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By BOB HERBERT
Published: October 12, 2009
Conan O’Brien has been making some pretty rough jokes about Newark, which has led to a (mostly) mock feud between the late-night host and Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
Bob Herbert
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O’Brien joked that the mayor was establishing a program to improve the health of the city’s residents, then deadpanned: “The health care program would consist of a bus ticket out of Newark.”
He did a video bit in which he praised the city’s “thriving arts scene” (while showing a graffiti-scarred wall); its “four-star lodging” (shots of abandoned, gutted, rusting vehicles); and its “world-class live theater” (a peep show).
He threatened to form an alliance with the mayors of nearby municipalities, thus “creating a geographic toilet seat around the city of Newark,” making it possible to flush the city down the figurative bowl.
The mayor came up with his own YouTube videos in response and, believe it or not, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton weighed in at one point as a mock peace negotiator.
Conan seems like a nice fellow, and I doubt that he harbors any malice toward Newark. But he and his audience are having fun taunting a city that, like many others across the U.S., is in a desperately tragic situation: poverty-stricken, run down, often unsafe, its children and teenagers in too many instances going nowhere fast.
Whether it’s Newark, Detroit, parts of Chicago, South-Central Los Angeles, Camden, N.J. — take your pick — we’ve looked the other way for decades as the residents of hard-core inner-city neighborhoods struggled with overwhelming, life-threatening problems and a chronic shortage of resources, financial and otherwise.
We’re having an intense national debate over whether to move ahead with nation-building in Afghanistan and to continue protecting the population in places like Kabul and Kandahar while all but ignoring the violence that is consuming the lives of boys and girls in Chicago, America’s third-largest city.
Dozens of boys and girls of school-age and younger are murdered in Chicago every year. One hundred were killed there last year, according to the police. The blood of the young is spattered daily on the stoops, sidewalks and streets of American cities from coast to coast, and we won’t even take notice unless, *******for example, we can engage in the ghoulish delight of watching the murder played over and over again on video.*******
In Newark, where some of the streets do look as bad as the scenes that were part of Conan’s comedy bit, the unemployment rate is 14.7 percent. Keeping kids in high school long enough to graduate is difficult. Drug dealing is a fallback employment option for men and boys who can’t find legitimate work.
Other cities have the same problems, some to a greater degree. So what are we doing? While mulling the prospect of sending up to 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, we’ve stood idly by, mute as a stone, as school districts across the nation have bounced 40,000 teachers out of their jobs over the past year.
That should tell you all you need to know about twisted national priorities.
Even as teachers by the tens of thousands are walking the plank to unemployment, we’re learning, as The Times reported last week, that one in every 10 young male dropouts is locked up in jail or juvenile detention. As if that weren’t gruesome enough, we find that the figure for blacks is one in four. What would it take to get the perpetual crisis facing these young people onto the radar screens of the rest of America?
Conan was just trying to be funny, but the reality behind his late-night humor is horrifying. In Detroit, the median sale price of a house has hovered around $8,000. Seventy percent of all murders in the Motor City go unsolved. Joblessness is off the charts. The school system is a catastrophe.
I remember driving around Camden, which is right outside of Philadelphia, on a rainy afternoon. Young people with nothing to do — they had dropped out of school and had little or no chance of finding a job — were gathered on porches, saying little, staring the hours away. I had on a suit and was driving a nice car. More than one person that I approached thought I was either buying or selling drugs.
The inner cities have been in a recession for decades. They’re in a depression now. Myriad issues desperately need to be addressed: employment, education, the foreclosure crisis, crime, alcohol and drug abuse, health care (including mental health treatment and counseling), child care for working parents and on and on and on.
Conan’s jokes would carry a silver lining if they could somehow prompt more people to think more seriously about what’s really going on in cities like Newark.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Environmental Science Questions?
These questions i just cant figure out the answer to... and if you don't mid explain why..
please help? Thanks! AND TO ALL YOU JERKS that are always mean and rude and always say... "do your own homework" and "get a life kid" THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK i dont know where your located but im out for summer.. its in homework help only because no one will help me when i put it in the science section :(
Question 1
Primary succession is most likely to occur after a(n)
a. forest fire.
b. earthquake.
c. glacial retreat.
d. housing development.
e. deforestation.
Question 2
As prey populations increase slightly in size, at first predator populations will
a. decrease greatly.
b. decrease slightly.
c. increase greatly.
d. increase slightly.
e. remain the same.
Question 3
Which of the following is a feature of a pioneer community?
a. great species diversity
b. extended biogeochemical cycles
c. instability
d. soil
e. abundance of water
Question 4
a. When predator populations are at a low level, the population of prey will
b. bottom out.
c. decrease.
d. increase.
e. remain the same.
vary.
Question 5
Describe the relationship between predator and prey in a biological community?
Question 6
As an invasive species, baby鈥檚 breath (weeds)
a. is considered an abiotic factor.
b. becomes part of a climax community.
c. displaces native species.
d. is part of a predator-prey relationship.
e. necessitates a trophic cascade.
Question 7
The relationship between a predator and its prey鈥檚 food source is often described as
a. a climax community.
b. mutualism.
c. predation.
d. symbiosis.
e. a trophic cascade.
Question 8
A biological community in Yellowstone National Park most likely includes
a. forest fires.
b. geothermal activity.
c. population of aspen trees.
d. seasonal rainfall.
e. low temperatures in winter.
Question 9
An invasive species would find it easiest to spread in a
a. climax community.
b. national forest.
c. national park.
d. pioneer community.
e. wilderness area.
Question 10
The carrying capacity of a biological community is most often associated with
a. a climax community.
b. coevolution.
c. a pioneer community.
d. predation.
e. symbiotic relationships.
Question 11
A critical biotic factor in Yellowstone National Park is
a. geographic isolation.
b. high elevation.
c. high temperatures in the summer.
d. population of wolves.
e. proximity to water.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP!Environmental Science Questions?
Hi
I recently wrote and article on Yellowstone that you will find interesting:
http://scienceray.com/earth-sciences/geo鈥?/a>Environmental Science Questions?
the only ones I know are
1. E
2. D
3. Im guessing B?
4. D
please help? Thanks! AND TO ALL YOU JERKS that are always mean and rude and always say... "do your own homework" and "get a life kid" THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK i dont know where your located but im out for summer.. its in homework help only because no one will help me when i put it in the science section :(
Question 1
Primary succession is most likely to occur after a(n)
a. forest fire.
b. earthquake.
c. glacial retreat.
d. housing development.
e. deforestation.
Question 2
As prey populations increase slightly in size, at first predator populations will
a. decrease greatly.
b. decrease slightly.
c. increase greatly.
d. increase slightly.
e. remain the same.
Question 3
Which of the following is a feature of a pioneer community?
a. great species diversity
b. extended biogeochemical cycles
c. instability
d. soil
e. abundance of water
Question 4
a. When predator populations are at a low level, the population of prey will
b. bottom out.
c. decrease.
d. increase.
e. remain the same.
vary.
Question 5
Describe the relationship between predator and prey in a biological community?
Question 6
As an invasive species, baby鈥檚 breath (weeds)
a. is considered an abiotic factor.
b. becomes part of a climax community.
c. displaces native species.
d. is part of a predator-prey relationship.
e. necessitates a trophic cascade.
Question 7
The relationship between a predator and its prey鈥檚 food source is often described as
a. a climax community.
b. mutualism.
c. predation.
d. symbiosis.
e. a trophic cascade.
Question 8
A biological community in Yellowstone National Park most likely includes
a. forest fires.
b. geothermal activity.
c. population of aspen trees.
d. seasonal rainfall.
e. low temperatures in winter.
Question 9
An invasive species would find it easiest to spread in a
a. climax community.
b. national forest.
c. national park.
d. pioneer community.
e. wilderness area.
Question 10
The carrying capacity of a biological community is most often associated with
a. a climax community.
b. coevolution.
c. a pioneer community.
d. predation.
e. symbiotic relationships.
Question 11
A critical biotic factor in Yellowstone National Park is
a. geographic isolation.
b. high elevation.
c. high temperatures in the summer.
d. population of wolves.
e. proximity to water.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP!Environmental Science Questions?
Hi
I recently wrote and article on Yellowstone that you will find interesting:
http://scienceray.com/earth-sciences/geo鈥?/a>Environmental Science Questions?
the only ones I know are
1. E
2. D
3. Im guessing B?
4. D
Air National Guard, opinions on joining in my situation?
Okay, so I really wanted to be a soldier since I was little but having a kid sidetracked me and I went to college instead. I am still in college 1 1/2 - 2 years left, wife is in college with same time frame left, have a four year old son, and wife is having another boy mid-summer.
I wouldn't be able to go to BASIC until next summer most likely without creating a major bind on my wife, our child care, or educational situation. Financially things are getting tight but should be able to sustain as long as nothing big happens with/after the pregnacy.
We both really want to contain and finish our education, I am a Geography major, Anthropology minor, and working on a G.I.S. Certificate. I would really like some real life experience in the Geographic/GIS area. There are two locations in Montana about three hours away that are ANG, and I could commute the once a week no problem. They are the 120th Fighter Wing and the 219th Red Horse Squadron.
I was hoping to join the ANG, get the signing bonus as close to the $20,000 as possible, the tuition assistance, healthcare benefits as I am uninsured (wife and son are though), and the $150-$200 monthly check. I place a high priority on my family and want to make things better, not worse... would enlisting be a good option?Air National Guard, opinions on joining in my situation?
After 7 years in the ANG I think I can give you some good advice here.
You say you ahve always wanted to be in the military since you were a kid so your reasons for joining are valid and good. The extra income and benefits are nice too, but you have to want to be in to be successful, which it sounds like you do. The ANG will allow you to wait up to one year from date of enlistment to leave for BMT/Tech school. This means you would meet with recruiters and enlist June/July(depending on medical waivers, etc, if needed). You have until next summer to leave if you did this. You still attend monthly drill weekends before you go to BMT which is called the student flight. They teach you stuff about BMT and the Air Force which will greatly enhance your ability to do well in BMT. You get paid about $180 take home each drill up to BMT. You time in service towards your 6 years also starts the day you enlist, so you would be an E-3 for a year before going to BMT. When you get done with training, you will be able to put on E-4 very soon afterwards.
As far as your family situation.......you will have to be gone from them for your training period which all depends on what job you take as to how long this period is. You will miss tiem with them, but you will also be brining home about $1400 every two weeks, plus $250/month for family seperation allowance, which you DO get in BMT and tech school. Your family is also covered(for free) under health insurance during your active duty training time. Once you are back from training an part-time again in the ANG, full health insurance is $145/month for you and your family. Its TRICARE insurance so it is good stuff. My friend joined the ANG last year with 2 year old twin boys and a 5 year old girl and loves it. Its tough being away from family, but in the end, it is VERY worth it. You will maike money while learning a new skill and get the priviledge to serve this great country. It is a short 6 years and at that time, either stay in or get out and say thanks for the experience. I beleive you will find the ANG to be much different than how you think it will be, all this in a good way of course. I have helped a lot of people in the ANG, and not one has ever had anything but a tthank you to say to me. Email me if you are serious about joining. I will answer questions you and your wife may have and shoot it straight.night cream
I wouldn't be able to go to BASIC until next summer most likely without creating a major bind on my wife, our child care, or educational situation. Financially things are getting tight but should be able to sustain as long as nothing big happens with/after the pregnacy.
We both really want to contain and finish our education, I am a Geography major, Anthropology minor, and working on a G.I.S. Certificate. I would really like some real life experience in the Geographic/GIS area. There are two locations in Montana about three hours away that are ANG, and I could commute the once a week no problem. They are the 120th Fighter Wing and the 219th Red Horse Squadron.
I was hoping to join the ANG, get the signing bonus as close to the $20,000 as possible, the tuition assistance, healthcare benefits as I am uninsured (wife and son are though), and the $150-$200 monthly check. I place a high priority on my family and want to make things better, not worse... would enlisting be a good option?Air National Guard, opinions on joining in my situation?
After 7 years in the ANG I think I can give you some good advice here.
You say you ahve always wanted to be in the military since you were a kid so your reasons for joining are valid and good. The extra income and benefits are nice too, but you have to want to be in to be successful, which it sounds like you do. The ANG will allow you to wait up to one year from date of enlistment to leave for BMT/Tech school. This means you would meet with recruiters and enlist June/July(depending on medical waivers, etc, if needed). You have until next summer to leave if you did this. You still attend monthly drill weekends before you go to BMT which is called the student flight. They teach you stuff about BMT and the Air Force which will greatly enhance your ability to do well in BMT. You get paid about $180 take home each drill up to BMT. You time in service towards your 6 years also starts the day you enlist, so you would be an E-3 for a year before going to BMT. When you get done with training, you will be able to put on E-4 very soon afterwards.
As far as your family situation.......you will have to be gone from them for your training period which all depends on what job you take as to how long this period is. You will miss tiem with them, but you will also be brining home about $1400 every two weeks, plus $250/month for family seperation allowance, which you DO get in BMT and tech school. Your family is also covered(for free) under health insurance during your active duty training time. Once you are back from training an part-time again in the ANG, full health insurance is $145/month for you and your family. Its TRICARE insurance so it is good stuff. My friend joined the ANG last year with 2 year old twin boys and a 5 year old girl and loves it. Its tough being away from family, but in the end, it is VERY worth it. You will maike money while learning a new skill and get the priviledge to serve this great country. It is a short 6 years and at that time, either stay in or get out and say thanks for the experience. I beleive you will find the ANG to be much different than how you think it will be, all this in a good way of course. I have helped a lot of people in the ANG, and not one has ever had anything but a tthank you to say to me. Email me if you are serious about joining. I will answer questions you and your wife may have and shoot it straight.
Brother's and Sister's - What is are your favorite activities or hobbies, outside of Theocratic activities?
What do you enjoy most outside of Field Service, going to the meeting etc? What hobbies and interests do you have?
Personally, I LOVE to dance - mostly Salsa, Bachata and Merengue at the moment.
I also enjoy drawing and sketching.
I also LOVE to compose music, play the piano/guitar, record music, music mixing engineering, and playing around with Virtual Instruments (VST's DXi's) and programming my own sound fonts. (kinda nerdy maybe)
I like training dogs and learning about animals in general.
I also have a keen interest in documentaries. And as a direct result I enjoy the History Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery, National Geographic etc.
I like Basketball, Soccer and Tennis (although I have not played in a while).
I enjoy meeting new people (preferably the female version - lol, just kidding....but I do)
I enjoy spending time with my family who are all from Lousiana (New Orleans - that mighty 9th to be exact) so we talk loud, play spades and eat crawfish until.......there are no more crawfish to eat.)
I also enjoy driving and dancing (as mentioned) so as a result I like to skate, lol- its the best of both worlds.
I also like acquiring 'unorthodox pets' Fire Ants, like Black Widow spiders, a Bat, and a very large Preying Mantis. (hey, you learn alot)
I also enjoy visiting different congregations and meeting new friends, but I guess that would be a theocratic activity.
Well, What about you? What do you enjoy?|||This is a fun question! I love doing so many different things. So here we go:
- Salsa music is one of my favourite to listen AND dance to....love it, love it, love it. Bachata is cool too....and merengue...Cumbia is fun.
-Belly dancing (grew up with that) and other folk dancing (Mediterranean style)...so yes, dancing (and singing).
-LOVE to cook and make up new recipes...as well as bake.
-Working out, going hiking, biking.
-Playing volleyball (and beach volleyball), basketball.
-Love travelling...especially going to a tropical beach place.
-Swimming
-I enjoy playing with my niece! I just love her laugh.
-Enjoy spending time with my family, having BBQ's and chilling on the patio.
-Making the garden look nice...but don't enjoy weeding even though I have no choice lol.
-Love hanging out with my friends, having them over and making lots of yummy things for them, too.
-Watching chick-flicks...yeah yeah go ahead and make fun lol.
-Playing computer games to wind down...sometimes.
-Going for nice drives in the countryside.
-I used to play music (drums, baritone, keyboard), but now I'm rusty. But the rhythm's still there. My drums are my fingers, hands and feet haha.
-I like doing arts and crafts such as ceramics, graphic design, etc.
-Sorry unlike you, I won't acquire such unorthordox pets LOL...NO SIR, not what you mentioned...unless they're in jar and I don't have to handle them. I used to do that to check out what they're like. But that's the extent of it.
-I also enjoy keeping in touch with long time friends and those who live far away. Nothing like re-connecting with loved ones.
............and I could list on and on! I know I've forgotten somethings.|||I have a Great Dane, his name is Zeb and I like going to the beach with him. He likes to play soccer with us. Great fun!|||I enjoy doing a little fishing, kind of nice to be outside along a stream.
I have had a long fascination with railroads so I enjoy model railroading. I also enjoy automotive models.
I have one obsession and it is these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Su鈥?/a>
http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/鈥?/a>
http://images.traderpub.net/img/10/deale鈥?/a>
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h鈥?/a>
BEEP BEEP!!!|||I am learning to dance, I enjoy cooking but I usually end up eating it so I don't do it so much and I like scrap booking. I have two cats that enjoy being chased around the yard so I do that too. I don't have much time for any thing else oh yeah and I enjoy looking at what my contacts on yahoo are doing|||Bernard,
I used to play the classical guitar until I got married, i have played the keyboard also and studied music theory and composed some music. I also like to draw. I would like to see some of your work. Here is a link to mine:
http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?i鈥?/a>|||~~Dancing. I have been all a dancer all my life.
I have danced in Hawaii; when I was but a toddler.
I have had ballet and tap lessons. Belly dancing. And much more.
~~Cooking. I am really good at this one. Everyone else says so.
I have family members that will invite themselves over for dinner; when / if they find out I'm cooking what they like. But, they know they are always welcome to sit at my table.
~~Driving. With this one, I have even surprised myself.
I really like working on cars.
~~Going to the beach, mountains / hiking.
~~Boating.
~~Gardening!
~~Fishing. I have loved fishing since I was a little girl.
~~Reading. I have always had a love of reading.
~~Taking care of my family.
But, this is over now, my children are grown.
More time to use to serve my God well.
~~Watching and playing along with the t.v. show Jeopardy!
Yes, I saw the show air that answered / asked the
Q: "The most accurate translation of the Holy Bible.
A: The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.|||Camping
Fishing
Going to the park to feed the ducks|||lets see i like...
spending time with my daughter- i'm in love with my lil baby girl! she has daddy eating out of the palm of her hand. "PLEEEEAAAAASE DADDY" and she knows i CAN cave, emphasis on CAN.lol
going to the movies- had to see the new "trek" movie (it was awesome by the way)
like you i LOVE playing cards- spades (you hit'em in the head i'll drag'em in the ally), don't worry friends, it's just spade humor for "you win the hand and i'll collect the books" lol. bid whist, and euchre.
amusement parks- as an ohioan we boast the best amusement park in the world, Cedar Point! it has the tallest, fastest, and most (17 in all) roller coasters in the world. look it up and book a trip, it's worth it!
cooking- not trying to brag but i'm the best cook i know, lol. Bobby Flay, YES, i am ready for a throw down!=))
bike riding- alot of friends in our hall love to take advantage of the many bike trails in our city.
fishing- nothing like a day at the water. four polls in the water, a small charcoal grill topped with fresh catch, and a cooler filled with a few cold brewskies and friends to enjoy it all with.
playing madden 09, soon to be 10,lol
swimming
sleeping- ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz
and last but not least,**FOOTBALL**. watching my *Ohio State Buckeyes* dominate (except when it seems to matter most lately). and my beloved *Cleveland Browns*, of course, with not so much dominating, LOL. there's so much more. the fact that we can find so many things to do in our leisure (if that word even still exists) time shows that we have a loving, HAPPY God in Jehovah!
how much more are we gonna enjoy our time in the new system! can't wait to find out!|||I absolutely LOVE history and geography.
Therefore a love of travel, archaeology, geology, zoology, and research and more research on these subjects.
I am also into antiques and I can oil paint. I love to examine the etymology of words. Fascinating stuff!
I do gardening and birding. I am a dog and cat lover. I love to shop and visit "junk stores" and look for "treasures".
My latest find was a basic Greek school textbook printed in 1886 - looks like new! Paid a dollar. It's joining my turn of the century McGuffey reader.
I am really into other countries' history and culture. This has encouraged me to attend International Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses for the past decade plus.
I'm going to South Africa in December and I can't wait!
Zulu and Afrikaans lessons - here I come!|||I LOVE music and dance.
Playing cards and games
Working out
finding cool cheap stuff to do with my house.
Beading making jewelry
Oh yeah trying not to be addicted to Dr. Who
Can't believe I almost left out taking in culture. I wanna try everything. I love crawfish and I love playing bid whist even though I never heard of it till I moved to the south. See culture is great!!! Jehovah is awesome for giving us such variety!!
I think I love just about the same stuff you do but I could do without the 'unorthodox pets' I usually kill first and find out if the were harmful later. My kids like to yell at me for "killing Jehovah's creations"
Just another reason to pray for forgiveness.|||I love music (listening and singing along)
All kinds, but mainly R%26amp;B %26amp; Jazz
I love walking (in the city and wooded areas)
I love learning about other cultures by talking
to people, sampling their foods, etc.,
I like reading, mainly non-fiction and historical novels
I just enjoy llearning new things
I would like to write books
I love playing with and talking with my grandchildren
ages 4-22|||Wow, where to start!
My favourite thing to do is horseback ride. A farmer in my area has a whole bunch of trained and untrained horses and so he lets me and my friend ride and train them. So many awesome days spent with them!
I really like to draw/sketch like you.
I love swimming, even tho i'm not really that good!
I like to take lots of pictures with my camera and make dvds after.
My dad is teaching me classical guitar. Takes up my spare time.
I love to travel, when i can afford it. Or just go out for day trips to different places.
I love to read! Mostly historical fiction.
I love my 2 cats and dog!
I do like to dance but only once i've loosened up and realize no ones really watching you anyway! lol
OH! i'm also addicted to british television! Robin Hood!!!!!|||Both my hubby and I love animals. We have just lost our 16yr old cat. We have a 9yr old Chow mix, his name is Mike. We have a 4yr old shepard mix named Gina. We also like traveling when we can afford it. :)|||Be careful with those black widows brother! :-)
My newest hobby is white water rafting. I tried class 4 rapids in Tennessee this past Saturday and absolutely loved it.
I enjoy traveling and visiting friends in other areas.
I love movies and documentaries, and my favorite court shows are 'Judge Mathis' and 'Judge Judy'.
I love to sing. I like to dance. I also like muscle cars (I have a mustang).
I like to cross stitching, snorkeling, swimming, playing video games and wii fit, and computer games like Sim City and the Sims, mixing drinks, cooking, wine tasting, and trying new restaurants.
I like Dance Dance Revolution.
I like dog training. I'm a beginner and am working on training my American Bulldog currently.
I enjoy fairs and amusement parks (but I feel I have lost my nerve to get on the real scary stuff since I have not been in awhile. I would have to build up the confidence again)|||Weight lifting, movies, alcohol, video games, eating out and sex.|||I also LOVE to dance. Mostly hip-hop and some jazz. I also like to sing but not in front of people just on my own lol hmm what else.. OH I like to read love stories and I'm writing a book of my own right now. I've tried writing some in the past[3 different stories] but they don't work but this one I'm half way through writing and I'm very excited. wow well I'm talking too much so bye lol :]|||acually i love to read the bible in my free time,
I love to bbq
love to "kick it with my 11 year old niece
study air conditioning
favortie car 1968 chevy camaro supersport
kareoke
basketball
football|||I like Watching TV with my wife, even if it is simple things its fun to talk about all the stuff that happens.
i like taking pictures. Mostly of what ever, basically things i think look cool or make me feel good insome way or i think would look good as a desktop wallpaper. i think I fall into the category of a street photographer. although 30% are bad another 30% are mediocre the next 30% are ruined from technical blunder leaving me with about 5-10% of pics that I really like.
Its fun to share them on flickr and get advice. I am on a flickr hiatus since i find my self chcking my messages too much. I dont want to get addicted
http://www.flickr.com/photos/victorcoffe鈥?/a>
I like organizing my Photos and Mp3s, I love listening to music too
vocal jazz 1940's-1960s, james brown, bobby womak type blues sounding things, Pop RnB, 70s/80s soul, musiq soulchild, luther vandross. BT, foo fighters, nelly furtado, DJ shadow, 80's/90's freestyle(lisa lisa cult jam expose shannon type stuff), and hiphop sounding instrumental and now taking an intrest in classic rock and early 70s late 60s reggee, and a LITTLE Trance and electronica, all over the place i know but trying new things is half the fun. Oh and i love funky fluid on beat mixes. I just have to say i like music no particular genre although i think i like RnB and classic soul most of all.
I also like racing games
Midnight Club, gran turismo, need for speed
I also like tweaking my computer, I like linux and although i type this response in widows it is a virtual machine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_mac鈥?/a>
I like muscle cars too I own a 06 mustang GT If i were a wisher i would have one or both of these
2008 Shelby Mustang Super Snake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mustan鈥?/a>
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mitsub鈥?/a>
but since i have so little time as a somewhat responsible adult i mostly watch TV with my wife, take pictures and listen to music. I think i may make a website about something to do something more constructive and skill building though.
Personally, I LOVE to dance - mostly Salsa, Bachata and Merengue at the moment.
I also enjoy drawing and sketching.
I also LOVE to compose music, play the piano/guitar, record music, music mixing engineering, and playing around with Virtual Instruments (VST's DXi's) and programming my own sound fonts. (kinda nerdy maybe)
I like training dogs and learning about animals in general.
I also have a keen interest in documentaries. And as a direct result I enjoy the History Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery, National Geographic etc.
I like Basketball, Soccer and Tennis (although I have not played in a while).
I enjoy meeting new people (preferably the female version - lol, just kidding....but I do)
I enjoy spending time with my family who are all from Lousiana (New Orleans - that mighty 9th to be exact) so we talk loud, play spades and eat crawfish until.......there are no more crawfish to eat.)
I also enjoy driving and dancing (as mentioned) so as a result I like to skate, lol- its the best of both worlds.
I also like acquiring 'unorthodox pets' Fire Ants, like Black Widow spiders, a Bat, and a very large Preying Mantis. (hey, you learn alot)
I also enjoy visiting different congregations and meeting new friends, but I guess that would be a theocratic activity.
Well, What about you? What do you enjoy?|||This is a fun question! I love doing so many different things. So here we go:
- Salsa music is one of my favourite to listen AND dance to....love it, love it, love it. Bachata is cool too....and merengue...Cumbia is fun.
-Belly dancing (grew up with that) and other folk dancing (Mediterranean style)...so yes, dancing (and singing).
-LOVE to cook and make up new recipes...as well as bake.
-Working out, going hiking, biking.
-Playing volleyball (and beach volleyball), basketball.
-Love travelling...especially going to a tropical beach place.
-Swimming
-I enjoy playing with my niece! I just love her laugh.
-Enjoy spending time with my family, having BBQ's and chilling on the patio.
-Making the garden look nice...but don't enjoy weeding even though I have no choice lol.
-Love hanging out with my friends, having them over and making lots of yummy things for them, too.
-Watching chick-flicks...yeah yeah go ahead and make fun lol.
-Playing computer games to wind down...sometimes.
-Going for nice drives in the countryside.
-I used to play music (drums, baritone, keyboard), but now I'm rusty. But the rhythm's still there. My drums are my fingers, hands and feet haha.
-I like doing arts and crafts such as ceramics, graphic design, etc.
-Sorry unlike you, I won't acquire such unorthordox pets LOL...NO SIR, not what you mentioned...unless they're in jar and I don't have to handle them. I used to do that to check out what they're like. But that's the extent of it.
-I also enjoy keeping in touch with long time friends and those who live far away. Nothing like re-connecting with loved ones.
............and I could list on and on! I know I've forgotten somethings.|||I have a Great Dane, his name is Zeb and I like going to the beach with him. He likes to play soccer with us. Great fun!|||I enjoy doing a little fishing, kind of nice to be outside along a stream.
I have had a long fascination with railroads so I enjoy model railroading. I also enjoy automotive models.
I have one obsession and it is these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Su鈥?/a>
http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/鈥?/a>
http://images.traderpub.net/img/10/deale鈥?/a>
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h鈥?/a>
BEEP BEEP!!!|||I am learning to dance, I enjoy cooking but I usually end up eating it so I don't do it so much and I like scrap booking. I have two cats that enjoy being chased around the yard so I do that too. I don't have much time for any thing else oh yeah and I enjoy looking at what my contacts on yahoo are doing|||Bernard,
I used to play the classical guitar until I got married, i have played the keyboard also and studied music theory and composed some music. I also like to draw. I would like to see some of your work. Here is a link to mine:
http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?i鈥?/a>|||~~Dancing. I have been all a dancer all my life.
I have danced in Hawaii; when I was but a toddler.
I have had ballet and tap lessons. Belly dancing. And much more.
~~Cooking. I am really good at this one. Everyone else says so.
I have family members that will invite themselves over for dinner; when / if they find out I'm cooking what they like. But, they know they are always welcome to sit at my table.
~~Driving. With this one, I have even surprised myself.
I really like working on cars.
~~Going to the beach, mountains / hiking.
~~Boating.
~~Gardening!
~~Fishing. I have loved fishing since I was a little girl.
~~Reading. I have always had a love of reading.
~~Taking care of my family.
But, this is over now, my children are grown.
More time to use to serve my God well.
~~Watching and playing along with the t.v. show Jeopardy!
Yes, I saw the show air that answered / asked the
Q: "The most accurate translation of the Holy Bible.
A: The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.|||Camping
Fishing
Going to the park to feed the ducks|||lets see i like...
spending time with my daughter- i'm in love with my lil baby girl! she has daddy eating out of the palm of her hand. "PLEEEEAAAAASE DADDY" and she knows i CAN cave, emphasis on CAN.lol
going to the movies- had to see the new "trek" movie (it was awesome by the way)
like you i LOVE playing cards- spades (you hit'em in the head i'll drag'em in the ally), don't worry friends, it's just spade humor for "you win the hand and i'll collect the books" lol. bid whist, and euchre.
amusement parks- as an ohioan we boast the best amusement park in the world, Cedar Point! it has the tallest, fastest, and most (17 in all) roller coasters in the world. look it up and book a trip, it's worth it!
cooking- not trying to brag but i'm the best cook i know, lol. Bobby Flay, YES, i am ready for a throw down!=))
bike riding- alot of friends in our hall love to take advantage of the many bike trails in our city.
fishing- nothing like a day at the water. four polls in the water, a small charcoal grill topped with fresh catch, and a cooler filled with a few cold brewskies and friends to enjoy it all with.
playing madden 09, soon to be 10,lol
swimming
sleeping- ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz
and last but not least,**FOOTBALL**. watching my *Ohio State Buckeyes* dominate (except when it seems to matter most lately). and my beloved *Cleveland Browns*, of course, with not so much dominating, LOL. there's so much more. the fact that we can find so many things to do in our leisure (if that word even still exists) time shows that we have a loving, HAPPY God in Jehovah!
how much more are we gonna enjoy our time in the new system! can't wait to find out!|||I absolutely LOVE history and geography.
Therefore a love of travel, archaeology, geology, zoology, and research and more research on these subjects.
I am also into antiques and I can oil paint. I love to examine the etymology of words. Fascinating stuff!
I do gardening and birding. I am a dog and cat lover. I love to shop and visit "junk stores" and look for "treasures".
My latest find was a basic Greek school textbook printed in 1886 - looks like new! Paid a dollar. It's joining my turn of the century McGuffey reader.
I am really into other countries' history and culture. This has encouraged me to attend International Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses for the past decade plus.
I'm going to South Africa in December and I can't wait!
Zulu and Afrikaans lessons - here I come!|||I LOVE music and dance.
Playing cards and games
Working out
finding cool cheap stuff to do with my house.
Beading making jewelry
Oh yeah trying not to be addicted to Dr. Who
Can't believe I almost left out taking in culture. I wanna try everything. I love crawfish and I love playing bid whist even though I never heard of it till I moved to the south. See culture is great!!! Jehovah is awesome for giving us such variety!!
I think I love just about the same stuff you do but I could do without the 'unorthodox pets' I usually kill first and find out if the were harmful later. My kids like to yell at me for "killing Jehovah's creations"
Just another reason to pray for forgiveness.|||I love music (listening and singing along)
All kinds, but mainly R%26amp;B %26amp; Jazz
I love walking (in the city and wooded areas)
I love learning about other cultures by talking
to people, sampling their foods, etc.,
I like reading, mainly non-fiction and historical novels
I just enjoy llearning new things
I would like to write books
I love playing with and talking with my grandchildren
ages 4-22|||Wow, where to start!
My favourite thing to do is horseback ride. A farmer in my area has a whole bunch of trained and untrained horses and so he lets me and my friend ride and train them. So many awesome days spent with them!
I really like to draw/sketch like you.
I love swimming, even tho i'm not really that good!
I like to take lots of pictures with my camera and make dvds after.
My dad is teaching me classical guitar. Takes up my spare time.
I love to travel, when i can afford it. Or just go out for day trips to different places.
I love to read! Mostly historical fiction.
I love my 2 cats and dog!
I do like to dance but only once i've loosened up and realize no ones really watching you anyway! lol
OH! i'm also addicted to british television! Robin Hood!!!!!|||Both my hubby and I love animals. We have just lost our 16yr old cat. We have a 9yr old Chow mix, his name is Mike. We have a 4yr old shepard mix named Gina. We also like traveling when we can afford it. :)|||Be careful with those black widows brother! :-)
My newest hobby is white water rafting. I tried class 4 rapids in Tennessee this past Saturday and absolutely loved it.
I enjoy traveling and visiting friends in other areas.
I love movies and documentaries, and my favorite court shows are 'Judge Mathis' and 'Judge Judy'.
I love to sing. I like to dance. I also like muscle cars (I have a mustang).
I like to cross stitching, snorkeling, swimming, playing video games and wii fit, and computer games like Sim City and the Sims, mixing drinks, cooking, wine tasting, and trying new restaurants.
I like Dance Dance Revolution.
I like dog training. I'm a beginner and am working on training my American Bulldog currently.
I enjoy fairs and amusement parks (but I feel I have lost my nerve to get on the real scary stuff since I have not been in awhile. I would have to build up the confidence again)|||Weight lifting, movies, alcohol, video games, eating out and sex.|||I also LOVE to dance. Mostly hip-hop and some jazz. I also like to sing but not in front of people just on my own lol hmm what else.. OH I like to read love stories and I'm writing a book of my own right now. I've tried writing some in the past[3 different stories] but they don't work but this one I'm half way through writing and I'm very excited. wow well I'm talking too much so bye lol :]|||acually i love to read the bible in my free time,
I love to bbq
love to "kick it with my 11 year old niece
study air conditioning
favortie car 1968 chevy camaro supersport
kareoke
basketball
football|||I like Watching TV with my wife, even if it is simple things its fun to talk about all the stuff that happens.
i like taking pictures. Mostly of what ever, basically things i think look cool or make me feel good insome way or i think would look good as a desktop wallpaper. i think I fall into the category of a street photographer. although 30% are bad another 30% are mediocre the next 30% are ruined from technical blunder leaving me with about 5-10% of pics that I really like.
Its fun to share them on flickr and get advice. I am on a flickr hiatus since i find my self chcking my messages too much. I dont want to get addicted
http://www.flickr.com/photos/victorcoffe鈥?/a>
I like organizing my Photos and Mp3s, I love listening to music too
vocal jazz 1940's-1960s, james brown, bobby womak type blues sounding things, Pop RnB, 70s/80s soul, musiq soulchild, luther vandross. BT, foo fighters, nelly furtado, DJ shadow, 80's/90's freestyle(lisa lisa cult jam expose shannon type stuff), and hiphop sounding instrumental and now taking an intrest in classic rock and early 70s late 60s reggee, and a LITTLE Trance and electronica, all over the place i know but trying new things is half the fun. Oh and i love funky fluid on beat mixes. I just have to say i like music no particular genre although i think i like RnB and classic soul most of all.
I also like racing games
Midnight Club, gran turismo, need for speed
I also like tweaking my computer, I like linux and although i type this response in widows it is a virtual machine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_mac鈥?/a>
I like muscle cars too I own a 06 mustang GT If i were a wisher i would have one or both of these
2008 Shelby Mustang Super Snake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mustan鈥?/a>
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mitsub鈥?/a>
but since i have so little time as a somewhat responsible adult i mostly watch TV with my wife, take pictures and listen to music. I think i may make a website about something to do something more constructive and skill building though.
What does my school teacher keep confiscating my books?
I'm 10 years old and in grade school at a christian school and the teachers keep taking my books which I love reading. Reading creates a picture in my head that helps me escape the modern world. They did a random inspection of my locker because some kid dobbed on me because I prefer to read than sit with him and watch TV and took away books that I had been reading calling them "vile", "wretched" and "unclean for pure minds". There were some Twilight books and Harry Potter novels which they said were "demonic" and could lead me down a path that is "unwholesome".
There were a few others that they took too saying they were too violent for me such as "Of Mice and Men", "Catch-22" and "Romeo and Juliet". They even took my National Geographic DVD's which explain about how penguins live in the Antarctic saying I didn't need them because I would never go there anyway. I'm at boarding school so I can't go home and tell my parents either. What should I do?What does my school teacher keep confiscating my books?
RIDICULOUS.
My teachers would have been proud if I read.
Call your parents.
Stand up for yourself and talk to the teachers like an adult.
They are trying to control you. Don't let them.
Call your parents maybe?
OR even look up school rules and see what books they ban.
Technically, if the books and dvds they took aren't on the list they have to give them back.What does my school teacher keep confiscating my books?
Im really sorry to hear that. Such a sad thing to have something you love taken away like that. Im catholic and we can be pretty strict on stuff like that too. Why cant you tell your parents? Will they be mad that you had them or will you be in more trouble at school? I think they would have to give them back when you go home if not you should tell your parents at least to find a way to get them even if that means they have to take them home. If you choose to continue to read stuff like that try hiding the books from everyone, maybe under a mattress? Its just school rules even though they suck.What does my school teacher keep confiscating my books?
Why can't you tell your parents? Call or email them or something..
PS. They don't want you to have your escape because they want control over you and your mind.
Wow. Your school is ridiculous. Definitely look up the rules and your rights. Talk to your teacher about it if you can and ask them why they find it so distasteful. Try writing a letter to the head of your school explaining why you want to read the books and why you feel they're worth reading. And try to contact your parents. If your school is trying to limit you like this, you'd be better off someplace else in my opinion. Good luck!
There were a few others that they took too saying they were too violent for me such as "Of Mice and Men", "Catch-22" and "Romeo and Juliet". They even took my National Geographic DVD's which explain about how penguins live in the Antarctic saying I didn't need them because I would never go there anyway. I'm at boarding school so I can't go home and tell my parents either. What should I do?What does my school teacher keep confiscating my books?
RIDICULOUS.
My teachers would have been proud if I read.
Call your parents.
Stand up for yourself and talk to the teachers like an adult.
They are trying to control you. Don't let them.
Call your parents maybe?
OR even look up school rules and see what books they ban.
Technically, if the books and dvds they took aren't on the list they have to give them back.What does my school teacher keep confiscating my books?
Im really sorry to hear that. Such a sad thing to have something you love taken away like that. Im catholic and we can be pretty strict on stuff like that too. Why cant you tell your parents? Will they be mad that you had them or will you be in more trouble at school? I think they would have to give them back when you go home if not you should tell your parents at least to find a way to get them even if that means they have to take them home. If you choose to continue to read stuff like that try hiding the books from everyone, maybe under a mattress? Its just school rules even though they suck.What does my school teacher keep confiscating my books?
Why can't you tell your parents? Call or email them or something..
PS. They don't want you to have your escape because they want control over you and your mind.
Wow. Your school is ridiculous. Definitely look up the rules and your rights. Talk to your teacher about it if you can and ask them why they find it so distasteful. Try writing a letter to the head of your school explaining why you want to read the books and why you feel they're worth reading. And try to contact your parents. If your school is trying to limit you like this, you'd be better off someplace else in my opinion. Good luck!
Recurring dream that I have breasts for fingers? Please analyze?
I'm not even kidding. The first time I had this dream, I was still in highschool. I've had it at least once a year since, for the past, oh...11 years now? I had the dream again this morning.
In my dream, I have 5 breasts flopping around on each hand instead of fingers. They are not big porn-star breasts, but the small, flat, saggy kind like you see on the women in National Geographic magazines (except they're white in my dream).
I don't remember much else except there's always a part where I'm fumbling to get change out of a little zippered change purse with my big breast-y fingers, and the cashier and people in line are getting frustrated with me.
What does it all mean?Recurring dream that I have breasts for fingers? Please analyze?
you're a lezzie
Hm, i really have no idea. i'll try looking it up though:
Your dream body represents your dream ego and your conscious identity. Specific body parts are only significant if they are different than usual. In some cases, your dream may forewarn of health problems/concerns of that particular body part.
Breasts
To see breasts in your dream, symbolizes primal nourishment and your need to be nursed and care for. It represent motherhood, nurturance, and infantile dependency. Alternatively, breasts represents sexual arousal and raw energy.
Seeing naked breasts can also denote a feeling of exposure and invasion of privacy. In particular, for a woman, the dream may indicate anxieties about becoming a woman/mother.
http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamthemes/bo鈥?/a>
...
Folklore says that if a woman dreams of having beautiful breasts she will become rich but if she dreams of sagging, old breasts, she will be disappointed in love.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3鈥?/a>
Edit-lol, i dont think thats what they mean..is your mother around still? maybe it has something to do with her..
it also said it could be a forewarning of health problem..maybe something to do with your fingers or your breasts?
Breasssssssesss Dreams.......Hmmmmm...Let's See...You are either very Nurturing...Desiring to care for Small Countries with your Tiny Saggy Floppy Breassssses or you are Secretly desiring to be the Worlds Most Repulsive PORN STAR...Which is going to be NO EASY Feat My Love...Have you seen those women??? You're Gonna have some STIFF...(no pun intended) Competition!Recurring dream that I have breasts for fingers? Please analyze?
Your pregnant with quintuplets!
Here are their names:
Breasta Milky
Engorged Nippy
Booby ****
Areola Zit
Latch baby
Oh I am the father
Recurring dream that I have breasts for fingers? Please analyze?
Your dream might also suggest high blood pressure follow by a heart condition.
have you ever had your mate suck on your fingers? maybe subconsiously you're a freak for that and haven't unleashed this fetish!
omg...same thing happened to me when i had fake nails...the cashier had to unbutton my jeans so i could go and pee.
I double dog dare you to repost this in men's health..and see what they have to say!
Do you have a life?
In my dream, I have 5 breasts flopping around on each hand instead of fingers. They are not big porn-star breasts, but the small, flat, saggy kind like you see on the women in National Geographic magazines (except they're white in my dream).
I don't remember much else except there's always a part where I'm fumbling to get change out of a little zippered change purse with my big breast-y fingers, and the cashier and people in line are getting frustrated with me.
What does it all mean?Recurring dream that I have breasts for fingers? Please analyze?
you're a lezzie
Hm, i really have no idea. i'll try looking it up though:
Your dream body represents your dream ego and your conscious identity. Specific body parts are only significant if they are different than usual. In some cases, your dream may forewarn of health problems/concerns of that particular body part.
Breasts
To see breasts in your dream, symbolizes primal nourishment and your need to be nursed and care for. It represent motherhood, nurturance, and infantile dependency. Alternatively, breasts represents sexual arousal and raw energy.
Seeing naked breasts can also denote a feeling of exposure and invasion of privacy. In particular, for a woman, the dream may indicate anxieties about becoming a woman/mother.
http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamthemes/bo鈥?/a>
...
Folklore says that if a woman dreams of having beautiful breasts she will become rich but if she dreams of sagging, old breasts, she will be disappointed in love.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3鈥?/a>
Edit-lol, i dont think thats what they mean..is your mother around still? maybe it has something to do with her..
it also said it could be a forewarning of health problem..maybe something to do with your fingers or your breasts?
Breasssssssesss Dreams.......Hmmmmm...Let's See...You are either very Nurturing...Desiring to care for Small Countries with your Tiny Saggy Floppy Breassssses or you are Secretly desiring to be the Worlds Most Repulsive PORN STAR...Which is going to be NO EASY Feat My Love...Have you seen those women??? You're Gonna have some STIFF...(no pun intended) Competition!Recurring dream that I have breasts for fingers? Please analyze?
Your pregnant with quintuplets!
Here are their names:
Breasta Milky
Engorged Nippy
Booby ****
Areola Zit
Latch baby
Oh I am the father
Recurring dream that I have breasts for fingers? Please analyze?
Your dream might also suggest high blood pressure follow by a heart condition.
have you ever had your mate suck on your fingers? maybe subconsiously you're a freak for that and haven't unleashed this fetish!
omg...same thing happened to me when i had fake nails...the cashier had to unbutton my jeans so i could go and pee.
I double dog dare you to repost this in men's health..and see what they have to say!
Do you have a life?
National Geographic Geography Bee?
Okay, my best guy friend, Jake, is a finalist in the Florida National Geographic Bee, and is studying for his competition. If he wins, he goes to the Nationals in DC, so we're all helping him study as much as we can.
The problem is, all pf the questions that I try to ask him, he's always already heard them. So, does anybody (kids, past compeditors, teachers, etc.) have any more questions that Jake may not have already answered? Thanks!!!!!
Also, any ideas on what for him to expect at the state level competition?National Geographic Geography Bee?
where is the eiffel tower?
The problem is, all pf the questions that I try to ask him, he's always already heard them. So, does anybody (kids, past compeditors, teachers, etc.) have any more questions that Jake may not have already answered? Thanks!!!!!
Also, any ideas on what for him to expect at the state level competition?National Geographic Geography Bee?
where is the eiffel tower?
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