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CAROLINA BEACH - The Carolina Beach Town Council will consider changes to rules governing "home occupations" at their upcoming December 11, meeting.
According to Town Senior Planner Jeremy Hardison, Council members Bob Lewis and Sarah Friede asked Planning Department staff to revisit the Town's Home Occupation standards. In a memo to the Planning Commission Hardison explained some concerns the department heard and have also struggled with under the current rules. Hardison explained that building code standards require that a standalone business meet commercial codes such as sprinklers or handicap accessibility, which have not been required in the past for a business use being conducted in the home. The new 2012 State Building Code regulations now require that home occupations that have clients in the home and occupy more than 10% of floor area meet commercial code standards.
Hardison explained, "Previous allowed in-home services, such as hairdressers, are not clearly stated within the current home occupation ordinance" but the Town has interpreted the ordinance over the years to permit such home-businesses.
He explained business deliveries are an issue because the current ordinance is "unclear about what types of trucks and volume of deliveries are to be conducted."
Hardison said one question is, "Should a home occupation provide additional off-street parking to its clients or should clients be able to go to the home at all?" He explained, "Additional cars parked in the driveway or street may be a nuisance on adjoining properties."
Hardison explained since the current ordinance was adopted advances in modern technology have allowed more business to be conducted in the home. One such type of home business is wholesale. Where people purchase items in bulk at a lower price, receive delivery and then sell on Amazon.com or other websites for a profit.
Hardison explained, "In addition to specifying the principle uses permitted in a particular district, the zoning ordinance provides for "accessory" or "incidental" uses. Home occupations have been regarded as accessory for residential uses. An "accessory use" is one that is customarily incidental and subordinate to the primary use of a parcel" as a home.
He explained, "The zoning ordinance regulations are intended to mitigate any known adverse impacts of a home occupation onto the surrounding residents, preventing the home occupations from superseding the dwelling unit's primary use as a residence, and from creating traffic levels not normally found in residential neighborhoods."
Hardison explained most communities including Carolina Beach have some allowances for business in residential homes. The Carolina Beach zoning ordinance allows the custom of carrying on certain occupations in the home in all zoning districts except industrial."
He explained, "The zoning ordinance has restricted home occupations by imposing a variety of limitations to protect the character of the residential neighborhood since the adoption of the 1979 zoning ordinance."
He explained that by restricting home occupations the Town has recognized that the character of residential districts must be protected from uses that are not customary, incidental or secondary to the predominate residential use.
Hardison explained, "Some historic home occupation uses allowed in Carolina Beach include tutoring, baking, sewing, making of handcrafted items, hairdressers, contractor's office, and Internet business."
He explained, "Finding the appropriate balance between the primary residential use and the accessory non-residential component can be a challenge - allowing homeowners and tenants the ability to conduct minor business related activities in their homes in a manner that protects neighborhood character, maintains surrounding property values and minimizes negative nuisance impacts for adjoining residents."
Hardison offered four options to the Planning and Zoning Commission at their November 8th, meeting.
Planning Commissioner Brett Keeler questioned, "Why is pretty much everything that's been pinpointed is based on hair dressers?"
Planning Director Ed Parvin said, "That's just a common activity that people ask for."
Parvin said the Council members that brought the issue forward, "Wanted clarification. Hairdressers was a big one. What you can and cannot do in your home and... deliveries was an issue we were having" due to wholesale Internet businesses generating higher traffic of UPS and FedEx deliveries. He said, "We've seen that happen in Carolina Beach" and stopped that situation because that was not normal traffic for a residential area.
Parvin said, "We want to clarify what businesses we want to allow in homes."
The Planning Commission chose from four options, each varying in the degree of what home occupations would be allowed and regulations.
They chose option four that is a less restrictive option that would allow more flexibility in uses to be conducted for home-businesses. If no clients or no additional traffic is generated as a result of the business being conducted, then the home-occupation would be permitted "by right." If on-site services are conducted that exceed 10% of the floor area or any additional traffic would be generated, then a conditional use permit (CUP) would be required.
A CUP requires public hearings before the Planning Commission and Town Council to allow for expert testimony on a proposed permit allowing the Council to attach conditions following review.
All options maintain home-occupations and cannot be permitted in a detached structure such as a shed or freestanding garage. Although connecting a garage to the house would resolve that requirement.
Commissioner Leanne Pierce said, "I'm a firm believer... if it's zoned residential it's to be residential. It's not to be a business. And I already think you allow hairdressers which to me, I don't even know why you would allow that in a residential neighborhood because you got people in and out of hairdresser shops, not being specific but I know several that you're talking about that are in residential neighborhoods which I really don't care about but I'm sure if I was next door I might."
She explained, "They use more water. I pay commercial water taps at all of my commercial properties which are $97 per month which they don't have to pay. They are using residential water... I already think you allow things I don't particularly think should be allowed." She said someone working on a computer from home is one thing, but it's different when clients are visiting. She said, "Every hairdresser I know has three people sitting and waiting."
Commissioner Greg Reynolds said in the current economy, "I would have a hard time supporting reducing things unless we have a problem."
Pierce said, "If you want to open a business you need to do what everybody else has to do, go pay and buy a permit and go buy property."
Reynolds said commercial space is limited on the Island and he doesn't have a problem with small home-occupations.
The new state building code 10%-rule requiring a home-occupation requires that where clients occupy more than 10% of the floor area, a business must make commercial upgrades as mandated by the State, not the Town. Currently the Town ordinance permits up to 25% use of a floor in a home for a home-occupation.
Reynolds said in this coastal area where most structures are elevated, adding in a handicap access ramp would be costly for such home-businesses. He said the definition of 10% floor area needs clarification. He said, "If you have to do commercial parking, it's almost impossible" in a residential area.
Reynolds said, "The 10% rule becomes a fairly safe threshold. Right now it's 25%."
Currently the Town has five permitted hairdressers operating as home-occupations.
Commissioner Keeler said option four includes the CUP permit option which unlike a definite list of permitted uses, that process could add a level of flexibility.
Planning Director Ed Parvin explained on Monday November 26, that all existing home-based businesses will be "grandfathered in" under the regulations they were originally permitted under.
Meaning those currently operating would not fall under any new or amended rules as long as they maintain their privilege license and continue to adhere to those regulations they started under.
Those seeking a permit or operating without a permit would be required to adhere to the new rules.
Commissioner Keeler made a motion to recommend Town Council approve option four with the addition that during a CUP hearing the applicant can ask to use an accessory building by waiving the existing rule prohibiting that use.
Also, to cap the floor area permitted for a home-occupation at 25% and the definition of floor area includes "any area that is used at anytime during the operation or business activity."
Keeler added that any business not listed could be requested during the conditional use permit process.
The uses listed in option four are: Offices, Tutoring, Beauty Salons, Off-site services and "Manufacturing such as baking, sewing, and/or handicrafts that are normally made in the home. The Commission voted four to two on Keeler's motion.
The recommendation will be considered by the Council at their upcoming December 11, meeting at 6:30PM at Town Hall.


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For me, Silver was THE best professor in the English department. She's not just a lecturer like most English professors because she actually cares about your work and seeks to improve your skills. Super smart lady. She can be hard to follow so make sure you read the material before class.
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Though Silver puts deadlines for the papers/exams, those deadlines never stay. She always pushes things back and/or cancels them all together. She is nice and easy to talk to, but there isn't enough structure in her classes. Some find her classes to be easy, but especially for E100 the material can be very hard for some and need more guidance.
Did not pay attention in class or attend any office hours and got an easy A. The tests are easy and as straightforward as they appear to be. Do the readings and apply some critical thinking to your work you're good to go. If you have trouble, Silver and her TA seemed to be very helpful and almost always available.
Silver tries to help her students as much as possible, same goes with the TA, but the class is super challenging. I would recommend to anyone that needs to take this course to keep a light course load; it will help because this class will take up a lot of time and effort. And make sure Silver knows who you are !
EN100 will always be a hard class since it's about theory and thought, but Professor Silver really tries to help students understand the material. She goes really fast, but sends handouts, office hours, and is willing to communicate via email. If you can't make them, you might be able to schedule a phone call. She really is an angel in disguise.
This was one of the hardest courses at UCI that I have taken! She really wants to help her students, but it doesn't help when she cancels office hours or shows up late to class. It is a straight lecture for 1 1/2 hours and its hard to take notes when she goes through sooooo much material in such a short amount of time. Very tough course
Silver is difficult to understand and is surely a tough grader, but I admit that she is truly an angel in disguise. She is intelligent and desires us to think in our highest potential--meaning we must absolutely understand the material and how they connect to one another. This is a comprehensive class, but if you're lucky she'll cancel the final.
She is sometimes hard to follow but she is really cool. She is obviously highly intelligent. She always works with students and sends out very helpful emails with extra reading/info. I have taken her twice. Once she made the midterm essay the only test in the class, and if you werent happy with the grade you got to revise it.
Read the actual readings before class, and you will get so much more out of the lectures. She can be confusing during lecture(starting a new thought before ending the first) but she makes up for it by being available to students in office hours as much as humanly possible. She understands theory is difficult, so ask questions and don't be shy
She can seem confusing at times, so I recommend going to office hours. The paper prompt was confusing, but I came out with an exact idea of what she wanted in it and she emails TONS of handouts that will help you write your paper. However, sometimes she sends out emails late at night, so you might not see them before class the next day.
Silver is so brilliant! She has such spirit and comes to class always excited to teach. It's sometimes easy to get lost in her stream of consciousness, so pay attention! She's very helpful, always willing to give you her time, and just so nice.
Professor Silver was one of the best English professors I ever had -- Including BA and Master's studies. I took two classes with her. She's brilliant, kind, and has a generous spirit that comes out of her intelligence and compassion for the material and her students. Take her class and be prepared to use your mind. (What a concept)
This professor is amazing: intelligent, informative and inspiring. Just listen and learn and you will be so much wiser by quarter's end.
I had Professor Silver for E106 (Hamlet & Revenge Tragedy) and it was one of the best and most valuable classes I've ever taken at UCI. I wish I was a second or third-year student so that I could take her again. She's not the easiest teacher, but you'll probably learn the most from her.
This professor is TOUGH--the hardest at UCI. She is a hyper-critical grader and has very intense lectures. You will be marking notes the ENTIRE time and still won't get everything. She is also scatterbrained: she lost my mid-term *AND* gave me an incorrect grade in her book. Nevertheless, I actually enjoyed her; she's the smartest prof I've known.
She uses some very big words to the point where it feels like you're stupid; or thats how I felt about her class. I guess she's charming and witty but unless you have a pocket dictionary, I'd find another professor. Attendance: you must go every day. Tests: 2 mid-term take home essays(prompt is hard to understand) 1 final take home essay. good luck
The material was excellent but don't take her class on Shakespeare without taking a couple of classes on Classics. You'll be expected to know Artistotle's Recognition and Reversal techniques to work out its structure. If only I would have known this! It was one of my first classes at UCI. Tough! She'll expect you to memorize Greek terms too.
Fabulous, fabulous teacher!
Very tough and deep, but worth the time and effort. Took her for two classes and they were by far my best at UCI.
she's a whiz! she knows her**** well. there's a lot of boring reading, but once you go to class and hear her lecture about it, the reading is really interesting and you get really engaged in something you thought you didnt give a**** about. bravo--definitely recommend her classes. silvers a genius.
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4:00pm Saturday 4th January 2014 in News By Thomas Burrows
ELDERLY Kidlington residents who have been victims of crime enjoyed a Christmas lunch organised by the village's neighbourhood police officers.
About 25 people attended the three-course lunch at Foresters Hall on New Years' Eve, organised as part of Operation Pegasus.
The operation, launched in February 2012, aims to look after Kidlington's vulnerable residents.
Sergeant Colin Travi said: "The lunch was really the pinnacle of what has been a good year.
"The neighbourhood police team paid for and organised it for people who have been victims of crime so they could socialise and feel part of the community.
"Operation Pegasus started out as an idea with myself and Superintendent Andy Boyd, because we wanted to make a difference to vulnerable people in the community.
"So I started making a list and went through old crime reports. I then paid a visit to victims of crime and said we would give them extra support."
Sgt Travi said Pegasus, named after Pegasus Bridge in France which Allied Forces captured in the early hours of D-Day in 1944, would continue to grow.
He said: "Next year we hope to organise a day trip to Southwick House near Portsmouth where the D-day landing map is and also to Portsmouth."
Kidlington resident Tony Paddy, a former policeman of 31 years, said: "It was very much appreciated. It's a very good scheme they have keeping in touch with local people, especially at a time when the police are very stretched."
Mr Paddy, 80, who lives in Lock Crescent with wife Dee, said he became involved when police arrested a suspected intruder on their property.
Garden City resident Anthony Lyne, 73, who lives with his wife Julia, had his hub caps stolen from his car early last year.
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"It's been very good and it's like the old community policing when they used to be walking round the streets. It's got that sort of feel to it.
"The meal was enjoyable and it was a complete surprise to get an invite."
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After breakfast, you will join the "Voie Verte", a special cycle way in Burgundy that runs from Mâcon to Beaune. Today you will discover the Solutré and Vergisson Rocks, which are located in the Mâcon Vineyards of the Mâcon-Villages, Saint-Véran and Pouilly-Fuissé. Your route will then continue onwards through Berzé le Chatel and onto Cluny with its Benedectine Abbey.
Overnight in Cluny.
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Overnight in Cormatin.
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After breakfast, you will join the "Green Way" again. You will appreciate the lovely roman architecture in Malay, Saint Gengoux le National, Buxy and Givry.
Overnight in Givry.
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Overnight in Chassey le Camp.
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Eskrima: Filipino martial art
"Kung Fu"... "Karate" ... "Tae Kwon Do"... most people have heard of these martial arts style. But have you heard of "Eskrima"?
Eskrima is a Filipino martial art (FMA) that emphasizes weapon-based fighting with sticks, blades and improvised weapons. It is a fighting technique believed to have originated from Chinese and Indian martial arts.
Early Filipino natives used these fighting skills during tribal wars way before the country was discovered and named Philippines by Spain. I do have a problem with history books stating that Spain discovered the Philippines. It was CONQUERED, not DISCOVERED. The natives were there all along.
Dan Inosanto, left, and Bruce Lee
In a scene in the movie "Game of Death," the late Chinese martial artist Bruce Lee demonstrates his skills with the weapon nunchaku as he fights Dan Inosanto, a Filipino-American martial artist armed with two sticks, displaying the techniques of Eskrima. I thought the fight scene was magnificent. Lee used this movie to illustrate his new style of fighting called Jeet Kune Do.
Inosanto was Bruce Lee's protege. He is one of the only three students that Lee ever ranked as instructor of Jeet Kune Do. Inosanto named his daughter Diana Lee after his friend Bruce Lee whom he also named as her godfather.
Inosanto is a recipient of several belts in different Asian, Brazilian and American martial arts disciplines. He is also one of the many proponents of Eskrima, sometimes referred to as Kali, or Arnis.
Tom Cruze in the movie "Mission Impossible" and Matt Damon in "Jason Bourne" movie series demonstrated fighting skills derived from "Kali" martial arts.
Inayan School of Eskrima, 4701 Central Ave. Pike, Knoxville
Seated on the outskirts of Knoxville, the Inayan School of Eskima seems like a quiet warehouse from the outside, but within is a robust training ground where the arduous Filipino martial art Eskrima is taught.
Gerry Agana, left, a Filipino-American and a U.S. military veteran who happened to my Filibilly blog, told me about the school. He invited me to come, visit and experience for myself the actual training of Eskrima.
The school on 4701 Central Ave. Pike was filled with exhibits from the Philippines and weapons which included arnis (sticks made from rattan), bolo (machete), kampilan (scimitar), kris (wavy, double-edged sword) and panangga (shield).
Tagaturo Steven Klement, head instructor of Inayan School of Eskrima
I met Tagaturo (Head Instructor) Steven Klement who is the leader of the group. Klement is a Knox County police officer who was trained and ranked directly by the late Mangisursuro (a title which litereally means "The One who is teaching") Mike Inay, the founder of Inayan Eskrima.
Mangisursuro Mike Inay, founder of Inayan Eskrima
I was very impressed with the honor system applied during the training. Everyone in the group showed respect for one another. The hour I spent there was enlightening. I felt a certain kindred to this body of people who are recipients of an art that originated from my motherland.
Eskrima/Arnis/Kali was proclaimed as the official National Martial Art and Sport of the Philippines in January 2010. It is a growing sport in the U.S. and around the world.
Visit http://www.inayan.com for more information.
From top, wooden bolo, kris and kampilan (machete, wavy double-edged sword, and scimitar)
Filibilly's dog in 'Tiger Moms' fight
My, oh my! The blog world is littered with reactions to "Tiger Moms." I do have the right to enter the arena on this one. I, for one, like Amy Chua, is a Filipino with Chinese heritage from my mother's side. And I am so damn tired of people who are proponents of extremism. Speaking as a painter, my world is illustrated as a beautiful rainbow in which all the colors on the palette are allowed to be integral contributions to the landscape. Black-and-white Zealotism is awful and don't give much options.
My spontaneous reaction after reading Amy Chan's article was a big disappointment. I thought that forcing her daughter to learn a sophisticated piano piece called "The Little White Donkey" by the French composer Jacques Ibert with threats was out of line. That borders on child abuse, and in many people's opinion, IT IS.
America was built on "individualism." Asia was built on "collectivism." When I was in Japan, they told me about this giant hammer in the sky ever watching over society and always ready to strike any individual's head who dares to stick out of the group. That was how most of Asia was ruled in the old days. And there's still a lot of that philosophy left. The Shogun rule was despotic. The same was with the Emperor's power who was considered a god. Like the Shoguns, the Khans required absolute loyalty from their people who were in constant fear of losing their heads instantly if they failed to give the right obeisance to their leaders.
The strategy of Asian parents calling their children "stupid," "worthless" or "a disgrace," to get them to work hard probably had its merit in the early 20th century or prior to that. Parents had a lot more power back then. If that method actually works in this age, and the child grows up a major achiever and considerate of others and a disciplined human being, it HAS its merits.
In our modern society, I have seen SOME, I repeat, SOME kids who were called "princes," "princesses," and were told "you're it," "you rule," "you da man," "you're worth it," all their growing lives. Their parents gave them whatever they want and lavished and reinforced them with sensitivity. Their parents succumbed to all their wishes always trying to avoid any kind of confrontation or getting their children upset in every way. I've seen some of these kids turn into some of the most irreverent grownup adults. They want everything to go their way, the same as it was during their childhood with mama and papa.
What's clear is, there has to be a happy medium here.
In Asia, respect for elders is highly commendable. However, DEMANDED subservience to the elders' rule, whether they're right or wrong, should not be acceptable.
In early Jewish law, if a child shames his mother, he should be stoned to death. But you see, this is a time when people didn't even know that the world was round, much less, revolving around the sun.
Children must be trained in the fine way that they should go when they're young, so that when they grow up, or get older, they will not depart from that good training. I believe it's the responsibility of a parent to teach a child morals, allowing him to participate in making decisions, and showing him hands-on how to make the right choices during his training in his formative years. What I mean by formative years are the first five or seven years.
Children must be taught that it's OK to fail sometimes. They must be encouraged to succeed whenever possible; and when they fail or fall, they should also be encouraged to rise up and keep trying. Sometimes a parent might have to extend a hand and save the child out of the mud hole, but that should be the exception.
A parent should be a life coach, not a dictator. Show a child how to do a project, help him get started and then leave him alone to create something of his own. Who knows, he might even do a better job.
Parents must teach their children that life, in whatever situation, is full of rules. Just like in sports, atmospheres of employment and schools, or war and peace, rules of engagement must be followed.
My grandpa told me that a child is like a little bird in the hand: Hold it loosely, it will fly away; hold it too tight, it will choke to death. Parents have a very difficult job, and the amount of control over their kids must be weighed with lots of discretion.
My early formative years were spent mostly with my mom. She taught me how to read, write and solve basic arithmetic problems even before I started grammar school. I was her pride and joy. As a result of that pre-school training, the school I enrolled in allowed me to skip Grade I, and all through elementary school, I was bullied and beaten by classmates who were much bigger than me and a year or two older than me.
Growing up, I resented my mom's strict rules and regretted the fact that I was born in her domain, and in my juvenile mind, I wished I would have been born in different family with different set of rules many, many times. When I became a parent myself, I began to realize that my mom was right on in many ways.
When I was in my senior year in high school, my mom told me that I should study medicine in college and be a doctor, just like what many of my friends in my class have decided to pursue. I, on the other hand, was determined to become a professional artist and wanted to enter fine arts school. We fought for several weeks, and finally I told her that I will just skip college altogether if I was not allowed to choose fine arts. And I meant it. She finally conceded and the rest is history. I wished I would have followed her advice. Ha!
Here're links to the articles I was referring to:
Why Chinese Moms are Superior by Amy Chua http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754-lMyQjAxMTAxMDAwODEwNDgyWj.html
Tiger Mothers aren't the Whole Story by Jenny Zhang http://jezebel.com/5732946/tiger-mothers-arent-the-whole-story
Filibilly on racism and immigration
Our conversation led to the subject of racism. I asked him if he ever felt the sting of bigotry, prejudice and racial discrimination?
"Sure," he said. "I had always been treated differently ever since I was a kid." He said that he didn't realize how different he was until he started college.
He was called all kinds of names that I can't mention on this blog. He said one night while he was in a night club, one of his former classmates who was inebriated approached him and told him, "We don't like your kind here."
Alcohol loosens the tongue. When people are in a normal environment, they remember to be nice and be politically correct, but when they get influenced by alcohol, or drugs, they get rowdy and their real selves surface and their tongues get sly.
He told me that when he was about 10 years old, he sought his father's advice. He asked him, "A girl was throwing rocks at me while I was at the park and she was calling me a 'Mexican.' What should I do in that situation?"
His father was caught off guard and had to pause a bit to figure out an answer. The father said, "If I were you, this is what I'd say to the girl: First of all, I'm not Mexican. I'm Asian-American. Mexico is a country south of the United States' border and the people who live there are called Mexicans. Secondly, there is nothing wrong with being Mexican. They don't deserve to be stoned just because of their nationality and look different."
I KNOOOOOW! There are a lot of Mexican illegal aliens here in the U.S. YOU'RE RIGHT! THAT'S TRUE! And don't forget the other truth: there are also a lot of undocumented South Americans, Europeans, Africans, Asians and every other foreign nationals.
Last I checked, there are more than 11 million undocumented aliens in the U.S., some believe up to 14 million -- that's like a whole country living in our country.
Since its founding in 1776, our country has been a beacon, an asylum, a refuge and a sanctuary for those who seek freedom. And for centuries, we have encouraged and invited other nationalities to start their new lives here to expand our Great Society. U.S. immigration laws had been lenient because the country needed cheap labor and its citizens were happy with the help. There were plenty of opportunities and manufacturing jobs here. It was a time of plenty.
Fast forward to 2010, the tables have turned. Many corporations have outsourced the manufacturing jobs to other countries where their products are assembled much cheaper resulting in more profits for American businessmen. Meanwhile, we still have all the workers, and their children, and their children's children.
In October 2009, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to above 10 percent for the first time in 26 years.
I have personally met so many of these unemployed people and it seems that they're willing to do just about anything to earn a paycheck.
Some citizens have turned their attention on illegal aliens sucking their states dry receiving government subsidies and benefits that American taxpayers foot the bill on, resulting in their communities going bankrupt. It is indeed a very messy situation.
So now the anti-illegal alien sentiment is sweeping through the country.
Undocumented aliens have been rounded up and sent back to their country of origins. Sometimes separated from their children who were born in the U.S. and considered American citizens by law. The citizenship by birth in the U.S. law is being debated as we speak by some state lawmakers wishing to overturn it. I've heard of foreign, wealthy, full-termed pregnant women who fly or cross the border to the U.S. and stay until they deliver their babies, taking advantage of the citizen by birth law.
Is there any solution to this mess?
I find myself torn between getting really militant in supporting the movement to deport all illegal aliens, and the movement to grant them amnesty offering them a chance to apply for citizenship.
I entered this country through legal means. I went through a rigorous process of examinations and paid all the necessary fees. I followed all the procedures by waiting through mail correspondence, phone calls, medical examinations and actual queues that lasted hours. I consider myself very lucky that I made it in this country and became a naturalized citizen.
Conversely, I've learned that a lot of aliens simply crossed the Mexican-U.S. border into Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Some have arrived from the Carribean islands sailing with ramshackle boats into Florida.
Ask yourself this question, "What if you were a poor Central or South American, or Carribean, or Asian? What if you know that right across the North American border is a whole slew of opportunities that will help you obtain a decent chance to raise your family better? Wouldn't you try crossing the border till you succeed?
Yours truly says, I think I will, or die trying.
Miss Tan: My second-grade teacher
Have you ever wonder that the reason why you are here the way you are today is the result of all the experiences, heredity, genes, and all the influences you've had all through your life? All the people you've met, all the training you've had and all the discipline you've had, or the lack of it? And don't forget: You are an extension of your parents. You are a shoot off your parents branches and off their family trees. You are connected to theit roots whether you like it or not.
I firmly believe that I am who I am today because of all the preceding. My heredity and the environment I grew up in, all the good and bad decisions I've made in the past define me today. I'm not good at accounting, or trigonometry, or oceanography, boobooography or whatever the dogonitography because I didn't take the time to learn those. I simply wasn't interested in those things. They offered me no outlet for my desire to create music, paintings and/or answers to my questions in philosophy.
My early formative education was in Holy Angel Academy, a private Catholic school in Angeles City, Philippines. The school was coed and students were required to wear uniforms which were gray skirts or pants, tucked-in white shirts and black shoes. Teachers led us in praying the rosary before every class, and they disciplined us with the rod when we behave badly.
One of the most influential heroes in my life is my second-grade teacher Miss Tan. She was the best teacher that I ever had. She gave her pupils all she had and showed them how much she loved and cared about them. By the same token, she was also the biggest disciplinarian. Before we started the class, she had us put our hands palms down on our desks, then she inspected everyone's fingernails. She hit the pupils knuckles with her wooden ruler when she discovered dirt in them. So naturally, I made sure that my fingernails were trimmed short and free of dirt before going to class. I still do that to this day.
When some students were rowdy and got into trouble, she lined them up in front of the classroom and whacked them in the bottocks with her big 1"X3" pamalo (paddle stick). That would sting really bad, and the immediate reaction was to grab the derriere with both hands and fox trot back to the personal seat.
Through the course of the year, I ended up in that queue, many times. One day I got a smart idea: I slipped a cardboard in my pants to avoid the sting. When she whacked me, it made a loud popping sound and it drove all my classmates into a screaming laughter. It even made Miss Tan cackle. She said, "Now pull out the board and I'll give you a real good one." She lift the paddle like a pro golfer and she let me have it big time. ARRRAAAYYYY!! (OUUUUCCCHHHH!!) Along with the fox trot, I also had to dance the tango to ease the sting on the way back to my seat. The whole deal was worth it though. It entertained everybody including Miss Tan, and it gave them all a big story to tell their friends and family.
Miss Tan loved me. I became one of her favorite students. She always posted my drawings on her bragging wall for all to see. She recognized my talents in art and she gave me all the inspiration and encouragement she could possibly give. Being a teacher is a big responsibility. It's one profession that gives you the power to shape children's futures.
They say that by the time a child turns 5, he has learned 80 percent of all the things he'll ever learn in his entire life. I tend to believe that's true. The rest is specifics.


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The La Jolla Riford Library Art Gallery will present the juried exhibition, "New Directions in Art," from March 4 to May 11. The exhibition will feature some of the creative and exploratory energy that abounds in the local art community.
Area artists are encouraged to submit their work by Friday, Jan. 13. Pieces must have been completed within the past five years. Entry forms are available at the library, 7555 Draper Ave., or may be downloaded from the website at lajollalibrary.org
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HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A woman accused of killing a mother, then stealing her three-day-old baby is behind bars and the baby has been reunited with relatives.
Capital murder charges were filed against registered nurse Verna DeAnn McClain, 30, overnight.
"Ms. McClain is currently charged with capital murder. Here in Texas, capital murder requires a felony to have been committed in the course of committing the murder," said Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon. "It's obviously something we take very seriously and as part of it, we are requesting Ms. McClain be held with no bond."
It all started in the parking lot of a clinic off Borough Park and Sawdust in The Woodlands late Tuesday afternoon. Investigators say Kala Golden, 28, was leaving a check-up with her three-day-old son, Keegan Schuchardt, when she got into an argument with McClain in a parked Lexus.
Witnesses say the woman believed to be McClain shot Golden several times, snatched her baby and then drove off, hitting Golden as she screamed and chased after them.
Golden was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
Bryce and Mason Pizzonia live just minutes from the pediatrician's office in Montgomery County, and as more details emerge they are more and more confused about what happened there Tuesday afternoon.
Bryce said, "You don't go steal somebody else's kid, and you sure as heck don't shoot somebody to take their child."
A description of the shooter's vehicle led law enforcement to a nearby apartment and to conversation with McClain. As the investigation unfolded, authorities developed new leads that led them to an apartment in Harris County, where they found the infant.
Ligon explained, "With the evidence we were able to obtain from the scene, as well as statements from other witnesses, and then finally from the defendant herself, we charged her last night with capital murder."
As for McClain's alleged motive, according to a court document, McClain talked to her sister, Corina. The document states that McClain, "had been discussing that she would be adopting a child soon. After killing Golden, and kidnapping Keegan, defendant stated to Corina that she now has the child..."
The document goes on "indicating the abduction was the motive for killing Golden."
During an afternoon press conference, officials said that McClain was engaged to be married, and had suffered a miscarriage. She allegedly presented the child as her own.
"Initially the information is that she did have a miscarriage," said Capt. Bruce Zenor with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. "She needed to justify having a child to her soon-to-be fiance and she needed a child."
Authorities say it appeared that Golden was chosen at random, but McClain was familiar with the clinic from taking her own children to be cared for there. McClain has at least two children of her own, and officials say they are staying with a family member in Montgomery County.
McClain is being held without bond. She is housed alone in a single cell, but is not under a suicide watch.
At the home where the baby was discovered Tuesday night, neighbors describe what happened as one patrol car after another pulled onto their street.
Neighbor Kathleen Yanock recalled, "I saw an unmarked car pull up quickly. He had a cowboy hat on. I'm pretty sure that was the Texas Ranger. Then the sheriff's car right after that pulled up. They went inside, and they got the baby."
While none of this makes sense to residents like Bryce Pizzonia, one thing is clear to him.
"I want the woman who did this to be punished to the full extent of the law, and even past that maybe a little bit," Bryce said.
The DA says that although they are following up on all leads, and there were some conflicting reports, at this point they do think McClain was acting on her own.
The victim's relatives are elated that baby Keegan is alive and well, but mourning the death of his mother. Keegan's father, Kevin Schuchardt, says the reason he was not reunited with the infant last night is because his name is not on the child's birth certificate.
Keegan and his two siblings, ages one and three, are with Kala Golden's relatives. CPS officials say they have routine steps to take before Keegan's father will officially have the children returned to his custody. However, he is free to visit with the kids as much as he wants until that happens.
Schuchardt is mourning the loss of Kala, as he struggles to put the pieces of their family life back together.
"She's the best girl I've ever been with. She's good for kids, good with kids, helped me out through a lot of stuff. I don't know what I'm going to do," he said. "It was wonderful (to hold Keegan last night). It was nice to know that he was still alive."
Kala's mother also spoke briefly with reporters Wednesday morning. She says her daughter was a wonderful mother who would have done anything to protect her kids.
A memorial fund has been set up at Spirit of Texas Bank, 5452 Highway 105, Suite 101, Conroe. The bank's phone number is 936-538-1000. Donations should be made payable to: Schuchardt Family Benefit. Donations can be made at any branch -- locations can be found on the website at SpiritofTexasBank.com.
Additionally, a barbeque benefit for the family of Kala Golden Schuchardt will be held Saturday, April 21, beginning at 10am at the Willis Youth Athletic Association at 13551 Rogers Road in Willis.
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Premarital Financial Counseling whether in Louisiana or another state, should be required. Within the marriage industry it is known that premarital counseling reduces the risk of divorce by 30%. Can you imagine how that number would increase if it included finances! Finances is one of the top reasons for divorce; yet many couples are not having this crucial discussion until they are dealing with money issues so strong that they are headed towards divorce.
The time to discuss finances is prior to getting married during the engagement. What each person needs to deal with is who they are as an individual when it comes to money? How did they handle money on their own? Would their financial problem skills say they are ready for marriage or would it make your bride think you should wait a while before getting married.
Think about it, would your financial picture say to your bride or groom that you deserve to enter into a marriage and have a joint bank account or even get a credit card together. When you ask yourself that question you may decide not to be so quick to say you should have joint accounts after you say "I Do".
If it premarital financial counseling were required, it may even save some couples from going down the aisle because couples would be REQUIRED to also share their credit reports. Oh yea, I know that is entirely another post on should they share their reports.
Couples should get premarital financial counseling so that they know how to be good financial problem solvers and work together as a team. Financial compatibility is important. Granted you will have some differences and that works as long as you know how to make those differences work for the benefit of your marriage.
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Joyce battles to hold Sussex innings together
6:54pm Sunday 8th June 2014 in Sport By Steve Hollis
The frailties of Sussex's batting were cruelly exposed once again on the opening day of their County Championship clash with Somerset at Taunton.
After winning the toss and electing to bat Sussex slumped to 210-9 as all their top order failed with the exception of Ed Joyce.
Not for the first time Joyce almost single-handedly held the Sussex batting together and will need one more run to complete his fifth first class century of the season in the morning.
It could have been even worse for Sussex if Craig Keiswetter had not dropped Joyce when he had yet to score.
At that point Sussex were 16-2 having already lost Luke Wells and Rory Hamilton-Brown cheaply.
Chris Nash (15) and Matt Machan (30) threatened to offer Joyce some support but were both out before lunch with Sussex in deep trouble on 82-4.
Joyce did put on 50 with Luke Wright – off 118 balls – before the England all-rounder fell for 24, playing on trying to cut a wide ball from Peter Trego.
The Sussex skipper moved to his 50 from 142 balls but lost another partner before tea as Ben Brown was superbly caught by Johann Myburgh off the bowling of Craig Overton for seven.
Heavy rain during the tea interval held Somerset's push to bowl Sussex out for an hour but when play did resume Steffan Piolet fell for four and Will Beer eight.
Sussex did manage to pick up a solitary batting point before James Anyon was trapped lbw by Overton for three.
Steve Magoffin survived as Joyce moved to 99 but was unable to complete his century before the close.
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In the last 2 seasons we rescued many games by batting with much more resolve and application in the 2nd innings than the first. If the innings had been reversed we would have had many more bonus points than we actually got. Fortunately Ed Joyce has almost single-handedly ensured that we have at least secured a reasonable number of batting points so far this season - but the rest of the top order really need to battle it out and get some big innings under their belts. Far too many batsmen are getting out in the 20's, 30's and 40's when they had built the platform for a big innings. As Geoff Boycott would say "Guard your wicket as though your life depended on it. Don't throw it away (like Pietersen did in Australia, by trying to hit sixes over mid on)!" To Luke Wright, I would say:- Leave the wide ones outside off stump alone and don't be drawn into impetuously trying to hit short pitched deliveries over long leg. That shot is usually Matt Prior's downfall.
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We are hosting the CrossFit Olympic Lifting Trainer Course on March 24 & 25 – we only have a few spots left so sign up now before it's sold out!! This is a great opportunity to improve / hone your Oly skills!
Also, for the rowers out there -
Concept 2 is sponsoring the World Erg Challenge. Brian a GCFBA team and you can join the team. Our box can win new rowers or ski ergs, if we meet the team required 5 members and row like madmen/women.
GCFBA athletes: Concept2 is sponsoring the World Erg Challenge between 15 March – 15 April 2012.
This event is completely free!! You can row at the box or at home (just record results on your Concept2 log card–details below).
Brian is our team captain for this event, and is coordinating the team. The steps to sign up are below:
1. If you already have a Concept 2 Online Profile/Logbook, please skip to step 2. If you do not yet have a Concept 2 Online Profile/Logbook, create one!
a. Click here http://log.concept2.com/
b. Enter required information in the data field
c. Select Honor Board Inclusion = Yes
d. Under Affiliation, type "Gladiatorivs CrossFit Bel Air"
e. Select Submit
2. Join GCFBA Team.
a. While logged in, select the "Teams" tab on the top right.
b. Under "Join a Team", select Gladiatorivs CrossFit Bel Air, then click "Select Team"
c. The system will alert Brian to your request and he will join you to the team.
3. Sign up for World Erg Challenge
a. Click the "Teams" tab again to refresh the page (or just refresh your browser).
b. In the Team Challenge box, click "Click here to take part in the World Erg Challenge"
4. Buy a C2 Log Card from Don, Brian, or Roland. The total cost = $4 including tax.
a. Write your name in sharpie on the card and keep it stored at the box (Don will provide a bin to store the active log cards). If you plan on also rowing at home, you can take the card home.
b. Insert the card into the PM3 each time you row, so the card tracks your results. Be sure to remove the log card and store it safely at the box.
c. Bring the card in to the box (if you have it at home), so we can upload results to your online profile.
5. The World Erg Challenge runs from3/15/12-4/15/12.
6. The Challenge: Row as many meters as possible collectively as a team during the specified time frame.
a. Deadline to enter meters rowed = midnight ET, on 18 April 2012.
7. The Incentives!
a. Prizes for top ten individual men and women.
b. Prizes for an additional 10 men and women, drawn randomly, from the pool of rowers that complete at least 100,000m during the specified time frame.
c. The club with the greatest number of meters rowed will win their choice of a Model D, Model E, or a SkiErg.
d. The club with the greatest number of meters completed *per participant* will win their choice of a Model D, Model E, or a SkiErg. (min 5 team members)
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Bangor University is top in Wales in the most recent measure of student satisfaction, and is in the top 10 of the UK's best non-specialist universities, the traditional institutions who offer a broad range of subjects.
Publication date: 11 August 2014
Bangor University's Vice Chancellor, Professor John G Hughes has achieved another milestone on the road to proficiency in Welsh. He has achieved an A grade in his Advanced Use of Welsh exam (which is the same standard as an A level) and done so in only four years of learning the language.
Publication date: 22 August 2014
A new book about the history of the Normal College, now part of Bangor University, sheds light on one very interesting story about a campaign for equality of treatment for women in the 1950s.
Publication date: 21 August 2014
Denbighshire Council has become the first Council in Wales to pilot the successful and innovative Food Dudes healthy eating programme. The programme was launched in January in two Special Schools, Ysgol Tir Morfa in Rhyl and Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn in Denbigh, where it has been really well received by the staff, parents, and children.
Publication date: 21 August 2014
As Welsh learners head to the classroom for a new term of Welsh lessons this autumn, whether absolute beginners, or returners, they'll be pleased to hear that there will soon to be a new 'app' especially for them.
Publication date: 19 August 2014
The Menai Science Park project continues to move forwards and will be consulting on plans in Gaerwen on the 1st of September. Residents are invited to come along to view the initial ideas.
Publication date: 18 August 2014
Victoria Burrows, Sandy Ackers, Annie Donavan and Alison Hill have won the prestigious Network She Women in Education Award 2014. They are among the first students to complete a Masters in Social Enterprise while excelling at their demanding jobs.
Publication date: 18 August 2014
A keen fell-walker and beachcomber was surprised by what his dog Barney found on a beach recently.
Publication date: 15 August 2014
Eleanor Morsman who graduated from Bangor University's School of Education in July with first class honours in childhood studies and was jointly awarded the Gowbr Cronfa Normal Prize for the student with the highest marks in education has just been awarded a scholarship to study for an MPhil on 'The Best Model of Pedagogy for Initial Teacher Education and Training in the Primary Education sector'.
Publication date: 15 August 2014
A new study by Bangor scientists shows that environmental education can positively influence the knowledge and attitudes of children. The paper, published in the journal Animal Conservation, also shows that knowledge gained by children about lemur conservation can be transferred to their parents
Publication date: 14 August 2014
A Bangor University student is helping members of the community at Abergwyngregyn promote the first large community-owned hydroelectricity generating scheme in north Wales.
Publication date: 13 August 2014
The venom of advanced snakes is a mixture of dozens of different proteins and is an example of an evolutionary innovation – a novel trait that has arisen in a particular animal group and which has contributed to their success. Understanding how these innovations come about is vital to understanding larger patterns of animal evolution and can shed important light on the genetic basis of differences between species, with clear implications for the effectiveness of treatment of victims of bites by venomous snakes, where venom composition varies both within and between species.
Publication date: 11 August 2014
Students and graduates from Bangor University will have the incredible opportunity of performing at the largest arts festival in the world this month.
Publication date: 8 August 2014
Congratulations to Welsh and Drama graduate, Dewi Wyn Williams, winner of the Carmarthenshire National Eisteddfod Drama Medal. Dewi is an experienced playwright and well-known scriptwriter here in Wales. He received the Drama Medal, in memory of Urien Wiliam, donated by his wife and children Eiryth, Hywel, Sioned and Steffan, and £750 from the Huw Roberts, Pwllheli, Memorial Fund. He will also be given the opportunity to develop the work with Sherman Cymru and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.
Publication date: 8 August 2014
Areas currently facing the highest deforestation rates on our planet, have been identified as having been particularly important in the evolutionary history of the 'megadiverse' biodiversity of Southeast Asia.
Publication date: 7 August 2014
Congratulations to musician Sioned Eleri Roberts, a former student of the School of Music, who won the Musician's Medal at this year's National Eisteddfod in Carmarthenshire.
Publication date: 7 August 2014
Congratulations to poet Guto Dafydd, a former student of the School of Welsh, who won the National Eisteddfod Crown in Carmarthenshire this year!
Publication date: 6 August 2014
An exhibition of Artwork inspired by Anglesey's Standing Stones will be visiting Galeri in Caernarfon between 15 August and 5 September.
Publication date: 5 August 2014
The Main Arts Building of the University College of North Wales in the early 1970s. Note the construction of Theatr Gwynedd which opened in 1974 and the houses of Strand St., Regent St. and Deiniol St. (Upper Bangor) which were demolished and where Brigantia (Psychology) now stands.
Publication date: 5 August 2014
Bangor based company 'Greenhouse' (Ty Gwydr) Bangor describes itself as an independent community resource centre working for a sustainable future. Greenhouse Ltd, a local social enterprise established 30 years ago to raise awareness on green issues and climate change, has been termed 'the first formal networking centre in Britain'. A new trading website has been developed 'eBuyGreen' which is a collaboration Greenhouse and the two Greenhouse directors, Chris Walker and Xuejiao Li (Jojo) – the underlying ethos being to have a site where customers can find good value, organic products that can be trusted to have legitimate green credentials.
Publication date: 4 August 2014
August 1914 was the month Sir Edward Grey exclaimed "The lamps are going out all over Europe …We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime." August 2014 will mark one hundred years of Britain going to war with Germany, with worldwide plans in place for commemoration and reflection on a conflict which had a fundamental effect on the course of our history.
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11:22am Friday 5th February 2010 in Transplant News By Amanda Williams
FATHER-of-two Allen Newey is the longest surviving kidney transplantee in Europe.
Mr Newey was the second person ever to be given a transplant at the Churchill Hospital, in Headington, 35 years ago.
The 66-year-old who was born with small kidneys, said the operation had given him a normal life again.
He said: "Me and a man called Geoff Slade had the operation on the same night.
"Sadly he has now passed away, but I am the longest surviving transplantee in Europe.
"I think the Oxford Mail's campaign is a wonderful thing, it is wonderful to be able to give the gift of life to someone.
"It's given me my life back.
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