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База кинофильмов, кино, филь...<a href="http://forum.eyesvision.ru/" title="Восстановление зрения - хотите восстановить зрения ? метод Бейтса вам поможет в восстановление зрения - кристальное восстановление зрения, пирптские очки это восстановление зрения, тренировки восстановление зрения по Бейтсу,, сидеть за компьютером восстановление зрения в пиратских очках" rel="nofollow">восстановление зрения</a><br /><a href="http://kinosis.ru/" title="База кинофильмов, кино, фильмы, анимация, мультики" rel="nofollow">База кинофильмов, кино, фильмы, анимация, мультики</a><br /><a href="http://eyesvision.ru/" title="Восстановление зрения - хотите восстановить зрения ? метод Бейтса вам поможет в восстановление зрения - кристальное восстановление зрения, пирптские очки это восстановление зрения, тренировки восстановление зрения по Бейтсу,, сидеть за компьютером восстановление зрения в пиратских очках" rel="nofollow">восстановление зрения</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38503253080010027312007-04-27T09:59:00.000-05:002007-04-27T09:59:00.000-05:00Good Morning,As I am listening to the horrible sto...Good Morning,<BR/>As I am listening to the horrible stories of the VA Tech Shooting I could help but<BR/>be concerned with what is happening in today's world. I also wonder if we as Citizens have helped create this problem.<BR/>We have so much injustice on all sides of any given situation in Today's World. We create so much stress and tension and we expect so much from our Children that <BR/>we create situations such as the one at VA Tech. <BR/>Over 72 percent of the people in Prisons have mental or emotional problems. This creates a drug or some type of an addictive personality. If anything, the schools and the colleges need to have more help available for<BR/>the people with Emotional problems. Jealousy and loneless are only a few of the many <BR/>emotional problems in today's world that people accept as normal. No emotional problem that<BR/>creates a situation in your life that is harmful to you or anyone else should be over looked. If left unchecked sooner or later a larger problem will be created. <BR/>All we do is continue to make the laws more harsh and put people out of sight in prisons or we put them to death. This just shows those with problems that we fight violence with violence, doesn't it? If we did not have so many prisons, prison personal to pay, upkeep and maintaince,etc. we could help those with problems and perhaps stop the problems that we helped create. We have hungry Children, homeless children, no medical insurance, homeless people everywhere and perhaps more in the future with the housing problem. We have Seniors and low income people with no medical help and numerous problems. However,<BR/>we come up with a few laws to help a few and the rest continue to go without hope. How many people must die or suffer because we refuse to see life as it really is and<BR/>make some changes. Perhaps the answer lies in the Home and Family. We need to <BR/>listen more, condemn less and be available for those that we Love. Stop expecting the Politicans to raise your family and we will have less of "Big Brother" and more<BR/>Brotherly Love. <BR/>Cho Seung-Hui was not a criminal before yesterday. He was a student with a problem. Now he also has a label and many people died. Instead of trying to figure out what is going wrong in<BR/>today's Society, once again we are trying to put the blame on people. Fire this one,what went wrong, etc. We are to quick to want to label people and to look down<BR/>on other's so that we can say, "Thank God I am better than they are". <BR/>For God's sake stop the madness that makes for good TV ratings and realize that so many today have mental or emotional problems and we are creating this madness<BR/>by our actions. <BR/>We send people to prison to change their emotional problems and help them to be a productive member of Society. People still believe this myth today. HELLO!!! It's not working. <BR/> Why did everyone turn their back on Cho Seung Hui and not realize that he had a problem? Someone had to have noticed his pain. <BR/>What have we done to our World? What have we done to Society in General?Cho Seung Hui was also some Mother's Child. Today many Mother's and Father's<BR/>and Siblings will hurt and they will never be the same again. We must ask ourselves "What have we done"? What could we have done differenlty? Instead we are looking<BR/>to blame someone and this will ease the quilt, or will it? We must stop the name calling<BR/>and the labels that we put on everyone today. In the news we hear names like "dirt bag,<BR/>the "N" word, Some even love to use the labels for those in prison to rub their faces in their situation. We for years have abused other's with our thoughts, minds and our actions. <BR/>I am Southern born and I remain in the South today. However, I feel as if we use this" Better than you attitude" too much. We must remember "except for the Grace of GOD"we or our family members could be in the same situation at any given time. We are all just one mistake away from Jail or Prison or a Hospital Good Morning,<BR/>As I am listening to the horrible stories of the VA Tech Shooting I cannot help but<BR/>be concerned with what is happening in today's world. I also wonder if we as Citizens<BR/>have helped create this problem.<BR/>We have so much injustice on all sides of any given situation in Today's World. We <BR/>create so much stress and tension and we expect so much from our Children that <BR/>we create situations such as the one at VA Tech. <BR/>Over 72 percent of the people in Prisons have mental or emotional problems. <BR/>This creates a drug or some type of an addictive personality. <BR/>If anything, the schools and the colleges need to have more help available for<BR/>the people with Emotional problems. Jealousy and loneless are only a few of the many <BR/>emotional problems in today's world that people accept as normal. No emotional problem that<BR/>creates a situation in your life that is harmful to you or anyone else should be over <BR/>looked. If left unchecked sooner or later a larger problem will be created. <BR/>All we do is continue to make the laws more harsh and put people out of sight in<BR/>prisons or we put them to death. This just shows those with problems that we<BR/>fight violence with violence, doesn't it? <BR/>If we did not have so many prisons, prison personal to pay, upkeep and maintaince,<BR/>etc. we could help those with problems and perhaps stop the problems that we helped<BR/>create. We have hungry Children, homeless children, no medical insurance, homeless people everywhere and perhaps more in the future with the housing problem. We have Seniors and low<BR/>income people with no medical help and numerous problems. However,<BR/>we come up with a few laws to help a few and the rest continue to go without hope. <BR/>How many people must die or suffer because we refuse to see life as it really is and<BR/>make some changes. Perhaps the answer lies in the Home and Family. We need to <BR/>listen more, condemn less and be available for those that we Love. Stop expecting<BR/>the Politicans to raise your family and we will have less of "Big Brother" and more<BR/>Brotherly Love. <BR/>Cho Seung-Hui was not a criminal before yesterday. He was a student. Now he also has a label and many people died yesterday. Instead of trying to figure out what is going wrong in<BR/>today's Society, once again we are trying to put the blame on people. Fire this one,<BR/>what went wrong, etc. We are to quick to want to label people and to look down<BR/>on other's so that we can say, "Thank God I am better than they are". <BR/>For God's sake stop the madness that makes for good TV ratings and realize that <BR/>so many today have mental or emotional problems and we are creating this madness<BR/>by our actions. <BR/>We send people to prison to change their emotional problems and help them to <BR/>be a productive member of Society. People still believe this joke today. <BR/>Please read the following article from Texas and perhaps you will understand why<BR/>some people give up and decide it is best to end it all or to just stay in Prison, etc.<BR/>The only problem being the fact that if a person has nothing to lose, they will take <BR/>more with them when they leave this earth. Why did everyone turn their back on<BR/>Cho Seung Hui and not realize that he had a problem? Someone had to have <BR/>noticed his pain. <BR/>What have we done to our World? What have we done to Society in General?<BR/>Cho Seung Hui was also some Mother's Child. Today many Mother's and Father's<BR/>and Siblings will hurt and they will never be the same again. We must ask ourselves<BR/>What have we done? What could we have done differenlty? Instead we are looking<BR/>to blame someone and this will ease the quilt, or will it? We must stop the name calling<BR/>and the labels that we put on everyone today. In the news we hear names like "dirt bag,<BR/>the "N" word, Some even love to use the labels for those in prison to rub their faces <BR/>in their situation. We for years have abused other's with our thoughts, minds and our <BR/>actions. <BR/>I am Southern born and I remain in the South today. However, I feel as if we use this<BR/>" Better than you attitude" too much. We must remember "except for the Grace of GOD"<BR/>we or our family members could be in the same situation at any given time. We are all<BR/>just one mistake away from Jail or Prison or a Hospital or being homeless, etc. <BR/>We must stop the pain of Abuse in America today. <BR/>or being homeless, etc. <BR/>We must stop the pain of Abuse in America today. <BR/>Mollie JohnsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57279922065684198912007-04-26T14:51:00.000-05:002007-04-26T14:51:00.000-05:00On Zaffirini's husband and the GEO Group, he doesn...On Zaffirini's husband and the GEO Group, he doesn't appear to lobby for them in Texas. I looked up GEO's lobbyists (<A HREF="http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/tedd/conlob2007b.htm" REL="nofollow">see here</A>), and it turns out they're both friends of mine:<BR/><BR/> Geo Care Inc.<BR/> One Park Place 621 N.W. 53rd Street Suite 700 Boca Raton, FL 33487<BR/><BR/> Gilmore, Scott E. (00056410)<BR/> 502 West 13th Street Austin, TX 78701<BR/> Type of Compensation: Prospective<BR/> Amount: $50,000 - $99,999.99<BR/> Client - Start: 01/03/2007 Term Date: 12/31/2007<BR/><BR/> Heckler, Jeffrey E. (00040150)<BR/> 502 W. 13th Austin, TX 78701<BR/> Type of Compensation: Prospective<BR/> Amount: $50,000 - $99,999.99<BR/> Client - Start: 02/27/2007 Term Date: 12/31/2007<BR/><BR/>According to the state lobby lists, GEO is not employing any other representation at the Lege this year. Let's not spread any false rumors! Do you have a source on that allegation? Hopefully it's just a bad rumor - Geo has no interest in building new STATE prisons, I'd think.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-28850495968900593562007-04-26T14:31:00.000-05:002007-04-26T14:31:00.000-05:00I heard a rumor that Zaffirini's husband is a lobb...I heard a rumor that Zaffirini's husband is a lobbyist for Geo Group. If true, that might affect her position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19279199412411429732007-04-26T14:25:00.000-05:002007-04-26T14:25:00.000-05:00Help me find the good stories and I'm happy to hel...Help me find the good stories and I'm happy to help promote them. I thought the art was cool. :) best,Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18003857367795536002007-04-26T13:32:00.000-05:002007-04-26T13:32:00.000-05:00Grits, not that you don't try to be fair and balan...Grits, not that you don't try to be fair and balanced, it is nice to see some of the positive things that TYC has done. <BR/><BR/>Often it is only the negative that is brought to light. It is easy for persons who are looking from the outside in to assume that TYC does more harm than good. Many of TYC's success stories rarely get attention because they leave the agency and grow up to be ordinary law abiding citizens. <BR/><BR/>There are good staff in the agency who do make a positive and long lasting impact on youth and they should be celebrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com