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Calvin Harris Will Need To Get Taylor Swift's Protective Father's Permission To Marry Her
Calvin Harris may be ready to put a ring on it, but he has to go through someone very important in Taylor Swift's life first — her dad, Scott Swift! And the protective papa may be a bit hard to crack, HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned.
Taylor Swift, 25, is confident she's ready to spend the rest of her life with Calvin Harris, 31, but do her parents feel the same way? The EDM DJ has to get permission from his lady's dad before popping the question, and HollywoodLife.com has the EXCLUSIVE scoop on why it might might not be an automatic, "Yes!" from Scott Swift.
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Taylor Swift & Calvin Harris: She'd Say Yes In A Heartbeat To A Proposal
A new report claims that Calvin Harris is proposing to Taylor Swift, with a ring worth $500,000. So, would she marry the hunky DJ? A source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY why the superstar's reaction to the big question may surprise you.
Taylor Swift, 25, and Calvin Harris, 31, have been enjoying an epic romance. And the sexy face of Armani hasn't been shy about sharing his happiness over the relationship. He even bragged that they're "insanely in love". We all know what a hopeless romantic Tay is, but they've only been dating four months — will that stop her from accepting the proposal?
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Taylor Swift & Calvin Harris: She Would Take His Name If They Marry
While there are no current plans to tie the knot with Calvin Harris, Taylor Swift already knows there is one tradition she'll definitely be following if she does happen to walk down the aisle with her DJ beau one day.
Could Taylor Swift, 25, be seriously changing her name to Taylor Harris? Well, that's the plan. One which we're not so sure how to feel about, TBPH. A source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY that the pop-country powerhouse plans to take her man, Calvin Harris' last name if they end up getting married.
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Taylor Swift & Calvin Harris' Road To Engagement: Their Ironclad $200 Million Prenup
Now that rumors are swirling that Calvin Harris might be popping the question to Taylor Swift, a new report reveals what their ironclad — and totally mandatory — prenup agreement will look like!
Taylor Swift, 25, and Calvin Harris, 31, currently make one of the sweetest couples in Hollywood, but are they really headed down the aisle already? Whether or not they get married now or later, one thing is for sure: the highest paid celebrity couple will have serious prenuptial agreement paperwork to do! So, will these two be able to put a pause on the romance to focus on their financials? Hmm!
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Rihanna Recording Taylor Swift Diss Song About 'Kiss & Tell' Women — Report
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It didn't seem possible, but the feud between Taylor Swift, 25, and Katy Perry, 30, may be going to the next level! Enter: Rihanna. The 27-year old singer is reportedly fed up with Taylor constantly insulting her bestie, and a report now claims RiRi's planning a Taylor-diss track of her own! To hear more about the new feud between Taylor Swift and Rihanna, head over to iTunes and download the latest HollywoodLife podcast for free!
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Taylor Swift & Calvin Harris: $500,000 Diamond Engagement Ring At Long Last — Report
Omg! Are there wedding bells finally chiming for Taylor Swift? Calvin Harris might be putting a ring on it, according to a new report! We're thrilled for the happy couple — and can't wait to see that ah. may. zing. diamond!
What absolutely exciting news! Taylor Swift, 25, and Calvin Harris, 30, are so lucky in love, and Calvin's about to seal the deal by proposing very, very soon. not only that, but he's planning on getting Tay her dream (super expensive) ring — and that rock is huge! Now where's he going to pop the question?
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Jaime King Introduces Taylor Swift To Her Baby Godson Leo — See First Pic
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Wait, what?! During Taylor Swift's performance of 'Bad Blood' at her July 25 concert, one of her dancers dressed up as a SHARK! Was Taylor getting in a dig at frenemy Katy Perry, whose 'Left Shark' become a global sensation after Super Bowl performance? Click to WATCH!
Is Taylor Swift, 25, trying to get in on Katy Perry's shark success? It appears one of Taylor's dancers dressed up like a shark during her performance of "Bad Blood" on July 25 at her Massachusetts concert. As we all know, one of Katy's dancers at the Super Bowl, dubbed the "Left Shark," became a phenomenon after the show. Given who "Bad Blood" is about and the deadly creature's connection to Katy, was Taylor shading Katy in concert? Or was Taylor caught by surprise?
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Taylor Swift has gotten herself right in the middle of some major drama. From her recent tiff with Nicki Minaj to her ongoing feud with frenemy Katy Perry, we're taking a look back at Taylor's biggest feuds.
Taylor Swift's song "Bad Blood" song could apply to more than just Katy Perry, 30. The 25-year-old has been involved in a number of disputes over the years. The girl never lets anyone bring her down. From her latest rift (and makeup) to Nicki Minaj, 32, to her iconic feud with Kanye West, 38, it's time to take a trip down memory lane!
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Taylor Swift & Calvin Harris: They Don't Want To 'Jinx' Romance By Moving In Together
Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift's love for each other knows no bounds, but they won't be moving in together just yet, HollywoodLife.com can EXCLUSIVELY reveal. Find out why!
Love is still very much in the air for Taylor Swift, 25, and Calvin Harris, 31, but don't expect them to start living together anytime soon. Despite reports that the happy couple was looking at moving in together, HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned they aren't planning that far ahead. At least not yet!
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Little Mix Feel 'Sorry' For Taylor Swift After Nicki Minaj Feud — Watch
Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift's Twitter fight came to a dramatic end on July 23, but not before Perrie Edwards and her Little Mix bandmates could add their two cents on the matter. Can you guess whose side they're taking?
Taylor Swift, 25, took the high road on July 23 when she tweeted an apology to Nicki Minaj, 32, admitting she misunderstood the rapper's point about her Video Music Award nomination rant. And while that's all well and good, it appears that some are still taking sides in the debate, including Perrie Edwards, 21, and her Little Mix mates! Here's what they had to say.
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Couple found dead in west Bexar home
Murder-suicide blamed in couple's deaths at home on Buck Canyon
Bexar County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in far West Bexar County Tuesday morning.
Deputies said a couple was found in their home in the 11000 block of Buck Canyon, near the intersection of Highway 90 and Loop 1604.
Investigators believe the couple had been dead since Saturday night.
A 55-year-old man was found with a single gunshot wound to his head.
A 50-year-old woman, identified by Northside Independent School District officials as Allen Elementary School teacher Deanna Tiller, appeared to have been shot multiple times, deputies said. Tiller was a music teacher at the school.
A schoolteacher who worked with Tiller made the discovery, deputies said.
Also at the home Tuesday morning was the couple's son, but investigators do not believe he is a suspect.
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The maint. may have been asleep, or doing crosswords puzzles like some engineers I know do, but they do it where they can hear the alarm.
Boilers explode for several reaons. Since the town of Ticonderoga bought the place several years ago
from NY State, They may have not kept up with the maintance. Boilers are made to last a long time, but if the proper maint. is not done...... They will not last long. for example the safety valve is what keeps the boiler pressure below" maximum allowable working pressure". It needs to be checked once a year by popping it open, They can rust shut after a period of time and won't open if it excedes the MAWP. Now something made the presure go up in the boiler, an alarm most likely went off and the maint guy who had the job of cleaning the place and maint. of the boiler system did not hear the alarm because he was somewhere else doing a job, not in the boiler room where he may have heard the alarm, and prevented the pressure from going up. So, in Theory- The mait man did not hear the alarm because he was somewhere else, the safety valve was rusted shut....KAABOOM.
Sorry, but you folks worry about the end of the world, worry about keeping boilers in a safe working condition!


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The parent trapJuly 23,2014When I was about 9 years old, I graduated to a Little League whose diamonds
were a few miles from our house, in a neighborhood that got rougher after dark. After one practice finished early, I ended up as the last kid left with the coach, waiting in the gloaming while he grumbled, looked at his watch and finally left me to wait or walk home, Im not sure which.
I started walking. Halfway there, along a busy road, my father picked me up. He called my coach, as furious as you would expect a protective parent to be; the coach, who probably grew up having fistfights in that neighborhood, gave as good as he got; I finished the season in a different league.
Here are two things that didnt happen. My (lawyer) father did not call the police and have the coach arrested for reckless endangerment of a minor. And nobody who saw me picking my way home alone thought to call the police on my parents, or to charge them with neglect for letting their child slip free of perfect safety for an hour.
Today they might not have been so lucky. For instance, they might have ended up like the Connecticut mother who earned a misdemeanor for letting her 11-year-old stay in the car while she ran into a store. Or the mother charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a bystander snapped a photo of her leaving her 4-year-old in a locked, windows-cracked car for five minutes on a 50-degree day. Or the Ohio father arrested in front of his family for child endangerment because unbeknown to him his 8-year-old had slipped away from a church service and ended up in a nearby Family Dollar.
Or (Im just getting warmed up) like the mother of four, recently widowed, who left her children the oldest 10, the youngest 5 at home together while she went to a community-college class; her neighbor called the police, protective services took the kids, and it took a two-year legal fight to pry them back from foster care. Or like the parents from two families who were arrested after their girls, two friends who were 5 and 7, cut through a parking lot near their houses again without the parents knowledge and were spotted by a stranger who immediately called the police.
Or arriving at this weeks high-profile story like Debra Harrell, an African-American single mother in Georgia, who let her 9-year-old daughter play in a nearby park while she worked a shift at McDonalds, and who ended up shamed on local news and jailed.
Some of these cases have been reported, but some are first-person accounts, and in some the conduct of neighbors and the police and social workers may be more defensible than the anecdote suggests.
But the pattern a criminalization of parenthood, in the words of The Washington Posts Radley Balko still looks slightly nightmarish, and there are forces at work here that we should recognize, name and resist.
First is the upper-class, competition-driven vision of childhood as a rigorously supervised period in which unattended play is abnormal, risky, weird. This perspective hasnt just led to the erosion of child culture, to borrow a quote from Hanna Rosins depressing Atlantic essay on The Overprotected Kid; it has encouraged bystanders and public servants to regard a deviation from constant supervision as a sign of parental neglect.
Second is the disproportionate anxiety over child safety, fed by media coverage of every abduction, every murdered child, every tragic hot car death. Such horrors are real, of course, but the danger is wildly overstated: Crime rates are down, abductions and car deaths are both rare, and most of the parents leaving children (especially non-infants) in cars briefly or letting them roam a little are behaving perfectly responsibly.
Third is an erosion of community and social trust, which has made ordinary neighborliness seem somehow unnatural or archaic, and given us instead what Gracy Olmsteads article in The American Conservative dubs the bad Samaritan phenomenon the passer-by who passes the buck to law enforcement as expeditiously as possible. (Technology accentuates this problem: Why speak to a parent when you can just snap a smartphone picture for the cops?)
And then finally theres a policy element the way these trends interact not only with the rise of single parenthood, but also with a welfare system whose work requirements can put a single mother behind a fast-food counter while her kid is out of school.
This last issue presents a distinctive challenge to conservatives like me, who believe such work requirements are essential. If we want women like Debra Harrell to take jobs instead of welfare, we have to also find a way to defend their liberty as parents, instead of expecting them to hover like helicopters and then arresting them if they dont.
Otherwise well be throwing up defenses against big government while ignoring a police state growing in our midst.
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Patterns emerge in Mexicans' purchases
By David Hendricks : May 11, 2012 : Updated: May 11, 2012 6:22pm
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The 2,632-square-foot house at 2903 Elm Tree Park in the Cliffs of Cibolo is in an area favored by Mexicans. It is listed at $290,000.
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This house at 2003 My Anns Hill in the Big Springs subdivision is in an area favored by Mexicans. At 4,282 square feet, it is listed at $810,000.
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This house at 18410 Crosstimber St. is in Rogers Ranch, a neighborhood attractive to Mexicans. At 3,600 square feet, it lists for $399,900.
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This 4,200-square-foot house at 2906 Kentucky Oaks Drive in the Cliffs of Cibolo is a potential purchase for Mexicans. It is listed at $525,000.
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A 29-by-30 foot lower-level separate living quarters is shown at 2014 Whisper Lark in the Whispering Oaks subdivision. The space can be used as living quarters for a maid or extended family members, an amenity sought by some Mexicans. At 3,919 square feet, the house is listed at $299,900.
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The master bedroom at 2014 Whisper Lark in Whispering Oaks subdivision is shown. The house is in an area favored by Mexicans. 3,919 square feet, it is listed at $299,900.
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This house at 3014 Whisper Lark in Whispering Oaks subdivision is in an area favored by Mexicans. At 3,919 square feet, it is listed at $299,900.
When Mexicans shop for houses in San Antonio, either to live in permanently or as a second home, they like to live close to other Mexicans who have chosen San Antonio as their U.S. city.
"They feel more comfortable," said Cora Turpin, a real estate agent for Keller Williams Legacy Group Realty. "They also like to be near businesses that belong to Mexicans."
Some prime areas where Mexicans are congregating in San Antonio are in Stone Oak, especially the Sonterra section, Rogers Ranch and the Dominion, said Turpin, who specializes in serving Mexicans looking for residential real estate.
Some Mexicans are exceptions, however, said Jean Marie Ruffini, an agent with Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper Realtors' Northwest office. A few have been looking and buying in the Elm Creek, Alon and Whispering Oaks areas to be closer to the central city, Ruffini said.
"They may prefer to live in North Central inside Loop 1604 where they would be closer to the Medical Center, airport, the University of Texas at San Antonio, USAA, Hardberger Park and the new Alon shopping center," Ruffini said. "The driving congestion and the construction at the intersection of (U.S.) 281 and 1604 may begin to take the bloom off of the Sonterra area."
More than 50,000 San Antonio residences are owned by Mexicans, said lawyer Robert Braubach. About 10 percent of the houses in Northwest San Antonio are owned by Mexicans, especially houses in gated, secure subdivisions, Braubach said.
In Sonterra, Mexicans are buying houses from the upper $200,000 to $500,000 range, Turpin said.
Some Mexicans prefer Rogers Ranch because it is more isolated. "Some don't like a high-traffic area," Turpin said. Rogers Ranch houses range from $400,000 to $600,000, she said.
In the Dominion, prices range from $600,000 to $1 million. "Wealthy Mexicans from Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey are coming from high-society, gated neighborhoods. They want the same here: gated, private, pricey, secure and high society. So they like to be at the Dominion."
If Mexicans are shopping for condominiums, Turpin said, they will find some in the $150,000 to $200,000 range inside Loop 1604 on San Antonio's North Side. Mexican condo shoppers are looking for a part-time home in San Antonio usually, not a permanent residence, she said.
When shopping for houses, Mexicans look for big and roomy.
"They like large bedrooms, four to six of them," Turpin said. "They like to have a lot of bathrooms, a minimum of three, but four or five are better."
If the family will live in San Antonio full time, they want a yard, which they usually do not have in Mexico. If the house is going to be a second, part-time home, Mexican buyers usually will avoid a yard, she said.
Mexican house buyers prefer new houses or houses that are less than 7 years old, Turpin said. "They don't like old houses," she said. "If they see a house under construction, and they like the area, they will buy it right away."
Mexicans also seek neighborhoods that have a common recreation area with swimming pools, tennis and basketball courts, Turpin said.
Inside the houses, Mexicans have preferences.
"People from Mexico do not like carpet," Turpin said. They prefer wood or stone flooring and granite countertops. "If there is a porch or an outside kitchen, they really love that," Turpin said.
Mexicans are attracted to houses with stone masonry, especially Mediterranean style, Ruffini said.
A gas stove in the kitchen is a must. It is, after all, difficult to heat tortillas on an electric stove, Turpin and Ruffini said.
Ruffini said another key factor for some Mexican families is separate living quarters for maids or to accommodate extended family members.
When showing houses to Mexican shoppers, home sellers should prepare the house to open with minimal furniture. "Keep the windows and curtains open," Ruffini said. "In Mexico, houses have a lot of light."
The experience of selling to Mexicans is different for real estate agents, Turpin said.
Some Mexican shoppers will ask first to see houses priced near $300,000, but after looking at some they will hike their price range, Turpin said. One couple looked at between 30 to 35 houses and then decided to build their own house, she recall-ed.
While some Mexicans try to obtain mortgages to establish their credit standing in the United States, most end up paying cash for houses. "Seventy to 75 percent of them pay cash," Turpin said.
"They do not just want help (from agents) to close the sale," Turpin explained. "They want a friendship relationship with the Realtor. They like to have a cup of wine with the Realtor.
"They like to feel," she added, "that they are the only clients in the world."


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Sportsbooks, clubs, private gaming, international casino games, video poker and progressive jackpots are all advantages of online gaming, which utilizes first-rate software for downloading ease. The software is designed to offer free spins and preview sites via video tours prior to registration. Gamers also have the option to play progressively because at least one software company offers an interlink feature that ties online casino operators together. Perhaps the most popular feature of online casino software is the Random Number Generator, or RNG. The RNG is key to many online games like roulette and slot machines.
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Visit the largest casino in the world - the Venetian Macao at 10.5 million square feet in Macao on the Cotai Strip. This holiday resort houses 3,000 suites and 550,000 square feet of gaming space. It is the fourth largest building in the world. Conventions are held in an area of 1 million square feet. The casino itself is split between four themed areas: Phoenix, Red Dragon, Imperial House and Golden Fish. Visitors will find 800 gaming tables and 3,400 slot machines. The Piaza VIP Club is for the high rollers who prefer private gaming rooms. Future guests may want to first play an online casino and earn points toward the Piaza.
While Foxwoods Resorts has taken second place to Winstar World Casino as the largest casino in the United States, the Connecticut-based resort is No. 4 in the world for size. Winstar is 519,000 square feet. Foxwoods is a little over 400,000 square feet and began as a Bingo Hall. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe nurtured the hall into a full-fledged casino during the 1990s. The casino offers 7,600 slot machines, 380 gaming tables and over 100 poker tables. Gamers playing online will receive bonuses not advertised by the tribe.
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Critics say the best time to visit on land casinos is when the buffets are laid out for guests, otherwise, casinos are open 24 hours per day for gaming pleasure. Some gamers seek out friendly dealers, and suggest no alcohol consumption. Other gamers will choose certain times to play, such as in the evenings for slot machines because they think slots won't payout as much in the mornings. Critics call this utter nonsense since the slots are programmed to run random combinations. Preferably, critics enjoy online gaming. There are no short-tempered dealers or casino operators, and they can win from the comfort of their homes. The only difference, they say, are the buffets.
Best Advice on What to Wear in a Casino
In Las Vegas, many gamers dress casually, such as in shorts and polo shirts. Experts advise gamers to wear dressier clothes if they intend to visit upscale restaurants inside casinos. Many casinos prohibit beach wear and gang colors. Above all, casinos recommend players are comfortable. In Britain, the dress code slightly changes. Some casinos are very picky and insist on no shorts and suit jackets in the evening. Football team colors, hoodies or pullovers with hoods and long jackets are prohibited in those casinos. Across Europe and into Australia, the dress code is similar. Most casinos prefer gamers to dress in accordance with the design. If the casinos are upscale, dress upscale. If they are more than casual, feel free to wear shorts. In Monte Carlo where the common perception is tuxedos, casual clothes are welcome, however, they shouldn't be too casual. One critic, who loves to play in online casinos, said dressing for the home computer entails a football jersey and shorts. The critic would never wear those clothes to an on land casino, but there is no online dress code.
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Online gaming sites are known for their creativity and each pledge a satisfying customer service experience. New online gamers should always read the "About Us" sections on the gaming sites. Most profess top notch customer service. The creativity comes in a variety of forms. For example, many adopt logos and themes that complement brand names. On one site, a casino palace awaits visitors. On another, gamers try their hand at casino games in the old west, and one of the sites plays the nostalgic music of the old-school casinos. Many are modeled after live casinos in Las Vegas with all the standard offers available in live casinos like VIP status, vacation giveaways, loyalty rewards and welcome bonuses. Online casinos bring customers the fun of live casino games via blackjack, roulette, poker, slots and more. Interactive slot machines and multi-player games are just the tip of the technological bonuses of online gaming. Sites are based on high technological platforms for the ultimate gaming experience. A benefit of gaming online is the variety of games offered. Choices of games number 500 or more on some sites. Yet other sites focus on sports-betting for fans.


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Other than those funding the PACs or those benefiting from the money spent, like major media outlets, I've not heard from anyone who can see anything positive or fair about this new wrinkle in the election season.
And why should they? It seems very obvious to even the most non-interested political person that this process is nothing more than a scam that will be eliminated in the near future, due to the undue influence it provides a select few and the foolish waste of millions of dollars. That money should be put to better use given the state of our economy. Why we address this error after the fact and not before can only be attributed to …"it's just politics."
It also clearly points out the vast divide between those who have so much wealth they have nothing better to do with it than flaunt it and those who struggle to pay the monthly mortgage and put food and the table. I have nothing against wealth, but wealth of this excess can only lead to greed and turmoil in a "me society" that seems hell bent on win at all cost. In a society where respect for each other's rights and opportunity for all should be the responsibility of us all, the message sent by this back door, "wink-winks" only serves to damage the union and discourage voter participation.
When the votes of thousands of voters can be trumped by the influence of one very powerful member of an elite society, it jeopardizes the rights of average Americans who become pawns in a system designed and created to insure that the power rests with the people in the democracy. How the Supreme Court could interprete the granting of this form of influence over our political process in their 2010 Citizens United Ruling as anything constructive or fair is beyond comprehension.
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By Kristina M. Jackson : July 19, 2012 : Updated: July 19, 2012 10:49pm
Thomas O. McClung, Jr., passed away on July 16, 2012. As a servant of God and a United Methodist pastor for forty years, Tom served congregations in George West, Corpus Christi (Wesley), Rockport and Port Lavaca. In San Antonio, he was pastor of Windcrest, Coker and St. Johns.
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Thomas O. McClung Jr.
Born: Nov. 27, 1939, Greenville, Texas
Died: July 16, 2012, San Antonio
Survived by: His wife, Susan Victoria Stark McClung; son, Brett Stark McClung and wife Nancy of Fort Worth; daughter, Margaret Rebecca McClung Phillips and husband Joey of San Antonio; four grandchildren; sister, Tanna Brock; and brother, Ricky Brock McClung.
Preceded by: Parents, Edna Brock and T.O. McClung Sr.
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Windcrest United Methodist Church, 8101 Midcrown.
Tom McClung's family said he never met a stranger.
He would chat with anyone as soon as he met them, a skill that came in handy for a man who moved frequently as a United Methodist pastor.
"Wherever he was, he could be at home," said his wife, Susan.
McClung died Monday from progressive supranuclear palsy, a condition he had for five years. He was 72.
McClung was a pastor for 40 years, including 17 years in San Antonio at Windcrest, Coker and St. John's churches.
Before arriving in San Antonio, he served as superintendent of the Corpus Christi District of the United Methodist Church and was an adviser to the Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas.
Before retiring from St. John's in 2005, McClung attempted to visit the home of every single parishioner, according to his wife.
"He'd walk up and shake every hand," added McClung's sister, Tanna Brock.
As a pastor, McClung also frequently visited hospitals and assisted-living facilities, trying to connect with those from his congregation.
"He was always there for them in a crisis," his wife said.
McClung also learned basic Spanish to better communicate with those around him. This recalled a time early in his career, when he began the Tri-Conference youth events, a program that brought together teenagers of Caucasian, African American and Hispanic backgrounds, a unique idea in the late 1960s.
"I was still teaching in a segregated school (back then)," Brock said.
An avid fisherman, McClung also loved gardening, planting trees and growing vegetables wherever he and his family lived.
He loved music. McClung would play guitar and sing with his churches' youth groups. And he loved to dance.
"I two-stepped with Dad quite a bit," said his daughter, Meg Phillips.
McClung's disease robbed him of much of his musical ability, but he never stopped responding to music.
"His whole demeanor would change," Susan McClung said.
Although he had lost his ability to sing, or even form words, as soon as a song began playing, he would begin tapping his toes and humming the tune.


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An apparatus and method are disclosed for boring into teeth to remove decaying tool matter using a high pressure jet of water. A system according to the invention may include a pressurized water source operably connected to an applicator used to target the water stream at the decayed portion of the tooth. The invention contemplates water streams utilizing single or multiple stream orifices, pure water or particle-entrained streams, and constant high pressure or pulsing pressure to accomplish removal of oral material, including enamel.
1. A method for drilling tooth matter comprising:
pressurizing a slurry to a pressure of about 250 psi to less than 500 psi, the slurry comprising a 3% to 20% volumetric concentration of aluminum oxide particles, wherein the aluminum oxide particles having an average particle size from 1 to 30 micron in diameter; and
jetting the pressurized slurry at tooth matter through a round orifice that is 0.004 inches (0.102 mm) to 0.006 inches (0.152 mm) in diameter, wherein the slurry bores into the tooth enamel when used on a patient.
2. The method, as recited in
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of drilling teeth to remove decayed enamel or other tooth matter and provide a surface of the proper size and shape to receive a dental restorative filling. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for drilling teeth with one or more high-pressure water streams with or without abrasive materials suspended in the water.
2. Technical Background
According to the American Dental Association survey center, in 1990 alone, there was an estimated 151,810,000 dental filling procedures performed in the United States. Currently the most widespread and notorious method for removing tooth matter in a cavity filling procedure is through a high speed drilling process. Drilling is often associated with substantial discomfort and anxiety. Most people find going to the dentist and having a cavity filled a very unpleasant and painful experience. Some people even develop phobias of visiting the dentist from the accompanying sounds, smells, and pains present in a typical drilling process.
A high speed dental drill is a mechanical drill that is driven by an electrical or pneumatic power source with a bit at the end. The drill bit is designed to remove small pieces of tooth as its rotating head contacts a tooth. This removal method functions much in the same manner as does an industrial drill when removing portions of metals or ceramics. A dental drill is typically handheld and easy to position in most areas of the mouth for removing tooth decay. The drilling process often requires water to cool the tooth being drilled and a vacuum to remove the water and tooth debris. The drilling process has the advantage of being low cost and well accepted in the dental field. Nonetheless, drilling does have many disadvantages in dental applications. cutting action of the rotating bit may damage the enamel, which may weaken the structure of the tooth. The process is intrusive for the patient and the size of the drill bit often requires the removal of considerable more healthy material than would otherwise be necessary.
The patient often experiences discomfort from the grinding and vibrations in the vicinity of tooth nerves that may already be stressed due to decay of enamel. During this process, the patient hears the constant, high-pitched whine of the drill motor, which is associated with pain and discomfort by many people, and may be downright frightening for others. To compensate for the pain and discomfort of a drilling procedure, large amounts of pain reducer may be required which can lengthen the process as a result of the necessity of waiting for the medicine to take effect. The use of medication also increases the cost of the procedure. The result of these problems is that the process of drilling a tooth entails several minutes, or even hours, of discomfort and anxiety for the patient.
Alternative methods of removing decaying tooth matter have been investigated to overcome the shortcomings of dental drilling. One such method is air abrasion. Air abrasion units use pressurized air to propel and direct small abrasive particles onto the tooth resulting in an abrading away of the surface. An abrasion units are used quite effectively for shallow, surface cavities and tend to conserve more of the healthy tooth than the high speed drill. Also, because the impact of the abrasive particles on the tooth are so minute, vibrations are insignificant and usually pain relief injections are not required. This saves time and also increases comfort to the patient. However, the air abrasion method is not as time effective when it comes to drilling below the outer enamel layer of the tooth and into softer tissues. This is due, in part, because the softer tissue just beneath the enamel surface, called dentin, partially absorbs the impact of the abrasive particles. The particles tend to bounce off this portion of the tooth, diminishing the excavating effects of the abrasive stream.
Another alternative to drilling that has been introduced recently is laser drilling and cutting technology. Lasers are the most precise method of removing tooth matter in the dental industry. They are capable of penetrating the tooth surface and underlying tissues in a highly controlled fashion and with the smallest width of cut of all of the presently available methods. Although the use of lasers does produce a heat-affected zone on areas of the tooth adjacent to the cut, several studies have shown that these effects are not significant enough to cause permanent damage to the health of the tooth. Although the laser offers significant benefit in dental applications, very few dentists use them. This is primarily due to the fact that they cost significantly more than alternative methods. Also, most dentists are not yet ready to invest in a technology without knowing that it provides significant improvements over their current method.
In developing a new decay removal method there is a need for an apparatus and method capable of removing decayed tooth material that is better suited to preserve a maximum amount of healthy tooth material. Leaving as much healthy tooth matter in place as possible helps to maintain the overall strength of the tooth and minimize the chances of cracking the tooth later on. In the case of the high speed drill, the minimum cutting dimension is limited by the width of the cutting tool. Relatively large amounts of healthy tooth material have to be removed in order to sufficiently reach the decayed portions. The air abrasion and laser methods have the ability to make smaller cuts and are thus able to conserve much more of the healthy tooth than had previously been possible. But, with the more precise cutting abilities also comes a limitation in the speed of the process, type of material that can be removed, and the cost of the equipment required. Because these methods are able to remove only relatively tiny sections of a tooth at a time, they also require more time to remove larger sections of material.
Consequently, there is a need for an improved apparatus and method for drilling teeth. The method should be effective for rapidly removing enamel and other decayed material with a minimum of discomfort for the patient. Thus, the apparatus should preferably operate quietly and with a minimum of appliance that must be simultaneously inserted into the patient's mouth. Furthermore, the apparatus should operate inexpensively, and function with equipment easily integrated with current dental office systems. Such a device should be self-cooling and accurate, so that healthy tooth structure is preserved. Moreover, such a method should minimize pain to the patient and should not be psychologically stressful for the patient, for whom the prospect of going to the dentist is already distressing enough.
The present method and apparatus implements high pressure liquid forced through a small orifice, or water jet, to cut and remove decaying tooth matter for restorative dental procedures. Water jets are able to cut through many materials much easier than other methods without harming the surrounding material. The present apparatus includes a pressure source configured to provide a flow of pressurized liquid, such as water, to an applicator through a high pressure conduit. The applicator has a first orifice positioned to direct a first stream of the liquid against an oral surface, wherein the velocity of the stream of liquid ejected from the orifice is capable of boring into tooth matter, such as tooth enamel.
The water jet dental tool may also have an abrasive material suspended within the pressurized liquid. The abrasive is typically mixed with a liquid to make a generally homogenized slurry. The abrasive material in the slurry may be sized from 1 to 30 microns in diameter and has a volumetric concentration of abrasive in the range of 3% to 20%. Any number of abrasive materials may be used in the present apparatus and method. Aluminum oxide, pumice, baking soda, and illminite are abrasives that are presently used in the dental field and are also capable of removing a sufficient amount of tooth and oral matter when used in a water jet system. The slurry is ejected out of the applicator under high pressure. Typically slurry pressures may range from 250 psi to 17,000 psi and more preferably, from 500 psi to 2,500 psi. Other embodiment may have useful slurry pressures below 250 psi, depending on other factors, such as the slurry and orifice size.
The orifice in the applicator may have various shapes for different boring requirements. The orifices in one embodiment are circular, and in another embodiment the orifices are elliptical. However, other shapes of orifices may be implemented in the water jet for a large range of dental applications. The orifice size may be of a range of 0.003 inches (0.076 mm) to 0.008 inches (0.203 mm). Additionally, the applicator may have more than one orifice to direct a stream of water at a tooth and may further be able to induce cyclical variations in the liquid pressure.
The present method may also be practiced through other apparatuses by embodying the present procedure. The process comprises pressurizing a liquid. The pressure can be of any number of ranges depending upon slurry composition. The pressurized liquid is then conveyed into an applicator. The applicator can have any number of orifices of a diameter sufficient to bore into teeth. The applicator then ejects a stream of high pressure liquid or slurry from an orifice with a velocity sufficient to bore into a tooth.
The operation, features, and advantages of the present apparatus and method will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of the invention as set forth hereinafter.
The presently preferred embodiments of the present invention will be best understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals throughout. It will be readily understood that the components of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following more detailed description of the embodiments of the apparatus, system, and method of the present invention, as represented in
Referring to
The constant volumetric flow rate of such a nozzle system converts the high pressure liquid into a high velocity liquid as it passes though the orifice. The fine stream of liquid 28 is directed by the applicator 16 at the desired oral matter, such as a tooth 32, as depicted in
Various embodiments of the dental tool depicted in
Particle size of the slurry abrasive material is a factor in determining and controlling the amount of material removed by the liquid stream. In one embodiment for removing decaying tooth matter, the abrasive particle size is preferably in the range of 1 to 30 microns. The particle size is typically classified based on the size of screen or filter through which the material passes. Reference in this section or in other sections to particle size should be not be construed to limit an abrasive to any one particle size. For example, a quantity of 20 micron aluminum oxide may include a certain percentage of particles that are larger or smaller than 20 microns, as typically occurs in a screening process. Rather, a quantity of 20 micron aluminum oxide will be made substantially, not entirely, of 20 micron particles. Further, other materials may be present in a slurry besides a liquid and abrasive particles. For example, various types of pain reducers or cleaning materials may be within the slurry to provide a wide variety of applications and types of slurry. Also, various materials to aid in suspending the abrasive particle in the slurry may be used.
In a preferred embodiment, the liquid in the slurry has a 4% to 17% volumetric concentration of abrasive. This preferred range allows for the slurry to generally remain a liquid, while also containing an adequate amount of abrasive for cutting. A correct ratio of abrasive to liquid allows for optimal functions of a water jet. The slurry should remain substantially liquid to allow for pressurization of the liquid in a pump, pressure intensifier, or other pressure source. However it is also desirable, for safety and power generation reasons, to have the system operate at a low range of pressures.
While the volumetric concentration range of 4% to 17% is preferred for one embodiment, other ranges are within the scope of this disclosure. For example, the present apparatus is capable of removing oral matter without the use of an abrasive. This may be used in situations with highly decayed tooth or with treatment of gums. Higher concentrations of abrasives may also be used with this water jet system, but attention must be paid to prevent the slurry from becoming a sludge. Additionally, higher concentrations of abrasive can create a messy residue around the work area. A volumetric concentration of 17% provides a good mixture for efficient cutting, but it leaves a residue of spray around the work area from abrasive particles. A mixture at 11% volumetric concentration is substantially cleaner than a higher concentration of abrasive, but does not cut as effectively as with 17% abrasive. Thus, the particular environment and application should be considered when selecting a volumetric concentration of abrasive in the pressurized liquid.
Presently, water is a preferred liquid for the slurry because of its safety and availability. However, other liquids may be used so long as they are able to create a pressure and are able to suspend an abrasive. Such liquids may have some desirable traits that are absent in water. Water is an excellent solvent, which limits the number of types of abrasives that can be used in water jet. For example, baking soda can be used in a water jet application, but it dissolves in the water, thus limiting its abrasive features. Additionally, it can be difficult to keep such an abrasive homogenous throughout the system. Keeping a slurry homogenous is helpful in calibrating and timing the duration for exposing the tooth to a high pressure stream of slurry. A liquid, other than water, in which abrasives have lower solubility may be used in the water jet.
Referring back to
To avoid this damage, the abrasive may be added to the pressurized liquid by a downstream mixer 52. For this abrasive mixing process, the abrasive should be either in a single batch form or should be injected intermittently as a slurry into the pressurized liquid at a higher differential pressure stream. For a single batch injection procedure, the batch is generally fed into the system in quantities suited for limited boring time and depth. But, because dental restorative work typically only involves a few dental boring procedures per visit, the downstream mixer configuration is well suited for dental procedures. Alternatively, lower pressure embodiments may be able to adequately add an abrasive downstream of the pressure source without any additional modifications or operations. In a further embodiment, the system may not mix an abrasive with a liquid at all, but may simply rely upon an abrasive free liquid for the cutting functions.
The advantages and disadvantages of each abrasive injection method must be considered in selecting a design for an application. Presently, locating the mixer 52 downstream of the pump or other pressure source is preferred to maintain the life of the pump or pressure source. A batch of abrasive may be loaded into the abrasive feeder to provide a fixed amount of abrasive for multiple oral procedures. However, a pump capable of pressurizing a slurry with minimal wear to the system would be preferable.
Regardless of where the slurry is mixed, the mixture enters into the applicator 64 as a slurry and exits the orifice 68.
This equation allows for a water jet system to be characterized according to the various design parameters. The significant factors in dental water jet applications are the exit velocity of the liquid stream, applicator distance from the tooth, the internal pressure of the liquid, size of the stream, and the density of the liquid. For example, if an exit velocity is known, then the above equations may be used to solve for the internal pressure required to obtain the known exit velocity. This may be useful where a dentist understands the relationship between the cutting velocity to the cutting depth of the slurry stream. However, to simplify in calculating the pressure, several assumptions can and should be made. First, there is an assumption of minimal frictional losses as the liquid travels through the system. While, frictional losses do occur, neglecting these losses presents only a small degree of inaccuracy while greatly simplify the calculations. Second, the pressure as the liquid exits the nozzle is assumed to be at atmospheric pressure (about 14.7 psi). Pressures at the exit location of the liquid may actually vary slightly, but not significantly. Third, the elevation change between the first point and the second point are assumed to be minimal when compared to the pressures difference of the two pressures. And finally, the first velocity in the water may be assumed to be zero when compared to the exit velocity at the second point. If these assumptions are followed and the equation is solved for the internal pressure of the water:
The equation states that to obtain a velocity of 100 inches per second to 1000 inches per second the pressure in the system should be approximately 200 psi to 18,000 psi respectively. Thus, the exit velocity can be scaled to an associated pressure for calibration purposes. In the embodiment depicted in
While the pressure range of 250 psi to 17,000 psi is preferred for the present system, the water jet is most practically operated at a range of 500 psi to 2,500 with the currently preferred slurry characteristics, the presently preferred slurry being an 20 micro aluminum oxide/water slurry having a volumetric concentration of 11% This pressure range provides for controlled boring of a tooth, low-cost equipment, and safer operation. As is intuitive, the higher the liquid pressure, the faster the stream will bore a hole in the tooth. Thus to allow for optimal control of a boring procedure, a lower pressure should be maintained. Use of a lower pressure, will require less expensive equipment. The cost of high pressure pumps, valves, and hosing may limit the cost feasibility of a water jet dental tool, low pressure operation may allow the machine to remain affordable. Further, low pressure ranges are safer than higher pressure ranges because less energy is stored in the liquid. An alternative embodiment may implement both high and low pressures during a single procedure. The system may be configured to oscillate the pressure of the fluid, which in turn oscillates the velocity of the fluid exiting the orifice. The oscillating device may be a pump capable of producing pressure spikes in the fluid, or a valve that cuts the fluid flow at various intervals.
Returning to back to the figures,
The applicator 120 in the present water jet dental tool may be handheld, similar to a dental drill type device. This allows for flexibility of use of the tool in a manner that a dentist would be familiar. Alternatively, the applicator may be attached to a positioning device placed in a location over the patient's mouth and the water jet stream may be set in different operating locations by a flexible arm or other positioning device. In another embodiment, the jet may be placed above the patient at a fixed position and the patient's head may be adjusted to receive a stream at the desired tooth location. In another embodiment, the location that the liquid stream will impact a tooth can be calibrated to aid the dentist in positioning the applicator 120. The applicator 120 may be equipped with a stylus to indicate the stream impact location. Alternatively, the applicator may have a light or a laser that indicates the bore location. Other embodiments of the present applicator 120 may exist that are consistent with the purpose and function of the present disclosure.
The water jet removal tool, as depicted in
These orifice disks 180, 190 are typically made of a material that is not easily worn down by the abrasives, such as sapphire or diamond. The orifice size and shape is also an important design element of the water jet dental tool. The size of the exit orifice determines the amount of slurry ejected and the diameter of the cut in the tooth. A preferred embodiment is sized in the range of 0.003 inches (0.076 mm) to 0.008 inches (0.203 mm). However, other sizes for various applications will be known to one ordinarily skilled in the art. The small orifice also has a throttling effect on the liquid as it exits the nozzle. A throttling effect occurs as the size of the orifice is changed during a constant flow process according to the equations:
The present water jet dental tool has a plurality of applications and variations that may be practiced as part of this disclosure. The method disclosed for removing tooth material using a water jet may perform many of the following steps, but may include alternative parameter ranges. First, a liquid is pressurized. A typical pressure is from 250 psi to 17,000 psi, but preferably from 500 psi to 2,500 psi. The pressurized liquid is then conveyed to an applicator and ejected out an orifice at a velocity sufficient to bore a hole in a tooth. The orifice may be of the range of 0.003 inches (0.076 mm) to 0.008 inches (0.203 mm). The method may also include a step of mixing an abrasive in the liquid so that abrasive is suspended in a slurry. One currently preferred abrasive is a slurry with a 4% to 20% volumetric concentration of abrasive aluminum oxide. The abrasive may have a size in the range from 4 to 27 microns.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its structures, methods, or other essential characteristics as broadly described herein and claimed hereinafter. The present apparatus and system may be used in other applications as would be known to one skilled in the art, such as bone and finger nail etching. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative, and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description. All changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
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Draft Dodging
Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:45 PM
Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:50 PM
Meantime, I'm shifting it over to the Virtual Classroom. Random Musings is a category solely for NON-WW2 and NON-history material.
Enjoy the ride! BK
Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:55 PM
Edited by stageboy, 15 April 2004 - 10:56 PM.
Posted 15 April 2004 - 11:07 PM
My mother was in college in Knoxville at the time. And everyone was acutely conscious of what any given individual appeared to be doing for the war effort. Or not.
Draft dodging wasn't easy in WWII. And it sure wasn't a route to enhanced social status, as it became in some circles during Vietnam.
Posted 15 April 2004 - 11:33 PM
I also recall the story of a man who registered as a conscientious objector during WWII. He was willing to serve his country but wanted to save lives instead of taking lives. He became a medic in the 77th Infantry Division. He suffered great ridicule at the hands of his fellow soldiers, one barracks-mate promised he would kill him the first time they were in combat and one of his officers even filed for a Section Eight claiming he was unsuitable for service due to basic instability. Although he was exemplary in his conduct, he suffered harsh treatment because of his beliefs.
His tormentors had a change in attitude when they landed in Guam and saw how dedicated this CO was to caring for the wounded. Later on Okinawa when the 307th Infantry was met with a relentless counterattack on the Maeda escarpment, he once again proved his worth. Over one hundred men were injured and this medic exposed himself to constant fire and company officers credited him with single-handedly rescued one hundred men, he said more like fifty so they met halfway at seventy-five.
He was later wounded himself. While being carried away on a litter he saw other wounded men, he then rolled off the litter instructing the bearers to take the other man to the rear. Only after the others were tended to did he allow himself to be taken to the aid station.
For his selfless acts, Desmond T. Doss was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Posted 15 April 2004 - 11:35 PM
Our country was attacked on Dec. 7th by the Japanese who had made an alliance with Germany - Axis powers. (Our base in Manila was creamed on Dec. 8th and many service members died there as well.) The President went after them with the mission to destroy them before they could attack us on our soil again. The American public strongly supported the action. Men were eager to prevent further attacks on our shores and thus took the fight to the enemy.
Kennedy slowly increased military involvement into Viet Nam, unbeknownst to the American public at first, to prevent a political group from gaining power in a country far from our own and with few ties economically or politically. When American soldiers began coming home in body bags from a country most could not find on a map, the public felt betrayed. It was also too late to pull out without enormous consequences. Men did not want to go to fight a war they did not understand in a place and enemy they were unfamiliar with.
In a nutshell.
Posted 16 April 2004 - 12:31 AM
Posted 16 April 2004 - 11:29 AM
Interestingly, the war created a backlash against them, and they were accused of treason for their refusal to serve and salute the flag. They were called "Hitler's 5th Column." It was only when the concentration camps were opened that the world found out that Hitler was killing them en masse, too.
There was also an upsurge in anti-Semitism during the war, as pre-war America First speakers blamed the war on the Jews, and that had an impact. Public opinion polls in 1941 said that 50 percent of those polled said Jews "had too much power in the United States." By 1945, that went up to 56 percent of those polled!
Among the Conscientious Objectors who went to a camp during the war was actor Lew Ayres, who gained his Best Actor Oscar for "All Quiet on the Western Front."
Very different war. Unlike Vietnam, it was a "Total War," in which the entire nation was mobilized and the war was fought across the world (as I note on my web page). Every aspect of American life was attuned to the war effort in some way. Schools replaced peacetime teaching with "war curricula," which included map-reading and world geography, so the classes that graduated to the draft knew where they were going. That didn't happen in Korea, Vietnam, or even in Iraq. The "war on terror" is close to a "total war," in that it started on our soil. But it's not the same.
In England, it was even more total...the government even regulated the size of jacket lapels.
Posted 16 April 2004 - 12:06 PM
I haven't seen the movie version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" I read the book in 6th grade (don't ask me why i chose it for summer reading!) but i'll have to read it again because i only vaguely remember it.
Posted 16 April 2004 - 12:22 PM
Posted 16 April 2004 - 01:11 PM
Most of the objectors were religious objectors or conscientious pacifists. While their camps were not fun, they were not as bad as WW1, where they were sent to prisons and brutalized. Amish objectors in WW1 were forced to wear prison uniforms with buttons, which is against their religion -- buttons are seen as a police or army uniform accoutrement. When the Amish got their prison issue uniforms with buttons, they refused to wear them. So the guards beat the tar out of them.
Kiwiwriter- that's really interesting, i knew there were some religous objectors but i didn't know that they were sent away. i'm going to have to check out your site. so, would you say that conscientious objectors (religous ones mostly) would basically be the majority of the "draft dodgers?" (which was a minority group anyway)
I haven't seen the movie version of "All Quiet on the Western Front" I read the book in 6th grade (don't ask me why i chose it for summer reading!) but i'll have to read it again because i only vaguely remember it.
There were, of course, a lot of 4Fs, which varied the gamut from gay drag queens to guys with a lot of children. Stan Musial, for example, the ballplayer, avoided uniform until 1945, because his salary for winning batting titles for the St. Louis Cardinals was the sole support for his large family. By 1945, it wasn't, and he got yanked into service.
What you didn't have in WW2 was any protest against the war. The Klan folded up for the duration. It was actually their weakest period until the present day. The American Nazis also scrambled for cover, with their leadership going in clack for sedition and tax evasion. The Communists, of course, supported the war after the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hitler and Tojo were such pure and powerful evils that nobody could sympathize with them except the most racist crank, as we see today in the make-up of modern neo-Nazis and their ilk.
Any protests at the time were not against the war, but the way it was conducted: Communists demanding a "Second Front" now, conservatives shuddering against plans for the United Nations, mothers distraught over the high casualty bills on Iwo Jima, and anti-Britons who disliked any campaign fought at Churchill's behest.
There was also a lot of debate over how the war was conducted, with the sugar mess, the rubber mess, rationing, wildcat strikes, the president of Montgomery Ward getting carried out by troops in his fancy chair, and so on.
But you didn't see objections to the "why." Pearl Harbor ended that. Pacifists and other folks who oppose war in general on their traditional or religious grounds did not argue over the use of force against Hitler. It was very hard to find a peaceful way to defeat that genocidal maniac. However, the revelations of Hitler's death camps, the atomic bombs, and the other horrors did give weight to postwar pacifist movements, with considerable justification. Hiroshima showed that humanity now could incinerate itself, which led to Einstein's comments on World Wars III and IV.
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Andrew Bucci Christmas card to Kathleen Blackshear, between 1920 and 1990
Physical Details: Christmas card : 1 folded sheet : handwritten, ill. ; 16 x 12 cm.
Sender: Andrew A. Bucci (1922-)
Recipient: Kathleen Blackshear (1897-1988)
Description: Front of card features a crayon drawing with watercolor wash of Mary holding baby Jesus.
Bucci has written on the interior with a description of his holiday plans, and plans to meet up with Blackshear and Ethel Spears in Texas.
Forms part of: Kathleen Blackshear and Ethel Spears papers, 1920-1990
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After touring the United States at the beginning of the year, I received some very generous donations, and I also withdrew my teacher retirement. I knew that the amount would sustain me for a limited amount of time, but if I did not begin heading in the direction of my goals, I would get nowhere fast. I continue to receive approximately $200 a month in donations, and if that trend continues, my money will run out at the end of January 2014.
I have two options to remain in South Africa. One option is to get a work visa in an area of need. Teaching, thankfully, is a need area that I am qualified for and have a good chance of receiving a job and a work visa for. However, this would mean that I would not be able to volunteer for NACSA, except for a few hours on the side. I would hardly be able to help them sufficiently in the areas they need.
The other option is the preferred choice. In this option, I continue to volunteer full time and find support through a variety of ways.
I have been living, since April, on approximately $800 a month. I have converted the South African Rand to Dollars, for my American readers. The exchange rate is currently aprox R10 to 1 USD.
Rent/Utilities $330
Other Bills $60
Food $200
Phone $40
Medical $20
Transportation $100
Misc $50
Total $800
My friends here don't ask me to bring anything when they invite me to social gatherings, and "the borrower" is soon becoming my unspoken nickname. Thankfully, I have VERY gracious friends, who have basically furnished my house with donated items.
While I do not mind most of the sacrifices, there are a few areas that must change in order for me to continue. I must get a car. This city is big, and the car I borrow once a week to make it across town to NACSA meetings may not be available much longer. I also need medical insurance, as I foresee a recurring surgical procedure in my future, as well as my continual problem of chronic sinus infections.
Previous Budget $800
Medical Insurance $100
Car Payment $200
Car Insurance $100
Increase in Gas/Petrol $100
Cushion for Unexpected $200
Total $1500
I believe that I could possibly make it on $1200, but $1500 would make me feel a lot safer, in the eventuality of unexpected life emergencies. Below are current monetary commitments.
Current Monthly Commitments: $100 a month
Donation from FCC, the church I volunteer for: $200 a month
That leaves $1200 a month that I will need to provide for, using a variety of methods.
- I have asked NACSA if they can also supply me with a monthly stipend. Currently, they have very little money in their accounts, but the online member application form and collection of dues project I'm working on should help that. They have discussed it and informed me that they will put together a proposal for me. Please pray that donations to NACSA increase so that they will be able to offer me a decent stipend.
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Please pray about it. No matter what you decide, be blessed. I am so grateful for all of you who have donated in the past and for those who follow my journey and provide encouragement.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. -James 1:27
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"It's going to be a good year for bears," said research ecologist Dr. Frank van Manen. He would know. Van Manen, with the University of Tennessee, has been part of the longest-running black bear research program in North America, and has followed bear population trends in the Smokies closely.
Visitors may see more bears than usual—and park wildlife managers may be more busy than usual, he explains—because last year's mast (fruit, seed, and nut) crop was especially good. Researchers and managers measure hard mast such as acorns, and soft mast such as berries and grapes. While oaks didn't produce a very good crop of acorns last fall, the amount of hickory nuts and especially wild grapes "was pretty incredible." Late into the fall and early winter, the bear researchers were still finding traces of wild grape in bear scat.
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All of this plentiful food means that more cubs survive to adulthood, and more healthy adult bears successfully reproduce. "We had a high [population] level to begin with," said van Manen. "We're looking at quite a few yearlings that will be kicked out" by their mothers and have to establish their own home ranges, "which could mean trouble for Bill and Kim in coming years." Bill Stiver and Kim Delozier, wildlife managers, are responsible for making sure all those young, exploring bears don't wander into your campsites or picnic areas.
We weren't always able to make these connections between food supplies and bear populations, let alone predict which years might bring more reports of nuisance bears. When the University of Tennessee study first began in the late 1960s, van Manen's predecessor and mentor Dr. Mike Pelton was just figuring out what research questions to ask. The National Park Service, in their attempts to better understand and manage bears in the Smokies, asked Pelton if he could set up a bear study. No one knew how many bears lived within the Park boundaries, or anything about the wild bears that stayed away from humans. Additionally, hunters around the region—in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina—were finding fewer bears, a sign of a possible problem for the population overall.


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