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Easter Quotes, Verses And Sayings
Here is a nice collection of Easter quotes, sayings and verses you can use to help celebrate this beautiful day in the Christian calendar.
"O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."
– 1979 Book of Common Prayer
"If man had his way, the plan of redemption would be an endless and bloody conflict. In reality, salvation was bought not by Jesus' fist, but by His nail-pierced hands; not by muscle but by love; not by vengeance but by forgiveness; not by force but by sacrifice. Jesus Christ our Lord surrendered in order that He might win; He destroyed His enemies by dying for them and conquered death by allowing death to conquer Him."
– A.W. Tozer
"The only cross in all of history that was turned into an altar was the cross on which Jesus Christ died. It was a Roman cross. They nailed Him on it, and God, in His majesty and mystery, turned it into an altar. The Lamb who was dying in the mystery and wonder of God was turned into the Priest who offered Himself. No one else was a worthy offering."
– A.W. Tozer
"Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing."
– Albert Laighton
"For I remember it is Easter morn,
And life and love and peace are all new born."
– Alice Freeman Palmer
"The great gift of Easter is hope – Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake."
– Basil Hume
"Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter."
– Benjamin Franklin
"To a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
– Bernhard Langer
"Well pleaseth me the sweet time of Easter
That maketh the leaf and the flower come out."
– Bertran de Born
"God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, 'I love you.'"
– Billy Graham
"The entire plan for the future has its key in the resurrection."
– Billy Graham
"Easter is a time to rejoice, be thankful, be assured that all is forgiven so life extends beyond the soil of earth."
– Byron Pulsifer
"The marvel of heaven and earth, of time and eternity, is the atoning death of Jesus Christ. This is the mystery that brings more glory to God than all creation."
– C.H. Spurgeon
"The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window of divine surprise."
– Carl Knudsen
"See the land, her Easter keeping,
Rises as her Maker rose.
Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,
Burst at last from winter snows.
Earth with heaven above rejoices."
– Charles Kingsley
"Easter is the demonstration of God that life is essentially spiritual and timeless."
– Charles M. Crowe
"Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things but in terms of ideals."
– Charles M. Crowe
"Christ the Lord is risen to-day, Sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply."
– Charles Wesley
"Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there."
– Clarence W. Hall
"The resurrection of Jesus changes the face of death for all His people. Death is no longer a prison, but a passage into God's presence. Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there."
– Clarence W. Hall
"Our sin reached its full horror and found its most awful expression in the cross."
– Colin Smith
"The message of Easter is not that Jesus is alive, it is so much more. The message of Easter is that Jesus has risen!"
– Colin Smith
"I believe in one God, the first and great cause of goodness. I also believe in Jesus Christ, the rebirth of the world. I also believe in the Holy Ghost, the comforter."
– Daniel Morgan
"In every grave on earth's green sward is a tiny seed of the resurrection life of Jesus Christ, and that seed cannot perish. It will germinate when the warm south wind of Christ's return brings back the spring-tide to this cold sin-cursed earth of ours; and then they that are in their graves, and we who shall lie down in ours, will feel in our mortal bodies the power of His resurrection, and will come forth to life immortal."
– David Gregg
"If anyone or anything tries to curse or kill the Goodness at the Center of all things, it will just keep coming back to life. Forever Easter."
– David Housholder
"The cross is a onetime visual representation of God's grief over sin."
– Dean L. Harvey
"The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of the old paradigm; resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking."
– Deepak Chopra
"On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer."
– Douglas Horton
"The fasts are done; the Aves said;
The moon has filled her horn
And in the solemn night I watch
Before the Easter morn.
So pure, so still the starry heaven,
So hushed the brooding air,
I could hear the sweep of an angel's wings
If one should earthward fare."
– Edna Dean Proctor
"I think of the garden after the rain;
And hope to my heart comes singing,
At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,
And the Easter bells be ringing!"
– Edna Dean Proctor
"There is not room for Death,
Nor atom that his might could render void:
Thou – Thou art Being and Breath,
And what Thou art may never be destroyed."
– Emily Bronte
"Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness."
– Floyd W. Tomkins
"Remember Jesus of Nazareth, staggering on broken feet out of the tomb toward the Resurrection, bearing on his body the proud insignia of the defeat which is victory, the magnificent defeat of the human soul at the hands of God."
– Frederick Buechner
"There is a fragrance in the air, a certain passage of a song, an old photograph falling out from the pages of a book, the sound of somebody's voice in the hall that makes your heart leap and fills your eyes with tears. Who can say when or how it will be that something easters up out of the dimness to remind us of a time before we were born and after we will die?"
– Frederick Buechner
"Once more to new creation Awake,
and death gainsay,
For death is swallowed up of life,
And Christ is risen today!"
– George Newell Lovejoy
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Last week I attended the Princeton Forum on Youth Ministry hosted by the Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Seminary. It was in Hendersonville, North Carolina at a beautiful camp ground called Kanuga. I went for a two day retreat and then for an additional four day conference. It was nice to get a break from city life and be surrounded by gorgeous scenery. North Carolina in the Fall is one of my favorite places to be. It was also great to be challenged theologically with speakers like Kenda Creasy Dean, Rodger Nishioka, Mark DeVries and others.
About 70% of the conference was applied to church ministry, but I still learned a lot. I met amazing youth directors from around the country and was encouraged by their service and dedication to young people. It was a good week.

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Matching family tree profiles for Carl/Charles Peter Widegren
Immediate Family
About Carl/Charles Peter Widegren
Mr Carl / Charles Peter Widegren
- Born: Wednesday 6th March 1861
- Age: 51 years
- Occupation: General Labourer
- 3rd Class passenger
- First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
- Ticket No. 347064 , £7 15s
- Died in the sinking.
- Body Not Recovered
Mr Carl / Charles Peter Widegren, 51, was born 6 March 1861 in Algutsrum, Öland Island, Sweden.
Widegren, a sailor, later settled in New York. He was married to Edit Söderlund (address: c/o Mrs Ericson, Garfield Avenue, Jamaica South, Long Island) and his son Carl Edvard Widegren lived in Algutsrum. The son, later a carpenter, was born in North Sheath, England, but lived with Fredrik and Emma Carlsson in Algutsrum. Carl had been visiting them and the son and was on his way home to New York when he boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger . According to a letter from the consulate to ministry of foreign affairs, he owned a house in Algutsrum.
Widegren died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.
The Mansion House Fund paid 1329.33 Kr (£73) to the son, 23 January 1913. 3188.50 Kr (£175) damage claims were paid 10 June 1914. Both sum to be held in thrust by A. F. Carlsson, the son's guardian.
References Claes-Göran Wetterholm (1988, 1996, 1999) Titanic. Prisma, Stockholm. ISBN 91 518 3644 0
Acknowledgements Leif Snellman, Finland
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So earlier this month my Spotify account got hacked.
Of all the accounts someone could have hacked… I guess I got lucky.
::knock on wood::
It was really weird, cuz I went to listen to something and my app said I was listening to music from a Vaio. I haven't owned a Vaio in YEARS (like 2 laptops ago, and I keep laptops until they die horrible, painful deaths). What was WEIRDER is that I was supposedly listening to some guy that sings in French. While it's not beyond me to listen to foreign music, as my many German, Korean, Japanese, and Spanish speaking playlists exemplify, I've never listened to anyone French except this chick who sings in English with a thick French accent: I'll Kill Her – Soko
So, there's a handy "Log Out Of Everywhere" feature on the Spotify site, and I queued that up from my phone, since I was at work, and knocked the person out… Just for them to get back in and try again. I find that hella frustrating. What I found completely unacceptable and fucked, however, was that they DELETED ALL OF MY PLAYLISTS. Now, I know that if you delete a playlist, Spotify saves them for like a year and you can go into the Spotify site and resurrect them, but at the time, all I knew is that all my music, that I spent YEARS putting into playlists that correlated with feelings and purpose and shit, was gone. I'm extraordinarily sentimental for a heartless Android Girl, so I just FREAKED OUT.
Spotify, to their credit, was very helpful. They first confirmed that I was the account owner, since I have Premium, and then locked the whole account. They had me make a new account, and dropped in all of my playlists and music library, as well as migrating my followers, and for my trouble they gave me a month of Premium for free. So, it was a stressful couple of days while I waited for them to get everything sorted, but in the end they did a great job at customer service.
The couple of things they couldn't move, though, were my Daily Mixes and my radio stations. Kind of good and bad. I'd accidentally removed System of a Down from my rock/metal Daily Mix, and I'd hemmed in my Marilyn Manson radio so far down that it almost exclusively played Mason. Lol. So, I've been trying to build those back up, but it's been slow. I finally got a couple of Daily Mixes today, though. I have an emo/rock station, which amused me endlessly, and a kpop station. Lol. That says so much about my personality that I never wanted anyone to know. 😛
I'm using this block quote as a page break.
In unrelated news, I'm still sad and lonely.
Depression is weird. I feel like I want to be around 100 people and socialize and laugh and maybe get wicked drunk, but if anyone wants to do anything with me I immediately want to find a reason not to see them. Like I want to be around people, but I don't want to go to anyone's house, or wherever they are going for the evening, or to the car show which I invited David 2 to… like…I don't know why my feelings are like that. How can you crave people, but hate the idea of leaving your house? It doesn't even make sense.
On a more comical note, after all that bullshit with Kaiser where I ended cancelling that psychiatric nurse phone call and just making an appt with my normal, off-Kaiser physician (see 2 posts back), the Kaiser mental health facility that I had called keeps calling me. I don't answer, because phone calls are for psychopaths (and I am a sociopath, thank you), and I've noticed that the calls are getting more concerned as time goes on.
Voicemail 1: "Hello, this is ___________ with Kaiser Mental Health. We received your referral from a psychiatric nurse phone call earlier this week, and we were calling to schedule you for services. Please call us back at (phone number withheld)."
Voicemail 2: "Hello, this is ___________ with Kaiser Mental Health.We received your referral from a psychiatric nurse phone call on Monday, and we have not heard back from you on scheduling services. Please give us a call back at (phone number withheld) at your earliest convenience."
Voicemail 3: "Hello, this is ___________ with Kaiser Mental Health.We received a referral for you last week, and we haven't been able to contact you to schedules any services. Please give us a call back at (phone number withheld) at your earliest convenience, and ask for the triage unit."
Voicemail 4 (today): "Hello, this is ___________ with Kaiser Mental Health. We've been trying to contact you in reference to a referral phone call you made last week. Please call us back at (phone number withheld) to speak with the triage unit about scheduling services. I hope you're doing well. Thank you."
That last girl sounded real concerned no one has heard from me in a week. Lol. I know it's not nice to enjoy someone's concern, but I really do. After going rounds with them just to find out that they couldn't do anything for me until mid-May anyways, it definitely felt like they could give a shit. So, I'm enjoying the increasing concern. Tonight I'll figure out how to email them and let them know that I've sought care elsewhere, but in the meantime it's hilarious.
But yeah… that's where I'm at… trying to alienate myself from everyone, while also aching to be around them.


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Tuesday morning I had a dentist appointment which meant that I could start my day a little later than my normal 5:15 a.m. wake-up call. I, however, do not understand the meaning of sleep in and so I was still awake before 6:00 a.m. and went ahead and got up for the day. I fixed my lunch, unloaded the dishwasher and tended to some other household duties before taking a shower and getting ready for the day.
I had decided that I would mow the grass Tuesday evening and since I still had not gotten a new filter for the lawnmower, I had to add that task to the day's agenda. I was ready for the day around 7:15 a.m. and decided to go ahead and stop by Home Depot since I had some time on my hands before my 8:15 a.m. dentist appointment. I'm typically a Lowe's girl, but there's a Starbucks by Home Depot and it wasn't out of my way whereas Lowe's would have been. Before I arrived, I decided to go ahead and get three annuals for the pots on my porch. The Garden Center entrance was closed, but they had what I needed outside and I got two red plants (I don't know what they are called) and one marigold (I do enjoy marigolds). I then made my way inside the store to get the filter for the lawn mower and the employees were having a team meeting which kind of threw me for a loop because I then began questioning whether or not they were open yet. I found an employee who was not in the meeting to direct me towards the filters, found what I needed, used the self check-out and was on my way.
After leaving Home Depot, I crossed the parking lot to Starbucks and pulled around to the drive thru. It wasn't until there was a car behind me in line that I remembered my driver's side window is duct taped. I seriously don't know why I cannot remember this; I mean, I see it everyday, but when it comes to drive thrus I have a massive brain fart. So, I just had to open the door to place my order. I don't know if the car in front of me saw me open the door to order and took pity on me or if she already had it in mind, but when I opened the door to pay for and get my drink, the guy told me the car in front of me had paid for my drink. So, I said that I would pay for the drink of the person in line behind me and did just that. Hopefully this pay it forward, or backward as the case may be, continued as long as there was a car in he drive thru. It was the first time that the car in front of me had ever paid for mine and it really brightened my morning. Random Acts of Kindness - get out there and spread the love people!
After leaving Starbucks I went to my dentist appointment and immediately remembered why I go in to work before 7:00 a.m. - there was a lot more traffic than I am used to in the wee hours of the morning. I left my drink in the car as my after dentist treat. It was just a routine cleaning and I had no cavities! Whoop! When I was finished with my dentist appointment, I checked my phone and had a really sweet text message which made my morning that much better.
I was tempted to just stay out of work as the weather was exceptionally beautiful; but I went in and finished out the work day. I ended the day by mowing the lawn and planting the flowers I had bought that morning. It was a top-notch Tuesday - not to mention it marked the three week countdown until I leave for vacation.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
A Top-Notch Tuesday
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What a lovely Tuesday! I love "ordinary" days that turn out well. And how nice that someone bought your coffee, and how nice of you to do that too.
- April 25, 2013 at 9:20 AM
That sounds like a pretty dang good day!! Love Love Love days like that. This pay it forward thing is loads of fun.
- April 25, 2013 at 10:28 AM
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International Women's Day is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women's achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women's Rights and International Peace.
We as women have been through a lot. We have come along way, much progress has been made to protect and promote women's rights in recent times. However, nowhere in the world can women claim to have all the same rights and opportunities as men, according to the UN. The majority of the world's 1.3 billion absolute poor are women. On average, women receive between 30 and 40 percent less pay than men earn for the same work. Women also continue to be victims of violence, rape and domestic violence still very high on the list as significant causes of disability and death among women worldwide" (according to the UN news).
On this day we celebrate every women that is seeking to make a change in her life, home, community, city and nation. Also a very special thank you to the men who continue to stand by our side with love, respect and honour.
This is Our Time! 100 years of Women in history.
This is also the day we launched our website for UR Woman an Image and Etiquette Consulting service that seeks to help women define their image in accordance with their unique personality, lifestyle and aspirations. Our passion is to help women unveil their true beauty, starting from the inside out. Our prayer is to bring change one woman at a time. To find out more about us please visit us at http://www.ur-woman.ca
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Wow. Earliest known JGB video. Wonderful.
Hopefully there's more video from the Cap yet to emerge!
Thanks to whomever unearthed and shared this. Great, great stuff.
Blogging pace is VERY SLOW, until further notice.
some shows at the capitol before this one:
old & in the way 6/6/73
garcia& saunders 11/9/74
legion of mary 4/5/75
jgb w/ nicky hopkins 11/1/75
of course, footage of any of these shows would be a real treasure.
i've gone through the videos at concertvault.com and it seems that film was being shot regularly starting in at least 1975. let's see what else comes up.
Thank you for the heads up on this! This is amazing. The fanning in Knockin', Jerry gettin' down in Tore Up, the mindmeld stare with Kahn during Don't Let Go... so much to enjoy here.ReplyDelete
jerrys guitar, sounds just like an angel,awsome
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#1 800,000 people in NJ lose their private insurance plans (Obamacare)
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Hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans opened the mail last week to find their health insurance plan would no longer exist in 2014 because it does not cover all the essential benefits required by the Affordable Care Act.
The news surprised some who were unaware that provisions in the new law known as "Obamacare" were forcing insurance companies to scrap some plans they had previously offered.
"The Affordable Care Act is driving many changes to products and pricing," said Thomas Vincz, a spokesman for Horizon. "Horizon BCBSNJ is actively working to help our members find new insurance plans that meet their needs and budget."
The changes will impact more than 800,000 people in New Jersey who purchase insurance on the individual and small-employer markets, according to Ward Sanders, president of the New Jersey Association of Health Plans.
London bridge is falling down.
From TapatalkWoe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB
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Ben Carson just made a big speech about Obamacare comparing it to slavery:
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) Dr. Ben Carson slammed President Barack Obamas signature health care during his speech at the Value Voters Summit Friday.
Obamacare is really, I think, the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery, Carson declared. It is slavery in a way because it is making all of us subservient to the government.
Carson said the implementation of the Affordable Care Act was never about health care, only control.
Thats why when this administration took office it didnt matter that the country was going off the cliff economically. All forces were directed toward getting this legislation passed, Carson said.
Carson also made a comparison between Obamas health care law to former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.
Vladimir Lenin, one of the fathers of socialism and communism, said that socialized medicine is the keystone to the establishment of a socialist state, Carson stated.
Sens. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio also spoke Friday at the summit.
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WAFF-AL: Alabama Family's Premiums Skyrocketing By Nearly 300% Due To ObamaCare
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Losing one's insurance doesn't mean it won't be replaced with something different. I received a piece of mail a week or two ago stating that my insurance wasn't going to be there at the beginning of 2014 and that I'd have to go on a different plan. I'm going to go along with it.
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Supreme Court of Delaware
January 23, 2015
IRA BROWN, Defendant-Below, Appellant,v.STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff-Below, Appellee
Submitted: January 14, 2015.
Case Closed February 10, 2015.
Court Below: Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County. Cr. ID 1110018439.
Michael C. Heyden, Esquire (argued), Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellant.
Andrew J. Vella, Esquire (argued), Department of Justice, Wilmington, Delaware, for Appellee.
Before STRINE, Chief Justice; HOLLAND, RIDGELY, VALIHURA, and VAUGHN, Justices (constituting the Court en banc).
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The defendant-appellant, Ira Brown, filed this appeal from a Superior Court order denying his first motion for postconviction relief under Superior Court Criminal Rule 61 (" Rule 61" ). Brown raises two issues on appeal. First, he contends that he is entitled to a new trial based on newly discovered evidence of misconduct at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (" OCME" ). Although Brown did not raise this claim in his Rule 61 motion (because the problems at the OCME did not come to light until almost a year after Brown filed his Rule 61 motion), we nonetheless consider this issue on appeal in the interests of justice.[1] Brown's second issue on appeal challenges the Superior Court's 2012 denial of both his oral motion and his written motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Brown could have raised this argument in his Rule 61 motion (or in a timely direct appeal) but did not. This argument thus is waived and procedurally barred, and we do not consider it here.
We find that Brown's first claim has no merit. Under United States v. Ruiz, a court may accept a guilty plea, with its accompanying waiver of various constitutional rights (including the right to a fair trial), even when the defendant does not have full knowledge of the relevant circumstances.[2] A defendant has no constitutional right to receive material impeachment evidence before deciding to plead guilty, and Brown's knowing, intelligent, and voluntary guilty plea waived any right he had to test the strength of the State's evidence against him at trial, including the chain of custody of the drug evidence that he claims he was entitled to receive.[3] When, as here, a defendant like Brown admits that he committed the crime of which he is accused in a valid plea colloquy, Ruiz prevents him from reopening his case to make claims that do not address his actual guilt.
That precedent has sensible application here. The situation at the OCME is, to be sure, disturbing and regrettable. But to date, the investigation has yielded no indication that the OCME scandal involved the planting of false evidence to wrongly convict criminal defendants. Rather, it has mostly consisted of instances where employees stole evidence that they knew to be illegal narcotics for resale and personal use. That is, that misconduct occurred because the drugs tested by the OCME were in fact illegal drugs desired by users. When a defendant like Brown has admitted in his plea colloquy that he possessed heroin and intended to sell it, the OCME investigation provides no logical or just
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ON THE RELATION OF WILMA HIGHSMITH, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,v.COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, LESLIE R. SHELDON, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES.
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This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, dismissing, pursuant to defendants' motion, a petition for a writ of mandamus.
Appellant had obtained a judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois on March 22, 1963, which judgment was not appealed from and became final, and defendants concede that it is not subject to collateral attack in these proceedings.
Appellant then filed her verified petition for writ of mandamus in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, alleging her monetary judgment in the District Court, its finality, and sought compliance by the County and County Board with the provisions of chapter 34, section 604, Ill Rev Stats 1965, for the payment of the judgment, interest and costs. Defendants then filed their motion to dismiss and an amended motion to dismiss in which they incorporated a copy of the Finding of Fact and Conclusions of Law of the U.S. District Judge entered in the original tort action *fn1 and the opinion of the Circuit Court of Appeals in Highsmith v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 339 F.2d 985. Nothing was offered by way of evidence or affidavit to show that that case, in which these defendants were not parties, had any connection or bearing with the matter at hand. Defendants' motions were not verified. Appellant then filed her verified motion for summary judgment. Defendants responded by motion to strike the motion for summary judgment, and an alternate motion to dismiss appellant's complaint, neither of which was verified, and no affidavits were attached thereto. Appellant then filed a verified motion to strike each of defendants' motions, alleging, verification of the complaint, that verification had not been excused by the court, and the failure of defendants to verify their pleadings; and renewed her motion for summary judgment. At the same time appellant filed a verified alternative motion to strike defendants' motion directed against the motion for summary judgment.
Upon all motions being heard, the trial court sustained defendants' alternate motion to dismiss, and dismissed the petition for writ of mandamus, "after considering the pleadings and arguments." The sustained alternative motion to dismiss alleged that "it appears from the pleadings that the County of Jefferson was not liable in tort to Wilma Highsmith on the alleged cause of action," that the nature of the original tort action was not changed by recovering a judgment on it and that the trial court "is not precluded from ascertaining whether the claim is really one of such nature that the court is authorized to enforce it by mandamus"; and that the original tort action did not constitute a corporate debt under article 9, section 9 of the Illinois Constitution, and that the District Court judgment had the same standing as the original cause of action. At the most these were only legal conclusions of the pleader; and plaintiff's verified petition alleged nothing from which it could be assumed or inferred that plaintiff's judgment in the U.S. District Court was based on a tort claim.
Here appellant contends that since their petition was verified, appellees' unverified motions (each of them) should have been stricken. Section 35(1) of the Civil Practice Act (c 110, § 35.1, Ill Rev Stats 1965) provides:
". . . If any pleading is verified, every subsequent pleading must also be verified, unless the verification is excused by the court."
The requisites of affidavits, in opposition to a motion for summary judgment, are set forth in Supreme Court Rule 15, (c 110, § 101.15, Ill Rev Stats 1965), and although section 57 of the Civil Practice Act (c 110, § 57, Ill Rev Stats 1965) permits either a plaintiff or defendant to move for a summary judgment, with or without supporting affidavits, we know of no authority for opposing a verified motion for summary judgment on a verified complaint, by any pleading that is neither verified nor supported by affidavits, and cannot condone such practice. Affidavits opposing the entry of summary judgment, which were based on information and belief, and which stated no facts but contained conclusions have been held inadequate, and an affidavit of merits which denied only in general terms, has been held insufficient. ILP, Judgments, § 75. Here appellees filed no affidavits, alleged no facts, but only the conclusions of the pleaders as to the law. Appellees have not, previous to their argument in this court, pleaded any factual defense to the petition nor to the motion for summary judgment. They have made no proper record of any defense to either the petition or the motion for summary judgment. Each of appellees' motions admitted each and every well pleaded allegation of plaintiff's petition.
[3-6] A motion for summary judgment is the procedural equivalent of a trial. The motion for summary judgment searches the record, and, where made by plaintiff, it admits every material averment in the answer or affidavit of defense and reopens the question of the sufficiency of the complaint. Gleiva v. Washington Polish Loan & Building Ass'n, 310 Ill. App. 465, 34 N.E.2d 465. However, only such facts as are well pleaded as a defense or counterclaim are to be taken as admitted, and not defendants' conclusions therefrom. Tansey v. Robinson, 24 Ill. App.2d 227, 164 N.E.2d 272. Summary judgment should be granted when no genuine issue as to any material fact is presented. Supreme Court Rule 15, Bryant v. Metropolitan Motorists Ass'n, 23 Ill. App.2d 261, 161 N.E.2d 879; Allen v. Meyer, 14 Ill.2d 284, 152 N.E.2d 576; and a mere denial is not sufficient to raise a triable issue as against uncontroverted evidentiary matter under Section 57(3) of the Civil Practice Act.
Appellees' motions purported to call upon the court to decide the law applicable to a particular fact situation, without properly presenting any facts to contradict those alleged in plaintiff's verified petition. The alternate motion to dismiss, which the court granted, purported to raise questions of law only, but the question of applicable law could only be determined and applied to a particular fact situation, and the only fact situation that was properly before the court consisted of those facts alleged in plaintiff's verified petition. Although appellant, both in the trial court and in this court, argued the insufficiency of each of the appellees' motions, appellees, both below and here, have ignored this argument, making no argument or brief on any of the pleading questions. Their alternate motion to dismiss purports to be in the nature of a motion filed under section 48 of the Civil Practice Act, but that section required the support of the motion by affidavits "If the grounds do not appear on the face of the pleading attacked." Here the pleading attacked is the verified petition, which states a good cause of action; and the opposite party (defendants here) have presented no affidavits or other proof denying the facts alleged or establishing facts alleviating any grounds of defect, so that the court could hear and determine the factual situation, as is provided for in (3) of section 48. (C 110, § 48, Ill Rev Stats 1965.)
Throughout the years and centuries of common and code law, there have evolved certain rules in the conduct of litigation. These rules, if obeyed, are designed to result in the orderly administration of justice. If, contrary to the Civil Practice Act and Supreme Court Rules, parties are allowed to inject unverified matters, not included in the abstract, without the filing of a supplemental abstract, and assume facts which have not been properly presented, and if they are allowed to controvert verified pleadings by their conclusions and the filing of unverified allegations, there would be no point in the courts having any rules.
[8-10] It has been suggested, since rights of the public and public funds are here involved, that this cause should not be determined on the technicalities of the Civil Practice Act; defendants have not seen fit, in their brief, to answer any of those points. Instead, they seek affirmance of the trial court's dismissal of the complaint on the merits, although they have failed to properly present a factual situation other than that presented by plaintiff's verified complaint, either in the trial court or in this court. They here contend that the plaintiff's judgment in the U.S. District Court was unenforceable because on the date on which plaintiff's claim arose, December 24, 1958, the county had governmental immunity, that date being previous to the abolishment of the doctrine of governmental immunity by the decision in Molitor v. Kaneland Community Unit School Dist. No. 302, 18 Ill.2d 11, 163 N.E.2d 89. They completely overlook the fact that the District Court judgment was based on the stipulated fact that the Defendant County of Jefferson was insured at the time of plaintiff's injury, and entered such a finding of fact, and that the judgment of the District Court entered on such finding of fact and conclusions of law was never appealed from; although the defendant county filed a post-trial motion in that court which defendant made a part of this record complaining of the inadequacy of the proof of insurance coverage in that case, which was denied for failure to comply with rules of that court, on October 18, 1963. In that motion this defendant conceded that judgment on the tort claim could properly be entered where there was insurance coverage. In the absence of appeal that judgment became final and entitled to full faith and credit. It was such a judgment as was authorized by law, and it was such a judgment as is embraced by our statute for the payment of judgments against the county. *fn2 That statute makes no exception for judgments of Federal Courts, nor does it except final judgments which may have been entered as a result of failure to comply with the rules, or in which a stipulation contained a mistake of fact, or in which there was inadequate proof of insurance; nor does it except those judgments on which there has been a failure by the judgment creditor to collect from the insurer in a separate action in which the county was not a party. *fn3 Apparently the County is here urging that C.C.A. decision (supra), is proof that the District Court erred in the original tort case. But, even assuming that had the facts been properly presented in the tort action they would not have sustained plaintiff's judgment; her judgment became final, and judgments unsupported by the facts are not excepted from section 604. The reason is so obvious that it requires no comment.
Our courts have held that knowledge of the existence of a judgment imposes a duty and obligation on a County to comply with section 604, and imposes a positive duty to include among the purposes for which taxes are to be raised the payment of any outstanding judgments against the county for the payment of which no other provisions have been made. People v. Payne, 296 Ill. 430, 129 N.E. 852; Halliday v. Pulaski County Board of County Com'rs, 203 Ill. App. 178. In the case of Supervisors of Coles County v. People, 226 Ill. 576, 80 N.E. 1066, our Supreme Court held that mandamus is the proper remedy to compel the county board to comply with section 604, that the statute created a positive duty upon the board of supervisors to include among the purposes for which taxes are to be raised the payment of any outstanding judgments against the county for the payment of which no other provisions have been made, and that the statute is not unconstitutional as depriving the county of sufficient means to meet its ordinary running expenses or as impairing obligations of contract. In that case they point out that the statute proceeds upon the supposition that every county will be actuated by an honest purpose to pay its legal obligations, especially those which have been reduced to judgment and is intended to aid them in accomplishment of that purpose.
Defendants contend that the levy of taxes for the payment of this judgment would require the public officials to violate article 9, section 9 of our Constitution since they contend this is not a debt for a corporate purpose, and that therefore mandamus must be denied. They cite as authority People v. Board of Education, 386 Ill. 522, 54 N.E.2d 508 and Leviton v. Board of Education of Chicago, 385 Ill. 599, 53 N.E.2d 596. We agree that it is the law in Illinois, as expressed in those cases that mandamus will not lie to compel a positive duty fixed by law, if to do so would require a violation of the Constitution. But it is to be noted that both these cases involved a Board of Education which was a part of the City of Chicago, and that section 9 of article 9 specifically enumerates cities, towns and villages, and that enumeration has been held to be an exclusion of all other municipalities with reference to powers of special taxation. There is no question but that all taxation must be for corporate purposes but our Supreme Court has held that the levy of taxes to pay judgments against a county is a tax for county purposes, within the limits of the provisions of section 604 of the Counties Act (c 34, § 604) which limits the amount counties can levy for county purposes in any one year. People v. B. & O.S.W.R. Co., 350 Ill. 217, 183 N.E. 22; Woodmen of World Life Ins. Society v. Cook County, 322 Ill. App. 112, 53 N.E.2d 994. Our Supreme Court has likewise pointed out that the entire authority of a county to levy taxes is derived from legislative grant. People ex rel. McClusky v. ...
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Although time was limited the weekend, we were keen to get a couple of hours at Upton on Sunday, mainly to see how the chicks are progressing. The last time we visited was on the 20th May and the first few fluffy Avocet and Black Headed Gull chicks were about, what a difference those weeks have made.
The hundreds of BHG chicks are getting nearer adult size bit still look like youngsters and the Avocets are have only a trace now of the brown plumage:
Having spoken to John (one of the Volunteer Wardens) he told us that the Little Ringed Plovers are due to hatch at anytime, so it will be well worth going back soon to have a look.
We spent a short while at the Flashes for this, picking up a Green Sandpiper whilst there (our first of 2013)
So after finishing our Coffee and watching the antics of all the youngsters, we headed over to the Moors and the Lapwing hide for another briefish stay. As we settled in, we were told we had just missed a Peregrine but luckily he cam back to frighten the Black Headed Gulls and give us a distant view as he headed back over towards the flashes.
We then spotted the Kingfisher performing in front of the Concrete Hide over the other side of the pools, which was nice although much to far for a photo. The Swifts, Sand Martins and House Martins were putting on a good show, but we didn't see any Swallows which was surprising.
The Coot chicks were being cute and entertaining as they were being fed by their parents, Tina then spotted a Lapwing chick on its own in the reeds to the left of the hide. She always finds things before me! Best spotter in the business!
So having had a pleasant half hour we had to head back home. As we were walking down the lane back to the car park, the Peregrine flew right over us scaring a Jay as he went, this time I managed to get some grainy photos (it was very dull at this time), but this one is probably the best:
So for a brief visit:
The Flashes:
Avocet (60), Little Ringed Plover (2), Green Sandpiper, Goldfinch (3), Reed Bunting (2), Shelduck (4),
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The Moors:
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The perspective of the child, how it is conveyed, and its impact.
1. I.L. Peretz. – The Dead Town
- p.206 – "Orphan boys have their "eating days" at the tables of householders and study at the synagogue. Orphan girls become servants and cooks, or go elsewhere to earn their bread."
- p.208 – : "From its first moment." he continued, "the town hung by a thread, for it was built on land on which the law said no Jew could live."
- P. 208- "the rich man dies and left as his heir a little orphan. He wasn't allowed to sign anything until he was twenty-one"
- P.212- "The corpses came to life, the living began to die out, for lack of space, of air, and most of all from hunger."
- P.212.- "And they have no sorrows. For what is the source of human sorrow but knowledge? He who increases knowledge increases sorrow; the dead man knows not of sorrow…. He merely wanders about in a world of illusion."
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AP Student Recommendation:
My recommendation for the book "Tuned to Baseball" by Ernie Harwell, is if you love the game of baseball it's a must read. Ernie Harwell is like a human history book of baseball, literally. He covers all the games owners, players, announcers, anything you can think of he covers. The downside to the book is that in a few of the chapters they sort of of drag on , but they also provided a lot of information, but it's a must read!


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Um so this week. Was like every other week .__. So i guess that
should include a near death experience, meeting some crazy people,
getting completely rejected, doing something embarrassing in public,
doing service, and yeah.. So here goes:
-Comp drove through a red light. Two actually :) Then almost drilled a
police car on the highway. All in the same night. Woot woot >:] A few
days before we were in the car with the other Elders, and we had to
turn right to get into the MacDonald's parking lot but we were in the
middle lane. Elder (insert name here) just drove right in front of the
car, very sharply and quickly, and nearly took out the front end of
the car. But, we made it safely, and even though that lady was real
mad, my McDouble and spicy McChicken was REAL good.... :)
-We were street contacting down town. Some guy chillin by himself
outside the coffee shop, thinkin' he was safe from talking with
missionaries. SIKE. We see you buddy!!! So we approached him. And
started talking--
OHHH BOY! so remember that guy i told you about like maybe 2 weeks ago
that we ran into downtown that looked like Jesus? Yeah well he just
walked by!!! And we are in the library. What is he doing here? ._.
Anyways, back to the story:
SO we were talking with that guy about the book of Mormon and
everything.. It was alright, but then there was a silence and he was
acting a little weird. So i asked him "is everything alright?.. We can
help you." And he was silent for like 20 seconds and then proceeded to
tell us how he needs an attorney or sheriff guy to look at his case,
because at night he hears voices and small, steady noises and how is
was the government spying on him. My comp and I just looked at each
other.. Then he said the same things over again, about 4 times.
Finally we said sorry that we couldnt help and walked away :l It was
so sad. wish we could be of help!
-As far as getting rejected goes. So many times this week we offered
to give people a card from the church. Just a card, with a website on
it... And they wouldnt take it. Hahaha... I think its funny but you
dont have to.....
-So i was leaving the apartment, singing out loud. I wasnt really
singing though, it was more like trying to make fun of a song in
Spanish because i dont like it, while still having a subtle
beat/melody to it as to appear as if i was actually trying to sing.
When i was getting into the car, i turned around to see our neighbor
(she lives above us) outside her apt just sitting there, smoking. She
was looking at me like a was so dumb... :/ Oh well.
-We managed to give some service. It was fun. We just helped a lady
put a ceiling fan on. (or "in"?) It was fun. I held up the fan at an
angle and felt like i was the monkey that was holding up Mufasa in The
Lion King. It was fun. But yeah... It was fun. :)
We might be moving apartments soon. The Zone Leaders called and made
us go apartment hunting. Thankfully we have a realtor in the English
ward, so he helped us out a bunch. As for now, my address is the same
Gotta go now. If you dont laugh from this or like this email... mmm.
Shame. Love you, hope you have a good week :)
-Elder James <3
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1. No fake stock here, all the products that I sell here are 100% genuine product.
2. Product which do not have "Pre-order" remarks means have ready stock.
3. For "pre-order" items please pay me before the pre-order deadline.
4. For "ready stock" please pay me within three(3) days after you place the order, otherwise I will consider that you want to cancel the order. Cause all the ready stock has limited quantity and is based on first-come-first-served basis!
5. Goods sold are NOT allow to exchange / refund , all the products I will double check before sending them out! Therefore any return in damage are NOT allow. Buyer please decide clearly before placing an order. I apologize if any inconveniences caused.
7. For clothes, which have slightly running out of thread, color discoloration after washing, minor stain, drawing stain, button not sew firmly, actual color different from screen's color and some of the defect are NOT allow to return/refund.
8. Clothes or garments are very subjective product, Refund is NOT allow in terms of any color dislike, color different, product dislike, clothes can see through, clothes too big/small, clothes not comfortable to wear and so on.
Under special circumstances, only allow the return of goods sold. Please contact me to know the reason in order to decide/approve on the item you wish to return. Any product that was not approved to return and has been sent to back to me is NOT returnable/refundable.
Due to the very tiny profit, if any returning on product, buyer is responsible for the postage. You can send by courier/normal registered mail which cost lesser, hope you all can understand. I apologize if any inconveniences caused. Buyer please decide clearly before placing an order.
10. All the prices are exclude of postage fees, buyers have to bear all the postage fee.
11. For "Ready stock", I will sent out the stock the within two(2) working days after I have received the payment. Except public holidays & weekends.
12. For "Pre-order", buyers may need to wait for about one(1) month to receive the parcel, please don't rush me then. Buyers who can't wait please do not place order as this is pre-order and sometimes the stock might delay.
13. After payment done, please show me your bank-in receipt as well by email at the same day, since there are many cheater online! =.=" Failure to do so will result in cancellation of your order(because I do not know whether you have made your payment or not!)


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Products will be more expensive due to monetary expansion and resource exposure. Gold and platinum production have peaked, and oil is about to. When silver does, any chance of cheap resources is up. These four incorporate technology, and assets. They are the necessity of invention.
Today, silver investment did better than the market. This has been common for the last years, and before the Fall of '08, but lately due to questions of the market, it has been up in the air. Now we see silver coming back in line. Now we can remember what true value is.
Silver is used in technology, and it meets the requisite of monie. That it is undoubtably cheap is another. Silver will reign over all investments YoY for the years to come, as it has already during the climb into the new world.


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1. This is an appeal against the order of the Collector of Central Excise (Appeals), Bombay, relating to the classification under the Central Excise Tariff Schedule of two products manufactured by the appellants. These have been described in the order-in-original as "various types of products obtained by lamination of one or two layers of paper with one or two layers of jute with bitumen as bonding agents". Specifically, two varieties of goods are concerned. The first is one consisting of two layers of paper with one layer of hessian in between with bitumen as a bonding agent. The other consists of one layer of paper with one layer of hessian, with bitumen again being the bonding agent. The lower authorities have held that the goods were classifiable under sub-item (2) of Item 17 of the Central Excise Tariff Schedule, as "paper-board and all other kinds of paper". As against this, the appellants contend that the goods are classifiable under Item 22A ibid as "jute manufactures".
2. Appearing for the appellants, Shri Kapil submitted that in both varieties of the product, the weight of the hessian was 65 to 70% of the total weight of the product. In this connection he relied on the letter dated 25-9-80 addressed by the appellants to the Collector, in which they have quoted the Superintendent of Central Excise, Range 10, as having informed them, after having tests carried out that the proportion of jute was 72% in one case and 61% in the other. This statement was not controverted by Shri Tayal, appearing on behalf of the Department, and we have therefore assumed that it is not contested.
In other words, the two products may be taken to be goods in which jute predominates in weight. Shri Kapil drew attention to the description in Item 22A, which runs as follows :- "Jute manufactures (including manufactures of Bimlipatam jute or mesta fibre), all sorts, not elsewhere specified in which jute (including Bimlipatam jute or mesta fibre) predominates in weight." "Paper-board and all other kinds of papers (including paper or paper-boards which have been subjected to various treatments such as coating, impregnating, corrugation, creping and design printing), not elsewhere specified." He contended that, in the absence of any such amplification of the description of Item 17 on the lines of Item 22A, the former Item could cover only articles made wholly of paper, and would not therefore cover the products of the appellants.
3. Shri Kapil also referred to the Explanation under Item 22A, which according to him had been relied upon by the Assistant Collector to come to the conclusion that it was covered by that Item. Shri Kapil argued that reliance on this Explanation, which brought in Explanation II to Item No. 19 by reference, was misconceived because (a) that Explanation was applicable only where two or more fibres in a fabric were equal in weight (which was not the position here); and (b) the fibres referred to in that Explanation did not include paper. As we are unable to find any such reference in the Assistant Collector's order, further comments on this point are not necessary.
4. Shri Kapil also submitted that the appellant's case was squarely covered by the decision of the Government of India as revisional authority in their order dated 17-9-80 in the case of Messrs Board & Paper Converters, Bangalore, reported in 1980 ELT 788. That case related to a product in which one layer of hessian was sandwiched between two layers of kraft paper by means of bitumen which acted as an adhesive and it contained approximately 70% hessian by weight. It was noted in the order that Item 22A covered jute manufacturers in which jute predominates in weight, and that this description would cover the goods. The Govt. of India also took note that the goods were known in the trade as hessian sandwich paper. They further noted that Item 17(2) covered all kinds of paper but did not cover paper products. In the result the Govt. of India accepted the contention of the appellants that the goods were classifiable under Item 22A.5. The appellants had also raised a point that the demand in this case was hit by limitation. However, before going into this issue, we asked Shri Tayal to reply on the main issue of classification.
6. For the Department, Shri Tayal submitted that Item 17(2) covered "All sorts of paper and paper-board". According to him this Item would cover even paper which was lined with other materials. He pointed out that sub-item (2) referred to paper which had been subjected to treatments such as coating on impregnation.
7. Shri Tayal cited the decision of the Madras High Court in the case of Light Roofings Ltd., reported in 1981 ELT 738. That case related to bitumenised paper roofing material. It was held that by immersing into bitumen the paper mat did not cease to be a product of paper.
8. Shri Tayal also argued that Item 22A referred to "jute manufacturers, all sorts, not elsewhere specified", whereas Item 17 referred to "Paper and paper-board, all sorts" with no "Not elsewhere specified" clause. Therefore, according to him, Item 17 would have to prevail over Item 22A in a disputed case.
9. We have carefully considered the issue. There is no dispute on the question that in these products jute clearly predominates in weight. By giving due weight to the description in Item 22A, the goods have a strong claim to be included within that Item. The fact that it is qualified by the clause "Not elsewhere specified" would not affect this position, so far as the present products are concerned. In the absence of any Explanation in Item 17, the description "paper-board and all other kinds of paper" cannot be held to include a product in which as much as two-thirds of the total weight is made up of material other than paper. As pointed out by Shri Tayal, Item 17(2) no doubt includes paper or paper-boards which have been subjected to treatments such as coating or impregnation. However, it clearly cannot be said that a product made by laminating paper and jute is one subjected to coating, impregnation, etc. Further, as already mentioned, it would be very far-fetched to treat such a product as a kind of paper, in the absence of any specific provision to that effect. We do not, therefore, consider that Item 17(2) can be said to be a specific description for the goods under consideration, or even a more specific description than that in Item 22A. The description in the latter Item appears to cover the goods squarely. This is also the view which was taken by the Government of India as revisional authority.
10. Shri Tayal submitted that, even if we were inclined to hold that in this case Item 17(2) was not applicable, the position might have undergone a change later, in view of a subsequent amendment to Item 17.
That amendment, whatever its effect might be, is subsequent to the period covered by the present case, namely 5-8-1979 to 22-1-80. We would make it clear that our decision in this case is confined to the period mentioned above, and that we have not had occasion to consider the position after the amendment.
11. In view of our conclusion that the goods were properly classifiable under Item 22A as claimed by the appellants, it was not necessary for us to consider their plea of limitation, and we have not done so.
12. In the result, we hold that during the material period the goods under consideration were classifiable under Item 22A. We accordingly allow the appeal and set aside the demand for duty.


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Yesterday, I interviewed Christie Barnes, the author of Paranoid Parents Guide. As I was speaking with Christie for "Parenting Within Reason", a student as my daughter's school, Sierra Holley, was in the process of being abducted. Sierra's estranged mother waltzed right into the school, made a bee line for Sierra's classroom, and spun a quick lie to the teacher before kidnapping her daughter. Unbelievable!
It's a sad irony that I would be talking about issues such as abduction and school safety with an expert on parental fears while a girl was being kidnapped at my own daughter's school. And yet, this incident is entirely consistent with the information provided by Christie Barnes in her Paranoid Parents Guide book. In 2002, statistics reported by The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children showed that there were 203,900 children who were kidnapped by their own family. In that same year, the number of kids who were kidnapped by strangers was 115. None of this condones the mother for taking her child without custody, and of course, the rare events of stranger kidnappings are indeed serious and heartbreaking. But, it's important to put things in perspective when we worry about strangers scooping up children everywhere. Kidnappings are extremely rare occurrences, and most are done by family members who don't have custody.
You might also remember that I ranted about our school's lock down procedures, and how useless they are. Guess what? I was right. If somebody wants to walk in a school and go on a shooting spree or abduct a child, they will find a way to do it. The fact is that securing the perimeter did not help. The teachers need to be the last line of defense for this sort of incident. I'm pretty pissed off that this teacher just allowed her student to be taken away by an unauthorized person, but maybe there's more to the story that I'm missing. I'm also sure that this teacher must feel absolutely awful for what happened, and that she'll be reprimanded appropriately.
One safety feature my school did employ during this incident was a security camera that was able to catch the mother in the act of abducting Sierra. I truly hope this girl will be returned unharmed as soon as possible.
Now there's a waiting game to see whether my daughter's school over-reacts to this incident. It depends on the pressure that parents put on the administration, but I'm guessing that there will be an overcompensation of security policy. Note to my daughter's school… just train your faculty to never let children leave with random unauthorized people. Really, this is not hard.


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…By our action and inaction "WE" have allow Trump to become "bullet-proof"…
This interview alone is grounds for impeachment
By Kerry Eleveld ..How much crazy can popular vote loser Donald Trump pack into one interview before he gets sued—or better yet, impeached? More than you can imagine. Frankly, more than you want to imagine.
Trump's interview with Fox Business Network's Maria Bartiromo, which aired Wednesday morning, was too batsh*t crazy to cover in just one post. So we've divided Trump's madness into sections to help readers navigate the head-spinning thought process of the man who's now in command of our nuclear arsenal.
Keep in mind that Article 4 of the 25th Amendment doesn't define the parameters for removing a president. It only requires a "written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."
Trump vs. Trump
In this section we explore Trump's interview comments as a 180-degree reversal of things he's said in the past. You can call it revisionist history, or you can call it loony tunes. Both are accurate.
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I have been working on my Christmas cards lately getting ready to spread some Christmas cheer via the U.S. Postal Service. These are just a few examples. I try not to make any two exactly alike. Not that I could make two alike if I wanted to...
Above is a Christmas cardinal. Below is one I am particularly happy with. I cut the tree image with a set of oval spellbinders dies and made each layer progressively higher using pop-dots.
I like the non-traditional colors on the 'Peace' card.
Here's a shot of our Christmas tree. A nice big one!
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Pound Australian Pullback Retracement Long Position
FX:GBPAUD British Pound / Australian Dollar
I've entered a long position on pound australian from 2.12366 with potential retracement back up to the top of the daily channel. I will come off of that trade at 2.14500, 50 pips shy of the channel top and the bottom of the resistance range. I likely will attempt to run the trade through Friday square up and then will remove it as the IMF meetings which are ongoing throughout the weekend may create increased volatility . Good luck everyone and Happy October to you all!!


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Thursday, May 19, 2011
House for sale.....
5 comments:
- Debra@Common Ground said...
Hope things go well in the house market, your yard looks so pretty! Have you found a new place? I'd love to make it over to Leola's this weekend, have a great one, and tell Judy Happy B'Day for me!
xo Debra
- May 19, 2011 at 3:21 PM
- Sharon Wengel said...
Good for you girl ! Hope your house sells fast for you. Are you going to look for a little cottage with a tiny yard ?
- May 19, 2011 at 6:27 PM
- simplyiowa said...
Oh Jan....
Your Home is Lovely!
Good Luck...
Love, to You...
Barb C.
- May 20, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- T's Daily Treasures said...
I think those four leaf clovers are telling you that you made the right decision and all good things are coming your way. Surely there is someone in the market for a lovely home with a beautiful yard and garden. Wishing you all the best, Tammy
- May 21, 2011 at 5:44 AM
- dulcy said...
Your gorgeous abode will sale in a heartbeat..... hope you're ready for that (sounds like a change will be just the right thing). One of these crazy days we'll have to get together for lunch and fun!
- May 21, 2011 at 5:16 PM


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Chas, the Owner & Operator of TCB Courier - tcbcourier.com
The Mission Map Project is curated by Georgia Rew of PPC, Mike Giant and Joshy D of Rebel 8, and Benny Gold. The map is hand drawn, illustrated by Mike Giant. This is part of a series of interviews with the local businesses highlighted on the map. - vimeo.com/channels/missionmap


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Horribly sorry for delaying the announcement of the Sugru giveaway…. Here's what Mr Random tells us:
Number 14 is Leonor of Felt Buddies who promises us a unicorn made of Sugru. I will hold her to that 😉 Well done to her, and because I love them so much, here is one of Leonor's beautiful felt pooches – you can get a portrait of your own pet, made to order, from her Etsy shop:
I am going to start saving up….


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i think this may be a cruel joke on us mother's, right??? we get all stressed out for two weeks before school starts getting everything together for the kids & worrying about their transitions back and then the minute they're gone and it's calm, and clean, and wonderful... you get sick! what the double hockey stick is THAT! it just seems like a big ole poopsicle to me!
i'm just saying... i don't want you all to be sick, but misery does love company... yeah?? ;) maybe tomorrow i'll finish my thousand and one projects staring at me while i lay on the couch eating animal cookies??? eh, maybe not.
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club: Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber
Humanity pushed its way to the stars — and encountered the Gbaba, a ruthless alien race that nearly wiped us out. Earth and her colonies are now smoldering ruins, and the few survivors have fled to distant, Earth-like Safehold, to try to rebuild. Books are available at the Circulation Desk. Please register.
On March 11th we will discuss two books: Dracula by Bram Stoker and Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
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3rd summit of Bear (a 4th in snow fell 40 yards short). Also getting more comfortable with exposure which is good for doing a few 14ers this summer. Comfortable being relative...
Leaving NCAR
A fox (looks like Hud in the first pic) that wasn't scared of me
Summit marker
"Wow Chris - that's great. 50 yards of Class 3. You doing these next?"
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Colorado: Another Damn State Already
Colorado is the Centennial State. Some people say this is because it became a state during America's centennial year, 1876. But some people are wrong, wrong, wrong.
The truth is that Colorado is the Centennial State because it was only meant to be a state for one hundred years. That's right–Colorado hasn't been a real state since 1976.
But instead of declaring their independence and becoming the proud nation of Colorado, Colorado instead pretends like it's still a state: voting in presidential elections, sending senators and representatives to Congress, singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before ball games (instead of Colorado's official anthem, "Rocky Mountain High"). They just refuse to go away and live on their own, even though it's been over with Colorado for 36 years now.
And the sick thing is, the US fosters this dysfunctional, co-dependent relationship by LETTING Colorado pretend to be a state, even encouraging this belief. It's time for BOTH the US and Colorado to go into couples counseling and learn to let go. Just let go. You'll be glad you did.


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Dienstag, 29. Januar 2008
Introducing Zascha Moktan
Here is a new soul artist from germany. Zascha Moktan gets some attention last year with her debut single "Ouch", which is a great track with a catchy chorus. Her album "The Bottom Line" will be out on the 14th of march. She is also ready to release her second single "Like U Do", which sounds great too. She was part of the supportbands for no other than Alicia Keys and John Legend. Have a look at her myspace site
Zascha Moktan's Myspace Site
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Ich kenn auch ein tolles Soul Lied!!!! Today von Melanie B. :P
- 29. Januar 2008 um 15:32
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Pictures of Vietnamese queen of bikini model's naughty party leaked-Ngoc Trinh
Aug 8, 2011 9:22 AM
Posted by Jacky Baby
Naughty party pictures of Ngoc Trinh the young Vietnamese bikini model who is clamed the Queen of bikini have been leaked on the internet. The pictures have caused controversy in the media and have been disappointed many fans of her as well as the image of her in the community.
Hit the pictures after the jump
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Units responded to a house fire Friday, February 26, 2016 at approximately 7:05 a.m., in the Clifton area of Fairfax County. The home is located at 7700 Rose Gate Court.
Firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from a two-story single-family home upon arrival. Firefighters conducted an aggressive fire attack and quickly extinguished the fire. Smoke alarms were present and did activate. One occupant was home at the time of the fire, but was not inside the home. Seven occupants have been displaced, two adults and five children. Red Cross is providing support to the family. There were no injuries reported.
Damage is estimated at $50,000.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.


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The big event in July for our family wasn't the Stadium of Fire (yes, I did pay for and endure the torture that is the combination of the right-wing schtick of Glenn Beck and the whiney, breathy, pre-pubescent, bubblegum-pop stylings of the Jonas Brothers for my little girls -- I AM a good mom, damn it!)
No, the really big event in July was a move back to my hometown... not just my hometown, but my childhood neighborhood. It's a three-bedroom with a huge utility/laundry room and a cellar for storing all my sentimental crap. It's huge compared to the place where we had been living the past 18 months. It's just blocks away from my parents and older two children. And the landlord completely gutted and remodeled it just before we moved in. Beautiful!
We are no longer forced to hide our cats from a landlord. This is a cat-friendly home. We no longer have to hide the fact that we are smokers. The landlord is a smoker too, and has no qualms about our smoking on the patio. In other words, the place is about as close to perfect as it gets. Except for the spiders... lots of creepy spiders... ewwww.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
There's No Place Like Home - July Highlights
Posted by Lyn at 11:33 AM
Labels: Home, Hometown, Springville
1 comment:
- Suz said...
So I am reading your posts in the wrong order I know, but never the less, WELCOME HOME. It sounds great. Do you have everything unpacked? I hate packing and unpacking for moves, trips what ever.
- August 27, 2009 at 10:09 AM
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Time to convert your digital and paper figures into real assets.
Another of history's many lessons is that governments under pressure become thieves. And today's governments are under a lot of pressure.
Before we look at the coming wave of asset confiscations, let's stroll through some notable episodes of the past, just to make the point that government theft of private wealth is actually pretty common.
Read on: http://dollarcollapse.com/creeping-fascism/theyre-coming-for-your-savings/


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I bought this speech therapy app myself and use it daily at my job. I was not paid for this review. I just love it and want to share it with my fellow readers. You can buy this app at the itunes store
The Super Duper Data Tracker app is a fantastic app for tracking and graphing your student's goals. The simplicity of the app attracted me to it (oh...and the price of $1.99!)
When you open the app, you come to the home page. You have a choice to to start a new session, continue your last session, manage players, manage groups, view sessions, or other "setting" types of things.
First things first, you need to add players (your students). To do so, click "manage players" and then click on the plus sign on top of the page. To add a player, simply put in your student's name and goals. You can enter multiple goals if needed. You can also add the student to a group if that makes sense for you.
On this screen, you get a choice on how to track progress. I find this so simple yet necessary! Personally, I track cueing including the amount and type. For me, mastery is not just obtaining a skill but being able to use that skill independently!
When you are done, return to the home page and click "start a session." Choose your student/goal and start tracking. That's it!
When you are done, you can view the results from the current session and previous sessions. You have the ability to email the results to yourself or parents.
The graph is the best part of the whole app if you ask me! I need to graph my goals as part of my job. I find the graph is also a nice visual to show parents when discussing progress, especially since most of my parents speak more than one language.
I only have pros for this app:
Check out our other speech therapy app reviews here.
Bridget is an ASHA certified, practicing speech language pathologist. She is passionate about providing parents with information on child speech and language development as well as provide functional, easy activities to do at home! Parents have the power to make a real difference. Follow Bridget at Facebook and Pinterest for more fun!


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Making a Motion Tween is pretty easy after you know how. Making it look good is another matter. There are a few basic techniques to fine-tune your Motion Tween that will make the results more natural and believable. Although we'll see even more techniques later (in Hour 21, "Advanced Animation Techniques"), for now we'll cover concepts that specifically apply to a Motion Tween.
Every Motion Tween involves just two keyframes. In the first, you tell Flash how to tween to the next keyframe. But suppose you want a symbol to move up and then back down. You need three keyframes: one in the initial location, another in the upper location, and a third in the end location. In fact, you'll have only two tweens: one from the first keyframe to the second keyframe, and one from the second keyframe to the third keyframe. It will make the process easier if you can sort things out this simply.


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Yeah, I've been away awhile. A great way to start a blog. But periodically, I just get un-inspired and go through the motions for a couple of weeks, cooking meals that don't take a lot of imagination but that can be got on the table quickly. That all changed last night when I made a Thai-style red curry. It's Thai "style" because 1. I'm not immersed enough in Thai cuisine that preparing it is second nature; and 2. Sometimes I need to change one or more ingredients due to the dietary needs of my family; and 3. once in awhile, even with the huge variety of grocery stores in suburban NJ, I just can't find a particular ingredient. In this case, I almost didn't find kaffir lime leaves, and had to settle for frozen instead of dried. I've learned the hard way that lime zest just doesn't work as a substitute.
The recipe is adapted from Didi Emmons's Vegetarian Planet.
- 10 kaffir lime leaves, cut into pieces (if using frozen, remove from refrigerator immediately prior to using)
- 2/3 cup cilantro, chopped
- 3 large garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup toasted pecans
- 1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
- 1/4 cup safflower oil
- 2 tablespoons chili paste with garlic
- 16 oz firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 3/4 lb green beans, cleaned and snapped in half
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup fresh chives, chopped
- 10 oz coconut milk
- 2 3/4 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice
Combine the coconut milk and 2 1/4 cups water in an appropriate pot. Bring to a boil; add rice, cover, and cook over very low heat. When the rice is cooked, stir in the chives.
Put the kaffir lime leaves, cilantro, pecans and garlic into a food processor. Pulse so everything is chopped coarsely. Then add fish sauce, chili paste and enough oil to make a nice paste. If you have kids who don't like hot food, you might wish to reduce the amount of chili paste.
Heat a wok with 2 tablespoons of oil. Add the tofu and cook over high heat, turning until it's golden on all sides. Remove from wok, and place on a plate covered with a paper towel to absorb the excess oil. Add green beans and peas, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Then add 1/2 cup water to the wok, cover and reduce heat, and steam the vegetables for 2 minutes. Add the tofu and lime leaf/chili mixture back into the wok; stir just enough to combine.
We ate a bit late on a leisurely Saturday evening, but the result was worth the wait.


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It's been a pretty relaxing weekend for the most part. I booked our photographer on Friday, and I'm really excited about finishing up the 'big' planning steps. I still have to book our baker, the dj, and find someone I trust with my hair and face. Outside of that I think it's just the fun things, taking our engagement pictures, picking out invitations, and finding bridesmaids dresses. I'm having a bit of a hard time actually getting in trust with a 'bridesmaid' but I'm sure it's just because she is pretty busy herself. We are still hunting for a church, because I'm not comfortable spending the money that we would be spending on the current church. And I really need to decide on my final colors. But wedding stuff isn't really what this post is about.
I'm trying to have the wisdom to accept the things that I can not change. I've been struggling with it lately, and with certain things going on in my life. My grandmother's health is failing miserably. She has on one hand defeated cancer but otherwise her health is failing rapidly and the doctors aren't really quite sure why or how to fix it. That's been a hard thing to deal with and to actually rather understand when it's all third party information. Secondly, my brother is straying far away from the path he really should be on. Part of me feels like it's my fault. We all make mistakes and I understand that. And I know I'm no different and I didn't physically make him or tell him to do the things he is doing now. But it's still a struggle to accept that, to not want to protect him, to not want to help him 'get better'. My brother has an upcoming court date in which he could face up to a year in jail. It's hard for both my family and myself to not 'help' him. My brother has been straying far from the path he should be on for the past two years. My mom was really hoping this would be a wake up call for him, to make him get back on the 'path' he should be on, or at least on a better path. But instead that hasn't happened, in fact I don't think it's done anything. He hasn't even tried to get a lawyer or a public defender to say the least. Instead he spends his time doing who knows what, and avoiding me. He hasn't talked to me since I left, he's only answered a handful of text messages but nothing significant. I feel horrible for my parents for having to deal with this and having to remain 'strong' and not cave in to help and baby him. I don't know what happened to my brother, he isn't the same person he was 3 or 5 years ago. I want me real brother back, the one who cared about his life and his family. Instead he is throwing it all away, I don't want my brother to go to jail but it isn't looking like he cares. Sadly, I get to come up with an excuse to tell my family and my future in-laws about why my brother won't be at my wedding. It's a hard pill to swallow, to know my brother is going to a horrible place where he shouldn't be. I guess part of me just really wants my old brother back, the one I remember, not the one who is hanging around now.
It's hard to accept things you can not change, to walk away from it, to let consequences for others actions take place. To just back.. and let life happen, to let it play out. So that's what I'm struggling with.. his court date is this week, so I just pray he wakes up and realizes what is going on and gets things straightened out in time. But if not, I pray that he just has the strength to straighten his life out - no matter the circumstances.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Wisdom to accept..
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"Oh my God!, we're getting Japanned!!!!"
I wrote "JCPenney" in a word document one time and when I was running spell check, it suggested that perhaps I was attempting to write "Japanned". What? Is that even a word? Is that what happened at Pearl Harbor or something? Is getting "Japanned" like getting "Punk'd" only way, way worse where planes fly over you and drop bombs on your unsuspecting ships? I don't know, but either way I wasn't trying to get involved with some historical reference, I was talking about the department store. Thanks for nothing Microsoft Word spell check!!!


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What actually to say now? To start from the end or from the beginning?
In any case, all roads lead here.
Second life, magical as it is, has been my home for almost five years… more-less. Past year and half – not so much. Reasons? Computer, university, second university, stuff, rain, sparkles and all the magical creatures ❤ who stumble upon my way of being here 24/7.
But I've realised that I miss all the friends, the silence when I'm alone in the world enjoying the scenery, hectic while rushing to get new skin/shape/name whenever sometimes unnecessary object in SL.
So, I packed my RL bags, all the projects I have to do, I packed my flowery favourite sweater, my Zara new pants, my rabbit necklace – and I moved in front of my screen.
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Over the years I've had many verbal compliments and kind words from so many and recently these are wonderful `card' compliments of the work I and my very valuable workmates have done.
Florissant sale 8-29 & 30, 2015
Email Sept 3, 2015
When I called to verify he received his list of items sold and check, Mr. Steinberg said
"Yes, Victoria I got it. I must say you're a very honorable woman. A very honorable woman."
Thank you kind sir!
Florissant sale 8-29 & 30, 2015
Email Sept 3, 2015
We received the package yesterday with the checks and the listings of sales. We appreciate all
the effort you put into the estate sale.
What a process!! Thanks, again, for all you did! Was great meeting and visiting with you.
Take care, wishing you all the best!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Creve Coeur sale 8-23 & 24, 2015
When I called to verify he received his list of items sold and check, Mr. Steinberg said
"Yes, Victoria I got it. I must say you're a very honorable woman. A very honorable woman."
Thank you kind sir!
Creve Coeur estate sale.
South County estate sale.
References upon request!
Text message February 1, 2014 from S. Mallow....
Got the check.
Thank you again for a great job getting rid of my crap!
All the best!
Second estate sale in Kirkwood for Ms. Mallow.
Feb 10 (3 days ago)
Bridgeton estate sale
Hi Victoria,
After talking with my sister and husband, we feel it's safer to go with a realtor.
Would you please send me the lady's name that you were telling me about.
Thanks for all your help.
Thanks for all your help.
We were so pleased with how the sale went.
You and your crew did such a great job.
Date: 02/13/2014 10:04 AM
I am very appreciative of the services Victoria performed for us. Our estate sale required a great deal of prep & labor as we had tons of collectibles, knickknacks and all kinds of odds & ends. She and her crew did an amazing job with the difficult set-up and I felt the pricing was right on target. This work had to be done extra quickly because Victoria went out of her way to reschedule our sale due to my failing to move out on time. She was very accommodating. Also, she has built a great following of buyers. My neighbors said there were never less than 15 cars of shoppers for two straight days. Her fees were equal or lower than the other companies I interviewed. She kept every promise and claim she made to me. Last but not least, every time I interacted with her (which was a lot) she was always professional, pleasant and positive. I would definitely use her services again and I recommend her highly based on this experience.
Dave Milonski
Tue, May 6, 2014 at 10:09 PM Bridgeton estate sale
Thanks! For all your help. We were so pleased that the hardwood floors were just as perfect after the sale as before. You and your crew did a wonderful job. My wife and I are very blessed to have met you. You did all and more of what you stated.
Again, thank you and we will pass along your name and number to our friends.
On a different note - We picked up a bottle of the Cool Cheyenne (lowers blood pressure naturally) & so far have the most amazing results. I'll show you the records - we think it can't be true but figures don't lie. See you Thursday.
B Winkler
St. Charles Estate Sale
Text message July 21, 2014....
We are greatful for everything.
D. Elliott
Verbal thank you....July 13, 2014
Wow! This is terrific! We really appreciate all you and your crew has done for my
parents estate. You're all so polite. Thank you so much!
We will refer you to all our friends!
We will refer you to all our friends!
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
New Art Underway
I have posted photos of them while they were excavating the nesting cavity and eating at my feeders. I have some excellent reference photos of babies, that my brother in law, Craig took for me at our old home in Marshall. So I have combined three different shots to form this compositional drawing today. I have applied gesso to illustration boards today also and as soon as they are dried and sanded, I will transfer this drawing and begin the painting. I think I will name the kids, Knothead and Knucklehead. Unfortunately for the Hardheads, a real severe storm hit here a week ago and the tree was snapped off right at nesting cavity level. I now have to locate where they have moved to.
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To "Texas Fred" on the Realignment of His Presidential Political Allegiences:
I admittedly was wondering about your supporting of Tom Tancredo as I noted earlier in the year -viewing it as a conservative supporting another longest of long shots for the presidency. But your change to support for Fred Thompson makes me feel a lot better better. I say this out of a belief that Fred Thompson can actually win if nominated. At the moment, I am split between Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson and favouring the the former at this time. But heck, if Fred Thompson gets the nomination he will get my vote easily. I like his tough as nails approach both in his roles on television and also in real life.
As I made clear in the aforementioned posting, I would love to see a Hunter/Thompson ticket or even a Thompson/Hunter one. Something where the candidates are solid and have either long track records of conservative voting on key issues (ala Hunter) or someone who has the right temperament and instincts from every conceivably objective form of measurement (ala Thompson). But it has to be candidates who have a realistic chance to win and by every geopolitical instinct I have Tom Tancredo does not fit that bill.
Despite the MSM playing the "Republicans are dead in 08" tune, I do not buy it -they can rise like the proverbial phoenix again. But they will not do it with Guiliani or McCain -it has to be someone who walks the walk not just talks the talk when an election is just around the corner. And it has to be someone who can actually win and frankly that is not the case with Tom Tancredo for many reasons. However, without question Fred Thompson can win and I am pleased therefore to see you throw your support behind Fred Thompson for that reason.
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Meleah's Afro-Belly Workshop ~ Belly Dance DVD
Meleah's "Afro-Belly" Workshop debuted in San Diego in 1994 to am enthusiastic audience. A professional belly dancer for over 15 years, Meleah began experimenting with this "tribal" mix as something fun and different. Audiences responded and she now teaches both styles. Her troupe, Urban Vibrations, performs throughout Southern California. An intriguing mix of African, Latin and Middle-Eastern moves and rhythms, thier high-energy show excites audiences everywhere.
Warm Up - A Mini Workout!
Torso Moves - Upper Boby and Arms
Hips - earthy additions to drum solos
Combinations - Afro with Belly Dance
Performance clips of Urban Vibrations
73 minutes
released 1996