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We switched just about all of our curriculum about a month ago. We were using Trail Guide to Learning: Paths of Exploration but it just wasn't a good fit with my daughter. I loved it, she loved the content but not the approach.
I had bought only a little of ACE to see is she liked it and she loves it. I ordered the rest of the workbooks for this year and next year, so we are pretty set. We are sticking with CLE math, so I'm on the lookout for grade 4.
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what is the big deal about having the car searched. I would think anyone saying NO would be cause. I mean if you have nothing to hide why would it be a problem?
I value my privacy. It's no ones business what I have in my car, purse or house. I would NOT be okay with anyone thinking they can rifle through my belongings for no good reason.
Would you mind me going through your car? What if I came to your house and started going through your nightstand, dressers drawers, closets? When I am done pulling all that apart I will go through your purse and wallet. I might even put my hands in your pants pockets to see what you have in there too.
You most likely are not hiding anything, but it SHOULD bother you to have someone invading your privacy.
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I wanted a new sewing machine. My old one was a real dinosaur that I got off Craigslist years ago. I picked one out on Amazon and we had reward cash from a credit card that I put towards it. It came in 2 days and me being very impatient have been catching up on my sewing all week.
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We pay $65 a month with the homeschool discount. Regular price is $99 a month for two classes per week. My daughter is in the Black Belt Club, which is a one time fee of $125. That includes the special BBC uniform, unlimited regular weekly classes, two BBC-only classes per month and requires her to assist in one class per month. She is in training for competition which includes an additional specialized/intense class every Saturday. Belt fees are $7, but are free if you are in the BBC. She averages 9-11 hrs per week.
Her Shihan is a black belt, 8th dan. The Sempai is black belt 3rd Dan. The assistant instructors are black belt. My daughter is 8 yrs old and is 3rd degree orange belt and she does Shotokan karate.
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Illegal guns are all bought legally at some point, correct? Current gun control laws target buyers of firearms to identify potential public health threats, but do they do enough to identify the people who will channel guns to the black market? The rights of recreational gun users do not trump public safety.
Cars are bought legally but somehow they manage to get stolen. If someone hits and kills someone with a stolen car are you going to hold the legal car owner responsible for that death or the person who actually stole the car? We need to severely punish those who break the law, not those who abide by the law.
Irrelevant. This school had an armed guard, and the shooter must have known. Or was this school resource officer hired between the last time this kid went to school and when he entered with the gun?
I do not know the answer to that question.
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Now you're just making stuff up.
Obviously no one can know what he was thinking, but we do know that he was familiar with this particular location.
He was a student in that school, remember. He did. It did not target it because 'statistically schools are Gun free zones.’
Are most schools Gun Free zones? Look it up, I assure you most are GFZ's.
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That just proves that you are familiar with the black market, not that any random potential rampage killer would be. It also goes to show our current laws and enforcement against illegal firearms are inadequate and should be much stronger.
See, we agree on something. The current laws and enforcement against ILLEGAL firearms is inadequate. Someone caught with an illegal firearm deserves serious jail time. The key word here is ILLEGAL. Current gun control laws target LEGAL, law abiding citizens and not ILLEGAL guns in the hands of criminals.
And no, I have never bought a gun illegally off the black market. Thanks to a criminal ex-inlaw I do know how easily they can be obtained. But trust me when I say it is a heck of a lot easier, faster and cheaper than buying one legally.
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If your theory was correct, this shooting never would have happened.
Do you think this shooter would have walked into that school if he knew someone was armed? I don't. If that was the case he would have engaged the armed resource officer in a shoot-out. Instead, he turned the gun on himself. That is what cowards do when met with resistance. He went into that school because statistically, schools are Gun Free Zones.
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You know I mean people without a criminal record, because presumably that would make it harder to purchase a gun.
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The argument is "well criminals will get guns no matter what", right?
Adam Lanza got a gun from his mother who bought it for pleasure shooting.
This killer got his gun at a store.
Firearms were very easily accessible to someone looking to do massive damage very fast in both cases.
These were preventable crimes. No "no matter what" about it.
This killer got his gun at a gun store after going through expanded background checks in a state with newly enacted stricter gun control laws.
No one can prevent a deranged person from wanting to kill innocent people. But good people, armed, can stop them in their tracks as the resource officer did in this school shooting. It is very sad that one child was shot, but THANK GOD it was only one child. If that resource officer had not been there, with a firearm, it could very well had been several children shot.
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Yes, I saw that update. I am very glad that the killer was deterred. Good for the school for having an effective plan in place. 8 miles from Columbine, I guess it's not surprising that they do.
Please do not tell me a machete is as dangerous as a gun. The Newtown killed terrorized and massacred 25 people in something like 10 minutes. He took an almost leisurely pace, going from room to room. This is not the movies --- a knife style weapon will never be able to do what a gun can. And as for the bomb, yes, that is a terrible weapon, and easy to make at home. Gun laws can't do much about molotov cocktails. But most rampage killers chose guns. Because it's more efficient at killing targets, and also and less risk to the person wielding it. People have always been able to make incendiary devices. Hello Guy Fawkes. School killings happen because of easy access to firearms.
School killings happen because some sick dude decided to he wanted to kill. I have yet to see any of my firearms decide to get up, load up and kill on their own. And I have owned them for a LONG time.
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Do you really think that if everyone who felt like buying a gun would have to go through illegal channels to buy one, there would be the same number of crime? I don't. I think Adam Lanza wanted to do something horrible and had very easy access to a gun. I think this Colorado shooter wanted to do something horrible and had very easy access to a gun. It took minutes, literally, and no hassle at all for each to get a weapon that could cause massive loss of life very quickly.
You can say "there's nothing that could stop them" but that's just fantasy. Even if guns were accessible through the black market, it would add considerable risk, expense and delay. All things that might deter a rampage killer.
Plus nothing you said addresses the 194 children killed accidentally by guns in the past year. That is 3 or 4 kids per week. Every week. More will die. No question about it. I'm very uncomfortable with that statistic. Aren't you?
Most people use firearms responsibly, but enough do not that it is a public health threat. If there was a crib that killed 3 or 4 kids per week, and it stayed on the market for years without incident,that would be an outrage. Obviously, car accidents are the greatest risk to kids. My husband works in auto manufacturing and I can tell you the amount of regulation associated with every little facet of the car making process is immense. And safety issues are very highly regulated. With guns, there are laws against irresponsible use that almost never get enforced. And more children die.
LOL. The highlighted text made me laugh out loud. I could leave my house right now and be back in less than an hour with an illegally bought gun. Black market means cash in hand=illegal gun in hand. No waiting period, no background checks. A lot of times they can be had for a lot LESS then what it would cost to buy one legally. I don't know what makes you think it is riskier, more expensive or time consuming.
Please explain the illegal channels it takes to buy an illegal gun? Lets see.. to get a LEGAL gun I had to be finger printed, have a background check (with EACH AND EVERY gun), pay a fee for the pleasure of the PD doing the search and then WAIT. How is that easier then obtaining an illegal gun, which takes less than an hour and a few bucks.. .no questions asked?
I used to live next to a detective that worked in Camden NJ. If you have never heard of it, look it up. It's consistently ranked in the top five dangerous cities in America. He could tell you stories that would blow your theory (risky, expensive and time consuming) right out of the water.
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You are incorrect in your assumption. The armed sheriff's deputy does indeed appear to be a factor, according to Sheriff Grayson Robinson. He specifically said in yesterday's news conference that forensic psychology bears out the fact that shooters will shoot until they are confronted by police (he may have used the word "authority").
Without giving specifics, I will say that I worked closely (administrative position in another agency) with that sheriff's department for several years, have very close ties to not only that area but specifically the immediate blocks surrounding the school, and have known several families with children who are currently students.
Thank GOD for the lessons learned at Columbine. That sheriff's office bumbled their way through that in horrifying ways that caused people to lose lives (not going in to stop the shooters, preventing teacher Dave Sanders from receiving medical attention which would have saved his life, for starters). The shooting at Arapahoe had that same potential--the gunman was armed with his shotgun, wore a bandolier with more ammo, had three molotov cocktails and carried a machete. Note that the incendiary devices and machete could have inflicted much damage--gun laws or not.
Based on Sheriff Robinson's account yesterday after viewing the school video, the armed school resource officer is THE reason more were not killed.
This! Because the shooter ran up against armed resistance the entire incident ended in less than 2 mins. If you want to see an end to school shootings then have armed guards, administrators and faculty in EVERY school. Criminals look for a target rich environment where there will be no resistance. Gun Free Zones are the problem.
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Short answer: No
Probable cause has to be something fairly obvious. Blowing a positive on a breathalyzer, visible firearms, driving recklessly (not just basic speeding), etc.
My lawyer father always told me the same thing.
They ask because they have no probable cause and need your permission to do a search that would be illegal without it. If you deny them, they then need to get a warrant.
Resisting arrest probably wasn't smart, but he WAS well within his rights about the search.
I find it alarming, personally, how many people will fight tooth and nail over the 1st or 2nd amendments, but just hand over the 4th with no second thought!
Exactly. If the officer had probable cause he wouldn't be asking for permission to search. This is one of the many reasons why I have a dashcam ( http://www.amazon.com/BOOMYOURS-270%C2%B0Rotating-Vehicle-Blackbox-G-sensor/dp/B008GAMNBK/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1387123741&sr=8-5&keywords=dash+cam ) running in my car if I am in it.
It's fairly obvious that there is a dashcam in play, and might make the officer think twice about violating your rights. It also takes away the "he said, she said" argument. There is audio and video, even a blinker can be heard on the recording. I won't drive my car without it.
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My oldest dd was a cheater. From the time she joined our family at age 11, she cheated at everything she could find an opportunity to cheat at. Games, chores, school, you name it. She also lied like mad. We were considerate and understanding for years, and nothing changed. When we finally began grounding the heck out of her for it, she stopped. Different kids respond to different things. My dd is now in college and no longer cheats. We have had many conversations about it. When she was younger, she cheated because 1) sometimes she was just feeling lazy 2) sometimes she wanted to impress people with what she'd "accomplished" 3) she knew she needed good grades to get into college and was willing to cheat to get them. None of our philosophical and moral conversations about how cheating is wrong changed her mind at all. She knew cheating was wrong but the payoff was too enticing. What changed her mind was being grounded from the things she enjoyed. Cheating was no longer worth it to her. Now that she's in college, she doesn't cheat because 1) she doesn't want to lose her scholarship and 2) she has matured to the point where she realizes that if she does not learn the material, she will fail at her chosen career. It took me a long, long time to understand and accept that some kids are much more materially driven than others. I am not, and my dd11 is not. My dd19 and my ds are. It's not wrong or bad; it's just different. They are also much more concrete thinkers. They respond to different consequences than I or dd11 would. Years of post-adoption counseling were required to help me understand that. Once I stopped all the talking and explaining and Socratic discussion with dd19 and moved straight to action, things improved dramatically. Action, consequence. Action, consequence. That's what she responds to.
Same thing happened here with my daughter. We adopted her at age 9 and had a lot of the same issues. Taking tangible things that she valued most is the only thing that worked with her. If it required batteries or electricity they would be taken. Grounding her never worked because she is very much an introvert and liked being by herself. Talking to her and getting to the bottom of the reason why she would cheat or lie never worked because she hadn't begun to trust us (took years!) enough to open up. Action/consequence is what worked for us. And most importantly letting her know ahead of time what the consequences for XX would be, and STICKING to it. If I said XX was going to be lost, I had better follow through with it and be consistent.
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The PROBLEM is Christmas gifts. He's getting some xbox games for Christmas. The weather is supposed to be horrible, my inlaws will be here and we'll all be stuck in the house. I feel bad that he would be grounded from his own christmas gifts for christmas with nothing else to do.... Especially when the inlaws bought him 2 games for xbox. They wont get to see him play the games they bought him....
I'd tell him too bad, suck it up Buttercup. It's only for a week. I would also put them somewhere that he can see them, as a reminder of what he lost.
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Mine is usually like that, except last time I put the loaf pan in my crockpot and baked it in there (broken oven). First time I've ever had a meatloaf that sliced.
I don't have a working oven either and cook it in either my solar oven or the crock pot. Comes out moist and sooo good. I'm going to try that first recipe with the brown sugar in the bottom of the pan. I was planning on making meatloaf tomorrow.
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I have a 3rd grader this year too. We started the year with Trail Guide to Learning: Paths of Exploration, which I loved but my daughter was in tears. I made an unpopular switch to ACE. She absolutely loves it. She is using the ACE Literature and Creative Writing as well as Science, Social Studies, Word Building and English. She is the type that likes to sit down with workbooks and work by herself, which is why TGL wasn't working out for us.
I would highly recommend the TGL POS if your kids like to work with you. It's awesome and has lots of hands on activities. It's history based and includes all subjects except for math.
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My stainless steel cookware came with a new dinner bell.... the smoke alarm. I seem to burn everything when I use it. I prefer cast iron or basic non stick pans.
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I caught our Elf watching P o r n on my DH's computer. My DH is really ticked off because now he has a virus on his laptop ... oops.
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I consider my chickens to be my hobby. They not only provide us with food, but they are also very entertaining. They can be as inexpensive or expensive as you want. I went a little over the top with it and my DH teases me that I am going to have to get a job to help support my
habbithobby.They are also very calming for me and I consider it my therapy too. When I get stressed, I go sit outside and watch them.
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Headbands are not an option for me. I must have a weird shaped head because they slip right up the back and don't last more than 10 mins. I also can't wear the hard U shaped kind. I wear hearing aids and glasses which make them uncomfortable and they just don't sit right.
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Joan Rivers sells some powder stuff that you can use to touch up your roots, and it might very well work for you, because your hair is pretty light. It's called Great Hair Day.
But... it's really just eyeshadow, so if you have a light brown or tan eyeshadow, you could try brushing it on and see if it helps. It won't get rid of the grey, but it might help blend it in.
EDITED TO ADD: Go to QVC.com and search for item # A78804. There's a demonstration video there.
Wow, that is small. I'd go through that in a day trying to make my gray blend in lol...
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I'm paying attention to this post because have been wanting to just go gray for about a year. I am tired of coloring my hair and want to use less chemicals on it. I do the curly girl method and don't use sulfates at all. I have gone as long as 4 four months at a time without coloring my hair and I always break down and grab the hair color. I just colored it last week because my kids are coming for Christmas and I don't want the half gray, multi colored hair in the pictures. There is a mom that goes to karate that has gorgeous gray hair, but it really looks awful on me.
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Door--knock--look thru window or peephole--answer door. I refuse to give in the the fear mongering idiots like Fox news, Beck, etc, that seem to thrive on scaring people into believing that someone's out to hurt you. It's disgusting and demeaning. It's tinged with racism and full of cr@p. The group ALEC is to blame for a lot of this fear mongering.
I fear stupid people** much more than any troublemaker knocking on my door, that's for sure.
**= the types listed above, not the poster.
As a person who has had an extended family member murdered by opening the door, I can tell you they never once watched Fox news, Glen Beck and I'm pretty certain they had no clue about what/who ALEC. I come from a family of Democrats who would not be caught dead watching those shows.
I do answer the door. No reason not to- we don't have home robberies occurring here and even in Northern VA, they didn't occur with most people - that is they targeted certain groups that were well known to keep vast stores of expensive jewelry or cash at home- not something that most native born Americans do-since we tend to trust banks and tend to keep very little cash on hand and also while native born Americans have normal amounts of jewelry- we don't tend to keep our wealth in gold and jewels. Those nationalities that did got home invasion robberies in every area that I have lived where they were in a large enough number for robbers to get interested- Northern VA, CA, are two places that occurred. Oh and they had to use home invasion robberies instead of burglaries since the jewelry and/or cash were in safes and the only way they could get them out was to threaten the home owners or their families.
Not all robbers are out for jewels and gold. If that was the case, there would be no robberies in the ghettos and lower/middle class neighborhoods. Those types of robbers are looking for drugs. Legal drugs as in prescriptions, which is something most of us have in our homes. While the odds are low, no one is immune from break-ins, home invasions and robberies.
Does a cop have the right to search your car?
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Can I get an Amen?? Your right to own a gun, speak your opinion and guard your privacy is protected by our CONSTITUTION and not consenting to a search of person or property does not mean you have something to hide.