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Upshur sets hearing on 911 fee increase
A hearing to discuss an ordinance that would increase 911 fees on landline telephones in Upshur County will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the county commission chambers.
The proposal would raise the monthly fee to $4.50 per line for household customers and to $6.50 per line for business and Centrex customers. There would be no exemptions to the increase, as it is considered a fee and not a tax. The current fee is $2.65 for all users.
County Administrator Willie Parker said there has been a nearly 30 percent reduction in landlines in the county, which has resulted in less revenue to run the mandated E-911 service. The current fee brings in about $350,000, while funding from cellular phone fees results in another $500,000. The rate for the cellular phone fees, however, is controlled by the state.
The proposal, if implemented, would bring in an additional $225,000 and would bring the 911 Center's budget up to about $1 million annually.
"That covers current expenses, so there is not much room for increases," Parker said, "unless we are successful in reducing costs."
Parker said the advent of new technologies has allowed for more and more people to abandon the traditional landline phone in their homes in favor of the cellular phones.
The last increase to the fee came in July 2005, and the county is mandated by state law to provide 911 services. New dispatching requirements on the horizon will force employees to undergo additional training.
The biggest expense for the 911 Center is personnel costs, Parker said. The revenue generated from the user fees must cover that cost, along with the costs of training employees, equipping the center and the costs of converting rural routes to city-style addresses.
Parker said that when the 911 Center first went into operation around 1988, the center typically had only one dispatcher on duty. The center now usually has three dispatchers on duty per shift.


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A blog about my journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome including HHV 6, EBV, C. Pneumonia, Bartonella, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Biotoxin Illness
Friday, May 4, 2012
Treatment Update
I had an appointment with my ME/CFS doctor today. He is excellent-I'm so impressed. We went over my most recent labs from January. He had wanted to do more immune testing to see if the previous labs were an isolated incident or whether I do indeed have immune dysfunction.
The test showed immune deficiency in 2 subclasses which means I qualify for another diagnoses (IgG subclass deficiency and possibly Common Variable Immune Deficiency). My doctor said that normally in ME/CFS the immune system testing shows an immune system in overdrive but mine is the opposite. He said that the levels were low enough that they need to be treated. Normally treatment is Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) but its expensive and insurance companies won't pay for it. We're going to try to treat it with Colostrum and Transfer Factor. What's interesting to me is these levels were normal last February when I had them tested. I do need to treat this because I can't afford to risk getting infection after infection. I have enough infections already.
My CD57 has dropped from 96 to 44. My doctor said this is a reasonable indicator of lyme (in addition to clinical presentation). He thinks lyme is a factor that needs treatment. Luckily Minocycline also hits lyme. He also believes that lyme is in my spinal fluid and one of the factor's involved in the back pain. This makes sense to me because 1 week after starting Minocycline was when the back pain started up again.
We talked about how I've been unable to drive on the freeway likely due to POTS. He wants me to try sitting up for awhile to see if I get woozy. If so a medication called ProAmatine (aka Midodrin) which should help.
He is still concerned about my colon and wants to try another go around with Xifaxan but at a higher dosage for a longer time. If Medicare won't pay for Xifaxan then he'll prescribe something to treat parasites.
One thing I've been worried about in terms of moving is mold so I asked my doctor (who did a presentation with Shoemaker) about it. I asked about the 'dreaded genotype'. He said to not put much stalk in that but to be careful. He also said that Shoemaker did research regarding mold (no surprise there) that showed there were about 12 molds that make people sick. I didn't ask which ones. I was able to let go of a lot of the fear about living in an apartment. I don't want to repeat 2009 when I was bedbound.
Although I want to try gcMAF I can't until I get some of these infections under control. The bacterial infections I have are Chlamydia Pneumonia, Lyme, Bartonella, and possibly Mycoplasma Pneumonia. I have two chronic viral infections EBV and HHV-6.
There's a lot of work to be done but I'm feeling a bit hopeful that I'll get more improvement upon treating a few infections.
I saw the spine surgeon Tuesday. The neuro exam showed I have no achilles reflex which means the S1 disc is pressing on the nerve that controls the achilles reflex. I had my MRI yesterday and will see the surgeon again on Weds. I'm hoping he won't say I have to have surgery. The physical therapist cautioned me stating it could lead to foot drop and/or other symptoms which would mean a trip to the ER and a fusion. With my immune system not functioning very well I don't want any surgery due to the risk of infection.
It's nice to be finished with the housing search. That has consumed most of my time. I haven't been able to keep up with anything. Next week we'll move the rest of my stuff over. My dad will be here Weds through Sunday. I'm so glad I get to see him again.
I've been struggling cognitively today (it was a busy day for me) so pardon any spelling and/or grammatical errors or sentences made up of 5 words.
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Wonderful news about your housing! So glad you found something that suits your needs.ReplyDelete
You have so much going on... I can't imagine keeping up with all that. You were very clear in your post:)
Blessings to you.
Great news about your new place to live! A huge load off of your mind for sure :)ReplyDelete
Glad to hear about your new treatment route too -- CFS/ME is such a complicated path
So glad to hear you have a place to live Teri. Wonderful news...yahoo! Lots going on for you medically, but sounds like you have good doctors to help you through it all. Sending hugs and prayers.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 6, 2012 at 4:20 PM
I wonder if there's any way to contact you privately to find out who your doctor is. I'm looking for one that comes recommended in your area. It's great to hear that you both found a place and have a doctor who is on top of things.ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone! Linda- It is a huge load off my mind.Now I can get back to living again.ReplyDelete
Renee-I have a great doctor. I'll be looking for an immunologist once I move. Whenever you say the happy dance or yahoo-it's like I can visualize as well as hear you say 'yahoo' (it's quite comforting).
Anonymous-I need to put the link to my email back up again. You can email me at email@example.com. I'll be happy to share my doctor's name with you.
So glad to hear you found a place to live! Good luck moving. Get tons of help so it's as little stress as possible : )ReplyDelete
Hi me/cfs warrior, I've just become a follower. I live in Australia, but am heading over to the US soon.ReplyDelete
Glad to see you have found an appartment.
I just found your blog today - I have M.E. too and it made me so happy to see someone finding such an awesome M.E. doctor!ReplyDelete
ME-welcome! Thanks for taking the time to become a follower. What part of the US will you be in?ReplyDelete
Tanya-thank you! I do have an awesome doctor. I feel lucky to have him.
Feel free to contact me ME and Tanya at firstname.lastname@example.com
I don't have internet yet so I don't know when I'll be able to check messages again but hopefully (fingers crossed) next week...
Hi. I heard of you a year or so ago. Saved a link to your blog and finally got the mental organization to look at it again. I just wanted to wish you well, and say I'm right there with you.ReplyDelete
Hope to follow more, and get in touch perhaps, as I get settled, and as I get more used to this blogging stuff.
Just read this entry of your blog again, and now that I've figured out how to log in, I wanted to say that I am really grateful how openly you share about what you're going through. It helps me feel less alone.ReplyDelete
I would love to blog my experiences, but cannot, as too much brain fog, and also too much of a highly personal nature, which might adversely affect future career options (if I ever regain the ability to work) or benefits.
We have much in common - from senior dog (I lost mine four years ago, after having been too ill even to walk her for so long)to some of the same medical issues (spinal issues, gut issues, along w/ the ME/CFS).
I've been ill over twenty years - close to twenty five years.
So many of those years I felt so alone. Now with the internet, I am so thrilled to be able to connect with others who are living with this illness, and to see all the new exciting research that gives me hope.
Best wishes.
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I just googled "Immune Deficiency Subclass 2 Bartonella" and your blog came up. I have Lyme Disease as well with the co-infection Babesia Duncani but all the clinical manifestations of Bartonella. About 2 years ago, a test came back with the result that I had Immune Deficiency Subclass 2. That was a shock to me because I haven't been sick my whole life until a few years ago, which now I know is lyme disease. I was wondering if the Bartonella causes a Subclass 2 Deficiency or if it is the Lyme. One of my symptoms was major chronic fatigue too (I had to hire a nanny to take care of my kids). I had the Metametrix ION profile done (same doc who ordered the Immune subclass test) and it showed I was low in certain antioxidents that are part of the Krebs (Energy) cycle. I kid you not, within 2 weeks up supplementing those things (Magnesium with Malic Acid, CoQ10, ACES+Zinc supplement which has selenium) my fatigue started to fade away. Not sure how it is for others. Right now I am treating the Lyme and it is TOUGH!
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Bob Huber: Local Columnist
If you're a distinguished UFO-ologist emeritus like I am, you know that New Mexico holds the record for the most ballyhooed assaults from outer space. In fact, the coveted Black Hole Cup has been won by so many communities in this state that Rush Limbaugh has labeled them prime examples of liberal conspiracies.
What's more, some senior citizens in Clovis continue to this day to boast about alleged sightings of "Clovis Lights," a spatial incident dating back 50 years when patterns of bright red chilies dotted the night sky.
Sad to relate, only a few persons in Clovis knew what real chili was, so the aberration and its resulting heartburn faded into obscurity.
In other New Mexico communities similar cosmic capers took place, such as the landing of a gigantic Corelle dinner plate at Socorro, constant humming of "Chloe" near Taos, glowing grave markers at Dulce, and whining sports fans in Albuquerque.
But before these sagas got completely out of hand, the community of Roswell, in a grand gesture of conciliation, topped all space fantasies by exploiting its "Roswell Story," a simple, ageless fable about a crashed spacecraft brimming with smooshed aliens, brass bands, confetti, Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, and a top secret military cover up aimed at erasing an entire year in which absolutely nothing important took place.
The Roswell Story steam-rollered all efforts to stop the community from capturing UFO-dom's towering award, the coveted "Orrery" trophy, resulting in even more fables dedicated to the proposition that Roswell promoters will say anything as long as they can lure tourists overnight on their way to the Carlsbad nuclear waste depository where the sun never sets.
Which brings us today to Portales and the nagging question—How come this community has never experienced a bona fide, happy-go-lucky alien invasion?
I lean toward an explanation that says local Post Office patrons are forced to play matador every day with 18-wheelers rumbling up First Street, and so they have little emotion left for green men from outer space. In fact, Hollywood's gory Sci-fi movies, when compared to First Street, are classed locally as slapstick comedies.
Or maybe the reason Portales folks fail to get excited about space aliens is because nerve endings in this community have been eroded by odors of sour mash, cow deposits, diesel fumes, and cheese plant waste water.
However, stories of UFO sightings in Roosevelt County do exist, even though they're only heard in tipsy whispers over campfires during hunting season, because no one takes them seriously without a couple drinks. Take the story of Yule Noffstocker who went snipe hunting one night and spotted a throbbing green light.
"What's that, Daddy?" Yule asked his father, Noel Noffstocker.
"Shut up, Yule. You'll scare off the snipes."
Yule shook his head. "Ain't no such a thing as snipes. Mama just wanted us out of the house so she could watch wrestling in peace."
"Oh yeah?" Noel said. "Then what are those little slimy things running around with no clothes on? Ain't they snipes or what?"
To cut the story down to size, they captured one of the creatures in a snipe sack
and lugged it home, to which Mrs. Noffstocker said, "Ain't enough you bring home a space critter, you expect me to dress it too?"
So if Portales ever hopes to promote anything close to the Roswell Story, something must be done about the town's unflagging apathy. But who cares?
Bob Huber is a retired journalist living in Portales. He can be contacted at 356-3674.


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¼ cup balsamic vinegar
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2 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil, divided
4 plum tomatoes, chopped
1 Tbsp. chopped red onions
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4 tuna steaks (1 lb.)
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The Newark Pilots interrupted Watertown's winning ways Friday night.
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Keene, N.H. - The president of a once-prominent Keene construction company has been charged with aggravated felonious sexual assault and kidnapping, the Keene Sentinel reported.
Frederick L. Baybutt, 53, of Keene, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman through the actual application of physical force, and kidnapping the woman by preventing her from leaving the residence where the incident allegedly occurred, according to complaints from N.H. State Police.
Arrest warrants and police affidavits related to the case have been sealed by the court until Sept. 27, according to a clerk at 8th Circuit Court District Division in Keene.
In February, Baybutt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, stating he owed between $1 million and $10 million to creditors (filings do not allow for more specific numbers). Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows the debtor to reorganize while being shielded from creditors.
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al is not goin anywhere... he is our only low post palyer..other than curry..lol.. it would be foolish to let him go. he will surely have a good role with our team
Man, In the midst of all of these threads I barely see anything about good ol' Al Harrington. Everyones future lineups always include Gallo, or Hill, Or Darko... But never any word on Al... Lets not forget that Harrington was our leading scorer next year. Yet, I honestly dont see him here in the future. You can't just bench a guy who scores 20 points per game. I would think that Al' is some-what a valuable trade item... Thoughts about Al's future?
al is not goin anywhere... he is our only low post palyer..other than curry..lol.. it would be foolish to let him go. he will surely have a good role with our team
Agreed. Al is a good player and he's got a good relationship with Donnie. He'll be here for a minute.
yep I have to go along with that when I say that al really stepped it up last year when the offense was faltering at times he looked to shoot allot, but I felt it was because he had too, what were our scoring options really, nate, lee, duhon... those guys are like 3rd 4th options on any other team.
I feel that al is still learning how to play basketball the right way and if Mike D has faith in him, hell be a valuable piece for not just this year but for many to come.
The thing I love the most about our team, is we don't ever seem afraid
What age is he? I have to hand it to him, he is one of the one guys who looked like he really gave a sh*t about what he was doing consistently. But those 2 plays (the technical fouls) in seperate games where he hung off the rim costing us the games...that just shouldn't happen when you think of someone of his NBA experience. I hope our team gels quickly come the new season and Al plays a pivotal role. He needs to be a real leader now on this team and I think he has the ability to do it. I always valued him with Golden State.
Please bring back the NYK intro from the 1994 Finals...PLEASE!!!!
Harrington will definitely start next season. The only way he remains in this team long term is if guys like gallo and chandler don't develop into all-star caliber players. Or if big time free agents don't come our way.
what was the question?
He is worthless to the team since its clear the he won't resign with us next year to come off the bench. Also I think we all should hope Jordan Hill and Gallinari will be deserving of the starting PF/SF by then.
We are looking at 2010+, not 2009..yes, Harrington is our #1 scoring option for next year, but due Gallinari/Hill he has no place here in the future. Whatever they can get for him..future draft pick, or packaged off with curry/jefferies for an expiring contract is a clear no brainer.
Well, I agree with some of the posts here that Harrington is a good player, is only 29, and does seem to care. To recruit a big free agent, we can't just have a team where everyone's under 25. At this point, after seeing him last year, I would like to see him resign. On a good team, maybe he's your 3rd scoring option or a great 6th man. Time will tell but I like his game and attitude.
Al will more than likely be packaged with Cuttino Mobley to send Carlos Boozer here. we dont have much more to offer and i have a feeling that would be the deal if not Chandler included (hence the TThomas attraction). the only other deal thatd come to mind is a sign and trade or using Larry Hughes which would mroe than guarantee adding Chandler.
either way I like Harrington. I think he is a true professional who can play atleast two positions for us. Defense is suspect but can score from anywhere not a bad guy on the floor or in the lockerroom and has already admitted to wanting to take a lesser role to be on a 2010 team with LeBron
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Harrington's future?
hopefully not in a Knick uniform.
his plusus are cancelled by his minuses.
he's streaky... a mismatch.. but his antics, selfishness and mistake-prone efforts are not worth our money.
He's at best an awesome six man... but not a reliable starter.
if here after next season, shold be for an MLE at the most
desde la cuna del chango
Word...I think if we put him in the mix him of a good trade that can better the team, we can get somethin very valuable from it...And I know my man portega is all about Josh Smith BAYBEE...They both make the same amount a year (10 mil) and Josh aint likin' it over in ATL much...Make somethin happen Donnie


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The Republic of Fiji is a collection of 322 islands in the South Pacific Ocean, home to about 858,000 people. Although Fijians have done little to exacerbate the problem of global climate change, they and their neighbors in the South Pacific are among the first people on the planet to experience its effects. Issues Islanders currently face include coral bleaching, threats to mangroves and other nearshore ecosystems, rising sea levels, and declining terrestrial biodiversity, including the loss of important endemic species.
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NRA-GADS! – I'm loath to even dignify the Friday news conference by the National Rifle Association with a response, and as a gun owner that's saying something. But a few come to mind:
• Mark Twain once wrote that it's better to keep your mouth shut and be considered a fool than to open your mouth and erase all doubt. Smart guy, Mr. Twain was.
• When I clean my guns, I keep the garage door open so that fumes from the solvents don't build up and impair my judgment or damage my brain. The NRA folks who thought Friday's news conference was a good idea might want to start trying that.
• If we have to put armed security guards in public schools, we've lost. Time to pack up civilization and try again next time.
SHUT UP AND ACT – Hollywood celebrities who pump out our 24-7 culture of gratuitous violence that children and the mentally disturbed can access with the click of a button made a video opposing gun violence. No, I am not making this up.
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Sweet spritz cookies, melt-in-your-mouth fudge, savory quick breads and tangy dips are not only fun to make, they're great to give. To help you package them prettily, we asked readers for ideas. Check out the clever ways these folks wrap up Christmas.
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Her homemade nut and pumpkin rolls need to be handled with care, so Jan McCoy from Daingerfield, Texas makes sure she packages them securely…and festively, too.
"Because they are long and fragile, the rolls need some kind of support, so first I wrap them in holiday plastic wrap to keep them fresh. Then I spray-paint a sturdy flat box," she writes. "Once the paint is dry, I line the bottom of the box with seasonal gift wrap or cover it with shredded tissue. I tuck the rolls in the box, wrap it all in ribbon and accent with artificial holly or greenery and a gift tag. I think it's almost too pretty to unwrap!"
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Thoughts of spring are sure to sprout when you give homemade goodies in flowerpots like Sandy Campbell of Irving, Texas does. "Throughout the year, I look for colorful pots on sale at garden or discount stores," she says. "By year's end, I have several in various styles and hues.
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Apparently this B list entertainer (singer) is not pregnant the old-fashioned way because she and her significant other have never even had sex
Is Kelly Clarkson not A list?ReplyCancel
She's not pregnant. She had her baby like a week ago and yes she's A listReplyCancel
Madonna? That'd be fitting…ReplyCancel
Huh. How would you know this?
Last bad non-guess of the morning, gotta peace out and go to a kiddo birthday party. Which is NOT a drop off. What??? I bought presents, watch my kid for a few hours! That's how it works! Jeez. Have fun, y'all!ReplyCancel
Kelly Rowland?ReplyCancel
Hmmm, can't think of a B list singer currently pregnant.ReplyCancel
Although Kelly will always be A list in my book because of destiny's child she is the only singer I can think of that's recently announced she's pregnant.ReplyCancel
Aguilera is the only "singer" I can think of who isn't married to her baby daddy. But somehow the pieces aren't fitting.ReplyCancel
Yeah, I think Kelly would be B list with A list name recognition. BUT she and her hubby totally 'knock the boots'.ReplyCancel
Rowland does make more sense. Part of the immaculate conception family.ReplyCancel
kelley RowlandReplyCancel
Bye TTM! Goodluck lady.
I'm about to bid you guys adieu too. Headed to a Drag N Brunch. 2 for 1 mimosas.
Seeya later
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tabloids recently reported that the Princess of R&B Brandy was pregnant after she sported what some interpreted to be a 'baby bump'. According to the report, a source close to the couple confirmed they were expecting a child.ReplyCancel
Bye you guys!
TTM, have an Ommmm bomb to take with you…the idea of sugar shocked kids banging off the walls actually frightens me…
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Brandy and her guy broke up months ago thoughReplyCancel
Kelly Clarkson. Fake marriageReplyCancel
Um… ok… but WHY hasn't she had sex with her partner?ReplyCancel
Just reported this past week she's sporting a bump…maybe that's why they broke up, if they did….
Idk…she's always been…a bit off, but could fit here
When the five things you need to know about Rowland's fiance is "their years long friendship….
read for yourself…
It turned out to be a drop off! YAY!!!!ReplyCancel
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Congrats to that TTM! I have to go to a Cub Scout Orientation thingy for 2 hours later. Hubby had to work. 🙁 Not looking forward. That's his job.ReplyCancel
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I'm TOTALLY bringing a flask in case they make me stay next time, Sass! And I used to give out alcohol for the parents in the goodie bags, little airplane sized bottles because really? Whaddaya give a one year old?ReplyCancel
Quoting the old joke, "somebody else must have shot". That doesn't mean she has done some medical options to get pregnant.ReplyCancel
For reals, beth?? My 4 year old was at a party yesterday, came home with the exact same thing! Are you in Alberta? ?ReplyCancel
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"I'm going to see myself in one of those pictures," the young girl said.
That was 16 years ago, and Berman, now 27, said in a recent interview that she "gets" the Holocaust in ways that most American Jews don't.
For starters, she is the granddaughter of two Hungarian Holocaust survivors on her mother's side -- her grandmother, Magda Ehrlich, was imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen and Auschwitz, and her grandfather, Laszlo Mittelman, served as a slave laborer and a resistance fighter.
Beyond that, Berman often feels as if she somehow suffered through the Holocaust herself.
Berman said she has always been proud of her grandparents' hard-earned triumphs, and she is passionate about Israel and the continued existence of the Jewish people. Her commitment extends to her studies: Her just-completed and approved USC master's thesis in journalism profiles three children of Holocaust survivors, examining the perils of assimilation among American Jews.
While Berman said she no longer reacts so dramatically to images of concentration camps, she still feels a persistent sense of dread.
"My grandparents always said, 'Don't think it couldn't happen here. Keep your eyes open,'" she said.
Despite the generation gap, many of today's grandchildren of survivors find they can't shake the feeling that their safe, normal world might end unexpectedly at any time. These youth, dubbed the Third Generation or Three Gen by people in the Holocaust community, share a common bond that is even more pronounced in their parents, the children of survivors -- those born in 1945 or later -- who are known as the Second Generation or Two Gen.
Indeed, more than 60 years after the Holocaust, the descendants of survivors continue to be undeniably and deeply shaped by an event that preceded their birth. Together they share a unique upbringing that many say is both an onus and an inspiration.
Particularly now, as the survivors themselves are aging and disappearing, these Second and Third Gens are inheriting the Holocaust legacy. Many have willingly taken on the mandate to remember the past by promoting Holocaust education and commemoration and advocating unwavering support of Israel. But others feel themselves so scarred by painful childhoods and the effects of what many mental health professionals call the intergenerational transmission of trauma that they just turn away.
Some have disavowed their Judaic heritage. Others -- identifying as Jews or not -- have moved on and don't want to be defined by the Holocaust, believing it perpetuates a victim mentality.
But even though their reactions can be as diverse and complicated as the World War II experiences of the survivors, a look at their family histories can help elucidate some of the many conflicting issues and missions that this younger generation continues to carry forth.
It's estimated that there are about 250,000 children of survivors in the United States, but no one really knows the real number, according to Max Leibmann of the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants. Indeed, the Second Gen were not seen as a distinct group until about three decades after World War II ended, a fact that many attribute to a "conspiracy of silence" among their parents and society at large.
These children were born to parents who had been traumatized, debased and deprived and who were often the sole survivors of their immediate and extended families. Many survivors were young when the war broke out and had been ripped apart from their families and denied any parenting themselves. Physically and psychically wounded at war's end and crowded into displaced person's camps in Europe, many also entered into hasty and sometimes ill-matched marriages, eager to bear children and rebuild their lives.
These parents came to the United States as immigrants, bringing their pain, their accents and their European ways with them. As they worked and adapted to a new country, they had little time to mourn their massive losses. And, indeed, American Jews did not want to hear their tales of horror.
While their children noticed numbers tattooed on their arms or heard their anguished cries at night, the majority of survivors deliberately refrained from discussing the Holocaust or mentioned it only obliquely at holidays and family occasions. Yet it occupied a pervasive presence in most homes.
"We never spoke about it. When did I first know? I always knew," said Serena Woolrich (nee Wolvovits), 60, a Two Gen whose Hungarian father was imprisoned in several camps, eventually liberated from Ebensee.
When Woolrich was 12, her father, Max Woolrich, came to the family Passover seder table wearing his concentration camp jacket and hat. Serena Woolrich said the sight disturbed her, but her father said simply, "If this jacket doesn't symbolize Passover and liberation, I don't know what does."
In the mid-1970s, a confluence of events brought the children of survivors into the public's eye, allowing Woolrich and other Two Gens nationwide to feel less isolated and their home lives less odd.
First there was the publication in The New York Times Magazine in June 1977 of "Heirs to the Holocaust," an article by Two Gen Helen Epstein, which later became the seminal book, "Children of the Holocaust," published in 1979 (Putnam).
Then the popular television miniseries "Holocaust," starring Meryl Streep and James Woods, aired in April 1978. And in November 1977, the Simon Wiesenthal Center was founded in Los Angeles.
The secret was out, and psychological and social services for children of survivors started springing up across the country -- in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles -- usually in the form of "rap" or "sensitivity" groups, in keeping with the therapeutic jargon of the time.
In 1977, Flo Kinsler, a licensed clinical social worker in Los Angeles, started facilitating small, short-term therapy groups sponsored by Jewish Family Service. The next year, Klara Firestone, whose mother, Renee Firestone, survived 13 months in Auschwitz and was later one of the Wiesenthal Center's first outreach speakers, founded Second Generation Los Angeles.Related projects were taking place in New York, as well, including the first national Second Generation Conference, held in 1979, with participants and mental health professionals from across the country. And the first World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, including their descendants, followed in Jerusalem, in June 1981.
Through these programs, children of survivors, many of them already adults, discovered others who shared their unusual upbringing. Beyond the typical children-of-immigrants' experience of yearning for white bread and Mallomar cookies when their parents insisted on rye bread and rugalach, they immediately understood each other and their often challenging family dynamics.
"Never before in history was an entire generation cut off from its ancestry. It is what has shaped us. We are in constant mourning for relationships we never had," said Firestone, 60.
Clinical psychologist Aaron Hass, 59, author of "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: The Second Generation (Cornell University Press, 1990), himself a Second Gen, stresses that it is difficult to make generalizations about the children of survivors, just as it is difficult to make generalizations about the survivors themselves and their post-war reactions. Still, with caveats, he is comfortable saying Second Gens share some similar traits.
For example, he said, Second Gens tend to have been overprotected by their parents and as a result have had difficulty separating and developing as distinct individuals. They were also often denied a certain empathy from their parents, who reacted to their distress with such statements as, "You think that's a problem?" This, in turn, affected the children's willingness to be open with their parents.
"They would often hide their problems from their parents and often a very unreal relationship took place," Hass said.
Darlene Basch, 54, a Two Gen and licensed clinical social worker, has worked with the survivor community, first in San Francisco, and later in Los Angeles, since 1978. She finds that children of survivors, while a diverse group, also tend to be very family oriented and loyal. Many are good at discerning "what's really going on," and an unusually high proportion has entered the helping and artistic professions, becoming doctors and psychologists, authors and painters. Additionally, many experience an ongoing sense of rootlessness.
"Most of us don't feel that we belong anywhere. We grew up with this impending sense of doom," she said, adding that when Sept. 11 hit, children of survivors were not as traumatized as other people since "they expected things like this to happen."
But while Hass believes that Two Gens, in general, have suffered lasting fallout from their parents' experiences, exhibiting a little more anxiety and cynicism than the children of nonsurvivor parents, he stops short in saying that Second Gens were traumatized by their parents.
"That's a grossly overdramatic statement," he said, explaining that, in psychological terms, a traumatized person has a great deal of difficulty functioning in the world, a debilitating condition he doesn't ascribe to most Second Gens.
Basch, however, and other mental health professionals who work with survivors believe that the effects of unresolved trauma can be transmitted intergenerationally. They cite studies by Rachel Yehuda, a professor of psychiatry at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and other post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) researchers demonstrating that children of survivors with PTSD are likely have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, making them more vulnerable to developing the disorder themselves.
Massive trauma, if untreated, can lead to hormonal problems as well as diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other immune-suppressed diseases down through seven generations, according to Kinsler, 78, who is retired from Jewish Family Service but still in private practice and who has been following the work of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies since its 1984 inception.
Other studies, however, such as research done by Avi Sagi-Schwartz at the University of Haifa's department of psychology, released in May 2007, dispute the theory that the effects of trauma can be passed down through the generations. Rather Sagi-Schwartz found that children and grandchildren of survivors demonstrate the same normative behaviors of those who were not survivors' children and grandchildren.
Nevertheless, a class-action suit has been filed against the German government by a group representing thousands of children of Holocaust survivors in Israel, demanding that Germany pay for psychiatric care for a variety of emotional disorders, including addictions and post-traumatic stress syndrome caused by living with dysfunctional survivor parents.
The suit, filed in July 2007, seeks funds to cover biweekly therapy sessions for three years for 15,000 to 20,000 people, 4 to 5 percent of Israel's estimated population of 400,000 children of survivors.
But many Second Gens opt to dismiss or ignore the possible emotional repercussions, often channeling their energies into other endeavors.
A child of two survivors, Doris Wise Montrose, 58, founded Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Los Angeles on July 13, 2006, just after the outbreak of the Lebanon War, to actively advocate for Israel and to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.
While only Montrose and three of her board members are Second Generation, Montrose established the political and educational organization in honor of her father and those who perished in the Holocaust.
"I have a real sense of dread. If Israel ceases to exist, my ability to live as a Jew with integrity anywhere in the world and to wear my Star of David is eliminated," Montrose said.
Albert Praw, 60, the son the two survivor parents, works devotedly for Israel and the Los Angeles Jewish community. "I am told there is a whole psychology about children of survivors, and indeed I have a three-volume set written on the subject that I have never looked at," he said.
Praw, however, has ensured that his children know their grandparents' stories, and, indeed, the Third Generation generally reports a close and loving relationship with their survivor grandparents, who often mellow when their grandchildren are born."My father felt that the fight's over. There is another generation. The Nazis truly lost," said Praw, who sensed a "softening" in his father as each of the four grandchildren arrived.
And the grandchildren see their grandparents as larger-than-life.
"He was my hero," Dan Gryczman, 33, said of his grandfather, Max Gryczman, who died in 2005 and who had spent most of the war doing hard labor in Auschwitz.
"It's strange to say this. The Holocaust is nothing that terrorizes or frightens me but something that I find inspirational," Gryczman said. "Every survivor, by my definition, is a righteous person."
But not all grandchildren of survivors see the Holocaust in this light.
"You really can't generalize," said Marissa Smith, 28, a Third Generation who is currently a psychology assistant who wrote her doctoral thesis on "The Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma in Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors" in 2005 at Alliant International University.
But Smith does believe trauma that isn't treated is passed down generationally, often unknowingly.
"A lot of Three Gens don't even recognize that the Holocaust could have impacted them," she said.
But, at least in Los Angeles, there are few established resources for the Third Generation. And even though they are invited to attend Second Generation groups, even those have become increasingly rare.
Firestone's Second Generation group, with an e-mail list of 450, continues to meet monthly, but attendance varies, and the emphasis is more on education and commemoration, including supporting the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. Plus, members of her ongoing therapy group are concerned with different issues, such as caring for elderly parents or coping with their deaths.
And given people's busy work and family schedules but ubiquitous cyber lives, it's not surprising that social and networking opportunities for Second and Third Gens are migrating toward the Internet.
Firestone was one of seven founding members of Generations of the Shoah International (GSI), an online network created in 2002 that links survivors and their descendants as well as Holocaust-related organizations and institutions.
GSI distributes a monthly newsletter and serves as a resource to promote education, commemoration and emotional support to members numbering "tens of thousands worldwide," according to Firestone.
Serena Woolrich, who now lives in Washington, D.C., and who grew to understand her father's need to wear the concentration camp uniform at the seder table, founded AllGenerations, a nonprofit networking service, in 1990. Its 1,500 members, who include survivors, their offspring and others related to the Holocaust, disseminate information, search for missing relatives or former "landsmen" and feel connected to a community.
"My father always did for people. That's what I expect from my members. If we don't help each other, who will?" Woolrich said.
Yet most Second and Third Gens seem less and less interested in meeting in any organized fashion.
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Scharf believes that with the establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, along with other museums and memorials, many children of survivors feel some sense of accomplishment, knowing that the legacy of the Holocaust will be preserved and honored.
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"We always feel the value of life, whether we're rich or poor. We were robbed of our grandparents, aunts and uncles. It's a miracle, it's a victory to live and to carry on Jewish traditions," she said.
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The City of Mill Valley is seeking an innovative, energetic and experienced program coordinator to design and develop new music programming with emphasis on early childhood music education for children under 5 years of age. We desire a creative and collaborative individual to fill the position of Arts Program Coordinator. Ideal candidate must have high standards for quality, an established commitment to public service, and a strong background and successful track record in the creation of engaging music and arts-related programming. Mill Valley has outstanding recreational facilities and highly regarded programs. We desire a "team player" with excellent communication skills, someone who works well with diverse groups of people and thrives in a fast paced environment. We are a close-knit, capable team of recreation professionals and seek an experienced arts programmer to build on our successes and expand our music and arts program offerings, special events and activities. SUMMARY Under direction of the Recreation Director and Recreation Supervisor, the Arts Program Coordinator develops, implements and supervises a variety of new music programs; creates music program curriculum and lesson plans, recruits and trains music educators on our "Mill Valley Music Program" curriculum, supervises program implementation and evaluates ongoing music programming quality and effectiveness; and facilitates outreach efforts to publicize the new music programs to current patrons, local press and appropriate music venues to encourage strong enrollment in the fledging arts programs. The new music program, "Rockin' Tots" will focus on providing comprehensive early childhood music education for toddlers lead by talented instructors with live instruments and music. Classes will grow with each child with level of activity and music appropriate to each age group. Proposed classes include: Baby Rockers for ages 4 months - 1 year, Bouncing Rockers for 1 to 3 years, Mixed Rockers for 6 months to 5 years, and Boogie Rockers for 3 – 5 years. The new music program would also offer private music lesson and instruction for youth and adults at the Community Center. Essential qualifications include the ability to provide general supervision, plan, coordinate and implement the presentation and/or promotion of arts-related recreation activities in specific program areas; conduct and prepare classes, exhibits, special events and activities; supervise and coordinate the activities of part-time staff, contractors and volunteers. This position works as primary program liaison to the Mill Valley Art Commission, assisting in commission special events and arts programs. As staff liaison to a commission, this position requires strong interpersonal skills to work with seven City Council-appointed commissioners, a range of full and part-time City staff, as well as members of the community.
NOTE: This position is an "At Will" salaried position with benefits. The salaray range is $3332 to $4463 per month and will be filled at 25 hours per week (63% FTE).
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"I''ve had the opportunity to live two dreams," departing Bluefield State College women's basketball coach Tom Jessee noted. "I got a college education, then I became a head basketball coach. I'll always have experiences as a former student, athlete, and coach at Bluefield State that I will cherish in the years to come."
Jessee's comments highlighted BSCÕs annual athletics awards banquet, April 30 at the College. His Lady Blues won four WVIAC championships and his teams reached the NAIA National Tournament in 1985 & Ô93. He coached the Lady Blues to a record of 177-85, including a 136-47 mark in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference.
Representatives of the coaching staff for each of the nine intercollegiate sports programs (men's and women's basketball, cross country, and tennis, as well as men's golf and baseball, along with women's softball) and cheerleading squad at BSC presented awards and recognized individual members of their teams. Cross country standout Bev Stepp and Wendy Black received All-WVIAC honors. Stepp has earned all-conference recognition in each of her three seasons at BSC.
Golfers Bill Eaton and Casey Cure, who finished ninth and 17th among 58 golfers in the conference championship were also recognized. Pitcher Keith Bryant was cited as an all-conference candidate in the soon to be named all-WVIAC baseball team, and J.T. Bradley received varsity letters in three sports (basketball, tennis, and cross country).
Men's basketball coach Terry Brown displayed the "WVIAC Sportsmanship Award," presented to this year's Big Blues' team after a vote of basketball officials in the conference. Jessee noted that this year's Lady Blues' team ranked first in the nation in defense, limiting opponents to less than 40% shooting from the floor. Two graduating basketball team members, Cortina Heartwell and Donna Gardner, both of whom scored over 1000 points in their college careers, were also extended special recognition during the program.


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Longreen Reishi Coffee is enriched with a premium reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) extract and a gourmet quality, robust-tasting coffee, making it one of the most delicious and health-supportive coffee beverages. This Innovative 2-in-1 Columbian coffee gives just the right perk you need to jumpstart your day. And with the health-supporting qualities of Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum), this will surely be the perfect gift for family and friends year-round! Now you'll experience a blend of the properties of both Reishi & Coffee, together with an aroma and taste you will fall in love with.
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This coffee is pretty good, considering that it has a healthy and beneficial mushroom in it, even though the quantity of the mushroom may not be up to the amount we'd all prefer. The columbian coffee itself isn't that impressive, considering that they've slightly burnt the beans when they were baking them, and i myself am not one of the people who enjoy the strength of slightly burnt coffee beans. After doing some research on Reishi Mushrooms, i found that it was overblown out of proportion, as is the way of those who wish to sell products and make a lot of money. One could easily find that a single vitamin that is lacking in a persons system, could be far more beneficial than Reishi. Overall, this instant coffee is far better than what we normally buy at the grocery store, and even though Reishi may be a beneficial mushroom, it is no miracle cure as some have said. I also have to mention that whoever tried this coffee has liked it, even though some may need to use two sachets instead of one in their cup of coffee. Alternatively, those who drink energy drinks quite often, may find that two to three sachets in a large coffee mug may become a much healthier alternative than the energy drinks that may suck up Calcium from their bones, and give Kidney Stones , hence why i give this coffee four stars out of five.
I received a sample of this coffee with my order the other day. I have to say it really tastes great, you could never tell that it was anything other than just colombian coffee. I have known about the benefits of reishi mushrooms for many years and have taken it in supplement form.. I will definitely be ordering this product.
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PORTALES — After losing the opener of a four-game series with Northeastern State 26-3 on Friday at Greyhound Field, Eastern New Mexico University baseball coach Phil Clabaugh acknowledged there were positives the rest of the weekend.
Still, the fact the Greyhounds dropped three of the contests to the Redmen left him feeling a little disappointed.
The Hounds, beaten 10-9 in Friday's second game, came back to split in Saturday's twin bill.
They won the opener 7-4 with a three-run sixth, but lost the nightcap 6-5 when Northeastern plated three in the sixth.
"If we're going to be successful, we're going to have to win games like we had today," Clabaugh said. "This team can do some things. We're still trying to find out who we're going to do it with.
"The thing I'm really disappointed with in the second game is we didn't execute with our DH (position). We weren't very good offensively this weekend."
ENMU (8-4) got decent starting pitching from lefty Seth Clabaugh in the opener and right-hander Jeff Roemer (1-1) in the nightcap.
"We had better starting pitching today," coach Clabaugh said. "We were able to get the ball to (closer Keith) Balderaz in the first game."
Catcher Paden Vendrely went 3-for-3 in the opener, including a two-run single in the fifth to put ENMU in front 4-3. After the Redmen (5-2) tied it, third baseman Derrick Kennedy doubled just inside third for the go-ahead run in the sixth and the Hounds added runs on Mike McDuffie's sacrifice fly and a run-scoring balk by Northeastern pitcher Josh Thorton (0-1).
Balderaz, who set the school record with nine saves in 2006 but is coming off elbow surgery, then worked 1-2-3 in the seventh for his first save this spring.
The Hounds nursed a 4-3 lead into the sixth inning of the nightcap, but a one-out walk and single finished Roemer. Evan Orsak gave up a tying single to Kyle Davidson and a two-out, two-run double to designated hitter Nash Garcia.
The Hounds pulled to 6-5 in the seventh on a two-out RBI double by Gerald Juarez, who went 3-for-4 as the second-game catcher. But Northeastern's Jimmy Pike got Vendrely, who was pinch-hitting, on a groundout to earn his fourth save.
"They were tough ballgames this weekend, except for the first one," Northeastern coach Sergio Espinal said. "We have a good team. I think we'll compete with every team we play this year.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A woman convicted of torturing and killing a mentally impaired man she lured to Texas with the promise of marriage was put to death yesterday evening in a rare execution of a female prisoner.
The lethal injection of Suzanne Basso, 59, made the New York native only the 14th woman executed in the United States since the Supreme Court in 1976 allowed capital punishment to resume. Almost 1,400 men have been put to death during that time.
Basso was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. CST, 11 minutes after the lethal dose of pentobarbital began.
She was sentenced to die for the 1998 slaying of Louis "Buddy" Musso, 59, whose battered and lacerated body, washed with bleach and scoured with a wire brush, was found in a ditch outside Houston. Prosecutors said Basso had made herself the beneficiary of Musso's insurance policies and took over his Social Security benefits after luring him from New Jersey.
The execution, the second this year in Texas, came about an hour after the Supreme Court rejected a last-day appeal from Basso's attorney who argued that she was not mentally competent.
Basso became a suspect after reporting Musso missing following the discovery of his body. Five others also were convicted, including Basso's son, but prosecutors only sought the death penalty for Basso.
About 60 women are on Death Row in the United States, making up about 2 percent of the 3,100 condemned inmates.
Texas, the nation's busiest death-penalty state, now has executed five women and 505 men.


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24.06.13 Online Platforms meeting
Location: Friend's house
Participants: Kathrine S., Michael G., Mark W., Obi, Vica
- website: design, content and audience
- Admins, followers and integration between all the platforms
- links to external blogs
Audience of website:
- people who want to find out about what Occupy is
- people who want to find out how to get involved in Occupy or other protests
- people who would like to read comments on current affairs from the point of view of Occupy
Current statistics of website:
- 300-500 visit/day
- on 12th of June 2500 visits
Links most clicked on when people visit the site:
- 28% Events
- 10% About
- 5% Best articles
- 1.5% Livestream
- 1% Photos
Things to improve:
- Layout of homepage
- Content of About page and take part
- More interesting and up to date content on home page (press team)
- Up to date information when ever there is an action (press team)
- Layout and categories so when reading one article one is stimulated to surf to another page
Next meeting we will go more in detail about what can be improved
Admins, followers and integration between all the platforms
Full list of all the admins was presented. We were not comfortable with putting it online for security reasons, but anyone who comes to the meetings can be provided with the list and it will also be taken to the press meeting.
There was criticism to the way both the current FB pages are being managed, but the discussion was left open for the next meeting.
Up to date followers on date of meeting:
- Facebook OLSX: 45,381
- Twitter: 42,985
- Newsletter: 4643
Links to personal blogs
As no one actually clicks on them, there was consensus that the links should be taken off the website, rather then dedicating a lot of time to deciding rules about it.
Those individuals whose blogs we were linking to, are encouraged to cross-post any articles they think are related to Occupy in the Occupy website. This will also help in providing more up to date information on the website.
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June 5, 2013 —
I'm shooting a new music video for the Scranton-based band "The Great Party" this coming weekend in Clarks Summit, PA. It's going to be a Day-of-the-Dead themed, Mexican style fiesta, complete with face paint, graveyard digging and singing from inside of a coffin.
Rosaleen Eastman, one of the five members of the band, and I are old high school friends. I directed the video for their song "Teresa" last year. The video was a glossy, fun, '90s throwback of mistaken identity, shot with five people over two days. It was their first music video and my first as a director. We had a blast finding our way together and decided to repeat the process on a second video. This time for a song called "Hecho en Mexico."
Listening to the two songs back to back really shows the band's range. "Teresa" is a catchy pop song sung by Rose. "Hecho en Mexico" is more rock and roll-y and it's sung by Rose's husband, Michael. It's got a bit of a swing to it with the rest of the band singing/shouting backup vocals. (Wow, it's hard to describe music in words. Both songs are available on iTunes if you want to hear them.)
In thinking about the new video, I tried to keep the idea for the "Hecho en Mexico" simple. Members of the band in Mexican Day-of-the-Dead makeup dig up a coffin with Michael (singing) in it and carry it to a party where he performs.
I typically work as an editor, where there are fewer possibilities and more necessities. For example, we have "this" and "this" in the edit, we need "that" to make it work. I know what we need to get to finish the piece.
As a director, the possibilities are more open. At times they seem overwhelmingly endless. But this time around, I'm embracing the idea of trying different things on set. When I think back on the "Teresa" shoot, I was so confident in how the video was going to go together that I didn't do enough variations in performance. When I look at the eight takes of performance, I can barely notice the differences.
It's been an informative but difficult experience looking back on the "Teresa" video in preparation for the "Hecho" shoot. I see many things that I could have done differently. Many things don't read as well as I had hoped, and I think I failed to capture a lot of stuff I saw or felt on set.
There is a lot of stuff in the video that works great, but I was trying to put too much story in. It's a bit hard to follow and is bogged down with information. I think the audience is struggling to keep up with what's happening instead of enjoying watching the video.
For "Hecho," I hope that keeping the plot simple will allow more of the style to shine. It's not about revealing information but living longer in this world. That's how I've been thinking about it.
So what is this world going to be like? What exactly will the bands makeup look like?
How are we going to show them digging in an interesting way? How can we light the party? Inside the coffin?
Right now, the shoot is days away and many of these decisions are being made. Still, the sky is the limit in terms of what we will actually shoot and the video has huge potential (though the weather is not looking great currently).
"What will we do if it rains?" Rose asks me.
"Improvise," is all I can think to answer.