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by Jim Harris
2012 is now over, and before the historians get it all wrong, I'd like to share with you what I believe to be the truly important stories for our world and our region that for some strange reason received no press attention last year:
• Our former City Councilwoman, Donna Reed Miller, West Oak Lane State Rep. Dwight Evans and our U.S. Congressman, Chaka Fattah, announced at a press conference that for the first time ever, they would spend our tax dollars on a project that might actually help the people of Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy and Germantown, instead of stuffing the pockets of their own cronies, malingerers and campaign contributors. Two reporters present were so shocked by the news, they had heart attacks, collapsed and died on the spot.
• In keeping with Chestnut Hill's reputation for progressive ministries, a local preacher started a new congregation called "OMG." According to it's Pastor, Reverend Angela Sincere, who claimed to have an online master of divinity degree, her religious services were to be conducted entirely by text messaging. "You won't even have to get out of bed on Sunday," she said.
"I'll begin each service with a reading from the Book of Tweets, and then the tele-participants can each respond with their own acronyms, abbreviations or emoticons. It's much more personal than the old-fashioned practice of physically going to church. If you're interested in joining OMG, just text "church, [smiley face]" to 1440007.
• In other local religious news, neighbors on Chestnut Hill Avenue objected to a plan by the Little Sisters of the Shy to purchase a nearby empty estate for their convent. A lawyer for the residents said, "All that praying would be disruptive to the character of our neighborhood."
• Just a week after criticizing Atlantic City residents for not evacuating before Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ordered all 78,000 residents of Camden to evacuate their homes immediately. He said the city was unfit for human habitation. No one left, however.
• At a press conference in December, School Board spokesperson Delbert Doolittle — himself a product of Philly public schools — read a prepared statement saying, "In an effort to improve education, we will be closing every other public school in Philadelphia.
"Additionally, we are changing our 'No child left behind' policy to 'Ain't not never no child left no how.' I'm not entirely sure what this means, but the mathematics department informs me that if you divide the number of double negatives by two and multiply by zero, you will come up with the number of children who will NOT be left behind."
Doolittle declined to answer questions after his statement, saying that he had just been informed that his own job had been eliminated and that he was in a hurry to run off and join the circus.
• In other cost-cutting developments, it was announced that public libraries in Philadelphia would remain open only during the lunch hour in order to relieve congestion and reduce the number of staff required.
• Citizens were also told that all firehouses in the city would be closed permanently. In a televised message, residents were strongly urged, however, by "Flame-o," the city's new fire-prevention mascot, to avoid starting fires unless you have fire insurance.
• Razz Matazz XIII, the last remaining Mayan monarch, apologized for the egregious inaccuracy of the old Mayan calendar, and blamed the whole fiasco entirely on his ancestors. The King then unveiled his 'New Improved Mayan Calendar,' made of 100% recycled materials and featuring pictures of cats playing the piano. The new calendar weighs in at 400 pounds, covers the next 10,000 years, and sells for $189.95 USD.
• Tea Party representatives proposed a bill requiring that air bags on all American cars be replaced by illegal aliens. That is, if a driver got in an accident, instead of an air bag deploying, an illegal alien would pop out to soften the blow. "As long as they're going to be here anyway, why not have them do something useful?" said a sponsor of the bill, which is still bottled up in committee.
To the best of my recollection, those are all of the important stories of 2012. Any inaccuracies are entirely the fault of my ancestors.


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Some Israeli officials expect the Palestinian statehood bid at the UN scheduled for this week to cause an eruption of violence in Judea and Samaria. The first tremors of that feared earthquake were seen on Monday.
A source in the Samarian Jewish community of Neve Tzuf told Israel Today that on Monday evening, a number of activists affiliated with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction used their vehicles to block the entrance to the village.
Many of the Jewish residents trying to get home simply turned around and decided to try again later. But at least one was reportedly forced to defend himself when several Palestinian thugs approached his vehicle in a menacing way.
"Tension is in the air and I can tell that neither side wants it," said the source. "I'm afraid that the few true Abbas supporters are lighting the fire as I talk to you."
The Jewish man continued by relating his fear that by the end of the week, when Abbas will officially request membership for "Palestine" in the UN, the number of violent incidents between Palestinians and Jewish "settlers" will "be too much for the army to control."
Shortly after the source contacted us, two more incidents of Palestinian gangs blockading highways and harassing Jewish motorists were reported in local media outlets.
The Palestinian leadership has made of show of stressing "peaceful mass demonstrations" to coincide with the UN statehood bid. However, the decades of anti-Jewish indoctrination these young Palestinians have been brought up on all but ensures that any confrontation will turn violent.
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Plasma injection is used as a replacement of multiple coagulation (clotting) factors in patients with acquired deficiencies due to liver disease, or undergoing heart surgery or liver transplant. This medicine is also used in plasma exchange in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).
This medicine is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of a doctor.
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In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
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Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of plasma injection in the pediatric population. Safety and efficacy have not been established.
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It is yet to be seen whether or not Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN gained any diplomatic or political ground for Israel. The message, however, was certainly ground-breaking. On the floor of the United Nations General Assembly, in front of the nations of the world, Netanyahu quoted from the Bible no fewer than five times. Surely more than any other speech in UN history.
"Abraham, Isaac and Jacob"
Calling up the fathers of faith, Israel's Prime Minister pronounced to all that it is not the United Nations, nor the United States, nor a slipshod "two-state solution" that will establish the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, but only the promises of the God of Israel as spoken in His word to their forefathers.
For Israel's Prime Minister, it seems, God's word is as politically correct and relevant today as ever.
"The Persian king Cyrus issued a famous edict in which he proclaimed the right of the Jews to return to the land of Israel and rebuild the Jewish temple in Jerusalem."
In this brilliant admonition of Iran's anti-Israel madness, Netanyahu pointed out that it was the Persian King Cyrus himself who supported the return of the Jewish people to Israel. How shrewd of the Prime Minister to remind the Iranian people that they themselves were instruments in God's hands to fulfill His plan to establish the Jewish people in the Land of Israel. What a stunning rebuke of a regime that regularly threatens to destroy the Jewish state.
Like the prophets of old, Netanyahu directly confronted that ancient enemy of Israel calling upon them to abandon the path of fighting against God's will concerning the Jewish people. Fighting against the purposes of God will only backfire in the end. For "presidents of Iran have come and gone," said Netanyahu, "and (yet) we re-established our sovereign state in our ancestral homeland, the land of Israel."
"A wolf in sheep's clothing"
Apparently, Israel's Jewish Prime Minister also reads the New Testament. This quote taken directly from the Gospel of Matthew suggests that the true nature of Israel's foes will be revealed by their actions, as seen in the following verse in Jesus' sermon: "By their fruits shall ye know them."
After systematically recalling a long list of the new Iranian president Rouhani's murders, killings and terror over the years, Netanyahu exposed the "brazen contrast, this extraordinary contradiction, between Rouhani's words and Iran's actions."
One could almost picture Jesus himself over-turning the tables in the Temple as Netanyahu tried to shake the world's leaders out of their apathy and wake them up to the imminent dangers of Iran's deceitfulness. Abandoning all politically correct diplomacy, he stunned the weary diplomats in the General Assembly, exposing lie after lie of Iran's deceptive "charm offensive" and denouncing it as a "rogue regime."
"Israel will stand alone"
Asher Intrater, a Messianic Jewish leader in Israel, pointed out that when Netanyahu declared in his speech that if necessary Israel would stand alone to defend herself against the Iranian nuclear threat, the Prime Minister was referring to a prophecy in Deuteronomy 33:28.
The prophecy reads, "Then Israel shall dwell in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone…happy are you O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord."
Constantly under pressure from the nations of the world, Israel's prime minister seems to have internalized the profound truth that more than any other nation in the world Israel must trust in the Lord for her salvation.
"I will plant them upon their soil never to be uprooted again"
Quoting from the Prophet Amos in English and then in Hebrew, Netanyahu made it clear to all who are listening that no threat, nuclear or otherwise, will remove Israel from the Land. For the Lord Himself has established His people here.
"The people of Israel have come home never to be uprooted again," concluded Netanyahu.
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Author Notes: Cool and collected, this is now a go-to summertime splurge for us. Mint brings a fantastic brightness to most any dish, but at its peak in late June, it can bring a special relief from summer heat -- and the kitchen. Here, mint, tarragon, and cucumber bring out the best in freshly steamed lobster. In the end, it's great to learn your way around a lobster, but you can also ask your local vendor to steam it for you. And in this heat? Yeah, I thought so.
Once you've prepped the lobster, this comes together in a flash. Definitely kick back and enjoy this with a very dry, cucumber-garnished gin martini -- the pepperyness of the gin works ridiculously well here. —withinseason
Serves: 2, easily doubled
pounds lobster, steamed
sprigs mint, chiffonade
sprigs french tarragon, half leaves picked, half coarsely chopped
cucumber, roughly peeled and finely sliced
handfuls baby spinach, or other mild greens
splashes olive oil
lemon, half juiced, half in wedges
pinch sea salt, to taste
tablespoon mayonnaise
loaf farmhouse-style bread
- Steam and remove the meat from your lobster. Break the pieces up, to your liking (we like bigger pieces). Reserve, if you like, the shells for another use, like stock. (There are many guides online for cooking and shelling a lobster).
- Prep the Dressing: Bash the tarragon leaves in a mortar and pestle. Add olive oil, lemon juice and just a touch of salt, to taste. You'll be adding the chopped tarragon to the sandwiches, so in the dressing, you're aiming for a there-but-not-THERE balance with the tarragon and lemon.
- Really, any way will do with the bread. But here's an easy way to MacGyver a farmhouse style loaf into just-right-sized rolls: Slice the bread into thick 2-3" slices. Lay each thick slice flat and cut in half. Slice each half about 3/4 through to create two thick rolls. Toast the rolls by gently pulling them open 90 degrees. These are thick, so don't try to put the whole roll in your toaster. Instead, turn your toaster to the lowest setting. Open each roll 90 degrees and toast the rolls by hanging one side into the toaster at a time.
- Assemble the sandwiches by giving each toasted roll a thin swipe of mayonnaise. Layer in the baby greens and cucumber. Pile on your lobster pieces. Add generous amounts of mint and a good scattering of the chopped tarragon. Tarragon is potent, but here, don't be shy: it will play really well with the mint and lobster. Use less than the mint, but you'll be surprised at how much of it you will want in the end. If unsure, you can start with the equiv. of a few leaves per sandwich and let people add more at the table.
- Drizzle with the tarragon dressing just before serving. Have a small plate with extra fixings out so people can grab more herbs, lemon or dressing. If any extra lobster has made it past the snacking-I-mean-shelling-station, add that to the fixings plate and let people have at it.
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Orange and chocolate ricotta fritters with honey
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Desserts intimidate me. With a blog called Baketard, this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. During the summer, I make ice cream constantly. I can whip up a soufflé or throw together a silky crème brûlée with the best of them, but when it comes to baking or dough, it's hit and miss. I'm so used to cooking savory foods where you get to improvise according to your tastes, with baking I tend to breeze by steps, forget an ingredient, or be left baffled because I just don't do it often enough to understand things like what a dough should feel like when it's ready. Cooking is joy and relaxation for me. Baking is work. Because of this, I try to find recipes that tickle my brain and inspire me, push my comfort zone a little bit, but don't put me into an all-day, overwhelming project to make something like a cake that I'm unlikely to execute well.
I found this recipe at my favorite recipe website, Australian Gourmet Traveller. I've gushed about this magazine before. (I prefer it to our US cooking magazines because it never dumbs anything down for the reader, and the food coming out of Oz these days completely inspires me.) I made this last night to cap off an Italian dinner party, and we all loved it. David and I also loved it left over with our coffee this morning. I don't know WHY we can't diet around here.
The recipe calls for you to make the dough and let it sit for an hour in the refrigerator. I actually made it about 3 hours ahead and it worked just fine. I didn't have golden caster sugar (do they even sell it in the US?) so I sent out a plea to my baking gurus on twitter, and the consensus was to blitz some demerara sugar in the food processor as a substitution. I didn't have any handy, so I blitzed some turbinado sugar (Sugar in the Raw) instead and it worked just fine.
These doughnuts didn't seem greasy, and the chocolate orange flavor came blazing through, even with the honey. Enjoy!
Orange and Chocolate Ricotta Fritters with Honey
Serves 6
225 gm ricotta, drained
30 gm dark chocolate, finely chopped
50 gm golden caster sugar
30 ml orange liqueur, such as Grand Marnier or Cointreau
1 egg and 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 tbsp finely grated orange rind
75 gm (½ cup) plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
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The tput utility makes terminal-dependent information available to users or shell applications. The clear utility clears your screen; it is equivalent to calling tput clear. The options are as follows: -T The terminal name as found in the terminfo database; for example, "vt100" or "xterm". If not specified, tput retrieves the TERM variable from the environment. -S The attributes are read from stdin instead of the command line. tput outputs a string if the attribute is of type string or a number if it is of type integer. If the attribute is of type boolean, tput exits 0 if the terminal has the capability or 1 if it does not. Each attribute should be a string defined in either terminfo(5) or termcap(5). If the attribute is of type string and takes arguments (e.g., cursor movement, the terminfo "cup" sequence) the arguments are taken from the command line immediately following the attribute. The following special attributes are available: clear Clear the screen (the terminfo "clear" sequence). init Print the terminfo initialization strings for the specified terminal. longname Print the descriptive name of the user's terminal type. reset Reset the terminal (using the terminfo reset sequences).
tput clear cup 5 10 clear the screen and goto line 5 column 10 tput cup 6 11 dch 6 goto line 6 column 11 and delete 6 characters
The exit value of tput is based on the last attribute specified. If the attribute is of type string or of type integer the exit value is as fol- lows: 0 The requested string was written successfully. 2 Usage error. 3 Unknown terminal type. 4 Unknown attribute name. >4 An error occurred. If the attribute is of type boolean, tput exits with a value of 0 if the terminal has this attribute or 1 if it does not.
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W2EV has suggested the following simple method for running PACKET Meteor Scatter (Jan 2-4 Quads) for stations without APRS.. For the next two nights, consider setting up your packet station as you go to bed and leave it on all night to see what you collect by noon the next day: Freqs 145.79 MHz (2 day test ONLY! This is the future Mir/ISS freq!) 53.53 MHz (PropNet Freq (uses APRS to see band openings) For those with KPC3's with ROM 8.2 or above... or PacComms of 4.0 or better do RESTORE command to get back to factory defaults. The following are KPC3 specific, but similar commmands will set up the PacComm TNC's. 1) Do the autobaud to get your baudrate set... 2) Enter your MYCALL 3) Enter INTFACE TERM <-- for KPC3's) 4) CD SOFTWARE 5) DAY YYMMDDHHMM <--ENTER DATE AND TIME FOR PROPER LOGGING 6) CMSG DISC 7) HEADERLN OFF 8) HID OFF 9) MXMIT OFF 10) LT 1 [FN03XD] <--PLACE YOUR GRID SQUARE LOCATOR here 11) LTP CQ VIA TRACE1-1 <--Sets your digi path via TRACE 12) UITRACE TRACE,1 <-Causes ur TNC to digi others & insert ur call (In a Paccomm set MYAlias to TRACE1-1) 13 BLT 1 00:00:05 <-- CAUSEs YOUR STATION TO SEND ONCE EVERY 5-SECONDS The following will happen: Once every 5-seconds, your TNC will send a packet with your gridsquare in APRS format so you will automatically show up on APRS maps. If any other similarly configured station hears your packet, it will SUBSTITUE its MYCALL in place of your TRACE digipeater field so that you can see WHO heard you and digipeated it BACK via the same Meteor burn! You will need to keep a dumb terminal program running to capture any such responses. And/Or a simple MHEARD will provide you with a list of the last 10 DX callsigns copied (or local if you have others in your area playing, too). Ev, W2EV All previous APRS meteor scatter tests have assumed blind transmissions and hopeful QSL's after the fact. This idea by Ev, takes advantage of the instant digipeat and CALLSIGN-SUBSTITUTION of the current KPC3 and PacComm APRS compatible TNC's so that you will see YOUR OWN SUCCESSES in real time and you will know WHAT station digipeated you! Neat idea Ev! If you dont have one of these modern TNC's, then you wont digipeat anyone, but you can still do it and others may see you and QSL here... And you may capture some packets too. METEOR SCATTER works best with high power and beams. Point your beam at the horizon towards a major population area about 600 to 1000 miles away. You WILL capture something if others are playing. During the Leonids, over 37 stations copied over 48 such packets over paths of 600 to 1100 miles. de WB4APR, Bob ---- Via the sarex mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe sarex" to email@example.com
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If you have been charged with DUI in Bixby, OK, it can be a stressful time for anyone. Alcohol, illegal or prescription drugs can impair driving to an unsafe and unlawful level. Whatever the circumstances of your Bixby DUI arrest, you need an attorney as soon as possible to protect your legal rights. It's important to choose a DUI defense attorney whose primary practice is criminal and DUI defense. As important as criminal defense expertise, is the attention you receive from your DUI defense attorney. You want to choose a DUI defense lawyer who will take the time to get to know you, understand your case, fight tirelessly for your rights, and has your best interests in mind.
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All of my clients have direct cell phone access to me at all times, as should be the case when someone is facing serious criminal charges, like a DUI. My firm is not a crowded factory, and I do not take on hundreds of cases at a time. Rather, I am selective in who I choose to defend, which allows me to spend more time focusing on our individual clients. I have found this practice produces better results and higher satisfaction for my clients. I will be happy to discuss your case with you. Call me today for a free consultation.
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) can be charged against you several ways in Oklahoma. If you are arrested by a city or municipal (Bixby) police officer, the police officer has the option (subject to their department's policies) of charging you in the city court or in the state district court. If the DUI is filed in the city court, the penalties range from no jail time to 6 months jail time and/or a fine. If you are arrested by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a county deputy, the charge will be filed in the state district court.
If it is your first driving under the influence (DUI) offense and no one was injured, the DUI will be filed as a misdemeanor. Misdemeanor DUI carries a fine of up to $1000.00 and jail time of at least 10 days but not more than one year in the county jail. The sentence can be deferred resulting in no conviction or the jail time can be suspended. Although DUI is a serious charge, most people will not be required to do any jail time on a first time misdemeanor DUI offense, depending on the evidence the state has. This is just an estimate on how some cases can go, however, and not specific to your individual case. If you would like an assessment on your individual case, call me immediately for a free consultation.
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The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America's oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology. The Institute is a nonprofit group founded in 1879 and chartered by the United States Congress in 1906. Today, the AIA has nearly 210,000 Members and more than 100 Local Societies in the United States, Canada, and overseas. Our members include professional archaeologists, corresponding members, students, and enthusiasts, all united by a shared passion for archaeology and its role in furthering human knowledge.
The AIA promotes archaeological inquiry and public understanding of the material record of the human past to foster an appreciation of diverse cultures and our shared humanity. The AIA supports archaeologists, their research and its dissemination, and the ethical practice of archaeology. The AIA educates people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery and advocates for the preservation of the world's archaeological heritage.
The Institute's Professional Members have conducted fieldwork in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and North and South America. The AIA has further promoted archaeological studies by founding research centers and schools in seven countries and maintains close relations with these institutions, including the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, the School of Classical Studies at the American Academy in Rome, the American Schools of Oriental Research, and others.
AIA Members are dedicated to the greater understanding of archaeology, the protection and preservation of the world's archaeological resources and the information they contain, and the encouragement and support of archaeological research and publication. The AIA reflects these beliefs in the various products and services it offers (see list at right).
Led by a professional staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers, the AIA maintains offices in Boston, MA and New York, NY. The Governing Board, elected by Council, represents the general membership, the academic community, and the AIA Societies.
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New Jersey has become the first state to require that all dogs and cats be buckled in. Fines from $250 to $1000 can be levied. Dogs may be seat belted with a special dog harness available through various pet stores or may be in a carrier. Cats will probably have to be in a carrier as they are not so keen on harnesses. However, either approach will do. Ray Martinez of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission says that the purpose of this law is to prevent distraction of the driver. It is aimed first and foremost at the people who drive with dogs in their laps. However, it goes beyond that to all animals in the car. If the car is involved in an accident, or even if the driver breaks quickly, dogs can be thrown as projectiles into seats or the windshield to obvious harm. Or they can hit people as well. We at dogfriendly.com have encouraged people to seatbelt their dogs in for a long time; we're not so sure that this should be a law, but it's a good idea anyway for the safety of the dog and people in the car.
New Jersey Requires Seat Belts for Dogs
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Fines from $250 to $1000 come on now a person without a seat belt is $40.00 lets get real here
The problem with this law is that all dog restraints do not fit all dogs or all cars. I've purchased restraints in the past and none of them work with our dog or our car. Friends have stated that they have had similar problems. We tried adapting the restraints, but they scare me, because they could cause our dog serious injuries should I have to brake suddenly.
I am up for suggestions!
Just discovered that your information is incorrect. The bill was introduced on 7/30. It is not a law yet, today, August 7, 2012. If enacted the fine would be $20. There is a possible $250 to $1000 animal cruelty penalty that they are trying to enact, but I doubt it will pass.
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Find this bridge on Drawing 1. It supports the outer edge of the road in an area where there are deep cracks in the rock of the Garden Wall.
Questions for Photo 3
1. In 1918, the National Park Service stated that, "in the construction of roads, . . . particular attention must be devoted always to the harmonizing of these improvements with the landscape." How does this bridge attempt to do that? Do you think it succeeds? Do you agree with the Park Service policy?
2. The photo shows a car moving quickly across the bridge. Do you think the driver would be aware that he was crossing a bridge?
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Strickland Heart Center
Heart disease is the number one killer of adults, not just in Gwinnett, but throughout the United States. We think it's time for this to change.
Our 40,000-square-foot Strickland Heart Center, signifies Gwinnett Medical Center's commitment to leading the fight against cardiovascular conditions and heart disease, not just in Atlanta, but all of Georgia.
This revolutionary center was designed to provide the community with access to a comprehensive array of advanced cardiovascular services, including open heart surgery. The Strickland Heart Center is also home to some of the region's top cardiologists and interventionalists. And our state-of-the-art operating rooms and cardiac catheterization laboratories feature the latest in surgical technology.
These services are in addition to our more than 20-year track record as one of the most respected cardiac programs in the Atlanta area. During this time, we have built an accredited Chest Pain Center in our Emergency Department, a cardiac wellness program certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and a full range of cardiac diagnostic services.
While open heart surgery is the focal point of this center, it also encompasses other advanced heart and vascular services, including:
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Scaling local data and synergies with official statistics
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Find flukes in moving water
It normally takes some fairly strong cold fronts to put the flounder on the move. That has not been the case this year. At least it hasn't been the case for those anglers that are going after them primarily.
Soon after the cool front came through our area early last week, the tides began to recede drastically. That situation will practically drain the marshes that are flooded by the daily tidal flows. When the water moves out, so do the shrimp and bait fish. There are various places when that situation is happening where the larger fish go to feed. Feed they do, and should an angler discover such a place or places, then the catching will happen. Not only will there be flounder there, but there might also be redfish and speckled trout nearby.
Flounder are not considered really strong swimmers compared to most other fish. They are flat and lie on their side. Their top side is much like a chameleon. It will change patterns and colors according to the bottom structure where the fish is lying in ambush for some unsuspecting morsel. The flukes conceal themselves and lie in wait for their prey. On sandy bottoms, I've seen the fish so well covered until only their eyes were visible. On mud, they become mottled for the same reason. Their feeding habits are what make them susceptible to skilled anglers. In the moving water areas, the baitfish and shrimp will be there, and the flat fish will also be along.
Whenever you locate a spot such as a marsh drain a canal with tidal flow, or some structure where the water flows, the flounder will be down flow. Being ambushers, they will lie in wait for the prey pushed by the tide. The flounder will also lie along the jetty or concrete revetments as well as bulkheads, and anglers fishing from the bank will have the opportunity to enjoy some of the good action. Yes, as the cool or cold fronts become more of a factor, the flatfish catching will become better. Even so, some of these super tasty fish are catchable now.
As always or at least most times, live bait will be the favorite offering of many anglers. The mud minnows are super popular since they are readily available at the live bait shops. Live shrimp are great offerings for the flat fish, but the undesirable fish will also take them. That alone makes it necessary to continue to replace the bait. Finger mullet are also good flounder attractors, and so is almost any other live fish such as shad that are 2 or 3 inches long.
Now more and more anglers have turned to the use of lures for going after the flukes. The more popular lures are the lead-head jigs with plastic tails. When fishing in the shallows with water 4 or 5 feet deep on up to the bank, 1/8 to 1/16 ounce lead heads seem to be the ticket.
Color is always angler's choice. Even the style of the tail is the angler's choice. Some folks prefer shrimp colored tails while others will use white or chartreuse and enjoy some great action. The tails with no wiggle have taken lots of fish, but so have the plastics with very limber tails that move from side to side as the lure is retrieved.My choice of lure for taking flounder right now and on into the late fall is simple. It is a 1/8-ounce lead-head with a 3 inch very flexible clear chartreuse plastic shrimp tail. To this I will add a small piece of fresh shrimp on the hook. I have found that since the Gulp has come along that a piece of shrimp is optional. Should fresh shrimp not be available, then fresh frozen is second best.
Light tackle is in order when going after the fall flounder. Use terminal tackle that allows for a very sensitive feel. That will allow for hooking rather than missing an easy flounder bite.
Also, the local rivers are salty, so it will be prudent to give the drains that dump into them an honest going over. There are plenty flatfish in those areas right now.


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A Different Kind of PermalinkSeptember 05, 2004
On a lark, I've put up an archive of past versions of this site stretching back to 2001.
When Proton launched in May, I was careful to provide a style switcher that allowed a choice between the new and the old.
While it would be fun to carry that idea to its logical conclusion and never drop a design as this site evolves, the fact is that things change. Synchronizing a whole bunch of versions is no fun, and things that aren't fun don't get done. So instead of tying Proton and Radar (and the others) back into the markup structure of the new design, I've put them to bed as alternate styles.
But hey, history is progress and we all love looking through what was. So even though it hurts, I'm putting up archives of this site back to the beginning. Including the special temporary splash pages, since I still have even those.
- v1 — The 'undefined' phase.
Nov 2001 – Jul 2002
Was it a portfolio piece? A publication? Something else? After mezzoblue was launched, the site itself lacked focus and frequent updates for some time. The thinking at the time was to create a publication of some sort that would feature a portfolio component. Heck, that part hasn't changed a bit — what has is that I've actually gotten around to the 'publication' component, and the portfolio seems to be an afterthought now.
Oh yeah, and check out that markup. Got the validity down, but the separation of structure and presentation was still a ways off. It was 2001 after all.
- v2 — The weblog phase.
Nov 2002 – Feb 2003
A very lightly tweaked (but heavily designed) Movable Type install. Teeth-cutting experimentation at its finest, I'm still fond of this frustratingly inflexible design. mezzoblue as a weblog launched with v2.
One of my first real forays into committing to table-free code, although the ImageReady-generated mouseovers required one back then.
- v3 — The IPO phase.
Feb 2003 – May 2004
The one where everyone came in. A long life paid off for this sturdy, dependable design, dubbed Radar. A lot of layout and content tweaks saw it evolve over the year it adorned mezzoblue; this snapshot comes from earlier in its life cycle.
Originally built with tables (albeit valid tables), I converted to a genuine CSS-based layout in August 2003.
- v4 — The inscrutable phase.
May 2004 – Aug 2004
Some liked it; some didn't. Proton was the cumulative result of a lot of thinking and re-thinking of various features. In fact, it got too big. Too much change resulted in a lack of direction and loss of the overall 'big picture' view near the end. The focus became just to launch it, not worry if it was a good idea or not. Is this a problem? 188 comments later, I'd say so!
Funny enough, I don't seem to have a complete archive on hand so this one is a bit broken yet.
- v5 — The contemporary phase.
Aug 2004 – (present)
You are here. A result of learning from the problems of Proton, building on the successes of Radar, re-thinking the IA requirements of the site, and cumulatively creating something that is just plain better.


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The module system supports the structured division of a corpus of Scheme software into a set of modules. Each module has its own isolated namespace, with visibility of bindings controlled by module descriptions written in a special configuration language.
A module may be instantiated multiple times, producing several packages, just as a lambda-expression can be instantiated multiple times to produce several different procedures. Since single instantiation is the normal case, I will defer discussion of multiple instantiation until a later section. For now you can think of a package as simply a module's internal environment mapping names to denotations.
A module exports bindings by providing views onto the underlying package. Such a view is called a structure (terminology from Standard ML). One module may provide several different views. A structure is just a subset of the package's bindings. The particular set of names whose bindings are exported is the structure's interface.
A module imports bindings from other modules by either opening or accessing some structures that are built on other packages. When a structure is opened, all of its exported bindings are visible in the client package. On the other hand, bindings from an accessed structure require explicitly qualified references written with the structure-ref operator.
For example: =0pt=0pt=0pt =0pt[] (define-structure foo (export a c cons) (open scheme) (begin (define a 1) (define (b x) (+ a x)) (define (c y) (* (b a) y))))
(define-structure bar (export d) (open scheme foo) (begin (define (d w) (+ a (c w)))))
This configuration defines two structures, foo and bar. foo is a view on a package in which the scheme structure's bindings (including define and +) are visible, together with bindings for a, b, and c. foo's interface is (export a c cons), so of the bindings in its underlying package, foo only exports those three. Similarly, structure bar consists of the binding of d from a package in which both scheme's and foo's bindings are visible. foo's binding of cons is imported from the Scheme structure and then re-exported.
A module's body, the part following begin in the above example, is evaluated in an isolated lexical scope completely specified by the package definition's open and access clauses. In particular, the binding of the syntactic operator define-structure is not visible unless it comes from some opened structure. Similarly, bindings from the scheme structure aren't visible unless they become so by scheme (or an equivalent structure) being opened.


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Girl Scout cookie delivery at Wesley United Methodist
Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, and Peanut Butter Patties are back! It's that time of year again, and Girl Scouts locally and across the country are selling their famous cookies. Saturday, Feb. 9, at around 9 a.m., local Girl Scouts from the Spindletop and Big Thicket service areas received a delivery of 60,000 cookies at Wesley United Methodist Church in Beaumont.
Cookie managers Karen Griffin of the Girl Scouts of America (GSA) Big Thicket group and Mandy Ardoin from the GSA Spindletop group were onsite at the church when the big rig arrived loaded with boxes upon boxes of delicious cookies. The Big Thicket area includes Lumberton, Silsbee, Kountze and Buna, with Evadale soon to be represented. The Spindletop area is made up of Beaumont, Hampshire, Fannett and China.
"This is a really big day for us," Ardoin said. "There are over 26,000 boxes for Spindletop, and the rest are going to the Big Thicket area."
Lamar University fraternity members Keatric Bruno and Joseph Mukes from Kappa Alpha Psi, and James Posey, Jacob James, Matt Swain and Adam Morrow from Kappa Alpha and Adam's cousin Ryan Morrow were there to lend some helping hands to load boxes for folks coming by to pick up their cookie deliveries.
Brownie Mackenzie Graham from Troop 4435 was also on hand to offer her assistance.
"I'm always helping," she said, smiling. "That's what we do."
"She loves to participate and help out," Ardoin said.
"It is pretty amazing," Linda Wall, scout mother and local media liaison for GSA, commented, looking at the cookie-laden pallets filling the tractor-trailer. "It's a lot of hard work, but we have a lot of fun."
According to the nutrition guide for the cookies, the treats have no trans fat. The Thanks-A-Lot and Thin Mints are now vegan, and GSA recently introduced a new cookie. The Mango Cremes are vanilla and coconut cookies filled with a tangy mango-flavored crème enhanced with Nutrifusion, which is described on GSA's website as nutrients derived from fruits.
Wall said there is still time to order cookies. The deadline is March 23. You can order boxes of your favorites by calling (409) 832-0556, ext. 102, or going to GSA's website at www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/how_to_buy.asp to find out how to get cookies in your area. You can also add an app to you phone to find cookie booths near you. Wall said the cookie booths will be open on weekends at participating locations. So far, she said Walmart, HEB, Walgreens, Old Navy and Lowe's will host the booths on upcoming weekends.


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NEW YORK——"It all began at the Water Tower," Mt. Airy native Rose Hemingway (née Szczesniak) said in an interview in her dressing room at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York. That's where Hemingway is making her Broadway debut as Rosemary Pilkington in the well-received 50th anniversary revival of Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows' "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying."
Hemingway, 27, was doing gymnastics at the Water Tower 20 years ago when she was tapped along with some other tumblers and gymnasts to be pirates in a production of "Peter Pan," presented by the resident Spotlight Players. "From that second on," she said, "I knew I'd found where I belonged. I quickly discovered it was the right thing for me."
As the Mt. Airy native grew up, she continued to act. While a student at Mount St. Joseph Academy, she was in "Carousel," "Hello, Dolly," "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "Bye, Bye Birdie."
As the sixth of nine kids, Rose loved being the center of attention, so acting was the perfect fit. During her high school years, she was part of the Prince Music Theater's Rainbow Company. It was there that she appeared in her first professional show, "The Snow Queen."
Her parents "have been very supportive. They've been that way with all of my siblings. They wanted to make sure I got a degree. It didn't matter to them that it was in music." After graduating from the Mount in 2001, she went to Catholic University of America's Rome School of Music in Washington, D.C.
Although she was a musical theater major, "I didn't do a lot of acting in college … I was at a sort of transitional point in my life. I was trying to figure out whether I still wanted to do musical theater. I was immersed in it, but I was never a star in any of the productions. I was in the ensemble in a couple of things. I was by no means their star student."
Rose moved to New York shortly after getting her degree in 2005. "I still wasn't sure if I wanted to do musical theater, so I wasn't pursuing it actively. I was trying to focus on straight theater which, if you don't have an agent, is very difficult in New York."
The result was that she spent a lot of time bartending, waiting tables and getting used to living in Manhattan, "which in and of itself is tricky. It's different from Mt. Airy. My first two years I was doing that."
One of the other challenges she faced was going to auditions and not being a member of Actors' Equity, the actors' union. Ultimately she auditioned for the Theatreworks USA musical "Junie B. Jones," a children's show that was going to tour in the fall of 2006. She got the title role and along with it her Equity card.
"It was really fun," she says, "but definitely not a glamorous job." The cast and sets traveled in two vans, one for the cast, the other for the equipment. "We had to put up the sets and tear them down. We performed in large auditoriums some days and others in the lunchroom of an elementary school. It was an adventure."
That production was a turning point. "The reason I auditioned for it was that I knew I could get my Equity card doing it. I was so sick of not being able to get into auditions. I was fortunate that it actually ended up working out. I realized I really did enjoy musical theater and singing. I regained my passion for musical theater while I was doing ['Junie']."
After coming back to New York, taking acting classes and singing lessons, going to countless auditions and bartending, Rose was cast as Sophie Sheridan in the touring company of "Mamma Mia."
It was on that tour that she met Geoff Hemingway, who played Sky, Sophie's fiancé. Their onstage relationship was replicated offstage. They were married last November at Mt. Airy's Holy Cross Church, her lifelong parish.
After a year she left "Mamma Mia," returned to Manhattan and, a few months later, was cast in a production of "Parade" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Rob Ashford directed it. When the show closed, Ashford was planning to cast for the proposed 50th anniversary production of "How to Succeed" that was to star Daniel Radcliffe, the popular star of the "Harry Potter" movies.
In the middle of our interview in her dressing room at the Hirschfield, we could hear screams of glee from the street below. Radcliffe had arrived for the matinee. For all the hype and attention that Radcliffe has received as the lead in the show, Hemingway has totally enjoyed working with him. She is not a Harry Potter devotee, but when she met Radcliffe at the reading, "We immediately had great chemistry. We could both tell from the reading it would be a great fit. Daniel's very mature."
Radcliffe plays J. Pierpont Finch, the adorably manipulative young man on the make at the World Wide Wicket Company. Hemingway plays the secretary who falls in love with him. As an aside, Rose Hemingway's legal name is, like her character's, Rosemary. She thinks that's rather cool.
She described the show's first preview, with her parents and "25 of their closest friends" in the audience. "At the beginning, I sing 'Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm.' I start out, and [another secretary] Smitty's with me. She walks off. I will never forget that feeling when she walks off. I was by myself, center stage, on Broadway. It was terrifying. I still get goose bumps. The beautiful thing about live theater, as cheesy as this sounds, is that it's new every night. It's really special."
Rose would still like to do straight theater and perhaps film and TV. She concedes that while her role in "How to Succeed" gets laughs, that is the result of Abe Burrows' great book. "I never thought of myself as a comedienne. This has been a real discovery for me."
And Rose still thinks of herself as an actor who sings rather than a singer who acts. "I was always drawn to acting. As a kid I would sit in front of a mirror at my parents' home and make up melodramas. Acting always drove me. Then I discovered I could sing, that I could use that as a tool."
Hemingway's Broadway debut has been well received. She was one of six actors and six actresses to win a 2011 Theatre World Award. Founded in 1944, the annual awards are the oldest given for a debut theater performance on- or off-Broadway. Previous winners include Harry Connick Jr., Reba McIntire, Kristin Chenoweth, Helen Mirren, Audra McDonald, Annette Benning, Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, Wyndmoor native Laurie Beechman, Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Carol Burnett, William Shatner and Julie Andrews.
Rose Hemingway is in very good company. From the evidence on the Hirschfeld stage, so are those previous winners.


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Johnny Campbell comes from a long line of fiddlers. There's his dad, his grandpa, his great-grandpa. So naturally, he moved from Tennessee to the Bay Area to join a bluegrass band.
No, we didn't get that backwards. Campbell fiddles here, for the local band Windy Hill. The group is named after the Portola Valley landmark and was started by a couple of Menlo-Atherton High School graduates.
Though the Bay Area is known more for redwoods than bluegrass, the five musicians seem to be ambling happily along their creatively rootsy paths. They perform from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, revere the bluegrass icon Bill Monroe, and recently put out their first album, "Let's Go To The Fair."
"There's not many young, traditional bluegrass bands," says banjo player Ryan Breen, who can see Windy Hill from his Portola Valley backyard. "We take it really seriously. We love it, and I think people recognize that."
While at Colorado State University in 2008, Breen started the band with fellow M-A graduate Henry Warde, a mandolinist. The two returned home after school in 2009 and reconnected with bass player Kyle McCabe, who had been in their class at M-A.
Guitarist Thomas Wille joined later, as did Campbell. Breen met Campbell at a music festival and invited him into the band. The fiddler, who was just visiting California, decided to stay.
"It's a close-knit bluegrass community in the Bay Area," Breen says. "It's easy to make new friends."
The atmosphere is decidedly down-home on a recent afternoon at McCabe's West Menlo Park family home, where he's lived since graduating from U.C. Berkeley. Their bandmates weren't able to make it today, but McCabe, Breen and Campbell contentedly mix bass, banjo and fiddle into a few spirited tunes full of fast picking.
A dachshund and a wire-haired terrier scamper around the patio, and there's a fresh, spicy smell of tomato plants growing in a box. Campbell takes a pull from a bottle of beer and looks satisfied. "Handsome Molly," Breen sings, "wherever she may be."
The musicians try some harmonies, reaching for what Bill Monroe famously described as bluegrass' "high, lonesome sound." Some don't quite gel yet, but the guys freely admit they're all working together on being stronger players.
"It's not like I'm a bass scholar," McCabe says. "I'm just learning."
That's been happening since high school, when the M-A friends used to hang out at events like the High Sierra Music Festival, soaking in every note.
Now Windy Hill has been playing its own venues, including the Little Fox Theatre in Redwood City and Palo Alto's Dragon Theatre. The band plays some original tunes, including "Highway 84," which Warde wrote about that lonely drive home from band practice to the Coastside.
"Our new goal is to play 10 gigs a month," Breen says.
By day, Breen works at a law firm, while Campbell is a welder. As for McCabe, joining the band also helped him get hired in this economy. When the Old Port Lobster Shack opened a few months back in Ladera, McCabe asked the management if they needed a band for the grand opening.
"They said, 'That's cool, but can you cook?'" McCabe says, laughing. Now he's got a job and a band. "Bluegrass kind of took me in its lifeboat."
Info: Windy Hill has several show dates planned, including: Sept. 11 at the Peninsula Banjo Band Jubilee in San Jose, Sept. 19 at the Amnesia bar in San Francisco, and Oct. 22 at the First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View. For details, go to windyhillbluegrass.com.


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As stories go, the tale of how a desperately ill, nameless baby from China turned into Bella Xin KaLare Strickland of West Monroe, Louisiana, is an extraordinary one. Three short years ago, a friend and I found the newborn, swaddled in several layers of clothing and abandoned in a Shanghai alleyway. Since then, her story has morphed from communist tragedy to Christian fairy tale: one minute an orphan screaming in a cold, dark street; three years later a stroppy toddler, living a charmed life in sunny Louisiana.
Baby Bella made her debut in this magazine in 2011, under a different name, "Baby Donuts", given for the Dunkin' Donuts outlet where her birth parents chose to leave her in December 2010. She was about six weeks old. More than 110,000 children born in China have been adopted by families overseas in the past two decades. But Bella has the dubious distinction of being the only Chinese baby yet abandoned at the feet of an FT journalist.
A friend and I found her one night, only steps from one of Shanghai's top hotels. She was lying on top of two plastic bags that bulged with new baby clothes, tins of infant formula, packs of newborn nappies and scrubbed-clean baby bottles: the only love note a mother could dare to leave, for a child she would never know.
The fact that her parents chose to leave her at a place frequented by foreigners may mean they wanted her to end up living overseas. Or maybe they didn't. Maybe they wanted a healthy baby, if they were only going to have one child. (China has since slightly relaxed its one-child policy but babies are still being abandoned.) Bella has a number of disabilities, including a congenital heart defect, blindness in both eyes from cataracts and a partially webbed foot. Perhaps her parents simply couldn't cope.
In lots of ways, theirs was an entirely rational decision: in China, many families have only minimal health insurance, and the cost of all the surgery Baby Donuts needed (along with the bribes paid to doctors) could have bankrupted even a family of substantial means. Abandoning her meant that she would become a ward of the state, which would at least pay to keep her alive. China says it has about 700,000 "orphans" (meaning children whose parents can't care for them). About 100,000 live in state institutions but most of the rest collect a government subsidy.
What seems less rational is why LaKasha and Jeremy Strickland, living on a shoestring in a town 12,000km away, felt able, not to mention willing, to do for Baby Donuts what her birth family could not. Even their US adoption agency, through which they first heard about Bella, warned them off, saying the baby had "too many red flags". When they started the adoption process in July 2012, the couple had just $100 in savings. Jeremy had been medically retired from the US Air Force for chronic headaches and LaKasha had just left her job to become more involved with her church. Adopting a child with serious medical needs wasn't the obvious next move.
But the Stricklands are clear about why they did it: among other things, because God wanted them to. "God put adoption in our hearts," LaKasha says. "God stirred our hearts and we started searching." And they didn't just make a decision, they mounted a crusade. It can cost upwards of $30,000 to adopt a special needs child from China, including paperwork, translations and travel costs. Raising such a child, even in the promised land of Obamacare, will doubtless cost considerably more (in spite of Jeremy's excellent medical insurance as an ex-serviceman).
Undeterred, the Stricklands launched a "Bring Baby Bella to America" campaign in October 2012, enlisting family, friends, members of their church and even the Bible to fundraise. They set up a tent in the parking lot of the local Walmart to sell T-shirts emblazoned with these words from James 1:27: "Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father is to care for orphans in their troubles." They sold 260 plates of "chicken cheesy spaghetti" at a church lunch, raising $2,500. They even stood at traffic lights with a bucket and a poster of Bella, collecting dollar bills.
LaKasha says she was shocked when Jeremy came up with the idea of panhandling to raise money for Bella. But their experience at the traffic lights yielded both cash and encouragement, as she shares on her blog "Adoption from God's Pocket". "It was so hard at first, feeling silly and prideful," she writes. "But after a little wait a few cars started pulling in and asking about her and putting dollars in our bucket. We got to share about her and about God's love and plan for her life," she says, adding: "This was ministry!! He has given us a way to talk to strangers about Him and what He has done and will continue to do. There's nothing easier to talk about than a child in need."
And then there was the miracle of the $3,110 bank deposit: the Stricklands have never figured out exactly where it came from, but they do know that $3,110 was exactly what they needed to pay for the "home study" by social workers, which is a prerequisite of any adoption from China. And there was the former sister-in-law who borrowed $4,000 to help them, and the bank employee who cleared the way, unexpectedly, for the Stricklands to refinance their home.
While they raised money, Bella was still living at the Shanghai orphanage under the name Jiang Xinqian. The Stricklands decided that her American name was to be Bella KaLare (pronounced "Claire"). "I talked to God a lot that day about if I was making the right choice," LaKasha writes on her blog. "He showed me that her name was beauty and clarity and I knew he was happy with it: beauty, with her imperfections, and clarity, within her mind without delays." Later on the Stricklands added "Xin" to honour her Chinese roots.
Bella became a member of the family long before she got to Louisiana. On her second birthday (which she spent in the orphanage), the Stricklands posed for a family portrait, each clutching a donut, to symbolise their bond with the baby. Their Christmas photo that year shows LaKasha, Jeremy, their son Peyton and a framed portrait of Bella. LaKasha even dyed her hair black before they flew to Shanghai, so that Bella would not be too shocked at her appearance (in China nearly everyone's hair is jet black, including septuagenarians).
Of course, any parent who adopts from China has to demonstrate great commitment. The process is lengthy, costly and – when the vast majority of Chinese children available for adoption are disabled – requires a level of selflessness not many of us can muster. Mainlanders mostly refuse to adopt disabled children, and even overseas it is hard to find enough parents for the children who need them. Many non-Chinese who adopt special needs babies have strong religious beliefs and see these children as being especially worthy of Christian charity.
In spite of limited financial means, stretched further by repeated adoptions, they remortgage homes, sell chicken cheesy spaghetti, T-shirts – anything to make the adoption happen.
I adopted my own two (healthy) Chinese daughters as infants in 2000 and 2002 using the money I had saved during a lifetime of working. But whether we beg, borrow or finance our adoptions from our trust fund, most adoptive parents go through the same agonising moment when an orphanage nanny hands us our child – and they shriek in outrage. Bella, then two-and-a-half years old, went one better: she tried to escape. The abject misery in her face at the handover to the Stricklands in May 2013 is captured in a video LaKasha posted on YouTube entitled "Gotcha Day/Bella Xin KaLare." The fairy-tale ending got off to a very rough start.
But by the time I joined the family 48 hours later, Bella had already begun to blossom. I remembered a beautiful newborn in a blanket: what I saw two years later was a determined, winsome and mischievous toddler, tripping off on her little spindly legs – which looked like they hadn't much experience of the world of walking – to explore her surroundings.
LaKasha, Jeremy and Peyton were all besotted with her already, pointing out the cataracts in her eyes and the webbing of her toes like other parents might brag about dimples, and inviting me to feel the prow-like protrusion of her ribcage left after her heart defect had its initial repair. And what about the prominent bruise in the middle of one cheek? "The orphanage said they weren't sure how that happened," says LaKasha. Orphanage staff had told the Stricklands that Bella was "very strong-willed" – perhaps heartening for an adoptive parent to hear, since strong will may be just what got her through that night in the alleyway, and the many illnesses of her infanthood.
Later we took Bella to the Dunkin' Donuts where our story began, in the company of my friend John Fearon, the British businessman who first heard her abandoned cries. Not surprisingly, she couldn't have cared less (especially since the donut shop had closed). But we adults all spent a moment feeling the tragic miracle that is every Chinese adoption – and the pain of birth parents who cannot keep their child – before we set off to McDonald's to feed Bella her first all-American French fries.
Bella is now "settling in beautifully" to her new life. "She is constantly competing with her brother. If he talks she talks louder. She is so smart: she loves to count and sing and say her prayers all by herself," LaKasha says, adding that the night terrors of Bella's first months at home are beginning to abate: "She has a lot of anger in that little body."
LaKasha hopes Bella's birth parents may one day read these words, and know they can find their baby living happily in Louisiana. But unless and until they do, no one need worry about Baby Donuts. She's just where she needs to be. Hallelujah.
Patti Waldmeir is the FT's Shanghai correspondent. With additional reporting by Zhang Yan
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Loveland resident Garrett Rankin, 17, leads his pig around in the ring while showing Aug. 1 during the Larimer County Fair.
Jeff Clinton of Loveland wears his belt buckle to honor his son Nikolaus.
Bailey Neiberger, 13, of Loveland won her favorite belt buckle in a benefit for a girl who had brain cancer.
Nick Fox, 20, of Colorado Springs says this belt buckle is number 237 in a series of 250 made by a Montana silversmith.
Danielle Seat, 15, of Berthoud got her belt buckle for her birthday.
Denise Moberg, 18, shares a moment with Dakota before competing in the 4-H Dog Agility Show in the Ranchway Feeds Indoor Arena at The Ranch. Moberg, who has been competing for five years, says she does it for Dakota, "he'd be pretty bored if I didn't do 4-H."
Megan Preuit, 18, leads Tuff around the agility course Friday during the 4-H Dog Agility Show in the Ranchway Feeds Indoor Arena at The Ranch. The show attracted many young people from around the Loveland area.
Budweiser Events Center crews set up the fences and chutes for the rodeo in the Dale Wiest Arena on Thursday. The 130th annual Larimer County Fair starts July 31.
Denise Moberg, 18, gives Dakota, her 4-year-old yellow lab, a kiss before competing in the 4-H Senior Open Showmanship Saturday at the First Bank Exhibition Building at The Ranch.
Kelley Gathright, 16, from Fort Collins, holds her 4-year-old lab mix, Sunny, while Shelley Bergstraser, a Larimer County Judge, checks his teeth for cleanliness during the 4-H Senior Open Showmanship competition Saturday at the Frist National Bank Exhibition Building at the Ranch.
Markissa Lindquist, 9, kisses B.J. before competing with him in the 4-H English Horse Classes at the Ranch-Way Feeds Indoor Arena at The Ranch on Sunday. Linquist has been competing for two years with the help of her neighbor, Amber Martin, who is also the owner of B.J.
Sarah Hofkamp, 17, left, and Marilyn Immeke, right, examine Max before the Horse Showmanship event Sunday during the 4-H English Horse Classes at the Ranch-Way Feeds Indoor Arena at The Ranch. Immeke, who has worked with Hofkamp in the past, was meeting Max for the first time.
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A horse named Little Warrior rejects the efforts of Bronc rider Cody Horwedell of Brooks, Texas, to hold on during his ride of the first night of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rodeo at The Ranch.
Shelby Lynne, 10, from Loveland, shows her archery bag to Ken Yoder, a representative from Fort Collins Archery Association, during her 4-H shooting sports interview Tuesday at the Lairmer County Fair.
Cole Hooker, 7, from Fort Collins, jumps off mats behind the Ranchway Feeds Indoor Arena.
Paige Melby, 15, from Loveland walks her horse Misty to the Ranchway Feeds Indoor Arena to practice.
Olivia Klinzmann, 15, from La Porte, rides her horse Lulu during the Working Ranch Horse competition.
Sydney White, 11, from Masonville, draws a blue ribbon on a dry erase board.
Dave Rhodes, right, gets a little reading done under his poncho as he and his daughter Dorothy, 6, wait out the rain before the start of the Larimer County Fair Parade on Wednesday evening.
The Rocky Mountain Golden Girls Baton Academy twirl along the parade route on Wednesday evening during the Larimer County Fair Parade.
Jessica Tuxhorn, 9, loses control of her hat while walking her miniature horse, Gabe, before the parade starts. Tanner Taylor rides Dolly next to her.
From right to left, Larimer County Sheriffs Posse, Barb Bowman, James Remington, and Larimer County Sheriffs Posse Queen, Emily Arbery, ride their horses through the rain before the parade starts.
Lady, right, nuzzles up to Coni before the parade starts. Both horses are with Mountain View Belgiansand were pulling the Gnarly Barley Brew Festival wagon.
Katrina Hernandez helps her son Athan, 2, take candy from a parade participant.
Peggy Scheck talks with her husband, Stefan Martensson, while their dog, Emma, stays warm in his sweatshirt.
Members of Loveland 9-12 wave American flags.
Tray Huggins, with Tough Enough to Wear Pink, rides around on a miniature motorcycle.
Fort Collins resident Nathan Behr, 12, checks the board while waiting to show his goat Thursday at the Larimer County Fair.
Fort Collins resident Christian Juhl, 9, adjusts his goat Oadie's position while showing Thursday at the Larimer County Fair.
Brody Lamb, 9, of Buckeye stands with his goat named Champ during the goat show Thursday at the Larimer County Fair.
Matthew Whitaker, 10, beams with pride as he poses for a picture with his goat after competing in the goat show Thursday at the Larimer County Fair.
Fort Collins resident Finn Pike, 5, left, and Colton Gallegos, 6, of Wellington sit together in the stands as they watch youngsters showing their goats Thursday at the Larimer County Fair.
Fort Collins resident Tate Hodgson, 14, holds his miniature schnauzer named Macy while watching the goat show Thursday at the Larimer County Fair.
Larimer County Fair goat judge Kraig Peel, left, examines animals during the goat show Thursday. Front to back from right are Ashley Schilling, 10, Jacob Greenwood, 10, Claire Lee, 9, Lilly Gallegos, 10, Grady Folot, 10, and Dustin Behr, 9.
Youngsters hang out together behind the show ring during the goat show Thursday at the Larimer County Fair. From left are Jacob Greenwood, 10, Emery Lee, 14, Grace Pike, 7, Austin Lee, 12, and Caroline Lee, 7.
Fran Clarke, 7, of Fort Collins plays around while attending the goat show Thursday at the Larimer County Fair.
Manda Ellison walks around the Larimer County Fair on stilts.
Derek Knutson competes in a log-cutting competition.
Fairgoers ride the YoYo at dusk.
People ride the Ring of Fire as rain clouds loom in the background.