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As I first wrote about in my diary "A Letter From Einstein", my home is currently filled with dozens of dusty boxes that I'm slowly working my way through, archiving my family history. My mother's father a man of prominence for his place and time, most of the dozens are filled to bursting with his life.
My father is represented by two boxes, recently arrived from the family storage unit. My brothers tasked with clearing out my dad's room after my parents' deaths, I didn't even know the boxes existed and was despairing at ever knowing more about his side of the family.
An only child, he lost his young, loving mom to pneumonia when he was five and was dropped off to live with his paternal grandparents while his traveling salesman dad spent his life on the road chasing fortune's dreams. The grandparents not high on warmth or welcome, my dad basically raised himself and developed a hard shell for sheer survival. By the time I came along, he was a Stanford-grad engineer courtesy the GI Bill, and he and my mom were raising their three on a comfortable tree-lined street, my grandfather a distant voice on the phone calling from Michigan a few times a year. He came out to California to visit us maybe three times before his death, my mom having to train us out of our habit of calling him by his first name, picked up from our father. I was too young to understand the terms of their estrangement, but did get that his visits were for our – the kids – benefit. This silver-haired man, dapper dressed with shiny shoes and silk pocket square, my only living grandparent.
The first of my dad's two boxes I opened was the one containing the remnants of my grandfather's life. His little leather address book with his traveling sales contacts, reading like something out of an Arthur Miller play. Wedding photos from his last – and lasting – marriage, a happy one after several not so. Proud mementos from his WWI service in France. A plaque honoring his decades-long membership in the S.A.E. (Society of Automotive Engineers). Each like a piece of a puzzle to a man I barely knew.
Next out of the box came a small color photo: my grandfather in his sleek suit standing alongside a gentleman in a rumpled suit and dark-rimmed glasses holding a large silver trophy in his right hand. On the back my grandfather had written: "St. Louis June 1967 – when Jimmy Caras won Worlds Championship". From the google I pulled up a July, 1967 article from Sports Illustrated on the recently concluded U.S. Pocket Billiards Championship won by Jimmy Caras, 58, of Springfield, Pa. He'd won four world titles in 1936, '38, '39 and 1949, and had come out of semi-retirement twelve years later to take one last run at the title, joining fellow competitors like the Knoxville Bear, Weenie Beanie Staton and Machine Gun Lou Butera. My grandfather traveled to St. Louis to cheer on his old friend.
I looked at this photo and smiled, instantly transported to my favorite memory of my Grandpa. The rare times he had come to visit there was one constant: regaling us with stories of his pool hall past, from playing against Minnesota Fats in his younger days to repping a Pool Table company in his present. My parents' unease at this topic – pool halls barely a step above bordello in their view – was in contrast to the kids utter delight, my oldest brother especially pumping him for details.
I put the photo next to my computer and continued my digging, discovering blueprints and legal correspondence for a new type of pool cue tip he had successfully patented, along with several local newspaper articles touting his success. The articles contained new biographical info that helped fill in his story, including the news that he put himself through college by playing pool. He'd arrive at the pool hall early Saturday morning, have all his meals delivered in, hustle until late Sunday night, then go home and get ready for class.
During his first visit, when I was around 8, after a morning talking pool he expressed the wish to show us his stuff. My father safe at work, my oldest brother and he sprang into action, grabbing the phone book and phone, working their way down the list trying to find a pool hall open and kid friendly. Finally my brother hit on it. The miniature golf course had a pool table inside! A few smooth-talking words later, my grandfather having convinced them to open up early just for us, we piled into the car and were off, our waving mother thinking Grandpa was treating us to a round of mini-golf.
We walked into the game arcade and the Employee nodded us over to the table. The three kids took our spots at each side while Grandpa chose his cue, balancing each in his hand one by one until satisfied. He lined up his shots. Then one after another, he performed tricks perfected over 60 years with ease. A crowd began to form, as the mini-golfers outside along with every employee in the place came in to see what was up. Soon they were cheering and applauding each move, Grandpa beaming, brothers and I basking in the glow.
A few months later we got a surprise package at the door: a brand new bumper pool table, courtesy of Grandfather, a current sales rep for the company. To my parents everlasting credit, they yielded to our passionate entreaties and set the table up in our den, a room whose square footage barely fit the current couch and arm chair, a crack in the window a lasting reminder of a vigorous bank shot. My parents took comfort in the fact it was a bumper pool table, so you know, not so Sodom & Gomorrah-y. We instantly became the cool house on the block, and as youngest and only girl I had to wait my turn. But I got it, and in my little girl scout dress waiting for the troops to arrive, would sink each ball off the mark with one shot cold.
The two boxes that contain my father's side of life may pale in comparison with the abundance on my mother's side, but the meager contents are yielding far larger rewards. My father was never a good communicator, and the keepsakes go a long way to explaining why, but he left me and my brothers a little treasure box of stories. With a turn of a key and the help of the Internet, new chapters of our history are filled in, leaving clues to the next.
The pool cue tip patent articles on my Grandfather revealed an accomplished engineer whose talents passed on to my father and then to my brother. A man who loved to travel with passport to match. And a man who yearned to be remembered as a man of accomplishment. The articles were illustrated by a photo of my Grandfather bending over a pool table, about to perform a trick. A very familiar trick. I smiled again.
For the finale back in the mini-arcade, he had carefully lined up each ball in an arc, positioning each just so, anticipation building. He picked up his stick and tapped the ball at the end sending a a little shockwave through the rest with the last ball the only one to move, gently rolling into the corner pocket. It may not have been the most difficult trick, but it sure looked good.
As the crowd roared two guys on my left shared looks of amazement. I looked up into their smiling faces and said "that's my grandpa".


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The Morning Read: The Russo Test, Bogdanovich and Internet MoneyFeatures By Scott Beggs on August 22, 2013 | Be the First To Comment
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6 Filmmaking Tips From John FordFeatures By Scott Beggs on August 1, 2012 | Comments (2)
John Ford is The Western. Instrumental in elevating the genre and crafting more iconic films than can fit in a saddle bag, the director had a filmmaking career spanning 63 years and managed to make eye patches cool on top of building a legendary resume. Sporting four Oscars (for How Green Was My Valley, The Grapes of Wrath, The Informer and The Quiet Man), Ford saw the work of a filmmaker as a way to make a living, a job not to be seen through romance or puffery. Still, it's impossible to overstate his influence. If you could ask David Lean, Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick and other masters who inspired them, they'd all bring up Ford's name. The directors we all look up to, look up to him. So here's a bit of free film school (for fans and filmmakers alike) from the man who made Jimmy Stewart play Wyatt Earp so audiences wouldn't go to the bathroom.
Brie Larson Studied at Home to Play a '21 Jump Street' High SchoolerFeatures By Kevin Carr on June 26, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Brie Larson got her start in children's films, broke into television, and even had a short music career. The 22-year-old actress has transitioned into more grown-up roles, but she still gets cast in a high school student (even though, ironically, she was home schooled for her high school years). Her most recent role was in this spring's hit comedy 21 Jump Street, based on the television series that ran on Fox from 1987 until 1991. The film comes out on Blu-ray and DVD this week, so Larson took some time to chat with Film School Rejects about her various roles, including the upcoming films James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now and Peter Bogdanovich's Squirrel to the Nuts.
Peter Bogdanovich's Triumphant Return to Movies About Theater Will Focus on Hooker-Turned-HooferCasting Couch By Kate Erbland on May 25, 2012 | Comments (2)
It only took legendary filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich over three decades to write another film about the ins and outs and ups and downs of the theater – and who can blame him after the massive bomb that was At Long Last Love – but Squirrels to the Nuts sounds just zippy enough to really make it. Bogdanovich has written the script for the new film and will also direct (a double duty he hasn't pulled off since 1990's Texasville), but it's the film's producers, Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, who should really set the tone for the film. Variety reports that the "quirky indie comedy" centers on a "hooker-turned-Broadway-thesp and the recurring intersection between those two facets of her life." There's nothing like prostitution to really keep you on your toes. Rising star Brie Larson will play the hooker with a heart of gold tap shoes, which sounds like yet another role that will show off the actress's knack for excelling at very different parts (it's not everyone who can turn in solid performances in both Rampart and 21 Jump Street in the same year). Owen Wilson will play a Broadway director who, despite being married to another Broadway star (not yet cast), pays Larson for her non-theatrical work before eventually helping her get away from hooking.
6 Filmmaking Tips From Alfred HitchcockFeatures By Scott Beggs on April 11, 2012 | Comments (4)
Alfred Hitchcock was born in the 19th century but gave birth in the 20th century to the age of modern filmmaking. Famous for his wit, inventive appreciation of the macabre, and a firm belief that suspense involves bringing a victim out from the shadows into the light he crafted the kinds of movies that made you care about characters even while reaching for your cholesterol medication. He also has a lot to teach. To fellow filmmakers and fans alike. Which is why we've chosen him as the first teacher in a new series of weekly articles where master movie-makers share their insights. Throughout his life, Hitchcock was candid about his methods and philosophies (amongst other things he flung around freely). Here's a bit of free film school from a true visionary.
Short Film of the Day: Sofia Coppola's 'Lick the Star'Features By Scott Beggs on August 8, 2011 | Be the First To Comment
Why Watch? Because kids can be so cruel. We're lucky enough to feature some short films from directors on the rise, but we're also lucky enough (thanks internet!) to go back and watch the early work of established talent. I'm not a big fan of Sofia Coppola's films, but this short shows a completely different side of her. There's a momentum here – an almost MTV sensibility – that doesn't exist in her other movies. Here, in a short that lies somewhere between the tones of The Virgin Suicides and Mean Girls, a group of 7th grade girls plot a secret plan based on "Flowers in the Attic." As it turns out, 7th grade girls can be real assholes. So can everyone else. For fun – see if you can spot Peter Bogdanovich in a small role. What does it cost? Just 14 minutes of your time. Check out Lick the Star for yourself:
Criterion Files #549: "The Last Picture Show" Takes the Butter Off Small Town American PopcornCriterion Files By Adam Charles on August 4, 2011 | Be the First To Comment
To this point in our subjection of the films of BBS Productions we've been privy to a handful of boundary-pushing films that we now recognize today as landmark pictures in the furthering progress of New Hollywood from the late 1960's onward. They were films dealing with contemporary cultural changes and a youthful revolutionary attitude to not necessarily show things as we dream them to be, but more as they are. Life isn't like the movies, so maybe make some movies that are a reflection of life. Life is imperfect, rough around the edges and occasionally a little disorienting. Thus far, the films in the BBS library discussed these past four weeks have shown us just how the mindset of the transitioning American lifestyle and interest was during that time period with timely and current stories.
Criterion Files #544: Bob Rafelson, The Monkees, and Victor Mature Give You 'Head'Criterion Files By Landon Palmer on June 29, 2011 | Comments (1)
For the rest of the summer, Adam and Landon will be focusing on films included in the Criterion Collection released by the legendary BBS Production Company whose anti-establishment films rocked the world of Hollywood in the late 1960s and early 1970s. So dust of your old LPs, set out on the highway, and embrace your countercultural sensibilities with one of the most eccentric and essential stories of New Hollywood. When rummaging through the Criterion Collection's available box sets, one thing becomes abundantly clear: the serious and traditional role that authorship has played in forming both the Collection and its reputation. Whether it's five films by John Cassavetes, Sergei Eisenstein's sound years, or Truffaut's cinematic adventures of Antoine Doinel, the Collection places the director as the primary author of the text, just as they do when ascribing possession to individual titles ("Orson Welles's F for Fake," for instance). Then came the BBS set, which frames authorship to a group of films not because of the signatures of the directors who made each individual title, but as a group effort through the umbrella of a production company. BBS may refer specifically to Bob Rafelson, Bert Schneider, and Steve Blauner, but the talent pool that determined the artistic output of this company was hardly exclusive to them, incorporating the then-young talents of Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich, Jack Nicholson, and Henry Jaglom. None of these figures solely inhabited clear and exclusive occupational signposts like "writer," "director," "producer," or "actor," but a combined contributions to […]
A for Awesome: Unseen Orson Welles Movie May Get ReleaseMovie News By Nathan Adams on January 25, 2011 | Comments (5)
A not quite finished film from Orson Welles that was shot in 1972 may very well soon see the light of day, according to The Guardian. The film, titled The Other Side of the Wind, is purportedly about the last days of an aging filmmaker, and was shot by Welles while he happened to be in his last days as an aging filmmaker. How Meta. Welles himself described the picture to its star John Huston as being, "about a bastard director… full of himself, who catches people and creates and destroys them. It's about us, John." Could it be that this bit of scripted work acts as a sort of companion piece to Welles' phenomenal documentary F for Fake, which was made around the same time and centered itself around falsehood in the arts, both literally and figuratively? Regardless, I think that anybody could agree that any chance for the world to see another film made by Welles is an opportunity far too good to pass up. Or, at least, most people could agree. There is a slight dispute as to whether the film should be finished or not. Actor/director Peter Bogdanovich was apparently given extensive notes about the editing from Welles during the production and currently camps are divided as to whether a team including Bogdanovich should be allowed to create a final edit of the film or if they should just release the raw footage as Welles left it. I think experience has shown that in situations like […]
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Thousands Fraudulently File For Electric Vehicle CreditsFebruary 4, 2011 3:34 am | by Ken Thomas, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Car companies like General Motors and Nissan are slowly rolling out rechargeable electric cars. But that didn't stop thousands of U.S. taxpayers, including prisoners and some IRS employees, from incorrectly claiming lucrative tax credits for the electric vehicles last year. A Treasury Department inspector general report says nearly 13,000 taxpayers erroneously claimed about $33 million in credits for plug-in electric and alternative vehicles during the first six months of 2010.
U.S. Adds 36,000 Jobs, Unemployment Falls To 9 PercentFebruary 4, 2011 3:31 am | by Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 9 percent, based on a government survey that found that more than a half-million people found work. A separate survey of company payrolls showed a scant increase of 36,000 net jobs as snowstorms likely hampered hiring. That survey doesn't count the self-employed.
AMT Applauds Post Of Advisor To Obama Manufacturing PolicyFebruary 3, 2011 4:49 am
Douglas K. Woods, AMT President McLean, Va. — AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology, applauds President Obama's creation of a new post overseeing manufacturing policy. Ron Bloom was named Special Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy within the White House's National Economic Council.
Chevron To Build A $1.4 Billion Plant In MississippiFebruary 1, 2011 4:59 am
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — Petroleum company Chevron Corp. said Monday that it will build a $1.4 billion lubricants plant in Pascagoula, Miss., a project that will create roughly 1,000 construction jobs over the next two years. The facility will extend Chevron's existing refinery in Pascagoula, which employs more than 1,600 workers.
Battle Over Calif. Global Warming Bill Cost $46 MillionFebruary 1, 2011 4:56 am | by Don Thompson, Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than $46 million was spent for and against a failed November ballot measure that would have suspended California's landmark global warming law, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. Out-of-state oil companies and their supporters spent $10.5 million promoting Proposition 23, while opponents spent more than $36 million.
Drugs, Tupperware, Printers Lead To Profitable 2010February 1, 2011 4:27 am
Pfizer beats views despite slight profit decline NEW YORK (AP) — Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit nearly quadrupled from a year ago when it was weighed down by restructuring charges, as revenue rose 6 percent, thanks to the addition of products from fellow drugmaker Wyeth, acquired late in 2009.
Intel Finds Design Flaw That Could Cost $1 BillionFebruary 1, 2011 4:02 am
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Intel Corp. on Monday said it has found a design flaw in a recently released chip, and is working with laptop makers to replace affected computers. Sales lost while the company rushes out a replacement chip, and the cost of replacing computers with the flawed chip, will cost the company $1 billion, it said.
Marchionne 'Micromanages' Chrysler Into ProfitabilityFebruary 1, 2011 3:55 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer
DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler was collapsing when Fiat took control of the company just 19 months ago. Now, under the Italian automaker's detail-driven CEO, Chrysler is on the verge of turning its first profit since it filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009. Chrysler Group LLC on Monday said it dramatically narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter and 2010.
China's Manufacturing Boom Continues To Slow DownFebruary 1, 2011 3:53 am | by Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer
SHANGHAI (AP) — China's manufacturing boom eased further in January as authorities tightened controls on credit, though inflationary pressures continued to rise, according to data released Tuesday. The state-affiliated China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers index, or PMI, dipped to 52.
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Factory sector expands at fastest pace in 7 years WASHINGTON (AP) — America's factory sector expanded in January at the fastest pace in seven years, asmanufacturers reported a sharp jump in new orders. The Institute for Supply Management, a private trade group, says its index of manufacturing activity rose last month to 60.
Recalls Cost Toyota A Fifth Of Its Global ValueFebruary 1, 2011 3:46 am | by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota remains Japan's No. 1 global brand, but its value has fallen by nearly a fifth because of the recent massive recalls that dented consumer trust in the quality of its cars, according to an international consultant. An Interbrand report released Tuesday said that the value of the Toyota Motor Corp.
January Auto Sales Rose Despite 'Snowpocalypse'February 1, 2011 3:43 am | by Sharon Silke Carty, AP Auto Writer
DETROIT (AP) — Despite snowy weather in the Northeast that kept buyers shoveling driveways and not shopping for cars, January auto sales in the United States are expected to come in higher than a year ago. Sales could rise 15 percent to 17 percent compared with last January, a sign that auto sales are continuing their slow, steady recovery from 2009, when sales bottomed out.
Philippine Industry Expanded 7.3 Percent In 2010January 31, 2011 8:35 am
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine economy galloped to its highest annual growth in more than two decades, expanding 7.3 percent in 2010 on strong foreign trade and election spending, officials said Monday, forecasting an equally strong expansion this year. Head of the government's statistical board Romulo Virola said the growth surpassed official growth projections of 5 percent to 6 percent.
Craft Brewers Ditch Glass Bottles For CansJanuary 31, 2011 8:32 am | by Clarke Canfield, Associated Press
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Canned beer isn't just for swilling anymore. Baxter Brewing in Maine has joined a growing number of small craft-beer breweries distributing their brews in cans — just like mainstream mass-produced beers — rather than in bottles. A decade ago, it's believed there weren't any U.
Rebirth Of Wise Alloys Plant Means Jobs For ShoalsJanuary 31, 2011 8:28 am | by Bernie Delinski, Associated Press
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — The parking lots appear full outside the massive Wise Alloys Listerhill plant. Inside, coils of aluminum and 15-ton castings are rolled out. Major deals with Anheuser-Busch InBev and Coca-Cola — two giants in the beverage can industry — have made long-term expectations high.
S.C. Gets Ready To Run On 'Pig Power'January 31, 2011 8:23 am
GASTON, S.C. (AP) — It's a case of piggies providing power and it's a first for South Carolina. Officials with Santee Cooper, Environmental Fabrics Inc., a firm based in Gaston, S.C., and Clemson University on Monday announced the construction of a new plant to generate electricity from the methane released by hog waste.
Tech Firm Toss Millions Into Obama's Jobs InitiativeJanuary 31, 2011 3:42 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Three of the nation's biggest technology companies are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to an initiative backed by President Barack Obama to encourage job creation and economic growth by supporting small businesses. The program, called the Startup America Partnership, is aimed at helping entrepreneurs start businesses and help them grow.
In The Future, Cars Will Decide Who's Too Drunk To DriveJanuary 31, 2011 3:34 am | by Bob Salsberg, Associated Press
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver's fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use in cars, federal officials and researchers said Friday.
Chrysler Predicts $300 Million Profit In 2011January 31, 2011 3:32 am | by Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer
DETROIT (AP) — An optimistic Chrysler narrowed its net loss significantly in the fourth quarter from a year ago and forecast a net profit for 2011 as it continued a comeback from bankruptcy protection. Chrysler, which is controlled by Italy's Fiat Group SpA, predicted it would make $200 million to $500 million this year, setting the stage for an initial public stock offering that could take place in the fourth quarter.
China: Savior Or Threat To Western Business?January 31, 2011 3:28 am | by Angela Charlton, Associated Press
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Western business elite can't seem to decide whether China is a savior or a threat. Nearly everyone speaking at the World Economic Forum this week had something to say about the world's new No. 2 economy. Some jockeyed for greater access to China's markets, some pleaded for China to let its currency rise and allow more political freedoms.


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Hennie du Preez Jnr has been steadily improving the standards on this family farm near Rawsonville since he took charge of the cellar in 1995. His unassuming goal: 'To produce consistent value-for-money wines. I'd like to see our wines in every home!' Polla Red – a happy accident blended when he had to fill up a tank in a hurry – has grown tenfold to meet demand.
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This is a story of this White Deer Woman and her travels. If you're listening to this story just say In A Weth. It comes from Decatur Island, part of the San Juan Islands.
There, this lady; people would see her in the forest. She would appear to them. People had never seen something like this. The lady had a horn, one horn on her head. There was another kind of power that people would see with one horn. And it was not a good power, it was to let you know you were going to die soon and it was giving you time to prepare for yourself to let everybody know what you needed to let them know. So people were often frightened of this particular power. But this other power was different, it was a peacemaker power and it also had a horn.
And she appeared to this man and she said: why are you out here? Are you hunting? " He says yes I was hunting I'm hunting for the deer. But I haven't found any deer. And then he realized he was talking to some one who was not human. He says by the way what is that you are wearing on your head? She says it is my horn,. You like it? It is very interesting. What do you use your horn for? She says I appear to people who are going to become peacemakers,. That is why I have appeared in front of you. Oh, but I only wanted to come out to hunt deer. I am not seeking a power. I already have hunting power that is all I need. I can't do any more. And you do not say that to the peacemaker, I cannot do any more. That means, Oh you have lots of work to do.
The poor man had gotten very, very depressed. He did not know why he got depressed. And after that depression left him he realized he realized him it was his old self, negative energy leaving his body. That's what they call depression. It was just leaving; old skin, old spirit that was leaving slowly that was what he was feeling. The peacemaker the White Deer said. Well don't just sit there and cry around say good-bye to your depression? Oh is that what I am suppose to do. Yes you are a peacemaker. Peacemakers always do that whether they want to or not. As time went on he began to learn this ritual of saying goodbye to depression or what ever would land on him as it would leave him. He learned a song after a while from the peacemaker.
He would sing that song. It was a song to shake hands with people, or a song the people would use as they would come in the longhouse. They would drum and sing. Different ones that would come in they would sing their own song; how they would say hello to everybody. Every family had their own way of shaking hands. So that's where that came from—going around with the peace that peaceful spirit. Sharing that peaceful spirit with everybody. And this is what he introduced to the people there in Decatur Island and all the islands.
He says well what do you do as a peacemaker when you have a White Deer power. I have no idea what it is. The power waited for him to ask that. Oh I am so glad you asked. You are to visit angry people. That is your job. Wherever there are angry people you will go visit them. Far and near. You will be well known by the angry people. Oh No. he opened his heart again without even knowing it by saying Oh No . Oh he tried to resitst. The more he tried to resist the stronger the power became. Oh why does this have to happen to me. I just wanted to live a quiet life. I didnt want to be bothered by a bunch of people, especially people I dint even know, why me. And the White Deer power was waiting for him to ask that question. It says: that is very good. I will tell you why. But I wont tell you until you visit the angry people.
He was drawn to another island, San Juan Island, Friday harbor. There was an angry family there. And the lady who lived there who was the leader of this family. We all had an angry ancestor at one time. Maybe it was just for a few minutes, a few hours, few days, few years. Anger is not tolerated; the type of anger that she had was destructive. So the peacemaker said go and visit her family now. Oh No; I never go visit that island. I don't even like going there. It is a good time to start liking it. It is a good time for you are a peacemaker now. Peacemakers like everything, even if they do not know. He was drawn there. He got to the house. It is customary to feed your visitors. The lady was very angry. She took a bowl of water. "Here drink it". Why is she being so mean to me. And all of this loving kindness came out of him. And he was saying why is she being so mean to me. Makes me feel so sad. But then all of a sudden he just started smiling. (Smilingly said) why is she being so mean to me, why oh just why. Then he couldn't stop smiling. It was making the lady angier. Why are you smiling at me? People do not smile in my house. Get out of my house with that smile. All these things started leaving her, this energy started leaving her. Then all of a sudden her mouth started to like smile. (Strained smile) get out of my house. Nobodies allowed to smile in my house. Its not allowed. What's happening; my face. Oh I can't stand this. Oh no. Soon she just fell over—she passed out because the joy and love was just too overwhelming. She was just drunk with the love and kindness of the peacemaker. As she came to she felt so at peace and she said I don't know what came over me. Who am I? She had hit her head on a rock. Even the rock they had in this house was an angry rock. All the anger left this house; this whole house was angry. When she hit her head on the rock. By that time the rock was a forgetful rock. There the knowledge of the rock went into her head and she forgot. So she did not know who she was. Who am I? The peacemaker said you are peaceful, you are peaceful, and you are a loving person. Really, really, Oh No. And the poor man he says to his spirit power can I go home now, please.
All right I have pity upon you, but well just have a short stop on the way to Decatur Island. We have to stop at Orcas Island for a little bit. There's one angry old lady who lives there. She's so angry. She's one of those Indian doctors who holds onto peoples souls and she keeps them in baskets. She's still angry at her husband. She had killed her husband and put his soul into a basket. And she still argues with her husband in the basket. This is not tolerated. You are a peacemaker you must go there so they will both be free. Oh I don't know how to do that. The spirit power said, I was waiting for you to say that. They journeyed there. And their canoe was full of things. The family was so grateful for the healing they sent people with them to travel with them to guide them. And there as they arrived at Orcas Island the doctoring woman could feel all this love and kindness. She says why is everybody not afraid of me. Half of the village lived in her longhouse in baskets. And the baskets were starting to shake in her house. She said you're not afraid of me. You must be more afraid shake more. If you do not I'll put your souls back into your body and you'll be miserable forever. For she had curse the bodies of these people. In the story it says she had 47 cursed bodies. And these 47 cursed souls did not want to go back to their cursed bodies; they would rather live in the baskets. Shake some more. Dust my house. So with their power—with shaking they dusted her house and the breath of their souls took the dust out of the houses. The poor peacemaker, the man said: Whoa which house are we suppose to go to. He was trying to—like maybe we don't have to go there. And the power said it is the house—that house there with all the barnacles on it—it is covered with barnacles; that is the house you are to go to. It is the oldest house. Well who lives in that house. OoH a real mean evil doctoring woman who argues with her husband whose soul is stuffed in a basket. She even made him make the basket himself and after he was done she killed him and took the soul out and put it in his own basket. She is a very mean person.
Oh well, oh no. So he was drawn there. As soon as he got to the front of the house, the house started to shake. It was filled with different kinds of powers. His light was so bright as he touched the house he freed the souls in the logs, in the planks of the house, even in the barnacles. The barnacles were happy and they were saying even us we do not have to be possessed by demons. There he heard the moaning of the 47 baskets (various moaning voices) Let me out of here; please help me its dusty and dark in here. She's mean to us; please help us. I'm tired of living in a basket. And all the baskets were elaborately made. They were very, very beautiful. This old lady looked at the peacemaker and she said. Why do you come to my house with your peaceful spirit and disrupt my house. You must leave. I have an even more beautiful basket for your soul. Do you want the basket? The peacemaker; the spirit power said to the man: tell this old witch that she is the most beautiful peace-loving witch that he has ever met. Oh No I don't want to. I just want to be a hunter,. I don't want to do this work. And of course he said Oh No and the power started moving through him. And he just started smiling; he started walking towards her and she said don't come near me you smell to nice. For she was very ugly, a very, very ugly person and her smell was so strong she literally smelled like shit. It was very old shit. In the story it says it was her fourth ancestors shit/rotting skin that she was wearing. Her dress was covered. It was a beautiful shiny black, but it was all covered with flies. She had a beautiful necklace that was so shiny and beautiful, but it was the living puss of all the souls that she had taken out of the dead bodies and she turned them into beads. She says you are disturbing me. Do not come close to me or you will suffer. But he kept getting closer and closer and the house became very bright with the light and the baskets began to open and these souls began to fly out of the smoke holes of the longhouse. As they flew out the people were so happy. The peacemaker said go back to your bodies they will be new again, they are not rotting, they are not old. As soon as your soul will touch your body you will heal yourself. The old ugly witch was so horrified. She took the basket out she was =going to put his soul into. She was going to curse it. (Curse) she got a board. She drew black paint on the board, his face. She ground up these things that are sharp; ground them up into powered form. She spit at it. She spit four times. And there she cursed him. Curse you that you will rot slowly from inside out, outside in. That your aura will be the rotting smells of people. May you live in pain, slowly. Every time I laugh you will be in pain. She said this over and over and over and he was starting to back away from the old ugly witch, but the peacemaker was standing behind him and pushing him. The more he went away from witch; the peacemaker said oh your loving your beautiful your full of light. You will die if you come close to me. You are so miserable and disgusting; you're a simple human being. I will curse all of your family. You'll watch them suffer. You will bury them with what's left of you. Your arms. You'll rot from your feet to your legs. He was moving way far from her. At this time the peacemaker said enough is enough now and. She just pushed the man into the witch. He fell on top of the old ugly witch. The peacemaker threw-up. As he threw up it was the curse she had shot into his body. He had threw it up and it went into her face. You are going to dies now. Soon as she said that she said your suffering, you are suffering, you're just so lovely, you're so peaceful. Why am I smiling? I have never smiled in my life. You will live forever, you're so beautiful. She had a big smile on her face. There this light just filled her body and all these horrible things –her body started to come into the form of worms, long white worms, thousands of them started to crawled off her body. It was the four ancestors that were evil that lived on her body. The peacemaker said may all the worms be peaceful and they all went into the ground. Her dress flew away, it was covered with flies. The pus that was dried and made into beads that looked like pearls they began to crawl away back into the bodies where they belonged. After a while all this decayed stuff left the old witch. She was a beautiful lady. And she did not know herself for she was also cursed. What is going on here? Why am I here?
The man said believe it or not you were an old ugly witch and you tried to kill me. Bye. Oh no please do not leave do not leave. Oh I must go now my work is done. And he begged the peacemaker. He said can I go home now. Yes you have done your work. He left that place. The people were freed in that place. When he got back home he began to learn more about his work as a peacemaker. And as time went on—in his later years he would never say oh no again, but he would encourage other people to become peacemakers. The loving spirit that carried his life. They say that wherever he would go to pray for people. People would smell different kinds of flowers. A smell would enter the room; it was so sweet and smelly. Or sometimes they would hear a waterfall or sometimes hear something that was comforting and it would heal their soul and they always knew that the peacemaker the one with the White Deer man would arrive soon because of his loving presence. And that is all. Thank you for listening and thank Scott for opening the way. Encourage to learn these stories to share they are very old stories. And it shows us again how a spirit of peace a spirit that was here before humans were here, that lived and traveled with the time of light, the speed of light and how powerful that is. How much of the universe that lives within the light that we use today. I just encourage you to listen to the stories with your heart.


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Richard Davidow, who heads up the Sponsor Opportunities program for the non-profit festival organization, said, "To put on a festival of this magnitude every year requires a tremendous amount of time and financial support from local businesses, organizations and individuals. We've always had a loyal contingent of volunteers, and sponsorships are among the most important sources of funding and a critical part of letting us accomplish our mission of helping preserve the music, traditional craft and folkways of the Southern Appalachian region."
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
News about Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Dec. 17, 2014
Two car bombs explode in Rada, Yemen, killing more than two dozen people, including at least 15 children; city has been flash point between Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula and Houthi rebels. MORE
Dec. 11, 2014
United States officials and Yemeni villagers offer conflicting accounts of failed effort to rescue American photojournalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie from Al Qaeda affiliate; US claims its commandos killed six people, all militants, while villager say two militants were killed along with several civilians. MORE
Dec. 7, 2014
United States commandos storm village in southern Yemen to free American photojournalist Luke Somers but attempt results in deaths of Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie; kidnappers, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants, kill the two men when they realize rescue effort is underway. MORE
Dec. 5, 2014
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen, in video posted online, threatens to kill American hostage Luke Somers, a journalist, after failed attempt by United States commandos to free him; Somers also appears in video asking for help; Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch has mostly turned away from executing hostages, choosing instead to releasing majority for ransom, so threat appears to be reaction to American raid. MORE
Dec. 4, 2014
Car bomb attack on residence of Iranian ambassador Hossain Niknam in Yemen kills at least three people; Twitter account associated with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula carries statement claiming responsibility. MORE
Nov. 26, 2014
United States Special Operations forces and Yemeni troops rescue eight hostages being held in cave in eastern Yemen by Al Qaeda's affiliate there; freed captives include six Yemeni citizens, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, all of whom are unharmed; seven Qaeda militants are killed in rescue shootout. MORE
Oct. 17, 2014
At least 10 people are killed in fighting between Houthi tribesmen and militants linked to Al Qaeda in central Yemen. MORE
Sep. 29, 2014
Suicide bomber linked to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula drives car filled with explosives into hospital used as base by Yemen's Shiite Muslim Houthi movement in Majzar, Yemen, killing at least 15 people. MORE
Jul. 3, 2014
Department of Homeland Security tightens passenger screening on many United States-bound flights from Europe, Africa and the Middle East in response to intelligence reports of increased threat from Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen; intelligence of new threat is latest indication that Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is trying to bring down a United States-bound airliner. MORE
May. 15, 2014
Fighting between soldiers and militants in southern Yemen kills at least 42 people and sends residents fleeing; comes amid an army offensive against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. MORE
May. 13, 2014
Ansar al-Shariah, affiliate group of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is using stream of online videos to accuse Yemeni Army and its American allies for killing bystanders in their drone attacks and military campaigns targeting suspected militants; propaganda push comes after years of Western condemnation for civilian casualties of terrorist attacks. MORE
May. 11, 2014
New details emerge about shooting in Sana, Yemen, in which Obama administration said two Americans from United States Embassy killed two armed Yemenis who were trying to kidnap them from a barbershop; Yemeni officials say that assailants were part of a cell linked to Al Qaeda that had planned and executed several attacks on foreigners in the country; shooting offers rare look into American clandestine operations in Yemen. MORE
Apr. 30, 2014
First day of Yemeni government ground offensive aimed at dislodging militants from Al Qaeda in the southern part of the country leads to deaths of 20 people, mostly Yemeni soldiers. MORE
Apr. 22, 2014
American drones and Yemeni counterterrorism forces kill more than three dozen militants linked to Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen, one of the largest such attacks in months. MORE
Apr. 21, 2014
Airstrikes by drones in southern Yemen kill about 25 people suspected of being members of Al Qaeda, in second operation of its kind within two days. MORE
Dec. 23, 2013
Qassim al-Raimi, commander of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, issues rare public apology in which he acknowledges that one of his fighters disobeyed orders and attacked hospital attached to Yemen's Defense Ministry during December assault that killed 52 people. MORE
Dec. 6, 2013
Suspected Qaeda members carry out a two-pronged attack on Yemen's heavily guarded Defense Ministry headquarters in Sana, killing 52 people and wounding more than 160. MORE
Oct. 19, 2013
Marcos Alonso Zea, Long Island man who authorities say tried to fly to Yemen to join branch of Al Qaeda, is charged with conspiring to commit murder overseas and other terrorism counts. MORE
Sep. 21, 2013
Suspected members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are believed to be responsible for attacks on two military targets in south of Yemen that killed at least 21 soldiers, although the government and witnesses give varying death tolls. MORE
Aug. 9, 2013
Three American drone strikes in Yemen kill total of 12 people suspected of being members of Al Qaeda, raising to eight the number of attacks in less than two weeks; Obama administration is stepping up its efforts against Yemen's Qaeda offshoot, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, amid fears of attacks after interception of message between its leader and global leader of terrorist network. MORE
Jan. 25, 2013
Yemen government says that Said Ali al-Shihri, second-ranking operative in Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen, has died from wounds he received during counterterrorism operation late in 2012. MORE
Jan. 22, 2013
American drone strike east of Sana, Yemen, kills three suspected Al Qaeda members. MORE
Dec. 25, 2012
Airstrike by American drone kills two militants from Al Qaeda in Radda, Yemen. MORE
Oct. 23, 2012
Man claiming to be Saeed al-Shihri, Al Qaeda's No 2 in Yemen, releases audio tape denying reports that he was killed in American drone attack in September. MORE
Oct. 19, 2012
American-operated drone fires on group of people preparing to attack Yemeni troops, killing local leader of Al Qaeda and at least eight other potential attackers. MORE
Oct. 12, 2012
Qassim M Aklan, senior Yemeni officer working in United States Embassy in Sana, is killed in attack that security sources say bears hallmarks of regional franchise of Al Qaeda; killing comes amid sharp American scrutiny of security at foreign diplomatic posts in wake of militant assault on United States Mission in Benghazi, Libya. MORE
Sep. 12, 2012
Car bomb explodes in Sana, Yemen, alongside a convoy of vehicles used by Defense Minister Maj Gen Mohammed Nasser Ahmed, killing seven bodyguards and five civilians; Ahmed escapes unharmed; attack comes one day after a top operative of Al Qaeda was killed in what Yemeni officials called an American drone strike. MORE
Sep. 11, 2012
Airstrike kills Saeed al-Shihri, a top leader of Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen, along with six others traveling with him in the southern province of Hadramawt. MORE
Aug. 19, 2012
Militants suspected of being with Al Qaeda attack a Yemeni intelligence headquarters, killing 14 people in a bold strike in the country's main southern city of Aden. MORE
Aug. 5, 2012
Suicide bomber strikes at a funeral in a village in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, killing at least 25 tribal fighters and wounding dozens more; bomber targeted tribesmen who fought alongside the Yemeni Army during an offensive against militants in Abyan linked to Al Qaeda. MORE
Jul. 3, 2012
Militants with Al Qaeda in Yemen post a new video online of a kidnapped Saudi diplomat, Abdullah Mohammed Khalifa al-Khaldi, appealing to the kingdom's rulers to grant his captors' demands and save his life. MORE
Jun. 30, 2012
United States indicts Minh Quang Pham on charges that he helped to develop online propaganda for Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen; Pham is currently being held in Britain, and is expected to be sent soon to New York. MORE
Jun. 19, 2012
Maj Gen Salim Ali Qatn, an important Yemeni military commander, is assassinated by a suicide bomber in the port city of Aden, just days after the government announced a major military victory over Qaeda militants in the region; Al Qaeda and Ansar al-Shariah, a local terrorist group it is linked to, have a strong presence in Yemen's south. MORE
Jun. 13, 2012
Yemeni government announces that the army has driven out militants linked to Al Qaeda from their southern strongholds of Jaar and Zinjibar; southern region has become a focal point of American concerns about terrorism. MORE
Jun. 8, 2012
Killing of Al Qaeda's deputy leader Abu Yahya al-Libi is likely to accelerate a shift in power from the group's dwindling leadership in Pakistan to its increasingly autonomous franchises, particularly the branch in Yemen; analysts say Libi's death may even augur increased violence as younger, more impetuous fighters vie to seize the mantle of global leadership. MORE
May. 22, 2012
Suicide bomber blows himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal in Sana, Yemen, killing and wounding hundreds of people; bombing stuns the country's beleaguered government and delivers a stark setback to the American counterterrorism campaign against Al Qaeda's regional franchise, which has repeatedly tried to plant bombs on United States-bound jetliners; Al Qaeda militants claim responsibility for the attack. MORE
May. 15, 2012
Yemeni warplanes attack Al Qaeda fighters, killing at least 16, while seven soldiers die in clashes with militants in the south. MORE
May. 14, 2012
John O Brennan, Pres Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, meets with Yemeni Pres Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, one day after stepped-up campaign of American airstrikes reportedly killed 11 militants allied with Al Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate; meeting reflects the close cooperation of the two countries in attacking the affiliate, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. MORE
May. 11, 2012
Two airstrikes in southern Yemen kill seven militants, including two top operatives of Al Qaeda; there is no immediate word from Washington on whether it was behind the airstrikes. MORE
May. 11, 2012
Latest attempt by Al Qaeda to make an underwear bomb designed to be detonated on a plane headed to the United States sets off a fierce debate among security officials in Washington and their critics in Congress about whether the current measures to protect airliners would have detected the bomb. MORE
May. 10, 2012
Saudi Arabia and the United States's successful attempt to foil a plot by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to smuggle a bomb onto a US-bound jetliner offers a glimpse of the crucial partnership the two countries have developed to stamp out militant networks in Yemen. MORE
May. 9, 2012
American and foreign officials reveal that the would-be suicide bomber dispatched by Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula to blow up a United States-bound airliner was actually a Saudi intelligence agent who infiltrated the terrorist group and volunteered for the mission; in an intelligence coup, the Saudi spy turned over both the bomb and key data on the terrorist group; officials say that the agent operated in Yemen with the full knowledge of the Central Intelligence Agency, but not under its direct supervision. MORE
May. 8, 2012
Intelligence officials say Central Intelligence Agency, working closely with foreign partners, thwarted plot by the Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda to smuggle an experimental bomb aboard an airliner bound for the United States. MORE
Apr. 26, 2012
Obama administration has given the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon broader authority to carry out drone strikes in Yemen against terrorists who imperil the United States; the policy shift reflects rising concerns about the country as a safe haven for Al Qaeda. MORE
Apr. 10, 2012
Attack by militants linked to Al Qaeda on a Yemeni Army post in Abyan Province sets off clashes that left 64 people dead and prompted local civilians to take up arms alongside the soldiers to repel the militants. MORE
Mar. 6, 2012
Death toll in the ambush by Al Qaeda militants on a military post in southern Yemen grows to at least 90 soldiers, making it the deadliest attack on the armed forces in the past year. MORE
Feb. 27, 2012
Obama administration is embarking on an ambitious and potentially risky plan to help Yemen overhaul its military to take on a Qaeda franchise that has exploited political turmoil there. MORE
Oct. 16, 2011
Airstrikes, believed to have been carried out by American drones, kill at least nine people in southern Yemen, including senior official of regional branch of Al Qaeda; fighting also escalates in capital Sana, where at least 12 anti-government protesters are killed by security forces. MORE
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Car Bombs in Yemen Kill Dozens, Including Schoolchildren
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings in the central city of Rada, but suspicion fell on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
December 17, 2014, Wednesday
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Conflicting Accounts Rise in Failed Hostage Rescue in Yemen
The official account of a mission to rescue an American hostage being held by the Qaeda affiliate in Yemen was impossible to reconcile with villagers' accounts.
December 11, 2014, Thursday
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Killed Hostage Remembered as Devoted to Yemen's Story
Luke Somers, who was killed during an American attempt to rescue him, had been a photojournalist with work published by Al Jazeera, The New York Times and others.
December 7, 2014, Sunday
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2 Hostages Killed in Yemen as U.S. Rescue Effort Fails
Luke Somers, a journalist, and Pierre Korkie, a teacher, were being held by Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen when they died during a raid by United States commandos Saturday, officials said.
December 7, 2014, Sunday
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Qaeda Group in Yemen Threatens to Kill American Journalist by End of This Week
The hostage, in a video posted online, identifies himself as Luke Somers, 33, a photojournalist who was kidnapped in Sana, Yemen, in September 2013.
December 5, 2014, Friday
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Bombing in Yemen Targets Iranian Envoy's Home
An attack on the Iranian ambassador's residence in Sana, the Yemeni capital, killed at least three people.
December 4, 2014, Thursday
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U.S.-Led Raid Frees 8 Qaeda Hostages From a Yemeni Cave
The freed captives were six Yemeni citizens, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, who were unharmed, Yemeni officials said in a statement.
November 26, 2014, Wednesday
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5 Guantánamo Inmates Are Sent to Eastern Europe
The Obama administration has been struggling with where to send four Yemenis among the five released prisoners, because Yemen is chronically unstable.
November 21, 2014, Friday
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At least 10 people were killed in fighting between Houthi tribesmen and militants linked to Al Qaeda in central Yemen on Thursday, witnesses said.
October 17, 2014, Friday
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Qaeda Group Attacks Shiite Base
A suicide bomber linked to Al Qaeda drove a car filled with explosives into a hospital used as a base by Yemen's Shiite Muslim Houthi movement on Sunday, killing at least 15 people.
September 29, 2014, Monday
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Al Qaeda Letter on the Importance of Kidnapping Revenue
In a letter dated Aug. 6, 2012, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and second in command of Al Qaeda, wrote to the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb about the groups' reliance on kidnapping ransoms to fund operations.
Justice Department Memo Approving Targeted Killing of Anwar Al-Awlaki
Following Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, the Obama administration released a 2010 Justice Department memo signing off on killing Anwar Al-Awlaki, an American citizen, without a trial.
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Due to recent budget cuts PYLUSD has added Furlough Days to the school calendar. This is according to the PYLUSD web site.
Dear Parents:
As you are likely aware, the State of California is experiencing extreme financial difficulties, and as a result, funding for education continues to plummet. Over the past five years, the PYLUSD has been forced to cut more than $40 million and is faced with an additional reduction of $15 million in state funding.
In an effort to address these unprecedented funding reductions, our teachers and managers have agreed to take mandatory furlough days in both the current and subsequent school years. These furlough days will constitute a reduction in salary for staff and require the following additional non-student days this year:
• February 23, 2010 (Tuesday after Washington's Birthday Holiday )
• April 2, 2010 (Friday before Spring Break)
• April 12, 2010 (Monday after Spring Break)
• May 28, 2010 (Friday before Memorial Day)
(Please note that on these days, the entire district will be closed, including Child Care.)
I realize that these calendar changes may cause difficulty for our PYLUSD families and appreciate your understanding. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the cooperative efforts of our parents, staff, and community during these tough times.
Thank you for your continuing support of our schools and children.
Dennis M. Smith, Ed.D.
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