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28th February 2010 09:06 AM #1
Breastfeeding Stories
Anna shared with me her story of Six Months of Exclusive Expressing her son Ben. I still enjoy reading other womens stories of birth and breastfeeding. So I thought I would invite you to share your stories of breastfeeding. There is so much to me learned from reading the stories of others. I look forward to reading your posts.
10th May 2010 05:03 PM #2mumofxavierGuest
I love that story about Anna, Her determination and hard work really gave me hope with expressing too. It's so hard breastfeeding and I think some mothers give up too easily. I wish we all had a little bit of Anna's will. I was lucky enough to breastfeed for 18 months and I am so happy that I persisted in the very very hard times. Unfortunately no family members breastfeed so I didn't have much support but I found a lot of support in forums just like this. I believe it is a very hard thing to do but the best for both you and your baby.
24th January 2011 05:49 PM #3
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After an emergency Caesarean and 6 days in the NICU we had some challenges with breastfeeding.
Many people midwives, nursing staff, lactation consultants and family gave me many different opinions on how to feed my son. I listened and was doing what I thought was right and to my horror he lost more than 10% of his body weight and was still very weak. I was readmitted to hospital with Nicolas and we were put in a very strict feeding regime. I had to use a nipple shield to begin with as he was to weak to suck effectively. Every feed which was every 2 to 3 hours was both breasts plus hand expressed breast milk, having inverted nipples and larger breasts the pumps were ineffective, plus 30 mls of goats milk. We did this for 8 1/2 weeks until Nicolas decided he was strong enough. He pulled away from the bottles and no longer wanted the shield. He us now almost 7 months old and us exclusively breastfed. He is my shining light. It is amazing that they know when the time is right. I trusted the process and knew in my heart that when it was time he would let me know.
24th January 2011 09:56 PM #4
Thank you for sharing such an inspirational story
13th January 2012 04:59 AM #5
I thought I would share my breastfeeding story. I hope it will be useful for some new breastfeeding mums out there.
I always wanted to breastfeed my baby. I knew the health benefits and I particularly liked the idea of the special bond breastfeeding gives a mum and her baby. I thought that it would come naturally and I hadn't really considered any potential problems. However, when my baby boy was born he was very sleepy and not interested in feeding initially. Looking back, I didn't have much support in the hospital in terms of breastfeeding from the staff. After 24 hours of no success on the breast the midwives recommended I try nipple shields to see if he found this easier to latch onto. I didn't realise at the time that they don't let as much milk through as breastfeeding without using them and I wish I had been given more information on them. After 36 hours my baby started latching onto the breast and feeding for short periods at a time. I was relieved that he had begun feeding! Unfortunately it seemed that everyone in the hospital I spoke to gave different information about what feeding position to use and what I should expect. I ended up at home having only breastfed my baby twice successfully on my own in hospital with little clue of how to continue.
When my little one latched on and started feeding I would shout to my husband to begin timing...in those early days I remember sometimes he would only feed for a couple of minutes at a time. I struggled on for 3 weeks. It was a difficult time. I was in a fair bit of pain and my baby would feed for hours at a time. On one occasion (it happened to be New Year's Eve) he fed for 4 hours almost without stopping. I was exhausted. Eventually I attended a breastfeeding clinic and they found my little one had not put on the expected weight gain. Now I was really upset. I had been trying to do the best for my baby but this didn't seem to be good enough. At the breastfeeding clinic they watched us feeding and couldn't see anything wrong with the technique or latch. The midwife decided to check my babies mouth and she found a tongue tie. This is where the piece of tissue that connects the babies tongue with the bottom of their mouth is too tight so their tongue cannot move freely. For my baby, it meant he had difficulty latching on and it was also a major reason why I was finding feeding so painful.
We decided to have the tongue tie cut which was a very simple procedure and was performed (to my surprise!) with a pair of scissors in a matter of seconds. The first time I breastfed my baby after the procedure I could tell there was a significant difference. I could hear him actually gulping the milk for the first time! He quickly became full. It was also much more comfortable for me.
12 months later and my little lad is still a happy breastfeeder. What's more, I am a happy breastfeeding mum! My advice to anyone who is struggling at first is to keep asking for help. I wish I had asked for more help sooner. Others have been there and they understand what it is like to want to breastfeed you baby but be struggling to do so.
13th January 2012 06:33 AM #6
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I love reading these stories. Personally, I am about to reach a huge milestone for me- 1 year of exclusive breastfeeding. I breastfed my previous children, but we had a lot of problems and never rounded out the year. However, my daughter is only a few weeks away from her first birthday right now and we are still going strong.
The first month was so hard, but now it is so much easier than bottle feeding. I've had more sleep, more energy, and a better experience throughout her babyhood than with any of my previous children. I highly recommend breastfeeding to moms and encourage them to really push through the first few months. Once you get past that, it is sooo worth it. Not only are there major health benefits, but there are also some pretty substantial psychological ones.
My original goal was six months, then one year. Now that we are here, I think I want to let her decide when we stop. I honestly couldn't imagine stopping. It has been such a great journey =)
14th January 2012 03:52 AM #7
Mom2many : congratulations on 1 year of breastfeeding: what an achievement!


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Part 3: Custom Yachts...
By Diane M. Byrne — March 2002
The rules change when it comes to custom yachts, where entertainment-addicted owners have the luxury of literally being able to design room after room around the systems they want. While some have the flat-panel screens mounted directly to bulkheads–one owner of a Broward built in recent years has screens in nearly every room serving as artwork–it's also common to find motorized lifts like the ones mentioned above. Usually they're employed in a saloon, sky lounge, and/or master stateroom (at the foot of the bed). And because saloons and sky lounges typically contain large seating areas, some lifts are engineered to swivel the television once it's exposed, preventing any neck-craining.
Companies like Auton also make other clever systems to conceal the television screen. A popular option is to recess the screen behind a sliding panel that has a painting mounted on its front. There are no exposed mechanical parts or tracks, and at the touch of a button on a handheld remote, the panel slides nearly noiselessly.
But some yacht owners crave taking the home-theater experience a step further. Glade Johnson Design has worked with several clients who have that desire and often recommends Inca Corporation's systems. Based in Gardena, California, Inca makes some pretty elaborate plasma-screen lifts that not only rise from cabinetry but also drop from within the overhead. Then there's the setup Glade Johnson Design did aboard the Alloy-built motorsailer Georgia. Working with Inca, the team designed a system that rises up in front of a divider in the middle of the master stateroom and turns to face either the bed to starboard or the study to port. But that's not all–since the TV and its lift are so close to the divider, and the study is on the other side of the divider, the lift was also engineered to slide sideways more than 90 degrees to permit viewing from the study.
All of these conveniences come at a cost, of course. While the five-inch flat-panel television runs a few hundred dollars, the larger the screen, the bigger the cost. The 22-inch units have been advertised for about $5,000, for example, with 50- and 60-inch models running $16,000 to $20,000. As for the lift systems, Auton and Inca quote prices via their dealers since sometimes customization is necessary.
Now if you'll excuse me, I really must go. My brother-in-law is on a week-long business trip, giving me the chance to more fully appreciate Russell Crowe in all his Gladiator splendor, compared to how he looks on my lousy TV set…
Auton Motorized Systems Phone: (661) 257-9282. Fax: (661) 295-5638. www.auton.com.
Inca Corporation Phone: (310) 808-0001. Fax: (310) 808-9092. www.inca-tvlifts.com.
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Drew Barrymore's rumored cosmetics line is becoming a reality: Flower hits Walmart in January 2013!
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Remember at the end of October when rumors start circulating that Drew Barrymore had her own cosmetics line in the works? Well, this is one case where the rumors turned out to be true: According to WWD, Drew's brand new cosmetics brand, Flower, will be hitting Walmart in January!
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Retail prices will run from $4.98 to $13.98, and the line will be chock full of treats for your face, eyes, lips, and nails. Highlights include Ultimate Mascara, Powder Up loose powder, and a BB cream that tackles everything from blemishes to pores. Even the packaging is pretty—encased in white and rose gold, the line looks bright, clean, and happy, just like Drew herself. Fitting, no?
Be sure to check out Flower when it hits Walmart and walmart.com this January!
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Flavor Flav arrested on way to mother's funeral, found with pot
Flavor Flav was arrested on Thursday morning for speeding and driving without a license on the way to his mother's funeral — and then let go.
When the rapper was stopped on a Long Island highway for allegedly going 79 mph in a 55 mph zone, police also discovered a small amount of marijuana.
A background check also revealed his license had 16 suspensions.
Flavor Flav was charged with felony aggravated unlicensed operation and violations for speeding and marijuana possession.
But instead of being held in custody until he made bail on the felony charge, the performer was given an appearance ticket for a future court date in order to still make it to the funeral.
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Flavor Flav's mom, Anna Drayton, passed away on New Year's Eve.
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Veteran ASP World Tour surfer Fred Patacchia talks about the challenges of being the injury replacement surfer as well as what the future holds for him and his growing family…
TransWorld SURF: Fred Patacchia, you started the year one spot removed from the world tour but you've managed to surf in every event as an injury replacement for Dusty Payne. Knowing he is a friend of yours, is it a bittersweet feeling?
Fred Patacchia: Yeah, it's definitely bittersweet. Especially because I'm a big time advocate of Hawaii surfing and the future of Hawaii surfing and there's only two of us on tour right now—me and John John Florence. Dusty's my buddy and to see a talent like that get hurt early in his career—I'm sure he'll bounce back 100%—but it's hard to see things like that. You never want to see anyone get hurt, but it's just the fact of the matter, the ways that we're surfing and the things that we are doing these days, guys are going to get hurt and there has to be that injury replacement.
So as an injury wild card, how much lead-time do you have before you know you're going to be in an event or not?
It's different for every event. Dusty's injury was pretty severe but he's been nice enough to give me a heads up on what he's doing and whether or not he's going to be in the event. So I've been getting a good two weeks in advance almost every time. At Snapper they called me almost a month before. But now that he's recovering, who knows if he'll be back for Tahiti? Either way, my whole thought process is that I'm going to be in every event. I've bought my ticket for every event and I plan on staying with the Quiksilver guys. I'm going to have my equipment there and be ready to go whether or not I get in. You see a lot of guys that are somewhere else when they get the call and then they have to rush over, and who knows if they have the right equipment with them. I've noticed in the past it's always a last minute thing. So for me since I'm the first alternate and history has shown that 90% of the time maybe even more like 98% the first replacement gets in. So basically I'm just going to be there, everywhere.
At the next event, the Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo'o, people get hurt warming up all the time. It doesn't have to be big, so I guess it's a good thing to be there and ready to go.
Exactly. People warm up and injuries happen. Just recently at the Volcom Fiji Pro, Raoni Monteiro got hurt, and who knows how long he's going to be out? Surfing is a dangerous sport and it takes a toll on your body and injuries happen. The way I look at, last year I injured my knee and somebody took my spot, that's just the way it goes.
So you can't get sentimental about whose spot your taking, because someone's going to take it regardless.
Yeah exactly, and I'm sure Dusty's gotta be a little stoked that if he can't surf, at least one of his boys is replacing him.
Representing quite well might we add.
The worst part about being the replacement is that you're the lowest seed. In four events I've had Kelly Slater twice, I've had the number one seed Parko once at Bells—and he's really hard to beat at Bells. It's hard to get out of that little rut of going against the top guys that are going for World Titles. I've been doing well; my score line has been good so I'm challenging these guys to beat me. And once I break out of that seed area and stop getting those upper echelon guys that are going for World Titles, that's when I think I can really take off. If you talk to anyone about those seeds, it's the toughest part getting out of that area. And when you do get out of that area and start getting the number five or six seeds that's when you've got to capitalize and be like, "All right, I need to beat this guy and move on to the 9th round or the quarters." But you start hitting freaking Kelly Slater in the 17th round and he's a tough guy to beat!
Switching gears a bit, you recently became a father. Congratulations, how is that treating you?
It's exciting and a new part of my life. It's trippy man, you leave the hospital and you have a kid, and you're just like "What do I do?" [Laughs]. It's a fun learning curve and it's been a great time. I've been taking her to a lot of places. She wasn't even a month-old and I brought her to Australia for two months. She's been loving it and so have I. We were joking around when we were in Australia that she was getting an accent, she was going "Oi, oi!"
Now that you have family and everything does it light a fire under your ass? Do you feel like you have more people to surf for, like baby-needs-new-shoes kind of deal?
Not really. A lot of people say they do but for me I've always been pretty focused on competition—it's what I love to do. I don't think it's lit any new fires. If anything, it has given me new perspectives on surfing. You know, when you have a kid you don't get to surf as much and at times you don't want to surf. You would rather stay home and stare at her and see the new things that she's doing. So when I do surf, I try to take advantage a little more of my free surf. I treat them a little more like practice sessions than just going out and surfing. It's like, if I haven't surfed in a week because I've been watching the baby, I will bring three or four boards down to the beach and make sure I know which is the best one and these are the ones I'm going to bring and this is the one I'm going to ride in my heat. I guess I structure my time surfing a little bit better now, but surfing wise and competing wise, I'm still the same guy. I wear my heart on my sleeve, I go out there and leave it all in the water. That's just what I do and what I'll do until my surfing career is over.
Which leads into my next question. As you get older and think about life after the world tour, where do you see yourself in the next five or ten years?
That's a question I'm asking myself right now: What I realistically want to do and how much longer do I want to be on this tour. So I was in Brazil for almost a month and I started missing my baby. It's like, how long can I really do this tour away from my kid? I know there are other guys that do it, like the Parkinson's, the Hobgood's, and all that. They've found a way to surf the tour and have a family and see their kids a lot. I'm just trying to wrap my head around what I'm going to do. Am I going to do what they're doing or do I want to be here at home and have a home base? So that's kinda the question I'm asking myself. I'm one of those guys, where I feel like I've done well with surfing and I've invested fairly well. I love the surf industry and I want to be apart of it, whether I'm a professional surfer or working with Quiksilver in the end or just doing something with surfing. I feel like I always need to be apart of this sport and I'm trying to figure that next step of my life out right now. Honestly, I'm 30 and I don't see myself on tour for any more than another five years. I don't know if I could do this for another five years. Especially with the way they're structuring it—if you're not in the top 10 they're almost forcing you to do the six star primes. So, that's like ten WCT events on top of eight six star primes. So that's eighteen events—more than one event a month. So with gas and ticket prices going up, the industry not doing well, and surfers not making enough, shit's gonna get nuts…
Whatever happens, best of luck and thanks for taking the time for the chat!
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Now that U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise is running for House Majority Whip, he's become the subject of some curiosity in Washington.
The Scalise that Congress-watchers know is a hardliner who, while still a backbencher, testily confronted Al Gore during a committee hearing on cap and trade; a skilled vote-counter who became chairman of 170-plus member Republican Study Committee — basically the caucus of the House's conservatives — by beating the establishment choice; an amiable peacemaker able to build bridges between his party's sometimes warring camps; and if he wins the post, the first true red-stater to join the GOP leadership's top tier.
But there's just as much to glean about Scalise's politics, and even his potential, from a look at his formative years in the Louisiana Legislature.
Louisiana's First Congressional District has become quite the launching pad for ambitious politicians in the recent years. But while they share ideological outlooks, anyone who watched Scalise in Baton Rouge knows he's no Bobby Jindal or David Vitter. He's really more of a Bob Livingston, the Metairie Republican who was such a creature of the House that his colleagues chose him to be their speaker (Livingston, of course, never took the gavel because of a sex scandal, and instead resigned to become a successful lobbyist).
Scalise's two most recent predecessors may be go-it-alone types who saw the job as a stop on the path to the governor's mansion — via the U.S. Senate, in Vitter's case — but Scalise has always appeared perfectly content in the legislative branch. He enjoys a good, feisty debate. More importantly, he thrives in the sort of environment where relationships count. Once, back in the 1990s, he essentially won something of a popularity contest among his legislative colleagues who represent areas that comprise the First Congressional District in Baton Rouge. Scalise sought the District's designated seat on the highly desirable Appropriations Committee. The lawmaker he challenged for the post, and who ultimately stood down once Scalise forced him into a runoff, was David Vitter.
Up in Washington, Scalise represents an overwhelmingly conservative district anchored by the Republicans strongholds of East Jefferson and St. Tammany. The same goes for the Jefferson Parish state House district that he represented for three, four-year terms, as well as the Senate district he briefly represented before the Congressional seat opened up. This is a politician who's never had to worry about what less conservative voters might think, never had cause to give even a passing thought to moderating his message. He's spent his entire career firmly inside his own comfort zone.
It shows in his record, and the accomplishments he touts from his Baton Rouge days. Scalise proudly boasts of having authored a measure to block former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial from suing gun manufacturers. He also authored the state's constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Louisiana, and while many national Republicans are now watching the polls and shying away from the issue, Scalise bashed the U.S. Supreme Court's 2013 ruling invalidating the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
"This Supreme Court ruling marks a low point in judicial activism where unelected judges turned against traditional marriage, which has been a hallmark of American society since our nation's founding," he said.
And yet, thanks to the oddities of the Louisiana Legislature as well as his genial demeanor, he also has a long track record of getting along with those who don't necessarily share his point of view.
It surely helped that the Legislature isn't organized by party. The down side of the arrangement is that it gives the governor more power relative to the Legislature, as Jindal and Vitter clearly know. The upside is that partisan rivalry plays much less of a role in dictating relationships and setting the tone than it does in Washington; that's true now, and it was even truer back when Scalise served in Baton Rouge.
Those who've only watched him operate in Washington might be surprised to hear how well Scalise did in a more cooperative, less openly contentious environment. Along with tackling conservative priorities, the other accomplishment he loves to highlight is his key role in creating Louisiana's film tax credits, a program that's popular across the ideological spectrum.
It also wasn't unusual in those days to spot him at campaign events for New Orleans Democrats. Among the friends he made in Baton Rouge is Cedric Richmond, another Louisiana House veteran who now represents the overwhelmingly Democratic 2nd District, and who is just as committed to his own party's causes as Scalise is to his.
So if Scalise wins the whip contest, he'll have no trouble playing to his base, both at home and in Congress. If he stays true to his roots he could do even do more, by finding a way to bring a little of that Baton Rouge attitude to D.C.
Hey, it's not so often that the Louisiana Legislature produces something worth sharing with the rest of the country.
Stephanie Grace can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com. Read her blog at http://blogs.theadvocate.com/gracenotes. Follow her on Twitter, @stephgracenola


text: The Games Based on Movies wiki last edited by Deathawk on 05/21/14 12:24AM View full history OverviewMovie Tie-ins have a rightfully earned reputation for being less-than-stellar cash-ins on the success of the film they're based off of, with overall quality ranging from mediocre examples of the genre with some movie characters sprinkled in to games that are flat-out terrible. They are usually buggy, poorly controlled, and sometimes even feel unfinished due to the requirement of needing to be released alongside the movie (a notable example of this is the video game Sea Dogs 3, which was changed into a tie-in to Pirates of the Caribbean partway through development , resulting in a rushed game far below developer Bethesda's usual level of quality). One of the most notorious movie games was the video game adaptation of the wildly successful film E.T. The Extraterrestrial for the Atari 2600. The E.T. game is held accountable for the great videogame crash of 1983, when the industry reached a record low due to extremely poor sales. The unsold copies of E.T. were infamously dumped into a landfill in New Mexico, To this day, E.T. is considered by some to be the worst game ever made.There are two main reasons for the poor quality of most of movie tie-in games. The first reason is because the games are rushed to meet the movie release. This is a basic marketing technique, since there are a lot of potential buyers in people who have just seen the movie. Putting out movie tie-ins while the movie is still big, ensures that a lot of people, usually uninformed of the poor quality, buy it. There are some exceptions such as Superman Returns, which was released when the movie was released on DVD, instead of when the movie was in theaters. It got low review scores regardless. Another reason is that, game companies have no intention in putting precious and costly working hours in a game that will sell very well regardless of the quality (i.e. Spider-Man 3). Usually, however, it is a combination of both.There are a few diamonds in the rough for movie tie-in's though. One of the most famous and fondly remembered games of all time, GoldenEye was based on the James Bond film of the same name. The game was credited for being the first game to truly bring four player multiplayer to consoles when it hit the Nintendo 64 on August 25, 1997 and became a runaway success. Another example is The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, a 2004 game by Starbreeze, which was meant to serve as a prequel to the movie The Chronicles of Riddick, released that summer. The game is widely considered to be among the best XBOX games, and is considered far better than the movie it was released alongside.


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A rich, slightly less sweet icing that's a classic.
In medium saucepan, dissolve sugar in water over medium heat. Remove from heat.
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Today, my 5 year old nephew showed me green martians he'd made with his new Play Doh set. I smiled and said, "Wow! Now, how about some blue martians!" He looked at me and replied, "How about some blue shut the fuck up?!" FML
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By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
OLYMPIA — Washington State University is inciting the kind of concern in Everett that community leaders have dreamed about for years: too many college students, not enough classroom space.
A consortium of universities led by WSU thinks it will nearly triple its enrollment at Everett Community College this decade and need a new home for its students by the next.
WSU and its partners at the University Center predict the number of full-time students they serve will rise from 465 this school year to 1,179 by the spring of 2021.
By then the center will "outgrow currently available facilities on the EvCC campus and will need significantly more physical capacity," according to a report delivered to the Legislature in December.
Area lawmakers are citing that prediction in their efforts to secure $10 million in state funding to buy land and erect a new building near the community college.
"It is a necessary next step if we are going to continue to meet the growing need for those four-year degrees," said Sen. Nick Harper, D-Everett, who first submitted a request for funds to the writers of the Senate capital budget in February. Around the same time, Reps. Mike Sells of Everett and John McCoy of Tulalip approached the chief capital budget writer in the House, Rep. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish.
Dunshee, long a central figure in efforts to land a university branch campus in the county, gave no hints on how he'll respond.
"I have a lot of requests," he said. "I have to consider all the statewide interests."
Today the University Center is managed by Everett Community College and operates out of allotted space in Gray Wolf Hall. Its participating colleges include Western Washington University, Central Washington University, University of Washington-Bothell and WSU.
A state law passed in 2011 prescribes a path for WSU to take over management by July 1, 2014. That same law required that before the changeover the Pullman-based research university had to begin offering undergraduate degrees at the center and write a long-term plan for running the operation.
WSU launched its mechanical engineering degree program at Everett Community College in August and quickly filled its 60 slots.
It is seeking $2 million in the next state budget to start baccalaureate degree programs in electrical engineering, communication and hospitality business management. WSU also wants to add certificate programs in education. All told, these could push WSU enrollment to 450 students by 2021.
Western Washington and Central Washington also want to add generously to their respective enrollments at the University Center in the next few years.
Crowding is already a concern at the community college, where the number of full-time students was 7,842 in the 2011-12 school year. Enrollment is climbing, in part among students interested in taking lower-division classes that prepare them for WSU's engineering courses.
"They understand what our needs are," said EvCC President David Beyer. "We're going to be supportive (of the funding request) because these programs at the center are very important to us, as well."
Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson is also deeply involved in trying to snare money to establish what could become a beachhead for a branch campus.
"What you're beginning to see is the next evolution of the University Center," he said.
There is no specific project tied to the money as of now.
However, officials of the city, WSU and EvCC are talking about constructing a 95,000-square-foot building on the parking lot of the former College Plaza shopping center, which is owned by the community college.
WSU would use the requested state funds to buy nearby properties and convert them into parking lots to offset those spaces displaced by the new building.
In recent days, the hunt for money gained a bit more steam in the Legislature.
In a rare show of unanimity, six of the seven senators representing Snohomish County on March 7 sent a letter supporting the requested dollars to Senate budget writers.
Signing the letter were Democrats Harper, Paull Shin of Edmonds, Maralyn Chase of Shoreline, Rosemary McAuliffe of Bothell and Steve Hobbs of Lake Stevens, along with Republican Kirk Pearson of Monroe.
"If we're not serious about this, we'll never get the branch campus we need," Hobbs said.
Sen. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, who is a member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee that writes the budgets, did not sign.
"I felt it was inappropriate for me to do so since I sit on the (budget) committee" she said. "I need to try to stay neutral."
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A 25-year-old man who was struck and killed by an SUV in the aftermath of a Hawthorne street brawl has been identified as Dontae Williams of Gardena, police said today.
Williams was pronounced dead at the scene around 4 a.m. Sunday in the 11200 block of Truro Avenue.
Hawthorne police said Williams died as he and others were fleeing the scene of a melee involving eight to 10 participants who had just left a 25-year-old man stabbed in the chest.
Authorities say Williams had grabbed onto the passenger-side window of a Toyota 4Runner driven by his friend and was running alongside it as the SUV traveled in the wrong direction in the southbound lane of Truro Avenue. Williams lost his grip, fell to the street and was run over. Los Angeles County coroner's officials say he died of blunt trauma.
Police later apprehended the driver, 25-year-old Daniel Bracamontes. A Compton resident whose driver's license had expired, Bracamontes returned to the scene immediately after the incident and awaited the arrival of police. He was arrested on felony suspicion of causing death while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Hawthorne police did not release the name of the 25-year-old stabbing victim because the investigation is ongoing. A Hawthorne resident, the man was stabbed in the chest and is in stable condition at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, said Lt. Ti Goetz of the Hawthorne Police Department.


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Decide what battle you want to enter, follow the theme and rules and submit your entry before the deadline to the moderator in charge.
Decide what battle you want to enter, follow the theme and rules and submit your entry before the deadline to the moderator in charge.
alright thanks a lot man
does someone wanna set up a 1 on 1 paint battle?
Jetpack, wanted to paint battle someone.
PM him and if he agrees send me the peices and
I will surely poll 'em.
yeah i got a bttle with somone
citizen, add me in. im down to paint battle too.
whats the deal?
yeah so 3 people now? the word is husk painted battle, give me like a week and half to get it done, its rainging and im out of caps
actually, im out. sorry man. im not gonna paint if its not my word. (sound like a jew) but if im gonna battle, i wanna get ups too.
good luck though bro.
alright thanks man
is the photography battle for tommorow? it says due date 21st april....and wasnt that the deadline for last weeks one on animals?
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i only have one entry for tomorrows ROBOT character battle
come on people start sketching!!
Kickin' it
you got the ATOM sketch date wrong fube!!
mar. 5th??? may 5th man. haha
how do i get in the toy throwie battle??
sorry msfyt, im just not feelin the theme
good luck to everyone though
Is that smoking blacks and drinking juice battle still being polled today Msfyt?
Seriously, though. How about some hand battles using a word/name that somebody would actually write, lengthwise. At least in the ballpark. These sentence-long handie battles are weak compared to the shorter ones. Sure, they are easier, but I would rather see 4 or 5 sick styles with something reasonable than 1 or 2 maybe with 10 or 20 letters in it. The guys with the skills are still going to rise to the top regardless. Let's use something that could possibly be a tag and we'll see way better handy battles.
Oh and yes, I am a toy with about a year and a half into it. I get inspired as an artist by the hand battles more than any of the other battles, and my observation is that shorter ones yield more inspiring results. YMMV, but this week's "smoking blacks and drinking juice" is ridiculous. Way too long to showcase skills properly.
All due respect to the mods, who have always treated me with same. Just one man's opinion.
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Smoking Blacks and Drinking Juice is fine for anyone who really has some handstyle skills not some random mug that adds a million addons with weak ass letters that some of the toys on here fancy therefore ruining the true meaning of the handstyle battle.
^^im down..this will be my first battle..so i can write anything i want or what??
Are you talking about the handstyle battle? If so, the phrase is "Smoking blacks and drinking juice"


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TACOMA — As four of the six seniors on the Arlington girls basketball team exited their locker room of the Tacoma Dome Saturday night after their 58-42 loss to Mead in the 4A state championship, they clutched each other's hands tightly, walking together to meet a huge mass of Eagles fans.
These seniors would not be separated.
It's a familiar story for anyone who has followed the Arlington program this season.
Though tears streamed down their faces earlier in the night, their red faces beamed with pride.
"We accomplished so many things this season," senior Lindsay Brown said.
The Eagles started the season 14-0. They won the Wesco North title. They made the state tournament for the first time since 2001 and the final for the first time since 1982 — Arlington's only basketball state championship. The second-place trophy that the second-year coach Joe Marsh and his team bring back to Arlington will be just the third piece of hardware in school history for girls basketball. Arlington also has an eighth place trophy from 1999.
"That second-place trophy we are really proud of," Marsh said. "That's something that nobody can take from us."
Though the tears spread throughout the locker room, it wasn't because the Eagles let one slip away or they felt like a missed opportunity. It was more that such a good thing has come to an end.
"(Mead) deserved that one tonight," Marsh said. "They were the better team. … If they have a weakness, we didn't find it."
After the game, Marsh and his staff helped the players keep their heads high.
"It's incredible," he said. "It's tough right now, but we will step away from this in perspective."
Brown, who lead the team in scoring all season, had her worst game of the tournament and was scoreless in the first half against the Panthers. But she showed her mettle in the second half and reminded Eagles fans of what will be her legacy.
"She's one of the main reasons we are here," Marsh said. "She got us this far."
Brown was the spearhead of the six seniors, who Marsh said welcomed freshmen and sophomores and embraced them as an important part of this season's journey. It has been a surprise ride.
"I wouldn't have expected it," Brown said. "To get second in state: it's pretty impressive for us."
Marsh could only gush about all of the Eagles who played their last game.
"Krista (Showalter) is a phenomenal point guard," Marsh said. "She makes us go."
He said Arlington couldn't do without Taylor Grahm, who stretched defenses from beyond the 3-point line, and kept the Eagles in it early against Mead with a pair of first-quarter 3-pointers.
Marsh marveled at the growth of Winter Brown over his time with the school.
The loss of Veronica Ladines to a hand injury a month ago, was one that Marsh lamented because of her athleticism and versatility.
Perhaps forgotten by many fans, but not by Marsh, was Marissa Swegle, who didn't play much this season, in part due to a knee injury.
Swegle came off the bench in the final seconds to score the final two points for the Eagles with a pair of free throws, much to the delight of the Arlington fans.
"She's the emotional heart of this team," Marsh said.
The six seniors set some new standards that everyone expects will carry into the future.
"The hallmark of this team is our lack of quit," Marsh said. "We are going to do everything we can until that buzzer sounds to win the game."
They did that 22 times this season including an overtime thriller against Lake Stevens Friday that Marsh said, "was the best game I've ever been involved with."
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A Real-Time Example Of How Scandals Are Manufactured
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The IRS "scandal" keeps on failing to live up to its initial hype, but certainly not for lack of trying. The fracas that was once billed as the worst DC scandal since Watergate has slowly, steadily deflated despite conservative efforts to blow life into it, and the media have almost completely lost interest in the story. As both Steve Benen and Alex Seitz-Wald observe, this lack of press attention to the IRS scandal's undoing verges on reckless, given the insane amount of coverage and hype it received at the outset.
But how did we even get to the point where the IRS scandal became a "scandal?" Everyone lost their minds and jumped to conclusions based on incomplete information that, in the end, turned out to be wildly off-base. We were repeatedly told there was a "there" there before anyone bothered to check what was there. The latest attempt to keep the IRS scandal alive by National Review and the Wall Street Journal exhibits those same traits: accusing the IRS and the Federal Election Commission of inappropriately colluding against conservative non-profits without actually knowing what happened.
The National Review reported on July 31 that "Embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner and an attorney in the Federal Election Commission's general counsel's office appear to have twice colluded to influence the record before the FEC's vote in the case of a conservative non-profit organization," according to e-mails leaked to the publication be the House Ways and Means Committee. (At this point we should know better than to implicitly trust selectively leaked "scandal"-related emails from Congressional Republicans, but here we are.)
According to the conservative magazine, in 2009 a FEC official emailed Lerner inquiring after the tax exempt status of a group called American Future Fund, which was under investigation by the commission following a complaint by Minnesota Democrats over the group's alleged political activities. National Review refers to the group's tax status as "confidential taxpayer information" of the sort that the IRS is prohibited from sharing, though it's not immediately clear that this information is indeed "confidential." The IRS maintains a public list of organizations that have been granted tax exempt status, and tax-exempt groups are required by law to make public their "exemption applications, determination letters, and annual returns." The IRS issued a statement saying the email exchange indicates "that neither person wanted the IRS to provide the FEC with anything other than publicly available information," and Lerner's attorney told the Washington Post that "anyone in the world could get that information."
National Review even quoted the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee's statement saying the "American public is entitled to know whether the IRS is inappropriately sharing their confidential tax information with other agencies." So they don't know whether this happened; they're investigating to see whether it happened.
Nonetheless, the National Review's reporting is being hyped as a new "expansion" of the IRS scandal, even though no wrongdoing has been affirmatively established. Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel (who, along with her colleague Peggy Noonan, has been working doggedly to breathe life into the ailing IRS story) writes today: "Congressional investigators this week released emails suggesting that staff at the Federal Election Commission have been engaged in their own conservative targeting, with help from the IRS's infamous Lois Lerner. This means more than just an expansion of the probe to the FEC. It's a new link to the Obama team."
Once again, we don't know anything. We certainly don't know enough to conclude that there exists a "new link" to the White House. Strassel repeats the National Review assertion that "confidential information" was shared, but in the very next sentence she writes: "What the IRS divulged is unclear." According to Strassel: "Congressional investigators are demanding to see all communications between the IRS and FEC since 2008, and given that Ms. Lerner came out of the FEC's office of the general counsel, that correspondence could prove illuminating." Indeed it could prove illuminating, because we don't know anything.
So here we have a suggestion of wrongdoing from selectively leaked emails from partisan sources that don't actually establish any malfeasance. And we have conservative writers running with that suggestion and trying to convince anyone who'll listen that there really is a fire beneath all this smoke. This is how the whole IRS scandal got started, and it's how the conservative press will try to keep it alive.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A floating Lipton Ice Tea "vending machine" is making a splash at one of Cape Town's trendiest beaches.
Beachgoers can swim out to the buoyant contraption, where they can enjoy a free Lipton Ice Tea, get sprayed with water and take a photograph before making their way back to shore.
The novel vending attraction is part of Lipton's "Ice Sea: Never Lose Your Cool" campaign, which kicked off last month. The cold-beverage machine is mounted on a deck supported by two floats or pontoons. Five of these eye-catching vessels will cruise to beaches up and down South Africa's coast. Fans can track their locations by following them on the Lipton Ice Tea Facebook page.
As part of the promotion, Lipton Ice Tea will be giving away merchandise and encouraging people to "keep their cool" and practice water safety and awareness.
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I know I'm a little late to jump on the "pissed-off-that-the-show-Huge-was-cancelled" band wagon, but I assumed it would be coming on this summer and — big shocker –it's not. Is it so much to ask that there is at least one show on television that is not about teen vampires or werewolves or girls that put to much stock in high school and start pissing each other off?
Don't get me wrong, I love a good vampire show and werewolves are cool, too. But being a curvy girl, I would really appreciate a good show for and about curvy people. Do I relate to shows about skinny girls obsessed about social status and fitting in to a pant size smaller than they need? Hell no. …


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It's inspirational, it's entertaining and it's the thing to do for you and the teen girl in your life. The second annual Shine Brightly Teens and Women Summit, sponsored by Financial Life Planners, LLC will be taking place at the U.S. Airways Arena in Phoenix on Saturday, September 21, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Hosted by the Girls Rule! Foundation in partnership with the YWCA and Phoenix Mercury, the annual summit will host a day of inspirational and life-changing workshops for girls to help them build bright futures.
"This is the Girls Rule! Foundation's big event of the year and we've made exciting changes to up the ante in every way from our first summit," said Girls Rule! co-founder Dena Patton. "There are many ways to support young women in seeking out their own healthy, successful futures. The summit not only kick-starts an ongoing conversation about common issues facing adolescent girls, but it gives expert tools to help tackle them."
Beginning with a light breakfast and photo booth fun, Arizona teens and women are then invited to hear experts share and provide hands-on tools for building and maintaining self-esteem, making healthy life choices, financial planning, and achieving their goals and dreams. At lunch, there will be entertainment by the Phoenix Mercury Hip Hop Squad, unique raffle baskets, and four Arizona teens will be awarded the Brilliant, Beautiful and Bold Role Model Award.
"The Phoenix Mercury is passionate about empowering young girls to dream big and accomplish their goals in all stages of life," said Amber Cox, Phoenix Mercury COO. "Programs offered through the Girls Rule! Foundation lay the foundation for young women around the Valley to learn the tools to do just that. They are teaching girls how to make their voices heard, to be strong and to never back away from something they are passionate about."
"Although Girls Rule! is not a sports-focused organization, aligning with the Mercury made perfect sense," said Girls Rule! co-founder Stephanie Millner. "Our missions are parallel. We both want to empower the younger generations in our community to be leaders, to know their value, and to offer an inspired path for success."
The second annual Shine Brightly Teens and Women Summit will be held at the U.S. Airways Arena, located at 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, AZ, 85004, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, September 21. For more information, or to become a sponsor or to purchase tickets, visit www.girlsrulefoundation.org.


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First Step Toward Legal Action Against Sinclair Calling for Immediate Access to Equal Airtime To Balance Partisan Attack Film Stolen Honor
(WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2004) - Media Matters for America (MMFA) announced today that it is underwriting the costs of a shareholder action, demanding that Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., provide equal time to those "with views opposed to the allegations" in the anti-Kerry film Stolen Honor, which Sinclair plans to air between October 21-24, in prime time, on all 62 of its stations reaching up to 25 percent of U.S. TV households.
At 10 a.m. today, a letter from Glickenhaus & Co., a Wall Street firm with clients who hold stock in Sinclair, was delivered to the CEO of Sinclair, David D. Smith, and the company's board of directors, demanding that they immediately "provide those with views opposed to the allegations in the film an equal opportunity to respond." If an answer to Glickenhaus' demand is not received by close of business today, Tuesday October 19, additional remedies, including an injunction in a court of law prior to the first scheduled airing of Stolen Honor October 21, may be sought.
"Our mission is to thwart conservative misinformation in the media and ensure that the media offer the American public fair and balanced access to news and information," explained MMFA President and CEO David Brock. "We determined a stockholder effort is the strongest remaining course of action to force Sinclair to reconsider its decision to air Stolen Honor."
Glickenhaus & Co., a Wall Street investment firm holding 6,100 shares of Sinclair stock, is taking action against Sinclair on behalf of its clients holding shares in Sinclair. General partner Jim Glickenhaus mounted the action based on Sinclair's CEO and directors having a financial obligation to shareholders.
"We are not partisan. We are investors," Glickenhaus explained today. "Sinclair's decision has caused harm to the value of our investment in Sinclair. We believe Sinclair must give equal time to an opposing point of view. Otherwise the company is placing its future and the value of our investment in jeopardy, by putting the renewal of its FCC licenses at risk, alienating local advertisers, and opening itself up to libel suits against the company."
Since Sinclair's decision to air Stolen Honor became public on October 9, the company's stock has fallen nearly 13 percent, as of the close of the market yesterday, October 18, wiping out nearly $90 million in shareholder value.
MMFA's action is the latest in a series of grassroots actions aimed at forcing Sinclair to reconsider its decision to air Stolen Honor. On October 12, MMFA made available to the public the list of the top 20 mutual funds and six pension funds with investments to Sinclair. As a result, shareholders have called their fund managers, demanding immediate divestment of Sinclair stock as a protest against Sinclair's plans.
"We felt that by underwriting the legal costs of Glickenhaus & Co.'s actions, we are sending a message to Sinclair's board and CEO that will make them stand up and pay attention," Brock explains. "Glickenhaus & Co. is a respected firm whose interests are in maintaining shareholder value for its clients."
This action may be heard in a state court prior to the first scheduled airing of Stolen Honor, if Sinclair does not accede to the remedies set forth by Glickenhaus & Co. on behalf of their investors.
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Huckabee's taken potshots at her from time to time, but between this fusillade from unnamed Mitt advisors and the furious counterattack on Romney at Conservatives 4 Palin, I'd say that the 2012 primary is now, at long last, officially on.
In the immortal words of Greg Stillson, "The missiles are flying. Hallelujah."
Still, few express much regard for Palin's ultimate chances. One adviser to Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, and, by traditional standards, the putative 2012 frontrunner, says of Palin, "She's not a serious human being." Another Romney intimate warns, "If she's standing up there in a debate and the answers are more than 15 seconds long, she's in trouble."
One of the most experienced Republican national political operatives in the country suggests that while Palin might be envied and sleek, she lacks the endurance required for a protracted nomination fight. "She's like a cheetah. She can run really fast, but not really long." In the end, this school of thought about Palin goes, she is too polarizing to be seen as likely to beat Barack Obama, and Republicans will be too hungry in 2012 to risk nominating someone who could cost the party the White House — maybe even in a landslide…
Such a disjointed field can only provide more encouragement for Palin.
And nothing would make the White House happier. The President's political advisers, troubled by the weak economy and Obama's image as a big spender, are more worried than he is about re-election and more worried than they let on publicly. Obama himself has told people that he believes the Tea Party movement will still be going strong in 2012, leaving the party to go into battle against an incumbent with a candidate too far right to win. In fact, the President's advisers believe that if Palin is the nominee, New York's billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg, could enter the race as an independent, scrambling all the conventional rules yet again.
Bloomberg as a self-funded stalking horse for his pal Barry intent on taking down the GOP? Why, that sounds … entirely plausible, actually. As for the nastiness about her being unserious, righties as respected as Krauthammer and George Will have made the same point. And I've noted before myself that, given the media's obsession with painting her as a female Quayle, she'd have to be virtually perfectly on the trail for more than a year to avoid that narrative. The tiniest, most innocent flub — think Bush being quizzed on the names of foreign diplomats — will be hyped into the second coming of the Katie Couric interview, with the press breathlessly insisting that no sane person would vote for such a doofus. Can she be that perfect on the trail? Can any human being, including Barack "Bitterly cling to guns and religion" Obama?
Follow the link and read all of that piece, actually, if only for the bit about Bush and Cheney both reportedly pushing their old pal Mitch Daniels to GOP movers and shakers. Given the reviving influence of Team Dubya over the party's establishment, I wouldn't underestimate Daniels's ability to burst out of obscurity quickly via a huge push from prominent Republican donors and groups. And speaking of quick bursts, more on Palin from Mark Halperin:
She would be the only woman against a half-dozen or more Republican men. As long as she leaves the door to a race open, she can freeze the field, prevent other GOP hopefuls from gaining much traction, keep the media in a perpetual will-she-or-won't-she frenzy and jump into the race whenever she likes. That would be impossible for an ordinary candidate, but Palin could splash in as late as November 2011, just a few months before the voting begins. There is no deadline for signing up for the Iowa caucuses, and when it comes to competing in early-state contests, she will have a far easier time than any previous insurgent. Her candidacy would require almost none of the usual time sinks that force politicians to jump in early: power-broker schmoozing, schedule-intensive fundraising, competitive recruitment of experienced strategists, careful policy development. She would have immediate access to cash, with even small Internet donations likely bringing in millions.
Fred Thompson splashed into the last primary late, but not as late as November. Then again, Fred wasn't the grassroots phenomenon that Palin is and he suffered from the perception that his late start was due to him not caring quite as much about winning as the rest of the field. That wouldn't be the case with Palin; her late entry would be seen as calculated for dramatic effect, which would probably give her boost. And the point about small donations is well taken: Romney's PAC has dwarfed hers in fundraising so far this year, but according to the Globe, most of the money's come from events and large donors. By contrast, three-quarters of SarahPAC's haul came from small donors. That's not good news for her in terms of raw numbers — Mitt can almost certainly use big-money bundlers to crush whatever amount she'd rake in from grassroots contributors — but the media will go bonkers for a storyline about plucky blue-collar conservatives trying to propel Palin to victory against the Romney fortune one five-dollar donation at a time. And of course, that media coverage will be worth millions in itself. Remember: The default press narrative in 2012 will be Palin vs. Anti-Palin, with the task for Romney, Daniels, or whoever emerges as her nemesis to try to embody the good qualities the Anti-Palin is supposed to have — smart, competent, experienced — while avoiding the bad ones (elitist, white-collar, uncharismatic). As such, they'd better be awfully careful with how far they push the condescension towards her, especially given the potential alluded to by Halperin for gender politics to enter this race.
For what it's worth, former McCain associate Mark McKinnon thinks she's going to run even though neither she nor the country are ready for it. Note well his point at the end about what a Palin loss in the primary would mean; given the fervor her supporters are known for and the likelihood that the race will turn nasty, he's totally right about the possibility of devastating party divisions in the general election. Exit question: Some Palin critics are speculating that the Bristol/Levi tabloid wedding announcement was secretly blessed by Sarah. Um, given the fact that her alleged unseriousness is already a major political liability for her, why on earth would she do that?


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1 x bedroom available to rent in spacious share household in Dalyellup. The (quirky boho styled) room is fully furnished - as is in photo's - and is set up with a Queen sized Bed. The home has everything you'll need including use of gym/weights equipment and outdoors hot-tub! Off-street parking (driveway) for two vehicles, close to shops, bus stop, TAFE, Hospital etc and only a 15 min drive into town. $150 per week for single OR $210 for a couple... this INCLUDES bills/utilities! :) Two weeks rent payable in advance PLUS one week Bond.
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Nice big house close to shops, beach, Bus stop out the front going in bunbury town every 30 minutes, Tafe very close Other tenants are working and quiet living, internet, Rent includes all bills have own garage
Nice big house close to shops, beach, Bus stop out the front going in bunbury town every 30 minutes, Tafe very close Other tenants are working and quiet living, Rent includes all bills. unlimited free internet
The house is newly built and still has a few things to do on it, mostly outside. Very close to the South Bunbury Shopping Centre and a bus stop just meters from the house. It has a secure back yard/garden and a big decking area. The room that is on offer is at the front of the house, fully furnished with a queen size bed, lockers and a built in wardrobe. There is also a second room in the house which is for whoever will rent. This is unfurnished and can be used as your own space (TV room, study, reading, anything you want) to escape to when you want. The house has then got a spare bedroom which will be used for friends/family that may like to staying the night. I like to have the occasional friend over for dinner and drinks and this generally ends up with them sleeping in the spare room.
We are needing a lovely new housemate to move in as one of our friends is moving out! You will be living with two girls- Olivia and Rwth (OT and a nurse).. we are super fun but super easy to live with as well. Give us a message if you're keen to come around and have a look!
Close to CBD, shopping centres and main roads. On a quiet cul-de-sac just off a main road. House is a semi-new ex display home - and owner and renter keep a very clean home. Evaporative air conditioner and a brand new gas heater and sensor alarm system.
Are you a student studying at Edith Cowan University? Enjoy your own fully furnished, self-catered room at ECU Village, Bunbury! Edith Cowan Uni Village offers a range of stylish apartments, located right on campus at the Edith Cowan University, Bunbury campus. From studying to social life, we offer everything you need to make the most of your university experience! We have 2 range of apartments,1-bedroom and 6-bedroom apartments, the choice is yours! Residential Life Program: That's what sets us apart from other accommodation providers. Througout the year we hold series of events exclusive to Village residents. Village events can include: - Free food nights and Aussie BBQ's with movies - Sporting events - Many more Here's a snapshot: - A choice of fully furnished rooms - Exclusive events for residents - A range of convenient on-site facilities - A fantastic on-campus location - An independent lifestyle - 24 hour support and security - A community of friends Rent includes all utilities (water, electricity and gas) so there are no unexpected bills during the year! Make your application ASAP to secure your place in our vibrant and lively on-campus culture!! Laundry BBQ Area Residential Life Program
Funky furnished old style house in quiet South Bunbury. Modern kitchen and bathroom with hard wood floorboards throughout. The house is fully furnished - all you need if your own bedroom furnishings (such as a bed and chest of draws - I had a wardrobe already in the room) The house has 2 Large living spaces, plus a study and small back room. 1 bathroom and I separate toilet. There isn't much space out the back for any more dogs but there is a nice deck that is covered and has a hammock.
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5 mins from town and quick walk to beach. Enclosed backyard for friendly dog.
East Bunbury close to Bunbury Forum. Large yard, dog friendly, large shed. Close to town.
Large yard, quiet street. 5 minutes to town, shops nearby. Own living room, bathroom, walk in robe with aircon/heater in room.
Beautiful two storey town house close to the beach. Has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, remote garage and enclosed yard. Reverse cycle air-conditioning, gas cooktop, electric oven and dishwasher. Amazing, safe location Regretful break lease
Discounts available on discussion if willing to do some housework. **Available** Bedroom 4mx4m, built in robes, furnished. $100/wk rent applies for the first 2 weeks when signing up for 6 months (option to terminate lease after 3 months), then rent is $155 per week. Amenities fees including electricity, gas, water & internet is an extra $40/wk. **Not Available** Studio room + double garage, $120/wk rent applies for the first 2 weeks when signing up for 6 months (option to terminate lease after 3 months), then rent is $195 per week. Amenities fees including electricity, gas, water & internet is an extra $40/wk. 5 mins walk to the city centre and 5 mins walk to the beach. Awesome views over the city. Just a fantastic location, no need for a car if you work in the city
Large federation style home in CBD near Marlston Hill, walk to shops, beach, port, estuary. Short term or longterm. We are respectful, quiet and social. I am a professional and am away for work from time to time. We like to keep fit and go to the gym regularly. I have a well behaved adorable dog and 2 retired chooks. If you are interested, contact me to meet and view.
Central Bunbury + Free Power, Free Gas & Free Unlimited Wi-Fi Very central location will mean you can walk to the shops and beach and still live in a quiet place and enjoy the benefits of living in a very central location. Everyone is very friendly. Your bedroom door is lockable with its own unique key so you can be assured of security and privacy. You can enjoy the lifestyle and walk to the beach and the main street in Bunbury. Clean and Quiet place to stay Modern style house with open plan living Clean bathrooms Tidy home in general Laundry can be used 24hrs 2 minutes walk to Victoria Street shops and Cappuccino Strip 1 minutes walk to Back Beach, beach side BBQs Plenty of off-street hard-stand parking in back yard Power and gas all included in price – nothing more to pay! Free unlimited Wi-Fi Free bread and buns for brekky, lunch and dinner Clean and quiet Flat screen TV in lounge All bedrooms are key lockable with unique key for your privacy Bedroom has its own TV connection Bedroom is fully furnished with bed, mattress, wardrobe, mirror, desk and chair etc Plenty of fridge space Gas cooktop and gas oven Dish washing liquid supplied in kitchen Toilet paper supplied in toilets All this for only $150 p⁄week Available now. See you soon :)


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Thread: Getting One-on-One time
18th February 2012 09:24 AM #1
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Getting One-on-One time
My boys are together so all the time -- at home, at school they share a room, etc. So of course they fight and bicker like siblings do -- but they are also each other's best friend. I know they really need some time apart but when the time comes for one to go off with me and one go with my husband they get really sad and want to be together. Any Suggestions?
Also, what are some of your favorite activites to do when you are spending special time with just one of your children. Maybe really playing it up will get them more excited about it. I'm sure as they get older they will REALLY benefit from the time apart
19th February 2012 09:21 AM #2
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I try to take one of my older children on a special outing of their own, at least once a week. I think that if you find something that is important to them and play it up that will really help. We go to children's museums, movies, etc.
My oldest daughter is really into fashion and princess stuff, sometimes we go get our hair done together. Try to find something that would really interest each individual son, as an individual person. Take time out with that particular child to do this fun thing. Make a big deal out of it, so that they know it is there special day to do what they really like. Then the next week or day, take the other little one out on their own special day.
I too, believe that alone time is very important. My children all share rooms and spend a lot of time together, so I try to do things individually as much as possible. They appreciate the attention and it helps them to grow as an individual, outside of the shadow of their siblings.
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I have found that I typically don't start doing individual "alone time" with my children until they turn about 10 years of age. At that point they seem to want to have a special "date" with Mum and the time is valued by both my child and by me.
But in their early years I find that training my children to share and take turns and think of others first works well when they are with their siblings. There are times when a child will decide to read a book on their own or will quietly color or do a craft project in their room, on their own, but it's usually something they initiate.
I've found great value in having many children who are constantly around each other (homeschooling facilitates this) and they are all very good friends. I have one child who has a "lion" temperament, and he tends to cause the most arguments/problems, but with all of the other 4 children, they will play very well together and arguments are far and few between.
Also, I guard our family from framily fragmenting activities. I would prefer that two children go to Grandma's rather than just one. When we attend church, we all sit together. I know it's not what normally happens in our culture, but the value of family time together and "serving others" is important to me so I've done what I thought was best to faciliate training my children in this way, and so far, we have had two children go through their teenage years without the typical "teenage rebellion" (they are 18 and 19 now and in college). They happily help, care for and play with their younger siblings and it's only on the rare occasion that they view them as an inconvenience. This has just been my experience and I know that each family has their own goals and respect the way others choose to do things with their children.
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Thans Kate and Mom2Many.
Mom2Many ~ Those are some great ideas. Encouraging their individual interests is definitely something my husband and I try to do and as the boys get older it will probably become even more so. Twins generally get lumped in together as one individual. People assume they like the same things and do the same things and while this is true to a point, my boys are very much their own people
Kate ~ I totally see how what you are saying could be very beneficial. We do almost everything as a family and my boys are each other's best friend. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't taking anything away from them by not providing individual time with Mum or Dad. They do share better and get along better with most kids their age (less confrontations) so maybe we should keep things they way they are for a it longer
Thanks ladies!!!
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UPDATED | The man wanted by the New York Police Department in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a 12-year-old girl and left her 9-year-old sister and mother in critical condition surrendered on Thursday, police said.
Robert Decarlo, 26, was charged late Thursday with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and other charges, according to police.
Authorities had been searching for Mr. Decarlo since Wednesday, when a man fled on foot after crashing a stolen van into the family as they were standing at a corner at Flatlands Avenue and East 46th Street in Brooklyn.
The accident killed Joey Sellers and critically injured her sister and 38-year-old mother. The names of the other two victims weren't released.
Mr. Decarlo had been in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday for a hearing related to a May 23 arrest, records show. Authorities said he was arrested for heroin possession and was also charged with robbery, grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property in connection with a March 21 home robbery of a 65-year-old woman in Brighton Beach.
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When he was arrested, he was found with the woman's credit card and admitted to detectives that he had stolen them, according to the court records.
According to a transcript of the arraignment on May 24, prosecutors had asked Brooklyn criminal court judge Miriam Cyrulnik for $60,000 bail.
Defense attorney Eric Pack argued that his client had no criminal record, and was the caretaker for his ailing grandfather and lived in a home with his sick mother.
The judge released Mr. Decarlo on his own recognizance.
"Our request at his arraignment for $60,000 bail reflects our unwavering commitment to vigorously prosecuting violent crime. The presiding judge released him on his own recognizance and we promptly secured an indictment," Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said.
"After we initially requested bail, he appeared at his Supreme Court arraignment, and since he had no history of failing to appear in court—which is the only basis for bail in New York State—there would have been no persuasive ground for seeking a change in the bail status after our original request for bail was denied."
Mr. Pack said he had represented Mr. Decarlo on Tuesday in court. He said he received a call from his client after the crash and negotiated his surrender to police and said he couldn't comment further.
A law-enforcement official said the 2005 Dodge Caravan that was left behind at the scene was stolen on June 26 outside 2029 McDonald Ave., less than a mile from Mr. Decarlo's home.
And in January, Mr. Decarlo was arrested for illegally possessing prescription painkillers, the official said.
Thursday's crash occurred shortly after 4:40 p.m. Officers arrived to find the three victims lying on the ground with severe trauma to the body, police said.
Police said the van was traveling west on Flatlands Avenue and mounted the sidewalk after passing Schenectady Avenue, striking the family as they stood on the north side of Flatlands Avenue.
Joey was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital. Her sister and mother were both listed in critical condition at Kings County, police said.