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CHAR-KOOSTA PUBLISHED BY CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES, FLATHEAD AGENCY, MONT. Application for Second Class Permit Made at the Post Office in Ronan, Montana Vol. 1—No. 6 April, 1957 Tribe Mourns James J. Swaney The members of the Confederated Sa-lish and Kootenai Tribes were dealt a shocking blow by the death of James J. Swaney, Secretary-Treasurer of the Tribal Council. Jay was killed in an automobile accident on Tuesday April 16, on Highway No. 10 approximately two miles east of Dixon, Montana. The father of seven children, he was born on April 29, 1918 in Pendleton, Oregon. Shortly thereafter his family moved to Dixon. Jay attended high school and graduated with recognition as an outstanding basketball and baseball player. A veteran of World War II, Jay served with the US Army Air Force from February, 1942 to November 1945 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. Shortly after receiving his discharge from the armed services he was employed by the Flathead Tribal Council as their Treasurer. On September 28, 1951 he was promoted to the posi- tion of Secretary-Treasurer of the Tribal Council and held that responsible position until his death. In this position as Secretary-Treasurer of the Tribal Council he was a conscientious worker, with a thorough knowledge of Tribal Affairs and the ability to accurately execute any and all phases of Tribal work. As a supervisor he was tolerant and very considerate of his employees. His humor and affability made him a favorite amongst those who worked with and for him. A stong advocate of the Treaty rights of the Tribe his first concern was the general welfare of its members. Being fully aware of the many Tribal problems with which the people had to cope, he was sympathetic to them in their personal problems of enrollment, welfare, taxes, relief, etc., and helped them whenever possible. Steadfast in his belief that Education, Land Loans Increase The educational and land loan programs have received new impetus in the past months. Since the new plan of operation in 1955, to this date, 15 educational loans totaling $17,082 have been made and action is pending on more applications. The interest rate on educational loans is 3 percent and the total amount that can be loaned is $2,000 for four years beyond high school or $500 per school year. These loans are available to students who are enrolled members of this tribe and are graduates from high school who wish to continue their education. The loans are also available to students who are interested in going to trade schools or business colleges. Owners of small acreages who wish to purchase additional lands to increase their acreage are applying for loans. Enlarged acreage will give units large enough to produce sufficient income and give the family a full time job. The income can be large enough to make an adequate living and still pay off a loan. The fact that many tribal members own 40 to 80 acres with no land joining or situated close enough to make an adequate unit, is one of the large problems now confronting the credit department. Provisions now allow Indians to buy desirable pieces of land under negotiated sales with other Indians. Mr. Swaney's funeral was held on April 15 at the St. Ignatius Catholic church with Rev. Father Cornelius Byrne as celebrant. Rosary was recited in the Fearon chapel on the evening of April 14. Burial was in the Catholic Cemetary. Graveside services were conducted by the James R. W. Mc Carthy post of the American Legion, St. ^Ignatius. the Fullblood Indians had never been properly dealt with, he was deeply and especially concerned over their welfare. He thoroughly understood their problems, their handicapped position in a modern world, was familiar with their way of life, and respected and admired them. In turn, the Fullblood people liked and respected him and amongst them he had many good friends. Never too busy to hear and discuss an Indian's problem, he was a generous man understanding and sympathetic toward all. How do you replace a man like that one with all the qualities of a good man? A man who loved his children and family so deeply; a man who had a multitude of good friends; and a man who seriously worked for the betterment of this people? His death was a tragic loss to his family, relatives and his many friends. His loss will, indirectly, be felt by all the members of the Flathead Tribe. To those of us who worked with him and associated with him daily, he will be missed for a long, long time. — Robert McCrea.
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I feel we as Catholics need to do a better job of passing on the faith at home. How do we address this with families?
Wondering how other more experienced moms handle extra curricular activities (especially in the performance area). My oldest of 4, 12, is very talented. She is cast in the lead role in our township's Creative Theater production, that starts tonight. Rehearsals this week have been verrry long, impacting her homework. Her show tonight requires she be stage ready by 5 (and her hair and makeup take me over an hour to do). She was hoping to get to skip school today because a lot of the other performers were doing so to be ready for the show and well rested. I never even considered this. Just to add, she is a straight A+ student in a very competitive Middle School program, but to us, school is 1st and activities are 2nd. We ran into this problem when she used to dance the Nutcracker as well. I guess my question is, have you run in to parents and activity leaders who take these things a little too seriously? I mean, they are children, sure they work hard, but this isn't Broadway. I am always amazed at how I seem to be the only Mom who isn't willing to go to extraordinary lengths during these activities. To me, they should be fun, we'll clap no matter what, and they shouldn't take over our lives. Why do I seem to be so out of step with the other moms?
Wendy, I am hoping you meant to say you want to do a better job of passing on the faith. I fell pretty good about what we do. We celebrate the Liturgical calendar and a whole bunch of feast days (at least 1 per month), we try to think of others first, performing family oriented acts of corporal mercy each month. Magnifikids is a great resource, as is Elizabeth Foss's blog, Catholicicing.com and Shower of Roses. My 4 kids go to public school, but we still find time (most of the time) for family Rosary, or at least a Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the afternoon, and the older kids read about the Saints. We are by no means perfect, and I look up to a lot of other moms out there who are doing an even better job than I, but I don't understand your comment if it is meant to apply to all moms. A lot of us are doing what we can. The best way to pass your Faith on to your child is to live it, and let them see you praying.
Danielle, I am sorry that I have no advice to offer you, I just wanted to let you know that I feel exactly the same way as you about after-school activities. By putting my foot down about a lot of things (for example, I allow very very few activities on weekends -- that is family time) I am constantly out of step with other parents and my daughter also feels left out. I don't know if it's right to be like this but I want our family to keep extracurricular activities secondary in our lives. Really I'm just posting because I am so grateful to know there is at least one other person out there wrestling with the same problem. I feel so weird and isolated sometimes.
Wendy, are you in an RCIA position or somesuch at your church? I am not sure what families you are hoping/planning to address about their ability to pass on the Faith. If you are in a teaching position at your church, this may be something to take up with the DRE. If you are asking the question for yourself personally, please don't be afraid to phrase it as such. No one will hold it against you here if you are concerned about your own personal ability to pass on the Faith. I have certainly been there! I'm happy to have discovered Catechesis of the Good Shepherd which we are attempting to do at home with our preschooler, and it is working beautifully. As a whole family, we do Sunday Mass together, daily prayer time, and the frequent singing of tradtional hymns and Gregorian chants around the house (which I figure is the easiest and fastest way to help our kids memorize Scripture verses!)
Danielle, I have changed my perspective regarding activities greatly over the past years. I have 12 children and used to be one of those CRAZY, flying all the time moms. We did all the sports teams that the school had to offer, theater workshops, choirs and then some! My afternoons would consist of loading up my babies, packing the car w/ dinner and snacks, picking up the school kids and off we went to practices and games. Most nights we were not home until 8 or 9, mad dash to wrap up homework, scream at the kids to go to bed only to do it all again the next day. Rather, rinse repeat,repeat, repeat. Three years ago, we decided to homeschool and take a year off from sports and activities. With few exceptions we have not gone back! Looking back I am amazed at how activities ruled our lives and stole our family time. I have since asked my older kids (ages 21,20,19) if all the activities were important to them. I had very interesting responses. My oldest said, "You know, mom, it was just another thing to remind me that I wasn't the best at yet another thing. That I was always "average"." My son said that he looks at the life his younger brothers have now and wishes he could have played the way that they play instead of being always scheduled and always stressed. As far as our family goes, we are so much tighter. Dinner is now the way it should be, a beautiful ending to a hard worked day, not a rushed event in the back of a car. My younger kids are no less creative or athletic than their older siblings, but are so much happier. If a child WANTS to do an extra activity, they must help pay for it, we will support them and cheer them on but their accomplishments and schedules do not define our family any longer. We are so at peace!
In my opinion, extra curricular activities can be fun but, if not well managed, can completely overwhelm both kids and parents. It amazes me the energy that some families have! Our limited budget helps manage our activities, lol. The only thing that matters is God's view, not other mom's opinions. We start everyday with prayer and the rest falls into place. We are blessed to home school but I only realized that within the last year. We attend mass sometimes mid week and always first Fridays. We found a Catholic hs group that we join for get together once a month. School work is 2nd to prayer and then chores & then extra curricular, which right now isone thing, taekwondo for both kiddos' they love it.
The scriptures tell us not to worry about hair and make-up :)
Thanks for your thoughts ladies, although "unknown" I'm not really sure how your comment applies to someone involved in a theatrical production where hair and makeup are part of the costume. I really don't have a problem with sports. My boys play sports, 2 of them quite competitively, but that activity seems to involve the family more. We go to practices and games, interact and play with the other families, have picnics on the fields, etc. It is the drama and dance that get me. In those activities, we are not welcome at rehearsals, and the level of tension just seems to be so high. I just can't seem to fit in with this crowd. I mean they are children, the audience is entirely made up of the performers family and friends, I just don't get why the level of anxiety is so high with this particular type of activity.
Danielle M, I get the thinking that the kids' performances should be a bit more low-key than more professional productions. But if you have other kids who are participating in activities where the expectations are also high, but it's a venue you prefer and fit in with more, I'd be careful to keep the assigned importance level about the same for all your kids. If one child's interest lies in theater rather than sports, then I think it's fine to encourage that interest. It doesn't have to take over her life, but if the boys are allowed to let sports take up a ton of time, then I'd let her interests also be a time priority.
My daughter loved being in shows at school, and today she has an MFA in Dance Education (Yes I will brag, she graduated with a 4.0 from NYU's Steinhardt School of Music and Performing Arts) I'm glad she stuck with what she loves doing! Theater and dancing have been a part of her life since she was about 9. I don't regret one minute I spent with her at rehearsals, dance recitals or getting her hair and makeup ready. She is doing what she loves the most, and that includes cantering at Mass. We are so proud of her!
Danielle, I have the same problem but it's more with sports for us. While we homeschooled up to eighth grade now I have one in school on a sports team and the team skips school when they have to go to an outstate overnight competition. It blows my mind how the school can allow this. But the school doesn't care why you are absent as long as you don't reach a certain number of absences and then there are consequences. For our part we will not cooperate with this so of course the coach is mad (our son is one of the best players and they "need" him). Faith comes first, family life come second, school comes third and extracurriculars come last.

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ART 101 Introduction to Art (3-0-3), fall, spring. Fundamentals of visual art pertaining to perceptive viewing and understanding. May be used to satisfy Fine Arts Degree Core requirement.
ART 105 Two-Dimensional Design (2-4-3), fall, spring. Fundamentals of visual organization on a two-dimensional plane. Study of value, color, shape, line, and their inter-relationships.
ART 106 Three-Dimensional Design (2-4-3), fall, spring. Fundamentals of organization in three-dimensional space. Study of space articulated by line, plane, volume, and surface.
ART 111 Basic Drawing (2-4-3), fall, spring, summer. Introduction to studio activity. Visual fundamentals as expressed through drawing. Line, value, space, texture, proportion, composition.
ART 112 Figure Drawing I (2-4-3), fall, spring, summer. Continued exploration of drawing fundamentals with emphasis on the figure. Prerequisite for art majors: ART 111.
ART 213 Figure Drawing II (2-4-3), fall, spring, summer. More complex drawing problems emphasizing the figure. Emphasis on varied material, techniques, and concepts. Prerequisite: ART 112.
ART 221 Art History: General Survey I (3-0-3), fall. Art of the Western World from Prehistoric through Gothic. May be used to satisfy Fine Arts Degree Core requirement.
ART 222 Art History: General Survey II (3-0-3), spring. Art of the Western World from Renaissance through Modern. May be used to satisfy Fine Arts Degree Core requirement.
ART 314 Advanced Drawing (2-4-3), spring, summer. Emphasis on experimentation with concept and media. Prerequisite: ART 213.
ART 315 Printmaking (2-4-3), spring. Introduction to printmaking with primary emphasis on relief and intaglio processes. Prerequisites: ART 105, 112.
ART 317 Introduction to Illustration (2-4-3), fall. An introduction to illustration as a commercial art field. Explores pictorial problem-solving for a client through utilization of traditional media and processes. Prerequisites: ART 105, 111, 112.
ART 318 Digital Illustration (2-4-3), spring. Explores the computer as a medium for creating original images for commercial art outlets. Uses both bitmap and vector programs. Prerequisite: ART 105, 111, 112, 317.
ART 323 Art History: 20th Century (3-0-3), fall. Art of the late 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and the United States. A writing-intensive course.
ART 324 Art History: American (3-0-3), spring. Architecture, painting, and sculpture of the United States from Colonial times to the present.
ART 331 Sculpture I (2-4-3), fall, spring. Exploration of sculptural form. Media and processes will vary but may include metal casting, clay portraiture, and stone carving. Prerequisite: ART 106.
ART 332 Sculpture II (2-4-3), fall, spring. Continued exploration of sculptural form begun in ART 331. Media and processes will vary but typically include welding processes, mixed media, wood construction, and bronze casting. Prerequisite: ART 331.
ART 341 Painting I (2-4-3), fall, spring. Problems in pictorial expression. Oil or acrylics. Prerequisite for art majors: ART 105, 112.
ART 342 Painting II (2-4-3), fall, spring. Continuation of ART 341. Development of painting problems in keeping with the student's personal interests and aptitudes. Prerequisite: ART 341.
ART 351 Basic Visual Communication (2-4-3), fall, spring. Introduction to formal resources, systems, conceptual principles and procedures underlying the practice of graphic design. Particular attention is given to problem solving, the visualization of problems and solutions, and the correlation of forms with their content, function, and context. Prerequisite: ART 105.
ART 352 Digital Graphic Techniques (2-4-3), fall, spring. An introduction to computer aided design with emphasis on InDesign and Photoshop. Continuing emphasis on problem solving in relation to electronic message making. Prerequisite: ART 351.
ART 353 Identity and Brand Design (2-4-3), spring. Examination of the problems and possibilities using design to interpret information. Exploration of how difficult concepts and abstract ideas can be made visible and understandable to an audience. Prerequisites: ART 352 and junior standing in art.
ART 361 Ceramics I (2-4-3), fall, spring. Introduction to ceramics. Construction of pottery forms by hand building and on the potter's wheel.
ART 362 Ceramics II (2-4-3), fall, spring. Development of proficiency on the potter's wheel. Concentration on design and introduction to glazes. Prerequisite: ART 361.
ART 371 Jewelry/Metals I (2-4-3), fall. Designing and making jewelry and small objects with various metals and alternate materials. Casting and constructed forms. Prerequisite for art majors: ART 105, 106.
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ART 433 Sculpture III (2-4-3), fall, spring. Advanced sculpture problems with emphasis on content. The student is encouraged to experiment with new materials and techniques. Prerequisite: ART 332.
ART 434 Sculpture IV (2-4-3), fall, spring. Problems involving larger scale forms with medium and technique chosen by the student. Prerequisite: ART 433.
ART 443 Painting III (2-4-3), fall, spring. Increased emphasis on student initiative and experimentation in problems of content, style and technique. Prerequisite: ART 342.
ART 444 Painting IV (2-4-3), fall, spring. Continuation of ART 443. The student will be expected to develop a personal style of pictorial expression. Prerequisite: ART 443.
ART 454 Information Graphics (2-4-3), fall. Investigation of publication design, particularly that of magazines and books. Emphasis on marketing and directing reader's emotional and intellectual response. Prerequisite: ART 352.
ART 455 Persuasive Graphics (2-4-3), fall. Introduction to package design; investigation of materials and production methods. Projects include revitalization of existing packaging and packaging of new products. Prerequisite: ART 352.
ART 456 Graphic Design Portfolio (2-4-3), spring. Advanced problem solving activities structured to increase graphic design awareness and skills. Internship with local design firms. Course work culminates in a mini-exhibition or presentation. Prerequisite: ART 353, 454, 455 or permission of instructor.
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ART 463 Ceramics III (2-4-3), fall, spring. Further development of proficiency on the wheel. Special projects in technique and form. Experiments with glazing and firing. Prerequisite: ART 362.
ART 464 Ceramics IV (2-4-3), fall, spring. Individual problems and assignments. Prerequisite: ART 463.
ART 473 Jewelry/Metals III (2-4-3), fall. Casting, fabrication and forging continued. Chain making. Historical studies of style and function of jewelry. Prerequisite: ART 372.
ART 474 Jewelry/Metals IV (2-4-3), fall. Fabrication, forming, exploration of non-traditional materials. Experimental approach to form and material. Prerequisite: ART 473.
ART 487 Art for Elementary Teachers (2-4-3), fall, spring. Theory, techniques, materials, and activities appropriate for elementary school art instruction.
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ART 495 Life and Career in Art (3-0-3), spring. A study of the culture of the art world, the marketplace for art and art services, and the professional practices required for a career in fine or applied arts. Special emphasis is given to developing skills, practices, and values for an artistic life of leadership and influence. Prerequisites: senior standing and one of ART 318, 433, 443, 455, 463, 473, or 490 in drawing.
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The most efficient solar cells typically have several layers of semiconductor materials, each tuned to convert different colors of light into electricity. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have now made a single semiconductor that performs almost the same job. More importantly, they made the material using a common manufacturing technique, suggesting it could be made relatively inexpensively.


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New Research Finds Antiretrovirals Provide AIDS/HIV Patients With Another Decade of Life
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What would you do with an extra decade? Ten whole years of life handed to you, thanks to breakthroughs in medicine - it's a breathtaking thought. Giving patients an extra decade is what a new study found to be the result of antiretroviral drugs used in a research project in Africa. The LA Times reported today that according to research, therapeutic intervention in HIV/AIDS "increased life expectancy by more than 11 years and significantly reduced the risk of infection for healthy individuals."
New innovations and technologies have turned HIV/AIDS from a life-threatening epidemic into a chronic disease for many patients, in just under three decades. Since the introduction of HAART combinations in the mid-1990s, AIDS-related death rates in the United States have dropped 79 percent. With nearly 90 new medicines in development for HIV/AIDS, and research results like those reported by LA Times, the future looks very, very bright.
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As "the most forward-looking American ballet company on the continent" (Contra Costa Times), SF Ballet is delighted to present the world premiere of Hummingbird by Liam Scarlett, who, at only 26, was recently appointed artist-in-residence at The Royal Ballet. Scarlett's highly inventive works, which have stunned audiences and critics, are currently in the repertories of The Royal Ballet and Miami City Ballet. The program also includes the return of Helgi Tomasson's masterful The Fifth Season and Serge Lifar's elegant Suite en Blanc, a brilliant showcase of French neoclassicism featuring "a parade of stunning individual and Hollywood-big corps performances" (San Jose Mercury News).
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Seems like the popguns got a wee bit lucky today,with the help from the officials.
Don't get get me wrong,the popguns were always going to be in it untill the final whistle,but with only 5 minutes to go and a wrong call from the ref,thus leading to a corner,which eventually leads to a penalty,all of which should of been a goal kick to start with,then it doesn't come much luckier than that.
Must have knocked the stuffing out of Norwich and especially Chris Hughton, who is still a Spurs man through and through.
The only prem game to alter in the last 10 mins and it had to be that one.
So the fake north londoners are in front of us for the first time this season(i'm sure a little goon will put me right if i'm wrong)and so THE FIGHT IS ON.
At least the Europa is out of the way and the only thing we need to concentrate on is the PL which the popguns have had more time to catch up on.
Hopefully with players returning from injury will increase our task of taking maximum points from all remainig games and the popguns end up where they've been all season,in our DUST.
Get ready for the one man team comments about the man they would love to have at the emirates.
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A Yahoo! User Apr 13, 2013 21:15 Flag
True Jeffall and I think they have 2 more games before we play Citeh. Could be 7 points behind by then, albeit with 2 games in hand. I really hope the squad are up for the fight. COYS
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A Yahoo! User Apr 13, 2013 21:22 Flag
Everton have 2 games as well, they can't both get 6 points as they play each other next game. I suppose a draw would suit us best.
Bit of a #$%$ yesterday eh? I had hoped that QPR would get a result - and the first half seemed ok, but then they fell apart.
Norwich seemed to be there - and then the corner. But that's football. A good decision, a bad decision.
I know you can see it either way, but I would rather NOT be playing catch up. I just think at this point in the season, where you have fewer games to rectify any shortfall, it puts more pressure on the team, especially if the next result doesn't go the right way.
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Steve Collins Steve Collins Apr 17, 2013 19:04 Flag
Am I so biased ? The past 2 to 3 seasons Spurs have suffered just about the least luck of all in so far as poor decisions, injuries and ill-fated transfer deals. The Water-Pistols by contrast HAVE to be the luckiest of all. Dodgy penalties in the dying minutes and all round good fortune
when they least deserve it. They've just about managed to squeak in to so many positive results it makes me quite ill.


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February 14, 2006
Two weeks after a deadly accident, the Olive Road overpass remains closed. News 12 is on your side to explain why some say it needs to be reopened and why others hope it stays closed for good.
"It's gone beyond its life expectancy," said Dennis Ellis.
It's his job to review every traffic accident in Augusta. And Traffic Engineer Dennis Ellis says he knows better than anyone what needs to be done about the Olive Road overpass.
"It should be closed," Ellis said.
Commissioner Marion Williams and Don Grantham say with nearly five thousand cars driving under it each day, permanently closing the road shouldn't be an option.
"Some people live in the area and it's hectic to be going all the way around Wrightsboro Road and the train holds us up," said Lilly Sharpton.
"It's a convenience, it is not a necessity. It is a convenience. It is a cut-through from Wrightsboro road to Milledgeville Road," Ellis said.
The heightened concern comes after this month's deadly accident. Pamela Brown drove a U-Haul truck under the bridge, but the truck was too tall. A metal beam was knocked to the ground, killing oncoming drive Isiah Lewis.
"I understand that it's important, but people's lives are important, too. They need to either do something or shut it down," said Maggie Oglesby.
And though the road is closed for now, the same beam that fell and killed Isiah Lewis is back up on the bridge. But, many say if this road ever opens again, it's another accident waiting to happen.
On Monday, commissioners brainstormed on ways to make the road safer. Some ideas included banning trucks, posting multiple stop signs before the bridge, and adding lights and sirens on the overpass. Mr. Ellis says its all been done before.
"We've gone outside the box, we've gone inside the box with what's available as far as technology and nothing seems to work," Ellis said.
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I saw on the internet that the Video editors (some of them) support the VGA Encoding to get much better performance. It means that the GPU couting the data insted of CPU which much more designed for everage process than the GPU which designed for the best performance in the video process.
Shortly GPU can convert 100-150% faster the Videos than the CPU.
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At the time I wrote my current Strange Horizons column, the whole InfernoKrusher movement was still formulating itself. Between the time of writing and the time of publication, they have succeeded in krushing the basic premise of the column -- that there haven't been any new SF movements this year.
Oh well. At least the movements I propose in the column are serious.
Or you can just skip the column and read all the other fun things in the current issue.
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Hey, Matt! Congrats on your mention in Jim Kelly's latest column.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Mike. Jim's mentioned me now in two columns, mostly because, I think, he likes to see me blush.ReplyDelete
But I've subtly gotten him back -- one of the passages in the new SH column is loosely based on an old story of his...
Read your latest Strange Horizons piece, Matt. Great fun. But what about the blogger movement? Blog Weirders? The New Blog? Or how about Waving the Blog?ReplyDelete
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13.38 I recognise that Irving is justified in his claim that Goebbels was often mendacious in his diary entries. So the entries have to be scrutinised in the light of surrounding circumstances. But I do not accept that the evidence of the circumstances as they existed in March 1942 lends support to Irving's claim that Goebbels concealed from Hitler the reality of what was happening in the death camps. I do not consider that Irving was able to point to evidence which controverted the contention of the Defendants that by March 1942 the "radical solution" favoured by Hitler was extermination and not deportation. It follows that I accept the submission that the way in which Irving deals with this diary is tendentious and unjustified.


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VAIL, Colorado - The East Vail Chutes were listed as No. 6 on the ESPN Sidecountry Awards list of the top 10 stashes of sidecountry terrain in 2011. The terrain's recognition on the national level highlights its popularity and allure, but more importantly, it highlights a danger that is becoming increasingly accessed by inexperienced skiers and snowboarders.
Sidecountry is a term that describes backcountry terrain that is easily accessible, usually via ski area boundaries, but ski patrollers, resort operators and first responders to backcountry rescues hate the term. Beaver Creek Snow Safety Director Jeff Thompson said there is no such thing is sidecountry - you're either in-bounds, or out-of-bounds, period.
Such local backcountry areas that are referred to as sidecountry include the Bald Spot, accessible from Beaver Creek, and East Vail, accessible from Vail Mountain. U.S. Forest Service Eagle-Holy Cross District Ranger Dave Neely said hundreds of skiers and snowboarders access the East Vail backcountry each day.
"Backcountry/sidecountry access is probably the biggest issue we're facing in ski area management now and into the future," Neely said.
Vail athlete Hunter Schleper was in the backcountry a few days ago and said he saw people without any gear, asking Schleper and his friends where the terrain headed. That was the same day Schleper, an experienced backcountry skier and former U.S. Ski Team member, witnessed his friend trigger an avalanche.
Schleper said he was with two other friends skiing out of bounds, although he wouldn't say where exactly they were skiing. Schleper, 21, went first and checked the terrain.
"I skied it, stopped at a tree, looked up and waited 30 seconds or so, then one of my buddies went," Schleper said. "Then, on his second turn, it just popped - we heard a shotgun sound."
The sound was the sound of an avalanche roaring down through the gully they were skiing. Schleper was holding onto a tree and yelled up to his friend to get out of there. His friend was able to ski to the other side of the gully and also grab onto a tree.
Schleper said he's been in slides before, but this "was crazy." He said his group went into the backcountry knowing the dangers, and they were prepared with airbag float packs, avalungs and other avalanche gear.
But, too often, people enter the sidecountry without the proper gear. Schleper said when he sees people who don't belong back there, he asks what they're doing and whether they know where they're going.
"I try to point them back to where they came from," he said.
Shane Kennedy said on the Vail Daily's Facebook page that the worst case of ignorance in sidecountry terrain he has seen was when two guys wearing Kansas City Chiefs jackets, blue jeans and gaiters were standing on top of the cornice above the suicide chutes above Mushroom Bowl.
"Thankfully, we were able to talk those two yahoos out of dropping in there," Kennedy said.
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The accessibility is a concern, and Vail Ski Patrol Director Julie Rust said she thinks more and more people are heading into the backcountry each year. She said the ski patrol's concern is that those who aren't prepared have an expectation that the resort's ski patrol can help them if something goes wrong.
"Our focus is in the ski area boundary," Rust said. "When you leave the boundary, you really are on your own. ... They should have all the right equipment, know how to use it, have a partner, know where they're going, have a plan and they shouldn't be able to turn around when they see the conditions might be more than they want to take on."
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reports that an average of 25 people die in avalanches every year, based on data over the last 10 years. The avalanche danger in the backcountry right now is considerable, or a Level 3 out of five levels of danger.
"On Saturday, a snowboarder was partially buried in an avalanche on a northeast-facing slope below treeline near Vail," reported Tim Brown, of the avalanche center, on Thursday morning. "The slide was up to 5 feet deep and 200 feet wide. He triggered the avalanche after dropping off a 30-foot cliff and rode the debris for about 700 feet. On Sunday, two skiers were caught and one was fully buried and recovered without serious injuries in the northern end of the Sawatch zone. They triggered the slide on a northeast-facing slope above treeline near Buckeye Peak, south of Fremont Pass. The second skier deployed his balloon pack and was able to locate his partner with a beacon search, a visual clue (ski pole) and by hearing his partner moan under the snow."
The slides highlight the center's main concern right now: persistent slabs.
"Backcountry travelers triggered this type of slide almost daily over the last week, and our snowpack is still touchy," Brown reported. "You are most likely to find this problem on northwest, north, northeast, east, and southeast aspects. Our snowpack is still very shallow in most places and many of the areas with the deepest snow are the most dangerous."
Some backcountry enthusiasts say the risk is worth it, while others are holding back. Local professional skier Drew Rouse has been in the backcountry this week and said "if you use your head, it's really fun right now."
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A Jacksonville, Florida couple just got into some serious drama over Alanis Morissette's music: Allen Casey, 24, hit his 33-year-old boyfriend, Todd Fletcher, after Fletcher allegedly refused to listen to anything but the Canadian chanteuse. Only listening to Alanis Morissettte really takes remembering the 90's to a whole new level. And c'mon, how did Tori Amos not make the playlist at least once?
Casey apparently hit Fletcher in the face with a (jagged little) plate and Fletcher had a big gash to prove it. When a cop approached Casey in a nearby park, he admitted to it.
An all-Alanis day really shouldn't be that annoying. Think of the vocal range! It would be kind of like working in a younger dentist's office all of the time. Sounds retty tolerable? As Alanis says, "You live you learn, You love you learn, You cry you learn, You lose you learn, You bleed you learn, You scream you learn." You just don't hit your boyfriend in the face with a plate. But, you learn.
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In Their Own Words – The Rescue of My Son
This "In Their Own Words" essay was written by Evelyn Halka, who has a son with autism.
Jacob was born into our family four and a half years ago. He was a beautiful baby, big blue eyes, beautiful face, sweet little fingers and toes. Jake was also an easy baby to nurse who responded well by gaining weight on schedule. He was easy to amuse, he loved his musical toys, he loved the TV, he loved to watch the fan, and he loved the baby swing. We proudly marked the calendar with all of his development and accomplishments. We felt Jake was right on track; he rolled over, sat up, crawled, stood, walked right on schedule. He babbled, waved, and clapped and would say mama and dada.
Slowly like a season, things began to change. There are so many common explanations. Boys develop slower than girls, he had his big sister talking for him, and sometimes it takes longer for the second child. I was not worried at first, not until other skills started to slip away. I hadn't seen him wave bye-bye as much, the clapping? Where had that gone? It was sneaky, it wasn't a date you could put your finger on, but the sounds slowly started disappearing until there was nothing left. He was focused on objects; he played for hours with colorful toys in particular. Jake really was becoming less and less interested in us. I felt like I just became a way for Jake to get what he wanted. He would pull on me and my husband and bring us to the area of what he wanted. He started to have trouble sleeping; he would wake up crying often throughout the night and then be up at 3 or 4 a.m. for the day. Jake would no longer tolerate being restrained in any way, no high chair, no stroller, and no shopping carts. Jake started to do unsafe things, jumping off of anything he could, climbing and jumping. If he became upset he would bang his head against the highchair. He started to be very selective about what he would eat eliminating almost everything until we were down to about four foods. We would call him and he would not look at us. We could not get him dressed, bathed or teeth brushed without a fight, he could not be directed into any activity. The sounds were gone, the sleeping was gone, the waving, the clapping, pretty much all of the things that Jake was, were disappearing. Finally, Jake was gone too.
I called early intervention at the advice of my sister. After meeting with early intervention, an evaluation determined that Jake was delayed in all areas, and was a candidate to be evaluated by the Autism CATCH team in Chester County, Penn. Jacob was eligible for early intervention and received special instruction, occupational therapy, and speech in our home until he reached age three. He was evaluated by the CATCH Team and was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. It was recommended and approved that he attend the TOT preschool class provided by the ARC of Chester County.
Slowly the special instruction we received began to change my family's life. My everyday battles were meet head-on with interest, respect, empathy and experience. My husband and I were willing participants in my son's therapy and our son's teacher truly become our teacher, and we learned to get to Jake with her help. A strong focus on picture exchange communication lead the lessons and slowly with helpful modification made by our instructor, Jacob began to communicate his wants to us. Slowly his frustrations began to become less. Through pictures, sequences and stories my son began to participate in his life, he finally found the words he needed. At this time we also began to receive wraparound services, and behavioral support in our home. The combination of the therapies began to fall into place. This was the beginning of his breakthrough.
Jake's participation in the TOT program was a pivotal turning point in his story. Once Jake began the TOT program he was again becoming the son I once knew. He received OT, speech and special instruction in concentrated, individualized form in this classroom six hours per week. He absolutely blossomed and rose to the challenges he had in his life with this help. The program attacked problems and everyday battles, leaving us with the sense that we could lead a fulfilling life with my child and sanity intact. Going out into the community in various ways gave Jake so many skills. He is able to be examined by a doctor, a dentist, get a haircut, play at a playground, eat at a restaurant, shop in a store, and go to the library! I would never have imagined that we would ever enjoy any of these activities with our son. I feel like we were blessed to have Jacob in this program, and that he would not be where he is today without it. Jacob's progress is remarkable, and been achieved because of this amazing program and the staff that provides it. I can not stress enough how instrumental it has been in my sons recovery.
Jacob is now four and a half and speaks in complete sentences. He attends a developmentally delayed class room and is doing very well. He will brush his teeth and sit at the table and even clean up his plate and his toys. Jacob sleeps through the night and now calls me "mommy," my husband "daddy," and his sister and dog by name. He is a pleasure to be around and I am grateful for all the amazing people who have blessed our lives and helped us along the way to get where we are.
Every child who is slipping away unto himself should have the chance that Jacob had; I hope that these services can be maintained and expanded to meet the demands of this epidemic. I am forever grateful for the RESCUE of my son, Jacob William Halka.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
July 5, 2010 at 11:42 am
I am almost in tears as I read this post because I feel like you are writing about my son Sam! This is Sam's story too, and it has been the joy of our lives to watch him grow and develop and thrive in his special needs classroom. Thank you for sharing your story, and may God continue to bless your son and your family and the patient and wonderful teachers and therapists that work with our boys!
July 8, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Thank you all for the heart warming responses. I hope that there will be a day that Jacob's Story is the norm for all of us. I am happy that our story has inspired hope, it is truly a blessing that I am thankful to share.
July 5, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I am crying as I am typing this. This sounds exactly like my daughter Hunter Christine who will be 6 in December. Hunter has been in special education preschool for a year and also receives occupational as well as speech therapy. So far nothing has changed. I am very happy for you and your son. I hope that someday I will get to hear momma again…..it has been so long. Thank you very much for sharing your story.
July 5, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Thanks for sharing your story.. Like meridith B. Its like you are talking about my son. After early intervention my son now is doing great..I was told that he is autism free from the school district I was told maybe he was mis-diagnose but how could they say that when it was them who help me tremendously.. He is still has special needs so I am sure I am not the only one they said that.. Its pivotal that when they told me this I callled My primary pediatrician and He said No because Autism is very broad Lets keep him on this.. I am grateful though that on early stage I was not on denial that there is sometimes mysterious about this autism and when they told me.. He has symptoms I said : what are you going to help me..when and I need help they try to deny me at first but I said I read into this STAR program I want him there .. when persuasion and total LOVE for my son He was put into it and NOW you can not tell and thanks to early intervention by the school district help.
July 5, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Incredible first hand account of how successful early interventions makes a huge difference. Thanks for sharing.
Which other interventions/services did Jacob receive?
July 8, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Jacob received OT, speech & special instuction in our home until age three through our county early intervention program. He also went to the ARC of Chester County tot class room about 6 hours a week, where he also got speech & OT. After the first 4 months we were able to get him "wrap around services" here in PA for behavioral health. He had a BSC, MT & TSS approved for home & community. It took a while to get the hours staffed that were approved. He also had some limited hippotherapy.
July 5, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Fantastic. My experience is similar. Thank God for early intervention. I'm convinced my son wouldn't be speaking today had it not been for the kind people who help him.
Cole is 5 now and was just cleared out of special ed class. Speech is still work but leaps and bounds from before! God Bless!
July 5, 2010 at 1:24 pm
I am a speech-language pathologist and have worked a lot with children diagnosed with ASD. I'm so happy that you were able to get your son early intervention as that is the most effective tool against these disorders. I hope parents of typical children read this so they know how important it is to recognize and acknowledge these early signs of the disorder. Thank you for your story!
July 5, 2010 at 1:33 pm
OMG! This sounds a lot like my Daughter too! I got her help through the school & she went to a special needs pre-school program & went to summer school. After the summer school program was over, we went to a friends 40th birthday party & my Daughter was asking older people to dance with her & talking with everyone. I had tears in my eyes, as I've never seen her so outgoing before. The teachers & therapists who work with our special needs children are VERY SPECIAL themselves! They have such a way & such patience with our children!
BTW…….Your son is so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing your story!
God Bless You & ALL of the wonderful children out there!
July 5, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I am so happy for your family. Most of all for Jake. While reading this story I found myself in tears. My son Caleb was diagnosed three years ago at age 4. He was similar to Jake in that he met all of his infant and toddler milestones on time. He even developed about 15 or so words. But by about 28 months old he just stopped talking. His behavior wasn't exactly erratic, but I noticed a significant change in his personality. He wasn't the happy child that i had know for the first two years of his life. Unfortunately I knew nothing about autism and these services were either not available where i lived at the time or just not offered. I felt as though I had to go at all of his therapy alone. He was placed in a special class for preschool, but that was the extent of it. Caleb is now 7 and still completely non verbal. He just started receiving speech and OT in the state we live in now. But things have gotten so much worse in my home with regard to his behavior. I was recently informed that along with the autism, Caleb also has ADHD. It is a constant battle trying to keep some sense of normalcy in my home. One minute my son is loving, affectionate, and happy. The next, he becomes irritable, throws tantrums that are off the charts, and often times becomes violent with myself and his older brother and sister. He has bitten just about everyone he has regular contact with including me. He bit my daughter on her cheek just under her left eye and drew blood. I haven't been able to keep a babysitter. I am a single parent and have been raising all three of the children alone since 2005. I get absolutely no help from my ex-husband, so I am forced to work full time, and sometimes more than one job just to make ends meet. Well most recently due to Caleb's violent tantrums, I lost another sitter. When i was unable to work for more than three days, I lost my job as well. Now i am faced with losing my home and my vehicle because i just cannot afford to pay. In the mean time I am unable to even look for another job because Caleb has become so hard to deal with that I cannot leave him. I am continuing to seek out more therapy and hoping and praying that something will work. My son is a very unhappy kid.
July 8, 2010 at 10:53 pm
I can't imagine how hard it must be to go this alone, I'm sorry. I will tell you that it hasn't been easy. My family was faced with many difficult choices of how to deal with our situation. I understood that I was about to begin the fight of my life. And while Jacob progress is amazing, he still needs our help, but I feel a lot less scared than I did in the beginning. You sound defeated, and I know that I have been there before, I will pray that you find the strength to continue your fight.
July 10, 2010 at 11:47 pm
I can relate very well to your situation. My son is now twelve and has come a long way since those days. My son would get frustrated because he was not able to talk when he first started school. He would bite holes in his clothes and was also very unhappy. With help from his therapists, I developed a picture program to help him communicate(real pictures worked best for him) and taught him sign language(Signing Time video series is great). Even though it didn't seem like there was much response on his part I have found that he was internalizes all of what I was teaching him. I also found out that he had many food allergies that made it impossible for him to concentrate, much less sit still. I took him to a pediatric allergist and had a skin test done. We eliminated all red dyes and put him on acidopholis tablets, gummy vitamins, and 1 tsp of cod liver oil a day(Hi-Health has this). It has made all the difference in the world. He went from being non verbal to reading at a fourth grade level in five years. I know each child and each case if different but maybe this will help. God Bless.
July 17, 2010 at 12:41 pm
My son, Jack, is 13. Between the ages of 7-11 life was unbearable. I was at the point that I thought I might not be able to keep him in our home as he was a danger to himself and my other children. He could never be left unattended. He is verbal and has always had some great skills but is really delayed socially. We, too, eliminated all food dyes as well as any other foods that just seemed to make him "crazy". We did extensive allergy testing as it runs in the family but nothing was conclusive so we just trusted our instincts. We added acidopholis and cod liver oil and definitely saw some improvement but he was still sprending alot of time in the time-out room at school. Next we tried melatonin – LIFESAVER! Jack slept through the night peacefully and has ever since. After about 6 months we saw a dramatic change in personality. No more aggression, little anger and he is able to pull himself together when he does get angry. After about a year we added a small dose of seroquel – no other medication has worked, we've tried them all. He now participates in the classroom and on trips. He is a different person and life is sooo much better. Also, have you looked into Medicaid Waiver? I haven't done it yet but it may make him eligible for some respite programs. Good luck, keep trying!
July 25, 2010 at 3:17 am
Cynthia, I'm so sorry your son, Caleb, didn't get the help he needed at age 4. It sounds like you certainly have your hands full. Sorry, i don't have any advise as i'm only an interested reader, don't have any experience with autism. Please know there are people out there who care. I am working on raising money to contribute to this site.
July 26, 2010 at 4:49 am
Cynthia, you should get SSDI for your son. You will definitely be eligible for social security for him. good luck!
July 5, 2010 at 1:49 pm
It is very neat to read these stories. I wish mine could be the same! My son is now almost 6 and unfortunately isn't speaking yet. I wish I had more to offer him, I can only stay hopeful that we can help him somehow. Bless your family, I am sure he will have a bright future!
July 5, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Ur story sounds like probably all of ours and i thank you for sharing it.. i have a 2 yo little girl who did exactly the same thing shes diagnosed with PDDNOS.. and Early intervention SAVED HER! Kudos to u mama for paying attention and doing something instead of being in denial.. Keep up the good work my thoughts and prayers are with u and ur family GOoD JOB! :) oh all the Therapy's ABA is the MAIN one.. I praise my ABA every day i think id be lost without her .. the rest of the team is great too.. but her services helped the most thus far! xoxo
July 5, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Your story is such a big insperation for me. My son has been diagnose with Autism – PDD 5 months ago. He is now 2 and a half years old. I am also doing a program with him, and his progress is very good. When I feel like giving up, I will remember your story. I can't wait to see how he will be when he turns four!
July 5, 2010 at 3:54 pm
I'm almost in tears too for your story is very similar to my son's Samuel. He was 4 yrs old entering pre-school when we were told he was 'different' at school and needed more help and intervention. While he did get many services in NY it wasn't until we moved to NC that we were told he has ASD, he was 8 years old by then. The school system has worked with him so well. He's now able to read and write and communicate more effectively. There are some awesome teachers and therapist outthere!
July 5, 2010 at 4:22 pm
hello i too am in tears because like your son close to excatly the same story with the sister and everything same excuses and all we has azip in az it is a blessing to have all those options we have recently moved to a state who does not recognize autism well and are struggling to get back home to az so my son who is five can get hes therapies back good luck and God bless and thank you for being strong for our children with Autism it means a lot to connect to someone who gets it!!!
July 5, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Our story began very differently than both of yours, but I can happily report that we are currently in the same wonderful place with our son, Louis who will be 4 and 1/2 in August. Louis wasn't meeting milestones, so I can't even imagine how difficult it would be to see your child gain skills and then have them slowly disappear. Many families in our circle have had diagnoses that have manifested in that way, and it must be so heartbreaking. All I can say is thank goodness for early intervention and the special people who make miracles happen every day!
July 5, 2010 at 6:29 pm
A story such as this is testament to the need for access to early intervention programs – it seems that your son got what he needed when he needed it – the correct therapies and strategies in a timely manner so as to be of the most benefit to the child. Sadly, such complete and timely services are either unavailable to many or available, but not accessible b/c of government wait lists for these services (I am referring to the Canadian system here). Yes, these services exist for every child with needs, but the trick is getting the services – my ASD son is currently on a government wait list for many of the services you received – we have waited a year and likely will wait for another 2 years before his turn comes up – he will be 7 going on 8 at that point – not so early in terms of intervention. Will he be as successful in regaining lost skills? Will he benefit to the same degree he might have if he was getting the services now?
I wish every politician could read your success story and see how it DOES work for our ASD kids! Thank you for the hope your story brings to those who fear there is nothing we can do!
July 8, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Sadly, I am well aware that because of the lack of services in many areas many children do not have the same options Jacob had. This is why it is important to let people know! It is important to let our state and federal official know. PA is very far along in this area, I am thankful for all the moms & dads & educators, before me that pushed for the laws that are in place here. I do hope some day that this will be what all children who have special needs receive, it works!
July 5, 2010 at 8:02 pm
MAy God continue to bless that little boy!!! Bless all of our teachers….if it wasn't for them our children would have very little hope
July 5, 2010 at 9:32 pm
these stories give such hope!!!!!!!!!!
July 5, 2010 at 10:08 pm
I am reading Sam's story and I only pray that my Gabe will one day be in his shoes. All I can think of is that I will fail him in some sort of way. We just found out about his disorder and I am a wreck. I have had a few people(friends and family) assuring me it will be OK but I don't know if I can do it. I'm terrified, scared and I feel alone. My husband is about to leave on a deployment.
July 5, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Your story is like reading a page out of my son Cameron book and I'm so happy to read this, you truly have given me hope. l 'm so happy for your family.
July 6, 2010 at 8:19 am
Thanks for sharing this inspirational story with us. Early Intervention is the key. I must describe our daughter exactly as your son. Angelia was 2 when diagnosed with PDD/NOS, regressed in every way "however", speech, ot, ABA, therpeutic horseback riding and other therapies helped her to be where she is today at the age of 8. Her words didn't come back until she was 5 and 3 word sentences weren't until she was 6, I'll never forget "Trick or Treat" as her first 3 words spoken. She is still a bit delayed however has made so much progress as she continues with speech therapy! I Thank God for Early Intervention and also the Pediatrician that recognized our concerns when she turned 2, we had never heard of PDD/NOS "or" Autism until 2004. HOPE is also important for all of us that have a special needs child in the spectrum. God Bless!!
July 7, 2010 at 5:49 pm
My grandaughter was dignosed with Autism today. I want to enable my daughter in law and son with every possible resource for our beutiful girl! They live in Mesa,
Arizona. Can you direct me to the best resources possible!
I sincerely appreciate your help!
God Bless
July 8, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Wonderful story that fills me with hope! My two-year-old was recently diagnosed with "mild" autism (a "3" on a scale of 1 to 10 w/1 being the most severe). He has many of the symptoms you indicated. How did you get through his being finicky with foods? My son too is very limited in what he eats, which oftentimes frustrates me more than the other challenges.
July 8, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Our OT Rebecca, was such a huge part of getting through to Jacob's food related issues. He was defensive to colors and textures, and would over stuff for sensory input. It was a slow process. ( We are still involved in although, he has made HUGE improvements.) In the beginning she had us just presenting the food he would eat in new ways to help him become more flexible. (cut the grilled cheese a different way everyday, then change the bread, then change the cheese ect.) We followed a program called "steps to eating" by Kay A. Toomey, PH.D. The biggest improvements happened when we were able to include him in on food preparation when he got a little bit older, it sort of exposed him in a less scarry way. Hope this gives you a place to start.
July 9, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Very helpful- thanks!
July 25, 2010 at 3:38 am
What an adorable picture of your little boy! So glad he got some help and is doing better.
March 25, 2011 at 1:31 pm
I was wondering if anyone has seen results with cod liver oil? What have you've seen and how soon? I started my son on it 2 wks and have seen amazing results. Am i crazy?
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Last year in this column, we met Sarah Josepha Hale, the widow who tirelessly promoted Thanksgiving and yet refused to stuff a turkey for her dinner guests. "I just persuaded President Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday," Sarah said, "And that makes me a celebrity. I'm not sticking my hand up any gobbler's butt. You want turkey? Order take-out."In the spirit of keeping it fresh, I bring you a tale of the first Thanksgiving celebration held near El Paso, Texas, in 1598 - 23 years before the feast at Plymouth, Mass., was a twinkle in a Puritan's eye. Our story begins with a man running for his life.In the spring of 1598, Juan Rodriguez Nieto had a big problem - the Holy Office of the Mexican Inquisition planned to arrest and torture him for the crime of "Judaizante" - that is, being a secret Jew and spreading the "dead law of Moses." Nieto, who owned nine horses, wisely fled Mexico City and hid in Zacatecas. Between 1589 and 1604, the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Mexico City arrested over two-hundred suspected crypto-Jews and conversos - Mexicans Jews who had converted to Catholicism. Neighbors denounced each other for refusing to eat pork and for lighting candles on Friday after sunset. Owning a Bible meant certain death. The Catholic laity was not allowed to own a Bible. Only Jews and Protestants - both heretics in the eyes of Rome -secretly kept Bibles. The accused knew when they were about to be arrested because the Holy Office first sent men to confiscate their cash, jewelry, business and personal assets. The Inquisition was a lucrative business, but so was the prospect of colonizing the American Southwest.Once in Zacatecas, the fugitive Juan Rodriguez Nieto joined an expedition organized by Don Juan de Onate, a Spanish nobleman descended from Rabbi Salomon Ha-Levi and other prominent Sephardic Jews. Historians agree that it is unlikely that Don Juan de Onate, the Mexican Viceroy or the Holy Office was aware of Onate's Jewish heritage.King Philip II of Spain ordered Onate to lead his colonists into the wilderness of modern Texas and New Mexico. Once there, Franciscan friars would convert the Native Americans to Catholicism and the Spanish settlers would turn over a fifth of everything they produced to the Crown.Meanwhile, agents of the Inquisition pursued Juan Rodriguez Nieto, but could not locate him. Failing in their task, the Inquisitors returned to Mexico City. They tried him in absentia and found Nieto guilty of being a Jew. On a platform in the Zocala, before thousands of spectators and a grandstand shimmering with opulently dressed clergymen, the Inquisitors fashioned an effigy of Nieto, doused it with oil and set it aflame.At his camp on the Rio Conchos, Nieto slept peacefully in his tent and dreamed of the New World.Professor Stanley Hordes of the University of New Mexico combed the muster rolls of the Onate expedition. He compared them to the manuscripts kept by Inquisition officials. Hordes asserts that Don Juan de Onate "knowingly or unknowingly included among the ranks of his colonists a number" of crypto-Jews seeking to avoid persecution by the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Hordes' research tracks with the report of Inspector Salazar to the viceroy in Mexico City. Inspector Salazar wrote that he suspected many of Onate's soldiers were fugitives from the Holy Office and had quietly joined the expedition after the official enrollment to avoid being identified.On March 10, 1598, 129 armored Spanish soldiers carrying crimson banners surged forward under a cloud of dust into the Chihuahuan desert. There were also 200 women and children in ox-carts, 200 Chicimeca Indian slaves, mestizos, mulattos, Franciscan friars, and - this is not a typo - 7,000 head of livestock. For two months, the colonists and their children struggled northward, when at last they reached the sandy dunes of Los Medanos. Today those dunes are bisected by the road from El Paso, Texas, to Ciudad Juarez. When the caravan mired in the sand, children wept, some of the animals died, wagon wheels broke and the women slapped their husbands upside the head. "I told you this was a stupid idea!" At the end of April, when the expedition had successfully forded the Rio Grande, Don Juan Onate proclaimed a day of rest. The colonists gathered in a cottonwood grove and built a shrine of branches. The Franciscans gave thanks and celebrated High Mass.Don Juan de Onate read the official act of possession asserting Spain's claim to the new world. Soldiers fired their harquebuses and trumpets blared. The people feasted on fish, ducks and geese. Captain Farfan de los Godos and his men performed a play he'd written about the courage of the Franciscan missionaries. Everyone danced, laughed and whooped it up until the neighboring Indians called the police. Later that summer, the entrada made its way to the San Juan pueblo, where Don Juan de Onate founded the settlement of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico. In 1610, Governor General Don Pedro de Peralta moved the capitol 25 miles south to the current site of Santa Fe, New Mexico.Who celebrated Thanksgiving first: the Puritans or the Mexicans? I'll leave that to you to discuss over an extra helping of pie. Happy Thanksgiving, mountain people.Micaela Gilchrist's novels are published by Simon & Schuster and by Scribner in North America and Europe and have been optioned for film by Paramount Studios. She is the recipient of the Colorado Book Award and the Willa Cather Women Writing the West Award. She lives in Summit County and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Zen Master[1] is the eighth stage of a profession proficiency learned at the appropriate profession trainer. One must be at least level 80[citation needed] to learn Zen Master proficiency of a profession skill.
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Tuesday night's regular Clarkfield City Council meeting, the first for 2013, featured some new faces with councilman Scott Vold and councilwoman Erin Crosby sitting for their first official meeting in their elected positions.
The council seemed to take it easy on the new additions; spending little time on any hot button issues such as contracting for police services, with the majority of the first meeting of the new year being consumed by the council's statutory duties.
Both Crosby and Vold were voted onto the council by write-in votes. They replace long time community leaders Robert Schlenner and Francis Staab.
Vold is a 47-year-old divorced father of two who was born and raised in Clarkfield and currently works as an owner/operator for Cliff Viessman Inc. out of their Marshall terminal. Crosby, meanwhile, is 29 years old and married with four children. She's spent most of her life in Clarkfield and currently works as an RN at the Clarkfield Care Center.
As for appointments for the new councilman/woman, as the council made their yearly designations, Vold was elected as one of the council's two Clarkfield Economic Development Authority representatives, replacing Staab and joining current representative Neil Linscheid.
When the council did briefly touch on the issue of contracting for police services they decided to prepare questions for Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flaten about the service he and the county could offer.
At their last meeting, the city reviewed a pair of meetings held with the Upper Sioux Community and the YMC Sheriff as they investigate the possible disbandment of their own police department in favor of contracting with an outside agency.
After "shopping around", as it were, the council was intrigued by the offer made by Flaten and have decided to vet the option further.
They set a date for next Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7:00 p.m. to hold a work session to review the options presented by the YMC Sheriff. The meeting is open to the public.
At Tuesday's meeting there were three Clarkfield citizens on hand to hear the council's discussion on contracting for police services. They made no special inquiry, or comment, at this meeting, but can be expected to be against the police contracting measure. And can be expected to be at future meetings on the topic.
Yearly designations
• The Clarkfield City Council approved the designation of councilmen Dave Biermaier for signature power along with Mayor Gene Kockelman and City Administrator Scott Weske.
• Neil Linscheid was designated as Acting Mayor in Absence of Mayor.
• Scott Vold was designated as EDA rep for the council and will join Neil Linscheid.
• Advocate Tribune designated as Official City Newspaper of Record for 2013.
Page 2 of 2 - • David Gilbertson of Nelson, Oyen Torvik designated as City Attorney for 2013
• Dana F. Cole, LLC. designated as City Auditor for 2013.
• F&M Bank of Minnesota—Clarkfield designated as Official Depository for 2013.
• The council meeting schedule was designated again as the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
• The city's website clarkfield.org was designated as an alternative place to advertise projects.
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One last stand in Atlanta for former state school superintendent Linda Schrenko.
After pleading guilty Wednesday to two felony charges, Schrenko is now a government witness.
News 12's Laurie Ott was the only local reporter in the courtroom for Linda Schrenko's testimony for the prosecution.
"Horrible" and "abysmal" were two words Schrenko used in testifying about her campaign finances in the first five months of 2002.
Prosecutor Russell Vineyard got right to it, with Linda Schrenko admitting on the stand to the jury she'd pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges.
Vineyard asked Schrenko if her campaign received funds indirectly from CCSC, the company owned by Stephan Botes. "Yes," said Schrenko.
Schrenko also testified her former deputy superintendent, Merle Temple, told her he was going to quit the Georgia Department of Education to sell CCSC software for Botes, and give his commission to her gubernatorial campaign, in addition to contributing his own money from his retirement fund to help.
Vineyard then asked her how much she'd directed the Georgia Department of Education to send to CCSC. She said in an uncertain tone, "$614,000...am I close?"
"Why?" the prosecutor asked.
"Because I understood the more business that CCSC had, the more commission Merle Temple would make and the more he'd donate to my campaign."
Then Schrenko testified she and Temple took thousands in cash to several people in Augusta: $4,000 to her mother, $5,000 to businessman Mike Deal, and $2,000 to state house representative Sue Burmeister.
Schrenko testified each of them wrote checks back to her campaign.
Then Vineyard asked Schrenko about using her daughter's dental office to funnel $590 checks to her campaign. She testified it was her idea, and that all but one employee agreed to sign the checks and endorse the backs.
However, Schrenko also testified that in September of 2002, after she'd lost the primary, she found out that after spending $614,000 on software, it was never delivered.
Schrenko testified she tried to get Stephan Botes to deliver it, but says she was blocked by the school board.
As for her eight-year prison sentence, Schrenko's attorney Pete Theodocian had this to say: "You know, of course, this is what we agreed to do. But it's really not for us to say what's fair or unfair. I mean, she violated the law. There was a lot of money involved, and she admitted to violating the law, and she's been sentenced accordingly, and so she's going to have to live with that."
Schrenko's testimony did not tie her former co-defendants Stephan Botes or Peter Steyn to this scheme, though prosecutors still have more witnesses to call.
Schrenko also testified about how draining the governor's race had been on her. She said she was often exhausted and cried for hours most nights.


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St. James Area hosted four other teams in the Snowflake Invitational on Saturday.
The Saints finished fifth and SJA's Erin Hurely was the team's top scorer. Erin finished sixth in the all around with a score of 31.150.
Her best event was the bars where she placed fifth. She finished sixth in the vault and had tenth place finishes in the floor and beam. No other Saint gymnast had a top ten finish in the tournament.
Miki Bolin of Windom Area won the all around with a score of 33.200.
Team scores were:
Windom Area 129.175
Luverne 122.300
Redwood Valley 118.400
Pipestone Area 112.400
St. James Area 94.225
The SJA gymnastics team is off till after the holiday school break. The Saints next meet is on Jan. 3, when they travel to Waseca.
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By Mary Harrell-Sesniak
"Genealogy is not just a pastime; it's a passion."
Genealogy Favorites and Freebies. Everyone has favorites, and I am no exception, especially when it comes to free genealogy websites. They don't completely replace subscription sites but are a wonderful starting point for your research.
RootsWeb, of course, is my top pick, not because I am associated with it, but because it is rich with genealogical tools and has an extraordinary network of user-contributed content, mailing lists, and message boards.
There are too many features to cover them all, but my top picks include the Obituary Daily Times and family trees at WorldConnect, along with these additional resources.
Blank Charts and Forms
Index of All Search Engines and Databases
Message Boards
Newsletters —RootsWeb Review and Ancestry Weekly Discovery
RootsWeb MetaSearch —Searches multiple engines
RootsWeb Surname List (RSL)
Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
U.S. Town and County Database
When asked which sites are best outside of RootsWeb, I typically answer, "It depends what you are looking for." Try to focus on locations, events, or specific topics. A nice site for surname and location links is Linkpendium , developed by Karen Isaacson and Brian (Wolf) Leverich, co-founders of RootsWeb. And these are some military links of interest.
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors
Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System (GRS)
National Archives and Records Administration—Genealogists Archival Research Catalog
A nice selection of vital record transcriptions and images can be found at FamilySearch , the website for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
And here are some more free sites, organized by categories.
Google Books
Cemetery Databases:
Find A Grave (burials, bios and photos)
Interment.net (burial data only)
Political Graveyard (politicians only)
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Gravesite Locator (includes many spouses)
Immigration & Passenger Lists:
Castle Garden
Olive Tree
1-Step Webpages by Steve Morse (searches other sites)
Land Records:
Bureau of Land Management
Queries and Message Boards:
Cousin Connect
Who Do You Think You Are? —Learn search techniques followed in tracing the ancestry of celebrities
In addition to these suggestions, look to state archives and local genealogical and historical societies. Many will feature content specific to their area or direct you to related sites.
Finally, there is one more freebie, which may surprise you. Many subscription sites, such as Ancestry.com, offer free databases, which are located by entering the keyword free into the card catalog. Among the freebies you'll find at Ancestry.com, are a variety of census records, New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957 and the U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791–1992 (indexed by the World Archives Project).
A search of the Internet will uncover additional lists of favorites and freebie genealogy sites, including ProGenealogists list of the 50 Most Popular Genealogy Sites for 2011. Your lists of favorites may differ from these, so feel free to let us know what your favorites are at RootsWeb and around the Web!
Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; andthe following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 14 September 2011, Vol. 14, No. 9.
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The objectives of this course are: 1) To continue the basic knowledge of Mongolian conversation, grammar, reading and writing on the base of competencies mastered in the first semester. 2) To develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills at a novice level. 3) By the end of the semester students will be able to use not only the main cases and verb tenses of Mongolian in their conversation and writing, they will also be able to use some modals and simple kinds of Mongolian compound sentences. 4) To develop knowledge of Mongolian culture and traditions by reading simple Mongolian folk tales.
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1. Expertise is more than meets the eye: 20:34
Last Wednesday, I shared this amazing anecdote from a research paper on expert levels of performance (Ericsson, 1998) about the Italian violinist, Paganini:
According to my father's account, during one of his concerts Paganini experienced a problem—one of the strings on his violin broke; after a brief pause, he continued playing the music on the remaining string. A little later another string broke but he still resumed playing. Yet another strong broke, and Paganini finished playing the concert on a single string while producing the most beautiful music. Such a demonstration of an immediate unexpected reorganization of one's music performance is mind-boggling.
So what's the explanation for this amazing feat of genius? Ericsson went on to explain that in the 19th century, performers generally composed their own music. Paganini set himself the creative challenge of composing musical pieces that could be played on only one string, developing new techniques along the way.
The audience didn't know that, of course! Paganini started off by playing the pieces on all strings. Easy enough if you're used to playing them on one string! Ever the showman, Paganini would sometimes intentionally snap the other strings in the course of his performance, finishing—to great applause—on the single string that he'd planned all along.
So what seems like a miraculous gift is really more about lots and lots of practice and preparation, with a little bit of trickery thrown in.
Now I have a sneaky suspicion that I've seen this trick before. Not only that, but I completly fell for it too! I was in Tokyo watching a shamisen performance. In the middle of a frenzied passage, the plectrum a blur over the instrument's three strings, snap! went one of the strings. Not a problem! He adjusted the tuning peg and kept on playing! I was *so* impressed. But now I'm onto you, Mr. Shamisen Player. You probably break strings all the time while practicing. You might have even been playing a one-string piece and had snapped your strings intentionally to impress us. Hah!
Do we have anything like that in IT? What's our one-string piece with which we can astound other people?
Ericksson, K. A. (1998) "The scientific study of expert levels of performnance: general implications for optimal learning and creativity." High Ability Studies, 9(1), pp75—100
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Practice can't account for all of it, actual, real life experience handling catastrophes and routing around unforseen problems on the fly helps a lot :)
Paganini obviously knows his music and his instrument to such a level that he's able to pull this type of thing off. But anyone so versed in music could do the same thing. Ever listen to extemporaneous "jam sessions" from the likes of Eric Clapton, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Pat Methany? They're all unbelievable guitarists who can make the guitar do things you never even dreamed possible.
My manager, at 2:00am, faced with a dual drive failure in a mirrored system running an ancient, monolithic, non-moduler Linux kernel specially compiled with certain drivers long since lost, pulled off an unbelievable feat of grafting a very recent, very moduler 2.6 kernel from a Knoppix CD onto this system and was able to get it back up and serving NFS long enough to move the entire terabyte array to a new system.
It's the same thing. Years of practice and familiarity coupled with knowing *what's* possible, then working around catastrophe using this knowledge and experience!
Someday you're going to pull off the impossible too, but it won't seem so hard to you. It will just be "the natural thing to do" given the circumstances at the time. To everyone else, it'll be a miracle :)
Remember what Arthur C. Clark said:"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinquishable from magic."
Where "sufficiently advanced technology" can be defined as any area in which you are more expert than the average person :)
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