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Report: Alaska health care industry booming
The health care industry is booming in Alaska, and growth will continue. Health care providers pay a $1.53 billion annual statewide payroll with nearly $1 billion of that in the Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna regions of Southcentral Alaska.
Jobs in health care totaled 31,800 in 2010, up 46 percent in 10 years. The growth rate is five times the rate of the state's overall population, and three times that of all other sectors of the economy.
New data on health care employment, payroll and its rising cost comes from a report recently released by the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, an industry trade group.
The report highlights the contribution health care makes to the state's economy – $7.2 billion in 2010 – but it doesn't shy away from the industry's problems.
Uncompensated care and underpayments cost Alaska hospitals $410 million in 2010, 21 percent of their total costs, a rate almost twice as high as the national average, according to the report.
While much of that was underpayment – Medicare and many Medicaid payments are below hospitals' actual costs – but $178 million was uncompensated care of patients who just couldn't pay the bills, the report said.
Karen Perdue, the association's president, said those unpaid costs get shifted to others and show up in higher bills for those who can pay. It's one reason why hospital costs are 38 percent above those in a group of comparison states, mostly in the Pacific Northwest, Perdue said.
The bulk of health care employment, 51 percent of the jobs are in 13 hospitals and a large number of nursing homes that operate across the state. Hospitals employ most of these, 40 percent of all health care employment.
What's also important is that hospitals and medical clinics operate in different regions of the state, which means that that employment and local purchasing is spread statewide.
"It's easy to see why Alaskans often don't think of health care as an industry. But it is, and a very strong one. Hospitals are major employers," Perdue said.
"It's like a fire station, open 24 hours every day of the year. You love to know it's there, and you want it staffed with the most competent people and the best equipment. And, you hope you never have to use it," she said.
Hospitals and other health care providers stimulate the regional economy in a number of ways other than employment. Construction spending for major Alaska hospitals alone was estimated at $305 million for 2011, the hospital and nursing home association said in its report. Major projects were under way in Nome, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and planned soon in Wrangell.
As large employers, hospitals are a magnet for stimulating nearby business development including physicians' offices and clinics, pharmacies, medical supply outlets and hotels.
In Anchorage, for example, the growth of a community of medical offices and clinics in the Lake Otis Parkway area in midtown Anchorage is related to the presence of the nearby Providence Hospital complex and Alaska Regional Hospital that is not too distant.
Another example: NANA Regional Corp. and its hotel partner, Marriott, built a new Marriott on Tudor Road mainly for families of patients visiting the nearby Southcentral Foundation clinics and Providence, both nearby. The hotel does a good business.
Health care does cost more in Alaska than in other states, however. In a study finalized in late 2011, the Alaska Health Care Commission found Alaska hospital costs 38 percent above those in an average of six comparison states, which included Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota and Hawaii.
Physician costs in Alaska were 60 percent higher than the average in the comparison states, according to the health commission's study, which was done by Milliman Inc., a consulting firm.
Perdue said these comparisons must be viewed in relation to other costs in Alaska. For example, the general cost of living is 30 percent over that in the six states used for comparison, she said.
The cost of construction of medical facilities is significantly higher in Alaska, along with utility costs. For rural hospitals and clinics the cost of travel for technicians maintaining equipment imposes a heavy burden, Perdue said.
There are also changing demographics. Alaska is still a young state compared with other states but the population of senior citizens, who typically require more care, is increasing. Also, obesity in Alaska is increasing, as it is in other states. Obesity is linked to a variety of health problems including diabetes and cardiopulmonary diseases.
The uncompensated and undercompensated care cost is a huge burden on all hospitals.
"By law, hospitals cannot turn away anyone needing care, even if they are unable to pay," Perdue said.
Medicare payments are higher in Alaska than in most other states but they still often fall below the actual cost for hospitals in providing service.
Medicare payments, for senior citizens, are far below the actual cost of care by hospitals, about 74 percent on average.


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Kumi Naidoo, Yes! Magazine, November 17, 2012
Hanging from an oil platform in the Russian Arctic one day last August, I was hosed by a jet of water from above so icy it almost cut through the skin on my face. My hands and feet were blue from the cold. Though I was wrapped in layers of waterproof gear, freezing water trickled into the small openings around my neck. My body was under extreme stress, and I was sinking into a state of confusion. Suddenly I wasn't so sure that joining this Greenpeace action was the best decision I could have made. Then I thought of the supporters who joined Save the Arctic to tell the oil industry, with a united voice, not to drill in this pristine environment. They kept me warm.
Global warming caused by our use of fossil fuels is already driving climate change and extreme weather events. From drought in South Africa to severe flooding in the Philippines to the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, our planet is sending us warnings that could not be clearer. And the Arctic ice is melting, reaching a record summer low this year.
Scientists see that as evidence that the climate is changing faster than anyone predicted. Big Oil sees it as an opportunity to exploit.
"Cognitive dissonance" describes the response of our political leaders. They know we must quickly curb our addiction to fossil fuels to avoid a climate change tipping point. But they open up the Arctic, or the Tar Sands in Canada, to oil companies that want to squeeze out a few more billion in profits while the going's good. They are selling our future and letting the next generation pick up the tab.
Fortunately, many people see the absurdity of actions like exploiting melting sea ice to drill for more oil. And some are taking action. Last year a major movement organized to delay approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have carried dirty tar sands oil from Canada all the way to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. Over a thousand people of all ages allowed themselves to be arrested in front of the White House. President Obama listened and delayed the pipeline, against the mighty power of the oil industry.
Between June and October, more than two million people signed on to support the Greenpeace Save the Arctic movement—and we've only just started.
International oil companies are hesitating over Arctic drilling because they see the huge technical risks of operating in such an extreme environment, but they also see the massive level of public opposition. Shell put its Alaska drilling program on hold for 2012 after part of its spill response equipment was damaged. International attention on the Arctic helped force this decision, because Shell knew that millions of people were watching their every move.
This battle requires us to value hope and science above pessimism and the relentless greed of Big Oil. While Greenpeace will continue to fight in boardrooms, gas stations, and on the ocean itself, we are part of a broader movement that needs your creativity, ideas, and energy.
You don't have to climb an oil platform to help. You already know what to do—bike to work or use public transportation, and pressure your local politicians to adopt policies that curb the use of fossil fuels and support renewable energy. Protecting the Arctic is one of the environmental battles that will define humanity's approach to climate change. Do we allow billionaire corporations to decide for us, or do we draw a line in the ice and say "enough"?
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License
Kumi Naidoo
Kumi Naidoo is Executive Director of Greenpeace International
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South Dakota Corrections Department Names New Chief Warden
PIERRE - Bob Dooley, the warden at the state prison in Springfield, will become South Dakota's new director of prison operations in June.
State Corrections Secretary Denny Kaemingk says Dooley will serve as chief warden and be responsible for the overall management of all the state's adult prison facilities. Dooley will continue to be warden of the Springfield prison and oversee minimum-security units in Yankton and Rapid City.
Dooley is replacing Doug Weber as director of prison operations. Weber, who is warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, has announced he will retire in June.
The state is seeking applications for a new penitentiary warden to replace Weber at the Sioux Falls prison.
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Blogging with Beth necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 98 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Blogging with Beth
My name's Beth Hayden, and I run a company called Blogging with Beth. I build beautiful Wordpress blogs for clients and train them on how to use blogging tools. I offer products (like my Quick Start Blogging Guide) to get started with blogging, as well as consulting services for people who need help with social media and blogging. My current website is at http://www.bloggingwithbeth.com. I love technology and blogging and I'm passionate about sharing that with my clients.
My clients are mostly women, mostly over 30 years old. The logo needs to be really warm and friendly, because a lot of my clients are scared of technology and aren't sure if they have the skills they need to get started in blogging. They need some hand-holding, and my logo needs to let people know that I'm friendly and approachable and PATIENT.
I will be using this logo on business cards as well as in my banner on my site, so please give me images that are large enough that I can resize them for different uses.
My favorite color is green, but that's not a must-have. Computer or keyboard-related imagery is fine as long as it's original and it's WARM and friendly and inviting and invokes trust. But I don't need a computer in my logo, either.
I would love it if someone would just blow me away with the perfect original logo. I strongly encourage any designer who's looking to do this project to read a few posts on my website to see what I'm about. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have questions.
I'm getting a lot of designs that have a little cartoon word balloon in them, and that's not exactly what I'm looking for. An picture of a woman or a computer mouse would be really cool.
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Any ads for Golden Retriever litters that are devoid of the full registered names, hip and eye clearances will be deleted.
You may not delete your own ad. If your litter sells out during the 60 day period, please EDIT YOUR AD to indicate this. (Go to your ad, click the "edit" button, type in new text and hit "submit")
During the 60 day time period, all advertisers are asked to edit their ads to keep them current and up-to-date.
Ads will be deleted on or about 60 days. Duplication of any litter ad before the original ad has been deleted on or about 60 days will be grounds for ad deletion and RTF account deactivation.... (place more than one ad for a litter here and you will be "read only" on RTF.
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East Regional AnalysisPosted by nvr1983 on March 18th, 2008
As I stated earlier during my live blog of the selection show, the East Regional definitely seems likely the toughest of the four regions, which seems a little unfair to #1 overall seed UNC. I also included links to the team's ESPN pages that includes schedules and rosters.
#1 UNC: Despite all the hype that the analysts are giving UCLA, I still think UNC is the team to beat as they have Hansbrough, the most reliable player in the nation on a team that doesn't have a #2 guy who lay a 0-for-14 in a big game, a very good if not great yet perimeter player in Ellington, and one of the best PGs in the nation in Lawson (still unsure when he will be back to his prior form). They also have Roy Williams, who despite his record of losing tournament games with superior teams has also won a national title before so at least he knows how it is done. Schedule/Roster.
#2 Tennessee: Out of all the #2 seeds, the Vols definitely got the short end of the stick. For all the talk of Wisconsin being cheated out of a #3 seed, I would almost prefer to be in Wisconsin's position rather than Tennessee's. The Vols have one of the most exciting/athletic teams in the country, but sometimes they just don't show up. I'm still waiting for Chris Lofton to turn into the potential national POY that he was hyped as coming into the season. Even though their first round game should a cakewalk, the second round will be a challenge as they will end up with either Butler (much, much better than its 7th seed) or South Alabama (the game is in Birmingham, AL). This is a pretty rough bracket for the team that most would consider the best #2 seed especially since Wisconsin didn't even get a #2 seed. Schedule/Roster.
#3 Louisville: Despite their horrendous early-season start, Rick Pitino (and the team recovering from injuries) turned the season around and has Louisville at a very respectable seed. While they lack the star power of some of the top teams, Louisville makes up for it with their depth. Their most explosive scorer (Sosa) comes off the bench and they also have solid (if somewhat anonymous) play out of the backcourt to compliment Padgett, Character, and Palacios, who actually started on their Final 4 team. Normally, I would give this group a good chance to make the Final 4, but with UNC and Tennessee in their bracket they will be hard-pressed to make it to San Antonio. Schedule/Roster.
#4 Washington State: It's hard to believe that earlier in the season this team was ranked #4 and now they are probably getting the 4th most hype out of the Pac-10 teams in the tournament. With tons of experience and solid play from Kyle Weaver and Derrick Low, the Cougars should be competitive with almost any team in the tournament, but their lack of firepower and depth will probably cost them if they get deep into the tournament. I'm sure that all of you are also looking at Winthrop as a potential Cinderella based on their prior performance so the Cougars also have that to worry about. Schedule/Roster.
#5 Notre Dame: Led by Big East POY candidate Luke Harangody, the Irish were one of the big surprises for us out of the Big East. We didn't get to see them play much, but when we did they looked very good. Part of their success seems to be related to their home-court winning streak. It's too bad for the Irish the tournament isn't played in South Bend. They play the 2006 Cinderella George Mason in the first round, which should be an interesting matchup (we'll leave the Irish/Cinderella commentary/jokes to someone else). Like Duke, the Irish rely on the 3 although they are not completely lacking an inside presence. This makes them dangerous on a given night, but also subject to an early upset. Schedule/Roster.
#6 Oklahoma: It looks like that whole Kelvin Sampson leaving thing didn't turn out so bad for the Sooners. Somehow they ended up a higher seed than Sampson's more recent previous team. The Sooners are led by Blake Griffin who managed to put up big numbers (15.2 PPG and 9.2 RPG) despite injury both knees this season. Jeff Capel has done a good job replacing Sampson on the sideline while staying off the cell phone (we hope). The Sooners aren't a force offensively so they have to rely on their defense. While that normally is a good thing for a team, we wonder how far this team can go with all the offensive firepower in this region. Schedule/Roster.
#7 Butler: Seriously, this is unbelievable. 29-3. Ranked #10 or 11 depending on which poll you believe. They're a #7 seed?!?!? Normally with a balanced attack (4 guys average double figures), experience (a Sweet 16 trip last year), and several impressive non-conference victories, we would expect the Bulldogs to outperform their seed, but Committee Chairman Tom O'Connor must think Butler head coach Brad Stevens looks like a bitch because. . .well you know the rest of the line. This is one of the all-time great screwjobs. They play #10 seed South Alabama in the first round in Birmingham, Alabama. If they survive that, the Bulldogs will likely face Tennessee, the best #2 seed in the tournament. Schedule/Roster.
#8 Indiana: Honestly, this is the most surprising seed that I can remember. I wouldn't have pictured the Hoosiers as anything lower than a 6. It's amazing that the team with the Big 10 POY (DJ White) and possibly the best freshman in the nation (Eric Gordon) along with a host of other solid players could be a #8 seed. I realize they lost 3 of their last 4, but one was in OT and the other was on a last second miracle shot (I wonder if Tubby got the idea after hearing about it so much while he was at UK). We would pick the Hoosiers to go deep in the tournament, but they have lost to every elite team they played this year (Xavier, UConn, and Wisconsin). Perhaps, Dakich can work some of his magic or Dick Vitale will be calling for the return of Robert Montgomery Knight. Schedule/Roster.
#9 Arkansas: Led by new coach John Pelphrey (look for him in the background of rtmsf's favorite March moment), the Razorbacks have had an impressive season after a few bad non-conference losses. Much like Nolan Richardson's teams (although not nearly as good), the Razorbacks like a quick pace. After a nice run to the SEC tournament finals, Arkansas might be a trendy pick to make a run, but they have a killer draw (Indiana then UNC if they want to make the Sweet 16). While this stat won't help you make your picks, watch for how the Razorbacks start the game for a hint at the outcome. During the regular season, they were 18-0 with a halftime lead and 2-10 when trailing at the half. Schedule/Roster.
#10 South Alabama: After failing to win the Sun Belt tournament, South Alabama was on the edge of not making the tournament. The good news: they're in and their pod is in Alabama. The bad news: to make it out of the sub-region they will have to be Butler and Tennessee. If they are going to make a run, they will have to feed off the home crowd and need a big performance out of star Demetric Bennett. Schedule/Roster.
#11 Saint Joseph's: Led by Pat Calathes (older brother of UF star Nick Calathes), the Hawks made the tournament by winning the Atlantic 10 tournament. It's hard to believe that just a few years ago, St. Joe's was on the verge of a perfect regular season and almost made the Final 4. It's also hard to believe that Jameer Nelson and Delonte West played at St. Joe's at the same time. If Phil Martelli wants to survive the opening weekend, the Hawks will need to step up their defense. Fortunately for them, they start off with Oklahoma, a team that isn't know for being high-scoring. Schedule/Roster.
#12 George Mason: The Patriots (Final 4 Cinderella in 2006) are back and they start off against Notre Dame. We don't see the Patriots making a deep run this year, but then again we never would have imagined they could beat a loaded UCONN team back in 2006. Schedule/Roster.
#13 Winthrop: If the Eagles are to pull off another upset, they will need a big night out of Michael Jenkins (14.3 PPG). Before you go out and make the Eagles a Cinderella you should realize this is a different team, which is most noticeable when you see they have a new coach on the sideline.Schedule/Roster.
#14 Boise State: It looks they know one thing at Boise State and we're not referring to the hideous blue football field that makes you try to adjust your TV every bowl season. Like the football team, the basketball Broncos can light up the scoreboard averaging 81.2 PPG (12th nationally) and shoots 51.5% from the field (2nd nationally). They are led by first team All-WAC Reggie Larry (19.3 PPG and 9.1 RPG) along with 2 other forwards who average double figures. Side note: We loved watching replays of their Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma (didn't see live because I had to be in the hospital at 4 am for an orthopedic surgery rotation) and would love for them to meet in the 2nd round of the tournament so we can root for that. Schedule/Roster.
#15 American: I'm not going to put much time into this because well they aren't going to be spending much time in the tournament. They like to slow the game down and they shoot 40.9% as a team from 3. Unfortunately, both of their starting guards are under 6′ tall. The result is that they might hang with the Vols for 10 minutes then it's over. Schedule/Roster.
#16 Mount Saint Mary's / Coppin State: Honestly, we don't know anything about either of these teams except that Coppin State is the first 20-loss team to ever make the tournament. Nothing against either of these teams, but a detailed analysis of these teams isn't really worth the time since they will likely be gone 5 minutes into their game with UNC. Mount Saint Mary's Schedule/Roster. Coppin State's Schedule/Roster.
P.S. Kelvin Sampson must love this region with his two former teams in it. I wonder how much he will be mentioned during their games. We know it's pretty much impossible, but we would love the possibility of an Indiana-Oklahoma Elite 8 match-up.


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Bush v. Gore
Bush v. Gore was the case brought before the Supreme Court to decide the year 2000 Presidential election which had been held up with neither candidate George W. Bush nor Al Gore conceding defeat. A number of lower court cases in the Florida courts had already been fought, and the U.S. Supreme Court had unanimously rejected one recount order. The case was heard on December 11, 2000 over one month after the election had taken place. The Florida Supreme Court had just ruled in a controversial split decision that court personnel would do a partial manual recount in four counties, according to procedures that were never revealed, based upon the specific request of Al Gore's camp as to which counties he wished to see the recounts done. They were the counties that had majority Democratic populations. The recount standard was done differently from county to county and sometimes from counting team to counting team.[1] The Supreme court overturned that plan 7 to 2, and then in a 5 to 4 decision ruled that the time to find additional recounts method had passed. In effect, this solidified the results as they had been recorded, allowing George W. Bush to claim victory and enter the Presidency.
Independent news agencies later did their own recounts, trying to simulate how the Florida court might have done it. They found that under most scenarios, the recounts would have favored Bush, but that the court could have manipulated the process to declare Gore the winner.[2]
Many people were unhappy with the courts intervening in the election:
- Republicans complained that the Florida supreme court tried to alter the certified count with procedures that had never been used before. They also supported the Constitutionally-mandated electoral college rather than the popular vote in deciding presidential elections.
- Democrats were unhappy that the US Supreme Court stopped the Florida supreme court's decision to force a recount. They also claimed that the court had a Republican or Bush Family bias. Many Democrats, such as Hillary Clinton, oppose the electoral college.
Further reading
- Full text of opinion at Justia
- A Blatant Conflict of Interest, Theresa LePore should recuse herself from the Palm Beach vote-count process, John Fund, OpinionJournal, November 12, 2000.
- ↑ Strauss, David. The Vote: Bush, Gore, & the Supreme Court. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- ↑ Kaus, Mickey. "Everything the New York Times Thinks About the Florida Recount Is Wrong!". Slate. 13 November 2001. http://www.slate.com/?id=2058603. Accessed 10 November 2009.


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On this episode of Hoarders… You know, I resisted that show for years and years and years and then one bored Friday night I ran upon a marathon and, BOOM, hooked. As horrifying as it is to watch the depth of filth that can consume humanity, I always feel delightfully superior about the cleanliness and lack of skeletal cat remains at my own place. Oh, and there are also no recently bludgeoned-to-death bodies in my basement. So there's that.
In a non-hoarder and seldom-used apartment elsewhere in Boston, Maura bursts impatiently through the front door. Not bothering to knock on account of having each other's keys and basically living with each other already is kind of their thing, in case you hadn't noticed.
Maura tells Jane to hurry it up, they've already had sex 1,200 times this morning and now they're running late. That's what I heard and you can't convince me otherwise. A still disheveled Jane comes in, cranky about not getting a shower first. Sure, you'll be sweaty all day, but you'll also smell like her all day. So sometimes skipping that post-coital shower has its perks – am I right, ladies?
Jane's building manager waltzes into her apartment without knocking as they're about to leave. Who does he think he is, Maura? Jane grills him on her lack of running water for the past two days and – most important – lack of ability to make coffee. Though, on the plus side, she has delicious molasses for her pancakes.
Manager Gil makes sure to get a good long look at Jane's boobs as he walks past. You can't really blame the man. Maura agrees and says 47 percent of men stare at women's breasts during a conversation. But it's also a fact that 100 percent of Mauras stare at Jane's breasts all the time. See kids, statistics can be fun.
Tommy comes in next, because it's Everyone Burst Into Jane's Apartment Day. My theory is they all know she's already always at Maura's house. So why even bother knocking. He has returned with Jo Friday and a bag of poo. So thoughtful. I like to bring flowers and wine when I visit, but now I'm really reconsidering my host gift options. To prove the numbers from before, he stares intently at Maura's ladies. Though, to be fair, it would be disrespectful not to pay homage to the Rack of God while in its presence.
Maura takes Jane to a cafe so Det. Grumpy Bear can finally get her coffee. Alas the sweet elixir of life continues to prove elusive to Jane as customer after customer receive their orders before her. Some lady in dark-rimmed glasses (who, it should be noted, also got her order before Jane) tries to hit on Maura at the milk-and-sugar bar. Look, lady, trying to bond over leaf-based sugar substitutes won't work. You've seen Det. Jane Rizzoli, right?
Jane finally gets her coffee and is blocked from the sugar by Wannbe Alex Vause (Look, I know Alex Vause. Alex Vause is a friend of mine. Honey, you are no Alex Vause). She then becomes the 7 millionth person in the episode to call Jane some variation of impatient/cranky/rude. And then she proceeds to be impatient/cranky/rude by continuing to block the milk-and-sugar bar. As they finally cross paths they bump into each other sending Jane's coffee onto her chest. Or did she throw her coffee on purpose? I mean, Wannabe was flirting with Maura earlier.
Wannabe Alex Vause accuses Jane of doing it on purpose and being a terrible person who stomps on puppies and scalds kitties for kicks. Jane apologizes profusely and pats the woman's chest with paper towels. For the record, this is exactly the face you should make after Jane touches your boobies.


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An Arkansas factory that makes fake fingernails caught fire, and more than 40,000 gallons of chemicals were fueling the blaze.
The fire at Onyx Laboratories plant in Maumelle, just north of Little Rock broke out around 9 a.m., the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said.
There were no reports of injuries, North Little Rock Fire Lt. Gary Williams said. But several small businesses around Onyx were evacuated.
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Plant employees were handling bottles of acetone when the fire started, officials told television station KARK. In addition to being flammable, acetone, a colorless chemical often used in nail polish remover, can irritate the eyes and breathing passages.


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Jim Carrey Heading For Breakdown
Comment current news topics here. Including TV appearances by Jim.
Check also the Jim Carrey Schedule (always up-to-date)
Re: Jim Carrey Heading For Breakdown
That's why I never trust those tabloids... They are EEEEEEEVVIIIILLL
"everything was going so well, why are you doing this Stephen? I made you breakfast, and we were eating and...... The scramby eggs!" -Chip Douglas, the cable guy
Re: Jim Carrey Heading For Breakdown
Exactly.... I assume it's a lie.
It still hurts though.
I'm a guardian of the spark...
I'm a God damn and proud good fan... and I love it! = )>
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I know
We know that's all lies but its okay I try to look at the positive side to everything if we look we will find at least one
1 no doubt he loved His exes all of them
2 there's a reason why things happen the way they did
And we who love and admire him want the best for him always
Jim wanted to have more children maybe one would have been nice, isn't that the way u show your love by giving that person a baby?
He gave her a chance and time, his heart was broken, he doesn't have to say or expect, when u truly love someone they just show you and do the things you want naturally like they are so part of you, connected..
Without even asking
3 years go by and she is with another
She also didn't change still doing nude poses
I'm sure he couldn't be comfortable with that
Past is past is past but Jim needs a woman
That loves him enough to not do those things anymore
That honors and respects him
That must hurt
I think if I was him how would I feel
Look Jim makes a children's story book meets special people like amachi and deepack
And is making great movies people love
I'm so proud of him
He deserves all the respect in the world and the best loving person that honors him enough not selfish or just thinking of their own career he needs someone like his mother
In a away....well I have a confession to make
On my50 bday my niece gave me a DVD 4 movies with Jim Carrey
The package still not opened
It had dumb and dumber
Yes man the magestic and mask
I seen 2 of them in the past
Still 2 to go
I know I'm slow but I'm getting there
Just seen last week wonder stone
Loved it he's scarrey in it plays a great crazy phyco magician
if at all things seem or appear to fail, just remember that 'LOVE WINS"
Re: Jim Carrey Heading For Breakdown
Headed for a breakdown???? I don't think so I'm very proud of Jim I think it's good that it seems he's talked with Jenny and her son no he didn't have to but he was in their life for a while and I think it's good if we can be friends with our ex's if that's possible after all we loved and cared about them at some point. I think that shows maturity on Jim's part I also think that sometimes for a example if he hadn't reached out to them you know at some point they would have ran into each other and it may have been awkward hanging on to all those hurtful feelings it's good he let it go and seen the boy and who knows even though Jenny seems to have moved on no one knows what the future holds. Jim is a good man and he deserves great as well, and if he thinks that's Jenny maybe they will find their way back to one another and if not I truly believe that it did them all good if Jim see's Evan once a week month what ever I wish them well what ever roads they take. Sometimes I think we have all these memories in our head of how it use to be and sometimes when we see the person we realize that we have both changed and are not the same people anymore and we realize that things really do happen for a reason what ever the case may be I wish Jim the very best with everything that he does to try to help everyone else he deserves it!!!
I seen the video of him reading his new book "How Rolland Rolls" he's such a sweetie pie..
Happy Tuesday Everybody!
Re: Jim Carrey Heading For Breakdown
When did Jim talk to them? He said he was not going to.
Re: Jim Carrey Heading For Breakdown
if at all things seem or appear to fail, just remember that 'LOVE WINS"
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Sorry Catherine but Jim said himself he had read the book to Jenny's son Evan on the Ellen show so I guess I just assumed and I thought Jenny said on the view they had talked whether they have or haven't personally I think if he's having trouble with it it would be good but maybe that time has passed. I meant no disrespect to Jim no worries didn't realize it was that sensitive of a subject wont happen again...
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Not that book. He was just talking about how he used to read to him. Not that it really matters he can talk to who he wants to but I was just shocked when you said that cause Jenny said was not returning her phone calls and Jim said it would be best for Evan if he did not contact them cause of his autism.
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Jim used to read to Evan but after the relationship between him and his mother ended he thought it was better to stay apart.
I doubt he will ever talk to her again due to the last time she talked she kinda bashed him.
The reason he doesn't have contact with him is actually simple.
If he stayed there's no way Evan would see the next boyfriend of Jenny as a father figure and that can cause a lot of problem.
Maybe as an adult Evan can resume is relationship with Jim but for the time being it's not good for anyone, especially Evan.
I'm a guardian of the spark...
I'm a God damn and proud good fan... and I love it! = )>
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i have to say i think he did absolutely the right thing by cutting off contact with Evan. Now, i know there will be folk who think i'm wrong but for an autistic child, contact with Jim would have confused and unsettled him. Remember that Evan has his father and John should really be the most important male in his life........Anyhoo, it's all water under the bridge now........
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Thats what I meant but couldn't think of the words to use lol
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great minds think alike hon.........lol
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Thank you so much for clearing that up I personally think its good if you can still be friends with our ex's I know that's rare but for myself I've been very fortunate to be able to do that but every situation is different and we never any of us ever talk negative about each other because at one time we did love em well I guess we still love each other just in a different way I guess as time goes on sometimes things change and so do people sometimes things aren't suppose to be forever just for a while...
Happy Sunday everyone I hope everyone has a great day!
Jim Carrey is THE MAN....
I agree with fluffy great minds do think alike..
Maybe Maybe not???
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Thats true!
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Ur sweet. Fgor me its difficult to be friends
Because I just can't
I try then they just want to have sex with me and that hurts my feelings really
Friends never worked for me its not me that has the problem its them...or
Why I don't know how insulting it is when you try to talk to your ex and they just wanna
Have you again, for me its a no can do
And I agree great minds do think alike you !
if at all things seem or appear to fail, just remember that 'LOVE WINS"
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Talks in Europe, 1967 | 1st Public Talk Paris 16th April 1967
Questioner: Am I to understand we have to meditate, but our minds are prevented from meditating because they tick over automatically and so we are unable to observe what happens around us? Does this mean that we must therefore observe what goes on inside our minds first?
Krishnamurti: 'To observe one needs to meditate' - I didn't say so. Observing is meditation, it is not that in order to observe you must meditate. To observe is one of the most, difficult things. To observe a tree, for example, is very difficult, and that is because you have ideas, images, about that tree, and these ideas - botanical knowledge - prevent you from looking at that tree. To observe your wife or your husband is even more difficult, again because you have an image about your wife and she has an image about you, and the relationship is between those two images. That is what is generally called relationship, which is two sets of memories, images, having a relationship. Just think of the absurdity of it - all relationship as we generally know it, is dead. To observe means actually to be aware of the interference of thought; to see how the image you have about the tree, about the person, about whatever it is, interferes with looking - observe that you forget what you are looking at, which is the tree, or the person; and see why thought interferes, why you have an image about that person. Why do you have an image about anybody? Here we are, you are looking at me, and I am looking at you - the speaker and you, the audience. You have an image about the speaker - unfortunately - but because I don't know you, I have no image and I can therefore look at you. But I cannot look at you if I say to myself, I'm going to use that audience to achieve power, position, to exploit it, become a famous man - you know all the rest of it - all that rubbish which human beings cultivate. So, to observe means to observe without the interference of one's background; but one is the background - you follow?-one's whole being which looks is one's background - as a Christian, as a Frenchman, or as an intellectual. in observing one discovers this background and observing it without any choice, without any inclination, is tremendous discipline, - not the absurd discipline of conformity, imitation. Such observation makes the mind extraordinarily active, extraordinarily sensitive - and the whole of that is meditation. Not, 'to observe you must meditate'; but rather it is in observing that all these things take place, and all this is meditation - not just some kind of control of thought, which we will discuss another time.
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On 2002-02-15 08:25:00, Shepherd wrote:
Congratulations, Tim!
I have a moderntales question, actually -- did they approach you, or you them? I'm thinking about pitching them, but wondering if it's worth the effort or if I'd be lost in the shuffle.
- Matt
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On 2002-02-18 12:06, Shepherd wrote:
I've been away from OJ until recently, so I'm just catching up now. Whatever happened to your book club idea?
On 2002-03-09 20:27, Remi wrote:
So . . . when's Odd Jobs getting posted to Modern Tales? I wanna re-read the backstory, dangit!
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France is a country in Western Europe, though it also has territories in other parts of the world. France is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain. It is the location of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. Its capital is Paris, an important Muggle city famous for its fashion, art, history, and cuisine. France is the most visited country in the world.[1]
The Beauxbatons Academy of Magic was founded in France in the thirteenth century or earlier[2].
Quidditch had spread to France by the 1400s, as shown by references to it in the play Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds by Malecrit[3]. France has a national Quidditch stadium and a national Quidditch team with mostly female players[4]. One of the French Quidditch teams is the Quiberon Quafflepunchers.
In the summer of 1993, Hermione Granger and her parents went on holiday in France, during which they visited the city of Dijon.
During the summer of 1995, when Rubeus Hagrid and Olympe Maxime went to parlay with the giants, they pretended that they were going on holiday in France to throw off the Ministry official that was tracking them.[5]
Known magical residentsEdit
- Pierre Bonaccord — the first Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards
- Apolline Delacour — a half-Veela witch, married to Monsieur Delacour
- Fleur Delacour — a part-Veela witch who participated in the 1994 Triwizard Tournament; she moved to England in 1995 and married William Weasley in Summer 1997
- Gabrielle Delacour — a quarter-Veela witch, Fleur's little sister
- Monsieur Delacour — a wizard married to Apolline Delacour
- Delacour sisters' cousins — two Veelas who attended Fleur's wedding to Bill Weasley in the summer of 1997
- Apolline Delacour's mother — a Veela
- Malecrit — a wizard and playwright of the early 1400s
- Olympe Maxime — headmistress of the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic
- Lisette de Lapin — a 15th-century witch convicted of witchcraft by Muggles
Behind the scenesEdit
- Emma Watson, the British actress who portrays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, was born in Paris, France.
- Clémence Poésy, who portrays Fleur Delacour in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is a French actress.
- Arben Bajraktaraj, who portrays Antonin Dolohov in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is a French actor.
- Alexandre Desplat, who composed the soundtrack for both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is a French composer.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Appears in portrait(s))
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Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Tourism on Wikipedia
- ↑ Based on Beauxbatons being said to be over seven hundred years older in 1994 in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages
- ↑ Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 20 - (Hagrid's Tale)


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I don't need to explain what Dots is, because you're already playing it. Don't lie.
In fact, you're playing it so much, that it better teach you some lessons as a founder, otherwise, it's probably distracting you from your startup.
Here's a list to defend your high score from your investors:
1) Reset the Board: Don't fall in love with your first idea. Find the best possible starting point to create momentum.
2) Expanders: Eliminate as many features and possible directions right away. Clear the board of all the dots of one color in the same way that you focus on less things in your startup to do them better.
3) Buy some time: Raise a little more money than you need because cash (time) always runs out at the worst possible moment.
4) Don't look at the leaderboard: Other people will be dramatically more successful than you--to the extent whether they've discovered a cheat or are playing a different game altogether. Don't worry too much and focus on your own game.
5) Just make squares: It's tempting to go for rectangles, but squares get you all the points you need. Just focus on what you need to move your company forward each day. Great startups are a series of small victories, not giant, pointless wacks at making a lot of noise.
6) Shrinkers: Get stuff off your plate when it's in the way. It's easy to work on just the things you like to do, but focus on what's really holding you up and tackle it head on. Eliminate the dots that are directly in your path to making a square.
7) Stay calm: If you start freaking out when things are starting to go your way, or not going your way, you won't be able to focus. It's a marathon, 65 seconds at a time.
8) Don't freeze: Keep those fingers moving. There's always something you could be doing--reaching out to one more customer, eliminating one more dot. You don't have a lot of time, so idle time can kill you.
9) Know your next move: The moment your thumb hits the screen, you need to be looking elsewhere on the board to figure out where you're likely to find another square. If you have to relook at the board from scratch each and every time, or if you do that with your market, you won't be fast enough.
10) Don't stop short on a square: You see it, you're running your thumb over it... and MISS! Nothing. DAMMIT. You went over it too fast, too sloppy, and now you totally effed the whole board. Hit the easy ones out of the park and do what you need to do. It's easy in a startup to run around like a chicken without a head, but that's going to make you stumble on the easiest of tasks.
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It's our pleasure to announce that HacDC is now the proud owner of a scanning electron microscope (SEM)! An SEM is a scientific instrument capable of producing extremely high-magnification images: magnifications of 5,000x to 500,000x are routinely achieved by these machines. Additionally, SEMs can be interfaced with additional detectors to examine the atomic composition and other characteristics of both organic and inorganic samples. These makes them extremely useful machines for imaging, scientific analysis, and even processes such as e-beam lithography.
If you're unfamiliar with the incredible images that SEMs can produce, check out this gallery.
Our machine is an older, second-hand model, and was graciously donated to us by 757 Labs. It's a Cambridge Stereoscan 200 from 1983. Despite its age, it was widely renowned for being a very versatile machine, and all the electronics are well within the realm of being understandable and repairable by the hobbyists and professionals at the hackerspace. It's currently undergoing member-driven inspection and repair.
Its current status, as well as information about planned projects, can be found on our wiki.
For the inquiring mind: the theory of operation of a standard SEM is relatively straightforward: a metal specimen chamber and hollow column are pumped down to near-vacuum (between 10e-8 to 10e-11 atmospheres!) via the operation of a roughing pump and a turbomolecular or oil diffusion pump. A power supply then runs current through a tungsten filament to cause thermionic emission of electrons—very similar to the operation of a light bulb. Another power supply creates a voltage relative to a nearby anode, which accelerates the electrons to a high energy, adjustable from 1 to 40 keV (kiloelectronvolts). The electrons spray out from the filament towards the anode, but are gradually reduced down to a very small spot size via a series of electromagnetic lenses and one or more metal apertures. This small spot of electrons finally hits the sample. Additional circuitry deflects the small spot of electrons over the sample's surface, effectively scanning it across the area to be examined, much like a beam inside of a cathode ray television. At this point secondary and backscattered electrons are kicked out of the sample and detected by a sensor inside the chamber, which passes the signal along to processing circuitry, ultimately resulting in an image being displayed on a TV.
If you're as excited as we are by these images and would like to make your own, or if you'd like to learn more about the nitty-gritty details above, you're probably the sort of person we're looking for! We'd love to find members who would like to assist with the repair and operation of the machine, as well as planning future improvements.
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Bill-O meet Spill-O.
Sesame Street's newest character Spill O'Reilly debuted on "The O'Reilly Factor" Tuesday night, and vowed to transform the veteran Fox News host's no-spin zone into a "no-spew zone."
"I want you to know as a proud, dirty sock-waving grouch, I can tell you this: We grouches are totally unbiased," Spill said, weighing-in on criticism that PBS had unfairly mocked O'Reilly's network.
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Sherrie Westin, the executive VP of sesame street workshop, said Spill-O would join fellow anchors Walter Cranky and Dan Rather-Not on Sesame Street's "Grouch News Network."
The move comes after some TV viewers criticized the long-running educational show for referring to a fictional "Pox News" network as a "trashy news show" in a 2-year-old skit.
After the episode came to O'Reilly's attention earlier this month, the famously bombastic host vowed to ambush a grouch.
A Sesame Street spokesperson defended the skit as a "parody" at the time, though the show's ombudsman later chastised producers for including the "Pox News" reference.
On Tuesday, Westin said the "highest praise" one could earn from a grouch was "to be trashy."
Spill O'Reilly also tried to assure his namesake that grouches never mean any harm.
"We can't stand anybody," he said. "You all drive us crazy."
Spill's advice to people of all "political persuasions": scream!
"Oh, and remember to buy my new book, 'A Stinking, Rotting, Pile of Grouchiness,'" he said.
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Broadcasting Content Complaints Council ನ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಹಾಗೂ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳು ಹೀಗಿವೆ.
Rapid increase in the number of 24-hour General Entertainment Channels (GECs), a process that began in the early 1990s, led to the burgeoning of non-news content on Indian television. Soon, the need to regulate TV content and address programme-related complaints became evident. Being the apex body of broadcasters, the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) Board of Directors took upon itself the task of framing a set of self-regulating content Guidelines and establishing an independent complaint redressal mechanism for GECs. The objective was to provide the channels certain guiding principles for programme content, usher in a redressal mechanism for viewer complaints and ensure that programming creativity flourished in a free-speech environment without ad-hoc interventions.
IBF accomplished the goal of formulating and implementing the self-regulatory Guidelines and the complaint redressal system with the establishment of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) in June 2011. A milestone in the history of Indian television, the initiative signifies the maturity of broadcasters to uphold freedom of speech and expression enshrined as a Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution. The overwhelming support of IBF member channels to the BCCC mechanism has led to constant evaluation of content in line with changing viewer preferences.
With suitable modifications, the Foundation has adopted the 2008 draft version of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Self-Regulation Guidelines for Broadcasting Sector. IBF's 'Self-Regulatory Content Guidelines for Non-News & Current Affairs Channels' were framed after wide consultations with more than 40 stakeholders, including the Industry, Government and the Civil Society. The Guidelines set out the principles and practices that guide the Broadcasting Service Provider (BSP) in offering content that conform to the 'Programme Code' prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and the Rules framed thereunder.
The Guidelines encourage creativity in line with the evolving social milieu and acceptable community standards within which TV channels should operate. The most remarkable feature of the Guidelines is "self-governance", "self-regulation" and "self-monitoring" by BCCC, which is turning out to be a model for regulators.


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Kosice: la nuova città della Cultura giovane
Titolo: SLOVAKIA-CULTURE-KOSICE2013
Descrizione: People walk in front of most famous landmark, the14th century St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Kosice on January 17, 2013. Eastern Slovakia's heavy industry hub Kosice is hoping to reinvent itself as a culture and creativity centre while it starts its year as the 2013 European Capital of Culture. Two-day opening ceremony featuring fireworks and gigs of world-famous and local artists this weekend will kick off a year of Kosice's transformation while giving a nod to its past. The European Union awards the title of the European Capital of Culture since 1985, usually to two cities a year to raise their international visibility. This year a French port city of Marseille was chosen along with Kosice. AFP PHOTO/SAMUEL KUBANI (Photo credit should read SAMUEL KUBANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Viciedo, who was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, will move into a third base/designated hitter role over the next couple of weeks.
… Here's the Viciedo scouting report: He has soft hands and a decent arm. However, range to his left and right is a question mark. Viciedo has plus-plus power. U.S. Cellular Field could be like a toy house for him Viciedo if he can solve big-league pitching.
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Julie Andrews and Kevin Spacey helped honour Christopher Plummer in New York City on Monday (15Apr13) as he picked up a prestigious theatre prize in recognition of his lengthy career.
Give my love to Elaine, that saintly woman who puts up with you every day
Plummer was feted with the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Award at the Edison Ballroom in Times Square, and Spacey, who received the same trophy in 2009, was on hand to present the Oscar winner with the special accolade.
Stepping up to the podium to deliver a short speech, Spacey teased the A Beautiful Mind star about his penchant for Jack Daniels whiskey and reminded the audience about the time Plummer borrowed a police officer's horse and rode it to a Big Apple bar.
The 83 year later laughed off the incident, joking, "Nice thing was, the policeman was promoted to captain and the horse went to a home for alcoholics".
The evening also featured a touching video tribute from Plummer's The Sound of Music co-star Andrews, who sent well wishes to the icon and his wife Elaine Taylor.
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The eyes of the world will be on Rio de Janeiro over the coming four years. The World Cup will be held in Rio in 2014, followed by the Summer Olympics in 2016.
But before the tourists start to arrive, Rio wants to make itself a little bit prettier. The first step: removing the giant billboards that could distract eyeballs from the city's natural beauty and architecture.
The Rio Limp ("Clean Rio") campaign got its start last week when workers started tearing down billboards around the white-sand beaches of Guanabara Bay. First to go were billboards for Nikon cameras, Kia cars and a bank.
In a statement to the media, Rio's city hall said that the billboard removal "will reduce the visual pollution and environmental degradation in a city renowned for its natural and architectural beauty." Future ads will be restricted to 107 square feet or less.
According to local news sources, there are about 300 billboards overlooking the beach. The Associated Press reports that after the work at the beach is completed, the beautification campaign will extend to the city's wealthy zones, then to beach neighborhoods, and then to the rest of the city.
In related news, former fighter pilot Yves Rossy completed an 11-minute journey through the air above Rio de Janeiro last week — in a jetpack. You can see the beach around Guanabara Bay in the video below, as well as other famous Rio landmarks like the statue of Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain. He completed his journey by landing (via parachute) on Copacabana beach.


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A group of workers wearing safety vests and hard hats monitor construction crews as they demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge along the 405 Freeway on Sept. 29 in Los Angeles.
A 10-mile stretch of the interstate highway — the most heavily trafficked road in the country — was shut down this weekend as part of a $1 billion freeway improvement project. But "Carmageddon 2" didn't quite live up to the hype.
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An empty stretch of I-405 runs underneath the 10 freeway during Carmageddon on Sep. 29.
Although last year's Carmageddon proved to be significantly less apocalyptic than originally predicted, the city made a concerted effort this year to prevent traffic headaches by encouraging Los Angeles residents to limit weekend activities to their own neighborhoods.
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I'm happy I found an online community for non-religion. I don't have very many secular/atheist friends IRL, and telling the people in my life about my non-belief will likely cause a torch and pitchfork uprising. Especially from my family.
I know it shouldn't, but I'm still amazed at the hypocrisy of those who claim to be religious. Take my family as an example. Or more specifically, my mother. She hasn't been into a church in years, doesn't live like she's believed in anything, but as soon as she finds out I'm an atheist, she freaks out.
I had to tell her I'm not *really* an atheist, but I strongly question religion and don't know what I believe. It lessened the edge, but I feel dirty for lying. Lying to protect my mother, true, but I shouldn't have to lie or hide myself. I hid my sexuality for a long time and now I'm hiding my lack of religion.
As much as I dislike hiding it, I'd rather not have my mother continually say "You're going to hell, how can you not believe in god? Why would you risk it? What if there really is a Heaven and Hell?" And so on and so on. It would never end. I told her once that I have faith in science because of the things science has proven; ie, carbon dating on fossils that prove the world is billions of years old, whereas religion claims the world is much younger than that. Her response was basically that regardless what science says, religion is right and she believes it.
Anyway, that's my frustration. Like I said, I'm happy to find a site of like-minded individuals. I can tell by reading some of the posts that actual discussions go on here, and not a bunch of:
"ZOMGS why you no believe in god yur going to hell how you gonna be a godless heathen?!?!?!?!!!!1111111"
It pained me to write that sentence.
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welcome on board,
hiding and lying badly damages our inner peace, engraves bipolarity in your personality... sometimes when I see myself in a mirror, I fell that this person isn't the real me !
but we have to, I keep telling every western : "you are lucky".... it can be thousands times worse
you hide your thoughts in order not to piss someone off, others hide it to keep their lives!
you are intelligent and living in a free country "i guess", use that and create your own world.
some are ready to pay everything, to be in place where they can express themselves without the risk of being killed
its your choice
care about ppl's emotions, our about yours.


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ANAHEIM — The Angels' dugout was a little more crowded Friday. Their bullpen was a little more empty.
After playing all week with 13 pitchers and 12 position players, the Angels recalled utility player Grant Green from Triple-A Salt Lake. He takes the roster spot vacated when right-hander Yoslan Herrera was optioned out Wednesday night.
Green, who bats right-handed, has a good chance of being penciled into the starting lineup today when the Angels face Texas Rangers left-hander Matt Harrison.
"I'll treat it just like it was in spring training," Green said. "Treat it like you don't know whether you're going to get in that day or not."
In spite of a .333 batting average and 11 RBIs in 23 spring training games, the 26-year-old from Anaheim found himself in the minor leagues to begin the season. He took the demotion in stride and proceeded to hit .349 at Salt Lake while playing primarily in left field.
Green's entire major-league experience in the field has come at second base, but he also played shortstop and third base in spring training for the Angels. Coming up in the Oakland A's system, Green also played left and center field in 2011 and 2012.
In 55 innings in left field this season with Salt Lake, Green didn't make any errors.
"I've played out there before," he said. "The only difference is the batter looks so much farther away. That's about it. Throws were fine. Balls were good, other than a couple that were pushed back by the wind."
That should come as good news for the Angels, whose starting lineup will be more or less set once outfielders Kole Calhoun and Josh Hamilton return from their ankle and thumb injuries, respectively. Both are expected back at some point this month.
In the meantime, the Angels can deploy an outfield of entirely right-handed hitters: Green in left, Mike Trout in center and Collin Cowgill in right field. That's a luxury they didn't have with a three-man bench, and one manager Mike Scioscia can exploit against left-handed starters — like today's.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. — SKMATCH, Inc., the operator of a Subway restaurant in Wilmington, N.C., will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that two female employees were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment at one of SKMATCH's Subway restaurants in Wilmington.
According to the EEOC's complaint, from around December 2008 through May 7, 2009, the male assistant manager at the Subway store where Helena Miller worked, subjected her to repeated sexual comments, sexual propositions and name calling and sexual touching. At the time of the sexual harassment, Miller was only 18 years old, and the assistant manager who harassed her was ten years older than her. Miller complained to other managers about the sexual harassment, the EEOC said, but no action was taken in response to her complaints. The harassment was so intolerable that Miller was forced to quit her job in order to avoid being harassed.
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Fifty years ago this Friday I was a freshman journalism major at Arkansas State College, working as a part-time sports writer for the Jonesboro Evening Sun. Since it was an afternoon newspaper then, my duties included reporting to work at 6:30 a.m. — quite a challenge for an 18-year-old — and working two or three hours until time for class.
By the time I left the old offices at Church Street and Washington Avenue that day, I had finished my main story for the day — a preliminary on the Jonesboro Hurricane's final football game of the season, to be at home that night finishing a long season. My boss, Sports Editor Tom McDonald, had a big story about the ASC Indians' first ever Southland Conference game, which was to be Saturday against Trinity University at San Antonio, Texas.
Then-City Editor John Troutt Jr. was working on a story that would occupy most of the front page about a Trumann farmer who had killed four members of his family Thursday night and then himself — probably the biggest story of the year for the Sun.
Tom would be leaving with the team that day for San Antonio, which had just hosted President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy on Thursday.
Neither game would be played as scheduled. The JHS game was postponed to Monday night, and the Indians' game was canceled.
That Friday morning, though, I went to my classes, then to the cafeteria for a quick lunch and back to my room on the third floor of old Danner Hall to await my 1 o'clock class.
As usual, I turned the radio on, which is why I heard the first bulletin from Dallas about a shooting involving the presidential motorcade.
In the hallway a few students soon gathered, some in tears, seeking solace from each other. But a fellow freshman, who hated Kennedy because of his views on civil rights, danced with glee.
Reports were still sketchy, but I knew Kennedy had been shot, and yet I went on to my Fine Arts Musical class. The instructor started playing records of the classical music we were supposed to learn to appreciate. Somehow that day it seemed appropriate, but midway through class he announced that President Kennedy had died.
Meanwhile, the Sun had gone to press with the big Trumann story under a 2-line banner headline, and about 5,000 copies had been printed when the bulletin from Dallas reached the newsroom.
In those days The Associated Press delivered state, national and world news on what was called a teletype machine — basically a clattering automated typewriter, accompanied by a paper tape punch that allowed the stories to be fed into automated linotype machines. The teletype had a bell which could be sounded to get the attention of the editor — the more bells, the more urgent the news.
That day's news must have worn the bell out.
The decision was quickly made to stop the press to accommodate the bigger news.
That's never an easy decision for an editor because it's costly and time-consuming to start over. In 1963 it was much more so that today because the newspaper's type, both headlines and text, was cast in metal; pictures and ads were engraved or matted and mounted on blocks. All that metal was then locked into heavy pages and metal blankets were cast, to be mounted on the press. The pages then were huge — 14 1/2 by 24 inches deep with eight columns compared with today's standard of 11 by 22 with six columns. You didn't make changes unless absolutely necessary.
This was one of those times.
In more than 50 years of being associated with newspapers, that's the only time my newspaper's press was stopped for a bigger story. Most dailies are now printed late at night, when not much happens. In my 30-plus years as editor of daily newspapers, I stopped the press a few times to correct a headline error or mechanical mistake but never for a bigger story.
I came close at the Batesville Guard in 1981, when President Ronald Reagan was shot as our afternoon paper went to press. But the first reports were that he wasn't hit, and our newspaper, recovering from a disastrous fire, couldn't afford a mistake.
The Sun in 1963 did an amazing job of remaking that day's 16-page paper and getting a new edition to press. Only pages 1, 2 and 8 were redone. The top half of page 1 covered the assassination, with a 2-line banner head in huge all-capital letters and a couple of wire photos. One photo shows Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who recently visited Jonesboro to promote his book about the assassination, climbing onto the back of the presidential limousine. The Trumann story occupied the bottom half of the page.
Pages 2 and 8 handled the jumps and additional photos.
I went back to the Sun offices after my class, in time to get copies of both editions. No doubt, many people kept the second edition, but few have both.
For my generation Nov. 22, 1963, began a long nightmare that continued at least into the dark days of 1968 and beyond — more assassinations, the Vietnam War, civil rights violence. We moved on finally, but we were never really young again.
Roy Ockert is editor emeritus of The Jonesboro Sun. He may be reached by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It's the gift-giving time of year again, and like me, I'm sure many of you are giving handmade jewelry to family and friends.
If so, you're probably feeling what I am right now. It's that rushed feeling I like to call the "Christmas Crunch." Now that Thanksgiving's over, there's a very limited amount of time between now and Christmas. That window grows even smaller when you take shipping into account for family and friends that live outside of Texas or outside of the country. You're working your fanny off to finish all the bracelets and necklaces and whatnots and whosits on your list, and you still don't think you'll finish in time!
OK, stop and take a breath. I just wanted you all to know you're not alone. And since you're not alone, how about we share pictures of our Christmas creations?
On my work list this year are a couple pairs of earrings, a couple of bracelets, a couple of necklaces, three tie "pins" (I'm actually using magnets, but they should work the same.), a bookmark and a wire sculpture. Whew! I'm not going to say what's for who, since some of the recipients read my blog, and that would be akin to peeking, but I'll post pictures when everything is finished.
I wouldn't want to ruin any of your surprises, either, so if you'd like to share what you made for Christmas this year, take a picture (preferably before you wrap it! 🙂 and e-mail it, with short description of the project, to email@example.com, and I'll post your pictures on Dec. 26. (Don't worry, I'll post your first name, but no last name or e-mail address.)
Happy holidays, and happy beading!
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