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Filer's Files
By George Filer
MUFON Eastern Region Director
February 12, 2003
George Filer: firstname.lastname@example.com
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The purpose of these files is to report the UFO eyewitness and photo/video evidence that occurs on a daily basis around the world and in space. This report includes an: Unidentified object near Shuttle Columbia, Connecticut green object lights up sky brighter than day, New Jersey dancing lights, Virginia morphing spheres in a chemtrail, Florida huge daylight disc seen, Texas green or purple plasma near Shuttle, Montana glowing object appears to be balloon, California red orbs sighted with chemtrails, Oregon stationary, fairly large saucer with rotating lights spotted, Washington sightings continue, Peru UFO sighted, England rotating lights, Netherlands red lights, Malaysia high speed disk, and Australian UFOs. My sponsor's anti-aging nutritional products can help you live longer and healthier lives. Filer.unfranchise.com
TEXAS -- The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in flames over Texas on February 1, 2002, after it was hit by a mysterious purple or green streak or object that is shown hitting the Columbia. NASA reports that there were no indications of ice on the Shuttle prior to lift off in 60-degree weather and that every square inch of the Shuttle was examined prior to lift off. They have essentially ruled out ice as the cause of the disaster. There is also the story that a couple of pounds of foam insulation broke off the shuttle booster tank during launch and may have damaged the left wing. It seems the light weight of the insulation would make any damage to the shuttle minimal. Video that I have seen shows a powerful electrical plasma or lightning-like strike that causes significant damage to the left wing and the tail of the Shuttle.
We do not know what caused the electrical plasma strike but this has happened before on several occasions. UFOs have been filmed launching similar electrical strikes at US missiles. The electrical charge may be caused by unknown high level electrical phenomenon that caused an imbalance between the earth's electrosphere and the Shuttle.
It is, also, remotely possible that terrorists have obtained the Physics International electrical beam weapons. The Air Force reports picking up an unknown flying object moving away from the Shuttle as it disintegrated over Texas. Six Americans and Israel's first astronaut lost their lives. People reported hearing "a big bang" at about 9 AM, as the Shuttle reentered the atmosphere and was operating normally at an altitude of 207,000 feet traveling at 12,500 mph. High-resolution images taken from a ground-based Air Force tracking camera in southwestern US show serious structural damage to the inboard leading edge of Columbia's left wing, as the crippled Shuttle flew overhead about 60 sec. before the vehicle broke up. The images, under analysis at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, show a jagged edge on the left inboard wing structure near where the wing begins to intersect the fuselage. They also show the Shuttle's right aft yaw thrusters firing, trying to correct the vehicle's attitude that was being adversely affected by the left wing damage. Columbia's fuselage and right wing appear normal. Unlike the damaged and jagged left wing section, the right wing appears smooth along its entire length. The imagery is consistent with telemetry.
NASA is now considering the Red Sprite or Blue Jets phenomena, that generally travel up from thunder clouds into space. However, no bad weather was reported over the Western US. An expert in high-atmospheric physics at Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico says it is not likely that the electrical phenomenon has anything to do with the Columbia accident, but that it needs to be studied. "In the shuttle's final eight minutes, the morning of Feb. 1, temperatures surged in the left landing gear compartment, and the brake lines began overheating one by one. Sensors began showing overheating across other areas of the left wing and adjoining fuselage. Then Mission Control lost all contact.
ATKINS -- The Director of NUFORC, Peter Davenport spoke with an eyewitness to the Shuttle disaster, who reports that both he and his grandchildren had witnessed a green, self-luminous object move toward the Space Shuttle very quickly, seemingly from the southwest, as the Shuttle streaked across the Texas sky. The witness estimated that they first noticed the object an estimated two seconds after they had first witnessed the Shuttle in the sky to the northwest and just prior to the shuttle's explosion. He was there with his grandchildren watching for Columbia's re-entry and watched as it crossed from horizon to horizon and I can't imagine having a better overall vantage point than the spot where we stood. I saw...green light, explosion, sonic boom, etc.
The witness writes, "On May 23'rd, 1959 I had a very "up close and personal" encounter with two UFOs." Since that time I've had sort of a "been there, done that" attitude regarding UFO's. I don't try to convince anyone one way or the other, but I'm always very irritated when, through someone's stupidity, the idea that we are being visited by extra-terrestrials is "debunked." Which brings me to the green light and the Shuttle. We now know that pieces of tile were being ripped off Columbia over the west coast, and of course that would be most people's explanation for the green light. I wish I could rationalize the light away with the tile theory. I've tried. But I can't get my mind around this thing for several reasons. Why was it at such a great distance from Columbia? Why was it closing the gap between itself and the shuttle? What could have come off Columbia at that point that would burn such a bright, unremitting green? And most importantly, why wasn't the green object leaving a smoke trail? My eight year old grandson said it all when he asked, "Grandpa what's that green light following the shuttle?"
In any case you probably see where I'm going with this. This is a terrible tragedy for a lot of people and the world as a whole. People are not in the mood for, what they would no doubt consider a quack, coming out of the woodwork. So my question to you Peter is...do we say a whole lot about this now? Or anything at all for that matter? It could cause emotional pain to many people and badly damage Ufology.
It occurs to me at this exact moment that you might think I'm a nut case. So for the "unofficial" record I'll tell you this: Although I don't have a clue what the green object was, I don't believe for a second that it was anything from the shuttle. With that little bit of bravado I'll close. Let me know what you want me to do now. Let me know, too, if anyone else has reported anything similar to what I've told you. Misery likes company you know. God bless you and yours.
CNN and radio (700 WLW) reports that, "The Air Force reported tracking an "object" moving alongside Columbia on January 17, 2003, one day and 20 minutes into the mission.while the shuttle was still in space. They said it "may" have been a piece of the shuttle, but they don't know yet. NASA officials confirmed that military radar at Eglin Air Force Base spotted a mysterious object near Columbia The object moved away from the Shuttle at 10 miles per hour.
During the first few hours of the coverage of the disaster released video showed an object following the Shuttle about an estimated thousand feet behind the Shuttle that seemed to launch a bolt of lightning like plasma toward the Shuttle.
David Perlman of The San Francisco Chronicle viewed the photos later that night, and on Sunday, the Chronicle reported an electrified discharge seen around the track of the shuttle's passage. "They clearly record an electrical discharge like a lightning bolt flashing past," said the photographer. NASA dispatched former shuttle astronaut Tammy Jernigan to acquire the camera. A Chronicle reporter was present when Jernigan arrived. "It certainly appears very anomalous," she said. "We sure will be very interested in taking a very hard look at this." In the critical shot, a glowing purple rope of light corkscrews down toward the plasma trail, appears to pass behind it, then cuts sharply toward it from below. As it merges with the plasma trail, the streak itself brightens for a distance, then fades. The pictures, taken with a Nikon-880 digital camera on a tripod, reveal what appear to be bright electrical phenomena flashing around the track of the shuttle's passage. Thanks to: SAN FRANCISCO (Chronicle) - 02-Feb-03 Photos show odd images near shuttle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? f=/c/a/2003/02/02/MN221641.DTL
DALLAS - Another viewer writes, "While watching the news on CNN Saturday morning about the explosion of the Shuttle, CNN showed a video of the Shuttle coming in from a front view. In the video the shuttle is coming from the left top hand of the screen downwards towards the right. There was a cloud in front of it with the sun reflecting on it making it glow, all of a sudden from the bottom left hand corner of the screen, dark shaped objects zipped upwards across the sky towards the right hand corner. It was moving quite fast and disappeared in seconds. My 14 year old son and I looked at each other and both said at the same time "What the heck was that?" We watched all day long for them to show the particular clip again, but the never did. It was very clear to us and we are wondering why it was never shown again.
Editor's Note: Filer's Files has been reporting plasma and UFO objects in our skies for the last six years. NASA has essentially ruled out ice as the cause of the Shuttle failure. Jeff Challender, who regularly monitors Shuttle video, has produced videos of hundreds of anomalous objects in space. NASA has repeatedly denied these objects and called them ice. UFOs exist and the Shuttle disaster may prove it. My hundred colleagues in the Disclosure Project which include high ranking military officers, FAA, and NASA personnel are prepared to testify on the reality of UFOs. In my opinion, launch tile damage did not cause the disaster. Both video and eyewitness testimony proves other forces were involved. Similar plasma like objects are reported in our skies thousands of times each year. We have suggested hundreds of times that UFO research is needed. Some UFO sightings may be plasmas that the eye and brain interpret as solid craft. Many eyewitnesses also report that plasma like objects when they slow down become craft. An object moving through space at 100,000 miles per hour and faster would glow and appear as a plasma. Objects entering the atmosphere also glow. I speculate the world has witnessed an encounter with a UFO that ended in disaster. Both NASA and military personnel have told me, these unidentified objects are regularly tracked on thier radars.
The electrical discharge appeared to come from an object that moved in behind the Shuttle that was flying at 12,500 mph. This may indicate a UFO was involved since an unidentified object caught up to the Shuttle and seemed to launch the electrical discharge . Space debris is an unlikely to have been the cause of this electrical discharge. The damage appears to have been caused at the 200,000 to 300,000 foot level. Watch for any release of data on metal fragments. Several mysterious aircraft accidents with the cause in question involve impacts with unidentified metal fragments. I suggest the NASA Accident Investigation Board needs a UFO expert to help sort out the cause of the disaster.
FARMINGTON -- This is the first time anything so strange has happened to me. I was out walking my dogs in the back yard, when, as I looked toward the treetops, a huge, intensely colored neon-green sphere was slowly rising. Once it got above the tops of the trees, and was completely visible, it quickly shot upward even more, and within a matter of seconds had moved from one side of the sky to the opposite, leaving behind it a distinct crackling sound, much as a jet leaves a sound trail. For the duration of this experience, the entire sky lit up neon green, and was, as I describe, brighter than day. I could see everything, and given the circumstances, thought we were being bombed. Once everything was back to normal, and the object was no longer visible, I could see flickering trails that were the same color as the UFO disappearing almost as quickly as they were able to be seen. This all happened within a matter of seconds. As I went back inside to tell my family, there had been reports of transformers blowing around the county, and a wire down on a nearby street. I know what I saw, and I've never seen or heard of anything that comes close to being like it, the entire sky was brightened even brighter than normal daylight. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC
ESSEX FELLS --On February 8, 2003, at 3 PM, the witness was looking out the window, and noticed an airliner in the Newark Airport landing pattern. He states, "My attention was drawn to two points of light that were following the airliner, at a much higher altitude. The lights circled, flew straight then circled each other, and then disappeared. A third light joined in the dance. All were fading in and out and displaying unusual changes in motion. I called to my son Christopher to come and see if he saw them and he did. We both watched as the points of light continued to circle each other, disappear, and reappear again slightly different points in the sky. We both watched, and the lights moved towards each other, were gone, back, etc. The objects brightened at times, pulsing, and disappeared throughout the observation. One last point of light, appearing farther distant than the others moved eastward and disappeared. The elapsed time was about four minutes. At first I thought what I was seeing was some refraction in the window I was looking through, but after calling my son who had a slightly different perspective and was seeing the same thing, Thanks to MUFON Headquarters and WUFOD, email@example.com
BURKE -- At about 1 PM, on January 31, 2003, witnesses report heavy chemtrail activity. The witness reports, "I was outside, camcorder in hand filming the chemtrails and after five minutes of taping I saw what I thought was a passenger jet, flying through a chemtrail. I rolled tape on it, for about 30 seconds. It first looked like the sun reflecting off the wings of a jet. When I reviewed what I taped, I was astounded to see 4 or 5 rotating spheres traveling in a straight line within the chemtrails. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC
MIAMI -- I went out to look on February 3, 2003, because my sister called me, and I saw it just over the city horizon towards the south. It was moving slowly from west to east, after almost three minutes at 6:45 PM, it disappeared because of the trees and the houses. It was very big almost like a Zeppelin, but I think it was not one. It reminded me of a mother ship not like the small ones that you see in pictures. It had lights all over, blinking lights, but not very bright. Later, after 20 or 25 minutes it came back in the opposite direction, but it was farther away.
Editor's Note: I was at a conference in Miami, but missed it.
PINELLAS PARK - On January 31, 2003, at 5:45 AM, I had noticed how big Venus appeared to be, and had called my wife outside to show her. She was getting ready for work, and she happened to look west and yelled for me to look. I turned just in time to see a bright round object descending at a steep angle from north to south across the western sky. It appeared to be very large and changed colors from purple to green to red to yellow and finally to white as it disappeared behind the trees. We live a short distance from the coast, and from my estimation it landed/crashed into the Gulf of Mexico somewhere West of the Tampa Bay area
ORCHID ISLAND -- I am a security guard for an exclusive gated community and a retired police officer that is inherently skeptic about most non factual things. This is my first known sighting. I was on the Oceanside of the beach club on January 31, 2003, at 11:30 PM, checking the club's beach access boardwalk. I routinely look up and down the beach for small boats or boats out in the ocean because there is a lot of drug smuggling along what is know as the Treasure Coast. It was clear and the sky was full of stars. I saw a light on the horizon of the ocean, almost due east. At first I thought it was a fishing boat out on the Gulf Stream. However, I noticed the light seemed a little high off the horizon for the mast of a fishing boat. It was pitch black out there and all of a sudden, the light shot up into the sky going very high. It looked like an amber star, a small star or one that is very far away. Of course, I was astonished and began observing it. It appeared to be stationary in the sky then all of a sudden it would move right, then left, and made loops like a helicopter. This went on for a while so I went back to my cruiser and got out the 10X binoculars and this object emitted it's own source of light and had red areas on it's surface and was oval in shape. I had another officer observe the object and he said, "That thing is dancing." I locked my arms in a bipod position holding the binoculars in one position. The object would move out of my field of view and come back. The next two nights I saw the object in the eastern sky 45 degrees above the horizon. The third night I, also, noticed one, maybe two more objects at the same altitude that looked like the first object. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC
BILLINGS - The object looked like a balloon caught in a tree on January 3, 2003, that glowed and seemed to be illuminated by the light of the moon (clear night but only a crescent moon). The object moved across to the other side of the tree 6:20 PM. It really looked like a glowing balloon. The object then moved away and actually was not near the tree. The object then appeared to be a more oval shape with a reddish/white light appearance. The object was just above the ground, moved upward to the east and reached an altitude of several thousand feet, like an airliner. The object then moved fast towards the east at the altitude of a commercial jet, but then it disappeared to the SE at high speed. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC
GILBERT -- The witness says, "I was out driving with my infant son and wife at 8 PM on January 23. 2002, heading west on Elliot Road when I saw an orange halogen colored light hovering in the southwest horizon." It appeared to me to be at least 10 miles away. It hovered and flickered (like a flare) for eleven minutes then burned out. That was the only one that I saw. I concluded the light was hovering over Chandler Municipal Airport. NUFORC
SAN RAFAEL -- While driving north on January 24. 2002, CA Highway 101, at 11:35 PM, my companion and I noticed an object in the sky with very unusual lights on it. The craft was larger than a commercial airliner, flying at a low altitude and did not appear to be moving. It was hovering just west of the highway. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC
BEND -- The witness reports seeing a disc with rotating colored lights at 2 AM on January 28, 2003, in the southwest skies in the direction of Mount Bachelor. We watched it for 15 minutes until it dropped below the rooftop line of our neighbor's house. There was one single disc/saucer that was dropping in altitude and moving away during a fifteen-minute period. It was as if it was going sideways as it did get smaller and did drop in altitude a little. It was fairly large as seen at a distance, and had a rotating outer circle of lights that would change colors from green, to all red, to all blue and to all white. Most of the time, they were all red, or all green as it rotated. With binoculars it appeared to be a white thin undefined mass with some sort of field that made it unobservable. I am 49 years old and a professional and my 20-year-old son is a college student, who originally spotted it. Thanks to Peter Davenport. NUFORC
EVERETT - The witness reports, "As I was riding home from work in the cab last night at 3:20 AM, on January 21, 2003, something caught my eye... a big black ball, hovering in the sky that looked like a pitch-black moon." It wasn't emitting any light or reflection whatsoever, only a single small white light underneath. I couldn't tell if it was flat, or spherical; or the size, because I wasn't quite sure how far away it was. It was too big to be a balloon, too still, and too perfectly round. It was really foggy out, so I'm surprised I could see it at all. I couldn't see anything else, not even the stars. As we drove away, it stayed in place, and didn't follow like the moon does. It appeared to be rising up, out of sight. Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC
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WINNIPEG, MB -- I was on my balcony having a smoke, on January 24. 2002, at 9:00 PM, and happened to see three objects moving south across the sky in a triangle formation, and rotating around each other. Then a fourth appeared and they broke formation. Then two disappeared and there was only two left. I called my brother to come look and to my surprise; they kept coming, first one at a time, then four at a time, then six. All together I counted sixteen headed south. They looked like fireworks at first, when they took off strait up in the air. I knew they were not fireworks, but might be jets. But no sound of jet engines could be heard, even at the time when there were six in the sky at one time. There was also a single engine airplane that seemed to be trying to chase the objects.
HOUSTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Brian Vike reports: A couple of days ago, I reported that a Camphor Sawmill employee witnessed three blue/white lights in a triangular shape flying low over him. The object moved very quickly and disappeared over a mountain on February 3, 2003, at 8:10 AM.
Brian found a second witness to the sighting who works for Houston Forest Products, and was operating a heavy machine in the log yard when an "extremely" bright yellow/orange light caught his attention. The light was coming from the northern side of Pea Cock Mountain. There was a low lying fog in the valley that morning and there was an intense bright light over it on an object larger than a helicopter. The object at a distance of two kilometers on Pea Cock Mountain on a logged off area, that sat either hovering, or "sat on the ground" for about 40 seconds. The light was gray/white with changing color, as if it was translucent (almost as if it was flickering in and out). The craft was oval in shape with this bright yellow/orange light dead center at the bottom. It rose up only a little, and flew south heading to the top of Pea Cock Mountain. But before it even came close to the top of the mountain, it completely disappeared or just blinked out. Computer image at: http://www.geocities.com/ufologia_canadiana/BritishColumbiasightings2003.html
PUCALLPA -- An unidentified flying object was reported on January 13, 2003, by a functionary of Aeropantanal, a private corporation. Alberto Santiva Panduro, an employee of the airline, claims having seen the UFO in the morning when the skies were "completely clear." He added that the unknown object was heading south, adding that during that same week, he had seen another similar object in the northern reaches of the Peruvian community. Thanks to: Institute of Hispanic Ufology Translation (C) 2003. PlanetaUFO. Rastreador News
STOKE-ON-TRENT -- On January 24. 2002, at 3:20 PM, my husband a 100% life long skeptic, awakened me to see the unusual sight quite high above the horizon. Surely, it was viewed by drivers on M-6 motorway, due to its height. I think that the lights of the craft or possibly each light was a craft flying in formation took on a larger (than the actual light source) hazy glow. The sighting consisted of twelve outer circle/oval light formations with an inner circle of approximately five light formations. The lights rotated repeatedly all together first in a clockwise manner and then counter clockwise for about five seconds each way. I actually felt afraid, since I have children and it seemed huge or perhaps many craft quite near. A couple minutes later we looked and it had gone. My feeling is that it was one craft, because it moved totally as one, but it could have been many. I felt it was not of this Earth's technology. I am an accountant property manager and my husband is an engineer/businessman. NUFORC
KROMMENIE -- Just before I went to sleep on January 30, 2003, I closed the ventilation hatch at 10:33 PM, and observed a light which was hovering over a couple of houses in the distance. This light was colored red and hovered for about a minute. When I grabbed my binoculars to take a closer look, the object was gone. I observed the object move east for about three minutes and I couldn't see it any more. I stayed up the rest of the night to see if the object came back, but this did not happen. The next day I checked with the residents where I spotted the object, but they had not observed any thing but they did hear a long lasting loud rumbling noise. They did not pay any attention to it because they thought it was an old Russian airliner landing
VOORBURG - At 2 AM on January 28, 2003, a small red object was sighted within the atmosphere flying very fast and turning around easily.
PENANG -- My wife and I live in an apartment building. It was around 12:45 AM, on Saturday morning, February 1, 2003, I was surfing the net when there was a blackout so, I went to the balcony and noticed a few objects with yellow-redish color lights in the sky. There were five or six of them moving very slowly and almost static. I awakened my wife to, also, see the event. When we went back to the balcony, more of the same objects appeared. There were twelve objects moving slowly to the left and they flew aound for 10 to 15 minutes before slowly disappearing. I don't think the objects were commercial flights or air-force flights. Maybe they are UFO's? Thanks to Peter Davenport NUFORC
SYDNEY --I was looking out side our window at 8:45 PM on January 17, 2003, and saw in the distance a small shape flashing white across the sky. At first I thought it was a plane but the whole thing was flashing red. I thought this was a bit strange, so I got up to have a better look. Still moving left, it changed to a really bright white color and it was about four times bigger. I don't know if the actual craft changed shape, but this could certainly not be a plane. After a few seconds, it was flashing white in the smaller form and turned direction and headed to the right. Planes cannot change direction so abruptly. Then it headed diagonally down and to the left and flash red again. I lost sight of it because of the trees blocked our view.
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Nairobi is still recovering from the abortive coup launched by the Kenya Air Force on Sunday, which was crushed by the Kenya Army and police forces.
The streets of Nairobi are a shambles after a looting rampage that took place during the breakdown of law and order. Storefronts have been vandalized and shop windows smashed.
But even as shopkeepers are clearing away the trash and trying to board up shattered windows, there are signs of deeper scars in this once peaceful East African country. On Tuesday, a newspaper editorial said, ''The open rebellion by the Kenya Air Force will not be forgotten easily. It will leave a permanent scar on the political life of the nation.''
Government security forces are trying to solve the mystery of who was behind the attempted coup by the Kenyan Air Force. Government sources quoted by the Daily Nation Tuesday said the rebel leader was a Colonel Mwanthi, the officer commanding the Air Force base at Embakasi, close to Nairobi airport.
Two other Air Force bases were involved as well - Eastleigh and the big base in the north, Nanyuki, where Kenya's American F-5 fighter squadron is stationed, with American instructors.
In addition to sending Air Force troops to take Nairobi, planes bombed the headquarters of Kenya's crack paramilitary general service unit on the outskirts of the city, killing an unknown number of people.
The attempted coup also involved the capture of the Nairobi radio station. Rebels held it for four hours, before the station was recaptured by loyal troops in a bloody battle.
By about lunch time on Sunday the radio, again in government hands, was broadcasting that the Army was in full control and the abortive coup was over.
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More than 1,000 Air Force officers and men are being held for interrogation. Hundreds have disappeared into the deep Kenyan bush to escape arrest.
The government is obviously shattered by the intervention of the Kenya Air Force, until now regarded as perhaps the most loyal of the armed forces.
Today the government appealed to shopkeepers to open their shops so people can buy provisions. But many shops have been emptied of goods.
The damage, it is estimated, runs into tens of millions, and it is doubtful whether there is enough glass in Kenya to repair windows. Businessmen say the attempted coup has set the country back years economically after signs of recovery were appearing.
While the radio was in rebel hands, the government was accused of corruption by ''a few greedy and irresponsible bandits - a gang of local tyrants.'' It appeared that the Air Force was arming dissident university students, some of whom were heard on the radio supporting wholeheartedly and unconditionally ''the August 1 revolution.'' On Monday, the government closed the university.
The attempted coup came after a government campaign against suspected Marxist dissidents at the university and elsewhere in which seven were detained, including four university lecturers.


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NOTICE: This opinion is subject to motions for rehearing under Rule 22 as well as formal revision before publication in the New Hampshire Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Clerk/Reporter, Supreme Court of New Hampshire, Supreme Court Building, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, of any errors in order that corrections may be made before the opinion goes to press. Opinions are available on the Internet by 9:00 a.m. on the morning of their release. The direct address of the court's home page is: http://www.state.nh.us/courts/supreme.htm
Merrimack County Probate Court
No. 98-286
In re RICHARD A.
April 18, 2001
Philip T. McLaughlin, attorney general (Mary E. Schwarzer, attorney, on the brief and orally), for the State.
Tony F. Soltani, of Epsom, by brief and orally, for the respondent.
DUGGAN, J. After a hearing before the Merrimack County Probate Court (Hampe, J.), the respondent, Richard A., was involuntarily admitted to New Hampshire Hospital. On appeal, the respondent asks us to determine whether an attorney appointed to represent an indigent client in an involuntary commitment proceeding under RSA chapter 135-C (1996 & Supp. 1997) must pursue an appeal on behalf of the client when the attorney has concluded that the appeal is frivolous but the client insists on an appeal. We hold that, although an indigent respondent appealing a civil involuntary admission is not entitled to the full extent of the procedures accorded a criminal appellant, certain procedural protections are warranted.
On December 14, 1997, the respondent was admitted to New Hampshire Hospital on an involuntary emergency admission petition. See RSA 135-C:27, :32 (1996). Thereafter, New Hampshire Hospital filed a petition seeking the respondent's involuntary admission. See RSA 135-C:34-:54 (1996). Counsel was appointed to represent the respondent. See RSA 135-C:22 (1996).
On January 6, 1998, the court held a hearing on the petition. A court-appointed psychiatrist certified that the respondent suffered from a "severe psychotic illness" which constituted "a mental illness within the meaning of [RSA chapter 135-C]." He noted that the respondent had been admitted in December 1997 after barricading himself in a room with a hatchet. The psychiatrist found the respondent to be delusional and recounted the respondents statements that he intended to swallow coins in order to force medical personnel to x-ray him, whereupon, he asserted, they would discover the monitors and transmitters the FBI had implanted in his body. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court ordered that the respondent be "admitted to [New Hampshire] Hospital . . . on an involuntary basis . . . for a period not to exceed one year with a conditional discharge as soon as appropriate."
The respondent informed his lawyer that he wished to appeal the order. Counsel, however, concluded that an appeal would be frivolous and asked the probate court to certify two issues to this court: (1) "Whether an indigent respondent in an involuntary admission proceeding is entitled to representation by counsel during the appellate process . . ."; and (2) "Whether the appointed counsel, in a post judgment proceeding of a mentally ill, but not incapacitated, client is bound, obligated or governed by the standard enunciated in State v. Cigic, 138 N.H. 313 (1994)[,] or Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967)." The probate court declined to certify the questions and ruled that "Involuntary Admission proceedings are civil and therefore the standards of State [v.] Cigic do not apply." This appeal followed.
The fundamental issue presented here concerns the tension between the availability of appellate review by this court and appellate counsel's ethical obligation not to raise frivolous issues. The United States Supreme Court resolved this issue in criminal cases under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution in Anders. In that case, it held that if a State provides for a right to appeal a criminal conviction where counsel is constitutionally required, see Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 356-58 (1963), then counsel cannot merely inform the court that the appeal is frivolous and abandon the appeal. See Anders, 386 U.S. at 744. Rather, unless the defendant agrees to withdraw the appeal, counsel must file a brief raising all arguable issues accompanied by a motion to withdraw. See id. After the defendant is given the opportunity to raise any points he or she chooses, the appellate court must independently review the record to verify counsel's assessment of the case. See id. More recent Supreme Court cases have recognized that alternative procedures that similarly protect defendants rights are also sufficient to satisfy constitutional mandates. See, e.g., Smith v. Robbins, 528 U.S. 259, 278-79 (2000) (upholding procedure allowing appellate counsel in frivolous appeal simply to submit brief that summarizes history of the case and raises no issues).
In State v. Cigic, we decided, consistent with a number of other States, to reject the procedure set out in Anders. Cigic, 138 N.H. at 317; see, e.g., State v. McKenney, 568 P.2d 1213, 1214 (Idaho 1977); Ramos v. State, 944 P.2d 856, 858 (Nev. 1997); Huguley v. State, 324 S.E.2d 729, 731 (Ga. 1985). Instead, we adopted an approach rooted in the American Bar Association (ABA) Standards. Cigic, 138 N.H. at 317; ABA Standards for Criminal Justice, The Defense Function, Standard 4-8.3, reprinted in 49 Crim. L. Rep. (BNA) No. 2, at 2020-21 (April 10, 1991). See generally Warner, Anders in the Fifty States: Some Appellants' Equal Protection is More Equal Than Others, 23 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 625 (1996). The ABA approach, as reflected in Cigic, requires that, in the first instance, counsel make an effort to persuade the client not to pursue a frivolous appeal. See Cigic, 138 N.H. at 317. If the client insists upon pursuing the appeal, however, counsel must file the notice of appeal and present the case "as well as possible" through subsequent proceedings. Id. at 318. Counsel is prohibited from informing the court that the appeal is frivolous. See id. To allow counsel to follow this procedure, we created an exception to New Hampshire Rule of Professional Conduct 3.1. See id.
The respondent argues that, as a matter of due process, we should extend Cigic to appeals of involuntary commitment proceedings. The respondent correctly points out that, in determining the scope of the right to counsel granted by RSA 135-C:22 (1996), we have employed a due process analysis. See In re Scott L., 124 N.H. 327, 331 (1983) (decided under prior law). This statutory right to counsel applies to commitment proceedings only in the probate court. Nonetheless, the right to counsel on appeal is governed by due process and equal protection. See State v. Westover, 140 N.H. 375, 378 (1995).
As is our settled practice, we will analyze the due process issue in this case first under our own constitution, relying upon federal case law only for guidance. See In re Eduardo L., 136 N.H. 678, 684-85 (1993). The due process analysis has three factors:
First, the private interest that will be affected by the official action; second, the risk of an erroneous deprivation of such interest through the procedures used, and the probable value, if any, of additional or substitute procedural safeguards; and finally, the Government's interest, including the function involved and the fiscal and administrative burdens that the additional or substitute procedural requirement would entail.
In re Brown, 126 N.H. 309, 312 (1985) (quotation omitted).
The private interests at stake in civil commitment proceedings, loss of liberty and social stigmatization, are substantial and parallel those at risk in the criminal context. See Scott L., 124 N.H. at 331. This similarity, however, does not compel identical procedural safeguards under the State Constitution. See id. at 330-31. Persons subject to civil commitment are not entitled to the same level of due process as individuals subject to incarceration for criminal wrongdoing. See id. "Because the primary focus of an involuntary commitment proceeding is the mental condition and dangerousness of the person sought to be committed rather than [determination] of guilt or innocence, the full range of protections afforded by [the State and federal due process provisions] does not come into play . . . ." Id. at 331 (quotation and citation omitted); see also State v. Hudson, 121 N.H. 6, 12 (1981) (distinguishing juvenile delinquency proceedings from civil commitment). Because "the private interests at stake in [this case] are substantial," we must weigh "the risk of an erroneous deprivation of those interests" against "the governments interest." Scott. L., 124 N.H. at 331 (quotations omitted).
In assessing the risk of an erroneous deprivation of the respondents liberty interest, we first observe that an individual cannot be involuntarily committed absent clear and convincing evidence that he or she "is in such mental condition as a result of mental illness as to create a potentially serious likelihood of danger to himself or to others." RSA 135-C:34 (1996); see In re Sanborn, 130 N.H. 430, 446 (1988). While the clear and convincing standard falls short of the proof required to secure a criminal conviction, it nevertheless sends a strong message to the fact finder about the degree of certainty required before a civil commitment can be imposed. Cf. Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418, 423-24 (1979). In addition, civil commitments generally turn on medical evidence, and the statute requires that such evidence be contemporaneous with the commitment hearing. For example, an approved physician must have examined the person to be committed within five days of the date the commitment petition was filed. See RSA 135-C:36, I(c) (1996); see also RSA 135-C:36, II (1996). In turn, the probate court must conduct a hearing on the petition within fifteen days of its receipt. See RSA 135-C:37 (1996). Further, a court-appointed psychiatrist must examine the person who is the subject of the petition in advance of the hearing and provide an opinion on, among other things, whether the statutory standard, RSA 135-C:34, has been met and whether involuntary commitment is necessary for treatment. See RSA 135-C:40, I, II (1996).
The statute also incorporates safeguards to preserve the ability of the named individual to meaningfully contest the petition. A copy of the examining psychiatrist's report must be made available no later than the day of the hearing. See RSA 135-C:41 (1996). At the hearing, the person subject to the petition has "the right to legal counsel, to present evidence on his own behalf, . . . and to cross-examine witnesses." RSA 135-C:43 (1996). The person "shall also have the right to summon as a witness the [examining] psychiatrist . . . and to cross-examine him." Id. Thus, significant statutory safeguards exist to minimize the risk of erroneous deprivation of liberty due to civil commitment.
Even if a person is erroneously committed under RSA 135-C:34-:54, the statutory scheme provides mechanisms for immediate release not afforded criminal defendants. Specifically, the administrator of the facility treating an involuntarily committed person may grant the individual an absolute discharge at any time without court approval, as long as the person no longer requires the acute care provided by the facility. See RSA 135-C:49, I (Supp. 1997). Moreover, "the layers of professional review and observation of the patient's condition, and the concern of family and friends generally will provide continuous opportunities for an erroneous commitment to be corrected." Addington, 441 U.S. at 428-29. There are thus practical and statutory safeguards that would provide for the prompt release of a person erroneously committed under RSA 135-C:34-:54, independent of appellate review within the court system, a sometimes lengthy process even when expedited. Conversely, the court system is the only recourse available to a defendant erroneously convicted of a crime. In short, we conclude that the risk of erroneous deprivation of indigent appellants liberty interests if the Cigic procedures are not accorded to them is low.
Finally, the governmental interest at stake weighs against an expansion of Cigic. The procedure authorized by Cigic requires the expenditure of substantial State resources, both in the full briefing required of State prosecutors and in the full appellate review of the appeal. An expansion of Cigic would be a further drain on these limited resources.
The respondent is entitled to no greater protection under the Federal Constitution. The United States Supreme Court has limited the applicability of the Anders procedure to direct appeals in criminal cases where there is a constitutional right to counsel. See Smith, 528 U.S. at 273. Once a criminal case has gone beyond the first level of appellate review to proceedings where there is no federally guaranteed right to counsel, Anders does not apply. Indeed Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551, 554 (1987), held that although a state statute granted a right to counsel in post-conviction proceedings, counsel had no obligation to follow Anders. See also Wainwright v. Torna, 455 U.S. 586, 587-88 (1982). Thus, under the Federal Constitution, counsel in this case had no obligation to assist the respondent with a frivolous appeal.
Nor are we convinced that there is significant value in extending Cigic to civil commitment cases. We concluded in Cigic that the procedure we adopted therein "preserves the integrity of the attorney-client relationship better than a strict adherence to Anders does." Cigic, 138 N.H. at 317. While preservation of the integrity of the attorney-client relationship is of significant value in all cases, it is of paramount importance when it is constitutionally guaranteed and when the State is seeking to punish, not treat, the defendant. Thus, the interests that Cigic protects are of lesser significance in the context of civil commitment proceedings.
While we conclude that the Cigic procedure required in criminal cases does not apply to an involuntary civil commitment case, we are mindful of the fact that involuntary civil commitment does involve a loss of liberty. See Scott L., 124 N.H. at 331. Even though the purpose is for treatment, not punishment, the fact remains that an individual's liberty is at stake. In light of that liberty interest, at least one other court has required Anders-type safeguards in involuntary civil commitment proceedings. In re Juswick, 604 N.E.2d 528, 530 (Ill. App. Ct. 1992). And, as we indicated in State v. Westover, where we held that there is no right to counsel on appeal of a class B misdemeanor, the absence of the potential for loss of liberty weighs strongly against a right to counsel. See Westover, 140 N.H. at 377-78. In contrast, the loss of liberty in this case weighs in favor of an expanded role for this court in reviewing counsels determination of the frivolousness of the appeal. To completely deny access to the appellate process based solely on the attorney's determination of the merit of the appeal is inconsistent with this fundamental interest.
Accordingly, in involuntary civil commitment proceedings when a client clearly indicates to counsel a desire to appeal the commitment order and counsel concludes that the appeal is frivolous, counsel must first attempt to persuade the client not to appeal. If, however, the client insists on appealing, counsel should file the notice of appeal. To avoid violating Professional Conduct Rule 3.1, the notice of appeal should be accompanied by a motion to withdraw indicating that counsel has forwarded a copy of the notice of appeal to the client and has advised the client of the right to file a supplement to the notice of appeal raising any additional issues. In cases where counsel is appointed by the court, the responsibility to file the notice of appeal, whether or not the appeal has merit, is part of the representation under RSA 135-C:22. The notice of appeal should set forth all issues preserved for review including frivolous issues. If the only issue raised is sufficiency of the evidence, counsel should raise that issue and summarize the evidence introduced by both sides at trial.
In determining whether to accept the appeal, the court may require a responsive pleading, review the record of the probate court proceedings or take other appropriate action. The court may decline the appeal based solely upon the notice of appeal and any supplement offered by the respondent, because, as set forth herein, the Cigic procedures are not required by our State Constitution and the Anders procedures are not required by the Federal Constitution.
As applied to this particular case, we allow counsel for the appellant thirty days to file a notice of appeal from the commitment hearing or to take other appropriate action.
So ordered.
NADEAU and DALIANIS, JJ., concurred; SMITH and HOLLMAN, JJ., superior court justices, specially assigned under RSA 490:3, concurred.


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iPad Recipients
Here is the list of families that have received an iPad through the A4 community, either by funds donated, donated iPads or from me personally. Thought you might like to take a look.We have asked parents to also provide a brief statement of their childs diagnosis if they want to, so that the community can see that we help children with many different disorders / abilities.
Stacey Shore-MA – I feel extra special to be 1st on the list. We were the MA recipients for my son. Sam is almost 4 with diagnoses of PDD-NOS, Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Eosinophillic Esophagitis. Thank you Gary James!
Laura Tirrell-RI
Courtney Phillips-ME – brother Justin. He is 22 and has autism and a seizure disorder. This list is amazing!!
Cyn Bergeron-MA
Melissa Bennett-OH – daughter Meghan 14 dx= cerebral palsy, sensory integration, adhd, autism & mrdd
Linda Bradmon-MI
Michigan recipient is 12 years old, non verbal with dx of RTS, Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome and the light of my life. Thank you a4cwsn and Gary James for opening up a whole new world to my boy..my Grandson Bradley W. Howard aka Buddy..
Kristin Kolb-MI – For my son Joey who has cerebral palsy, among other less pervasive issues.
Chris Fedor-IN – daughter with Apraxia of speech, ADD and anxiety; son with Apraxia of speech
Candace Carney-IL
Jenna Sheppard-IL
Karen Meyer-IL
Diane Compton-IL
Kari Smith-WI
Sonya Tobin-IA
My son Dalton Tobin age 7, he has severe apraxia, ADHD, border line autistic and has 2 eye surgeries for coloboma and crossing.
Beth Wilde-MN
Nanci-Gale Wilson-ND
Cindy Bruckner—MT – our kids were 50/50/50 recipients for MT. Rob, 13, severe SPD, autism, hearing & vision impaired, Goldenhar Syndrome, Devel Delayed; and JG, 6, speech impairment, auditory processing issues, Klippel-Trenauney Syndrome of his writing hand and arm. This iPad is in daily use, thanks to Gary and A4cwsn!
Stephanie McBride-ID
Here are the diagnoses for our sons ( Idaho 50/50/50 recipients). 2 sons with PDD-NOS and anxiety, and one son with severe autism, non-verbal, seizure disorder, hypotonia, sensory processing disorder and MR.
Dora McClain-ID
Deborah Walker-WA
Angela Doescher-OR
Rebecca Cox-CA – son Jonas 3 Infantile Spasms, Epilepsy, PDD/NOS high functioning autism, sensory processing disorder. CA family on the 50/50/50 tour.
Cecilia Castro-CA
Desiree Brown-CA
Susie Nalty-NV
Charles Hawkins-AZ
Michelle Gagne-VT
Rachel Kemp-NM
Meredith Rozdilsky-CO
Andrea Watkins-WY
Jessica Jensen-NE – Madelynn Jensen NE: cerebral palsy, microcephaly, GERD, occipital epilepsy, huge developmental delays, non verbal
Lynette Trease-NE – Nicole Trease -NE: Hydranencephaly, Spastic Quad, Tracheomalasia, Cortical Vision Impairment, and more… Nikki is 13 yrs old and being gifted the ipad2 has significantly changed Nikki's life as well as those around her by giving her not only a choice, but a voice
Katia Pereira-KS
Terri Vejrosta-MO Terri very kindly donated the iPad to her daughters school
Nhora Magill-OK – Nikko Magill of Oklahoma : Medical Diagnosis: Dravet Syndrome (formerly known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy In Infancy or SMEI), Speech/Language Diagnosis: Nonverbal Communicator, Severe Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder, He does not walk at 3.6yrs old
Rumisha Rice-TX
Madison is 4 (my adopted daughter) and was the TX recipient for the 50/50/50. She was born at 24 weeks and had a grade 4 brain bleed. She has Hydrocephalus, Cerebral Palsy, Scoliosis (as a result of the CP), Seizures, GERD, Failure To Thrive, Global Developmental Delays, Microcephaly (small head shape) and she is Vision Impaired. She is unable to sit, crawl, walk or talk. She loves playing on the iPad, some of her favorite apss so far are, bubbles, the interactive storybooks, and her songs. Thank You for what you do Gary James!
Tammy Hillis-AR – Caden is 2 1/2 and has 1P36 deletion Syndrome, Cerebral palsy, Infantile spasms, Left ventricular non compaction (heart defect), non verbal, wheel chair, low tone, g tube fed, Vision problems, Epilepsy Partial complex seizures. Thank you Gary James for this amazing blessing! Oh and we are in the Family of 50/50/50 recipients!!! I love my 50 A4 family!!!
Rebecca Cannon-MO – my kiddos were the recipients of the 50/50/50 iPad for the state of Missouri. Adriana-11- has a universal learning disability and profound hearing loss, Kharlie-7-has a sensory processing disorder, visual processing disorder, speech/language disorder, and ODD, Christian-2-has Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Pectus Excavatum (leading to chronic cardiac problems), Failure to Thrive, Poor fine/gross motor skills, and all have varying degrees of OCD. Getting true dx has been hard since most of them come through the school district and I pulled my kids out the home school them when the schools failed them. It has been AMAZING the difference the iPad has made with how they learn things and what they are now able to pick up. Thank you so much Gary James!! And the baby also has SCID Severe combined Immunodeficiency. His allergies are so bad.
Karen Bess-NY – Aiden – infantile spasms (seizures), 1p36 deletion syndrome, hearing loss, microtia, vsd, non-verbal, developmentally delayed.
Jennifer Boyd-PA
Recipient of the 50/50/50 campaign. A, 12, ADHD-combined type, PDD, ODD (only at home, for some reason?), dyslexia, visual/spatial disorder, learning disabilities; K, 8, visual/spatial disorder, learning disabilities. While it is no longer an issue, A was born w/ a hemangioma, he did not talk for years, and when he did, he had his own made-up language/jibberish; and K was also physically developmentally delayed, so much so that we were told she would never walk – the professionals were soooo wrong on this Dx!!
Corrie Gaspar-NJ – Stephen was the recipient for nj. His Dx are apraxia & PDD-NOS, as well as sensory and low muscle tone. Possible language processing
Stacie Mikels-VA
Pam Howard-NC – (NC 50/50/50 recipient) – son Andrew – age 23 – seizure disorder, Tourette syndrome, oral dyspraxia, mental retardation, autism, likely selective mutism
Kelli Morton-SC – SC family on the 50/50/50 tour. Christopher, 10 years old, has Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy as well as Autism, he also is severely developmentally delayed. He also has GERD, Epilepsy, dysphagia, processing disorders (I can list the rest, but this is the major ones)
Lori Newcomer-DE
Fay LaFrage-GA – We are the Ga family in the 50/50/50 tour. Scott is 22 years old and has epilepsy (former Lennox Gastaut Syndrome), autism, Intracranial Hypertension, Papilledema, mild CP, former 24 hour g-tuber and severe asthma. David just turned 21 years old and has Schizophrenia and severe asthma. I (Fay) have multiple lung problems and on oxygen.
Beth Comella-GA
Jennifer Broshnahan-SC
Sabrina McCrary-FL
Tara Millett-LA
Margie Slemp-AL – son Sam is 4, and has Ohtahara Syndrome (STXBP1 deletion – Seizure Disorder), Infantile Spasms (resolved), Hypotonia, Global Developmental Delays, Cortical Vision Impairment, and Mitochondrial Disease.
John Hodum-TN
Erica R-IN – infantile spasms, cvi, hypotonia, developmentally delayed
Beulah Wuellner-KY – Aaron is 13 and is the primary recipient of the iPad, he has Aspergers, OCD, ODD, Mood disorder. Anthony is 16, ADHD, Severe depression. Alexis 5 has mood disorder and anxiety disorder, Ava is 3 and has speech issues.
Cari Shepard-WV
The iPad was for my son, Nick 18, who just happens to have Down Syndrome, Speech Apraxia, ADD, OCD and autistic tendencies. Since receiving it, the iPad has also benefitted the entire family (I have two younger boys who, as we say on the DS lists, are NDA yet (Not Diagnosed with Anything yet) and use the iPad with Nick and alone. It has definitely been a wonderful blessing.
Rebecca Simon-MD – Yisroel Simon – 12, High functioning autism, PDD-NOS
Jessica Dimick-NY – Jessica Dimick, the primary recipient is Cassandra, age 6, main diagnosis is moderate to severe Sensory Processing Disorder. Her brother, Declan, is almost 4 with speech and fine motor delays, and will also use the iPad in his therapy sessions.
Michell Peacock-TX – son Shane has Left Ventricle Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy
Leslie Zevnik-OH – Son Vincent Zevnik 9.. Autism, Marfans syndrome, hyper mobility syndrome.
Thank you Gary! That is an amazing list….so proud to be a part of this amazing community! Changing lives….in BIG WAYS.
Loves, Leslie
Tammy Davenport-GA – My son who is Autistic, ADHD, OCD, ODD, MI and very little expressive language just got an iPad for Christmas. So, I will be taking the iPad I won to school to use in my special education classroom. I have students with Autism, Downs Syndrome, Mental Deficits, Learning disabled, CP, Legally blind, ODD, ADHD, and fetal alcoholism. My students are 5-11 years of age and there are 18 of them.. UH.. before Christmas break I had 16. My numbers keep growing But, that is just more of them to love and help!
Shay Bradley-NZ – son Blakey (4yrs) Autistic, Anxiety and SPD
Lara Benefield-IL
Lara Benefield-IL
Erin Horton-IL
Nicole Ingegneri-VA
Elizabeth Shea-FL
Sherri Burgan-PA – I have 2 children with SN, my 15 y/o Jared, Autism, ADHD, SID, hx seizures, mood disorder. 8 year old Zach ADHD, Sensory Integration disorder, fine motor delays, He was almost 2 years delayed in his learning but with working with him and since getting the iPad and some really great apps he has almost caught up to his current grade level (he was held back 1 year though in K) and is doing great in school! I won my iPad though the ICHEER raffle and every day I am soooo thankful I sacrificed the money to purchase a ticket so NEVER say I won't win when A4 holds a raffle or drawing because I thought the same thing and I won!! I still can't believe I won such a wonderful prize that has helped my children more than I could have imagined!!!
Kendra Duncan-IL – Kendra Duncan Speech Paraprofessional- Special Education School Chicago Hts, IL 34 students on my caseload ages 9-21 with various disabilities, autism, mental impairments, cerebral palsy, asperger's, traumatic brain injury etc. Thank you Gary & A4cwsn!!
Amy Taylor-CA
Kathleen Reynolds-MA
Liz Cioci-MA
My son is on the Autism spectrum and has: Auditory Processing Disorder; ADHD; and he has an Immune Deficiency (which results in many hospital/doctor visits.)
Marcia Gustowski-VA
Sheila Nobel-CAN
Anya Macneil-CAN
Katie Bryant-OH
Katrina Moody-IN
Noelle Sandiford-AK – son Elijah- PDD NOS, Anxiety, Sensory Processing disorder, developmental coordination disorder, Adhd combined type, chronic pain, Low muscle tone, pronation of feet and ankles
Kelly Anderson-HI – son Brendan's diagnoses: Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy & Hydrocephalus Mahalo for this community and the support it provides!!
Kylie Vdh-AUS – Jorja's 6 years old diagnosis – Vision impairment + neurological & learning delays associated with extreme prematurity (amongst other things). The A4 iPad we received was donated to Jorja's school to be used with all of the children with special education needs.
Debbie Petropolous-AUS
Natalie DeAngelis-AUS – son has severe speech delay and still undergoing diagnosis
Tiffany Squires-CAN
Teresa Tobias-TX
Jo Ashline-CA – My son Andrew is 9 years old, severe autism, non-verbal, epilepsy and Cystic Fibrosis. We received our iPad from A4cwsn in August and have seen a dramatic change in our son's ability to communicate and learn (and this is just the beginning). This technology is revolutionary for the special needs community and we MUST do all we can to get it into the hands of as many people as possible. I wrote about the iPad and the differences we have seen in November for The OC Register (I have a special needs column with them). You can check out the archives at ocmoms.com/jo and look under November for the piece. Gary, you are a miracle worker, and this community is PRICELESS.
Jacqui Gardner-AZ
Joseph Harris-OH
Nicole Eads-CA
Danielle Fetters-CA – my son Jamie 15, autistic and non verbal. Ours was one of the surprise Christmas iPads. Thank you A4cwsn!
Shannon Pollard-WA
Jenn Widler-CT
Jennifer Marchesseault-CT – Gavin, age 7, oral motor dyspraxia, PDD-NOS, developmentally delayed.
Matthew MacIntosh-TX
Jenifer Corbett-NY – Abigail Corbett 2 1/2 Autism, Severe Sensory Modulation Disorder, Static Encephalopathy, Non- Verbal, Motor Stereotyping, PICA, Feeding Dysfunction
Evan Pattison-OH
Sydnie Wade-MI – Sydnie Wade – neuroblastoma cancer; brother with SPD
Alexa Fila-CA
Lara Schaff-OR
Gail Lefkowitz-PA
Keri Kennedy-NC – daughter is Rebecca, she is 6 has Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (severe Epilepsy disorder), profound developmental delays, hydrocephalus, Neurofibromatosis type 1.
Hayley Kelley-CT
Jamie Deller-ID – Samantha (7yrs) and Shaun (2yrs) was the recipient from Idaho. Samantha has Autism, Asthma and is Low Muscle Tone and Shaun has Congenital Heart Disease
Lisa Helms-VA
Charley James-SC


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No. 1 West Texas A&M swept a pair of slugfests Saturday afternoon at Mustangs Park claiming win of 14-12 and 8-6 over Midwestern State.
The losses snapped MSU's 10-game winning streak sending the Mustangs 20-6 on the season and to 4-2 in Lone Star Conference play.
Sophomore third baseman Kelley Schaefer matched a school-record by going 5-for-5 with five RBIs to pace the Mustangs' 15-hit attack in a back-and-forth Game 1.
WT's Mallory Wyatt's two-run single preceded a two-run blast by Lacey Seidl as the Lady Buffs surged to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
The Mustangs rallied for five runs of their own in the bottom of the frame highlighted by Courtney Bingham's two-run single down the left field line.
The Lady Buffs regained the lead by posting three runs in the top of the second and maintained the lead throughout the game despite the teams exchanging runs in each of the final four frames.
Alyssa Lemos and Jessica Sipe tacked on home runs for the Lady Buffs while MSU senior center fielder Elena Bennett tacked on four hits for the Mustangs.
Kat Batey took the loss to fall to 7-3 on the season allowing 11 runs - 10 earned - on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings, while Lauren Heinrich improved to 6-0 taking the decision in relief.
MSU junior catcher Kim Jerrick belted her 10th homer of the season and Carey Campbell slugged her third of the campaign in Game 2 but it wasn't enough to hold off a 12-hit WT attack.
Jerrick and Bennett had two hits apiece to pace MSU's 9-hit attack.
Freshman Laci Belovsky took the loss to snap a personal 10-game winning streak to fall to 13-3. She allowed seven earned runs on 12 hits in the complete game.
Midwestern State hits the road to take on Central Oklahoma Wednesday afternoon in Edmond. First pitch for the twin bill is set for 2 p.m.
Rider 14
Burkburnett 4
RID: Jordan McQuerry 4-5, HR, 4 RBIs, 3 runs
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Magazine article University Business
Preventing Professional Plagiarism: Technology Can Help Ensure Students and Faculty Live by the Same Standards
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PERVASIVE STUDENT PLAGIArism used to be the dirty little secret in higher education, but plagiarism by professors is the dirtier secret now being told. They condemn student plagiarism but are now being found guilty of the same crime.
Campus politics and hierarchies, economics, and fear of litigation all conspire against confronting the problem. Some professors industriously steal others' phrases, sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and research to trade for credibility, reputation, tenure, and textbook royalties.
Technology has made pilfering prose easy, but it can also hinder those actions. Still, its use has been mainly for student work. Kennedy-Western University, an online university offering bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees through distance learning since 1984, is working to change that. We have worked proactively, using technology, to ensure originality of faculty work.
Plagiarism is reportedly more prevalent than ever before in academia, thanks to word-processing software and online searches. Professors brazenly present as their own the work of colleagues, authors, and even their own students--all to advance their careers in a "publish-or-perish" culture. In a 2004 survey by two University of Alabama economists, 40 percent of 1,200 professors polled believed their work had been pilfered at least once.
Stealing another's statements is a serious charge than can damage the core of a professor's credibility. But with professors who think nothing of plagiarizing, what is the academic community to do?
Look to student anti-plagiarism efforts, such as text analysis solutions from companies such as Glatt Plagiarism Services, iParadigms, MyDropBox, and CFL Software Development.
In December 2001, to prevent student plagiarism, KWU was an early adopter of iParadigms' web-based anti-plagiarism service, Turnitin, which scans documents for signs of plagiarism and missing/improper citations. Every phrase is rated for likelihood of originality. When plagiarism is found, the original document is cited for verification.
The service itself works well, but its mere presence is a strong deterrent. Currently, an average of only 2 percent of KWU student work is flagged as suspicious. …


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Job Candidate Talk
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 2:05pm
1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
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The Dehn function is a group invariant which connects geometric and combinatorial group theory; it measures both the difficulty of the word problem and the area necessary to fill a closed curve in an associated space with a disc. The behavior of the Dehn function for high-rank lattices in high-rank symmetric spaces has long been an openquestion; one particularly interesting case is SL(n,Z). Thurston conjectured that SL(n,Z) has a quadratic Dehn function when n>=4. This differs from the behavior for n=2 (when the Dehn function is linear) and for n=3 (when it is exponential). I have proved Thurston's conjecture when n>=5, and in this talk, I will give an introduction to the Dehn function, discuss some of the background of the problem and, time permitting, give a sketch of the proof.


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In all the discussion of what BCE Inc. could gain (or lose) from acquiring CTV Inc., there's been little focus on the two players who are cashing out: Torstar Corp. and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
But analyst Scott Cuthbertson at TD Securities said investors should keep their eye on Torstar because it stands to make big gains from the deal.
For starters, he thinks Torstar's 20 per cent stake in CTV was never fully priced into its stock. Although it was hard to work out exactly how much of it was factored, "we are confident that it was significantly less than the $345-million which we expect to be received next summer," Mr. Cuthbertson wrote in a note.
On paper, Torstar is getting back less than the $378-million it initially paid for its position in CTV. But that value had been written down to $200-million and even after that TD approximated its net book value around $170-million in the second quarter of 2010.
Moreover, "because the CTV stake was held as an investment, the $378-million in original cost was represented by debt on the balance sheet but no corresponding EBITDA was recognized," Mr. Cuthbertson wrote.
Once Torstar gets its cash, TD said there's a chance the company could be debt free by the end of 2011. Mr. Cuthbertson also noted there will be more room for digital acquisitions, share buybacks or dividend increases.
Investors are happy, too. Since last Thursday's close, Torstar's stock is up 25 per cent.


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TOKYO -- Japan has come a long way toward the Christmas spirit since the days after World War II.
"The first year or two, the shops at Ginza tried to attract Christmas-shopping American occupation troops with figures of an old man with a beard in a red suit -- nailed to a cross," Robert Orr, director of the Stanford Center in Kyoto, said recently. "I assumed the story was apocryphal until I met one old GI who had kept one."
Since then, Japanese merchants have had 46 years to work on the art of using Christmas to hype the national mania for year-end "gratitude" gifts.


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The big question at this point, especially among liberal observers, seems to be why Republicans don't simply accept "victory" in the sequester/budget negotiations (well, the would-be negotiations; it's not clear there are any actual negotiations at this point). It's a good question, especially since budget negotiations — unlike, say, decisions on going to war or over abortion — should be quite easy to compromise.
And yet, for the umpteenth time, here we are approaching yet another budget deadline.
I have two possible answers. One is that it's just relatively ordinary brinkmanship. Once a deadline is set, both sides will push their position as hard as they can up to the last minute, and then cut their best deal. There's some evidence suggesting that's what is happening; after all, we haven't yet had a government shutdown or a real debt limit breach. Yes, sequestration almost certainly will happen this week, but that's now seen as a soft deadline, with a must-pass appropriations deadline in only a few weeks giving everyone an opportunity to erase anything they want.
On the other hand, plenty of reporting suggests that Republicans really have been confused in their bargaining approach. If so, what's almost certainly the case is that bargaining is difficult because Republicans still, after two-plus years of this, haven't really faced up to the need to rank their priorities. Is it deficit reduction they want? Low tax rates? Less spending in general? Less spending on specific programs? By all accounts, they really could get one or two of those goals if they were willing to trade relatively lower-ranked preferences.
What really appears to be the problem is that this isn't a breakdown of negotiations within the GOP, in which one group wants low taxes but another prefers smaller deficits and yet another really just cares about size-of-government. While it's possible to find one or more Republican politician who fits that story, the more likely explanation is that it's the mainstream consensus GOP position itself that continues to be internally conflicted. In particular, most Republicans certainly seem to be unaware that their tax and deficit positions are in conflict with each other.
You'll note lots of "appears" and "seems" in that assessment. It's very possible that what we're seeing on the surface is just rhetoric and posturing; that would be quite understandable, and not particularly harmful as long as it doesn't get in the way of cutting deals. But we don't know: It's also just as possible that the convoluted GOP position is their actual position, with all its inherent conflicts, and that's what's making compromise so difficult.


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Heavy focus on cycling in Question Time session
Given the current climate, and with an Olympic gold medallist on the panel, it was hardly surprising that there was a heavy focus on cycling during the Question Time session on day two of National Conference (14 Nov).
The panel comprised Chris Boardman MBE (British Cycling), DCC David Griffin (ACPO), Catriona Henderson (DfT), Jim Kirkwood (AA Driving Services) and Tim Philpot (Road Safety GB). The session was chaired by David Bowe (North Yorkshire CC).
Opening the session, Bill Smith from dbda asked whether the panel would support offender retraining courses for cyclists similar to those currently on offer to drivers. While the panel recognised the merits of the idea and supported training for cyclists, David Griffin suggested that without a licensing scheme for cyclists, and therefore no license to endorse, it would not be practical to introduce such a concept.
On the subject of drug driving, Tim Philpot suggested that perhaps the greatest challenge is getting society to accept the scale and magnitude of the drug problem in the UK - that it is not something that predominantly affects a minority "underclass" but that illegal drugs are used by around 25% of the adult population. However, Catriona Henderson said there is strong political will to tackle this issue, including from the Prime Minister himself.
A question submitted via the Road Safety GB conference twitter feed asked for the panel's views on the conflict that often exists between cyclists and drivers. Chris Boardman said these are "not groups but modes of transport" and suggested that we "need to not make it tribal".
On the subject of older drivers, the panel was asked whether the emphasis should be on persuading people to give up driving, or more about helping them to continue to drive safely. There was a general concensus that independence is vital to older people and that there is a connection between loss of license and life expectancy, and that the issue is very much about education and providing support for older drivers, and empowering them to make the decision to give up driving at the appropriate time.
The panel was asked whether with the current focus on cyclists, there is a danger that motorcyclists could become the "forgotten vulnerable two-wheeled road users'? Describing this as a "great question", David Griffin said there is frustration among the motorcycle fraternity that cycling has taken over, adding that there is currently no national PTW strategy and that this is something he will and others will be lobbying ministers on next year.
Finally, the panel was asked what, in their opinion was the greatest road safety invention? Dave Griffin and Jim Kirkwood suggested seat belts, Chris Boardman said brakes, Catriona Henderson opted for traffic lights, while tongue in cheek Tim Philpot suggested the Disney video Motormania!
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Seat belts are clearly a front runner for greatest road safety invention, but what about the breathalyser?
Dave Finney, Slough
So as not to forget motorcyclists, the greatest road safety invention surely has to be the motorcycle helmet?
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Odd that nobody suggested the speedometer as being a road safety invention of any note.
Duncan MacKillop, Stratford on Avon
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I love the Rycom but if you could only have one that might not be a good choice because of reliability issues. I'd have to say if I could only have one locator it would have to be a new RD.
Pipe Horn...without a doubt
Buy a Vivax V-Loc Pro. By far the best receiver I have ever used (super sensitive antenna, alot more than the new RD). It looks kinda corny at first, but until you try it, you don't know what you're missing.
The transmitter doesnt really matter, but the old 400 1-watt is STILL the best all-around transmitter IMHO. It puts out a cleaner signal at low power(not freq) than anything I've ever used, and I've used most everything that is mainstream. I'm talking about regular old everyday locating. The larger transmitters were always better for trickery/shortcutting and coupling.
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May 14. 2014 9:24PM
Death penalty repeal goes back to Senate for reconsideration
By GARRY RAYNO
State House Dome
Governor asks for spending freeze
CONCORD — By a two-to-one majority, the House reiterated its desire to end the state's death penalty for capital murder.
The House voted 218-117 for the amendment that repeals the death penalty before voting 226-110 to approve
Senate Bill 202
sending the bill back to the Senate.
Last month, the Senate split 12-12 on whether repeal should move forward before tabling the bill. Two months ago, the House approved repeal on a 225-104 vote.
Repeal supporters say lawmakers need another opportunity to vote on the issue after the execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma, when the lethal injection process went awry leaving him alive until he died 45 minutes later from a massive heart attack.
"The events in Oklahoma warrant giving legislators another opportunity this year to get New Hampshire out of the execution business," said
House Bill 1170
's prime sponsor, Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, whose father was shot and killed by an off-duty Hampton police officer.
Cushing is the co-funder of an organization of family members of murder victims opposed to the death penalty.
But repeal opponents blamed repeal supporters for the botched execution attempt, saying they convinced European countries not to send effective drugs used in the past to the United States.
"They only need to look into the mirror," said Rep. Keith Murphy, R-Bedford. "They want to use the tragedy they caused to paint the death penalty as inhumane."
Others opponents argued the death penalty sends a message that New Hampshire will not tolerate murderers.
"We need something that moves people from thinking 'Let's come to New Hampshire and commit murders," said Rep. Alfred Baldasaro, R-Londonderry. "We also need to protect prison guards."
He asked what would lawmakers say to families of police officers getting killed around the country if they repealed the death penalty.
"Many families want closure," Baldasaro said. "They do not want the prisoner sitting in the prisons."
The repeal bill has been opposed by law enforcement, which packed the Senate gallery when the repeal was debated last month.
Not only does the death penalty save lives, they argue, repealing it could lead to a federal court commuting the death sentence of the state's lone death row inmate, Michael Addison.
Addison was sentenced to death for murdering Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006.
But others asked how the state could decide who should live and die, when that decision ought to be left to God.
"With the on-going discussion the more we learn about it the more we see why it doesn't work," Cushing said. "It's a kind of a broken system."
Former House Speaker William O'Brien, R-Mont Vernon, noted his sister-in-law was murdered, but her murderer was released from prison before his brother-in-law died.
"What assurance can you give us if we get rid of the death penalty, every murderer of a young woman will not be released from prisons in 10 years," O'Brien asked.
Cushing said he was sorry the killer of O'Brien's sister-in-law was back on the streets.
"In New Hampshire, life without parole means life without parole," Cushing said. "The only way to get out is a pardon and that is not going to happen in New Hampshire."
He said, unfortunately, murders not only claim their victims, they sometimes claim the victims' survivors as well. The Senate is likely to kill SB 202.


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10 must-see places in Brazil (2012-2013 edition)
As the 2014 Soccer World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics approach it is time to refresh our list of must-see places in Brazil. Choose any of the listed destinations – a handful of them if you can afford too!, and the success of your Brazilian trip is guaranteed.
Click on the names of the places to go to their full destination cards here at the BRAZIL TRAVEL BLOG, and find out more about them. Some of the destinations are really well-known. Others fall within the hidden jewel description. I have only included places I have been to (places I've read/heard about but I haven't visited didn't make it into the ranking).
1. Fernando de Noronha (Pernambuco)
Visiting paradise comes at a price. The most outrageously expensive Brazilian destination is also home to the most wonderful beaches in the entire country.
2. Paraty (Rio de Janeiro)
Colonial architecture, tropical rainforest and secluded beaches. And just a few hours away from Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo. Paraty should feature prominently on any trip around Brazil.
3. Lençóis Maranhenses (Maranhão)
One of the few Brazilian destinations that can rightly claim its uniqueness: a vast expanse of sand dunes and lagoons that make for a mesmerizing landscape. To be enjoyed between June and September.
4. the Pantanal (Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul)
Heaven for wildlife lovers doesn't get closer than this. Head to the Pantanal for a wildlife experience that can rival many African destinations.
5. Alter do Chão and the river Tapajós (Pará)
You can't contemplate a trip to Brazil without a true Amazon adventure? Then head to Alter do Chão, where you will discover the Amazon at its best.
6. Iguaçu falls (Paraná and Argentina)
Another Brazilian must. No amount of touristification (and the falls are nowhere near Niagara Falls on that regard) can detract from the sheer beauty of the falls and the surrounding jungle.
7. Ilha Grande (Rio de Janeiro)
Beautiful beaches and extraordinary natural landscapes. To be consumed along with nearby Paraty if possible. Best avoided during the high season.
8. Brasilia (Distrito Federal)
Disneyworld for art and architecture lovers. Come and see what a 50-year-old planned city looks like.
9. Curitiba (Paraná)
Wildly regarded as a model for all Brazilian cities. Curitiba contains quite a number of pleasant surprises for the visitor.
10. Boipeba (Bahia)
Should be placed, by right, at a higher ranking on our list. But the stupidity of some humans (a shopping mall in a secluded off-the-beaten track island???) brings it down to number 10.
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Bridget Kenyon
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Bridget Kenyon (CISSP) is Head of Information Security for University College London. Her experience in information security started in 2000 with a role in network vulnerabilities at DERA, following which she has been a Qualified Security Assessor against PCI DSS, Information Security Officer for Warwick University, and has held a variety of roles in consultancy and academia. Bridget has been involved with ISO/IEC 27001 and its fellows since 2006, when she first joined BSI Panel 1, coordinating development of information security management system standards. She is editor for ISO/IEC 27013, and chairs BSI Panel 1. She also chairs the NHS-HE Forum IG Working Group, which provides HE input into the Information Governance Toolkit, and has co-authored three textbooks on information security. Bridget strongly believes that "information security is fundamental to reliable business operations, not a nice-to-have".