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Skip to comments.Sharpton On A Civil Rights Lawsuit: "We Always Said There Would Be A Plan B"
Posted on 07/14/2013 9:39:07 PM PDT by NotYourAverageDhimmi
AL SHARPTON: It goes to the Justice Department. Clearly there are grounds for civil rights charges here. The mother and father of Trayvon Martin and I, with their lawyers, met with the U.S. attorney in Florida the day I went down there to organize the first national rally there. And we always said there would be a plan B, but there needed to be a plan A. There would never have been protests if there had been an arrest and if the police department there did what it was supposed to do." (Meet the Press, July 14, 2013)
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
Al the Race Pimp Rides Again! MSNBC should be proud.
Enough. There must be pushback.
too. many. idiot. liberal. assumptions. too. deal. with.
if the police didn't do thgeir jobs, al you race baiting bastard, then the fbi who concluded after their investigation there was no race crime here, didn't do their job either.
fact is both did their jobs and came to conclusion you just don't like, al.
TM was discriminated against? He was denied employment? Housing? Accommodations? Club membership? The exercise of his rights were violated? You dont have a right to assault other people.
The FBI has determined that race was not an element.
What exactly is the Sharpton talking about?
Lyin SOB. The tweets and mobs are coming out post-verdict. You got your trial and lost. Yet you still agitate and bitch and whine like the true crybabies you are. Get lost "Rev"
As someone elsewhere pointed out, where is the Hispanic community? But I think I know the answer, they are kicking back enjoying the Blacks going after Whitey, Zimmerman isn't Latino enough for them. Will they still be smiling when the violence spills into THEIR hood?
If I were GZ, I would take the first plane to Peru.
Besides Bill Clinton, is there a bigger gas bag than Sharpton? Oh, yeah, Obama.
Plan B: string up sharpton for attempting to incite riots
what? that's not Plan B?? i could've sworn that's what it was
The Tawana Brawley King speaks again.....If I were a Blacks I would be finding a way to out shout this b*sturd ....as well as the THUGOCRACY in sports and Hollywood arena's.
In an event like this, Sharpton MUST get his face on TV and appear to lead.
This is his turf, after all. This racial stuff is his bread and butter, so he can't be absent from it, even if he won't do sh** at the end of the day.
National media ignored some of the most significant aspects of the tragic Martin-Zimmerman case, among them Martin's suspected involvement with burglary, PCP-like drug cocktails, and/or drug dealing.
Burglary Tools:
Trayvon Martins phone was full of text messages, pictures and videos suggestive of drugs, violence and criminal behavior. [According to the Miami Herald,] Trayvon Martin was on his third suspension from school [and t]here is evidence Trayvon Martin had burglarized homes and/or school lockers:
In October, a school police investigator said he saw Trayvon on the school surveillance camera in an unauthorized area hiding and being suspicious. Then he said he saw Trayvon mark up a door with W.T.F an acronym for what the f. The officer said he found Trayvon the next day and went through his book bag in search of the graffiti marker. Instead the officer reported he found womens jewelry and a screwdriver that he described as a burglary tool ...
Word of the incident came as the familys lawyer acknowledged that the boy was suspended in February for getting caught with an empty bag with traces of marijuana [and his] backpack contained 12 pieces of jewelry, in addition to a watch and a large flathead screwdriver, according to the report, which described silver wedding bands and earrings with diamonds. Trayvon was asked if the jewelry belonged to his family or a girlfriend. Martin replied its not mine. A friend gave it to me, he responded, according to the report. Trayvon declined to name the friend. Trayvon was not disciplined because of the discovery, but was instead suspended for graffiti, according to the report. School police impounded the jewelry and sent photos of the items to detectives at Miami-Dade police for further investigation...
...That suspension was followed four months later by another one in February, in which Trayvon was caught with an empty plastic bag with traces of marijuana in it. A schools police report obtained by The Miami Herald specifies two items: a bag with marijuana residue and a marijuana pipe.
Drug Use:
There are a series of compelling articles on the web that describe Martin's alleged abuse of a powerful, home-made PCP-like drug called "Lean" (also known as "Skittles"). Its reported side-effects can include breaks with reality, extreme paranoia and fits of violence.
One of the most painstakingly documented summaries is excerpted below:
Several weeks ago, as further information and discovery came to the surface the whole framing of the original media narrative began to crumble, I stumbled over a reference to DXM in Trayvons Facebook history... As I use these Facebook discussions from Trayvon Im going to correct the [grammar] unless it seems necessary to reference directly to the source...
arenas....sorry for the grammar police
Yes, I know I'm repeating what's been said time and again. Just want to make the point for the non-reverend Sharpton. I despise him and every other race-baiter and every other liberal crybaby that believe St. Skittles got deaded for trying to kill another person.
Reasons I believe their will be no Fedgov "race crime" or "civil rights" prosecution:
1. The FBI already investigated and its report said NO indication of racial bias in the case. Pretty tough to make a case after it's own investigative agency report;
2. Obama/Holder know it would be a losing effort since there is nothing left to investigate further. All facts have been presented, except for Skittle's suspension from school for marijuana and the stolen jewelry in his backpack that has recently been found to been quashed by the School Police when they found it was the same as a local police report;
3. Obama realizes it would be a political disaster for him to pursue it.
4. US statutes are very clear on who can be charged for "civil rights" and "race crimes" offenses.
For various reasons I'm too tired to list, there also won't be a civil lawsuit from the Martins. Although, Zimmerman is going to sue NBC, currently he has little to no assets.
Also, I'm kinda encouraged that there weren't immediate riots, other than some crap in Oakland, CA, which include your basic anarchists who show up for any reason. I'm beginning to think that many blacks saw that there was NO case. Hope I'm right about giving the benefit of the doubt to our black Americans, and no, they're not African-Americans anymore than I'm a Scottish-American We'll see...
Look around at the post-verdict reactions of black people. Most of them agree with Sharpton.
This man is NO Reverend. He's a Black, Ghetto, Lying, Media Whore.
The fact Blacks hold guys like him and JJ up as religious leaders for their race tells me all I need to know about the Black Community at large. What a disgrace this lying, low, life race pimp is. Any wonder Obama admires him. Both are turds.
Yes, Al. You went down there earlier and demanded a DOJ investigation.
You got it.
Than there's this:
YES...most of the ones INTERVIEWED.....propaganda needs to be fought.
"Look around at the post-verdict reactions of black people. Most of them agree with Sharpton."
Yo, we be demandin Justus for Trayvon...yo!
These people sold their souls for their government benefits and forever victimhood. What a disgrace!
Don't be distracted. The Federal government is going to use sleight of hand, to keep our attention focussed on riots and demonstrations like the ones in Oakland, San Francisco and elsewhere, to try and give Boehner and Cantor breathing room to force amnesty for illegal aliens down our throats. DON'T LET THEM DO THIS!!
Yeah, Al, but now you all look like a bunch of stalker, racist thugs.
Just like Trayvon.
I've no respect for any of you, it is not deserved.
I'd just as soon not have anything to do with the likes of you ever again.
The "Obama Brotherhood's" gig is up! Give it a rest Al! Hopefully the National Barack Channel (NBC) will be sued to high heaven and GZ can find a new life in obscurity.
T-shirt Idea:
Tray-table got folded.
What's the story between trayvon and the bus driver?
The fact Blacks hold guys like him and JJ up as religious leaders for their race tells me all I need to know about the Black Community at large.
In fairness, I think Al and JJ are mostly held up by white leftists media types as leaders. I don't believe they have that much of a following.
IN A CLEAR CASE OF SELF-DEFENSE, A black teen is shot dead for committing assault and battery on a neighborhood watch captain who is then found 'not guilty' = Predominately black protesters are angry at the verdict and the media beats the 'race war' drums
Go figure.
I didn't think Al could spell B.
Today (Sunday) was rev Al Day on TV News.
Plan A : March, protest and demand Zimm be tried.
and if he is acquitted
Plan B : March, protest and demand Zimm be tried again
and if he is acquitted a second time
Plan C : March, protest and demand Zimm be sued.
That is because they believe in the rule of law and justice.
Fortunately Zimmerman has plenty of supporters $$$$ to help him fight back. And there was no end to liberals complaining about that too.
Al really hates it when the truth interfere's with his agenda.
Al, haven't you had enough Twanna Brawly incidents in your life time?
Refresh my memory, did the DOJ look at filing Civil charges against OJ?
And I believe that in a civil lawsuit, all of that stuff will come out. As well as all of the texts on his phone regarding fighting, drugs, wanting to get a gun (including texts with his dad about getting a gun), etc.
I think his parents will probably decide to just be satisfied with the $1 million from the HOA rather than open up all of that to spoil the image of Saint Skittles.
If racial unrest follows Zimmerman jury decision, blame it on Activist Obama
Saturday, July 13, 2013 12:08:14 PM · 18 of 26
mosesdapoet to rktman
This is reference to an editorial run in Canada Free Press. The Canadians got it right.! Too bad half of the so called conservatives talk show hosts Ive been listening to cant seem to be willing to connect the dots to what a heavy hand his imperious highness played in this example of socialist justice meted out to serve the policies of the state . Turning this into a show trial replete with wall to wall tv coverage.
.For certain since the not guilty verdict has been rendered the facts of this case are still being concealed by the media such as pictures of both side by side they look like cousins. The mixed area that Zimmerman was a "watch captain" in was struggling with single and groups of young blacks on the prowl.,In some instances armed, preying on homeowners.in his area..That area wasn't even examinined because it wouldn't fit their agenda.. Which if done ,if true journalisim existed, because that might explain his action of surveilance . In many watch areas that's done frequently when the subject disappears from view.
Even after learning the shooter was a big Obama supporter, not Jewish, and a very dark skinned "hispanic" Obama did nothing to curtail the hyperbole or tone down his edict creating this as a racist episode. The socialists controlling the media propaganda machine oblidged.. They began claiming the neighborhood watch captain was a white hispanic .or used a picture of a 12 year old Martin instead of the 6 foot 165 pound person he was vs the smaller 140 pound neighborhood watch captain. Worse yet allowed his US Attorney General to use questionable activities to promote a show trial and ignored using a threat of prosecution to black militant groups threatening the watch captains life.
Meanwhile attacks by black groups on selected happless white victims which wind in their death get ignored by the mainline socialist messengers MSM service and black on black killings many of the age of the so called victim is likewise same-o same-o.
Well, it's Monday morning now, and a week full of talk radio programs to look forward to. Now our side (the pro Zimmerman crowd) will get out via Rush, Hannity, Mark Levin's programs. I have high hopes they will bring up and discuss Trayvon's track record and background, including the jewelry and screwdriver used frequently for burglaries. Here's to a fun week when the Right gets to decimate the Left regarding the Zimmerman trial and his acquittal. Makes me feel better already.
What we will not hear out of the mouths of the Obamas, Sharptons,et al is, "Oh. Sorry. We got it wrong."
Al Sharpton is the Grand Wizard of the Black Ku Klux Klan....and he just wants to lynch the Zimmerman family
Black Racism is outright evil
Hey, Al, let's hear about the Jewish "white interlopers" again, and then tell me you don't have a problem with Zimmerman's Jewish-sounding name?
Clearly people do not understand that it is a fundamental right of a "@No_Limit_Nigga" to beat to death a "creepy-ass cracka".
They might as well move on to plan C because plan B has a very low chance of success.
The race whore still at it I see.
Why would you want the Hispanics to take some race-based grievance from the Zimmerman case?
I would want them to be angry because an innocent man has nearly had his life ruined by race-baiters and anti-Self-Defense activists.
But I would be disgusted if they defended Zimmerman just because he shared some racial DNA with them.
Can we have a society governed by common sense, and not the bile of this "Reverend".
Even NPR said, regarding the federal option (and I paraphrase): Good luck with that. You'll need it.
THAT info needs to be on EVERY Trayvon Thread!! PLEASE...I don't think enough people KNOW this about St. Skittles!!
Note to prosecutors: Don't bother bringing charges against a man that claims self defense for shooting someone when eyewitnesses can testify that the dead guy was "raining punches" on the shooter and the shooter has the damage to proove it.
Zimmerman filed suit against NBC in December, but the judge prevented that suit from going forward until after the criminal trial.
This is what MSNBC calls an unbiased news Journalist.
It's a strange world we live in.
Yep, in fact I watched much of MSNBC yesterday to see what they are plotting.
Al Sharpton and a few others are calling fora Federal hate crime investigation and their big evidence of a federal hate crime is :
1) That on phone with police Zimm said '...they always...' with 'they' being you-know-who
2) That Zimm reported suspicious characters in his neighborhood on watch to police ~ 70 of which were black
Another one on MSNBC said that our hate crime laws are outdated because they require explicit racists statements, and now-a-days racist behaviors is many times performed without those doing it even knowing that is what it is....like being scared of certain strangers without thinking ..so we need hate crimes laws that recognize that hate crimes happen without hate....not kidding
I think the suit was brought by the Browns on behalf of OJs children
(the children of the dead Nicole Brown)
they got about $30 MILLION
I think that was all OJ had
he lived a very fruggle life after that...
Why not. We already have 'thought crimes' (hate crimes) legislation, just expand on those...Not like we have a Constitutional Republic anymore.
If I were Z, I'd say "bring it on" and bring miz 'crazy ass cracker' herself to start things off. The discovery would shut the rest up QUICKLY as their M.O. would fall apart (saint Skittles being the 12 yrs old angel). Hell, Z should counter-sue and add in the Justice Brothers for inciting/defamation/slander/libel/etc...Throw the bus at them and bankrupt their sorry asses.
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Victoria Park, Sydney
Victoria Park is a large park in Sydney, situated on the corner of Parramatta Road and City Road, within the grounds of University of Sydney and across Parramatta Road from Broadway Shopping Centre.
The park contains a public swimming pool and Lake Northam, which contains a large fountain and was named after Bill Northam, an Australian Olympic yachtsman.[1]
A totem pole near the southern corner of the park was "presented to the people of Sydney in the name of the government and people of Canada on the occasion of National Timber Week, 1964". The pole was carved by Simon Charlie, a Quamichan man from Vancouver Island, British Columbia.[2]
The Gardener's Lodge adjacent to City Road was used as a toilet block for a long time, but eventually was restored and turned into a café. The Lodge and the sandstone gates nearby originally guarded the eastern edge of the University grounds. They are heritage-listed along with the University and its grounds.[3]
- ^ History of Victoria Park
- ^ "5. Kwakwaka'wakw Totem Pole, Victoria Park, Sydney, 1964". Government of Canada.
- ^ Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/116
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1041 North 29th StreetBillings, MT 59101Site Director: Arturo Echeverri, MDClinic Coordinator: Linda Raisl,
Clinic Phone: 406-237-5577 or 406-237-5563Clinic Fax: 406-237-5575WWAMI Administrative Contact: Suzie ThomasPhone: 406-247-3285; Email:
Immunization records:You'll need to bring proof of immunization, including TB. If you do not have a copy of your immunization records, you can request a copy from Hall Health or the Employee Health Office in UWMC.
Housing: Housing is provided in a house shared with 2 to 6 other students. Each student has a private bedroom and shared bathrooms (2), kitchen, living area and dining area. All rooms are fully furnished with linens, blankets, clocks. Towels and basic toiletries (such as toilet paper and paper towels) are provided. A washer and dryer is available free of charge, but you will need to provide detergent. The kitchen is fully furnished with cups, plates, silverware, pots and pans, and other utensils. Contact Suzie Thomas at the phone number or email listed above for further information.
Computer access: The house has internet available via a wireless router. You will need to bring your laptop with a wireless internet card. There are also two computers in the clinic that can be accessed by students, and there is free wireless access from the clinic for laptops.
Travel: If you drive, you will receive mileage reimbursement for one roundtrip to and from Billings. You may also be eligible for one night's stay in a hotel during your drive each way. Contact Scott Bailey
Parking:Student apartments are in the medical corridor and only a few blocks away from all the medical facilities. Parking elsewhere in the medical corridor is problematic and on a first come-first serve basis.
Clerkship orientation: You will need to view the away student orientation video on the Distance Learning page.
First day: Ccontact the site to find out when to arrive on your first day.
Equipment to bring: White coat and name tag, reflex hammer, tuning fork (128Hz), stethoscope, (ophthalmoscope recommended).
Pocket syllabus: The "pocket syllabus" you learn about in the orientation video will be available at the site. A printable (PDF) version is also available on the Pocket Syllabus page.
Course requirements are listed below. Refer to the Distance Learning page for due dates.
Cases: Two case write-ups are due each week. Further information is available in the orientation video and on the Cases page. Your assigned case numbers are on the Distance Learning page. Please note that your assigned case numbers are different than for the Seattle-based students. Weekly case answers and video lectures will be available on the Distance Learning page on Thursdays after 1PM.
Patient log: You are required to log in the patients you have seen each week. The log is described in the clerkship orientation video. Additional details are on the Patient Log page.
Clinical & Bioethical Mini-CEX exercises: You are required to do both a clinical and a bioethical mini-CEX for this course. See the Mini-CEX page for details.
Presentations: Presentation requirements are described in the orientation video and are available on the Presentations page.
Final exam: Your final exam will be held in Billings unless you tell the clerkship director otherwise. The scheduling/notification process runs through UW Testing Services and the contact email is
Final Exam page for details about the exam.
General: Regional Neuroscience Center is part of Saint Vincent Healthcare. Our goal is to ensure that in this brief four week clerkship medical students master the techniques of the neurological history and exam, acquire a working knowledge of common neurological disorders, and an understanding of the differential diagnosis of common neurological signs and symptoms.
Schedule: Students are expected to spend five days per week, Monday through Friday, at the clerkship site. Exceptions are made for holidays. Our office day typically begins at 9AM and finishes close to 5 PM. Students are encouraged to join us for hospital rounds and are welcome to accompany the on-call neurologist nights, weekends and holidays. Opportunities are also available to accompany neurologists to rural outreach clinics. You may be invited to join us in the operating room for insertion of deep brain or vagus nerve stimulators.
We realize that students need to be away from time-to-time for residency interviews, vacation, etc. We encourage you to let us know as soon as possible the dates that you will not be available. Refer to the absentee policy.
Demeanor & attire: Patients with neurological diseases are generally older, conservative, anxious and fearful. Conservative and professional behavior and attire are required from students. White lab coats are recommended.
Faculty: During the 4-weeks we plan for you to be instructed by the entire faculty in our neurology practice.
Outpatient:Arturo Echeverri, MDKris French, MDJeffrey Mosser, MDInpatient:James Richards, MDAnita Venkatarama, MDPediatric Neurologist: (part time)X Van Orman, MD
Dr. Echeverri is the clerkship site director. He will instruct the students in the performance of the neurological examination in the first week of the rotation and provide feedback. Proficiency will be reevaluated at the end of the rotation as well, to ensure mastery of the neurological examination. Each neurologist is encouraged to give you feedback on your performance one or more times during the rotation, and don't be shy about asking. We also welcome your feedback. Our goal is to make this clerkship as informative as possible for you. Please tell the site director if you have any specific goals for the month so that your experience is as fulfilling as possible. The clinical mini-CEX can be confirmed by any of the neurologists. Linda Raisl is the office coordinator who has control of the schedules and is a good resource also.
Inpatient experience: Our neurology group has a busy inpatient service, consisting of elective and emergency admissions and consultations. Students will be asked to see several inpatients per week. The student is expected to follow their assigned patient from the time of admission or consultation until discharge, or the resolution of the clinical issue The student should write (but not dictate) a history and physical examination, and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic issues with the neurologist.
Clinic experience: A combination of three different learning models will be employed during the clerkship. In the "autonomous" model the student is requested to see the patient first and then present to the preceptor. In the "shadow" model the student will follow the preceptor and observe different varieties of patients and interaction styles. The third model allows the student to evaluate the patient, but in the presence of the preceptor, which provides the opportunity for the most thorough feedback. Each method has its strengths and weaknesses. Other opportunities include observing and reading EMGs, EEGs, evoked potentials, lumbar puncture, angiography, etc. Experience with a neurosurgeon, neuropsychologist, physiatrists, etc., can be arranged during the month.
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A native of Dallas, TX, Christie Nelson-Sala is a choreographer, director, lighting designer, and performer who has worked nationally and internationally creating with artists from various métiers. Christie earned an MFA in choreography specializing in production from the CalArts Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance. She earned her B.A. in Dance with a focus in choreography from Texas Woman's University. Christie began doing freelance commissioned works during her coursework at Texas Woman's University and afterwards with Booker T. Washington High School, Texas Woman's University, Perpetual Motion Dance, Out on a Limb Dance and CalArts Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance. Christie's works and performances have been presented nationally in the Southwest region, as well as New York, and internationally in Paris, France, and Essen, Germany. Noted Commissioned solos with Mary Williford-Shade, Megan Yankee, L. Brooke Schlecte, Andrew Wojtal, and Lauren Guyer. Christie started designing lights for performers during her undergraduate career and has continued that work with students & faculty from CalArts. Ms. Nelson-Sala has been doing freelance photography and design with dancers, performers, and performing arts schools since 2004. She worked for the RedCat Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater in Los Angeles, CA, where her production work continued with stage managing and lighting during the New Original Works Festival.
During her time at CalArts Christie created works for the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, she also choreographed for the play Peter's Shadow, adapted by Christine Marie, and produced by the CalArts School of Theater. Christie was chosen to be a part of a pilot program, Feldstärke International 09, which brought fifty young international artists together to create collaborative interdisciplinary works which premiered in Paris, France; Essen, Germany; and Los Angeles, CA. Currently Christie is creating new works and building her company, Grid Dance Theater, which premiered in March 2012. Christie is back in Dallas to pursue teaching and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Texas Woman's University.
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WE IN PHILADELPHIA may soon have an opportunity to reshape one of our most important streets.
While other parts of Center City were transformed in the last two decades, Philadelphia's main street - Market East - has been painfully slow to rebound from the loss of seven of the eight department stores that thrived there 50 years ago.
At one end, more than a billion dollars has been invested in the Pennsylvania Convention Center and related hotels. At the other, Independence Mall has been transformed by $450 million in new attractions. Collectively, they draw almost 4 million visitors each year, countless locals, and many more are on the way.


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SC verdict on Vedanta's Odisha mining project today
The project was cancelled after a report highlighted various environmental threats it projected.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict on whether Vedanta should be allowed to mine aluminium in the Niyamgiri Hills in Kalahandi district of Odisha or not.
In 2008, the Supreme Court gave phase 2 clearance to Vedanta to mine at Niyamgiri but after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's rally in Kalahandi, the Ministry of Environment and Forests cancelled the clearance in August 2010.
The project was cancelled after a report highlighted various environmental threats it projected and the endangering of the Niyamgiri's Dongria Kondh tribe. Vedanta and the Odisha Mining Co-operation, who are the original lessee of the mines, had then moved the Supreme Court challenging the cancellation.
The Niyamgiri case is seen as a litmus test for the Forest Rights Act - a flagship law passed by the UPA which makes taking consent of tribes for big development projects mandatory. The verdict also holds significance because it was after Rahul Gandhi created pressure on the Ministry of Environment and Forests that the project was cancelled.


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Assistant Professor of History
Dauphin Humanities Center 201
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Curriculum Vitae
Personal Website
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 2008
M.A. University of Wisconsin, 2001
B.A. Quincy University, 1999
HIS 105: World History I
HIS 106: World History II
HIS 344: The Modern Middle East
HIS 339: The Central Islamic Lands, 500-1700
HIS 490: The Indian Ocean
"Tribal Networks and Empire in Early 9th Century Mosul," paper presented at Middle East Studies Association, December 2, 2011, Washington, D.C.
"Kazimah in the 6th and 7th Centuries CE: Resources and Society as Reflected in the Literary Sources," paper presented at the Seminar for Arabian Studies, July 28, 2011, London, U.K.
"Developments in Arab Tribal Identity in Early Islamic Basra: The Case of al-Azd," paper presented at Middle East Studies Association, November 21, 2010, San Diego, California.
"'Uman and Bahrayn in Late Antiquity: the Sasanians' Arabian Periphery," paper presented at the Seminar for Arabian Studies, July 22, 2010, London, U.K.
"The Azdi Dominance of Mosul: Tribal Networks in the Early Ninth Century," paper presented at University of Wisconsin-Madison/Michigan State University Conference on Middle East Studies, May 8, 2010, Madison, Wisconsin.
"Eastern Arabia in the Sasanian Period: New Perspectives," paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association, November 24, 2008, Washington, D.C.
"The Azd Migrations Reconsidered: Narratives of 'Amr Muzayqiya and Malik b. Fahm in Historiographic Context," paper presented at the Seminar for Arabian Studies, July 21, 2007, London, U.K.
"The Sources on the Fitna of Mas'ud b. 'Amr and Their Usefulness for Basran Tribal History," poster presentation, Seminar for Arabian Studies, July 27-29, 2006, London, U.K.
"Religious Minorities in the Arab World," roundtable participant, "Change in the Middle East" conference, March 26, 2006, Madison, Wisconsin.
"Comments on the Summer 2005 Anti-Mubarak Protests in Cairo," informal presentation for UW Middle East Studies brown-bag series, October 24, 2005, Madison, Wisconsin.
"Kazimah Remembered: Historical Traditions of an Early Islamic Settlement by Kuwait Bay," accepted for publication in roceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 42.
"Oman and Bahrain in Late Antiquity: the Sasanians' Arabian Periphery," Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 41 (2011): 377-86.
"Kadhima in Historical Sources," in "The Kadhima Project: Investigating an Early Islamic Settlement and Landscape on Kuwait Bay (poster)," co-authors Derek Kennet, Andrew Blair, and Sultan al-Duwish, Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 41 (2011): 161-72.
"Historicizing Arab Blogs: Reflections on the transmission of ideas and information in Middle Eastern history," Arab Media & Society 8 (Spring 2009). (invited essay)
"The Azd Migrations Reconsidered: 'Amr Muzayqiya and Malik b. Fahm in Historiographic Context," Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 38 (2008): 311-8.
Thursday, September 15, 2016 DHC "Fishbowl"
Come join the department students, faculty, and graduate students for make-your-own ice cream sundaes from 3:15-3:45 pm. Starting at 3:45 pm we will be having the 1st Annual Quad Disc-Golf & History Trivia Competition. It should be a great way to start off the fall semester and reconnect with your fellow department members.
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During the final seasons of Sex and the City, he dispensed brutally honest advice as Charlotte's gay spitfire pal Anthony Marentino. In his stand-up comedy act, he mercilessly zings the likes of Liza Minnelli and Michael Jackson. Now Mario Cantone is bringing his manically funny, rage-filled riffs to Broadway in Assassins, Stephen Sondheim's darkly comic musical about real-life presidential assailants. Cantone stars as Samuel Byck, the deranged tire salesman who, in 1974, tried to hijack a plane and crash it into the Nixon White House. (He ended tip killing himself during the botched takeover of the plane.) Byck is also the actor-comedian's weightiest role yet. "I wear padding, because he was fat," says Cantone, 44, who jokes," I wasn't about to lose my washboard abs for the show, no way!" Cantone (who lives in Manhattan with his longtime partner Jerry Dixon) is still most famous for his colorful turn on Sex and the City. "People stop me on the street and ask, 'Are you sad it's over?' I miss it. I really do," says Cantone, a Boston native who spent two decades in theaters and comedy clubs before Sex and the City raised his profile. "I worked hard for my semifame."
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There are more layers to the conversation of who will be the next elite American tennis player than what meets the eye.
This list will project the top five in the hunt for that supremacy.
Years ago, if John McEnroe wasn't raising a trophy, it was Jimmy Connors or Jim Courier. That theme continued with Michael Chang, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.
Same went for Billie Jean King and Chris Evert. Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati and the Williams sisters had their elitist battles too.
Now, when you raise the topic of next great American, you rack your brain for an answer, and then end up saying something like "he/she has incredible upside…" or "if everything falls into place, he/she can win."
It's not breaking news, but American tennis is in a bit of a lull—with Serena Williams as the exception.
15-time Grand Slam winner Williams undeniably still wears the crown of most elite American on the women's side, or maybe in general, now that Andy Roddick is retired.
Nobody is pushing Williams off the top spot now, but the United States is antsy for the next cream-of-the-crop American—on both the women's and men's sides.
My gut tells me the next elite American to emerge will be a woman, but here's a look at the five candidates with the best chance to earn the distinction, starting with No. 5.


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Guest blogger Mark Raymond of Swartz Creek chimes in several times a week. Here's his latest:
Mark's Musings
Columbus Day here in the U.S. The day we remember and celebrate the "discovery" of America and the man who stumbled upon it.
It's a national holiday, at least if you work for the banks, the Postal Service, or a few major corporations with strong unions.
I measured my tummy exactly one year ago today. It's two inches bigger. I'm not proud of it, and I was trying to diet so I could get a date, but in the end I'm just adopting the philosophy, "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one year width."
Lamb stew is much ado about mutton.
"No, Timmy, George Washington Carver was *not* the man who did the autopsy on our nation's first president."
My wife saw the glacier before I did. Her ice sight is better than mine.
A spoiled child would shed tears like a waterfall if she didn't get what she wanted. If that didn't work, she'd fly into a rage. Usually one or the other accomplished the trick. For her, it was out of the crying plan, into the ire.
I was at my doctor's office with laryngitis, in the waiting room. The man next to me said he was there for some cardiac testing. Even though mine was the first appointment scheduled, my doctor took the other man in first. He later explained, saying he wanted to put the heart before the hoarse.
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WORD for YOUR WEEK: Some words are just fun to say. "Sobriquet" is one of them (so-breh-kay). It's an old French word, and while the exact meaning is lost in antiquity, it refers to a rub or a "chuck" under the chin, much the way older aunts and uncles hold your face when they want to get a good look at you. This action is often accompanied by calling you a loving nickname ... and that's what we use the word as today. It means a nickname, and usually a complimentary one. As in, "My friends sometimes call me by my website name, 'Mr. Humor,' and it's a sobriquet I have come to wear with pride."
Mark Raymond's daily blogs can be found at mrhumornet.blogspot.com
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My friend Hugh has a highly developed scientific mind, and when he sees something about aviation that piques his interest, he often calls me for details. One question—"How fast is it?"—seems as if it ought to be pretty simple, but my answers often leave him frustrated. How can speed be so complicated?
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BJT readers—who represent one of the highest-net-worth magazine audiences anywhere—clearly have the means to contribute to a better world. To help you do that, we're spotlighting one deserving organization per issue. All of them have received a four-star overall rating from Charity Navigator, which evaluates philanthropic institutions based on their finances, accountability and transparency.
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These days, everyone in the aviation field talks about composite aircraft. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is made mostly of carbon fiber composites, and the percentage of composite content in new business jet designs is on the rise. Over time, carbon fiber may, indeed, replace metal as the material of choice for aircraft. But how did we get here?
July 7, 2015
I've heard all sorts of schemes for managing employees and increasing their productivity. Forget the fads and quick fixes.
July 5, 2015
An aircraft buyer waiting for delivery of his new Gulfstream G650 once complained that the manufacturer "wasn't promoting instant gratification." Who could blame him? The scheduled delivery was eight years away. With a wait like that if you don't have another aircraft that you don't mind flying for the better part of a decade, you might as well buy one to tide you over.
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He sold sweaters door-to-door to fellow students at Ithaca College. That turned out to be his first step on the road to becoming a billionaire.
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Are you facing the enviable task of trying to make a huge capital gain disappear legally? Well, if charitable giving is also on your to-do list, you should consider a charitable remainder trust.
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Some of the helicopter pilots who participated in the recent Nepal earthquake rescue effort have been trained in an innovative recovery technique taught by Air Zermatt CEO and pilot Gerold Biner.
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Growth could literally be in the cards for the bizav industry. Sentient Jet, which claims 4,000 jet card customers, reports 35 percent sales growth for 2014, while card purchases at Delta Private Jets set records last year and card hours flown in NetJets' Marquis program saw double-digit growth.
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You know things are out of control when the Burg-Al-Arab starts to seem like a bargain. The Dubai hotel, designed in the shape of a sail billowing over Jumeirah Beach, has long been considered the model of ultra-luxury for those who desire an over-the-top lodging experience. If you really want to impress your in-laws, you can book the Burg-Al-Arab's marble-and-gold-filled Royal Suite, which comes complete with a dining room for 12, a library, a cinema room and a team of butlers to cater to your every whim. The tab: approximately $24,000 a night.
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Be wise, drop pennies
Re: "Switch to dollar coins may save," Saturday news story.
This article talked about saving money by substituting dollar coins for dollar bills. How about getting rid of pennies to both save money and get rid of a nuisance?
I find myself saving pennies to take with me so I don't wind up getting more pennies in change. That's nuts.
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from our distinguished panel of writers
The best advice to both young writers and teachers of young writers is: Read and write. I mean them in that order. Teachers unquestionably can be a help, but one learns to write only by reading earlier writers who have written well.
For students: My general advice to aspiring writers is: Get into serious conversation with other aspiring writers. Respond to each others work-in-progress, and talk about your reading enthusiasms. Read, and then read some more, and when you find something that really speaks to you, understand that you are in the presence of a teaching and an inspiration. Work hard, write regularly. Talent without discipline is like a team without a coach and a practice field. Talent and discipline without commitment is like a ballgame without a ball, a team without sponsorship or a schedule. Until youve learned to work hard and regularly and committed yourself to the exploration of your gifts, you dont have a chance to find out what youre capable of. If youve got to know up front that your efforts will be rewarded, in whatever form or fashion, youre probably in the wrong game. Trying to make art can be one of the most thrilling endeavors in the world, but its not for the timid or lazy or easily discouraged.
For teachers: Encouragement, not craft, is the mentors magic. Some wannabes need permission to write and take themselves seriously, others need the challenge of endorsement and expectation. Do not, of course, encourage indiscriminately. Ones garbage sniffer must be operational at all times, and the transaction must be honest. But encouragement is the gist of it, and its coin.
For students: If you are to learn anything about writing, you have to begin by reading. Read widely, voraciously, and beyond your grade level. Wanting to write cant be separated from loving books. You have to be excited by language, stories, and the infinite ways a story can be told. The skills cant be learned out of some workbook and applied like a formula. There has to be some sort of passion motivating you. Then you will seek out the techniques appropriate to tell your story. You will be familiar with many techniques because of your vast reading.
For teachers: I know nothing about teaching high school. But I hope the teacher would have a love of language and a desire to share it with the students. The teacher should encourage students to read widely. Ideally, everybody should get excited together over the sound of an extraordinary sentence or line of poetry.
So heres what I would tell your hypothetical young writer:
And then Id tell that hypothetical teacher: Hey, you can go now; this kid already knows everything.
For students: I would say to the students that poetry and fiction writing are arts that have something to do with the soul. Writing is a calling more than it is a choice. For people who are summonsed, writing is inevitable. Writing chooses the writer. There is no age limit on receiving a summons to practice an art. There is no age limit on the human imagination. I think all creative endeavor is akin to childs play where the imagination runs wild and free. It isnt much encouraged in our society, but adults can be playful, too. With some luck and the right friends, they can maintain their playful natures across the long life-span. Young people inspired by writing may not always want to write poetry and fiction. They may want to use their creative talents and become technical innovators, creative teachers, inventors, designers, prophets, outer-space Star painters, original thinkers of all kinds. The early pursuit of any of the traditional arts can nourish the imagination and lead to new art forms no one has imagined yet. I hope all young people can keep their spirits free.
For teachers: In working with students interested in any of the arts, I would encourage the teachers to learn to see the students AS young artists. In creative writing classes, I recommend that teachers accent the positive. Look for the thing the student has done well and acknowledge it, praise it. For a long time in the beginning, forgive all errors. What counts is what the student has achieved, even if it is only a phrase, a sentence. At a later time, point out a few places where the students mistakes take away from what is promising. The point is to nourish and encourage beginning writers, and wait awhile to focus on a FEW of the things that could be improved. Also, in all my nearly 50 years as a writing student, a practicing writer, and a teacher of creative writing, I have never been in any writing group where there was competition among the students (or the teachers). There is no Number One. No one is on first base. It is an egalitarian situation where everyone in the group enjoys the group experience, even as they go about their individual work. Although this is easier to do at the college level, I believe that some such spirit is possible at all levels of study.


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Opening Day 2012 wasn't an easy one for the New York Yankees, and they have the Tampa Bay Rays to thank for that.
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In the early 19th century, Charleston was the preeminent cultural and financial center of the southern United States. It was here that planters came to escape the tedium of their country estates and the malaria of their rice fields. The wealthy ones built great mansions in the city for their families, and semi-detached "dependencies" for the swarms of servants who accompanied them - the maids, the cooks, the butlers, the coachmen, the grooms, the gardeners. These added to the already large numbers of slaves and freedmen in the city - the bricklayers, the carpenters, the artisans, the stevedores, the teamsters, the laboring masses who built the city and made it run. By 1810 the population of Charleston had grown to 24,711, and a slim but growing majority was black.
Drama, music and dance enlivened the city. The principal theater, large even by European standards, was on Broad Street, though concerts, recitals and plays were presented regularly at Mr. Fayolle's Long Room, at the Vauxhall Garden Gala, and elsewhere in the city.
Many Charleston "societies" already had formed. The St. Cecelia Society was still primarily a musical association whose performers were amateurs and "gentlemen of the city." The Agricultural Society raised money by selling tickets to the New York State lottery, which offered a first prize of $25,000. The Jockey Club Ball was an event looked forward to with as much pleasure as the horse races themselves, when schools were let out and business in the city came to a virtual halt. Charleston had fine and well attended churches, a library whose shelves held more than 4,000 books, a museum and a college.
Almost all of its streets, to be sure, were unpaved, and in rainy periods they quickly turned into noxious quagmires. A writer known to us today only as "a Charlestonian" complained in the newspaper about the favoritism displayed to those fortunate enough to live in the lower part of Charleston. "Better sure," he wrote sarcastically, "that Broad Street should soil a lady's silk stockings than that Boundary Street [now Calhoun] should be impassable..."
An influx of French immigrants at the turn of the century greatly influenced the artistic, architectural and psychological development of the city. These "late-comers," as distinct from the much earlier-arriving Huguenots, were refugees from the horrors that had overtaken Saint Domingue (present day Haiti). That richest of France's overseas possessions had fallen victim to a slave revolt of unimaginable ferocity that led, ultimately, to the defeat of a crack Napoleonic army and the slaughter of much of Saint Domingue's white population. The French who managed to escape to Charleston brought with them a refined West Indian culture, reflected in the soft, pastel colors and "piazzas" that grace the city today. They also brought and transmitted to the whites of Charleston an enduring fear that what had happened in Saint Domingue might happen again, in Charleston.
The new immigrants were welcomed generously, and though most arrived penniless they were soon assimilated into the economic and social life of the city. They became teachers, dancing masters, artists and, in general, purveyors of the gracious style of living and fine manners for which Charleston already was acquiring a reputation. They strengthened strong feelings felt in the city for France, feelings traceable to that country's inestimable aid to the cause of independence in the American Revolution.
The port of Charleston was then one of the busiest in the world. As many as 100 sails might be seen in the harbor at any one time. Heavily laden wagons careened through streets leading to crowded Cooper River wharves. There were regular sailings to and from Liverpool, Belfast, Havana, New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Boston and scores of other ports in almost every corner of the globe.
Goods passing through Charleston included New England rum, candles, beef, tongue, twine, mackerel, sugar, cognac, Holland gin, spices, tea, shirts, wine from Tenerife, apple brandy by the barrel, cheese, butter, gunpowder, "drugs and chimicles of all kinds" and, one regrets to say, "prime slaves" and "new negroes" from Angola, the Gold Coast, the Windward Coast and the Congo. This was the time of the greatest import of human chattel from Africa. This was the dark side of the cultured life of Charleston in the early 19th century.
I'll close this brief escape into the past with an ad, a moving one I think, that was published in the Charleston Courier on April 12th, 1807:
Strayed, or supposed to have been enticed away, from Gadsden's Wharf, on Saturday night last about half-past nine o'clock, a new Negro girl, about four feet six inches in height, can speak no English; had on when missing a blue cloth wrapper, and a blue check handkerchief on her head. She goes by the name of Sungoe. Whoever will deliver her to the subscriber, or at the office, shall receive a reward of TEN DOLLARS.
R.L, Schreadley is a former Post and Courier executive editor. The foregoing is excerpted from "Valor and Virtue," his history of the Washington Light Infantry, which recently celebrated the 207th anniversary of its founding.


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Facing the past, changing the future in Maine
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Transitional Justice Mechanisms Report
Preparing the way for truth and reconciliation in Maine
Conversation with Denise Altvater on Truth and Reconciliation in Maine
The following are excerpts from a recent conversation with Denise Altvater, AFSC's Wabanaki Program Coordinator in Maine. Keith Harvey, AFSC's regional director in New England, hosted the telephone conversation, and several friends and supporters joined the call.
Keith: Denise, would you introduce yourself and your work?
The Haves, The Have-Nots, And The Beloved Community: Conversation Series Part 3
Denise Altvater discusses her experience of growing up as a Wabanaki tribe member and how it affects the work she does currently.


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While it's always nice to see your team represented in the Home Run Derby, it seems like every year there are media members who are worried about Player X messing up his swing by trying to change it for the contest. There are plenty of studies that have been done about the effects (or lack thereof) of the derby, but if you were curious how the Brewers' hitters have fared after taking part in the contest, here you go.
(And yes, I did do something similar last year with home run totals, but expanded it this year to triple slash lines and total extra-base hits.)
Corey Hart
1st Half (81 games): .288/.349/.569, 42 XBH in 306 AB
2nd Half (64 games)*: .278/.330/.472, 27 XBH in 252 AB
*Suffered a wrist injury in July that sapped him of his power in August
Prince Fielder
1st Half (88 games): .315/.442/.614, 46 XBH in 308 AB
2nd Half (74 games): .283/.377/.590, 38 XBH in 283 AB
Ryan Braun
1st Half (92 games): .286/.324/.549, 50 XBH in 377 AB
2nd Half (59 games)*: .282/.351/.560, 33 XBH in 234 AB
*Strained his intercostal muscles in August and struggled to hit for power the rest of the year
Prince Fielder
1st Half (87 games): .284/.376/.620, 51 XBH in 324 AB
2nd Half (71 games): .293/.419/.614, 36 XBH in 249 AB
Carlos Lee
1st Half (88 games): .268/.336/.528, 44 XBH in 339 AB
2nd Half (74 games): .262/.309/.437, 29 XBH in 279 AB
Richie Sexson
1st Half (93 games): .263/.376/.513, 37 XBH in 353 AB
2nd Half (69 games): .285/.383/.597, 38 XBH in 253 AB
Richie Sexson
1st Half (88 games): .282/.353/.529, 40 XBH in 323 AB
2nd Half (69 games): .275/.377/.470, 28 XBH in 247 AB
Jeromy Burnitz
1st Half (86 games): .281/.389/.609, 51 XBH in 317 AB
2nd Half (44 games)*: .247/.426/.460, 17 XBH in 150 AB
* Missed a month with a broken hand
Greg Vaughn
1st Half (83 games): .285/.388/.564, 37 XBH in 305 AB
2nd Half (62 games)*: .223/.331/.502, 24 XBH in 211 AB
*Traded to San Diego at the deadline, where he struggled for the entirety of his stint
There are a few large drop-offs after participating in the Derby, but in some cases injuries played a role. In others, there was just no way the player was going to continue playing at the same level — does anyone really think Burnitz would slug .600 over the course of a full season if he didn't get hurt, regardless of if he was in the Derby?
Is it possible that the swings can get into a player's head for a short period of time? Sure. If Rickie Weeks struggles for a couple weeks following the All-Star break, though, the fact that he's a streaky player will have just as much to do with it as the Derby. Don't forget that before the Cincinnati series to close the first half, Weeks was hitting .186/.269/.254 over the course of 15 games, or that he was 0-for the Mets series in early June.


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We are having problems with a Windows 2000 Server running Backup Exec 8.6
and going offline with it's connection to a Compaq ESL9326DX on a SAN.
There are 5 Windows servers on the SAN attaching to the ESL. The primary
server is Windows NT 4.0 as are 3 others. The Windows 2000 Server is the
only one that is having issues anytime we do anything out of the ordinary
with the ESL it goes offline and we have to reboot the Windows 2000 server
to attached again. The catch is that this Windows 2000 server is next to
impossible to get a time to reboot it.
Has anyone had these types of problems and found a fix?


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Jorge Cruise's popular diet, The Belly Fat Cure, just got a little easier to follow with the launch of a new iPhone and iPad app. The Belly Fat Cure Sugar and Carb Counter is the latest incarnation of the diet, which promises to banish belly fat and help you lose 9 pounds in just one week. As the title would suggest, the diet hinges on the idea of limiting sugars and carbs, and the companion app makes keeping track of these nutrients easy.
I took the app for a little test run this afternoon, and found it to be intuitive and easy to use. The diet is clearly explained in the app, although you will benefit from also reading the book. Like almost any food-journaling app, The Belly Fat Cure Sugar and Carb Counter allows you to track all the food you eat during a day by selecting items from a database. However, this app keeps a constant reminder of how many servings of carbs and grams of sugar you eat in a day.


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Judge Awards Custody of 3-Year-Old to Sex Offender Instead of GrandparentsMeredith Carroll
A judge in Jacksonville, Fla., has ruled that a 3-year-old girl should live with a registered sex offender instead of her grandmother.
The little girl's mom, Trista Crews, died a month after giving birth to Miranda Wilkerson. Crews was married at the time to Donald Coleman, who is registered as a sex offender because they wed when she was 14 and he was 38. At the time of her death, Coleman had filed for divorce because he said Crews was pregnant with another man's baby.
However, Coleman is still Miranda's legal father because he was married to her mom at the time of her birth, which mattered more to the judge than the fact that Miranda has been growing up with her grandparents.
To make matters worse? Two days after the judge's ruling, Coleman filed a motion that Miranda's grandmother should not be allowed to see her. The Florida Department of Children and Families and State as well as Rep. Janet Adkins are trying to figure out how to get little Miranda back to her grandparents.
"I was absolutely appalled. Very concerned for the well-being of this little girl," State Rep. Janet Adkins told ABC News affiliate WJXX-TV in Jacksonville. "I find it absolutely incredible that the law would say you are going to take a child out of a family, the only family this child has ever known, and to put this person with a complete stranger who is not any relation, I find that just appalling. My biggest concern is for that child's safety."
While Miranda's grandmother doesn't exactly have a squeaky clean past, either — a 1995 arrest that was eventually dropped in which she was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and a child neglect charge in 1997 when her daughter first got pregnant by Coleman — she and her husband are the only parents Miranda have ever known.
The custody transfer of Miranda occurred last week, at which time she moved to Coleman's home in Georgia. Miranda's grandmother will be able to appeal the judge's decision as well as report the case to the Department of Child and Family Services.
Is it just me, or is this the second judicial outcome in a week out of Florida concerning a little girl that seems a bit wacky?


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You don't need to bring any items, the eggsterminator is enough (You might need Teleport Runes and tabs if you don't have the Lodestones activated)
So you start the Easter event by talking to Chocatrice or the Evil Chicken in Varrock's square, they'll tell you that you have to search for 5 eggs around the land of Runescape by yourself or with friends.
The locations of the eggs change every two hours.
They'll give you an item called the 'Eggsterminator' and if you support the Chocatrice you will fire marshmallows or if you support the evil chicken you have an option called scotch-eggs.
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You have to crack the eggs and splatter the chicks and when you do that you'll get chocotreats (if you support the Chocatrice) or evil drumsticks (if you support the Evil Chicken) and after you get 5 you get a lamp that grants you the skill's number * 10 (that's only if you're a member - Just like a normal lamp from random events) .
You can get the other rewards by:
1) trading the Chocotrice 3 chocolate treats for an item called "Chocolate egg on facemask".
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2) trading the Evil Chicken 3 evil drumsticks for an item called "Egg on facemask".
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3) Finding 5 Eggs in 3 hunts gives you an ability to get the eggsterminator for a permanent time (the Eggsterminator melts after the event is over if you didn't do this step)
~Note: It's also possible to eat chocotreats and the evil drumsticks they both heal 80 lp.
Egg Locations
Note: You have to talk to Chocatrice/the Chicken first before you start each hunt
The locations get updated every 2 hours, so I'm editing my posts everytime they change, you can also help me posting the locations if I'm away sleeping.
New Eggs Locations!
1. Freminnik camp on the Daemonheim Penninsula (teleport using the ring of kinship then go south)
2. Near the lodestone in Burthrope (M)
3. Near the Burthrope Agility course (M)
4. Near the sheep field in the Champions' Guild (south of the varrock lodestone)
5. Between Falador and Draynor Manor
M = denotes to a members' area.
(If you need help finding the location you can post here or come to RuneHQ's CC and ask)
Remember guys, Feedback is appreciated, hope this topic helped you, thanks for coming by!
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I was walking with my friends and an old man pulls on my arm, trying to talk to me. I said immediately after, in an angered tone, "Please don't touch me." He then started following me and my friends for two blocks in which we preceded to walk faster. I was shocked to think that this man would have the audacity to assault me with the police less than 20 feet away, I was even more shocked that the cops did nothing about it.
I was on my way home from picking up Chinese food on 134th street. I tried to cut the corner because everyday men young and old stand outside of Popeyes talking to and eyeing every girl who passes by. I passed by a silver Escalade waiting at the traffic light and the man in the passenger side said "psst, can I talk to you." I rushed by, hearing his words, but ignoring them. Everyday I find myself listening to music so I can avoid the catcalls from men old enough to be my father.
About a month ago, I was on my way home returning from my school's volleyball practice. I had just gotten off of the bus, and I was walking the first of two blocks to my house. On my way, I noticed a man had gotten on at the same bus stop at me, and gotten off at the same one, too. I already felt nervous. I was walking a little faster than I normally would have, trying to make it home.
He had sped up a little bit, too. When I got to the corner of the block that my house is on, I heard him give me a catcall. I was immediately freaked out. He kept calling, and started into a jog to catch up to me, as I was half a block ahead of him. I sprinted to the fire-station next to my house. I waited in the office there with the firemen who had been next door my entire life. When he saw me run there, he turned around, and went around the corner. Just to be safe, I sprinted next door, buzzed myself in, and made sure I didn't go anywhere alone for the next week.
2 years ago, when I was 12 years old, I was walking to meet my friend. It was summer, and so I put on a pair of tight jean short-shorts. I felt sexy and beautiful and like I could conquer the world. I felt so good.
I was walking past a florist's shop when an old man outside gave me a catcall. I spun around, staring at him. I couldn't believe what he had just done. It was the first acknowledgement of being "sexy" or "hot" before. And it was from an old man who was wearing a wedding ring.
I didn't know what else to do but continue walking. I felt myself to start to tear up and feel brought down. I couldn't help but feel violated. Ashamed. I knew my shorts were short, but were they really that short? I kept thinking that it was my fault. That I was asking for it, that I was the reason I was being catcalled. And that if I wanted to dress like how I was dressing, I couldn't dress like that.
When I got to the place I was meeting my friend, I changed in the bathroom into something more conservative. I couldn't help it. I didn't want to feel that way again.
Now, I realize that my shorts or my legs or my ass shouldn't mean that someone should look at me, violate me, and make me feel ashamed.
A man came up to me while I was standing on the subway, put his hand on my hip and said to me "your European aren't you ? I can tell because in Europe the women are taught to be so sensual in nature."
I crossed the street with the pedestrian light, but this pickup truck was rolling into the crosswalk so I waved as I walked by. He honked at me, so I turned around and he was flipping me off, I flipped him off, and he used his hand and tongue to gesture fellatio. I yelled "Really?", and he continued to flip me off and put his hands in his mouth in lewd ways. I don't know what he was saying because I was listening to headphones, and then flipping him off and walking away.
You don't know me. You don't know how my day has been going. You don't know why I am at the bar with my friends, and you certainly have no business making judgements based on my facial expressions. You could have tried to not be an ass and actually struck up conversation, but if you are just going to open with "Smile!" you will get nothing more than a glare.
I'm not going to smile for your male-privileged approval. Stop wasting your time.
I guess it was verbal as well as groping really but you can only choose one. I'm 16 and I consider it 'normal' to be whistled at or have things said to me on the street and although I sometimes get a bit nervous, it doesn't usually bother me. this was different though.
I was on a 40 minute train ride on my own to see my big sister, sitting on the part by the toilets because it was busy. a man who I later found out was 32 came through, tried to get in the toilet and I told him there was someone in there, thinking iIwas just helping. he said thanks then looked at me weirdly and said I had a beautiful voice, I said thanks and he went in the toilet as the other person came out.
after he came out he stood chatting to me for a while, going on about my voice and the train and just chatting then said he would be back and got his stuff then sat next to me. it started getting a little awkward sometimes as he would touch my leg or just stare at me but I didn't know what to do so I stayed and just tried to keep the conversation on safe ground whenever he brought up what I look like.
it got to the stop where I change and I was really glad until he said he got off here too and also got the same next train as me. I got especially scared when he offered to take me in a taxi with him, said no and went to lean against the wall and wait for my train. he followed. now, this is a tiny train station with hardly anyone else there so nobody could really see us where we had to wait for the train.
he started pinching my bum, all he would talk about was what I looked like, he put his hand right up my skirt and was holding my arm, hard, with his other hand while saying he wanted to give me 'a good hard fucking'. I moved his hand from up my skirt and told him I had a boyfriend but he kept putting it back, he also forced my hand onto his erection through his jeans.
luckily, the train came and I tried to get on through a different door and sit in a busy carriage but there was just 3 more men, so I didn't feel I could say anything when he found me and sat next to me. he said he was just going to the toilet and I could have moved but I was scared he would be angry and find me so I stayed.
as soon as he sat back down, he said 'cumming felt so good' and I just did a sort of half giggle thing because I didn't know what to say. he kept pressing his leg against mine and putting his hand up my skirt again but I kept trying to move it again.
I got off the train at my stop, trying to stay close to another group of people but he followed me again for ages. eventually, he said he was going and made me give him a weirdly long hug.
I haven't told anyone because I know way worse things happen in the world, but it was scary.
I had caught cold, but I still needed to go buy the vegan biker boots I had set aside in a shop. So I went downtown, bought them and decided to wear them right now.
I walked to the city center, I was a bit thirsty and had some extra change so I went to a grocery shop to buy my favorite drink, Estonian carrot juice. As I walked out of the shop, I opened the first bottle and went to the garbage bin to put the cork in it.
Outside the shop, there was this young adult who was excitedly talking on a cellphone, and when he saw me, he started yelling; "Hey you! You, girl! You in the red tartan cap! Hey! You know very well I am talking to you!"
I was horrified, but as usual, I just walked away, and he ran after me. I ran to the escalators and yelled "Help!" but as I mentioned I had a cold and my throat was sore, so I could only croak.
I ran to the bus station, luckily the creep didn't follow me. I called this counselor who has helped me before, and told her about the incident. She told me that maybe the guy wanted to tell me that I had dropped something, and I informed her that if I had, he wouldn't have yelled something like "Hey you! I'm talking to you! Hey girl!", he would have said something like "Excuse me miss, you dropped your wallet" or something like that.
I don't really know if this is worth sharing, but I saw an article in a magazine about street harassment and campaigns against it, and I thought might as well, because it's something that should be made more aware.
So Thursday 20th Oct 2011. I was waiting for the bus as I was going to town, and as usual it was late. I was alone at the bus stop, but I wasn't too bothered seeing as it was just gone midday, however it was pretty cold, and I was looking forward to get on the warm bus.
I'd been there about 15 mins when a car started to slow down, and a guy popped his head out and shouted "how much for sex" before laughing and driving off. The fact that he drove off obviously meant he was joking, but I was surprised as to how shaken up I was. Baring in mind I'm 16 and there was no one about, so anything could have happened. I wasn't even dressed "sexy". I was in a big hoody, jeans, trainers with a big scarf. I just hate the fact that he thought he could just say something like that, because he knew he could get away with it.


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• The best reason is that 275,000 more Ohioans will be covered by health insurance and have access to mental health coverage.
• An independent study shows that the economic impact will be positive for Ohio with more money coming into our communities than going out (study done by Ohio State University, The Urban Institute and the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, 2013).
• The federal government will pay 100 percent of the new Medicaid covered individuals for the first three years (bringing Ohioans tax dollars back to Ohio).
• Currently to qualify for Medicaid, children and their families must be at about 90-100 percent of the federal poverty level (Approx. $15,000 income or below for an adult and child). The budget proposal expands it to 138 percent of poverty (Approx. $20,600 income or below for two people).
• Ohioans many of whom are working at low-paying jobs (and have no dependent children) would qualify for Medicaid insurance if they meet the income requirement (below 138 percent) of poverty.
• Care that is currently uncompensated such as for those who walk into emergency rooms or are now paid for by the state (e.g prisoners' inpatient hospital care) will be covered 100 percent through new money from the federal government.
• If we do not accept the Medicaid expansion to 138 percent for working poor, we will need to supplement the upcoming 2014-2015 budget by $404 million dollars.
If you agree that this is important coverage for Ohioans, please contact your state representative. They are deliberating on this topic now and there is much opposition. Go to www.legislature.state.oh.us to find your legislator and send an email.
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At NetPotential, Tim and AmyThomas run their growingbusiness using a combination ofXero and WorkflowMax to doeverything from estimates totimesheets to taxes.
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Tim and Amy Thomas run NetPotential, a growing web design and development company. Their work ranges from registering domain names, to doing online marketing, through to building complete web applications.
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BROOKSVILLE — Faith Evangelical Presbyterian Church is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the community is invited to join in.
The church will host a talent show and ice cream social this evening; the public is also invited to Sunday morning's worship service.
"The show is being scripted and sounds both hilarious and entertaining," church publicist Dale MacKeown said about the 90-minute talent show. "It will include music, dancing and skits and will be emceed by a real couple of characters."
Talent will include songs from the 1940s and '50s, classical piano, a women's quartet, gymnasts performing an acrobatic routine, a duet, a piano and violin presentation by a father and his four daughters, a karate demonstration, a men's ensemble, a dance duet, a male quartet, an operatic solo and some comedy.
The cost for the show and ice cream social is $3 per person or $10 for a family. Children 3 and under will be admitted free.
Proceeds will go to the deacons' fund, which helps people within the church and the community who are in need.
The show is being sponsored by the church's Mission Minded Kids, fourth- and fifth-graders who support local mission projects done by the church.
Sunday's service begins at 10:30 a.m. and will include special music, a message by Pastor Matthew Everhard and church history presented by several of the congregation's charter members. Those members have also been interviewed over the past several weeks and will have their stories posted on the church Web page.
Gayle Brooks, church historian and co-chairwoman of the steering committee for the anniversary, was one of the charter members. In an interview, she recalled the beginnings of the church in 1987, when about 180 members parted ways with the First Presbyterian Church of Brooksville and began holding services at Pasco-Hernando Community College.
"The (First Presbyterian) church belonged to the Presbyterian Church USA. They are liberal by our conservative Southern standards," Brooks said. "It came time for us to leave."
In 1988, the newly formed church received its charter from the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, a denomination that had formed in 1981 as a response to the stances of the United Presbyterian churches in the North and the Presbyterian Church in the United States in the South.
According to the Evangelical Presbyterian website, its founders "had become increasingly distressed by liberalism within their denominations. They wanted to form a church that took seriously the words of Scripture, the theology of the historic confessions of faith, and the evangelical fervor of Presbyterian founders. They envisioned a denomination that was truly evangelical and truly Presbyterian."
The EPC would embrace the Westminster Confession of Faith, put forth in the mid 1600s, about the time the reformed church, begun during the Protestant reformation in Europe, was finding its way to North America. The denomination set forth "Essentials of our faith" and agreed to use liberty in nonessential matters, while fostering a spirit of love and charity.
Brooks said that is how Faith Evangelical operates.
"Our church is warm and friendly and welcoming and loving," she said. "Everyone who comes to us says that."
Jacob Eige was called to be the church's first pastor. The congregation met for two years at the college before the first church building was erected.
"But we were happy," Brooks said. "We had Bible school at homes and church picnics at people's houses instead of in fellowship halls. And we just kept on going and trusting the Lord."
Brooks spoke of many changes over the years, including building three structures on the current property — 20 acres on Mount Fair Avenue donated by the Kimbrough and Bronson families in 1988.
"It is just shocking to look at 300 to 500 people in church on Sunday morning and to see our beautiful sanctuary and our Family Life Center," Brooks said. "We've just really been blessed. And we are debt free. Not a lot of churches can say that."
She said one of the blessings came in the way of the church's newest pastor, Everhard, who began in 2008.
"He is so passionate and loving," Brooks said. "And he is such a scholar. His love for the Lord and his love for the Bible is an example for all of us."
For charter member and elder Tommy Bronson, the best thing about the church is its spirituality.
"The formation of the church was driven by the members' desire to strictly adhere to the teachings of the Bible. Staying true to the Gospel message is what we formed the church around," Bronson said.
What would Bronson say to someone who is looking for a church home?
"There are so many good things that could be said about a Christian fellowship where people care about the Lord's message and consequently it leads them to care a great deal about each other," he said, noting that the church is also committed to missions and community outreach. "That's been the sustaining force and the direction of the church."
Brooks agrees.
"It has been a fabulous journey, a blessed journey," she said. "We just pinch ourselves. We're just so fortunate."


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A man who tried to evade officers along Highway 70 in Sutter County drove in the wrong direction for nearly seven minutes before colliding with in oncoming vehicle on Tuesday.
Highway 70 near Nicoluas was back open following the head-on collision.
Officers began pursuing a vehicle around 9 p.m. Tuesday with a reported stolen license plate. The California Highway Patrol said the driver was also wanted on other felonies.
At some point during the chase, the suspect, who was traveling southbound, moved into the northbound lanes. CHP terminated the pursuit out of safety concerns.
After driving in the wrong direction for the seven minutes, the driver crashed into a Ford Explorer with three occupants.
Despite the heavy damage, everyone inside the Ford is expected to be OK. The suspect driver was flown to an area hospital for his injuries, according to the CHP.