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Youth re-sentenced to 16 years for 2008 shooting
Original post made on Jul 16, 2012
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a resident of Palo Alto Hills
on Jul 16, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Time to hang these people up give him life sentence
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:37 pm
Putting a 16 year old boy in prison for 16 years for a moment of bad judgement is ridiculous. When he gets out, he will be a hardened criminal and more of a menace to society. Great job DOC.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 16, 2012 at 9:23 pm
Have you placed the bar so low eastpaloalto of Midtown that you actually believe that this thug deserves a lesser sentence? Seriously? A confirmed gang member who attempted to kill someone with a firearm is somehow virtuous compared to a rapist in your opinion. Here's a dose of reality. The rapist and sex offender deserves a lengthy prison term and so does this gang member and thug. It's not the system's fault, or Bob's fault, or anyone elses fault. The responsibility lies solely with the convicted criminal.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 16, 2012 at 9:29 pm
And Old Palo Alto, this was not just a case of a "moment of bad judgment" as you put it. One does not become affiliated and confirmed as a violent gang member by simply having a momentary lapse of judgment. Get real already. His was convicted and sentenced based on his actions and the life that he CHOSE to lead. He could have easily killed the victim in this case, as well as putting many other innocent people in danger. He got what he deserved. The majority of gang members enter into that lifestyle as young as 11-12 years of age. By the time they are in their mid-teens they are already hardened criminals. Everyone is better off and safer with people like this off the street.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 18, 2012 at 11:42 am
Honestly... honestly. Violent crimes where there is absolutely no question of guilt (ie. multiple visual witnesses) that do not involve lapse of judgement due to alcohol or drugs should result in execution IF the criminal does not show any signs of rehabilitation after their first two years of incarceration. These executions should also not be allowed to have an appeal (to negate the argument that it costs more to execute than house a prisoner for life). Its time we REALLY start moving towards a safer society. Those of us who are hardwired for peace, or choose to act peacefully, should not have to worry about violent criminals in our midst OR waste OUR taxpayer dollars to either permanently house and feed them or pay their legal fees for completely bogus appeals processes.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Sadly to say but this is the new EPA. Kids killing other kids for the stupidest reasons. So you punk each other, but then you go n bring back your gun? You are you showing off to? Your "friends"... Does that makes sense? When will these friends be when you get out of jail? Will they even remember you? Please this message is to all the youth. Think real good before you make the next move. It will follow you for the rest of your life. Do you want to spend the rest of your young beautiful life in a small room with the worry of thinking, will I be alive tomorrow?
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Sorry, what do you mean with "it allows maps update while driving"?
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don't be sorry in previous versions it was not possible to do an update while driving because tyre pressure sensors interferred/interrupted data transmission. Now you have to update map of your country (your current location) when parking first and then other maps you may update while driving
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2013-02-03, 19:32 | Link #1122 | |
U mad?
Join Date: Apr 2012
Most likely there're some magic items in the 5th district that absorb magoi in nearby vicinity.
2013-02-03, 22:59 | Link #1123 |
The old ace of Arlington
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Plain of Doleful Melody - ANI
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Electric shock is still considered "physical attack" and I'm pretty sure next chapter, most of them will be fine ( or at least with minor burn ). This chapter remind me of the Yugi-oh's battle when Yugi fought with a guy that used water monster deck. He fried all the enemy monster with just one lightning attack ^^.
Second level magicians' bolg seems to have no effect against Fanalis. Even Muron can break through them easily and she's just a half blood Fanalis.
2013-02-04, 00:11 | Link #1125 |
^i'M pretty sure they have a fatass draining device that slowly extracts the lifeforce from the people in the lower floors of magnoshutatt.
This would explain several aspects of your inquiry: The device that sucks out magoi has to be relatively close to the people it extracts from. Considering how much "lifeforce" a supposed fanalis member has, it wouldn't even scratch them til the battle ended in a couple of hours i guess. Not covered in the initial statement: Whether it be a seal or an actual device, there might be some quirks about multisided positioning, since the lower floors appear to be circular, said device(s) might have to be surrounding the people, or they might have to be on top of said device/circle/seal etc. Not to mention the "oppressed" people from magnushutatt hand over their magoi willingly D: |
2013-02-04, 10:59 | Link #1128 | |
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QUOTE=Anh_Minh;4539777]He's not actually joined the army (as in, enlisted). He's just hitched a ride. Turning against them would still be bad form, but it wouldn't be desertion or treason.[/QUOTE]
But surely Mu would have taken that into account seeing how the coups knew he had a friend in Magnostadt and as they where going to war why wouldn't Mu for see that they would end up fighting with each other if they where to attack Aladdin which they don't know is his friend. Still it would be bad but I guess Alibaba can hold his own against Mu. Quote:
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2013-02-04, 14:40 | Link #1129 | |
I disagree with you all.
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2013-02-04, 17:17 | Link #1130 |
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Well if he did care then he would have said no to him. And for all we know that battle that they had could well have him wanting to battle Alibaba full on. I really do hope Mu and Alibaba will end up fighting. So wanna see the sword battle and if one of the Kou brothers where to join (preferably one of the older brothers who we yet seen fight) where to enter the fight then it would be a 3 way between them with swords. Untillll the djinn epuip come into play then it would lose some of it cool. I wonder how Alibaba will travel now that he is on the battle field.
2013-02-04, 20:25 | Link #1131 |
The old ace of Arlington
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Plain of Doleful Melody - ANI
Age: 29
I prefer a battle between Alibaba and Ren Kouha. One has a heat sword can cut through steel like butter and one has a giant sword can cleave the ground - That will guarantee a awesome battle and I want to see which sword is stronger. Major plus point for the winner if he said this line: "There's nothing my blade cannot cut!"
2013-02-05, 14:12 | Link #1132 | |
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2013-02-11, 01:26 | Link #1138 |
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But the metal user said they had to finish it in one attack, since they will run out of magoi quickly. So I doubt they will be able to hold out vs Aladdin, unless the other magi (what was her name again, started with S) intervenes
2013-02-11, 04:52 | Link #1140 |
U mad?
Join Date: Apr 2012
Aladdin in full power with 3 Ugo, about time we see his magi powers. The last picture shows a light circle on his forehead, did he use Wisdom of Solomon as well? Or is it his 'natural' combat state now?
Surprised that Mu doesn't use Djinn equip, but he'll likely have to use it against Aladdin. Once he manages to push back Aladdin a bit, I feel Alibaba will pop out from nowhere and block the hit.
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Issue Date: | Mar-2008 | Publisher: | Elsevier Science Limited | Source: | Remote Sensing of Environment, 2008, Volume 112, Issue 3, pages 1151–1167 | Abstract: | The Fire Potential Index (FPI) relies on relative greenness (RG) estimates from remote sensing data. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), derived from NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery is currently used to calculate RG operationally. Here we evaluated an alternate measure of RG using the Visible Atmospheric Resistant Index (VARI) derived from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) data. VARI was chosen because it has previously been shown to have the strongest relationship with Live Fuel Moisture (LFM) out of a wide selection of MODIS-derived indices in southern California shrublands. To compare MODIS-based NDVI-FPI and VARI-FPI, RG was calculated from a 6-year time series of MODIS composites and validated against in-situ observations of LFM as a surrogate for vegetation greenness. RG from both indices was then compared in terms of its performance for computing the FPI using historical wildfire data. Computed RG values were regressed against ground-sampled LFM at 14 sites within Los Angeles County. The results indicate that VARI-based RG consistently shows a stronger relationship with observed LFM than NDVI-based RG. With an average R2 of 0.727 compared to a value of only 0.622 for NDVI-RG, VARI-RG showed stronger relationships at 13 out of 14 sites. Based on these results, daily FPI maps were computed for the years 2001 through 2005 using both NDVI-RG and VARI-RG. These were then validated against 12,490 fire detections from the MODIS active fire product using logistic regression. Deviance of the logistic regression model was 408.8 for NDVI-FPI and 176.2 for VARI-FPI. The c-index was found to be 0.69 and 0.78, respectively. The results show that VARI-FPI outperforms NDVI-FPI in distinguishing between fire and no-fire events for historical wildfire data in southern California for the given time period. | URI: | http://ktisis.cut.ac.cy/jspui/handle/10488/8674 | ISSN: | 0034-4257 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.rse.2007.07.010 | Rights: | Copyright © Elsevier B.V. |
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Such a plan could provide funds for Caltrain to complete grade separations and electrify its engines, a goal the struggling rail line has had for years. And the neighboring cities of Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Atherton, which have strongly opposed aspects of the plan to run the high-speed rail line along the Caltrain corridor, would be able to breathe easier, without fear that property owners along the corridor would lose portions of their back yards to eminent domain takings by the rail authority.
Combining use of the Caltrain tracks would eliminate a host of other negative impacts that would come with building an additional two-track high-speed rail line between Gilroy and San Francisco, including years of major upheaval caused by construction of the lines in the cities along the route.
The plan proposed Monday by Rep. Anna Eshoo, state Sen. Joe Simitian and Assemblyman Rich Gordon acknowledged that financially, the state simply cannot afford to add two more rail lines to the corridor, when the existing two tracks could suffice by routing high-speed trains around electrified Caltrain equipment, much as Baby Bullet trains share the rails with local trains today. Such a "blended" system could arrive in San Jose for a brief stop before continuing on to San Francisco with its full load of passengers, who would not have to change trains.
In his presentation, Simitian called the plan a "first step in a new conversation" that intends to create "high-speed rail done right."
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"Given the current financial straits at the federal and state level, amassing the funds to build this across California will take time," Gordon said. "In the interim, there will be funds spent on high-speed rail and I believe it's imperative for the High-Speed Rail Authority to guarantee that whatever funds are spent are spent in a way that enhances and upgrades our existing intercity and regionalized transportation system in California."
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We expect there will be much more discussion of this alternative plan in Mountain View and other Peninsula communities. But it is hard to dispute the issues raised by the legislators, which many local residents have been speaking about since shortly after Measure 1A passed in 2008. Rather than listening to local residents, the rail authority board has often disputed the comments, which has not made them many friends on the Peninsula. Rep. Eshoo acknowledged as much:
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Smiling is the most valuable skill you can have as a Temporary Tour Host at the B&J ice cream factory in Waterbury, Vermont. "You have to be happy no matter what," says Jillian Geider, now in her third summer as a host at the factory.
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Hosts have conducted famous people on the tours, such as the Director of the FBI, Julia Roberts, and Bill Murray. But to offset that, you'll have to deal with B&J "fanatics," as Geider calls them: People who get married at the factory, people who drive ten hours just to take a tour, and random people who know more about the company than the hosts do. One guy could recite, from memory, every ice cream flavor B&J has ever put out. "Lots of random funny things like that happen," says Geider.
Aside from conducting tours, hosts also scoop samples for guests, clean public areas, and help out with activities such as photography, temporary tattoo booths, and "Bengo," a game not unlike Bingo, that visitors can play.
Most of the hosts are students at the colleges in Vermont. (Meaning it's a bit of a party scene; "I've made tons of friends here," Geider says.) And let's face it, for $8 an hour, if you're from out of town, you're not going to be able to afford moving to Vermont without another source of income, i.e. your understanding parents or a charitable grandmother.
The positions last for three to four months, at the end of which you get reviewed and then they'll probably ask you to come back for another season.
If you're interested in going career, this is probably the easiest way to get your foot in Ben & Jerry's door. According to Team Leader Joe Dombek, you can go on to become a permanent tour host. Past temporary hosts have also moved into public relations, marketing, and sales. But a word to the wise: Ben & Jerry's isn't as crunchy or avowedly social responsible as it once was.
The Times, They are A-Changin'
Ben & Jerry's was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont. Much has been made of their philanthropic mission, which attempts to promote community-building along with business profits and states that the company continues to give 7.5 percent of its pre-tax earnings to projects dealing with children and families, disenfranchised groups, and the environment.
Recently, the company has faced a tightening of its philanthropic and corporate belts, as sales in 1996-7 were down and morale was battered. With the arrival of a new CEO, former Fortune 500 executive Perry Odak, in January 1997, the company has redefined its priorities.
A wage scale used to limit top salaries to seven times the lowest pay, but the company abandoned that practice and now operates on a "compressed salary ratio." That means top officials are given the low-end of a competitive salary, and entry-level permanent workers are given the high end of nationally-compared wages after one year of work. There's no longer a numerical salary ratio between highest- and lowest-paid employees, and the company has become extremely hush-hush about giving out salary information. Ben & Jerry's would not tell the MoJo Wire what the salary of an entry-level worker is after a year's worth of work.
If you send in a resume now, you can be considered for the six to eight positions available for the fall season, from August to November. If you'd like to work next summer, applications aren't due until April 1999. You have to be at least 16. To be considered, you must fill out an application. Call (802) 244-5641 or write to Ben & Jerry's, PO Box 240, Waterbury, VT 05676. Or visit their Web site.


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Nobody plans to lose a dog. Maybe that's why nobody plans ahead how to find a dog (although, if you haven't microchipped your pup yet, here's a reminder as to why you should!). But acting fast and having a plan are two key ingredients to finding a dog once lost.
When your dog is first lost, your instinct is to search high and low. Check the worst places — like roadways — first, the most likely places second, and, eventually, every other place.
It won't take you long to realize you can't do it alone. You need helpers in the form of both friends and strangers — you can find the latter with posters and several contact services now available (and listed at the end of this article).
You need to alert anyone who might notice a strange dog; People like postal workers, sanitation workers, school bus drivers, veterinary clinics, animal shelters, delivery people and neighborhood kids are fantastic allies. After the first day it's easy to be overwhelmed by what appears to be the enormity and hopelessness of the situation. But hope is sometimes your best weapon.
Quiz's Story
The date was November 23, the day before Thanksgiving, and that seemed like an ideal time for a group of friends to drive a couple of hours to let their dogs run in the Mojave desert near Edwards Air Force base. The dogs, all Salukis, relished the open areas — plus the occasional jackrabbit chase. It was after such a chase that one dog didn't return.
The missing dog, Quiz, belonged to Terry Saunders, of San Pedro, California. "After about 20 minutes of calling him, we jumped into a car to search," she recalls. "I thought he'd probably injured himself and couldn't return."
Saunders and her friends searched by car and on foot throughout the day; Saunders also called Quiz's breeder, who made up flyers and traveled there to post them and join the search.
Night fell. Saunders slept (sort of) in her van where Quiz had last seen it, hoping he'd return. He did not.
November 24: Saunders resumed searching, aided by flyers and friends. No sign. She camped again.
November 25: More friends came to search. None of them lived nearby; it was an hour's drive for the closest. Then news: Quiz, still wearing the blue jacket he'd been wearing when he was lost, had been spotted 10 miles away by a camper who'd seen a flyer! Saunders spent that night where Quiz had been seen, also setting out blankets and food in various places.
November 26: A plea went out for help on the Saluki-L chat list, a worldwide email discussion group for Saluki owners. While the group is often preoccupied with heated discussions about everything Saluki, they banded together for a member in need. More than 20 helpers showed up to post flyers, talk to campers and look for Quiz. Those who couldn't help in person sent their prayers and positive thoughts (and later in the ordeal, money to help with search expenses).
The food was missing and the blankets were scrambled in one of the places Saunders had left them the night before. She moved her camp there.
November 27: Saunders was cooking enticing food on a campfire when she saw Quiz. He approached to within 200 yards, but ran off when she stood up. "He was too far away to recognize me," she said. She later found out he'd been chased by people on motorcycles the night before, which would have made him extra leery. "They thought they could tire him out and catch him. They meant well."


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Samsung will begin pushing Android Jelly Bean to its Galaxy S II model in February, according to a notice posted to the company's Korean website.
The notice has since been removed, but not before a Korean Android enthusiast site, Hong Goon, captured it with a screen grab, CNET reported.
The Jelly Bean upgrade will start in Singapore then gradually rolled out to the rest of the world, according to CNET. Updates will be performed through Samsung's sync service, Kies. Over-the-air updates won't be supported.
The new Android version includes a number of new features including Smart Stay, which will keep the handset's display on as long as the phone detects that you're looking at the screen.
Last week, Samsung released an updated version of the S II -- the Galaxy S II Plus -- that runs Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.2) and has a more powerful dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex A-9 processor. Otherwise, the unit is very similar to its predecessor, with the S II Plus having a 4.3-inch, 800-by-480 pixel display and an eight megapixel rear-facing camera.
The original S II was introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2011 and by June 2012, it had sold 28 million units, according to Samsung. Upon its debut, the S II received critical acclaim. "[W]hen it comes to performance and display quality, the Galaxy S II is pretty much unbeatable," Ginny Miles wrote for PCWorld.


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Unkempt Stonecrest landscaping a 'thorn'
Jennifer Ffrench-Parker | 7/11/2014, 7:22 a.m.
The gateway landscaping that was to beautify the Turner Hill Road/I-20 ramps has done the opposite.
Weeds are flourishing amid the tiny plantings, and mounds of mulch that were to help the plants root and thrive sit unattended, becoming nests for crabgrass.
County officials said Wednesday that they, too, are disappointed about the state of the project – one of five under way from LaVista Road in Tucker to Bouldercrest Road in Atlanta as part of interim CEO Lee May's Operation Fresh Start initiative launched last November.
Gordon Burkette, director of DeKalb Clean and Beautiful, said the Turner Hill Road project that was to create an inviting gateway to the Stonecrest shopping district has been the most challenging.
Issues with the project include dying plants, lack of mulch around the plants, and weeds overrunning the shrubs. With the mounds of mulch sitting around, the area also looks unkempt.
"That project over there has just been a thorn," he said. "The other projects are in decent shape. This one, not so much."
In January, the county awarded $1.02 million in landscaping contracts to three companies – 3 Macks Lawn Service of Stone Mountain, ArtScape Inc. of Conyers, and Georgia Green Landscaping of Marietta – to install and maintain trees, shrubs and flowering plants at seven interchanges for two years.
Under the Gateway/Interchange Beautification initiative, the companies were each awarded contracts of $306,225 to $344,117 to landscape seven interchanges at Turner Hill Road and Candler Road at I-20; Bouldercrest Road, Memorial Drive and LaVista Road at I-285; Mountain Industrial Boulevard at U.S. 78; and North Druid Hills Road at I-85.
All three companies are required to plant day lilies, Muscogee crape myrtles, dwarf pine Yaupon, abelias, Blue Pacific junipers, pink muhly grass, Lantana camara, Loropetalum and Muhlenbergia calloparis; mow the interchanges four times a year; and maintain them for two years. They are required to water and maintain the plants for two years and replace any plant that dies within five years.
Georgia Green and 3 Macks, the minority contractor, are landscaping the interchanges at Memorial Drive and LaVista Road at I-285, and 3 Macks is doing the Turner Hill and North Druid Hills projects.
ArtScape Landscaping is doing Bouldercrest at I-285, Mountain Industrial at U.S. 78, and Candler Road at I-20.
On March 14 within a three-hour period, May, county officials, and business and community leaders caravanned to four consecutive ground breakings to kick off the program.
After the launch, the county delayed the start of the projects at the Candler Road and North Druid Hills interchanges to the fall because of hot weather.
'We will meet our commitment'
Burkette, who is overseeing the interchange beautification projects, said he is taking all the appropriate steps to complete the Turner Hill Road project and give the community what it wants and expects.
"That's our commitment and we will meet our commitment," he said. "We spent good taxpayer money there and we need a good project."
Burkette said they are working with Dwayne Fisher, 3 Macks president and CEO, to make the project right.


text: In China, Child Kidnappings Are An Equal Opportunity AffairAnna Holmes7/15/08 1:30pmFiled to: China's stolen childrenChinaHbohuman traffickingchild traffickingClips58EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkLast night saw the broadcast premiere of the documentary China's Stolen Children, in which filmmaker Jezza Neumann focuses on the epidemic of child kidnappings in the Olympic host country (some 70,000 a year) through the story of 5-year-old Chen Jie, who was snatched a few months prior to principal photography. The reasons for the raft of kidnappings, the film explains, can be directly traced to the country's one-child policy and its preference for baby boys... which has also given rise to a market for females that families can then marry off to their sons. Above left, a clip of Chen Jie's parents, followed by an interview with Wang Li, a trafficker who "explains" the trade in young women and girls. (A schedule of upcoming showings is here.)AdvertisementChina's Stolen Children [HBO]Reply58 repliesLeave a reply


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John Harwood of the New York Times compares the current presidential candidates' different ideas of government and how they reflect the divergent ideologies and core constituencies of the two parties.
WASHINGTON — The currency of political persuasion is emotion — and the way President Obama and Mitt Romney are spending it crystallizes their starkly contrasting appeals.
An Obama campaign video shows the president's national political director, Katherine Archuleta, tearfully crediting Mr. Obama with having saved her daughter's life. She portrays the president as a hero of government whose health care law assures her daughter, a cancer survivor, insurance coverage forever.
A video by a political committee backing Mr. Romney follows a nearly identical tack: evocative music and a tearful description of Mr. Romney as "the man who helped save my daughter." But the testimonial, from a former partner at Bain Capital, depicts Mr. Romney as a hero of business who once shut down his firm to aid search efforts until the partner's missing teenager was found.
Those competing stories are rooted in more than the biographies of the Democratic incumbent, a former professor and community organizer, and his Republican challenger, a onetime financial industry titan. They also reflect the divergent ideologies and core constituencies of the two parties.


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A dying Catholic priest who was convicted of killing a nun has turned to a federal court judge to ask that he be allowed to return to Toledo, possibly to spend his final days in the care of nuns who have agreed to take him in.
Gerald Robinson, 76, is in a hospice unit at Franklin Medical Center in Columbus, a hospital run by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. His attorney, Rick Kerger, filed a petition for equitable relief Friday in U.S. District Court in Cleveland.
"In this instance what is sought is an act of grace for a dying man, relief the state cannot fashion," Mr. Kerger wrote in the petition. "Yet the fact that the state has not provided for such relief does not mean that the federal court is impotent."
Ohio law governing the release of dying prisoners states, "No inmate is eligible for release under this section if the inmate is serving … a sentence for aggravated murder or murder," and an earlier appeal to Gov. John Kasich failed.
On June 2, Mr. Kerger sent a letter to the governor requesting Robinson's release from prison after learning that Robinson had suffered "a massive coronary" and was deemed terminal by physicians. The governor's office, Mr. Kerger said, "called virtually the next day and said they felt there was simply nothing that could be done under the statute as they understood it."
He conceded the petition he filed in federal court was both "a long shot and a last-ditch effort" for Robinson, who was found guilty in 2006 by a Lucas County Common Pleas Court jury of murder for the 1980 slaying of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl in the sacristy of the former Mercy Hospital chapel. He was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 15 years.
Mr. Kerger is asking the court to allow Robinson to be transferred to the Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Home in Oregon, which has "indicated a willingness to accept Father Robinson and care for him in his final days. Alternatively, his brother and sister-in-law are willing to have him stay with them" in Toledo.
He said Robinson has intravenous ports in each arm and uses oxygen to supplement his breathing.
"In short, he is no risk to anyone irrespective of where he is held," the petition states. "Movement of Father Robinson to the requested locations would eliminate the cost of care provided by the state and allow him to die in his home community."
Jeff Lingo, chief of the criminal division for the Lucas County Prosecutor's Office, said prosecutors "would be opposed to any release for a person incarcerated for murder. There is no exception in the Ohio Revised Code for persons who are in prison for murder."
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by Staff Writer / New York IslandersThe New York Islanders have announced that they have claimed left wing Rob Schremp off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers today.
The 23 year-old Schremp has spent the last three seasons within the Oilers' organization, playing for the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons the past two years and the year prior with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Schremp has played in seven NHL games, all with Edmonton. In 216 career AHL games, Schremp has scored 47 goals and 124 assists for 171 points.
Originally drafted by the Oilers in the first round (25th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Schremp began his Ontario Hockey League career with the Mississauga IceDogs during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. He was then acquired by the London Knights halfway through the 2003-04 season where he completed his junior career in 2006. The Syracuse, NY native played in a total of 247 games in the OHL, and tallied 154 goals and 230 assists for 384 points.


text: XOXOXO, JezebelKatie J.M. Baker11/29/12 6:50pmFiled to: running in heelsxoxotweetshutterstock122EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Women are signing emails with "xoxo," which probably doesn't mean they're really in love with you or on Gossip Girl, just being casually friendly, as has become the norm. Over in The Atlantic, Jessica Bennett and Rachel Simmons wonder whether the signoff connotes "professional sisterhood" or gendered ditziness:AdvertisementThis gender divide has spawned a new breed of etiquette dilemmas, especially in the workplace. Can xo-ing colleagues shore up office alliances, or does the practice cross a line? Does one run the risk of being labeled a bitch for refusing to reciprocate? And what happens if a woman accidentally xo's her male boss?"We're with Caitlin Moran on this one:Advertisement"As someone who's regularly ended letters to her accountant with xxx, I refuse to feel any shame for this widespread woman-trait," says Caitlin Moran, the British feminist and author of How to Be a Woman. "Statistics show we're slowly taking over the world, and I'm happy for us to do it one xxx e‑mail at a time."[The Atlantic]Reply122 repliesLeave a reply


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Submitted by michaelk on March 12, 2009 - 11:57pm
This week's program talks about show structure. In the program we delve into component parts to think about in making a show. Many examples are given as other programs out there are referenced as examples. A list of links to those programs is given later in this post. Audio Snake Oil will return as part of the program next week.
Towards the end of the program we feature a number from the U.S. Army Field Band's Jazz Ambassadors, The Army Goes Rolling Along. You can find more downloads from the band as well as learn more about them at their website. On the web, they can be found at http://www.army.mil/fieldband/pages/listening/downloads.html.
Shows referenced:
TWiT Live
TV Squad Daily With Brigitte (now defunct)
Buzz Out Loud
CNET News Daily Podcast
Writer's Almanac
Uncontrolled Vocabulary (on hiatus)
Food Science with Dr. Kiki (presently defunct)
This Week in Science
This Week in Tech
FLOSS Weekly
CNET's Podcast Central
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If you've never visited the web site, Flashmemoirs.com, the post below will give you a hint of what you've been missing.
As a memoir writing instructor, I make sure I take frequent looks at the latest news and advice from my guest blog post writer, Christine Houser. After reading her tips, I think you'll find yourself visiting Flashmemoirs.com often, too.
– Lynette
I find that breaking most projects down into small, specific pieces makes for greater success, and writing is no exception. To tell your big life story, you have to tell many smaller stories – and going small requires an emphasis on good storytelling.
So what are some good storytelling techniques, you ask? Pick a scene you want to write, and try using these tips:
• Dispense with the preamble and start in the middle of the action to immediately engage your reader. You can imply or briefly describe some context later.
• Keep your storyline small and well contained.
• Use the active voice.
• Don't name emotions or draw conclusions. Instead, describe them so your reader arrives at the same understanding.
• Ensure that every sentence furthers the story.
• For extra credit, employ a twist to surprise and further engage your reader.
Here are a few great flash-story samples that illustrate these tips:
After you've written some short stories or scenes, you can join them with a longer narrative or compile them into a volume. And don't forget to free-write the first draft of every story – this too is a very important storytelling step.
Christine Houser reads, writes, studies, and teaches flash-length creative nonfiction in Seattle, and blogs at www.flashmemoirs.com. For good story fodder, she travels widely and unabashedly eavesdrops while on the San Juan Island ferries.
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By Eric Savitz
Tomorrow afternoon, the stock market will turn its weary eyes to you, Larry Ellison.
After the close Thursday, Oracle (ORCL) will report results for its fiscal first quarter ended August. The company's previous guidance was for revenue to be up 18%-20% on a year-over year basis, with new software license revenue up 10%-20%. The company expects profits of 17-18 cents on a GAAP basis, 26-27 cents non-GAAP. The Street is looking for $5.42 billion in revenue (which would be 17.9% growth) and 27 cents a share.
The Street is also looking for an omen that, just maybe, things aren't going to be as bad as the market currently fears. Oracle shares have dropped about 20% since early August, in part due to fears that a crunch on enterprise technology spending generally, and the financial sector in particular, will inevitably put the squeeze on Oracle's results. There are also worries that the company could be vulnerable to the dollar's recent appreciation against the Euro.
One obvious thing to watch will be November quarter guidance: the Street consensus is for revenue of $6.23 billion, which would be 16% growth, and EPS of 35 cents.
Some analysts this week asserted that the stock's recent fall has already factored in the possibility of license revenue growth at or below the bottom end of the company's guidance range. Goldman Sachs analyst Sarah Friar late last week wrote that "ballast from sticky, high margin maintenance revenue streams, an above average ability to cross-sell a full software staclk and a broad mix of geographic exposure should protect margins." She has a Buy rating on the stock. Oppenheimer's Brad Reback is similarly optimistic, asserting in a recent research note that "ORCL will havse to post a significant miss…and guide well below consensus forecasts for Q2 for the shares to move meaningfully lower."
David Hilal, an analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey, asserted in a note yesterday that there is a possibility that license revenue could come in weak, but he still likes the stock, noting that it trades at about 12x his pro forma estimate for 2009, or well under 1x revenue or EPS growth.
ORCL today is down 31 cents, or 1.6%, to $18.65.


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The Mystery Hour at Baldwin Boettcher
January is fast approaching. This is the time when many people make the move to visit or spend some time in Florida. So for this month we will be investigating books that have a mystery set in Florida. The Doc Ford character by White and the Rick Riordan books have made the suggestion list if you don't want to search for one of your own. Come join us for our wonderful trip to Florida. We will meet on the 19th of January at 2 pm. Bring your book and let's discuss where your book took you within the State of Florida. See you next year.


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Sellbrite is a multi-channel ecommerce management solution provider that simplifies the way sellers manage their business through an integrated technology platform. Sellbrite already provides a comprehensive solution for eBay sellers to manage listings, inventory, fulfillment and reporting.
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Shipping system Shippo is now integrated with marketplace management tool Sellbrite and payment processor Stripe.
Businesses using Stripe or Sellbrite can now purchase shipping labels at discounted rates from Shippo.
After connecting to Shippo, sellers will be able to access discounted USPS shipping rates by default, and rates from other carriers if they connect them to their Shippo account.
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It's free to manage orders and use the Shippo API, customers only pay when they purchase labels.
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Postage can now be purchased from within Sellbrite for all USPS orders. Dimensions, weights, and shipping locations are remembered and stored on products to save time. Sellbrite offers the lowest rates available from the USPS. Merchants can load funds in advance into their postage wallet, cutting down on transactions and reducing work. Funds can be auto-replenished.
Sellbrite can also split orders, allowing some items within an order to be fulfilled in-house while others are routed to FBA.
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Marketplace management tool Sellbrite now supports automated routing of multichannel orders to Amazon FBA for fulfillment.
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Multichannel management tool Sellbrite has added integrations with three additional marketplaces: Rakuten.com, Sears and Newegg
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Marketplace and inventory management tool Sellbrite has a new integration with Amazon's logistics service Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA).
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Orders from any of Sellbrite's supported sales channels can be fulfilled via FBA, existing orders can be reassigned to FBA, and orders split for fulfillment through different methods.
Sellbrite merchants can also now manage inventory from multiple warehouses, independently of FBA.
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Multichannel management tool Sellbrite has released a new integration, with Wordpress-based ecommerce platform WooCommerce.
Sellbrite can now import products from WooCommerce and list them on major marketplaces including Amazon, eBay and Etsy. It can also publish existing marketplace listings to a WooCommerce store.
Sellbrite supports version 2.4 and later of WooCommerce, leveraging the full API functionality including variations.
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Marketplace and inventory management tool Sellbrite can now list to ecommerce platform Bigcommerce.
Merchants can list products from Sellbrite to their Bigcommerce store, in the same way as other marketplace channels.
Other new features in Sellbrite include bulk inline editing of inventory, easy duplication of products, and product images on the orders page.
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Multi-channel ecommerce tool Sellbrite has added the ability to list products to ecommerce platform Shopify, and to relist products to eBay in bulk.
Sellbrite merchants can now publish products to their Shopify store, using the same "Create Listings" process used for marketplace channels.
eBay sellers can now bulk relist up to 100 ended listings at a time.
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Another new feature is the ability to clone listings to make modifications, such as creating an auction-format eBay listing in addition to a fixed-price offer. Listings can also be cloned to a separate account on the same marketplace, such as a second eBay account.
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Marketplace and inventory management tool Sellbrite has integrated with popular order and shipping management solution ShipStation.
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I have had this Choctaw Rivercane basket for a couple of years now. It is 16 inches high (8 inches is the basket and the rest is the handle) and about 8 inches in diameter, and is double walled. It is woven using the "Twill" weave and the colors are still vibrant after all these years. I would approximate the age of this basket as being made between 1930 and 1940.


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[share] kelimba – a kalimba sequencer
hello world.
my new patch is inspired by something i saw on the internet called "Coconut – Step-Sequenced Mbiras"
i'm not sure how popular this instrument is in this forum or in the world,
but this is something i'm really into right now.
i have been collecting and (unsuccessfully) making so-called kalimbas when i saw the web-page so i thought i'd do my version of this.
so here's the patch and sound samples:
(it is a max/msp4 patch, which i'm not sure about the compatibility with max6…)
youtube demo:
the graphic is much less impressive than the original but it has its own things.
wah-wah, which is somewhat the essential of kalimba performance, delay, granular efx, and reverb.
also you can tune and detune the keys, which is another realistic feature, because kalimba is usually (doesn't to have to be though) out of tune a little bit.
this is the kalimba i took sample from:
it is handcrafted by a japanese kalimba artist, ryuichi koike.
if you search his name on youtube you can get some ideas of what he does.
here's his album on iTunes:
the sound samples of each key are included in the zip file.
if you want to try your own version, please feel free.
as always, everything you find on ondomusic.com is in public domain.
i hope you enjoy.
Wonderful, thanks a lot. I just love your work.
It doesn't work out of the box on Max 6 though due to buffer~ parsing errors.
hmm, that's too bad.
the patch didn't even show up in max6 runtime…
I love it !
unable to edit the patch, though…
you should be able to edit .mxt file.
here is just the patch in max6 format.
oops. one more time…
so i did try this patch in max6 and it didn't give me buffer~ errors.
none of the knobs showed up though.
there may be max4-max6 issues as well as win-mac issues too…
Afaik pictctrl doesn't like bmp files, at least on mac – i'll try a M6 version later…
cool – nice interface & sounds. does anyone have the zip for "Coconut – Step-Sequenced Mbiras" which is giving me a 404 errror
Hey man nice work! Really pleased Coconut gave you a bit of inspiration. Kelimba has a lovely vibe – I especially like the drone effect you can create with it. :D
Oli sorry for the broken link, I fixed it: http://tinyurl.com/coconut-mbiras
thank you, Mr. Anderson!
very nice patch, very nice graphics.
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Take a look at the stars lined up to present at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26. Per tradition, each of last year's acting winners–Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo and Natalie Portman– will join those previously announced. Clearly, the show is leaning toward comedy, from the cast of "Bridesmaids," Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy to Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Tina Fey, Chris Rock and Ben Stiller. Bringing sex appeal are Bradley Cooper, "The Help" star Emma Stone, "Resident Evil" star Milla Jovovich (what's she doing on this list? Feels like a Harvey Weinstein plant), Penelope Cruz, Halle Berry, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez.
In the catgeory of "I'm going to be there anyway so I might as well present" are nominee Meryl Streep and Brad Pitt's date, Angelina Jolie.
And veteran one-time superstars Michael Douglas, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise will also deliver good news to winners.
Whether or not he is officially announced, we bet the house that this year's winner of the Golden Collar Award, "The Artist" star Uggie, will turn up on the Kodak stage Oscar night in his doggie tuxedo.
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Forget Lindsay Lohan And Britney. You Are About To Witness The True Heart Of Darkness For Young Celebrity.
Jon FineThis is a very sharply edited 10 minutes of a dreadful-sounding and much longer video that Corey Haim put out in 1989 called Me, Myself and I. Apparently he did this to counter … uhm … bad publicity and/or rumors concerning Corey's "lifestyle problems," if I may borrow a euphemism once employed by sports teams once to describe their more intoxicant-inclined players.
(I am totally stealing the phrase "the only brother," effective immediately.) Also: The hair? The clothes? The music? Man. Mainstream pop culture in the late Eighties was TERRIBLE. I'd almost forgotten.
Those interested (or still reading) may find themselves irresistibly drawn to the latest excruciating-sounding celebrity reality show, "The Two Coreys," soon to debut on A & E. Just don't think The Other Corey—Feldman—emerges unscathed from a quick YouTube search. This, from his fortunately-abortive musical career:


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I like the CKM99 WAY more than I did my HJE900s (even brighter treble!) and I even slightly prefer them to my MD Tributes (too much sub-bass!) I am in the process of comparing
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text: Fans Walk Out On Whitney; The Dog Whisperer Divorces; Richards & Sambora ReuniteHortense Smith6/05/10 10:30amFiled to: Dirt BagWhitney HoustonRichie SamboraDenise RichardsSnookiAnna PaquinRussell BrandKaty PerryKathryn BigelowJessica BielGary ColemanTodd Bridgeschristie brinkleyAlexa Ray JoelNick JonasCesar milanJesse Jamesjanine lindemulderGettypicGwen StefaniRobert PattinsonKristen StewartMiley CyrusVincent Gallo254EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkWhitney Houston's disastrous comeback tour is still going, and at a show in Denmark recently, hundreds of disappointed fans actually walked out on her performance. Says a critic who attended the show:"She looked and sounded like a person who doesn't have many years left to live. At the end of the show she looked like she was ready to explode." [ContactMusic]AdvertisementJesse James' ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder lost a court battle against James yesterday that would have allowed her visitation rights with her daughter, Sunny. [RadarOnline]After sixteen years of marriage, "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Milan and his wife are getting divorced. [TMZ]Nick Jonas is apparently so worried about his tween pop star power fading that he tweeted his airline arrival and asked fans to meet him at the airport, telling them the time and gate. As a Sun writer puts it: "He should tweet his address so I can go round and tell him to get a grip." [TheSun]Christie Brinkley says she had to give her daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, some "tough love" after Joel took an overdose of pills last year: "Your job as a parent is to listen. And to dole out as much love as you can. That includes tough love. I told Alexa, 'You got yourself worked into such a tizzy. You need to examine that, you need to seek professional advice.'" [People]"She's funny. She's really – I think what it is – and I don't want to rinse away the romance with some incredibly acute analysis, and I'm probably too befuddled and cockeyed with it all to even offer that – but: I'm quite able, I think, to seduce people. So usually I'd be like, right then, oh good, that person seems to be spellbound, I can get on with the rest of my day. But with her – I mean I love her, in a really pure way – she's a beautiful person, funny and gentle and sweet. But she's so demanding! You know that programme I Love Lucy? It's like that round my house. A lot of the time it's mental. Proper handful. It's very diverting. That woman can put on several voices that mean I have to stop what I'm doing."-Russell Brand, on Katy Perry [Guardian]A source claims that Robert Pattinson is concerned that Kristen Stewart's controversial comments as of late will harm his career in some way: "He's worked far too hard to get where he is to let it all come crashing down because of someone else's actions," says the source, "He's distancing himself from Kristen more and more. He says, 'If she wants to ruin things for herself, then let her! But she won't be dragging me down with her!'" [ShowbizSpy]Gary Coleman's parents have now dropped their fight to bury the star in Illinois, as his will, written in 1999, has been discovered. [AP]And it looks like Coleman's parents were cut out of it. [TMZ]Coleman's Diff'rent Strokes co-star Todd Bridges says that Coleman's health was failing: "Every single day he was fighting for his life... He could barely breathe, he doesn't walk well, he has trouble focusing... He was tired, man." [DailyExpress]Kathryn Bigelow is set to direct a Revlon commercial starring Jessica Biel, for some reason. [PageSix]Richie Sambora and Denise Richards have reportedly rekindled their romance, according to a source, who claims: "Denise and Richie never really stopped loving each other." [KPSP]Gwen Stefani says she enjoys being in London, as she's able to avoid much of the paparazzi frenzy that follows her when she lives in L.A.: "I don't drive when I'm there and I like that. It's a different lifestyle to be able to walk to the little village and get milk. I take Kingston to the gym with me, with no nanny or assistant and that would be very rare in Los Angeles - that I could actually go somewhere on my own. Things can get out of hand with the paparazzi, so I don't feel safe." [ShowbizSpy]Anna Paquin says she came out as bisexual in order to lend her voice to a PSA for the True Colors Fund: "I'm not someone who endlessly talks about her personal life for no reason but obviously, as someone who identifies as bisexual, those are issues I really care about — and frankly, I don't see why everyone doesn't care about them. So when I was asked to participate in that PSA, it was just obvious. 'Well, of course I will'." [RadarOnline]Snooki's ex-boyfriend claims that the Jersey Shore star is "really jealous" and that she recently flipped out on him: "She screamed at me and said, 'Wait until the show comes out. Everyone will know why I broke up with you and what an a**hole you are. It didn't stop there, Snooki went on to say, 'You are a w***e, and a f****ng porn star and I hope you get STDs.'" [RadarOnline]If, for some reason, you want a night with Vincent Gallo, he's made himself available for $50,000 on his website. If you just want his sperm, that will cost you a million. [Independent]"They had a purpose. It was important for documenting what black people were doing. At the time, some people were horrified because they felt I was posturing as a man. But my rural background always included hunting and fishing. I was strong with firearms but proved I could also be feminine."-Pam Grier, on blaxploitation films. [LATimes]Miley Cyrus says she doesn't really know what a normal life is, because she grew up with a celebrity for a father: "I didn't really know what a 'normal' life was. So when people ask me if I miss it, you can't really miss anything you don't know. I never really was just a kid, I guess." [ShowbizSpy]Reply254 repliesLeave a reply


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text: Freedom Writer - February 1995 [ref001] Profile:NACE/CEE he National Association of Christian Educators (NACE) was founded in 1983 as a 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Citizens for Excellence in Education (CEE) is a division of NACE. The group claims 1,668 chapters, 878 church-based Public School Awareness Committees, and about 250,000 members. NACE/CEE has chapters in almost every state, with California boasting the most chapters. The annual budget is $610,000 (a $90,000 decrease from last year). Most of the group's income comes from individual donors; however, Calvary Chapel, in Costa Mesa, CA, contributes about $50,000 annually. In the past, NACE/CEE has received financial support from the Coors beer family through the Coors Foundation. Dr. Robert L. Simonds, 70, is the founder and president. A former fundamentalist minister, Simonds taught math at a community college for almost 20 years. His use of the title "Dr." represents a Bible-school degree in theology. Simonds was a member of President Reagan's Taskforce to Implement the National Commission on Excellence in Education Report, 'A Nation at Risk." His wife, Jacki, and daughter, Kathi Hudson, also work for NACE/CEE. The board of directors includes Bob Simonds, president, Jacqueline Simonds, secretary/treasurer, and Russell Wilson, Donna Ross, and Dan Collins, all of Orange County, California. Dr. Arnold Burron of the University of Northern Colorado is a close associate. Burron serves as director of a new CEE entity called the National Center for Reconcilation and Reform, the purpose of which is "to assure our CEE entry into all school districts." Simonds, and members of the NACE/CEE, believe they are following "the Lord's plans to bring public education back under the control of the Christian community." While they clearly want to control the public schools, their agenda goes even further. Simonds was a member of the National Coordinating Council (NCC), the political arm of the Coalition on Revival, and chaired its education committee. In 1990, at the time of Simonds' involvement, the NCC published its 20-year plan to Christianize America. One of the written goals was to "work towards replacing all local public schools with private schools by 2000 A.D." Today, Simonds says that he does not want to abolish public schools, but to reform them. The NACE/CEE advocates home schooling as an alternative to public schools, as well as government vouchers to subsidize tuition at private Christian schools. The main priority is to elect conservative Christians to school boards. Until recently, disruption of the public schools by attacking curricula and textbooks has been a high priority. CEE is currently experimenting with a new approach. The National Center for Reconciliation and Reform is an outward attempt by NACE/CEE to "move parents from warfare to equal partners." Simonds writes, "Peace is always preferable to war, if sincere cooperation is enjoined. However, peace with compromise of our ethics, beliefs, or agendas is not worthwhile. We will never agree to any common ground like that." While Simonds has adopted a new approach toward school officials, his shift seems disingenuous. In a recent confidential letter to NACE/CEE's national board members, Simonds clearly stated his position: "Should this effort fail, we [Christians] have lost nothing. We can and WILL continue to take back control of our local school boards and eventually the entire system. We will fight to the end to stop any atheism, values clarification psychology, hypnotism, necromancy, immorality, homosexuality, or denial of students' or parents' free speech and free exercise of our faith in our schools. "When we get our Christian agenda operating inside the schools, we can control all those things much easier, because our agenda leaves NO time for those kind of things. "I believe they are realizing they really have little or NO choice but to cooperate. So far, the Lord's leading has been working beautifully." NACE/CEE reaches into communities through its numerous chapters and Public School Awareness (PSA) groups. PSAs are established in fundamentalist and Pentecostal churches, while chapters are stand-alone, and affiliated with the national group. Some chapters do not carry the CEE name and thus are not so easily identified. In addition, CEE estimates that 200 other non-affiliated organizations use their material. The national office publishes numerous concocted and inflammatory materials alerting Christian parents about the latest Satanic and humanistic plots to subvert their children. Local chapters and PSAs use this material to engage school boards and other parents. Since 1989, the NACE/CEE claims it has helped elect over 12,625 conservative Christians to school boards. In 1989, its first year of trying to elect school board members, it elected 250; in 1990, 454; in 1991, 1,157; in 1992, 3,611; in 1993, 7,153. In 1994, Simonds told _The_Freedom_Writer_, "We lost two or three big ones, but early indications are we had our biggest landslide ever." Simonds claims that there are now 2,050 schools with a conservative Christian majority. He refuses to name them, saying, "We are protecting all our chapters' identity and successes from media information, to prevent undue attack and persecution." The Vista, CA school board was one of CEE's 1994 losses. In 1992, with assistance from the CEE, the Christian Right took over the Vista School Board in San Diego County. Following their victory, board meetings began with prayer, and the board introduced the teaching of Biblical creationism in the district's schools. NACE/CEE has been effective in banning a wide range of books from schools, including _Little_Red_Riding_Hood_, and the Judy Blume novel _Deenie_. NACE/CEE opposes the use of the Impressions reading series, and outcome-based education. Their opposition has wreaked havoc in hundreds of schools. NACE/CEE's credibility is often undermined by crackpot theories and ridiculous hyperbole. Simonds once described his opponents as originating "from the very headquarters of evil." After several years of rapid growth, NACE/CEE is in a period of decline. This seems largely due to member disatisfaction over Simonds' apparent willingness to "bury the hatchet" with some of his detractors. He has been working closely with Dr. Bill Spady, the "father of outcome-based education" -- opposition to which has been the rallying cry for many Religious Right groups. However, CEE will continue to elect conservative Christians to school boards. Simonds believes that its phenomenal success in school board races in the past three years is due to the fact that its candidates haven't pushed "Christian causes." Advocating a Christian/moral agenda invites immediate opposition in local school board races. So, instead, Simonds suggests that Christian candidates "be careful in how you state your position." Simonds urges his members to "Go all out on all elections. Nothing else will do. Engage all the churches -- inform them -- register them -- establish special prayer support groups. You WILL win!" In its Parent Action Guide, the NACE/CEE says that "only about 5-10% of your community votes for school board members. That means that a 1-3% swing in the vote will have major impact. Generally, 3% represents only a few churches." Kathi Hudson emphasizes persistence in trying to take over a school board, saying that it usually "takes a couple of years to control a school board." Like most organizations in the Christian Right, the NACE/CEE employs stealth tactics and subterfuge to further its agenda. The name Citizens for Excellence in Education was adopted for local use because it sounds like "a `friendly' name to the school board." Regarding the separation between church and state, the NACE/CEE applies whatever logic fits the occasion. In _How_to_Elect_Christians_to_Public_ Office_, Simonds says, "The separation between church and state is another 'myth' the ACLU, NEA, and NOW have sold the public." However, the same book says, "Any persuasion of humanism that promotes a religious or irreligious belief is in violation of the constitutional separation of church and state." Bob Simonds sees any criticism of the Religious Right's agenda as "specifically meant to PERSECUTE Christians" (emphasis his). He adds, "It now appears that Christians in America are beginning to share the same treatment Jews received in Nazi Germany." NACE/CEE's newsletter, _Education_Newsline_, is published monthly but may be cut back to a quarterly publication. Simonds also issues frequent "President's Reports." Simonds' book, _How_to_Elect_Christians_ to_Public_Office_, is available for $3.00 plus $0.75 postage. Chapters use _How_to_Help_Your_School_Be_a_Winner_, the CEE chapter manual. A complete list of publications is sent to anyone on the mailing list. _Suggested_reading__ "Crusader Vows to Put God Back Into Schools Using Local Elections" by Sonia L. Nazario, _The_Wall_Street_Journal_, July 15, 1992. "Christian Reich?" by Frederick Clarkson, _Mother_Jones_, November/December 1991. "Educational Odyssey: How a North Carolina Community Took on the Religious Right -- And Won!" and "Outcome-Based Education: The Religious Right's Latest Bogeyman" by Rob Boston, _Church_&_State_, May 1993._ _Sidebar: [ref002]Simonds' 'exceptionally successful platform'_ NACE/CEE PO Box 3200 Costa Mesa CA 92628 (714) 546-5391 tel (714) 546-5938 tel (714) 546-6323 fax [ref003][ref004] Return to table of contents Copyright 1995 IFAS The Freedom Writer / firstname.lastname@example.com [ref001] ../banner.gif [ref002] platform.html [ref003] index.html [ref004] ../../uparrow.gif This file is copywritten by the Institute for First Amendment Studies. Subscribe to The Freedom Writer and Walk Away news letters by writing to or telephoneing the Institute for First Amendment Studies: Post Office Box 589 Great Barrington, Massachusetts. 01230 Telephone: (413) 528-3800 E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Web page: http://www.crocker.com/~ifas


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