Friday, my daughter comes to me and says that now the ass Zoology teacher wants the class to have a debate on Creation Vs. Evolution. I don't see how this illustrates how animals behave in the wild. This has me infuriated. Not only do I believe that this does not belong in the classroom, but that the teacher has put my daughter on the Creation list, without her consent, and we do not subscribe to that belief.
I am sure that he is inside the box, seeing only one Christian view of Creation. I told H (my daughter) to throw a kink in there, and tell of Creation from a Buddhist's view, because we do subscribe more to that belief. But she is afraid of not following instructions and making waves, and of course, that pisses me off. I don't want them to win. The teacher just has the power, not because of intelligence and the honor of being respected, but because of the seat he maintains, instilling fear.
I don't want the assholes to win. They already bully and coherce. What I like to do, and was trying to convey to her, was that if we must do what they say, and have no other choice, then to do it our way the best we can, but under what they say, so it works out to where we do it our way, under their "law", and since it's theirs, they cannot do a thing about it. It's about manipulating their rules to accomodate everyone. I like to think of it, as, mutual respect, or a more reciprocal relationship.
Assholes...
These are in messages I've received, or around the Rave house. This is so far:
1. wounderfull pice
2. Corps Bride
3. HUMMANITY
4. the oppeset sex
Dear Jamie,
Thank you for raising a kind and compassionate child and for alerting us to this inhumane class project. There are so many wonderful, humane alternatives to dissection and experiments in the classroom involving animals that it is a bit hard to comprehend how anyone could possibly be an advocate of these archaic practices. Did you know that your child can become a veterinarian or a doctor without ever having to senselessly kill an innocent animal who did not choose to donate his/her body to science? That’s right! In fact, educators have reevaluated the educational worth and morality of cutting up animals to see "how they work." Studies going back as far as 1969 support the educational merit of alternatives to dissection. In fact, all the studies of this issue but one show that students who use dissection alternatives perform as well or better than students who actually participate in dissection.
That’s great that you’re speaking up for animals, and that you will not allow your daughter to participate in this cruel class project. In order to assist the animals, help your daughter, and hopefully put an end to this zoology project, I need your assistance. Can you please provide the following information:
School name and address
Teacher’s and principal’s name
Exactly what the students are asked to carry out for this class project and the subject of this class
Grade level and age of students in this class
It is very important that you immediately begin to voice your outrage to the teacher, the principal, the school board and the media—anyone who will listen to you. Enlist the help of your daughter’s fellow students, teachers, and community members-- it’s very important that the educators and school board members hear from tax payers in their community. Please stress that animals are not objects. They are living, feeling beings who require food, shelter, companionship, and love—and they feel pain and fear just like we do. Removing animals from the context of their families and natural environment gives a distorted and incorrect view of the needs of animals.
You are right in stressing how dangerous this project is for the students, because in addition to any diseases that may possibly be transmitted from handling wild animals—for example, rabies--violent acts toward animals have long been recognized as indicators of a dangerous psychopathy that does not confine itself to animals. Many of the young high-school shooters tortured animals before they turned on their peers. Teaching students to have empathy for other beings is indeed essential to raising kind, compassionate citizens. Humane education is essential for every student because studies show that it reduces violence and builds moral character.
Enhancing a student's understanding that animals are living, feeling beings to be treated with respect and compassion is a very important lesson in teaching empathy and respect for others. Unfortunately, the only thing this class will teach children is the misconception that animals are disposable objects, like pencils or paper, that can be freely discarded once they’ve served their purpose.
I look forward to your reply, and thank you again for speaking for animals and for demanding that your child receive a humane education.
Sincerely,
Patti Tillotson | Student Activist Assistant
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
501 Front St. Norfolk, VA 23510 | 757-213-8711
pattit@peta.org | peta2.com
My daughter came to me this morning about a project she was being directed to complete. I believe this to be inhumane, but maybe I'm not the one to ask. The teacher has told them to make a trap. He gives them the option of making it an animal or bug trap. Either way, it seems cruel, as he mentions that, "food should be a low priority", and that, "the trap must be based on a life process of the animal.". To me, that means, that they prefer to see it die, after it slowly starves to death. He also wants them to take the wild animal to school, which seems ignorant to me, and quite dangerous, both to the animal and to the people at school, the student doing this and his/her family. The paper says that the animal or student can't be harmed, but that seems like they are using that as a loop hole to make it ok. It states that domestic animals should not be used.
I am very upset at this, and I recall hearing about this last year, I believe it was. I wrote on the paper a note about how upset I was and how my daughter will not be participating. I don't know if she will simply get an F because of it or not. I surely hope not. I also asked how he could be getting away with this? I know it's been going on for awhile, because of hearing of it before.
What can we do? Is there anything you can do? Strongly written letter? Legal action? To me, this is definately cruelty to animals and we just can't have that.
Thank you for your time,
Jamie
This is an interaction box, on the cyberastro site. This is between the Marquis De Sade, and myself. *laughing* I find him very interesting, misunderstood and a fellow somewhat sensitive Gemini, being born in the same decant as myself. Apparently we should just stay friends and occasional bed partners.
Interaction with other Nature numbers
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First person's nature number is 5
Second person's nature number is 2
Friends: Friendship is good on temporary basis.
Professional: Not good for business relationship.
Romance: Romantic relationship should be purely temporary.
Marriage: Not good for marital relationship.
Your Year Number is 7
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The ruling planet for this year is Ketu (Moon's South node), a year of caution and struggles.
For you, this year is a year to:
Test your friends and well wishers
Take fewer risks
Avoid unnecessary discussions and disputes
Remain optimistic and maintain your cool
Remain calm and positive in approach to solve problems
Be vigilant in romantic affairs
Devote energy in healing arts, astrology
Devote time for practicing of Tantra, hypnotism/magic, if so inclined
For those of you who are involved in occult sciences, healing, astrology, this is a good year. If involved in lawsuits, this is a good year.
During this year, you should avoid:
Misunderstanding and difficulties
Setbacks in business
During the year you may have to work hard to get desired results. This is a year for hard work with less remuneration.
More numerology from, www.cyberastro.com
Your Destiny Number is 9
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The Notorious Nine
Nine is the number of law, balance and completion. It is symbolized by three interlaced triangles, which is the sign of perfection and completion. In the numerological account of creation, God used the power of the number Nine to finish his work.
Cats have nine lives and humans live in cycles of nine years. Destiny Number Nine people are humanitarians who wish to save the world.
The Karmic Lessons of a Number Nine destiny involve the global well being of humanity. They are missionaries and visionaries fighting for the spiritual and physical growth of humankind. They want to save the planet and its occupants from self-destruction. The fighting spirit of the planet Mars has great influence on Nine people inspiring them to pursue these goals with grit and guts.
You are interested in all good things of life, love romance and adventure and believe that life is for enjoyment and sharing .You follow your inner self to seek truth and refinement. You are fair and always try to adopt right means to arrive at truth. You have the right intuition and delve deeper into truth. You are destined to be busy forever and dislike taking rest.
You develop mentally and spiritually through hardships of life, appreciate true wisdom, and love. You set your own goals for achieving spiritual perfection; you are able to understand the knowledge of both mind and matter. You are intrigued by the paranormal and you have great insight and innate psychic powers. You do not blindly believe in scriptures or your spiritual teachers but add the dimension of your practical experience. This makes you an excellent teacher.
You are lover of fine arts and beauty. You can easily become famous in such fields and are surrounded by beauty of all kinds. You have beautiful, famous, successful artists, eminent authors and spiritual masters for company. Careers that attract you are the medical field, welfare, religious orders, veterinary science, animal welfare, parks and wildlife, environmental organizations and the visual arts.
Your destiny makes you spiritually inclined, soft and humble. Your nature is subdued through hard self-imposed discipline; debates and oratory .You feel unanimity with all living beings. You find divinity in everything .You are the defenders of humanity at large and of all living forms. You are interested in healing arts and ecology. The last in the series of primary whole numbers, Nine is considered a mystical, the end of the cycle of life and death .If you become conscious of this aspect early in life (as one becomes aware of power of one's destiny only after the age of 35) you would accomplish your goal. You become enlightened and are ultimately emancipated.
Key Words: Philosophical, wise, dramatic, religious, tolerant, compassionate, intuitive, fortunate, lover.
I was at, www.cyberastro.com, and was looking up my stats. I get their daily reports, but this is one of my numerology reports. It is a very good site to find info on, and play for awhile. There is Vedic astrology information as well.
Your Psyche or Nature Number is 5
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Your Personality and Traits
You are gentle and fragile. You have an inquisitive mind, eager to learn anything and everything any time of the day. You are jovial in nature and like to make others happy. You make friends easily and are impulsive. You take quick decisions, change, and have a keen sense of making money quickly in a novel manner. Your nature prevents you from planning or making any long-term plans. You are intuitive, can accurately understand others intentions and can foresee the maneuvers of your partners and colleagues. You are quick in response, giving answers even before a question is finished. Your often-repeated words are "I know what you mean". You are highly strong, hyperactive and crave excitement, willing to take risks, which makes you good speculators at the stock and commodities exchange. Your ever-youthful outlook makes you like a child with a child, with young persons, progressive and revolutionary and with old persons, wise.
You are stoic in nature, you can bear any calamity with a smile, and you have the most wonderful elasticity of character. You rebound quickly from the heaviest blow and such blows of fate do not leave any identification on your character. You are not influenced by any kind of advice or preaching. You believe in destiny but you praise the law of Karma and work incessantly. If you are a woman, you often have all the qualities of a fragile, graceful lady, attractive and soft-spoken .You are career conscious and overly selective and feel difficulty in choosing your mate. You do your duties so perfectly that you get recognition and are beyond criticism. You should avoid stress and strain on your heart and nerves. You should not in any case, loose your natural sense of humor and joviality. You should not of humor and joviality. You should not become fatalistic.
Special Notes:
For those born on 5th:
You are intuitive, strewed, quick and agile, both physically and mentally you understand your advantages and disadvantages and are quick in judging the weakness of your opponents. You love family life and children. You are a nervous and restless and like to travel.
For those born on 14th:
You have a magnetic personality and are liked by all. You are industrious and positive in speed and action. You occupy good position and are successful in business. Usually you are fond of solving riddles and gambling. If you are a woman, you usually have a good marriage but should be careful about childbirth.
For those born on 23th:
You are a lucky person. You might get inheritance; you may have to face obstacles early in life, but are able to achieve material success rather quickly. You are likely to get help and protection by your superiors or those in authority. You will have peace and reasonable comforts in old age. You remain youthful and attractive in your later years and always have helpers around.
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Your Ruling Planet
Mercury is the ruling planet of people with a Psyche or Nature number 5. Mercury is the smallest planet in solar system, known for its evergreen, versatile, mercurial nature. Mercury is a benefic and auspicious planet and is associated with intelligence and quick response. Mercury is a planet of mixed temperament and dual nature. Mercury is exalted in its own sign Virgo. Mercury is friendly with Sun, Venus, Rahu and Ketu. It is neutral towards Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. Mercury feels enmity towards Moon but the feeling is not reciprocated by Moon.
Your Favorable Days, Dates, Periods, Year
Best Days: Wednesday, Friday are also good. These days are better if the dates are 5th, 14th and 23rd.
Good Days: 5th, 14th and 23rd, especially so when these dates fall within good periods of this number
Strong Periods: May 21st to June 20th and August 21st to September 20th
Weak Periods: Early May, September and December
Good years in life: 5th, 14th, 23rd, 32nd, 41st, 50th, 59th, 68th, 77th and 86th. Also favorable years are 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th, 37th, 46th, 55th, 64th, 73rd and 82nd. The number 11 is one of the Master Numbers of Numerology.
Your Compatibility with with other Psyche/Nature Numbers
Friendship 5(best) 1, 3, 9 are also suitable
Business 3, 5 and 9
Romance 3, 5, 6 and 8
Marriage 1, 3, 5 and 9
Best Suited Profession Businessman, Investor, Bankers, Stockbrokers
Karmic Lesson Sobriety
Outlook Materialistic
Tendency Atheist/Open to all and Sunday
Special Guidelines
Favorable Colors All light shades preferably green, turquoise, light brown, Smoky Grey and white.
Gems Emerald, Diamond.
Meditation On Goddess Lakshmi -or on Emerald or Diamond
Mantra AUM MAHALAKSHMAYE VIDMAHE VISHNU PRIAYE DHI MAHI
TANNO LAKSHMI PRACHODAYAT
To be repeated during meditation, maximum number of times as may be possible during the period of new moon and full moon. (Bright half of month).
Health You are prone to chronic dysentery, constipation, gastritis, Kidney Problems, restlessness and fear of evil spirits. You are also susceptible to flu, colds, and cough, skin problems, nervous breakdowns, weak memory, blood pressure, and heart problems.
Food Habits You should drink more juices and be conscious of purity of blood. Balanced use of salts is of great help. You should massage your body with almond oil at least once a week. Long morning walks are good for you. You should keep fast on full moon day.
Random thought of the moment...
I find it amusing, when someone will rate my profile/portfolio and say, "Welcome...", etc., and they are new here, or I've been here longer.
This person sure loves Satan!
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"Black, Satan and I - we are the best family!!!
And I very like to have a fun...
I like sympho-black, my brother Lucifer, drinking vine and beer...
My hobbie - drawing, writing and Satan"
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Rant for the hour of 7am to 8am, Tuesday, September 13th, 2005:
This person is 15, I believe it said....maybe 14, but I'm pretty sure, 15.
I don't believe it when a very young profile, such as this, claims to "party hard", with hard liquor, babes, and drugs, to go with their death metal. And I don't believe it when they say the hard liquor is their favorite drink. And if, by chance, there is one or two that actually are alcoholics at this age, I want to know where their parental guidance is, and how this happened.
Kids are great...I just don't want to drink with them. Dance, and chill....yes. Drink and drugs = no.
Please someone, take my self control.....
I was listening to Laura Branigan and I thought to myself...
I'm afraid of dolls. I've always been afraid of dolls. When I was a wee one, I was afraid of dolls. I mention this trivial piece of artistry, because I was looking through the portfolio of someone on here that has a collection of dolls and takes pictures of them. It was just something that went through my head. I was starting to get panicky looking at them, much like my fear of clowns.
Jesus 'Really Dreading' This Next Birthday
December 1, 1999 | Issue 35•44
I designed my business cards Friday and got the order processed, so they will be here by the end of the month. This is what they look like. I omitted a bit of information, but if someone is interested in my handy work, you know where to find me.
Just got back into town, from my mom's for the weekend. It was for the celebration of my brother's 31st birthday. I made it home right in time, to watch the re-enactment of the Flight 93, on September 11th, 2001, on the Discovery Channel. I thought it was put together well.
On slightly other events:
My mom watches the news alot. She said that some countries are writing the United States off, saying that we will never recover and are finished, because of the Hurricane Katrina. They don't know much about Cancer's and their homes, do they?
This site is most interesting. I love it. It is a place where you can post a secret about yourself that nobody knows. I would love to know though, what some around here, would post. A few specifically...
Anonymous Secrets
I've been really worried about the people in Louisiana. I've been watching it all on T.V. and it's hard to watch. I'm going to call the Red Cross and see what they need donated, tomorrow.
I am glad Vlad and Jason are OK. Vlad has much more impaling to do. And Jason has many more smart ass comments to make. *smile*
Jason has a home in the area too. I talked to him via email and he is ok, and his family are ok. His home is safe as well, with very minimal damage. The water did not reach it, basically.
I had forgotten and realized that Angelpie is there too. I am not sure how she is doing. I haven't heard from her in awhile.
I decided not to go with the Red Cross, as I received an email about them and got the feeling from it that, they payed themselves pretty well. I'd rather my money go somewhere that uses it for others, as I intended it to be. I know the Red Cross does great things. I am a volunteer, took the CPR class, etc.....Had a friend that worked for them.
I unknowingly gave to the Salvation Army the other day for Katrina victims. Since I read a few years ago about how they won't hire gay people, I don't give to them anymore. But there was a container there, in Wal-Mart, for Katrina fund. So we gave. That same email I've recently received, was talking about how they are rather unorganized as well. But they do good things for people as well.
So then I was wondering, well, what DO I give to, to GET there, and get there NOW?! I've read two emails about it that seem to be good ones. The Jehovah Witnesses, is one, regardless of how you believe. I am certainly not one. But, they are strickly non-profit, and volunteer. They are well organized and get to the matter at hand, such as 9-11 and the hurricanes in Florida, ETC..
The other place, was
Networkforgood.
One woman said she has family in Louisiana, and suggested this place if you wanted to see exactly where your money goes, and you can tell where it should be spent, too. I thought that was cool. I found tons of lists of organizations listed, and you just sort through and find some that resonate with you. I just put Hurricane Katrina in the search box and watch them all pop up!
This gas thing really has me pissed off. I keep thinking someone will do something about this gas situation. I mean, it's ridiculous. It jumped from approx. $2.46 a gallon, to $2.79, just a few days ago. Then, today, it jumped from that to $2.99. From that, it is to go to $3.30, and $4.00 by the weekend following Labor Day. It will cost us $100 to fill the tank. That is robbery.
Somebody tell me why we can't drill here for our own oil. Tell me why we can't develop further using old fry oil, to power the cars. Tell me why we can't use the solar car. Tell me why we can't drill the very tip of Alaska. Why aren't there more Hybrid cars?
Rant over...for now.
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