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  1. Wat Do?

    in Pictures, Photography and Art

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    You walk into a room, see this:

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    Wat do?

    I would take off that red tshirt very quickly. And then When it calmed down I'd be like, ' Whoa. It's really cool how your little tattoo ripples when you are mad.'

    You walk into a room and see this:

    ugly_dog.jpg

    Vut Du?

  9. OMG This is kind of important

    in General Promotion & Want Ads

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    I got this in an email from my girl. She is a special education teacher in an inner city school district that has little to no money for most basic supplies let alone for the things she really needs to be successful. She has been trying to get some projects funded for awhile and it is coming down to the wire for her. There has been some donations coming in, but if she can't make the deadline she forfeits the donations that were made for her students and the funds will be given to other projects by the site that manages the proposals. Any help that can get her closer to enriching the lives of the children she teaches by helping put the proper tools in her hands will be incredibly appreciated.

    We put alot of our resources into her class, but I'm tapped out for the year and can't make up the slack this time. If any of you know a teacher you'll know they get paid way less than they deserve.

    Even if you're broke please pass it on to others. Please please please. :grouphug

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    To anyone looking for a place to donate to before the end of the year:

    Please consider donating to one of my projects on donorschoose.org. Both of my projects will allow me to obtain materials to help special needs students. All donations are tax deductible!

    Meaningful Music and Learning:

    http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=294030

    My students love learning through music. Music allows students the opportunity to learn information through auditory and kinesthetic activities. Music makes learning fun, and it gives struggling students the opportunity to master skills through a different learning style. Music could easily be incorporated into more areas of the curriculum as an aid to learning, but we lack the necessary supplies (musical instruments) to allow us this opportunity. Musical instruments would aid us in supplementing the curriculum with music. The instruments I have requested are boomwhackers, hand bells, drums, and instruments from around the world.

    Only $278.00 more needed to fund this project! Only 9 days left for my project to be fully funded!!!

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    Mastering Math With Manipulatives:

    http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=302554

    My students love learning with manipulatives. Manipulatives allow students to learn information concretely. Many students, especially special needs students, need concrete learning experiences to master skills. More and more, research suggests that using manipulatives in mathematics is critical to developing good mathematical reasoning. Our classroom lacks many of the manipulatives that students could use in small group or individual work centers to develop their number sense.

    Number sense is critical to success in math. In early childhood, number sense is a child’s intuitive ability to understand that a number represents a quantity of that many objects. This is when children learn that a print 5 represents a group of 5 objects. Number sense in kindergarten is developed through counting, one to one correspondence (touching objects one at a time and counting them), counting groups of objects (by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s), and by creating groups of objects for a given number. These manipulatives will give students the materials necessary to practice number skills in learning centers both individually and in small groups.

    Only $206.00 more needed to fund this project! Only 39 days left for my project to be fully funded!!!

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    If you know anyone who might be interested in donating to either (or both of these projects, please pass the information along. If you are willing to redistribute this information to your friends, families, coworkers, neighbors, etc., please do. Anything helps!!!!

  14. WTB: Tattoo artist

    in Your Creations

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    Sam Wolf.

    he has done everything I have and has also been at it for 14 years. he works in Berkley at Whole Shot. 248-542-SHOT

    he is effin amazing!

    www.myspace.com/samzig13

    first page of tattoos, top right corner. Pumpkin headed pinup girl with the bloody crowbar is one of mine

    the pumpkin pin up is pretty sweet. ;)

    Chad Hunt.

    Name Brand Tattoo in Ann Arbor.

    http://namebrandtattoo.com

    Awesome thanks for the ideas!

  16. What are the oddest things you have ever witnessed?

    in Other Stuff

    Posted

    Last Sunday after headin home from hangin with the rev, and some other particularly interesting personalities I saw a bicycle in the middle of the road.

    About 30 yards from said bicycle I say a guy rolling around on the sidewalk.

    Ran around the block and asked if he was alright, the response was "Hell naw I ain't alright. I just got hit by a car and that bitch didn't even stop!"

    Asked if he wanted me to call a cop or a bambulance or something and he said no.

    Couldn't just leave. Couldn't really do much. Some of his friends came up so I excused myself. Weird. One of them told us we were good people.

  17. City Club Landmarks

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    Sorry, I thought it was a more common phrase. It is at least in my circle. A "tourist" is someone who gives the impression that they blatently don't fit. It's like people that look like they're more prepared for a hip-hop show than to walk into the local goth bar. A major component to the "tourists" being ignored is that many of them tend to hit on the goth chicks in what I would consider to be a disrespectful manner. (Hence my tendancy to bitch slap them.) :whistle::biggrin:

    One of the few things that ever really had appeal for me about that club was the ability for pretty much anyone to 'fit'. It's sad that even open minded people can be so close minded.

    As far as inappropriately hittin on goth chicks that goes without saying. There are people everywhere that have lost their ability to engage in conversation with members of the opposite sex in an intelligent and interesting manner.

    Like Rev said. Blame Liz Vicious.

  22. Wrong about Barack Obama

    in Current Events, Science, Spirituality, Politics, Religion & Sociology

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    The Tea Party members are NOT "astro-turf thugs".

    They are normal working class American citizens who are voicing their opposition to what the government is trying to do.

    What do you consider the 5 SEIU union members to be, who viciously beat the shit out of that poor man in St. Louis???? Patriots???

    This is America, Not China.

    We have freedom of speech in this country; this is a Democracy, Not a Totalitarian Dictatorship.

    The people who go to these meetings are normal working class American citizens who are fed up with what Congress has been doing and are letting them know all about it.

    These bellowing epithets, as you call them are nothing more then speeches from citizens who love their country, and don't want their freedom taken away.

    If they were screaming in support of the atrocities that are being perpetrated against all Americans they would be portrayed as patriots by the liberal leaning media. Because they are speaking up in outrage at what is being shoved down our throats they are painted instead as fakes, liars, and plants by the republican party in an attempt to discredit the general feelings of unrest so the current government can continue to herd the sheeple. It's not about the republican party. It's about the AMERICAN PEOPLE.

  23. If Chuck Norris Says it... Must be true!

    in Current Events, Science, Spirituality, Politics, Religion & Sociology

    Posted

    Paul Joseph Watson

    Prison Planet.com

    Tuesday, August 11, 2009

    TV star and political commentator Chuck Norris points out in an editorial today that under the Obamacare legislation currently being vociferously opposed in town halls across the country, the government would empower itself to carry out home intrusions and state re-education of children under a Stalinist indoctrination program.

    “Obamacare is about the government’s coming into homes and usurping parental rights over child care and development,” writes Norris. “It’s outlined in sections 440 and 1904 of the House bill (Page 838), under the heading “home visitation programs for families with young children and families expecting children.” The programs (provided via grants to states) would educate parents on child behavior and parenting skills. The bill says that the government agents, “well-trained and competent staff,” would “provide parents with knowledge of age-appropriate child development in cognitive, language, social, emotional, and motor domains … modeling, consulting, and coaching on parenting practices,” and “skills to interact with their child to enhance age-appropriate development.”

    “Are you kidding me?! With whose parental principles and values? Their own? Certain experts’? From what field and theory of childhood development? As if there are one-size-fits-all parenting techniques! Do we really believe they would contextualize and personalize every form of parenting in their education, or would they merely universally indoctrinate with their own?,” writes Norris, questioning what the government would teach children about religion, morals and basic values, as well as issues like abortion.

    “Do you want government agents coming into your home and telling you how to parent your children? When did government health care turn into government child care?,” asks Norris, pointing out that the program has Stalinist overtones in that it gives government the power to shape the very minds of future generations by “seizing parental and educational power, legislating preferred educational methods and materials, and limiting private educational options.”

    The program outlined in the Obama health care reform bill sounds almost identical to programs already under way in the United Kingdom where the government usurps parental rights and assumes a guardianship role over the child.

    As we reported earlier this month, the UK Labour government announced its intention to fund an expansion of its Family Intervention Projects, a program which is centered around home visits by state social workers whereby agents enter the private homes of citizens to ensure that children go to bed on time, attend school and eat proper meals.

    Surveillance cameras are also installed in homes as well as state-run dormitories so government spies can keep an eye on whether parents are mistreating kids and whether the kids are fulfilling their obligations to the government under a pre-signed contract.

    Another key aspect of the program is that parents deemed “responsible” by the government are handed the power to denounce and report bad parents who allow their children to engage in bad behavior. Such families are then targeted for “interventions”.

    As Norris highlights in his editorial, under Obamacare, parents won’t be allowed to make a choice on whether they want government assistance in raising their children, they will be “targeted” by the state for home interventions, in exactly the same way the program works in the UK.

    “One government rebuttal is that this program would be “voluntary.” Is that right?,” asks Norris. “Does that imply that this agency would just sit back passively until some parent needing parenting skills said, “I don’t think I’ll call my parents, priest or friends or read a plethora of books, but I’ll go down to the local government offices”? To the contrary, the bill points to specific targeted groups and problems, on Page 840: The state “shall identify and prioritize serving communities that are in high need of such services, especially communities with a high proportion of low-income families.”

    Quoting Josef Stalin, “Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed,” Norris warns that universal health care could mean universal hell care if Obama’s health reform is allowed to proceed.

    Look in the bill. said sections are there and they do read as such. Who knew Chuck could read?

    Health Reform Bill

  24. Wrong about Barack Obama

    in Current Events, Science, Spirituality, Politics, Religion & Sociology

    Posted

    SEC. 163. ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION.

    (a) Standardizing Electronic Administrative Transactions-

    (1) IN GENERAL- Part C of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1173 the following new section:

    ‘SEC. 1173A. STANDARDIZE ELECTRONIC ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSACTIONS.

    ‘(a) Standards for Financial and Administrative Transactions-

    ‘(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall adopt and regularly update standards consistent with the goals described in paragraph (2).

    ‘(2) GOALS FOR FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSACTIONS- The goals for standards under paragraph (1) are that such standards shall--

    ‘(A) be unique with no conflicting or redundant standards;

    ‘(B) be authoritative, permitting no additions or constraints for electronic transactions, including companion guides;

    ‘© be comprehensive, efficient and robust, requiring minimal augmentation by paper transactions or clarification by further communications;

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    ‘(D) enable the real-time (or near real-time) determination of an individual’s financial responsibility at the point of service and, to the extent possible, prior to service, including whether the individual is eligible for a specific service with a specific physician at a specific facility, which may include utilization of a machine-readable health plan beneficiary identification card;

    ‘(E) enable, where feasible, near real-time adjudication of claims;

    ‘(F) provide for timely acknowledgment, response, and status reporting applicable to any electronic transaction deemed appropriate by the Secretary;

    ‘(G) describe all data elements (such as reason and remark codes) in unambiguous terms, not permit optional fields, require that data elements be either required or conditioned upon set values in other fields, and prohibit additional conditions; and

    ‘(H) harmonize all common data elements across administrative and clinical transaction standards.

    ‘(3) TIME FOR ADOPTION- Not later than 2 years after the date of implementation of the X12 Version 5010 transaction standards implemented under this part, the Secretary shall adopt standards under this section.

    ‘(4) REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC STANDARDS- The standards under this section shall be developed, adopted and enforced so as to--

    ‘(A) clarify, refine, complete, and expand, as needed, the standards required under section 1173;

    ‘(B) require paper versions of standardized transactions to comply with the same standards as to data content such that a fully compliant, equivalent electronic transaction can be populated from the data from a paper version;

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    ‘© enable electronic funds transfers, in order to allow automated reconciliation with the related health care payment and remittance advice;

    ‘(D) require timely and transparent claim and denial management processes, including tracking, adjudication, and appeal processing;

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    ‘(E) require the use of a standard electronic transaction with which health care providers may quickly and efficiently enroll with a health plan to conduct the other electronic transactions provided for in this part; and

    ‘(F) provide for other requirements relating to administrative simplification as identified by the Secretary, in consultation with stakeholders.

    ‘(5) BUILDING ON EXISTING STANDARDS- In developing the standards under this section, the Secretary shall build upon existing and planned standards.

    ‘(6) IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT- Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for the implementation and enforcement, by not later than 5 years after such date of enactment, of the standards under this section. Such plan shall include--

    ‘(A) a process and timeframe with milestones for developing the complete set of standards;

    ‘(B) an expedited upgrade program for continually developing and approving additions and modifications to the standards as often as annually to improve their quality and extend their functionality to meet evolving requirements in health care;

    ‘© programs to provide incentives for, and ease the burden of, implementation for certain health care providers, with special consideration given to such providers serving rural or underserved areas and ensure coordination with standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria being adopted under the HITECH Act;

    ‘(D) programs to provide incentives for, and ease the burden of, health care providers who volunteer to participate in the process of setting standards for electronic transactions;

    ‘(E) an estimate of total funds needed to ensure timely completion of the implementation plan; and

    ‘(F) an enforcement process that includes timely investigation of complaints, random audits to ensure compliance, civil monetary and programmatic penalties for non-compliance consistent with existing laws and regulations, and a fair and reasonable appeals process building off of enforcement provisions under this part.

    ‘(b) Limitations on Use of Data- Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the use of information collected under this section in a manner that would adversely affect any individual.

    ‘© Protection of Data- The Secretary shall ensure (through the promulgation of regulations or otherwise) that all data collected pursuant to subsection (a) are--

    ‘(1) used and disclosed in a manner that meets the HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined in section 3009(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act), including any privacy or security standard adopted under section 3004 of such Act; and

    ‘(2) protected from all inappropriate internal use by any entity that collects, stores, or receives the data, including use of such data in determinations of eligibility (or continued eligibility) in health plans, and from other inappropriate uses, as defined by the Secretary.’.

    (2) DEFINITIONS- Section 1171 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d) is amended--

    (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘with reference to’ and all that follows and inserting ‘with reference to a transaction or data element of health information in section 1173 means implementation specifications, certification criteria, operating rules, messaging formats, codes, and code sets adopted or established by the Secretary for the electronic exchange and use of information’; and

    (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

    ‘(9) OPERATING RULES- The term ‘operating rules’ means business rules for using and processing transactions. Operating rules should address the following:

    ‘(A) Requirements for data content using available and established national standards.

    ‘(B) Infrastructure requirements that establish best practices for streamlining data flow to yield timely execution of transactions.

    ‘© Policies defining the transaction related rights and responsibilities for entities that are transmitting or receiving data.’.

    (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 1179(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-8(a)) is amended, in the matter before paragraph (1)--

    (A) by inserting ‘on behalf of an individual’ after ‘1978)’; and

    (B) by inserting ‘on behalf of an individual’ after ‘for a financial institution.’

    (b) Standards for Claims Attachments and Coordination of Benefits -

    (1) STANDARD FOR HEALTH CLAIMS ATTACHMENTS- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate a final rule to establish a standard for health claims attachment transaction described in section 1173(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2(a)(2)(B)) and coordination of benefits.

    (2) REVISION IN PROCESSING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS-

    (A) IN GENERAL- Section 1179 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-8) is amended, in the matter before paragraph (1)--

    (i) by striking ‘or is engaged’ and inserting ‘and is engaged’; and

    (ii) by inserting ‘(other than as a business associate for a covered entity)’ after ‘for a financial institution’.

    (B) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to transactions occurring on or after such date (not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act) as the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall specify.

    Maybe my grasp on the english language just isn't that spectacular, but That certainly reads to me that there is intent to

    (a)Base your contribution by what you have

    (b)Lay the groundwork for rationing as stated "including whether the individual is eligible for a specific service with a specific physician at a specific facility"

    ©Allow the plan access to your funds automatically without your authorization based on the contribution the 'Secretary' deems you to be liable for.

    Feel free to give all of your money to the poor uninsured if you like. I would prefer to take the responsibility of my OWN healthcare. Without government meddling and without the taxation for zero liability voters that the left want to continue to ingratiate to themselves by expanding the WELFARE state. It's not rocket science. The people who have nothing at stake will vote the party into power that gives them the most 'FREE' stuff. This stuff isn't free. It's a burden put directly on the shoulders of working Americans.

    Well, write to your senators, Reaper. That actually sounds like a reasonable compromise. What with 14,000 people getting kicked off of health insurance rolls a day, with the uninsured reaching 50 million, we have to accept that the old way of doing things just does not make any sense.

    If the Republicans would just push something like what you are suggesting in the public airwaves, instead of blaming Pelosi and sending tea-baggers to town hall meetings... we might actually not have to re-visit this after whatever the hell does finally get passed.

    Show me proof? All I've seen is outdated census materials that included many medicare recipients as well as illegals in their numbers. Far from 50 million.

    Sorry no one sent me to my local town hall meeting, I went because I wanted to get some things answered. I'm so sick of the left saying that someone HAS to be sending these angry people to the meetings. Have you thought that maybe people are just really angry with what their elected reps are doing, and they would like to voice that concern to those reps. I've wrote, called, and emailed my reps and all I get is form letters and staff members. Is it to much to ask to actually speak to the person that was elected, who is supposed to be the voice of their constituents when they vote for something.

    Generic responses that aren't even related have almost become the rule. Such as the response I got when I sent a letter stating my position AGAINST the health care reform bill to the contact address for the White House.

    Dear Friend,

    If you’re like most Americans, there’s nothing more important to you about health care than peace of mind.

    Given the status quo, that’s understandable. The current system often denies insurance due to pre-existing conditions, charges steep out-of-pocket fees – and sometimes isn’t there at all if you become seriously ill.

    It’s time to fix our unsustainable insurance system and create a new foundation for health care security. That means guaranteeing your health care security and stability with eight basic consumer protections:

    No discrimination for pre-existing conditions

    No exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles or co-pays

    No cost-sharing for preventive care

    No dropping of coverage if you become seriously ill

    No gender discrimination

    No annual or lifetime caps on coverage

    Extended coverage for young adults

    Guaranteed insurance renewal so long as premiums are paid

    Learn more about these consumer protections at Whitehouse.gov.

    Over the next month there is going to be an avalanche of misinformation and scare tactics from those seeking to perpetuate the status quo. But we know the cost of doing nothing is too high. Health care costs will double over the next decade, millions more will become uninsured, and state and local governments will go bankrupt.

    It’s time to act and reform health insurance, drive down costs and guarantee the health care security and stability of every American family. You can help by putting these core principles of reform in the hands of your friends, your family, and the rest of your social network.

    Thank you,

    Barack Obama

    Did you get into a brawl with a bunch of union members, TM? I doubt it. Both sides are culpable for the violence that has come out of some of the meetings, but there is a difference of a concerned citizen expressing herself, such as you, and astro-turf thugs like the tea baggers screaming at their representatives and fighting with union members.

    Union members who have only gone to the town hall meetings in response to reports of bellowing epithets being thrown there.

    The UNIONS have been destroying this country by beating the companies that drive our economy into submission while protecting the jobs of workers that don't deserve them for quite sometime. They are just as crooked they have been accused. Need proof? Ask my parents and many other people's parents that have had their medical coverage dwindle, and their pensions squandered leaving them with nothing when they are ready for retirement.

    The following about sums it up.

    Dear Citizens,

    Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown in the economy, I, President Obama have decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early retirement.

    This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early).

    Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to Congress to be considered for the SHAFT scheme (Special Help After Forced Termination).

    Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (Scheme Covering Retired-Early Workers).

    A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as I, President Obama deem appropriate.

    Persons who have been RAPED could get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependants & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance).

    Obviously persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by me, President Obama.

    Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on will receive as much SH*T (Special High Intensity Training) as possible. I, President Obama have always prided myself on the amount of SH*T I give our citizens.

    Should you feel that you do not receive enough SH*T, please bring this to the attention of your Congressman, who has been trained to give you all the SH*T you can handle.

    Sincerely,

    President Obama

    PS - - Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions, the Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.

    < Not really representative of our dear leader's words but pretty close to his message. >

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