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Best known as the "Garlic Capital of the World," and home of the annual Garlic Festival in July, Gilroy is located at the southern end of Santa Clara County. With a population of approximately 41,000, the city is known for its peaceful residential environment, its award-winning parks, golf course and recreation programs, and for its "urban forest," for which the City has won Tree City USA awards annually since 1979.
There are a variety of things to do in Gilroy. With over 145 stores, the Gilroy Premium Outlets is California's largest outlet shopping center. You can also find Gilroy Gardens, founded by Michael Bonfante, where you can enjoy a day at the amusement park filled with six beautiful gardens, a half-acre Water Oasis attraction, and over 20 rides. There are a variety of wineries to visit, many of which are popular wedding venues. Or you can spend time in the great outdoors, enjoying the county parks in the area. Coyote Lake provides an opportunity to boat, water ski, and fish. The 4,595-acre park also has horse, bike and hiking trails to explore.
The Gilroy area is one of the few regions in Santa Clara County that has still retained its farming roots. There was a large amount of construction in the area during the last building boom, and this is likely to return in the near future as Morgan Hill and Gilroy are the next available areas of open space for builders to develop large tracts of land. The entire Gilroy area is served by the Gilroy Unified School District, with some of the best schools located off the main drags near Santa Teresa Blvd.
The city is located in the 95020 zip code, although there are plenty of areas in unincorporated Santa Clara County that also share this zip code. The majority of the homes in the region are single-family homes, but there are a few condo and townhome developments that have popped up in the region as well over the last 20 years in the heart of town. Below is the historical market data for the city.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Freshmen Thomas Phillips and David Nole accounted for five runs on two homeruns as MIT topped UMass Boston, 7-1, in the Engineers first game since the NEWMAC Championship. Fellow rookie Matt Loper (6-1) earned the win after surrendering just one run in six innings pitched.
Three-time All-Conference selection, Wayne Duggan, opened the scoring for the Tech nine with a run-scoring double in the first that scored Jason Witzberger. Duggan brought Witzberger home again in the third on a single as MIT grabbed a 2-0 lead. Witzberger swiped a base in each of his first two plate appearances, the second of which became theft No. 50 en route to a new Institute record. Before the third inning closed, Duggan crossed the plate as well, as Phillips powered an opposite field homerun over the right field fence.
Ryan Oshima grabbed one back for the Beacons in the top of the seventh as his run-scoring single chased Loper from the game. Pinch hitter Adrian Pina, who went 2-for-2, scored the Beacons' lone run.
In the bottom of the eighth, MIT (19-12) solidified the non-conference victory as Nole crushed a three-run homerun deep to right center. Junior Rich Kosoglow was brilliant in relief of Loper, allowing only one hit three strong innings to pick up his first save of the campaign.
Bryan Curran (1-4) endured the loss after giving up four runs in five innings. With the loss, UMass Boston drops to 16-15 overall.
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Massimiliano Giornetti distilled a romantic idea of the gaucho into his travel-ready, equestrian, and slightly masculine Spring 2013 collection for Salvatore Ferragamo. The offering was far too luxurious to herd any actual cattle in — unless you work on the kind of ranch where sleeveless crocodile shirts are part of the uniform — but it carried plenty of hints to its inspiration nonetheless. The opening salvo here was a rich black leather trench coat dressed up with crocodile sandal boots, and that look was followed quickly by a selection other coats with asymmetrical shapes and hidden closures. Likewise, the rest of the offering was pretty with a tough undercurrent. Giornetti answered the season's demand for lace and sheer insets with black mesh and a silvery open-weave sweater. Sparkle came in the form of gold- and silver-tone sequins that made a variety of garments look like chain mail.


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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Coalition Now!
A few personal thoughts on the budget, which isn't a statement on optics or advice on how the Liberals should proceed.
First off, not a very "green" budget, which speaks to the larger point of creating the jobs of the future. I can't really see the grand vision in this budget, more of a hodgepodge, that a focused plan. How this budget modernizes the economy escapes me, it has a panicky feel, plugging holes, rather than using the initiatives to better position us moving forward.
The big item, that was revealed today, the tax cut regime. These cuts do address the "most vulnerable", the budget attempts to speak to the lower and working class folks, whether it's enough, another debate. 20 billion over 6 years, is quite a bit more than the 2 billion the government pushed today. I did like the renovations tax credit, as well as the first time homeowner incentive. If people know they have a limited window to benefit from the renovations credit, it does provide impetus, and most of the money spent in this sector is Canadian made.
Some of the infrastructure money comes with a catch, and I was shocked to hear Flaherty actually acknowledge the deficit could be lower, if this money wasn't spent- "use it or lose it". The pre-condition of provincial and municipal help makes sense on one level, and provides additional funds, but the practical failing, some can't afford the pre-requisite. The prospect of this money left in the federal coffers is, which Flaherty himself stated, is a red flag.
The changes to EI, if you can call them that, probably demands an amendment. The five week extension is clearly good news, so it's an improvement for sure. That said, it falls short on wait times and expanding those that qualify. The re-training money is another positive.
The issue of the deficit as a whole is a tricky proposition. I will give the government some latitude, in that projections in this climate are problematic by nature. However, it was interesting to hear many of the economists, bankers, who were asked already muse about "rosy", Flaherty optimistic. Everybody accepts short term deficits, but I don't sense Flaherty was very convincing in presenting a realistic plan to avoid structural deficits.
Using Flaherty's own numbers, the federal debt payment amount will increase by a full 10 billion at the end of the five years. Tack on the tax cuts, plus the 20 billion increase in spending (for the last two years, AFTER all the stimulus measures are off the books), and it's hard to see how we end up with a very slight surplus. Flaherty reachs a balance, but it assumes massive increases in government revenues, and I think this is why economists are sceptical.
In a general sense, the main criticism of this budget is that it "sprinkles". A little here, a little there, amounting to maybe not enough anywhere. The government clearly tried to cover all of its bases, particularly as it relates to the opposition demands, but for the amount of money being spent, it's still a question of effectiveness. In many respects, more pandering than serious, and the lack of a vision is really evident- no sense of all tenticles moving in tandem, toward a stated goal. Pretty bland, lacking any big picture imagination, more about survival than coherence.
16 comments:
- Scott Tribe said...
After all that, you still didnt say whether we as Liberals should support it or vote it down.. thats what I came to see :).
(A 3rd option.. we propose amendments to the Budget, which are also confidence measures, and vote them out that way)
(Not that I confess I already know your reply.. but I was curious you didn't declare it
- 7:10 PM, January 27, 2009
- Mark Dowling said...
If I wanted to boost the renovations sector, here's what I'd do: zero-rate it for GST.
Why? Because (a) a lot of contractors do "no-tax" jobs anyway so contractors who bill the tax are disadvantaged and (b) it doesn't add another layer of complexity to an already overbloated tax form.
That said, I have a basement to finish...
Interesting that GO and VIA get goodies (which go through Flaherty's part of the world) but no announcement for Transit City (no-Tory-land).
- 7:14 PM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
Scott, I'm waiting to see if we offer amendments. You'll notice I purposely omitted what is feasible on the "optics" front.
- 7:15 PM, January 27, 2009
- Mark Dowling said...
@ScottTribe - I definitely think Ignatieff should let Steve (and Jack) sweat until the last reading of the Budget Implementation Bill before pulling the rug.
- 7:16 PM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
Maybe that's an incentive to do "legal" jobs for contractors. If someone doesn't choose you, because you'll lose the credit, you either agree, or you cut a deal to offset. Either way, the incentive is there for the person who wants work done, and the contractor gets business. I'm doing my driveway ;)
- 7:18 PM, January 27, 2009
- JimmE said...
This budget is just a PR stunt. As you've pointed out - no vision stuff. A cohesive plan to get us out of this mess was not made, & therefore an argument for killing this budget. But Iggy would have to come out like gang-busters tomorrow, a man with a plan! a new budget in two weeks! for a brighter new day! etc. etc. I would very much like to see that, but-sadly I fear this is not to be.
- 7:22 PM, January 27, 2009
- Francesco said...
hmmm this budgety throws money at everything....i just browsed through budget booklet as a finance geek...a lot of good measures introduced to continue unfreezing the credit markets (you can see that adults were in charge) for the headlines ...i was disappointed that EI was not substantially improved, and that more money was not put into r&d, post secondary education, etc...on a personal note i have a bathroom to renovate and windows to change but a lot of contractors give a large discount for cash payment ..creates a dilemma for a lot of folks ....the real question is what is the lasting impacting and for that is that the conservatives where the hat of bringing us back into deficit!!!!! no election at this time but iggy could say he wants amendments to budget and see if the conservatives are really wanting to compromise....
- 7:28 PM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
It really reads like they took all the demands, made sure they checked them off SOMEWHAT, all in the name of keeping power. This is a survival budget, nothing more.
- 7:29 PM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
I appreciate the "finance geek" input, good points.
One thing on the contractor front. With the housing industry going in the tank, one has to think that contractors might be more willing to change behavior, just to get what they can. Just a thought.
- 7:32 PM, January 27, 2009
- Jaytoo said...
Though, apparently, the renovation business paradoxically thrives during recessions - and reports have that happening again.
- 7:53 PM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
- 8:24 PM, January 27, 2009
- Anonymous said...
Senior Liberals are saying that the caucus meeting was not pleasant.
It's either a 'no thanks' or a 'try again'.
Harper wants to keep his job. He'll negotiate.
- 9:56 PM, January 27, 2009
- Scott Tribe said...
Ugh.. not more "Senior Liberals"
Let me guess - they did the leaking to Conservative TV?
- 10:10 PM, January 27, 2009
- Steve V said...
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- Oemissions said...
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Being a mother is difficult! But there are a few no-nonsense guidelines that can help, such as: Do not sell your daughter's virginity. Not even for $10,000. Felicia Rae McClure, of Salt Lake City, has — according to police — not followed this guideline.
McClure was booked on charges of felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and felony sexual exploitation of a minor because she allegedly tried to sell sell her 13-year-old daughter's virginity to a guy named "Don" for $10,000. Police were alerted to the abuse by McClure's boyfriend, who discovered text messages between her and "Don" discussing the sale.
According to her statement, McClure and daughter "modeled bras and thongs for the prospective customer," apparently together, at home and at Victoria's Secret. Pictures of the girl were sent (for a price) to someone named "Will."
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"This is a dastardly attack, the guilty will not go unpunished," a tweet from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) quoted Manmohan Singh as saying of the two blasts that killed at least 11 people and injured 50.
The PMO also said the prime minister "strongly condemned" the bomb blasts.
While expressing shock and grief over the loss of lives in the blasts, Manmohan Singh appealed to the public to remain calm and maintain peace, a statement issued here said.
"PM also directed the central agencies to extend all possible help to Andhra Pradesh state authorities in relief operations," the statement added.
Manmohan Singh also sanctioned ex-gratia of Rs.200,000 from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for each of the next of kin of the dead and Rs.50,000 each to the seriously injured, the statement said.
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As the nation commemorates the 23rd anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced three new agreements and recent accomplishments in fighting for equal access for persons with disabilities across New York. In the spirit of the ADA and its enforcement, the attorney general has secured agreements that address barriers faced by persons with disabilities in theaters, retail sites and the ballot box.
"My office is deeply committed to ensuring equal access for New Yorkers with disabilities across the state. Persons with disabilities should have the same opportunities as their peers, regardless of disability status," Schneiderman said. "For more than two decades, the ADA has encouraged independent living and equal opportunity for persons with disabilities, and this office will continue to make that goal a reality in New York."
Christina Curry, executive director of the Harlem Independent Living Center, said, "The ADA's promise is one of an independent and equal life for people with disabilities in all areas: from employment to recreation to civic participation. We appreciate the attorney general's dedication to the fight to secure this promise in New York."
Chris Hilderbrant, chief operating officer of the Center for Disability Rights, said, "Over the past 23 years, the ADA has done much to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities. The attorney general's continued efforts to enforce this law and realize its goals demonstrate a deep commitment to furthering those rights."
Sue Dishart, the vice president for marketing and development of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, an internationally accredited nonprofit guide dog school, said, "Service animals are not pets; they provide necessary services to many New Yorkers living with disabilities and, by law, those individuals may not be denied entrance pursuant to restrictive store policies. This agreement between Dean & Deluca and the attorney general sets a standard for all retail establishments seeking to follow the law and provide accommodation to persons with disabilities."
The ADA was signed into law July 26, 1990, providing important protections for individuals with disabilities from discrimination by employers, public entities, places of public accommodation, and telecommunications providers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 2 million New Yorkers have a disability and are protected by the ADA.
Theater Accessibility
The attorney general's office recently secured agreements with New York Theatre Workshop and the Labyrinth Theater Company to ensure that accessible seating is sold during the same hours and in the same manner as general seating.
During its investigation, the attorney general's office found that accessible seating was not made available in the same manner and through the same purchasing methods as other seating, thereby limiting the time and opportunities for persons with disabilities to purchase and secure accessible seating. Under the ADA, individuals with disabilities should have the same access to purchase theater tickets as other members of the general public, whether those sales are conducted online or by third parties.
The agreements with the New York Theatre Workshop and the Labyrinth Theater Company ensure that, at all productions going forward at both theaters, accessible seating will be sold online, over the telephone, and through third-party vendors in all of the same manners as general seating. Additionally, the theaters have agreed for a number of performances over the course of the next two years that they will make available a pair of tickets, including one wheelchair-accessible seat and one companion seat, to nonprofit organizations that provide services to disabled New Yorkers. The seats will be distributed through a list of approved facilities.
Service Animals
The AG's office has also secured an agreement with Dean & Deluca, a gourmet food retailer with five locations in New York City and 11 stores throughout the country, to ensure that patrons who rely on service animals are able to access the stores without facing unnecessary hurdles or harassment. Pursuant to the agreement, the store has developed a new policy that ensures access for all patrons with service animals that are individually trained to assist them with any physical, mental or neurological disabilities; training for store employees; and signage that will alert the public that service animals are welcome in its stores. Examples of tasks performed by service animals include assisting the blind with navigation, alerting the deaf to the presence of people or sounds, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving medicine and providing physical support to assist with balance and stability.
Polling Place Accessibility
The AG's office continues to work with the Allegany County Board of Elections to ensure full implementation of an agreement that will ensure equal access to the ballot box for voters with disabilities. Pursuant to the agreement, the Board of Elections has undertaken steps pursuant to New York State Election Law and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which require election officials to provide individuals with disabilities meaningful access to poll sites on Election Day. In the past several months, the board has made significant efforts to address architectural barriers that are inconsistent with accessibility guidelines, and has worked cooperatively with local officials to identify and designate new polling sites where necessary.
Promoting ADA Compliance Through Public Education
In coordination with the Alliance of Resident Theatres and other theater industry groups, in late August, the OAG will lead an industry-focused seminar on ADA issues of significance to the theater community. Topics to be addressed include ticket sales, hearing accessibility, and service animal matters. This seminar complements the OAG's enforcement efforts and work to achieve full compliance with the ADA's requirements.
The bureau's ADA enforcement work is being handled by assistant attorneys general Monica Iyer, Sandra Pullman, Anjana Samant and Ajay Saini, under the supervision of Civil Rights Bureau Chief Kristen Clarke, Executive Deputy Attorney General Alvin Bragg and First Deputy of Affirmative Litigation Janet Sabel.
The civil rights bureau of the attorney general's office is committed to protecting the disability rights of all New Yorkers. If you believe that you have experienced disability discrimination, contact the attorney general's office at 212-416-8250, [email protected] or visit www.ag.ny.gov.


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VILLAGERS have warned their communities will be changed beyond recognition by the new list of thousands of homes planned across the Vale of White Horse.
A six-week public consultation on where an extra 9,580 houses are to go ended yesterday, marked by a protest by 50 villagers from Radley fighting against three schemes totalling 710 homes for the village and neighbouring Kennington.
More than 1,500 people commented on the Vale's overall plan as residents warned the scale of homes earmarked for 21 sites would ruin village communities.
Harwell parish, which has 1,000 homes, has been earmarked to get another 4,500 within its boundaries – 200 of those in the village itself.
Harwell Parish Council chairman David Marsh submitted the village's objections to the plans yesterday.
He said: "The numbers involved were a total shock. It was almost disbelief that these could possibly be the numbers we are dealing with.
"Lots of people are very concerned, angry and frustrated that the housing numbers just seem to be totally unrealistic. It will ruin the village as we know it. It will spoil it because the infrastructure won't be able to cope."
A protest of more than 50 villagers from Radley was held yesterday at the district council's Abingdon offices in Abbey Close. They handed over about 500 objections.
Radley Parish Council chairwoman Jenny Standen said: "It is an increase of more than 75 per cent (of the current village). The concern is purely the number of houses which have been projected.
"Schools, health centres, transport and drainage systems just won't be able to cope."
But first-time buyers have said the lack of affordable housing in the Vale makes house-hunting near impossible.
Young professionals Dan Law, 26 and Elle Hilton, 24, have been looking for their first home for over four months. They are renting in Culham but looking for houses in the Vale and South Oxfordshire.
Mr Law, a mechanical engineer, said: "There really just aren't many options for us, we are going to have a sky-high mortgage as it is but there's no alternative.
"Effectively, people are holding on to the value of their own homes."
The Vale needs to build 20,500 homes by 2031 to meet its Government housing target.
The 9,580 houses across 21 sites were new sites allocated after the council's target increased to 20,500 as a result of a new strategic housing market assessment (SHMA) calculated for Oxfordshire this year.
A consultation of the whole draft local plan for all 20,500 homes is to be launched later this year before the plans go to the secretary of state for approval in October.
Vale of White Horse spokesman Andy Roberts said: "These are just proposals, we will now spend some time processing the comments we've received. We will use the feedback to revise the plans to take into account people's concerns.
"In the wider local plan, we're creating an infrastructure and community benefits strategy to address people's concerns about supporting this growth."
Cumnor residents also launched a campaign on Monday to raise more than £2,500 for legal advice against the proposals. By yesterday they had already raised £1,750.
Village resident – and author of His Dark Materials trilogy – Philip Pullman has backed the campaign opposing plans for 200 homes that would boost its size by 50 per cent.
He said: "It is a district problem. They seem to have been told by the Government they have to slap so many thousands of houses on green fields, and they have said, 'We will put some there, and some there.' "Before we know it the whole shire of Oxford will be covered in suburbs."
- Cumnor 200
- East Wootton 200
- North West Abingdon 200
- North Abingdon 410
- South Kennington 270
- North Radley 200
- North West Radley 240
- South Marcham 200
- South Drayton 200
- East Sutton Courtenay 220
- Milton Heights 1400
- Valley Park 2,550
- West of Harwell 200
- East Harwell Campus 1400
- East of East Hanney 200
- North West of East Challow 200
- West Stanford in the Vale 290
- Great Coxwell Parish, South of Faringdon 200
- South West of Faringdon 200
- South Shrivenham 200
- North Shrivenham 400


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State media: China 'should help typhoon-ravaged Philippines despite row'
China has offered US$100,000 in aid to the Philippines in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan
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China should put aside its territorial dispute with the Philippines to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan, state-run media said on Tuesday, adding that doing so was in Beijing's best interests.
The two countries are embroiled in a long-standing dispute over islands in the strategically vital South China Sea - which Beijing claims almost in its entirety - and Manila says Chinese vessels have occupied the Scarborough Shoal, which it claims, since last year.
Watch: US marines join Philippines typhoon rescue, looters abound
China, the world's second largest economy, has offered to give the Philippines US$100,000 (HK$775,000) for relief efforts, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced on Monday.
It is the same amount as Vietnam, itself now battling to limit the damage from the storm which made landfall yesterday. Meanwhile, the US has sent US$20 million in aid, while Australia and Britain have pledged US$9.38 million and US$9.6 million respectively.
The United Nations, Japan and the United States mobilised emergency relief teams and supplies after one of the biggest storms on record devastated the central Philippines on Friday. China's offer did not include personnel, but Qin said Beijing could proceed with further assistance after consulting Manila and relief agencies.
The United States has sent 90 marines, aircraft, emergency shelters and 55 tonnes of emergency food. Tokyo is sending a team of 25 medical personnel.
The state-run Global Times newspaper said in an editorial on Tuesday the territorial row should not affect such decisions.
"It's a must to aid typhoon victims in the Philippines," the paper, which is close to the ruling Communist party, said.
But it added: "China's international image is of vital importance to its interests. If it snubs Manila this time, China will suffer great losses."
"Aid to the typhoon victims is a kind of humanitarian aid, which is totally different from foreign aid in the past made out of geopolitical concerns," it said.
The donation comes a month to the day after China criticised the US for giving tacit backing to the Philippines' stance after Manila had launched an arbitration case with the United Nations to challenge the legal validity of Beijing's sweeping claims over the resource-rich South China Sea.
China's decades-long boom has seen it become the world's second-largest economy but Beijing has long been accused of using trade and aid to further its own agenda, particularly in Africa, where its influence has rocketed in recent years, and also in much of Southeast Asia.
It says it is open to friendly relations.
Video: Relief efforts intensify in Tacloban
As well as China and the Philippines, other countries also have overlapping claims to parts of the South China Sea, and tensions have risen sharply in recent years, with Manila and Hanoi accusing Beijing of increasing aggressiveness.
Typhoon Haiyan hit China after devastating parts of the Philippines, killing more than 10,000 people in one Philippine province alone. Reports out of China say the storm killed at least seven people in the southern province of Hainan and Guangxi region.
Despite an official death toll of 1,774, authorities in the Philippines fear that the toll could climb to more than 10,000. At least two million people in 41 provinces were affected by the disaster, with tens of thousands of houses destroyed.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has declared a state of national calamity, allowing the government to use state funds for relief and rehabilitation and control prices.
Beijing's offer highlights the fine diplomatic line it needs to walk amid its ongoing territorial dispute with Manila in the South China Sea.
"Given the tense relationship between China and the Philippines, resentment among Chinese may be triggered if Beijing helps the Philippines," said Du Jifeng , a Southeast Asian affairs analyst at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Qin denied any link between the aid and its relations with the Philippines.
Vietnam, despite itself being hit by a weakened Haiyan, offered emergency aid of US$100,000. It said it "stands by the Philippine people in this difficult situation".
Reaction to the news of China's donation among Chinese web users was mixed on Tuesday, with many commenting that Beijing should not have donated any aid.
"The Chinese government should not have offered aid in the first place to a country that's unfriendly or even hostile to China. Instead, grass-roots organizations and individuals should be encouraged to offer aid," wrote a microblogger by the name of Mituofo.
IN PICTURES: Typhoon Haiyan leaves a trail of devastation
"China has so many impoverished areas that could use the aid money," said another called C_Q77
One commenter on the Global Times website wrote: "So many of China's own children are starving and don't have enough clothes to wear - Why would the government pretend to be a good guy to other countries while turning a blind eye to your own people?"
Agence France-Presse, Reuters
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|"Signing the Mayflower Compact, 1620," Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1899). From Wikipedia.
One child of Joshua Tanner (b. 27 July 1757, d. 12 September 1807) and his wife, Thankful Tefft (b. 21 March 1757, d. 18 November 1822) was John Tanner (b. 15 August 1778, d. 13 April 1850). It is through Thankful Tefft that the descendants of John Tanner are able to trace their ancestry to three of passengers on the Mayflower who landed in America in 1620.
The three Mayflower passengers were Francis Cooke (b. aft. 1582, d. 7 April 1663), his son, John Cooke (b. abt. 1606, d. 23 November 1695) and Richard Warren (b. abt. 1579, d. 1628). Despite over a hundred years of very thorough research, many of the details of their lives have been lost. This extensive research has been unable to uncover exact birth dates for either Francis Cooke[1] or Richard Warren[2] nor has the research been able to establish any of their parents or ancestors.
The Joshua Tanner descendants are related to both Francis Cooke and Richard Warren, because John Cooke married Richard Warren's daughter, Sarah Warren.[3]
The source material for information about the Mayflower passengers has been published extensively and is set forth in a series of books published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. These books have a silver binding and are commonly known as the "silver books."[4]
Except for John Cooke, neither the wives nor the children of Francis Cooke or Richard Warren came over to America on the Mayflower. Francis Cooke's wife, Hester (Mahieu) Cooke[5] with three other of the Cooke children, came to Plymouth on the Anne in August, 1623. [6] Richard Warren's wife was not properly identified until fairly recently when research by Edward J. Davies was published in The American Genealogist. [7] She is now commonly accepted to be Elizabeth (Walker) Warren (b. abt. September, 1583, d. 2 October 1673). [8]
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience.IN WITNESS whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, Anno Domini; 1620.
In subsequent posts, I will outline the descendants of these original passengers to show the connection with Thankful Tefft.
[1] Wood, Ralph V. Francis Cooke of the Mayflower: The First Five Generations. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1996.
[2] Wakefield, Robert M. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620. Volume Eighteen, Part One. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004.
[7] Davies, Edward J., "The Marriage of Richard Warren of the Mayflower," The American Genealogist, Whole Number 310, Vol. 78, No. 2, April, 2003.


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No. 94-018
Petitioner and Appellant,
Respondent/Insurer and Respondent,
Submitted on Briefs September 1, 1994.
Decided November 22, 1994.
Appeal from the Workers' Compensation Court.
Honorable Mike McCarter, Judge.
See C.J.S. Workmen's Compensation Sec. 488.
Reversed and remanded.
For Appellant: Patrick G. Frank, Worden, Thane & Haines, Missoula.
Respondent: William J. Mattix, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson,
JUSTICE TRIEWEILER delivered the Opinion of the Court.
Appellant Brand E. Caekaert filed a petition in the Workers' Compensation Court for the State of Montana in which he sought medical and disability benefits from the State Compensation Mutual Insurance Fund (State Fund). The Workers' Compensation Court denied Caekaert's petition. He appeals that decision. We reverse the judgment of the Workers' Compensation Court.
The following issues are presented on appeal:
Caekaert is a journeyman plumber residing in Billings. He also owns an independent poultry business that he began in approximately 1987. In January 1988, Caekaert began working as a plumber for Frank Wilson Plumbing and Heating. In early February 1988, Dr. S. Arthur Frankel determined that Caekaert was suffering from bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. On February 10, and March 2, 1988, Dr. Frankel performed median nerve release procedures on Caekaert's left and right hands respectively. The State Fund insured Caekaert's employer at the time the carpal tunnel syndrome was diagnosed. In November 1988, Caekaert filed a claim for benefits under the Montana Occupational Disease Act. The State Fund accepted liability, covered the medical expenses, and paid Caekaert temporary total disability benefits.
As early as May 1988, Caekaert visited other doctors to complain of recurring symptoms. In June and July 1988, Dr. Richard P. Lewallen, an orthopedic surgeon in Billings, referred Caekaert to Dr. Donald H. See, a neurologist, for nerve conduction tests. Dr. See's tests indicated that the condition of Caekaert's right median nerve had worsened. Following these tests, Caekaert was referred to Dr. Jeffrey Hansen, Dr. Lewallen's partner, who specializes in carpal tunnel surgery. Dr. Hansen has remained Caekaert's treating physician for his symptoms related to carpal tunnel entrapment since July 7, 1988.
Dr. Hansen formed the opinion that Dr. Frankel's surgeries were unsuccessful and concluded that re-exploration surgery on both hands was necessary. Dr. Hansen also concluded that Caekaert's symptoms became worse following the surgeries performed by Dr. Frankel. Dr. Hansen and Dr. Lewallen were additionally concerned that Caekaert's median nerve was compressed not only at his wrist, but at his elbow. Despite these opinions, Dr. Hansen adopted a conservative approach to treatment because Caekaert was uncertain about further surgery. Dr. Hansen decided to wait and see if Caekaert's condition would improve.
In November 1992, Caekaert's hands reached the point where he felt surgery was again necessary. Dr. Hansen explained that the re-exploration procedures were necessary to alleviate the same symptoms that existed in June and July of 1988. On December 11, 1992, Dr. Hansen performed surgery for release of the median nerve at Caekaert's right wrist and just below his right elbow. On February 12, 1993, Dr. Hansen performed another release procedure for the median nerve at Caekaert's left wrist and elbow. Dr. Hansen testified that the 1992 and 1993 surgeries left Caekaert totally disabled for six to eight weeks following each surgical procedure.
Between the 1988 procedures and the 1992 and 1993 procedures, Caekaert worked sporadically. On June 27, 1988, Caekaert briefly returned to work as a plumber for Star Service. On July 15, 1988, while working for Star Service at St. Vincent's Hospital, Caekaert injured his back. He returned to work for Star Service at a Reedpoint job site after a couple of weeks. In September, he quit his job with Star Service, claiming that the commute to Reedpoint from Billings hurt his back and that his hands still bothered him. Caekaert also worked periodically doing various jobs for his poultry business.
Following the 1992 and 1993 surgeries, Caekaert submitted his medical bills to the State Fund. However, the State Fund denied liability. Caekaert then petitioned the Workers' Compensation Court for an award of medical expenses and disability benefits. After trial, the Workers' Compensation Court concluded that the State Fund was not liable.
In its Finding No. 18, the court found that Caekaert, in depositions and interrogatories in a separate claim related to his back injury, stated that his carpal tunnel syndrome did not prevent him from working and that his symptoms dramatically improved after surgery. In its Finding No. 14, the court found that Caekaert, in the previous litigation, claimed that he was permanently totally disabled from the back injury. In its Finding No. 22, the court noted that Dr. Hansen stated that Caekaert had reached "medical stability" on May 18, 1989. The court also pointed out that between 1988 and 1992 Caekaert continued to work in his poultry business, and in Finding No. 26, expressed skepticism regarding Caekaert's testimony that he did as little strenuous work as possible in that business. In Finding No. 34, the court observed that Dr. Hansen stated that Caekaert's activity between the surgeries probably incrementally increased the problem, but Dr. Hansen stated that it was a difficult question of causation. Finally, in Finding No. 35, the court found that Dr. Hansen's testimony, and Caekaert's activity in the poultry business, established that Caekaert's activity made his condition permanently worse.
The court's conclusions of law are also important to this appeal. In Conclusion No. 2, the court concluded that because Caekaert's work in the poultry business aggravated his carpal tunnel problem, the State Fund is not responsible for the medical expenses or the temporary total disability benefits. In Conclusion No. 4, the court stated that Caekaert's claim for temporary total disability is barred by judicial estoppel because in previous litigation he claimed that his back injury left him permanently and totally disabled. The court concluded that because Caekaert claimed the back injury left him permanently disabled, he suffered no lost earnings after the 1992 and 1993 surgeries. The court noted that Caekaert was not judicially estopped from receiving medical benefits because previous testimony established that his 1988 carpal tunnel surgeries were not 100 percent successful. Finally, the court concluded that Caekaert was not entitled to recover his attorney fees or costs. Caekaert appeals from these findings and conclusions.
Did the Workers' Compensation Court err when it denied Caekaert's claim for medical expenses?
In reviewing a Workers' Compensation Court decision, this Court examines whether the court's findings of fact are supported by substantial credible evidence. Buckentin v. State Compensation Ins. Fund (1994), 878 P.2d 262, 263. If there is conflicting evidence, we examine whether substantial evidence supports the Workers' Compensation Court, not whether the evidence might support contrary findings. Buckentin, 878 P.2d at 263. We review the Workers' Compensation Court's conclusions of law to decide whether the court's determination of the law is correct. Stordalen v. Ricci's Food Farm (1993), 862 P.2d 393, 394. Where medical testimony is offered by deposition, this Court sits in as good a position as the Workers' Compensation Court to determine the weight of the medical testimony. McIntyre v. Glen Lake Irrigation Dist. (1991), 813 P.2d 451, 454. Nonetheless, the medical testimony must be considered in the context of other testimony that the trial court did in fact have an opportunity to observe if it is relevant to medical issues. McIntyre, 813 P.2d at 454.
It is undisputed that the State Fund accepted responsibility for the 1988 surgeries. The issue is whether the State Fund, as the initial insurer, remains liable for the subsequent surgery.
Caekaert claims he is entitled to wage benefits and medical expenses based on Sec. 39-72-704, MCA (1987), which provides:
In response, the State Fund contends it is not responsible for the 1992 and 1993 surgeries because Caekaert aggravated his condition by working in the poultry business between 1988 and 1992. The State Fund asserts that the Workers' Compensation Court correctly concluded that the "last injurious exposure doctrine" applies. See Belton v. Carlson Transport (1983), 658 P.2d 405, 408 (holding once a claimant reaches maximum healing or a medically stable condition, the initial insurer at risk is not responsible for subsequent injuries or conditions); EBI/Orion Group v. State Compensation Mutual Ins. Fund (1991), 816 P.2d 1070, 1072. Montana statutorily recognizes a version of the last injurious exposure rule in occupational disease cases. Section 39-72-303(1), MCA, provides that "[w]here compensation is payable for an occupational disease, the only employer liable is the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazard of the disease." (Emphasis added.)
We have not construed this statute, but Larson's Workmen's Compensation Law treatise states that recurrences of disabilities in occupational disease cases should be treated the same as accidental injury cases. Larson Sec. 95.27. Larson also recognizes that:
However, if the later exposure should increase the degree of disability caused by the initial exposure, the second carrier might become responsible; but in such a case it would be necessary to distinguish carefully between the increased disability from natural progress of the disease and that resulting from the added exposure. Larson Sec. 95.27 (emphasis added). The State Fund asserts that Caekaert's activity between surgeries actually and proximately caused the need for additional surgeries. The statutory language indicates that the only employer liable is the employer where the employee was last injuriously exposed. As the language from Larson indicates, the first insurance company is liable for the second disability if it is a recurrence.
To succeed in its last injurious exposure defense, the State Fund must show that the subsequent surgeries did not result from Caekaert's initial occupational disease. In other words, for the last injurious exposure rule to apply, there must be evidence of a second injury or injurious exposure that materially or substantially contributed to Caekaert's symptoms from carpal tunnel syndrome. See Peterson v. Eugene F. Burrill Lumber (Or. 1983), 660 P.2d 1058, 1061.
A later injury is compensable by the original carrier if it is a direct and natural result of a compensable primary injury, and not the result of an independent intervening cause attributable to the claimant. Rightnour v. Kare-Mor, Inc. (1987), 732 P.2d 829, 830-31. If the original injury or occupational disease was the cause of the current condition, the State Fund is liable.
Applying the rules for review set forth previously, and the above law, we then consider the medical evidence pertaining to this issue.
The only medical testimony offered at the trial of this case was that of Dr. Hansen, which was offered by deposition. He testified that although excellent relief was observed by Dr. Frankel a week or two after the 1988 surgery on Caekaert's wrists, most of the symptoms had returned by several months after those surgical procedures. Based on that development, both he and Dr. Lewallen shared the opinion that the nerve had either been overgrown by scar tissue, was again entrapped by a ligament, or had actually been compressed at more than the level at which it was released.
Dr. Hansen unequivocally testified that Caekaert's carpal tunnel syndrome had not improved following the original surgery, and, based on nerve conduction studies, his opinion was that the condition had worsened. As a result, as early as July 1988 both he and Dr. Lewallen were of the opinion that re-exploration surgery would be necessary--long before Caekaert did the work on his poultry farm to which the Workers' Compensation Court attributed his 1992 and 1993 surgical procedures.
Dr. Hansen testified that in November 1992, when Caekaert finally consented to undergo further surgical treatment, he was basically suffering from the same condition for which Dr. Frankel had treated him in 1988. He gave the following unequivocal opinion when asked whether the surgical procedures he performed in 1992 and 1993 were necessary due to the condition for which he originally saw Caekaert in 1988:
After describing what he observed during the surgeries that he performed, Dr. Hansen gave the following additional opinion testimony:
The only testimony that Dr. Hansen gave which related Caekaert's condition for which the 1992 and 1993 surgeries were performed to a particular event, related it to the condition in which Caekaert found himself following his 1988 surgical procedures for which the State Fund has accepted liability. In answer to questions posed on cross-examination, Dr. Hansen did concede that Caekaert's conditions worsened periodically in relation to the extent of his activities, but explained that worsened symptomatology and worsened condition are not the same thing. He also pointed out that every time Caekaert discontinued working on his poultry farm, his condition basically went back to the baseline state that Dr. Hansen observed when he originally examined him. He testified that while continued activity may worsen the type of condition for which he treated Caekaert, the amount was not quantifiable and, while he did acknowledge that the type of activity Caekaert engaged in on the poultry farm can lead to a progression of symptoms, at no time did he express an opinion that the surgery he performed in 1992 and 1993 was necessary because of a progression of Caekaert's symptoms. His testimony was clearly that whether Caekaert's symptoms worsened over time or not, the additional surgical procedures that he performed were necessary due to the condition that he believed existed when he first saw Caekaert in July 1988.
Toward the end of the State Fund's cross-examination of Dr. Hansen, he made the following concluding remark:
We have recognized that, in cases where a claimant is reinjured before the first injury reaches a medically stable condition, and the first insurer disclaims coverage, the burden of proof falls on the insurance company at risk at the time of the accident the claimant alleges causes his injury. Belton, 658 P.2d at 409-10; O'Brien v. Central Feeds (1990), 786 P.2d 1169, 1172. In EBI/Orion, we noted that to avoid liability, the initial insurer must show that (1) the claimant reached maximum healing; and (2) that he or she sustained an injury after reaching maximum healing. EBI/Orion, 816 P.2d at 1072.
In O'Brien, the claimant received numerous injuries under different insurers. Doctors testified that although it was possible that a number of events could have aggravated conditions after claimant's original injury, the original injuries were more likely than not related to his present condition. O'Brien, 786 P.2d at 1171. We reasoned that there was no conclusive evidence that the claimant reached maximum healing before the subsequent injury. Although a doctor testified that it was possible that other events could have aggravated the claimant's condition, we concluded that medical possibility, absent more persuasive evidence, is not enough to prove a claimant reached maximum healing before subsequent employment. O'Brien, 786 P.2d at 1172. We also stated that a medical release to return to work is not sufficient to establish maximum healing. O'Brien, 786 P.2d at 1172-73.
In this case, the State Fund had the burden of proving that Caekaert reached maximum healing. It had to sufficiently explain the second onset, proving it was not a recurrence of symptoms from the 1988 surgeries for which it accepted liability. However, it did not introduce sufficient evidence to establish that Caekaert reached maximum healing, or that he reinjured himself.
Dr. Hansen supplied medical testimony, by deposition, regarding the 1992 and 1993 surgeries. He testified that almost immediately following the 1988 surgeries Caekaert required additional surgery. He also testified, consistent with Dr. Lewallen's opinion, that the later surgeries required releases of the median nerves at both elbows. Any suggestions in Dr. Hansen's testimony that Caekaert's activity subsequent to 1988 contributed to his current condition was equivocal at best and does not change the fact that surgery was necessary before any "possible" aggravation occurred. Moreover, medical possibility, absent more persuasive evidence, is not sufficient to establish that Caekaert's activity caused a subsequent injurious exposure which would relieve the State Fund of liability. See O'Brien, 786 P.2d at 1172. Because the State Fund did not offer substantial evidence that a second event or exposure caused Caekaert to undergo surgical procedures in 1992 and 1993, the Workers' Compensation Court incorrectly concluded that the last injurious exposure rule barred Caekaert's claim.
For these reasons, we conclude that the Workers' Compensation Court erred by not holding the State Fund liable for Caekaert's medical expenses following the second set of surgical procedures.
Did the Workers' Compensation Court err when it denied Caekaert's claim for temporary total disability benefits?
Although the above analysis also supports awarding Caekaert temporary total disability benefits following the 1992 and 1993 surgeries, the Workers' Compensation Court concluded that Caekaert was judicially estopped from asserting this claim.
The Workers' Compensation Court concluded that because Caekaert, in depositions and affidavits in litigation following his 1988 back injury, claimed that the back injury left him permanently and totally disabled, he is now estopped from claiming temporary total disability. In other words, because he claimed his back injury rendered him unable to earn income, he suffered no lost wages following the 1992 and 1993 hand surgeries.
We previously recognized the doctrine of judicial estoppel in Rowland v. Klies (1986), 726 P.2d 310. Under this doctrine, we do not permit litigants to assert inconsistent and contradictory positions in separate litigation. The clearest reason for the rule is to prevent parties from playing "fast-and-loose with the courts." Rowland, 726 P.2d at 315. To give rise to judicial estoppel, the first representation must have been made knowingly and free from the other party's inducement; it applies particularly to admissions or positions asserted under oath or in previous litigation. Rowland, 726 P.2d at 315. In Rowland, we also cited a Texas case for the proposition that judicial estoppel does not apply when the previous position is uncertain or based on facts not yet determined. Rowland, 726 P.2d at 316 (citing LaChance v. McKown (Tex. Ct. App. 1983), 649 S.W.2d 658, 660).
Although we agree with the above stated principles of judicial estoppel, that doctrine does not apply here. Caekaert did not offer inconsistent testimony in a previous case. He previously claimed that his back pain was so severe that it forced him to quit working for Star Service and left him with no earning capacity. However, Caekaert had injured his back and was merely describing his physical condition following that injury. Caekaert did not, and because he is not a medical professional, could not, anticipate the duration of his disability from that injury.
The State Fund contends on appeal that the real basis for applying judicial estoppel is testimony given by Caekaert in 1991 that the condition of his hands at that time did not preclude him from returning to work. However, the State Fund's argument, as well as the trial court's conclusion, confuses the concepts of "permanent total disability," "permanent partial disability," and "temporary total disability."
Permanent total disability, according to the terms in effect at the time that Caekaert's condition occurred, referred to a worker who had reached maximum healing and was unable to return to work in his job pool. Section 39-71-116(15), MCA (1987). Permanent partial disability referred to a worker who had reached maximum healing but was left with physical restrictions which affected his wages. Section 39-71-116(14), MCA (1987).
The only disability benefits sought in this case are temporary total disability benefits. Those are awarded to a worker who sustains a total loss of wages because he has not yet reached maximum healing. Section 39-71-116(21), MCA (1987). It was Dr. Hansen's undisputed testimony that Caekaert would be temporarily totally disabled for six to eight weeks following each of the procedures that he performed in 1992 and 1993. Whether he was able to work prior to those surgical procedures in spite of median nerve symptomatology, and whether at some time several years earlier he was totally unable to work because of back complaints, is irrelevant. The record established that although Caekaert was unable to return to work as a plumber because of his back injury, he did return to some form of gainful employment prior to the surgeries performed by Dr. Hansen and was subsequently removed from any form of occupation for a short period of time due to further surgery.
We conclude that Caekaert's prior testimony regarding the impact of his back injury on his ability to work as a plumber, and his prior statements regarding his ability to work in spite of ongoing symptoms from carpal tunnel syndrome, are not inconsistent with his claim for temporary total disability benefits while he recovers from the surgical procedures that were performed in 1992 and 1993. Therefore, we conclude that he is not judicially estopped from claiming and receiving temporary total disability benefits in this case.
Did the Workers' Compensation Court err when it denied Caekaert's claim for reasonable attorney fees and costs?
Caekaert requested the Workers' Compensation Court to award attorney fees and a statutory penalty under Secs. 39-71-611 and-2907, MCA (1987). Section 39-71-611, MCA, provides for attorney fees if the insurer was unreasonable. Likewise, Sec. 39-71-2907, MCA, provides for statutory penalties where the insurer unreasonably delays or refuses to pay compensation. The issue of reasonableness is one for the Workers' Compensation Court to decide, based on all of the evidence. Therefore, this case is remanded to the Workers' Compensation Court for reconsideration of the attorney fee and penalty issues, after taking into consideration this decision, and all of the evidence.
The judgment of the Workers' Compensation Court is reversed and this case is remanded for the limited purpose of considering Caekaert's claim for attorney fees, costs, and the statutory penalty, and the duration of any temporary total disability benefits to which Caekaert is entitled.
JUSTICES GRAY, HUNT, NELSON and WEBER concur.
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Ariel Winter's Sister Awarded Temporary Custody in Endless Court Drama
Hey, guess what? Ariel Winter is now under judge-mandated guardianship by her sister Shanelle Workman.
Hey, guess also what? This whole thing is really starting to grate our nerves.
The 14-year-old 'Modern Family' actress has been a constant face in the news these past few weeks as all the court and legal drama unfolded amidst allegations that she was abused by her mother Chrystal Workman.
Chrystal denied those claims, saying Ariel threatened her because she kicked out her daughter's 18-year-old boyfriend for straying too far into Ariel's no-fly zone.
Meanwhile, everyone and their mother (including her mother) have been fighting for custody of the SAG Award winning actress, including her father, who suddenly decided to put their long estrangement behind them and get a little time in the spotlight.
But the judge ruled against his custody efforts, saying, "I have questions about the nature and strength of the relationship."
Instead, the custody jackpot was awarded to Shanelle, at least for the time being. Another hearing could be set to determine permanent guardianship, but the judge recommended that Arial's sister was the best option among many.
Upon leaving court, Chrystal told reporters, "I love my daughter and I just want our family to be back together."
We predict an awkward holiday season in the various Workman/Winter households this year.


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Who Is Italy's New Prime Minister?
The 46-year-old Enrico Letta has been named Italy's new prime minister. His good cross-party links are expected to give the deputy leader of the Democratic Party a better chance at unblocking the electoral stalemate and forming a coalition government. Alessandra Galloni profiles Mr. Letta.
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Surprise: Johnny Galecki in 'The Big Bang Theory'
Bazinga, again! Sheldon Cooper may think of Leonard Hofstadter as his inferior, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. sure doesn't. The CBS comedy show runners have pushed Johnny Galecki's Dr. Leonard Hofstadter back into the geeky spotlight, giving him more love interests, snark and smarts this season -- a welcome shift from the supporting-role work the audience saw on previous episodes.
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As part of their study of World War II, fifth graders at Germantown Friends School heard Holocaust survivor Ilse Lindemeyer's heartbreaking story of growing up as a Jewish child in Frankfurt, Germany, during Hitler's rise to power.
In second grade, Ilse's teacher sent her to the back of the class for not raising her hand to hail Hitler. After being picked on and beaten up by other students and treated cruelly by teachers, she was forced to switch to a Jewish school across town.
On the night known as Kristallnacht, Nazi soldiers knocked on the door looking for her father, who was in the hospital following hernia surgery. Ilse and her mother said that they didn't know where he was, so the Nazis hit her mother and flipped over Ilse's bed – with her in it.
After that, Ilse's mother signed her up for the "Kindertransport" lottery, and Ilse was one of approximately 10,000 Jewish children chosen to relocate to England.
Mrs. Lindemeyer's last memories of her family, who didn't survive the Holocaust, are from the train station where she started her journey to England. She remembered her father running after the departing train shouting, "don't take my baby" – the last words she would ever hear from him. She was afraid to leave her friends, family and country. She didn't want to go, but her 91-year-old grandmother gave her a locket that her grandmother had given to her, and said that it would always protect her. Ilse has not taken the necklace off since.
In addition to Mrs. Lindmeyer's story, Lise Marlowe, mother of Max '20 and Gabby '16, shared her family's history as part of the Danish resistance. (In preparation for their guest speakers, the fifth graders read "Number The Stars" by Lois Lowry, which is the story of a family that helped its neighbors escape the Nazis). Lise's family was part of the real-life, brave, and successful movement that rescued nearly all of Denmark's Jews. Her great-grandmother helped Jews escape to Sweden in fishing boats.
The fifth graders listened intently to the guest speakers. After the talks, they crowded Mrs. Lindemeyer, asking questions and admiring her necklace. At the end of the school day, one fifth grader ran up to her mother and was overheard saying, "We heard from a Holocaust survivor today; did you know that we are the last generation that will get to talk to a survivor?"
The experience was a gift that gave the students a deeper understanding of that time in history and the people whose lives were forever changed by the tragedies of war.


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It also brings back to the point that Griffith (and the large forces at work) could still be pulling the strings to make most humans still ignorant about the workings of the astral world, besides now being all over it, with all the rescuing and readapting of people process that we are seeing. Sure lots or most people would perish in this new world but perhaps some groups could learn interesting things with other spiritual or not so spiritual-now beings.
Perhaps there is hope that we'll get to see Theresia too?
Don't mean to be crude, but damn Miura is good a drawing tits.
I wonder...Could it be that Dhaiva might be a serious threat to Griffith in the future? He is a sorcerer after all.
I like Daiba a lot (really, quite a lot) but uh... he's a second-class sorcerer next to someone like Schierke.
Don't mean to be crude, but damn Miura is good a drawing tits. I am very interested to see what Griffiths grand plan is.
Not telling them anything about it is already enough. Especially since they have a "safe haven" to which everyone flocks instead of learning to survive, adapt and rediscover the old ways (which includes siding with some benevolent beings to protect themselves against the dangerous pests like trolls). That's one big way in which Falconia can already seem dark as it is right now: people are utterly dependent on it. I'm curious to know how much freedom the citizens have... Do they live where they're told, do what they're told? Can someone refuse to work? Are there beggars? It'll be interesting to learn more about that seemingly idyllic society.
For all the talk of former characters popping up out of the woodwork, I hope (and trust) this won't become a regular event. I trust Miura enough that we won't be seeing anyone else appear for the sake of 'Ohai gaiz remember me?' It would make the Berserk world look small and not jive with the crapsack milieu that we've become accustomed to... which was BEFORE the place was swarming with astral monsters.
I wonder...Could it be that Dhaiva might be a serious threat to Griffith in the future? He is a sorcerer after all.
I don't think we should overestimate (I doubt Griff is sweating him) or underestimate Daiba (whose resourcefulness continues to impress).
If I remember correctly, Schierke wasn't unimpressed either, and it took quite an effort by the entire group to subdue him when he had his full mojo working (yes, he had Ganishka and his familiars backing him)
By the same token it's not his place to pose a meaningful threat to Griffith.
The fact that Daiba's living in Falconia is interesting because it either means Griffith is less aware of the goings on in his city/world than Ganishka was (a little counter-intuitive), or he really doesn't care.
I only wonder if Miura has always wanted/intended to bring her back, or if needed a character like this to welcome them etc and realized he could just use her for it with the added potential for a lot more.
And I absolutely cannot wait for Rickert to meet with Griffith. It'll be the first time we've seen the new king since Falconia's appearance, right?
I only wonder if Miura has always wanted/intended to bring her back, or if needed a character like this to welcome them etc and realized he could just use her for it with the added potential for a lot more.
Are we 100% sure that Rickert is safe to meet Griffith? I mean Rickert is surely no threat, but he does know about some skeletons in the King's closet, if that's something he cares about... not totally super great for his reputation.
My reply was in context of Daiba being a "serious threat" to Griffith, which he's simply not.
That being said, by his own admission, Daiba was reliant on Ganishka supplying him with pishacha. Things have changed, though. Daiba's talents in wrangling magical creatures could put him on a whole new level in a world now replete with them.
Well, and his knowledge of magical creatures and the astral world.
I think Miura always had an additional role for her to play. Among all the subcharacters, her story makes the most sense to transplant into Falconia.
Of course. But we aren't totally sure that there's been a coronation yet. It is highly likely though--the chain of command and tasks for soldiers are already in place. I just hope we see a panel-flashback of the coronation, since it's such a long-awaited moment.
You should review what Griffith's parting words to Rickert were in volume 22.
What's interesting about all that is that we now know the relationship between him an Ganishka and magic was likely circular in the sense that they're knowledge and power grew from one other. It's a question of the chicken or the egg (of the conqueror) with those two.
Yeah, I doubt Griffith is going to be hostile now, even though Rickert didn't take him up on his offer. Of course, that was before Guts explained the situation to him, and we'll see if Rickert has the stones to bring that up.
It would be interesting for Rickert to be a voice of dissent to Griffith, to point out this isn't exactly the dream they chased years ago. Not even in a negative way, just point out this is so ludicrously beyond the human accomplishment they were striving for. I wouldn't expect it to phase Griffith of course (not human!), but there's certainly nobody else there in a position to offer that perspective. In any case, it's going to be a great barometer for where Griffith's mind is at. I certainly hope he'll drop the mask like he did at the Hill of Swords and speak freely with Rickert about these things, particularly how he'll address the Eclipse, instead of just saying how wonderful everything is blah blah blah the greater good blah blah the end justifies means blah while Rickert looks on in growing concern for his and Erica's lives if he doesn't take a knee for the new king.
I considered it. Griffith doesn't mention anything about how he might respond (if at all) if Rickert doesn't join him,
His wording "I'll have no cause to refuse you", isn't exactly super inviting in my opinion either.
So I wonder, if Rickert is just mega upset with him and starts being really loud and accusatory etc etc, I wonder, if Griffith might think it best to sweep the dissent under the rug somehow.
"Not Griffith, dear Rickert... MAGIC EMPEROR GRIFFITH!"
I know, but calling him "second class" could give the impression he's some kind of phony, when we don't really know his place in world among mortal magic users. For all we do know he's the second best alive
I like to think of Daiba as being more powerful than Schierke.
Introducing us to an amazing Falconia, and then an amazing Elfhelm? The more awesome Falconia seems to me, the more it feels like Miura might just fuck us over when we get to Elfhelm.. and if they're both awesome, we're in for a real treat in the series this year


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Life is simple when you travel through it with a camera, paper and pen. I don't need much....
The sea, the sun and the sky, that's all I want in my life,
The wide open spaces beckoning,
and the call of the running tide.
The gulls above and fishes within,
a cool breeze and white sails shaking,
The sea, the sun and the sky that is all I want in my life.
I have been blessed by unanswered prayers, and I always remember..
" You may not end up where you thought you were going, but you will always end up where you were meant to be."


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Super sub downs Dons
Substitute Will Hatfield struck late on to give Accrington a 2-1 home victory over AFC Wimbledon.
Hatfield got on the end of Bobby Grant's cross 10 minutes from time and slid the ball home to give Stanley boss Paul Cook only the second win of his 11 games in charge.
The Dons were left to rue missed chances and hit a post in the second half.
Stanley took the lead after four minutes when Grant's 20-yard free-kick was fumbled by Dons goalkeeper Seb Brown and Luke Joyce pounced from close range.
Christian Jolley was not too far away from an equaliser with a first-time effort after 29 minutes. A minute later the Dons were level when they broke down the left and dangerman Rashid Yussuff played in a perfect cross for Luke Moore to rifle into the roof of the net.
Moore should have doubled his tally but was inches off connecting with a ball from Jack Midson while Grant headed just over for Stanley before the break.
Wimbledon came close again on the hour mark with Jolley curling a shot from just inside the area which hit the foot of the post while top scorer Jack Midson forced a decent save out of Ian Dunbavin.
Midson also headed over but Terry Brown's men were made to pay for those missed opportunities with Hatfield's late winner.
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I have designed a vc++ dll for a controller. I want to add usb plug and play feature inside the dll. I searched on line and came to know:
"If the project is an unmanaged C++ DLL project, then I can only create windows in an unmanaged way, i.e. the usual Win32 API way, such as adding a new dialog box as a resource, or simply using RegisterClassEx() and CreateWindowEx() to create the window yourself, then pump messages for those windows using GetMessage(), TranslateMessage() and DispatchMessage()."
I have no idea how to use this concept.
I have created a separate application (in delphi 2007) that load this Dll. But I want to add this Plug and Play feature inside me dll.
Kindly help me in this regard.