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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Why us.....?
The answer to that question is obvious…. and has been responded to by countless others. We know 'why us'…. Mumbai makes an attractive target…. that's why. But so many days later, we are still reeling... unable to come to terms with what we have been through. At least, I am not. Perhaps it is a 'woman thing'. The female response to terror is very different from the stereotypical male one. The night Mumbai was blasted, we were at a small sitdown dinner. The men present were far slower in their reactions – which surprised me. They wanted 'official' confirmations that the city was under attack, when we could clearly hear the damn blasts and grenade attacks!! Most of the women sensibly followed their gut instinct, summoned chauffeurs and rushed to the safety of their homes…. to be with their loved ones, often young children, who needed them during this unprecedented crisis. The men continued to work those infernal cell phones ,checking with other men what they were doing…. staying put?? Having another drink?Or waiting for a divine signal instructing them on the next plan of action? I can tell you it was frustrating in the extreme.So, what did the women do eventually? Most of us were shouted down – the argument being, men always know best, especially under such unambiguously macho circumstances. I asked, " But are you guys from the NSG? Have you received specialized training in guerilla warfare? Would you know what to do incase those terrorists walked in and chucked a grenade or two at our group, as we stood around in the foyer of a five star hotel, debating on the seriousness of the problem?" No answer. But several scowls.
This was a story I heard repeated by several women I spoke to in the aftermath of the attacks. Their men totally ignored the far more practical suggestions made by the ladies of the house, and spent most of the time net -working with other guys, as if they were the commandos directly in charge of rescue operations. Oh yes….. just as it happens during cricket\football\baseball matches, men watching the chilling television coverage, had all the answers and were busy giving instructions to people who couldn't hear them in the first place!! " What are you doing, you idiot??? Turn left…. turn left…. arrey baba, the terrorist is on the sixth floor, not the fifth. Tch tch tch…. attack from the back…. crouch, crouch… oh ho…. I knew you would miss… aim properly, yaar." The side show was worth filming. Meanwhile, women were mobilizing support, comforting children and thinking of ways to help the wounded in hospitals. Initiating blood donation drives, collecting food and medicines, clothes, bandages and other useful articles required during emergencies. They were doing their bit, quietly and efficiently, leaving the house- bound heroes to remote control the operations from the comfort of their bedrooms! It is not my intention to ridicule male reponse to war-like situations in an urban setting…. but I can't help noting how radically varied women's reactions are under pressure.The big difference I believe, is that men tend to personalize crisis – it is always about them and their immediate priorities ("Oh shooooot….. there goes my meeting tomorrow…. I'll have to reschedule my flight…. what about that conference call?"). Women rarely think of their own safety – it is their last priority. If they have children, their first concern is saving them, everything else comes next. Terror attacks have a strange way of polarizing society once the worst is over. When lady Mumbaikars go into reflective mode (now!), they tend to get mushy …. over sentimental (" Imagine….my little Chintu was right there at the Gateway just two days earlier! My nephew's colleague's son-in-law escaped by God's grace when he took an earlier train from CST that night!"). That is when our men come to the fore by allowing their rational selves to take precedence over such meaningless talk. They soberly discuss action plans and accountability. They don't stop at lighting candles and holding hands…. they trawl cyber space, to look for stuff that shows where our intelligence failures let us down and how we can plug these loop holes in future. A distraught girlfriend called a day after she and her family were rescued by firemen nine hours into the seige from a suite at the Taj, right next to the one occupied by the terrorists. " Had it not been for the two men with us, we'd be dead…" she said through tears. Well…. she was fortunate to be married to an ex-Naval commander who knew the military drill and insisted on his wife adhering to it.He has always been her hero – and after this experience, she has fallen in love with him all over again. Terror has its uses….. ???? You tell me!!
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"Terror attacks have a strange way of polarizing society once the worst is over."
"They soberly discuss action plans and accountability."
True. We ought to find a middle ground, lying between the two extremes of stoic rationale and gushing sentimentalism. This was a very interesting post to read, where you brought to light the masculine and feminine trains of thought in reacting to such a weighty event.
On an entirely different note, Merry Christmas Shobhaa-ji. Hope you have a wonderful time with loved ones near and dear in this holiday season.
- December 25, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- vemuri said...
this post was totally female chavonistic... yeah perhaps they are men who think of themselves and nothing else... but you were generalising it....u jus cant cant call it stereo typical.reaction like every person will his or her own thinking.... like u were telling that women will think of ways to help quietly and efficiently.... yeah i agree with you but not every women does that... i may sound male chavonistic.... but its true that every individual has his own feeling... talking about cricket is different from talking on these error attacks....
- December 25, 2008 at 11:58 PM
- khush said...
I think it just a "guy" thing.. Men generally think over same thing with different point. Doesn't mean they are not sensible towards it.
I have personally felt my husband was more emotional and disturbed with attacks than me. Because I bought up in city where I have witnessed terrorism prior to this made me stronger emotionally to take it. My company was working both the days when I was thinking of meeting I will miss because of staying home but that doesn't make me less emotional about what happened.
If your point is about taking women's angle in normal house hold then it is really personal. Talking about equality each individual has to fight for existence. I would say if hubby doesn't listen to you about match or security or bla bla bla.. shout and prove that you know as much as a guy. That goes for everyone Men or Women.
- December 26, 2008 at 9:41 AM
- web design said...
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- December 26, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Ram Gopal Varma, in his blog when asked to respond on Shobhaa De's comment, replies: Some people make living by barking. Comment.
- December 26, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- hitch writer said...
I dont know where this is coming from ????
How the heck can you find something male / female debates in this disaster !!! Guess the difference between the two sexes exists more in your mind than anyone else !!
Truly unbelievable
- December 26, 2008 at 11:45 AM
- hitch writer said...
Frankly, my wife probably has better solutions than me....
Also so many bloggers that i discussed with who are females also think as good as any other male....
- December 26, 2008 at 11:59 AM
- dhiren shah said...
BTW where is RAM GOPAL VERMA's blog ?? Link please ??
- December 26, 2008 at 12:01 PM
- Vijay Kurhade said...
Terrorists have no religion as well do not belong to any gender as such.
Now responding to terrorism, I don't agree Men and Women will react differently; eod some misled person disturbs your and many millions life even for a moment is hated with same intensity then be it men or women.
One of biggest issue on why our nation is such an easy target for terrorist is way our system and how common man is keeping away from participating in building or shaping it. Incident like 26/11 brings anger out of every one; some people give fiery speeches on TV and earn some publicity; everyone gets together talks tough. But in few days we forget everything and continue with our lives till such next ripple in our peaceful lives.
Possible solution is more and more educated, working class starts VOTING on election days; more and more eligible people start participating in politics; we all discuss so much about US presidential candidates, their acads, capabilities, presidential debates and how many millions specially youths in US this time has helped bring Change;
but do we really bother to have similar discussions in India.
We don't; because we really don't vote and don't care who gets elected(no wonder we have so many bad politicians) then can we really blame System and Politicians every now and then when such barbaric and shameful attacks are forced on us.
Easy to blame something from outside; what is really practical, participate and contribute.
I am hoping we all will be more proactive in future since we don't want to even dream of another 26/11; Let's keep gender or religion out of this entire thing as its so unnecessary and waste of energy-time.
- December 26, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Abhisheq =] said...
Why the excessive punctuation!?!!?!?!
Its mildly annoying.
- December 26, 2008 at 12:33 PM
dhiren shah this is for u.
yeah aurat to paagal he. she is a joke and srk i agree with u 200%.
she talks nonsense and worst is she gets away with it. koi kuch karo. AB, NAQUI, RGV, SRK...listening ?
- December 26, 2008 at 1:16 PM
i dont see the point of attacking Shobaa for her own opinion. So be it if she thinks men are less "emotional" compared to women especially during chaotic times. I do believe her sentiment , when i heard of the massacre , my heart instantly when to everyone in Mumbai.It felt very much like 9/11 , the world came together , for one cause. We grieved. But i also believe as much as the men grieved too , they spent equal time marvelling on the well planned attack. No one saw that one coming.
- December 26, 2008 at 1:22 PM
- Pinku said...
You seem to have ruffled quite a few feathers by those comments about men. But I do agree with you most men tend to be very dramatic and useless in times of emergencies while most women tend to be sensible.
A bbq that wouldnt light well showed it to me the other day....the men went nuts...the women quitely entered the kitchen...used the oven and stove and had the food ready to be served all under fifteen minutes.
- December 26, 2008 at 2:03 PM
- khush said...
Mam something i read after posting comment on your blog...
I think this will make you think over your point again...
- December 26, 2008 at 2:51 PM
I do not believe that the thinking of men or women has been really different as far as the Mumbai terror attacks are concerned.
The views as well as the feedback have been quite similar. They were all reacting as members of the same human race. Everybody is now thinking commonly as an Indian, perhaps the greatest coming together since the freedom struggle.Let us keep it that way.
- December 26, 2008 at 4:14 PM
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- December 27, 2008 at 1:30 AM
- The Comic Project said...
I don't know if terror has its uses but at an individual level, this episode changed something in all of us. Having lived near 3 cities that have experienced terror, (NY, London, Bombay), the reaction in Bombay has been the most mature, a bit too inward looking maybe, but still fear does not seem to be the dominant emotion. I am not there, but that's what I hear from those I know.
It has also brought total strangers together, like what would happen in real life when one gets stuck in the 2005 deluge or the yearly monsoon drama. Only this has been online.
At a deeper level, it has shaken us.. no not the morchas and the "enough is enough" anger, but this is different. It just needs channeling.
And speaking of gender, my wife handled it a lot better than I did. Women seem to have that buffer somewhere, it's amazing.
- December 27, 2008 at 4:51 AM
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- December 27, 2008 at 7:08 AM
- Sathyanarayana said...
At our University, Indian Society arranged candle light and silence at a Monument, we had a people from other countries,religion and faith visiting for lighting the candle, including the son of Pak Prez.
We watched the shocking live ordeal at news channels online, at one point I noticed CNN IBN- Rajdeep Sardesi asking question to British Consulate General in front of Taj, when we could still hear explosions behind-"During this war at Mumbai, Is England ready to tour India for RBS Cup in Chennai?".I have no words...
- December 27, 2008 at 7:24 AM
- Another Kiran In NYC said...
I know who I would like to be stuck with in a minute to minute do or die situation. My mother!
She makes the best on the spot tactical decisions with very clear priorities. I think women's brains and emotional strength and resilience are just made for dire crises. Oh and most importantly, we can multitask like champs. Probably biological, and also evolution at work.
See, women and men dont have to be the same, but men and women are equal in the sum total of our various strenghths and are perfectly complementary to each other.
- December 27, 2008 at 7:40 AM
- Balvinder Singh said...
No Shobhaa, this is a clear biased piece of writing. In any crisis situation how one acts, depends on one's mental make up, experience of the past and may be age etc . This has certainly nothing to do with gender.
Many years back i was traveling with my family, which included my parents, my two sisters , my wife and my new born son. We were all enjoying the journey, singing and joking around, when our vehicle met with an accident with a Punjab Roadways bus coming from opposite direction. My father was very seriously injured, who had to be evacuated to the hospital. My younger sister also got a few stitches in her head. While my elder sister started crying hysterically at the top of her voice, who had no visible injury marks on her body, the most composed person was my mother who was holding my son in her lap all the time. But of course i, being the only able bodied male had to do some running around, along with the driver, arranging for first aid and taking quick decisions as to the next course of action. So at the time of crisis, it is the reflexes which take over while the brain takes a back seat.
- December 27, 2008 at 1:31 PM
- *Aham* said...
we are overtly foolish... and we suffer from selective amnesia. We will remember DDLJ even today, amnd mouth slogans like "badi badi sheharon mein choti choti baatein hoti rehati hai" straight from DDLJ which released some light years ago, but will so comfortably forget issues like these. from being in vogue to démodé... our memories are capable of emptying the old storage to ring in the new fashionable topic.
Picture this.
Yesterday, I had been to gateway, there wwas this guy there (ekdam chikna guy) who was screaming to the media about the fact that they (his group) will see to it that our city is safe and people coming to Bombay feel safe here. exactly some half-an-hour later I was at a stall in the churchgate station subway, where I found the same bhashan wala guy siting with his friends and chit chatting and enjoying his meal... Just baaju mein, there was an american couple who were looking lost, they were trying to make sense of the menu that was on display... they didnt know what to order. The american couple stood there wondering for around 5 minutes or so... and then settled for a cup of coffee, (probably tahts what they related best with) I went upto them and asked them if I could help them out... They asked me about masala dosa and uttappam... and which one was more spicy... They were overwhelmed... and the lady told me.. " You arenot leaving without giving me a hug"...
Now, the chikna guy, looked at me and tells me good job.. I smirked and reminded him of what he was saying some 30 minutes back... He reaction was "DID I?"... Jovially, I told him, he should watch gajini its based on him...
Though we cant generalise, i feel men are more forgetful and illprepared than women... even if women lie, (mostly)they stand up to it... they are more prepared...
When men are busy masking their big fat egos with dare devil feigning preparedness, women rule the roost by being proactive.
Women cry, yes, but who said crying is a sign of weakness. Women or more decisive they could take quicker decisions in crisis. (though may take eon years for making a choise in clothes and footwear )
Good De, you used the word "stereotypical male" in this post.. I dont belong to the stereotypes... or do I... no I dont.. i feel i dont.. or do i???
a man is a man is a man...
Smiles :)
- December 27, 2008 at 6:13 PM
- *Aham* said...
(ewwwww... pardon my typos... my spellings and all... i type quickly and hate cross checking :()
- December 27, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- Babbi said...
This is when you realise just how ridiculous male hypocrisy actually is. But when its crisis, one doesn't even have time to analyse this stuff, its more of a universally accepted phenomenon. Damn that 'Macho' image, it ruins a lot a things. And somebody explicate the difference between emotional and impulsive to men : they really need a few lessons! But we have bigger problems to tackle, we'll have to leave this one behind in the priority list.
- December 27, 2008 at 6:47 PM
- December 28, 2008 at 1:11 PM
Onh the whole, women are certainly more caring and sensitive. That is why they are very good in nurturing roles as well as relationship management.
However, as far as reacting to the Mumbai terror attacks is concerned, I believe that everybody reacted in a similar manner. There were no "male" or "female" responses, we all reacted as Indians who had been attacked and brutalized.
- December 28, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Don't be daft. Why paint the Y factor with the same brush in one stroke ?
Yes, we men have our priorities (our dosh, our beer & grub, our libidos) just as some women have theirs: their children,their parents, their homes and perhaps, as an after thought their in-laws.
I think it's cynical in the extreme to suggest women were the only ones to rally around those affected in the 26/11 carnage. True the shutter bugs went ballistic everytime a socialite butterfly or a trophy wife came visiting city hospitals carrying food and meds, blankets and the usual paraphernalia but make no mistake voluntary blood donations that week were split down the middle between the sexes.Hand on heart, I suspect there actually, were more units of blood donated by men than women not that I begrudge any woman her Good Samaritan status but I would expect the same from them. If you must differentially analyze our behaviors as male and female individuals then I think most men may have "over responded"(if there's such a thing as that) whereas most women may have "over reacted". And I don't mean the men in public office - they don't even matter.
We need to give it a rest, Shobha. Now that the assault is no longer smarting (at least for those of us not directly in the firing line) we can all of us, at a safe remove from partisanship and jingoism, start to analyse those three days of Black November. To my mind it was nothing sort of an outlandish info-tainment package delivered to your doorstep by rather a reckless and juvenile electronic media.When it came to the wire as long as we knew "I am okay you are okay" we were basically all okay loafing around on the couch remote in hand flipping channels scavenging for well, I hate saying this - " the most sensational", "the most spectacular". I hate having to ever find out turning on the TV one fine day that a co-worker or a weekend f**k buddy of mine had died in a terrorist attack. This isn't the done thing. Do we know for sure whether the families of ACP Kamte, Salaskar and Hemant Karkare were intimated about their deaths before the news tickers brought this news into our drawing, board and bedrooms ?
Surely,there has got to be a set of standards and references around ethics in mass media or are we just too enamored of "India Shining" that we don't care two hoots about it?
- December 28, 2008 at 4:34 PM
- Noyon Jyoti Parasara said...
another mumbai concern...
the whole of india burns there are no concerns... a five star hotel burns there are lakh regrets!
not a single thought on kashmir and NE... they are regular of course
- December 31, 2008 at 2:31 PM
- prabha said...
The fanatics are but a handful
Let them not hold myriads in a fistful
Let them not desecrate our realms
Let not their tentacles crush us
The fanatics are but a handful
Let us defeat them in their demented schemes
Let us diffuse their phantasms
The fanatics are but a handful
Let our discern eye when somethings amiss
Let us be wary of stealthiness
Let us kindle our
perceptions to any trivial scruples
Let not the rabid handful prevail
We have acess to bastions that the guarders have not
They alone can quell them not
Come let us all together lend a hand to snuff out the insidious
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Q: You're a linebacker coach and special team coordinator. Recruiting coordinator is the third part of your resume. How hard is it to recruit to a place like Nebraska?
A: It's not as hard of work as you would think because we have such great recruiters on our staff. These guys know that recruiting is all about desire and effort and wanting to keep in contact and wanting to get on the road over and over and over again, so they can get a kid's commitment. There are college football coaches who don't do that at all, and it hurts you. Fortunately, we don't have any coaches here that don't want to do what it takes.
Q: Are you saying recruiting's hard but coordinating recruiting isn't?
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Q: What's the biggest given about recruiting and the most important lesson?
A: The biggest given is recruiting really is an inexact science. The most important lesson is the better relationship that you establish and the earlier that you establish it, the more trust there is between the recruit and the staff recruiting him. We feel real good where we are this year. We just have to finish.
Q: Bo Pelini hand-picked this staff. What's the recruiting camaraderie quotient?
A: Until two years ago, I had not been in a program like this, but this is by far the best staff of wanting to get kids. This whole staff is really into it. They all say: "Let me go! Let me go do this! I want to do this and help out. There's not one 'I have to go here or I have to go there' comment. They all want to go. Our collective mindset is incredibly proactive. It's all business, and it starts at the top. We have to get the head coach out because that's the guy who's going to make every decision. We have to get him with the parents because he does a tremendous job. I mean, he's a parent himself and he treats our players just like he treats his own kids. That is all parents really want to hear, especially when they know that Bo really means it. The staff feels the same way. You won't hear anyone on our staff say: 'That's my guy.' This is such an unselfish staff. We all help each other. The coordinators have made sure that their side of the ball is covered, and we all work together. I know how much I enjoy the recruiting process and this time in my coaching life. I enjoy being the coordinator, and I admit how fun it is to be in the know.
Q: Push us ahead to the post-signing day banquets for key donors. What will they think when they see the highlights from this class?
A: I think the biggest thing they'll notice is our balance because we've really had to attack almost every position. They're going to see like maybe four offensive linemen and three wide receivers and four defensive backs. When they see the variety we've put together, they're going to see that we kind of have all our bases covered. Next year might be different. I think we'll lose six scholarship offensive linemen. Next year you might see a lot of guys in a three-point stance. Of course, since we're all over the country with this class, I think people like to see and hear about what kind of people these kids are, and I think our coaches are going to enjoy talking about the kind of character we recruited.
Q: When does recruiting get a little dicey and how do you solve issues?
A: It just depends on the time of year. If you're into this period where it's the contact period, and you're going out to see recruits, it comes down to who should see Bo first. We set his schedule and as a staff we determine where we send him. Then we take our list of remaining players and say, 'Okay, who do you want to see go visit that particular prospect?' This time of year, we do a lot more positional recruiting than we do area recruiting. It's getting more like the defensive line coach goes to see the D-linemen and the running backs coach goes to see the running backs.
Q: Speaking of running backs, with Abdulla, Heard and Cross all coming back, how do you position yourself to recruit two of the nation's best backs. What does that say about this year's class?
A: First it would say something about Ron Brown and how he's able to attract good people and good players because everyone is a great kid, a really great kid. But it also shows that people trust what we're doing offensively. It's working. We led the Big Ten in offense this past season, and our recruiting reflects the confidence recruits have in what we've done. Kids want to go where they're able to carry the ball and get yards, and we're able to do that. The future looks pretty good.
Q: If you don't mind, start from the West Coast and describe the sweep your recruiting coaches are running across the country.
A: We mostly recruit by position, but in terms of coverage, we started 2013 recruiting with Rich Fisher in California and Ron Brown in California and Arizona. Barney Cotton has the Nebraska area and the Great Plains states. John Garrison is in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. Tim Beck and Rick Kaczinski both concentrate on Texas. John Papuchis has Ohio. Terry Joseph has the southern (SEC) states, and I have parts of Ohio and the Mid-East Coast. We've all had a role in Florida for this class. For the 2014 class, Coach Beck, Coach Brown, Coach Fisher and Coach Cotton are keeping their same areas. Coach Garrison will subtract Indiana to concentrate on Illinois and Missouri. Coach Papuchis will concentrate on Ohio and the Mid-East Coast and Coach Kaz will cover Ohio and Indiana. Coach Joseph will focus on Texas and Louisiana, and I will have some responsibilities in Texas. When this recruiting season ends, we will all sit down to discuss how we want to approach Florida because we intend to increase our focus and attention there.
Q: When your staff huddles up, what's your collective measurement of success?
A: The key is you have to fill your positions, and you always ask yourself: 'What are the biggest needs we have?' You say: 'We need to have x-number of offensive linemen, and we need x-number of defensive backs.' Fortunately, we have that filled, and we feel really good about that. Now it's just a matter of finishing things up and signing the best athletes possible. We probably have two to three scholarships that we want to fill up. We're not going to take a kid just to fill out. There are a lot of very good athletes out there, and we'll take the best available athlete at certain positions. We have 23 recruits committed, and we're willing to go to 26. We can do that because that's the number of scholarships that are available.
Q: Last question. Tom Osborne's post-Capital One Bowl analysis was that Nebraska, as a program, is not that far off in its ability to compete for a national championship. What do recruits think about that and what do you think?
A: I think they (recruits) saw that at least we made it to the Big Ten Championship game. Obviously the game was a disaster, but they saw that we have the potential to get there. We also know that in this day and age, we came back and won a lot of games in the second half, so we were very close to being a .500 team. It's a very fine line, but from a recruiting standpoint, I don't think you can ever say losing a game helps you. What did help was the fact that we were playing on New Year's Day in a prestigious bowl against a team that came very, very close to being in the national championship game. We want to get to that level ourselves, and it all starts with recruiting.
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|Office of the Attorney General - State of Texas
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August 11, 1999
Lieutenant Arturo Valdez
Dear Lieutenant Valdez:
You have asked whether certain information is subject to required public disclosure under the Public Information Act, chapter 552 of the Government Code. Your request was assigned ID# 128422.
You assert that the requested information is excepted from disclosure based on section 552.101 of the Government Code in conjunction with section 58.007 of the Family Code. Section 552.101 of the Government Code excepts from disclosure "information considered to be confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision." Section 552.101 encompasses confidentiality provisions such as Family Code section 58.007. Juvenile law enforcement records relating to conduct that occurred on or after September 1, 1997 are confidential under section 58.007. The relevant language of section 58.007(c) reads as follows:
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), law enforcement records and files concerning a child may not be disclosed to the public and shall be:
(1) kept separate from adult files and records; and
(2) maintained on a local basis only and not sent to a central state or federal depository, except as provided by Subchapter B.
The information at issue involves juvenile conduct that occurred after September 1, 1997. It does not appear that any of the exceptions in section 58.007 apply; therefore, the requested information is confidential pursuant to section 58.007(c) of the Family Code. You must withhold the information from disclosure under section 552.101 of the Government Code.
We are resolving this matter with this informal letter ruling rather than with a published open records decision. This ruling is limited to the particular records at issue under the facts presented to us in this request and may not be relied upon as a previous determination regarding any other records. If you have questions about this ruling, please contact our office.
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A 29-year-old man attending a bachelor party tumbled backward through a screen and an open window at the Lady Luck Hotel to the seventh-floor parking garage in Black Hawk and died, officials say.
Dirk A. Anderson of Thornton fell onto the roof of the parking garage at 4:52 a.m. Saturday and died from his injuries, Black Hawk Police Chief Stephen Cole said.
"It's a sad event and something I don't think anyone would want to see happen. It makes it even more difficult when it happens at a bachelor's party when people are celebrating a wedding," Cole said.
Anderson was attending the bachelor party with the groom and several friends when the incident happened. It's unclear what relationship Anderson had to the groom, Cole said.
Although it's early in the investigation, it appears the death is consistent with an accidental fall, he said.
Several people had rented rooms on the 11th floor of the Lady Luck Hotel on Friday night for the bachelor party.
Anderson was among six people inside the groom's room when he sat on a window ledge. The window was open and he apparently leaned backward, Cole said.
"It gave way and he fell out," he said. "Whether he intended to lean against the screen is not known."
Cole said people at the party were drinking alcohol, but it is not known how much Anderson had consumed.
An in-depth investigation will include toxicology screening to determine how much the accident victim had been drinking.
The initial investigation determined that it was an accident.
"You have to be cautious in high-rise buildings," Cole said. "We see accidents like this throughout the metro area, sometimes involving children."
The Black Hawk Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Cleanup going full blast two weeks after Hurricane Sandy
Dump runs, basement cleanup and seawall, fencing and roof repairs have been running almost nonstop since Hurricane Sandy descended on southeastern Connecticut two weeks ago, but major work largely awaits the arrival of insurance adjusters and checks for homeowners.
Contractors around the region contacted Monday said many homeowners who can afford minor repairs decided to go ahead with the work even before insurance adjusters arrived. But some who have clients with major problems say homeowners are only just now beginning to hear from their insurance companies - and checks to pay for the damage are still weeks or months away.
Henry O'Reilly Jr., owner of O'Reilly Building & Remodeling in Mystic, said he has a customer on Pearl Street in Mystic with a basement full of water almost to the first floor, causing perhaps $40,000 in damages. But the homeowner heard from the insurance company for the first time Monday, O'Reilly said, and has yet to see an adjuster.
"If it freezes, the whole house is full of water," O'Reilly said.
"Everybody is waiting for adjusters," added Brad Ferraro, owner of Ferraro Masonry in Stonington.
Ferraro said he has been working to repair private seawalls around the region, many at Groton Long Point. He also has been called upon to clean out houses damaged by the storm, which sent up to 3 feet of water and piles of sand into the seasonal homes.
"I just throw everything out," Ferraro said. "I must have thrown out 100 wicker chairs."
Ferraro, who has been working six days a week and 10-hour days to deal with the detritus, added that he has requests to repair about 50 chimney caps knocked off by high winds, as well as 15 chimneys that toppled in the storm.
"There wasn't a lot of work around - now there is plenty," Ferraro said. "I'm backed up at least eight months (with masonry work)."
Dan Falkenstein, owner of Dan's Dump Runs in Groton, said the day off he took Sunday was his first since Hurricane Sandy. Falkenstein said he had to add an extra hand to the three-person crew that he normally employs to handle the dozens of dump runs he has done in Sandy's aftermath.
"We're swamped," he said.
The strangest cleanup he's done, according to Falkenstein, was at a house in the Lords Point section of Stonington that had a garage 500 feet from shore completely filled with seaweed.
Falkenstein said he has thrown out washers, dryers and a lot of cardboard boxes and tree debris.
"People are overwhelmed with the amount of stuff," he said. "People call us, and they are looking for help."
Meanwhile, companies that do major home repairs or build anew are largely waiting for calls. Denise Nott, owner of Nutmeg Building & Remodeling in Ledyard, and Dino Tudisca of Exterior Solutions in Bozrah, said they have yet to see much of an uptick in business after Sandy, though they are not exactly chasing after work because they already have plenty to do.
"We've had no calls for major things," Nott said.
David Preka, owner of Advanced Improvements in Mystic, said he has been dealing with a lot of fence problems and roofs damaged by trees. One roof at a Groton home crushed by a tree will cost up to $70,000 to repair, he added.
Preka said Sandy caused three times the damages that occurred last year during Tropical Storm Irene. He has geared up by hiring three more people at his growing business.
For now, however, Preka said he has been doing more estimates than repair work. Since Sandy, he has written at least five dozen estimates - 11 or 12 on Sunday alone, he said.
"We're ready to do everything as quickly as possible," Preka said.
Jim Williams, project manager at T.F. Buxton Ltd. of Stonington, said he has been doing a lot of work shoring up pilings underneath homes in Charlestown and South Kingstown, R. I., as well as removing sand and debris.
"The older cottages seem to have some issues," Williams said.
After the initial cleanup work is done, Williams said, homeowners will turn to engineers to develop new ways to fight mother nature before handing off plans that builders can then implement once insurance checks come through.
Nort Wheeler, owner of Mystic River Building Co., warned homeowners not to be too desperate to sign off on an insurance settlement, no matter how long it takes for an adjuster to arrive. He suggested that homeowners contact a good builder to give an estimate for repairs that includes an analysis of any structural damage that an adjuster may have missed.
Wheeler said home repairs can often cost dramatically more than what a representative of an insurance company is likely to offer - especially someone from out of state who doesn't make the proper adjustments for local labor and material costs.
"Insurance companies tend to settle claims quickly and for as little as possible," Wheeler said.
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A two arm sconce with a fabric lined shade, made of finely beaten darkened iron with pierced-work backplates and candle-cups. From the Jacksonville, Florida estate of Alfred I. du Pont.
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A wedding is being planned by Erin Dispennett of Ross Township and Stephen Dusenberry of Etna.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Maurice "Butch" and Susan Dispennett of Zelienople. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Shelly Dusenberry of Etna and the late Charles Dusenberry.
The bride-elect is a 1994 graduate of Seneca Valley High School, a 1998 cum laude graduate of Clarion University with her bachelor's in elementary education/special education and a 2003 magna cum laude graduate of Slippery Rock University with her master's in special education.
She is pursuing a special education supervisor's certificate at Slippery Rock University.
She is employed as a sixth grade learning support teacher at Evans City Middle School.
Her fiance graduated in 1998 from North Catholic High School, in 2002 from Duquesne University with his bachelor's in communications and political science and in 2008 cum laude from Point Park University with his master's in communications.
He is pursuing a drum specialist certificate at Berklee College of Music and is a musician in the Pittsburgh area.


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By Howard Mintz
San Jose Mercury News
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday decided to tackle the same-sex marriage issue head on, agreeing to review the legal challenge to California's Proposition 8 and another case involving the federal government's ban on benefits for same-sex couples.
In brief orders released after their closed-door conference, the Supreme Court decided to review a federal appeals court's ruling earlier this year striking down Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
As a result, the court would rule on the case by the end of its term in June. In the meantime, same-sex marriage remains on hold in California.
The high court also agreed to review a federal appeals court ruling finding the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. That case involved a New York woman who was forced to pay estate taxes after her spouse died because the federal government refused to recognize their marriage under DOMA.
Proposition 8 supporters were pleased the Supreme Court agreed to hear their arguments. "Every one of the numerous legal steps we have taken for the past four years has been in anticipation of this moment," said Andrew Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com. "We are delighted the nation's highest court will decide whether to uphold the will of more than seven million Californians who voted to preserve the unique definition of marriage as only between one man and one woman.
In the Proposition 8 case, the Supreme Court agreed to review the full scope of the challenge to the law, which gay and lesbian couples argue denies them equal rights to marry. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the law unconstitutional because it stripped away same-sex couples' previous right to marry in California.
But the justices also indicated they will review a second issue in the Proposition 8 case: whether backers of the marriage ban have a legal right to defend the law on appeal when California's governor and attorney general have refused to do so.


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MALAGA, Wash. — A proposal by Stemilt Growers Inc. to buy or lease two sections of state land to plant new cherry orchards has drawn opposition of residents and groups and a promise from state Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark.
"No decision will be made outside involvement of this group. It's clear to me many of you care deeply about the basin," Goldmark told residents and groups concerned about the Stemilt-Squilchuck Basin south of Wenatchee at a meeting at Malaga Fire Hall on Nov. 5.
State Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Phil Anderson, state Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, R-Wenatchee, Stemilt Growers President West Mathison and Chelan County commissioners attended.
At a meeting two months earlier, a Goldmark representative apparently indicated Goldmark had decided to lease or sell the land to Stemilt Growers.
That galvanized opposition from participants in the 2007 Stemilt Partnership formed to save the basin from development and protect water, wildlife and enhance recreational access. Agriculture was not a goal. The basin is part of lands used by large numbers of elk.
Goldmark said he has made no decision but listens to proposals to increase earnings from Public Trust lands for the benefit of education and other trust beneficiaries.
Parlette noted the Department of Natural Resources, which Goldmark heads, is part of the Stemilt Partnership, that it's important for the department to engage the partnership and keep the trust of the people.
"I haven't had anyone call and support 450 acres of orchard because it doesn't go along with the partnership plan," Parlette said.
Parlette and Anderson urged Goldmark to consider alternatives to orchard. Anderson said the two sections, along with two other nearby sections Fish and Wildlife recently purchased from DNR, were to remain untouched in the partnership vision.
In an Oct. 15 letter, county commissioners told Goldmark that transfer of the two remaining sections to Fish and Wildlife is instrumental to completing partnership goals and that orchard development was not considered by the partnership or identified as a land use.
The county has gathered $1.7 million in state funds and contributions from the Wenatchee Sportsmen's Association and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to buy 4,000 acres in the watershed from Longview Fibre to preserve water, recreation and wildlife.
Mathison said process is important, that Stemilt Growers has attended four public meetings about its plans, has engaged a wildlife biologist and would be good stewards, balancing needs.
The company would buy and transfer water rights from farther north on the Columbia River and pump water from the river some 3,000 feet up in elevation to the site, he said. Affiliated Kyle Mathison Orchards already pumps water up to nearby Section 10 where it grows cherries on land leased from DNR.
"High elevation cherries are some of the last harvested and a good market opportunity," Mathison said when asked why the land is important to Stemilt. But he also said, "We are not going to plant an orchard outside the collaboration of Stemilt Partnership."
"West says they'll be good stewards but they haven't been of Section 10," said Gordon Goodwin, a Stemilt Hill orchardist.
"There's suppose to be no development in canyon bottoms, but they've built roads, cleared brush, cut trees and built a loading dock," Goodwin said.
The activity of people and equipment during the growing season, hazing of birds and hundreds of people to harvest all would be "devastating" to wildlife, said Jerry Gutzwiler, another resident.
His brother and cherry grower, Norm Gutzwiler, said protecting the watershed is vital not only to wildlife but to orchards already in the larger area.
State Public Disclosure Commission records show Kyle Mathison Orchards, Kyle Mathison, Janice Mathison, Stemilt AgServices and Stemilt Growers gave $7,200 to the Goldmark re-election campaign on Sept. 26, 2012.
Asked what bearing that has in his decision, Goldmark said conservationists donated 10 times that amount and that he listens to everybody.


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Huskers Announce 2014 Schedule
Lincoln, Neb. – Nebraska Head Coach Gary Pepin announced the 2014 Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field schedules on Wednesday. The Huskers will look to add another Big Ten Championship in 2014 after the men's team won the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championship last spring.
NU will host six teams that finished in the top 25 at the 2013 NCAA Championships during the 2014 season. The Huskers will welcome the Central Florida women to the Devaney Center after the Golden Knights finished fifth at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2013. Also coming to the Devaney Center will be SEC power Auburn, Pac-12 frontrunner USC, Big Ten foes Iowa and Illinois (men only) and former Big 12 opponent Kansas State.
Nebraska will open the indoor season by hosting the Nebraska Intrasquad on Friday, Dec. 13 at the Devaney Center. The Huskers will then host the Holiday Inn Invitational on Jan. 17-18 and will participate in the NWU Invitational on Jan. 24.
Nebraska hosts the Mark Colligan Memorial on Saturday, Jan. 25 as Wichita State, UT Arlington and Oral Roberts will all compete at the Devaney Center. The Huskers will then travel to the New Mexico Collegiate Invitational and will compete against Air Force, Arizona State, LSU and New Mexico on Saturday, Feb. 1 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Nebraska returns home to host the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational on Feb. 7-8. This year the Huskers will welcome some of the nation's best to the annual event at the Devaney Center, including Central Florida, Auburn, Iowa, Kansas State, the Illinois men, USC and Colorado State as well as other strong programs.
The Huskers will then hit the road on Feb. 14-15 for the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash., and the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa. NU will close the home indoor season on Friday, Feb. 21 with the Nebraska Tune-Up.
The 2014 Big Ten Indoor Championships will take place Feb. 28 through March 1 in Geneva, Ohio. Nebraska will then travel to Albuquerque, N.M., for the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships March 14-15.
NU opens the 2014 outdoor season on March 28-29 with the Arizona State Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., while the Huskers will also travel to the ESU Spring Open in Emporia, Kan., on March 29. The Huskers will hit the road for the Texas Tech Open on April 5 in Lubbock, Texas, and will return home to host the Nebraska Quad on Saturday, April 12, with South Dakota State, Oral Roberts and Northern Colorado.
The Kansas Relays will take place on April 16-19 in Lawrence, Kan., while the Mt. SAC Relays will also go on at that time in Walnut, Calif.
Nebraska will hold the Pre-Drake Meet on April 23 at Ed Weir Stadium, before heading to the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa., on April 23-26. The Huskers will also compete at the Triton Invitational in San Diego, Calif., on April 25-26. NU will then travel to Iowa City, Iowa, for the Musco Invitational on Saturday, May 3.
The Nebraska Invitational will be on Saturday, May 10, before the Huskers head to the 2014 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in West Lafayette, Ind., on May 16-18.
The Huskers will look for a strong postseason showing at the NCAA Championships Preliminary Round in Fayetteville, Ark., on May 29-31. The NCAA Championships Final Round will be held in Eugene, Ore., on June 11-14.


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MS Ireland's voluntary Branches are primarily run by people with MS and their families. They are governed by an elected committee to organise the activities of the Branch including all the services and fundraising activities. Voluntary Branches work very closely with the regional offices.
The two voluntary Branches below provide local support and services to people and families with MS in their own communities. The work of the Branch depends on the resources it has, the needs of people in the community and the size of the Branch.
Contact the regional office today if you would like to get in touch with your local Branch.
Chairperson: Ms Elsie Ryan
Vice-Chair: Ms Zoe Rigley
Secretary: Ms Jean Woolmington
Treasurer: Ms Martina O Sullivan
Council Delegate: Ms Elsie Ryan
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Vice-Chair: Ms Anne Restan
Secretary: Ms Cathryn Murray
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Treasurer: Mr Gerry Quinlan
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Council Delegate: Ms Anne Restan
Greystone's Scribblers was established in 2009 by MS Ireland's East-Wicklow branch. They recently published their inaugural publication of poetry and short stories, First Flight. This is an inspirational book of well-honed stories that amuse, entertain and sometimes pull at the heart strings. This initiative was facilitated by Carol Boland with financial assistance from the Wicklow County Arts Office and we cannot thank them enough for their support. World MS Day brings the global MS Community together to share stories and raise awareness for everyone affected by MS. Greystone's Scribblers launched First Flight on this day, May 30th, with guest speaker Ava Battles saying "I have read this book cover to cover and some of the stories pulled at the heart strings, while others you simply had to laugh at them. I highly recommend this book to everyone to read". 100% of the profits will go the National MS Care Centre in Bushy Park. It is available to buy in Dubray Books in Bray, Supervalu, Sam McCauleys chemist and the Village Bookshop in Greystones, the Wicklow Bookshop in Wicklow Town, and also from boland-press.ie. You can also buy it online here or call the National office or the MS Care Centre for your copy.
Sunday 17th is Father's Day and this week Keith Byrne describes the joys of being a Dad. Read on for how he's balancing life tasks so he and his family stay healthy and how being open to challenges helps him build resilience while living with MS. Stress can be the catalyst for the onset of many illnesses. Coping with a full-time job, a young baby and a chronic illness all at once can certainly be described as stressful. This is never easy. Particularly when they can all be so demanding at the same time. I'm learning to take a different perspective so the demands don't take over. Being a father to a 17-month-old can often mean restless nights, followed by a long day in the office then home to spend some (brief but) quality time with my son before his bedtime. Only to do it all over again tomorrow. It sounds tough and I suppose at times it is. At least if you apply effort into your work you might get the occasional thanks. Not so with a baby. Bringing things into perspective, the morning and evening times when I get to hang out with Oliver and see him showing off what he's learned is beyond comparison. His latest feat comes when asked "What does the lion say?" and he answers with a big "ROAR!". I couldn't be prouder! I find routine can be the best way to keep stress levels to a minimum. Time is such a precious commodity that it needs to be used wisely. I have yet to master this skill but if you have any tips please do share in the comments section below. Regimented tasks in our house, such as the weekly shop or cleaning floors each night before bed, are of given almost critical importance. And then stress levels rise when routine is broken. Actually, it's helpful just to take a step back, realise that it's not the end of the world and take another view. Once he's happy and healthy, that's the priority. I need make sure his Daddy is happy and healthy too. MS can bring with it pain, fatigue, uncertainty and many other symptoms. Because of this I've started to challenge myself more. I'm almost putting myself in stressful situations so I can learn to cope with it better. Whereas before diagnosis I would have avoided them at all cost. I plan on running the Dublin Half-Marathon in September and now I've also signed up for the Full Dublin marathon in October. For me staying active and eating healthy are just as important as medication when it comes to tackling MS. Keeping a determined and positive mindset will definitely give me a better chance of staying relapse free. It should also help me sustain a happy and healthy lifestyle. Although with MS this is never guaranteed. Those thankless and sleepless nights, were you just feel you can't do anything right for your child, can be testing. Luckily those nights have been few and far between. But they can have a knock-on effect and leave me exhausted throughout the days that follow. Still, those sleepless nights can lead into playful days. Those rosy red cheeks and teary eyes have led to big white teeth. And those cries of frustration at him not being able to say what he wants led to a voice that now says "Dad"; and that means more to me than thanks ever could. I wish every MS Dad a great Father's Day and look forward to reading your comments. Keith has set up a charity page for the marathon for anyone who would like to support him as he raises funds for MS Ireland: https://give.everydayhero.com/ie/half-marathon-for-ms Keith also writes a blog where he shares on his life: https://keifib.wordpress.com/
Next week, 11th to the 17th June, is Carer's Week in Ireland. We're delighted to have Guest Blogger Gemma Donnelly Cox writing about being a Carer and how she balances life in the 'here and now' while also planning for the future. Caring, for me, is about enabling and empowering my husband to live the life of his choosing to his highest potential. Simple, eh? I'm not so sure. Over and over again, I am torn between goals that, at times, conflict. And I'll bet this happens to every carer; maybe not the same goals but tension nevertheless. Currently, the ones that preoccupy me have to do with timing and with attitude. When I say timing, I mean whether to focus on the present or the future. A whole lot of enabling and empowering is about making the most of every day; doing today's work today. Right now, I'm typing this blog and Alexis, my husband, who is quadriplegic with progressive MS, is using voice control software to work on his computer. Our son has just left the house to go bouldering at the climbing gym up the road. We are all enjoying the here and now this afternoon. Much of the time, however, I feel as though my focus is planning for the future, leaving little room for the present. So much thought goes into what I know lies ahead and also to planning for the unknowns. What if Alexis' voice starts to weaken further and he can't use voice control software? Should he be using eye control now, just in case? But what if his eyesight starts to fail? Worries about the future can rob you of 'the now' as you flail around trying to prepare for what might emerge. But if you only stay in 'the now', you could very well end up not being ready when one of these MS issues suddenly rears its head. Right up there with timing is attitude. It seems to me that so much of what is joyous in life is about knowing when things are good, celebrating them and being grateful for them. Like right now blogging about how it feels to be a carer. A lot of the time, however, gratitude for the good things can be in tension with putting mental energy into staying vigilant and being ready to advocate. For example, Alexis was recently invited to a dinner with people who know a lot about MS. I was looking forward to going with him and slacked up on my usual advocacy of making his requirements clear to the hosts. I figured that people in the know would get it right. Wrong. The hosts invited a quadriplegic guest seated in a large wheelchair to a venue where the tables were way too low for his chair. The path to the (too small) space at a table- in the middle of a room, full of seated diners- was impossibly narrow. It does not have to be like that folks! It's hard to be grateful for a nice night out when your husband can't reach the table and your advocating would have made it different. When I feel I'm getting the balance right managing the tension between timing and attitude, I am far happier and more confident in my Carer role. But before I sign off, I'd like to add one more tension, the one that can arise between caring and self-care. During Carer's Week, we're reminded that Superwomen and Supermen stay sharper when they take care of themselves. I was reminded of this back in the autumn when I was away for the weekend by myself (a super duper self-care step) and I came across a young couple in their 20s. The carer in the partnership was a real Wonder Woman. But she was wrecked tired, more tired than I remember being at her age and stage. I had time on my hands and tried to help out. She knew I was up to the job but she simply couldn't let herself stop. Carers, none of us last forever but if you want to be in for the long haul and really make a difference for your loved one, you've got to take care of yourself too. For many carers, I guess that's the hardest thing. Gemma and Alexis Donnelly live in Dublin with their son Finn and Labrador Retriever, Elmo. In 2016, Alexis joined the Scientific Steering Committee of the Progressive MS Alliance. His carers have supported him to fulfil his role in the Alliance. For more on the Progressive MS Alliance and the exceptional work that it does in pursuit of its aim to understand and overcome some of the biggest barriers to treatment development for progressive MS, see www.progressivemsalliance.org
This week Niamh McCarron shares her experience of having MS and working. Read on for her story of working and striving to stay professionally active and financially secure. As I write this blog post I am on my way to a conference for my day job. This is a good example of how my work and MS life are intertwined. I am often "robbing Peter to pay Paul" timewise, energy-wise and pain-wise. The truth is, most people have to work, there are very few of us who have the resources to pack it all in and retire at 30 or 40. For people with MS, I think most of us plan (and hope) to work for as long as we can. Of course as illness progresses, this choice can be taken away from us. I am writing this post from the fortunate position of still being well enough to work,. I've blogged about my MS Fears before. One of the things I am afraid of is having to stop working. I've been working in the same company for more than a decade and have built a solid career for myself. I work hard, I enjoy what I do and I am part of a great team of people. Giving up work would have a massive impact on my household financially, but it would also take away my independence and part of my social life too. I've had to make some adjustments over the years and I've occasionally had to ask work to accommodate me where possible, and reasonable, to do so. Because I was diagnosed while working here, my colleagues have known about my MS as long as I have. I think that has helped. I didn't have to tell them about it, it just became part of me and my life. I understand why others might feel that they can't or don't want to disclose their MS to their workplace. It's a very personal choice to make. For me it would have been an extra layer of pressure to deal with, so I am glad they all know. Plus I am a blabber mouth and have blogs all over the place. It's not exactly something I can hide at this stage! In 2016 MS Ireland launched a set of Employment Resources to support people with MS and their employers. I encourage people to have a read through them, particularly if you are considering disclosing your MS at work. There are some great tips from others with MS as well as practical advice on what you can reasonably expect from your employer (and what an employer can do in terms of reasonable accommodation for a member of staff with MS). I also think it's great to highlight that so many of us are working away in our chosen jobs. MS doesn't always mean the end of life as we know it. I plan to still be here in the next 10 years, hitting the snooze button for "just 2 more minutes" and dashing about the place trying to juggle work, home and other commitments. I'm determined to try, for as long as possible! Links to Employment resources: https://www.ms-society.ie/blog-articles/2015-launch-of-employment-resources Working With MS - Employment Resource for People With Multiple Sclerosis Working Out MS in the Workplace - A Practical Toolkit for Employers Multiple Sclerosis and Employment - Facts and Figures
'Making Ireland the Best Place to do Multiple Sclerosis Research' Report Sets Out Next Steps for the Improved Access to Treatments and Novel Therapeutics To mark World MS Day on 30 May 2018, MS Ireland, supported by Novartis, will launch a new report which is intended to help create an MS research landscape that will put Ireland at the forefront of MS research, innovation and therapeutic application.[i] The report aims to support researchers and provide people with MS and the public with a better understanding of the research process and ongoing research. Some of the recommendations include the establishment of an MS Research Community, improved data and information sharing, greater involvement of people living with MS, potential funding models, and improved dissemination of research findings. The community will help overcome obstacles to research such as gathering samples, establishing a biobank and a patient register. The report defines a number of key asks as follows: Creation of a Facebook Workplace platform where researchers can contact each other, share information and seek opportunities for collaboration; Establishment of a Public Patient Involvement (PPI) network of people with MS who researchers can contact for assistance with designing studies and grant applications; Raising awareness with researchers that MS Ireland is available to partner on funding applications; Seek opportunities with academia and industry to establish an MS registry; Increasing state investment in medical research, including increasing funding for the Medical Research Charities Group and the Health Research Board Joint Funding Scheme for medical research charities; Establishment of an MS patient registry and the development of a national policy framework and infrastructure for the development and maintenance of patient registries; Prioritising implementation of The Health Information & Patient Safety Bill and The Human Tissue Bill. "Given the prevalence of MS here, Ireland should be leading the way in MS research. The report launched today gives us a blueprint of what needs to be done," says Ava Battles, CEO of MS Ireland. "As a first step, we want to establish an MS research community collective to bolster Ireland's current research strengths to obtain more funding and improve research visibility. While the top priorities in MS research are currently being addressed, this could be done better if the MS community addressed them as a collective." Dr Claire McCoy, RCSI, said, "Research offers people living with MS real hope for improvement both in their treatment but also in their quality of life. I am delighted to support MS Ireland in speaking at their public meeting that will help bring people up to date with progress that is being made. The report also lays out a clear pathway that will help to overcome some of the issues that have been faced and I would urge people working in the treatment of MS to get involved as the recommendations are rolled out." Commenting on the launch of the report, Loretto Callaghan, General Manager & Country President, Novartis Ireland said, "We are committed to working with MS Ireland to help raise awareness on the importance of research. Research plays a major role in progress so understanding the barriers that exist is the first step in devising a plan that will help to overcome these issues in the future. We believe that Ireland can become a leader in MS research and look forward to collaborating further with MS Ireland to deliver the recommendations of the 'Making Ireland the Best Place to do Multiple Sclerosis Research' report." This report was compiled following a meeting with a mix of stakeholders interested in MS research in Ireland, including patients, doctors, scientists and nurses and was facilitated by Novartis Ireland in November 2017.
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text: This window display sits outside of the RSVP Joy Toys locale, 440 Locust St., Chillicothe. RSVP volunteer Kay Potter came up with the idea for the display, and called Dave Keller of Country Carpets and Furniture about donating new carpeting for the area. Steve Hacker, of Hacker Flooring, installed the carpeting for free. Potter did the remainer of the decorating. Persons can still donate to the 2012 Joy Toys effort, to provide Christmas gifts for under-priviledged children, by donating new or gently-used toys, bicycles, and tricycles, or monetary donations for batteries and bike parts. Monetary donations may be mailed to RSVP Joy Toys, P.O. Box 445, Chillicothe, and toy and bike dropoffs may be made at the 440 Locust location, Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Arrangements can be made to pick up donations by calling 660-646-0010.


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The Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) joins a grateful Nation to celebrate National Volunteer Week, April 21-27.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service (VAVS) joins a grateful Nation to celebrate National Volunteer Week, April 21-27.
"Volunteers are invaluable and they mean so much to our organization," said St. Cloud VA Volunteer Coordinator Dennis Erie. "They are an irreplaceable part of the care and services provided to our Veterans."
In Montevideo, volunteer opportunities in service to Veterans are available at the VA clinic. Clinic Coordinator Michelle Thein is highlighting the service of two local volunteers during this year's volunteer celebration.
Thein writes:
"I would like to recognize Lyle Henning and Mary Huntley for their outstanding service and dedication to the Montevideo VA Clinic. Volunteers are an essential part of this health care team and we truly appreciate their commitment to our organization.
During an inaugural information gathering in 2002, Lyle Henning made a commitment to volunteer at our clinic. He has continued to serve the Montevideo CBOC ever since.
According to Lyle, he is the "Self-appointed Unofficial Magazine Censor," the "TV News Selector," and the "Waiting Room Chair Arranger." However, we know he does so much more! When Veterans walk in the clinic, he is quick to greet them and offer assistance. Whether it is offering coffee, cookies, directions to the nearest restaurant, or that big contagious smile of his, Lyle is responsive to the needs of our Veterans and the clinic. Any time we need assistance with an outreach event, Lyle is right there lending a hand.
Lyle once told me, "Volunteering by definition, is doing something for someone without reward. That's good enough for me!" Our conversation continued and I asked why he chose to volunteer here. He listed the following reasons: (1) Veterans are important for what they did. (2) Deployed military are important for what they do. (3) Recruits are important for what they'll become. (4) All are important because they're people.
Mary Huntley was also part of the original group of volunteers and has been volunteering in our clinic for the past 10 years. For the last six years, she has served as the Volunteer Coordinator to complete schedules, coordinate assignments, and track volunteer hours. Mary is always eager and willing to take on new volunteer assignments and help recruit other volunteers for various opportunities throughout the year. Mary provides great support to clinic operations. Whether folding letters and stuffing envelopes or making phone calls to Veterans, she helps staff without hesitation. Always smiling, Mary is our unofficial Welcome Committee. The patients and their families love seeing her as she makes them feel comfortable in the waiting room.
Lyle and Mary, we thank you for your selfless service and continued dedication to the Montevideo VA clinic and our community."
Thein adds that three other regular volunteers deserve mention as well, including Bill Homan, Wanda Heath, and Delores Sandberg—thanks for all you do!
Volunteer opportunities are available at the Montevideo VA Clinic. Contact Dennis Erie at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System at 320-255-6365.


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In November, recycling in our beautiful city increased by almost 45%. That is huge! Cedar Key is now making money on the tipping fees. When asked why, it could possibly be the efforts of our group to EDUCATE, FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE our businesses to both participate in recycling and to capture more recycle material. Businesses in Florida produce about 2/3's of all waste, so it made sense to concentrate our efforts on businesses.
Working through the Chamber of Commerce, we held an open forum for members, specifically targeting lodging establishments and restaurants. The intent was to clear up misinformation, the lack of information and to educate. We have been doing follow-up visits with the businesses. Once they are shown that recycling is the right thing to do and that they can save money, it all falls into place.
Two businesses were interviewed this week to see what their recycling experience has been. Brian and Darlene Skarupski, owners of the Cedar Key Market and the Big Deck, were asked what they thought of the recycle program. My conversation went like this:
Brian: "Well, in the beginning I wasn't into this recycling stuff, never thought about it. Due to the efforts of the.... What is the name of your group?"
Tom: "The Energy Advisory Panel."
Brian: Yes, that's it, Well, because of that group, we recy- cle about all of our cardboard at The Market and at the Big Deck we recycle cardboard, metal and glass."
Tom: "Are you saving money?"
Brian: "We are saving money. It is one of the few things that government has done where I can actually save money instead of having it cost me more money!"
Jay and Connie Edge, owners of the Black Dog Bar and Table were asked if they are participating in the recycling program. Here is my conversation with Jay and Connie.
Jay and Connie: "Yes, we started recycling the beginning of December."
Tom: "How is it going?"
Jay and Connie: "We are recycling much more than we throw away and there is definitely a cost savings."
Tom: "Do you have any comments for other business owners?"
Jay and Connie: "We would like to see everyone recy- cling. The success of this program could be another market- ing tool for Cedar Key."
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got my double yesterday, this thing is awsome, time to collect funds for a single now! beautiful mill work on the grips as well! cant wait to send this in for ano, thanks again Luke...Great work as always!
got my double yesterday, this thing is awsome, time to collect funds for a single now! beautiful mill work on the grips as well! cant wait to send this in for ano, thanks again Luke...Great work as always!
Can u please send me an invoice for a single trigger frame with the agd lion grips? Thanks.
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man this frame is beautiful!!! and the grips r awesome!!!
These still available? I'd like to get a double trigger, with acis trigger and the lion logos engraved if they are.
Will PM invoice.
Played with the frame today. Great quality, works perfectly and is super comfortable. Thank you.
Everything about this frame looks outstanding when polished and anodized.
dude! yes! that whole thing looks excellent.
Sweet! Looks great, thanks for the picture.
Got mine in today!!!
Also incase anybody is trying to see how it would compare to a CCM 86* frame here is 2 pictures with them on top of each other. The frames were lined up with the tops of the frames even.
Luke you did an amazing job, the frame is very comfortable.
As soon as I get the funds one of these will be mine lol Nice work!
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Luke, you've got some outstanding machine skills. Well done sir!
I want to purchase this frame, but I need wrap-around grips. What kind of wrap-around grips would work for this frame? If I can't find anything, it looks like I'll have to stick with the intelliframe; which I'd still send to you for machine work.
These frames are not designed for use with any warp around grips, sorry.
I didn't see this asked so...is this frame ep convertible? Possibly sleeper ep frame? Yes no? Would be awesome if it all fit in the frame.
A pneumag platform is the intent, I don't know of anyone that has completed one.
Ah, I see. You got any of these vert frames left? I'm looking to pick up a double finger frame once I can scrounge up the money. If there are some left, expect a pm in the future.
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There are only a few of each left.
Alright thanks for the help.
Thank you.
I just recieved my frame today and put it on my dallara.
Here are the first pics
I'll post others when it will be ready to go to the field !
^ Hoooot! And the one above it too... well done to both of you!
Oh yes the Tot's one is superb (like all the Michael's mags !).
I like the look of the Airgun Designs Logo with its colour different of the one of the grip. I didn't even know it was possible !


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text: After climbing Mount Dana in the morning, we drove to Tuolumne Meadows and set out for Vogelsang Peak. It was a gorgeous afternoon with beautiful cloud formations and comfortable temperatures for running. The trail up to Tuolumne Pass is great for running with few impediments and a gradual ascent. From Tuolumne Pass we encountered some snow along the trail up to the Vogelsang High Sierra Camp which was closed for the season although a ranger was still present. From the High Sierra Camp we continued up over slabs to picturesque Vogelsang Lake. Just above the lake the off-trail portion of the climb to the summit of Vogelsang Peak commences. This climb is typically very straightforward but considerable snow from the storm a couple weeks ago made some sections more interesting. Vogelsang is in a unique position to the west of the Cathedral Range crest so there is a great view of Mount Maclure, Mount Lyell, and Florence Peak. In addition, the Clark Range to the southwest can viewed in its entirety and Half Dome looms large to the northwest. Round trip was just over 5 hours. More photos here.


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