text: 01 02 03 Bike Darlington: Critical Mass Ride in Darlington? 04 05 23 24 25 Critical Mass Ride in Darlington? 34 Saturdays Critical Mass ride was a complete success.Not from the from the sheer number of people that didn't turn out for it but for the fact that it brought new people together and demonstrated a group of people riding bikes can promote positive reactions from non riders..Eight riders turned out,some in fancy dress,some dressed as they normally do for a bike ride. The reasons for fancy dress were twofold,a bit of fun and also to soften the impact of a group of cyclists riding together in a busy town centre.The main reason behind the Critical Mass ride was to celebrate a birthday with a group of like minded people that have one common factor,everybody for whatever reason rides a bike. Photo by kind permission of Simon James. The group gathered,greetings were exchanged and hands shaken.It was time for the off.A slow ride to South Park through the Pedestrian Heart and stopping briefly in the Market Square. Making our way down Duke Street along Skinnergate turning left in Blackwell Gate and onto High Row.At this point readers may start to think how stupid can someone be to take a group of cyclists along a very busy pedestrian street on the busiest day of the week? well,I did and I am not stupid(educationally challenged yes but not stupid).But cyclists have a right to ride through the Pedestrian Heart,a right that was fought for long and hard by the Darlington Cycling Campaign,any day of the week. The route was a cycled at walking pace,saying "hellos" and "thankyou's" to lots of people along the way.We had a "wow" factor and a really big "cute" factor and that was the in the form of a Tricycle complete with Mother and child in fancy dress,people even came up to chat to them and ask about using a Trike.And so it was that we headed on to South Park for Ice Cream and a drink. Slowly the group broke up,other commitments,family duties,meetings to go to.Before we all drifted off we agreed on one thing,that we would do it again,soon. So I say a big thank you to all that took part,Darlovelo,20's Plenty for Me,Darlington Cycling Campaign,Kranksbikes,Dr.Coffee's Cafe,Sally,Brian,Geoff,Mathew,Annie,Simon,Bel,Miri and Duncan. Post Script; As I was riding across town to meet up with the others,I noticed at the last two junctions cars had "given way" to me,stopped and let me turn when they had right of way.Making my way through North Lodge Park,several people said good morning.On arrival at the Arts CentreI thought about this and I wondered if it was because I was dressed as a Vicar.Was it the power of the cloth or the bicycle? Duncan 35 36 37 38


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DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson may have thought stacking her task force on libraries with her own people would squash the hue and cry for a full-time librarian/media specialist in the city's traditional schools. She now knows she was wrong.
Members, particularly those who receive paychecks from DCPS, demonstrated integrity and courage. They focused on the needs of children.
A little background: Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Henderson in DCPS' 2013 budget eliminated funding for libraries at schools with student populations of 299 or less. Larger facilities could retain their librarians, but only if principals used "flexible funding"; that money, in many instances, also helps pay for instructional staff. That left as many as 17,000 children without a full-time librarian in their schools.
Peter MacPherson and the Capitol Hill Public School Parents Organization held numerous demonstrations and posted an online petition, galvanizing thousands of parents and education advocates locally and around the country. Henderson subsequently agreed to retain some of the librarians who hadn't found other jobs and had been evaluated as effective. She also set up the task force to review DCPS' use of librarian/media specialists and recommend ways to enhance literacy.
That task force presented its report. After researching other school districts, it essentially suggested Gray and Henderson reverse themselves. The group recommended "one full-time library media specialist at all DC public schools with the necessary additional funding provided by the District."
The library task force also urged the creation of an "evaluation rubric" to support the growth of "exemplary programs"; allocation of an annual per-pupil library allotment to help fund the development of in-school library collections; and the establishment of a "multi-year Creating a Culture of Literacy Campaign" that would seek out partners to help support DCPS' library program, engaging the entire community.
"The chancellor would be wise to act fully on their recommendations," MacPherson told me last week as we discussed the report. He said it "reinforced what advocates have been saying for the last nine months."
Despite the high quality of the task force's work and report, Henderson basically has kept it in hiding. She didn't issue a general press release. Nor did DCPS' spokesperson Melissa Salmanowitz honor her pledge to me of providing notice when the task force had completed its work. That promise came after DCPS refused to open the group's meetings to the public.
Under Henderson, DCPS has become a covert operation: Select information is provided to select individuals or groups. Sometimes, notice about important meetings is given at the last minute, as if by design to reduce public engagement. Equally significant, the chancellor seems to believe what happens at DCPS is only the business of the parents whose children attend those facilities.
Public education is funded by all District taxpayers. They have the right to know how, when and for what their money is being used. Gray and Henderson would help themselves and the reform movement by operating in the open -- instead of undercover.
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Tame the email koboldBy
Do you have a love and hate relationship with email? I love this practical tool and really don't know how I would manage if email disappeared tomorrow. Having an inbox bursting with new messages however gave me a daylight nightmare just about every day.
I set out to tame the email kobold a few weeks ago. Yes, I listened to experts, read the blogs and asked friends to get a potpourri of ideas of what works for others. As I don't believe in mindless copying of methods that work for somebody else, I designed my own system taking the tips that I thought would work for me. Since then it is trial and error.
I set up 4 separate email accounts for different "audiences":
- my business and clients,
- family and friends,
- social media
- and for the newsletters I subscribe to.
In all the 4 email accounts I created folders. All the email I get is automatically sorted into folders by Hotmail. (I made Hotmail my personal VA if you like). This way when I open my account I have a very good overview of what awaits me. Plus I don't have to check all my folders every day. Some folders I will check once a week or only when I have a few extra minutes.
For example in my business account I have folders for clients, prospects, JV partners, mentors, and my mastermind groups. I created folders for my financials and gather the online invoices and receipts there. Aweber merited a separate folder as I love to see the number of new subscribers I get every day.
Having my social media notifications in one account helped me a lot in keeping my focus on the important things. I've got very good at checking my social media email account only once a day. I have separate folders for all major social networks; I keep only the set-up emails and delete the rest. I check social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, e.g.) only once a day. The only exception is Twitter – I love to check what is going on in the world and use Twitter as my personal news agency.
The area that still gives me headaches is my newsletter subscriptions account. Depending on how busy I am, 2-3 days could go by until I check in there. And of course I began unsubscribing from newsletters that were not supporting me anymore.
What makes my system work?
- Having separate email addresses with the same email provider. All my 4 accounts are connected in Hotmail so switching among them is a breeze
- Email accounts for my distinct "audiences". No chance for incoming emails to go unnoticed from the people I really want to hear from e.g. clients, partners, family, etc.
- Incoming mail is automatically sorted into folders. This is the most important success factor! Using this awesome feature enables me to check the most important folders immediately and ignore some folders if I wish to.
There is one folder that I have in all my email accounts. Can you guess what it is? Please share your guesses in the comment section. Next week I will post the name of the folder with the reasons why you will want to create one of those secret folders, too.
Is it junk???
or perhaps follow-up?
Love this post! I have a love hate relationship is email too! Folders help…. but I need to tame the compulsion to keep clicking send/receive


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Midwifery Practice 1
10 Units
Using a midwifery conceptual model students engage in supernumerary practice, including forming 1-2-1 relationship for 7-10 women. During these experiences students develop an understanding of normal, physiological pregnancy, birth, lactation and postnatal adaptation and how best to promote normal birth. Learning includes anatomy, physiology, fetal development, screening and diagnostic tests and antenatal care. Students integrate learning about health assessment, cultural safety, psychology, teaching in the clinical environment and basic counselling skills to be able to care for well women and their babies across the childbearing year.
|Faculty of Health and Medicine
|School of Nursing and Midwifery
Not currently offered
Previously offered in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
|Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the learning activities for this course, supported by appropriate use of the literature & self directed study the student will be able to:
1.Describe the anatomy and physiology of the woman and fetus as it relates to pregnancy, birth and postpartum; 2.Using a doll and pelvis demonstrate the mechanisms of labour for vertex presentations; 3.Describe the anatomy and physiology of lactation; 4.Describe the critical phases of fetal development and the potential effects of micro-organisms and un-healthy substances may affect the fetus; 5.Describe antenatal care for well women and the midwifery advice appropriate for minor disorders of pregnancy; 6.Using research evidence and the experiences of women discuss the benefits and disadvantages of screening and diagnostic tests in pregnancy; 7.Ask women about psycho-social vulnerabilities in a sensitive and appropriate manner; 8.Critically discuss the interconnectedness of biological, emotional, social, environmental and spiritual processes involved in birthing, breastfeeding and early parenting for well women, their babies and families; 9.Using scientific evidence and the wisdom of women, create and maintain environments that women and babies find optimal for biological, emotional, social and spiritual functioning; 10.Provide sensitive and evidence-based postnatal care to well women and babies including support to breastfeed using the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding; 11.Provide sensitive education about family planning including for woman who are breastfeeding.
12.Observe, participate in and reflect upon preparation for childbirth groups and midwifery practice generally.
Developing relationships with women during pregnancy; anatomy and physiology; mechanism of normal labour; fetal development; teratogenesis; antenatal care; minor disorders of pregnancy; screening and diagnostic tests in pregnancy; preparation for parenthood; breastfeeding; psychosocial vulnerability; impact of environment on childbearing and review family planning. At the commencement of the course you will be provided with a timetable outlining specific issues to be addressed. Students are encouraged to prepare for on-line work by pre-reading literature related to the issues outlines in the timetable.
|Assumed Knowledge
|All students enrolled in this course must have a current authority to practice as a registered nurse and observe/participate in midwifery clinical practice. For those students requiring clinical experience, there must be evidence of screening and vaccinations against infectious diseases as required for all health professionals in NSW health facilities.
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|Compulsory Requirements
|2018 Course Timetables for NURS6160
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Sounds to me like you didn't have a cable pluged in correctly. I think most DVD pla<x>yers have 3 cords, each with a different colour head. One yellow, one red, and one white. If you're missing one of those that could be why you get no picture.

I have pretty much gotten to the point that I don't need a dvd pla<x>yer, which is good, since I can't seem to figure it out!
LOL!! So true! And I am totally not as cute as Daniel Craig!
Oh! Thank Jesus for the On Demand Section!!! LOL
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NEW YORK (CNN) – Doctors usually rely on sight, sound and touch when diagnosing certain diseases. Yet they rarely use the sense of smell, even though many diseases do have their own distinct chemical makeup, but is not obvious to the human nose.
Now with special training, dogs are being used to develop new diagnostic tests for certain illnesses by using their keen sense of smell. What kind of diseases are they sniffing out?
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"The great thing about dogs is not only are they more sensitive but they can filter things out. In this case, McBaine and other dogs at the Penn vet working dog center in Philadelphia have been taught to sniff out ovarian cancer tissue," Dr. Cynthia Otto, Director of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center said.
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TORONTO, Aug. 12, 2016 /CNW/ - YouTube FanFest is set to rock Toronto on Saturday, August 13 as the world's biggest homegrown and international YouTube stars descend on Molson Canadian Amphitheatre for a live showcase of of music, mashups, dance and more. The show will play to a sold-out crowd of 15,000 YouTube superfans.
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Last night I took my family to see How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular at the United Center in Chicago. It was amazing. I am pretty sure it's the best live show I've ever seen. It was so creative. The dragons looked so realistic and the cast was so acrobatic and spot on. There a giant screen that stretched across the arena that all of the action went on in front of it. The projectors would project on to the floor and move up to the screens. They just used all the space they could. There was a scene where they projected a path on the screen and Hiccup was running down the path, except the path was on a wall and Hiccup had his feet on the screen, running and jumping along while the path moved. It was amazing to watch and very hard to describe. Basically, he was walking on the wall! (He did have a harness on, but could you imagine how hard that would be to manage?!)
My kids got a kick out of the Gronkle and his, um gas problem. I love how each dragon had their own personality. There was a girl dragon that flirted with the audience. That was Monkey's favorite dragon. Of course the whole time we all wanted to hop on Toothless and fly around the arena. I loved watching the cast dance and fight the dragons. Everything was choreographed very well! It was altogether an awesome show. Be warned, though, if your child scares easily, you may want to take a second guess about going. My daughter was terrified at first, but my husband had her sit through the first few minutes and she was then fine and fell in love with it.
The tickets can be a little pricey if taking the whole family, but there are deals out there. Don't forget to enter the promo code: MOM to get 25% off of select seats to weekday shows (includes Friday nights.) This is a nationwide offer! Purchase through Ticketmaster. There is also currently a Living Social deal for the remainder of the Chicago shows starting at $51 per ticket and it includes a gift bag for each ticket bought. DREAMWORKS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR will appear at the United Center on Friday, July 27 at 7:00 PM; Saturday, July 28 at 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM; and Sunday, July 29 at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM with free parking at official United Center parking lots for all performances.
Since I can't give you a great deal of pictures in this short post, I created a YouTube slide show of my pictures. If you can make it work, don't miss this show! I really do believe it's a once in a lifetime experience! Also be sure to check out their website and TicketMaster and to follow the show on Facebook and Twitter. For other fun facts, check out my first post about How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular!
Note: My family received passes to this show in exchange for this blog post. All opinions are my own.


text: Spirit Mountain Wilderness, nestled in the heart of the Newberry Mountains, is a stunning, rugged landscape with sculpted granitic boulders, rocky outcrops and deep canyons. The mountains harbor unique plants and animals and offer dramatic views of Lake Mohave. This wilderness is jointly managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. Spirit Mountain, a monolith of white granite is the highest peak in the Newberry Mountains. It is the spiritual birthplace of the Yuman speaking tribes and is an important sacred area for them today. Some of the backcountry is listed as a Traditional Cultural Property on the National Register of Historic Places because of the spiritual value and importance of the area. Tranquility and quiet amongst the rocky outcrops and peaks of this intriguing backcountry destination reflect the importance of the area to all people. Infrequent visitor use and the need for route finding skills provide great opportunities for solitude and exploration. GEOLOGY The northern part of this wilderness is comprised of granites and older metamorphic rocks which appear dark in color, mostly composed of schist and gneiss. The southern part of the wilderness is dominated by white and pink colored, large crystalline, and rugged granitic spires. A well-defined fault separates the two rock types and divides the wilderness along a line running east and west. Spirit Mountain is the highest point in the Newberry Mountains at 5,639 feet and appears whitish-pink in color, making it stand out in an otherwise dark mountain setting. FLORA AND FAUNA The Newberry Mountains are popular for their spectacular wildflower displays. In February and March of most years, the open areas of white granitic soil produce a very diverse mix of wildflowers often dominated by Mexican poppies, creating bright patches of yellow-orange color within the green mixed-shrub landscape. Look for California juniper, single leaf pinyon, shrub live oak and Nolina in the vicinity of Christmas Tree Pass. You can find brittlebush, Mojave yucca, buckwheat, teddy bear cholla, solitary barrel cactus and Mormon tea along with creosote bush and bursage on the slopes at lower elevations. In some locations, the teddy bear cholla is so thick it is difficult to walk through without having stems attach to your shoes or clothing. With a keen eye, you may be able to spot desert bighorn sheep, pocket mice, Merriam's kangaroo rats, and even desert woodrats. Coyotes, desert cottontail rabbits, and desert tortoise call this area home, while chuckwallas, and a variety of snakes vie for the burrows and shade of the occasional shrub. Western scrub-jays, black-throated sparrows, phainopeplas, red-tailed hawks, cactus wrens, and Costa's hummingbirds interact as they go about the daily business of survival in this diverse desert.


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Ooooooh Boy. This is the most awful email I will ever write in my life!!!!!! I feel like I just got hit by a tractor!! Did I just say tractor? I've been in Iowa too long…;) I am so sad to say goodbye to weekly "Missionary Miracles" by Sister Tobias. But that's ok! I am planning on keeping the missionary moments rolling along with "MEMBER Missionary Miracles by Stephanie Tobias! ok? That gives me a little bit of hope for the future. 😉
I know that Heavenly Father hands out miracles as we pray in Faith. That's sooo understated. But this week was filled with tender mercies from Heaven! We worked in -17 degree weather! Definitely a record for me, but because we acted in those conditions, we were able to meet all of our lesson goals we set for the week! The Lord led us to an amazing Chinese lady named Hui who is in major need of Spiritual Healing. Her husband took off with her 3 year- old daughter (named Stephanie) and so we got to help her move into a smaller apartment with the help of the Elders and a member (ON CHRISTMAS EVE!!). Members here are so generous! We taught her and her mother a lesson. Her mom didn't speak English, but we taught her by showing her pictures of Jesus for about 20 minutes and doing sign language acting things out. She LOVED it! Hui even had a Book of Mormon and her Roomate, "Cookie", had pictures of the SLC Temple on her phone! Okay, if that's not "golden", what is??!! Hahaha 😉 We've taught her twice already and she came to church! I really wish I could continue teaching her. I just LOVE Asians. 🙂 It was awesome because I had a blanket that I wanted to get rid of before I started packing up that said "Stephanie" on it. So I gave it to her daughter! It was a tender mercy for both of us!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
On Christmas Eve we had "shepherd's night" at a members house! We all dressed up like shepherds and ate hummus, falaffel, dried fruits, olives, pita bread, nuts, and other shepherd stuff! It was so creative and up my alley! 😉
We were busy all day running around places for Christmas, but I will truly never forget this special Christmas as a missionary! I am SO LUCKY!! Wow! we served at the Food Pantry in town, Saw the Bennetts open up their Christmas presents we found for them, ate a huge feast at Bishop's house, SKYPED MA & PA!!! (THAT WAS SO FUN! I HAVE THE BEST PARENTS!!!!!!!!) Ate supper at Fern & Jesse's, and watched "Ephraim's Rescue" With all of the Elders at our Ward Mission Leader's house. Oh my! That was a set-up for disaster! We are all like family, so it was just constant talking and making fun of me for leaving! I will miss the Elders and Sisters SOOO MUCH!!! They are all my little brothers and Sisters I will forever look up to! ah!
Exchanges were incredible! We had two in two days! Which normally is exhausting, but I was on fire! I just kept saying, "Work me till I die!!" 😉 We had heavenly cool experience I can express in writing. But one that definitely was worth mentioning was getting to go to a wedding on the 28th for Guillermo and Maria in preparation for Guillermo's baptism in January! The spirit was INCREDIBLE! The Bishop didn't speak Spanish at all, and at the end instead of saying, "You may kiss the bride!" He said, "Can I kiss the Bride!" We all laughed so hard. 🙂
Yesterday the Bishop got up during sacrament meeting and announced that I would be speaking for my last Sunday here. I was not told this before!! Hahaha! That's O.K., a missionary is always prepared if the spirit is going to talk! 😉 Right as I stood up to speak, the Bennett Family walked in. They looked BEAUTIFULLY dressed in white and I about LOST IT!! 😉 We bought Brother Bennett a White Shirt and gave him a nice tie to wear to church because he hasn't had one since he was probably 12 years old (He's 40)! And Becky always just wears baggy sweatshirts but she wore a beautiful white sweater! AND HUI YU came to church!!! Aww! It was the most amazing present for my last Sunday as a missionary. To make it even more memorable….Brother Pope (the Stake Secretary who's a millionaire and hilarious) gave me a SNEAK ATTACK HUG!!!!!! AND THE BISHOP WALKED BY AT THE SAME TIME!! I was like, "Bishop! I promise I didn't start this!!" And he said, "Oh Sister Tobias, I'm already calling the Mission President on you!!" 😉 And then another member of the ward said, "Well in that case, I'll give her a hug too!!" Hahaha oh my goodness. I got two man hugs yesterday and it was WEIRD!!! It'll take some adjusting for the condescension into the real world! Handshakes are just great for me! 😉
I went up there and spoke about a lady I met this week (named Jan) who has been in a coma three times and wakes up every morning wondering why she was sent back to Earth again. We told her we were SURE the reason why we showed up at her door was because of the message of healing and direction of Jesus Christ's restored Church. She told us that every person has a hole in their soul that needs to be filled. Some people fill it with working, spending money, drugs, alcohol, eating, constant exercise, etc. But the only thing that can fill it is the Love of Jesus Christ. Well I'd like to add to that! Because that is true! But actually FOLLOWING the Doctrine of Jesus Christ is what will fill that spot. Having the Spirit with you at all times and the knowledge that the Restored Gospel fills a hole to people's souls. As missionaries, we get the sacred opportunity to see people's souls get filled little by little or LOTS and LOTS everyday! It's INCREDIBLE to witness. There really are NO words to describe the beautiful changes we get to see everyday!
I wish I had words to more adequately express my extreme gratitude for the Savior and for His permission to represent Him in the Iowa Des Moines Mission. Sadly I am out of time to write, but I will never be out of time to praise His name! And that's what I'm planning on doing forever and ever and ever! So don't worry okay?! 🙂 I'm not ending my mission. I'm just getting transferred to the Utah, Provo mission. They have weird rules there! Like, you can date and stuff!! Sounds kind of apostate, but I'll go where the Lord wants me to go!! 😉
And to my supporters, I am forever grateful for you. Your words, letters, cards, packages, prayers, and thoughts have helped sustain me in these amazing 18 months of growth! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you thank you thank you!
Love you for eternity!
Sister Stephanie Tobias


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Wales Cemeteries
Cemetery records (including burial records, monumental or memorial inscriptions), sometimes provide birth, marriage, death, and occupational information. They sometimes give clues to military service, residence, and cause of death.
To find cemetery records, you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a church, city, or public cemetery—usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in church records, death certificates, or family histories.
Before the Burial Acts of 1852 and 1853, most people were buried in church cemeteries. If the person was buried in a church cemetery, you may need to use church burial records. See the "Church Records" section of this outline for more information on burials.
Welsh family history societies are transcribing the cemetery inscriptions from their local areas. Some societies have also compiled the indexes from several cemeteries. Write to the society in your area of interest to learn more about their work. See the "Societies" section of this outline more information on family history societies.
It is also possible to gain access to cemetery inscriptions through the Internet. There are lists of people on the Internet who volunteer to search various types of records for certain areas free of charge. You can locate these lists through the GENUKI website at:
From the above site:
- Click [County of your choice]
- Click Genealogy
- Click Look-up Exchange
The Family History Library has copies of many transcriptions of cemetery inscriptions including many from Glamorgan, Gwynedd, Dyfed, Clwyd and Gwent. Look in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
The following inventory will identify cemetery records which may not be found in the Family History Library Catalog:
- Smith, Frank. Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Wales. 14 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1994. (FHL book 942.9 D23s; fiche 6110529;). This is a subject and surname index to items within selected periodicals, books, and films.


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Yesterday I ran across this article at Natural News about James Holmes being a user of some pretty strong mental health drugs: Sertraline and Clonazepam.
Once again the alternative press is proven correct with the assertion that the No. 1 cause of violent shootings is mind-altering psychiatric drugs. New information has been released about the prescription drugs being taken by James Holmes, the mind-controlled Aurora Colorado "Batman" movie theater shooter, and it reveals he was taking two mind-altering prescription medications, including a generic version of Zoloft.
I publicly predicted this on July 20 of 2012, when I wrote, "it is highly likely that James Holmes has been on psychiatric drugs. Not only does he fit the classic definition of a person typically put on psych drugs -- young white disturbed male -- his actions in the movie theater almost perfectly resemble those of the psyched-out shooters in the 1999 Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold."
The establishment tried to bury this fact for as long as possible, but as the LA Times now reports, "District Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. reversed previous rulings on public access and made public the arrest affidavit and 12 search warrants."
Reading that reminded me of another I had read in the past week at Republic Broadcasting. The topic is the same but casts a broader net. The single factor that ties together nearly every mass shooting in the last two decades is that every perpetrator was either actively taking powerful psychotropic drugs or had been recently before they committed their crimes.
According to RBN, SSRI drugs ( Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors ) have well known, but unreported side effects, including but not limited to suicide and other violent behavior.
The following list of mass shooting perpetrators and the drugs they were taking or had been taking shortly before their horrific actions was compiled and published to Facebook by John Noveske, founder and owner of Noveske Rifleworks just days before he was mysteriously killed in a single car accident. Is there a link between Noveske's death and his "outting" of information numerous disparate parties would prefer to suppress, for a variety of reasons ?
- Eric Harris age 17 (first on Zoloft then Luvox) and Dylan Klebold aged 18 (Columbine school shooting in Littleton, Colorado), killed 12 students and 1 teacher, and wounded 23 others, before killing themselves. Klebold's medical records have never been made available to the public.
- Jeff Weise, age 16, had been prescribed 60 mg/day of Prozac (three times the average starting dose for adults!) when he shot his grandfather, his grandfather's girlfriend and many fellow students at Red Lake, Minnesota. He then shot himself. 10 dead, 12 wounded.
- Cory Baadsgaard, age 16, Wahluke (Washington state) High School, was on Paxil (which caused him to have hallucinations) when he took a rifle to his high school and held 23 classmates hostage. He has no memory of the event.
- Chris Fetters, age 13, killed his favorite aunt while taking Prozac.
- Christopher Pittman, age 12, murdered both his grandparents while taking Zoloft.
- Mathew Miller, age 13, hung himself in his bedroom closet after taking Zoloft for 6 days.
- Kip Kinkel, age 15, (on Prozac and Ritalin) shot his parents while they slept then went to school and opened fire killing 2 classmates and injuring 22 shortly after beginning Prozac treatment.
- Luke Woodham, age 16 (Prozac) killed his mother and then killed two students, wounding six others.
- A boy in Pocatello, ID (Zoloft) in 1998 had a Zoloft-induced seizure that caused an armed stand off at his school.
- Michael Carneal (Ritalin), age 14, opened fire on students at a high school prayer meeting in West Paducah, Kentucky. Three teenagers were killed, five others were wounded..
- A young man in Huntsville, Alabama (Ritalin) went psychotic chopping up his parents with an ax and also killing one sibling and almost murdering another.
- Andrew Golden, age 11, (Ritalin) and Mitchell Johnson, aged 14, (Ritalin) shot 15 people, killing four students, one teacher, and wounding 10 others.
- TJ Solomon, age 15, (Ritalin) high school student in Conyers, Georgia opened fire on and wounded six of his class mates.
- Rod Mathews, age 14, (Ritalin) beat a classmate to death with a bat.
- James Wilson, age 19, (various psychiatric drugs) from Breenwood, South Carolina, took a .22 caliber revolver into an elementary school killing two young girls, and wounding seven other children and two teachers.
- Elizabeth Bush, age 13, (Paxil) was responsible for a school shooting in Pennsylvania
- Jason Hoffman (Effexor and Celexa) – school shooting in El Cajon, California
- Jarred Viktor, age 15, (Paxil), after five days on Paxil he stabbed his grandmother 61 times.
- Chris Shanahan, age 15 (Paxil) in Rigby, ID who out of the blue killed a woman.
- Jeff Franklin (Prozac and Ritalin), Huntsville, AL, killed his parents as they came home from work using a sledge hammer, hatchet, butcher knife and mechanic's file, then attacked his younger brothers and sister.
- Neal Furrow (Prozac) in LA Jewish school shooting reported to have been court-ordered to be on Prozac along with several other medications.
- Kevin Rider, age 14, was withdrawing from Prozac when he died from a gunshot wound to his head. Initially it was ruled a suicide, but two years later, the investigation into his death was opened as a possible homicide. The prime suspect, also age 14, had been taking Zoloft and other SSRI antidepressants.
- Alex Kim, age 13, hung himself shortly after his Lexapro prescription had been doubled.
- Diane Routhier was prescribed Welbutrin for gallstone problems. Six days later, after suffering many adverse effects of the drug, she shot herself.
- Billy Willkomm, an accomplished wrestler and a University of Florida student, was prescribed Prozac at the age of 17. His family found him dead of suicide – hanging from a tall ladder at the family's Gulf Shore Boulevard home in July 2002.
- Kara Jaye Anne Fuller-Otter, age 12, was on Paxil when she hung herself from a hook in her closet. Kara's parents said "…. the damn doctor wouldn't take her off it and I asked him to when we went in on the second visit. I told him I thought she was having some sort of reaction to Paxil…")
- Gareth Christian, Vancouver, age 18, was on Paxil when he committed suicide in 2002,
- (Gareth's father could not accept his son's death and killed himself.)
- Julie Woodward, age 17, was on Zoloft when she hung herself in her family's detached garage.
- Matthew Miller was 13 when he saw a psychiatrist because he was having difficulty at school. The psychiatrist gave him samples of Zoloft. Seven days later his mother found him dead, hanging by a belt from a laundry hook in his closet.
- Kurt Danysh, age 18, and on Prozac, killed his father with a shotgun. He is now behind prison bars, and writes letters, trying to warn the world that SSRI drugs can kill.
- Woody ____, age 37, committed suicide while in his 5th week of taking Zoloft. Shortly before his death his physician suggested doubling the dose of the drug. He had seen his physician only for insomnia. He had never been depressed, nor did he have any history of any mental illness symptoms.
- A boy from Houston, age 10, shot and killed his father after his Prozac dosage was increased.
- Hammad Memon, age 15, shot and killed a fellow middle school student. He had been diagnosed with ADHD and depression and was taking Zoloft and "other drugs for the conditions."
- Matti Saari, a 22-year-old culinary student, shot and killed 9 students and a teacher, and wounded another student, before killing himself. Saari was taking an SSRI and a benzodiazapine.
- Steven Kazmierczak, age 27, shot and killed five people and wounded 21 others before killing himself in a Northern Illinois University auditorium. According to his girlfriend, he had recently been taking Prozac, Xanax and Ambien. Toxicology results showed that he still had trace amounts of Xanax in his system.
- Finnish gunman Pekka-Eric Auvinen, age 18, had been taking antidepressants before he killed eight people and wounded a dozen more at Jokela High School – then he committed suicide.
- Asa Coon from Cleveland, age 14, shot and wounded four before taking his own life. Court records show Coon was on Trazodone.
- Jon Romano, age 16, on medication for depression, fired a shotgun at a teacher in his
- New York high school.
Missing from list… 3 of 4 known to have taken these same meds….What drugs was Jared Lee Loughner on, age 21…… killed 6 people and injuring 14 others in Tuscon, Az
- What drugs was James Eagan Holmes on, age 24….. killed 12 people and injuring 59 others in Aurora Colorado
- What drugs was Jacob Tyler Roberts on, age 22, killed 2 injured 1, Clackamas Or
- What drugs was Adam Peter Lanza on, age 20, Killed 26 and wounded 2 in Newtown Ct
Those focusing on further firearms bans or magazine restrictions are clearly focusing on the wrong issue and asking the wrong questions, either as a deliberate attempt to hide these links, or out of complete and utter ignorance.


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Wilson-Robinson Cemetery:
A Preservation Challenge;
Saving the Oldest Catawba County Cemetery
Derick Hartshorn picks up a marker
that had fallen in the Wilson-Robinson Cemetery.
At left is the grave of James Robinson who died in 1786.
Note: This cemetery
contains the remains of members of the
Wilson family who are described in detail at the WILSON web site.
Off Startown-Lincolnton Road, past rolls of hay and a dead end sign, at the end of a half-mile red dirt read winding between two pastures, past goats, cows, and yapping dogs, lies a forgotten and decaying piece of Catawba County's history.
Tree roots and time threaten to destroy a cemetery holding the remains of Catawba County pioneers. Their descendants say the First Presbyterian Church in Newton has neglected to care for the graves of the Wilson, Robinson, and Angel families.
A layer of leaves, weeds, and rotting limbs cover the graves of 27 men, women, and children who lived and died between 1717 and 1919. Cows may have toppled recently downed gravestones. Piles of cow dung litter the graves. The fence seems intact, but cows found their way in nonetheless.
The fields of pasture around Sherrill's family farm in Newton once sustained three pioneering families through America's birth, the, Civil War, and Emancipation. The families started to leave their home after the 1840's and left behind the land of their forefathers. By 1920, they had urbanized.
Today, gravestones in a lot on the edge of a field are the in only signs that the community ever existed, and few people know about the gravestones "It's just something that people have passed down by word of mouth," said Derick Hartshorn, a local genealogist.
Weeds three and four feet high grow along the field's most recent human labor, a chain-link fence constructed a half-century ago.
Just inside the fence, a second, older boundary mark made of stone slabs and a single chain runs along the inner perimeter. It dates back to around the turn of the century
Inside, shaded under a canopy of dense foliage, rests the bones of Matthew Wilson, an Irish immigrant who settled in Catawba County in 1752. His son, Andrew Wilson, 1761-1845, and 25 other. Catawba County ancestors are buried here alongside him. These graves are some of the earliest graves in Catawba County.
The cemetery holds the body of Elias Wilson, 15; Liney Angel; 14;;Andrew Q. Wilson, 5; and Andrew Wilson, 18 months. The bodies of, Joseph Wilson and Catherine Debtor Wilson lie beside the bodies of another Joseph Wilson and Catherine Robinson Wilson.
One gravestone depicting the Angel of Death marks the grave of James Robinson who died June, 1817. "I know that Matthew Wilson probably died sometime before 1790," said Hartshorn: "Most of the graves that are in this cemetery are family members, Robinsons and Wilsons." Hartshorn said he did not think any of the grave stones had been replaced.
Their servants' remains lie in graves outside the fence. Rocks still mark some graves. Another 50 or more are buried there. Until 1960, a board fence protected the slave graves. The boards no longer stand.
A memorial marker erected in 1912 states that Matthew Wilson and his wife Charity Smith Wilson married in Ireland in 1740. They came to America in 1745. In 1755, North Carolina Provincial Governor Arthur Dobbs issued to Matthew Wilson a 510-acre land grant.
The couple moved to Catawba County before the French and Indian War, when migration into Catawba County stopped for eight years. "Pioneers either came before or after, and they all came the same way, down the great wagon road from Philadelphia to Lancaster, Pa., down through Winston-Salem, down to alongside the Catawba River.
But the cemetery with so much history has long since started to deteriorate. Dead limbs and weeds make the ground indistinguishable from that of nearby woods.
"A lot of these trees are growing up through markers and are being permanently destroyed or lost," said Hartshorn.
The cemetery now belongs to the First Presbyterian Church in Newton, and the :Church is responsible for the site's' care.
The church, agreed to take the cemetery in 1978 after Thomas W. Warlick, a Newton attorney, and his sister, Martha Warlick Brame of North Wilkesboro took a turn looking after the site. Warlick said volunteers for the job are scarce, but the church would welcome any assistance.
"If the cemetery was deeded to a church, they should keep it up, If they are not willing to do so, then Catawba County or the City of Newton should see that it is maintained as a historical site," said Marti Sherrill, a Wilson descendant who now lives in Auburn, Georgia.
"My wife and I visited the cemetery about four months ago and were appalled at the condition we found the site to be in. While this is off the beaten path, those buried there are family members," said Joe Brown of Hickory, husband of another Matthew Wilson descendant.
"I cannot believe those entrusted with the responsibility of caring for this hallowed place would permit it to get in the shape it's in. I want to believe the church entrusted with this is unaware of the responsibility they were given. In this cemetery are the relatives of Judge Wilson Warlick and many others who contributed to Catawba County.
The Historical Association might be interested in this project," said Brown.
"I'm disappointed, of course. I think cemeteries deserve better care," said Sidney Halma, director of the Catawba County Museum of History.
However, the Catawba County Historical Association could not take over the site until it meets three requirements: First, family cemeteries must have a fence around its perimeter. The chain link fence surrounding the cemetery now has some historical significance and will require yet another fence to protect it.
Second, someone must treat the cemetery to an initial cleaning. That means, someone will have to rid the area from intrusive roots, weeds, and trees.
Third, organizers must set for the Association an endowment fund to pay for future upkeep. Since the Historical Association is a private nonprofit organization, it relies on donations. Taking care of family cemeteries like Wilson-Robinson would drain the Association's resources, said Halma.
The cemetery fails to meet all three conditions.
Halma said he believed the First Presbyterian Church should assume responsibility for the cemetery's maintenance. Failing that, the descendants of those buried in the cemetery should take over the task.
"I believe it is the custom of families to take care of graves of the families," said Wilson descendant Alice Wrenn of Newton.
To get to the Wilson-Robinson cemetery, go south 1.6 miles past the intersection of Startown Road and Highway 10. A wooden stake propped against a brick column on the right denotes the address, "4687." The paved road turns into dirt. Park at the end and walk or else open a gate to the right and drive through the pasture, following the trail left by tires. Close all gates. One may find the cemetery under a grove of trees past the power lines. The land surrounding the cemetery belongs to Buddy Sherrill of Hickory.
The above article appeared in the
Newton, NC Observer-News-Enterprise, August 14, 2001, pages 1,3.
Article and above photo by O-N-E Staff Writer, Thad Eckard
Visit the
and Angel cemeteries
Neglected Heritage:
Catawba County Pioneer Cemetery Abandoned by Trustees
-a commentary by Derick S. Hartshorn -
The history of Catawba County goes back nearly a hundred years before it was formally organized in 1842. German and Scots-Irish settlers began arriving about 1747. One family, composed of Matthew Wilson and his wife, Charity, residents of Northern Ireland were responsible for settling an English-speaking conclave, in what is today, Catawba County, North Carolina. This unlikely family sailed for America in June, 1745. Settling briefly in Pennsylvania, they moved onward to North Carolina, traveling down the Great Wagon Road, about 1755. A colonial land grant of 510 acres provided ample space to raise a family and leave property to the eventual heirs. Today, that original plot of land encompasses much of the Newton Startown.
During the next two hundred years, the family increased in size and influence. As the years passed, many family members died and were buried in a cemetery on the family estate. The cemetery still exists and overlooks a portion of the new Highway 321, a little north of the Highway 10 exit.
Time has not smiled kindly upon this historic site. While the spot, known to historians as the Wilson-Robinson Cemetery, is one of the oldest in the county, it lies in poor shape, not having been maintained for many years. The occasional visitors do what they can to clear the brush that obscure the ancient stones but an organized effort is desperately needed. Access to the cemetery is somewhat limited. Having been there several dozen times, I fail to find this an impediment
Sometime after 1919, when the last burial was made, a trustee was found that agreed to maintain the cemetery, in perpetuity. Sadly, that trustee, the First Presbyterian Church of Newton, NC, has failed to exercise its trusteeship. Perhaps the passing years are responsible for this oversight or the fact that the church is unaware of its pledge.
As citizens begin to discover their heritage and value that what history has taught them, this is a most appropriate time to remind our dear friends at First Presbyterian church of the agreement they made some time ago. Especially so, since they have embarked upon a multi-million dollar building project and appear to have sufficient funds to clean up less than a quarter-acre.
If you would like to know how you can help, the key is in contacting the individuals most closely related to this neglected cemetery. The property holder and trustee is First Presbyterian Church of Newton. The pastor, Rev. Joseph Welker, Jr., [(828) 464-3610], should be able to rely on the church attorney, Thomas W. Warlick to explain the church's commitment to their trusteeship. For more details, see the bottom of this page.
--Derick S. Hartshorn
Member Assn. for Gravestone Studies
For a
Clarification of Laws pertaining to cemeteries
in North Carolina, please visit the
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources web page
UPDATE -8 Dec 2003
I am delighted to post this update of the Wilson-Robinson Cemetery Project. Before I attempt to include history on the folks who lie buried there, I'd like to relate today's (12-08-2003) experience.
John Jay Cline (Hickory Travel and close friend) and myself drove to the old cemetery in John's 4X4, within sight of the new US 321. With gullies and cow patties abounding, this was the only fit means of transportation.
We found the cemetery awash in winter weeds. One large oak, probably 50 years old, about the girth of a stout man, was growing up through and displacing the graves of some unknown Wilson children. Many trees surrounding the boundaries of this tiny 0.17 acre tract block the sun, even though all the leaves have fallen.
Refer to the cemetery plat (.17 acres) as:
PARCEL ID: 362814445994 on the Catawba Co. GIS site
[John Cline walks amid the tumbled,broken and neglected stones]
A movement has begun to restore this historic spot. John Cline, above, is the Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop #903 sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Newton. They have offered to take on this cemetery as their troop project.
Cline expresses concern over the condition of
In addition, there is another area of sacred
groundthat needs to be recognized and honored.
It is no secret that some members of the Wilson family were slave-owners, as were their cousins, the Robinsons.
James Robinson, contemporary of Matthew Wilson, and future in-law of many Wilsons, was the grandfather of Henry Weidner Robinson. Henry was listed in the 1850 census as owning 34 slaves.
The concern of slave owners for their charges appears to have been, for the most part, relatively benign. Catawba County history shows David Robinson as owner of a ninety-year old male slave. At the time (1850), David (1751-1801), son of James (1725-1786), was probably more of a companion to this 90-year old black man than an owner. Both of them were in the winter of their lives. Both are buried at this site. David's grave is marked. His companion's grave is not.
[John Cline examines the gravestone from another century.James Robinson, the Pioneer (1751/52-1786) lies here.
And here are the results:
The citizens of Catawba County and historians everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to John Cline, Jr. and Boy Scout Troop 903 for the great effort they made in saving this endangered cemetery and making others aware of the struggle that historic sites everywhere face.
And here's another thorny point: The Wilson-Robinson families owned a minimum of 69 slaves in 1850.
The burial place of these children of God, servants to their owners, lies but a hundred feet away from the white cemetery. Looking beyond the cemetery, toward a magnificent oak tree, twelve-feet in diameter and likely a sapling duriing the War Between the States, one can distinguish depressions in the ground.These are the graves where the slaves were laid to rest. Known but to God, these, His children, lie buried here.
This project is a wonderful opportunity for folks of all ancestries to come together. As a people, we have more in common than not. A great sense of heritage flows through the blood of all of us. The desire is there but cohesiveness seems to be lacking. The many competing interests, some of which seem to be designed to enrich the egos of some participants, stifle concrete action. Until Catawba County adopts a common sense approach to heritage preservation, all the do-gooders and posturing panderers will continue to flounder in their own self-importance and waste well-intentioned contributions and resources.
Since the very first CATAWBA COUNTY WILSON REUNION, an annual gathering of the descendants of Pioneer, Matthew Wilson, the Wilson-Robinson Cemetery restoration and preservation project has been our focus and concentrated goal.
We welcome to our family all those who lived in the Wilson-Robinson community, regardless of their heritage. This is a wonderful opportunity for all folks to work together.
The old slave cemetery existed at the foot of the old oak tree for several centuries. Thus far, this hallowed site has failed to gain any sense of recognition. Too many years have passed since we recognized the heritage of those who preceded us, regardless of heritage.
People of both colors shaped and settled this county. The time has come to recognize and work with them.
Created 29 Dec 2001
Derick S. Hartshorn - © 20113
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