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June 20, 2011
WILLIAM CESAR CRUZ, JR., PETITIONERv.KENNETH P. CAMERON, AS SUPERINTENDENT SCI CRESSON;THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF BERKS CO., AND HIS SUCCESSORS IN OFFICE; ANDTHOMAS CORBETT, AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, RESPONDENTS
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NOW, this 20th day of June, 2011, upon consideration of the following documents:
(1) Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody filed by petitioner William Cesar Cruz, Jr. pro se on November 3, 2009 (Document 1) *fn1 ;
(2) Answer to the Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus, which answer was filed by respondents on February 17, 2010 (Document 6);
(3) Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Linda K. Caracappa filed March 10, 2010 (Document 7);
(4) Objection Motion, Which Petitioner's Responding to the U. States Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation Entered on the 11 th Day of March 2010, Whereas Said Order in the Contrary to Law (Sic.), which objection motion was filed on March 29, 2010 (Document 9);
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(7) Motion for Speedy Disposition of Appellant's Long Pending Writ of Habeas Corpus Due, which motion was filed by petitioner on April 25, 2011 (Document 16),
it appearing after review of this matter that Magistrate Judge Caracappa's Report and Recommendation correctly determined the legal and factual issues presented in the petition for habeas corpus relief,
IT IS ORDERED that the objections of petitioner to the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Caracappa are overruled. *fn2
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Working Effectively With Me as Your Research Advisor
July 2017 (perspective of an assistant professor)
Here are some practical tips for working effectively with me if I'm your research advisor. Some of these tips may also apply to working with other professors, but no guarantees! I'm qualified to speak only about my own personal work habits and preferences, not anyone else's.
At the time of writing (July 2017), I've been serving as a research advisor to students for four years – one as a postdoc and three as an assistant professor. So far, I've advised over 25 students from diverse backgrounds and published around 20 papers with my students (almost everything from 2014 onward). Even though I'm still early in my faculty career, I've gained enough experience to know what works (and doesn't work!) for me in terms of advising style. I can't guarantee that my style is "good" by any external metric, but I do know it's how I personally like to work! And I'm probably not going to change much in the next few years :)
The target audience for this article is my own students. I want to give you a set of tips for working effectively with me, given my own personality and work habits. I've developed these from experimenting with what has and has not worked well for me with 25+ students over the past four years. These observations don't necessarily apply to all professors; I just know that they apply to me. Here we go!
First off, if you're a new Ph.D. student, first check out the appendix on Ph.D. orientation.
Get a sense of my current research
Please read this short PDF. It summarizes my recent projects and overall research directions.
Then read Learning Programming at Scale, which expands on the above PDF.
Finally, check out the high-level rationale behind the kinds of research that I do:
Understand how I have to split my time
As a professor, I have to continually balance at least eight sources of work that compete for my time and attention:
(This list was adapted from Why academics feel overworked.)
Your interactions with me fall under the "Research advising" slot, which is super super super important to me, but the harsh reality is that it's competing with all of those other sources of work. To be even more bleak, you share that slot with the three to five other students whom I usually advise at any given moment.
Thus, your goal is to figure out how to work most effectively with me given the limited time that we have together. The rest of this article provides concrete tips to help you achieve this goal.
Get and stay on my critical path
I (like everyone else!) tend to prioritize projects that are on my critical path. Thus, you will have a much easier time if you get and stay on my critical path. This article provides the relevant details: Whose Critical Path Are You On?
How do you know what's on my critical path at the moment? Glad you asked! This leads me to the next tip ...
Ask me questions
Seriously, please just ask! For instance, want to know what's on my critical path? Just ask. I like to communicate very openly with my students (but see the important points below about privacy).
Even if you think your question is mundane or trivial, just ask! Don't get stuck on something for days just because you're afraid of asking me for help or clarification. Chances are, I've seen that exact problem before or can refer you to someone who has. If something is annoying, painful, or just plain sucks, ask me about it. And if you think that something will make your life easier or more productive, just ask.
There can be great value in spending time figuring things out on your own or grinding it out, but many students err on the side of keeping quiet and then end up wasting a lot of time and getting demoralized. If I really want you to figure something out on your own, then I'll tell you when you ask. Again, just ask!
... but prepare to hear "No" as a response
One side-effect of me making it really, really easy for my students to ask me questions is that I tend to say "No" a lot. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't ask. (See the previous tip!)
Please don't take "No" responses as a personal judgment against you; I'm just responding to your specific question or request. If you want, I'll try my best to give a rationale for why I said "No."
Don't try to be a mindreader
On a related note, don't try to speculate about what I'm thinking; instead, ask me. Chances are, if you try to speculate, then your mental model of my mind will be off to some degree; the longer you wait before asking, the more it will diverge from reality.
An even more counterproductive pattern I've observed amongst some students is a group of them gossiping with each other to speculate on what their advisor might be thinking or feeling ... that simply amplifies misconceptions. Again, please just ask :)
Work Hard, and Be Easy to Work With
I really like this piece of advice from Conan O'Brien: "Work hard, and be easy to work with." All of my successful students have exhibited these traits. (Many of my unsuccessful ones have not.)
Watch these two videos for details:
Work wherever and whenever you want, but be available for meetings
I believe in working hard (see above), but I definitely don't think working hard means working non-stop 24/7. That's a foolish strategy, since it's a surefire recipe for burnout and disillusionment.
My best students have worked consistently at a disciplined but sustainable pace, which leaves them enough energy to work really hard right before paper submission deadlines. You'll have 2 to 4 of those deadlines per year, so the few weeks before each are when you'll need the most energy.
One of the most daunting problems that grad students face is knowing how much research work is "enough" for a given week, so that's why it's very important that you ask me if you have any concerns or questions here.
I don't care where you work or when you work. I trust you to find the right balance for yourself to make consistent progress on your research while giving yourself both the time and space to live a healthy life. In practice, most students tend to work in our lab space because it's easier to stay motivated when you're around other students in lab, but do whatever is best for you.
My only expectation in terms of your work schedule is that you're available on reasonable notice for meetings. This means being reasonably responsive to emails and being able to come to the lab (or on Skype) for meetings. You'll need to be very flexible in terms of meeting times to fit with my (often unpredictable) schedule. But unless we have an urgent deadline, I won't hold meetings on nights or weekends.
Get comfortable with varying project pace
During certain time periods, we will be progressing at a low-key, relaxed, and moderate pace on your project, and during other times (especially near paper submission deadlines!) the pace will speed up considerably. That's perfectly normal, so get comfortable with it. I concurrently manage multiple student projects, so not every project will be progressing at a rapid pace all the time.
Again, it's normal not to feel super-duper-productive during certain slow weeks, and that's OK. Not all projects run full steam ahead 100% of the time. The most important thing is that you keep moving forward (see the next tip) even during the more low-key times in your project, keep me in the loop on your progress, and be ready to increase the intensity level when needed.
Keep moving, and always bring something to talk about at our meetings
Keep moving. If you're actively working on a project (i.e., not on vacation) and spend more than a few days not doing anything concrete related to it, then you're stuck. It's critical that you talk to me immediately so that I can help you get unstuck ASAP. I won't blame you for being stuck; there's no shame in being stuck; it happens to everyone. It's my job as your advisor to get you unstuck. Joel Spolsky's article Fire And Motion sums up this strategy well:
In infantry battles, [the general] told us, there is only one strategy: Fire and Motion. You move towards the enemy while firing your weapon. The firing forces him to keep his head down so he can't fire at you. (That's what the soldiers mean when they shout "cover me." It means, "fire at our enemy so he has to duck and can't fire at me while I run across this street, here." It works.) The motion allows you to conquer territory and get closer to your enemy, where your shots are much more likely to hit their target. If you're not moving, the enemy gets to decide what happens, which is not a good thing. If you're not firing, the enemy will fire at you, pinning you down.
Most of the unsuccessful students I've observed fail not because they're not smart or hardworking, but because they get stuck for extended periods of time and grow demoralized. Keep moving.
One possible objection to this seemingly-simple strategy is, "but how do I constantly keep moving? I can't have a brilliant research-worthy insight every day! Should I just stare blankly at the wall brainstorming until a moment of true insight strikes me?" No, keep moving. Professor John Regehr has a great answer in his provocatively-named blog post (emphasis mine):
Phil vividly describes the sinking feeling that he was just doing grunt work, not research. This feeling is extremely common, as is the actual fact of doing grunt work. In systemsy areas of [Computer Science] there's just no way to avoid building lots of stuff, fixing broken crap that other students (or, worse, professors) have built, running repetitive experiments that are hard to fully automate, etc. But here's the thing: doing research isn't like having sex where you might suddenly say to yourself: "Hey, I'm doing it!" Rather, most of the time, the research comes out only in hindsight. You look back over a year or three of hard work and say: What was interesting about what we did there? What did we do and learn that was new? If you can't find anything then you're screwed, but usually this only happens when the project was poorly conceived in the first place.
The "but I'm not doing research" problem comes up so often that I have a little canned speech about it that boils down to: "Work hard and trust me." Really, this is the only way forward, because consciously trying to do research every day just makes no sense when you're working on a large software system. Students who fail to heed this advice risk getting stuck in a kind of research paralysis where they stop making progress. I'm not saying that "Aha!" moments don't exist. They do, and they're great. But their importance is greatly overstated in narratives about research breakthroughs. For one thing, nine out of ten of these moments results in a useless or non-novel insight. For another, these moments are only possible because of all the preceding hard work. So who's to say that the grunt work isn't part of the research process too?
For my own take on these ideas, watch this video:
This lecture – Advice for first-year Ph.D. students (video) –sums up my "keep moving" philosophy of doing research. Watch the three most relevant parts below, which culminate in the idea of always bringing something concrete to talk about at our meetings.
Part 1: The One-Dimensional Model of Research
Part 2: The N-Dimensional Model of Research
Part 3: My Main Tip for Productive Meetings with Your Research Advisor
Learn to filter suggestions
When I get excited about your project, I often spew out a ton of wild ideas and suggestions and will also send you lots and lots of things to read or mull over. Learn to filter suggestions appropriately and not to take everything I say to mean "you must do this NOW!" Read Filtering for more details.
However, there will be times when I ask you to do something very specific by a certain deadline (e.g., "Please send me these new graphs by Monday night"), and in those cases it's important to get those tasks done well and on time. Learn to differentiate between speculative suggestions (Filtering) and must-do requests.
Understand my personal privacy policy
A good general policy (not just when working with me, but for all interpersonal interactions!) is that everything should be assumed to be private unless it is publicly accessible.
For instance, I like to communicate very openly with my students, but I also trust that all of our conversations (e.g., emails, phone calls, in-person) are kept private. Otherwise it's very easy for misunderstandings to spread like the telephone game. If I want something to be public, I will likely write about it on this website (or elsewhere online), and you can share its URL with anyone.
The contents of unpublished paper drafts should be assumed to be private. We sometimes share our drafts with selected colleagues to get their feedback, and our colleagues will share drafts with us. But enforcing privacy by default is a good way to go, since even if someone is OK with us seeing a document, they may not want it being shared more broadly. When in doubt, ask me!
In terms of informally talking about your own research projects with others, feel free to do so whenever you're comfortable. But if you sense a potential conflict-of-interest or other situation where it may be awkward to talk about your current work with someone, then either talk about an older project of yours or do whatever else feels most comfortable to you. When in doubt, ask me!
Of course, anything that people can find publicly on the web (or elsewhere) is already public, so it's fine to freely share knowledge about what you've found online while working on your research.
Make internship plans early
If you're interested in doing summer internships, please let me know well ahead of time since: 1) you'll probably want to start applying at the beginning of the prior fall term, 2) I may be able to help you get internships if your research is relevant to what my industry colleagues work on, 3) I need to plan ahead for how many students I can realistically fund in the summer, 4) whether you go on internship or not will affect my project planning strategy with you throughout the year, and 5) there may be student visa issues that take time to work out.
Be aware of my cold-emailing etiquette for professional interactions
I'm super-happy to recommend good students for internships, scholarships, full-time jobs, and other professional opportunities. But we need to work together to make sure that the timing and strategy of these recommendations will maximize the chances of success for you.
One undesirable behavior I've seen some students exhibit is to eagerly "jump the gun" and cold-email people about job-related stuff too early and/or without the proper context. This behavior has two bad consequences: 1) It greatly decreases your chances of success. 2) It makes me look irresponsible since I'm your advisor.
In sum, please don't jump the gun and send off an ill-conceived cold-email without consulting me first, since it risks negatively affecting both of us. I'll usually make the proper personal introductions when the timing is right. There are many subtleties in etiquette during these sorts of professional interactions that I'm more than happy to discuss with you if you ask me. Again, please just ask :)
If you can't talk to me, then talk to our graduate advisor or a professional counselor
Finally, I hope that you can talk to me openly about your concerns, but I totally understand that there might be situations when you don't feel comfortable doing so.
In those cases, I highly recommend that you talk to the department's graduate advisor (currently Beverley Walton for cognitive science), since it's their job to be an advocate for students. If you're an undergrad, the grad advisor can still be a good starting point of contact since they know about research group dynamics. I also recommend talking to a professional counselor or therapist if necessary. These are all the right people to talk to since they understand how to protect student privacy and rights, and they also do not have direct conflicts-of-interest with faculty such as myself.
(In contrast, it may be hard to talk to other faculty or students about certain issues, since they might not be able to be totally impartial due to their working relationships with me. You could be putting them in an awkward position without knowing it.)
Appendix A: My orientation for new Ph.D. students
Welcome to grad school! First read this short article: When do you graduate with a Ph.D.?
Then check out these two videos:
Professor Jean Yang's blog post, The Genius Fallacy. Key excerpt from this post (emphasis mine):
What I have learned is that discipline and the ability to persevere are equally, if not more, important to success than being able to look like a smart person in meetings. All of the superstars I've known have worked harder--and often faced more obstacles, in part due to the high volume of work--than other people, despite how much it might look like they are flying from one brilliant result to another from the outside. Because of this, I now want students who accept that life is hard and that they are going to fail. I want students who accept that sometimes work is going to feel like it's going to nowhere, to the point that they wish they were catastrophically failing instead because then at least something would be happening. While confidence might signal resilience and a formidable intellect might decrease the number of obstacles, the main differentiator between a star and simply a smart person is the ability to keep showing up when things do not go well.
Appendix B: What it's like to work in my lab
Although each project is different, here's how the usual flow of a research project works in my lab:
(Adapted from Interested in joining my research lab?)
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April 27, 2007
ARIEH GILDOR, PLAINTIFF,v.UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, DEFENDANT.
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER*fn1
I. Background
This case was brought by Plaintiff Arieh Gildor ("Gildor"or "Plaintiff") after Defendant United States Postal Service ("USPS" or "Defendant") refused to indemnify him for the loss of the contents of a package he mailed via Global Express Mail. On March 20, 2004, Gildor brought a package to the United States Post Office in Cobleskill, New York to be sent to France via Global Express Mail. Plntf's Mem. of Law (Dkt. No. 43) at 2. Gildor asked the USPS window clerk on duty at the time if the package could be insured for shipment to Paris. Id. Upon being told that the package could be insured for up to $5,000.00, Plaintiff paid $49.00 for $5,000.00 of insurance, in addition to the shipping costs, for a total of $68.15. Id. Plaintiff alleges that, prior to purchasing the insurance, he discussed with USPS's employee whether jewelry could be shipped and insured via Global Express Mail and was told that there would be no problem. Id. Plaintiff's U.S. Customs declaration indicates that the contents of the package are "2 rings." Customs Receipt (Dkt. No. 1, Ex. 2). Eventually, the package was returned to Plaintiff empty. Plntf's Mem. of Law (Dkt. No. 43) at 3. Plaintiff's attempt to collect on the insurance policy was unsuccessful; USPS denied his claim on the grounds that the contents of the package were prohibited items in Global Express Mail and would not indemnify Plaintiff for his loss, according to the terms of the International Mail Manual ("IMM"), Section 935.2, Payments for Global Express Mail, When Prohibited, at 278. Id.; Deft's Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 18) at 3; IMM (Dkt. No. 18, Exhibit 6, Attach. J) at 278. On November 15, 2004, after exhausting his administrative remedies, Plaintiff filed suit in this Court against USPS and three USPS employees, David DeGeorge, Mark Harbison and I.P. Mingo, claiming negligence and breach of contract. Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) at 1-2.
On July 12, 2005, this Court granted summary judgment to Defendants DeGeorge, Harbison, Mingo and USPS on both the tort and contract claims. Order (Docket No. 32). The negligence claims were dismissed against DeGeorge, Harbison, and Mingo because, to the extent that their actions gave rise to Plaintiff's claims, they were acting within the scope of their employment. See id. at 11;28 U.S.C. §2679(b)(1). Additionally, the negligence claims against USPS were dismissed because Plaintiff's claims did not fall within an exception to sovereign immunity, and were thus barred. Order (Docket No. 32) at 7. Finally, Plaintiff's claims against USPS arising in contract were dismissed on the grounds that USPS had not been contractually bound to indemnify Plaintiff for any loss of jewelry shipped via International Express Mail. Id. at 8. This Court found that despite the false representations of USPS employees that Plaintiff's jewelry would be covered in the case of loss, USPS was not equitably estopped from denying coverage. Id. at 10-11. This was based, in part, on Plaintiff's failure to prove affirmative misconduct by USPS employees. Id.
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the decision, except for the dismissal of Plaintiff's contract claim against the USPS. Gildor v. U. S. Postal Serv., 179 F. App'x 756 (2006) (unpublished). The Second Circuit vacated the Order for summary judgment on Plaintiff's contract claim, finding that "a reasonable trier of fact could find that it was reasonable for Gildor to rely on the assurance of the postal employees," and remanded. Id. at 759-60. The Second Circuit directed this Court to consider the Seventh Circuit holdings in Azar v. U. S. Postal Service, 777 F. 2d 1265 (7th Cir. 1985) and Portmann v. United States, 674 F.2d 1155 (7th Cir. 1982) and examine whether affirmative misconduct should be a prerequisite for the imposition of equitable estoppel on USPS. Id. This Court now considers Defendant's Motion for summary judgment, in light of the Second Circuit's analysis.
II. Discussion
A. Jurisdiction of District Court Over Plaintiff's Contract Claim
Defendant alleges that Plaintiff's claim is not properly heard before this Court because contract claims against the federal government in excess of $10,000 must be brought in the United States Court of Federal Claims, as dictated by the Tucker Act. 28 U.S.C. §1346(a)(2); 28 U.S.C. §1491(a)(1). However, "most courts have held that a claim brought against the USPS in its own name is not a claim against the United States and thus is not governed by the Tucker Act." Beckman v. U. S. Postal Serv., 79 F. Supp. 2d 394, 406 (S.D.N.Y. 2000). See also Licata v. U. S. Postal Serv., 33 F.3d 259, 263 (3rd Cir. 1994) (noting that "it is well settled" that a claim against USPS in its own name is not governed by the Tucker Act). This Court's jurisdiction over this case is not dependant on the Tucker Act; section 409(a) of the Postal Reorganization Act granted United States District Courts jurisdiction "over all actions brought by or against" USPS. 39 U.S.C. §409(a). Accordingly, this Court properly retains jurisdiction over Plaintiff's contract claim.
B. Does USPS's Settlement Offer Make This Case Moot?
On October 12, 2006, Defendant USPS made an offer, under Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to pay Plaintiff $5,500, which constituted the amount of the original insurance contract plus Plaintiff's court fees. Offer (Dkt. No. 45, Attach. 1, Ex. D). Plaintiff rejected the offer on the grounds that the amount did not make Plaintiff whole, in that Plaintiff would not recover his administrative, private investigative, and legal expenses. Plntf's Reply Mem. of Law (Dkt. No. 52) at 2-4. USPS argues that the offer rendered the case moot, because it could not be subject to an amount greater than the amount offered if Plaintiff's contract claim was successful. Offer (Dkt. No. 45) at 4. Defendant is correct that a rejected settlement offer which would have given Plaintiff all the benefits of litigation victory would moot the case. Fox v. Bd. of Trustees of State Univ. of New York, 42 F.3d 135, 140 (2d Cir. 1994). See also McCauley v. Trans Union, L.L.C., 402 F.3d 340, 341-2 (2005). However, Plaintiff disputes USPS's claim that its liability is limited to the amount of the insurance contract and court costs. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that USPS could be liable for prejudgment interest, litigations expenses and punitive damages. Plntf's Reply Mem. of Law (Dkt. No. 52) at 2-4.
Prejudgment interest is recoverable against USPS, if the substantive law governing the underlying claim allows such recovery. Loeffler v. Frank, 486 U.S. 549, 557 (1988). As long as there is no "significant conflict between the state rule and a federal interest," the state rule, New York substantive law in this case, would govern. Palmieri v. Allstate Ins. Co., 445 F.3d 179, 188-89 (2d Cir. 2006). The New York rule awards prejudgment interest at the rate of nine (9) percent per annum. N.Y. C.P.L.R. §5001(a). Although exposing a state agency to liability for prejudgment interest can be seen as conflicting with federal financial interests, the Supreme Court has specifically allowed an interest award against USPS. Loeffler, 486 U.S. at 556. Thus, it can be presumed that the state rule allowing prejudgment interest does not conflict with a federal interest and New York substantive law applies.
Because, if successful, Plaintiff may be entitled to prejudgment interest of nine percent per annum, USPS's settlement offer, which does not encompass that amount, cannot be determined to moot the case before the court. Accordingly, it is not necessary to address the issue of USPS's potential liability for punitive damages or Plaintiff's litigation expenses at this time.
C. The Applicability of Equitable Estoppel
1. Elements of an Equitable Estoppel Claim
"Estoppel is an equitable doctrine invoked to avoid injustice in particular cases." In re Becker, 407 F.3d 89, 98-99 (2d Cir. 2005). The requirements to invoke equitable estoppel successfully are (1) that the party claiming estoppel relied on a misrepresentation or concealment of facts; and (2) changed his position for the worse based on that reliance. Id. at 99. The relying party must show that he or she did not know the truth, that his or her reliance was reasonable and that refusing estoppel would cause him or ...
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Cuba, a land of cigars, hot nights, sultry music and romantic revolutionary heroes. But what was it really like to live in Fidel Castro's tropical paradise? With an evocative wide-eyed innocence, Luis M. Garcia takes us back to his Cuban childhood and his parents' dreams of escape. Child of the Revolution is a story about growing up in an extraordinary place at an extraordinary time, as the superpowers prepared to go to war over nuclear missiles installed on the tiny Caribbean island. It's a story set in a world of uncertainty and revolutionary upheaval, where a 10-year-old swears allegiance to Lenin, Marx and the mythical Che Guevara under swaying palm trees, with no idea of what it all means, except this is the only way to become a 'better revolutionary' - and get out of school early. It is also the story of brothers and sisters torn apart by politics and how a Cuban teenager and his family end up - by sheer accident ? - on the other side of the world. Warm, generous and gently amusing, Child of the Revolution stirs the heart and brings music to the soul.
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West Seattle, Washington
FIRST REPORT, 8:16 PM: From the Election Night vote count – just the first count, but the only one we'll get tonight.
Congress District 7 – Pramila Jayapal leads with 38%, and the race to see who also goes into the general is close – Joe McDermott 21.5%, Brady Piñero Walkinshaw 20.9%. (All three are Democrats. See below for our side note on this race.)
Seattle Housing Levy – winning, 68% yes to 32% no.
Seattle Initiative 123 (elevated waterfront park) – 81% no, 19% yes
All the King County results are here.
Statewide results are here. Among the key primary races (note that these may change tonight depending on what various counties' tallying policies are, and we'll continue to update them):
Governor (updated 11:13 pm) – Democrat incumbent Jay Inslee 48.6%, Republican Bill Bryant 38.1%
Lt. Governor (updated 11:13 pm) – the leaders so far are Republican Marty McClendon at 20.3% and Democrat Cyrus Habib at 19.6%.
ADDED 9:36 PM: Again, the statewide races will change; the ones that are King County-only won't. The link in each statewide race will take you to the most-recent results; we'll be checking at least every half-hour until the early morning. Here are a few more, starting with two races without incumbents:
State Superintendent of Public Instruction (updated 11:13 pm) – Erin Jones 22.8%, Chris Reykdal 20.6%
State Commissioner of Public Lands (updated 11:13 pm) – Steve McLaughlin (R) 39.1%, Hilary Franz (D) 20.8%
And this one does have an incumbent:
Secretary of State (updated 11:13 pm) – Kim Wyman* (R) 48.5%, Tina Podlodowski (D) 45.7%
ADDED 11:17 PM: Only one election night party in West Seattle – Joe McDermott, at Alki Huddle. We stopped by after cutting our Night Out coverage a bit short to stop at the event. He was juggling a variety of interview requests, including ours – we talked with him briefly on video outside the bar:
A small section of the 7th District is in Snohomish County. The final results won't be certified until two weeks from tonight; we'll watch this race daily until it's settled.
(First photo in – from Brandon in Arbor Heights; see below)
6 PM: It's the official start of this year's Night Out, a night for neighbors to celebrate and collaborate on safety, preparedness, and more. (That means closed streets, so be careful and patient if you're on the road.) As usual, we'll be heading out to stop by some parties for photos; we also welcome YOUR photo – firstname.lastname@example.com, texted to 206-293-6302, or tagged on Twitter/Instagram, @westseattleblog. Updates ahead!
6:18 PM: Thanks to Brandon for sending in the first photo, now atop this story, via Twitter. He reports, "Arbor Heights (California & 102nd-104th) National Night Out, just getting going with Groove Kitchen" (the band).
6:34 PM: Here's the group at our first stop, just south of Gatewood Elementary School:
Party organizer: Donna Sandstrom of The Whale Trail. This group's party includes stuffed peppers, cookies, and coinciding with our arrival, a visit from Southwest Precinct Community Police Team Officer Jon Flores and members of the precinct's Summer Youth Employment Program.
And thanks to Kevin for this photo:
Edmunds Slope/Fairmont Park represent! @westseattleblog pic.twitter.com/rkcvIEpM2g
— Kevin Freitas (@kevinfreitas) August 3, 2016
6:59 PM: Also just in via Twitter:
#NationalNightOut @westseattleblog Cambridge between 24th and 25th! 5 blocks represented. pic.twitter.com/WJ5DtYDEGJ
— Maverick (@smyliegrl) August 3, 2016
7:09 PM: Just stopped by the always-huge Pigeon Point Night Out party. Here too, a Community Police Team officer is visiting – John O'Neil, this time:
We've also noticed many places in Pigeon Point with anti-hate signs, in reaction to last week's racist, threatening note discovery.
7:16 PM: Texted from Fauntlee Hills, this reminder that Seattle Fire is out on Night Out, too:
That's Engine 37 visiting neighbors. Meantime, Liesbet near Constellation Park texted photos of her neighborhood's first-ever party, which had a visit from Engine 29:
7:32 PM: Thanks to South Park'ers for texting from their annual Night Out bash South Park Putts Out. We'd heard about the Prince memorial portrait that's being auctioned:
Jen Nye and Wendy Woldenberg painted the portrait.
Another tweeted photo – from Marcia in Highland Park:
#NationalNightOut #thisblockisthebest @westseattleblog here we are! 9000 block of 13th Ave SW pic.twitter.com/oP5svsUITK
— Marcia Ventura (@marciaventura) August 3, 2016
The kids on the block are making chalk art in the street, too.
8 PM: Two hours down, one to go, though over the years we've noted most parties tend to wrap closer to 8 than to 9. We just visited Gatewood, where Dave and Jeanne Edwards are hosting a Night Out party. Dave just turned 100 and is a WSB reader (thank you!) – he's just left of center in our photo:
Thanks to neighbor Dale for sharing the news about this party (and Dave's milestone).
Before heading to Gatewood, we stopped in Westwood, where Whitney had let us know that West Seattle's own Mikey Mike the Rad Scientist was going to perform.
(updated) We missed the show but MM (top right in group photo) gave everybody a star:
And then in Admiral, Angela invited us to the block party where neighbors were making wood-fired pizza:
8:31 PM: Since it's cloudy, it's getting dark. More photos! From The Junction:
Loving #neighborhoodnightout w @SeattlePD @SeattleFire and @westseattleblog #40thandedmonds @pikeplacefish pic.twitter.com/n6AixCL5WQ
— Matthew Boehm (@mjboehm267) August 3, 2016
And from North Delridge, where David says the Puget Boulevard neighbors are having their first-ever Night Out party:
Thanks for all the photos – we have more in queue, but have to break away from Night Out for a few minutes since it's also Election Night …
9:54 PM: Back to the photos! From Jon in the 4800 block of 46th Ave SW:
At 36th and Dawson, the Seattle Police Pipes and Drums visited!
Barry sent the photo from a Gatewood neighborhood we've visited in past years – the flags are unforgettable:
From Angela:
She explains, "This was on 18th Ave SW between Myrtle and Webster. We were the only gathering within half a mile or so, so we had some neighbors from the Puget Ridge Cohousing join us!"
Back to Gatewood, where Mark photographed the 39th/Elmgrove block party:
South of Admiral, from Jonathan at 41st/Hinds/Manning:
On Rose St., karaoke and an outdoor movie:
Another SFD visit – Ladder 11 on 39th SW:
More firefighters near Walnut and Hanford:
And another appearance of CPT Officer Flores with neighbors in the 6700 block of 37th SW:
Thanks to Aaron for that photo.
ADDED WEDNESDAY: Another photo – from 36th/Hanford/Stevens:
Hope everyone had a great Night Out!
The Wingstop in Westwood Village will open this week. We've just confirmed that it will start by "soft-opening" around noontime this Thursday (August 4th); the official grand opening is set for the weekend of August 27th and 28th. At some point during that weekend, we're told, the franchise's owner Richard Sherman will be on hand – yes, THAT Richard Sherman, as in Seahawks star, but the company's not sure exactly when yet. Official hours will be 11 am-11 pm Sundays through Thursdays, 11 am-midnight on Fridays. Wingstop is in the space west of 24-Hour Fitness that was long home to Eats Market Café; it's been 13 months since we first reported that Eats was closing and Wingstop was on the way.
The West Seattle Food Bank has a new benefit event coming up next month, and WSB has joined the sponsor team. Now's the time to get your ticket – and/or donate to the live auction – and/or become a sponsor too! Here's what it's all about:
Please save the date for the West Seattle Food Bank's "A Grand Affair", a Roaring Twenties-themed cocktail fundraising event on Friday evening, September 16th, beginning at 6:00 pm, at Westland Distillery at 2931 1st Ave. S., in SODO.
Bring your friends to this fun event that will celebrate the Food Bank's achievements in helping our neighbors who are in need of a little help with food and other services. The evening will be filled with casino-style gaming with a chance to win prizes; hosted wine, beer, & hors d'oeuvres; whiskey tasting, themed cocktails, a photo booth, live auction and Funds for Food. Dress is cocktail attire but era costumes are encouraged. Tickets are $65/guest in advance and $600 for a group of 10 (paid at one time), $75 at the door. Each guest will receive $10,000 of play chips with the purchase of a ticket. For more
information on being a sponsor, donating to the live auction, or purchasing a ticket, please go to westseattlefoodbank.org or contact WSFB Development Director Judi Yazzolino at 206.932.9023 or email@example.com.
All proceeds from A Grand Affair will allow us to continue to provide quality, healthy food and the necessities of living to our neighbors in need through our on-going essentials programs:
· The Food Bank, which distributes 1.5 million pounds of food and spends $250,000 on food purchases
· The Baby & Child Corner, which provides $250,000 worth of diapers, baby food, formula, strollers, car seats, toys, furniture and other essential infant and child accessories
· The Backpack Program, which provides 300 schoolchildren at risk of hunger with a "backpack" of nutritious and healthy meals for the weekend
· The Mobile Food Bank, which brings food weekly to the homes of senior and disabled individuals who can't make it to the food bank
· The Pet Pantry, which distributes over 12,000 pounds of pet food to those that need help caring for their furry friends
· The Bookcase distributes 14,000 donated adult & children's books yearly to encourage reading
Donations of food, pet food or books are always welcome at 3419 SW Morgan St. at the corner of 35th & Morgan, Monday-Friday 9 am – 3 pm.
[Photo updated 1:19 pm, USS Somerset leading the parade]
FIRST REPORT, 12:47 PM: We're just west of Duwamish Head, watching the Seafair fleet come into view for today's Parade of Ships, running a bit later than past years. The ships are listed here; amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD-25) is in the lead, passing Bainbridge, and should be turning eastward toward Elliott Bay shortly. If you're headed out to watch, consider an umbrella – looks like more storminess is headed this way, according to Sam from Fleurt, whose daughter Keonii took this photo in The Arroyos earlier this hour.
Ship (and weather, if warranted) updates to come!
1:06 PM: The Somerset is now about to pass us (photo added atop story); behind it, the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), and USCGC Active (WMEC-618). At least one helicopter is over Alki to photograph the ships.
1:29 PM: The Gridley (above; homeported in Everett as of this summer) is passing our spot now; off to the east, the Seattle Fire Department fireboat Leschi is putting on a spray show just ahead of the Somerset.
1:52 PM: Short Parade of Ships this year – looks like the Canadian Navy ship due to visit isn't in it; last ship, the Active (homeported in Port Angeles), has just gone by, headed toward Duwamish Head and the downtown waterfront.
Several smaller USCG vessels have sailed past us too, escorting the three bigger ships. Again, free tours will be offered Wednesday through Sunday – see the Seafair website for where/when.
ADDED 3:28 PM: Thanks to everyone who shared photos! From Lance Merkin, a closer look at some of the people – and an aircraft – on the Somerset:
Kyle Asplund caught fireboat Leschi passing Luna/Anchor Park:
And Gary Jones photographed the Somerset, Gridley, and Active from Alki Point:
P.S. The storm never did show up!
(UPDATED 6:16 PM with word of arrest)
11:45 AM: Thanks for the tips about a major police presence in Morgan Junction – we've confirmed that the Washington Federal branch at California/Fauntleroy has been robbed. No other details right now – we're waiting to talk with police to at least get a description. The bank is closed for now as police investigate, with a note on the door attributing the closure to an "emergency." This is right across the street from West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor), which was robbed late last night, but we don't know yet if there's any connection. More to come.
12:19 PM: We've just talked to a sergeant on scene who told us they don't know yet how much money the robber got away with, but they do have a description – heavyset black man, 6 feet tall, in his 40s. That is similar to the description of the man who robbed Thriftway last night, but police say it's too soon to say whether this is the same person or not. No word if a photo will be circulated publicly as it was with last week's Bank of America holdup.
6:15 PM: We've just confirmed with SW Precinct commander Capt. Pierre Davis that a suspect has been arrested – he says detectives "did a stellar job" in identifying the suspect. Expecting more information soon.
Just in from Seattle Fire via Twitter: Training in the next hour or so at the Joint Training Facility will involve a Washington National Guard Blackhawk helicopter working with SFD. So if you see one in the area – that's what it's about. (The JTF is in southeastern West Seattle, 9401 Myers Way S.)
Today's photo is from Don Brubeck, who observed, "There are worse places to be stuck waiting for traffic to clear – at the Spokane Street Bridge with a bunch of bike riders waiting for a couple of Westrac tugs to bring out the Skagway Provider on the high tide, for their commute to Southeast Alaska." Here's where this day/night might take you:
ELECTION DAY: If you don't get your ballot into the mail by tonight, it's just wasted paper, so take a few minutes and vote. You can send it by postal mail if you're sure it'll have today's postmark, or you get it to West Seattle's new dropbox at High Point Library (Raymond east of 35th SW) by 8 pm.
LOW-LOW TIDE: One more day with a -1.9 low-low tide (at 11:08 am), and that brings Seattle Aquarium beach naturalists back to Constellation and Lincoln Parks, 10 am-1 pm.
SEAFAIR PARADE OF SHIPS: Before the Seafair fleet – two U.S. Navy ships, one Canadian Navy ship, and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter – parades past the downtown waterfront at 1 pm, it passes West Seattle, and it's always a sight. Watch from north-facing shores after noon. Tomorrow through Sunday, the ships are open for tours on the downtown/Magnolia waterfront – details on the Seafair website.
LEARN TO TAKE A COMPUTER APART AND REASSEMBLE IT: 3-5 pm at Delridge Library, free workshop for kids/teens in grades 6-12. Registration required; our calendar listing explains how.
JUSTIN KAUSAL-HAYES: 5-8 pm, live music at Salty's on Alki (WSB sponsor) – starting with the final hour of Salty's 3-6 pm happy hour. (1936 Harbor SW)
NIGHT OUT: 6-9 pm, tonight is the annual night for neighbors to get out and get to know each other better, in the interest of everything from crime prevention to preparedness. Many block parties mean non-arterial street closures, so if you're driving or riding this evening rather than partying with neighbors, please be extra, extra careful. We'll be covering Night Out "live" as usual – we'll be stopping at some parties and would also be thrilled to get a photo from yours – e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, text 206-293-6302, or tag WSB – @westseattleblog – in your photo posted to Twitter or Instagram. Thank you!
'BEERS FOR BIRDS' TRIVIA NIGHT: 7-9 pm at Treehouse Lounge, trivia and fundraising for Seattle Audubon! 21+. More info in our calendar listing. (2206 California SW)
JIM PAGE: Singer-songwriter works his magic at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)
MORE! on our complete-calendar page.
With the new school year still more than a month away, so are the school-provided meals that some kids and teens rely on. But anybody under 18 can still get free meals through summer programs that continue into late August. Here's the reminder we were asked to share:
This summer, hundreds of sites across Washington State are providing free meals for kids and teens! Places like local high schools, elementary schools, community centers, parks and apartment complexes will serve breakfast, lunch and snacks for kids under the age of 18. It is open to everyone! There is no enrollment or registration is necessary. Meal times and days of the week will vary among sites, along with the actual meals served. To find a Summer Meals site near you: Call 888-4FOOD-WA, visit parenthelp123.org or Text MEALS to 96859.
Summer Meals sites in West Seattle include these three, all continuing through August 26th, Mondays-Fridays:
High Point Community Center (6920 34th SW)
Breakfast: 9:30 – 10:00AM
Lunch: 12:30 – 1:15PM
Highland Park Playground (1100 SW Cloverdale)
Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Snack: 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
E.C. Hughes Playground (2805 SW Holden)
Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Snack: 3:00 – 3:30 PM
(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the 'low bridge' closed? LOOK HERE)
(Click any view for a close-up; more cameras on the WSB Traffic page)
6:59 AM: Good morning! We start with reminders:
BLOCK PARTIES TONIGHT: Many non-arterial streets in West Seattle will be blocked off ~6-9 pm tonight for the annual Night Out block parties, with neighbors building community and talking about crime, safety, and preparedness.
BLUE ANGELS I-90 CLOSURES THURSDAY-SUNDAY: The annual Seafair reminder from WSDOT:
The mainlines of I-90 will be closed between I-5 in Seattle to Island Crest Way on Mercer Island:
Thursday, Aug. 4: 9:45 a.m. – noon; 1:15 – 2:40 p.m. (practice)
Friday, Aug. 5: 1:15 – 2:40 p.m. (practice)
Saturday, Aug. 6: 1:15 – 2:40 p.m. (Seafair Air Show)
Sunday, Aug. 7: 1:15 – 2:40 p.m. (Seafair Air Show)
8:34 AM: Traffic alert on westbound side of the east end of Roxbury corridor – curb lane on Olson is blocked off for charter buses waiting to enter a neighborhood. All we have found out so far is that it's an event expected to continue until about noon, with more buses coming and going. (The gathering appears to be related to a religious facility on 3rd SW.)


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Watching Spring Unfold/
The past month, traditionally when the weather turns warmer and the leaves and plants burst forth, I've been driving. A family situation has often taken me away from home, and so I have watched the progress of the season from afar. In reflecting on this, I find that it is very comforting to know that even while my life takes new turns and directions, the ways of nature remain constant.
We all know what a slow spring it has been. The month of June has arrived, and the leaves are still not fully out. My tulips are finally blooming. Lilacs? Probably won't happen from my bush this year. I have seen them in parts south of us. But at that, it still seemed to be on a later schedule than the one that I remember from my life in the city so many decades ago. Our northwest wind continues to blow, keeping the air temperature in the forties, as it skims its way across the cold waters of the lake. The fishermen have kept me abreast of water temperatures, and the big lake currently seems to match that forty-something air.
I've learned that even though spring isn't happening on my preferred timetable, it still is progressing. The familiar colors of chartreuse and lively greens are beginning to show as a brushstroke on the landscape. Soon that will turn to the deeper shade more akin to summer. The birds are busy with nest-building and egg-laying. The early breeders are bringing out their new young ones. I recently spotted an immature blue jay in the pine tree, watchful parents nearby. I've heard that the new crop of grey jays is out learning what it means to be a camp robber. And the raven papa has stopped coming in for hand-outs. That tells me that his babies are now out and about learning to forage. I imagine we will meet them one day soon, and the raucous babble of these adult-size juveniles will fill the early morning quiet. (Much to Paul's chagrin, I might add.)
As I say, the constant pattern repeating itself can be very calming. Recently, I spent some moments on the banks of a river, far from here. I noticed turtles on a log, sunning themselves. Ducks were swimming by, including a new family of little ones. A tree had been chewed nearly through by an energetic beaver. All of these things were so familiar to me, and while I was processing the news and the situation I was in at the moment, it was really helpful to see that nature continues on in her patient way, doing what needs to be done no matter what the calendar says. Some years it will move faster, some years not. But the process will remain somewhat predictable. I like that. It really helps me, always, to spend time outside. Now it seems more important than ever. It's another lifeline that helps me to clear my mind, to think, and to reflect. I am so privileged to live where I do.


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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: Individual Case No. 3:10-cv-05625 SI 11 8 ALFRED H. SIEGEL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE [PROPOSED] ORDER 12 CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. LIQUIDATING TRUST, 13 Plaintiff, v. 15 AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, 16 ET AL. 17 Defendants.
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Yusra Mardini was one of the ten members of the Refugee Olympic Team that took part for the first time in Olympic history at Rio. The teenager found support from unexpected quarters in Hrithik Roshan before her event and thanked the superstar although she ended far away from a medal.
Yusra Mardini's story was one of the most heart-rending and extraordinary ones of the athletes at the Rio Olympics. The 18-year-old had to flee Syria last year after her home was destroyed in the civil war that has run rampant in the country. Yusra and her sister were stranded with 18 other immigrants when their boat lost its motor miles away from the coast of Greece. Yusra and three others, including her sister, had to jump into the freezing-cold waters of the Aegean Sea and push the boat for hours while swimming. While even the men gave up, Yusra and her sister continued on, and the dinghy reached the Greek port of Lesbos after three hours.
The swim saved her life and 19 others, but Yusra has hated the open sea since then. The family moved from Greece to Berlin where she has trained over the past year for the Olympics.
Ahead of Yusra's participation, Hrithik Roshan had tweeted his support for the teenager. Although Yusra participated in the 100m butterfly event and the 100m freestyle events, she could finish only 40th and 45th in them.
Tonight I cheer for Yusra Mardini, a real life hero who saved lives through her swimming and is part of refugee Olympic athletes team.— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) August 10, 2016
However, Yusra responded to Hrithik's message of support personally thanking him over Twitter.
@iHrithik thank you so much for the supporting team refugees it means a lot for us that one of the most successful actors is supporting us😊— Yusra Mardini (@YusraMardini) August 19, 2016
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Thursday, 21 June 2012
My last FMP piece was originally worked in white embroidery threads before I decided and was inspired to dye it in tea bags to give it a vintage feel. This last piece was a real challenge for me because I was running out of inspiration and energy. I was really worried with this last piece that I was not going to be able to add enough texture, variations of stitch and techniques into the embroidery. However, I am glad I persevered at it and got it done and am really happy with what I have accomplished.
5th FMP piece was to design and make a cuff. I really wanted to concentrate on refinement, and in making a pair of cuff's it added variation into my collection. The cuff is embroidered on gold tulle with wire wrapping a jewellery making technique that I have applied into the design to give it some edge.
The dress and cape are two of the first pieces in my Final Major Project collection in which I designed and made. Dress and cape are inspired by 1920's Art Deco era, 17th and 19th century jewellery as well as Haute Couture Embroidery. The cape is of silk organza dyed in tea with feather and bead fringe. The dress is of hand embroidery with silk organza ruffle fringe overlayering each tier of feather trim and bead fringe. The photoshoot was taken by photographer Deimante Meilune in an abandon industrial estate which was perfect because the theme and mood I wanted to create is about ''In Its Imperfect Setting.''
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Another week come and gone. I'm 38 weeks pregnant today and week 37 was quite the adventure.
First off, I'm starting to feel really pregnant. I have to take more breaks while walking. My breath becomes labored quicker. And I'm just starting to feel not as cute! I'm also becoming very anxious (in a good way) and excited to meet our little boy. His arrival is welcome anytime now.
What's Up With Baby and Mommy
According to Baby Center, baby Heddleston is ~6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches (the length of a stalk of Swiss chard). He is considered full term and his lungs will likely be mature enough to adjust to life outside the womb.
This week we've had two "is this going to be real?" experiences. I'll get into that more below. I'm still feeling good and due to the nice weather, we've been walking almost daily. My overall weight gain is ~24 pounds.
Speaking of the nice weather, I wanted to show comparison pictures of an outfit I wore at the beginning of my pregnancy and wore again this week. Golly, good thing that shirt is stretchy!
Prodromal Labor
Wednesday, practically all day, and then through the night, I experienced prodromal labor. This is basically "false labor"," but the contractions are more intense than Braxton Hicks (at least they are for me) and come more frequently. However, prodromal labor is irregular, stops suddenly, and doesn't lead to the birth of a baby!
Prodromal labor does have its benefits though, including: the cervix softening, the cervix effacing, losing your mucous plug, and/or the cervix beginning dilation. Thursday morning I was still experiencing irregular contractions, so I moved my Friday appointment to Thursday afternoon.
Midwife Appointment Details
Terri basically confirmed that I was experiencing prodromal labor and said real labor could still be days or weeks away. I was checked again and while my effacement and station are about the same (70% and –1), my dilation is not quite 2 cm, but more than 1 cm. If I'm being honest, I was a bit disappointment by my progress. I was so uncomfortable on Wednesday I was sure that more progress would have been made. I guess that's why you can't read into the numbers at all.
More Prodromal Labor
Prodromal labor was back throughout Saturday. We had services to attend for my Godfather, Greg, so I would basically look at John with "the look" and John would look at his phone for timing. Of course it was all irregular and nothing to get excited about.
Saturday before bed I thought maybe things were getting real. The contractions had moved lower and felt like more intense period cramps – just as a lot of people describe real labor contractions. We timed them for ~1 hour and then decided that it they were real we would be awoken by them during the night. It was best to try to sleep and ignore them. I was up an hour later, for about an hour, timing them again. At this point I allowed myself to get my hopes up and was disappointed when they all just stopped suddenly.
Prodromal labor is a tricky little thing!
John's Thoughts
Another long week of waiting! It seems that the previous 8 months have flown by but these last few weeks are creeping along. Along with the anticipation of our little boy comes our sequestration within a certain-mile radius of home. Since he can come at any time, both Katie and I are reluctant to venture too far away from the homestead. Although some may call this an irrational fear, as first-time parents I believe we are safer restricting our travel until he's born. We have been told by plenty of people how labor is a marathon, not a sprint, and we will have hours to get to the hospital once Katie goes into labor. I can appreciate the reasoning behind this, but since Katie has been having significant prodromal labor over the past week, I have a feeling that her labor might not be as prolonged as some other women. Due to this anticipation of a quick labor, I think Katie and I can stay cozy and not adventure too far. We'll just have to jot down a lot of exploration ideas for when our little man makes his appearance!
I'm glad we were able to have one little adventure this weekend though!
Did you experience prodromal labor while pregnant? I was asking my mom about this and she only experienced it once – with her 4th (and last) baby. Brother Billy was born 4 days later!


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The Tipping Point To Isolation
Avoiding The Involvement
When was the tipping point at which the United States could no longer be considered an isolated nation?
At what point could the United States no longer avoid involvement in World War II?
While viewing this assessment, think about these questions:
In each prompt, write a paragraph to respond.
1. Explain the reasons for U.S. neutrality during the 1920s and 1930s.
2. In your opinion, what was the point at which U.S. actions
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In terms of the "cash and carry", I probably would disagree with the Cash and Carry Act that was "surrounding" World War II. I mostly would disagree because it actually caused the United States to become more susceptible and exposed. Then, since the United States was the one country that was contributing to the belligerent nations with provisions, the allied forced of the war made the United States seem very problematic to secure. The "cash and carry" was actually the only way the Europe, mainly Great Britain and France, could buy American war supplies and provisions in World War II and they would actually have to transport the ammunitions in their own vessels and they could only purchase the weaponry with coins.
To be honest, I would definitely upkeep the United States' pronouncements and conclusions to assist China because in Asia, militant nationalists began to take over Japan's government. Then Japan invaded Northeast China, which was formerly named Manchuria or can be also known as Dongbei, to take full position and control of the natural resources in the region. In the late 1937, Japan annexed China. President Roosevelt actually maintained towards the Chinese and even got around the conclusion of the Congress to continue being neutral by rejecting the beseeching of the Neutrality Acts. He, meaning President Franklin D. Roosevelt (and not Theodore Roosevelt), took this deed, which can mean a step or an action, because both China and Japan did not authoritatively declared war. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was able to accomplish this by using a type of cash and carry policy. China did funded for necessary provisions. The British ships' main purpose was to be a transport to send materials to the Chinese, and in fact, when that happened, this actually upset so many isolationists.
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The United States mainly had one of the main motives for becoming very neutral and impassionate, in the "Jazz Age", also known as the 1920s, which was the very first decade to have a nickname, and the "Turbulent 1930s", also known as the 1930s. The main motive is the fact that the United States was usually known for being a country that was an isolationist. During the late "Jazz Age" and early "Turbulent 1930s", there were several articles, files, and books that were unconstrained and even released, which claimed that the industrialists and manufacturers were armed and that the manufacturers and industrialists had pressed the United States into World War I for income and revenue. In 1934, Senator George Dewey Nye, who was a Democrat, began leading a commission that was created by the Senate to inspect the prerogatives and certain claims. The main investigation that was from the Nye Committee didn't really divulge, which can also mean to reveal or expose, any of the given evidence of a collusion.
Explain the reasons for U.S. neutrality during the 1920s and 1930s. How did ideas about neutrality change during the period from the end of World War I to the passage of the Lend-Lease Act? Be sure to include any events, terms, or people that may support your response.
The point at which the United States' arrangements were no longer able to be neutral was thanks to Japan's development and expansion. As the occasions were outspread in the last half of the 1930s, the United States' impartiality was called into question. The 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an Episcopal Democratic who was actually a supporter of the Chinese side, actually declined to beseech the Neutrality Acts. President Roosevelt took this action because neither Japan nor China had legitimately declared war. President Roosevelt also managed to accomplish this by using a "cash and carry" policy, which China actually salaried for materials, and the British vessels carried said materials to the Chinese.
1936, the Nye Committee ended the examination and community support for isolationism in the United States was extraordinary. In the general focus of this given political circumstances, the Congress conceded and passed the first Neutrality Acts. The Neutrality Acts of 1935, which were also passed in 1937 and 1939, were passed, which were banning the Americans from giving any coinage, which is money, to the nations at war or even retailing them artillery and weaponry. The rules didn't really distinguish between the nations that were belligerent and bellicose and the countries that were annexing.
I strongly believe that the Lend-Lease Act, which was dated in 1941, was a really good resolution because this act mostly helped the countries that were struggling against Britain. The Lend-Lease Act even allowed the president to vend armaments and/or deliver any self-protective assistance to the other nations without the nations that have to pay coinage for the merchandises. The largest beneficiaries of the Lend-Lease aid were China, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom, which is also known as Great Britain. While many Americans actually wanted isolationism, which again is the policy that tries to refrain from any involvement with global affairs, over Roosevelt's (still meaning Franklin D. Roosevelt) guidelines and dogmata of any elusive intervention, which again is the participation or engrossment of any external supremacies that are from a nation or other nations that can result in sturdier authorities, a mainstream of people that really knew that the probabilities of the United States getting convoluted in the conflicts were very extraordinary. In late 1939, the war had pretty much broken out and a poll displayed exactly three-fourths of Americans, which is 75%, anticipated to be dragged into it.
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were no longer neutral? Explain your reasoning with
How did ideas about neutrality change during the period from the end of
World War I to the passage of the Lend-Lease Act? Be sure to include
any events, terms, or people that may support your response.
3. Criticize or defend each of the U.S. actions
surrounding World War II that are listed below. Justify
your opinion with supporting details.
The 1st Neutrality Act
Lend-Lease Act
Cash and Carry
United States aid to China
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The recent Summit for Life, offered annually by Anglicans for Life and our diocese for the Anglican Church in North America, was a tremendously encouraging and challenging day of teaching and prayer.
"The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world" (John 1:9).
Paul is in prison, writing to a man named Philemon, a wealthy Christian who lives in the city of Colossae, in Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, who had come to Christ through Paul's ministry. He is writing about Onesimus, a runaway slave. Onesimus has somehow met Paul, perhaps by being caught and thrown in prison alongside Paul. As a result, Paul has led Onesimus to Christ and now Paul calls Onesimus his "child," his son. Onesimus is now born again and Paul, who brought him to the new birth, is his spiritual father.
This summer, our son and his wife adopted a child from China, a seven-year-old girl they now call Lydia. They have embraced her and received her as their own, which she truly is. After spending all of her life in an orphanage, she is now secure as a beloved member of a family. The coming of this precious child into our family brings home to me what an extraordinary thing God has done for us.
My friend, Bishop Neil Lebhar (a one-time Assistant Rector at Truro Church), shared with me a moving personal letter, written by C.S. Lewis to a mother, whose young son was concerned that he was loving Aslan more than Jesus—Aslan being the Lion whom Lewis created to represent Jesus in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the other books of The Chronicles of Narnia.


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