Christine

Maura that is so sweet of you...

Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB Have you tried a dremal (? spelling)tool on his nails? Usually it's the clip that makes it hard, but with the dremal you can "file" their nails down and avoid sharp edges like you would have from clippers Tammy that is what this thing is I think, some sort of file...

Happy Birthday Jilly!

this is part of warren jeffs following...I was looking for some current events for my students and stumbled upon all these great topics for us ladies to discuss...I spend too much time doing current events.

I just have to say this makes me so sad, those poor girls, will they ever have normal lives, if they were being forced to get married and have children so young.

Officials search for more kids at Texas ranch 220 women, children removed so far; official hunt for teen who raised alarm The Associated Press updated 11:04 a.m. ET, Mon., April. 7, 2008 SAN ANGELO, Texas - Authorities planned to search Monday for more children and documents at a polygamist compound after removing 220 women and children from the 1,700-acre West Texas ranch over the weekend. Authorities said they were not sure whether the teen girl whose phone call prompted Friday's raid was among those already taken from the site, which was built by jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in Eldorado, about 45 miles south of San Angelo. State troopers raided the compound to look for evidence that the teen, who called authorities a week ago, was married. They planned to continue interviews Monday with some of the women and children, who were transported to a historic San Angelo museum, said Child Protective Services spokeswoman Marleigh Meisner. So far, 18 children have been taken legally in state custody, Meisner said, who explained Friday that the children had either been harmed or were in imminent danger at the compound. She would not give details. The children remain with relatives, and no arrests had been made as of Sunday. Was underage girl married? Authorities were looking for evidence the girl, who allegedly had a baby at 15, and 50-year-old Dale Barlow were married. Under Texas law, girls younger than 16 cannot marry, even with parental approval. Allison Palmer, the prosecutor working on the case, said other law enforcement agencies “know where (Barlow) is and have talked to him, but our investigators have not.†Barlow’s probation officer, Bill Loader, told The Salt Lake Tribune that he was in Arizona. A call to Loader by The Associated Press was not returned Sunday. Barlow was sentenced to jail last year after pleading no contest to conspiracy to commit sexual conduct with a minor. He was ordered to register as a sex offender for three years while on probation. A search warrant for the raid instructed officers to look for marriage records or other evidence linking the teen to the man and the baby. The warrant authorized the seizure of computer drives, CDs, DVDs or photos. Adults cooperating with authorities Meisner said the adults taken from the compound were cooperating with authorities, and that she didn’t believe any were forced to leave the compound. Many members of the sect are related to one another and share similar names; investigators said in some case they have given different names at different times. Ages were also difficult to determine, Meisner said. Dozens of women and children, mostly girls, were seen boarding buses Sunday on their way to San Angelo. They wore long pastel dresses, and many carried bedding or infants. The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, headed by Jeffs after his father’s death in 2002, broke away from the Mormon church after the latter disavowed polygamy more than a century ago. Eldorado, a dusty town surrounded by sheep ranches, has fewer than 2,000 people and is located nearly 200 miles northwest of San Antonio. Out of sight The compound sits down a narrow paved road and behind a hill that shields it almost entirely from view in town. Only the 80-foot-high, white temple can be seen on the horizon. Authorities kept onlookers miles away from the compound, which FLDS church members began building several years ago as authorities in Arizona and Utah began increasingly scrutinizing the group. The investigation prompted by the girl’s call last week was the first in Texas involving the sect. Jeffs is jailed in Kingman, Ariz., where he awaits trial for four counts each of incest and sexual conduct with a minor stemming from two arranged marriages between teenage girls and their older male relatives. In November, he was sentenced to two consecutive sentences of five years to life in prison in Utah for being an accomplice to the rape of a 14-year-old girl who wed her cousin in an arranged marriage in 2001. © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: Officials search for more kids at Texas ranch - Crime & courts - MSNBC.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSN Privacy . Legal © 2008 MSNBC.com

Hawaiian Air boosts service after rivals collapse Aloha State's biggest airline set to benefit from ATA, Aloha going bust The Associated Press updated 12:27 p.m. ET, Fri., April. 4, 2008 HONOLULU - Wasting no time in capitalizing on the shutdowns of ATA Airlines and Aloha Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines said it will run nonstop daily service between Honolulu and Oakland, Calif., beginning next month. On Thursday Indianapolis-based carrier ATA suddenly quit flying, leaving passengers on the Hawaiian islands and elsewhere stranded as it again headed for bankruptcy court. Virtually all of ATA's more than 2,200 employees were laid off. The move came just days after Aloha Airlines stopped passenger service after also filing for bankruptcy. Hawaiian Airlines is the state's biggest airline, with flights to nine cities on the mainland — more than any other airline — including all four markets where ATA operated. It also controls a hefty share of inter-island traffic. Hawaiian Airlines said late Thursday that tickets for the Honolulu to Oakland service will go on sale Friday. Vacations getting pricier The abrupt shutdowns of ATA Airlines and Aloha Airlines won't keep travelers off Hawaii's shores altogether, but they could make an already expensive vacation destination even pricier and potentially put the leis and luaus out of reach for many. Flights to and from Hawaii had been a key part of ATA's business ever since the Indianapolis-based carrier scaled back its route network following a previous trip through bankruptcy in 2006. "It'll hurt," said Minneapolis-based airline expert Terry Trippler. "They did a lot of business to and from Hawaii at fairly reasonable prices." The carrier last year carried more than 632,000 passengers to the islands from the mainland, more than all but three other domestic airlines, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The surprise announcement came just two weeks after Aloha filed for bankruptcy protection following years of losses. The airline, which served the state for more than 60 years and was the islands' second-largest carrier, ended passenger service Monday and is hoping to offload its cargo business this month. It flew both inter-island routes and flights to the mainland. The one-two punch, coming at a time when the airline industry is already straining under rapidly rising fuel prices, will likely prompt remaining carriers to push their fares even higher, industry observers said. "They've really been thrown a curve ball. Nobody really expected two major competitors to go away," said Robert Mann, an independent airline analyst in Port Washington, N.Y. "When you pull out a major carrier, it's going to create a lot of demand on the remaining carriers." Who will come out on top? Hawaiian Airlines, the state's biggest airline, could emerge as the biggest winner following its rivals' collapse. The carrier flies to nine cities on the mainland — more than any other airline —including all four markets where ATA operated. It also controls a hefty share of inter-island traffic. A number of other domestic carriers also fly to the islands, and each will likely see additional traffic flowing their way now that two rivals are out of the picture. Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines competed against ATA on direct flights from Los Angeles, for example, while US Airways challenged the carrier in Phoenix. Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines all also fly from multiple mainland destinations. "It helps all the carriers who fly from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii," Avondale Partners airline analyst Bob McAdoo said. "There'll be less seats offered at really deep discounts." Flights between the islands could also grow more expensive. Hawaiian and Mesa Air Group, the parent company of inter-island carrier go!, have each recently announced plans to add spare planes and flights on routes within Hawaii to help make up for the loss of Aloha service. Even so, experts doubt fares that have fallen as low as $49 or less one-way are sustainable over the long term. "It's an unrealistically low price," Mann said. © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: Hawaiian Air boosts service after rivals collapse - News - MSNBC.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSN Privacy . Legal © 2008 MSNBC.com

Continental to charge $25 for a second bag Citing fuel costs, airline follows competition; premium travelers exempt The Associated Press updated 7:35 p.m. ET, Fri., April. 4, 2008 HOUSTON - Continental Airlines said Friday it will begin charging some passengers $25 to check a second bag in an effort to help offset rising fuel costs. The announcement comes after recent similar moves by United Airlines and Northwest Airlines. Delta Air Lines also said earlier this week that it would impose or raise a number of other fees citing fuel costs. Continental said that customers who buy economy-class tickets with certain fare types, and are not elite members of the airline's frequent flier program, may check one bag at no charge, but will have to pay a $25 service fee to check a second one. Continental said its premium travelers in economy class — including Elite OnePass members, SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus members, Continental Airlines Presidential Plus credit card holders and non-Elite customers who purchase certain fare types — may check two bags at no charge. The policy will apply immediately to destinations within the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada for travel beginning on or after May 5. There is no change in the checked bag policy for customers traveling in first class and BusinessFirst, the company said. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: Continental to charge $25 for a second bag - News - MSNBC.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSN Privacy . Legal © 2008 MSNBC.com

Complaints from grumpy travelers jump sharply Traveler complaints rose by 60 percent in last year, annual survey finds The Associated Press updated 11:10 a.m. ET, Mon., April. 7, 2008 WASHINGTON - It's up, up and away for air travelers: Fares are up, late flights are up and more passengers are being bumped away from boarding gates. All these problems are making travelers grumpy, an annual survey of airline quality says. The industry posted declines last year in every area of the Airline Quality Rating, amid rising fuel prices, safety problems and bankruptcy filings that shut down three carriers last week alone. The biggest change was in the rate of consumer complaints, up 60 percent overall. The rate more than doubled at US Airways and Comair, and rose for 15 of the 16 airlines included in the study. The exception was Mesa Airlines. Worse to come? On-time arrivals dropped for the fifth straight year, with more than one-quarter of all flights late, according to the survey. The rates of passengers bumped from overbooked flights and bags lost, stolen or damaged also jumped in 2007. "The trend is bad and it doesn't look like it gets any better," said Dean Headley, an associate professor at Wichita State University and co-author of the study being released Monday. The survey results mesh with the spate of problems that have beset U.S. carriers, starting with surging fuel costs, Headley said. ATA, Aloha Airlines and Skybus stopped flying just last week because of financial pressures. Major airlines have slashed jobs and passenger amenities while adding fees for second bags, traveling with pets and booking tickets by phone. It is not surprising that people responded to higher prices and more frequent delays by complaining more, Headley said. Southwest tops in on-time arrivals Six airlines — Frontier, Northwest, SkyWest, Southwest, United and US Airways — showed declines in every area in the survey, although Southwest still had the best on-time arrival mark at 80.1 percent. The Dallas-based carrier also had the lowest rate of consumer complaints, 0.26 per 100,000 passengers. Still, the airline has not been immune from problems. It is fighting a record $10.2 million fine from the Federal Aviation Administration for continuing to fly dozens of Boeing 737s that hadn't been inspected for cracks in their fuselages. American, Delta and United airlines recently canceled flights to perform unscheduled inspections of certain aircraft, and US Airways found problems on some Boeing 757s after a wing part on one of its planes fell off during a flight. The Airline Quality Rating study, compiled annually since 1991, is based on Transportation Department statistics for airlines that carry at least 1 percent of the passengers who flew domestically last year. The research is sponsored by the Aviation Institute at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and by Wichita State University. The other airlines in the survey were AirTran, Alaska, American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast, Continental, Jet Blue and Mesa. Among the study's conclusions: The rate of consumer complaints about Mesa dropped by one-third and the airline also showed improvement in its rates of bumping passengers and mishandling bags. More than one-third of Atlantic Southeast Airlines flights were late, the worst on-time performance in 2007. The airlines also bumped passengers more often, at a rate of 4.5 per 10,000 passengers. JetBlue and AirTran were far ahead of their competitors in avoiding bumping passengers from flights, at 0.02 and 0.15 per 10,000 passengers, respectively. AirTran had the best baggage handling rate, at 4.06 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers. American Eagle ranked last in baggage handling with 13.55 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: Complaints from grumpy travelers jump sharply - News - MSNBC.com

welcome back, glad you got it all figured out now.

Ms. Sunshine, I am sure Shelley appreciates the support, but this was a post from October, not sure if you saw the dates.

wait why are you giving them 1000 for their honeymoon?

I took Sarah's idea and modified it, we used a oval shaped template that we bought at the local AC Moore, I had to cut out over 100 of these and there was no way to do the fans like Sarah's with a template, so it turned out that they looked kinda like grapes, which was perfect because we had our wedding in Napa.

woo hoo! You ladies Rock!!!

well our big issue, is that our boy really hates it and the people at Petco said he bit the groomer once, so we try to avoid other people doing it, he kicks so much that I am afraid he is going to kick me or the baby. Maybe I will ask my vet next time I go in.

Quote: Originally Posted by MoWife Thanks Alyssa, you're so sweet. I don't really have any updates, except that I am physically starting to feel a lot better; no more cramps or back pain and the bleeding has slowed down. So I'm happy about that plus Tim came home late last night to be with me so that made me feel a lot better. As for the situation with the doctor I decided I am going to call his office tomorrow morning and tell them I am coming in to pick up my bloodwork results. I feel like they're mine and I have a right to them. I want to see what they say except for the obvious which is that I'm not pregnant right now. Then I am going to call my original OB/Gyn and make an appointment to go in and talk to him. The way I look at it is I need to know what happened for several reasons one being my own sanity. The other is if I was never actually pregnant how come a HPT's clearly said I was. Are false positives really that common? In which case when I try again I won't even use HPT's any more I will just wait for my period and see the Dr. if I don't get it because I cannot go through this again. Also if I was never pregnant what the hell happened on Friday because there was nothing about that that was normal. And of course on the other hand, if I was pregnant as I feel I was I would like to try to find out what happened for the sake of future pregnancies and if that's not possible I think my husband and I will be able to at least have a little peace of mind in knowing that we did at least conceive which might ease some of our worries about infertility. So I am taking off from work tomorrow in an effort to figure this out and at the very least be able to look at my blood test results for myself since my doctor did not really go over everything. Thanks, Mo I think this is a perfect plan, and no false positives are not that common, especially all the tests you took. You have to be your own advocate and I am so happy you are going to get a second opinion.

are these gold plated paper products? Um that is freakin crazy, not a shot in hell I could pay for something like that, nor would my friends ever plan anything that costs that much money.

you could also try the glue type of stich witchery, some of my students used that last year on the quilt we made. I agree I wouldn't want to sew organza.

has anyone seen the commercial for this...Peticure dog grooming supplies, dog nail clippers, dog nail care, peticure pamper your pet my dogs seriously hate getting their nails trimmed and not only do their nails hurt me, but I can only imagine that I need to keep their nails as short as possible with a baby around. Anyway, just curious if anyone has thoughts on this.

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv Oh yes, the cave tours are awesome. We went on a 'field trip' Friday to a winery in NC that is part of our portfolio and went into the wine caves there. We did barrel tastings as well to see the differences between the bottled wine and what is still aging in the barrels. Oh, and my boss said to expect long, drunken, hungover days while there. He says we start at like 8am -- tasting at the first vineyard ... and it's a never ending cycle until about 10pm. OMG! Thank goodness wine is good for the heart! sounds like it will be a really fun adventure!

Have a perfect beautiful day Jen! Can't wait to see pics, and hear about Brenden's reaction to the book!

Wow, I will be meeting my little one very soon, its so crazy... I spent a lot of time shopping with my parents who came into town recently. They helped us put together Ainsleigh's room. I am getting very tired and uncomfortable but of course I know its going to get worse over the next couple of months.

Mo, so happy that your DH is coming home early, I think it will be better for you guys to go through this together.

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Mo, simply said, you need to see a new doctor, that is not appropriate at all.