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RSA awards grants in several categories, as described below. The long-term training category has several sub categories listed below.
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Long-Term Training:
These grants provide funds to colleges and universities for providing scholarship assistance to students. Students interested in scholarships should apply directly to the college or university program. RSA does not provide applications nor become involved in the selection of recipients of the scholarships.
- Rehabilitation Counseling (master's and doctoral programs)
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- Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are Mentally Ill
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Comprehensive System of Personnel Development:
Grants in this field are intended to assist state vocational rehabilitation agencies to retrain vocational rehabilitation counselors to required degree standards. As such, these projects provide training only to current vocational rehabilitation counselors toward meeting Designated State Unit personnel standards required under section 101(a)(7) of the Act, commonly referred to as the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD). Projects are expected to develop innovative approaches (e.g., distance learning, competency-based programs, and other methods) to maximize participation in, and the effectiveness of, project training).
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These grants fund programs to provide continuing education to staff of state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies, community rehabilitation programs that provide services to state VR agencies, and RSA-funded centers for independent living within a given multi-state, federal region.
Special Topics:
These grants relate to special topicsone is a national rehabilitation leadership project. Another is a national clearinghouse for rehabilitation training material. A third is a grant to provide training and technical assistance to "Client Assistance Programs."
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Strategic Plan (2011-2015)
Objective 1: Making dementia a European priority
Representing the interests of people with dementia
As the European organisation representing the interests of people with dementia and their carers, the key aim of Alzheimer Europe is to make dementia a European priority.
As outlined in the Paris Declaration of the political priorities of the European Alzheimer movement, Alzheimer Europe and its member organisations call on European institutions and national governments to recognise dementia as a healthcare priority and to develop European and national dementia action programmes.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will analyse in how far national governments have implemented the priorities contained in the organisation's Paris Declaration.
- Alzheimer Europe will review the priorities outlined in the Paris Declaration and adopt a new programme of its political priorities.
Partnering with European institutions
Alzheimer Europe will continue working towards this aim with all European institutions: the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Ministers.
In particular, Alzheimer Europe will continue to coordinate the European Alzheimer's Alliance of Members of the European Parliament with an interest in dementia and will ensure adequate representation of the Alzheimer movement in all European initiatives in the field of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will seek to be closely associated and involved with the European Alzheimer's initiative and the Joint Programme Initiative.
- AE will aim to have the support of 15% of the Members of the European Parliament (or 110 MEPs) to the European Alzheimer's Alliance and the organisation's activities by the end of the mandate of the current European Parliament.
- Alzheimer Europe will update Members of the European Parliament on its campaign activities and priorities at least twice a year and continue organising its successful lunch debates.
- Alzheimer Europe will liaise with future EU Presidencies to ensure dementia will remain on the European agenda. The organisation will also examine the possibility of organising its Annual Conferences in collaboration with forthcoming EU Presidencies.
Jointly developing policy
As an interest organisation, Alzheimer Europe will closely follow the legislative agenda of the European institutions and the Council of Europe. Where appropriate, Alzheimer Europe will develop a position on legislative documents and promote its views to the relevant European bodies.
Alzheimer Europe will liaise closely with the European Patients' Forum in the development of policies in those areas which deal with general patient or carer issues.
In addition to this reactive policy development, Alzheimer Europe will also develop policies or recommendations in areas not covered by any of the European institutions, but which are of particular interest to Alzheimer associations and to people with dementia and their carers. Possible areas of interest to the organisation are:
- Guidelines or recommendations on care interventions
- Recommendations to improve the access by people with dementia and their carers to care services and treatment options
- Policy statements on legal or ethical issues in the dementia field
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- The development and implementation of national dementia programmes will be closely monitored by Alzheimer Europe.
- Alzheimer Europe will set up a public affairs working group with representatives from its national member organisations to monitor national policy developments and coordinate, when possible, European campaigning.
- In collaboration with its members, Alzheimer Europe will develop a model with the key elements of a national dementia strategy.
Objective 2: Supporting policy with facts
In its campaign to make dementia a European priority, Alzheimer Europe has been able to use the results of European projects, such as its "European Collaboration on Dementia – EuroCoDe" project or surveys of carers of people with dementia in different European countries.
Alzheimer Europe will continue to support its campaign with sound scientific data and information.
Improving the information exchange between AE, its members and other stakeholders
In this regard, Alzheimer Europe will continue to pursue the objective of its previous strategic plan by improving the information exchange between AE, its members and other stakeholders.
Alzheimer Europe plays an important role in gathering information on scientific breakthroughs and policy developments on a national level. It shares this information with its members and other organisations in its wider network through its quarterly newsletter and through its Internet and Intranet sites.
Alzheimer Europe will pay specific attention to policy developments on a national level and in particular:
- Policy developments of interest to people with dementia and their carers (social support, drug reimbursement, social security systems)
- National Alzheimer plans or programmes
- Research programmes and priorities of national governments.
- Legal developments in the areas covered by the Alzheimer Europe Lawnet projects (legal capacity and incapacity, guardianship, coercive measures, consent, advance directives, disclosure of diagnosis, driving, participation of people unable to consent in clinical trials and research, etc.)
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will continue the publication of its monthly e-mail newsletters and will send it to a significantly expanded list of recipients, including European and national policy makers, Alzheimer associations, researchers and people with dementia and their carers.
- The Dementia in Europe Magazine is a key tool for disseminating information on policy developments. By the end of the period, the magazine will be published on a quarterly basis.
- The Alzheimer Europe website is another important dissemination tool for the organisation and will continuously be updated.
- Alzheimer Europe will develop a members' only section of its website to simplify the communication with the different working groups of the association. In addition, AE will explore the possibility of using this section for the exchange of information between member organisations.
Setting up a European Dementia Observatory
In the long term, Alzheimer Europe intends to become the prime information resource for policy developments in the various European countries covered by the organisation. The aim of the organisation is to set up a "European Dementia Observatory" monitoring and disseminating news on scientific breakthroughs and relevant policy developments.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will set up a Scientific Advisory Board which will provide a commentary on important scientific news. Twice a year, Alzheimer Europe will collaborate with the members of the Scientific Advisory Board to publish a Research Digest containing an analysis of the most important scientific developments.
Comparing national systems and identifying best practices
In order to highlight differences in the access by people with dementia and their carers to care services and treatment options, Alzheimer Europe will carry out surveys involving its national member associations.
Based on the experience of previous projects, such as Lawnet or the social support work package of the EuroCoDe project, Alzheimer Europe will in particular analyse the national situation as regards:
- the financing of long-term care,
- quality criteria for care services,
- legislation regarding driving and dementia,
- training and education of healthcare professionals,
- the support provided by governments to national Alzheimer associations and
- the funding of dementia research
By describing and analysing the differences between countries, Alzheimer Europe will identify and promote best practices in the surveyed fields and provide reliable evidence for national organisations to lobby governments.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Where possible, Alzheimer Europe will collaborate with other stakeholders to carry out surveys of people with dementia and/or their carers to identify their needs and understand their experiences in order to base policy recommendations on these findings.
- During the next five years, Alzheimer Europe will also develop a number of comparative reports on key issues identified by the membership.
Objective 3: Basing our actions on ethical principles
Alzheimer Europe's actions and its campaign need not only be based on scientific evidence and facts. It is equally important for the organisation to base its campaigning on clear and shared ethical principles.
The organisation reiterates its commitment to the underlying philosophy of its first business plan which defined Alzheimer Europe's mission as promoting and supporting the dignity and autonomy of the person with dementia and his/her family throughout the course of the disease.
In the next five years, Alzheimer Europe will therefore prioritise the work of the European Dementia Ethics Network which was started in 2009 thanks to the financial support of the German Ministry of Health.
Understanding ethical principles and approaches
Alzheimer Europe will carry out an extensive literature search of positions and recommendations on ethical issues developed by professional, medical and carers associations. The European Dementia Ethics Network will establish reading lists on a number of ethical issues and make these available on the organisation's website. Where possible, the full positions will be included in a searchable database to build up a comparative reference library of existing ethical positions and discussions.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will expand the membership of the Steering Committee of the European Dementia Ethics Network to ensure an adequate geographical representation of the different European regions.
- The participation of people unable to consent in research, the value and disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia, the ethical dilemmas faced by carers of people with dementia in day to day situations and the ethical implications of clinical trials will be the priority areas for the organisation's in depth literature reviews.
Promoting a rights-based approach to dementia
People with dementia and their carers continue to face stigma and social exclusion. The inclusion of people with disabilities in society and in all activities has however been highlighted by a number of international documents, such as the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These documents highlight people with disabilities (including people with dementia) as subjects with rights rather than the objects of charity, medical treatment and social protection.
Alzheimer Europe will promote this rights based approach and advocate for greater inclusion of people with dementia and their carers.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will analyse how the principles enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities can be applied to persons with dementia and campaign for the recognition of dementia as a disability.
Finding common ground and building consensus
On identified priority areas, the secretariat will carry out a more in-depth literature search and develop a report with the findings of the literature search. These reports will highlight the areas where ethical positions diverge, as well as areas where a consensus exists. These reports will be made available on the network's website.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will set up working groups with ethical experts on the four subjects identified above (the participation of people unable to consent in research, the value and disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia, the ethical dilemmas faced by carers of people with dementia in day to day situations and the ethical implications of clinical trials).
- Alzheimer Europe will aim to develop consensual positions on these issues which are supported by its member organisations.
Objective 4: Building a stronger organisation
Alzheimer Europe needs to continuously strengthen the organisation and ensure its operational capacities (including staff and finances) can achieve the ambitious aims and objectives of its Strategic Plan.
In addition, Alzheimer Europe will develop annual Work Plans based on this strategic plan which take into account the financial situation of the organisation.
Supporting and involving national Alzheimer associations
In all its activities, Alzheimer Europe will ensure to involve its membership. Members will also be asked to assess the initiatives and projects of Alzheimer Europe on a continuous basis, in order to ensure they meet the expectations of national member organisations.
When selecting members of working groups and steering committees, Alzheimer Europe will ensure that different member organisations will be involved and able to participate.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will identify and work with Alzheimer associations from all Member States of the European Union.
- Alzheimer Europe will continue to involve representatives of national organisations in all activities in particular the organisation's campaign to make dementia a European priority.
- Workshops will be organised at AE Conferences to promote the exchange of information and experiences between associations on organisational issues, such as campaigning, public affairs or awareness raising.
- Alzheimer Europe will review its membership policy and develop clear criteria to allow for a fair representation of national associations.
Involving people with dementia and their carers
Alzheimer Europe is above all the umbrella organisation of national Alzheimer associations. At the same time, the organisation has provided a voice for people with dementia at its Annual Conferences and has successfully involved and consulted people with dementia in various working groups and projects.
Alzheimer Europe will also ensure that the voice of carers is adequately represented at the different levels of the organisation.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will continue to involve and consult people with dementia and their carers in its conferences and working groups.
- A working group of people with dementia from different European countries will be set up by the organisation and Alzheimer Europe will establish clear terms of reference for the working methods of the group as well as for membership within the group.
- The working group of people with dementia will elect a representative to act as a full member of the Alzheimer Europe Board.
- Alzheimer Europe will ensure (former) carers of people with dementia and people with dementia constitute the majority in the organisation's governing bodies.
Establishing Alzheimer Europe Conferences as unique networking opportunities
Alzheimer Europe has a long tradition of organising annual conferences. The audience of its conferences is unique though as it mostly attracts representatives from Alzheimer association, professional carers, care researchers and of course people with dementia and their carers. Alzheimer Europe will not compete with other long established conferences which mainly attract health care professionals and medical researchers.
Rather, a long-term conference concept will be developed which will make the Alzheimer Europe Conference the prime conference on dementia care, dementia ethics and dementia policy in Europe.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will develop a long term concept for Alzheimer Europe Conferences.
- Alzheimer Europe will alternate between holding larger Conference covering care, ethics and policy and smaller thematic conferences dedicated to an in-depth exploration of a specific subject. In each case, an Annual General Meeting will be organised in conjunction with the Conference.
Developing strategic partnerships
Alzheimer Europe will develop strategic partnerships with other organisations active in the dementia field. Particular attention will be paid to forging closer ties with scientific organisations and associations of health and social care professionals.
In order to promote the dialogue with members of the professions involved in dementia care, Alzheimer Europe will organise yearly meetings with the presidents of the European scientific societies of psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, general practitioners, geriatricians, nurses, etc. Alzheimer Europe will also develop its contacts with relevant professional organisations involved in social care and the social sciences.
Similarly, Alzheimer Europe will attend the yearly meetings of relevant scientific organisations in order to promote the interests of people with dementia and their carers and to present the positions and activities developed by the organisation.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will establish partnership agreements with a number of scientific and professional organisations, including but not limited to the European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium, the Interdem network, the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the European Association of Geriatric Psychiatry.
- Alzheimer Europe will develop associate membership status for professional and academic organisations with an interest in dementia.
Providing a sound governance structure
The Board of Alzheimer Europe plays an active role in steering and monitoring the organisation's activities as well as its financial commitments.
In addition, important policy statements are adopted by the membership at large and Alzheimer Europe has adopted clear guidelines on how positions can be adopted without convening formal meetings.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will review its statutes and rules and regulations to identify areas where improvements could be made.
Diversifying the organisation's funding
Any organisation needs to rely on stable funding for its activities. Whilst Alzheimer Europe has been able to rely on a variety of sources of income, it has yet to secure long term funding which is not prone to fluctuations or differences from one year to the next.
Key aims and actions (2011-2015)
- Alzheimer Europe will campaign for the inclusion of Alzheimer's disease as a funding priority of the public health programme and for operating grants to be provided for the organisation's activities.
- Alzheimer Europe will develop a long term funding strategy and identify specific funding streams for its various activities and projects.
- Alzheimer Europe will review the membership fee structure to take better account of the financial situation of its members rather than their geographical situation.
- Alzheimer Europe will investigate the possibility of asking for subscriptions for its Dementia in Europe magazine and other publications.
- The concept for Alzheimer Europe conferences will need to ensure conferences generate a small financial return for the organisation.
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Here's some from Richard Taddei who I only discovered last year. I'm not normally a fan of abstract work, but some of his work is only semi abstract and some is quite 'traditional'.
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Bizarro, formerly called Superman: Ride of Steel, is a fan favorite. For the last 11 years, it's been either the winner or the first runner-up for the Golden Ticket Award for Best Steel Coaster.
Located in Six Flags New England in Springfield, Mass., Bizarro is 208 feet (more than 20 stories) high, includes a breathtaking drop of 221 feet, and reaches a top speed of 77 mph. The ride lasts for 2 minutes, 35 seconds, and it has a lot of airtime -- those moments of weightlessness that are prized by coaster enthusiasts.
The scenery, aptly, is bizarre. The trains speed along a purple track, go through foggy tunnels and upside-down buildings, and pass columns of flames, all the while rising, dropping, and twisting around.
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Michigan apple growers say they hope to avoid any E-Verify requirements but still fear facing a situation similar to what happened to several of the state's asparagus producers last spring.
Lacking sufficient workers for harvest, several growers were forced to mow their asparagus crops, resulting in the loss of about 1 million pounds of asparagus valued at $850,000, according to John Bakker, executive director of the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board, DeWitt. The lost production amounted to about 5% of the state's asparagus crop, Bakker said.
Jim Bynum, president of the Michigan Agri-Business Association, said a labor shortage is growing "progressively worse" every year.
"We don't want illegals any more than anyone else," Bynum said. But "we have contracts to fulfill. We need to recognize we need to use migrant labor. It's a fact of life."
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Susan King, education and outreach coordinator for the Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance at Appalachian State University, is the facilitator for this three-hour interactive workshop that focuses on the fundamental and complex concepts of working together, learning together and living together in a diverse environment, by valuing and celebrating our differences. King's presentation will explore these concepts in numerous ways and from various angles.
King completed the training modules "The Law of EEO" and "Harassment Prevention" at Cornell University IRA School, New York City, in April of 2010, and "Developing Dive/Volumes/NO NAMErsity Training for the Workplace" and "Teaching Skills and Cultural Competency" with the National Multicultural Institute in Washington, D.C, in 2000 and 2004.
She provides education modules on request to university units, departments, organizations, and classes. All workshops share the common theme of creating respectful living, learning, and working environments.
King has also facilitated or co-facilitated workshops for Appalachian District Health Departments of Watauga, Ashe, and Alleghany Counties, Ashe Alternative School, Forsyth Technical Community College, Gardner-Webb University, Lees-McRae College Faculty, Mitchell County Employment Security Commission's Worker Retraining Program, and the 2011 Senior Class of North Wilkes High School.
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August 8th, 2013On a seemingly daily basis, online e-commerce companies announce a new killer application that will revolutionize the ecommerce world and exponentially increase sales for those entities migrating to it.
What no one would tell you is that in order to drive those increased sales, companies must also overcome a multitude of issues; legacy decisions, new marketing and sales strategies, increased advertising, technical and technology challenges, limited budgets, lack of resources and others. And once those issues have been adequately dealt with and the goal of driving eyeballs to a website has been accomplished, a new and ever-growing problem would quickly emerge; customers abandoning online purchases. This new and ever-growing problem which few are acknowledging, is also referred to in the market place as shopping cart abandonment. Billions of dollars of online purchases are left unrealized due to the lack of attention to consumer needs.
As technology and a global Internet infrastructure have improved, the number of ecommerce application service providers has skyrocketed. Not more than few years back, the same industry was just in its infancy. Today, billions of dollars in online transactions are processed on a weekly basis. That overwhelming explosion of online commerce has quickly crowded the industry with hundreds of applications in such a manner that potential clients and consumers are now deluged with new claims of grandeur. Most noticeable is the recent growth in the area of online video advertising and interactive ecommerce which most analysts are predicting as the next big thing. Unfortunately, all e-commerce applications to date seem to share similar common denominators known to cause purchase abandonment in the first place. The most damaging element of all is redirecting buyers to external links and web pages as they attempt to submit their payment and process their purchases. Customers become distracted and frustrated when they are unable to return to the original point of purchase. E-tailers lose their customers and another portion of their return on investment in the process.
The online industry began experiencing the effect of shopping cart abandonment less than four years ago. Today, the financial implications are now surmountable. And while ecommerce capabilities have improved for online shoppers, the problem has grown geometrically. In 2008 shopping cart abandonment was tracked at approximately $18B. That total has now grown to over $44B in 2011. Industry analysts are guesstimating that only 15% of online e-tailers have developed any strategy to counter measure those abandoned sales dollars.
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This is a blue ribbon recipe, one of our top-ranked of all time!
See more of Epi's bestBrussels Sprout Hash with Caramelized Shallots
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Makes 8 to 10 servings
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, divided
- 1/2 pound shallots, thinly sliced
- Coarse kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1 1/2 pounds brussels sprouts, trimmed
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup water
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in medium skillet over medium heat. Add shallots; sprinkle with coarse kosher salt and pepper. Sauté until soft and golden, about 10 minutes. Add vinegar and sugar. Stir until brown and glazed, about 3 minutes.
Halve brussels sprouts lengthwise. Cut lengthwise into thin (1/8-inch) slices. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sprouts; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté until brown at edges, 6 minutes. Add 1 cup water and 3 tablespoons butter. Sauté until most of water evaporates and sprouts are tender but still bright green, 3 minutes. Add shallots; season with salt and pepper.
my notes
- Calories187
- Carbohydrates15 g (5%)
- Fat14 g (22%)
- Protein4 g (7%)
- Saturated Fat6 g (31%)
- Sodium319 mg (13%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber4 g (17%)
- Monounsaturated Fat6 g
- Cholesterol23 mg (8%)
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Christ washes the disciples' feet. (1-17) The treachery of Judas foretold. (18-30) Christ commands the disciples to love one another. (31-38)
Verses 1-17 Our Lord Jesus has a people in the world that are his own; he has purchased them, and paid dear for them, and he has set them apart for himself; they devote themselves to him as a peculiar people. Those whom Christ loves, he loves to the end. Nothing can separate a true believer from the love of Christ. We know not when our hour will come, therefore what we have to do in constant preparation for it, ought never to be undone. What way of access the devil has to men's hearts we cannot tell. But some sins are so exceedingly sinful, and there is so little temptation to them from the world and the flesh, that it is plain they are directly from Satan. Jesus washed his disciples' feet, that he might teach us to think nothing below us, wherein we may promote God's glory, and the good of our brethren. We must address ourselves to duty, and must lay aside every thing that would hinder us in what we have to do. Christ washed his disciples' feet, that he might signify to them the value of spiritual washing, and the cleansing of the soul from the pollutions of sin. Our Lord Jesus does many things of which even his own disciples do not for the present know the meaning, but they shall know afterward. We see in the end what was the kindness from events which seemed most cross. And it is not humility, but unbelief, to put away the offers of the gospel, as if too rich to be made to us, or too good news to be true. All those, and those only, who are spiritually washed by Christ, have a part in Christ. All whom Christ owns and saves, he justifies and sanctifies. Peter more than submits; he begs to be washed by Christ. How earnest he is for the purifying grace of the Lord Jesus, and the full effect of it, even upon his hands and head! Those who truly desire to be sanctified, desire to be sanctified throughout, to have the whole man, with all its parts and powers, made pure. The true believer is thus washed when he receives Christ for his salvation. See then what ought to be the daily care of those who through grace are in a justified state, and that is, to wash their feet; to cleanse themselves from daily guilt, and to watch against everything defiling. This should make us the more cautious. From yesterday's pardon, we should be strengthened against this day's temptation. And when hypocrites are discovered, it should be no surprise or cause of stumbling to us. Observe the lesson Christ here taught. Duties are mutual; we must both accept help from our brethren, and afford help to our brethren. When we see our Master serving, we cannot but see how ill it becomes us to domineer. And the same love which led Christ to ransom and reconcile his disciples when enemies, still influences him.
Verses 18-30 Our Lord had often spoken of his own sufferings and death, without such trouble of spirit as he now discovered when he spake of Judas. The sins of Christians are the grief of Christ. We are not to confine our attention to Judas. The prophecy of his treachery may apply to all who partake of God's mercies, and meet them with ingratitude. See the infidel, who only looks at the Scriptures with a desire to do away their authority and destroy their influence; the hypocrite, who professes to believe the Scriptures, but will not govern himself by them; and the apostate, who turns aside from Christ for a thing of naught. Thus mankind, supported by God's providence, after eating bread with Him, lift up the heel against Him! Judas went out as one weary of Jesus and his apostles. Those whose deeds are evil, love darkness rather than light.
Verses 31-35 Christ had been glorified in many miracles he wrought, yet he speaks of his being glorified now in his sufferings, as if that were more than all his other glories in his humbled state. Satisfaction was thereby made for the wrong done to God by the sin of man. We cannot now follow our Lord to his heavenly happiness, but if we truly believe in him, we shall follow him hereafter; meanwhile we must wait his time, and do his work. Before Christ left the disciples, he would give them a new commandment. They were to love each other for Christ's sake, and according to his example, seeking what might benefit others, and promoting the cause of the gospel, as one body, animated by one soul. But this commandment still appears new to many professors. Men in general notice any of Christ's words rather than these. By this it appears, that if the followers of Christ do not show love one to another, they give cause to suspect their sincerity.
Verses 36-38 What Christ had said concerning brotherly love, Peter overlooked, but spoke of that about which Christ kept them ignorant. It is common to be more eager to know about secret things, which belong to God only, than about things revealed, which belong to us and our children; to be more desirous to have our curiosity gratified, than our consciences directed; to know what is done in heaven, than what we may do to get thither. How soon discourse as to what is plain and edifying is dropped, while a doubtful dispute runs on into endless strife of words! We are apt to take it amiss to be told we cannot do this and the other, whereas, without Christ we can do nothing. Christ knows us better than we know ourselves, and has many ways of discovering those to themselves, whom he loves, and he will hide pride from them. May we endeavour to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, to love one another with a pure heart fervently, and to walk humbly with our God.
John 13:1-20 . AT THE LAST SUPPER JESUS WASHES THE DISCIPLES' FEET--THE DISCOURSE ARISING THEREUPON.
1. when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father--On these beautiful euphemisms,
having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end--The meaning is, that on the very edge of His last sufferings, when it might have been supposed that He would be absorbed in His own awful prospects, He was so far from forgetting "His own," who were to be left struggling "in the world" after He had "departed out of it to the Father" ( John 17:11 ), that in His care for them He seemed scarce to think of Himself save in connection with them: "Herein is love," not only "enduring to the end," but most affectingly manifested when, judging by a human standard, least to be expected.
2. supper being ended--rather, "being prepared," "being served," or, "going on"; for that it was not "ended" is plain from John 13:26 .
the devil having now--or, "already."
put into the heart of Judas . . . to betray him--referring to the agreement he had already made with the chief priests ( Luke 22:3-6 ).
3. Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, &c.--This verse is very sublime, and as a preface to what follows, were we not familiar with it, would fill us with inexpressible surprise. An unclouded perception of His relation to the Father, the commission He held from Him, and His approaching return to Him, possessed His soul.
4, 5. He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments--outer garments which would have impeded the operation of washing.
and took a towel and girded himself--assuming a servant's dress.
5. began to wash--proceeded to wash. Beyond all doubt the feet of Judas were washed, as of all the rest.
6-11. Peter saith . . . Lord, dost thou wash my feet?--Our language cannot bring out the intensely vivid contrast between the "Thou" and the "my," which, by bringing them together, the original expresses, for it is not good English to say, "Lord, Thou my feet dost wash?" But every word of this question is emphatic. Thus far, and in the question itself, there was nothing but the most profound and beautiful astonishment at a condescension to him quite incomprehensible. Accordingly, though there can be no doubt that already Peter's heart rebelled against it as a thing not to be tolerated, Jesus ministers no rebuke as yet, but only bids him wait a little, and he should understand it all.
7. Jesus answered and said . . . What I do thou knowest not now--that is, Such condescension does need explanation; it is fitted to astonish.
but thou shall know hereafter--afterwards, meaning presently; though viewed as a general maxim, applicable to all dark sayings in God's Word, and dark doings in God's providence, these words are full of consolation.
8. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash, &c.--more emphatically, "Never shalt Thou wash my feet": that is, "That is an incongruity to which I can never submit." How like the man!
If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me--What Peter could not submit to was, that the Master should serve His servant. But the whole saving work of Christ was one continued series of such services, ending with and consummated by the most self-sacrificing and transcendent of all services: THE SON OF MAN CAME not to be ministered unto, but TO MINISTER, AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR MANY. submit to let his Master go down so low as to wash his feet, how should he suffer himself to be served by Him at all? This is couched under the one pregnant word "wash," which though applicable to the lower operation which Peter resisted, is the familiar scriptural symbol of that higher cleansing, which Peter little thought he was at the same time virtually putting from him. It is not humility to refuse what the Lord deigns to do for us, or to deny what He has done, but it is self-willed presumption--not rare, however, in those inner circles of lofty religious profession and traditional spirituality, which are found wherever Christian truth has enjoyed long and undisturbed possession. The truest humility is to receive reverentially, and thankfully to own, the gifts of grace.
9. Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head--that is, "To be severed from Thee, Lord, is death to me: If that be the meaning of my speech, I tread upon it; and if to be washed of Thee have such significance, then not my feet only, but hands, head, and all, be washed!" This artless expression of clinging, life-and-death attachment to Jesus, and felt dependence upon Him for his whole spiritual well-being, compared with the similar saying in John 6:68 John 6:69 furnishes such evidence of historic verity such as no thoroughly honest mind can resist.
10. He that is washed--in this thorough sense, to express which the word is carefully changed to one meaning to wash as in a bath.
needeth not--to be so washed any more.
save to wash his feet--needeth to do no more than wash his feet (and here the former word is resumed, meaning to wash the hands or feet).
but is clean every whit--as a whole. This sentence is singularly instructive. Of the two cleansings, the one points to that which takes place at the commencement of the Christian life, embracing complete absolution from sin as a guilty state, and entire deliverance from it as a polluted life ( Revelation 1:5 , 1 Corinthians 6:11 )--or, in the language of theology, Justification and Regeneration. This cleansing is effected once for all, and is never repeated. The other cleansing, described as that of "the feet," is such as one walking from a bath quite cleansed still needs, in consequence of his contact with the earth. (Compare Exodus 30:18 Exodus 30:19 ). It is the daily cleansing which we are taught to seek, when in the spirit of adoption we say, "Our Father which art in heaven . . . forgive us our debts" ( Matthew 6:9 Matthew 6:12 ); and, when burdened with the sense of manifold shortcomings--as what tender spirit of a Christian is not?--is it not a relief to be permitted thus to wash our feet after a day's contact with the earth? This is not to call in question the completeness of our past justification. Our Lord, while graciously insisting on washing Peter's feet, refuses to extend the cleansing farther, that the symbolical instruction intended to be conveyed might not be marred.
and ye are clean--in the first and whole sense. but not all-important, as showing that Judas, instead of being as true-hearted a disciple as the rest at first, and merely falling away afterwards--as many represent it--never experienced that cleansing at all which made the others what they were.
12-15. Know ye what I have done?--that is, its intent. The question, however, was put merely to summon their attention to His own answer.
13. Ye call me Master--Teacher.
and Lord--learning of Him in the one capacity, obeying Him in the other.
and ye say well, for so I am--The conscious dignity with which this claim is made is remarkable, following immediately on His laying aside the towel of service. Yet what is this whole history but a succession of such astonishing contrast from first to last?
14. If I then--the Lord.
have washed your feet--the servants'.
ye--but fellow servants.
ought to wash one another's feet--not in the narrow sense of a literal washing, profanely caricatured by popes and emperors, but by the very humblest real services one to another.
16, 17. The servant is not greater than his lord, &c.--an oft-repeated saying ( Matthew 10:24 , &c.).
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them--a hint that even among real Christians the doing of such things would come lamentably short of the knowing.
18, 19. I speak not of you all--the "happy are ye," of John 13:17 , being on no supposition applicable to Judas.
I know whom I have chosen--in the higher sense.
But that the scripture may be fulfilled--that is, one has been added to your number, by no accident or mistake, who is none of Mine, but just that he might fulfil his predicted destiny.
He that eateth bread with me--"did eat of my bread" ( Psalms 41:9 ), as one of My family; admitted to the nearest familiarity of discipleship and of social life.
hath lifted up his heel against me--turned upon Me, adding insult to injury. (Compare Hebrews 10:29 ). In the Psalm the immediate reference is to Ahithophel's treachery against David ( 2 Samuel 17:1-23 ), one of those scenes in which the parallel of his story with that of His great Antitype is exceedingly striking. "The eating bread derives a fearful meaning from the participation in the sacramental supper, a meaning which must be applied for ever to all unworthy communicants, as well as to all betrayers of Christ who eat the bread of His Church" (STIER, with whom, and others, we agree in thinking that Judas partook of the Lord's Supper).
19. I tell you before . . . that when it comes to pass, ye may believe--and it came to pass when they deeply needed such confirmation.
20. He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me, despite the dishonor done to Him by Judas, and similar treatment awaiting themselves, they were to be cheered by the assurance that their office, even as His own, was divine.
John 13:21-30 . THE TRAITOR INDICATED--HE LEAVES THE SUPPER ROOM.
21. When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, One of you shall betray me--The announcement of John 13:18 seems not to have been plain enough to be quite apprehended, save by the traitor himself. He will therefore speak it out in terms not to be misunderstood. But how much it cost Him to do this, appears from the "trouble" that came over His "spirit"--visible emotion, no doubt--before He got it uttered. What wounded susceptibility does this disclose, and what exquisite delicacy in His social intercourse with the Twelve, to whom He cannot, without an effort, break the subject!
22. the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake--Further intensely interesting particulars are given in the other Gospels: (1) "They were exceeding sorrowful" ( Matthew 26:22 ). (2) "They began to inquire among themselves which of them it was that should do this thing" ( Luke 22:23 ). (3) "They began to say unto Him one by one, Is it I, and another, Is it I?" ( Mark 14:19 ). Generous, simple hearts! They abhorred the thought, but, instead of putting it on others, each was only anxious to purge himself and know if he could be the wretch. Their putting it at once to Jesus Himself, as knowing doubtless who was to do it, was the best, as it certainly was the most spontaneous and artless evidence of their innocence. (4) Jesus, apparently while this questioning was going on, added, "The Son of man goeth as it is written of Him, but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It had been good for that man if he had not been born" ( Matthew 26:24 ). (5) "Judas," last of all, "answered and said, Lord, is it I?" evidently feeling that when all were saying this, if he held his peace, that of itself would draw suspicion upon him. To prevent this the question is wrung out of him, but perhaps, amidst the stir and excitement at the table, in a half-suppressed tone as we are inclined to think the answer also was--"Thou hast said" ( Matthew 26:25 ), or possibly by little more than a sign; for from John 13:28 it is evident that till the moment when he went out, he was not openly discovered.
23-26. there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved--Thus modestly does our Evangelist denote himself, as reclining next to Jesus at the table.
Peter . . . beckoned to him to ask who it should be of whom he spake--reclining probably at the corresponding place on the other side of Jesus.
25. He then lying--rather leaning over on Jesus' bosom.
saith--in a whisper, "Lord, who is it?"
26. Jesus answered--also inaudibly, the answer being communicated to Peter perhaps from behind.
He . . . to whom I shall give a sop when I have dipped it--a piece of the bread soaked in the wine or the sauce of the dish; one of the ancient ways of testifying peculiar regard; compare John 13:18 , "he that eateth bread with Me."
And when he had dipped . . . he gave it to Judas, &c.--Thus the sign of Judas' treachery was an affecting expression, and the last, of the Saviour's wounded love!
27-30. after the sop Satan entered into him--Very solemn are these brief hints of the successive steps by which Judas reached the climax of his guilt. "The devil had already put it into his heart to betray his Lord." Yet who can tell what struggles he went through ere he brought himself to carry that suggestion into effect? Even after this, however, his compunctions were not at an end. With the thirty pieces of silver already in his possession, he seems still to have quailed--and can we wonder? When Jesus stooped to wash his feet, it may be the last struggle was reaching its crisis. But that word of the Psalm, about "one that ate of his bread who would lift up his heel against Him" ( Psalms 41:9 ) probably all but turned the dread scale, and the still more explicit announcement, that one of those sitting with Him at the table should betray Him, would beget the thought, "I am detected; it is now too late to draw back." At that moment the sop is given; offer of friendship is once more made--and how affectingly! But already "Satan has entered into him," and though the Saviour's act might seem enough to recall him even yet, hell is now in his bosom, and he says within himself, "The die is cast; now let me go through with it"; fear,
Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly--that is, Why linger here? Thy presence is a restraint, and thy work stands still; thou hast the wages of iniquity, go work for it!
28, 29. no man . . . knew for what intent he spake this unto him . . . some thought . . . Jesus . . . said . . . But what we need . . . or, . . . give . . . to the poor--a very important statement, as showing how carefully. Jesus had kept the secret, and Judas his hypocrisy, to the last.
30. He then, having received the sop, went immediately out--severing himself for ever from that holy society with which he never had any spiritual sympathy.
and it was night--but far blacker night in the soul of Judas than in the sky over his head.
John 13:31-38 . DISCOURSE AFTER THE TRAITOR'S DEPARTURE--PETER'S SELF-CONFIDENCE--HIS FALL PREDICTED.
31. when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified--These remarkable words plainly imply that up to this moment our Lord had spoken under a painful restraint, the presence of a traitor within the little circle of His holiest fellowship on earth preventing the free and full outpouring of His heart; as is evident, indeed, from those oft-recurring clauses, "Ye are not all clean," "I speak not of you all," &c. "Now" the restraint is removed, and the embankment which kept in the mighty volume of living waters having broken down, they burst forth in a torrent which only ceases on His leaving the supper room and entering on the next stage of His great work--the scene in the Garden. But with what words is the silence first broken on the departure of Judas? By no reflections on the traitor, and, what is still more wonderful, by no reference to the dread character of His own approaching sufferings. He does not even name them, save by announcing, as with a burst of triumph, that the hour of His glory has arrived! And what is very remarkable, in five brief clauses He repeats this word "glorify" five times, as if to His view a coruscation of glories played at that moment about the Cross.
God is glorified in him--the glory of Each reaching its zenith in the Death of the Cross!
32. If God be glorified in him, God shall also--in return and reward of this highest of all services ever rendered to Him, or capable of being rendered.
glorify him in himself, and . . . straightway glorify him--referring now to the Resurrection and Exaltation of Christ after this service was over, including all the honor and glory then put upon Him, and that will for ever encircle Him as Head of the new creation.
33-35. Little children--From the height of His own glory He now descends, with sweet pity, to His "little children," all now His own. This term of endearment, nowhere else used in the Gospels, and once only employed by Paul ( Galatians 4:19 ), is appropriated by the beloved disciple himself, who no fewer than seven times employs it in his first Epistle.
Ye shall seek me--feel the want of Me.
as I said to the Jews--( John 7:34 , 8:21 ). But oh in what a different sense!
34. a new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another--This was the new feature of it. Christ's love to His people in giving His life a ransom for them was altogether new, and consequently as a Model and Standard for theirs to one another. It is not, however, something transcending the great moral law, which is "the old commandment" ( 1 John 2:7 , it is said to be both new and old ( 1 John 2:7 1 John 2:8 ).
35. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples--the disciples of Him who laid down His life for those He loved.
if ye have love one to another--for My sake, and as one in Me; for to such love men outside the circle of believers know right well they are entire strangers. Alas, how little of it there is even within this circle!
36-38. Peter said--seeing plainly in these directions how to behave themselves, that He was indeed going from them.
Lord, whither guest thou?--having hardly a glimmer of the real truth.
Jesus answered, . . . thou canst not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me afterwards--How different from what He said to the Jews: "Whither I go ye cannot come" ( John 8:21 ).
37. why not . . . now? I will lay down my life for thy sake--He seems now to see that it was death Christ referred to as what would sever Him from them, but is not staggered at following Him thither. Jesus answered,
38. Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake?--In this repetition of Peter's words there is deep though affectionate irony, and this Peter himself would feel for many a day after his recovery, as he retraced the painful particulars.
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(Attica, OH) It was a wild and wacky finish to the 2012 season at Attica Raceway Park Saturday. And when the rain started falling it was Fremont , Ohio 's Phil Gressman who was standing in victory lane for his fifth career University of Northwestern Ohio All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car win. The night started with a two hour rain delay. As officials pushed the show rapidly along, it appeared the 40-lap feature on Baumann Auto Group Night would be exciting. It turned into an event-filled race with five red flags and four cautions. And just when it looked like Dean Jacobs would earn the victory after leading the first 36 laps, he either ran out of fuel or suffered some other mechanical woe, handing the lead to Gressman. Gressman had to fend off Danny Holtgraver the final four circuits to score his 7th career Attica victory. For Gressman, who destroyed a car a few weeks ago battling up front at Attica , it was his first win of the season. The UNOH All Star win is his first since 2004, with all five of his career series victories coming at different tracks. "We will take them any way we can get them. I thought I had a pretty good car…I was just kind of bidding my time. I thought later in the race we would be better. I felt like before that tangle between Sebetto (Brian), Chaney (Rob) and Dale (Blaney) that I was closing in on them and I felt pretty good. Forty laps is a long time…we hung in there and here we are," said Gressman beside his Ludwig Propane, Kear's Speed Shop, Level Performance backed #53. "I feel like I can still race with these guys…it's just putting it all together. Marilyn Genzman has stuck behind us through thick and thin…without her this would be impossible and we greatly appreciate what she does. It's a lot of hard work Monday through Friday…I don't know why we had to wait until the last race of the year to get this win," added Gressman. A steady rain fell after the sprint feature, forcing the cancellation of the Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Model and Bob's Machine Shop Dirt Truck features. Coming off his second UNOH All Star win of the season the previous night, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 's Danny Holtgraver would score a runner-up finish. Holtgraver earned his first ever series win at Attica in June. "Everything has been going good. We struggled in our heat race but there wasn't much passing going on. We didn't make it through and had to run the B and made it. We really got lucky…we were pretty good but I couldn't really run around the top like I probably needed to. A lot of good cars in front of us got wrecked but we'll take it. I tried for it at the end but I knew I wouldn't clear him so I didn't try to take him all the way to the fence and take out a home town guy. I have to thank everyone, my dad, Brian (Kemenah), Pup, Chris…just everyone that helps us out," said Holtgraver beside his Kargo Quality Cars/Alternative Power Sources/DKW Transport backed machine. For the second straight night, Bellevue, Ohio 's Cap Henry made a charge from mid-pack to the front. The former UNOH All Star rookie of the year charged from his 14th starting position to a third place finish. "We had a really good car. With that last red on the restart when Phil threw that big slider on me something broke in the bakes and I had no brakes. And then, with two to go something broke in the rear end and it was dragging the left rear frame rail. So I'll take third," said Henry beside his Lucas Oil/FK Rod Ends/Fragola Performance Systems/GME Nields Steering backed #54.
Summit Racing Equipment Late Models (19 Cars)[#]-Starting Position Heat 1 - Nitro Black Performance by Engine Pro (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 36-Matt Irey[2] ; 2. 99-Steve Sabo[3] ; 3. 50-Scott Phillips[5] ; 4. O2-Jeff McCoy[4] ; 5. 15B-Mike Bores[8] ; 6. 99M-John Mayes Sr.[6] ; 7. 29K-Garrett Krummett[9] ; 8. 2-Justin Chance[10] ; 9. 12M-Wayne Miller[7] ; 10. 5H-Josh Haynes[1] Heat 2 - Summit Racing Equipment (8 Laps - Top 10 finishers transfer to the A-feature)1. 18-Keith Berner[2] ; 2. 15-Jon Henry[8] ; 3. OO7-Rick Bond[1] ; 4. 69-John Mayes Jr.[4] ; 5. 5M-Ryan Markham[3] ; 6. 21-Larry Kingseed[7] ; 7. 48-John Bores[6] ; 8. O3-Jim Gingery[9] ; 9. 1F-Justin Collet[5]


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Assisted living provider seeks city approval for new facility
An assisted living provider is seeking city approval to build a new three-building, 72-bed facility north of Lisbon road near Brown Street and Rosenow Creek.
The Oconomowoc Plan Commission is expected to vote on whether to recommend a conditional use permit for The View at Pine Ridge at its meeting on Wednesday, May 15. The common council will then vote on whether to approve the permit at its meeting on Tuesday, May 20.
The community-based residential facility would be located at the entrance road to the new 25-lot Pine Ridge Estates subdivision also being built in the area. According to correspondence between developers and city planning staff, the construction of the assisted living facility will be dependent on the subdivision being built first, because the center will rely on the subdivision for sewer and water access.
Each building will be 14,620 square feet and will house 20 to 26 beds.
Kimberly Otte-May is a co-owner of The View at Pine Ridge and has 30 years experience in providing assisted living services. She said the facility will specialize in providing services for residents suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.
» Read Full ArticleNew police services director named for Sussex, Merton, Lisbon
Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson has named a new director of police services for the villages of Sussex and Meerton and the town of Lisbon.
Capt. Lisa Panas of the sheriff's department will replace Capt. Torin Misko, who is being promoted to deputy inspector in the department. Panas will take over in her new position on Feb. 6.
Panas has been with the sheriff's department for almost 10 years and has most recently been assign to dayshift patrol. She has overseen the Field Training Program as well as the School Resource Officer Program, recruitment and selection process and grant management, among other assignments.
She is excited to take on this new challenge. "I am looking forward to representing the community and building partnerships as the director of police services. I am committed to maintaining the long standing relationships within the community while focusing on progressive public safety and services," she said.
Panas hold's a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Marian University and is attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison Command College for a certified public manager certificate.
Arrowhead lacrosse/field hockey complex not happening for now
The proposed lacrosse and field hockey complex at Arrowhead High School will not come to fruition for now.
After multiple deadlines, the project has had no further progress.
"At this time, the funds needed to move forward with the project were not raised, and as a result there are no further plans to proceed with developing the proposed plan," said Arrowhead Superintendent Craig Jefson on Monday, Jan. 26.
Read the complete story here, or read it in Thursday's Lake Country Reporter.
NuGenesis cooking class offered
NuGenesis is offering a cooking class on Jan. 29 called "Can You Eat Uour Way Clear of a Disease?"
The most current research supports the benefits of specific foods in preventing disease and supporting recovery from chronic illness. Learn easy ways to eat with the intention to prevent, heal, and/or stay strong during the treatment of a chronic illness. The second half of the class will be focused on cooking demonstrations to learn the health benefits of specific foods and how to incorporate them into your diet. Enjoy a fresh, seasonal meal during class and receive recipes to take home. The class will be led by Registered Dietitian Betty Holloway.
Menu for Class:
- Curried Red Lentil Soup with Sweet Potatoes and Greens
- Winter Green Salad with Pickled Onions and Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Pomegranate Poached Pears with Greek Yogurt and Toasted Almonds
- Sprouted Grain Rolls from Angelic Bakehouse in Milwaukee
For more information, visit http://goo.gl/5Wy1Td
Ybdi Islami's court saga continues as his mental competency remains in question
City of Waukesha — After three and a half hours of testimony on Wednesday, Jan. 28, Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Lloyd V. Carter adjourned another competency hearing for Ybdi Islami, who's accused of arson and other felonies, without ruling whether Islami is fit to stand trial or not.
The Jan. 28 hearing was a continuation of a previous competency hearing held in December, which lasted several hours and concluded when Islami's attorney Wendy Patrickus filed a psychological evaluation of Islami which indicated that he was mentally incompetent.
That evaluation was introduced into evidence in order to refute the claims of Ana Garcia — a psychologist at the Mendota Mental Health Institute, where Islami is receiving treatment, and an expert witness for the prosecution — who authored a psychological evaluation of Islami that claimed he was "malingering," or exaggerating or feigning the symptoms of mental illness in order to appear incompetent.
Basil Jackson, the author of the second evaluation, testified for the defense at the Jan. 28 hearing and claimed that Islami is unfit to stand trial. Jackson said that during two recent interviews with Islami — arranged for the purpose of determining Islami's competency — he detected what he described as irreparable brain damage, severe memory problems and a distinct lack of "visual acuity."
All his findings appeared to contradict Garcia's testimony at the previous hearing.
Get your tickets for Mukwonago High School musical, 'Fiddler'
Tickets for the Mukwonago High School musical production of "Fiddler on the Roof" are now on sale. The musical will be performed at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27, 28; and March 6 and 7, and at 2 p.m. on March 1 and 7 in the MHS auditorium.
Tickets can be purchased by calling (262) 613-2048; by email at firstname.lastname@example.com and during box office hours from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the high school commons on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, weekly through Feb. 26.
Tickets are $12 adults, $11 seniors (65 and over) and $10 children (17 and younger). Tickets are $1 more at the door.
Dousman Fire Chief Resigns
Village of Dousman - Fire Chief Steve Totzke has told the Dousman Fire District governing board that he is resigning effective Feb. 20 to become information technology manager for the Milwaukee convention and visitors bureau where he had previously worked before becoming a full time fire fighter.
Totzke will continue as a volunteer fire fighter/paramedic with the department that serves the villages of Summit and Dousman and most of the Town of Ottawa
He said his new position with Visit Milwaukee will enable him to maintain his interest in fire service while pursuing a career that will allow him to spend more time with his family.
Totzke, 41, earned a bachelor's degree in computer sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he minored in public safety.
Totzke and his wife Tina, who is also a fire fighter, have three children ranging in ages from 7 to 11.
» Read Full ArticleLCFR fiscal condition improved
City of Delafield - Lake Country Fire and Rescue officials say they are optimistic that they will end fiscal year 2014 in better shape than the two previous years when they had operating deficits at the end of year.
Interim Fire Chief Kevin Keith told Delafield, Chenequa and Nashotah officials that a projected year end deficit may not occur because the department was able to reduce costs and add revenues during the last three months of 2014.
Robert Bellin, newly elected president of the LCFR governing board, told the municipal officials that final revenues and expense figures would not be available until the department's audit was completed in March.
The three municipalities contribute slightly more than one million dollars of the department's $1.9 million budget.
However, LCFR and some city officials have not resolved their differences over the department's "entreprenual business model."
» Read Full ArticleCounty KE bridge closure on Feb. 4
Long-term closures are coming to Highway KE just east of Hartland.
The Highway KE (North Shore Drive) bridge over Highway 16 will be fully closed starting Feb. 4, according to state Department of Transportation Southeast Region spokesman Brian DeNeve. The closure is expected to last through late spring or early summer, and will facilitate work on the bridge deck.
Read the complete story here, or check out Thursday's Lake Country Reporter.
OASD need substitute teachers
Anyone interested in becoming a substitute teacher in the Oconomowoc Area School District is invited to attend the DPI endorsed Substitute Teacher Training held on Feb. 11 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Mukwonago Area School District. Individuals interested in becoming a substitute teacher in the state of Wisconsin need to have a four-year college degree and complete a one day training provided by Team Educators.
Fee for the seminar at Mukwonago Area School District is $90 (includes program and materials). Upon completion of the training, candidates will receive a certificate indicating that training has been complete. Team Educators will also provide the application for the DPI three year permit/license. An additional $100 needs to be attached and mailed in to the DPI.
Please continue to check the Team Educators website for additional seminar dates.
4K program coming to Mukwonago School District next year
Jumping on the 4K bandwagon, Mukwonago will join 95 percent of the districts in the state to offer a 4-year-old kindergarten program for families.
Mukwonago's school board unanimously approved a 4K program at its meeting on Monday night. School board members Todd Clemens and Rodell Singert were absent from the meeting.
The program will offer a five-day program of roughly two-and-a-half hours each day, which would meet guidelines for receiving state aid. Classes would be held within community preschools or day cares, with curriculum determined by the district.
Some school board members had hoped to see a blended version of offering 4K in some school sites, as well as within community partners. However, offering the program housed solely within preschools and day care centers in the community — at least in the first year — removed many variables that caused concern for some board members.
Previous concerns were with transportation costs and staffing, said Nick Reichhoff, director of employee and instructional services for the district.
» Read Full ArticleHartland village board approves site, building plans for Riverwalk Apartment project
Village of Hartland - The proposed Riverwalk Apartment project continues its glide through the village's official approval process.
The village board on Monday, Jan. 26, once again voted in favor of the development and approved the site and building plans for the project.
The vote was 6-1 in favor of approval; Trustee Ann Wallschlager cast the lone dissenting vote.
Wallschlager said she was very concerned that the project was incongruent with the kind of development the village is looking for, and once again pointed out that the number of stalls proposed for the project is insufficient according to the village code.
Developer Joe McCormick said otherwise.
» Read Full ArticleHelping children deal with grief
Grief in children can occur as a result of trauma associated with death, divorce, incarceration, immigration, military deployment, abandonment and separation. Grief is a natural and normal response to any of these traumatic events.
Healing Hearts of Waukesha County is committed to supporting children and families experiencing grief. Executive Director, Chris Beck, will help participants understand how we can best support children experiencing any of these difficult situations. After 39 years of teaching Speech, English and Television Production in the Waukesha High Schools, Beck volunteered as a facilitator with Healing Hearts. This is her fourth year as a facilitator and her third year as Executive Director.
Come meet Healing Heart's therapy dog, Noah
Make your free reservations at http://helpingchildrengrieve.eventbrite.com
Sussex boy, 8, dies after falling through Lake Winnebago ice
died after their vehicle fell through ice on Lake Winnebago on Sunday, the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office said Monday.
Andrew Doro, 40, and his son Derek Doro, 8, both of Sussex,Emergency crews were called just before 7 a.m. Sunday to the lake about two miles east of Oshkosh's Merritt St. boat landing. The operator of an all-terrain vehicle called for help after watching the vehicle fall through.
Divers from the Oshkosh Fire Department pulled Doro, who had been driving, and his son from the water. The two were taken to local hospitals, where they later died.
Hearing set for Elizabeth Kraus, charged with felony misuse of Lisbon credit cards
Town of Lisbon - A preliminary hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court has been scheduled for Feb. 13 for former Interim Clerk/Administrator Elizabeth Kraus, who has pleaded not guilty to felony official misconduct and credit card fraud charges.
Kraus, 47, of Waukesha, is free on a $20,000 signature bond after an initial court appearance Monday, Jan. 26, that lasted less than five minutes in front of Court Commissioner Thomas Pieper.
The Waukesha County District Attorney's Office has charged Kraus with using town of Lisbon credit cards to make about $19,312 in personal purchases, including food, clothing, cosmetics, household goods and a dog.
Kraus resigned in late September during a Waukesha County Sheriff's Department investigation into the allegations prompted by a town employee who discovered Kraus had purchased more $600 in personal items on the town's Sam's Club credit card.
» Read Full ArticleSussex man killed when Jeep goes through ice on Lake Winnebago
here and watch for the story in this week's Sussex Sun.
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Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Riverside United Baptist Church in Rosedale with Rev. Herman Love officiating. Burial will follow in Martin Cemetery in Dry Bayou.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2013, at Byas Funeral Home in Cleveland and an hour before the service at the church.
Survivors include her sons, Wardell Allen of Dallas, Texas, Ralph (Sunyun) Evans of Corona, Calif., William (Clairetta) and Larry (Morlin) Evans, both of Pace, Charlie Evans of Cleveland and Jerry (DeLoris) Evans of Symonds; daughters, Leona Hill of Cleveland, Matlean (Charles) Haynes of Cleveland and Angela (Tonnie) Hopson of Ocean Springs; brothers, Fletcher (Jean) Henderson of Berkley, Mo.; 23 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.