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All the Men You Don't Marry
- Carolyn McCulley Author & Contributing Writer
- 2005 14 Dec
I was once told – by a man – that if a man didn't treat me like a queen, I should kick him to the curb. As well meaning as this advice was, not every man is going to treat me like a queen; most men are going to treat me like a sister and a friend. So either I kick a lot of men to the curb, or I had better come up with a plan for how I treat all the men I don't marry.
Ironically, it was a man who showed me how. Years ago, I was critically evaluating another man in a conversation with my friend and small-group leader, Doug. I explained the cryptic actions of this other man, which I then pronounced as "creeping me out." I thoroughly expected Doug to agree, and even to laugh with me. But when I finished my long tale, there was a customary pause on the other end of the telephone.
I waited, my smile fading.
"I'm wondering," he said kindly, "how you would define 'creeping me out' in biblical terms."
"Ummm…" I replied, cautiously. "I guess I mean I'm irritated by him. I don't understand his actions or his motives."
"Uh, huh," he said, waiting for me to put two and two together.
"I'm not the only one who feels this way, though," I added. "A lot of other women feel this pressure from him, too."
Hellloooo! Now you've added gossip to self-righteous criticism!
"Uh, huh," he repeated.
I had better shut up.
I was digging myself into a hole in this conversation. As always happens, whenever we sinfully judge others, we end up condemning ourselves. After Doug patiently revealed to me my self-righteous attitude (and I repented of it), he asked me one more, memorable question.
"One more thing – I'm not hearing where you are concerned about this brother being conformed to the image of Christ," he said gently. "Have you thought about that? If he is offending you or these other women, why hasn't anyone kindly brought that to his attention so that he can grow and change?"
Too Many Categories
Doug has always been good at asking me the tough questions! During our conversation, he not only helped me see my sinful, critical attitude, he also revealed to me my worldly way of thinking about single men. His question ultimately revealed that I was thinking of single men in three categories: Potentials, Just Buddies, and No Ways, with each meriting different treatment. That's too many categories. There's just one for believing single men: Brothers, and consequently they all deserve the same treatment. Maybe one day a Brother will initiate a relationship to find out if the Lord would be moving him into the Husband slot. But until the words "I do" ring out from the wedding altar, he's still my Brother and potentially someone else's Husband.
My job as their sister in the Lord is to encourage and support these men, not to categorize them and treat them as such. James 2:2-4 reveals our tendency to show partiality: "For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, 'You sit here in a good place,' while you say to the poor man, 'You stand over there,' or, 'Sit down at my feet,' have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?"
My paraphrase is, "For if a fine-looking man without a wedding ring comes into your assembly, and an awkward, plainer man in outdated clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the good-looking man and say, 'You sit here in a good place, right here by me, sweetie' while you say nothing to or cut short the conversation with the less attractive man, have you not then made distinctions among them and become proud women with self-centered ambitions?"
We will stand out from our culture if we are consistently kind to everyone we meet, not just the Potentials. Not only that, we will stand out to a truly godly man who observes this impartial kindness in us. In doing so, we reflect our Savior. As J.C. Ryle once wrote in 1873:
"Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus" (John 11:5). This verse teaches us that Christ loves all who are true Christians. The characters of these three people seem to have been somewhat different. Of Martha, we are told in a certain place, that she was "anxious and troubled about many things," while Mary "sat at Jesus' feet, and heard His word." Of Lazarus we are told nothing distinctive at all. Yet all these were loved by the Lord Jesus. They all belonged to His family, and He loved them all.
We must carefully bear this in mind in forming our estimate of Christians. We must never forget that there are varieties in character, and that the grace of God does not cast all believers into one and the same mold. Admitting fully that the "foundations" of Christian character are always the same, and that all God's children repent, believe, are holy, prayerful, and Scripture loving; we must make allowances for wide varieties in their temperaments and habits of mind. We must not undervalue others because they are not exactly like ourselves.
The Lord's Definition of Family
This generosity is not easy to cultivate, in my opinion. To grow in our sisterly affections, we must purposefully note and examine how we interact with our brothers. I didn't grow up with natural brothers, so I've always thought of myself as hindered in this area. But I don't have to rely on my experience to shape this concept, for there is a Scripture passage I've found that's concise and helpful for me. Matthew 12:46-50 says, "While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him, 'Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?' And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother'" (emphasis added).
The first concept I note here is the humility of Jesus in calling a broad range of sinful people His family. We have been adopted into His family because we are fellow sinners reconciled to God through what Jesus accomplished for us on the Cross. Thus, by grace, we are enabled to do the will of our Father in heaven. The second concept I take away from this passage is that this is how I can relate to each of my brothers. I can point them back to the will of our Father, thereby helping them bear fruit that glorifies God. I've found I can apply this concept in three ways:
- Observe them. In order to be intentional as a sister, I must take note of the men the Father has put in my life, from colleagues to Bible study members to church friends. It's fun to observe the men we're interested in, but it takes more effort to study and take note of other men. If we resolve to observe all of our brothers, then we easily can do the next two steps.
- Encourage them. It's not always effortless to do the will of the Father, especially in our current culture. But how refreshing to the soul it is to receive a timely word of "well done." There's a fine line between encouragement and flattery. If you are faithful to encourage many men, especially in the hearing of others, you will not confuse anyone about your intentions. For me, these two steps require that I shut my mouth in group contexts, and sit back to study what God is doing at that moment in the men around me. Often, I will find many things to comment on later -- from hearing a more reserved man bringing up a good point in a Bible study, to seeing a busy man offer to help someone move. Encouragement keeps people from growing weary in doing good deeds. Let's be faithful to look for these reflections of God's grace in these men's lives and to comment on them as we see them doing the will of the Father.
- Seek to see them conformed – not to your preferences, but to the image of Christ. This is what Doug was encouraging me to do. It's not so much an active process, but an active concern. Our motivation should be care and concern when someone is not doing the will of the Father, and to humbly bring what we've observed and our questions about it (not judgments) to our brothers.
It's tempting as singles to simply avoid those people who irritate us or whose sin or weaknesses always seem to spill out whenever we're around. But that's not carrying a concern to see our brothers (and sisters) in the Lord grow and mature in Christ. If there's something we don't understand or that offends us, we should ask kindly about it, motivated by an understanding that we don't know or see everything related to the situation. We should also trust that the Holy Spirit is the one who brings conviction for change, so our observations should initially and continually be in our prayers. Galatians 6:1 says, "Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted."
We are called to restore one another gently, not ignore one another. Let's not excuse ourselves from the family just because we're single. If we are to marry, it will be a temporary gift for this life. But our brothers in the Lord will be with us for an eternity, so that should inform how we relate to all the men we don't marry.
Carolyn McCulley handles church and ministry relations for Sovereign Grace Ministries and is a member of Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD. This column is adapted from her book, "Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? Trusting God with a Hope Deferred." (Used by permission of Crossway Books, a division of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60187). Carolyn welcomes your comments at firstname.lastname@example.com. Or visit her website or blog.
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Posted By Orange Crush on 06/30/2014 12:44 PM These are certified world cup judges Keith, big difference with reffing a kid's game
Posted By Dale Dale on 06/30/2014 01:22 PM So why don't they have more officials on the field where acting doesn't need to come into play to equalize a missed call earlier in the match?
Posted By Dale Dale on 06/30/2014 04:20 PM So you're saying this is the futbol version of a John McEnroe episode? That helps me have a better understanding.
Posted By Keith Jackson on 06/30/2014 12:20 PM I am a certified line judge OC. At the youth level, I would call that foul. Any touching like that in the box and I am pointing to the penalty kick spot. At the World Cup, in the round of 16...I will let the players decide the game and swallow my whistle on that call.

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Republican primary to replace U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns in Nebraska could unfold as an open-and-shut contest or a wide-open race, depending on what Gov. Dave Heineman decides.
Heineman would enter the 2014 election as a heavy favorite if he chooses to run for the seat, and his decision to run likely would keep other GOP hopefuls from joining the contest, party officials and strategists said Tuesday. Conversely, a decision by Heineman not to run would unleash a flurry of candidates without an obvious front-runner.
Johanns announced Monday that he would not seek re-election in 2014, saying he and his wife wanted to move to a new phase of their lives after a 32-year career in public service. Heineman said Monday he is considering a run for the seat, but he stressed during an unplanned news conference that he had not decided one way or the other.
Heineman, the state's longest-serving governor, has enjoyed fairly consistent approval ratings in the 60s and 70s, according to several polls. He also has statewide name recognition, a pulpit to garner press attention and a robust fundraising network from his two prior campaigns. He was twice elected governor with more than 70 percent support.
"With all of those advantages, I just can't possibly see anyone else getting in if the governor decides that he wants to run," said Jordan McGrain, executive director of the Nebraska Republican Party. "If he doesn't, look out. The flood gates will open."
Nebraska remains solidly Republican, with the GOP holding all statewide offices as well as its three congressional districts. Republicans expanded their control last year's U.S. Senate race, when then-state Sen. Deb Fischer defeated Democrat Bob Kerrey.
Heineman was courted by national party officials after Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson announced in December 2011 that he was retiring. But he declined to enter the race at the time, saying he wanted to focus on his work as governor. Heineman is leaving office in 2015 because of term limits.
"He's a tier one candidate and everyone knows it," said Nebraska Republican consultant Sam Fischer, a partner at Meridian Strategies in Omaha. "I think it makes people think a lot harder about challenging Gov. Heineman. He's still immensely popular in the state, and I think it's potentially a primary-clearing event."
Fischer said Heineman also has the luxury of waiting for as long as several months, whereas other candidates will have to start campaigning by the start of summer to have a shot.
"To me, if they're serious, they're going to have to get their ducks in a row and hit the road by early summer," Fischer said. "With the summer, you've got all the fairs and parades. For people who are lesser-known in the state, in my opinion, they're going to have to look at getting in by June 1."
Johanns' decision to not to seek re-election has drawn attention to a field of possible candidates from both parties, although none have announced or indicated how they're leaning. The Republican possibilities include U.S. Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, Adrian Smith and Lee Terry, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, state Treasurer Don Stenberg and former state Treasurer Shane Osborn.
Fortenberry has said he is considering a run for the seat. The five-term congressman ended 2012 with nearly $771,000 in cash on-hand that could be used in a U.S. Senate campaign, according to federal election records. Terry finished the year with $21,000, and Smith had $628,000.
The possible Democratic U.S. Senate candidates include former University of Nebraska Regent Chuck Hassebrook, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler, former Lt. Gov. Kim Robak, and former gubernatorial candidate Mike Meister, a Scottsbluff attorney.
Vince Powers, chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party, said if Heineman chooses to run for Senate he could face criticism for his administration's handling of problems at the Beatrice State Developmental Center and within Nebraska's child welfare system.
"The Republicans have been in power for so long that it leads to arrogance and scandal and corruption," he said.


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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf was given approval Sunday to run for parliament next month, a victory for him in what has otherwise been a bumpy return to the country after more than four years in self-imposed exile.
Musharraf, who seized power in a military coup in 1999 but was forced to step down nearly a decade later, was greeted last month by only a couple thousand people at the airport in the southern city of Karachi when his plane landed from Dubai. The lackluster welcome was a sign, many analysts say, of how little support Musharraf has in his homeland.
Days after his arrival, an angry lawyer threw a shoe at Musharraf inside a court building in Karachi as he made his way to a courtroom to face a series of legal charges against him, including ones related to the 2007 assassination of former President Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf has avoided arrest because he arranged bail before he arrived, which is allowed in Pakistan's legal system.
On Monday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition alleging Musharraf committed treason while in office by sacking the chief justice and suspending the constitution. He also faces death threats from the Pakistani Taliban, who hate the former leader because of his alliance with the United States to fight Islamic militants while in office.
Amid this political turbulence, Musharraf likely was relieved when election officials on Sunday authorized him to run for parliament in a remote northern district of the country. An aide to the former military strongman, Rashid Qureshi, said officials in Chitral, near the Afghan border, accepted Musharraf's nomination papers.
Musharraf is popular in Chitral because he directed development money there while in office and oversaw the completion of an important tunnel that connects the remote, mountainous area to the rest of the country.
Musharraf's nomination was rejected in two other parts of the country and is still pending in the capital, Islamabad. Pakistan's political system allows candidates to run for more than one seat at a time.
Pakistani Election Commission officials could not be reached for comment to explain why Musharraf is being allowed to run in one constituency after being rejected in others. The criteria that are used to determine whether someone is eligible to run for office are supposed to be uniform across the country.
Judge Syed Ikramullah rejected Musharraf's candidacy in an area of Karachi after the former leader failed to appear before the court to respond to objections raised by his opponents. His attorney, Shafiq Ahmad, appeared and told the court that Musharraf would appeal the rejection of his candidacy.
His nomination also was rejected in the district of Kasur in central Punjab province.
Opponents have filed objections against Musharraf, alleging he violated the constitution by overthrowing an elected government in 1999 and committing other offenses.
The May 11 election is historic because it will mark the first transition between two democratically elected governments in the 65-year history of Pakistan, a country that has experienced three military coups and constant political instability.
The impact of Musharraf's party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, in the election is expected to be minimal because of the perceived lack of support for the former ruler in the country.
The former military strongman stepped down from power in 2008 following the threat of impeachment by Pakistan's main political parties. He left the country shortly thereafter and returned on March 24.
Associated Press writer Asif Shahzad contributed to this report.


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It would be hard to argue against the need to promote a culture of compromise in our current political atmosphere, and American history is certainly filled with noble and notable examples. The Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787, however is not among them.
In an effort to publicly encourage a spirit of compromise, University of Emory President James Wagner's recent article (link) claimed that the Three-Fifths Compromise "facilitated the achievement of what both sides of the debate really aspired to—a new nation… Pragmatic half-victories kept in view the higher aspiration of drawing the country more closely together." Understandably, his article prompted a very critical response and Wagner has since issued an apology, but for me, this incident illustrated an all too common mistake, the appropriation of history without an understanding of context. His reading of this singular incident ignores the ramifications of the Three-Fifths Compromise itself, and draws entirely the wrong conclusions.
In regards to the Three-Fifths Compromise, it's hard to fully grasp the circumstances of its adoption, and the magnitude of its effect. The ratio itself was not a new one; a taxation policy that would have counted slaves as three-fifths of a person towards the total population was proposed but never ratified with the Articles of Confederation. In that debate, southerners argued against representing their slaves, as a higher population would have resulted in owing more taxes, while northerners insisted slaves should be counted as people and taxed. In the southern states, legal tradition had established that slaves were property, and Thomas Jefferson noted during the debate that it would be unfair if they were taxed "according to their numbers and their wealth conjunctly, while the northern would be taxed on numbers only." (link)
By the time of the Constitutional Convention, representation, and not taxation, was the more pressing issue and the sides quickly reversed their positions. Southern states were now motivated to include their slave populations to gain more congressional representatives, and northern states fought to limit that influence. While most southern delegates had previously insisted slaves were property, now many cast themselves as caretakers and representatives, citing the fact that women and children couldn't vote but were still counted towards the population. Alexander Hamilton commented on this discrepancy during the debate. "Much has been said of the impropriety of representing men who have no will of their own. ...They are men, though degraded to the condition of slavery. They are persons known to the municipal laws of the states which they inhabit, as well as to the laws of nature. But representation and taxation go together. ...Would it be just to impose a singular burden, without conferring some adequate advantage?" Eventually however, the three-fifths ratio found its way into Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the U.S. Constitution (link).
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.
This compromise regarding slavery set the stage for ensuing decades of debate, political division, violent conflict and a deadly civil war. Slave owners built a conflicting philosophy that simultaneously viewed slaves as nothing more than property while insisting they reap the political rewards of representing them as people. It's hard to quantify the political advantage that the slave power in America established. Historian Garry Wills speculated in his 2003 book "Negro President": Jefferson and the Slave Power that Jefferson would not have won the 1800 election without the extra votes the Three-Fifths clause gave to the southern states. He continues saying that without their inflated representation, Missouri might have been a free state, the Wilmot Priviso (making slavery illegal in the territories gained from Mexico) would have passed, and the Kansas-Nebraska bill would have failed. While historians have debated these possibilities (link), it's hard to dismiss the added influence held by the southern states. Ultimately, pro-slavery interests won those battles and many others, until 1860, when a politically united North elected Abraham Lincoln and the southern states attempted to secede from the Union, sparking the Civil War.
The Three-Fifths Compromise hardly leaves behind a legacy of compromise worth emulating. Rather than unite the new nation, it failed to effectively deal with the issue of slavery, distorted the political balance, and muddled the legal definition of slavery. The problems that this compromise perpetuated set the United States on a path that led to the Civil War, a conflict so bloody that its casualties outnumber all other American wars combined. While the outcome of that war, and the constitutional changes that came with it, made the Three-Fifths Compromise legally irrelevant, its inclusion in the U.S. Constitution should never be cited to extol the virtues compromise.
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Letters to the Editor
Let's Clarify the Facts on SSC Building Trades
In the Aug. 19 article on the Standish-Sterling school board and Building Trades, many comments made require clarification.
Our past superintendent asserted the district's never lost money on building trades. Mr. Nelson, school board president, stated the program showed a $174,000 loss since 2001, including subdivision costs, like the three unused lots ($27,500 each, per the board) the school still owns. The school received additional state funding ($12,000-20,000 annually for the past ten years) for simply having Building Trades. Using a conservative average of $15,000 per year for the past ten years equals $150,000 in EXTRA revenue. According to the city, adding some of the school tax revenue on the homes built and sold results in about $22,000 yearly in tax revenue. Multiplying $22,000 for an average of five years equals $110,000.
It's interesting that Mr. McFarland, school board vice-president, reported the district still has one house for sale, when it sold in June. According to information from Nelson, the 2008-09 house cost $125,000, and the district broke even on the sale. However, the house sold for $142,500. That seems like a $17,500 profit.
Let's add up revenues: $82,500 assets in lots paid for, $150,000 in state funding, $110,000 in school property taxes, plus $17,500 profit for the sale of the home – a total income of $359,000, less the $174,000 reported loss equals a profit of $185,000 over 10 years. What other program educates students with a skill AND makes money?
Mrs. Golimbieski justified cutting building trades by stating the Bay-Arenac Skill Center offers a nearly identical course. Mike Dewey, BAISD Superintendent, said the skill center has four slots available for students from our school: two in-house, two on sites. The only way there may be more is if other districts in the BAISD don't fill all theirs. What happens to the other 56 students in the Standish-Sterling Building Trades Program? Further, McFarland stated, "The other positive thing about [the Bay Arenac Skill Center] is the kids are going to a good program." Does that mean ours isn't good? How do the board members know? Fortunately, the community knows. At an open house in May to show off the students' work, 500 people toured the house — no board members or the superintendent came to see it or congratulate the students.
Howard Barriger
SSC Building Trades Instructor
No more what-ifs
I have questions for the community, S-S board, and Mr. Dodge. When will you start dealing with reality and not "what-ifs"? I understand "looking down the road" and being prepared. However, you can't do this for every possible situation that MIGHT happen. For instance, hiring three foreign language teachers in the last two years because they MIGHT require it? How about pre-kindergarten? "What-if" the government cancels it? If they do, THEN cancel the program. Right now, core classes are limited and test scores are low. Seniors choose between writing classes recommended for college and anatomy, which are both important and should be available. Teachers are teaching unfamiliar classes, such as math teachers teaching chemistry.
THE REALITY IS we can't keep extra foreign language teachers when core classes are overloaded. THE REALITY IS surrounding class-B schools, some with 800 more students than S-S, don't have even three full-time foreign language teachers.
Call the counselors and ask. Some colleges like seeing it on a student's record, but not many. Maybe someday we can employ four foreign language teachers, not now. Then, to layoff teachers! Maybe there's extra teachers in the elementary because they've been transferred from the high school to the middle school, from there to the elementary. From what I'm told, last year's senior class had 30-40 more students than the eighth grade, therefore, this year, we have that many less students in the high school. A little better planning could've prevented the hiring of one teacher, laying off three, and huge class sizes. Looking at other schools, it was stated by the board that Shepherd Public Schools would do layoffs, like this makes the board decisions sound better. On the evening news that night, it was reported at Shepherd that the superintendent would take a pay cut and there'd be NO layoffs. Four board members told me these layoffs are necessary. So, board and Mr. Dodge, even though you hired a teacher and you have $5.3 million in the bank, I'll give in to the plan of laying off three teachers. Now let's act on reality, not "what ifs", and layoff from the bottom, starting with elective teachers. Look at the MEAP scores and help students in CORE areas – Science, English and Math – not electives, since we're in a "financial crisis".
Kim Hadd
Great work at the town hall
I appreciate Pete Hoekstra, Debra Burlingame, Ton Kerrin, Senator Jim Barcia, David Littmann and Father James Fitzpatrick.
Their participation in our Town Hall meeting was greatly appreciated. With their information, we feel we are getting closer to the truth about the Guantanamo Detainee issue at Standish Max.
I would like to congratulate the people of the City of Standish, Arenac County and Michigan for their respectful participation in the Town Hall meeting on Aug. 20, 2009. We had an open meeting for all to attend and those who came thrilled me with their thoughtful questions and pinpoint comments. It would have been even better if opposing viewpoints had been represented. There were City Officials and City Council Members in attendance but they chose not to participate, and Bart Stupak was conspicuous by his absence. I only wish when Congressman Stupak came to Standish on Aug. 7, 2009, he had invited all of us to his Special Meeting.
This is only the beginning of our effort to have a full explanation of the effects to our town, county, state and our country if Guantanamo detainees come to Standish Max.
Of course this is only an issue if Governor Granholm closes Standish Max as she has stated.
I think this is still in doubt and can be resolved. Jim Barcia, a great friend of central Michigan, has represented us for many years in many ways and his idea to try a bipartisan approach to keeping Standish Max open gives us great hope. There is no water and sewer issue if Standish Max doesn't close. Let me conclude by saying we had a wonderful Town Hall meeting where everyone was invited to come to participate and to observe Democracy in action at Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church in Standish. Thank you all who participated.
David E. Munson
Arenac First
Once again we find ourselves in the position of hiring someone to work for Arenac County. I would just like to note for the new commissioners that in 2007, the board used what it called the Arenac First Program. This meant that whenever Arenac County needed to contract a service, purchase a product, or employ a person, the ordinary preference was to seek locally first and then seek other sources. I feel this approach has worked very well for the county including hiring and employment.
I feel there are many reasons that when hiring new employees, some sort of "Buy Arenac" influence is a positive for county operations. Therefore, we should practice an underlying preference to choose Arenac County residents to work for the county.
There are many objective reasons to hire locally.
Living closer to work is energy efficient (less gas used driving to work, makes it more likely a person comes in on bad weather days). An employee's familiarity with the area helps with seeking services, places or locations, or service providers as they do their jobs. Residents who live and work for the county feel a vested interest in doing a better job for their fellow residents.
Another reason is because of the depressed job market in terms of applications, the county is seeing a higher percentage of applicants with stronger academic credentials. Credential so strong it overwhelms the resume of the typical Arenac County resident applicant, whatever the position. I mention this because Arenac County resident applications are usually not as strong academically but compensate for this with real world experience from working for a living and learned in the school of life.
Therefore I hope that all the Arenac County resident applicants (previously discarded in Committee of the Whole action) to be called in for an interview. Let's give them a chance. Yes we can.
Joseph Sancimino
Arenac Board Commissioner, 5th District
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The Daily Word 08.25.09: Torture, Cuba, Treasure, UFOs
Albuquerque's next money-making scheme: Bring in a federal agency's business operations and become "the Washington of the West." ... Even though there's already a place called Washington in the West.
Were cowhands torturing livestock at a teen rodeo?
In other torture news, Cheney condemns the Obama administration's investigation of the Bush administration.
Bill Richardson is in Cuba.
Modern treasure hunters search for lost Inca gold.
U.S. budget deficit "underscores the dire fiscal situation that [the White House] inherited."
A visual guide to the world's currency.
Health care town hall in Albuquerque, a recap of Bingaman's thoughts on the matter.
Manta UFOs spotted in New Mexico last month.
See the ten best geologic sites in the U.S.
KFC's "double down" is a chicken sandwich that uses chicken rather than bread.
Album of the day—crunk style: All Work and No Play by DJ Screw.
Weather: Rain today, temps in the mid '80s for the rest of the week. Is fall already sneaking up on us?


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Be expands broadband network
Still schtum on customer numbers
Be - the broadband ISP that advertises speeds of up to 24Mb - is expanding its network. The ISP is investing in local loop unbundling (LLU) and has already installed its kit in 60 BT telephone exchanges in London to provide services direct to end users.
It reckons that by May a further 90-odd exchanges will be unbundled taking the total number of LLU sites to 156, with Birmingham and Manchester the first areas outside of London to get the Be treatment.
"Since we broke the broadband speed record last year we have been focused on developing the best products we can and now we want to bring that innovation to much more of the UK," Be managing director Dana Pressman said in a statement.
However the LLU operator, which has so far secured £24.5m in investment, is still refusing to say how many users it's signed up.
Elsewhere, Cable & Wireless has a fortnight to decide the future of its established LLU operator Bulldog.
The telco is due to publish its new broadband strategy at the end of the month amid speculation that even though Bulldog has more than 80,000 punters, it will step back from retail broadband and become a wholesale provider of LLU services instead. ®


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MANCHESTER - Easter Seals Seniors Count volunteers are available to do free safety evaluations of homes of at-risk seniors in the Greater Manchester area.
The agency helps men and women live at home safely and independently.
Trained volunteers in teams of two are available to do evaluations, at the convenience of the senior, related to smoke detectors, handrails, carpeting, exits, lighting and many other concerns to ensure a safe environment. The senior must be the owner of the home.
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CIU Introduces Five New Academic Programs
Students enrolling at Columbia International University now have five new academic programs to choose from. Four of the programs are available to undergraduate students and a new master's program is being offered to students enrolled in CIU Seminary & School of Ministry.
The Digital Media & Cinema major prepares students to develop films, videos and documentaries. Students will visit New York City and the major broadcast studios for an inside look into video production and editing, and a behind-the-scenes tour of a major Broadway play. Digital Media & Cinema is also available as a minor.
The Media Arts major prepares students for careers in graphic design, digital photography, Web design and development, video production, and writing.
The English major focuses on intellectual development through reading, writing, and critical thinking, as it prepares students for effective use of the written word in a variety of careers. It also lays the groundwork for graduate studies, particularly in English language and literature.
The Church Ministry major provides students with specialized knowledge and skills to serve effectively as a staff member in a local church. Areas of concentration include Pastoral Ministry, Discipleship Ministry and Children's Ministry. The Church Ministry program is also available as a minor.
The Youth Ministry Leadership master's degree is designed to help graduates address current trends in adolescent culture and develop the leadership skills needed to plan and implement effective strategies for youth and family ministry. Students have the option of pursuing a specialized Master of Arts in Youth Ministry Leadership, or they may choose the same concentration as part of the more comprehensive Master of Divinity degree.


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Arizona receivers have big day in Palmer's debut
Arizona receivers have big day in Palmer's debut
Sep. 12, 2013
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — One thing was clear in the Arizona Cardinals' season opener, Carson Palmer has more than Larry Fitzgerald as a reliable target.
Sure, Fitzgerald had eight catches for 80 yards and two touchdowns, but Andre Roberts and Michael Floyd had big games, too, although it was for naught in a 27-24 loss to St. Louis.
Roberts caught nine passes, matching his career best, for 97 yards, many of them coming on third down and more than a few accompanied by crunching hits from the Rams' defense. Floyd, entering his second season after Arizona drafted him in the first round out of Notre Dame, had a 44-yard grab to set up the Cardinals' first touchdown. He finished with four receptions for 82 yards.
"It's definitely good to see them do it in a regular-season game, being our first time together," Palmer said before Wednesday's practice. "But I'm not surprised whatsoever. I expect more out of those guys. I'll always tell them that. Anytime any one of them is 1-on-1, they have to win."
Palmer, entering his 11th pro season, completed 26 of 40 passes for 327 yards and two scores with an interception. He is the first Arizona quarterback to complete 65 percent of his passes and throw for at least 320 yards since Kurt Warner did it against Seattle on Nov. 15, 2009.
Still, Palmer thought he could have done better, especially since the offense couldn't get anything going late after leading 24-13 in the fourth quarter.
"There are a handful of things that happen each week," he said. "I spent a lot of the last two days looking at those things figuring out what I need to improve on, came up with a couple of drills with our QB coach (Freddie Kitchens) for today."
New Arizona coach Bruce Arians spent two decades as a pass-loving assistant coach before serving as interim head coach in Indianapolis while Chuck Pagano was fighting leukemia last season. To keep offenses from double-teaming Fitzgerald so often, he has all three receivers prepared to line up in any of the receiving spots on any given play.
"I don't want anybody knowing who's where and where we put this guy and this guy and this guy," Arians said. "If there's a weakness in the secondary, we'd like to be in the formation to find it."
Fitzgerald had talked about the challenges of learning all three receiver positions after spending his entire career essentially playing just one, and the results were good in the opener. It was his first two-touchdown performance in 24 games. Fitzgerald had only four TD catches all of last season.
But the biggest game among Arizona's receiving trio belonged to Roberts, who repeatedly was the third-down target of Palmer. Had Arizona hung on to win, Arians said it was the kind of performance that would earn a game ball.
Roberts is something of a protegee as well as a good friend of Fitzgerald. He even accompanied Fitzgerald on several of the six-time Pro Bowl receiver's international jaunts in the offseason, including a trek to Antarctica. Fitzgerald joked that he didn't take Roberts with him.
"He always pays his own way," Fitzgerald said.
Roberts admires Fitzgerald's preparation.
"He acts like he's fighting to make the team every year," Roberts said.
Floyd, at 6-foot-2, simply out-jumped and outmuscled the defender on his big catch.
"He's bigger than every corner in the league," Palmer said. "He's more physical. He probably has more vertical jump than most guys. You saw him do that at Notre Dame for years, so it's pretty natural for him to go up and catch those 50-50 balls."
Floyd had a chance at a similar play later in the game but couldn't come up with it. Palmer said Floyd apparently lost the ball in the lights, but the receiver said he would not use that as an excuse.
"I told him he has to make that catch 10 out of 10 times," Palmer said.
Floyd said he knows his athletic ability and size are his hold cards when he goes up for a catch.
"You've got to use what God gave you," he said, "so whatever you do to use your body and shift to get that job done, you do."
Arizona was without another receiver expected to have a big impact, tight end Rob Housler. Housler hasn't practiced for two weeks because of a high ankle sprain. There's a good chance he won't be able to play when the Cardinals face Detroit in their home opener on Sunday.
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|2012-09-11, 07:37
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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They designed a shit ton of different logos for Psycho-Pass before deciding on a final one. Here's a preview of some of those logos, but for those who recall the very first PV, we already saw many of them flashed at the end there.
The old teaser is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G4dJrse5nc
More Psycho-Pass animation character art from Animate's free mag: http://www.animate.co.jp/special/cha.../charabyebook/
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|2012-09-11, 13:22
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Those are scans from Newtype talking about the Dominator gun and the various character profiles. Like I previously mentioned, the gun detects the criminality of a subject, and arms itself accordingly. In this article it is explained that the different offensive modes the system can change to are: Paralyser, Eliminator (lethal ammo), and Disintegrator.
|2012-09-11, 13:56
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There are also more details about the characters, which seems pretty interesting. Shinya himself, even though he is an enforcement officer, has a high level of criminality potential as measured by the system they use. It seems his past is also tied to an unsolved bizarre murder case.
The other character profiles are mostly general traits and personalities. Akane is a fresh grad who enters the force as an executive officer because of her high aptitude scores. Nojima's character is the other senior executive officer on the team, and he is described as a brilliant officer who keeps his emotions to himself, and is especially hard on Akane.
Ishida's character is a loud mouth who likes making fun of people, and he spends all his spare time playing portable videogames. The old guy is a veteran on the force who's like a father figure, and he's the one who helps induct Akane into their field work. The ponytail girl is a cool sort of character who like reading books, and she's also the specialist who controls the robot drones for the team. The scientist chick is the sexy and glamorous sort of woman, and she's in-charge of the medical well being of the team, as well as analyzing the criminality data of offenders.
|2012-09-11, 14:37
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|2012-09-11, 14:46
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Here are more details from the full interview in Newtype between Koji Yamamoto (FujiTV, noitaminA producer) and Takeshi Wada (Production IG, currently runs Wit Studio and is producing Psycho-Pass and Robotics;Notes):
- The idea originally came up because Sony was remaking Spiderman. Yamamoto felt that Production IG also had strong properties which have been dormant for some time - Ghost in the Shell, and Patlabor. But instead of remaking them, he thought it would be good if they made something brand new in that same direction instead. The concept being "a cop series".
- The project started coming together about 2 years ago. They decided who would be the producers and the chief director pretty early. It seems the chief director (we know its Motohiro now) was definitely something FujiTV wanted.
- What Yamamoto wanted for the show was something like Inception, but done in an anime form which can show off the Japanese animation industry's ability to also create major scifi works like that. Inception is very popular, Ghost in the Shell is very popular, people overseas respect these works, etc. You get the picture.
- Yamamoto was also the one who had the idea to get Amano involved in the character designs. The reason for this is because he feels that her artwork has a more adult taste in them, and she's also popular with both male and female demographics, so it would be a more gender neutral style which can appeal to older audiences as well.
- The story and science-fiction world setting is something which the chief producer and the script writer (Urobuchi!!) planned out together. Some of the details and ideas evolved along with Amano's designs however. It seems that both the Dominator gun and the wrist bracelet computer they use to calculate Psycho-Pass measurements are things which developed from Amano's preference for gadget designs.
|2012-09-11, 14:55
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I remember when people were hyped for Guilty Crown I just didn't feel it. It seemed to be a lot of style over substance right from the beginning. I gave it a chance but it was clear pretty early on they were going for flash not depth.
Of course I became interested in Psycho Pass when Urobuchi was first rumored to be involved (the early gun promo did nothing for me). But now even the premise (sounds like some good sci-fi) and the fact that got someone involved with live action dramas has me hyped.
I am really hoping this will meet my expectations and I am trying not to let them grow to high. Of course a 1 cour series is always worrying (I assume this is 1 cour) but Urobuchi did handle a 1 cour series very well in Madoka so he at least is capable of it.
|2012-09-11, 15:31
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Now I'm even more hyped for this. I hope it's at least a cult hit if not a blockbuster.
|2012-09-11, 15:37
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Wow ! to your infos duckroll , thanks very much
I'm speechless , from your words it seems way more ambitious than i thought .
If it can top ghost in the shell , inception etc , those kind of adult scenario ,then the 16 years rule will get broken xd.
|2012-09-11, 15:38
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Gen writing it is enough to make it a hit and thanks DR . The plot sounds interesting and while i admit the characters (save hibari/shinya) sound cliche knowing gen its more then it appears to be. The character designs seem really good and adapt amanos design well much better then reborns ever did.
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I appreciate that instead of retconning a franchise they're just making a new property. Too many sequels lately that aren't traditional sequels and fail to pay homage to their original titles like Eureka 7 Ao and Last Exile: Fam.
|2012-09-11, 15:55
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I didnt saw the new last exile but OMG the new eureka seven is Awful , great 2d animations and some great actions packed sequences but still inferior to E7 for me and especially the scenario wich is a pain to follow and love.
I hate the characters doing stuff and talking about thing that no one get in order to make it mysterious.
I hope at least a good ending but i'm disappointed.
Anyway i agree that doin a new series is really great , i just hope it will be a success and grant the risk taken !
|2012-09-11, 17:13
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Thanks you duckroll!!
oh well, it's officially the spiritual successor of GITS, then
So, from what they said, they also wanted to show off the quality of the Japanese animation, huh? Sounds like this show might really be the "challenge" they were talking about.
|2012-09-11, 17:20
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Hopefully the Japanese will continue with Yamamoto's line of thinking and not fall into the mainly-remakes trap. Unfortunately the recent glut of moe SOL shows and mixed-reviewed remakes indicates to me that that day may come.
So that's why I might follow this series over the Madoka movies. I think Madoka deserved its all its initial praise, but I think there's only so much mileage you can get out of it. (And at the risk of being a hypocrite, I'd much rather see Shaft finish off SZS.)
|2012-09-11, 17:45
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And yeah madoka deserves all the praise despite the two movies remake.
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Sanborn Regional students evacuated after bomb threatBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
February 21. 2013 8:25PM
KINGSTON - Students at Sanborn Regional High School were dismissed early Thursday after a bomb threat was written on a mirror in a boy's restroom.
Police were called to the school shortly before noon to investigate the threat.
Police Chief Donald Briggs Jr. said investigators have developed juvenile suspects in the case.
After the threat was discovered, Superintendent Brian Blake said students were evacuated to the gym and then dismissed based on the advice of the police chief.
"While we don't believe there was any imminent danger, we took the precautions nonetheless. We anticipate that students will be back in school (today)," Blake said.
Briggs said the investigation began after the word "bomb" was found written on a mirror in a boy's restroom on the second floor.
A bomb-sniffing dog from state police was brought in to assist in the investigation. Briggs said police also searched the building but found nothing suspicious.
Kingston police were also assisted by the Kingston Fire Department, the Rockingham County Sheriff's Department and Fremont police.
Police cleared the school by 3 p.m., Briggs said.
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I am not sure where I found these, but I was entertained. Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited, until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisors. When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there. People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church. Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong. If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has. Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.
Roy Geoghegan was born July 1916 in Jefferson County. He served as a motorcycle patrolman in the 30's and 40's first riding an Indian Motorcycle and later riding a Harley. He said he liked the Indian motorcycle much better.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in Germany. After his honorable discharged he married and started a family. He had three children. He built a home on Belknap Beach in Oldham County doing much of the construction himself.
Above left, co-author of Clayton's River Adventure, Frank J. Feger, joined fellow author Linda M. Penn at Karen's Book Barn for the signing of their book last Saturday. Feger signed books for fans (from left to right) Ellie Diamond, Carol Hillebrandt, Clara Williams, Sharon Prince and Lucy Diamond. Above right, William Chapman, author of The Wake of the Pina Colada, speaks to Josie Wiseman and her dog, Truffle, about Chapman's book.
During one of his political campaigns, a delegation called on Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The President met them with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up. "Ah, gentlemen," he said, "come down to the barn and we will talk while I do some work." At the barn, Roosevelt picked up a pitchfork and looked around for the hay. Then he called out, "John, where's all the hay?"
Celebrities tend to misbehave in tiresome and predictable ways, like tantrums, affairs and addictions, and we tend to think they're spoiled. But one psychiatrist, Cornell's Robert B. Millman, says they're not spoiled, they're sick. The affliction is Acquired Situational Narcissism.
Taylor E. Gelnett, a 2012 graduate of Oldham County High School, recently completed Marine recruit training at Parris Island, S.C. He will next attend Marine combat training at Camp Geiger in North Carolina. Proud parents are Larry Joe and Carla Ann Gelnett, of La Grange.
It may be the most affluent county in Kentucky, but that doesn't mean Oldham County is excluded from the perils of the winter season and the hunger epidemic.
Mission Crestwood, which just received its charity status, has served 24,000 hungry and needy people just this year and 76 percent of those people were Oldham County residents.
"Christianity is not a religion it is a dangerous mind-control program that encourages genocide." "Christianity was made to brainwash. This is how people got power and money while others believed that all this was because they 'served God.' "
"Then my father went on to tell me that I am going to pay, and how he is going to make my life a living hell, and started threatening me with a reversed mortgage when he dies."
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Most people in the province of Quebec and across Canada that call the Montreal Canadiens their team are about ready to write their club's epitaph after the Habs dropped a 7-0 decision to the Bruins last night.
And it probably reads something like this, courtesy of Sean Gordon of The Globe & Mail:
Maybe they really are gutless, maybe Scott Gomez is the worst-ever Hab, maybe Tomas Plekanec is old and busted, maybe Mike Cammalleri is in a funk from which he'll never emerge, maybe this is Jacques Martin's Waterloo, maybe Brian Gionta really did wave a white flag for the first time in his life, maybe they'll never win again, ever.
Obviously, had the score last night been reversed, Boston backers would be saying the same things today with Bruins names replacing those of the Habs players and coach. Nonetheless, it's funny to read this morning while the Bruins are enjoying their day off in the aftermath of the rout.
Of course, the season's not over. The Bruins still have a lot to accomplish before the end of the regular season, as do the Habs. And although these teams are done with their initially scheduled six match-ups for this season, it's highly likely they're going to run into one another in a couple weeks in the postseason. That's about all the Habs have to hang their hats on right about now.
While not endorsing the rosier outlook that a minuscule minority of Montreal fans might be embracing right now, Gordon goes on to list the things that could make it easier for Habs fans to get through their day today. He starts with the notion that it can't get worse for the Habs than what happened last night:
So how's this: what if this beat-down was actually a good thing? Because let's face it, it's hard to imagine the club laying an egg that big again – they truly can't play any worse. We were struck by a point that a fan made on one of the Habs forums last night (sorry, can't remember which one or we'd give 'em credit). What if this team isn't grown-up enough to play with the weight of expectation? They went to New York last Friday with a chance to kill off the Rangers' chance at sixth place. Bad bounce, breakdown, blowout. They went in to Tuesday's game with desperate Buffalo with a chance to leapfrog Boston – flat effort early, narrow loss. They show up in Boston for the first time since the Pacioretty game with a chance to draw within a point of the Bruins – you know the rest.
There are more reasons things might start to look up for the Habs, but you can click the link if you want to read them.
I just thought it'd be fun for my readers to see that these are the types of stories the folks in Montreal have been reduced to writing and reading today — stories of a "well, it can't get any worse" variety.
Enjoy it while you can. But stay somewhat grounded in case another disappointing postseason — like every one since 1973 — awaits.


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At long last, the story of the beautiful dark-hearted Kitiara Uth Matar. This compelling novel tells the story of the birth of her twin brothers, the warrior Caramon and the frail mage Raistlin, and Kit's admirable role in their upbringing.
But her youthful mercenary deeds and increasing fascination with evil throw her into the company of a roguish stranger and band of adventurers whose fates are intermingled with her own. Haunted by the memory of her Solamnic father, she hunts him ceaselessly.
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"What's wrong with Norman?" someone asks in the third episode of "Bates Motel," A&E;'s update and prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." Maybe they should be asking, "What's wrong with Norman's new town?"
The Norman in question is Norman Bates, the knife-wielding maniac played creepily by Anthony Perkins in the 1960 horror classic. In the compelling new series (9 p.m. March 18, A&E; 3 stars out of 4) executive produced by Carlton Cuse ("Lost") and Kerry Ehrin ("Friday Night Lights"), Freddie Highmore plays up Norman's vulnerability, making him a sweet but socially awkward high school outcast with definite mommy issues.
Mommy Dearest is Norma, who here is much more than the mummified corpse she was in "Psycho." Vera Farmiga, devouring the juicy role, plays Norma as a loving, protective mother prone to smothering her son. She's also an impulsive, sexual and jealous creature who manipulates Norman and others. One way or another, this woman gets what she wants.
When we meet the Batses in Monday's premiere, Norman has discovered the body of his father in the garage. Norma, not at all upset about it, packs up Norman and their belongings in the car and sets off for a fresh start in the seemingly idyllic coastal town of White Pine Bay, where she's purchased a motel and the hauntingly familiar house on the hill beside it.
That's when things get (more) disturbing.
As the mother and son meet more of their new neighbors, viewers are introduced to a steady steam of shady characters more suited to "Lost" than "Friday Night Lights." It turns out the new Bates Motel has a history, and its former owner is not pleased that Norma snatched it up so cheaply in a foreclosure sale. He harasses the Bateses--which really, he shouldn't do that--while his buddy, Sheriff Alex Romero (Nestor Carbonell), casts a wary eye on Norman and Norma. Deputy Zach Shelby (Mike Vogel) casts a different kind of an eye on Norma.
By the time Norman's estranged half-brother, Dylan Massett (Max Thieriot), shows up to work Norma's nerves, we know White Pine Bay is hiding skeletons more nasty than those in the Bateses' closet. Norma's idea that it's she and Norman against the world might be less twisted than we think.
As they reveal more of White Pine Bay, Cuse and Ehrin slowly ratchet up the subtle suspense and eeriness Hitchcock so loved. But not everything is as restrained in "Bates Motel." A horrific rape scene in the first hour signals the unsettling nature of the series, but it could also compell some viewers to turn it off. And while I'm on the subject of flaws: It makes sense geek girl Emma Decody (Olivia Cooke) would dig nerdy Norman, but I'm still not clear how he attracts the attention of popular girl Bradley Martin (Nicola Peltz). But hey, no one understands teens, right?
"Bates Motel," however, makes one thing crystal clear by the end of the first episode: Like "Psycho," it offers a deliciously scary stew of unexpected twists, murder and mind games.
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Pussys get so wet when they are scared. Loved the meaty flaps on Paris. Nice panties on both.
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[The following is my own translation, but I have had the aid of suggestions from various other scholars. It must be obvious that more than one section of the original is now quite unintelligible to the average American of the sort using the Common Speech. What would he make, for example, of such a sentence as this one: He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures? Or of this: He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise. Such Johnsonian periods are quite beyond his comprehension, and no doubt the fact is at least partly to blame for the neglect upon which the Declaration has fallen in recent years. When, during the Wilson-Palmer saturnalia of oppressions, specialists in liberty began protesting that the Declaration plainly gave the people the right to alter the goverment under which they lived and even to abolish it altogether, they encountered the utmost incredulity. On more than one occasion, in fact, such an exegete was tarred and feathered by the shocked members of the American Legion, even after the Declaration had been read to them. What ailed them was that they could not understand its eighteenth century English. I make the suggestion that its circulation among such patriotic men, translated into the language they use every day, would serve to prevent, or, at all events, to diminish that sort of terrorism.]
When things get so balled up that the people of a country have to cut loose from some other country, and go it on their own hook, without asking no permission from nobody, excepting maybe God Almighty, then they ought to let everybody know why they done it, so that everybody can see they are on the level, and not trying to put nothing over on nobody.
All we got to say on this proposition is this: first, you and me is as good as anybody else, and maybe a damn sight better; second, nobody aint got no right to take away none of our rights; third, every man has got a right to live, to come and go as he pleases, and to have a good time however he likes, so long as he dont interfere with nobody else. That any government that dont give a man these rights aint worth a damn; also, people ought to choose the kind of goverment they want themselves, and nobody else ought to have no say in the matter. That whenever any goverment dont do this, then the people have got a right to can it and put in one that will take care of their interests. Of course, that dont mean having a revolution every day like them South American coons and yellow-bellies and Bolsheviki, or every time some job-holder does something he aint got no business to do. It is better to stand a little graft, etc., than to have revolutions all the time, like them coons and Bolsheviki, and any man that wasnt a anarchist or one of them I. W. W.s would say the same. But when things get so bad that a man aint hardly got no rights at all no more, but you might almost call him a slave, then everybody ought to get together and throw the grafters out, and put in new ones who wont carry on so high and steal so much, and then watch them. This is the proposition the people of these Colonies is up against, and they have got tired of it, and wont stand it no more. The administration of the present King, George III, has been rotten from the start, and when anybody kicked about it he always tried to get away with it by strong-arm work. Here is some of the rough stuff he has pulled:
He vetoed bills in the Legislature that everybody was in favor of, and hardly nobody was against.
He wouldnt allow no law to be passed without it was first put up to him, and then he stuck it in his pocket and let on he forgot about it, and didnt pay no attention to no kicks.
When people went to work and gone to him and asked him to put through a law about this or that, he give them their choice: either they had to shut down the Legislature and let him pass it all by him-self, or they couldnt have it at all.
He made the Legislature meet at one-horse thank-towns out in the alfalfa belt, so that hardly nobody could get there and most of the leaders would stay home and let him go to work and do things as he pleased.
He give the Legislature the air, and sent the members home every time they stood up to him and give him a call-down.
When a Legislature was busted up he wouldnt allow no new one to be elected, so that there wasnt nobody left to run things, but anybody could walk in and do whatever they pleased.
He tried to scare people outen moving into these States, and made it so hard for a wop or one of them poor kikes to get his papers that he would rather stay home and not try it, and then, when he come in, he wouldnt let him have no land, and so he either went home again or never come.
He monkeyed with the courts, and didnt hire enough judges to do the work, and so a person had to wait so long for his case to come up that he got sick of waiting, and went home, and so never got what was coming to him.
He got the judges under his thumb by turning them out when they done anything he didnt like, or holding up their salaries, so that they had to cough up or not get no money.
He made a lot of new jobs, and give them to loafers that nobody knowed nothing about, and the poor people had to pay the bill, whether they wanted to or not.
Without no war going on, he kept an army loafing around the country, no matter how much people kicked about it.
He let the army run things to suit theirself and never paid no attention whatsoever to nobody which didnt wear no uniform.
He let grafters run loose, from God knows where, and give them the say in everything, and let them put over such things as the following:
Making poor people board and lodge a lot of soldiers they aint got no use for, and dont want to see loafing around.
When the soldiers kill a man, framing it up so that they would get off.
Interfering with business.
Making us pay taxes without asking us whether we thought the things we had to pay taxes for was something that was worth paying taxes for or not.
When a man was arrested and asked for a jury trial, not letting him have no jury trial.
Chasing men out of the country, without being guilty of nothing, and trying them somewheres else for what they done here.
In countries that border on us, he put in bum goverments, and then tried to spread them out, so that by and by they would take in this country too, or make our own goverment as bum as they was. He never paid no attention whatever to the Constitution, but he went to work and repealed laws that everybody was satisfied with and hardly nobody was against, and tried to fix the goverment so that he could do whatever he pleased.
He busted up the Legislatures and let on he could do all the work better by himself.
Now he washes his hands of us and even declares war on us, so we dont owe him nothing, and whatever authority he ever had he aint got no more.
He has burned down towns, shot down people like dogs, and raised hell against us out on the ocean.
He hired whole regiments of Dutch, etc., to fight us, and told them they could have anything they wanted if they could take it away from us, and sicked these Dutch, etc., on us without paying no attention whatever to international law.
He grabbed our own people when he found them in ships on the ocean, and shoved guns into their hands, and made them fight against us, no matter how much they didnt want to.
He stirred up the Indians, and give them arms ammunition, and told them to go to it, and they have killed men, women and children, and dont care which.
Every time he has went to work and pulled any of these things, we have went to work and put in a kick, but every time we have went to work and put in a kick he has went to work and did it again. When a man keeps on handing out such rough stuff all the time, all you can say is that he aint got no class and aint fitten to have no authority over people who have got any rights, and he ought to be kicked out.
When we complained to the English we didnt get no more satisfaction. Almost every day we warned them that the politicians over there was doing things to us that they didnt have no right to do. We kept on reminding them who we were, and what we was doing here, and how we come to come here. We asked them to get us a square deal, and told them that if this thing kept on wed have to do something about it and maybe they wouldnt like it. But the more we talked, the more they didnt pay no attention to us. Therefore, if they aint for us they must be agin us, and we are ready to give them the fight of their lives, or to shake hands when it is over.
Therefore be it resolved, That we, the representatives of the people of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, hereby declare as follows: That the United States, which was the United Colonies in former times, is now free and independent, and ought to be; that we have throwed out the English Kings and dont want to have nothing to do with him no more, and are not in England no more; and that,being as we are now free and independent, we can do anything that free and independent parties can do, especially declare war, make peace, sign treaties, go into business, etc. And we swear on the Bible on this proposition, one and all, and agree to stick to it no matter what happens, whether we win or we lose, and whether we get away with it or get the worst of it, no matter whether we lose all our property by it or even get hung for it.
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