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Jeffrey A. Rendall
Assault on America, Day 653: Trump wins town hall on content, style and resistance to stupidity
Trump wins the battle of the dueling town hall events by just showing up
If a presidential candidate is featured in a town hall event (where supposedly "ordinary" people question the person on matters of public policy) and nobody tunes-in to watch it, will it still have a bearing on the race? The question must have been on the minds of lot of people on Thursday night. October 15 was supposed to be the occasion of the second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat challenger Joe Biden, but the program was cancelled -- allegedly -- because of "health concerns." Yes, the Commission on Presidential Debates pulled the plug a week ago, well before they had a legitimate justification to do it. The recuperating (because of the Chinese Communist Party virus) Trump was certain to be non-contagious by now, but the establishment's keepers used his sickness as a reason to kill it anyway. NBC, to its credit, offered Trump an hour's worth of time to meet the voters. Of course, they wanted big ratings, too. That didn't have anything to do with inviting Trump, did it? Going into the evening, some NBC employees protested the network's allowing President Trump to do the event by himself -- opposite Joe Biden's 90-minute forum on ABC -- as grossly unfair, since the president was the one who originally said he wouldn't "virtually" participate. They suggested the two events should not have been scheduled opposite each other, and that Americans deserved a means to watch both of them. (Isn't it called a DVR?) Though the viewership numbers aren't in yet, the real reason must've been that Trump would swamp Biden in the ratings. Face it, even on a bad night Trump is more entertaining than Biden and everyone knows, including his own supporters, that Biden is a babbling idiot who can't put coherent sentences together. Pitted against each other, the only reason to watch Biden would be to see if he can stand erect the whole time and/or to watch for a major gaffe like "You ain't black" or if he calls someone a "dog faced pony soldier," tells a citizen to "shut up" or distorts some easily recognizable fact, like "150 million have been killed by guns since 2007." Trump was both knowledgeable and "presidential" on Thursday night despite a rather one-sided interrogation to open the program. "Moderator" Savannah Guthrie started it off with a lengthy series of probing questions about Trump's experience with the coronavirus. She seemed awful curious about when was the last time Trump tested negative prior to his positive one. (Seriously? Who cares?) Then she nagged him -- obstinately -- about masks. Stupid. For his part, the president placed the blame where it lies -- on China. Guthrie seemed like she just wanted a "gotcha" moment. "You can't let the cure be worse than the problem," Trump said. Words of wisdom, but to the alarmists? Next up Guthrie asked Trump about denouncing white supremacy…and QAnon. Does anyone care about this (outside of the media, that is)? Then she started getting defensive and petty when Trump changed the focus to Antifa, the real source of violence and mayhem in this country. This went on for about twenty minutes. As if this weren't bad enough, then Savannah asked the president about the "peaceful transfer of power" non-controversy. "The answer is yes I will (accept the result)," Trump replied, "but I want it to be an honest election and so does everyone else." Trump tried to make a point about vote fraud and the woman argued with him that it doesn't exist…! Once the questioning moved to "real" people, the program instantly improved, including his response to the first questioner, who asked about measures to contain the virus. I've noted it many times before, but Trump is one of the few politicians who directly addresses the audience member's question. The media never gives him credit for his straightforwardness and usually savages him for an over exaggeration or mistaken figure. Trump's spent a lifetime talking with "normal" people, so he knows how to do it. Biden, on the other hand, has spent most of his life talking to colleagues in the snooty senate or staff members who are there to serve him. Simply put, Biden doesn't know how to talk one-on-one with people who have real jobs and concerns outside of the insulated Washington DC bubble. It's not that he's incapable, necessarily, just that he's out of practice. Trump seems to thrive on it. Always remember, Trump dislikes his political enemies (in both parties) and the media, not the people themselves. He's not about to call Americans "deplorables" or question their intelligence. Pundits like to say that Trump's personality turns people off (see below for more on this) and that he's rude and abrasive and unfriendly. It's a legitimate criticism in some ways, but it's a rare instance when you see anything approaching rudeness where a voter is concerned. If you want outright hostility towards a "normal" person, tune-in to a Biden event. I didn't get to watch Biden's competing town hall, but here's guessing if he was asked by a voter about son Hunter's emails and shady foreign deals, the response was not kind, something to the effect of, "Nobody's ever said my son did anything wrong. He's a fine boy who just had a drug problem like millions of other people. That's all. You're way out of line to bring it up. We should be talking about all the corrupted business deals Trump and his family have made. We don't have enough time this evening to get it all in." It's about the same as his answer on ending the filibuster and the potential for court packing. "If I answer the question, my words will be the headline in all the papers tomorrow. It isn't the issue… blah, blah, blah." Trump, however, isn't about to let the Hunter Biden subject go. Two weeks ago, in the first presidential debate, moderator Chris Wallace and Joe Biden hounded Trump over his tax returns (based on a New York Times story), as though he'd done something corrupt or illegal. By all appearances, Hunter Biden used his dad's position as vice president to enrich himself. Joe says he didn't know about it, but the emails indicated he did. Who to believe? As would be expected, Guthrie raised the tax return topic on Thursday. It gets old. It wasn't an issue in 2016, and it isn't now either. Thursday's "town hall" event basically ended before it got interesting. Trump fielded questions on taxes, COVID-19, immigration and why he deserves reelection. Will it help him? Hard to say, but it's clear he's back in the game after surviving the dreaded Chinese plague. He did well… and "won" the debate. Liberals: Oh please, Trump. Take our advice and limit your exposure before the election! It's always semi-hilarious to receive campaign advice from someone who would never vote for you in a million lifetimes. It happens a lot these days as liberal talking heads are happy to "analyze" polling data and make recommendations accordingly. In a piece titled "Donald Trump is doing the *exact* opposite of what he should in the last days of 2020 campaign," Liberal pundit Chris Cillizza wrote at CNN.com, "What all of those numbers suggest is that Trump's best strategy -- an admittedly long-shot one still, of course -- is to do the opposite of what he is currently doing.
"Rather than do a series of campaign appearances where he recites his greatest hits of distortions and wild claims -- most notably about the coronavirus -- he would be better served by limiting his exposure to voters. If he could do that -- and, to be clear, Trump is totally incapable of doing so -- then it's at least possible that voters would look more at Trump's record and less at, well, Trump.
"[Trump] has always made everything, including the presidency, about him and him alone. Unfortunately for Republicans, he appears to now be on a kamikaze mission to make the 2020 election all about him, too. And the consequences of that strategic choice will likely be something the party is dealing with for years to come."
Where's the crystal ball, Chris? After what happened in 2016 on Election Day, do you feel confident in predicting the sky is falling on Donald Trump now? Three years of non-stop investigations, Democrat attacks and relentless media negativity haven't softened up his opinion survey ratings to the point where he's a certain loser. Trump is synonymous with his policies, isn't he? Or is his new campaign slogan, "Make Trump Great Again?"
In writing this, Cillizza is only doing what all liberal political watchers have done for five years now, namely bragging that Trump is his own worst enemy, he repels everyone with his personality, is destroying the Republican brand, and his best way to come back -- which according to them is very unlikely -- is to hide himself away like a rat in a hole. Or like Joe Biden. Same thing.
The problem with such thinking is well over ninety percent of self-identified Republicans support Trump and they're not only accepting of his leadership of a new type of conservative/populist GOP, they're proud of it. The whole notion of advising the president to cease or limit his activities at a time where thousands upon thousands are itching to see him and hear his message -- it's just plain dumb.
Imagine you're a Trump campaign advisor and you're speaking with the president about strategy and you bring up Cillizza's column and his advice. "Uh, Mr. President, this guy at CNN thinks you'd actually gain voters by shutting down for the final two weeks, since he says you're a self-obsessed megalomaniac who's just in it for yourself. And, oh yeah, all those people cheering at your rallies -- they're just deluded! Not representative of the typical blue state voter at all. They'd prefer that you just concede the election now."
And where does Cillizza get off digging at Trump on the coronavirus? The president has been at the center of the storm since the beginning, conducted dozens of press events regarding it, listened to opinion after opinion after opinion on the danger involved, how to deal with the infections, keep people working and most of all, prevent folks from panicking. There's also the matter of the chief executive having contracted the virus, received treatment for it and then been given the medical profession's go-ahead to start campaigning again.
Someone needs to convey a message of courage and fortitude in dealing with the Chinese plague. We're sure not going to hear it from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (the Democrats just pulled Harris off the campaign trail because some of her staffers tested positive for the CCP virus. What, didn't the masks help them? Sheesh. How stupid does this get?). If Trump were to remove himself from the bulk of his public appearances, he'd guarantee a loss on Election Day. But that's what the media hopes for anyway, isn't it?
Why doesn't the media tell Democrats to stop campaigning?
It's funny how these same liberals don't speak of the need for Democrat leaders -- or even the rank and file -- to hide away. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for example, isn't exactly the warmest and fuzziest of all people, yet Cillizza and the line-up at MSNBC isn't counseling her to quit her nonsensical rambling and insulting personal attacks (like CNN's Wolf Blitzer is an apologist for the president? Huh?) on anyone who dares question her political tactics.
Then there's Senate Minority Leader "Chucky" Schumer, who's making an absolute donkey out of himself and every member of his party in the upper chamber by characterizing Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as extreme and out of touch with ordinary Americans. Barrett has sat calmly and almost serenely while being subject to pontificating lectures from partisan questioners who wouldn't vote for her if she were the second coming of a secular messiah.
Barrett has completely destroyed every Democrat attempt to stir up popular opinion against her, their only smidgen of possibility of swinging a few Republican votes to reject her. Watching Democrat presidential candidates Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris try and make the Supreme Court all about Obamacare and abortion exposes the ruse of Democrats caring about the "rule of law" and the Constitution.
What they're really thinking is, "Court packing! Court packing! Court packing!" These mean, vindictive people will do anything to get what they want. Here's thinking the American people will not be so inclined to do their bidding.
Why don't the pundits advise the Democrats to stop their absurd grilling of ACB?
Liberals like Cillizza appear to forget that people aren't exactly clamoring to see Trump's opponent -- doddering dunce Joe Biden -- in person either. It could be said that Biden is slightly more appealing and popular than Hillary Clinton, but it's not like there's a great deal of remorse that Biden isn't doing large scale events. Democrats are keeping Biden under lock and key because if they don't, Grampa Joe will talk his way out of millions of votes every time he opens his mouth.
It seems clear that President Donald Trump is on a roll. With the recent revelations concerning Hunter Biden and the Republican campaign's focus on spreading a positive message on COVID-19, the tide could be turning on popular opinion. Democrats are running out of excuses for keeping Grampa Joe locked away in seclusion. It'll be a fascinating final two weeks.
Vice President debate
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FLASH: Schumer Moves To Break Filibuster And Pass One Party Rule Bill
Time To Curb Chinese Purchases of American Farmland


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Monday, June 16 - The Red Cross Strawberries on Wheels Festival. The McKean Potter Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross is taking over the popular strawberry festival, and now it's a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels. We'll be talking about the festival, Meals on Wheels and I'm sure Jason Bange will have even more to talk about. There's always something happening at the Red Cross.
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Rock, Paper, Scissors Champ Crowned
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — You always thought "Rock Paper Scissors" was a game of pure luck, didn't you?
So did Derek Hines. The 2005 Hershey High School graduate used to think it was just a way to settle who had to take out the trash or which of his roommates would have to make the beer run.
No, there's much more to it than luck.
It's psychology. It's manipulation. It's picking up on hidden "tells," like the way some amateurs start to make the scissors shape a little too early, or tilt their hand to start making the paper shape, or wind up a bit more for an emphatic throwdown of the rock.
That knowledge helped Hines win a free trip to Las Vegas to compete in next weekend's Rock Paper Scissors national championship. The winner of the national tournament, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay hotel, earns $50,000 and a trip to Beijing.
After winning a regional qualifier in State College, Hines will represent Penn State University, where he is a senior m…
Contractor Sued by State AG
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett is suing 11 home improvement contractors, including one from Bradford, and is seeking more than $660,000 in restitution for their victims. Christopher Stratton, doing business as Roof Pro+ Home Improvements is among the defendants. Corbett says the defendants are accused of accepting payment from consumers but failing to begin projects, failing to complete projects, or performing the work in a shoddy or unsatisfactory manner.
More Statements on Tim Russert
Buffalo Bisons Organization Mourns the Loss of Longtime Supporter, NBC's Tim Russert
Buffalo-native sent Opening Day Video Message for Several Seasons
The Buffalo Bisons organization is saddened to hear the news today of the passing of Buffalo-native and NBC News Washington Bureau Chief, Tim Russert. The longtime political analyst passed away on Friday afternoon at the age of 58.
"This is truly a sad day for the Buffalo Bisons organization and the entire Western New York community," said Mike Buczkowski, Vice President/General Manger of the Buffalo Bisons. "Tim was a great friend of the Bisons and a positive ambassador for our great city to the rest of the country."
Russert was a familiar face to Bisons fans. For the past 10 seasons, Russert recorded a video message from his office in Washington, D.C. that was played on the Bisons Big Board on Opening Day. Along with welcoming fans to the ballpark for the start of a new sea…
Buffalo Bills Statement on Russert
The Buffalo Bills released the following statement on the death of Tim Russet:
"Tim, as everyone knows, was a tremendous Bills fan. He was always so proud to let people know just how much he loved our team and was such a great ambassador for Buffalo. So many times he ended his "Meet The Press" show with his patented "Go Bills!" that it became part of our Game Day morning rituals. He was a true friend and we will miss him immensely. Our sincere sympathies go out to his family and our team carries a heavy heart tonight as we mourn the loss of this great man, Buffalo's native son and a Bills fan forever."
Casey, Specter Comment on
Passing of Tim Russert
WASHINGTON, DC-Following the death of Tim Russert, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released the following statement:
"America lost a giant in the world of quality journalism and Buffalo lost her favorite son. He was a tough but fair cross-examiner of candidates and public officials and few journalists understood American politics and history better than Tim.
"He earned the respect of Presidents here at home and world leaders as well as members of Congress. He was a faithful son, a devoted husband and father who never forgot where he came from. I speak for the Casey family in extending our condolences to Maureen, their son Luke and the entire Russert family."
Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) today issued the following statement regarding journalist Tim Russert's death:
"Tim will be sorely missed because his years as a Senate staffer and probing TV journalist gave him special insights on political and governmental issues. Had he chosen law as a career, his cross-examination would have mad…
SBU Dean Mourns Loss of News,
WNY Icon Tim Russert
"Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert was remembered as a journalism giant Friday by Lee Coppola, dean of St. Bonaventure University's Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
"The world of journalism has lost an icon and Western New York has lost its greatest ambassador," Coppola said.
Russert, a political analyst well known for his pointed questioning, died unexpectedly Friday in Washington, D.C.
Recognized for his achievements and contributions as a journalist and for his strong devotion to his family and his faith, Russert received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from St. Bonaventure in 2001.
Coppola attributed the enormous respect Russert garnered — from politicians to the public — to his blue-collar Buffalo roots.
"That's because he came from common people," said Coppola, who presented Russert with his honorary degree from the University in 2001. "No one ever looked at him as an erudite person."
During his address, Russert reminisced about his Buffalo …
Tim Russert Has Died
NBC News is reporting Tim Russert has died. The moderator of "Meet The Press" and South Buffalo native died Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
Russert was 58 years old.
NBC News reports Russert collapsed and died at the NBC News Washington bureau on Friday afternoon.
An emotional Tom Browkaw reported the news at 3:40 p.m. eastern time on Friday.
"Tim was a true child of Buffalo," Brokaw said to a national audiance during the special report.
Browkaw also spoke about Russert's love for the Buffalo Bills.
"This news division will not be the same without his strong clear voice," Browkaw said.
Russert served as managing editor and moderator of "Meet the Press" and political analyst for NBC News.
Russert was also a best selling author. He wrote "Big Russ and Me" in 2004 and "Wisdom of Our Fathers" in 2006. "Wisdom of Our Fathers" features a story by Pitt-Bradford Director of Communications and Marketing Pat Frantz Ce…
'Little Chicago' Looking for Star
If you're waiting for filming to start up again on the movie "Little Chicago," you'll have to wait a little longer. Producers had hoped to resume filming in late spring or early summer, but that date has been moved until the stars of the film can be signed. Executive Producer Carl Veno says as soon as they sign someone to play Al Ritchie they'll be ready to go in three or four weeks. In addition to more filming in Bradford, crews will be in Kane, Olean and Salamanca. Meanwhile, state Senator Mike Stack says it's important that Pennsylvania keep attracting the film industry with the current tax credits that are available. "Continuing to do more to attract films to our state would mean a great boost to our economy," Stack says. "We need this, considering the struggles our constituents are going through with rising prices on necessities and the mounting economic recession our country is moving toward." Stack recently filmed a scene for the ca…
Charges Filed in Gang Assault
Four people are facing charges in connection with the Tuesday morning gang assault on a 17-year-old Olean boy. Police say the boy used a pocket knife to stab three people in a Buffalo Street house so he could escape. They say 19-year-old Richard Withey, 21-year-old Bruce Hanson a 16-year-old Olean boy and a 17-year-old Olean girl worked together to trap the victim in the house so they could beat him up because he allegedly insulted a girl in the house. The victim suffered cuts to his head that required stitches, as well as other injuries.
Driver Recovering After Fiery Crash
A truck driver is recovering at a Pittsburgh hospital after his tanker truck crashed and burst into flames. Police on Friday identified the driver as 59-year-old Edward Niederriter of Erie. He is listed in stable condition at Western Pennsylvania Hospital's burn unit in Pittsburgh. Niederriter was driving a tanker filled with up to 15,000 gallons of gas when the truck crashed Thursday night in Venango Township. The tanker burst into flames that could be seen as far away as Lake Erie.
Police say Niederriter was driving too fast at the time of the crash.
Rendell Signs Smoking Ban Bill
Gov. Ed Rendell has signed a statewide smoking ban into law that goes into effect in 90 days. Under the new law, most private businesses and public spaces must be smokefree. Rendell advocated such a ban as a way to cut health care costs. Pennsylvania is now the 33rd state with some sort of statewide smoking ban.
The ban covers restaurants, office buildings, theaters, arenas and other venues.
Exemptions will allow smoking to continue in bars and taverns that have limited food service, casinos, private clubs, nursing homes, tobacco-related businesses and volunteer ambulance, fire and rescue squads.
DEP Holds Oil and Gas Summit
With Pennsylvania facing record interest from the natural gas industry, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty today said taking advantage of the state's energy resources is important to the its economy and the nation's interests, but doing so must be balanced against the need to protect its natural resources.
Speaking at a first-of-its-kind summit today attended by approximately 150 representatives of the oil and gas industry, McGinty said improving technology and higher energy prices are making it easier and more attractive for drilling companies to explore and extract natural gas, but that activity must be done in accordance with the state's environmental laws and regulations.
"The economics of the energy industry are driving an incredible level of interest in Pennsylvania's natural resources," said McGinty. "In three of the last four years, we've set a new record in terms of the number of permits issued to drill here, and this year could bring another…
Meisch is SBU Alumus of the Year
St. Bonaventure University named John H. Meisch of Rushville, N.Y., the William P. "Stax" McCarthy Alumnus of the Year during the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, held June 6-8 on the University's campus.
The award is named in memory of former annual fund and alumni director William "Stax" McCarthy, '72, and is presented to a St. Bonaventure graduate who offers continued service to the University and captures the spirit of St. Francis, St. Bonaventure and St. Clare.
Since earning his undergraduate degree at St. Bonaventure in 1958, Meisch has been an involved member of the St. Bonaventure University community. If there is a need on campus, Meisch has always been there to help - including Clare College, the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts dance and theater programs, and the Decades for Devereux campaign.
A principal sponsor of the University's annual Francis Week celebration, Meisch and his wife, Kay, have sponsored the Fr. Jerome Kelly Francis Week…
Drug Arrest Could Help
in Murder Investigation
The arrest of a major drug "kingpin" in Jamestown could help police in a homicide investigation in the Town of Ellicott from last month. Police say 39-year-old Jose Martinez supplied the "Q-Dog" drug ring with the 4 million dollars worth of cocaine that was distributed throughout the region. Quincy Turner of Jamestown, who was arrested in "Operation Q-Dog" along with several others, was found shot to death in his car at an old airport hangar on Girts Road. Turner was awaiting further court action at the time of his death. Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley said Martinez's arrest could "potentially" produce more leads in Turner's death.
Foley would not comment on the matter any further, but police did say Martinez has a history of "violence," including an arrest on an attempted murder charge in the 1990s.
Alleged Militia Captain
Remains Jailed
A Clarion County man who the FBI says is a captain in a militia is still in jail because his federal detention hearing will resume on Monday. The hearing for 64-year-old Morgan Jones began Thursday. He is charged with illegally selling an AK-47 assault rifle in February to an undercover agent in Ohio. Jones hasn't commented on the charges, but his wife, Donna, says he's just a weapons collector. Authorities want him jailed until trial because they say he is a captain in the 91st Warrior militia that engages in illegal weapons dealings and anti-government activities.
Jones is one of five people facing weapons charges after raids by federal agents on Sunday.
Woman Ordered to Stay Away
from Michael Jordan
A Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stay away from former basketball star Michael Jordan. Crawford County Common Pleas Judge Gordon Miller granted the former NBA player's request for an injunction and ordered 35-year-old Lisa Miceli of Meadville to have no further communication or contact with Jordan, any member of his family or any of his representatives. Miceli maintains that Jordan is the father of her now-5-year-old son, and said she wants a third round of DNA testing to prove her claims. Jordan has denied the claim, and in court papers said paternity tests in 2004 and 2005 showed he was not the father.
Grand Jury Hears Evidence
Against Retired Trooper
The lawyer for a retired state trooper charged in an accident that killed a Bradford woman is challenging the value of a blood test given to his client. Edward Cosgrove says David O'Brien of Allegany wasn't given the blood test at Olean General Hospital until about three hours after the April 11 accident that killed 38-year-old Wendy Karnes. O'Brien and Karnes were both on their way to work at the Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca when their vehicles collided head-on on Route 219. Cosgrove says he questioned everyone at the scene and no one said O'Brien was drunk. Cosgrove says a medical problem may have caused O'Brien to drive in the wrong lane of traffic. A Cattaraugus County Grand Jury heard evidence yesterday. The next grand jury report is due June 26. O'Brien is free on $1,000 bail.
Community Garden Plan Unveiled
Elm Street Program interns Rachel Ense and Kara Smith have unveiled their plans for a new community garden on Bank Street behind Grace Lutheran Church. The plans feature beds that would be available for the community to grow their own vegetables, as well as a gathering spot that would be used for meetings, workshops or socializing. The garden would also have a trellis over the main entrance and would be enclosed by hedges and fencing. Smith and Ense are still looking for more input, as well as people who are interested in gardening at the site. People can contact them at the Bradford Office of Economic and Community Development. Bob Harris and I will be talking about the community garden project on his "Around the Home" show Saturday morning at 8:30 on WESB.
Rendell to Sign Bill Friday;
Goes Into Effect in September
Gov. Ed Rendell will sign Pennsylvania's new clean indoor air act into law at noon Friday in Montgomery County. The measure, which passed the Pennsylvania General Assembly this week, will restrict smoking in most workplaces and public places. With the governor's signature on Friday, most of the law's provisions should be in effect by mid-September.
NY Senate Calls for Action on
Sexual Abuse Bill
Senator Cathy Young and members of the New York State Senate Majority Conference today called for Assembly action on legislation that would prohibit school employees or volunteers from engaging in sexual conduct with a student, regardless of the student's age. The bill, passed the Senate unanimously on February 26, 2008 and is supported by the New York State District Attorneys' Association.
"Currently in New York State it is not against the law for teachers to prey upon 17 and 18 year old students. These teachers have power and authority over these students. They should be protecting them, not victimizing them," said Senator Young. "We're calling on the Assembly to take action and because when parents send their children off to school they expect that they'll be in a safe environment."
The call for Assembly action came yesterday at a Capitol press conference, where Senators were joined by Heidi Roosa, whose 17-year-old daughter was involved in a relationship with her Independent Stud…
Asteroid Named For Cope
The latest tribute to legendary Steelers broadcaster Myron Cope is literally out of this world. The International Astronomical Union has agreed to name an asteroid after Cope, who died Feb. 27. The asteroid orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter and is now officially known as 7835 Myroncope. The asteroid is about three miles wide and 88 million miles from Earth. It cannot be seen by the naked eye.
BLT Holds Annual Meeting,
Elects Officers
At Wednesday's annual meeting of the board of directors of Bradford Little Theatre held in the office at 78 Main St., new directors and officers were elected for the year starting July 1. New directors elected to two-year terms were Cindy Graham and Marcia Morrison. Re-elected to two-year terms were Richard Marcott and Cindy Matteson. Also, named to fill the rest of the two-year term vacated by Richard Frederick was Anne Holliday. Officers elected to one-year terms were Marcott, president; Holliday, vice president; and Morrison, treasurer. Re-elected was Nanci K. Garris, secretary. Currently in the midst of their terms are Garris, Pam Gaffney, Dennis Morrisroe and Charles E. Church. Outgoing president Diane Kerner Arnett was named President Emeritus and will continue with the board in an advisory capacity.
Restaurant Shut Down When
Inspectors Find Turtle in Sink
A symbol of good luck brought some bad luck to a restaurant in York, P-A. When health inspectors found a snapping turtle in the kitchen sink of the Panda Chinese Kitchen, they closed the restaurant down. Owner Jim Zhao says in China a turtle is like a Buddha. It's supposed to bring good luck. Zhao says he rescued the turtle because he saw a man trying to get rid of it in the parking lot, so put it in the sink until he could release it. He's now given it to a friend. Inspectors ordered the restaurant shut down last Friday after finding the turtle and other health code violations. The restaurant is expected to re-open today.
Peterson's Offshore Drilling Amendment Defeated
In an attempt to lower the price at the pump and bring stability to the economy, Congressman John E. Peterson (R-PA), offered an amendment to the Interior Department spending bill that would increase domestic production of oil and natural gas offshore. The amendment, which would have lifted the Congressional Moratorium on offshore energy production between 50 and 200 miles, was defeated along a party line vote with six Republicans supporting American made energy and nine Democrats voting to keep American resources locked up. Peterson issued the following statement:
"While the American people continue to endure the pain at the pump – begging Washington for relief –Democrats on the House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee voted to keep the status quo, and continue with 27 years of failed policy that restricts domestic production of oil and natural gas offshore. The amendment I offered today was a clear opportunity for both Democrats and Republicans to come together, in a bipartisan …
Bradford Rotary Club Honors
Three members of the Bradford Rotary Club have been honored as Paul Harris Fellows, Rotary's highest honor that recognizes "Service Above Self." The Rotarians honored were Susan Evans, Richard Johnson and Garry Pugrant. Also during Tuesday's annual dinner, officers were installed. They are Barb Kervin, incoming president; Dr. Kimberly Young O'Mara, president-elect; Debbie Price, vice president; Susan Evans, secretary; Richard Johnson, treasurer; and Don Fredeen, sergeant at arms.
Couple Didn't Know Toddler Was Missing
A Salamanca couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after their toddler was missing for an hour – and they didn't know it. Police say the 2-year-old got out of the house, wandered the street and was picked up by someone who took the child to the police station. Nearly an hour passed before anyone contacted police about the missing child, whose parents are Autumn Rogers and Sean Sanford of Broad Street.
Olean Has New Superintendent
Olean has a new school superintendent. Dr. Colleen Taggerty starts her new job on July 1. She is currently assistant superintendent of Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES. Taggerty replaces Mark Ward, who is taking over as superintendent of the Ellicottville School District.
Budget Bill Rolled Out
House Democrats finally rolled out their version of next year's state budget, which would be a slight increase in spending over what Gov. Ed Rendell proposed earlier this year. Rep. Dwight Evans, the Philadelphia Democrat who chairs the Appropriations Committee where the $28.5 billion measure was introduced, says he is optimistic that talks will produce a negotiated deal. The budget proposal, in the form of an amendment Evans offered, was approved 21-13 by Appropriations, largely along party lines. Rendell has proposed a $28.3 billion spending plan that would be a 4.2 percent increase over the current year; Evans' amendment would increase spending by about 4.8 percent. If a 2008-09 budget is not approved before July 1, some 25,000 state government workers will be furloughed. The bill remains in the House Appropriations Committee.
Police Looking for Smethport Man
Police are still searching for a Smethport man who they say took a safe, money and a car from an East Valley Road home in Keating Township. Police say Kristopher Wilson drove the car to his father's house in Liberty Township, where he took 15 guns and other items valued at more than 35 thousand dollars. Wilson's last known address was East Valley Road, but he also known to frequent the Somerset area of Pennsylvania and may have ties to Indiana, P-A.
Corry Teen Charged with Rape
A 15-year-old boy has been charged in a May 16 rape of a 16-year-old girl. Corry police alleged the rape took place outside near King and East Church streets at about 3 p.m. as the boy and girl were walking home from Corry Area High School.
Police interviewed the boy and girl, and a forensic nurse examined the girl, said Corry police Patrolman Tony McIntyre, who handled the case. Police yesterday charged the boy in Juvenile Court with one count each of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault.
Warren City Council Approves
Convention Center Authority
Warren City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance establishing the need for a convention center authority and is filing of articles of incorporation with the state. The authority will enter into a contract with an operator of the planned conference center on Clark St. and oversee the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the facility. The authority will also be able to pursue funding opportunities for the center, finance any necessary bond issues and acquire, lease or hold any properties related to the conference center.
More Details on Weapons Raids
An FBI agent says one of the men arrested in a sweep by a terrorism task force over the weekend was the subject of an undercover investigation targeting militias.
FBI Agent Daniel Yocca says the investigation focused on militia members with "a propensity for violence." Yocca testified in a detention hearing Wednesday for 49-year-old Marvin E. Hall, of Rimersburg, who faces weapons charges after a raid on his home Sunday. Meanwhile, 60-year-old Bradley Kahle of Clearfield County told undercover agents he hoped senators Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama would be killed if they were elected president, and that he would shoot judicial and law enforcement officials if he ever became terminally ill. Kahle made the statement in April, when he also showed two undercover officers several firearms, including a sniper rifle, two AK-47 assault rifles, and about 5,000 rounds of ammunition, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Others arrested in the raids were Perry Landis of DuBois…
Body of Galeton Man Found
Divers have recovered the body of a Galeton man who drowned in Lyman Lake on Monday.
Emergency workers identified the man as 20-year-old Jeremy Nealy. Divers found his body Tuesday night in 14 feet of water near the west end of the lake. Eight divers, including members of the McKean County Sheriff's Department, conducted a grid search of the lake Tuesday. Lyman Run State Park Manager Chip Harrison says four men were fishing from shore when two of them decided to try to swim across the lake. One went part way and turned back. When he got back to shore, he didn't see Nealy.
The LiveLine - June 11, 2008
Why Good People Do Bad Things
How is it that good people do bad things? Why is our personal story, our societal history so bloody, so repetitive, so injurious to self and others, so self-defeating? This book operates from a central thesis that is relatively unknown to the general public but is a truism for depth psychology, namely, that the human psyche is not a single, unitary, or unified thing, as the ego wants us to believe. It is diverse, multiplicitous, and divided... always divided. We'll be speaking with author James Hollis.
Council Addresses Nuisance Issues
By ANNE HOLLIDAY
WESB/WBRR News Director
Nuisances that can generate health problems were a hot topic at Tuesday's Bradford City Council meeting.
Vista Circle residents Brad and Sally Mangel attended the meeting to talk about the city's open burning ordinance, while council passed on first reading an ordinance regarding cleaning up after pets.
Brad Mangel told council that his neighbors have a patio burner that blows smoke into their windows and, after talking with the neighbors about it, they haven't been able to come to a resolution on the matter.
Sally Mangel said the neighbor now thinks they're picking on her when they talk about the burner.
"We have to keep our windows down," Mangel said. "Why should we have to be a victim of it?"
The Mangels had also spoken with Bradford City Fire Chief Boo Coder and former Chief Bill McCormack.
Coder agreed that the ordinance regarding open burning in the city is "pretty vague" and can be troublesome to enf…
PA Senate Votes for Smoking Ban
The State Senate has voted 41-9 to accept the conference committee report on the Clean Indoor Air Act, making Pennsylvania the 28th state to enact a comprehensive smoking ban that prohibits smoking in most public places and workplaces. The bill now goes to Governor Ed Rendell, who has advocated a smoking ban as a way to reduce health care costs, and plans to sign the bill. It would take effect 90 days after being signed into law, banning cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking in restaurants, office buildings, schools, sports arenas, theaters and bus and train stations.
A dozen exemptions would ensure that smoking can continue at some bars and taverns, portions of casino floors, private clubs and elsewhere.
State Senate GOP Unveils Healthcare Plan
Republican state senators are promoting a healthcare plan they say will help more people at a lower cost than a proposed expansion of government-subsidized insurance championed by Gov. Ed Rendell. Sen. Ted Erickson says the Senate plan would give more than half a million uninsured and low-income Pennsylvanians access to health care. It calls for expanding the availability of community health centers that serve the poor and providing insurance to people who cannot get coverage because of pre-existing health problems, among other things. Erickson says the plan would cost $100 million. The Senate GOP has opposed a bill endorsed by Rendell to provide health coverage to about 270,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians. The program's cost is expected to exceed $1 billion by 2012-13.
Teen's Murder Trial Postponed
The trial of a 15 year-old boy charged with last December's murder of an 18 year-old in Stockton has been postponed until October. The trial in the murder of Dusty Elderkin was set to start on June 17. The defense in the case motioned for an "affirmative defense," which the judge permitted. Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley says this will put an extra requirement on the prosecution to look at the new defense. The unidentified defendant is accused of murdering Elderkin with the help of a 14 year-old accomplice. The younger teen's case was heard in Family Court, where he received a five-year sentence.
Charges Detailed in Weekend Raid
Suspects arrested in weekend raids by a terrorism task force face allegations that they trafficked in blasting caps, illegally possessed weapons and transferred exploding golf balls. 64-year-old Morgan Jones of Lucinda is charged with illegally transferring a Romanian AK-47 assault rifle to someone who lives out of state in February; Jones was arrested as he left church over the weekend. 61-year-old Perry Landis DuBois is charged with illegally transferring blasting caps in September and March. 49-year-old Marvin Hall of Rimersburg allegedly transferred two exploding golf balls to an unnamed person in January, without a firearms license. He is also accused of illegally possessing a 12-gauge shotgun and an SKS assault rifle; it is illegal for Hall to possess guns because he has a 1999 federal weapons conviction. Prosecutors have refused to say why they want the men detained or why the cases were investigated by the terrorism task force.
Paterson Visits Jamestown;
Announces Power Plant Plans
New York Governor Paterson visited Chautauqua County today to announce support for an advanced coal power plant in Jamestown. The state will commit $6 million to help draw more then $100 million in federal and private funds for the project. This will also ensure that the Oxy-Coal Alliance design team stays intact during the time it takes to secure federal funding. The first coal power plant of its kind in the world will serve as a demonstration facility for a promising new technology that captures carbon dioxide and sequesters it underground for permanent storage. State Senator Cathy Young says the oxy-coal plant could turn out to be Western New York's most significant economic breakthrough in decades. She adds that Paterson has clearly demonstrated his commitment to revitalizing the upstate economy by advancing this project.
Naked Pilot, Flight Attendant Fined
A flight attendant and an airline pilot face fines of $300 apiece after a nighttime romp in the woods that ended when police found the pilot hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and wristwatch. Jeffrey Bradford and Adrianna Connor, both 24, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges in Dauphin County Court on Monday. Both declined comment after leaving the courthouse. Bradford, of Pittsburgh, and Connor, of Belleville, Mich., are both employees of Pinnacle Airlines Inc. They were at a suburban Harrisburg diner May 28 before they apparently decided to walk into the woods and have sex, police said. Neighbors called police, saying they had seen a naked man and an intoxicated woman. A helicopter with heat-seeking equipment was called in, and Bradford was later discovered hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch. Bradford and Connor remain suspended from the Memphis, Tenn.-based airline.
Jim Kelly Addresses PA Senate
Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly made a visit to the Pennsylvania State Senate today to push for additional testing for newborn babies.
The Newborn Child Testing Act (House Bill 883) would expand Pennsylvania's existing newborn screening program to include the 29 "core" treatable conditions recommended by the American College of Medical Genetics and endorsed by the March of Dimes and American Academy of Pediatrics.
"What we're trying to do is make sure every single state out there gives these kids a chance to dream," Kelly said on the senate floor. "When I was a little boy, I was able to dream about playing in the National Football League. My dream came true. But unfortunately, thousands and thousands of babies die every single year because they're born in the wrong state."
The bill was approved unanimously by the House, and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, and is awaiting action by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
When Kelly's son Hun…
Riel Supports Funding Formula
Bradford Mayor Tom Riel joined dozens of other mayors from across the state in Harrisburg this morning to support Governor Ed Rendell's education funding plan.
Rendell's proposed education budget calls for investing at least $2.6 billion over the next six years to make progress in closing school funding shortfalls identified in the General Assembly's Costing-Out Report.
Released last year, the General Assembly's Costing-Out Report shows that Pennsylvania's schools need additional resources. Urban, rural and suburban municipal and school leaders who back the plan stressed the need for the state to adopt a predictable and adequate long-term funding formula. Riel said urban school districts get most of the attention, and he want to give the perspective from a rural school district.
"One hundred and twenty years ago, 80 percent of nation's oil was produced within 10 miles of Bradford, Pennsylvania," Riel said. "At this time in hi…
Police: 7-Year-Old Killed Baby
A 7-year-old girl who authorities say killed an infant at a Pittsburgh day care center will face a closed family court hearing. The confidential hearing will determine whether she can be removed from her home and ordered to have counseling.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled the death of 10-month-old Marcia Poston a homicide. Pittsburgh police say the 7-year-old told them she threw the infant onto a carpeted concrete floor twice, but county prosecutors say that is inconsistent with the child's badly bruised body. Police say the 7-year-old has anger management issues and is seeing a psychiatrist. A 20-year-old caregiver was supervising the five children in the day care. But police say she was upstairs changing another child's diaper when the attack happened.
Police: Mother Makes Son
Put Hands Into Boiling Water
Police say an Easton woman forced her 11-year-old son to put his hands into boiling water as punishment for telling a social worker about his abusive father. Thirty-year-old Yanira Arias-Ortiz of Easton is charged with aggravated assault and other offenses. Police say Arias-Ortiz was punishing her son for telling a social worker that his father was living with them in violation of a court order. The man had previously been charged with beating his son. Arias-Ortiz allegedly ordered the boy to put his hands in a pot of water on the stove and keep them there until the water boiled. Authorities say the boy was treated for his injuries and is in the custody of Northampton County Children and Youth. His mother is jailed on $25,000 bail.
Two Stop Signs Will Be Added
Along Coudersport Detour Route
PennDOT is adding two stop signs along the detour route for the Route 6/Mike Franklin Bridge project in Coudersport. A new stop sign will be placed on Maple Street at the Borie Street intersection for eastbound traffic. Another stop sign will be place along Oak Street at Borie for westbound traffic. The stop signs will be added Thursday morning. The project is expected to be finished by mid-August.
Tops Pulls Some Tomatoes
from Shelves as Precaution
If you're addicted to Tops Fresh Salsa – like a certain local newsperson is – you're out of luck for a while. Tops Markets has pulled the salsa, along with its organic round tomatoes because of the FDA advisory. These tomatoes are grown in locations that are still under investigation by the FDA for their possible connection to a salmonella outbreak. All other tomatoes currently supplied to Tops' produce departments have been harvested from growing regions that are not affected by the FDA advisory or are not implicated in the nationwide advisory. No illnesses have been reported due to consumption of the products under investigation by the FDA.
McDonald's, Burger King, and Taco Bell are among the restaurants taking tomatoes off their menus. Wal-Mart has also pulled certain brands of tomatoes from its shelves.
Pecora Elected President of BACC
Timothy Pecora of Burns and Burns Associates, Inc., has been elected president of the Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce 2008 Board of Directors for a second term and was elected for a second three-year term on the board.
Pecora commented, "It is an honor to be part of a board that represents the diversity of our business and civic community and is willing to give generously of their time to promote programs and activities that make a difference."
Others elected to the executive committee remaining in the same position as 2007 are first vice president, Shane Oschman, branch manager, Northwest Savings Bank Main Street; secretary, Robin Cauvel, Administrative Assistant, Metz and Associates, LTD, and co-owner, Times Past, and treasurer, Janet Cleveland, Director of Finance, Futures Rehabilitation Center. Cleveland was elected to her first three year term beginning 2008.
Stepping into the second vice president position on the executive committee is Christopher E. Funk, Western Regional Sal…
McKean County SPCA
June is Shelter Cat Adoption Month, and Heidi Mackowski will be on the show to talk about that and everything else that's going on at the McKean County SPCA.
Pitt-Bradford's Zach Foster
Drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates
By Pat Frantz Cercone
There is much rejoicing at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford after the campus community learned that baseball pitcher/first baseman Zach Foster of Bradford was drafted on Friday by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
"This is an unbelievable accomplishment," said Panthers Head Coach Bret Butler. "To put it in perspective, the Major League Draft has 50 rounds with each team receiving one pick per round. When the draft was complete on Friday evening, only 17 of the athletes selected were NCAA Division III athletes."
Also, Foster is the first player in the 12-year history of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference to be drafted by the majors. He was selected in the 49th round on Friday.
And no one is more excited than Foster, who found out Friday night at about 11 o'clock. He found 21 missed calls and about 30 messages on his cell phone, most from family and friends congratulating him on the news – news he hadn't yet heard.
"I wa…
United Refining Pays Penalty
United Refining Company has paid a civil penalty of nearly 53 thousand dollars for several industrial wastewater discharge and operational violations at its refinery in Warren. The facility is supposed to treat the company's industrial wastewater before discharging it to the Allegheny River. United violated wastewater discharge permit limits when it failed to use a storage tank properly to prevent inadequately treated wastewater from being discharged into the Allegheny. The penalty related to violations from March 2006 to April 2008. United has corrected the violations.
More Charges Filed Against Marienville Woman
Additional charges have been filed against the Marienville woman accused of embezzling from the Laurel Laser and Surgery Center in Brookville. 45-year-old Deborah Geyer was originally charged with taking 55 checks from the center from December of 2001 to October of 2007. Further investigation has shown that she took 157 corporate checks worth more than 204 thousand dollars during that time. She has been charged with 471 felonies and is in Jefferson County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond. The investigation is continuing.
Lawsuit Filed Over ANF Management
A group of Pennsylvania oil and gas producers and others have filed a lawsuit over a revised plan to manage the Allegheny National Forest that they say restricts their rights to forest resources. The Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association and the Allegheny Forest Alliance filed the suit in Erie against the U.S. Forest Service, the National Forest System Deputy Chief and the Forest Service's regional forester.
The suit claims the Forest Service and its representatives violated federal law by approving a revised plan for the 800-square-mile national forest without giving the public an opportunity to comment. The plan took effect earlier this year. The Allegheny Forest Alliance is a group of townships, school districts, and business, citizens and special interest organizations.
Men in Jail on Weapons Charges
Three western Pennsylvania men are in federal custody on weapons charges and will remain there until at least Wednesday. The men are Marvin Hall of Rimersberg, Morgan Jones of Lucinda and Perry Landis, whose address was not immediately available. They have been in custody since Sunday when their families say federal agents raided Jones' and Hall's homes, seizing guns and other items. On Wednesday, a federal magistrate will hear arguments from the government about why the men should stay in jail until they stand trial. Under federal law, prosecutors must prove that the men are either a danger to the community or a risk to flee prosecution, or both, to ask for detention.
Let's Just Say 'It's Hot'
Thermometers in the Bradford area varied from 87 to 92 at about 1:45 Monday afternoon. My suggestion? Let's not quibble about the exact temperature. Let's just say "it's hot." News 4 Meteorologist Mike Cejka says we can expect some relief by mid-week. Wednesday should be mostly sunny and less humid with a high around 80.
Bradford Uni-Mart Closes
The Uni-Mart on East Main Street in Bradford appears to be a casualty of the company's bankruptcy filing. Uni-Marts announced on May 30 that the company was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. At that time, company officials said they would close 45 under performing stores. Officials with the convenience store and gas station chain say cash reserves have been depleted by rising fuel prices and other costs. The bankruptcy filings say the company owes more than $28.5 million to its top 30 creditors.
Babysitter Bond Hearing
The 20-year-old Waterford woman accused in the drowning death of two toddlers must go on electronic monitoring and live with her father, who must remove all alcohol from his home. An Erie County judge ruled today that Brittany Steward must abide by the conditions while she remains free on $5,000 bond. A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday to consider a request to dismiss the case. Steward faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter and other charges in connection with the May 30, 2007, drowning deaths of her half sister, 20-month-old Jenna Walker, and 2-year-old Maggie Kovski.
Horse Injures 3 at Party
Three people are hospitalized after a horse got loose during a birthday party and injured them Sunday afternoon. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Deputies say Valleria Hall of Napoli was hosting a children's birthday party in her front lawn when her horse broke free from the rope he was tied to and ran through the yard. Hall suffered head and leg injuries and was taken to WCA Hospital in Jamestown. 47-year-old Denise Jarka of Jamestown was flown to ECMC with pelvic injuries. 18-month-old Annabell Fredenburg of Randolph was taken to Children's Hospital in Buffalo with head injuries. The horse also damaged 2 vehicles parked in the driveway.
Staycations:
A Continuing Series on
Rediscovering the Twin Tiers
We used to call them "day trips." Now they're called "staycations."
With the cost of gasoline – and everything else – skyrocketing, many people are opting for staycations over vacations where you have to trek more than a few hours, stay in a hotel, pay for food and shell out an admission fee to whatever tourist attraction you've traveled to see.
Instead of getting depressed about not being able to take a vacation, I've decided to explore staycations in a continuing series called "Rediscovering the Twin Tiers."
People who know me probably are not surprised that I picked Kinzua Dam as my first destination.
If you're lucky enough to be at the dam on a day they're releasing water, it's quite a sight. It's not Niagara Falls, but it's still pretty cool. Speaking of cool, if you want to see waterfalls, and cool off, Rimrock is a must-visit site.
For a spectacular view of the reservoir, stop at Jake's Rocks, too.
If you're into …
The LiveLine - June 9, 2008
With the annual Relay for Life coming up on June 20, we'll be getting you in the spirit for the event by talking with a cancer survivor.

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Relax at the Louisville Salt Cave this December | Joe Hayden Real Estate Team - Your Louisville Real Estate Experts!
There are lots of interesting places to see in Louisville, but nothing is quite like the Louisville Salt Cave. This incredible place is filled with Himalayan crystals that are 250 million years old. Even if you don't believe in the powers of salt therapy, this place is worth seeing.
Those who believe in salt therapy say that it can help to restore health and even prevent health problems. Cave sessions last for 45 minutes, during which you will be kicked back in a zero gravity lounge chair so you can benefit from the full experience of being surrounded by pure salt. The cave is open weekdays from 10 am to 7 pm. Call ahead or visit the website to check the availability.
Breathe it all in, because that's how salt therapy works. It's supposed to boost the immune system and even help to restore energy and reduce stress, which is all stuff that can definitely help you during the tense holiday season. The cave's air is allergen-free, and the pink crystals are a truly impressive sight. You'll find the cave at 9800 Shelbyville Road, right next to the Wildwood community. After you breathe in the beauty of the cave, you may want to visit this beautiful Louisville neighborhood.
Wildwood is right next to busy Shelbyville Road. This is where lots of Louisville residents go to shop, eat and find a place to have fun. You can find everything along Shelbyville Road, from unique boutiques to gigantic shopping malls to gourmet eateries to gyms. But the streets of Wildwood are shady and quiet. The winding streets create a peaceful neighborhood without a lot of traffic or excitement that still has immediate access to all the amenities of Shelbyville Road.
This neighborhood is full of family homes, condos and patio homes to provide all types of lifestyles. You can find large families here, working professionals, young couples and grandparents who have retired from full careers. You can find all sorts of great places to live in Wildwood, and you'll probably find all sorts of reasons to love this Louisville neighborhood when you visit this December.


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#ifndef OBJECT_TYPE_DB_H
#define OBJECT_TYPE_DB_H

#include "object.h"
#include "method_bind.h"
#include "print_string.h"
/**
	@author Juan Linietsky <reduzio@gmail.com>
*/

struct ParamHint {

	String name;
	PropertyHint hint;
	String hint_text;
	Variant default_val;

	ParamHint(const String& p_name="", PropertyHint p_hint=PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, const String& p_hint_text="",Variant p_default_val=Variant()) {

		name=p_name;
		hint=p_hint;
		hint_text=p_hint_text;
		default_val=p_default_val;
	}

};

struct ParamDef {
	bool used;
	Variant val;
	_FORCE_INLINE_ ParamDef() { used=false; }
	ParamDef(const Variant& p_variant);
};

//#define DEFVAL( m_defval ) ParamDef(m_defval)
#define DEFVAL( m_defval ) (m_defval)

//#define SIMPLE_METHODDEF

#ifdef DEBUG_METHODS_ENABLED

struct MethodDefinition {

	StringName name;
	Vector<StringName> args;
	MethodDefinition() {}
	MethodDefinition(const char *p_name) { name=p_name; }
	MethodDefinition(const StringName& p_name) { name=p_name; }
};

MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2,const char *p_arg3);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2,const char *p_arg3,const char *p_arg4);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2,const char *p_arg3,const char *p_arg4,const char *p_arg5);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2,const char *p_arg3,const char *p_arg4,const char *p_arg5,const char *p_arg6);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2,const char *p_arg3,const char *p_arg4,const char *p_arg5,const char *p_arg6,const char *p_arg7);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2,const char *p_arg3,const char *p_arg4,const char *p_arg5,const char *p_arg6,const char *p_arg7,const char *p_arg8);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2,const char *p_arg3,const char *p_arg4,const char *p_arg5,const char *p_arg6,const char *p_arg7,const char *p_arg8,const char *p_arg9);
MethodDefinition _MD(const char* p_name,const char *p_arg1,const char *p_arg2,const char *p_arg3,const char *p_arg4,const char *p_arg5,const char *p_arg6,const char *p_arg7,const char *p_arg8,const char *p_arg9,const char *p_arg10);

#else

//#define NO_VARIADIC_MACROS

#ifdef NO_VARIADIC_MACROS

static _FORCE_INLINE_ const char* _MD(const char* m_name, ...) { return m_name; }

#else

#define _MD(m_c, ...) m_c

#endif

#endif

class ObjectTypeDB {

	struct PropertySetGet {

		int index;
		StringName setter;
		StringName getter;
		MethodBind *_setptr;
		MethodBind *_getptr;
	};

	struct TypeInfo {

		TypeInfo *inherits_ptr;
		HashMap<StringName,MethodBind*,StringNameHasher> method_map;
		HashMap<StringName,int,StringNameHasher> constant_map;
		HashMap<StringName,MethodInfo,StringNameHasher> signal_map;
		List<PropertyInfo> property_list;
#ifdef DEBUG_METHODS_ENABLED
		List<StringName> constant_order;
		List<StringName> method_order;
		List<MethodInfo> virtual_methods;
		StringName category;
#endif
		HashMap<StringName,PropertySetGet,StringNameHasher> property_setget;

		StringName inherits;
		StringName name;
		bool disabled;
		Object* (*creation_func)();
		TypeInfo();
		~TypeInfo();
	};

	template<class T>
	static Object *creator() {
		return memnew( T );
	}

	static Mutex *lock;
	static HashMap<StringName,TypeInfo,StringNameHasher> types;
	static HashMap<StringName,StringName,StringNameHasher> resource_base_extensions;
	static HashMap<StringName,StringName,StringNameHasher> compat_types;

#ifdef DEBUG_METHODS_ENABLED
	static MethodBind* bind_methodfi(uint32_t p_flags, MethodBind *p_bind , const MethodDefinition &method_name, const Variant **p_defs, int p_defcount);
#else
	static MethodBind* bind_methodfi(uint32_t p_flags, MethodBind *p_bind , const char *method_name, const Variant **p_defs, int p_defcount);
#endif

	static void _add_type2(const StringName& p_type, const StringName& p_inherits);
public:

	// DO NOT USE THIS!!!!!! NEEDS TO BE PUBLIC BUT DO NOT USE NO MATTER WHAT!!!
	template<class T>
	static void _add_type() {

		_add_type2(T::get_type_static(),T::get_parent_type_static());
#if 0
		GLOBAL_LOCK_FUNCTION;

		StringName name = T::get_type_static();

		ERR_FAIL_COND(types.has(name));

		types[name]=TypeInfo();
		TypeInfo &ti=types[name];
		ti.name=name;
		ti.inherits=T::get_parent_type_static();

		if (ti.inherits) {

			ERR_FAIL_COND( !types.has(ti.inherits) ); //it MUST be registered.
			ti.inherits_ptr = &types[ti.inherits];

		} else {
			ti.inherits_ptr=NULL;
		}
#endif
	}

	template<class T>
	static void register_type() {

		GLOBAL_LOCK_FUNCTION;
		T::initialize_type();
		TypeInfo *t=types.getptr(T::get_type_static());
		ERR_FAIL_COND(!t);
		t->creation_func=&creator<T>;
		T::register_custom_data_to_otdb();
	}

	template<class T>
	static void register_virtual_type() {

		GLOBAL_LOCK_FUNCTION;
		T::initialize_type();
		//nothing
	}

	template<class T>
	static Object* _create_ptr_func() {

		return T::create();
	}

	template<class T>
	static void register_create_type() {

		GLOBAL_LOCK_FUNCTION;
		T::initialize_type();
		TypeInfo *t=types.getptr(T::get_type_static());
		ERR_FAIL_COND(!t);
		t->creation_func=&_create_ptr_func<T>;
		T::register_custom_data_to_otdb();
	}

	static void get_type_list( List<String> *p_types);
	static void get_inheriters_from( const String& p_type,List<String> *p_types);
	static String type_inherits_from(const String& p_type);
	static bool type_exists(const String &p_type);
	static bool is_type(const String &p_type,const String& p_inherits);
	static bool can_instance(const String &p_type);
	static Object *instance(const String &p_type);

#if 0
	template<class N, class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method,
		//default arguments
		ParamDef d1=ParamDef(),
		ParamDef d2=ParamDef(),
		ParamDef d3=ParamDef(),
		ParamDef d4=ParamDef(),
		ParamDef d5=ParamDef()
		) {

		return bind_methodf(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,p_method_name, p_method, d1,d2,d3,d4,d5);
	}

	template<class N, class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_methodf(uint32_t p_flags, N p_method_name, M p_method,

		//default arguments
		const ParamDef &d1=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef &d2=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef &d3=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef &d4=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef &d5=ParamDef()
		) {

		GLOBAL_LOCK_FUNCTION;

		MethodDefinition method_name=p_method_name;

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);
		bind->set_name(method_name.name);
		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!bind,NULL);

		String instance_type=bind->get_instance_type();

		TypeInfo *type=types.getptr(instance_type);
		if (!type) {
			memdelete(bind);
			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!type,NULL);
		}

		if (type->method_map.has(method_name.name)) {
			memdelete(bind);
			// overloading not supported
			ERR_EXPLAIN("Method already bound: "+instance_type+"::"+method_name.name);
			ERR_FAIL_V(NULL);
		}
		bind->set_argument_names(method_name.args);
		type->method_map[method_name.name]=bind;

		Vector<Variant> defvals;

#define PARSE_DEFVAL(m_defval)\
	if (d##m_defval.used) defvals.insert(0,d##m_defval.val);\
	else goto set_defvals;

		PARSE_DEFVAL(1);
		PARSE_DEFVAL(2);
		PARSE_DEFVAL(3);
		PARSE_DEFVAL(4);
		PARSE_DEFVAL(5);
		set_defvals:

		bind->set_default_arguments(defvals);
		bind->set_hint_flags(p_flags);

		return bind;
#undef PARSE_DEFVAL
	}
#else

#if 0
	template<class N, class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method,
		//default arguments
		const ParamDef &d1=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef &d2=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef &d3=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef &d4=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef &d5=ParamDef()
		) {

		MethodDefinition method_name=p_method_name;

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);

		return bind_methodfi(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,bind,method_name,d1,d2,d3,d4,d5); //use static function, much smaller binary usage
	}
#endif

	template<class N, class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method) {

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);

		return bind_methodfi(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,bind,p_method_name,NULL,0); //use static function, much smaller binary usage
	}

	template<class N, class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method,const Variant& p_def1) {

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);
		const Variant* ptr[1]={&p_def1};

		return bind_methodfi(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,bind,p_method_name,ptr,1);
	}

	template<class N, class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method,const Variant& p_def1,const Variant& p_def2) {

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);
		const Variant* ptr[2]={&p_def1,&p_def2};

		return bind_methodfi(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,bind,p_method_name,ptr,2);
	}

	template<class N, class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method,const Variant& p_def1,const Variant& p_def2,const Variant& p_def3) {

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);
		const Variant* ptr[3]={&p_def1,&p_def2,&p_def3};

		return bind_methodfi(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,bind,p_method_name,ptr,3);
	}

	template<class N, class M>
	 static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method,const Variant& p_def1,const Variant& p_def2,const Variant& p_def3,const Variant& p_def4) {

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);
		const Variant* ptr[4]={&p_def1,&p_def2,&p_def3,&p_def4};

		return bind_methodfi(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,bind,p_method_name,ptr,4);
	}

	 template<class N, class M>
	 static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method,const Variant& p_def1,const Variant& p_def2,const Variant& p_def3,const Variant& p_def4,const Variant& p_def5) {

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);
		const Variant* ptr[5]={&p_def1,&p_def2,&p_def3,&p_def4,&p_def5};

		return bind_methodfi(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,bind,p_method_name,ptr,5);
	}

	 template<class N, class M>
	 static MethodBind* bind_method(N p_method_name, M p_method,const Variant& p_def1,const Variant& p_def2,const Variant& p_def3,const Variant& p_def4,const Variant& p_def5,const Variant& p_def6) {

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);
		const Variant* ptr[6]={&p_def1,&p_def2,&p_def3,&p_def4,&p_def5,&p_def6};

		return bind_methodfi(METHOD_FLAGS_DEFAULT,bind,p_method_name,ptr,6);
	}

#if 0
	template<class N, class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_methodf(uint32_t p_flags, N p_method_name, M p_method,

		const ParamDef& d1=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef& d2=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef& d3=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef& d4=ParamDef(),
		const ParamDef& d5=ParamDef()
		) {

		MethodDefinition method_name=p_method_name;

		MethodBind *bind = create_method_bind(p_method);

		return bind_methodfi(p_flags,bind,method_name,d1,d2,d3,d4,d5); //use static function, much smaller binary usage
	}
#endif

#endif
	template<class M>
	static MethodBind* bind_native_method(uint32_t p_flags, const StringName& p_name, M p_method,const MethodInfo& p_info=MethodInfo(),const Vector<Variant>& p_default_args=Vector<Variant>()) {

		GLOBAL_LOCK_FUNCTION;

		MethodBind *bind = create_native_method_bind(p_method,p_info);
		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!bind,NULL);
		bind->set_name(p_name);
		bind->set_default_arguments(p_default_args);

		String instance_type=bind->get_instance_type();

		TypeInfo *type=types.getptr(instance_type);
		if (!type) {
			memdelete(bind);
			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!type,NULL);
		}

		if (type->method_map.has(p_name)) {
			memdelete(bind);
			// overloading not supported
			ERR_EXPLAIN("Method already bound: "+instance_type+"::"+p_name);
			ERR_FAIL_V(NULL);
		}
		type->method_map[p_name]=bind;
#ifdef DEBUG_METHODS_ENABLED
		type->method_order.push_back(p_name);
#endif

		return bind;

	}

	static void add_signal(StringName p_type,const MethodInfo& p_signal);
	static bool has_signal(StringName p_type,StringName p_signal);
	static void get_signal_list(StringName p_type,List<MethodInfo> *p_signals,bool p_no_inheritance=false);

	static void add_property(StringName p_type,const PropertyInfo& p_pinfo, const StringName& p_setter, const StringName& p_getter, int p_index=-1);
	static void get_property_list(StringName p_type,List<PropertyInfo> *p_list,bool p_no_inheritance=false);
	static bool set_property(Object* p_object,const StringName& p_property, const Variant& p_value);
	static bool get_property(Object* p_object,const StringName& p_property, Variant& r_value);

	static bool has_method(StringName p_type,StringName p_method,bool p_no_inheritance=false);
	static void set_method_flags(StringName p_type,StringName p_method,int p_flags);

	static void get_method_list(StringName p_type,List<MethodInfo> *p_methods,bool p_no_inheritance=false);
	static MethodBind *get_method(StringName p_type, StringName p_name);

	static void add_virtual_method(const StringName& p_type,const MethodInfo& p_method );
	static void get_virtual_methods(const StringName& p_type,List<MethodInfo> * p_methods,bool p_no_inheritance=false );

	static void bind_integer_constant(const StringName& p_type, const StringName &p_name, int p_constant);
	static void get_integer_constant_list(const StringName& p_type, List<String> *p_constants, bool p_no_inheritance=false);
	static int get_integer_constant(const StringName& p_type, const StringName &p_name, bool *p_success=NULL);
	static StringName get_category(const StringName& p_node);

	static void set_type_enabled(StringName p_type,bool p_enable);
	static bool is_type_enabled(StringName p_type);

	static void add_resource_base_extension(const StringName& p_extension,const StringName& p_type);
	static void get_resource_base_extensions(List<String> *p_extensions);
	static void get_extensions_for_type(const StringName& p_type,List<String> *p_extensions);

	static void add_compatibility_type(const StringName& p_type,const StringName& p_fallback);
	static void init();
	static void cleanup();
};

#define BIND_CONSTANT(m_constant)\
	ObjectTypeDB::bind_integer_constant( get_type_static() , #m_constant, m_constant);

#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED

#define BIND_VMETHOD(m_method)\
	ObjectTypeDB::add_virtual_method( get_type_static() , m_method );

#else

#define BIND_VMETHOD(m_method)

#endif

#endif

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Personality Types
55 Inspirational Quotes For Kids
March 30, 2022 March 26, 2020 by Barrie Davenport
How do you motivate and inspire your kids?
What do to you say to them to get them jazzed about education or about setting goals and going after them?
Fortunately, you don't have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to inspiring your kids. There's nothing wrong with using the words of parents and teachers who've come before you.
And the quotes in this article come from people who have successfully motivated, inspired, and encouraged people of all ages.
So, enjoy these inspirational quotes for kids, and pass on as many as you like to the curious, growing minds around you.
Quotes about Children
Kids learn from an early age to go after things they want and to motivate other kids to do the same. Their teachers, including their parents, can either stifle their native gifts in this area or help develop them in appropriate and beneficial ways.
1. "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." ― Albert Einstein
2. "Children must be taught how to think, not what to think." ― Margaret Mead
3. "Even if people are still very young, they shouldn't be prevented from saying what they think." ― Anne Frank
4. "Children are not only innocent and curious but also optimistic and joyful and essentially happy. They are, in short, everything adults wish they could be."― Carolyn Haywood
5. "We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today." ― Stacia Tauscher
6. "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." ― Angela Schwindt
7. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ― Dr. Seuss
8. "The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him." ― Pablo Casals
9. "Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you." ― Richard Dawkins
10. "Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children." ― Oliver Wendell Holmes
11. "Children are the true connoisseurs, what's precious to them has no price, only value." ― Bel Kaufman
12. "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." ― Rachel Carson
13. "One way that we can build a better future for children is by empowering them through allowing them to speak up for themselves. Of course, we as adults have to guide them and to take ultimate responsibility but that is something quite different from patronizing them. The rights of children must, importantly, include the right to be themselves and to talk for themselves." ― Nelson Mandela
14. "When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments — tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become." ― Louis Pasteur
Classroom Quotes Elementary and Middle Schoolers
The following motivational quotes for students are ideal for posting in classrooms and other learning spaces.
Whether you put these on a whiteboard, on posters, or in personal notes, they provide helpful insights from well-known, accomplished people from our history as well as inspirational thought-leaders now living.
15. "The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be to assure each an equal opportunity, not to become equal, but to become different – to realize whatever unique potential of body, mind and spirit he or she possesses." ― John Fischer
16. "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." ― Epicetus
17. "Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've done before." ― Bonnie Blair
18. "Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try." ― Ernest Hemingway
19. "He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever." ― Chinese Proverb
20. "It is not fair to ask of someone else what you are not willing to do yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt
21. "Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There is no courage unless you're scared." ― Eddie Rickenbacker
22. "Success is not something to wait for, it is something to work for." ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
23. "When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy." ― Samuel Goldwyn
24. "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game" — Babe Ruth
25. "None of us is as smart as all of us." — Kenneth H. Blanchard
26. "Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face." — Helen Keller
27. "Politeness costs nothing and gains everything." — Lady Mary Montague
Positive Kindness Quotes for Kids
Share these positive quotes for kids to instill the virtue of kindness in your children or students.
Reaching personal goals is meaningless without an awareness of our connectedness to all living creatures and daily efforts at being kind, even when it costs.
28. "Good words are worth much, and cost little." — George Herbert
29."Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." ― Thomas Edison
30. "Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another's unhappiness." — Aesop
31. "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." — Mahatma Gandhi
32. "It's our emotions and imperfections that make us human." — Clyde DeSouza
Related: Words Of Encouragement: 50 Quotes To Give You A Boost
33. "A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely." ― Roald Dahl
34. "If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours." — Dolly Parton
35. "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." — Aesop
36. "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless" — Mother Teresa
37. "One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." — Antoine De Saint-Exupery
38. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." — Maya Angelou
39. "Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." — Mark Twain
40. "Have in your mind a word of cheer for all who come your way, and they will bless you, too, in turn, and wish you "Happy day!"" — Frank B. Whitney
41. "Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us." — Pope Francis
Words of Encouragement for Kids
Look through the following quotes for the insights you'll need when one of your kids needs words of encouragement.
Great quotes for kids take into account their developmental needs as well as their interest in exploring and collecting new experiences.
They may not name "personal growth" as a top priority, but they're busy learning who they are, what they're capable of, and why it matters.
42. "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." — Theodore Roosevelt
43. "No one is perfect – that's why pencils have erasers." — Wolfgang Riebe
44. "Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts." — Albert Einstein
45. "Nothing is particularly hard if you break it down into small jobs." — Henry Ford
46. "If you cannot do great things yourself, remember that you may do small things in a great way." — Napoleon Hill
47. "We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better." — J.K. Rowling
48. "You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — A.A. Milne
49. "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." — Barack Obama
50. "All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." — Walt Disney
51. "And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." — Roald Dahl
52. "Be who you are and say what you feel because the ones who mind don't matter, and the ones who matter don't mind." ― Dr. Seuss
53. "Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think." — Dale Carnegie
54. "I don't know what lies around the bend, but I'm going to believe that the best does." — L.M. Montgomery
55. "Give the world the best you have, and the best will come to you." — Madeline Bridge
Create a lasting effect with quotes for kids.
Simply posting motivational quotes for kids in classrooms and around the home isn't enough.
If the insights contained therein never find their way into the conversations you have with your children or students, they're unlikely to have a lasting effect.
Getting quotes like these in front of their faces is a good first step, though.
Starting a class with one of these quotes can get kids talking about what they think it means. And writing a quote of the day on a whiteboard at home can also stimulate them into asking questions.
The more you find ways to incorporate inspirational quotes like these into conversations and educational experiences, the more likely kids will benefit from them.
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The Ahom religion is the ethnic religion of the Ahom people. The Ahom people came into Assam in 1228, led by a Tai prince Sukaphaa, and admixed with the local people. The people who came into Assam included two clans of priests, joined later by a third, who brought with them their own religion, rituals, practices and scriptures. The religion is based on ritual-oriented ancestor worship that required animal sacrifice (Ban-Phi), though there was at least one Buddhism influenced ritual in which sacrifice was forbidden (Phuralung). Ancestor worship and the animistic concept of khwan are two elements it shares with other Tai folk religions. There is no idolatry except for the titular god of the Ahom king and though there is a concept of heaven or a heavenly kingdom (Mong Phi, sometimes identified with a part of Tian, China), there is no concept of hell. It was the state religion of the Ahom kingdom in the initial period.

The Ahom kingdom expanded suddenly in the 16th century and the Ahom peoples became a small minority in their own kingdom—though they continued to wield control. Subsequently, they slowly converted and by the early 19th-century, Ahom religion declined to be replaced by Hinduism. In the 1931 survey, all Ahoms listed Hinduism as their religion. Nevertheless, since the 1960s and 1970s due to an Ahom revivalism movement, as well as efforts from scholars, many of the older practices of the Ahom religion are being resurrected.

The three priestly clans (Mo'sam, Mo'hung, Mo'Plong) of the Ahom people are the current custodians of the Ahom religion.

Ahom system of ancestor worship

Dam-Phi (Dam: dead; Phi: god) is the worship of ancestors as gods and it is performed either in individual households (Dam-Phi) or publicly (Me-Dam-Me-Phi). The dead in Ahom society becomes a Dam (literally, 'spirit of the dead'). They are held in awe (fear, wonder, and reverence); worshiped and propitiated for protection. After the fourteenth generation a Dam becomes a god (Phi) and is worshiped by the whole community. There are three grades of Dams graded according to the generation (with the highest living generation numbered one) and the circumstances of death, and they progress from one grade to the next.

Griha Dam
The head of the household and his wife or the parents are called the Na Dam ("new Dam", 2nd generation), the next higher generation the Ghai Dam ("main Dam", 3rd generation) and the next higher generation the Chi Rwan Dam (4th generation). Each Dam is complete only when both the husband and wife are dead. These three Dams constitute the Griha Dam (household Dam) and they are believed to reside in the North-east pillar of the kitchen, Pho Kam (Assamese: Dam Khuta), which is usually raised first during the construction of the house and is considered most sacred place in the entire house. The Dam Phi rituals are directed at the Pho Kam. The household deity, Seng Ka Pha, is also worshiped at the Pho Kam.  Those who die unnaturally, without children or unmarried are called Jokorua Dam and are not included in the Griha Dam and treated and worshiped differently.

Chang Dam
The next nine generations of Dams (5th to 13th) constitute Chang Dam, the Dams who have been let out of the house into the threshold; and are worshiped according to special rites, called No Puruxor Saul Khua (feast for nine generations).

Chao Phi Dam
This is the final stage for Dams and in this stage, the Dams (14th and above) are considered to have become gods (Phi) and merged with original forefathers of the entire community collectively called Chao Phi Dam. In this class of Dams the two evil deities, Ra Khin and Ba Khin too belong, but they are worshiped with lower status and separately. The Jokorua Dams in the fourteenth generation become Khin and join these two deities.

Gods and cosmogony
It is mentioned in the Ahom Scripture Lit Lai Peyn Kaka that at first there was nothing besides the water of the ocean. Pha Tu Ching— which is an omnipotent shapeless, impersonal god almighty—opened his eyes to the void and thus created from his breast the first deity—Khun Theu Kham. Freshly created, and finding nothing to lean on, Khun Theu Kham dove into the water and then laid on his back, and a lotus plant issued from his navel. This was followed by the creation of a crab, a tortoise and an eight-hooded snake that encircled the tortoise. The eight hoods spread in eight directions. Then a white elephant with long tusks and two mountains in the north and south were created, on which pillars were placed. Then a pair of gold-tinted spiders were created that floated in the air and dropped excrement, from which earth came about. The spiders then placed eight pillars in the eight corners of the wall and spun their web to create heaven. Heaven in Ahom Religion denotes Tien a part Yunnan in Southwest China known as Mong Phi.

Creation of gods
Pha Tu Ching also created a consort for Khun Theu Kham, and Lon Kām (four golden eggs) were born to them. Phā Tu Chin then created a Thaolung to warm the eggs—but the eggs would not hatch for many years. So he sprinkled ambrosia (Nya Pulok) on them and four gods emerged: (1) Pha-Sang-Din-kham-Neyeu, (2) Seng-Cha-Cha-Kham, (3) Seng-Kam-Pha, and (4) Ngi-Ngao-Nham (also called Phu-ra). The fourth son, Ngi-Ngao-Kham stayed back to help create the world. The third son revolted and turned into an evil spirit, though his son Seng Ka Pha became a household deity.

Worshipful gods
According to Ahom beliefs, the supreme, formless, omnipotent being is Pha Tu Ching, who is the creator, sustainer and destroyer of everything. The other gods and the universe are his creation. The Ahom pantheon of gods that generally receive oblations are Lengdon, Khao Kham, Ai Leng Din, Jan Chai Hung, Jasing Pha, Chit Lam Cham, Mut-Kum Tai Kum, Ra-Khin, Ba-Khin and Chao Phi Dam.

Chumpha: The Chumpha (Chumpha-Rung Seng-Mong, was the titular deity of the Ahom dynasty, represented by a relic and which symbolized the Ahom king's sovereignty. It accompanied Sukaphaa across the Patkai on his journey into Assam. It used to be housed in the royal seat, till Suklenmung (1539–1552) moved it away and it played a prominent role during Singarigharutha ceremony.  The relic is said to have been brought down from Mong Phi by Kun Lung and Kun Lai the ancestor of Sukaphaa rulers Of Mong Ri-Mong Ram (Now Xishuangbanna, China) and could be worshiped and handled only by the king.

Other honourable gods
There are many other Gods including Major Ahom Gods. The Tai-Ahom people and generally had numbers of gods and spirits. They believe that in this world of phenomena visible objects have invisible spirits. Here are some of them.
 Langkuri
 Chao Ban (God of the Sun)
 Chao Den (God of the Moon)
 Chao Phai (God of the Fire)
 Chao Pha Kun (God of the Rain)
 Tai Lang (God of the Death)
 Aai Yang Nao
 Kham Seng or Aai A Nang (Goddess of Wealth)
 Lao Khri. (Full Name : Mo-Seng Pha Lao-Khri)
 Pu-Phi-Su (the god of the forest Who live in the Tun-Rung-Rai (ficus tree))
 Khun Theu Kham Krai Pha Rung Kham Pha but rum Shang Dam Pha Ship ip shang Den

Scriptures
The religious aspects are inscribed in scriptures written in Ahom language in a kind of barks known as in Xasi Bark. Ahom religion has various manuscripts on Divination, Prognostics, khwan calling, incantation, Phralung. The three priestly clans (Mo'sam, Mo'hung, Mo'Plong) widely use these scripts. Some prayer scripts are known as Ban-Seng were found from Habung. Some of them were brought from Yunnan, China.

Rituals
The Ahom religion is based on rituals, and there are two types of rituals: Ban-Phi that involve animal sacrifice and Phuralung that forbids animal sacrifice. Rituals could also be performed at the household level or at the communal level.

Communal ceremonies
Me-Dam-Me-PhiMe-Dam-Me-Phi (Ahom language : Me-worship; Dam-spirit of the dead; Phi-god) is one of the major ceremonies among the Ahom religious rituals that is performed publicly, propitiating the spirits of the dead.  In the modern times, this is held annually on 31 January. The rituals begin with the creation of a temporary structure with bamboo and thatch octagonal in shape, called  ho phi. In it six raised platters on the main platform are placed for the following divinities: Jashing Pha, Jan Chai Hung, Lengdon, Chit Lam Cham, Mut-Kum Tai-Kum, Chao Phi Dam. To the left of the main platform the raised platforms for Khao Kham and Ai Leng Din are placed; and to the right the raised platters of Ra Khin and Ba Khin.

Rik-Khwan Mong Khwan
The Rik-Khwan Mong Khwan (Ahom language : Rik-to call; Khwan-Life/longevity/Soul; Mōng-Nation), is a ritual to worship Khwan, to enhance or to call back the prosperity of the state or a person. The Rik Kwan is an important part of the Tai-Ahom marriage system described in the old Tai script Lai Lit Nang Hoon Pha. In early days Rik-Khwan Mung Khwan was performed by the Tai-Ahom kings on the victory of a war or the installation of the new kings. In the ceremony, devotee propitiates the god Khao Kham (the god of water) and invoke to restore the soul in the original normal place and to grant a long life.

Non-communal rituals
Dam Phi
The Dam Phi rituals are specific to propitiating the Na Dam, Ghai Dam, Chi rwan Dam and the Jokorua Dam at the Pho Kam pillar inside the house. These rituals are offered on all auspicious occasion in the household—the three Bihus, the Na Khua ceremony (feast following new harvest), new birth in the household, nuai tuloni biya (female puberty ceremony), Chak lang (marriage), and annual death ceremonies.

 Similarities With East Asian religions
Ahom religion is primarily based on worshiping Deities called Phi and Dam (Ancestor Spirit). Ancestor worship and the animistic concept of khwan are two elements it shares with other Tai folk religions. While the duality of the individual self Han (Phu) and Pu are concepts that probably came from Taoism Concepts Yin and Yang. The custom sacred offerings consisting of chicken and Lao traditional rice beer, both in diluted (Nam Lao) and undiluted (Luok Lao'') forms can be seen in other Tai folk religion too.

See also
 Bathouism
 Sanamahism

Notes

References

Further reading

Ahom kingdom
Asian ethnic religion
Religion in Assam
Indian religions

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