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Abortion staff ignores baby boy born alive?
Woman pleads for help with 'Rowan' after delivering son in clinic restroom
A woman who was scheduled to have her 22-week-along pregnancy ended at a Florida abortion clinic instead delivered the baby alive in a restroom and says her pleading for help from medical staff went unheeded, even when an employee saw that the tiny boy was moving.
The mother, Angele, who asked that her last name not be used, is now considering legal action against the facility. She is being represented by Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit pro-life and religious-liberty legal organization.
The woman chose the EPOC Clinic of the Orlando Women's Center in Orlando, Fla., because employees there had convinced her that her unborn baby would feel no pain during the procedure and because the "staff seemed caring," Angele told WND.
WorldNetDaily obtained a narrative Angele wrote that describes the two days, April 1 and 2, she went to the clinic after traveling to Florida from her home state.
"I counseled with a pretty and petite younger black woman who has a small son," Angele wrote of her first visit. "Her name began with an L. I do not remember her full name. She explained the process of laminaria insertion. I asked her other questions such as, will they inject saline or urea into the amniotic sac? I was concerned that it would hurt the baby as it generally (from what I've read) burns the skin and lungs. I expressed my concerns that he not suffer or feel anything."
The purpose of inserting laminaria is to dilate the cervix overnight in preparation for the abortion. Angele explained she chose the "labor and delivery process" for her abortion "as opposed to partial birth or having to dismember the child to retrieve him from the uterus/birth canal."
Angele, who is in her 30s, says she was given Valium "to relax me for the laminaria insertion."
"The injection burned a lot as it went in. … The discomfort was distracting. I still felt the 'lams' as they were being inserted. Dr. Perper told me to relax my muscles and noted that my cervix was slightly soft. I asked him what that meant and he said it was good."
Digoxin is a drug injected into an unborn baby to cause his or her heart to stop in preparation for what amounts to a stillborn birth. Angele says despite having asked for it, she did not receive the digoxin injection, which she surmises caused the baby to be born alive.
Referring to the digoxin injection, Angele told WND: "They didn't do it."
She says she overheard staff talking about "dig-ing" her – injecting the digoxin – but, after taking a sonogram initially and then quickly taking the machine to another room, the staff, she says, failed to return it to her room. A sonogram machine is used to guide the needle into the unborn baby's heart.
Part of Angele's concern prior to going to Florida was that the baby would be born alive, and she asked clinic personnel beforehand how that is handled.
"I wanted it to be as humane and painless as possible for my son," she said, choking back tears. "They told me they would guide a needle directly into his heart and it would put him to sleep, and he wouldn't feel anything."
Harry Perper, M.D., is the doctor who inserted the laminaria, a man Angele described as "a very fast-moving, hyperactive type of person."
Angele says the staff then gave her some medication to take early the next morning and told her to return the following day.
Wrote Angele: "My friend and I took a taxi back to our hotel. We rested up a bit, changed and walked to a nearby restaurant for dinner. That night, all night off and on I could feel the baby still moving. I told my friend this worried me. I remember thinking it must take time to slow down and stop his heart. I was still a little 'out of it' from the medicine and just figured I must have been mistaken about how the digoxin was supposed to work. He was still moving when I went to sleep. I was concerned and started to call the after-hours line, but again second-guessed myself."
In the 'delivery room'
The next day, Angele says, she took three pills meant to induce labor at 5 a.m. and another at 8 a.m. before arriving at the clinic shortly before 9.
"I waited outside, cramping and crying, for the clinic to open," Angele explained. "My contractions were close. I had been having them for hours. I knocked repeatedly at the door. There was a burgundy truck in the parking lot. Ten to 15 minutes later, Debbie opened the door and let me in.
"I was directed to 'the room.' I had been there for a moment the day before and thought it to be a waiting room for family or driving companions. It had a leather sofa and a fabric sofa, both with a white blanket stretched across the seat cushions, a small television and a few magazines."
However, noted Angele, "It was not a waiting area – it was the 'delivery room.' It was, of course, very cold."
Baby Rowan
After being given a wet blanket and a heating pad, Angele says, she was told the doctor wouldn't be in until 2 p.m. – "and that even if I had delivered by then I would need to stay until I could be examined."
Wrote Angele: "My contractions became stronger and more frequent very rapidly. I called for [staff member] Violene, thinking it was time to be moved into another room and wanting to know if I could have anything for pain. She said that medication would stop the contractions and for me to stay right there and again, she would be back. I told her it was almost time; I could just tell, and she told me I was not at all ready. She left. I began to bleed."
After going to the bathroom, Angele says, "I came back to the sofa, (they both really smelled awful), wrapped up in the wet and sour-smelling blanket, then decided it was better without it. I rocked back and forth on my hands and knees, trying to hold the heating pad to my stomach to both relieve the pain and try to stay warm. I was looking down and saw little smears and spots of dried blood on the floor and an old cotton ball with blood on it by the fabric-covered sofa across from me. Noticing how dirty it was and how no one was in the room or even nearby in the hallway began to make me nervous and uncomfortable. I went right back to the powder room and began to try to push a lot. I thought it might help since I was told I was not nearly ready to deliver."
Crying out in pain, Angele says she could feel a contraction coming: "In one agonizing push, I felt and heard something come out. Then immediately another push. I was weak. I just held my head in my hands for a moment. Then I decided to stand up. I looked. There was my baby, the whitish cord and what I thought surely must be the placenta.
"I started sobbing and lay down in the floor. I stared and stared at my son. I was horrified that I had just had him in a commode."
Born alive
Angele explained what happened next to her and her boy, whom she named Rowan:
His right leg moved. He curled up a bit like he was cold; I screamed for Violene! No one came. I managed to get to the doorway, pants down, blood everywhere and yelled again. I went back to my baby. I heard her say she'd be right there.
I showed her Rowan, told her he was alive and moving and to call 911! She took a quick look, said he's not moving now and she'd be back to take care of things while walking out. I called her again. I was touching Rowan softly and he moved again. I called her back. Rowan jumped, I think startled by the loud sound of my calling for help. I showed her that he was moving and alive. I begged her to hurry and call 911, now!
She said for me to lie down and she would get her supervisor. No one came.
I continued to try to caress and comfort my son by rubbing his back, tummy and chest. I stroked his precious little head and kept telling him I loved him and we would be OK. I was afraid to move him because I did not want to do anything that might end up hurting him. I pushed my pinky into his little hand and his fingers curled around me.
Still no one was coming. I was terrified but trying not to let him know I was scared. I kept telling him what a beautiful son he was and that we were going to be safe soon.
Angele says she then figured out a way to call for help.
"I left Rowan for two seconds, grabbed the phone, jumped back into the bathroom to be with him, calling my girlfriend 'Sharon' at the same time," she wrote. "I told her Rowan was alive and no one was helping us to please call an ambulance to the clinic immediately and hung up.
"I stayed beside Rowan talking to him, telling him how strong he was being and how proud I was of him. I told him God must really want us to be together for him to make it through everything he had just been through and that Mommy was so sorry but so happy to have a chance to love him. I told him he was a strong little miracle and that I couldn't wait for him to meet his brother and sister. I just kept touching him, trying to warm him with my hands and talking to him so he would not feel any more afraid than he already must.
"Then Rowan stopped moving."
At that point, Angele says, she "rocked him and prayed" before bathing the baby and cutting the umbilical cord.
Wrote Angele: "He was perfect, slightly pale and a little translucent. His eyebrows were pale but wide and well-defined. You could see little hairs on his face and head. He had the tiniest little fingernails and toenails. I noticed they already had a little bit of growth. His mouth was lovely. He was this perfectly formed one pound, one ounce human being. He was beautiful. He had been so strong.
"I wrapped him in [a] blue pad instead of one of the wet blankets. I just kept kissing him and telling him I loved him so much. I told him I was sorry I couldn't get anyone to help us and I was so sorry for ever coming here."
At that point, Angele says, staff member Debbie came in a demanded to have the baby. Angele refused.
"Oddly, she came back within two or three minutes," Angele wrote. "She was more irritated and insistent than before. I was irritated that she was rushing me and that she did not seem to be in such a hurry when Rowan was alive. Where was she when Violene was supposedly going to get her and we needed her help? She asked again to take him. I flatly refused her. I could tell she was angry. I did not care. I told her that I expected her to leave me alone so I could finish praying with Rowan and that we needed privacy."
Angele says she then went back in the bathroom and blocked the door firmly with her back so no one could bother her.
Wrote Angele: "I was staring at my son, crying softly and noticing the dried blood on the walls. I felt so bad. I felt so helpless. I had been so wrong to come here and yet I felt so lucky to have my son born alive. I wanted to fix and change everything once I saw his precious little face and body. All we needed was someone to get us to safety. I felt so awful that the only thing I could do was tell him we were going to be OK and that would be together forever, that we were strong and a good team.
"I wondered if babies went immediately to heaven. Are they immediately given wisdom, perspective and understanding? Could Rowan see that I loved him? Could he see that I wanted him with me and that I tried to help him stay with me? Could he see everything that happened while he was here?"
Angele's friend "Sharon" arrived and reportedly agreed that Rowan "was a gorgeous little baby."
Surprisingly, Angele said, the police came to the clinic instead of an ambulance.
"The police asked if I would like them to take Rowan to the funeral home," she wrote. "I told them that I had made previous arrangements for him to be picked up by the funeral director."
Angele says her friend overheard a staff member saying she did not see the baby move, a contention that angered the distressed mother.
"I saw Violene one more time, and I was furious after what 'Sharon' told me," Angele wrote. "I spoke to her telling her how little I appreciated them telling the police my child was not alive. I stared hard at her and said, 'Violene you saw him moving. That is when you were supposedly going to get your manager and "take care of it." You stayed away until Rowan died. I don't care what you say, you and I both know he was very much alive. We know the truth.' She said nothing and turned away.
"They gave 'Sharon' a bag with my medicine and we left. Oddly enough, they no longer needed me to be seen by the doctor at 2 p.m.," Angele wrote, saying the staff just wanted her "to leave as quickly as possible."
'I didn't see any other way out'
Angele, who is divorced, is the mother of a son and daughter.
It took weeks of counseling before she made the decision to have an abortion, she explained. "I didn't see any other way out," Angele told WND.
Angele explained that she researched the various second-trimester abortion methods to determine which would be best in her situation.
"Although 'labor and delivery' is most difficult on the mother," she explained, "it seemed to be the best choice for my son. And it would allow the opportunity for my son to be born whole, stillborn, and I could hold him and grieve him and have him cremated."
Angele says she named her baby ahead of time and made a lot of plans because, she said, "I wanted him to go from my tummy to heaven in the most dignified way possible."
A Christian, Angele told WND: "I chose Bible verses for his service and everything."
Angele says she wants the government to do an autopsy on Rowan's body, but that the local coroner refuses to do so. She says she doesn't have the $3,500 it would cost for her to pay for an autopsy.
"It's important to my cause to prove that Rowan was alive in order to stop this from happening again," she said, noting an autopsy could provide such evidence.
In the meantime, Rowan's body is at a funeral home in cold storage.
Angele says she is going public with her story and considering legal action "so this doesn't happen to anybody else."
Remembering her experience after Rowan's birth, Angele said: "The first two times I told Violene to call 911, I thought she would. It hadn't crossed my mind that she wouldn't. … It finally dawned on me: They're not going to help me save my son." That's when Angele called her friend and asked her to call 911.
Speaking of her Christian faith, Angele said, "I know you're thinking, 'How can a Christian possible make that decision?' – but I think it happens a lot more often than you think."
James S. Pendergraft, M.D., is the founder of the Orlando Women's Center and is known in pro-life communities as the "Tiller of Florida" because he performs late-term abortions. George Tiller, a well-known late-term abortion doctor in Witchita, Kan., is referred by some activists as "Tiller the Killer."
Pendergraft was convicted of extortion in February 2001 and he served seven months behind bars. The conviction later was overturned, but last year, as part of the same legal battle, Pendergraft conceded in federal court that he impeded justice by supporting a business associate he knew was lying.
Bogus claim?
Mathew Staver is president and general counsel of Liberty Counsel.
"We're representing the mother and are working with the state of Florida," Staver told WND. "We're looking at various legal avenues."
Staver mentioned that in Florida, the Legislature is considering bills to regulate abortion clinics in the state – "and we're going to be providing some of this information to some legislators."
Liberty Counsel's ultimate goal, he said is to "shut this clinic down."
Staver says he took several photos of Rowan's body in the funeral home, commenting that he "looked like a perfectly healthy little boy."
Added Staver: "It's an amazing thing that this is what happens."
A receptionist at the EPOC Clinic referred WND to Marti McKenzie, who says she handles public relations for the facility. McKenzie discounted the complaint without hearing any of the details or the nature of the incident.
After being told Liberty Counsel was representing Angele, McKenzie advised WND: "I wouldn't pay too much attention to that if I were you. [Liberty Counsel is] always ready to jump all over anybody if they can come up with a reason if they're in the abortion business. I mean, that's really bogus."
McKenzie was not interested in receiving any information about the complaint and said she would contact WorldNetDaily if and when she had a response to any legal action taken against the clinic.
Federal enforcement
On Friday, the Bush administration said it would begin enforcing the 3-year-old Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, which requires doctors to attempt to keep alive a baby that survives an abortion.
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said in a statement: "Congress had received testimony that some infants who had been born alive after unsuccessful abortions were left to die. … The Act reaffirms the legal principle that all infants born alive are entitled to the full protection of the law. That is a principle I will vigorously uphold as secretary. … We took the first of these educational steps today by notifying relevant entities that we aggressively enforce federal laws that protect born-alive infants. We issued clear guidance that withholding medical care from an infant born alive may constitute a violation of the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act and the Medicare Conditions of Participation."
The 2002 act established that in all federal laws and regulations, the words "person," "human being," "child" and "individual" include "every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development." The law also defines "born alive" as meaning "the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother of that member, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section or induced abortion."
Erik Stanley, chief counsel at Liberty Counsel told WND: "We are looking at the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act as an option for enforcement" in the baby Rowan case.


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In this guest editorial, longtime contributor Dino Esposito offers an alternative view to my editorial regarding the changes Microsoft will drag developers through. ALB
In September, Microsoft unveiled an early preview of the upcoming Windows 8. This new version isn't just an operating system for PCs, it's also expected to run on ARM tablets. From a developer's standpoint, Windows 8 is a dual operating system: One flavor resembles its predecessor, Windows 7, offering the usual interface and programming capabilities. A second version introduces a new user interface and new programming APIs.
This second Win 8 flavor, called Metro, takes its UI style from the Windows Phone UI. It also hosts a new set of applications running on top of a new system API the Windows Runtime (WinRT) API.
Because Windows 8 is coming in two flavors regular and Metro new applications also ideally would come in two flavors. This apparently simple requirement has triggered a lot of discussion, as well as ramblings and rants.
Here are some of the questions developers have been asking that, for the most part, have gone unanswered or have been over-answered to the point of providing confusing information:
- Where within Metro does the .NET Framework fit?
- What's required to write Metro applications?
- More important, what's the future of Windows applications?
- Where's my future as a Windows developer?
Uncertainty reigns with a good chance of leading to fear and doubt. Based on what has been publicly unveiled about Win 8 and Metro, I've concluded the concern is all much ado for the little that's been released so far.
Window 7 Reimagined
Microsoft is guaranteeing backward compatibility, so existing Windows applications will keep on running as usual. Think of Metro as another family of applications. Win 8 has two modes you can switch on and off: the standard one that looks like old-faithful Windows with some refreshed pieces (such as Explorer), and the new snazzy Metro, with native support for touch capabilities, a new runtime system, and a new approach to programming. Metro is specifically designed (and maybe optimized) for tablets but also available from standard PCs.
Another way to look at it is that the classic Windows desktop is just another application available in Windows 8 alongside the new Metro style and native applications.
Is this a revolution? I'd go with the description Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows and the Windows Live division, provided: It's an attempt to "reimagine Windows."
It's impossible for Microsoft to ignore the existing applications and needs of Windows 7 users. So bringing a completely new user interface and user experience, and making it the only way to use the new Windows, would have been too big a change. So Microsoft went with the compromise of two flavors.
Is Windows 8 going to be similar to the shift to Windows 95? Win 95 refreshed an existing program while managing to superannuate MS-DOS. It was more an attempt to reimagine the OS, whereas Metro is just a way to reimagine Windows. The Win 8 changeover should be easier on developers.

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The windows of the Glasscrafters workshop are filled with examples of finished works of art. Geishas, art deco ladies, koi in a pond and ornaments all point to patience and steady hands.
Inside on most days, there is a steady buzz of activity. Electric grinders whir as the wheels smooth down glass pieces being fitted into glittering puzzles. Sturdy push pins are tapped into thick boards to hold aluminum straight-edges up against large glass pictures.
Conversations center around every aspect of working with stained glass, from selecting a new project to picking not only the color but the texture of the glass to laying out the paper pattern on the glass sheets.
In her second year as president, Marilyn Kuch points out the expanded work surfaces used by the 150 members of the club, the newly renovated space that holds supplies and a wide selection of colored glass, and talks about the new grinders that will replace those now in use.
"This was on my 'wanna-do' list. When I retired and saw they had this, I went over, promptly signed up and with the first cut I was hooked," she said.
It's a familiar story and with the completion of three classes, Kuch says members can make just about anything with glass and do.
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Arnold Martin is nearly finished with a stained glass design that will go in his kitchen.
"It's an activity that I enjoy doing all parts of it and I like the results. I started cutting glass in 1982 but didn't cut continuously," he said. "I don't do projects that don't have a purpose."
Across the room, his wife, Pauline Lemire, is helping choose colors for another member's project. Out of a cardboard box, she pulls squares of glass like so many paint chips in a hardware store. When she finishes, Lemire returns to her own project of deciding how to place pattern pieces for her lamp. She discusses that with Kuch, saying she doesn't want to make a mistake in cutting.
"You don't make mistakes, Pauline," Kuch said.
"She's good and turns out glass faster than anyone I know," Martin said. "She did ornaments for all of our neighbors and the family. She's very good."
Glass for the garden
Lemire teaches the stepping stones glass, helping members make stone markers for their gardens.
"People are going to start thinking about their gardens," she said.
At another work table, Pat Lagerman is grinding glass pieces for one of those stepping stones. The petals of the yellow sunflower are very small but she works each, one at a time. Then she places them on the design she drew on the circular concrete stone.
"The glass is flat and the grout we put on it next supports the glass," Lagerman said. "It's glued down with a special glue called Weldbond. Then you can walk on it when it's all done. This is the sixth in a series for my garden."
In the window is Lemire's koi in the pond. The varied greens and the orange of the fish are beautiful and lively. Just above it is a sailboat. That is the first project new members make.
"It all starts with the sailboat," Kuch said.
Next to the koi are two wood-framed glass pictures of women made by Len Krawczyk.
"He keeps making things and has them stored in closets in his house," Kuch said.
"It's a game to see how much glass you can amass," Krawczyk agreed. He has more than 400 pieces to his credit.
Opening one of the long drawers under a nearby workstation, he shows a work in progress of two dolphins and a sailboat.
"I've always enjoyed doing this," he said. "I've been doing this for about 25 years. I enjoy the whole process and the finished project."
Novices welcome
Paul Jenkins, on the other hand, has only been cutting glass for a year.
"It's something to do in the winter," he said. "The people down here, they're really helpful and they have good instructors."
He puts the finishing touch on the last piece of glass and then uses a small tool called a Table Foiler to wrap the thin strip of copper around the edges of the piece. The copper takes the lead solder that glues the glass pieces together into a solid picture.
"When I get done soldering it, I will make a frame for it," he said. "It's not that difficult to do."
The transom of matching swans will be installed in his mother-in-law's house when it's finished.
Working on just her second glass project, Lauralee Steffen holds the coil of lead solder in one hand and the hot soldering iron in the other, touching the coil to the heated tip as she moves it over the copper-trimmed edges of pieces in her beveled glass square.
"I love everything about it. I think it's a beautiful art. You can do so many things and it always turns out fairly well," Lagerman said. "I do all kinds of crafts so this was just a natural progression. It's one of those crafts I missed along the way."
The Glasscrafters workshop in the Yemassee Craft Center in Town Square is open seven days a week with a volunteer monitor on hand to help with equipment and glass questions. Classes are conducted from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays. The studio will be closed Jan. 31 for cleaning, inventory checks and installation of brand new grinders. For information on how to join, call 705-4981 or 707-7806.


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It's become a recurring theme that, in some states, the laws intended to protect our democracy from the harms of corruption inappropriately get applied to the work we do. Most often, it happens because someone might not be aware of the ways in which ActBlue amplifies the voices of so many of you to make campaign finance—and politics—work for the people, not just the entitled few. We sometimes get lumped in with all of the bad money in politics, and an otherwise well intentioned law prevents us from increasing participation in democracy. It was just such a law that we recently encountered in Rhode Island.
We've been helping Democrats get elected in Rhode Island through a couple of cycles now, but that has required making special arrangements with each campaign individually. While we are glad to have been able to help those campaigns who engaged with us, we haven't been able to help everyone, and the additional administrative burden associated with those arrangements made online engagement clunkier than it should be. That's why we were excited when, after intensive legal research to try to solve this problem, we discovered that actually the letter of the law in Rhode Island would permit ActBlue to help all Democrats without any kind of arrangement at all, special or otherwise. If the people wanted it, we could do it.
To confirm that our reading of the law was accurate, we requested an opinion from the Board of Elections, working closely with their staff over the course of months. After long hours of consultation with the staff and providing public testimony before the Board (which required finding an attorney to sponsor me for special admission to the Rhode Island Bar!), the Board ultimately voted to maintain the status quo; it was the safe vote, but it failed to address how the law must interact with new modes of fundraising unleashed by the Internet. And in the process, it appears that the Board may have endorsed a reading of the law which eviscerated the limit on individual contributions. They inadvertently permitted individuals to contribute unlimited amounts to campaigns as long as the contributions first go through a series of PACs, much like the loophole in Nevada that recently required new legislation in order to clean up.
But the real harm in this case isn't yet another major loophole in Rhode Island law. And the real loser in this case isn't ActBlue. The Board's well-intentioned, yet ill-advised action hurts the people of Rhode Island most, who are less able to make their voices heard and to participate fully in the selection and election of their representatives in government. It is that much more difficult now for candidates to activate their supporters online, which means a few more candidates will decide to rely on big campaign donors instead. It is that much more difficult now for supporters to organize themselves to let their preferred candidates know that they're willing to fight, which means a few more first-time candidates will decide not to run. It is that much more difficult now for ActBlue and the people of Rhode Island to make politics work for everyone.
We'll keep fighting for the people of Rhode Island and of every state in the nation. With your help, we'll get the word out about how important the work you do with ActBlue is to ensuring we can all participate fully in electing our leaders. And one day we won't have to worry about well-intentioned mistakes.


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I think I write about everything, It is nice to be part of this group.
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Hi everyone!
I love to write about life and food. If anyone wants to trade a critique I would love some advice and will give some in return.
Looking forward to reading everyone's work and learning from you as well!
Hi guys,
Sorry I've practically fallen off the MBC map. Don't know about you, but I have a really hard time keeping all my balls in the air. Anyway, I've been writing -- still at Partly Sunny, Chance of Rain. Decent stuff, I think. Been going through a couple of rough patches (who hasn't). And I've been posting other moms' stories on World's Worst Moms (which has been a lot of fun and sometimes even cathartic). Please stop by. I'd love to hear what you have to say.
Christine, I love hearing words like that!!
Don't forget to try for a FREE copy of my mid-grade adventure for tomboys and boys - "Taconi and Claude - Double Trouble"
Just READ my short story "tease" here: http://taconiclaude.blogspot.com/
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You can also read a sample chapter of my book: http://taconisample.blogspot.com/
Just to see if it fits your kid's.
Margot's Magic Carpet - all 11 books on the one page!
Patricia, I took a quick look at your writing and the stories seem interesting. However for kids with reading problems, short picture books that are fun but VERY simple usually get their interest. The illustrations back up the text and help kids remember the words. 500 words tops!!
Their attention span at that age is short anyway, and with ADHD etc it is even shorter. Themes that bring in their interests are also good to use - trucks, horses, dogs, baseball etc. Use whatever they are keen to do or play with as your simple plot. Short, easy to grasp words and sentences work best.
I would be happy to critique a page of one story if you think that would be helpful.
Taconi and Claude's Big 2011 Adventure
Book signings can be fun. It is always good to meet your readers.
11 books so far Tonya: all for children and most are in rhyme. My kids had some minor reading problems, so I try to write books that tempt kids to read - especially boys. One picture book helps kids with dyslexia, and their parents. Another is for kids who are dealing with BIG changes in their lives - both these have helpful parent/teacher guides.
Then I have a rhyming series of eBooks that tell about animals from the US and Australia - I am originally from Australia
My latest is a mid-grade adventure for boys. It is set on a cattle station in the Aussie outback. Sure to tempt reluctant readers. You can see them all here, link to a sample page or reviews. : http://perfectmagiccarpet.blogspot.com/
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Giving Online
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Memorial and honorary gifts have been an important part of the history and tradition of Samuel Merritt University. From gifts such as the Hall Nursing Award, given in 1971 to honor the fine nursing care at Merritt Hospital, and named in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Chaffee E. Hall, to every small memorial gift made by one alumnus in the name of another, the University has provided its alumni and friends with a fitting way to honor or memorialize family and friends.
The Samuel Merritt Memorial & Commemorative Gift Program is a meaningful way to mark occasions, which profoundly touch our lives. The program offers the means both to celebrate those events that bring us joy, such as birthdays, anniversaries, or reunions, and to memorialize the loss of family or friends.
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This Simple Trick May Help You Finally Enjoy High-Intensity Workouts
If you're a fan of HIIT, AKA high-intensity interval training, you know that sprint workouts are awesome because they're super efficient. Alternating between bursts of hard work and rest, you go from zero to sweat in record time, and then you're done! There's no reason to spend an hour on the elliptical when you could finish faster with a 20-minute HIIT workout, right? If you're not already into HIIT, though, treadmill sprints or a tabata kettlebell workout can feel like absolute torture. Blerg. Lucky for you, science has a suggestion that might make your high-intensity exercise a little more bearable.


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Congratulations Mitchell Community College Graduates!
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Over 300 exhibits spread out through two building and two floors will greet you at the Katy Home and Garden Show! Shop for window treatments, a home theater, your kitchen and bath, your garden, new flooring, and interior decor. Ten booths will be offering FREE food samples all made right here in Texas! In addition, The Brookwood Community's Gift and Garden Market, in the Pavilion, will be selling wonderful garden and home decor accessories, all to benefit adults with functional disabilities. A live auction will be held to benefit area Boy Scouts. Show speakers include floral designer, Frank Bielec, and Tanya Senseney, also known as "CouponQueeny."
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Gov. Rick Perry got roars of approval and applause during his speech to the 2012 Texas GOP Convention, but much of the crowd was decidedly not on his side when he threw in a pitch for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
Perry is enthusiastically backing Dewhurst against former solicitor general Ted Cruz in the race for the GOP nod for U.S. Senate.
"We all know in our hearts that Texas is the laboratory of conservative reform. We need more strong conservatives in Texas and we need more conservative Texans in Washington DC, including my friend, David Dewhurst," Perry said.
The room was immediately washed with strong "boos" – and/or "Cruz" – in response, as the crowd heavy with tea party and conservative convention-goers expressed its preference.
Perry recovered and soon had the crowd again applauding references to God and Texas actions like taking away funding for Planned Parenthood. Convention-goers also were big fans of Obama slams.
Later, after he finished signing copies his budget compact along with convention-goers who lined up for the privilege, Perry said when asked about the eruption, "Boo? I thought they were saying 'Dew.'"
That was the tack Dewhurst took as well
"I thought they were all shouting 'Dew,'" Dewhurst said after a speech to the Texas Republican County Chairman's Association Luncheon, where he got a cordial, warm response. "
"I was involved in something else, but I heard we had some people yelling 'Dew,'" he said. "But,whatever. In politics, a lot of times when you work real hard, you'd like to win elections with 100 percent of the vote, but it's not very practical. There's always people that may disagree but at the end of the day, I've been very, very honored and proud over the years to be, in each race I've been involved, the no. 1 vote getter because I think people understand that I've played a very vital role working with Gov. Perry and the Legislature in creating this Texas economic miracle."
Sandra Ward, 66, of Telephone, Texas, said, "I felt like I was hearing boos."
"I think we're split. I think it's a close race," she said. "I'm for Dewhurst. I would be for anyone Gov. Perry endorsed."


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In order to encourage everyone in our family to get outside and exercise as much as reasonably possible this summer, Sarah and I instituted a family program called "Mileage Club." Here's how it works.
At the start of the summer, Sarah and I made a giant pile of punch cards, each numbered one through twenty. Each person got a punch card of their own.
Near our house, there's a park with a loop that measures almost exactly a quarter of a mile. Whenever anyone completes a lap in that park, they get a punch on their mileage club card. Twenty punches and you have a completed card.
Whenever members of the family reach certain milestones, they get particular rewards. For example, two completed cards means a special dessert treat, and four completed cards means a small (under $10) item from the store of the winner's choice. There are a few family-oriented rewards and a few really big rewards, too.
The entire purpose of the system is to reinforce good behavior through microrewards. The rewards don't matter too much in the big scheme of things. What matters is that everyone begins to develop a sense that the normal routine of a day involves getting some outdoor exercise.
Is it successful? Everyone in our family has completed quite a few cards. The family champion for the moment is our six year old son, who will happily spend hours over there walking in circles if we let him. The recent heat wave has slowed down the accumulation of completed cards a bit, but we've all hit at least a reward or two.
Why has it worked so well? How can it be used in other situations? Here are a few thoughts I've had on that subject.
First, a big part of the success here is the visual nature of the progress. A punch on a card is very clear, as is a completed card. There's no ambiguity at all when it comes to the progress made. It's extremely visual and clear.
How can you make it clear for other goals? A calendar page will do the trick, for one. A big "X" on each successful day on a calendar page is a pretty clear indication of success or failure. Another idea is a simple collection of items; for example, if you pick up a small rock on each long walk you do, then the collection of rocks represents your progress with walking.
The microrewards are relatively unimportant. All you need to ensure is that they're relatively small and that they don't undo a significant amount of the positive progress you've made.
In this case, most of the goals are unrelated to health or exercise. One of the rewards is a nice dessert, yes, but none of the rewards involve days off from exercise or anything like that. A long run of success isn't an excuse to stop succeeding.
The social aspect of this is a strong one. Quite a lot of the fun is showing our progress to others within the family (and, to a small extent, outside the family).
There are a few ways to resolve this. One is to simply display a visual indication of the progress you're making in your home, or perhaps create a Twitter account to share it. Another is to find a buddy who is aiming for similar goals as your own.
So, how could you apply this idea to finance? It really depends on what your goals are.
For example, let's say your goal is to pay off $100,000 in student loans. One thing you can do is create a 100×100 grid and put it on your wall. Each square represents $10 toward paying off your loan. Whenever you make a payment, fill in a square for every $10 your debt goes down. If you can make an extra payment here or there, do so and mark it on the squares.
As the squares fill in, you'll feel naturally pushed to keep going with it and find new ways to spare $10. If it's displayed in your home, friends and family might ask about it, giving you a way to proudly show off your progress.
For microrewards, you could agree to treat yourself in some way whenever you fill in five rows of squares. A small reward, such as a new book or a trip to the movies, can be a great motivator for this. It could be something free, of course, but you're likely rewarding yourself in free ways throughout this journey.
Every great journey involves a lot of little steps. Sometimes the trick is to keep focused on each little step. Do that enough, and you'll find that you've reached your goal.


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NBA Draft Preview--#15-25 Prospects
Below is Part II of our draft prospect list. Here we rank the players 15 thru 25, and add a few honorable mentions who could be considered in the late 1st/early 2nd round.
*--Did not rank East Washington's Rod Stuckey because I never saw him play in a live game setting. It sounds like he has the talent to be placed somewhere in the #15-#20 area.
15) Al Thornton (Florida St.) 6-7 SFHe the one a guy I waver back-n-forth on the most in the draft. I could just as easily see this guy being a pretty good long-term pro as I could see him being a bust. There is one or two guys in every draft you just have to go on a gut feeling about their prospects, and I'm just not feeling Thornton starring at the next level. Has he hit his ceiling because he is 23 years old? Tough call. He still seems to have some rawness to his game, which is not a good thing at 23 years. Explosive athlete who finishes with authority, often in traffic. Encouraging that he became more of a 3pt. threat as his tenure at Fla St. progressed. Has shown the ability to hit mid-range jumpers consistently.
16) Javaris Crittenton (Georgia Tech) 6-4 PG--Good size for a PG which perks up the ears of GMs, but actually has the same standing reach as Law. I question how much of a pure point he is--don't know if he sees the floor as well as he could. Did average nearly 6 apg this year, but nearly neutralized this goodwill by averaging a whopping 4 TOpg. Very good athlete who has a nice ability to get into the lane when he wants. Solid shooter, but nothing special. His size & length does allow him to be a pretty solid defensive player, which should translate well to the next level. Again another guy who probably should have stayed in school another year.
17) Spencer Hawes (Wash.) 7-0 C--As you can see I ain't that high on Spencer. Lacks athleticism. Concerned about his rebounding ability. Possible explanation is he played next to one of the most ferocius rebounders/competitors in the NCAA, Jon Brockman, who ate into his reb total--it's possible. But shouldn't the 7-footer be the one dictating what happens on the boards? Can play in the high post with his great passing instincts. Has great footwork & a string understanding of the game. Can finish around the basket with either hand. Uses hook shots well. Not as much of a defensive presence as he should have been. Not really all that enamoured with him, though he could project to be like Rik Smits, which ain't half bad.
18) Marco Belinelli (Italy) 6-6 SG--Has one of the sweetest shooting strokes in the draft & has unlimited range on his jumper. Is a threat to pull-up from anywhere out to 25 feet. Superb athlete who has great slashing ability, just needs to stop settling for jumpers so much. His shot selection needs to be improved upon. Sort of a poor man's Vince Carter--long, slender athlete who would rather shoot off-balance jumpers than using his athleticism to his advantage Also, a good ball-handler & passer who can play a little point like Vince when needed. Need to pack on some lbs. Was the best player on the floor in the 1st half of the US-Italy game last summer.
19) Jason Smith (Colorado St) 7-0 PF/C--Only seen Smith play a few games, so this is a small sample I'm dealing with. First thing you're pleasantly impressed with fluid movement & athleticism for his size. Pretty well-built & has a frame that can fill out even more. The other impressive facit of his game is his nice shooting shooting stroke--solid face-up ability. Seemed comfortable putting the ball on the deck as well, which was nice to see in a 7-footer. Good rebounder. His turnovers were disturbingly too high for a frontcourt guy.
20) Thaddeus Young (Georgia Tech) 6-7 SF--Great athlete with a ton of potential but still probably could use at least another year of college. Solid shooter from the perimeter, but it's tough to say right now what his mid-range ability will be at the next level. Seems to be to a little left-hand dominant right now & needs to work on adjusting that part of his game or teams will look to expose it at will.
21) Morris Almond (Rice) 6-6 SG--Next to Nick Young has one of the better mid-range games of draftees. Great shooter who is adept at drilling shots coming off screens. Not a great athlete, but still was able to easily create shots for himself as well as anyone in the NCAA. He made a living at the foul line, getting there 9 times per game, and was a 85% shooter when he got there. Pretty good rebounder for a 2-guard.
22) Daequan Cook (Ohio St) 6-6 SG--This kid is really hard to gauge, because he really fell out of favor with Matta as the season went on. Somewhat concerning is Cook did most of his damage early on in the season vs. lower-rated competition, then had his productivity fall off as the season progressed. But you did see glimpses of his enticing potential throughout his Frosh year. Very good athlete with strong frame who has the potential to be a potent wing scorer at the next level. Nice shooter from deep who has shown the ability to hit off the dribble in-between as well. Very effective rebounder in limited minutes. Would loved to seen him stay another year so to get a better read on his game.
23) Gabe Pruitt (USC) 6-4 PG--Been intrigued by Gabe since his Frosh year. Great athlete with nice length for a PG. Excellent defender with quick hands who can easily transfer this ability to the next level thanks to his length & speed. Could be a nuisance for opposing PGs with his ability to pressure the ball. My major hesitation with Gabe, much like with Law & Crittenton, is he a true PG? Was moved off the ball more often last year, but was moved backed to more point duty this year. Though his overall numbers might not quite bare it out, he does have a nice shooting stroke.
24) Nick Fazekas (Nevada) 6-11 PF/C--Has one of the sweetest strokes ever for a guy his size, legit 3pt range. Might be the most fundamentally big in the draft. Nice soft hands, good passing instincts. Has the ability to post a little bit away from the block, similar to what Brand does. So I'm not as concerned as others that he can't hold his position on offense. Has a quick release off his post moves, sort of reminds me of Antawn Jamison. Could be great in pick-n-pop situations. Basically, the only thing holding him back from being a lotto pick is his physical package. Very slow with an awkward gait, and though he put on some weight this year, he's still weak, especially a weak base. I have to wonder if his rebounding efficiency goes down because he won't be able to hold position down low very well--opponents should be able to manhandle him, & he should be a major defensive liability. He really does not like much contact, and he wanted nothing to do with mixing it up with Memphis' Joey Dorsey in the Tourney. I think he will struggle to be a starter in the NBA, but should stick around the league for awhile because of his shooting prowess. Does remind me of Christian Laettner somewhat, but think Laettner might have been an even better athlete than Nick.
25) Josh McRoberts (Duke) 6-10 PF--Probably underachieved this past season, but still has promising pro potential. Good athlete with nice length. His most favorable trait is his ball-handling & passing. For a guy 6-10 & could be a very valuable in a system that moves their bigs to the high post. His toughness is definitely a question mark. Pretty good shot-blocker who gets them out of his area. Subpar foul shooter. Solid finisher with good hops, who runs the floor well.
Bonus Sleeper Pick: Jared Dudley (Boston College) 6-7 SF--Savvy, seasoned player. High basketball IQ, a guy who does a little bit of everything well, nothing great. His passing skills have been honed from playing in a flex system. Nice footwork. Subpar athlete who could have some issues trying to defend SF at the next level. Shot the ball well this year, but not sure I would sign off on saying he's a good shooter--the NBA 3pt. line might be a little bit out of his range. Pretty good rebounder. Probably better suited as a back-up, but could be a very valuable addition to any team looking for a role-player off the bench.
Honor Mention (Late 1st/Early 2nd targets): A. Afflalo (UCLA); D. Byars (Vandy); A. Gray (Pitt); T. Green (Florida); P. Koponen (Finland); D. Nichols (Syracuse); R. Sessions (Nevada); DJ Strawberry (Maryland); R. Terry (UNC); S. Williams (BC)


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This was a particularly hard time for all of our family. Relationships within our own little family were strained as we were confronted by some very hard facts of life involving our youngest son. At the same time my Mother and Dad were in declining health and other problems began to pile on. Our oldest son took himself out of the situation and moved in with his grandparents while he finished high school. I was glad that they had someone with them but missed him not being home with us. Our youngest son dropped out of school and was in with the wrong "crowd". There seemed to be little help because after age 16 the schools would not work to legally keep a child enrolled. The next few short years brought mostly sorrow and tragedy to our youngest son and our family. At the same time that his life was in turmoil, we lost both of my parents. All the years that my parents were here had been the best years for all of us. They were the binder that had kept our large and extended families so close. We had truly been blessed and had known little sorrow before those years of the late 90's.
In 2001, after a hard couple of years, things had begun to look up for us all. Our oldest son had settled in Wyoming, was working and happy. Our youngest son was striving to move forward in a positive way and had rekindled a relationship with his first love. They were married and to them were born beautiful twin girls in 2003. They were our first grandchildren and they brought such hope and joy for the future of our family. One of the babies became seriously ill a short time later and again we were all thrown into despair as we worried and prayed for her recovery. Thankfully, after several weeks she did recover which again gave us hope.
By 2004 our son's marriage had ended and his girls stayed with their mother. Again the family was torn apart and it seemed as though it would never be healed. The next year (2005)brought new light once again. Our son had met a wonderful new lady and brought her into our lives. She came not empty handed, but with four children of her own and before long we had yet another new grandchild added to the mix. They have struggled and worked hard to make their families become one and whole. All of these children have brought great new enjoyment to us. It is as if they have always been here and part of us. It is hard to look back without seeing them as a part of us and part of our history from the very start.
Time was moving fast now and by the end of 2006 our children had fought for and gained full custody of our son's twin daughters. The family was growing fast again and now had grown to seven children. We had become grandparents several times over in just a few short years! By the Grace of God and with a lot of hard work our family was getting back on track once more.
Both of our sons were moving onward and upward with their lives and we were so very proud of them both. Our youngest, who had fallen to near the bottom in his teen years had picked himself up, with the help of the Lord, and become Dad to seven children in the blink of an eye. It took a lot of work as one would imagine, but he has excelled beyond our dreams. He has a life partner to walk side-by-side down that path with. He goes to college, has a small family business on the side, and is a great "Mr. Mom". Our awesome and talented daughter-in-law teaches full time in an inter-city middle school. Most importantly, all of these children are happy and healthy with the love and support of two great parents.
I believe that our past in no small measure, leads us to our present. The road may indeed be rocky, but how and where we ultimately end up defines who we are.
One never knows what life may throw at us. A lot of it is exceptional and good, sometimes it puts us down into the pits of despair but one thing is for sure- we must never give up hope!
Our generations are growing close and now making their own memories, while NEVER leaving memories of their parents, grandparents, and loved ones far behind.This genealogy loving Grandma could not be happier. My family is whole again and just look at all the Grandchildren and step-Grandchildren who will need their history and ancestors to be uncovered! Who are we if we have no idea as to where we have been?
AND......, oh yes, how could I have forgotten? The year 2009 brought us all yet another miracle, a new bundle of joy. Our beautiful little " PENNY MAE" who was born on the 2nd day of January and named after her very own GGGGrandma----well,--- now, our Penny makes eight!


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Chicken Taco Soup
This is one fabulous crockpot soup! I love soup, and I love my crockpot, so I made you all this tasty little concoction. I don't know if it actually tastes like tacos, but it has taco seasoning. It's far different from my tortilla soup (which I'm craving and will be making soon, and sharing that recipe as well).
This makes a lot of soup, so be ready to eat! Or invite friends over for dinner. Or invite me over, after all, I shared the recipe with you! Tomorrow at 6? Perfect.
Chicken Taco Soup
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 16 oz jar salsa (use your favorite here- I just use ChiChi's medium Original)
- 32 oz chicken stock
- 2- 11oz cans Mexicorn, drained
- 1 1/2 oz package taco seasoning
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 lb chicken breasts
- 4 oz cream cheese , optional
- 1/2 cup sour cream, optional
- In large crockpot, combine all ingredients except cream cheese and sour cream. Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours. Half an hour before serving, remove chicken, shred it, and return to pot. If you want a creamier soup, stir in sour cream and cream cheese.
- Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, tortilla strips and guacamole. Enjoy!
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The Eureka Police Department announced today that an arrest warrant has been issued for murder of Father Eric Freed. The suspect is Gary Lee Bullock, who was released from jail at 12:34 a.m. on Jan. 1. and matches description of man seen around church in the early morning hours before Freed was found in the rectory. Chief Andrew Mills said there were signs of a violent struggle at the rectory Earlier story:
The Eureka Police Department launched a murder investigation Wednesday after a popular St. Bernard Church priest was found dead after failing to show up to Mass.
Police Chief Andrew Mills declined to identify the victim in the case, but Mayor Frank Jager confirmed that Rev. Eric Freed was found deceased in the rectory building on the church property shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Mills said no suspects or persons of interest have been identified in the case and released few details about the slaying. But, Mills assured the public during a press conference in front of the church Wednesday afternoon, EPD will expend every resource to conduct a complete and thorough investigation.
Parishioner Winette Treder said she was in the church — located at Sixth and H streets — for Mass at 9 a.m. She said when Freed didn't show up, Deacon Frank Weber went to look for him.
"He came in and said there was something terribly wrong with Father Eric," Treder said, adding that she and fellow parishioners then said the Rosary for Freed until police eventually asked them to leave the church.
According to police scanner traffic — a recording of which was posted online by the Lost Coast Outpost — police were called to the scene shortly after 9 a.m. to a report of an unconscious male. An ambulance was summoned to the scene but quickly called off after a responding officer reported the victim was confirmed to be deceased.
Mills declined to say if there's any indication when Freed was killed, but parishioners said he delivered Mass at the church Tuesday evening, and was seen in the church as late as 6:20 p.m.
Police cordoned off the entire church property with yellow crime scene tape, and Mills said his department assembled a team, "with as much expertise as we could possibly muster" to conduct the investigation, with personnel from EPD, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and the California Department of Justice all participating.
A crowd of about 100 community members assembled at the church for Mills' press conference, and a teary eyed Jager said Freed was a friend — a tremendous person whose slaying is a great loss, not just to St. Bernard Church but to the entire community.
"For those of us who believe in prayer, this is the time for that," Jager said.
A popular priest, Freed was formally installed as St. Bernard's Parish pastor in August 2011. In addition to his priestly duties, Freed also taught in the Religious Studies Department at Humboldt State University and was director of the campus Newman Center, which celebrates Mass and offers a gathering place for Catholic students, staff and community members.
Freed lived in Japan for more than 20 years, and participated in Arcata's annual Lantern Ceremony held in memory of the victims of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
He also wrote the story of Hiroshima bombing survivor Hiroko Takanashi as an introduction to 11 haikus she wrote about her experience in the book titled "The Experience of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima in Poem." During a 2009 interview with the Times-Standard, Freed said he translated the poems to English with the hope it would help others connect with the experiences of the survivors of the bombing.
Wednesday afternoon, police were called to Sacred Heart Church on Myrtle Avenue, where a church employee reported an unlawful entry. The employee opened the church door to find a man inside. Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Lt. Dave Morey said the unidentified man fled the scene as the employee called police. Morey said it's unclear if the incident was in any way related to Freed's killing.
"We have no idea, but we are treating it like it might be, just to be careful," Morey said, adding that his office has advised all local churches to be especially careful and report any suspicious activity.
During the press conference, Mills declined to comment on Freed, the condition in which he was found or anything about a possible motive in the case.
"It's just too early in the investigation to give that kind of information," he said.
EPD is seeking the public's assistance in locating Freed's vehicle, a gray Nissan Altima Hybrid, license plate 6NDW400. Mills said it's unclear when the vehicle was last seen or if it was at St. Bernard Church prior to Freed's death, but the department is warning anyone who may see the vehicle not to approach it and to instead call police.
Mills asks that anyone with information regarding the vehicle or the case call EPD at 441-4044.
Memories of Rev. Eric Freed
The Times-Standard
"He married my daughter and her husband. I went to daily Mass during a difficult time when we lost so many family members. He was so inspirational. I will miss him dearly. And … he had good Mom stories on Mother's Day. Like I said, I will miss him dearly."
— Joy Schuler Middaugh
"Great teacher & very good man. I will miss him & his Weds. night bible study."
— Carol Patterson
"Met him a few times after mass. Always friendly. Always had a smile & a good word to say. What a heartbreaking end to a awesome man."
— Lisa Ehrlich
"Such sadness on the first day of 2014."
— Marcia LaRue
"Not Catholic, but nevertheless my condolences go out to all. A dedicated servant of God has been taken from us. Cherish his memory."
— Thomas Whitney
"When I would come up to Eureka to visit family, I would go to his Mass. I loved his sermons. Very kind and funny. He will be missed, even from Southern California."
— Audrey Schuler Peterson
"Rest in peace, Father Eric. You were loved in the Catholic community. God bless you. I will always remember you marrying my brother and sister in law this last summer. You always did such a wonderful job at every service, mass and wedding you did."
— Jessica Crawford
"He was a wonderful person inside and out. R.I.P. Father Eric."
— Taylor Raymond
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You can cry in your beer if you want to.
But you might have to pay more for that beer — more every single year — before you start the crying.
In the next few weeks, the federal excise tax on alcohol will rise. It rose last year, too. It's rising this year because the federal government, in last year's budget, decided to pass legislation building a constant increase to the tax, an increase tied to the consumer price index.
In the federal budget, it looked like this: "Budget 2017 proposes that, to maintain their effectiveness, excise duty rates on alcohol products be increased by 2 per cent effective the day after Budget Day, 2017, and that rates be automatically adjusted to the Consumer Price Index on April 1 of every year starting in 2018."
It's a sneaky way to increase taxes without actually having to tell anyone you're doing it.
Some might argue that a lot of taxes do that already: if you're in a tax bracket that pays, say, 17 per cent income tax, and your income rises, so does the actual amount of tax you pay.
The different thing about the excise tax? It will rise even if the price of your product stays the exactly the same, so the customer will see a higher price, but that money will go to the government, not the producer. At least in the income tax model, you still get to keep part of your increased pay.
In a sense, the excise tax change institutionalizes tax increases. And it's bad politics.
Beer makers are making the most noise about it right now, arguing that almost half of the price of beer is taxes, and the escalation of the excise tax alone is a 1.51 per cent increase that will then be piled on with matching increases in provincial liquor sales price markups and HST.
The federal government looks to be planning the same thing for weed as well, saying in the 2017 federal budget, "As the government moves forward with a new taxation regime on cannabis, it will take steps to ensure that taxation levels remain effective over time." (In case you hadn't realized it, "effective over time" is a euphemism for "constantly increasing.")
The problem?
Well, the most obvious one is that as well as institutionalizing the tax increases, the move camouflages them. Governments won't have to publicly say they're increasing a tax and bring those tax changes forward to the House of Commons and to public view.
It might be true that, as Benjamin Franklin said, there is nothing certain except death and taxes. But building in a permanent escalator?
We'd have to change the saying to "nothing is certain, except death, taxes and automatic tax increases."
When a government increases a tax, it has to justify that increase.


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Published March 17, 2005, in issue 0417 of the Hook
The bullet points in last week's letter entitled, Don't blame 'No Child,' come from studies conducted in the 17 years between A Nation at Risk and No Child Left Behind. Zealous Hook editing curtailed the author's assertion that massive additional education spending in the wake of A Nation at Risk did not cure American ignorance.
Pardon our French. Last week's Hot Seat should have read, Médecins Sans Frontières.


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On the 2012 presidential election night broadcast of Infowars, Alex Jones interviewed Paul Craig Roberts.
Starting at 2:20, Paul Craig Roberts started to make a serious point about Romney's overt Zionist grovelling:
"Paul Craig Roberts: If you look at the two of them, the only other difference is that Romney has already been to Israel, crawling on his belly, grovelling. And supposedly we're a super power, but here is a man who wants to be president, and he's crawling on his belly in the ground, kissing Netanyahu's feet. Well at least Obama had more dignity than to do that.
Alex Jones: He only bows to the Saudi king. Perhaps Romney should publicly kiss Netanyahu's butt, and then, and then, then he can be elected. Maybe that's the new swearing in — it's not a Bible — but Netanyahu bends over, and then, I'm sorry, you shouldn't have got me going there."
Alex, you're not even trying to hide your Zionist sympathies these days in diverting attention away from Roberts' serious point by making a joke. In case you think this was just an innocent joke, here is the picture on the Infowars site the day after, with Obama dressed like Hitler, which resonates very well with his Zionist promoters.
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The vocal group Four Freshmen will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at McPherson Opera House.
The Beach Boys-influenced group will sing several songs including the Beach Boy's hit "Surfer Girl."
Tickets are available online at http://www.mcphersonoperahouse.org, or by calling (620) 241-1952, at the box office. For more information, contact John Holecek at (620) 241-6139.


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Dsanford3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 218 diseños de 70 diseñadores freelance.
Sanford Project Partners, LLC
I've been a magazine publisher for the last 21 years and have now become one of the many unemployed. I've decided to start a business working on outsourced projects for organizations. Content and marketing are my strengths. I've kind of put you at a disadvantage with my company name, but there are reasons behind it. First, my name needs to be in it -- I have 25 years of equity in the business and hundreds of contacts. Second, I want to say "project" to separate myself from "consulting." I don't want to consult for people. I want to take on projects that have a specific task to be done and a specific end date. I added "partners" because I have other freelancers I can bring in as needed -- and because "Sanford Projects" sounds like an inner city housing developement!
I work primarly in the trade show and event industry (think major meetings and conventions, not weddings and parties). However, after 21 years as a publisher, I can also work for any kind of media company -- and most publishers own trade shows. So I might be hired to launch a social media campaign for a trade show, or to research an idea for a new audience segment. I could be hired to revamp a Web site or produce the conference program for a virtual event.
I would like the logo to look very professional, but still be fun. I'm a loud, outgoing, creative, "get it done" kind of person. Personally, I'm drawn to bright, vivid colors, though I recognize that doesn't always go with "professional."
I'm fine with the logo being made out of the SPP accronym for the company, as long as the company name is within the logo, too.
What would convey "project management?" Organized, methodical, etc.
But I would also like to convey that I take the load off your back. People who hire me will be in need of something -- and perhaps with a sense of urgency. Maybe they have an idea that no one has time to work on. Maybe I would be covering for someone on maternity leave. I might be helping them out of a jam.
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DC USA, Target, Black Friday (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
With 147 million people expected to shop this weekend, according to the National Retail Federation, retailers are making the sales extra-impressive this year in an attempt to improve bottom lines and capitalize on the biggest shopping time of the year.
So here's a quick roundup of when the major retailers plan to open - and what the doorbuster deals will be:
1. Walmart
Walmart will open at 8pm on Thanksgiving (compared to 9pm last year) and will release its doorbusters in three waves (8pm & 10pm on Thanksgiving and 5am on Black Friday).
At 8pm, shoppers will find deals on games and toys, such as the Nintendo Wii for $89 and Xbox 360 for $149, as well as various video games for a little as $10 each. At 10pm, expect to see more tech deals, including the iPad 2 priced at $399, with a $75 Walmart gift card, along with a 32-inch LCD television for $148 and a $38 Blu-ray DVD player, to name a few. And for those who still live for the traditional early morning shopping time slot, at 5am on Black Friday, Walmart will offer deals on Christmas trees, furniture and vacuums.
2. Target
Opens up at 9pm on Thanksgiving, with a Nook e-reader for $49, DVDs for $10 and a free $60 Target gift card when you buy any iPad. At 4am on Black Friday, Target's doorbusters include $89.99 for a Canon digital camera bundle and LeapFrog software for $15.
3. Kmart
Kmart boasts a "triple doorbuster" special beginning on Thanksgiving from 6am-4pm and again from 8pm to 3am on Black Friday and finally from 5am until 11am, also on Black Friday.
4. Sears
Opens at 8pm on Thanksgiving, with deals on appliances and electronics, including a 50-inch LCD television for $288. Sears reopens on Black Friday at 4am with deals on power tools, more appliances and clothing. In fact, last Sunday, the retailer allowed members of its rewards program to begin accessing various doorbuster deals online on before they hit the stores.
5. JC Penney
For the "late" risers on Black Friday, JC Penney opens at 6am, with boots for $25, coats for $30 and scarves for $5.
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This is an official copy (1844) of the original marriage certificate of Jean Frederick WAGNER and Ann Eve HENSGEN. They were married in a civil service on February 4, 1836 in the city of Bliesbrucken, Sarreguemines, France. Jean Frederick was 30 and his new wife 28.
The documents are 'wrinkled' because at some point in time they were covered in cellophane, most likely in an effort to protect them. Unfortunately, the cellophane contracts and expands with temperature changes and has caused the documents to crinkle.
Jean Frederick and Ann Eve are my 3rd great grandparents. I have, since I was a young adult, had a love affair with all things French, and consider myself a Francophile. This explains so much!
(Original documents courtesy of Nancy Wersel Rybolt).


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NBA Live renamed itself NBA Elite, brought in the producer of the widely acclaimed NHL series, and set about fixing two huge gameplay gripes - unfathomably random shooting, and losing control once you entered a two-player animation.
This video explains how they hope to fix that beginning in NBA Elite 11. Shooting becomes skill-based on the right analog stick, and player movement and interaction moves fully to real-time. NBA Elite 11 is, naturally, promised to be "night-and-day" different from, and better than, its predecessor. All sports games - great ones to crappy ones - make this claim. We'll put it to the test when we see NBA Elite at E3.


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Paris by Clement Jolin09:57
Paris by French fashion photographer Clement Jolin . Love the composition of the first one and the soft pastel sky, very Max Wanger.
Paris by French fashion photographer Clement Jolin. Love the composition of the first one and the soft pastel sky, very Max Wanger.
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wow so simple and elegAnt its making me want to go back to paris againReplyDelete
immA have to chk out clement john ive never heard of him
These are lovely. Reminds me of a girl I worked with named Clementine from Paris. She'd love these.ReplyDelete
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I love how the composition is so simple. Lots of space. ♥
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agreed- these are lovely. i love the pink light.ReplyDelete
So subtle and beautiful
Thanks for the introduction with Clement Jolin (liked your comparison to Max Wanger works as well)
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These are really beautiful, I'm going to Paris on saturday absolutely cannot wait, I hope the sky is this pretty!ReplyDelete
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The last shot is my favorite!ReplyDelete