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Almost half a million children in the United States live in foster care, meant to be a temporary haven. They have been removed from their homes, not because they did anything wrong, but because they've been abused or neglected. It's frightening and confusing for these children to suddenly find themselves in the complex world of social workers, attorneys and judges, people who have the power to decide where they will live and whether they will go home or be freed for adoption. Sometimes, these children can spend years in foster care, waiting for those decisions to be made.
One judge had an idea to help these children find a way into safe, permanent homes more quickly. His idea was: CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates.
CASAs are trained volunteers who are appointed by a judge to speak up for the best interests of a child. Now, there are approximately 86,000 CASA volunteers helping abused and neglected children all across the country. But over 400,000 of the children who need a CASA don't have one. You can help those girls and boys have a voice in court and a chance at a better future. Become a CASA Volunteer!
All training will be held at the Kitsap County Youth Service Center, 1338 SW Old Clifton Rd, Port Orchard WA 98367. Please dress comfortably. Also feel free to bring a pillow to sit on. A training manual will be provided for you to keep. As a reminder, you will be required to attend the orientation, all three days of training, and 3 hours of court observation. Lunch is regrettably not provided but snacks are provided throughout. Please let us know of any special dietary considerations.You will learn:
How to advocate for the best interest of the child
How to investigate the child's situation
How to monitor case progress
How to encourage communication
How to interview the child, family and other involved professionals to uncover all the facts
How to report to the Court
Courtroom procedures
Writing court reports
What to expect if you are asked to testify
When you become a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA), you are asked to make a one-year commitment to the program and to serve on the case as long as the child is a ward of the state . Volunteers are expected to dedicate approximately 10 to 20 hours of time per month to advocate for abused or neglected children. Being a CASA volunteer can be hard, often tiresome work. Sometimes it will make you angry or sad or frustrated at what you see. But when you can help just one child who's been assaulted or neglected, and when you make the difference in only one confused child's life, then you will know for certain that it is all worth it, for both you and the child.
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Hey guys!
This editorial here was done during my photoshoot summer blitz. I reconnected with a friend, Justin, at the train station. We spoke on the way home and we decided to schedule a shoot! Justin naturally has great style, so we went for something that reflected him. This was another experimental shoot where we were just having fun with different ideas. We even asked a local diner to borrow the teacup for the picture!


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Can We (Still) Speak of a 'French' Digital Literature?
This article explores the conditions of emergence of digital and computer-assisted literatures in the French context. Noting the importance of exhibitions in particular in contributing to the development of digital works and aesthetics, the article explores what offerings and concessions are there in considering the emergence and elaboration of such literatures through an approximate national frame.
Oulipo, Bouchardon, Bootz, procedural, aesthetic of frustration, digital literature
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ALAMO. Rimbaudelaires. 8 Feb. 2018. http://www.alamo.free.fr/programmes/rimbaudelaires.html
BALDWIN, Sandy (2010). Regards Croisés: Alternate Perspectives on Digital Literature. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press.
BÉNABOU, Marcel (1985). Dizains. 9 Feb. 2018. http://collection.eliterature.org/3/work.html?work=dizains
BOOTZ, Philippe (2000). "Alire: Une expérimentation de poésie informatique en lecture privée." 8 Fe-bruary 2018. http://www.serandour.com/articles/bootz-09dec2000.pdf
BOOTZ, Philippe (2005) "Poésie numérique: la littérature dépasse-t-elle le texte?" 8 Feb. 2018. https://www.ac-clermont.fr/disciplines/fileadmin/user_upload/Lettres-Histoire/formations/Lettres/la_poesie_numerique.pdf
BOOTZ, Philippe (2006). "The Functional Point of View: New Artistic Forms for Programmed Literary Works." Leonardo 32.4: 307-16. 8 Feb. 2018. https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/002409499553307
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ANC 4D meeting notes from May 19th/
Tonight was the ANC 4D meeting for May. The most interesting thing about it was learning about the Green Infrastructure plans from DC Water. The ANC also discussed a few restaurants, the Kennedy Street Festival (June 20th) and tried to pass a resolution against pop-ups (no vote happened).
The long of it:
Meeting started at 7:07pm, all commissioners present except Bill Quirk. The ANC has $10,935.81 cash on hand ($4,467.06 received in April from DC).
DC Water was the first to present. Bethany Bezak and Seth Charde discussed the Green Infrastructure Challenge / DC Clean Rivers project. (Basically, it's a federally mandated program to manage storm water and run off using new tunnels and porous walkway / park materials / cisterns / green roofs for better drainage.) Right now, DC uses a single sewer pipe system to carry sewage and storm water run off. During overflow caused by heavy rain, the mixed sewage goes into DC waterways (purposefully — 100 year old design). According to Mr. Charde, overflows in the past accounted for 2.5 billion gallons of sewage going into the Anacostia, Potomac and Rock Creek, making them not fishable, swimmable, etc.
The new system of tunnels and green infrastructure will reduce overflow by 96%, according to Ms. Bezak. She said the first tunnel is nicknamed "Lady Bird" and is underway now (it even has a twitter account that you can follow: @LadyBirdTBM). The tunnel has a lifespan of at least 100 years.
DC Water ran a design competition for best ideas and strategies for green infrastructure in the District to capture storm water runoff and retro fit the environment specific to an urban environment. Two location that will affect our area are the triangular parks Kennedy St (1st & Missouri Ave) and Kansas Avenue (Ingraham, 3rd). Kennedy Street work is being done in conjunction with DDOT work. There's a public outreach meeting on May 28th from 6-8pm at Roots Public Charter School on 15 Kennedy St. Then they'll do a follow-up meeting in July (date TBD), with the last meeting in December for Kansas St. Construction timeline is still TBD for Kansas Ave, and set to begin in October 2015 for Kennedy St (complete by Spring 2016).
Commissioner Roth asked if other triangular parks in the area will be updated with the new porous materials and updated amenities DC Water is planning on installing on Kansas Ave and Kennedy Street. Mr. Charde said that the short answer is in certain areas they are planning on doing as much as possible, but not everywhere. Would be nice!
A resident, Mr. Muse (spelling uncertain), asked about the additional fees on DC water bills to pay for this work. Mr Charde said that there are two items on water bills: one is for GI, the other is storm water fee (a smaller fee). Money goes to DC Department of the Environment. Mr. Muse said he thinks the problem is due to increased development and new buildings. "Buildings have been here a hundred years and we didn't need the charge." Mr. Charde explained that the problem is a hundred years in the making, and that because it's Federally mandated to ensure water is being polluted, the work must be done.
Then Commissioner Sheon introduced Mary Ann Stinson, the Principal of Truesdell Education Campus. Commissioner Sheon thanked the principal for hosting the ANC at Truesdell. Ms. Stinson spoke about upcoming events and her background (15 years, came from Richmond, VA). She said that the school is outgrowing its space. As a "Family engagement school, 70% of families have had home-visits."
Commissioner Bowser said that the playground needs a spruce-up, "Would a letter-writing campaign help to get a new playground?"
Ms. Stinson said that would be great. She said the school is focused on soccer and the field badly needs to be renovated. The playground is too small for their classes; kids are cycled through to use the space. Resident asked about additional lighting at the playground, and said that people are hanging out in the field at night along Hamilton & Illinois. Ms. Stinson said they'll look at the issue of the lights, and said the school was aware of the weekend activity. "Our custodian, Larry Holt, is cleaning every Monday. Another resident complimented their custodial staff for doing an excellent job cleaning up the playground. Sheon closed by saying how much potential there is for a Friends of Truesdell to donate time, money, effort to help the school. (That's a hint hint on wanting volunteers for the school.)
Catello's Restaurant and Lounge was the topic of some concern. This new restaurant (corner of Hamilton & Georgia) was very late in getting their Voluntary Settlement Agreement to the ANC, so the ANC asked ABRA for extension and was told no. Then a group of concerned residents on Hamilton signed a petition to request the extension so they can protest the liquor license. Mr Muse (resident) said the group's main concern is peace and quiet, and that Catello's was located too close to home to operate at 2am blaring music. "I like music, but music 7 days a week is just noise." He said the residents don't want another nightclub inside the neighborhood, especially one staying open to 3am with outside seating. Commissioner Sheon said that residents have voiced their support for a restaurant in the neighborhood, just not a club. Owner expressed interest in negotiating voluntary settlement agreement with community. It's the community that's negotiating, not the ANC.
Colony Liquors was next up for Commissioner Sheon (Emerson & Georgia at 901 Emerson) Neighbors unhappy with litter and public drinking. The owner has been very receptive to the ANC's requests. Problem has gone away, as owner said he would cut off any people drinking outside. Bank next door is putting up fence around parking lot to help reduce loitering.
Chair Lisa Colbert then discussed the "ANC 4D Day" festival they're planning for Saturday, September 19th at 9th & Hamilton. Colbert has asked for donations from local churches and organization, restaurants and neighborhood schools (talent show, etc). Will have dog groomer volunteering at the festival. Commissioner Colbert said she wants community feedback and ideas, to which an older resident piped up with "Is this a cookout? Then why dogs? They don't need a cookout, getting their nails cut, hair groomed. Come on! Dogs…" Must be a cat-lover?
The Executive Director of the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, Gottlieb Simon, then got up to talk about what an ANC can spend funds on. He discussed admin activities like office space and staff, the welfare of the community but no food (only nominal refreshments) nor entertainment, no personal subsistence (e.g., one ANC wanted to buy AC units for senior citizen home, DC Attorney General said no). Mr Simon said that money from DC for commissions is based on size (I believe it's about a dollar a resident annually). If an ANC wants to solicit funds for more than $1,000 they need the DC Council to approve. They can accept donations freely given if less than $1,000, but can't directly solicit. Even when donated, the money is still under restricted guidelines. Hence the ANC wanting a group to step up and run the fund-raising for ANC 4D Day.
Danielle Parsons got up to discuss the 2nd Annual Kennedy St Festival, planned for June 20th, from 11am-3pm. Between 3rd and Georgia Ave, but no street closures. Businesses open, balloons, etc. Find info on the Festival on their website.
Then Jasmin Benab, one of the two Ward 4 Liaisons from the Mayor's office got up to speak. Ms Benab is covering ANCs C&D, and Khalil has A&B. Commissioner Sheon thanked Ms Benab for her help last week in getting the city to remove 12 cars that had been sitting abandoned for years.
As time was running out for the meeting, Commissioner Bowser discussed her proposed resolution against R-4 Zone pop-ups. The proposal is asking the Office of Planning and the Zoning Commission to go back and review their March 30th vote/decision and develop one that is more friendly to neighborhood residents. Commissioner Sheon asked about the impact of the proposal onnew construction, homeowners who want to expand their own homes, as language seems overly broad. One resident doesn't agree with the resolution, saying it restricts supply, causing housing prices to go up ("regressive politics"). Commissioner Roth didn't feel adequately informed to vote on the proposal, and in the end, the ANC chose not to bring the proposal to a vote.
Commissioner Bowser mentioned that there is a movement on to allow bright video billboards like the ones at the Verizon Center to be put up across the city beyond Gallery Place in mixed use residential areas. Commissioner Bowser wants the ANC to protest during the comment phase, and the ANC decided to take up the resolution next month.
Commissioner Bowser also briefly mentioned two upcoming affordable housing events being run by the Department of Housing & Community Development. They have a meeting on May 28th at Coolidge High. Bowser to go over the services DHCD offers, including single family rehabilitation program (for income limited) to help with handicap accessible, grants for roofs, etc. $55K limit for 2 people.
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Over the years, you have heard many different conversations amongst friends and family about what takes to get pregnant. More than likely, 99% of those stories are myths and tall tales from different experiences that may have had a positive outcome; however, the science behind it was more than likely misstated. In order to really understand what it takes to get pregnant, you must first understand your ovarian fertility as a woman. Here is a quick deep dive into ovarian fertility that will assist you in understanding your fertility, the process to freeze your eggs, the vitrification technology and what makes a practice associated with Frozen Egg Bank Network unique and qualified to assist you ensure that you can increase your chances of getting pregnant when you are ready to do so.
A woman's fertility begins to decline slightly in her 20's, but her ability to conceive remains high well into her early 30's. On average, a woman will experience a decrease in the quality and quantity of her eggs which impacts her fertility potential by the mid 30's and that decrease greatly accelerates by her late 30's and early 40's. By the age of 45, a woman's fertility potential is nearly non-existent. A woman's fertility potential is more commonly referred to as her ovarian potential.
As a woman ages, this decline in ovarian potential is largely a result of a decrease in the quality of eggs that are available. To better understand this decline, it is helpful to understand that a woman is born with all her eggs, known as primordial follicles, already present in her ovaries. New eggs are not generated over time. The healthiest eggs a woman has are the ones that are ovulated when she is young. These healthy eggs are combined with sperm to create an embryo. Once the sperm fertilizes the egg, it begins to divide, ultimately creating a cell mass which is the foundation for the development of a baby. The number of primordial follicles falls rapidly as a woman ages, and the eggs she ovulates as she gets older are more likely to be compromised producing embryos with chromosomal abnormalities. These abnormal embryos will either not implant or if they do implant will result in a non-viable pregnancy. Due to abnormal embryos the miscarriage rate rises from approximately 10-15% for a woman in her 20's, to approximately 35% at 40, and 50% by the age of 44.
Your level of ovarian potential can vary at any given age due to genetic and environmental factors. In some cases, decreased ovarian function may be a reflection of a woman's genetics. Environmental factors may also play a role in decreasing your ovarian potential. For example, smoking is known to be a factor that will significantly compromise ovarian function.
Your ovarian potential can be assessed by a sonogram and blood testing. A transvaginal sonogram or ultrasound is performed to visualize the ovaries and to count the number of small antral follicles present. Antral follicles measure three (3) to nine (9) mm and good ovarian potential is reflected by the presence of a larger number of antral follicles. On average, a 35-year-old would have approximately 15 antral follicles contained within both ovaries. Therefore, a 35-year-old woman with an antral follicle count of 20 would be considered to have above-average ovarian potential, while a woman with only 10 follicles would have below-average ovarian potential. These antral follicles produce Anti-Müllerian hormone, commonly referred to as AMH. Through blood testing, we can determine a woman's AMH level. A woman with an increased number of antral follicles will produce more AMH and therefore have a higher AMH level. Women with a decreased ovarian potential will have a lower AMH level. In addition, early on in the menstrual cycle, the pituitary gland produces a hormone known as follicle-stimulating hormone called FSH to stimulate ovarian potential. If this is elevated early on in the menstrual cycle, this may be an indicator of decreased ovarian potential.
It is important to recognize that while ovarian function tests predict the number of follicles in the ovary, your age is a better reflection of your eggs' quality. In other words, a 43-year-old woman who has a good ovarian reserve may produce many eggs, but the egg quality may be reduced. Conversely, a 33-year-old woman with decreased ovarian reserve may produce fewer eggs, but may have higher egg quality.
To freeze your eggs, you will need to complete an IVF cycle. Typically birth control pills are utilized to regulate your cycle and ensure your ovaries are at rest. At the beginning of your cycle, synthetic hormones are used to stimulate the ovaries into action growing the eggs located inside your antral follicles. Hormone medication is self-administered or given by a friend via an injection done nightly in the buttocks. When the antral follicles reach the appropriate size, your nurse will tell you to take an injection which triggers the maturation of the eggs. This is commonly called the "trigger" shot which will occur approximately 36 hours prior to your egg collection. At that specific time, your eggs will be removed under anesthesia and by a trained physician.
Following the egg collection, most women feel sore but it passes within a couple of days. A very small percent of women may experience Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS); however, fewer women experience this than in years passed due to the growing popularity of using a drug called Lupron to trigger the egg maturation. As a result, your risk of hyperstimulation is reduced to under 1%; however, if you do experience any nausea or abnormal discomfort you will want to report it to your physician.
After egg collection, your eggs are frozen in the IVF laboratory by an experienced embryologist using the vitrification technique.
Historically, eggs have been very difficult to freeze until a new technology was developed called vitrification. The egg is a large cell and is therefore vulnerable to the development of ice crystals in the freezing process which ultimately damages the egg during the thawing process. Vitrification is a rapid freezing process that has revolutionized our ability to successfully freeze eggs. It is a technically demanding and fickle technology, therefore working with a program that has proven egg vitrification experience will maximize your likelihood of pregnancy success.
After egg collection, the eggs are equilibrated and then the surrounding granulosa cells are stripped off. The eggs are exposed to a series of cryoprotectants to dehydrate the egg and prepare the egg for vitrification. Once the eggs are ready for vitrification, they are placed on a small plastic device that holds and stores the eggs known as the straw. A tiny micro droplet of fluid is placed on top of the eggs. This is another crucial step that needs to be performed by an experienced embryologist. If the droplet is too large, the rate of freezing will be slower and the egg may be damaged. Conversely, if the droplet is too small, the rate of freezing may be too rapid and the egg may be damaged.
Only a small percentage of eggs have the potential to create healthy baby. It is estimated that in a 35-year-old, approximately 15 eggs can produce one baby, and in a 40-year-old, approximately 25 eggs can produce one baby. It is important to bear this in mind when deciding how many eggs to freeze. This decision is also influenced by the number of children you wish to conceive. We emphasize that while egg freezing provides a good back-up plan, it does not guarantee a pregnancy.
Some women will freeze their eggs and not have a baby. This unfortunate result may be due to the poor ovarian potential of the eggs, the lack of survival due to technical issues in either the freezing or the thawing process, the eggs' quality being compromised in the storage or shipping process, the quality of the sperm used and ultimately the uterine environment in which a resulting embryo is placed. While many women will be successful in having a baby, it is important to have realistic expectations and understand that freezing your eggs does not guarantee a successful outcome.
In experienced hands with healthy eggs, approximately 85% of eggs will survive the thaw, 70% of the eggs will fertilize, and depending on your age, about 20-30% of the embryos will develop to an advanced stage known as a blastocyst that has the best chance of implantation. It is estimated that a 35-year-old who stores 20 eggs will have approximately a 70-80% chance of having one child with those eggs and a 40% chance of having two children. The likelihood of having more children is increased moderately as the number of eggs increases. In an average egg freezing IVF cycle, approximately 13 mature eggs are frozen; this will vary significantly based on the woman's ovarian reserve. It is generally recommended that women with ages ranging from 34 to 37-years-old freeze 20 eggs and women with ages ranging from 37 to 40-years-old try to freeze 30 eggs.
Since vitrification is relatively new for eggs, research is still lacking regarding the efficacy of long term storage in liquid nitrogen. Nonetheless, practical application is encouraging and the current school of thought is eggs can be stored indefinitely. We recommend that eggs be stored separate from embryos to minimize the risk they will be jostled or moved in the IVF laboratory. Eggs are fragile and require egg specific protocols in the laboratory and in the shipping process in order not to be damaged.
Consideration should be given to the short or long term storage of your eggs. Some clinics charge monthly or annual fees to maintain your eggs in liquid nitrogen. While there may be less expensive providers for egg maintenance, shipping eggs from place to place multiple times may compromise the integrity of your investment.
If you have frozen your eggs and decide to conceive, it is generally recommended that you try with your fresh eggs first. Your frozen eggs will be a good back-up, unless your doctor recommends they be the first line of treatment due to your age. Once thawed, your eggs will be inseminated using the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technique. This involves placing a single sperm into the cytoplasm of the egg. Some of the eggs will fertilize and develop into embryos.
Embryos may be placed back into the uterus during your natural cycle; however, it is generally recommended to use hormones to prepare the uterus to be receptive to the embryo's implantation. This typically involves a sequence of estrogen medication to thicken up the lining and then progesterone to mature it. This sequence mirrors the sequence of hormones produced in your natural cycle.
Once the embryos develop, the stage and number of embryos transferred back into the uterus will depend on your desires, the embryo quality, the specific embryology laboratory and your IVF program's approach.
Frozen Egg Bank Network was developed by Donor Egg Bank USA, which banks eggs for use by women who need an egg donor to conceive. This partnership has provided the Frozen Egg Bank Network and its clients access to fertility clinics with very important and proven experience in the technique of both egg freezing and egg thawing which increases your chance of pregnancy. The complex technology required necessitates very close quality control. It is not enough to know how to freeze eggs, it is equally important to be skilled in the thawing process. Very few programs have warmed a significant number of eggs to have mastered both the freeze and thaw technique like fertility clinics in the Frozen Egg Bank Network.
Donor Egg Bank USA has had experience with more than 2,000 thaws encompassing 30,000 donated eggs and this experience provides continual insight into the egg freezing process. If an embryology laboratory simply freezing eggs and stores them without thawing them, they are unable to verify the embryologist's ability to consistently freeze eggs well.
The Frozen Egg Bank Network and its parent company Donor Egg Bank USA have developed the "Seal of Quality Assurance" – which ensures transparency as to the training and quality of a fertility practice. To receive and maintain the Seal, embryologists must be trained in both egg freeze and egg thaw using a protocol proven by Donor Egg Bank USA. Participating clinics pass a rigorous set of requirements and must demonstrate competence by achieving an 80% or better survival rate through a quarterly practice freeze using immature eggs.
Women, like you, who want to freeze your own eggs can be increasingly confident by working with physicians and embryologists who are experienced in freezing and thawing eggs. The Frozen Egg Bank Network was developed to give you the best chances of a future baby.


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Meatballs are a staple at any Italian-American table on Sundays. Everyone thinks that their grandma makes the best meatballs - mine did! They were always super tender and falling apart in her Sunday sauce. While these will hold up better, they're just as good. By using a microplane to grate the garlic and onion, you can infuse the flavor without having chunks in the finished product. Don't be afraid to sear the meatballs really well. The sauce will soften the exterior as it finishes cooking them.
Makes 16 meatballs
1 pound ground beef, (80/20 blend)
1/2 pound ground pork
2 eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
4 gloves garlic, grated with a microplane
1/2 yellow onion, grated with a microplane
1/3 cup parsley, chopped finely
1/4 cup pecorino, grated
1/4 cup parmesan, grated
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
Vegetable oil, for frying
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix, gently, by hand, until they are thoroughly mixed. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
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Mecklenburg County Sheriff Irwin Carmichael on Tuesday defended a controversial federal program that flags county jail inmates for deportation proceedings.
The 287(g) program, which has been used in Mecklenburg County since 2006, runs the names of people arrested for any offense through a federal database to determine whether they're undocumented immigrants. Fifty-nine jurisdictions in the United States participate in the program, including four other North Carolina counties.
Carmichael said elected officials and others have been spreading misinformation about 287(g).
He said the sheriff's office is not involved in Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations outside the jail.
"A person will never encounter the 287(g) program unless they get arrested for breaking the law," he said.
Opponents of the program say it takes away immigrants' right to due process, because they only have to be charged – not convicted – to risk deportation.
While Carmichael spoke inside a building near the Mecklenburg County Jail Tuesday morning, a group of nearly 25 protesters gathered outside. Stefania Arteaga of Comunidad Colectiva said she wants Carmichael to know "it's not okay to criminalize our community."
"It's a program that limits community trust with law enforcement, especially (with) the tension we are having in our country right now, with immigrants and people of color," she said.
Carmichael said the program does not target people on the basis of race or ethnicity.
"It doesn't target anyone," he said. "Every person who is arrested, regardless of their race, every person gets asked the same two questions – what country are you a citizen or national of, and where were you born?"
Carmichael stood surrounded by posters of undocumented immigrants, stamped in red letters with felonies. To his immediate left was a poster of Emmanuel Jesus Rangel-Hernandez, who was charged with four counts of first-degree murder in connection with a shooting spree that included the death of former "America's Next Top Model" contestant Mirjana Puhar.
Asked how many people identified as undocumented through 287(g) are charged with felonies and how many are charged with misdemeanors, Carmichael said he didn't have those numbers. The Observer has previously reported that nearly 4,000 out of more than 15,000 immigrants processed for deportation since the beginning of the program were arrested for DWI.
The Observer has submitted a public records request to ICE for information about the felony and misdemeanor charges. ICE said 901 of the people it encountered through 287(g) in Mecklenburg County in 2017 had prior criminal convictions and 406 did not.
A letter to Carmichael signed by more than 30 organizations and community leaders said the program undermines the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's efforts to build trust in immigrant communities. The program divides communities from law enforcement and does not make communities safer, said Matt Comer, the chair of local LGBTQ rights advocacy group MeckPAC, which signed the letter.
Asked about mistrust, Carmichael said the county's top law enforcement officials have not told him about any issues.
The protest group tried to deliver the letter to Carmichael at the front desk of the jail Tuesday. Sheriff's office officials escorted the protesters and accompanying reporters out of the building, saying they could be arrested because they had cameras.
"This is not his office, this is the jail," one official said.
The protesters questioned that, pointing to the windows and doors of the jail's lobby, which said "sheriff's office" and Carmichael's name in a large font.
They said they will email Carmichael the letter, which was signed by both of his opponents in the Democratic sheriff's primary along with ACLU of North Carolina, UNC Charlotte's Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies, Charlotte Uprising and Action NC, among others.
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WELLINGTON, FL-October 24, 2016- On a glorious day for polo, Postage Stamp Farm rallied in the final two chukkers to capture the Palm Restaurant Invitational with a 10-9 victory over Flexjet Sunday at Grand Champions Polo Club.
In front of the largest home crowd of the season and worldwide ChukkerTV audience, Nic Roldan scored the last three goals of the game including the game-winner in the final two minutes for Postage Stamp Farm's first tournament victory of the fall season.
The foursome of Annabelle Gundlach, Marc Ganzi, Nic Roldan and JJ Celis, playing together for the first time, dug itself out of an early hole after Flexjet (Melissa Ganzi, Juan Bollini, Jesse Bray, Glenn Straub) started out with a 3-0 advantage based on handicap to trail by only one at the half, 6-5.
Postage Stamp Farm tied Flexjet, 6-6, with 4:50left in the fourth chukker on Celis' big neck shot and took the lead for the first time when Ganzi beat his defender and angled a goal just inside the goal post for a 7-6 lead.
Flexjet tied (7-7) and then regained the lead with goals from Bray and Straub for a 9-7 advantage before Roldan went on his scoring spree with two goals at the end of the fifth to tie the game at 9-9 and game-winner with 2:04 left in the sixth chukker. Roldan also stopped Bollini's last-ditch scoring attempt.
"I didn't have to do much, to be honest," said Roldan, America's top-rated player at 8 goals. "Marc, JJ and Annabelle all did their job and I kind of cruised in the back.
"It was a fun game for everyone," Roldan said. "It was a good game. The field played great and the weather was unbelievable. Flexjet was a good team and it made for good polo."
Ganzi scored a game-high five goals and was named Most Valuable Player. He finished with eight goals in two games. Rebecca, ridden by Melissa Ganzi in the fifth chukker and owned by Santa Rita Polo Farm, was the Best Playing Pony.
"I call him Captain Ganzi, he whips me into shape," Gundlach said. "It's always great to play with Marc on the same team. He does have that padron experience and always has some good words of wisdom."
Postage Stamp Farm advanced into the final with a hardfought 11-8 win over pre-tournament favorite Casablanca (Tony Calle, Grant Ganzi, Juancito Bollini, Jared Sheldon), the tournament's youngest team.
"Our real strategy was getting through Friday's game with the kids, which was tough also starting three goals in the hole," Gundlach said.
"Today was just to play well. I don't have my horses in play, they come in November. The Ganzis were really generous to lend me some really nice horses. It's always great to be here. The fields are unreal, like playing on a carpet and the people here are obviously fantastic."
Gundlach plans to play in Argentina in mid-November in preparation for the winter season. She will make her International Polo Club 20-goal debut with teammates Brandon Phillips, Kris Kampsen and Mariano Aguerre.
Flexjet, winners of the season-opening Tackeria Invitational, was making its fourth consecutive finals appearance.
In the Cardondale Classic final, Casablanca (Martin Estrada, Tony Calle, Juancito Bollini, Jared Sheldon) captured the round robin final with a 6-4 win over Dutta Corp (Tim Dutta, Gene Goldstein, Jason Crowder, Carlitos Gracida) and 7-6 win over KIG (Bash Kazi, Omar Mangalji, Guille Aguero, Kris Kampsen). Estrada and Sheldon each had four goals.
Gene Goldstein of Dutta Corp was named Most Valuable Player. Goldstein's horse, Noche Azul, was named Best Playing Pony.
The Palm Restaurant Invitational was the fourth of nine fall season tournaments. Flexjet (Riley Ganzi, Melissa Ganzi, Juan Bollini, Jason Crowder) won the season-opening Tackeria Invitational with a 7-6 victory over Casablanca. U.S. Trust (Marc Ganzi, Grant Ganzi, Jared Shelton, Nic Roldan) won the U.S. Trust Cup with a 5.5-3 win over Flexjet. Casablanca (Jared Sheldon, Grant Ganzi, Tony Calle, MVP Jesse Bray) won the Fall Classic with an 11-9 victory over Flexjet.
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Casablanca, founded by polo players, supplies a wide variety of polo products, equipment and apparel through superior quality, value and service around the world. Casablanca plans to open a new store in December in Wellington located at 3500 Fairlane Farms Road, Unit 5.
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ChukkerTV's state-of-the art technology also features team challenges and instant replay which made their debut at Grand Champions in January, 2014.
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Oct. 25-30, Pedro Morrison Memorial
Oct. 29, North American Cup
Nov. 1-6, Fall Plates
Nov. 8-13, Polo Gear Challenge
Nov. 12-20, USPA National 20-Goal
Nov. 26, Carlos Gracida Memorial Legends of Polo and International Cup
INFORMATION: For spectators, there are great field side views for tournament action and also the Grand Champions Polo Club Boutique. The club is home base for pro teams Audi and Flexjet. Everyone is welcome to watch every level of polo in a relaxed atmosphere that includes a complimentary Argentine asado by Cilantro's during the featured championship games of the winter, spring and fall tournament seasons and other special events. Admission is free except for some special events.


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Gordon McIntosh, visited by young East Timorese in Perth, January 2016
Gordon McIntosh was a Labor Party Senator in the Australian Parliament from 1974-1987.
During those years he played a major role in keeping the Timor issue alive in the Parliament, despite the actions and policies of successive Australian Governments (Labor and Liberal) to oppose East Timorese self-determination and independence.
In addition to the many parliamentary questions asked by Senator McIntosh, he is best known as Chair of the 1982-83 Senate Inquiry about East Timor and his membership of the Australian parliamentary delegation to Indonesia and East Timor in 1983. His dissent from the formal report of the delegation was widely reported in Australia and welcomed by the Resistance in Timor.
Outside the parliament he addressed public meetings in Australia, New Zealand and New York. He petitioned the United Nations Decolonisation Committee in 1982 and joined others on the Lusitania Express peace ship mission to Timor in 1992.
In 2014, Gordon McIntosh was awarded the Order of Timor-Leste for his contribution to the East Timorese struggle for independence. In 2016 he visited Timor-Leste as a guest of the State. During this visit he met for the first time the resistance veterans who had applauded his support in the 1980s.
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A complete coffee set from the 1960's, tall coffee pot, 6 mugs, milk/cream jug and sugar basin with their original pottery tray. This is a lovely Celtic design with soft muted colours reminiscent of moorland rock and peat. Whether you buy this to use, collect or merely enjoy as a decorative item it will enhance your home. Please note that one of the mugs does still have the gold paper sticker from first purchasing the set. Celtic Pottery Mousehole (pronounced "mous'le") is a fishing village two miles south of Penzance. Buy a local a pint of 'Tinners' in the Ship Inn on the harbour, and he'll tell you about the dire problems of the Cornish fishing industry and the injustices of EC legislation. These people, who work so hard when they have the chance - you could lose a small coin in the cracks in their hands - are watching their livelihood slowly ebb away. Not so in the mid 1960s when Bill and Maggie Fisher set up Celtic Pottery there. Maggie was a Canadian with a keen business sense. The south coast of Cornwall has strong links with Canada if you passed through Newlyn at the end of the twentieth century you would see more maple leaf flags than Union Jacks or Kernow crosses. The design for which Celtic was to become famous, Folk, was one of Bill's. Heraldic designs - aggressive cockerels with claws at the ready - were the order of the day. Maggie split with Bill and moved the pottery to Newlyn, the next village along the coast towards Penzance, taking the Folk design with her. Here she met up with Ev Stevens who ran Newlyn's Gwavas Pottery. Ev (short for Everidge) joined Maggie, and his range of designs were amalgamated into Celtic to become the Medallion range. Medallion proved to be as popular as Folk, and Celtic Pottery is remembered for just these two designs. In the late seventies Celtic became Sunset Ceramics making a different range of wares, but the sun set on Sunset within a few years. Maggie is still a very successful businesswoman. She gave up pottery and now runs trading companies in various parts of Cornwall.
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Billbergia is an amazing plant! Pictured here, you can see it looking lovely with clusters of tubular flowers in an unusual color combination.
The white trailing plant below it is, Bacopa, which is an excellent plant choice for hanging baskets. Here it creates a very unique and interesting two plant combo.
The nice thing about Billbergia is that it's an extremely tough plant. It also makes an excellent container plant, which you can grow as a house plant, or grow outdoors if you live in a mild climate. Billbergias are wonderful plants for coastal gardens and are hardy to about 25 degrees F.
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Book Review: Crucial Conversations by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan and Switzler Conversations connect people, make impressions, express a thousand meanings and make the world move. It can be an easy conversation while walking at the park, a hot discussion involving a relationship or a day-to-day talk on work-related matters. What makes it a crucial conversation is when it makes or breaks a particular issue or concern or even a big chapter of your life. Heated discussions, immediate …..
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3 Steps to Being a Confident Speaker (even if you're an introvert)
This is a guest post by Davis Nguyen. You're sitting in a meeting at work and an idea pops in your head. You debate whether or not you should share it with the rest of your group. Questions such as "what if they think it is stupid?" begin to circulate in your mind. By the time you convince yourself to speak up, the topic has changed, or worse the meeting has ended. Your idea is never mentioned or heard from again. Has this ever happened to you? It happens to a lot of people …..


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GAZA — Something drove Ishaq Khalil Hassan, 28, into the Mediterranean last week, to walk naked in the shallow surf, to attempt what has become all but impossible for Palestinians: an escape from the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian officials insisted that Mr. Hassan, who tried to wade across the border into Egypt on Thursday, was mentally ill. His family said he was sane, but desperate — he had been trying all year, unsuccessfully, to legally enter Egypt for medical treatment for an old injury.
"Ishaq thought that Egyptians will be like Europeans, who deal with Syrians and welcome them," said his brother, Ibrahim Hassan.
But as soon as Mr. Hassan crossed the frontier, Egyptian border guards opened fire, spraying the sea with bullets while ignoring a Palestinian guard who whistled and frantically gestured with his hands that Mr. Hassan had mental problems. A video that captured the shooting made at least one thing clear: Mr. Hassan appeared to pose no immediate threat to anyone.
When the firing stopped, Egyptian soldiers pulled Mr. Hassan's apparently lifeless body from the water, as the camera kept rolling: an image that evoked the perilous journeys of migrants across the Mediterranean but also laid bare the hemmed in lives of Palestinians in Gaza, unable to wander even a few steps from their own borders.
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The "getting ready" portion of your wedding day is such a fun and exciting part of the day! There are a few things you'll want to consider when selecting where to get ready in order for this part of the day to be captured beautifully!
1. WINDOW LIGHT: I always prefer natural light for the most flattering and romantic images, so the more windows, the better! At the very least, by having just ONE large, but simple window in the bridal prep area, I am able to create beautiful portraits with soft light.
2. CLUTTER - In order to create beautiful portraits, the area near the window should be free of clutter.
3. HAIR AND MAKEUP SETUP - We love getting some makeup and/or hair styling images while you are getting ready, but please be aware that both hair/makeup and photography require natural window light! If you only have one large window, it will be occupied with hair/makeup tools/kits/bags etc and I won't be able to use that area for your portraits or detail photos, which means that these important images will suffer. A solution would be to either plan for hair/makeup to be very close to complete as I arrive, or have them set-up in a secondary room/area with window light.
4. SPACE - Please ensure that you pick a space that is appropriate for the number of women and hair/make-up artists that will be present. Ladies tend to carry a lot of stuff (bags, dresses, etc.) when prepping for your big day and a small space can quickly become overwhelmed with stuff and therefore look messy and cluttered in your photos. Try and reserve a space in the prettiest spot near a window as your designated dressing space.
5. OPEN DRESSING AREA - You will need a bit of extra space for you and whoever it is you've chosen to help you into your gown. You don't want to be cramming yourself into a tiny bedroom without enough room for everyone to move. A big bed in the middle of the room with not much space to the sides or bottom will leave no room for you to dress, for anyone to help you or for us to stand far enough away to get some great shots.
6. The same tips will also help your handsome groom find his prep location! Make sure wherever he chooses to get ready, there is loads of window light, lots of space and no clutter. Keeping it simple is always the best way to go.
Choosing the right location for getting ready will start you off on the right foot for a seamless morning of preparation, and help us to create beautiful portraits like this!


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I spent a lot of time in the studio this month looking at sketches, reading colour notes and developing ideas for larger works. I am keen to start painting more but also want to continue with my printmaking. In the past I have found it impossible to do both at the same time, as a result the two disciplines have felt very separate.
I re-read a Hughie O'Donoghue catalogue "Richer Dust" that discusses why he chooses carborundum prints as an essential part of his arts practice rather than it being a sideline to his paintings. In my case it is the other way around, I am a printmaker looking for a way to make paintings part of my practice.
Surface is of primary concern to me, the manipulation of materials during plate making could be transferred to painting methods with the investment of some studio time. It is becoming obvious to me that I need to allow far more time for developing new methods and ideas without feeling pressure to exhibit regularly.
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from Hughie O'Donoghue and the Carborundum Print by Craig Hartley in "Richer Dust' 2002


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Cape Cod is often synonymous with summertime activities – biking, boating, barefoot walks on the beach – but it's is a fabulous destination during the fall, winter and spring as well.
I recently enjoyed a quick jaunt to Bourne, where my best friend Kirstin and her husband Eric live. And thanks to our mild fall, we were able to sip cocktails al fresco and bike around town a la July or August. Here's my quick-trip guide to Bourne.
1.) Sip cocktails while watching the sun dip into Buzzards Bay at Chart Room. You may have to stand for a few minutes while watching the area like a hawk waiting for a group to vacate their table, but it's worth the wait. (We were lucky to snag a group of Adirondack chairs quite quickly.)
Enjoy a cocktail, beer or one of their famous mudslides – which Eric and I enjoyed. (Chart Room closes on Columbus Day, so try to get there in the early fall if you can.)
-> View from our table! <-
-> I'm not a big fan of sugary cocktails, but even I enjoyed a frozen Mudslide… or two. <-
2.) Dine at The Lobster Trap, full-service restaurant and bar with a seafood market & wholesale distributor next door. The freshest lobster, seafood stew and clam chowder around. Excellent beer selection, good wine list and live music in the bar. Outdoor seating is pleasant into the fall thanks to heaters.
3.) Bike {or stroll, if it's too cold to bike} the Cape Cod Canal Bikeway. Closed to cars – except for Army Corps of Engineer vehicles – this 8-mile path borders the man-made Cape Cod Canal.
Kirsten said some pretty large ships frequent the Canal. We didn't see any, but we did see plenty of smaller boats and a number of types of birds. And architecture nerds like myself will LOVE the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge – pictured below – and the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges are beauties as well.
-> Kirsten & Eric led the way! <-
Download a trail map of the Bikeway, here. The Cape Cod Chamber's website offers additional information about the Cape Cod Canal Bikeway as well as many other trails, as well.
4.) Lastly, spend an afternoon strolling the picturesque Main Street in Falmouth – shops like In The Pink, the town's Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store, and Maxwell & Co. offer enticing shelter from the cold.
Dine at Anejo – fresh, authentic Mexican food located right on Main Street {I had the Chile Rellenos – Mexican Chihuahua cheese stuffed chile pepper with rojo sauce, vegetarian refried beans, pico de gallo, cilantro lime rice, sour cream and cotija – an INCREDIBLE dish, especially for a quasi-vegetarian like myself.)
And if you've saved a bit of room, indulge in ice cream at Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium – don't leave the store without trying their lobster ice cream! {Yes, you read that right, LOBSTER ice cream! It is New England, after all.}
-> Photo courtesy of Anejo. <-
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Hammond, Senators agree on three-year contractby Chris Stevenson
OTTAWA -- Goaltender Andrew Hammond, whose remarkable late-season run helped the Ottawa Senators to a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, was rewarded Wednesday with a three-year, $4.05 million contract.
Now the Senators will have to figure out what to do with a crowded crease with Hammond, Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner all under contract for next season.
Senators general manager Bryan Murray said at the end of the season if Hammond signed a contract with the Senators, Anderson or Lehner would be traded to make room for him.
Hammond, whose contract carries an average annual value of $1.35 million, said Wednesday he didn't receive any indication from the Senators what was going to happen in terms of trading a goaltender.
"No, they didn't make any guarantees like that," he said. "It's something that I'm just going to go into camp with the approach that I'm trying to play as many games as I can this year and trying to earn as many starts as I can."
Senators assistant general manager Pierre Dorion said signing Hammond was a priority and the next step in clarifying the goaltending situation will unfold in due time.
"Bryan talked about it in his year-end press conference. If and when we got Andrew Hammond signed, we would look at possibly trading one of our other goalies," Dorion said. "There's no timeline on it. Just signing Andrew today, we haven't really explored the trade market."
Dorion said it's possible the Senators could go into training camp with all three goaltenders. Lehner sustained a concussion in February which ended his season. Dorion said there was no update on his condition, but he believed Lehner had begun working out.
Hammond earned his contract by going 20-1-2 with a 1.79 goals-against average and .941 save percentage after he was called up from the American Hockey League in February following injuries to Anderson (bruised hand) and Lehner.
Nicknamed "The Hamburglar" during his playing days at Bowling Green State University, he became an NHL sensation and his play was the biggest reason the Senators, who were 14 points out of a playoff spot on Feb. 10, rallied to earn the first wild card in the Eastern Conference.
"We don't get in the playoffs if it's not for Andrew Hammond," Dorion said. "We don't need to sugarcoat it. He was a big part of us making this playoff push. Robin was injured, but he pushed Craig. When you have a healthy competition between goalies, it's only the best thing for your team."
While it might have been a small sample size (24 regular-season and two playoff games), Dorion said the Senators saw enough to convince them Hammond is an NHL goaltender.
"For us, Andrew came in and under difficult conditions showed that he was an NHL goalie," Dorion said, "and he showed through his ability to win pretty much every game he played in, whether it was a small sample size or not, he showed the ability that he could face pressure and he could win big games.
"For that, we thought that we should reward him with an NHL contract. Whether it was for one, two or three years, we still feel that we have this goalie under contract for the next three years and that was a good thing to do as an organization."
Hammond started the Eastern Conference First Round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, but was replaced by Anderson after losing the first two games. The Senators lost the best-of-7 series 4-2.
Hammond gave up seven goals in the two losses to Montreal and said he got caught up in the excitement of playing at Bell Centre.
"I felt like I was so into playing in that environment in Montreal that I think I got caught up in the emotion of the game a little bit and it just took away from my game," he said. "It wasn't a distraction or anything. I think it was just almost I was having too much fun playing that it kind of, I guess, made some of my movements speed up, and ultimately as a goaltender that'll open up holes and take you out of rhythm a little bit. I think that was really the main reason why the playoffs unfolded the way they did."
It's been a remarkable rise for Hammond, 27, who as signed as a free agent in 2013 by the Senators after his collegiate career.
Playing for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League in December, Hammond was pulled after giving up three goals in the first 36 seconds of a game against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Five months later, he's got a three-year, one-way contract in the NHL.
"Obviously, from how my season was going in the first half, it's not something I probably envisioned," Hammond said, "but the great thing about sports and hockey in particular is anything can happen, and I was given a chance to kind of hit the refresh button a little bit when I got called up and I was able to play some of my best hockey down the stretch there."
Hammond could have been an unrestricted free agent July 1, but said it was a priority to stay with the Senators.
"Me and my wife really loved Ottawa, everything about it," he said. "It was the place that we always wanted to be and ultimately we knew it was going to come down to the dollars and cents.
"The three-year deal was pretty important to me just to give me a little bit more security and kind of just start moving forward to building a career out of it more than anything."
Hammond said he knows the expectations will change now and he's prepared to deal with them.
"It's something I feel like I have to prove myself every day," he said. "Whether that's to meet the expectations of others, I don't know. I don't think I can worry about meeting the expectations of others too much. I know I put extremely high expectations on my own shoulders, and it's up to me to match those, and I feel like if I'm able to be happy with my play, myself, everything else will take care of itself."


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War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war.
-Smedley Butler, War is a Racket
Now that I've been in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a bit over two weeks, I'll be the first to admit that I understand its complicated recent history as much as I did when I heard of its war as a child: not by much, apart from the fact a group of people fought another group of people. But isn't that what war ultimately is? Some people far away deciding a war is necessary, putting innocent people through hell to reach their goals (and riches)? Does it really matter who is fighting who and what they're fighting for and what priceless things are destroyed, when a peaceful town like Mostar is torn in half when the ancient architectural masterpiece bridging the two is blown to pieces?? War is indeed a racket.
From Dubrovnik, Croatia, Mango and I hired a driver (the easiest option) to take us the two hours through winding, rocky mountains to Mostar, and I was so surprised at what a difference a few hours and one border can make. While much of Bosnia's landscape and weather is like Croatia's, the buildings are notably different and old stone buildings with Moorish flourishes mix with elegant mosques, piercing minarets, and cathedral spires. Outside of the small old town, there are more bullet-riddled and burnt out buildings than not. Even the tourists look different, and covered women and families from countries further east fill the bridge. Being in Bosnia is an incredible, diverse, beautiful, and tragic experience, all rolled into one with an apricot on top.
But a bit on Mostar, its bridge, and its past in a bit. Right now I'm here to share my experience at one of the city's more unique and less visited attractions, the Sniper Tower.
I had read enough blog posts on the Sniper Tower to know that the building was the former Ljubljanska Banka Tower at Kneza Domagoja 12, a jagged concrete shell of its original glass-sheathed self. In the war in the 1990s, Croat snipers aimed their guns at Bosniaks below, thus earning the moniker "Sniper Tower." These days, I knew that people could get inside but I didn't bother to investigate how. (In these situations, my motto is "where there's a will there's a way, planning be damned.") Mango and I arrived at the building and walked around, but the ground floor was blocked up to prevent people from getting in. When we walked around the back, I saw some teenagers goofing off on a ledge. I waited until they were on more stable footing to call up and ask how to get inside, and they were kind enough to come down and meet me at the entrance on the side. (Well, "entrance" is a grand word to describe a wobbly pile of bricks by a low wall with a slight ledge.) The two hoisted Mango up and I followed (of all days to wear white jeans, I cursed to myself); we chatted for a bit and in perfect English they told me how they come here a lot and were working on a small art project on the top floor. They left and Mango and I took our time walking around and exploring the bright yet cavernous space; there is a lot of interesting graffiti inside, and broken glass is everywhere (despite all of his intense sniffing, Mango walked away with just four dirty paws and no cuts, phew).
On one of the floors I ran into a guy dismantling a pipe from the wall. Seeing me, he stopped what he was doing to excitedly lead me through the building's dark corridors to the ladder to the roof. I climbed up and the view from there was incredible with a generous panorama of the city and mountains. Standing there, I realized how painfully, sadly, simply appropriate the tower's name was. After pulling Mango from a pile of what must have been some delicious-smelling junk, we made our way back to the entrance. We ran into the guy again, this time proudly carrying the large rusted pipe he had extracted from above and he again stopped what he was doing, rested the pipe against a wall, and helped me (then Mango) over the ledge. I offered to help him and (thankfully for my pants) he said he was okay, so Mango and I headed home after taking one last look at the forlorn building, another gap in the beautiful smile of Mostar.


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