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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post112775414576163458..comments2015-11-23T22:49:58.678-05:00Comments on Founders Ministries Blog: Cooperative ProgramStanhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1143487142300695172006-03-27T14:19:00.000-05:002006-03-27T14:19:00.000-05:00Good discussion. I am a big supporter of missions ...Good discussion. I am a big supporter of missions work. I came to Christ myself through the witness of a wonderful Baptist missionary on the island of Okinawa.

On the issue of CP spending in the U.S. by the state conventions and North American Mission Board, please remember that America is far from evangelized. NAMB estimates that as many as 224 million of North America's 316 million population do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I think CP dollars spent in the states by NAMB and the state conventions are integral to our carrying out the Acts 1:8 mandate to simultaneously reach people locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

Cooperative Program dollars that stay at home are also used to offset the tuition costs for future church leaders at Baptist colleges and seminaries, support children's homes and many other vital ministries.

These dollars also get used extensively in activities that are geared toward strengthening the local church. This is crucial because without strong, growing churches here at home providing prayer and financial report, the international work will slowly decline.

None of this is to say that churches, state conventions and our national agencies can't make improvements or be more efficient. Certainly, all can. I just see CP, while imperfect, as one of the best tools we have for reaching our world (both here at home and abroad).Robert Rhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1128013845722477192005-09-29T13:10:00.000-04:002005-09-29T13:10:00.000-04:00Tom,A brother in the LORD and I have planted a "hi...Tom,

A brother in the LORD and I have planted a "historic Southern Baptist" church in our town. We recently celebrated our 1 year anniversary as a church. We are members of our local association, and are supported, in part, by our our state convention. I am a lifelong Southern Baptist. The co-elder of the church came from a Reformed Baptist background. He is new to the SBC and things like the CP. He is concerned about our church giving money to the CP which supports Arminian missionaries, etc. I'm sure you understand where he is coming from. Should our newly planted church give to the CP? What are your thoughts as the pastor of a fellow Founders-friendly church.
Thank you,
Branton Burleson
www.christcovenantbaptist.orgChristCovenantBaptisthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1128000869900545032005-09-29T09:34:00.000-04:002005-09-29T09:34:00.000-04:00An important reminder as well, Kirksey. In spite o...An important reminder as well, Kirksey. In spite of all of the bad things that have gone on with the Cooperative Program, there indeed does remain much good. Though more missionaries could be sent were it reformed, many are being sent now, and we must remember to praise God for such things.

Personally, I don't think the solution is to get rid of it, but rather get is back to its roots. After all, that is what we are about here at Founders in general, is it not? Since we are about desiring to get the Convention back to its theological roots, why not reform the rest of the parts of the convention (of course including the CP) in the process?

A thought.

An unworthy slave of Christ,
David HewittDavid B. Hewitthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127991432841748312005-09-29T06:57:00.000-04:002005-09-29T06:57:00.000-04:00I am an IMB Missionary and I would like to say a b...I am an IMB Missionary and I would like to say a big 'Thank You' to everyone who gives to the cooperative program and especially the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. I am very optimistic about the future of the KBC and the SBC. God has been using a few men of God to reform the SBC and KBC the last few years.

I would like to ask everyone to pray for the Isaan people of Northeast Thailand. Thanks!kirksey_boyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127866149701342292005-09-27T20:09:00.000-04:002005-09-27T20:09:00.000-04:00Praise God! I see a new and better time ahead for...Praise God! I see a new and better time ahead for the Bible believing members of the SBC.

PUBLIC, positive, honest, courageous discussions of the "golden calf" (aka the Cooperative Program) and Finney-ism were simply not tolerated without a very high price being paid. I write from sad personal experience.

Genuine scriptural reformation and real spiritual revival may be coming in the very near future
and to this glorious end many of us will continue to pray and preach!Scripture Searcherhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127842609651311482005-09-27T13:36:00.000-04:002005-09-27T13:36:00.000-04:00Personally, I'm a believer in the pre-Founders mod...Personally, I'm a believer in the pre-Founders model- the Triennial Convention supporting international missions and nothing else. I believe what we have created in the CP has been a breeding ground for politics and putting theology on the backburner in the local church. We need to plant churches in our own regions, as they did in early America. We need to train our own pastors. I know that sounds like a logistical nightmare for some- because we have gotten so used to the current model.

Also, I fail to see the value of having state conventions. Not that they don't do good things- they do; not that they don't love Jesus- many if not all do; but haven't we made a bureacracy of the Great Commission? One of our state conventions is on the verge of becoming an interstate convention- they're using the "affinity" argument to justify it.

Maybe I'm just too big a fan of simplicity.Brian Hamrickhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127842261479059212005-09-27T13:31:00.000-04:002005-09-27T13:31:00.000-04:00PastorLeap:I have been on the Kentucky Nominating ...PastorLeap:
I have been on the Kentucky Nominating Committee that past two years and what a difference a year makes. Dr. York's presidency has begun to turn the ship around in the right directions.
Institutions like Georgetown are on notice that it is a "new day".
I'm optimistic about Kentucky.
I agree, reformed pastors must not disengage from associations, they need to bring their people to the conventions and get on commiteed.

In fact tonight I am preaching at our associations annual meeting.
Pray for me.
Kevin Hashhashbrownhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127833808660424342005-09-27T11:10:00.000-04:002005-09-27T11:10:00.000-04:00How am I too understand, historically, the phrase ...How am I too understand, historically, the phrase I hear time and time again...that the Cooperative Program is supposed to receive the 'tithe' of the church? What in the world is that?! Where did that nonsense come from? Can anyone help me understand where my people are coming from?Stephen A Morsehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127827028385988062005-09-27T09:17:00.000-04:002005-09-27T09:17:00.000-04:00I cannot whole-heartedly support the CP because of...I cannot whole-heartedly support the CP because of the attitude of the "self serving interest of the Denominational Carrier Professionals who have with the passing of years taken an ever increasing slice of the pie and left the missionaries with the crumbs." It is not just the missionaries who are left with the "crumbs." Many pastors are left to live on the crumbs also as a result of the indoctrinating they have done on the small churches of the denomination. They have created within the smaller churches of the denomination an attitude that is unbiblical. I recently talked with a church that was searching for a new pastor. They wanted a bi-vocational pastor because they were giving as much to the CP as they were willing to pay a pastor. This same church boasted to me in our interview that at one time they gave 51% of their receipts to the CP. It is ungodly when a church will boast about how much they are giving to missions and doing for missions while their pastor starves to death because the church will not support the most important missionary they have.adebtortogracehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127822175491364042005-09-27T07:56:00.000-04:002005-09-27T07:56:00.000-04:00I'm just a Sunday School teacher. This is the fir...I'm just a Sunday School teacher. This is the first I have heard of any problems or dissent in the spending of cooperative program dollars. Are there other resources available online to provide more information on this?Dan Padenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127794752384899282005-09-27T00:19:00.000-04:002005-09-27T00:19:00.000-04:00Just a few comments: 1. The Cooperative Program an...Just a few comments:
1. The Cooperative Program and the opportunities/resources it provides is the reason I became Southern Baptist, having left an independent fellowship of Calvinistic Baptists. I support the CP, but AGREE WHOLLY that there needs to be MAJOR reform.

2. Here in KY, I believe the state keeps 64% of CP dollars within the State (ridiculous!) and uses the dollars to support such stellar (read sarcasm here) Baptist entities as The Western Recorder (or Distorter to those who read the rag), Georgetown College (which is SO liberal that I could never in good conscience send them a dime!) and Clear Creek Bible College (where a recent grad told me personally that two theology profs openly hold to open theism!)

3. Current SB leadership is so "in-bred" (pardon the crudeness of the term, but it is appropriate) that it is not funny. All the major leaders in our denomination are coming from an increasingly small "clique" of professional administrators (similar to lifelong politicians) and most major attention is given to a group of about 50 or so "important" churches. I don't say this out of "jealousy," its just the truth.

4. It has been my observation that at least on the state and associational level, most conservative pastors (especially if they are reformed) shy away from involvement in the associational structure. I served on the mission board of the KBC last year, and at meetings, I was hard pressed to find one other conservative pastor there trying to make a difference by getting involved. However, there was no shortage of moderates from the visible moderate churches in the state. They were the ones chairing the committees and running the show. Seems to me if conservatives want to see reform, we have to get involved on the local levels, stand our ground, and be a voice for truth. The only other alternative is to retreat and concede.

I still think the CP is the most ingenious effort put forth by man to do cooperative mission work. It just has some problems, and I hope some of you, my conservative brethren, will join in the effort to take it back and return it to its roots...the roots that were laid by its FOUNDERS when they first envisioned cooperative work efforts among Baptists in the early to middle 19th century.

4.pastorleaphttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127792009171490602005-09-26T23:33:00.000-04:002005-09-26T23:33:00.000-04:00Thanks Tom. Your approach and spirit when dealing ...Thanks Tom. Your approach and spirit when dealing with these things are great.joethorn.nethttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127791597867443362005-09-26T23:26:00.000-04:002005-09-26T23:26:00.000-04:00Apologies to my Aussie, Presbyterian friend for us...Apologies to my Aussie, Presbyterian friend for using shop talk without explaining my terms! Here is the official description of the Cooperative Program.

Concerning what percentage of support would be acceptable for leadership in the SBC...I don't really have an opinion on that. The process of electing and appointing people to leadership largely controlled already, so I don't the task force's recommendation on this point--even if it is followed completely--will address the root problem of lack of trust that is pervasive in the SBC.

I do, however, find it more than interesting that conservatives who withheld their support (or at least enthusiastic support) from the CP before and during the early days of the SBC and who were even vaulted to places of leadership while doing so are now pleading for everyone to get on board the PR train for the CP. They may be hoping that people have poor memories.

Joe, this relates to my desire that a call for repentance and humility had been included in the task force's report. If, as the committee is convinced is the case, the Cooperative Program is in serious trouble, and if, as the committee asserts, that much of the ambivalence about it can be traced to the conduct of some conservative leaders, then should not that acknowledgement be accompanied by a simple, "We're sorry."? If it is wrong to have leaders today whose churches do not give at least 10% to the CP then wasn't it wrong before? When the Moderates and Liberals screamed about the less than stellar giving through the CP of some of the conservative leaders, they were met with silence or with retorts along the lines of "Yeah, well, his 2.5% translates into more dollars than your 10%" or "It should not matter, he is a loyal Southern Baptist!"

Now that conservatives are in charge those kinds of responses are disallowed. Humility would, I think, give pause to setting up arbitrary minimum giving requirements beyond what the constitution of the SBC requires. Instead, it would lead one to to renounce the triumphalistic spirit that has often permeated much of the conservative resurgence and seek to rebuild trust by giving an honest account of how current CP monies are spent and the great force for good that the CP can be when the causes it supports are both good and right.Tomhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127781803275603152005-09-26T20:43:00.000-04:002005-09-26T20:43:00.000-04:00I am hamstring by the fact that I live in Australi...I am hamstring by the fact that I live in Australia and am Presbyterian.

So what is the co-operative program?One Salient Oversighthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127776170681865152005-09-26T19:09:00.000-04:002005-09-26T19:09:00.000-04:00Well, I do know that in most conventions there is ...Well, I do know that in most conventions there is a bugdet that is discussed to some extent at the annual meetings. At those you can see how the budget is being spent of course.

I do know that in Indiana we have a partnership with Florida Baptists and receive help from them, so I'm appreciative of that. :)

Dave HewittDavid B. Hewitthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127774341647598642005-09-26T18:39:00.000-04:002005-09-26T18:39:00.000-04:00tom,In your opinion, what percentage would be an a...tom,
In your opinion, what percentage would be an acceptable model for the leaders of the convention. 15%10%, 5%?

Thanks for the post. It does seem that there is a lot of "do as I say, not as I do."hashbrownhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127764564636210182005-09-26T15:56:00.000-04:002005-09-26T15:56:00.000-04:00Tom, another great post. Could you be more specifi...Tom, another great post. Could you be more specific about the call for repentance and humility?joethorn.nethttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669175.post-1127763131467678832005-09-26T15:32:00.000-04:002005-09-26T15:32:00.000-04:00Yes Tom, "The Cooperative Program is (was) an inge...Yes Tom, "The Cooperative Program is (was) an ingenuous idea. It is (was) a tremendous vehicle for the financial support of an incredible missionary force."

But its missionary value has been slowly eroded away by the self serving interest of the Denominational Carrier Professionals who have with the passing of years taken an ever increasing slice of the pie and left the missionaries with the crumbs. Here in the state of Florida (if I remember correctly) the State Convention takes a 60% cut off the top of every dollar given by the churches to the Cooperative Program to fund their ever increasing appetite for more money.

Last year (again if I remember correctly) the Florida Baptist Convention keep 22.5 Million Cooperative Program dollars for themselves. Now I know I am not in the know when it comes to just how the Florida Baptist Convention spends what it decides to keep of the Cooperative Program dollars given by the Churches each year… But what in the World are they spending 22.5 MILLION Dollars on each year??? I know that I for one do not see where it is being spent wisely, and to be honest with you I don't know of any Pastor who does.

And to top it off all we pastors ever here from the Florida Baptist Convention and the National Convention is how we all need to be giving more to the Cooperative Program… Sorry, until I see some accountability and reform in how the Cooperative Program dollars are being spent, I do not agree!G. Alfordhttp://email@example.com


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Johannesburg – South African IBO strawweight title holder Hekkie Budler will start out a firm favourite in his title fight against Filipino Renan Trongco at Saturday night's "Danger Zone" bill at Emperors Palace.
Budler, however, will not underestimate Trongco, who is the 27th-listed challenger in the division and also only the number five strawweight in the Philippines.
"I won't be taking Trongco lightly," said Budler, who boasts only one defeat in 22 bouts.
"The Philippines have a great record for producing top-class boxers and we've seen some of them being under-rated in the past, but providing the goods to the cost of their opponents."
In the circumstances, it would seem the contest had been earmarked as no more than a stepping stone for Budler, who is seeking more prestigious titles and recognition via the WBC or IBF organisations.
"I'm not thinking of the proposed fights to challenge for either the IBF or WBC titles," Budler said.
"On Saturday night my focus will be on Trongco and Trongco alone."
Trongco needed to shed more than four kilograms to make the 47,63kg weight limit following Tuesday's preliminary check at the customary pre-medical examination.
He nonchalantly stepped on the scales this time and made the strawweight limit at the first attempt.
Surprisingly, it was Budler who was marginally over the weight limit, needing to shed his underpants to avoid the humiliation of losing his title without a punch even being thrown.
Paraguayan Javier Corrales, due to fight the up-and-coming Kevin Lerena in an international catchweight bout at 93kg, stunned the onlookers when he weighed in at over 100kg on Tuesday.
However, he shed over 7kg in a matter of 72 hours and made the stipulated weight limit without any trouble.
Also on the "Danger Zone" bill, new sensation Ryno Liebenberg will face 45-year-old veteran Flash Issaka of Ghana in a bout for the IBO's all-Africa light-heavyweight title that is designed to pit two flashy fighters against each other.
Like Budler, the action-packed Liebenberg is being groomed for bigger things and cannot afford to slip up against the Ghanaian champion.
"Every time I go into the ring, it's the most important fight of my career and this one is no exception," Liebenberg said.
"There is no way this old man is going to put a spoke in the wheel and upset the applecart.
"I'm ready to roar and Issaka will get bitten," said the boxer who is nicknamed "The Lion".
The Ghanaian's response was that he was in South Africa to teach Liebenberg the intricacies of boxing technique.
"It will be a case of the professor showing his pupil the ropes. I've come to win," Issaka said.
Opening the programme on Saturday night is an international lightweight contest between South Africa's up-and-coming Thompson Mokwana and Matias Gomez of Argentina, who boasts an imposing record of 28 wins from 28 fights.
South Africa's Ilunga Makaba fights Georgia's unbeaten Gogito Gorgiladze for the IBF's cruiserweight youth title.
A late addition to the programme is the junior welterweight bout between top prospects Zan Jonker and Paul Kamanga, who are both unbeaten. – Sapa
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This is very clever!
The Kowal Portable Typewriter and Adding Machine
Look what Ive got. The first Kowal Portable Typewriter and Adding Machine.
I mentioned that I wanted to modify my computer to have some of the stylings of a portable typewriter. After a great deal of thought I decided to go with sticker applications on the keys due to the wee attachment points on the existing key caps. To create the sticker, I started by taking a photo of my keyboard as close to straight on as I could. If I do this again, I will scan it instead.
Next I grabbed a stock photo of a typewriter key. Now, since the computer keyboard has a lot of keys that a manual typewriter doesnt, I knew that I would have to create keys from scratch. So, I erased the letter on this one and used it as the template for all the keys. For the font I chose P22s Parish Roman, which is a gorgeous spin on the standard Roman fonts. Youll see how lush it is in the next photos.
I laid out the keyboard directly over the photo I took to control for spacing. If I do this again, I will squish the keys closer together so that I have more space around the keyboard area for making adjustments to fit. I thought I allowed enough, but I didnt.
Im about halfway through the process in this photo. I used a piece of paper to make a template to cut the keyboard area of the sticker to the right size. As you can see, I wound up with silver space all the way around, but in my original, I was going to run the sticker right up to the edge of the keyboard. I think the image was enlarged slightly when they placed it on the sticker. The process of modifying the keys is pretty simple. Here Ill show you.
Pop the key off the keyboard with a butter knife. Cut out the corresponding key with your exacto knife. I was paranoid about losing a piece so I only cut out one key at a time. Carefully center the sticker on the key. This is the squiggly part. I had to bevel the edges of the stickers as I was trimming them, or the edges were noticeable and distracting under my fingers. Next, I colored the edges with a permanent marker. I initially did that before adding the sticker, but the edges of the sticker showed up as white. Over the two week since I did this, the ink has crept under the stickers giving a slight patina to my new keys. It doesnt look bad in this context, but its not what I planned. Im also discovering that in a couple of places, the ink is wearing offnot surprising, but faster than I expected. Next time, I think Ill try to seal the edges as well as experiment with black enamel paint. Edited to add: I now use black nail polish. It is smooth, glossy and chip-resistant. The black marker wound up rubbing off.
Heres the finished key ready to be installed. And here it is in all its glory.
Well, not quite all its glory. I still have to do the space bar, but I need to go to an art store for that. Im debating about doing the space around the screen itself, which would be pretty, but just seems like a lot of wasted sticker, unless I can come up with something clever to do with the middle section. Hm, I guess I could do a style thing to the power supply Nah. That would just be silly.
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Further edited to add: The fine folks at Laptop Skins Schtickers Shop Create Participate have said that they would like to offer readers of my blog a 10% discount. Just enter the discount code KOWAL during the check out
- I used Laptop Skins Schtickers Shop Create Participate to create the sticker. These are repostionable tough stickers designed to protect the exterior of a laptop and have prooved pretty durable on the exterior, which I did about a month ago. I travel a lot and so no signs of wear, so I went for the interior. The stickers have a beefy vinyl coating so I think theyll hold up to wear.
- I dont believe that Ive done anything which will impact the warranty. Although its a moot point, since the laptop is well past warranty date.
- And for the curiousthe plan for the space bar is to use a very thin wood veneer to make an ebony space bar. It comes in paper thin sheets at the art store. I expect this to be the spot that shows the most wear, but thats the way it is on actual vintage typewriters too.
- Edited to add: I finished the space bar. Pictures and process are detailed here.
- The design is based on a blending of an early Royal, a Remington and a Ox-blood red Smith-Corona.
- The background is actually a screen saver from 3planesoft. I wound up deleting it after trying the demo version, because it goes through this loading thing that was bulky. It is pretty though.
process. You might also want to use their old interface, as the new one does some resizing that might frustrate you.
This is very clever!
I didn't start out to collect diamonds, but somehow they just kept piling up.-Mae West
I adore it, but I'm not brave enough to do it to my own laptop....
I didn't start out to collect diamonds, but somehow they just kept piling up.-Mae West
LOL!, no, I didn't mean that - I meant it seems pretty permanent.... maybe I'll buy another keyboard & have a go...
OMG I am so doing this!! I've been eyeing up some Steampunk costuming ideas for the old sewing machina (if I ever get time) and would do this to the lappy in a second! Love it!
Act normal and the crowd will accept you. Act deranged and they will make you their leader
I wish I could do this to my mac.. the keys don't seem to be the type to easily pop off though.
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So I should be writing a review for SWTOR right now, but instead I"m messing around with the game.
So a big complaint about the game is it doesn't have built in gamepad support. Pretty much all games that have been brought to us for the PC in the last say two years have had gamepad support. Even Star Trek Online has limited gamepad support.
So I decided to try and make my gamepad work for the game, and it worked a little bit.
First download:
This is a gamepad emulator for any game. I use it for Call of Duties mostly but also Payday and Skyrim.
This little program will allow you to program in whatever keys you want into your gamepad.
So what I ended up doing was programming A, B, X, and Y as 1-4. I programmed in bumpers as 5 and 6. I programmed in the right trigger as right click (so I don't have to keyboard turn). Left trigger is left click. WSAD is the left left joystick. Mouse is right joystick.
I used back as map.
So it worked, poorly.
Up until about Level 16 it works fine, at Level 16 you end up having too many abilities.
It ALWAYS works for space combat though, so that's something worthwhile from this.


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Senior hosptial staff kept sweet as disabled made to pay
Posted: April 05, 2013|
PARKING rates are being kept to a minimum for senior members of staff at Burton's Queen's Hospital while disabled visitors are being made to pay, it has been revealed.
The hospital's director of finance, Tony Waite, said the hospital was reluctant to impose hikes on its staff for parking and other benefits for fear of them being driven away.
It comes after parking charges for senior members of staff were leaked to the Mail by disgruntled motorist Dave Burrows, who decided to submit a Freedom of Information request to discover the rate bosses at Queen's pay in the wake of the hospital's controversial decision to introduce charges for the disabled.
Although Mr Waite insisted rates compared with hospitals elsewhere, he said it had to remain 'competitive' with the benefits it provided in order to 'attract and retain the best staff'. But this comes only weeks after the hospital revealed it was to introduce charges for the disabled to recoup finances for patient care.
Queen's revealed that senior members of staff were charged around £4 per week for parking, but with the hospital publicising the need to raise more money through parking, Mr Burrows believes those at the top should be charged more, therefore alleviating some of the burden from members of the public using the hospital.
In comparison, a long stay parking ticket for hospital visitors could see them paying as much as £6 in a day, with a weekly pass costing £8.
Mr Waite said: "The trust routinely reviews its pricing structure for car parking in line with similar-sized hospitals in the region to ensure the rates compare favourably.
"The amount that staff pay for car parking is in proportion to their salary and ranges from £120 a year to £226 for full-time senior managers.
"In order to attract and retain the best staff at our hospital we do have to be competitive with other NHS employers on staff benefits which include parking charges."


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At 02:43 PM 3/18/99 +0800, James Tauber wrote:
>[I wrote]
>>Am I being bitten by a no-entities-in-attribute-values beast?
>Actually, the no *external* entities in attribute values beast. Because your
>entity declaration is in the external subset, it isn't in the document
>entity which means it's an *external* entity.
>>If so, is there another way to achieve the same thing -- to point users of
>>my DTD to a standard set of logos without requiring that the hrefs be
>Just use elements.
> <b-ness>&BEE4URL;</b-ness>
> ...
Thanks, James!
Is the prohibition against external general entities in attribute values
because a non-validating parser isn't required to read the DTD? I guess
that makes sense -- sort of -- but then why allow external general entities
*anywhere*, including element content (as in your solution, which does work)?
So much of XML makes good sense to me, seems so clearly to be the product
of wisdom and years of experience dealing with text and document processing
and, latterly, the Web. When I run into some of the darker mildewed corners
of the spec -- like "external general entities are fine, just don't use
them in attributes," or like the bizarre SYSTEM attribute in notation
declarations -- well, I can't help but be surprised. The failure to makes
sense itself does not make sense.
Sigh. I know this is another of those "What does it mean, O burning bush,
when you say 'I am that I am'?" sorts of questions.
Thanks again,
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text: To filipino people, What happen to Melissa Roxas might happen to you and your love ones, If you are in a wrong place and in a wrong time.This is to much abuse,Will Filipino people let this happen again?Let see what president Obama of the U.S. will do about this. If nothing change wake up Filipinos. It's time to bear arms. You can't get a dictator in a nice way. That was happen many times in the Philippine history. God bless Philippines.


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George Ball was a – perhaps the – defining element of my Whitman education. I decided to pursue a career in academics in large part because of the model he presented of an engaged, caring, but also insightful and demanding professor. I didn't follow in his footsteps, spending most of my career at a large research university rather than at a small college as was my initial objective. And, despite the number of students I taught over the years, I know I didn't have the personal impact that Dr. Ball had on generations of students. Insights into morals and ethics and religion that I learned from him have informed my life for the almost 50 years since I sat in his classes on ethics and religion (though I can't say I always chose the decision his teachings would suggest.) It may have been his training in the law that brought a level of analytical clarity and rigor to aspects of religion that particularly appealed to me. His consistent demand that students think clearly, that they be precise and critical irrespective of the subject matter, was certainly a personal credo in my own teaching.
It is a matter of some regret that while we kept up over the years with annual Christmas letters, I never actually sat down and talked with him since he presided over my wife's and my wedding, nearly 47 years ago. He graciously traveled from Walla Walla to Palo Alto to officiate at an event that probably took no longer than 10 minutes. But he obviously knew that his presence meant a great deal to us. This generosity of spirit defined George Ball and will surely be a major part of his legacy.
It's odd that one of my most telling memories came from a report of a conversation at my wedding in which I didn't participate. Jim Sundeen '66, my best man, had a chance to share thoughts about careers and life's directions with Dr. Ball after the festivities. Jim was starting medical school with all the attendant worries and concerns, and Dr. Ball pondered his own situation, questioning whether a life spent mentoring and ministering to the various afflictions of students at an elite liberal arts college somehow "measured up" in terms of the ethical demands of his faith, at least when contrasted to the kinds of misery and hardship that he might address in other places far less comfortable and agreeable than Whitman College. I think it was a telling mark of the man that he seriously entertained such thoughts, and that he shared them with a former student. I hope he made peace with his doubts. The generations of students whose lives he enriched, and whose decisions were informed by what they learned from him, surely stand as a monument to a life devoted to others, to a man whose actions and example radiate from Walla Walla to everywhere his former students find themselves.
Tom Church '67


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Dennis — Ah, summer at last. Long, languid days on the beach, cookouts, baseball and, of course, the Cape Playhouse.
The oldest professional summer theater in America (according to Actor's Equity) embodies the summer theater experience as it recalls the glory days when the "Straw Hat Circuit" was thriving; the Cape Playhouse was among the original four theaters composing summer stock. Storied and rich in history, the Playhouse has hosted some of the biggest stage and film stars of the '30s and '40s and subsequent eras.
Monday night the curtain went up on the venerable theater's 88th season featuring Neil Simon's 1965 stalwart and familiar favorite "The Odd Couple." The comedy has been a Broadway hit, a successful movie, a long-running (and still syndicated) TV show and a staple of community and regional theaters for almost 50 years. There is no doubt about it: This play has legs.
Oscar (Michael McGrath) is a divorced 40-something who is irresponsible to a fault, careless, disorganized and, most notably, an irredeemable slob. He serves his poker buddies sandwiches that are brown or green, signifying either new cheese or old meat. His apartment — a cavernous eight-room number on Manhattan's Riverside Drive — echoes with the absence of his wife and children resonating through the detritus of pizza boxes and dirty ashtrays.
One fateful night, Oscar's friend Felix (Noah Racey) morphs from poker pal to roommate. Felix is despondent and suicidal due to the demise of his marriage (divorce was still somewhat rare and risky material in 1965). Felix is a hypochondriac mess of a man, honking bird calls to clear his sinuses, erupting in spontaneous spasms and being so uptight that even his hair is clenched. Add to this package a hearty helping of what we now call OCD and you will understand just how odd this couple is.
The cast is a talented group of actors, some new to this stage and some returning. They work well together under the able direction of John Miller-Stephany, managing a balance between characterization and caricature. Racey finds the right blend of absurd and compelling to sketch his Felix Ungar while McGrath's Oscar is obstreperous, obnoxious and, at the end, pretty lovable. The two work well together and play off each other beautifully. Other standouts in the cast include Jennifer Cody and Erin Lindsey Krom as the Pigeon sisters, Patrick Noonan as Murray the cop and David Mason as Vinnie.
John Coyne's set design captures the essence of the era, but I did find the palatial windows antithetical to the style of a 1960s New York apartment, and the view seemed to be of the Grand Canyon, not Riverside Drive. On a related note, Playhouse veteran and venerated former set designer Helen Pond was in the audience, garnering a standing ovation for her many years of extraordinary work in the theater.
"The Odd Couple" is the first production under the new leadership team of producer Mark Cuddy and general manager Joseph Guglielmo. Cuddy welcomed the nearly full house of devoted Playhouse fans with charm and enthusiasm. He noted that the Cape Playhouse had its first show on July 4, 1927, which was, as the theater gods would have it, also the day playwright Neil Simon was born. Call it serendipity or coincidence, but I like to think of it as a harbinger of great things to come to a great institution.
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Princess House is another direct sales company. Like Pampered Chef, they take on consultants to sell their kitchen and cooking items. Consultants also sell various food products and items for the home. As a consultant, you have to get people to book shows and invite others to come. You are also given your own personal website where people can order directly from you on the web.
How much can you earn?
According to the Princess House website, just one show each week can earn you about $480 per month. Two shows a week can equal $1120 per month, and three shows a week can amount to $1680. These numbers are not set in stone and are based on averages. Realistically, the amount you earn will depend on how many people come to the parties and how much they buy. The amounts listed also include bonuses. Commission amounts depend on how much you sell and start off at 25 percent. Commissions can increase to as much as 35 percent.
How does training work?
You'll be given access to lots of training materials at the start. Additionally, your consultant – the person who helps get you set up – should also help you a great deal.
How much does it cost to get started?
You'll have to spend $139 to get your kit filled with products and business supplies. Note that this price may vary – what I listed is just the current price at the time of this blog posting. The retail value of all the things you'll receive is up around $600. You'll probably make back what you spent at your first show.
Is Princess House recommended?
It is a legitimate opportunity — the company has been around for a long time. I think if you have a knack for sales and are really into cooking, home stuff, etc. you might enjoy it. It would also help if you have lots of connections so there will be no shortage of people to book parties for you.
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April 5, 2013
This discussion with Mexico's new Ambassador to the United States focused on changing dynamics in Mexico, and their implications for both Mexico and the U.S.
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July 11, 2012
MPI/IOM Panel Discussion and Asia-Pacific Launch of Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development
A discussion with Dr. Noppawan Tanpipat, Vice President, National Science and Technology Development Agency; Frank Laczko, Head, Migration Research Division, IOM; Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, Regional Research Officer, IOM, and Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute (MPI); and Kathleen Newland, Director of Migrants, Migration, and Development, Migration Policy Institute (MPI).
Video, Audio
June 26, 2012
This discussion highlights the best practices and experiences of different countries in engaging and maximizing the contributions that diasporas can and do make to the development of their country of origin, and more broadly the experience of policymakers in both sending and receiving countries and the related challenges and opportunities they face.
Video, Audio
June 3, 2010
MPI report release with Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, Luzviminda Padilla, Jeni Klugman, and Kathleen Newland, which examines the Philippines' large and sophisticated system of overseas labor deployment.
Video, Audio
April 22, 2010
'Securing Human Mobility' book release discussion with Susan Ginsburg, Michael German, Luis Rubio, and Donald M. Kerwin.
May 8, 2014
A Discussion on the Global Forum on Migration and Development: Perspectives from Asia and the Pacific
Offering insights on migration issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region today, this event launches an issue brief that explores Asia-Pacific priorities for the 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development and examines ways the GMFD can be a results-oriented forum.
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March 12, 2014
This event with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres features findings from UNHCR's report, Children on the Run, which examines the increasing numbers of children from Central America and Mexico who head off alone to find refuge in the United States, fleeing violence, insecurity, and abuse.
Video, Audio
February 19, 2014
This discussion explores how the 2014 Greek Presidency of the European Union and the United States can work to address the challenges of managing migration while meeting humanitarian obligations and nurturing economic growth.
Video, Audio
February 7, 2014
This panel discussion offers perspectives on border policy management from leading officials in the Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. governments, and showcases the MPI book, "Managing Borders in an Increasingly Borderless World."
Video, Audio
May 6, 2013
Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: A New View on Migration and Human Capital for the United States, Mexico, and Central America
A panel discussion on the release of the Regional Migration Study Group's final report, Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: Leveraging Migration & Human Capital in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, outlining its findings and offering recommendations to policymakers in the region.


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As such, neurological surgery encompasses treatment of adult and pediatric patients with disorders of the nervous system:
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Neurosurgeons treat diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and their coverings, including the skull and the spine, when those diseases may require surgery. Although surgery is an important part of what neurosurgeons do, they are also experts in the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of these diseases.
Doctors must take a minimum of six years of residency training (one of general surgery and five of neurosurgery) to become eligible to take the final examination of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and become board certified in neurosurgery.
Many neurosurgeons take additional subspecialty training after residency to gain expertise in a particular area of neurosurgical practice. It is not unusual for a neurosurgeon to take seven to ten years of training after medical school before entering neurosurgical practice.


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==> (0, 0), (2, 2), (7/4, 7/3), (-2, 2/3), (-1/4, 1/5), (1.001,1001.0).
What do all these pairs of numbers have in common? Only grade-school mathematics required.
Numeration is decimal (the conventional way).
Answer: All these pairs have equal sum and product. Here are equivalent formulations:
a> ==> m+n = mn.
b> ==> (m-1)(n-1) = 1
c> ==> m = a/b, n = a/c, where a = b+c.
Stay tuned for more on Fibonacci numbers and their ilk. Or maybe not...this hasn't been a good week for math posts. I understand that youall might be fresh out of intelligent comments, but that never stopped me when addressing your posts. What about woefully stupid comments? I don't see any of those either. Oh, well.
"Let me be represented as one who trusts his senses, who thinks he knows the things he sees and feels, and entertains no doubts of their existence." -- Bishop Berkeley
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Hunterdon County emergency responders and investigators remained at a Main Street home (left) where three members of a family were found with life-threatening injuries. MARK SPIVEY/STAFF PHOTO
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Relatives, neighbors and police alike all have struggled to comprehend how or why seemingly happy Bloomsbury man David Alonso allegedly tried to kill his wife and daughter one sunny morning earlier this year before inflicting life-threatening injuries to himself.
More than five months later, one thing is clear, authorities said: Alonso can't make sense of it either.
Arraigned Monday on two counts of attempted murder and a weapons offense, Alonso agreed to waive his right to a jury trial and proceed with a court trial under the understanding that the state will pursue a finding of not guilty ...


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Yesterday we all went over to Pando to race. There was a surprisingly good turnout for a race at the end of September, and I think it's because a lot of people are trying to get some last minute training races in for Iceman. And I would be one of those people! Especially since the majority of the races that I've done over the summer have been over 8 hours long. It's time for some intensity!!!
Anyways, I went into the race pretty tired from Vegas. Our start went straight up a hill that people tube down in the window and my coach wanted me to take the lead from the start. She told me to race aggressively and not worry about blowing up.
By the time I reached the top of the hill (it only took a minute or two) my body was completely in shock. You know that tunnel vision thing that happens when you are pushing really hard? I had that. In fact, I think I was riding blindly for a minute or two. My mind started to tell my body to "abort race and return to bed immediately" but luckily I kept pedaling :-)
The weather ended up being a perfect fall day and I had so much fun racing! Pando is usually closed to the public, so it's not a trail that I get to ride often. I finished in 1st and am pretty sure my lungs are now completely detoxed from all of the second-hand smoke and hotel infused scents I was forced to breathe in at Vegas.
We stuck around for a few hours after the race and it was fun hanging out with everyone and watching the sport and beginners race...
The Founder's team were very serious about supporting their teammates racing by either offering them hydration (in the form of beer) or cooling them down (by spraying them with beer!)
I've been racing since February, but I am not feeling burnt out at all. Between all of the XC and cross races we have going on, I think I'll be doing some training races up until December. It's a good way to keep doing some speed work as the weather turns nasty. And today is a good example of nasty weather. 50 degrees and pouring rain. Ugh!


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14 sex scenes...actually 7 with the same guys; just stretched out to 14 in the Menu section. 112 minutes.
A non English presentation with no subtitles. The guys seemed to be either Brazilian or Italian.
No setups or situations..just cheaply produced porn by someone who bought a consumer video camera. Guys walk into camera focus and proceed to suck, and try to shove flacid dicks into man ass. *Yawn
The sex was ALL mechanical and lame. Nobody enjoyed anything. They just went thru the motions. Not one cock was able to maintain a full erection.
In many spots the disc had minor pixelation. The dvd had zero scratches on it so I guess its a cheap dvd authoring company. Aside from the lame sex, the pixelation is enough to avoid this one.


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The University of Wisconsin Marathon County will host March 9 a girls STEM day.
University of Wisconsin Marathon County and the office of Continuing Education will host a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics event designed specifically for sixth- and seventh-grade girls.
The educational event will take place on th UWMC campus in Wausau from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 9. The goal is to expose girls to a variety of careers within the science, technology, engineering and math fields. Attendees will choose three cooperative, hands-on learning sessions that relate to their interests and abilities.
The sessions are being taught by local professionals who connect academic learning with real world applications. Session topics inclue fossils, meterology, veterinary science, biology and chemistry.
Due to limited space, early registration is recommended. The event cost $10 per student and includes lunch and workshops. For more information call UWMC Continuing Education Department at 715-675-6375 or visit www.uwmc.uwc.edu/continuing_education.


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(July 29, 2009 – West Palm Beach, FL) Clematis by Night, the area's Hot Spot to Chill, will get even hotter this week as national recording artist Push Play takes the stage for a special opening-act performance sponsored by WiLD 95.5. You can check out the pop rock sounds of this up and coming band FREE OF CHARGE on Thursday, July 30, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in Centennial Square in beautiful downtown West Palm Beach. Push Play will perform until 6:30 p.m., at which time the band will stick around to meet their fans at the WiLD 95.5 booth.
At 6:30 p.m., Push Play will be followed by Ben Robinson, a 22-year-old smokin' hot guitar player taking on the Blues world by storm. Robinson will perform until 9:30 p.m. He has received rave reviews from Paul Shafer and ZZ Top among others, and has even played on The Late Show with David Letterman. Ben has been called the "real thing" with talent that will make you turn up your stereo and come back for more.
A portion of the evening's proceeds will benefit the Northwood Hill Neighborhood Association.
Be sure you join us every Thursday night at the coolest hangout in downtown West Palm Beach from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. in Centennial Square. This FREE weekly event features the area's best rock, R&B, reggae, Latin, blues, soul and swing music. Clematis by Night is the place to be every Thursday for great music, a taste of mouth-watering foods, sidewalk shopping for the trendiest items around, and fun in the fountain. Clematis by Night is produced by the City of West Palm Beach and brought to you by Wachovia, Clear Channel Radio, The Palm Beach Post, La Palma, WPTV NewsChannel 5, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, Heineken, the West Palm Beach Marriott, and many others. For more information, please call the City of West Palm Beach Community Events Division at 561-822-1515 or visit the website at www.clematisbynight.net.
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From I-95 exit east onto Okeechobee Boulevard. Travel east on Okeechobee until you reach Quadrille Boulevard. Turn left (north) onto Quadrille Boulevard and proceed north until you arrive at Clematis Street. At Clematis Street make a right (east) and continue east past Olive Avenue to Centennial Square. Centennial Square is located in the 100 block of Clematis Street between Narcissus Avenue and Flagler Drive.
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The City Hall surface parking lot, located East of City Hall at Olive Avenue and Banyan Street, just one block North of Clematis Street
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Numerous private parking lots in the downtown area are also available for parking and a free trolley runs round-trip from Clematis Street to CityPlace.
For more information about Clematis by Night, please call the City of West Palm Beach Community Events Division at 561-822-1515 or visit the website at www.clematisbynight.net.


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Crystal Harris is mourning her split from Hugh Hefner in the usual way: by posing in Las Vegas with the wax figure that was once Heidi Montag and trying to profit from the breakup. TMZ reports the would-be Mrs. Hefner recently turned up at a San Diego jewelry store to get an appraisal on her $90,000 engagement ring, which the Playboy mogul graciously told her to keep after she called off their wedding at the eleventh hour.
Unfortunately, Crystal, 25, didn't have any documentation on the ring, so she gave the Playboy Mansion a call and asked for the info, presumably through a veil of tears over her fizzled love for the 85-year-old skin magnate. Or not. Seems that when the owner offered his condolences on the broken engagement, Harris allegedly snapped, "Are you kidding? It was all for publicity."
Hef, for his part, partied this weekend with Crystal's replacement, Anna Sophia Berglund, at Playboy's annual Kandyland bash. "Anna is just my good friend," he tweeted, later adding, "Crystal called to apologize for things in the news that she says she never said. Hurtful just the same."
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There's another version of this song on here, but it's not right. I watched a few videos
to see how Chris Daughtry plays this one live and figured it out. This is a pretty
basic version, no fancy chords.
Intro: C#m
C#m C#m Bm A
Lessons learned and bridges burned to the ground
G# Bm
and it's too late now to put out the fire
C#m C#m Bm A
tables turn and I'm the one who's burning now
G# Bm
Well I'm doing all right till I close my eyes and then I see your face and
it's no surprise..
A E Bm
And just like that I'm crawling back to you
C#m Bm
just like you said I would yeah..
A E Bm C#m Bm
swallow my pride I'm crawling back to you
I'm out of my head can't wait any longer
C#m Bm
I'm down on my knees I thought I was stronger
just like that just like you said I would do
A E Bm
I'm crawling back to you
Verse: C#m Bm A, G# Bm
Time can heal, but the scars only hide the way you feel
and it's hard to forget how I left you hanging
holding by a thread,when everything is said
I regret it
Yeah I was doing alright thought I could make it
then I see your face and it's hard to fake it.
E Bm A
If you could find a way to forgive everything I know you would
E Bm A
I would take it all back If only I knew that I could.
lessons learned and bridges burned to the ground
and it's to late now to put out the fire.


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Paula Patton is so darn beautiful, I can't take it. When she steps on my screen, seriously i can't stop staring (neither can Mr. Milly). (Random, but her eyebrows are my dream brows.) Last night at the Oscars Vanity Fair Party, she looked unbelievable. Here are deets of her makeup provided by Covergirl.
COVERGIRL Queen Collection Ambassador Paula Patton at Vanity Fair's Oscar Party by Makeup Artist Fiona Stiles
· After moisturizing and prepping the lips with lip balm, I used a Beauty Blender and synthetic foundation brush to apply COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Liquid Makeup in Rich Sand. I added a little CoverGirl Queen Collection Natural Hue Concealer in Light where needed and a bit of COVERGIRL + Olay Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush in Lush Berry on the apples of the cheeks with a dual fiber brush, then set both of those creamy products with COVERGIRL Professional Loose Powder and a bit of COVERGIRLl Queen Collection Natural Hue Pressed Powder Light Bronze . I filled in her brows using COVERGIRL Brow & Eyemakers Pencil in Midnight Brown and brushed them into place.
· First I used a primer on the lids to make sure that the shadow doesn't budge. Then I used a wash of the COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Bronzer in Light Bronze & Brown Bronze from the lash line up towards the brow to add a little depth to the eye. Then I lined the eyes with COVERGIRL LineBlast 24HR Eyeliner in Enduring Black, putting black liner in the waterline top and bottom. I used COVERGIRL Queen Collection Vivid Impact Eyeliner in Truffle at the lashes so that there would be depth, but with a softer feeling than if it was rimmed in black. I used COVERGIRL Queen Collection Natural Hue Bronzer in Brown Bronze over the liner on the inner corners of the eyes and used COVERGIRL Liquiline Blast Eyeliner in Black Fire at the outer corners to elongate the eye. Lots of COVERGIRL Queen Collection Lash Fanatic Mascara in Black added drama to the look.
· We lined whole mouth with COVERGIRL Queen Collection Lasting Lip Pencil in Rose to define the lips and add longevity to the lip color. Then we applied COVERGIRL Queen Collection Lip Color in Penelope Pink.
· I always give my client blotting papers and their lip color to take with them for touch ups during the night, so Paula headed to the party with the Queen Collection lip color we used in case she needed to reapply. To find the perfect lip shade, we tried a few different shades of pink, some brighter, some more berry colored, but we went with the soft pink in the end and let the eye be the main focus of the look.
She looked amazing.
What did you think of Paula's look?
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Whitesel and Munson were the first government witnesses called in Wood's mental-retardation hearing.
Wood, who was convicted in one murder in a case that cleared five others under the serial-killer statute, is arguing that he is mentally retarded and because of that should not to be put to death.
"I would never characterize him as being gullible," Whitesel said. "He's not introverted. He's confident, sometimes arrogant, maybe sometimes hostile."
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The hearing continues today with testimony from forensic psychologist Thomas Allen. Allen sat through the hearing that began Tuesday, and reviewed Wood's case file contained in seven volumes.
Wednesday's session recessed before Allen could testify as to whether or not Wood is mentally retarded.
A Dallas jury convicted Wood, 54, in 1992 in the slaying of Ivy Susanna Williams. The state, though, used the serial-killer law to clear Wood of five other slayings involving teenage girls and young women whose bodies were found buried in the Northeast El Paso desert. Wood was sentenced to death.
The 1987 murder victims were Williams, Angelica Frausto, Dawn Smith, Karen Baker, and Desiree Wheatley, all residents of El Paso, and Rosa Maria Casio of Juárez. Wood denied killing anyone.
Other government witnesses on Wednesday were John Mullaney, Wood's former parole officer in El Paso, and Herbert D. Willbanks, a Criminal Justice Department supervisor who was familiar with Wood's work in a state prison's bus barn tool room in 1985-86.
Mullaney testified that Wood was a good parolee who did everything he was told to do, and even recommended that he get moved from high-intensive parole supervision to minimum supervision.
"He was never a problem. He was polite. He seemed easy to supervise," Mullaney said.
Mullaney testified that he was not assigned Wood's case until April 1987, nearly four months after Wood's release from prison on Jan. 15, 1987, after serving seven years of two concurrent 20-year sentences for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman in 1980 in Northeast El Paso.
He testified that Wood showed up at his office one day with then girlfriend Joanne Blaich to request a permit to travel to Houston. Mullaney also confirmed that he had provided authorities with a statement that said Wood told him he was a suspect in the "desert killings."
Willbanks, who met Wood about 25 years ago, testified that Wood asked him for a letter of recommendation for his parole board boarding. Willbanks testified to providing the letter and said Wood was able to maintain and repair tools in the tool room.
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I was wondering if anyone could give me information on this hutch: Granite Rock Springs, Higcanum, Ct. Rarity and value estimates would be appreciated, too. Thanks in advance!
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Hey Taylor,
Found a little bit on the history side.
"Granite Rock Springs/Undina Soda
In the 1870's Otto Carlson started making commercial root beer and birch beer in Swede Hill (upper part of Christian Hill Road) in Higganum. Carlson had a nostalgic longing for a drink remembered from his boyhood in Sweden, 'bjord drick' made from sap tapped from Sweden's prolific birch trees. Not having enough birch trees around Higganum for commercial scale tapping, Otto developed a formula using cut up birch trees and steaming out their oils and juices. This became the commonly used commercial method of producing the popular birch beer.
Otto's root recipe for root beer: Sassafras, sweet fern and princess pine roots were steeped in a cauldron of water over a wood fire to which sugar and yeast were later added. After cooling the liquid was stored in cedar vats to a critical point and finally bottled by hand.
Needing a large quantity of water for his company, Carlson discovered a large bubbling spring in a cleft of granite rocks on the western slope of Ladder Pole Mountain in Higganum. This was "pure spring waterâ€, above and beyond any possible contamination. Granite Rock Springs was 450 feet above sea level, up hill from Otto's shop and overlooking the present Route 81. Otto Carlson named his beverage company UNDINA, meaning the Goddess of Water. The business also used the name Granite Rock Spring for its spring water.
A write up on the spring notes that the "no part of its watershed is exposed to the seepage of cultivated fields or the impurities of inhabited areas. Its home is in the wild heart of nature and it gushes forth, a living, crystal clear stream of pure, soft water, a stream so large as to form the source of a mountain brook that is never dry but continually leaps and dances down the mountain-side until its waters finally join those of the Connecticut. The spring was formerly known by the names of 'Indian Spring', 'Cold Spring' and 'Warm Spring' and was said to be warm in the winter and cold in the summer. It is believed to remain at a constant 48 degrees year roundâ€.
IN the early 1900's Undina was a popular brand of soda pop, with white birch beer its most popular flavor. Undina was distributed throughout Middlesex County and other parts of Connecticut and upstate New York. In 1935 the Undina building was damaged by fire and rebuilt. In 1945 Undina Beverage Company was purchased by Carl Anderson of Higganum and Eric Johnson, both of whom also remembered the cool refreshing 'bjord drick' in Sweden and took pride in maintaining production of the white clear drink.
By the 1950's Undina Bottling Works was thriving and producing 500 cases of soda per day. It remained at the same site as Carlson's original shop, although the extraction was no longer done there. In 1960 the company was purchased by Middletown residents Trean Neag and Fred Norton. Undina Beverages in 16 flavors, were sold in stores as well as provided county wide to restaurants, bars and hot dog stands. By 1980 the old spring was no longer used; there was not enough water capacity for the soda operation." From
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is it aqua or clear, slug plate, round tombstone or other? Most CT hutches are considered common, and not highly collected. They tend to range from 10 - 20 bucks...
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Holding onto the belief instilled by their parents, Rick and Ceci, that they deserved more than the status quo, the Schimmel sisters excelled academically and athletically, making it into college on full scholarships from the basketball courts of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in eastern Oregon.
Shoni went on to have a record-setting career as a Louisville Cardinals' point guard in college and, as a member of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream team, she was named an WNBA Eastern Conference starter earlier this month. The WNBA All-Star game is set for 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday and will be nationally broadcast on ESPN from Phoenix.
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"There are lots of obstacles for everyone and college is certainly a huge step for Native American student athletes," he said in an interview Tuesday. "It is certainly something they can do, but it doesn't always kind of balance with, you know, culture, and lifestyle and things like that. People don't understand the obstacles."
Jude and Shoni found their balance, playing together for the University of Louisville Cardinals, pulling off one of the biggest NCAA upsets in history in 2013. The number five-seeded Cardinals toppled No. 1 Baylor, catapulting the Cardinals into the Final Four.
Louisville's upset against Baylor was a unique moment around Indian Country, Rick Schimmel said.
"Native Americans just love their basketball," he said, adding that his daughters showcase "rez" ball, which is "wide-open and natural style of ball."
NCAA statistics prove the Schimmel sisters achievement at Louisville was as much a cultural success as an athletic one, given that out of nearly 5,000 female NCAA players, only 23 were of Native American or Alaskan Native heritage. The National Indian Education Association shows Native American students have a high school dropout rate twice the national average.
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Ceci Schimmel said she experienced "an old-school type mentality" and "a lot of racial prejudice" while going to a small school in town near the Umatilla reservation.
"If you were a good student, a good athlete, made the varsity team, you were shunned because you basically posed a threat," Ceci said. "There were a lot of small-town politics."
Even though she personally had a handful of strong supporters, Ceci said she grew up seeing the best players and students being over-looked because they were Native American. With injustice the norm, Ceci was determined to better her children's situation. After applying for several jobs, she became the coach at Franklin High School in Portland, giving her children the opportunities they didn't have living on the reservation.
In spite of resistance from Ceci's mother and grandmother, Ceci said she decided to go anyway.
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The mother of eight made the move to Portland alone as Rick travelled with work.
"Rick would call me at four in the morning, telling me, 'You can do it,'" Ceci said. "Missing the reservation was the hardest thing for me. I would cry, I would want to be home."
Shoni and Jude embraced their new life in Portland as an opportunity to get a college education, their mother said. The girls knew from an early age that the family didn't have the means to provide college tuition. The girls took it upon themselves to be in a position to get scholarships, not knowing at the time that the road would lead to playing in the NCAA finals.
Their success continues as Jude will play at Louisville for her senior year. Shoni, moving beyond college, became the No. 8 draft pick for the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. Her jersey, No. 23, is the league's best-selling. The WNBA rookie will start in Saturday's All-Star game in Phoenix.
The family travels to various engagements on and off of tribal land, Rick said. As they share their story, he said that his hope is "to inspire Native Americans and others to embrace life and to do everything we can to make it better.
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