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Downtown Lynchburg Parking Study Recommendations
Lynchburg, VA - Could downtown Lynchburg soon see a change when it comes to parking? It is definitely a possibility.
The city has moved forward with another parking study, this one looks at the need for additional parking spots. It all goes back to October of 2011 when the Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy requested that the Parking Authority consider sharing the cost to build a downtown parking deck.
Desman Associates conducted the feasibility study and presented it to council at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday. One recommendation that is raising a lot of eyebrows is adding metered parking in select areas.
No matter how you look at it, one or two hours does not seem to be enough time for most.
"What are we supposed to do? We have to be here eight hours. All the parking is either one or two hours," said White Hart Cafe employee Matthew Chauta.
"Just as you're in the middle of being the most productive, it's time to go move the car again. So you have to stop what you're doing, you have to go move your car," said Lynchburg resident Mike Troxel.
That is how downtown's system currently works. Troxel frequents the area for work and says he has never finished in that amount of time.
"If you want downtown businesses to thrive then stop basically punishing people for coming down here and supporting them," said Troxel.
The City of Lynchburg is considering new information in the form of a recommendation. Part of it would consider creating a pilot program with parking meters along downtown streets.
The idea is something White Hart employees say would be bad for business.
"Business downtown already struggles and parking is already scarce and now people are not only going to be worried about can I find a parking spot, but do I have the change, do I have the money to pay for a parking spot," said Chauta.
According to council's agenda, the cost to install single space street meters would cost the city approximately $1,200,000.
"It's not a good situation," said Chauta.
Eight recommendations came out of Tuesday's presentation. Some key points besides metered parking include:
1. Creating a parking enterprise fund
2. Terminating the Holiday Inn Deck lease and taking operational responsibility.
3. Increasing monthly permit holder rates by $10 in Mid Town and Clay Street decks, $5 in City surface lots and increase all resident monthly permits by $5 per month.
Keep in mind these are only recommendations.
No action was taken at Tuesday afternoon's meeting.


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Just for kicks, projecting the Bucs' starting lineup
Opening day in the NFL is more than five months away, and the Bucs' roster could change markedly between now and then.
But after three weeks of free agency, we have a better picture of what the makeup of the team is for 2013. The draft will bring more changes, but it's not too early to analyze how things are shaping up.
To that end, we've conducted a little exercise, putting together a projected starting lineup. Keep in mind, the operative word here is "projected." This is so preliminary that there are a few spots where we didn't even attempt guesses.
But with the exception of those key positions we expect to be addressed later, this actually looks like a pretty formidable starting lineup. Take a look and tell us what you think.
WR Vincent Jackson: Had career highs in catches and yards in 2012
LT Donald Penn: Consistent; hasn't missed a start since 2007
LG Carl Nicks: All-Pro returns after foot surgery, shoring up left side
C Jeremy Zuttah: Returns to his strongest position after filling in for Nicks
RG Davin Joseph: Pro Bowler was lost for the season in 2012 preseason
RT Demar Dotson: Recently re-signed, but could see competition
TE Luke Stocker: Jury's still out; Will be challenged by Tom Crabtree
WR Mike Williams: Had a strong bounce-back season in 2012
QB Josh Freeman: Faces massive expectations in 2013, a contract year
RB Doug Martin: Had splendid rookie season, making Pro Bowl
FB Erik Lorig: This could change, but he's only fullback on the roster
LDE Da'Quan Bowers: Needs to step up after decision to let Michael Bennett go
NT Derek Landri: Signed this week; Will compete with Gary Gibson at tilted nose
DT Gerald McCoy: Coming off his best season in which he made the Pro Bowl
RDE Adrian Clayborn: Hoping to bounce back after a torn ACL in 2012
WLB Lavonte David: Had a superb rookie season after selection in second round
MLB Mason Foster: Had an up-and-down season; looking for more slash plays
SLB ??: Undetermined after Quincy Black's injury; Jonathan Casillas for now
LCB ??: Darrelle Revis? Perhaps; For now, Leonard Johnson?
RCB ??: Likely to be filled by a draft pick; For now, Eric Wright?
SS Mark Barron: Should fit nicely as a full-time strong safety
FS Dashon Goldson: Free-agent prize solidifies the back end of the defense
PK Connor Barth: Made a career-high 28 field goals in 2012
P Michael Koenen: Registered career-best 45.3-yard average
KR/PR ??: A source of frustration last season; Kevin Ogletree a possibility


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The testing action continued at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on November 30th, where 12 drivers from seven teams were on track. Jenson Button, running the restricted V10 engine, topped the times for BAR Honda with a best of 1:14.111. Team...
The testing action continued at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on November 30th, where 12 drivers from seven teams were on track. Jenson Button, running the restricted V10 engine, topped the times for BAR Honda with a best of 1:14.111. Team tester Anthony Davidson was also at work and clocked 10th on the time sheet with the V8.
Renault test driver Franck Montagny was second fastest, over a second off Button, and the French squad had development driver Jose Maria Lopez seventh on the time sheet. Both cars ran the restricted V10 in the R25 chassis: Renault decided not to use an interim car over the winter and the V8 engine won't take to the track until January.
The Toyota duo of Jarno Trulli and tester Ricardo Zonta were third and fourth respectively in the new TF106 (V8) and they were followed by the BMW Sauber (V8) of Nick Heidfeld in fifth. The German had a productive day of 71 laps and worked on tyres and engine data acquisition to conclude the team's three-day test.
"This was a successful first joint test," said BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen. "It was important that we could run the BMW P86 engine in the Sauber chassis at this early stage, in order to integrate all technical systems. This is the beginning of the testing season, and there is naturally a lot of work to be done."
Red Bull and Toro Rosso once again employed their restricted V10 engines. David Coulthard and Christian Klien were sixth and eighth respectively for the former and Tonio Liuzzi was ninth for the latter. Scott Speed is scheduled to take over from Liuzzi at Toro Rosso on Thursday.
Mark Webber joined teammate Nico Rosberg at Williams and the pair rounded off the times in 11th and 12th respectively. Webber worked on the Cosworth V8 engine and Bridgestone tyres, which the team has just returned to using, while Rosberg focused on system checks. Both drove the FW27C chassis and will continue on Thursday.
"It was a productive day for Mark who managed to cover a race distance mileage in his first day with the V8, and also start some setup work on the Bridgestone tyres," said technical director Sam Michael. "Nico spent the entire day working through system checks and mapping. We had faults on the hydraulic and pneumatic systems on Nico's car that were corrected."
Ferrari resumed its winter schedule at two tracks, with Felipe Massa working at Valencia and test driver Marc Gen? in action at Mugello. Massa focused on tyres in the F2005 and set a best time of 1:13.165 over 95 laps. On a wet track, Gen? ran the V8 engine in the F2004M and set a best of 1:32.627 over 39 laps. They continue at their respective circuits tomorrow.


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Action 9 investigates woman's Hardest Hit program mortgage assistance
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A Brevard County woman claims Florida's so-called Hardest Hit program should have helped her avoid foreclosure instead of crippling her finances.
She discovered a huge lien against her house after signing up for assistance that was supposed to be free.
Action 9's Todd Ulrich found the program has confused many homeowners and helped her get answers.
A year ago, Lisa Kestal felt she was just a few mortgage payments away from losing her Rockledge home.
Then, she qualified for Florida's Hardest Hit program that was supposed to be federal assistance for jobless homeowners to cover mortgage payments for six months.
"I just did not have all the money to pay my bills, and that helped me. It was assistance," said Kestal.
At the time, Kestal felt rushed to sign the program documents but her payments were made.
Five months after the program began Kestal landed a full time job, so the assistance to help keep her home ended.
But her new job was 150 miles away, so
she needed to sell the house.
Kestal said she then discovered something at the courthouse that made selling nearly impossible.
"They see a lien of $18,000 against my home, and I said I didn't do that," said Kestal.
The $18,000 lien was placed by the Hardest Hit program against her property.
Kestal claims she didn't know the assistance was a loan and she received less than $5,000 in loan payments, not $18,000.
"I can't believe they would be able to do that to someone," she said.
WFTV checked and the lien covers the amount of assistance Kestal could have used and it only became a grant, free money, if she stayed in the house five and a half years.
Mortgage experts WFTV talked to said the program had been confusing.
"If they're consistently being told 'This is a grant. This is a grant. This is a grant,' then they have no reason to doubt it," said Karen Wonsetler.
But Kestal could demand her payoff amount, money she actually used, and payback just $5,000 to remove the lien.
Now she's trapped in a home by a program she feels had strings attached.
"It's just wrong. It's just not right," said Kestal.
The Florida Housing Finance Corporation said its consultants fully explained the program, and so did the contract.
The program now covers up to 12 months of payments.
Kestal first told us her story by writing us online. If you have a consumer complaint, tell us here.
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"Foul whisperings are abroad." – William Shakespeare, Macbeth
We're doing a shortened, holiday issue this week, in observance of the Memorial Day weekend in the U.S: All domestic markets and banks will be closed on Monday the 28th. So we want to note the most important thing, which is that a messy ending in Europe isn't priced in yet. What's more, it won't be until if and when it should happen.
To be sure, a certain amount of fear and loathing has landed and taken up residence, moving equity prices down and Treasury prices up in recent weeks. Be certain, however, that prices haven't moved nearly as much as they will if there is an ugly exit by Athens.
If you want to know why the bad stuff isn't really priced in yet, it's for a mix of reasons. Institutional fund managers aren't going to sell unless and until redemptions force them to. They don't go to cash ("we consider that a client decision") and a 5% cash holding is the usual limit. Tier-one traders, the guys who can spend money in eight- and nine-digit chunks, are as afraid of missing a big relief rebound as they are of getting sucked into the downdraft.
You can lay the blame for part of that on 2011. Most of the stock-picking money and most of the fund management money posted red results last year, while the S&P and Dow managed to eke out black numbers, thanks to an improbable late run-up the last two weeks of the year. Managers came into 2012 smarting from complaints and vowing to put every nickel of fresh money they had to work, and keeping it there.
Those who are allowed to hedge are trying to figure out strategies that can guard against disaster and yet go up with everyone else if, for example, Greece should decide over the weekend to become the southernmost province of Germany. It isn't easy, though, and hedging is never cost-free. A lot of prominent, smartest-in-the-room managers are again in the red so far in 2012 (though to be fair, just about every equity market around the globe – be it domestic, foreign, emerging or developed – is down over the last twelve months).
Another factor is the eternally upward-looking perspective of the markets, but even more than that is the first fundamental truth of investing: as bad as it feels to lose money, it feels even worse to see your neighbor make more than you. Markets rallied in August of 2008, they rallied up to the edge of the Asian currency crisis-Russian default in 1998 (a quick 28% haircut for equities ensued), they rallied furiously up to the crash of 1987. They rallied in 1929, for that matter. The intolerable feeling of being left out of easy money is how bubbles get to be bubbles.
All markets are ready to move sharply on rumors of any European fix or breakdown. Greece is in, Greece is out (though the real problem is Spain); eurobonds are in, eurobonds are out (they would have to pry eurobonds out of Merkel's dead and lifeless hands, but rumors of compromise bonds fly); the (fill in name of central bank) is going to (print money, lower rates, buy the Acropolis), etc.
Any solution isn't priced in either. Traders will leap like gazelles at the Carnivore's Ball at anything that smells like a fix. Feel free to trade it, but the only solution that can endure over time is to write off all the bad debt in the European banking system and recapitalize it. Everything else is just another kick of the can.
For better or worse, June is going to be a volatile month. The unfortunate part is that we can't tell you in which direction, the fortunate part is that we can present the schedule you need to know:
June 1st: May employment report, plus ISM manufacturing survey. If job growth is either over 200k ("U.S. growth is unstoppable"), or negative ("the Fed has to act"), expect a rally, probably a big one.
June 6th: European Central Bank (ECB) policy decision and statement. Markets will be crossing their fingers for an interest rate cut or another round of liquidity injections.
June 17th: Greek elections ("Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road")
June 20th: FOMC (Fed) decision and statement: ("Please Mr. Chairman, look and see, if there's some easing in your bag for me.")
June 28-29th: European Union Summit Meeting ("The Tussles in Brussels")
Next week is also quite busy for U.S. data. Due to the Monday holiday, most of it is back-loaded onto Thursday and Friday. Happy Memorial Day weekend to our U.S. readers, yet spare a thought for those who fell for us all.
The Economic Beat
Consumer sentiment hit a fresh post-2008 peak at 79.3. It also rallied sharply heading into September of 2008, then bottomed in February 2009. Draw your own conclusions.
The totals of actual new homes sold (i.e., not seasonally adjusted) in the first four months of 2009-2012, beginning with 2009 are in thousands, 116, 128, 109, 117. Those are the four lowest such four-month totals (first third of the year) since record-keeping began in 1963. The financial press talked excitedly all week about the recovery in the housing market. Draw your own conclusions.
The Richmond Fed added another disappointing manufacturing survey to go with the Philadelphia decline the week before. Durable goods in April got the quarter off to a rocky start with a decline in new orders where a gain was expected, and a second consecutive drop in business investment orders. The ISM national purchasing survey is next Friday; it surprised to the upside last month after a string of weak regional reports. Kansas City and New York both reported improved results for May.
Weekly retail sales reports are so far predicting a weak May, but the big shopping weekend is still to come.
Next week has consumer confidence and pending home sales in the first half of the week (Monday, Tuesday), and then a heavy slate the last two days. Thursday reports include May same-store sales, the ADP payroll report, another estimate of first-quarter GDP, and the Chicago Purchasing Manager Index.
Friday will see the May jobs report along with personal income and spending, the latest ISM manufacturing survey and April construction spending. Enjoy the long weekend – all U.S. markets, banks and government offices will be closed.


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Richard Sobotka, (known as Dick) of Clarissa, passed away on November 27, 2012, at the CentraCare Health System in Long Prairie. Funeral services for Richard were held on Saturday, December 1, 2012, 12 noon, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clarissa with Father Peter VanderWeyst officiating. Interment was held at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Clarissa.
Richard was born February 11, 1921 in Oak Park, Illinois to August & Marie (Stastny) Sobotka. After attending 4 years of college at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois, he enlisted in the US Army in September of 1942 where he served in 3 campaigns. Richard was honorably discharged in October 1945. On February 7, 1948, Richard married Josephine Baker at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside, Illinois. Richard and Josephine moved to Minnesota in 1950 and began farming. He was the Todd County Assessor for 23 years. Richard was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clarissa, St. Joseph's Men's Club, Knights of Columbus, and American Legion Post #213 in which he was the Commander in 1962. He served on the Clarissa School Board for several years.
Richard is survived by his wife Josephine, children: David (Debi) Sobotka of Long Prairie, Tim (Cathy) Sobotka of Lakeville, Mark (Joanie) Sobotka of Sauk Centre, Rick Sobotka of Stewartville, Kathy (Steve) Yates of Clarissa, Cheryl Doerr of Sauk Centre, Karen (Tom) DeFrance of Swanville, Monica Sobotka of St. Louis Park, 18 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Richard is preceded in death by his parents; siblings: Frank Sobotka, Marie Masek and Rosalie Will.


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County recognizes airport manager Miller for award
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Limestone County Airport manager Buddy Miller was honored at Monday's commissioners court for the airport's recent designation as Texas' most improved airport.
The award originally had been made at the 32nd Annual Texas Aviation Conference, which was held in Dallas April 9-11.
"Limestone County was designated as the most improved general aviation airport in this state for the past year," County Judge Daniel Burkeen told the court, "and that is a reflection of the work that Buddy and Barbara have done at the airport, in making those improvements and overseeing and managing the airport.
"We appreciate what y'all do," he told the Millers.
Miller also received certificates recording resolutions of congratulations from U.S. Rep. Kyle Kacel and State Sen. Charles Schwertner.
"We're very proud to get that recognition from our state officials," Burkeen said.
"We certainly want to thank all of y'all," Barbara Miller told the court, "because it could not have been done without you."
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Bhopal, July 21: The two-day conclave of Hindu saints and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders scheduled at Delhi from July 25 will finalise the agitation plan against the demolition of the Ram Setu off Rameshwaram coast for the Setu Samudram project, VHP Secretary General Pravin Togadia said today.
Dr Togadia, who took part in a VHP meeting here, told newspersons that the UPA government's decision granting permission for the demolition of the heritage site hurt Hindu sentiments It was also detrimental to the country's security strategy as the canal would pave way for the movement of warships of the US and Pakistan close to Indian coast, he said.
He contested the government's claim that opening of the Setu Samudram canal would help curtail distance on the Kolkata-Mumbai sea route, saying that once the canal was opened for traffic, warships of other countries could not be stopped from moving on the route.
He said Ram Setu symbolised India'a golden heritage. The canal could be developed at a lesser cost even without demolishing the Ramar bridge, he added.
Dr Togadia said the VHP had appealed the Hindus to observe 'Upwas' on Amavasya day on August 12 to protest against the demolition. He also appealed them to pledge to protect the Ram Setu by tying a band 'Raksha Sutra' on Rakshabandhan day.
Various issues were linked with Ram Setu, while Ram temple issue was purely religious he added.


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I worked at World Travel Holdings full-time (More than a year)
Good benefits, co workers are great, great travel benefits, take advantage of latest tech so agents can work from home and usually works 80% of the time, great tech department.
Customer / Agent complaints never addressed, upper management has no idea what manager of department is doing, current manager has degree in marketing but has never booked actual travel as an agent and has no idea of actual process, not sure why this person even has this position, manager implements processes that are useless, time consuming and does not enhance agent or client experience. Uses 3rd party company to host group registration websites to collect guest information , credit card info and billing info thus leaving guests open to huge security issues if anything were to ever happen with 3rd party companies site.
Advice to Management
Hire a manager that actually nows about booking travel as an agent, your group department should be as automated as your individual in house reservation system is, you would have more productivity, much higher overall agent moral and be much more efficient
I worked at World Travel Holdings full-time (More than 5 years)
The people are great to work with. I was allowed the freedom to do my work without a supervisor constantly watching me.
I think the outlook of the travel industry is slowly declining. The pay was alright. I enjoyed my job but I wish there was a little more upward mobility.
Advice to Management
I believe that the senior management cares and trying their best.
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I worked at World Travel Holdings full-time (Less than a year)
The call center tends to be high- energy and cheerful. The pay and benefits are competitive
I have never in my life seen a company where management constantly smiles and presents a facade of caring, but will dismiss you in a heartbeat if the new hire class behind you seems to be able to sell more cruises than you. I was part of a group who were told we were doing well and then the next week fired for "performance issues". We were performing like we were supposed
to, but the management hired a class that did "better" and they fired a lot of us right before . Christmas. They hire you as customer service reps but then when you get on the floor they base
their firing decision strictly on your sales and whether you are quickly taken in by one of the number of cliques in operation in the call center. The problem is your direct supervisor is not
aware of upper managements needs so you can literally meet with your supervisor one day, be told you are doing well and then fired the next day because upper management has changed the performance requirements and not bothered to tell you or your supervisor. I never knew they operated like this, but in hindsight I did notice that they were constantly hiring new classes, and people already on the floor would disappear. It is one thing to fire people because they do not meet your goals, but quite another to fire people because they meet your goals, but you think the newly hired group will do better. Oh yeah, their policy states however you will always know where you stand based on their coaching. They over hire , state a goal to reach, but it does not matter if you reach the goal, if the batch of hires behind you happen to be better sales reps.
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Fondly remembered director of 33 years will lead four-piece horn section
Former Little Falls Community High School (LFCHS) Band Director Dwight Nelson will be returning to the stage for the summer music festival Rock the Park. The free concert will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Maple Island Park in Little Falls.
An annual event presented by Great River Arts Association (GRAA), Rock the Park will go old school this year with The Upper Mississippi Rhythm and Soul Revue, featuring a variety of rhythm and soul-inspired music, including Motown, reggae, blues and pop.
"This type of music spans from generation to generation," Nelson said. "Rhythm and soul is still very popular. A lot of today's music still models itself after it."
A trumpet player, Nelson will lead the horn section that will accompany local band "Brothers Tone." Nelson will be joined by 2012 Pierz Healy High School graduate Preston Weber on tenor saxophone and 2012 LFCHS graduate Jocelynn Moran on trombone.
Nelson's horn section will also include an old college friend of his, Craig Mesenbring, on trumpet. Mesenbring attended St. Cloud State University with Nelson during the 1970s. Like Nelson, Mesenbring also went to direct a high school band.
Rock the Park will mark the first time the pair has shared the stage since college. Nelson said he looks forward to collaborating with his friend and fellow trumpet player again.
"There's a joke in the music world that your trumpet players will always have the biggest egos in the band. Whether or not that's true, I don't know," Nelson said.
Nelson's reputation as a fun-loving musician goes back to his days as band director at LFCHS, where he left a lasting legacy during his 33-year tenure.
"I always told my students we would work hard, but we would have fun doing it. That was something I tried to instill in them," he said.
For pep band performances, Nelson often chose rhythm and soul songs because he knew the lively tunes never failed to please the crowd.
"I enjoyed what I was doing, so the kids enjoyed it, too. It just worked," Nelson said.
In addition to Nelson's horn section, Rock the Park 2012: The Upper Mississippi Rhythm and Soul Revue will include headliners and back-up singers.
"We'll have a 15-piece group up on stage. It's going to be one big rock band," Nelson said.
Special guests will include Great River Arts Executive Director Jill Moore and community members, Jeff Anderson, John Fedor, Jim Norwood, Andy Spofford, Elene Tonder and Terri Verkuilen.
"With the combination of good people behind the scenes and great sponsors to fund it, I'm sure Rock the Park will be a success," Nelson said.
Food, beer and soda will be served starting at 6:30 p.m. The rain location is Crestliner warehouse.
Every year, Rock the Park brings together a variety of musical talent to highlight a different music genre.
Rock the Park is a highlight of the Arts in the Park summer concert series presented by Great River Arts. Donations are appreciated, as the concert is a major fundraising event for the organization.
For more information about Rock the Park 2012: The Upper Mississippi Rhythm and Soul Revue, call Great River Arts at (320) 632-0960 or visit www.greatart.org.
As the hub for the arts in the greater Morrison County area, Great River Arts is a welcoming, supportive and inspirational gathering place. Creativity meets community in the music and theater performances, exhibits and classes the organization offers for all ages and skill levels in its downtown Little Falls headquarters and in satellite locations throughout the county.
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I've had several inquiries on the process of encapsulation. I figured it would be best if I made a separate post with instructions for those who plan to do it. It's really quite simple!
Decrease in baby blues and postpartum depression.
Increase and enrich breastmilk.
Increase in energy.
Decrease in lochia, postpartum bleeding.
Decrease iron deficiency.
- Decrease insomnia or sleep disorders.
- Decreases postpartum "night sweats".
The placenta's hormonal make-up is completely unique to the mother. No prescription, vitamin or herbal supplement can do what one placenta pill can. How amazing is that?
The theory is you are replacing the hormones you lost during the birthing process. Each woman's placenta is unique to her hormonal make-up. Also the first born male placenta is the most enriched.
Supplies Needed:
Steamer for stove top
Fresh ginger and lemon
Cutting Board, I recommend disposable cutting boards from Cut N Toss
Capsules, 150-200
Dehydrator, I use a Nesco American Harvest
Food Processor or Coffee Grinder
Sanitizer and bleach
1. First take placenta, place in colander in sink. Rinse under cold water removing and blood clots.
2. Place on cutting board and severe cord at base. It may bleed a little bit. If you prefer to to the raw method you would thinly slice the placenta after you have cleaned it. Laying the slices on dehydrator trays(or in the oven), keeping the temp below 118F to preserve maximum nutrients and keep enzymes intact.
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2. If you are steaming it on the stove, wrap placenta membrane fetal side around placenta into a ball. Place lemon & ginger in water in steamer. Put placenta in steam basket and cover. Steam on medium for about 15mins on *each side*. Bleed whiling steaming. Slice up placenta into thin strips at this point. If you are using a low oven to dehydrate your placenta, set oven to lowest temp. It takes 12-24hrs to dehydrate depending on method used.
Bleeding the steamed placenta
Steamed sliced placenta. Try to keep all strips uniform in thickness and length so they dehydrate evenly. I would then cut these in half again. Slice as thinly as possible.
3. Preparing dehydrator, lining trays with parchment paper for easier clean up. Place in dehydrator for about 12-24hrs
My dehydrator, Nesco American Harvest.
4. Using a strong grinder, grind placenta strips. I hear magic bullet works well. You may need to break dehydrate strips in half prior to grinding. I broke a coffee mill this way and had to "donate" my food processor to the cause. During the grinding process add dried herbs if desired. Per mother's request I will add one of the 3 herb blends I offer; "Mood Boost", "Iron Boost" or "Milk Boost". The blends have 3-4 herbs in them. I add about 1/4 weight of herbs of the total placenta volume. A little goes a long way :O)
I would also encourage you if you to try the herbs prenatally individually to make sure you dont have any adverse reactions to them prior to adding them to your placenta powder. Otherwise you may end up wasting your placenta pills if you had herbs to them that cause an adverse reaction - that would be a bummer!
5. Fill capsules. One placenta will yield *about 125-175 capsules*. You can use The Capsule Machine or Cap M Quik, it can be done by hand. I use capsule size "00". There are smaller size capsules available. The picture to the top is just placenta powder and herbs blended together.
The picture below is placenta powder blended with herbs.
6. Store capsules in refrigerator, they will keep indefinitely. How many to take in the PP period depends on the mother and her needs. I recommend 3 capsules twice a day for two weeks. If mom has a history of PPD I recommend 2 capsules three times a day for a full two weeks. The following week she can cut back her capsules to once a day or two capsules twice a day.
If mom is feeling run down, fatigued, low supply or emotionally fragile increase dosage. You can always take more a few months down the road if you need a "pick me up".
Containers they are stored in with instructions and benefits listed
7. Sanitize everything once while at mom's house. Spray with bleach solution and soak in hot water. Soak again in bleach solution and boiling water when you return home overnight and then run through dishwasher. I spray everything with a bleach solution and a Simple Green disinfectant cleaner. Make sure you spray work surface area too. You can lay out old newspapers, card board or a large garbage bag under work surface to help minimize clean up.
Where to find an "Placenta Encapsulator"
Google Maps Placenta Directory
Placenta Benefits Specialists
International Directory
Also email doulas and homebirth midwives in your area to ask if they offer this service or know someone who does.
To offer Placenta Encapsulation as a service its not regulated you take a training course, belong to an organization or be listed in a directory.
I am glad that I am doing research on all this stuff. My doula and I just cooked my placenta the other day and I'm going to grind it up and encapsulate it today. I've had it in the fridge since we worked on it. Excited to reap its benefits !!
Hi! I am a new member, I found this page by searching placenta encapsulation and just had a quick question for the poster, or anyone who may be able to help!
I'm sorry if this is mentioned already in the comments, but I am a busy first-time mom who is about to give birth and need an answer quick!
Did you do this process as soon as you came home from the hospital? Or did you freeze the placenta for a period of time before doing this? I have seen another instruction guide where the mother kept it frozen for 6 weeks and I was just wondering if this was a necessary step or if I can begin the process right away to start enjoying the benefits! Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
@Freemind12 The placenta should be processed and dehdyrated by 3-4 days, ideally within 48hrs.
If it's frozen it has to be thawed slowly over a few days and this can diminish nutrients. By day 5-7 there is a hormonal dip where you will really need your placenta for support :)
Hi I'm new and stumbled on your topic and was glad I did. Great info and didn't mind the photos--you did at least warn there would be photos--I think while it's kind of gross looking at first, the pics are helpful in understanding the whole pocess. I really want to do this for my now 4th birth and you did mention there are DIY kits??? One time use I could do then throw away?? Where would I get one for my own use?
Thank you for your awesome post!! We are TTC and want to dehydrate our placenta this time. Can I ask which herbs you use for milk production? Thank you ahead of time!
I'm intersted in the herb blend for milk. Would or could you use essential oils in this as well? I'm guessing its probably fennel.
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He talks some sense, which makes up for the fact that it's not exactly laugh-a-minute. N0-one said he had to be funny all the time, and there's a meerkat in it if you think there absolutely must be some kind of comedy element.
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I haven't watched much of this show this season, but its always been one of my favorites so I decided to put it on last night. After nearly an hour I had only seen two partner dances. Four judges are too many. It was too many on Idol and its too many on SYTYCD. Neither dance I saw struck me as all that exciting. I don't know if I'll try again or not. I really want to be as excited about this show as I've been in past seasons. Its just on too long and not enough dancing for me right now.
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. - St. Francis of Assisi
So I expected a complete train wreck....and it wasn't. I didn't think the dances were all that bad. There were even a couple that were pretty dang good. The worst of the night, easily, hands down, was Ashley and Chris. I blame the choreographer for that, they were given total crap. Now I blame the dancer because Marko and Melanie were given a total crap NappyTabs routine and they managed to transcend it. A good dancer can do that.
My favorite? Mandy Moore, the last one with Caitlyn and Mitchell. There were others that made me smile a little and made me feel happy watching them dance. I liked the waltz that wasn't a waltz. I also liked Melanie and Marko's number.
I also watched the show without listening to a single judge comment, it made the show so much more enjoyable for me. I never realized how much their screeching, over praising, or clear agendas ruin things for me till I decided to wait till I could FF past them.
Bottom 3 is hard to call, I have no idea how the viewers are voting but I can hazard a guess.
Ashley and Chris
Sasha and Alexander (I can't even remember what they did and I just watched it!)
Clarice & Jess (another that I can't remember what they did)
I doubt Nigel is breaking up the couples yet so I predict that Ashley and Chris are out of there.
I hated the all girl number and loved the all guy one.
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I might be moving to California. So I was considering selling baked goods out of my home since the food law just passed in Cali. I was wondering if it's something where you just get your house inspected and can start selling right away or is this something I'm going to have to save thousands of dollars for? Thanks for any help!
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To an American or European, the green-and-white plastic box is not a laptop computer as they know it.
But developers of the XO child-sized computer don't care. They aren't making it to compete with Dells, Macs and the like. The XO is not really about computing at all. It's about information and getting it to kids in the developing world in ways they can use it.
In fact, just as cell phones have changed the developing world in ways not anticipated by Western experts, the XO could make the world a different place for children who have no notion of what a laptop could or should do.
"It is very sneaky in a very beautiful way," said Robin Miller, a.k.a. Roblimo, editor in chief for SourceForge, a clearing house for open-source software. "We may not recognize it as a revolution."
The XO is the child-sized computing product of the MIT Media Lab. Once known as the "$100 laptop," it is the child of Nicholas Negroponte and the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child project, or OLPC, that aims to seed the developing world with these tiny learning tools.
Since the XO's debut last year, most reviews in technology circles have been negative, but proponents say those critiques miss the point. Its wider impact may come later, in roundabout ways, according to Miller and others.
"There are 5.5-billion people in the developing world. They are the mainstream," writes Mary Lou Jepsen, until recently the chief technology officer for OLPC. "It's time they had IT products and I'm thrilled to see the industry waking up to it."
The XO has its imitators, but its ground-up rethinking of a computer for developing-country needs created something hard to match. The machine has no delicate hard drive, only solid-state memory, so it is better suited to a rugged environment. It runs on Linux — not Windows — with a slim set of software that doesn't require huge amounts of memory.
Jepsen says the XO is the greenest laptop ever made, sipping electricity at a fraction the rate of regular laptops. It also has a specially designed battery that is cheaper and longer-lasting and can even be charged with a hand crank.
The machine unfolds by releasing two earlike antennae that give its wireless networking extra range. Its screen flips and folds so it becomes a tablet for reading. And the display is a patented design that, unlike conventional machines, shows sharp and clear even in bright sunlight.
There are other features that appeal to the geek or the designer, but its networking is extraordinary. In addition to a WiFi connection for the Internet, XOs all connect to one another through a mesh that doesn't require an online link: Multiple machines in a village can share work or chat or collaborate wirelessly from house to house.
"It's true peer to peer," Miller said. "You can share (an Internet) connection but you can also talk to each other without having to go through the government or a central computer somewhere."
In developing countries where power and communications are at a premium, a device like the XO can not only enable advanced education in schools but also independent communication within a community. A lack of infrastructure that would drive a Westerner mad might be an asset.
"You know how Asia leapfrogged everyone in cell phone use because they weren't burdened with a landline infrastructure?" Jepsen asked in a Web interview. "We were all jealous in the U.S. Well, just wait until you see what Africa and the Least Developed Countries do with Mesh … maybe we will all want to move there."
Still, critics have harped on the XO's bugs, its unusual configuration and its dissimilarity to standard Wintel machines so many people use, or that it doesn't use the fastest processor or have the most memory. But that really doesn't matter. Others have also denounced OLPC for making a gadget when people in the developing world need food and medicine.
"It is true, some people need food, but they need a whole range of other things as well, like education and health care and even computers," said Dennis Whittle, chairman and CEO of GlobalGiving.org, an online marketplace for private aid to developing countries.
Whittle had worked with the World Bank, the international community's chief antipoverty organization, before starting GlobalGiving. He said the history of international development shows the flaws in the idea that the poor need only the basics and nothing more until their nations progress.
People don't need a laptop the way an American would want one, he said, but they do need the information a laptop can bring, sort, manipulate and share. That information and computing power could allow those in developing countries to control their own development and destiny, not wait for the West to share its surpluses.
"It's essential not to have a top-down approach," Whittle said. "It's important for people to select what they need. We need to enable a person to choose, help them find the wherewithal, a source of income through access to information, communications, employment."
With the XO aimed at children and schools, Whittle said, it can kick-start development by helping kids reach higher faster than previous generations could hope to do. The open nature of the machine also moves that mission forward, said Miller.
"This gives kids absolute insight," Miller said of the open-source operating system and programs. Users can see the code behind the XO software and even tinker with it. "The smart kid is going to learn not only how to use it but how to program. You can't do that with Microsoft or any proprietary software."
Having millions of machines scattered around the developing world creates the opportunity for millions of new programmers who might otherwise have looked forward to bare subsistence instead. Though its price is now more like $200, the XO's cost is still the same as a few books and yet it can store hundreds more and can leverage intellectual resources into industries not yet imagined.
The West has been surprised before when other technologies were put to creative uses in developing countries. Cell phones have allowed fishermen and farmers to earn more money by consulting market prices, rather than taking the one offered at the nearest dock or town. Developing countries have found cell phones such an economic engine that there are now more such phones in poor countries than in rich ones.
Likewise, Internet cafes crowd out shops in Africa and Asia, with burgeoning opportunities for those who can fix a monitor or debug a program. They eagerly run old machines cast off by the West as useless. Though Internet access is not as universal as in the West, and critics say it never will be, those criticisms were offered about cell phones before they spread like a virus.
Businesses in the rich world had been slow to see the opportunity in developing countries, preferring to get Americans and Europeans to buy new gadgets before their old ones are spent. But the interest of Intel, Microsoft and others in OLPC shows an inkling of understanding that small margins from billions of customers equals huge profits.
"The market will move by itself, but it will move incrementally," Whittle said. "It may require an external shock, like the X Prize or rural electrification or the moonshot. If the XO can provide a focus, we can achieve dramatic change."
"There is this growing subculture of genius," Miller said. "People are very smart. Little kids are very smart. They learn real fast. It's a revelation for the vast majority of the developed world."


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Adopting internationally is a long and sometimes bewildering process. Here are some of the Web sites that I found particularly helpful.
The Adoption Process
|A Helping Hand Adoption Agency
|This is the agency that we used for our Chinese adoption. They are one of the smaller agencies, but the personnel were very professional, patient, and helpful.
|China Adoption Referral and Age Graphs
|compilation of data showing waiting-time-to-referral, etc., for parents adopting from China
|Personal China Adoption Stories
|a list of links to various families' adoption stories, maintained by an adoptive parent
China and the Chinese Language
|Map of China Provinces and Major Cities
|the best maps of China that I've found on the Web, courtesy of Muztagh Travel (This site has the only map of Guangdong Province I could find that includes our daughter's birth place, Lianjiang!)
|MandarinTools.com: On-line Chinese Tools
|the best resource I have found for looking up Chinese words, etc.
|Vocabulary Cards for China-adoptive Travelers
|offers a set of cards with various common Chinese words and phrases, including the Chinese characters, Pinyin transliterations, simple phonetics, and English translations; also offers a CD with recordings of a native speaker saying each word and phrase on the cards
|The Beijing Guide
|good general China travel site, with a cool applet that speaks each number in Chinese, 1 through 10, when you click on the number
|Mandarin Lessons
|excellent site with many sound files, including a "Mandarin Sound Chart"
|Learn Chinese Characters
|cool site that provides the etymologies of Chinese characters, allowing you to learn the root meanings of your daughter's Chinese name!
Other Travel Aids
|PandaPhone: China Cell Phone Rental
|company that offers short-term cell phone rental in China; rates look reasonable compared to other services that I have researched
Other Resources
|offers to locate your daughter's "finding ad" in China -- the local newspaper ad in which the orphanage advertises the finding of the child (no money owed unless/until the ad is found)
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A petition bearing 500 names of residents of East Toronto, demanding the ouster of three Nazis from the house in the area they purchased as headquarters for their newly proclaimed Canadian Nazi party, was presented today to City Controller William Dennison.
Police meanwhile were posted at the house on a 24-hour daily basis to prevent a recurrence of an attack by residents who on Sunday night besieged the three Nazis in the house, broke almost every window and left a hangman's noose on the door. The attackers were all residents of the Anglo-Saxon working class neighborhood.
The petition described the Nazis as a public nuisance. Controller Dennison, declaring that the use of the residence as a headquarters violates a zoning by-law barring club offices or military academies on the street, said he would present the petition at the next meeting of the City Council. The real estate firm which sold the house to the three Nazis said that final papers for the transaction had not been signed.


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A journalist has tracked down a notorious female serial killer, and found she is living on a tropical island, is remarried, and has three young children, one of whom she is still breastfeeding. Karla Homolka is one of Canada's most horrific serial killers. When Karla was in her early 20s, she and her then-husband, Paul Bernardo, abducted, raped, tortured, and killed two teenage girls. They also drugged and raped Karla's own younger sister, Tammy, who died as a result of the drugs they fed her. Paul remains in prison, but Karla struck a plea deal with authorities that allowed her to serve only 12 years in prison. This is the first time it's been known that she has remarried and, shockingly, has three children
Serial Killer Karla Homolka Is Now a Breastfeeding Mommy of 3 Kids
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WTF? She kills her own sister and is now a housefrau?
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We of the DL have always known what lurks in the minds of the frau...
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Those murders have always been one of the most disturbing cases I'd ever heard about. She and ex-hubby are freaks. I wonder if her parents have anything to do with her. Anyway, I wouldn't want to live near her.
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How dare she!
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She and her husband run this website selling cloth diapers.
She really lucked out marrying a man from Guadaloupe, which is a territory of France. Apparently there's some loophole that allows for easier immigration for spouses of French nationals. Otherwise, she'd never have been able to immigrate to any other country in the world because of her crimes.
Does anyone know if she got a pardon yet? Allegedly she'd applied for one a couple of years ago.
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Listen. Sit down kids, I have something to tell you.
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If you're good looking, you can get away with murder.
If you're white and good looking, you can get away with murder and still live happily ever after.
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Take those kids away from her! I cannot she bred, I have never thought about mandatory sterilization before but her monster genes should be destroyed. I also believe that my dog would be a better guardian and more humane. Funnily enough, when the thread that came up yesterday about murders that still creep you out, I thought of her immediately. If there is a hell I hope she burns in a way that a fundie trapped in a shithouse in July would talk about.
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Just reading the wiki on Karla. I'd forgotten how young she was - only 23 when she was on trial.
Interesting excerpt about her time in prison:
[quote]According to former inmate and Homolka confidante Chantel Meuneer, the Sun reported, Homolka and the inmate stripped at a flimsy fence, touched one another sexually and exchanged underwear. At the same time, Meuneer told the Sun, Homolka was still in a lesbian relationship with Lynda Véronneau, who had spent $3,000 on her at Victoria's Secret. On December 6, 2001, only seven days before Homolka dumped Véronneau, Meuneer said she asked Homolka why she continued her lesbian relationship while being in love with a man. Meuneer recalls Homolka saying, "I don't let go right now because I want my clothes and I want my computer."
Normally, I'm all for people just getting on with their lives after they serve their time, but she was screwed up so young and seems to have continued on the same path in prison. It's possible she'll be a model parent but she was cold enough to kill her own little sister.
One thing that truly puzzled me about that case was that I believe Homolka's parents stood by her even though she was responsible for their younger daughter's rape & death. I could see them pinning the rest of it on Paul Bernardo, but I don't know how they reconciled that part of it.
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Cold-blooded mothers are a dime a dozen. True, she's rather exceptional, but ruthless breeding is an evil of this animalistic world.
Homolka was great in that Hayley Mills movie.
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Many don't believe Paul Bernardo killed any of the girls; many believe it was her. She played the battered wife role well but video that has never been released illustrated how much she relished in the rape and torture of these girls. I believe it was reported that she even masturbated with one of the dead girl's severed hands.
Karla Homolka is either deeply disturbed or incredibly evil. She willingly offered her own sister to be raped then orally raped her herself.
The girls who died, I'll never forget their names Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, they really suffered the worst indignities and their deaths weren't quick and painless. They were made to suffer so these two could get off literally.
Paul Bernardo had a history of rape before Kristen and Leslie were raped and killed but before Karla none of the girls he'd raped were killed. It is possible he progressed as many sexual deviants do. But, it's entirely possible Karla was much more involved than she claims.
She got off with what a 12 year sentence. She raped, facilitated rape, participated in torture and murder and she got a measly 12 years. That's Canadian justice for you. At one time she was living in Montreal, glad she is not in Canada anymore but she might come back.
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The saddest thing is this never needed to happen.
The police had enough evidence on Bernardo for the Scarborough rapes, including witnesses and DNA. He could have been charged and convicted on these crimes, which would have brought the same sentence in Canada (no death penalty), including a dangerous offender designation. The American equivalent is 'natural life'.
Then, police would be free to charge her with Tammy's death and various charges for the other girls, up to and including murder. No need for a plea bargin, because they wouldn't need her to implicate Bernardo. The tapes wouldn't matter one way or the other.
Both of them would be rotting in jail, as they deserve.
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I've read that as well, R11, that it may have been her that killed Kristen and Leslie. On one of the girls' back there were bruises which looked like someone small (like Karla) kneeled on her and held her down to kill her.
I also find it sad that she is a mother, something Tammy, Kristen and Leslie will never be able to do, and she had three children, after killing three girls.
I have also wondered how her parents and surviving sister forgave her, I suspect they believe she is a victim of battered-spouse syndrome, when in reality she is a hybristophile (sexually aroused or attracted to people who have committed an outrage or a gruesome crime). I'm actually surprised no one has tried to kill her yet.
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To be honest, after reading about her I think she needs to be tracked down and murdered.
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It blows my mind that she married her lawyer's brother. How did THAT happen? The lawyer wanted her in his family? Sick.
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I heard one theory that she realized Paul was going to get caught, committing the rapes the way he was. So she took over and set up her sister and the kidnappings and murders of the other girls. I guess she realized Paul could nod not go on leaving live victims. That really frosted me when she got that deal. The same thing happened in California & Nevada in the 1980's. A guy named Gallegos & his wife/GF kidnapped, tortured and murdered teenagers that she would lure away from malls. He got death in Nevada and she got 18 years.
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She's one of the sickest person to have walked on this earth. Truly vile .
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agree r18
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If she'd kill her own sister, why wouldn't she kill her own spawn?
I would watch my step carefully and leave home as early as possible if I were them.
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What the hell kind of man would marry HER?
Is he in it for the kink? Or is he a passive-agressive weenie who wants a bitchy wife?
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R21, Karla married her lawyer's brother...which makes it even more fucked up.
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r21 - She thin, blonde and sexually manipulative. Lots of men (or women) would, particularly if they believed that she wasn't the killer and that Bernardo had abused her.
Just like the women who write fan letters to violent criminals like Ted Bundy or Scott Peterson. People are weird.
She got off with a light sentence due to a stroke of luck for her, so that's rotten. However, I don't really believe she's much of a threat to society now. She would need to partner again with someone like Bernardo.
Anyway, she knows she'll always be tracked down and under scrutiny, plus she's got 3 young kids to look after and doesn't seem to have much money.
I read on another board that she spends her summers in Montreal, mostly visiting her parents. I suppose they want to see the grandchildren.
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[quote]She got off with a light sentence due to a stroke of luck for her, so that's rotten. However, I don't really believe she's much of a threat to society now. She would need to partner again with someone like Bernardo.
That paragraph is entirely full of shit. She got off because law enforcement didn't do their jobs and were more concerned with mollifying the parents and covering their asses than protecting society and pursuing justice.
She would not need another person-she is a psychopathic pedophile. I'm terrified for those kids when they are the age of Tammy (13-15)
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I wonder what she named her kids?
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r24 - The was her stroke of luck. She was able to convince the police she was a battered woman and she made her deal before the videotapes were found which showed the extent of her participation in the crimes.
She is not a pedophile. She doesn't have much or any conscience and is dangerous in combination with someone who's a sexual sadist. Or at least she was 20 years ago. Pretending that she's some unstoppable boogeyman is just hysterical. Her circumstances are very different now.
I am sickened that she's had kids, though I'm sure she knows she would be chased to the ends of the earth with pitchforks if anything happened to them.
r25 - The author of the article agreed not to disclose the children's names.
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[quote]She would not need another person-she is a psychopathic pedophile. I'm terrified for those kids when they are the age of Tammy (13-15)
What she did to her own sister (which I ain't typing out!) makes me agree with you very much.
If she saw her sister in that unholy fashion she did then she might see her own children in the very same way when they are older.
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Luka Magnotta claimed that he had an affair with her for quite a while. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this?
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How old would he have been? 10?
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r26, see my post at r13.
There was no need to even bring the tapes into the Crown's primary case.
Also, she is sexually attracted to younger teenage girls. She was caught during her probation with nude pictures of girls in this age range in her handbag.
I don't have the link for that, but I believe it was mentioned by Professor Alan Young, who wanted her jailed for violating the plea agreement.
She sexually assaulted and tortured teenage girls, including her own sister, and now she's a reformed, bourgeois frau?
Psychopaths are known to be the least treatable of all the psychiatric conditions.
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What kind of man marries or even just has a relationship, let alone HAS KIDS with such a woman???
This world is full of FREAKS.
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She wasn't a killer anymore than Patty Hearst was a terrorist. She was in control of the real killer
It's called the Goteborg Syndrome.
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[quote]Luka Magnotta claimed that he had an affair with her for quite a while. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this?
No, no truth to it. He made it up. The Quebec police initially reported that he had dated her, but then after some digging, they realized they made a mistake and that it was a false claim on his part.
[quote]She wasn't a killer anymore than Patty Hearst was a terrorist. She was in control of the real killer
[quote]It's called the Goteborg Syndrome.
Don't you mean Stockholm Syndrome? Are you being facetious?
There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that Homolka ever suffered from Stockholm Syndrome. She was never a battered wife. Homolka was a willing accomplice and young women did not start dying until she showed up in Bernardo's life.
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Good article about Homolka and how she was tracked down to Guadaloupe.
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Oh dear you all need to study about the psychology.
Without Leopold there would be no Leopold and Loeb.
Without Raymond Fernandez, there would be no Martha Beck
Without Jodie Foster, there would be no John Hinkley
All were part of the Goteborg Syndrome, which means two ordinary people (though in some cases one is a chicken petty criminal or human such as Loeb, Fernandez and Foster) are taking in by others and used.
The love given to them by the petty crim makes them do anything for that crim. This in turn empowers the petty crim to do more and more till the whole things grows out of proportion.
It's like little kids, neither would shoplift but together they do it.
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Hey, "KarlyKurls": "SNUFFles" (her nickname for Bernardo's 'weewee') is coming to get you....You twisted bitch---we'll never forget you in Canada. Die, already!
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Shocking. Just depraved. To be breastfeeding at her age!
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I am sorry that I opened this thread. Homolka is an evil depraved woman and the fact that she isn't rotting away in a jail cell with Big Sally using the end of a plunger to fuck her up the ass is a crime after the crimes.
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Being someone who lives about 15 minutes away from the womans jail she was at, the entire area knew that she left and has kids months ago.
I drive past the jail everyday. It was weird to drive past and know she was in there.
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Karla was the mastermind of the whole thing. She's the one that found a willing accomplice in Paul. The hidden tapes proved it. Right or wrong the tapes have been burned. The Canadian judicial system was sure made a fool by that case.
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She's the worst of the two (worst than Bernardo). Before her, he was a scumbag rapist. After meeting her, he became a killer.
Moreover, what type of pond-scum takes part (as an accomplice and cover-up) to her own sister's rape and murder? She forever deserves those raccoon eyes Bernardo gave her.
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Did she ever fuck the Canadian cannibal?
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She is one sick dangerous fuck. She reminds me of Myra Hindley.
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I was a kid when this happened, about the same age as the girls they kidnapped. It is unbelievable she got off. She was the one who offered up her sister as a surprise "gift" for her then fiancée. She worked in a veterinary office and she stole the tranquilizer used to drug the sister. She administered too much and ended up killing her. Twisted fuckers, both of them.
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Up until now this is her first interview. She is a clever psychopath. Planning her every step far in advance including learning French.
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When asked by investigators why she facilitated Bernardo's rape of her sister, Homolka's answer was "He just kept bugging me." Oh well, then.
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139 F3d 906 Miller v. United States Bancorp
139 F.3d 906
Carole MILLER, Plaintiff-Appellant,
U.S. Bancorp; U.S. National Bank of Oregon; U.S. Bancorp
Mortgage Company; Jeffrey Chambers, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 96-35678.
D.C. No. CV-95-00018-REJ.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Jan. 8, 1998--Portland, California.
Decided Feb. 25, 1998.
NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Robert E. Jones, District Judge, Presiding.
Before ALDISERT,** PREGERSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.
We AFFIRM the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants.


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According to a press release, during the mobilization, law enforcement throughout the United States will be cracking down on motorists who fail to obey all traffic laws, including seat belt and child safety seat use, both day and night.
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LAFAYETTE — Clifford Carter can't stop smiling.
The 20-year-old sits in an orange jumpsuit in the Lafayette Correctional Center, but his hopes are as big as his grin.
Last month, Carter did something he said many others in his life didn't think was possible — he earned his General Educational Development certificate.
"It feels like I can accomplish anything now," Carter said.
Carter is among more than 25 inmates in the past 11 months who has earned a GED certificate while in jail.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office offers GED test preparation, basic education and literacy classes to its inmates in the jail, as well as to offender clients in jail diversion programs who take classes at its Community Corrections Campus on Poydras Street.
As of late October, 53 inmates and offender clients earned their GED certificate so far this year, a number expected to increase once the results of a recent GED testing date come in.
The objective of the educational programs is to provide offenders tools to help them change their lives upon their release, said Charlene Sonnier, Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office education supervisor.
"Our goal is to reduce recidivism and give them hope and more of an opportunity for them to improve their lives," she said.
As of the end of September, 205 inmates and 240 offender clients were enrolled in some type of educational service offered by the Sheriff's Office, according to data provided by Sonnier.
If inmates miss two classes or are not showing progress within three to six months, they're booted from the program. The policy weeds out inmates who aren't making an effort and are using the class as a distraction from their cell block rather than as a way to better themselves, Sonnier said.
The largest enrollment is in the GED test preparation courses, with between 60 to 80 students in the classes at any time, Sonnier said. the demand to enroll is high, she said.
The program receives inmate applications daily, and tests to assess inmates' skill levels are given weekly, she said.
More than 50 inmates were on a waiting list as of late October and more applications were awaiting processing, Sonnier said.
The addition of some new teachers to the program early next year will enable more inmates to enroll in the classes, she said. She noted that some inmates need help improving their literacy skills before they can move onto other classes.
In the future, Sonnier said, the program will begin collecting educational attainment information from new inmates to reach out to those who could benefit from the services, particularly the literacy classes.
"Some of them won't come out and say, 'I can't read,' " she said.
Between July and September, of the 166 new inmates and offender clients enrolled in adult education courses, 34 tested at or below literacy level in reading, Sonnier said.
After 30 to 40 hours of instruction, 16 upgraded to a third-, fourth- or fifth-grade reading level and four were referred to the pre-GED program, Sonnier said.
Christopher Kindred, 44, dropped out of high school at 17 and was diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disability, but has found success after only two months of taking literacy classes in the jail.
Sonnier said Kindred tested as a nonreader two months ago, but now reads on a fourth-grade level.
He said the decision to improve his reading skills was also one tied to his desire to change his life.
"I never graduated," Kindred said. "Here, I'm able to comprehend things. They have good teachers and tutoring if I need help."
Most of the men in the classes have a similar story of struggling in school, hanging with the wrong crowds and eventually dropping out of high school.
Montrel Alfred, 21, said the GED test classes gave him confidence that he could succeed. He said he plans to attend community college upon his release.
"I'm going to do better things in life and find a better job," he said.


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Reciprocity Laws and Info
Any new laws or info on Reciprocity among the states?,Reciprocity is literally a "moving target." These laws change every year, and new reciprocity agreements are signed, or occasionally, revoked, on a continuing basis.
At this time, the following states do not issue concealed carry licenses, nor do they recognize those issued by other states: Illinois, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Also, some states allow carry of different types of weapons (e.g. handguns, knives) while others are limited to handguns only.
I am not sure where you got the map from but it is neat. However, I belive that AL is a MAY Issue state. They issue to pretty much anyone that passes the background checks but they are still a May Issue state.
Here is the quote from the code of AL.
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To help American scientists plan for their research experience in France, Science's Next Wave has compiled a collection of funding programs supporting exchanges between the two countries. This list is meant to illustrate the kinds of funding opportunities available to American researchers considering an exchange visit to France; it is not meant to be exhaustive.
The list below includes programs specifically for American scientists going to France, two-way exchange programs, and programs available to scholars in any field of study. The list also includes a few programs that are open to scientists from countries other than the United States.
The 2006 submission deadlines for some of these programs have already passed, but most of these opportunities are offered annually. Researchers making plans for 2007 and beyond should check the organization's Web sites periodically to find their next deadlines.
Fulbright Scholar Program
One of the preeminent educational exchange programs in the United States is the Fulbright Program, which sends American students and faculty members overseas and brings visiting scholars to American universities. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of State but administered by a nonprofit organization, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars.
U.S. Fulbright Scholar awards go to some 800 American faculty members and postdocs each year to support work and study in 140 countries. In most of the countries receiving Fulbright Scholars (including France), a bilateral commission of American and host-country academics selects grantees from among the applicants. The awards cover a wide range of disciplines, including the sciences. The submission deadline for the 2007-08 academic year is 1 August 2006.
Fulbright Scholar awards in France range from 3 to 12 months, depending on the specific discipline and program. Scholars receive a grant of €2000 to €2500 a month, the precise amount depending on location and the number of accompanying dependents. Awards for study in France include grants for scholars in a broad array of disciplines as well as a few awards for multidisciplinary studies.
In addition to the national awards in France, the Fulbright program has grants to conduct scientific research in three French regions: the Alsace Regional Award (one award), which seeks candidates with backgrounds in medical imaging, computer-assisted surgery, and medical robotics; the Aquitaine Regional Awards, which award three grants in 2007-08 and emphasize functional genomics, viticulture and wine-related disciplines, biochemistry, optics, lasers, and physics; and the Nord Pas-de-Calais Regional Council Awards (four grants in 2007-08), which seek researchers for multidisciplinary projects covering a wide range of life, physical, and social sciences.
The Fulbright program also funds graduate-student predoctoral fellowships. The early rounds of the selection process are administered by home academic institutions, so procedures and timetables vary from campus to campus. Prospective candidates should consult the Fulbright Program Adviser on their campuses for details. Prospective students not currently enrolled at an academic institution (i.e., recent graduates) can still apply, but they must do so through the last institution they attended, so they should consult the Fulbright Program Adviser there for information about procedures and deadlines.
Pasteur Foundation
The Pasteur Foundation is the American nonprofit affiliate of Paris's Institut Pasteur, which conducts research into infectious diseases. The Pasteur Foundation promotes exchanges between the Institut Pasteur and American scientists pursuing research in biomedical disciplines such as microbiology, immunology, and neuroscience. The organization offers two types of opportunities for early-career scientists: postdoctoral research fellowships and undergraduate summer internships.
In postdoctoral fellowships, researchers work in one of the Institut Pasteur's Paris labs for 3 years. Caitlin Hawke, executive director of the Pasteur Foundation, says the organization tries to award four fellowships annually. The award provides a stipend of $45,000 and a "bench fee," which pays some lab expenses, of $15,000 a year for each of the 3 years. The next deadline for applications is 2 February 2007.
The first group of postdoctoral fellows, says Hawke, began work in 2002 and is now returning. The program "has attracted fabulous American candidates," she says, adding that fellows "can have a rich scientific experience abroad and still have no problem coming back" to careers in the United States. Two of the first batch of returning postdoctoral fellows have secured academic positions in the United States, and one has become an entrepreneur.
The foundation also funds summer internships for undergraduates. Hawke says the foundation has been supporting the internships for 3 years but recently secured funding for the program through 2009. Like Pasteur Foundation postdoc fellows, summer interns work at the Institut Pasteur in Paris and receive the equivalent of $400 a week. The submission deadline for the 2007 program is 15 December 2006.
U.S. National Science Foundation--International Research Fellowship Program
NSF established the International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP) "to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to research opportunities abroad." Unlike the standard NSF grant, this program is for individual researchers rather than institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have received a Ph.D. degree no more than 3 years before the award is made. NSF awards 30 to 35 of these fellowships annually.
NSF International Fellowship support runs from 9 to 24 months. Researchers are expected to work full-time at an academic, government, or industrial lab overseas. Among the factors considered in making the awards is "detailed and enthusiastic" support from host institutions, which suggests that prospective applicants should secure backing from collaborators well in advance. NSF's list of international scientific organizations provides links to France's leading science labs and ministries.
NSF makes IRFP awards annually. The next deadline for submissions is 12 September 2006.
Human Frontier Science Program
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) is a private international organization that funds innovative and interdisciplinary basic research in the life sciences and biomedical fields. HFSP considers applications from any country, but some of its grants restrict at least some of its funds to principal applicants or labs from member countries. Its 30 member countries are mainly from Western Europe (including France), but the list also includes the United States, Australia, and South Korea.
HFSP's funding begins at the postdoctoral level; the organization does not fund graduate student research. Its Long-Term Fellowships are designed to encourage new and innovative basic research--and mobility. The grant provides up to 3 years of funding at a lab in a country different from the researcher's own, with funding up to $49,800 per year covering stipend, travel, research expenses, and a one-time language-training allowance.
HFSP has a related Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship program for scientists with Ph.D.s in the physical sciences (e.g., chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and material sciences) who seek additional training in the life sciences. The 2006 call for applications for Long-Term and Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships has closed, but HFSP expects to post the 2007 guidelines for these programs in May 2006, with the deadline set for 31 August 2006.
HFSP also funds Short-Term Fellowships that run from 2 weeks to 3 months, for conducting specific experiments, learning new techniques, or establishing new collaborations among other short-term scientific objectives. Like their longer-term counterparts, the Short-Term Fellowships must be conducted in a lab in a different country. And like the other HFSP programs, these grants encourage mobility and new collaboration, with specific rules against working with previous supervisors or article co-authors. HFSP considers applications for Short-Term Fellowships throughout the year and announces awards 3 to 4 months after receipt. Applicants are encouraged to allow enough time for the review process between the time of their application and the start of the proposed travel.
Eiffel Doctorate Scholarships
France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the country's equivalent of the U.S. State Department, also funds exchange programs open to American faculty members and students. Eiffel Doctorate Scholarships are awarded to scientists from any outside country for Ph.D. study and research in France. The grants cover a wide range of disciplines, including the life, physical, and social sciences, and engineering. The program is aimed at younger candidates; the age limit for applicants is 35.
Getting Ready for Your Research in France
The Pasteur Foundation's Caitlin Hawke recommends the following Web sites as excellent resources for scientists considering France as a venue for their research:
Kastler Foundation. The Kastler Foundation was established by the French Academy of Sciences to ease the transition of scientists from outside France and to maintain contact with them after they return. See also this week's article in Next Wave, "A Troubleshooting Guide to Landing in France".
France Contact. France Contact helps researchers from outside France find collaboration partners and financial support; it can also provide a personalized Web page with links to essential services based on a registrant's preferences.
A useful networking opportunity for American scientists and engineers considering a move to France is Forum USA , an annual conference and expo conducted in the spring by the Embassy of France. The 2006 event was held in early April, with sessions in Boston and San Francisco.
Eiffel Doctorate Scholarships are awarded to students who have completed their master's degrees. The grantee joins a doctoral-thesis program with a French institution but remains officially enrolled in the home institution during the time of the scholarship. The award provides €1400 a month for up to a year; most grants run about 10 months. The program does not cover tuition, but according to the program's Web site, state-run institutions waive tuition for Eiffel Doctorate Scholars, and private institutions are encouraged to provide further financial assistance.
In 2005, the program awarded some 80 Eiffel Doctorate Scholarships worldwide. Applications are first reviewed by the French Ministry of Education, then considered by panels of experts from French universities. Applications for the 2006-07 academic year closed in February 2006, and the 2007 schedule, at the time of this writing, has not been published. Égide, the organization that administers the scholarships, posted the 2006 application forms in October 2005, so potential applicants should check the Web site during the fall of 2006.
Chateaubriand Fellowship
The Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the United States offers an annual Chateaubriand Fellowship program that allows Ph.D. candidates and postdocs to conduct research in a French lab. The grant provides €2055 per month for doctoral students, and €2466 a month for postdocs, for a period of 6 to 12 months, as well as round-trip travel and health insurance.
Candidates for Chateaubriand Fellowships must be doctoral students or have received their Ph.D.s in the previous 3 years. Grantees do not need to be U.S. citizens but must be attending a university in the United States. Applications must include an invitation from a French lab affiliated with a university, research institute, or private company. Applications are due 31 December for fellowships in the following year.
Specialized Opportunities
A few funding programs serve individual university campuses or a unique set of objectives. Three American universities have established programs for their students, postdocs, and faculty to work or study in France. The France-Berkeley Fund (FBF) encourages exchanges between the University of California (UC), Berkeley, and counterpart institutions in France. The program extends to UC Berkeley's affiliated Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC campuses at Davis and Santa Cruz. FBF holds an annual call for proposals for collaborative research projects. In 2005, FBF awarded 38 grants for 19 projects in the life sciences, social sciences, mathematics, and humanities. The 2006 call for proposals closed in January.
The MIT-France Program provides Massachusetts Institute of Technology students with internships at companies or research institutions, and academic exchange opportunities with French universities. The internships give students hands-on work experience over the summer or (for Ph.D. candidates) during the normal academic year. Since it began in 2001, the internship program has placed more than 100 students with French companies or research institutes.
In 2001, the University of Chicago established its France-Chicago Center, funded in part by a grant from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The center offers a number of travel grants, summer fellowships, and research fellowships for university undergraduates and graduate students. Covered disciplines include science (including social sciences) and humanities.
The Office for Science and Technology of the French Embassy in the United States has established a program that combines support for science with business development in France. Its Young Entrepreneurs Initiative offers funding support of €5000 plus airfare for American scientists and engineers to start new companies in France based on innovative ideas and new technologies, especially in biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials science, and information technology. The 2006 call for proposals closed in March. Five awards were made in 2005.
The French National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, or ANR) offers annual Chairs of Excellence, which combine recognition of accomplishment with a generous research grant. ANR provides its Chairs of Excellence grants to non-French scientists as a means of attracting high-powered research talent to France. Some of its awards are reserved for junior scientists. The grants provide up to €400,000 for 3 to 4 years of research. The 2006 call for proposals closed in March. In September 2005, Next Wave profiled an ANR Chair of Excellence recipient from Greece.
Comments, suggestions? Please send your feedback to our editor .
Alan Kotok, managing editor of Science Careers, is willing to pay his own way to Paris .