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"A Struggle for Home" wins the DCIFF Best International Film Award
A new documentary about Crimean Tatars and their ongoing struggle won the Best International Film Award at the DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) in Washington, DC. "A Struggle for Home" was screened on 10 March 2016, along with "Beyond Recognition," a short film about American Indian rights. In making the documentary, Director and Producer Christina Paschyn interviewed Crimean Tatar residents and activists, survivors of the Deportation, Russian nationalists, and scholars. The film tells the tragic history of Tatars and the new challenges they face under the Russian occupation of Crimea. It has already been screened at film festivals in Amsterdam, Doha (Qatar), and Borrego (California), and at Crimean Tatar Association in Brooklyn, New York (12 December 2015), Ukrainian Institute for America in New York City (29 January 2016), Ukrainian Cultural Center near Philadelphia (13 March) and European Parliament in Brussels (16 March). We offer our heart-felt congratulations to Christina Paschyn and hope that it will go on winning more awards and spreading the word about Crimean Tatars.
|A Struggle for Home , Washington DC premier, 10 March 2016
The film trailer is available at: https://vimeo.com/astruggleforhome/trailer
For further information on film: http://astruggleforhome.com/
Crimean Tatar singer Jamala wins the Ukrainian contest
Susana Jamaladinova, who performs under the stage name Jamala, won the Eurovision final competition in Kyiv and will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden in May 2016. The song "1944" that Jamala wrote in English relates to the deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet government. Jamala was influenced by her great-grandmother's experience and the loss of her child during the ordeal of being uprooted. She noted that "This song really is about my family." Yet, the song "1944" sparked immediate protests in Moscow. The Russian authorities did not receive the news kindly and asked that it be eliminated from the contest because of its political implications. Jamala's victory on stage received wide news coverage and she is now an international celebrity. (Photo: Eurovision Song Contest)
|Jamala singing at Eurovision contest, 21 February 2016
Changes in Ukraine's policy towards Crimean Tatars
In a recent statement posted to Facebook, "Don't Cry for Us Ukraina! (Ukraine), Mubeyyin Altan reviews the recent changes in Ukraine's policy regarding Crimean Tatars. After being almost indifferent to the demands of Crimean Tatars for two decades, President Poroshenko's government several pieces of legislation. The Ukrainian Parliament recognized Crimean Tatars as indigenous people (March 2014) and their deportation in 1944 by the Soviet authorities as genocide (November 2015). At the international level, Ukraine also endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of of Indigenous Peoples (May 2014). Mr. Altan is on the Board of Directors of the ICC.
Human Rights Violations in Crimea
The Helsinki Commission (Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, an independent US government agency) held a briefing on human rights violations in Russian occupied Crimea at Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, on 11 December 2015. The presentations focused on key findings of the recent report, "Human Rights on Occupied Territory: Case of Crimea," prepared by a team of international lawyers. Speakers addressed violations of civil, political, social and cultural rights of those who oppose the Russian occupation, Crimean Tatars, and other ethic and religious groups. Among the speakers were Ivanna Bilych, President of VOLYA Institute, and Andriy Klymenko, Chief Editor of Black Sea News. This important Report is available online.
See also: Halya Coynash's recent news report, "Open Lawlessness as Terror against Crimean Tatars."
|Helsinki Commission briefing, 11 December 2015
National Holodomor Memorial
The National Holodomor Memorial in Washington, DC was onveiled on 7 November 2015. The Memorial honors millions of Ukrianians who lost their lives during the 1932-1933 Famine-Genocide resulting from the repressive policies of Soviet government under Stalin. At the height of the man-made famine, 28,000 people were dying daily because the authorities confiscated the grain from the countryside and used it to raise revenues for Soviet industrialization.
|National Holodomor Memorial in Washington, DC
World Congress of Crimean Tatars meets in Ankara
The Second World Congress of Crimean Tatars convened on August 1-2, 2015, in Ankara, Turkey. Attended by Tatar representatives from 12 countries, invited guests and government officials, the World Congress offered a platform for the Crimean Tatar diaspora to reaffirm its support for their kin struggling in occupied Crimea. While pro-Kremlin Crimean authorities put pressure on Crimean Tatar NGOs and leaders living in Crimea not to attend the Congress, many activists living in Ukraine were able to participate.
|Second World Congress of Crimean Tatars.
The World Congress reelected Refat Chubarov as President and established an executive committee responsible for implementing its charter. It adopted a declaration regarding the indigenous status of Crimean Tatars, stating that "the right to self-determination belongs to the indigenous Crimean Tatar people." Secondly, the Congress also called on the international community to recognize the Russian aggression, beginning with the annexation of Crimea in 1783 and extending through the deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944, as genocide. During that period, more than a million and a half Crimean Tatars were forced to leave their homeland and half of those deported in 1944 died as a result. (Photo Credit: Nese S. Karatay)
For additional information and photos, see: "Ankara Congress Underscores Why Crimean Tatars are Such an Asset for Ukraine and Such a Problem for Moscow" and "World Congress of Crimean Tatars held in Turkey."
Crimean Tatars on Postage Stamps
The Ukrainian State Enterprise for Postal Service (UkrPoshta) printed postage stamps honoring Crimean Tatars. Issued on 14 May 2015, the First Day Cover has four stamps, with inscriptions in Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar that may be translated as: "First Mausoleum of Crimean Khans," "Crimean Tatar Soldier," "Master Coppersmith" and "Dance of Haytarma." These stamps highlight aspects of Crimean Tatar history and culture. By issuing the Crimean Tatar stamps, the Ukrainian Government marks a new policy relating to an important minority group, Crimean Tatars as indigenous people of Crimea.
|Crimean Tatars on Postage Stamps
Recent Additions to the ICC Web site
Three documents were recently published on the ICC Web: First, "Country of Craftspeople: Developing Crimean Tatar Culture in Diaspora," is a report by Greta Uehling about recent initiatives to maintain and develop Crimean Tatar arts and crafts in Ukraine. Secondly, "Space as Part of Crimean Tatar Identity: A Millenial's View," is an interview and comments by Brian Woods, who focuses on the concept of space in forming Crimean Tatar identity by interviewing a young woman who moved to Crimea with her repatriating family in the early 1990s. Her childhood memories and her reaction to the recent Russian occupation of her homeland are covered. Thirdly, Inci Bowman challenges the traditional notion that Crimean Tatars are basically Asian in nature by citing evidence that they carry European genes also. In her essay "Genetically, Who is a Crimean Tatar?" she argues that Crimean Tatars are descendants of the peoples who moved to the peninsula from different directions and lived there for centuries.
ICC Participates in Wreath-Laying Ceremony
On 12 June 2015, the 8th annual wreath-laying ceremony took place the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, DC to honor more than one hundred million people who were victimized by various Communist regimes. The ICC was among the 50 embassies and organizations that participated in the program. On behalf of ICC, Ilbay Ozbay presented a wreath in memory of all those Crimean Tatars who died as a result of repressive measures of the former Soviet Union. Unusual support for Crimean Tatars came from Free Cossacks of Ukraine in Toronto, Canada. A small group of Cossacks drove down from Toronto to participate in the ceremony.
|Cossack Banner at Victims of Communism Memorial
71st Anniversary of Crimean Tatar Deportation
On the 71st Anniversary of Crimean Tatar Deportation on 18 May 1944, we would like to share with you the logo created for the occasion. The swallow is a symbol of spring, of hope and renewal. For those Crimean Tatars who were once again exiled from their homeland, Crimea is now in red, after more than a year of Russian occupation. Those who remind behind have to endure repression, being subject to illegal searches, loss of property and individual freedoms, and kidnappings, even death. On this somber occasion, we remember all those lives lost during the brutal deportation of Crimean Tatars and decades of exile in distant lands.
Farewell to Ambassador Olexander Motsyk
His Excellency Olexander Motsyk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the US since 2010, recently returned to Kyiv. The ICC greatly appreciates Ambassador Motsyk's interest in Crimean Tatars and his various statements in support of Crimea's indigenous people during his term of service in Washington, DC. Just prior to his departure, he prepared a written statement to be read at the Forum "The Struggle of the Crimean Tatars under Russian Occupation," held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on 21 April 2015. It was an event co-sponsored by the ICC, and his remarks, "Statement of Ambassador Olexander Motsyk," is available at this Web site. We extend our best wishes to Ambassador Motsyk and our appreciation for his long service in Washington.
"Crimea and the Crimean Tatars"
"Crimea and the Crimean Tatars" is a 4-minute slide program created by Barbara Wieser, a member of the ICC Board of Directors. It aims to familiarize the viewer with the homeland of Crimean Tatars and their recent experiences under Russian occupation. We would like to acknowledge the assistance of Lillia Muslimova in selecting the music and certain images. The program may be viewed on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cQAqBvvKJro
"Who Talks about the Crimean Tatars Nowadays?"
In his remarks delivered at the film screening of "Son of Crimea" at George Mason University on 28 March 2015, Paul Goble compared Petro Grigorenko (1907-1987) and Mustafa Jemilev (1943- ), both former Soviet dissidents and staunch defenders of Crimean Tatars. Grigorenko was stripped of his rank as a General in the Soviet Army and later his Soviet citizenship because of his unyielding stand on Crimean Tatars. The General insisted that terrible crimes had been committed against the Tatar population, who must be allowed to return to their homeland Crimea and have their own republic. Like Grigorenko and Jemilev, Goble argued, we must continue to speak about the Crimean Tatars whose human rights are being grossly violated under the oppressive rule of pro-Russian government of occupied Crimea. "Given the legacy of General Grigorenko, the efforts of Mustafa Jemilev, and the nature of the situation now," Goble concluded, "we cannot do any less." His remarks, "Who Talks about the Crimean Tatars Nowadays?" can be accessed here at this site.
Screening of "Son of Crimea"
A Screening of the documentary "Son of Crimea: Struggle of A People" is scheduled for 28 March 2015 at the George Mason University, Arlington, VA. Parts 4 and 5 of the documentary that relate to Soviet human rights activist Petro Grigorenko will be shown along with another documentary in the making. Titled "Maidan, Petro Grigorenko and Crimean Tatar Dissidents," the program is organized by the Arlington Sister City Association, in cooperation with the International Committee for Crimea, Inc. and the Embassy of Ukraine. For more information, see the Flyer.
Nowruz Celebration in Washingon, DC
International Committee for Crimea, Inc. was invited to the Nowruz Commission's Gala by the Embassy of Ukraine. We helped the Embassy staff organize a cultural exhibit of Crimean Tatar arts and crafts. Ukrainian Embassy participates in Nowruz Commission's events because of Crimean Tatars, the largest minority group in Ukraine who observe Nowruz. The festive event was held on 14 March 2015 in the Andrew Mellon Auditorium, Washington, DC. For related photos, see ICC's Picasa Web Album "Nowruz Commission's Gala."
|Nowruz Celebration in DC
A Timeline of Human Rights Abuses in Crimea
It has been a year since Russian forces seized control of government facilities in Crimea and quickly moved to organize a questionable referendum that resulted in Russia's annexation of the peninsula in March 2014. On the first anniversary of the occupation of Crimea by Russian forces, we offer a brief timeline, "Crimean Tatars under Russian Occupation and the Western Response." The list chronicles human rights violations, including harassment and deportation of activists, exiling of Crimean Tatar leaders, intimidating members of the media, and illegal searches and confiscation of property. Such abuses did not go unnoticed, and various governmental bodies and human rights organizations in the West responded by issuing statements and reports, documenting undue pressures exerted on the Crimean Tatar population. See: "Crimean Tatars under Russian Occupation and the Western Response: A Timeline."
Religious Freedom in Crimea
"Status of Religious Freedom in Crimea Today" by Catherine Cosman is an excellent summary of developments since the Russian occupation of the peninsula in March 2014. The article details how the Russian law on extremism is affecting the Muslim population, namely Crimean Tatars, who have been subjected to numerous searches and confiscation of property. Ms. Cosman is a Senior Policy Analyst at the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Washington, DC.
Greta Uehling on Crimean Tatars
Greta Uehling's new publication, "Crimean Tatars as Victims of Communism," traces the history of the various forms of repression under Soviet regime, famines, collectivization, elimination of intellectuals, mass deportation and "Detatarization of Crimea. The article helps us focus on the sufferings of Crimean Tatars prior to their return to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine and their efforts to reestablish their lives in their homeland before the Russian occupation of the peninsula in February 2014.
|Stairs made of grave markers
Dr. Uehling teaches at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is the author of a major work on Crimean Tatars, Beyond Memory (2004). She is on the ICC Board of Members.
Photographs relating to Crimean Tatars and Related Activities
Photographs relating to Crimean Tatars and related activities are now available at the FLICKR or PICASA Web sites:
- Nowruz Commission's Gala, 14 March 2015
- Ceremony at Victims of Communism Memorial, 11 June 2014
- Rally in support of Crimea, 6 March 2014
- Fallen Heroes Vigil, Washington DC, 23 February 2014
- Nenkejan Women's Club participates in 2012 GFWC Convention
- International Conference in Crimea, 14-15 October 2011
- Ceremony at Victims of Communism Memorial, Washington, DC, 10 June 2010
- Memorial Meeting in Simferopol,Crimea, 18 May 2010
- Nowruz Celebration at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC
- Wreath-laying Ceremony in Washington, DC, 18 May 2009
- Memorial Meeting in Simferopol, 18 May 2009.
- World Congress of Crimean Tatars, Simferopol, 19-23 May 2009.
- Activities of International Day of the World's Indigenous People, Simferopol, 8 August 2009
- A Crimean Tatar Wedding
- Children of Crimea
- Crimean Tatar Embroidery
- And More ...
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Skip to comments.Live Thread: Australian Federal Election Count
Posted on 11/23/2007 10:55:46 PM PST by naturalman1975
In about minutes, polling booths across the eastern side of Australia will close, and counting will begin in the 2007 Australian election. I - and anybody else - who wants to become involved - will be posting in this thread updates based on Australian TV concerning the count.
The polls over the last year have been suggesting Labor under Kevin Rudd will win this election, ending John Howard's 11 year period as Prime Minister (Australia's second longest serving Prime Minister) and 11 years of government by the Liberal/National Coalition. Over the last week, and the last day or so, polls have started suggesting the result will be much closer, and that the election is winnable by the Coalition. But we basically have to wait and see. Polls can be right. They can be very wrong.
I don't know how long I going stay up but I check out election
HEY MAN Aussie Age wire has coveage from Sky news Austrila right now on their site
Here's the situation.
Australia has two Houses of Parliament - the House of Representatives and the Senate. All House seats have gone to the polls today in a general election, and the government is the party or coalition of parties that controls the House of Representatives, and their leader is the Prime Minister.
There are 150 seats, so winning 76 seats means you can govern in your own right.
There are three main parties - two of these, the Liberals and Nationals are in coalition - they are the current government and are conservative. The opposition is Labor.
There are minor parties, but to determine government, we look at these three.
Polls are now closed on the east coast, and counting has begun.
Thanks for posting... past bedtime over here, will check out in the morning.
Exit polls suggest a swing to Labor - Labor needs a swing of greater than 4%.
You are right if turn out PM Howard may have lost their election that sucks
I tell you one thing I think history would judge PM Howard less harsh than his own people on war on terror
Kevin Rudd on course for comfortable win, according to ALP strategists and early exit polling.
John Howard bump!
Prior to this election, the Coalition held 88 seats (75 Liberal, 13 National), Labor 60, with 2 independents.
Labor therefore needs to gain 16 seats to win.
Been eyeballing events as reported at Tim Blair's blog today.
Sounds close from what folk have been saying so far.
We're just waiting now for early numbers.
I said on a previous thread that my gut feeling was that the Libs would loose 20+ seats.
I really hope that Labor will fall short but I've got a really bad feeling about this one.
I'm not game to make a prediction at this point, so I won't challenge yours. Of course, I hope you're wrong.
Are you in Usidedownlandia, The Oz now?
Yes, posting from just outside Melbourne. I'm in the currently Liberal electorate of Dunkley, held by the Minister for Veteran's Affairs, Bruce Bilson.
Very cool. I must admit, I still flinch when I read "Liberal". That's just hard to get over.
Looks like the first polling place has counted, LOL.
Liberal/National Coalition 375 71.56 +0.26
Australian Labor Party 149 28.44 -0.26
This website was last published at 24/11/2007 6:18:09 PM
From: http://vtr.aec.gov.au/
Blair just posted this link:
Andrew Bolt calls it for Labor via exit polls.
Bolt has been calling it for Labor for weeks. He's pretty much given up. He could be right. But that's the context.
Ignore early exit polls, according to 2004 early exit polls John Kerry is US president today.
Winston Churchill was bounced by English people right after he saved England and helped win WW2, for not much more of a reason that they wanted to put bad memories behind them, start anew and be entertained. Let's hope and pray that John Winston Howard and his Liberal Party keeps governing majority.
If election is close it may come down to the less populated western part of Australia. How is it usually leaning and any indication on the mood there now? Thanks.
Good to know. I don't read much of Bolt so had no context.
There are three main opinion polls. Two day its too close to call, one gives it to Labor.
First figures are showing fairly large swings to Labor in a number of seats including Braddon.
As at 6:29:14 PM.
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Votes: 4,269
Percent: 61.57%
Swing: -2.90%
Australian Labor Party
Votes: 2,665
Percent: 38.43%
Swing: +2.90%
First figures suggest Liberals retain McMillan.
Braddon, Labor ahead but still in doubt.
Robertson, Lib ahead, but still in doubt.
Dobell, Labor ahead.
Bennelong (the Prime Ministers own seat and a marginal) first results suggest no swing.
Looks like the liberal/national coalition is leading by your numbers, just shy of a 2-1 margin, 62%-38%? Is this a good sign? What does the swing % mean?
It's better than being behind, but these early results are predominantly coming from places that are fairly safe for the Liberals and Nationals.
The swing - basically, it's how much the vote has changed since the last election. Labor is looking for a swing of over 4 or 5% in their favour to win, currently it is getting less than that, but it's really too early to say much.
Someone explained their preference voting to me earlier today and I think I can answer your swing question.
The swing percent is how far a drop bear would fly if launched from a trebuchet with a counter weight equaling the difference in weight of the primary ballot stacks counted so far.
Their process is kind of confusing to me, so I could well have that part wrong.
It's too early yet to draw any conclusions. The % swing is the change for/against since the last election.
What is the latest update?
Bennelong (PMs seat) - 10% swing to Labor, which would remove the PM, but on early figures. Not being called yet.
Flinders - (Liberal currently) - swing to Labor, but Liberals should retain.
Gilmore (Liberal currently) - in doubt.
Corangamite (Liberal currently - marginal). In doubt.
Bass (Liberal currently - very marginal). In doubt.
What is the latest update?
Exit Poll: Howard Loses Oz Election
Updated:07:07, Saturday November 24, 2007
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has lost his bid for a fifth successive term in power, a Sky News Australia exit poll predicts.
PM confident as he votesThe Conservative leader has been in power for 11 years, but was trailing in opinion polls behind opposition Labour leader Kevin Rudd.
The result will be revealed in the next few hours.
The Sky exit poll of 31 marginal government seats forecast a 30-seat gain for Rudd, more than enough for him to form a Government.
The exit poll of 2,787 voters by Auspoll gave Labour 53% of the vote and the ruling Liberal party 47%.
"Its very likely that Labor has won this election. Something in the order of 30-odd seats," said Auspoll's John Armitage.
Liberal/National Coalition 38,378 57.81 -1.68
Australian Labor Party 28,011 42.19 +1.68
As at 6:48:14 PM.
Liberal/National Coalition
Votes: 32,835
Percent: 58.74%
Swing: -1.99%
Australian Labor Party
Votes: 23,068
Percent: 41.26%
Swing: +1.99%
At 6.54pm.
Coalition 3.
Labor 0.
Unknown. 147.
At 6.57.
Coalition 3
Labor 2
Uncalled 145
Is this like the exit polls that were saying Kerry Wins?
Polls have closed in Queensland. Kevin Rudd's home state, and where Labor hopes for major gains.
At 6:59:15 PM
Coalition 4.
Labor 3.
Unknown. 143.
ABC numbers currently.
Lib/Nat 35
Labor 26
Other 1
The sample of the exit polls is not large enough. Remember the exit polls said Kerry was going to win in 2004.
The swing is showing as +3.69 Labor atm at Virtual Tally Room.
It was as low as +1.60 Labor but was bouncing around the 2.ish area for a long time.
At 7:01:40 PM
Coalition 5.
Labor 2.
Independent 1.
Unknown. 142.
At 7:03:16 PM.
Coalition 8.
Labor 3.
Independent 1.
Unknown. 138.
Braddon (marginal Liberal) - Labor ahead, but still in doubt.
Patterson (Liberal) - Liberal ahead,but still in doubt.
Parramatta (Labor, but nominally Liberal due to redistribution) - Labor ahead.
North Sydney (Liberal) - Liberals ahead.
ABC current computer prediction.
Coalition 35.
Labor 26.
Other 1.
Channel 9 current computer prediction.
Coalition 18.
Labor 8.
Other 0.
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For the first time since it became a brutal murder scene back in March, the Lululemon store in Bethesda opened its doors to the public.
The yoga shop reopened at 10 a.m. Friday morning, more than three months after employee Jayna Murray was killed there.
Her co-worker, Brittany Norwood, is charged in her murder.
Around 8 a.m., Murray's parents arrived at the store ahead of today's reopening.{}Murray's dad, mom, and sister said they supported the store's reopening because Jayna would've wanted it that way.
"Walking into the store was difficult," said David Murray, Jayna Murray's father. "But for me, personally, I felt that Jayna was right there with me."
"She was genuine," said Phyllis Murray, the victim's mother. "She gave everyone an enormous smile and hug. She loved the people of Bethesda and I know today is such an honor to her."
The family is pictured below speaking to the media.
On its first day,{}business was brisk as many shoppers were happy to see the store open again.{}Lulelemon officials{}say they plan to{}embrace the theme of "love" in honor of Murray.
"I think she would love it," said Kate Murray, Jayna's sister-in-law. "I think she would be here today...and she is here in spirit."{}In a statement, the company's spokesperson Alecia Pulman said the theme of love "represents lululemon's love for Jayna, as well as the love she demonstrated throughout her life. Love is at the heart of lululemon as it is a core (principle) of yoga and an integral part of our values. A new stained glass piece that reads "love" will be part of the permanent storefront window to symbolize this theme and memorial."
On Saturday, June 25 at 9 a.m., a community outdoor yoga class hosted by lululemon will take place on the public promenade across from the Bethesda store. The class will start with a moment of silence in honor of Jayna, and will be dedicated to the theme of love.
{}More than ever, we remain committed to the people of Bethesda. We look forward to continuing to share with this community the same passion and grace with which Jayna lived her life."
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James Lewis HeftAlton M. Brooks Professor of Religion
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E-mail: email@example.com
Phone: (213) 740-3055
Office: URC 102
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Website
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
|As president for the Institute, I have raised over 1.5 M for to support research in areas such as economics and social justice, Catholic intellectual life, and the separation of Church and State I continue to work on my own book on The Current State of Catholic Colleges and Universities in the United States.
Conferences and Other Presentations
Conference Presentations
|""The Moment: Interreligous Dialogue: A Conversation with Eboo Patel", The McGreal Lecture , Lecture/Seminar, Chicago , Dominican University in Chicago , Invited, 08/23/2013
|"Forming One's Conscience in a Polarized Church", LA Religious Conference, Lecture/Seminar, Los Angeles, CA, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Invited, 2012-2013
|"Fundamentals of Ecclesiology", Lecture/Seminar, Los Angeles, CA, The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Invited, 2012-2013
|"Presidency in a Catholic University", Inauguration of the first Lay President, Keynote Lecture, Collegeville, Minnesota, St. John's University, Invited, 2012-2013
|"Response to Prof. Wendy M. Wright, author of "The Lady of the Angels and Her City", Our Lady of Los Angeles, Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, CA, Loyola Marymount University, Invited, 2012-2013
|"The Challenges of Interreligious Dialogue", The Cardinal Lecture , Lecture/Seminar, Winona, Minnesota, St. Mary's University, Invited, 2012-2013
|"The Current State of Catholic High Schools in the U.S.", Catholic Center Lecture , Lecture/Seminar, Pennsylvania , St. Francis DeSales University in, Invited, 2012-2013
|"The Mission of a Catholic High School: Three Challenges", Educational Leadership Symposium, Lecture/Seminar, Los Angeles, National Association of Christian Brothers, Invited, 2012-2013
|"lead a Trustees of the Loyola Marymount University", Workshop, Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, LMU, Invited, 2012-2013
|".", The Life of Faith in Contemporary Culture., Workshop, Los Angeles Diocese, Invited, 06/09/2011-06/16/2011
|"Catholicism and Islam: The Current State of the Dialogue.", Lecture/Seminar, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies , Invited by US Ambassador, Invited, 05/20/2011
|"Interfaith Panel", Roundtable/Panel, Hassan Hathout Foundation. , Invited, 04/17/2011
|"Faith and Diplomacy. ", USC's Center on Public Diplomacy , Roundtable/Panel, Invited, 03/25/2011
|"The Humanities and Professional Education.", Lecture/Seminar, Duquesne University, Invited, 03/10/2011
|" Mission and Identity of a Catholic Jesuit University.", Workshop, John Carroll University, Invited, 03/09/2011
|"Catholic Intellectual Life: An Oxymoron?", Lecture/Seminar, St. Louis University , Invited, 03/03/2011
|"Catholic Teaching on War and Peacemaking", Lecture/Seminar, Dr. Andrew Manning's USC Peace and Conflict course, Invited, 11/01/2010
|"Religion and Violence: Three Interpretations", Lecture/Seminar, Uiversity of Dayton, Invited, 09/17/2010
|"The Catholic Universty in Post Modern Culture", Lecture/Seminar, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, Invited, 09/09/2010
|"Science and Religion", Lecture/Seminar, University ot Dayton, Invited, 07/13/2010
|"A Catholic Approach to the Dialogue with Islam", "Islam and the West", Keynote Lecture, Paper, Cairo, Egypt, Al Azhar University, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Catholic Intellectual Life", Lecture/Seminar, University of British Columbia, St. Mark's College, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Discipleship and Citizenship", Talk/Oral Presentation, Pasadena, CA, Holy Family Parish, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Ecclesiology", Roundtable/Panel, Los Angeles, Archdiocese of LA, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Interfaith Dialogue", Roundtable/Panel, Pasadena, CA, Polytechnic High School, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Mission and Identity of a Catholic University", Talk/Oral Presentation, New Rochelle, NY, Paper College of New Rochelle Board of Trustees, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Religion and Politics", Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, CA, Alumni Assoc of Loyola Law School, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Religion and Public Life", Legatus of Ventura County, Lecture/Seminar, Oxnard, CA, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Religious Pluralism and Peace", Lecture/Seminar, Honolulu, HI, Chaminade University, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Science and Religion", Talk/Oral Presentation, Newport Beach, CA, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Spirituality of Leadership", Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, CA, Archdioces of Los Angeles, Invited, 2008-2009
|"Teaching Morality to Adolescents", LA Religious Conference, Lecture/Seminar, Anaheim, CA, Invited, 2008-2009
|"The New Atheism", Lecture/Seminar, Dayton, OH, University of Dayton, Invited, 2008-2009
|""Contemporary Culture and Catechesis," ", Lecture/Seminar, LA Religious Education Congress, Invited, 2007-2008
|"A Catholic Approach to Interreligious Dialogue", Roundtable/Panel, Pasadena, CA, Polytechnic High School , Invited, 2007-2008
|"A Catholic Approach to the Liberal Arts", Lecture/Seminar, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, St. Mark's College, University of British Columbia, Invited, 2007-2008
|"Catholic Approaches to Interreligious Dialogue", Talk/Oral Presentation, IR class at USC, Invited, 2007-2008
|"Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicians", Lecture/Seminar, South Pasadena, CA, Holy Family Parish , Invited, 2007-2008
|"Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicians", Lecture/Seminar, Moraga, CA, St. Mary's College, Invited, 2007-2008
|"Catholicism and Science: the Case of Evolution", Talk/Oral Presentation, Newport Beach, CA, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel , Invited, 2007-2008
|"Faithful Citizenship: Separation of Church and State", Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, Alumni Organization of Loyola Law School,, Invited, 2007-2008
|"Leadership in Catholic High Schools", National Conference , Lecture/Seminar, San Antonio, TX, National Catholic Education Association, Invited, 2007-2008
|"Pro-Choice Catholic Politicians and the Election", Talk/Oral Presentation, South Pasadena, CA, Holy Family Parish, Invited, 2007-2008
|"Silence and Speech", Fundraiser Luncheon for the Cloistered Carmelite Sisters,, Talk/Oral Presentation, San Gabriel Country Club , Invited, 2007-2008
|"Two Different Worlds: Academics and Campus Ministries", National conference of Catholic Campus Ministries , Lecture/Seminar, Vero Beach, FL, Invited, 2007-2008
|"Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation", Lecture/Seminar, Miami, FL, Catholic Theological Society of America, Invited, 07/07/2008
|"True Wealth of Nations", Organizer, Paper, Davidson Conference Center, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, Invited, 06/18/2008-06/22/2008
|"Bishops and Politics", National convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America, Chaired one session, Los Angeles, CA, Invited, 2006-2007
|"Day-long workshop for faculty & staff", Workshop, St. Monica's High School, 2006-2007
|"Difficulties in Inter-Religious Dialogue.", Talk/Oral Presentation, University of Michigan,, 2006-2007
|"Director of Fordham University's Center on Religion and Culture, ", discuss in a small seminar Christian Smith's Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Am, 2006-2007
|"Discipleship: New Possibilities", Talk/Oral Presentation, South Pasadena, CA, Holy Family Parish , 2006-2007
|"Failing America's Faithful ", A dialogue with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on the topic of her book, Failing America's Faithful (Warn, Talk/Oral Presentation, Santa Monica, St. Monica's Church, 2006-2007
|"Inter-Religious Dialogue", Panel Discussion, Omar Ibn al Khattab Mosque. , 2006-2007
|"Learned Ignorance in the Abrahamic Religions", Led a three day symposium, Jerusalem, Israel, 2006-2007
|"Presented a day long workshop to the faculty and staff", Workshop, West Hills, CA, Chaminade High School , 2006-2007
|"Social Sciences and the Human Person," ", Notre Dame, Talk/Oral Presentation, Sea Island, Georgia, Templeton Foundation, 2006-2007
|"The Importance of Religious Distinctive Research at a Catholic University", Talk/Oral Presentation, Chicago, IL, DePaul University , 2006-2007
|"The Roles of the Faculty at a Catholic University", Boston College's Institute for Leadership in Catholic Higher Education, Talk/Oral Presentation, Invited, 2006-2007
|"The Vocation Crises in the Catholic Church", the Serra Club International., Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, 2006-2007
|"Trinity Sunday", National Convention of the College Theology Society, Preach Sermon, University of Dayton , 2006-2007
|"USC panel on religious diversity", USC panel on religious diversity, Talk/Oral Presentation, 2006-2007
|"Vision and Voices Program", At the request of the Provost's office, led a discussion for 150 USC students with Prof. Thomas Ly, Talk/Oral Presentation, Mark Taper Theatre, 2006-2007
|"on "The Role of Religion and Peacemaking." ", Talk/Oral Presentation, Leo Baeck Temple, Invited by Lisa Bitel, USC professor of history., 2006-2007
Other Research
|I continue to work on my own book on The Current State of Catholic Colleges and Universities in the United States., 2012-2013
|Heft, S.M., James Lewis (Ed.). (2012). After Vatican II: Trajectories and Hermeneutics. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co..
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2011). Catholic High Schools: Facing the New Realities. Qxford University Press.
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2011). Par-dela la violence :Le dialogue des religions est-il une utopia?. Parole et Silence, Paris.
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2011). Catholicism and Interreligious Dialogue. (James L. Heft, S.M., Ed.). Oxford University Press.
|Heft, J. L. (2006). Passing on the Faith: Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. New York: Fordham University Press.
Book Chapter
|James L. Heft, S.M., Reuven Firestone, Omid Safi (Ed.). (2011). "Humble Infallibilty". Learned Ignorance: Intellectual Humility Among Jew pp. 89-106. Oxford University Press.
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2011). "John Paul II and the 'Just War' Doctrine: 'Making Peace through Justice and Forgiveness, Not War". In Religion, Identity, and Global Governance pp. 203-219. University of Toronto Press.
|Heft, J. L. (2005). US Catholics and the Presidential Election: Abortion and Proportionate Reasons". (Vol. 259-275). New Blackfriars: A Review 86.
|Heft, J. L. (2005). Believing Scholars:. (Vol. 196). pp. p. New York: Ten Catholic Intellectuals/Fordham University Press.
|Heft, J. L. (2005). "Presidents and Principals: What Should Be Their Major Focus?". (Vol. 13-26). Development of the President/Principal Model in Catholic High Schools.
Encyclopedia Article
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "Catholic Higher Education in the United States". 427-430. Vol. 1. New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2010,.
Journal Article
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2012). Institutionalizing Catholic Identity. Journal of Catholic Higher Education. Vol. Vol.31, Number 2 (Summer 2012), pp. 181-192.
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "Religion and Violence: Three Interpretations". Origins. Vol. 40 (26), pp. 409-415.
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "Distinctively Catholic: Keeping the Faith in Higher Education". Commonweal.
|Heft, J. L. (2008). The New Atheism: Really?. Origins. Vol. Vol. 38 (No.21), pp. 332-339.
|Heft, J. L. (2008). Evolution and Catholicism: A Few Modest Proposals. Horizons. Vol. 35 (2 Fall 2008), pp. 203-227.
|Heft, J. L. Rousing the Sleeping Giant: Notre Dame's Commitment to Catholic Schools. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice.
|Heft, J. L. (2007). Newman's Vision of a University: Then and Now. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice. Vol. 10:3, pp. 357-375.
|Heft, J. L. (2006). Religion and Politics: The Catholic Contribution. University of Dayton Law Review. Vol. Vo. 32:1 (2006), pp. 29-46.
|Heft, J. L. (2006). "Catholic Universities as Open Circles: Academic Freedom.". No Journal Defined. Vol. 35, pp. 40 660-663.
|Heft, J. L. (2005). "Wisdom for Presidents". No Journal Defined. Vol. 24, pp. 2 49-51.
|Heft, J. L. "Catholic Education and Social Justice.". No Journal Defined. Vol. 10, pp. 1 6-23.
Magazine/Trade Publication
|Heft, S.M., J. L. "Spirituality and Religion: Challenges and Opportunities". The Catechist.
|Heft, S.M., J. L. "Christianity, War and Peacemaking". Cross Current, United Nations. pp. 328-331.
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "Christmas and Easter Christians", OpEd. Washington Post.
|Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "From 'Nones' to 'Somethings'," OpEd. Tidings.
Other Advisement or Time Devoted to Students
|I continue to prepare and lead bi-monthly discussions for a series entitled "Intelligent Catholicism" at the Caruso Catholic Center. Topics , 2012-2013
Honors and Awards
|2013 Catholic Press Awards Third Place - After Vatican II: Trajectories and Hermenutics, edited by James L. Heft, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI A valuable contribution to the ongoing analysis of the conciliar documents of Vatican II. The inclusion of the insights of noted theologians guarantees that a broad scope of interpretations is presented. The authors help the reader to understand that the Council was an event that is still being determined as it is lived out in the lives of all of us., 2012-2013
|USC Endowed Professorship, Alton M. Brooks Professor of Religion, 8/16/2006-5/15/2013
|Theodore M. Hesburgh Award in Washington DC from the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities for distinguished and long contribution to Catholic higher education in the United States., 1/29/2011
|Nominated by Gamma Sigma Alpha National Greek Honor Society at USC for Professor of the Year 2007 , 2007-2008
Service to the University
|Member, Serve on Rabbi Susan Laemmle's USC Religious Partners' Group. , 2007-2008
Media, Alumni, and Community Relations
|Invited President of the National Endowment of the Arts, Dana Gioia, to speak on "Catholicism and Literature" Video presentation is on our website: www.ifacs.com., 2008-2009
Other Service to the University
|Organized Annual Leccture Series on "Film and Religion"., 2008-2009
|We have also launched our first annual USC lecture series, "Catholicism and Other World Religions," which will result in a book published in 2008. Next year, we will organize a year long series on "Film and Religion." , 2007-2008
Service to the Profession
Conferences Organized
|The Contested Concept of the Common Good, USC, Our Institute is holding an international conference at USC June 18th to the 21st on "The Contested Concept of the Common Good," a part of our continuing research program in economics and ethics. , 2013-2014
|Organized and Chaired, "Caritas in veritate and how it applies to the United States." , Vatican, The papers presented at the conference are being edited by Daniel Finn, Institute Board member and will be published in 2012 by Oxford University Press. , 10/15/2011
|Organizer, What Happened at Vatican II?, Davidson Conference Center - USC, The 2-day symposium focused on Historian John O'Malley's book, "What Happened at Vatican II?", 2008-2009
|Organizer, True Wealth of Nations, USC Davidson Conference Center, As president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies I helped organize and fully supported an international conference on the "True Wealth of Nations." The papers presented at the conference are being edited submitted to Oxford University Press. , 06/18/2008-06/22/2008
Other Service to the Profession
|I am co-editing a book of essays on "The Logos of Love: The Predicament and Promise of Catholic Intellectual Life Today," based on a national conference that the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies and the University of Dayton organized, September 20th to the 22nd. , 2013-2014
|I have been invited to give a lecture on "The Challenges of Leading a Catholic University" as part of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Boston College—it is a symposium, invitation only, for presidents of Catholic colleges and universities. , 2013-2014
|I will be speaking at the University of Portland February 27th, at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress March 15th, at USC's Polymathic Society on April 23rd, and at a national conference on "Preaching the Word in and out of Season," on July 9th held in Toronto Canada., 2013-2014
|Our Institute organizes annually a lecture series held on the USC campus on topics related to religion, society, interreligious dialogue, and neuroscience., 2012-2013
|As President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, I have organized for each academic year a lecture series on campus. For the year, 2007-2008, the theme of the lecture series was Catholicism and other World Religions. For the academic year, 2008-2009, the theme is Religion and Film. Both lecture series, held on campus, bring eminent scholars to campus to interact with USC's scholars and community. I am editing the lectures given at both series so that they may be published as books. I have included USC faculty as respondents to these lectures., 2008-2009
|I invited the President of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia, to speak on campus December 3rd on "Christianity and Literature." I have extended invitations to USC's English Faculty for the lecture and join Mr. Gioia for dinner afterwards, 2008-2009
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Uranium from Africa has long been a major source of fuel for nuclear power and atomic weapons, including the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In 2003, after the infamous "yellow cake from Niger," Africa suddenly became notorious as a source of uranium, a component of nuclear weapons. But did that admit Niger, or any of Africa's other uranium-producing countries, to the select society of nuclear states? Does uranium itself count as a nuclear thing?
The essays in this volume study the creation, adaptation, and use of science and technology in Latin America. They challenge the view that scientific ideas and technology travel unchanged from the global North to the global South—the view of technology as "imported magic." They describe not only alternate pathways for innovation, invention, and discovery but also how ideas and technologies circulate in Latin American contexts and transnationally.
Before Fukushima, the most notorious large-scale nuclear accident the world had seen was Chernobyl in 1986. The fallout from Chernobyl covered vast areas in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in Europe. Belarus, at the time a Soviet republic, suffered heavily: nearly a quarter of its territory was covered with long-lasting radionuclides. Yet the damage from the massive fallout was largely imperceptible; contaminated communities looked exactly like noncontaminated ones. It could be known only through constructed representations of it.
In the natural science of ancient Greece, music formed the meeting place between numbers and perception; for the next two millennia, Pesic tells us in Music and the Making of Modern Science, "liberal education" connected music with arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy within a fourfold study, the quadrivium. Peter Pesic argues provocatively that music has had a formative effect on the development of modern science—that music has been not just a charming accompaniment to thought but a conceptual force in its own right.
If everyone now agrees that human traits arise not from nature or nurture but from the interaction of nature and nurture, why does the "nature versus nurture" debate persist? In Beyond Versus, James Tabery argues that the persistence stems from a century-long struggle to understand the interaction of nature and nurture—a struggle to define what the interaction of nature and nurture is, how it should be investigated, and what counts as evidence for it.
In Information and Intrigue Colin Burke tells the story of one man's plan to revolutionize the world's science information systems and how science itself became enmeshed with ideology and the institutions of modern liberalism. In the 1890s, the idealistic American Herbert Haviland Field established the Concilium Bibliographicum, a Switzerland-based science information service that sent millions of index cards to American and European scientists. Field's radical new idea was to index major ideas rather than books or documents.
In this book, Lino Camprubí argues that science and technology were at the very center of the building of Franco's Spain. Previous histories of early Francoist science and technology have described scientists and engineers as working "under" Francoism, subject to censorship and bound by politically mandated research agendas. Camprubí offers a different perspective, considering instead scientists' and engineers' active roles in producing those political mandates. Many scientists and engineers had been exiled, imprisoned, or executed by the regime.
In the last four decades, during which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as a cutting-edge medical technology and a cultural icon, technoscientific imaginaries and practices have undergone a profound change across the globe. Shifting transnational geography of tecchnoscientific innovations is making commonly deployed Euro/West-centric divides such as west versus non-west or "innovating north" versus "non-innovating south" increasingly untenable—the world has indeed becoming flatter.
In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11's mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than My Three Sons? Why did a government program whose standard operating procedure had been secrecy turn its greatest achievement into a communal experience? In Marketing the Moon, David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek tell the story of one of the most successful marketing and public relations campaigns in history: the selling of the Apollo program.
Representation in Scientific Practice, published by the MIT Press in 1990, helped coalesce a long-standing interest in scientific visualization among historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science and remains a touchstone for current investigations in science and technology studies. This volume revisits the topic, taking into account both the changing conceptual landscape of STS and the emergence of new imaging technologies in scientific practice.
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7 comments:
- The Hermit said...
Over easy is a great way to get salmonella. :(
- May 27, 2009 at 10:00 AM
- theotherryan said...
Hermit, That is true. Suppose I could get salmonella from chocolate chip cookie dough also. Guess those are both part of my wild and dangerous lifestyle.
- May 27, 2009 at 11:48 AM
A popular traditional dish in Tampa, Florida's Ybor City Cuban districts is "cigar maker's lunch", which is nothing more than a couple fried eggs over yellow rice. It's really good with a side of black beans.
- May 27, 2009 at 3:56 PM
- theotherryan said...
PalmettoBug, I got the idea for rice and eggs from a hispanic dish.
- May 27, 2009 at 4:33 PM
- Stephanie in AR said...
Wrap it in a tortilla with some cheese and sour cream - mmm...
- May 27, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- theotherryan said...
Stephanie, I will have to try that one next time we make fried rice. With stuff where we make a whole bunch (rice, stew, etc) it tends to go in cycles. After eating something for a week strait you don't want it for a couple months.
- May 28, 2009 at 7:58 AM
- preparednesspro said...
Adding some protein like ham is great in the mix, too.
- May 28, 2009 at 11:37 AM
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Start is a national initiative by The Prince's Charities to promote and celebrate sustainable living. It aims to demonstrate what a more energy efficient, cleaner and healthier future could look like. During 2010, Start will grow into a vibrant and diverse programme, which will engage people right across the UK.

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IBM is a sponsor and participating in the event, but this is being run by Prince Charles and his organization. Some of the speakers at Start include Sam Palmisano and Ginni Rometty (W00T!*) as well as Stella McCartney and other business people and offiicals from the UK and Europe.

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DAYTONA BEACH — The pregnant woman accused of trying to kill her three children by driving her minivan into the Atlantic Ocean off Daytona Beach will appear in court this afternoon seeking to be released from jail or have her bail reduced.
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Ebony Wilkerson is being held on $1.2 million bail at the Volusia County Branch Jail on three counts of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of child abuse. Wilkerson is scheduled to appear before Circuit Judge Leah R. Case at 1:15 p.m. at the S. James Foxman Justice Center, 251 N. Ridgewood Ave.
Wilkerson is asking to be released on her own recognizance or that the bail be reduced to an amount that she can post, according to the motion filed by Assistant Public Defender Craig S. Dyer.
Public Defender James Purdy said in a phone interview Tuesday that the bail amount is equivalent to locking Wilkerson up without a chance at freedom.
"The purpose of bond is to ensure the appearance of the defendant at trial," Purdy said. "It's not intended to be a mechanism to hold someone in jail pending trial. You are presumed innocent until proven guilty."
Wilkerson drove into the waves in Daytona Beach on March 4 with her children in her minivan. Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson and sheriff's Sgt. Richard Fortin said previously that Wilkerson had the intent of killing her children because she "calmly and easily got out of the van" and walked away while the three youngsters screamed for someone to help them.
Wilkerson, who is pregnant, left her South Carolina home on March 2 and headed for sister Jessica Harrell's home in Daytona Beach because Wilkerson claimed her 31-year-old husband, Lutful Ronjon, had been abusing her for 14 years and she did not want him near their three children any longer, a Volusia County sheriff's report shows. The day before she left, she filled out a police report in Myrtle Beach, S.C., claiming that Ronjon had beaten her and attacked her in a beachside motel in front of their children. Before she headed south to Daytona Beach, she also filed a report with North Charleston police recounting what had happened in Myrtle Beach and complaining that police there had not arrested Ronjon, an incident report states.
Two days after she arrived at Harrell's apartment, though, Wilkerson took her three children — two daughters ages 3 and 10, and a son, 9 — on a ride to the beach, telling them along the way that she was taking them to a better place, Fortin said. Several people saw her driving too close to the water on the beach and warned her, but she took a hard left and plunged the van into the cold water, forging ahead as her terrified children cried and yelled.
Wilkerson's son jumped onto her lap and tried to wrestle the steering wheel from her in an attempt to turn the Honda Odyssey van away from waves. One wave finally slammed into the van, tossing it about and almost tipping the vehicle over into the 58-degree water.
Bystanders and Beach Safety Ocean Rescue officers who encountered Wilkerson said she blocked an officer from getting into the van. He pushed her out of the way and along with the other rescuers grabbed the children and took them to shore.
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Re the closing price, 1.5mm shares went by right before close, with high being $24.50While I agree with your elitist thoughts inlet boater, remember that banking among these guys is a blood sport. The morale boost and local market (read NC)win from buying WB would be the highlight of these guys' careers......don't underestimate that, even if your portfolio analysis is correct.Got the wheels turning, didn't it? That's enough buzz to pay their whole marketing budget where I come from for several years.Think about it--"We were strong enough--in the most challenging banking environment in over twenty years--to buy the fourth biggest bank in America."Remember Hugh McCall(sp)'s buys in Texas? Stuff of legends, and made his career. Don't believe for a second that Allison wouldn't love to do the same thing!!!
McColl received a sweetheart deal in Texas when he purchased Texas Commerce bank to keep it from failing courtesy of the Govt. There is no such bounty on the table for BBT to purchase WB. The ego thing was primarily between McColl and the guy at First Union. While those two were trying to outdo each other BBT quietly boutgh banks like UCB in NC and at one time lead the state in NC in deposits. I do not perceive Allison as being egomanical like those two. JMHO
I totally agree no egomaniac here and you are on the money with who the hell wants WB's nightmare balance sheet. Also BBT would be at their mercy because there is no expertise to deal with the nonsensical crap that the disfunctional WB has assembled on and off balance sheet.