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Not clear to me, at all. What - if anything - did the Phillies lose by drafting Castaneda, Murphy, Koester, Little, Battles, and Prosecky? They signed two of them, but it's not clear they knew going in which of these guys would decide to forego college...and the only one who had made any noise about not signing prior to the draft was maybe Prosecky.
The Phils signed 35 draftees, and (so far) 10 non-drafted free agent amateurs. What difference would four more college seniors, available after the 30th round, really make?
IMHO, the Phillies handled this draft (apart from the yet-to-be-determined quality of the guys they drafted and signed) about as well as they could have.
I might add... It's not entirely clear to me whether Austinfan intended to question the Phils draft strategy here... if there was a different point, other than just a general attempt to reduce the back half of the draft to a simplified "do it this way,"I didn't discern it.
The fact they signed two of them means they probably did their research and targeted guys they had a shot at signing.
In the past they'd take a bunch of fliers that they had zero probability of signing, it makes more sense to take lesser talents that you have a positive probability of signing than top talents with a probability of zero.
I'm not talking seniors, in fact instead of marginal seniors (who can be signed as undrafted FAs as roster fodder), draft guys with upside but not considered top prospects who can be enticed by $125K (in addition to the guys you target with overpays). For a team like the Phillies, not wasting a pick might cost a half million to million a draft, but adding an additional half dozen guys is buying lottery tickets.
Although it probably doesn't mean any more than starting a career 0 for 5, it is nice to see early (very early) success.
According to Jim Callis, the Phils spent a total of $8,779,800 on draft bonuses. This is $25,000 more than we have confirmed - but we don't know what Cam Beauchamp signed for (although we know he signed - we have a photo of him doing so, and he's in camp), nor do we know what Thomas Little signed for (or even if he did sign, although we know he was in Clearwater, and it's been reported by observers that he appears to have signed a future services contract). Presumably, since Callis knows the totals, they'll get around to completing the update of their draft tracker sometime soon (it has not been updated as of now).
Callis' tweet:
UPDATE: I just re-checked all the Phils bonuses posted at the mlb.com Tracker. At some point, they updated the reported bonus for Nick Lackney from $2k to $5k. Doesn't change much - but I've updated the table in the top post. I'll update again when they get around to posting Cam Beauchamp's bonus (and Little's, if they post that).
Fliers serve a purpose of providing an alternative if you can't sign your more desired targets. There is always someone else out there that might accept the money when you are offering it to a prospect. Teams need options. They should not draft 15 fliers, but having 5 or 6 of them is not the worst thing.
Plus, they never really want to sign 40 players out of the draft. They usually sign 30-35 by choice because they simply run out of room in all the complex team rosters. It makes little sense to sign an extra 5 guys who will just take playing time away from better prospects.
In general, I agree with this... and I agree that it's wise to draft a handful of "tough sign" high school grads late in the draft, on the assumption that one or two of them can likely be persuaded to sign. Dylan Castaneda, this cycle, surprised us when he signed - late - and passed on Michigan. It's quite likely that the Phils didn't "know" Castaneda would sign when they picked him - but they felt that they could likely persuade at least of of Castaneda, Murphy, Koester, Little, Battles, Prosecky to sign. They signed one, and maybe two.
I say "maybe two," because notwithstanding that Thomas Little was at the complex in mid-June, he hasn't been seen since, there's been no report of a signing bonus... and as of June 28th, he was pitching for the Lethbridge, Alberta team in American Legion ball. It's possible that even after visiting Clearwater, he dithered - and the Phils signed Castaneda instead (assuming they had a single chunk of money, and it was out there for whichever of that small group of kids agreed first). Don't know at this point, but I'm thinking Little is a "maybe," not confirmed.
To andyb's point, though...Assuming they had the money (which they didn't), I have to think the Phils would have preferred to sign Koester and Prosecky over a couple of the non-drafted free agents they did sign. Given that they signed about 10 NDFAs, it's hard to argue they wouldn't have room in the system for the four (five?) unsigned draftees.
I know the NDFA's do speak to the "room at the complex" argument. But there is also the case that you allude to that the NDFA's probably had a little more uncertainty as to whether they would sign if drafted late, and they usually are not good enough to matter that much.
NDFAs also can fill positions of need or be extreme projects that don't have to play immediately. The reality is that most signings below the $125K level, in the draft or as an NDFA have like a 1% chance of success. You might sign someone with 1 or 2 legit tools to see if something else develops. There are 2 extra teams for international signings so the non-prospect bar is probably lower there (like $50K).
We keep signing 30-35 in every draft. The benefits of not signing the last 5 are likely perceived better than trying to draft and sign 40, especially since there is little difference in talent with the NDFAs. Flexibility with each method has some value. Having 2 GCL teams makes the roster crunch a bit easier, but I still want the best prospects to play so there are limits (and most of the extra GCL team is really to accommodate more players coming from the DSL, not the draft).
No real disagreement, andyb.
Moreover, there's benefit to drafting five tough signs late, even if you plan to sign only one of them (e.g., you have bonus money for one, and it goes to whoever grabs the brass ring) - you've signed one high school kid who is an "overslot talent," who was available in the 30th round only because of signability questions.
A club can't be sure that it will sign a player who has known signability issues. So you draft five of 'em, and most of the time, at least one will grab the brass ring. It's a statistical gamble, that the Phils have been winning (I suspect because statistically speaking, a percentage of 18-year-olds change their minds when offered a six-figure bonus - not surprisingly).
There are only 2 players picked in the 2nd-4th rounds before 2019 in the Phils minors that are any kind of prospect- Howard and Romero. This is bad. Very very bad.
I mean we did sign 35 players in this draft and 10 UDFAs. And that's coming off two pretty big International J2 classes too.
Stott, Miller and Leverett were promoted from GCL to Williamsport.
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"A friend and I spoke with Josh Bonifay. I asked him about Thomas Little. I had been sent a story from a paper in Montana that reported that Little was playing Legion ball. I hadn't received the message, but a friend who was copied on it showed it to me. I asked Mr. Bonifay about it, and he indicated that things with Little didn't work out."
Why does this mention Montana and the list at the top of this page list Alberta as his school? Does it make a difference?
Yeah, but there's a spectrum of HS players.
The top talents need to be seduced with "real" money, maybe you can scrap up enough to sign one, but only by scrimping over the rest of the 11-40 picks, especially when 11 & 12 are usually high probability signees with a big enough bonus.
Whereas good research can find you a number of HS and JC1 guys who are good but not top (big money) talents who don't have a full ride to college or are committed to second or third rate schools that they'd be willing to pass on to go pro for a $125K plus maybe a sweetener.
Do you want to gamble on signing one from the top group (still a 4-6 round talent or they'd have been drafted higher since teams pay what it takes to sign top 100 talents) or focus on nailing 3-5 from the "signable" group.
Little is playing for Lethbridge's American Legion club. They're in a league that plays some games against other teams from southern Alberta, and some from northern Montana.
Evidently, the paranoia to 'close the borders' doesn't extend to teenage Canadian baseball players (thankfully!), at least not yet.
Shame it didn't work out, but I suspected as much, given that he's been pitching every fifth day for his Legion team.
The upside (to the extent there is one) is that, since we know this one got away, we can now infer Cam Beachamp's signing bonus - it's the difference between all the reported individual bonuses, and the total team bonuses paid as reported by Jim Callis - or $25,000. I'll update the summary tables at the top of the thread...
[...and FWIW, I sent Jim, and Steve Potter, a link to the Montana story a couple of days ago... ]
BA has Beauchamp's bonus at 25K
Per Steve Potter, the Phils have signed another undrafted free agent:
And we are still not done. Willie Estrada signed last week (spotted in Clearwater by Jim Peyton too). Another catcher. He can handle Moose Jaw pitching. GCL is the next step:
He is actually a college player from Southeastern. NAIA Gold Glove.
Is it my imagination, or did the Phillies sign more undrafted FAs this year than in the past?Maybe the extra GCL team opened up slots to buy lottery tickets?
Possibly. I bet they also need lots of catchers hanging around even if they rarely get into games. They might have 50 pitchers down at the complex and many of them need to get their work in.
No, I don't think it is our imagination. The Phillies have signed a ton of underrated talent this year. And like Andy said, you need someone to catch all these pitchers.


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I see Jesus, his semitic features shadowed by the trees of Gethsmane, standing alone with his god.
He mutters "My soul is troubled, even to death… let this cup pass from me."
I watch Hamlet, on the battlements of Elsinore, standing alone with the ghost of his father.
He swears "The time is out of joint. O cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right!"
I breathe Jesus and Hamlet, Oedipus and Moses, standing, sparring with the divine
curse of human will.
I want to know my destiny.
I travel to the World Tree, and closing myself, sink beneath the roots to the triplet Norns who spin, who measure and who cut the threads of life. I find that their stools are empty. At Delphi the tripod is unoccupied. The bush does not burn for me.
Did I miss my oracle?
My death arrives without a tally book; without the craven Riches and Good Deeds that attended Everyman. My death comes not through the mirror, not to the door, but from within and with a familiar smile. There is no waiting Virgil, no Beatrice, no Lethe, no Peter; only a cooling breath
and a skating across.
Who will be my judge?
Now, in whatever is after the gliding ends, will be the knowledge. I will learn what my Calvary was to have been. I will be told the name of my Claudius, my Pharoah, my fate, my calling. I will finally be told why. He will tell me "This is the reason you were put on the earth. This was your reason for being" and I will know if I have failed. Or succeeded. I will ask the ultimate question and I will get satisfaction. I will be told.
She whispers "Tell us. Tell us now why you have lived."
I don't know.
"We are gods, we only ask the question."
The purpose of life is to have a purpose for living.

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Reverend Billy Graham, his wife Ruth, and their entire family have fascinated me for years. As a little girl, I can remember my parents tuning in to watch Billy Graham at one of his many Crusades. (We had one, and only one black and white television in those days, just to date myself.)
When the Crusades were on, I got to stay up late. I'd like to report I became a changed child on the spot, but sadly, my all-about-me ways stayed put for more than a few more years. Good news is many a seed was planted in my heart.
Who knew years later I'd have the chance to connect with Anne Graham Lotz? As is customary with her family, she did something beyond generous for our Book Club.
Trying to keep up with technology, our Book Club began Skyping with our authors. This was a huge treat to "meet them" and hear from them on the spot.
I approached Anne's Assistant and asked if Anne might consider Skyping with us. She knew of our church, Southeast Christian Church (www.southeastchristian.org ), and after a time of prayer and consideration, we gleefully received the green light.
Our selection that month was one of my favorite books by Anne, The Magnificent Obsession: Embracing the God-Filled Life. It's a must-read. (There's a companion Bible study with it that's also outstanding.)
As our time approached for the Skype, I received a frantic email from Anne's Assistant. Anne's husband, Danny, because of his frail health, required a procedure on his heart. Docs were able to do it the very day of our meeting, preventing Anne from joining us. Disappointed, yes, but we totally understood.
Only a few days later, I received a mind-blowing email from Anne's Assistant:
"Because Anne feels so badly for cancelling the Skype, she has made a short video, addressed to your attendees, you'll be able to show the night of your meeting." Goodness, how kind and thoughtful of her! I'll never forget it. We were all so blessed to hear from her on such a personal level. She wrote me a handwritten letter after our meeting.
Recently I received the January issue of Decision magazine. (It's a publication by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. www.bgea.org )
Anne's article, challenging as always, is timely for us with 2015 already in progress. I love Anne's honesty…see if you can relate:
"As I reflect on 2014, blessings come to mind. So do burdens.
Prayers that were answered, and other prayers that remain unanswered.
Friends who stood by me, and others who avoided me.
Days when I had health and energy, and other days when I was so tired I felt I couldn't hold my head up one more moment.
Times to relax, and times of enormous stress.
Hope that filled my heart, and disappointments that crushed my spirit…."
With that, Anne gives us a glimpse into her days with her Mother, Ruth, knowing she, too, "must have had days and weeks and months and years" like Anne's.
Ruth had a small gold-framed saying she kept over her kitchen sink, of which she gave Anne a duplicate. It reads:
"Praise, Pray and Peg Away."
Anne says it's become her motto for 2015. Her version looks like this:
Praise Him for His Position, Power and Purity.
(Just a few of the relevant Scriptures she suggests are: Isaiah 6:1-4, John 12:41, Philippians 2:5-11, Ephesians 1:20-23, Matthew 28:18, Acts 10:36, John 14:13-14, Romans 10:9-10)
(Philippians 4:6-7, Acts 1:6-9,14, John 14:1-3, 1 Peter 4:7, Mark 13:32-33, James 5:16-18)
(Hebrews 10:23-25, Romans 8:23-25, James 1:3-4, 1 Peter 1:6-7, Romans 5:1-5 and Hebrews 10:35-39)
She concludes her article with a challenge:
"As we face another year,
would you join me
in claiming and clinging to His promises
with praise, prayer and perseverance
until our faith becomes sight?"
I pray Anne's and her Mother's very practical insight blesses you and encourages you to "Praise, Pray and Peg Away".
For me, and I suspect you, to "peg away", or persevere, is key.
Of all the verses Anne suggests, James 1:3-4 in the Message really resonates. Eugene Peterson dubs it:
"Faith Under Pressure":
Ever the humorist, I'd like to show you Ruth Graham's tombstone. You can see it at the unforgettable and most moving Billy Graham Library. (www.billygrahamlibrary.org )
"End of Construction—Thank you for your patience"
Let's agree with Ruth and Anne to PRAISE, PRAY AND PEG AWAY…. praying for perseverance throughout 2015.
'Til next time!


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Hi Sparklies, a while back I received a package from Influenster to review the L'Oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Collection. With this particular range, Ultra-Even routine, it is specially formulated to provide your skin with a more even and brighter tone. Although I didn't have high expectations, I'm not surprised to say, it once again was not suitable for me. Find out why...
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is the Ultra-Even Scrub with the main purpose to remove impurities and dead cells leaving skin clean and smooth. The idea is that the skin will be refreshed and that it would appear to be more even, brightened meanwhile pores would look reduced. In the words of L'Oréal: 1) Cleanses 2) Exfoliates 3) Evens skin tone 4) Illuminates 5) Smoothes
For me, I have dry skin, the cleanser was actually a bit strong for me. I feel that my skin was very tight and dry after the cleansing. I feel that my natural oils were stripped in its entirety. The scent isn't strong and the exfoliation factor is good. However, I absolutely dislike the idea of microbeads being used. If you want to know what microbeads does to our environment (they are awful!!), see here for a very sciencey report or here for layman's term report. So, I stopped using it already as soon as I discovered its terrible effects for our marines habitats. I also do not recommend you buying/trying it out.
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L'Oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Collection Ultra-Even Toner
The claims are very straight forward for this product, so I'll simply copy from what it says on the bottle: 1) Tones 2) Removes Impurities 3) Evens Skin Tone 4) Illuminates 5) Smoothes
On the bottle it says it's for "Normal Skin" so I'm almost pretty sure this won't work for me because I have Dry/Dehydrated Skin. The smell was heavy in fragrance and you can also smell the alcohol. I applied using a cotton pad I do see some dead skin that was being picked up however, I also feel a tiny sense of irritation (almost like a burn). I don't see that it evens skin tone/illuminate/smooth. My face was left dry and tight. I don't think this works for me at all - maybe just for the cleaning purpose however it's still too harsh.
3) L'Oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Collection Ultra-Even Lotion
L'Oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Collection Ultra-Even Lotion
Usually I find, even if skin care products containing SPF fails my face, I would use it on my arms and legs so I don't get the regret feeling buying them. That's why even though I also don't recommend this product, I did find good use for it. The product moisturizes and was much easier to spread and be absorbed by my skin. However my skin was dry within an hour, and when I reapplied, I find it creating a lot of residue on my skin. It's also rather sticky after applying so I didn't feel comfortable with it.
4) L'Oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Collection Ultra-Even Moisturizer
L'Oreal Paris Hydra-Total 5 Collection Ultra-Even Moisturizer
The claims for this product is to 1) Moisturize 2) Reduces Dark Spots 3) Evens Skin Tone 4) Illuminates 5) Smoothes. Once again, I believe it's because it's not made for Dry/Dehydrated skin, I don't think the results were suited for me. Yes, I feel that it moisturizes, illuminates and smoothes. I don't believe it did anything for reducing dark spots or evening out skin tone. For me, I also started having white heads with this problem so I think it's a bit too greasy for my skin. This moisturizer is thicker and takes some times to spread. I don't find it too easy to be absorbed, and a little bit goes a long way.
Unfortunately, I didn't find this collection/line of products suitable for my skin. At this rate, I don't think I'll be trying L'Oreal's skin care line until I find products made with Hyaluronic Acid and with less silicone by-products.


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Ralph Lauren vs New York & Company vs Oldnavy
April 16, 2009
If you work in office, you need to have many so-called business clothes, I mean a bit boring dress-code. In my own, it's really cute when you can create a balance between feminine hot look and the same time fit the dress office standards. It's not easy. You can try it with dresses.
A timeless cotton/silk shirtdress in a refreshing blend of silk and cotton voile features tuxedo pleating inspired by hallmark tailoring, point collar, concealed button-down placket. Three-quarter sleeves with rolled cuffs and a buttoned tab. Self-tie sash at the waist. Below the waist pleated creates a full skirt. Fully lined in cotton. It looks very sexy with black peep-toe pump. This dress is available at Bloomingdales:
The same time, you can find two more affordable versions at NYandCompany and Oldnavy. By the way, at NYandCompany there are many colours available:
Business ladies go out!
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Theory vs Milly vs New York & Company
April 15, 2009
White dress is a must-have for summer, I think. You can pair it with pumps and go to work; or you can wear it with flat sandals and get a casual outfit :) Just your fantasy!
Theory strapless seersucker dress has flattering pleating at the waist and comes with a matching belt. Milly dress with self belt and goldtone buckle, inverted pleated skirt with back zip. New York & Company city style strapless belted white dress is an affordable version. Compare and make a right choice:
Cute dresses for summer!
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Looks like Chanel and Olga Kurylenko
March 21, 2009
At Chanel fashion show Spring 2009 Karl Lagerfeld offered a nice and so feminine blouse with bow in which Bond girl Olga Kurylenko appeared at Chanel Fall 2009 fashion show:
I think the blouse and skirt cost a lot, so I found the same look for a less money!
Oscar de la Renta vs NY&Company
March 19, 2009
Stylish Oscar de la Renta white dress from the Resort 2009 collection fits to many events. I would wear it to business lunch :) and drive him to craziness :)) This dress is available at Oscar de la Renta with $1690 price:
I've found a very similar one for a less money!
Just Cavalli vs H&M
March 17, 2009
Continuing with animal prints trend for this spring, Just Cavalli offered two nice long dresses with price I even can't imagine :)
In H&M you can find similar on for only $24.90! Or at New-York Company you can find nice python print maxi dress for $59.95!
Ralph Lauren vs Malandrino vs Topshop and accessories!
February 23, 2009
You wanna impress someone? You wanna be the centre of attention? Staying the same time stylish and elegant? Wanna look amazing? You need a silk playsuit with clutch and high heels!
You can buy Ralph Lauren (l) or Malandrino ® suit from Spring Ready-to-Wear 2009 show:
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Several Heat veterans – including former All-Stars Juwan Howard, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Jamaal Magloire as well as Erick Dampier – may not play much in the NBA Finals, and may not ever play prominent roles in the NBA again.
Still, all have said that a championship wouldn't mean any less, just because none are front-line players anymore.
"People remember champions, for some reason," Howard said. "Yeah, sometimes you don't remember every guy on the roster but, you know what, when you go back and do your research you say, 'You know what, he won.' For example, I remember Carl Herrera, he won a ring, won a ring with the Rockets."
Actually, two.
"That guy there, that guy's a champion," Howard said.
Howard, Dampier and Magloire have all expressed their preference to keep playing past this season, while Ilgauskas isn't sure.
"I've enjoyed this whole year, it's been fun for me," Ilgauskas said. "Ups and downs with this team but, more than anything, it's been entertaining. There's never a dull day around here. You turn on Discovery Channel, they have a lion running around with a Heat jersey. It's been interesting. No matter what channel you turn on, somehow it comes back to the Heat. Bad Boys, Bad Boys, what you gonna do, the cop videos. You keep waiting for one guy to jump out of the car with a Miami Heat wife-beater (t-shirt)."


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When you experience a divorce, you understand that there is some amount of loss involved. Whether it is financial or emotional, you feel like what you once had is no longer there, and there is nothing that you can do to get it back.
You may wonder what is next in your life. After all, so much of the concept of marriage entails planning a life with another person, and that planning is implicitly permanent, making the uncertainty of life after that marriage ends alarming.
This is why you may throw yourself into your work. There is a level of certainty attached to your job and your career. Going into an office or a jobsite and performing similar tasks day in and day out can be comforting. Not only does it provide a sense of purpose and accomplishment, but it also gives you the means to survive.
With all of the financial challenges that can arise from the divorce process, you may feel compelled to reassess your own situation and see if there are any places where improvements can be made.
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One of the easiest areas to start with is alimony and child support. Many who are responsible for payment often are saddled with obligations outside of the reality of their current financial circumstances.
If you are a man or a father facing these types of circumstances, you have nothing to be ashamed about. Pursuing modification with your family law attorney may have a stigma attached to it, but this stigma is based on the false notion that you are not interested in providing for your child.
Additionally, modifying alimony does not mean that you do not wish to help your ex-spouse get back on their feet financially. You simply do not want to make this arrangement permanent, and like the modification of child support, you cannot provide for anyone if you are being sent into poverty by the high amounts of these obligations.
Another avenue you may look to explore is at your current job. For many who go through a divorce and deal with the financial loss as a reality of the situation, they see the need to earn more.
Earning more
Researchers estimate that divorced spouses would, on average, need more than a 30-percent increase in their incomes to maintain the same standard of living they had prior to their divorce, according to financial advisors at The Balance.
For men, the standard of living degenerates between 10 and 40 percent, according to research from Utah State University. There are a few reasons why the loss is more substantial for men, including the likelihood that they become responsible for child support and alimony and the spousal contribution to the marriage. If the ex-wife contributes a substantial amount of income to the marriage, the man will struggle to make up for the lost income.
The research also suggests that men who provide less than 80 percent of a family's income before divorce suffer more financially.
You, like so many men and fathers, may find yourself in this type of situation, struggling to deal with the financial burden placed on your shoulders. In looking to ease it, you may consider discussing the situation with members of your company, if you feel that they would be receptive to helping and that it would be feasible for them to do so.
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Many companies understand how divorce can affect your work productivity and can make it difficult to simply get through the week. In fact, 9 percent of employees either had to leave their jobs as a result of a divorce or separation from a cohabiting relationship or knew a co-worker who had to do so, according to a survey conducted by the family justice organization, Resolution.
In the United Kingdom, the Center for Social Justice estimates that breakdowns cost the government more than $56.9 billion. This resulted in 16 percent of respondents seeing a co-worker hit by a sick leave, due to the stress or anguish of the breakup. The study also found that 15 percent of respondents stated that divorce or separation had a negative impact on work productivity.
In the United States, similar findings have been indicated. More than 70 percent of employees may be working at lower productivity, due to their own divorce or a co-worker's divorce, according to the Nashville Business Journal.
With all of this attention being placed on the workforce and how divorce can impact it, many jobs look to assist in easing the burden.
Help from human resources
Human resource departments have the ability to assist in your divorce through their benefits package. Most insurance companies consider divorce a qualifying life event, which creates a special enrollment period for medical insurance. Until medical insurance is acquired, COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) is available.
Human resources also can help with the division of retirement. The company should ask if a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) has been filled out to determine how to properly administer and divide the retirement assets. A QDRO can to pay child support, alimony, or marital property rights to a spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of a participant, according to the IRS.
While asking for a raise or making your employer understand the difficulties of your current predicament can be challenging, it is worth a shot, especially if they do help you in your time of need.


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Hello carbon tax friends: Three new developments as we round the home stretch of our push to 100,000 signatures by the end of July:
A handful of folks have asked for a weekend "extension" of July that would allow you to postmark or otherwise turn in July signatures on Monday August 3rd. I was initially hesitant to do this because I didn't know of any precedent that involved changing calendar dates one way or the other… but then someone reminded me of the introduction of the Gregorian calendar by Pope Gregory XIII: in order to correct the "calendar drift" that had affected the Julian calendar over the previous millennium, the Pope issued a papal bull proclaiming that the day after Thursday Oct 4, 1582, would be Friday October 15, 1582!
That reminded me that Pope Francis had recently issued an encyclical about climate change (which is probably his biggest worldly concern other than social justice, and of course Carbon Washington does great on both climate action and social justice), so after discussing the matter with campaign staff and other relevant parties, I am happy to announce that as far as the campaign is concerned July will end on this coming Sunday, so we will count towards July signatures any signatures that are postmarked or otherwise turned in by Monday.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication as we head towards 100,000 signatures, and FYI as of Thursday our current grand total was 99,315! With your help we're going to make it! (Turn in your July signature pages to your local coordinator, or bring them by the office (1914 N 34th St, Suite 407), or mail them to us (CarbonWA; PO Box 85565; Seattle WA 98145-1565); we'll announce the totals next week so fill up your sheets this weekend and send them in on Monday!
In other news, Jay Inslee just announced he is beginning a year long process to develop a cap on carbon emissions. We are hopeful that a regulatory cap can be a useful and efficient tool in reducing carbon emissions and we will be watching closely as the details surrounding breadth, legality, and targets emerge over the years. Make no mistake though, we are moving full speed ahead, as the time for watching, waiting and hoping has long since passed. We need I-732 now as much as ever. We need an economy wide carbon price, we need to increase the fairness of our tax code, we need a citizens movement on climate, and we need to take a swing at the ball in 2016!
So where does that leave us? In the same place we were in on Tuesday: If you support the Alliance then God bless you, if you're on the fence then get off the fence, and if you support Carbon Washington then keep your eye on the ball!
Mark your calendar for the evening of Tuesday, August 18th, at the Pike Market for an evening shindig with CarbonWA. Stay tuned for an official invite outlining special guests, speakers, prizes, and other details. Bring your friends, bring yourself, and start getting excited for what promises to be a raucous night of uplifting fun. But seriously, bring your friends, all of them.
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Life isn't meant to be lived alone. You were created to experience life with other people. A small group is three or more people who gather each week. They come in all shapes and sizes — married couples, singles, men, women, under 20, over 40 — the list goes on. Currently Social Groups and Learning Groups are active and available. Click below to find and sign up for a group that fits you!
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Students are a lively bunch! Both Middle and High school students meet Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm. High school meets at the youth cabin at the entrance of the property and Middle school youth group meets down in the church building. If you have a heart to serve in the student community, let us know and we'll plug you in!
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Community care is intended to help people, who need support, live with dignity and independence. We are focused on three local and global care ministries. The Pedal Project collects bikes in any condition, refurbishes and distributes to those, of any age, in need. Our local Food and Resource Center is a collaborative service provided by local churches. It provides laundry facilities, showers, computer access, counseling , food, and clothing for those in need. We've come along side Jimmy's Farm, in partnership with Global School of Sports Ministry, to help orphaned kids in Uganda have a place to live, learn, and grow in Jesus. If you'd like to be a part of any of these neighborhood care programs, let us know!
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What is the Lasik?
Lasik operation is one of the most common procedure to correct defects in vision, such as Myopia, Hyperopia and Astigmatism.
The goal of treatment by Lasik is getting rid of wearing glasses and contact lenses. By Lasik we can treat Myopia up to 12 degrees, Hyperopia up to 6 degrees and Astigmatism.
The surgeon cuts a thin layer from the surface of the cornea using a special device called microkeratome, then the laser beams remove flap from the under tissue of the cornea.
The word "Lasik" is an acronym for (Laser-assisted in keratomileusis). Lasik developed in 1989 by Lucio Buratto. After a year of 1990; Ionnis Pallikaris has allowed to cut a thin layer of the cornea by laser. This method is used today in modern Lasik surgery.
What are the Lasik advantages?
– The patient can get rid of wearing glasses and contact lenses within 5-10 minutes by Lasik.
– The treatment gives quick results.
– Modern and safe treatment without any risks.
– Comfortable treatment, because the patient does not need to put gauze (dressing) on the eyes after the operation.
– There is no need to stay in the hospital after the treatment.
What to pay attention to before Lasik operation?
– The candidate for Lasik should do some tests before the operation. Tests are measure diameter of pupil, thickness of the cornea and the visual acuity, if all of them were good; the candidate could hold the operation.
-Soft contact lenses are forbidden at least one week before the operation, but if the contact lenses are semisolid; it is forbidden at least 3 weeks before the operation.
How Lasik operation is performed?
Lasik is performed by two steps, in the first step are the surgeon cuts a thin layer from the surface of the cornea using a special device called microkeratome, this layer is called the flap. The thickness of this flap between 110-180 microns depending on type of the device. In the second step the layer is still a side and the application of laser in the middle of the cornea to get rid of the defect of vision. Surface layer of the cornea is returned to its place and stick within seconds, thus Lasik operation has been completed.
What to pay attention to after Lasik operation?
– Using the eye drops prescribed by the doctor after the operation regularly.
– The patient may feel some burning and tears in the eye in the first day after Lasik, this reaction is quietly normal and will fade after a day of operation.
– The patient should not rub the eye after the operation.
– The patient should not wash the eyes with water during the first day after the operation.
– Avoiding make-up on the eyes during the first day after the operation.
– Vision may be blurred during the first day after Lasik, but this temporary and it will fade within a few days.
Who is a good candidate for Lasik operation?
Lasik can be performed for individual over the age of 18 and the degree of vision has not been changed in the last year before the operation, in some cases Lasik cannot be performed and we will explain in the next paragraph the reasons for that.
Who is not a good candidate for Lasik operation?
– Lasik is not suitable for who has Keratoconus.
– Depending on the degree of vision, it should be within the following limits: Myopia 12 degrees, Hyperopia 6 degrees.
– Who has a thin cornea, corneal thickness must be 500 microns at a minimum.
– If pupil's diameter was large.
– In case of infection in the eye.
– In case of dryness in the eye.
– Pregnant and breastfeeding.
– If there is a tear or retinal detachment.
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Many visitors come to our country to have Lasik operations from abroad. Turkey's "Medical Tourism" services are offered under packages. Those packages include; treatment, accommodation and transfer services are available within the city.
Lasik operation requires 2 nights at least stay in Istanbul for guests from abroad. They can go back home and return to their normal life. Our guests receive dense after-care after the operation to check their situation and satisfaction after Lasik operation. In addition, that our patient support team are available 7/24 on duty.
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By Jeff Faraudo
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- His coach says he is not a particularly good shooter, great jumper or magical playmaker, but Santa Clara senior guard Brian Jones is on the doorstep of an impressive statistical milestone.
With six more assists, Jones will become the first Division I men's player in California history to accumulate at least 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists for his career.
A survey of the state's 21 schools -- from UCLA to Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo -- finds that no other player has reached those three numerical plateaus.
"I'll get that easily," Jones said of collecting six assists tonight against Gonzaga. "Considering how many schools and players there have been, that's a big personal accomplishment."
Broncos coach Dick Davey, who has worked with the likes of Steve Nash and Kurt Rambis, said no one he has seen has more drive than Jones.
"He's the most competitive human being I think I've ever been around on the basketball floor," Davey said. "I think that's what makes him as good as he is.
"He's not a great shooter, but he can score points. He's not a big jumper, but he gets rebounds. He's not the greatest of all passers, but he gets assists. He finds a way to get things done, largely because of his nature."
Jones said he's been like this since he was a kid.
"It doesn't matter if it's bowling or basketball or miniature golf, I can't stand losing," he said. "I'm not a bad loser. I was taught to be a good sport. But you don't have to like it."
Entering the final weekend of West Coast Conference regular-season play, Jones has 1,636 points -- exactly 100 off Rambis' 21-year-old school record -- along with 547 rebounds and 494 assists. He needs 17 assists to break Nash's school mark.
A two-time all-WCC selection, Jones is averaging 15.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season. He also leads the conference in steals at 2.1 per game.
Jones said none of the records is a focal point for him. "When I leave here, I just want people to say, 'He tried to win every time he went out there,'" he said.
Still, his achievements are impressive, all the more so when put into context. Jones dislocated his right kneecap and suffered bone and tissue damage in a summer-league game in 1998, then missed all of the next season.
"That injury was so severe at the time, I really kind of thought there was no way," Davey said. "The punishment he went through to get back ... our athletic trainer is still amazed. Few people in this world have that kind of drive."
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Elder Cairns exposes himself at a Mall and was an elder in good standing at the time. Could it be there was only one eye witness? The information below shares some interesting insight on the extent of the crime as well as the possibility that Cairns may have been involved with the case of a victim of abuse. Victoria Boer won a lawsuit against Jehovah's Witnesses but was cheated out of her settlement, if the statements below are true it would appear Elder Cairns may have either been related or directly involved in the case within the congregation.
Could this have contributed to a fair and impartial decision?
THE MORNING STAR Sept 24, 2006 Page A6 Vernon BC Canada newspaper.
An Armstrong resident and former North Okanagan-Shuswap School District bus driver was given a conditional discharge and nine months probation in Kelowna court earlier this month. Wayne Dale Cairns pleaded guilty to performing an indecent act. The charge stemmed from an incident at Kelowna's Orchard Park Mall last spring, where patrons complained of a man on a school bus exposing himself. The bus had taken North Okanagan-Shuswap students to Kelowna on a field trip, but no students were present for either the incident or the suspects' subsequent arrest. Cairns had resigned his driver's position prior to pleading guilty.
Wayne Dale Cairns has NOT been disfellowshipped for "having performed an indecent act". At this writing he remains an Elder in good standing, participating in Judicial Committees where JWs are disfellowshipped and deemed "disassociated by their actions".
He is listed on the Canada Revenue Agency Charitable Organization listing (2004 Return) as a Trustee of the JW congregation where he attends. His congregation position listed is "Secretary".
September 22, 2006
A former North Okanagan-Shuswap School District school bus driver pleaded guilty in Kelowna court in connection with a spring incident at Kelowna's Orchard Park Mall. Wayne Dale Cairns of Armstrong was charged with performing an indecent act and was handed a conditional discharge and probation of 9-months.
Comment made on a JW forum about the current status of Elder Cairns:
"My source made a phone call to the congregation to find out if he was still an elder. The answer was yes. The individual in question also was a member of the Judicial Committee that DFd and recently reinstated my source."
Comment made on the newspaper forum regarding Elder Cairns:
"A friend of mine was the one (or one of the ones) who called the cops on this guy. He was outside of the mall when he saw this guy walking towards him with his "member", fully erect, sticking out of his pants. My friend casually mentioned, "you're 'hanging out' there, man". The man gave it a shake, and responded, "yes, I am" and continued on his way. My friend then called the cops on his cell phone. Creepy guy, hopefully he's learned to keep "it" to himself."
Comment sent to silentlambs:
"Wayne Cairns is an alleged elder. He resigned from his job as a school bus driver after being arrested on the school bus for exposing himself at a mall. The incident took place a while back but allegedly he remains an elder in good standing. I started a thread on a news forum and someone who claims to have personal knowledge of the incident posted an interesting story. The other thing I thought was peculiar about this case is that this guy allegedly shares a last name with an elder who served in the Boer case."
Comment sent to silentlambs on 12/20/06 by "Tim"
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NO COMPASSION FOR VICTORIA BOER - Latest newsletter (click here) The following is a letter recently written by Watchtower of UK regarding the Vicky Boer judgment in Canada. The letter is misleading as usual in that Watchtower attorneys petitioned the court for legal costs in an apparent attempt to punish her. The letter seems in indicate the court forced the legal costs upon them as a result of law once again compassion for abuse survivors is hard to find when "theocratic warfare" is employed to mislead the public. (click here) to read letter. (click here) to read about the Vicky Boer case. If you would like to write a letter or email to express your outrage at this decision (click here) for information on how to do so. Transcript court case
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SYNOPSIS: Back in Kathmandu. About a neoclassical garden, a new friend searching for meaning in life, an excursion to a secret place, and a dinner invitation.
The report from Vladimir came in via What's App. What a world we live in! The expected 6-hour bus ride from Lumbini to Kathmandu had taken an awful 11 hours on dusty, pot-hole riddled roads. Not even the fact that he took the luxury bus, providing a bathroom and lunch along the way, did ease much of the pain. I decided not to put myself through this agony and booked a 1/2 hour flight home with Buddha Air which, despite its bad reputation did not let me down. The airport of course was steaming hot, the electricity was down, and bags had to be inspected by hand. But all of that seemed minor in comparison to a hot and sweaty 11-hour bus ride. At the World Heritage Hotel, I was welcomed like a part of the family. My room was waiting for me, and so were all the idle guides and peddlers without customers, roaming Durbar Square…
I caught up with some work, always minding the sky — thunderstorms were predicted by the early afternoon, but failed to deliver. I finally took off to my last destination in Kathmandu, only to find myself in a downpour, within minutes. Not the ideal circumstance to visit the Garden of Dreams. I hired a rickshaw, ran into the garden looking for shelter, and found myself at the rather pricy garden restaurant, filled with foreigners. No table left. A young Nepalese guy sitting alone at a table gestured me a welcome. That was 32 year old Birendra. For about 45 minutes we weathered the storm and started to talk.
For ten years he had been a banker making more money than he knew what to do with. Yes, there are people like that in Nepal, too. But he found himself to be frustrated, unhappy, full of anger; in one word: an unlikable person. He quit his job and ultimately was led to participate in an excruciating 10-day Vipassana meditation course. 10 days of meditation, no talking, no social media, no contact with the outside world. He only recently finished and found himself in a new world of calm and content. Home is a small town about 12 hours from Kathmandu, where he left his wife and 5 year old daughter to visit two of his three sisters. They currently live here in Kathmandu. This afternoon, he had already spent 6 hours at the garden, meditating and enjoying its beauty. Eventually, he will figure out, so he hopes, what to do with his life other than just making money.
If I count right, he is the fourth truth- or meaning- seeking young guy I have come across this trip. How do they find me?! First, there was Sergej from the Ukraine, then there was Rob from Grosse Point, then there was Alfredo, the American from Brazil (I did not write much about him, but we connected on a flight to Pokhara), and here is Birendra. Well, the rain subsided and we parted.
The garden is a total idiosyncrasy in dusty Newari-style Kathmandu. It is a beautiful and tranquil European style, neo-classical park with ponds, statues, pavilions, and several adjacent villas which once were living quarters, and a library. It is small, but complex. And most amazingly, you completely forget the dusty outside world. For that matter, you could be somewhere in France, Spain, or England. Viewing the garden, I lost track of Birendra and most likely would have never seen him again.
But 15 minutes later the rain started again, and we found each other seeking shelter once more. This time, I gave him my facebook address and he messaged me. Like all self-respecting young men, he moved around on a motor scooter. With all that time on his hand, he offered me to go on any excursion I would like. And so I messaged him back. I really wanted to attend another one of those Aarti sessions at the Pashupatinath Temple. I figured that would be right up his alley.
The next day he picked me up and to the temple we went. But before the Aarti session started, he wanted to show me one of his favorite spots in town. We started to hike up behind the temple on a small path into the woods. Believe me, I am not out of my mind. But you just could not do anything like this in our Western World. If you would be found robbed or raped, it would be your own fault. Here, that is different. He would not tell me what he was up to, but I knew I could trust him.
We ended up at a remote meditation retreat. It was the community and the place that had introduced him to Vipassana meditation. This community had formed around a spiritual leader named Srimat Paramhamsa Govindananda Bharati or Sri Shivapuri Baba, for short. He reportedly lived to the ripe old age of 136 (from 1826 to 1963), for which there is little historical evidence. But he must have been a tremendously charismatic figure judging just by his picture, which was abundantly displayed at every wall of the meditation shrine. The current manager of the community proudly declared that Sri Shivapuri attained amadhi at the age of 126 (or so). Amadhi is the highest stage of concentration achieved in Hindu meditation, which allows the devotee union with the divine.
Birendra asked if he could meditate "for a while". An hour later (!) he woke up and we were on our way to Aarti at the nearby temple. I can't even quite sit right for meditation; but I know how to meditate. And thankfully, I have no problem to contemplate and reflect for an hour especially in an ambiance like this. I guess, if you have made it through 10 days of straight meditation, 1 hour seems like nothing. I have no doubt that it does transform both body and mind in spectacular ways and that if we all would practice meditation, the world would be a better place!
From the internal, more esoteric type of spirituality, we moved to the external, and more populous one. Aarti, as I said in my blog before, is a one-of-a-kind infectious worship.
I enjoyed it as much the second time as I had the first one!
The next day, Birendra invited me for dinner at his sisters' Jamona and Namona's home. Their hyperactive son Nasal dominated the scene. Since the older sister is running an internet business here, they only rent their home and I was sad not to get a better sense of yet another living situation. But I was honored that they would invite me as their guest. All three of them are beautiful, kind and special people. His younger sister even learned some German at the Goethe Institute, which she proudly tried out.
How lucky I was to have rain on the day I visited the Garden of Dreams.


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Budd Davisson retires his walking shoes every 600 miles and, through band saw and belt sander work, converts them into his idea of flying shoes.
As the student settled into the back pit and started to put his headset on, I stopped him and took his baseball hat off his head. Without saying a word, I walked over to the bench, picked up my specially modified "hat pliers" and snipped the button off the top of the hat. The student watched me without saying anything, because it was obvious what I was doing: I was doing the standard "aviation hat mod" to keep him from getting a hot spot under the headset from the hat button. It was just another of a bazillion bits of aviation minutia we all pick up along the way.
It's a curious thing about aviation minutia such as this. Sometimes, it's something we do unconsciously because something happened that caused us to remember it, but we never thought about passing it on to others. For instance, a student watched me remove my watch and stick it in my pocket as I got ready to clean the front windshield (I have two windshields). He asked why I did that, and I pointed out a bunch of scratches. "That's the result of me not paying attention and scratching it with my watch."
Learning from our own mistakes is the simplest form of empirical learning, but it's not often one of us tells a friend or a student, "Hey, it's a good idea to take your watch off when cleaning a windshield." The net result is that we all wind up making the same mistakes and learning from them. So, in the spirit of saving folks the aggravation of learning from their own mistakes, I'm going to mention a few bits of minutia that I've picked up along the way. None are earthshaking, but are tidbits that make our aviation lives a little easier and safer.
Beware The Sneaker Heel
Although this affects folks flying taildraggers more than the nosedragger crew, it helps if you pay attention to the size of the heels on your sneakers. Most "walker" or running sneakers have big, fat heels that protrude behind your foot a measurable distance. And, they're often super thick to absorb shock. When you fly in those, the big heel moves your foot a good distance above the floor, plus they move the pivot point on your heel back quite a bit. The net result is that your foot is pivoting on a point below and behind your heel. For flying, I personally modify sneakers by sawing the heel off and re-conturing them on a sander. However, most sneaker companies now make a series of shoes with smaller, either square, or better yet, rounded heels that work perfectly. They also don't have the flared-out soles that are so common.
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the hat button.
The Hangar Key Dilemma
I leave the key teeth down, standing on edge, at the bottom of the aluminum door. It's teeth down to minimize the amount of grit that gets into the padlock (I wipe it off anyway). There are lots of better ways to do it, but find a way that works and leave a key at the hangar, so you aren't kicking yourself for forgetting it.
Tow Bar Maintenance
We all spend a lot of time greasing things on our airplanes, but what about the tow bar? It deserves some lovin', too.
Shirttails And Airplane Seats
During the summer, when we saddle up and our shirttail is hanging out, pay attention to what it does when you sit down. It's a pain to be taxiing out and realize that your bare skin is against the seat. Then you have to wiggle around to try to get the shirttail pulled back down.
Clean New Gas Caps Before Using
If your gas cap is the thermos bottle type with the flip-over lever on the top and rubber stopper bottom, wash the rubber with gasoline before using a new one. They often come from the factory with something like mold release on the rubber, which makes them slick, and they don't want to grab the tank neck like they should. A little gasoline on a rag fixes that.
How Many Plug Threads Are Showing?
I was once doing a preflight and found one of my plug leads just hanging there doing nothing. It had backed completely off. Now, I make a habit of noticing whether more threads on the plug are visible than usual. Since then, I found one that was loosening, so the attention to that small detail paid off.
Use A Small Flashlight When Doing Preflights
When I started using a flashlight when preflighting my engine, I started finding lots of stuff going wrong sooner than before. The real eye-opener was when I spotted a big bolt laying in the bottom of the cowling: It was one of the through-bolts that holds the case halves together right at the main bearings. Scared the devil out of me. I was afraid damage might have occurred to the bearings, but I ran that engine another 1,000 hours with no problem. Without the flashlight, I would have never seen the bolt and would have gone on flying and probably spun a bearing, trashing my engine.
I generally do two to four preflights on my airplane a day. I NEVER saddle up without doing a complete one. My attitude is, what's to prevent something from going wrong as I taxi in on the last flight?
Progressive Bifocals Can Cause Problems
A problem with progressive bifocals is that they can be creeping into your field of view when your head is back on landing, and you don't know it. They distort your vision, very slightly complicating your landings. With regular bifocals, you know it's happening.
There's An Unlimited Amount Of Minutia
It's scary to think how much aviation minutia each of us is carrying around as the result of our varying experiences. It's even scarier to think that the majority of that stuff will never be passed along because we assume everyone knows it. But, that's not the case. At the very least, we should at least mention it to a flying buddy or two so the knowledge is passed along.
Someone ought to assemble as many of the tidbits we all accumulate into some kind of Poor Richard's Almanac (Google it, if you don't know it). And, no, that "someone" won't be me. Sorry, I'm too busy making mistakes that I can learn from.


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The hospital was the site of a run-in in July between two alleged killers - men charged in a Plymouth triple homicide - and the mother of a victim who was hospitalized on life support. But hospital officials on Monday said the move to improve patient and staff safety was not motivated by any one incident.
"This was done simply as a proactive measure to make sure our employees and patients feel as safe as possible when they're at the ED," Geisinger Health System spokesman Matthew Van Stone said.
The bulletproof glass, which was installed last week, encloses the reception desk that patients and visitors encounter upon entering the emergency department's lobby - an area that used to be an open desk, Van Stone said.
In order to access the emergency department - which has always been locked - people must be buzzed in by people now protected by the glass, he said, noting that the hospital also has security in the emergency department lobby 24 hours per day.
It makes sense for hospitals to beef up security because the region is increasingly dealing with big-city criminals, and hospitals are seeing a correlating rise in crime, Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said.
"We're no longer a small little community that doesn't need to worry about stuff like this in our neighborhoods," Salavantis said. "This is just one more measure that should be taken to protect members of the community."
Victims of shooting and stabbings from the area frequently get sent to the hospital's trauma unit. In one case in July, the alleged shooter followed.
According to police, Shawn James Hamilton, 19, and his brother Sawud Davis, 16, both of Philadelphia, showed up at the Geisinger emergency department to visit a man just a day after police say Hamilton shot him.
"We don't know exactly what was going through their minds at that time," Salavantis said.
Police say Hamilton got out a car and ran to Jay Street about noon July 6, then sprayed the area with .40-caliber rounds, shooting 22-year-old Kenyatta Hughston in the head.
The next day, Hamilton and Davis opened fire in a Plymouth apartment, killing three people and severely injuring a fourth because, police said, they didn't want to leave witnesses to a drug deal.
Just hours later, the brothers arrived at Geisinger to visit Hughston, an acquaintance of Hamilton's from the local heroin trade whom they described as a brother and cousin.
But Hughston's mother, who was at the hospital, didn't recognize either man and told staff to keep them away from her ailing son, officials said.
Investigators linked Hamilton to Hughston's shooting within days and he was charged with a fourth murder count when Hughston died in October. Both men remain jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility awaiting trial for murder.
People who visit the hospital are unlikely to see violence on that scale, but visitors there Monday said they thought the added precaution makes sense in light of the questionable characters who sometimes visit the emergency department.
"It's definitely nerve-wracking, but it's also reality. Unfortunately, violence is up everywhere and you don't know how anyone's going to react anymore," said Jodi Miller, 38, of Jenkins Township, who has been coming to the hospital for years.
"We've been here in the middle of the night when there's (people) - I don't know if they're spaced out or whatever - and they're really nasty and threatening," said Beverly Huchenski, 62, of Vandling.
"A lot of crazies around," added her husband, 63-year-old Tom Huchenski.
James P. McGuire, a spokesman for Commonwealth Health, said Wilkes-Barre General Hospital does not have bulletproof glass at its facility but that it does make staff and patient safety a high priority.
"Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's ED uses tempered safety glass to provide privacy and separation between public and patient treatment areas," McGuire said in a prepared statement. "While we cannot comment on specific security measures we have in place, our new Emergency Department includes multiple complimentary security features to help ensure the safety of our staff, patients and visitors."
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Oil companies must relocate to Niger Delta
Written by the Editorial Board of The Guardian Newspaper
This is a good development, after such a long time of its desirability. It is, therefore, a policy directive that should be carried out with utmost vigour,
As part of the Muhammadu Buhari administration's consultations with stakeholders in the Niger Delta, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in Akwa Ibom State and, in keeping with what this newspaper has consistently advocated for years, ordered all major oil companies to relocate their headquarters to the neglected region.
This is a good development, after such a long time of its desirability. It is, therefore, a policy directive that should be carried out with utmost vigour, sincerity and a sense of urgency. Peace in the Niger Delta is synonymous with peace and security in the country and an execution of this directive will be one major step towards an enabling environment for Nigeria's greater prosperity.
Soon after the discovery of oil in Oloibiri in 1958, the Niger Delta became host to major oil prospecting firms. Through the years, whereas exploration and extraction were carried out in the interior of the region, the major oil firms maintained their headquarters in Lagos and Abuja.
The effect was that these multinationals became insensitive to the ecological and human disaster that exploration created for the oil-bearing communities. To make matters worse, even their middle level workers insultingly hopped in and out of the region indicating that management and middle level staff had no obligations whatsoever to the communities. It did not take long before the people of the region became restive. The many years of neglect had taken its toll and the people thought enough was enough. Given this insensitivity of the oil companies and the neglect of the people by the Nigerian state, the rise of militancy in the Niger Delta was inevitable. And it has been relentlessly violent.
In spite of many years of extracting billions of dollars worth of crude oil from the soil of the region, there is virtually nothing to show in return. The social and economic conditions of the Niger Delta are simply appalling. Apart from poor infrastructure, the region lacks basic necessities which the wealth that had been extracted from its earth could provide. There were instances where host communities lived in years of darkness while their 'guests' (the oil firms) provided twenty-four hours of electricity for themselves. Aquatic life was destroyed. Farmlands were often covered with huge oil spills, and clean-ups were half-heartedly embarked upon by these firms.
It is against this background that the symbolic importance of the administration's order to the oil firms should be appreciated. By relocating to the region, they would not only be obliged to make contributions to the economies of the host states, they would be sending the right signals to the people that they are with them. It is on record that once oil majors moved out of Warri and its environs, the economic life of that once-boisterous town went downhill. Therefore, if the oil majors move their headquarters to Warri, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Calabar, Benin and Yenagoa, they would be more sensitive to the plight of the host communities. Leadership which feels the pain of the people is usually more responsive and progressive. The state governments would also have the opportunity of dealing directly with the companies on policy formulation and implementation.
Also, the multiplier effects of their relocation will be enormous. Apart from jobs that would naturally be at the disposal of people of the region, all ancillary services would be provided by small scale businesses in the host towns. This will create employment and help reduce tension. To be sure, the oil majors would be compelled to address the imbalance in employment quota which activists and stakeholders in the Niger Delta have always complained about.
Peace in the Niger Delta is crucial to the survival of the Nigerian state. The violent attacks on pipelines and oil installations have affected the finances of the country, owing to decreased output of oil. It is instructive that the Acting President's visits calmed nerves and created a stable environment for discussions. It is only in a peaceful environment that issues surrounding resource control can be discussed and mutually agreed on. The Federal Government should, therefore, maintain its stand on the issue of bringing peace to the Niger Delta.
To give strong backing to the order, a time frame for relocation should be given and the oil majors must act in good faith and show corporate social responsibility to the host communities.
On their part, the host communities and state governments should welcome the oil firms with open arms. They should ensure that an atmosphere of peace is truly ensured to allay the fears of the returning firms and corporations. By reining in the youths and fostering positive engagement, normalcy would return to the relationship between and among all the parties involved in the process of nation building.


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