William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-16-15
New Child Protection Laws In Effect In Pa
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has launched a new website, KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov to explain the changes in Pennsylvania’s child protection laws that took effect Dec. 31.
“The site includes basic information on recognizing and reporting child abuse, changes to the Child Protective Services Law, and online ChildLine clearances with links to the applicable background check clearances and requirements,” said State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129).
It should be noted that most organizations directly involved with services for children already have their own stringent background check clearance policies in place. The new law sets minimum requirements, but nothing in this law prohibits organizations from establishing or continuing even more stringent internal policies, Cox said.
Anyone with suspicions that a child is being abused should call the department’s statewide ChildLine hotline at 1-800-932-0313, Cox said.
New Child Protection Laws In Effect In Pa
Polar Bear Puzzle
Here is the polar bear courtesy of Bjarke Mønsted who posted it at Quora.com
Someone rolls a few dice and asks how many polar bears there are. The objective is to figure out the system.
“How many polar bears are there?”
Answer: 6.
Let’s try again:
Answer: 4.
Last one pre-spoiler:
Answer: 4.
OK, here’s a hint: “The game is in the name of the game – polar bears around an ice hole – invented in the days of Ghengis Khan.
A clue for you to keep you true – like petals around a rose, you can count each bear’s nose.”
Get it yet?
The system is: Dots in the center represent a water hole, and only dots around a water hole represent polar bears. People tend to try a lot of numerical approaches before realizing the system is about the image of the die rather than the number it represents.
Polar Bear Puzzle
William Lawrence Sr Omnbit 1-15-15
William Lawrence Sr Omnbit 1-15-15
Beer was probably the most popular drink in Mesopotamia. It was made from malted barley before 6000 B.C.
Michael George Enters Supreme Court Race
PoliticsPa.com reports that the Michael George, the president judge of conservative Adams County, has announced his candidacy for one of three openings on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Others who have announced their candidacies are Superior Court Judge Cheryl Lynn Allen, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, as well as Corraeale Stevens, who was appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett to complete Joan Orie Melvin’s term which ends in January 2016.
George, it appears, is the candidate least connected to the raather dirty state party establishment so as of now he is our favorite.
The primary election is May 19. The general election is Nov. 3.
Hat tip Donna Ellingsen.
Michael George Enters Supreme Court Race
Philadelphia Inquirer Tries, Fails
Today’s front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer featured a rousing, inspiring article concerning the response by the French to the Jan. 7 terrorist attacks which included the murders of 12 staff members at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
It triumphantly noted that 5 million copies of the first post-attack edition of the magazine — again with an image of Mohammed on the front page — quickly sold out as throngs lined up pre-dawn at newsstands to buy one.
The rousing, inspiring article was missing just one thing. This:
Yes, the actual image, which is the only honest way of expressing solidarity with the unbowed.
We have to grade the Inky’s attempt at journalistic courage a failure. Still, we give them a half-point (well, quarter-pointer, OK tenth of a point) for trying.
The Inquirer also carried an interesting article concerning Pope Francis’ take on the controversy which is that speech should be free but used wisely i.e. don’t look for stupid fights, respect the religious views of others etc. and we agree completely.
As we had not heard of Charlie Hebdo until last week, and do not speak French hence cannot fairly put in context images we have seen on the web, we can’t speak to what it had published in the past.
We can, however, say that this week’s cover showing a tearful Mohammed expressing remorse at what was done in his name with the victims saying “All is forgiven” is the epitome of the wise use of free speech.
Shame the Inquirer didn’t have the guts to show its readers.
Philadelphia Inquirer Tries, Fails
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-14-15
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-14-15
Weathermen still refer to the year 1816 as the one summer skipped. There was ice and frost in each of the 12 months in the northeastern U.S. and western Europe. It was really, really cold that summer. Scientists blame the frigidity on the eruption of Mount Tamboro in Indonesia, one of the all-time great eruptions. Massive clouds of lava blocked out the sun’s energy which sharply lowered temperatures.
Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl
Super Bowl Sunday is Feb. 1 and your friends at Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church are cooking up three favorite game foods so you don’t have to.
It’s your choice of chicken wings, a kielbasa ring on a bed of sauerkraut or kielbasa/sauerkraut sandwiches.
Or all of the above.
The church chef is busily preparing large, juicy, hickory-smoked chicken wings (with Blue Cheese Dressing, Celery Strips and Choice of Honey Mustard or BBQ sauce) for the low prices of:
Wings Price
10 $8
20 $15
30 $23
40 $28
50 $35
He’s also preparing 4 large, cooked Kielbasi links on rolls, with sauerkraut, for only $15 or a ring of kielbasa on a bed of sauerkraut for only $16.
To order your Super Bowl snacks, please email us at SSPeterandPaul@verizon.net or call Kathy at 610-328-4731 before Sunday, Jan. 25. Pickup will be at noon on Sunday, Feb 1 at the church, at 100 S. Penn St., Clifton Heights, Pa. 19018.
Ss. Peter & Paul Church and Holy Ghost Church in Chester will be combining in April to form Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church in the former Leiper Presbyterian Church, 900 Fairview Ave., Ridley Township.
Saints Peter and Paul Church in Clifton Heights, Pa. is having a Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl fundraiser.
Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl
Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight
The fourth of six town hall meetings on the Springfield High School Master Plan will be 7 tonight, Jan, 14, at the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU), Rooms 171-172, reports Regina Scheerer.
The building is at 200 Yale Ave., Morton, PA 19070.
This town hall meeting will not be televised live, but will be recorded and available later online at www.ssdcougars.org.
The agenda is:
Academic & Community Matters
Academic Impacts, Site Circulation/Village Green
Concept Disruption Academic Costs, Community Benefits,
Green Space/Athletics, Sustainability
The town halls, in our view, are an attempt to foist a $144 million edifice called the Saxer Avenue option on the Springfield taxpayer despite the high school property, as of yet, not abutting Saxer Avenue.
Can we call it the Doug Carney Building?
Just kidding.
We have thought long and hard about the matter and have concluded that allocating $10 million for repairs with the specific task of keeping 1,600 students (present student population is 1,204) warm, safe and dry while skilled teachers educate them is more than adequate as it should be obvious that it’s not the building that matters but the personnel.
That should be more than sufficient, assuming inefficiency spawned by corruption doesn’t rear its head, and more than generous.
If inefficiency spawned by corruption does rear its head, then ending that, of course, becomes the priority and the repairs get put on hold.
Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight concerns the “Master Plan” which is an attempt to foist a $144 million edifice on the Springfield taxpayer.
Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight
New York Taxi Driver Names
The five most common first names of New York taxi and limousine drivers are variations of Mohammed, as is the one in 10th place, Mamaoud.
Holding spots 7 through 9 respectively are Abudl, Syed and Ahmed.
In 6th place is Jean.
In spots 11 through 20 are Joseph, Ali, Michael, John, Jose, George, Kahalid, David, Luis and Ibrahim.
The most common last name by far is “Singh”.
The complete list of the top 10 first and last names can be found here.
New York Taxi Driver Names
The top five names of New York taxi drivers are variations of Mohammed.