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Volume 31
The Skeptics UFO Newsletter
Philip J. Klass
January 1, 1995
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Key Roswell "eyewitness" changes story significantly
Jim Ragsdale, one of two key (alleged) "first-hand eyewitnesses" on whom Kevin Randle and Don Schmitt based their revised crashed-saucer scenario in their second book "The Truth About the UFO Crash at Roswell," has significantly changed his story because of "monetary inducements," according to Randle. Randle offered this explanation in his Oct. 16 talk at a UFO conference in Pensacola, Fla. But he indicated that he has complete confidence in the veracity of Ragsdale's original version—because Ragsdale's family earlier endorsed it.
As reported in SUN #27 (May 1994), Ragsdale originally claimed that he and a female friend were out camping on the night of July 4, 1947—roughly 35 miles north of Roswell—when they saw a fiery object crash nearby. According to Ragsdale's original account, he and his girlfriend got into their jeep and managed to find a ravine where the UFO had crashed. According to the R/S book [p. 4]: "Using a flashlight with weak batteries....They saw the remains of the ship stuck in the side of the cliff....It was late, and the flashlight was failing. They returned to their Jeep and drove back to the campsite." [SUN comment: It never occurred to Ragsdale to drive 35 miles back to Roswell to report the crash.] The next morning, according to Ragsdale's original tale, he and his girlfriend returned to the site where they saw "bodies or something laying there. They looked like bodies." Ragsdale claims he quickly departed when he saw a military convoy approaching.
At the recent Pensacola conference, Randle admitted that Ragsdale is now telling a story that is "significantly different than the story he originally related to us....The story he tells now is much more exciting than just seeing the bodies in the distance. He's now talking about going down and trying to pull the helmet off one of the dead aliens and seeing big black eyes which is not consistent with what we have learned about what the Aliens look like."
[Randle would have been more accurate if he had said that Ragsdale's revised ET description differs from one provided by R/S's star witness—Frank J. Kaufmann—whose description in turn differs from one offered by former mortician—Glenn Dennis—which Dennis claims is based on a sketch provided by a nurse named Naomi Selff who (allegedly) participated in an autopsy on three dead ETs.]
According to Randle, "Ragsdale has signed a paper with another organization to provide his story for monetary inducements. In other words, he's getting paid for his story now....We believe the changes were coached by those who want to sell his story....If I were a skeptic, I would be delighted at this point because it would be very easy to discredit the testimony of Jim Ragsdale."
Randle Earlier Claimed Key Witnesses "Corroborate One Another"
In articles written by Randle before Ragsdale changed his story, published in the Houston UFO Network's HUFON Report newsletter, Randle admitted that "we place enormous confidence" in the testimonies of Ragsdale and Kaufmann. In the August 1994 article, Randle claimed "they tend to corroborate one another." When R/S interviewed Kaufmann prior to publishing their first book [R/S #1] in mid-1991, his story was that "he had been [only] an observer to the events rather than a participant in them," according to Randle's article in the July issue of the HUFON Report. (Emphasis added.) But during an interview two years later, when Randle said he "once again" asked if Kaufmann had seen "any bodies," Kaufmann said: "Yes." This, Randle said, provided "the first eyewitness link between the events in Roswell in July 1947 and alien creatures." R/S HAD STRUCK OIL, OR PERHAPS IT WAS "SNAKE-OIL."
According to Randle, Kaufmann claimed that he had been sworn to secrecy about his involvement in the crashed-saucer recovery "and felt honor bound to keep that secret. Now, after so much time had passed, he wanted to share the story, but only what he felt he could say without violating his honor. And he was in communication with others who had been as deeply involved. They were deciding what to release and what to withhold in consultation with one another." [This explanation provides a convenient excuse for Kaufmann to add embellishments to his earlier stories without raising Randle's suspicions.]
In Randle's article in the August issue of the HUFON Report, he claims that "many aspects" of the tales told by Kaufmann and Ragsdale "have been corroborated by others who were clearly in Roswell in July 1947 and who can prove it." Consider the following reports of how many ET bodies were (allegedly) seen and recovered at the "Impact Site" near Roswell, according to witnesses cited by R/S in their recent book:
- Kaufmann: 5 bodies [p. 10]
- Ragsdale: 3 bodies [p. 103]
- Mortician Dennis: 3 bodies—2 of them badly mutilated [p. 22]
- Frankie Rowe: 2 bodies + 1 live ET [p. 17]
- Anaya Montoya: 3 bodies + 1 live ET [p. 19]
- Mary Bush: 1 body [p. 18]
- Barbara Dugger: 3 bodies + 1 live ET [p. 35]
Randle's August article concludes: "We were very cautious before we accepted the testimonies of Ragsdale and MacKenzie [a pseudonym used for Kaufmann, who wished to hide his identity]. We waited for verification and corroboration, which we found."
Randle Seemingly Endorses, Then Rejects, Project Mogul Explanation
Kevin Randle was able to obtain and read an advanced copy of the 189-page report "Roswell In Perspective," authored by Roswell researcher Karl Pflock and published by the Fund for UFO Research last summer, which concluded: "It is all but certain that at least the great majority of what was found at the debris field...was the wreckage of a huge balloon [from the] Top Secret, highly sensitive Project Mogul." [ SUN #29/Sept. 1994]
On July 6, Randle wrote Pflock to congratulate him and characterized Pflock's report as "an impressive work" which Randle said "certainly supports the theory that a Mogul balloon was responsible for the Brazel ranch find." Randle added: "The array of testimony and evidence does seem to lead to that conclusion."
But two months later, on Sept. 7, when Randle was interviewed over radio station WBAI in New York, he said: "There's absolutely no evidence that Project Mogul was responsible for what was found on the [Brazel] ranch." Randle added: "Nor does it explain the Impact Site some 35 miles from the ranch." [More accurately, 35 miles from Roswell.]
During Randle's Pensacola talk on Oct. 16, he challenged the Project Mogul explanation for the Brazel ranch debris. But he added that "if there were two distinct sites" [one on the Brazel ranch 75 miles northwest of Roswell and another only 35 miles north of Roswell, as claimed by Ragsdale, Kaufmann and Rowe] "we could...give [concede] the Air Force Project Mogul on the Brazel ranch...and not damage the Roswell case at all."
In other words, if a Project Mogul balloon crashed on the Brazel ranch, this could not possibly explain the crashed saucer and ET bodies (allegedly) found at the Impact Site near Roswell, as reported by Ragsdale, Kaufmann and Rowe. [Frankie Rowe claims that her father, a Roswell city fireman, was dispatched to the Impact Site. Yet none of the other (alleged) witnesses—including Ragsdale and Kaufmann—reports any signs of fire at the Impact Site.]
Randle concluded: "Of course the Air Force Project Mogul [explanation] is a cover story and the material Brazel and the boys found out there is in fact part of this same event. But we don't need that any more [to support a crashed-saucer claim] as we did when the investigation began." Randle conceded that debris from a Project Mogul balloon (carrying radar targets made from balsa-wood sticks and aluminum foil attached to parchment) would be "grossly similar" to what Brazel and others described. But Randle charged that this Project Mogul explanation was devised by the USAF "to add an element of confusion."
SUN GOOFED in its November issue (#30) when it said that there was no mention in R/S #2 or its index of Project Mogul as a possible explanation for the Brazel ranch debris. SUN looked under "Mogul" rather than under "Project." A brief discussion of Project Mogul balloons being launched from Alamogordo Air Field, N.M., in the summer of 1947 appears on page 126. But R/S concluded: "There is no evidence that any of these cluster balloons fell on the ranch where Brazel discovered the debris or that the...debris is explainable as one of these cluster-type balloons."
Hopkins Reports Massive/Group Abductions Into Giant UFOs
UFO-abduction guru Budd Hopkins reported a number of fascinating new discoveries at last October's conference in Pensacola. Hopkins claimed that "enormous numbers of people are being abducted [and taken] into the same ship." He cited a woman in one of his "support groups" who said "she had this dream that she was in a gigantic room. And there were rows and rows of naked people being processed in a kind of stupor, moving along with Aliens directing them. And there was...a moving stairway, like an escalator, and she went up. When she said that, someone else in the room said: 'Oh my God. I had a dream like that too'....And so did a third person."
Working with each of the three persons separately, Hopkins used regressive hypnosis to determine if these "dreams" were suppressed memories of UFO-abductions. Under hypnosis, one woman—Emily—recalled seeing the other woman "standing there in the craft and she [Emily] actually spoke to her." Because both were naked, Hopkins asked Emily if she could see any identifying features or scars on the other woman. Emily reported seeing "a very big, long scar at the bikini line. And when I checked with this [other] woman, she said she had had a bladder operation as a teenager and has a big, long wide scar at the bikini line," Hopkins reported. And he said the second woman, under hypnosis, was able to describe certain body features of Emily. When Hopkins asked each woman whether the third person—a young man—had much hair on his chest, both said he had no chest hair, which proved to be true.
Hopkins acknowledged that the two women were "casual friends," but he did not say if he asked them if they had ever gone swimming together or to an aerobics class. Nor did Hopkins say whether the young man ever wore open-neck sport shirts to support group meetings, or ever went swimming with the women.
"Witness" to Linda "Beam-Me-Up-Scotty" Case Claims Mass-Abduction
Hopkins reported that a "new witness" who claims to have seen Linda (Cortile) Napolitano being beamed up to a UFO in lower Manhattan around 3 a.m. on Nov. 30, 1989, was herself being abducted at the same time, along with 30 or 40 others, a few miles north of Linda's apartment building. [For details on the Linda case, see SUN #17/Sept. 1992 and SUN #18/Nov. 1992]
"So we're not dealing with just single isolated events," Hopkins said. We're dealing with some kind of mass operation which is affecting enormous numbers of people. And the very fact that you can get this kind of corroborative evidence from individual to individual is one of the absolute backbones of evidence behind this phenomenon." Hopkins admitted he was puzzled because "we haven't had any of these [large group abduction] reports earlier." One possible explanation offered by Hopkins: "Maybe we didn't ask the right questions." Hopkins said he senses "that there is a kind of speeding up—almost a sense of urgency—in the Alien agenda....As if somehow they are more and more desperate." [SUN predicts that as word of mass- abductions spreads via the news media and Hopkins' disciples, there will be many more such reports.]
ETs Seem To Have a "Sixth Sense" About Their Implants
Hopkins' earlier hopes of obtaining a uniquely extraterrestrial "implant," which ETs (allegedly) insert in the brain, nose, ear, chest, leg or penis of some (but not all) "abductees," have been frustrated by ET ingenuity. One reason, Hopkins explained, is that very few of the implants can be detected using X-ray or CAT-scan techniques. "If they ever do show up on an X-ray or CAT-scan, within a day or so—before there is any ability to try to recover them—they disappear. The Aliens seem to have a little alarm bell that goes off in the sky [when an implant is detected] and they come and remove the object."
"WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE ARE IN FACT HYBRIDS AMONGST US. I HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE—MEANING HYBRIDS AMONGST US WHO ARE OPERATING IN THE REAL WORLD," Hopkins said.
SUN PREDICTS that if Hopkins is correct, you will soon see Hybrids on professional football teams. Imagine what a Hybrid running back who can penetrate walls could do to the best defensive line. But "it" would have to cope with a defensive backfield whose players are telepathic and thus know the strategy behind every play.
Mortician's Tale of Roswell Nurse, ET Bodies Is Seriously Flawed
The story told by former mortician Glenn Dennis, of ET bodies brought to the Roswell Army Air Field base hospital in early July 1947, is the only Roswell ET-bodies tale which is endorsed by ALL prominent pro-UFO Roswell crashed-saucer researchers. YET DENNIS' TALE IS RIDDLED WITH FLAWS AND INCONSISTENCIES. Karl Pflock, whose "Roswell In Perspective" report discredit's two of Randle/Schmitt's key ET-bodies "witnesses," Ragsdale and Kaufmann, endorses Dennis' tale. The same is true of Randle/Sch- mitt, whose books completely discredited Gerald F. Anderson, a star ET-bodies "witness" of Stanton Friedman and Don Berliner. Friedman/Berliner also endorse Dennis' tale.
In July of 1947, the 22-year-old Dennis was employed by the Ballard Funeral Home, which was under contract to provide mortuary service to the Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) as well as ambulance service from the city to the base. Although Dennis is a long-time good friend of Walter Haut—the young officer at RAAF who wrote and released the "Flying Disk Recovered" press release on July 8, 1947 which "launched" the Roswell incident—Haut told SUN that Dennis had never mentioned the ET-bodies incident until late 1988 or early 1989.
Kevin Randle informed SUN that he first learned about Dennis from Haut in April 1989. It is not known when Stanton Friedman learned first about Dennis. But when Friedman visited Roswell in early August 1989 for filming of an "Unsolved Mysteries" TV show on the Roswell Incident, an interview was arranged. Dennis' good friend Robert Shirkey drove Friedman to Lincoln, N.M. to meet with Dennis and sat in on the tape-recorded interview. Shirkey, who was stationed at RAAF in 1947, claims to have seen the crash debris.
The first public—if limited—disclosure of Dennis' tale came in November, 1989 when Las Vegas TV station KLAS aired a series titled "UFOs: The Best Evidence," produced by George Knapp. Knapp had visited Roswell in August and interviewed Shirkey. In the TV show, Knapp introduced Shirkey as follows: "Shirkey was the officer who ordered up the B-29 that transported the strange debris....Shirkey also has knowledge of alien bodies. The information is from a close friend who ran the town funeral parlor in the 40s. It has never been made public until now." Shirkey said he was asked [by Dennis]: "Did you see the sketches in the paper of the humanoids or the bodies? [The June 8, 1987 Roswell Daily Record carried a front-page story on UFOs with two sketches of traditional-looking ETs] I said yes. He said, well, I can tell you that's what they looked like. The funeral parlor supplied the caskets for the Air Force to use because we had the contract. And they came in and took all the baby-size or youth-size caskets we had." (But according to Dennis' later accounts, RAAF never came to obtain any caskets, large or small.)
Randle/Schmidt First to Publish Mortician's Nurse's Tale
The first detailed account of the Dennis tale in which he was identified by name appeared in the first Randle/Schmitt book, "UFO Crash At Roswell," published in mid-1991. When SUN interviewed Dennis in Roswell on Dec. 9, 1991, we began by reading the R/S account from their book, to verify its accuracy. Periodically Dennis would interrupt to challenge the accuracy of the R/S version. Later, when SUN discussed these inaccuracies with Randle, he explained that by the time R/S first interviewed Dennis in late 1990, their book manuscript had been sent to their publisher and so their version was based largely on a transcript of Friedman's August 1989 interview with Dennis which they had hastily updated.
For example, R/S reported [p. 91-92] that shortly after lunch, Dennis received telephone inquiries from "doctors at the base...asking questions about preservation techniques....The mortician was told by the military doctors that the bodies had been out on the prairie for a couple of days, maybe a week....According to the mortician, he was told there were three fatalities. Two of them had been mangled in the crash but the other was in fairly good shape. The officers at the base wanted to know if they could get all three into a single hermetically sealed casket." (Emphasis added.)
Dennis offered a significantly different version to SUN: He said there had been no mention of any fatalities and the caller—the base mortuary officer—asked what was the smallest sealed casket that Ballard had and how many were in stock. "Then, about 30 minutes later, they called back and wanted to know what our embalming procedures would do to remains that had been laying out in the elements. Would it change the blood content? Would it change the tissue? Would it change the stomach contents?"
CURIOUS QUESTIONS. IF RAAF HAD ET BODIES, EMBALMING FLUID WOULD BE INJECTED ONLY IF THE ETs WERE SOON TO BE BURIED. HOWEVER, IF AN AUTOPSY WAS PLANNED, EMBALMING FOR BURIAL WOULD BE DONE AFTERWARDS.
Because Dennis found so many errors in the R/S #1 account, SUN will here shift to highlights of Dennis' own version, given before a video camera and incorporated in the video "Recollections of Roswell-II," produced by the Fund for UFO Research (FUFOR). According to Dennis, shortly after the last inquiry from RAAF, he received a call to bring a slightly injured airman to the base hospital. After taking the airman to the infirmary, Dennis said there was, "one particular nurse that I was pretty well acquainted with and I wanted to see if she was there and buy her a coke....As I started back to see her...she came out of one of the examining rooms....She said: 'What are you doing here and how did you get in here?' She said: 'My gosh, get out of here as soon as possible, you're gonna get in a lot of trouble.'"
When Dennis sought an explanation, the nurse quickly returned to the room which was guarded by a captain who asked Dennis to identify himself which he did, explaining that he had brought an injured airman to the hospital. When Dennis said he commented that "it looks like you had a crash here and I need to go back and get preparations ready," he said he was told: "You did not see anything. There was no crash here. You don't go into town and making (sic) any rumors...that there was a crash." Two military police (MPs) then escorted Dennis out.
The next day, Dennis said, he was curious to find out what had happened and called the nurse several times, only to be told she was not in. "About 11 o'clock, she called the funeral home....And she said 'I need to talk to you,'" and she suggested meeting at the Officers Club. When they met there, according to Dennis, "She looked like death warmed over. She said, 'You won't believe what happened....Before I tell you anything...you have to give me a sacred oath that you will not ever mention my name or you can get me in a lot of trouble.' I said OK, because I said I would definitely like to know what's going on."
Dennis said the nurse told him that on the previous day she had gone into a room to get some supplies where she found two unfamiliar doctors performing a preliminary autopsy on a strange-looking creature and the mangled remains of two others. When she tried to depart, the doctors insisted she remain to help them and take notes. Dennis said that while they sat in the Officers Club, the nurse drew him a sketch of the strange- looking creatures and told him they had no thumbs and what looked like small suction cups on the tips of their four fingers. Dennis said that before he drove the nurse back to her quarters, she gave him her ET sketch but re-minded him of his sacred oath to keep the ET information and sketch secret.
Dennis Claims Nurse Quickly Transferred, Reportedly Killed In Air Crash
Dennis says he tried to call the nurse several times during the next few days, without success. Then he says he was told that she had been transferred. Several weeks later, he says he received a letter from the nurse saying she was in England and providing him with an APO (Army Post Office) number. But when he wrote to her, he said his letter was returned unopen-ed—stamped "DECEASED." Dennis says he later heard that the nurse had died in a military aircraft accident. However, Randle/Schmitt report in their second book that their search of the New York Times index, National Transportation Safety Board and Army records failed to find any such crash.
Dennis told a different story when he was interviewed on Dec. 31, 1991 by UFOlogist Anne MacFie, as reported in her article in the April 1992 MUFON UFO JOURNAL. He explained to her (as he had done to SUN) that the 23-year old nurse was from St. Paul, had been raised in a convent and wanted to become a nun when she finished her service in the Army, which had funded her last two years in college. When MacFie asked if Dennis knew whether the nurse was still alive, he responded: "I don't know. I heard she died three years ago [1988], but that's only hearsay." MacFie asked if Dennis had ever tried to contact the nurse "to see if she would talk now that others have?" Dennis replied: "I never did try and contact her....She did join an order [became a nun] after she got out of the Army. But I don't think she would [talk]. She was so disciplined that if her superior told her to walk across fire, she probably would have done it."
If Dennis' story was true, it seemed odd that a person of such high character, who had been in the Army for only three months, would knowingly violate military security by revealing highly sensitive information to a casual acquaintance she had known for less than three months. So SUN asked Dennis: "Did you date her?" Dennis replied: "No, no, no. She had no interest in men whatsoever. Her whole life was planned. She was gonna be a nun."
But this Dennis claim was challenged in a video "UFO SECRET: The Roswell Crash," produced by Mark Wolf, in which Dennis is interviewed. In introducing Dennis, narrator Wolf said: "We should note here that Glenn's concern for Judy [nurse's pseudonym] was serious. Marriage had been discussed." On Mar. 14, 1993, we wrote to Wolf, pointing out that the foregoing claim was contrary to what Dennis had told SUN. We asked: "How certain are you of the accuracy of the above statement?" SUN also asked if Wolf had a video or audio tape of Dennis making such a statement. Wolf promptly replied saying: "That is what he [Dennis] disclosed to me during one of several lengthy background discussions prior to taping. He added that her family did not approve of him, since they were Catholic and he was Protestant."
Don Schmitt, who was with Wolf at the time of the interviews and filming, confirmed Wolf's account in discussions with SUN in Roswell in late March of last year. According to Schmitt, Dennis said that when the nurse's brother visited her in Roswell and learned that she was considering marriage to Dennis, he had "lectured" her against the marriage. [The new R/S book reports (p. 67) that Dennis "had dated" the nurse.] On April 16, I wrote Wolf to report Schmitt's statement, asking if Wolf's recollections corroborated those of Schmitt. Wolf called while we were out, but left a message on the answering machine which confirmed Schmitt's statement. But Dennis, according to a friend, says the Wolf/Schmitt statements are false.
If Dennis' basic story were true, one should expect that he would eagerly have read the first R/S book in the hope of learning more about the mysterious ET bodies from the many new "witnesses" R/S had discovered. Yet when SUN talked with Dennis—six months after publication of R/S #1—he said that his wife had read the book but he had not.
Dennis Ignores Solemn Oath And Reconstructs "Missing" ET Sketch
After Dennis described having given his "solemn oath" to keep secret the nurse's ET sketch, SUN asked what he had done with it. One might expect that he would have stored it in a safe deposit box, or hidden it in his apartment. INSTEAD, DENNIS SAID, HE HAD PUT THE ET SKETCH IN HIS PERSONAL FILES AT THE BALLARD FUNERAL HOME. When Dennis left Ballard around 1962 to go into business for himself, he left behind the ET sketch. Dennis told SUN that he and Friedman had earlier visited Ballard to try to find the ET sketch. According to Dennis, ALL of the old files were there, including 1946 and 1948. But ALL of the 1947 files, including his own with the ET sketch, were MISSING.
Although Dennis had not seen the (alleged) nurse's ET drawing for at least 30 years, he [seemingly] remembered the details well enough to make a rough sketch, which he gave to an artist friend to refine. SUN did not ask Dennis why he had made the effort to reconstruct the ET sketch and asked his artist friend to enhance it— violating his "solemn oath" to the nurse. But SUN did ask Dennis how the new sketch found its way into the first R/S book. Dennis replied: "That's what I'd like to know, because I gave it to one person." When SUN asked the name of that person, Dennis refused to say.
When SUN inquired if Dennis had asked this person how the ET sketch got into the R/S book, Dennis replied: "Well, but he says he's not responsible for it." SUN asked: "Does he swear under solemn oath that he did not [give the sketch to R/S]?" Dennis replied: "I did not ask him any solemn oath because I don't believe in solemn oaths." Then Dennis laughed.
SUN found it hard to believe that Randle/Schmitt would resort to covert means to obtain the ET sketch and publish it without Dennis' permission—risking serious legal repercussions. When we checked out this Dennis claim with Randle on Dec. 29, 1991, he said the ET sketch had been supplied by Dennis, who was credited in the caption.
When Roswell researchers sought the name of the nurse to try to locate her, or some hard evidence that such a person ever existed, Dennis provided it: NAOMI MARIA SELFF. But in Karl Pflock's "Roswell In Perspective" report, he admits that: "To date no official records of the existence of the nurse—birth and school documents, military service files, and so on—or her presence at Roswell AAF in July 1947 have been found. Similarly, no record of her family has been located. The search continues, but so far, she seems to have disappeared without a trace." An alternative explanation is that Naomi Maria Selff never existed.
[Other major discrepancies in the tale of the nurse and ET bodies will be reported in SUN #32.]
- "There are aliens mining the moon. They have bases on the moon," according to UFO lecturer Robert Dean—echoing the claims made in the 1950s by George Adamski which pro-UFOlogists of that era dismissed as nonsense. (Adamski died shortly before NASA's Surveyor spacecraft, placed in orbit around the moon in the mid-1960s, provided photos of 99% of the lunar surface to disprove Adamski's claims.) Dean's tales reportedly received an enthusiastic reception at last October's UFO conference in Pensacola. According to Dean, "All of our astronauts know it, and many of them are having nervous breakdowns. The guys are being forced by the government to keep the greatest secret of our time." Dean explained why NASA ended its manned lunar flights: "We were told to get off the moon and stay off." According to Dean, there are four different species of ETs on the moon, one of which resembles Earthlings: "They look so much like us they could sit next to you and you would never know it." When a member of the audience asked if Hilary Rodham Clinton was an ET, Dean said she was not. SUN wonders: How would Dean know?
- Robert Bigelow, wealthy Las Vegas real estate man and patron of the paranormal, has offered to contribute funds—reportedly as much as $250,000—for UFO research to be administered by MUFON, the Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) and the Fund for UFO Research (FUFOR). The Bigelow Foundation funded the 1992 "UFO-abduction" survey conducted by the Roper Organization. [SUN #16/July 1992] While each of the UFO groups will select the research projects it wants to support using Bigelow funds, they will coordinate their efforts to avoid duplication. Funding request proposal forms can be obtained from any one of the three groups for submission to that group.
- One research project that at least two "high-ranking" MUFON officials would like to fund is to find a respected, qualified laboratory to scientifically analyze UFO photos and video tapes. Jeff Sainio, who presently serves as MUFON's specialist for photo analysis, has "endorsed" all of the original Ed Walters/Gulf Breeze UFO photos and all of Ed Walters' subsequent UFO photos and videos—despite their "hokey" appearance which raised doubts even among many pro-UFOlogists. SUN commends the idea but doubts its long-term viability. If a competent laboratory agrees to undertake the project but finds "significant discrepancies" in all of the UFO photos and videos it analyzes, it is doubtful that its contract will be renewed.
- Dr. John Mack, Harvard psychiatrist turned UFO-abduction guru who achieved a meteoric rise to TV and news media fame last spring with publication of his book, "Abduction: Human Encounters With Aliens," has all but disappeared from the UFO scene, prompting speculation that he himself may have been abducted. Mack's book, which was widely panned by both skeptics and "UFO-believers," reportedly was a commercial flop. Relations between Mack and Budd Hopkins, his former mentor and friend, are reported to be at a new low.
- MUFON Director Walt Andrus, embarrassed by the lack of new UFO sighting reports being submitted for publication in the MUFON UFO JOURNAL, sent out a memo on Nov. 22 to all State/Provincial and Regional Directors seeking their help to correct the situation. One of the objectives of publishing the Current Case Log, Andrus said, is "to provide evidence that UFO sightings [are] continuing unabated throughout the world."
- Stanton Friedman says he has selected the title "Top Secret Majic" for the book he is writing in support of the authenticity of the MJ-12 papers, which the Pentagon has characterized as counterfeit. A more appropriate title: "Gullible's Travels In MJ-12 Land."
NOTE: Opinions expressed in SUN are those of its Editor—unless otherwise noted—and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which he is affiliated—or his spouse. We thank Dr. Gary Posner for help in proofreading.


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text: If you have been injured in a truck accident, then it is important that you find an attorney who handles big rig crashes. It is not enough to hire any attorney, and here are a few things that you need to look for when trying to find a personal injury lawyer. Anyone that has been in a collision involving a large semi truck, there are a lot of things


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SACRAMENTO -- With his team trailing, Sacramento Kings point guard Isaiah Thomas knew he had to be aggressive in the fourth quarter.
Thomas became a dominant player in the fourth, scoring 17 of his 23 points to help rally the Kings to a 117-111 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
John Salmons also was a huge factor in the fourth quarter for the Kings, getting 10 of his 23 points. He made four 3-pointers overall and converted all seven of his free throws in the fourth.
Thomas was perfect from the free-throw line as well, making all nine attempts in the fourth quarter and finishing 13 of 13 overall. He also had six assists and got the better of Houston point guard Jeremy Lin.
"I tried to let the game come to me early and it backfired a little bit," said Thomas, who sparked a Kings win on Saturday night by scoring 25 points in a win over Utah.
"I wanted to force the issue when I got back in the game in the fourth quarter."
The Kings were trailing by 10 points early in the fourth quarter, but Thomas led an offense that was difficult for the Rockets to match in the fourth quarter.
Houston was outscored 17-7 over a four-minute stretch when the Kings took control of the game.
The Kings converted 26 of 27 free throws in winning their second straight game.
"He (Thomas) got into the paint and got fouled a lot," said Lin, who fouled out in the fourth quarter. "He just did a good job of drawing fouls with pump fakes. He had a real good, efficient game."
Kings center DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points despite sitting out much of the second half with foul trouble. Jason Thompson scored 12 points, and Francisco Garcia came off the bench and had 11, including six points in the fourth quarter when the Kings outscored Houston 33-25.
Former Rockets player Chuck Hayes played most of the fourth quarter for Cousins. He was a critical factor in slowing down the Rockets and he also contributed eight points and a season-high 12 rebounds.
"Chuck was like a catalyst for our defense. When he's in there he's always giving us a lot of support at the defensive end," Thomas said.
James Harden had 30 points, six rebounds and four assists for Houston, which lost for the fourth time in five games. Patrick Patterson scored 18 points and Omer Asik had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Carlos Delfino added 15 points and Lin finished with 12 points and six assists.
"We didn't defend very well all night with anybody on the floor," Houston coach Kevin McHale said. "They broke us down, got us in the paint, collapsed us, threw it up and made it."
The Rockets pulled within a basket, but Salmons, who had 10 fourth-quarter points, was quickly fouled and made both free throws for a 115-111 lead with nine seconds remaining.
A late jumper by Harden was off the mark and the Kings secured the rebound.
"Our group on the floor in the fourth quarter did all the right things defensively," Kings coach Keith Smart said. "They turned the game around and got us the win."
Fouled on a 3-point attempt by Harden, Salmons converted all three free throws to put the Kings up 111-107. Fouled with 25 seconds left, Thomas made a pair of free throws for a 113-107 lead.
Thomas made a 3 and later converted on a three-point play with 5:07 left, tying the game at 100. Thomas hit another 3-pointer a short time later, then drew the sixth foul on Lin. Thomas made both free throws to give Sacramento a three-point lead with 2:40 left.
Ahead by two points and with Harden resting on the bench, the Rockets opened the fourth quarter with eight straight points, the final two on a driving layup by Patrick Beverly that put them in front 94-84.
Houston continues to struggle on the road with a 10-17 record. The Rockets play road games against Golden State and the Clippers before the All-Star break.
"It's definitely a setback and I feel like we gave this one away," Chandler Parsons said. "On the road, coming down the stretch we have to take it. It's only going to get harder on this road trip with Golden State and in L.A.. Those games now are a lot bigger."
Sacramento was coming off a high-energy, emotional win Saturday against Utah. A boisterous crowd cheered the Kings from start to finish when chants of keeping the team in Sacramento were prevalent throughout.
The crowd of 15,526 wasn't nearly as vocal on Sunday, but they were on their feet several times. A organized fan-based effort is urging people to demonstrate support for the team and bolster attendance for the remainder of the season.
"When we're playing well this place is rocking," Hayes said. "I've been an opponent on the other team and it gave me goose bumps. This place can get really loud. Fans here have been unbelievable. They are passionate."
The Kings are 3-8 since the announcement Jan. 21 that the Maloofs had agreed to sell a controlling interest of the Kings to Chris Hansen's Seattle-based ownership group.
That group intends to move the Kings to Seattle if the sale is approved by the NBA. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is leading the effort to find new owners and keep the Kings from relocating.
Harden scored 10 points in a fast-paced third quarter when Houston shot 65 percent and outscored the Kings 33-27. Delfino converted on a corner 3 to end the quarter, giving the Rockets an 86-84 lead heading into the fourth.
After scoring six points early in the period and hitting the 20-point plateau, Cousins picked up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter and went to the bench. He re-entered the game early in the fourth and quickly got his fifth foul and left the game.
Cousins came out shooting from the perimeter early and found success. He scored 10 of his 14 points in the first quarter and helped the Kings take a 57-53 lead into halftime. Harden scored 15 points for the Rockets.
Notes: Evans picked up two fouls in the game's first six minutes while guarding Harden. ... Earlier in the day, Rockets reserve center Greg Smith was sent to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Smith is in his second season and averaged 5.5 points and four rebounds in 44 games. ... Houston, which is on pace to break the franchise record for most 3s made in a season (705), was 6 of 16 in the first half. The Rockets were 10 of 33 overall. ... These were the Kings only back-to-back home games of the season.


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5:00 am
Hands On Crafts for Kids "Lettering" Today we take a very personal approach using our names and monograms. Our first projects are monogram ornaments made from air dry clay. Then make initial letter necklaces for you and your friends. D
5:30 am
Signing Time! "My Things" After playtime, Alex, Leah and Hopkins return every toy to its "right place.". D
6:00 am
New Scandinavian Cooking with Andreas Viestad "The Pearl of Fjords" Andreas fishes a small stream at Geiranger Fjord and demonstrates uses for nettle plants. He also provides a glimpse into historic farming practices.G
6:30 am
Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends "Elise Wiggins, Peach Salad" Stellino tosses together a Seedless Grape, Spinach, Feta Cheese and Toasted Pine Nut Salad before Chef Elise Wiggins from Panzano in Denver gives us her recipe for Palisade Peach Salad. D
7:00 am
Anywhere, Alaska "Dalton Highway: Natural Resources and Nature" Anywhere, Alaska features host Chip Brookes following the Trans-Alaska Pipeline along the Dalton Highway, or "Haul Road." The trek takes him from Coldfoot Camp, once the bustling center of pipeline construction, to a tour of Prudhoe Bay as he dares a dip in the frigid Arctic Ocean. Along the way he explores the Kahalabuk Memorial Prayer Chapel, chats with artists and scientists in their camps and ventures into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, more well-known as controversial, oil-rich, ANWR. D
7:30 am
Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge "Peru: Manu" In the largest area of protected rainforest in the Amazon, Art encounters spectacular birds, animals and peoples of the Amazon - all struggling to survive.G
8:00 am
Ask This Old House "Building a High Tunnel Greenhouse in Mississippi/Converting Recessed Lights into Pendants" Roger visits Biloxi, Mississippi, where he builds a high tunnel greenhouse with a homeowner. Richard explains the best types of pliers and wrenches. Electrician Scott Caron converts three recessed lights into three pendants in a kitchen. D
8:30 am
Woodturning Workshop "Ladle" It seems we can't keep Tim out of the kitchen. He is back at it again as he shows you how to turn a soup ladle that you would be proud to have at your dinner table. D
9:00 am
Growing a Greener World "Backyard Orchards (St. Louis, MO)" Beyond growing fresh herbs and produce, gardeners are now expanding to fruit as well. Even with limited space, learn how to have a bountiful backyard orchard, even without the use of pesticides or chemicals. D
9:30 am
Katie Brown Workshop "Safari" Take a virtual trip across the world with Katie and the Workshop crew as they make a memorable safari birthday party for kids. Projects: paint-by-leaf canvas and hanging monkeys. Recipes: chocolate-covered banana elephant trunks, veggie strip mountain and chicken roll-ups. D
10:00 am
Joel Harper's Firming After 50 Whether you are a novice or you want to take your workout to the next level, "Joel Harper's Firming After 50" exercise program is easy-to-follow and perfect for all ages and fitness levels. Celebrity, personal trainer, Joel Harper will help viewers stretch, tone and firm with his no equipment, complete body workout!. D
11:00 am
Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "New Orleans' Creoles" "Creole" is a word in evolution. Chef Folse considers all of our native people Creole, a mixture of the fabulous cultures that make up the Bayou State. The New Orleans Creoles were the aristocracy, the society folks of the early city. D
11:30 am
Chef John Besh's New Orleans Fried Oyster Salad, Beignets, and Red Beans and Rice. D
12:00 pm
Seasons of Life "Infancy and Early Childhood" Beginning with the first years of life, the early influences of the biological and social clocks, how children develop, and how they gain confidence and curiosity are explored.G
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Arts In Every Classroom: A Workshop for Elementary School Teachers, The "Workshop 8. Building On New Ideas" More documentary segments show further work by the team members with their students, among themselves, and with colleagues. The end-of-year discussions continue, with team members reflecting on how their new initiatives in the arts have affected them and their schools, and offering advice for other teachers who want to bring the arts into their own classrooms. D
2:00 pm
Art of the Western World "Into The Twentieth Century" Part I: With modernity came new energy and forms in Viennese building and painting. Paris saw the emergence of the Fauves, and of Picasso and Cubism. Kandinsky and others experimented with color abstraction. D
3:00 pm
Artifacts & Fiction: Workshop In American Literature "Workshop 7. Ritual Artifacts" From Victorian calling cards to Puritan gravestones, ritual artifacts reveal how humans create and define order in their lives. This session explains how to apply close reading skills to sacred and secular ritual objects to enrich understanding of the cultural setting of a literary text. D
4:00 pm
Science In Focus: Force and Motion "When Rubber Meets The Road" A rubber band twisted around the axle of a plastic car provides the force that moves the car forward. In this workshop, fifth-grade students continue their exploration of force and motion by recording and comparing the distance a vehicle travels under various conditions. Students predict the distance the car will travel by counting the number of twists in the rubber band, and observe the car's speed as it rolls across the floor. When the force of the rubber band stops acting, the force of friction slows the car to a stop.G
5:00 pm
Hands On Crafts for Kids "Lettering" Today we take a very personal approach using our names and monograms. Our first projects are monogram ornaments made from air dry clay. Then make initial letter necklaces for you and your friends. D
5:30 pm
Signing Time! "My Things" After playtime, Alex, Leah and Hopkins return every toy to its "right place.". D
6:00 pm
Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way "Sole-Ful Suppertime" Jacques makes a creamy fillet of sole with mushroom sauce, paired with peas, mushrooms and endive. His dessert combines seckel pears in coffee.G
6:30 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Chicken Classics, Improved" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Skillet Chicken Fajitas. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of tortillas, and test cook Bridget Lancaster uncovers the secrets to the best Classic Chicken Salad. And finally, gadget guru Lisa McManus reviews her favorite new kitchen gadgets. D
7:00 pm
Chef John Besh's New Orleans Grilled Watermelon, Tomato and Goat Cheese Salad, Caldo, and Melon with Muscat Wine and Wild Berries. D
7:30 pm
Chef's Life "Love Me Some Candied Yams!" Vivian introduces viewers to Rob and Amy Hill, proprietors of one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country and two of the restaurant's best customers. Vivian and her mom, Scarlett, make her grandmother's candied yams, and Vivian later re-imagines these for the restaurant with texture, sorghum and pecans. Mother Earth Brewery and Chef & the Farmer team up for a beer dinner, featuring first-of-the-season sweet potatoes. D
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Great Performances "Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell" Comedy legend Steve Martin is also a Grammy-winning, boundary-pushing bluegrass banjoist and songwriter. GREAT PERFORMANCES turns the spotlight on Martin's musical side with a concert performance of his new collaboration with Edie Brickell, who initially burst onto the national scene in the late 80s fronting the New Bohemians. They are backed by the Steep Canyon Rangers.G
10:00 pm
America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Chicken Classics, Improved" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make the ultimate Skillet Chicken Fajitas. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of tortillas, and test cook Bridget Lancaster uncovers the secrets to the best Classic Chicken Salad. And finally, gadget guru Lisa McManus reviews her favorite new kitchen gadgets. D
10:30 pm
Pati's Mexican Table "Xochimilco: Cooking with Flowers" Pati takes you to Xochimilco, the legendary floating gardens of Mexico, and sprinkles a few flowers into some impressive but easy Mexican recipes. Squash Blossom Quesadillas; Hibiscus and Pecan Mole; Rose Petal, Marshmallow, Mango and Pistachio Ice Cream. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Norway's West: Fjords, Mountains and Bergen" Rick sails under towering fjord cliffs, hikes on glaciers and finds surviving traditions in remote farm hamlets. He delves into Hanseatic heritage and takes in the salty hospitality of Norway's historic capitol, Bergen.G


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Appeals Court Agrees That Righthaven's Copyright Assignment Was A Sham, But Tosses Key Fair Use Ruling
from the good-and-bad dept
The SAA provided that Stephens Media automatically received an exclusive license in any copyrighted work it assigned to Righthaven, so that Stephens Media retained "the unfettered and exclusive ability" to exploit the copyrights. Righthaven, on the other hand, had "no right or license" to exploit the work or participate in any royalties associated with the exploitation of the work. The contracts left Righthaven without any ability to reproduce the works, distribute them, or exploit any other exclusive right under the Copyright Act. See 17 U.S.C. § 106. Without any of those rights, Righthaven was left only with the bare right to sue, which is insufficient for standing under the Copyright Act and Silvers.The appeals court walks through each one of Righthaven's attempts to get around this basic fact and shows how none are even remotely persuasive, because all ultimately show the same basic argument, which is that the copyright was assigned to Righthaven who then handed back an exclusive license to Stephens. The fact that Righthaven retained none of the key copyright rights shows that this was all a sham. Or, as the court notes, it "emphasizes form over substance." The court also rejects Righthaven's claim that the agreement was later fixed, by pointing out that what matters is the standing at the time of the lawsuit.
The ruling isn't all great, however. The court did overturn the part of the Hoehn ruling in which the court had said that his use of the Las Vegas Review-Journal article (even the entire article) was fair use. Basically, this is a bit of a procedural thing. Effectively, the court is saying that once the district court ruled that Righthaven had no standing, there are no other issues to rule on, so the fair use ruling is inappropriate. This was the part of the case that the RIAA, in particular, wanted thrown out, because it doesn't want any ruling on the books saying that using an entire work might be fair use. And, on this front, the RIAA got its wish. While the court doesn't say that the use was not fair use -- and in fact notes that "we understand why the district court reached the fair use issue" -- it also notes that, legally, the court really has no right to delve into that issue after it's decided that Righthaven has no standing.
because we agree that Righthaven did not have standing, it is not appropriate for us to go further or for the district court's alternative ruling to stand. We therefore vacate the portion of the district court's order that analyzed the merits of the fair use defense and granted the motion for summary judgment.This is not a huge surprise, but it is unfortunate, because the original Hoehn ruling on fair use was a great example of how using an entire work can be fair use. There are other such cases, but losing one of those rulings is unfortunate.
Either way, this should confirm that Righthaven is officially dead and buried. I can't see them appealing to the Supreme Court, though stranger things have happened (just like Prenda took over the mantle of absolutely crazy copyright trolling from Righthaven a long time ago).


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Facetime for Elizabeth
Often overshadowed by younger castmembers – the kids, you could say – so before the weekend begins, a little facetime then for Elizabeth Reaser, shot in Vancouver yesterday afternoon. Cast has been busy training, it's getting much more physical for most characters this go round. Still prepping, wigs, wardrobe, etc but they break for the weekend as usual and also the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, airing Monday.
Robert Pattinson is expected. And LipGloss Zac Efron. And the Vagina Virgin Jonas Brothers. And Chace Crawford. And … David Beckham.
Sweet Jesus the screaming…
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When we're planning a trip and want to make reservations or still at home and looking for a place to eat, we usually start by visiting the TripAdvisor website. Once on their website we search for what's available, then check the recommendations and experiences of other people.
Although there are many ways of searching the TripAdvisor website, we prefer to start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page. On the Tourism page you'll find a quick overview of the community, with links to restaurants, lodging, flights, rentals and nearby attractions.
While we are unaware of a TripAdvisor Tourism page that is specific to Sunset Beach, there are nearby communities that are likely to provide the information that you're looking for. If you want to learn more about those communities, the following map should be of help.
Below is a list of those communities which have a TripAdvisor Tourism page and are relatively close to Sunset Beach - within 48 miles [77.2 km].
Our list sorts the communities in alphabetical order. There are 7 communities listed.
For each community, we give:
10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the East (E) of Sunset Beach
Population: 2,990
TripAdvisor Tourism page for Athabasca
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30 miles [48.3 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of Sunset Beach
Population: 844
TripAdvisor Tourism page for Boyle
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Population: 0
TripAdvisor Tourism page for Ellscott
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26 miles [41.8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of Sunset Beach
Population: 73
TripAdvisor Tourism page for Fawcett
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25 miles [40.2 km] to the West (W) of Sunset Beach
Population: 30
TripAdvisor Tourism page for Flatbush
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48 miles [77.2 km] to the East (E) of Sunset Beach
Population: 345
TripAdvisor Tourism page for Plamondon
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42 miles [67.6 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of Sunset Beach
Population: 4,823
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Clara Ruth Siegfred, 80, rural Wabash, passed away around 6 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, at her home. She was born Aug. 27, 1933 in Batesville, Ark. to Homer and Bernice (Woolridge) Snow.
Clara was a graduate of Peru High School. She married William Ambrose "Bud" Siegfred in Frankton, on Jan. 22, 1955. She was a homemaker and a member of the Wabash Christian Heritage Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, and going to church. She previously worked at the Shirt Shed and Village Market, both of Wabash.
She is survived by her husband, William Ambrose "Bud" Siegfred, Wabash, three sons, John (Vicki) Siegfred and Kris Siegfred, both of Wabash, and Mitch Siegfred of New Castle, Indiana, four grandchildren, Sara (Dan) Sluss, Wabash, Michael Siegfred, Sun Prairie, Wisc., Kyle (Crystal) Siegfred, Trafalgar, and Brian (Jennifer) Siegfred, Washington, Mo., four great-grandchildren, Logan Moore and Alyssa Sluss, both of Wabash, Keegan Siegfred, Trafalgar, and Quinn Siegfred, Washington, and her sister, Patty Schipper, Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents, son William Lawrence Siegfred, brother Carl Snow, and sister Erlene Smith.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Marion.
Preferred memorial is Alzheimer's Association.
The memorial guest book for Clara may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.


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At its regular board meeting Wednesday, The Tuscarora Township Board of Trustees approved budgets for the 2013-2014 year and set meeting dates for the upcoming year, including next year's annual meeting to by held June 30, 2014.
At its regular board meeting Wednesday, The Tuscarora Township Board of Trustees approved budgets for the 2013-2014 year and set meeting dates for the upcoming year, including next year's annual meeting to by held June 30, 2014.
Regular meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. There will not be a July, 2013 meeting. It was announced at the meeting that sumer tax bills would be in the mail Friday. Residents have until Sept. 14, to pay.
The police department, downtown development authority, (DDA), and general budgets all won approval from the board with little change from the previous year's budgets. The general township operating budget had projected revenues of $740,100 and projected expenses of $740,046.
Township clerk Susan Fisher said the trustees typically estimate expenses on the high end when planning for the upcoming year. The budget included a 2.5 percent raise for the township assessor, Mike Ridley, who also serves as mayor and for the township office administrator. Fisher serves as office administrator in addition to her elected position as clerk.
The township's police department budgeted revenues of $815,440 and expenses of $865,718, with a fund balance of $299,477.
Fisher explained the township traditionally estimates high on the expense side of the police budget for a worst-case scenario that could occur in the unusual circumstance that the majority of the staff left their job. In that situation, the township would be responsible for unpaid casualty and vacation pay. It is expected that the extra expenses will not be incurred and will return to the budget at year's end.
The DDA budget projected revenues and expenses for the 2013-2014 year at $364,344, up slightly from the previous year as work begins on both the pathways and streetscape projects.
In other action at the meeting Cindy Poquette, Indian River Area library director, said the township would no longer be able to continue penal fine contracts with Koehler, Walker, Ellis or Burt townships. She said the board could not negotiate an equitable plan with those entities that would certify them.
Residents from those townships for the past 30-plus years have been treated the same as Tuscarora Township residents, making them eligible for free library services. They will now be required to pay a nonresident fee of $20 for library usage.
In other cost-saving measures, the library will cut nine hours a week. It will be closed on Saturdays and will be moving its regular opening hour to 11 a.m. Poquette said these measures would be in place for at least the next two years. The library will expand its Friday hours, closing at 8 p.m.
Also, at Wednesday's meeting, resident Tom Hart asked the board why it accepts public comments during its regular meeting, but not questions. He said it was offensive not to answer questions from the citizenry. Several trustees commented that in the past their answers to questions have been misconstrued, wrongly repeated or resulted in unprofessional name-calling.
Fisher, township clerk, and Bobbi Balazovic, township treasurer, defended the practice stating that if a person misspoke or didn't have the right information or circumstances changed, they have been called "liars" and had words twisted.
Trustee Craig Waldron pointed out that it is standard practice for governmental boards to only talk public comments at their regular meetings and that Tuscarora Township is not unique in this method.
He said citizens can be placed on the agenda by calling the clerk ahead of time and making a specific request to speak.


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The New Power Toy: Mechanical Watches
Though exquisitely superfluous and very expensive, mechanical watches are an obsession for a growing number of men. Stacy Perman, author of "A Grand Complication: The Race to Build The World's Most Legendary Watch," joins Lunch Break with a look at the most luxe of the pack. Photo: F. Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal.
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Aegon III Targaryen
Aegon III by Amok©
|Biographical Information
|Full Name
|Aegon Targaryen the Third of His Name
Aegon the Younger
Aegon the Dragonbane
Aegon the Unlucky[1]
The Broken King[2][3][4]
|Other Titles
King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
Protector of the Realm
|Born in
|120 AC[5], at Dragonstone[6]
|Died in
|157 AC, at King's Landing[6]
|Royal House
|House Targaryen
|Aegon II Targaryen
|Daeron Targaryen
|Daeron I Targaryen
1st: Jaehaera Targaryen
2nd: Daenaera Velaryon[7]
Daeron I Targaryen
Baelor I Targaryen
Daena Targaryen
Rhaena Targaryen
Elaena Targaryen
|Daemon Targaryen
|Rhaenyra Targaryen
The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned)
The Rogue Prince (mentioned)
The Princess and the Queen (mentioned)
The Hedge Knight (mentioned)
A Game of Thrones (mentioned)
A Storm of Swords (mentioned)
A Feast for Crows (mentioned)
A Dance with Dragons (mentioned)
Aegon III Targaryen, also known as Aegon the Younger, and later Aegon the Dragonbane, was the seventh Targaryen king to sit the Iron Throne.[8] He succeeded his uncle, Aegon II Targaryen, at the conclusion of the Dance of the Dragons, which saw the victorious supporters of his late mother Rhaenyra Targaryen install him on the throne. When he was a child, his dragon was Stormcloud.[9] Aegon kept the kingdoms united following the divisions of the civil war with the aid of his brother, Prince Viserys, whom he named Hand of the King when he came of age.[3]
- 1 Appearance and Character
- 2 Biography
- 3 Legacy
- 4 Small Council under Aegon III
- 5 Recent Events
- 6 Quotes by Aegon
- 7 Family
- 8 References
Appearance and Character
Aegon had dark purple eyes and pale silvery hair.[5] He was pale, lean, and never smiled, because of the grief he carried from seeing his mother Rhaenyra devoured by Sunfyre, the dragon of his uncle, Aegon the Elder. Aegon the Younger wore a short beard but no mustache. His crown was a slender gold band.[10]
After the Dance of the Dragons, Aegon became brooding, cold, and melancholy. He always dressed in black.[3]
Born in the last days of 120 AC, Aegon was the first-born son of his father, Prince Daemon Targaryen, and the fourth-born son of his mother, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. As per Targaryen tradition, a dragon's egg was placed in his cradle, and Stormcloud eventually hatched from this egg.
Aegon was named after Aegon the Conqueror.[9] Queen Alicent Hightower, the second wife of his grandfather King Viserys I Targaryen, took offense to Aegon's name, since she had a son named Aegon herself, and felt that Rhaenyra and Daemon were trying to use the name as a slight against her. Due to the fact that the royal family now contained two young Targaryens named Aegon, Alicent's son came to be known as Aegon the Elder, whereas Rhaenyra's son was called Aegon the Younger.[5][9]
Aegon the Younger had three older half-brothers, Princes Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey Velaryon, from his mother's first marriage, to Ser Laenor Velaryon, and two older half-sisters, Princesses Baela and Rhaena Targaryen, from his mother's second marriage, to Prince Daemon. Two years after Aegon's birth, Rhaenyra gave birth to another boy, Viserys, named after the boys' grandfather.[9]
Aegon lived with his mother, father, brothers, and half-sisters on Dragonstone, the ancestral seat of House Targaryen and his mother's seat as the Princess of Dragonstone. When his grandfather died in early 129 AC, Aegon and his family were away from the capital, as Rhaenyra was pregnant for the sixth time. This led to the birth of Aegon's sister, Visenya, but the girl was stillborn.[9]
The Dance of the Dragons
A war of succession began with the death of Aegon's grandfather, King Viserys I Targaryen. Though Aegon's mother, Rhaenyra Targaryen, had been named heir to the Iron Throne by Viserys, Aegon the Younger's half-uncle, Aegon the Elder, was crowned King Aegon II in King's Landing. This resulted in the Dance of the Dragons.[9]
In 129 AC, at the behest of their half-brother Jacaerys Velaryon, Aegon and his younger brother Viserys were sent to Essos while their mother Rhaenyra secured the Iron Throne.[9] During the journey their ship, the Gay Abandon, was captured by ships of the Triarchy. Aegon escaped by flying on his dragon Stormcloud for the first time, but Viserys was captured by Sharako Lohar. Aegon clung to Stormcloud's neck to reach Dragonstone, where he shared the news of what had befallen the fleet. The experience of his first flight was so frightening that Aegon returned to Dragonstone pale, shaking, and having lost control of his bladder. Stormcloud shortly died from the wounds he had received during the flight, and Aegon never rode a dragon again.[9][3]
Upon learning what had happened, fearing for the life of their brother Viserys, Prince Jacaerys flew to the fleet on his dragon, Vermax, but both died in the Battle of the Gullet that ensued.[9]
When Queen Rhaenyra took King's Landing in 130 AC, she named Aegon the Younger her cupbearer after he joined her from Dragonstone. Aegon hardly spoke a word during this time. After the Storming of the Dragonpit, he and Rhaenyra were forced to flee the capital. Rhaenyra, nearly mad with grief from losing her dragon Syrax and all her children except Aegon, refused to be parted from him at any time, and he became a "small pale shadow" to his mother.[9]
Unaware of the fall of Dragonstone, mother and son returned to see the charred corpses of the castellan, Ser Robert Quince, and some others who had been loyal to Rhaenyra hanging from the gates. Aegon was the first to realize what it meant and cried "Mother, flee!" but it was too late. They were brought into the courtyard, where Aegon II was waiting. Young Aegon watched in horror as his uncle's dragon, Sunfyre, devoured his mother.[9] Aegon was forever mentally scarred, and this event cemented his later fierce hatred for and terror of dragons. After Rhaenyra's execution, Ser Alfred Broome advised King Aegon II to kill the young Aegon, but the king decided to keep his nephew captive in the dungeon of Dragonstone.
The death of Rhaenyra did not end the war. Following the victory of Lord Kermit Tully and the Lads over the greens of Lord Borros Baratheon at the Battle of the Kingsroad half a year later, Aegon II was murdered by his own men.[2] Aegon the Younger inherited the throne as Aegon III in 131 AC.[3]
Since Aegon came to the Iron Throne aged eleven, several regents and Hands ruled in his name at the beginning of his reign. Numerous political schemes, plots, and assassinations happened in those five years as the regents fought one another for political power. Aegon's only companion in these first years was Gaemon Palehair, a former pretender to the throne, and now Aegon's servant, friend, whipping boy, and eventual food taster.[3]
Aegon was married to his cousin, Princess Jaehaera Targaryen, in 131 AC. As Jaehaera was the only surviving child of the late Aegon II Targaryen, the match was a political one, so both bloodlines could be seen to hold the throne in the hope of uniting the Seven Kingdoms and the factions who fought for each side. Since Jaehaera was eight years old at the time of the marriage, and Aegon was eleven, it was not consummated. Two years later, the marriage ended childless when Jaehaera died, of suicide or perhaps murder.[3]
Aegon later married Lady Daenaera Velaryon. She was only six years old when Aegon's half-sisters, Rhaena and Baela, presented her to him, among the last of a thousand maids at the Maiden's Day Cattle Show of 133 AC. The event had been declared by the Hand, Lord Unwin Peake, after the regents stopped his efforts to betroth his own daughter to the king. However, Lord Peake did not give up his attempts, and was greatly frustrated by Aegon's choice of Daenaera. His efforts to have the marriage put aside were opposed by both Aegon and the other regents, and resulted in his resignation as Hand in 134 AC. Later, an attempted poisoning was made on Aegon and Daenaera, which resulted in the death of Aegon's friend and food taster Gaemon Palehair.[3]
Aegon had only one true joy during the years of his regency: the return of his younger brother, Prince Viserys, in 134 AC or 135 AC. It was thought that Viserys had been killed at the Battle of the Gullet, and Aegon had never forgiven himself for abandoning his brother when he fled on Stormcloud. Viserys was eventually recovered from Lys by Admiral Alyn Velaryon, where he had been held in secret by merchant princes. The ransom was enormous, but Viserys's release was a joy regardless, and for the rest of his days he was the only person Aegon ever fully trusted.[3]
Viserys came to King's Landing with his new wife Larra Rogare and several of her kin. The ambitious Rogare family soon became embroiled in the conflicts of Aegon's regency. Although the Rogares at the Red Keep were apparently guilty of some crimes, their rivals in King's Landing blamed them for many more. In 135 AC, Lord Thaddeus Rowan was tortured in an attempt to find evidence against the Rogares, and Ser Marston Waters, the Hand of the King, sent men to capture Larra after arresting her brothers. Aegon and Viserys refused to surrender Larra, however, and the case against the Rogares collapsed.[3]
After Aegon came of age in 136 AC, he dismissed the regents and his Hand of the King, and named Prince Viserys as his Hand. Viserys served as Hand during the remaining years of Aegon's reign, and during the reigns of both of Aegon's sons. The crown dealt with several pretenders claiming to be Daeron the Daring, who perished during the Second Battle of Tumbleton but whose body had never been found or identified.[3]
As king, Aegon III strove to give the realm peace and plenty, but his coldness kept him from courting his lords and people. Aegon is often blamed for the death of the last dragon, having had a great distaste for dragons after the tragic death of Stormcloud and because he witnessed his mother being devoured by Sunfyre.[11] Although the maesters may have played a part in the death of the last dragons,[12] Aegon III became known as "Aegon the Dragonbane". At the urging of his brother, Prince Viserys, Aegon brought nine mages from Essos to attempt to hatch a clutch of dragon eggs with magic, but this ended in failure.[3][13]
Aegon was regarded as a broken king who ruled over a broken reign. His brother Viserys did the majority of the ruling as his Hand. Aegon was melancholy to the end of his days, found pleasure in almost nothing, and locked himself in his room to brood for days on end. He likewise came to dislike being touched, even by his beautiful wife and queen, Daenaera. Though their marriage was eventually fruitful, it was said Aegon took a long time to come to her bed, even after she flowered. His marriage to Daenaera gave him two sons, Daeron (born 143 AC) and Baelor (born 144 AC), and three daughters, Daena (born 145 AC), Rhaena (born 147 AC), and Elaena (born 150 AC).[3]
The reign of the Broken King ended with the Aegon the Younger's death at thirty-six years of age, from consumption, in 157 AC. Many of his subjects thought him far older, for his boyhood had been cut short, and the melancholy king is not remembered fondly.[3]
Aegon III was succeeded by his fourteen-year-old son Daeron. Aegon was said to have always walked with a great grief, and the folly of his sons nearly tore the realm apart. After both Daeron and Baelor died childless, Aegon's brother Viserys II was crowned king. Viserys was followed by his own son, Aegon IV Targaryen.
Aegon's line did not discontinue altogether. Aegon's daughter, Daena the Defiant, had a bastard child, with her cousin, Prince Aegon. This bastard, eventually known as Daemon Blackfyre, became the first of the Blackfyre Pretenders, and contested his cousin Daeron II Targaryen, the legitimate son of Aegon IV Targaryen, for the Iron Throne. Daemon created his own House, House Blackfyre, and had seven sons and at least two daughters. The Blackfyre line continued for quite some time, until Maelys Blackfyre was slain during the War of the Ninepenny Kings in 260 AC.
Princess Elaena Targaryen also continued Aegon's line. She was married three times, and gave birth to seven children. Her first two children were illegitimate, fathered by Lord Alyn Velaryon: Jon and Jeyne Waters. Descendants of Jon live until this day, under the name Longwaters. Subsequently she married Lord Ossifer Plumm, by whom she had one child, Viserys Plumm (though he is rumored to have actually been fathered by King Aegon IV); and Lord Ronnel Penrose, by whom she had four children (Robin Penrose, Laena Penrose, Jocelyn Penrose, and Joy Penrose). Her third and final marriage, to Ser Michael Manwoody, was childless.
Small Council under Aegon III
During the reign of King Aegon his small council had the following known members:[3]
- Hand of the King - Lord Cregan Stark
- Hand of the King - Ser Tyland Lannister
- Hand of the King - Lord Unwin Peake
- Hand of the King - Lord Thaddeus Rowan
- Hand of the King - Ser Marston Waters
- Hand of the King - Grand Maester Munkun
- Hand of the King - Lord Torrhen Manderly
- Hand of the King - Prince Viserys Targaryen
- Grand Maester - Munkun
Council of Regents
The regency council of Aegon III, as originally constituted, consisted of:[3]
- Lady Jeyne Arryn (131-134 AC)
- Lord Royce Caron (131-132 AC)
- Ser Torrhen Manderly (131-133 AC)
- Lord Manfryd Mooton (131-134 AC)
- Grand Maester Munkun (131-136 AC)
- Lord Corlys Velaryon (131-132 AC)
- Lord Roland Westerling (131-133 AC)
Subsequent replacements:[3]
- Lord Unwin Peake, replaced Lord Corlys (132-134 AC)
- Lord Thaddeus Rowan, replaced Lord Roland (133-136 AC)
- Ser Corwyn Corbray, replaced Lord Manfryd (134 AC)
Regents chosen by lot at the Great Council of 136 AC:[3]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
On the Dothraki sea, Daenerys Targaryen thinks about dragons and what her brother Viserys told her of the last dragons. He had said that they died during the reign of Aegon III, the Dragonbane, no more than a century and a half ago, which does not seem so long ago to Daenerys.[11]
A Storm of Swords
After King Joffrey I Baratheon has ended his betrothal to Sansa Stark and has become engaged to Margaery Tyrell, he informs Sansa that he can still sleep with her, if he wants to. He tells her that "One of the Aegons" had a lot of whores, but fails to remember which Aegon it was, exactly, causing him to (incorrectly) list Aegon III as a possibility.[14]
A Feast for Crows
While discussing dragons, the acolyte Armen tells the nocive Roone that the last dragon died during the reign of King Aegon III Targaryen. However, Mollander, another novice, insists it was only the last dragon in Westeros who had died during Aegon's reign, against which Armen argues that the last dragon in Westeros had been the last dragon anywhere.[15]
A Dance with Dragons
Daenerys Targaryen remembers the stories her brother Viserys had told her, including the story about how Aegon III had seen his own mother, Rhaenyra Targaryen, devoured by the dragon of King Aegon II Targaryen.[16]
Quotes by Aegon
I mean to give the smallfolk peace and food and justice. If that will not suffice to win their love, let Mushroom make a progress. Or perhaps we might send a dancing bear. Someone once told me that the commons love nothing half so much as dancing bears. You may call a halt to this feast tonight as well. Send the lords home to their own keeps and give the food to the hungry. Full bellies and dancing bears shall be my policy.[3]—the account of Grand Maester Munkun on the king's words to Torrhen Manderly upon ending the regency
- ↑ The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Viserys II.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Rogue Prince.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Aegon III Targaryen.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Daeron I Targaryen.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 The Princess and the Queen.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 23, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 45, Samwell V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 28, Sansa III.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Prologue.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 11, Daenerys II.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Prince Daemon Targaryen was married to Lady Rhea Royce from 97 AC until 115 AC. He then married Lady Laena Velaryon in 115 AC; their marriage lasted until Laena's death in 120 AC. That same year, Daemon married his niece, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen.


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Five years after the Great Recession, Jennifer Butz still makes out a weekly budget. She writes down how much she gets paid, subtracts her bills and leaves $50 for gas and groceries. She takes her lunch to work and never buys coffee or on-the-go breakfast.
"It's worth the wait for things. I consider whether I really need or I really want something," says Butz, 35, who lost her job, her car, her house and filed for bankruptcy in the last four years.
"I think I'm doing pretty good on my own now," she says.
The financial scars of the longest post-World War II recession remain etched in many Americans' everyday lives. Like Butz, many still hold on to the cost-cutting habits that kept them afloat after job losses, foreclosure and bankruptcy, as they regain financial security. Some are teaching younger generations these lessons. Still, some have yet to recover.
By economists' definition, the Great Recession ended in the middle of 2009. Since then, the unemployment rate has dropped to 7.3 percent, down from 10 percent in October 2009. Home prices and sales are finally showing year-over-year gains. And consumer spending last year surpassed the peak recorded in 2008.
Still, more than 19 million people remain without a job or are underemployed. Many Americans still feel uncomfortable with their savings. And many largely remain cautious about borrowing money.
"Consumers have realized that buying a sweater you can't afford today on credit isn't a good idea," says Amy Cutts, chief economist at Equifax. "It's much better to save up the money and buy it later."
For an individual's personal finances, that seems financially savvy if a bit conservative. For the economy, especially one that is largely dependent on Americans' penchant for spending, lingering frugality means a sluggish recovery.
"The trends we see today may not foretell what will happen in the future," says Antoni Guitart, director of research and consulting at TransUnion. "The big key is how robust the improvement in consumer confidence is. If it remains volatile, it's harder to anticipate what it will take to get consumers to spend on credit."
These four stories in the wake of the Great Recession show how it still affects the daily lives of Americans.
Avoid spending and become debt-free
Jennifer Butz, 35, of Atlanta, became a home loan officer in 2006 just as the housing bubble made its last hurrah. Not long after, she was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder. For the next year, the brisk pace of business along with credit cards and her savings helped Butz stay afloat despite multiple hospitalizations.
Jennifer Butz
"But then, 2008 rolls around, and that's when everything hit the fan," Butz says.
Butz was hospitalized again for 38 days in 2008. By the time she got out, she had no job. Her house was going into foreclosure and her car had been repossessed. Her credit cards had gone to collections and she faced thousands of dollars in medical bills. She finally filed for bankruptcy in September 2009. A Catholic charity also paid for surgery to remove her spleen to keep her blood disorder in check.
Butz now audits warranty claims for third-party, rent-to-own companies -- a stable, well-paying job. Besides doing a weekly budget, Butz earmarks money for savings and debt, such as the $1,500 she got as part of a mortgage settlement. She's working to pay off the $6,000 on her car loan and $3,000 in credit card debt.
She lives in the cheapest rental apartment she can find, one that doesn't exceed a quarter of her take-home pay. She still thinks about owning a home again, but says she's gun-shy after losing her previous home.
"If I want to buy a house or a car, I want to pay with cash," Butz says. "My biggest goal is to be debt-free."
Age becomes a job applicant's nightmare
Karla Sutton remembers her father as a fun guy. He listened to Jimmy Buffet. He played darts in a league. He was known for his annual Christmas party.
"He was everyone's pal," she says of her late father, David, who passed away at age 60.
Karla Sutton and her father, David.
At one time, David Sutton had $500,000 in retirement savings and a new fixer-upper house in Columbus, Ohio. That was before he lost his job in 2007 when he was 54. At first, Sutton, who had been employed by the same company for 30 years, visited the public library every day to apply for positions. He was interviewed multiple times but never was hired. His daughter believes it was because he was close to retirement age.
"I think he eventually gave up," says Karla Sutton, 37, who lives in New York. "He put on weight. He developed hypertension."
David Sutton drained all but $30,000 from his retirement funds over the next five years, taking on hefty tax penalties for withdrawing early. He racked up $10,000 in credit card debt and large medical bills because he had no health insurance. His house, which he bought at the height of the bubble, lost its value. All the while, he refused any financial help from his children.
"For people of my father's generation, there is so much to owning a home and having a job," Karla Sutton says. "It's morally defeating in addition to being a financial disaster."
Older Americans were less likely to become unemployed during the recession, but once they were, they looked longer for the next job and fell out of the workforce more often than their younger counterparts, says Sara Rix, senior strategic policy adviser at AARP Public Policy Institute.
A 2010 AARP survey of Americans ages 50 and older found that a quarter of them had exhausted their savings while almost a fifth fell behind on credit card payments or accumulated more credit card debt.
"This recession will linger on the way the Depression did for older people," Rix says. "If you learned anything, it's that your retirement savings can disappear in a blink of an eye."
One morning this past June, Karla Sutton spoke to her father on the phone, urging him to go to the emergency room for his worsening back pain. He never did. David Sutton collapsed, dying from either an aortic aneurysm or heart attack, both of which can be caused by hypertension.
"There is a part of me that blames the recession for his passing so early," says Karla Sutton, who ended up paying her father's funeral expenses because he no longer carried life insurance. "He was not in a position to take care of himself."
Siphon money to savings each month
Jewel Brown, 41, opened her own hair salon in Norcross, Ga., in 2008, a tale of bad timing. Within a year, Brown had to start running special discounts just to get customers through the door. She shouldered the work herself, unable to hire more staff to increase business.
Jewel Brown
On the homefront, she had a son to care for on her own and a mortgage payment that was too high.
Refinancing was out of the question because she was upside-down in her mortgage, a common scenario during the recession where the value of the home is worth less than the mortgage.
"I didn't think I would last long," she says. "There were days when I cried because I thought I would have to close the salon. I kept thinking, 'How am I going to pay these bills?'"
Brown did what many Americans across the country did. She cut back. She turned off her landline and depended on her cellphone. She nixed premium cable and settled for basic services. She stopped eating out. She blew through her six-month savings cushion, keeping the lights on at her business and at home.
She and her son also developed a new saving habit together. They would save their coins in a jar, and every six months, she would deposit the full jar, worth $300, into a savings account. The strategy helped Brown buy her son a computer for school. It's also now helping her replace her depleted savings.
This month, Brown got another boost. She received a mortgage modification after three years of applying for one without success. Her interest rate was slashed to 3.1 percent from 8.1 percent, saving her $5,000 per year.
"I feel really blessed," Brown says. "It was an eye-opening situation, but I learned how important it is to always save. Even if it's just a dollar, that will add up. I'm teaching my son that, too."
Multigenerational living: A growing trend
The recession hit Linda Tompkins well after it officially ended. The 62-year-old living outside Chattanooga, Tenn., was laid off as a nurse with Blue Cross Blue Shield in November 2010. Before she landed another job more than a year later, she had emptied her 401(k) to keep her mortgage up-to-date.
Linda Tompkins
Prospects were looking up for Tompkins. In the spring of last year, she got a new job at a nursing home and a mortgage modification. But she soon lost her new job and her homeowners insurance shot up, erasing the savings that the modification gave her.
Unable to find a job due to her age, Tompkins says she now works part time at temporary positions and supplements her income with Social Security benefits that she applied for early. She also has cut out the usual luxuries: new clothes, vacations, dining out and movies.
She eats off-brand food and shops at Wal-Mart and Save-A-Lot instead of fancier supermarkets like Fresh Market and Whole Foods. She still drives her Toyota with 258,000 miles on it. Instead of fixing her home's air conditioning, she opted for a cheaper option, using a portable A/C to cool three rooms and fans for the rest.
Earlier this year, her daughter, son-in-law and their two children moved in after her daughter lost her first job after graduating from college. Her daughter is planning to go to graduate school because she can't find another job.
"It can be a little tight," Tompkins says. "But families did this in years that have gone by with many generations in one household. I think of it as my way to help them get started."
The rise of multigenerational housing is another legacy of the recession. A 2012 Pew study found the share of Americans living in multigenerational family households is the highest it has been since the 1950s, with a significant part of the increase occurring over the last five years.
Tompkins is considering starting her own business since her job options appear limited. That way, she can stop taking Social Security and plan for retirement.
"I keep wondering how much longer it will be like this," Tomkins says. "I say to myself, 'Maybe in three years, it will be over.'"
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