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More DoD Investigations of Allegations of U.S. Contractor-Fueled Human Trafficking
By NICK SCHWELLENBACH at POGO January 26, 2012
It appears that Fiscal Year 2011 saw more Defense Department criminal investigations of alleged human trafficking by its contractor supply chain than in any one of the last five years, according to a Pentagon inspector general report publicly released today (it is dated January 17).
All three investigations involved or allegedly involved U.S. government contractors or subcontractors in Southwest Asia: Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan.
"While not criminal prosecutions, there have been some civil and administrative actions recently. Earlier this year, the Justice Department joined a whistleblower qui tam lawsuit that alleged that ArmorGroup North America had not reported trafficking-in-persons violations by its personnel as required by its contract. ArmorGroup North America, which had a contract to defend the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, settled the lawsuit for $7.5 million. ArmorGroup North America's parent company said in a statement that the settlement was made "to avoid costly and disruptive litigation—and that there has been no finding or admission of liability."
U.S. Citizen Killed in Attack at Embassy Annex in Kabul CIA Compound
US Citizen Killed in Attack was CIA employee, wounded American still not identified
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan working for the U.S. government killed one CIA employee and wounded another American in an attack on the intelligence agency's office in Kabul, officials said Monday. The assailant was killed.
Afghan employee kills U.S. citizen at Kabul CIA base
(Reuters) – An Afghan employee of the U.S. government opened fire inside a CIA office in Kabul on Sunday evening, killing an American and injuring a second, U.S. and Afghan officials said, in the second major breach of embassy security in two weeks.
The CIA compound is one of the most heavily guarded in Kabul, and has been off-limits for almost a decade, since shortly after the Taliban's fall from power in 2001.
It also lies at the heart of the capital's heavily-guarded military, political and diplomatic district, a virtual "green zone" that is almost impossible for ordinary Afghans to enter.
The New York Times Alissa Rubin September 26, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American citizen was killed and another was wounded on the grounds of an annex to the United States Embassy here by an Afghan employee, an embassy spokesman said on Monday
The gunman was killed and the motivation for the attack is under investigation, said Gavin Sundwall, the embassy spokesman. The wounded American was evacuated to a military hospital for treatment.
The killing was followed by a barrage of gunfire between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. People who were near the compound where the attack occurred said they heard an explosion before gunfire erupted.
The attack was at a building used by the Central Intelligence Agency in Kabul, according to several western officials. It is near the presidential palace. It was not clear whether the dead American was a C.I.A. employee, a contractor or someone else working on the grounds.
Rarely visible, the agency has acknowledged few losses in Afghanistan. The last one that was made public was in 2009 when a suicide bomber penetrated the agency's base in Khost Province, killing at least seven agency employees, including a senior operative.
The C.I.A. station in Kabul, the agency's largest outpost overseas part of the United States Embassy complex. On Sept. 13, militants carried out a daylong attack on another part of the embassy grounds, and top American officials have attributed that attack to a group called the Haqqani network, which they say is supported by parts of Pakistan's spy service, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence. A C.I.A. spokesman declined to comment about the latest attack.
Who's Contracting Mess Won't Appear in FAPIIS, but Should?
Cross Posted from The Fine Print at OMB Watch
Give yourself credit if you guessed "ArmorGroup North America Inc." (AGNA) and the "Lord of the Flies" environment they oversaw in the housing camp for U.S embassy guards in Kabul, Afghanistan, which our friends over at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) exposed back in 2009.
Earlier this month, AGNA, the private security company and subsidiary of the British security services conglomerate G4S, settled a whistleblower's lawsuit associated with the scandal, agreeing to pay a $7.5 million fine. Importantly, though, the contractor settled the suit without an admission of fault or liability, effectively sweeping the incident under the rug with regard to future considerations of government contracts
Any future contracting officials seeking to determine ArmorGroup's integrity and trustworthiness will not see the incident listed in the government's top contracting performance database, the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS).
Currently, FAPIIS only displays lawsuits or administrative actions taken by federal, state, or local governments where there is an admission of fault or liability by the contractor. And guess what contractors always demand whenever they settle something out of court; yup, immunity from any finding of fault, keeping many of the worst contracting abuses out of the government's databases and away from the eyes of contracting officials.
In AGNA's case, that includes allegations of the company blatantly disregarding "its obligations to ensure the safety and security of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul" – according to the whistleblower who sued – and various other nefarious wrongdoings – according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Offenses include:
- "AGNA submitted false claims for payment on a State Department contract to provide armed guard services at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan";
- "[I]n 2007 and 2008, AGNA guards violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) by visiting brothels in Kabul, and that AGNA's management knew about the guards' activities";
- "AGNA misrepresented the prior work experience of 38 third country national guards it had hired to guard the Embassy"; and
- "AGNA failed to comply with certain Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence mitigation requirements on the embassy contract, and on a separate contract to provide guard services at a Naval Support Facility in Bahrain."
Those seem like some important pieces of information that a contracting official might want to take into consideration if choosing between ArmorGroup and one of its modestly more responsible competitors when determining the award of a future federal contract.
Of course, contracting officials – and the public for that matter – could see this information if Congress simply passed some common sense contracting transparency reforms. Last spring, then-Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) introduced a bi-partisan bill including just such reforms.
Included in the legislation was language to pull into FAPIIS "records of any administrative proceeding entered into by a contractor at any level of government" no matter the finding of fault or liability. There was also a provision "increasing the length of time from five years to 10 that a contractor's past performance record on a government contract" would stay in the database.
The legislation ingloriously died in committee, however, and with Sen. Feingold now out of the Senate, the transparency community needs a new champion to step up in Congress and push for these basic contracting reforms.
Please see the original and leave your comments at OMB Watch
Internal Report Issues Black Eye for US Embassy in Kabul
The report by the department's inspector general questions whether the U.S. will be able to stabilize the country in time to meet President Obama's goal of withdrawing some troops by June 2011.
"Embassy oversight of contracts and grants is seriously inhibited by the dangerous security conditions … as well as by the shortage of qualified contract officer representatives in Kabul," says the report, released last week. The embassy "faces serious challenges in meeting the administration's deadline for 'success' in Afghanistan," it adds.
The embassy, which reports to special representative Richard Holbrooke, says the report is generally "accurate in its assessments," spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in an e-mail from Kabul. "We are already implementing a great majority of the report's recommendations."
That includes better contract oversight, said Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew. "We're very much aware of the problems that developed in Iraq and are working to avoid outcomes that would be problematic," he said.
In a January cable reported by The New York Times, U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, who runs the embassy, questioned whether the military could meet its timeline for turning over the country to Afghan forces.
The ambassador and his team "have made impressive progress," the report acknowledges. It attributes some problems to the rapid expansion of the embassy's staff, which is growing from 320 to 900 with 100% turnover from the Bush administration. Other key criticisms:
• Frequent visits by senior officials and members of Congress divert diplomats from crucial counterinsurgency tasks.
• The embassy doesn't have enough people to carry out anti-corruption and outreach initiatives.
• No one on the public affairs and website staff speaks Pashto, the language of the areas being contested in the counterinsurgency.
The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction recently blasted the State Department's oversight of a $2.5 billion contract with DynCorp to train Iraq's police force, saying invoices were paid with no assurance the work was done correctly. The problem is being repeated in Afghanistan, this new report says.
Because of security concerns, diplomats often can't visit training sites or other U.S. taxpayer-funded projects, the report says. Just five contract officers in Kabul "cannot provide effective oversight" of $1.8 billion in contracts, the report says. Two officers have since been added, Hayden said.
The report also undercuts a key example cited by Holbrooke as part of his pledge to reduce the government's reliance on contractors for reconstruction and aid projects. In discussing that change, Holbrooke has repeatedly cited his canceling of a $30 million contract for women's programs. He said he gave the money to the Kabul embassy.
However, the embassy doesn't have people to oversee the grants, the audit says. While the embassy hired more staff, Hayden said, it also had to hire a Washington-based contractor to administer the program because Afghan organizations lacked the "internal controls" required to receive direct U.S. funding.


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Loveland Museum supports downtown trick-or-treating
Contact: Jess Killingsworth, 962-2563
While the Loveland Museum will not host the Halloween Family Fun Festival and costume contest in 2019, the Museum staff will continue as active partners with downtown merchants and business organizations to ensure that downtown trick-or-treating can follow a decades-long tradition.
The Halloween Family Fun Festival and costume contest originated in 2002 and had grown over the years to draw as many as 2,500 participants. Pedestrian safety issues in the vicinity of the museum at Lincoln Avenue and Fifth Street were prime factors in the Museum management's decision to cancel hosting the event in 2019. Others included staff time and other resources required for the event.
Trick-or-treating through downtown businesses in prior years was never officially organized by the Museum. However, the Museum has collaborated with the Downtown Development Authority and Loveland Downtown Partnership in communicating with downtown businesses with signs and event posters to identify them as trick-or-treat participants.
The Museum looks forward to joining other businesses on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in welcoming trick-or-treaters. The cancellation of this year's festival will permit time for the Museum staff and other groups to consider resuming the event, more likely at a venue that affords greater safety for participants.
The Museum staff greatly appreciates the past contributions of sponsors, vendors, volunteers, businesses and community members who have made past Halloween events successful and looks forward to working with them in the future.

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Emmet Seokheon Easton-Hong was born at 5:24PM (what a considerate young chap!) on January 4. He showed his interest for languages at an early age, accompanying his parents to the American Philological Association conference three days later. At this rate, he will soon be fluent in Hittite, Luwian and Phrygian and politely asking for bekos. For those of you who can't attend our department tea on Friday, when Emmet will be officially introduced to admiring classics majors, here is a photo of the handsome lad. We are delighted for Yurie and Sean – congratulations!!!
Meet Emmet!
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The Fray Bartolome de Las Casas Center for Human Rights (CDHFBC) has made public the arbitrary kidnapping and torture to which Hiber Audentino García Villafuerte was subjected after he was illegally arrested in July 2013, tortured, and coerced into signing a letter in which he confessed to being responsible for robbery. According to the CDHFBC, on 21 July 2013 in Simojovel, García Villafuerte was arrested without the presentation of any arrest-order and by means of excessive and unjustified use of public force on the part of the specialized police of the Chiapas State Attorney General's Office (PGJE). The CDHFBC demands the youth García Villafuerte's prompt release and an investigation be conducted soon, impartially, seriously, and exhaustively, so as to assess responsibility to the material and intellectual authors of these denounced human-rights violations.
For more information (in Spanish):
En Chiapas persiste práctica reiterada de tortura y detenciones arbitrarias, denuncia Frayba (Chiapas Paralelo, 14 de diciembre de 2014)
Frayba denuncia tortura y privación de la libertad de un joven chiapaneco(Centro Prodh, 17 de diciembre de 2014)


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Osteoarthritis is a common condition that affects the joints as we age. In a fit and healthy young adult, the bones that make up the major joints are cushioned by cartilage and fluid, which prevent the edges of the bones at the hip, knee, elbow, wrist and other joints rubbing together. Cartilage can thin with age, and wear away; once there is friction between bones this causes inflammation and damage, making the joint stiff and painful. Osteoarthritis treatment then becomes necessary to reduce symptoms and to prevent joint damage as much as possible. Various osteoarthritis treatments are available for different stages of the disease.
Once you have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, treatment in the early stages usually takes the form of lifestyle changes; later on medical and surgical osteoarthritis treatments can help you keep moving around and make sure you are free from pain.
This article on osteoarthritis treatment is by Kathryn Senior, a freelance journalist who writes health, medical, biological, and pharmaceutical articles for national and international journals, newsletters and web sites.
Treatment in the early stages
Aches and pains affect everyone from time to time but when you start to get pain related to one of your joints and this persists for weeks and months, it may be that you are in the early stages of osteoarthritis. Your GP can refer you to a specialist for an accurate diagnosis; your joints will be examined for pain and stiffness and X-rays will be taken to assess the extent of joint damage.
Early diagnosis is important because self-help osteoarthritis treatment can help relieve pain and stiffness and can delay the progress of the disease:
- Losing weight is a very effective osteoarthritis treatment as this takes pressure off load-bearing joints such as the hips and knees.
- Taking more exercise is very useful as it strengthens the muscles, ligaments and tendons, helping to support the joint itself. Exercise may seem a strange osteoarthritis treatment but it does not wear out the joint even more if the correct type of exercise is done. Swimming or walking is excellent but taking up a contact sport is probably not a good idea.
- Eating a healthy diet is always beneficial and it may help you lose weight if you need to. There are some suggestions that eating a diet rich in fish oils may be an effective osteoarthritis treatment; this has not been demonstrated definitely, but many people find it helps.
Medical treatment
Self-help osteoarthritis treatments can only work for a time; osteoarthritis is a progressive disease that does not go into remission by itself. When a hip or knee joint becomes particularly painful and stiff, this can make walking and getting around difficult. Your GP will probably suggest the following medical osteoarthritis treatments:
- Paracetamol is a good starting point to relieve pain that is not too severe. It is effective as an early stage osteoarthritis treatment but you need to be careful to never exceed the maximum daily dose as paracetamol taken in excess causes liver damage. For more serious pain, paracetamol can be combined with codeine.
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used in osteoarthritis treatment. Drugs such as ibuprofen or the newer generation of NSAIDs that inhibit the COX-2 enzyme reduce pain and the swelling in and around the joints. Side effects include stomach problems as the drugs block some of the enzymes that create the protective lining to the gut; and you may also need to take a proton-pump inhibitor to protect the stomach from damage.
- Injections into the joint can also be used as an osteoarthritis treatment to reduce inflammation and pain in a specific joint that becomes very troublesome. These can be repeated if they work well, providing good symptom control for several months.
Surgical treatment
Once the inner surfaces of the joint have been exposed and the bones are grating together causing unrelenting pain and making getting around very difficult, surgical osteoarthritis treatment is probably the best option. Thousands of hip replacements and knee replacements are performed each year in the UK, both on the NHS and in private hospitals, and are considered to be extremely effective osteoarthritis treatments. The diseased joint is removed and replaced by an artificial joint made from metal and a medical grade plastic.
Joint replacement operations are major procedures that are considered only when other osteoarthritis treatments fail to have a beneficial effect. People who have had the surgery report that although they do have some discomfort for a couple of weeks after the operation as the wound heals, the terrible joint pain is just not there when they come round from the anaesthetic.
In addition to joint replacements, there are other surgical approaches to osteoarthritis treatment. The hip joint can be 'capped' with metal, for example, preventing it from further deterioration. It is also possible to have an osteotomy to insert a piece of bone to take the weight of the body off the knee joint. This is a more common osteoarthritis treatment in people whose condition is due to repeated sports injuries.
Alternative treatments
Alternative osteoarthritis treatments such as acupuncture, aromatherapy and massage may help you cope with the pain but none have been scientifically proven to be effective on the underlying joint disease. Some people swear by dietary supplements containing fish oils, glucosamine and chondroitin but, again, there is no hard evidence that they help with joint mobility or prevent progression of osteoarthritis. If you have sore joints in your hands and wrists, rubbing the skin with oils or creams containing rubefacients, which make the skin red and warm, can provide some relief as this helps to block pain signals from the joints to the brain.


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WE ARE THE GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHES YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO BURN, declared a banner at this year's International Women's Day march in Zagreb, Croatia. As if to illustrate this illicit genealogy, two schoolgirls, accompanied by their mother, carried a sign proclaiming, WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE RESISTANCE. These slogans handily describe the expansive oeuvre of Zagreb-based artist Sanja Iveković, who, unsurprisingly, was spotted among the event's attendees. Since the beginning of Iveković's artistic career in the 1970s in socialist Yugoslavia, she has sought to prevent the erasure of women's struggles, claiming a position of feminist solidarity with women of diverse social, generational, and geopolitical backgrounds. Her latest performance, Whether We Were Brave, 2019, revisits the history of the female partisans who fought against the Nazi occupiers of Greece during World War
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Kandy is considered as the cultural capital of Sri Lanka, with numerous places of interest. On your holiday, make sure you explore its compact downtown area that is surrounded by beautiful hills of tropical rain forest that is home to exotic animals, such as monkeys. Aside from this, the downtown area is also a primary shopping destination in the country where almost all types of items you can imagine can be purchased at great prices. All in all, Kandy is a great destination to experience culture and cuisine of Sri Lanka in a beautiful natural environment.
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Jack Pulec (1932-2003)
By Mirko Tos, The President, Politzer Society
Jack Pulec was my dear old friend, he was a great supporter of Politzer Society, one of the oldest members, the secretary of our society and co-organiser of a Politzer meeting in USA. Jack was an elegant ear surgeon and innovator, improving several surgical methods.We will miss Jack.
By Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Published in ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, Jan2004, Vol. 83 Issue 1, p7, 1p and copied by the permission of the Publisher
All of us who knew Jack Pulec were shocked and saddened to learn of his sudden and unexpected death in December. Jack died in a skiing accident, living life to its fullest, as was his wont.
When I first became friendly with Jack Pulec, MD, in 1969, I was struck by his youth (even though he was 17 years older than I). When I saw him a few months ago, I had the same reaction. Few people in otolaryngology--or in any field--have been blessed with the perpetual youth, driving curiosity, and irrepressible enthusiasm that typified Jack Pulec. John Shea described him aptly as the "Don Quixote of otology, believing anything can be done," and remaining always "upbeat and friendly." Jack's enthusiasm and good heart earned him fast friends throughout the world; and all of us mourn his passing.
Jack Pulec made major contributions to otology and otolaryngology. He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in 1955 and his Doctor of Medicine in 1957. After spending a year as a resident in obstetrics and gynecology in Nebraska, he pursued an otolaryngology residency at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine and completed a fellowship in neurotology at the Los Angeles Foundation of Otology. He served on the faculty of several medical schools, culminating with his appointment in 2001 as clinical professor of otolaryngology and neurosurgery at the University of Southern California School of Medicine.
Among otologists, Jack Pulec was always acknowledged as an innovator, whether he was injecting eustachian tubes with Teflon, sectioning trigeminal nerves, or reconsidering surgery of the facial nerve. His insights were consistently fresh, bold, imaginative, and unusually insightful. His contributions to our field include more than 200 publications, many of which are definitive.
In addition to thriving as a clinician and clinical researcher, Jack found time to teach, bring his expertise to numerous committees and boards, serve on the board of governors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, remain active in nearly all of our major societies, and participate in numerous activities outside medicine. He was an accomplished
mechanic and especially loved working on cars (and driving them fast, as anyone who has ridden with him will attest).
For the last 11 years and five months, Jack served as editor-in-chief of EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL. Throughout his tenure, all of us who read ENT JOURNAL benefited from his vision and indefatigable commitment. Almost single-handedly, Jack expanded the editorial board to include an exceptional group of experts from the United States and throughout the world; created "the Clinics"; recruited authors who had habitually preferred to publish in other otolaryngology journals; and, in many other ways, raised the standards and enhanced the quality of the publication, without losing its clinical relevance. Those of us who worked closely with him through the editorial board will miss him especially.
He was an innovative thinker, a dedicated educator, and an independently effective academic. He left an indelible mark on otolaryngology, both professionally and personally. He will be missed, but not forgotten; and his memory will provide a personal and professional standard of excellence to which future generations will aspire.


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Two words: Missing persons.
While I never was a missing person, everyone can now clearly see that I was supposed to be.
In the chilling words of Jane Massey, "They can't just make you disappear. You know too many people, plus you have that social media following."
A social media following that, in retrospect, horrified my brother the larger it became.
Who is Jane Massey? Jane was the executive director of Amber Ridge Memory Care when I chose to place my father there. While my brother was POA and ultimately responsible for all decisions, his brain was unable to comprehend my father's illness due to being absent most of his dad's life. Therefore, I worked directly with nursing home and state officials and John had little impact…until Jane no longer worked for the memory care institution, fired for verifiable nonsense.
I don't know much about the Trudy Appleby case. I know I have heard a couple of wild tales as it pertains to who murdered her. But you certainly can't believe everything you hear.
I wonder, though…this smells like law enforcement knows who snatched Trudy. Or maybe someone in law enforcement did it?
In fact, law enforcement has said a whole bunch of people know who did it. Check out this KWQC-TV 6 report.
I have noticed that as I share the story of my Rock Island County Jail horror and it gains traction, the Trudy Appleby (and SEVERAL missing persons cases, in fact) have ramped up.
This is not a coincidence, I do not believe.
I do think the disappearance of Trudy Appleby somehow is related to someone in my family.
Why? What kind of family — every single member, both sides — would abandon me.
I am a good person. I only have done good the past several years.
This makes no sense. Especially on the Heitz conservative right-wing Republican Edgewood Baptist Church Christian side.
The only way it would make sense for both sides to be upset with me would be if I did something that somehow incriminated my brother.
I'm not saying my brother knows anything about the disappearance of Trudy Appleby.
I'm not saying he doesn't.
River Rat Commando Squad, John Heitz, Chief
My brother used to be a hardcore river rat. Until he got a DUI on the river and eventually sold his boat.
His first boat was a tub. That's what it looked like. A tub with red and yellow stripes.
I would put in the water right now and take a spin if I had it. It was a fun starter boat.
Then he got his silver speedboat which he eventually sold. He had that one a long time.
My brother became very good friends with "the River People," as my mother called them, particularly those living along the Rock.
My brother, chief of security at Sears Northpark, Davenport, Iowa, previously chief of security at Sears Southpark, Moline, Ill., made most of his criminal friends via the river.
Some river people are scary-ass weirdos. Period.
Islands in the Mississippi River
Several islands around Campbell's Island are key to the Trudy Appleby case, according to published news reports. My brother (and most boaters with experience) know where the islands are and which ones are which.
My brother would visit the islands in the Mississippi with his friends, as do most beer-drinking party types who go boating on the river. What better place to get ripped than an island.
I again point out that both families have disowned me for being the survivor of so many horrific crimes against me. It makes no sense, other than the fact that I have narc'd out every nasty little thing my brother did.
is he in big trouble? I have no idea.
I do not talk to anybody except my Realtor.
I have endured far too much suffering and want justice very badly. I also owe nothing to nobody and am indebted to no one on an emotional level. I am loyal to nobody and nothing but myself right now.
I think it's odd that my Aunt Wanda "WG Harold" Kinnan Fordham showed up at my door two months ago and proceeded to tell me about the dangers I soon faced. She told me I had been born into a gang family, in so many words.
Meanwhile, it was my cousin Little Bobby Heitz who tried to kill me along with some of his friends from this neighborhood. Who did my dad buy our family home back from in 2013? The Milan Fire Chief, whose son was a meth and ecstasy kingpin and gang member, obviously. He is in prison right now and I am pretty sure it took the FBI to find him, but the Quad-City Times has covered alll of that up.
You can read my own report on the Frank Fitzpatrick case, with a link to court records, by clicking here.
Is it possible that the same people who made Trudy Appleby disappear are the same people who have tried to make me vanish…and apparently are continuing to try to do so?
Might they be directly related to my family, or include members of my family, up to and including my brother?
Just check out these three videos from just the past few days where I discuss my scary close calls:
Let's not forget the litany of abuse I have endured, from being locked up in Congress Lady's appointed sheriff hubby's jail for reporting sex crimes (no charges) to currently living in a shot-up house.
It's all a terrible mix for the people who jacked with me. And as I tell my story, I think the walls might be closing in on them.
One of my mother's last sentences to me before she died March 7, 1995 was, "David, someday Aunt Wanda may be your only friend."
But Trudy Appleby died a little more than a year after that.
And the last time I called Aunt Wanda, three days ago?
Nasty as hell all, of a sudden. She said someone was at her door, could she call me back.
Those were the same hateful words my mom's sister began to use after I got out of jail alive.
Aunt Wanda and Le Ella used to hate each other, maybe they are friends now.
Is it possible that someone in law enforcement themselves murdered Trudy Appleby, or at least knows who did? Why all the cover-up? Why so long?
And what does my brother know, if anything?
What do the Fordhams know?
What does Little Bobby Heitz and his friends from this neighborhood know, if anything?
The Moline Police are not playing around. Just look at these billboards they put up.
They know that somebody knows. That a lot of people know.
6 thoughts on "What does my current scary situation have to do with Trudy Appleby?"
We would appreciate it if you removed this. You didn't get anyone's permission to write about Trudy and this has already been forwarded to the proper people.
You sound like a damn psycho and if you don't know much about her case then you shouldn't be posting a damn thing about Trudy period. Sounds to me like you're just trying to get your brother in trouble for anything you can try and pin on him now remove this or it will be removed by the proper authority
Did you kill Trudy?


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Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Day 6 - Lancome Juicy Tube
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Flexitarian Diet: Understanding what it is all about
If the vegetarian diet gives you the feel that you have been snatched from meat delicacies forever, flexitarian diet gives you a better option to adopt a healthy diet. Dawn Jackson Blatner,a registered dietician conceptualized Flexitarian diet, the fusion term coined from flexible and vegetarian. It suggests you go meatless most of the days with the occasional allowance of fish, meat and poultry. Adding more plant based foods cuts your calorie intake and helps you in better weight management.
Being flexitarian – Does it makes sense?
Those in love with non-vegetarian diet may frown at the concept of going totally vegetarian. It often initiates a psychological battle to bear with meatless survival. For them, flexitarian diet makes a lot of sense. You can add more plant based foods and reduce your meat intake gradually without too much of mental tussle.
A flexitarian diet gives a sort of psychological relief that you won't have to forego the pleasures of meat fest on thanksgiving or Christmas. Being a flexitarian allows you enjoy your comfort foods like lip smacking sundae and cheese macaroni but in a healthier manner.
The purpose of being a flexitarian:
Let us consider the following stats:
- The average body weight of flexitarians is 15% less than the meat eaters.
- Flexitarians have a lower rate of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer.
- Flexitarians live 3.6 years more on an average compared to their carnivorous counterparts.
Besides, numerous researches on food and nutrition have already proved that fresh fruits and vegetables contain more nutrients and are less in calories than the non-vegetarian foods which contain high levels of saturated fats and purine, not recommended in a healthy diet chart.
Therefore, flexitarian diet is aimed at:
-Effective weight loss without crash dieting
-Boost immunity and prevent diseases
-Adding more years to your life
What constitutes a flexitarian diet?
You can add everything but within a limit. A purely vegetarian diet does not always guarantee weight loss. The mode of cooking counts a lot. If you add too much sugar based syrup in your fruit salad, much of the health factor gets discounted. On a similar note, plain chicken stew cooked with vegetables will not add more calories. Therefore, flexitarian diet does not always stress on what you eat but also on how much you eat. The latter factor is most important. It is all about making healthy choices.
You can add:
- Different types of meaty foods like tofu, lentils, beans, eggs, sprouts, soy, lean meat and fish
- Natural sweeteners (instead of sugar) and dried aromatic herbs for enhanced taste and flavor
- Milk, cheese, and yoghurt. These should be made from fat-free milk.
- Brown bread, brown rice, and other whole grains.
- Starchy and healthy vegetables like sweet potato.
- Green leafy and cruciferous vegetables.
- Brightly colored fruits and vegetables because they contain more antioxidants and are good to taste.
- Healthy fats constituting nuts.
- Olive, canola, or sunflower oil as cooking medium
Comparing vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods, one cannot simply ignore the fact that vegetables keep you full for a long time reducing your unnecessary food cravings, which is, perhaps the highest contributing factor in weight gain. We tend to overstep our daily recommended calorie intake taking sinful bites.
You lose weight without the feeling that you are missing great flavors and enjoy a life less susceptible to illness. Plant based food products are less expensive compared to meat products. The same is applicable even if you eat out. Vegetarian dishes tend to be less expensive in most places.
What you need to check:
The thumb rule is "watch how much you eat". You need to be very particular about this if you are a flexitarian. Maintain a strict eating schedule. Carefully select the vegetarian and non-vegetarian options keeping an eye on your recommended calorie intake. If you digress, make note of that as well.
You can follow Blatner meal plan suggestions and recipes and stick to the norms of being a flexitarian.
Flexitarian diet offers you the flexibility to eat as per your choice but within certain not-too-stringent restrictions. Know about this diet and keep yourself healthy and satiated.


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|War Council
|The Royal Marshal, Sir Ronan Crawford, calls War Council. Heads of Houses and the 'acting' Admiral gather - the King himself attends. (This was not a meeting of the King's Council)
|OOC Date:
|War on the Move
|Council Chambers
|The council chambers are much like the rest of the castle. Opulent tapestries line the walls as gray marble covers the floor. The ceiling is vaulted, with a mosaic painted of the Battle of Skingaard. The north wall of the room is almost entirely made of glass, looking across the sea beyond. In the center of the room is a large table, with chairs lining each side, and a large chair, similiar to a throne, at the head.
|Cri 12th, 229
The days have been very busy for the Royal Marshal. Ravens coming in, and more being sent out. Ronan has turned a spare room of the Sutherland Suite into a war room with maps on the walls and several tables lined up to sculpt out a topographical map of northern Mobrin and what is known of Southern Jadda, Laniveer, and the Kundari region. It is now guarded by knights and few are allowed in.
The Duke himself has been dispatching orders, meeting with King, sending out rangers, and preparing men to depart. Now he stands garbed in somber black with touches of browns and golds as he awaits the gathering of the others.
Rosley moves about the room to set out wine he has tasted himself, but no food. Even the cups he has washed himself to be certain there are no residues, Kierne asked to inspect the furniture. A map is hung on one wall, a large map. Parchments, ink wells, and quills are set out as Ronan awaits the Heads of House to gather.
In a fine green doublet and white breeches Aldren now arrives. He is dressed well as he has been since taking care of his new duties but seems he has neglected shaving recently. Nodding to Ronan when he sees him he asks, "Ready?" Eyeing the wine now he pours himself a small cup, waving off any servants who would offer to do so for him. After taking a small sip he crosses the room and begins to examine the map.
At the place of honor, the head of the table where his father used to sit, a stoic Tyrel is seating himself, posture erect and the pending war weighing heavy on his shoulders. As the others begin moving in he offers a brief nod but no formal greetings for any of the others yet. He is dressed formally, though absent is any crown, his cloak is over the back of his tall backed chair
Kieryn makes his way into the suite, after having been down at the docks seeing to the usual daily stuff as a sailor and the acting admiral of the navy, since Eoin had left him in charge while he was away. He knew that he would be required to be here and silently curses Eoin for getting to escape from having to attend. Ah well, he supposes it wont be too bad and hopefully nothing like what happened at the council meeting will be repeated for this one.
Supplies, Training, Discipline and Good Order. These are the things the Deputy Marshal contends with while Ronan worries about the actual maneuvering. Plenty of Ravens and reports. All told thus far only minor adjustments and reminders to certain commanders have been needed. Tactical and strategic opinions are provided when asked, but for his part, Shepard tends to see his role as being the one that deals with the more "mundane" aspects of the military so the Marshal doesn't have to. So he sits in one of the chairs, a few missives and notes before him for reference, and an intent look upon his face. He gives Aldren a nod and a brief smile when he enters, but doesn't call out to his Goodbrother. Plenty of time for pleasantries later.
Kierne shared readily in Rosley's chores, running his hands over each piece of furniture before setting it in place, and, that done, he retreated to a spot along one wall, just in the off-chance he should pass out or start vomiting. Failing either of those, he becomes rather as one of the pieces of furniture he'd examined, standing at a stoic attention, dark circles underneath his eyes marking the most recent stage of his drying out. Or maybe there was poison on those chairs.
Eldan arrives, with Cai in tow. Since Cai has already been sworn to all the particular oaths a council servant has to take he will be staying. Eldan transfers to a chair that gives him a better look at the maps on the table. Cai retreats with his chair and returns with a cup of tea for Eldan that has likely already been tested by Cai before it is placed in front of Eldan.
Though he would have bowed low to Tyrel with hand over his heart when the King entered, Ronan's attention has been on getting things prepared for the meeting. The Duke turns slightly when Aldren arrives, "Ready and eager to go, aye. Glad you could join us tonight, Your Excellency." The Duke likewise greets the others as they arrive, "Captain Mobray, Baron, welcome."
Aidan comes along with a scribe in tow, wearing the typical black and silvers seen on him most days when he's presenting himself to the council. There's a gleam in his eye that smacks with a spirited humor which was entirely absent on prior occasions. He will do the proper hand to his chest and head bow to the King, before making his way in, one of the stragglers, but as his hand lifts to his collar to adjust it and rub off a small hint of painted colour of the feminine sort (pointed out by the scribe), there's bound to be a reason behind it.
Kieryn nods in greeting to the Duke and to the others and goes to examine the maps some, well they probably aren't anything like maps of the sea, but he pretty much understands them, well, somewhat anyway. He nods to his brother as he arrives. He stops a moment and takes a drink from his flask, not taking anything from the servants or anything.
Once he is certain it's a bit past the time and any further arrivals will be more than a little late, Ronan inclines his head politely to Aidan's arrival and clears his throat, "First, let me thank each of you for coming this evening. We have much to cover so I'll get on with it." The Rioga Duke glances to Tyrel to make certain he has his King's blessings, then he takes the pointer that Rosley hands to him. Ronan's right hand is bandaged and he's avoiding using it, taking the slender stick into his left hand. His man servant goes to collect a bit of sticky beeswax and some thin wooden pieces painted in red and blue. These he begins to stick to the map for the Marshal.
"We have information that Jadda has gathered an army and is marching towards Tiantll in the east along the Laniveer border. Our reports, relayed through the Master of Spies, indicates that the host is 10,000 strong, though we has yet lack details on the composition of what kinds of soldiers, archers, and the like. Or their destination. Thus far they have stayed north of Mobrin."
Ronan pauses to glance over the others in the room as Rosley affixes a red token marked with a ten to the location the Duke indicates with the pointer on the map. "We now also have reports that the Laniveer have sent a force south from Belcrest, along the coast and heading for presumably Crosswynds. We do not know how many as yet and reports conflict, some saying it is a very large force, and some saying it is not. As some of you know, the Laniveer have posted bounties in gold on the killing of Mobrin Rangers and their scouts have been collecting it. They also employ falcons to hunt and take out not only ravens, but crows and pigeons that may be carrying messages. Thus they have been able to shield more than we like from our eyes. I have sent a ship of Rangers west and north to scout for this force and bring us back more concrete intel on the Laniveer movement."
Kierne narrows his eyes and draws a sly smile across to his uncle, a silent expression which, if translated, would likely be something utterly inappropriate to the chamber, along the lines of, 'you go, uncs.' But then his Lord Knight is speaking, and he draws his features back to a stoic neutral to listen.
Shepard again inclines his head towards Aidan with a faint smile when the Duke arrives, but again remains silent, listening to Ronan lay out the situation quite intently, making a few notes on one of the parchments before him. He frowns a bit at the mention of the bird-hunting Falcons. They'll have to find some way to deal with that. An Army needs to be able to communicate.
Aidan catches the nod from Ronan and returns it in short, though it's the look from Kierne that has him giving the squire a slip of a smirk, as he positions himself to where he could see the map. There is some seriousness leeching back into his features at the mention of the rangers being shipped out, "I've not yet heard of any progress on that and I have an invested interest in the outcome." His son was part of the party after all. As for the falcons being used to interrupt correspondence from the sky, he looks toward the others, spotting Shepard frowning over the same sentiments, "What are we going to do about the birds? Revert to dogs?"
The go ahead was given to Ronan, though the King then falls silent to listen to the updates. "Perhaps we send two at the same time with the same message and pray to the Gods and Goddesses that one of them gets through while the other is keeping the falcon.. entertained." Tyrel inputs. His eyes rest on the map on the wall, pleased with the progress of those in charge of their stations. "We need to alert the Rangers of the information so that they may watch for and kill any falcons crossing their paths they see deliberately killing the messenger birds."
The Duke has paused for questions and reactions, "We can use falcons against theirs, for one, now we know. Secondly, we have ships, and courier riders who can use the relay stations. I'm not certain we have any dogs trained to go to places distant to carry messages." Not at least that he had heard, though customs in one region to another can vary. "Our larger concern is that I am confident that Laniveer will attack us at some point, or possibly multiple points, by ship." Here Ronan looks to Kieryn. "We must rely on our navy, and our naval allies, to procure their own intelligence as best we may on such movements. I do not know if Jadda even has a navy, or what sort if they do. But Laniveer we know has a strong one." Looking back to the map, Rosley has placed a red marker for the Laniveer with no number on it. He is now placing several blue markers along the Mobrin border. Ronan points to these, "We have slightly less than 10,000 Sutherlanders along the northern border. Roughly half of those in the east at or around the Crosswynds area, the others further west over Weston. Each of your houses likewise have between one quarter and one third of your forces in the north along the same, or simular points along the border, or held in reserve close to the border upon your own lands. I do not know if we can count on the Kundari for any troops or whether they will dither to remain neutral." Here Ronan looks pointedly at Eldan.
A nod is given to Tyrel, "The rangers have already been appraised of the falcons and to watch for them. Also, we must learn how the Laniveeri and the Jadda communicate - do they also use ravens or other birds? Stealthy men, or riders? Or do they employ another means?"
Kieryn ponders the problem about the ravens and other birds being attacked, "Perhaps we could first take any birds with messages out to sea and then let them go from there? True it may take longer to get the messages out, but they might not come from a direction that the Lanniveer are expecting them to come from and wont have falcons in those areas. Or perhaps just send men in ships, disguised as merchants or something like that."
Aidan looks around at the other Heads of House and nods at Ronan's assessment, adding, "Lakeshire has been fending off skirmishes since prior to King Callem's passing," he notes to the room, "If this force of numbers is coming our way, Halvard will keep its forces stationed to watch the coast, it'll be the forces held at Fenway that will march forward. My commanders are recommending us to hold and take Crosswynds now." He looks around the room, knowing that was a neutral place and has been that way for generations, "It will certainly destroy whatever neutrality that place holds, but, in the mean time, it's an important position to hold. They cannot come further south on the roadways without taking first Crosswynds."
Aidan adds on, "I suggest my vanguard for this mission. They're in reach, a day or two march from."
Eldan looks to Ronan and then shoots a glance to Tyrel, before finally resting his gaze on Ronan, "I believe the arrangement will ultimately have Kundari joining forces with Mobrin. The marriage will seal an official alliance between Mobrin and Kundari. I believe any ships they offer will be manned by their own men, and there will be troops to reinforce the borders. Things may end up being expedited based on the war, but I believe we are all in agreement… both Mobrin and Kundari that both our nations will do better supporting each other then remaining separate."
Ronan looks around at the others seated or standing about the Council Chamber, "I agree with his Grace, Aidan Kincaid. It is clear that armies are massing and on the move. We have the Sutherlanders I mentioned also within a day or so march and I think it wise to occupy the ruins. They are yet defensible to some degree, even if not as good as if the fortification were rebuilt. Better that we hold it than let them take it to use against us." The pointer taps Darfield, "I have ships making ready to carry additional men from Darfield to land at the closest western point and march inland to Crosswynds. I intend to be on one of those ships with the morning tide. However, it will take three days sailing to make land fall."
A nod to Eldan, "I hope that you are correct, Baron. One could say that the Kundari have been playing us for a while now, having sent false word once before that those very same ships, promised to Sutherland for the Princess Nima's dowery, had been destroyed. And then we found much later that they had not. So forgive me if my confidence in the Kundari's word is somewhat lacking until such time as they prove they are good for it."
"Greenshire has ready forces and ships to carry them at Blackforge and one of our eastern lake-ports ready to reinforce Weston and Lakeshire as needed. We could utilize the latter to backfill those forces moving towards Crosswynd and to engage this as-yet-indeterminate Army that's headed our way. There are more reserve forces in the Heartland of Greenshire training under my Father, but with the coastal assault an ever-present threat, none of our provinces can afford to over commit lest they find themselves the target of that potential assault." Shepard speaks once more, rubbing at his chin in thought as he studies the map.
Aidan looks over toward Shepard as the Greenshire lad speaks up, "We would squander our forces if they cluster all in one location. A mixture of men, in a vanguard, be it from Sutherland, Weston, Lakeshire… or any other province, would do fine in a force anywhere between 1500 to 3000 men, at least until we get a hold of firm numbers from the scouting parties." He looks back over toward Shepard, "Your best tactic would be to ready to sail to help fortify Westgate. She beat them once, but Charles will need aid there, and while Jon might have his forces, he'll need it bolstered, and you said Sutherland has done that-" he points to Ronan, looking to the maps, "I recommend we go for Crosswynds and wait on word for other potential locations, while proper forces align themselves in worth while positions, like Westgate."
Eldan looks to Ronan, brows furrowing, "My thoughts were that they had believed the ships all lost and when it was confirmed not all were lost the information was passed along, but I was not intimately involved in the situation. I only had what was passed to me by Nima and her brother. Either way, all the discussions look good at this moment. Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions, but the Kundari seem ready to come to the table with an offer of alliance with Mobrin. The Sheikh, and I believe our King," he glances to Tyrel for confirmation, "both seem quite satisfied with the progress of the arrangement. Hopefully everything will fall into place. As I said, we may be expediting things shortly so that the alliance can be made official sooner. The biggest issue is where to hold the wedding." He pauses a moment, "As for Mowbray, all ships and men in my employ are ready to go where needed. I can offer more ships and crew than knights." His barony lost several knights at Westgate, and his shipping empire is quite substantial.
"I wasn't speaking of sending them to Crosswynd, Your Grace. Simply to fill any void that the forces you pull to move towards Crosswynd will leave in their wake. The men stationed at Blackforge are most likely bound for Weston, and are in truth a larger force." Shepard replies to Aidan, smiling briefly towards the man before his attention turns to Kieryn. Shepard has had few dealing with any Kundari, and so he falls silent on this particular matter.
"Then my mistake for hearing otherwise," Aidan will nod to Shepard and look to Ronan and Tyrel for the final decisions of what was next.
To Eldan Ronan inclines his head, "I hope that you are correct, Baron. If they can and will field men and ships, then we need them sharp on the look out for other ships and trying to intercept whatever intelligence they can. /If/ Jadda has a naval force, and they may well with such a coastline, then it would do us well if the Kundari can give us warning if any are sighted ere they come around the Kundari lands."
Ronan redirects his attention back to Shepard and Aidan briefly, then looks to his King, "This is all I have at this time, Your Majesty. If anyone has further questions or input, or if you wish to issue orders my liege, now is the time. I depart in the morning for Crosswynds by ship and will a small force of men to bolster the keep. It will take three days for me to reach land fall. I believe Duke Kincaid should move his men up, as well as my Sutherlander forces in the east near Crosswynds to secure the ruins. We should have word from the rangers scouting into Laniveer within a day or so by raven, I hope."
The Royal Marshal looks to the others, "Will any of you sail with me, come the morn?"
Once all of the information is passed on, Tyrel nods, fingers steepling as he leans forward and rests his forearms on the edge of the table. "A naval force should try and strike at Belcrest while the ground troops are shoring up the defenses along Weston's fortified northern points. I don't want another Westgate." It had been bloody. "I agree with both of you, Duke Aidan and Duke Ronan. A force needs to take Crosswynds so there is a hold closer to Belcrest and we can hurt Laniveer where it'll do the most damage."
Ronan only smiles, having planted that seed with Tyrel in their private meeting before. Oooh, how he wants to strike at Belcrest, yes. "Yes, your Majesty." He looks to the rest for their reactions.
"I'll go wherever you or His Majesty needs me, Your Grace. Simply say the word." Shepard replies to Ronan's mention of volunteers to sail forth. At the King's mention of attacking Belcrest, Shepard's eyebrows lift, not exactly in surprise, but a brief chuckle escapes him, "Well, that would certainly swing momentum back in our favor if we succeeded."
Aidan stiffens a little at the mention of Crosswynds, "Unfortunately, I will not be sailing with you, though do know that forces will be set to march tonight." A bold statement, but likely true, "Unless birds are being struck from Mobrin skies as well." He looks around the room, "I'll be with the Fenway forces and my brother Donnal." His eyes slide toward Kierne, instinctively, before he nods to the other plans to attack Belcrest.
The Duke of Sutherland is not at all surprised by Aidan's statement and was expecting it, "Aye, it would do for you to go and be with your men, Uncle. It may even do well to let Lakeshire men take Crosswynds and I to gather my Sutherlanders … if the Laniveeri attack your people in Crosswynds, I can bring my forces in to be the hammer to your anvil, since your forces can arrive at least a day before. What do you think?"
Kierne is still here, despite his every effort to blend into the wall, listening with a stone-faced expression, grim but game in the face of imminent departure. He sails with Ronan, of course— it needn't even be said. His father's name doesn't draw any reaction from him— just one more player in this merry dance of war, the figures of which are being planned before him.
"Agreed. It would be a welcomed notion for Lakeshire to hold Crosswynds," Aidan replies to Ronan, making a few notes to his scribe, whose been jotting down the map and making hasty notes on the conversation. "Then if that is all," he looks to the King, "I must be diligent this night and see to all the appropriate addresses." He'll bow and salute his Royal Highness with a hand to his chest salute.
It will do more good to leave Sutherland knights and horsemen out where they can do what they do best - maneuver! Ronan looks pleased with the plan and gives Aidan a nod, "Excellent. As far as I know, most ravens and other birds being sent over our own lands haven't been at undue risk as yet. Except up along the border areas." He then looks to his King to see if there is anything further.
Tyrel moves to stand, "Then I shall leave the northern border to Your Graces, including Jon Ruxton. I shall discuss plans with Lord Kieryn Mowbray as concerns an assault on Belcrest by ship and gather the necessary forces. As things develope, keep me informed by raven or any means necessary. Speed of information is critical." The King lays his finger tips on the table, "Let us be about our business, my lords."
Once the appropriate brief bows and words of parting are despensed with, Tyrel departs the chambers in the company of Rioga knights.


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Kathy Schatzberg, Educator, Writer, Organizational Planner & Owner/ CEO of Bearwell Strategies guest hosts! She welcomes Rabbi David Freelund of the Cape Cod Synagogue to the studio. David shares information on the synagogue, his experience in Jerusalem, the Western Wall, & the differences between Jewish religious communities. Kathy & David discuss their experiences during their stay in Israel & Palestine. Listen in for a great show!


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By Phil Helsel
A small plane crashed in an Arizona neighborhood Saturday, injuring two people on board but avoiding striking any buildings or people on the ground, officials said.
The crash in the city of Surprise, northwest of Phoenix, occurred at around 5 p.m., and the aircraft struck a greenbelt area in a community for people 55 years or older, police said.
The pilot and a passenger on the plane were taken to a local hospital, police said. NBC affiliate KPNX in Phoenix reported they have life-threatening injuries.


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why you should try to make runs, you never know what you will find.
See we do take them out in the wet.
A fabulous run with a real treat in the way of a private corvette collection to boot, Well done Martin and June, it was great to see June's C4 on the road.


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Tucson poet Heather Nagami is Yonsei (4th generation Japanese American), and her Sansei mother Toshiko Edna Togawa was born in Poston Relocation Center, near Parker, Arizona. Poston was one of the largest of the WWII Japanese American internment camps, housing 18,000 civilians.
These excerpts were read by Heather at the Feb. 17, 2017 Day of Remembrance (of E.O. 9066) at the Tucson Desert Art Museum. Two are re-published here by permission of Heather and can be found in her book "Hostile" by Chax Press, 2005. More info about Heather at her website: www.heathernagami.com. Her mother Toshiko was present for this reading of nine poems of "Acts of Translation."
"III. Figure 10.30. Classroom building at the Poston I elementary school.
Since no arrangements had been made, evacuees built their own classrooms.
"But mom didn't know if there was going to be one where we were going."
West of Blocks 19 and 30.
"So, she brought encyclopedias for us and for the other children."
Sufficient lumber was not available, so they leveled the ground.
"Only one suitcase, you know?"
The others brought bedding, toilet articles, eating utensils and clothing. Walls were created of adobe, a foreign material to most.
"You see how your grandma is? Even back then."
Mixed mud for bricks, lined hundreds to dry in 115-degree heat. Figure 10.13.
Pouring foundation for school. Which still stands today."
IV. Daughter
Figure ten point. ten point. and they couldn't?
Intergenerational tension was also a major problem in the relocation centers, especially since Issei and Nisei were very distinct generations.
This book says, "Intergenerational tension was also a major… since Issei and Nisei were very… The majority of Issei leadership had… du da da dah… Pearl Harbor… Nisei gained power and… Once the…
However, use of the Japanese language was restricted: meetings… in English… publications… in English…"
Meetings. Meetings. And publications. What were. But then how did? I don't think this is…
But auntie spoke going in, didn't speak going out.
And you, born there, never spoke. Here it says, "meetings." What is "meetings"?
I don't think they let grandma speak to
speak to you, when you were born
speak "gohan"
like you
to me
How did grandma
How did
how to distinguish shiokarai from karai?
What words, what, what, English? Shiokarai. Salty? Strong, biting taste, like shoyu? No, like, like, soy sauce, right? And karai is, is "hot", like, like, hot like wasab No, no, like, horseradish. Don't eat that. Hot, like horseradish."
3 exhibits with photography, art and artifacts on the WWII Japanese American internment camps are ongoing at the Tucson Desert Art Museum, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd. until April 30, 2017. Some of Heather's works are included in this exhibit.


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Ashley S. & Her Fiancé Are Adorable Together
It's official: Our Onion Girl will no longer be needing Chris Harrison's matchmaking services. Over the weekend, news broke that Ashley Salter is engaged to Austin Brannen, her boyfriend and long time love from her college days. Their story is actually incredibly sweet — from what I can deduce, anyway. They were college sweethearts, and now, they're spending the rest of their lives together. ABC couldn't have created a cuter scenario for these two!
And of course, this is good news and bad news: I'm so glad that Salter has found the sweet guy she deserves, but I'm bummed that this means that she'll probably never make another appearance on a Bachelor Nation show again — at least, not looking for love, anyway.
But the heartbreak of knowing we'll never see another future Bachelor try to figure Salter out again is quickly replaced by joy as soon as you've taken the time to stalk her Instagram (and her new fiancé's) and realize how adorable they are together. They seem genuinely happy to have found each other, and there's no denying the fact that their future children are going to be absolutely beautiful.
Still haven't stalked? Don't worry — these are all the photos you need to see to be convinced that Salter and Brannen are the cutest couple ever.
1. Brannen's First Appearance On Salter's Instagram
At least, during the time they've been dating since Salter's stint on BIP. How cute is this?!
2. When They Were Hanging Out On The Town
From Salter's hashtags, I'm guessing they were at a bar eating tacos, which is my kind of place.
3. When They Took The Most Couple-y Photo Of All Time
It's official: Salter looks awesome in pink, and she's the most stylish ever. Can she please let me shop her closet? Or at least buy my clothes for me?
4. This Super Cute Throwback Photo
They were so young! And so adorable! Also, Salter rocks brown hair.
5. When They Went Out To Dinner
If I looked like them, I would Instagram every time I went out to eat, too.
6. That Time They Looked Like Vineyard Vines Models
It probably would not surprise you at all to find out that Brannen is super into golf.
7. When They Were Adorable At A Baseball Game
When I'm at a baseball game, I usually have an overpriced margarita in one hand and a funnel cake in another, so this is classy.
8. From The Day They Got Engaged
She captioned another photo of them walking up the stairs to where he would propose "stairway to heaven." If you're not dying, you're lying.
I'm so excited for Salter and her next adventure. I can't wait to see how her new future unfolds with Brannen. And maybe she'll come back to The Bachelor to advise the contestants instead next season? If anyone played the game the right way, it was her.
Image: Ashley Salter/Instagram


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Nobody Knows Some Answers, and Nobody Ever Will
Nobody Knows
Just about everybody was upset that Romney last night, did not even bring up Benghazi…so, why didn't he bring it up? Why didn't he at least mention some of the horrendous details surrounding the incompetency of the whole Obama administration? After all, Benghazi makes Watergate look like a parking ticket.
Nobody Thinks there's more to it then Mitt just wanting to appear to be a nice guy. It seems to be almost a carry-over of the Bushes…who always refused to attack any democratic President when the very worst of the crimes are committed. After all of Clinton's vast crimes, the only person who ever said anything against Bill Clinton was Old Lady Bush….who made a few jokes about his sexual proclivities.
The Democrats have no such problem with it, they attack Republican Presidents without care or mercy. But you will never catch a Republican President even mentioning the vast crimes committed by a Democratic President. To this day, the selling of our nuclear secrets to China with the help of Bill Clinton has never been mentioned. This "habit" of the established Republican party drive many of us bonkers.
Therefore, Nobody Knows just how deep the corruption goes in both parties. Do they do it to protect themselves? We might never know.
Rand Paul brings up questions that most of us, don't even think about. For one, why in the WORLD did George W. Bush build a $700 million dollar embassy in Iraq? Was it to show-off, or did he mean to build such a fortress it would be hard to overtake?
The 104-acre compound, bigger than the Vatican and about the size of 80 football fields, boasts 21 buildings, a commissary, cinema, retail and shopping areas, restaurants, schools, a fire station, power and water treatment plants, as well as telecommunications and wastewater treatment facilities. The compound is six times larger than the United Nations compound in New York, and two-thirds the size of the National Mall in Washington. It has space for 1,000 employees with six apartment blocks and is 10 times larger than any other U.S. embassy. Instead, the U.S. has built a fortress capable of sustaining a massive, long-term presence in the face of continued violence."
So, the difference between a Democratic President and a Republican President is: Your Democratic President really could care less about your life…but a Republican President will build you a fortress worthy of a King, to keep you comfortable and forever safe.
But—Why did the State Department seemingly disarm this poor man…and almost throw him out to the dogs?
Nobody Knows. But the fact that hundreds of the Muslim Brotherhood have visited the White House, just might give you the answer.
I never thought I would look back on Watergate, and long for the good old days, but right now, Obama makes Richard Nixon look like a choir boy on a road to perdition.
Nobody's Perfect: Obama Has Binders Too!
Nobody's Perfect
Today, we see that Obama has binders too!
Somebody should check to see just HOW many women have been put in Obama's binder.
Having said that: To come out with a plan a few weeks BEFORE the election?
Sort of like: "Don't have time to read it? Well..I WAS going to wait until after the election to put it out, but uh…uh…I thought you might have to read it to see what's in it!"
(Notice how THIN it is.)
So, let me get this straight. Obamacare was about a trillion pages long…and that's was just one aspect…but his plans for "jobs" is only about two pages?
Which means the women's section on jobs might be a full paragraph, and the rest is about electric cars and solar panels.
Proof that Harvard is way overpriced.
Mr. President: Don't you know NOBODY puts women in binders anymore? For SHAME.
The Last Debate—The Flapping Flag
Nobody Reports
Here's the lowdown on the debate tonight: Mitt stayed above petty attacks, and Obama made long speeches about how he was going to do all the things Mitt says he is going to do.
I'm beginning to think that's his strategy. Talk like a conservative.
Mitt looked Presidential, Obama looked angry. Mitt looked humble, Obama looked cocky. And he acted cocky too.
Obama is running on the same promises he ran on before. By now, it's really boring. There were times last night when Obama was talking that I was almost falling asleep. Not much of what he says he has done matches reality. And he keeps repeating over and over the same old lines: Add teachers, and jobs, and tax the rich people, and add more teachers…
Nobody knew Mitt was going to win tonight because 1st) He has wanted to be President for some time now, he's hungry for it: and 2nd)…and this may seem silly, but like many people looking for a win, I was searching for that lucky charm tonight before the debate, and I got it.
It's not scientific at all. I was taking my nightly walk around the block tonight, and every night, there is one house that I consider sacred. At this house, there is a very tall flag pole in the front yard, with a big American flag that is there night and day. You can see this flag from the next block because he has three floodlights on it. It must have cost a good $800 to put up. This is the house of a VERY proud American, and not afraid to show it.
I'm usually deep in thought when I'm walking around the block but tonight—for the first time ever, I heard that flag flap…loudly in the wind as I walked by. It was a snap, a loud snap. It made me turn….. As if it was saying to me…'YES. I AM still here, and I WILL win."
And I was thinking to myself…you know, that the first time you've heard that flag snap. In fact, when was the last time you even heard that sound?
Okay. I don't get out much…but tonight I took it as a sign.
As I looked at that flag tonight, I knew Romney would win. It was going to be a GOOD night. I just knew it. It was a gut feeling.
I also knew the Cardinals would lose.
Hey! Donald Trump says he always has gut feelings, why can't I?
Tonight was a very good night. Tonight, it was obvious which man had studied, and which man thought he could just get by on his slick tongue. Tomorrow you won't believe your ears when all the democratic minions spin how wonderful Obama was…but anyone who actually watched the debate, will know. Obama was…grasping. He's going down.
I HAVE been planning on buying one of those "RIP" Halloween plastic gravestones to put under my 1776 flag that I have flying on my porch, if Obama wins.
But now, I just might have to add another flag…and a maybe a few floodlights of my own.
Yes, it was a GOOD night.
And when Mitt Romney becomes Preisdent, it will be an even better year.


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Outer Banks Photography Workshop, March 2020
I'm excited to announce that I will be co-leading for Joseph Rossbach Photography's "Outer Banks Coastal Photography Workshop", March 2020. Come join us!
The Outer Banks Photography Workshop
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This Week's New DVDs: July 21st 2014
The Lego Movie, Need For Speed and The Zero Theorem are among the new DVDs released this week.
The Lego Movie
Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett and Morgan Freeman are among the stars who lend their voices to this big-money animation. Read our full preview here.
Need For Speed
Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul stars in this adaptation of the hugely popular racing game. A wrongly convicted street racer is forced to join a deadly race to save his fate. Read our full preview here.
The Zero Theorem
Terry Gilliam is on top form as he directs Christoph Waltz and Matt Damon in this new dystopian thriller. Read our full preview here.
Community - Season Five
The fifth season of the acclaimed US comedy hits stores today.
20 Feet From Stardom
The spotlight is shone on the world of backing singers in this Oscar winning documentary.
The Stag
Sherlock's Andrew Scott stars in this low-key comedy about a stag do where the stag is more than a little reluctant...
NOW: In The Wings On A World Stage
Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company reveal some of the most intimate moments behind the scenes of their staging of Richard III in this access all areas documentary.
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Danny Glover and Danny Trejo team up in the second instalment of this low-budget action franchise.
Also Out This Week
The third series of acclaimed drama Braquo, the seventh season of Futurama, action whack-em up Enemies Closer, which stars Jean Claude Van Damme, horror chiller The Battery and gripping thriller Deception, which stars Geoffrey Rush and Jim Sturgess, are all released on DVD this week.


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Religious Education at The Willows
Religious Education is the "core of the core curriculum" in a Catholic school (Pope St John Paul II). Through Religious Education, pupils study the Catholic tradition and come to an appropriate knowledge and understanding of the different religious dimensions of life. They are given the opportunity to examine their own religious attitudes and to respect the convictions of others. We teach tolerance and respect for other religions, traditions and cultures. Please see our British Values statement.
The curriculum planning wheels are used throughout the school and supported by materials from CAFOD, "The Way, The Truth and The Life", "Come and See" and "Caritas in Action" to ensure we meet the needs of our children. All classes follow the Religious Education Curriculum Directory. Time spent on this area of the curriculum varies from 2 to 2.5 hours per week.
Religious Education is further enhanced and given expression through the liturgical life of the church by attendance and active participation in the Mass and the sacraments through the observance of religious services and festivals. At the beginning of each new term the whole school attend Mass with the parish.
The Catholic faith perspective is not an added extra, which we teach and offer to the children, it is integrated into the whole life of the school and into all the aspects of the curriculum. Please visit our Catholic Life page to find out more about how our faith is reflected in our school life.
Bound together as we are, by the unity of our faith, the children's education is developed in an atmosphere of caring, sharing and example.
Human Relationships & Sex Education
At The Willows Catholic Primary School we are inspired by Jesus to be the very best we can be. We look after one another and show respect and love through our relationships with one another. We use the term Human Relationships and Sex Education (HRSE) as we believe that relationships education is about all aspects of growing a fulfilled and happy life; sexual education is a dimension of this greater whole.
Any teaching about love and sexual relationships in school must be rooted in this belief which is expressed in the Church's teaching about relationships, marriage, sex and family life.
We encourage children from the earliest age to recognise that they are all children of God and that each person shares a God given dignity. As children mature, we encourage them to follow the example of Jesus and live lives inspired by the Gospel virtues, enabling them to follow His commandment to "Love your neighbour as yourself" (Mark 12:31). This is the basis for all relationships in our school where we model Christian Virtues. We follow the guidance of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and 'Fit for Mission? Schools'.


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