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U.S. v. Baker, 2015 WL 4886081 (D.Mass., Aug. 17 2015).
United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.
SCOTT BAKER and ROBYN BAKER
CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-cv-11078-RGS | Filed 08/17/2015
Richard G. Stearns UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
*1 Based on the credible testimony and exhibits offered at trial, and the stipulations of the parties, I make the following findings of fact.
1. Scott (S.) Baker and Robyn (R.) Baker married on December 12, 1998. Stipulation of Facts (SF), Dkt. #49 para. 3.
2. They have two teenage children. SF para. 4.
3. S. Baker is a self-employed construction manager. SF para. 2.
4. S. Baker currently faces a federal tax liability in excess of $5 million. Dkt. # 72.
5. The Bakers filed joint federal income tax returns for the tax years 1999, 2000, and 2001. SF para. 5.
6. A "Son of BOSS" tax shelter scheme purported to reduce the Bakers' 2001 taxable income from $1,114,449 to $289,688.1 SF para. 9.
7. In December of 2002, S. Baker, together with a friend and business partner, David Laird, sold eight Planet Fitness gyms to Bally Fitness for approximately $15 million in Bally stock. SF para. 10. From the sale, S. Baker received some $4.6 million in Bally stock, which he eventually sold for $3.4 million in cash. SF para. 11.
8. In 2002, the Bakers filed separate tax returns. SF para. 6.
9. A second "Son of BOSS" tax shelter claimed on S. Baker's 2002 return reduced his tax liability to a purported net loss of $2.5 million. SF para. 12. S. Baker claimed a 2002 tax refund of $42,655. He then amended his and R. Baker's joint 1997 through 2001 tax returns to claim additional refunds by carrying-back the uncredited portion of the purported 2002 loss. SF para. 13. As a result, the IRS refunded virtually all of the taxes the Bakers had paid in 1999, 2000, and 2001. SF para. 14.
10. S. Baker testified that in his mind the "Son of BOSS" tax shelter was perfectly legal and was "what everyone did." Trial Transcript Day 2 (Tr. 2) at 49.
11. On June 30, 2003, in executing the second "Son of BOSS" tax shelter, S. Baker established and became the Settlor of the "Scott Baker Family Trust" (Baker Trust), a Cayman Island Trust with a Royal Bank of Canada account. S. Baker granted himself a one-third beneficial interest in the Trust. The remaining beneficial interests were divided among R. Baker and the Bakers' two minor children. SF paras. 15-17.
12. As the Settlor of the Baker Trust, S. Baker was vested with the power to appoint the initial Trustee and to appoint a successor at any time. Ex. 1 at para. 14. S. Baker also had the power to remove the Trustee without cause and to name or exclude the beneficiaries of the Trust. Ex. 1 paras. 17(d), 6(c) and 6(a).2
13. S. Baker appointed the Royal Bank of Canada as the inaugural Trustee. Ex. 1.
14. S. Baker deposited the proceeds from the sale of the Bally stock in the Baker Trust. Ex. 10; Ex. 71 at 28-29 (S. Baker Dep.).
15. S. Baker later directed the Trustee to invest the corpus of the Baker Trust with International Management Associates (IMA), an Atlanta-based hedge fund. Ex. 71 at 36 (S. Baker Dep.); SF para. 19.3
*2 16. On December 6, 2004, the Bakers entered into a Global Settlement Initiative agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), resolving tax claims arising from the Bakers' 2001 involvement with the first Son of BOSS tax shelter. SF para. 26. The Global Settlement Initiative program permitted taxpayers to resolve any outstanding tax debt before the commencement of an IRS enforcement action. As consideration, the taxpayer received certain tax benefits and paid lower penalties.
17. On August 22, 2005, the Bakers purchased a home located on Main Street in Hingham, Massachusetts (Hingham Property) as tenants by the entirety for $1,622,500. SF para. 27.
18. Also in August of 2005, the IRS opened an examination of S. Baker's 2002 tax return. SF para. 28.
19. S. Baker initially elected to participate in a second IRS Global Settlement Initiative, agreeing to pay $1.2 million in outstanding taxes. SF para. 29.
20. At some point in late 2005, the Bakers were made aware that the IMA hedge fund was, in effect, a "Ponzi" scheme and that the money invested by the Baker Trust had evaporated. SF para. 20.
21. On March 16, 2006, IMA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. See Int'l Mgmt. Assocs., LLC, 2007 WL 7141787 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. March 16, 2006). The Bankruptcy Court appointed a Trustee to seek to marshal any of IMA's remaining assets for the benefit of IMA investors, including the Bakers. Id. On March 27, 2006, S. Baker was appointed to serve as one of seven members of a committee representing the investors. Tr. 2 at 70. S. Baker retained a lawyer to represent him in the IMA bankruptcy proceedings.4
22. In early February of 2007, as part of the second Global Settlement Initiative, the IRS requested that S. Baker complete a Form 433-A listing all of his assets by no later than March 1, 2007. Form 433-A is used by the IRS to collect information on a debtor's current assets when he or she claims an inability to pay the taxes owing. The IRS uses the form to determine the amount that can reasonably be collected from the tax debtor, either in assets that can be levied or income that can support monthly payments under an Installment Agreement. It is undisputed that the Bakers were at that time aware of the probability of a multi-million dollar tax assessment. SF paras. 30-31.
23. On February 22, 2007, the Bakers established the S&R Realty Trust (S&R Trust), with R. Baker as Trustee. They transferred the title to the Hingham Property, by way of a quitclaim deed, to the S&R Trust. The same day, before recording the transfer, the Bakers remortgaged the Hingham Property, naming S. Baker as the sole mortgagor. SF paras. 32-34. R. Baker testified that the S&R Trust had no purpose other than to hold the title to the Hingham Property, its only asset. SF para. 39.
24. R. Baker attested that the transfer of title was "in contemplation of divorce for the purpose of easing transfer of the property and to protect it against possible lawsuits from Scott's construction clients." Ex. 55 at 21. She also testified that she "didn't want any of Scott's customers to put any type of lien or anything on the house that would cause it not to have the same value." Ex. 72 at 40 (R. Baker Dep.).
*3 25. S. Baker similarly attested that "[b]y February 2007 it had become clear to me that my marriage to Robyn Baker might not last," and "I had come to believe that my construction business made me a potential target for litigation, from customers, subcontractors, or vendors." Ex. 56 at 3.
26. The Bakers did not identify any actual or threatened litigation involving S. Baker's construction clients.
27. Also on February 22, 2007, the Bakers established a second realty trust, the C&S Realty Trust (C&S Trust); (C&S represents the first name initials of the Bakers' minor children). R. Baker was the sole trustee of C&S Trust. The principal beneficiaries of the C&S Realty Trust were the Baker's two minor children.5 The Bakers transferred property located at 253 Humarock Beach Road in Scituate, Massachusetts (Humarock Property) into the C&S Trust. R. Baker attested that the C&S Trust was formed "to protect a beach house at 253 Humarock Beach Road from any potential construction people that may have had an issue with Scott." SF paras. 35-39.
28. R. Baker testified that S. Baker did not receive any consideration for transferring his half interest in either the Hingham or the Humarock Property into the S&R or C&S Trusts. SF para. 40.
29. On March 5, 2007, the Bakers recorded the deeds transferring the Hingham Property to the S&R Trust and the Humarock Property to the C&S Trust.
30. On March 6, 2007, the Bakers completed and signed IRS Form 433-A as requested. The Bakers listed the Hingham Property and the Humarock Property in the real estate section of the form. SF paras. 48-50.
31. According to the Form 433-A, the Hingham Property was encumbered by a $1,155,000 mortgage. Ex. 63 at 4. The form also identified two properties in New Hampshire with a combined equity value of $200,000 (New Hampshire Properties).
32. At some point in 2007, the IRS disqualified S. Baker as eligible for the second Global Settlement Initiative because of his inability to pay the agreed amount. SF para. 29; Ex. 83 (notes from an IRS investigation revealing a negative cash flow).
33. On November 17, 2007, R. Baker sold the Humarock Property and deposited the proceeds ($433,000) into a South Shore Bank account owned by C&S Trust. SF para. 42. Several months later, she withdrew $300,000 from the account and used it to pay down an outstanding equity line of credit on the Hingham Property. SF para. 44. R. Baker testified that she used the remaining funds in the South Shore Bank account to pay for living expenses, credit card bills, and her children's activities. SF para. 45. She also wrote numerous checks to cover expenses related to maintenance of the Hingham Property. Exs. 22, 24, 28-29.
34. In January of 2008, a $258,801 payment was made by the C&S Trust to IndyMac Bank against the mortgage on the Hingham Property. SF para. 51. At the time of the trial, the C&S Trust no longer existed. SF para. 46.
35. On January 11, 2008, the Bakers filed for divorce. SF para. 52.
36. One day prior, on January 10, 2008, the Bakers signed a Separation Agreement that was eventually incorporated into the divorce judgment. Ex. 41.
37. R. Baker was represented by an attorney in the divorce, although she testified that she did not remember who drafted the Separation Agreement. Ex. 72 at 59 (R. Baker Dep.). S. Baker testified that he did not have the funds to hire an attorney to represent him in the divorce. Ex. 71 at 63 (S. Baker Dep.).
*4 38. The Separation Agreement stated that "irreconcilable differences [had] arisen and continue to exist between the parties with no chance of reconciliation since March 1, 2007," and that the Agreement had been entered "in order to settle all claims of the parties and all other matters which should be settled in view of the pending complaint for divorce." Ex. 41 at 1.
39. The Agreement provided that the Bakers would retain joint physical and legal custody of their two minor children. Id. at 1-2.
40. Article II of the Agreement, entitled "Financial Arrangements," made provisions for health insurance and other family expenses, while explicitly noting that the Agreement obligated neither party to pay child support or alimony. Id. at 2-5.
41. Article III of the Agreement, entitled "Real Estate," divided the Bakers' real estate holdings. It conferred sole ownership of the Hingham Property on R. Baker, while noting that the property "is presently held by S&R Realty Trust for the benefit of the minor children." She also received the New Hampshire Properties. Id. at 5. The Bakers estimated the New Hampshire Properties to be worth $200,000 in March of 2007. Ex. 63; Tr. 2 at 7. The most recent appraisal of the Hingham Property valued it at $1.6 million (in February of 2007), although R. Baker testified that as of January of 2008 she doubted whether this valuation was accurate. Ex. 32; Ex. 54 at 2; Tr. 2 at 9.
42. Article III further required that S. Baker assume the mortgage on the Hingham Property and make all monthly payments (while waiving "all rights in the Marital Home"). Id. The Agreement, however, gave S. Baker permission to reside in the Hingham Property, while R. Baker assumed responsibility for utility payments and routine repairs. Id. at 5-6. The Bakers agreed to "share equally" the cost of any capital improvements to the home exceeding $500. Ex. 41 at 6.
43. The Agreement provided that the Bakers share equally a "Rockland Trust joint bank account." At the time, the account was valued at $60,000. Id.
44. R. Baker received a boat valued at $21,000, a car valued at $14,000, two motorcycles, and "any monies stolen from the parties." Tr. 2 at 81-82; Ex. 41 at 6, Ex. 63 at 3; SF para. 63.
45. S. Baker received a Chevrolet pickup truck, construction trailers, a Kabota tractor, and the contents of a toolshed. Ex. 41 at 6.
46. With regard to outstanding debts, the Agreement provided that, in addition to the mortgage on the Hingham Property, S. Baker was to assume all "marital credit card debt," and all liabilities attaching to his construction business. Ex. 41 at 7. At the time, the mortgage on the Hingham Property amounted to approximately $875,000, the marital credit card debt totaled approximately $37,000, and the construction business liabilities were estimated at $450,000.6 R. Baker "agree[d] to help [S. Baker] be successful in any business ventures he may wish to pursue." Id. at 6. After the divorce decree, S. Baker regularly made monthly payments to R. Baker of $6,200, often in cash, to apply to the mortgage. Ex. 31, Tr. 1 at 124.7 According to S. Baker's testimony, "I was making around $80,000 a year, which after taxes, is about five or six grand a month, which I was giving $6,200 a month [to R. Baker]." Tr. 2 at 125.
*5 47. S. Baker received sole ownership of his business ventures. At the time, these consisted of a Planet Fitness gym in Scarsdale, New York, which he owned together with David Laird. Id. at 89 & 111. S. Baker testified that by March 27, 2007, his ownership interest in the gym had been reduced from a 50 percent to a 25 percent share. Id. at 116.
48. R. Baker testified at her deposition that "Scott was trying to sell [the gym] to the owner of Planet Fitness and it had a value of $250,000." Ex. 72 at 33 (R. Baker Dep.). In response to a government discovery request, R. Baker produced an Internet article, which she described as "regarding the sale of a group of gyms, including the Scarsdale Gym, valuing the gym at approximately $320,000." Ex. 55 at 32. The article, however, does not mention the Scarsdale gym. Id. at 100-102. At trial, R. Baker acknowledged that she did not know "how I came up with the figure or if my attorney came up with the figure." Trial Transcript Day 1 (Tr. 1) at 166.
49. S. Baker, for his part, agreed with R. Baker's valuation of the gym business. In his bankruptcy petition, he stated that the business was worth at least $1 million at the time of the divorce, meaning that his 25% interest was worth $250,000. Ex. 42 para. 22.8
50. The IRS Form 433-A that the Bakers submitted under penalties of perjury on March 6, 2007, does not attribute any interest in Planet Fitness Scarsdale to S. Baker. Ex. 63. S. Baker's 2007 federal income tax return claimed a $210,523 loss on his gym business, while the 2008 return claimed a loss of $54,735. Exs. 89-90.9
51. Prior to the final divorce decree, S. Baker was sued by Eastern Bank for $450,000 in his capacity as a guarantor on a loan to Planet Fitness Scarsdale. Tr. 2 at 85-86. The loan was in default because, according to S. Baker, "bills [owed by Planet Fitness Scarsdale] weren't being paid." Id. S. Baker further testified that in addition to the Eastern Bank loan, Planet Fitness Scarsdale owed $650,000 to ITT Leasing Life Fitness for gym equipment. Id. at 115.
52. Neither of the Bakers obtained an independent appraisal of the Planet Fitness Scarsdale gym. Tr. 1 at 162; Ex. 72 at 33 (R. Baker Dep.).
53. On February 28, 2008, the Probate Court entered a judgment incorporating the Bakers' Separation Agreement and giving it "the full force and effect of an order of this Court." SF para. 64.
54. The divorce became final on May 29, 2008. SF para. 65.
55. Following the divorce, S. Baker continued to reside in the Hingham Property; he remained a named insured on the Property; and his name remained on numerous bills for the Property, including those for property taxes and utilities such as gas, electrical, and water. Tr. 2 at 107; Exs. 32-38, 67 & 69.
*6 56. R. Baker testified that she was motivated to seek a divorce because of the financial stresses that she and S. Baker were experiencing. Tr. 2 at 135-138. She also stated that she was concerned about S. Baker's poor "decision-making." Id. at 139.
57. Paula Colburn, who testified at trial, stated that she learned from R. Baker in 2008 of R. Baker's intention to seek a divorce. Colburn had known R. Baker since high school. Tr. 2 at 130. Colburn testified that she and R. Baker spoke every Thursday, and at the time of the divorce, R. Baker was under stress from "years of, you know, bad decisions that – financial decisions that Scott had made that put her in a very compromised situation. And, you know, the IRS was coming after both of them. She didn't know how she was going to provide a house and a stable home for her family, her two children. Just a lot of it, and it really just drove a wedge between she and Scott." Id. at 132.
58. On June 3, 2008, after the divorce was finalized, R. Baker submitted a request to IndyMac Bank for a modification of the mortgage on the Hingham Property. She included a statement attributed to S. Baker as follows: "I was the owner of a business and sold the business to Bally Total Fitness and retired with my wife and two kids." Tr. 1 at 134-135.10
59. S. Baker's federal tax return for 2008 listed a "partnership interest in [Planet Fitness Scarsdale]" that "was sold [in 2008] for secured creditor debt." Ex. 90 at 8. S. Baker testified that Planet Fitness Scarsdale was "stolen" from him in a lawsuit brought by his "money" partners in June of 2008. Tr. 2 at 94, 97.
60. R. Baker received deficiency notices on December 18 and 31, 2008, stating that she was liable for some portion of the refund that S. Baker had received on the couple's joint tax returns for the years 1999, 2000, and 2001. Ex. 53.
61. On March 23, 2009, R. Baker filed a petition in the United States Tax Court contesting the proposed assessment against her. The Tax Court subsequently entered a judgment in her favor. Ex. 53.11
62. On February 10, 2009, the Baker Trust filed a proof of claim for $3,260,609.83, in the IMA bankruptcy proceeding. Ex. 8; Ex. 42 para. 12. S. Baker testified that the proof of claim forms were prepared by the attorney he had hired to represent him in the IMA bankruptcy proceeding. Ex. 71 at 64 (S. Baker Dep.). S. Baker testified that the claim omitted the $750,000 that he had deposited "at the end of that year" (presumably 2004). Tr. 2 at 72.
*7 63. On May 11, 2009, a press release announcing R. Baker's hiring as a "relationship consultant" by a dating service called "The Right One" described her as "resid[ing] in Hingham with her husband and two children." Ex. 44; SF para. 66.12 On June 18, 2009, R. Baker's Twitter account contained a picture of her in a casual family pose with S. Baker and her two children captioned, "Loving My Life."13 Ex. 119 (Twitter post dated June 16, 2009).14
64. At his deposition, S. Baker testified that he has never told his children that he and R. Baker are divorced and that he does not know if they are aware of the separation. Ex. 71 at 57-58 (S. Baker Dep.).
65. R. Baker met Lori Leo in the spring of 2010 and the two became friends "right away." Tr. 1 at 9. When R. Baker introduced Leo's husband, Michael Theriault, to S. Baker, R. Baker referred to S. Baker as her husband. Id. at 79. Both Leo and Theriault testified that throughout the early years of their friendship with the Bakers they believed that the Bakers were a married couple. Id. at 11 & 83.
66. When she first became acquainted with R. Baker, Leo assumed that she was married to S. Baker because "they lived together. They had two children together and we did things together. We went out to dinners together. They came over to our house for dinner. They engaged in holidays with us and ski trips and camping." Id. at 11-12.
67. In June of 2010, R. Baker was hired by Leo to work at her physician recruiting company. Id. at 7-8.
68. In March of 2011, Leo, her husband, and their son (the Leo family) moved next door to R. Baker on Main Street in Hingham. Id. at 6.
69. Between 2010 and 2014, the Leo family and the Bakers became very close. R. Baker described the Leo family as "our extended family." Ex. 119 (e-mail dated March 29, 2013, subject: "Easter").15 Theriault testified that he was very close to both Bakers. When S. Baker's father died, Theriault accompanied S. Baker to the hospital. Tr. 1 at 95.
70. The Bakers and the Leo family socialized on a regular basis. They went out to dinner, "many, many, many times." Id. at 10; see also, id. at 138. Theriault estimated that over the course of four years they ate dinner together approximately 250 times. Id. at 80. Most often the children would accompany them, but occasionally they would go out to eat as couples. Id. Theriault noted that whenever they went out, S. Baker would pay his share of the bill with cash. Id. at 12; see also, id. at 82.
*8 71. In describing the Bakers' physical relationship, Leo testified that "[w]hen, say, we went out to dinner, they sat next to each other in the back. If there were three seats in the back, they choose the two next to each other, held hands, just normal husband and wife." Id. at 11. Theriault also described the Bakers' relationship as physically affectionate. Id. at 80-81.
72. The Bakers and the Leo family vacationed frequently together. Leo estimated that three or four times during the winter season, the Bakers would join the Leo family at a ski chalet that Leo rents with her sister in New Hampshire. Id. at 12. The Bakers would stay in the same room with a single bed. Id.; see also, Ex. 120 (photograph of Leo family with R. Baker, S. Baker, and the children at the chalet); Ex. 119 (e-mail dated Dec. 31, 2011, subject: "When will you be home?"; e-mail dated Jan. 12, 2012, subject: "Sunapee eNews ..."). Theriault estimated that the Bakers took some 15 ski trips with the Leo family. Tr. 1 at 81.
73. The Bakers and the Leo family would also go on camping trips together. Ex. 119 (e-mail dated June 28, 2012, subject: "next week vacation days"); Tr. 1 at 143-145. On these trips, the Bakers would sleep in their camper. When the Bakers purchased the camper in 2011, R. Baker referred to it as a joint purchase. Ex. 119 (e-mail dated Dec. 1, 2011, subject: "Unit 30582 Link") ("We can have the trailer we want ... I think we should seriously consider it ...."). The camper had two bunk beds and a master bedroom, leading Leo to assume that the Bakers shared a bed in their camper as well. Tr. 1 at 15.
74. The Bakers also celebrated holidays with the Leo family. Although the two families did not celebrate Christmas together because the Bakers "would take family trips away," the two families usually met for Easter and Thanksgiving dinners. Id. at 16, 60-62 and 148-149; see also, Ex. 121 (photograph of Thanksgiving dinner including the Bakers with Leo's extended family); Ex. 122 (photograph of the Bakers smiling together on same holiday).
75. Despite the divorce decree, the Bakers took vacation trips together during the Christmas holidays, including one trip to Aruba and another to Mexico. Tr. 1 at 16 & 145; see also Ex. 119 (e-mail dated Dec. 31, 2011, subject: "When will you be home?"; e-mail dated Nov. 26, 2012, subject: "December Vacation Request"). On another occasion, they took a trip to Florida together. Tr. 1 at 17. Leo testified that the Bakers also went on a motorcycle trip together in August of 2010. Id. at 41. In 2011, the Bakers rented a home together in Woodstock. Ex. 119 (e-mail dated February 18, 2011, subject: "Monday").
76. Leo visited the Baker home often where she observed only one master bedroom. Neither of the Bakers ever referred to another bedroom as belonging to S. Baker. Tr. 1 at 20. Leo had intimate conversations with R. Baker that led her to believe that the Bakers continued to engage in sexual relations. Id. at 22-23.
77. Leo testified that during the time they remained friends, the Bakers undertook an extensive renovation of their home, redoing the kitchen, moving a bathroom, adding another bathroom, and remodeling a bedroom. Id. at 21. Theriault testified that based on his experience in the construction industry, the renovations would have cost around $150,000. Id. at 86.
78. S. Baker arranged to store the Bakers' boat on the Leo family's farm. Id. at 26-27. S. Baker at one point negotiated the sale of the boat to Theriault, although the sale fell through because of an IRS lien. Id. at 92-93. According to an official record from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, as of September of 2010, S. Baker was still listed as the owner of the boat. Ex. 126. The Bakers also stored gym equipment on the Leo family's property. Id. at 27-28. Theriault testified that the Bakers kept assets on other people's property as well. Tr. 1 at 94.
*9 79. While employed by Leo, R. Baker repeatedly held S. Baker out as her husband. For example, in a series of exchanges with Bruce Moran, a client of Leo's, R. Baker referred to S. Baker as her husband. Ex. 119 (emails dated July 7, 2011). Moran also referred to S. Baker as R. Baker's husband, an impression that R. Baker failed to correct. Id. (e-mails dated July 6 & 14 2011, no subject).16 Similarly, in canceling a meeting with a client in 2013, R. Baker wrote, "I am going to have to cancel lunch on Friday. My husband and I are going to take our kids away for the weekend as it is school vacation and they have been fending for themselves all week while we have been working." Id. (e-mail dated April 18, 2013, subject: PrimaCARE).17 In another 2013 e-mail to Leo recounting a conflict she had had with a fellow employee, R. Baker referred to S. Baker twice as her husband ("I heard Josef Wagner yelling obscenities about me and my husband," and "I called my husband and let him know what I heard and told him what Josef had said."). Id. (e-mail dated March 12, 2013, subject: "Wagner").18
80. S. Baker attended holiday parties at her workplace as R. Baker's "significant other." Ex. 119 (e-mail dated Dec. 2, 2013, subject: "Christmas Party").
81. When S. Baker took R. Baker to lunch on her birthday in 2011, R. Baker enthused that "[m]y birthday is getting better." Ex. 119 (e-mail dated July 6, 2011, subject: "Lunch").
82. Leo testified that R. Baker had "a problem with honesty." Tr. 1 at 38. When asked the basis of this opinion, Leo testified, "I would say these things to her and then my husband would say, 'Why do you say that?' And I would call him on it and say, 'I didn't say that.' And I certainly didn't say it like that. So, there were numerous times like that and numerous times that she would say employees would say things and I would sit back and, you know, scratch my head, gosh they didn't – I don't know. They didn't appear to be people who talked like that. So, I always was – you know, when you're questioning, questioning, but you tend to let things go. You tend to not – gosh, you know, she's a friend." Id. at 38.
83. In response to a question asked at trial, "Are you an honest person?" R. Baker answered, "I am an honest person. I have lied before." Id. at 128. Later she repeated, "I said that I have lied." Id. at 135.
84. In addition to continuing to live together and hold themselves out as married, the Bakers engaged in business transactions together. One such transaction was Cambridge Fitness, LLC. Id. at 149. This was to be a gym built by S. Baker and operated by R. Baker. On May 7, 2010, R. Baker was named the registered agent and manager of Cambridge Fitness. Id. at 150. On May 13, 2010, R. Baker opened a bank account for Cambridge Fitness at the South Shore Bank. Id. R. Baker was the sole signatory on the account. Id. R. Baker deposited a $100,000 settlement from litigation with Cambridge Fitness's landlord in this account and later withdrew it in cash. Id. at 151.
85. In October of 2012, S. Baker removed the Royal Bank of Canada as Trustee of the Baker Trust and named R. Baker in its stead. Id. at 55; Ex. 2. S. Baker also replaced the trust protector, David Laird, with a new nominee, Stephen Meneely. Id. at 57; Ex. 4.19
86. On November 29, 2012, the IMA bankruptcy Trustee issued a check to the Baker Trust in the amount of $202,561.91 (IMA payout funds) and mailed it to S. Baker. Exs. 8-9; SF paras. 21 & 63. S. Baker testified that he found out that a distribution had been made "[o]nly when I saw the check. I was flabbergasted that money came back three years later from something I thought had nothing." Tr. 2 at 104-105.
*10 87. R. Baker testified that she had invested the entire $202,000 into a company called Design Decisions owned by a friend, Leslie Smith. SF para. 22. Smith hired S. Baker to do construction on a home being built by Design Decisions, and when the home was sold, R. Baker received a return on the "portion that I invested." SF para. 23. R. Baker further stated that she reinvested the money with Design Decisions "[s]o that Scott could remain employed, have a job, be able to work, and hopefully earn more money on the money I gave [Smith]." SF para. 24.
88. The agreement with Smith was never reduced to writing. Tr. 2 at 23. When R. Baker gave Smith the investment money, she testified that she did so in $9,000 increments because she "didn't want the IRS to take my money." Id. at 23-25; see also, Exs. 86-87.
89. A second check for $84,000 was sent by the IMA bankruptcy Trustee to R. Baker in her capacity as Trustee of the Baker Trust. Id. at 18. She testified at her deposition that she used this money to pay her own and S. Baker's legal fees. SF para. 25.
90. In July of 2014, R. Baker left employment at Leo's company and went to work for a competitor. Tr. 1 at 32. Prior to her departure, Leo had asked R. Baker about her plans. R. Baker told Leo that she wanted to spend time with her children and that "she ha[d] been working a lot and she wanted to now be a mother and a wife and be home with her children and not working." Id. Leo offered to let R. Baker work from home so as to allow her more time with her family. Id. Instead, Leo learned a few weeks later that R. Baker had left "to work for – not only a competitor, but a gentleman who wanted to buy my company." Id. R. Baker had met this individual in May of 2014 while on a business trip to a trade show with Leo. Id. at 35-37. R. Baker had asked Leo's competitor what his medical recruiters were paid and when she found out that the amount was considerably more than she was paid, according to Leo she appeared "to salivate." Id. at 36 (Leo demonstrated her interpretation of R. Baker's reaction for the court).
91. Leo believes that before R. Baker switched jobs, she removed the executed copy of her non-compete agreement from Leo's office files. Id. at 33-35; see also, id. at 85. Theriault testified that after R. Baker left his wife's company he called her and told her that she was "an F'ing gold digger"; he also said, "I know exactly what you did and what you're up to here." Id. at 104. Leo was asked if she still considered R. Baker "a friend at this point," to which Leo replied "Well, no, because shortly thereafter – I mean, her husband, you know, severely assaulted my husband. So, things weren't going in the right direction." Id. at 37
92. This latter testimony referred to an event that occurred in August of 2014. Id. at 29. S. Baker was working at a construction site on Main Street in Hingham. Id. at 96. Theriault came to the site to see S. Baker. Id. Theriault waited off to the side while S. Baker finished a conversation with someone else. As Theriault was looking in the other direction, "the next thing I know, he came this way, and I'm blind on the right side, and I was sucker punched, knocked to the ground and beaten and my head was hit back and forth." Id. S. Baker gouged out Theriault's artificial eye and tried to do the same to Theriault's good eye. Id. Theriault was hospitalized with extensive injuries as a result of the assault. Id. at 29-30. Criminal charges were filed against S. Baker (and are still pending). Id. at 98. Theriault testified that he believed S. Baker assaulted him because of "this case here .... The only thing that came out of his mouth was the fact that, 'You're going against me. You're testifying against me in the IRS case.' " Id.
*11 93. In November of 2014, Leo learned that R. Baker had had a sexual liaison with her husband. Id. at 39. Leo was made aware of the affair after R. Baker sent a letter to Leo alleging that Theriault had forced her into nonconsensual sexual relationship. Id. at 39-40. Throughout the time that R. Baker alleged that Leo's husband was forcing her to have sex with him, Leo considered R. Baker to be a friend. Id. at 41.
94. Theriault testified that the relationship began sometime in 2013 when R. Baker delivered pieces of a broken chandelier to Theriault and that she "came down to the house dressed very seductively in a sport outfit ... , and it was quite apparent that there was a little bit more motivation than just putting together the chandelier and one thing led to another thing." Id. at 108. He testified that the relationship was at R. Baker's insistence, that he never did anything to physically hurt R. Baker, nor did he ever offer to alter his testimony for her. Id. at 108.
95. Leo testified that "for me, that was the ultimate deception because I trusted her. I trusted her as a friend, and I just – I just never would have thought that somebody would do these things, and call me naïve that I didn't see this coming." Id. at 43-44.
96. S. Baker testified that he no longer resides at the Hingham Property. He said that a friend had taken him in because he could not afford both the monthly mortgage payment on the Hingham Property and rent for an apartment, but that his plan "all along has been to leave as soon as I had a place to go to." Tr. 2 at 107.


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Greetings from Amsterdam,
Recently there was a big transition from East Amsterdam to West when the refugees were moved to a new facility. Our team prayer walked around the location asking for blessings over the 500 people who will live at new Asylum Seekers [zoekers] Center (AZC), known to them as a "camp". We continue our prayer that the Lord would soften many hearts to the gospel message and open up opportunities for us to cross paths with persons and households of peace.
- Pray with us that we'll meet more refugees who will openly receive stories of hope from the Bible.
- Please pray for the refugees who continue to wait for the Immigration Department's answer to their hope for residency here in the Netherlands. Many are frustrated, fearful, depressed & disappointed in the long process.
Short Term Mission team
During the first week of March (3-11), we'll be hosting four men from Ball State University in Muncie, IN, who excitedly join us on mission to reach out to the refugees with the love of Jesus. We are grateful for them serving with us.
- Pray for safety during their travels and while riding bikes around Amsterdam
- Prayers for special and meaningful reconnections and reunions with the refugees whom they met last year
- Trusting the Lord to open doors to meet new people through the team's presence and focus
20 year Reflection ~ February 1998
So many faithful partners have united with me to see God grow His Kingdom here on earth. How this partnership affects those who give on a regular basis will be highlighted through a couple that 20 years ago this month began to financially support this ministry. I'm deeply grateful for all those who have prayed for and supported this work over the past 2 decades. I couldn't have done this without you.
From J. Seeber:
Linda has been a blessing to our family in so many ways through our ministry partnership over the last 20 years. Linda's faithful updates and memorable visits while she is on furlough remind us of the meaningful work she is part of abroad. We get to see and hear first hand who she is involved with, how we can pray for them, and the impact of her life from the time she has invested in multiple ministries. The currency of her life could be measured in changed lives via people who would never have known Jesus that get a personal introduction from Linda and a mentor to guide them into a lifetime relationship with Christ. Her contributions with children in Kenya and with refugees are especially inspiring. It yields insight into the condition of the world and the significant need for the advancement of the gospel. Although we can't be there with her, and we have yet to go on a mission trip, this partnership causes us to feel connected with the work God is doing on her mission field. Her ministry with people of many cultures, backgrounds and languages reminds us of the Great Commission to "go and make disciples of all the nations." Connecting with her reminds us that we can pursue gospel opportunities in everyday situations in our lives too. Linda continues to minster to us with her gifting, and it is a joy to support her ministry with Reliant.
United with you for God's Glory,

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Children with disabilities from around the world are invited to share images of their original artwork in an online exhibition. A selection of artwork from the online entries will be chosen for a live exhibition in Washington, D.C.!
Deadline to submit: June 5, 2019
Who may submit: Children with a disability, grades pre-kindergarten–12 (or equivalent). Group projects are accepted as long as all artists are students with disabilities.
Artwork specifications: Both two-dimensional (preferred) and three-dimensional works accepted. We do not accept work larger than 18 x 24 inches.
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Yo Soy...Je Suis...I Am...My Family
In today's world, families come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors. Family can mean close relationships with a wide variety of people who provide love, support, and encouragement. They help shape who we are and provide a foundation for who we will be. What comes to mind when you think of what family means to you? Show us!
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I've done one of those "extensive" studies. I actually lived some of the events. I'm speaking, of course, of the seemingly amazing abilities of women to read men's minds (not being female, I cannot claim that women can read other women's minds. Having watched, as recently as today on FOX News, women in conversation with women, talking over one another as they do so readily, I'm convinced they do read one another's minds).
I know that I have read minds, myself. Oh, not read minds, as such – meaning that all your thoughts are mine type mind reading. As a matter of fact, I can't spot a liar from an innocent most times (although I have learned that when a woman tells someone to look her in the eye and repeat what was said that she is fixing to really read ones mind. It's different than when a woman looks one in the eye and lies her ass off, which is a sure sign, by the way, she's fixing to lie to you. She looks you in the eyes.)
So, anyway, like I say. Sometimes I can read minds. But in a nice way. I carry on conversations with people. It's only happened a few times in my life, so I don't suppose it's a talent a fellow can claim. Not withstanding I'm saying I can do it. Just not all the time, nor with any regularity, like, you know.
Way back when there was some commotion on the installation. The civilian workers, Koreans, were creating havoc with their supervisors and the job. The workers got to climbing on the roof of the supervisors buildings before breakfast and parading up and down the flat tops telling the folks under them what they were going to do to them, the job and the supers families. The workers would then go on to breakfast (company provided).
Those super type folks feared for their lives and appealed to the US Military for aid. Their prayers were answered and the Gods of Uniform granted them the boon of assistance – I was among the sixteen pulled out of the blue green waters that morning (I was riding around on a DUCK (I'll leave it to the reader to find that) providing security for the installation).
It so happened we were carted off to the civilian compound very early, without briefing or knowledge of where or what, and we climbed a few ladders and lined up across a flat topped roof.
Sixteen armed men, commanded by a Lt Col , makes a rather special consideration. We waited in the pre-dawn for for hours without a sound. Truly.
Then about day break came a great deal of noise and loud voices, warning us that the group was gathering. Soon one man popped to the roofs rim directly opposite me. I just looked at him, he turned and spoke to others behind him, the noises ceased below. Quiet.
The man looked at me, I at him. No one else spoke, or made a sound on that roof. The man, in his mind, I guess, asked who were we and what were we doing there.
I told him we were obviously Americans, that jumping on the supers roofs would have to stop.
He asked why.
I told him because it was upsetting the programs on going and detrimental to good discipline.
He said that they (the workers) wanted more pay and better working conditions.
I asked him, still conversing in this strange world of the mind, if their (the workers) pay was more than the Korean Army's pay.
He indicated that it was.
What if, I asked, the President of Korea recalled all the workers to the homeland and drafted them into the Army and then sent them all back to Viet Nam.
He considered, turned and departed the roof.
Minutes later the Col told us to depart. I stopped and started to tell the Col what we'd talked about, but thought better of it.
Some few months after the incident (read two year or more) I read, in the Stars and Stripes European Edition, that indeed, the New President of Korea, had re-called all the civilian workers home to Korea, had drafted them into the Army, had then returned them to Viet Nam.
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Museums across New York are waging a cultural war on prejudice in Donald Trump's America, flexing the soft power of art and photography to compound the city-wide climate of protest. From talks about Islamic art to a Muslim exhibition, swapping Picasso and Matisse for Iranian, Sudanese and Iraqi artists and extending a children's exhibition, museums have dreamt up multiple ways to promote art and education in the wake of Trump's short-lived travel ban.
The British Council in the Philippines and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) recently launched the 'Art for Urban Change' partnership. The tie-up aims to contribute to more liveable and creative cities, and includes the creation of site-specific artworks on pumping stations found along Pasig River, a traveling art exhibition, and the creation of a public art advisory group.
The concept of "Sister Cities" was first initiated by President Eisenhower after World War II and was designed to promote these kinds of bonds between culturally different areas, and, by doing so, to initiate "citizen-to-citizen" diplomacy. Karla Guinigundo, director of global partnerships in Miami's Global Initiatives program, thinks this partnership will encourage just that.
Explore the emerging field of city diplomacy.
What can cities do to create their own foreign policy? The first article laid out four steps a foreign ministry might take to help cities engage on global challenges: supporting city-based networks, helping to deploy civic technology, working with counterpart ministries abroad to encourage vertical policy integration, and convening the global community to build momentum behind significant and widespread municipal challenges


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Thus, any local station, or anything you could get on TuneIn or iHeartRadio, isn't available on the speaker. Other surprises: a simple request — play classical guitar music — drew a blank from Siri.
The study, published in the journal Physiology and Behavior, built on previous research by the same team that found shelter dogs hearing classical music bark less and lie down more, signs of.
In the meantime, if you like classical music, you'll love Primephonic. Highly recommended. TechHive helps you find your tech sweet spot. We steer you to products you'll love and show you how to get.
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This is because classical music is "cognitively and in turn emotionally arousing," the report concluded. Having trouble articulating your feelings? Try listening to some Mozart or Beethoven and see if.
Classical music helps you sleep. Nicole Fornabaio/Rd.com, iStock/sntpzh. Classical music can be an easy home remedy for restless snoozers. A 2006 study found that students with sleep disorders.
Pop Music In Nepal The Situation on the Ground: Although Kathmandu—and Nepal—have long attracted adventurous travelers. of Iranian brides–who have chosen the spot as the country's most popular honeymoon. It's popular with diplomats. with live Indian music in the evenings, Mughal paintings on the walls and a glass-walled kitchen where you can see your meal being prepared. Nepal's finest
Dec 6, 2013. You're probably listening to music in your headphones at work right now. Whether. Stroke patients in one small study showed improved visual attention while listening to classical music. The study. Music helps us exercise.
It has been scientifically proven that if you listen to classical music 45 minutes before bed, it helps ease you into a night full of Zzzs. So here are the top ten pieces to help you get those sheep counted! 1. Satie – Gymnopédie No.1 Luscious chords, slow tempi and gorgeous, drifting mood, the.
It was the end of innocence, the end of a particular world order and the end, more or less, of the time when "classical music," as many. it at the time as a ceremonial catchall. If you're writing.
Ahead of the special's premiere, here are five fast facts you need to know. piano because it's more classical," she said. "Not in the sense of classical music. I was thinking more in terms.
Listening to a wide variety of music as a child, with an emphasis on reggae and classical music, is linked to being more. We have known for a while that exposing children to lots of new foods will.
that's capable of composing contemporary classical music without human aid ("contemporary" meaning you probably won't walk away humming a melody unless you're an aficionado of 20th century classical.
Songs you enjoy. Listening to music you like can make you feel better. Teresa Lesiuk, an assistant professor in the music therapy program at the University of Miami, found that personal choice in.
"They're winning awards, but you're probably. by Lavigne's music, while sommelier David Auer has chosen wines for each dish. "It's not your typical, classical dinner," Amaro.
By the time you can count. baroque and jazz but classical, modern, blues, jazz, rock, pop, music of the cinema and more. "Students are sometimes afraid of what they don't understand," Maurer said,
What's Classical Music? "Classical music" isn't really the right term. "Classical" is one period in the history of Western music. Calling it all "classical music" is like using "England" to mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland—people usually know what you.
The baritone voice is typically written in the range from the second A below middle C to the A above middle C (A2-A4) although it can be extended at either end. However, the baritone voice is determined not only by its vocal range, but also by its timbre, which tends to be darker than that of the typical tenor voice. The term baritone was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices.
Plymouth Classical Music is a non-commercial website run to help classical concertgoers in the Plymouth area and to support local music organisations in publicising their activities.
Listening to classical music may soothe your baby and turn her into a classical fan later in life, but it won't make her smarter. Researchers at Appalachian State.
Browse concerts from the Barbican Classical Music programme featuring leading orchestras and soloists from around the world.
Listen to classical music while studying can offer relief. Check the five reasons listen to classical music while studying.
We are The Classical Station streaming classical music 24/7 always with a live announcer. Listen to us on 89.7 FM in North Carolina which you can hear within 100 miles of Raleigh and on our apps and online.
Winemaker Giancarlo Cignozzi has been serenading his grapes for over a decade and has the science to back up his claim that music produces better, sweeter grapes
Jan 11, 2016. Indeed, music that helps you write has numerous benefits that include:. Many writers consider classical music as concentration music.
If you've already got a large classical music collection, and haven't normalized your tags, it can take a while to do so. But tagging your files correctly helps you find them when searching, or lets.
According to Godkin, it's good to stick with classical music. One reason this genre works well is that there are no lyrics to distract you. You can also branch out into meditation music, which is ideal for concentration as it is meant to relieve stress and relax your mind.
INSTRUMENTS IN INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC TANPURA Known as the "mother of all instruments", the tanpura is used to accompany most Indian classical music; it provides the "drone" that you often hear in the background.
From Bach to Wagner, your essential guide to the great composers from the world of classical Music, with BBC Music Magazine.
In your first Google search of "best music to study to" there's almost a 100% guarantee that classical music popped up. The assertion makes sense, too, given the.
He will be in Philadelphia on March 21st. Q: Can you tell me how u got into magic. There are also lots of african americans in ballets as well as classical music composers. I am proud to be one of.
If your favorite artist is Beyoncé, her dance anthems probably make you feel as focused as a classical music lover listening to Beethoven — and that's pretty crazy. The researchers wanted to.
May 29, 2016. Pianist Charlie Albright says new venues, improvisation, conversation are bringing the fun back to classical music and could be the cure for.
Classical Music news, listen to classical music online with music reviews and new releases, and the great composers from the world of music with BBC Music Magazine.
Everyone has their own vibe, their own character, their own soul that they bring to their playing. If you don't believe this to be true, take some time to listen to these 10 great classical guitar music pieces (listed in no particular order).
classical music station KUSC-FM was second and KPCC was a distant third. Ferro says the membership decline, in part due to a database cleanup, doesn't reflect an increase in money raised by the.
Rastaurants With Live Music Ed Sheeran and his manager Stuart Camp are turning a property in Portobello Road into a live music bar/restaurant that could be open by the end of next month. The singer-songwriter, said to be worth. The restaurant hosts live music and offers a menu of wings, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads and dessert. A children's menu
Dec 29, 2015. Several studies have shown that listening to music while you study. Music, especially classical music, is shown to activate regions in the brain.
Hi Frederic, Love your article. As a professional pianist I can only attest to everything you are saying. I absolutely love baroque music because it is so pure even with all its embellishments and as you probably know you can't cheat when you perform it.
"You don't get the opportunity to perform that very much. She wants to continue her education in classical music and plans to major in vocal performance next year in college but hasn't decided.
And yet lots of people in the classical music world went ballistic. Some very smart people have spent serious time calling for refutations, and even writing them. Why? Because this is an easy target.
If this ain't enough for you to start listening to classical music, you could check out a list of Robots that Sing and Dance. We had also written about Street Orchestra iPhone App, which helps you to.
Hymns Triumphant 1 & 2 Cypress, the No. 1 team in both the Orange County Top 25 and CIF-SS Division 1, scored two runs in the sixth inning and squeaked past Pacifica 2-1 in an Empire League. League game at Laguna Hills. SEE 'American Idol' Winners: Where Are They Now (Seasons 1 – 16)? Tran — whose real name is
Nov 20, 2013. Of course, music affects many different areas of the brain, as you can see in the image below, Stroke patients in one small study showed improved visual attention while listening to classical music. Music helps us exercise.
Listening to classical music seems to improve our spatial reasoning, at least for a short time. Hearing you sing helps your baby begin to learn language.
Jul 24, 2015. Luckily, music can help put us back on a more productive track. In classical music terms, you would refer this as "larghetto," which translates.
Concert Blues Jazz Paris But dispense with nostalgic notions of Montmartre cabarets or Louis Armstrong in "Paris Blues. "For me, jazz is very much linked to France, and France is linked to jazz," says Lucie Buathier, who. By subscribing to the newsletter, I agree to receive information from the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau ("Paris je t'aime") and Atout


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In this workshop mental health professionals will be introduced to specific practices and theory to support the facilitation of movement and breath practices that are trauma aware and trauma-sensitive in individual and group therapy. There will be opportunities for presentations, live demonstrations, experiential learning by doing, lived experience and an opportunity to work in small groups with maximum in-the-seat learning in a supportive atmosphere. The workshop will also introduce you to:
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We hear today about people long, long ago who are searching for something new in their lives.
What must these people have seen and heard while standing in line at the river, hoping and waiting?
They had come from seemingly everywhere, traveling a long perilous journey across desert and mountains, to the lowest place on earth – the Jordan River Valley.
Some had come in the lowest moments of their lives, hoping, praying, yearning to be free of whatever torments, flood and fires they endure.
All of them are searching for a sense that God is with them, that God has not deserted them.
Now they stand in line, waiting to be washed in the river by a strange holy man, to be baptized into a new way of living.
Standing next to them in line is a young man from the north, from the region known as the Galilee.
Did they even notice him, standing in line next to them?
Or are they so consumed by their own worries, their own struggles, their own troubles, that they don't notice?
He waits his turn. If he says anything to anyone, no one notices enough to remember what he says, or even what he looks like.
Yet one man does notice. John, the one who they would call "the Baptist." He notices.
John is an austere man of the desert, living off the land, and he attracts followers, lots of them. We can guess some of them are starving.
Maybe all he could give them was insects and a little honey. It was all he ate, and it was enough.
John also gives them hope. He gives them a new start on their lives.
And then there is this other man waiting to be baptized. This man comes alone.
John the Baptist, he knows exactly who he is, and he knows in an instant that the world would never – could never – be the same.
He washes this lone man in the river, baptizes him like so many others. But this time is different.
This time it is the Baptist who feels like he has been washed, made new, made holy.
And he hears the voice, maybe only a whisper, saying that this man in the river is "my beloved. Listen to him."
Listen to him.
For countless centuries many have pondered this scene, debated its significance, wondered why on earth Jesus, the Son of God, would choose to stand in line with all these troubled unwashed people and choose to baptized.
To find the answer, maybe we need look no further than ourselves.
By standing in line to be baptized, Jesus chooses to be one of us, to share in the same difficulties, the same trials, floods and fires; to experience life as we experience it, and ultimately bring his divinity to dwell with us.
He yearns to show us that we, too, are the beloved of God, that our very existence is God's dream. He yearns for us to truly experience the holiness waiting to come alive in ourselves.
Down through the centuries, many have brought holiness alive in countless places, and in countless ways through their baptism.
Indeed, in our own baptism we bring this holiness alive every day of our lives.
Our baptism is the tangible sign that we are truly embraced as Christ's own forever, no matter what, and that there are no limits on who can be baptized.
It is why we baptize babies, and children and older people.
This is also why the traditional placement of the baptismal font is the center aisle near the entrance to the church, where it is right now.
Turn and look for a moment.
It is in the way! You have to work your way around it.
It is in the way for a very good reason.
The font is there to remind us every time we enter – and every time that we leave – that we are marked as Christ's own forever by our baptism.
Nothing we do, or don't do, will change this. Nothing we do, right or wrong, will change this. We are truly marked as Christ's own forever.
Yet our baptism also comes with awesome responsibilities – and the font in the center of the aisle reminds us of this, too.
In a few moments, we will join together in renewing our baptismal covenant, reminding ourselves of these promises and our responsibilities.
We will pledge to pray together and share in the breaking of the bread – regularly.
We will promise to love our neighbors as ourselves, and promise that when we fall short – as we will do regularly – that will return to the Lord, again and again.
And here is the hardest one:
We will promise to strive for justice and peace, and respect the dignity of every human being.
That would be every human being – Christians, Muslims, Jews, atheists, agnostics. Republicans, Democrats, decline-to-states.
And that would be men, women, gay people, straight people, adults, teens and children. Black people, white people, Latino people, Asian people, mixed people.
And that would be people who live in houses, or on the streets, or in their cars, or in refugee camps.
Every human being.
By our baptism, we pledge to respect the dignity of all.
Our baptism commissions us to be servants to each other, servants to our community and servants of every nation.
The only privilege of our baptism is the privilege to serve.
Our baptism will change the world if we have the courage to let it.
And know this too: Wherever we go, whatever trials we endure, Christ Jesus joins us in the waters of our baptism and claims us always.
And he tells us over and over that each one of us is the beloved, each of us living testimony to God's dream.
Listen to him.
As the prophet Isaiah proclaims:
"When you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior."
My brothers and sisters, may you live into your baptism, fully, now and forever. AMEN


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Doukhobor Collection of Simon Fraser University About the Collection The Simon Fraser University Library Doukhobor Collection is comprised of over 700 primary source items (totaling over 3,300 images) dating from 1898 to 1975. Among these items are a variety of scanned manuscripts, photographs, books and book chapters, journals, magazine articles, financial documents and interviews. The items in the Collection largely deal with the settlement of the Doukhobors in late 19th - early 20th century Canada. This material represents a significant portion of the manuscripts and photographs but only a fraction of the books and periodicals in the Library's holdings. The collection includes items in both English and Russian.
HARRISON BROWN The Sian Incident and Beyond "Harrison Brown: The Sian Incident and Beyond" is a chronicle of author and journalist Harrison Brown's voyage to China between 1936 and 1937, and the events that unfolded during that time in what has become known as 'The Sian Incident'. The events are presented largely through the eyes of Harrison Brown himself - 'H.B.' as his friends called him - through the journals that he kept during his trip, the photographs he took, and the articles and manuscript that he wrote during and after his journey. You may browse through a collection of 137 of H.B's photos, his 22-chapter manuscript "On the Trail of a Freelance", his original hand-written journal pages, and much more.
Background Multicultural Canada: Our Diverse Heritage The Multicultural Canada digitization project grew from our conviction that the cultural groups that make up our country have little-known stories that need to be researched and told. Through newspapers, interviews, photographs, print and material culture people tell us who they are. Yet research into Canada's multi-ethnic communities has been hampered by the relative lack of availability of non-English language materials and other artefacts originating from minority groups. Archives and libraries have long worked with individuals and cultural communities in Canada to collect and preserve the historical record of their experience; but these documents are seldom available beyond the walls of the institution.
This was the background leading to the founding in 1965 of the Vancouver based Alcuin Society. The chief aims of the Society are "to further the interests of book collectors and to promote a wider appreciation of fine books…". To that end the Society provides a wide range of book oriented activities, including since 1981 an annual Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. The Society continues to flourish. The Society's From Hand to Hand: A Gathering of the Book Arts in British Columbia… (1986) is a very useful introductory although dated directory of British Columbia fine printing and book arts. The 1970s were important to the British Columbia fine private press/typography scene.
The aim of the VICTORIAN WOMEN WRITERS' LETTERS PROJECT is to make available through electronic publication the correspondences of early to mid-Victorian British women writers in a form that attempts to capture the multiplexity of epistolary communication.
Blog September 9, 2009 About CHODARR What is CHODARR? CHODARR stands for Community Health Online Digital Archive and Research Resource which is a publicly accessible virtual library of community-based and government publications. It is a permanent, catalogued and full-text online archive of grey literature and research materials related to health and social welfare policy. The CHODARR archive includes documents that are not normally published by commercial publishers.