text:
Liam's First, Second and Third Spankings
|by Bunbuster
Copyright on this story text belongs at all times to the original author only, whether stated explicitly in the text or not. The original date of posting to the MMSA was: 05 Dec 2008
"Since I'm gonna be living with you and your wife that doesn't mean that you're gonna,ah, well you know", Liam asked me as he tried and failed to get the exact word out.
"What do you mean, Liam?", I asked the 18 year old, though I damn well knew what the boy meant. We were pulling into my driveway with Liam's meager belongings in the trunk as the kid sat next to me wearing a clean white tee-shirt and tan bermuda shorts which showed off his pretty pink thighs.
I had hired Liam to work in the mail room at my company 6 months before. Liam was 2 months shy of his 18 birthday. Having raised 3 boys of my own, now married with families of their own, I fell in love with Liam right from the start. He was such a sweet kid.
Liam had the air of a waif, like a leaf flying through the air on a cool east coast fall day. Born out of wedlock to a gum chewing teenaged girl and an very absent dad, the boy was raised, if you can call it that, by grandparents, aunts and uncles and whoever else decided to take the boy in for short stays. Though Liam had the air of a boy who lacked parental affection, shy & blushing around adults, he maintained a kind of childlike sweetness that I found endearing, like an eagar to please puppy dog.
On the day that I interviewed him Liam was dressed in a tight sleeveless Metallica tee-shirt, which showed off the dewy pink baby skin of his upper arms, and tight worn jeans, which clung to a somewhat plump fanny. He had no other clothes. Being a dad who spanked I naturally thought of the subject for a fleeting second when I saw Liam's plump fanny in the tight denim, even a glimpse of tender pink baby bottom skin through a tear in the seat but had no intention of warming Liam's tushie. However, which I was to find out, somethings come naturally, like the urge to put on one's boots during a snowstorm, the urge to spank comes over a confirmed bottom warmer when confronted with a young snotnose with a plump bottom, especially when there is no other route to take.
When I said that I would hire him it took everything in the kid to keep himself from jumping up and down with joy. The job, his first, meant that much to him.
"Ok Liam, now you're getup is mighty cute but can you dress a big more appropriate for the job&?quot;, I asked as I shook the 'bouncing baby boy's' soft hand.
"Oh no, I don't have much clothes", Liam said and he suddenly looked worried that the job was off.
I looked at the cute young bugger, his little face framed by his shoulder length thick wavy brown hair and his shiny puppy dog hazel eyes now showing a hint of sadness, and the dad part of me kicked in.
"No problem son, I'll take you to get clothes and I'll get a half of a tax write off", I said and it was endearing to see the cute smile come back over Liam's face.
"I'm heading out Mary", I said to my secretary and I put my arm around Liam's shoulder and walked out the door with him. The second my hand touched his shoulder Liam tensed up, the feel of an adult arm affectionately around his shoulder was obviously foreign to him. Noticing this I gripped his shoulder a bit tighter and he relaxed into my touch, just like a puppy dog hungry for love and affection.
"Those look good Liam, you can get them", I said to the kid for the 5th time that he tried on a new pair of chinos and I patted his rump like I did the 4 earlier times. The first fatherly pat to the fanny made Liam tense up and blush like he did the first time I put my hand on his shoulder but he eased up with each successive butt pat and by the 5th pants try on he seemed to expect the fanny pat, like a puppy hungry for affection, and of course I did not let the young bugger down. Each of the 5 pairs of chinos that I bought for Liam fit snuggly around his plump young fanny, so the urge to pat his tushie was an irresistable one to say the least. Little did I know that I would soon be more then patting those plump young buttocks. A boy who is starving for affection is usually starving for discipline and he usually, though he would be the last to admit it, exibits his need for firm loving discipline around the man who shows him the most affection, as if by some natural law the manly hand that pats a boy's fanny tenderly is also obligated to spank that young hiney when discipline is needed. Though Liam's arse was plump it was also shapely and round, sweetly but slightly out of proportion with the rest of his cute young body, which of course helped give him his 'puppy dog' look. Ever see a real puppy with it's big feet, well it was the same cute effect.
I did not expect it nor demand it but the day before he started the job Liam got a haircut. I had thought that his long locks made him look cute but in a short haircut the kid was downright handsome, a real mini-man in his shirt and tie and his Dockers which, no matter how 'manly' he may have attempted too look, hugged his very 'boyish' and plump fanny, whch every adult in the company looked at with paternal eyes whenever the 'little man' walked by.
Liam grooved in to the job pretty fast and he proved to be a good worker in every respect except for the problem which developed with his supervisor who was my wife's brother Tom, a childless and crotchety man who had no patience for 'young skunks', which is what he called boys like Liam.
"Tom, go easy on the kid, will you?", I asked Tom and he somehow saw the wisdom in my words and he started to at least tolerate the cute young bugger.
To Liam however it was all out war. If Tom gave him a direct request the kid made sure he was slow in acomplishing the task or he just 'forgot' to do it.
"That kid is pushing it, he's a good worker but he's constantly at odds with me", Tom complained one day, prompting me to take action.
"Liam I see the way you are treating Tom and it has got to stop", I said to Liam one night when he was the only one in the mailroom working overtime. He was a bit taken aback on being called on the carpet by me or maybe he was a bit pleased since by then he had kind of looked up to me as a kind of substitute dad.
"Does he really deserve any respect?", Liam, trying to be assertive and adult, said but the boyish pout that came over his cute baby face ruined the effect that he was trying to create.
I imagine anyone else in my position would have canned the little stinker on the spot but my paternal feelings for the little minx were now stronger then ever. I looked at the snotty look on Liam's sweet little face and at his plump bottom hugged by his black Dockers when he turned around to continue stamping the mail that he was stamping when I confronted him and I just blurted it out, it was the most natural thing to say at that moment.
"What do you think about bad boy's getting spanked when they misbehave Liam?", I asked the kid who still had his back and plump butt to me.
The reaction was instant. The second after the word spanking was uttered I could see a bright blush come over Liam's sweet little face, his shoulders tensed noticably and the kid farted loudly. He then tried to recover his composure.
"Er, yeah, spanking is a good deterrent for kids, sure", Liam, trying to act and speak real adult like, said. He was trying to 'agree' with me as a fellow 'adult' but of course to him he did not in any way fall under the 'kid' category but, and how can I put this any other way, 'his fart gave him away'.
"Well you're a kid Liam, when was the last time that you got spanked?', I asked Liam as I stepped up to him and put my hands on his shoulders. He still had his back to me and I could feel the firmness of his plump bottom against my crotch.
"Er, never really, never", Liam answered but I somehow knew it before he did answer.
As I gripped Liam's shoulders I realized that I was at an impasse. Liam's shoulders tensed up and then relaxed to my touch, he started to sputter and turn from white to red rapidly and I could feel his plump but firm young bottom clenching and unclenching against my crotch. There was only 1 of 2 routes that I could take at this point.
1. I could just walk away and give Liam a pat on the tookus, leaving him embaressed but warned.
2. I could follow through and spank Liam, showing him who was boss and give him the discipline that he had lacked all his life just like I had given him his first paternal affection.
I decided, for Liam's sake, to go with route 2 and I'm glad I did. The second I told him that I was going to spank him and gripped him around the waist to bring him over to a chair, Liam's face showed a deer in the headlights look, emotion filled his bright hazel eyes, the look of deep buried emotions that needed to be spanked out of the young bugger along with the tendency to be a little shotnose at times.
Liam's firm young body trembled and his eyes were open in shock as I marched him over to the chair and sat down.
Liam let out a grunt when he was forced down over my lap. He then looked over his shoulder at me with a wide eyed scared puppy dog look on his face but under that look was a tender little boy trust, like the boy knew that he was in loving hands. Liam needed a spanking and I was obviously the one to administer it.
The Dockers tightened around Liam's plump buttocks and I could see boyish panty-line, which showed that the kid was wearing one of the dozen pairs of bikini briefs that I had bought him. Before, I bet he had just a few pairs of worn tightie whities with permanant yellow stains in front and brown stains in the back.
I put my left arm under Liam's body to hold him down in a firm hug. Even though he was obviously overwhelmed in this position I could feel him melt into the hug, proving my theory that a boy who needs affection also needs discipline. Liam needed a good spanking and I was determined to give it to him.
Spank Spank Whack Whack Whack "Owwww, that hurts". Liam cried out when I started slapping his ass and he seemed to melt more into my hug, like he was relieved that his spanking started and the anticipation was gone and since he knew down deep that he needed his bottom spanked he was thankful that an affectionate man was giving it to him. He looked over his shoulder with tender little boy eyes like he was looking up to me to help him get through his punishment.
Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack "Oww, sob, sorry, oww." The floodgates opened and the boy started to weep, deep gutteral weeps that showed that he had long needed to be taken in hand by a firm loving man who would spank the tears and naughty behavior out of his cute plump tushie.
"I just want you to behave and lead a good life kid", I said as I spanked and Liam, tears running down his face, said, 'I'll behave, I promise I will', and I noticed that he seemed to be lifting his plump bottom up to receive the spanks, seemingly trying to show me that since he accepted so much affection from me that he was also willing to receive my discipline.
Spank Spank Spank Spank "Oww, oww, sob, sob, sorry, sob." It took some work to spank such a full bottom but I managed and when I put Liam on his feet he jumped up and down and rubbed the seat of his pants before melting into my manly hug.
Liam learned the 'hard way' to get along with Tom, meaning my hard hand adminstering hard spanks on the tender skin of his hard teen bottom. The spanking had worked well, almost too well if you ask me. Liam clung to me like white on rice since I was the man who had the guts enough to give him love and affection and to spank his bottom when he had needed it.
About a month later a crisis developed for the boy. The cousin that he lived with was moving and he was out in the cold soon, virtually homeless if something was not done fast.
I mulled it over with my wife and we agreed to let Liam stay with us till he got his feet on the ground. My wife thought that Liam was cute, which he was of course, and since he was about the age of my oldest grandson our hearts went out to him and we took him in. That's where this story began, me driving with Liam to my house.
Liam was obviously concerned that I would spank him again when he stayed with us. Though he knew down deep that he had gained immeasurably from the spanking I gave him he was not eagar for another trip across my knee. About a week after I had spanked him he told me, with a cute blush on his face, that he was just about able to sit down again, and he blushed again and gave me a cute smile when I answered, 'good, works every time'.
"You know, are you going the spank me again?", Liam asked as I drove into the driveway of my house. I really had no thoughts about spanking him again, I really didn't, but the way he was acting now sure was getting to me. He was pouting and seemed to he be getting an attitude.
"Sure Liam, I'll spank you if you're naughty, sure I will", I said matter of factly as I took the key out of the ignition.
"Well, I'm not staying then, take me to a shelter", Liam said with a pout which was really getting on my nerves.
"Liam, you are staying with us, now get out of the freakin' car", I ordered but he just said, 'no!", and sat there. I looked down at Liam's tender baby pink thighs and I did the most natural thing that I, the experienced dad, could think of.
Whack "Oww,oww, owwww." I gave Liam's left thigh a hard slap which made him scream out, boyish thighs are very tender, and a big red handprint appeared on the tender skin but Liam did not get out of the car.
"Ok kid, have it your way", I said as I got out of the car, went over to the passenger door, opened it and dragged Liam, with his face in shock, out of the car. My wife watched from the door of the house with a maternal look on her face. She knew from our own boys what direction Liam was headed in.
"Get in the house", I yelled and I gave the seat of Liam's bermuda shorts, which made his plump ass look like a nice sized pumpkin, a whack which got him moving up to the door and into the house.
"Oh no, please don't", Liam begged as I pulled out a chair, sat down and pulled down his shorts and bikini briefs before pulling him across my knee. I was immediately confronted with Liam's bare plump bottom, the skin soft and baby like, a very young manly pungent odor coming from his obviously sweaty butt crack. Since Liam had a plump bottom and every pair of pants he wore hugged his buns, a lot of friction was created in Liam's baby bottom crack, thus the pungent odor.
Spank Spank Spank Spank Spank "Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww." It was something the way the tender baby skin of Liam's nauughty backside turned so red from the spanks and though his bottom was baby tender and plump and full there was a firmness to the muscles that bounced back from each visit of my hand. A bottom that was meant to be spanked.
Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack "Owwww, ow, sob, sob, sorry." The weeping boy kicked his legs which made his bermuda shorts fly off. My wife, who was watching the spanking, picked them up and folded them.
Spank Spank Spank Spank "Oww, owww." I finished spanking the boy but I kept my firm loving hug around him, letting him know that he was safe and loved, even when he needed his rear end tanned.
"Take of his shirt", my wife said as she pulled Liam's socks and bikini briefs off. I pulled Liam's tee-shirt off of him and put him naked as a pin on his feet so my wife could take him to his room. His ass was not the only thing plump about Liam. His cock was a real fatty and he had a real chubby ballsack. Liam was all Cocky, stinky assed, sweet and naughty boy
"Sob, sob", Liam wept on my wife's shoulder as she hugged him. It was obvious that the young guy was as lacking in maternal affection as he was in paternal affection.
My wife put her arm around Liam's shoulder and walked him up to his room. You ain't seen a spanked bottom till you have seen Liam's after a spanking, 2 large red shapes that resembled 2 oversized apples.
I went to get Liam's stuff from the car and when I walked into his room he was face down on the bed, his ass sticking up like 2 red mountains as my wife gently rubbed lotion into his tenderized tushie cheeks. As he laid down weeping on his pillow Liam looked at me with a pained grin that was filled with love and affection.
The next morning, a Saturday, I woke up the sweaty little stinker and told him that I had a surprise for him.
"Since you were wondering about spankings Liam, check this out", I said and I hung the thick strap and hairbrush, that I had used on my boys, on the nails that were there for that particular purpose. I had taken the implements down when my youngest had move out.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", Liam moaned and rubbed his tushie as he eyed the spanking implements.
For the next 2 months Liam did great with me and my wife. I never saw the kid so happy. He loved the meals and love that he had received and I was happy for the young bugger. Of course I also had to thank the person who discovered the art of spanking and maybe Liam should thank him too, though it takes years before a boy learns to appreciate his spankings. It was that initial bare bottomed spanking across my knee and my wife's loving hand applying lotion to Liam's bare buttcakes that made him really arrive in our home. The sight of the belt and hairbrush on his bedroom wall was also a positive, letting Liam know that both implements were availble to warm his buns if he got out of line.
Liam got out of line big time about 3 months after he moved in with us. I was away on business and my general manager called and said that our main computer had crashed from a virus that got in it from Liam going on those shitty porn sites. I was outraged. Not because Liam surfed 'tittie' sites but because he would use our main computer for it.
When I arrived home I went up to the boy's room to find my wife, who was a retired registered nurse, sponge bathing Liam who had the flu. Liam was naked and on his belly.I watched as she rubbed the wet rag up and down his back, then in his under arms, down to his buttocks, gently rubbing it all over those plump buttcheeks that I wanted to get my hands on so badly, then his deep bottom crack, before turning Liam on his back and tenderly washing his fat cock and plump boy balls, which seemed to be getting fatter and plumper by the minute. The kid was maturing rapidly.
"You can't whip him now, I'll let you know when you can", my wife, who agreed that Liam needed his rump tanned, said to me when I called her out of the room. Liam was not yet aware of the computer problem.
I watched my wife take a thermometer out of a jar of vaseline, gently tell Liam to raise his plump buns, which he did, pry apart his cheeks and insert the thermomter, then waitng a second before pulling it out and reading it.
My wife then helped the boy into the bathroom where she, she's a big matronly woman, laid him across the counter, inserted an enema tube into his tender young bung hole which was quite the pink and puckered one, I saw it when I had spanked his bare bottom, then pumped the bag of soapy water into Liam's asshole and after a few minutes sent him to the potty with a gentle pat to the fanny, which made me think how I was gonna wreck havoc on those fanny cheeks when it was time. As Liam sat comfortably sat on the pot to do his business I thought about how he would be squatting over the damn thing when I was done with his rump.
"Ok, you can whip him now", my wife said a few days later in front of Liam, who looked in shock when she sat 2 big pillows on top of each other and helped me position Liam ass up across them.
I told Liam why he was going to be punished and as my wife held the boy down I whipped Liam's ass, which was remarkably, almost uncannily, spankable sticking up on the pillows, buns that needed the belt real bad.
Whack Whap Whap Whap Whap "Owww, sob, owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww." As my wife held him firmly but lovingly I whipped Liam's young buttocks while he thrashed his big cheeks around, trying but not succeeding in getting his plump rump away from 'daddy's' strap.
Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap Whap.
"Oww, sorry, sob, sob, I won't do it again, oww, sob."
I whipped Liam to tears and when done I reached down and hugged the boy and he melted into it while my wife went to get the lotion to do her mother thing to Liam's plump welted fanny.
A few months later, for a reason that I don't quite recall, Liam needed to be spanked again.
I walked into Liam's bedroom just as the cute young stinker was ready to shower. He had a towel wrapped around his young body. Liam had been with us long enough to stink up his room the way all boys tend to do, like it's a turf thing or something. Also, the floor was filled with his dirty underwear and jock straps, which along with the boyish odors delighted me and my wife since it showed that the boy was comfortable in his new home which was important to us.
I pulled the towel off of Liam's loins, which revealed his thick pubic bush, plump knobby headed cock, I think he had just jerked off since the organ seemed slicked with boy juice, and fat boyish ballsack to my eyes.
I then took the brush off of the nail on the wall, laid Liam down on his bed on his back, lifted his legs up over his head, which revealed a very thick bush of boy hair in his crack and a very cute, very button like bottom hole peeking out from the sweaty crack mane.
Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack Whack "Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, oh my god", Liam, feeling hardwood for the first time and anyone who has felt a thick hairbrush across his fanny knows what he was going through, screamed out as I tanned his fanny diaper style. Though he was getting his plump ass and tender boyish thighs torn apart with the hirbrush while his asshole was winking up at me, Liam looked up at me with a look that to me showed that even when he was diapered as a baby by his mom or whoever else bothered to diaper him, they did not exibit the intense love and care that I showed while I tanned his hide diaper style.
Spank Spank Spank "Owww, sorry, oww, sob, sob." Liam's cute little pink butthole was perculating up a skink storm and his eyes were fulled with tears as I tore his bottom apart with the hefty hairbrush.I looked right into his cute little face and it made me more determined than ever to deliver a very good hard spanking to his butt and thighs, the only kind of spanking that ever benefits a young guy.
When I was done spanking him Liam rolled into the fetal position and wept while I rubbed his back tenderly.
"Ok young man, go 'shit and shower'", I said as I helped Liam to his feet. Notice that I did not tell him to 'shave' and that's because Liam did not have to shave yet. His cute chin just had the slightest wispy peach fuzz on it. Liam had more hair in his buttcrack then on his face and I guess nature did that so that the hair could absorb some of the smells that come from between boyish asscheeks. Of course when one spanks a boy all the stink that a boyish butt bush absorbs comes out big time, but I don't mind it at all and I'm sure most spankers of boyish buttocks don't mind it either. It a small price to pay in order to give a boy the proper spanking when he needs it and it shows us spankers that we are spanking a real live healthy young male bottom, stink and all.
Aa Liam wslked to the bathroom, naked as a jay bird, I walked behind him and as he tenderly rubbed his red rump. I was filled with love for the boy, happy to be able to gave him the affection and spankings that he had needed so so long.
"Be sure to wash good between your bottom cheeks sweetie, the last time I rubbed lotion on your cute sore tushie it was kind of stinky down there", my wife, who was standing in the doorway of our bedroom, said to Liam lovingly as the boy entered the bathroom.
"Yes, maam'", Liam said in a sweet little boy voice and when he turned to close the door he gave us a smile that almost bowled us over it was so loving.
The next day my wife told me that when she rubbed lotion into Liam's sore and red rump she found his bottom crack smelling rosy and clean, though she really didn't mind it when Liam presented her with a boyish stink bottom since he was 'so damn cute'. Yes, he sure was a 'cute kid'.


text:
The Michigan DNR has awarded one-and-a-quarter million dollars to 7 projects through its Aquatic Habitat Grant Program.
Friends of the Shiawassee received the single largest donation, $365-thousand, for their dam removal project.
Gary Burk is the Board Director for the Friends, he says the project is important for a number of reasons.
"We were actually approached by the State as to whether we could be a local agency to help direct grant dollars and project management for the removal of that dam. There's a number of reasons for the removal. It's a deteriorated structure, and we'd like to restore connectivity to the river. Plus, there have been some drownings at the dam."
For a full list of the projects that were awarded grant money from the DNR visit their website here.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
MMA GrapplingLatest update: Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 3:50 am.
MMA Grappling has become an extremely important part of the game. We held a seminar with Olympic Wrestler Ari Taub and picked his brain about MMA Grappling and shot a number of videos related to the topic.
MMA Grappling is important to your ground game as well as your overall defence. Have you ever noticed in an MMA match where one fighter is particularly good at stand up but their grappling is terrible? Every time their opponent takes a single or double leg shot, they get taken down. They dont possess the necessary MMA grappling skills to defend against some of the most basic takedowns.
We decided we wanted to bring you some highly applicable content to your MMA game and focus a bit on the grappling side. We have several videos on MMA grappling posted in this section.
We hope you enjoy them and if there is something else you want to see, drop us a line and well put it together for you. For now enjoy this section of videos on MMA Grappling.
- Wrestling Videos Slam counter with Granby Roll
- Wrestling Videos Granby Roll
- Attacking the Turtle Position Roll
- Moving Side Control to North South
- Darce Choke from a Scarf Hold Reversal
- Robinson (Chrome) Shoulder Lock from Scarf
- Basic 5 min Warm Up Drills for Jiu Jitsu
- The Twister from Quarter Guard (Samurai)
- Arm Triangle Theory Track Stance, Chimp, and Impaler
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt Testing
- Keith Owen Bridging the GAP between gi and nogi
- Torque Lock Kimura Shoulder Lock from Cross Side
- Jiu Jitsu techniques The Rack and Crucifix Position
- Keith Owen on Surviving Side Control 101 The Prayer Position
- Octavio Couto Jr 100 Kilo Position (Side Control) Keeping your partner pinned
- Wrestling Videos Granby Roll
- Jiu Jitsu Chess Drill
- DDT in a MMA Match
- Totality DVD Compilation from Submissions 101
- 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Victoria Electric Chair Submission in Competition.
- Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue Belt Testing
- How to do a Flying Triangle Choke Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Techniques
- Ari Bolden Friendly roll with Octavio Ratinho Couto Jr


text:
©2008 PC Treasures, Inc.
There are no listener reviews for this title yet.
Again, it really for kids. My grandkids like to listen to these stories if I have to do alot of driving. It does quiet them down and all I have to do it bare the story.
Report Inappropriate Content
If you find this review inappropriate and think it should be removed from our site, let us know. This report will be reviewed by Audible and we will take appropriate action.


text:
Past disagreements being inflicted unfairly on Soldotna's children
The recent "tension" over the decoration at Safeway regarding implicit support for one local high school over the other has provided an excellent example for attempting to explain the roots of the Israeli and Palestinian hostility. Both countries believe that God is on their side and that the Supreme Being wants them to damage their young brothers and sisters as proof.
Regarding our local tension, some adults see this as an example of proof regarding what is the "safe way" to provide nourishment for their families.
In both examples, the children seem to be the adults and just want to play together, live as one and grow up in a peaceful environment. Both schools have wonderful children and excellent staffs, provide jobs for the community members and economic benefit for the tax base. It is too bad that some local adults cannot accept each school as part of the same family with simply an older (SoHi) and younger (Skyview) child. Past disagreements are being unfairly inflicted on the present generation.
Let's have peacemakers not war-makers here in Soldotna and in the Holy Land. Let's all support our community, our children and our goal of quality education for all.
Troublemakers will see this letter as prompting further discussion regarding which school represents the children of Israel and which represents the children of Palestine. Peacemakers will see the recent tension as childish and remember the scripture, "Let the children come to me."
David R. Carey -
Soldotna City Council
10-mill tax cap will ensure taxes stay at reasonable level
Despite the fact that the taxpayers of Anchorage pay millions of dollars every year for education, some of our citizens are still unable to read the state statutes.
The state statutes dictate how the municipalities raise and collect property taxes. The tax cap folks are merely trying to amend existing law. The state of Alaska already has a tax cap -- it's 30 mills.
Some communities in the United States suffer from taxes twice are high as ours, some of them approaching 30 mills. No way, do we want Alaska to have as high of property taxes as those outside cities. The 10-mill tax cap will ensure that our property taxes will stay at a reasonable level.
Charles Gunther -
© 2018. All Rights Reserved. | Contact Us


text:
Vote your stories instantly & have fun!
Poker planning is a powerful tool to make faster and more accurate estimations and most important of all, to make it fun!
This app (amongst several other apps) can be used in scrum poker planning sessions anywhere. Meeting rooms, living rooms, kitchens, trains, ships, under water, outer space, etc. It includes the numbered cards along with infinity and the coffee cup card.
* Standard, T-Shirt and Fibonacci card decks
* Simple, fast and natural design
* Tap to reveal
* Shake to reveal
* Customisable theme
* Classic, Flat, and Glass card styles
* Beautiful animations
* Keeps the screen on when cards are on display
* Rotatable cards
* Made with 10% more love than the next leading brand
Note: It is strongly suggested not to use this app while riding a bike or driving a motorized vehicle!
Your rates and comments are appreciated.
Thank you for your feedback. We value every piece of feedback we receive. We may not respond individually to everyone, but we will use your comments as we strive to improve your experience.
New in 2.2.3:
- New option to toggle keeping the screen on
- Under the hood fixes and improvements
Other new features in 2.2:
- Separate options for `Tap to reveal` and `Shake to reveal`
- Remembering your last selected card deck, next time you launch the app
Contact us right from the app! Just head over to the Settings page and send us your request!
Remember, this app has 10% more love than the next leading brand


text:
It wasn't easy for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. In fact, it was pretty scary at times for Coach Mike Gundy's team Thursday night.
Playing without injured star quarterback Zac Robinson, the 12th-ranked Cowboys rallied to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes, 31-28, staying in the hunt for a BCS bowl game and keeping alive slim hopes for a Big 12 title.
The Cowboys (9-2, 6-1) went into the nationally televised contest without Robinson, who was suited up but sidelined after taking a beating last weekend against Texas Tech.
OSU started Andrew Cate at quarterback and then went with Brandon Weeden, who threw two TD passes in the fourth quarter.
The Buffaloes (3-8, 2-5) put up a spirited fight and held a 21-10 lead early in the second half.
But the Cowboys countered with a long Keith Toston touchdown run and then added two scoring throws by Weeden, a 6-foot-4 sophomore who may have saved their season.
For the Cowboys to snag a BCS berth, they likely will need a big victory at Oklahoma on Nov. 28 in the regular-season finale, and they may also need some help, in the form of higher-ranked teams stumbling down the stretch.
OSU also could reach a BCS game by winning the Big 12 South and then winning the conference title on Dec. 5 in Arlington. But that seems far-fetched, because for that to happen, OSU would need to beat OU and have undefeated Texas go 0-2 down the stretch.
More likely, OSU will have to settle for the Cotton Bowl or even the Holiday or Valero Alamo bowls.
If Robinson comes back healthy and the Cowboys can beat the Sooners in Norman, then they would be 10-2 and attractive to the Cotton Bowl, which gets first pick out of the Big 12 after the BCS selections.
But if OSU loses its finale, then it could slide to the Holiday or even the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.
Because the San Diego-based Holiday Bowl hosted OSU last year, it's possible that a 9-3 Cowboys team, coming off a sub-par showing against the Buffaloes and a loss to the Sooners, could slide all the way to the Alamo.


text:
1. You will need: letter molds (I got mine from Silly Cone), old crayons with the wrappers peeled off, a baking sheet.
2. Break the crayons into small pieces and fit them into the letter mold. Use more crayons than you think, they melt down.
3. With the molds on the baking sheet, put them into a 350º preheated oven for 15 minutes. After the crayons are melted take them out of the oven and let them sit for a minute. Put the molds into the freezer for 15-30 minutes so the crayon letters will harden faster.
4. When the letters are hardened, pop them out carefully. This isn't as easy as it looks (sometimes the letters break). If a letter breaks you can just remelt that letter in the mold in the oven, refreeze, and try popping it out again.
5. There you go.
6. Bag them up, tie with a cute ribbon, and add an upcycled notebook.
I made 13 sets of these letter alphabets (338 individual letters) for the party. This is a picture of them all layed out on my carpet so that I could see what letters were missing, because like I said, sometimes they break.
There are lots more artsy posts from the Eco-Friendly Artist Party. Click on the tag below to see them.


text: On 03/03/2011 11:04 PM, Henrik Kretzschmar wrote:> apic_disable() is only used in apic.c, so it does not> need the prototype which was introduced inc commit> 08306ce61d6848e6fbf74fa4cc693c3fb29e943f .> Therefore we remove it from the header and make it static.> > It is also called only from init code, so we mark it as such.> > Signed-off-by: Henrik Kretzschmar <email@example.com>> ---Thanks for cleanup Henrik!(nb: Please always CC an commit's author next time.)Acked-by: Cyrill Gorunov <firstname.lastname@example.com>-- Cyrill


text:
By Matt, submitted on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 9:10am
Feb 27 2013 3:45 pm
Feb 27 2013 5:30 pm
The "Day of the Fallen" action to advocate for better working conditions for construction workers begins with a march that starts at the Federal Building and ends with a rally at the State Capitol.
The legislative day of action will be 10 am to 3 pm. If you are interested in helping out with the legislative day of action, contact Sarah at email@example.com.
View a video from Day of the Fallen 2011 below:


text:
|Sam Kay (talk)
|Date Created:
|Please feel free to edit constructively!
|Harmony of the Ancient Stars
|Songweaver Attack 7
|Your harmony sears your foes with the light of the stars and inspirits and heals your allies.
|Usage::Encounter ✦ Arcane, Radiant, Healing, Implement
|Action Type::Standard Action
|Close burst 1
|Target: Each enemy in burst
|Attack: Charisma Vs. Will
|Hit: 1d10 + Charisma modifier radiant damage.
|Effect: You and each ally in burst can spend a healing surge. Add your Wisdom modifier to the hit points regained.
Back to Main Page → 4e Homebrew → 4e Powers → Songweaver Powers


text:
A/N: I hope you enjoy, and if you have any thoughts about it, whether they be good or bad, they would always be appreciated in a comment. :)
"Why do you love him?"
"The same reason you do, I suppose."
"Very funny. Are you going to tell me?"
Martha just stared blankly for a moment. She wanted to tell him. She just couldn't put it into words. "Well it's obvious, really." She turned her head towards him. "Don't you think?"
Jack smiled. He liked Martha Jones. He hated to see her so upset. "I think you two would be perfect together." He put his arm around her. "If there's anyone who could stop his techno-babble long enough for a kiss, it'd be you."
Martha couldn't help but smile at the thought, even though she was sure Jack was just humoring her. "I suppose." Her gaze trailed off again. "I suppose."
"At least you've got a better chance than I do. Well I guess we can't be certain of that, because I don't think he's ever actually mentioned if, well... but his previous track records would seem to be in your favor."
Jack couldn't have known, but it wasn't the right thing to say. Martha's stomach slightly lurched. She paused, then lowered her voice as she asked, "What was she like, Rose?"
Jack's eyes widened when he realized the conversation had gone in the wrong direction. "She was... nice."
"And blonde."
"Yes, and blonde." Jack swallowed. It was a bit of a sore spot for him as well, not just for Martha. "She was great. But she wasn't the brilliant girl he makes her out to be. Don't get me wrong, I loved her, but... he needs to move on." Jack and Martha shifted to face each other. "He knew it had to happen sometime, he needs to move on." Martha's thoughts exactly.
"Well I can't be with him forever, either. Maybe I'm the one who needs to move on."
Jack almost looked outraged at the thought. "Martha, you don't see it! He loves you, Martha, just like he did Rose! Maybe even more."
"Well I don't want to be the next notch on the belt," Martha exclaimed. "There was probably a thousand before, and there'll be a thousand after." Martha's eyes turned sad. "I'd hate to be him."
Jack's voice turned to whisper as he carefully tried to relate what he wanted to say. "Don't you want to help him? You can be there for him, for as long as you can. For as long as you want to."
"For as long as he wants me to."
"You know what, Martha, maybe. Maybe that's how it is, but that's not how it is right now. Right now he's the man who kisses you in the first hours after he meets you, and insists on sharing the bed on your first trip. Right now he's the man too scared to do anything about it, and you're the girl who's going to throw that away."
She closed her eyes. She wanted to believe it, believe it more than anything.
Jack closed his eyes too, and they sat in silence. They'd been proved two of the strongest people in the universe, but there was still Martha Jones, trapped between what could be, and what never will.


text:
These revelations have caused a big stir in the news lately. Some major cities have actually considered "banning" certain kinds of fats that can be used in food preparation in restaurants. Walk through the aisle of a grocery store and you're a bombarded with words like poly, mono, saturated and unsaturated. Many of my patients have asked me to explain which fats are good and which are bad. So here's the skinny on fats: their names, the foods that contain them and their effects on good (HDL) and bad (LDL) cholesterol.
1. Monounsaturated: These fats are pretty good for you. They raise HDL and lower LDL. Foods that contain monounsaturated fats are olive oil, canola oil, peanuts, peanut oil, cashews, almonds and avocados. Cooking with olive or canola oil instead of butter or margarine is a good, healthy choice.
2. Polyunsaturated: Some of these fats are excellent at raising HDL. Foods that contain polyunsaturated fats include corn, corn oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, cottonseed oil, fish and fish oil. Eating grilled or broiled fish weekly is probably a good choice for your heart.
3. Saturated: These fats compose the majority of the fats that we consume as Americans, but unfortunately they really are not that good for us. These fats raise both HDL and LDL. Foods that contain saturated fats include red meat, butter, cheese, whole milk, ice cream, coconut, coconut milk and milk chocolate. Most of us cannot conceive of eliminating all these foods from our diet, but eating them in moderation is a good idea.
4. Trans: These fats are not good. They raise LDL, decrease HDL and raise triglycerides, which are markers for increased risk of heart disease. Food that contain trans fats include margarine, shortening, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, regular potato chips, snack foods like Twinkies and honey buns, and most fast food (i.e. burgers, fries). Most Americans can't avoid the occasional fast food dinner, but it should be a rarity instead of a staple.
So there's the low down on the world of fats. The bottom line is that if you can make the majority of your fat intake unsaturated fats, you can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease. It may not be easy, but your health is worth it.
Thanks to the Harvard School of Public Health for help with this article.
Dr. Christopher Munger's column appears every other Sunday. Dr. Munger is board- certified in family practice. He is a member of the Family Health Care Center in Statesboro and admits patients to East Georgia Regional Medical Center. He is originally from California. He received his bachelors degree from UCLA, his medical degree from Columbia University in New York City and completed his training in family practice at the University of Virginia. He lives in Statesboro with his wife and two dogs.


text:
Last week I was seconded to Bristol for a stint as a reporter. Near my new Sainsbury's Local, a man stood beside a tree, unzipped his jeans, and something flopped out. My first flasher experience in a new location made me strangely nostalgic for the many previous encounters in the alley parallel to my now-empty London flat.
Like their London counterparts, Bristolian bus drivers close the door just as your foot edges inside. But here, buses don't bend. And people stare twice, sometimes three times, when I step out in my leopard-print trenchcoat. Bristol's women accessorise differently. They wear plainer clothes, lower heels, and men: glued to lips, hips, hands, whatever. Everyone seems to be in a couple.
It was an opportune time for Big Ex to visit. There are four types of exes: the ex you never to speak to again. The ex that never speaks to you again. The ex that never speaks but sometimes slip into bed with you. And the ex that should have never been 'ex' in the first place.
Big Ex was type four. He was originally my best friend and counsellor, and should never have graduated from that. As I was about to settle down with him some years ago, Alpha Businesswoman warned:
"You need one big passion in life."
"Can that passion be a cocoa bean?" I replied.
Yorkie bars and Big Ex would have made for a comfortable life, no doubt. This week, we slipped back into it. We spent hours at an electronic DVD bank deciding between Juno and Vera Drake, we listened to strange thrash bands on YouTube, he gave me piggybacks, and I gave him grief about his unemployment.
Then came night-time. At the comedy club, people came either in pairs or twenty-strong parties with L-plates or stag horns pinned to them. Big Ex and I were lumped in with a row of thirtysomething -perhaps fortysomething – couples. They were all handholders who kissed each other between the first two acts – one about farting in bed, the second about sex after childbirth.
Even the drinks came in pairs: entire bottles of wine, whole pitchers of cocktails or buckets of beer. Nothing was singular. We dropped straws into radioactive Long Island Iced Tea in a demented Lady and the Tramp scene.
When Alpha Businesswoman met her Big Ex, they went for a spin in his ink-blue Porsche and, as I understand it, experienced slightly more passion than a night out with a bald comedian and a naff cocktail.
On the way home, I put my head on Big Ex's shoulder. He held my hand.
A girl in turquoise lycra was puking in a doorway while a boy held her shoes. Another couple sat on the ledge of the fountains opposite the Hippodrome theatre, their feet in the water. And in my new flat, six of my flatmates were probably cosied up with their partners.
But I let go of Ex's hand and started saying something about the monochrome top in the window of Reiss.
After he'd left on Monday, there was an empty hole in my belly - like there always was before he became ex. I put my leopard-print coat on again. How easy it would have been to slip into a plain black mac, back into his arms, and into the trend for coupledom in this city.
After work, there was a watery bit of rainbow above the hill near my house. A woman with light brown hair stopped me on the pavement. She said: "Sorry to trouble you, but - where did you get your coat?"


text:
Forums → Games → Things you hate in a game
Plain and simple.What do you hate in a game.
- 192 Replies
Their is one thing that I hate in 007: Russia with Love( really good game though). You cannot skip every cut scene in the game except the 1st cut scene you see whe you start playing.
Also, in New Super Mario Bros. 2, after World 6 the game never prompts you to save. You have to remember, which can be easy not to do. I've had to do the Mushroom and Flower Worlds twice because of this.
Yearly sports games, etc.
Well obviously these won't renovate much of the gameplay..because the gameplay is the sport. Now, if you notice, a lot of them amp up the graphics, flow of game, mechanics, etc.
Another major thing they do...update rosters and players
Bugs and Glitches...
You cannot skip every cut scene in the game except the 1st cut scene you see whe you start playing.
I never understood this.
Why would people just skip the cutscenes?
If they're only interested in gameplay, they should've bought a different game...
Endless enemy spawning, like in the older COD games where enemies kept spawning until you passed a certain checkpoint.
yeah that is pretty terrible
bad voice acting
Limited ammo. Ya, I may be weird, but I like unlimited ammo.
noob. i hate it when someone dont like the game for a reason thats realistic.
i hate games that are just completley unrealistic, biggest pet peeve of gaming
yeah thats pretty bad...i would love to play a nice game of realistic cooking mama over unrealistic world of warcraft.
thats just a fail man.
unskippable cutscenes.. sometimes i die a couple times in a boss fight and have to sit through a annoying cut scene before i can re-try
Why would people just skip the cutscenes?
die a couple times in a boss fight and have to sit through a annoying cut scene before i can re-try
Or when you can't skip when an NPC is talking..like not skip it..but jump to the next lines they have to say. I read much faster than they talk..and I don't really need their voice inflictions to get the gist
Why would people just skip the cutscenes?
Maybe they've been through the campaign already and know the story.
lag when i want to explode TNT in minecraft
I HATE HATE HATE when people think typing or tracing makes for an intriguing storyline. I also HATE games where your hero is so stupid that the whole thing could've ended the second it began. One last thing I HATE is terrible voice acting. SCREW THESE GAMES
I hate **** endings and loading screens!
why would you skip the cutscenes?
because I already beat the game and I don't want to sit through the cutscenes over and over again
The sometimes atrocious difficulty curve that some games have. Such as the first time a hunter faces a barroth in MH3...
Doing quests that involve a lot of travelling so just you can talk to an NPC and then go travel again to talk to another NPC and the cycle goes on and on and on and on and on.
You must be logged in to post a reply!


text:
Bush says he will, he will not be moved
Page Tools
As anti-war protesters gathered in Washington for a march that is planned to encircle the White House today, President George Bush said any move to withdraw US troops from Iraq would "make the world more dangerous and America less safe".
The anti-war movement, with Cindy Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq last year, as its face, has spent more than $US1 million ($1.3 million) in newspaper and television advertisements urging people to come to Washington for the protest. The ads feature the parents of soldiers who have died in Iraq.
Organisers say they hope more than 100,000 people will turn up, but with Hurricane Rita due to hit Texas and Louisiana, police and security officials believe many people will stay away, feeling the protest is inappropriate at a time when Rita could be causing widespread devastation.
Ms Sheehan, who camped outside Mr Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, for much of August demanding to see him, says the demonstration must go ahead.
"We want to show Congress and the President that this peace movement is thriving," she said. "We mean business and we're not going to go away until our troops come home."
At a press conference at the Pentagon, Mr Bush acknowledged that "some Americans" believe the violence in Iraq can end only with the withdrawal of US troops.
"I recognise their good intentions but their position is wrong," he said. "Withdrawing our troops would make the world more dangerous and make America less safe. To leave Iraq now would be to repeat the costly mistakes of the past that led to the attacks of September 11, 2001."
Mr Bush referred to the US embassy hostage crisis in Iran in 1979 during the Carter presidency, the bombing of US Marine barracks in Lebanon during the Reagan administration and terrorist attacks during the Clinton administration.
"The terrorists saw our response to these attacks and concluded that we lacked the courage and character to defend ourselves," he said.
The terrorists were testing US resolve in Iraq, and if America failed the test, "the terrorists will be able to claim a historic victory over the United States".
"The battlelines are drawn and there is no middle ground," he said. "Either we defeat the terrorists and help the Iraqis build a working democracy or the terrorists will impose their dark ideology on the Iraqi people and make that country a source of terror and instability for decades to come."
While admitting the violence in Iraq was likely to escalate in the lead-up to the constitutional referendum next month and the general election in December, he made it clear that a withdrawal was not even being considered.
Get the SMH delivered for as little as $3 a week - SAVE 21%


text:
Glass pretensioning - temperature measurement
CTlaserGLASS has been specially developed for applications in the glass processing industry, in particular for glass bending, forming and hardening processes. The non-contact thermometer ensures precise monitoring of the temperatures.
Request download links
More application examples in Glass, ceramics
One-sided thickness measurement of container glass Display glass defects Display glass / flat glass thickness Planness measurement of display glass Flat glass defects Flat glass thickness Flat glass - temperature measurement Bottle and hollow glass - temperature measurement Film extrusion - temperature measurement Glass machining – temperature measurement Glass thickness Thickness measurement of glass Glass industry / glass - temperature measurement Glass drop measurement - temperature measurement Thickness measurement using displacement sensors Measuring glass cups Windscreen defects Windscreen thickness Windscreen profile Windscreen gap


text:
Kal Yafai stops Spaniard Jorge Perez - scheduled to next top the bill in January
Kal Yafai maintained his unbeaten record with a third-round stoppage of Spanish bantamweight champion Jorge Perez.
By Rob Lancaster - Tweet me: @SkySportsLanny
Last Updated: 08/12/12 10:21pm
The Birmingham boxer - one of the brightest young talents in Britain - once again impressed on a Matchroom undercard at London Olympia, suggesting he is now ready to take a leap, never mind a step up, in class.
His left hand simply couldn't miss, particularly to the body. It was one such hook underneath the elbow that left Perez slumped down on the ropes in the closing seconds of the first, with the bell sounding to save him.
To his credit, though, the man from Mallorca responded impressively, landing some punches of his own as he continued to throw leather.
Yafai even seemed to be pushed back onto his heels in the closing stages, though some strong words from his corner at the end of the round quickly got him back on track in the next.
His foot movement much sharper, his speed of hand meant poor Perez was unable to get out of the way of anything coming in his direction. Again heavy body shots landed, forcing the referee to step in with 46 seconds remaining.
Yet despite a fifth victory inside the distance, the 23-year-old felt he had not been at his best in the capital, telling Sky Sports: "I'm not too pleased.
"I got caught a few times with some shots I shouldn't have got caught with, but I've not done many rounds. It was good to get a few in there.
"He was a tough opponent. He took some but he gave some back. Fair play, he came here and had a go."
January bill
Promoter Eddie Hearn announced afterwards that Yafai would be back out on January 19, topping a Midlands bill that will also include the next edition of the Prizefighter series.
"It's not very often I make statements like this, but I believe he's the best bantamweight in the country, bar none," Hearn said.
"We're going to press on - we want to fight for the English title on January and then for the British title in the summer. By the age of 25 he will be a world champion.
"I don't think there are going to be many people to live with him. Once we've cleaned up Britain and Europe, we're going to have to go to the States."


text:
Ask a Law Question, Get an Answer ASAP!
Hello my name is ***** ***** I will help you with this.
For now please let me know have you paid for the work yet?
Dear Alex,
My husband- i repeat, that he has some months to live , paid 50 per cent back in June/ July time, to the man / company.
he was constantly pestered for more money-evidently he gave a bit more; to pay for the carpets, as there was a problem with this payment for the man??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what do we do?
Please-you cannot answer a question for £38 with a question. Please continue to answer my concerns with legal advice. I asked a vet question weeks ago and it was answered over a few answers and questions , to my delight and peace of mind. This is far more serious , for us. Please help. regards C
Sorry it was late when you replied.
For now please let me know whether you have had any quotes for completing the work as it stands now?
I apologise for my impatience. The first reply went to junk mail and it took a whil for it to dawn on me. Uk time here and going out -will try this evening


text:
I took the liberty of implementing the new algorithms and have a few superficial remarks. On Feb 13, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Jim Barnett <email@example.com<mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com>> wrote: [...] procedurecomputeEntrySet(transitions, statesToEnter, statesForDefaultEntry) Compute the complete set of states that will be entered as a result of taking 'transitions'. This value will be returned in 'statesToEnter' (which is modified by this procedure). Also place in 'statesForDefaultEntry' the set of all states whose default initial states were entered. First gather up all the target states in 'transitions'. Then add them and, for all that are not atomic states, add all of their (default) descendents until we reach one or more atomic states. Then add any ancestors that will be entered within the domain of the transition. (Ancestors outside of the domain of the transition will not have been exited.) procedure computeEntrySet(transitions, statesToEnter, statesForDefaultEntry) for t in transitions: statesToEnter.union(getTargetStates(t.target)) for s in statesToEnter: addDescendentStatesToEnter(s,statesToEnter,statesForDefaultEntry) I assume enabledTransitions is transitions? Also getTransitionDomain takes a transition, not a state. for t in enabledTransitions: ancestor = getTransitionDomain(t.target) for s in getTargetStates(t.target)): addAncestorStatesToEnter(s, ancestor, statesToEnter, statesForDefaultEntry) procedure addDescendentStatesToEnter(state,statesToEnter,statesForDefaultEntry) The purpose of this procedure is to add to statesToEnter 'state' and any of its descendents that the state machine will end up entering when it enters 'state'. (N.B. If 'state' is a history pseudo-state, we dereference it and add the history value instead.) Note that this procedure permanently modifies both statesToEnter and statesForDefaultEntry. First, If state is a history state then add either the history values associated with state or state's default target to statesToEnter. Then (since the history value may not be an immediate descendent of 'state's parent) add any ancestors between the history value and state's parent. Else (if state is not a history state), add state to statesToEnter. Then, if state is a compound state, add state to statesForDefaultEntry and recursively call addStatesToEnter on its default initial state(s). Then, since the default initial states may not be children of 'state', add any ancestors between the default initial states and 'state'. Otherwise, if state is a parallel state, recursively call addStatesToEnter on any of its child states that don't already have a descendent on statesToEnter. procedure addDescendentStatesToEnter(state,statesToEnter,statesForDefaultEntry): if isHistoryState(state): if historyValue[state.id]: for s in historyValue[state.id]: addDescendentStatesToEnter(s,statesToEnter,statesForDefaultEntry) addAncestorStatesToEnter(s, state.parent, statesToEnter, statesForDefaultEntry) else: for t in state.transition: for s in getTargetStates(t.target): addDescendentStatesToEnter(s,statesToEnter,statesForDefaultEntry) addAncestorStatesToEnter(s, state.parent, statesToEnter, statesForDefaultEntry) else: statesToEnter.add(state) if isCompoundState(state): statesForDefaultEntry.add(state) I do not get this part: "state.initial" is supposed to be the initial state with regards to an <initial> element or the initial attribute? But how can there be more than one with a compound state? I was already wondering with the original algorithm. for s in getTargetStates(state.initial): addDescendentStatesToEnter(s,statesToEnter,statesForDefaultEntry) addAncestorStatesToEnter(s, state, statesToEnter, statesForDefaultEntry) This else is indented somewhat unfortunately. else: if isParallelState(state): for child in getChildStates(state): if not statesToEnter.some(lambda s: isDescendant(s,child)): addDescendentStatesToEnter(child,statesToEnter,statesForDefaultEntry) I assume this is what's called "addAncestorStatesToEnter" in the rest of the pseudo-code. procedureaddAncestorsToEnter(state, ancestor, statesToEnter, statesForDefaultEntry) Add to statesToEnter any ancestors of 'state' up to, but not including, 'ancestor' that must be entered in order to enter 'state'. If any of these ancestor states is a parallel state, we must fill in its descendents as well. procedure addAncestorsToEnter(state, ancestor, statesToEnter, statesForDefaultEntry) for anc in getProperAncestors(state,ancestor): statesToEnter.add(anc) if isParallelState(anc): for child in getChildStates(anc): if not statesToEnter.some(lambda s: isDescendant(s,child)): addStatesToEnter(child,statesToEnter,statesForDefaultEntry) function getTransitionDomain(transition) Return the compound state such that 1) all states that are exited or entered as a result of taking 'transition' are descendents of it 2) no descendent of it has this property. function getTransitionDomain(t) if not t.target return t.source This elif is placed somewhat unfortunately as well. Also tstates is not defined. I take it, this is what Chris proposed as "getTransitionSubgraph"? elif t.type == "internal" and isCompoundState(t.source) and tstates.every(lambda s: isDescendant(s,t.source)): return t.source else: return findLCCA([t.source].append(getTargetStates(t.target))) Best regards StefanReceived on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 23:55:12 UTC
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.1 : Tuesday, 6 January 2015 21:07:43 UTC


text:
The Institute for Energy Research reports that the federal government is set to begin regulation of shale gas extraction on federal lands, a power they had previously deferred to the states within whose borders those federal lands were located. State and local regulations seem to be working to create a safe industry, and the IER sees no reason for the federal government to add yet another layer of bureaucracy over the process:
Hydraulic fracturing is already subject to multiple state and local regulations and through these and with cooperation from the industry, refinements and improvements in rules and practices have been occurring for decades. Since 1949, over one million cases of hydraulic fracturing here in the United States and many more worldwide have not caused any serious harm. So, why must the federal government need to increase its presence in this area, costing taxpayers more in the administrative process of overseeing the industry and adding more red tape and processing time for industry to do the job that they have been trained and experienced to do, providing us with much needed energy. Fossil fuels will dominate our energy future for longer than forecasters can predict energy supply and demand, so denying that fact and restricting their use through even more regulations will only cause Americans financial and comfort hardships.
At a minimum, I would hope that the USG waits for the release of formal industry standards (which process is already underway) before completing its entry into the regulatory environment.


text:
English (North American), English
Child, Middle Aged, Senior, Teen, Young Adult
Special Skills
Audiobooks, Business, Cartoons, Documentaries, Educational, Internet, Movie Trailers, Podcasting, Radio, Telephone, Television, Videogames
I have more than a decade of experience as a television sportscaster and public relations professional, including the voicing of hundreds of videos.
Bachelor of Journalism Degree in Broadcast News from the University of Missouri
Payment Terms
Hire Darin as a voice actor. Payment is made through Voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through Voices.com then download your files from the website.
Watch a video to see how to make a payment
Next Steps
To contact Darin Wernig about your project, request a quote today. We'll walk you through the process step-by-step. It's fast and easy.
Hire Darin Wernig as a voice actor. Working with Darin Wernig is fast and easy. We'll walk you through the process step-by-step.
Request a quote for your project today.


text:
Ameren sending more workers to help with aftermath of Sandy
ST. LOUIS — Ameren will send another wave of workers to the East Coast to help repair downed power lines and other damage left in the trail of superstorm Sandy.
The local electricity and gas utility earlier this week had already sent 550 Ameren workers to Somerset and Lawrenceville, N.J., to assist the utility workers there.
"Now, as the aftermath is completed and folks are starting to be able to assess the damage, we're going to send another group of lineman and support personnel," said Ameren spokesman Brian Bretsch.
Bretsch said on Wednesday that the crews already there are having a hard time even moving around the area. Roads are covered by downed trees and electric lines, and traffic signals are out.
Ameren crews in the Midwest are just now starting to communicate with workers who had gone East as cellphone signals had been shoddy for the past couple days.
The workers will be assisting Public Service Electric and Gas Co., the largest publicly owned utility in New Jersey. On Wednesday morning, 51 percent of New Jersey residents were without power.
The Department of Energy estimates that 58,000 linemen, tree personnel and other utility support workers have headed to the East Coast to help with power restoration. Workers expect that full restoration could take as long as seven days.
The aid is part of a long-standing mutual support network organized by public utilities. Other utilities have sent workers to the Midwest during ice storms, and especially after strong storms in summer 2006.
"We had crews coming from all over the East Coast and all other parts of the country, so we'd like to return the favor," Bretsch said.
In addition to sending workers, Ameren will donate $25,000 to the American Red Cross and another $25,000 to the Salvation Army to help with storm relief.
Bretsch said safety will be the first priority for local crews, and day-to-day operations in the Midwest will not be affected.
"We definitely make sure that we have enough folks here to do the regular maintenance," Bretsch said.
News-Gazette.com embraces discussion of both community and world issues. We welcome you to contribute your ideas, opinions and comments, but we ask that you avoid personal attacks, vulgarity and hate speech. We reserve the right to remove any comment at our discretion, and we will block repeat offenders' accounts. To post comments, you must first be a registered user, and your username will appear with any comment you post. Happy posting.
Our current government's approach to major disaster management and relief is in stark contrast to the Bush/Romney approach of "cut FEMA funding and turn it over to local governments and private sector".
The Republican view that the federal government should not take the lead in recovery from major natural disasters is just wrong. FEMA is not another "47% entitlement" for lazy moochers who would rather live off the government than work hard.
When a natural disaster and tragedy strikes, americans pull together. It is great to see our government (NG fails to mention the Department of Energy's role in organizing public utility response) acting to bring all assests and resources to bear on this national emergency.
I think Katrina FEMA mismanager "heckuvajob" Brownie's criticism of president Obama for "taking action too early" best illustrates the Republican party's attitude on this issue: http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/10/30/former-fema-director-michael-brown-criticizes-obama-for-responding-to-sandy-quickly/
The DOE primarily role right now is focused on eliminating any bureaucratic roadblocks or red tape that could delay utility teams in their efforts to restore power. In essence, they are saying, what do we need to do to remove the roadblocks we normally create? How can we get out of the way for a change. At least they are communicating and trying to eliminate red tape, they do deserve credit for that.
It's the semi-private utility companies and local New York/Jersey workers that are and will get things done. They have the boots on the ground and know what to do. FEMA just needs to do moderate coordination, provide adequate water/meals/housing, etc… Not necessarily easy but the true restoration will come from - #1 the locals and #2 each state.
The difference between this and Katrina was the New Orleans government was totally inept and corrupt. Completely useless. A significant portion of New Orleans citizens were totally reliant on someone other than themselves for their own welfare. A significant portion of New Yorkers aren't like that.
If you're relying on the FEDS to take care of you under any administration, under any crisis, if you survive at all, consider yourself fortunate.


text:
Skip to comments.Cruz Easily Wins U.S. Senate Race
Posted on 11/06/2012 11:14:52 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Ted Cruz, a Harvard-educated lawyer and Tea Party icon, easily won the U.S. Senate race Tuesday night, becoming the first Hispanic from Texas to land the job.
Cruz had a huge, insurmountable lead in early returns. In early statewide returns, his total was slightly behind Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's total, but the gap represented a relatively low number of split ballots. Romney was beating President Obama by more than 15 points with about 10 percent of the precincts reporting, according to early unofficial returns.
The outcome of the U.S. Senate race was never much in doubt. Democrats havent won statewide in Texas since 1994, and Democrat Paul Sadler had so little money about 5 percent of what Cruz raised that he couldnt even afford to run a single TV ad hitting all media markets.
Sadler conceded before 9 p.m. in a brief address to supporters. At that point Cruz was winning 57-40.
"Im proud to stand in front of you and say we have a new senator-elect named Ted Cruz," Sadler said. "I want us to be proud in our response to the voters choices.
Cruz, a domestic policy adviser on George W. Bushs 2000 presidential campaign and solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008, is considered a brilliant legal scholar. But this will be his first job in elective office.
The son of a Cuban immigrant, Cruz was considered a long shot when he got into a crowded Republican primary that included the deep-pocketed Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
Cruz began that race on a shoestring budget and focused for months on building relationships among a far-flung network of Tea Party activists who came to make up the campaigns most die-hard supporters. They relied largely on social media and candidate forums to spread their message, hoarding their campaign money for TV ads they knew they could not run until the final few weeks of the race.
Cruzs defeat of Dewhurst in the July 31 runoff shocked the political establishment and set the stage for Cruzs easy victory Tuesday night.
Sadlers runoff with political novice Grady Yarbrough drew little interest by comparison, and only a fraction of the millions showered on the Republican primary.
A former state representative from East Texas, Sadler attempted to portray Cruz as an extremist who was out of step with mainstream Texas, even at the risk of coming across as strident and angry. In one Texas Tribune interview, Sadler took issue with Cruz's Canadian birth and his ties to Washington, saying, "He needs to go back to Washington where hes from, or Canada, because he doesnt reflect us." Later, in a debate, Sadler called Cruz a "troll," a comment he later said he regretted making.
But Sadler, like a trail of Democrats before him, got almost no traction in the electorate and even less among donors. The latest campaign finance reports show the Democratic lawyer raised $600,000, compared with some $14 million raised by Cruz.
so all I heard tonight is we need to reach out to the hispanics to ever win another general election.. ok how's this libturds?
Rubio/Cruz 2012
now bite me
This guy will be in the mix for 2016 and would be a fantastic candidate to take back the White House as a true conservative. He is incredibly well spoken. Check out his speech at the RNC. It was the best speech of the convention and didn't make it on the news channels. Once he gains some notoriety nationally people will see what a great conservative leader this guy could be.
He's from Texas so he's 'unelectable'. We need to run a moderate so that we can win the independent vote. ;)
Cruz is such a good candidate that he got under his opponents skin enough to get him to call Cruz a troll to his face during a debate. Sadly Mittens came from the school of nice guys just like McCain. Cruz will call a spade a spade and campaign on conservative values. This guy could have a meteoric rise for our side much like Obama had if he only gets the attention he deserves nationally. He is one of the few bright spots to this election.
Indeed, I was proud to vote for him. I'd like to see him get some more experience though and run Santorum in 2016.
sorry but if we run Santorum in 2016 you'll be seeing another loss worse than tonight.. don't get me wrong I like him a lot but he'd never be elected
Romney brought us Indiana and North Carolina. Was it worth selling out our principles for two states?
He is much more likely to be an appointment to the USSC.
It's the lack of ideas not a lack of money that condemns Dimocrats to defeat in Texas.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.