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US Elections 2012 Part I: The Primaries/Caucus
Now that the first official Republican debate has been held (technically, the May 5th debate was the first official Republican debate, but besides using the parties money it was a mostly inconsequential debate); 12 or so candidates have put forth their Presidential bid for nomination (and a few on both sides of the aisles have put forth their Gubernatorial or Congressional bids); and the first true straw poll is being counted, this seems like the opportune time to start the new United States Elections 2012 thread.
This thread is dedicated to discussion of the upcoming US Presidential, Gubernatorial and Congressional election in November 2012. The purpose of this thread is to discuss the various candidates, their positions, and the various other positions being voted on across the country. All news and discussion of the upcoming election will be placed in this thread, and once the results are in a possible new thread dedicated to the 113th Congress could be made.
The usual forum rules apply (be considerate of others and their opinions, no flaming or cyclical posting, try and provide sources when possible, etc), and try not to get too caught up in the News coverage of the elections (i.e., we all know the mainstream media is inherently biased (toward the right and the left), so try not to create too much discussion based on how bad you perceive the individual networks are skewing the various elections). To clarify further, you can post any clips or excerpts you feel will add to this thread (as so long as they are actual news clips and not simply talking heads), but do not get too focused on the source of the information (which is partially irrelevant to the discussion topic)...
I will update this OP with recent information as it is presented (e.g., Presidential Candidiates; various primary results; and then finally Obama vs...?; etc)
This is the "sequel" to the US Election 2008 thread. Please visit that thread if you wish to learn how this discussion is held (or visit to read your old posts, and reminisce on happier times :).)
Current Presidential Candidates:
Democratic Bids: Barack Obama (barring accident or resignation, Obama is the unofficial Candidate for the Democratic party.), Randall Terry.
Republican Bids: Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, James "Rick" Perry, Jon Huntsman, Buddy Roemer, Fred Karger, Andy Martin, Roy Moore, Jimmy McMillan, Jonathon Sharkey...so far.
3rd Party/Independent: Kent Mesplay (Green Party), R. Lee Wrights (Libertarian Party), Jack Fellure (Prohibition Party), Roseanne Barr (Independent...though I am not sure she is serious), Robert John Burck (Tea Party/Independent), Joe Schriner (Independent)...so far.
And here are the non-Presidential listings for the 2012 elections (as they currently stand by region, specifics will be added later):
2012 Judicial elections
2012 House of Representatives elections
2012 Senate elections
2012 Gubernatorial elections
Obama's new slogan - Yes, Maybe we can.
It is good thing i stop watching tv a decade ago. now i can miss all those wonderful political ads.
As I've said in the 2008 election: No matter who wins, we lose.
I didnt see anybody in the debate last night that I will vote for. I had hopes for Cain when he first entered, but that hope ended as soon as it was born. Unless someone comes out of nowhere, I will be handwriting someone in. This country is screwed whether it is Obama, or any of these candidates feom last night.
Cool. Anyone care to give a link to a streaming version of the republican debate, particularly one that streams to outside the USA?
EDIT: there seems to be a number of uploaded versions on youtube, including this one
Aug. 11, 2011 Republican Debate
edit: DonQuigleone found the video in the meantime :).
And now begins my depraved entertainment in our public circus :D.
Bachmann and 'that black guy' are robots in disguise.
Well, I live in California, so my vote doesn't count for presidential elections. California's going to the Democrats anyways, thanks to the electoral college. Much like frequently in ISML, I abstained for president in 2008. Same here.
Actually I was gonna handwrite myself in...
Doesn't matter since it's just about which business interests win,.
Now to look up the propositions, so we can waste more money on making people's lives miserable!
You aren't old enough to run for president (even as a write-in) Minimum age is 35.
(Mean I could run since I'd be 35 before the election.)
Ugh, these jaded attitudes are exactly why the 2010 elections went the way they did. And now look what we've got. Assaults on women, the middle class, the poor, even education now - essentially everyone and everything not part of the top 1%. And the people who are for this destruction, got bloody voted into the House! And considering the general spinelessness of the Dems, they might as well have both houses of Congress!
Yeah, things sucked in 08 too, and before and after Obama was elected. Politicians were, are, and continue to be corporate whores, no matter who's in charge. But I'd rather that be all we have to deal with, instead of adding a repressive, borderline-sociopathic social agenda into the mix. Letting the tea folks take control of half of Congress did nothing except let in people who want to see government, which in theory is people's one defense against trans/national business interests and their abuses, torn down (while displaying a remarkable lack of self-awareness for people who most likely use Medicare, SS, and other government services themselves). I don't see this as beneficial in any sense.
So yes, things suck. But apathy is a very quick road to the destruction of democracy. One party has shown themselves, ultimately by their actions and their beliefs, to be worse than other. And the 2010 elections only confirmed that, shifting the narrative further away from the people and towards the Kochs and their empires. And I, for one, would rather choose a lesser of two evils. No matter how weak an incentive that is, I'd rather not see the Scott Walkers of the world elected into office, as it means things will only get worse.
I'll vote for you if you register!
I very much disliked what Ron Paul said on Iranian foreign policy. To support his opposition on the nuclear sanctions on Iran, he argues that the Soviets had a very large amount of nukes while being the greatest threat to America in history, but he fails to realize that they were a conventional threat and had many reasons not to nuke America or Europe, like getting their nation retaliated against. The Iranians (or North Korea and other aggressive small countries) don't have much to lose in that sense, so whats to stop Iran from using a nuclear weapon on America or Israel just for the sake of Islamic extremism jihad? I really do hope that Dr. Paul comes to grasp that war isn't conventional when fighting insurgents anymore (not that I support the Iraqi war).
This article is biased toward Paul but provides oversight of what he said:
The Republican Party isnt much better, but there are at least a half dozen of their politicians in the House that I can support. Which is something at least.
This country is as divided now, as it was during its creation. During the Revolutionary War you had 1/3 who.supported the Revolutionaries, 1/3 the British, and 1/3 who didnt have a side. Today, 230 years later, you have 1/3 who are Conservative, 1/3 who are Liberal(of the leftist variety), and 1/3 eho dont side with either party or group. So not much has changed in the past two centuries.
To believe that the Tea Party and the Republican Party is the party of the rich, is ignoring the tens of millions of middle class and families who side with them(at least more so than the Democrats) and is just plain ignorant. It is the same stupid argument as those on the right who say that he Democratic Party is the Party of the welfare group. Neither is true.
Whatever nation is hit first by a nuclear weapon will have the full sympathy of the rest of the world. Nuclear power is that terrifying. The nation who launched a first strike without the support of the world community would likely be invaded and ripped apart before it could do it again.
Either that, or WW3. Pick the size of your ashtray.
Iran's government is terrible, don't get me wrong, but even if they acquire nuclear weapons they wouldn't be dumb enough to use them unless they were positive it could keep them in power. They're already a regional power, and they're already up against Russia, Europe, Israel, Pakistan, India, and China, all of whom have better, more powerful armies and weapons. This isn't including the US who can wipe any nation on the planet out instantly if it wanted to (speaking in terms of conventional war here).
Iran is nothing more than a wedge issue to make Americans afraid of another boogeyman. Ron Paul is correct, there are more important things to worry about.
Mutually Assured Destruction would stop a country from using nuclear weapons, yes. But I'm talking more along the lines of Islamic violence, we already see suicide attacks from extremists around the Middle East. So in that case, what would stop Iran from selling or giving the weapons to terrorists to use against Israel (yes, I know that this happened already from Soviet fallout, but why give them more opportunities to aquire them?) or if an even more extreme government took over and used the nuke as a (figurative?) suicide weapon?
I think it's absurd the way they all ideologically said that under no circumstances would they raise taxes. Taxes aren't an idealogical thing, they're a practical thing, they're a matter of policy. There's a right level at tax, and it shifts depending on the circumstances. Taxes still have to be paid one way or another, sometimes you need higher taxes to fund important programs, sometimes it's better to shift down (on a whole it's better to err on the side of lower taxes). Sometimes taxes can have positive effect, namely inheritance tax. Encourages people to spend their money while their alive, rather then give it to trust fund puppies.
I watched the debate, I'm going to give my impressions:
Michelle Bachmann: Palin 2.0, she's a little smarter then Palin, but I don't really think she has any proper awareness. I think she'll get votes from the radicals, but she'll ultimately flounder. Frankly, I found her all over the place, and unable to really form a sound logical argument.
Herman Cain: Bit better spoken then Bachmann, but I also think he failed to make much of an impression.
Newt Gingrich: Very well spoken, I thought he was able to clearly make his points, and he seemed pretty reasonable (as republicans go). However his popularity has been low for a while, and seems to have fallen from his previous heights. I think he can still be a contender.
Ron Paul: I disagree with him fundamentally, but I give him a lot of credit for consistency, and a willingness to stick to his guns and defend unpopular positions. But I'd say his campaign isn't going to do any better then his previous efforts. I also give him credit for being well read, he has more perspective then most of the other candidates.
Tim Pawlenty: Dull.
Mitt Romney: Smooth, made his points, I'd put him as the front runner. But what does he really believe? I feel like he's not being entirely honest about his views.
Rick Santorum: Failed to make an impression. Bit better then Pawlenty
Jon Huntsman: I like his record, but I think he failed to really make much of an impression here. I think he's compromising his views too much, he should speak more honestly and forcefully, otherwise he's just going to be lost in the crowd.
I think the front runners here were Romney and perhaps Gingrich. Bachman, Cain and Paul will appeal to their base, but not probably branch out further. Pawlenty, Santorum and Huntsman haven't really differentiated themselves.
I'd say victory: Romney. But there's another 6 months of this at least, a lot could change.
EDIT: @ Iran, I'm in favour of upholding non-proliferation through peaceful pressures, and also dealing with Iran with subtlety. Trade with them, but not get too friendly. If the opportunity comes, sponsor the nascent democratic movement there.
However I think Ron Paul is right that this is a diversion. This election isn't going to be won or lost on Iran. It's an issue, but I doubt there's going to be much difference between any of the candidates on it.
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EPPING — Director Elaine Gatchell and Leddy Center present the hilarious comedy, "The Man Who Came to Dinner" by Kaufman and Hart, the great playwrights of "You Can't Take It With You" fame presented by Leddy Center last spring.
This year's play, which runs March 15-24, is set in the small town of Mesalia, Ohio, in the weeks leading to Christmas in the 1930s. The exposition reveals that the famously outlandish radio wit, Sheridan Whiteside of New York City, played by Paul LeFevre of Rochester, was invited to dine at the house of rich factory owner, Ernest W. Stanley, played by Greg deZarn-O'Hare of Fremont, and his family. However, before Whiteside enters the house, he slips on a patch of ice outside the front door and injures his hip. He is attended by Dr. Bradley, the absent-minded town physician, played by Kevin Murphy of Danville, and Miss Preen, his dutiful nurse, played by Amy Dube of Exeter.
Jane Button of Lee is Maggie, Sheridan's sharp-edged secretary, Diedre Bridge is Lorraine Sheldon, the beautiful movie star, and Don LaDuke of Litchfield is Bert Jefferson, the handsome reporter who sweeps Maggie off her feet. Wonderful characters who make up the rest of this outstanding cast are Janell Wyman, Greg Dixon, Gregory Johnson, Chelsea Bailey, Stephanie Johnson, Eddie McGee, Diane Figara, Lynn Rockwell, John Seymour, Mark Deyo, Chris Wood, Bobby Collinge as Banjo, and Rob Dionne, Director of the Majestic Theater in Manchester, as the famous Englishman, Beverly Carlton.
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Children and adolescents with high levels of urinary bisphenol A (BPA) showed evidence of low-grade albuminuria, which may have implications for the later development of kidney and cardiovascular disease, researchers suggested.
In a fully adjusted model, children and teens in the highest quartile of urinary BPA had an albumin-to-creatinine ratio that was 0.91 mg/g higher than those in the lowest quartile (P=0.007), according to Howard Trachtman, MD, and colleagues from New York University School of Medicine in New York City.
And in an analysis modeling the albumin-to-creatinine ratio as a continuous variable, a 0.28 mg/g elevation was seen for every log-unit-greater level of urinary BPA (P=0.030).
"We suggest that the low-grade albuminuria associated with higher levels of [urinary] BPA reflect oxidant stress and generalized endothelial dysfunction," Trachman and colleagues wrote online in Kidney International.
"Given that endothelial dysfunction manifests as low-grade albuminuria, our study raises the concern that BPA exposure during childhood may contribute to early atherosclerotic changes in children and adolescents, similar to the development of angiographically confirmed coronary artery atherosclerosis associated with BPA exposure in adults," they stated.
In the U.S., BPA is used in the interior coatings of aluminum cans to prevent corrosion, as well as in dental sealants and thermal paper receipts, and exposure is nearly universal.
Laboratory investigations have implicated BPA in multiple metabolic abnormalities, including estrogenic effects, alterations in glucose transport, and adipocyte production.
In addition, animal studies have found evidence of oxidative stress in the exposed kidney, and a study of Chinese adults found that the presence of BPA in urine correlated with the degree of low-level albuminuria, or protein leakage into the urine, signifying early renal damage.
Furthermore, the presence of urinary BPA also has been linked in cross-sectional studies with cardiovascular disease and diabetes in adults.
But the effects of BPA exposure in children have not been examined, even though youngsters tend to be particularly susceptible to environmental exposures.
So Trachman's group analyzed data from a sample of the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, including 710 participants ages 6 to 19 who had urinary BPA and creatinine measurements.
Levels of BPA were divided into quartiles, with the lowest quartile being below 1.1 ng/mL and the highest quartile exceeding 4.3 ng/mL.
Albumin-to-creatinine ratios also were divided into quartiles, with the lowest being less than 4.3 mg/g and the highest being greater than 9.34 mg/g.
Lower levels of urinary BPA were found in children who were older and in higher socioeconomic strata, the researchers noted.
In a model adjusted only for BPA concentration in the urine, children whose urinary BPA was in the highest quartile had a 1.77 mg/g higher albumin-to-creatinine ratio than those in the lowest quartile (P=0.006).
There also was a 0.50 mg/g rise in this ratio with each log unit increase of BPA in the urine (P=0.045).
The adjusted model also considered sociodemographics, other environmental exposures, and conditions such as blood pressure, cholesterol, and insulin resistance.
No association was seen for albuminuria and other environmental phenols.
"These findings broaden the array of adverse effects associated with [urinary] BPA, for which the evidence is strongest for decrements in neurodevelopmental and fertility outcomes, and increases in obesity and cardiovascular disease," the researchers observed.
Longer-term studies will be needed, however, to determine whether the low-grade albuminuria observed in this study actually translates into the metabolic syndrome and renal dysfunction.
Additional vascular studies also could help confirm the researchers' hypothesis that BPA exposure is associated with endothelial dysfunction.
Limitations of the study include its observational design, a lack of information on exercise and diet, and uncertainty as to whether estimates of urinary BPA reflect current or past exposures.
Nonetheless, the findings of this study warrant increased regulatory attention to the use of BPA and the potential for adverse health consequences, according to the researchers.
The study also suggests the need for reconsidering the concept of low-grade albuminuria "to an approach that recognizes the role of environmental chemical factors that may independently impart the risk of endothelial dysfunction and future cardiovascular disease," they concluded.
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Pavesio Wins Napoli, Onorato Crowned Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Champion
21 October 2012
Napoli, Italy - Congratulations are in full order for not one, but two major International Melges 32 winners — 2012 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Champion Vincenzo Onorato on Mascalzone Latino, and Napoli event winner Edoardo Pavesio aboard Audi F.lli Giacomel. Onorato was accompanied by steady tactician Nathan Wilmot, and crew of Flavio Favini, Andrea Ballico, Matteo Savelli, Daniele Fiaschi and Iztok Knafelc. Aboard the victorious Audi F.lli Giacomel with Pavesio was tactician Gabriele Benussi, Riccardo Simoneschi, Federico Buscaglia, Giovanni Pavessio, Vittorio Rosso, Paolo Mangialardo and Lucia Giorgetti.
On Sunday at the final day of competition in Napoli, the last two races hung in the balance, that would ultimately bring the 2012 Sailing Series circuit to a close. Once more, teams were met with very light wind conditions, however PRO Fabio Barasso was able to squeeze in the last two scheduled races. Pavesio, having led since the beginning of the event was crowned the winner in Napoli. Finishing second overall was 2011 defending Series Champion, Lanfranco Cirillo on Fantastica. Finishing a fabulous third overall was Roberto Tomasini Grinover on Robertissima.
Standing tall above all the rest in 2012, after five events and thirty-six races, Onorato takes home the Series Circuit Trophy and title, proudly accepted at his home port of Napoli. All season long Onorato remained determined to edge out Cirillo, and in the end did so by a wide margin. Pavesio, after great success in Malcesine, persevered and won Napoli. In turn, he was rewarded greatly with a spot (third) on the podium in the year-end Series Circuit standings.
Napoli was the final event of the Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series, organized by B-Plan Sport & Events with the collaboration of the International Melges 32 Class Association, Melges Europe and the local Circolo Canottieri Napoli. In addition to Audi, to support the Audi Sailing Series are haute watches Eberhard & Co, the official timekeeper of the season, and Musto, involved as a sponsor.
The International Melges 32 Class wishes to thank all the teams that competed in 2012. It has been another phenomenal year of racing. We look forward to seeing everyone back in 2013!
TOP TEN RESULTS (After Eight Races, One Discard - FINAL)
1.) Edoardo and Vanni Pavesio/Gabriele Benussi, Audi F.lli Giacomel Fra Martina; 1-1-(7)-3-1-3-5-3 = 17
2.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michele Paoletti, Fantastica; 5-3-2-(9)-4-4-1-1 = 20
3.) Roberto Tomasini Grinover/Vasco Vascotto, Robertissima; (8)-4-3-2-5-1-4-5 = 24
4.) Valentin Zavadnikov-Leonid Lebedev/Morgan Reeser, Synergy GT; 2-2-6-4-6-(7)-2-6 = 28
5.) Mauro Mocchegiani/Paolo Cian, Rush Diletta; (9)-8-5-7-3-2-3-2 = 30
6.) Vincenzo Onorato/Nathan Wilmot, Mascalzone Latino; 4-6-1-1-7-5-7-(9) = 31
7.) Marc De Antonio/Gonzalo Araujo, Bribon Movistar; 3-(9)-4-5-2-8-6-4 = 32
8.) Carlo Perrone/Diego Negri, Atlantica 19; 6-7-(10)-6-8-6-8-7 = 48
9.) Carlo Varelli/Guglielmo Giordano, Sexy Lea; (10)-5-9-8-10-10-10-8 = 60
10.) Simon Coleridge/Tim Collins, Velvet Elvis; 7-(10)-8-10-9-9-9-10 = 62
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2012 AUDI MELGES 32 SAILING SERIES TOP THREE RESULTS (After Five Events — FINAL)
1.) Vincenzo Onorato, Mascalzone Latino = 201 pts
2.) Lanfranco Cirillo, Fantastica = 214 pts
3.) Edoardo Pavesio, Audi F.lli Giacomel - FRA MARTINA = 235 pts
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KILLINGLY � In addition to casting ballots for municipal candidates next week, Killingly residents will also have the chance to update the town�s governing document.
A set of four Town Charter amendment questions will be presented to voters at the polls on Nov. 5, two of which have the potential of changing the political and law enforcement climate in town. One of the most high-profile proposals � whether to modify how Town Council members are elected � can be dubbed the �Great Compromise,� said Frank Aleman, chairman of the Charter Revision Commission.
In 2009, voters were asked whether the charter should be amended to eliminate district-by-district voting and institute a town-wide, �at-large� form of election for the town�s nine council members. The question, which included three subsections, failed. Aleman said that defeat led his seven-member commission to take a different approach.
�There were people in town strongly in favor of keeping the district voting, and others who felt just as strongly that we should move to a town-wide form,� he said. �That�s were we decided on the compromise option where five candidates � one from each district � are elected by their district, and the other four run town-wide.�
The proposal, if approved, would give each resident the chance to vote for a majority of the council, as opposed to just one or two. �It�s a bridge to the future,� Aleman said. �If residents don�t like it, we can always go back. But we can also move to complete town-wide voting later on. We tried to be sensitive to people�s needs. Some were concerned that completely losing the district voting would mean the loss of their own representative.�
Kevin Cole, owner of Dayville�s Zip�s Diner, said the proposed electoral change has sparked conversations among his customers.
�Especially the ones just moving into town,� he said. �They�re asking what good the current system is for a town of only 17,000. Why not have everyone be able to elect their representatives? Maybe if it changes, it�ll spur voter turnout.�
Resident Steve Rogers, a local contractor, said moving to a wider elective system is a �logical step.�
�It seems being able to choose more council members will simplify things,� he said. �Maybe more people will actually vote, which many aren�t inclined to do right now.�
In putting together its four proposals, the Charter Revision Commission solicited suggestions from the public, initially coming up with 16 possible amendments, which were whittled down to four.
�When we started this, we set several goals,� Aleman said. �No questions with multiple parts, simple language and a maximum of five questions.�
Another proposed amendment calls for the elimination of the town�s elected constables, a job whose duties have been nonexistent since their responsibilities were taken over by judicial marshals. The elimination process is the first step towards creating an appointed constabulary, a system which could eventually supplement the resident state troopers program with trained civilians.
�But until the elected constable system is eliminated, the council�s hands are tied,� Aleman said.
The two other questions concern moving the appointment of the town attorney from December to February and removing charter language mentioning obsolete committees and municipal positions.


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The Local received a press release today saying that the closure for the Cresheim Valley Drive Project has been rescheduled for this upcoming Friday, Nov. 9, due to inclement weather. See below for the official press release.
Philadelphia – Due to expected inclement weather on Wednesday, Nov. 7, the closure for the Cresheim Valley Drive Project has been rescheduled for Friday, November 9, Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson announced today. The closure affects Cresheim Valley Drive from Germantown Avenue to Cresheim Road.
Detour signs will be posted to direct traffic around the work area using Allens Lane and Germantown Avenue. Cresheim Valley Drive is expected to reopen to traffic on Friday evening. After this closure, it is expected that the contractor will resume their scheduled roadway work using single-lane closures during the off-peak hours of 9am to 4pm, using flag persons to direct motorists. Overall construction is expected to last until January 2013.
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AJ Styles has been an enigma as of late. Since his return from a lengthy absence, Styles has defied former friends and foes alike. Tonight on TNA Impact, "Cowboy" James Storm finally gets to throw down with his former friend in Styles' return to the ring. Will Styles reveal his affiliation or will he maintain his silence? All that and more on this week's edition of TNA Impact.
Recap from all the latest events in TNA kicks off the show.
We are on tape from Corpus Christi, Texas. Todd Keneley, Mike Tenay, and Taz have the call for this week.
Recap of last week and footage is shown of Jeff Hardy being put in an ambulance with Hulk Hogan looking on.
TNA Television Champion Devon meets up with his Aces & Eights members Wes Brisco and Garrett Bischoff. The team seems confident, but Devon wants them not to be overconfident when it comes to Angle.
Prior to the match, a recap is shown of all the events leading up to this contest.
Match One: Garrett Bischoff & Wes Brisco vs. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle starts with Wes Brisco. Angle working Brisco into the corner and putting him down with strikes. Right hand drops Brisco. Angle slams Brisco's head off the turnbuckle, sending him hard into the opposite corner. Angle sends Bischoff down before returning his focus to Brisco. Snap suplex from Angle and he sends Brisco into the corner to tag Bischoff.
Garrett Bischoff tagged in and Angle lands a hip toss. Angle again working Bischoff in the corner. Bischoff is sent off the ropes and Angle puts him down with a back elbow. Brisco runs in, but Angle hits a back bodydrop. Angle easily in control as we break.
Angle in control as we return. Wes Brisco sneaks up from behind with a low-blow while the referee's back is turned. Bischoff uses this as an opportunity to take control. Snap suplex gets Bischoff the briefest of nearfalls.
Brisco tagged in and a double-team leads to a Brisco clothesline for a nearfall. Brisco working Angle over with strikes in the corner. Another clothesline gets Brisco a nearfall. Sleeper in. Angle with a Saito suplex to get out of the hold.
Bischoff in, but he eats a few clotheslines. Brisco gets a few of his own. Bischoff sent into the corner and Brisco splashes on him after an Angle Irish whip. Angle gets caught by the boots as he charges in, but he snaps off a belly-to-belly suplex on Brisco's attempt to counter. Bischoff attempts a strike, but he gets a German suplex. Brisco gets two German suplays, but he latches onto Bischoff to save himself. No matter, as the referee kicks Bischoff's hands off the ropes and Angle gets a double German suplex. Angle Slam on Bischoff gets a nearfall off a Brisco save.
Angle sends Brisco into the ring post. D'Lo Brown makes his way down to ringside, along with other members of the gang. Angle locks the Ankle Lock in, but the referee is distracted by Aces & Eights. Brown tosses the chain in to Bischoff, who pops Angle from behind on the neck.
Winners by pinfall: Garrett Bischoff & Wes Brisco
Post-match, Angle is put down with a powerbomb. Mr. Anderson says this is the way things will operate from now on. Anderson says anyone who isn't in the group is in a bad way. Finally, Anderson tells AJ Styles that the group is behind him tonight.
The competitors for the TNA X Division Championship tonight are interviewed. Kenny King will take on Zema Ion and Petey Williams later tonight with his strap on the line.
Match Two for the TNA X Division Championship: Kenny King (c) vs. Zema Ion vs. Petey Williams
Kenny King comes out swinging, sending Zema Ion outside. Williams turns things around, only to be taken out by a Zema Ion dropkick. Ion planted by King. Williams takes the back of King, only for King to elbow out and land a shining wizard on Ion. King looking for Royal Flush, but Williams counters out into a Canadian Destroyer. Nearfall stopped by Ion.
Ion hooks the leg for a nearfall, but he is dragged off by Williams. Shoving match ensues, with Williams punching. Williams hits a headscissors takeover. Monkey flip attempt allows Ion to seat him on the top rope, but Williams turns it into a flying hurricanrana for a nearfall.
Williams with a chop to the chest. Ion into the ropes, but he hooks himself and hot shots Williams on the top rope. Neckbreaker gets a nearfall. Ion putting Williams in the corner, but Williams fights out with chops. Ion turns an Irish whip attempt into a single-leg crab. Williams gets the rope break. Williams fights up and the two exchange strikes before Williams gets a tilt-a-whirl Russian leg sweep for a nearfall. Facebuster from Williams gets another nearfall.
King outside, still looking dazed. Ion stops a Canadian Destory with a jawbreaker, then taking King out with a suicide dive. Ion tries a diving attack, but Williams gets him on the apron with a shoulder bump. German suplex on Ion. Williams with a springboard hurricanrana to the outside on King.
Back inside, Williams gets a hangman's neckbreaker from Ion. Tornado DDT gets Ion a nearfall. Ion looking for a moonsault, but Williams gets the knees up. Ion with a rollup for a nearfall, but Williams locks in a sharpshooter. King finally in and hits a running kick on Williams, then covers the worn-down Ion.
Winner by pinfall and still TNA X Division Champion: Kenny King
Magnus backstage, preparing for a TNA Television Championship shot tonight. Magnus is not afraid of the Aces & Eights and is ready to take back the title he once held from Devon.
Brooke Hogan discussing the new Knockouts website with Christy Hemme. Hogan calls in Mickie James and Miss Tessmacher, wishing them luck on their bout tonight for a shot at the TNA Knockouts Championship.
Prior to the match, Knux and DOC start a beating on Magnus. Magnus fights back, but Devon joins in and lands a shot to the stomach with a chain. Double chokeslam on the ramp from Knux and DOC. Samoa Joe chases the group back.
Match Three for the TNA Television Championship: Devon (c) vs. Magnus
There will be no match.
Result: No contest
Samoa Joe is angry at the actions of Aces & Eights. He is ready to make them pay and apparently the higher powers of TNA have granted him a shot at Devon later tonight.
Recap of the mysterious actions of AJ Styles.
Update shows TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky suffering from an apparent knee injury.
Match Four: Miss Tessmacher vs. Mickie James
ODB is again the referee for this contest.
Match starts with a tie-up stalemate. Another soon follows. James gets a throw, but Tessmacher soon gets one of her own. James breaks it by hooking her leg on the rope. The two ladies seem to be disagreeing on who is playing by the rules and ODB lets them know that she won't tolerate this. Tessmacher with a rollup for a nearfall as James has her back turned.
James takes controls with kicks. James locks in the armbar, but Tessmacher hooks the ropes and gets outside. James tries to scoot to the outside, but Tessmacher trips her up and a cat fight ensues outside. ODB is once again there to break the two up and send the action back inside.
Tessmacher unloading with shots. James reverses an Irish whip, but Tessmacher again turns it around and puts James in the corner. Facebuster from Tessmacher earns a nearfall.
Corner clothesline from Tessmacher. James down and Tessmacher unleashing the stink face. Tessmacher drags and flops James out of the corner for two nearfalls. Tessmacher looking to take it to the corner again, but James introduces Tessmacher to the top turnbuckle. Flapjack and James goes up top for a Thesz Press for a nearfall.
James mounts Tessmacher for some ground-and-pound. ODB brings James to her feets, prompting a bit of a stare down. Double clothesline puts both women down. Both up as ODB nears the end of her count. James with strikes and she slams Tessmacher into the turnbuckle. Tessmacher tries a rollup, but James reverses it.
Winner by pinfall: Mickie James
AJ Styles preparing for later tonight. Bad Influence tailing him, excited to apparently have Styles on their side.
Joseph Park on the phone. Devon comes up, reminding him that he warned him to stay out of family business. Bully Ray sucker punches Park from behind with a chain. Ray tells him that this is the last threat he'll give him, then tosses him into the showers and turns on the water.
"Cowboy" James Storm is ready to go tonight, prepared to put Styles down to see if he can knock some sense into him.
Recap of Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero winning the TNA Tag Team Championships.
Bad Influence hits the ring. Christopher Daniels reiterates that this is the year of Bad Influence. Daniels says that he is ready for AJ Styles to get back together with the band. Kazarian echoes all of this, reminding the crowd that they can now worship them.
Austin Aries & Bobby Roode hit the ring. Roode asks if they got the memo that they are not the top contenders for the TNA Tag Team Championships. Roode says that their loss last week was a fluke and they'll need a rematch. The two teams exchange barbs, leading to an immature argument.
Bad Influence starts backing out of the ring as Roode and Aries walk them down. Unfortunately for Roode and Aries, the TNA Tag Team Champions are right behind them and get a few licks in on them before they escape.
Video package shows the TNA locker room reaction to the Aces & Eights ruling with an iron fist.
Recap of Magus being assaulted by Aces & Eights earlier in the night.
Matt Morgan gives his thoughts on the situation, listing off all of Hulk Hogan's mistakes. Morgan says this all chould have been avoided by Hogan just doing the right thing.
Match Five for the TNA Television Championship: Devon (c) vs. Samoa Joe
Devon starting the bout with a cheap shot. Devon chokes Joe with his own towel, but Joe turns him into the corner and beats him down. Jabs and stomps put Devon down. Devon off the ropes and Joe lands a jump kick. Snapmare and chop to the back. Running splash for a nearfall by Joe.
Coquina Clutch in temporarily, but Devon rolls through and goes off the ropes for a nasty spear. Devon choking Joe on the bottom rope. Joe is worked into the corner, where Devon follows with strikes. Snapemare and fist drop gets Devon a nearfal.
Rear chinlock by Devon. Joe fights out and starts landing jabs. Devon sent into the corner. Splash and standing enzuigiri by Joe. Devon is seated up top, but Aces & Eights make their way out. Joe fights them off temporarily. Devon up for a Brainbuster, but the referee is distracted and Mr. Anderson clocks Joe with a pair of brass knuckles.
Winner by pinfall and still TNA Television Champion: Devon
Post-match, Mr. Anderson lands another shot with the brass knuckles.
Match Six: James Storm vs. AJ Styles
Styles begins to walk away, but Storm meets him at the ramp. Suplex attempt is countered out of by Styles. The two men exchanging heavy strikes before Storm clocks Styles into the ring.
Match is official and Styles ramming the shoulder into the stomach of Storm. Styles keeping Storm down with strikes. Styles off the ropes, but Storm gets a running kneelift. Storm has a side headlock in. Styles sweeps Storm's leg and brings him to the mat as we break.
We return with AJ Styles firmly in control. Vertical suplex puts Storm down. Stomps follow. Styles locks in the chinlock. Storm out and the two exchange strikes. Running forearm, atomic drop, and clothesline from Storm. Back bodydrop by Storm. Facebuster by Storm earns a nearfall.
Styles placed up top by Storm. Storm meets him, but Styles slips out the bottom and puts Storm in the tree of woe. Running dropkick to the stomach of Storm earns a nearfall.
Bad Influence make their way out. Styles is temporarily distracted, allowing Storm to land a backbreaker. Clothesline sends both men outside. Bad Influence looks on as Storm and Styles brawl on the outside.
Action moves back inside. Styles charges Storm, but Storm ducks and hits Closing Time. Last Call is caught by Styles, who rolls through into a leglock that looks like a variant on the single-leg crab.
Winner by submission: AJ Styles
Bad Influence comes out to celebrate, but Styles levels both men. Aces & Eights hit the ring, but Styles just walks off. The group puts a beating on both Storm and Bad Influence.
TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray tells the crowd that they have no heroes left. He tells them they are just victims. Bully announces that all of this is because of Hulk Hogan. Next week, he promises to call out Hulk Hogan and meet him in the ring.
The show closes with Aces & Eights standing proudly over the wreckage.
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QuoteHow many wenches do I have lined up so far? Remember I have to do it all on my own with no help from no blue pills! I'm already in line Gman!!and Gman thats why I think the Roadblock comes first and also the location does us no good without Chateau
How many wenches do I have lined up so far? Remember I have to do it all on my own with no help from no blue pills!
Quote from: puddin on February 19, 2007, 02:23:45 PM There is some White Water rafing in Argentina.Argentina/Chile border maybe Not happy with this, but the rapids/falls on the Rio Petrohué in Chile looks similar to vidcap (particularly the mountain, which could be Volcano Osorno). :-\ Or maybe not Bash away
There is some White Water rafing in Argentina.
Quote from: puddin on February 19, 2007, 04:50:51 PM It sort of match's Boingo.. how long would it take them to drive a 4x4 to Rio Petrohué from San Pedro? : :-\ Not sure, but Atacama Desert is over a thousand miles from Osorno Volcano. Quite a drive. Chateau: Intersting...look what pops up when you google "sotar raft chile"Sotar is one of the of the best rafts company on the market, to make sure we give the best service to our customers we renewed our rafts fleet with some 14 feet Elite models....Want to test Sotar rafts? Just book a trip with us on the Petrohue or the San Pedro. Looks like Ko'Kayak uses Sotar rafts on Rio Petrohue. But then again, what rafting company doesn't.
It sort of match's Boingo.. how long would it take them to drive a 4x4 to Rio Petrohué from San Pedro? :
hmm i woudltn have guessed that to be Teri and Ian!!do we know if they are the front-runner teams in this leg?
I think that the outside shots are a 100% match! You can even see the brown fence that I was sure was some kind of a sluice.... I'm not so sure about the I-Mar ?headquarters building--it may go on the canal in Tenglo instead...
Puerto Montt (seafood, day adventure trips, bed and breakfast, cruise connections,rent a car) Puerto Montt is situated on the Bay of Puerto Montt. Puerto Montt is protected on the west side by the Island of Tenglo. You can cross from the main land to the island in a row boat for about 50 cents. On the Island you can hike to the cross at the top of the hill and see the deep blue bay, the city of Puerto Montt and several beautiful snow covered volcanos. You can take a boat ride through the Tenglo Canal which lies between the island and the main land. Puerto Montt is the beginning point to many of the cruises that take you to southern Chile. Puerto Montt is a good place to base yourself when in this part of Chile
Yeah, but for all we know the photos of D/K, T/I and D/O could be the them arriving to the roadblock or detour (which ever comes first) just after the front groups, so any of these teams (other then T/I, since we know they are doing the detour at the same time as C/M) can easily make up ground. I'm so excited for tonight's episode!!
Ok so maybe i-mar building has nothing to do with it ..it was yellow and I was grasping for straws ! So confusing!
So who's the person behind Eric in the above picture? I first suppose it's Oswald but now I don't think so. :-\And why Joyce looks like she's going to take a clue? So this clue comes after finishing roadblock? If so Uchenna/Joyce are at least ahead of Eric/Danielle at that time.
Quote from: serendipity on March 04, 2007, 01:58:23 AMSo who's the person behind Eric in the above picture? I first suppose it's Oswald but now I don't think so. :-\And why Joyce looks like she's going to take a clue? So this clue comes after finishing roadblock? If so Uchenna/Joyce are at least ahead of Eric/Danielle at that time.That would be Bill--they are at the Roadblock (catch and carry the fish)....
Ko'Kayak Time Schedule : 9h00 and 15h00 from Puerto VarasDuration : 5h00 overall: 2h00 on the water for a 13 km run
..Uchenna is done and running back up the hill to the cluebox
Teams arrive at the Valley of the moon in this order:1) Rob/Amber2) Danny/Oswald 3) Joe/Bill 4) Eric/Danielle 5) Uchenna/Joyce 6) Dustin/Kandice 7) Teri/Ian 8 Charla/Mirna 9) David/Mary 10) Kevin/Drew, who are eliminated Roadblock: wrangle fish Some teams arriving at the Roadblock, The BQ's, Teri & Ian and the Cha's ?? I'm not sure with the low-res videoWhat Ian is wearing Joyce/Eric/Bill watch their partners perform the Roadblock Danny watches Oswald Danielle with Joe in the background Uchenna Mirna performs the RoadblockAmber performs the Roadblock]Detour, Raft or Climb]**TEAMS MUST COMPLETE A TWO AND A HALF-MILE WHITE WATER RAFTING COURSE THROUGH RAGING RAPIDS, THROWING ONE RACER TO THE WILD RIVER AS THEIR TEAMMATE WATCHES HELPLESSLY RAFT this is where it gets tough to make out the teams..they all wear the same gear and the pictures are low-res Bill running towards the cluebox Bill and another team who I can't make out? Joe with Charla / Mirna in tow Joe/Bill Charla/Mirna and?? BQ's :hifive: Charla/Mirna Mary/David**A racer is thrown into the wild river as they try to complete a white water rafting course. Their teammate can only watch helplessly as their race dreams possibly float away. Ian yells " TERIII"Climb**After attempting a 40-foot rock climb, two teams switch detour tasks. Will their decision cause them to lose time and possibly the race? Eric & DaniellePitstop ** At the pitstop, one team's joy turns to shock when Phil tells them that they did not get one of their clues and they have to go back to retrieve it. Is this the end of their race?**At the Pit Stop, one Team's joy turns to shock when Phil tells them that they did not get one of their clues and they must have them all before checking in. Mary & David? who are eliminated!
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Welcome back, Arbible. My wife and I have been writing on Zeitun and other apparitions of the Holy Virgin today. These make for interesting reading! I haven't given them much consideration previously. — FrJohn (talk)
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Thank you for the offer :) . My task was to categorise Uncategorized Quotes (which is mostly complete, but the article could do with alphabetisation); however, I would personally like to see a couple of distinctive quotes on articles of people who were influential through their writings (eg St John Chrysostom or Fr Seraphim Rose)... that being said, I probably don't have time to do that myself, but I'd enjoy it nonetheless. --— by Pιsτévο talk complaints at 08:05, May 13, 2006 (CDT)
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For the past few years, I have been running a poll question about once a year asking TechRepublic members and Windows and Office Blog readers how much of their enterprise is currently running Microsoft Windows XP. I also ask what percentage is running Windows 7. The idea is to establish a trend of how fast IT professionals are migrating away from Windows XP now that it is nearing the end of its product life cycle.
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I know, I know - "Windows XP still works and just because Microsoft deems it is time for a change doesn't mean we have to do what they say." Every time I run the poll, I get several of those arguments, but the fact remains that XP is on the way out - the writing is on the wall - it is inevitable.
According to a recent report from Dice, recruiting activity for Windows 7 pros is at an all-time high. That little tidbit indicates that we have seen, or will see soon, a measurable movement toward Windows 7 in the enterprise. So to test that theory, we revisit our poll questions. What is going out there - is your organization rolling out Windows 7 more now? Is Windows XP slowly but surely losing its hold?
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Dr Peter Williams, PhD, was raised in a Christian home and came to faith aged about 12. He increased in the intellectual understanding of the faith during his university years. He obtained his doctorate from Cambridge and is currently engaged in research on the early translations of the New Testament. He is warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge, an international centre for biblical research..
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Though the word gospel meant 'good news' and referred to the content of the Christian message, the word very quickly also came to be used for narratives of Jesus' life. The four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, all contain a selective account of Jesus' life, focussing on the events surrounding his crucifixion and the empty tomb.
Who was Mark?
Mark or, to give him his full name, John Mark was a Jew who possessed both a Jewish name, John, and a Roman name, Mark. He lived in Jerusalem by around AD 42. His mother was called Mary (the commonest name for Jewish women), and his cousin was the early Christian leader Barnabas, who had lived in Cyprus. As a young man Mark accompanied Barnabas and the apostle Paul on a mission trip, but appears to have dropped out. However, in later life he continued to work with Paul and with Peter. He was the apostle Peter's interpreter in Rome in the early 60s of the first century and thereafter went to Alexandria in Egypt. He is best known through the Gospel he wrote.
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Mark assumes that the very earliest audience may recognize the names Alexander and Rufus as the sons of Simon of Cyrene, who carried Jesus' cross (15:21). Thus Mark is probably writing for people about one generation after the events. From the fact that he needs to explain Jewish customs and points of the language of Palestine we also find out that he is writing for non-Jews outside Palestine.
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Mark's account is based on eyewitness testimony and possesses many of the hallmarks of a reliable account: it tells the story of the early Christians 'warts and all', not covering over the failures of the disciples, or the embarrassment and shame of the crucifixion of their leader. The place names, personal names, knowledge of local language, customs, and geography all support the view that this is a reliable account. For further details click here.
How reliable are the copies we possess?
The earliest substantial copy of Mark's Gospel that we possess is kept in Dublin and dates from around AD 225. The earliest complete copy is from around a century later and is in London. Images of the whole of Mark's Gospel are available at: http://www.codexsinaiticus.org. The gap between either of these manuscripts and the writing of Mark's Gospel is considerably less than the gap between most Greek and Latin works and the earliest copy we possess. Christianity spread widely in a short time and consequently copies of Christian books were made in many locations and the ancient copies we now possess have come from many countries through many different routes. This, combined with the fact that by the end of the second and early third centuries Mark was being translated into other languages (Latin, Syriac, and Coptic), makes it difficult to envisage a time when someone could have conspired to change the Gospel without leaving traces of their work to modern scholars. The two earliest complete Greek copies and the earliest translations end at 16:8, but many copies have a further twelve verses after that. The majority of scholars believe that the Gospel concluded at 16:8 and that the twelve-verse section after that was added before the middle of the second century AD. The pattern of manuscripts and translations including or excluding this twelve-verse section is sufficiently complex as to demonstrate that no similar textual disturbance has happened elsewhere in Mark's Gospel and that the outline of the Gospel has remained unchanged since the first century.
Why was Mark written?
Mark was written to inform people about Jesus: his teaching, his deeds, and, especially, his identity. Although Mark informs readers of the identity of Jesus in the first verse of his Gospel, he also recounts how it took the disciples and others a long time to realize who Jesus was. In fact he specifically emphasizes how Jesus was secretive about his own mission and identity, though he revealed more to his inner circle of friends (the disciples). This is often called the Messianic Secret. Each of his actions and sayings carefully revealed more about him, until half way through the Gospel, Peter realizes that Jesus is the Messiah. It then takes the rest of the Gospel to explain that the Messiah is not a victorious conqueror in the way that people expected, but someone who was going to save people by dying a shameful death.
Who is Jesus according to Mark?
Jesus is God's son and the long awaited saviour, called Messiah by the Jews. Messiah, translated into Greek, gives us the word Christ. God's son could not be understood by Jews to mean a lesser god, since they knew there was only one God—God's son is in fact God himself. That's why Jesus can forgive sins, when only God can do that (2:7). It is also why Mark can quote prophecies about a messenger being sent in front of God and apply them to a messenger being sent in front of Jesus (1:2–3). Jesus is Messiah because he is the one that people have had to wait for, and he is the only one who can rescue humans. However, Jesus' identity as God's son and as Messiah would be so liable to misunderstanding if they were revealed at once, that Jesus deliberately keeps his identity secret, seeking to minimize the publicity given to miracles while he focuses on teaching the twelve disciples.
Why does Mark say Jesus came?
Mark's Gospel tells us that Jesus did not come to help people who think they are good, but to help people who do bad things (2:17). Jesus describes himself as a doctor, who, of course, spends time with ill people, not ones who are well. Jesus then explains that he came to give up his life (10:45).
What does Jesus' death mean according to Mark?
Jesus' death is the focal point in Mark's Gospel. When Jesus gave up his life, he paid the price (in blood; 14:24) to buy many people back to God (10:45). Jesus came to die to save people who do bad things, by paying the punishment of suffering and death which they deserve for the bad things they have done.
What does Jesus' resurrection mean according to Mark?
His death looks like defeat, but in fact is the way to victory, as is shown by the fact that three days later he rises from the dead (16:6). The resurrection shows that Jesus did pay fully the penalty for the sins of the bad people he came to rescue. This means that they do not have to be punished for their sins, but can be forgiven.
© Peter J.
Williams 2008
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Mayim Bialik Divorcing Husband Michael Stone After 9 Years
Mayim Bialik is getting a divorce from her husband of nine years, Michael Stone.
"After much consideration and soul-searching, Michael and I have arrived at the decision to divorce due to 'Irreconcilable Differences,'" the 36-year-old Big Bang Theory actress wrote on her blog. "Divorce is terribly sad, painful and incomprehensible for children. It is not something we have decided lightly."
"The hands-on style of parenting we practice played no role in the changes that led to this decision; relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose," Mayim continued. "The main priority for us now is to make the transition to two loving homes as smooth and painless as possible. Our sons [Miles and Frederick] deserve parents committed to their growth and health and that's what we are focusing on. Our privacy has always been important and is even more so now, and we thank you in advance for respecting it as we negotiate this new terrain."
"We will be ok," she wrote to end her post.


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The Appoquinimink School Board has named Melisa Stilwell as the new principal for both Cedar Lane Campus schools.
The Appoquinimink School Board has named Melisa Stilwell as the new principal for both Cedar Lane Campus schools.
Stilwell, a graduate of Middletown High School, will oversee the Elementary School and the Early Childhood Center.
"Melisa brings a wealth of knowledge to her new position, including experience in teaching in private, charter and public school settings," said Lilian Miles, a spokeswoman for the district.
Stilwell is not new to Appoquinimink.
Not only has she spent several years teaching at Townsend Elementary School, but also she attended there as a child.
Stilwell then went on to attend middle school at Louis L. Redding and high school at Middletown.
Recently, Stilwell entered the Appoquinimink Aspiring Administrator's Program. She graduated from the program and first worked as an administrative intern at Townsend Elementary School and later as an Assistant Principal at both Cedar Lane schools.
She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Early Education and two Master's Degrees – Instruction and Applied Technology.
Stilwell is currently pursuing her doctorate in Educational Leadership.
"In her new role, she hopes to create more opportunities to co-mingle the two schools, including bringing the school's popular character education program to the kindergarten center," Miles said.
She will also be reaching out to "rising kindergarteners" with home visitations this spring and summer.


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In the wake of the skewed media coverage regarding how and why birth control is somehow the panacea for all females—even though quite the opposite is true—it is perhaps time to reflect on the facts about the most dangerous recreational drug known to man: the birth control pill. Some years ago Paul Hayes, M.D. wrote an analysis that discussed the reasons why women should not take the pill for medical reasons and the dangers posed to women who ingest these chemicals.
Today in 2012, with the inextricable connections between Obamacare and so-called women's rights to "piller" their bodies to death, it's time to focus on what is indeed the real war on women.
Since the facts about these drugs are unilaterally ignored by most of the mainstream media, it is time to remind Americans once again that the birth control pill can and does take the lives of preborn children and can and does harm the women who ingest these pills.
According to Hayes, if the woman in question is prescribed the pill for medical reasons, she has to understand that if she is not sexually active, "there would be no [moral] wrong committed" because "it is the contraceptive [and abortifacient] effect of these medications that are not permitted, not the drugs that are in them."
But it is the medical facts that should be shared with every woman regardless of her age. Hayes writes:
Most modern, low-dose birth control pills are simply a combination of artificial estrogens and artificial progesterones. They are very high POTENCY compared to the natural ones, however, primarily to make them active even after digestion in the stomach. This high degree of potency (as well as their being not exactly like what the body produces) is what gives them all of their side effects and dangerous complications. Nearly ALL women will suffer some degree of these effects whether or not a woman actually experiences any symptoms. The action of these hormones in the pill are threefold:
• They stop normal functioning of the pituitary gland in the brain, thereby interfering with the release of an egg
• They interfere with normal functioning of a woman's cervix (the opening of the uterus or womb)
• [They interfere] with the normal lining of the uterus, making it very thin, keeping a baby from implanting. [The baby dies as a result.]
It is easy to see then that the birth control pill does not "regulate" anything in a woman's cycle. These hormones only superimpose a "drugged" state of a woman's body that has certain effects, chief among these being to stop a woman from getting pregnant (by any means, even stopping a baby already conceived from being received into his/her first home—his/her mother's uterus).
This "drugged" or altered state of a woman's reproductive cycle does have certain effects that appear desirable, in spite of the risks of major complications and side effects. [However] . . . for women with very painful periods, since the birth control pill decreases the amount of uterine lining she develops in any given cycle, the smooth muscles of the uterus contract less at the time of menstruation, thereby reducing the pain from a "normal" cycle.
The risks of major complications and major side effects from the pill are well documented and include stroke, altered memory, deep vein thrombosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and cervical cancer, to name a few. Furthermore, the pill does not protect from sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.
And if that is not proof enough, reading a list of the women who have died while using the pill should give anyone—man or woman—pause to consider just who is waging this war on women. President Barack Obama's assertion that those who oppose his mandate are waging a "war on women" is a ruse. If Obama really gave a fig about a woman's right to know, he would focus on facts rather than parroting Planned Parenthood's drivel. The rhetorical subterfuge of equating birth control use with reproductive freedom is nothing but an invitation to women to become enslaved to drugs that maim and kill.
And that's no lie.


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2005 News Releases > January 2005 > Student honored by Daughters of the American Revolution
Student honored by Daughters of the American Revolution
PLAINVIEW -- Wayland Baptist University sophomore Nick Pruitt of Mineola recently received the American History Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution, Llano Estacado Chapter.
Pruitt, a sophomore majoring in history, was nominated for the award by the Division of Social Sciences at Wayland, chaired by Dr. Estelle Owens. He completed an application process and was notified that he had been chosen.
"It's nice to be awarded for something I'm interested in," Pruitt said. "It's a nice achievement and will be helpful when I pursue graduate school."
The son of Mark and Karla Pruitt, he is involved in the Baptist Student Ministries, Student Senate and First Baptist Church and is in the honors program at Wayland. He plans to continue his education in history, with interest in government or teaching fields.


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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Great American Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: SRBL)("Great American Energy" and/or "the Company") is pleased to announce that on June 7, 2012 (effective date of April 28, 2012), the Company entered into an option agreement (the "Option Agreement") to acquire an undivided 60% interest in the Bear Creek Rare Earth Property. The property consists of 10 mining claims containing ~7311 acres (~2,959 hectares) a few miles northeast of the mining community of Trail, British Columbia, Canada. The Option Agreement also identifies an Area of Mutual Interest encompassing all mining claims and property within a ~12.4-mile (20-km) radius of the property.
Rare Earth Elements are critical to a wide range of products, including many emerging green energy technologies (e.g., Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles or PHEVs, wind turbines, compact florescent lighting); high tech applications (e.g., computer disk drives, cell phones); defense systems and many other applications.
According to a report by Dr Stewart A. Jackson, PhD, P, GeoI., (Feb. 2011), the Bear Creek Property contains potential for significant resources of Rare Earth Elements (REEs). Samples collected from 32 locations on the property provided indications of four elements as major potential contributors to value: Scandium (4 g/t), Neodymium (33 g/t), Samarium (6 g/t) and Europium (1.78 g/t). Lesser potential contributions are represented by Holmium (0.51 g/t), Gadolinium (5.5 g/t), Yttrium (17 g/t), and Ytterbium (1.5 g/t). Levels indicated to date for Dysprosium (3.2 g/t), Erbium (1.5 g/t), Lutetium (0.22 g/t), Praseodymium (9 g/t) and Thulium (0.21 g/t) point to those elements potentially contributing to smaller extents. The report notes that the REE values are based on surface samples only, and due to the type of deposit on the property, there is potential for higher grades at depth.
The report concludes the Bear Creek REE project warrants further work due to the geological formations in the area as well as the discovery of Carbonatite-affiliated rock type at two sites. This type of carbonatized rock is possibly an epizonal intrusive with unlimited depth. The two discoveries cover an area of 100+ meters by 350+ meters each, and lie 2,000 meters apart with the obvious topographical formation connecting the two sites. Further exploration of the area would focus on determining potential size and depth of the sites.
At presumed depth extent of 500 meters, the Jackson report suggested a tonnage in the order of 1 billion tonnes for the Bear Creek Property. The suggested tonnage equates to substantial potential value even at a modest profit margin, and warrants considerable exploration effort to determine the possible presence of such a resource. The Company feels that the in-place value per metric ton of REE and other rare elements in the intrusive Carbonates are sufficient to warrant examining the possibility of developing a large-scale open-pit mining operation, dependent on a process being developed to concentrate the rare earth minerals.
As such, the Company is currently developing a two-phase evaluation program plan designed to measure the distribution and amounts of the property's various rare earth elements in a three dimensional array. Exploration activities will include a surface sampling program on both a grid and geological parameter basis, and a geophysical survey to indirectly map the variations with depth within the host rock.
The Bear Creek Property is located in rolling uplands. Excellent infrastructure, accommodations and supplies exist at the entrance to the area just 3 miles (5 km) from site. Full support services for operations are available at Trail, a substantial mining and smelter center for over 100 years. The community is mining oriented and favorably inclined toward industrial development. Abundant power and water are also available as needed.
Great American Energy's CEO, Felipe Pimienta, commented: "With China controlling about 90% of the rare earth elements currently being consumed worldwide, the Bear Creek Property represents the potential to develop a greatly needed North American supply of REEs. Our next step is to better determine the mineral and economic potential of the property through further exploration work."
According to the terms of the Option Agreement, the option must be exercised on or before April 30, 2015. To exercise the option, the Company must make a series of scheduled cash payments and fund mineral exploration work on the property totaling an agreed upon dollar amount no later than April 30, 2015. Following the exercising of the option, the Optionor will retain a 2% Net Smelter Royalty (NSR) for any and all tonnage mined and delivered from the property for any and all minerals. The 2% NSR will also apply to any mining claims staked within the Area of Mutual Interest defined in the Option Agreement.
Learn more about the Bear Creek Rare Earth Property, the Company, and its recent news at Great American Energy's website: http://www.gamericanenergy.com.
Great American Energy, Inc. is a publicly traded (OTCBB: SRBL) mineral exploration and development company focused on supporting America's growing clean energy and clean tech industries. Based in Denver, Colorado, Great American Energy is dedicated to responsibly identifying, acquiring and developing mineral assets in America and US-friendly countries. The Company's portfolio of projects currently targets lithium and rare earth element production, both of which are essential to America's clean energy and clean tech industries. For more information on the Company and its activities, visit Great American Energy's website at http://www.gamericanenergy.com.
Great American Energy, Inc.
Felipe Pimienta, CEO
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This press release includes certain statements that are forward-looking in nature and that involve a number of uncertainties and risks. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on Great American Energy, Inc.'s current expectations and projections regarding future events, which are based on currently available information. The forward-looking statements in this press release may also include statements relating to Great American Energy Inc.'s anticipated new developments, business prospects, financial performance, strategies and similar matters. Great American Energy, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.