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Speak Up! Grow Your Practice through Presentations/
By Wells H. Anderson with Larry Bodine
Wells H. Anderson, JD, CIC, a veteran legal technology consultant, runs Active Practice LLC. A Time Matters software expert, he works remotely with lawyers and staff across North America and presents a monthly webinar; he may be reached at email@example.com. Larry Bodine, Esq. runs a strategic marketing consultancy with offices in California, Arizona, and Illinois and publishes marketing articles and news for law firms at www.lawmarketing.com; he may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
(Originally published in GPSOLO, a publication of the American Bar Association)
Imagine you want to attract more clients in a new practice area. Effective presentations that illustrate your experience and services can reach people who will refer business to you.
For example, what if you were an attorney interested in matters involving children and children's rights? You want to work on matrimonial disputes, on cases of children injured in auto accidents, and on situations involving child abuse. Larry Bodine, a business development adviser to law firms and an attorney himself, worked with just such a lawyer.
Bodine encouraged the aspiring children's rights lawyer to participate in an association of children's advocates. The lawyer joined the organization and later served on the board of directors. His participation in the organization turned out to be a great source of opportunities. The lawyer gave presentations to the membership on the subject of legal representation of children and how skilled advocates can help them and their families through extremely difficult situations.
In this article, you will learn about techniques and skills you can develop to connect with your audiences and build your business.
Do you have at least mild glossophobia—the fear of public speaking? Lawyers may be less daunted by it than most people because of the nature of our profession. Yet the prospect of speaking to a group of people can raise the heart rate. A 1993 survey identified public speaking as the number-one subject of nightmares. As Bodine explains, he was no stranger to presentation anxiety himself, but he took a number of steps not only to overcome his hesitancy but also to become much more effective:
When I was a young man I was very shy and introverted. When I had to give a speech, I was very stilted and stiff. I was basically reading my speech off a piece of paper. But I did two things. One, I decided that if I was going to be successful, I needed to be good at making public presentations. Two, I went to a lot of speeches to study not so much what the speaker was saying, but how he or she was saying it. I noticed all the things the speakers were doing to capture the attention of the audience.
The good speakers Bodine studied used varied techniques to connect with their audiences. They walked around the room and went up to people, sitting right next to them and asking questions. Or, if a person in the audience asked a question, the speaker would write the question on a flip chart so that everybody could see it. Over time, Bodine methodically incorporated the techniques that he thought would be good to add into his repertoire.
Lessons from a Coach
Bodine took lessons from a public speaking coach to build his repertoire and skills so that now, public speaking has become something very easy for him. From his coach, he learned a number of effective techniques. For example, you should always make eye contact with someone in the room while talking. When you finish a sentence, move to another person and make eye contact again.
Another great approach is to develop some closeness to members of the audience by standing on their level. A wireless microphone gives you the freedom to move about and approach the people in your audience. Maintain eye contact as you move. If you are on the left side of the room when you finish a sentence, look at somebody on the righthand side of the room. Then gradually work your way over to that person.
"It is like throwing a lure from a fishing rod and reeling yourself over to a position across the room," says Bodine. "And then when you are in that position, stand there for a moment, then look at someone else. In an active fashion you are constantly moving around the room. I find this really keeps people focused on you."
People who are fiddling with BlackBerrys or computers can be a distraction. "I always walk up to those people gradually and then when I am standing next to them, if they have not noticed me, I will ask them a question," relates Bodine. "It is amazing how you see the laptops close up and the BlackBerrys go away when you do that. It really engages people in the presentation."
Holding Audience Attention
If you are giving a PowerPoint presentation, try this: After you have made a big point, hit the letter B. That will blank out the screen. Now the audience has nothing to look at except you. When you are ready to move on again with the slides, hitting the spacebar will bring the screen back.
This is a very good technique. You should blank out the screen several times during your presentation so that the audience becomes accustomed to looking at you and not always at your slides.
The very best way to engage the audience, instead of just standing up and lecturing, is to pose a question every now and then. Use a slide with a visual to make this transition. One that Bodine shows frequently is a picture of a person in a business suit. In the background is a sports track, and the business person is jumping over a high hurdle. The caption is: "What are your most difficult marketing challenges?" He turns to the audience and asks questions. On a flip chart he writes down all of their responses. This approach gets the audience participating in the program. It is much more interesting than standing at the front of the room just going on and on. The audience is thinking, "Whoa, he is asking questions. He might ask me a question, so I had better pay attention."
Reaching Larger Audiences
The web extends your reach to a much larger audience than in-person presentations. Even if people are right in your city, many who would not come in person are willing to attend a webinar—attending in person requires more unproductive time to get to the presentation and return. Webinars can also reach people all over the country and the world, sparing you a large investment of time and money.
Bodine said that right now, "The state of the art in terms of online presentations is a web seminar." As a speaker you prepare slides, give people a web address, and provide audio instructions and a telephone number to call in so they can hear your voice. They can follow along with your slides on their computers.
Most webinar services have a feature allowing people to type in questions that the presenter, or an associate, can answer instantly in real time. The audience hears your voice, sees your slides, listens to your answers—the only thing missing is your actual physical presence. That is often outweighed by the fact that you and the attendees do not have to travel.
Webinar Tools
GoToWebinar from Citrix Online (www.gotowebinar.com) is a popular service for giving presentations over the web. It simplifies the logistics of running a webinar by providing tools for inviting participants, sending them reminder notices, and managing questions and answers during your presentations. The controls for the webinar give you important options but are not overwhelming.
Presenting a webinar differs significantly from in-person presentations, so it is important for you to practice and to be comfortable with the controls. GoToWebinar has a mute button—vital if you need to cough or clear your throat—and a pause button that allows you to freeze the screen for the audience while you look something up or refer to another window on your computer.
The biggest difference between live presenting and leading a webinar is how you receive feedback. You cannot see or hear your audience all at once, so you rely on a box for text questions and answers and on selectively unmuting the phone or computer microphone of a participant. For a small group you may unmute everyone, but in larger groups that can be acutely distracting. People forget they are unmuted, and everyone ends up hearing keyboard clicking, background noise, and "offline" conversations.
Text Q&As
The text question-and-answer box available to webinar participants actually has some advantages over an in-person or audio question-and-answer session. People who may be reluctant to ask a question in front of a group can take their time and pose a specific, detailed question in the text box.
When questions are submitted via text, you have the power to rephrase them to make them more understandable or to defer a question for a one-on-one follow-up when it is not of general interest. For each question, GoToWebinar keeps a record of the name and e-mail address of the participant and shows you whether they are now present or have left the webinar.
GoToWebinar also provides detailed reports with statistics that show how long each participant attended, the questions he or she asked, and how engaged the participant was. That information is important for following up after the webinar. A key to your success is your ability to contact individuals afterward, so these reports are extremely valuable.
Live Videoconferences
In the future, live streaming video presentations will become more common. Currently, it may cost $10,000 an hour to go into a studio, sit in front of a camera, and present a live program that is broadcast over the Internet.
More accessible technologies are free videoconferencing services such as Skype (www.skype.com) and ooVoo (www.oovoo.com), although they are limited to four and six participants respectively. You can purchase a webcam for $25 to $50, get a good headset, and plug them into the computer for live presentations. Watch for videoconferencing options to become more professional and affordable. As very high speed Internet connections become more widespread, expect that you will be able to connect to larger numbers of people without going into a videoconferencing facility.
Presenting on camera requires its own set of presentation techniques. For example, gesturing is important for any speech, but with a webcam you must make sure your gestures are seen in the frame of the camera. This means bringing your hands closer to your face as you gesture.
Movements that are too fast—a problem in any presentation—look even worse over the web. A good zoom feature on the web camera will help the speaker appear more natural. A webcam that is too close to your face makes your nose more prominent and creates a fish-eye effect.
Handouts and Downloads
Never give out a copy of your slides in advance if you can help it. Without handouts, people will be less distracted. They will look at you and will see your slides in context, under your control.
The apparent rationale for handing out the slides first is the assumption that people will use them to take notes. That is not what people generally do. They look ahead to see what you will say next. That takes away from the impact and the power of the presentation. Bodine explains to the attendees that he will distribute a copy of the slides after the presentation.
Providing the slides afterward rather than in advance is really a service to the audience because they are going to absorb more of the material and learn it better if they hear you present it them. They will get more than if they are skimming through the material on their own.
If you want to use public presentations to grow your law practice, you absolutely must follow up with your audience. Ask the event organizers whether you can get a list of the attendees' names and contact information. If you are not given that information, have a bowl near the entrance to the room. Invite your audience to drop their business cards into the bowl if they would like to receive an article or some other information on your topic.
A central goal of your presentation is to make a good impression, but for business development, your follow-up matters most. You need to give yourself a way to follow up. You need those e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and office addresses.
Good presentations require familiarity with presentation techniques and careful practice. By investing in becoming a better speaker, you can build your practice. From defining what people want to hear and see to choosing methods and materials, each step is significant. Take advantage of Bodine's pointers and pitfalls to guide you in your presentations. And get out there and start talking.


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You don't? Well, we'll let candidate McMillan tell you what exactly what that means as quoted in local papers this week:
"Election over. Jimmy gonna win it," McMillan said. "That put me over the top. It's over. This election is over."
Jimmy gonna win it! We told you so.
Actually, taking off our McMillan rose-colored glasses and black gloves just for one minute, we're not so sure that a parody on SNL is the most politically advantageous thing in the world. Remember those parodies of David Paterson SNL's been getting a few laughs from? Yeah, we're not so sure those didn't contribute just a little bit to Paterson's decision to leave the governor's mansion and not seek reelection.
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After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim.
The record-setting stellar duo, known as HM Cancri or RX J0806.3+1527, offer challenges in explaining how such a system might form. The super-quick stars may also present a great future test-bed for detecting gravitational waves, which are elusive ripples in space-time.
Researchers say the stars in HM Cancri are so near to one another — about a quarter of the distance between the Earth and the moon — that they could not get much closer without smushing together.
"A five-minute orbit is about as close as two white dwarf stars can get without merging," said Danny Steeghs, an astrophysicist at the University of Warwick, and co-author of a new paper describing the results.
Dying stars
White dwarfs are the white-hot cores left over from stars that have sloughed off their outer, cooler layers while aging several billion years longer than our sun.
Paradoxically, smaller white dwarfs are more massive than bigger, puffier white dwarfs, given these stars' extreme densities.
In the case of HM Cancri, this phenomenon has led to the smaller, though heavier star gravitationally stealing matter from its nearby companion. A ring of gas has likely formed around the smaller star, while altering the appearance of the donor dwarf.
"The more massive star is distorting the shape of the lighter one into that of a pear, or a raindrop structure," said paper co-author Arne Rau, a post-doctoral researcher in astrophysics at the Max-Planck Institute for Extra-Terrestrial Physics in Germany.
Matter striking the heavier star unleashes bursts of light and energy, which is what first drew astronomers' attention to HM Cancri more than 10 years ago. This periodic brightening as the stars revolve about each other implied the astounding 5.4 minute orbital period, which astronomers initially were at a loss to explain.
Several alternative scenarios about HM Cancri, such as magnetic field interactions of more typically spaced-out, slower dwarfs, had been proposed over the years. Bad weather had scuttled many previous attempts to get a sharper look at HM Cancri.
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To finally nail down the orbital period, an international team of astronomers made fresh, clear observations of the stellar duo last year with the Keck I telescope atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
The new, detailed spectroscopic measurements showed a shift in HM Cancri's light that fits with the model of two stars whirling around each other nearly every five minutes. (By the time one finishes reading this article, the pair will have made a furious revolution.) The next fastest-orbiting pair comes in at a comparatively slow-poke 9.6 minutes, almost twice as long. (For comparison, Earth takes a year to go around the sun.)
Simon Albrecht, a postdoctoral researcher at MIT who studies binary star systems but was not involved in this research, says he finds the data analysis "thorough," though researchers have had to make a few assumptions about the nature of the HM Cancri system.
Exactly how HM Cancri got to look the way the paper's authors think it does now remains rather puzzling, said Steeghs. The stars that smoldered down into HM Cancri's white dwarfs must have initially been much farther apart, given how little space remains between them now.
Two stars similar to our sun, yet with one initially about twice as massive as the other must have ended up having their life cycles timed so that this evolution could occur, Steeghs said. Further study of HM Cancri may inform models of how binaries interact with each other over lifetimes that last billions of years.
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In any case, as they have wound closer and continue along at their current breakneck pace, HM Cancri's stars should shed energy in the form of gravitational waves. These ripples in space-time were first predicted by Albert Einstein as part of his general theory of relativity in 1915, but have yet to be directly detected.
Given HM Cancri's properties and relative closeness within the Milky Way galaxy, Rau thinks the two quick stars' gravitational waves will be right in the range of frequencies detectable by the space-based Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), set to launch later this decade.
"HM Cancri has the shortest orbital period we know, and is therefore the most interesting system to find gravitational waves," Rau told SPACE.com.
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(Reuters) - Researchers have selected Eli Lilly and Co's experimental treatment, solanezumab, for a federally sponsored study of whether Alzheimer's disease can be slowed or prevented in older patients who have not yet developed significant memory problems.
The closely watched "A4" prevention study will select 1,000 participants aged 70 to 85 who have varying levels in their brains of amyloid protein - believed to be a main cause of the memory-robbing disease.
"This is the first time investigators will test an amyloid-clearing drug in older individuals thought to be in the pre-symptomatic stage of Alzheimer's disease," Brigham and Women's Hospital said on Friday.
The affiliate of Harvard Medical School is helping coordinate the three-year study, which could cost up to $100 million.
Solanezumab, a monoclonal antibody given by infusion, failed in two earlier Lilly-sponsored trials to slow the progression of the disease in patients who already had mild and moderate symptoms.
But when data from the two large Phase III trials was combined and analyzed last summer, cognitive declines were slowed by 34 percent among patients who started out with only mild symptoms. It was the first time any drug ever arrested the progression of Alzheimer's.
In the new prevention trial, patients will be selected by using a radioactive Lilly imaging agent called Amyvid (florbetapir) that can detect amyloid plaques in the brain. The agent is approved in the United States and awaiting approval in Europe.
Dr. Reisa Sperling, a Harvard neurology professor who will lead the A4 trial, said she and her colleagues are hoping solanezumab will reduce memory decline by 30 percent. That would be similar to the benefit seen among already mildly symptomatic patients in Lilly's earlier pair of large studies.
"But in asymptomatic people, a 30 percent slowing might prevent symptoms from ever developing at all," Sperling said. "In others, they might develop symptoms, but not get to the stage where they need help with daily activities," she said in an interview.
Sperling said final data from the trial will not be seen until 2018. Meanwhile, other Alzheimer's drugs will be tested beginning next year as part of her project, including a promising class of drugs called beta secretase inhibitors.
Solanezumab and an anti-amyloid drug being developed by Roche Holding AG were selected in October for another high-profile prevention trial, but it involves younger patients with a genetic high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
The study will begin early this year at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. It is being supported by DIAN, a U.S.-funded collaboration of leading Alzheimer's disease centers worldwide.
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As a child, I was fascinated by places like the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) but found it difficult to imagine as a real place where people could participate in and contribute to its activities and operations. And then there are those doors - the ones that lead beyond the public exhibitions. What's behind them?
I got the chance to find out when I became a summer intern, which was also when I discovered my passion for facilitating this kind of experience for others. As the Head of the Office of Academic Services and a former NMNH intern, I can assure you the place is real, the staff are amazing, and through our academic opportunities, people like you can contributing their time and talents toward our endeavors.
Still a bit curious about what internships and fellowships are like at NMNH and wondering how you can apply? Through our series "Behind Those Doors," you'll take peeks behind-the-scenes with stories about our academic opportunities, the people participating in them, and links to more information about how to apply.
Winter and Spring Break Internships
So what did you do over winter break? Hang out with family? Eat too many holiday cookies? Did you know we have a special internship program specially designed to place interested and motivated undergraduate and graduate students, in short-term internships during their winter and spring breaks? During these short internships, you can gain practical experience by working in a museum setting, develop new skills learned from our staff, provide a service to the organization by contributing your time and talents, create professional partnerships, and pursue your fields of interest.
This year we had 36 students participate in our 2012 Winter Break Internship Program. They came from 16 different states, joined 18 different projects, and engaged with us for a combined total of nearly 5,000 hours.
Why offer such short internships? In the words of intern Jeremy Azurin, from Virginia Tech, "It's a fantastic time to explore different areas of science and possible career options, meet other interns and professional staff, and most importantly, gain valuable experience within the Museum."
About her Winter Break Internship ShuMing Huang, a freshman from Smith College, commented "As the introduction says, '…because at Smithsonian, the possibility is endless!' My experience at Smithsonian really proved this statement. I have not only explored the endless possibilities, but also inspired by the people I met, the exhibitions I visited, and the projects I worked on. Every day is a new adventure."
Can you really make a contribution during such a short internships? You bet! Arthi Aravind, from the College of William and Mary, working in our Division of Birds, puts it in perspective for us all. "Someday, a hundred years in the future, a researcher might pick up one of the birds I worked on and count it as a data point, and it will have done its part to help further the mission of the Smithsonian Institution, which is to 'increase and diffuse knowledge.' In its lifetime, it's difficult to predict just how many projects this one specimen will be involved in, but when you consider how many specimens the Smithsonian Institution has as a whole—that's 137 million—it's mind-boggling to imagine the importance of the collections to the cause of advancing human scientific knowledge. What's important is that museum visitors are aware of this, so they can truly understand the mission of museums and all that they do."
Spring is just around the corner. What are you doing over spring break? We're now placing students in our week-long Spring Break Internship Program.
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Loco Mania is a logic and strategy game where quick thinking counts the most. You're in charge of managing an entire railway network.
Control switches, semaphores and train directions to get the trains through the system as quickly and efficiently as possible. Each level will put players through a multitude of tasks from getting trains to their destination on time to guiding trains with hazard laden cargo safely home.
Successfully clearing the trains through the railway system improves the players score and unlocks maps to take the game through progressively challenging levels. Loco Mania features 12 maps each inspired by various European landscapes designed to provide a unique gameplay experience.
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- Gameplay allows you to control switches, semaphores and directions of all trains.
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Winnipeg, MB, October 25, 2012: The Winnipeg Art Gallery's Centennial Ball on October 20 was an outstanding success, raising over $330,000 in support of the Gallery's art and learning programs for children and youth. Close to 500 guests at the black-tie event dined in the galleries, which were transformed by spectacular floral displays by the city's leading floral designers, and extraordinary Centennial cakes created by top local pastry chefs. With flowers and cakes inspired by the art on display in the galleries, the result was a visual experience for the senses unlike Winnipeg has ever seen.
Hazel Borys, Chair of the Ball Committee, noted that "Fifty artists donated original works of art to the live and silent auctions, and many of them began their artistic careers by taking art classes at the WAG or visiting the Gallery as part of our school programs. Many of these Canadian artists are in galleries and private collections around the country and have been recognized with some of the highest honours internationally. They are a testament to what Winnipeggers' support has and will continue to produce."
Upon his arrival at the WAG in 2008, Executive Director Stephen Borys brought the WAG's premier fundraising gala back to the Gallery's premises in an effort to showcase the building and the art collections. Borys stated: "In our Centennial year, we received an unprecedented level of support from our corporate sponsors, the floral and cake designers who provided stunning creations to complement the art, and the dozens of individuals (including many artists) and companies who donated a wide array of items for the auctions. In particular I'd like to thank our raffle donors—Birks for a timeless Rolex watch, Wanda Koop for an impressive painting from her Seeway series, and The Fort Garry Hotel for a relaxing guest stay and a spa for eight people."
Borys cited filmmaker Guy Maddin whose "hauntingly beautiful Séances project images" were projected on to the walls of the Gallery's Eckhardt Hall and who happily signed limited edition prints from the project which were presented to the Ball guests. He also praised the hard work, initiative, and enthusiasm of the Ball Committee, all of them volunteers, and the WAG staff for working together to create a truly exceptional evening. "In the end, I don't think there is another organization in the city that can throw a party with five centuries of art, thousands of flowers, and a Guy Maddin film montage as the décor!" Borys explained. "People noticed, people talked, and people want to come back; and that's why we're here — to serve our community and share with them the power of art."
The Centennial Ball Committee: Hazel Borys (Chair), Brent Bellamy, Joyce Berry, Stephen Borys, Tim Borys, Hennie Corrin, Heather Cram, Cora Eaton, Scott Gillam, Stefano Grande, Johanna Hurme, Nathan Janzen, Rochelle Jaramilla, Rob Johnston, Pam Kaspick, José Koes, Scott McCulloch, Alden Neufeld, Louis Trepel, Darlene Van Ruiten, Jordan van Sewell, Faye Warren, Ben Wasylyshen.
Dundee Wealth Investment Counsel is the presenting sponsor of the Centennial Ball. Gallery sponsors: BMO Financial Group, Bird Construction Company, RBC Royal Bank, Royal Canadian Mint, The Winnipeg Foundation, Winnipeg Free Press. Corporate table sponsors: 10 Architectural Group, 5468796 architecture, Air Canada, Cibinel Architects, Graham Construction, Granny's Poultry, Great-West Life Assurance Company, Investors Group, James Richardson International, Inc., The Janzen Family, Johnston Group, MTS Allstream, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Scotiabank, Sigurdson McFadden, TD Financial Group, University of Manitoba. Event sponsors: Doowah Design, Esdale Printing Co. Ltd., Florists Supply Ltd., Manitoba Liquor Control Commission, Planned Perfectly, Push Design, Storm Catering. Floral designers: Ann's Flowers & Gifts, Charleswood Florist, Floral Elements, Floral Fixx, McDiarmid Florists, Ormiston Florists, Roy's Florist Ltd., Signature Floral Gallery, Specialty cake suppliers: High Tea Bakery, Lilac Bakery, Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery, Sweet Impressions. Special thanks to Art Mûr, A/W-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions, Mayberry Fine Art, Moneris Solutions Corp, Parlour Coffee, Relax Coffee Bar, Richard Heller Gallery, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Woodlands Gallery.
For more information about the Centennial Ball, and to view event images which will be posted there soon, visit galleryball.wag.ca.
The Winnipeg Art Gallery is grateful for the support of the following Centennial sponsors: BMO Financial Group, The Winnipeg Foundation, the Department of Canadian Heritage, RBC Royal Bank, Air Canada, James Richardson & Sons Ltd., Johnston Group, MTS Allstream, PACART, TD Bank, Great-West Life, Friesens Corporation, Investors Group, Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Scotiabank, Storm Bistro, Volunteer Associates of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, City of Winnipeg, Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, Ernst & Young, The Fort Garry Hotel, KPMG, Lawton Partners, Loewen, Parrish & Heinbecker, Aikins Law, AON, Cambrian Credit Union, CP Loewen, Manitoba Blue Cross, National Leasing, North West Company, NRG Management. Media sponsors: Winnipeg Free Press, CTV, CBC, Pattison Outdoor Advertising, Virgin Radio 103.1 FM, 99.9 BOB FM, Doowah Design, Visual Lizard, Esdale Printing Co Ltd., Radio-Canada, Tourism Winnipeg, Travel Manitoba, Midcan Production Technologies.
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Reka wrote:1. So has anyone identified the geography yet? Seems to me that all the clues we've gotten (sea that doesn't have tides, doesn't have waves, but very slowly rises;
I'm living near the "Lübecker Bucht" (a bay of the Baltic Sea which in fact is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean) which has almost no tide, but great differences in water levels due to the wind. The bay opens to northeast and and when we have northern or eastern winds it's "flood", and vice versa. So, when the wind changes the water level tin change quite a lot, not unalike a tidal movement. And, more important as to The One True Comic, not as temporally constricted.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. � Jimmie Johnson became a two-time Daytona 500 winner on a one-lane track.
Normally, in the hours after a race like Sunday�s, the inbox would be hissing with emails from haters of races that are predominantly follow-the-leader affairs � races like Sunday�s Daytona 500, which had parade characteristics except for a few late-afternoon moments and the lap or two after a restart.
But the venom, so far, has been tempered. That must be due, in small part, to the relief of seeing a complete race on a day when the weathermen were uttering threats.
A bigger part comes from seeing everyone leave the place upright. After Saturday�s ugly scene at the end of the Nationwide Series race, any race that ends without paramedics rushing the bleachers must be given a thumbs-up.
Also, there were interesting storylines. Jimmie Johnson, after two years without a championship (imagine the horror of such a slump!), serves immediate notice that title No. 6 is on his radar. And he wins the 500 with crew chief Chad Knaus, who missed Jimmie�s first 500 win (in 2006) because he was beginning a stretch in �NASCAR jail.�
There was Brad Keselowski, taking this �reigning champ� thing seriously. After barely skirting debilitating damage in two earlier wrecks, he had his bandaged car up front with the end in sight.
And, of course, there was Danica Patrick, who did nothing to dampen her popularity. A win would�ve stretched the fairy tale a little too far, but she had a chance at the end. OK, maybe not.
Yes, she was running third with about a mile to go, but if you�re relatively new to that jungle and you�re running with the true beef-eaters, an eighth-place finish is worthy of satisfaction, praise and, most importantly, respect.
�Every time I�ve seen her in a pretty hectic situation, she always really remained calm,� said Dale Earnhardt Jr., who rallied to second and was among those uprooting Danica and shuffling her back to eighth. �She�s a racer. I enjoy racing with her.�
But the on-track product will have to be addressed sooner or later. It always is. The Daytona 500 drives the NASCAR schedule. It does this by attracting, by far, the most TV viewers and doing it at the beginning of the year, which makes it the platform from which a season leaps, for better or worse.
This one was for the better, insisted Knaus. Then again, he was the winning crew chief, so you have to gauge his review accordingly.
�Racing is more than side-by-side and crashing,� said Knaus. �If you go back and look, there were different pit strategies, ways guys took the lead on pit road � two-tire or four-tire strategy. The racing was good if you go back and look at the nuts-and-bolts of it. Just because you�re not running side-by-side doesn�t mean it�s a bad race.�
Well, no, not if your target audience is Darrell Waltrip, but very few in that all-important �casual fan� category dig deep into pit strategy when holding the TV remote.
If the Daytona 500 is deemed boring, things usually happen. You might not want to call it panic, but you can certainly describe it as a company-wide desire to provide a racier race. Right now, with brand new cars on almost-new asphalt, the inside lane is no-man�s land, and when racers become aware that one lane is muddied, you get a parade.
Adding to that, there�s the mystery factor. For whatever aerodynamic reason (the opinions vary), the Gen-6 cars have gained a quick Daytona reputation for not playing well together when shoulder to shoulder.
Through Talladega in May and the return here in July, it�s unlikely you�ll see any dramatic changes to promote �action.� But if the plate races take on a continued single-file trend, it�ll be committee time for NASCAR�s marketing and competition departments.
Do they tinker with spoilers and splitters and whatever else might bring about the type of racing promised by the ad department? Or do they let the new cars � and the engineers� knowledge of them � mature along with the new asphalt, which will inevitably become rougher with each passing year?
Saturday�s horrible scene has left such a mark, NASCAR can rightly stiff-arm any of those who �demand� the high-wire act that these races can become. And if the Gen-6 cars prove to be movers and shakers at the �normal� NASCAR tracks � beginning next weekend in Phoenix � everyone will be truly and rightly excited, and maybe willing to overlook single-file sanity at Daytona and Talladega.
Or, knowing the passion of many fans, maybe not. If you promise the amazing, the customers want amazing. And, by the way, pit strategy doesn�t fit that definition for most.
Problem is, the amazing further invites the ugly. Tough call to make.


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So, I did said research and I think I know what I want to get, but I wanted to ask some computer oriented people (relative to me, that is) who aren't biased and who won't try to sell me something, and my mind came straight to xkcd.
Here's what I was thinking...
-8GB DDR3 - start good and stay good
-TRIM (not defrag!), SSD firmware, OS, and file system
-for Linux, added at v2.6.33, but only works with the EXT4 and Btrfs file systems
-especially if the SSD is used with a common HDD controller that lacks garbage collection functionality
-Burn in?
-Graphics card...will I need anything other than stock?
-Desktop replacement laptop - I'm sure about this part
-LED, 1920x1080 - ...anything wrong with that?
-USB 3.0 - any reason not to?
-anything else that I'm not covering or am otherwise missing?
-can anyone estimate a price? I'm not asking you to figure it out, but if you already know or can estimate, would you mind listing it in your post?
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After ten months, I'm back from my self-imposed 'blogcation' and it feels a lot like coming home after a long trip. I read a friend's post on Facebook today and was reminded that God often uses the circumstances of our lives to mold, shape, and change us whether or not we are ready to change.
I've been thinking a lot about family lately. We raise our families and experience those bittersweet emotions when they move out (glad they're ready, willing, and able to spread their wings, sad they're leaving the nest and flying away). Then they begin families of their own and we are truly blessed to become grandparents.
Our grandkids (GK's) have always lived nearby. Even though their parents seem to move every year or two and we moved twice during the past nine years (since GK #1 was born), we have somehow managed to live less than 10-15 minutes from them their entire lives. We saw their tiny faces on the day they were born and have had the wonderful privilege of watching them grow up since that time.
But all of that changed almost a month ago when our son-in-law moved to a different part of the state (three hours away) for a new job. It was a good move for many reasons and I am happy for them and fully supportive of the move – but that doesn't make the transition to long distance grandma any easier.
Technology is wonderful. We are grateful for Facetime and Skype but seeing your granddaughter's little lips pressed against the screen on your iPad as she kisses the talking image of Grandma on mommy's iPhone is just not the same as a real kiss. And watching your youngest grandsons new dance moves as he gyrates while holding the iPhone is more like a roller coaster ride than a conversation.
Grandma has always been a part of their little lives (Grandpa too) and the idea of not seeing them regularly and missing so many of the daily/weekly/monthly changes that happen as they learn and grow is difficult. Some days are harder then others as I transition from playing a major role in their lives to being a less active participant (aka long distance grandma). But the one constant is my love for them. That never changes.
I must admit there are still times when I ask God why He would allow this to happen when it seems we need each other so much. And there are dark days when I feel totally upset and mad at God for removing them from my life. But when I stop and think about what God is up to in all of this, there are also days that I can see the good things happening as a result of this move.
As I read His word and open my heart, I am reminded that God is always thinking about me and that no pain is wasted in His economy. He has a purpose for my life and knows the beginning from the end. I remember that He loves me (and likes me) and has only my best interest in mind. The reassurance that there is a reason for all of this pain makes my daily choice to trust Him much easier – on the good days and the bad ones.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, those who have been called according to his purpose. ~ Romans 8:28
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Bill Schiffman gets asked the question all the time -- and he has a ready answer.
Bill Schiffman gets asked the question all the time -- and he has a ready answer.
No, high school students of today aren't any more or less intelligent than high school students from three decades ago, he says.
"The best and the brightest are always going to be the best and the brightest," Schiffman said last week in an interview at the Worthington offices of Schiffman/Grow and Co., the accounting firm he co-founded.
The Clintonville resident is in a unique position to address that proposition; he's entering his 30th year as host of the In the Know quiz show on WOSU-TV.
During the show, the host asks questions of eight students, four on each team, with judge Manuel M. Wilson officiating and tabulating the scores, according to WOSU-TV's website. The questions are based on general high school subjects ranging from science to visual arts.
Created by the late Carl Papai of Upper Arlington as a live program for WBNS-TV (Channel 10) in 1966, the knowledge contest has as many as 64 teams representing high schools from throughout central and southern Ohio competing for scholarship money from Westfield Insurance, which also underwrites the production costs and entry fees.
High schools that participated last school year are: Westerville North, Worthington Kilbourne, Whetstone, Grove City, Central Crossing, Centennial, Thomas Worthington, Bishop Watterson, Dublin Scioto, Upper Arlington, Brookhaven, Dublin Jerome, Bexley, Reynoldsburg, St. Charles Preparatory School, Columbus Academy and Delaware Hayes.
What has changed since Schiffman took over as host, when In the Know moved to the public television station in 1982, is what the students want to do after high school. Back then, Schiffman said, they wanted to be liberal arts majors in college and go on to careers as lawyers and teachers. Most of the top students from the past three years, asked the same question prior to taping as the host endeavors to put them at ease, say they want to become engineers of one kind or another.
"They're really focused, and I think it's wonderful that they are," said Schiffman, who grew up in Eastmoor and Bexley. "Everybody decries every new generation as the laziest there is. These kids, at any rate, are good kids, and they know where they're going."
If there has been a change in what contestants bring to In the Know, they're better at math and science today and not as good in categories such as literature.
In the Know had a good 17-year run on WBNS-TV, Schiffman said.
"It became less and less commercially successful for them," he said.
The decision was made to help move the quiz program to WOSU, and Schiffman, who had done some on-air fundraising for the station, was invited to audition for the role of host.
"I think I won because the crew all liked me," he said.
There was, and is, more to it than that, said George Levert, director of In the Know since 1999.
"He's always been able to change with the kids," Levert said. "He's been able to relate to them. I just think he's good for the show. He's a natural fit, if you will."
"It's cool to hang around smart kids," Schiffman said. "It intrigued me tremendously -- not necessarily to be on television; it's not my primary job."
What intrigued the certified public accountant -- who never took an accounting course -- was the chance to provide a platform where students would be recognized for excelling academically, "like their football brethren."
"These kids are not just playing for self-esteem and the pride of their schools," Schiffman said.
More than $40,000 in scholarship money is on the line for successful teams on In the Know, broadcast at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays. The new season premieres Oct. 11.
"I love it now more than I did 30 years ago because I appreciate it more," Schiffman said, noting that at the start he was just 27 -- not even a decade older than many of the contestants.
"People have asked me when am I going to retire, and I'm like, why would I want to retire?" he said. "I'll quit when it doesn't make me laugh anymore ... but I can't see that happening.
"It's truly a labor of love."
Schiffman did admit he has one problem with one of the changes that has occurred since he began the hosting gig.
"I'm too old to be on HD," he said.


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Going Gluten-Free and Kosher Too!
The spirit of the Jewish holidays is in full swing at Challah Connection. We welcomed Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and embraced the more solemn occasion of Yom Kippur. Not far behind was the applause for the fall harvest during Succos and the joyous holiday of Simchat Torah. We now look forward to finishing the year with more festivities, starting with Thanksgiving and concluding with Hanukkah.
As we prepare our holiday meals, we are focusing on healthy eating. In our own families, we have become very aware of Celiac disease (CD), also referred to as gluten-sensitive enteropathy (GSE), which is intolerance to gluten. According to CSACeliacs.org, it is considered to be the most under-diagnosed common disease today, potentially affecting 1 in every 133 people in the United States.
Healthy eating, however, does not mean compromising good taste. Sherry Jonas, Challah Connection Director of Customer Service, made our noodle kugel recipe for Rosh Hashana, but substituted egg noodles with gluten-free brown rice penne for her mother, who has Celiac disease. The response from her family was overwhelmingly positive. Her mother enjoyed it as did her two daughters, ages 7 and 10. She brought some leftovers to work and I concur, it was delicious! Gluten-free kugel is now a part of her family's holiday tradition and she will make this again and again.
We plan to add more gluten-free products to our current offerings of nuts, cookies and an apple pie snack bar. Our Divine Kosher Cookbook includes over 450 recipes including 70 gluten-free and 300 lactose-free (pareve). Do you have any gluten-free recipe suggestions? Please leave them in the comments section.


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What's Wrong with this Photo?
For a while I had a job where I outfitted ad agencies with gear and we worked hard to keep them from making stupid mistakes like this.
Thanks to my buddy Tim who discovered this gem at his local gas station in Newfoundland.
These Low and High Tide Comparison Photos will Make You Amazed at the Power of the Moon
As a freshwater kid who rarely gets to the ocean, I think that tides are just awesome. That's why I was excited last week when I stumbled upon this very cool collection of low and high tide comparison photos from around the world.
I'm always amazed at how much of a difference there is between low and high tide.
If you are this guy, I've got a pile of resources that will help explain how tides work so that even a 6 year old will understand. Download your free teaching resources here.
12 People Having More Fun in their Kayak than You are Right Now
Work is boring so here is tease of 12 people having way more fun outside then you are sitting inside.
1) This guy surfing in the waves.
cc licensed ( BY NC ) flickr photo shared by UK Ministry of Defence
Weird Photo of the Day: A Canoe Getting Towed by an Caribou
Here is some guy getting a free canoe ride on Lake Nipigon, Ontario circa 1930's after tying a rope to the antlers of an elk caribou.
It came from the historical photo collection of the Thunder Bay Museum.
Thanks to Dave Clements for sharing it on Facebook.
Photo Credit: Thunder Bay Museum
Waterproof Cameras for 2013
I'm really excited to have a guest post today. Jason Shreder is the owner of Montana's Zoo Town Surfers and sent us in this waterproof camera round-up for 2013.
One of the best things about spending lots of time on the river is the people you meet, places you go, and all of the memories in between. Many times, it's hard to translate how you feel or what you see through the lens of a camera, but it's sure worth trying. There are many different reasons to take photos on river trips, and I will leave that topic for you to decide.
Nowadays, there are many options for point and shoot cameras that are waterproof, dustproof, and shock resistant. Trying to find the camera that's best for you can be frustrating, even with the big ole' World Wide Web. Over the past ten years, I've tried almost every model that's been out. Below, I'm recommending my top 5.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4 is the best waterproof camera on the market today. Nice design, quick shutter speed, and a nice zoom make this camera a deal. With an underwater depth of 40', ruining this camera is going to be hard. Although this camera doesn't have as many megapixels as the others (12.1), the photos will still look good if you want to print some larger photos.
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-TX20
The Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-TX20 is a great all around camera as well. It's a couple ounces lighter than the Panasonic (for all you minimalists), and has a couple more megapixels as well (16.2). The Sony only has an underwater depth of 16', which is somewhat of disappointment. The camera is a bit more expensive, starting around $250.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG320
I have a long relationship with Olympus cameras. When I first started boating, the Olympus Stylus Tough TG320 was one of the first waterproof cameras on the market. Well, the other folks finally caught up. This tuff camera has a better zoom than the others but doesn't have the best shutter speed and battery life I need when taking action photos. For a $100, you can't go wrong.
Nikon CoolPix AW100
Some folks buy Canon, some buy Nikon. The Nikon CoolPix AW100 is similar to the Sony and is priced about the same as well. I have never liked the buttons on the Nikons, especially when wearing neoprene gloves. I like a camera that has a nice grip, and this one could certainly slip out of your hands.
Kodak Easyshare Sport
The Kodak Easyshare Sport doesn't have the bells and whistles that the other cameras have, but if your looking for a cheap, simple, easy to use camera, this is it. This small and compact camera is great for kids to use on the river. Less than $100, you'll be less upset if this camera disappears into the depths of the river.
For the record, I'm a professional river guide, not a photographer, so hopefully this helps. Floating down the river is one of the best ways to see the world, spend time with family/friends, and create memories of a lifetime. Make sure you try and capture some of those moments, so you can look back, share, and relive those awesome memories.
Jason is owner/operator of Montana's Zoo Town Surfers, a Missoula-based outfitter specializing in kayaking trips and lessons, scenic and whitewater rafting, stand-up paddleboard trips and rentals, and American Canoe Association kayaking instructor training
Raft Guides Just Want to Have Fun
These raft guides clearly know where the river photographer is...
Got a quick joke for you:
Q: What's a raft guide without a girlfriend?
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Wisest Decision Ever! All Happened in 3 Minutes [Boats and Lightening]
This is why you don't want to be on the water while a thunderstorm is rolling through.
Below is a sequence of three, 30-second exposure photos taken over a course of three minutes during a thunderstorm in
Pay close attention to the time stamps below. In the first photo, notice the police boat (the blue line on the water) moving on the water.
In photo two they make the decision to turn around and go back.
Flip to photo three and see what happened to the storm only two minutes later.
Probably the best decision the captain of that boat ever made.
Where Should We Go Camping? [Funny]
Trying to decide where to go camping can be a tough decision...
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I Won the Aquapac/Sigma Annual Photo Contest [Yeah!]
I was pretty excited to open an email this morning from Aquapac and Sigma telling me that I was the grand prize winner for their annual photo contest.
Here were the judge's comments:
Wilderness to me is about wide open spaces and our sense of scale in relation to that space. This image captures that wonderfully, you feel in awe of what the rower is doing and also slightly afraid for him as he looks so small against the menacing water.
This photo is of my kayaking buddy, Erik Ogaard on
For the camera nerds out there, the photo was taken with my trusty Canon Rebel Xti and shot using the Aquapac SLR submersible bag. For me, the waterproof bag one of the key pieces of gear for shooting on the water and it's always with me. The original purchase was the deal I made with my wife so I could take it paddling!
Here is the full list of winners on Facebook.
Introspective Bears [Nature Photography]
I'm pretty sure this is what happens every September once all the people drives back to the big city at summers end.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
My Mother, the High School Graduate
Baylor County was far more sparsely populated than Dallas County, and always seemed a place of loneliness and desolation to my grandmother Eula. As described by my mother's older sister Clarice in the article she wrote on the Moore family for Volume II of Salt Pork to Sirloin: The History of Baylor County from 1878 to Present (Wichita Falls, Texas: Nortex Press, 1877; compiled by the Baylor County Historical Survey Committee), the early years were hard ones: "Our first crop was a failure, so we made a trip to East Texas by covered wagon to pick cotton for an uncle. We got as far as the Brazos River bridge in Seymour the first day. It took seven more days to arrive at our destination. We lived in a tent while we were there."
Even when the cotton crops did not fail, a life which was dependent on cotton for support was always filled with exhausting labor; anyone who has ever had to pick cotton will tell you what back-breaking and spirit-breaking labor it is. The Moore children started picking cotton at a young age, and every year they had to keep at it until the season was over, which was usually around the beginning of December in that part of Texas. For my mother and her siblings, that generally meant that they could not start attending school until December, so every year they had to spend time catching up. By the end of eighth grade, when my mother finished at Corn School (Corn School is described in Memory Monday: Mementos from my Mother's School), Mom was tired of doing this, so she made the decision not to go on to high school. I know at least two of her younger siblings did graduate from high school, and perhaps all four did (the youngest of the 11 children, a brother named Ray, died of diphtheria when he was three years old).
So my mother went through most of her life without a high school diploma. Sometimes she was a homemaker, and I remember when we lived in San Bernardino she was a playground supervisor for a couple of years at my elementary school (where, by the way, she was a great favorite among the kids for her fair and impartial treatment of the kids when handling playground conflicts and for her motherly concern for their scrapes and bruises). In Texas she worked as a waitress for some years and later worked at a pajama factory.
I don't remember what it was that inspired my mother to work to get her high school diploma, but she decided to do it and she carried through. I remember seeing her working on her workbooks when I would come home from college to visit during Christmas vacation.
The day Mom earned her G.E.D. was a very proud day both for her and for me. Now there were two high school graduates in our family. (My Dad had quit school after the tenth grade to go to work and my brother, to my mother's sorrow, quit during his senior year in high school.) Mom had nothing to gain financially from getting her diploma since it did not really open up any more opportunities for her on the sparse job market in our small town. I can only think she did it for reasons of self-respect. And she taught her daughter an important lesson: It's never too late, so don't ever give up.
Submitted for the 72nd Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy: Mothers!
Mom and me - Taken at my parent's apartment in McKee's Rocks, Pennsylvania
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Greta, what a wonderful tribute to your mother! Sometimes [O.K., a lot of times], it's not what our parents told us/tell us, but what they showed/show us...Great post!ReplyDelete
Wow, that is a really inspiring story! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
What a nice post! I admire women like your mother-she sure put others first in her life.ReplyDelete
Caroline, Jennifer, and Tipper,ReplyDelete
Thank you for your kind comments. I know I was not always an ideal daughter, but as I get older I can appreciate the lessons I learned from my mother.
Greta, I loved hearing about the life of your Mother. I can tell that she must have indeed been an inspiration. And I know you were proud of her for working so hard and then finally getting that diploma. Thank you for letting us get to know her.ReplyDelete


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We've used them and bayshore. Both good shops. Driveline service is definitely faster at getting actual drivelines done though.
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We went to the birthplace of American music and style—San Francisco—for the American Eagle Outfitters Spring 2014 photo shoot. Our location was inspired by the pieces our designers created for our spring collection: cool new denim washes, colorblocking, new takes on classic T-shirts and updated prints.
Preston pulled Bailey off the set during the shoot to tell us more about one of his favorite trends from the shoot: pattern mixing and 90's grunge. If you haven't tried pattern mixing yet, this look by Preston is a great place to start. Preston paired a plaid workwear shirt with our Printed Sneaker. To keep the prints from clashing, try mixing a larger print (the plaid) with a smaller print (the floral). The plaid shirt tied around the waist also channels the grunge music scene of the 90's (and keeps you warm on chilly mornings).
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Two New Pages Added to This Blog!
I'm so excited - I actually accomplished a technogeek thing today (thanks to Thomas Macentee's easy-to-follow instructions on GeneaBloggers) and added two new pages to Greta's Genealogy Bog: The Texas Team and The South Carolina Crew. These pages contain lists of blogs that have a Texas or South Carolina connection. If your blog has that connection and you do not see it on the list, let me know in a comment to this post or by using the Contact button on the left of this blog and I will add it. The South Carolina Crew in particular could probably use an update. The next page to be added will probably be a list of the families that I am researching.
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Greta, that is just Way Cool! And so Technogeekie! i can hardly wait to try it!ReplyDelete
Hi Joan! Yes, I think now that Blogger has added this feature, there's no stopping us GeneaBloggers!ReplyDelete
Great idea for us of pages! I'm glad GeneaBloggers could inspire you! I wonder what other uses for pages folks will come up with.ReplyDelete
I just tried adding a page for all my surnames, and it was relatively easy. I'm trying to come up with some other ideas! I like your links idea...ReplyDelete
gb and Heather - The surname page will be next. I'm not sure what comes after that, but I'm having fun making plans!ReplyDelete
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ORACLE, Ariz. (AP) — Protesters carrying "Return to Sender" and "Go home non-Yankees" signs faced off with immigrant rights activists Tuesday in a small Arizona town after a sheriff said a bus filled with Central American children was on its way.
The rallies demonstrated the deep divide of the immigration debate as groups on both sides — and in similar numbers — showed up in Oracle to speak out on the issue.
It turned heated at times, with shouting matches and a group of mariachi musicians getting shoved before the skirmishes were quelled. At one point, protesters temporarily blocked off a bus on the road before realizing it was just a school bus carrying children from a YMCA.
The protests came as the government released new numbers that show how many immigrant families and children have been pouring into the country in recent months. The Border Patrol says 55,420 family members have been caught at the border from October through the end of June, a nearly 500 percent increase from the same period in the previous year. The number includes adults apprehended with their young children, and most of them were caught in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. In addition, the Border Patrol says 57,525 unaccompanied children have been apprehended through the end of June.
Anger has been spreading in the town of Oracle since Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu warned residents last week that immigrant children from Central America caught crossing the border illegally would be placed at the Sycamore Canyon Academy in Oracle. Protesters were hoping to mirror demonstrations in Murrieta, California, when immigrants were taken there recently.
"We are not going to tolerate illegals forced upon us," protester Loren Woods said.
Babeu is credited with stirring up the anti-immigrant protesters via social media postings and a press release Monday and by leaking information about the migrants' arrival to a local activist.
He addressed both sides of the protesters, asking them to remain civil, abide by the law and keep the roads cleared. Immigrant rights activists questioned Babeu about why he is stirring up protesters when he should be bringing order as the county's top lawman.
Babeu said he was simply informing the public and was at the site to make sure the protests on both sides were peaceful.
"All this was done in secrecy, and that's where a lot of people are upset," Babeu said Tuesday. "My concern (is) where's the federal government? Why are they not here? Why did they not hold a town hall to answer some of these questions?"
The academy put out a press release Monday acknowledging that it had an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services to take in a "small number" of immigrant children from Central America. It did not specify how many and when they would arrive. No children had arrived as of early evening.
A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, a Democrat who represents southern Arizona, said the congressman's office was told by the federal government that children would not be arriving Tuesday.
A spokesman for the federal Department of Health and Human Services said the agency would not identify the locations of shelters for migrants to protect their identities and safety.
The dueling groups in Oracle had a combined 130 people at the peak of the protests, including about 80 rallying against the shipment of immigrants and 50 taking the opposing viewpoint. Pro-immigrant supporters held welcome signs with drawings of hearts.
Emily Duwel of Oracle said she did not want her town to be misrepresented by what she said was a minority of people against the children being housed here.
"I'm just concerned about these children who have had to escape worlds of incredible violence," Duwel said.
Babeu has generated controversy in the past over his immigration rhetoric. When five bodies were found in a burned-out SUV in his county in 2012, Babeu quickly declared that the killings appeared to be the work of a drug cartel. A few days later, it was learned that it was a murder-suicide of a suburban Phoenix family and not drug-related.
A massive surge in unaccompanied children crossing the border illegally began more than a month ago, turning the issue into a major political debate in Washington and in cities across the U.S.
In a state known for its strict immigration laws, including SB1070, which many call the "show me your papers" law, attitudes are just as contentious.
The fallout began in late May when reports surfaced that immigration officials were dropping off hundreds of women and children at Phoenix and Tucson Greyhound bus stations after they had been caught crossing the border illegally. Within a week, immigration authorities were flying hundreds of children who had crossed the border into Texas alone to be processed at various immigration facilities.
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