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* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.Subhead: The prime minister's statements against abortion and in favor of large families have something like the power of unwritten law. That's why some women have joined the anti-government protests and others follow his pronouncements with worry. Byline: Erin Browner
Rakiye Akinci, 32, and three of her children gather in the living room of their Istanbul apartment to read the Quran together.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey (WOMENSENEWS)--Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's urging of women to have bigger families--at least three children, or better yet, five--worries Nacide Berber.
The 33-year-old volunteer for a feminist organization in Istanbul called Mor Cati, which translates to "purple roof," said the government should have no role in family planning.
"According to me, the woman has to decide how many children she wants to have because we are talking about our bodies, women's bodies, and the woman has to decide what she wants to do," Berber said in an interview at Mor Cati's Istanbul office.
Berber, who lives with her husband in Istanbul, said Erdogan's stance on abortion--to ban it after eight weeks of pregnancy instead of the current 10--is close to an outright ban. Giving women only eight weeks to decide, plan and access abortion services makes it impossible for some women in Turkey to participate.
While Erdogan has not issued any legislation to limit abortions to eight weeks, some hospitals, due to the controversial nature of abortion, have followed Erdogan's suggestion.
"When Erdogan gave a speech about three children, I was very nervous and I complained about it because women have a right to decide how many children they want," said Berber.
She said that even though Erdogan is still just at the talking stage about population policy, the government still has influence over family planning in private households of Turkey due to the country's patriarchal makeup.
Pelin Batu, a Turkish actress, poet, author and activist, agrees. "Every time the prime minister gives a speech, it's almost as if he's acting the part of a social architect, wherein he's preaching for us to be a religious family or he wants religious youth," she said.
Fertility Push
The prime minister's fertility push began in 2008. That year, on March 8, in a speech in the provincial city of Usak to commemorate International Women's Day, he advised his "dear sisters" to have at least three, preferably five, children.
Afterwards a Turkish daily newspaper suggested that perhaps Erdogan would like to see International Women's Day renamed "International Childbirth Day."
In his frequent speeches about matters of private family life, Erdogan has decried the evils of abortion and Caesarean sections, which are issues that drew many women to the anti-government demonstrations in Istanbul's Gezi Park.
"They are saying I am interfering in their lives when I call on women to have at least three children," Erdogan told a crowd of supporters in a speech outside the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Istanbul office on Aug. 8. "We have not brought out a legal obligation for this. This is something optional. But I, as a prime minister, am recommending three children. This is my most natural right. We are not holding a gun to anybody's head [to have three children]."
Erdogan's rhetoric has translated into governmental restrictions on alcohol sales and advertising.
Batu said Erdogan's population politics are fueled by his capitalistic desires for a strong economy. "The thing is, statistically, [the prime minister is] right, because when you look at everything from an economical point of view it makes sense because he obviously wants a young country and a young work force," she said.
The Hurriyet Daily News reported on April 23 that the proportion of children in respect to the total population will fall from 30 percent in 2012 to 19.1 percent in 2050.
If Erdogan is able to spur a baby boom Batu thinks something should be done to expand the public education system.
"If you can't educate these kids, then what good is a work force?" said Batu, who completed her Ph.D. in history at Bogazici University in Turkey. "Are you going to just stuff them into factories and have this great preliterate force that's going to feed your economy?"
In 2012, the Turkish government introduced a new national program that extended mandatory schooling from 8 years to 12 years. Public schools in the country are free until 12th grade, however Turkish parents are becoming more likely to opt to pay for private schools due to the quality of education and intense competition to be accepted into higher education.
Unexpected Big Family
Leyla Akinci, a Kurdish woman, spoke to Women's eNews in her home in the neighborhood of Bagcilar, in the outskirts of Istanbul. She grew up in the Batman region of eastern Turkey, one of 12 children. Akinci was pulled out of school when she was 12, then married at 23. At most, she expected to have two children, but instead she has three and is expecting another. Akinci's eldest children are Meryem, 9, and Ahmet, 8. Her youngest child, Avsin, 5, and the child she is expecting were unplanned.
"I don't like the idea of having a big family," Akinci said. "It's hard to feed a lot of children, and they always fight with each other. It's hard to send them all to school."
Her son Ahmet runs into their bottom floor apartment after playing soccer in the street. He yells for her attention, but she goes on to talk about her reaction to the prime minister's population politics.
"I can't support it. But when the prime minister proposes this kind of idea, the government has to offer money or salary to feed these children," Akinci said.
Turkey's Family and Social Policies Ministry announced a financial plan to provide "incentive for children" similar to social services in European countries, The Hurriyet Daily News reported in February.
If the Turkish government were to offer money for families to have more children, Akinci would not be inclined to participate. "Even if the government offers money for you to have children, I don't like that because having a big family is too crowded," she said.
'One is Enough'
Burce Celik, vice dean of communication at Bahcesehir University, describes herself as a modern and secular mother and believes Erdogan's suggestion for three children is not feasible in Turkey's current economy.
"One is enough for a family" said Celik, 36, whose son is 11 years old. "Three is too many. Sometimes two is too many. It's so expensive, especially in Turkey where you don't have good public schools, you don't have extra benefits. It's very expensive."
One Kurdish mother of five, Rakiye Akinci--a relative of Leyla Akinci--interprets the prime minister's population politics as an expression of ethnic rivalry with her community, which has long sought one of two things: independence or greater political and cultural rights for Kurds inside the Republic of Turkey.
The Kurdish community still experiences discrimination by Turks due to armed conflicts since the 1970s. While some Kurds support Erdogan, most subscribe to Kurdish and leftist political groups.
Rakiye Akinci, 32, believes most Turkish families want only two children. She says one of Erdogan's motivations behind the statement is to increase the Turkish population in order to further alienate Kurdish people.
"Each Kurdish family has five or six children. So they see the Kurdish population is increasing and the Turkish population is decreasing so just want to make sure that the Turkish population must be increasing," she said.
Rakiye Akinci grew up in a family of nine siblings in a town in eastern Turkey. She and her husband agreed to have a large family in keeping with their shared Kurdish custom. She hopes her children will have a profession in the future, get married and then look after her as she grows old.
Erin Browner is a freelance journalist in San Francisco. She interned with Women's eNews as a foreign correspondent while based in Istanbul during June and July of 2013.
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Way back in 2010 I opened my mouth to say that Infinite Arms felt to me like it was the first Band of Horses record. I was trying to imply that I finally had the band I'd always dreamt of, that the album was a celebratory debut of this unit. Or was I joking? That's the thing: I've finally become comfortable enough in this band that sometimes I don't even know when I'm joking.
To me, Band of Horses has always been a study in contradictions. Not just high / low or dark / light. I'm talking absolute piss-taking jokes that no one will ever get vs. serious as a heart-attack paranoia or wallowing sadness.
Where does that leave us to go now? If Infinite Arms was our beloved pet that we possibly spoiled rotten and stuffed full of too many "treats," then Mirage Rock would be his surprise little brother left on our doorstep. Maybe a bit rougher around the edges, but the same wily, feral bloodline.
Mirage Rock was more fun and easier to make than any record I've ever played on. For much of that, I can't give enough credit to Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe, Bill Reynolds and Tyler Ramsey. In the five or so years that this line-up has been writing, recording and solidifying as a live powerhouse and second family, we've all learned how crucial collaboration is to our formula, and that no one person's idea is more important than another's.
Then there's the guy who created the environment that enabled us to have the most fun ever had making a Band of Horses record: Glyn Johns. As fate would have it, Glyn was finishing up--or had just finished, I really don't know--an album for one of our manager's other clients, heard some of our primal demos for this record, and before we knew it he was part of the process: at the controls, on the tape machine, and in the producer's chair. It was a natural fit: Given how much Glyn's fingerprints were all over the parents' record collections we grew up on, it's not hard to imagine how Glyn influenced so much of not only our tastes and musical voices and personalities, but Rock n Roll as we know it: The Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Small Faces, The Clash, Clapton... Glyn is part of the fabric of this music and it's all been part of us since childhood.
So of course we wanted to bring some Rock n Roll to Glyn Johns. If not just to prove that we could record an album with everyone playing at the same time in the same room with minimal overdubs, then to just to see if we could make the old man boogie a bit and get into his wheelhouse. What we ended up with in the end is an album that visits many of the textures that I feel we
work best with--and also the opportunity to challenge ourselves with a few new ones. The larger sound of the arena-baiting "Knock Knock" and the sloppy dirge of "Feud" may remind the listener of an earlier Horses. The straight-forward honesty of "How to Live" and "Everything's Gonna Be Undone" may conjure a longtime listener's favorite Horses concert memory. And the sincere "Slow Cruel Hands of Time" hopefully pulls every one of you into a story in which you're the main character.
And as with all great experiences, Mirage Rock left us with some questions too: Is "Dumpster World" a joke? Is "Heartbreak On The 101" the saddest song we've ever recorded? Is it even meant to be sad?
Really, I'm asking you. I can't even tell what number album this is for Band of Horses.
Ben Bridwell
(Ben Bridwell is lead singer and guitarist of Band of Horses, which he founded in 2004 and whose discography includes the albums Everything All The Time, Cease To Begin, 2010's Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms and the new Mirage Rock. Bridwell resides in his native South Carolina with his family and enjoys weekly trivia nights when his band is off the road, which is not too often these days.)

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Paulette A. McJunkin, 85
Paulette A. McJunkin, 85, of Troy, and formerly of St. Marys, passed away at 1:35 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta.
She was born on Oct. 3, 1927, in Rochefort, Belgium, to the late Eugene and Maria Pemers Collin.
She was married to John R. McJunkin Jr., on Nov. 30, 1946, and he preceded her in death on July 8, 1979.
Also preceding her in death was one sister.
Paulette is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Marcia McJunkin of St. Marys and Jerry McJunkin of Troy; two granddaughters, Michelle (Jason) Hawkins of Whitehouse, Nicole (Zach) Gannon of Anna; and two great-grandchildren, Caleb and Chloe Baughman of Anna.
Paulette graduated from high school in Belgium. She did volunteer work at the former Stouder Memorial Hospital in Troy, and was with Welcome Wagon of Troy. She enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and Europe.
There will be a private graveside service at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Tipp City on Saturday.
Arrangements are entrusted to Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy. Contributions may be given in her memory to the American Lung Association. Condolences may be left for the family at Fisher-CheneyFuneralHome.com.


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Fairfield woman crusades for healthier food
Published 2:04 pm, Monday, February 4, 2013
You could definitely call Tara Cook-Littman a mom on a mission. As founder of GMO Free CT, the Fairfield resident is working with state legislators to require manufacturers to label any food that is genetically modified. Even though she's not actively practicing, she said her law degree has come in handy during the process.
"It's really about everything that's hiding in our food," she said, explaining her drive behind the movement. "Our food system is completely industrialized and you don't know where anything comes from. GMOs, to me, are the biggest threat, so that's why I've kind of picked that and am trying to fight the good fight."
Her commitment to a healthy lifestyle helped make Cook-Littman, 37, the cover model of this month's edition of Hearst's HealthyLife magazine.
Cook-Littman said she is fortunate to have access to healthy, organic and GMO-free foods for herself and her family, including husband Owen Littman and three children -- Spencer, 9, Ava, 7, and Grace, 5. "What I want is for good food to be accessible to everybody," regardless of income or location, she said. "It would solve a lot of problems and will help our health care system. People just need to start eating better."
We asked her a few more questions about healthy eating and lifestyles.
Q: When did you begin to change the type of food you were eating and how quickly did you notice a difference in the way you felt?
A: Essentially, I was not feeling well at the age of 30. I was a young mom and I had stomach problems and headaches and tingly fingers and a lot of anxiety. The doctors just couldn't help me. I had tons of tests but no diagnosis. Each of them wanted to put me on a different pill to hide a different symptom. So I just started doing tons of research. I stopped thinking about fat, calories, carbs and proteins and started thinking about vitamins and nutrients. Vegetables should be your main dish and everything else should be a side. The results came pretty fast. During my first juice cleanse I felt so incredible. In fact, I felt so incredible that not a day has gone by that I don't drink a green juice. Within a few months I was feeling better. And I have done things to support my health outside of my diet.
Q: So you've always been into fitness?
A: Yes, always. The truth is that my dad had a heart attack when I was little, so the connection between diet, health and exercise was made for me at a young age. For me, I really love running. It clears my mind and really gives me the boost of energy that I need. It also keeps my body in shape the way I want it to be, and the older I get the harder that gets. I do love playing tennis as well. And I try to incorporate yoga for meditation, stretching and toning.
Q: Has it been difficult to get your kids on the healthy-food bandwagon?
A: It depends. Some days they'll eat exactly how I want them to eat and other days not so much. I do feel like it's a process and if you get them young you're in a much better position. When they're older and set in their ways and their taste buds have already been corrupted by processed foods, it's harder. I just keep putting good stuff in front of them.
Q: What do you do to relax?
A: I love chocolate! And good chocolate is good for you! Running really relaxes me. I also love to go out for a nice dinner with my husband or with friends. And I love to read to my children. I find that to be very relaxing.
The January issue of Hearst's HealthyLife is now available. For free home delivery, visit www.healthylifect.com.
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Clean Snowmobile Challenge at Michigan Tech March 10-15
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
For the SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, 2008 is the year of biofuel.
Set for March 10-15 at Michigan Technological University, the Clean Snowmobile Challenge is the Society of Automotive Engineers' newest collegiate design competition. Teams of engineering students from participating schools take a stock snowmobile and reengineer it to reduce emissions and noise while maintaining or improving performance.
Most events are held at the University's Keweenaw Research Center, home of the Midwest's foremost winter driving test facility.
Now in its sixth year at Michigan Tech, technology and contest rules continue to nudge contestants toward cleaner designs. Two years ago, the challenge created a special division for zero-emissions sleds, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. These battery-powered snowmobiles are used on scientific expeditions in the Arctic, where any emissions can contaminate atmospheric and ice samples. In addition, last year's teams in the internal combustion division were given a hefty bonus for using ethanol.
Ratcheting up the stakes, all 2008 entrants in the internal combustion division must power their snowmobiles with biofuel, says contest codirector Jay Meldrum, director of the Keweenaw Research Center. For most, that translates to E85 ethanol, though one entry is expected to run on B10 biodiesel.
It's not because biofuel-powered sleds are necessarily the wave of the future, Meldrum notes. "But this is an engine competition," he says. "A great deal of R&D on ethanol, from corn or wood or switchgrass, is happening at universities all over the country, and this requirement will give the student engineers a chance to tap into their faculty's latest research."
The Clean Snowmobile Challenge brings together industry, snowmobile enthusiasts, faculty and students from across North America, all working toward the common goals of providing hands-on education for young engineers and promoting greener, quieter snowmobiling. Ironically, the event grew out of a heated snowmobile controversy in Yellowstone National Park, which resulted in then-President Bill Clinton banning sleds in the park altogether. Access was restored by President George W. Bush, but only for guided tours using snowmobiles with the best available technology.
Since then, the challenge has become a model for successful collaboration among government, academia and industry. "When I went to the Greening of Yellowstone conference, the Clean Snowmobile Challenge came up time and time again as an event that successfully involves industry in efforts to solve a problem," Meldrum said.
Seventeen teams are competing this year. In the internal combustion division are Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y.; Ecole De Technologie Superieure in Montreal; Kettering University in Flint; McGill University in Montreal; Michigan Tech; Minnesota State University at Mankato; Northern Illinois University in DeKalb; the State University of New York at Buffalo; the University of Idaho in Moscow; the University of Maine in Orono; the University of Waterloo in Ontario; the University of Wisconsin at Madison; and the University of Wisconsin at Platteville.
Four teams have entered the zero-emissions division: Clarkson University; McGill University; the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City; and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Major sponsors include the USDA Forest Service, the National Park Service, automotive parts supplier Denso Corp., Emetic Inc., a supplier of emissions-reduction technology, and Aristo, a designer and manufacturer of emissions solutions, including catalytic converters. Local businesses provide services, donations and in-kind contributions. In addition, volunteers from the Michigan Snowmobile Association have pitched in every year to provide logistical support for the competition.
The public is welcome at several events. The Grand Opening, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 11, kicks off the Endurance Run, from the Keweenaw Research Center to Copper Harbor. At the Clean Snowmobile Challenge Preview, set for Wednesday, March 12, the sleds will be on display at the Copper Country Mall from 6 to 8 p.m.
On Saturday, March 15, the Polaris Acceleration Event begins at 10 a.m. followed by the Polaris Handling Event at 11 a.m., both at the Keweenaw Research Center. Come prepared to walk in snow.
The challenge concludes with the awards banquet on Saturday, at 6 p.m., in the Memorial Union Ballroom.
The Clean Snowmobile Challenge is sponsored at Michigan Tech by the Department of Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics and the Keweenaw Research Center.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 60 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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— On a recent, drizzly Friday afternoon, Cpl. Todd Speigle of the Ocean City Police Department peered through the windshield of his police cruiser at a group of teenagers milling around the bed of a truck.
Speigle drove past, then turned around. The teens became visibly nervous. Minutes later, four of them were pouring about a case and a half of Budweiser and Bud Light down a street drain, and the two who had admitted to owning the beer had been given alcohol citations.
A few of the Police Department's newest seasonal officers — not much older than the teens being cited — stood by, helping Speigle take down the teens' driver's license information.
If this summer is anything like past summers, Speigle and his fellow officers in this buzzing vacation town will issue hundreds more alcohol citations before the end of August. After that, they'll hand out maybe a dozen for the rest of the year, and a few after that until June rolls around again.
When it comes to crime in Ocean City, police statistics show the same three-month spike year after year. In the summer, when Ocean City goes from a town of about 7,400 year-round residents to a town the size of Pittsburgh, with about 350,000 revelers on a given weekend, crimes that are rarely seen here rise dramatically. Calls to 911 reporting disorderly conduct, for instance, jumped from a few dozen most months last year to nearly 1,600 in June.
More crime not only impacts the victims and the community but also taxes the relatively small police department. Every year the force undertakes the logistical feat of rapidly doubling its ranks by recruiting and training seasonal officers who wield full police powers — including the right to carry handguns.
"We're the second-largest city in the state in the summertime, second only to Baltimore," said Chief Bernadette DiPino, a former Baltimore County police officer who has been with the Ocean City Police Department for 24 years, including nine as chief. "We prepare for the summer all year long."
The most crucial of those preparations, DiPino said, are the department's recruiting efforts.
Each summer, the Police Department, about 100 members strong in the winter, recruits about 100 additional seasonal officers to patrol the town, many of them criminal justice majors at East Coast colleges and universities.
"For an agency our size, you wouldn't think we need to do a lot of recruiting, but we actually do as much recruiting as the major metropolitan police departments," DiPino said.
That dynamic makes Ocean City unique. A special state legislative allowance, on the books for decades, allows the Police Department to fully deputize officers after a four-week training period. Full-time officers in the state train for about six months.
Many of the seasonal officers are college students getting a dose of policing between semesters to determine whether they want to pursue a police career. Many of the force's full-time officers got their start on the seasonal roster. Other seasonal alumni include Salisbury Police Chief Barbara Duncan and U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, who worked as a seasonal officer in 1967 and 1968.
Ruppersberger, who also was a member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol for years and has a condominium in Ocean City today, said he remembers those summers as a wild time, living with fellow seasonal cops, breaking up fights and pulling "stoned" teenagers off the boardwalk. But he said the experience also strongly impacted his life, helping lead him to a career in law.
"You sure grow up real quick when you're a police officer in Ocean City," he said.
The seasonal officers' youth and lack of experience require a degree of supervision from the department's full-timers, and some don't remain in the program. But the program has a strong track record for producing high-performing officers, Speigle said.
"It's a great advantage," Speigle said of the program, and how it prepares the next generation of officers. "We use it kind of as a tool for hiring people. We use it to gauge their performance."
According to Cpl. Scott Bernal, who has been with the Ocean City Police Department for 23 years, the seasonal officers have become more critical than ever as the town has grown busier with a burgeoning tourist industry. Even winters are losing their calm, he said.
"It used to be we were really dead in the winter," Bernal said. "We're not anymore."
Still, nothing compares to the summer surge, he said. This Memorial Day weekend, when hundreds of thousands of people came through town, was the single busiest weekend Bernal can remember, he said.
The department took between 300 and 400 calls per night that weekend, said Speigle, who spent two summers with the Police Department as a seasonal officer before becoming full-time in 2004.
"We would have never been able to handle that without the seasonals," he said.
Police statistics for the past five years show massive summertime spikes in crime: noise complaints, traffic stops, aggravated assaults, thefts, drug and alcohol arrests, and weapons seizures.
In 2011, 936 adults ages 18 to 20 were given citations for alcohol possession. Of those, 877 were cited from June through August — 714 in June alone, when many high school graduates spend their "Senior Week" in town.
There were 239 traffic stops in the town in November, the slowest month, compared with 3,213 in July, the busiest. Of 1,166 drug arrests in 2011, 911 — or almost 80 percent — occurred from June through August.
While the crime varies, much of it is alcohol- or drug-related, DiPino said.
"The challenge of ours is you have individuals coming to go on vacation and have a good time, and they sometimes forget the rules they follow and obey at home are the same rules they should follow at the beach," DiPino said.
As the recent Friday afternoon dampened into a rainy night, Speigle cruised along Coastal Highway, watching calls come in on a laptop computer mounted in front of his dashboard. As a full-time corporal, Speigle is a supervisor who often responds to the same calls as the seasonal officers, to make sure they "have what they need," he said.
Some calls are easy — a group of middle-aged Howard County teachers making too much noise in a residential neighborhood; a local woman in a spat with her husband.
Others are more difficult. In the past two months, four deaths have rocked the town.
A 22-year-old New York man was found dead in Isle of Wight Bay after he was last seen at a local bar. A 26-year-old Howard County man was found dead after a fall from a hotel balcony. A 22-year-old Towson University student from Howard County was struck and killed by a drunken driver on Coastal Highway, and a 15-year-old girl was struck by a car and killed trying to cross the town's main traffic thoroughfare.
More routine calls also can be tough — tamping down raucous parties or stopping drunken drivers before they hurt someone, police said.
On one call, seasonal officer Brian Haluska, a recent Washington College graduate from New Jersey in his second summer stint with the department, moved his large frame in front of a drunken Baltimore man who had caught his attention after screaming at another man in front of a local bar.
The man told Haluska it was just a misunderstanding. Haluska told him to chill out and head back to his hotel.
"I've learned a lot," Haluska said of his seasonal experience, which he's hoping will help him get a full-time police job. "All the full-timers are really good at helping us, keeping us safe, making sure we're using what we learned in the academy."
This summer's crop of seasonals is strong, Speigle said, including Rachel Harman, who at 27 is older than most of her peers.
Harman graduated from Liberty High School in Sykesville in 2003, then enlisted and served in the Navy, mostly in Japan, for four years. When she returned in 2007, she moved to Federal Hill and began taking forensic science classes at the University of Baltimore and took an interest in law enforcement.
After finding the Ocean City seasonal program, she moved to town, and last month completed the department's four-week academy course at Wor-Wic Community College. Just a few weeks into the new gig, Harman said she hopes to parlay her seasonal experience into a full-time position with the department.
When she began patrolling, she encountered a learning curve, but her military experience helped, she said. She had been to Ocean City many times on vacation, but policing the town gave her a "totally different perspective," she said.
"They go out and deal with a lot more than just partyers and drunks," she said of her full-time colleagues. "They do a lot of legit police work."


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Putin Threat to Retaliate for Sanctions Carries RisksIndira A.R. Lakshmanan and Joe Carroll
President Vladimir Putin's threats to retaliate for further sanctions on Russia set the stage for escalating economic warfare that may have painful effects for U.S. and European companies.
While the Russian leader is casting himself as reluctant to take countermeasures against additional penalties from the U.S. and European Union, he hasn't ruled out doing so eventually. Such a move could dash billions of dollars in foreign investment in some of the world's biggest untapped oil reserves.
"I would expect Putin to make life somewhat difficult for foreign companies in Russia whose governments are doing the sanctioning," said Gary Hufbauer, a sanctions specialist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington.
Putin's warning yesterday of consequences for U.S. and European companies came hours after the EU announced new measures over the crisis in Ukraine. His comments took aim at the interests of companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., which has drilling rights to 11.4 million net acres (46,134 square kilometers) in Russia, the company's biggest single cache of drilling rights outside the U.S. Exxon also is planning Arctic drilling in an alliance with state-owned OAO Rosneft.
"The Russian government has already proposed some retaliatory steps," Putin said at a Supreme Eurasian Economic Council summit in Minsk. "I consider these not necessary. But if something like this continues, then of course we will have to consider who's working and how in the Russian Federation, in the key sectors of the Russian economy, including energy."
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Other major companies may suffer from the backlash, including Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which plans to expand its Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in Russia's Far East, and PepsiCo Inc., which earned 7.4 percent of its 2012 revenue from Russian business, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The State Department and White House National Security Council have provided some companies with information about U.S. sanctions on Russia, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, without identifying the businesses.
"The U.S. government has routinely provided such outreach, for example previously for Iran and Libya sanctions, to help U.S. companies understand the legal obligations that have been put in place," Harf said today in an e-mail.
Hufbauer said in an interview that Putin's response is likely to be limited, because any pain he inflicts on Russia's trade partners and investors can boomerang on him. "I don't think he'll over-escalate, but he'll show he can play the sanctions game, as well."
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Economic retaliation by Putin -- whether punishing foreign investors or cutting off gas exports to Europe -- would rebound back to Russia, harming its $2 trillion economy more than the $16.8 trillion U.S. economy or the EU's $17.4 trillion gross domestic product, according to Michael Corgan, a professor of international relations at Boston University.
The International Monetary Fund this month lowered its estimate of Russia's GDP growth this year to 1.3 percent from 2 percent in January. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov went even further on April 15, saying economic growth may halt this year as capital flight accelerates.
Even so, Russia has long prided itself on its ability to withstand hardship, and six U.S. and European officials said they're analyzing the potential economic risks to their economies and companies if Putin retaliates. All six spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
EU Concerns
The European Union in Brussels has circulated a document outlining possible sanctions on sectors of the Russian economy, including energy and finance, and soliciting feedback from member states with interests at stake.
While economic considerations aren't stopping them from considering additional penalties, the U.K. is concerned about financial services, France about military sales, Italy about luxury goods and Germany about overall trade with Russia, according to several European diplomats.
The White House is leading a separate U.S. interagency review, according to U.S. officials, who said that a few American companies already have felt a pinch from existing sanctions on Russian individuals and institutions with which they do business.
Sanctions already are "forcing Russia to pay a steep price" for supporting separatists in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday in Washington.
Capital Outflow
U.S. officials say sanctions now in place have fueled a record $60 billion capital outflow in the first quarter of this year, as well as losses in Russia's stock market and currency. The benchmark Micex Index has lost more than 13 percent this year.
Corgan said that if Putin were to penalize U.S. and European energy companies, doing so would accelerate those trends, damaging a government that relies on oil and gas exports for 50 percent of its revenue.
Decades of communist rule isolated the Russian oil sector from technological advances that have enabled U.S. and European explorers to find and tap fields deep below the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico, Corgan said. If Russia snubs the biggest foreign producers, the country won't have access to the drilling techniques and equipment its needs to explore and open fields in the Arctic, Siberia and elsewhere, he said in a phone interview.
Meanwhile, international oil producers from Exxon to The Hague-based Royal Dutch Shell have courted favor with Putin and his inner circle, including Rosneft Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin, to gain access to fields that hold crude valued at almost $9 trillion at current prices.
Closest Allies
The U.S. Treasury blacklisted Sechin, one of Putin's closest allies, on April 28, cutting him off from direct contact with U.S. oil executives. Rosneft was not sanctioned.
The stakes are huge for Exxon and Shell, the world's largest energy companies by market value. Russia is Exxon's largest exploration province outside the Irving, Texas-based company's home country, while Shell now pumps more than 100,000 barrels of oil a day from Russian wells.
Alan Jeffers, an Exxon spokesman, declined to comment on Putin's remarks.
Shell owns 27.5 percent of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas-export complex off Russia's Pacific Coast. The Hague-based company also owns 50 percent of a group of Siberian oilfields known as Salym that pumped the equivalent of 145,000 barrels of crude daily last year.
Shell's Stance
"We will stay the right side of the law," Shell Chief Financial Officer Simon Henry told reporters on a conference call today. "I don't think we'll be jumping into new investments in the short-term."
"Our top priority would be to help develop further LNG, gas production and exports from the Sakhalin joint venture, the only existing LNG plant" in Russia, Henry said. "Shell always complies with all sanctions that are applicable in the environment we are operating."
Russian wells accounted for almost one in every 10 barrels that French oil giant Total SA produced last year, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. Total, which has been operating in Russia since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, boosted its oil and gas output in Russia by 16 percent in 2013.
The bulk of Total's Russian production comes from its 40 percent stake in the Kharyaga field and its 17 percent ownership of Novatek OAO, a publicly traded energy explorer based in western Siberia. Only Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates and Norway were bigger contributors to Total's worldwide production.
Total executives couldn't be reached for comment on Putin's remarks.
Alcoa's Revenue
Putin's comments suggested that foreign companies working in other sectors in Russia may be vulnerable, too. New York-based Alcoa Inc. earned almost 3 percent of its revenue in 2012 from Russia, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The EU has more trade with Russia than the U.S. does, making it more vulnerable to disruption, said William Pomeranz, deputy director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington.
Germany, with $50.6 billion in exports, was the leading exporter to Russia, followed by China at $44 billion, and the Netherlands at $37 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg for 2012, the most recent year available.
One concern that European diplomats have discussed is that Russia may cut off natural gas supplies to EU members, which import a third of their gas from Russia.
Russia-EU Ties
Several economists downplayed such concerns, saying Putin is more dependent on selling Russian natural gas than other European countries are on buying it.
Timothy Ash, head of emerging markets research for Standard Chartered Group Ltd. in London, called cutting off gas exports "killing the goose that lays the golden egg. In the end, the loser in a sanctions war is Russia," he said.
There's a co-dependency between Russia and the EU that makes both sides, in theory at least, hesitate about tit-for-tat sanctions, Pomeranz said. "The U.S. has a much smaller trade relationship with Russia, so I think it's willing to move faster and more harshly than the EU."
The continuing effort to forge a unified European energy policy "isn't directed against Russia," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today at a rally in Aachen, Germany. "We still want to buy gas from Russia -- no problem."
Last year, the U.S. imported $27 billion in goods from Russia -- 1 percent of all U.S. imports -- according to Commerce Department data. About 65 percent of U.S. imports from Russia were petroleum products, including oil products.
U.S. Exposure
Even so, some American companies have significant exposure in Russia, which has prompted U.S. Commerce Department and trade officials to urge the White House to consider the downside of imposing additional sanctions.
The U.S. is holding off on sanctions against some Russian companies because it doesn't want to hurt American holders of their debt, according to Fitch Ratings.
"We've heard quite a lot of anecdotal evidence that there's actually a lot of consultation with big investors and bondholders in terms of what sanctions might be imposed by the U.S.," James Watson, a managing director at Fitch, told reporters today in London. "It seems there has been a significant push back on potentially sanctioning companies that have significant foreign debt."
Putin yesterday hinted at the risks of retaliating, even as he threatened to do so. "We really don't want to take these reciprocal steps," he said. "I hope we won't have to."
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Edwin E. "Eddie" Smith Jr., 57, Dixon, formerly of Oregon, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at his home.
He was born March 17, 1956 in Rockford, the son of Mary Lou (Potts) and Edwin E. Smith Sr.
Eddie was a 1974 graduate of Oregon High School.
He had been employed by Sauk Valley Newspapers.
He was an avid coin collector and fisherman.
Survivors include his father Edwin E. Smith Sr., Oregon; his siblings, Linda (Buzz) Rundlett, Long Island, N.Y., Ken (Sharon) Hall, Arizona, Ray (Susan) Hall, Michigan, Connie (Dale) Ramsey, Virginia, Gail (Ron) Bratcher, Tennesee, and Kerry (fiancee Christina Watts) Hall, Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his mother; and step-mother, Joan Hall Smith.
A memorial service was held July 6 at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, Oregon, with Pastor Ray Hall officiating.
Burial will be at a later date at Riverview Cemetery, Oregon.
A memorial fund has been established to the Village of Progress, Oregon.
Visit www.farrellhollandgale.com to leave online condolences.
Edwin E. Smith Jr.
Edwin E. "Eddie" Smith Jr., 57, Dixon, formerly of Oregon, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at his home.


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Top Pick
Bronco busters
Cheer on the brave wranglers and riders at the Wauconda Chamber of Commerce 50th IPRA Championship Rodeo this weekend at Golden Oaks Rodeo Grounds, Case Road and Route 12, Wauconda. $15; $6 kids. (847) 526-5580 or waucondarodeo.com. 5 p.m. Friday, July 12; 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 13; and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 14
Disney cars
Get a glimpse of cars and characters made famous in Disney films in the special "Cars in Wonderland" exhibit now having its official grand opening this weekend at the Volo Auto Museum, 27582 W. Volo Village Road, Volo. $13.95; $8.95 kids ages 5 to 12; $11.95 seniors and military veterans. (815) 385-3644 or volocars.com. 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, with Radio Disney, and noon and 2 p.m. with Princess Cabaret Sunday, July 14
Big little leaguer
Morton Grove native Jeff Garlin ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") will be on hand for special screenings of his new youth baseball film comedy "Dealin' With Idiots" this weekend at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 871-6604 or musicboxtheatre.com. 7:20 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 12-13
Comedy host
Pat McGann, a Windy City comedian and host of WTTW's "The Chicago Standup Project," performs this weekend at two Zanies Comedy Club locations: Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, $23 plus a two menu-item purchase. (630) 584-6342; and MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont, $20 plus a two-item menu purchase. (847) 813-0484 or zanies.com. 8 p.m. Friday, July 12, in St. Charles, and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, in Rosemont
Drink up
Enjoy samples from more than 50 different brewers at the 10th Annual Barrington Brew Fest Saturday in downtown Barrington (Metra Station's north lot). $40 in advance; $50 the day of the event. (847) 852-3897 or barringtonbrewfest.com. 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 13
Country cavalcade
Fans of country music won't want to miss Trace Adkins' "Country Lineup" featuring Drake White, Blackberry Smoke and Aaron Lewis Saturday at RiverEdge Park, Aurora. $50 preferred bench seating; $35 general admission. (630) 896-6666 or riveredgeaurora.com. 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 13
A femme of funk
Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Anita Baker ("Sweet Love") performs in concert Saturday at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. $75-$85 reserved seating; $38-$43 lawn seating. (847) 266-5100 or ravinia.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13
Komen brunch
Help support the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Fox Valley Repertory at the "All About the Girls"breast cancer research fundraiser, which features a brunch, jazz music, a shopping boutique and a performance of the 1960s musical revue "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" at the Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $64 (includes brunch, theater ticket, tax and gratuity). (630) 443-0438 or visit foxvalleyrep.org/ALLABOUTTHEGIRLS. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14
Plan Ahead
Gravity defier
Tony Award-winner and TV star Idina Menzel ("Wicked," "Glee") performs in concert with a 55-piece orchestra on Friday, July 19, at RiverEdge Park, Aurora. $75 reserved; $60 preferred bench seating; limited free general admission. (630) 896-6666 or riveredgeaurora.com. 8 p.m. Friday, July 19
Wrestling tell-all
Wrestling Hall of Famer Mick Foley performs his one-man show "Tales From Westling Past"at Zanies Comedy Club, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont. $25. (847) 813-0484 or zanies.com. 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8


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Over recent years, we have seen many Spanish players come and ply their trade in the Premier League, but Santi Cazorla and David Silva have stood-out in recent time.
These two Spanish magicians are always at the heart of their teams attack when going forward, but which player is better?
With only one year separating their age, there isn't much to go on in terms of a certain one having the more potential, but more of which player will show his true ability over the coming seasons in the Premier League.
There are many similarities amongst these two play-makers, their height, physical size, passing ability and technique are very much the same. Some will argue that David Silva is mostly left-footed, where Santi Cazorla is very comfortable using either foot when passing or shooting.
Since 2010 in the Premier League, Silva has featured 103 times for Manchester City, scoring 14, and assisting an impressive 35 times, and comparing this to his Spanish team-mate at Arsenal, Cazorla has played 38 league games since his arrival in 2012, scoring 12 and assisting 14.
Personally, I am finding it difficult to choose which maestro is better, but if I was to choose one in my squad, it would have to be Arsenal's number 19, Santi Cazorla. My reasons are, short but simple, the 28-year-old has dazzled many defenders and got many fans off their seats with his confident and close dribbling, his short and long-range passing completion are top draw, and the goals he is capable of scoring with either foot either inside, or outside the box.
Now I am not saying that Silva is a poor dribbler of a ball, as he is very talented, and can also turn defenders inside-out, but in my opinion I think that Cazorla has that extra bit of composure and coolness about him when the pressure is on.
These two players are both great additions to the Premier League, and I hope they keep on entertaining the fans week-in, week-out for many years to come.
Do you agree or disagree with my choice? Please leave your opinions and comments below.
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The Needs Of The Many
Found in "A Handbook of Tibetan Culture" edited by Graham Coleman. Published by Shambhala Publications, 1994.
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9 comments:
- MrCachet said...
LOL. Beam me up Scotty!
- February 18, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Ellen said...
Oh, I'd love to have that Mr. Spock card for my own personal bookmark! I was a big fan of the original Star Trek and especially of Mr. Spock. Thanks for putting a smile on my face this morning. What a great find!
- February 18, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Bev Hankins said...
So, is Kevin no longer a friend of the Federation since he lost his card?
- February 18, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- Michael said...
Yes, Bev. He abandoned the Federation and joined the Maquis.
- February 18, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- Diana Troldahl said...
What a find! I am geek enough to LOVE those.
- February 18, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Heather said...
I hope Kevin sees this post. I'd love to find out what he's up to now!
- February 18, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- Jaime said...
I'd always wondered what they read in space!
- February 19, 2011 at 2:17 AM
- Célia Costa (Celly) said...
Great find !I love this !! I'm a trekker and Mr. Spock is my favourite!!
- February 19, 2011 at 9:24 AM
- Cassandra said...
If I only had known, they made membership cards! Thanks for sharing.
- February 19, 2011 at 12:27 PM
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Payday loan companies promise you fast cash before your next paycheck. It may seem like a good idea, but a small loan can lead to high interest rates and mountains of debt. Guest host Allison Keyes talks with Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak who reported on how one man's $1,500 loan could have ended up costing him $18,000.
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Those truly interested in how animals are treated at rodeos (without PETA's FUPOV) - where the animals are sports-animals, complete with stars much like basketball played by humans - should research here. PBRnow animal welfare , Prorodeo, and Rodeo about.com . Hat tip to Clayton for ranting on adlist.


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Has your doctor always told you that a low sodium diet will help keep your heart healthy? You may have to take that advice with a grain of salt. Gina Kolata at The New York Times reports:
A new study found that low-salt diets increase the risk of death from heart attacks and strokes and do not prevent high blood pressure, but the research's limitations mean the debate over the effects of salt in the diet is far from over.
In fact, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention felt so strongly that the study was flawed that they criticized it in an interview, something they normally do not do.
Dr. Peter Briss, a medical director at the centers, said that the study was small; that its subjects were relatively young, with an average age of 40 at the start; and that with few cardiovascular events, it was hard to draw conclusions. And the study, Dr. Briss and others say, flies in the face of a body of evidence indicating that higher sodium consumption can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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In an era of National Security Agency leaks and smartphone applications that constantly monitor a user's location, contacts and other personal information, two University of Colorado economics professors hear a lot of talk about how important privacy is to the American people.
But words like important are "squishy" to economists, so CU researchers Donald Waldman and Scott Savage set out to learn exactly how valuable privacy is to the average consumer.
Their study, published this fall in Social Science Research Network, found that average smartphone users are willing to pay a few dollars for mobile apps that maintain privacy.
"Through the spring and summer, there were policy proposals put out there (about privacy)," Savage said. "We think as economists if you're going to propose these initiatives, you have to understand the costs and the benefits. We wanted to put a number out there. Instead of saying what you feel or anecdotally thinking privacy is important, let's put a number on it. Then people can have a real discussion."
Waldman and Savage's team surveyed 1,726 people over the summer in Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, Salt Lake City and San Diego.
They found that consumers are willing to pay $4.05 to conceal contact lists, $3.58 to conceal the contents of text messages, $2.28 to shield browser history, $1.75 to block the phone's ID number and $1.19 to conceal personal locations.
But how much consumers are willing to pay for privacy varies depending on their age, experience with smartphones and other factors.
More experienced smartphone users are willing to pay more to conceal their contact lists and text messages than less experienced users, the study found, and young people are willing to pay less for privacy overall than older users.
The researchers said their findings support anecdotal evidence that many people do value their privacy.
What surprised the researchers was the number of respondents who weren't aware that their smartphone apps could access their contacts, text messages or location, Waldman said.
"They read about the NSA and Edward Snowden, but they didn't realize when they click on this simple icon and this app opens up what people were finding out about them," Waldman said.
But once people are informed about how their information is gathered, they have a "clear understanding of their preferences for privacy," the study said.
Waldman and Savage advocate for full disclosure of how apps use personal information, similar to the labeling of food contents. Many apps, they say, can save time and provide benefits to users, even though users may give up some privacy to use them.
Users might grant privacy permissions to a weather app to know local weather information wherever they are.
The findings of the study, the researchers write, can help developers design apps with varying prices and levels of privacy permissions to cater to different consumers.
"For example, a consumer with high value of privacy could buy a relatively expensive app that places a premium on not using and/or protecting personal information," the researchers write.
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Point Reyes National Seashore; purposes; authorization for establishment
In order to save and preserve, for purposes of public recreation, benefit, and inspiration, a portion of the diminishing seashore of the United States that remains undeveloped, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to take appropriate action in the public interest toward the establishment of the national seashore set forth in section 459c–1 of this title.
(Pub. L. 87–657, § 1, Sept. 13, 1962, 76 Stat. 538.)
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Nov. 11, 2011: Florida Marlins become the Miami Marlins.
Dec. 5, 2011: Closer Heath Bell is signed as a free agent for three years, $27 million.
Dec. 7, 2011: Shortstop Jose Reyes signed as a free agent for six years, $106 million.
Dec. 8, 2011: Left-handed starting pitcher Mark Buehrle is signed as a free agent for four years, $58 million.
April 4, 2012: The Marlins lose 4-1 to St. Louis Cardinals in first game played at Marlins Park.
April 10, 2012: Manager Ozzie Guillen, hired on Sept. 29, is suspended five games for his comments...


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Huron, Ohio, December 18, 1911
Miss Vera Haley, Portland, Ind. R.F.D. 9
Dear Cousin: At this Christmas time, the gladdest and merriest of all the year. I hope it may be joyous and my health and good cheer attend you always. How is Baby? I hope she is better, and all the rest? We are all well. Love to all. Your cousin, Evalyn
This postcard was sent to my paternal great aunt, Vera (HALEY) STUBER (1890-1987) by her cousin, Evalyn R. HALEY (1885- ), daughter of Benjamin & Louise (HUTTENBOCKER) HALEY.
The baby referred to in the postcard is Vera's younger sister, Ruth, my paternal grandmother, born in April of 1911.


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Suspect Who Plotted "Twilight" Movie Shooting Also Planned '09 Killing
(BOLIVAR, Mo.) -- The Missouri man accused of planning a movie theater massacre at a screening of the final Twilight movie was arrested once before, in 2009 after stalking a Walmart clerk with a knife and rubber mask, according to a newly released arrest report.
Blaec Lammers told investigators in Oct. 2009, he went to the Walmart in Bolivar, Mo., looking for an "easy victim" after watching the horror film Halloween, saying that watching the main character killing people "got him to thinking," the arrest report said.
Lammers, then 17, told authorities he watched the clerk for more than two hours. He said he was planning to follow the clerk into a storage room and kill him. Lammers' plan fell apart when his mother located a suicide note and noticed a kitchen knife was missing. She called the authorities, who located Lammers' car in the Walmart parking lot.
No charges were filed in that case. Instead, Lammers was committed for 96 hours for a mental health examination, Polk County prosecutor Ken Ashlock said Tuesday.
Blaec Lammers, now 20, was charged Friday with first-degree assault, making a terroristic threat and armed criminal action after his mother alerted police that he had purchased 400 rounds of ammunition and two assault rifles "very similar to the ones in Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting," according to probable cause statement issued by the Bolivar Police Department.
Speaking for the first time since she turned her son into police, Tricia Lammers told reporters Tuesday at the National Alliance for Mental Illness in Springfield, Mo., that she is not a hero for her actions.
"First and foremost I am a mother and I love my son very, very much. Second, I am not a hero. I love my community just as much as I love my son. I respect the people who live in my community and I respect their safety and their right to be safe," Lammers said.
During the nearly 20-minute long press conference, Lammers said her son is a good kid with a good heart but suffers from anti-social personality disorder, depression and Asperger's Syndrome.
"I think any mom, at any time, would blame herself that she did something wrong," Lammers said with tears in her eyes.
Blaec Lammers confessed to police that he purchased two assault rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammo at an area Walmart last Monday and got his friend to teach him how to shoot the following day in Aldrich, Mo., according to probable cause statement.
Lammers told police he planned to commit a mass shooting at a midnight showing of The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Part 2 in Bolivar and even purchased a ticket.
Lammers said he also planned to shoot up a nearby Walmart – the same store from the 2009 incident -- according to the statement.
According to the police probable cause statement, Tricia Lammers became suspicious after finding receipts for his new assault rifles. Lammers was also worried that her son might be off his medication and contacted police. Lammers was in police custody within an hour after his mother got in touch with the authorities, according to Bolivar City Administrator Darin Chappell.
"For a guy to plan out something like that, it would take a lot of planning and I don't see Blaec doing something like that," said Ethan Mason, a friend of Lammers'.
Lammers made a brief court appearance Tuesday, where prosecutors determined he should undergo a mental health evaluation.
"Hopefully Blaec will get the help he needs. He is not a criminal," Tricia Lammers said.
His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 23.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
NEVER Fear! I'm HERE!
Monica finds out Sam's PG!! About time.
Maxie: on my last nerve today.
Cam with an attitude! LOVED it. Hee hee... Liz and Ewan are giving me heartburn though.
Where is LUKE? Last I knew he was knocked out in the tunnels. Now...? Gone? What? Helena's sex slave?
Alexis doesn't have her own laptop?? Come on, get to BJ's and get one!! Molly finds out! too cute. I wish Krissy was there though. LOVED the Alexis/Sam discussion! LOL.
Johnny and Carly-- porn dancing?
JASON'S PACKAGE had fronkey paper on it! AHHHHHHHH! Fronkies!! I helped pick that paper out. Heh.
28 comments:
- LaTanya said...
Soon as I saw the fronkey dvd cover I thought of you Karen! lol
It's funny to me that Sam thinks Molly shouldn't be hanging around with TJ because he's trouble yet shes married to a hitman. Monica showing up was kind of nice at least she wasn't off bitching at Liz but she will be soon thanks to Maxie {eyeroll} Why is it that part of me believe that Monica already knew about the pregnancy test and that she wanted a grandchild so bad that she's the one who changed the results. I'm only saying this because there's rumors that there's more to the pregnancy/paternity storyline. Even though I still don't believe Franco raped Sam but with GH you never know!
- February 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- mosbp said...
I actually sat down and watched most of the GH today. It has gotten a bit better- it's no OL, but it was okay. Have to say, Monica looks like hell.
Speaking of OL, Soapnet airs OLTL episodes at 3 and 4am...I have been dvring them. Yesterday one episode had about 12 cast members on, all iteracting in one way or another...damn I miss that show!
- February 10, 2012 at 4:23 PM
- kdmask said...
I MISS OLTL really badly too!
- February 10, 2012 at 4:30 PM
- renegade_killerbee said...
Good Lord!
Steve Burton should be given a special award for projecting THE CONSTIPATED LOOK better than any other actor in recent memory.
Good grief!
- February 10, 2012 at 5:20 PM
- My2Cents2 said...
Maxie & Matt. Its OVER! I am breaking you two up. How sickening. Maxies jealousy and Matts denial about his feelings for Liz. I do agree Maxie makes a point, what if Liz gets pregnant? AGAIN?? I understand that fear for Maxie. But Maxie, you have done Matt wrong too.
Speaking of Liz, perhaps you wouldn't have problems with your son if you wouldn't leave him on a stool alone and included him in on your conversation or put your conversation with Ewan on hold until your not spending time with Cam. That made me MAD.
Carly go home and be a mother to your 3 children. SHAME on you!
Sam, cover up, its 18 degrees outside today.
The GOOD: Everything Monica & Jason.
The BAD: Everything Liz crying about Cam while sitting at another table with a guy instead of her son who she left alone.
The UGLY. Matt & Maxie
- February 10, 2012 at 5:42 PM
- CareyN said...
Hey Cents, wanted to let you know I'm loving your "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" recap format. Great way to sum up a day!
- February 10, 2012 at 6:19 PM
- My2Cents2 said...
Thanks CareyN!
There really isn't much to comment on...so I thought I would sum up easily! lol
- February 10, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Di said...
I must admit they're turning right off Maxie and I used to love her character. I'm glad Matt broke up with her.
I must confess to FFing through the Carly/Johnny parts. I'm also over drunken angst.
- February 10, 2012 at 7:13 PM
- Nell said...
I am so happy about the Liz/Ewen scenes that I am having trouble remembering what else happened!!
Seriously, I LOVED today just because of them. They had a great conversation and he comforted her and clasped her hand. He invited her to the hospital party. *dancing with glee* I just love them.
Okay...the rest...
Alexis/Molly/Sam...Good. But please don't ruin Molly; I love her as she is!
Johnny/Carly...pretty good even though I'm still not sure how I feel about them together.
Matt/Maxie...Maxie is an idiot. Matt is well rid of her. I'm amazed he stuck it out this long!
Jason...he used to be my favorite character but he has changed so much that I hardly recognize him. I can't seem to care all that much that there is obviously something very wrong with him.
Hmmm...did anything else happen?
- February 10, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- love2chat402000 said...
I liked the discussion Liz had with Ewan about moving on from Lucky and standing on her own 2 feet. Also liked his perspective on cam lashing out.
She is trying to spend time with Cam.
Read that Carlivati is going to write that she gets stronger , even not going to shadybrooke when they ( helena, Ewan ) try to scam her. I just wish he would definately not reunite her with Lucky. Heard both Lucky and Nicholas will be back.
Saw on twitter that he is meeting with members of the cast.
- February 10, 2012 at 7:23 PM
- LaTanya said...
I also wish that they wouldn't reunite Liz and Lucky. He's basically a dead beat dad who leaves at the drop of a dime for his own selfish reasons. Liz happy ending should have her and the boys moving to Paris (wish Jake could be alive but we all know that ship has sailed)! I actually like Carly and Johnny but we all know it's not gonna last especially after he finds out that it was Carly who got Luke to dig up the information about him.
- February 10, 2012 at 7:33 PM
- JPink said...
The Matt & Maxie scene was great. It seemed very "real." Matt has turned into a really great actor. I like the Liz & Ewan stuff. I appreciate that he's moving slow and seems shy even though he's gorgeous. I am trying to stay spoiler free on GH since I was on OLTL and seemed to enjoy it so much more.
I agree Cents, Sam's boob were way out there today. Put on a sweatshirt or something, it's freakin' freezing outside.
I don't like this Molly storyline. I don't know why they have to sexualize every young girl. I wish she could just stay a smart, happy young teenager.
- February 10, 2012 at 8:10 PM
- AbsoluteLunatic said...
Matt dumped Maxie and made her cry. It's a glorious day.
- February 10, 2012 at 8:12 PM
- A_N_McD said...
Highlight of the episode for me was the SamLexis/Davis girls scenes. As a MASSIVE SamLexis fan, THIS is the kind of stuff I've been waiting for! It's only taken 6 years, but we got there in the end! It was really nice to see Sam happy and bubbly and full of live... until she got home and found borg passed out because of his 12937458th brain problem *sigh*
- February 10, 2012 at 8:32 PM
- soaplover said...
There is definitely an improvement in GH, gradual and not flashy, but a feeling in the dialog and in character development. For instance, in Delores--we are finally getting to see a bit of range--some clues.
And with Matt. Instead of just fussing as he usually does, he spoke clearly of what he felt and his frustration with Maxie's obsessiveness was obvious. This is an intelligent guy so why would he put up with nonsense? And shallow Maxie was doing what she always does--only better. Because we know that Maxie's history with Liz goes back to when Maxie was feeding Lucky pills and sleeping with him in Liz's bed, she has enlarged on all the guilt and all the vengeful stuff from the past into some blind hatred. I really like this girl playing Maxie--she makes me feel sorry for her and at the same time, disgust.
Nice to see Monica. She looks good.
I had SO hoped we were done with Franco...
- February 10, 2012 at 9:02 PM
- Anon said...
Love Monica and want to see more of her, if anything because she has meant so much to the show over the years BUT she has not aged well. I can't figure out why they don't have Bobbie on more - surely she can't look much rougher than Monica?
Ah well, at least Tristan Rogers and Emma Samms have aged reasonably well! Fin looks great too
- February 10, 2012 at 10:31 PM
- My2Cents2 said...
Yea that Franco stuff made me mad. I should have used that for my UGLY. I thought we were done with that crap too??
LaTanya...I so agree with your assessment of Lucky. However, how different is he than Luke? The 'apple doesn't fall far from the tree'.
Monica looked her age yesterday. The difference is, her close ups show her age. With Bobbie her closeups look like she had too much work done to her face. Which she did. However, I believe, Bobbie is coming back. Too many people want her more than anyone.
btw....I looked at a recent photo of myself and at first glance I said 'who is that fat old lady?'
It was me.!! Age creeps up when we aren't looking!!
I want to say 2 things: 'In talks' with Kin Shriner, a new Jeff Webber, Jon, Heather, Scorpio, Anna, McBain, possibly Bobbie, Starr, etc...does this sound like a soap that is ending in June?
The 2nd thing is I miss Sonya. She is unable to log on here. I have tried everything for her and nothing is working. Sonya i am giving you only a few more days....
- February 11, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- Theresa said...
Has anyone noticed that at the end of the scene instead of a fade out it just stops and goes black then commercial? This started about 2 weeks ago and I was just wondering if anyone else noticed (maybe I have to much time on my hands lol). Very slow week, thought it would be more intense leading into Feb sweeps. IMO so far the best sweep in recent times was Jerry and the Metro Court. This Kate story is sooooo boring, maybe it would have been better with Megan Ward I don't know, just can't get into it. Shame Claudia is dead or at least to bad they couldn't bring her back for some back story.
- February 11, 2012 at 8:32 AM
- My2Cents2 said...
Of course Lucky will be back. He wants to be a part of what this show is going to turn into. I hope he took that fuzz off his face.
I didn't know Nik was coming back. He is such a great actor, lets hope these storylines will do him justice.
I still have a feeling, all my own, that Bree Williamson is coming too.
Though not much if any of a storyline, notice how much more we are seeing Mac, Alexis??
Also, Mulva, your husband is the attacker. Now take your gorgeous hair and leave town.
- February 11, 2012 at 8:37 AM
- My2Cents2 said...
Theresa...I DID notice that and was wondering what that was about. Is that a new way of ending scenes on shows now??
Sorry for all the posts, but I had to let you know I was wondering about that as well.
- February 11, 2012 at 8:38 AM
- kdmask said...
Theresa that's exactly how OLTL ended with the black,I did notice it.
- February 11, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Cosmoetica said...
Blogger soaplover said...
And shallow Maxie was doing what she always does--only better. Because we know that Maxie's history with Liz goes back to when Maxie was feeding Lucky pills and sleeping with him in Liz's bed, she has enlarged on all the guilt and all the vengeful stuff from the past into some blind hatred. I really like this girl playing Maxie--she makes me feel sorry for her and at the same time, disgust.
Well said. Of the 3 grown up Maxi's, Jen Lilley is easily the best actress.
- February 11, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- My2Cents2 said...
Jen Lilly is an excellent actress. Again, its the writing that is sickening.
She is about to tell Monica what Liz did with the drugs she stole from the hospital for Lucky.
Since you all know how I feel about what Liz did, I will end it now. lol HAPPY SATURDAY!
- February 11, 2012 at 11:42 AM
- LSV422 said...
I noticed the abrupt ending of the scenes, too, and I figured that was from OLTL. Loved all the Alexis stuff this week, and liked seeing Matt giving hell to Maxie. His character has really developed well and he is intelligent - too much so for Maxie's games. And what the heck happened to Luke? This was a real misstep to have him hit on the head two weeks ago and not be seen since. Loved Monica and Jason. I wish Bobbie would come back, too, but it seems whenever she does everyone fixates on her plastic surgery instead of being happy to see a longtime, much loved character. 2Cents, I like your good, bad and ugly, too. Lets hope we start seeing more good.
- February 11, 2012 at 5:49 PM
- Love4dogs said...
Why can't Sonya log on? Is it because of the new system??
I agree about Jen Lilley. She makes me feel sorry and angry at Maxie all at once. I really like her portrayal of Maxie.
That said, I cannot understand why they didn't have Megan Ward come back. I am not enjoying Kelly Sullivan's portrayal of Kate.
- February 11, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- My2Cents2 said...
Sonya can't log in. She notified Karen, however, she still can't log on. I have been emailing her privately. She can see the posts, but not read them or get notified.
I love NuKate!!!
- February 11, 2012 at 7:06 PM
- My2Cents2 said...
Irrelivant to this blog, however I just learned Whitney Houston has died. I am SHOCKED and saddened.
- February 11, 2012 at 8:21 PM
- MatchboxGinny said...
Best part of Friday's episode was the Fronkey wrapping paper! That's all.
- February 12, 2012 at 8:52 AM