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The recent death of a Massachusetts woman who committed suicide just before her foreclosed home was to be auctioned is but another example of the widespread mortgage crisis facing our nation.
The recent death of a Taunton, Mass., woman who committed suicide just before her foreclosed home was to be auctioned is but another example of the widespread mortgage crisis facing our nation.
Everyday, newspapers are filled with one story after another, putting a human face to those who've lost their most valued possession.
In Taunton, police found Carlene Balderrama, 53, shot to death by her husband's high powered rifle Tuesday, 90 minutes before her foreclosed home was scheduled to be sold at auction. Balderrama faxed a letter to her mortgage company at 2:30 p.m., saying that "By the time you foreclose on my house I'll be dead."
News reports say that neither her husband, who for three years straight had a Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing rejected by the courts, nor her 24-year-old son knew that the mortgage hadn't been paid in more than three years, and that foreclosure proceedings were at the point of no return.
The causes of the mortgage crisis and what can be done to ensure the economy isn't further damaged by it vary, depending on a person's political persuasion.
Many put the blame squarely on the shoulders of homeowners who, they say, should have known that they could not afford the payments.
We wouldn't be in this crisis if the government, under the guise of equal opportunity, hadn't forced companies to lend money to those of less means - a large percentage who happen to be minorities - suggests one conservative Boston talk show host.
"Some people are qualified buyers (i.e. they can pay loan back), some less so - and the difference is discernable, even obvious," Jay Severin of WTKK writes on his blog. "Equal opportunity lender meant/means we will substitute political judgement for fiscal judgment and lend lots of money to people we know in advance cannot possibly re-pay it...and pass the burden onto the gov't (i.e. all the other people who are re-paying their own loans). The banking/mortgage collapse is not complicated, it is welfare writ large."
There's some truth to that sentiment. There are plenty of people living beyond their means, on the edge of a financial crisis caused by their own stupidity, who look for a government bail out when the bottom drops out.
Meanwhile, others blame banks, the sub-prime mortgage industry and unscrupulous lenders, eager to make a massive commission, providing credit to people whom they knew would default. By the time the default happens, the loan has been long resold, and the original lender has nothing to worry about.
Last week, there was a very informative discussion on PBS "Bill Moyers Journal" about the devastation in a single Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhood where more than 1,000 homes sit empty and decaying due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
Most of the people in this piece were elderly, folks who owned homes and took out a second mortgage to re-roof the structure or make other needed repairs.
Cleveland officials tried to persuade the Federal Reserve to intervene to stop predatory lending practices, and when it did nothing, the City Council passed an ordinance to ban predatory loans. But the Ohio State Legislature rendered the ordinance null and void by passing a state law prohibiting cities from regulating lenders.
City officials have now filed a lawsuit against 21 investment banks and mortgage companies that have foreclosed on thousands of Cleveland homes, contending that the high foreclosure rate was "the only possible result of flooding the local market with sub-prime mortgages." The city seeks redress for the hundreds of millions it has diverted from schools and other departments to demolish homes, and deal with health concerns and crimes that occur due to homes sitting empty.
On the program, William Greider, a columnist and author of several books on capitalism, pointed the blame directly at lenders.
"This is usury," he said about what's happening in Cleveland."(Usury) is rich people taking advantage of poor people by lending them money on terms that are sure to make them fail. All three of the great religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, had a moral prohibition against usury..People of great wealth and their institutions like banks naturally have the power to overwhelm people of lesser means. And you can't allow that in a decent society."
Personally, I believe both camps have it right. As New York Times columnist David Brooks brilliantly noted in a recent column "The Debt Trap," we've turned into a society that wants everything now and with easy access to credit, many people shop 'til they drop.
As with any social change, many players took part in creating this new mind-set.
"America once had a culture of thrift," Brooks wrote. " But over the past decades, that unspoken code has been silently eroded. Some of the toxins were economic. Rising house prices gave people the impression that they could take on more risk. Some were cultural. We entered a period of mass luxury, in which people down the income scale expect to own designer goods. Some were moral. Schools and other institutions used to talk the language of sin and temptation to alert people to the seductions that could ruin their lives. They no longer do."
The cause of the crisis, as Severin noted, is not complicated. It's really ages old. It's not caused by the government, and the government really has little power to correct it. It can be described with one word: Greed.
Tackle that, and there is no crisis.
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My buddy Guy Hodges from Midland/Odessa came out for a visit with his dog, Daisy.
Life off the grid in the SW Texas desert. An experiment in sustainable living. NUMBERS AT THE END OF EACH BLOG POST: temp at 8PM,high temp,low temp,rainfall,wind conditions(CalmBreezyWindyGusty). YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFieldLab Daily live streams at https://www.youtube.com/thefieldlab/live
Hi Guy, Another beautiful dog! Wonderful to see you looking fit and happy and having a great time at TFL.
John, the roof is ever more remarkable.
Every time I screw up something it doesn't come out looking like that.
In attempting to find your exact location on Google Earth I found lots of other buildings and trailers scattered all over the desert. Where do these people derive the income to to exist in such isolation? I did find The Field Lab at Lat 29 32'53.09"N Lon 103 35'10.80"W with the nearest neighbor all the way over on Hiway 118. You are one tough man that puts a lot of thought into your project.
nice shell casing snap!
Glad you had some more company today, and y'all had a chance to get some shooting in.
The ends of the greenhouse are coming together nicely, and you addressed my next question today, namely the north and south sides. Your solution to closing them off looks great. Good that that purlin just happened to line up perfectly!


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'No Correlation Between CO2 and Global Temperature'.
Apart from during the past 120 YEARS, that is.
This assumes that the AiG graph (NO direct source is cited though the article claims that Figure 2 depicts a comparison of "CO2 estimates of Etheridge with temperature estimates of Ljungqvist") is even accurate; I have read that the average atmospheric concentration of CO2 was believed to have been 290 ppm in 1900 (not around 1870 as this graph implies).
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LATROBE, Pa. - Brett Keisel is less worried about his responsibilities as the Pittsburgh Steelers' new right defensive end than he is about what fans might say when a back runs through his side of the line.
"People are going to say 'Well, if Kimo was there the play would've been different,'" Keisel said. "There is a lot of pressure. But I like pressure."
So far, he's handling it well. Keisel gained 15 pounds to better replace the departed Kimo von Oelhoffen and is drawing raves as training camp reaches the middle of its second week. The consensus is that Keisel brings the same rush he did as a passing-down lineman for the past two years, but that he can also handle two gaps in the Steelers' 3-4 defense.
Left tackle Marvel Smith, who has to block Keisel in practice, raved about the difference he's seen this year.


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When I read that the topic for this month's Rocket City Bloggers blog carnival was "food," I assumed it would be a walk in the park.
Surely, I thought to myself, I have some lovely definitive post about food that I can submit as my entry.
So I searched through my archives, and was surprised at how little I had, being a man who loves food and all. And, in reading the little I had, it made me realize that I really didn't know what I would say if I were to try to write a definitive post.
But in looking at old posts that I might could submit, I came across one about things I ate on a business trip to Cleveland that had a lot of good photos, and that inspired me to look at some of my old food photography.
It's been a while since I've written on here about my 365project, but I am still doing it, and this inspired me to go back through and collect all the food and drink pictures I've taken in over two years of doing the project. The results were actually rather interesting. Some of the pictures were much better than others, there were some interesting recurring things (Starbucks and pizza in particular), and then some others that, when viewed together, somewhat say some interesting things about food and how and what we eat.
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text: Diabetics: It's fun to say Bionic Pancreas but how about a reality check June 30, '14 Comments [23] Posted in Diabetes Sponsored By The state of healthcare reporting is just abysmal. It's all link-bait. It's fun to write things like "Random Joe invents cure for diabetes in his garage, saves dying 5 year old." It's surely less fun to read them with you're the one with the disease. IMPORTANT UPDATE: Scott (me) has now interviewed Dr. Steven Jon Russell, MD, PhD, a member of the Bionic Pancreas Team! Check out their interview at http://hanselminutes.com/431. It's time for medical journalists to try a little harder and pushback against editors that write headlines optimized for pageviews. The thing is, I've met a dozen General Practitioners who are themselves confused about how diabetes works, and link-bait journalism just ruins it for the public, too. I've received no fewer than 50 personal emails or FB posts from well-meaning friends this last week. "Have you heard? They've cured your diabetes with a bionic pancreas!" I have been a Type 1 Diabetic for 20 years, I've worn an insulin pump 24 hours a day for the last 15 years (that's over 130,000 hours, in case you're counting), I'm a diabetes off-label body hacker with an A1C of 5.5%. What's that mean to you? I'm not a doctor, but I'm a hell of a good diabetic. I know what I'm talking about because I'm living it, and living it well. A doctor may be able to tell me to adjust my insulin every 3 months when I see them, but they aren't up with me at 4 am in a hotel in Germany with jet-lag telling me what to do when I'm having a low. Forgive me this hubris, but it comes from 75,000 finger pricks and yes, it hurts every time, and no, my insulin pump doesn't automatically cure me. Last year the FDA approved an Insulin Pump that shuts off automatically if it detects the wearer is having a low sugar. The press and the company itself called this new feature an "artificial pancreas." Nonsense. It's WAY too early to call this Insulin Pump an Artificial Pancreas. Now we are seeing a new "bionic" pancreas for which that the press is writing headlines like "A Father Has Invented a Bionic Organ to Save His Son From Type 1 Diabetes" and "Bionic Pancreas" Astonishes Diabetes Researchers." It's a great proof concept for a closed system based on dual insulin pumps (one with glucagon) and a high accuracy CGM managed by an iPhone. But that's a not a fun headline, is it? "Boston University biomedical engineer Ed Damiano and a team of other researchers published a study earlier this month detailing a system that could prevent these dangerous situations." Indeed, the study in the New England Journal of Medicine where Ed Damiano, Ph.D. is listed alongside Steven J. Russell, M.D., Ph.D., Firas H. El-Khatib, Ph.D., Manasi Sinha, M.D., M.P.H., Kendra L. Magyar, M.S.N., N.P., Katherine McKeon, M.Eng., Laura G. Goergen, B.S.N., R.N., Courtney Balliro, B.S.N, R.N., Mallory A. Hillard, B.S., David M. Nathan, M.D. They are clearly all brilliant and of note. Let's break the study down. "...we compared glycemic control with a wearable, bihormonal, automated, "bionic" pancreas (bionic-pancreas period) with glycemic control with an insulin pump (control period) for 5 days in 20 adults and 32 adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus." They are trying to improve blood sugar control. That means keeping my numbers as "normal" as possible to avoid the nasty side-effects like blindness and amputation in the long-term with highs, and death and coma with lows. The general idea is that since my actual pancreas isn't operating, I'll need another way to get insulin into my system. "Bihormonal" means they are delivering not just insulin, which lowers blood sugar, but also glucagon, which effectively raises blood sugar. They tested this for 5 days on a bunch of people. "The device consisted of an iPhone 4S (Apple), which ran the control algorithm, and a G4 Platinum continuous glucose monitor (DexCom) connected by a custom hardware interface." I use a DexCom G4, by the way. It's a lovely device and it gives me an estimate of my blood sugar every 5 minutes by drawing a parallel between what it detects in the interstitial fluid of my own fat and tissues (not my whole blood) and then sends it wirelessly to a handset. I currently then make calculations in my head and decide (Note that keyword: decide) how much insulin to take. I then manually tell my Medtronic Insulin Pump how much insulin to take. The DexCom must be calibrated at least twice daily with a whole blood finger stick. Also, it's not too accurate on day 1, and can be wholly inaccurate after it's listed 7 day effectiveness range. But it's that keyword that this project is trying to help with. Decide. I have to decide, calculate, guess, determine. That's hard for me as an adult. It's near-impossible for an 8 year old. Or an 80-year old. Computers are good at calculating, maybe it can do this tedious work for us. The thing is, with Type 1 Diabetes there's dozens of other factors to consider. How much did I eat? What did I eat? Am I sick? Does my stomach work? Do I digest slowly? Quickly? Do I have any acetaminophen in my system? Am I going jogging afterwards? Is this insulin going bad? Is the insulin pump's cannula bent, and dozens (I'm sure I could come up with a hundred) of other factors. Read Lane Desborough's paper (PPT as a PDF) on "Applying STPA (System Theoretic Process Analysis) to the Artificial Pancreas for People with Type 1 Diabetes" for a taste of what needs to be done. The brilliance of this system - this "bionic" pancreas - is this...and these are MY words, no one else's: The two pump bionic pancreas system gives you rather a LOT of insulin if needed (as if it's descending a plane quickly and dramatically) then it pulls you up nicely with a bit of glucagon (as if the pilot screamed pull up as he noticed the altitude change). It's the addition of the glucagon to get you out of lows that is interesting. Typically Diabetics have a big syringe of glucagon in the fridge for emergencies. If you're super low - dangerously loopy - your partner can get you out of it with a big bolus of glucagon. But if you put glucagon in an insulin pump, you can deliver tiny amounts and now you are are moving the graph in two directions. Think I'm kidding about the "pull up, pull up" analogy? Here's a snippet of a graph from page 15 of one of the Appendices (PDF). Note around 19:00, the blue bar going down, that's a lot of insulin. Then the BG numbers come down, FAST. Note the black triangle at around 20:20. That's "pull up, pull up" and a bolus of glucagon in red. And more, and more, in fact, there are many glucagon boluses keeping the numbers up, presumably happening while the subject sleeps. Then around 07:00 the numbers rise, presumably from the Dawn Effect, and another automatic insulin bolus (an overcorrection) and then more glucagon. It's a wonderfully controlled roller-coaster. This isn't using the word roller-coaster as a pejorative - that is the life I lead as a diabetic. It's also not mentioned in the press that this system uses lot more insulin than I do today. A lot more, due to it's "dose and correct" algorithm's design. "Among the other 11 patients, the mean total daily dose of insulin was 50% higher during the bionic-pancreas period than during the control period (P=0.001);" UPDATE: I spoke to Dr. Russell, and I'm not entirely correct that this system uses a lot more insulin. The system didn't use much more insulin in diabetic kids who have very controlled diets, and was 50% higher in only some of the adults, presumably because (anecdotally) many of them were eating a lot more and "testing" the extents of the system. I use about 40U a day, total. So we're looking at me using perhaps 60U a day with this system. As with any drug, though, insulin use has its side effects. It can cause fat deposits, scarring at injection sites, and we can become resistant to it. It'd be interesting to think about a study where someone's on 50% more insulin for years. Would that cause increases in any of these side effects? I don't know, but it's an interesting question. Should a closed system also optimize for doing its job with the minimum possible insulin. I optimize for that today, on my own, hoping that it will make a difference in the long run. But, glucagon isn't pump friendly as it is today. An unfortunate note that isn't covered in any of the press is that they are having to replace the glucagon every day. Juxtapose that with what I do currently with insulin. I keep my pump filled and swap out its contents and cannula (insertion site) every 4-7 days. Insulin itself can surface ~28 days at room temperature although it's most often refrigerated. Changing one of the pumps daily is a bummer, as they point out. "...the poor stability of currently available glucagon formations necessitated daily replacement of the glucagon in the pump with freshly reconstituted material." It's early, people. It's not integrated, it's a proof of concept. It's impressive, to be sure, but Rube-Goldbergian in its hardware implementation. Two pumps, a Dexcom G4 inside a docking station, receiving BG data over RF from the transmitter, then the Dexcom wirelessly talking to an iPhone within another docking station. "Since a single device that integrates all the components of a bionic pancreas is not yet available, we had to rely on wireless connectivity to the insulin and glucagon pumps, which was not completely reliable." I'm not trying undermine, undercut, or minimize the work, it's super promising, but medical journalists need to seriously understand what's really going on here. Fast forward a few years, and there will very likely be an bi-hormonal "double" pump with both (more stable) glucagon and insulin that combines with a continuous glucose meter that provides the average Type 1 Diabetic with a reasonable solution to keep their numbers out of imminent danger. Great for kids, a relief for many. But, just as pumps are today, it'll be USD$5000 to USD$10000. It will require insurance, and equipment, it'll require testing and software, it'll require training, and it won't be - it can't be - perfect. This is a move forward, but it's not a cure. Accept it for what it is, a step in the right direction. Do I want it? Totally. But, journalists and families of diabetics, let's not overreact or get too ahead of ourselves. Does this mean I should eat crap and the machine will take care of it? No. I'm healthy today because I care to be. I work at it. Every day. As I'm typing now, I know my numbers, my trend-line, and my goal: stay alive another day. Read my article from 2001 - yes, that's 13 years ago - called One Guy, an Insulin Pump, and 8 PDAs: "I imagine a world of true digital convergence -- assuming that I won't be cured of diabetes by some biological means in my lifetime -- an implanted pump and glucose sensor, an advanced artificial pancreas. A closed system for diabetics that automatically senses sugar levels and delivers insulin has been the diabetics' holy grail for years. But with the advent of wireless technology and the Internet, my already optimistic vision has brightened. If I had an implanted device with wireless capabilities, it could be in constant contact with my doctor. If the pump failed, it could simultaneously alert me, my doctor, and the local emergency room, downloading my health history in preparation for my visit. If it was running low on insulin, the pump could report its status to my insurance company, and I'd have new insulin delivered to my doorstep the next day. But that's not enough. With Bluetooth coming, why couldn't my [PDA] monitor my newly implanted smart-pump?" Go an educate yourselves about the "We Are Not Waiting" movement. Hear how Scott Leibrand has a "DIY Artificial Pancreas" that's lowered his girlfriends average blood sugar dramatically using only an DexCom G4 and smart algorithms. You can make a change today, at your own risk, of course. Read about the The DiabetesMine D-Data ExChange and how non-profit Tidepool is creating open source software and systems to make innovation happen now, rather than waiting for it. Get the code, join the conversation. Exercise, eat better, read, work. You can hack your Diabetes today. #WeAreNotWaiting Related Links and Writings It's WAY too early to call this Insulin Pump an Artificial Pancreas The Sad State of Diabetes Technology in 2012 Scott's Diabetes Explanation: The Airplane Analogy YOUTUBE: How my diabetes equipment works Sponsor: Thanks to friends at RayGun.io. I use their product and LOVE IT. Get notified of your software's bugs as they happen! Raygun.io has error tracking solutions for every major programming language and platform - Start a free trial in under a minute! About Scott Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. He is a failed stand-up comic, a cornrower, and a book author. About Newsletter Sponsored By Hosting By Comments [23] Share on: Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or use the Permalink


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Edwin Mccain - Holy City Chords & Tabs
Holy City Chords & Tabs
I know for a fact that this is right!!!! D Asus2 F#m7 E Midnight in the holy city D Asus2 E A playground for restless souls D Asus2 F#m7 E And graveyards for the sons of fort sumpter Bsus D And the ghostly daughter wait for their boys to come home Moonlight in the holy city So thick it warms the air I burned my heart on a sweet southern flame Like a hug from your mama sayin it will be okay [ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/edwin_mccain/holy_city_tab.html ] Chorus: D Asus2 Spilt my blood in the holy city F#m7 E Seen the flood of a thousand rains D Asus2 Ran away from the holy city Bsus D Asus2 F#m7 E Heard the spirits in the steeple singin youll be back again D Asus2 E Youll be back brother Its sunrise in the holy city The kings and queens shuffle by. Oh im born here of my own ashes Just lay me down there until I die Chorus After second chorus play the verse a few times, just whatever you want. I like to do it two times singing youll be back, youll be back again some day, youll be back brother, but it is whatever you want. Bridge F#m7 Bm7 Oh I see visions lord I see visions Asus2 E Hanging in the summer sky Bm7 D I fell in love lost my heart Esus E I Laughed until I cried D Asus2 D Asus2 D Asus2 In the holy city in the holy city in the holy city Bsus D I heard the spirits in the steeple singing youll be back------------- fade out playing the verse again, and singing youll be back again this is a great song by a great artist, if you have any questions e mail me at email@example.com


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Give Back This Season
Looking to share your bounty this holiday season? Below are some of my favorite Seattle-area organizations who can use your time, household items, toys, and more to help improve the lives of homeless and low-income families in our area. You might also check out these tips on how to make the most of charitable giving.
Northwest Harvest's mission is to end hunger in Washington. They partner with 375 food pantries, meal programs, and high-need schools across the state to provide nutritious food and promote good health for those in need. You can help by volunteering at the Cherry Street Food Bank in Seattle (children in 3rd grade or older are welcome to volunteer with you!). You can also host a virtual food drive or make a cash/vehicle donation.
1 (800) 722-6924
Cherry Street Food Bank: 711 Cherry Street, Seattle
Kent Warehouse: 22220 68th Ave S, Kent
Mary's Place helps homeless women, children and families from the greater King County area. With a list of families that has double this year, the need for help is higher than ever. You or your organization might consider supporting their giving tree (donations due by December 7th) or joining in the Brooks Holiday Fun Run on December 1st benefiting the No Child Sleeps Outside campaign. You can also volunteer your time, donate wishlist items, or share your used clothing, blankets, and coats.
(206) 621-8474
Donation Center in SODO: 9 South Nevada St, Seattle
Family Center in North Seattle: 1155 N 130th St, Seattle
Hopelink provides critical services to homeless and low-income families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities on north and east King County. You can help by donating food or grocery gift cards to their food bank, contributing unwrapped toys to their holiday gift room, or volunteering to help with their holiday giving events.
(425) 869-6000
8990 154th Ave NE, Redmond
Each night in Seattle, 700-1,000 young people are homeless and most were traumatized before they reached the streets. YouthCare builds confidence and self-sufficiency for homeless youth by providing a continuum of care that includes outreach, basic services, emergency shelter, housing, counseling, education, and employment training. Lend a hand by volunteering, hosting a drive, or hiring a YouthCare graduate.
(206) 694-4500
2500 NE 54th Street, Seattle
Did you know less than 50% of Washington state youth in foster care graduate from high school? Treehouse seeks to level the playing field by providing academic and other essential support foster kids need to graduate at the same rate as their peers, with a plan for their future. You can help by volunteering, hosting a drive or donating to their holiday program.
(206) 767-7000
2100 24th Avenue S./Suite 200
With a mission to help people in need of immediate food assistance, the Emergency Feeding Program partners with 240 local agencies to distribute 50,000 bags of quality, nutritional food and ensure that no one will go hungry tonight. You can help by donating these most needed foods or making a cash contribution.
(425) 277-0300
851 Houser Way N, Renton
Eastside Baby Corner was founded by a local pediatric nurse concerned about the large numbers of babies in her practice who began life without basic essentials like adequate food, clothing, beds, or safety equipment. Today Eastside Baby Corner's location in Issaquah, Northshore and Bremerton collect, purchase, and distribute essential care items such as formula, diapers, carseats, warm coats, school supplies, and more for babies and children in need. You can help out by volunteering, donating, or organizing a drive.
Eastside Baby Corner:
(425) 865-0234
1510 NW Maple St. in Issaquah
6524 NE 181st Street, Suite 6, Kenmore1463 NE Dawn Road, Suite B, Bremerton
Since 1947, The U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program has distributed 548 million toys to 251 million children in need. Consider helping out this year by donating a new toy, volunteering, or asking your organization to become a toy drop site.
Click Here for Toy Drop Off Locations
Coordinator: Gunnery Sergeant James Wells, (253) 720-9858
Every year, nearly 40% of our country's food ends up in landfills, while millions go hungry. Food Lifeline attempts to solve both problems by rescuing millions of pounds of surplus food from farmers, manufacturers, grocery stores, and restaurants. They then deliver this healthy and nutritious food to more than 300 food banks, shelters and meal programs across Western Washington–providing 97,000 meals every day. You can help by volunteering (opportunities are available for kids as young as 6, too!), donating funds or hosting a food drive.
(206) 545-6600
815 S 96th St, Seattle
Wellspring helps low-income and vulnerable individuals, children and families in Seattle and King County address issues such as mental health, family homelessness, early learning, basic needs, and domestic violence intervention. Each year they help thousands of children and families break cycles of instability, homelessness, and adversity to achieve positive, permanent change. You can help by donating to their Giving Together holiday campaign or getting your children involved in the Kids Helping Kids youth philanthropy program.
(206) 826-3050
1900 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle
Founded and run by a group of philanthropic women over 100 years ago, Seattle Children's mission is to provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. You can help their patients by donating a new toy or gift card, volunteering, contributing funds, or supporting one of its guilds (such as the Project Kids Cancer Cure Guild).
(206) 987-2000
4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
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2018 Holiday Happenings in the Seattle Area
Our Northwest holidays may be wet, but they're still bright! Make the most of the season with Seattle favorites—such as dazzling light displays and the Parade of Boats—along with new additions like the "Enchant" event with light mazes and ice skating inside Safeco field. Scroll down for all the details…
WildLights at Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98103
click here to get tickets
- Dates/Times: Open nightly 11/23/18 – 1/5/19 | 5:30 – 8:30 pm
- Cost: $9.95 – $14.95 per person (ages 2 and under are free)
- Promotion: Get a 10% group discount on WildLights tickets for groups of 20+ (12/14/18 – 1/5/19).
- Parking: Free parking is available at all lots after 4:30 pm (admission at both gates)
- Food: Refreshments are available at food kiosks, Pizza Corner, and at the Pacific Blue Chowder House (with covered seating provided). You are also welcome to bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages.
- Special activities: Carousel, fire pits, select indoor animal exhibits, ZooStore, & indoor snowball fights at the Snowmazium
- Closures: December 12, 24 & 25, 2018
Winterfest at Seattle Center
305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109
- Dates/Times: Winter train & village open daily 11/23/18 – 12/31/18 | 10 am – 6 pm
Winterfest Ice Rink open 11/23/18 – 1/6/19, Sun-Thu from 11 am – 8 pm, Fri-Sat from 11 am – 10 pm
- Cost: Free for all ages (ice skating is $2 – $8 including rental)
- Parking: Paid parking available at the Mercer Garage, 1st Ave N Garage, 5th Ave N Garage, and Theatre Commons Lot. Click here for the campus map
- Food: A multitude of dining options await you in the Armory
- Special events: Ice skating at the Winterfest Ice Rink, ice sculpting, caroling, the Winter Train & Village, and more!
- Holiday Closure: 12/25
Enchant at Safeco Field
1250 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
click here to get tickets
- Dates/Times: 11/23/18 – 12/30/18 | Sun-Thu from 4 – 10 pm, Fri-Sat from 4 – 11 pm
- Cost: $19 – $32.99 per person (ages 3 and under are free) | VIP passes with dinner starting at $64.99
- Promotions: Discount days on 11/27, 12/4 & 12/11 | Discount on final 2 hours of any day | Group discounts for 15 or more
- Parking: $8 – $60 at Safeco Field Garages or check out the city's Interactive Parking Map
- Food: Seasonal food and treat concessions throughout
- Activities: Ice skating trail, light maze, visits with Santa & Mrs. Claus, nightly live music & shows, gift market
- Closures: 11/26, 12/3 & 12/10
Garden d'Lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main Street, Bellevue WA 98005
click here to get tickets
- Dates/Times: Open nightly 11/24/18 – 12/30/18 | 4:30 – 9:00 pm
- Cost: $5 per person (ages 10 and under are free)
- Promotion: Free admission nights on November 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29
- Parking: Premium parking is $5 per car in the Garden's lot (cash only) as space allows OR park for free at Wilburton Hill Park
- Food: Hot drinks and snacks are available at the Aaron Education Center
- Activities: Gingerbread village, live music
- Holiday Closures: None
Snowflake Lane at the Bellevue Collection
Bellevue Way & NE 8th Street, Bellevue WA 98004
- Dates/Times: Nightly 11/23/18 – 12/24/18 | 20 minute show starts at 7 pm
- Cost: Free for all ages
- Parking: Free parking at Bellevue Square, Bellevue Place and Lincoln Square
- Food: A variety of dining options (from happy hour, to kid fare, to gourmet meal) are all within walking distance
- Special Events & Activities: Ice Skating, Santa Parade & Tree Lighting, Santa Photos
Christmas Ship Festival
Launch locations include Lake Union Park, Kirkland City Dock, Hyatt Regency Lake Washington, Des Moines Marina, Port of Poulsbo, Seattle Waterfront – Pier 55, Tacoma (Dock Street Marina), Edmonds, and Shilshole Bay Marina
click here to get tickets
- Dates/Times: Click here for the full schedule
- Cost: $22 – $68 per person (kids 3 and under are free)
- Parking: Varies by location – click here for details
- Food: While dining ahead of time is recommended, there are snacks and drinks available for purchase on the ship. You can also pre-order Ingallina's boxed meals (with vegetarian and gluten-free options) at least 72 hours prior to your cruise. Outside food/drinks are not allowed.
- Special Events: Parade of Boats Night, Kid Cruise, Grand Finale Night
Ivar's Clam Lights at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
1201 Lake Washington Blvd N, Renton, WA 98056
- Dates/Times: Open nightly 11/30/18 – 1/1/19 | 5 – 9 pm
- Cost: Free for all ages
- Parking: Park for free at the Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park parking lot
- Kickoff Event on November 30th, 2018, 5:30-8:30: Music, selfie-station with Santa & Mrs. Claus in their sleigh, official lighting ceremony, Parade of Boats viewing, and a visit from the Christmas Ship and Dickens Carolers
- Holiday Closures: None
Westlake Center Tree Lighting & Holiday Activities
400 Pine St., Seattle, WA 98101 (Westlake Park)
- Dates/Times: Tree lighting ceremony on 11/23/18 at 4:30 pm. Holiday market Fri-Sun beginning 11/23 through 12/23. Carousel and other festive attractions through January 1st, 2019
- Cost: Free for all ages
- Parking: Access the Republic Parking garage from Olive Way between 4th & 5th Ave, or check out this interactive map of city parking
- Activities: Carousel, Holiday Market at Westlake Park
Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98407
click here to get tickets
- Dates/Times: Open nightly 11/23/2018 – 1/6/2019 | 5 – 9 pm
- Cost: $10-$12 (free for kids 2 & under)
- Promotions: $6 for zoo members; Scout discount night 12/4; Military discount nights Nov. 26, 28 & Dec. 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, & 19
- Parking: Free parking in zoo lots (carpooling recommended)
- Food: Warm drinks & treats available at the cafe and kiosks
- Activities: Camel rides, carousel, aquarium, Kids' Zone with animals
- Holiday Closure: 12/24
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"The Female Perspective," a solo exhibition by Waterbury CT artist Karen Bonanno that reflects an emboldened narrative of gesture, mark, and color. The exhibition opens with a free reception on Friday, January 19th from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. An RSVP is strongly suggested. For reservations, go to http://bit.ly/female_perspective The exhibition runs through April 20th.
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Pilot killed in biplane crash at Travis air base show
A 77-year-old civilian pilot who had flown planes since he was a teenager was killed when he crashed his biplane Sunday while performing a low-to-the-ground stunt maneuver during an air show at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, authorities said.
Officials said Eddie Andreini of Half Moon Bay was piloting the Stearman biplane when it crashed in an open field away from spectators at 2:05 p.m. Black smoke rose from the wreckage as the tens of thousands of people who had flocked to the "Thunder Over Solano" show were evacuated from the base.
Andreini's plane was inverted and flying close to the ground, performing a maneuver known as "cutting a ribbon," when something went wrong, said Col. David Mott, 60th Operations Group commander at the base.
The trick involves attaching a knife to the plane and slicing a ribbon just off the ground, Mott said.
Angie Giles from Antioch, a spectator, said the plane "flipped over to do a trick and hit the ground and dragged over the ground."
"It was a couple flames at first and then a lot of black smoke," said another spectator, Luis Alcocer, 18. "Everybody was just staring in awe."
The crash happened on the second day of the weekend air show, the first day of which attracted 85,000 spectators. The rest of Sunday's performance was canceled.
Andreini had flown planes since he was 16 years old and had performed stunts in shows for the past 25 years, Mott said.
Winds were blowing Sunday at 11 to 17 mph, Mott said. He said that was not as windy as during Saturday's show, which the colonel called uneventful.
Andreini's website says he put on "a fast-paced show that will delight any audience. ... Your audience will be thrilled at the sight of this huge biplane performing double outside loops, square loops, torque rolls, double snap rolls, and ... a heart-stopping, end-over-end tumble maneuver."
The Stearman biplane is a World War II-era aircraft that was commonly used to train pilots. Andreini's two-seat, fixed-wing, single-engine plane was built in 1944, records show.
Steve Stavrakakis, a pilot from Turlock (Stanislaus County), performed an hour before the crash in his Romanian military IAR 823 airplane. He had already packed up and left the base when a fellow pilot told him what had happened.
"It's a tragic loss. We're a tight-knit group," he said. "Any time something like this happens, it's devastating to our family."
Stavrakakis said Andreini was one of the last people he spoke with before leaving the show.
"You never think that when you say 'bye' it's the last time," Stavrakakis said. "He was a heck of a nice guy. He was well respected in the industry by everybody. Nobody flew a Stearman better than Eddie."
Andreini's air-show business was based at the Half Moon Bay Airport. The airfield's manager, Gretchen Kelly, called him "the patriarch of the airport community."
"We are all just devastated," Kelly said. "He was a very kind man - just the nicest man you could ever meet."
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash.
Stephanie M. Lee and Evan Sernoffsky are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com Twitter: @stephaniemlee, @evansernoffsky


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By Bonnie Miller Rubin
A simple online search for adoption turns up dozens of ads by for-profit agencies promising "a beautiful newborn" and a process that is "easier than you think."
But such ventures are illegal in Illinois, and on Monday, Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit that experts said will help keep money out of adoption and weed out operators that circumvent state requirements that protect children and prospective parents.
"This lawsuit is historic," said Bruce Boyer, director of the Civitas ChildLaw Clinic at Loyola University Chicago.
The defendant, the Adoption Network Law Center, is a California-based, for-profit adoption provider that matches prospective parents with birth mothers and is one of the first websites that come up in any Google search exploring adoption.
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The company accepts compensation for its services and is not approved by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to place children, the lawsuit alleges.
The attorney general's office said it sent cease-and-desist letters to several similar organizations after a Tribune story in December highlighted a report about fraud and exploitation in adoption services. Despite the warnings, some organizations continued to advertise in Illinois, prompting Monday's lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court, the attorney general's office said.
The online providers allegedly lure couples desperate for a child by promising to fast-track the lengthy process and regulations of traditional agencies.
"This lawsuit seeks to enforce important safeguards enacted in Illinois to ensure our adoption process truly protects the best interests of the children," Madigan said. "We want to send a message to out-of-state, for-profit entities that they cannot operate in Illinois and ignore our laws."
Kristin Yellin, an attorney for the defendant, said she has received "no information from the attorney general's office regarding any potential lawsuit and, therefore, cannot offer any comment."
There are about 30 profiles of Illinois couples on the Adoption Network Law Center website seeking to become parents. The company is one of at least a dozen online brokers operating in Illinois and has gone further by marketing directly to state residents, with links such as "Click here to learn more about our unplanned pregnancy help in Illinois" and "click here to learn how to find and adopt a baby in Illinois," according to the lawsuit.
The Illinois Adoption Reform Act, which took effect in 2005, was designed to drive out unscrupulous operators and take the profit motive and aggressive marketing out of adoption. One birth mother was offered kitchen appliances to place her child for adoption, said a Glen Ellyn couple trying to adopt.
"(The lawsuit is) a long-awaited step in making the promise of our eight-year adoption reform law a reality," Boyer said.
The number of healthy infants available for adoption has dwindled during the past two decades, ushering in an era of fraud and "growing commodification of adoption on the Web," according to a report last year by the Donaldson Adoption Institute, a national not-for-profit devoted to improving adoption policy and practice.
State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, is taking a closer look at the Internet and dubious adoption practices with a hearing Tuesday in Chicago.
But for now, the lawsuit is a good start toward keeping adoption about children, not profits, said Julie Tye, executive director of The Cradle in Evanston.
"Today is a really good day for Illinois adoption," Tye said Monday. "Hopefully, other states will get some intestinal fortitude as well."
(c)2013 the Chicago Tribune


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Six years ago, Yushin Okami (27-7 MMA, 11-4 UFC) and Alan Belcher (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) welcomed each other to the octagon, and at UFC 155, they'll check in again.
The middleweight bout was recently added to the UFC's year-end card, which takes place Dec. 29 in Las Vegas at a venue to be determined and airs live on pay-per-view.
UFC officials today announced the matchup.
Belcher was originally scheduled to meet Vitor Belfort at UFC 153 on Oct. 11, but Belfort was re-booked to challenge light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones at UFC 152 on Sept. 22.
Okami used his grappling skills to outpoint Belcher in their first meeting, which took place at UFC 62 in August 2006. He would win three more before being stopped by ex-champ Rich Frankline in a title eliminator at UFC 72.
Belcher went on to win his next octagon bout with a highlight-reel KO over Jorge Santiago, but he would continue to struggle against grapplers, losing by submission to Kendall Grove in a subsequent outing.
Over the years, however, Belcher has rounded out his game. In May, he put to rest doubts of his ability to hang on the mat when he escaped the vicious submission skills of Rousimar Palhares at UFC on FOX 3 and went on to earn a first-round TKO.
Okami, meanwhile, has stalled near the top of the division. He went 6-1 following the setback to Franklin and earned a title shot against champ Anderson Silva. But his title hopes were dashed when he suffered a second-round TKO, and another setback against Tim Boetsch devalued his stock.
Okami recently rebounded with a third-round TKO over Buddy Roberts at UFC 150.
The latest UFC 155 card now includes:
- Champ Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez – for heavyweight title*
- Tim Boetsch vs. Chris Weidman
- Forrest Griffin vs. Chael Sonnen*
- Joe Lauzon vs. Gray Maynard
- Phil De Fries vs. Matt Mitrione
- Chris Leben vs. Karlos Vemola
- Alan Belcher vs. Yushin Okami*
* – Not officially announced
For more on UFC 155, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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The Stanley Burns tintype collection is a remarkable and rare assemblage of unusually large, hand-colored, American tintypes in period frames. With more than 130 items, this is one of the largest collections of its kind.
Portraiture in America has a long tradition. In the colonial era, painted portraits provided a historical record of prominent figures, while miniatures and silhouettes provided more intimate records of family members. As the middle classes prospered in the early nineteenth century, painted portraiture flourished. With the invention of the daguerreotype in 1839, the face of portraiture started to change. The daguerreotype required one- to three-minute exposures, which were hard for people to hold, but as other photographic mediums were developed, such as ambrotypes and tintypes, photography began to replace painting as the standard technique for portraits.
Tintypes, like daguerreotypes, are one-of-a-kind photographs. There is no negative, as the image is exposed directly onto the substrate. The word "tintype" is, in fact, a misnomer, as iron, not tin, was used as the substrate. The tintype process was faster, cheaper, and produced a more accurate depiction than a painting, which led to its rise in popularity, especially with the middle and working classes. The necessary equipment and chemistry were portable and thus allowed photographers to travel, providing access to people in rural areas and to Civil War soldiers.
The Burns collection consists almost entirely of portraits, many of which are of individuals, including paired sets of husbands and wives. Additionally there are family portraits, some of which are "composite" images where the photographer reproduced earlier portraits of individuals into one group portrait, a method often used to include deceased family members. There are also many portraits of children, including post-mortem photographs of infants. Portraits of African-Americans and people in trade uniforms exemplify how photography helped democratize art by making it accessible to lower and working class citizens.
The tintypes in this collection are all painted, either with oil paints or watercolor. Some are painted heavily in a folk-art style while others have only minimal colorization. Tintypes were not usually painted, but doing so placed them within the tradition of painted portraiture and thus closer to being fine art. Painting them also made up for the poor contrast of tintypes and could make them appear more life-like. Most commonly, tintypes measured about two by three inches and were housed in paper display folders, but the ones in this collection measure six by eight inches or larger and are displayed in elaborate frames, another practice that helped raise the status of the photograph to fine art.
The frames in the collection are of equal importance to the photographs, and they represent a variety of styles—from the plain to the elaborate—and date from 1840 to 1910. Renaissance revival and federal revival styles are simple and elegant; rococo revival frames include scrollwork and flower motifs. Many frames in the collection are Eastlake style, named for the nineteenth-century British architect and tastemaker Charles Eastlake. These consist of ebonized or marbleized wood with incised geometric patterns. Aesthetic style frames, also well represented in this collection, are distinguished by the clarity of their molded designs with motifs inspired by nature. The collection also includes frames in tramp art and rustic styles, which are more simply decorated, carved-wood designs. The range of styles from simple wood constructions to elaborate gilt moldings reveal the social status of each photograph and, by extension, the subjects.
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Announcing Windows Phone 8 support
On Monday, Microsoft officially announced their new Windows Phone 8 operating system for mobile devices. It comes with a long list of new features, but we're most excited about the new web browser: a new mobile version of Internet Explorer 10 that finally brings support for web fonts and the standard WOFF font format to Windows Phone. Today, we're announcing official Typekit support for Windows Phone 8 and up.
Windows Phone now joins iOS and Android in supporting web fonts on mobile devices. We're excited about this release because it increases the number of mobile devices that support web fonts and the latest web standards.
We began working on initial support for Windows Phone with Microsoft in July of this year. After collaborating with them to add and test support using developer devices, we launched experimental support to kits published after August 16. Now that Windows Phone 8 is officially launched, we're making our support for the platform official as well.
In order to take advantage of Windows Phone support in your own kits, all you need to do is head over to typekit.com and republish. If your kits were published after August 16, they should already have support for Windows Phone baked in.
Following the pattern for our other supported mobile platforms, we've also added an option to disable support for Windows Phone in individual kits. You'll find this option in the Kit Editor under Kit Settings > Mobile Settings. Uncheck the box for Windows Phone and republish your kit to turn off support. This option is useful if you're building a responsive site that doesn't require web fonts to be loaded on mobile platforms, or if you encounter issues with Windows Phone.
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totally psyched about this. wp doesn't get enough love.
Afaik, WOFF support is available in Windows Phone 7.5 (which uses IE9). Can we see support for that too?
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The cast of "Jersey Shore" may have left South Beach, but their trail of tears -- or at least black eyes -- keeps on truckin'.
Carrie Malec of Chicago recently filed a lawsuit against MTV, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWOWW" Farley for an incident that allegedly took place at Tantra nightclub "on or about May 6" (after a few pitchers of mojitos, who's expected to know what day it is?)
The lawsuit claims that MTV was filming an episode of the guido-rific reality show at the club and at some point Malec began dancing with the cast members. Then, Snooki, Jwoww and "other employees" of MTV (The Situation, Sammi, yadda yadda) "approached the plaintiff and without her consent initiated an assault, battered, and physically abused the plaintiff," the lawsuit states, "causing bodily injury and severe emotional distress."
First of all, unless they're Kimbo Slice, who "consents" to getting the snot beat out of them?
Second, haven't we heard this story before? Oh yes, of course: 24-year-old student Kristen DeMinco also claimed she was a victim of a JS beatdown -- Sammi "The Sweetheart" Giancola in this case and at Dream nightclub. [Insert "Nightmare" joke here.] The charges were never filed, though DeMinco said at the time she planned to file a civil lawsuit.
Malec's lawsuit goes on to say that although the episode hasn't aired yet, previews that show the incident have already been aired, causing even more -- you guessed it -- emotional distress.
Said distress comes with a price tag of "$75,000 or such an amount as is deemed appropriate."
Season two of "Jersey Shore" premiers July 29th.


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Joel Osteen 'Too Shallow' for Man Behind Internet Hoax
ABC News' Jennifer Leong reports:
An elaborate Internet hoax targeting televangelist Joel Osteen, which included telling his many followers that he was denouncing the Christian faith, was the work of one man in Minneapolis, ABC News has learned.
That man, Justin Tribble, says he is a "big fan" of Osteen, the pastor of the Lakewood Church in Texas, but calls the pastor's message "too shallow."
"There is no doubt about it, his sermons are a lot of self-help platitudes," Tribble said. "I want a message to get through to this guy, turn down the clichés and get real."
Tribble, 31 and a freelance writer, sent that message to Osteen by creating a fake website that included a video complete with a screen grab of CNN's website with the headline, "Pastor of mega church resigns, rejects Christ."
A Drudge headline proclaimed, "Osteen: I am no longer a Christian."
Tribble provided ABC News with the Go Daddy receipt he used to register the phony domain name, www.joelostenministries.com. The website has since been removed.
"I didn't want to hurt the guy, didn't want to defame him," Tribble said. "I'm actually a big fan of Joel Osteen. I like him. I listen to him. I enjoy his sermons."
Tribble says his effort, which Osteen told ABC News Monday he found mildly amusing, was not a hoax, as it was widely reported, but a "media campaign."
"[It was] a way to get through and have a dialogue with someone who is essentially inaccessible," he said.
ABC News' legal expert Dan Abrams says Tribble is not in danger of criminal charges but could face a possible lawsuit from Osteen.
The pastor told ABC News Monday that he was "not angry" about the hoax and did not "feel like a victim," adding, "I feel too blessed, that life is too short to let things like this get you down."
Osteen, 50, declined to comment further on the issue when reached by ABC News overnight.
Tribble says he is not bothered by a possible backlash from the thousands of supportive strangers who emailed him thinking they were reaching Osteen.
He hopes, however, that Osteen sees the incident as part of God's plan and reaches out.
"I think it would be nice to have a conversation with him," Tribble said. "Honestly, I wouldn't mind if he prays over me."


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Substitute teacher accused of smoking pot with minors
Benjamin Siggers, 31, also Anne Arundel church youth group leader
A substitute school teacher in Anne Arundel County who was also a church youth group leader has been accused of smoking marijuana with two juveniles he was taking to a youth group event.
Police and the county Department of Social Services said they began investigating allegations against Benjamin Siggers, 31, of Baltimore, in February. Siggers was a substitute teacher for the county, as well as a church group leader and counselor for the Severn United Methodist Church.
Investigators said in April 2012, Siggers drove two boys to a camp near Edgewater so they could take part in an overnight event for the church youth group. Detectives said that on the way, Siggers pulled out marijuana and a smoking device, which he smoked and then shared with the boys.
Police did not say how old the boys were or why officials hadn't learned of the incident until nearly a year later.
Last week, a District Court commissioner issued a criminal summons charging Siggers with contributing to a certain condition of a child and possession of marijuana.
Siggers was immediately terminated from his job as substitute teacher when the school system learned of the investigation, police said. There's no word if he was fired from his position at the church.