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Gym Thinks New Member Isn't A Real Person; Drains Nearly $1,000 From Her Checking Account To 'Verify'
from the i'll-need-two-forms-of-ID...-and-all-of-your-cash dept
Any business that requires a.) the signing of a lengthy contract and b.) access to credit card or checking account information is setting up a system prone to abuse. AOL was particularly infamous for this, doing everything it could to retain
users income as broadband coverage expanded, even if it meant charging people for services they had cancelled and were no longer using.
Gyms and fitness centers seem to be developing this reputation as well. A quick search will bring up dozens of complaints about these businesses charging customers long after they've cancelled their memberships. Once the information is on file, it seems it takes a lot of complaining to force some fitness centers to stop dipping into the account every 30 days or so.
Part of this can be chalked up to carelessness -- all the steps needed to properly inactivate an account aren't being taken. Part of this can be chalked up to greed -- ding the customer's account a few more times and turn a little extra profit. What happened to former Fitness 19 member Kathleen Tester is so inexplicable, it doesn't even register on the usual chart of Handy Excuses.
Tester had signed up for a membership and authorized Fitness 19 to automatically withdraw her monthly fee of $6 from her checking account. On July 15th, Fitness 19 accessed her account and withdrew substantially more than that -- $817.50 over two transactions ($165.00 and $652.50).
That same day, Tester noticed the withdrawals and spoke to someone at Fitness 19, who immediately referred her to someone else at a different branch. Tester called this branch and spoke to Fitness 19's "financial manager," who stunningly claimed that Fitness 19 had removed the money from Tester's account because "it did not believe she was a real person."
This "rationale" was repeated the next day when Tester visited the financial manager in person. By way of apology, the manager offered her three month's free membership ($18 retail value!). Tester declined the
generous insulting offer and cancelled her membership on the spot. The manager told Tester it would take 1-2 days for the money to show up in her account and tired to lure her back with a full year's free membership ($72!). This too was declined and the withdrawn funds were deposited back in Tester's account on July 18th.
At this point, Tester was understandably concerned that Fitness 19 might decide to dip into her account again. After all, it still had her info. These fears were confirmed slightly over a month later when Fitness 19 withdrew $165.00 from her account, which directly resulted in $105 in overdraft fees for Tester. No excuse was given for the most recent withdrawal but Tester's money was returned the next day.
Whatever the fitness center's actual rationale for repeatedly accessing Tester's account, it had better be on much firmer legal ground then "we thought that was a fake name." Tester is specifically asking for a trial by jury to determine damages. I doubt she'll get it. There's no way Fitness 19's owners and management want to see this taken to trial, not if they can possibly settle for less than a few thousand dollars.
Verifying accounts electronically doesn't require the withdrawal of several hundred dollars, or even ten bucks. If Fitness 19 thought the name was fake, it had many options it could have pursued before draining someone's account of nearly $1,000. What this looks like is fraudulent abuse of its electronic transfer system, and wholesale abuse of its members' trust.
Filed Under: fraudulent charges, gyms, kathleen tester
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'Lomboto, shot in the wrist and hand by a rubber concession sentry and permanently disabled as a result', early 1900s. The Harris Lantern Slide Show © Anti-Slavery International / Autograph ABP
This haunting exhibition presented what was probably the first photographic campaign in support of human rights. It documented the exploitation and brutality experienced by Congolese people under the control of Leopold II of Belgium in the 1900s.
Please note: Brutal Exposure contains content that some visitors may find distressing. Parental guidance is advised.
The photographs, by missionary Alice Seeley Harris, were at the time a radical and significant shift in the representation and understanding of the impact of colonial violence in the Congo, and exposed the deep-rooted hypocrisy of so called 'colonial benevolence' which cost the lives of millions of Congolese. The campaign led to public pressure and international scrutiny of Leopold's administration, which came to an end in 1909.
The legacy of Belgian violence and exploitation would tragically re-emerge years later after the Congo gained independence in 1960, with the murder of the country's first legally elected Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba.
European exploitation of the Congolese people and resources has shaped the country's recent history and the effects are still evident today.
This exhibition was developed in partnership with Autograph ABP and Anti-Slavery International.
The Congo, past and present
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To coincide with Brutal Exposure: the Congo , Autograph ABP and Anti-Slavery International also presented the exhibition Congo Dialogues at Rivington Place, London from 14 January to 7 March 2014.
Please note that this partner exhibition has now closed.
Image: 'Manacled members of a chain gang at Bauliri. A common punishment for not paying taxes', by Alice Seeley Harris, Congo Free State, circa 1904. Courtesy Anti-Slavery International / Autograph ABP
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The face of mortgage fraud and the methods of committing this type of crime are constantly changing. With evolving technology and so many different fraudulent schemes, defrauding lending and servicing institutions has become all too common in today's market. The Freddie Mac Financial Fraud Investigation Unit researches and follows housing market fraud trends and has put in place important guidelines to assist you and your organization in protecting against mortgage fraud.
Most recently, in the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide) Bulletin 2012-13, to provide Servicers easier access to a complete statement of our mortgage fraud requirements, we restated our information on Fraud Prevention, Detection and Reporting, to Guide Chapter 57 in Volume 2 of the Guide. This new Chapter 57 is identical to Chapter 7 in Volume 1 of the Guide, which was implemented two years ago to address fraud risks and provide mortage fraud requirements to all Seller/Servicers.
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This "trip report" cannot truly convey the sheer fun that I had on this my first ever cycling tour in the wonderful cycling heaven that is Holland.
It had been casually mooted between us (John Price (Sandman) and me (DannyC)) in conversation during the 2015 Zombie-Fest that we could be brave and take our home-made trikes across to Holland for a long-weekend for some fun in the world's most bike-friendly country which seemed like a good idea, so we made plans accordingly.
As the due date got closer and word of our intention spread to more northern reaches of the UK (where men wear flat-caps and keep racing pigeons and small racing dogs), a third AZ member, Paul Needham, (Stormbird) enquired whether there was any room for an additional person to join the party. Hardly had the word Yes been uttered when a follow-up question, "Wouldn't it be better to go for longer to make the most of all the costs involved?" arose.
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Trick Tip: Wake to Wake 180s
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3 – Hold your w2w jump strong and wait for the peak of your jump to really start spinning the 180.
4 & 5 – At the peak of your jump, let go with your back hand, begin to rotate frontside, and bring the handle to your back hip. (This is a great time to go for a nose grab if that is going to help you stay over your toes on the landing.)
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With the summer transfer market around the corner, Arsene Wenger will be analysing potential targets to bring to the Emirates Stadium.
It is suspected Wenger will be given a substantial war-chest in order to strengthen his Arsenal squad this summer to compete for trophies next season.
Who exactly are Wenger's top targets? And who else should he consider when he dips into the transfer market this summer?
Stevan Jovetic | Fiorentina
Stevan Jovetic has been linked with a move to Arsenal for a couple of months now, having been held in high regard by the scouting team at the Emirates. The £26m price tag, however, may prove a stumbling block for the ever shrewd Wenger, who may not be willing to risk upsetting the Arsenal faithful with a flop.
Despite the moderate success and potential Olivier Giroud has shown this season, Wenger is adamant to add a different type of player to spearhead his front line and Jovetic - who has scored 12 goals for Serie A side Fiorentina - is said to be the top target this summer.
Cesc Fabregas | Barcelona
Cesc Fabregas is the boy-wonder of Arsenal and is held in high regard by management and fans alike. His move to Liga BBVA leaders Barcelona two years ago broke the hearts of the Arsenal faithful - and now he could be set to mend them.
Fabregas has been linked with a move to Arsenal since he has struggled to maintain his best form under boss Tito Vilanova.
Should it hold true that Fabregas is indeed considering a move back to Arsenal, the question many will be asking is: where will he play?
Best deployed in the central attacking midfield role, where he is not only able to provide a plethora of assists but score as well, players such as Santi Cazorla may feel their position could be undermined by the arrival of the former Arsenal captain.
That being said, however, the arrival of their former star man can only provide a huge boost for the team and a dramatic increase in their confidence.
Ashley Williams | Swansea City
Ashley Williams may not make headlines, nor will he have Arsenal fans losing sleep at night in thought of having him in the team - but he is exactly what the Gunners need in a defender: a dominant force in the air, a brute of a tackler and as captain of Michael Laudrup's Swansea City - a leader.
Something that Arsenal have lacked in recent years, a player who can lead for the back, position his players and lift their heads when it's a bad day at the office.
Not only that but he wouldn't exactly command a larger fee to compensate Swansea, unlike Jovetic or Fabregas, who will easily require a £20m plus package to lure away from their respective clubs. If Wenger is shrewd, he could easily land Ashely Williams for a tidy £8m.
Victor Wanyama | Celtic
Victor Wanyama has garnered strong attention for his strong performances in Europe this season. The Celtic midfield scrapper has come up against players such as Xavi and Andres Iniesta and managed to keep them at bay for a full 90 minutes.
Wanyama would be perfect for Arsene Wenger's squad, easily replacing the defensive midfield role left by Alex Song and adding his stinging long shot ability into the mix.
Take into account that Wanyama is only 21-years-old and would be the perfect candidate to boss the Arsenal midfield for years to come. The only problem that arises here is that Wanyama has committed at least another season to Celtic and comes with a price tag between £15-20m.
Sven Ulreich | Stuttgart
Sven Ulreich has been kept under the watchful eye of the Arsenal scouting team, after his performances for Stuttgart in the Europa League and in the Bundesliga.
While considered as a surprise target, Arsene Wenger has been seeking to challenge Polish No.1 Wojciech Szczesny, who has had ups and downs in his form over the past two seasons.
The problem Wenger will face here will be Stuttgart's reluctance to sell, as they have no back up to Ulreich, whose contract also runs until 2017.
This could dramatically flux his price up to at least £10m, money that Wenger is unlikely to part with on a back-up goalkeeper.
Loic Remy | QPR
Loic Remy has been touted as very likely to make the move to the Emirates this summer after QPR's relegation into the power Championship. Add to that, the Daily Mirror reported that Remy wants a move to Arsenal.
With a relegation clause of a £6m release, Remy is an absolute steal.
Arsenal need depth upfront and Remy is offering himself as a candidate, need any more be said? This may only upset players such as Theo Walcott, who is not only the same mould of player, but have been trying to tempt Wenger into playing him upfront.
Whether Wenger has faith in the attacking options he has at his disposal is another matter.
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BiographyBorn on Dec. 12, 1945 Ralph Allen Garr began his life in Monroe, Louisiana. Garr attended Grambling State University before becoming a Major League Baseball player. Garr played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels. He batted left-handed and threw right. In 1974 Garr led the National League in hitting ending with a .353 average and thus was named to the National League All-Star team. In a 13-year career, he batted .306 with 75 home runs and 408 RBIs in 1317 games. He had 1,562 career hits in 5,108 at bats. Garr had 717 career runs scored and he batted .300 or better 5 times during his career. Ralph Garr was a very talented hitter and had the skill to hit to all areas of the field. This left the opposing team never quite sure how to set up their defense when Garr came up to bat. The free-swinging leadoff man repeated as triples leader in 1975, and hit .300 twice again with the White Sox (1976 and 1977). Among baseball insiders, Garr was known as much for his squeaky voice, Hank Aaron imitations, and nonstop comic monologues as for his bat. He later became a hitting and base running instructor.
Braves Career Highlights1968: Garr's second pro season, he came up from the minor leagues to play for the Braves and stole home for the first of 172 stolen bases. 1969 & 1970: Ralph was the International League batting champion and stolen base leader. 1971: Garr ties a Major League record for the most homeruns in extra innings on May 17 when he homers in the 10th and 12th innings of a game against the Mets. He's only the 4th to do it and the 2nd National Leaguer. Garr batted .343, with 219 hits, 101 runs, and 30 stolen bases. 1973: Garr broke the Atlanta record for stolen bases, which he had set in his first full season. 1974: Atlanta's Ralph Garr goes into the All star break with 149 hits before the break, which is the most that century. He had 200 hits before August was complete, but he suffered a knee injury in September that kept him sidelined for nearly three weeks. He ended with 214 hits. Garr led the National League in batting average at .353, hits at 214, and triples at 17. He was named player-of-the-Month of May and he won the National League batting crown. 1975: Garr was the leadoff batter for the Braves and was once again triples leader with 11.
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A pattern of below normal rainfall and above normal temperatures over the past few months led the S.C. Department of Natural Resources to issue an incipient drought declaration statewide. The state agency members of the Drought Response Committee voted electronically on July 9, 2010 to upgrade to the first level of drought. The incipient drought declaration is followed by increasing levels of severity to moderate, severe and extreme status.
During incipient drought, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) activates the Drought Information Center and increases monitoring and notification of the drought status.
According to S.C. State Climatologist Hope Mizzell, the decision to upgrade was driven by the dry weather's impact on agriculture and increased wildfire activity, "After many sites experienced the wettest winter since 1998, we were optimistic that maybe finally we would get an extended break from the drought, but beginning in April the rainfall pattern changed."
Rainfall amounts and coverage have been especially insufficient since June 1 for many areas combined with above normal temperature (see table below). There are a few locations that have received much above normal rainfall since June 1, but they are isolated (such as Florence at 9.29" or 167% of normal and Chester at 6.72" or 120% of normal).
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Ever hear a speaker that got your attention and kept it for an entire speech?
Dr. Benjamin Carson, world-renowned neurosurgeon, told the National Prayer Breakfast audience in Washington that his mother, who had a third-grade education and worked three jobs as a domestic, knew he and his brother were smart, made them turn off the television and read two books a week from the public library and write reports about them.
"You know, after a while, I actually began to enjoy reading those books because we were very poor, but between the covers of those books I could go anywhere, I could be anybody, I could do anything. I began to read about people of great accomplishment; and as I read those stories, I began to see a connecting thread. I began to see that the person who has the most to do with you and what happens to you in life is you. You make decisions. You decide how much energy you want to put behind that decision. And I came to understand that I had control of my own destiny. And, at that point, I didn't hate poverty anymore, because I knew it was only temporary. I knew I could change that. It was incredibly liberating for me, made all the difference."
Carson commented upon education, fiscal irresponsibility, taxes and health care.
"Why is it so important that we educate our people? Because we don't want to go down the pathway as so many pinnacle nations that have preceded us. I think particularly about ancient Rome. Very powerful. Nobody could even challenge them militarily, but what happened to them? They destroyed themselves from within. Moral decay, fiscal irresponsibility," he said.
Carson would replace the existing federal income tax system with a flat and fair tax modeled after the tithe. He said, "What about our taxation system? So complex there is no one who can possibly comply with every jot and tittle of our tax system. If I wanted to get you, I could get you on a tax issue. That doesn't make any sense. What we need to do is come up with something that is simple."
He continued, "When I pick up my Bible, you know what I see? I see the fairest individual in the Universe, God, and he's given us a system. It's called tithe. Now we don't necessarily have to do it 10 percent but it's principle. He didn't say, if your crops fail, don't give me any tithes. He didn't say, if you have a bumper crop, give me triple tithes. So there must be something inherently fair about proportionality."
A practicing physician, Carson briefly outlined his alternative solution to the health care crisis: "When a person is born, give him a birth certificate, an electronic medical record, and a health savings account to which money can be contributed—pretax—from the time you're born 'til the time you die. If you die, you can pass it on to your family members, and there's nobody talking about death panels. We can make contributions for people who are indigent. Instead of sending all this money to some bureaucracy, let's put it in their HSAs. Now they have some control over their own health care. And very quickly they're going to learn how to be responsible."
Carson said the response to his speech has been "overwhelmingly" positive.
Carson's life is one of achievement and success through hard work and persistence. Carson graduated from Yale University, majoring in psychology and the University of Michigan, school of medicine. He completed his internship in general surgery and his residency in neurological surgery at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution.
When he was 33, Carson became the youngest director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins.
Medical history was made in 1987 by Carson and his surgical team, when they operated for 22 hours and separated the back of the heads of conjoined twins (the Binder twins). The twins survived and live independently today.
Carson's medical practice focuses on traumatic brain injuries, brain and spinal cord tumors, achondroplasia, neurological and congenital disorders, craniosynostosis, epilepsy and trigeminal neuralgia.
In 1994 Carson and his wife, Candy, created the Carson Scholars Fund which awards each year a "$1,000 college scholarship for students in grades 4-11 who excel academically and are dedicated to serving their community." More than 5,200 scholarships and medals have been awarded across the nation.
Dr. Carson with some of the Carson Scholars with their Olympic-size metals.
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He has written more than 100 neurosurgical publications and several bestselling books including "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story," "Think Big," "The Big Picture," "Take The Risk," and his most recent, "America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great."
"Gifted Hands," a made-for TV movie about Carson's life starring Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carson and Kimberly Elise as his mother Sonja was broadcast in 2007.
In 2008 Carson received the nation's highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom, from President George W. Bush in the White House.
Celebrate black history month by listening to Carson's speech and viewing his compelling life story, both of which are readily available on YouTube.
Raymond Thomas Pronk is host of the Pronk Pops Show on KDUX web radio from 3-5 p.m. Fridays and author of the companion blog http://www.pronkpops.wordpress.com/
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Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an African American neurosurgeon and the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, by President George W. Bush in 2008.
Early life
Carson was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised by his single mother, Sonya Carson.[1] He struggled academically throughout elementary school, but started to excel in middle school and throughout high school. After graduating with honors from Southwestern High School, he attended Yale University, where he earned a degree in Psychology. He chose to go to Yale because in College Bowl, an old knowledge competition TV program, he saw Yale compete against and defeat many other colleges, including Harvard. Carson wanted to participate in College Bowl, but the program was discontinued. From Yale, he attended University of Michigan Medical School.
Carson's hand-eye coordination and three-dimensional reasoning skills made him a gifted surgeon.[2] After medical school, he became a neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Starting off as an adult neurosurgeon, Carson became more interested in pediatrics. He believed that with children, "what you see is what you get,[2] … when they're in pain they clearly show it with a frown on their face or when they are happy they show it by smiling brightly."
At age 33, he became the youngest major division director in Johns Hopkins history, as Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Carson's other surgical innovations have included the first intrauterine procedure to relieve pressure on the brain of a hydrocephalic fetal twin, and a hemispherectomy, in which a young girl suffering from uncontrollable seizures had one half of her brain removed.
In 1987, Carson made medical history by being the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins (the Binder twins) who had been joined at the back of the head (craniopagus twins). The 70-member surgical team, led by Carson, worked for 22 hours. At the end, the twins were successfully separated and can now survive independently. Carson recalls:
I looked at that situation. I said, 'Why is it that this is such a disaster?' and it was because they would always exsanguinate. They would bleed to death, and I said, 'There's got to be a way around that. These are modern times.' This was back in 1987. I was talking to a friend of mine, who was a cardiothoracic surgeon, who was the chief of the division, and I said, 'You guys operate on the heart in babies, how do you keep them from exsanguinating' and he says, 'Well, we put them in hypothermic arrest.' I said, 'Is there any reason that – if we were doing a set of Siamese twins that were joined at the head – that we couldn't put them into hypothermic arrest, at the appropriate time, when we're likely to lose a lot of blood?' and he said, 'No way .' I said, 'Wow, this is great.' Then I said, 'Why am I putting my time into this? I'm not going to see any Siamese twins.' So I kind of forgot about it, and lo and behold, two months later, along came these doctors from Germany, presenting this case of Siamese twins. And, I was asked for my opinion, and I then began to explain the techniques that should be used, and how we would incorporate hypothermic arrest, and everybody said 'Wow! That sounds like it might work.' And, my colleagues and I, a few of us went over to Germany. We looked at the twins. We actually put in scalp expanders, and five months later we brought them over and did the operation, and lo and behold, it worked.[3]
Awards and honors
Carson has received numerous honors and many awards over the years, including over 60 honorary doctorate degrees. He was also a member of the American Academy of Achievement, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, the [[Alpha Omega Alpha|Alpha
Publications and appearances
Carson has written four bestselling books published by Zondervan, an international Christian media and publishing company: Gifted Hands, The Big Picture, Take the Risk, and Think Big. The first book is an autobiography and two are about his personal philosophies of success that incorporate hard work and a faith in God; Carson is a Seventh-day Adventist. In a debate with Richard Dawkins, Francis Collins, and Daniel Dennett, Carson stated he doesn't believe in evolution: "I don't believe in evolution…evolution says that because there are these similarities, even though we can't specifically connect them, it proves that this is what happened."[4]
A video documentary about Carson's life titled Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story was released by Zondervan in 1992. Subsequently in 2009, a separate television movie with the same title premiered on TNT on February 7, 2009, with Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. in the lead role and Kimberly Elise portraying his mother.[5]
On February 7, 2013, Dr. Carson was a key speaker at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast.[6]
Personal life
In June 2002 Carson was forced to cut back on his public appearances when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but the cancer was caught in time. He still operates on more than 300 children a year, but has been trying to shorten his days: prior to his cancer he used to work from 7:00 in the morning until 8:00 at night.[7]
Carson and his wife Lacena "Candy" Rustin met at Yale in 1971 when he was a junior and she was a freshman; they married in 1975. Candy holds an M.B.A. degree and is an accomplished musician, and both are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Carson's life and work was so admired in 2007 that a feature film was made about the doctor, "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story".[8][9]
- (2011) America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great, Zondervan Publishing. ISBN 978-0310330714
- (2009) Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Zondervan Publishing. ISBN 0-310-21469-6
- (2008) Take The Risk, Zondervan Publishing. ISBN 0-310-25973-8
- (2000) The Big Picture, Zondervan Publishing. ISBN 978-0310225836
- (1996) Think Big, Zondervan Publishing. ISBN 0-310-21459-9
- (1990) Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Review & Herald Pub., ISBN 0-8280-0669-5
- ^ Ben Carson Biography – Facts, Birthday, Life Story – Biography.com
- ^ a b Conversation from Penn State: Ben Carson Interview.
- ^ Biography and Video Interview of Benjamin Carson at Academy of Achievement.
- ^ Richard Dawkins & Daniel Dennett vs. Francis Collins & Benjamin Carson : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
- ^ Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Zondervan Author Ben Carson Gives Keynote at 2013 National Prayer Breakfast". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ Encyclopedia of World Biography: Biography of Benjamin S. Carson.
- ^ "7 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT DR. CARSON — THE PRAYER BREAKFAST SPEAKER WHOSE SPEECH IN FRONT OF OBAMA WENT VIRAL". TheBlaze. 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story". IMBd. 7 February 2009.
External links
- Ben Carson interviewed on Conversations from Penn State
- Everyday Matters Magazine Interview with Dr. Ben Carson
- Home Page of the Carson Scholars Fund
- Dr. Ben Carson M.D.
- Benjamin Carson receives a Presidential Medal
- Dr. Benjamin Carson – Pediatric Neurosurgery
- There Is No Job More Important Than Parenting: NPR Interview With Dr. Benjamin Carson
- Dr. Ben Carson: The Gifted Hands Interview with Kam Williams
- America the Beautiful: Dr. Ben Carson at Blackburn Institute, University of Alabama C-Span Video Library from 24 February 2012
- Dr. Benjamin Carson's Speech at the National Prayer Breakfast from February 7, 2013
- Carson Scholars Fund – Discovering Promise … Rewarding Excellence!


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Recently, I got into heated debate on Facebook with a long time friend about the use of the word, "Witch", Wicca, Tradition and Sexism.
It began when I shared this photo without realizing that the original poster had included the following comment:
"To answer many questions from men - yes, you too can be a Witch. And, NO you are not called Warlocks! If you don't like the word Witch then use Pagan or Spiritual. BB Raven"
This oversight on my part, began a 3 day long debate about the use of the term Witch, as opposed to Warlock, which ultimately ended our friendship. Admittedly, I am saddened.
You see, my friend refers to himself as a Warlock. So when he read my post suggesting that male Witches are NOT called Warlocks, he became offended because he believed I was being sexist and insensitive by endorsing the original posters comments, which was simply not the case.
Original primary sense seems to have been "oath-breaker;" given special application to the devil (c.1000), but also used of giants and cannibals. Meaning "one in league with the devil" is recorded from c.1300. Ending in -ck and meaning "male equivalent of a witch" (1560s) are from Scottish.
I refer to myself both as a Wiccan, Witch and at times, a Pagan, if I don't want to get into a lengthy explanation of the first two. The noun, "Witch" in our tradition, as well as in many other traditions, is a gender neutral word which is perfectly acceptable to describe what we do. Warlock is not used as commonly as the word "Witch". Yet, it's a perfectly fine word to define one's self. The current definition of the word, Warlock" is "a man who practices the Black Arts". Now, it was opined that "Black Arts" refers to "any magic using tradition". Well, that's interesting. I practice a "magic using tradition" and yet, even if I wanted to, with all my little heart, I could not call myself a "Warlock". Why? NO PENIS! Still, I don't consider "Warlock" a sexist word. When I think of a Warlock, I imagine a powerful practitioner who isn't afraid to venture where many Witches dare to go.
When I refer to "our tradition", I'm referring to British Tradition Gardnerian Wicca. Gardnerian Wicca is a tradition whose members can trace their lineage back to Gerald Gardner and is the oldest tradition in the United States. Gerald Gardner founded Wicca some 60 years ago and since then, many different traditions have evolved. It is an oath-bound, initiatory tradition.
Admittedly, there are certain aspects of this tradition, that depending upon the male ego, will not sit well.
Firstly, a man can not run a Coven without a female counterpart. The polarity between the High Priestess and High Priest completes the balance of power. The men are not referred to as Warlocks, they are called Witches. And, the hand that holds the sword casts the circle and that hand belongs to the High Priestess.
It was then my friend's opinion, that Wicca is a feminist, sexist religion with a female supremacist philosophy, that "minimizes or excludes male spirituality entirely". Men find themselves following a Wiccan path not for the spiritual fulfillment, but because they are seeking female acceptance and don't mind being emasculated by having to adopt a female noun. That "noun", of course, being "Witch". The men who practice Wicca are damaged and wounded, are looking for "anything" to fulfill the spiritual void left by Christianity and who don't mind being subordinated. They are "Last Among Equals" and will accept that, because they have no choice not to. To paraphrase,Wicca can be "therapeutic" for people who have been "emotionally and physically traumatized over the years and that's the main reason for getting into religion".
The first group I ever practiced with was an eclectic group which was run by our High Priest. At this time, I know at least three Covens that are led by men. So, when I hear all this negativity put forth about my religion, I can't help but wonder how I missed all these spiritually unfulfilled, damaged, wounded, emasculated men for the past 20 years.
Wicca is a feminine based religion. No one has ever denied that. There are more women practicing Wicca than men. The female to male ratio is difficult to determine, because not all Wiccans are open regarding their beliefs. That said, if so many men were being forced into taking a spiritual backseat or were being emasculated by being "forced to adopt a female noun", wouldn't there be a lot more Warlocks and a lot less men practicing Wicca? Furthermore, if there are so many damaged, wounded and emasculated men looking for anything in terms of spirituality, there are a lot more religions that require as lot less work and devotion than what it takes to practice British Tradition Gardnerian Wicca. Being an initiatory tradition, it takes years of study and training. For me, much of that training has come from sitting at the feet of men who exude spirituality, who are powerful practitioners and who understand that using a noun, male or female, does not define them.
Let's talk a little bit about tradition, shall we? Tradition by definition, is the passing down of elements of culture and beliefs from generation to generation. The same is true of British Tradition Gardnerian Wicca. We adhere to beliefs that have been passed down by Gerald Gardner to his initiates. His initiates, both male and female, are Witches. So when someone argues that they are being "forced to adopt a feminine noun" in order to practice Gardnerian Wicca, what they are actually saying is that they should be allowed to break with tradition, for the sake of ego.
It's like this...suppose I wanted to join the military. I go to the recruiting office and tell them I want to serve in the armed forces. It's always been my dream to be a fighter pilot. The recruiter tells me that if my passion is flying, I would be perfect for a career in the Air Force. No, no, no! My father, grand-father, great grandfather and my mother's father, all served in the Navy, it's a family tradition and I want to follow in their footsteps! I want to join the Navy! But I can't. Why? Because they pilot boats in the Navy, not planes! Can I really claim discrimination because the Navy refuses to break with tradition? Furfuxsake!
My friend pointed out that my experience is limited to private groups, as compared to his own which includes being a public figure who works "countless" events in a large metropolitan area. He left traditional Witchcraft because he did not wish to be, "last among equals".
Now I may not have his years of experience, nor have I worked with large public audiences, but I have never left traditional Witchcraft. My experience lies in the fact that I am a 2nd degree initiate of British Tradition Gardnerian Wicca, with a Clan that spans most of the East Coast and a far away as Brazil, so I think I have a tad more insight into the awesome men who are proud to refer to themselves as "Witches".
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A day after the Spurs won preliminary approval for a $4 million taxpayer-funded practice facility at the AT&T Center complex, primarily for the Rampage, an official with the organization emphasized the need for the structure goes beyond the minor-league hockey team.
"It will be a mixed-use, public facility," Spurs Vice President Leo Gomez said Friday. "We hope to hold a variety of events there that will complement all our partners on the property."
Those events, Gomez said, range from youth hockey and basketball, to parties and receptions before concerts. The facility will also be open to public skating.
"Right now, we can't do any of that" at the AT&T Center, he said.
The Spurs Sports and Entertainment group, the holding company that owns the Spurs, Rampage and Silver Stars, wants to use part of the $24 million left over from the 1999 bond issue that financed construction of the AT&T Center to build the 35,400-square-foot steel structure.
Gomez said the Spurs hope to begin construction soon but that they have agreed not to seek reimbursement from Bexar County before 2013.
Thursday, the Spurs' proposal was approved by the Community Arenas Board, the landlord of the 175-acre East Side complex that is home to the Spurs and the adjacent Joe Freeman Coliseum.
But Gomez said it still must be approved by the Bexar County Commissioners Court and the AT&T Center's other tenant, the San Antonio Livestock Exposition (SALE) — which operates the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
The Spurs and the Livestock Exposition have not come to an agreement on the site of the structure.
Gomez said wherever the facility lands, it needs to be a "short walk" from the AT&T Center.
Meanwhile, Rampage coach Greg Ireland was ecstatic over the proposed facility.
He said the team currently leases a rink at the Ice & Golf Center at Northwoods for practice when the AT&T Center is not available but that having their own facility would be a big boost.
"This way, we wouldn't have to be hauling our equipment back and forth," he said.
Ireland said the facility also would serve as a major tool in promoting the sport to the youth of San Antonio.
Proposed facility wouldn't only be used by Rampage
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A Fly In The Champagne: After A Decade Of Bitter Rival Status, Kelly Slater And Andy Irons Come Together And Surf Off Their Differences.
An excerpt from A Fly In The Champagne authored by Sal Masekela: "Nobody was expecting this trip to happen. To get two seemingly mortal enemies to agree to sequester themselves on a tiny island with a half-dozen cameramen, a Hollywood interviewer capable of conjuring up tears during any interview, and an in-the-know magazine staff waiting with bated breath seemed like a ridiculous notion. Despite hectic schedules, preconceived notions, and the most heated rivalry in modern surf history, somehow it all came together. The end result was a ten-day purge of feelings, emotional baggage, dispelling rumors, talking it out, and a burying of the hatchet once and for all. Oh, we nearly forgot to mention that the waves were insane! … "
Prepare yourself for an epic article ten years in the making. Magazine hits newsstands 2/6/09…earlier to subscribers!


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text: Providence, R.I.-based Gilbane Building Co. has broken ground on a $15 million undersea exploration center and expansion and rehabilitation of the Pell Marine Science Library at the University of Rhode Island, Narragansett. The centerpiece of the 41,000-sf facility will be the Inner Space Center, which will use a satellite system and Internet2 to make it possible for URI scientists and students to participate in ocean-going research expeditions without leaving campus. Designed by Burt Hill, Boston, the new facility will also house new office and laboratory space, a central computing area, administrative offices, and a new campus gathering place. It will allow for growth of the Pell Library's collection and incorporate new electronic facilities to provide information services to users. Construction is expected to be completed in spring 2009.


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Section 527 groups are defined as having the primary
purpose of influencing elections. But they are exempt from the
contribution limits of federal law and the Federal Election
Commission's public disclosure requirements because they do not make
campaign contributions or explicit "vote for" and "vote against"
appeals to the general public. Yet many of these organizations
indirectly back federal candidates by running media "issue ads"
promoting or opposing such candidates, doing similar "voter education"
through direct mail or telephone, and training campaign workers.
During the 2002 congressional elections, Public
Citizen estimated that non-FEC regulated 527 groups active in the
elections raised at least $115 million in unregulated money. Among the
most active groups were the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Special Account, the Club for Growth, the
Sierra Club Voter Education Fund, the New Democratic Network, Emily's
List, the Republican Leadership Council and GOPAC.
Such groups, with their unlimited contributions, loom
larger than ever since the adoption of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform
Act of 2002 . BCRA severely restricts political parties' and
candidates' use of unlimited soft money from corporations, unions and
individuals in federal elections. However, the nonprofit sector is
emerging as an alternative financial vehicle for some of the former
party/candidate soft money -- and without the same level of
accountability of the old party soft money, which was at least
disclosed and relatively accessible to the public on the web.
Background of the New System
In July 2000, Congress mandated a Section 527 political organization
public disclosure system through the IRS. Although the IRS went beyond
the congressional mandate in putting financial information on the web,
its initial system had a number of widely recognized defects. Among the
most important, Congress had neglected to ask for certain critical
information including the dates of contributions and expenditures, the
purposes of spending, and updates on changes in organizational
structure. Secondly, the IRS website required users to know the exact
name of the organization they were seeking information about. Thirdly,
there was no requirement for 527 groups to provide their financial
information in electronic format so that it could be quickly and
accurately entered into a database where users could "search" and
"sort" the data to answer specific questions about one or more groups,
donors, or recipients. Fourthly, without electronic filing there was no
ability for users to download individual reports or even the whole
database so they could pose even more queries or merge the information
with other data they were analyzing.
In October 2002 Congress overwhelmingly passed new
527 legislation including provisions to fix the disclosure system.
These provisions:
A World of New Political Information
Thus far, the IRS has not only met the above requirements: it has
exceeded them. Notably, the website is searchable by even more
categories than Congress specified and the IRS has made the
organizations' annual information returns (Form 990) available on the
website as well. In the process of developing its response to the
legislation, the IRS met with major public interest users of 527
information, including CFI, and, as Director of Exempt Organizations
Steven Miller commented on July 8, "We heard the public's concerns
about the limitations of these features on the former site." CFI
congratulates IRS Commissioner Mark Everson and his staff on their
important achievements.
The newly revamped IRS "advanced search" of its
electronic database will, for the first time, allow users easy access
to large amounts of valuable information on the operations of 527
political groups. After July 31 -- the first reporting deadline under
mandatory electronic filing – journalists, voters and others will be
able to search for contributions and expenditures of 527 groups by name
of the group, donor or recipient (even if you do not know it exactly).
It will also be possible to search for this information by state and
zip code, employer, occupation, and level and date of contribution or
expenditure. To take one random example, if one wanted to find out,
before the new system went into effect, about large donors to the
pro-choice Democratic womens' group Emily's List -- or anything else
reported by a 527 -- one would have to go through each quarterly or
semi-annual paper filing scanned onto the website, page by page. After
July 31, a web search for large contributors to Emily's List will
quickly reveal, for example, that Gladys C. of Gainesville FL, a
self-employed counselor, gave a $50,000 contribution in the first three
months of 2002. The same search will also disclose all of Gladys C.'s
large contributions to Emily's List since 527s began reporting to the
IRS nearly three years ago, and the exact dates of all her
contributions reported after January 1, 2003. An additional search
under Gladys C's name will promptly unveil any contributions she made
to other 527s; and a search under "counselor" will uncover all
contributions to 527s by persons identifying their occupation as
Another search will provide important insights into
what 527 groups actually do with their receipts. For example, perusing
one of the lengthy paper filings of the Club for Growth, which supports
limited government and lower taxes, one finds it paid a total of
$19,000 to Red Sea, LLC in Washington, DC during April 2003. In the
near future, one will be able to search "Red Sea LLC" to see all of the
Club for Growth's expenditures on that vendor, what other 527s paid Red
Sea, and what the purposes of these expenditures were.
The "popular search" option will be particularly
useful for following "breaking news" and new developments including
last minute, pre-election spending. Users will be able to search for
527 disclosure reports made in the last day, week, month or year,
including by levels of total expenditures and contributions and by
particular contributors and recipients above certain amounts.
Results of all the searches will be "sortable" so
they can be arranged for example by size of contribution and
alphabetical order of name.
Finally, users will still be able to use the "basic
search" to inspect each individual paper or electronic report filed by
an organization.
of course is perfect, and we are concerned about certain features of
the new system that are not very user-friendly and that the IRS can
easily correct.
CFI will continue to monitor the
IRS disclosure system, including the effective initiation of the
electronic filing system beginning July 31. First, it will be important
to see how the website performs when it is in full operation. Second,
it will be critical whether the new electronic filing system contains
sufficient "validators" to require or prompt filers to fully and
accurately report and otherwise assures quality control of the data.
The new IRS site may be accessed at www.irs.gov/charities/political/
This report was written by Steve Weissman, Kim Conger and Nick Turner
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Now that the dust has settled in the southern hemisphere, we thought it was only right to hand out praise to the stars of Super Rugby, Round 15.
Without further ado, here comes our offering – be sure to send in your own 15-1 team selections.
Super Rugby, Team of Round 15
15 Ben Smith (Highlanders) – We begin this week arguably at the most contested jersey. Jason Woodward, Charles Piutau and Robbie Robinson were mightily impressive for the Rebels, Blues and Chiefs respectively, but with 147 metres Smith gets the nod. The All Black is, in our eyes, the form full-back in New Zealand even with the Highlanders struggling. Top performer.
14 Tom English (Rebels) – First off a couple of pats on the back for Tom Marshall and Lelia Masaga, the latter doing well coming off the bench. However, two tries couldn't be ignored as English's double saw off the 'Tahs. The Rebels' form – without Kurtley Beale and James O'Connor – deserves a round of applause, with Woodward and English part of a solid team effort.
13 Johan Sadie (Cheetahs) – Two tries for this outside centre on Saturday as he continues to bed in at the Bloemfontein outfit. He made over 50 metres with ball in hand – also creating one for Willie le Roux on 61 minutes – and seems to be flourishing in a side that likes to run the ball. A mention must go to Blues hard man Rene Ranger for another strong shift.
12 Christian Lealiifano (Brumbies) – Damian de Allende again proved he has bags of potential as a ball-carrying centre at Newlands but for his all round game management we had to go for Lealiifano. The likely starter against the British and Irish Lions ticks all the boxes in terms of defence and attack, scoring 15 as he compliments Tevita Kuridrani well.
11 Willie le Roux (Cheetahs) – While the Sharks vs Bulls game was one that lacked even a smidge of imagination with ball in hand, over at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium there was a winger trying all sorts. Le Roux, called by the Springboks last week, gave a beautiful no-look pass that created a try and again proved to be a key player. Got a try of his own on the hour.
10 Aaron Cruden (Chiefs) – Definitely won his personal battle with Dan Carter in Hamilton as he charged down the All Black starter for a try before then fending him off en route to a late penalty shot that took him to 18 points. A mention for Brumbies ten Matt Toomua while Heyneke Meyer will have noticed Demetri Catrakilis kicking well for the Kings on Saturday.
9 Nic White (Brumbies) – In the race for Australia's back-up scrum-half spot, White now has the upper hand over Nick Phipps. Scored a smart try, sliding over in the wet from eight metres out, while what was also impressive was his toughness in dusting off that hit from Rene Ranger. White's partnership with Toomua is one of the most underrated in the comp.
8 Scott Higginbotham (Rebels) – Has thrived since he was handed the captaincy and was immense in his side's victory over the Waratahs at the weekend. His experience proved invaluable as the Rebels managed to keep the Sydneysiders at bay during the closing stages of the match. Stormers youngster Nizaam Carr also impressed against the Reds, especially on defence with an incredible 29 tackles made.
7 Chris Alcock (Western Force) – Was one of the heroes of his side's thrilling win over the Highlanders in Perth. Carried well, did his bit on defence and was immense at the breakdown. Beats out Rebels counterpart Scott Fuglistaller who made 22 hits against the Waratahs.
6 Dave Dennis (Waratahs) – Was outstanding in the narrow defeat to the Rebels. Dennis led on attack for the Waratahs, with 139 metres gained, won two turnovers and five line-outs and never took a backward step on defence. Lappies Labuschagne also had a strong game for the Cheetahs against the Kings.
5 Eben Etzebeth (Stormers) – Impressed in his first outing at number five and is close to reaching the levels which won him higher honours in 2012. Was also tasked with calling the line-outs for the first time and succeeded at his job with aplomb. Won a handful of line-outs including a vital steal on a Reds throw and stood his ground in defence with 16 tackles.
4 Brodie Retallick (Chiefs) – Put in another busy shift in the Chiefs' epic win over the Crusaders. Went head-to-head against his All Blacks team-mates, Sam Whitelock and Luke Romano, and came out with his reputation intact. A willing ball-carrier and was also prepared to do the dirty work at the coalface of the exchanges up front.
3 Ben Alexander (Brumbies) – Was the cornerstone of the Brumbies' scrums in atrocious weather conditions against the Blues in Auckland. Also did admirably in his other core duties and gets in ahead of recalled Stormers prop Brok Harris who scrummed well against the Reds and also caught the eye with 20 tackles on defence.
2 Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs) – Does this guy ever play a bad game for the men from Bloemfontein? Strauss was, once again, at the forefront of his side's attacking forays in their win over the Kings and holds off the challenge from Brumbies counterpart Stephen Moore, who had a storming game in Auckland.
1 Nic Henderson (Rebels) – Another player who shone at his basics and got around the park in defence, making 10 tackles against the Waratahs. Force stalwart Pek Cowan also stood out against the Highlanders.
Article source: http://www.planet-rugby.co.za/story/0,25883,3551_8738434,00.html


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PHOENIX (AP) – On the final morning of 4-year-old Christopher Milke's life, his mother sent him off to visit Santa Claus at a Phoenix shopping mall in a triceratops sweatshirt and cowboy boots. Within hours, the little boy with the blond bangs and dark eyes was dead, shot three times in the head, his body curled in a dry desert wash on the fringe of the city.
Investigators quickly zeroed in on the mother, Debra Jean Milke, later condemned by her own family for treating Christopher with contempt. She was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.
But nearly 24 years after the crime, the case returns to a courtroom Monday _ with the verdict and the detective who cemented it effectively on trial.
A day after the killing, then-Phoenix police Detective Armando Saldate Jr. sat down alone with Milke to question her. A half-hour later, the young mother was arrested for plotting Christopher's murder based on a detailed confession, one whose veracity she and her defenders have refuted ever since.
But Saldate, a 21-year veteran of the force, proved a most convincing witness. Listening to him, jurors looked past the fact that he had ignored a directive to record the interview, failed to secure a witness to observe it and destroyed his notes. And prosecutors did not share with them, or Milke's own lawyer, a personnel record that included previous allegations of misconduct.
It came down to his hard-boiled version of the truth over hers, based on words uttered in an interrogation room turned "into a black box, leaving no objectively verifiable proof as to what happened inside," an appellate court opined in a scathing March decision setting aside Milke's conviction.
"No civilized system of justice should have to depend on such flimsy evidence," the court said.
This month, Milke was released on $250,000 bond as prosecutors prepare to bring her to trial once more. But holes in the case feed doubts that linger among both those certain of her guilt and those convinced of her innocence. Confronting those questions cannot bring Christopher back, but it is forcing reexamination of the system sworn to do him justice.
After all, the detective's testimony put Debbie Milke away. Now, will troubling questions about his police work and the way it was presented by prosecutors ensure her freedom?
When Milke came home to Phoenix in the fall of 1988, she was a 25-year-old single mom searching for a job and a place to live, and trying to keep her distance from an ex-husband she despised. The two were, nevertheless, bound together by a son.
Christopher was a rambunctious kid who liked cartoons and tearing around on a Big Wheel. In fading photos, the boy flashes a winning smile. But he also showed a hyperactive streak, throwing fits those close to Milke said got under her skin. In that way, he echoed his father, Mark, an alcoholic, back then, who served time for driving under the influence with a suspended license.
"He looked like my clone," recalls Christopher's father, who has since changed his name to Arizona Milke and remains convinced of his ex-wife's guilt. "Debbie often called him Mark by mistake, and he'd get this Kool-Aid grin on his face and say `I'm not Mark. I'm Chris. Mark's my daddy.'"
After the couple split, Milke and Christopher stayed for a time in Colorado with family friend Dorothy Markwell, who remembers Milke as a "young mom trying to make it with her child."
"She wasn't a bad mom. She was a mom still learning," Markwell says, recalling how Milke read to Christopher each night and how she panicked when the boy wandered away and ended up at a neighbor's home.
But Markwell confirms her testimony at Milke's trial: "Yeah, she would say `This kid looks so much like Mark I can't stand it!'" she says. "Does that mean she was wanting him murdered? No!"
Markwell heard little from Milke after she and Christopher left. But back in Phoenix, Milke found ready support. She frequently left Christopher with her sister, Sandy, her ex-husband's parents or her father, a former Air Force military policeman. Soon she found a secretarial job at an insurance agency.
And she met James Styers, a Vietnam veteran who sublet her and Chris a room in his apartment.
Then came the morning of Dec. 2, 1989. According to Milke, Christopher asked his mother if he could go with Styers to a shopping mall to see Santa Claus. On the way, Styers picked up a friend, Roger Scott.
What authorities say happened next is based on interviews Saldate and others conducted with Scott and Milke.
Instead of heading to the mall, Scott told police, the two men drove to the edge of Phoenix, telling Christopher they were going to look for snakes. There, amid rocks and creosote bushes, Styers shot Christopher, then drove to the mall and reported him missing.
Scott, court records show, told police that the killing was Milke's idea _ and that all three had planned to share in a $5,000 life insurance policy she held on the child.
The day after Christopher's disappearance, Saldate and Milke came face-to-face, and soon the mother was placed under arrest along with her alleged cohorts.
On the witness stand at Milke's 1990 trial, Saldate spoke with the assurance of a man who'd spent many hours in courtrooms. Confronted, the detective testified, Milke opened up to him.
"`Look, I just didn't want him to grow up like his father. I'm not a crazy person. I'm not an animal. I just didn't want him to grow up like that,'" Saldate testified she told him.
"She said that she then decided that it would be best for Christopher Milke to die."
When it was her turn to take the stand, Milke denied uttering those words. She also claimed she never waived her right to have an attorney present, and that Saldate badgered her into talking. While Saldate's recounting was correct in content _ except for anything that could be considered a confession _ it was wrong in context, she told jurors.
"I said, `I just didn't want Christopher to grow up like his dad.' Is there anything wrong with that?" Milke testified.
Jurors, though, placed their faith in the detective's account, despite learning he had failed to record the interrogation.
But there was more: Milke's sister, Sandy, testified, describing a woman who was never fit to be a mother. Before sentencing, she reiterated those claims, telling court officials that Milke once taped a pacifier to Christopher's mouth to keep him from spitting it out and sometimes threw him across the room.
The jury also learned that Milke had dated a co-worker, Ernie Sweat. Prosecutors described a budding relationship with long-term potential _ until Christopher got in the way, which, they said, played into the motive. Sweat, in an interview with The Associated Press, said the notion of Chris as a burden is "absolutely not true."
Milke, meanwhile, often appeared cold and detached on the witness stand, which her supporters blamed on antidepressants she was taking.
Brent Whiting, who covered the trial as a reporter for The Arizona Republic, remembers one moment when the prosecutor produced Christopher's tiny cowboy boots. Milke's face, Whiting recalled, soured with disgust.
"What jurors saw was a very cold heart," Whiting said. "I thought: `It's all over.'"
In closing arguments, prosecutor Noel Levy returned repeatedly to the only thing that tied Milke directly to the killing: Saldate's testimony about the interrogation.
"What is the keystone of the state's case, really?" the prosecutor told jurors. "It's the confession of Debra Milke."
At trial, Milke's lawyers had sought to learn more about Detective Saldate, but requests for the entirety of his personnel file were rebuffed by prosecutors, the Phoenix Police Department and the trial judge. Not until Milke was already convicted did a far fuller portrait of the policeman _ and his past problems _ begin to take shape.
Among them, according to court documents:
_ In 1973, Saldate was suspended for five days after he stopped a female motorist and "took liberties" with her before agreeing to meet her later for sex. He then lied to investigators about the incident, admitting to it only after a polygraph test. In a disciplinary write-up, signed by the police chief and the city manager, Saldate was told "your image of honesty, competency, and overall reliability must be questioned."
_ In 1982, he interrogated a suspect who was strapped to a hospital bed and so incoherent he did not know his own name. At a later court hearing, those statements were suppressed.
_ In 1989, when the defendant in a killing invoked his right to remain silent, Saldate pushed on with an interrogation, telling the man he didn't want an admission but only his side of the story. An appeals court later found that had violated the defendant's rights and suppressed some of the statements.
Other allegations cited in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion setting aside Milke's conviction include lying or omitting details in testimony before grand juries.
The police department gave "free rein to a lawless cop to misbehave … undermining the integrity of the system of justice they were sworn to uphold," the court's chief judge, Alex Kozinski, wrote in an opinion that also castigated prosecutors.
The appeals panel sent its opinion to federal authorities, asking them to investigate whether Saldate's conduct amounted to repeated civil rights violations. Last month, the U.S. attorney's office in Arizona said statutes of limitations had passed and it had no case against Saldate.
Saldate retired in 1990, and was later elected to a county constable post. He has since left that job and still resides in Phoenix. He did not return messages from the AP. His lawyer also has not returned telephone messages. The Phoenix Police Department declined comment, as did Levy.
Bill Montgomery, the chief county prosecutor now, dismisses the appeals court's findings as a "wild-goose chase" and insists it got the allegations against Saldate wrong. He called the court's findings "patently false," referring to them as "grandiose mischaracterizations."
As he prepares to retry Milke, Montgomery is also standing by Saldate's testimony about Milke's confession. Asked if he felt Saldate was an honest police officer, Montgomery said, "I believe he gave honest testimony" at Milke's trial.
But his ability to retry Milke hangs on whether a new jury will believe Saldate _ and if he will even testify. The others charged in the case, Scott and Styers, never testified at Milke's trial. They were convicted of murder in separate trials and remain on death row.
Saldate's attorney said in court this month that he had advised his client to assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. A new judge has made clear that if Saldate doesn't take the stand at her retrial, Milke's purported confession can't be used.
On Monday, attorneys on both sides return to court to discuss the case.
Without the confession, "there's really no case," Milke's attorney, Michael Kimerer, said. "When do you stop being vindictive and start doing justice? I think it's time for that."
But without a trial, how will doubts about both the defendant and the detective be put to rest? Even the judge who sentenced Milke to death says it is time to reopen the case.
"Personally, I'm glad that Debra Milke is alive and well, and that she is going to get a new trial," now-retired Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Cheryl Hendrix told the AP in an interview.
"Without a smoking gun, there's always doubt in the back of one's mind."
AP news researcher Rhonda Shafner contributed to this story. Geller, an AP national writer, reported from New York. He and Skoloff can be reached at features(at)ap.org or followed on Twitter at
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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Schafer Houston needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 79 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
Schafer Houston - Cabinetmakers
We are a superior and elite level company specializing in quality (not crappy shit) work in residential woodworking, such as:
- custom cabinets
- custom countertops
- solid/hardwood furniture
We control the whole process, design, build and install, to ensure the best damn product.
- north america
- home owners
- renovators
- 30 - 55 years old
- middle to high income
- people with discriminating taste and style
Logo should focus primarily on a wordmark of the name, "Schafer Houston", secondarily focusing on the word "Cabinetmakers".
A "initial graphic" of the letters "S" and "H" could be experimented with.
Logo should be:
Creative symbols representing the work we do will be considered as long as they accompany the above name.
All classy color combinations will be considered but we are currently partial to a rich blue with a suitable accent color.
Logo should work as full color, one color and black & white.
Logo should not be:
-too detailed
-do not use a graphic of a saw... no saws... use a saw and be ELIMINATED
Final files should be editable AI or EPS with appropriate fonts.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Golf Tips – Cape May Par 3 & Driving Range
Cape May Par 3 & Driving Range is an 18 hole par 3 golf course, with holes ranging from 75-150 yards in length and full size greens. It only costs $15.95 to play and $10 for jrs. 10 and under. A full length driving range is also available.
Your grip can increase your distance, accuracy and consistency of your swing.
Keeping your chest aimed towards the ground ensures better ball contact.
From the very new to the more experienced golfer, 6 years old to 96, everyone enjoys golf here. It's a great place it to learn the game. The full sized greens are in excellent condition.