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LIVE FROM THE COURTHOUSE: Day 2 of updates from FLDS custody hearing
Standard-Times reporters Trish Choate and Matt Phinney file live updates from the FLDS child custody proceedings in the 51st District Court from the remote location at the City Auditorium, and reporter Sandy Rojas reports from outside the courthouse. The hearing started Thursday and resumed shortly after 9:45 a.m. today.
7:29 p.m. — Court reconvenes.
The judge thanks all members of the bar for their work and cooperation.
She announces her decision that the children should not return to the ranch.
She says this is the beginning. Hearings will begin June 5, but they will not be en mass. The court orders maternity and paternity testing for each child.
On Monday, a mobile lab at the fairgrounds will test the DNA of all the children and mothers there.
Parents are entitled to an attorney, whether or not they can afford it, she notes.
For now, it's over.
6:39 p.m. - The court is taking a short break.
6:05 p.m. - Lucille Nielson takes the witness stand and says she will turn 25 next week. She says she has a son who is about to turn 2.
Jim Jessop is the biological father of her child. She says that in the civil context, she is not married to her husband but has a spiritual marriage with him.
She says she was 19 when she entered the spiritual marriage.
Lucille says she lives with her spiritual husband and Sarah Jessop, his legal wife. Another woman named Megan also lives there as a "sister wife" or spiritual wife.
She lists seven children who live with the family.
The oldest child in the home is 9 years old.
"The children of school age go to school," Lucille says.
Three meals and two snacks are prepared daily for the children. If the children need medical attention, a doctor is called, Lucille says.
"What are your beliefs about marriage?" an attorney asks.
"I believe that a woman should not be married until she is mentally and physically mature and able to take care of a family," she says.
She says she recognizes the Heavenly Father as her God.
Lucille says her age of marriage - almost 20 - is a good age to marry.
She says her father asked her if she was ready to marry when she was 18, and she said she was not, so her father respected her wishes.
"We raise our children through love," Lucille says. They have family devotions. They gather garbage off the streets. "It's very peaceful," she says of life on the ranch.
The defense asks if she knows of women under 18 who are married at the ranch.
"I know of them," Lucille says.
She guesses a dozen or so are married under age 18. She says she doesn't know how many under 16 are married at the ranch.
Lucille says about 100-150 women are married at the ranch - the women who have gone to the coliseum to care for their children.
She testifies that she has lived at the Eldorado ranch since 2005 and has never witnessed a woman being physically abused at the ranch. She has not heard of such abuse or seen women with bruises or cuts.
Lucille says she has not heard of children being physically abused.
"My child is almost two. I have never screamed or yelled at him," she says.
She has spoken to him sternly, but she says it is "through love."
"Sometimes we remove a child from a situation to help a situation," Lucille says, but she describes it as peaceful, not throwing a child in a room and closing the door.
Lucille says she wants to plead with the judge to let her be with her son.
"Are you willing to move with your child away from any negative influences that the state can provide evidence for?" the defense asks.
"Yes," Lucille says.
An attorney says she tried to identify Lucille's son, Wendell, but could not find a matching name.
Lucille says she did not provide identification to CPS right away. But she says she did allow CPS to photograph Wendell and do a physical examination of him.
Wendell has not received any immunizations, but has received one medical checkup since his birth, she says.
Lucille's spiritual husband is 32, and the sister wives are 32 and 23. Lucille is the second wife.
The judge tells the defense attorney that getting Lucille to define abuse is not going to help her make a decision.
5:25 p.m. - A 25-year-old named Lori Jessop begins to testify.
She says she has children, ages 4, 2 1/2, and 11 months. Her dwelling is shared only among her children and her husband, she says.
"What were you told about marriage, and when you should do it?" an attorney says.
Lori answers that it is when a person feels he or she can take on those challenges. She was 18 when she married.
She went to college and trained to be an emergency medical technician. Her husband didn't want her to take the training, she says, but she did it anyway.
Lori says she eventually opted to stay home with her children.
While working as an EMT, she saw drug and alcohol abuse and violence. She says she has not seen any of those things at the ranch in Eldorado.
"Prior to all this, have you taken your children for medical treatment?" the defense says.
Lori says she has taken her children for medical checkups and dentist visits.
She has been at the ranch since 2005, but not consistently, she says.
Lori says she would leave the ranch in Eldorado and get a job if it meant staying with her children.
The CPS attorney begins questioning.
"Who owns your home?" the prosecution says.
"I don't know," she answers.
If asked to move into a multifamily dwelling, Lori says she would have to do as instructed.
"Does it concern you that there are girls who are 15, 16 getting married?" the prosecution says.
"Yes," she answers.
When asked whether it concerns her if girls those ages are having babies, she said it does, but she does not personally know girls at the ranch who are that age and having babies.
One attorney steps forward and says she represents a child with Lori's son's name, but she says Lori is not the mother she interviewed. The children's attorneys cannot be found because some attorneys have returned home.
Lori says her husband does not have any other wives that she knows of, and she didn't know of any abuse happening in her family.
5:04 p.m. - The female clients are declining to testify.
"I'm at a loss," the judge says.
She asks whether any mothers want to testify, and one woman, who says her name is Merilyn Jeffs, comes forward.
The judge tells her to pretend she's yelling at a child far away when speaking into the microphone.
The woman says she's 29, and speaks softly but precisely as she answers questions for an attorney.
She says she went to a credible school and held a secretarial job a one point in her life and was paid for it.
She says she has one child, a daughter, 7, named Marva.
She names her husband as Wendell Nielson.
Merilyn says she was never coerced into marriage.
She was not able to accompany her daughter, she says, when her daughter left with the first group taken in the raid on April 3. She met with her daughter that Sunday, but had to leave her this past Monday. She hasn't seen her since then, she says.
This is the first time that Marva has been separated from her mother, and Merilyn says from what she can tell, it has not been good for her. Merilyn says she would do whatever it takes to be with her daughter - even if it means leaving the ranch.
She says she would not let her daughter marry before age 18. She is the general caretaker of her daughter and is responsible for her.
Merilyn says she would refuse to let her daughter to marry before age 18.
The prosecution then begins questioning, establishing the following:
Merilyn has been at the ranch since 2004. She says she has not instructed her daughter to lie about her name while in CPS custody.
Merilyn has not witnessed any marriages at YFZ since she has been there. When asked whether relatives of hers have married since she has been at the ranch, she pauses to think for a minute before saying, "Yes."
Some of her sisters have been married, she says.
Merilyn defines her household as her mother's family.
"How do you know when someone on YFZ is going to get married?" the prosecutor says.
Merilyn pauses and says after the marriage, people come and congratulate them. She says she doesn't know the age of her sister's baby, but she estimates she is 2.
Her sister is 19 now, Merilyn says.
Merilyn says her other sister, Pamela, is 18. She remembers congratulating her sister on the marriage, which was more than a year ago. She estimates that sister has one child who is walking now.
If the prophet says her daughter should marry when she is 15, Merilyn says she will have her daughter wait.
"I was married at 20, and that is a good age," Merilyn says.
5:01 p.m. - The judge returns and begins laying the ground rules for calling mothers to testify.
4:52 p.m. - The expert, W. John Walsh, finishes his testimony, and the judge is ready to allow a parent's attorney to call his client to the stand - an FLDS mother.
But she did not check in for testifying, and the judge leaves the stand so parents' attorneys can explain documents to their clients that they need to fill out.
An attorney sits beside a petite FLDS woman with flaming red hair and a pink dress in the auditorium, talking quietly with her.
4:30 p.m. - The judge returns to the bench, and questioning of the religious expert continues.
An attorney says: At what age does the FLDS begin to teach children about marriage?
"Their whole lives are centered around marriage and the family unit," the expert says.
The attorney says: Is the Eldorado compound a traditional or nontraditional FLDS sect?
It's traditional, the expert says, adding, "There's not a lot about Eldorado that's peculiar."
The attorney says: Do you consider the bishop's records to be an accurate reflection of ages, marriages and legal names?
The expert "really couldn't answer that." You'll have to rely on oral accounts to determine dates of births and parentage, he says. The FLDS members are reluctant to keep written records because of the danger of bigamy charges.
They rely on oral histories, the expert says.
The attorney says: Is a direct descendant or child of Warren Jeffs at greater risk for underage marriage or sexual activity?
No, the expert answers: Because of Jeffs' present circumstances, he has little influence on his children.
4 p.m. - The judge announces a five-minute break.
3:54 p.m. - "What's the significance of bishop's records?" an attorney says.
They can be records of births, marriages, deaths, ordinations, that sort of thing, the expert answers.
The next question is about "lost boys."
That's a term used by the outside world to refer to teen boys expelled from the community - not the FLDS, the expert says. A lot of boys reaching their teenage years begin rebelling against spending all their free time singing hymns, praying and pursuing other spiritual endeavors.
"In all honesty, there aren't a lot of 16-year-old boys that want to spend all day praying," he says.
Instead, they might want to watch television or something, the expert said. The FLDS tries to work with the boys to bring them through those issues.
3:40 p.m. - A father's attorney asks the expert witness on religion: What do you know of a "house of hiding" mentioned in some documents?
The FLDS has been persecuted at times in its 180-year history, the expert says, so it has had to have places for people to go to hide out. But, he says, if authorities were seeking a child molester among the FLDS, then the other members would not be prone to help him.
The judge moves the civil hearing along by calling for questions from the mothers' attorneys.
"Obviously, we're not going to get through by 4 o'clock, but I still hope to get through by sundown," the judge says.
Are FLDS members not living in a setting like at the YFZ Ranch more involved in the outside world? says the first mothers' attorney to question the expert.
No, generally, they are very insular, the religious expert says. About 60 percent of the sect members are polygamists, he says.
Conceiving, bearing and rearing children is considered the most sacred responsibility for the FLDS, so couples take great care in the rearing of their children, he says.
The next attorney representing attorneys asks whether the FLDS members see any "reward, incentive or blessing" in marrying underage children to adult males.
No, and it doesn't compromise their theology to avoid underage marriage, the expert says.
If these children are returned to their homes today, are they in any immediate danger of sexual, emotional or physical abuse? another mother's attorney says .
No, the expert says.
3:33 p.m. - "Most FLDS men have never even seen their wives naked, no matter how long they've been married," the expert offers under questioning from yet another child's attorney.
They wear religious garments at all times, long-john type garments, he says. They don't take them off during sex.
The FLDS members also have conservative family values, the expert says.
Why are there more girls than boys at the ranch, another child's attorney asks.
"Normally, during the teenage years, the boys will begin working outside the community to earn money," the expert says.
The next child's attorney says: Are there are other reasons that FLDS boys go outside the community?
The expert doesn't know.
"Do you know what the phrase, 'Be sweet' means, sir?" the attorney says.
It generally means to follow the example of Christ and don't give in to anger, the expert says.
"Would you say that those girls have any real choice to decline (marriage), or are they pressured so much that they pretty much have to agree?" the attorney says.
In some cases, the reasons for the rejection have led to the girl having to leave the community because it creates too much tension, the expert says. In other cases, that hasn't happened.
3:42 p.m. - Rumors, fueled by the passage of a black limousine, resurface among crowds outside the courthouse that Oprah is in town. Her rumored location is Miss Hattie's.
3:21 p.m. - An attorney for parents objects to the line of questioning about Jeffs, noting that, "He's in jail somewhere."
It turns out that Jeffs is the father of the child the attorney is representing.
Another child's attorney asks: Isn't it true that Mr. Jeffs not only encourages marriage between older men and underage girls, but he also participates in it himself - a 40-year-old who marries underage girls?
It's not a case of some sort of "leering" yen for underage girls, the expert says. Instead, what probably happens is that Jeffs sees that a girl has reached adulthood as defined by the community, and then he offers the girl the opportunity for marriage.
Does he offer that opportunity to girls as young as 14? the attorney said.
Laughter breaks out.
"I don't have personal knowledge" of every offer he's made," the expert says. Jeffs has recommended younger girls than his predecessors did for marriage, he says.
How young? the attorney asks.
"Thirteen is the youngest he's recommended," the expert says.
The FLDS members believe they have a sacred responsibility to help all the children of God come down from their state of "pre-mortality" so that they can have the chance to go to heaven, he says.
"They believe that having children is their sacred calling," the expert says.
3:11 p.m. - A child's attorney asks the religious expert whether he's saying that differences exist among sect members and their beliefs.
"You cannot treat them all the same. They're not homogeneous," the religious expert says.
The 20,000 FLDS members will probably always recognize a single prophet, but how much they adhere to the prophet's teachings just depends, the expert says.
The attorney asks whether the expert has heard of "lying for the Lord."
"There are times when they can be deceptive - basically, when they feel their survival is at stake," the expert says.
The FLDS has been subject to persecution, he says: Law enforcement officers have come in and asked the children, "Who is your mommy, and who is your daddy?" When the children answered, then mommy and daddy went to jail for bigamy.
So, he says, the children are taught not to be forthcoming about who their parents are.
The child's attorney asks about the bed in the temple, an item mentioned in many news reports.
The bed is there, the expert says, because the FLDS members might fast, and when hundreds of people fast, there might be incidences of fainting.
To his knowledge, he says, no sex has occurred in the temple.
3:06 p.m. - The attorney for Child Protective Services begins cross-examination of the religious expert.
"If the children are reporting that when they marry is when the prophet says, 'You marry,' would that be consistent?" the attorney says.
Among the FLDS, many opinions have been expressed about the right age for a girl to marry, the expert says.
Some church leaders have said 18, and others have said that when a female begins her menstrual cycle, that's a good time, he says.
They also generally look at the child individually, the expert says. One child might be ready at 16, but a less responsible one "might have to wait until she gets older."
2:57 p.m. - The FLDS generally expels members who engage in extramarital sex, the religious expert testifies.
In his experience, he says under questioning, parents would not approach a girl balking at marriage by telling her she will go to hell or have to leave the community.
But there could be some spiritual consequences discussed with the female, he says.
"Basically, they're into matchmaking," the expert says.
The community will say, "We think it's a good match," he says.
It's a new phenomenon to have girls marrying at a very young age, the expert says, and it probably originated with Warren Jeffs, a now-imprisoned FLDS spiritual leader. Most people would say Jeffs is still the FLDS leader, the expert says.
2:45 p.m. - The psychiatrist leaves the stand, and the prosecution rests.
Attorneys for fathers call their first witness.
He reels off his education, including a doctorate in religious studies concentrating on Mormonism.
There's nothing in any of the foundational Scripture that gives the proper age for marriage, he says under questioning.
FLDS considers the Bible the word of God, he says.
As part of the Bible, they teach that women should submit to their husbands, the expert says. But, like Catholic women and other women who adhere to various religions, FLDS women have interpreted that in different ways at different times.
And FLDS women can choose when to get married, he said. Thousands of FLDS members live in the United States, and they don't all believe the same thing, the expert says.
"The family practices of the FLDS vary from family to family," he says.
Not all of them are polygamists, either, the expert says.
He has studied all this for 18 years, along with studying Judaism, Catholicism and many different Western religions, he said.
The attorney says: How does the FLDS faith define a household or a family?
They have wives - not necessarily legal wives - in the homes, as well as their children, he replies.
Amazingly, no objections or interruptions have arisen during his testimony.
2:35 p.m. - An attorney speaking for lawyers representing the youngest children asks: Would it be worse for the well-being of the younger children to be returned to the FLDS sect home, or to be separated from their familiar environment?
To be taken from their environment would be worse, the psychiatrist says.
Next, a children's attorney asks questions about genetic testing for diseases and disorders.
The psychiatrist doesn't think that's high on the scale of things to be concerned about now.
The next children's lawyer wants to know whether the mothers not on the ranch during the raid could be with their children.
The psychiatrist says he would like to see authorities be as flexible as possible.
"I personally would say, if you let these other mothers do it, just let them in," the psychiatrist says.
The attorney asks: Should we try to get the process started of reuniting those mothers with their children at the coliseum?
"I think that good things that happen early on are better than good things that happen later," the psychiatrist says.
2:20 p.m. - The children from the ranch believe they should not talk about certain things of their life, and should be passive-aggressive in some of their behavior, the witness said.
Now attorneys for boys and girls ages birth through 4 ask questions. Witness said kids are healthy and the medical aspect of their life needs to be investigated and made known to people who care for them. Medical exams are an important part of what needs to be done. The witness said it could be an asset if brothers and sister stay together. It's also important to find biological parents of the child. The witness said determining those things would be more difficult if they are returned to the ranch.
2:15 p.m. - Witness said typical foster care placement would not be ideal environment for the YFZ Ranch kids. Maybe at some point, it would be reasonable. Training for caregivers about the FLDS community is necessary because the children need a similar environment. That doesn't exist in traditional foster care.
2:08 p.m. - Court back in session.
Attorney asks again to compare damage from removing the children from the parents versus giving them back to parents for girls age 5 to 11 in the short run. The witness said that of the children, the young preadolescent girls are most vulnerable because it's a time of life when they look to older women to see how to live. They are the most vulnerable because of a community that has sexual abuse, he said.
Attorney said there is no difference in being housed in the coliseum or being at the ranch with their mothers.
The witness said the major source of authority in the community are men. When they are not around those men, the formal presentation of that belief system is not enforced.
2:04 p.m. - Break to fix microphone
1:50 - Attorney representing boys younger than 5, and those representing teenage girls believed not to have children continue to ask specifics about what children should stay with their mothers. An attorney for boys age 5 to 11 asks whether boys have been coached on how to respond. Objection is overruled. The witness said there is a sense that the children's interactions with strangers were being monitored. He said the boys think the ranch is a special place. Another attorney representing a 6-year-old boy asks which age group of children are at least risk for returning to their mothers only. He said the youngest children or babies are least influenced by any beliefs that may be unhelpful.
An attorney representing another boy asks why there is immediate danger of the boys going back to the ranch. He asks what is meant by immediate danger. He said they will continue to be exposed to beliefs and practices such as underage marriage and sexual abuse - emotional and psychological abuse, he said.
If these children are kept in state custody, there should be exceptional and innovative ideas put in place for children and families. She asked about what could work. He said children and families should be known on an individual basis. There should be an individualized plan put together that is open and has capacity to make truly free decisions, not a one-size-fits-all approach for each family.
An attorney for girls age 5 to 11 comes to the podium. She says court has to prove there is a danger to physical health of children. Asks whether damage that comes from separation is more than the harm of being returned to the family.
1:43 p.m. - A passing group of five Girl Scouts stops on the courthouse lawn to talk to a Tom Green County deputy.
1:40 p.m. - Woman speaking on behalf of young mothers. Asks the witness whether he has an opinion on whether the young mothers should be allowed to remain in same home with babies if they are not allowed to return home. It's hard to hear the witness, but sounds like he said it's OK.
He said he would need more information on the child and parent before he makes a specific opinion.
Sheri Woodfin tells the judge people in City Hall are having a hard time hearing the witness in the courthouse.
"Sheri, I can't hear you but your lips are moving," the judge said.
Looks like the problems are fixed.
Attorney representing teenage boys said he has no questions. No questions from City Hall about teenage boys, either.
1:28 p.m. - Court is back in session.
An attorney who represents multiple mothers begins talking about not having much access to her clients. She is asking that clients be given cell phones so they can contact them, and she wants access to the coliseum, where the children are housed. The women don't have an opportunity to know what's going on in the courtroom. She says there are women with medical issues.
A court staff member responds, saying people at coliseum are doing the best job they can to make the coliseum accessible to everyone. People are making sure everyone gets a chance to see their clients, he said. The judge says she can't fix last night but will work on today. She says the cell phones were removed because of inappropriate use. The women are free to leave, she said.
"I have no way of knowing what's going on out there," she said.
The lawyer said she wants cell phones returned so they can speak to clients because they won't be in San Angelo all the time.
The judge said she is not keeping the clients; they are free to go any time.
1:25 p.m. - Court is still not in session. Lawyers trickle in and huddle in groups, talking about the case. A few people from FLDS sit and wait, and some talk to a reporter.
12:57 p.m. - A woman in a long, turquoise-colored dress stands behind one of the pillars in front of the courthouse talking at length into a cell phone. She walks away into the courthouse, still talking on the phone.
A group of FLDS men goes into the courthouse carrying packed lunches and cases of grape juice. As the clock nears 1 p.m., clusters of attorneys reappear and head back into the building for another round.
12:26 p.m. - Judge Walther's staff tells the room that the judge is breaking for lunch, and court will resume at 1 p.m. The staff member also says the judge still intends to end testimony at 4 p.m. but reserves the right to change that intention.
One of the FLDS sect men leaving the courthouse at noon, asked how it is going, responds, "I'm smiling."
Asked how he thinks things will go, "I don't know yet."
Coming out of the courthouse during a break, local attorney Jimmy Stewart says he feels confident the children will be returned to their mothers. "All I know is, (the judge) said she will try to conclude testimony by 4," Stewart says. "I doubt we'll be able to meet that goal.
11:53 a.m - Another attorney representing parents steps forward to question the psychiatrist.
The psychiatrist says he has been told it's a blessing to have a lot of children.
An attorney for parents says: Do you know that Catholics and other religions believe it's a blessing to have children?
"I wasn't aware that I was making a pejorative comment," the witness says.
"You offered no specific testimony or evidence to the court that the respondents in this case have been neglectful to this court, have you?" the attorney says.
An objection arises from a prosecutor, and the judge shapes it for her to move things along.
"That's exactly what I was going to say, judge," the attorney says.
"Next question please," the judge instructs the parents' attorney.
"Judge, I'm at a loss," the parents' attorney said. "I'll sit down."
The FLDS members are watching the proceedings solemnly in the auditorium.
The judge asks about children's attorneys being grouped "by some sort of color-coding system."
An attorney says, yes, they have done that, there has been such a grouping according to common interests.
The judge wants them to organize as groups and choose spokesmen or spokeswomen.
"We started this process with over 400 attorneys. Unfortunately, we have a number of attorneys who have had to leave town and have appointed co-counsel," the attorney says. She inquires about perhaps taking lunch so they can get organized.
No, lunch "would only embolden you all," the judge says.
All laugh.
So the attorney asks for a brief break to get organized.
"If I give you 45 minutes that you could -," the judge starts to say. "No, 10!" the attorneys shout as one, interrupting her.
"I tried to give them a lunch," the judge remarks to one of her staff members.
She leaves the bench, and lawyers immediately start milling around in the auditorium while an official at the front says things such as, "Greens will meet right here in the front. Any blacks? Blue is in the middle over here. Are there any more greens? We only have one green here in the front. Are there any blacks, uh, color-coded black?"
11:38 a.m. - A parents' attorney says to the psychiatrist: How can a 6-month-old child be influenced in any way by the fact that someone a few hundred yards from them is a pregnant 16-year-old?
The psychiatrist says he didn't say that, but he offers the opinion that the children should stay with the state until officials figure out what's best for them.
"Doctor, haven't you said in writing and in your research determined that a child develops 90 percent of his brain in his first three years?" the parents' attorney says.
The psychiatrist says he probably wrote that the brain grows to 90 percent of its size by age 3.
The attorney reads off a few sentences a bit dramatically and almost angrily. Then he asks the doctor whether he wrote it.
"Maybe, but not in that tone of voice," the psychiatrist says.
Observers laugh.
The court has indicated it wants to hear from parents, and those parents need some guidance about what they could say to get their children back, the parents' attorney says.
"What can a parent say to a judge that could be helpful in getting that child returned?" the parents' attorney says.
The witness replies, "What would make me feel comfortable is if a parent came forward and said, 'I don't think a girl should get married as a young teen. We need to know more about the outside world and be more transparent about their beliefs.'" It also would be a good sign if the parent asked for some advice about creating a healthy environment for their children, the psychiatrist adds.
"Believe me, so much of what they do out there is wonderful," he says.
"If a parent were to say, 'I will not allow my child to be married against her will,' would it help you?" the parents' attorney says.
No, the psychiatrist says, because the elements of free choice are missing.
Officials need time to develop trust and a relationship, he says. But "This is just a lose, lose deal," the psychiatrist says.
11:31 a.m. - Another parents' attorney zeroes in on the psychiatrist's testimony about taking the women's pulse: Would they have been afraid of him, or afraid of appearing uncooperative?
The psychiatrist says he told them they didn't have to tell him anything they didn't want to or do anything they didn't want to.
No parents' attorneys step forward for questions in the auditorium.
11:24 a.m. - The psychiatrist says that FLDS members who leave the group are "highly vulnerable" to people who would exploit them because of their upbringing.
It's because they're behind in their decision-making capabilities - they haven't matured, he says.
He testifies that he asked three of the "young women" whether they would allow him to take their pulse, but told them that he didn't have to - it was up to them. They appeared to be flummoxed by having to make a choice, he says.
It's not easy to break the children's thought patterns, the psychiatrist says. When you are socialized in a belief and behavior that's deeply ingrained as part of their religion, it's very hard to get a person to see that the belief and associated behavior are wrong, he says.
An objection comes up that the psychiatrist is no more qualified to give expert testimony than anyone in the courtroom.
It's time for cross-examination.
"Now, we're not going to have a frenzy over here at the microphone," the judge says.
Parents' attorneys will go first.
An attorney for three mothers asks whether the psychiatrist knows what percentage of the children in FLDS opt out of the belief system of plural marriage when they turn 18.
No, the psychiatrist says.
11:17 a.m. - The child psychiatrist continues to testify, saying the FLDS members also are faced with false choices. A 14-year-old girl told him she didn't have to get married, but her father said to her, "Do you want to go to Zion?"
She said yes, and her father drove her to the YFZ Ranch, and she was asked whether she wanted to marry a man there, the psychiatrist says.
The girl said yes, and she could have declined the marriage, he says - but the choices on the other side were not very attractive. She would want to conform to the group's beliefs, he says.
The prosecutor says: How is the YFZ Ranch harmful to boys?
The environment there is creating the high possibility that these boys will become sexual abusers down the road, the psychiatrist says. He adds that during childhood, the parts of the brain responsible for speech and language are forming, and if you read to the child, speak to the child and give the child lots of opportunity to hear language, the child will grow up with a healthy language capability.
A part of the brain, he says, is involved in forming healthy relationships, and if there's no bonding, that part of the child's brain does not develop.
Objections have cropped up that it's taking too long to get to the point of his testimony, and it's narrative.
The judge says that there is a time to do narrative instead of question-and-answer.
Doing questions and answers, she says, will just drag things out.
11:02 a.m. - "This man has lots of information that the court has already heard about. I don't know why we're hearing about it again," the parents' attorney says.
But the judge decides to let the psychiatrist's testimony go on, much as she would like to shorten the hearing, because she says she thinks it's helping her in her decision.
The prosecutor asks the witness what he advised CPS to do regarding the children. The psychiatrist says he felt it was highly likely that these children would not be comfortable providing certain information.
"They would be very cooperative to a point, but they just wouldn't talk about certain things," he says.
They would have likely been told not to discuss their beliefs and practices outside of their community, the psychiatrist says. Children in such an insulated environment "tend to be very slow" in talking about very intimate things, or things that make them uncomfortable, he says.
The best thing to do would to just be around the children and treat them respectfully because traditional interview techniques would not be useful, the psychiatrist says.
The prosecutor says: What's the harm in their society?
Girls age 14, 15 or 16 are not emotionally mature enough to consent to marriage, the witness replies.
"Do you think there's any harm to younger children being in this environment?" the prosecutor says.
"Oh, man, I have lost sleep about this question," the witness answers.
An attorney objects.
"There are lots of positive things about the community they've created," the psychiatrist continues.
But the part of their belief system that allows underage marriage is abusive, he says.
And it's an authoritarian environment, the psychiatrist says.
"Disobedience would lead to punishment and redirection" for the FLDS members, he says, and continuing to disobey would lead to "eternal damnation."
Within the community, he says, a powerful respect exists for authority figures.
10:45 a.m. - The judge decides she has heard all the testimony she needs from Voss, and the CPS supervisor steps down, at long last.
A child psychiatrist from the Department of Family and Protective Services takes the stand.
A prosecutor questions him to establish his expertise in working with children, as well as children such as those at the YFZ Ranch near Eldorado.
A parents' attorney objects that the psychiatrist's testimony is not appropriate and needlessly goes over old ground.
The judge says his objection is premature.
The psychiatrist nearly gets a sentence or two out - including a reference to the Branch Davidian Compound - when an attorney objects.
The judge asks the objector whether he's now the lead attorney for his firm.
"No, your honor," he says.
She tells him to huddle with his colleagues about the lead attorney.
The psychiatrist went to Waco and led a clinical team to work with the Branch Davidian families.
A raid by federal authorities on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco ended in tragedy and loss of life several years ago.
The psychiatrist outlines his experience working with "a number of smaller, separatist, fundamentalist" groups.
Each group is different, but several have authoritarian leaders who govern the details of their daily life - what they eat, when they sleep and more.
The leader basically "defines how they live and how these children grow up." His understanding of the YFZ Ranch community is that it has an authoritarian setup.
Under questioning from the parents' attorney who's pursuing his objection, the psychiatrist says he has gotten much of his information from the media.
Guffaws break out.
He has met with two members who grew up in the community and three young women to talk to them about their beliefs and their life in the community.
"I'd love to be able to speak with the elders of the community and learn more about how they think and how they raise their kids," the psychiatrist says.
He admits he knows little about FLDS doctrine and other matters related to the sect.
"We've got tons of testimony about brainwashing, and that's where this is going," the parents' attorney says.
10:23 a.m. - The judge tells the local attorney to sit down.
More parents' attorneys come forward, including an attorney for some of the fathers.
The men were not taken from the ranch? the attorney says. The judge makes it clear he needs to move on and does.
Under questioning, Voss says she believes most of the mothers have gone back to the ranch.
"Get to the point!" the judge says.
So each of these mothers is in her individual home? the dads' attorney says.
Objections stop him cold.
Another parents' attorney wants to know whether Voss has established her expertise in domestic violence and determining the age of a person "by sight."
No, Voss says.
You have no expertise in determining a woman's age by sight? the attorney says again. She goes on to say Voss has "magically" determined ages. The attorney wants to establish this isn't credible testimony.
"We're kind of creeping into argument," the judge says.
She tries to redirect the hearing to information that would allow her to figure out whether the children should go back to their parents.
The judge ends up cutting off the parents' attorney.
10:11 a.m. - "Now, this line had better be attorneys that are representing parents," the judge says before another attorney steps up.
An attorney grouses about that, but the judge tells him, "Have a seat."
It appears that the crowd of attorneys in the auditorium is reduced by at least one-third Friday compared to the previous day, and those who are present seem deflated after the 11 hours of attorney talk and testimony Thursday.
The parents' attorney asking questions says CPS is taking a "one-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter approach" to the case, and it's not fair for CPS to take more than 400 children away based on global allegations.
"Up to this point in the investigation, there are over 20 girls in the investigation who have conceived or given birth at the age of 16 or 17," Voss says. "What I'm telling you is that there is a culture of young girls being pregnant by old men."
So there was a girl like that in all 19 residences on the ranch?
"Yes, sir, there was," Voss says.
Another attorney objects that the parents' attorney is going over history - forbidden by the judge.
"This woman," the judge says, pointing to Voss, "is simply testifying as to what she believes. Now if you have evidence to rebut that, let's get to that. "
The judge tells him he's one of the best attorneys "in our town," but the hearing has a very limited scope.
"I know that I personally am frustrated by virtue of the fact that we have an allegation about a culture that is allowed to exist without there being any testimony that my clients participated in that culture," the attorney says.
The judge says that maybe the court needs to move beyond this witness and perhaps get to the point where parents' attorneys can put their own witnesses on.
10:04 a.m. - The parents' attorney complains that her mothers haven't been served proper legal documents.
The judge notes the problem of identifying the parents, and that names are "being switched back and forth" in the case.
But one mother has a birth certificate and a driver's license, and authorities can go get her when the attorney wants to talk to her, the attorney says.
"If she hasn't had notice, you need to talk to my district clerk, and we'll arrange for her to have the pleadings," the judge says.
Then the issue comes up of the 14-day hearing to determine custody, and how the proceedings have careened away from it.
"What is it that you're telling me right now that has to do with a 14-day hearing?" the judge says.
Another one or two attorneys object to the path the parents' attorney is taking, but she holds to her contention it does pertain to custody.
9:52 a.m. - A child's attorney protests that the children were interviewed without parents present.
That's the proper procedure, a prosecutor says.
The judge asks the child's attorney whether she's proposing that a possible perpetrator be present during CPS interview. No, the attorney says.
Under questioning, Voss says specific men in the community are suspected perpetrators of child abuse.
An attorney asks: "If the situation could be proposed that the men would leave the community and not have contact," and the same supervision provided as at the San Angelo Coliseum, would Voss be willing to allow the children to return?
No, Voss answers: "The ranch is 1,700 acres. It's huge. There is no way to secure that I'm aware of."
People would continue to go off and on, she says.
"I don't believe that it's safe for the children to be in the home," Voss says.
Now, it's time to hear from attorneys representing the parents.
A attorney for four mothers steps up. She's concerned about the testimony, the attorney says. One of her duties is to figure out how her parents can get their children back.
But, the attorney says. Voss doesn't want the children to go back home.
Her understanding is the mothers who were separated from the children were asked how authorities could help them and if they wanted to go to a domestic violence shelter, the CPS supervisor says.
Only six went to domestic violence shelters, and then they promptly left, Voss says.
9:49 a.m. - All rise for 51st District Judge Barbara Walther.
She announces the cutoff for testimony is 4 p.m. today.
"What's important to the court at this point is what do I need to know to know whether or not the children can be returned," Walther says. "That's what I'm focusing on. You all focus on whatever you want."
Angie Voss, Child Protective Services supervisor, takes the witness stand again.
9:35 a.m. - The hearing was scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., but the judge has not yet appeared on the bench. Attorneys are still trickling into the auditorium, and fewer journalists than Thursday dot the seats designated for them.
The auditorium is filling with conversation, punctuated by laughter. Members of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have already gone through security but haven't taken a seat yet.
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The Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area is hosting a lecture about the people of the last Susquehannock village, according to a news release.
It will be at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Zimmerman Center for Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road in Lower Windsor Township. The cost is $8 for members and $12 for non-members.
The site of the last village of the Susquehannocks adjoins the Zimmerman Center for Heritage. Local researcher Paul Nevin will use historic and modern illustrations and actual artifacts collected by early relic hunters from the site to relate a story of a native community who lived at a crossroads of cultures and history, the news release states.

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Life is a detour
Face it. Detours are usually time consuming, annoying and get in the way of all the really important things you have to do today. But sometimes, life's little detours send you on journeys that are inspiring and eye-opening. Like the next time you travel up to Timber Cove Inn. As is fairly typical this time of year (winter) there are parts of the North Coast Highway that need a little special attention due to rain and wind. Nothing serious, just a bit of TLC. So you will have to take an ALTERNATE ROUTE at Meyers Grade Road to get to the Inn this time. It might add 5-10 minutes on your journey but what a trip! The ridge is a spectacularly beautiful road with scenery that is memorable and camera-ready*. And it just so happens that you will pass right by the newly opened Fort Ross Vineyard Tasting Room so why not make a pit/grape stop?
In case you may have heard news reports of road closures in the Jenner area, take our word for it, the detour is worth it and will drop you off nicely just a few 100 feet from our door. Detour? We call it a de-lightful-tour (sorry).
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4 More Potential Horror Cult ClassicsPoppaScotch
What exactly is a cult film? It been said to be defined as a film that has failed critically and/or financially but has since been appreciated and adored by a small and devoted group of fans. Then again, some cult films pass over from the socially shunned circle of cinema into the mainstream such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show. But what exactly determines a cult film? Who gets to decide that a film is praised as being a hidden gem, or a so-bad-its-good fun filled unintentional laugh riot? Well the fans do, but usually it's not until years after their release in a slow organic process of rediscovery and word of mouth. So who do I think I am calling out cult classics that have been released fairly recently? I'm nobody, and all I'm not saying these are cult films one way or another, but they all have a shot.
Frailty (Dir: Bill Paxton – 2001) Synopsis from imdb.com: "A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."
Flash Factor: 3 – When I think of cult classics, the first things that come to my mind are films that are action packed, exciting, or just so balls out crazy that it's truly an event to see the whole film play out rather than a passive viewing experience. This is definitely not the type of film that Frailty is. It's slow, methodical, and if you've grown up with any kind of religion, terrifying.
Staying Potential: 8 – I gave Frailty such a high score for staying potential because it came out nine years ago and is still being praised today. To the untrained eye, it looks like a boring drama starring Bill Paxton and for some reason, Matthew McConaughey. Not many people even realize that it's a really disturbing horror film, but as soon as they do they are hooked in to the religiously terrifying world of Frailty.
Chance for a Classic: 7 – It isn't as fun as other similar cult classics, but it is a great horror movie that has been passing through the horror scene by word of mouth for years now. When you ask someone "Have you ever seen Frailty", you get one of two responses. 1: No? What are you talking about? Stop following me. Or 2: Oh hell yeah, that was an awesome movie; I tell everyone I meet to watch it! That's the different between a good movie and a cult classic, a fan base willing to spread the word.
Carriers (Dir: Alex & David Pastor - 2009): Synopsis from imdb.com: Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.
Flash Factor: 2 – Carriers was released in barely any theaters with no marketing whatsoever. The DVD cover looks like a cheap and terrible horror film on par with any horrible straight to DVD horror feature of the last 10 years. Once you get past these major hurdles, I promise that as long as you know what you are in for, you won't regret it.
Staying Potential: 5 – Don't not get any wrong ideas here, but this movie is not fun to watch. It's a brutal, unrelenting, and unforgiving look at a group of people that are interested in nothing but their own survival and will do whatever it takes to stay alive. If you've seen the end of "the Mist", then you know what to expect.
Chance for a Classic: 4 - The movie is good, in fact it's really good, but in the eyes of that mean bastard time, a similar film (by basic plot only) released in the same year called Zombieland will probably get all of the rabid cult classic fans, which is a shame because this film should not be overlooked or ignored completely. I hope it sticks around for a very long time, just like Frailty has.
Dead Snow (Dir: Tommy Wirkola – 2009) Synopsis from imdb.com: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
Flash Factor: 9 – Seriously, Nazi Zombies with heavy connotations that there is going to be a bloodbath? How could I possibly resist such campy fun?
Staying Potential: 8 – When the film first begins, it lulls you into a false sense of security with conventions that you have seen in at least a million horror movies before it. But as soon as the Nazi zombies show up, all of that goes right out of the window and the insane carnage begins. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride.
Chance for a Classic: 8 – There is no doubt in my mind that this one will be cherished and appreciated by horror fans for a long time. It has insane and impractical gore, nudity, and enough action to make your head spin. The only way that this movie won't become a cult classic is if people realize how hard it's trying to be a cult classic. For me, yes I realize that it is entirely self aware and grabbing for that cult classic feel, but it's so enjoyable that I don't even care.
REPO: The Genetic Opera (Dir: Darren Lynn Busman – 2008) Synopsis from imdb.com: A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.
Flash Factor: 9 – When hearing about this rock opera of horror, it's impossible not to parallel it to the Rocky Horror Picture show. Yes they are both very different movies, but REPO looked poised to step in and take the crown from the world renowned fan favorite.
Staying Potential: 5 – I'm giving this one a five because it already has a very strong core fan base that is destined to keep this movie going for a long time. I enjoyed REPO very much, but while I was watching it, it seemed too much like it was trying to be just a cult classic and never striving to be anything more. Cult classics become the best cult classics because they are loved for what they are, not because they follow a cult classic template and checklist.
Chance for a Classic: 8 -> this one nets an 8 because truth be told, those rabid core fans will not go quietly into the night. They won't care at all if no one else besides them loves and cherishes the movie like they do. In fact, they will probably prefer that.


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Town of Buxton
Minutes for February 5, 2014 Selectmen's Meeting
Prepared by: Beverly Gammon
Members Present: Penny J. Booker, Jean C. Harmon, Peter E. W. Burns
Robert C. Libby was absent and Clifford L. Emery was absent.
Others Present: David Harmon
Selectmen's Meeting Agenda
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes
Selectmen Meeting Minutes January 29, 2014
Approved 3-0-2
Discussion held between 5:00 & 7:00 p.m
Chief Grovo came in and had a discussion with the Board about computer hardware and software upgrades to make sure they know what his needs are because Windows XP will not be supported after April 8.
The Board briefly discussed a meeting with OTT yesterday, wording for a couple of Warrant articles, and had a general discussion about budgets.
Review of Correspondence
Emails from Chris Lockwood, Exec. Dir. Maine Municipal Association – Revenue Sharing Campaign
Selectman Burns talked about Revenue Sharing legislation LR 2721and the campaign initiated by Maine Municipal that starts this weekend. He read information about it and informed people that the Board is posting a link on the Town's web site that will take them to the Ad. He encouraged everyone to contact their Legislators and ask them to pass this Bill. He said that t he Bill came out of Committee with a unanimous "out to pass" vote. It then became LD 2721 that will be voted on by the full House & Senate. Selectman Burns encouraged people to please support this Bill so that they will not take another $40 million from Revenue Sharing. Revenue Sharing should be $146 million for the 2015 budget but if this Bill does not pass it is only going to be $20 million for all municipalities.
Email from Jan Hill, President, Buxton-Hollis Historical Society – Re: February issue of
Maine Archives and Museum Newsletter
relative to Elden Store Renovation
Letter from Barbara Wentworth, President, United Way of York County – Re: Donation for fuel assistance from Keep ME Warm ($300)
Review of Projects and Issues
Selectman Harmon reported she has been working on budgets. She was here last Friday for a meeting with Tripp Technologies to go over what our computer needs may be for the XP conversion that we are going to be doing. One of the components of this is that we have to upgrade and replace some of our hardware as well. We do not have enough money for that in our operating budget so the Board will probably be having a Special Town Meeting once they get a firmer idea of what the cost will be.
Selectman Harmon was here yesterday for the OTT demonstration on a new phone system. She said there are concerns from the Police Department and the Fire Departments about going completely away from copper lines to this new system so there are still some things to work out. The new phones look much like the old phones but they have greater features
Selectman Harmon went to the Budget Committee Meeting last night. The Committee started meeting with non-profit, charitable organizations. They had a full agenda and went through that very quickly.
Selectman Burns reported that he was in last Thursday. He worked on budgets in the morning and then in the evening he and Selectman Booker attended the SAD 6 Budget Advisory Committee Meeting. Those meetings will be every Thursday night and they last a couple of hours each time. Selectman Burns came in on Friday for the meeting with Tripp Technology. He was also in for the OTT demonstration and met with a couple of Department Heads about some needs for Municipal building repairs. Selectman Burns is still working on some of his budgets.
Selectman Booker mentioned that she attended the Budget Advisory Committee meeting and the meeting with Tripp Technology. She said it was a lengthy meeting but very informational. Selectman Booker is also working on some of the budget pieces that she has to do.
Old Business
New Business
Executive Orders
E.O. 131402003 – An order to appoint Gregory P. Heffernan to the position of Keep the Heat on Committee Member to be effective until December 31, 2015
Approved 3-0-2
E.O. 131402004 – An order to approve an Application for a Widow Exemption for [Map 4, Lot 18-9]
Approved 3-0-2
E.O. 131402005 – An order to approve an Application for a Veteran Exemption for [Map 10, Lot 132B]
Approved 3-0-2
E.O. 131402006 – An order to approve an Application for a Veteran Exemption for [Map 2, Lot 37-4]
Approved 3-0-2
E.O. 131402007 – An order to approve an Application for a Widow Exemption for [Map 10, Lot 9-16]
Approved 3-0-2
E.O. 131402008 – An order to approve an Application for a Veteran Exemption for [Map 7, Lot 69E]
Approved 3-0-2
E.O. 131402009 – An order to appoint Cheryl L. Emery to the position of Keep the Heat on Committee Member to be effective until December 31, 2016
Approved 3-0-2
Executive Orders by Initiative
Accounts Payable and Payroll Warrants
E. O. 131402001 – An order approving expenditures as documented in the Accounts Payable Warrant #70
Approved 3-0-2
E. O. 131402002 – An order approving expenditures as documented in Payroll Warrant #69
Approved 3-0-2
Next Meeting of the Board
Planning Board Meeting Monday, February 10, 2014, at 7:00 PM
Budget Committee Meeting Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at 6:30 PM
Board of Selectmen Meeting Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at 7:00 PM
Board of Selectmen Meeting Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 4:30 PM with a representative from SymQuest
Other Business
There will be a Pot Luck Senior Luncheon Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014, at Noon in the large meeting room at Buxton Town Hall.
The Board of Selectmen is soliciting bids for a two-season contract with possible extension for lawn mowing and trimming services at Town Farm Park. Copies of the Contract and Bid Sheet are available for pick up at Buxton Town Office or Email your request to
. Bids must be sent to the Board of Selectmen, 185 Portland Road., Buxton, ME 04093 in sealed envelopes clearly marked "Lawn Mowing Bid – Town Farm Park" and must be received no later than 4:00 PM, Wednesday, February 19, 2014. The Board of Selectmen reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
Public Comments and Questions
Executive Session
Motion made and seconded to adjourn the Meeting at 7:22 PM
Approved 3-0-2
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Tracing Your Ancestry
DNA tests to find out your ancestry are growing in popularity. But do they really work? And are they worth it?
Advances in DNA testing are allowing people to uncover information about their genetic ancestry and find out where some of their ancestors came from. As an African American, I don't know where my African ancestors originated from. The only geographic location I can point to as my ancestral home is Tennessee. So I'm fascinated by the potential knowledge I could gain from this new generation of tests for genetic ancestry.
But before I fork over more than $200 for such a test, the skeptic in me needs some answers. What can a DNA test really tell me about where I come from? How do these tests work? And can they be wrong?
Companies that offer genetic testing services for finding out about ancestry use several different testing methods. Lineage-based approaches analyze DNA on the Y chromosome, which is passed down almost unchanged from fathers to sons, or else analyze mitochondrial DNA, which is passed down nearly unchanged from mothers to their children. Small genetic changes in the Y chromosome occur as this information is passed from successive fathers to sons. These changes, if they persist, become markers of descent. Likewise, as mitochondrial DNA is passed down, slight mutations occur, and if these mutations persist, they also become genetic markers that can help distinguish one matrilineal line from another.
Taking these tests is straightforward. A person swipes the inside of his or her cheek for a saliva sample, which is sent to a lab. There, the DNA is extracted, amplified, and analyzed. It is then compared to and matched with DNA samples from a reference database of haplotypes – a set of closely linked genes or DNA polymorphisms – that have been identified in specific populations. If a person's DNA sequences match certain sequences in the database, the information can be used to determine the populations with which that person shares maternal or paternal ancestry.
"Lineage testing can trace your ancestry back to real existing people who carried that particular DNA type throughout prehistory until today," explains Peter Forster, a geneticist at the University of Cambridge in the U.K. and cofounder of Roots for Real, a company in Cambridge that uses mitochondrial DNA tests to determine maternal ancestry.
But these methods have a drawback. They account for only a small portion of a person's ancestry. Mitochondrial testing traces a person's mother, maternal grandmother, maternal great grandmother, and so on. Similarly, Y chromosome testing traces only one line of a person's male ancestry, starting with a man's father, his paternal grandfather, paternal great grandfather, and so forth.
Another strategy for ancestry tracking is admixture testing. This kind of test focuses on the 22 pairs of nonsex chromosomes in every cell. Since one of the chromosomes has been inherited from the person's mother and one from the father, they contain recombined segments of DNA from all of a person's ancestors. The test compares an individual's DNA with specific sequences of DNA that are more prevalent in people from one area of the world than from another area. Admixture testing can determine which of the major bio-geographical population groups a person belongs to – sub-Saharan African, European, East Asian, or Native American. The test results are given as a percentage breakdown.


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There is no doubt that protein is an essential nutrient for the overall development of your muscles, bones, and even skin. However, when it comes to boosting your personal physical performance and losing weight naturally, protein shakes are much preferable by athletes, health admirers, as well as body builders who do not receive adequate amounts of protein from their own diets. In fact, according to Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (2010), consuming a protein shake just before exercises can increase calories that you tend to burn throughout the day after a workout. Clinically, after consumption, proteins are broken down into individual amino acids by the digestive system, which later play a vital role in making suitable proteins in cells.
Protein shakes tend to induce several side effects. Anything in excessive amounts is always dangerous and so is the case with extreme levels of proteins inside anyone's body. Moreover, the Food and Drug Administration has no strict regulation for these shakes, which means that there is no assurance with regards to the safety of these products. Therefore, it becomes vital to know about the side effects of protein shakes so that you can visit a doctor to treat them as soon as they show up. Now then… lets get to those pesky protein side effects.
Protein Shakes Side Effects in Form of Fatal Diseases
The three life-threatening side effects of protein shakes are kidney damage, liver cancer, and ketosis. When excessive amounts of proteins gather in your body, processing them can take a toll on your organs. Especially the kidneys whose job is to eliminate the metabolic waste. This means that a constant intake of protein shakes can result in kidney damage. Most of this information on protein side effects is common knowledge but is easily accesable with little effort searching the Internet.
Apart from kidney, even liver health is at risk if you have protein shakes regularly for increasing your daily calorie intake. According to a research published in the Hepatology journal written in 2009, a high intake of proteins can invite liver cancer. This protein shake side effect will happen at a faster rate in overweight people.
It can happen that concentrating on too much intake of protein can trigger an imbalance among the other vital nutrients such as carbohydrates. This can push the body to enter into a state of ketosis that refers to a condition of starvation. Herein, the body uses fats to break them down into ketones that are later used as a fuel. According to some experts, ketosis is dangerous because of its serious effects on the liver, which can be fatal. On the other hand, a few professionals have argued that ketosis is useful for those who take low-carbohydrate diets. The research on corralations between ketosis and protein shake side effects is still ongoing in this regard.
Protein Shake Side Effects in Form of Long-term Disorders
This list includes kidney stones and osteoporosis. The ailment of kidney stones is a condition of excessive calcium deposits when huge amounts of this mineral accumulate in the blood because of the protein consumption in high quantities. Usually, these deposits pass through the urine by inflicting unbearable pain and bloody flow. It can also induce lower abdominal pain as well as night fevers and sweats.
Osteoporosis is the untreatable condition featuring weak bone structure and joints. As protein shakes tend to raise the acidic content in blood, the body attempts to offset it by taking away calcium from the bones. As a result, the bone structure weakens gradually. According to the University of California, women consuming highly acidic or protein-rich foods experienced hip fractures four times more than those who kept themselves away from these items.
Protein Shake Side Effects in Form of Short-Term Discomforts. Stomach irritation and nausea are some of the short-term side effects of protein shakes that contain dairy-based whey or casein protein. Check out this page on Whey Protein side effects. As a result, these protein shakes have varying amounts of lactose depending on the brand. In case you have lactose intolerance, protein shakes can inflict upset stomach, nausea, gas, abdominal cramps, and bloating. Therefore, you must read the labels while buying a protein shake product. According to the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, lactose intolerant people may prefer whey protein isolates, as they are free of lactose.
Protein Shake Side Effects on Weight
The most traditional side effect of increased protein powder shakes has to be weight gain. This weight gain occurs because the use of protein powder is to increase a person's calorie intake. Experts have admitted of both weight gain and loss when protein shakes are consumed in high amounts. A research in the British Journal of Nutrition issue of October 2010 concluded that whey protein offers a more filling effect than the protein in the dairy and poultry products. Due to this, people consuming whey protein tend to eat less during the rest of the day, which can result in weight loss. Moreover, whey protein is most commonly used ingredient in protein shakes. On the other hand, there is no proof of protein shakes resulting in weight loss. In fact, it has said that consuming protein beyond the needs results in increased calories, which leads to weight gain. Nothing has been finalized on this debate until now. Therefore, it is better to consult a health care provider or nutritionist for some safe advice on the effects of protein shakes.
Protein Shake Side Effects in Form of Losses
Protein shakes can create losses are in form of calcium and water in the protein consumer's body. The calcium loss that occurs is already explained above about osteoporosis. Loss of water or dehydration is directly related to the amount of proteins in the body. To study this, the researchers of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Connecticut conducted an experiment on the students. They found that the students having protein-rich diets possessed more amounts of concentrated urine. In addition, they concluded that higher protein levels led to raised nitrogen level in the blood, which means unusual kidney function. As a result, the researchers are in favor of drinking 8 to 10 glasses daily, especially for those who tend to take more proteins.
Concluding Lines About Protein Shakes
You have seen that all the protein shake side effects are directly due to the over consumption of the building block nutrient. Therefore, one must consult the doctor to know the correct recommended daily dose of protein to intake so that your protein levels do not rise excessively in the body. For athletes and people doing regular workouts, it is fine to have a protein shake after a workout, but not on an every couple of hours basis.
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ALEC's weekly email update for the week of 12-19-2013
Leadership and staff wish you and yours a joyous holiday season and a wonderful start to the New Year.
We look forward to working with you in 2014.
The Task Force on Energy, Environment & Agriculture (EEA) has published a new policy guide to help members navigate the task force's wide variety of issue areas, from energy, climate change, environmental and chemical regulation, to agriculture technology, regulatory reform, federal-state relations and much more.
For more information on specific EEA model policy, contact John Eick at (531) 482-5008 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Speeches from the States and Nation Policy Summit are now online, including U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (WI), Grover Norquist, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (TX), Governor Mike Pence (IN), State Senator Mark Green (TN-22) and Rep. Paul Ryan (WI-1).
You can view the speeches on our YouTube page.
Overcriminalizing Americans wastes money and ruins lives
In an op-ed for FoxNews.com, Cara Sullivan, director of the Justice Performance Project at the American Legislative Exchange Council, describes in detail how the size and nature of America's body of criminal law threatens the liberties and livelihoods of every American through overcriminalization.
Policymakers should prioritize criminal justice spending and reserve precious public safety resources by carefully considering what constitutes criminal actions and requiring the government to prove an individual acted with ill intent to prosecute them for everyday activities they had no idea were illegal.
Read the full post here.
Electronic surveillance capacity of state, local government creates strange bedfellows
ALEC member, the Honorable Garry Smith, SC (HD-27), joins the South Carolina House Democrat Leader and the executive director of the South Carolina ACLU in an oped supporting policy to regulate government monitoring of citizens.
It has never been so cheap and so easy for our governmental agencies to access and record the details of our daily lives. And it doesn't end with cell phone searches…
The fact that we have the technological ability to monitor citizens 24/7 doesn't mean we should. We and all our elected representatives have a crucial role to play in determining which uses are appropriate, which ones cross the line and what privacy protections should be in place when cutting-edge technology is used for surveillance and policy investigations.
Read the full post here.
Are you subsidizing another state's air pollution?
The Hill's Brian Potts cites the American Legislative Exchange Council in an article about the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments about the EPA's ability to regulate cross-state, or interstate, air pollution.
The Supreme Court will now decide, and its decision could have enormous economic impacts. On the low-end, EPA estimates an annual cost to comply with the rule of about $2 billion, while the non-partisan American Legislative Exchange Council estimates that compliance costs will exceed $120 billion within the first few years of implementation.
Read the full article here.
Examiner Editorial: The Left's Tides Foundation is leader in secret political money
A Washington Examiner editorial focuses on evidence of ideological bias in the media's coverage of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
A search of non-profit grant databases reveals 139 grants worth a total of $5.6 million to ALEC since 1998. By comparison, Tides is the Mega-Goliath of dark money cash flows. Tides received 1,976 grants worth a total of $451 million during the same period, or nearly 100 times as much money as ALEC. But even that's not the whole story with Tides, which unlike ALEC, has divided and multiplied over the years. Add to the Tides Foundation total the directly linked Tides Center's 465 grants with a combined worth of $62 million, and the total is well over half a billion dollars.
Read the full article here.
Oil Shipments Through KXL's Southern Leg To Begin Next Month
December 18, 2013 – National Journal
Does opposition to fracking pose environmental risk?
December 17, 2013 – Fox News
As deadline looms, health care limbo
December 17, 2013 – Philly.com
How To Get Broadband On Planes — And Everywhere Else
December 16, 2013 – Forbes
In case you missed it this week on our American Legislator blog, John Eick, legislative analyst for the Task Force on Energy, Environment and Agriculture, focuses on the improving unemployment rates in energy producing states.
On this blog we have previously written about an apparent link between energy producing states and improving unemployment rates. Between 1995 and 2011, the four states that saw their unemployment rates improve at the greatest rate compared to the national average are significant energy producers: West Virginia, North Dakota, Alaska, and Louisiana.
Read the full blog post here.
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Stephen, looking back on my first 100 prints, and they were 5x7, it made no difference whatsoever. They were all junk, it was a learning experience. If cost is an issue, save it where you can. Same thing for developer, get whats easy and cheap at first.
After a few hundred prints, you will have your feet wet, and everything will fall into place.


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I do not think there is any ''surefire'' way to get lucid dreams through some special magic pill.
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Originally posted by -0mega-
I do not think there is any ''surefire'' way to get lucid dreams through some special magic pill.
oh, i do not think our scientists couldn't make this pill...it would just fall under the category of psychoactive and be immediately placed into whatever schedule of banned drugs the gov't wishes.
Originally posted by -0mega-
+ They don't disappear when you swallow.
- They cost a crapload of money and although they do increase probability of lucid dreaming, you need to have a basic amount of ''dreamskillz'' to have any use for this.
Originally posted by Dorian Soran
Why would you want a pill to aid in something that should be a 'natural' thing?
Dorian Soran
Originally posted by dunwichwitch
I'd hate to experience the side effects of a sure fire lucid dream pill.
"Side effects may include: shattering of reality, schizophrenia, random levitation, stigmata, and occasionally some patient report becoming the mofuggin' Messiah. Use Lucidia only as prescribed. Do not....move.... while taking Lucidia. Watch out for wormholes."
Originally posted by juveous
lol, other than forgetting reality, I don't see any harmful side effects from dreaming while conscious...this would end up being an entertainment drug that you couldn't OD on, nor get addicted. I don't see the government banning it if it doesn't interfere with anything in the physical.


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June 11, 2014
EUGENE, Ore.-- The long season for University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) senior sprinter Gayon Evans (Clarendon, Jamaica) wrapped up the first day of its final phase at the NCAA Championships at the University of Oregon on Wednesday with the running of the 100 meter dash.
24 athletes from across the country competed in three separate heats. In order to advance to the final round, runners in the three heats would either need to finish in the top two positions of their heat, or have the two best times among all other competitors.
Running in the first position of Heat #2, Evans set a personal best time, running a race in 11.47 seconds. The race was a personal best for Gayon, finishing .02 seconds better than her time of 11.49 seconds in the NCAA quarterfinal in Jacksonville this past May. Additionally, the time was only .04 seconds slower than the official school record of 11.43 seconds set by Carol Galloway in 1989.
The time gave Evans a sixth place finish in her heat and the 19th best time overall, making her ineligible for the final race. Remona Burchell of the University of Alabama finished with the best time at 10.95 seconds. One other Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) runner competed in the race, as Bethune-Cookman's Tristie Johnson finished one spot ahead of Gayon with an 18th place, time of 11.45 seconds.
Evans will have one chance to continue her season with the 200 meter dash race. She will run in lane No. 2 of the first heat against runners from East Carolina, Bethune-Cookman, Texas A&M, and the Universities of Tennessee, Iowa, and Arizona. The race is set to begin at approximately 7:15 p.m. EDT and can be followed on gotracktownusa.com for video streaming and flashresults.com for constantly updated results.


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Celebration Day will then be available in multiple video and audio formats on November 19th from Swan Song/Atlantic Records.
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This is a program to help manage many of the XKB features of X window. This
includes such features as MouseKeys, AccessX, StickyKeys, BounceKeys, and
SlowKeys. It also includes a perl/tk gui program to help with MouseKeys
acceleration management.
WWW: http://www.math.missouri.edu/~stephen/software/#xkbset
Stephen Montgomery-Smith
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/x11/xkbset/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install xkbset
cd /usr/ports/x11/xkbset/ && make install clean
pkg install xkbset
PKGNAME: xkbset
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
===> The following configuration options are available for xkbset-0.5_3:
GUI=off: Install Tk GUI
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Number of commits found: 22
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Fix properties on pkg-plist
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- Remove SITE_PERL from *_DEPENDS
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Approved by: maho (mentor)
- Get Rid MD5 support
- Update maintainer mail address
PR: ports/133397
Submitted by: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <email@example.com> (maintainer)
Approved by: tabthorpe (co-mentor)
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- Remove X11BASE support in favor of LOCALBASE or PREFIX
- Use USE_LDCONFIG instead of INSTALLS_SHLIB
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Thanks to all Helpers:
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Tested on: pointyhat
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- Bump PORTREVISION
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Bridge acts as a catalyst for helping children achieve permanence more quickly while enabling them to maintain connections in their lives.
This program is designed to provide a placement resource that is committed to working with the child's birth family towards the goal of reunification; and, if reunification fails, Bridge is committed to raising/parenting the child.
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