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Thin are the night-skirts left behind
By daybreak hours that onward creep,
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By daybreak hours that onward creep,
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Pipes clanking, water running in the dark,
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When I have baked white cakes
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When I have picked the green crowns from the strawberries . . .
Piping down the valleys wild
Piping songs of pleasant glee
On a cloud I saw a child. . . .
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be . . .
Come when the nights are bright with stars
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Come when the sun his golden bars . . .
Somebody said that it couldn't be done
But he with a chuckle replied
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It's the little towns I like
with their little mills making ratchets
and stanchions, elastic web, . . .
It sifts from Leaden Sieves -
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It was not Death, for I stood up,
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Tipi, Nicoleta S. (2005) The use of feedback controllers along the supply chain for an on line scheduling. In: Innovations in global supply chain networks: proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Logistics, Lisbon, Portugal, 3 - 5 July 2005. Centre for Concurrent Enterprise, p. 480. ISBN 9780853582168Metadata only available from this repository.
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LOWELL, Ore. -- A late-night shooting at a Kingdom Hall near Lowell leaves one man dead.
The Eugene man accused of murdering his wife's ex-husband Wednesday night made his first court appearance Thursday. Robert Riley Gonzales allegedly opened fire at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness.
The first calls to police came in just after 9 p.m. Lane County Sheriff's Deputies at that point, were in Pleasant Hill responding to an armed robbery.
Lane County Undersheriff Tom Turner says their proximity to the shooting might have kept things from getting worse and certainly helped them in tracking down the suspect.
"Then they get this call of a hostage situation of five people being held at gunpoint," said Turner. "The suspect comes to the church, he used to go to the church, he's familiar with the church."
Turner says five kingdom hall elders were leaving a planning session when Gonzales approached. Turner says Gonzales ordered the five people back inside. A conflict with the victim, Kenneth Mort, immediately ensued. "Then shoots them, then immediately leaves," said Turner.
Turner says he took off in a vehicle, but only made it about three miles away, eventually getting stuck on a logging road. He says Gonzales took off on foot.
Three hours later, shortly after midnight, they tracked the suspect down with the help of a police dog.
Police say the dog's attack left Gonzales injured, so he was taken to McKenzie-Willamette Hospital before being taken to jail.
He was arraigned in court Thursday afternoon and will be formally charged next Thursday before a grand jury.
The undersheriff says there are still many questions surrounding Gonzales' motive because his criminal record is relatively clear.
Turner says the only part that sticks out is a restraining order against Gonzales dating back eight years ago.
Robert Gonzales actually goes by his middle name, Riley. Aside a citation for not wearing a seat belt 10 years ago, Gonzales' record was clear until Wednesday night.
Gonzales is currently married to the victim's ex-wife. The Gonzales family says Riley was a Jehovah's Witness but left the faith.
He's a husband, a step-father to two children and works as a heavy equipment operator in Eugene.
Gonzales' younger brother spoke with the defendant just a couple of weeks ago and says everything seemed normal.
Nathan Gonzales says Riley has never been a violent person. The entire family is shocked by the charges now being leveled against Gonzales.
"I just hope he's ok. That he knows we are here for him. What can you do at this point? You just got to hurry up and wait. That's all you can do right now," said Nathan Gonzales.
Nathan says despite this looming murder charge, family members are standing by their loved one.
The Gonzales family was visibly distraught at the arraignment. Though they don't know the victim or his family personally, they did offer their condolences and say they are still trying to comprehend what happened Wednesday night.
This is obviously a difficult time for the family of the victim, Kenneth Mort. His friends are also trying to comprehend what happened. Friends say the 48-year-old was a nice guy and an active member of their congregation at the Kingdom Hall.
One neighbor shared a fence with Mort during his first marriage. Gonzales and Mort knew each other because Gonzales married Mort's ex-wife.
Friends say they're still trying to cope with the reality that Mort is gone. They said he was a good guy, husband and friend.
Kenneth Mort was also a prominent local businessman. He co-owned Eugene-based Hitch Pro and Tow on West 11th.
There's shock and confusion among residents also, including the town's own mayor. A day later the small town with just over a thousand people is reacting to this fatal shooting.
Many say when they saw dozens of police taping off the area it caught them by surprise.
"I felt bad and scared for the people that had to see that because that shouldn't even happen," said Tracy Daughty, a Lowell Resident.
Even the Mayor says he was caught off guard. "People don't have to worry about things like this and I don't think they do, this is an anomaly; it just doesn't happen in Lowell," said Lowell Mayor Warren Weathers.
The mayor says residents can be proud of how their law enforcement handled the situation. Now it's time to move forward.
The Lowell Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses issued a statement Thursday regarding the incident that reads in part, "Now more than ever that comfort is needed for those touched by this senseless tragedy. We lost a fine husband, father and friend. It is our hope that as a congregation we can provide the support and comfort to the immediate and extended family. Our Kingdom Hall has always been a place where people receive spiritual refreshment and it will continue to be so.
We would like to thank the various emergency personnel including the Lane County Sheriff's department, the Oregon State Police and the Lowell fire department. During this incredibly difficult and tragic event, they treated us in a very kind and compassionate manner."
|Nathan Natas
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|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 03:47:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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Wow! It will be interesting to know the motive.
Turner says five kingdom hall elders were leaving a planning session when Gonzales approached.
I wonder what they were planning?
|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 03:55:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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it is probably the quarterly meeting for all of the elders. They meet 4(more or less) times a year to discuss congregation matters, etc....Maybe not all congregations do that, but my Dad's congregation did that for years.
|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 03:57:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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Maybe the murderer saw his car and decided to approach him on the spot.
|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 06:42:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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sounds to me like they were getting ready for a JC?
|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 07:07:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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I'm surprised there isn't more violence involving Jehovah's witnesses.(I'm not condoning jw violence) One would think that their destructive shunning policy and deadly blood doctrine would bring about more violent conflicts.
|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 07:07:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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"Aside a citation for not wearing a seat belt 10 years ago, Gonzales' record was clear until Wednesday night."
The police - and the newspapers - really have much upon which to feast, when they keep such records - and make use of them. Look out, here is a potential killer, he did not use his seat belt 10 years ago, keep him under close watch, trouble is breeding!
|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 08:47:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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"Trouble is breeding" could it be in-breeding ? Oregon seems to have a lot of violence involving JW's over the years, and JW's marry JW's etc.
|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 11:40:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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I would like to say that Christian Longo and his family were from Michigan and Bryant was from California and both moved to Oregon long after their developing years and at the time were no longer practicing jws. I consider Longo a selfish con-man and Bryant a sad man who had been hurt terribly by his df'ing, his so-called friends at the KH, and his jw family.
|posted Fri, 14 May 2010 12:10:00 GMT(5/14/2010)
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Looks like the shooter is married to the deceased's ex-wife..........is said to no longer be a jw.......by the shooter's decision or was he da'd?
I doesn't look like it was a JC since he was already "out" but like someone else suggested it was an elders meeting, quarterly.
The victim had a restraining order drawn up in 2002 and cancelled in 2003....
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Update with a twist:
Under state Measure 11, all of those charges carry mandatory minimum prison terms upon conviction.
|posted Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:44:00 GMT(2/21/2011)
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So much for the Kingdom Halls having special protection.
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The main attraction is the life-size statue of Bruce Lee, which sticks out from the ceiling. Next to the karate man, above the bar, rests a Jaws head.


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Turned on TV out of impulse. Checked out movies. Japanese subtitles.
What's this?
A sidecar?
Passersby standing around and looking at the camera?
Turned up the volume. It sounds like it was dubbed in English and
Filipino. You know how dubbings sometimes sound artificial? That
boggles the mind. I guess sometimes the sound was re-recorded, but
even then, the voice actors weren't reading it naturally… Mm. I
guess we need to work on our English, then.
Argh. There are Japanese roles in this thing. Naturally, there are no
subtitles for _their_ parts… Pfft.
Okay, that's it, I'm going to sleep.
Ken Loach. "He's got amazing movies."
"You're showing off."
Land and Freedom. Ladybird, ladybird. (Not sure.) And it's either one
ladybird or two ladybirds, so you have to check that. If you check
those two, you'll get a pretty good idea of what he's doing.
Howard Zinn. A people's history of the United States from 1492 to
A 5-meter LAN cable is just long enough for me to bring my computer
into the bathroom. Mwahaha!
In Filipino, though. Find a friend who can translate it for you.
(Semi-liberal translation follows after. Please don't laugh.)
Probably De La Salle University, 2004.
Ngayong araw na ito, sa ating pagtatapos, mayroon
akong dalang Transcript of Record. Ang estudyanteng
may-ari ng transcript na ito ay nag-aral sa De La
Salle University. Sa unibersidad na ito, kapag ikaw ay
isang undergraduate, may ID number na nagsisimula sa
"94" at pataas, kung lumipas ang isang buong
schoolyear at umabot ka sa 15 units na bagsak,
masisipa ka sa paaralan.
Ang transcript na hawak ko ay mayroong 27 units ng
bagsak. 12 sa mga ito ay tinamo ng estudyante sa
iisang schoolyear lang. Ang isang subject ay
kadalasang may bigat na 3 units. Kung iisiping mabuti,
isang subject na bagsak na lang ay pwede na masipa ang
estudyanteng may-ari ng transcript na ito.
Ang speech na ito ay hindi ko ginawa para
i-acknowledge ang paghihirap n gating magulang sa
pagpapaaral natin. Hindi ko din ito ginawa para
maghayag ng political statement, o kumbinsihin kayo na
huwag umalis sa bansa at tulungan itong maka-ahon. Ang
speech na ito ay para sa mga normal na estudyante na
kagaya ng may may-ari ng transcript na hawak ko, dahil
madalas, wala talagang paki-alam ang unibersidad sa
mga achievements nila. May mga awards na gaya ng
"Summa Cum Laude", "Best Thesis Award" at "Leadership
Award." Pero ni minsan, hindi pa ako nakakakita ng
unibersidad na nagbigay ng "Hung on and managed to
graduate despite nearly getting kicked-out during his
academic stay" award.
Maaaring isang malaking kagaguhan ang konseptong ito
para sa karamihan. Bakit mo pararangalan ang isang
estudyanteng bulakbol, bobo, tamad o iresponsable?
Hindi ba dapat isuka ito ng unibersidad? Ito yung mga
tipo ng estudyanteng walang ia-asenso sa buhay, hindi
Ayun. Natumbok niyo.Iyun na nga ang dahilan.
Madalas, pag ang isang estudyante ay may pangit na
marka sa paaralan, lalong-lalo na sa kolehiyo,
nakakapanghina ito ng loob. Nandiyan yung tatamarin ka
mag-aral, nandyan yung iisipin mo "Ano pa kayang
trabaho ang makukuha ko? Call center na naman o
clerical? Ba't kasi ang bobo ko. Kung matalino lang
ako, sana, sa Proctor and Gamble ako, o kung saang
sikat na kumpanya."
Mas mahirap ang dinadaanan ng mga estudyanteng
bumabagsak. Kahit na sabihin mong kasalanan nilang
bumabagsak sila, hindi ninyo alam kung ano ang
pakiramdam ng ganun. Madaling sabihin na "Kaya mo yan,
mag-aral ka lang," pero alam ba natin talaga ang
sinasabi natin?
Kapag ang isang estudyante ay bumabagsak sa
unibersidad, nandiyan yung tatawanan niya lang yan. O
di kaya naman, ipagmamalaki niya pang "TAKE 5 NA
KO!!!" o "Pare, magpi-PhD na ako sa
Anmath3/Calculus/etc." Pero hindi alam ng mga isang
Summa Cum Laude kung ano ang nasa isip ng isang normal
na estudyante sa tuwing matutulog ito at alam niyang
pag-gising niya, kailangan niya na naming ulitin ang
isang subject na nakuha niya na sa susunod na term.
Kahit kalian, hindi naging problema sa "Star Student"
na sabihing "Nay, bagsak ako." at hindi kailanman
sumagi sa isip nila na "Paano kaya kung sa
walang-pangalang kumpanya lang ako makapagtrabaho?"
Dahil sigurado sila sa kinabukasan nila.
Huwag na tayong maglokohan. Grades are everything.
Kahit bali-baligtarin mo iyan, hindi magiging patas
ang mga kumpanyang kumukuha ng fresh graduates para
magtrabaho sa kanila. Minsan din naman, nadadaan sa
palakasan, pero ganun pa din. Kung hindi ka
academically good, wala kang patutunguhan. Kung hindi
man yun, mas mahirap yung dadaanan mo para lang
makaa-abot sa prestihiyosong posisyon.
Kaya ngayong graduation, ang speech na ito ay inaaalay
ko para sa mga estudyanteng lumpagpak,
muntik-muntikanan nang masipa o yung lahat ng paraang
pwede, ginawa na para lang makatapos. Gagawin kong
patas ang mundo para sa inyo kahit isang araw lang.
Kahit ano pa ang sabihin ng ibang tao, kesyo kasalanan
mo man na pangit ang marka mo o muntik ka nang
makick-out, saludo ako sa hindi mo pagtigil sa
pag-aaral. Saludo ako na may lakas ka ng loob na
harapin pa rin ang mundo kahit alam mong hindi ito
magiging patas sa iyo. Saludo ako na kahit pangit ang
transcript mo, taas-noo ka pa rin ngayong graduation
at proud na proud sa sarili mo.
Ano ngayon ang mangyayari sa mga graduates pagkatapos
nitong graduation? Ayoko nang puntahan yung pwedeng
mangyayari sa mga Cum Laude. Baduy. Alam mo namang me
patutunguhan ang buhay nila e. Pero dun sa mga
lumagpak, ano ang meron?
Maaring makakuha kayo ng mediocre na trabaho lang.
Pwede ka rin swertehin, baka makapagtrabaho ka sa
magandang kumpanya. Madami pang pwedeng mangyari.
Huwag kayong mawalan ng pag-asa. Kung nung college,
nagtiyaga kayo e ba't titigilan niyo yung pagti-tiyaga
Pwede ring ganito: Mag-aral ka ulit. Ipakita mo sa
kanila na kung sipagin ka lang, malayo ang mararating
mo. Subukan mong patunayan sa kanila na kapag pinilit
mo, kaya mo ring abutin yung naabot nila. Na hindi ka
bobo, kundi tinamad ka lang.
Baka sabihin ninyo, drowing lang ako.
I've been on both sides. Naranasan ko na ring
lumagpak, at muntikan na din akong masipa. Naranasan
ko na na umulit ng 4 na beses sa iisang subject.
Naranasan ko na na masumbatan ng magulang, kapatid at
kung sino-sino pang propesor na walang pakialam sa
pakiramdam ng estuyante. Naranasan ko nang hindi
makatulog ng maraming gabi sa pagiisip kung paano ko
na naman sasabihin sa magulang ko na may bagsak na
naman ako. Kaya alam ko ang pakiramdam ninyo. Akin ang
transcript na ito.
Pagkagraduate ko ng college, ano ang ginawa ko? Eto.
Nagtrabaho muna ng konti, tapos aral ulit. Kuha ng
Masteral sa kurso ko. Hindi para sa trabaho o kung ano
man. Kundi para patunayan sa sarili ko na noong mga
panahong bumabagsak ako, tinatamad lang ako.
This is a rebellion. I raise my middle finger to every
professor, over-achiever, naysayer and detractor that
told me that I can't make it. I raise my middle finger
to every valedictory or graduation speech that only
gratifies the university, those who were achievers in
school or those who gratify the country when it's
supposed to be the graduate's moment of glory. You are
supposed to acknowledge EVERYONE. Even those who
failed many times.
Kaya sa inyong mga graduates na medyo hindi maganda
ang marka, para sa inyo ito. Kung kinaya ko ito, kaya
niyo rin to. Imposibleng hindi.
On this day, during our graduation, I've brought a Transcript of
Record. The student who owns this transcript studied in De La Salle
University. In this university, if you are an undergraduate with an ID
number starting with 94 or higher and you reach 15 failed units in
an entire schoolyear, you will be kicked out from school.
The transcript I hold has 27 failed units. Twelve of these were in one
schoolyear alone. Subjects are usually worth 3 units each. If you
think about it, if the student who owns this transcript failed just
one more subject, he or she could have been kicked out of school.
I didn't make this script to acknowledge the difficulties our parents
had in providing for our education. Neither did I intend to make a
political statement or convince you not to leave the country, instead
helping it recover. This speech is for the normal students like the
owner of the transcript I hold because the university frequently
doesn't care about their achievements. There are awards like "Summa
Cum Laude", "Best Thesis Award" and "Leadership Award." But not once
have I seen seen a university give a "Hung on and managed to graduate
despite nearly getting kicked-out during his academic stay" award.
To most people, this concept may seem like a huge mistake. Why would
you honor students who are stupid, lazy or irresponsible? Shouldn't
the university just spit them out? This is the type of students who
won't make anything of their lives, isn't it?
There. You've figured it out. That is indeed the reason.
Often, if a student has bad marks in school, particularly in college,
their spirit is weakened. There is the temptation to be lazy about
studying, there is the thought of "What kind of work can I get? Call
center again or clerical? Why is it that I'm so stupid… If I were
only smart, I'd be in Proctor or Gamble or some other famous company."
Failing students take a harder path. Even if you say that it's their
fault they're failing, you don't know how it feels. It's easy to say
"You can do it, just study," but do we really know what we are saying?
If a student is failing in university, he or she can also laugh about
it, or even proudly say "I'm already on my 5th take!" or "I'm going to
PhD in Anmath3/Calculus/etc." But a Summa Cum Laude doesn't know
what's on the mind of a normal student who sleeps knowing that when he
wakes up, he will have to repeat a subject that he had already taken
during the previous term. Not once has it been a problem for a "Star
Student" to say, "Mom, I failed." and never has a star student
wondered "What will happen if I can only work at a no-name company?"
That's because star students are sure of their futures.
Let's not fool ourselves. Grades are everything. Even if you look at
it from different points of views, the companies that hire fresh
graduates to work for them don't treat people equally. Sometimes,
confidence will win the day, but it's still the same. If you're not
academically good, you won't go anywhere. If it's not that, you have
to take a harder path just to get a prestigious position.
That's why this graduation, I offer this speech to the students who
tripped, almost got kicked out, or did everything they could just to
finish. I will make the playing field equal for you even if only for
one day. No matter what other people say, even if they say it's your
fault your marks are ugly or you were almost kicked out, I salute you
for not stopping your studies. I salute you for facing the world with
courage even though you know the playing field isn't even. I salute
you because you stand up straight and are proud of yourselves this
graduation even though your transcripts are bad.
What will happen to graduates after this graduation? I don't want to
talk about what could happen to the Cum Laudes. It's passe. You
already know they're going somewhere. But what is there for those who
You might only be able to get a mediocre job. If you're lucky, maybe
you can work at a good company. A lot of things can happen. Don't lose
hope. If you persevered during college, then why would you lose your
perseverance now?
Or you could study again. Show other people that if you just put your
mind to it, you could go far. Try to prove to them that if you worked
hard, you can also reach what they have reached. That you weren't
stupid, but you just felt lazy.
You might say I'm just hypothesizing.
I've been on both sides. I've also experienced tripping, and I've also
almost been kicked out. I've experienced repeating one subject four
times. I've experienced being scolded by parents, siblings and
professors who didn't care about students' feelings. I've experienced
not being able to sleep, worrying about how to tell my parents I
failed again. That's why I know how you feel. This transcript is mine.
When I graduated from college, what did I do? This. I worked a little
bit, then I studied again. I went for a Masteral in my course. It
wasn't for work or anything else. It was so that I could prove to
myself that I failed only because I had felt lazy.
This is a rebellion. I raise my middle finger to every professor,
over-achiever, naysayer and detractor that told me that I can't make
it. I raise my middle finger to every valedictory or graduation speech
that only gratifies the university, those who were achievers in school
or those who gratify the country when it's supposed to be the
graduate's moment of glory. You are supposed to acknowledge EVERYONE.
Even those who failed many times.
So, graduates whose marks aren't pretty, this is for you. If I could
do it, so can you. It's impossible for you to not be able to do so.
I am attempting to let some of the larger US-based Linux User Groups know
about a contest we are sponsoring. I am afraid our communications didn't
get the word out very well. It awards the development of new applications
and the porting of existing applications to LinuxPPC64. Prizes include a
Toyota Prius for the most innovative new application, and there are a large
number of Apple Power Mac G5s and cash awards available for the first
contestants to port an application from a predetermined list. Take a look
at : http://www.linuxonpower.com for more information.
The only gotcha's are that due to time constraints for rolling out the
contest we were only able to make it available to US contestants at this
time. Also the cutoff for registering for the contest (contest actually
runs through most of the rest of the year) is Oct. 31st, so time is short.
Also, if any of your members are interested in working on a LinuxPPC64
machine (contest or not), the University of Portland is hosting a couple of
servers that are available to any Open Source developer interested in
developing or porting to LinuxPPC. They can be found at :
http://www.egr.up.edu:8080 . Once a user is registered they will receive a
ssh shell account on the development system w/in a couple of days.
Registration includes providing a Name, valid email address, and a
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Robert MacFarlan
ISV Global Solutions Enablement
IBM. Porting to LinuxPPC. Hey. PPC. Mac.
It boggles the mind.
- Of course I would. If I knew the right way to say it. ::sighs::
I'm a computer geek. <grin> I'm used to getting weird output
from programs and figuring out what's really going on. Not only that,
I teach, so I _have_ to know how to get from a vague description to an
aha! moment.


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Can Our Shameful Prisons Be Reformed?
The war on drugs has by most accounts been a failure, and we are all paying the bill. In 2008, 1.7 million people were arrested for drug crimes.12 Since 1989, more people have been incarcerated for drug offenses than for all violent crimes combined. Yet much like Prohibition, the war on drugs has not ended or even significantly diminished drug use. It has made drugs more expensive, and fostered a multibillion-dollar criminal industry in drug delivery and sales. Drugs have become more concentrated and deadly; twice as many people die from drugs today than before the war on drugs was declared. If anything, the war on drugs has probably increased the incidence of crime; about half of property crime, robberies, and burglaries are attributable to the inflated cost of drugs caused by criminalizing them.
More fundamentally, as citizens we all have a stake in the fairness and legitimacy of our criminal justice system for both moral and pragmatic reasons. The character of our nation is determined in significant part by how we treat the criminally accused. It is no accident that the Bill of Rights concentrates primarily on protecting the rights of those suspected of crime. These amendments were deemed necessary precisely because political majorities are likely to seek shortcuts on fairness when crime is alleged, even though fairness is fundamental to the integrity of the criminal justice system.
As a pragmatic matter, the legitimacy of the criminal justice system is essential because it encourages law-abiding behavior. If people believe in the basic legitimacy of a leader or regime or procedure, they are far more likely to abide by the rules. If, on the other hand, a system is seen as corrupt, unfair, or unjust, those subjected to it will be less inclined to respect it. A legal system that relegates the majority of our most disadvantaged populations to incarceration, and does next to nothing to help them avoid prison or to reintegrate into society upon release, invites disrespect—and crime.
How do we escape the self-defeating cycle of crime and punishment? Anthony Thompson suggests that we focus on the neediest—the 700,000 or so prisoners who are released each year. Before the incarceration boom, the avowed purpose of criminal sentencing in America was rehabilitation. Prison sentences were often open-ended, with the idea being that a successful course of rehabilitation would warrant an earlier release. In the 1970s, however, the nation began to sour on rehabilitation, and over the next two decades state and federal authorities eliminated most efforts to educate, train, and counsel prisoners with a view toward preparing them for their return to society.
Thompson argues that when 700,000 prisoners are being released each year, we ignore at our peril their reintegration into our society. A stable home, job, and health are strong predictors of law-abiding behavior. But incarceration makes stability much more difficult to obtain in all these respects. Public housing laws often bar offenders, and private landlords routinely discriminate against them. Federal and state laws broadly prohibit ex-offenders from hundreds of jobs, often without any rational justification, and even where no bar exists, private employers are less than eager to hire them. Prisoners who enter prison without physical and mental illnesses often develop them while inside. Yet as Thompson demonstrates, society does virtually nothing to help ex-offenders find homes, jobs, or health care—thereby virtually guaranteeing a cycle of recidivism.
Thompson proposes a variety of sensible reforms—eliminating laws that irrationally bar ex-offenders from jobs and housing, providing health care and counseling to help smooth the transition back to life outside of prison. But the question he leaves unanswered is the most difficult one: Where is the political impetus for such reform? If Americans are skeptical about the government providing health insurance for the law-abiding, what is going to make them support it for ex-offenders? And if we do not invest in sufficient job training or public housing for those who have never been imprisoned, why would we do so for those who have violated criminal laws?
Butler offers a broader set of proposals. Some are, like Thompson's, eminently sensible. He calls for decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use, for example. Several other nations, including the Netherlands, Spain, France, and Mexico, have done just that, without any evident rise in drug use. And he recommends that we treat drugs as a public health issue, adopting "harm reduction" strategies such as needle exchange.
Butler also suggests that we offer economic incentives to encourage young people to stay in school. In view of the number of high school dropouts who land in prison, if we can keep young people in school, we may be able to keep them out of prison. From a purely economic perspective, it takes a lot less money to induce an at-risk young man to remain in school than it does to lock him up for a year. Similarly, Butler's proposal that we invest in eliminating sources of lead poisoning makes economic sense, since exposure to lead in children turns out to be highly correlated with criminal behavior subsequently. Butler also calls for a general reduction in criminal sentences, and for the early release of nonviolent offenders, many of whom should never have been locked up in the first place.
Other recommendations are more questionable. Butler calls on juries, for example, to engage in "nullification" of the criminal law to protest mass imprisonment. Because juries need not give reasons for their decisions, they have the discretion to acquit even where the state has proved criminal behavior beyond a reasonable doubt. Butler proposes that jurors consciously adopt the tactic, as a kind of civil disobedience, to resist mass incarceration—but only in cases involving victimless crimes.
This proposal has many problems. First, jurors act episodically and in secret. Thus, unlike civil disobedience, acts of nullification are unlikely to have a galvanizing effect. Second, to engage in a conscious strategy of nullification will often require dissembling, itself criminal behavior. If a potential juror admits that she will not vote to convict no matter how strong the evidence is, a judge will not let her sit on the jury. Thus, to engage in this practice may require citizens to lie. It is not wise to build a movement for social change on deceit. Third, it is often difficult to know whether a crime is in fact "victimless." Prosecutors often pursue relatively low-level offenders in the hope that they can "encourage" them to identify wrongdoers further up the chain of command. Even if the foot soldier is not engaged in activity that harms victims, an organized crime ring may have many victims. How is a juror to assess whether a given prosecution is a legitimate part of such a broader investigation?
Butler's advocacy of jury nullification is probably best understood as a symbolic act of resistance rather than a concrete solution to the problems of race and class inequality. But even as a symbol, it seems flawed, and unlikely to attract the kind of broad support that would be necessary to build a meaningful consensus for real reform.
It is, after all, real reform that we need. On that front, the biggest challenge is that the very demographics that make the pattern of crime and punishment in America so skewed against blacks and Latinos also make it all too easy for politicians, and the majorities they represent, to adhere to an unthinking "tough on crime" attitude. Senator Jim Webb has dared to buck that trend, proposing a national commission to study inequality in the criminal justice system. Such an effort would bring welcome, and long overdue, attention to the issue, and might impel us to do something about the problems we have all too complacently ignored.
Recent years have shown some softening in the politics of crime. Between 2004 and 2006, twenty-two states adopted reforms that shortened criminal sentences. In 2004, New York amended its notoriously draconian Rockefeller-era drug laws, and revised them again this year to make low-level offenders eligible for shortened sentences, or in some cases for treatment programs instead of prisons. In 2005, Connecticut eliminated the disparity in sentences for crack and powder cocaine under its state law, and in 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that federal judges could depart from strict "sentencing guidelines" and impose more lenient sentences based on concerns about the racial disparities caused by the different treatment of crack and powder cocaine under federal law. In April 2009, the Obama administration came out in favor of eliminating the crack–powder disparity altogether in federal law.
Several states have expanded drug treatment options as alternatives to prison for drug offenses. A RAND Corporation study estimates that treatment is fifteen times more effective at reducing drug-related crime than incarceration.13 An increasingly popular way of diverting drug offenders to treatment is through the use of "drug courts," in which judges oversee treatment programs and dismiss criminal charges upon a defendant's successful completion of treatment. The first drug court was introduced in 1989; as of 2007, there were 1,662 such courts across the country.14
Thompson's argument that reformers should give special attention to those being released from prison because they otherwise pose a significant risk of recidivism has also gained adherents. Rehabilitation has hardly been revived, but under the rubric of "re- entry" into society, states and the federal government are increasingly promoting programs that address the serious problems that ex-offenders face. As Helen Epstein has shown, "restorative justice" efforts, which seek to facilitate reintegration through counseling that encourages offenders to take personal responsibility for their wrongdoing, have demonstrated positive results.15 Still, while acknowledging personal responsibility is undoubtedly important, it won't do the trick without a place to live, a job, and strong family ties.
States have also increasingly sought to ameliorate the effects of laws that deny ex-felons the right to vote. "Felony disenfranchisement" laws render large numbers of African-American men ineligible to vote, and extend the racial disparities in the criminal justice system into electoral politics. As a result of these laws, one in eight black men of voting age is ineligible to vote. The laws also frustrate reintegration, for they imply is that an ex-offender can never be a full citizen. Since 1997, nineteen states have amended their laws to mitigate these restrictions and give ex-offenders more opportunity to regain their eligibility to vote.16 With five million potential voters still affected, there is much more work to be done, but the trend line is positive.
Finally, several states, including California and Texas, have sought to reduce the drain on their budgets caused by their prisons by identifying nonviolent offenders who can be released early without posing a threat to the community. Under a program called "Justice Reinvestment," spearheaded by the Council of State and Local Governments and supported by the US Justice Department, some states, including Connecticut, Kansas, Vermont, and Texas, have also redirected some of the money saved by early release to the high-risk neighborhoods from which so much of the imprisoned population comes. The idea is that if states invest in these communities, they may save money in the long run by reducing the numbers of community members who commit crimes.
The impetus for these reforms has more often than not been economic. States simply cannot afford to continue devoting huge and growing portions of their dwindling budgets to prisons and jails, and are increasingly interested in determining whether there are people in prison who need not be there. Since two thirds of prisoners are incarcerated for nonviolent offenses, and many of those for nonviolent drug offenses in particular, these reforms make clear budgetary sense.
The demographic character of the prison population (and of the communities most at risk of future incarceration) means that reform need not be motivated by concern about race and class disparities in order to have a disproportionate benefit for African-Americans and Latinos. Virtually any measure that reduces reliance on prisons will disproportionately benefit African-Americans and Latinos, even if it is motivated by the bottom line, not justice.
At the same time, our addiction to punishment should be troubling not only because it is costly and often counterproductive, but because its race and class disparities are morally unacceptable. The most promising arguments for reform, therefore, must appeal simultaneously to considerations of pragmatism and principle. The very fact that the US record is so much worse than that of the rest of the world should tell us that we are doing something wrong, and the sheer waste of public dollars and human lives should impel us toward reform. But as the authors of these three books make clear, we will not understand the problem fully until we candidly confront the fact that our criminal justice system would not be tolerable to the majority if its impact were felt more broadly by the general population, and not concentrated on the most deprived among us.
FBI, Crime in the United States, 2008.↩
Jonathan P. Caulkins, C. Peter Rydell, William Schwabe, and James Chiesa, Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences: Throwing Away the Key or the Taxpayers' Money?, (RAND, 1997), pp. xvii–xviii.↩
BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse, American University, Drug Court Activity Update: Composite Summary Information (January 2007); available at www1.spa.american.edu/justice/docu ments/1956.pdf.↩
Helen Epstein, "America's Prisons: Is There Hope?," The New York Review, June 11, 2009.↩
Ryan S. King, Expanding the Vote: State Felony Disenfranchisement Reform, 1997–2008 (Sentencing Project, 2008), p. 1.↩
FBI, Crime in the United States, 2008.↩
Jonathan P. Caulkins, C. Peter Rydell, William Schwabe, and James Chiesa, Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences: Throwing Away the Key or the Taxpayers' Money?, (RAND, 1997), pp. xvii–xviii.↩
BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse, American University, Drug Court Activity Update: Composite Summary Information (January 2007); available at www1.spa.american.edu/justice/docu ments/1956.pdf.↩
Helen Epstein, "America's Prisons: Is There Hope?," The New York Review, June 11, 2009.↩
Ryan S. King, Expanding the Vote: State Felony Disenfranchisement Reform, 1997–2008 (Sentencing Project, 2008), p. 1.↩


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2011 TCU Horned Frog Baseball
Houston Baptist at #7 TCU
Mar 11, 2011 at Fort Worth, Texas (Lupton Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
Houston Baptist..... 100 000 000 - 1 4 5
Umpires - HP: Scott Higgins 1B: Ryan Morehead 3B: Michael Banks
Start: 6:34 Time: 2:35 Attendance: 3801
Weather: Windy and warm
2011 TCU Horned Frog Baseball
Houston Baptist at #7 TCU
Mar 11, 2011 at Fort Worth, Texas (Lupton Stadium)
Houston Baptist starters: 1/lf Pfuntner; 9/rf Clements; 35/1b Buller; 11/cf
Gonzalez; 12/ss Kalina; 30/dh B.Warren; 2/2b Hetzler; 6/3b Bacak; 5/c Adame;
17/p Schafer;
TCU starters: 5/cf RIVERA; 35/3b WITTE; 12/ss FEATHERSTON; 38/lf COATS; 2/2b
PENA; 24/c ELANDER; 7/1b JOHNSON; 23/rf JORDAN; 33/dh WEIK; 8/p WINKLER;
Houston Baptist 1st - Pfuntner struck out looking
(1-2 BSKK). Clements lined out to lf (1-0 B). Buller reached on a fielding
error by 3b (0-0). Gonzalez doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); Buller scored,
unearned. Kalina lined out to 2b (0-1 K). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1
TCU 1st - RIVERA doubled to right field (1-2 BKK).
WITTE grounded out to ss, RBI (3-2 BBBKF); RIVERA scored. FEATHERSTON popped up
to 1b (0-0). COATS singled through the left side (2-2 KBFBF). COATS advanced to
second on a balk. PENA singled to right center, RBI (3-2 BFBFBF); COATS scored.
ELANDER tripled to left center, RBI (1-2 KKFB); PENA scored. JOHNSON flied out
to lf (3-0 BBB). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Houston Baptist 2nd - B.Warren singled to shortstop
(2-1 KBB). Hetzler reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (1-0 B); B.Warren out at
second p to ss. Bacak struck out looking (3-2 BBFFBK). Adame struck out
swinging (2-2 BKFBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
TCU 2nd - JORDAN grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBFB). WEIK
reached on a fielding error by ss (2-2 KBBS). RIVERA lined into double play cf
to 1b (3-2 BFBKFFB); WEIK out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0
Houston Baptist 3rd - Pfuntner struck out swinging
(2-2 SSBBS). Clements flied out to lf (0-1 F). Buller grounded out to ss (1-1
BK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
TCU 3rd - WITTE grounded out to ss (0-1 K).
FEATHERSTON grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). COATS doubled to left field (1-2 FFB).
PENA flied out to lf (1-2 FKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Houston Baptist 4th - Gonzalez singled up the middle
(3-2 BSKBFBF). Kalina struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). B.Warren grounded out to
ss (0-0); Gonzalez advanced to second. Hetzler flied out to lf (1-1 KB).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
TCU 4th - ELANDER struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS).
JOHNSON grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). JORDAN lined out to 2b (1-1 KB). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Houston Baptist 5th - Bacak walked (3-0 BBBB). Adame
popped up to p, bunt (1-0 B). Pfuntner struck out swinging (1-2 SKBS). Clements
grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
TCU 5th - WEIK singled to right center (2-2 BFBF).
VON TUNGELN pinch ran for WEIK. RIVERA doubled down the lf line (0-0); VON
TUNGELN advanced to third. WITTE singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-0 B); RIVERA
scored; VON TUNGELN scored. FEATHERSTON lined out to ss (2-0 BB). COATS walked
(3-2 BKBKBB); WITTE advanced to second. PENA reached on a fielder's choice (1-2
BKFFF); COATS out at second 2b to ss; WITTE advanced to third, scored on a
throwing error by ss, unearned. ELANDER walked (3-2 BBSKBB); PENA advanced to
second. JOHNSON struck out swinging (1-2 KBFFS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error,
Houston Baptist 6th - Buller grounded out to 3b (1-2
SBFFFFF). Gonzalez grounded out to 3b (3-2 BSKBFB). Kalina struck out swinging
(1-2 KBSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
TCU 6th - Seipel to p for Schafer. JORDAN singled
through the left side (0-2 KS). VON TUNGELN to dh. VON TUNGELN struck out
looking (1-2 BKFK). JORDAN advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed
pickoff attempt. RIVERA walked (3-1 BBFBB). RIVERA advanced to second; JORDAN
out at second p to 3b to ss, caught stealing. WITTE walked (3-1 KBBBB).
FEATHERSTON walked (3-2 BFBKBB); WITTE advanced to second; RIVERA advanced to
third. COATS flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3
Houston Baptist 7th - MITCHELL to p for WINKLER.
B.Warren struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS). Hetzler struck out swinging (2-2
BKBFFS). Bacak struck out looking (2-2 BSSBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
TCU 7th - WRIGHT pinch hit for PENA. WRIGHT grounded
out to ss (2-2 KBFB). ELANDER singled to right center (3-1 BBKB). JOHNSON
grounded out to p, SAC (0-1 K); ELANDER advanced to second. JORDAN grounded out
to 2b (1-1 BF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Houston Baptist 8th - WRIGHT to 2b. Hail pinch hit
for Adame. Hail doubled to center field (2-2 BSSB). Hernandez pinch hit for
Pfuntner. Hernandez struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Clements popped up to 2b
(0-1 F). Buller struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 KSBFBS). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
TCU 8th - Arnst to rf for Hernandez. Clements to lf.
Hail to c. VON TUNGELN reached on a fielding error by ss (1-0 B). RIVERA
grounded out to p (0-1 K); VON TUNGELN advanced to second. WITTE singled
through the left side, RBI (1-1 KB); VON TUNGELN scored, unearned. FEATHERSTON
lined out to rf (3-2 KBBBFFF). WITTE advanced to second on a wild pitch. COATS
reached on a throwing error by ss (2-0 BB); WITTE advanced to third. WRIGHT
popped up to 2b (3-0 BBB). 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Houston Baptist 9th - Gonzalez struck out swinging
(2-2 SBBFS). Kalina grounded out to ss (0-2 SS). B.Warren grounded out to 3b
(3-1 BFBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.


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|101 mi
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|Honolulu (United States)
|103 mi
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|106 mi
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|Waimalu (United States)
|112 mi
- The closest passenger airport to La Perouse Bay/The Dumps is Kahului Airport (OGG) in Usa Maui Isl., 33 km (20 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to La Perouse Bay/The Dumps is Hana Airport (HNM), also in Usa Maui Isl., 48 km (30 miles) away.
- Third is Kapalua (Lahania-kapalua) Airport (JHM) in Usa Maui Isl., 48 km (30 miles) away.
- Lanai Airport (LNY) in Usa Lanai Isl. is 58 km (36 miles) away.
- Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to La Perouse Bay/The Dumps and is 70 km (43 miles) away.


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December 18 2014 Latest news:
Graham James, Bishop of Norwich. Photo: Bill Smith
by SOPHIE WYLLIE
Friday, September 21, 2012
A panel will decide next week on who will become the new Archbishop of Canterbury - with the Bishop of Norwich as a front-runner for the role.
Bishop Graham James was ordained in Peterborough in 1975 and was enthroned as Bishop of Norwich in January 2000.
The office for the Diocese of Norwich said yesterday it would not comment until the decision is made by the Crown Nominations Commission.
This panel is made up of 15 men and four women and includes bishops, priests and lay people.
The discussion on who will take over from Dr Rowan Williams will start on Wednesday and is due to last for two days.
Dr Williams resigned in March and his successor will start on January 1 next year.
He will return to academia as a master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Following Dr Williams' resignation, Bishop Graham, along with Nick Baines, the Bishop of Bradford, and Richard Chartres, the Bishop of London, were frequently mentioned as potential successors.
The bookmakers' favourite at the time was Ugandan-born Archbishop of York, John Sentamu.
Bishop Graham was born in 1951 in Cornwall and is married to Julie.
He studied at Northampton Grammar School, read history at Lancaster University and did his theological training at Cuddesdon, Oxford.
In 1987 he was appointed as chaplain to the then Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie.
After returning to Cornwall, he was consecrated Bishop of St Germans in 1993. He moved to Norwich in 1999.
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In addition, police records show that McDonough took Wehmeyer's computer and it wasn't handed over to police until four days later. It was later found to contain child pornography, and Wehmeyer was convicted on related charges.
"Were my investigators happy?" Police Chief Smith said. "No, they weren't."
Choi said the archdiocese's actions did not negatively affect his prosecution of Wehmeyer, which resulted in a five-year prison term.
The prosecutor said there is no "obstruction-of-justice" statute that would apply, but Minnesota laws relating to "aiding an offender" could still be considered.
The "aiding-the-offender statute is one that is on the table," Choi said.
In his letter closing the Shelley case, Orput said that three investigators and a prosecutor with experience in child pornography violations ratified a finding by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that none of the images on the priest's discarded computer was "those of known images of child pornography."
The archdiocese did not reveal any details about Shelley's future role in the church. Through an attorney, the priest previously has denied any involvement with viewing or possessing child porn.
"It's too early to say," Accurso said.
Observers weigh in
In a statement, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) voiced its displeasure and said authorities need to be more aggressive and creative.
"It's meaningless for law enforcement officials to say they're 'troubled by' or 'unhappy about' the corrupt practices of Catholic officials," said Frank Meuers, a leader of the state chapter of SNAP. "The verbal displeasure of police and prosecutors, in response to media questions, doesn't stop or deter crimes. The actions of police and prosecutors stop and deter crimes."
A spokesman for the Catholic Defense League took issue with Choi's statement. "The church has made serious mistakes in the past handling abuse cases and has acknowledged that," David Strom said. "Now, when it is doing exactly the right thing, the authorities make vague accusations that they are 'troubled' by actions that they won't specify and refuse to acknowledge that the church is acting properly."
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Food for Thought
Jan Chait
August 18, 2009
A week or so after a friend of mine fell, broke her heel in several places, and was confined to bed, her mind was on more than pain and inactivity. "My mother always made me potato soup when I was sick," she told me one day.
I could relate. Potato soup is one of my comfort foods, too. There was nothing to do but make a batch of potato soup for her. Recently, she returned the favor. Even more recently, I made my own pot of potato soup. My blood glucose doesn't like it, but sometimes I need to return to my childhood and my grandparents' house.
When I wanted to thank my husband for all he's been doing for me and couldn't think of the right words, I made stuffed grape leaves — a favorite of his I don't often make. His mother always made him a fish dish he's particularly fond of when he went home to visit. (I know how to make it, but he doesn't often get it here because it requires whole fish — difficult to find where I live.)
Lunch on the first day of Rosh Hashanah is egg salad and challah. It's the one day of the year I allow myself to eat as much as I want.
Is Thanksgiving a time to remember the early settlers getting together with the Native Americans for a feast of thanks, or are turkey and pumpkin pie the main things on your mind? Which do you prepare for more on Super Bowl Sunday: the game or the food? Does the Indy 500 equal fried chicken and beer, as it does to me?
In fact, is there any event or holiday you can think of that doesn't involve food?
Food is more than nourishment. Some foods remind us of our childhoods or of a place we visited. It's often a central part of family gatherings and of outings with friends.
Because food is such an integral part of our lives, I have a theory as to why many people resist going for diabetes self-management education: They're afraid somebody is going to mess with their food. That would also go along with failing to tell the doctor you believe you have diabetes and/or denying that you have it.
It's easy to ignore Type 2 diabetes. Unless you were diagnosed after a diabetic complication presented itself, there's not much that's going to happen for awhile. However, diabetes isn't going to be ignoring you. While you're in denial, your blood glucose levels are rising and your chances of getting complications are increasing. But, hey: Diabetes only affects the parts of your body that receive blood.
I was one of those who ignored diabetes. Why? I just knew "they" were going to take away my favorite foods.
Much to my (very pleasant) surprise, nothing was taken away from me. Instead, I was taught how to incorporate my faves into my meal plans and snacks in a way that let me maintain control over my glucose levels.
It was a far cry from my diagnosis in the 1980's, when I was handed a piece of paper with a "diabetic diet" on it and told: "Here. Follow this. Don't eat any sugar." Period. This time around, a dietitian asked me what foods I like, when I usually ate, what some typical meals were, etc., and we worked out a meal plan based on my likes and dislikes instead of what some faceless people somewhere far, far away thought I should be doing.
If you don't have somebody like that, I advise finding one. It made a huge difference in my attitude and in my diabetes control. Could it make a difference to you, too?
I really enjoyed this article. There are a lot of myths still out there about diabetes and what you can and cant have. My father passed away this year of a heart attach. He had type 2 diabetes. When talking with my aunt I discovered she was under the impression you couldn't have any sugar period. I explained to her that wasn't true. I really enjoyed the class my Dr sent me to when I was diagnosed and recommend anyone who finds out they are diabetic go to a class.
Posted by: April | Aug 19, 2009 12:26 PM
We can have anything in moderation. But that rule is soooo difficult at times.
Posted by: linda | Aug 19, 2009 02:19 PM
Great insight, Jan! Of course, most people don't want anyone to mess with their food. I want to add something else, especially since it's almost Ramadan, and the Jewish High Holy Days are also near. Besides being able to incorporate favorite foods into good diabetes meal plans, fasting can be safe and easy for people with diabetes. Like everything else with diabetes, it requires a bit of knowledge and some planning to fit your own situation. I do realize that all the major religions allow exceptions to fasting for people who have health reasons not to fast. However, most people with diabetes who feel that fasting is an important part of their religious observances can do so. Here is a link to an article in a major professional journal about fasting during Ramadan: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/28/9/2305.full?ijkey=c21902e4ef7438aebef8d966f499a55c653b3b04&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha Of course, fasting during the Jewish High Holy Days or the christian Holy Week would be similar.
Posted by: Beth | Aug 19, 2009 03:05 PM
I read your piece about soy. What happens if you comedown with estrogen based breast cancer. Doesn't soy help your body produce estrogen? I take Arimidex and folic acid to keep the estrogen from being eaten cancer cell so as not to get breast cancer back again. I try not to eat anything with soy in it right now. Is there a soy that would help me or should I stay away from soy. My oncologist said I should not take soy supplements or eat soy.
Posted by: connie dyer | Aug 19, 2009 11:50 PM
I also struggle with food. Being multi cultural, food is the center of our lives. Someone comes to my door, "how are you? have you eaten?" We had a 5 foot farmers table in my kitchen, and there was always a group of people eating. Now with the two of us, portion control is a big issue. I am still handing out food to my children and neighbors because I cooked too much. lol. Fear for me is my biggest controller. The thought of not being able to wear my shoes scares me. smile!! Moderation and education are your best friends.
Posted by: sita | Aug 21, 2009 01:02 PM
ALL THESE COMMENTS ARE GREAT!!!! RICE IS MY COMFORT FOOD. While I was hospitalized for DKA, a diabetic nurse told me I could only have 1/3 cup rice. She might as well said me no rice at all.!!!!! Coffee & a donut are another comfort food. Now I have to ration them. At least it's not a "Never" food; I have trouble w/ "never-ever" dictates.
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I haven't been up to posting much these past few months. Part way through my pregnancy I started having some issues with my blood pressure spiking up. It seemed that my body just isn't responding to stresses as well as it used to. A sign of getting older I guess
Some times when my bp was checked it would be very high, but after resting for a little while it would be fine. I had thought it was because of a long stressful day and the kids driving me crazy. lol So I was advised by my wonderful midwives to R&R as much as I can. I've been trying to take it as easy as I possibly can. Funny though that the very next day in Jan. that started a slew of frozen water pipes and other break downs. Oh yes that made it so easy to relax. LOL!!
At my last appointment I had just turned 35 weeks and my bp was still reading high. It's not high enough yet that a Dr. would treat me for high bp, but it's high enough that my midwives don't want me to deliver this baby at home. It's so frustrating after having a stressful hospital birth with our first then four wonderful home births that I won't be able to do that again. But at least so far my bp doesn't require transfer to a Dr. and I can deliver with my midwives at the hospital birthing center. The main reason for delivering in the hospital is a worry about preeclampsia developing during labour. So far other then my bp spiking I have no symptoms of it. Praying it stays that way!
I've started taking a high dose of calcium that is suppose to help lower blood pressure. Also a stress B vitamin mix and cod liver oil now that my tummy has finally calmed down. Morning sickness lasted almost all the way through this pregnancy just like it did with my first one. Still my midwives don't think my bp would go down to completely normal by the time of the birth. So we'll be having a natural induction at the birth center.
I have to say I've been a big mix of emotions the past few days over this. Trying to find someone who can watch the kids while we are at the hospital. A problem we've never had to deal with before since I normally give birth at night and at home when the kids were sleeping. Trying to calm my nerves about being in a place that isn't my home etc.
On the other hand I'm so grateful that my bp and health in general isn't worse than it is and that the wee baby is doing great!! Also that so far unless my health gets worse (praying it gets better!) I'll still be able to use my wonderful midwives.
So just a little over 3 weeks to go now! We are still busy trying to get everything ready for the wee ones arrival.
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- Amanda G.March 13, 2014 at 9:03 PM
I just wanted to let you know that I'll be praying for you and your baby during this stressful time! I know and share in your desires to have natural home births, so I can imagine the emotional turmoil you're under! I pray that wherever you end up delivering it'll be all that you expect and hope for and more. We serve a mighty God who knows the desires of our hearts! You just keep focusing on when you finally get to hold and meet your precious baby for the first time! What a wonderful day that will be!! :)
Blessings, Amanda G.
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text: A lot of you are calling for Muschamps Head. Or Pease and Driskel. We need to get a grip! We made simple, CORRECTABLE mistakes. We need to work on RedZone offense the whole 2 weeks. We fix the simple red zone mistakes we will win games. Our Defense is elite, our receivers played better than they have in awhile. We just didn't have things go our way today. 1. We HAVE to let Driskel run. If nobody's open let him take off, but teach him to get out of bounds or slide. 2. I, for one, like our game plan. Our defense can win us games, but we need to work on those fumbles. 3. It wasn't an SEC game!! Better to get the kinks out now. We have the potential to win the SEC. We have a great team. I think we wake up and get things going.


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|As hundreds stand outside St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, which was filled to capacity, a couple embrace during a healing service held in for victims of an elementary school shooting in Newtown on Friday. A gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
NEWTOWN — The mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday morning left residents of this quiet town struggling to comprehend how such an unthinkable tragedy could happen in their back yard.
A gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, at the elementary school where his mother worked as a teacher. He then killed himself. Authorities said his mother was found dead at their home.
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