one of their neandertals into the presidency of iran?
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Well, they sound primative, but I don't know about "cavemen"
I wonder if they're craving "roast duck with mango salsa"?
They only have regular TV no cable. They do have a Walmart though.
"I-I'm sorry, your Honor. I was listening to the magic voices coming out of this strange modern invention!"
And they're going to wish they had continued in their ignorance after the mullahs get through with them.
Just with no automotive department.
Nope. It is an approved practice. All the Prophet's goats, sheep and camels did not put on any clothes and fed on leaves.
And after reading this I don't have much of an appetite, thank you.
They go back to France.
Wonder what the women look like??
54th generation descendants of Mohammed.
There you have it, right in Ahmanutjob's jihadistan, the proverbial missing link..
Sounds totally bogus.
Giraffes get plenty tall on that diet.
Yep, you are right about that.
Wonder how 'tall' these cave people get. Wonder how intellectually stunted they are? Wonder what leaves, plant source, they consume and what the nutritional values are of those leaves, vitamins, minerals, protein etc.? Since they are naked, does that mean that it is never cold in the area they live?
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Zane Houston-author of the greatest Lego mecha I've ever seen-has a new cool mecha out: a gorilla. Piloted by a chimp. Anything with apes automatically has my vote, but this is brilliant on its own right, with a solid construction and perfect styling. [Leg Godt]
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According to one report there is no codified requirement that officials be sworn in on the Bible - it is just a symbolic ritual. In fact they use a replica of a Bible in the ceremony.
Stupidity spews ever more from the Lords of Loud.
I feel so sorry for that guy. First, he has to essentially prove he's not a terrorist on CNN (and he handled that way too gracefully) and, now, this shit.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Using the bible is a symbolic reverence to the principles on which this nation was founded. Though it's not a requirement, it's a respect for tradition that makes our nation a great one. Ellison should use the bible out of respect and tradition for the nation in which he lives in and it's sad that he's not willing to show that small amount of respect.
Proud Gay Republican, if your name wasn't enough of a clue, your sycophantic statements are proof what an idiot you are.
Freedom of religion is one of the tenets this country was built on.
As if America didn't have enough enemies in the world idiotic statements by Republicans are being broadcast worldwide as if their view represented more than the corporations that own their asses and the duped idiots that vote for them.
When the Republican sex police come for you Proud Gay Republican, you will have gotten what you deserve for foisting this shit on all of us.
Here, here.
Tradition be damned! "It is", as Chesterson said, "the democracy of the dead".
I wouldn't expect an openly Atheist member of Congress to take the Oath of Office with their hand on a Bible (although it does beg the question - what WOULD they feel comfortable taking the Oath on - Darwin? Nietze? The Periodic Table? Maybe someday we'll actually find out), nor a practicing Buddhist, nor a Hindu, nor a Zoroastrian. Asking them to do so would be tantimount to asking them to be hypocrites - not exactly the sort of behavior one would want to encourage in an elected official.
If we want to people to truly respect the principles upon which this nation was founded on, insisting on having them pledge their honor over the cover of a book of fairy tales and mistranslated mythology seems a pretty piss-poor way of going about it, IMHO.
There's no requirement they hold ANY book, as Orson stated. They're simply sworn in, which requires raising the right hand. What they hold in their left hand is not codified. I'd really doubt every Jewish congressman ever elected in this country held a New Testament, not an Old Testament.
Now, I'm no fan of Islam, but Dennis Prager- what an asshole.
The individual philosophy or religion of the oath taker is NOT important here. I'm simply talking about tradition and the cohesive affects such traditions have on our society. It's simply being respectful of our heritage. Either you respect it or not. Swearing on the Bible if you're not a Christian does not make you a hypocrite.
They should be required to swear on a copy of the Constitution.
Hm, complicitly pretending that your ability to govern justly is predicated on your willingness to swear an oath of fealty on the face of a book, the contents of which you may not believe -
Yep, it's a duck.
According to one report there is no codified requirement that officials be sworn in on the BibleA little loophole that allowed ashcroft to use a stack of three of them instead of just one.
I'd say swear em in on a copy of the Marquis De Sade's 120 Days of Sodom, myself.
I dunno, I think a copy of The Pentagon Papers, The Watergate Tapes or the Starr Commission Report, or the 9/11 Commission Report would be more appropriate - just to sort of, you know, remind them of a few things while they're taking that oath.
Thanks to religious freedom, pgr, the bible isn't necessarily a "tradition" for every American, whether you think it's a great one or not.
I'm simply talking about tradition and the cohesive affects such traditions have on our society. It's simply being respectful of our heritage. Either you respect it or not.
We had a pretty strong tradition of genocide and slavery at one point. We probably should bring those back, too.
the bible is a symbolic reverence to the principles on which this nation was founded
Some of our founding fathers' thoughts on this subject:
"The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian doctrine." – George Washington
"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." – Thomas Jefferson
"I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church." – Thomas Paine
"I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature." – Thomas Jefferson
"The Bible is not my book, and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma." – Abraham Lincoln
The schmancy swearing in on a book ceremony is B.S. for the TV cameras. It isn't real. I'd like to see my congressman keep his hand in his pocket.
I'm an observant Jew, but I still wouldn't swear on the Bible. It's my firm belief that our government should be fully secularized. I'd take G-d off our money, fire the chaplains, and prohibit money going to parochial schools. It's the only way to ensure that we don't end up with wackos like Falwell getting government cash and to ensure that we don't get wackos like Bush investigating churches.
PGC, where do you get the idea that the principles that the US was founded on are based in Christianity? As many of the commenters have pointed out, many (most?) of the founding fathers were not Christian. The US legal system clearly was not based on the Ten Commandments. So enlighten us. What support do you have for this statement?
Also, from what I've read, Ellison has never said that he plans to take the oath on the Koran. Apparently Prager pulled that one from the same place PGC pulls his/her ideas from.
That's PGR, Sleestak. You all are missing my point completely; although I admit I could have been clearer. I simply like holding on to a tradition simply because it is a tradition. Period. I'm not debating philosophy, religion, or founding fathers sentiments. Maybe this will make sense: tradition is good because it makes things quaint, formal, and predictable. When FDR died, the staff had to run around the White House to find a Bible to swear in Truman. It's a cute story. If we loose that tradition, it will longer to explain that anecdote.
Sure, tradition is cute. So are kittens. I say they should be sworn in while petting an adorable purring kitten.
Back in the real world, personal beliefs trump the fact that a certain book has been used in most swearings-in. Requiring someone to swear an oath on a holy book of a religion other than her own is offensive to my understanding of American values, the same way a bunch of people have already said.
Realistically, I was going to say the same thing as the Spanglish spouse-swapper above: this atheist would choose to use a copy of the Constitution. Preferably a copy that included the Declaration of Independence as well.
And "God" and "Creator" are both mentioned in the Declation of Independence. Gee, there's no getting away from it is there?
I love your kittens idea though!
And yet, no mention of Jesus.
Um, hate to break up anyone's fantasy of a Christian nation and all that, but the Constitution of the United States of America - you know, the law of the land and all that - specifically FORBIDS any religious test for taking public office.
Article VI, Section 3:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
Hasn't at least one rep used the Book of Mormon, instead? If we'll allow that, I don't see why we can't allow a Koran.
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Aarno and Claire Liuksila (the " Applicants ") sought a construction permit for an underground addition to their single-family home, a building which contributes to the character of the Old Georgetown Historic District (the " Historic District "), a National Historic Landmark District and a historic district formally designated by the District of Columbia and listed within the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. The Applicants planned a 1,425 square feet addition to their home, of which 1,200 square feet would be below grade and 225 square feet would be on grade alterations in the existing garage (which was not being used for storage of motor vehicles). None of the renovations would be visible from the public space. The plans included an excavation of approximately 40% of the existing narrow, partial basement and crawl spaces and lowering the floor in the original basement and crawl spaces in order to create space for a personal library. In addition, the Applicants planned to convert a bricked over rear yard to a landscaped green space with pyramidal sky lights to allow light into the underground addition. They also intended to replace the existing garage doors with permanent, non-opening French doors and cut a new door opening into the garage wall. The plans would necessitate removing one of two mature Magnolia trees on the Applicants' property. The Mayor's Agent explained that his jurisdiction was limited to the effect of the alteration upon the current topography associated with the contributing building and concluded that there would be no adverse impact on the visible or landscaped character of the site. The Mayor's Agent therefore concluded that the alteration was necessary in the public interest because it was consistent with the purposes of the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978 (the "*Act*"), in that it would retain and enhance the historic property while compatibly altering it to serve current uses. Accordingly, the Mayor's Agent granted the application.
Mayor's Agent - Procedural:
Necessary in the Public Interest:
The Mayor's Agent found that the proposed underground addition was necessary in the public interest as consistent with the purposes of the Act.
Consistent with the Purposes of the Act:
Citing D.C. Code § 6-1101(b), the Mayor's Agent stated that for properties contributing to the character of historic districts, the purposes of the Act are "to retain and enhance those properties which contribute to the character of the historic district and encourage their adaptation for current use" and "to assure that alterations of existing structures are compatible with the character of the historic district." The Mayor's Agent concluded that "approval of the [Applicants'] application for excavation and subterranean expansion is necessary in the public interest because it is consistent with the purposes of the Act." The Mayor's Agent further found that the proposed alteration was consistent with the purposes of the Act "in that issuance of a permit would retain and enhance this historic property while compatibly altering it to serve current uses."
Underground Additions:
In determining that the proposed underground alteration was consistent with the purposes of the Act, the Mayor's Agent noted that he "had several concerns about precedent, and what implications an approval might convey for future applications for approval to construct underground excavations and constructions of below surface rooms, primarily for residential uses." However, he explained that his jurisdiction was limited to "potential changes in topographical situations" and stated that the question presented was "whether the effect of the proposed alteration construction will topographically compromise what has been designated as a part of the Historic District." The Mayor's Agent concluded that other than the removal of one mature Magnolia tree, assuming the Applicants fully adhered to the construction plans, there would be no change in the topography. The new room would be beneath the existing driveway and garage, and the bricked patio would be converted to green space. Therefore, there would be "no adverse impact on the visible or landscaped character of the site." Further, the Mayor's Agent concluded that he was "not convinced that there is a currently sustainable legal argument that could deny this application and project, given the silence in current laws, regulations and policies governing subterranean residential construction in historic districts, particularly when the topography will be undisturbed, and the end product is likewise not visible from the public space." The Mayor's Agent warned, however, that "[g]reat care must be taken to assure that only state of the art drainage systems are employed," as construction could lead to a continuing water problem that would be dangerous to adjacent buildings. Furthermore, he noted that issues such as environmental impact, zoning, and the potential for "catacombmization" of the residential city may have major impact on the project and indicated that zoning authorities and the Council of the District of Columbia should weigh in on these issues. He suggested that many questions will surface about how to approach the issue of underground residential space as more people move into the city and the need to re-adapt living spaces increases.
In order to accommodate the proposed addition, the Applicants planned to remove one of two mature Magnolia trees on the property. The CFA's and the OGB's opposition was due in part to the loss of this tree. The Mayor's Agent concluded that neither entity had presented a "sustainable legal argument." He did note a "real concern" regarding the project's impact on the roots of the remaining mature Magnolia tree, but found that "the record is unclear and conflicted about how close the root ball of the tree is to the area to be excavated." The Mayor's Agent ultimately stated that the Applicants should take precautions to save the mature Magnolia tree that would remain on the property, "as an applicant who is in a position to financially underwrite such an ambitious residential construction" should also be in a position to "employ state of the art procedures to assure the survival" of the mature tree.
|HPA No. 07-132 (In re. Aarno and Claire Liuksila Residence)
|Government of the District of Columbia. Office of Planning. Historic Preservation Office
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