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Another empty apology
So now it's your turn, Luke Southwood, to write your hollow "I'm sorry" letter to the editor for the damage, destruction and death that you and Adam McDonald caused in the Desert Foothills Land Trust area of Cave Creek. As I looked at the photo of the helpless javelina lying dead on the ground because you two "outdoorsmen" used it for target practice, I couldn't help but think what if the javelina used you two bozos for target practice. I am disgusted by both of you. You two cowards give the excuse that you didn't know you were on a nature preserve. Did it really matter "Mr. Animal Lover?" I can imagine what you would have done if it wasn't a restricted area to discharge fire arms.
Harry Novak
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The Blind Men and the Elephant
We have all heard the story of the blind men and the elephant. A group of blind men were brought to an elephant and each one was to describe the animal after touching it. The one who touched the side of the elephant said "an elephant is like a wall." The one who touched the tusks described the elephant as being "like a lance" because of the sharp point. The blind man who grabbed the tail said the animal was "like a rope."
It occurs to me that we are being treated to a similar fable as Congress (the blind men) attempt to describe the Health Care bill (the elephant). Few, if any of them have read or studied the bill, but most of them think they know all about it because of the few paragraphs they have actually examined.
In recounting the old tale, a poet, whose name I have forgotten, wrote the following:
"So oft in theologic wars
The disputants, I ween
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean
And prate about an elephant
Not one of them has seen."
It seems to me that the Congressmen are discussing (arguing) about things of which they really know nothing, and spending a great deal of their time figuring out what their price per vote should be.
These Washington elitists are even talking about attempting to make their bill PERMANENT and UNCHANGEABLE by any subsequent Congress! And they want it passed NOW, even though the changes (except for the imposition of taxes) would not take effect for years to come.
Please, somebody, bring these self-styled demigods down to earth, and if they crash in the process, so be it!
Ralph G. Smith | Cave Creek
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Eighteen year old shooters!
I was shocked and thoroughly disgusted by the two eighteen year old excuses for humanity that shot the javelina, birds, snake and of course the cactus and trees at Spur Cross. The "punishment" is not even remotely severe enough for such atrocious actions. Our response should be serious enough to cause them not only regret for their cruelty and stupidity but to give them a long enough term of incarceration to affect their ignorant lives. They absolutely should be facing felony charges for their hideous actions.
Jayne Marsh | E-mail
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You want these same clowns to control your health care? Are you nuts?
It could be a scene out of the movie Airplane, but there's nothing funny about it.
You and 150 other passengers are sitting motionless on an airplane for the last hour of a flight with your hands on your knees and your bladder bursting because Homeland Security goon Janet Napolitano had issued a diktat that bursting bladders are necessary to stop known Muslim fanatics from bursting bombs on board during the last hour of a flight. Osama bin Laden is in a spider hole laughing as he issues an advisory that all terrorists should explode bombs 61 minutes before scheduled landings.
Your flight gets delayed during the last hour for another hour, due to the government's incompetence in running the air traffic control system. Because TSA personnel in spiffy uniforms with the judgment of Barney Fife and the control needs of Stalin had removed diapers from infants and Depends from the elderly before the flight, a yellow stream is running down the aisle. This is the same government that runs public service announcements encouraging people to drink a lot of water, especially in dry environments like airplanes.
It gets even funnier or more disgusting, depending on your sense of humor. Goon Napolitano is the same person who bankrupted the State of Arizona as governor, leaving Arizonans with a $3 billion deficit, high unemployment, and a drop from the top to the bottom in job growth. For this incompetence she was promoted by President Obama to a position where she is responsible for protecting the lives of 300 million people. Hilarious, isn't it?
An eighth-grader would have more sense than the gonad-less chief goon and her subordinate goonettes. Well, maybe not if the kid attends a government school and has been steeped in diversity drivel and multicultural mumbo-jumbo. Okay, a home-schooled kid would have more sense. The kid would not treat all flights and all passengers the same. Flights from havens for Muslim extremists like Amsterdam to havens for Muslim extremists like Detroit would get extra scrutiny. The same with passengers who look and behave like Muslim extremists, especially those who have been denied visas to England. The kid would also know better than to promote a Muslim extremist to Army major.
Pop quiz: If you're a federal agent looking for an Italian mobster, do you give extra scrutiny to an olive-skinned person named Cantoni or to a ruddy-faced person named McCarthy?
Should Cantoni get upset at the federal agent for the extra scrutiny or at Italian mobsters who give all Italians a bad name? Would it be smart or stupid for Cantoni to dress, talk and behave like Tony Soprano?
Enough levity. Oh, you didn't find the foregoing funny? Well then, you're not going to find national health care funny, either.
You see, national health care will suffer from the same problem as Homeland Security -- namely, one-size-fits-all centralization. As I wrote in my 1992 book on bureaucracy, too much centralization sucks judgment, common sense, flexibility, creativity, innovation, and money out of organizations (and nations). Then, when products, services, and employee morale suffer as a result of the sucking, the response of the apparatchiks in charge of the centralized bureaucracy is to add more apparatchiks to do more central planning and sucking, in a vicious circle that ends with the demise of the organization. See General Motors. See the Soviet Union.
One sign of impending demise in an organization or nation is a shift in power, influence, pay, and control to bureaucrats, or overhead personnel, from people who add value, who know how to produce goods and services, who do real work, and who have technical expertise. Lawyers, accountants, financial analysts, regulatory experts, and paper pushers at the corporate headquarters of private-sector organizations, or in Washington D.C. for public-sector organizations, end up with more power, influence, pay, and control than engineers, scientists, factory managers, teachers, security personnel, and other employees who are closest to the customer or the public. Not surprisingly, about half of the members of Congress are lawyers, the president is a lawyer, and Janet Napolitano is a lawyer. It's also telling that the counties surrounding Washington, D.C. are near the top in per-capita income and near the bottom in unemployment.
Now Washington is getting ready to suck judgment, common sense, flexibility, creativity, innovation, and money from physicians and other health care providers by giving power and control over health care and one-seventh of the economy to goons like Janet Napolitano.
It's funny enough to make me wet my pants.
Craig J. Cantoni | Scottsdale
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White House immersed in Pork Barrel
When President Obama was campaigning for President he made a solemn pledge he would eliminate or reduce earmarks. He broke that promise during the push to implement the new healthcare program.
The White House cut backroom deals with a number of senators to secure their votes for the bill. Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska received $100 million in federal funds for a rip off which exempted his state from paying for new Medicaid patients. Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana got a kickback of $300 million in extra federal spending for her state.
The healthcare bill will add $1 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years, and the Medicare system will suffer cuts of $500 billion. Approximately 30 million people will be added to the healthcare system. This will place a severe strain on hospitals and doctors who will not be able to handle the huge influx of new patients. The end result will be long waiting periods and lower quality service for all.
A particular concern is the impact of the program on small businesses, which will be forced to provide health insurance to their employees. This program could force many small businesses to raise prices and/or reduce costs (primarily labor costs), and some businesses will be forced to close their doors. It should be noted small businesses account for about 70 percent of the jobs in this country.
It is unfortunate the White House had to resort to pork barrel chicanery to get a highly flawed healthcare bill passed.
Donald A. Moskowitz | Londonderry, New Hampshire
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Our elected officials are not necessarily corrupt; it's our system that's been corrupted
Our elected officials just work within it – evidenced by the buying of votes that went on in the Senate out in the open, over Healthcare. Or the Feds determining state laws and referendums are unconstitutional while government passes unconstitutional laws every day. All elected officials strive for today is to be reelected. Term limits is at least one answer.
On the issue of healthcare, who has asked a supporter or an opponent of the healthcare bill what the downside might be if they are wrong. Compare the risk involved in both answers.
And here's a beauty no one asks. Why is the cost so high and the choices so limited? One big reason is that the government has chased the insurance industry virtually out of the health insurance business, ergo choice and lower costs. What happened to employer sponsored health plans underwritten by Metropolitan, New York Life, Travelers, Connecticut General, Occidental, Pacific Mutual, Equitable, Guardian, Bankers of Iowa and on and on and on. State and federal regulations and mandates, that's what. If the insurance industry is reaping windfall profits in healthcare, why did they all get out but a few? Some states have only one or two employer sponsored health insurance carriers doing business. In Arizona 20 years ago there were 40-50 and now there are seven to ten.
And even though nobody mentions it the "survivors" do write across state lines and already pool all of their small business accounts.
If I could just choose the coverage I wanted to buy, unfettered by state and federal regulations, my insurance costs would be about 40 percent of what I am now forced to pay. If government were to allow competition our healthcare cost crisis wouldn't exist. At the same time, most people in the country agree that our healthcare system is the best in the world. Government, get out of our way and out of our lives.
Fred J. Schneider | Scottsdale
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Supreme Court is key to corruption in Arizona
This is the corrupt idiocy going on in Phoenix, Arizona. I expect it sounds like your own hometown political reality show. This is not about a bad apple in a barrel – this is about a lot of barrels of Bad Apples. Try to imagine a government that actually represented your interests – not people that visit us to get rich – but the people that are already here to live and prosper in peace.
This is a turf war for the control of the criminal protection and political favors racket in Arizona. This battle is over the kind of power that keeps men like Phil Gordon, Terry Goddard and John McCain in office and sends women like Janet Napolitano to the head of Homeland Security. I don't care what side of this gang war you support. The only dog I have in this fight is my right to a justice system that is not corrupt and agenda driven. This is the real conflict of interest in Arizona – corrupt politicians serving their own narrow interests in a culture that exonerates their actions at the highest level – the corrupted Supreme Court. The magnitude of this culture of political corruption in Arizona is a matter for the U.S. Attorney's Office (unfortunately). Shame on the deadbeat citizens that tolerate the election of these thugs by the profiteers and political parties that support them.
Arlin Troutt | Apache Junction
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Carefree catch up
I've been relatively quiet for several months, by design. I stayed out of the recall debates and I've tried to overlook the hysterical ramblings (written, as well as spoken) of certain residents – howling at the moon or Sonoran News doesn't really help. I'll leave it at that.
Since June I have attended water company and town council meetings (including all the 'special' ones), sincerely hoping to see an improvement in jurisprudence and clear leadership. Sadly I've seen none of either. Far worse is the spacious void in leadership coupled with a deepening financial situation. Carefree is facing one of the most ominous challenges in its 25 years of incorporation history, and is doing so without a plan.
Disregarding repeated requests from three council members and members of the public, town leadership [sic] continued to ignore negative financial indicators and, until December, refused to conduct a thorough financial review or to implement rational expense controls. As of the December council meeting, we still lack both. Instead there are clear indications that current leadership is ill equipped to implement the much needed financial management, staff management, or crisis planning.
What's the worry? In a word – revenue. Town income, especially from sales taxes has been in decline for at least two years. For fiscal year 2009 (ended June 30, 2009) it was down just under 18 percent; On a calendar year basis, 2008 was down 20 percent. So far in the current fiscal year (4 months, July – October) the numbers are sharply down another 20 percent from last year's dismal results. Commercial vacancy rates exceed 60 percent, and will likely worsen. Yet, considering all of the above, there isn't even a contingency expense reduction plan being considered. In 4 months this fiscal year the town has outspent income by about half a million dollars. And still certain heads remain in the sand. What was the mayor's response to questions about our current financial condition? 'We won't know where we stand until August' (a month after the end of the current fiscal year). I kid you not. The November financial results will be available during the last week of December, so additional forecasting data may help clarify his awareness.
Absent clear thinking and sound judgment, the administration proposed more really questionable (actually illegal) ideas on how to conduct the March election process. [Last month the council majority tried to prevent giving residents the maximum time to vote.] As if there wasn't enough nonsense and misleading information surrounding the last election, the administration effectively proposed making residents pay to vote. No, I didn't make that up; it was on the 12/01/09 Council agenda, item number 10. The proposal was hotly debated and fortunately clearer minds (with help from a few lawyers and others in the audience) prevailed. Is there any other way this administration can discourage residents from voting in the upcoming March Election? You can venture your own guess but I am a firm believer in the old adage, 'where there is a will there is a way.'
John Traynor | Carefree
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Seniors may qualify for a power wheelchair
Reclaim your independence with a power wheelchair at little or no cost
Medicare's regulations now make it easier for seniors and others with debilitating conditions such as arthritis, stroke, heart and breathing problems, or diabetes, to obtain a power wheelchair at little or no cost.
Miracle on Wheels is trying to increase public awareness about the assistance options that allow seniors and the disabled to remain independent in their own homes rather than undergo difficult surgery or other expensive treatment or resort to moving into a nursing home. These assistance options are available to anyone with problems getting around their home or who are in danger of falling due to their medical condition. So those who are suffering from any condition that severely limits their mobility should call Miracle on Wheels at 1-800-400-4210 toll free to learn about qualifying now for a power wheelchair.
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Dozens of people emailed us this link to the video "Going West" produced by the New Zealand Book Council, and for good reason. A slick production with paper-cut animation, the piece quickly captures one's attention. This 2-minute segment took eight months of hard work by Colenso BBDO and Anderson M Studio. The video is based on Maurice Gee's classic 1993 novel by the same title. A reading from "Going West" serves as part of the video's soundtrack.
The New Zealand Book Council promotes New Zealand authors and encourages children to read. It sponsors readings, recitals, school programs, and seminars throughout the country.
Carol Barton will be teaching a workshop in sculptural bookmaking this fall as part of New Zealand's Aotearoa Creative Textile Conference, October 3 – 9 in Wellington. For more information on Carol's classes, visit her web site at www.popularkinetics.com

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Hosted voice recording services are available for all kinds of applications. Call centers need to record the calls to their centers for monitoring quality and for training uses. This is especially true when your contact center has customer support representatives who work from remote locations working via the Internet. It makes sense to avoid duplicating the recording equipment at each CSR location and instead have voice recording services manage the recordings. You may also need to record calls at your business location to avoid disputes and to meet regulatory requirements. Hosted recording sites are simple to use. Simply sign up for an account and you will soon be ready to get started.
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One typical service, launched last year, is IPscape. It was positioned as a product that helps meet the compliance needs of insurance and financial services. IPscape can be used by call centre agents, or sales team members, to record inbound and/or outbound customer calls for management, compliance or quality assurance reasons. Implementation is easy without the need for extensive training. Nor does this disrupt day to day work at the time of implementation. However, the biggest advantage of this voice recording service is that you pay a low fee and there is no expense for investing in facilities or for keeping them updated/upgraded on a continuous basis. Business Systems and Audiofile Solutions are couple of other top vendor in this space.
As far as recordings go, you make them through the phone handset, but you should be aware that the recording quality is limited by the bandwidth of the mic in your handset, which is often low. it would be a good bet to listen back to the recordings made this way to make sure the quality meets what is needed for your application.
Personal Voice/Podcasts
Similar logic extends to personal uses. You may want to record personal calls, podcasts or voice overs for your presentations. Well, there are hosted voice recording services for you too. In fact, many such services position themselves in this precise space and offer additional services especially suited to podcasting. One top example is the company Audiofile Solutions. They will record telephone interviews, or conference calls, and make a professional podcast for you. The addition of music and a voice over can also be handled by them. They'll even arrange the conference call. The process is inexpensive and can be put together quickly and easily. All you need is access to a telephone! The service provider is able to make the background noiseless and that obviously contributes to good quality recording. If you would prefer a home solution, try The Best Voice Recording Software.
Like most hosted solutions, these voice recording services have the "no hassles" advantage. What I mean by that is that there is no need to worry about hardware, or software purchases and maintenance. You simply use the service and pay as you go. Whether for business or personal uses, these services make eminent sense with their low cost, low investments and high availability.


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The shuttle is retiring next year and, according to NASA, the remaining five flights may be the most difficult ever flown. That's why they created this contest for the final space shuttle patch.
One of these will be the winner:
Among other activities, they organised the final mission patch contest to make NASA employees more involved and concentrate on the missions ahead. The entries - a total of 85 - were created by all shuttle program members, from technicians to astronauts. Fifteen of these will go into a voting web page, where NASA employees would be able to vote. The favourite - although this could be vetoed by NASA's top brass - will be the final mission patch. My bet is hidden in the gallery, but looking at it, it's clearly perfect NASA patch material. [Collect Space]


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Rapamycin, also called Sirolimus, is a drug which is taken for preventing the rejection of an organ after transplant surgery. It is also used to coat coronary stents and in the treatment of rare lung diseases. In the pharmacy, it is known by its trade name, Rapamune. Sirolimus was first isolated in 1972 from a bacterium that was found on Easter Island. It was utilized as an anti-fungal agent until its immunosuppressive properties were discovered. Read more about Mikhail on Crunchbase.
Mikhail Blagosklonny, professor of Oncology, Rosewell Park Cancer Institute, has done illuminating research on cancer. Also, as the Editor-in-Chief of Oncotarget, he has published many influential academic papers on aging. He is known for his work on the numerous positive effects of the drug Rapamycin.
Blagosklonny asserts that Rapamycin is the best drug for preventing rejection of organ transplant as it has a lower level of toxicity compared to other immunosuppressive drugs. Rapamycin is also the best drug for treating hemolytic-uremic syndrome because of its low level of toxicity towards kidneys. Another important application of Rapamycin, according to Blagosklonny, is the coating of coronary stents. This is done to prevent re-stenosis in the arteries after balloon angioplasty. The main reason for using Sirolimus here is that the procedure doesn't have to be repeated often. The drug is also used in the treatment of cancer patients because of its antiproliferative properties. It enhances the immune system of the body while promoting tumor regression.
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a congenital disorder that can lead to the growth of benign tumors in the organs such as kidneys, heart, and brain. Rapamycin plays a vital role in suppressing it. People with TSC often suffer from Facial angiofibromas which causes a rash or spots develop on the cheeks and nose of the patient. Rapamycin in the form of cream or ointment cures this issue.
Blagosklonny has been working in the field of cancer and aging his whole career with the aim of providing the best treatment possible to all patients. A philanthropist as well, he understands that everyone cannot afford expensive treatments, so he has been conducting tests to explore the possibility of treatment which would also minimize financial costs. He is a very influential figure in the field of oncology and respected by his peers and students alike.
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Blagosklonny's papers on his research on cancer and aging have gained a lot of attention in the medical field on impactjournals.com. His recent work focuses on treating cancer in such a way that will minimize the patient's discomfort and pain. He is hoping to figure out a way to eliminate cancerous cells while keeping the normal cells intact. He hopes that his work will inspire his peers and students to take his research forward so that an effective treatment of cancer, which is also cost-effective, may be developed. Mikhail Blagosklonny believes that medical treatment should not be a luxury and that researchers in the field of medical science should work towards developing more cost-effective treatments that would benefit the lower economic classes as well. View Mikhail's profile on Google Scholar.


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Extension's Counseling and Behavioral Science programs and courses are for individuals seeking to gain experience and knowledge in the mental health field.
Demand for counseling and mental health care is growing. Our programs equip both experienced professionals and those just entering the field with the skills needed to succeed in the field. Programs include Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling and Play Therapy. Prepare for a challenging career in the field of substance abuse counseling and earn Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor I (CADC-I) certification through the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals. Earn Extension's certificate in play therapy specific topics, while satisfying the requirement of the Association for Play Therapy toward becoming a Registered Play Therapist or Registered Play Therapist Supervisor.
This certificate program will fulfill CCAPP educational requirements to become a Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor I (CADC-I).
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A.W. Tozer once said, "We cannot grasp the true meaning of the divine holiness by thinking of someone or something very pure and then raising the concept to the highest degree we are capable of.
God's Holiness is not simply the best we know infinitely bettered. We know nothing like the divine holiness. It stands apart, unique, unapproachable, incomprehensible, and unattainable.
The natural man is blind to it. He may fear God's power and admire His wisdom, but His Holiness he cannot even imagine."
Most people have no idea how powerful God is. We have no point of reference for eternity, even though the word exists in our vocabulary. We are small, finite creatures stumbling around a planet in a vast universe, clueless…if it were not for Jesus Christ.
I love God with all my heart, with every molecule in my body. I have never experienced a relationship like this and none can compare. It is Him and no one else.
I know when you look at this site and then the name "design for God", it doesn't mesh. I originally wanted to start out as a web designer and went to college for it. However, God had other plans for me and this is the result.
[I wish to note here that this site is not complete and is still being worked on. My 11 year old granddaughter, Alex, has tweaked a few things in the banner header on this page for me and she will be doing more work as time goes on. She also did work for me on a previous rendition of this site when she was 8 years old.]


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"A View From the Bridge" - Show how Miller presents and develops the relationships between the main characters, increasing the dramatic tension to build up to an explosive and moving climax.
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"A View From the Bridge" by Arthur Miller: Show how Miller presents and develops the relationships between the main characters, increasing the dramatic tension to build up to an explosive and moving climax. From the narratorial introduction made by the lawyer Alfieri our appetites are whetted by a mysterious "Bloody course" that is anticipated. Right from the beginning of the book there is dramatic tension that leaves the audience questioning what is going to happen, and what is the "Bloody course" implying? The first characters Miller presents to the audience are Catherine and Eddie Carbone. Eddie plays the part of a surrogate father to the young Catherine whose mother and father have passed away. Eddie plays a very important part in Catherine's life, as he is "responsible" for her because of the promise he made to her late mother on her deathbed; so they have quite a strong relationship whereby Catherine respects him and treats him like a father. At first we see Eddie to be quite an overprotective father who sees the naivety of Catherine and tries to explain to her the fact that she's, "Getting to be a big girl, you got to keep yourself more, can't be so friendly" Eddie still sees her as a "baby" and does not seem to be able to handle the fact that she is growing up and wants to be noticed by boys. Catherine's character is presented to the audience as happy and confident, but maybe a bit forward. Eddie sees the craving of attention when she is "Walking wavy" like she is of selling her body to the opposite sex. Eddie does not like the fact that the boys "Heads are turnin' like windmills." This conversation takes place early in the first act into the story and already there has been a change in relationship whereby the audience question Eddie being jealous of the younger boys. ...read more.
We pity Eddie and feel sympathetic as we can foresee tragedy, as it is inevitable. While Eddie is speaking to Alfieri, Eddie makes Rodolpho out to be effeminate as he can sing and sew. Later that evening when Eddie arrives home there is still friction between Eddie and Rodolpho. Catherine resumes annoyed with Eddie so she torments Eddie by playing paper doll on the phonograph and then asks Rodolpho to dance, knowing that this will torment Eddie by seeing the pair together. Rodolpho recognises the tension and tells Catherine that he is too tired to dance, of trying to calm the situation. Beatrice makes Rodolpho get up and dance but Rodolpho can feel "Eddie's eyes on his back." While dancing with Rodolpho, Catherine is flaunting her independence and both Catherine and Beatrice are revolting Eddie. Marco and Rodolpho are deferential and recognise the tension and friction that is in the house. Eddie is still trying to show Rodolpho up and prove to Catherine that Rodolpho is effeminate by having a Masculinity contest of boxing. In the Sicilian community the men are always seen to be big, strong, and able to look after and protect the women. By Eddie hitting Rodolpho he tries to show Rodolpho up and make him look weak. Rodolpho gets his own back by asking Catherine to dance. He becomes provocative once he realises Eddies plan. Eddie humiliated Rodolpho by showing to Catherine he's more masculine and then Rodolpho shows Eddie that he can hit him in the stomach but he is the winner overall because he can still get Catherine. The ending of Act one is poignant and creates more visual and dramatic tension than verbal tension, which has been more common so far in the book. Marco shows Eddie that he will stand up for Rodolpho and uses a "chair like a weapon" and as a silent threat that has more meaning than words. ...read more.
When the climax scene is on stage I do not think the drama on the video is as effective as the stage directions in the script. On the video it all happens very suddenly and you don not get as much feel for the action, as there is not as much suspense created as there is in the script. When reading the script you are able to read the lines and the stage directions slower to make a bigger impact on the climax, whereas on the video it all roles on then it is over. I think Alfieri's speech at the end is very powerful and the way the lights are projected, with Spotlight on Eddie and Beatrice, is very effective. Eddie's death at the end makes the audience pity him. We are sympathetic towards him as his death was futile yet inevitable. Eddie dies a tragic hero and did it out of pure love. Even though we are against what Eddie's doing we still fell a loss. It is an explosive and moving climax with the end picture showing Beatrice with her dead husband because she really did love him and his last words, "My B" show where his heart lies and he love Beatrice. The final paragraph uses poetic language and Alfieri says it in an emotional more than factual tone. Alfieri shows some admiration in his ending speech for Eddie, "I will love him more than all my sensible clients." Alfieri admires Eddie as his heart was in the right place and he didn't settle for half. Alfieri said, "Most of the time now we settle for half, and I like it better." Alfieri can relate to preferring the whole thing then compromising but then he carries on to say, "And yet, it is better to settle for half, it must be!" This shows that if Eddie had compromised he may still be in the last scene. The play closes with the question lingering over the audience, was Eddie's death suicide or just a na�ve misjudgement in the moment of anger? ...read more.
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Corporate Engagement Opportunities
The ConnectivIT Ball, Apparo's annual black-tie gala, raises funds to support Apparo's mission of empowering nonprofits through IT. It is the ultimate event in the the ConnectivIT Series.
The CIO Host Committee plays a critical role in the success of the ConnectivIT Series with an opportunity to network with peers in both social and knowledge-sharing environments through a variety of opportunities.
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Edgeware and Oregan to Demonstrate Web TV Services Ecosystem at IBC 2008
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN and LONDON, UK – September 11, 2008. Edgeware, the supplier of revolutionary server systems for On-Demand TV, and Oregan Networks, an embedded media browser company, announced today that they plan to demonstrate interoperability between the new Edgeware Reflex Web TV Server and the Oregan Media Browser client solution at IBC 2008.
The combined system targets resolution of the technical and economic challenges of over-the-top video services delivery, via the high aggregate throughput and reduced latency of the Edgeware Reflex 2x WebTV Server and Oregan's slimline embedded video streaming client for resource-constrained consumer electronics.
Edgeware's Reflex 2x solid-state servers deliver up to 32,768 concurrent video streams over the public Internet and can be co-hosted close to consumer premises, as they occupy a mere 1U of rack space, consume a maximum of 85 Watt of power and require minimal maintenance. These unsurpassed characteristics allow for dramatic reductions of system OPEX, as well as simplifying and accelerating project roll-out.
Oregan Media Browser, deployed on the Customer Premises Equipment, provides a web standards-based, fast-track media player solution for manufacturers of IP-connected TVs and Set Top Boxes wishing to deploy user-generated and rights-managed Internet video services across a variety of form factors. The software runs an advanced user interface and video applications in a limited memory footprint, allowing for optimal implementation on low cost iDTV and STB media decoder chipsets.
Jon Haley, Director of Business Development at Edgeware said, "Exciting new Web TV services are emerging and service providers are looking to increase both the quality of the content delivered and the connectivity to the various entertainment centers in the home. The combination of our servers with components of Oregan's software will enable video service providers to quickly create an on-demand premium service that can be received, and if desired, shared in the home."
Oregan Networks' VP of Marketing, Milya Timergaleyeva said, "Oregan is pleased to work with Edgeware on creating cost-efficient video distribution systems that remove key hurdles in deployment and operation of web services: performance bottlenecks, maintenance and overall quality of experience. Our successful cooperation was made possible through the best use of Internet standards on both the server and client. Moreover, the standards-based approach facilitates ease of content creation by service vendors in the areas of User Interface design, interactive advertising and video streaming features, such as preview, download and trickmode support."
See the demo at Edgeware's Booth (IP241) at this year's IBC Show.
About Edgeware
Edgeware is the leading supplier of revolutionary server systems for TV services over IP, providing unique technology with unmatched cost efficiency.
Addressed applications include Time Shift TV, VoD, nPVR and Ad Insertion for cable and telco deployments, as well as Web TV applications for CDNs and video service providers.
By combining solid-state flash memory and hardware accelerated streaming, Edgeware offers a radically different approach to server architecture. The system solutions include dynamic asset propagation and service management, enabling fully distributable and scalable platforms that dramatically reduce investment and operational costs.
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I played this song nonstop for months lol
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OMG I love Lean on too! MØ is fantastic; I've been listening to her for a couple of years.
For this question, I'll give a mainstream favorite and non mainstream favorite and also a favorite song based off music vs lyrics.
MY FAVORITE MAINSTREAM SONG THIS YEAR IS possibly:
"Lean On" by MØ
MY FAVORITE INDIE SONG THIS YEAR IS possibly:
"Veins" by FYFE
My favorite song lyric wise this year is possibly "Mrs. Potato Head" by Melanie Martinez
My current obsession that just came out about a month ago is "Magnets" by Disclosure ft Lorde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_KfnGBtVeA
This was so hard and probably not even accurate. I've listened to so much music this year, I can't even keep up with a single album. I run a music blog so constantly listening to something new.
Music is life! Loved Melanie Martinez since she was on the voice!
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Very mellow. Not bad at all.
I'm always in a mellow/melancholy mood. That's my vibe these days.


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than William Blake. This, probably more than anything else, has prevented wider
recognition of his spiritual genius. Like Paul he became an apostle to the gentiles and suffered the attacks of the orthodox. In his non-allegiance to the organized church Blake is in good company: Milton, Emerson, Whitman, Lincoln, and Gandhi all refused the church for essentially the same reasons--it never was what it purported to be.
In these posts we examine in some detail Blake's relationship to the church:
In the first unit we survey church history from Blake's point of view, and we trace
some of the sources of his ideas and attitudes.
In the second we take a closer look at the contemporary scene with sections on the State Church, the Society of Friends, the Methodists, and the Deists.
In the third we examine Blake's personal associations as they relate to religious
community, and we conclude with his statements about the church and the uses
which he made of the word in his poetry.
A Blakean View of Christianity
down. They followed him in challenging all forms of worldly power including death.
One can make a good case for the idea that the Christian by definition challenges the powers of the world that's certainly the meaning of 'radical Christian'.
Blake perceived the legacy that Jesus left behind in two ways. On one hand the church as the mystical body of Christ consists of those who continually challenge the authority or powers of the world. On the other hand the Church as an institution becomes one of the powers of the world. The tension between these two principles probably exists within the breast of anyone seriously interested in Christ.
In the second century Ignatius of Antioch eloquently embodied that tension with his life. Ignatius died a martyr to the secular power of the Roman Empire. Before that happened, he had spent much of his time as an eccleiastical authority rooting out dissenters, whom he called heretics; he did this in the course of establishing the institutional authority of what became the Roman Church.
With Constantine these two streams of authority came together. In 312 A.D. the
new emperor declared himself a Christian and assumed control of the Church. He
exercised that control through the simple device of naming his most trusted servant
as bishop. The Church became an arm of the political power of the empire.
From that day to this the Church has been primarily one of the powers of the
world. The power of the Church has been expressed through ecclesiastical
hierarchies and creeds, both imposed upon the rank and file by various coercive
techniques essentially identical with those of other worldly powers. This means that
the spiritual reality of Christ vis-a-vis the Church is only actualized through the same sort of dissent that Jesus made in the beginning.
These conclusions of course may be debated, but they represent the basic and lifelong viewpoint underlying the radical protest which was Blake's art.
The Early Church
He wrote for example to the Colossians that they were "buried with him in baptism [and] risen with him through the faith". No one could interpret that as a
statement of material fact, but rather as a powerful poetic identification of the faithful with Christ. In spite of Paul's encouragement the years went by disappointing their hopes for the second coming and requiring adjustment to changed expectations.
Two classes of leaders arose, whom we may call priests and poets. The priests
dedicated their efforts to preserving the heritage of the apostles. They clearly spelled out the facts and implications of the faith which they had received from the first generation of believers. They claimed the authority of their forebears, and they
required uniformity of belief and obedience as a condition of membership in the Church. Paul's practical advice to struggling congregations became the rules of order; his poetic images became dogma. The priests imposed their order and dogma upon the majority of their followers and cast out the others. The priests go by the name of the Church Fathers, and the institution which they organized became the orthodox Church.
The other class of leaders we have called the poets. The earliest Christian poets largely manifested themselves in a movement called Gnosticism . While the Church Fathers transformed doctrine into dogma, these Christian Gnostic poets moved in the opposite direction. Instead of focusing on the letter they listened to the Spirit, and they heard a wide variety of things. They believed in "letting a thousand flowers bloom". Many of them enjoyed Greek or oriental learning, which they combined with Christian thought, much to the dismay of the priests.
What did the Church Fathers find so threatening about the Gnostics? First of all it was a matter of temperament; priests and poets are temperamentally at opposite
poles; it has always been so. The priestly enterprise requires a conforming flock;
poets simply don't conform. The Gnostic poets came up with all sorts of radical ideas which severely threatened the emerging orthodoxy.
They became the first of a long line of non-conforming Christians, a line that
comes straight down to William Blake. Obviously a movement like Christian
Gnosticism, creative as it may have been, didn't make for order. The Church Fathers were much better organized, and they successfully cast out the Gnostics, naming them heretics. Bowing to their conforming zeal the Christian Gnostics went
underground but emerged periodically offering a radical alternative to the established way. The Bogomils, the Albigenses, the Waldensians and many other
groups through the ages experienced a grace that freed them both from the law and from much concern about this world.
Jerusalem, Plate 52, (E 201)
" Those who Martyr others or who cause War are Deists, but never
can be Forgivers of Sin. The Glory of Christianity is, To
Conquer by Forgiveness. All the Destruction therefore, in
Christian Europe has arisen from Deism, which is Natural
I saw a Monk of Charlemaine
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A Large Book of Designs
The Accusers
Arise before my sight
I talkd with the Grey Monk as we stood
In beams of infernal light
Gibbon arose with a lash of steel
And Voltaire with a wracking wheel
The Schools in clouds of learning rolld
Arose with War in iron & gold.
Thou lazy Monk they sound afar
In vain condemning glorious War
And in your Cell you shall ever dwell
Rise War & bind him in his Cell.
The blood. red ran from the Grey Monks side
His hands & feet were wounded wide
His body bent, his arms & knees
Like to the roots of ancient trees
When Satan first the black bow bent
And the Moral Law from the Gospel rent
He forgd the Law into a Sword
And spilld the blood of mercys Lord.
Titus! Constantine! Charlemaine!
O Voltaire! Rousseau! Gibbon! Vain
Your Grecian Mocks & Roman Sword
Against this image of his Lord!
For a Tear is an Intellectual thing;
And a Sigh is the Sword of an Angel King
And the bitter groan of a Martyrs woe
Is an Arrow from the Almighties Bow!"
The priestly party, who usually controlled the sword, assisted thousands of them in their exit from this world. The Church through the centuries combined a rigidly orthodox view of Christian theology with a bloodthirsty reaction toward their
theological opponents.
Blake, like many other thoughtful people, discounted the orthodox theology on
the basis of the bloodthirsty spirit, which he perceived an obvious contradiction to
the spirit of Christ. "Though I speak with the tongue of men and angels and have not love". The Church had done that, and Blake knew it. He therefore listened to the tongues of other men and other angels.


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How much is shipping and where can I ship to? Shipping is only available in the continental United States and is included in pricing.
Where is information about newborn and child photography? While I love shooting newborns, children and families, I am currently not taking clients. It is my hope that in the future I will be able to expand, as my time allows, to do portrait sessions.
Why are the images watermarked? The images are watermarked to discourage someone from copying the image for their own purposes. The watermark will be removed before print.
Where are the images printed? Each image is printed at a high quality lab and sent directly to you. I use different labs for different mediums to get the best product at the best price.
What mediums are available? Images include Fuji Professional or Deep Matte paper, canvas and metal. Sizes and mediums are listed with each image.
Why are some images rolled? If the print is listed as rolled, the item is too long to be shipped flat and it also why mounting is not available.
What are the benefits of mounting an image? If the print option is listed as Fuji Mounted. the print will be mounted on my choice of white or black 0.08" thick styrene. This keeps the print flat and protects it from warping. Slight scratch marks may appear on the reverse side of the board and are not considered a defect.
How are metals prints made and how do I clean them? Metal prints are created by infusing dye onto specially coated aluminum sheets. The image is scratch resistant and weather/waterproof. The coating may contain small crater or bumps. Every effort is made to place these tiny imperfections in inconspicuous areas. This is NOT considered a flaw in the printing. Metal prints will fade with exposure to sunlight. it is suggested that they be cleaned with a soft, lint free cloth to buff out fingerprints. If necessary, metal prints may be cleaned with a non-ammonia glass cleaner, water, or isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol without harming the print surface.
Are the images available for download? No, not at this time. I print from a high quality lab and have found the colors are not true in all labs. I would prefer that the images remain the same colors as I intended them to be.


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Committees & Groups
There are lots of ways to help out at Grattan! These committees do so much to make our school what it is. If you're interested in joining any of these committees, contact our volunteer coordinator at email@example.com.
Greening Committee
Get actively involved with the gardening curriculum, program enrichment, and projects in our "outdoor classroom."
Inclusion Committee
This committee plans the promotion, education, and support of school-wide awareness, acceptance, and integration of children with special needs and their families.
Black Parent Group & Multilingual Families
Join these groups, participate in our equity discussions, and make your voice a part of the community.
LGBTQ Kids Club
Students in grades 3-5 who have parents/guardians or other family members/friends who identify as LGBTQ are encouraged to join in order to feel connected and give support!
Welcoming Committee
These folks really want you to feel part of Grattan. They kick into gear in the spring when new families receive word of their assignment. Jump on the welcome wagon!
Literacy Committee
Help with library maintenance and events such as The Book Swap and Dress Up as Your Favorite Literary Character Day.
Beautification Committee
This committee is still forming, so join now and help bring it to life! You'll have a chance to make our school a more beautiful place to be.
Fundraising Committee
This committee manages our Annual Fund, corporate matching, passive giving, and other fundraising programs.


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Vision and Mission
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List of Teachers
Action Plan SY 2005-2006
Quinale Elementary School is set at the southeast side of the
town proper and located in Barangay 4, one of the nine (9) Barangays in
Paete Province of Laguna. It has a total
land area of 2,673.59 sq. m. Based on
statistics, Quinale has a rapid population growth due to the influx of
people from other provinces seeking new jobs.
The school offers a complete
elementary education. At present it serves a total of 944 pupils.
It also has a community-based pre-school with 50 pupils. Quinale
Elementary School has 27 teaching personnel and 1 administrative aide.
It is under the supervision of Mrs. Warlita A.Valdellon, Principal II.


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Star Wars Plot Summary [Spoilers] | December 17, 2015
Early in the movie we're introduced to a young orphan eking out a living on a dust-bowl of a planet. This orphan comes in contact with a friendly and charismatic droid who has just escaped from a big battle with the forces of evil. The droid is carrying secret plans which need to be returned to the rebel base. The young orphan meets a wise guardian who was once a significant figure in the rebellion, along with a wise cracking foil and a wookie named Chewbacca. Together they attempt to return the friendly droid to it's owners.
The orphan turns out to be talented pilot and starts showing an interest in the force. Later the orphan inherits a "lightsaber" that used to be owned by a young Jedi named "Skywalker". Unfortunately the stormtroopers track them down to an exotic cantina inhabited by all kinds of strange creatures, and a shoot-out ensues. Our main protagonists escape on the Millennium Falcon, a ship which did the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, and head towards the rebel base.
At the same time the female lead is captured by a masked enemy versed in the dark side of the force, and is taken to a giant weapon the size of a planet where she is tortured for information. The plant sized weapon destroys a number of planets before honing in on the rebel base.
Having experienced the destructive power of this weapon, our heroes go in search of the female lead. While our wise-cracking foil helps our female lead escape, the wise guardian attempts to shut off the field generators. In the process we marvel at the lack on safety barriers on battle station bridges and wonder about the general health and safety aspects of being a stormtrooper. Once the generators have been disabled, our wise guardian comes face to face with the masked enemy, while the other heroes look on helpless. The wise guardian is struck down by the evil lords lightsaber in a failed attempt to redeem his soul. Our heroes fight their way off the battle station and escape to the rebel base.
The brave pilots of the rebellion mount a raid on the planet sized battle station, flying their X-wings down canyons, fending off tie-fighters, while being shot at by cannons. It's all very exciting. Our brave pilot manages to destroy the weapon seconds before it can destroy the last rebel base, but not before the evil lord manages to escape. Everybody celebrates.
Throughout this adventure, our young orphan has developed an impressive control over the force, which they presumably inherited from their mysterious parents. In order to learn about these powers, the orphan sets off to a distant planet to meet the last remaining Jedi and become a Jedi Knight themselves.
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Ryde School, located on the Isle of Wight, is one of the schools showcased in our most recent Progress Report. It's an independent, infancy to secondary co-educational day and boarding school, with 108 teachers and 736 students.
Christina Vince of Ryde School first heard Graydin speak about the concept of coaching in schools when she attended Graydin and Wellington Colleges' 1st Annual Coaching in Education Conference in November 2013. Christina was moved by the impact coaching had made in schools and inspired to envisage what a whole-school coaching strategy at Ryde might look like.
One of Ryde School's visions is to develop a coaching approach in all areas of school life. This is spearheaded by the Head of Pastoral Care, Head of Personal Development, the Second Master, and other senior members of staff. Ryde School continues to train with Graydin to embed a coaching culture across the school.
Prior to the first coaching course, most staff members knew very little about the concept of coaching (non-sports related). In January 2015, Graydin spoke for 10-minutes via Skype to more than 60 staff members about the benefits of coaching. Following this, 24 teachers and staff signed up for Graydin's The Anatomy: Foundational Coaching Course.
Across the school, teachers are using coaching tools to improve the quality of their academic and pastoral engagement with students. The tools are also being integrated into professional review meetings with senior and middle managers. Heads of year are finding the coaching skills particularly useful, not only in their work with students but also during meetings with parents.
For teachers, the experience of working together to develop and hone their coaching skills has strengthened their relationships and collegiality through cross-department support.
Coaching advocates within the school have also created a 'coaching stairwell' where students and teachers can self-coach. The school's walls have been lined with Graydin's effective questions and the order of the questions (informed by the Start With Heart model) guide individuals through the process of effective self-coaching.
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Natural Progesterone - A History
Natural progesterone is a term used to describe the hormone progesterone that is naturally produced by the ovaries of humans and animals. This hormone is not produced anywhere in the plant kingdom.
Progesterone was discovered and isolated in the early 1930's. Initially it was obtained from the ovaries of pigs and later from human placentas. Both these methods were expensive and only yielded small quantities of progesterone.
In 1938 an American biochemist named Russell E Marker manufactured progesterone in a laboratory by converting another substance, diosgenin, found in the Mexican Wild Yam into progesterone through a series of chemical changes. In soya the steroid substrate sigmasterol is converted into progesterone. Soon after this breakthrough pharmaceutical companies then took progesterone and changed it again to give progestins, also called progestagens. These are compounds with actions similar in some respects to progesterone, but not naturally occurring and therefore patentable.
Since the 1940's they have been using soya beans, wild yams and other plants from the tuber family to make progesterone. It is very important to understand that soya beans and wild yams DO NOT contain progesterone. Today progesterone is produced for pharmaceutical purposes in the laboratory with the aid of an enzyme. The vast majority of progesterone is sourced from soya.
In the early 1990's US medical practitioner, Dr John Lee M.D. pioneered and published books on the benefits of natural progesterone to manage menopausal symptoms, premenstrual syndrome and breast cancer. Dr Lee coined the phrase "natural progesterone" to distinguish real progesterone from progestins, because natural progesterone has such a significantly more important action on the body whereas progestins have an extremely limited action. Unfortunately mainstream medicine does not make the important differentiation between natural progesterone and the synthetic progestins. The lack of understanding by mainstream medicine of this basic premise has been the source of great controversy for many years in medical circles.
Research has shown that progesterone is most effectively absorbed and utilized by the human body when applied as a cream. It is not as effective when taken by mouth because the liver breaks it down before it can exert an effect in the body. Over-the counter remedies for hormonal imbalances may contain wild yam extracts or homeopathic progesterone, but neither of these are pure natural progesterone. In the USA some over-the-counter products do contain progesterone, but often the amount progesterone contained within these products is insufficient to have any meaningful effect to address progesterone deficiency states, and hence have little or no effect on managing symptoms of natural progesterone deficiency. Only progesterone creams made to pharmaceutical standards with high quality pharmaceutical grade natural progesterone are guaranteed to provide meaningful amounts of natural progesterone. ProFeme® natural progesterone cream meets these manufacturing and quality standards. Most 'compounding pharmacies' do not maintain the exceptionally high and rigorous standards of manufacture that is required to produce pharmaceutical grade products and therefore compounded products integrity and stability are not the same as pharmaceutically manufactured progesterone products.
Homeopathic progesterone products and wild yam creams contain NO progesterone.


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So the Connecticut Supreme Court just ruled that same-sex couples have the right to legally marry there. Good. So, now Rhode Island is bordered by two states with equal marriage rights. Two other New England states have civil unions, and even Maine has some easily accessible although limited protections for same-sex partners. Way to go, Rhode Island, for lagging behind once again.
Now that we can make our own SomeECards, here's one expressing some sympathy:
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Pirates For the Win!
Excellent: Pirates counter-protest Phelps cult. And drive them away. Yarrr!
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Blog changes
I am pretty inept when it comes to technical stuff, but I futzed around a little and gave my blog a slightly new look in the process. More importantly, I added an RSS feed for Rhode Island projects listed at DonorsChoose.org. It should go without saying that my little blog is not endorsed by them, nor am I affiliated with them in any way other than being one of many, many donors. But I felt like trying to help out the students in our little state was worth putting the information out there for anyone else who might care. If I knew much about RSS feeds, I would hail the ability to set one up with whatever search criteria you want as an incredible gift. But since I'm cranky and was barely able to figure it out, I'm just glad I got through it finally, and I hope it helps someone. Please give. One of those projects has only three days left to be funded (hint, hint.)
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Sunday, July 06, 2008
Newspaper accidentally tells the truth
A commenter on Dan Savage's blog made the Best. Screen. Capture. Ever.
I went to the Daily Oklahoman website to see what they were saying about the Seattle basketball team moving to OKC, and this was on the front page. The animated ad trotted out from the right side and landed right on Jesse's mug. All I did was take a screenshot and add the text in the gray box at the bottom.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Sam Nunn? LOL!
Hopefully this stupid idea has already died its deserved death, but just in case it hasn't, here is my warning, in LOL-speak for the clue impaired:
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
So sad, so infuriating
You know, there are so many things to be sad and infuriated about if you're an LGBT activist. Myself, I have to be selective in what I get upset or outraged about, else I would always be upset or outraged. But this...well, it bothered me on the usual abstract level to see the pictures and footage of protesters with nasty signs onsite where same-sex couples in California were being legally married. But I just shrugged and was slightly sad that some people won't just let other people be happy. But then I saw this post on Bilerico:
One of the Christian protesters (pictured below) was chanting at his body - "Satan Got You!" "What is the Devil whispering in your ear about now?"
I yelled at the guy, "If you are such a Christian, why aren't you praying for the guy dying on the concrete?" The protester replied, "God killed him for loving fags!!" The cops even stepped in and told the guy to shut his mouth.
I mean, I'm just speechless. I just want to weep. And scream.
I yelled at the guy, "If you are such a Christian, why aren't you praying for the guy dying on the concrete?" The protester replied, "God killed him for loving fags!!" The cops even stepped in and told the guy to shut his mouth.
I mean, I'm just speechless. I just want to weep. And scream.
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Sunday, June 01, 2008
Freeway Blogger on video
Short film about the Freeway Blogger. He is truly a hero, and we all can be, too.
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MADISON _ If Mendham's Laura Papili needed any motivation going into the 2013 Morris County Relay Championships, all she had to do was bend her left arm, put her palm up and look down.
On Papili's wrist, written in pink and purple pen, was the number "59" - her objective in seconds as the anchor for the Minutemen's 4x400 team.
Papili, who normally leads off, had never run the last leg before and being asked to do so made her somewhat anxious.
Apparently, Papili, a senior, is just as good of a finisher as she is a starter, clocking a 59.6 leg as anchor in what was the decisive event on Monday, Jan. 7 at Drew University.
Mendham not only beat out Mount Olive in the 4x400 with a time of 4:09.49, it claimed the first relay title, indoor or outdoor, girls or boys, in school history. The Minutemen had 42 points while the Maurauders had 36. Morris Knolls and Morris Hills each had 26.
"All day long, I looked at the number on my arm and it reminded me what I had to do," Papili said. "I was a little nervous about running last. It was new to me. We switched up spots. It worked so I liked it."
Junior Cali Heffernan ran the last leg until Mendham coach Roy Hamblen decided to try something different. Papili was informed of her new role last Saturday after practice.
"Laura's so good and strong," Hamblen said. "She's our best kid so I told her she'd be the anchor. I wanted her to step up. It's not right to ask a sophomore to do it."
The Minutemen went up against a formidable foe, Mount Olive, in the 4x400. The Marauders' quartet consists of Alicia Warren, Marissa Karl, Micaela Poggi and Keturah Orji. The most feared is Orji.
"I knew (Orji) would be right behind me," Papili said. "She'd be hunting me down. I was nervous. I had to go out faster. There was a lot of pressure. It was a necessary evil. We needed it."
Papili's 59.6 leg was a PR. According to Hamblen, her previous best was "61 seconds and change" so her effort was exceptional.
"Competing in cross country for the first time last fall helped Laura," Hamblen said. "I told Laura she was going against one of the fastest in the state in Orji but that she should be in the lead when she got the baton. Laura's a sprinter. Orji is pure speed."
Sierra Tonnesen and Audrey O'Neill were the other two runners on the victorious 4x400 team.
Mendham also claimed gold in the distance medley. The Minutemen were second in the 4x800 and had third-place finishes in the shuttle hurdles and 4x200.
The distance medley team, comprised of Abby Seel, Skye Tonnesen, Reagan Kolakowski and Mackenzie Barry, prevaield in 12:19.75.
"I'm very happy," Hamblen said. "Relays are a true judge of a team. You need a whole team effort."
Butler opened the meet by taking first in the shuttle hurdles in 35.05. Melissa Mattson, Kathryn Iannuzzi, Alison Wedemeier and Mykalah Curry made up the shuttle hurdle team.
"This doesn't happen often to small schools," said Iannuzzi, a freshman. "We were waiting to hear the winner. When we did, it felt so good."
Three of the four girls were on the team that was second in the Morris County Relays last spring. Only Amberly Gurbisz graduated.
"We added in someone new but we could still do this," Wedemeier said.
In order to triumph, Mattson, a sophomore, said "We pushed it. We wanted to win."
Mount Olive (Alicia Warren, Kellie Sagi, Suzanne Nimoh, Orji) came out of ahead of the pack in the 4x200 in 1:49.80.
The Marauders, too, showed their depth, taking the 4x800 in 9:44.64. Sarah Masukewicz, Lindsay Schafer, Jamie Tavalare and Marissa Karl formed that squad.
"Winning feels good," said Tavalare, a sophomore. "We all practice hard. We're close. We train hard. I think it helps that we're good friends."
Ailis Clyne, Casey Lyness, Rhianna Follet and Ulana Thompson powered Morris Hills to a first-place finish in the 1,600 Sprint Medley.
Jefferson emerged victorious in the shot put relay thanks to the efforts of senior Carrie Wasdyke (38-08.00) and Caitlin Noonan (31-01.75).
In pole vault, Whippany Park was tops. The Wildcats had a 16-00.0. Ashley Granato cleared nine feet and Danielle Cozzarelli cleared seven feet.
Hanover Park's Alexa Perkins was first in high jump. However, the relay crown went to the West Morris tandem of Kelsey Foster and Meggie LaGueux, who cleared 5 feet and 4-10, respectively.
NOTE: For complete results, see mctrack.org.
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