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Majority Of Americans Now Say Obama Untrustworthy Michael Miller On June 17, 2013 The man – savior, to many – who was going to stop the oceans’ rise and heal the planet; who was going to change the discourse of American politics as we knew it – is now viewed by a majority of us as untrustworthy. Yes, America, a new survey released today by CNN/ORC shows Obama with a 45% approval rating – down from 53% just a month ago – with 54% of us disapproving off how he is doing his job. Better yet (or, “Worse yet”, depending on your political persuasion), the survey found that while 49% of Americans think Obama is honest, 50% of us do not believe that the President of the United State is worthy of our trust. This news is even worse for Obama than most people realize. This guy could set George Bush on fire, paint the White House red and declare himself a communist – and 80% or more of the 49% would still be just as fired up about the community organizer as ever. (See: Obamabots) In an encouraging sign for Republicans as they look to the 2014 midterms and beyond, Obama has lost substantial ground among Independents, with 37% approval and 61% disapproval – down by more than 20 points from last month. Obviously, despite the best efforts of the lapdog sycophantic mainstream media, Scandalpalooza has taken its toll on Obamapalooza. Sixty-one percent of those surveyed disapprove of Obama’s handling of the surveillance of U.S. citizens, with 35% approving. Forty-three percent say Obama has gone too far in restricting civil liberties in the fight against terrorism, with 38% saying he has struck a proper balance. More troublesome for Obama, 62% of Americans believe the government has collected their own private phone or internet data, compared to only 34% who say it has not. As they say, a month – let alone a year or two – is a lifetime in politics. Still, it doesn’t appear that there will be light at the end of the tunnel anytime soon for Barack Obama, as Scandalpalooza is likely to drag on for months.

To my few Arab friends. There are a vast many other Syrians who are not at all like you. The same as many Americans are not at all like me. I went to Vlad's page, and extended my hand in peace and friendship, and the mutherfuckers screamed death to Amerika at me. What they don't understand, is I am actually a very nice and peaceful man, until called stupid, or an idiot. Once they offend me, there is no turning back, they get one fucking chance, and that's it. I don't count to three, like in Baseball. I am America. When they say death to me, they die, I don't. My name is not Jesus, and I don't forgive people, those who say death to America don't represent us, believe most of us are very good people, and we ant peace for the world and we want the best for all people, I'm Buddhist by the way, actually a Buddhist Atheist. Buddha mostly preached non violence, and it is said that Jesus studied the Buddhist principal, which is why his religion was so diametrically opposed to Judaism. I have nothing against the Jewish people, the women are gorgeous. You see, I was stationed in Germany for two years, and I toured the Dachau death camp. It made me give up all religion and hope for humanity. First they came for the Jews, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Gays, but I said nothing. Then they came for the Gypsies, but I said nothing. Then they came for the Communists, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Blacks, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Chinese, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Artists, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Scientists, yet again I said nothing. Then they came for me, because I was an Atheist. There was soon no one left to kill. Who are THEY? FASCISTS! And, Islamofascists will do the same exact fucking thing! Next they will come for the American Indians, and slaughter them too! I like Mexicans, they've always treated me very kindly, so I have a real issue with the closing of our borders. Also, I really like Mexican Burritos. I also learned that one person from another country that does wrong doesn't mean all of them are bad. True, but a majority of Islamofascists are extremely brutal and cruel people. I've learned just not to put up with any of their shit, pardon my French. I'm glad you enjoy my writing style, sometimes it pisses people the hell off. But remember, I am practicing our most crucial constitutional right, freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The shocking minutes relating to President Putin’s meeting this past week with US Secretary of State John Kerry reveal the Russian leaders “extreme outrage” over the Obama regimes continued protection of global seed and plant bio-genetic giants Syngenta and Monsanto in the face of a growing “bee apocalypse” that the Kremlin warns “will most certainly” lead to world war. I like Vlad, but this isn't something I want to die over in a freakin war. I am a Bee Keeper, not a Monsanto Warrior. The very sad thing is, Bee-keeping is a very peaceful activity, and Monsanto will FORCE bee keepers like me to fight with my Russian brothers and sisters. Monsanto Needs a good flying bitch slap Str8 into extinction . I know, and the march against monsanto didn't do jack fucking shit. So, it requires a very different type of march: http://youtu.be/bX8wxWXkaIo You know something? I am a really great guy. And, Facefuck sucks total ASS. Facefuck is FORCING me to report everything *I* see as Spam, for if I do not do it, they will end my virtual online life on this site, all because FACEFUCK works for Monsanto, who poisoned me. You see, all the time you are concentrating on all this other stuff, Facefuck is gleaning every tidbit from you, learning how to control you and then eventually scare you into submission. I hate how they control the whole web,and see every special private thing in our profile, but I'm not scared because this is all not a real world, and everybody can lie. When I was a boy in Iowa, one of my neighbors went into the business of selling dry roasted soybeans in little baggies, those things tasted like shit, and really nobody bought them. Seriously, soybeans are oinkie for like feeding hogs, but really suck as a people food. And most of them are GMO. Yes, GMO, sprayed with Roundup and Malathion. Roundup ready! You think Roundup is bad? Study Malathion for a little twist in the subject. That shit is like two steps removed from Nerve Gas. The name of the gas is right on the tip of my tongue, Phosgene Gas. Phosgene is insecticide based, while Cyclosarin is 2-4-5-T Herbicide based, a few steps removed from Roundup Herbicide. Via; Wind Lakotah-Lolli Sammisjay: oh my goodness,,,no small wonder Occupy Monsanto is so pissed.....wow..thank you. Yes, it's in the food supply, Wind, that's what we are bitching about in the Organic community. Basically, Roundup is like two steps removed from Agent Orange, which is like one step removed from Sarin Nerve Gas, while Malathion is like three steps removed from Phosgene Nerve Gas. One is used as a Defoliant, the other is used to kill Bugs, and both came from Biological Chemical Warfare research, funded through Monsanto. I've had two fellow farmers die from that crap from Monsanto, my buddy Joe Gabrielson died from Testicular Cancer from spraying DDT, and my buddy Carol Webster died from mixing up Agent Orange during the Viet Nam war, and got all sorts of deep bone cancer. Anyway, if you are having problems with Leukemia, I'd honestly say, quit eating soy products, they are chemically laden with all sorts of truly nasty crap. My Aunt Dorothy worked on the Manhattan Project, she was never allowed to talk about her research. She died like 6 years ago. She lived to be 79 years old, and smoked all of her life, a chain-smoker, like smoke coming out of a choo-choo train. I got exposed to Cyclosarin during Desert Storm, and it gave me brain damage. I don't always make quite a lot of sense. I was there, GWS is real, it's from the exposure from the Kamisayah Munitions Pit demolition done by the US Army Corps of Engineers, just south of Basra, something like 20,000 troops were exposed to the toxic cloud. It is considered a 'friendly fire' incident, and is why the VA refuses to pay anyone any form of disability for it. Yes, I can tell you more about it than most any doctor could, as I have actually lived with the illness for over 20 years, my brain disorder is classified as a form of Schizophrenia, so they only have to pay me a half-pension. I've tried to fight for a better claim, but every time I tried to do it, they threatened to take what little pension I already receive away. Do you have kids? Nope, no kids, I'm afraid that if I have kids, they'll be born with birth defects. DU isn't really the problem, except for the enemy troops that got hit by the projectiles, trust me, we weren't in the exposure zone long enough to get any countable Rads. We get more Rads out of our local drinking water than any US soldier was exposed to during Desert Storm. I sleep okay and stuff, I have constant body aches, but for the most part, the Sarin exposure screwed up my cerebral cortex so I sound crazy to a lot of people. It's a failure in the neurotransmitters. You see, Sarin is a Nerve Gas, and the biggest bunch of nerves it goes after first are in the brain. Yes, and the central nerve system, which logically explains the joint pain. Funny thing about Hell, you get used to it after about 20 years, as you've never known anything different, and think other people are going through it too. So, you know all that "yummy" Tofu the Vegans are bragging about in every salad they make? You got it, that crap is concentrated with Phosgene and Sarin nerve gas supplements for your culinary enjoyment. I was born on the Cass Lake Ojibwa reservation, in Northern Minnesota, my Uncle Walter was named Most Honored Warrior by the tribe last year, for fighting to keep nuclear waste off the reservation. Ever heard of White Earth? Walt was right in the middle of that shit., I used to be friends with Winona LaDuke from the Res, until one of the principle Chiefs, a woman, went on a hunger strike for no reason like 5 months ago, and I told Winona to force-feed the woman so she doesn't starve to death for no reason. She didn't like me for saying that. Sorry, but no one wins if you starve yourself to death, you just like, die and shit. Cass Lake is in northern Minnesota, not in South Dakota. Personally, as a Chef, I see many people going without food through no choice of their own, but to do it on purpose, for some inane political reason is downright fucking reprehensible in my book. It does nothing to help anyone, it just compounds the issue, purposely making yourself yet another victim. Yes, I see the cultural point of view, but I'm not going to feel sorry for ANYONE who intentionally starves themselves when food is readily available for them to eat. They do not see how lucky they are, and do not appreciate the fact that they are better off than most others, and try to twist people into feeling sorry for them. I don't believe in pity parties for people who commit suicide, you didn't see the shit, it was a public open display of starvation, available for every stray viewer to see, it was nothing private, it was "Oh look at poor me, feel sorry for me!" Fuck that garbage, man up, and eat some god damned beans. I don't care if you fart from eating beans, just as long as you eat them. And, if you insist on starving yourself, when I have really great beans for you to eat, don't be surprised if I take a fucking plunger and shove them down your throat like a goose being raised for Pate', think I'm bullshitting? You should've seen my God-father, Joe Huff, he was full blooded Chippewa, and he wouldn't stand to see ANY tribal member go without food, even if he had to kill his own horse. Trust me, there is nothing worse than eating such a noble beast. But when I was about five years old, we had to harvest our pony Spike. We didn't have any welfare or foodstamps, we had a horse. And we ate it, otherwise we would have starved to death. And, I am not talking GMO soybean shitty Tofu crap either. But good honest Navy Beans. G.I. Beans and G.I. Gravy, gee I wish I'd joined the Navy. I don't believe in self sacrifice, sorry. You've got to have a will to survive, without that will, is only suicide, and I feel zero pity for those who try it. You see, suicide is mostly done as a cry out of 'poor me, feel sorry for me', and you end up making people like me bury you in a box, and I get sick and tired of shoveling dirt. So, give us simple grave diggers a damned break, and think about someone else who will suffer for your actions, rather than being selfish. No, I won't accept any apology if you make me shovel more dirt than I already do. I already have a full job slate without you adding to the problems also. Right now, as it stands, every day eighteen Combat Veterans commit suicide, my brothers in arms. Don't contribute to that dirt digging problem by filling another box to bury. I may be a little sick, but I expect no pity parties from anyone, nor do I go without descent food to eat for any purpose if I can help it. Being a little crazy can be fun. What was the reason we were so poor that we had to eat our horse? My parents were civil rights activists during the 1960's when it was very unpopular to be so, and simply could find no work nor get any help, except from the Chippewa people. Do you know how Rosa Parks became famous for being the first Black girl to go to an all White school? Well, get this, my parents were the first White people to go to an all Black school, and never became famous for it, but hated for the fact instead, and basically driven out of the state they lived in. Anyway, I was born in the USA, as American as anyone can get, born on a Native American Reservation. And, an American Company sold the Sarin to Saddam Hussein, that I got exposed to on the battlefield. Never guess who that company is..... Piece of shit monsanto. NO WAY! IT COULDN'T BE! MISTER GRANT WOULD NEVER LIE TO ME!!!! Seriously, he's like Fred Rogers, and only sells candycanes. I miss Mr. Rogers. I also miss having enough gas in my tractor to do some actual fieldwork, but Ofuckie hasn't done shit about that either. It's a tough life on the farm here, I got blasted by droughts almost 6 years in a row, and this coming season doesn't look too hopeful either. But I'm an American Soldier, and NOTHING will hold me down. The meaning of life is creative love. Not love as an inner feeling, as a private sentimental emotion, but love as a dynamic power moving out into the world and doing something original.

To my few Arab friends. There are a vast many other Syrians who are not at all like you. The same as many Americans are not at all like me. I went to Vlad's page, and extended my hand in peace and friendship, and the mutherfuckers screamed death to Amerika at me. What they don't understand, is I am actually a very nice and peaceful man, until called stupid, or an idiot. Once they offend me, there is no turning back, they get one fucking chance, and that's it. I don't count to three, like in Baseball. I am America. When they say death to me, they die, I don't. My name is not Jesus, and I don't forgive people, those who say death to America don't represent us, believe most of us are very good people, and we ant peace for the world and we want the best for all people, I'm Buddhist by the way, actually a Buddhist Atheist. Buddha mostly preached non violence, and it is said that Jesus studied the Buddhist principal, which is why his religion was so diametrically opposed to Judaism. I have nothing against the Jewish people, the women are gorgeous. You see, I was stationed in Germany for two years, and I toured the Dachau death camp. It made me give up all religion and hope for humanity. First they came for the Jews, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Gays, but I said nothing. Then they came for the Gypsies, but I said nothing. Then they came for the Communists, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Blacks, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Chinese, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Artists, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Scientists, yet again I said nothing. Then they came for me, because I was an Atheist. There was soon no one left to kill. Who are THEY? FASCISTS! And, Islamofascists will do the same exact fucking thing! Next they will come for the American Indians, and slaughter them too! I like Mexicans, they've always treated me very kindly, so I have a real issue with the closing of our borders. Also, I really like Mexican Burritos. I also learned that one person from another country that does wrong doesn't mean all of them are bad. True, but a majority of Islamofascists are extremely brutal and cruel people. I've learned just not to put up with any of their shit, pardon my French. I'm glad you enjoy my writing style, sometimes it pisses people the hell off. But remember, I am practicing our most crucial constitutional right, freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The shocking minutes relating to President Putin’s meeting this past week with US Secretary of State John Kerry reveal the Russian leaders “extreme outrage” over the Obama regimes continued protection of global seed and plant bio-genetic giants Syngenta and Monsanto in the face of a growing “bee apocalypse” that the Kremlin warns “will most certainly” lead to world war. I like Vlad, but this isn't something I want to die over in a freakin war. I am a Bee Keeper, not a Monsanto Warrior. The very sad thing is, Bee-keeping is a very peaceful activity, and Monsanto will FORCE bee keepers like me to fight with my Russian brothers and sisters. Monsanto Needs a good flying bitch slap Str8 into extinction . I know, and the march against monsanto didn't do jack fucking shit. So, it requires a very different type of march: http://youtu.be/bX8wxWXkaIo You know something? I am a really great guy. And, Facefuck sucks total ASS. Facefuck is FORCING me to report everything *I* see as Spam, for if I do not do it, they will end my virtual online life on this site, all because FACEFUCK works for Monsanto, who poisoned me. You see, all the time you are concentrating on all this other stuff, Facefuck is gleaning every tidbit from you, learning how to control you and then eventually scare you into submission. I hate how they control the whole web,and see every special private thing in our profile, but I'm not scared because this is all not a real world, and everybody can lie. When I was a boy in Iowa, one of my neighbors went into the business of selling dry roasted soybeans in little baggies, those things tasted like shit, and really nobody bought them. Seriously, soybeans are oinkie for like feeding hogs, but really suck as a people food. And most of them are GMO. Yes, GMO, sprayed with Roundup and Malathion. Roundup ready! You think Roundup is bad? Study Malathion for a little twist in the subject. That shit is like two steps removed from Nerve Gas. The name of the gas is right on the tip of my tongue, Phosgene Gas. Phosgene is insecticide based, while Cyclosarin is 2-4-5-T Herbicide based, a few steps removed from Roundup Herbicide. Via; Wind Lakotah-Lolli Sammisjay: oh my goodness,,,no small wonder Occupy Monsanto is so pissed.....wow..thank you. Yes, it's in the food supply, Wind, that's what we are bitching about in the Organic community. Basically, Roundup is like two steps removed from Agent Orange, which is like one step removed from Sarin Nerve Gas, while Malathion is like three steps removed from Phosgene Nerve Gas. One is used as a Defoliant, the other is used to kill Bugs, and both came from Biological Chemical Warfare research, funded through Monsanto. I've had two fellow farmers die from that crap from Monsanto, my buddy Joe Gabrielson died from Testicular Cancer from spraying DDT, and my buddy Carol Webster died from mixing up Agent Orange during the Viet Nam war, and got all sorts of deep bone cancer. Anyway, if you are having problems with Leukemia, I'd honestly say, quit eating soy products, they are chemically laden with all sorts of truly nasty crap. My Aunt Dorothy worked on the Manhattan Project, she was never allowed to talk about her research. She died like 6 years ago. She lived to be 79 years old, and smoked all of her life, a chain-smoker, like smoke coming out of a choo-choo train. I got exposed to Cyclosarin during Desert Storm, and it gave me brain damage. I don't always make quite a lot of sense. I was there, GWS is real, it's from the exposure from the Kamisayah Munitions Pit demolition done by the US Army Corps of Engineers, just south of Basra, something like 20,000 troops were exposed to the toxic cloud. It is considered a 'friendly fire' incident, and is why the VA refuses to pay anyone any form of disability for it. Yes, I can tell you more about it than most any doctor could, as I have actually lived with the illness for over 20 years, my brain disorder is classified as a form of Schizophrenia, so they only have to pay me a half-pension. I've tried to fight for a better claim, but every time I tried to do it, they threatened to take what little pension I already receive away. Do you have kids? Nope, no kids, I'm afraid that if I have kids, they'll be born with birth defects. DU isn't really the problem, except for the enemy troops that got hit by the projectiles, trust me, we weren't in the exposure zone long enough to get any countable Rads. We get more Rads out of our local drinking water than any US soldier was exposed to during Desert Storm. I sleep okay and stuff, I have constant body aches, but for the most part, the Sarin exposure screwed up my cerebral cortex so I sound crazy to a lot of people. It's a failure in the neurotransmitters. You see, Sarin is a Nerve Gas, and the biggest bunch of nerves it goes after first are in the brain. Yes, and the central nerve system, which logically explains the joint pain. Funny thing about Hell, you get used to it after about 20 years, as you've never known anything different, and think other people are going through it too. So, you know all that "yummy" Tofu the Vegans are bragging about in every salad they make? You got it, that crap is concentrated with Phosgene and Sarin nerve gas supplements for your culinary enjoyment. I was born on the Cass Lake Ojibwa reservation, in Northern Minnesota, my Uncle Walter was named Most Honored Warrior by the tribe last year, for fighting to keep nuclear waste off the reservation. Ever heard of White Earth? Walt was right in the middle of that shit., I used to be friends with Winona LaDuke from the Res, until one of the principle Chiefs, a woman, went on a hunger strike for no reason like 5 months ago, and I told Winona to force-feed the woman so she doesn't starve to death for no reason. She didn't like me for saying that. Sorry, but no one wins if you starve yourself to death, you just like, die and shit. Cass Lake is in northern Minnesota, not in South Dakota. Personally, as a Chef, I see many people going without food through no choice of their own, but to do it on purpose, for some inane political reason is downright fucking reprehensible in my book. It does nothing to help anyone, it just compounds the issue, purposely making yourself yet another victim. Yes, I see the cultural point of view, but I'm not going to feel sorry for ANYONE who intentionally starves themselves when food is readily available for them to eat. They do not see how lucky they are, and do not appreciate the fact that they are better off than most others, and try to twist people into feeling sorry for them. I don't believe in pity parties for people who commit suicide, you didn't see the shit, it was a public open display of starvation, available for every stray viewer to see, it was nothing private, it was "Oh look at poor me, feel sorry for me!" Fuck that garbage, man up, and eat some god damned beans. I don't care if you fart from eating beans, just as long as you eat them. And, if you insist on starving yourself, when I have really great beans for you to eat, don't be surprised if I take a fucking plunger and shove them down your throat like a goose being raised for Pate', think I'm bullshitting? You should've seen my God-father, Joe Huff, he was full blooded Chippewa, and he wouldn't stand to see ANY tribal member go without food, even if he had to kill his own horse. Trust me, there is nothing worse than eating such a noble beast. But when I was about five years old, we had to harvest our pony Spike. We didn't have any welfare or foodstamps, we had a horse. And we ate it, otherwise we would have starved to death. And, I am not talking GMO soybean shitty Tofu crap either. But good honest Navy Beans. G.I. Beans and G.I. Gravy, gee I wish I'd joined the Navy. I don't believe in self sacrifice, sorry. You've got to have a will to survive, without that will, is only suicide, and I feel zero pity for those who try it. You see, suicide is mostly done as a cry out of 'poor me, feel sorry for me', and you end up making people like me bury you in a box, and I get sick and tired of shoveling dirt. So, give us simple grave diggers a damned break, and think about someone else who will suffer for your actions, rather than being selfish. No, I won't accept any apology if you make me shovel more dirt than I already do. I already have a full job slate without you adding to the problems also. Right now, as it stands, every day eighteen Combat Veterans commit suicide, my brothers in arms. Don't contribute to that dirt digging problem by filling another box to bury. I may be a little sick, but I expect no pity parties from anyone, nor do I go without descent food to eat for any purpose if I can help it. Being a little crazy can be fun. What was the reason we were so poor that we had to eat our horse? My parents were civil rights activists during the 1960's when it was very unpopular to be so, and simply could find no work nor get any help, except from the Chippewa people. Do you know how Rosa Parks became famous for being the first Black girl to go to an all White school? Well, get this, my parents were the first White people to go to an all Black school, and never became famous for it, but hated for the fact instead, and basically driven out of the state they lived in. Anyway, I was born in the USA, as American as anyone can get, born on a Native American Reservation. And, an American Company sold the Sarin to Saddam Hussein, that I got exposed to on the battlefield. Never guess who that company is..... Piece of shit monsanto. NO WAY! IT COULDN'T BE! MISTER GRANT WOULD NEVER LIE TO ME!!!! Seriously, he's like Fred Rogers, and only sells candycanes. I miss Mr. Rogers. I also miss having enough gas in my tractor to do some actual fieldwork, but Ofuckie hasn't done shit about that either. It's a tough life on the farm here, I got blasted by droughts almost 6 years in a row, and this coming season doesn't look too hopeful either. But I'm an American Soldier, and NOTHING will hold me down. The meaning of life is creative love. Not love as an inner feeling, as a private sentimental emotion, but love as a dynamic power moving out into the world and doing something original.

To my few Arab friends. There are a vast many other Syrians who are not at all like you. The same as many Americans are not at all like me. I went to Vlad's page, and extended my hand in peace and friendship, and the mutherfuckers screamed death to Amerika at me. What they don't understand, is I am actually a very nice and peaceful man, until called stupid, or an idiot. Once they offend me, there is no turning back, they get one fucking chance, and that's it. I don't count to three, like in Baseball. I am America. When they say death to me, they die, I don't. My name is not Jesus, and I don't forgive people, those who say death to America don't represent us, believe most of us are very good people, and we ant peace for the world and we want the best for all people, I'm Buddhist by the way, actually a Buddhist Atheist. Buddha mostly preached non violence, and it is said that Jesus studied the Buddhist principal, which is why his religion was so diametrically opposed to Judaism. I have nothing against the Jewish people, the women are gorgeous. You see, I was stationed in Germany for two years, and I toured the Dachau death camp. It made me give up all religion and hope for humanity. First they came for the Jews, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Gays, but I said nothing. Then they came for the Gypsies, but I said nothing. Then they came for the Communists, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Blacks, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Chinese, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Artists, and I said nothing. Then they came for the Scientists, yet again I said nothing. Then they came for me, because I was an Atheist. There was soon no one left to kill. Who are THEY? FASCISTS! And, Islamofascists will do the same exact fucking thing! Next they will come for the American Indians, and slaughter them too! I like Mexicans, they've always treated me very kindly, so I have a real issue with the closing of our borders. Also, I really like Mexican Burritos. I also learned that one person from another country that does wrong doesn't mean all of them are bad. True, but a majority of Islamofascists are extremely brutal and cruel people. I've learned just not to put up with any of their shit, pardon my French. I'm glad you enjoy my writing style, sometimes it pisses people the hell off. But remember, I am practicing our most crucial constitutional right, freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The shocking minutes relating to President Putin’s meeting this past week with US Secretary of State John Kerry reveal the Russian leaders “extreme outrage” over the Obama regimes continued protection of global seed and plant bio-genetic giants Syngenta and Monsanto in the face of a growing “bee apocalypse” that the Kremlin warns “will most certainly” lead to world war. I like Vlad, but this isn't something I want to die over in a freakin war. I am a Bee Keeper, not a Monsanto Warrior. The very sad thing is, Bee-keeping is a very peaceful activity, and Monsanto will FORCE bee keepers like me to fight with my Russian brothers and sisters. Monsanto Needs a good flying bitch slap Str8 into extinction . I know, and the march against monsanto didn't do jack fucking shit. So, it requires a very different type of march: http://youtu.be/bX8wxWXkaIo You know something? I am a really great guy. And, Facefuck sucks total ASS. Facefuck is FORCING me to report everything *I* see as Spam, for if I do not do it, they will end my virtual online life on this site, all because FACEFUCK works for Monsanto, who poisoned me. You see, all the time you are concentrating on all this other stuff, Facefuck is gleaning every tidbit from you, learning how to control you and then eventually scare you into submission. I hate how they control the whole web,and see every special private thing in our profile, but I'm not scared because this is all not a real world, and everybody can lie. When I was a boy in Iowa, one of my neighbors went into the business of selling dry roasted soybeans in little baggies, those things tasted like shit, and really nobody bought them. Seriously, soybeans are oinkie for like feeding hogs, but really suck as a people food. And most of them are GMO. Yes, GMO, sprayed with Roundup and Malathion. Roundup ready! You think Roundup is bad? Study Malathion for a little twist in the subject. That shit is like two steps removed from Nerve Gas. The name of the gas is right on the tip of my tongue, Phosgene Gas. Phosgene is insecticide based, while Cyclosarin is 2-4-5-T Herbicide based, a few steps removed from Roundup Herbicide. Via; Wind Lakotah-Lolli Sammisjay: oh my goodness,,,no small wonder Occupy Monsanto is so pissed.....wow..thank you. Yes, it's in the food supply, Wind, that's what we are bitching about in the Organic community. Basically, Roundup is like two steps removed from Agent Orange, which is like one step removed from Sarin Nerve Gas, while Malathion is like three steps removed from Phosgene Nerve Gas. One is used as a Defoliant, the other is used to kill Bugs, and both came from Biological Chemical Warfare research, funded through Monsanto. I've had two fellow farmers die from that crap from Monsanto, my buddy Joe Gabrielson died from Testicular Cancer from spraying DDT, and my buddy Carol Webster died from mixing up Agent Orange during the Viet Nam war, and got all sorts of deep bone cancer. Anyway, if you are having problems with Leukemia, I'd honestly say, quit eating soy products, they are chemically laden with all sorts of truly nasty crap. My Aunt Dorothy worked on the Manhattan Project, she was never allowed to talk about her research. She died like 6 years ago. She lived to be 79 years old, and smoked all of her life, a chain-smoker, like smoke coming out of a choo-choo train. I got exposed to Cyclosarin during Desert Storm, and it gave me brain damage. I don't always make quite a lot of sense. I was there, GWS is real, it's from the exposure from the Kamisayah Munitions Pit demolition done by the US Army Corps of Engineers, just south of Basra, something like 20,000 troops were exposed to the toxic cloud. It is considered a 'friendly fire' incident, and is why the VA refuses to pay anyone any form of disability for it. Yes, I can tell you more about it than most any doctor could, as I have actually lived with the illness for over 20 years, my brain disorder is classified as a form of Schizophrenia, so they only have to pay me a half-pension. I've tried to fight for a better claim, but every time I tried to do it, they threatened to take what little pension I already receive away. Do you have kids? Nope, no kids, I'm afraid that if I have kids, they'll be born with birth defects. DU isn't really the problem, except for the enemy troops that got hit by the projectiles, trust me, we weren't in the exposure zone long enough to get any countable Rads. We get more Rads out of our local drinking water than any US soldier was exposed to during Desert Storm. I sleep okay and stuff, I have constant body aches, but for the most part, the Sarin exposure screwed up my cerebral cortex so I sound crazy to a lot of people. It's a failure in the neurotransmitters. You see, Sarin is a Nerve Gas, and the biggest bunch of nerves it goes after first are in the brain. Yes, and the central nerve system, which logically explains the joint pain. Funny thing about Hell, you get used to it after about 20 years, as you've never known anything different, and think other people are going through it too. So, you know all that "yummy" Tofu the Vegans are bragging about in every salad they make? You got it, that crap is concentrated with Phosgene and Sarin nerve gas supplements for your culinary enjoyment. I was born on the Cass Lake Ojibwa reservation, in Northern Minnesota, my Uncle Walter was named Most Honored Warrior by the tribe last year, for fighting to keep nuclear waste off the reservation. Ever heard of White Earth? Walt was right in the middle of that shit., I used to be friends with Winona LaDuke from the Res, until one of the principle Chiefs, a woman, went on a hunger strike for no reason like 5 months ago, and I told Winona to force-feed the woman so she doesn't starve to death for no reason. She didn't like me for saying that. Sorry, but no one wins if you starve yourself to death, you just like, die and shit. Cass Lake is in northern Minnesota, not in South Dakota. Personally, as a Chef, I see many people going without food through no choice of their own, but to do it on purpose, for some inane political reason is downright fucking reprehensible in my book. It does nothing to help anyone, it just compounds the issue, purposely making yourself yet another victim. Yes, I see the cultural point of view, but I'm not going to feel sorry for ANYONE who intentionally starves themselves when food is readily available for them to eat. They do not see how lucky they are, and do not appreciate the fact that they are better off than most others, and try to twist people into feeling sorry for them. I don't believe in pity parties for people who commit suicide, you didn't see the shit, it was a public open display of starvation, available for every stray viewer to see, it was nothing private, it was "Oh look at poor me, feel sorry for me!" Fuck that garbage, man up, and eat some god damned beans. I don't care if you fart from eating beans, just as long as you eat them. And, if you insist on starving yourself, when I have really great beans for you to eat, don't be surprised if I take a fucking plunger and shove them down your throat like a goose being raised for Pate', think I'm bullshitting? You should've seen my God-father, Joe Huff, he was full blooded Chippewa, and he wouldn't stand to see ANY tribal member go without food, even if he had to kill his own horse. Trust me, there is nothing worse than eating such a noble beast. But when I was about five years old, we had to harvest our pony Spike. We didn't have any welfare or foodstamps, we had a horse. And we ate it, otherwise we would have starved to death. And, I am not talking GMO soybean shitty Tofu crap either. But good honest Navy Beans. G.I. Beans and G.I. Gravy, gee I wish I'd joined the Navy. I don't believe in self sacrifice, sorry. You've got to have a will to survive, without that will, is only suicide, and I feel zero pity for those who try it. You see, suicide is mostly done as a cry out of 'poor me, feel sorry for me', and you end up making people like me bury you in a box, and I get sick and tired of shoveling dirt. So, give us simple grave diggers a damned break, and think about someone else who will suffer for your actions, rather than being selfish. No, I won't accept any apology if you make me shovel more dirt than I already do. I already have a full job slate without you adding to the problems also. Right now, as it stands, every day eighteen Combat Veterans commit suicide, my brothers in arms. Don't contribute to that dirt digging problem by filling another box to bury. I may be a little sick, but I expect no pity parties from anyone, nor do I go without descent food to eat for any purpose if I can help it. Being a little crazy can be fun. What was the reason we were so poor that we had to eat our horse? My parents were civil rights activists during the 1960's when it was very unpopular to be so, and simply could find no work nor get any help, except from the Chippewa people. Do you know how Rosa Parks became famous for being the first Black girl to go to an all White school? Well, get this, my parents were the first White people to go to an all Black school, and never became famous for it, but hated for the fact instead, and basically driven out of the state they lived in. Anyway, I was born in the USA, as American as anyone can get, born on a Native American Reservation. And, an American Company sold the Sarin to Saddam Hussein, that I got exposed to on the battlefield. Never guess who that company is..... Piece of shit monsanto. NO WAY! IT COULDN'T BE! MISTER GRANT WOULD NEVER LIE TO ME!!!! Seriously, he's like Fred Rogers, and only sells candycanes. I miss Mr. Rogers. I also miss having enough gas in my tractor to do some actual fieldwork, but Ofuckie hasn't done shit about that either. It's a tough life on the farm here, I got blasted by droughts almost 6 years in a row, and this coming season doesn't look too hopeful either. But I'm an American Soldier, and NOTHING will hold me down. The meaning of life is creative love. Not love as an inner feeling, as a private sentimental emotion, but love as a dynamic power moving out into the world and doing something original.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 To: Friends & Supporters From: Gary L. Bauer Public Strongly Opposes Obama's Syrian Intervention Last week the White House announced that it would begin providing weapons and military aid to the Syrian rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The conundrum for U.S. policy makers is that many of the rebels are Al Qaeda extremists. This "nuance," and the failure of the Arab Spring to bring real freedom to the Middle East, have not been lost on the American people. A new poll finds that 70% of the public opposes Obama's policy of arming the Syrian rebels. Only 20% support the idea. That is an incredible 50-point gap. The opposition to Obama's policy is bi-partisan: 74% of independents oppose it, as do 71% of Republicans and 66% of Democrats. Even worse for the president is that opinions are hardening against U.S. intervention. In March 2012, 63% opposed arming the rebels and 29% supported doing so -- a 34-point gap. Good people can disagree on the best approach to this problem, and there are good people who support toppling Assad. In the Pew poll, a majority of Americans (53%) agreed with the view that it was "important for the U.S. to support people who oppose authoritarian regimes." But given the results of Obama's foreign policy choices in places like Egypt and Libya, a growing majority clearly does not feel this administration is capable of intervening in Syria and securing an outcome that will serve U.S. interests or freedom in the Middle East. Last week Sarah Palin told an audience of conservative activists that if we see Al Qaeda-backed jihadists fighting Iranian-backed jihadists perhaps the best policy is to "let Allah sort it out." Big Government And The Crisis Of Confidence Jeffrey Lord has a column today at The American Spectator connecting the public's distrust of Big Government to the current debate over the Senate's quasi-amnesty bill. He recounts the IRS scandal involving illegal immigrants claiming tax credits for children who do not exist. The IRS and leading politicians have known about the problem for years. Last year, Harry Reid killed legislation to stop it, even though this rampant fraud is costing taxpayers more than $4 billion a year. Lord writes that this example of "massive IRS fraud by illegal immigrants vividly illustrates is yet another story of corruption and government gone wild." Here's more of his column: "It is the same story as the IRS-Tea Party scandal. It is the same story as the NSA-Edward Snowden issue. It is the same story as Benghazi. It is the same story as State Department cover-ups of tales of State Department employees involvement with prostitutes, sexual assaults, and illegal drugs. "Time and time and time again this always comes back to the incompetence and/or corruption of a government that is seen as being run by arrogant mandarins of the ruling class elite. Lord then suggests that those pushing this so-called "immigration reform" bill are ignoring the reality of corruption: "This time their solutions to an out-of-control illegal immigration problem -- which relies 100% on a Big Government that has failed over and over and over again and can't even manage to control the border -- are going to work. Really. Honest. In truth? This is nonsense on stilts." I couldn't agree more. Speaking of fraud and waste in Big Government, check out the latest video by James O'Keefe. He helped to bring down ACORN, and now he's exposing the fraud in the "Obamaphone" program, which is paid for by fees tacked on to the bills of regular cellphone users. Boehner Speaks On Border Security There is growing angst among conservatives around the country about how Speaker John Boehner will handle immigration reform legislation once the Senate passes its amnesty bill. Politico reports that Speaker Boehner made the following statement to a closed-door meeting of the House GOP caucus this morning: "I have no intention of putting a bill on the floor that will violate the principles of our majority and divide our conference. One of our principles is border security. I have no intention of putting a bill on the floor that the people in this room do not believe secures our borders. It's not gonna happen." Obama's Abortion Extremism One of the more memorable moments of the 2008 presidential campaign occurred during a debate at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church. Pastor Warren asked then-Senator Obama, "At what point does a baby get human rights?" Obama responded that the question was "above my pay grade." In the wake of the Kermit Gosnell trial, many Americans were exposed for the first time to the gruesome realities of the culture of death wrought by Roe v. Wade. Thankfully pro-life members of Congress are fighting to restore respect for the sanctity of life. Today the House of Representatives is expected to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The bill would ban late-term abortions performed after the 20th week of pregnancy based on medical evidence that unborn children may feel pain starting at 20 weeks. Kermit Gosnell specialized in late-term abortions. Some babies were born alive in his office, but not even they were spared. He finished the job by "snipping" their spinal cords. Regrettably, President Obama seems unmoved. The White House issued a statement vowing to veto the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act should it reach his desk. In the statement, the White House predictably resurrected the "war on women" theme, blasting the bill as "an assault on a woman's right to choose" and "a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade" that "shows contempt for women's health … and the Constitution." Nothing could be further from the truth. But if the White House wants a serious debate about women's health, it should examine the link between abortion and violence against women. I have a column in USA Today, co-authored by Daniel Allott, exploring this very subject. Yes, Media Bias Is Real As the country debates same-sex "marriage," the left-wing media and the popular culture have been eager cheerleaders for the radical notion of men "marrying" other men. The Pew Research Center studied more than 500 media reports about the issue during the time when two prominent cases were before the Supreme Court. Pew concluded: "Stories with more statements supporting same-sex marriage outweighed those with more statements opposing it by a margin of roughly 5-to-1." Many Americans have come to falsely assume that nearly a quarter of the population is gay partly because of this type of grossly distorted reporting. 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House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill .J.Pupparo The measure to restrict abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception will be ignored by the Democratic-controlled Senate but not necessarily by voters in next year's GOP primaries. Supporters see it as an opportunity to make inroads against legalized abortion while Democratic opponents portrayed it as yet another instance of what they call the GOP's war on women. War on women. Oh now the evil minded killers of babies are saying if people who want laws to save babies from the Nazi type extermination of humans, babies that you are starting a war on women. So to me a war is like when people go fight for what they believe to be a just cause .Say for instance when we fought in world war 1,2, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea for the freedom of humanity we used weapons such as guns, bombs, grenades, assault rifles, cannons, the best weapons known to man to reach an objective. So for senators, congress men, Christians, pro life people in general who love and care for human life and try to stop murder in the worst, evil, devilish, insane systematic slaughter of the most beautiful , loving, helpless, wonderful, gift to adults, parents that our great creator God of the bible says they are his masterpiece is equivalent to a war on women. It is a war against the inconveniences of people who do not want the responsibility to take care of their child, it is a war against the selfishness of their life to be interrupted from going to the night life scene of drinking, carousing into the wee hours of the night. It is a war against being a responsible, courage's loving mom that one must spend time to learn to be the best parent they can and live up to the challenges that a new born will bring. It is a war on their sex life to be committed to one person , to love one man, one woman if the man is the fault of the girl to have an abortion. It is a war on being able to find a job, work 40 hours a week to save money, plan for your families life. The real war for America and doctors, people who kill babies will be on judgment day when God through his son Jesus Christ will judge the world for their sins. God will forgive any sin even the sin of abortion if people will repent to Jesus and really, sincerely ,mean it with all their heart. If not , if people choose to laugh at this concept of sin and the need to repent the war will be one sided

5 likes... 1. Any scars? 2. Self harmed? 3. Crush? 4. Kissed anyone? 5. Coke or Pepsi? 6. Someone u hate? 7. Best friends? 8. Have u ever done alcohol or drugs? 9. What's ur dream job? 10. Ever been in love? 11. Last time u cried? 12. Favorite color? 13. Height? 14. Birthday? 15. Eye color? 16. Hair color? 17. What do u love? 18. Obsession? 19. If u had one wish, what would it be? 20. Do u love someone? 21. Kiss or hug? 22. Nicknames people call u? 23. Favorite song? 24. Favorite band? 25. Worst thing that ever happened to you? 26. Best thing that has ever happened to u? 27. Something u would change about yourself? 28. Ever dated someone? 29. Worst mistake? 30. Watch the movie or read the book? 31. Ever had a heartbreak? 32. Favorite show? 33. Best day of your life? 34. Any talents? 35. Do you wish you could start over? 36. Any bad habits? 37. Ever had a near death experience? 38. Someone I can tell anything to? 39. Ever lost a loved one? 40. Do you believe in love? 41. Someone you dislike/hate? 42. Are you ok? 43. When was the last time u were depressed? 44. Are u insecure? 45. Relationship status? 46. Play any sports? 47. Play any instruments? 48. What is your real name? 49. Do you want to have kids? 50. Do you have piercings? 51. Want more? 52. Do you have tattoos? 53. Will u get more? 54. Have u ever made ur bf/gf cry? 55. Would u live with someone without marrying them? 56. Do u give out second chances too easily? 57. Have u ever walked outside completely naked? 58. Favorite food? 59. Are you afraid of the dark? 60. Are u mean? 61. Favorite weather? 62. Do u like the snow? 63. Do u want to get married? 64. Are u hungry? 65. Have u ever made out with for more than half an hour straight? 66. Would you change your name? 67. Ever failed a class? 68. Ever kissed a boy? 69. Ever kissed a girl? 70. Have u ever had a job? 71. Have u had sex in public? 72. Ever had an eating disorder? 73. Ever been to a wedding? 74. Ever been in a wedding? 75. Ever kissed in the rain? 76. What's an easy way to turn u on? 77. Did you ever break a bone? 78. Are u unhappy with the way u look? 79. Ever stayed up for more than 24 hours? 80. Ever had a three-some? 81. Have u ever been in a car accident? 82. What languages do u know? 83. Do u wear make up? 84. Do u ever wear other people's clothes? 85. Favorite animal? 86. Ever cried over a bf/gf? 87. Ever stolen anything? 89. Ever gotten ur legs waxed? 90. Do u believe in true love? 91. Ever sold something that wasn't urs? 92. What do u regret the most? 93. Still live with ur parents? 94. Own a car? 95. What kind? 96. Song most frequently listened to? 97. Are u listening to music right now? 98. Do u miss ur last relationship? 99. Longest relationship? 100. Was this fun?

Brian Jennings, just call me BJ. Last Sunday morning I got a text from a dear friend I used to work with. She and I always had so much fun at work and I loved to get her laughing at the stupidest of things! So, when I saw it was from Paige, I quickly opened it because I knew it would most likely be a fun or funny Happy Fathers Day text from her. It was. It was more than I ever wanted to read. It said, “Good morning & Happy Father’s Day. I have to be the bearer of bad news (and I hate it), but I knew you would want to know…have you seen the news this morning? The accident that happened near Rendon this morning had fatalities. BJ (Jennings) was one of them.” I literally screamed, “NO!!!” I immediately called Paige and she told me what she knew through her brother-n-law who went to the same church as BJ. If you live anywhere in Dallas Fort Worth area you have already seen the story on the news. It was a car accident that took four peoples lives, one of which was BJ. Three people had pulled over to help a young lady that was having car problems. A truck full of high school kids came through and killed those three and the lady that had car trouble. The details are irrelevant. Four wonderful people lost their lives unexpectedly. It is an unspeakable tragedy. It will be a lifetime of heartache. I don’t know the other three people that lost their lives last Saturday night. I knew BJ. I started helping Rick Eubanks work with the students at Crestmont Baptist Church in Burleson in the late 80’s. Rick is a world famous youth pastor that will be working with students until he goes home to be with Jesus; and BJ. One of the students that hung out at Crestmont was Brian Jennings, or as he was only known. BJ. I honestly don’t know if I knew his name was Brian or Jennings until years later. He was always just BJ. I even remember asking him one night in the gym, (or as the Baptist always called it, “The Family Life Center”. It’s easier to get it voted through on a Sunday night if you call it that. Voting on a gym just isn’t as smooth.) what his full name was. He looked at me and quickly said with a smirk, “Just call me BJ.” Ok, BJ. BJ was one of those students in the youth group that you tolerated until they graduated. Ask anybody that knew BJ back then. He was the cool kid. He was so hip and cool, I honestly believe if he were any cooler or hipper he would have snapped in half. And, BJ could dance. He did NOT have white mans disease. That boy could cut a rug. I remember a camp we did in Colorado. BJ and his crew did this MC Hammer routine on Thursday night that was a HOOT! They had the moves, the clothes, the look, they flat out nailed it! It was typical Thursday night “Talent Show” night at camp when every kid that could or could not carry a note got to be a star. We had BJ Hammer. I just remember watching them thinking, “I have no idea what in the world this has to do with Jesus, but this is awesome!!!” I was jealous. To this day, I count “1-2-3” in my head to even two step; do the math on that! I remember so many times watching BJ and his crew that followed him everywhere he went thinking how stinking talented he was and how gifted a leader he was, but worrying that it would all be a wasted. I knew the hard statistics that most of the high school students that graduate and leave our churches never come back and end up living a life of chasing after the American Dream, only to end up never finding it, or worse finding it and learning it never fills up a God shaped hole in your heart. So, in all honesty I never put much stock in BJ ever crossing the line to finding what he was created and gifted to be. So much for my faith, right? But I did do one thing. I prayed for BJ. Rick was so good at reminded his interns to not just “do life” with the students that passed through that ministry, but to pray for them by name. I remember praying for BJ, for the most part because he was so easy to remember. He stood out. Most of the time I was telling him what not to do, or to leave someone alone and for his crew to do something other than take up space on the bus. But, I do remember praying for BJ. The story is almost like folklore. As best as I remember, BJ showed up late one night at Rick’s house and he was finally out of gas. Thank God he had finally discovered that he needed to transfer faith in himself, to faith in Christ alone. Rick walked BJ to that experience of faith, and spent the time every week at his kitchen table teaching BJ what it meant to walk everyday with Christ. The real shoe leather, day-to-day part of living out what you believe. Just like learning every move of MC Hammer. BJ learned the day to day Christ like dance moves that Rick taught him. As I understand it, keep in mind the folklore part of this story; BJ led something like 20 of his friends to a relationship with Christ in the first week or two. He took them through a “Paul-Timothy” study within the first few weeks. His friends began to bring their friends to Christ. If Christianity were Amway, BJ would have been triple diamond in the first 90 days! I remember the pastor Don Lane (who was waiting for BJ Sunday night in Glory) ask me to help him baptize about 30 kids one Sunday AM. I thought I was going to just help walk them in and out of the baptistery. No? We were baptizing them two at a time. It was like we were at a feedlot running cattle through a water trough. Adults in the choir loft began moving away from the spillway because some of them were riding the log ride at Six Flags. That same summer, Jeff Trip asked me to help him paint an elderly ladies house in Burleson. We grabbed BJ to help us. For some crazy reason I had come across a cassette tape (late 80’s remember) of a recording of a man named Ernest Rockstad. I was playing it turned up real loud so BJ could hear it around the back of the house. This man had the odd ministry of casting out demons from women that felt they had been possessed. These recordings were during the early 60’s so the recording was bad and worse he had his wife singing old hymns that made the demons scream. Aren’t you glad we didn’t paint your grandmothers house? Anyway, poor BJ who was a brand new Christian kept walking around to the front where Jeff and I were and asking all kinds of questions. “Is this for real?” “Can’t he get someone better to sing to the demons?” “This is freaking me out guys, I’m gunna have nightmares!” And my favorite, “Are you guys sure I can’t catch this now?” Like it was the flu. For the next 25 years, every time I ran into BJ, he would bring up that summer and talk about that stupid cassette tape we played while painting that sweet ladies house. BJ would always start laughing so hard he would start crying and say, “What in the world did that poor old lady think and what did the neighbors think was going on?!?!” We would always laugh our heads off talking about how much I wanted to strangle him half the time and how much I was in total awe at how much of a complete 180’ he did. To this day, I do not know anyone that has had such a huge turn around in their life like Brian Jennings did that summer. The best part of BJ’s story was that I honestly don’t think he ever looked back. From everything I saw and was told, he literally laid down his net and followed Jesus until he saw him face to face last Saturday night. When I first heard about the accident and tried to imagine BJ walking into his reward, meeting Jesus, and breathing in the air of heaven for the first time, I could not help but think of this. 2 Samuel chapter 6 tells the amazing story of when the Ark of the Covenant was stolen from the children of Israel. The Ark represented the manifested presence of God Himself for the Hebrew people. Among other things it literally housed the Ten Commandments. Every battle that the Israelites fought, as long as they sent the choir out first, then the Ark of the Covenant, AND THEN the armies followed behind and gathered the spoils of their defeated enemies. When the Ark was returned to King David, he was so over come with joy that the Bible says he stripped down to a “linen ephod” and wildly danced before God in celebration that the presence of God had been returned to His people. That night when David’s wife greeted him at the palace door, she mocked and scolded him about his ridiculous dancing, especially in front of the servant girls. Listen to how the Message translation says it, “David returned home to bless his family. Michal, Saul’s daughter (his wife), came out to greet him: “How wonderfully the king has distinguished himself today—exposing himself to the eyes of the servants’ maids like some burlesque street dancer!” David replied to Michal, “In GOD’s presence I’ll dance all I want! He chose me over your father and the rest of our family and made me prince over GOD’s people, over Israel. Oh yes, I’ll dance to GOD’s glory—more recklessly even than this. And as far as I’m concerned . . . I’ll gladly look like a fool . . .” Because it is Texas law, some time very early Sunday morning someone’s job, who most likely never knew BJ, or his family, or his amazing life story did what is know as “Calling the time of death”. Someone looked at their watch and wrote down a time, and the date. That is what will be written on a death certificate. But that is wrong. That was not BJ’s time of death, but really his very first time of life. Brian Jennings is more alive today than he was when he thought, “I need to pull over and help this lady!” If it helps you, imagine BJ right now with Jesus in the crowd smiling from ear to ear-watching BJ shout to the heavens, “In GOD’s presence I’ll dance all I want! Oh yes, I’ll dance to GOD’s glory—more recklessly even than this. And as far as I’m concerned . . . I’ll gladly look like a fool . . .” BJ, it’s Thursday night at camp; for the rest of eternity. Now I understand, it had everything to do with Jesus.

1. Any scars? Yeah. Six. 2. Self harmed? Not on purpose. 3. Crush? Don't have one. 4. Kissed anyone? Yeah. Of course. 5. Coke or Pepsi? COKE!!! 6. Someone you hate? I don't hate anyone. That's a useless emotion. 7. Best Friends? Sky Winterxo Henigan, Faraan Shaikh, Andrea Napoles, Carlos Napoles, Brittany Napoles, Carlos Napoles Jr., the two Josh's, and Ron. 8. Have you ever done alcohol or drugs? Of course I have. I'm 23. 9. What's you're dream job? PBA bowler. 10. Ever been in love? Once. 11. Last time you cried? I can't really remember. It was over a year ago. 12. Favorite colour? Red. 13. Height? 5ft. 11in. 14. Birthday? January 10th 15. Eye colour? Blue-green 16. Hair colour? Red and brown 17. What do you love? Bowling. 18. Obsession? Bowling. 19. If you had one wish, what would it be? To not have epilepsy anymore. 20. Do you love someone? Romantically? No. 21. Kiss or hug? Kiss 22. Nicknames people call you? Ralph, Seizure Boy, The Brad. 23. Favorite song? Price To Play 24. Favorite band? Don't really have one, but if I had to pick, it would be Evanescence. 25. Worst thing that has ever happened to you? Epilepsy. 26. Best thing that has ever happened to you? Bowling. 27. Something you would change about yourself? I don't want epilepsy and I'd like to be a Saiyan. 28. Ever dated someone? Yes, I have. 29. Worst mistake? I guess not staying in JROTC. 30. Watch the movie or read the book? Read the book, then the movie. 31. Ever had a heartbreak? Yes. :( 32. Favorite show? Dragon Ball Z 33. Best day of your life? When I was 13 and I made a home-made apple pie with Andrea and Shaikh and we did so much stuff. That was probably my favorite day. 34. Any talents? I draw, paint, sing, write songs, and I'm a fair bowler. 35. Do you wish you could ever start over? All of the time. 36. Any bad habits? Yes. Smoking, shaking my leg, and I can be a real smart ass sometimes too. 37. Ever had a near death experience? Too many. 38. Someone I can tell anything to? Sky Winterxo Henigan 39. Ever lost a loved one? Yes. :( 40. Do you believe in love? Yes. 41. Someone you hate/Dislike? My dad's ex's. 42. Are you okay? Honestly, no. 43. Relationship status? Single for 3 years now. It's lonely.

25 likes. I'll answer. 1- do you have any scars? 2- do you have a crush? 3- kissed anyone? 4- coke or Pepsi? 5-Someone you hate? 6- bestFriends? 7-Dream Job? 8-ever been in love? 9- last time you cried? 10- favorite color? 11- height 12-eye color? 13- hair color? 14-birthday? 15- what do you love the most? 16-obsession? 17- if you had one wish right now, what would it be? 18-nicknames? 19- favorite band? 20- favorite song? 21-best thin that has ever happen to you? 22- worst thing that has ever happen to you? 23- something you would change? 24- ever dated somebody and regretted? 25-worst mistake? 26- ever had a heart break? 27- do you still like your ex? 28- would you ever take him back? 29-lefty or righty? 30- favorite sport? 31- country or city person? 32- biggest fear? 33- someone you can always count on no matter what is happening? 34- someone you miss? 35- someone you want to hug right now? 36- special talents? 37- do you wish you could start over? #Stolen(;

20 likes and I'll answer All 200 questions!(: 1: Are you ready for 200 questions? Fuck yeah. Bring it. 2: Was your last relationship a mistake? Nope. 3: Do you miss your last relationship? Nope. 4: Who did you last say "i love you" to? Garret(; 5: Do you regret it? Not at all. 6: Have you ever been depressed? Sorta. 7: Are you a boy or girl? Girl. 8: Are you insecure? No. 9: What is your relationship status? Taken <3 <3 <3 10: How do you want to die? In my sleep. 11: What did you last eat? Cereal. 12: Have you played any sports? Yes. 13: Do you bite your nails? Sometimes. 14: When was your last physical fight? Hmmm. 15: Do you have an attitude? Somewhat. 16: Do you like someone? Yesss, I do(: 17: What is your real name? Hmm.(; Idk 18: Have you ever read a book? Yeah? 19: Are you gonna get high later? Totally!.. No! 20: Do you hate anyone at the moment? Kinda. 21: Do you miss someone? Yep. 22: Twirl or cut your spaghetti? I hate spaghetti. 23: Do you tan a lot? No! 24: Have any pets? Nope. 25: How exactly are you feeling? Ehh. Tired. 26: Ever eaten food in a car while someone or you are driving? Yeah? 27: Ever made out in a bathroom? No? Haha. 28: Would you take any of your exes back? Nope. 29: Are you scared of spiders? Yesss. 30: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? Yep. 31: Do you regret anything from your past? Yes. 32: What are your plans for this weekend? Idk. 33: Do you want to have kids? Not now. 34: Did you ever kiss someone whose name starts with an M? Don't think so. 35: Do you type fast? Sure. 36: Do you have piercings? Yeah. 37: Want anymore? Yeah. I gots this!(: 38: Can you spell well? Yeah. 39: Do you miss anyone from your past? Umm. Yeah. 40: What are you craving right now? The lake. <3 41: Ever been to a bonfire party? Yeah. 42: Ever had a silly band? Yeah. 43: Have you ever been on a horse? Yes. 44: Kissed someone in a pickup truck? Yep. 45: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? Don't think so.. 46: Have you ever been cheated on? Yes. 47: Have you ever made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? Uhhh, Idk. 48: Are you thinking of someone right now? Yes, Garret!(: 49: Would you live with someone without marrying them? Idk. 50: What should you be doing? Umm. I don't know. 51: What’s irritating you right now? My brothers. 52: Have you ever liked someone so much that it hurts? Yeah. 53: Does somebody love you? Yeah. 54: What is your favorite color? Red.(: 55: Have you ever changed clothes in a car? Yeah. 56: Milk chocolate or white chocolate? None. Eww. 57: Do you have trust issues? Somewhat. 58: Best friends name? Angie.(: 59: 2nd best friends name? Christian.(: 60: 3rd best friends name? Garret.(: 61: Longest relationship? Umm. 7 months. 62: Do you believe your most recent ex thinks about you? No. Lol 63: Who was the last person you cried in front of? My mom. 64: Do you give out second chances too easily? Sometimes. 65: Is it easier to forgive or forget? Neither. 66: Is this year the best year of your life? Idk. 67: What was your childhood nickname? Umm. Idk. 68: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? No. Lol. 69: Favorite food? Too many! 70: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Yeah. 71: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? Listened to music. 72: Did you have dream last night? Nope. 73: What is bothering you? Family problems. 74: Have you ever been out of state? Yeah. 75: Do you play the Wii? No. 76: Are you listening to music right now? Yeee. 77: Do you like Chinese food? I lvoe it.(: 78: Who are you texting right now? Ummm. Garret and Elijah. 79: Are you afraid of the dark? No. 80: Is cheating ever okay? No! 81: Are you mean? Sometimes. 82: Can you keep white shoes clean? Yeah. 83: What year has been your best? Umm. None yet. 84: Do you believe in true love? Yeah. 85: Favorite weather? Hott. <3 86: Do you like the snow? No. 87: Does it snow a lot where you live? Yeah. In the winter. 88: Do you like the outside? Sure. 89: Are you currently bored? Not really. 90: Do you want to get married? Yeah. 91: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? Yeee. /.^ 92: Are you hungry? Yesss! 93: Have you ever made out for more than a half hour straight? Umm. 94: What makes you happy? Food. 95: Would you change your name? Idk. 96: Ever been to Alaska? No. 97: Ever been to Hawaii? No. 98: Do you watch the news? No. 99: Do you love MTV? Its alright. 100: Do you like subway? Yeah. 101: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? Nah. 102: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? Nothing. Lol 103: Do you talk like your friends? Yeah? 104: Why did you decide to do this quiz? Why not? haha. 105: Have you ever seen someone you knew and purposely avoided them? Yep. 106: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? Yeee, Christian.(: 107: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? Garret.(: <3 108: Do you feel good? Yep. 109: Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? Hmmm. Shoot. Idk. Lol. 110: Favorite lyrics right now? To many. 111: Can you count to one million? Yeah. 112: Ever bought condoms? No. 113: Ever gotten pregnant? No. 114: Ever failed a class? Yee. 115: Ever kissed a boy? Yeee. 116: Ever kissed a girl? My mommy? Lol. 117: Ever used a little paper bag for lunch? Huh? 118: Have you ever had a job? Yee. 119: Have you ever slipped on ice? Yes /.\ 120: Have you ever missed the bus? Haha there's no bus here you silly! 121: Have you left the house without money? Yee. 122: Did you ever bully someone on the internet? Idk. 123: Did you ever sexted someone? Nope. 124: Have you ever had sex in public? No. 125: Did you ever played on a sports team? Ye. 126: Have you ever smoked weed? Nope. 127: Have you ever smoked cigarettes? No. 128: Have you ever smoked a cigar? No. 129: Did you ever drink alcohol? Haha. 130: Did you ever watched “The Breakfast Club”? No. 131: Have you ever been overweight? No. 132: Ever had an eating disorder? Don't think so. 133: Ever been to a wedding? Yeah. 134: Ever been in a wedding? No. 135: have you ever made fun of someone for being fat? No. That's mean! 136: Have you ever been on the computer for 5 hours straight? Probably. 137: Did you ever watch TV for 5 hours straight? Probably. 138: Ever been late for work? No. 139: Ever been late for school? Yep. 140: Ever kissed in the rain? No. 141: Did you ever showered with someone else? Yeah. Karlz, Liddy, Emmy, and Sophie.(; (we had our clothes on) 142: Did you ever fail a driver’s test? 143: Have you ever run a mile in less than 10 minutes? Yeee. 144: Ever been outside my home country? Yeah. 145: Ever been on a road trip longer than 5 hours? Yes. 146: Did you ever get your heart broken? Yep. 147: Ever had a credit card? Haha. 148: Ever been to a professional sports game? Yep. 149: Did you ever broken a bone? Yes. 150: Have you ever been unhappy about my weight? No. 151: Did you ever won a trophy in your life? Yeah. 152: Did you ever cut yourself for no reason? No? 153: Do you have STD? No. 154: Ever got engaged? No. 155: Have you ever been on a diet? Yeah. 156: Did you ever been on TV? No. 157: Ever rode in a taxi? No. 158: Ever been to prom? No. 159: Ever played a drinking game? No. 160: Ever stayed up for 24 hours or more?n Yeah. 161: Ever been to a concert? Yeah. 162: Ever had a three-some? No. 163: Have you ever had a crush on someone of the same sex? No. 164: Have you ever been in a car accident? No. 165: Ever had braces? No. 166: Did you ever learn another language? Yeah. 167: Ever killed an animal? No. 168: Ever been to a Japanese steakhouse? No. 169: Do you wear make-up? Yeah. 170: Did you ever talked to someone via webcam? Yeah. 171: Did you ever have wisdom teeth taken out? No. 172: Did you ever kiss someone a different race than yourself? ... 173: Did you ever snuck out of the house? Haha. 174: Did you ever bought porn? No. 175: Ever had a virus on your computer? Yeah. 176: Ever dyed your hair? Yeah. 177: ever got a hickey? Uhhh. 178: Did you ever graduated from college? No. 179: Did you ever wear someone else’s clothes? Yeah. 180: Ever rode in an ambulance? No. 181: Ever rode in a helicopter? No. 182: Ever caught the stove on fire? No. 183: Ever got in a verbal fight? Yeah. 184: Ever meet someone famous? No. 185: Have you ever been on vacation Yeah. 186: Ever been on an airplane? Yeee. 187: Ever been on a boat? Yee. 188: Ever broken something expensive? Sorta. 189: Did you ever have surgery in your life time? No. 190: Did you ever kiss someone before you were 14? Yeee. 191: Ever beat a video game? No. 192: Ever got in a fist fight? Yeee. 193: Did you ever find something valuable on the ground? No. 194: Did you ever stalk someone on facebook/ MySpace? No. 195: Have you ever prank called someone? Yeah. Lol 196: What are your top 3 favorite colors? Red, lime green, and baby blue <3 197: What is your number 1 favorite sport? Basketball <3 <3 <3 198: What’s your favorite singer/rapper? To many!! 199: What is your number 1 favorite animal? and why? Umm. I don't have one. 200: Did you think this looked like fun to do? Sorta.

to all my friends who have been talking about the teacher dismissal thing.....I took it to task and did take your advice and emailed every board member in a nicely written request to know what was going on and eliminate at least some "assumptions" we may all have or "hear say" we have read that concerns all of us...and when I say us, I consider all the kids whose parents I've asked about this, others I know and for the teacher I hardly know but my son who doesn't even have her is very fond of .....as are most by reading all comments. I believe in organized action and always for the good of the kids....no matter what, because they are my "bottom line". I know many are going to the meeting tonight and that's awesome that so many care enough to get involved....imagine if we all got this involved with more things that concern our kids!!!...it would be a loud voice!.. and before I copy & paste the "prompt" reply I received from those that hold the hammer so to speak, I would like to thank them for doing so and to let others who are rightfully upset by this to know what I now know...and based on what I read in the following letter, and until we all know more the end result of this will be the result of the teachers unions rules which the must abide by....and it is my hope that a positive outcome happens in this matter and we press on....if not you cant unring the bell that is a contract...so win some lose some but most like to hide in the middle and that's unfourtunate...and BTW I'm a disabled Union Carpenter of Local 289 and I understand unions very well and we all try to do whats best and I sure hope that the best comes here. Thanks to all and I support you !00% if its in the name of the children.>>>>PLEASE READ REPLY SENT TO ME<<<< Re: Fwd: why is teacher being cut??? Christine Tibbetts (CTIBBETTS@newfane.wnyric.org) Add to contacts 2:54 PM To: done4fun@hotmail.com Cc: Kelly Artieri Picture of Christine Tibbetts Dear Mr. Sears, Mrs. Artieri shared your email with me so that I could address your concerns. Please know right up front that class sizes will not be changed due to this pending decision. Let me explain.... First of all, thank you so much for your kind words regarding Linea. I know she has an enormous impact on her kids, even among those she does not directly teach. Also please know that the Board will not be making any decisions tonight. I have barely had a chance to share information with them regarding our UPK situation, so this is all new to them. They're not ready to make any decisions at this time. Here's the brief run-down of what's happening and why it's happening now..... We currently have two full-time Universal Pre-K Teachers who are 100% funded by the UPK Grant from New York State. These two teachers run four sections (two half-days each). We run our own program here in Newfane so we pay our own teachers. Anyway, we receive funds based on the number of children enrolled. Unbelievably, our Pre-K enrollment took a huge nose-dive for September. We haven't addressed this issue until now because we've been spending almost all of May and June "beating the bushes" to try and nail down who will be sending their children to our UPK program as opposed to other options. It finally came down to the fact that many parents are opting for the Head Start program because it's full day. Other parents are taking the parochial school route, and others are choosing to keep their children home or had other options., Bottom line: we only have less than 60 children TOTAL for Pre-Kindergarten. About twenty have signed up for Head Start, 10 will be assigned to the Niagara County Speech and Hearing Program, and less than 30 (around 27) will be our kids. Divide 27 by 4 sections and we end up with about 7 children per section. The worse part is we will be losing about $100,000 in funding due to the drop in enrollment, therefore we can't even support two full-day sections at 14 children because the grant would not cover the cost. So....the elementary teaching position that will be cut is at Pre-Kindergarten. As you may be aware, we need to abide by our teachers' contract which say that the least senior teacher must be cut in the event of a reduction in force. Unfortunately, Linea is our least senior teacher. This is heartbreaking for all of us, but those are the contractual rules we must follow. The Board will be watching class sizes carefully all summer, and if there's a section that needs to be opened, Linea will fill that position. At the present time, we're anticipating class sizes as follows: K = 20 1 = 20 2 = 22 3 = 24 4 = 26 5 = 26 6 = 25 All sections are below contractual class-size limits. Would I love to open additional sections? Of course I would. Unfortunately, we are in an economic state right now where we just can't do so. That being said, we are well below districts that do not have class size limitations in their contracts. Please understand that the Board has to go through a process to discuss the options. We told Linea about this situation yesterday because that's when it became apparent that additional Pre-K kids were not going to just appear....we exhausted all of our contacts to make sure this enrollment was accurate. This isn't easy for anyone, Mr. Sears. We all love Linea and know that she's a great teacher. Our Board agonizes over these decisions, but at the end of the day we can only fund what we can afford. I don't know if this helps or not. Please give me a call at 778-6854 or my cell at 417-0979 if you have additional questions. Like I said, the Board will not be acting on this situation tonight....we are simply in the "information sharing" stage. Sincerely, Chris Tibbetts Christine J. Tibbetts Superintendent of Schools Newfane Central School District 6273 Charlotteville Road Newfane, New York 14108 (716) 778-6854

20 likes and I'll do: 1: Are you ready for 200 questions? Yes! 2: Was your last relationship a mistake? Yeah 3: Do you miss your last relationship? Nope 4: Who did you last say "i love you" to? Morgan 5: Do you regret it? Nope 6: Have you ever been depressed? Yes 7: Are you a boy or girl? Girl 8: Are you insecure? Very 9: What is your relationship status? Single 10: How do you want to die? Just old age 11: What did you last eat? Tuna 12: Have you played any sports? Obviously if I do p.e twice a week 13: Do you bite your nails? Yes-.- 14: When was your last physical fight? Can't remember 15: Do you have an attitude? Yes 16: Do you like someone? Yes:/ 17: What is your real name? Dana Olivia Jacqueline Lawrence (Brown) 18: Have you ever read a book? Yes 19: Are you gonna get high later? Totes 20: Do you hate anyone at the moment? Yes 21: Do you miss someone? Yes 22: Twirl or cut your spaghetti? Twirl and get it all over my face(y) 23: Do you tan a lot? Nope, not at all 24: Have any pets? No, used to 25: How exactly are you feeling? Sick, lonely, sad, lol 26: Ever eaten food in a car while someone or you are driving? Yes 27: Ever made out in a bathroom? Nope don't think so 28: Would you take any of your exes back? Yes 29: Are you scared of spiders? Yes! 30: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? Yes:( 31: Do you regret anything from your past? Pretty much all of my past 32: What are your plans for this weekend? Seeing my dad 33: Do you want to have kids? Yeah, twins 34: Did you ever kiss someone whose name starts with an M? Yes 35: Do you type fast? Yes 36: Do you have piercings? Yes, ears and belly 37: Want anymore? Nose, bottom bit of my belly, hips 38: Can you spell well? Yes 39: Do you miss anyone from your past? Yes 40: What are you craving right now? Sleep 41: Ever been to a bonfire party? Yes 42: Ever had a silly band? A what? 43: Have you ever been on a horse? Erm, think so 44: Kissed someone in a pickup truck? Nope 45: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? Hope not 46: Have you ever been cheated on? Yes 47: Have you ever made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? Don't know, don't think I have 48: Are you thinking of someone right now? Yes 49: Would you live with someone without marrying them? Yes 50: What should you be doing? French and Science homework 51: What’s irritating you right now? Nothing 52: Have you ever liked someone so much that it hurts? Yes 53: Does somebody love you? Probably not, lol 54: What is your favourite colour? Yellow 55: Have you ever changed clothes in a car? Yes 56: Milk chocolate or white chocolate? Milk chocolate 57: Do you have trust issues? Yes 58: Best friends name? Morgan 59: 2nd best friends name? Jaymee 60: 3rd best friends name? - 61: Longest relationship? Forgot 62: Do you believe your most recent ex thinks about you? Nope 63: Who was the last person you cried in front of? Morgan& kirby today in history, Lols 64: Do you give out second chances too easily? Yes 65: Is it easier to forgive or forget? Forgive 66: Is this year the best year of your life? No 67: What was your childhood nickname? Maisie and Daisy 68: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? Nope 69: Favorite food? Onion rings 70: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Yes 71: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? Brushed my teeth 72: Did you have dream last night? Yes 73: What is bothering you? A lad 74: Have you ever been out of state? Huh? 75: Do you play the Wii? Sometimes 76: Are you listening to music right now? No 77: Do you like Chinese food? Yes 78: Who are you texting right now? Morgan(when she finally decides to reply-.-) and Isaac 79: Are you afraid of the dark? Yes 80: Is cheating ever okay? No 81: Are you mean? Sometimes 82: Can you keep white shoes clean? No 83: What year has been your best? None 84: Do you believe in true love? Yes 85: Favorite weather? Summer 86: Do you like the snow? At first yeah, but then it gets annoying and boring 87: Does it snow a lot where you live? Well it did a lot this year but not normally, no 88: Do you like the outside? Yes 89: Are you currently bored? Yes 90: Do you want to get married? Yes 91: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? Very 92: Are you hungry? No 93: Have you ever made out for more than a half hour straight? No 94: What makes you happy? My friends and sister 95: Would you change your name? No 96: Ever been to Alaska? No 97: Ever been to Hawaii? No 98: Do you watch the news? Sometimes in the morning whilst I'm getting ready 99: Do you love MTV? Yes 100: Do you like subway? Yes 101: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? Well yeah now that it's basically messed everything up and we're basically drifting already:/:/ 102: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? Respect his feelings? 103: Do you talk like your friends? No 104: Why did you decide to do this quiz? Bored 105: Have you ever seen someone you knew and purposely avoided them? Yes 106: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? Yes 107: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? Jacob 108: Do you feel good? No 109: Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? Morgan 110: Favorite lyrics right now? None 111: Can you count to one million? If I could be bothered yeah 112: Ever bought condoms? No 113: Ever gotten pregnant? No 114: Ever failed a class? No 115: Ever kissed a boy? Yes 116: Ever kissed a girl? Yes 117: Ever used a little paper bag for lunch? Probably on a school trip or something 118: Have you ever had a job? No 119: Have you ever slipped on ice? Yes 120: Have you ever missed the bus? Yes 121: Have you left the house without money? Yes 122: Did you ever bully someone on the internet? No 123: Did you ever sexted someone? - 124: Have you ever had sex in public? No 125: Did you ever played on a sports team? Yeah at school 126: Have you ever smoked weed? No 127: Have you ever smoked cigarettes? No 128: Have you ever smoked a cigar? No 129: Did you ever drink alcohol? Yes 130: Did you ever watched “The Breakfast Club”? No 131: Have you ever been overweight? Probably when i was younger 132: Ever had an eating disorder? No 133: Ever been to a wedding? Yes 134: Ever been in a wedding? Yes 135: Did you ever made fun of someone for being fat? Yes, regret it though 136: Have you ever been on the computer for 5 hours straight? Yes 137: Did you ever watch TV for 5 hours straight? Yes 138: Ever been late for work? No 139: Ever been late for school? Yes 140: Ever kissed in the rain? Can't remember 141: Did you ever showered with someone else? No 142: Did you ever fail a driver’s test? No 143: Have you ever run a mile in less than 10 minutes? No 144: Ever been outside my home country? Yes 145: Ever been on a road trip longer than 5 hours? Yes 146: Did you ever get your heart broken? Yes 147: Ever had a credit card? No 148: Ever been to a professional sports game? No 149: Did you ever broken a bone? No 150: Have you ever been unhappy about your weight? Yes, I am all the time 151: Did you ever won a trophy in your life? Yes 152: Did you ever cut yourself for no reason? No 153: Do you have STD? No 154: Ever got engaged? No 155: Have you ever been on a diet? Yes 156: Did you ever been on TV? No 157: Ever rode in a taxi? Yes 158: Ever been to prom? No, will be at one in like, 23 or so days though 159: Ever played a drinking game? Probably can't remember 160: Ever stayed up for 24 hours or more? Yes 161: Ever been to a concert? Yes 162: Ever had a three-some? No 163: Have you ever had a crush on someone of the same sex? - 164: Have you ever been in a car accident? Kinda 165: Ever had braces? No, seriously need them though 166: Did you ever learn another language? Yes 167: Ever killed an animal? Yes, an ant lol 168: Ever been to a Japanese steakhouse? No 169: Do you wear make-up? Yes 170: Did you ever talked to someone via webcam? Yes 171: Did you ever have wisdom teeth taken out? No 172: Did you ever kiss someone a different race than yourself? No 173: Did you ever snuck out of the house? Yes 174: Did you ever bought porn? No 175: Ever had a virus on your computer? Yes 176: Ever dyed your hair? Yes 177: What do you hate? Spiders, dark, people, clowns, dolls, carrots, Brussels, the cold and so on 178: Did you ever graduated from college? No 179: Did you ever wear someone else’s clothes? Yes 180: Ever rode in an ambulance? No 181: Ever rode in a helicopter? No 182: Ever caught the stove on fire? No 183: Ever got in a verbal fight? Yes 184: Ever meet someone famous? Think I have, can't remember 185: Have you ever been on vacation? Well yeah 186: Ever been on an airplane? Yes 187: Ever been on a boat? Yes 188: Ever broken something expensive? Yes 189: Did you ever have surgery in your life time? No 190: Did you ever kiss someone before you were 14? Yes 191: Ever beat a video game? Yes 192: Ever got in a fist fight? Can't remember 193: Did you ever find something valuable on the ground? Yes 194: Did you ever stalk someone on facebook/ MySpace? Yes 195: Have you ever prank called someone? Yes 196: What are your top 3 favorite colors? Yellow, blue and red 197: What is your number 1 favorite sport? Rounders probably 198: What’s your favorite singer/rapper? Justin Bieber 199: What is your number 1 favorite animal? and why? Kitten, because they're the cutest 200: Did you think this looked like fun to do? Yes, but now my neck is aching because I've been looking down for too long...

10 Tips for Losing 100 Pounds Got a lot to lose? Consider these tips for successful weight loss. By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Feature Reviewed by Jonathan L Gelfand, MD If you've got 100 pounds or more to lose, chances are you've already been on numerous diets and exercise programs, without long-term success. So, the standard advice -- eat less, exercise more, and don't give up -- just isn't enough. 1. Shrink Yourself: Analyze the Payoff You Get From Excess Weight "What are you getting out of NOT losing weight?" Identifying and understanding your underlying motivation to stay heavy -- and getting help if you need it to address the underlying issues -- can help spur your motivation to lose. 2. Assess Your Readiness Ask yourself these questions: "Is my financial situation reasonably stable?" "Is my job and my spouse's job likely to stay the same [for the foreseeable future]?" "Do I have the time to devote to weight control?" "Are my relationships stable?" That's not to say if life isn't perfect you shouldn't still embark on a weight loss program, she says. But it is easier to focus on weight loss if you don't have multiple stresses elsewhere, she says. 3. Consider the Options A plan that works for some people won't work for others. Get multiple sources of advice. Instead of thinking you'll go on a diet, understand that you are adopting a new, life-long plan of better eating and exercise. 4. Build in Accountability Being accountable for following your weight loss plan -- whatever it is -- is crucial. It could be attendance at a meeting, a weekly weigh in, or other structured program components. You can build in your own accountability, of course, or partner with a friend. Your structure can be similar to those set by organized programs, or you can make them action based. Seeking medical help, especially when you have many pounds to lose, is wise. It's always a good idea to consult with a doctor. A doctor may also recommend other experts, such as a personal trainer or nutritionist. 5. Adjust Your Expectations It's frustrating but true. That extra 100 pounds didn't come on overnight, and it's going to come off slowly. Cut back 500 calories a day. Losing just one to two pounds a week is best. So it could take a year or two to lose 100 pounds. Set short-term goals, instead of focusing on the 100 pounds. Think about it, for instance, as a plan to lose 20 pounds -- five times. To stay motivated, set realistic goals beyond a specific number of pounds. Or think about an upcoming special event and decide you want to fit into a favorite, currently snug, dress or suit by then. 6. Develop a Healthy Selfishness Women, in particular, have a difficult time putting themselves first. People who lose weight and keep it off have developed a kind of healthy selfishness. That means saying no sometimes and putting yourself first at least sometimes. 7. Fat-Proof Your Environment Even if you're committed to following a new, sensible eating plan, it can be difficult when, say, your teens' tortilla chips fall out of the cupboard every time you open it. Get rid of 'off-program' or impulse foods at home and work. Call a family meeting and brainstorm options, he says. Say your teen can't exist without tortilla chips. You might decide as a family that the tortilla chip lovers keep their own stash, not in the kitchen, out of sight. This allows the person trying to lose to feel more in control. 8. Pick the Brains of Healthy-Weight People Talk to people who are maintaining a steady weight, who have maintained it for three or four years, and who are your age." Those who have lost substantial amounts of weight and kept it off say they stay true to their eating plan and their exercise plan. 9. Find Your Secret Weapons Most people who have lost a substantial amount of weight and kept it off have a tool or strategy -- or several -- that help them stay on track and make this time the time they don't quit or regain. Keeping a graphic record of weight loss helps people see the big picture and stay on track, especially when they are regaining weight. Looking at the downward trend on the weight loss graph helps people cope with minor weight fluctuations. Finding a way to stay focused is crucial. When faced with the temptation of overeating, ask yourself: "Do I want to eat this and undo my hard work?" 10. Reward your Success -- in the Right Way Anyone who's gotten weight loss guidance already knows the rule: no food rewards for taking off weight. So what can you do? As you meet your short-term goals, buy something new, get a new nail polish color, or book a day at the spa.

2012-13 Wells Fargo Cup Final Standings Announced CHAPEL HILL --Wells Fargo, along with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, today announced the final standings in the Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2012-13 academic year. The Wells Fargo Cup is sponsored by Wells Fargo and the NCHSAA. The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. The Cup program is in its 34th year. Three of last year’s Wells Fargo Cup champions repeated the feat. Cary Green Hope maintained its lead after winter sports to capture the Cup in the final 4-A standings for the fourth consecutive year. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons took the top spot in the 3-A classification with an excellent all around performance, while Carrboro was the Cup winner among 2-A schools for the second straight year. Lake Norman Charter earned its first Wells Fargo Cup among the 1-A schools, with Kernersville Bishop McGuinness in second after sharing the title in 2011-12. "We sincerely appreciate Wells Fargo's commitment to our overall program in recognizing our champions," said Davis Whitfield, NCHSAA commissioner. "These schools which win the Wells Fargo Cup do a tremendous job with their overall athletic programs, and we are grateful for Wells Fargo's desire to recognize their achievements." In the 4-A classification, Green Hope finished first with 555 points to hold off Raleigh Broughton at 477.5 for the crown. Wake County schools did extremely well as Green Hope and Broughton are two of eight Wake County high schools in the top 15 in the standings. Green Hope preserved its title by winning the women's soccer state championship, earning points in women’s lacrosse and also getting to the state quarterfinals in men's dual team tennis and baseball. Broughton had a top-four finish in men’s tennis and placed fourth in men’s golf to go with playoff points in men’s lacrosse and women’s outdoor track. Cornelius W.A. Hough was third with 377.5 points, followed by Charlotte Providence (330) in fourth and a fifth-place tie between Charlotte Myers Park and Asheville T.C. Roberson with 315 points apiece. Cardinal Gibbons held on to the top spot in the 3-A standings with playoff points in five different spring sports, including winning the men's dual team tennis championship and the women’s soccer state crown. Gibbons recorded a whopping 705 points for its eighth straight Cup in two different classifications, but had to hold off a great surge by runner-up Waxhaw Marvin Ridge at 662.5. Marvin Ridge's spring performance was remarkable in that it included playoff points in eight of the nine sports provided. Charlotte Catholic placed third with 607.5 points, followed by Chapel Hill (420), Northern Guilford (377.5) and Weddington (352.5). The top six schools in the 3-A standings are in the exact same order as they finished a year ago. Carrboro had an impressive spring to secure its second consecutive Cup, rolling up 225 playoff points in the spring for its 612.5 total, well ahead of runner-up Cuthbertson at 442.5 points. Carrboro won the 2-A women's outdoor track crown and was the runner in men’s dual team tennis among its top finishes. Cuthbertson was third in the 2-A women’s outdoor track and field championships and placed in the top eight in both softball and women’s soccer. North Lincoln was third with 385 points, with its top spring performance a runner-up finish in the men’s golf finals. Hillsborough Cedar Ridge, winner in men’s outdoor track and field and the top 2-A men’s team in lacrosse, was fourth with 380 point. Shelby and Corinth Holders tied for fifth with a total of 337.5 points. In the 1-A classification, Lake Norman Charter, which was third last year, won its first Cup buoyed by a state championship in women’s soccer and strong finishes in men’s golf and men’s lacrosse for 547.5 points. Bishop McGuinness collected playoff points for positions in four different sports, including winning the state 1-A men’s golf crown, to take second with 512.5 points. Hendersonville, the school that has recorded the most Cups of any NCHSAA school with 13, finished third in the 1-A standings with 467.5 points, with top four finishes in both women’s soccer and baseball providing most of the Bearcats’ playoff points. Durham North Carolina School of Science and Math was fourth with 345 points and Raleigh Charter took fifth with 325. Wells Fargo Cup points are determined by a system based on performance in state championship events. All schools that finish in the top eight positions (plus ties) earn points. In the playoff events involving teams from more than one classification, Wells Fargo Cup points are awarded based on the school’s standing against other schools in its own classification. If fewer then eight schools from a classification compete in a sport, only those schools that are represented are eligible to receive the Cup points. Points are awarded for all sports as follows: 50 for first, 45 for second, 40 for third, 35 for fourth, 30 for fifth, 25 for sixth, 20 for seventh and 15 for eighth. In the event of a tie, the schools receive an equal number of points based on the number of teams that tie and the number of teams that finish higher in the standings. Five points are awarded for each sanctioned sport in which a school competes. Wells Fargo Cup standings are announced three times each school year: once after the fall and then the winter sports, and concluding with the winner after the spring sports season ends.

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All these people on facebook asking to get a job that pays over minimum wage because they won't settle for less...................how about you get a degree if you're so picky. You can't play hard if you don't work hard

Fox commentator paid $50,000 to tout stock 4:23 PM ET, 06/18/2013 - MarketWatch Databased News Most investors can't tell the difference between "sponsored investment research" and independent analysis, and that's exactly what the "sponsors" -- typically small companies paying for a marketing campaign that will inflate their stock activity and value -- are counting on. The difference gets even tougher to figure out when the sponsor hires someone who is known for giving independent commentary colored only by their own feelings and research. Think of it like a big honking commercial, with a celebrity endorser. Last week, that bought-and-paid for stock endorsement was a 20-page mailer about Petrosonic Energy , supported by an e-mail campaign, featuring Tobin Smith, a money manager who has been a fixture on the television news shows for 15 years, and who today is a regular on the Fox networks, describing himself on Twitter as a "guest anchor." According to Fox, he is "a contributing market analyst for FOX News Channel and a regular panelist on 'Bulls & Bears.'" (Fox, like MarketWatch, is owned by News Corp.) While investors might have ordinarily treated the "special edition" of the new Next Big Thing Investor newsletter -- Smith's latest, just-started investment newsletter -- like junk mail or spam, Smith's name and his smiling, personable countenance had some investors doing a double-take, at least judging from the e-mails I received on the subject. The people who contacted me considered buying the stock entirely based on Smith's say-so, and the credibility he exudes in his Fox appearances. They didn't appear to read the disclaimers of the campaign; had they bothered, they would have quickly found it was paid advertising for which Smith's company pocketed $50,000. This is a unique case because of how recognizable Smith is, and it brings into focus credibility questions that I've found most investors fail to answer even as they are deciding who they can trust. Fox's official policy is that "no Contributor to FBN, nor his/her firm, and/or family members are allowed to accept financial consideration of any kind whatsoever to issue research, advertisements, or to otherwise promote individual stocks or securities," a spokesman says. However, the network, which was unaware of Smith's efforts on Petrosonic's behalf until I contacted them, would not comment on the matter. Asked whether he violated Fox's rules, Smith said, via text message, "that policy was added late last year … my contract was not subject to that clause …" Petrosonic could not be reached for comment. The campaign started with Petrosonic -- there's a disclosure in the company's annual report noting that it hired a firm "that provides strategic investor relations services" -- but the issue here is not so much about what is being touted as by who is doing it, why they are doing it, and whether the audience can tell the difference between independent analysis and advertising cloaked in the guise of analysis. Smith told me it's actually better to have the company -- rather than a third-party with a big wad of shares -- backing these campaigns because it's more "like public venture capital" than a play to pump the stock. Either way, the Petrosonic blitz last week helped the stock gain roughly 20%. And with Petrosonic up over 40% year-to-date and more than 135% in the last year, anyone who can't see past the smiling face of the popular, charismatic Smith might think the stock really is "the investment opportunity of your lifetime," as it's described in the flyer. For one, there's the company's lack of revenues, as in zero, according to filings, though Petrosonic did issue a press release late last week about how the company -- which says it has a unique process for upgrading heavy oil -- is now generating revenue from its plant in Albania. Also overlooked in the hype are Petrosonic's rising losses, negative cash-flow and the "going-concern letter" from auditors who think there is "substantial doubt" in Petrosonic's ability to survive. In its regulatory filings -- where all of those conditions are readily evident -- Petrosonic notes that the business will fail if it can't generate adequate cash/financing; those concerns aren't mentioned in Smith's "special report." Small-potatoes newsletter editors sell off their credibility all the time, as I have written before here and here. Smith built his reputation around some timely investment picks, a best-selling book -- "ChangeWave Investing" -- and his personality and media presence. He was perhaps best known for being an early entrant into Canadian royalty trusts at a time when the U.S. market was in the tank; his stature grew as a result, as did his reputation. How much that reputation was deserved on the basis of investment selections and analysis is an open question; Hulbert Financial Digest -- which tracks newsletter performance -- shows that from August 2002 through June of 2010, the ChangeWave Investing newsletter had an annualized total return of 0.6%, compared to a 4.6% return on the Wilshire 5000. Smith sold ChangeWave Research in 2010 and agreed with the buyers to stay out of the newsletter game for at least two years, but that time has passed and he is launching his "Next Big Thing." Meanwhile, his new NBT Group added "investor relations" to his resume. A positive spin -- Smith's, in fact -- suggests that this kind of sponsored research makes the pitch to the public, so that they can provide venture capital for a business that can't get that funding through traditional Wall Street channels; a less-charitable take (mine) is that he's taking money to help small stocks find a market using fluff-and-shine hyperbolic chatter, where streams of press releases aimed at novice investors who fail to do due diligence. "The problem with sponsored research is that no one reads it because no one knows who it is," said Smith, who noted that entrepreneurs pursue direct-marketing campaigns hoping to keep more of their personal stake in the fledgling business while generating the capital needed to push it to success. "I am certainly the only 15-year cable news guy who is willing to sully himself talking about stocks in the under $500-million marketplace. … If I am guilty of being someone people know who goes into the sponsored-research business, I'm willing to take that shot, because I do believe there are very good companies and good management teams that are basically orphans in the investment community, and interest in those good companies is not going to happen out of the blue. Someone has to sell the message to get the stock trading, because without that trading the public capital markets are closed to a company." The problem is that Smith's message doesn't read like that of the Fox commentator or investment expert, but feels like a sales pitch. He is aware of the drawbacks to Petrosonic, though he did not mention them in his newsletter. Smith -- who said he does not hold any shares of PSON -- told me that going-concern letters are a staple of small, negative-cash-flow micro-cap penny stocks and start-ups, and noted that some big brand-name companies overcame similar concerns in their early days. He noted that the revenue issues were addressed, as noted by the new press release. But he also noted that the investor-relations job is to create some buzz over a stock, which isn't going to happen with "too much focus on the risks." Alas, there was not even a momentary focus on the risks in the report. Moreover, according to the fine print, the report "does not purport to provide an analysis of any company's financial position …" That disclaimer notes that outside research and writers were used to put together the advertisement, but lays the responsibility for the content in one place, noting that "the opinions expressed … are solely those of Tobin Smith." The average investor won't find those conflicts without looking for them. In fact, I have known Smith for years (and have appeared on several programs with him) and it's mostly the missing negatives -- hard to spot if you're not looking for them -- that I see as the difference between this sponsored pitch and something he might say that is completely independent. That distinction -- walking the fine line between what an analyst believes and what they are somehow compensated or incentivized to believe -- is what this situation should showcase to investors. Whether real, independent journalism and analysis is dying or simply being over-run in the everyone-can-be-in-the-media age we live in, investors must look for conflicts of interest, even from the names they trust. Plenty of news sites -- MarketWatch included -- run pieces from experts with skin in the game, and even though most sites are clear about when writers have a personal stake in the subject, such disclosures might be inadequate for the average reader. What's more, many investors probably don't even read the disclosures. That's the moral of the story: Before taking a published tout from anyone, see if you can find any conflicts of interest or problems. Only when you are satisfied that the tip is legitimate and honest should you even consider proceeding with it. Dan Wiener of The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, speaking generally about sponsored research, noted that "Faking independence and acting as a paid shill for a penny stock is the lowest form of deceit." Brent Wilsey of Wilsey Asset Management in San Diego -- who once appeared on-air with Smith years ago -- said that money managers and media commentators "get paid many times over by having viewers/readers know [they] have no bias at all on what [they] are writing or speaking about. …I think an editor has no credibility at all when they are paid by the company." For his part, Smith says this move will not damage his credibility -- especially because he believes the stock really will pay off. In the end, if the first instinct is to ignore a tip or throw it out, trust that gut feeling; if there's any inclination to pursue a recommendation, make sure you know where it is really coming from and the motivations for it before committing any money to it. UPDATE: After this story first appeared, Smith posted on Twitter that he never mentioned the company on the air, and that his promotion of Petrosonic was "100% fully disclosed on all materials and web site...fee is for sponsored research...fyi."

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Well my family will be back home today can't wait to see them. But then I have to go to school tonight.

As Summer has begun, we at H-E-B Careers have been reminiscing about our first jobs. What was your first job? If it's with H-E-B, let us know how long you've been/were a Partner!

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre People If you want to get rich, sell your company, have time for your hobbies, raise a halfway decent family, and enjoy the sunset with your wife on occasion, here are some of my highly effective recommendations. 1 – Procrastination Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing. When you procrastinate as an entrepreneur it could mean that you need a bit more time to think about what you are pitching a client. It could also mean you are doing work that is not your forte and that you are better off delegating. I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are up front monetary costs associated with that. In my first business, it was like a lightbulb went off in my head the first time I delegated a programming job to someone other than me. Why did I decide finally to delegate then at that particular point? I had a hot date. Which was infinitely better than me sweating all night on some stupid programming bug. Try to figure out why you are procrastinating. Maybe you need to brainstorm more to improve an idea. Maybe the idea is no good as is. Maybe you need to delegate. Maybe you need to learn more. Maybe you don’t enjoy what you are doing. Maybe you don’t like the client whose project you were just working on. Maybe you need to take a break. There’s only so many seconds in a row you can think about something before you need to take time off and rejuvenate the creative muscles. This is not for everyone. Great people can storm right through. Steve Jobs never needed to take a break. But I do. Procrastination could also be a strong sign that you are a perfectionist. That you are filled with shame issues. This will block you from building and selling your business. Examine your procrastination from every side. It’s your body trying to tell you something. Listen to it. 2 – Zero-tasking There’s a common myth that great people can multi-task efficiently. This might be true but I can’t do it. I have statistical proof. I have a serious addiction. If you ever talk on the phone with me there’s almost a 100% chance I am simultaneously playing chess online. The phone rings and one hand reaches for the phone and the other hand reaches for the computer to initiate a one minute game. Chess rankings are based on a statistically generated rating system. So I can compare easily how well I do when I’m on the phone compared with when I’m not on the phone. There is a three standard deviation difference. Imagine if I were talking on the phone and driving. It’s the same thing I’m assuming: phone calls cause a three standard deviation subtraction in intelligence. And that’s the basic multi-tasking we all do at some point or other. So great people can multi-task. But since, by definition, most of us are not great , it’s much better to single-task. Just do one thing at a time. Often, the successful mediocre entrepreneur should strive for excellence in ZERO-tasking. Do nothing. We always feel like we have to be “doing something” or we feel ashamed. Sometimes it’s better to just be quiet, to not think of anything at all. A very successful, self-made businessman once told me, “Never underestimate the power of a long, protracted silence.” 3 - Failure As far as I can tell, Larry Page has never failed. He went straight from graduate school to billions. Ditto for Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and a few others. But again, by definition, most of us are pretty mediocre. We can strive for greatness but we will never hit it. That means we will often fail. Not ALWAYS fail. But often. My last 16 out of 17 business attempts were failures. Ultimately, life is a sentence of failures, punctuated only by the briefest of successes. So the mediocre entrepreneur learns two things from failure: First, he learns directly how to overcome that particular failure. He’s highly motivated to not repeat the same mistakes. Second, he learns how to deal with the psychology of failure. Mediocre entrepreneurs fail A LOT. So they get this incredible skill of getting really good at dealing with failure. This translates to monetary success. The mediocre entrepreneur understands that persistence is not the self-help cliché “Keep going until you hit the finish line!” It’s, “Keep failing until you accidentally no longer fail.” That’s persistence. 4 – Not Original I’ve never come up with an original idea in my life. My first successful business was making web software, strategies, and websites for Fortune 500 companies. Not an original idea but at the time, in the 90s, people were paying exorbitant multiples for such businesses. My successful investments all involved situations where I made sure the CEOs and other investors were smarter than me. 100% of my zeros as an angel investor were situations where I thought I was smart. I wasn’t. I’m mediocre. The best ideas are when you take two older ideas that have nothing to do with each other, make them have sex with each other, and then build a business around the bastard, ugly child that results. Look at Facebook: combine the internet with stalking. Amazing! And, by the way, it was about the fifth attempt at such a social network. Twitter, combine internet with antiquated SMS protocols. Ugly! But it works. Ebay, combine ecommerce with auctions. If Justin Bieber sang John Lennon’s “Imagine” it would be a huge hit. I might even listen to it. 5 – Poor Networking I’m that guy. You know the one at the party that doesn’t talk to anyone and stands in the corner. I usually say no to very nice networking dinner invitations. I like to stay home and read. When I was running businesses I was often too shy to talk to my employees. I would call my secretary from downstairs and ask if the hallway was clear, then ask her to unlock my door and I’d hurry upstairs and lock the door behind me. That particular company failed disastrously. But many people network too much. Entrepreneurship is hard enough. It’s 20 hours a day of managing employees, customers, meetings, and product development. And then what are you going to do? Network all night? Save that for the great entrepreneurs. Or the ones who are about to fail. The mediocre entrepreneur works his 20 hours, then relaxes when he can. It’s tough to make money. 6 – Do Anything To Get A “Yes.” Here’s a negotiation I did. I was starting stockpickr.com and meeting with the CEO of thestreet.com. He wanted his company to have a percentage of stockpickr.com and in exchange he would fill up all of our ad inventory. I was excited to do the deal. I said, “Ok, I was thinking you would get 10% of the company.” He laughed and said, “No. 50%”. He didn’t even say “We would like 50%”. He just said, “50%”. I then used all my negotiating skills and came up with a reply. “Okay. Deal.” I’m a salesman. I like people to say yes to me. When I started a company doing websites we were pitching to do “miramax.com”. I said, “$50,000″. They said, “No more than $1,000 and that’s a stretch.” I used my usual technique: “Deal!” But the end results: in one case thestreet.com had a significant financial stake so that gave them more psychological stake. And for my first business, Miramax was now on my client list. That’s why Con Edison had to pay a lot more. Often, the secret poor negotiators keep is that we get more deals done. I get the occasional loss leader, and then ultimately the big fish gets reeled in if I get enough people to say “yes”. It’s like asking every girl on the street to have sex with you. One out of 100 will say “yes”. In my case it might be one out of a million but you get the idea. 7 – Poor Judge of People The mediocre entrepreneur doesn’t “Blink” in the Malcolm Gladwell sense. In Gladwell’s book he often talks about people who can form snap correct judgments in two or three seconds. My initial judgment when I meet or even see people is this: I hate you. And then I veer from that to too trusting. Finally, after I bounce back and forth, and through much trial and error, I end up somewhere in the middle. I also tend to drop people I can’t trust very quickly. I think the great entrepreneur can make snap judgments and be very successful with it. But that doesn’t work for most people. At this point, when I meet someone, I make sure I specifically don’t trust my first instincts. I get to know people more. I get to understand what their motivations are. I try to sympathize with whatever their position is. I try not to argue or gossip about them before I know anything. I have to do this because I’m mediocre and I’m a lot more at risk of bringing the wrong people into my circle. So by the time I’ve decided to be close to someone–a client, an employee, an acquirer, an acquiree, a wife, etc–I’ve already done a lot of the thinking about them. This means I can’t waste time thinking about other things, like how to put a rocket ship on Jupiter. But overall it’s worked. “I thought being mediocre is supposed to be bad?” one might think. Shouldn’t we strive for greatness? And the answer is: “Of course we should! But let’s not forget that 9 out of 10 motorists think they are ‘above average drivers.’” People overestimate themselves. Don’t let overestimation get in the way of becoming fabulously rich, or at least successful enough that you can have your freedom, feed your family, and enjoy other things in life. Final Words Being mediocre doesn’t mean you won’t change the world. It means being honest with yourself and the people around you. And being honest at every level is really the most effective habit of all if you want to have massive success.

We see where we are now~ 50 Facts About The U.S. Economy That Will Shock You by Anil Urmil “Even though most Americans have become very frustrated with this economy, the reality is that the vast majority of them still have no idea just how bad our economic decline has been or how much trouble we are going to be in if we don’t make dramatic changes immediately,” writes The Economic Collapse (TEC). For those unfamiliar with this site, TEC is an economic blog that regularly compiles a comprehensive list of the most startling and unsettling facts about the U.S. economy. Why? Because Americans need to understand that America’s economy is precariously balanced on the edge of full-blown collapse. “If we do not educate the American people about how deathly ill the U.S. economy has become, then they will just keep falling for the same old lies that our politicians keep telling them. Just ‘tweaking’ things here and there is not going to fix this economy,” the site explains. Indeed, America’s economic situation has become increasingly unstable. However, what’s arguably more disconcerting than the state of the U.S. economy is the fact many Americans are largely–if not completely–unaware of just how serious things have become. “America is consuming far more wealth than it is producing and our debt is absolutely exploding,” TEC explains. “If we stay on this current path, an economic collapse is inevitable. Hopefully the crazy economic numbers from 2011 that I have included in this article will be shocking enough to wake some people up.” It might behoove Blaze readers to share the facts listed below with family and friends. “If we all work together, hopefully we can get millions of people to wake up and realize that ‘business as usual’ will result in a national economic apocalypse,” writes TEC. Here are the 50 economic numbers from 2011 that will shock you (via The Economic Collapse): 1. A staggering 48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be “low income” or are living in poverty. 2. Approximately 57 percent of all children in the United States are living in homes that are either considered to be “low income” or impoverished. 3. If the number of Americans that “wanted jobs” was the same today as it was back in 2007, the “official” unemployment rate put out by the U.S. government would be up to 11 percent. 4. The average amount of time that a worker stays unemployed in the United States is now over 40 weeks. 5. One recent survey found that 77 percent of all U.S. small businesses do not plan to hire any more workers. 6. There are fewer payroll jobs in the United States today than there were back in 2000 even though we have added 30 million extra people to the population since then. 7. Since December 2007, median household income in the United States has declined by a total of 6.8 percent once you account for inflation. 8. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 16.6 million Americans were self-employed back in December 2006. Today, that number has shrunk to 14.5 million. 9. A Gallup poll from earlier this year found that approximately one out of every five Americans that do have a job consider themselves to be underemployed. 10. According to author Paul Osterman, about 20 percent of all U.S. adults are currently working jobs that pay poverty-level wages. 1. Back in 1980, less than 30 percent of all jobs in the United States were low income jobs. Today, more than 40 percent of all jobs in the United States are low income jobs. 12. Back in 1969, 95 percent of all men between the ages of 25 and 54 had a job. In July, only 81.2 percent of men in that age group had a job. 13. One recent survey found that one out of every three Americans would not be able to make a mortgage or rent payment next month if they suddenly lost their current job. 14. The Federal Reserve recently announced that the total net worth of U.S. households declined by 4.1 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2011 alone. 15. According to a recent study conducted by the BlackRock Investment Institute, the ratio of household debt to personal income in the United States is now 154 percent. 16. As the economy has slowed down, so has the number of marriages. According to a Pew Research Center analysis, only 51 percent of all Americans that are at least 18 years old are currently married. Back in 1960, 72 percent of all U.S. adults were married. 17. The U.S. Postal Service has lost more than 5 billion dollars over the past year. 18. In Stockton, California home prices have declined 64 percent from where they were at when the housing market peaked. 19. Nevada has had the highest foreclosure rate in the nation for 59 months in a row. 20. If you can believe it, the median price of a home in Detroit is now just $6000. 21. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 18 percent of all homes in the state of Florida are sitting vacant. That figure is 63 percent larger than it was just ten years ago. 22. New home construction in the United States is on pace to set a brand new all-time record low in 2011. 23. 19 percent of all American men between the ages of 25 and 34 are now living with their parents. 24. Electricity bills in the United States have risen faster than the overall rate of inflation for five years in a row. 25. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, health care costs accounted for just 9.5 percent of all personal consumption back in 1980. Today they account for approximately 16.3 percent. 26. One study found that approximately 41 percent of all working age Americans either have medical bill problems or are currently paying off medical debt. 27. If you can believe it, one out of every seven Americans has at least 10 credit cards. 28. The United States spends about 4 dollars on goods and services from China for every one dollar that China spends on goods and services from the United States. 29. It is being projected that the U.S. trade deficit for 2011 will be 558.2 billion dollars. 30. The retirement crisis in the United States just continues to get worse. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 46 percent of all American workers have less than $10,000 saved for retirement, and 29 percent of all American workers have less than $1,000 saved for retirement. 31. Today, one out of every six elderly Americans lives below the federal poverty line. 32. According to a study that was just released, CEO pay at America’s biggest companies rose by 36.5 percent in just one recent 12 month period. 33. Today, the “too big to fail” banks are larger than ever. The total assets of the six largest U.S. banks increased by 39 percent between September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2011. 34. The six heirs of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton have a net worth that is roughly equal to the bottom 30 percent of all Americans combined. 35. According to an analysis of Census Bureau data done by the Pew Research Center, the median net worth for households led by someone 65 years of age or older is 47 times greater than the median net worth for households led by someone under the age of 35. 36. If you can believe it, 37 percent of all U.S. households that are led by someone under the age of 35 have a net worth of zero or less than zero. 37. A higher percentage of Americans is living in extreme poverty (6.7 percent) than has ever been measured before. 38. Child homelessness in the United States is now 33 percent higher than it was back in 2007. 39. Since 2007, the number of children living in poverty in the state of California has increased by 30 percent. 40. Sadly, child poverty is absolutely exploding all over America. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, 36.4 percent of all children that live in Philadelphia are living in poverty, 40.1 percent of all children that live in Atlanta are living in poverty, 52.6 percent of all children that live in Cleveland are living in poverty and 53.6 percent of all children that live in Detroit are living in poverty. 41. Today, one out of every seven Americans is on food stamps and one out of every four American children is on food stamps. 42. In 1980, government transfer payments accounted for just 11.7 percent of all income. Today, government transfer payments account for more than 18 percent of all income. 43. A staggering 48.5 percent of all Americans live in a household that receives some form of government benefits. Back in 1983, that number was below 30 percent. 44. Right now, spending by the federal government accounts for about 24 percent of GDP. Back in 2001, it accounted for just 18 percent. 45. For fiscal year 2011, the U.S. federal government had a budget deficit of nearly 1.3 trillion dollars. That was the third year in a row that our budget deficit has topped one trillion dollars. 46. If Bill Gates gave every single penny of his fortune to the U.S. government, it would only cover the U.S. budget deficit for about 15 days. 47. Amazingly, the U.S. government has now accumulated a total debt of 15 trillion dollars. When Barack Obama first took office the national debt was just 10.6 trillion dollars. 48. If the federal government began right at this moment to repay the U.S. national debt at a rate of one dollar per second, it would take over 440,000 years to pay off the national debt. 49. The U.S. national debt has been increasing by an average of more than 4 billion dollars per day since the beginning of the Obama administration. 50. During the Obama administration, the U.S. government has accumulated more debt than it did from the time that George Washington took office to the time that Bill Clinton took office. Of course, after going through all these numbers, the obvious question is, “how has it come to this?” The Economic Collapse has a simple answer: . . . the heart of our economic problems is the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is a perpetual debt machine, it has almost completely destroyed the value of the U.S. dollar and it has an absolutely nightmarish track record of incompetence. If the Federal Reserve system had never been created, the U.S. economy would be in far better shape. The federal government needs to shut down the Federal Reserve and start issuing currency that is not debt-based. But who among America’s leaders has the will and determination to do this? Judging by how the Obama administration has conducted itself thus far, it doesn’t intend to consider (let alone implement) any of the suggestions mentioned in the above. Therefore, that leaves only the GOP candidates. Who among them has the best chance to restore economic stability? Who is the most likely to return the U.S. to prosperity? “Hopefully next year more Americans than ever will wake up, because 2012 is going to represent a huge turning point for this country,” TEC writes. Indeed, 2012 may be one of the biggest turning points this country has ever seen.