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Some people have noted, (mostly) kindly, that topics in this column vary widely. Sometimes it focuses on the newsroom, sometimes on happenings in our area, while other times it opines on life generally.
This column is printed in both the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. These papers together serve four very distinct areas: Burbank, Montrose, La Crescenta and Glendale proper. I live in Burbank, and have for nearly six years, but it would not be fair or proper to write only about Burbank.
It would also not be right to solely focus on any other area, nor would it be practical for me to write four separate columns each week.
But not writing about individual communities does have consequences. Some of the pricklier personalities among us have threatened to cancel their subscriptions, have engaged in sandbox name-calling or otherwise behaved badly. Why? Because I had the gall to write about one city's happenings in the other city's paper.
Frankly, though, I understand. The primary purpose of a community paper is to write about the community it serves. I think we do that, and do it well. Could we do better? Of course.
For instance, my neighbors have told me many times they resent the fact that Glendale receives its paper six days a week while Burbank gets its printed news twice weekly.
My exhortation that the Leader's website is updated daily — often much more than daily — sounds like an excuse to them. Burbankers are a fiercely proud lot, and the lack of a daily newspaper seems like an affront. I understand that. Not only that, as a reader of the paper before becoming editor, I often voiced the same complaint I now get directed my way: too much Glendale in the Leader.
This obviously leads to a question: If I recognized the problem even before taking charge, why in the world haven't I done something about it? Well, I think I have done something. Before, a lot of Glendale-specific news would end up in the Leader simply because the paper was understaffed and space needed to be filled.
That has stopped. The word "Glendale" does appear in the Leader, but generally only when there are issues — unemployment rates, state school funding, transportation issues — that apply to both communities.
This is not absolute, of course. I will place Glendale-specific stories in the Burbank paper — and vice-versa — if the news item seems sufficiently interesting. For instance, the Station fire was covered in the Leader, even though no Burbank homes were threatened, while articles concerning the Burbank Police Department were also printed in the News-Press.
This does not satisfy everyone, I understand. I have heard people request that we write separate articles, or assign different reporters to Burbank/Glendale issues. Perhaps that would be better, but it's simply not practical. For the same reason, the Leader is unlikely to become a daily.
However, there are changes afoot that will increase our coverage in the coming months. As soon as I can provide more details, I will.
Also, I want to correct some rumors going around town. Despite the fact that the Los Angeles Times — which owns the Leader and News-Press — has access to Associated Press and City News Service stories, those services are not available to our papers.
The reason is simple: The AP and CNS consider the Leader and News-Press separate publications. As such, they want a separate fee, a fee we cannot afford.
I'm frankly not sure it would be worth it even if we could pay the fare. I am proud of the work our reporters, photographers and editors do. Though not perfect, we cover our cities very well. More importantly, we are continually improving. I hope you agree.
Dan Evans is the editor. Reach him at email@example.com.


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YINCHUAN, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have unearthed the world's smallest paleolithic ornamental beads, in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
The bead, made of a kind of eggshell and 1.26 millimeters in diameter, was discovered in an ancient site from the late Pleistocene dating between 8,000 and 12,000 years ago in Qingtongxia city.
Three similar beads, all smaller than 2 millimeters in diameter, were discovered at the same time, archeologists said Monday.
The excavation was jointly conducted by Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology and the cultural relics administration of Qingtongxia from May to August.
"It is incredible that it can be so well processed with such a small diameter. It is rare among similar ornaments unearthed in other sites around the world," said Wang Huimin, a researcher with the Ningxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology.
Archeologists said the beads showed excellent craftsmanship and the aesthetic tastes of ancient humans. They said further research is needed to determine the exact purpose or meaning of the beads.
It took the archeologists five years to sift and wash thousands of cubic meters of dirt to find the beads. As many as eight sets of steel sieves were worn out in the process.
In 2016, three beads all smaller than 2 millimeters in diameter, were found at the site, among which the smallest was 1.42 millimeters in diameter.
The excavation of the site in Qingtongxia is one of China's top 10 archaeological finds of 2016, which unveiled more than 10,000 items, including stoneware, ornaments and plant seeds.

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Two big thumbs down for NED school assembly....
I'm writing in response to the NED (never give up, encourage others, do your best) assembly program that was brought into the elementary school on 5/19/2009. I have to say that I'm rather upset that a program was brought into the school and allowed to mercilessly advertise their merchandise and try to make an extra buck off our children and ultimately, us as parents.
This morning, my son and I had quite the talk regarding the "necessity" of having these NED show yo-yos. This talk was after the tantrum when I explained that we didn't have the money to buy all the different types of yo-yos that the program had. When I saw that NED show was on the list of events on the monthly calendar, I actually looked up the program on the internet to see what they were about. I really like the concept but feel that instead of portraying that concept, what the kids actually gleaned from the program was the NEED to purchase yo-yos and do the tricks. But not only that, but that the tricks HAD to be done with those yo-yo's and only those yo-yos. I asked Zachary directly exactly what the program was about and his answer: "Doing tricks with yo-yos and buying the yo-yos". I understand that I have some special circumstances with my son; however, I fail to believe that he is the ONLY child that came away with absolutely nothing but tricks and yo-yos in his eyes from that program.
When sending our children to school, we expect them to be there to learn and be educated, NOT to be set in front of a commercial. As parents, Chuck and I limit the amount of time our children watch t.v. and which t.v. stations they watch, partially because of the amount of advertisements on many channels. We live in a society where people believe they need to have everything that everyone else has and we're trying to teach our children that material things are not the way to happiness. Having a good education, being good to others, being a hero to the point they can as a student IS what is important.
So we send them to school, and they are inundated with more and more things to buy (scholastic book fairs, scholastic flyers, fundraisers, and now yo-yos). Then, considering the students see them and are told about buying that AT school, they feel it's something they HAVE to have in order to be successful at school. Now, I understand the necessity of fundraisers in the time of schools losing government money and having to make tough choices, but maybe a little bit of tact would be something to consider. While the schools are having difficulty, so are many, many families in our community and the constant begging for our school-age children to have something else they saw at school is rather upsetting.
I originally thought that maybe the school paid money for this program, in which I would be very disappointed that monies ultimately deriving from us as tax-payers would be paying for such a program. However, I have a suspicion that NED programmers were asked to come into our school system specifically with the understanding that they would be hawking their wares to our children. From the NED website: "1. FREE The NED show is free when your school chooses our "no-fee option". By giving a little of your time and by making NED items available for your students to purchase for five days following the show, you are bringing our $1,200 program to your school absolutely FREE. We also pay the state sales tax and return freight."
In that case, shame on all of you for not seeing this as the merchandising scam that it is.
In contrast, there was a program just the day before this one for the 1st graders concerning BATS. I have no idea how much that program cost to bring to our schools, or if the bat lady did it simply so more and more people could learn and understand bats, but our son learned something from that assembly. He came home that night so excited to tell us all about bats and where they live and what they eat, etc. That is the type of programming that I would expect my child to see when being sent to school.
Again, I do like the concept of the NED program and can see the necessity and good that such a type of assembly can do for the students but feel it was gone about in a completely wrong manner. I know of a school assembly that accomplishes the same goal of this assembly (giving the students self-esteem and helping them to understand the necessity of being a hero to those around them) without the commercialism. If you are interested, I'd be more than happy to help with it.
Sincerely, Lisa
45 comments:
- Matt said...
Great post, but what on earth is this bar that pops up on my screen and follows me wherever I go?
- May 20, 2009 4:49 PM
- Lisa said...
I'm guessing it's part of the blogher ads? I don't know because I don't see it.
- May 20, 2009 4:54 PM
- Tiffany said...
What a great letter! Good for you! You were absolutely correct to write it. My daughter is starting school this fall and I would feel the same. Just wanted to give you a pat on the back and say "Good Job Momma". Please update us if you get a response from the school, I'm interested in what they have to say.
- May 20, 2009 5:42 PM
Safecount.net is the owner of the hovering bar.
I am horrified at the nickel and dime attitude of so many of these school presenters. As a presenter myself I'm worried that I'm being tarred with the same brush.
I guess I need to state my message right up front - you'll never be asked to pay for anything else.
- May 21, 2009 11:40 AM
I had the same argument with my son the morning after his school had the NED assembly. I told him he could get a yo-yo at Wal-Mart for way less than half of the cost, that I would be happy to buy him a $2.00 yo-yo there, he insisted on having a NED yo-yo so I told him he could have it if he bought it himself (he is 8) he went to his room and got his own money. The next day when it broke I was told that I was right and that he should have gotten the wal mart yo yo. I agree that assemblies like this are not good for the kids, but this time I got to teach the lesson.
- February 07, 2011 5:54 PM
We just had NED at our school, I was so angry, and then they have a topic that makes it so you can not complain, I think that is part of the scam. My daughter is in 5th graded and did not learn anything except she needed a $15 yoyo. Why do we allow this? I told my daughter that she just paid for someone to have a nice vacation and travel, and we will not be doing so this year.
- March 25, 2011 7:37 PM
As a school assembly provider, and no, I have no affiliation with NEDS, I have to defend their approach . . . at least on some level.
With budget crunches being what they are, people that provide educational programs are trying to find ways to get their message out without the schools having to find the money in a budget that has already been raped and pillaged.
Most people that provide school assemblies provide a very creative or "celebrative experience" as one principal told me that reinforces what is already being taught in the classroom and hopefully at home.
I know first hand that if you think school assembly providers are getting rich, DREAM ON! Just becasue you stand in front of millions of kids every year hardly makes you a Hollywood mogul making millions. Most do it because they want to make a positive difference in the life of kids.
Many assembly providers are former educators that wanted to have a broader impact, others have a unique ability to bring LIFE to what may otherwise be "just another boring leacture" from an adult.
I think that it is incredable that you think that assembly providers can fly all over the country, sleep in motels, eat restaurant food daily and DO IT ALL FOR FREE! You obviously don't have a clue about running your own business. IT COSTS MONEY! NEDS and other companys that either sell their products to cover their costs or charge a fee to do so, are providing a great service to the next generation.
Again, I have ZERO affiliation with NEDS and perhaps they need to change some fundimentals in their message to make sure the children understand the message, but hey . . . DON'T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE DIRTY BATH WATER! :)
By the way, our organization is a nonprofit so, hey . . . yeah . . . We are getting rich! Ah,yeah...hardly....but I would not change a thing that I do. I have had high school and college students stop me in malls and airports across the country to thank me for the message we brought....years earlier...and they STILL remembered and embraced it. In fact, I have had young teachers tell me they heard our presentation when they were in junior high or high school and it really inspired them then and now.
So, they next time you want to be critical of people's motives, I suggest that you ask yourself a simple question. "What have I done today or this week or perhaps this month, to make the world a better place.
By the way...my son spent $18 of his own money on a NEDS show. My wife and I decided that if he was that excited about the presentation, then INVEST your own money so the event will stick in your mind for years! Yes, he figured out later that he too could have bought a yo-yo much cheaper at Walmart, BUT... HE said... I guess it was really good [the show] and he very clearly remembered the message. ... you can't please everyone.
PS...I don't have spell checker and I am writing this on the fly while sitting in ANOTHER airport...just inspired 10,000 kids this week. It was awesome to hear their comments and see the look on their faces!
I am remaining anonymous just to avoid you trashing me! Sorry!
- June 08, 2011 6:41 PM
My daughter's school had the NED assembly today. I completely agree with this post. It is totally wrong to use our schools as a marketing and advertising medium to our children. What a shame! I think I am going to start keeping ALL of the advertising that comes home through my child each week as documentation. We should all stand up against this!
- October 11, 2011 8:35 PM
- Norm Deplume said...
I'm dealing with post-NED fallout this week, which brought me to thsi post. I'm beyond irritated at the advertising pressure brought onto elementary school children. I'm working this weekend to craft a complain letter to our school.
- November 12, 2011 10:41 AM
I never heard about NED until today when my 4th grader came home from school with a junky plastic yoyo, for which she paid $6.50. A Google search brought me to this site. I am so annoyed at NED and the school right now. This group has found a way to make a buck off of our kids by convincing them that they need this yoyo. This is very wrong! I appreciate the postings from other concerned parents. So glad I am not alone. I will be writing a letter to the school.
- December 09, 2011 1:32 AM
- Lisa said...
I've never heard of this NED program....until today. My 9 yr old jumped in the van at pick and was upset becuse she forgot to ask for money to buy a Ned yo-yo. She had not attended any encouraging program or presentation. Instead, she thought it was a fund raiser the 5th and 6th graders were doing. I am always supporting the school with something so I asked how much they were. She said $15 and a case was extra but didn't know that price. I told her I couldn't believe they were selling yo-yo's for that much and I was NOT paying that much for one either. She went on and on all the way home to the point of tears at having to have one. I explained it was just a yo-yo and it wasn't worth crying over.
When we were home I googled this yo-yo and found myself here. I have to say I disagree with promoting the sell of a product under the disguise of being an encouraging presentation.
My child is in the 4th grade and knows nothing of an assembly or NED presentation.....but she does know there are NED yoyo's for sale at school and it is on the 5th and 6th grade hallway. What does that tell you the message the kids are taking away.....its not something about self-esteem or encouragement.
- April 11, 2012 4:07 PM
Thank you so much for writing this letter. My son came home from school today and begged for $10 to purchase a NED yo yo. He was not in school the day they had the assembly (thankfully), but now he has seen the merchandise and just "cannot live without a yo yo!" I looked them up on ebay and they are more than what the school is asking, but still too much to pay for a yo yo from school. I am glad that I am not the only one that thinks this is wrong of the school.
- September 11, 2012 5:01 PM
Wow, am I glad that I found this blog. While I love the message of the assembly, there should have been no sales involved, no tables set up in the hallway when kids are coming into school to hover around and see their friends buying stuff.
I have a degree in marketing/advertising but it doesn't take one to have seen this coming when I got The NED Show! paper in both my sons backpacks a week before the 'assembly'. I thought maybe I'm the only one to feel this way but after having about 4 papers sent home in one week with each one of my sons about buying something, one being the school's fundraiser, another talking about selling 'NED' products. I'm feeling a bit ticked right now with the requests. Out of all things . . . . yo yo's.
I just bought a few on clearance (25 cents) at Giant Eagle but my son "has to have one from NED" because it "goes up automatically. Other parents said they're getting their kids one and admittingly said it's because they're "suckers" and give in to their kids. That's what these programs bank on. . . . "suckers". Parents don't want their kids to feel left out. My son said he really wanted to do his school's fundraiser as well. The choice for him is to pick between the yo yo, where no money goes back to the school, and the school's fundraiser, where every cent goes to the school. He chose the yo yo. No surprise. The school just lost out on money.
I don't buy into the "pay it forward" concept with this program. Hey, if 200 kids bought a $10 yo yo from my kids school ONLY (not counting the other 4 schools in the district), that's a lot of money to make in a short period of time. I'm sure at my kids school it was more buying them especially since they have the sale running for five days.
We try hard to teach our kids about the value of money. In the end they're still kids who want the magic yo yo that they got to watch at school, while they should be learning. In the end, it was just a cool sales program. I never heard anything else about the program from my son, just all about buying a yo yo.
So, since the parents were not given a choice to have this program in the school, for every penny the school wants to raise, my strategy is that I will give my son the choice between what the school sells for others (yo yo's!!) and what they need to raise as a school. Most likely, my son is going to pick the junk being sold through programs like this.
Just my two cents. (about all I'll have left after all the requests to buy stuff)
- September 21, 2012 7:24 AM
- Anonymous said...
Our 4th grader recently attended the NED assembly. We were not informed about this assembly prior to attendance. Like many posters above, our child came home the day of the assembly explaining that they HAD TO get a yo-yo that ranged from $6.50 - $15 plus the cost for accessories. We thought that the initial marketing pull would be reduced after a day or two however the opposite occurred as basically the entire school became obsessed with yo-yo's. An area was even sectioned off at recess for the kids to play with their NED yo-yo's. I hope that the kids remember the lesson from the program and not just an informercial for NED yo-yo's where they were able to purchase and play with toys at school. After the first day some of the yo-yo's had broken and the strings were worn out - does NED have any product guarantee after the sales people leave.... At the very least, we would have liked to have been notified about this assembly prior to this event.
- October 11, 2012 3:53 AM
I work for the NED Show, and I'd just like to know who actually saw the show at their child's school? We recommend that the schools open the assembly to parents, but it's up to them to follow through with our advice. I would ask you to possibly speak with the teachers and see how they felt about the show, rather than demonizing an entire company based on a perception that is filtered (and thus strongly biased) solely based on your child.
Ideally, the yo yos would be secondary to the message in the children's minds, but there are some things that are simply out of our control. We come to schools for free if they agree to the sale, and there is no sales quota that must be met. We actually LOSE money if we bring the show to a school that is smaller than 150 kids, but I frequently go to schools that are that small, and even smaller. A scam wouldn't consciously lose money in order to bring a positive message to your children.
Please don't criticize a show you possibly didn't even see.
- November 28, 2012 8:25 PM
The NED thing sucks. I just got hit up for a yo yo and a holster for said yo yo. I asked my son what it was about and he said balloons and yo yos. Thanks. I don't have money for that garbage when I can buy a Duncan yo yo for a buck that a kid can carry in their pocket.
- November 29, 2012 5:10 PM
They can carry a NED yo in their pocket as well... And Duncan yo yos are NOT a buck. Even if you found a yo that cheap, it'd break in no time. There's a big difference between quality and "bargain."
- December 02, 2012 12:34 AM
A few months back my daughter had a NED melt down at school as she forgot to bring money. Another child had one stolen as they were made to look like the best yo yo ever. I told her that maybe for Christmas she will get one. This is how I found this blog trying to use Google to find one to purchase. Never mind and thanks for the posts. I don't feel it is completely the school's fault as they are always trying to find free ways to bring fun things to the school, but apparently the NED presentation is like a cult and gets the kids all hyped up with the "I have to have it" thoughts.
- December 18, 2012 3:24 PM
Guys, if you haven't seen the show then don't judge it. My son was able to articulate a life long message, if you ask me, $10.00 is pretty cheap for a life lesson.
I think its pretty neat to see kids interested in other things besides tv and video ganes.
- January 17, 2013 10:06 PM
I am also a school presenter.
To the anonymous presenter, no-one is suggesting presenters do it for free. You seem to be deliberately missing the point. And being non-profit certainly doesn't mean you can't get rich doing it. There are plenty of presenters getting paid $10,000 for a day at a school. One day. And they're non-profit.
To the NED representative, surely you are not suggesting that the effectiveness of your program can be judged by how many adults "get it". If kids are coming home unable to remember the content of the presentation (or haven't even seen it) you have failed. Period. To say the focus of the yo-yos is out of your control is also amazing. Don't focus on them and the kids won't. Don't sell them and you won't get parents on a forum complaining about how shallow your message is.
Parents, you should absolutely complain to the school. Schools often don't have a lot of time to focus on getting in quality programs and they need your input. A lot of money gets spent on assemblies. Make sure it is spent on things that your kids are getting value from.
- February 03, 2013 9:29 AM
I am so worried about the families who are posting on here in such a negative manner. My oldest son saw the NED show in his elementary school 2 years ago and my youngest son just saw his show yesterday afternoon!
Once I saw the amount of remarks that seem to bring down this show I immediately called my kids to me (at separate times). My question was simple, "What was the NED show about?". They both told me that this show was a "story about life skills" , and "how to treat others" and then used the acronym of "Never give up, Encourage others and" Do your best!" then , "Oh, and we got to see some cool Yo-Yo tricks."
This was even with the Oldest child who has not seen the show in 2 years. They obviously got the message as it was meant to be delivered!
I have not seen the show, but I am impressed that it made a positive impression on my kids who are typical kids who want what everyone else is getting, but they took away the right message.
I don't know your children, but it sounds like the problem may lie with the families and how they raise their kids to be materialistic. If your kids did not receive the message as it was meant to be heard, then it is not the fault of the NED show or the School .... it was with the families and how they teach their kids to listen and pay attention instead of being materialistic.
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- March 15, 2013 8:13 AM
Hey i love NED show so dont be mean!!!!
- June 08, 2013 11:45 AM
Hey! So the reason they push the yo-yo sales so hard is because they present the assembly at the school for FREE. They have to make money some how so they push the yo-yo sales. The school does have the option to pay for the program but they choose the no fee option which involves parents essentially paying for the assembly.
- September 20, 2013 12:32 AM
I just finished a letter to our principal that will be circulated as a petition. HOW DARE the NED employee from 11/28/12 defend himself by saying that what the children retain is beyond the control of the presenter?? They bring the message. Calling their audience's response "highly filtered" shows just how much they respect the children to whom they present...which isn't much. Just shut up and buy a damn yo-yo, kid! And when your parents say no, never give up!!
I polled a wide variety of children from our school about what they remembered from the NED presentation. Most of them answered "yo-yos.". When I pressed further to ask what the NED folk talked about, the majority of kids shrugged and said something like, "I dunno. Be nice? Don't bully?"
The presenter who commented on 2/3/13 hit the nail on the head!! The message has failed!
- October 08, 2013 8:50 PM
- Keen Candace said...
Thank you to all who have contributed to this thread. My 7 year old became obsessed with the NED yo after seeing the assembly. Kids in his class even had them stolen from their lockers. It felt like marketing. We dont see many commercials, so my son is not used to this. I am going to have a talk with the school and let them know about the negative impact this assembly/live commercial has had on our kids. On a positive note, yo yo ing is better than video games, but instead of marketing as specific product at our kids, they could demonstrate a variety of other widely available inexpensive low tech toys, of which there are many. Examples: origami, card houses, dominoes projects, yoga, meditation, hacky sack, frisbee, crafts, ping pong, poi, other simple stuff with little objects.
- December 02, 2013 4:13 AM
My 6 year old and 9 year old came home from school and the first thing out of their mouths was, "can I have $10 for a boomerang yo-yo?" Shocked and confused I asked questions. The ONLY thing either of them could tell me about the assembly was that there were cool yo-yo tricks and they could only buy the yo-yos this week. I don't care what the NED show is supposed to teach kids, they didn't do a good job of teaching them anything other than that they have to have these yo-yos. It's been three days since I told them I wasn't giving them money to buy a yo-yo and they still come home from school sad because EVERYONE else has either the boomerang or the more expensive cosmic one. I would rather my kids sit in the classroom learning than to attend an assembly showing them yo-yo tricks and marketing their products to my children. I am very disappointed in my children's school for allowing this and furious with the people at NED for advertising their show as a positive lesson for children.
- December 18, 2013 11:46 PM
My beef with this NED nonsense is that it isn't even a school fundraiser, and NED isn't "doing it for free"... the keep the first $1200 in yo-yo sales from the school and then the school gets a percentage of the remainder BUT only as a gift card to the NED store, to buy more NED branded junk.
My 6yo saw this presentation twice this school year (changed schools at winter break) and both times it was yoyos and tricks. There was NO message retained beyond that, even though he'd seen it already.
- February 05, 2014 10:15 PM
(I am in no way affiliated with the Ned show at all and I am only making this for educational proposes only)
I must say that all you people have the wrong idea. As I once was a student in front of a stage watching the Ned show, It did have a big impact on me. I remember watching a show that made me and my friends laugh and "ooooo," but still had an affect. I did buy a yoyo from the show, BUT I only bought it because it had the NED theme on it. Do your best, Encourage others, and Never give up. I still remember asking my parents alongside my brother for the money. Thye said we could have the money, ONLY if we were to pay it back in full by working extra hard round the house. If tell you kids to do that instead of just forking over the dough, it will be time they will never forget because of that hard work and determination the showed in order to get the yoyo. If they don't cooperate, then no yoyo. Don't see this as something bad, see it as an opportunity to help your children learn the values of money.
P.S. The yoyo I bought years ago still works perfectly.
- February 20, 2014 2:02 AM
I have seen the NED Show i am in grade 6 and its a trick the WHOLE THING i did not buy a yo yo i know what companys do. I saw the little kids in grade 1-4 jumping up and down saying"I want a yo-yo! " but i found a good yo-yo that does not break for 1$. Me and my friend were laughing at the show not laughing with it laughing at it because we knew that this show was a scam TRUST ME we had a to learn a WHOLE SUBJECT ABOUT marketing tricks so we knew whats going on i feel bad for grades 1-4 because they fell for a gay marketing trick
- March 25, 2014 7:15 PM
- Erin Lysaght said...
For this exact reason, 5 years later I made the NED show send my daughter a FREE pink YO YO. I WOULDN'T GIVE UP or take no for an answer...just like their message! It backfired on them today.
- April 28, 2014 8:07 PM
- Erin Lysaght said...
For this exact reason, 5 years later I made the NED show send my daughter a FREE pink YO YO. I WOULDN'T GIVE UP or take no for an answer...just like their message! It backfired on them today.
- April 28, 2014 8:08 PM
- Kathy said...
I have found that Dennis Regling Wonder Shows science & math assembly programs are excellent for students. Rather than sell product, Dennis actually gives the schools free books for their libraries. Check him out at www.greatassemblies.com
- July 25, 2014 7:23 PM
So...I've seen the NED show multiple times and I also know a bit about yoyos. (11 world records) I will not try to defend the company or the message or anything like that. I simply want to educate people about quality yoyos. Much like anything else, you get what you pay for. If you don't know anything about yos, $15 seems ridiculous! That is actually on the bottom end. Yes, you can get a yoyo from Walmart or dollar tree, but they won't last. I have a NED yo, and it has lasted me 6 years so far. (That was the $6.50 one...FYI)
I have yos that range in cost from $6.50 all the way up to $85 and they get up into the hundreds.
Again, I am not addressing the ethics of the assembly, I just wanted people to know that $15 is not a rip-off for a ball bearing yoyo we a lifetime warranty.
Hope this helps.
- October 08, 2014 6:52 PM
Let's not kid ourselves that the "pay-it-forward" option is anything more than a Trojan horse. I'd like to meet the district that agrees to pay $1,200 per school (12k+ per district) to a yoyo performer. I have seen the performance, the performer is good, both with tricks and speaking ability, but as soon as she said "here's how much the different yoyos cost," I was immediately skeptical. The message, for almost all students, will not actually change behavior or mentality. No one disagrees that Never giving up, Encouraging others, and Doing your best are solid points of advice; but the most important thing to those kids is owning a Ned yoyo because that's what the other kids are doing, not because they're all still reveling in how strong a moral message the show had. I disagree with the show, andwould not allow it in my school if I were an administrator.
- October 10, 2014 7:52 PM
The Ned Show is trending on Reddit right now (for the same reasons you mentioned) and someone linked to your page. There is the link to where your blog was mentioned: http://www.reddit.com/r/Parenting/comments/2jzh7b/so_incredibly_mad_at_my_sons_school_for_falling/
- October 22, 2014 5:20 PM
I am a bit angry concerning the NED show and the "character education assembly". REALLY!!! The school made the decision to support this corporation and it's sales directed to elementary students. It is just about making money. The fact that my kids were victims and taken out of class to learn from some salesman about morality, and then hay, wanna buy this yo-yo. "Hey, the sales dates are from October 27th-31st". Really? The schools should not be promoting a companies marketing efforts to our kids!
Rant over, thanks for reading.
- October 28, 2014 10:44 AM
- Liz welsh said...
Thank You for being so open minded about Lisa 's blog rather then negative and thank you for caring about our children's minds and the future of this world. My daughter has been introduced to NED PROGRAM 4 consecutive years (recently 3 weeks ago). She has been able to explain what NED was about K-2. This year she could only trace memory back to previous Years to explain what she had retained? She almost manipulated me into buying a Yoyo $20 +$6 kit (which the kit is suppose to come free from the teacher's, regardless of a gosh darn yoyo purchase)? I am the youngest of 8 and we (myself, siblings, and husband) went to private Roman Catholic School. I had a conversation with my mother about all of this she said "you are spending more money sending her to school which is government funded and paying more then I ever did for your yearly tuitions (yes that was 25 years ago but not cheap so mom and dad both worked 2-3 jobs for us). Not to mention we currently pay $10,506.83 in school taxes. I'm done with the fund raising stuff. We are taking 2 across country trips this year. If she(my kid) wants to sell fund raisers for school, to close neighbors and family that's on her! I'm done! I refuse to put anymore money into these subliminal scams! Btw she bought a $10 Yoyo with her money, no xtras or kit (of course because it's her money). Now she has 7 yoyo's in our house now. I got them out and had her show me the difference b/w some she was given as gifts and souvenirs for many of our volunteer work with different cancer, autism, Alzheimer's, and awareness committees we (she is young and determined to get to heaven by being involved for finding cures and grateful for the these foundations who have advocated and kept my parents, all her grand parents alive (or at least tried)? SO you know they give little fun packages. So is the NED PROGRAM OR THE SCHOOLS making the bigger profit? Fundraising in her school comes home with letters"please send cash if a check must be written please write it to "xxxxxxxxx Elementary School"I find that very mind boggling, so I only address my checks to whatever company we are dealing with for example: mandatory purchase of a flute, that check was written to the receiving music company. Sorry to ramble on , but it's exciting to find other folks who believe these are scams are very real! The other parents think I'm nuts (well they aren't completely wrong I am a little off, lol)
God Bless all of you who care for these children (directly or indirectly),
- November 05, 2014 11:05 AM
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- July 03, 2015 4:51 AM
- Cathers said...
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for sharing your experience, we just had NED at our eldest daughter's school, where I'm also a school governor, over in the UK. It was arranged by a member of staff in good faith with no clue when she booked it as to the aggressive marketing and true nature of the company.
I was just about to write out a cheque for £18 (about $30) for two yo-yos (one for her little sister too) and some accessories and I was looking at their flyer and smelt a rat. something about the very noble "pay-it-forward" approach seemed off. So I did some research...
There's a great article from one of the more reputable national UK newspapers, The Guardian, here:
...and another from a very popular website/forum called Mumsnet:
I also quoted this blog and your experience in an email to my fellow governors expressing my concerns. It was reassuring to know I wasn't alone in my scepticism. Certainly when I polled parents I knew, most had been unimpressed with the hard sales tactics - most kids had come out with the message "I want to buy a yo-yo", having forgotten the NED part within a few minutes/hours. Our school, like some of the other respondents, is very mixed in socio-economic terms, and cost would be an issue to many of the parents. A couple of parents responded by saying that had they known about the company's sales targets and marketing ploys, they would not have bought their child a yo-yo.
The company behind NED say they make no secret that they are for-profit, yet I found no evidence of this on their website. Although we are not quite so far along in the UK with the "Coca-cola" model in the US and some other countries, we do have the likes of Scholastic etc. come in and do sales. The difference is that the model is transparent, every party knows what everyone is getting out of the transactions. Nowhere on the flyer does it mention the company behind NED's commercial status.
Yo-yos are FABULOUS toys - and definitely worth getting a premium quality one, but no reason why they can't be bought from local toy shops, ToysRUs, Amazon etc., rather than through high pressure sales tactics. The addition of a "NED zone" where only kids whom have purchased NED products can enter, is totally exclusive and wholly unacceptable where schools are supposed to be promoting an all-inclusive environment.
Our Headteacher was genuinely shocked, and I'm pleased to say that the school leadership team and governors will be implementing a policy to ensure that we have more due diligence in commercial companies interacting with our school.
No-one minds companies selling products when it's transparent, it's the deceit in the approach in this case, and the way they have the children in a captive audience =that is alarming.
I hope the links I've posted will help others too. Thanks again.
- July 03, 2015 4:55 AM
I'll be honest...I'm a school counselor and I CONSTANTLY get calls from the NED show to come do a FREE program. I've been called about 6 different times, and today was the first time he EVER mentioned anything about having us sell yo-yos afterwards. This is what led me to this blog. I know a lot of people get mad at the school in these instances, but sometimes schools really don't know what they're getting. NED show people are very persuasive and know how to sell it (because of their positive message) Schools are always looking for free or low cost options for positive behavior presentations, and they make this one sound really good. I'm glad I decided to research it first!
- August 12, 2015 4:11 PM
I'm a professional stand-up comedian and I perform my elementary school National Assembly Program, Stand-Up For Kids, throughout the USA. My show focuses on self-esteem, life skills, and character etc. and I convey my message through the art of stand-up comedy. I proudly say that I am the only comedian in the USA who performs in public and parochial schools; I've researched this many times, but I am yet to find another stand-up comic doing what I do. Furthermore, I have also been performing adult stand-up comedy for more than 20 years.
In any event, I don't sell anything to schools, libraries, children's museums etc. Schools and other venues pay a performance fee, for which I deliver a very unique, high-energy, message-oriented show that focuses on character and being a positive, kind, loving productive member of society. Moreover, I am the only performer for Stand-Up For Kids. It is solely my creation and thus I am very passionate and grateful that I can make a positive impact on students and educators. I'm very proud that students and teachers consistently love my performances and shower me with kind words, letters, etc. about the performances and what they learned from them.
I invite you to visit my website at www.standupforkidsusa.com. For bookings, you can contact my manager, Dave Clark, at 561.768.2471. Don't worry. He won't try to sell you anything. He just schedules the dates and gives you any additional information that you may need to know. Oh, he happens to be my performance partner in our adult show as well. Anyway, thanks for your time. Perhaps your children will experience my show one day. I certainly hope so:)
- September 06, 2015 5:11 AM
- Jordan William Martinez said...
Okay. So I'm going both ways in this situation. I know about NED yo-yo's, and we had one earlier this week. For Elementary(Kinder-5th at my school) they have presentations, while the upper academy does not. But they sell to all of the groups. The presentation for the little ones is to persuade them to buy a yo-yo, since the presentation is directed for a younger audience. I got NED yo-yo's in my old school (transferred going to 6th grade) and the presentation, but sadly I didn't see it this year. This can be taken to ways, that NED is going for the younger ones to trick them into buying it, or that they want to teach it to them early on, so that they take this message into their older self.
Now, I remember from a presentation from 6 years ago(I was 7), and I remember these exact words;
NED, N: Never Give Up, E: Encourage Others, D: Do your best. Now, I bought it again, and I still remember to do tricks. But every time I buy one, they don't break until another kid messes with mine. And whenever I look at the wheel, it says Never Give Up, Encourage Others, and Do your best. So I look at it, and remember to be nice to the public, and try my hardest to be a better person in all. After buying the yo-yo, I saw an increase in my grades, mood(was depressed ;c), and my my respect for other people.
Another thing, if you think this was typed by a old 26 year old man, no. I'm a 7th grader, currently taking Alg 1 and Phs Sciences. I hate it that just because your a kid you can't type/write a good arguement against adults. That is stupid and biased. I, myself, think I am smarter than most teens and maybe some adults these age. I can cite sources, and use evidence correctly. So, According to a study done in a school(my school), a week after NED yo-yo's were on sale, out of 1000 students, nearly 800 remembered the message. Also, the mood BETWEEN THE ELEMENTARY KIDS was also a lot more positive and they were a lot nicer and helpful to each other. According to a study last year(also at my school), at the end of September (sales started on the 19th), that 800 went down to a sad estimated 750. WOW. 250 kids don't remember the NED thing (300 in Middle School)? Even though it was presented to only 600 kids out of 100? WOW! WE NEED TO TAKE DOWN NED! WHOS WITH ME!?
No but seriously, stop ganging up on NED. It leaves a positive impact on students, and I rarely see the other side defending them selves. Never give up! And encourage the parents that it's good! Also, Do your best to show them, that it does do good. If everyone attacks one thing, then it can't defend itself. Plus, what school wouldn't want a free 1,200 check just for selling kids yo-yo's with good morals on them? Really. You need to do a lot of things. 1. Fact check. 2. Understand their point of view without the MONEY MONEY MONEY intent. 3. Noticing that they use Yo-Yo's, a cool trick-modded wheel, to present a good moral. 4. Every time your kid looks at the cover, it reminds him of NED. 5. The story is fun and innovative, and they change it every time. I remember in 4th grade, they used Spongebob as an example, and ever since it has been imprinted in my mind whenever someone mentions or I see something like/related to the sponge, I remember the NED morals. 6. Not all kids will remember the morals. Lets face it. Kids have gotten much more, well idiotic. Have you seen World Star Hip Hop website? It's for kids to try and be cool in their school. The Dab and the Whip, things that children do, what if I told you that kids are more interested in learning to twerk and 'Hit the Folks', than school work? So, we need to raise the children better. Until you have been to a NED show, you don't know it's true meaning. You can use this for reference, but cite me. Or else I'll file a lawsuit for plagiarism. I may be a kid, but I don't mess around. (also subscribe to my YouTube Channel)
- September 23, 2016 5:48 PM
- harrytommy said...
Really you blog have very interesting and very valuable information about the school assembly idea good work.
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- January 06, 2017 2:25 AM
My little brothe bought like, 6, and wasted a crapton of money on it. Its a stupid scam.
- June 03, 2019 3:10 PM


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He'll be at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony the night before. But will we see him at the real show?
Finally, The Rock has come back . . . to World Wrestling Entertainment.
Well, at least the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. Monday night, WWE announced the next two inductees into their Hall of Fame � Rocky Johnson and �High Chief� Peter Maivia.
Coincidentally � or not? � the two are the father and grandfather of The Rock, who will be making his first appearance at Wrestlemania in four years. He last teamed with Mick Foley to reform the Rock and Sock Connection and took on Ric Flair, Batista, and Randy Orton.
I�d imagine this means The Rock will have some part in the upcoming pay-per-view event as well. While he most certainly won�t be wrestling, a verbal exchange with a mid-card heel (Santino Marella, anyone?) promises to be just as entertaining.
The WWE Hall of Fame ceremony will be broadcast live on USA March 29 � the night before Wrestlemania. In years past, only the final hour of the event was broadcast, however, this year, the entire ceremony will be shown live.
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� WWE has reached an agreement with fledgling MyNetworkTV to begin broadcasting �Friday Night SmackDown!� starting this fall, just two weeks after cutting ties with The CW.
MyNetworkTV has very little original programming of its own, but is available in over 97% of the country on basic broadcast television, even though it is not available to Comcast subscribers in the Scranton area.
Many of its affiliates are old affiliates of The wB or UPN that were left independent after The CW was created in 2006.
In a press release Tuesday, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon stated that the company is �excited to add MyNetworkTV and its television affiliates to our family of global network partners. We have an unmatched record of delivering ratings success to each and every network partner we�ve worked with in our long and storied history. We fully intend to bring that same level of success to MyNetworkTV.�
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� I�d like to voice my disinterest in the upcoming contest between the returning Big Show and WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd �Money� Mayweather at this year�s Wrestlemania event.
As of press time, there has been no reason given to justify any animosity between the two, at least not enough to warrant a match at Wrestlemania.
I mean, seriously, this is Wrestlemania, where the year�s biggest storylines come to an end, and new ones begin. It�s not a place for randomly thrown together matches between boxers (who apparently require $20 million just to get in the ring) and people who haven�t been on TV in over a year.
The live crowds are already showing that they just don�t care who wins this one, and when this all blows up in WWE�s face, hopefully there won�t be a stunt like this again.
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The intention of this 30 minute session is to help you live with your Heart Open. Heart Open to having unwavering love and gratitude towards yourself. The awareness that arises from stillness reveals choices that you would not otherwise see (or feel) as clearly, or quickly. When you know what your choices are, you can then choose to empower yourself to change the trajectory of your life and live Heart Open.
To best enjoy this session, it is recommend that you listen with stereo headphones. The volume builds and evolves on its own so it's best to have your volume set midway. You may sit or lay down. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery while listening.
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Happy Monday, friends, and welcome to this week's Project Inspire{d} – it's our first party for the month of November and we can't wait to see what you'll be sharing.
Today I shared the how-to's of making a Thanksgiving Tablescape – I had always felt so intimidated but found the secret was to just let go and have fun! You can find my post here along with links to 18…yes 18, other fabulous Thanksgiving Centerpieces and Tablescapes.
I shared a recipe for Salted Caramel Cider Cupcakes with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
I also shared a recipe for staying on track with healthy eating during the holiday season with delicious veggie burgers (I share the secret for cooking them so they taste fabulous!) with a fresh avocado sandwich spread.
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I drift along the longing breeze…like a dandelion
Sometimes you need a time-out A breath away from it all The people The things A moment to catch yourself Before you fall
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How old is Bobby Ball, when did he meet Tommy Cannon and who is the Last Laugh in Vegas star married to?
We take a look at the life and career of this veteran comic
VETERAN comic Bobby Ball was a staple of Saturday night television throughout the 1980s keeping audiences entertained with partner Tommy Cannon.
Here is all you need to know about on the comedian...
Who is Bobby Ball? What TV show has he been in?
Robert Harper, known professionally as Bobby Ball, 74, was born January 1944 and is an English comedian, actor and singer.
Apart from being part of Cannon and Ball he has starred in a number of TV shows.
Bobby played Lenny in the BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine from 2005 until 2008.
He also played Mr Turner (also known as Topsy Turner) in ITV's Heartbeat from 2005-2006.
After this Bobby starred in the 2009 comedy The Fattest Man in Britain playing Morris Morrissey.
Since 2009, Bobby has played Frank in Not Going Out.
He has also played Barry in Sky1's Mount Pleasant since 2011.
In 2018 the comedy duo signed up to star in Last Laugh in Vegas on ITV.
When did Bobby meet Tommy Cannon? Are they still performing?
Bobby is best known for being one half of Cannon and Ball along with Tommy Cannon.
The comedy partners began performing in clubs as a duo in the early 70s.
After starting out in variety shows, Cannon and Ball landed their own ITV series in the 80s, The Cannon and Ball Show, which ran for twelve years and had a prime-time Saturday night audience of 20 million viewers.
The height of their fame coincided with the popularity of "alternative comedy" - when audiences preferred to see skits that referred to social and political concerns.
Since The Cannon and Ball Show was cancelled in the 1990s, Tommy and Bobby have continued to perform comedy together, with cameo appearances in theatre and pantomime, as well as starring in their own sitcom.
They also appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2005.
Cannon and Ball also came second to EastEnders stars Derek Martin and John Altman in the celebrity version of Coach Trip.
Who does Bobby play in Benidorm?
It has been revealed that Bobby will be appearing in the latest series of Benidorm.
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Sunday's Boston Globe Magazine section had a feature on "best places to work" and many smaller articles on the modern workplace. I thought a few of these had bearing on knowledge workers.
Taming the Meeting discusses some of the efforts companies are taking to make their meetings better. Mostly this talks about cutting down the number of meetings or the meeting duration, which is a fine goal. I liked the idea of having shorter, focused meetings - the idea of standing or walking meetings was mentioned as gaining some currency. The funny thing to me is that there is nothing in the article about actually making the meetings themselves better: clear agenda, correct attendees, review materials provided before the meeting, etc.
There were several pieces on making the workplace happier or more "fun", ranging from providing quiet spaces and prepared meals to a story about a fun czar. Most of the emphasis is around attracting and retaining good employees. I also liked Building a Joyful Office describing ways to make "the office" a better place to be by bringing joy (back) to work. Make the place and the work more engaging, and people tend to stick around longer and get more useful work done. This article made me think of Euan Semple's A word or two on love which includes this great thought.
Maybe love does have a place in business after all. Maybe more and more of us will start to have the courage to begin to talk about what really matters to us about work and our relationships with each other and to push back the sterile language of business that we have been trained to accept. Maybe we will realise that accepting love into the workplace reminds us of the original purpose of work - not to maximise shareholder value but to come together to do good things, to help each other and hopefully to make the world a better place.
And, finally, amongst the other articles is one on Building Better Commutes, describing the many ways companies are making it easier for people to bike or take public transit into work.


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Descendants of Thomas Sheppard
Generation No. 1
1. THOMAS1 SHEPPARD was born 1780 in North Carolina, and died 1848 in near Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. He married NANCY ANN SESSIONS Abt. 1803 in South Carolina, daughter of ? SESSIONS and ANNA ?. She was born Abt. 1783, and died July 26, 1851 in Lawrence County, Mississippi.
Notes for THOMAS SHEPPARD:
By Barbara E. Sheppard, daughter of J.D. Sheppard, Corsicana, Texas June 2001
*Information obtained from a document that was written by William C. Horton in 1963, Odessa, Texas. Mr. Horton died December 31, 1965, son of Audie Sheppard Horton. Another family document was used, it was written in a tongue & cheek style, "The Sheppard's", however, the author is unknown.
First Marriage to Nancy Ann Sessions - Seven Children
Second Marriage to Susan ? - One Child
Laban Sheppard, possibly a brother of Thomas, married Agnes Smith in Clark County, Georgia, between 1805 and 1814.
Thomas Sheppard, the earliest known ancestor, was born about 1780 in North Carolina, and at an early age moved to South Carolina. This would make him about 19 years old when George Washington died. He married Nancy Ann Sessions about 1803. By 1805 he was in Georgia (possibly in Clarke County),where his first child, John Sessions Sheppard was born. About 1807, Thomas Sheppard apparently settled along the Ocmulgee River in old Wilkinson County, Georgia, in the area that became Laurens County and later, in 1808, Pulaski County. The lands west of the Ocmulgee belonged to the Creek Indians until 1821, and Pulaski County was then frontier territory. No record is found of Thomas Sheppard's having served in any of the numerous Indian wars of the period. For a few days in 1818, Pulaski County was host to Andrew Jackson, as the famous general, en route to Florida to quell raiding Seminoles, established a camp along the river for his troops on their march through Georgia. In 1818, Thomas Sheppard was listed on the Pulaski County tax rolls as the owner of 101 & 1/4 acres of "pine land", his general tax for the year was 38 cents and 8 & 1/2 mills.
Late in 1818, Thomas Sheppard began making preparations to immigrate to the new state of Mississippi. In October he sold a lot in the town of Hartford (now, non-existent), but then a thriving town across the river from present day Hawkinsville. In November he sold his 101 & 1/4 acre farm (one-half of a standard land grant of 202 & 1/2 acres). The Sheppard family, with ox-drawn wagons and $1,300.00 in proceeds from the sale of their land, then joined a group of settlers embarking overland for Mississippi by way of the Alabama Territory. Accompanying the family was Mrs. Sheppard's mother, Mrs. Anna Sessions, and her negro slave. The settlers probably followed the primitive Federal Road, once a Creek horse path, which led from present day Columbus, GA. to Fort St. Stephens, Alabama and then to Natchez. The old wagon road passed through Winchester and Monticello, Mississippi, thus providing a direct route to the area around Covington and Lawrence counties, where the Sheppard's settled.
Thomas Sheppard arrived in south Mississippi early in 1819 and probably settled near present day Hattiesburg, possibly along the Leaf River. The town of Hattiesburg itself came into being some sity years later with the advent of the lumbering industry. F.M. Sheppard, a grandson, located the original homestead in what is now Perry County, but the Sheppard's were enumerated in the Census of 1820 as residents of Covington County. The place of settlement was probably near the old boundary between Covington and Perry counties when the two counties included a large area. Very little is known of the early days in Mississippi, except for the fact that Mrs. Anna Sessions apparently died in the 1820's.
Susan was Thomas' second wife, they had one son, Laban.
About 1830 Thomas Sheppard married, secondly, Susan (?), who was born in South Carolina about 1795. After his second marriage the younger Sheppard children were cared for in the household of Absalom Abner Sheppard, their elder brother who had established himself in Lawrence County. In the 1830's or early 1840's, Thomas Sheppard moved to the Republic of Texas and settled near Huntsville. He died in Texas about 1848.
After the death of her husband, Susan Sheppard and her son Laban moved in with the family of William Young of Walker County. Laban Sheppard is known to have died during the Civil War, and it is believed that the William Young with whom the Sheppards once resided was the William H. Young, who as a Colonel, later commanded the 9th (Young's) Regiment of Texas Infantry during the Civil War.
John Sessions, Absalom Abner, William Elexander, and Thomas W., were brothers. Their parents were Thomas Sheppard and Ann Sessions. Not sure yet about W.A.
The section of my family stems from Clara Luetty Sheppard and Theodore Jordon.
Jennifer Speer 03/16/2000
Children of Thomas and Ann are: John Sessions Sheppard born 2-5-1805; Sarah G.Sheppard born 5-21-1807; Linney Sheppard born 1-27-1809; Joseph G. Sheppard born 3-13-1810; Absalom Abner Sheppard born 4-12-1812; Thomas W. Sheppard born 2-9-1814; William Elexander Sheppard born 12-9-1816; and Augustus W. Sheppard born 2-6-1821. j.d.s.
Jennifer Speer 04/25/2000
More About THOMAS SHEPPARD:
Census: 1820, Him? - Washington County, Georgia 1000102001/F
Immigration: Bet. 1820 - 1830, Lawrence County, Mississippi
Tax Rolls: 1818, Pulaski County, Georgia
More About NANCY ANN SESSIONS:
Census: 1830, Lawrence County, Mississippi, page 64, M01022/F0001001
Child of THOMAS SHEPPARD and NANCY SESSIONS is:
2. i. ABSOLOM ABNER2 SHEPPARD, b. April 12, 1812, Pulaski County, Georgia; d. May 29, 1884, Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas.
Generation No. 2
2. ABSOLOM ABNER2 SHEPPARD (THOMAS1) was born April 12, 1812 in Pulaski County, Georgia, and died May 29, 1884 in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas. He married (1) CYNTHIA ?. She was born in Mississippi, and died in Navarro County, Texas. He married (2) REBECCA EAKIN November 10, 1835 in Lawrence County, Mississippi1, daughter of DAVID EAKIN. He married (3) ELIZABETH MARY DEAS July 09, 1846 in Covington or Lawrence County, Mississippi, daughter of ARTHUR DEAS and LEECY TERRELL. She was born Abt. 1817 in Mississippi, and died December 1859 in Lawrence County, Mississippi. He married (4) ELIZABETH F. WARD April 15, 1860, daughter of JESSE WARD and DELANEY DANIELS. She was born September 10, 1838 in Lawrence County, Mississippi, and died 1880.
Notes for ABSOLOM ABNER SHEPPARD:
Absalom A. Sheppard moved his family from Lawrence Co. MS to Navarro County TX about 1874. He had four wives and a total of about 22 children. My gg aunt, Elizabeth WARD was his 3d wife and mother of 11 of his children. He married once more after Elizabeth died. No children from that marriage. A.A. Sheppard and Elizabeth Ward are buried in White Church Cemetery, Blooming Grove, Navarro Co. TX. I am researching this family also. I have found only one relative from my line in this family.
Helen WARD Anderson 02/13/2000
More About ABSOLOM ABNER SHEPPARD:
Burial: White Church Cemetery, Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas
Census 1: 1840, Lawrence County, Mississippi, page 48, M10012/F10001001
Census 2: September 04, 1850, Lawrence County, Mississippi, page 406, age 38
Census 3: August 02, 1860, Lawrence County, Mississippi under "Shepard"
Census 4: 1880, Navarro County, Texas, page 439, age 69
More About ELIZABETH MARY DEAS:
Name 2: Elizabeth Mary Dees
Mortality Index: 1860, Lawrence County, Mississippi
More About ELIZABETH F. WARD:
Burial: White Church Cemetery, Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas
Census: August 02, 1860, Lawrence County, Mississippi, page 406, age 34
Children of ABSOLOM SHEPPARD and REBECCA EAKIN are:
i. AMANDA JANE3 SHEPPARD.
ii. JOSEPH F. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1836.
iii. SARAH E. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1840.
Children of ABSOLOM SHEPPARD and ELIZABETH DEAS are:
iv. ADLINE3 SHEPPARD, b. Aft. 1848.
v. ALLEN A. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1847.
vi. MARY ALICE E. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1848.
3. vii. ABSOLOM ABNER SHEPPARD, b. October 13, 1850, Lawrence County, Mississippi; d. October 05, 1919, Navarro County, Texas.
viii. WILLIAM MARTIN SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1854; m. MARTHA A. ?.
More About WILLIAM MARTIN SHEPPARD:
Census: 1900, Navarro County, Texas
ix. CAROLINE H. SHEPPARD, b. December 1859.
Children of ABSOLOM SHEPPARD and ELIZABETH WARD are:
x. MARANDA LEONA3 SHEPPARD.
xi. ROSEAN SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1856.
xii. JEFFERSON DAVIS SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1861.
xiii. THOMAS JACKSON SHEPPARD, b. December 09, 1862, Lawrence County, Mississippi.
xiv. J. J. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1863.
xv. ROBERT LEE SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1865.
xvi. N. D. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1866.
xvii. EMILY E. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1868.
xviii. JOHN SESSIONS SHEPPARD, b. 1870.
xix. AGNES D. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1872.
xx. LUCY LOUISE SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1875.
xxi. J. MONROE SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1877.
xxii. JESSE O. SHEPPARD, b. Abt. 1879.
Generation No. 3
3. ABSOLOM ABNER3 SHEPPARD (ABSOLOM ABNER2, THOMAS1) was born October 13, 1850 in Lawrence County, Mississippi, and died October 05, 1919 in Navarro County, Texas. He married LUCY PEVEHOUSE November 10, 1881 in Navarro County, Texas, daughter of PRESTON PEVEHOUSE and MARGARET DAVLIN. She was born October 25, 1863 in Navarro County, Texas, and died January 09, 1956 in Frost, Navarro County, Texas.
More About ABSOLOM ABNER SHEPPARD:
Burial: Frost Cemetery, Frost, Navarro County, Texas
Census 1: August 02, 1860, Lawrence County, Mississippi under "Shepard"
Census 2: August 22, 1870, Lawrence County, Mississippi
Census 3: June 16, 1900, Navarro County, Texas
Notes for LUCY PEVEHOUSE:
Matilda J. Sheppard's info provided by Regina M. Thompson
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Burial: January 11, 1956, Frost Cemetery, Frost, Navarro County, Texas
Census: 1870, Dresden, Navarro County, Texas
Children of ABSOLOM SHEPPARD and LUCY PEVEHOUSE are:
i. ALLEN4 SHEPPARD, m. ALMA HOOD.
ii. LAURA SHEPPARD, b. August 20, 1883, Frost, Navarro County, Texas; d. 1933, Frost, Navarro County, Texas; m. ARCH LEE HAMPTON.
iii. JOHN ABSOLOM SHEPPARD, b. November 1884.
iv. MATILDA J. SHEPPARD, b. December 29, 1885.
v. ADELAIDE SHEPPARD, b. November 1887, Texas; m. CHARLES G. BROWN.
4. vi. MARGARET OPHELIA SHEPPARD, b. March 31, 1890, Frost, Navarro County, Texas; d. July 1950, Frost, Navarro County, Texas.
vii. ABNER SHEPPARD, b. August 25, 1892, Texas.
viii. NELLIE AGNES SHEPPARD, b. February 07, 1895, Texas; m. ALBERT CHERRY.
ix. PRESTON DAVID SHEPPARD, b. May 10, 1898.
x. FRED SAM SHEPPARD, b. January 06, 1900; d. 1964; m. JEWEL CANADY.
xi. LUCILE SHEPPARD, b. January 20, 1903; m. ALBERT YATES.
xii. ROY LEE SHEPPARD, b. December 23, 1905; m. ALTA MARKHAM.
Generation No. 4
4. MARGARET OPHELIA4 SHEPPARD (ABSOLOM ABNER3, ABSOLOM ABNER2, THOMAS1) was born March 31, 1890 in Frost, Navarro County, Texas, and died July 1950 in Frost, Navarro County, Texas. She married JOSEPH MONROE SPEED December 23, 1910 in Navarro County, Texas, son of GEORGE SPEED and ELIZABETH BURKHALTER. He was born April 24, 1878 in Mill Creek, Navarro County, Texas, and died July 03, 1945 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.
More About MARGARET OPHELIA SHEPPARD:
Burial: Restland Cemetery, Frost, Navarro County, Texas
More About JOSEPH MONROE SPEED:
Census: 1880, Navarro County, Texas, page 478, age 27
Children of MARGARET SHEPPARD and JOSEPH SPEED are:
5. i. LUTHER MONROE5 SPEED, b. September 30, 1913, Kerens, Navarro County, Texas; d. September 27, 1997, Midland, Midland County, Texas.
6. ii. JOE WALTER SPEED, b. October 07, 1920, Kerens, Navarro County, Texas; d. December 19, 2000, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Generation No. 5
5. LUTHER MONROE5 SPEED (MARGARET OPHELIA4 SHEPPARD, ABSOLOM ABNER3, ABSOLOM ABNER2, THOMAS1) was born September 30, 1913 in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, and died September 27, 1997 in Midland, Midland County, Texas2,2,2,2,2,2,2. He married LIVING CURINGTON May 08, 1937 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, daughter of JOHN CURINGTON and SARAH HARRIS. She was born June 14, 1918 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.
More About LUTHER MONROE SPEED:
Burial: Midland, Midland County, Texas
Children of LUTHER SPEED and LIVING CURINGTON are:
7. i. LIVING SPEED, b. November 16, 1942, Midland, Midland County, Texas.
8. ii. LIVING SPEED, b. December 03, 1945, Midland, Midland County, Texas.
iii. LIVING SPEED, b. June 26, 1955, Midland, Midland County, Texas; m. (1) LIVING WELLS; b. San Angelo, Texas; m. (2) LIVING BROWNE.
6. JOE WALTER5 SPEED (MARGARET OPHELIA4 SHEPPARD, ABSOLOM ABNER3, ABSOLOM ABNER2, THOMAS1) was born October 07, 1920 in Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, and died December 19, 2000 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He married LIVING IVEY.
Children of JOE SPEED and LIVING IVEY are:
9. i. LIVING6 SPEED.
10. ii. LIVING SPEED.
1. Lawrence County, Mississippi Marriage Records.
2. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 7, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Apr 26, 2000, Internal Ref. #18.104.22.168107.43


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Project Description
Church of God School of Ministry
Ministering to Culturally Diverse Populations
Course Description:
This course is a study of ministry to diverse populations with emphasis on urban ministry settings, as well as the responsibility of the church to embrace diversity and reach out to all people.
Course Objectives:
After students complete this course, they should be able to…
- Discuss the theological basis for multicultural ministry.
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of multicultural ministry.
- Discuss the importance of multicultural ministry in today's society.
- Identify the role of the church in multicultural ministry.
- Embrace other cultures into their own churches or plant a cross-cultural church.
Meet the instructors:
Dr. Dwight Allen
Church of God
Dr. Esdras Betancourt
Church of God
Dr. T. L. Lowery
National Church of God
Dr. Wallace Sibley
Retired member of International Executive Committee
Dr. Donnie W. Smith
Church of God
Ministerial Care
Dr. Wayne Solomon
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Dr. Paul Walker
Pastor Emeritus
Mount Paran Church of God
Video Lessons Table of Contents
- Historical and Biblical Benchmarks of Multicultural Ministry
- Mountain West Model
- The Missionary Call to Multicultural Ministry
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Multicultural Ministry
- The Importance of Multicultural Evangelism: Part 1
- The Importance of Multicultural Evangelism: Part 2
- The Importance of Multicultural Evangelism: Part 3
- Reaching the Cross-Cultural Harvest
- Developing the Cross-Cultural Church
- The Power of Race, Ethnicity and Culture
- Multicultural Church Development
- Planting Cross-Cultural Churches: Part 1
- Planting Cross-Cultural Churches: Part 2
- Panel Discussion
CIMS Credit: 1 Length: 4 weeks Effort: 3-4 hours per week Subject: Pastoral Venues: DVD, Internet, Distance Learning Language: English
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Rose Leslie
Photography by Nicky De Silva
Styling by Nisha Grewal
Hair by Dayaruci at One Represents
Makeup by Sonia Deveney at One Represents
The year 2009 was the glorious year the budding talent, Rose Leslie, secured her first major role in the Emmy award-winning series Downton Abbey. Aside from landing a part in such a prestigious TV series, it was also the year where she appeared in The Globe Theatre production of Bedlam and received brilliant reviews. However, it was her role as the feisty yet passionate Ygritte in Game of Thrones that really turned her into a global sensation. For only two seasons, Ygritte's loyalty and quick-wittedness have managed to catch the hearts of all the viewers; and even though she had left the show, her legacy in the series lives on through her most memorable (and heartbreaking) quote—You know nothin', Jon Snow.
It is without a doubt that Leslie has come a long way since her first debut on-air. Pushing herself to be the best as she can, the young inspiring actress has been seen starring alongside Vin Diesel, Elijah Wood and Michael Caine in the latest movie, The Last Witch Hunter. Aside from the Hollywood scene, she has also joined Idris Elba in the latest episodes of the BBC's critically acclaimed drama, Luther. Well-known for not holding back on the grit and goriness, fans catch another side of the well-mannered Scottish siren. "In Luther, I play the part of DS Emma Lane. She is a policewoman with unwavering determination. She is very good at her job and there is a real tenacity about her," she says.
Of course, working with the iconic Elba is a treat itself. "I have always been an avid fan of Luther and of course with Idris Elba. On my first day, I was struck by his effortless skill in front of the camera. He is charming in real life and the charisma that he brings to that show is just brilliant."
2016 is going to be another fruitful year as Leslie will appear in the upcoming film, Sticky Notes opposite Ray Liotta. "In Sticky Notes, I play the character of Athena, an aspiring backup dancer who has to return home to Florida to help care for her rather cantankerous and estranged father Jack; who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Ray Liotta plays my father," she informs. With Athena having danced for many years of her life, Leslie needed to move fluidly and authentically in the studio space for the dance scenes. "There was some dance training involved a few weeks prior to shooting, to help me feel slightly more confident with it."
On Films and TV Series "I think the gap is narrowing between film and television... I would rather be where the good writing is, and right now I feel that it is in both fields. With the likes of Amazon and Netflix, there are far more opportunities which are incredibly exciting. They are changing the medium with their projects out there."
Another film Leslie is a part of is Morgan, a sci-fi thriller directed by Luke Scott and written by Seth W. Owen. The story centers on a corporate risk-management consultant who is summoned to a remote research lab to determine whether or not to terminate an at-risk artificial being. "I felt incredibly privileged to be working on a movie with such a fantastic cast. I have always greatly admired Toby Jones and Paul Giamatti and so working alongside them, for me, was wonderful," she exclaims. Leslie will also star alongside with Kate Mara and Anya Taylor-Joy.
On being an actress "Well we shall see. I'm taking everything in my stride, and if I'm fortunate enough to carry on working, I hope there will be longevity in my career. I feel there will be times when I will be working on jobs I love, and then there will be in-between periods where I hold back to find something that I'm passionate about. I think it's very important to make sure I'm dedicated and invested in my future projects."
On picking roles "I find my guiding principal is to keep myself guessing, to challenge myself in something I have never done before. For me, I think it is important to be diverse and to be interested and invested in the character, you have to feel passionate about the storyline too. I enjoy playing the outcast. It's their desire not to conform, to not be too obvious, to me that is interesting."
So, we wonder, if she has ever rejected a part. "Yes, I have! I've rejected a part whereby I felt that there wasn't enough depth to the character and I think that it's rather scary if you are looking for work and yet there is a job that comes your way and you don't initially feel the passion to the character and I think that's quite a bold move to then turn that down. But if that is what makes you happy, you gotta stick to your gut instinct, that's something I think is very important," she explains.
On summarizing 2015 "Oh well I had a fabulous year. I had a very very lucky year and I'm looking forward to 2016. But 2015 has been fantastic. I've been fortunate enough to work and I am very grateful for that."
Looking forward, is there anyone this gifted artist would really want to work with? "I would love to work with Steve McQueen, I am a huge admirer of his work!"
On New Year's resolution "I have not thought of any yet. I always think about my New Year's resolutions on New Year's Eve, when I am drunk and around my friends, and we never really take all that seriously. I'll have an answer for you in the New Year! (Laughs)"
Stylist's assistant: Jessica Tarbard
Special thanks: Victoria Raeburn-Wales & Sorcha Adamson at One Represents
Catch Rose Leslie partnering up with Idris Elba in the latest crime series of Luther as it makes a return only on BBC America and BBC One.


text: Footage from one of three performances at my 2016 interactive light installation FLAG, which took place in Raleigh, NC during the Hopscotch Music Festival. Reflex Arc is Ginger Wagg and Crowmeat Bob. Jaclyn Bowie made the prism object. Filmed by Neill Prewitt, Ben Spiker and Lincoln Hancock. FLAG was made possible by the FLIGHT fund.


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Audio Communication With Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Reference Design TIDM-TM4C129POEAUDIO (ACTIVE)
See the Important Notice and Disclaimer covering reference designs and other TI resources.
Key Document
- Audio Communication With Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Design Guide
12 Aug 2016
This design uses Texas Instrument's high performance TM4C129x microcontrollers (MCUs) with integrated Ethernet PHY to capture, exchange and playback audio efficiently with power supplied over the network (PoE solution) instead of separate external power sources. The application uses TivaWare Graphics Library to implement a user interface with touch control, lwIP for exchange of data over the network and Opus Audio Codec for compressing audio data to improve bandwidth utilization.
- Less than 500 mW power consumption for the microcontroller, LCD and audio sub system with total system provision of up to 7W isolated output from the fly-back converter
- Efficient and royalty-free open-source Opus Audio Codec to reduce network utilization during audio call and software cost due to licensing
- Smart touch LCD panel running TivaWare Graphics Library for graphics rich User interface and experience
- High signal to noise ratio microphone stage to improve audio capture using instrumentation ADC
- PC application software source code and executable for dynamic node configuration over the network
See the Important Notice and Disclaimer covering reference designs and other TI resources.


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The Ushers assist with weekend and Holy Day Masses, as well as funerals. They greet and assist congregants to their seats and assure that the church is in prayerful order before and after each Mass. They collect the offering and stand ready for emergencies. Ushers also select parishioners to present the gifts of bread and wine for the Mass. You must be dedicated and punctual if interested. Training will be provided.
The contact person is
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Yup, this can be the most embarassing part but just remember it is optional. When an individual role plays, it is like they are acting as a character. This can be done verbally (for example you say "Bok the Barbarian shouts "SMASH" and slams his hammer on the goblins shoulder"), or physically where you actually act out the action. It can feel a bit uncomfortable doing all the physical actions but you can be as colourful as you like when it comes to verbal descriptions. Everyone's imagination begins to fire and combat just got that bit more interesting. You never know, you could get some more experience points from the Dungeon Master as a reward!
Be creative the way you speak to the Dungeon Master (when the Dungeon Master is acting like an NPC), if your character has a stutter, then do so! Does your character speak loudly? Quietly? A bit chaotic? Incoherent? Mumble to themselves?
Blue orbs of energy is released from his hands and slams into the skeleton (Wizard - Magic Missle)
Raising his axe to the heavens he slashes at the harpy's wing (Fighter - Melee attack)
Lightly grasping his necklace he closes his eyes to mumble a prayer, green light streams from his hand to the wound (Paladin - Cure Light Wounds)
He clears his voice and sings of great battles past (Bard - Inspire)
Drawing his bow out, he releases two arrows at once, towards the minotaur (Ranger - Double shot feat)
Raising her hands to the sky she calls to the Gods, a bright light blinds the area (Cleric - Turn Undead)
He clenches his fist and and looks down with his eyes closed, his head snaps up and charges into battle wih fury (Barbarian - Rage)
He wraps his cloak around him before blending in with the night (Rogue - Hide)
She dashes up to the edge and jumps like a spring (Any - Jump)
She frantically wraps bandages around the wound (Any - Heal)
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Take a look at the below list of Top 10 Countries With Highest Robberies in The World 2017. When traveling abroad, you most likely would love to bring your camera, phone, laptop, some nice jewelry and some money, but according to the internationals crime statists, bringing these things with you when traveling can be dangerous and most probably expose you to theft. In this article, you will earn about ten countries with the highest cases of robberies.
The types of crimes that the article concentrates on involve theft and other robbery-related cases. The list of countries was made with regards to the number of the offenses reported in the state in a particular year.
The crimes include car thefts, housebreakings, street robberies, armed robberies, pickpockets, and other crimes that involve the loss of your property.
Below is a list of countries that report the highest crime rates in 2017 so far. The list starts with the least and finishes with the country with the most crime rates.
List of Top 10 Countries With Highest Robberies in The World 2017
America reports the highest crime rates in the world so far. Up to now, we have seen Detroit labeled as one of the most violent places with frequent cases of theft of valuables and armed robbery, occurring on the roads and the subways.
9. Uruguay
It has also been the declared that the rate of crime in Uruguay, robbery to be particular is also quite high, in this area, you can get a gun easily. It also reports the frequency of the smash and robberies. The world bank also terms Uruguay as one of the worst places with theft. Trinidad and Tobago appear as two of the most reported theft rates in the world, with 4,000 robberies in 2012.
8. Ecuador
Ecuador, or popularly known as the Republic of the equator reports frequent cases of nonviolent robberies. However, recent reports show that the theft is getting violent every day. Due to the widespread political instability, aggressive crimes, and armed robberies are common incidents in the country.
7. Belgium
While Belgium is sometimes considered the safest country due to its low rates of violent crimes, it is among the worst places you can find yourself in, regarding theft and robberies. According to statistics, Belgium reported a total of 191,145 thefts in 2012.most of them involve car theft. Research also reveals that most of these thefts occur at the transportation hubs like train stations and the metro to take advantage of distracted travelers.
6. South Africa
South Africa is violent. We all saw home invasion and the effects it had on the country. It is among the top countries that report prevalent cases of armed robberies and car thefts. South African rowdy teens are known to cause havoc regarding gang crimes and the use of guns to rob shops and home. People break into other people's homes and steal their household goods.
5. Costa Rica
Us department state recently released a statement warning that Costa Rica is one of the top countries with rampant crimes. Pickpocketing is very prevalent especially in a crowded area where locals and tourists can even get mugged or have their wallets snatched. It also reports cases of car breakings. So, when you are visiting the country, make sure you do not leave your valuables in the car. In 2012, reports indicated a total of 25,000 crimes. This is one of the Top 10 Countries With Highest Robberies in The World 2017.
4. Mexico
Mexico is one country favorite for drug trafficking. It is also known for cases of human smuggling. The country is popular for armed robberies, kidnapping, and even smuggling. The situation of crime in Mexico is critical. Thieves use guns to corner people in the streets and make away with their valuables.
3. The Dominican Republic.
In 2015, statistics and reports showed that the Dominican Republic had a crime rate of 67.7. Most of the robberies included highway jacking whereby robbers would rob vehicles and pedestrians. Armed robberies where are also prevalent in the transport sector whereby gangsters take advantage of tourist and travelers.
2. Argentina
Argentina is the eighth largest country in the globe. It shares borders with Chile. Even though it is also the seventh wealthiest country, it also has an alarming crime rate. Armed robberies, street crimes, and theft is a common phenomenon in Argentina. With most of them reporting the use of guns and other dangerous weapons.
1. Chile
Chile stands as the 38th largest country in the globe. Regarding population, it is the 62nd most populated although it has a stable economy that can support that number. In addition to this, the country appears in the list of countries with the highest robbery rates. It is barely two years ago that robbers took off with over 10 million dollars from an armored car. The country registered a total of 81,654 robberies in 2012. This rate was almost double of the rate that the country had six years ago.
These are the top countries that report the highest number of crimes and robberies in 2017. It is advisable to always be careful when visiting these countries. Although not all regions of a country are infested with crimes, it is good to be mindful when visiting some particular towns. Otherwise, the governments of these countries should start working on getting rid of this pandemic.