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Do they have the same father? Are they half siblings? What's going on?
She looks like yours truly. In fact, she looks so much like me, save her forehead, that I think only my DNA was used for this child.
Meet Honeycrisp. She has smooth, wavy, dark brown hair. She has dark brown eyes and very dark and long eye lashes (so unfair). She has bigger eyes and fuller lips than Pink Lady. She has olive toned, tan skin...which gets darker in the summer. Her hair gets curlier or straighter depending on humidity. She has thinner hair but a good amount. She is another doll, right? You know the drill, shout me out an AMEN!
She looks like a mix of her brother and her oldest sister. For the most part she looks like herself...maybe the hospital gave me the wrong child. If so, I'm keeping this one. That is unless the other one is quiet, obedient, and does not feel the need to huff puff and scream at the word no.
These girls are 100% full blooded sisters. Does that surprise you? If it doesn't, then you are among the minority. They are quite the opposite in looks and attitude. I have been asked numerous times when I am out with just the little ones if they are both mine. Do you get asked that? Are you out with your kids and someone just happens to wonder if your kids are related and then have the nerve to ask?
Here's another test:
Meet Geneva. She has super curly and course super red hair. While this picture does not display it...she has enough hair for the neighborhood. She has light pinky skin and hazel eyes.
Other than sheer perfection in every way...as she would tell you about herself...she is the picture of her father with all my coloring. Quite a beauty queen, if I do say so myself. Which I am not saying so myself since you all agree...right? RIGHT?
Meet Northern Spy. Dark Brown, course...wavy to super heavy hair..maybe it would be curly but it's never long enough to really know. Tan skin and medium dark eyes. He is also super cute, huh? HUH...can't hear you?!
He looks more like my side of the family. Actually there isn't a stitch of him that looks like my husband's side, in my opinion.
When Geneva and Northern Spy were little, I would be asked by strangers, "do they both have the same father?" Have you been asked that? What gives someone the right to ask such a question AND in front of my children no less? I had people think that Geneva is my husband's stepdaughter. I had one person think that Northern Spy was my stepson.
Well, just so you all know, all four kids are 100% blood siblings.
I don't get the as many questions when I have all four out together. I am not sure why.
Am I offended by the questions, you ask? Not always. I am fully aware that Pink Lady and Honeycrisp could not look more different. I am also aware that Geneva and Northern Spy do not look quite like siblings. However, they look more alike and they look more like Pink Lady than anyone looks like Honeycrisp.
I find it hysterical that people feel the freedom to ask such personal questions. How would you feel if someone asked you, in front of your children, if they all had the same dad? How would you feel if someone stood next to you and asked snidely, "Is that her father?" Oh and the best one....several years ago before Pink and Honey, my husband and I were taking a walk with the kids. My husband was up ahead with my son while I was trailing behind with my daughter. An elderly white couple in a car, happened to be driving around. A few minutes later, my daughter ran ahead up to her dad. That same couple, driving by, slowed down and got my attention to inform me that my daughter was just up ahead. I look ahead...she was walking holding my husband's hand. You tell me what they were thinking...I have my own theories.
For the most part, I it doesn't bother me at all. We have been blessed to receive more positive comments than negative. However, it does make me wonder about people and the effect this will all have on my children. It's not pleasant when a white person makes a racist comment or joke in front of me and my kids, unaware my husband is black and that my children are 1/2 black. How do you think it makes my children feel? Did this person realize they just cut down my childrens' father and 1/2 of my childrens' culture? Sure, I can embarrass this person and train my kids that this is only ignorance. Yet, damage is done. I am not fond of ignorant people making my children feel they or their father is unworthy. I cannot say I am thrilled that someone questions where my kids came from or what my past involves. How would that person feel if I asked if her boobs were real or if she dyed her hair? What if I asked her if her children were all from the same father?
I knew having bi-racial kids would cause some raised eyebrows and odd questions. I'm not someone who cares what the world thinks anyway. I was not making a statement by marrying outside of my race. I married the man I did out of love not to change the world. I completely understand that it's unusual to see siblings who look so different . What I question is the freedom someone expresses by asking questions of my childrens' origins. I would never think to ask someone if their children all had the same father. When I married my husband, I was not fully aware of the effect it would have on my kids. Thankfully, these incidents are few and far between and my family is well received most of the time. Sadly, now that I have all the good comebacks and the ability to just laugh in the face of it...it doesn't really happen. The last time, I was asked, I had the two little girls with me and it was by a sweet elderly lady who complimented the kids. She then asked if both were mine. I don't mind the question I mind the condition of the heart that asks.
So, the next time you see a family that challenges what you learned in high school biology, just smile and nod. Or smother them with compliments and then ask your question...yes flattery forgives so much! :) (do I have to disclose that was tongue in cheek.
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39 comments:
- Mama Ash said...
Beautiful kids! DNA is amazing, isn't it :)
The things that come out of peoples mouth never seem to amaze me. Next time they ask, say "No, all for 4 kids are from different men. I like variety."
LOL! Could you imagine the look on their faces?
Great article :) - May 5, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Emmi said...
Love this article! Your kiddos are beautiful! I can completely relate. I actually had a blogger ask if that was my kid on my back in my profile picture. They did it in a round about way but I knew that's what they were asking...LOL
I just take it all in stride and am so thankful to bring two beautiful and healthy children in this world. Right now they are super young but I worry how things will be when they get school age. Their older brother (my stepson) is white. He took pictures of his brother and sister to school and people were confused and didn't believe him! (we live in another state) Boy, I can't wait until the day when our kids no longer have to deal with issues like that! - May 5, 2010 at 4:11 PM
- TIFFANY said...
I've always wondered why people ask questions like that also. My friend's little girl didn't have much hair when she was little, so she looked like a boy. One day when they were at the park a lady actually asked my friend if her little girl had cancer! I guess now one ever told them that not every thought that goes through the head has to come out of their mouth.
- May 5, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- parenting ad absurdum said...
Amen! Gorgeous, all three. I have a friend who is very dark skinned, his wife is a blonde beauty, and the kids have lovely light tan skin - when he is out with them he is often asked if he is the "Manny."
My boys look almost identical to each other, and to their father, and I've also been asked if I was the nanny... - May 5, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Milk and Honey Mommy said...
I think, in the beginning, which is probably when it happens to many of us, I was offended. Now, I usually just let it roll and I keep going. What still does surprise me is that some people feel they have the privilege to ask any question of the sort and expect me to not be offended. Many would be quite surprised that they had offended me (in the past) because they were so consumed w/getting their answer. Turn the tables as you said (ask them the same questions) and they would probably look at you like you're crazy. I guess they believe it goes w/the territory – when you create a multiracial family you open yourself up to the craziness; I can say that, they can't.
When I had my first son, I actually had an Asian woman (only specifying race because I really don't think she was being racist, but rather was curious about such a sighting in America – I hope that didn't sound racist) who chased me down around a lake (she was running). When she caught up to me, she started questioning me (many, many questions), "Is that your son," etc. She was more amazed than anything else.
I think it happens regardless of the bi-racial issue. Many people think that one race only makes one race. My mother and her sisters (African Americans) are all different skin tones (a great range) and have different hair textures. When they were visiting internationally, they almost got into a "friendly" debate w/some people who didn't believe they were blood sisters. They just couldn't believe it was possible. There are no mysteries here. It is pure biology which isn't always logical (no A+B=C here).
One thing I like to do is give the "one answers." Some people try to lead into conversation about my children figuring I'll start spewing information. Nope! Let the people squirm. It's fun watching how they try to figure out the next thing to say to satisfy their curiosity.
Your children are beautiful, but you already knew that. - May 5, 2010 at 5:03 PM
- Lindsey said...
All your kids are so beautiful in their own unique way!
You should tell peeople that they all have different dads and see what they say. Then laugh hysterically. Leave them guessing :) - May 5, 2010 at 5:18 PM
- Mom of the Perpetually Grounded said...
Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen. They are beautiful. My parents were same race and produced 2 brunettes with brown eyes, a red head with blue eyes, One blonde with green eyes and another with blue. A busybody asked my mother if my siblings, who were close in age all had the same father. She told her my dad was in the navy and that's all she said. The problem with rude people is that they are too ignorant to know how rude and ignorant they are.
- May 5, 2010 at 5:23 PM
- MisAdventuresofMomof3 said...
First of all - each of your kiddos are gorgeous!!!!! My kids are all different looking too. Same parents and we don't even have the mixed race. (We do have one son who is adopted and bi-racial). So, people really get confused when they see us. LOL! So we have dark skin, dark eyes. A brunette with hazel eyes, and finally a blonde with blue eyes. My chocolate, caramel , and vanilla kids....
Someone once told me when I was out that I really should put sunscreen on my son - in April....he was 2 months old.
Someone else told my husband at Wal-mart that he was very forgiving after seeing our son. I can't even imagine having the audacity to say that....he loved it and milked it the whole time we were at the store.
Other people just stare and I don't care. I love watching them try to figure us out. :) - May 5, 2010 at 5:44 PM
- Jeanne said...
Your children are beautiful - all four of them. I must admit though, I was surprised when I read further and discovered that they were bi-racial. I even had to go back and look again!
To me there are definite similarities between your kids when all four are together. To me, your son and Honeycrisp are very alike. But then I wonder if that is just their colouring?!
There is a lovely poem about a little girl who is alternately accused of being just like mum or just like dad, but in the end asserts that she thinks that "I look just like me"! I think that is the case in your beautiful family.
People are so unthinking, aren't they? I shall remember this lesson. Thank you. - May 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM
- Michele said...
The idea of potentially getting asked this question was something I thought a lot about before I first got pregnant. Since having my girls I haven't dealt with this, but I can't be sure that people haven't wanted to ask. My oldest has my skin tone and crazy curly hair. The baby is darker with thin but wavy hair. They do resemble each other, but not exactly. It's hard to say what Aja will look like when she's a little older, since she's still so young and her features may change some. I think I would be caught off guard if I was asked if I was their mom, or if they had different dads, but it might also depend on who was asking the question. Regardless, our girls will know how much we love them whether they look just like us or like the mailman and his wife. You have a beautiful family and obviously there's lots of love there!
- May 5, 2010 at 7:00 PM
- crazy4boys said...
One of my sons is adopted, but looks just like us. He is only 4 months apart from our oldest biological son. Conversations with strangers go like this...."How old are you?" One replies "9" and the other says "9". "Oh, you're twins!" They reply that they aren't. So the person just stares at us. And stares. Until we break down and say one of them was adopted, but we never say which one. I did have one lady ask if my husband had had an affair and I was raising his "love child". Where do they come up with this stuff????
- May 5, 2010 at 8:11 PM
- Buckeroomama said...
Your children are gorgeous, Richele. :) I'm glad you don't really let what people say matter to you much. But I do agree that people should think twice about asking questions/making comments in front of the children. Blame it on insensitivity or ignorance.
- May 6, 2010 at 8:22 AM
- Laina said...
Beautiful children! Love your blog! I stumbled upon it via "moms bloggers club". Will continue to check back for new updates and posts!
http://reflectionsofanavywife.blogspot.com/ - May 6, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Ms B said...
Beautiful children! I see the similarity in their eyes. I get "interesting" questions often because I am white, my husband is olive, our oldest is white, middle is olive and our youngest is black (adopted from Ethiopia). I get most questions when I'm alone with my youngest. And you're right, the attitude behind the question makes a world of difference! I love to respond with "Why do you ask?". It really kind of puts them in their place. And I try to counteract any offensive ones with what I say after to the kids.
- May 6, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Aren't my grandchildern beautiful? Light, dark, black, white, blue (I didn't see the movie, but I heard the people from Avatar are really nice.) But what's the difference? We are all God's childern. When Richele was little, with bright red hair and light pink complexion, we were asked many times "where she come from" or "what's the mailman look like". We would laugh about it, but it did get tireing after awhile. Back in those days people said a worse about mixed couples, in back or even in front of them, than they do today. So what people say now could be a lot worse and maybe someday, before Jesus returns, those kind of remarks will go away. It'a what you say and do in front of your kids that makes a difference in how they will turn out. My only complaint is we don't get to see the kids enough. I know Richele your only an hour and a half away, but sometimes it seams like a world and a half away. Love you all, Dad
- May 7, 2010 at 11:42 AM
- TRush said...
Ha! People have asked me "are they your natural born children?" About as rude as "do they have the same father?" Also insulting is "you have your hands full". It bothered me so much at one point that I tongue-in-cheek named my blog it - http://ivegotmyhandsfull.blogspot.com.
They are all amazing blessings! - May 7, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- K.M. Weiland said...
They're all adorable! My sister and I were always miles apart in coloring, but our mannerisms are so much alike that we'd often get people asking if were twins... which was kind of a laugh since I was four years older!
- May 8, 2010 at 12:33 PM
- Tonya's Books said...
Your children are all beautiful! I have 4 daughters - two sets 10 years apart. The older girls are blond while I am dark brown. I always get asked where their blond hair came from. ummm, how about Daddy? We adopted the younger two, who have dark brown hair and olive skin like me. People assume they are my biological daughters and ask where the older ones came from! I never tell people the younger ones are adopted but you can see the puzzle on their faces trying to figure out how I could have two sets who don't look anything a like. I like to joke with my friends that I need to get two red heads for my next set! We need to complete our rainbow. :)
- May 9, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Emmi said...
I know you're getting ready to be gone for awhile but I've got an award for ya on my blog! I'll be thinking about you and your family. Sending all my prayers, good thoughts and love your way! You're truly a great person and deserve the best.=)
http://mommys-freetime.blogspot.com/2010/05/you-are-my-sunshine.html - May 11, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Karen said...
Hi Richele, just wanted to send you some good thoughts and positive energy. Your kids are adorable.
As for your post, I only have 1 child and yes I have been asked if she is mine as she is a red-head with blue eyes and I have brown hair and grey eyes. But the biggest comment I have gotten so far was "oh your granddaughter is adorable." - May 11, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Joann Mannix said...
Hi Richele,
I wanted to come over and apologize for being so awful at contributing on your wonderful site. My blog has taken on a life of its own and I've been snowed under with it.
And that's enough of that.
I wanted you to know I'm sending you blessings and good karma and prayers and all things good. I'm so sorry for your troubles and I hope everything good finds its' way back to you. And those babies are simply and utterly gorgeous! Screw stupid people. They are beautiful. - May 11, 2010 at 3:01 PM
- Home School Dad said...
I am constantly amazed by the questions and comments people will make without thinking of the impact. My family were out at a 4th of July fireworks display in 2006. My 10 year old was 6m my 8 year old was then 4 and my 4 year old was then 6 months old. My son started playing catch with a boy from another family. The boys mother and I got to talking. From out of there she said to me, my husband and I had children later in life, as well. I was 41 at the time and started my family at 34, so I was kind of taken back at what she said. Fortunately I've never had anyone question the kids pedigree before.
- May 14, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- Dana said...
My kids all look alike, but I get the same question because we have five. Surely, I must be a daycare! I think a lot of people ask first and think later.
I keep hoping my kids will grow out of that, but a good many adults don't seem to have, so I'm not so sure. :) - May 18, 2010 at 1:02 AM
Dear Richele,
Congratulations on being blessed with such a gorgeous family! When I and my two full-blooded siblings were young, one looked like an Arab, one looked Native American and one looked Irish. Our body types, eyes, skin and hair were all quite different. We didn't act alike either, and people were terribly curious about our assembled family. Now that my siblings and myself are past midlife, we all look more alike.
I think that, as people participate in "the great American melting pot", the different phenotypes pop up in different combinations, from one generation to the next. And sometimes, we get these little delightful surprises, when the appearance of recessive characteristics hearkens back to an ancestor perhaps forgotten in the mists of our family heritage.
As more families are created and assembled with dissimilar phenotypes, perhaps more people will get over their curiosity and treat you and your comely family with the respect you deserve. God bless you and your family. - May 25, 2010 at 6:31 AM
- Jasmine said...
Richele, beautiful children. Absolutely beautiful. I loved this post because while our situations might be slightly different; I get some hilarious questions regarding my daughter, Ella. - So I understand.
Thanks for this one. You are right on!!!! - May 25, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- purpleorchid22 said...
You are not alone and it just doesn't happen with white or black couples. My husband and I have 3 kids and they all look different and we are hispanic. My husband was so blond and blue eye as a baby that people use to think his mom was his babysitter.I do get upset because our 2nd boy is darker than the other two and people do make their stupid comments. But, eventhough he might not look anything like my husband on the oustside they are identical on the inside!
- June 12, 2010 at 11:52 PM
- JACQUELIN said...
Hi, stopping in from the Crew. Your children are beautiful. Two of my daughters have darker complexions than my other three daughters. Same parents, nothing different but God giving me a beautiful reminder of my mom to look at each and everyday. I like to say, they are all different flowers from the same garden.
- June 20, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Jennifer said...
I don't think that people do think of the impact of their words. My kids aren't biracial, but they are different. My girls look a lot alike, except for their age difference they could be twins. Then there is my son who has red hair, unlike the other 4 of us. So since his birth I've answered the same question from many people: WHERE did he get his red hair? I actually dyed mine to try to match after I heard that one too many times. When he was 3 I went to my Great-Aunt's funeral and noticed 90% of the congregation in the church had red hair just like my baby. Now when someone asks, I say "from me." If they still look puzzled I explain more.
Your children are beautiful. I like the picture of your daughter with the typewriter. I don't think my kids have ever seen a typewriter. :)
Welcome to the crew! - June 23, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- SisterTipster said...
Our kids look NOTHING like us, so often I get asked stuff too...
Your littles are adorable! I am crazy about red heads (partial, I guess..LOL) but each are just darling!!
Thanks for a beautiful CHECK on bad behavior and sick minds~
hugs!! - November 10, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- cherry blossom said...
your apples are beautiful, my mom went threw much the same stuff. she is black and i am light with loose curly red hair and freckles. the milk man's baby ect comments lol. My dad is black also, but he looks sopanish and has other mixtures in him.i still look nothing like my brothers and sisters, and we all don't look alike either. i love the nick names you gave the kids lol. apple themes. i am glad you are aware of the race issues they will go through, hopefully it will be easier in this day and age.
peace - December 18, 2010 at 10:15 PM
- Trina said...
Oh dear. My boys are of mixed race and ethnicity as well. I have been asked if I was the nanny. It is an insult to everyone when these types of questions are asked. First, it is no one's business and smacks of entitlement when people ask these questions outright. Okay, inhale, exhale. Know that you are not alone.
- January 22, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Birbitt said...
I love this one! I too have bi-racial children, I have never had anyone question their relationship to either me or my husband. However I would just like to state for the record that I really dislike my children being called "cocoa babies" they are not defined by the race of their parents IMO, they are defined by who they are as people and so many disregard that anymore. I for one think your family is beautiful inside and out, and anyone who questions their relationship for one another truly does not have a good grasp of what family means! Perhaps next time the little lady in the grocery store will remember what her mother taught her and "if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all" :)
P.S. I really think all the children look like their mother! - January 27, 2011 at 12:44 AM
- Michelle said...
I only read Mama Ash's comeback comment. I would so use that one if my kids weren't listening.
Your kids are beautiful. I love your blog too. They are lucky to have a mom so involved in their learning. - February 1, 2011 at 6:22 PM
Lovely blog and beautiful children. I am biracial and I was adopted, so I heard these comments a lot growing up. Once someone asked my mom if my sister and I had 2 different fathers. She snapped back that we had 2 different mothers too and stormed off. Now I am getting similar questions with my boys. My oldest is more olive skinned with dark hair and my new born has light hair and blue eyes. I really wish people would think before they asked rude questions.
- March 17, 2011 at 4:36 AM
- Elisabeth said...
What beautiful children! We are a mixed family as well. All of our (6)children have different hair texture, ranging from very tight curls to loose wavy curls. Our oldest son's has always been short, so I'm not sure what his is like. In my younger "momma" years, I was asked if they were mine. Now people just think the younger ones belong to one of my grown daughters when we are out. I'm not sure who they think I am, just some lady following them around, I guess. We are used to it and I don't take it personally.
- April 25, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Noteable Scraps said...
You already have plenty of comments but I had to share a couple of cousin stories with you (we have a very multi-racial family!) One was from my cousin who is white and married to a black man. One day her daughter said, "Mommy, I think those people over there are whispering about me." As my cousin got up in arms and about to go give these strangers a piece of her mind, her daughter smiled and said, "They're probably talking about how CUTE I am!"
The other is from my white cousin and her white husband who have one blonde and very fair-skinned biological daughter, and two dark-skinned hispanic twins whom they adopted from Peru. Strangers constantly ask them if they adopted some of their children. Her husband points to the blonde one and says, "Yes, this one is adopted. Those two are biological!" :) - May 22, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Katie said...
My husband and I are both white as are our kids. We had a helper (a young black man)who worked with our special needs boys for over 3 years who was and is still a part of our family. My daughters adore him, as do my sons and me and my husband. He is at every gathering we have. I introduce him as my adopted son and watch the eyebrows raise away. He jokes and says it is like we have our own "Blind Side" going. My 5 year old is convinced she will grow up and marry him. I tell her she can't because he is too old for her but I can only hope she will meet someone as good and kind as he is. and p.s. if you think people can be insensitive when you have bi-racial children, you should see what people think it is okay to say when you have children with special needs. You are right; it is an education, don't know any better issue, but all of these people need a lesson in manners! Great post! ~!Katie
- July 14, 2012 at 7:56 PM
- Nicole Cody said...
I don't have kids yet. But mine will also be bi racial. I'm white with cherokee blood, and he is Mexican American. We both have light brown eyes. But I am obviously,white,he is very dark. Our kids are most likely gonna take his genes. But are any of my traits gonna show up? And is my family gonna go through what y'all go through? All because they are mixed? And what do you tell you're kids when they ask what race they are?
- February 25, 2013 at 2:01 AM
- Mikayla said...
Richele, Your kids are very cute and very gorgeous! I'm a black girl in my junior year of high school and I believe that people have no right to judge anyone based on appearance. If I had children I'll be offended too. God bless you and your beautiful babies, in all of their originality. I love Pink Lady's hair, makes me wish I had red hair. I'm stuck with boring light brown(:
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They arrived four years ago as fifth-graders, behind in their work and not used to rigorous classes, but they've advanced rapidly and have a strong academic grounding for high school.
The Beacon's Mary Delach Leonard and Rob Koenig extensively covered flooding in 2011 in Missouri. Now this coverage is compiled in an iBook. Read the stories.
This year's 13th Shakespeare Festival production is a lucky one for local orchestra ensemble "The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra," chosen to compose the music for "Twelfth Night."
"We speak in old language in a new witty way with contemporary feel," Sean Curran said about the OTSL production of "Pirates of Penzance," which is set in the 1870s. Much of the Gilbert and Sullivan satire, however, focuses on still-relevant human foibles, government officials' ineptitude and opera excesses.
The feeling is openness, with soaring, airy spaces planned for easy and logical circulation and planned to reveal art not only to its best advantage but also appropriately and respectfully. Still, the building is notable more for its architectural reticence than its audacity.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Twenty winners will split a million dollars and a wide array of professional services after this year's Arch Grants competition. Victors will also see one-on-one business mentoring in their prize package. The diverse group includes everything from biotech concerns to fashion enterprises.
Innovation and entrepreneurial activity are on the rise in St. Louis, especially in bioscience, technology and alternative energy. The Beacon's InnovationSTL section focuses on the people who are part of this wave, what they're doing and how this is shaping our future. To many St. Louisans, this wave is not yet visible. InnovationSTL aims to change that. We welcome you to share your knowledge, learn more about this vibrant trend and discuss its impact.
The Academy of Science-St. Louis hosts tours of EarthDance, an organic farm, and the Monsanto Agronomics and Breeding Facility May 21-22. The workshop is meant to prompt discussion and answer questions about these two competing philosophies of food production.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Vernon Bowman's challenge to Monsanto Co.'s patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds was billed as a David vs. Goliath contest. Goliath won and won big. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer had violated Monsanto's patent on its genetically engineered soybean seeds.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Paying professors less, increasing online courses and raising class size might make the bill cheaper, but the value of the degree will be less, as well. It's not that there are no solutions, but the easy ones create their own problems.
When the Civil War broke out, Grant rejoined the military. He may not have liked it, but it was what he was good at: fighting. The battle that cemented his reputation began 150 years ago yesterday.
Democracy is our answer to perhaps our most difficult ethical problem: How do we ethically protect the social cooperation that makes our society strong, while respecting the rights of individuals to pursue vastly divergent visions of the good life and deeply conflicting moral and political beliefs?
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Joe P. Asher
Harlan Daily Enterprise
A mining accident in Tennessee early Wednesday claimed the life of a Harlan County man.
Jeremy Perkins, 32, of Wallins Creek, was killed in a roof fall at a mine owned by Kopper Glo Mining in Clairfield, Tenn.
Claiborne County Sheriff's Det. Bobby Morelock was on the scene shortly after the accident occurred.
"We got notified around 5:45 a.m. that a person had been trapped in a mining accident around the Clairfield area, that's in Claiborne County northwest," said Moreland. "When we got there we learned the mining officials and mine personnel had actually gotten him out."
Moreland said Perkins was transported to Claiborne County Hospital near the accident site.
"Personnel had gotten him out and we learned at that point he was deceased due to the ceiling falling in and rocks coming down on top of him," said Moreland. "Perkins was transported to the emergency room in Tazewell and the medical examiner pronounced him dead at the there."
Moreland is investigating the incident along with other investigators.
"The mining company, myself and Det. Josh Russell are paired up on this with the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office," said Moreland. "We are continuing investigations along with Kopper Glo Mining Company. We went ahead and sent him for an autopsy to learn of the injuries."
Moreland said no other injuries were reported.
"Nobody was trapped. Through our investigation we've learned that nobody else had any injuries," said Moreland.
Moreland said the Kopper Glo Mining operation has a good safety record and follows "very strict guidelines."
"In my 17 years of law enforcement, I've never investigated a mining accident there, but we all know when you go underground like that it's unpredictable. We've never had any incident that I'm aware of, especially at that mining company."
According to Moreland, the investigation is not expected to be a lengthy one.
"We should be wrapping this up today. There's no signs of any type of criminal activity whatsoever. I'm sure the mining company is going to finish their investigation, said Moreland."
Federal officials are also investigating.
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iPod Geometrics
For your viewing pleasure, I'll be showcasing a hand picked assortment of Incase visuals throughout my blog. To get things started, here's an ad from last year featuring two graphic leather cases I worked on.
The geometric pattern on the Rome Folio (top) was inspired by 13th century architecture and designed exclusively for the grand opening of the Apple store in Rome, Italy. For a seasonal product refresh, we designed the Icosahedron Folio based on a convex regular polygon composed of twenty triangular faces that represents the element of water and is associated with the season of spring.
Much more soon!
Rome Folio
Inspired by 13th century Italian marble mosaics and architecture, this skillfully designed case features a geometric pattern embossed onto luxurious nappa leather with tan suede accents and gold details.
Exclusively crafted to commemorate the grand opening of Apple's retail location in Rome, Italy, the Rome Folio is a one-of-a-kind historical piece, now available for a limited time only through the Incase online store.
Canvas iPod and nano Cases
Inspired by INCSVSJM (the special edition guitar bag collection we did for John Mayer), we are happy to announce the addition of the iPod Canvas Folio and the nano Canvas Folio to our line of Canvas gear.
Limited Edition Incase Rome Folio
Once again, we have had the distinct honor of creating a limited-edition folio to commemorate the grand opening of a new Apple Store this time in Rome, Italy.
Fusing geometric design concepts inspired by 13th century Italian marble mosaics with contemporary craftsmanship, The Rome Folio is currently available only at the Rome Apple store.
Still the number-one brand in Apple retail, we have designed exclusive collections for flagship Apple Stores across the world – Hachiko Cases for Shibuya, Sapporo Folios for Sapporo, Maple Leaf Cases for Toronto, St. George's Cross Cases for London, Landmark Collection for NYC – and we're proud to add the Rome Folio for the Rome, Italy Apple Store to that ever-growing list.
The Rome Apple Store is due to open in the Roma Est mall in Rome on Saturday, March 31st at 9am coinciding with the opening of the mall itself. The Rome location is first continental Europe Apple store and the first location in Italy.


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With hurricane season now in full swing, storms are already starting to affect fuel prices in the United States.
As Tropical Storm Lee moved through the Gulf of Mexico this weekend, many oil refineries were forced to shut down operations, cutting the amount of US crude production nearly in half and sending the price of oil up by $1.08 per barrel. The national average price of gas rose by 5 cents over the holiday weekend, with further increases likely to occur this week.
Hurricanes are a major contributor to rising oil prices in the latter half of the year, and with Hurricane Katia threatening some Atlantic refineries in the coming week, the changes could become more extreme.
Don't wait for gas prices to go up to start worrying about your fuel budget. Making sure that you keep good habits all year long will help you to ride out the stormy conditions that hit the oil markets from time to time.
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- Don't panic. You will use up a lot of energy and possibly make poor decisions. Stay calm and remain in your seat with your seat belt fastened.
- Leave the vehicle on and roll down the windows. This will make escape easier.
- Remain in your seat and wait for the car to submerge completely. Trying to climb out as water rushes in will be impossible, and water pressure will keep the doors from opening.
- Grab hold of the window frame to maintain orientation if the car begins to roll or flip.
- Once the car has submerged and completely filled with water, either open your door or exit through the window and swim to safety.
- Again: Do Not Panic. Keeping calm and following these steps will ensure that you escape to safety.
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1. Decide whether or not you're going to evacuate. If you decide to stay, the best thing you can do is move your car further inland, and to higher ground. Remember that on the coast, storm surges can bring tides in a lot farther than normal. Not only that, at some times of year coastal areas also experience lunar tides, in which flood waters can move in a long way past the normal high tide mark. Find a place out of reach of floodwaters to store your car for the storm.
2. Keep your car covered. Your electrical wiring can be corroded quickly by saltwater damage, and if water gets into your engine, you may find yourself with a huge mess on your hands. During a hurricane, high winds can fling all sorts of debris around--at a hundred miles an hour--so cover the car. Better yet, put it in a garage. If that's not an option, make sure the car is away from anything that might fall on it during a storm: telephone poles, tree limbs, signs, etc.
3. Tape your car windows. Use masking tape and make a crisscross pattern across each window. Some people believe this can keep windows from shattering. Whether that is true or not, it does make cleaning up a lot simpler if the window does break; all the glass is held together with tape.
4. Remove exterior items that aren't permanent. If you have extra antennae, magnetic signs or any other car accessory that is only mounted temporarily, remove them. Hurricane force winds can rip them from the car and turn them into deadly projectiles.
5. Keep gas in your car. When the hurricane is over, if you have to leave you'll be able to do so safely. In the aftermath of a hurricane, you may have trouble buying gas due to power outages, so keeping a full tank will help to prevent you from getting stranded in a disaster zone.
6. When the storm has passed, check the car to see if there is any damage. Take photos in case you have to file an insurance claim, and consider having a mechanic look over the vehicle just to make sure all the internal components still work properly.


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Mamma Mia! star Judy McLane says she has a lot in common with her onstage alter ego, independent, fun-loving Donna Sheridan. Broadway.com documented McLane's pre-show routine, complete with yoga moves, angel cards and more.
Pippin star Terrence Mann does a spot-on impression of a kids' cereal mascot and reveals what outfit he was rocking when he found out he was nominated for a Tony Award!
June 1, 2013Cinderella stars Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana reimagine "Ten Minutes Ago" as a present-day Central Park love song, and Greg Hildreth introduces Herman the Fish's nemesis, Sherman.
May 23, 2013Tony nominee Condola Rashad tells Broadway.com the Trip to Bountiful co-star she's rooting for, the best compliment she received from a nine-year-old and the Kinky writer she'd love to sit next to at the Tony Awards.
June 8, 2013Fabulous Kinky Boots Tony nominee Billy Porter is back with the latest Land of Lola episode. See the cast interact with friends, family and fans then enjoy a special moment with the sensational Kinky Boots Angels.
June 3, 2013Tony-nommed Kinky Boots star Annaleigh Ashford drops by the Broadway.com studios to share the grossest Annie story ever, offer advice for young performers and give her dead-on impression of the show's composer, Cyndi Lauper.
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June 11, 2013Tony-nominated Cinderella stars Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana took a carriage ride over to Broadway.com's Ask A Star couch to chat about onstage mishaps, high school similarities, pet-friendly musicals and how each perceives the other.
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Illinois' most-coveted license plate, No. 1, could be available again
Updated: October 29, 2012 11:56AM
It once belonged to a succession of Roman Catholic cardinals in Chicago. Then, it went to an Illinois secretary of state who would later be remembered for the shoeboxes stuffed with cash that he left behind after his death. Most recently, it adorned the car of a former Illinois first lady.
But for the past decade, Illinois' No. 1 license plate — the most coveted of all the state's nearly 7.8 million passenger-vehicle license plates — has quietly been kept out of circulation.
That has been the case ever since the widow of former Gov. Richard Ogilvie relinquished the showpiece plate in 2002.
It happened without any fanfare. There was no public notice by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White.
Since then, few outside White's domain knew the plate was out of circulation and, in theory, available — not even Gov. Pat Quinn.
But told that that's the case by a Chicago Sun-Times reporter, Quinn now has a plan to put passenger plate No. 1 back into circulation.
He wants the plate sold to the highest bidder, with the proceeds going to programs for military veterans.
The governor has long been a proponent of auctioning off coveted low-digit and single-letter license plates, which for decades have gone to those with political clout — including more than a few who ended up being felons.
Four other states now allow license plates to be auctioned to the high bidder.
No one can say for certain how much Illinois' No. 1 might draw. In 2009, though, Delaware plate No. 11 pulled in a whopping $675,000 at auction. And that was No. 11, not No. 1.
"Considering our state is so much larger than Delaware, this is something worth considering," Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said.
"The governor thinks this particular license plate could possibly be a new source of revenue for the veterans' assistance programs," Anderson said. "It could help homeless veterans. It could help treat veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress syndrome. It could help veterans without health insurance. We could look at creating a program that helps veterans get jobs.
"Of course, we'd need the support of Secretary White," she said. "But this particular license plate is so high-profile and has such potential to net revenue, it's something to be looked at."
It seems that White would need to be sold on the idea.
"I think we'd want to look at it more before we could offer some insights into it," Dave Druker, a spokesman for the Chicago Democrat, said of Quinn's plan.
Not that White has any other plans for the prized plate, according to Druker: "There is no great strategy or plan at this point."
When Quinn was lieutenant governor under the now-imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, he backed a plan to take control of more than 25,000 exclusive Illinois plates and auction them off. Estimates were that might bring in as much as $25 million. That plan never went anywhere.
Leslie Hindman, president and CEO of Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, said plate No. 1 would be sure to draw great interest.
"I don't know where they'd want to start the bidding, but I think a lot of people would participate if the money was being given to a very worthy cause," she said.
Plate No. 1 was issued in 1907. It went to Sidney Gorham, a Chicago lawyer for the Chicago Automobile Club who wrote the state vehicle code. His yearly renewal of No. 1 attracted coverage from Chicago newspapers until his death in 1936.
After that, for two years in the late 1930s and then again starting in 1942, the plate was in the hands of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
That lasted until 1970, when then-Cardinal John Cody gave it up, saying he regarded it as too showy for a person who had taken a vow of poverty.
Cody later came under federal investigation — but was never charged — over allegations he diverted as much as $1 million in church funds to enrich a female friend.
After Cody gave up the license plate, then-Secretary of State Paul Powell claimed it for himself, ostensibly to avoid controversy over who should get it.
Powell died in 1970, and more than $800,000 in cash — much of it stuffed in shoeboxes — was found in his Springfield hotel suite. It was a stunning discovery, given that Powell had never made more than $30,000 a year during a 42-year career in politics.
After Powell's death, his successor as secretary of state, John Lewis, an appointee of Republican Gov. Ogilvie, gave the plate to Ogilvie's wife, Dorothy.
She held onto it for three decades. She joked that she got it by "sleeping with the governor."
Dorothy Ogilvie — who lives on Chicago's Gold Coast and recently celebrated her 90th birthday — gave up the plate when she quit driving and sold her car, said her daughter, Elizabeth Simer.
"She enjoyed owning it," Simer said.
But she noted that Illinois has added all sorts of specialty license plates to honor and benefit a host of causes, so there are many No. 1 plates these days — and she said her mom "got the parking tickets for every single one of them."
Back when Illinois would change license plates every year, and the state would send her mother the latest version of No. 1, Mrs. Ogilvie would be approached by license-plate collectors eager to get the old one.
"There's a lot of interest in them," she said.
Simer, who is the only child of the late governor and his wife, could have arranged to have the No. 1 plate passed down to her but didn't.
"I wouldn't have wanted all the attention," she said. "And all those parking tickets."


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—(1) When a person is charged with and convicted of —
rioting, assault or any other breach of the peace or abetting any such offence;
an offence under section 143, 144, 145, 153, 504 or 510 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) or under section 13A, 13B, 13C or 13D of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184);
assembling armed men or taking other unlawful measures for such purpose; or
committing criminal intimidation by threatening injury to any person or property,
and the court before which he is convicted believes that that person must execute a bond for keeping the peace, then the court may, at the time of passing sentence on that person, or instead of any sentence, order him to execute a bond for a sum proportionate to his means, with or without sureties, for keeping the peace for a period not exceeding 2 years.
(2) If the conviction is set aside on appeal or otherwise, the bond so executed becomes void.
—(1) If, during or after a trial, the court considers that a complainant is or has been behaving in such a way that he should be ordered to execute a bond to keep the peace, the court may require him to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond to keep the peace for a period not exceeding 2 years.
(2) The evidence which the court relies on under subsection (1) must be read to the complainant, but it shall not be necessary to recall any witness unless the complainant desires to cross-examine the witness.
(3) The court may deal with this proceeding either as part of the case out of which it has arisen or as a separate proceeding.
43. If it appears to a court that a person is likely to breach the peace or do a wrongful act that might lead to a breach of the peace, the court may require that person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond to keep the peace for a period not exceeding 2 years.
—(1) A court may require a person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond for his good behaviour for a period not exceeding 2 years, if it appears to the court that —
the person is trying to conceal his presence and there is reason to believe that he is doing so with a view to committing an offence;
the person has no apparent means of supporting himself or is unable to give a satisfactory account of himself; or
the person orally or in writing disseminates or tries to disseminate or in any way helps to disseminate —
any seditious matter, that is to say, any matter whose publication is punishable under the Sedition Act (Cap. 290) or any material which forms the subject matter of a charge under section 267C, 298A or 505 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224); or
any matter concerning a Judge or a judicial officer amounting to criminal intimidation or defamation under the Penal Code.
(2) No proceeding shall be taken under subsection (1)(c) except with the consent of the Public Prosecutor.
45. A court may require a person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond for his good behaviour for a period not exceeding 2 years, if it appears to the court that —
the person habitually commits offences;
the person habitually associates with robbers, housebreakers, thieves, prostitutes or people who have no apparent means of subsistence; or
the person is so desperate or dangerous as to pose a risk to the community when at large.
46. Where a court acting under section 43, 44 or 45 considers it necessary to require any person to show cause under the section, it must make an order in writing setting out —
the information received on which the court is acting;
the amount of the bond to be executed;
how long the bond will be in force; and
the number of sureties, if any, required.
—(1) If the person subject to an order under section 46 is present in court, the order must be read to him or, if he wishes, explained to him.
(2) If the person subject to the order is not present in court, the court must issue a summons requiring him to appear or, if he is in custody, a warrant instructing the officer in whose custody he is to bring him before the court.
(3) The court may issue a warrant for a person's arrest if the court is satisfied that, based on a police officer's report or other information, there is reason to fear a breach of the peace and that this can be prevented only by the person's immediate arrest.
(4) A copy of the order under section 46 must accompany every summons or warrant issued under subsection (2) or (3).
(5) The copy of the order must be delivered by the officer serving or executing the summons or warrant to the person served with or arrested under it.
48. The court may, if it has good reasons, dispense with the personal attendance of a person subject to an order under section 46, and permit him to appear by an advocate.
—(1) When an order under section 46 has been read or explained under section 47(1) to a person present in court or when a person appears or is brought before the court in compliance with a summons or in execution of a warrant under section 47, the court must then inquire into the truth of the information on which it has acted and will take further evidence as appears necessary.
(2) The inquiry must follow as closely as practicable the procedure prescribed in this Code for conducting trials, except that no charge need be framed.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a person's habitual offending may be proved by evidence of his general reputation or in other ways.
—(1) If after an inquiry under section 49, the court is satisfied that the person subject to the order must execute a bond in order to keep the peace or maintain good behaviour, the court must make such order as is appropriate.
(2) The bond may be with or without sureties and —
must not be larger than the amount or longer than the period specified in the order made under section 46; and
the amount of the bond must be fixed with due regard to the circumstances of the case and shall not be excessive but must be such as to afford the person against whom the order is made a fair chance of complying with it.
(3) If the court is satisfied that a bond is not necessary, the court must release the person subject to the order.
—(1) If any person subject to an order under section 41 or 50 is, at the time the order is made, sentenced to or undergoing imprisonment, the period for which the security is required will begin at the end of that sentence.
(2) In all other cases, the period will begin on the date of the order.
—(1) The bond to be executed by any person subject to an order under section 41 or 50 shall, as the case may be, bind him —
to keep the peace; or
to be of good behaviour.
(2) In the case of subsection (1)(b), it is a breach of the bond to commit, attempt to commit or abet the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment.
53. A court may, in its discretion, refuse to accept any particular person offered as surety under this Part.
—(1) If a person ordered to give security under section 41 or 50 fails to do so by the date on which the period for the security is to begin, the court may commit him to prison for a period not exceeding the period for which the security is ordered to be given.
(2) If the person referred to in subsection (1) is already in prison, he shall stay there until the end of the term that the court has determined under subsection (1) or until he gives the security as ordered, whichever is the earlier.
—(1) When a court decides that a person imprisoned for failing to give security under this Part may be released without danger to the community or to another person, the court may order that person to be released.
(2) A court other than the High Court shall not exercise this power except in cases where the imprisonment is under its own order or that of a similar court.
—(1) Any surety for the peaceable conduct or good behaviour of a person may at any time apply to a court to cancel any bond executed under this Part.
(2) On receiving the application, the court must issue a summons or warrant, as it thinks fit, requiring the person for whom that surety is bound to appear or to be brought before it.
(3) When that person comes before the court, the court must cancel the bond and order him to provide adequate security for the remaining term of the bond.
(4) Every such order referred to in subsection (3) shall be treated as made under section 41 or 50 and in such a case, sections 52 to 55 shall apply accordingly.
—(1) A police officer may command an unlawful assembly or an assembly of 5 or more people likely to cause a disturbance of the public peace to disperse, and the members of the assembly must then disperse.
(2) Nothing in this Division shall derogate from the powers conferred on any person under the Public Order Act 2009 (Act 15 of 2009).
—(1) If any such assembly does not disperse as commanded, or shows a determination not to disperse, any police officer may disperse the assembly by force and, if necessary, arrest and confine the participants, and may require any male civilian to help.
(2) In this section, "civilian" means any person who is not a regular serviceman, full-time national serviceman or operationally ready national serviceman who has reported for service in the Singapore Armed Forces.
59. If any such assembly cannot be otherwise dispersed and it is necessary for the public security that it should be dispersed, the Minister or the Commissioner of Police or a Deputy Commissioner of Police may cause it to be dispersed by military force.
Minister or Commissioner of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police may require any officer in command of troops to disperse unlawful assembly
—(1) When the Minister or the Commissioner of Police or a Deputy Commissioner of Police determines to disperse any such assembly by military force, he may require any commissioned or non-commissioned officer in command of any sailors, soldiers or airmen in the Singapore Armed Forces or in any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore to disperse the assembly by military force and to arrest and confine the persons forming part of it as the Minister or Commissioner of Police or the Deputy Commissioner of Police directs or as it may be necessary to arrest and confine in order to disperse the assembly or to have them punished according to law.
(2) Every such officer shall obey such requisition in such manner as he thinks fit, but in so doing he shall use as little force and do as little injury to person and property as is consistent with dispersing the assembly and arresting and confining those persons.
61. When the public security is manifestly endangered by any such assembly and when neither the Minister nor the Commissioner of Police nor a Deputy Commissioner of Police can be communicated with, any commissioned officer in the Singapore Armed Forces or in any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore may disperse such assembly by military force and may arrest and confine the persons forming part of it as it may be necessary to arrest and confine in order to disperse the assembly or to have them punished according to law, but if while he is acting under this section it becomes practicable for him to communicate with the Minister, the Commissioner of Police or a Deputy Commissioner of Police, he shall do so and thereafter obey the instructions of the Minister, the Commissioner of Police or the Deputy Commissioner of Police as to whether he shall or shall not continue the action.
62. No prosecution against the Minister or any police officer or officer, sailor, soldier or airman in the Singapore Armed Forces or in any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore for any act purporting to be done under this Division shall be instituted in any criminal court except with the sanction of the President, and —
no police officer acting under this Division in good faith;
no commissioned officer acting under section 61 in good faith;
no person doing any act in good faith in compliance with a requisition under section 58 or 60; and
no inferior officer, sailor, soldier or airman or member of any of the Singapore Armed Forces or of any visiting force lawfully present in Singapore doing any act in obedience to any order which under naval, military or air force law he was bound to obey,
shall be deemed thereby to have committed an offence.
—(1) Any police officer who has reasonable grounds to suspect that any offence may be committed may intervene for the purpose of preventing and must, to the best of his ability, use all lawful means to prevent the commission of the offence.
(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), a police officer may act in any manner (including doing anything likely to cause the death of, or grievous hurt to, any person) if the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that —
the person (whether acting alone or in concert with any other person) is doing or about to do, something which may amount to a terrorist act; and
such act by the police officer is necessary to apprehend the person.
(3) In this section —
"lawful means" includes removing a person from any place and taking away any thing which the person has in his possession which the police officer reasonably suspects is intended to be used in the commission of the offence;
"terrorist act" means the use or threat of action —
where the action —
involves serious violence against a person or which endangers a person's life;
involves serious damage to any building or structure;
creates a serious risk to the health or the safety of the public or a section of the public;
involves the use of firearms or explosives; or
involves releasing into the environment or any part thereof, or distributing or otherwise exposing the public or any part thereof to —
any dangerous, hazardous, radioactive or harmful substance;
any toxic chemical; or
any microbial or other biological agent, or toxin; and
where the use or threat of action is intended or reasonably regarded as intending to —
influence or compel the Government, any other government, or any international organisation to do or refrain from doing any act; or
intimidate the public or a section of the public.


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BETHB4GE MEMBER ; i . AT POWELL AV 'MP A G t UY M 7 I4 also serving ISLAND TREES OLD BETHPAGE PLAINVIEW PLAINEDGE SEAFORD VOL. 9 NO. 8 Thursday, January 16,1975 10 cents per copy Bethpage notary ciuD gave a Holiday party at Holiday Manor to 1,000 children and their foster parents. The event was co-sponsored by the Town of Oyster Bay. TOB Councilman and Rotarian Sal Mosca, center joins Rotary President (L) Marty Meyer and looking on (if you can find them) Charlie Mitchell and Leo Schottland. Fred Ippolito of Bethpage chaired the event. A TAXING SITUATION: Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes Solomon Newborn (right) and Deputy Receiver Carmen Cataliotti checks over bags of mail containing 1975 general tax bills. Due to late adoption of the Nassau County budget, the bills were not sent out until January 10. Residents have until February 10 to pay their bills without a penalty. After February 10, all payments must be returned for the imposition of a penalty amounting to one percent per month from January 1,1975. Residents may send or bring their payments to the Tax Office, Town Hall, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York 11771. Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes Solomon Newborn reminded residents who are eligible for a senior citizen property tax exemption that they must file for the exemption every year and should submit their applications immediately with the Nassau County Board of Assessors. Newborn explained that New York State authorizes local municipalities such as Oyster Bay Town and school districts to grant a 50 percent reduction in real property taxes to seniors. He stated that in order to qualify for the exemption, a senior must be at least 65 years of age, have owned the property for a minimum of two years, maintain the property as their legal residence and use it exclusively for residential purposes, have no children attending public school and have a combined income of all owners of $6,500 or less, including pensions and social security. The exemption must be renewed each year. "Many of our seniors meet the qualifications for property tax exemption," Newborn commented, "and I am eager to see that every older home owner who is eligible takes advantage of this special tax reduction." Senior citizens who currently have a tax exemption will automatically receive a renewal form in the mail. New applicants can obtain their forms by writing the Nassau County Board of Assessors, 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, N.Y. 11501, or phoning 535-2377. The deadline for filing is May 1, 1975 to receive exemptions in the 1976 county and town tax roll and the 1975-6 school tax roll. Jim Jensen To Appear At Festival Honoring Noted Publisher On Sunday, January 19th, at 3 P.M. in the C.W. Post Dome Auditorium, CBS-TV newscaster Jim Jensen will appear as narrator in a special presentation of a riiusico-dramatic work honoring the late Max Winkler, founder of the Belwin-Mills publishing empire. The presentation, written by Alfred Reed for chorus, band, orchestra, and narrator, and based upon Max Winkler's own words, will be performed by the students and teachers of Nassau County'as part of the Nassau Music Educators Association's annual All-County High School Festival. "It is our way of saying 'Thank you' to a man who always gave the fullest measure of himself both to music and to education.", commented Durrell Blank, NMEA President. "And it is particularly fitting that our own teachers have asked to join their pupils in this tribute." Referring to Winkler's immigrant background and the tremendous affection in which he held America, an affection documented in the autobiography of his life, Pennies From Heaven, Blank continued, "It is also fitting that the title of the work be the Testament Of An American, for in the final analysis Max Winkler left far more in the cultural fabric of our country than any single sheet of music could say. The students performing in honor of Mr. Winkler represent the best musical talent of the county. Selected by rigorous rounds of audition from almost 10,000 applicants, the 650 high-schoolers comprise a chorus, band, orchestra, and stage band ranking as among the finest of their kind in the world. Each performing group will be led in concert by a noted conductor chosen especially for the Festival. The chorus will be directed by Dr. Fiora Contino of the University of Indiana, the stage band by the well-known jazz artist Manny Albam, the orchestra by Dr. James Yan-natos of Harvard University and the concert band by Dr. Harry Bejian of the University of Illinois. The entire Festival is a cooperative effort of public school personnel working with a private university. Van Westover, Director of Special Events For C.W. Post and Stan Bialomizy, NMEA's Festival Chairman have spent months organizing and preparing for what will undoubtedly be one of the most important cultural events in Nassau this year. The program is open to the public with all tickets priced at $2.00, and will be recorded for album distribution by Crest Records. Music Festival County Participants local Area Levittown Elchorn, Nancy Edelstein, Carol Klein, Laura Lounsbury, Claudia Kaye, Jeffrey Smith, Mark Hausner, Marcia Lyle, Christine Elicati, Karen Miller, Robert All-County....3 Will, Kevin Winters, James Heald, Donald Nash, Deborah Cattler, Trina Reynolds, Charlotte Edelson, Joel Wolffsohn, George Stuart, Barbara Kyte, Tim Patoonik, Peter Burke, Laura. Yaeger, Holly Clark, Dave Edelson, Ken Tray, Eli Lerner, Neal Finkelstein, Eve Carty, Maureen Chabot, Marc Kavookian, Jill Kaufman, Kurt Caveglia, Allison Collis, John Itzler, Keith Abraham, Bob Mercado, Alan Montgomery, Laura Fechtmann, Margaret Coccaro, Jenny Hahn Margaret Island Trees Miller, Carolyn Shugarts, George Fried, Richard Port Washington Reiff, Karen Iacona, Lynn DeMarco, Donna Appleby, Amy Schimmel, Lisa Piclow, Jon MacLeod, Alex Graff, Lisette Dawson, Maryanne Muir, Catherine Merjan, Barbara Wiggins, James Coffee, Peter Coffee, Susan Betbgage Olivier, David London, Keith Pfainedge Borkowski, Diane Farina, Betty Jane Ballin, Michael Goldner, Jon Bachelor, James Plainview-Oldjtetimage Richards, Linda Cerar, Mary Ann Martin, Craig Bedoian, Charles Giardini, Lisa Klein, Ilene Chimenti, Stephanie Zalaznick, Mark Martin, Cory Kent, Elaine Levine, Barry Baumann, Jeff Levine, Barry Pidkameny, Guy Gsheidle, Ruth Conn Ahair Stein, Scott Mernoff, David Bushman, Debbie Lopater, Sandy Berger, David Lip ton, Barbara London, Frank Miller, Phil Seaford Bradley Ver Nooy, Diane Ririe, Scott Dava, Richard Colban, William Castens, Barbara Beck, Eugene Korn, Andy Sperandeo, Darlene Fiske, Nancy Join Your Neighbors Right To Life March On Wednesday, January 22nd there will be a 2nd annual bus trip to Washington to protest the infamous Supreme Court decision on abortion. Bus will leave 7 a.m. from HicksviUe and will return about midnight. Cost of the trip is $11 per person, however rates are decreased when more than one family member makes the trip. Please bring red plastic rose (the symbol of the Right to Life Movement) pen, Boxed lunch and supper as the bus will make only short rest stops. We will leave the line of march around the capitol for a short period of time in order to meet with our elected representatives. Anyone wishing to make a donation to offset the cost of the bus or pay for someone to go in their place may certainly do so. For further information and to sign up for the trip, please call Mrs. Margaret McGeary at We8-1391 or Rosalie Joannou at OV1-1285. Come join your Bethpage neighbors to help stop the wanton destruction of hundreds of thousands of unborn babies. Remember abortions are performed up to the 6th month of pregnancy in New York State and according to the wording of the Supreme Court decision may be performed up to 5 minutes before the baby's birth. Remember no one can take your place. If you care, you'll be there.
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Title | Bethpage-Tribune_1975-01-16 |
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Publisher | Florence Cullem |
Contributors | Scanned and Prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. |
Date | 2010 |
Type | Periodical |
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Source | Bethpage Public Library |
Language | English |
Coverage | United States |
Rights | The Newspaper is in the public Domain and Digital Rights Held by Bethpage Public Library. |
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23. | Slap | ||
Simply The Rap Group "The Pack" Hyphy rap group from the Bay Area, CA. That song "Slaps"
You feel that slap in the trunk? |
1. | slap | ||
What the five fingers said to the face. I'm Rick James bitch!
2. | Slap | ||
Slap is tight music, somthing you can go dumb to.
Slap is what a pimp says to a hoes face when she shows up funny wit the ends. Slap is Having 10s 12s or 15s in your trunk nocking while your driving, making you trunk raddle. This word is from th BAY AREA, California. Where we do the Dam' thing. YaDidiMean.... and for all you fake white boys quit trying to be black, bitch ass marks.... Man this song is the slap.
Hoe Wheres my money, "!SLAP!". Nigga My car got dumb ass Slap. |
3. | slap | ||
To have a very loud, good quality sound system esp. in your car. Or a song that just sounds hella good and has tremendous bass in it. I have to set the record str8 once again. We started this in the Town, Oakland, Ca, USA. When everybody else was still callin it "Knock" or "Thump" We in Oakland started calling it "Slap". The rest of the Bay Area eventually caught on to it. Str8 Up! I had a scraper on 22's wit hella slap in it.
4. | slap | ||
sounds like a plan sarah: hey, rachel, let's meet at flat top tonight at 7.
rachel: slap. i'll see you there! |
5. | slap | ||
1. An individual underqualified or incompetent in performing a task, especially with regard to engineering.
2. One who fraudlently professes knowledge of a subject despite a total lack of understanding. 3. Inexperienced with or incapable of social interaction. 1. Given even the simplest task - drilling a hole in a plate of aluminum - the slap managed to ruin both the drill bit and the plate.
2. Didn't you overhear him the other day? That slap was telling the new students that it's impossible for steel to fatigue, even though the sample had a textbook fatigue failure. Didn't that guy fail Material Science? 3. The slap's attempts to communicate with his neighbors were awkward and ineffective. |
6. | Slap | ||
1.Badly done make-up.
2.Uncomplimentary term for make-up in general, used by people who don't like make-up, to annoy people who do. Also see fake-up 1.What are you thinking, slapping all that slap on your face? It's gross!
2.What are you thinking, slapping all that slap on your face? It's gross! |
7. | Slap | ||
What the five fingers said to the face. "Charlie there's a new joke going around. Have you heard it? What did the five fingers say to the face?"